https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-01-05.pdf a68991fdda1a8b470616dd6af687e8e0 PDF Text Text I, HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY liiv, wswa in First county baby arrives on Jan. 3 Will you get on board? See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 18 . r”121$ CHURCH ST 4^-jhj «»i» Sailors speed by Saxons to start 2006 See Story on Page 16 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 Hastings Thursday. January 5 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 1 NEWS BRIEFS Wal-Mart movie set for Jan. 19 The documentary film "Wal-Mart: The high cost of low price" will be shown by the local chapter of the Progressive Democrats of West Michigan at 7 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 19 at the Thomapple Emergency Services Building. 115 High St. Middleville. “Everyone is welcome to come and view for themselves this new film that exposes the reality Behind the corporate giant's folksy down-home style.” said Patricia Wilson, events chairwoman of the group. Producer Robert Greenwald also was responsible for the documentary “Outfoxed." which was shown last November. A town-hall talk will follow the film. North Country Trail group meets The monthly meeting of the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Jan. 11. at the Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard St. in Deltonn. Everyone is welcome to attend. The North Country National Scenic Trail is one of the nations premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4,600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links outstanding scenic, natural, recre­ ational. historic, and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s. it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2.000 miles are completed and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in coopera­ tion with many public agencies, private organizations, and generous landowners across seven northern States. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS, plays a leading role in the effort to complete the trail, organ­ izing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about tne meet­ ing or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. Writers invited to State Grounds Local writers are invited to come share the fruits of your literary creativity in a friendly and positive forum with other local writers. The first meeting of the Thomapple Valley Writers Group will take place ?t 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 26, ai the State Grounds Coffee Shop in Hastings. All ages are welcome. All genres of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction are encouraged. There is no charge for this event. Just bring paper and pencil, a sharp, open mind, and lots of positive feedback. Those attending are not required to share their own personal work, though it is encouraged. The purpose of this group is to lend encouragement and support to local authors, struggling to make their voices heard. Go to www.skipcorycll.com for more infrvmation. or call or email at: 269-838­ 5586, 5kipcoryell@hotmail.com Circle of Giving contest offered The Barry Community Foundation is holding a county-wide writing contest for See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 DANNER PRICE 50C Tribe claims Rep. Hoekstra played important role Abramoff lobbied against Gun Lake casino by Amy Jo Parish ’ Staff Writer Jack Abramoff, who pleaded guilty to three felony charges Tuesday in Washington D.C.. was the lead lobbyist in efforts to delay or stop a casino in the Gun Lake area. The case is well publicized nationally and it has resulted in allegations Abramoff mis­ used funds paid to him by six Native American tribes. Abramoff and his long time public relations associate, Mike Scanlon, were hired for $14 million by a past council of the Chippewa Indian tribe near Mt. Pleasant to fight the Gun Lake Band of Potawatomis’ plans to build and operate a gaming casino at the Bradlev exit of U.S.131. Abramoff’s plea is part of an agreement in which observers say he will raise questions about involvement of U.S. congresspersons, including Michigan Second District Rep. Peter Hoekstra of Holland. Scanlon also has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the misuse of funds earlier in 2005. According to official documents. Abramoff worked on behaif of a former council the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe to try to stop or slow down the process of building the Gun I ake casino The Chippew., own operate the Soaring Eagle casino near Mt Pleasant. The Gun Lake Tribe was attempting to have the former Ampro building site in Bradley set aside to pave the way for building a casino at that location. In a prepared statement issued Wednesday, the tribe said. “Yesterday’s guilty plea by Jack Abramoff where he admitted to breaking sev oral federal laws and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in their ongoing investiga­ tion of bribery and corruption, should help ensure truth and justice to prevail in the efforts undertaken by Abramoff’s firm to stymie the Gun Lake Tribe’s casino project in West Michigan.’’ Tribal Chairman D.K. Sprague said. "We hope that Abramoff’s plea agreement will finally shed some light on the activities sur­ rounding the 14-month delay of our land into trust process at the Department of the Interior. At this point, the Tribe has not received a log­ ical explanation for this unprecedented Jack Abramoff delay." The Tribe said it submitted its application for (he land to be taken into trust. It received preliminary approval by the federal governrn.-nt e.iriv u. 2004. ’fb.it^h the Secretary of Interior usually would act officially to acquire the land into trust within weeks of prelimi­ nary approval, the Gun Lake application sat dormant for 14 months with no explanation. "This delay has cost the Tribe and West Michigan millions of dollars in income that will never be recovered." Sprague said. “It has delayed the creation of thousands of gtxxi-paying jobs that would have provided a living for scores of unemployed people. Our tribal members and the people of West Michigan deserve to know who was responsi­ ble for this injustice." In official transcripts of the federal hearing. U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), chair­ man of the Committee on Indian Affairs, said. "The committee held two hearings examining the duo's representation of the SaginawChippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of Palm Springs (Fla.) and the Tigua Tribe of El Paso (Texas). Among other things, the committee determined that Mr. Scanlon's companies col­ lected at least $66 million from the six tribes and secretly paid Mr. Abramoff almost S22 million from that amount.” Hoekstra has acknowledged he is a long­ time Gun Lake area casino opponent, but has denied allegations he was working with Abramoff to delay the casino. Official documents from 2002 and 2005 show that Hoekstra sent letters to Gale A. Norton, director of the U.S. Department of Interior, requesting extensions to the public comment portions ot the casino project. In the first letter. Hoekstra questioned the validity of the environmental impact assess­ ment that was performed at the site. A 45-day extension was granted in response to his letter on Dec. 19, 2002, and a fax of the ruling was sent to Abramoffs office, among others. Correspondence between Abramoff and the head of the Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy. Italia Federici. said they were pleased with the ruling and planned their next move to block the casino based on the extension. "This is very good. With this extension, they can now kill it by ruling that the F.iS shows they should not move forward," w’.ote A bran .off to Federici. R’derici was brought before the Indian Affairs Committee because of tier involve­ ment with Abramoff and delays for the Gun Lake casino. Sprague said, "'ihe Indian Affairs Committee held a hearing to question Italia Federici on Nov. 17. 2005. and released doc­ uments that revealed Congressman Pete Hoekstra was communicating his delay tac­ tics to Jack Abramoff during an intense peri­ od of activity in December 2002.” In his second letter to Norton. Hoekstra requested a 90-day extension to the final deci­ sion process, citing department vacancies, lack of time for public input and "unfortunate decisions and handling of the Environmental Assessment process by the Midwest office’ as reasons. Hoekstra sent copies of his first extension request letter, dated Dec. 12. 2002. to both Presidential Advisor Karl Rove and U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay while the second request was not copied to any parties. Abramoffs lobbying firm of Greenberg Traung, contributed $2,000 to Hoekstra dur­ ing the 2003-2004 legislative session, accord­ ing to opensecrets.org. “The Gun Lake Tribe is calling on Congressman Hoekstra to follow the lead of President Bush. Speaker Dennis Hastert, and former House Majority Leader Tom Delay to either return the money or donate it to chan­ ty." said Sprague. The tribe contends that H<x:kstra was pre­ viously supportive of the land into trust efforts of Northern Michigan tribes, including one in his own district, the Little River Band in Manistee. Sprague said he is hopeful now that the See CASINO, page 2 D.K. Sprague County OKs 12 evening meetings by David T. Young Editor The Barry County Board of Commissioners will meet at night once a month throughout all of 2006. In separate 5-3 and 6-2 votes at their reorganizational meeting Tuesday morning, com­ missioners agreed to meet at 7 p.m on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The board will continue to meet at 9:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. All of the meetings will be held in the fourth floor commission ers’ chambers, known as the mezzanine, in the county courthouse in downtown Hastings. The County Board traditionally has been meeting twice a month during the mornings Commissioners Howard “Hoot" Gibson and Don Nevins spearheaded the effort to make the change It was Nevins who formally moved to amend the meeting schedule, which prompt­ ed Commissioner Sandra James to protest, saying boards in past years had tried evening meetings without much improvement in pub­ lic attendance. She then suggested holding meetings at 5 p.m. on the second Tuesday for six of the 12 months She explained that people could come directly to the meeting after they get out ot work and wouldn’t have to go home first. Nevins said 5 o’clock meetings would not serve as evenings, but late afternoons. See BOARD, page 3 Firefighter rescues elderly woman Capt. Jerry Barton, of the Freeport Fire Department, helps Marion Furrow, who is in her mid-80s. out of her burning Hastings home Hastings Fire Chief Roger Carts said when firefighters arrived on the scene, they didnl know anyone was still inside the home When he entered the home, he was surprised to find Furrow and her daughter. Linda inside, and quickly had them exit the dwelling A neighbor said it took so long for the two women to leave the home because Furrow had been asleep when fire broke out (and smoke detectors went off) and her daughter was helping her get dressed before they went outdoors (Photo by Elaine Gilbert) Read more about Ihe fire on page 18. �Page 2 - Thursday. January 5. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page a new Youth Advisor) Council project called "The Circle of Giving.” a program for fifth-graders tha* will teach the impor­ tance of giving and philanthropy in the community. The foundation is putting together a book of stories about philanthropy and everyday giving that las happened and is happening in Barry County. To be a part of this contest, anyone can submit a piece of writing in per­ son or by mail to the Barry Community Foundation, located in the MainStreet Savings Bank Buildinp. Suite 201. 629 W. State St.. Hastings. Mich. 49058. Each entry should be no longer than 1200 words. The subject should be about philanthro­ py or giving that happened here in Barry County and authors should keep the writing at an appropriate level for a fifth grade audi­ ence. Submissions are due no later than Feb. 17. The winners will be announced in rrJd-March. Winning stories will be published in The Circle of Giving Book as well as in a week­ ly column in the Hastings Banner. For further information please call Erin Welker at the Barry Community Foundation at (269) 945-0526. Legislative Coffee slated for Monday The next Legislative Coffee program will be held at 8 a.m. Monday. Jan. 9. al the County Seat Restaurant in Hastings. Scheduled to appear arc State Senator Party Birkholz; State Representative Gary Newell; and Rick Truer, representing Third District Congressman Vem Ehlers. They will discuss recent issues and take up any concerns constituents may wish to talk about. A straw vote will be taken at the end of the session to give legislators feedback on the issues discussed. The Legislative Coffee series is spon­ sored by the Barry County Chamber of Commerce. The public is welcome to attend. Blood emergency situation declared The American Red Cross Great Lakes Region Blood Services is urging all people who are 17 years old or older, weigh 110 pounds or more. a;>d arc in good general health to donate hlood to help save lives. A local Red Cross blood drive will be held from noon to 5:45 p.m. Wednesday. Jan. 11. at Hastings Manufacturing Inc.. 325 N. Hanover Hastings. Blood donations arc needed now and over the next few weeks to avert a serious blood shortage during the peak holiday sea­ son. "The recent snow storms across Michigan have caused many sponsors to cancel blood drives." said Sharon Jaksa. CEO of the Great Lakes Region. "Winter weather has also contributed to low turnout at other drives - creating a shortage of many blood types." A blood emergency for this area was declared at noon Tuesday, stating that the region has been a 12- and 24-hour supply of all negative blood types. Distinguished alum nominees sought The Hastings High School Alumni Association Board is accepting nominations until March 15 for the 2006 Distinguished Alumnus Award. The award will be presented at the annu­ al Alumni Banquet in the Hastings High School cafeteria Saturday. June 3. Nominations must be typed and should contain biographical information and rea­ sons why the individual is being nominated. Reasons c&n include accomplishments, vocation, horors and awards received, com­ munity service, organization memberships, personal character and other helpful infor­ mation. The nominee can be residing anywhere, not necessarily in Hastings, but must be a graduate of Hastings High School. The Alumni Board would like to contin­ ue to consider previously submitted nomi­ nations as well as new nominations. The Board is now asking anyone who has sub­ mitted nominations in the past to resubmit again with up-to-date information for the Board's consideration. Alumnus of the year nomination letters should be sent to Jack Smith, president; Hastings High School Alumni Association. 128 West Grand St.. Hastings. Mich. 49058. Child abuse topic at local breakfast New Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt will speak on issues of child abuse and neglect in the community at a breakfast meeting from 7 to 8 a m. Tuesday. Jan. 17. at the First United Methodist Church in Hastings. This is the fifth in a series of breakfast meetings through the collaboration of Strong Families Safe Children. Foster Home Recruitment Program. Child Abuse Prevention Council of Barry County and the Court Appointed Special Advocate pro­ gram. The series Reuses on child protection issues in the county. An RSVP to 269-948-3264 would be helpful, but is not required. The church is located at 209 W. Green St. Caledonia supt. hearing Jan. 12 Caledonia Board of Education President Dennis Atkinson has announced the board will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 12. for a due process hearing to discuss the possible dismissal of Superintendent Wes VanDenbuig. The meeting will be held at the Duncan Lake Middle School cafeteria. The investigation of VanDenburg has spread to other school systems where he previously was employed, most recently Belding. VanDenburg is accused of financial abus­ es of the school's credit card use and sub­ mitting nine inappropriate “guest checks" when original receipts were unavailable. During an internal audit. 15 petty cash checks were listed with questionable reim­ bursements. The items in question equal approximately $700. The board, at a special meeting Dec. 7.voted to place VanDenburg on paid admin­ istrative leave until further action. Once the board receives the results from the Kent County Sheriff's investigators, the board will decide his fate. Program Jan. 13 ot Medicare ‘D-’ ’ f !■ CASINO, continued from page 1 lawsuit will soon be decided so the project can move ahead. "We hrve been encouraged by the (federal district) judge's attention to our case and hope for a speedy hearing on the frivolous claims made by MichGo. No such lawsuit has pre­ vailed in any court in the country. Meanwhile. MichGo and their financial backers. ’23 is Enough' of Grand Rapids, have made numer­ ous public statements indicating their real intent is to merely delay the casino's open­ ing." Hoekstra is a member of “23 is Enough." an organization made up mostly of Grand Rapids business owners committed to stop­ ping the casino, fearing it will lake tourist and entertainment revenue away from Grand Rapids. Michigan Congressman Vem Ehlers also is a member of the anti-casino group and a spokesperson for him said Ehlers has worked closely with Peter Secchia, vice chairman of the organization and former U.S. ambassador to Italy, to stop further expansion of casinos in Michigan. "Secchia has admitted to circumventing the administrative process, contacting Karl Rove among others, in an attempt to lobby against the casino. 23 is Enough is now funding a least part of the MichGo lawsuit." said Sprague. Secchia stated in a Washington Post article last August that he had contacted Rove. Vice President Dick Cheney and President George W. Bush about the impact of the casinos. When asked if Ehlers and Secchia have worked together. John Brandt, press secretary for Ehlers said. "Absolutely. They (Ehlers and Secchia) know each other very well. When Mr. Secchia has an idea, he will bounce it off Mr. Ehlers and vice versa and other people as well." Peter Hoekstra The Gun Lake Tribe’s proposed casino is touted to create 1.800 direct jobs with an average annual compensation package of $40,000. 3.100 indirect jobs, and more than $20 million per year in purchases of goods and services from West Michigan businesses. The proposed casino is now in litigation because of a lawsuit filed by the Michigan Gambling Opposition (MichGo) that chal­ lenges recognition of the land for a casino, which was finally given by the Department of Interior in May 2005. Sprague said the impact of Abramoffs actions has both negative and positive conse­ Vem Ehlers quences for the project. "Opponents are trying to taint the Gun Lake Tribe with the Abramoff scandal." he said. “Gun Lake was victimized by Abramoff, the Tribe’s efforts to benefit from the legal governmental activity of Indian gaming shouldn't be debated in the context of the Abramoff scandal." "Abramoffs efforts to delay the Gun lake casino cannot be understated. I think it will help show to what lengths the opposition will go to delay us. they certainly can’t stop us. We fully expect to win the lawsuit and begin con­ struction of the casino in the near future." ...... vomnjnnny Foundation win present anoth­ er Medicare Prescription Plan D seminar at Hastings City Bank, in the Community Room, on Friday Jan. 13. Presentation times for the seminar will be at either 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. Anyone who is interested in learning more about Medicare is welcome to attend. The presenters will be Cathy Courtney, the Medicare/Medicaid Assistance program coordinator, and local attorney Robert Longstreet. Seating is limited to 80 people per ses­ sion. so RSVP to the Barry Community Foundation by calling (269) 945-0526. Progressive Dems will meet Jan. 11 The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11. at the Thomapple Township Hall, 200 East Main St.. Middleville. Robert Dwyer will speak to the group about election law and candidate recruit­ ment. All people interested in working to create public policies that support human rights, economic equality, and social and environ­ mental justice are welcome. Family workshop series next month The Child Abuse Prevention Council will present a family workshop series on four dates and at four locations in Barry County next month. The dates and locations are Jan. 9, Maple Valley High school; Jan. 16, Delton Kellogg High School; Jan. 23. Hastings High School; and Jan. 30 at the Thomapple Kellogg Learning Center. The scries will feature .opics and speak­ ers to address many of the issues facing par­ enting in today's society and will be held in the four communities of Delton. Nashville, Middleville and Hastings. The series begins continues into April. The Child Abuse Prevention Council will provide the classes, pizza dinner and child care free to parent: who pre-register. The topic for January in all four locations is "TV as a Tool.” The PBS television sta­ tion from Grand Valley State University is contributing its “Ready to Lcam" program Parents can learn how to combine books and television for learning. All families will leave the class with a book and handouts they can use at home. For more information and to register call Karen Jousma at 948-3264. Community Music School MAP participants in 2004-05 include Grace Bosma. Jared Bosma. Laura Brasseur, Sarah Brasseur, Austin Chartton, Joseph Chen, Savannah Clay, Taylor Dalton, Megan Denny, Felicia Diaz, Jennifer Feklpausch, Mary Feklpauscft, Timothy Hall, Bridget Hemingway, Anthony Hull. Elizabeth Jackson, Bethany Johncock, Katy Kester, Alyssa Larsen, Courtney Larsen, Lauren Leazenby. Grace Meade. Madeline Michaels, Mackenzie Monroe. Kylee Nemetz, Jessica Novak. Tess Nugent. Heidi Olson. Jonathan Olson, Alicia Risk, Hannah Sailor, Victoria Sailor, Elzabeth Saviano, Tori Schoeesei, Adrienne Schroeder, Erika Schroeder. Luke Schroeder, Adam Sheldon, Erik Smendik, Emma Stoetzel and Hannah Wilgus. Registration is now open for lessons and classes by calling 948-9441. Community Music School lessons to start Registration is now open for private les­ sons for all ages and skill levels and for Kindermusik classes at the Community Music School in Hastings. Lessons are held at First United Methodist Church. 209 West Green St. To register, call (269) 948-9441. Private lessons in band and orchestra instruments, guitar, piano and voice begin the week of Jan. 16. Private lessons include oneon-one instruction with teachers with exten­ sive teaching and performing experience. Performance opportunities for students include periodic “Spotlight Recitals” and the annual “Share-A-Thon Festival" in March. "Lessons are great way for students to sup­ plement their school activities and prepare for competitions," said Hastings Community Fewer meth labs reported in area A drug enforcement team that includes Barry County in its area of response, reports there are fewer illegal methamphetamine lab­ oratories operating than a year ago. Lt. Wayne Eddington, commander of the Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET). a multi-jurisdictional drug unit covering Barry. Branch. Calhoun, Cass. Kalamazoo. St. Joseph and Van Buren counties, said that as education has increased, law enforcement offficials have cracked down on the proliferation of meth labs in southwest Michigan. "When the drug began to take hold in the area about six yars ago." Eddington said, “only a handful of law enforcement personnel were trained to spot and clan up a lab. “It’s gone from that to where there are sev­ eral hundred police across the state trained to free up teams to go back to what they've his­ torically done." he said. Eddington credited a number of reasons for the decrease in meth lab operations. "More pressure on meth cooks, new laws restricting acess to ingredients in cold medi­ cines vital for meth recipes, and stiffer sen­ tencing for convictions." explained Eddington. "Also, more fanners arc locking up anhy­ drous ammonia, a fertilizer used in making meth, and arc using additives such as GloTell. which turns colorless anhydrous ammonia pink and hinders the meth-cookmg process.” he said. Trooper Brian Roderick of the Michigan State Police. Hastings Post, said while enforcement is up on meth trafficers in Barry County, law enforceme.it officials have not relaxed their efforts. “We slid have a large number of meth labs operating in the area and we continue to search them out and eliminate them." Roderick said. "We do have better trained officers and it has enabled us to make a sig nificant dent in the meth operations in Barry County. "But it is an ongoing operation and we will continue to hit the problem hard." he said. Roderick said that an increasing problem is meth dump sites throughout the area. "Meth producers bag up their refuse and just throw it along the side of the road or often in a field." he said. "We want to caution peo­ ple that if they see a suspicious container they think might contain anhydrous amonia or other meth producing chemicals to stay away from it and call he authorities. It is dangerous and if inhaled could cause permanent damage or even death " Roderick noted a recent discovery of a small container which was found Jan. 2 in Vermontville Township. "It did contain anhydrous amonia." he said. “The state police were called and we disposed of the container safely. "The indiscriminate dumping of meth products is become more frequent." Roderick said, "and we want to warn people to be very careful. The best thing they can do is to call us if they have any suspicions at all." Music School Director Steve Youngs. The optional MAP program (Musicianship Achievement Program) provides special awards for music students who reach then year-long goals. Fun for parentents and children alike. Kindermusik classes are offered for children from infancy to age 6. The classes introduce children to music and learning through dynamic singing, movement and aimpie instruments. Kindermusik students gain a foundation for future success in school, as well as learning an instrument. The Hastings Kids Choir is now in progress for grades 3 through 5. Call for more infor­ mation. The Community Music School is entering its fourth year in Hastings, and now enrolls more than 200. from infants to senior citizens. The school is a branch of the Community Music School in Battle Creek, which is cele­ brating its tenth anniversary this year. According to the College Entrance Examination Board, students who participate in music for four years or more consistently outperform their peers on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). They score 59 points higher on the verbal section and 45 points higher on the math section. The Community Music School's scholar­ ship program is funded by contributions from the community. Upcoming special events include the CMS Cabaret from 7 p.m. to mid­ night Saturday. Feb. 4. 7pm to 12 midnight at Hastings Country Club; the Spirit in Song benefit concert at 1 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 5, at First Baptist Church; and the Share-A-Thon Saturday. March 18. Financial aid based on household size and income is available. For more information, call 948-9441. The CMS is a program of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, funded in part by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Barry Community Foundation. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, January 5. 2006 - Page 3 Soldier from Freeport killed Dec. 26 in Iraq by Amy .Io Parish Staff Writer A Christmas da> e-mail would he the last lime Don and Candace Carver ot Freeport would hear form their son Dane, serving with the Michigan National Guard in Iraq. Dane, an E4 specialist in the 1st battalions 125th regiment, was killed Dee. 26 when the Humvee in which he was riding came under small arms fire while conducting surveillance Specialist Dane O. Carver artd observation operations west of Baghdad, in Khalidiyah. “He was in the specialized infantry and ran patrols and tried to deter any insurgent activi­ ty. That’s a heck of a job.'* said Don in a recent interview. Dane joined the guard just over two years ago and had become engaged to Karla Holwcrda of Grand Rapids soon after. A 2003 graduate of Thomapple Kellogg High School and brother to older twin sisters, Dane played percussion in the band, skills he took with him to Iraq. “He loved being part of the band at Middleville. He was a drum major for a cou­ ple of years and played drums all through middle school and high school. 1 think he even had a snare drum over in Iraq with him.” said Candace. Don remembers some of the activities the two enjoyed together and the plans Dane had made for hit life once he finished his tour of duty “He played golf withAne. we went fishing, hunting and he got into paint ball quite a bit. Another big thing in his life was cars. He told me when he got back he wanted to finish his degree because he wanted to be a mechanic.” Dane was taking automotive classes at Grand Rapids Community College before he was deployed. Candace said it was through one of Dane's professors at GRCC that he first became interested in joining. “He was taking an auto body finishing class, and there was a teacher there that was in the guard and talked with him about it. He was influenced by Matt Oliver. They were good friends in school and his father Sgt. Maj. Brian Oliver. They (Dane and Matt) and Joe Brown from Middleville, the three of them went in together." With a daughter already in the Air Force. Candace was prepared for the life of a mili­ tary mother but she wanted to make sure that Dane was prepared as well. “This was after 9-11 so they knew of the risks. They were aware they could be called to active at any time. As long as my kids could tell me they were prepared for a war. because one could be called overnight, all we can do is give them our support. He knew what he was up against and he was prepaicd for it.” His mother has fond memories of Dane’s childhood and was proud of the man he had become. “He was a good kid. a fun kid to have around. Karla always called him a good medi­ ator. and he was. He was easygoing and had a fun nature.” During the six months he v'as stationed oversees Dane saw many positive things that were taking place, things he felt many people back home weren't getting a chance to sec. “He spoke about the fact that it made the troops feel bad that the media w asn’t portray ing the good things going on there. He felt they were making a difference and helping people achieve freedom and have a better life." said Don. Although the life of a soldier is far from easy. Don said his son made the best of the situation and held onto his good nature and faith in God. "He spoke to me that he felt God was with him in this, and he had faith in God through this. He was very upbeat and positive about it. to the point that he said. ’They’re shooting at us everyday dad. but that’s our job.’ ” Dane’s dedication to his country, family and battalion have provided the family with a bit of comfort. “Dane was very proud to be a soldier. He felt strongly about their cause in Iraq. They're (the soldiers) doing this because they care about their country and their loved ones back home. He was very, very loyal and bonded to his brothers in arms. He was a soldier doing his job. and he did a good job. I think right now that’s why Don and I can feel a bit oi peace in this. He was doing his job and this was his time. I just want people to feel encouraged by his death rather than discour­ aged." said Candace. The date and time of a visitation and memorial at Roth-Gerst Funeral Home in Lowell is pending the completion of paper­ work and protocol by the military After the memorial service. Specialist Dane O. Carver will be given a rull military ceremony and laid to rest at Fort Custer National Cemetery. Carver was a member of the 1st battalion 125th regiment of the Michigan National Guard and took part in daily patrols during his tour of duty. An outpouring of support has come from tite community of Fre* port. Flags were flown at half-mast and signs erected at two local businesses thanking Dane for his service to the country. “We would like to thank friends, neighbors and family members. We have just had an out­ pouring of support. I want to give a special thank you to Sgt. Maj. Oliver and his family for the guidance and support they've given us.” said Candace. “There has been a massive amount of people who have prayed for him and when something like this happens it was just his time. He will be remembered fondly by the people he touched, his family, friends and people in this community.” Don (left) and Candace Carver of Fr report stand with their son Dane who was killed in action Dec. 26. BOARD, continued from page 1 He further maintained. “Anybody or any employee who has county business can do it on the first Tuesday (in the morning)." he said. Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp said some­ thing may come up that needs to be handled more quickly than waiting for the next morn­ ing meeting. T.ipp added that the board three evening “We re not looking at convenience. We did try it (night meetings) three times at the end of 2004." - Board Chair ClareTripp Gail Miller Animal feeding operations topic at First Friday The next First Friday program w ill take up the issue of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) at noon Jan 6 at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. Dennis Pennington, ag agent for Barry County from the Cooperative Extension Service, will do a Power Point presentation. Also on hand will be Gail Miller, legislative director of the Sierra Club, and Lynne Henning, a lifelong farmer and Sierra Club member. The First Friday senes, sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee, has been held on the first Friday of every month since August 1989. Those attending mas bring their own or purchase sandwiches al the hall Tea and cof­ fee will be provided by the Democrats. meetings in October. November and December of 2004. aside from when a large group of citizens showed up »o support Sheriff Dar Leaf against a proposed pay cut. the evening starts did not attract a large turnout from the public. “Six meetings (for evening starting times over one year) is significant,” she held, “but 12 meetings is a bit much.” Wing said. “The issue is consistency. When we went to the townships, it was a special event for their people. But consistency creates opportunities for people to attend." The County Board's customary morning meetings have come under criticism in recent years. Some say the board should meet in the evening instead to better accommodate the majority of workaday people who cannot leave their jobs to attend commissioners' meetings. Others claim the County Board is the only legislative body that meets during the day. Still others maintain morning meetings limit who can run for the offices, leaving the scats open practically to only the retired, self­ employed. unemployed or company bosses. The commissioners indeed have had some trial runs with night meetings and several years ago agreed to have a night meeting in each of Barry County’s 16 townships and the City of Hastings over a two-year period. The board had six night meetings at area township locations last year. James and Tripp put up the most resistance to the proposed amendment for night meet­ ings. “This (issue) has been ongoing.” James acknowledged, “but I also have had people call me say they don't have the time to come to the meetings. "This was tried before, even before 1 was a commissioner.” James has been on the board since first being elected in 1992. Commissioner Michael Callton said he has researched what’s being done in neighboring counties and has found that it's split about 50­ 50 between morning and evening meetings He also noted that consistent meeting times can have a powerful effect on someone like himself who has a full-time job outside of the board. Callton. a chiropractor in Nashvil.'e. also commented that the times needed for having both morning and evening meetings precludes a number of people from running for the offices against the incumbents. However. Nevins pointed out that public service should not be at the convenience of the official, but for the people. “We're not looking at convenience.” Tripp responded. “We did try it (night meetings) three times at the end of 2004." She held that two of three evening meet­ ings brought out nearly no one in attendance. James said she has known many days when she’s had a meeting at 7 a.m. and then found herself at a night meeting. "When you’re a commissioner, it's hard, unless you have your own business." she said. “You can't work full-time and still be a com­ missioner... Wc all sit on committees and sub­ committees... It’s not just a matter of conven­ ience." Wing suggested having a meeting start time of 5:30. liven ’atei withdrew the idea. Adams objected to late afternoons because "the dinner hour is inconvenient for too many people." Board Vice Chairman James French agreed. “Sometimes we have a lot of people and staff who get out of work at 5 and wouldn't have time to take a break (and have dinner)... “When you’re a commissioner, it's hard, unless you have your own business. You can’t work full-time and still be a commissioner... We all sit on commit­ tees and subcommittees... it’s not just a matter of convenience" — Commissioner Sandra James I guess no matter what we do. we’re going to lick off somebody." There was some confusion about the two different votes that were taken, but the first was regarded as a decision on whether to have a night meeting once a month. Voting to make the change were Gibson. Nevins. Adams. Callton and Wing. Voting in dissent were Tripp. James and French. The second vote was regarded as agreeing to have the fourth Tuesday meetings start at 7 p.m. Joining Gibson. Nevins. Adams. Callton and Wing in the affirmative was French while Tripp and James held fast again on the other side. Clare Tripp “We had a good discussion.” James said afterward. “I hope it works out for the pub­ lic." It also was noted that the dale and time for the first board meeting next month in the morning may have to be changed because of a potential conflict with the Michigan Association of Counties conferences over two days. Feb. 14-15. The other order of business for the board's annual reorganizational meeting was the elec­ tion of chair and vice chair. Tripp was re­ elected as chairwoman on a 7-1 vote, with Gibson supporting Nevins, and French was renamed vice chairman on a 7-1 vote with Nevins backing Gibson. “I appreciate the vote of confidence." Tripp said at the conclusion of the meeting. "I’ve learned a lot over the last year.” Tripp was elected chairwoman for the first time in 2005. succeeding Jeff MacKenzie. who had lost in his re-election bid to Callton in August 2004. French last year succeeded James as vice chair. Committee appointments also were dis­ cussed briefly. There were to be no changes except that Nevins would like to see an alter­ nate for the Emergency 911 Board. Adams asked to be appointed to County Development Committee and James was named to continue serving on the Transit James French Board. Nevins said he would like to see more rep­ resentatives from the public on the Transit Board and fewer from the commission. Wing said he'd like to see a more detailed Barry County Transit plan. James answered. “We have increased serv­ ices to the Middleville and Nashville areas and we're doing it a step at a time.” She suggested that Barry County Transit Director Joe Bieam give an annual report to the County Board to keep members better informed. There was some discussion about how many County Board members should serve on oilier county boards and commissions. It was noted that the number of representa­ tives from the County Commission on the Parks and Recreation Road was reduced from three to two. however, the representative from the public added was former County Board member Ken Neil, who the year before had been serving on Parks and Rec as chairman. At the very end of the meeting. Tripp indi­ cated that the County Board’s main focus this new year will be on the condition of the jail. The next meeting of the commissioners will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Jan. 10. The first night meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Jan24. �Page 4 - Thursday. January 5, 2006 - The Hastings Banner ‘Wimpy liberals’ insist president not have dictatorial power To the editor: Local man sends president open letter To the editor: 1 recently penned an open letter to Presidon: George W. Bush. I would like to share my comments with your readers: “Mr. President. “1 am accepting your thanks for the marked increase in your approval ratings over the past couple of weeks. To what do you owe this turnaround in public opinion? I'm sure it isn't the fact that you have authorized the govern­ ment to spy on Americans without warrants, a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. So what could it be? “I submit you owe your gratitude to the Democrats in Congress, whom you have sworn unyielding distaste toward for five long years. Think about this while you enjoy a rebound in your approval ratings, even while you continue to break the law and nobody calls you on it. It sure was nice of that liberal rag. The New York Times, to bury ’hat story until after the 2004 election wasn't it? “( haven't heard any Democrat accept your "thanks" for your jump in approval rating, which is exactly why they are such a failure at election time. As a progressive independent. I will accept your thanks, on their behalf, for giving you such a great boost. Your five speeches were the same old rhetoric we've heard for the past three years, but you saw improvement in your approval because the Democrats forced you to go on TV and speak about what is happening in Iraq. “You would not have done this were it not for ‘Democrats’ speak with forked tongues To the editor: Here we go again. Democrats speaking out of ooth sides of their mouths. Brian Reynolds demands proof of Don Johnson's accusations against U.S. Senator John McCain. One wonders if Reynolds was out of town these last couple of years. Every time a local Democrat slandered the president. I didn't hear Reynolds or any other Democrat tlemanding credible proof of their accusations, especially, people like Larry Hamp, who on a regular basis maligns our president and his party with idiotic false­ hoods and distortions. A note to Mr. Reynolds: People who live in glass houses... well you know the rest. C. Edwards. Kalamazoo Editor’s Note: Brian Reynolds is not a Democrat. He is the elected Republican sur­ veyor of Barry County and he is a former treasurer of the county GOP. He also was chairman of the McCain campaign in Barry Countv during the presidential primary of 2000. Send a letter to the editor! Congressman John Murtha calling out your failed policies in Iraq, or Senator Harry Reid closing the Senate demanding investigations on pre-war intelligence. You would have gone on vacation with a few close friends and con­ tinued to plan more tax cuts for the rich while making my children and grandchildren pay for it and how to. sell it so we think we're get­ ting a good deal. “I know it is very difficult for you to speak to the American people, but since you've done it once and it seemed to work for you (at least for the moment), you might continue to do this through the .est of your term. Mr. President, ignorance is not bliss. You are our president and you have the responsibility to tell us what you are doing. We will not acqui­ esce to your secretive policies while you sim­ ply say. ’trust me.’ Mr. President, most of us don't. “Nobody believes you are perfect. Mr. President, but you cannot retreat into your cir­ cle of friends, shutting everyone and every­ thing else out like an upset child running to their bedroom and slamming the door. Your M.O. on running our country plays like a dietatorship, not a democracy. When you sur­ round yourself only with people who are 'yes men’ and you freely admit you don't read the newspapers and White House staff arc afraid to give you bad news, where is the alternate point of view? The *my way or the highway’ philosophy sounds like Saddam Hussein's regime to me. “Mr. President. I don't like you. I don't like the way you stole the 2000 election. 1 don't like even one of your policies. I don't like the way you portray every issue as black and white. I don't like your double speak, (or your administration's chilling resemblance to the book *1984’ in general). I don't like the way you try to keep the American public ignorant and afraid. “You will not keep me ignorant and afraid. No matter how many speeches you give, you will not turn me into a supporter. However, you have done the things that the Democrats in Congress have asked you to do, and for that, you will be able to work with a few more of these foias »o get your twisted, misguided agenda through Congress.” ■. n/ n. Eric Anderson, Hastings Dogs better than humans To the editor: I just read in the Banner where a man shot a dog, hoping to find a piece of meat he could take home for his wife to cook. I have a little bit to say. “Man is the God of Dog, he or she knows no other." And see how they worship you and with what eagemess they obey you. Their whole soul is wrapped up in their God. AU the powers and facilities of their nature are directed to your service and these powers and facilities are enhanced by the intercourse. Common sense tells us it should be so with Christians but the dog puts the Christians to shame. I hope you can figure this out as my spelling is not good. How I would like to be the judge and jury on this case. Mrs. Floyd Miller Bellevue The editorial page of a Detroit newspaper recently included a letter by an angry reader lashing out at Democrats for their outrage over learning that Gecigc W. Bush broke American >1- by authorizing domestic spy­ ing on bis own countrymen. The writer was obviously of the mindset that it's OK for the U.S. government to know what color underwear he likes to wear as long as it helps keep him safe. In his diatribe, he accused the Democrats of being "wimpy lib­ erals" bent on depriving the president of the tools he needs to ensure national security. Oh really! If this is typical of conservatives these days, all I can say is, thank God for the "wimpy liberals!" Without them, nobody would be minding the store! Since when does a (so-called) freedom lov­ ing American so wiPmgly relinquish such a basic liberty as the right to privacy? Since when does a so-called freedom loving American give one man. George W. Bush, the absolute power to decide when to rule and when to lead? The president, as an elected leader, has the responsibility to ensure that constitutional law is the guiding principle of the government he leads. Bush took it upon himself to skirt the law and arbitrarily decide that as a "war time president" he has the authority to order the National Security Agency to carry out secret domestic spy oper­ ations on American citizens. In so interpreting the War Powers Act. which gave him the authority to take the country to war. Bush circumvented the will and intent of The United States Congress. He then used his new powers to bypass the to simply hand over to him though, will not suffer that same fate. No matter how good, kind and just you may thin* Bush is. you aren't giving this power to any single man. You're handing it over to a bureaucracy belonging to the biggest, most cumbersome and inefficient government that world history- has ever seen. A bureaucracy run and managed by millions of government employees won't give one whit about little old John Q. Public or the rights he allowed George W. Bush to simply take away from him without a fight. We must never blindly follow any leader As citizens of a modem democracy, we not only have the right to ask questions and demand accountability from our elected offi­ cials, indeed, we have that responsibility. That is the very least that we can do to ensure that we keep a healthy and thriving democracy. If protecting that democracy is asking too much of us. we have no right to criticize those who wish to keep it safe. We can only accomplish that by keeping our elected leaders, the presi­ dent included, in check. It is a sad day when we have sunk so low to call guardians of our Constitution "wimpy liberals." I'm proud to be a Democrat, but I have never been called a wimp, and I'm not even very liberal. It is my distinct privilege, however, to stand and be counted with any patriot working to protect our civil liberties. In 1759, Benjamin Franklin said, "He who would forfeit liberty for security deserves nei­ ther." Those words have never been truer than they are now, 247 years later. Larry J. VanZalen. Hastings Some relevant comments about 2 Dons and a Bush To the editor: Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld is play­ ing games with words again, and flirting with disaster. Troop "withdrawals" announced two days before Christmas are canceled deploy­ ments, not withdrawals. Just before the new year holiday weekend, be announced plans to increase troops working with Iraqi policc/commandos. Their purpose — to prevent murder and torture of Sunni prisoners by the (mostly) Shiite force. Pentagon and White House are opening a new shell game voters will find dif­ ficult to follow. Soldiers will find life even more dangerous. Rumsfeld said little about what's behind either change. Our military is stressed out, and sur.tched thin. Tueir fight is against welltrained, perfectly-armed (for which insur­ gents owe the pentagod a huge “thank you") urban guerillas. Military-grade munitions left unsecured in the desert allow the enemy to swat armor like gnats on highways, city streets. Helicopters are vulnerable to wind-driven sand. The desert environment requires extraordinary maintenance effort, a large ready supply of spare parts. They're vulnera­ ble to shoulder-fired missile weapons, which the enemy possesses in abundance. Commanders have cut movement of armored vehicles, other traffic, in and near Iraqi cities. The notoriously dangerous Baghdad airport highway is scene of fewer casualties only because we no longer use it. Mobility, without armor, leaves helicop­ ters. We can look for increasing copter relat­ ed casualties over the next months. (The recent chopper “collision” at Marabidiyah was probably with a missile, or RPG.) We lost many good young soldiers visiting (and re-visiting) places we knew we hadn't the resources to bold; Fallujah, for example, four times. Our top military leadership is politicized, ineffective, gutless, a disgrace. Their sloppy plans, failure to consider all pos­ sibilities, fear of Rumsfeld, lack of quality equipment, are a massive disservice to com­ Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. courts, thereby surreptitiously thwarting the constitutionally guaranteed rights of every single American citizen. Have we drifted so far into madness that we find this blatantly dictatorial act even debatable? Bush needs to be reminded that sitting behind the desk of the Oval Office docs not afford him absolute power over the very citi­ zens who put him there. American law expressly forbids domestic spying without first obtaining a search warrant. Period. Congress did not give the president powers to spy on Americans when it authorized him to go to war with Iraq. He gave it to himself. It's that simple. "typically arrogant. Bush believes American law does not apply to him. Yet. when Democrats rightly raise a red flag after he's caught making his own rules (again), some decry them as being “wimpy liberals." One cant help but wonder what it will take to reach some people. These are the rights of all Americans that are being trampled upon in a stampede of power abuse. If we allow any president to have carte blanche authority to order secret U.S. intelligence agencies to domestically spy on U.S. citizens without first pleading his case to a Federal Judge, the very cornerstone of freedom will have been lost. Supporters of this president would argue that everything he does is necessary to fight terrorism. That is a dangerous assumption to make. In less time than it takes to pay off a used car. this president will be reduced to one or two pages in a high school history book. The absolute powers that some are so willing bat soldiers. Recent surveys indicate National Guan! forces have been plundered of their most modem equipment, told to leave it behind in Iraq after deployment. They're in very bad condition, equipment wise, morale wise, to play a role as the nation's “guard.” should it become necessary. Shortages work out to a startling 65 percent equipment loss (two-thirds) for guard units, nationwide. The whole guard, some reserve units as well, are back in the stone age for military purposes. Equipment shortages plague the whole mil­ itary supply chain. It is all run by “efficient" corporations (Bechtel, Halliburton, KBR). Some returning soldiers have complained of ammo shortages. Bush never pb.ined for an extended visit in Iraq, or on exr.tosive opposi­ tion. Regional/tribal/religious factionalism and bloodletting are the practices of centuries in Iraq. Religious hatreds run strong and deep throughout the Middle East. Ther enure story is the sharp knife-in-the-back, the garrotte, the headsman's sword. Kurds (armed and organized) will survive. Sunnis could be in trouble. Iraq's long-scopressed Shiite majority is now covertly accepting help from Iran. They're running the same prison system formerly operated by Saddam (at least two exposed to date). Civil war will bring the Iran connection into focus. The pot is boiling, our presence the fuel. Every U.S. soldier withdrawn will increase danger for the remainder. They've never had enough “boots on the ground." Imagine hav­ ing to pull them out under widespread local attack by insurgents, with Iran intervening, and so much civil disorder across the whole region our Saudi and Jordanian “friends" can't help. Our present leaders would botch it, and I doubt they've considered the possibility. Iran's president is provoking western democracies, perhaps as distraction, and keeping pressure on Israel through most out­ rageous Jew-baiting. Iran is the money behind Hezbollah. Specialists believe Hezbollah What can we do without sunshine? When this question was asked there had been 12 consecutive days in the area without any measurable sunshine. For more than a month there has been rain or snow each day. So. given these statistics what are you doing to keep yourself fit and interested in the world around you? more dangerous to America than al Quaeda, as there are many members (and cells) in the U.S. and Canada. Bush has 2 plateful with the Gulf Coast, illegal wiretaps, spying on citizens, Iran, tor­ ture gulag. North Korea, crooked GOP lobby­ ist Jack Abramoff. Iraq, Ken Lay (and many corporate crooks), a crumbling alliance, Tom Delay, Bill Frist, a dissolving political base. Discontented rumblings in Congress have some members dropping the “F" word. Thwarted on many fronts. Bush is ever more fervent, and more stubborn. Realpolitik would serve us better. Mobs in Baghdad, other cities, are protest­ ing election results, though ballots are nowhere near “ready" (if you get my point). The new trouble's being fomented by the man Bush wanted to lead Iraq. Things (as usual for these dolts) are not going as hoped. ‘ The president has an agenda inimical to democracy, and he flaunts it He believes you'll trade basic civil rights for (a false sense of) security. He’s the real threat. I'm happy to see him take time out from winning the "wur on terr" to protect us from invasion by a dangerous Cuban baseball ream. (Let's have a big-time international baseball tournament, but keep the best team util) Cubans are Olympic and world champi­ ons. “Old ieatbemcck" Don Johnson's quip on (Senator) John McCain'* sealed military records is not utifrue. Don sometimes rico­ chets from charge to charge (there is, after all. a lot to bitch about). On ties rarer he is not mistaken. McCain is a public person. Dor o^res him no apologies. He said nothing "vague, my Se­ rious, sinister," only queried. Polemics may be Don's pastime, but also his righ. He "put up." as a Marine in the Pacific '42, '43,'44, earned his right I doubt he'll "shut up." Larry Hamp, Hastings Correction: A Banner story last week incorrectly reported the first name of Hastings City Councilman Don Bowen. Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 Hastings Banner, Inc. pmmo, A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 9X5-9554 John Jacoba Fradaric Jacoba »n VkoWwawa Steven Jacoba SecnaryflfMeurw -NEWSROOMDavid T. Young (ErMor) Elan? Gibed (Aasaaani Edna} Helen Mudry Patnoa Johns Brett Bremer Sandra Ponsetto Ke»y Uoyd Jon Gamboa Fran Favor man Bill Buehl. Hastings: "I spend lime with good friends and pray a lot." John De Broot. Hastings: “I read books, spend time with friends and enjoy the occasional Limburgcr cheese sand­ wich." John Warren. Hastings: “I start off each day with good conversation, light a warm fire in the woodstovc and hope for the best.” • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Betty Wendorf, Hastings: •This is perfect weather for working on crafts.” CtoaeAed ad* aocacaad Monday ffvougfi Fdday. 800 BJtL to 530 pm. “I enjoy coming to work at the Commission on Aging everyday. This keeps me involved and interested in what is going on around me.” “The nicest thing about this kind of weather is get­ ting together with friends and going shopping." Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buorge Jonathan Jacoba Subecription Ratee: $30 per ymr in Barry County $32 par year in adyxvng counaaa $35 par year eiaewhoro POSTMASTER Sand addraaa change* to . PO Box B Haaang*. Ml 490580602 Second Ctoaa Poatage Pato at Hauinga. Ml 48068 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 5. 2006 - Page 5 Let’s ‘get on board’ and make a difference My wife and I were in trte downtown Chicago area visiting friends on New Year's Eve and on Sunday morning we attended a nearby church. The pries*, gave a very interesting homily. He talked about going to see the movie "The Polar Express” and what it meant to him. He talked about the train coming, and the engineer (Tom Hanks) ask­ ing the little boy to get on board. The little boy hesitated, wonder­ ing where the train was going and Hanks told him it didn't really matter and he should just get on board — the train was going to the north pole. At the last minute, after the train was beginning to pull out. the little boy jumped on board and found other children from all over the area, rich and poor, black and white traveling together, helping one another in whatever came before them. This suggests that we. as citizens of our community, should think about the movie's message and its meaning, and the idea of "get­ ting on board.” making a difference, not just merely sitting along the sidelines and wondering what's going on. As we begin a new year, we find our country still at war. our state's economy is questionable at best, and the cost of living is going up faster than at any time in recent memory. What should we do about it? We need to get on board, express our opinions as citi­ zens to the people we've elected to positions of leadership. That church I visited in Chicago over the weekend was located in the downtown area, just block* from the central city. 1 could see the church from the apartment where I was staying. Looking from the window I could see so many different neighborhoods . I stood at the window for a time and just looked out on the city for blocks, maybe miles. There really wasn't anything to connect these neigh­ borhoods except the people. When I attended the church Sunday, the people there were so friendly, talking about the holiday, welcoming everyone to their service. It didn't take long to feel the warmth of the people for one another. The people of the church were “on board.” They cared about one another and several times during the service were asked to help their church community and school in some way. That's the message we must lake to heart in rural America: To get on board, never take for granted the lifestyle we find so comfortable, for we could lose it and the community could be changed forever. Just a few miles to the north of Barry County, communities are wrestling with growth and its consequences. Barry County is still a very special place to live. During the holiday season. I talked to a family who lived in Hastings all their adult lives, but moved recent­ ly to live closer to their daughter. They remarked about how they missed the friendships and connections they had in Hastings, and were concerned how long it would lake to become involved in their new community. Many experts writing about small towns and communities across the country arc concerned about the disconnect of its citizenry. We have something special here, and we need to protect iL As I looked back over our publications' coverage of the past year. I found them filled with positive news about people helping one another in so many ways. We still have a connected communi­ ty of people who care about one another. Whether they’re donating to help with community causes or helping individuals with per­ sonal tragedies, citizens seem to “get on board,” willing to make a difference in someone's life. It's a new year and this is the time for us to make the decision to gel on board, whether it's starting a weight training course. stop­ ping smoking and being concerned about individual or family health and about things in the family life that need attention. There's no better time than now to start making a difference in your home life. And how %bout getting involved in your communi­ ty more? Get on board and become a member of a local club or organization. Maybe you want to help people with homes, join Habitat for Humanity, or perhaps you’d like to assist people in their last days of life by becoming a Hospice worker. Get involved in women’s clubs, the Arts Council, whatever you are passionate about. Maybe you've always wanted to be able to play an instru­ ment. Take a class at the local community music school. When wc celebrate the new year we should take an inventory to see where we can make personal and community improvements. We must not take this 'community* for granted. It will take a tremendous amount of vigilance and work to protect what we have, a lot more work than it does to just let it go. As we enter a new year, we need to concentrate on 'communi­ ty' and “get on board” in protecting what we have for the future. Get on board — make a difference in yourself, your family and your entire community. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Jewish Leftists helping the enemy in Iraq War To the editor: One world government! One world reli­ gion! Muslim? One world! I'll guarantee you that a third of the world's population will be wiped out! That might be loo small an estimate. Freedom will be gone. You, some of you die-hards better wake up! Hollywood's out-spoken leftists, most of them Jewish, are throwing all their support to defeat the United States in the war in Iraq. To top that off. there are nine Jewish U.S. Senators, eight of them Democrats. Oh. howvicious when you see Levin. Boxer. Finegold and Schumer up on the stage just trying to destroy my country. Oh. how low-down and so outspoken. Add KKK Harry Byrd. Hillary Clinton, dough-boy Dick Durbin. Tom Harkin. Ted Kennedy, John Kerry. Jack Reed. Jay Rockefeller and Debbie Stabenow. Harry Reid is the leader of that motley group. He would be better for U.S. if he had been left on Donner's Pass! Patrick Leahy is the first Democrat ever to be elected to U.S. Senate from Vermont. Only the second Democrat ever sent to Washington. I spoke to a person in Vermont and mentioned they had the worst senators in Washington. The answer was. "Wc know." Maybe they can get rid of turncoat Jim Jeffords in the next election! I'd be embar­ rassed to say Howard Dean and some of the other ilk represents me. We need oil and gas, could all be shipped down to lower states. Gas would be com­ pressed and sent by ship. It has been done for years. When Kennedy gets there running his mouth, do you see that girl he left to drown in car wreck? Money got him cleared, along with lies. Washington has all sorts of them down there. Yes there arc some Republicans that are turn-coats, also. John McCain is one of the worst! “Please don’t interrogate” is his law. Congressman John Martha is not a picture I would hold up for a Marine example. Hell, maybe his purple hearts are Kerry scratches. Today, a handshake to seal a deal is gone. Now we have a townfull of lawyers, and like Fred said, “some scat-warmers" also! This is what our county has dipped to! Barry County needs a new jail, it is 40 or so years old. Either that or a lot of repairs! The commissioners can spend some real money on that instead of acting like the United Way or Red Cross. City or county should condemn some prop­ erty around jail and build. “Click it or ticket” will have that place filled up yet. Bany County is a police state. One cop stopped on Apple to turn into the State Police post. I was coming out. I had to drop over the curb to get out. He could have gone around the corner and in other driveway. I'll bet he never thought of that! In fact I believe I saw one of them not using directional signals. They pull you over for that, or less. I would suggest a few stops for bright lights and no lights when still dusk or first thing in the morning. We never had the light problem as is now! Brights in day time are just as bad! An after thought, if Pennock Hospital had­ n't bought everything around, they could get by without charging an arm and leg. They could pay the government what they should have instead of sending their lawyer represen­ tative and then brag that they settled for less. Yes. we are talking millions! Irving Township bought some land for te Us A Letter HERE ARE THE RULES: The bastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a lished. few conditions that must be met before they will be pub­ The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer’s name and community of residence. 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I wish these pablum pukers who move in and then complain of farm smells, would just move out or at least |>cep their mouths shut! The farm they probably point fingers al, is run by one of the top farmers in Barry County! They should apologize. They holler at gro­ cer) store for prices too high then raise hell with the farmer to boot. I appreciate that smell! Spread some more! Another complaint was from a person moved in who had to go back to work on account of taxes. He blamed it on the pur­ chase of land, well, that money came from folks living here during previous years, talk about logic! Some of these people would moan and groan even if they were hung with a brand new rope! I say move back to town! I think you are wrecking the ground water! It's about time for R.B. Dykstra to furnish the land for an Irving Township Clerk. He had benefited from all the dividing of properties. He has his own plot named after him. He knew better than wait for me to do it! The A.C.L.U., is still continuing to destroy our rights. The majority rules, no' some loner that isn’t even sure why he or she is alive. Vigilantes, is a quick answer! Are there mem­ bers in Barry County - speak up! It’s low down trying to destroy the Boy Scouts! Rise up! Just so you crime-finders have a cold case to ponder. 1996, Clinton Gore. $5,000,000 in illegal contributions! Clinton-Gore permitted transfer of nuclear missile technology to China. Now China can strike most U.S. cities where not before. Chinagate! Al Gore lost his memory 85 times. 79 witnesses used Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying. 25 witnesses pleaded guilty or were convicted. 18 fled the U.S., also permitted China to have ports and control of both ends of the Panama canal. Ten years later, they have become something that the Monroe Doctrine said no to? That did not stop Bill Clinton! The Panama Canal should be in American hands! Just thank you. Jimmy Carter and Clinton-Gore. Now don’t poo-hoo, we will have problems with China! In the Korean War wc should have bombed China for interfering! No, Truman fired McArthur. In fact, if they would have let General George Patten go. he would have been in Moscow. Vietnam, bombed Hanoi, not the pussycat doings of Johnson and McNamara! McNamara should be hung yet! He is responsible for 58.000 deaths! Now 2,000 killed is a great deal. They are all bad. but let’s keep America free! To show what the dunce's have done. Try turning on East Court from South Jefferson if a car is waiting on Court going west. What in hell does a truck do that has business down there? It’s incredible what happens without supervision, or was there? Donald W. Johnson. Middleville Does biodiesel fuel contain allergens? To the editor: I recently saw a television newscast bla­ tantly promoting a diesel engine fuel called “Willie’s BioDiesel.” which includes soybean oil and peanut oil in the fuel mixture. The fuel gets its name from country singer Willie Nelson, who markets and promotes it througl a truck stop be owns. I regard this as a good idea because I observe forest and brush fires with great con­ sternation, and as an appalling waste of heat­ ing fuel. Furthermore, bio-diesel fuels are used to consume deep-frying oils of the type used to prepare French fries in fast food establish­ ments. The used oils (mostly soybean) retain fuel value even after exceeding the limits of desirability as food. However, I perceive a swarm of lawyers representing people with soybean and peanut oil allergies, accusing the product of making the diesel exhaust toxic to their clients. The problem was solved more than a half dozen years ago when diesel engine designers (General Motors engineers in the specific instance I am aware of) modified injector tim­ ing to consume hydrocarbon residues when synchronized with exhaust-turbine air induc­ tion. The result was a hydrocarbon-free exhaust and a 15 percent increase in efficien­ cy. At the time, this efficiency technology col­ lided with extremely restrictive nitrogenoxide limits, which were imposed shortly after the technology of efficiency was devel­ oped. GM modified the system so the injector timing was altered to reduce nitrogen oxides, but only when the testing computer was plugged in. When the testing computer was unplugged, the diesel engine was restored to the low hydrocarbon emission and high effi­ ciency mode. This clean air plus hi'/h efficiency situation when some left the exhaust tester in the exhaust stack after pulling the wirir g connec­ tor plug and observed that nitrogen oxides increased and hydrocarbons went down. After checking the test computer and discovering there were no malfunctions, that individual ratted out Gei^ral Motors to the Environmental Protection Agency. GM paid a fine and de-tuned their dieseis from high efficiency mode to the oily stink mode and thus complied with the egregiously restrictive nitrogen oxide limits. Since then nitrogen oxide limits have been subject to executive branch efforts at expan­ sion. hopefully successful. If the hydrocarbon residues were reduced by a reapplication of the efficiency technology, biodiesel fuels may be protected from assault by the Pharisees of the pathological. These Pharisees are still out there Effective this month, a federal law requires food labels to list ten food allergies in unen­ crypted form. For example, monosodium glu­ tamate must be listed as wheat, sodium casienate as milk, hydrolized vegetable pro­ tein as soybean or wheat, vegetable oil as soy­ bean. com, peanut, etc. At least the products are available to the non-allergic. 1 do not know if the words “soybean" or “peanut” on “Willie’s Biodiesel" fuel pump, but diesel fuel is not food. Frederick G. Schantz. Hastings Is it liberation or occupation? To the editor: Military history is full of stories about the occupational problems Germany, Japan and Russia has associated trying to keep every­ thing under control with occupation in spite of massacres and atrocities. Germany experienced everything from anti-war graffiti in Norway to civil war in the Balkans. At Antwerp in Holland, the Germans had to locate their garrison on an estuary in order to protect it from resistance forces. This is not to mention the Warsaw Jews nor the French resistance forces of the Russian partisan forces. My mistake? I have been informed that wc were liberating Iraq, not occupying it. Perhaps that is why our military was so ill prepared to deal with the situation in Iraq Our experts couldn't find information on problems associated with liberating forces. Robert Johnson. HickoryComers Maple Valley school board votes to pursue bond issue by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer In a special meeting Monday night, the Maple Valley Board of Education voted unan­ imously to place a 6 5-mill bond issue on the ballot during the regular school election Tuesday. May 2. The bond would enable the district to pur­ sue its three main goals of establishing an early childhood education program, a sepa­ rate middle school concept for seventh and eighth grade students and restructuring the high school to better prepare graduates for post-secondary education and the changing job market. Superintendent Kim Kramer said. “The board was unanimous in its desire that this bond issue move forward; but I think one of the questions we are going to have to answer is why we are doing so when the economy is not getting any better and we are operating on a deficit budget. Kramer, in an interview Tuesday morning, added, “Our response to that question is that unless we move forward, wc will fall behind. “We decided to ask the voters for 6.5 mills, which is only a half mill higher than what they passed in ’98. We’re not going to build any new buildings, but that extra half mill would give a second life to our existing build­ ings," he added. Kramer noted that most of the schools in the district are 30 to 40 years old and the boil­ er sy stems and many of the windows ;.n the building need to be replaced in order to reduce operating costs. "The boilers are over 30 years old and we can’t get parts for them any longer. The win­ dows in the elementary schools are not ener­ gy efficient. If we take care of those two things, it’s possible we could save energy and reduce our operating costs in the future," said Kramer. "That’s the first part. Secondly, we have to move forward for our kids. They need to be better prepared for the world of work; wc need to give then, more technical training. A separate middle school for our seventh and eighth grade students has been a concern for a long time. Our curriculum has to change and move forward regardless of where »c are with our budget.” However. Kramer noted that it is impotant to members of the board of education tha the district be able to support any and ill |>roposed changes. “The board has taken a very conservative approach. Whatever we do we have tc be able to function with it,” he said. “We’ve heard an estimate that it would cost an additional $75,000 in operational costs annually if we implement the proposed changes. But. that does not take into account that operational costs could be reduced if we install new ener­ gy-efficient boilers and change the windows in the elementary schools. Those things may save us money in the long-run.” The district’s next step toward putting the bond issue on the ballot is to submit an appli­ cation to the Michigan’s State Treasury. The State Treasury will determine whether or not the district will be able to put the issue before the voters in May. Kramer said he hopes to give the board the treasury's preliminary' answer during next Monday's (Jan. 9) regular Board of Education meeting. “On February 5th. the board will hear the treasury’s final opinion and will decide whether or not to go on with the application process to put the bond issue on the ballot in May.” said Kramer. “But, right now. the pros outweigh the cons, so we have decided to go forward with iL “If we do this we will give our buildings another 30 years of life and that makes sense in terms of dollars and cents, ind it will not mean a significant tax increase.” he added. “Right now we are al five mills and w-e were at six mills two years ago. If we pursue this course, it is possible we will be able to lower the rate in a couple of years as we have been able to do with the last bond. “For our long-term goals, and for the future, this approach makes sense," he con­ cluded. In other action the board unanimously approved hiring Miller-Davis of Kalamazoo as the district's construction management firm for the proposed project and any other building projects that may arise in the future. �P«Q» • — Thursday, January 5.2006 - The Hastings Banner James R. Ayres| Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTV1EW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road, Dowling. Ml 49050. Pastor. Steve Olmstead (616) 756-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 91:0 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6.00 p.m.; Bible Study A Prayer Tune Wednesday night* 6:30 pjn. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al RumcII. Pastor. Saturday Mau 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m. and 1100 am; Confession Saturday 3 J0-4:15 pan. HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Read. Hastings. Mkh. 49058 Sector Pastor Rev. Wm. Clayton Garrison. Service Times: MX) ua wd 11XX) a.m. A 6XX) p.m. (Small groups on I st and 3rd Sunday nights). Wednesday: Christian Education Classes. 7 XX) pm. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services , 10:30 a.m.; Sunday 9:30 a.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "Member Church of the World Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (corner of S Broadway and W. Center St.). Ctard. UStee: (269) 945-3014. The Rev. Pr. Charles P. McCabe HI. Rector. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Musk. Sunday Wonhip - 8 aan. and 10 a.m. Children's Chapel and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Sunday Nursery Available at 10_aJUAdvaut PMMta with programs and services from 5:308 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning on Nov. 30 and Dec. 7.1«. and 21. Christmas Eve Services - 4 p.m. Children’s service; 10 pan. Holy Communion and Holy Baptism Christmas serv­ ice. Christmas Day - Sunday service at 10 a.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 aan.; Sunday School 11:00 aan.; Evening Service 6 pan.; Wednesday Evening Equippmg 7 p.m CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Wrzihip 11:00 aan.; Evening Service at 6XX) p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7-00 part QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9391 Sunday School 10 aan.; Sunday Worship 11 a.m.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings, MI 49058. COUNTRY CHAI EL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti narpoK. ounoay morning worsntp service 9:45 • m. Nursery provid­ ed. Sunday evening “New B*.r.nnii>gs" sorts at 5:15 with meal. 3:30 adult small group, youth group, Kids chib. 6:30 praise service. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men** group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m Christ s Quilters Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Coming in January, exploring spiritual gifts Bible study. Church website: countrychapehime.org FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Ixr Currie. Pastor Osborn. Minister t< Musk; Ryan White. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sr . Adult Ministries 9:30 am Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a_m.. Morning Worship; 6XX) p m.. Evening Service; 7 XX) p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for ^formation on MO.’S. P.aisc A MotionChikiren's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Street. Middlevdlc. Mkh. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mam 3 J6 pum First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mau 6 p.m. Confmfons: 30 minutes before Mass Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2u3 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 a_m_ • Sunday School 10:30 am ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Ruasril. Pastor. A mission of St Rose Cathoik Church. Hastings. Mau Sunday at 9: 30 a.m. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore, rasxor. enure n poone xov945-4995. Church Website: www. bopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sutrfsy evening service 6 pm. SmShine PrroeVui (a«m 3 A 4); Tuesday, Thursday frun? 9-I1J8 am. 12:00-2:39 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. A Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mlg. , SAINTS ANDREW * MATTHIAINDEPENDENT Anglican church 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11XX) a.m. Holy Communion (each week), ami Evening Prayer 6XX) p.m (May-August) We have a weekly Wednesday 6 XX) p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rt Rev. Devid T. Hustwkk. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is httpJ/tmx.to/ andrewmanhias. We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes whkh is in comn union wi± The I imsed Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Doo Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a_m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children’s ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Span-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mkh. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m.. 600 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald An oasis of God’s love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or 1-5I7-852-I8O6. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer Whee«-?h-ir accessible and elevator. Summer School 9:30 a.m and Worship 10:30 a.m. No summer Sunday School Youth activities, call for information. Thu information on worship service \ is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH 600 Poweli Rd.. Hartings Sunday Schorl 9:45 a.m : Church Service 10:45 a.m.; Evening Worship 6 pan. Prayer meeting • Thun. 7 p.m. Men’s breakfast. 1st Sat. of the month. WMF ladies. 14 Tues, of the month. Our Moras: “The BMe. the whole BMe and noth­ ing but the BMe." Pastor Rus Sarver. Putor ’• phone 945-9224. PRAIRIEVILLE IDLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 aan.; Worship Service 11 aan.; Sunday Evening Service 6 pan.; Wednesday Prayer Sc,vice 7 pan. ST. TTMC TOY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436. Firharirtrc service every Sunday. 9:30 aaa "This it my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ (Luke 22.19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our live* to Him so that wc may knew His will and walk in His ways. We arc located in a wooded seeing, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All Iwptirfll chrigiam are welcome io partici­ ple in the Holy Eucharist We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don’t have to be an HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd. (Corner of State Rd. and Boitwood Si acrosa from Tom’s Mattel). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Tec< Pastor of Counseling A Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 am. Kids for Christ. 11.-00 am. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages KhOO am. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wettaeaday Mid-Week, 6:30 p.m.: Adults; Sing N* Share. Pxstor i Class. Youth. 6th-l2th grades, and Faith Weaver Friends, 4 yra thru 5<h grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 am. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women’s Ministry 7 p.m., 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North Street. Hastings Phone 269-945-9414. Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday. Jan. 5 - 7 pm. Adventurers. Friday. Jan. 6 11:30 a.m. Holy Communion. Saturday. Jan. 7 - 9XXJ-2XX) p.m. Bell Choir Workshop. Sunday. Jan. 8 - 8XX) A 10:45 am Holy Communion; 9:30 am. Sunday Schools. Monday. Jan. 9 - 7D0 p.m. Brothen of Grace; 7:00 p.m Women of Faith. Tuesday. Jan. 10 1:00 p.m. Overeaten Anonymous; 6:45 p m. The Way. Wednesday. Jan. II - 10 am. Word wstchers; 7 p.m Holy Commumor.. HASTINGS FIRST UNTIED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office houn are Monday-Thursday 9XX) am.-Noon and I.-00-3XX) p.m. Friday 9XX) am.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE’ Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11XX) Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II am. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 pun., and the Pause Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mkh 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison, Pastor. Sunday Senices - 10:30 am. Worship Scrvkca Nursery care is provided for this service for infants and tod­ dlers! Visit us online at WWW fprcWh org and our web log for sermons at: btipj/hMUagMifrshicnan, FREEPORT - Spc. Dane O. Carver, age 20. of Freeport, died serving his country December 26, 2005 in Iraq. He is the loving son of Donald and Candace Carver of Freeport; dearest brother of Kirsten (Kenneth) Jamison of Grandville and ingrid (Daniel) Ivey of Wichita Falls, TX; also surviving grandmother, Jacqueline Sorensen of Lowell; nephew, Ethan Ivey; beloved fiancee, Karla Holwerda of Grand Rapids; also several aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday. January 5, 2(X)6 at the Cal van Church. 777 East Beltlinc NE and 1-96. Grand Rapids. Lt. Col., Chaplain Will Hensen officiating. Interment Friday, 1:30 p.m.. Ft. Custer National Cemetery, Augusta Memorial contributions may be made to Dane's family. Arrangements by Roth-Gerst, Lowell, www.gerstfuncralhomes.com. BATTLE CREEK - James R. Ayres, age 29. passed away unexpectedly December 30. 2005. Jim was bom February 21. 1976 in Kalamazoo, the son of Phil and Margaret (Strickland) Ayres. Jim loved to fish, hunt, and be with family and friends. He will always be remembered for having a heart of gold and he would go out of his way to help people. He is survived by his father and step moth­ er Phil and Leslie Ayres of Plainwell, his mother, Margaret Norris of Delton; his wife. Brenda Ayres of Mattawan; his son, Cody James Ayres and Cody's .-.xxher Sarah Hall of Delton; a grandmother, Mildred Ayres of Plainwell; a sister. Joanna (Brian) McHugh of Plainwell; two nieces; a nephew; and sev­ eral aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services were conducted at Williams-Gores ’-unc.-al Home. Delton, on Wednesday. Januaiy 4. 2006. Pastor Jim McKelvey officiatitg. Interment was at Cedar Creek Cemetery Memorial contribute ns to the family will be appreciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home, Delton. I Kennedy Joy McNutt HASTINGS - Kennedy Joy McNutt, infant daughter of Sara and Dean McNutt of Hastings, died Sunday. January 1, 2006 at Spectrum Health - Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Kennedy Joy was bom on January 1, 2006 at Butterworth Hospital, the daughter of Dean and So (DeWent) McNutt. Kennedy Joy is survived by parents, Sara and Dean McNutt; sisters. Morgan Lynne and Allyson Marie McNutt; grandparents. William and Linda McNutt, Jr. of Hastings. Earl snd Alyce Schipper of Holland. Howard and Margie DeWent, Sr. of Middleville; great-grandparents. William Stehouwer of Zeeland, Norma McNutt of Hastings, Robert and Dolly Godfrey of Kentwood; aunts and uncles. Ellen and Robert Post, Mary *nd Eric Reynold*, Howard and Robin DcWenL Jr.. April and Mark Curtis, Marl and Erin McNutt; cousins, Nate. Ben. Jon, Beth. Courtney. Grade, Billie. Ava, Kirsten. Katlynn. Olivia. Taylor and Riley. Visitation will be Thursday, Janu.vy 5 12 noon until service time. Services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, January 5,2006 at Wren Funeral Home. Rev. Daniel D. Graybill will officiate. Burial will be at Irving Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrenfuneral-hotne.com). HASTINGS - Charles Duane Fox II. age 85. of Hastings, died Monday, January 2, 2006 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was bom October 29. 1920 in Battle Creek, the son of Charles E. and Ednah B. (Sprague) Fox. Charles graduated from Hastings High School and attended Western Michigan University for two years. He served in the United Stales Navy for three years during World War II as a radar/signal instructor. Charles was married to Evadene Struble on April 29. 1940. He was employed as a supervisor at Eaton’s in Battle Creek, a Real Estate Broker, and a self-employed residential builder. Charles had a very strong faith, he taught Sunday school, was a former member of the Hastings First Baptist Church and a current member of Thomapple Valley Church, he was also a Gideon for many years. Memberships included a past member of the Grand Rapids Symphonic Choir. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister. Surviving is his wife of 65 years, Evadene Fox of Hastings; three sons, Charles A. (Julie) Fox of Delton, Jonathan (Linda) Fox of Soldotna. Alaska and Stephen (Donna) Fox of Hastings; one daughter. April (Don) Tubbs of Hastings; 13 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; brother. Richard (Donna) Fox of Tucson. Arizona. Visitation will be held Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 6, 2006 at 11 a.m. at the Hastings Thorcappic Valley Church on M-43 Hwy. Pastor Jeff Arnett officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Battle Creek. Memorials can be made to ’he church building fund. Arrangements are by th? Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Keech Sth generation (Front, right to left) Great great grandfa­ ther, Walter J. Lewis; great grandmother. Suzanne Nash; (back, left to right) grand­ mother, Julie Keech; father, Br -nt C. Keech; baby, Brynn Keech. Awbomiobies Jessica Price, Local worship leader for TVCQCaledonia. will be performing at DeVas Hall in “All For The Glory” on January 13th and 14th at 7:00PM. BOY, Connor Austin bom at Battle Creek Health System on Dec. 18. 2005 at 3:08 p.m. to Shawn and Rachel Dougherty of Battle Creek. Weighing 8 lbs. 10 ozs. and 21 inches long. Welcomed home by big sister, Mackenzie, age 3. BOY, Paul and Patty Stevens are proud to announce the birth of their son. Garret Paul Stevens, bom Dec. 16, 2005 at Metropolitan Hospital at 8:23 a.m. Weighing 7 lbs. 10 ozs. and 18 1/2 inches long. Garret is welcomed home by his big sister. Macie. Proud grand­ parents arc Dennis and Glenda Stevens and Richard and Maria Eaton. Jes is a finalist of many worshipers who auditioned in and around the Grand Rapids area. Ticket* are on sale at Matter. Picture taken by Mel BounMm Give a memorial that can go on forever A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945­ 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • “Prescriptions" 118 S. Jefferson-945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. s 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan < 0526. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. January 5. 2006 — Page 7 Financial FOCUS continued from last week-----------------------(That's great. Who were some of the students you went to school with, starting with who was in your class.) 1 here w?- the Boweman family, neighbors to us on Bassett Lake Road, further towards the Hubbard Hills from where we lived. They were a big fami­ ly. I can remember Rollo being in my class, then there were the younger ones. Doris Bowerman (Haight), then there was Fred Bowerman. 1 can remember when he started to school, a little younger than me. He was so bashful he could hardly open his mouth. And Ellis Cross, I remember him starting to school. He was another one who was so bash­ ful. The McKeown boys. Sammy and Andy, the twins, and they couldn’t talk plain, espe­ cially Sammy. Their parents were of Irish or Scottish, or maybe a mixture. I don’t remem­ ber. Anyway, the parents talked quite broken, with an accent, and 1 guess because of that those little boys didn’t talk very plain. The first year, they went all year, and I don't think the teacher understood hardly a word they said. But they came. She loved them and tried to do things with them. Maybe had them color and do tilings with a pencil, but she did­ n’t get but very little of what they said. But the next year they were much better. And then there was Lily McKeown, who was in my class. Then there was James McKeown who was in my sister’s class. The Ted Newman family lived across from the school, across Yankee Springs Road. We went over there for water, carrying a pail full back. When I first started, it just set there, the open pail, with a dipper in iL A few years later they got a crockcry-like type of foun­ tain. You poured the water into that, and there was a cover and then you pushed a little but­ ton and the water bubbled up. The waste water ran into a pail. That was a real, real big step. But always we went over there for water. (Where did you get the water? Was there a pump outside?) Yes, there was a pump outside. (Was it a little pitcher pump, or was it a big pump?) I think it was a regular pump as 1 remember it. a regular bigger pump. (Was it outside, in back of the house?) Yes, it was in back of. the house, and the bigger kids would always go over there for water. The Ted Newman family. It was a big family of boys: Ray and Morris, and Paul, and there was a younger one who hadn’t started yet. The house still sets there (So there wasn't a pump right on the property?) There was no pump on the school property. ( What about the traditional little houses out back?) On the back corners were the girls and the boys. That was that. The school was heated with a great big stove. Different parents brought wood and it was piled outside. They seemed to know whose turn it was. i can remember my father taking wood up there. I can remember when they were cutting wool he asked if they would like to have a flag pole. He cut a straight pole, and he and the boys took it up there and put it in the ground. 1 don’t remem­ ber how we got the flag, where the school board bought it or if we sold things (to buy it), anyway It remember when the flag went up. I was quite an occasion. So then, that was the first thing we did in the morning after everyone gut there, was to put the flag up. They were taught respect, to never let the flag touch the ground Always it was held until it got fastened onto the little pulleys and pulled up there. And the same at night, when it was taken down, it was always folded in a special way and brought back in. She (Miss Raymond) was a very patriotic lady. She taught us all kinds of respect, that we were privileged to live in such a country as America. (Did they place the flag on her desk when they got it folded?) It was placed in a drawer in her desk. (Where was the flag pole?) It was directly in front, between the road and the school, right in the front yard. Another thing tha’ we did at school that I remember so plainly, was that each year we always had a little program for Thanksgiving. Right directly after Thanksgiving, we would go into our main program of the year, and of course that was Christmas. We would be practicing every day from then on until the day of the program. It was there that I learned all of the Christmas Carols. She put them on . the board, and they were left there until a few \days before the program. By then we had •hem in our heads so that we knew them word iV word, and they have always stayed there. IT longer ones we only had to learn the first veVi, but the shorter ones we had to learn all threKnr more verses, whatever there was. so that wc did not need any papers or anything. The programs were delightful. Wc appreciat­ ed them and enjoyed them so much. The songs, some of them I can remember yet, of sitting in a little rocking chair, rocking a little doll and singing a lullaby to the doll, that was my part in the program. I always fell so responsible, i knew everyone elsc’s part as well as my own. I could prompt all of them there. It was such a special time for us. (Do you remember a time when you could not get home from school? Was there ever a snow storm that put you in jeopardy ofgetting home?) Never had to stay, but if it got bad like that, my father would come with the horses and sleigh and would be there when we got out, so that everyone that lived along our way home got to ride. He would leave them off on the way. (There wasn't a regular pickup ofkids though. You walked to school?) There was no way to get there unless you walked. If it was pouring rain, sometimes as we got a little bit older, my brother Wayne had a milk route and would take us. He picked up cans of milk and took them in to Hastings. If we were ready in time, we could ride with him because he went right by the school. We had a few stops to make and sometimes went a little bit off the trail, but we could get there on time if we did this after we got a little bit older. Another thing, as we got older, that I remember so well, is my eighth grade. Seventh grade we didn’t have the greatest teacher. She did the best that she could, I am sure, but she didn’t have near the knack of making things clear to me, and I struggled with arithmetic. But then when I got into the eighth grade we had a lady called Mrs. Wilcox. She. again, was a wonderful teacher. If she couldn’t make things clear to you, it was because your head was really thick. We took the seventh grade and eighth grade together. The eighth grade thing was the most unfair thing that I have ever heard of. You went from that little school, one room school, to Hastings High School, which was so dif­ ferent from ours. Before we even got (here we were scared that we were going to get lost in the building, it was so big. I had a sister who lived in Hastings. She lived probably five or six blocks from the school. We began at 9 o’clock. I went up there and stayed with her those few days, two days. I got up and walked to the school. Wc had ten subjects to write on. 1 wrote five the first day and five the next. We wrote until 12 o’clock and then we had from 12 to 1 off. 1 walked back to her house and had lunch and then back to school. I really had the jitters that I wouldn’t be able to find the room that we were in. So you started out a nervous wreck. Then in the afternoon we were told that we had until 4 o’clock to finish. What we didn’t get done would just be marked “failure,” so we faced that deadline, that made it so very difficult especially that last day, it was Thursday and Friday. It was the most unfair thing that 1 have ever heard of to put a kid through. After that you got the results of your tests several weeks later through the mail, let­ ting you know whether you had passed or not. Through that time, you went through a turmoil as you didn’t know whether you had failed or whether you had made it. 1 got good mark", on everything in the 90s. except for arithmetic. That was a 60. You wa* only allowed one 60, but because of my high average in the other subjects I got through ok. You went through a living hell waiting to know whether you had made it or not. When my sister, who is two years younger got to there, they did it so much better. The ques­ tions came right to the school. No one had seen them, not even the teacher, until they got there, but you did it there in your own school. You wrote the same amount, the same things and everything, but it was so much more fair for a kid. You could do it in your own environment. (You were in your own envi­ ronment?) "You were in your own environment and it made it so much easier. That two days stands out like a nightmare. the most unfair for a kid to have to go through. (And all the kids around did that?) Yes. there was a bit assembly room full. They came from all over Yankee Springs and Barry County, prob­ ably. I don’t know for sure how far it went. There was, I believe, four of our own kids, and they were only familiar faces. Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN _of Edward Jones and Co. Time to Make New Year's Financial Resolutions Do you remember any of the New Year's resolutions you made for 2005? If you don't it may not be such a tragedy. After all, you still may have had a good quality of life even if you didn't get to the gym three times a week, learn a new language or take that gour­ met cooking class. On the other hand, you can make a big difference in your future if you make - and keep - financial resolutions for the coming year. Of course, like all resolutions, the financial ones are easier to keep if they don't force you to radically change your lifestyle. So. with that in mind, here are a few achievable finan­ cial resolutions you may want to consider for 2006: • Increase your 401(k) contributions. If your salary goes up this year, increase the per­ centage of your earnings that you defer into STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp Coca-Cola Co DaimlerChrysler Dow Chemical Co. Exxon Mobil Family Dollar Stores Fnt financial Bancorp Ford Motor Co. General Motors Ind. Bus. Machine JCPenney Co. Johnson 8 Johnson Kellogg Co. McDonalds Corp .'Szer Inc. Semco Energysears Hoking Sears Holding Spartan Motors TCF financial Wal-Mart Stores Gold Silver Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE 2471 43.67 14.55 40.90 53.75 4393 58.47 2437 18.13 733 1890 82.06 56.45 61.63 43 72 33.52 23.78 5.65 117.08 1034 27.42 46 23 +.08 +.10 -.14 -.07 +327 -27 +2.60 ♦22 ♦58 -.06 -.09 ■93 ♦1.15 ♦1.33 -.12 -58 +.15 +20 -237 +.17 -.11 ■1.50 SB.85 '9.20 * 10647.41 1.9B your 401 (k). With lax-deferred growth, pre­ tax contributions and a variety of investment choices, your 401 (k) is one of the best retire­ ment-savings vehicles around. Plus, since the money is taken out before it even reaches your check, you won't really "miss" your increased contribution. • "Max out’ on your IRA. In 2006, you can put in up to $4,000 to a traditional or Roth IRA, or $5,000 if you are 50 or older. If you cannot come up with the maximum amount at once, try dividing your IRA contributions into 12 equal monthly payments - and have the money taken automatically from a checking or savings account. • Pay down your credit card debt. As you may know, the Federal Reserve raised short­ term interest rates 12 straight times from June 2004 through November 2005. Sooner or later - and probably sooner - these rate increases will affect interest rates charged by credit card providers. So, if you are paying a variable rate on your credit cards, be prepared to pay more in interest These interest pay­ merits do you no good, as you can't deduct them from your taxes; consequently, you'll want to pay down this debt as quickly as you can. • Review your investment portfolio. It's a good idea to review your investment portfolio at least once a year. Over the course of 12 months, your life can change in many ways; eg.. new spouse, new house, new child, new job, etc. And if your life changes significant­ ly, your investment goals may also change. But even if your circumstances haven't changed much in a year, you should review your holdings to make sure they are properly diversified in a way that reflects your individ­ ual risk tolerance, time horizon and long-term objectives. A financial professional can help you review your investments to make sure you are still on track. * Avoid last year's mistakes. Everyone makes investment mistakes - but the smartest investors only make them once. So. try to identify any errors you made in 2005. Did you chase after "hot stocks* only to find they had already cooled off by the time you pur­ chased them? Did you incur a large tax bill by constantly buying and selling investments? These are the types of mistakes you should seek to avoid in 2006. So, there you have them: some New Year’s financial resolutions that, if followed careful­ ly, can provide you with benefits long after 2606 is over. This entire site Copyright © 2005 Edward Jones Bring your special event photos to us for quality, professional processing. J-Ad Graphics PRINTING PLUS North of Hastings on M-43 +28.15 +.49 " +69.64 +600M Pledging to be Your Healthcare Partner Our Pledge of Service To You Each and every Pennock employee and volunteer has taken a pledge to be your partner in personal, professional and progressive care. This means we pledge to treat you with courtesy, respect, professionalism and compassion while providing the most state-of-the-art healthcare in the finest possible facility. For more information, or to find a Pennock affiliated physician near you, call (269) 945-1 PHY (1749). Pennock Partner, Matthew R. Garber, M.D. Board Certified Family Practitioner Pennock HEALTH > Ortners inr"’00* Visit us on the web at www.pennockhealth.com 1009 W. Green Street. Hastings W5+9B1 ER VICES -tofeMionU, progress/.,, *'< �Page 8 - Thursday. January 5, 2006 - The Hastings Banner ^Innie’s MAILBOX by Kathy MitMil and Marcy Sugar Today is the Life Screening event at St. Edward’s Church, sponsored by Walker Pharmacy. Three sophisticated tests are available by prearrangemcnt. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet ar 7 p.m. next Thursday. Jan. 12. at the freight House. The Deardonfs have secured the pro­ gram. Visitors and guests are always wel­ come. There are permanent exhibits in the room, so attending the meetings is a treat, no matter what the program. The Freight House was open last Saturday, but there was no advance publicity. The librarian for the Ionia County Genealogy Society was on hand to do filing and to help any­ one who came for research. Bobbi Schirado will be the speaker for the Ionia County Genealogical Society at 1 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 14. Thanks to the personal items in newspapers from years ago. there was an unusally lengthy item about who from out of town attended a funeral. This list of names always proved useful to today's researchers besides sat­ isfying the curiosity of those current at the time of the deceased. This will likey be one of the points of the guest speaker. Often in newspapers of the past, there might be items in advance of a death stat­ ing who had come to help care for an individual who had fallen seriously ill. Often the family relationship was given. The library will be open until 5 p.m. Members received their quarterly newsletter and the annual report for 2005, listing al) the acquisitions for the year. Members of the Orville Decker family gathered Sunday afternoon at Fellowship Hall of the Central United Methodist Church for their annual time of food, fellowship'and gifts. Sunday also happened to be the birthday of the mother, Virginia (Varney) Decker. Bob and Marian Durkee were hosts to the Joey Jackson family of Missouri, who came from Joey’s Army base for Christmas with the family of wife Jan. They have four children. James and Barbara Wickham were hosts twice last weekend for family. On Saturday their guests were the Wickhams, Abbotts and Eldridge relatives. On Sunday it was son Douglas and his chil­ dren Anthony and Marissa. Mrs. Leah Abbott and one of Barbara's sisters from the Heffelbower family. On Sunday Lester and Virginia Yonkers were hosts to many of their chil­ dren and grandchildren plus the next gen­ eration According to the Lakewood News ear­ lier this week, longtime Lake Odessa Village Councilman Jerry Engle has resigned since he is now living in Woodland Township. Interested citizens may apply for his seat on the council. The Village also will advertise for bids on five acres east of McDonald's restaurant on M-50 since a prospective buyer is inter­ ested. The director of the Department of Public Works is using some days for maintenance, training and procedures to cut back on gasoline use by having employees handle it in-house. Another crew hasw been repairing picnic tables. The issue of only a $2 fine for parking on the street overnight may need to be AIRPLANE EAR I flew over the holidays and had difficulty with ear pain and hearing. How does being in an airplane affect your ears like that? This is a very common problem and is usually just a simple annoyance but under certain cimumstances it can result in severe ear damage. The basic issue is the ability of your middle ear to stay at the same pressure surrounding the body. When air pressure goes down (as when an airplane climbs to altitude) air expands and exits out of your middle ear through the Eustachian tube (the canal that connects your middle ear to the outside world). This can sometimes be felt by your ears "popping*. During descent, air pressure increases in the cabin of the airplane and any air in the middle ear shrinks and pulls air in through the Eustachian tube to equalize the pressure. If the Eustachian tube is blocked because of congestion, infection or allergies, the unequal pressure on your eardrum may impair your hearing and cause ringing in your ear (tinnitus), dizziness and ear pain. If the Eustachian tube is completely blocked, pressure changes may be severe enough to cause fluid buildup, rupture blood vessels and bleeding in your middle ear. Ear pain then is the result of air not being allowed to escape or enter the middle ear causing the eardrum to bulge or retract. Even if you develop airplane ear, many of the symptoms are self limiting even if the Eustachian tube remains plugged. The air will eventually normalize and the symptoms will disappear. If your symptoms don't disappear within a few hours or if pain persists, you may wish to see your doctor so that they can examine your ear for complications that may have occurred. Some things that can be done to minimize your risk of getting airplane ear include taking decongestants, drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration, avoid caffeine and alcohol or dear your ears regularly during landing by gently blowing while pinching your nostrils with your mouth dosed. Scon Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in Ihe Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. reviewed. For many this is a cheap way of tending one's vehicle. There were 17 EMS calls in the past month with 10 in the village and seven in the township. There were three mutual calls for Woodeland and Clarksville. Leslie and Janie Rush, accompanied by Mary Jane Carlson, attended a memorial service at Haslett Monday for a Rush rel­ ative who lived at a northern lake most recently. ‘Great Decisions’ discussions on TV begin Jan. 8 The Institute for Learning in Retirement of Kellogg Community College. Hastings branch, plans to offer its “Great Decisions” discussion class again in 2006 for all inter­ ested persons over age 50. The class will meet from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 28, but participants are asked to sign up soon so that the Foreign Policy Association briefing books can be ordered to arrive well in advance of class. Meantime, participants may wish to tune in to PBS television for the series of eight dis­ cussions by experts on the year's topics beginning on WGVU-TV on Sunday. Jan. 8, at 10 a.m. The plan is to show these videos, also during the class meetings to add to the information and discussion. The eight topics for 2006 are United Nations Reform. Brazil. Human Rights in an Age of Terrorism, the U.S. and Iran. Global Health Pandemics and Security. Turkey. Energy Resources. China and India: Partners or Competitors? Further information is available on each topic. Each is discussed in about 10 pages of the briefing book that all participants will use. Tuition for the discussion class is expected to be the same as last year. $25 for ILR members. and $10 for a spouse not needing a book; $29 for non-members, plus $14 for a spouse using the same book. Books will be ordered in advance for all group members so reading can begin. Participants may make known their interest by phoning ILR coordinator Teresa Durham at 948-9500. extension 2838, at the Hastings campus of Kellogg Community College, or class coordinator Eileen Oehler at 948-2347. Persons who may wish to order the Foreign Policy Association briefing book without attending class may reques.' a book be ordered for them, or they may order direct from FPAat 1-800-477-5836, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on FPA's website www.grealdecisions.org. FAX 212 481 9275. or by n»’L Foreign Policy Association. 470 Park Avenue South 2nd floor. New York, NY 10016-6819. The price is $15 plus $5 shipping. Invitation is extended to join the discusssion class to add to the diversity of opinion to be expressed. All opinions are respected and considered valid. For everything from business cards and brochures call J-Ad Graphics (269) 945-9554 After an affair Dear Annie: My wife, "Nicole.’ had an affair with a co-worker last year. When 1 found cut. 1 was devastated, and 1 still have emotional problems because of it. We hrve four children, so we worked it out the best we could. Nicole continued to work at the same place with this same co-worker for a short lime after I found out, and it was killing me every time she went to her office. A few months ago, she finally found another job. Recently, Nicole's old boss called and asked if she could fill in temporarily. Nicole asked me if this would be a problem. I never demand things of her. but 1 did express my feelings that I If ped she could move on and let that past go. Frankly. 1 don't understand how she could even want to go back into that situation if she really wishes to hold our mar­ riage together. It's like this affair will never go away. I don't want her around this man ever again. Do you think Nicole wants to revisit a fantasy? Am I being unreasonable to ask her not to do this, or is she taking our relationship for granted? - Depressed Hubby Dear Hubby: Nicole probably thinks she can avoid temptation while helping her old boss, but she would be foolish to put herself in that position. More importantly, knowing how nervous it makes you, she should not give it the slightest consideration. Nicole owes it to you to do whatever is necessary to regain your trust. Make it clear that if she decides to return to that office, you will make an appointment with a marriage counselor, because your rela­ tionship obviously needs more work. It's her party Dear Annie: My sister-in-law lives a few blocks away and is very well-off. She throws large birthday parties for her fair sons and invites tons of people. She hounls us to attend and makes a big deal if we dont My issue is this: She never sends c gift o» card to any of our four children on their birth­ days. When we throw a party, she always kxs an excuse not to show up. I am tired of going to her parties when she is so thoughtless and selfish. My husband doesn't want to start anything, so he asks me to ignore her behavior and attend the parties. I've had five years of this, and that's enough. Even my children notice the disparity. What would be a good way to approach her behavior without hurting my nephews? — Frustrated In-Law Dear Frustrated: You can't make your sis­ ter-in-law a more considerate aunt. Piease continue to send cards and gifts to your nephews, whether or not you attend the par­ lies. And don't let her browbeat you into showing up. If you keep repeating, ’So sorry, we have plans.' she'll eventually accept it The key is to remain sweet and kind, no mat­ ter how angry she becomes. She'll look like a raving lunatic, and you'll be the picture of sainthood. Discuss depression Dear Annie: I read the letter from ’Depressed and Embarrassed.’ who suffered from mental illness and was on disability. People didn't believe anything was wrong. 1 am a suicidal depressive and suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Four years ago. I had a major breakdown and decided then that I would no longer continue to hide. Most people do not understand men­ tal illness, so I explain my condition to almost anyone who asks. Not everyone is receptive, but 1 owe it to every person with the illness to broaden the public's understanding of the affliction. If 'Depressed' is embarrassed about her condition, it suggests she has not yet come to terms with iL - Depressed But Honest in North Carolina Dear Honest: You may be right, but whether or not to discuss a personal issue is up to the individual. Additional pressure to talk about it won't help. Dressing dilemma Dear Annie: I am a 20-year-old male ir. a rather unusual situation. I have been intrigued by crossdressing since I was 12 and. as a result, took to 'borrowing' a few things from my mother, mainly underwear. I still live at home, and this interest of mine has caused me much embarrassment. My father has found fne borrowed clothing sever­ al times and mentioned it once, telling me to stay out of other people's things. And I know my mother found a pair of her underwear one time. I don't know what to do. I feel ashamed and embarrassed taking these things but do not want to stop. 1 don't feel as if 1 am hurting anyone. In fact. I've seriously thought about letting Mom catch me in the process of steal­ ing her things so I wouldn't feel so guilty doing it behind her back. A couple of years ago. 1 never thought I could bear talking about crossdressing, but now I think it might be helpful to discuss it with my mother. However, I'm afraid it could go badly and I'll never again be able to look her in the eyes. This is troubling me to the point where I am losing sleep. Please help. — Confused Dear Confused: Crossdressing is not like putting on a costume because you're in a glam rock band. The behavior is more compulsive, but you can curb aspects of it so you are not out of control. Most crossdressers arc heterosexual, often married, and find comfort in crossdrcssing. There is sometimes a sexual element to iL but not always. It would be helpful if you could discuss this with your mother, and she might be more receptive than you think, since she likely is already aware that you are taking her clothes. Until then, you can find information and support through The Society for the Second Self Inc. (tri-ess.org), P.O. Box 980638. Houston. TX 77098-0638. Chummy mem Dear Annie: Lam 14 years old and have one problem - my mom. Besides this one rhing. she's great, and I love her. Whenever 1 have friends over. Mom butts into the conversation or makes jokes that aren’t funny and might even be offensive to my friends. If we are on the computer, she 'xxne.' and sits and watches what we are doiog. I've confronted her about this, and she says that she has every right to talk to my friends and be involved. I don i insss to exclude her. I just want a little privacy. I'm out .if ideas for what to do about this, so I just oon't have friends over any more. I’m scared if I bring new friends to my bouse, they will get the wrong impression of me because or Mnm. Can you help? - No Friends Because of Mom Dear No Friends: Don't assume your friends will think less of you because of your mother. They are smart enough to know you are separate individuals. Parents need to supervise, but they don't always know how to do it without being intrusive. WrJking by the room while you are on the computer is suffi­ cient to check out the sites. Periodically ask­ ing your friends if they want a snack is enough conversation. Also, some parents want to be 'pals' with their kids and try to be one of the gang. This never works unless Mom is specifically invited to chat. If explaining it to Mom doesn't help, show her this letter, and tell her you wrote it Feet on the floor Dear Annie: Every day during my com­ mute. I see car passengers with their feet up in the windows of the vehicles 1 pass. 1 would like to wam them that this is not a good idea. During an accident, there is no time to move their feet out of the way when the airbag deploys. They could break their legs. Please tell them. - Waynesboro, Pa. Dear Waynesboro: You did, and quite suc­ cinctly. Thank you. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions ra anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write tJ Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. ChicagA. IL 60611. To find out more about Anri’s Mailbox, and read features by other CreJbrs Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visi the Creators Syndicate Web page at w^.err a.ors.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 5, 2006 - Page 9 LEGAL NOTICES Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained Hi be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by CYNTHIA K WRIGHT AND SHANE E. WRfGHT. HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS to MORTGAGE electronic registration systems inc.. ACTING SOLELY ASNOMINEE FOR LENDER AMD LENDER'S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS AEGIS WHOLESALE CORPORA­ TION.. Mortgagee, dated September 1C. 2002, and recorded on September 30. 2002 . as instrument No. 1088214. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage iherets claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred one thousand eight hundred eighty and 92/100 Dollars ($101.880 92). including interest at 7.250% p* annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such cse made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings, Ml . at 1 00 PM on January 26. 2006. Said remises are situated in CITY OF HAST­ INGS. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as. LOT 17. AND THE EAST ONE-HALF OF LOT 16. BLOCK 3. TAFFEE ADDITION TO T CITY OF HASTINGS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 83 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the data of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale ol such sale. DATED December 29. 2005 Robert A. Tremin & Associates. P.C 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC . ACTING SOLE­ LY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER'S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, LENDER IS AEGIS WHOLESALE CORPRATION Mortgagee For More Information Cafi: (248) 540-7701 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUROFF1CE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Shawna Wanland. a married woman in fact tor Paul C. Wanand POA. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., ortgagee, dated July 12. 2005 and recorded September 8. 2005 in Instrument Number 1’52447, Barry County Records. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Thirty-Seven and 35/100 Do tars ($131.037 35) induing interest at the rata of €.76% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some partof them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on February 2. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Castleton. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at te Southwest comer of the West one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 20. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, thence West 20 rods for the Place ot Beginning, thence North 15 rods 4.5 feet; thence West 20 rods, thence South 15 rods. 4.5 feet, thence East20 rods to the Place of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless the properly is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shr.il be 30 days from the dat of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of he bid amount ten­ dered at sale. Dated: January 5. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. As Mortgagee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 191 1002 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decadent's Estate FILE No. 2005-24438 DE Estate of DENNIS L. ANDERSON. Deceased Date of birth 10-31-47 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS. The decedent. Dennis L Anderson, who lived al 417 Brogan Road. Hastings. Michigan died November 20. 2003 Creditor.- of the decedent are notified that ail claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Gloria J. Anderson, named personal representative or proposed personal rep­ resentative. or to both the probate court at 206 W. Court St.. Ste 302. Hastings and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date ol publication of this notice. Date 12-28-05 Ruoert J Longstreet P53546 607 North Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-3495 Gloria J Anderson 417 Brogan Road Hastings. Michigan 49058 Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. la a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m thJ conditions of a mortgage made by LARRY L WAGNER. CYNTHIA K WAGNER. HUSBAND AND WIFE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA­ TION SYSTEMS SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER'S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. SAID LENDER IS REPUBLIC BANK. Mortgagee, dated September 13. 2004, and record­ ed on September 16. 2004 . as instrument No. 1134007. m BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof me sum of one hundred sixty one thou­ sand four hundred eighty four and 47/100 Dollars ($161,484.47). including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them. a. public vendue. at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1:00 PM on January 12. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF IRVING. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: UNIT 1 OF DAISY LANE 41 CONDOMINIUM PROJECT. ACCORDING TO THE MASTER DEED RECORDED IN DOCUMENT NUMBER 1095651 AND AMENDMENTS TEHRETO (IF ANY) AND DESIGNATED AS BARRY COUNTY CONDOMINI­ UM SUBDIVISION PLAN # 27. TOGETHER WITH RIGHTS IN COMMON ELEMENTS AS SET FORTH IN ABOVE MASTER DEED AND AS DES­ IGNATED IN ACT 229 OF PUBLIC ACTS OF 1963 AND ACT 59 OF PUBLIC ACTS OF 1978, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case Ste redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale DATED: December 15, 2005 Robert A Tremain & Associates. PC. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS SOLELY AS NOMI­ NEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER'S SUCCES­ SORS AND ASSIGNS. SAID LENDER IS REPUB­ LIC BANK Mortgagee Notice tn Mortgage Foreclosure aaie THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTA1N WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld emount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions uJ a mortgage made by Anita F. Shook, a single person, original mortgagor(s). to U.S. Bank National Association. N D , Mortgagee, dated February 14. 2003. and recorded on April 9. 2003 in instrument 1101685, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Nine And 85/100 Dollars ($77,489.85). including interest at 6.4% per annum. Under the power of sale contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1D0 PM. on January 12. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 17. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence along said quarter Section line East a distance of 135 feet; thence South 200 feet; thence West 135 feet; thence North 200 feet along the West line ot the Northeast quarter of said Southeast quarter of said Section a distance of 200 feet to the Point of beginning, except the North 33 feet thereof tor Highway purposes. The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: December 15. 2005 For more information, please call: FC F 248.593 1313 Trod & Trod. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4071363F01 a»n»o STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate ALE NO. 2005-24456 DE Estate of DENA ACKERSON. Deceased Date of birth: 04/21/02 TO ALL CREDITORS; NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Dena Ackerson, who lived at 12081 Gackler Road. Middleville. Mchigan died April 22.2002. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all daims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Mary Ackerson and/or Julie Ackerson, named personal representative or pro­ posed personal representative, or to both the pro­ bate court at 206 W. Court. Ste 302. Hastings and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Date: 12/29/05 Robert J. Longstreet P53546 607 North Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-3495 Mary Ackerson and Julie Ackerson 425 Taftee Dr 12081 Gackler Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 Middleville. Ml 49333 THIS ARM « A OfcnT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLtASE CONTACTOUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARYDUTY MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Ltsa L. Sawyer and David Sawyer, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., mortgagee dated March 25. 2004 and recorded March 31. 2004 m Instrument Number 1124463. Barry County Records. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage ’he sum of Ninety-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Nine and 09/100 Dollars ($92,749.09) including ir terest atthe rale of 921% per annum Under the power of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of Ihe State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings id Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on January 12, 2006. The premises are located in the T jwnship ol Orangeville, Barry County. Michigan, and are describee as: Lot 32 of Parker Park Plat, according t the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 2 of Plats on Page 46 Also, beginning at the southeast (recorded as northeast) comer of Lot 32 of Parker Park Plat; thence southeasterly a distance of approximately 50 feet to the northerly right of way 'ne of a public highway; thence westerly along the north right of way line of said public highway a dis­ tance of approximately 40 feet; thence northwester­ ly from the northerly nght of way line of the said put*c highway to the southwest comer of Lot 32 ofPaiker Park Plat, a distance of approximately 50 feet; thence northeaterty along the southerly line of Lot 32 of Parker Park Plat a distance of 40 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, nless the property is deter­ mined abandoned tn accordance with MCLA §600.32418. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sale m the event a 3rd party buysthe property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale. Dated: December 15. 2005 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electonic Registration Systems, Inc., As Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 209 3364 *Mrrn No'K.e Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS HAM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE O8TA1N WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONT/ CT OUR OFFICE AT THE HUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS; This atoe may be rescinded by the Rmeclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, tf any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage mMe by Kenneth Wikam Schild and Danielle L. Schild, original mort­ gagor (s). to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC. Mortgagee, dated June 19. 2003, and recorded on June 27, 2003 in instrument 1107314. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argen* Securities Inc.. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-W4 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1. 2003. without recourse as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Fifteen And 02'100 Dollars ($125815.02), including interest at 9.65% per annum. Under the power of sale contained to said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby g*ven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, o.- some part of them, at public ve. Jue. at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on January 12.2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 3 and 4 of Block 13 of Eastern Addition to the City, formerly Village, of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, excepting therefrom the East 7 rods The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: December 15. 2005 For rrxre information, please call: FC H 248 593 1300 Trot: & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4076357F01 iwum NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT; ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY SER­ VICE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW ATTENTION POTENTIAL PURCHASERS AT FORECLOSURE SALE: Green Tree Servicing LLC (W« Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation) may rescind this sale at any time prior to the end of the redemption period. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed to the return of your bld amount tendered at the sale, plus Interest. Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Short M Htveiy nnd Susan L. Hively. to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation), dated March 24. 1999. and recorded m the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the Stale of Michigan on March 30. 1999, m Document No 1027246. et seq . on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due as of the date of this Notice the sum of $164,630.49, together with interest at 9.00 percent per annum. NOW THEREFORE Notice is hereby given that the power of sale contained in said Mortgage has become operative and that pursuant to that power of sale and MCL 600 3201 et seq . on January 19. 2006 at 1:00 p.m.. on the East steps of the Circuit Court Building in Hastings. Michigan, that being the place for holding the Circuit Court and/or tor con­ ducting such foreclosure sales for the County of Barry, there will be offered al public sale, the prem­ ises. or some part thereof, described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wit: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 POST OF SECTION 9. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 04' 20" EAST ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1/4 UNE OF SAID SECTION 9 A DISTANCE OF 1040 49 FEET; THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 33' 05" EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 9 A DISTANCE OF 493.7* FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00' 06" EAST 7)3.00 FEET TO THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING; THENCE SOUTH 72 DEGREES 36' 52" WEST 501 12 FEET. THENCE NORTH 0C DEGREES 00' 06" WEST 661.27 FEET. THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 10* 57" WEST 300 00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 43 DEGREES 50' 39" WEST 279.24 FEET; THENCE NORTH 73 DEGREES 46’ 44" WEST 125.53 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF HIGHWAY M-37; THENCE flORTHEASTERl Y 108.03 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE AND THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT WHOSE RADIUS IS 5729 69 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 06 DEGREES 32 35’ EAST 106.03 FEET. THENCE NORTH 09 DEGREES 05' 00" EAST CONTINUING ALONG SAID CENTER­ LINE 141.97 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES Iff 57" EAST 429.93 FEET; THENCE NORTH 04 DEGREES 28' 46" EAST 505 07 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF A CERT'uN FENCE ROW WHJCH IS ADJUDGED IN UBEP. 403. PAGE 795-7495 SBRVICS BUM PJULY LYING NORTH OF SAID FENCE KCW; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES Iff 16* EAST .UONG THE CENTERLINE OF SAID FENCE RtTW 586 90 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES Off OT WEST 1104.53 FEET TO THE PLACE Of BEGIN NING. SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THt PUB­ LIC AND OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL UNIT IN ANY PART THEREOF TAKEN. USED OR DEEDED FOR STREET. ROAD OR HIGHWAY PURPOSES The redemption period shall be one (1) year from the date of sate. BRANDT. FISHER. ALWARD A ROY. PC. Green Tree Servicing LLC (tA/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation) _____________________________________ DONALD A. BRANDT (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 1241 E Eighth Street. P.O Box 5817 Traverse City. Michigan 49696-5817 (231)941-9660 Dated December 12. 2005 W:\Suzie'Collect»ns\Green TreeVfiv^y. Shurt & Susan\Notice of Forectosure.wpd owxtzm NOTICE TO CREDITORS Bernice R. Lott Declaration of Trust dated Doc ember 8,1989 TO ALL CREDITORS: Bernice R. Lott, who lived at 11295 Sunset Point Dr.. Plainwell. Ml 49080, died on December 21, 2005. No estate has been filed with any probate court, and it is anticipated that no estate wiH be filed with any probate court, there being no assets requiring probate. Creditors of Bernice R. Lett are notified that all daims against Bernice R. Lett, the estate of Bernice R. Lett, or the Bernice R. Lett Declaration of Trust dated December 8. 1989 as amended, will be forever barred unless presented to Patsy J. Blunt. Successor Trustee ol the Bernice R. Lett Declaration of Trust Dated December 8. 1989, as amended, whose address is 7105 Fordshire Lane. Hazetwood. MO 63042. telephone (314) 895-1202. within 4 months after the date of publication ol this notice The attorney for the Successor Trustee is Stephen L. Haslett. 141 East Bridge Street. Plainwell, Ml 49080. telephone number (269) 685­ 9877 This notice was published on Jan 5, 2006 Ivy Woods Condominiums - Hastings OPEN: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Deluxe Homes Prices starting at SI89,900 Golf Course Views ♦ Woodlawn .1-800-290-3289 t i Notice Of Mortgage Foracioauro Sale THIS ARM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TH AT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. 913. OF BARRY COUNTY RECORDS AS THE M-37 1 Year Golf Membership Included STEENSMA PLUMBING FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt cottector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information obtained wiH be uced for this purose, tf you are in the Military, please contact our office st the number I isted below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Nicholas Setter. a/k/a Nick Setter. a/k/a Nick W Seder, and Sarah L Sister. huband and wife to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated February 10.2004 and recorded February 27. 2004 in Instrument 41122815 Barry County Records. Mctvgan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to; eutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2004-W6 under the Pooling A Servicing Agreement dated as ot Apnl 1, 2004. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there is claimed to bedue at tha date hereof the sum of One Hundred Four Thousand Two Hundred Twenty­ Seven Dollars and Forty-Seven Cents ($104227.47) including interest 9.3% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and prvid9d. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or seme part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 180PM. on Thursday. January 19. 2006 Said premises are sitated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 1278 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the plat thereof Being the same property conveyed to Sarah L Seiler and Nick Seder, aka Nek W Salter, husband an wife by deed dated 9-28-01 and recorded 10-9­ 01 in Document * 1067839. In the Office of the Recorder of Barty County. Michigan. Commonly known as 130 W. Marshall St., Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shaK be 6 months from the date of such sate, nless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the da’e of such sale Dated: DECEMBER 16. 2005 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc., Aset Backed Pass Through Certificates Series 2004-W8 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of April 1, 2004. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potesbvo & Associates. P.C. 811 Soutn Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. I 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Rte No: 05-41673 1 a the conditions of a mortgage made by Rhea Hice. a singte woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. i.tortgagee, dated May 17. 2005, and recorded on May 24.2005 in instrument 1147006, in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is cuSmed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-One And 36/100 Dolan ($185.47138). including interosi « 5.375% per annum. Under the po^er oi contained In said mort­ gage and the status >n such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby v Mn that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of t>-* mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vondua, nt the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings 1:00 PM. on February 2,2006 Said premises are situated in T jwnship or Harry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as. 20 of First Addition to Gwin's Grove CrooiedLake, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in 1 of Plats. Pago 84. ALSO: commencing al an Iron s’ake in the Southeasterly line of First Addition to Pat a' Gwin's Grove and 101/2 feet Northeasterly from comer of Lot 21 and 22. Hickory 6 inches No-therty 2 ieet. Yellow Oak 6 inches Westerly 4 V2 toot; theixre from said place of beginning along the Northeas' stoe of lot sold to Frank FMz 482 loot to an iron stake in the center of the highway from which White Oak 12 inches diameter bears South 82 degrees West 34 feet distant; thence in center of highway North 45 degrees East801/2teettoanironboltat East corr«r; thence along Northeast side North 49 1/2 degrees West 454 4 feet to comer ol Lots 19 and 20 in Plat of First Addition to Gwin's Grove; thence along Southeast side of Lot 20 and part of Lot 21 South 50 degrees West 89 1/2 toet to place of beginning, being on the Northwest fractional 1/4 of Section 7. Town 1 North, Range 9 West EXCEPTING therefrom a parcel of land located adjacent to Plat of First Addition tc Gwin's Grove, described as: commencing at an iron which lies North 50 degrees East 10 1/2 toet and South 48 degrees 5 minutes 30 seconds East 132 feet from tfio most Southerly comer of Lot 21 of recorded Plat cl First Addition to Gwin's Grove; thence South 48 degrees 5 minutes 30 seconds East 330 feet to ar. iron stake in the center of highway, from which a White Oak 12 inches m diameter bears South 82 degrees West 34 feet; thence in the center of high­ way North 46 degrees 28 minutes East 71 1/2 feet to point ol beginning Subject to an easement to Lot 21 of First Addition to Gwin's Grove, according to the recorded plat thereof, described as: A strip 12 feet wide, the centertine described as: beginning at a point on the Southeasterly line of said Lot 21. dis­ tant South 50 degrees West 9.4 feet from the Southeasterly comer of Lot 21, South 89 degrees East 27 feet. South 62 degrees 30 minutes East 123 feet. South 48 degrees 07 minutes East 330 feet, more or less to center of Sprague Road, short­ ening and lengthening the side tine to terminate at the Southeasterly line of Lot 21 and centerline of Sprague Road. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated January 5. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. McNgan 48025-582? Fite *079041F01 �Page 10 - Thursday. January 5. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Andrew C. Grindle and Joan M Grindte. husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Regis?.-?eon Sstems, Inc . mortgagee, dated August 26. 2C02 and recorded September 18. 2002 in Instrument No 1067655. Barry County Records. Said mortgage ts now held by CitiFmancial Mortgage Company. Inc by assign ment deted January 23. 2003 and recorded on Februar 3. 2003 in Instrument Number 1096724. Barry County Records. There is claimed io be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Seven and 36/100 Dollars ($106,247.36) including interest at the rate of 11.00% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the Stale of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Corthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 100 p.m. on January 19. 2006. The premises are located m the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: _The North 3 Rods of the South 6 Rods of Lots 19 and 20 of the City, frmerty Wage of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shaft be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCI A §600 3241a. in which case the redemption peod shafl be 30 days from the date of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. ar limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale Dated: December 22.2005 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for CrtiFtnancial Mortgage Company. Inc.. As Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 201.2574 owiruo Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFF1CE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shafl bo limit­ ed solely tothe return ot the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Mike Dimond and April Dimond, Husband and Wife, orig­ inal mortgagors), to Washtenaw Mortgage Co.. Mortgagee, dated ecember 30.1998, and recorded on January 6. 1999 in instrument 1023291, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bank Of America N.A. as assignee by an assignment, in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereo the sum of Ninety-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Two And 40/100 Debars ($97,692.40). including interest al 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given tha said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 26, 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michian, and are described as: Commencing at the North 1/4 post of Section 8, Town 1 North 1 Range 9 West, thence South 01 degrees 21 minutes 00 seconds East along the North and South 1/4 line of said Section, a distance ot 1350.97 feet to the South line of an asement for ingress and egress 30.00 feet wide: thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds East 814.85 feet to the Southwesterly lino of an easement lor mgre'js and egress 16.5 feet wide, thence South 37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East 69.78 feet: fence South 34 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds East 112.84 feet: thence South 39 degrees 29 min­ utes 34 seconds East 63.73 feet: thence South 40 degrees 47 minutes 17 seconds East 178.67 feet: thence South 42 degrees 14 minutes 35 seconds East 361.66 feet; thnce South 52 degrees 43 min­ utes 27 seconds East 121 .07 feet; thence South 41 degrees 54 minutes 21 seconds West 180.44 feet to the true point ot beginning: thence South 46 degrees 11 minutes 42 seconds West 535.65 feet: thence South 00 degrees 02 mhutes03 seconds East 275.44 feet to an intermediate traverse line of the channel between Pleasant Lake and Mud Lake; thence along said intermediate traverse line the fol­ towing courses: South 67 degrees 25 minutes 39 seconds East 102 65 feet; thence North 54 derees 41 minutes 39 seconds East 38.41 feet; thence North 19 degrees 39 minutes 37 seconds East 106.79 feet; thence North 70 degrees 01 minutes 06 seconds East 150.78 toet; thence North 34 degrees 35 minutes 20 seconds East 223.32 feet; thence North 47 degees 11 minutes 22 seconds East 133.42 feet to the end of said intermediate tra­ verse bne thence North 31 degrees 16 minutes 18 seconds West 274.87 feet to ths point of beginning Together with and subject to easements for ingress and egress with others tothe above described par­ cel from Pleasant Lake Road over Easement No. 1 and Easement No. 2 described as follows: Easement N0.1: Commencing at the North 1/4 post of Section 8, Town I North, Range 9 Wesr, thence South 01 degrees 21 minutes 00 seconds East aing the Horth and South 1/4 line of said Section1320.96 feet to the place of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 30 seconds East along the North line of the South 1/2 of the FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information obtained will bo used for this prpooe. tf you are In the Military, please contact our office at the number listed MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Amanda L IJemfl and Justin Merrill, wife and hus­ band to Oak Street Mortgag. LLC. a Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated October 22.2004 and recorded November 15,2004 in Instrument # 1137242 Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage was assigned to. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., its succesois and assigns, by assignment dated November 3, 2004 and recorded March 2. 2005 in Instrument # 1142165 on which mortgage there ts claimed io be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seven Thousand Five Hundred Fourteen Dollars and Forty-Five Cats ($107,514.45) includ­ ing interest 8.99% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or sme part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse n Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. January 13. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as. Lot three and the West one half of ot two (2). Block twelve (12) of Daniels Striker's Addition to the City, formerly Village of Hastings according to the recorded Plat thereof Commonly known as 220 E CoMax. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such ale. unless determined abandoned in accordance with 19480. 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: DECEMBER 16. 2005 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., its successors and assigs. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestrvo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fife No. 05-41829 □««’<• Northeast 1/4 of said Section 8. a distance of 813.47 feet; thence South37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East 37.76 feet; thence North 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds West 835.61 feet to said North and South 1/4 Uno; thence North 01 degrees 21 minutes 00 seconds West alcng said 1/4 line 30.01 feet to the place of beginning. Easement No. 2; Commencing tA the North 1/4 post of Section 8. Town 1 North, Range 9 West; thence South 01 degrees 21 minutes 00 sec­ onds East along the North and South 1/4 line of said Section 1320.96 feet: thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds Eat along the North line ot the South 1/2 ot the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 8, a distance ol 813.47 toet; thence South 37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East 37.76 feet to the true place of beginning; thence South 37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East 57.7 feet*, thence South 34 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds East 112.31 feet: thence South 39 degrees 29 minutes 34 seconds East 8231 toet; thence South 40 degress 47 minutes 17 seconds East 176 21 leet. toer.ce South 42 degrees 14 min­ utes 35 seconds East 360 OOfeet: thence South 52 degrees 43 minutes 26 seconds East 269 55 test; thence South 59 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds East 200.00 feet; thence South 43 degrees 36 min­ utes 32 seconds West 16.91 toet . thence North 59 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds West 197.21 set; thence North 52 degrees 43 minutes 26 seconds West 271 .97 toet; thence North 42 degrees 14 minutes 35 seconds West 361.65 toet: thence North 40 degrees 47 minutes 17 seconds West 176.67 toet; thence North 39 degrees 29 minutes 34 seconds West 63.73 eet; thence North 34 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds West 112 64 toet; thence North 37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds West 69 78 feet; thence South 89 degrees 50 min­ utes 00 seconds East 20.76 feet to ths ptace of beginning Together with and subject to a priate easement tor ingress and egresc and public utilities purposes over a strip of land 66 feet wide described as: Commencing al the North 1/4 post of Section 8. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, thence South 01 Degrees 21 Minutes 00 Seconds East along the Northand South 1/4 bne of stod Section, a distance of 1350.97 feet to the South line of an easement for ingress and egress 30.00 toet wide, thence South 89 Degrees 50 MinutesOO Seconds East 814.85 feet to the Southwesterly line of an easement lor ingress and gross 16.5 toet wide; thence South 37 degrees 13 Minutes 48 seconds east 69.78 feet, thence South 34 degrees 25 mtnutes 30 seconds East 112.64 toot; thence South 39 degrees 29 minutes 34 seconds East 63.73 feet; thence South 40 degrees 47 minutes 17 secons east 176.67 leet; thence south 42 degrees 14 min­ utes 35 seconds East 361 65 toet; thence South 52 degrees 43 minutes 27 seconds east 121.07 feet to the place of beginning; thence South 52 degrees 43 minutes 27 seconds east 66.22 feet; thence South 41 derees 54 minutes 21 seconds west 188 26 feet, thence south 46 degrees 11 minutes 42 seconds west 238.47 feet; thence North 43 degrees 48 minutes 18 seconds West 66.00 leet; thence North 46 degrees 11 minutes 42 seconds east 236.00 feet; thence North 41 degees 54 min­ utes l*1 seconds east 180.44 feet to the point of The redemption period shafl be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: December 29. 2005 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys Forervicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sto 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4077034F01 We can help! You can’t afford NOT to call Substance Abuse Treatment & Counseling Services, LLC. 221 S. Broadway PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE SED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248) 539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE-Default has been made in the conditions al a mortgage made by Jimmie D Bolton Jr. a mamed man and Laura Britton his wife to Mortgage lectromc Registration Systems. Inc.. ("MERS") solely as nominee for Lender and Lender's successors and assigns Ths Huntington National Bank. Mortgagee, dated June 10. 2004. and recorded on June 11. 2004 in Document No 1129167. Barry County Records. Miogan. cn which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED EIGHT THOU­ SAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTEEN AND 83/100 DOLLARS ($108,613.83). including interest at 7.249% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage ad the statute in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan st 1:00 o'clock pm on. January 12. 2006. Said Premises are situated m Village o» Freeport, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 10 and the Ni-rth 5 toet of Lot 9 of Block 8 ot Samuel Roush Addition to the Village of Freeport, according to the recorded pl*t ttr*of. as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 23. B.vry County. Michigan. Also: a parcel comme'idng at the Northeast cor­ ner of Lot 10. Block 8. Samuel Roush’s Adctbon to the Village of Freeport, according to the recorded plat thereof for the Place of Begnning. thence Southeasterly 76.08 feet along the East side of said Lot 10 and the North 5 toet of Lot 9 of Block 8; thence East 40 tost; thence Northerly io a point 64 leet East of the place of beginning; thence West to the Ptace of Beginning, ail m Secton 1, Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Irving Township. Barry County, Michigan. TAX ID NO. 08-43-208-010-00 The Redemption period shafl be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the rdemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such safe. Dated December 12. 2005 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. ("MERS"). solely as nominee for Lender and Lender's successors and assigns The Huntington National Bank. Mortgagee PETERM. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P.C. 23100 Providence Dove, Suite 450 Southfield, Michigan 48075 Pub dates: 12/15-1/5 GRAND A GR*JfO PLLC 31731 Northwestern Hwy, #151 Farmington HMto Ml 48334 PURSUANT TO 15 USC <1692 YOU ARE HERE­ BY INF D/nKD THAT TH® IS A ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMA­ TION THAT YOU PROVIDE MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has teen made in the condition of a mortgage made by Edith Mann a single woman to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPO­ RATION III by a mortgage dated April 20,2004 and recorded on April 21. 2004 in instrument No. 1126174 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at Ihe date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Four and 66/100 DoHara ($145,694.66) including interest at 7.74% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given ’hat said mortgage wiH be forectoeed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings. Michigan al 1:00 pm on January 19.2006. Said premises are situated in the City of Hickory Comers. County of Barry State of Michigan, and are ALL THOSE CERTAIN PIECES OR PARCELS OF LAND SITUATED AND BEING THE TOWN­ SHIP OF BARRY. COUNTY OF BARRY AND STATE OF MICHIGAN. AND DESCRIBED AS FOL­ LOWS: 12 ACRES IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4. BEGIN 48 RODS NORTH AND SOUTH OF 40 ROOS EAST AND WEST. ALL IN SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH, RANGE 9 WEST. LESS. EXCEPTING AND RESERVING BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 30 SECOND EAST. 200 00 FEET ALONG THE EAST AND WEST 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 05 MINUTES EAST. 508 00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST, 200.00 FEET TO THE WEST 1/8 LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST. 308 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. EXCEPTING AND RESERVING ALL THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY PAUL J VANDENBERG AND THERESA A. VAN­ DENBERG BY DEED DATED 07/17/1995 RECORDED 0809/1995 IN DEED VOLUME 637 PAGE 211. TAX MAP OR PARCEL ID NO: 08-03­ 036-031-50 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: December 13.2005 Michael M. Grand. Esq. GRAND & GRAND PLLC 31731 Northwestern Hwy.. *151 Farmington Kids. Ml 48334 (248) 538-3737 68569 Linda Brovm Grand and Grand PLLC (248) 538-3737 ext 104 (248) 538-4110 fax Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be reeclnded by the foreclosing mortgagee. Ir that event, your damages, tf any, shall be Unit­ ed sotofy to ths return of the bid amount ten­ dered at safe, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Tammy Gibson a Single Woman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 8. 2003. and recorded on October 31. 2003 in instrument 1116727, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due a the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Eight And 31/100 Dollars ($165,168.31). including interest at 6.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wrfl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on January 12. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North 360 feet of the east 605 feet of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 23. Town 2 North, Range 8 West The redemption petod shafl be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: December 15, 2005 For more information, ptease cal: FC W 248.593.1312 Trott & Trofi, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate #076294F01 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPSE. NOTFY (248) 362-6100 F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Daniel B Bacon. Sr., an unmarried man of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Bach Mortgage Company dated the 1st day of October. A.D. 2002, and recorded in the office of ihe Register of Deeds, tor the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 21st day of October. A.D. 2002, in Instrument No. 10B9744 of Barry Records, which saxJmortgage was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee lor Long Beech Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-5 Investor ID: H03/H04. thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. ri the date of this notice, for principal and iterest. the sum of $87,073.72 (Eighty Seven thousand. Seventy Three dollars and Seventy Tteo cents) including interest rwre on at 9.35% (nine point three live) percent Mf annum And no suit proceedings at law O' in equity hav­ ing been instituted t recover the CetX secured by said mortgage or any pert thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue the State ci Michigan in such case made and provicsd. notice is hereby given that on the 19th day of January. AD.. 2006, at 1:00 o'c^ck said mortgage wC be to«*ctoead by a safe at pubic auction, to the highest bidder, at the Bany County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml. Barry County, Michigan, of the presses desertbed in said mortgage. Which said premises are described as toflows: Al that certain ptace or parcel of land situate in the City of Plamwei, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as folows to wit: The Easterly 3 acres of the following described propert Commencing in the center of section 29. Town 2 North, Range 10 West. Thence South 553 5 feet, thence Westerly along the South line of the North 553.5 toet of the Northeast one-quartet of the Southwest one-quarter, 574 toet; thence South 220 toet. thenceEasl along the South line of the North 773.5 toet ol the Northeast one-quarter of the Southwest on^quartor approximately 999 toet to the Centerline of Lindsey Road as traveled; thence Northwesterly along the Centertine of Undsey Road to a point dfrecttyEast of the point beginning; thence to the point of beginning, subject to a right-of-way tor Lindsey Road across the Easterly 33 toet of the above described property. Commonly known as: 8690 Undsey Road Tax ID: 08-11-029-007-50 The redempion period shafl be one yeai from the date of such sate. Dated: December 15. 2005 WELTMAN. WEINBERG A REIS CO . LP.A. By: Daniel E. Best, (P-58501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg 4 Rets Co.. L.PA. By: Daniel E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weftman. Weinberg 4 Reis Co., LPA 215 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Toy. Michigan 48084 WWRA04876714 omhm Robert A Tremain 4 Associates. P.C. to a debt cottector and wo are attempting to cottect a debt and any information obtained will beusad tor that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by FAYE HAUCK. A SINGLE WOMAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS MC . ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGS. LENDER IS VAN DYKE MORTGAGE CORPORA­ TION . Mortgagee, dated March 15. 2005. and recorded on April 05. 2005 . as Instrument No. 1144366, in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hndred ten thousand nine hundred ninty five and 18/100 Dollars ($110,995.18), including interest at 7.500% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice to hereby given that sai mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1:00 PM on January 26, 2006. Said premises are situated in YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP. BARR County. Michigan and are described as: _THE W 140 FT AS MEA­ SURED ALONG THE N LINE AND AS MEASURED PARALLEL WITH THE W LINE OF LOT 3. JOHN­ SON'S GUN LAKE PLAT. YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS. PAGE 38. BARRYCOUNTY RECORDS The redemption period shafl be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shafl bo 30 days from the date of such safe. DATED: December 2. 2005 Robert A. Tremain 4 Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmr-Tham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTGr'NEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS1HABON SYSTEMS INC., ACTING SOLE­ LY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER I VAN DYKE MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgagee For More Information CaH: (248) 540-7701 <*»•■» NOTICE OF MORTOAQF FORFCIFWIIRF WILLIAM AZKOUL P.C. B ATTEMFONQ TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTANED W1X BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MflJTARYDUTY. Default having boon made in the conditions ol a real estate mortgage made by Tarrany Gfoaon. a single woman and Thomas Richard WMama, a tongto man. 445 Block Road. Coldwater, Mchigan 49036 and NPB Mortgage, LLC, a Michigan UmAed Liability Company, organized and existing unde • the laws of the State of Michigan. whose address is 770 Kenmoor, SE, Suite 201, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, dated October 8. 2003, and recorded on December 22, 2003, in Docket No. 1119852 of toe Barry County Register of Deeds, and upon which there to now claimed to be due for principal and interest the sum of Forty Three Tlousand Eight Hundred Sixty Two Dollars and Sixty Rve Cento (♦43.862 65) and no suit or proceedings to tew hav­ ing been instituted to recover the said debt or any part thereof; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sate contained in the mortgage, and the statute in such case made and provided, on Febraary 2.2006. at 1W p.m. the undersigned sell at the East door of the Barry County Courthouse. Heatings, Michigan, that being tw ptace of holding the Circuit Court tor the County of Rany, to public vendue to the highest bidder tor the purpose of satisfying the amounts duo and unpaid upon ctad Mortgage, together with the tegto toes and charges of the sate, including attorney's tees totowed by low. the premises in said mortgage located In the Toomarap U Dc*more Barty County ano wrxen are oeaciihoa as Knows. The East 605 toet c' the Northsai.t 1/4 of toe Northeast 1 /4 of Section 23. Town 2 NcrVi, Rango 8 West Baltimore Township: EXCEPT the North 380 toot thereof. Together with a private easemsnt m. ingress, egrets 4 pubic utilities purposes ever toe Wecterty 66 feet of toe East 605 toet of the Iforth 310 toet u* toe Northeast 1/4 of toe Northeast 1/4 of said SEdton 23. P.P. #0802-023-22840 which H vacant land located on Maple Grove Road. Htstings. Michigan. The redemplion period shal be one (1) yav from the date of such sate, unless detenrined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 800324; In which case the redamptton period shal bo tflrty (30) days from toe date of such sate. DATED: December 22. 2005 NPB Mortgage. LLC 770 Kenmoor. SE Suite 201 Grand Rapids. Ml 49546 Drafted By: William M Azkoul (P40071) Attorney for Mortgagee 161 Ottawa Avenue. NW Suite 205-C Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 (616)458-1315 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 5 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Safe THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS. Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed ototy to the return of the bid amov> rt ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J. Yamngton. a single man. original mortgagor(s), to Broadmoor Financial Services. Inc., a Michign Corporation. Mortgagee, dated April 26. 1999, and recorded on April 29. 1999 m instrument 1028855. and assigned by mesne assignments to Bank ol America. N A as assignee by an assignment in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is dimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Four Thousand Three Hundred And 91/100 Dollars ($84.300 91). induding interest at 6.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in sudi case made and pro­ vided. notic is hereby given that said mortgage will be foredosed oy a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Elarry Countv Courthouse tn Hastings at 1 00 PM, on January 19. 2006. Said prem-ses are situated tn Township of Irvin. Barry County. Michigan and are described as: That part of the southeast 1/4 of section 23. town 4 north, range 9 west, described as. commencing at the south 1/4 comer of said section; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 2644 26 feet atog the v.-est line of said southeast 1/4 ; thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 870 0 leet ak>ng the north bne of said southeast 1/4 to the place of beginning; thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 447 28 feet, thence south 01 degees 26 minutes 11 seconds west 433 14 feet; thence south 88 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds east 75.0 feet; thence south 01 degrees 26 minutes 11 seconds west 75.0 feet; thence north 88 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds west 522 91 feet along the north line of he south 812.31 feet of the north 1/2 of said southeast 1/4; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 508.71 feet to the place of beginning subject to and together with an easement for ingress, egress and utility purpose over a 66 foot wide strp of tend, the centertine of which is described as: commencing at the south 1/4 comer of said section 23. town 4 north, range 9 west; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 2285.26 feet along the west bne of said southeast 1'4 to the place o beginning of said easement; thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 298 0 feet along the south line of the north 359 feet of said southeast 1 /4; thence south 80 degrees 03 minutes 55 seconds east 225 87 feet, thence north 70 degrees 51 mmutesSO seconds east 372 50 feet to the east fine of the west 870 feet of sa^ri southeast 1/4; thence north 63 degrees 09 intnutes 29 sec­ onds east 262 35 feet; thence north 75 degrees 56 minutes 41 seconds east 444 72 feet to the place of ending of said easement The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated. December 22. 2005 For more information, please call FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-822 File #048344F02 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTAC OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by John L. Herman and Gail R. Herman, husband and wife, to Amenquest Mortgage Company mortgagee, dated May 25. 00-'. and recorded June 7. 2004 in Instrument Number 1128832, Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Crtifinanoal Mortgage Company. Inc. by assignment dated October 7, 2005 and record­ ed on October 14. 2005 in Instrument Number 1154564 , arry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Nine and 68/100 Dollars ($128.729 68) inc*uding interest at the rate of 6 70% per annum Under the power of sale cotamed in the mort­ gage ard the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice ts hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry Cunty. Michigan at 1:00 p.m on January 19, 2006 The premises are located in the Township of Carlton, B#"y County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing 53 reds West of the Southeast cor­ ner of Section 16. Town 4 North. Range 8 West lor ptb8 of beginning, thence North 11 rods; thence West to bed of North Branch of Thomapple River, thence up bed South side of Section 16; thence East to place of beginning. Cartton Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 moths from the date of such sale, unless the property is determined abac Joned tn accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in wixrfi case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of tne sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sle in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous res­ olution with the borrower In that event, your dam­ ages. rf any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale Dated: December 22. 2005 ORLANS ASSOCIATESPC Attorneys fcr Crtifinanaal Mortgage Company. Inc . As Assignee PC Box 5041 T'oy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 201.2677 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIN WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Al TN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, it any, shall bu limit­ ed soeiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Donald K. • Hasty Jr. and Melissa M. Hasty, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Chase Manhattan Mortgae Corporation a New Jersey Corporation. Mortgagee, dated March 30.2000, and recorded on March 31. 2000 in instrument 1042668. in Barry county records. Michigan. on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due .4 the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eleve Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-One And 10/100 Dollars ($111,731.10). including interest at 9% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. nobce ts hereby given that said mortgage will be frectosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on January 26. 2006. Said premises are situated in City ol Hast-ngs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest ’/4 ot Section 23. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, de icnbec as beginning at a point at the intersection of center of Biddle Road and the East-West 1/4 line of said Section 23. said point distant East 880 feet more o less from West 1/4 post of Section 23; thence East 350 feet along said 1/4 Hne; thence South 350 feet at nght angles, thence West 350 feet, thence North 350 feet at nght angles along center Biddle Road to place of beginning The redemption penod shallbe 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m v,nich case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: December 29. 2005 For more information, please call FC S 248 93 1304 Trott A Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ale 4067609F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE 0BTA1NW1LL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the stum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James M. Norman and Darla R Norman. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated December 4. 2002. and recorded on December 27. 2002 in instrument 1094506. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc., Asset-Backed Pss Through Certificates, Senes 2003-1. Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of February 1. 2003. Without Recourse as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Sevn Thousand Six Hundred One And 41/100 Dollars ($147,601.41). including inter­ est at 8.25% per annum Under the power cf sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foredsed by a sale ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at tf ie Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 26. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Thornapple. Barry County. Michigan, ano are described as Lot 66. Middtevile Downs No. 3. according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 5 of Plats on Page 26. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: December 29. 2005 For more mforr.iation, please call FC H 248.593 1300 Trott & Trott. PC.. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite#077532F01 oww.o Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY OUT Y. ATTN PURCHASERS. Thi < sate may be reeclnded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any. shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by George O. Reptogle and Jessica A. Reptogle busband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC.Mortgagee, dated January 28. 2005. and recorded on February 4. 2005 in instru­ ment 1141026. m Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Indenture Trustee, in Trust lor the registered holders f Argent Mortgage Loan. Asset-Backed Notes. Senes 2005-W1 Under the Pooling and Serv-ctng Agreement dated as of April i. 2005. without recourse as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be, due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Ave Hundred Thirty-Four And 26/100 Dollars ($91,53426). including interest at 7.85% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice to hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 1. Block 7 of J J. Kenfield Addition to the City, for­ merly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereoi The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 600 321 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated December 22. 2005 For more information, please call: FC H 248.593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4077583F01 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Seke THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS; This sau may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shah be limit­ ed sotoy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered st sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SJKLE - Dstautt has been made in Ihe conditions o' « mo#M|4 mode by Jeffrey A Pnce. a married man. sole ownership end Sewon Price, his wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electtome Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 21. 2005. and recorded on July 1. 2005 in instrument 1148852. in Rarry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed o be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eight Thousand Seventy-Three And 37/100 Dollars ($106.073 37). including inter­ est at 7.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notie is hereby given that said mortgage wH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 12. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Thorapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 14. Hilltop Estates. Thomapple Township, Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Uber 5 of Plats. Page 74. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, uless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: December 15. 2005 For more information, please call: FC C 248 593 1301 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys Fr Servicer 304CC Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate W76150F01 0W472M Residential growth continues in county Home ownership applications and loans increased in 2003 in Barry County. Does this mean Barry County is grow­ ing? From a quaint little town to a fast John J. Hamstra MIDDLEVILLE - Mr. John J. Hamstra. pgc 78, of Middleville, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, January 3. 2006. John was a teacher for 40 years. He is survived by his wife, Margaxct; his children. Linda Hamstra. Sue (Ed) Griffen. Jane DeVries, John Hamstra. Debbie Pelton and George Ludwig. Kathy Chambers. James (Joann) Hamstra, Gloiia (Steve) Kellogg. Lynne Hamstra. Anthony Hamstra; 33 grand­ children; eight great-grandchildren; his sister, Vera Ondersma. The family will meet with relatives and friends on Thursday. January 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday. January 6 from 2 to 4 p.nf. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Stroo Funeral Home. '095 68th Sl SE. Grand Rapids. The funeral service will be held 11 am. Saturday. January 7. 2006. at Middleville Christian Reformed Church. 708 West Mail. Street Rev. Thomas DeVries will officiate. Interment at Mount Hope Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be given to the Middleville Christian Reformed Church. growing economically sound community. Barry County has seen a tremendous growth in mortgage applications. This includes purchase applications and refi­ nance applications. Does this mean Barry County is growing? In 2003 there were 9.979 mortgage applications taken. Almost $1.2 billion in mortgages was applied for. About 16% (1,557) of those applications were pur­ chase applications accounting for over $178 million dollars. Another 4% (371) were home improvement applications showing over $11 million dollars. 81% (8,048) were refinance applications dis­ playing an astounding $946 million. Of the 9,979 applications, only 5,153 were originated. 644 applications were approved, but not accepted by borrowers. 1,643 applications were denied. These denials varied for different reasons including employment, credit history, insufficient cash, credit applications incomplete, and to collateral. 786 appli­ cations were withdrawn by the applicant. With all this activity in applications, how has Barry County done in the eth­ nicity area? 7,472 applicants were white. 12 were Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. 40 were black. 68 were Hispanic. 67 were other. 1330 did not provide information. 25 were American Indian. The average income presented was $62,000 and the average mortgage applied for was $114.000. Barry County has seen an increase over the past few years. It should be interest­ ing to see what the numbers will be for the years 2004 and 2005. The year 2003 proved to be a good one for many resi­ dents in the area. One can only hope we keep moving forward in an economy that has seen its difficulties. What the num­ bers might show could be a decrease ot increase. Most would hope for the latter. To learn more about these numbers and see how Barry County faired against neighboring counties visit the All Mortgage Detail website at www.allmortgagedetail.com (Artica-written by Michael Lewis, Barry County resident.) Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... Kendrew Mueller Providing• 945-9554 Individual Tax Preparation/Filing • Budgeting & Analysis • Business Tax Services • Strategic Business Planning • Accounting & Payroll • New Business Start-ups Located across from Hastings City Bank, next to Brun's Tire at .... 221 South Jefferson Phone: (269) 945 3547 • Fax: (269) 945-5397 Office opens Monday January 9th. Call now for an appointment to start your tax filing process PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PINE LAKE - GUERNSEY LAKE • BIC CEDAR LOKtl Expect Success Call... 338 N. Grove St. • Deltun, MI 49046 % (269)623-4058 1-877-244-5520 IS Wee Site: www chappie traits com PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN, AND ANY OThER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Pubic Hearing will be held by the Pramevtlte Township Planning Commission on Wednesday. January 18. 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at the Pramevtlte Township HaU, 10115 S. Norris Road, within the Township PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Hem(s) to be considered at this Pubic Heanng tnchxte. in brief, the following 1)An appication for a Change m Zoning filed by Mr Elbert Hogg. 12980 Crum Road. Ptamwell. Ml 49080 The Parcel * in question is 12-019-003-30 The appicant ts asking to rezone from (A) Agncuttural District to “Rf Single Family. Low Density Residential District As he wishes to divide this property and therefore the Rt zoning will allow for the building of a home for the potential buyers This property in question ts zoned 'A‘ Agncuttural Such other and further matters as may property come before the Planning Commission for this meeting All interested persons are invited to be present or submit written comments on this special land use permit applications at the address betow. Prairieville Township will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the heanng impaired and audiotapes ol printed materials being con­ sidered at the heanng upon five (5) days notice to the Pramevtlte Township Clerk Individuals with dis­ abilities requiring auxil ary aids or services should contact the Pramevtlte Township Clerk Pramevtlte Township Mike Herzog. Supervisor 09549499 �Page 12 - Thursday. January 5. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foredoeure Sale THIS FIRM 18 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONT~< T OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to Lie return c f the Nd amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Edward A. Gaunt Jr. and Kathy S Gaunt. Husband and Wife, original mortgagors). Io Centex Home Equity Company, LLC. mortgagee, ^atod August 26. 2004. and recorded on September 10,2004 in instrument 1133720. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Four And 26/100 Dollars (S127.574.26). including interest at 9 0S% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or s>ne part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 19. 2006 Said premises are situated m Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The South 289 Feet of the North 578 Feet of the West 660 Feet of the Southeast 1/4, Northwest 1/4 of Section 16, Town 3 North. Range 9 West. Rutland Township, Barry County, Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale ot such sale. Dated: December 22. 2005 For more information, please call: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 3040 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. kUhigan 48025-5822 File S07G934F01 pt Mortgage Ryecfoew Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION E OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of tne bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus I ntereet MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Renee A Bigger, a married person and Randy O. Bigger, a married person, original mortgagor(s). to Cendant Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 29. 2001. and recorded on September 7, 2001 in instrument 1066108, and modified by agreement dated March 1.2003. and recorded on April 7.2004 in instrument 1124889. in Barry County records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Six Hundred Sixtv-Two And 42/100 Dollars ($73,662.42). including interest at 7% per annum Under the power of sale ccntained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hsreby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at public ’/endue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.D0 PM. on January 19. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 21 of MiddlevNe Downs Addition No. 1 to the Village of Middleville, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats on Page 4. Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale. Dated: December 22. 2005 For more information, please cad: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Re S076305F01 o*nt» FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector ’^tempting to col­ lect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by David A. Mitchell, and Debra Mitchell, husband and wile to Amenauest Mortgage Company a Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated September 14,2004 and recorded September 29, 2004 in Instrument fl 134723 Barry County Records. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2004-R11 under the Pooling A Servicing Agreement Dated as of December 1. 2004, Without Recourse, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot fwo Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars and Ninety-Three Cents ($247,837.93) including inter­ est 6.65% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 DO p.m. on Thursday, February 2. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Hope, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in toa Southeast quarter of Section 16. Town 2 North. Range 9 West described as: From eighth comer common to Southeast quar­ ter and Southwest quarter of said Section 16. thence South 85 degrees 20 seconds East 39 2 feet to the point of beginning, thence North 0 degrees 42 minutes West 100.00 feet, thence North 89 degrees 18 nunutes East 200.00 feet, thence South 59 degrees 58 minutes East 209.88 feet, thence South 41 degrees 27 minutes West 90 88 feet to the Northeast comer of Lot 13 of Oak HN Resort according to the plat recorded in Uber 2 of Plats on Page 23: thence North 59 degrees 58 min­ utes West 145.90 feet, thence South 32 degrees 56 minutes West 85.3 feet; thence North 48 degrees 50 minutes West 72 4 feet; thence North 76 degrees 55 minutes West 96.6 feet to the place of beginning. It is intended that this tract shaH extend to waters edge of Long Lake, except a 2 rod strip lying parallel and adjacent to and on the Northerly and Westerly side of the following described line; from point beginning above tract, thence South 76 degrees 55 minutes East 95.6 feet thence South 48 degrees 50 minutes East 72 4 feet (recorded as South 76 degrees 12 minutes East 75.9 feet), thence North 32 degrees 56 minutes East 100.00 'eel. subject to an easement over the existing grav­ el drive which extends from the exception in the legal description as shown above and runs thence Northeasterly oversubject property. Commonly known as 6784 Lake. Hastings. 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated DECEMBER 22. 2005 Deutsche Bank national Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriqux-st Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2004-Ri 1 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement Dated as of December 1.2004. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys. Potesttvo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills, Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fife No. 05-41887 Pub 12/29/G5-1/26/06 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE WILLIAM AZKOUL P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFOR MAT1OH OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR O FFIC E AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Default having been made in the conditions of a real estate mortgage made by Tammy Gibson, a single woman and Thomas Richard Witeams, a sin­ gle man. 445 Block Road. Coldwater. Mktotryi 49036 and NPB Mortgage. LLC, a Mchigan UmlteJ Liability Company, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, whose address k 770 Kenmoor, SE. Suite 201, Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546. dated October 8. 2003. and recorded on December 22. 2003, m Docket No. 1119653 ol the Barry County Register of Deeds, and upon which there is now claimed to be due for principal and interest the sum of Twenty Nine Thousand Two Hundred Forty One Do'lars and Seventy Six Cents ($29.241.76) and no suit or proceedings at law hav­ ing been Institute to recover the said debt or any part thereof; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale contained in the mortgage, and the statute in such case made and provided, on February 2.2006, at 1 DO p.m. the undersigned wi« sell at the East door of the Barry Count-/ Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, at pubic venue to the highest bidder tor the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage, together with the legal fees and charges ot the sale, including attorney’s tees allowed by law. the premises in said mortgage located in the Township of Barry, Barry County and which are described as follows: Part o< the Northwest 1/4 of Section 11, Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of Section 11; thence South 0*48’02* East, on the West Section toe. 1968.56 feet; thence North 89*33'43* East, on the North line of South 1/2 of said Northwest 1/4,687.30 feet to the centerline of Cobb Road and the point of beginning of the parcel of land herein described; thence North 89*33’43* East on said North toe. 1069.84 toet; thence South 0*46’55' East. 399.66 feet; thence South 89*33’43* West, parallel with said North toe. 1092.24 feet; thence North 0*26*17* West on the centertine of Cobb Road. 399.65 feet to the point ol beginning. P.P. 406-03-011-003-10 whch is vacant land on Cobb Road. Delton. Michigan 49048. The redemption period shall be one (1) year from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance i.rto MCL 600 3241 in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sale DATED: December 22. 2005 NPB Mortgage, LLC 770 Kenmoor. SE Suite 201 Grand Rapids. Ml 49546 Drafted By: W«am M. Azkoul (P40071) Attorney for Mortgagee 161 Ottawa Avenue. NW Suite 205-C Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 (616)458-1315 Notice Of Mortgage Foredoeure Sato THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed sotey to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Melissa CoxBuchanan. a married woman and Tom L Buchanan and Patricia A. Buchanan, husband and wife, as joint enacts with full rights of survivorship, original mortgagors), to Flagstar Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated April 21. 2000, and recorded on April 27. 2000 in instrument 1043613. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Home Fnance. LLC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot Eighty-Rve Thousand Two Hundred Nineteen And 51/100 Dollars ($85,219.51) Including interest at 5% per annum Under the power of sale confined in said mort­ gage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings a*. 100 PM. cn February 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 1/2 of the following descnoed premises: Commencing at a point 78 rods West and 43 7/11th rods North of the Southeast orner of Section 22. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan; thence West 10 rods; thence North 7 3/11th rods: thence East 10 rods thence South 7 3/11 th rods to the place of beginning. Also a strip 3 feet m width East nd West, off the West side of the following described parcel, to wit; Commencing at a point 56 rods West and 43 7/11th rods North of the Southeast comer of Section 22. running thence 22 rods West; thence North 7 3/11 th rods; thence East 22 rods; thence Suth 7 3/11th rods to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date ot such sale Dated: January 5, 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 2no Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-'*<822 File 4078583F01 omwm Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. P*. EASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THENUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be reeonoeo oy me foreclosing mortgagee. in that .went, your damages, if any, shall be Unit­ ed aotoly to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Joshua A. Gonzales and Cory A. Gonzales, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated April 28. 2003. and recoided on May 7. 2003 in instrument 1103699, in Barry coun­ ty records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Seven And 52/100 Dollars ($94,987.52). including interest at 6.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ wled. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.D0 PM. on January 19.2006 Said premises are situated n City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2 of Block 9 of Kenfiekfs 2nd Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats, Page 37, Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: December 22. 2005 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593.1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4077458F01 Stay informed on local events... Subscribe to The BANNER! Call... 945-9554 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Seto THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATIN WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damagee, if any, shall be limit­ ed aoety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made r the conditions ot a mortgage made by Daniel E. Wilkins. An Unmarried Person, original mort­ gagors). to ERA Mortgage. Mortgagee, dated August 20. 003, and recorded on August 21, 2003 in instrument 1111521. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Six Hundred Fourteen And 99/100 Dollars ($75,614.99). indudtogmtorest al 7.245% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 19. 2006 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Part of Lot 8 of Supervisor’s Glasgow’s Addition accord­ ing to the Plat Theeof Recorded in Uber 3 of Plats, Page 3. described as beginning at the Southwest comer of Lot 8; Thence South 89 Degrees 30 Minutes East 337.1 feet to the Southeast comer of Lot 8; Thence North 00 Degrees 5 Minutes 30 Seconds East 100 50 Feet along toeEast lot Ine; Thence North 89 degrees 30 Minutes East 336.93 Feet to the West bne of Lot 8; Thence South 00 Degrees 11 Minutes West 100.50 Feet to the Place of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such cate, unless determied abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period stiaH be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated . December 22 2«05 For more information, ptease cal: FC F 248 593.1313 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 0400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fife 4068240F02 wmtx? THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MFORMATKM OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE COTACT OUR OFFICE A. THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MBJTARYDUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven G. Ehrhardt, a married person, to Weis Fargo Bank NA, successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Motgage. Inc., mort­ gagee. dated August 2. 2002 and recorded September 12. 2002 in Instrument Number 1087317. and Re-recorded in document number 1101481 on April 4. 2003, Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundre Nme Tlxiusand Six Hundred Eighty and 16/100 Dollars ($109,680.16) mdudrvj interest at the rate of 4.00% per annum Under the power ot sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of tiie State of Mctsgan. notice is hereby given that the mortage wl be fore­ closed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Berry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan al 1 p.m. on January 26,2006. The premises are located in the Township of Jonstown, Barry Count/, Michigan, and are descnbed as: .Commencing the Southeast comer of the East one-half of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 11. Town 1 North. Range 8 West Johnston Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence North 762 toet. thence Wet 244 feet, thence North 371 toet. thence East 244 toet. thence South 371 toet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from toe date of such sate, unless the property te deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.34la. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there Is a stmuttaneous resolution with the borrower. Intriat event your damages, H any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate. Dated: December 29, 2005 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Wells Fargo Bank NA. successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc., As Mortgaee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No. 328.0371 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTAC OUFt 0«T1CE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Anthony Rohde, a married man. to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation, mortgr^ee. dated Jnuary 16. 2004 and recorded Jantw.n 26. 2004 ir. Instrument Number 1121250. Barry County Records. Said mortgage is now held by LiSaHe Bank National Association artruatoe for Securitized Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage r nssThrough Certificates Seres 2004-4 by assigm iei^ dated October 26,2005 and recorded on November 4. 2005 in Instrument Number 1155764r Bai.Y County Records There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of Eighty-Frve Thousand Six Hundred Seventeen and 82/100 Dollars $85,617.82) including interest al the rate of 8.75% per annum Under the power of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premses. or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan al 1 .*00 p m. on January 26, 2006. The premises are located ki the Township of Orangeville, Barry County, Michigan, and are described s Lot i 24 of Lynden Johncock Ptat 9 1, according to Sw recorded plat thereof, as recorded in liber 3 of plats on page 93. The redemption period shafl be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property « dete'mined abandoned in accordace with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can reccnd the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution wth the borrower. !n that event youi damages, H any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered al sate Dated: December 29. 2005 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for LaSalle Bank National Association as trustee for Securitized Asset treatment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-4. As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 Fite No. 221.2583 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MFORMATON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEA SE C ONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. 1-800-237-2379 BORT SYS1BI OF SOUTHWEST MDKIN. ME BlOlte ■' M . K '.......... M.l. v... 4'..11 . 4 . MORTGAGE SALE - Detauk has been mads in iho conditions of/a mortgage made hy ~Eric R. Dietsch and Deanna L Dietsch, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Elect anic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Moi^agee. dated May 23, 2003. and recorded on June 2.2003 in instrument 1105568. in Barry oounJy recotds. Michigan, on which mortgage there is da.*mod be due at toe date hereof too sum of Ninei;-Stx Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Five And 48/100 rtotan. ($96^45.48), including Merest at 5.875% pe» annum. Under the power c< sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute lr> such case made and pro­ videdI. notice is hereby ?iren that said mortgage w« be foreclosed by a sate ot toe mortgaged premtoee, or some part of them, at publK. vendue, at the 'Tarry County Courthouse in Hasting. M 1:00 PM. on February 2, 2006. Said premises are situated in City ot IteMtogs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described m. North 1/2 of Lots 5 and 6. Block 27. of Eaatori Addition, according to the recorded plat thereot Barry County Records. The redemption period shaH be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 «4tys from the date of such sale. Dated: January 5. 2006 For more information, ptease caH: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte 8O47O29FO3 mm* STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF KENT 17TH JUDICIAL ORCUTT FAMR.Y DtVTSIOR ORDER FOR PUBLICATION ON HEARING TO: CHRISTOPHER MICKINKLE In the Matter Of: Kameron Nichols Case No. 05-53371-NA-100266501 Hearing: January 31, 2006 at 4XX) p.m. Judge Zemaftis, 6th Floor, Courtroom 6C. An initial andfor supplemental child protective petition has been filed in the above matter. A hear­ ing on the petition wA be conducted by the Court on the date and time stated above in the I7to Judicial Circuit Court. Family Division, Kent County Courthouse. 180 Ottawa NW. Grand Rapids. Michigan. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that you personally appear before the court at the time and place stated above This hearing may result in a temporary or per­ manent loss ot your right to the chldfren). Dated: January 3. 2006 G PATRICK HILLARY JUDGE OF PROBATE **.7 �The Hastings Bannar - Thursday. January 5. 2006 - Page 13 \T A < >AR OF EXHIBITS • "three” is an exhibit at the LaFontsee Galleries/Underground Studio in Grand Rapids, “three" will present current works by gallery artists, including Jeremy Newman, Michael Schaeffer, 6t Frederick Warren. Gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9 a.m.-530 p.m., Tuesday and Friday 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cosed Sunday. Artist reception January 6th from 5-8:30 p.m. For more information call (616) 451-9820 or visit www.lafontsee.us. January 6-February 10. • Succession: a painting exhibition is on display at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts' Monroe Avenue Gallery. This selection of painters from around the country create colorful, abstract work. Painting is often belittled now as antiquated and/or merely decorative. This group exhibi­ tion has been composed to show contempo­ rary painting that is just as vigorous and rele­ vant as any work being made today. Divergent styles, inventions, and approaches will be featured. Artists include Sandra Luckett (MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University), Kirsten Kindler (MFA, San Francisco Art Institute), Betsy Stirrati (MFA, Indiana University), Darra Keeton (MFA, Queens College), Jim Morris (MFA, University of Massachusetts). See uica.org or call (616) 454-7000 for more information. Through March 5. MUSIC THEATRE ________________________ *_______ _________ • Hopeless Heroes, Tommy Tomorrow, Krisco Lockets, and Seven Angry Neighbors will perform at Club Soda, 340 East Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo. Call (269) 342-8067 for more information. January 6. • Hat Trick wiD perform live at Okie Towne Tavern, 114 S. Jefferson Street, downtown Hastings. $2 cover charge. Must be 21 with ID. Friday & Saturday, January 6&7. • Richard and Helen DeV» C sarin I Series; French Connection at DeVos Performance Hall. Carl St Clair will be guest conductor and Edgar Meyer will be featured performer. Meyer is a three-time Grammy winning bass player and composer who will perform one of his own compositions with the Grand Rapids Symphony at 8 -p.m. tn DeVos Performance Hall. The Richard and Helen DeVos Classical Series concert will be led by guest conductor Carl St. Clair, music director of Orange County’s Pacific Symphony. The second half of the concert features another innovative composer's work- "Symphonic Fantastique" by Berlioz. Tickets are $11 to $57 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (616) 456-3333, on-line at www.ticketmaster.com or in person at the Symphony office open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 300 Ottawa NW, Suite 100. Jan. 6 and 7. • Loreli, Trenchfnot, If He Dies He Dies, and The Nain Rouge will perform at Club Soda, 340 East Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo. Call (269) 342-8067 for more information. January 7 • Mnraii Coryell will perform at Billy's Lounge at 1437 Wealthy SE in Easttown (East Grand Rapids). $5 cover. A Billy's favorite, son of jazz guitar legend, Larry Coryell Murali brings a soulful glow to the blues that just feels right Coryell has opened for and played with musical legends like BB King, Wilson Pickett and George Ginton. January 7. • The Odd Cocple will be presented by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. What do you get when a neat tidy, and somewhat neurotic man shares an apartment with his complete opposite? The Odd Couple, a hiarious comedy by Niel Simon returns to chase away your winter blahs as his most celebrated comedy. For more ticket prices and reservations call (616) 222­ 6020 or visit www.grct.org/season.html January 12-28. MISCELLANEOUS • Peter Hefty and David Beck will per­ form at Gary Field's Comedy Cub Theatre, 51 W. Mi -higan Ave., downtown Battle Creek. Peter is America's hippest ventriloquist and David is a quiet unassuming guy until he gets on stage. Show is rated "PG13." Smoke free show at 8 p.m., late show at 1030 p.m. See garyfieldscomedydub.com for more informa­ tion or call (269) 965-4646. January 6 & 7. • Comedy at the County Seat will feature Robert Hines and headliner Mike Merryfield performing at 8 p.m. Doors open at 630 p.m. Limited seating, reservations required. Tickets are $13 per person. This is a no smoking show. Cail (269) 948-4042 for reservations. Wednesday, January 11. • 37th Annual AutoRama will be held at DeVos Place. Hours are Friday 5-10 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Admission is $11 for adults, children ages 6-12 $5, children 5 & under free, he show features an electic display of custom cars and trucks, streetrods, motorcycles and racecars. Tickets can be purchased at the door. For more information call (616) 361-6810 or visit www.autorama.com. January 13-15. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-1263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 10:30 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 pan. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Olivet College to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 16 fraction^ car Snows Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barty County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. Slate Street in Hastings The Chamber can be reached by phone al (269) 945-2454. Cieck out the Chamber s website at wwv. .barrychamber.com CHECK OUT THESE JANUARY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 3 Card Party at the COA building, 320 Woodlawn Ave., Hastings, sponsored by Living Connections Widows Persons Group fiom 7-10 p.m. Bring a snack to share and $2 for supplies. 7 Liturgical Dance Workshop at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 209 W. Green Street. Taught by Donna Conklin from Freemont UMC & Erin Riordan. Call (269) 945­ 9574 for more information. 8 Sunday Branch at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 701 W. Cloverdale, at 11*30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free winter tree identification program at 12:15pjr.. Members: $11, adults, $5 children ages 3-10; non-members: $12 adults, $6 children ages 3-10. Call (269) 721-4190 for more information. 8 Bingo every Sunday at the Hastings American Legion, 2160 S. M­ 37 Highway, Hastings (the former home of the Tick Tock restaurant). Every Sunday. Doors open at noon, games from 2-7 pjn. 14 Battle Creek Bowl-a-Thon to raise funds' for Junior Achievement of Southwest MI at.Nottke's Bowling Alley, 775 W. Columbia Ave., Battle 9188, ext. 21 tor more; information. 21 4k 28 Whiter .Photography Workshop at Pierce Cedar Creek Insitute, 701 W. Cloverdale Rd. Members $25 for one day, $30 for two days, non-members $30 for one day, $35 for two days. Class limited to 15 people. Registration required by calling (269) 721-4190. 27-29 Barry Home Show at the Barry Expo Center on M-37 between Middleville and Hastings. Call (269) 945-2224 for more information. 28 Cabaret Night Fund-raiser for the Thomapple Arts Council. Call (269) 945-2002 for more information. by Linda Thistle 7 A student session, “What’s up with that?” will be held at 3p.m. in Dole Hall’s Klock Commons featuring Jessup and Lynn Ward Gray, associate vice president for diversity and community affairs at Olivet College. The day will conclude with a Martin Luther King Jr. community ecumerical service from guest speaker. Pastor Gregory A. Simmons, of the Disciples of Christ Baptist Church in Detroit. Simmons will speak about "Where do we go from here?” at 6 p.m., at the Olivet Congregational Church. All events are free and open to the public. Martin Luther King Jr. Day events are spon­ sored by the Office of Multicultural Education and Initiatives and the Olivet College Gospel Choir. For more information, cal) 749-7631. 8 6 4 8 4 5 7 Olivet College students, faculty and staff will observe Martii Luther King Jr. Day with a celebration. "Why, What, Where: Unanswered Questions” Monday, January 16. Activities include a bell ringing and reflec­ tion in The College Square at 12:05 p.m. and several guests speakers throughout the after­ noon and evening. Brandon Jessup, NAACP Youth and College Division president Michigan State Conference, will discuss “Why affirmative action? Myths vs. Facts,” at a 12:15 p.m. luncheon in the Oaks Dining Room. Ramona Truss, pastor at Transformation Through God’s Word Original Church of God in Albion, will discuss "What are you pre­ pared to do?” as the day’s keynote speaker at 1:30 pjn. in the college’s Mott Auditorium. 8 7 3 8 1 4 2 9 6 1 8 8 2 7 4 5 2 1 S 3 Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box iquare contains all o< the numbers from one to nine. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK * Moderate • • • ** Challenging *** HOO BOY! ,3s?' -aBy the 1890s, cotton farming had depleted Southern soils. Dr. George Washington Carver taught / farmers to rotate new crops 1 . like peanuts and sweet potatoes ] with their cotton crops. He developed over 300 new uses for the peanut alone. Learn more at www.tuskegee.edu © 2006 by Kmg Features Syndcate. Inc. Work! rights reserved Duwayne Bumside & the Mississipp Mgfia will perform along with Jimbc Mathus' Knockdown South Friday, January 27 at 8 p.m. at the Kalamazoo State Theatre Tickets are $1Z $1350 day of show. Sarakasi African Amirid will perfonr Sunday, Jan 29 at 3 pm. at Kalamazoo'? Miller Auditorium. Ticket prices range frorr $15-530. A fusion of cultures from Kenya Tanzania and Ethiopia performed with authentic music and costumes, Sarakasi is tht first truly authentic African circus. Producec completely in Africa utilizing natiw choreographers, costumes and set designers the astounding feats of the Sarakasi Africar Acrobats are not to be missed. Winterfest will return to Gun Lake Feb. 17­ 19. The community event was cancelled ir 2002 due to insurance costs but to now beinf underwritten by.the Barry County Chambei of Commerce. Scheduled events indude a fret fishing weekend at Yankee Springs Recreaticr Area and snowshoe weekend at Bay Pointe Sea Shanty Swimsuit Fashion Show and tht ever-popular Polar Bear Dip. Also being con sidered are a teen and adult dance as well as i cross country hike or ski event Next commit tee meeting is 4 p.m. Jan. 9 at Bay Pointe. Foi info e-mail Oanna Stampfler at diannaOpro motemichigan.com This week's selection: Running time: 187 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 4 1 Russian National Ballet Sleeping Beauty is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Sunday January 22 at Miller Auditorium. Founded ir Moscow over twenty years ago, the Russiar National Ballet is dedicated to upholding tht grand, national tradition of ballet and devel oping new talents throughout Russia. Noh the Russian National Ballet is its own institu tion with over 50 dancers of singular instruc tion and vast experience, many of whom haw been with the company since its inception Under the artistic direction of Serge Radchenko, the group will perform the classic ballet Sleeping Beauty. Ticket prices rang* from $15-$40. King Kong Weekly SUDOKU e The Odd Couple will be performed by ihe Grand Rapids Civic Theatre January 12-28. Performances are Wednesday at 730 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. Neil Simon's classic comedy returns to chase away your winter blahs. For more information call (616) 272-6020 or visit www.grct.org/ season.html. Dobic Maxuell and Ralph Tetta will per­ form January 13 & 14 at Gary Field's Comedy Club Theatre, 51 W. Michigan Ave., down­ town Battle Creek. Dobie is "Mr. Lucky" and a very funny guy while Ralph is former man­ ager of Commix Cafc and a seasoned per­ former on the comedy ciub and college circuit. Show is rated "PG18." Smoke free show at 8 p.m., late snow at 1030 p.m. See garyfieldscomedyclub.com for more information or call (269) 9654646 Crand Rapids Balk! presents World Premiere at the Grand Rapids Ballet Company Studios January 19-22. Performances are Thursday 730 p.m., Friday 730 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 730 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. The beginning of the New Year brings a world premiere ballet to the Dancer's Theatre Series. The technical, artistic, and ath­ letic talent* of the dancers shine as they pres­ ent this new Gordon Peirce Schmidt world premiere. This is our ■ -rsion of street level art - literally brought right to the audience. Foi more information call (616) 454-4771 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Kimberly Akimbo will be performed January 19-28 at the Spectrum Theatre. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Adult admission is $22, students & seniors $20. Set in the wilds of suburban New Jersey, this is an off-center comedy about 16 year old Kimberly, her drunken father, her hypochondriac mother, and her ex-con scam artist aunt. There is the possibility of new love for Kimberly, as well as the Issue of Kimberly's medical condition, which causes her body to age much faster than it should. In 2003, the New York Times called "the comedy of the year... haunting and hilarious...a heartbreaking study of how time wounds everyone." Tickets will be avail­ able January 2, 2006. For more information call (616) 234-3946 or visit www.actorsatspectrum.org. TeDeum is a celebration of Latvian culture. The featured event is an 8 p.m. Kalamazoo Symphony concert at Miller Auditorium January 22. The concert features the U5. pre­ mier of Latvian composer Ugis Prauifas' "Te Deum laudamus." A display of La.vian arts and crafts will be set up in the lobby. Arters' Theatre 25th Axnivenary Sola will be held one night only Sunday, Jat uary 22. The special performance will highEght musical numbers from the 25 year history ef the Actors at Spectrum Theatre featuring the original performers. The 7:30 p.m. perform­ ance will be followed by a dessert and cham­ pagne reception. Tickets are $25 each. Call (616) 234-39Q8 or (616) 234-3947 for more information. jdMSuy — nxoansAixwM - Peter Jackson's "King Kong" is a heckuva long movie. At 3 hours 7 minutes, it’s longer than "Schindler’s Li»t’ but with twice the jokes. I recall a greet capsule review of another interminably long movie. "Titanic' — "It stunk until it sunk." In a way. "Kong" is a lot like Titanic: It's Skunky until the Monkey. Jackson takes more than 70 minutes to get to Skull Island and to the action, and what a dreary, chcck-your-watch wait it is. Sure, we need to set up the plot and introduce the char­ acters, but it shouldn't take more than an hour to do so. However, once the gang reaches Skull Island and Kong appears, the remaining two hours arc a breathtaking cinematic achieve­ ment - a rollercoaster ride through every conceivable emotion and worth every penny you paid to get in the theater. The film stars Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow, a down-and-out vaudeville per­ former who is described as “the saddest woman in New York." A twist of fate has her meeting filmmaker Carl Denham (Jack Black), whose creditors arc on his tail and needs a leading lady for his next picture pronto. Darrow signs on with Denham, and they board a ship along with leading man Bruce Baxter (Kyle Chandler) and screen­ writer Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody). The crew is headed to the South China Sea and Skull Island. Once there. Ann is kidnapped by the natives and sacrificed to their god. Kong. But Kong doesn't kill Ann for some reason. The next hour or so is filled with Kong battling dinosaurs and other creatures, protecting Ann and creating a bond between them. Denham and his crew set out into the jungle to rescue Ann. but have problems of their own. fighting off giant bugs, spiders and huge razor-toothed larvae. Eventually. Ann is rescued. Kong is cap­ tured. and they all returr to New Yak. From Does beauty sooth the savage beast' Peter Jackson tries to answer that in hh remake of the classic "King Kong." there. Jackson sticks pretty close to the origi nal film, with a few exceptions. The final bat tie is longer and has more planes, and there i? a touching scene before that in Central Pari that makes Kong's death even more tragic. "King Kong" surpasses the original ir many ways. The relationship between Am and Kong is touching and beautiful, anc Watts does a spectacular job making theii relationship believable. The effects are awe some, and the action scenes are some of tht best you'll ever see on the big screen. I just wish someone had the guts to tel Peter Jackson to cut the picture's running time. There is an hour's worth of material tha could be yanked and not hurt the film one bit Let's hope Jackson does the reverse ol what he did with the ‘Lord of the Rings' DVDs. Instead of adding footage, let's hope there is a Special Truncated Version for Tiost With Small Bladders Grade: B C 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. �Page 14 - Thursday. January 5, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 . 11 hold //.//> Wunml $99 AMISH LOG SED w/ queen mattress. Comp !ete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 BED: a brand new queen pillowtop mattress set. Brand new, in plastic, warranty, $110. Can deliver. (616)318- 80 VARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (benight never used). Still on roll. New $800 - sell $295. (517)204-0600 BED: king pillowtop, new, in original package, warran­ ty, can deliver, $95. (616)9492683._________ AIWA 3 DISK shelf CD player w/4 speaker sur­ round $50 obo. (269)838-8587 after 6 pm. 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To repm dnenwunatna call the Fair Homing Center al 6I6-45129M0 The Hl D toll free telephone number for the heanng impaired i» I -805-927-9775 Edward Jones Three suspects identified in Delton break-ins DELTON - Three suspects have been identified and are the object of e search by Michigan State Police troopers in a rash of Delton area break-ins. “We have the names of people wc want to talk to in connection with the recent break-ins of a number of businesses in the Delton area." said Trooper Brian Roderick Wednesday “Wc have not made any arrests yet." Roderick credited the request for information contained in the Dec. 22 edition of the Banner with leading to information about the suspects. More arrests possible after 2 arrested in burglaries NASHVILLE — A homeowner returned from work Monday. Jan. 2, to find that someone had broken into his home. Missing was a set of stereo speakers, a CD changer and a receiver. Based on information gained from the homeowner and neighbors, troopers were led to a home in Nashville where they dis­ covered some of the stolen goods in a car parked in the drive. After questioning, the suspect told officers about a second person who was involved in the robbery. Troopers went to a Lake Odessa address where they discovered more than a dozen stolen items, including other items from the Nashville break-in. The names of the individuals involved are not being released at this time because they are believed to be part of a larger group suspected of a number of area break-ins and more arrests may be forthcoming. Mail boxes vandalized by red pickup truck CARLTON TOWNSHIP — Someone driving a red pickup truck is believed to be behind a series of mail box vandalism inci­ dents in the area of East Brown Road and Jordan Road. According to Michigan State troopers, the driver backed into a mailbox on Brown Road and left red paint on the mailbox post The paint has been identified as the same type used on a pickup truck. The incident is believed to have occurred on Monday. Jan. 2. between 9 and 11:30 p.m. Anyone with information about the vandalism is asked to cal) the Michigan State Police Hastings post at 948-8283. Chainsaw reported stolen from garage IRVING TOWNHIP — Stale Police trooper, arc investigating the theft of a chainsaw from a garage located on Hammond Road in Irving Township between Dec. 29 and Dec. 31. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact the Michigan State Police at 948-8283. One of 2 motorists arrested for high-speed racing HASTINGS — Hastings Police arrested a 20-year-old male for speeding southbound on Star School Road at approximately 10 p.m. Saturday. Dec. 24. Hastings officers observed two cars traveling at high speeds, apparently racing side by side. The driver of the second car was not apprehended. ‘Advantage America’ telephone scam alert issued HASTINGS — Hastings Police are advising area residents of a telephone scam that happened to a 61 -year-old Hastings woman. The person who called her claimed to be affiliated with “Adva.i'age America" and told the woman she had been awarded S12.0CO in grant money. In order to receive the money, she needed to forward $49.99 to “activate the account” The rcam artrsls then proceeded to lake $299.99 out of her personal bank account. Hastings Police Chief Jerry Sarver warned residents never to rcvtral personal bank account information over the phone to peo­ ple yot^do not know. Lottery tickets stolen from gasoline station HASTINGS — Hastings Police arc investigating the theft of $140 worth of lottery tickets taken from the Citgo gist station al 1335 North Broadway on Dec. 14. Three males are believed to be involved in the theft One man claimed to be sei!«ng cleaning supplies and while he showed the clerk the supplies, the other two proceeded take the lottery tickets. The clerk approached the men and they admitted to tak­ ing $10 worth of tickets and returned them. After they had left, the clerk noticed that an additional $140 worth of tickets was missing. The suspects fled in an older white Buick with possibly Missouri license plates. St. Joseph woman sought in theft of local car HASTINGS — A 44-year-old St Joseph woman is being sought in connection with the disappearance of a car stolen on Dec. 30. Hastings Police said they were contacted by the owner of the car. who said he originally thought the car was takm by a fam­ ily member and would be returned. The 2001 Saturn was parked in a drive in the 300 block of West State Road. The suspect remains at large and the vehicle has not yet been recovered. Intoxicated Hastings man arrested in disturbance Village Players plan next production Feb. 10-25 25 at the MiddleVilla Inn. This old-fashioned melodrama invites the audience to join in booing the villain and cheering for the hero. Will Sweet Dakota Melody be forced to surrender to Professor Silias Snakebreath, or will she be doomed and tied to the railroad tracks? Can the hero. Sheriff Billy Bold, escape the clutches of Wild Prairie Rose, a female Jesse James, and her outlaw gang? Adding to the evening of entertainment are a farm boy. a farm girl, a traveler and her sister, a fake Native American, a forger, a gypsy, a the­ atrical actress, a Pinkerton detec­ tive and a buxom waitress. Dinner will be a chuck wagon < buffet, and the cost for dinner and the play is $25 per person. Reservations may be made by call­ ing The MiddleVilla Inn at 795­ 3640 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. on the nights of the play, and a cash bar 4 will be available. Dinner is at 7 p.m. and the play will begin at approximately S. A portion of the proceeds will go to fund scholarships for tw«, grad­ uating seniors at Thomapple w.___ as** Kellogg High School. The Village Players of Middleville will present ’’The Snake in the Grass...or He Rattled the Rails" Feb. 10. 11. 17, 18. 24 and Please put the smile back * on our faces. REWARD! * His name is Joe. 269-945-6456 or 269-838-6786 * Male Boxer i ■» ia * A ai « a". HASTINGS — Robert Beard, 45. of Hastings was arrested Tuesday. Jan 3. on a charge of disorderly conduct after officers responded to a complaint in the 200 block of South Hanover Street. Police said Beard was visibly intoxicated and yelling obscenities outside an apartment house. Officers were told by witness­ es that Beard had been pounding on windows of the apartment, yelling and challenging a neighbor to fight. Officers said they attempted to talk with Beard, but he would not calm down and continued to yell and threaten neighbors. Beard was lodged in the Barry County Jail. Renegade rodent apprehended at hospital HASTINGS — A muskrat running loose caused concern for patients and employees of Pennock Hospital Dec. x7. Hastings police offficers responded to a call at 6:25 p.m. on a report of an unruly patron. Responding officer located a muskrat inside the main lobby to the emergency room jumping at citizens entering the building. Offficers apprehended and removed the rodent without further incident. Staying well and helping others The Pennock Health and Wellness Center spinning class members decided to turn their hard earned sweat into cash and donate money generated by a senes of special spinning class­ es called "recycle the sweat." Spinning is a non­ impact. challenging cardiovascular workout kt which participants experience outdoor terrain through the use of resistance, music, and the imagination. This 45-minute class adjusts to all fitness levels. The series wiH include four special classes throughout the winter months, with each class generating $120, totaling $480.The money from each class will be donated to the communi­ ty. Funds from the first class were donated to Thomapple Valley Church in care ot Eric Olsen (director of corporate services) to go toward coats for kids in our community. For more infor­ mation about the “recycle the swear program, call Pennock Wellness Center at 948-3139. Shown here are Eric Olsen, director of corporate services, and Jon Anderson. Spinning instructor at Pennock. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 5. 2006 - Page 15 YMCA fall volleyball teams earn 2005 championships Lions open SMAA South on win streak Maple Valley’s varsity boys' basketball team improved to 2-2 on the season with a 57-45 victory at Bellevue Tuesday night. Adam Lamphcrc. Adam Gonser, and Andy R<m>i each tossed in 13 points to lead the Lions to victory, while Josh Bursley added 12. Jeff Droll led the Broncos with 16 points. The Lions arc currently on a two-game winning streak heading into the start of the conference season. Maple Valley opens SMAA play at home Friday night against Jackson County Western High School. YMCA Women's A League Volleyball Champions: Dig It First row: Daniell Swift. Tiffany Hendershot. Becky Morehouse 2nd row: Julie Long. Patty Pohl. Jody Swift 2nd Place Women’s Vollebyall League: 1st row: Kathy Sherman. Brenda Dawe. 2nd row: Sarah Morey. Kayle Arnie, Christy Stampfler. Kelcy Howell. Missing: Kelly Yoder, Lisa Wilcoysen YMCA B League Women's League Volleyball Champions: 1st row: Lori Cheeseman. Karie Shepler. Susan Campbell. 2nd row: Jackie Barry. Connie Bagley. Myrna Holley...Missing Wanda Suford. Shana Schaefer, Theresa Bloomberg YMCA Coed Volleyball Champions: Dead Frogs: 1st Row: Krista Sheldon. Brenda Dawe, Kelsey Howell..2nd row Steve Heilman. Rob Sheldon. Justin Lipsey Trojans off on offense in loss to Hawkeyes Thomapple Kellogg fell to 1-3 in the O-K Gold Conference and 1 -4 overall as the Hami.ton Hawkeyes topped the Trojans at 1KHS Tuesday night. 40-30. The Trojans couldn’t get anything going offensively against the Hawkeyes. TK trailed by only three points heading into the fourth quarter, then was outscored 12-5 over the final eight min­ utes. The Hawkeyes outscored the Trojans 23-16 in the second half, after taking a two-point lead into the locker room at half-time. Nate Manning led the Trojans with nine points, while Ryan Sisson. Blake Johnson, and Isaac Thaler added six each. Matt DcJongc and Taylor Cooper had ten points apiece for the Hawkeyes. The Trojans will be home again on Friday night when they host the Big Reds from Muskegon in a non-conference con­ test. Saxon spikers reach semi’s at G-A In their first trip to the Galesburg-Augusta Tournament, the Hastings Saxons reached the semifinals and won a marathon second game against Camden-Frontier before falling in the third game. Frontier advanced to the >. hampionship match with a 25-14. 31-33. 15-10 win over the Saxons in the semi’s. "We were scrappy, but I told the players they need *o be scrappier." said Hastings head coach Gina McMahon. "Camden was a very scrappy team. They rarely let a ball drop, that is why they beat us. We hit well, but we could not put down a ball. They always dug the ball up. I would like to be like that team '* The Saxons played the host Rams in the quarterfinals after earning one win and two ties in poo! play. Hastings reached the semifinals with their YMCA 2nd place womens B volleyball league champions: Net Results. 1st row: Marge Jork. Debiie Straley. Jackie Thompson. Amy Rosenberg, 2nd row: Mary Windebrenner. Missy Clark, Laurie McPhillips, Bonnie Cronk, Deanna Kulikowski Lakewood eagers drop both contests at Loy Norrix invite The Lakewood Vikings made the trip to Kalamazoo Loy Norrix last week for the hol­ iday invitational They went all that way and fell to a pair of Grand Rapids City League teams Tuesday and Wednesday. The Vikings started strong in game two. against the Grand Rapids Central Rams. Lakewood led 14-8 at the end of the first quarter, but the Rams shut down the Vikings for the rest of the way and earned a 57-38 vic­ tory. “Wc played a good first quarter," said Lakewood head coach Mark Farrell. "Then wc lost our intensity and focus for the last three." Carl Thompson had 19 points for the Rams, with 14 of them coming in the second half. Lakewood only scored 20 points in the second half, after being held to just four in the second quarter. If there was one positive to take away from the week, the Vikings hit 13 of their 15 free throw attempts in the two games, including 8of-8 against the Rams. Brad Elliott was 4-of-4 from the line against Central, and led Lakewood with ten points and five rebounds. Kyle Rowland added nine points for the Vikings, w hile lead­ ing the team with six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Tyler Barnett also had three assists and two steals for the Vikings. A five-point deficit to start the fourth quar­ ter grew to ten points as the Vikings fell to Creston Tuesday night 60-50. Creston had a pretty good night from the foul line itself, hitting I0-of-l2 attempts in the fourth quarter. Nic Wieland had seven cn of his nine points in the fourth quarter as the Vikings fought to keep up with the Polar Bears. “We kept the pace of the game where we wanted to for most of the entire game," said Farrell. "We turned the ball over in too many key situations and fouled them in the act of shooting.” Row land led Lakewood w ilh 12 points and five rebounds, while Barnett added ten points. Michael Barbour had seven assists for the Vikings. Jerrell Sanders had 22 points to lead Creston and Andre Harris had 20. Between the two of them they knocked down seven three-point baskets. “Our defensive positioning needs to improve along with our decision making on offense." said Farrell. The Vikings will be at home Jan. 6 to take on Portland. 17-25. 25-18. 19-17 win over Galesburg Augusta. "Once again, the players played well." said McMahon. “Wc won as a team and lost as a team. The team chemistry continues to get stronger. The players coming off the bench did a good job for us. The players fight to the very end. They never give up. "They have learned not to get down because if one player gets down, they all get down." In pool play, the Saxons defeated Marshall 25-14. 26-24. then split with Climax-Scots 17-25. 27-25 and Allegan 15-25. 25-12. "The players continue to play mentally tough. They are serving smart, to certain posi­ tions on the court, and are hitting smart, to certain positions on the court." McMahon said. "They are becoming more strategic in their piay. We are trying to have better passes so we can start running more offensive plays. We have the hitters to run the plays and our setter is getting better, but we struggle with the passing. ' Not only would the Saxon coach like to sec better passes, but more of a variety with the passes. Most often the Saxons sets go io their outside hitters, like Brandi SifiJyn. which issa’t all bad. To throw off opponents bkxkers the Saxons need to gel the ball to their miduk hit­ ters who are also strong. “Wc did not do that on Saturday." said McMahon. The Saxons will have their final tunc up before O-K Gold Conference play begins, this Saturday when they participate in the Charlotte Invitational. BOWLING SCORES Tuesday Mixed Hastings City Bank 6-2; Consumers Concrete 5.5-2.5; Walker. Fluke & Sheldon 5­ 3; Hastings Bowl 4.5-3 5; TVCCU 4-4; Woodland Machine 3-5; J-Ad Graphic* 2-6; Yankee Zephyr 2-6. Men’s High Games & Series - L. Porter 206-551; T Neymeiyer 223-576; M. Hall 249-577; G. Heard 246-682; T. Graham 200; D. Risher 204-517; D Benner 207. Women’s High Games A Series - V. Scobey 151; K. Dickinson 130; B Graham 180-445; B. Wilkins 202; S. Beebe 204-538; C. O'Keefe 190 Friday Night Mixed Budweiser 42 1/2; Get-R-Done 42; Renegades 42; All But One 40 1/2; Ten Pins 39 1/2; 4 Fools 39; Sanborns & Shirice 34; Winter Golfers 34; Just Cuz 32 1/2; 9-N-AWigglc 31 1/2; We're a Mess 31 1/2; Mercy 31; Brushworks 30 1/2; Heads Out 30; Oldies But Goodies 28; Whatever 27 1/2; M&M Westbrook Trucking 24 1/2; Just Here to Bowl 23 1/2. Womens Good Games and Series - T Pennington 252-609; T. Phenix 247-599; A Crabtree 222-574; S. Keeler 236-564; D Bartimus 200-533; N. Clow 203-530; M Vandenberg 193-523; C. Kill 200-493; G Meaney 209-490; L. Rentz 158-450; C Maitland 174-442; R. Hammontree 141-392; D James 198; R Lydy 192; L. Potter 187; B Mesecar 157; S. Vandenberg 152. Mens Good Games and Series - B. Keeler 218-636; B. Madden Jr. 221-632; L. Porter 235-622; K. Hammontree 236-593; J. Smith 230-575; M Westbrook 231-563; R. Lancaster 178-498; A. Maitland 200-495; D. Sears 187-478; M. Albert 160; H. Pennington 234; J. Bartimus 221; J. Bush 204, W. Vandenberg 197; J. Tinkler 189; B. Dennison 154. Wednesday P.M. Hair Care Center 46; At Home Real Estate 44 1/2; Eye and Ent 41; Railroad Street Mill 34; Seekers 33; Mace Pharmacy 30; Shamrock 29 1/2. Womens Good Games and Series - K. Becker 201-566; E. Vanasse 178-509; Y. Cheeseman 170-479; B. Moore 156-445; B. Smith 153-407; S. Cross 138-364; D Scebcr 185; B. Hathaway 172; N. Boniface 157; N. Bechtel 155; D. Bums 146; B. Norris 136. Senior Citizens Friends 47-21; Nash’s Harem 43-25; King Pings 40-28; Ward's Friends 36.5-31.5: #1 Senior 36.5-31.5; Sun Risers 35-35; Wieland s 34.5-33.5; 4 B's 34.5-33J; Pm Pals 32.5-35.5; M&M’s 29.5-38.5; BAT's 28.5-39.5; Kuempel 27.5-40.5; Early Risers 26-42; Butterfingers 25-43. Good Game and Series Ladies - Y. Markle 177; S. Waggoner 144; N Bechtel 161; G. Scobey 162; D Robbins 144; J. Snyder 164-365; B. Maker 159; S. Merrill 183-508; J. Allen 156-365; A. Lethcoe 155­ 419; M. Count 142; G. Otis 179-486; D Bums 149; E. Dunham 163; E. Vanasse 179­ 493; S. Patch 187-495; T Walker 181-446. Good Games and Series Men - D. Murphy I “6-484; K Schantz 199-514; G. Forbey 171; M. Brandt 156-396; L. Brandt 187-534; W. Birman 169-481; R. Robbins 196; G. Waggoner 178; B. Akers 199-551; D. Edwards 189-522; D. Dimmers 204-522; R. Nash 166-454; W Brodbock 148-431; D Kiersey 200-547. Tuesday Trios Quality Roofing 42-26; Coleman Agency 39-29; Trouble 36-32; CB's 35.5-32.5; 3 Lucky Ladies 33.5-34.5; Git-R-Donc Gals 32.5-35.5; Big Boy 32-36; All in the Family 32-36; Cotters 31-37; Superette Gals 26.5­ 41.5. High Games and Series - M. Kill 192; L. Potter 192-571. B Hayes 168; C Gales 231; S. Snider 159; T Smith 110; L. Roryc 174; P. Hobert 189; S. Vandenburg 176-501 ;C. Mack 236-610; T Daniels 213-583; B Wilder 103; T. Heinrich 163. S Ixmcaster 197-538; L Trumble 180; P. Cogswell 185; M. Gross 129; A. Keilor 143; R. Brummel 171; A. Norton 171; T. Franklin 150; J. Rice 169; D. James 164; S Smith 119. R. Murrah 160; C. Etts88; O. Gillons 151; T. Thompson 126. �Page 16 - Thursday January 5. 2006 - The Hastings Banner South’s Sailors speed by Saxons to start 2006 by Brett Bremer Sports Editor South Christian raced out to a 15-2 lead by racing up and down the floor in Hastings Tuesday night, and improved to 5-0 on the season by topping the Saxons 79-48. Hastings is now 2-3 overall, but 0-3 in the O-K Gold Conference. The Saxons never found a wsy to slow down the Sailors. The Sailors pushed the ball up the floor after defensive rebounds and Saxon turnovers, and more often than not beat the Saxons to the other end for easy baskets. Success came for the Saxons when they were able to slow the game down a bit and get the ball inside on the offensive end. Hastings' senior center Steven Bolo led the Hastings' attack with 20 points and junior for­ ward Bry an Skcdgell chipped in 11. Both had six points in the first quarter as the Saxons began to chip away at the Sailor lead. A bucket by Skcdgell pulled the Saxons to within nine points. 25-16. but South Christian's Brett Kissanc knocked down a three-pointer with 25 seconds left in the first quarter to put his team back up 12. David Kool opened the second quarter with a three-pointer of his own for the Sailors and South Christian led by double digits the rest of the way. South's lead hit 20 points for the first time when Kool hit another three, two seconds before the half The Sailors led 46-26 at the break. Kool finished the nigh with 28 points and Kissanc added 15. A long jumper by Bolo early in the third quarter and a nice bucket by Dan Dimond underneath but the Sailor lead to 19 points, but it was the only time the Saxons would score back-to-back baskets in the second half. Kool quickly pul his Sailors back up by 21. and South headed into the final eight minutes w ith a 59-35 lead. Behind Bolo and Skcdgell for Hastings, Brad Mead. David Peterson, and Dimond each had four points Matt Bakker added ten points for the Sailors. Mike Hiskes nine, and Jason Walcott seven. The Sailors arc now 54). and 44) in the O­ K Gold. Way land and Byron Center are on the Sailors heels it 2-1 in the league. Wayland knocked off Byron Center Tuesday night in conference action. The Saxons will look for their first confer­ ence win w hen they visit those Byron Center Bulldogs on Friday night. Next Tuesday, the Saxons host Plainwell in a non-confcrence contest. Saxon senior guard David Peterson races past South Christian's Jason Walcott along the baseline in the second half Tuesday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxon senior center Steven Bolo battles for space in the post with the Sailors’ Jason Walcott in the first half of Tuesday night's O-K Gold Conference contest at HHS. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Lions reach silver division final at tough Alma Invite How I spent my winter vacation; by Brett Bremer It’s been a quiet couple of weeks on the Barry County sports scene, a wrestling quad here, a volleyball tournament there, and a couple of basketball games sprinkled in for good measure. Quiet time is finally over. The O-K Gold Conference wrestling season got started Wednesday night. Lakewood's wrestlers head to Mason for a dual Thursday between the two top ranked wrestling teams in the slate in Division 2. All five of the county ’s varsity boys' basketball teams will be in action Friday . Saturday is filled with swimming meets, and volleyball, cheerleading, and wrestling tournaments including the L.H. Lamb at Has-’ings High School which the Saxons will be looking to win for the fist lime once again. That little bit of down time in the local sports scene coupled with the new Mrs. Bremer's desire to be married in the winter made Dec. 17 the perfect day for me to (as David T. so aptly put it in my absence) "tie the knot". With some dismay from Nichol, the honeymoon did not remain entirely ’’sporting event" free. For all those in and around my profession who have asked me if she knows what she’s getting herself into, yes I think she docs. To break up a long trip from Miami to Orlando we made a stop at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise. The home of the Florida Panthers. If Detroit fans think the Palace is out in the suburbs, they should make ’he trip from Fort Lauderdale or Miami to the BankAtlantic I was lookirg for some kind of sporting event, preferably a college football bowl game, to check out while we were away, and i finally found one. Wc just missed the Champs Spots Bowl between Clemson and Colorado by a couple of days. My second NHL game ever didn't sounded better than watching the Magic getting thumped by the Lakers. The first NHL game I ever saw was a contest between the Minnesota NorthSlars and Toronto Maple Leafs, sitting two scats down from a Minnesotan in a flannel shirt and stocking cap who held his hand to his earn and called out the play-by-play the entire evening. I didn't meet any characters that exciting this time. The Panthers took a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabers. I was shocked to sec this on the Panthers' website today. "Florida Panthers fans continue to stake their claim as some of the best fans around as the National Hockey League announced today that, through December, the Panthers rank No. 9 in the 30-team league in attendance percentage increase over 2003-04. "’The numbers say that Panthers hockey is as popular as ever in South Florida.’ Sunrise Sports & Entertainment chief operating officer Michael Yormark said. 'Our fans are some of the best in the league and they continue to be loyal and fervent as the Panthers make a push for the playoffs.’" The numbers might say it. but the fans didn’t. The Panther fans seemed loyal, but they certainly weren’t fervent. The arena seemed to be about 30-percent full when the puck was dropped. Fans streamed into the arena over the final few minutes of the first period, and the place was probably 75-percent full by the time the second period started. Forking over around $100 for a pair of tickets just a couple rows South of the roof to see two-thirds of a hockey game seems a little extravagant to me I still have never been to the Joe for a Red Wings game. I’d always heard the Wings tickets were a lol of money. I'd feel better going now that I know every NHL team gouges its fans at the ticket window. I think Detroit Lions fans might be bigger hockey fans that the Florida faithful. Fervent fans arc those like the guy who stopped rne in the Northwest terminal at the air­ port in Detroit on the way home. I was wearing the Panthers’ shirt I'd purchased just a few days earlier as a souvenir. While wc were waiting for our flight, watching the Pistons and Spurs duke it out on Christmas day this guy said, “you're pretty brave wearing that here " For a second 1 thought he meant my Tigers hat. but then I realized he was talking about the Panthers' shirt. "Wc just beat them the other day you know." he said to me. 1 didn't know, but I also didn't want to take the time to explain to him that the shirt was a honeymoon souvenir and that I really was a Red Wings fan in disguise. Any way, that was what 1 did on my winter vacation. Let the games begin, again. The Saxons' J.J. Quick (right) stretch­ es to try and alter the shot of South Christian's David Kool in the first half Tuesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Maple Valley went 2-3 Dec. 27 at Alma College's Scotty Classic Volleyball Tournament. In power pool play, the Lions were in a pool with Bcndle and Springport. The Lions were able to beat Bendie. a much taller team than themselves, and also defeated Springport, which placed the Lions in the Silver Division against Kalamazoo Central, the tallest team in the tournament. In the first game against Kalamazoo Central, the Lions played hard but were not able to solve the blocking of Kalamazoo Central and committed loo many unforced errors to be in the contest. Tire second game was close to the end as the Lions fought to a close 23-24 before losing 25-23. Maple Valley opened play against Alma and Dearborn in pool play Both teams were strong. wi?h Ainu possessing superior height and Dearborn having a quick team that had great execution. Both teams defeated the young Lions and eventually played for the championship of the Gold Division of the tournament. With the experience received from this strong tournament, the Lions were homing to start the SMAA season strong Wednesday night when they traveled to face Stockbridgr. The Lions are now 6-6-4 on the sei son Delton Kellogg wrestlers split duals at Martin meet The Delton Kellogg varsity wrestling team closed the 2005 portion of its schedule by going 2-2 in duals at Martin last Friday. The Panthers are now 16-4 on the season heading into tonight's Kalamazoo Valley Association opener against Pennfield at DKHS At Martin. Delton topped Centerville 76-6 and Maple Valley 42-27. Wayland’s Wildcats got the best of the Panthers in their dual. 40­ 28. and the host Clippers topped DK 40-27. "It was good competition, real good." said Delton Kellogg head coach Rob Heethuis. “That gets us off and running for the January push and our league competition." Matt Loveland at 112 pounds. Brendan Boyle at 119. and Octavio Romero at 275 were all undefeated for the day. Brett Bissett at 135. Quinn DeBolt a» 145. and Chad Ramsey at 215 each finished the day with 3-1 individual records. Joining Pennfield and Delton Kellogg on Thursday evening will be a B' team from Lakewood and possibly a Delton Kellogg *B* squad. TK teacher, triathlete, publishes book Sam Wilkinson is a former cross country runner from Caledonia High School. Grand Rapids Community College, and Grand Valley Stale University. He has been competing as an age-group triathlete for ten years, and is a happily mar­ ried father of three, who resides and teaches third grade in Middleville, and is now a pub­ lished author. Through sharing his experiences with fam­ ily and friends, his stories turned into his first book called. Race Fans: My Genesis and Evolution as a Triathlete. "The book's existence actually stems from race accounts I’ve sent to family and friends over the years. I wanted to share with them the best I could what triathlon was all about. It wasn't enough just to tell them that it was super cool. I wanted to show them. So. I wrote detailed accounts of my events from start to finish, letting them know what I was thinking and feeling along the way. My inten­ tion was to put them in the race. In the subject line of these e-mails I typed Race Fans so they knew what they were getting and this is where the title comes from." Wilkinson was hesitant to publish his works, but through encouragement from his readers he decided to take the leap. "Over the course of many years I recc;» ed positive feedback like. 'You should send this to Triathlete Magazine.' I actually did have one of my accounts on Triathlete Magazine's website for a short time, but I didn't seriously pursue having my work published anywhere else until later." Though he had much of his book written in rough form, he hadn't put it together until he had the idea to put his work together for his most loyal readers. "I decided to compile my race reports for my children to read when they arc older. Then I started thinking that other family members might want a copy of this book. After further thought. 1 decided my friends might enjoy having something like this too. Once I priced out what it would cost to have enough copies made in the format 1 wanted, my brother Joe encouraged me to spend a lit­ tle bit more and have it published and avail­ able for a wider audience. I was reluctant at first but moved forward with the process and now my book has become a reality.” Although the title suggests it is for triath­ letes. Wilkinson believes those run in the sport could take pleasure in his work as well. “1 don't think you have to be a triathlete to enjoy this book. Certainly the appeal will be greater for a triathlete, but I think this has a real human interest clement for those who are not involved in the sport." According to Wilkinson, his work is meant to bring to life what it is like being an agegroup triathlete. "This book shares the spirit of triathlon from a competitive age-grouper's perspec­ tive. It captures the moments of my events so the reader can come along with me." Being a third grade teacher, some may assume his b<x»k is for children, and though Wilkinson believes his students w ill enjoy his book at some point, he notes that it is not a children's book. See BOOK, page 18 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday January 5. 2006 - Page 17 DK’s Panthers put up a fight before falling to Plainwell Tuesday night's 55-39 non-conference loss to Plainwell was just another step for the Delton Kellogg varsity boys' basketball team. The two teams battled evenly for nearly three periods, before the bottom fell out on the Panthers. “The kids came out and competed tonight." said Delton head coach Mike Mohn, “proba­ bly for the first time this year where they competed for an extended penod of time." Late in the third quarter and early in the fourth the Panthers struggled to put the ball in the basket, and were hurt by some turnovers. The two teams entered the second half tied at 23 “I saw a lot of good things last night." said Mohn, “it's going to be a struggle all year long, unless we play four good quarters of basketball. We played three or three and a half quarters last night.' Nick Blacken had a solid game for Delton Kellogg, tossing in 12 points and doing a solid job of ball handling al the point. Nick Archer scored just two points, but had nine rebounds and did an excellent job defensiveiy The Panthers could have done a better job of helping themselves out al the foul line. Delton hit just 6-of-17 foul shots in the game. Delton is now 0-4 on the season, with a contest coming up Friday night at home against Galesburg Augusta in the KVA. The Rams haven't gotten off to a great start, but Mohn said “they’ve got five guys that have played together for quite a while. They’re a lot better team than their record.” After Friday's contest the Panthers will be home again Tuesday for a non-conference clash with Bellevue. The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... Delton Kellogg sophomore guard Nick Blacken works to get around Plainwell's Travis Kent Tuesday night. (Photo by Linda Boyce) 269-945-9554 The Panthers' Jack Griffin pulls up as he makes his way towards the basket, with Plainwell's Gary LeMew in pursuit Tuesday night. (Photo by Linda Boyce) Sixon Weekly Spins Schedale Complete online schedule at: www.hassk 12 ory THURSDAY, JANUARY 5: 6: 00 pm Boys “B’Team Wrestling Hopkins Quad Swimming Grand Rapids Creston H 600 pm Boys Varsity FRIDAY. 400 pm 530 pm 7: 30 pm The Viking varsity volleyball team celebrates its West Michigan Volleyball Officials Association tournament championship on the center of the court at East Kentwood High School Wednesday afternoon. The Vikings were 7-0 on the day. and defeated South Christian in two games for the title. Vikes get second tourney title by topping SC Sailors The West Michigan Volleyball Officials Association tournament championship can't compare to a regional title, but the Lakewood varsity girls' volleyball team did taste a bit of revenge Wednesday at East Kentwood High School. The Lakewood ladies knocked off South Christian for the Division I championship 28­ 26,25-23, avenging their loss to the Sailors in last year's state tournament. It was a great day all around for the Vikings. They won all seven of their matches, going 15-1 in games for the day. Contributions came from all around. Stevie Spetoskey led Lakewood with 59 kills and Morgan Pennington added 46. Arhley Yager led the Vikings with 10 service aces. Chelsea Brehm had an excellent, consis­ tent. day of setting while teammate Melanie Forman played excellent defense all day according to head coach Christine Grunewald. The only game the Vikings dropped all da) was in the semifinals against Hamilton. The Vikings lopped the Hawkeyes 25-19. 21-25. 17-15 to reach the final. The Vikings also defeated Rockford 25-15. 25-15. in the quarterfinals, and Zeeland East RADIO Talk Radii SPORTS >. HASTTNGS^^' TK15-MSI 6 U&wi........... Fr.H-hrtadf Ukraad.... S*.l/!-hrt<Gnn4WMl.. Sa. W- MSI - Wnm....... Ins. 1/11-Um 6 WMl........ ..... 8:00 pm U BCH-FM ..... HghScMGaati 25-13,25-20 in the first round of the Division I tournament. Lakewood was hardly challenged in its pool. The Vikings topped Jenison 25-16. 25­ II. Northview 25-14. 25-16, and Byron Center 25-10.25-12. It is the second tournament championship of the season for the Vikings. Lakewood also won the Lansing Area tournament at Mason on Dec. 17. The Vikings are now off until traveling to Fruitport on Jan. 7. SATURDAY, JANUARY i’: 8: 00 am Girts ‘ JV P00 am Girts Varsity 9: 00 am Boys Varsrty 9:00 am Girts Freshman 9: 30 arn Boys . 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John Hclmholt said on behalf of the group: "Following yesterday's announcement regarding the plea agreement with indicted former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. 23 is Enough re-issued their call for a immediate moratori­ um on all proposed new tribal gaming until a thorough investigation into the Abramoff scandal is completed and federal Indian earn­ ing and campaign finance laws arc reformed to prevent further abuses. "The federal Indian gaming laws are out­ dated. broken, and being manipulated by spe­ cial interests to the extent that Washington is now embroiled in one of the biggest scandals in recent history, with Republicans and Democrats alike caught up in the corruption. The deep-rooted, wide sweeping corrup­ tion must be stopped dead in its tracks. Immediate action must be taken by President Bush and Congress to impose a moratorium on all new tribal gaming until the investiga­ tions arc cor pletc and federal laws reformed to protect the integrity of our federal system and interests of the American public. "The federal Indian gaming law has unfair­ ly and inappropriate!} lustered an industry that creates enormous wealth for a few select individuals and lais Vegas interests at the expense of taxpaying families, small busi­ nesses. manufacturing jobs, and kcal govern­ ments Uk federal campaign finance laws unfairly and inappropriately provide loop­ holes that exempt tribal interests from the same contribution limitations that apply to every taxpaying American citizen. “Since 1988. Las Vegas investors and trib­ al casino owners have become wealthier, smarter and belle; equipped with new tech­ nology and a banage of lawyers and lobbyists to manipulate the federal gaming law. “Tribal leaders and their Las Vegas investors have also become brazen in their threats to open casinos with or without stale approval, completely disregarding states' rights and kcal control. They have used promises of money, marketing, and philan­ thropic giving as means to foster support in ethically questionable ways. “Sen. John McCain is a bold leader and should be commended for his willingness to lake on Washington special interests in order to preserve the integrity of our federal gov­ ernment. “Now. it is lime for Governor (Jennifer) Granholm and our Michigan lawmakers io lake action to protect states' rights, local con­ trol and the integrity of our American demo­ cratic institutions.” Caleb Robert Moon is the first 2006 baby bom at Pennock Hospital in Barry County. He is pictured here with his proud parents. Joel Moon and Tanya Stephens. (Photo by Elaine Gilbert) First county baby of ’06 finally arrives on Jan. 3 by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Caleb Robert Moon was due to arrive on New Year s Eve. but evidently he didn’t want to usher in 2006 at the hospital. The infant still managed to earn the title of Barr) County's New Year’s Baby even though his birth was three days later. The son of Tanya Stephens and Joel Moon, BOOK, continued from page 16-----"Because I teach eight and nine year-olds. I feel compelled to mention that this is not a children’s book. However. I think my stu­ dents would think it would be cool to own a copy of a book their third grade teacher had published when they were in his class. They can read it when they’re older. For that mat­ ter. my forme: third graders might get a kick out of reading a book their third grade teacher wrote as well.” Wilkinson’s book can be purchased at wvwbamesandnoblc.com and www.amazon.com. of Hastings. Caleb waited until Jan. 3 tr make his debut at Pennock Hospital where he was the first baby bom in 2006. Tanya and Joel weren't sure that they would have the Erst of the year, but they thought they would be close. “I was excited.” she said. "I was actually thinking I w^s going to go early because 1 went early with my t first) son. But. the labor pains didn’t start until about 3 a.m. Tuesday, and they arrived at the hospi­ tal at 5 a.m. Caleb was bom at 9:24 a.m.. weighing 6 lbs 13 oz. and measuring 19 1/2inches long. Joel and Tanya are looking forward to tak­ ing Caleb home Thursday (today). Caleb’s two-year-old brother. Dakota, "is going to be a good brother." Tanya said. “I’ve seen him around other babies, and he was really good with them.” Tanya has lived in Hastings most of her life and graduated from Hastings High School in 2003. Joel is originally from Grand Rapids. She is the head cashier at Save A Lot in Hastings, and he is assistant manager al Save A Lot in Grand Rapids. The KCC FEHSF.NFELp CENTER will reopen al X a-mfon Monday. Janubry 2, 2006. Winter semester clasqgp will begin on or after January 9th. There is ST^l.LSume to enroll - ST1IJ- lime to put your nsy . year to wise use by investing in your­ self through a.quality higher educa­ tion. Rut. you WILL have to hurry... lime is running short. Visit us online al www.kellugg.edu for schedules and registration particulars. We'll see T(HI in 2006! Certificate and degree program1 • 2 Hus 2 Transfer Curriculum' • High School Dual-Enrollment • Online ('hisses • Classes for Professional Development • (Hied Health Program Prerequisites • Open-Entry Computer Claysc' • I.earning in Retirement (Il.Ri Enrichment • MACRAO Agreement (General Education) Requirements CONVENIENCE, AFFOROAR1IJTY and EASE IN TRANSFER... Since 1996. Getting As winners of the Banner’s First Baby Contest, they will receive gifts and gift cer­ tificates from 11 Hastings’ businesses. They will receive a $15 gift 'ertificale from Vitale's Pizza, a free monthly memory “bunny por­ trait” from White’s Photography, a free baby's first haircut at Razor's Edge, a $20 gift cer­ tificate from Mexican Connexion, a gift cer­ tificate from Barlow Florist and BarlowChristian Bookstore, a vaporizer from Bosley Pharmacy, a $25 gift certificate from PennNook Gift Shop, a $10 gift certificate from McDonald's Restaurant, a large Teddy hear from Cinder Hallmark, a gift certificate from fall Creek Restaurant and a one-year sub­ scription to the Banner plus a special adver­ tisement with photo to announce baby's arrival. BrewSki returns to Circle Pines Circle Pines Center. 9650 Mullen Rr.id. will be host for a BrewSki Weekend Feb 3-5. The event will be an opportunity for begin­ ners to learn how to brew beer at home and for mote knowledgeable individuals to exchange ideas and techniques. Brewing will be lead by Richard Scott, award-winning brewer and member of the Downriver Brewers Guild, on Saturday with Friday evening and Sunday morning dedicat­ ed to personal leisure and socialization. Participants can expect to arrive at nr after 7 p.m. on Friday and leave by 2 p.m. on Sunday. Participants will be given access to the miles of trails on 300 acres of land to use, with cross-country skis, snowshoes or other non-motorized winter transportation systems with a wood-burning sauna to shake off the winter chill. Brewski participants will be offered a vari­ ety of lodging options: • Overnight participants will find lodging at Swallows Lodge, a large wood dormito­ rystyle building complete with electricity, restrooms, showers and central heat, and enjoy four meals (three on Saturday and one on Sunday) at $102 for Circle Pines members and $120 for non-members. • Individuals who stay elsewhere and par­ ticipate on Saturday only will receive lunch and dinner with full access to programming for $28 for CPC members and $33.60 for non-members. • Participants in the day program through the entire weekend but staying elsewhere will receive lunch and dinner on Saturday, and brunch on Sunday at $48 for CPC members and $57.60 for non-members Circle Pines Center is a non-profit cooper­ ative summer camp and year-round retreat center founded in 1939. Its mission is to teach peace, social justice, and ecology through cooperation in work and recreation. Brew Ski was once part of the center’s reg­ ular programming and. at the request of members, has returned. To make reservations for the weekend, call Circle Pines Center at <269i 623-5555 or email circled net-link.net The Tuesday fire at 117 E. Grand St, between Michigan and Jefferson, in Hastings was so intense upstairs that Capt. Jerry Barton, of the Freeport Fire Department, assisted by Hastings firefighter Randy Bunce, cut a hole in the roof "to dissipate the heat from inside the building so we could get back inside to attack the fire, Hastings Fire Chief Roger Cans said. “When the guys were upstairs fighting the fire, the heat was so intense that they couldn’t get to the scene of the fire to put it out." Caris said of the reason for ventilating the structure, which also helps get rid of the smoke to make the area more visible to firefighters. (Photo by Elaine Gi^ert) Fire damages Hastings house, but women escape unharmed by Jon Gambec Staff Writer A fire at 117 E. Grand St. in Hastings Tuesday morning caused extensive internal damage to the home, owned by Marion Furrow, but the woman and her daughter. Linda, escaped unharmed. Hastings Fire Chief Roger Caris credited working smoke detectors with providing ample warning for the two women to escape. Karis said the call came in al 10:54 a.m. and by the time the units arrived on the scene the home was engulfed in smoke and flames. "It appears that the fire started in the attic area and broke through a closet below,” he said. “Although we arc still investigating the cause, it may have been electrical in nature.” Caris said that the upper les el of the home suffered Tire damage and the lower level suf­ fered mostly smoke and water damage. “I don’t know the extent, but it appears that it may have been a total loss." he said. “Of course, the important thing is that the people in the home got out safely.” Caris said his department was assisted by the Freeport Fire Department in fighting the blaze. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS BARRY CONSERVATION DISTRICT To all residents of the Bares Conservation DtstiuX notice is hereby given that on the IKlh day of February. 2006. between the hours of 5fl0 p.m and 700 p.m. al the Elks Temple. 102 E Woodbwn in the City of Hastings, an annual meeting and director’s election will be held On the 3rd day of January. 2006. being fortyfive <451 days pnor to the dale of the annual meeting, absentee ballots are available for voting in tht* elec­ tion by writing or calling the Barry Conservation District Office located al I6|1 S<xith Hanover. Suite 105. Hastings (Secretary of Stale Building). <269) 94X-XO56 ext. 3. during the regular business hours of the District which are between the hours of X 30 am and 4:30 p.m. For the purpose of stner eligibility, residents are individuals ot legal age who can demonstrate residency in the Barry Conservation District, which encompasses Barry County, via one < 11 piece of identification. There are two open positions on the B->ard of Directors One is for a four <41 year term The other is for a two (2> year term Those eligible for election by completion of nominating petitions arc David Kietzmann — 4 year term Laverne Bivens — 2 year term Annual Meeting Agenda 500 - Election open 6.00 - Call to Order 6:30 — Review of Financial Report of FY 2t<>' Review of Budget for FY 2(M>6 Public input 7 <M> — Elections Closed Staff and Agency Reports Award and Recognition 7 30 - Announcement of Election Results Adjournment 1)9549479 � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-01-12.pdf 33cbffd22d34c26d0460260e39d7f723 PDF Text Text HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY U1SCMURU SI Tribe, Justice Dept, seek suit dismissal Why not buy SUVs locally? Saxons win first L.H. Lamb since 1977 See Story on Page 20 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 24 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 DANNER Hastings Thursday. January 12. 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 2 PRICE 50C Corporate, not family farms targeted as polluters was on hand to provide information. by David T. Young “There arc a lot of reasons not to like Editor Emptoyers to meet with area educators iaf and service industries as well as edued to a community meeting at 3 p in Thursday. 19. Jan. at Pennock the Hospital Conference Room. treating water with human waste." she noted, them with lax breaks." she declared. “Cheap “but not for waste from CAFOs... food is probably the biggest reason." Some people call them corporate farms. CAFOs," Miller said, “such as mistreatment She said manure on land and snow is car­ Corporate farms are able to produce and Some call them “hog hotels.” or intensive of animals in confined quarters and use of ried to rivers, lakes and streams, adding. “The agri-business operations. Their proper names, antibiotics... But the biggest problem is with biggest problem is a land application system process a lot more animal-based foods (han family farms at a cheaper price. Some blame so to speak, are Concentrated Animal Farm the enormous quantity of manure in confined Operations, or CAFOs. storage pits that arc nothing more than holes These large corporate farms are major pol­ in the ground. They contain things such as luters of air land and stream, according to a feces, pesticides, silage, parasites, bacteria, representative from the Sierra Club and a viruses, urine, blood... This ferments when Lenawee County family fanner, both of it’s Jumped in the ground. It (the process) whom were guest speakers at the First Friday lakes beneficial manure and turns it into poi­ forum Jan. 6 at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in son." She stressed dial’s she’s not an extremist, Hastings. Gayle Miller from the Sierra Club and fam­ that she eats meat and drinks milk. them for helping to drive the small farmers out of business much like big retail corpora­ “ft’s (pollution) here now. and this affects everyone... CAFOs aren’t farms and farms aren’t CAFOs.’ tions have overwhelmed local mom and pop stores. Pennington said cheap food indeed drives — Lynn Henning, Lenawee County dairy farmer different practices in agriculture today. Americans spend a lol less of their income on food than other countries. He noted that the costs of farming have gone up a great deal to return liquid waste to the soil." over the last 40 years, but the price of food has remained relatively constant. ily farmer Lynn Henning both insisted it’s She and Henning produced three small bot­ Health problems too often can be the result Steering important to know the difference between tles of liquid, one almost totally black con­ from animal waste getting into the water sys­ Commilice has been meeting since June. small family farms and CAFOs. They both taining animal waste, another clearer liquid tem. she said., including airborne particulates bushel of wheat could get $3.50 in the 1960s. Tbt rranminoe is a part of the Barry said current state laws regulate what small with human waste and a third, almost clean, from poultry operations, hydrogen sulfide and Today the same bushel gets between $3.25 farmers can and can’t do to the environment, with treated water. Her contention was that methane from swine waste and hazards such and $3.50. but these laws are inadequate to handle cor­ animal waste is much more damaging to the as e coli, fecal poisoning and other pathogens. porate farms. Barry County Ag Agent Dennis Pennington environment than human waste, yet the latter from the Cooperative Extension Service also “We re spending millions of dollars a year An Educators-Emplpyen find ways for educators and employers to is much more strictly regulated. He said some older fanners have told him a He also noted that the number of farms has “There are a lot of reasons CAFOs exist See FARMS, page 3 and we arc enabling them by subsidizing oocpmtively work together to better pre- Local man faces charge in drunk driving fatality a ouadty emtdoyee.' Nine goals have been discussed that were Kent County's Devetcgmem System: outlined Workforce in by tire Greater Grand A 26-year-old charged in connection with the drur.xen driv­ campus in Grand Rapids. Investigation by troopers ing traffic death last October of the passenger Michigan State Police Hastings post showed Rlhyatrwv-Pmpkyer* Committee has l^dewed the goals fo depth as they gpply in his van. Steven Eugene Hard, Jr. is sciiciuled for McCrackin was a passenger in a 1994 Dodge conversion van driven by Hatd Jr. of south­ » the tonaantataaoy « Barey County. arraignment and.jtrccxamination hearing at bound on Tanner I .ake Road. The vehicle left 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18. on ch.ugcr. of the road al a high rate of speed and re-entered are encouraged to attend this meeting to Hastings man v t|l be the road no longer under the driver's control, former careened across the highway, where it struck Hastings resident Kenneth The charges stem from an Oct. 22 crash in which Hard lost control of his vehicle on Tanner Lake Road while taking McCrackin The Barry County United Way will have its “D'ja Make a Difference" cam­ paign victor/ celebration at 4 Gayle Miller, a representative from the Sierra Club, points to a map of a concen­ trated animal farm operation (CAFO) and its alleged pollution. *4 operating while intoxicated causing death ot McCrackin. United Way sets victory celebration from an embankment, and rolled over several times. Both Hard and McCrackin were eject­ ed from the vehicle. McCrackin was flown by Aeromed to Hospital home. McCrackin was thrown from the vehi­ Spectrum cle and later died from his injuries. Hard could face up to 15 years in prison, if Rapids, where he was listed in critical condi­ in downtown Grand tion for eight days. Hard was transported bv convicted. McCrackin, 39. was seriously injured in ambulance to Pennock Hospital in Hastings. the single van crash Oct. 22 and died Sunday. See FATALITY, Fwge 2 Oct. 30. at the Spectrum Hospital Butterworth p.m. Tburiday. Jxi. 19. at the Barry County Commission of Aging. 320 W. Woodlawn Arc. in Hastings. The celebration will carry a Jamaican theme with the Pennock Players provid­ ing entertainment Abo inchided at the victory ce lebration is the presentation of awards to those businesses and employee campaigns that have attained the levels of bronze, silver, City must ‘do more with less’ in 2006 gold or Award of Excellence'. by David T. Young hi a one-ycar contract at a base salary of Editor $80,270, a 3 percent increase over 2005. Individual awards win be given to those who gave leadership gifts of more thanSUOOO. The final event of the afternoon will be the drawings for the trip to Jamaica, lug­ gage and an overnight stay at the Bay Pointe Inn. Gun Lake. All gifts have been donated to the Barry County United Way. For more information or to RSVP, call Hastings Mayor Bob May says the city Mansfield is beginning his seventh year in the “will have to do more with less" in 2006. but job and before that he was director of public the community continues to be in good shape. services for nearly eight years. “Hastings remains the strong, vibrant com­ Donald Tubbs was re-elected unanimously munity we have come to expect... but we will as mayor pro tern, a position much like vice continue to do more with less," he told the president of a board in that he pinch hits for City Council at its first meeting of the new the mayor in his absence. the Barry Cotmty United Way at 269-945 year Monday evening. Declining revenue Officially sworn in to four-year terms after 4010. support from state and federal sources means being elected in November were Barry Wood more local challenges financially, he said, but in the First Ward. Kim Townsend in the he believes the staff is up to the tasks ahead. Second Ward. David McIntyre in the Third Next Wind Band concert Jan. 29 The Thomapple Wind Band members will perform their second concert this sea­ son at 3 p.m. Sunday. Jan. 29, in celebra­ tion of their 10th anniversary. The concert will be held at in the Hastings High School lecture hall. “Our staff continues to take on more roles Ward and David Jasperse in the Fourth Ward. as the demand increases." he commented in Wood was welcomed back to the council after the annual State of the City address, but he a two-year layoff. He left the council to seek maintained the city remains financially sta­ the mayor's post, but lost by just four votes. ble. He decided to come back after Joe B learn May highlighted accomplishments in the resigned last year and former Mayor Frank year 2005, including the completion of anoth­ Campbell stepped in to finish the remainder er Streetscape project at Court and Jefferson of Blcam’s term. streets, the addition of parking across from Campbell, in a resolution adopted by the the current library on Church Street, the start council Monday night, was thanked officially for coming hack to serve until this month. The Thomapple Wind Band is a non­ of the project to build a new library near City profit group designed to enrich the lives Hall, the Hastings Pond Project that resulted The salaries for the mayor and council will of its members and the surrounding com­ in 38 units for low cost housing for senior cit­ remain the same this year as last. The mayor’s munity. There is no funding other than izens and closing 20 water wells, mostly with will be $7,800 a year, the mayor pro tern's donations received at the concerts. funding from the Michigan Department of $2,500 and each council member will get Environmental Quality. $2,300. Also reappointed to their positions for For this concert, the wind band is under the direction of Duane Thatcher, former Thomapple Kellogg High School band director. The mayor also mentioned reconstruction another year were Police Chief and Deputy of a portion of West Green Street. May stressed the importance of a City Manager Jerry Sarver, Fire Chief Roger Rehearsals will continue Thursdays in Community Planning Committee meeting al Caris. the Hastings High School band room 7 p.m. Monday. Jan. 16. in council chambers Girrbach. Economic Development Director at City Hall Daryle from 7 to 9 pjn. Thursdays. Jan. 12, 19 and 26. The wind band invites any post- high school age musician to come and share in this musical experience, ven string instruments are encouraged to See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Monday night's meeting served mostly as the time to make appointments and reappoint­ Director of Public Services Tim Benjamin-Forbes. Clerk-Treasurer- Finance Director Tom Emery and Assessor Jackie Timmerman. ments and to take care of annual housekeep­ The Library Board, it was announced, will ing matters. City Manager Jeff Mansfield was rehired See CITY, page 2 Paying their last respects Committal services for Army Specialist Dane O. Carver were held Friday Jan. 6. at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta The Freeport soldier was killed in Iraq on Dec. 26. 2005. He was the first Barry County soldier to be killed in Iraq since the war since it began in March 2003. © 2005 dneoman �Page 2 - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner CITY, continued from page 1 undergo changes in order to reflect more city is seeking anyone interested in suc­ representation from Rutland and Hastings ceeding them. Charter Townships, which ulso fund the library with tax dollars. In other business Monday evening, the encouragement come give this a ay. and support to local Though all insuumentaikm is welcome, authors, struggling to make their voices the band especially needs percussion and heani Go to www.skipcoryell.com for more information, or call or email at: 269-838­ clarinet piayen. No aMiticru ate necessary. Thia first concert will lecture clastic band musk with a touch of llngluh and Irish Bounding numbed For more information on how to join the band or to borrow an instrument, call Kim Dumke at 945-9181 ot Dave Macqucen. giving and'phiianthropy in the community. The Barry Community Foundation and Hastings Bank City are presenting a Medicare Plan D seminar Friday, Jan. 13. This seminar will provide additional The foundation is punmg together a book of stories about philanthropy mid everyday Cathy Courtney, the Medicare Medicaid Assistance Program Coordinator from the Commission on Aging, will be giving a is expected to save the $167,255 over the remaining II-year term of the bond pay­ ments. available, but two “demo" vehicles with • Agreed to retain the services of City 2.300 and 2.600 miles on them would be at Attorney Stephanie Fekkes of the firm of Berger Chevrolet in Grand Rapids. Law. Weathers and Richardson of Grand The chief said the city police department Rapids. The cost will be $12,628 for one has two Ford Crown Victorias with 100.000 year plus $130 per hour for retainer. $170 miles on them so he didn’t want to wait per hour for labor negotiations. another year to buy two new Tahoes. Fekkes returned to her post as city attor­ The city is buying the two SUVs through ney last summer after more than a year off the Michigan police vehicle purchasing to seek to the Bany County Probate Judge program. post. • Accepted, with regrets, three resigna­ from membership on the • Scheduled a fiscal year 2006-07 budget Cable workshop for 6 p.m. Monday. Jan. 23, McDonough. before the next regular council meeting, Nathan Wilkins and Jeff Myers all have which will begin at 7:30 in council cham­ tions in Bwry County. To be a pert of thia con­ test, anyone can submit a piece ofwriting in Access Committee. Mary person or by mail to the Barry Community announced they arc stepping down. The bers. Foundation, 1997 water supply and City Manager Jeff Mansfield located in the MainStreet Savings Bank Building, Suite 201, 629 W. Stale St, Hastings. Mich. 49058. Each entry should be no longer than 1200 words. brief overview of Plan D. She will also give a step by step walk through of (he program starting with decid­ ing whether to join Plan D through using the plan finder and enrolling. In addition to The subject should be about philanthro­ py or giving that happened here m Barry County and authors should keep the writing at an appropriate level for a fifth grade Courtney, Attorney Rob Longstreet will be audience. Submiiriom are due no later than giving a presentation about long term care Feb. 17. The winners will be aimmmrsvl in planning. Medicaid issues, qualifying for nrid-March. Winning stories will be published in The Medicaid sad asset protection options. Dennis Beaman, the retail pharmacy manager from Pennock Hospital, will also be speaking about bow tn simplify the pre­ Circle of Giving Book as well as in a week­ ly column in the Hastings Banner. For further information please call Erin Welker scription process when in the pharmacy. After the presentations sewage disposal revenue bonds. The move giving that has happened and is happening inlormation to that presented at the previ­ ous seminar that was offered in December • Adopted an ordinance to provide for re­ funding of the what it agreed to pay for two new vehicles Circle of Giving contest offered graders that will teach the importance of 1013 W. Green St. near Fish total of $49,345, nearly $3,500 less than Sarver explained that the two Tahoes the The Circle of Giving," a program for fifth­ of Hatchery Park. buy two slightly used Chevy Tahoes for a city planned to purchase are no longer holding a county-wide writing contest for a new Youth Advisory Council project called recommendation the starting next month for the city-owned res­ idence at • Agreed to Sarver’s recommendation to last month. The Barry Community Foundation is seminar is Friday City Council: 5586, skipcoryell&hotntaiLcom A Cole Porter Broadway medley also is being planned. Approved • Mansfield to up the rent from $575 to $600 ire complete, at Barry the Community Foundation at (269) 945-0526. there will be a question and answer period. The seminars will be held in the Hastings City Bank Community Room on the lower level at 10 a-m. or 2 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. Distinguished atom , nominees sought Seating is limited to 80 people per ses- of the seminars should reserve a seat by The Hastings High School Alumni A^xoctarwn Board is accepting nomina­ calling the Barry Community Foundation at tions (269)945-0526. Distinguished Alumnus Award. ston. Anyone interested in attending either until March 15 for the 2006 The award will be presented at the annu­ al Alumni Banquet in the Hastings High Deer population meeting Jan. 14 School cafeteria Saturday, June 3. sons why the individual is being nominat­ A meeting Saturday. Jan. 14, with the Department of Natural Resources will give local hunters aa opportunity as voice their ooinioru and ideas about deer hunting in Michigan. ed. Reasons can include accomplishments, rffyatfon. honors and awards received, community service, organization member­ ships, personal character and other helpful information. The nominee can be residing anywhere, The meeting will be held at the Pierce Creek Institute at 1 p.m. and is just one of many the DNR is bolding around the state. In November the DNR released proposed deer population goals for stale. Under the new guidelines the DNR is aiming for a population range between 179,000 and 713X100 to be reached before 2010. The new population would mean a reduction of at least 92300 in the coming yean. Mark Hewi’t, president of the Barry County ■■« Nominations must be typed and should contain biographical information and rea­ Quality Deer Management Association is hopeful that attendance win be high at the meeting. This ahrreld be a very good meeting so I not necessarily in Hastings, but must be a graduate of Hastings High School The Alumni Board would like to contin­ ue to consider previously submitted nomi­ nations as well as new nominations. The Board is now asking anyone who has sub­ mitted nominations in the peat to n submit again with up-to-date information far the Board's consideration. Alumnus of the year norninarion letters should be sent to Jack Strath, president; Hastings High School business students Business Additionally. Hastings captured three of 128 West Grard St.. Hastings, Mich. Profes jonals of America Workplace Skills the seven places awarded in Advanced Word 49058. Assessment Friday, Jan. 6. at Davenport Processing. new at the facility Caledonia in New Barry County Proaecusx Julie Nakfoor Pratt will speak on muex at child abuae and neglect in the community at a breakfast meeting from 7 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, high cost of low price* will be shown by the Jan. local chapter of the Progressive Democrats Church in Hastings. 17, at die First United Methodist This is the fifth in a aeries of breakfast 19 at the Thomapple Emergency Services meetings through the Building, 115 High St. Middleville. Skills, Interview and For the second year in a row. Nikki This is the 20th year that the Hasting! Database Applications event. The Hastings chapter of Business Professionals of A-.naica at Parliamentary Procedures Team continued its has competed. The business teachers who Davenport University’s new Lettinga campus. winning tradition. Hastings has placed in this help the students prepare for competitions are and career/technical centers Hastings tudents placed in both team and Many individual contests required students awards Receiving Nancy Cottrell. Tracy George and Alvina event for the last eight consecutive years. individual events. Alexis were Baker ing. programming, or graphics application Scott Coleman (Interview Skills-fifth place); software to solve business problems. Other Kristina Dobbin (Parliamentary contests tested students' knowledge of busi­ Procedure ness and technology concepts, leadership, and Procedure Team-third place); Emily Haney communications skills. (Advanced Word Processing-third place and for themselves this new film that exposes Prevention Council of Barry County and Parliamentary Procedure Team-third place); the reality behind the corporate giant's the Court Appointed Special Advocate pro­ f dksy down-home style," aaki Patricia Gregg Hasman (VB.NET Programming-sec­ gram. The series focuses cm child protec­ Wiison. events chairwoman of the group. ond tion issues in the county. "Outfoxed.” which the was documentary shown last located al 209 W. Green St A tov.-n-b.tll talk will follow the film. » writers mvneu to State Grounds Hastings City Bank and the Hill (Parliamentary place and Parliamentary Procedure Team-third place); contests in the Workplace of Program Skills Professionals of America provide students the opportunity to demonstrate workplace skills learned through business and technology classes. George, who serves as advisor for the local Business Professionals chapter, said, “We are (Parliamentary very proud of all of our students. Our region and is one of the largest in Michigan and the com­ Parliamentary Procedure Team-third place); petition is tough. To move on to the state level and Amy Procedure Interview Kidder Concepts-sixth place Brooke Koons (Parliamentary Procedure Team-third place); Nikki Meredith (Database Applications-second place); Max is quite an accomplishment. Our students did an outstanding job.” Nine Workplace Skills Assessment region­ Myers are Community Foundation will present anoth­ (Cisco Syste.ns Administration- sixth place al Local wriicra are invited to come share er Medicare Prescription Plan D seminar at and VB.NET Programming-seventh place); January the fruits of your literary creativity in a Hastings City Bank, in the Community Alex friendly and positive forum with other local Room, on Friday Jan.13. Presentation times for the seminar will place and Parliamentary State be at either 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. Anyone who is interested in learning more about All ages are welcome. All genres of fic­ Medicare is welcome to attend. The presenters will be Cathy Courtney, (Extemporaneous Speech-first the Mtdicare/Medicaid Assistance program coordinator, and local attorney Robert Interview Skills-sixth place); Dana Shilling Grand (Parliamentary Procedure Team-third place); Conference arc eligible to represent Michigan writers. The first meeting of the Thomapple Valley Writers Group will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Grounds Coffee Shop in Hastings tion, poetry, and nonfiction arc encouraged. There is no charge for this Neil (Extemporaneous Speech-fifth in more than 4.000 high school students enrolled in business and technology classes. Hastings HTML-fourth place and Graphic Design other regions, are eligible to enter state com­ Wescott place); Adam their own personal work, though it is Foundation by calling (269) 945-0526. Fundamental Accounting-fourth). Processing-first Sheldon place and (Fundamental Those attending are not required to share encouraged. The purpose of this group is to lend conducted students, along with the winners from the Jacob open mind, and lots of positive feedback. events throughout Michigan and involve third place); Tyler Ryan (Fundamentals of Longstreet. Seating is limited to 80 people per ses­ sion, so RSVP to the Barry Community event Just bring paper and pencil, a sharp, competitive Procedure Team- Promotion-sixth place); Rene Word Winegar (Advanced Word Processing-first place and FATALITY, continued from page 1------------ Business Skills-seventh place place); Barry All Assessment Deanna Hill (Extemporaneous Speech-sev­ enth Program Jan. 13 on Medicare ‘D’ Becky Concepts-seventh Procedure An RSVP to 269-948-3264 would be helpful, but is not required. The church is November. ass a.----------- place); Griswold. to use spreadsheet, database, word process­ (Advanced Word Processing-fifth place); Team-third place); Erin Fluke (Parliamentary for Assessment Skills Program. students from other southwest Michigan high Home Recruitmeat Program. Child Abuse Producer Robert Greenwald also was work, organizational, and commu^icatixi Meredith earned a perfect score in the Strong Families Safe Children. Foster responsible finance, and management. Leadership, team­ The local students joined more than 800 -Everyone is welcome to come and view collaboration of es, information technology, accounting and skills are also tested in the Workplare Extemporaneous Speech. Township. schools of West Michigan al 7 p m. Thursday. Jan. awards 27 University’s nwassssaA The documentary film ’Wal-Mart; The opment in the areas of administrative Wric­ Hajtinbs business instructor Tracy George. earned frieni" : HHS business students win 27 awards Hastings High School Alrtmai Association. hope all members will attend and bring a wakMtfi movie set for Jan. IS Members of the Hastings chapter of the Business Professionals of America who competed in the workplace skills assessment were first row, from left) Alex Neil, Craig Smith. Jessica Slater, Deanna Hill, Kati Dakin, Rend Winegar, Alexis Baker, (second row) Becky Hill, Kelly Cuncannan, Nikki Meredith, Kate Dobbin, Emily Haney, Brooke Koons, Shawna DeRoos. Dana Shilling, Erin Fluke. Kristina Dobbin, Amy Kidder, (back row) Jacob Wescott, Tim Eerdmans, Christopher Wirte, David Jackson, Max Myers, Adam Sheldon. Jerica Greenfield, Tyler Ryan and Gregg Hasman. Not Pictured: Scott Coleman and Justin von der Hoff. petition in March at the Business Professionals of America State Conference in Rapids. Winners at the State Steven Eugene Hard. Jr. next May at the national competition in Orlando. Fla. Business Professionals of America is the Office of Career and Technical Education “Half of the students who arc moving on to sponsored career-technical student organiza­ the slate level qualified in more than one tion for students enrolled in business pro­ event, which is quite an achievement." said grams. Activities include occupational devel­ where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Authorities said they believed alcohol and speed were contributing factors in the crash. The occupants of the vehicle also were not believed to have been using seat belts. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - Page 3 FARMS, continued from page 1 decreased by 39 percent, but the number of Environmental Quality, which hands them off cows in the same period has gone down bv to the Michigan Department of Agriculture. It seems as though no government agency only 21%. Pennington said there are about 10 medium to large dairy farms in the county, and they account for 80 percent of the cows. accepts responsibility for handling these kinds of problems. Miller also said the General Accepted Fanners arc supposed to be protected by the Right to Farm Act of 1981. which reduced Agriculture Practices Management the number of nuisance and frivolous law­ (GAAMPs) are “a nice idea that works for small farm facilities.” but because they're suits. These protections also apply to CAFOs. mostly voluntary, they are ineffective in deal­ “Small family farmers have legitimate. rea­ ing with CAFOs. sons to want to get protections from the R. ght “If GAAMPs worked for these large pro­ to Farm Act.” Miller said. “But Michigan lacks stronger laws to protect the public from grams. we wouldn't have these problems." Henning, who said she lives on a fourth CAFOs’ pollution." generation family dairy farm in Lenawee Another troubling aspect of fighting pollu­ County, indicated there arc a dozen CAFOs tion from corporate farms is that the public that house a total of 28,000 animals within a has to jump through a lot of hoops just to complain, and it can get very frustrating, she 10-mile radius of her home. She contended there is a connection said. People who claim they are victims of between these kinds of farms and her parents pollution from neighboring CAFOs call the being diagnosed with hydrogen sulfide poi­ Department of Natural Resources, which then soning. with a drop in property values, an directs increase in animal scavengers and other to them the Department of health and economic problems. Henning suggested a connection between corporate farm pollution and crypto sporidi­ um contamination that helped kill more than 100 people in Wisconsin. She said of CAFO pollution, “It s here now. and this affects everyone... CAFOs The three speakers at the First Friday forum on CAFOs Jan. 6 were (from left) Gayle Miller, Lynn Henning and Dennis Pennington. ’ aren’t farms and farms aren’t CAFOs.” farmers has been. "1 won’t do harm to my He charged that the government has unfair­ ly harassed the Hartford Dairy operation, neighbor, and my neighbor won’t do harm to costing manv dollars. Henning said the longtime creed of small its. “CAFOs have broken the code." She added that because she and her family have protested the situation, they have been victims of harassment. Jeff VanNortwick. a Barry County land­ Miller responded with th: contention that "Thc'e are a lot of reasons CAFOs exist and we ore enabling them by subsidizing them with tax breaks Cheap food is probably the biggest reason." down." Henning contended that the 12 corporate farms near her are continuing to operate and expand, despite numerous violations. take care of some problems, but not enough. “The laws were written for family farmers, We still have toxic substances flowing in not CAFOs," she said. “Michigan lacks the Michigan rivers.” political will to do something about the prob­ Pennington agreed with Miller, noting that - Gayle Miller, Sierra Club scaper who has been an activist against the methane digesters system is an approach, lem." She added that the state is under pressure "but it doesn’t solve all the problems." from the Michigan Farm Bureau to stay away Miller further held that “Michigan can from regulating CAFOs. CAFOs because he lives next door to one. choose what it will support, it can support Barbara Cichy, chairwoman of the Barry asked if it’s right that taxpayers’ dollars are sustainable agriculture operations with grassfed cows rather than industrial corporate farm County Democratic Party, said Wisconsin, operations.” pollution, has agreed to a two-year moratori­ used to clean up corporate farms’ pollution. Miller promptly produced a chart showing who Hartford's many violation of pollution stan­ described himself as a builder of dairy farms, dards, claiming the operation sometimes was issued a strong protest to the commentary of almost off the chart in tests on nearby water. man Another in the audience, “I’d say this a problem despite whatever Don Groendyk said. “I fail to hear anything about the law and penalties for violations. which is second in the nation in groundwater um on CAFOs. “They (corporate farm operators) will be Wiiat about enforcement? Can they (the gov­ looking to Michigan because we don’t have CAFO ernment) close an operation down?" the laws in place (to regulate them).” she said. tive,” he said. “It’s the biggest misrepresenta­ operators’ good intentions,” she responded. “There isn’t enough being done to tion of the farming business... When the gov­ fix the problems.” Miller and Henning. Dairy farmer Lynn Henning of Lenawee County holds up one of three small glasses of water brought to the forum to demonstrate what animal waste water,' human waste water and treated water look like. bic digesters to eliminate methane troubles. university studies show “methane digesters me." a principle too many corporate farm operations ignore in the name of making prof­ significant problem when CAFOs use anaero­ “AU I’ve heard is negative, negative, nega­ Pennington answered it’s nearly Cichy asked, “Is the money in a settlement impossible and impractical to shut down a (over a pollution complaint) worth your ernment gets involved (with regulating farm­ Another man in the audience then asked. farming operation so abruptly. He added that health (deteriorating)? Absolutely not.” ing) it costs two times more... There are all “So what can be done? There have been no “any time a discharge is verified, there is kinds of positive things going on in farming.” solutions offered.” enforcement if it’s in violation of regula­ He added that he doesn't believe 'here is a that tions... But you can’t just shut a dairy farm Honors repertoire challengesjrea high school musicians Adriqffoe Schroeder from Delton High SehooKhould receive her repertoire for State Fanfare.” Dances Part 1 and "Esprit des Students at Hastings and Middleville high Honors Band today (Thursday, Jan. 12) for schools are learning challenging repertoire in the performance on Jan.21. She will be play­ preparations for special musical performances ing the French horn with the Honors Band . Saturday, Jan. 21. Her repertoire includes the “Kirkpatrick “Armenian .'"■MmHhKW Fugue it! O" Performing in the honors choir from Hastings High School are Adam Sheldon and Kevin Taylor. Sheldon is performing with the combined male and female choir. Cody Timm from TK High School also is a member of that choir. Sheldon had an opportunity to solo at the regional competition in December at Western Michigan University. Taylor will be singing in the male choir. Kara DeLille and Elena Gormley will be performing in the women's choir on January 21. The concerts will be performed in the ball­ room at DeVos Hall. The concert begins at 7 p.m. with the male choir performing first fol­ lowed by the mixed choir and the women’s choir. The combined choir of young men and women is directed by Sandra Snow. They arc performing “Antiphon" by Vaughn William*. "Every Night" by Walker. “Magnificat" by Zeiler. “Cantemus” by Bardos. “Thula S'thandwa" by Page and “Ka Hia Manu" by Hatfield. Erich Wangeman directs the choir of high school boys in "O Sacrum Convivum" by Viadana. “Lambscapes” by Barnes, “Viva Tutti” by Hunter. “Zitti. ziti moviamo" by Named to the State honors choir from Thomapple Kellogg High School following the regional concert were Kara DeLille. Elena Gormley and Cody Timm. Verdi. “Rainbow Round” my "Shoulder by Adam Sheldon and Kevin Taylor were directed by Erich Wangermann at the region­ al honors choir concert in December. DeCormier" and “Come All Ye Fair" and Dawson. “Laughing Song" by Pfautch and forming one after the other. Students will Tender Ladies" by Martin. “Akakomborerwa" by Kesselman. have more than 13 hours of rehearsal starting Nina Scott directs the high school women Students will be performing songs in in “Love is a Rain of Diamonds" by Walker. English, Italian. Latin. Japanese and African on Thursday. Jan. 19. Limited tickets may be available to the "Miserere Mei” by Hasse. "Sakura, Sakura" languages. The honors choir performances concert at a cost of $5 a ticket Doors open at by Okamura. "I Want to Be Ready" by begin at 7 p.m. with the different groups per­ Ballroom A and B for this concert at 6:40 p.m. District Health Department names new medical director Robert Schirmer M.D. has been named partnerships and collaborations to provide medical director for the Barry-Eaton District Health Department. effective community based public health Dr. Schirmer joins the agency from Pfizer services. James Schnackenberg. health officer for Inc., where he was the medical director. Prior the Barry-Eaton District Department, indicat­ to Pfizer. Schirmer practiced internal medi­ ed that since the retirement of Dr. Edwin in cine in Hastings. 1996 the department had been contracting Dr. Schirmer is a graduate of Wayne State School of Medicine, board certified in inter­ with Ingham County for medical director services. However, an on-staff physician nal medicine, and a fellow of the American brings the agency the capacity to more fully College of Physicians. He lives in Hastings address emerging disease issues, enhance with his wife. Georgette, and has two grown emergency preparedness planning, and to daughters, Megan and Margaret. support the needs of the growing community The medical director will provide medical oversight of the agency’s public health pro­ primary care practice. Health Connections. "The Barry-Eaton District Health motion and protection programs, establish Department is very pleased to announce the medical care operations, provide medical per­ arrival spective and leadership in of Dr. Robert Schirmer." emergency Schnackenberg said. "This addition to our response activities of the agency, serve as liai­ agency will enable us to continue to grow and son to the local medical community, and pro­ enrich the live* of our community." mote the development and implementation of Adam Sheldon performed a solo at the regional honors choir concert. �Page 4 - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Mortgage lending law reforms needed Our broken down system needs fixing To the editor. We received ar. anonymous envelope at our hero,’ "John Kerry will raise your taxes." All flat out lies, and not even a real person home after my husband wrote a letter to the on the line to argue with! Is there no decency? Banner. The only clues as to who the sender Where are our American values? the name 'Edwards* in the Our election system is flawed. It’s time to upper left comer and a Kalamazoo postmark. clean it up and restore trust in our democracy. Inside this envelope was a copy of an old If we don’t take this seriously, fraud will cer­ might be were somewhere called tainly happen again and it will continue to get Downers Grove. I remember my friend got an worse. Just keep an eye on Wisconsin this envelope just like this one last year after she newspaper clipping from and it had the fall. It's a 2006 Republican target. The time for public campaign financing This clipping is a tired, malevolent spiel arc two little boxes. One says ’Check here if about all the ’advantages’ enjoyed by the you want to kick in a couple of your tax dol­ Democratic party during the 2004 election. It refers to millions of dollars (George Soros). lars to keep campaigns honest’ and the other says "Check here if you don't give a damn." 527 attack ads. distortions (Dan Rather. It's not the Michael Moore), endorsements (Springsteen. Dixie Chicks), and it even takes a cheap shot McCain-Feingold Bill by itself, but it’s a start. Karen VanZalen. at comic strips (Doonesbury). It winds down Hastings wrote a letter to the Banner, has come. At the end of your tax form there same old clipping inside. solution, and neither is the by claiming the "dunce... drunken frat boy... cowboy’ — not my words! — was able to win yet another election because he has one thing the Democrats don't: "We G«e people." ‘Edwards’ apparently hasn't heard about the sordid facts surrounding our recent elec­ tions. By now there are volumes published on how the 2000 and 2004 elections were tainted When will we be kind to others? and indeed, stolen. The Conyers Report alone disenfranchisement, manipulation of Can you print this letter? I have written recount results, suspicious software and other before, and judging by comments from others shameful ploy a in Ohio. in your papers. I must have struck a few raw voter nerves in my previous letter. I am sorry for It was a dismal repeat of the shenanigans in that, but it was my opinion and mine alone. Florida, when Al Gore easily won the popular and the Supreme Court denied a I just wonder when or if we will ever start recount of ballots. These two elections clear­ being courteous again. Will we shut off ly show that Bush did not have the general pagers or cell phones in public places such as support of "We the people.’ restaurants? Will men go back to taking off vote, He did have some things going for him their hats in restaurants? Will motorists quit though, such as two Secretaries of State who tailgating and driving too fast? Will people headed his campaigns. Harris in Florida and quit throwing garbage into our rivers, lakes Blackwell in Ohio, to oversee their state elec­ and roadways? tions. He had corporate friends like Enron and Will we be kind again to our neighbors and Exxon pouring vulgar, unlimited sums into not put huge fences? Better fences c • not his war chest, and he had a Republican make for better neighbors. machine that will stop at nothing. The scan­ I don’t have all the answers to these ques­ dals now embroiling Republicans are just the tions. I know I will try. but I see too much evidence of kid.* being taught by rude adults tip of the iceberg. In October 2004 our phone was ringing off and parents not to be kind to anyone or any­ calling to remind us to vote and ask if we thing, to take take what you can get, and hurt the other guy, and it saddens me to think needed help getting to the polls. But usually it about it. the hook. Occasionally it was a Democrat mortgage transactions. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, they emphasis that while these laws are to protect consumers, the law restricts the available credit to borrowers who need sub prime tending (MBA 2005). In a statement to the House of Representatives. MBA holds. "The proliferation of disparate state and local laws create an enormous com­ pliance challenge and expense for lenders. In many instances, these laws create subjective standards that leave lenders vulnerable to unnecessary frivolous litigation. Further, some of these state and local laws set forth draconian penalties, criminal and cAerwise, that discourage responsible lenders from A soldier in Iraq sends gratitude To the editor: I am a lance corporal in the United States Marine Corps and am currently in Iraq with entering the market. There are severe eco­ nomic and social consequences for the deparl“rc °J lenders from a market, it results in diminished competition, fewer product offer­ ings and increased credit costs for borrow­ ers." Mortgage brokers and lenders across America agree that there needs to be laws to protect consumers, but there also needs to laws to protect lenders against loan defaults with borrowers who typically would not be able to obtain mortgage credit without the resources and products of the sub-prime lender. Sub-prime lenders offer mortgage products that help benefit all income levels. The ques­ tions that remain are. where does the burden of risk lie. with the consumer or the lender who has the money invested? Borrowers who have lower credit score* have been the main source of revenue for lenders. The scores depict an excellent paying consumer or a slow paying consumer, this score represents a risk factor to the lender. The lender then decides what grade to associate the score with. This type of scoring and grading is typical to prime and sub-prime lending. The difference of opinions is where the costs associated with the risk determine a high-cost loan. The MBA wants a unilateral standard to fight predatory lending. They rec­ ognized that there arc predator lenders and would like to see a fairer legislative bill passed that protects the lender from default­ ing loans, which are at an all time high in North America. Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services in March 2005 announced that their department will be using new tech­ niques and resources to regulate the Michigan mortgage industry (MBA 2005). OFIS depart­ was a Republican recording: ’John Kerry will Semper Fi. No more homeless pels, cut your teachers’ pay," ’John Kerry will take Steve Toman. away your guns," 'John Kerry is not a war Nashville ment believes that consumers need more pro­ tection against lenders who charge high fees and costs associated with a mortgage. OFTS believes certain lenders target borrowers who are in the low-income to middle-income bracket with high-cost loans. The loans issued to these borrowers is then ear marked for foreclosure because the borrower cannot sim­ ply afford the loan. OFIS believes ±at lenders then clean-out the equity in the home by repeated refinance transactions. The State of Michigan has passed House Bill 6291 which stales that tenders are capped at a certain percentage for fees charged. It protects consumers from being over charged on the mortgage finance transaction. Third party fees are to be charged to borrower of the actual cost to the tender. The lender cannot charge more for a service provided, if the lender themselves did not perform the service or bought the service provided. However, this may play out in the future, it is definitely certain that borrowers can feel comforted knowing that the states and organ­ izations are looking into the problem of predatory lending. There is legislation being drafted to comprise the two sides of the issue. Nonetheless, there still needs to be more policing of the industry to insure borrowers can get a fair deal without the risk of losing their home. Mortgage lending has been around for many years, even though, the sub-prime industry is some what of a new model of tend­ ing, it is generating homeownership for thou­ sands of consumers who might not qualify otherwise. Michael Lewis. Rutland Township the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines. 1 am an 0341 mortarman in my primary occupation. Us A Letter I am stationed out of Camp Pendleton. Calif., from where my unit was deployed to To the editor: uncovers shocking evidence of deliberate To the editor: Mortgage predatory lending is a consistent monitoring challenge states across America have been battling. Many legislators in about 30 states have been actively pursuing to pass laws that pro­ hibit, mainly sub prime tenders, from origi­ nating high-cost loans »o borrowers. This effort to benefit consumers from being wken advantage of, leads to mortgage predatory laws. The legislators of many states are being lobbied to understand the risk involved for lenders and the costs associated with high risk Iraq last September. 1 have lived in Hastings nearly all my life and left to serve in the Marines right after I graduated from high school. I just want to say how much fellow Marines, soldiers and sailors and I appreciate friends, family and the people of Hastings for their support for those doing their job by fighting for their country. I am especially grateful to my mother, Julia Harris, who has done so much for me by “adopting" my platoon, sending supplies, wanning layers, food and writing supplies to more than 50 Marines. My brother Eric, suter Stephanie and father Steven also are appreciated for their support. Julia, Eric, Stephanie and Rachael Iler worked very hard to get supplies to the Marine " in time for the recent holiday season. I hope everyone back in the USA had a wonderful Christmas and happy new year ! and 1 hope to come b&k home sometime in April or May so I dan thank everybody in per­ son. Matthew Alan Titmus, U.S. Marines. Iraq here are the The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be pub­ lished. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. 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GL Winterfest coincides with free recreation The Gun Lake Winterfest committee learned Monday that this year’s WinterFest is this winter. Winterfest plans arc under way for a fuli the day of events on Saturday, Feb. 18. Besides a Michigan State Parks are celebrating winter hike planned by the North Country 'frail, recreation. The Yankee Springs Recreation Area will Edward Elsner from the Delton Library will not be charging an admission fee from Friday, events will end with the the famous Polar Feb. 17, to Sunday, to Sunday. Feb. 19. There Bear Dip and the Swimsuit Fashion Show. happening on the same weekend be the storyteller on stage. The afterr.oon’s will be free fishing at the recreation area that The stage will be set up at Wrick’s Market weekend. A park staff member will be at the warming hut as well, with information on the across from the Allegan County Park on park and activities planned for both summer and winter. However, there is no camping at the park Marsh Road. Anyone interested in serving on the WinterFest Committee should attend the next committee meeting at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16. al the Bay Pointe Inn. Contact Dianna Stampfter at dianna@promotemichigan.com Public Opinion1 Would you buy a hybrid? With gasoline prices much higher these days than in the past, would you consider buying a car with a hybrid (gas and electrical) engine? Responses to our weekly question. for more information. ne Hasting* Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PMMby Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone. (269) 945-9554 jonn jbcoos rreoanc uacoos PfMKtont Vice PressJert Steven Jacoba SwWTmxw • NEWSROOM • David T. 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Boa B Haaanoa Ml 4805»0e02 Second Qaaa Poatapa Paal M Haaanga Ml <9058 �The Huwig, Banner - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - Page S Farm Preservation Board to add 2 more members by David T. Young Gun Lake Tribe has been denied fairness Lt. Kevin McGafigan. commander of the Editor Michigan Stale Police post in Hastings. The Barry County Farmland Prcser'a’iun McGafigan actually has been on the job for Board’s numbers will swell from seven to near a year here, but he told board members he's teen so busy with training others in nine after action Tuesday morning by the Barry County Board of Commissioners. Lansing and with testimony in a landmark Commissioner James French said requests case in Detroit that until now he hasn’t had a have been made to add another representative from fanning (from three to four) and anoth­ chance to introduce himself to commission­ er from natural resources conservation (from one to two). “We were getting more interest in tho.x: particular areas,” he explained. ers. • Were give a son of “State of the County" address from Chairwoman Clare Tripp. She said the county, despite the elimination of stale revenue sharing funding, is in excel­ “There was some outcry from the public that we needed more people with those inter­ ests," said Commissioner Sandra James. lent financial shape because of wise use of local funds and sol d planning practices. She announced once again that the biggest Commissioner Wayne Adams, who is also project ahead is likely to be upgrading the is on the Farm Preservation Board, told fel­ county jail in the short run and planning a long-term project for a new facility. low commissioners the board has seen a divi­ sion of duties and “We’re running short on Tripp said the county would like to find a people, so these two additional members will way to connect the Paul Henry recreational trail from Nashville to Chariton Park to help." Right now the Ag Preservation Board Hastings to Middleville. Though it’s primari­ includes one member, Adams, who represents the County Board; three from agricultural ly intended for pedestrian traffic and non­ interests, Jason Ijuabee, Paul Wing and Paul dations some day for snowmobiles and hors­ Schuurmans; one fr m township government. conservation, Lloyd Kilmer, and one from es. Adams said the Kai-Haven Trail in Van Buren County allows for both snowmobiles real estate of developmental interest, Terry and horses, but Middleville has a local ordi­ George Cullers; ore from natural resource Armour. All serve for three year terms. Anyone interested in being appointed to the board call may Barry County Administrator Michael Brown at 945-1284. It was noted that Commissioner Don motorized bicycles, there could be accommo­ nance against snowmobiles and there are trails set aside specifically for those vehicles. Tripp also commented on accomplish­ ments such as the startup of a health clinic for the uninsured, the completion of the county­ Nevins will remain on the Barry County wide master plan and the adult dug court pro­ Parks and Recreation Commission and james has withdrawn from consideration as a mem­ gram. Work still remains on perhaps reorganizing ber of the Barry County Transit Board. economic development and “maintaining the In other business Tuesday morning, the commissioners: level and quality of services and finding the revenue to meet the demands." • Approved an application from Donna and She did point with pride, however, to the George Cullers of Baltimore Township to join County Land Mapping Department's state of the Open Space Preservation program under the art technology. “I'd like to see us contin­ state Public Act 116. ue to be on the cutting edge.” she said. • Were introduced by Sheriff Dar Leaf to I can't say 1 was shocked, but I was sickened by the story in last allow local dealers a chance by asking for a quote. week's Banner about Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleading Sarver said the bidding process doesn't allow y tu to do both, ask guilty to felony charges of bribery, etc. One of his jobs was to delay for local quotes and or purchase from the state s system. a policy or stop the proposed casino in the Gun Lake area. I don't know if you’re for or against the casino near Bradley, that's intended to protect dealers from forcing their hands to reduce prices. Well, if I had a choice. I would pick the local dealer. iiot the issue. Government has a responsibility to make sure every­ In Sarver’s presentation to the City Council, he mentioned the one is treated as fairly as possible. The Gun Lake Potawatomi Tribe city could get service work done locally. Big deal, so you're offer­ followed all the legal process from the beginning and had a right to ing a few crumbs to local business after you've made the big pur­ expect the same from government. Instead, people in high places chase somewhere eke. did all they could to circumvent the process, which deprived the All around the slate, local communities are offering tax abate­ ments. deals on land and everything but the kitchen sink to get busi­ Tribe of fairness. n Leadership Barry County begins with weekend retreat, workshop The Leadership Barry County Class of 2006 starts its programming with * weekend munity. county and state operate to help all participants determine where they can fit in to positively affecting the future of Barry I watched, listened to and read other media accounts, ana time after time, elected officials and pundits tried to put a positive spin nesses to locate in their town. Just last year the City of Hastings retreat al Pierce Cedar Creek Institute begin­ ning at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27. The kickoff sponsored a forum, inviting developers from around the area to weekend ends at 5 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 28. on Abramoff's activities by saying "It happens all the time.” or come here to look at the opportunities for development. “Everyone does it. you can expect it in Washington." Other spin suggests this proves Indian casino gambling should be slopped. This opening workshop allows members of County and beyond." Leadership Barry County is designed to enhance leadership skills for individual Meanwhile, we overlook three local dealerships that would be the class to meet each other, share a fev growth, organizational happy to work up a price and provide service after the sale to the meals and learn about different leadership increased community effectiveness. improvement and Just because everyone does it doesn't make it all right. And when city. Maybe our local city officials should "Discover Hastings’ and elected leaders like Congressmen Peter Hoekstra and Vem Ehlers all it has to offer, including local business, the heartbeat of the com­ styles. The Saturday afternoon session will be quickly. but a few spots still remain available. could’ve had some involvement with Abramoff’s mission, it really munity. filled with a "True Colors" workshop in “We’re beading another very diverse class of which participants will learn about their community-hiinded citizens who are looking The leadership Class of 2006 is filling makes me wonder whom we can trust. They apparently were doing The City of Hastings just recently spent thousands of tax dollars the bidding of special interests, but honest leaders should under­ on an advertising campaign that includes billboards, newspaper and others. to not only build their k*dzr«hip skulls, but to stand when they’re doing something that stinks and need to say “no. radio advertising and a postcard mailer program to get local and Workshop facilitator Jan Hartough adds, increase networking opportunities as well. not on my waten.” area residents to "Discover Hastings." Yet it sounds a little hypo­ “True Colors is a self-awareness program that Leadership Barry County offers persons of all If we Americans continually try to justify wrongdoing in govern­ critical to me. when they use the public's money to coax people to was developed by a former teacher who has ages the chance to get to knew a \aiiety of strengths and the strengths of ment by saying “it happens all the time.” then we will never find come to their downtown to shop, and then go out of town or some­ incorporated education and entertainment to people, while building upon the skills they oursehes with honest, dedicated leaders to work on behalf of the times even out of state when making a major purchase themselves. help participants determine their inner values already possess. Board Chair Jane Be geron peep;. The unlawful acts Abramoff and his buddies not only made This reminds me of when the Stale of Michigan, under Govs. and feel better about themselves and others.” them rich, they cost our neighbors in the Gu. Lake area a lot of William Milliken and James Blanchard, launched the "Say Yes to She says, “We all need to understand our added. Please call Rittenberg at 269-945-2114 for Michigan* public relations campaign to try to attract people to come money and unwarranted frustration. If we think the number of casinos should be limited, then we should come up with a reasonable plan. It's not fair to the citizens of preferences, strengths and weaknesses before additional program information and for infor­ to this state. The public relations firm hired to do the work was from we can truly understand and communicate mation about the Leadership Barry Ccunty North Carolina. effectively with others who might have dif­ Endowment Fund at the Barry Community Foundation. this stale and io the people involved in casino development to have How can you preach saying "Yes to Michigan* when you're pay­ fering views. It is through effectively under­ a process that enlists such disgraceful acts as what we heard and ing outsiders to say it for you? It just goes against the grain when standing and appreciating ourselves and oth­ read about last week. It looks to me. as a businessmen, that casinos governments continue to instruct us about appropriate behavior ers that we all gain dignity, pnde, self-respect will control themselves, for if they overbuild, few of them will be when theirs is anything but sensible. and esteem.” successful or they will just experience the same thing most busi­ Some people have told me 1 seem to be questioning the things government representatives are doing. It certainly is true, but I don't Leadership Barry County program build on nesses face — competition. City SUV bid process unwise The remaining seven sessions of the make this stuff up. our elected representatives seem to continue to the concepts presented of the opening week­ make these questionable decisions. end helping to build skills in the areas of I take pride in saying virtually everything I own in my home, the furniture, the appliances, furnace, air conditioner, fixtures, right communications, problem solving and con­ ducting effective meetings. The Hastings City Council's unanimous decision last month to down to the lumber, was purchased either locally or from people I Program Director Dana Rittenberg said. approve Police Chief Jerry Sarver’s request for two Chevy Tahoe do business with. The principle is, “you do business with the people "We also offer information on how our com- sport utility vehicles to replace the force's customary fleet of Ford that do business with you." Il's the perfect partnership for local 1 asked the chief if he sought local bids for the new vehicles. He growth and prosperity. So I was really disappointed with the members of the Hastings told me he hadn't, because the vehicles would be handled through City Council and some of their choices of doing business outside the the state purchasing agency. I wasn't very familiar with how the sys­ city when they could have done "our" business right here al home. Crown Victorias overlooked a critical principle. tem worked so 1 asked some people in the business to get a better idea. The state allows dealers across Michigan to bid on vehicles such The city has a full-time business developer on staff, maybe she should put on a seminar at city hall on doing business at home where it really pays off over and over again. as police cars, to get the lowest possible price, then offers units of government a chance to purchase the units from the bidding dealer. That means we might be sending Hastings employees to a Portland. Kudos to the County Board Grand Rapids or Detroit dealership to pick up vehicles they pur­ chased from the system. To some taxpayers, it might seem like the I'd like to applaud members of the County Board Basic Life Support Class set for tonight of SS. Cyril and Methodius Church. 159 Bist right thing to do. But if you think about !t. we may have overlooked Commissioners for making the decision to hold 12 of their 2006 someone important here. Hastings is lucky to have three new car dealerships, all located meetings in the evening, when taxpayers might be able to attend. an t paying taxes in the City of Hastings. They employ many people person attending and getting closure or. an issue that affects them who have an impact on our local economy. Local officials may should be considered successful, for when that happens they are This class is endorsed by the American claim the local dealership may not have the exact vehicle they're doing the people’s business, not just their own. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Heart Association and every one is encouiaged looking for or. at the best price. But it would seem prudent to me. to They shouldn't measure success by how many people attend. One Ave. in the Gun Lake area, will offer a Basic Life Support class from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 12. to attend. Students will learn h»ric life support tech­ niques New Woodland Village Hall now near completion and the Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction procedu^ (also known as the Heimlich maneuver) for adults and children. Early CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) is critical in treating life-threatening emergen­ by Helen Mudry the final touches. Thompson Interior Sen ices Morris Construction in Ionia is the general Staff Writer laid the floor tiles last week awaiting the contractor and Doug Stowell is working as installation of the restroom facilities. the sub-contractor. The building has Woodland's new 40- by 80-foot village hall is nearing completion. The old circa 1900 building was torn down The garage end of the building houses the maintenance vehicles. Kirk last fall. Classes will be taught by Robin Nyenhuis. been a certified paramedic with the Wayland Are* budgeted at $140,000. which conx > from the Ambulance Service. The cost for this class is $20. Upon com­ general budget. Forman from Village President Lester Forman said the The village has seen many businesses on Woodland's Department of Public Works has council tried to salvage the old structure but that site by the park. According die “The the village tractor, truck and snow plow/salt the century-old building was deteriorating History of Woodland. Michigan 1837-1987,” truck at the ready for the inevitable return of faster than they could repair it. In fact, parts in 1885. Kelly & Sons bought the piece of winter weather. of the building were propped up with timbers. The office end of building is undergoing cies. See HALL, page 7 pletion of the class, students will receive a certification card, which is good for two years and a book for reference. Call the church office at 269-792-3543 for further information or Sandy Marcukaitis at 269-795-3290. Health dept, has flu shots still available Flu season is expected to peak in February and influenza activity is continuing to increase across the country. The Barry-Eaton District Health Department has a limited sup­ ply of vaccine still available. “Therefore, if you have not received your flu vaccination yet. it's not too late." a health department spokesperson said. Because nearly one-third of people 50 to 64 years of age in the United Slates have one or more medical conditions that place them at increased risk for serious flu complications., vaccination is recommended for all persons in that age group. Any person in close contact with someone in a high-risk group also should get vaccinat­ ed. This includes all health-care workers, household contacts and out-of-home care­ givers of children up to 23 months of age and close contacts with people 65 years and older. Preservative-free influenza vaccine for children ages 6 months to 3 years is available for $10. Vaccine for children ages 3 to 19 years also costs $10. The adult vaccine costs $25.. Medicare B„ Medicaid.. Medicaid HMO. PHP Commercial, and Priority Health (authorization required) are accepted. Immunization clinics are held Tuesdays from 8:40 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Hastings branch of the health depart­ ment. No appointment is necessary. Please call (269) 945-9516, (517) 541­ 2646 or (517) 541-2570 for more informa­ tion. �Page 6 - Thursday, January 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Barbara Shirley (Cotton) Dalton ।_________ Martha J. Fisher_________ KALAMAZOO - Martha J. Fisher, of Kalamazoo, passed away Sunday, January 8. WOODLAND - Barbara Shirley (Cotton) Dalton, age 85. of Woodland, went to be with 2006. her Lord Saturday. January 7. 2006. She was bom August 25, 1922 in Waldron. MI the daughter of Earl and Dora (Kibler) She was bom in Woodland on September 6, 1920 to Ira and Bertha (Wlieeier) Cotton. Barbara was preceded in death by her par­ PLEASANTV1EW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 luhxy RomI. Dowling. MJ 49050 Pauor. Str sc Olnwtead (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School IIX) a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6XX) p.m . Bibte Study A Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 nun. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson Father Al RumcII. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m. and 11XX) am.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich. 49058 Senior Pastor Rev Wm. Clayton Garrison. Service Times: 9.00 am. and 11OO a m. & 600 p.m. (Small group* on I st and 3rd Sunday nights). Wednesday: Chnstian Education Classes. 700 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Rev. Bob Smith Phone 945-2654. IVoohip Services: Scnd.*y, 10:30 am.; Sunday School. 9.30 am. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "Member Chunh of the World­ Wide Anglican Catnnutninn." 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St) Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev. Fr. Charles P McCabe III. Rector. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Music Sunday Worship • 8 am. and 10 am Children's Chapel and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Sunday Nursery Available at 10 a.m Advent Potlucks with programs and services from 5:30-8 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning on Nov. 30 and Dec 7.14 and 21 Christmas Eve Services - 4 p.m Children's service; 10 p.m. Holy Communion and Holy Baptism Christmas serv­ ice Christmas Day • Sunday service at 10 a.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 am. Sunday School 11 -00 am . Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd- 8 tai. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pavtor Robert Norton. Phooe 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 am.; Worship 11:03 a.m.; Evening Service at 6.-00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7XX) p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pavtor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 am.; Sunday Worship 10:30 am.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 . COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. paMor Pam Hirpote. Sunday morning worship service 9:45 am. Nursery provid­ ed. Sunday evening "New Beginnings" starts al 5:15 with meal. 5:30 adult small group, youth group, kids club. 6:30 praise service Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noun Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7 15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Coming in January, exploring spiritual gifts Bible study. Church website: coun­ try chape lume < eg MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOiJCCHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Midi. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030 Sunday Mana 3:30 pun. First Fnday Holy Hour 5 p.m. firn Friday Mau 6 p.m. Coafaatoar 30 minutes before Mass. Rnwry Prayer 30 minutei before Mass. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2«3 N Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 4X897 • 367-4061 Reverend Mary SchippersDcMunier. Sunday Worship 9:15 a m. • Sunday School 10:30 am. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH NadiviUe. Rev Al RumcII. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastingv Mavs Sunday at 9: 30 am. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore, Pastor. Church phooe 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool l«n J * 4k Tuesday . Thursday from 9-11JB am, 12:00-2:30 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m - Jr. A Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. SAINTS ANDffiF a MATTH1A INDEWWENT ANGLICAN cWClCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11XX) a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6XX) p.m. (May-August) We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer servKc and special Holy Days services as announced (ptea.se call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Si. Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwck. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church wxbsite is http://trax.to/ andrewmanhias. We are part of the Dioce *e of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashviite. Ml 49073. Pastor Don nmcoc. (517) 852-9228. Morning .'elebration 10 am. Fellowship time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Sptrit-filted church. Meeting al the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria RdNashville. Mich 49073. Sun Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m.. 6 00 pun.; Wed. 6:30 pjn Jesus Club for boys A girts ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's k>ve. "Where Everyone is Someone Special " For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623MOO Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a m. Nuncry provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr High Youth Sunday evenings. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 L Woodlawn. Hastings. Pavtor Dax. Cumr. Pastor Osburn. Minuter o| Musk. Ryan White. Youth & Family. Dave Wood Sr. Adult Ministries 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 ajn.. Morning Worship; 6.-00 p m.. Evening Service; 7:00 p.m. Sr High Youth Wednesday f amily Night 6J0 p.m.. Awan*. Sr and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & Mution/Children's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior luncheons WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRLST1AN PARISH 4887 Celts Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Summer School 9:30 a.m. and Worship 10:30 a.m. No summer Sunday School Youth activities: call for information. This information on worship service . \ it provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these •ocal businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANf^ER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • Prescriptions’’ 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, 1NC 770 Cook Rd. - ' Hastings, Michigan Barbara was a loving wife, and wonderful Schocl 945 im.; Chtrdt Servians 10:45 ast; Evening Worship p.m Prayer meeting - Thun. 7 I p.m. Men's breakfast. 1st Sat of ' the month. WMF ladies, lit Tues. I of the month. Our Motto: "Tha.l die *hoU Bible. MW ing bat the Kbit." Pml&itl Sarver. Pastor 's phone 945-9224. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH Bernard Blair As wk tale Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m.. Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phooe 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 a.m. This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NTV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him, sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know Hit will xul walk in •be served as organist. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHTJiCH 301 E. Stale Rd. Rd and Boltwood Sf acrott from Tooi*t Daniel Sunday School teacher, and the Women’s Missionary. as well as being involved with the Gideon’s for many years. At home she loved doting on her grand­ children and great grandchildren. She also enjoyed gardening and genealogy. Barbara is survived by her husband. Will* I Dalton; daughters. Connie Grocndyk and Sharon (Paul) Halladay; son, Gary Dalton; five granddaughters. Kristen (Mark) Tonello, Kimberly (Rich) Giddings. Karrie Halladay. Teresa (Josh) Weller, and Melissa Groendyk: three great grandchildren. Derek and Lindsey Tonello. and Ethan Weller; and many special nieces and nephews. The funeral service was held Kilpatrick United Brethren Church on Tuesday. January 10. 2006. Burial was in Woodland Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to Kilpatrick United Brethren Church, or the Gideon's. Arrangements by Koops Funeral Home. at Upjohn Community Care Center in Kalamazoo. Fellow*. Robert Fellows and Fellows; her sister. Alice West Norman Martha is survived by her sons. Steve B. (Lynn) Fisher of Lexington. KY and Thomas Mr. Burkey was bom on August 19, 1914 E. Fisher. Sr. of Portage; seven grandchil­ in Delta. Ohio, the son of Leonard and Lillian dren. Angela, Elizabeth. Ryan. Thomas. Jr., (Gottschalk) Burkey. Jessica. Andy and Samantha; a great grand­ He was married to Helen E. Each on October 24. 1936 in Indiana. He moved to Hastings in 1937 from Freeport. He has lived in the Kalamazoo area since 1989. Mr. Burkey owned and operated Burkey’s daughter. Chasady; a sister-in-law. Margaret Fellows of Addison. Funeral services were held on Wednesday at the Zion Lutheran Church. 2122 Bronson Blvd., with Pastors Timothy Seeber and Sales and Service in Hastings from 1946 until Larry Brelje officiating. he retired in 1976. in Prairie Home Cemetery. Richland. He was a member of First United Interment followed in lieu of flowers, the family suggests that Methodist Church, choir member, laylecder. memorials be given to the Zion Lutheran Past President of Methodist Men. secretary of Church. Hospice Care of Greater Southwest Brotherhood and chairman of the committee Michigan, the West Michigan Cancer Center, to remodel the North Entrance. Past member or the charity of one's choice, and first secretary/treasurer of Bliss UAW land’s.com. wwu.lange- #414; past member and secretary of Hastings Planning past Committee, member of Hastings Rotary and former member of the Waneta June Russell Hastings Men’s Choir. of Kalamazoo. Burkey Barbara HASTINGS - Waneta June Russell, age 80, of Hastings, died Tuesday. January 10, 2006 at Thomapple Manor in Hastings. She was bom April 14. 1925 in Carlton (Al) Ridderbos of Plainwell; 10 grandchil­ Center, the daughter of Ernest and Ruth FLORIDA - Mitchell Ray Hart, age 41, died Christmas Day. 2005. in Florida, follow­ dren; 12 great grandchildren; two great great ing injuries sustained in a.: auto accident. grandchildren; Mitch was bom May 12. 1964 in Lansing, the beloved son of Ray S. and Laura brother, Robert (Joanne) Burkey of Florida; nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents; wife, Helen, on February 1. 1992; grand­ (Penoyer) Hart. He was a 1982 graduate of Mason High School, studied at Lansing Community College and was employed in and around the Lansing area until 1991 when he moved to for Chnsl. IIXX) a_m. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 10:00 a.m. with adult electives Sunday Evening Sen ke and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. 9 30 am SCAMPS. Wednesday Mid-Week, 6:30 p.m.: Adults; Sing N* Share. Pastor's Class. Youth. 6th-l2th grades, and Faith Weaver Friends, 4 yn thru 5th grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m Senior Adult Coffer Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month tality field including Disney. Lake Ridge Country Club until mpving to Florida in daughter. Karla Salo; sisters. Lucille Torgerson and Bernice Burma; and brother. In Florida, he was employed in the hospi­ Winery, Roiling Greens Golf and Retirement Center and The Villages. His most recent employment was with Leesburg Concrete. Mitch was creative in remodeling and Visitation will be Thursday. January 12.10 a.m. until service time. Services will be held II a.m. Thursday. building. He loved camping and the natural w/Rev. Kathy Brown officiating. Bun.d will Memorial contributions may be made in Hastings First United Methodist Church. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral of Hastings (www.wren-funeral- ing them to their original beauty and road­ worthiness. Mitch was a real people-person. He had a zest for life. loved his fajnily and took great delight in hosting the annual Florida family reunion. He will always be remembered for his big. beautiful smile, his GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North Street. Hastings Phone 269-945-9414. Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday, Jan. 12 3:45 p.m. Clapper Kids; 5:45 p.m. Grace Notes 5:45 p.m.; 7 p.m. Adventurers. Saturday. Jan. 14 9:00 am Worship Planning Workshop; 2XX) p.m. Funeral Memorial. Sunday. Jan. 15 - I0XX) a m. Holy Communion; 8:45 a_m. Sunday School; Annual Meeting; 6:00-8 00 p.m. High School Youth Group. Tuesday. Jan. 17 - IXX) p.m. Overeaten Anonymous; 6;45 p.m. The Way. Wednesday. Jan. 18 - 10 a.m Wnrdwatchen; 7 p.m. Holy Communion. sisters, Rebecca Chaney, her children. Doug interested in his Irish/Indian heritage. Preceding him in death were his mother. Laura Hart and the Hart/Morlc, and Penoyer grandparents. Surviving are his parents Ray S. and Mary Lou (Gray) Hart: his sister and brotl»er-in- law, Dan and Michelle Kuikstra of Newaygo: his brother and sister-in-law. Michael and Debra Hart of Litchfield; nieces. Damara and Lance Welch and their children. Seth. Solomon and Judah; Danielle Farmer and her son Eben. Jason and Melody Reichard. Rebecca Ashley Han. and Kristy Betke; step­ and Lisa Chaney and their children. Austin and Joshua; Chris and Jessica Schmitt; Bryan Chaney; and Patrick and Susan McGarry and their children. Kate and Joe: numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday. January 14. 2006 at Grace Lutheran Church. 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Those wishing to make an expression of Waneta was a certified nurses aid and worked at both Barry County Medical Care Facility and The Provincial House. She traveled in Michigan and Indiana for retired in 1988. She married Lewis Russell August 16. 1943 and he died February 11. 1992. Waneta was a member of the Women of the Moose, and loved to embroider. husband. Lewis Russell; daughter. Alice K. Russell; and sister, Beulah Jean Hobert. Surviving are sons. Kenneth R. (Mary Lou) Russell of Hastings. William N. Russell of Florida; grandchildren, Steven D. Russell homc.com). of Grand Rapids, Allison Hoffman of Grand beauty of Florida. He tinkered with classic vehicles, owned several, and enjoyed restor­ Waneta graduated from Hastings High School. She received her GED in 1980. She was preceded in dea± by her parents; be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Home (Carpenter) Collins. 20 years with the W.G. Wade Show and Paul Burkey. January 12. 2006 at Wren Funera.' Ho»ne 1996. kindness and cheerfulness. He was also very htw7/hJMiingwmbytcrian.blflgw 2006 (Phil) Georgeau of Kalamazoo and Linda California. He was Employed by Big Canyon FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463 Rev. Dr. Jeff Gam son. Pastor. Sunday Services - 10:30 a.m. Worship Services. Nursery care is provided for this service for infants and toddten! Visit us online at WWW org and OUT web lot for sermons ar 9. January Monday. Mr. Burkey is survived by daughters. TiwSnKr, HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Suect. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hour* are Monday -Thursday 9XX) a m.-Noon and 1XX3-3XX) p.m. Friday 9XX) a m -Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10.30 Refreshments. 11XX) Traditional Worship Senke Wc offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal » Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. ter, Mary Jane Fisher; three brothers. Clifton KALAMAZOO - Floyd E Burkey, age 91. of Kalamazoo and formerly of Hastings died (Everett) Couch of Hickory Comers. Betty Mitchell Ray Hart Brian Teed. Pastor of Counseling A Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269945-9121 Nursery provided for ail services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 1IXJ0 a_m. Kids Graybill. She was preceded in death by her husband. Edward D. Fisher in 1995; an infant daugh­ Marian His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive All Iwntirrd rhrislianv are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist We believe that Christianity ia a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. #50 and loved golf. of the Kilpatrick United Brethren Church, where MBRrwl'RtL, Hastings. Sundav of She was a very active member of Zion Lutheran Church, the Kalamazoo Elks Lodge for 65 years. member resident Kellogg School, retiring in 1950. living with her hur> jtd. Willis, on their farm mother and grandmother. She was a life-long a University with a BA and taught in the W.K. She was a life-long resident of Woodland, GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH been Martha graduated from Western Michigan Claudine Matthews. ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules . of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... lud Kalamazoo for many yean. ents: her brother. Leo Guy: and sister. Worship Together... and Fellows Rapids; sister?. Lily May Hotchkiss and ।Alberta Grace Hooper| Hazel Pauline Bnu-e. Memorials can go tc Thomapple Manor. MIDDLEVILLE - Alberta Grace Hooper, Visitation will be held Thursday, lanuary age 76. of Middleville passed away peaceful­ 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gurbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Funeral service, will be ly at home on Friday. January 6. 2006. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmoth­ Alberta was preceded in death by her first husband Jack Lloyd Baker; her parents. Brock and Georgia Williams; and son. Jack Richard Baker. Alberta is survived by her husband B. Jack Hooper; held Friday. January 13. 2006 r<t 11 a.m. at Ginbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. er and friend. Kenneth R. Vaught will officiate. Burial will be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. daughters, Sandra (Dave) VanElst. Ranee (Hooper) (Michael) Bart; daughter-in­ law, Lisa Baker; grandchildren. Brooke LaReda M. Willison (Matt) Hempton. Jason VanElst. Lauren. Alexandra and Allie Baker, and Austin and of Delton, passed away January 11 2006. at Chandler Bart. Alberta loved spending treasured time with friends, playing cards, golfing, canning, cooking, traveling and just living life to the fullest. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. A memorial service was held Wednesday, January DELTON - LaReda M. Willison, age 86. her residence. Complete funeral arrangements will be announced. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. II. 2006 at Middleville United Methodist Church. Rev. Scott E. Manning officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Michigan. Arrangements by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. sympathy are asked to consider their local hospice, animal shelte. or library in Mitch’s name. Give a memorial that can go on forever Girrbach Funeral Home A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526. Hastings Only Independently O» ned Serving Hastings, Barry County Ray L. Girrbach Owner/Director ■ and Surrounding Communities offering Traditional and Cremation Services Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Services Available Serving All Faiths 269-945-3252 328 S. Broadway Hastings. MI 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, January 12. 2006 - Page 7 24-Hour Challenge set for June 17 and 18 by Patricia Johns at 8 a.m. on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18. Stuff Writer Applications this year’s engineers, assembly line workers, washer repairmen, Lousewives and bicyclists from all 24-Hour lenge. The deadline for entries is midnight Challenge Saturday and Sunday. June 17 and June 10. Early registration is $65 per rider 18, are now available. for letes. Ministers, college professors, doctors, There is still time to register for the chal­ walks of life have participated in past events. until April 30. From May 1 until May 31. the "Ordinary people can accomplish extraor­ The 8 a.m. start Saturday. June 17. will be fee rises to $80 and the really late registration dinary goals. You don't have to be elite to be at the Thornapple Kellogg Middle School, fee is $100 for those who register between sdccessful,* said Michael Shermer of La and riders will get a sendoff from a bagpipe May 31 and June 10. Canada, Calif., in 1988. band. The challenge ends at the same location The participants ride for medals in five ers and was headquartered at Wabasis Lake year age groups, ages 18 to 70+, both male Park near Grand Rapids. It moved in the year and female. Enameled mileage pins, in 50­ 2000 to Middleville, where the lower traffic mile increments, reward riders who ride more volume is an advantage. The facilities of the than 200 miles. Riders who return and accu­ high school and middle school include Last year, riders started at the middle school with meals served in the cafeteria. The BAIT'LE CREEK - Gertrude L. Springer, passed away January 10, 2006 in Battle Creek. Mrs. Springer was bom September 23, 1904 in Hope Township, the daughter of James and Jennie (Willson) Anders. She attended McCallum School for eight years and then Hastings High School. and one has 5.000. Highest total mileage is National 24-Hour Challenge has While all riders get their names in the U.S. In 2000, riders from 24 states, Canada event's Record Book, some riders set their and France entered and completed 77.212.8 sights on a personal best, an age group record, miles. In 2005, there were riders from 21 winning the event or breaking the overall states. Canada. Denmark and New Zealand. record. Participant leave at S a.m. on the first about 1.500 during the weekend when the loop, a 126.5-mile rolling to hilly, scenic National 24-Hour Challenge comes to town. route through Barry County which hr s three Amanda Jennings and Don Paia of Harper Bicyclists and their crews will begin arriving checkpoints. A 12.5-mile per hour pace is Woods, Michigan would like to announce on Friday afternoon for number pickup. required to finish the first loop in time to their engagement to be married on May 6, Riders can register beginning at 5:30 p.m. complete at least one of the second loops. 2006 in Nashville. on Friday, June 16. Many sponsors of the After the riders depart, the crews leave on an alternate route to meet their riders at the vari­ High School and Don is a 1991 graduate of newest items. Photo albums from previous ous checkpoints. Then, the only sounds at Grosse Pointe South High School. Both events are available. The walls are papered Thomapple Kellogg Middle School are from earned their bachelors and masters degrees at with lists of riders by name, category and the Amateur Radio Communications Group, Wayne Stalo University in Detroit and teach number. using a computer global positioning program science at Grosse Pointe North High School. The Athletic Boosters Club of Thomapple- and base radio to keep contact with the lead Kellogg High School puts on a spaghetti din­ ner on the Friday night before the event, a car. After returning in the afternoon, the bicy­ Saturday morning pancake breakfast and clists cycle a 23.7 mile rolling loop that goes offers concessions and ice on Saturday from 3 through the Gun Lake Recreation area. Any p.m. until 3 a.m. on Sunday. biker who wants to ride on the over night loop who have done this event many years, it is a and she also wrote two cookbooks and craft books that have also been published. riders will complete as many 7.5-mile, fairly timers looking for advice on what to expect. It flat night loops beginning and ending at the is also an opportunity for Middleville to get to middle school. The riding finishes at 8 a.m. know a little about the people who undertake June 18 and riders are treated to breakfast the physical and mental challenge provided by McDonald's of Caledonia. Why would a bicyclist try to ride for 24 An award ceremony begins at 9 a.m., with hours? Beginning bicyclists find a 10-mile door prizes that were displayed by Product bicycle ride is just about right for some nice Sponsors on Friday night Medals are award­ recreational exercise. It's good outdoor fun. ed. and the traditional Siegel Silver bowls are But like any activity, the more you do it, the presented to tnc top mileage male and female better you become. Ten miles soon builds into rider. 20. 40 and up. For bicycling enthusiasts all Mrs. Springer also taught craft classes for Adult Education in Delton. She loved raising flowers and she would share with churches, hospitals, family and friends. National the or Sunday "century* ride. www.N24HC.org 24-Hour Challenge, work with a committee to make the challenge able to do a century, some might try a double a reality each year. Entry forms are available by writing see how far they can go in a day. Not every­ National 24-Hour Challenge. 2212 College one can complete in the Olympics, but most Ave. Se, Grand Rapids. Mi 49507-3106. eral smaller clubs and groups. everyone can set a goal and try to achieve it. She is survived by a daughter. Gloria These bicyclists who participate in the 24­ (Cashus) Russell of Augusta; a son. Donald hour challenge are not necessarily elite ath- reside in Arthur Bennett Jr.; Diane Aspinall, great grandmother; Robin Haight, grand­ mother; Kelli Morgan, sons CJ. and Keigen. go to Club, the Inland Lakes Garden Club, and sev­ Bernard Historical Society, the Golden Agers Pata, Event organizers Jon and Diane Obermeyer can become addicting. Once bicyclists are century. For others, the next step might be to She was a very active member of the Lynne Lawrenceville, Georgia. For more information about registering for over the country. 100 miles is a nice Saturday Cycling, like other sports and recreations, and Larry From evening to 8 a.m. Sunday morning, reunion. There are always new faces, first- eral years. she loved. Amanda is the daughter of Archie and Mattie Jennings of Nashville. Don’s parents. at least one complete second loop. Guild in Hastings and was a member for sev­ In 1967 she moved to Delton where she Anyone who would like to volunteer for this year’s 24 Hour Challenge can register on James Hostetler celebrates 80th birthday the website. James Hosteller will celebrate his 80th (Maxine) Springer of Venice. Florida; daugh­ ters-in-law, Elizabeth Springer of Hastings, birthday on Sunday. January 22, 2006 at the and Mary Springer of Delton; a sister. Lauris Castleton Township Hall in Nashville from (Bob) Van Boven of Kalamazoo; 12 grand­ HALL, continued from page 5 children; several great and great great grand­ children; nieces ard nephews. land from J. Hough. They constructed a brick ment storage. He sold a Buick to Frank your cream truck driver or gas and fuel oil 1909. That Buick is stored at man, or fellow workers at Motor Wheel Mrs. Springer was also preceded in death building 40 by 96 feet with a magnificent Hilbert in maple wood floor and intended it to be a skat­ Charlton Park. Reisinger also sold a line of brothers. Ronald and Gerald Anders; and ing rink. There were not many skaters in the autos grandsons. Vai and Phillip Springer. area and the rink was not used very often. The family will received friends Thursday. Home. Funeral Delton, where funeral services will be conducted “EMF 30" in 1910 and "In 1890, they leased the building to store "Reisinger added on to the bui! Jng and it agricultural equipment. In 1893, the GAR became one of the state's largest farm imple­ used the rink as a hall for a banquet. ment buildings. The business also did harness rink and used it for auto sales and farm imple- Worden officiating. Interment Brush Ridge called Corp, come wish him a happy birthday. Family and friends welcome. Flanders’ in 1909. “In 1904, Jacob S. Reisinger bought the Friday. January 13. 2006. 11 a.m. Pastor Jeff repair Will Mohler made the harnesses until 1926. "Leon Hynes started a garage in the back Cemetery. of the building in 1919. In 1939, the building Memorial contributions to the Bernard Historical Arthur Bennett Jr.; Diane Aspinall, Robin Haight, Mard Morgan, and tons, Cooper and Corbin. If you knew Jim from school, church or as January 12 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Society or Good Samaritan was remodeled. The front brick end was Tama A. Jordan removed and the building became a Texaco Hospice-Lifespan will be appreciated. Arrangements by Wiiliams-Gores Funeral MIDDLEVILLE - Tama A. Jordan, age Home, Delton 67, of Barlow Lake, Middleville, went to be with her Lord on Monday. January 9, 2006. She was bom on September 27, 1938 at I 2-5 p.m No gifts please. by her parents; sons. Francis and James; Williams-Gores Arthur Bennett Jr., great great grandpa; Diane Aspinall, great grandmother; Norman Aspinall Jr„ grandpa; Susan McKinstry and children. Nick. Aleixs and Cassie. must complete both the 126.5 mile loop and In 1939, she helped organize the Writers was able to make many different crafts which Amanda is a 1995 graduate of Hastings event participate in a Product Display of the 1970. have been published in various magazines, Jennings-Pata Middleville's population will increase by riders to socialize before the event. For riders Mrs. Springer wrote several articles that Wis., who has ridden the event 16 times. become the largest event of its kind in the Springer, and he pieccded her in death in under the name of Jane Cameron. the 3,000 mile mark, four have 4,000 miles 6,168 miles by James Hlavka. of Racine, The Friday dinner also is a chance for the the Hastings Banner called “Barry Bypaths." have completed 2.000 miles, 36 have reached road which allows riders to spread out In December of 1921 she married Harold For over 20 years she wrote a column for 1,000 miles in the event earn a mulate start now goes down the long curving service The Arthur Bennett, Jr. recently celebrated five generations in four different ways. They are as follows: Thousand Mile Jersey. More than 100 riders increased parking area and showers. age 101. of Battle Creek, formerly of Delton, Bennett’s 5th generation The Challenge began in 1983 with 18 rid­ I Florence G. Crosby PORTLAND - Florence G. Crosby, age 88. of Portland, passed away on Tuesday. January 10. 2006. She was bom on June 24.1917 in Hastings, the daughter of Sven and Violet (Turner) Anderson. Mrs. Crosby was a member of the First Baptist Church of Portland. Florence enjoyed traveling, liked to draw and loved animals, especially dogs. She was known for her cheerfulness and friendliness. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Herbert, in 1966; and two brothers. Surviving are her son. Gordon (Sally) Crosby of Wes’erville. Ohio; sister-in-law. Helen Jameson; many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday. January 12. The funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Tad Jameson at I p.m. Friday. January 13. 2006 at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home. Portland. Interment will be at Portland Cemetery. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church or to Hospice House of Mid-Michigan. in memory of Mrs. Florence G. Crosby. Online condo­ lences may be made at www.schrauben lehman.com. Arrangements are by Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Portland. gas station. “Hynes retired in 1960 and his partner, Gerald Potter, closed the business." The roller rink/fann implement store/car evolved Perry, the daughter of Charles and Lucille dealership/gas (Moldenauer) Alling. Woodland village offices. Now all remnants She was raised in Lansing and attended Lansing Sexton schools, graduating in 1956. station into the Caleb Jonathon Mason. Middleville and Bethany Denise Forbes. Middleville. Matthew Jay Ramsey. Delton and Michelle Rose Overbeck. Delton. Robert James Reese. Hastings and Lisa Kay Warren. Hastings. of the original buildings and businesses are relinquished to history books.s Arthur Bennett Jr., great great grandpa; Diane Aspinall, great grandmother; Debra White, grandmother; Dustin Humphrey with son Cameron. She attended Michigan State University. She was married to Kent D. Jordan on September 6, 1958 at Lansing. Tama A. Jordan was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hastings. She was a homemaker, enjoyed cooking. her Bridge Club and received great pleasure spending lime with her friends and family, ami especially her grandchildren. Tama was a caring, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister - always doing kind qrpets Need Cleaning? deeds for her family and friends. Professional Steam Extraction She is survived by her husband. Kent D. Jordan; three sons, Brent (Angela) Jordan. Brad (Lisa) Jordan, and Brian Jordan, all of Grand Rapids; one daughter, Bethany (Tom) Townsend of Canton. Georgia; nine grand­ SERVICES. INC. Residential & Commercial CXunr-. Tom Frith Ltxaly Domed St Operated since 1985 Haley Jordan. Spencer Jordan. Kaedon Grace Townsend, and Jane Townsend; one brother. Bob (Joyce) Alling of Lansing. A memorial service will be held Thursday. January 12. 2006 at 11 a.m. at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville. Rev. Fr. Charles P. McCabe 111 will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or American Heart Association. Arrangements by Home. Middleville. the Beeler Funeral For... We Abo Offer: children. Taylor Jordan. Chelsey Jordan, Jordan. Dakota Jordan. Bennett Townsend. The Method Recommended by th® Major Carpet Manufacturers • Carpeting / Upholstery Cleaning Flooring Needs. For us it is more than simple or quick ... Your complete satisfaction is the Key to our success. • Deodorizing • Fabric Protection Tile / Grout Cleaning FREE, Accurate Estimates Flooring & Installations Fully Insured - an work per-,, formed by highly trained | Full Janitorial Services technicians. 269-948-8381 » re �Page 8 - Thursday. January 12, 200C - The Hastings Banner ^finnie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society meets at 7 p.m. tonight. Thursday. Jin. 12. at "Beyt nd the Obituary." Refreshments will be served. The monthly flea market is being held be observed Saturday. Jan. 14. with a shoe the Freight House. The program will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the VFW Friday and show highlighting the theater's history. A brought by Lake Odessa Librarian Connie Saturday. Jan. 13 and 14. The lonii Theaters 75th anniversary will Friends and lovers Teachworth. Visitors and guests are always On Saturday Jan. 14. there is to be a Swiss movie also will be shown. Nicole Haskin of rural Hastings and Terry Dear Annie: My husband and I are friends welcome. The Ionia County Genealogical Society steak dinner at the Mulliken United Methodist Nurenburg of Lake Odes-3 exchanged wed­ with a couple HI call "Rusty and Cathy." We Church. Hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. ding vows Dec. 10. His parents are William like their company, but we have very few of and Agatha Nurenburg of Sebewa Township. the same interests. The problem is. they will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 14. at the A pancake supper will be held from 5 to 7 Freight House. Visitors are welcome. The society has held its first Wednesday open p.m. Saturday. Jan. 21. at the Sebewa Center The bride's parents are Gary and Sue Haskin United Methodist Church. Hours are 5 to 7 A string quartet provided music before the house from 3 to 7 p.m. for any visitors who p.m. Along wit»t pancakes, there will be fried ceremony, which took place in Southgate at wish to hunt ancestors. There are many shelves full of information, including some potatoes, sausages, applesauce and beverages. The West Berlin Wesleyan Church will new acquisitions from Gratiot County. The have is its annual meal and sleigh ride event Following a honeymoon trip to Costa Rica, speaker is to be Bobbi Schirado with topic later this month. the newlyweds are at home in Lake Odessa the Crystal Gardens. Chapel. The reception for 200 guests was also at Crystal Gardens. believe that if a husband and wife do not share the same interests, it is OK for the hus­ band to spend time with other women who do. I believe this is setting the stage for these relationships to become full-blown affairs. family Saturday. Jan. 6, for a belated Christmas. trust them, and she has no problem with CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COUNCIL OF BARRY COUNTY Those presen’ were Mike Winkler and his Rusty seeing movies, plays, concerts, etc., family from Hamilton and Holland; Roger with other women. This situation has really and family from Lake Odessa. Kentwood. made our friendship stressful. I don't like see­ Portland. Northville and Canton. Larry's fam­ ily came from Hastings. Buchanan and ing Rusty with -women other than his wife, ANNOUNCES ITS ANNUAL MEETING Berkley. Their aunts. Sr. Wm. Mary Conway To be held January 19th, 2006 her entertained from Conklin and Sister Carmella Conway from Grand Rapids, were special guests. at 5:30 p.tn. Location: Carey There was food aplenty, and everyone had fun | Hastings Elks Lodge 102 E. Woodlawn, Hastings THE PUBLIC IS INVITED $15.00 per person / RSVP by January 16th Hearty hors d’oeuvres will be served —- 269-948-3264 but 1 was willing *o mind my own business until he suggested my husband should do the same when I am out of town or working. Our other friends lelieve I am overreact­ ing. My husband, by the way. agrees with me Petty received a Peanuts snow globe from her that these outside relationships are dangerous. grandchildren to add to her Snoopy collec­ Am I way off base on this? -- Hoping I'm tion. Right in the Midwest ' 1005 West Green Street i Mt. hi;., n IOO5S I.I irphonr » ‘♦45 .! 1 1 9 Internal Medicine 1 DRY SKIN Scoff Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. *rnt back to his old ways. I have since cut back my hours, which now makes our finan­ cial situation strained. Monday. What is going on? If a person is real­ ly depressed, could he hop up and be happy when it is time to go to work? Not only that, only person available to go with him is a but he is really rude to me and downright Cunningham (Tom Bosley) "Happy on Days.” After a very cold early winter, we are being female friend, or if he's a member of a choir on the weekends, he's perfectly fine come mean to the children on the weekends. Please surprised with a more mild January. The rain or volunteer organization that Cathy isn't barrel full of ice could finally be dumped. Fall interested in. But if he makes a regular habit Dear Clueless: It's possible that Dennis flowers left in a cemetery urn could be of attending events with women other than musters all his energy for work, then crashes extracted and winter flowers installed. This is his wife, yes. he is more vulnerable to an at home. Or perhaps something al work the last minute reprieve we laggards needed affair. We hope his wife's trust is not mis­ to finish our fall chores. excites Dennis enough to perk him up, but his placed home life depresses him. If that's the case, Even the village for a winter month. However, me amount of broken limbs on lawns was unusual for (he what can be done about it. Tell Dennis that, Pre-nup necessary for the sake of your marriage, you would like him to go with you for counseling. Ask your tinues. The building now covers far more Dear Annie: I'm a 53-year-oW man, living with a slightly younger woman. We both have grown children. I love "Bonnie." and we Slave ground space. It extends to the north property line with an exit drive onto Jordan Lake discussed marriage. However, since uc both Highway. have been married and divorced twice, 'until The Lansing Stale Journal carried an obitu­ death do us part" doesn't hold much water. ary last Monday for Desmond Bl ok sice. 87 I feel that a pre-nup agreement is prudent, who died on Jaif. 7. He was preceded in death but Bonnie says it means that I don't trust her. by his sister, Ruth Shuert and five brothers. (Ray) McDaniels help us. - Clueless in California you need to find out what's going on and see limbs people had al curbside. This is unusual and Desmond (Mary) Shuert of Woodland Township, Patricia Cole of Lake Odessa and others. He had graduated industries and the doctor for a referral, and if he won t go. go without him. Your children need you to do this NOW. These boots are... Dear Annie: I read the letter from 1 do trust her, but I have more assets now than "Somewhere in the USA," who bought his when I was first married, and I want to protect wife a sexy outfit for their 20th anniversary, my two sons' interests. Am 1 cut of line? — ano she exchanged it for elastic-waist pants Working Guy and practical shoes. Dear Working Guy: A pre-nup between You said his wife may have thought the Michigan people who each have children from previous outfit was.sleb?y and to stop buying her from Sunfield High School and worked in Highway Department.. An unusual aspect of marriages is not only prudent but necessary. Nancy Sinatra boots. I say YES - get out the his life was being a member of a sales team al Surely. Bonnie wants her children protected Nancy Sinatra boots! Buying his wire a sexy a men's clothing store, where be designed as well, and a pre-nup will see to that. No, it outfit was such a loving thn g for him to do. wardrobes for many of Lansing's business isn't romantic, but it is practical, and if His wife's response was rude ano insensitive. leaders and professionals. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine (McDaniels), and his three Bonnie truly loves you, she will discuss it It's as if she is asking him to look eisevhe v V'ith attorney. for his romance. children. dates in December when one could pay I am a 57-year-old woman, and my hus­ Support your soldier band has given me many such items o 'er the past 30 years - things I would never buy for myself, but which 1 would never insult him by directly to the treasurer of Odessa Township and now there are three coming dates in Dear Annie: I. too. am a rather unwilling February, on the II th from 9 a.m. to noon; Army wife. My husband, a lawyer, sent in his him for keeping our romance alive after all Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 9 to 5. and Feb. 28,9 application packet to the Army Reserve on these years. to 5. Otherwise use the drop box and mail available any day. Former resident Jeff Eckstrom is working toward having a public park in Lowell where dogs can run without leashes. His canine is a There are some measures that can be tried to keep your skin moist and healthy. Shower for less than 15 minutes in warm water rather than hot and try using facial cleansers only once daily. Use bath or shower gels with added moisturizers. A good rule of thumb is that your skin should feel soft and smooth after cleansing, never tight or dry. Apply moisturizers as often as needed, especially after showering, bathing or hand washing. Use a humidifier to maintain moisture level at 40-50 percent. Select clothing that is not irritating to your skin. Wool can be especially irritating to the skin. Try to use clothing detergents without dyes or perfumes. Low fat diets are great for your cholesterol and your heart but they do nothing for your skin which needs certain types of fat to stay healthy. Omega 3's can replace those fats for the skin as well as lower triglycerides and reduce your risk of heart attacks and strokes. ication. It worked for a while, but then he Rusty has an extra ticket to a play and the owners weeks ago, there were to be three See your doctor if your skin doesn't improve despite your best efforts, dryness and itching keep you from sleeping, you develop open sores or infections from itching or you have large areas of scaling or peeling skin. These conditions may signify that you actually have some type of skin disease rather than routine dry skin. I finally got him to a doctor, and he was Amazingly, while Dennis is still sleeping According to tax notices received by home­ Risk factors that can put you at an increased risk for dry skin include sun exposure which dries your skin, diabetes which damages small blood vessels and nerves, frequent hot baths or showers which strip away natural oils and moisture and smoking which accelerates skin wrinkling. Females have much drier skin after menopause and the elderly have fewer and less active oil-producing glands contributing to dry skin. home and our youngest had been in a poopy diaper all day. Dennis was still in bed. either his wife or his male friends? It's OK if Dad on television for a polling group? Mr. Lansing Fortunately, most dry skin results from environmental factors that can be at least partially controlled. Some of the more common reasons skin becomes dry include exposure to hot or cold weather with low humidity, long term use of air conditioning or central heat, excessive bathing or swimming and the use of strong soaps. 12-hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday, and one time I came Rusty have that he can't enjoy them with His local relatives are Ruth's offspring, Joan It seems that my skin has been really dry lately. Is this something I should see my doctor about? would not get up to fix meals or change the baby's diaper. I work ing up with the correct answer to a radio quiz The expansion project at Sunny Fresh con­ H .stints would call me al work and complain that Dad Dear Hoping: What kind of "interests" does great number. I by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. entire weekend, 48 hours straight. My kids Congratulations to Thelma Curtis for com­ sent around its truck for picking up broken Health Line Seven months ago. Dennis began acting very lethargic and would often sleep the diagnosed with depression and put on med­ opening gifts, especially when Grandma question on Tuesday. Who is the most desired COME CELEBRATE OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HAVE FUN AND FELLOWSHIP WHILE HIGHLIGHTING OUR PROGRAMS with the kids. We've had this setup for four years, and it was working just fine. Cathy says if you love soi;>eone. you should Betty Dennis works during the week, and I work weekends so one of us can always be home 115-pound Old English Sheepdog. He has done a survey of dog owners in the city. Be a returning. I wear them as my way of thanking Sept. 11, 2001. By the time he returns from Would this ungrateful wife prefer to be Iraq, he will have been gone for 18 months of given a blender? Please let the men out there our five-year marriage. know that she doesn't speak for the rest of us. Every time I start thinking, "I didn't sign up - Still Sexy in New Hampshire for this." 1 remind myself of the wives and Dear N.H.: We applaud any couple that children of previous wars. During WWII, my keeps the romantic spark going, boots or not. grandfather was gone for three years. I am But wearing such sexy outfits requires a play­ fortunate enough to talk to my husband near­ ful attitude and. unfortunately, not everyone ly every day and have e-mail contact the rest has one. If "Somewhere's" wife finds these of the time. outfits distasteful and returns them, continu­ I wear a "Support Our Troops' bracelet and ing to buy such gifts will only be a source of a yellow ribbon, and fly an American Flag disappointment for both of them. He needs to and a Service Flag at our house. 1 have a find another way. bumper sticker that reads "Half My Heart is in Iraq." The Army Reserve has a wonderful family support system, and my husband's employer makes up the difference in his salary. The Outlaws, in-laws, etc. Dear Annie: May I add one more comment “SPORTS NUT” Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act helps with a about multitude of financial concerns. Our neigh­ referred to her as an "outlaw"? Read want to jump back into the fray. "North bors have been wonderful, and my church nas been there for me. whose mother-in-law In our family, since our spouses are (SET 1TAL) legally (END ITAL) in-laws, it is the Men with a service history neatly always brothers and sisters who arc referred to as "outlaws." - Kathy in Iowa Carolina's" husband should have discussed Dear Kathy: You clever people, you. his decision with her. but right now her sup­ (Sounds like there may be a few lawyers in port is vital. — A Proud Army Wife in your family.) Alabama Annie's Dear Proud Wife: Regardless of how a hus­ The BANNER! woman the Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors band or wife feels about the spouse enlisting, of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail you arc right that it is important to be as sup­ your portive as possible once the deed is done. anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Thanks for saying so. Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, questions to IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and readfeatures by other Creators Wasted weekends Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at wwwxreDear Annie: 1 have been married to "Dennis" for 15 years. The first 10 were pret­ ty good, but this last year has been miserable. We have four children, all under age 8. ators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - Page 9 ncial FOCUS Bowens Mills School District #6 Yankee Springs Township, Barry County IRK D. CHRIST ward Jones and Co Take Advantage of Higher IRA "Catch-up" Limits Now that it's 2006, you are one-year closer • Tax advantages - If you have a traditional to retirement Of course, if you are still in IRA, your earnings have the potential to frow your twenties, this milestone may not mean tax-deferred, so your money can grow faster that much to you. But if you are 50 cr older, than it would in an investment on which you month. And. to make it even easier for you to completely fund your IRA, you could have the prospect of actually becoming a retiree paid taxes every year. (You will eventually that $416 moved automatically, via a bank looms larger as the years go by. Fortunately, have to pay taxes on your earnings, but. by then, you may be in a lower tax bracket.) authorization, from your checking or savings it's just become a little easier to build savings Also, depending on your income level, your On the other hand, if you can possibly starting Jan. J, you can put in 31.000 in "catch-up" contributions to your traditional or contributions may be tax-deductible. When affoid to pay the full $5,000 in the first few you have a Roth IRA, you can withdraw your weeks of the year, you may well end up with Roth IRA, up from $500 in 2005. So, given contributions at any time, free of taxt*. You more money in the long run. That's because the $4,000 annual limit for regular contribu­ can also take out earnings, free of taxes, as you'll be giving your money more time to tions, you can put in a total of $5,000 to your long as you don't begin withdrawals until you grow - and, as an investor, time can be your IRA in 2006. are 59-1/2 and you’ve had your account for at greatest ally. Fully funding your IRA should be one of that IRAs offer two major benefits: STOCKS William Allgeo was staying with his broth­ By Joyce Wetabrecht Bowens Mills School District #6, Barlow er-in-law and sister, Clyde Holmes. He was in Lake, was located on Section 6 of Yankee Springs Township, on the comer of Bowens the fifth grade in 1915. He built the fire in the Mill Road and Payne Lake Road. by 8:30 when school started. stove every day, so the school would be warm It was just a short distance from the settle­ The school was the community center, ment of Bowels Mill, where there was a post holding spelling bees, box socials and pro­ office, the mill, general store and a church. grams. There was a lot of pride in the way the School at Bowens Mill School started at school and school grounds appealed. They 8:30 a.m. There were eight grades. Water was carried from Dan Pierson's house. The school planted trees, shrubs and flowers. Bowens Mill School consolidated with was heated with a wood stove. Middleville in 1933. Year Bowen Mllle/Bariow School District #6 Yankee Springs Township, Barry County Students Teacher Director 1912-1913 1913-1914 1914-1915 1915-1916 1916-1917 1917-1918 1918-1919 1919-1920 1920-1921 1921-1922 1922-1923 1923-1924 1924-1925 1925-1926 1926-1927 1927-1928 1928-1929 1929-1930 1930-1931 1931-1932 1932-1933 Edith M. Jackson Charlotte Fowler Charlotte Fowler Feme Billingsly Charlotte Fowler Minnie Maichele Anna Oliver Arma Oliver Beatrice Ritchie Anna Oliver Violet Rodebaugh Anna Oliver Anita Moore Anita Moore Virginia Hoover Alice Eaton Zada McKimmey Leona Peake Bernice Springer Florence Stanton Florence Stanton Addie Crispe Addie Crispe Addie Crispe Addie Crispe Addie Crispe Addie Crispe E.J. Edgar Gladys Holley Gladdeon Briggs Gladdeon Bnggs Gladdeon Briggs Gladdeon Briggs Gladdeon Briggs Gladdeon Briggs G.W. Briggs G.W. Briggs G.W. Briggs G.W. Briggs Gladdeon Briggs 24 23 17 6 13 10 11 8 7 18 16 20 1864: Blackboards, no maps. Library has good selection of books, but not much read. Frame schoolhouse. account to your IRA. for your retirement years. Why? Because, your top investment priorities. Keep in mind District #6 Class from 1922. don't have to. You can fund your IRA over the course of a year by putting in »xxit $416 per The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T Anheuser Bmch CMS Energy Corp. Coca-Cola Co DaerterChrysier Dow Chemical Co. Exxon Mobil Family Dollar Stores Fxst Rnancial Bancorp Fort Motor Co. General Motors Inti. Bus. Machine JCPenney Co. Johnson S Johnson Kelogg Co. McDonald's Corp Pfizer Inc. Semco E wgyien Holdng Sears Folding Spartan Motors TCF Financial Wal-Mart Steres 24 87 43.15 1455 41.65 54.83 44.58 5986 2431 1830 877 22.08 84.07 56.10 83.10 14.48 34.74 24.44 5.76 125.09 11.00 27 98 45.86 Gotd Silver Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE 542.95 832 11011.56 1.7B ,. .O . .■ . . ; +.16 -.52 +.75 +1.06 +.65 +139 -.56 +.17 +.94 +3.18 +2.01 -.35 +1.47 +.76 +132 +.66 +.11 ♦8.01 +.66 +.56 -37 +9.»" least five years. But however you do it - over 12 months or • Variety of investment options - You can right away - put the full amount into your invest your IRA in virtually any security you IRA. Along choose - stocks, bonds. Treasury bills, certifi­ cates of deposit, etc. In fact, you're not con­ employer-sponsored retirement plan, your IRA is one of the best retirement-savings fined to just one type of investment within vehicles you have available. And now that your IRA; you can create a diversified portfo­ lio containing a variety of holdings. you are on the "plus" side of 50, you'll want to Given these tax advantages and this invest­ ment flexibility, it's almost certainly a good have the resources available to enjoy the idea to "max out" on your IRA every single This entire site Copyright © 2005 Edward year. Of course, it’s not always that easy to Jones with your 401(k) or ocher really focus your efforts on making sure you retirement lifestyle you deserve. come up with $5,000 at one time, but you Bring your special event photos to us for quality, professional processing. J-Ad Graphics PRINTING PLUS of Hastings on M-43 -.28 +164.17 -200M Pledging to be Your Healthcare 1906-1907: Need teacher's desk. Library, 4 encyclopedia. Five living trees. Salary, $37/mo. 1908- 1909: Planted four trees and morning glory seeds and wild cucumber plants. 1909- 1910: Supplied windows with sash curtains and put burlap on the wall on which to pin drawings. Set out a few trees and vines, cleaned yard. Partner 1910- 1911: Planted two trees and made large flower bed. 1911- 1912: Have given the children certificates of award for perfect 'it atten­ dance for a term. Gave prizes to the primary grades for perfect reading lessons. Planted one catalpa, three poplars, two Balm of Gileads, one Norway spruce, two lilac and some flowers. The children have helped raise money for a flag. 1912- 1913: Tried to stop the public from making the grounds a highway. District No. 6 Our Pledge of Service To You Yankee Springs Township, Barry County 1897 $9431 S.R. Pierson Treasurer 1898 $139.23 S.R. Pierson, Treasurer 1899 $160.40 S.R. Pierson. Treasurer 1900 $148.80 S.R. Pierson, Treasurer 190) $412.88 S.R. Pierson, Treasurer 1902 $315.91 S.R. Pierson, Treasurer 1903 $309.20 S.R. Pierson, Treasurer 1904 $41837 S.R. Pierson. Treasurer 1905-06 $ 1905-06 $ 15.94 Dog Fine $6.51; fine $2.70 - $368.99. 1906-07 $66.54 $5862.51 1907 Primary $21: fines $1.60; 1 mil) voted tax $113.42; Total $450.89. 1911-12 $344.50 1912-13 Dog Fund $20.50-$630.57. E Bowen. Treasurer. 191? 14 $661.47 1914-15 Fine $4.93. Balance in March $234.78. L Westenbrook $/64.85. 1914-15 Fine $3.40. Balance in March $289.90-$625.20 1915-16 Balance $212.21: fine $I.5O-$736.I3. .26 Each and every Pennock employee and volunteer has taken a pledge to be your partner in personal, professional and progressive care. $224.19 A.M. Keeney, Treasurer. 1916-17 Balance $.01; Fine $ 1 674-$362.54. 1917-18 $556.98 L. Masterbrook, Treasurer 1918-19 $616.21 L. Masterbrook. Treasurer 1919-20 $826.97 W.T. Holley. Treasurer 1920-21 $1,084.85 W.T. Holley. Treasurer 1922-23 $946.93 Wm. Holley, Treasurer 1923-24 $1,144.50 Wm. Holley. Treasurer 1924-25 $934.41 Belle Davis. Treasurer This means we pledge to treat you with courtesy, respect, professionalism and compassion while providing the most state-of-the-art healthcare in the finest possible facility. For more information, or to find a Pennock affiliated physician near you, call (269) 945-1 PHY (1749). Monies came from primary, fine. 1 mill voted tax. Pennock Partner, Matthew R. Garber, M.D. Board Certified Family Practitioner Pennock 1925-26-27-28-29 Primary monies, fines, millage-1 mill, back primary money. ■ -tofessionii, progreH,v. 'Partners in P"’00' 1930-31 -32 Primary monies, penal fines. Dist. #7 tuition, interest, millage, delin­ quent taxes. Income $1,267.52; expenses $1,238.21. Balance $29.31. 1932-33-34 Stale monies, interest, delinquent taxes, millage. Income $841.20; Visit us on the web at www.pennockhealth.com 1009 W. Green Street, Hastings expenses $713.19. Balance $128.01. Wm. Ellsworth, Treasurer. 104)3/34 Transferred to Kellogg C9M9727 �PaQe 10 - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner GRAND A GRAND PLLC 31731 Northwestern Hwy, #151 Farmington Hills Ml 46334 PURSUANT TO 15 USC |1W2 YOU ARE HERE­ BY INFORMED THAT THIS IS A ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMA­ TION THAT YOU PROVIDE MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default hai been made in the condition of a mortgage made by Edith Mann a single woman to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPO­ RATION III by a mortgage dated April 20.2004 and recorded on April 21. 2004 in instrument No. 1126174 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Four and 66/100 Dollars ($145,694 66) including interest at 7.74% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is tiareby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 100 pm on January 19. 2006. Said premises are situated m the City of Hickory Comers. County of Barry State of Michigan, end are described as: ALL THOSE CERTAIN PIECES OR PARCELS OF LAND SITUATED AND BEING THE TOWN­ SHIP OF BARRY. COUNTY OF BARRY AND STATE OF MICHIGAN. AND DESCRIBED AS FOL LOWS 12 ACRES IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4. BEGIN 40 RODS NORTH AND SOUTH OF 40 RODS EAST AND WEST ALL IN SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST LESS. EXCEPTING AND RESERVING: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 30 SECOND EAST. 200.00 FEET ALONG THE EAST AND WEST 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 05 MINUTES EAST. 506 00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST. 200 00 FEET TO THE WEST 1/8 LINE OF SAID SECTION. THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 05 MINUTES WEST. 306 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. EXCEPTING AND RESERVING ALL THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY PAUL J. VANDENBERG AND THERESA A VAN­ DENBERG BY DEED DATED 07/17/1995 RECORDED 06/09/1995 IN DEED VOLUME 637 PAGE 211 TAX MAP OR PARCEL ID NO: 06-03­ 036-031-50 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: December 13. 2005 Michael M. Grand. Esq GRAND & GRAND PLLC 31731 Northwestern Hwy.. #151 Farmington Hills. Ml 46334 '248) 538-3737 68569 . „ . Linda Brown Grand and Grand PLLC (248) 538-373' ext 104 '248) 538-4110 fax Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT CO* LECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, anafl bo limit­ ed eototy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at eaia, piua mioroet MORTGAGE SALE • DefauR has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by George O. Replogle and Jessica A. Reptogte. husband and wife, original mortgagors), to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC.Mortgagee. dated January 28. 2005. and recorded on February 4. 2005 in instru­ ment 1141026. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Indenture Trustee, in Trust for the registered holders f Argent Mortgage Loan. Asset-Backed Noles. Series 2005-W1 Under the Pooling and Senncmr Agreement dated as of Arm 1. 2005, without 'eucurse as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date heravi the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Four And 26/100 Ddlars ($91.534 26). including interest at 7.85% per annum. Under the power of sale contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged promises. or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 19. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 1. Block 7 of HJ Kenfield Addition to the City, for­ merly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless deten.'ined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.321 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale. Dated December 22. 2005 For more information, please call: FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicef 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 File #077583F01 awm NOTICE OF MEETING DATES FOR THE FOLLOWING GROUPS Barry County Pfanning/Zoning Commission will meet on the following dates or at the call of the chair. The meetings start at 7:00 PM. May 8 & 22,2006 June 12 & 26,2006 July 10 & 24.2006 Augustus 26.2006 January 23,2006 Fetruary 13 & 27.2006 March 13 & 27.2006 April 10 & 24.2006 September 11 & 25,2006 October 9 4 23. 2006 November 13 & 27,2006 December 11.2006 Bany County Zoning Board of Appeals will meet on the following dates or at tr.o call of the chair. The meetings start at 7:30 PM. May 9.21)06 June 13,2006 July 11,2006 August 8.2006 January 10.2006 February 14.2006 March 14.2006 April 11.2006 September 12,2006 October 10.2006 November 14,2006 December 12,2006 The meeting room for both groups is in the Community Room of the Courts & Law Building located at 220 West Court Street. Hastings, Michigan. The County ot Barry will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and senrices, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon tan (10) days notice to the County of Barr; individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or servic­ es should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following; Michael Brown - County Admin’atrotor 220 West State Street Hastings, Ml 49058 (289) 945*1284 09549739 PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held by the PraineviHe Township Planning Commission on Wednesday. January 18. 2006 at 7G0 p.m. at the Prairieville Township Hall. 10115 S Norris Road, within the Township. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the item(s) to be considered at this Pubkc Heanng include, in brief, the following. 1)An application for a Change in Zoning filed by Mr. Elbert Hogg. 12980 Crum Road. Plainwell. Ml 49080. The Parcel # in question is 12-019-003-30. The applicant is a.ikmg to rezone from (A) Agricultural District to *R1’ Single Family. Low Density. Residential District. As he wishes to divide this property and therefore the R1 zoning wifi aBow for the building of a home for the potential buyers. This property in question is zoned "A" Agricultural. Such other and further matters as may property come before the Planning Commission for this meeting. All interested persons are invited to be present or submit written comments on this special land use permit applications at the address below. Prairieville Township will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the heanng impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being con­ sidered at the hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with dis­ abilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Townsh-p Clerk. Prairieville Township Mike Herzog. Supervisor 09549499 FORECLOSURE NO BCE This firm Is a debt ctttector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information obtained will bo ueed for this prpoee. n you are In the Military, please contact our office al the number listed bstow. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Amanda L Merrill and Justin Merrill, wife and hus­ band to Oak Street Mortgag. LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated October 22.2004 and recorded November 15.2004 in Instrument # 1137242 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was assigned to: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., its succesors and assigns, by assignment dated November 3. 2004 and recorded March 2. 2005 in Instrument # 1142165 on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seven Thousand Five Hundred Fourteen Dollars and Forty-Five Cnts ($107,514.45) includ­ ing Interest 8.99% per annum. Under rhe power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or sme part of them, at public vendue, al <he Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Mi at 1:00PM. on Thursday, January 19. 2006. Said premises are situated m City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot three and the West one half of ot two (2), Block twelve (12) of Daniels Sinker's Addition to the City, formerly Village of Hastings according to the recorded Plat thereof Commonly known as 220 E Colfax. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such ale. unless determined abandoned in Accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. In which case the redemption penod sh\’ be 30 days from the date of such safe. Dated: DECEMBER 16. 2005 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., its successors and assigs, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hike. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fife No 05-41829 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATTON OBTAINED WEJ. BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MUJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Andrew C. Grindle and Jean M. Grindle, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Regslration Sstems. Inc., mortgagee, dated August 2b. 2002 and recorded September 18, 2002 in Instrument No. 1067655. Barry County Records. Said mortgage is now held by CmFmrz.aal Mortgage Company. Inc. by assign­ ment dated January 23, 2003 and recorded on Februar 3. 2003 in Instrument Number 1096724, Barry Ccunty Records. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Seven and 36/100 Dollars ($106,247.36) including interest at foe rate of 11.00% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State o' Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puttie vendue at the Barry County Corthouse In Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on January 19.2006. The premises are located in the City of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan. and are described as: .The North 3 Rods of the South 6 Rods of Lots 19 and 20 of the City, frmeriy Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption petod shall be 30 days from the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sste in tne event a 3rd party buys toie property and there ts a simu Itaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. ar limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate. Dated. December 22.2005 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for CitiFinancial Mortgage Company. Inc., As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 2012574 Notice Of Mortgage Forecfoeure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMAT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER 8ELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may reednded by the foreefoeing mortgagee. In that event your damages, If any, shall bo iimtted sotefy tothe return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Mike Dwnond and April Dwnond. Husband and Wife, orig­ inal mortgagor^), to Washtenaw Mortgage Co.. Mortgagee, dated ecember 30.1998. and recorded on January 6. 1999 in instrument 1023291. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bank Of Amsrka NA as assignee by an assignment in Barry coun­ ty records, Michigan, on which mortgage theie is claimed to be due at the date hsreo the sum of Ninety-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Two And 40/100 Dokars ($87,892.40). nctodmg interest at 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given tha said mortgage wd be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubkc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 28. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michian. and are described as: Commencing al the North 1/4 post of Section 8. Town 1 Northl Range 9 West, thence South 01 degrees 21 minutes 00 seconds East along the North and South 1/4«ste of said Section, a distance of 1350.97 feet to the South line of an asement for ingress and egress 30.00 feet wide: thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds East 614 85 feet to the Southwesterly fare of an easement for ingress and egress 16.5 feet wide, thence South 37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East 89.78 foot; fence South 34 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds East 11 £84 foot; thence South 39 degrees 29 min­ utes 34 seconds East 63.73 teat; thence South 40 degrees 47 minutes 17 seconds East 176.67 feet; thence South 42 degrees 14 mmules 35 seconds East 361.66 foot; thnee South 52 degrees 43 min­ utes 27 seconds East 121 .07 feet, thence South 41 degrees 54 minutes 21 seconds West 180.44 feet to the true point of beginning; thence South 46 degrees 11 minutes 42 seconds West 535.65 feet; thence South 00 degrees 02 mmutes03 seconds East 275.44 feet to an intermediate traverse line of the channel between Pleasant Lake and Mud Lake; thence along said intermediate traverse line the fol­ lowing courses: South 57 degrees 25 minutes 39 seconds East 102.65 feet; thence North 54 derees 41 minutes 39 seconds East 38.41 teat; thence North 19 degrees 39 minutes 37 seconds East 108.79 feat; thence North 70 degrees 01 minutes 08 seconds East 150.78 feet; thence North 34 degrees 35 minutes 20 seconds East 223.32 feet, thence North 47 degees 11 minutes 22 seconds East 133.42 toot to the end of said Intermediate tra­ verse fine thence North 31 degrees 16 mhutes 18 seconds West 274.87 feet to the point o' beginning. Together with and subject to easemer 4 tor ingress and egress with others tothe above described peroof from Plesennt Lake Road over EMoment No. 1 and Easement No. 2 described ss follows: Easement N0.1: Commencing at the Ncrth 1/4 post ot Section 8, Town I North. Range 9 WteT thence South 01 degrees 21 minutes 00 seconds Fast alng the North -nd South 1/4 line of sa3 Section1320.96 ieet to the place of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds East along the North line of the South 1/2 of ^e Northeast 1/4 of said Section B. a distance of 813 47 teet; thence Soufh37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East 37 76 feet; thence North 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds West 835 61 teet to s*d North and South 1/4 fos; thence North 01 degrees 21 minutes 00 seconds West along said 1/4 hne 30 01 teet to the piece ot beginning Easement No. 2: Commencing at the North 1/4 post of Section 8. Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence South 01 degrees 21 minutes 00 sec­ onds East along the North and South 1/4 Kno at said Section 1320.96 foot: thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds Eat afong the North Ime of the South 1.2 of the Northeast 1/4 of sail Section 8, a distance of 813.47 teet; thence So.4h 37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East 37.76 feet to the true place of beginning; thence South 37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East 57.7 teet; thence South 34 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds East 112.31 feet: thence South 39 degrees 29 minutes 34 seconds East 82.81 feet; thence South 40 degrees 47 minutes 17 seconds East I7621tee<; thence South 42 degrees 14 min­ utes 35 seconds East 300.00teet: thence South 52 degrees 43 minutes 26 seconds East 269 55 feet; thence South 59 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds East 200 00 teet; thence South 43 degrees 36 min­ utes 32 seconds West 16.91 feet, thence North 59 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds West 197.21 eet; thence North 52 degrees 43 minutes 26 seconds West 271 .97 teet; thence North 42 degrees 14 minutes 35 seconds West 361.65 teet; thence North 40 degrees 47 minutes 17 seconds West 178.67 teet: thence North 39 degrees 29 minutes 34 seconds West 63.73 eet; thence North 34 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds West 112.64 teet; thence North 37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds West 69.78 feet; thence South 89 degrees 50 min­ utes 00 seconds East 20.76 feet to the place of beginning Together with and subject to a pride easement for ingress and egress and public utikttes purposes over a strip of land 66 feet wide described as: Commencing at the North 1/4 post of Section 8, Town 1 North. Range 9 West, thence South 01 Degrees 21 Minutes 00 Seconds East along Ine Northand South 1/4 foe of said Section, a distance of 1350.97 feet to the South Hne of an easement tor ingress and egress 30.00 teet wide, thence South 89 Degrees 50 MinuteeOO Seconds East 814.85 teet to the Southwesterly Hne of an easement for ingress and grass 16.5 feet wide; thence South 37 degrees 13 Minutes 48 seconds east 69.78 teet; thence South 34 degrees 25 min­ utes 30 seconds East 112.84 feet; thence South 39 degrees 29 minutes 34 seconds East 63.73 teet; thence South 40 degrees 47 minutes 17 secons east 176.67 feet; thence south 42 degrees 14 min­ utee 35 seconds East 36166 feet; thence South 52 degrees 43 minutes 27 seconds eest 121.07 feet to the place of beginning; thence South 52 degrees 43 minutes 27 seconds east 63.22 feet; thence South 41 derees 54 minutes 21 seconds west 188.26 feet; thence south 46 degrees 11 minutes 42 seconds west 238.47 feet; thence North 43 degrees 48 minutes 18 seconds West 66.00 feet; thence North 46 degrees 11 minutes 42 seconds east 236 00 teet; thence North 41 degees 54 min­ utes 21 seconds east 180.44 feet to Bte point of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such safe. Dated: December 29. 2005 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For ervicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte #077034F01 REGISTRATION NOTICE To the Qualified Electors of Baltimore Township Notice is hereby given that any legal voter living in the Baltimore Townshio who to not already registered to vole may register with the Cterx on Monday. January 30,2006. THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER, from 9GO a.m. until 5:00 p.m. to be eligible to vote in the Special Recall Election to be held on Tuesday. February 28. 2006 for the purpose of consideration ot the recall of Baltimore Township Trustee James Rhodes and Trustee David Soya REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OTHER TIMES PRIOR TO JANUARY 30. 2006 BY APPOINTMENT BY CALLING YOUR CLERK. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreefoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, H any, shall bo limit­ ed sotefy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in tne conditions of a mortgage made by Edward A. Gaunt Jr. and Kathy S. Gaunt. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s), to Centex Home Equity Company. LLC. mortgagee, dated August 26. 2004, and recorded or- September 10. 2004 In instrument 1133720, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Four And 26/100 Dollars ($127.57426), including interest at 9.05% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some put of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM. on January 19, 2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The South 289 Feet of the North 578 Feet of the West 660 Feet of the Southeast 1/4. Northwest 1/4 of Section 16. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, Rutland Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: December 22. 2005 For more information, please call: FC F 248 593 1313 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 3040 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte #076934F01 mm Penelope Ypma, Clerk Baltimore Township 3100 E. Dowfog, Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 OFFICE: 269-721-3502 HOME 269-945-3228 ____ City of Hastings Position Available: Superintendent of Streets and Construction The City of Hastings Department of Public Services is accepting applications for one (1) full-time position. Applications will be accepted until Friday. February 3. 2006 at 500 p.m. Duties for the Supenntendent of Streets and Construction m the Public Services Department include supervisory tasks and assistance in the construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of the City of Hastings' public works facilities. Five (5) years min­ imum experience in a wide range o; projects pertaining to water, storm sewer, and sani­ tary sewer infrastructure, road construction, and other construction and maintenance work is necessary. A high schoe' diploma or GED and a Commercial Drivers License valid in the State of Michigan with a "B" endorsement and air brakes are required. A Michigan Department of Environmental Quality certification S-2 license in water distribution is required (or ability to attain such license within one (1) year from date of hire). Minimum beginning salary is $43,693 per year. Actual starting salary will depend on applicant qualifications. Application and full job description is available upon request at City of Hastings. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Questions regarding this position should be directed to Tim Girrbach, Director of Public Services. 269-945-2468. 77m Girrbach Director of Public Services �The Hasvngs Banner - Thursoay. January 12. 200* - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Ot Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This >ale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed otefy to the return o? the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - De.autt has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Roben J. Ye.nrx’ton. a single man. original mortgagor(s). to droadnoor Financial Services. Inc., a Michign Corporation, Mortgagee, dated April 26. 1999. and recorded on April 29. 1999 in instrument 1028855. and assigned by mesne assignments to Bank of America. N.A. as assignee by an assignment, m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is dimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Four Thousand Three Hundred And 91/100 Dollars ($84,300.91). including interest at 6.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notic is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on January 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Townshp of Irvin, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That pert of the southeast 1/4 of section 23. town 4 north, range 9 west, described as: commencing at the south 1/4 comer of said section; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 2644.26 feet aiog the west line of said southeast 1/4 . thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 870.0 feet along the north line of said southeast 1/4 to the place of beginning; thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 447 28 feet; thence south 01 degees 26 minutes 11 seconds west 433.14 feet; thence south 88 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds east 75.0 feet; thence south 01 degrees 26 minutes 11 seconds west 75.0 feet; thence north 88 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds west 522.91 feet along the north line of he south 812.31 feet of the north 1/2 of said southeast 1/4; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 506.71 feet to the place of beginning, subject to and together with an easement for ingress, egress and utility purpose over a 66 toot wide strp of land, the centertine of which is described as: commencing at the south 1/4 comer of said section 23. town 4 north, range 9 west; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 2285.26 feet along the west Hne of said southeast 1/4 to the place o beginning of said easement; thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 298 0 feet along the south line of the north 359 feet of said southeast 1/4; thence south 80 degrees 03 minutes 55 seconds east 225.87 feet; thence north 70 degrass 51 minute*30 seconds east 372.50 feet to the east hne of the west 870 feet of said southeast 1/4; tnence north 63 degrees 09 minutes 29 sec­ onds east 262.35 feet; thence north 75 degrees 56 minutes 41 seconds east 444 72 feet to the place of ending of said easement The redemption period Shan be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: December 22. 2005 For more information, please caH. FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trod. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-822 File S048344F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the condHons of a mortgage made by Eric R. Dietoch and Deanna L Dietsch. husbano and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 23. 2003. and recorded on Juno 2.2003 m instrument 1105568. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date iiereof the sum of Ninety-Six Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Five And 48/100 Dollars ($86.245 48). inchxmg interest at 5.875% per annum Under the power of sale contained to said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice Is hereby given that said mortgage wik be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on February 2. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The North 1/2 ot Lots 5 and 6. Block 27. of Eastern Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof. Barry County Records. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated January 5. 2006 For more information, please can FCS 248 5931304 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 5822 File 4047029F03 oom»4« FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information obtained wll! bo used for this purooe. If you are In the Military, please contact our office ot the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Nicholas Sorter, aA/a Nek Sorter, a5c/a Nek W Sorter, and Sarah L Sieter, huband and wife to Argent Monpage Company. LLC. a Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated February 10. 2004 and recorded February 27, 2004 in Instrument #1122815 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: eutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc., Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-W6 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of April 1. 2004. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there is claimed to bedue at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Four Thousand Two Hundred Twenty­ Seven Dollars and Forty-Seven Cents ($104,227 47) including interest 9.3% per annum Under the power of saL contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and prvided, notice is hereby givon that said mortgage will be foreclosed oy a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml al 1:00PM on Thursday. January 19. 2006 Said premises are srtated in Crty o. Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 1278 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the plat thereof. Being the same property conveyed to Sarah L Seiler and Nick Seiler, aka Nick W Sorter, husband an wife by deed dated 9-28-G1 and recorded 10-9­ 01 in Document # 1067839, in the Office of the Recorder of Barry County. Michigan Commonly known as 130 W. Marshall StHastings Ml 19058 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, ntess determined abandoned in accordance wrth 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: DECEMBER 16. 2005 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc., Aset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2004-W6 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of April 1. 2004, Without Recourse, Assignbb of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Associates, PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. I 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 05-41673 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CON TACT OUR OFFICE AT THENUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MUJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale .nay be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered st sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Joshua A. Gonzales and Cory A Gonzates, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for tender and lender’s successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 28. 2003, and recorded on May 7. 2003 in instrument 1103699, in Barry coun­ ty records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Seven And 52/100 Dollars ($94,967 52). including interest at 6 125% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on January 19. 2006. Sato premises are situated in Crty of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are desenbed as Lot 2 of Block 9 of KenftekTs 2nd Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 1 of Plats. Page 37. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wrth MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: December 22. 2005 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593.1312 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #077458F01 0HMn,J Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will beused for that purpose. MORTGAGE <iALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by FAYE HAUCK. A SINGLE WOMAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC­ ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGS. LENDER IS VAN DYKE MORTGAGE CORPORA­ TION . Mortgagee, dated March 15. 2005, and recorded on April 05. 2005 . as Instrument No. 1144366. tn BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed tc be due at the date hereof the sum of one hndred ten thousand nine hundred nimy five and 18/100 Dollars ($110.995 18). including interest at 7.500% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is henibv given that sai mortgage will be foreclosed by a. te of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Al Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1XX) PM on January 26. 2006 Said premises are situated in YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP. BARR County. Michigan and are desenbed as: _Tht W 140 FT AS MEA­ SURED Al ONG THE N LINE AND AS MEASURED PARALLEL WITH THE W LINE OF LOT 3. JOHN­ SON'S GUN LAKE PLAT. YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN, AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS. PAGE 38. BARRYCOUNTY RECORDS The redemption period shall be 6 months from tha date of such sate, unless determirvd aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600324’a In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate DATFD. December 2. 2005 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC . ACTING SOLE­ LY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER । VAN DYKE MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 «**’• THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTAC OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE *MJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John L. Herman and Gail R. Herman, husband and wife, to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, mortgaged, dated May 25.004 and recorded June 7. 2004 in Instrument Number 1128832. Barry County Records. Said mortgage is now held by Citrfmanaai Mortgage Company, Inc. by assignment dated October 7. 2005 and record­ ed on Oc.ober 14. 2005 in Instrument Number 1154564 arry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Nine and 68/^ Dollars ($128,729.68) inductor) merest at ktetmte of 6.70% per annum. Under the power of sate cqtained In the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, rotice ts hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Listings in Barry Cunty. Michigan al 1 00 p.m on January 19. 2006. The premises are located to the Township of Cartton. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Commencing 53 rods West of the Southeast cor­ ner ol Section 16. Town 4 North. Range 8 West for plae of beginning, thence North V rods; thence West to bed of North Branch ol Thomapple River, thence up bed South side of Section 16; thence East to place of beginning, Cartton Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 moths from the date of such sate, unless the property is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sic to the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous res­ olution with the borrower In that event, your dam­ ages. if any. are limited soteiy to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate. Dated December 22. 2005 ORLANS ASSOCIATESPC Attorneys for Citifinanaal Mortgage Company, Inc . As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 201.2677 Sponsored by the Knights Saturday, January 14, 2006 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Hall 1241 West State Road. Hastings All proceeds will be donated to Love for Lenon Inc NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE WILLIAM AZKOUL P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Default having been made in the conditions of a real estate mortgage made by Tammy Gteon. a smgle woman and Thomas Richard Williams, a sin­ gle man. 445 Block Road. Coldwater. Mxhigan 49036 and NP8 Mortgage. LLC. a Michigan Limited Liability Company, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan whose address ts 770 Kenmoor SE. Suite 201. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546, dated October 8. 2003. and recorded on December 22. 2003. in Docket No. 1119653 of the Barry County Register of Deeds, and upon which there ts now claimed io be due for principal aid interest the sum of Twenty Nine Thousand Two Hundred Forty One Dollars and Seventy &x Cents ($29.241.76) and no suit or proceedings at law hav­ ing been institute tn recover the said debt or any part thereof; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sate contained in the mortgage, and the statute in such case made and provided, on February 2. 2006. at 1XX) p.m. the undersigned will sell at the East door ol the Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, at public venue to the highest bidder for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage, together with the legal fees and charges of the sate, including attorney's fees allowed by law, the premises in said mortgage located In the Township of Barry, Barry County and which are described as follows Part of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 11. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of Section 11; thence South 0*48'02* East, on the West Section hne. 1988.56 feet; thence Nortn 89*33'43* East, on the North line of South 1/2 of said Northwest 1/4.687.30 feet to the centerline of Cobb Road and the point of beginning ol the parcel ot land herein described; thence North 89*33'43* East on said North hue. 1089.84 feet; thence South 0*46'55’ East. 399 66 feet; thence South 89*33'43* West, parallel with said North Hne, 109224 feet; thence North 0*26'17* West, on the centertine of Cobb Road. 399 65 teet to the point of beginmnc P.P. #08-03-011-003-10 which is vacant land on Cobb Road. Delton. Michigan 49046. The redemption period shall be one (1) year from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241 in which case the redemption period sha.1! be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate. DATED: December 22. 2005 NPB Mortgage. LLC 770 Kenmoor. SE Suite 201 Grand Rapids. Ml 49546 Drafted By: William M Azkoul (P40071) Attorney for Mortgagee 161 Ottawa Avenue, NW Suite 205-C Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 (616)458-1315 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Salo THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE 'J3ED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Tills aMo may be reeclndod by the foreefoeing mortgagee. In that event, your dems gee, H any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the otum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Delautt has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James M. Norman and Daria R. Norman. Husband and Wife, original morigagor(s). to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee.datod December 4. 2002. and recorded on December 27. 2002 In instrument 1094506, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc.. Asset-Backed Pss Through Certificates. Series 2003-1, Under the Reeling and Servicing Agreement Dated as Of February 1. 2003. Without Recourse as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be duo at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Sevn Thousand Six Hundred One And 41/100 Dollars ($147,801.41), including inter­ est at 8.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will bo foreefsed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on January 26. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Thomaople. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 66. MtedtevUte Downs No. 3. according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 5 of Plats on Page 26. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the rdemptxxi period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: December 29. 2005 For more information. please cad: FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite#077532FC1 omio Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Pt EASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreefoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed eotey to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at Mie, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Meksss CoxBuchanan. a mamed woman and Tom L Buchanan and Patnaa A. Buchanan, husband and wife. as joint enants with fiiH rights of survivorship, ongina! mortgagors), to Flagstar Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated April 21. 20C0. and recorded on April 27. 2000 in instrument 1043613. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mor^sgee to Chase Home Fnanoe. LLC as assignee by an assortment, on which ntortgage then ia claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Two Hundred Nineteen And 51/100 Dollar* ($85,219 51), including interest at 5% per annum. Under the power of sale confined in said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage w* bo foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puttee vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on February 2. 2006. Said premises are situated m Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 1/2 of the following described premises: Commencing at a point 78 rods West and 43 7/1lth rods North of the Southeast omer of Section 22. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan; thence West 10 rods; thence North 7 3/11th rods; thence East 10 rod* thence South 7 3/^ 1th rod* to the piece of beginning. Also a strip 3 feoi in width East nd West, of! the West side of the following described parcel, to wit; Commencing at a point 56 rod* West and 43 7/11th rod* North of the Southeast comer of Section 22. running thence 22 rod* West; thence North 7 3/11th rods; thence East 22 rods; thence Suth 7 3/1 ith rods to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall bo 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in wmen case me rcoemption penoo snax do ju oays from the date of such sale Dated: Januwy 5. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC S 248.593.1304 Tiott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #078583F01 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Shawna Wanland. a married woman in fact tor Paul C Wanand POA. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., ortgagee. dated July 12. 2005 and recorded September 8.2005 in Instrument Number 1152447, Barry County Records. There la earned to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Thirty-Seven and 25/100 Dollars ($131,037.35) induing interest a: the rste of 6.75% per annum. Ucder the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage fc'.d the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some partof them, at pubik, vcrvfue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hasting* in Bony County, Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on February 2. 20i?6. The premises are located !n the Township of Castleton, Barry County, Mich^an. and are described as: Commencing at to Southwest corner ot th* West one-haff of the Southeast one-quarter of Itocbcn 20. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, thsnee West 20 rods tor the Place of Beginning, ther.ee Noth 15 rods 4.5 feet; thence West 20 rods, thence South 15 rods. 4.5 feet, thence Ea*t20 rod* to We 31ace of Beginning The redemption period shal be 8 months .Tom the date of such sate, unless the property te deter­ mined abandoned in accordance vtth MCLA §600.32418, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the def of the rale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buy* the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited sotefy to the return of he bid amount ten­ dered at sate Dated: January 5. 200 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. As Mortgagee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 191.1002 — NOTICE — ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS On Monday. January 23. 2006 at 7:30 p.m.. Assyria Township will be conducting tne following meetings at the Township Hall on Tasker Road, just east of M-66 Budget Workshop: For the purposes of developing fiscal year 2006-2007 budget Questions may be directed to Debbie Massimino. Assyria Township Clerk at 269-758-4003 Debbte Massimino Assyria Township Ctetk NOTICE The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held January 10. 2006, are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St., Hastings, between the hours cl 8:00 a m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St- Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5XX) p.m. on January 20. 2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Parks & Recreation Board Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 20. 2006. 0*54*7*4 �Page 12 - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner CITY COUNCIL • CITY OF HA Council Member Wood, support­ ed by Council Member Cybulski. moved the adoption of the foltow­ ing ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 403 A ORDINANCE TO AUTHO­ RIZE THE ISSUANCE BY THE CITY OF HASTINGS OF ITS 20C6 WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS. AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT AND SECURITY OF THE BONDS AND OTHER MATTERS RELA­ TIVE TO THE BONDS THE CITY OF HASTINGS ORDAINS: Section 1. Definitions: Whenever used in this Ordinance or in the Refunding Bonds to be issued hereunder, except when otherwise Indicated by context, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Act .14" means Act No. 34 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 2001, as amended. (b) "Act 94" means Act No. 94 of the Public Acts ol Michigan of 1933. as amended. (c) "Acts* means both Act 94 and Act 34. (d) "Adjusted Net Revenues* shall be as defined in the Prior Ordinance. (e) "Authorized Officer" means the Mayor, the Clerk/Treasurer or the Crty Manager, or any one or more of them. (f) 'Bonds* means the Refunding Bonds and any other Bonds of equal standing, whether presently outstanding or issued in the future. (g) "Crty" means the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan. (h) 'Code' means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. as amend­ ed, and the regulations promulgat­ ed or proposed thereunder. (I) "Council* means the City Council of the City, the legislative and governing body thereof. (j) "Escrow Agreement* means an Escrow Agreement to be exe­ cuted betwee.'i the City and the Escrow Trustee providing for deposit of the proceeds ot the Refunding Bonds with the Escrow Trustee for the purpose of invest­ ment and administration. (k) 'Escrow Fund* means the Escrow Fund established pursuant to the Escrow Agreement for the purpose of paying principal, inter­ est and redemption premiums, if any, on the Refunded Bonds (l) "Escrow Trustee* means a bank or trust company designated by the Authorized Officer, and the Escrow Trustee under the Escrow Agreement, to administer the Escrow Fund pursuant to the terms (m) "Government Obligations' the issuer thereof, which as to prin­ cipal and interest constitute direct obligations of the United States of America, or obligations the princi­ pal of and interest on which is fully guaranteed by the United States of America, including U.S. Treasury Trust Receipts, or any other obliga­ tions permitted under lhe terms of the Escrow Agreement. (n) "Issuance Fund" means the City of Hastings 2006 Refunding Bonds Cost of Issuance Fund established pursuant to the Escrow (o) "Net revenues* shall have the same meaning as defined In Section 3 of Act 94 (p) "C refinance* means this ordi­ nance and all amendments hereto. (q) "Outstanding Bo nds" means the City's outstanding 1997 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System Revenue Bonds dated June 1. 1997 and the City's out­ standing Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System Revenue Bonds. Series 1992 dated September 1. 1992 wfiich are not refunded pursuant to this Ordinance. (r) ’Paying Agent’ means the Paying Agent to be designated by the Authorized Officer. (s) ’Prior Ordinance* means the City's Ordinance No. 82, and any amendments or supplements thereto. (t) 'Refunded Bonds* means the City's 1997 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System Revenue Bonds dated June 1. 1997 maturing in the years 2007 through 2017. (u) 'Refunding Bonds* ..leans City of Hastings 2006 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System Revenue Refunding Bonds, authorized and issued pur­ suant to the Acts and this Ordinance, to a principal amount of not to exceed $2,500,000 (v) ’Revenues* shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 3 of Act 94 and shall include all earnings on investment ol funds o! the System and all Other revenues derived from or pledged to operation of the System (w) ’System* means the com- plete Water Supply and crewage Disposal System of the City, including all appurtenances to the System now owned by the City and all extensions and improvements to the System made in the future. Section 2. Public Purpose. The City determines that it is a neces­ sary public purpose of the Crty to refund the Refunded Bonds. Section 3. Issuance _ of Refunding Bonds If the refunding of the Refunded Bonds would accomplish a net savings of debt service costs, then bonds of the City are authorized to be issued pursuant to Act 94. in the aggre­ gate principal amount of not to exceed $2,500,000. as finally determined by the authorized Officer upon the sale thereof, for lhe purpose of refunding the Refunded Bonds, and to pay the legal and financial expenses and all other expenses incidental to the issuance ot the Refunding Bondi Section 4. Bond Information. The Refunding Bonds shall be known as the 2006 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System Revenue Refunding Bonds: shall be payable from the Net Revenues of the System; shall be issued in fully registered form as to both principal and interest, in the denomination of $5,000 each or any whole multiple thereof, provid­ ed that no Refunding Bond may include principal maturing in more than one year. The Refunding Bonds shall be numbered consec­ utively in the order of their registra­ tion, shall be dated and mature in the years and month as designat­ ed by the Authorized Officer at the time of sale. The Bonds shall bear interest at an interest rate or rates not exceeding 6.0%. payable semi-annually on the first day of May and November of each year, commencing November 1. 2006. or such other dates determined by the Authonzed Officer, and contin­ uing semi-annually thereafter until the principal of and interest on the Bonds is fully paid. The Refunding Bonds may be offered with a discount not to exceed one percent (1%) of the principal amount of the Bonds as deter­ mined by the Authorized Officer at the time of sale. The Refunding Bonds shall mature annually with serial maturities, as determined by the Authorized Officer a! tne time of sale, on the first (1st) day of May in the years 2007 to 2017, inclu­ sive. or such other dates and/or years as determined by the Authonzed Officer at the time of sale, provided, however, that the final maturity shall be no later than in the year 2017. Pnncipal of and interest on the Refunding Bonds shall be paid in lawful money of the United Slates of America to the person appearing on the bond registration books as the Registered Owner thereof. Payment of principal on the Refunding Bonds shall be made at the principal office of the Paying Agent, as paying agent, upon sur­ render of the Bonds. Payment of interest on the Refunding Bonds shall be made to the Registered Owner at his or her address as it appears on the registration books as of the Determination Date. Initially, the Determination Date shall be the date as of the fifteenth (15th) day of the month prior to the payment date for each interest payment; however. the Determination Date may be changed by the City to conform to market practice. Section 5. Book Entry Only. The Refunding Bonds will be issued initially in book-entry-only form as one fully registered bond per maturity and will be registered in lhe name of Cede & Co., as bondholder and nominee for The Depository Trust Company (*DTC"). New York. New York. DTC will act as securities deposito­ ry for the Refunding Bonds, pur­ chase of the Refunding Bonds will be made in book-entry-only form, in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof, and purchasers will not rec jive certifi­ cates representing their interest in the Refunding. Bonds purchased. Payment of principal and interest will be made by the Paying Agent to DTC. If the Refunding Bonds are no longer held in book-entryonly form, principal shall be payable at the designated office of the Paying Agent. Section 6. Paying Agent and Registration. The City from time to time shall designate and appoint a Paying Agent, which shall also act as transfer agent and bond reg­ istrar. The initial Paying Agent shall be designated by the Authorized Officer. In the event of a change in the Paying Agent, notice shall be given in writing, by certified mail, to each Registered Owner not less than sixty (60) days prior to the next interest payment date. The Paying Agent shall keep lhe official books for the recordation of the Registered Owners ol the Refunding Bonds While the Refunding Bonds are held in book-entry-only form, the Refunding Bonds shall be trans­ ferred in accordance with the pro­ cedures established by DTC. In the event the book-entry-only sys­ tem is discontinued, the foltowirig provisions would apply to the Refunding Bonds. Registration of the Refunding Bonds shall be recorded in the registration books of the City to be kept by the Paying Agent Refunding Bonds may be transferred only by submitting the same to the Paying Agent, togeth­ er with a satisfactory instrument of transfer signed by the Registered Owner or his legal representative duty authorized in writing, after which a new Refunding Bond or Refunding Bonds shall be issued by the Paying Agent to the trans­ feree (new registered owner) in denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof, in the same aggregate principal amount as the Bond submitted for transfer No transfer of Refunding Bonds shall be valid unless and until recorded on the bond registration books in accordance wrth the fore­ going. The person m whose name any bond is registered may for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, be deemed and treated by the City and the Paying Agent as the absolute owner thereof, and anv payment of orincipal and interest on any Refunding Bond to the Registered Owner thereof shall constitute a valid discharge of the City‘s liability upon such Refunding Bond to the extent of such payment. No Refunding Bond shall be trans­ ferred less than fifteen (15) days prior to an interest payment date nor after the Bond has been called for redemption. If the Bonds are held in book entry only form, then the transfer agent shall act as pay­ ing agent only, and the Bonds shall be transferred in accordance with the procedures established by DTC. Section 7. Prior Redemption. Bonds maturing on or before May 1. 2016. shall not be subject to redemption prior to maturity. Bonds maturing on or after May 1. 2017 shall bo subject to redemp­ tion prior to maturity in whole or in part, at the option of the City and in such order as the City may deter­ mine, on any date on or after May 1,2016. Bonds of a denomination greater than $5,000 may be par­ tially redeemed in the amount of $5,000 or any whole multiple thereof. If less than all the Bonds maturing in any year are to be redeemed, the Bonds or portions of Bonds to be redeemed shall be selected by tot. Bonds so called for redemption shall be redeemed at the par value thereof plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption, without a premium. Notice ol redemption ol Bonds shall be given by mail to the Registered Owners ot the Bonds to be redeemed not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for redemption, addressed to the Registered Owner at the registered address shown on the registration books of the Crty maintained by the Paying Agent. Bonds so called for redemption shall not bear interest after the date fixed for redemption, provided funds are on hand with the Paying Agent to redeem the same. So long as the book-entryonly system remains in effect, the Paying Agent will give notice to Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. and only Cede & Do. will be deemed to be a noIder of the Bonds Section 8. Execution. The Refunding Bonds shall be signed by the manual or facsimile signa­ tures. as the case may be. ol the Mayor and the Clerk, and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute the Refunding Bonds for and on behalf of the Crty. Upon execution, the Bonds shall be delivered to the purchaser tnereol upon receipt ol the purchase price in accordance with the accepted bid therefor, plus the accrued inter­ est. if any. to the date of delivery. Section 9. Bond Form. The form and tenor of the Refunding Bonds shall be substantially as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, with such changes and additions as may be recommended by the City's Bond Counsel and approved by the Authonzed Officer Section 10. Bonds Mutilated. Lost or Destroyed. If any Refunding Bond shall become mutilated, the City, at the expense of the holder ol the Refunding Bond, shall execute, and the Paying Agent shall authenticate and deliver, a new Refunding Bond of like tenor in exchange and sub­ stitution for the mutilated Refunding Bond, upon surrender to the Paying Agent of the mutilat­ ed Refunding Bond. II any Bond issued under this Ordinance shall be tost, destroyed or stolen, evi­ dence ol tho toss, destruction or theft may be submitted to the Paying Agent and. if this evidence is satisfactory to both the City and the Paying Agent and indemnity satisfactory to the Paying Agent shall be given, the City, at the expense of the owner, shall exe­ cute. and the Paying Agent shall thereupon authenticate and deliv­ er. a new Refunding Bond of like tenor, which shall bear the state­ ment required by Act No. 354. Public Acts of Michigan. 1972. as amended, or any applicable law hereafter enacted, in lieu of and in substitution for the Refunding Bond so tost, destroyed or stolen. If any such Refunding Bond shall have matured or shall be about to mature, instead of issuing a substi­ tute Refunding Bond, the Paying Agent may pay the same without surrender thereof. Section 11 Sato oi Bonds. The Refunding Bonds shall be sold at public sale. The Authorized Officer shall set the date and time for sale of the Refunding Bonds, which date shall be at kast seven (7) days after the publication of the official notice of the sale The City Clerk shall cause notice of the sale of the Refunding Bonds to be pub­ lished in The Bond Buyer, which notice snail be in substantially the torn attached r.oreto as Exhibit B. with such changes as are approved by tne Authorized Officer. The Refunding Bonds shall not be sold at a price which would make the interest cost on the money borrowed, after deducting any premium or adding any dis­ count. exceed six percent (6%) per annum or sold at a price less than 99% of their par valuo, or more than 102% of their par value. Section 12. Prior Ordinance. Except to the extent supplemented or otherwise provided in this Ordinance, the conditions and covenants provided in the Prior Ordinance, including specifically the provisions with respect to the funds and accounts and flow of funds, shall apply to the Refunding Bonds, such provisions of the Prior Ordinance being made applicable to the Refunding Bonds, the same as though Refunding Bonds wera originally authonzed and issued as a part of those bonds described in the Prior Odinanco. Section 13. Bond Reserve Account. The Bond Reserve Account shall be maintained for the Bonds as follows. Tho City shall maintain in the Bond Reserve Account an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the maximum annual Bonds, (B) one hundred twentyfive percent (125%) of the average annual debt service due on the Bonds, or (C) ten percent (10%) of the pnncipal amount of the Bonds then outstanding (the "Required Reserve*). The requirements of the Bond Reserve Account may be satisfied by a surety bond or simi­ lar credit facility Except as here­ inafter provided, no further deposits need be made into the Bond Reserve Account once Hie Required Reserve has been deposited therein If. on any May 1. the amount in the Bond Reserve Account exceeds the Required Reserve, the excess shall be transferred to the Redemption Fund tor payment of principal and interest on the Bonds. The mon­ eys in the Bond Reserve Account shall be used solely for the pay­ ment of the principal of and interest on the Etonds as to whton there would otherwise be a default. Except as hereinafter provided, no further deposits need be made into the Bond Reserve Account once the Required Reserve has been deposited therein. If at any time it shall be neces­ sary to use moneys in the Bond Reserve Account for payment of principal and/or interest on the Bonds, then the moneys so used shall be replaced from the rev­ enues first received thereafter which are not required by this Ordinance to be used for operation and maintenance or for current principal and interest require­ ments. Section 14. Revenue as Security. The principal of and interest on the Refunding Bonds shall be payable solely from the Net Revenues. The Net Revenues are pledged to the pay­ ment of the pnncipal of and interest on the Refunding Bonds and to secure the payment of the pnncipal of and interest on the Refunding Bonds, there is hereby created a lien to and in favor of the holders of the Refunding Bonds, considered a statutory first lien upon the Nel Revenues. The Net Revenues so pledged shall be and remain sub­ ject to such lien until the payment in full of the principal of and inter­ est on the Refunding Bonds, or until the Refunding Bonds are Refunding Bonds shall be of equal stand'ng with the Outstanding Bends, and the first lien referred to herein shall be equally shared and be a first priority with the City's Outstanding Bonds. Upon defea­ sance of the Refunding Bonds the statutory lien shall be terminated with respect to the Refunding Bonds, the holders of the Refunding Bonds shall have no further rights under this Ordinance except for payment from the escrow fund established to defease the Refunding Bonds and the Refunding Bonds shall no standing under this Ordinance. Section 15. Additional Bonds. While any of the Outstanding Bonds remain outstanding, no additional Bonds of equal standing and priority lien with the Outstanding Bonds may be issued, except as provided in the Prior Ordinance. After none of the Outstanding Bonds remain out­ standing. the City may issue addi­ tional bonds of vqual standing and priority lien tor repairs, extensions, enlargements and improvements to the System, or for the purpose of refunding the Bonds then outstandmg and tor the purpose of paying the costs of issuing such additional Bonds, including funding the Bond Reserve Account, but only W the Adjusted Net Revenues of the System, shall be equal to at least one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the maximum amount of principal and interest thereafter maturing in any operating year on the then outstanding Bonds and on the additional revenue bonds being issued. Any additional bonds shall be subject to the various funds estab­ lished for the System as if such bonds were piri of the ongtnal bond issue herein authorized, and all revenue from any such exten- the proceeds of an addittonai bond issue shall be paid into the Receiving Fund Section 16. Rights of Bondholders. The holder or hold­ ers of the Refunding Bonds repre­ senting in the aggregate not less than twenty percent (20%) of the entire issue then outstanding may protect and enforce the statutory hen described above, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, man­ damus, or other proceedings, and enforce and compel the perform­ ance of al duties of the officials of the City, inc'udmg the fixing of suf­ ficient rates Gw collection of rev­ enues. tho proper segregation of revenues and the proper applica­ tion thereof; provided, however, that such statutory lien shall not be construed to give any Registered Owner of any Bond authority to compel the sale of the public improvement, the revenues of which are pledged thereto. If there be any default in the payment of the principal of or inter­ est on any of the Refunding Etonds. any court having jurisdiction in any proper action may appoint a receiver to administer and operate the System on oehalf of the Crty, and under the- directian of such court and by and with the approval of such court, to fix and charge rates and collect revenues suffi­ cient to provide tor the payment of any bonds or other obligations out­ standing against the revenues of the System and tor the payment of the expenses of operating and maintaining the System and to apply the income and revenues of the System in conformity wrtn Act 94, tne Prior Ordinance and this Ordinance. The owners or holders, from time to time, of the Refunding Bonds, shall have all the rights and remedies given by law and particu­ larly by Act 94. for the collection and enforcement of the Refunding Bonds and the security therefor. Section 17. Rates and Charges The rates and charges for use of the System shall be maintained as reouired in the Prior Ordinance. Section 18. No Free Service. No free service shall be furnished by the System to the City or to any individual, firm or corporation, pub­ lic or private or to any agency or instrumentality. Section 19. Bond Proceeds; Escrow Agreement. The pro­ ceeds of the Refunding Bonds shall be used to pay the costs of issuance of the Refunding Bonds and to secure payment of the Refunded Bonds, as follows (a) If necessary, proceeds of the Refunding Bonds or other funds of the City shall be transferred to the Bond Reserve Account to maintain the Bond Reserve Account as required by the Prior Ordinance. (b) Accrued interest, if any, shall be deposited in the Bond and Interest Redemption Fund estab­ lished by the Prior Ordinance (the •Redemption Fund*). (c) Proceeds of the Refunding Bonds in the amount designated by the Authonzed Officer at the time of delivery of the Refunding Bond<s together with any monies transferred by the City from the Redemption Fund and any other available funds of the Crty at the time of sale ol the Refunding Bonds, shall b* deposited m the Escrow Fund, to be used pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement to pay principal. inter­ est and redemption premiums on the Refunded Bonds (d) The balance of the proceeds of the sale of the Refunding Bonds shall be deposited in the Issuance Fund to be used solely to pay legal, financing or other expenses incidental to issuance of the Refunding Bonds. The Escrow Fund shall be held in trust uy the Escrow Trustee purwhich agreement shall irrevocably direct the Escrow Trustee to take all necessary steps to call for redemption the Refunded Bonds, including publication and mailing of redemption notices, on the first call date on which the Refunded Bonds may be called for redemption, specified by the City. The pro­ ceeds of the Rerundmg Bonds to be deposited in the Escrow Fund shall be invested in deposits of The investments held in the Escrow Fund shall be such that the principal and interest payments received thereon will be sufficient, without reinvestment, to pay the principal, interest and redemption premiums on the Refunded Bonds as they become due at their matu­ rity or at the call for redemption required by this section. The Authorized Officer is hereby authorized to approve the form of the Escrow Agreement, to appoint the trustee to serve thereunder, and is directed to execute the Escrow Agreement for and on behalf of the City. Section 20. Ordinance Shall Constitute Contract. The provi­ sions of this Ordinance shall con­ stitute a contract between the City issuance of the Refunding Bonds, this Ordinance shall not be repealed or amended in any respect which will adversely affect the rights and interests of the hold­ ers nor shall the Crty adopt any law. ordinance or resolution in any way adversely affecting the rights of the holders so long as the Refunding Bonds or interest there­ on remains unpaid, or until the Refunding Bonds are defeased. Section 21. Defeasance. In the event cash or direct obligations ol the United States or obligations the principal of and interest on which are guaranteed by the United Stoics, or a combination thereof, th.^ pni^>oal of and interest on which, without reinvestment, come due a’ times «.nd in amounts suffi­ cient to pay at maturity or irrevoca­ ble call for eartier optional or mandatory redemption, the princi­ pal of, premium. ;f any, and interest on the Refunding 2onds, shall he deposited in trust, this Ordinance shall be defeased and the owners of the bonds shall have no furthe. rights under this Ordinance except to receive payment of the principal of, premium, if any. and interest on the bonds from the cash or securi­ ties deposited in trust and the interest and gains thereon and to transfer and exchange bonds as provided herein. Section 22. Internal Revenue Code of 1966. The Crty has con­ sulted with its attorney and under­ stands that the Code contains cer­ tain requirements on (a) the expenditure of proceeds from the sale of the Refunding Bonds, (b) the investment of the proceeds from the issuance of the Refunding Bonds and (c) the rebate ol inter­ est earned on the investment of the proceeds o’ the Refunding Bonds under certain circum­ stances The City hereby covenants to comply with such Section 23. Qualified Tax­ Exempt Obligation The Crty rea­ sonably anticipates that the amount of qualified tax-exempt obligations which will be issued by the City and all subordinate entities during the calendar year 2006 shall not exceed $10,000,000. The City hereby designates the 2006 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System Revenue Refunding Bonds in their total prin­ cipal amount as "qualified tax­ exempt obkgations* for purposes of Code Section 265(b)(3)(B). The Crty hereby certifies that the Refunding Bonds are not private activity bonds as defined in Code Section 141. Section 24. Bond Counsel. Law. Weathers & Richardson. P CGrand Rapids. Michigan, is hereby employed to act as bond counsel for the Refunding Bonds and the Authorized Officer is authorized to these services m such form aehd: shall approve. ol are Section 25. Financial Adweor Stauder. Barch & Associates.ts hereby employed to act as i(teteti cial advisor to the City for test Refunding Bonds. - -."vj Section 26. Bond Insurance^ The Authorized Officer is autoonl ized to negotiate with bond hmm ance companies and obtain a putef cy to insure payment of -tt»j Refunding Bonds, if considerate necessary noirtfl Section 27. Escrow Traatetei authorized to select and retain on< behall oI the City an Escrow Trustee to serve under the Escrow Agreement, a Paying Agent itac the calculations made by 1 Financial Advisor and verity* mgs resulting from issuance otRefunding Bonds. '33 Section 28. Authorized QM ston of this Ordinance. Authorized Officer is author within the limitations ot< Ordinance to determine the tffi the Refunding Bonds, maxto interest rate, amount of discour premium, amount of matuni principal amount (not-to-ext tho principal amount stated in Ordinance), amount of goodl issuance, dates of maturities 2017). interest payment datofe optional and mandatory rsdawpu txxi rights, and term bond optatte prior to the publication of a Nattati of Sale and evidenced by tee Notice of Sale. The Authorise* Officer is hereby authorized tor and on behalf of the City, without ther City approval, to (a) negoti­ ate, approve and execute the Escrow Agreement with the Escrow Trustee; (b) approve the circulation of a preliminary andte final Official Statement describing the Refunding Bonds; (c) purrfae1municipal bond insurance, if con* sidered necessary, as addittonai apply to rating agencies for a । on the Refunding Bonds; (a) I Bonds; and (f) do al otheri dures required to effectuate the sale, issuance and delivery of W Refunding Bonds. Approval by the City of the matters delegated to this section may be evidencediby execution of such documents.The Authorized Officer is author­ ized to execute any documents or certificates necessary to c. rtfMMBE the transaction, including, hut not limited to, any applications includ­ ing applications to the Michigan Department of Treasury, filing security reports, any certificate^ receipts, orders. Section 29 Municipal Insurance. The Auth dal consultant, is hereby eetepw ized to acquire municipal bond insurant to enhance the mer-i Setability of he Bonds or «I requested to do co by the purchase er of ihe Bonds. If the .Ct^: acquires muSdpa bond insurance from a municipal hxid insurer (thgf or any other officer of the f-ty, are hereby autl'crized to take all' actions, and to execute any docu­ ments. certificates. oilers, applica­ tions. agreements. condttlctosrt 1 covenants or other instruments necessary to effectuate? the issuance of tha policy of bond insurance, including. but 8mfr-: merit or order containing such pro­ visions as the Insurer may require the Insurer. . uphQ Section 30 Offickd Statemate.l The Authorized Officer or any othte I officer of the City are hereby authorized and directed «T approve, execute and deliver > preliminary Official Siatemont and' Official Statement on behalf of the.City in such form as they dedm the statements therein are t and that it does not contain untrue statement or material and does not omit a material statements, in light of the dreuav* stances under which they were made, not misleading. *r wife Section 31. Conbnemg Disclosure. If necessary, the Crty hereby authorizes the AuthorizedOfficer. or any other officer of the City, to agree on behalf of the City to undertake continuing disclosure as issuer of the Bonds. Pursuant to the terms of n Continwngi Disctosure Underta’dng. the City! would provide, or cause to bo |eo-3 -.toed, (i) certain annual finanate Keep your friends and relatives INFORD ED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, January 12, 2006 - Page 13 GS (Barry County, Michigan) Ration and operating data, tetfng audited financial statefas tor the preceding fiscal year, ttately notice of the occurrence certain material events with pact to the Bonds, and (H) timepMca of a failure by the City to pride the required annual finanJ information on or before the •^■required in the Continuing paaare Undertaking The moored Officer is authorized to Mote a Continuing Disclosure partaking on behalf of the Crty in th form as the Aulh xized Officer fa-determine, in consultation ntiend counsel, to be appropriSection 32. Publication and eurdaticn This Ordinance te be published once in full in a wepapei of general circulation m i Criy qualified under state law to t*eh legal notices, within fourfa<14) days after Its adoption s the same shall be recorded in records of the City and such fasting authenticated by the sigtura at the Crty Clerk. Motion 33. Ordinance Subject Michigan Law. The provisions liw Ordinance are subject to the rs oi the state o’ MxJJgan Motion 34. Paragraph actings. The paragraph head­ in this Ordinance are for­ ked tor convenience uf refer» only and shall not be considid to be a part of this Ordinance Section 35 Severability If any aton. paragraph, sentence, use or phrase ol this Ordinance kM be held invalid, ’he same not affect any other part of Section 36. Conflict. AH ordineas and resolutions or parts fact. insofar as the same may In conflict herewith, are hereby Rested to the extent cl the cote I; provided, that the foregou^ m not operate to repeal any pro- tonrthereof. the repeal of which ted impair the obfigation on the nds or any outslanding bonds of City. Bonbon 37. Effective Date, tenant to Section 6 of Act 94. nifriance shall bo approved date of first reading and this r»ce shall be effective imme। upon ts adoption. Members Bowers Hawkins. J asperse. Townsend. Tubbs. :e declared • Robert L. May pert L. May. Mayor Thomas E. Emery bmas E. Emery. City Clerk tor CERTIFICATION I. Thomas E. Emery, the duty efttied and acting Clerk of City of tstings. do hereby certify that the egoing is a true and complete py of an ordinance adopted by t Oty Council of the City of ptings. Barry County. Michigan a regular meeting hefo on inoaryS. 2006. and that notice of lid meeting was given pursuant Act No. 267. Public Acts of Icisgan. 1976. as amended. I:-farther certify that the romance has been recorded in p Ordinance book of the Crty and kh recording has been authentited by the signatures of the kytr and the City Clerk, kt* January 9, 2006 / Thomas E. Emery Lornas E. Emery, City Clerk ia- EXHIBIT A JNfTBD STATES OF AMERICA I . STATE OF MICHIGAN -COUNTY OF BARRY CTY OF HASTINGS 2006 WATER SUPPLY AND - .-4EWAGE DISPOSAL - - SYSTEM REVENUE s'REFUNDING BONDS interest Rate Maturity Date Date Original Issue CUSIP Ragtetered Owner: Pvfrwapal Amount. Dollars The City uf Hastings. Barry aunty. Michigan (the "City”) for due received, hereby promises to ty >rto'the RegirUred Ownsr, iecitied above. O' registe'ed isigne but only out ol the no’ reviuaa of the Water Supply and reago Disposal System of the by rtckiding all appurtenances. Idtaori*, extensions and improveents -thereto, the Principal pount specified above, on the lie of Maturity, specified above, fcether with interest thereon from | Date of O flinal Issue spectfitd bve. or sucn ‘ater date to whicn fc'est has been paid, until paid. Ilhe Interest Rate per annum keffted above, payable semituarty on the first (1st) day of |y and November of each year, femenang November 1, 2006, ■itbe Pnncipal Amount hereof ■ interns: thereon ts paid, except line provisions hereirafter set forth with respect to redemption of this Bond pnor to maturity may become applicable hereto. Principal of this Bond is payable in lawful money of the United States of America. upon presentation and surrender hereof, at the pnncipal office of of. Michigan, as the bond registrar, paying agent and transfer agent (the 'Paying Agent”). or such other Paying Agent at the City may hereafter designate by notice mailed to the Registered Owner not less than ruxty (60) days pnor to the next i-.ierest payment date Interest on this Bond is payable to the Registered Owner of record at the registered address shown on the registration books of the City maintained by the Paying Agent as of the fifteenth. (15th) day of the month preceding such interest payment date For the prompt payment of the principal of and interest on this Bond, the revenues of the City's Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System, including all appurtenances, additions, exten­ sions and improvements, less rea­ sonable expenses of operation, administration, and maintenance, are hereby irrevocably pledged and a statutory first lien thereon is hereby created. Said lien is of equal standing and priority with the City's 1997 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System Revenue Bonds, a«d the City’s Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System Revenue Bonds. Series 1992. This Bond is one ot a total authorized series of bonds of even date and like tenor, except as to cate of maturity and interest rate aggregating the principal sum of $consisting of Bonds in the denomination of $5 000 each, or integral multiples thereof, numbered tn order of their registration, issued pursuant to an Ordinance duly adopted by the City on, 2006 (the •Ordinance*), and under and in substantial compliance with the Constitution and Statutes ot the State of Michigan, including specif­ ically Act No 94 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1933, as amended, and Act 34 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 2001. as amended, for the purpose of refunding certain outstanding bonds of the City issued to finance the cost of improvements to the City's Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System. For a compute state­ ment of the revenues from which, and the conditions under which, this bond is payable, a statement of the conditions under which addi­ tional bonds of equal standing may hereafter be issued, and the gen­ eral covenants and provisions pur­ suant to which this Bond is issued, reference is made to the Ordinance. Bonds of this series maturing in the years 2007 to 2017, both inclu­ sive. shall not be subject to redemption prior to maturity. Bonds matunng on or after May 1. 2017, shall be subject to redemp­ tion prior to maturity as a whole or in part, in such order as the City may determine, at the option of the City, on any date on or after May 1. 2016. at par and accrued interest to tho date fixed for redemption, without a premium Notice of redemption of Bonds shall be given to the Registered Owners of the Bonds to be redeemed by notice in writing, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for redemption, by United Slates mail, addressed to the Registered Owner at the .egistered address as shown on the registration books of the City main­ tained by the Paying Agent. Bonds so called for redemption shall not bear interest after the date fixed for redemption, provided funds are on hand with the Paying Agent, as paying agent, to redeem the same. This Bond shall be registered in the name ot the Registered Owner on the registration books kept by the Paying Agent, and such regis­ tration noted hereon, and there­ after no transfer shall be valid unless made upon the registration books and likewise noted hereon. This Bond is exchangeable at the request of the Registered Owner, in person or by his attorney duty authorized in writing, at the office of the Paying Agent, but only in the manner, subject to the limitations and at his sole expense, lor other bonds of an equal aggregate amount, upon surrender of this bond to the Paying Agent Upon such transfer, a new registered bond or bonds of the same series and the same maturity of author­ ized denomination will be issued to the transferee in exchange there­ for. This bond is a seif-liquidating Bond, and is not a general obliga­ tion of the Crty within any constitu­ tional or statutory limitation, but is payable both as to pnncipal and interest solely from the net rev­ enues of the Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System of the City. The principal of and interest on this Bond are secured by ina statutory lien desenbed above The City hereby covenants and agrees to fix. and maintain at all times while any of the Bonds shall be outstanding, such rales for sendee furnished by the Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System as shall be sufficient to provide for payment of the p.incipal of and interest on all such Bonds as and when the same become due and payable, and to create a Bond Interest and Redemption Fund (including a bond reserve account) therefor, to provide tor the payment of expens­ es of administration and operation and such expenses for mainte­ nance of th । system as are neces­ sary to preserve the same in good repair and working order. and to provide for such other expendi­ tures and funds for tne system as are required by the Ordinance The City has designated the 2006 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System Revenue Refunding Bonds as qualified tax­ exempt obligations for purposes oi Section 265(b)(3)(B) of lhe Internal Revenue Code of 1986. as amend­ ed. It is hereby certified and recited that all acts, conditions and things required by law precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond, and the series of bonds of which this is one. have been done and per­ formed in regular and due time and form as required by law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, by its City Council, has caused this Bond to be sto.ied in the name of the City by tho manu­ al or facsimile signatures, as the case may be. of its Mayor and its City Clerk, all as of the Date of Original Issue CITY OF HASTINGS By Robert May. Crty Mayor Countersigned: Thomas E. Emery. City Clerk CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND AUTHENTICATION This Bond is one of City of Hastings $ 2006 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System Revenue Refundng Bonds, and has been registered in the name of the Registered Owner designated on the face thereof in the bond regis­ ter maintained for the City. As Paying Agent/Bond Registrar EXHIBIT B OFFICIAL NOTICE OF SALE 5 CITY OF HASTINGS County of Barry, State of Michigan 2006 WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS SEALED BIDS: Sealed bids for the purchase of the above Refunding Bonds will be received by the undersigned at the City offices located at 201 E. Stale Street. Hastings. Ml 49058-1431. on. 2006, until m., Eastern Standard time, at which time ana place the bids will be publicly opened and read Sealed bids will also be recerveo on the same date and until the same time by an agent of the undersigned at the Municipal Advisory Council of Michigan (the •MAC"), 1445 First National Building, Detroit. Michigan 48226, where they wilt be opened and read FAXED BIDS: Members of the MAC may submit signed bids by fax to the MAC at (313) 963-0943. ana other bidders may submit bids by fax to the City at fax number (616) 940-4884. Attention. City Manager: provided that faxed bids must arrive before the time of sale and the bidder bears all nsks of transmission failure, and the GOOD FAITH DEPOSIT MUST BE MADE AND RECEIVED as described in the section captioned •GOOD FAITH' below ELECTRONIC BIDS: Electronic bids will also be received on the same date and until the same time by Bidcomp/Panty as agent of the undersigned For further informa­ tion about Bidcomp/Panty. includ­ ing any fee charged, bidders may contact Bidcomp/Panty. at (212) 849-5021. If any provision of the Official Notice of Sale shall conflict with Information provided by Bidcomp/Panty as the approved provider of electronic bidding serv­ ices. this Official Notice of Sale shall control. NO ELECTRONIC BID WILL BE ACCEPTED UNLESS THE GOOD FAITH DEPOSIT IS MADE AND RECEIVED AS DESCRIBED IN THE SECTION CAPTIONED •GOOD FAITH* BELOW BOND DETAILS: The Bonds will be fully registe'ed Bonds of the denomination of $5,000 each or any whole multiple thereof wrthtn any matunty. dated as of the date of delivery, numbered in order of their registration, and will bear interest from their date payable or November 1. 2006. and semi annually thereafter on the first day of May and November of each year The Bonds will mature on the first day of May in each year as fel­ lows YEAR AMOUNT YEAR AMOUNT 2007 2013 2008 2014 2009 2015 2010 2016 2011 2017 directly Io such Registered Owner which will in turn remit such pay­ ments io the DTC participants lor subsequent distribution to the Beneficial Owners It will be the responsibility of the purchaser to obtain DTC eligibility Failure of the purchaser to obtain DTC eligi­ bility shall not constitute cause lor a failure or refusal by the purchas­ er to accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds ESCROW AGENT: Proceeds from the Bonds will be transferred to. Michigan as escrow agent (the •Escrow Agent”) under an escrow agreement (tho ’Agreement’). who will use such proceeds to acquire investment obligations sufficient to pay principal of. premium, if any. and interest on the Refunded Bonds when due or upon the first permissible redemption date for the Refundtoq Bonds. PAYING AGENT AND REGIS­ TRATION: Pnncipal shall be payable at the designated office of 2012 "Subject to adjustment as provided below ADJUSTMENT IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: The aggregate princi­ pal amount of this issue is believed to be the amount necessary to refund the Prior Bonds and to pay transactional costs assuming cer­ tain conditions and events exist on the date of sale. Following receipt ol bids and prior to final award, the City will increase or decease the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds by an amount not to exceed $75,000. The increase or decrease, if necessary, will be in increments of $5,000, will not exceed S'5.000 per maturity, and may be made m any maturity. The purchase price ot the Bonds will be adjusted proportionately to the adjus' nent in the principal amount of the Bonds and in such manner as to maintain as comparable an underwritten spread as possible to that bid. If no bid results in debt service savings acceptable to the City when the proceeds are used to provide for the refunding of the Poor Bonds, the Crty may reject all bids and negotiate with one or more of the bidders for the sale of the bonds on terms which will enable the City to achieve debt service savings acceptable to the City. PRIOR REDEMPTION: Bonds matunng on or before May 1. 2016 shall not be subject to i ademption prior to matunty Bonds or por­ tions of Bonds maturing on or after May 1. 2017 shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity as a whole or in part, at the option of the City, tn such order as the City shall determine, on any date, on or after May 1. 2016. Bonds called for redemption snail be redeemed st the par value thereof and accrued interest to the date of redemption without a premium. Notice of the caH ol any Bonds for redemption shall be given by first-class mail net less than thirty (30) days pnor to the date fixed for redemption to the registered own­ ers of record of the Bonds or por­ tions thereof to be redeemed Bonds so called for redemption shall not bear interest after the date fixed for redemption, provided funds are on hand wrth the Paying Agent/Bond Registrar (as here­ inafter identified) to redeem such Bonds. INTEREST RATE AND BID­ DING DETAILS: The Bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding 6% pe. annum, to be fixed by the bids therefor, expressed in multiples of 1/8 or 1/20 of 1%. or both Interest shall be computed using a 360 day year consisting ot twelve 30 day months The interest on any one Bond shall be at one rate only. All Bonds matunng in any one year must carry the same interest rate The difference between the high­ est and lowest interest rate on the Bonds shall not exceed two per­ centage points No proposal for the purchase of less than all of the Bonds or at a price less than 99% of their par value or more than 102% of ’heir par value will be con­ sidered DTC BOOK-ENTRY - ONLY: The Bonds are being initially offered as registered in the name of Cede & Co., as Registered Owner and nominee for The Depository Trust Company. New York. New York (’DTC*) under DTC's Book-Entry-Only system of registration Purchasers of inter­ ests in the Bonds (the 'Beneficial Owners”) will not receive physical delivery of bond certificates and ownership by the Beneficial Owners of the Bonds will be evi­ denced by book-entry-only As long as Cede & Co. is the Registered Owner of the Bonos as nominee of DTC. payments of prin­ cipal and interest will be made Michigan (which ^hall also act as transfer agent and bond registrar), or such other Paying Agent as the City may from time to time here­ after designate by notice mailed to the Registered Owner not less than 60 days prior to the next inter­ est payment date. Interest shall be paid when due to the Registered Owner as shown by the registration books of the City as of the 15th day of the month prior to any interest payment date The Bonds will be transferable only upon the registration books of the Crty kept by the Paying Agent PURPOSE AND SECURITY: The Bonds are issued under the provisions of Act 94 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1933. as amended, and an Ordinance to Authorize Issuance of Bonds adopted January 9. 2006 (the 'Bond Ordinance’) of the City of Hastings for the purpose of refund­ ing a portion of the City's 1997 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System Revenue Bonds (the "Prior Bonds’), which were issued for the purpose of con­ structing improvements to the City's Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System, together with the necessary appurtenances and attachments thereto The Bonds are payable solely from the net revenues of the Water Supply and Sewage Disposal system cf ths City and any additions thereto, and a statutory first lien on the rev­ enues has been established by the Ordinance. The Bonds do not constitute a general obligation of the dty. The city has covenanted and agreed to fix and maintain at all times while any of the bonds shall be outstanding such rats for senrice furnished by the System as shall be sufficient to provide for payment of the necessary expens­ es of operation, maintenance and administration of the System and the principal and interest on the Bonds when due, to create a Bond Reserve Account therefor and to provide for such other expendi­ tures and funds for the System as are required by the Ordinance. GOOD FAITH: A certified or cashier's check drawn upon an incorporated bank or trust compa­ ny or a Financial Surety Bond. In the amount of $. payable to the order of the Treasurer of the Crty ts required for each bid as a guarantee of good faith on the part of the bidder, to be forfeited os liquidated damages if such bid be accepted and the bid­ der fails to take up and pay for the Bonds. If a check is used, it must accompany each bid. If a Financial Surety Bond is used, it must be from an insurance compa­ ny licensed to issue such a bond in the state of Michigan and such bond must be submitted to the City or its financial advisor prior to the opening of the bids The Financial Surety Bond must identify each bidder whose good faith deposit is guaranteed by such Financial Surety Bond. If the Bonds are awarded to a bidder utilizing a Financial Surety Bond, then the purchaser is required to submit its good truth deposit to the Crty or its financial advisor in the form of a cashier's check (or wire transfer such amount as instructed by the City or its financial advisor) not later than Noon, Eas em Standard time, on the next business day fol­ lowing the award. If such good faith deposit is not received by that time, the Financial Surety Bond may be drawn by the City to satis­ fy the good faith deposit require­ ment. The good faith deposit will be applied to the purchase price of the Bonds. In the event the Purchaser fails to honor its accept­ ed bid, the good faith deposit will be retained by the City. No inter­ est shall be allowed on the good faith check and checks of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to each bidder's repre­ sentative or by mail Of other deliv­ ery service The good faith check of the successful bidder will be cashed and payment of the bal­ ance of the purchase pnce of the Bonds shall be made at the ctos- •ng AWARD OF BONDS • TRUE INTEREST COST The Bonds win be awarded to the bidder whose bid produces the lowest true inter­ est cost to the City. True interest cost will be computed by determin­ ing the single interest rate (com­ pounded on November 1, 2006 and semi-annually thereafter) nec­ essary to discount tne debt service payments from the payment dates thereof to. 2006, in an amount equal to the pnce bid, excluding accrued interest LEGAL OPINION Bids shall be conditioned upon the approving opinion of Law. Weathers & Richardson. P.C,, Attorneys of Grand Rapids. Michigan, the origi­ nal of which will be furnished with­ out expense to the purchaser of the Bonds at the delivery thereof The fees of Law. Weathers & Richardson. PC. for services ren­ dered in connection with such approving opinion are expected to bo paid from bond proceeds Except to the extent necessary to issue its approving opinion as to the validity of the Bonds. Law, Weathers & Richardson, P.C. has made no inquiry as to any financial information. statements o' material contained m any financial docu­ ments. statements or materials that have been or may be fur­ nished in connection with the authorization, issuance or market­ ing of the Bonds, including specifi­ cally the Official Staleme.it. and accordingly will not express any opinion with respect to the accura­ cy or completeness of any such financial information, statements or materials TAX-EXEMPTION: In the opin­ ion of bond counsel, the interest on the Bonds will be exempt from tax­ ation in the state of Michigan and from federal income tax. subject. in both cases, to certain exceptions described in the opinion of bond counsel. The Bonds will not be private activity bonds. The City has covenanted to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. as amend­ ed (the ’Code’), regarding (i) expenditure of bond proceeds, (h) investment of bond proceeds and (iii) rebate of interest earned un investment ot bond proceeds QUALIFIED TAX-EXEMPT OBLIGATION: The City des­ ignated the Bonds as qualified tax-exempt obligations' pursuant to Section 265(b)(3)(B) oi the Code for purposes of deducticn </ interest b« financial institutions DELIVERY OF BONDS: Tiw City will furnish Bonds ready for execution at its expense. Bonds will be delivered without expense to the purchaser through DTC (Payment for the Bonds shall be made in Federal Reserve Funds). The usual closing documents, including a certificate that no litiga­ tion is pending affecting the issuance of the Bonds, will be delivered at the time of the delivery of the Bonds. If the Bonds are not tendered for delivery by twelve o'clock noon. Michigan time, on the 45th day following the date of sale, or the first business day thereafter if the 45th day is not a business day. the successful bidder may on that day or any time thereafter until delivery of the Bonds, withdraw his proposal by serving notice of can­ cellation. in writing, on the under­ signed in which event the City of Hastings shall promptly return the good faith deposit. Accrued inter­ est to the date o. delivery ot the Bonds shall be paid by the pur­ chaser at the time of delivery. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER MUST BE PREPARED TO TAKE DELIVERY OF THE BONDS NO LATER THAN .2006. CERTIFICATION: Upon the delivery of the Bonds, the success­ ful bidder will be required to furnish a certificate, in form acceptable to bond counsel, as to the 'issue price* ol the Bonds within the meaning ol Section 1273 of the Code. CUSIP: It is anticipated that CUSIP identification numbers will be printed on the Bonds, but nei­ ther the failure to pnnt such num­ bers on any Bonds of a.iy error with respect thereto shall consti­ tute cause for a failure or refusal by the purchaser thereof to accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds in accordance with the terms of the bid therefor. All expenses in rela­ tion to the printing of CUSIP num­ bers on the Eonds shall be paid for by the City and all other chaf es Shan be the responsibility of he purchaser OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Copies of the Preliminary Official Statement may be obtained by contacting the Financial Advisor at the address referred to below The Preliminary Official Statement is in a form deemed Anal as of its date by the City for purposes of SEC Rufc 15c2-12 (the "Rule*), but is subject to revision, amendment and completion of a final Official Statement. The successful bidder shall sup­ ply to the City's Financial Consultant, within twenty-four (24) hours after the awanl of the Bonds, ad pricing information and any underwater identification deter­ mined by bond counsel to be nec­ essary to complete the final Official Statement. The Financial Consultant will furnish to the suc­ cessful bidder, at no cost, a rea­ sonable number of copies of the final Official Statement within soven business days after the award of the Bonds Additional copies win be supplied upon the bidder’s agreement to pay the costs incurred by the City for those additional copies. Requests for additional copies of the Official Statement must be made to the Financial Consultant within 24 hours of the award at the Bonds. The City shall deliver, at dosing, an executed certificate to the effect that as of the date of deiivery of the Bonds, the information contained in the Official Statement, including revisions, amendments and com­ pletions as necessary, relating to the City and the Bonds is true and correct in al material rerpects, and that such Official Statement does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. CONTINUING DISCLOSURE: As described more fully in tho Official Statement, the City agrees to provide or cause to bo provided, in accordance with tho require­ ments of the Rule, (i) on or prior to the 180th day after tho end of the fiscal year of the City, commencing with the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, certain annual financial infor­ mation and operating data, includ­ ing audited financial statements for the preceding fiscal year (or if audited financial staternents are not available, unaudited financial statements), generally consistent with the information contained or cross-referenced in the Official Statement relating to the Bonds. (H) timely notice of the occurrence of certain material events with respect to the Bonds, and (ii) time­ ly notice of a failure by the City to provide the required annual finan­ cial inluiination on or before tho date specified in (I) above. BOND RATING Appl teat ion hac been mode to andtore rating on the Bonds. No appficaticn was made to any other rating aget .cy lor a rating on tho Bonds. BOND INSURANCE AT PUR­ CHASERS OPTION: if tho Bonds qualify for issuance of any policy of municipal bond insurance, tho pur­ chase of any such inateanoe pokey shall be at the option and expense of the purchaser of tho Cnnds Any increased costs of Issuance of the Bonds resulting from such pur­ chase of insurance shall be paid by the purchaser, except that, if the City has requested and received a rating on tho Bonds from a rating agency, the City wifi pay the foe kx the requested rating. Any othe> rating agency fees shall be tho responsibility of tho purchaser. FAILURE OF THE MUNICIPAL BOND INSURER TO ISSUE THE POLICY AFTER THE BONDS HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO THE PURCHASER SHALL NOT CON­ STITUTE CAUSE FOR FAILURE OR REFUSAL BY THE PUR­ CHASER TO ACCEPT DELIVERY OF THE BONDS FROM THE CITY. FINANCIAL CONSULTANT: Further information with respect to the Bonds may be obtained from Stauder. Batch & Associates. Inc., 3989 Research Park Drive. Ann Arbor. Michigan 48108. Telephone: (734) 668-6688, Fax: (734) 668-6723 THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS. ENVELOPES containing the bids should be plainly marked ■Proposal for City of Hastings 2006 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal System Revenue Refunding Bonds * Thomas E. Emery City Clerk City of Hastings For everything from business cards and brochures call J-Ad Graphics (269) 945-9554 �Pace 14 - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - The Hastings Benner Robert A. Trernein A ff no dates, P.C. to a Mt collector and aw are attempting to co Mart a debt and any Information obtained Nl bo used lot that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made in the conditions ol a mortpeoe made by CYNTHIA K WRIGHT AND SHANE E. WRIGHT. HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JCHNT TENANTS to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC. ACTING SOLELY ASNOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER'S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS AEGIS WHOLESALE CORPORA­ TION., Mo.tgagee, date- September 18,2002, and recorded on September 30. 2002 . as Instrument No. 1088314. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage thereto claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred one thousand eight hundred eighty and 92/100 Dottars ($101,880.92). including •-.terest * 7.250% per annum Under the power of sale contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such cse made and provid­ ed, notice to hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Al Barry County Courthouse, Hastings. Ml . at 160 PM on January 26. 2006. Said remises are situated in CITY OF HAST­ INGS. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT 17. AND THE EAST ONE-HALF OF LOT 16. BLOCK 3. TAFFEE ADDITION TO T CITY OF HASTINGS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 83 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 800.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. DATED: December 29. 2005 Robert A. Tremm & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC.. ACTING SOLE­ LY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER’S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS AEGIS WHOLESALE CORPRATION Mortgagee For More Information Cal: (248) 540-7701 NO’ICE OF FORECLOSURE THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT; ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL 3E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARY SER­ VICE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW. ATT E NT10 N POTENTIAL PURCHASERS AT FORECLOSURE SALE: Green Tfoa Servicing LLC (Mc/ti Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation) may rescind thia sate at any time prior to the end of tho redemption period, tn that event, your damagea, If any, ehail bo limit­ ed to the return of your bid amount tendered at the sate, ptua Interest Default having been made in the conditions ol a certain Mortgage made by Short M. Hivoiy and Susan L Hivoiy. to Green Tree Servicing LLC (Vk/a Green Tree Rnanoiat Servicing Corporation), dated March.24. 199% and recorded/! the Ottos pl the Register of Defas tor the County of fany to the State of Michigan on March 30.1999, to Document No 1027246, eL eeq.. on which Mortgage there to claimed to bo due as of the date of thto Notice the sum of $164,630.49. together with interest at 9.00 percent per annum. NOW THEREFORE, Notice to hereby given that the power of sale contained to said Mortgage has become operative and that pursuant to that power of sale and MCL 600.3201 el. seq., on January 19. 2006 at 160 p.m., on tho East steps of the Circuit Court Building in Hastings. Michigan, that befog tne piece tor holding the Circuit Court and/or for con­ ducting such toredooure sales for the County of Bany. there will be ofteed st public sale, tho prem­ ises, or some part thereof, described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wrt: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 POST OF SECTION 9 TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 04’ 20* EAST ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION 9 A DISTANCE OF 1040.49 FEET; THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 33* 05' EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 9 A DISTANCE OF 493.71 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES Off 06“ EAST 713.00 FEET TO THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING; THENCE SOUTH 72 DEGREES 36' 52' WEST 501.12 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES Off 06“ WEST 861.27 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 10’ 5T WEST 300.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 43 DEGREES 5ff 39“ WEST 279.24 FEET; THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 46“ 44- WEST 125 53 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF HIGHWAY M-37; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 108 03 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE AND THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT WHOSE RADIUS IS 5729 69 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 03 DEGREES 32' 35‘ EAST 106.03 FEET; THENCE NORTH 09 DEGREES 05' 00- EAST CONTINUING ALONG SAID CENTER­ LINE 141.97 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 10' 57“ EAST 429 93 FEET; THENCE NORTH 04 DEGREES 28' 48“ EAST 506.07 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF A CERTAIN FENCE ROW WHICH IS ADJUDGED IN LIBER 403. PAGE 913 OF BARRY COUNTY RECORDS AS THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THE LAND LYING NORTH OF SAID FENCE ROW; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES Iff 16“ EAST ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SAID FENCE ROW 586.90 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00' 06’ WEST 1104.53 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING. SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUB­ LIC AND OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL UNIT IN ANY PART THEREOF TAKEN. USED OR DEEDED FOR STREET. ROAD OR HIGHWAY PURPOSES. The redemption period shad be one (1) year from the date of sale. BRANDT. FISHER. ALWARD & ROY. P.C. Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation) By_____________________________________ DONALD A BRANDT (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 1241 E. Eighth Street. P.O. Box 5817 Traverse City. Michigan 49696-5617 (231)941-9660 Dated: December 12. 2005 W Suzie\Coaections\Green TreeVHively. Shurt & Sus^n'Nobce of Foreclosurewpd NQDGLQEMQRIGAGLJDRECLQSURE WILLIAM AZKOUL P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF VQU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Default having been made to the conditions of a real estate mortgage made by Tammy Gibson, a single woman and Thomas Richard Williams, a sin­ gle man. 445 Stock Road. Codwater, Michigan 49036 and NPB Mortgage. LLC. a Michigan Limited Liabittty Company, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, whose address is 770 Kenmoor. SE. Suite 201. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546. dated October 8. 2003, and recorded on Decamber 22. 2003. in Docket No. 1119652 of the Barry County Register of Deeds, and upon which there to now claimed to be due for pnncipal and interest the sum of Forty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Two Dollars and Sixty Five Cents ($43,862.65) and no suit or proceedings at law hav­ ing been instituted to recover the said debt or any part thereof; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale contar.ed in the mortgage, and the statute to such case made and provided, on February 2. 2006. at 1 60 p.m. the undersigned win sell a: the East door of the Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, at pubic vendue to the highest bidder tor the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon aaid Mortgage, together with the legal fees and charges of the sale, including attorney's fees allowed by law. the premises to said mortgage located in the Township of Baltimore. Barry County and which are described as foltows The East 605 feet of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 23. Town 2 North, Range 6 West. Baltimore Township: EXCEPT the North 360 feet thereof. Together with a private easement for ingress, egress & pubic utilities purposes over the Westerly 66 feet of the East 605 feet of the North 360 feet of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of said SEction 23. P.P. *08-02-023-226-40 which to vacant land located on Maple Grove Road. Hastings. Michigan. The redemption penod shall be one (1) year from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCL 600.3241 to which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate DATED: December 22. 2005 NPB Mortgage. LLC 770 Kenmoor. SE Suite 201 Grand Rapids, Ml 49546 Drafted By: WiHiam M. Azkoul (P40071) Attorney for Mortgagee 161 Ottawa Avenue, NW Suite 205-C Grand Rapids, Ml 49503 (616) 458-1315 THS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATT^MPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTAC OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has bean made to the oondttons of a mortgage made by Anthony RoM». <marrtod man, to Opton One Mortgage Corporation a California Corporation, mortgagee, dated Jnuary 16. 2004 and recorded January 28. 2004 to Instrument Number 1121250, Barry County Records. Said mortgage to now held by LaSalle Bank National Association as trustee for Securitized Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass­ Through Certificates Seres 2004-4 by assignment dated October 26.2005 and recorded on November 4, 2005 in Instrument Number 1155764, Barry County Records. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of Eighty-Rve Thousand Six Hundred Seventeen and 82/WO Doll am $85,617.82) including mterest at the rate of 8.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained to the mort­ gage and the statutes of the Stale of Michigan, notice to hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premaes, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings to Barry County. Michigan at 160 p.m. on January 26. 2008. The premises are located m the Township of Orangeville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described s: Lot 124 of Lynden Johncock Plat f 1. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in liber 3 of plats on page 93. The redemptton period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordace with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate to the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution wth the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited roteiy to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate. Dated: December 29. 2005 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for LaSalle Bank National Association as trustee for Securitized Asset Ivestment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-4, As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Ate No. 2212583 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decadent's Estate RLE NO. 2005-24449-DE Estate of Lawrence Alan Andrews. Date ol birth: 05/28/1951. TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Tne decedent. Lawrence Alan Andrews, who lived at 100 Lentz Street. Apt. C. Nashviite. Michigan died 02/25.‘2005. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate win be forever barred untess presented to Marjorie Anorews. named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative, or to both the probate court at 206 West Court Street. Haetrrns and the named/proposcJ personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of thto notice Date: 12/29/05 Timothy L. Tromp P41571 501 West State Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (269)948-9400 Marjorie Andrews P.O. Box 271 Nashviite. Ml 49073 (517)852-0712 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACTOUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Carol Ann Harvey and Doug L Harvey, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., mortggee. dated December 3, 2001 and recorded December 10. 2001 in Instrument Number 1071064, Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Eighteen and 3/100 Dollars ($89,018.03) including interest al the rte of 12.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes ol the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of tho mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puttee vndue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings to Barry County. Michigan at 1 60 p.m. on February 9. 2006. The premises are located in the Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 7. Block 17 of LN. Keeler's Addtion to the Village of Middleville, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Uber I of Plats on Page 12. The redemption penod Shan be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess the property to deter­ mined abandoned in accordance wth MCLA §600.324la. to which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of the safe. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there to a simultaneous resolution with te borrower. In that event, your damages, it any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate. Dated: January 12, 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.. As Mortgagee P.O. Box 504 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 207.4150 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made m the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Daniel B. Becjn. Sr., an unmarried man of Barry County, Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Bach Mortgage Company d?ted the 1st day of October. A.D. 2002. and recorded to the office of the Register rj Deeds, tor the County of Bany and State of Michigan, on the 21 st of October. A D. 2002, to Instrument No. 1089744 of Barry Records, which saidmortgage wj»s assigned to Deuteche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-5 Investor ID: H03/H04. thru mef,ne assignments, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. al foe date of this notice, for principal and Merest, the sum of $87.073 72 (Eighty Seven thousand. Seventy Three dollars and Sevens Two cents) including interest there on at 9 35% (ntoe -----------------------five) percent — par•rz annum. debt toocored By . Now, therefore, sale contained to said - - . lhe statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given fwt on the 19th day of January, A.D.. dosed by a sate at puttee auction, to tho highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County, Michigan, of tho promises described in said mortgage. Which said premises are described as follows: Al that certain piece or parcel of lend situate to the City of PtatoweU. to the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: The Easterly 3 acres of the following described propert: Commencing to the center of section 29. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, Thence South 553.5 feet, thence Westerly along the South line of the North 553 5 feet of the Northeast one-quarter.?t the Southwest one-quarter, 574 teet; thence South 220 feet. thenceEast along the South line of the North 773.5 teet of the Northeast one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter approximately 999 feet to the^enterime of Lindsey Road as traveled; thence Northwesterly along the Center une of Lindsey Road to a point dtrectiyEast of the point beginning; thence to the point of beginning, subject to a right-of-way for Undsey Road across the Easterly 33 teet of the above described property. Commonly known as: 8090 Lindsey Road Tax ID: 08-11-029-007-50 The redempion period shall be one year from the date of such sate. Dated: December 15.2005 WELTMAN. WEINBERG A REIS CO.. LPA By: Daniel E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney tor Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co.. LPA. By: Dante! E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co.. LPA. 215 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48064 WWR#04876714 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate Estate of WYMAN RICHARD SHORT, deceased Date of birth: 09/01/1942. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Wyman Richard Short, who lived at 6751 Lammers Road. Delton, Michigan died 12/15/2005 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Melissa A. Short, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 206 W. Court Street. Ste. 302, Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Date: 12/29/2005 Robert L Byington P27621 222 West Apple Street. P.O. Box 248 Hastings. Michigan 49058 (269) 945-9557 Menssa A Short 4435 S M-37 Hwy Hastings. Michigan <9058 (269) 945-2761 Notice Of Mortgage ^orwetosurw Sato THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTl' E MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be resdnctetl by the foreefoeing mortgagee, in that event, your damages. If any, shaH be MmHed eotoiy to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Rhea Hee. a Single woman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 17. 2005. and recorded on May 24.2005 in instrument 1147008. in Barr coun­ ty records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-One And 36/100 Dollars ($165,471.36). including interest at 5.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premiees. or some part of them, al puttee vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings at 160 PM. on February 2. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Bany, Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 20 of First Addition to Gwin's Grove. Crooked Lake, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded to 1 of Plats, Page 64. ALSO: commencing at an iron stake to the Southeasterly hne of First Addition to Plat of Gwto's Grove and 10 1/2 teet Northeasterly from comer of Lot 21 and 22. Hickory 6 inches Northerly 2 teet. Yetow Oak 6 inches Westerly 4 1/2 teet; thence from said place of beginning along the Northeast side of lot sold to Frank Flartz 462 teet to an iron stake in the center of the highway from which White Oak 12 Inches diameter bears South 82 degrees West 34 teet distant; thence in center of highway North 45 degrees East 89 1/2 feet to an iron bolt at East comer; thence along Northeast side North 49 1/2 degrees West 454.4 teet to comer of Lots 19 and 20 to Plat of First Addition to Gwto's Grove; thence along Southsaat side of Lot 20 and part of Lot 21 South 50 degrees West 89 1/2 teet to place of beginning, being on the Northwest fractional 1/4 of Section 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. EXCEPTING therefrom a parcel of land located adjacent to Plat of First Addition to Gwin's Grove, described as: commencing at an iron which kes North 50 degrees East 10 1/2 teet and South 48 degrees 5 minutes 30 seconds East 132 teet .ram the most Southerly comer of Lot 21 ol recorded Plat of First Addition to Gwin's Grove; thence South 48 degrees 5 minutes 30 seconds East 330 feet to an iron stake to the center ot highway, from which a White Oak 12 inches in diamMer bears South 82 degrees West 34 feet; thence to foe center of high­ way North 46 degrees 28 minutes East 71 1/2 feet to point of beginning . Subject to an easement to Lot 21 of First Addition to Gwto's Grove, according to the recorded plat thereof, described xs: A strip 12 teet wide, the centerline described an: beginning at a point on the Southeasterly line c l said Lot 21, dis­ tant South 50 degrees West 9.4 teet from the Southeasterly comer of Lot 21. South 89 degrees East 27 test. South 62 degrees 33 minutes East 123 feet. South 48 degrees 07 mk utee East 330 test, more or tees to center of Spraguv Road, short­ ening and lengthening the side line tc termivste at the Southeasterly Itos of Lot 21 and centeriirK ot Sprague Road. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 monies from the date of such sate, unless determined diendoned in accordance wrth MCLA 800.3241a, to which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: January 5. 2006 For more information, please cal FC J 248.563.1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #079041F01 O.MM7I9 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THIS RRM 18 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAT1ON E OBTAIN ‘/•ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aate moy be rescinded by the foreefoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be I tmtted ectety to the return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus IntereaL MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Renee A agg«. a married person and Randy O. ewtr. • married person, original mortgagorfs), Io Cendant Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 29, 2001, and recorded on September 7. 2001 to instrument 1066108, and modified by agreement oated March 1.2003, and recorded on April 7,2004 to instrument 1124889, in Barry County records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Six Hundred Sixly-Two And 42/100 Dottars ($73,662.42), including interest at 7% per annum Under the power ol sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such esse made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage v-" be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 160 PM, on January 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 21 of Middtevrtte Downs Addition No. 1 to the Village of Middleville, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded to Uber 5 of Plats on Page 4. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess determined aban­ doned in accordance wrth MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: December 22. 2005 For more information, ptease cal FC F 248.593. 313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. MZhigan 48025-5822 Fite #076305F01 Notice Ot Mortgage Forectoeuro Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATKJN WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This eate may be MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made to the conditions ot a mortgage made by Robert P. Whaley II. an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated April 15. 1999. and recorded on April 21, 1999 in Instrument 1028413, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there to claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-One Thousand Nino Hundred Sixty-Rve And 78/100 Dottars ($71,965.78). todudtog interest at 8% per annum. Under the power of sato contained to aaid mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice to hereby given that said mortgage wto be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged prwntooa, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 160 PM. on February 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ot Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land to the Southeast 1/4 of Section 24. Town 1 North, Range 8 West. Johnston Township. Bany County. Michigan described as: Beginning at a point on the South Hne of Section 24. Town 1 North. Range 8 West distent West 656 teet from the Southeast comer of aaid Section 24; thence West along said South Ina. 220 teet; thence North paraNel with the East Hne of add Section 24. a distance of 487.5 teet; thence West parallel with said South Ine, 447 teet; thence North parallel with said East line . 326 teet; thence East paraM with said South hne. 577 teet; thence South parallel with said East toe. 713J teat, thence East parallel with said South toe, 90 teet; thence South parallel with said East toe. 100 feel to foe place of beginning The redemption period trial be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: January 12, 2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *079541F01 ..mmm FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm la a debt coMectar attempting Io col* teet a debt Any Information obtained wtti ba uaed for this purpose. If you are In the MHItery, ptaaaa contact our office at tho number Mad beiow. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made to the conditions of a certain mortgage made by David A. Mttchel, and Debra kttchett. husband and w«o to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, a Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated September 14.2004 and recorded September 29. 2004 to Instrument *1134723 Barry County Records. Said mortgb^e was subsequently assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, aa Trustee of Aff-iriquesf Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2004-R11 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement Dated as of December 1. 2004, Without Recourse, on which mortgage there to claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Two Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Seven Dottars and Ninety-Three Cents ($247,837.93) including Inter­ cel 6.65% per annum. Cnder foe power of sate contained to said mort­ gage acd tM statute in such cane made and pro­ vided. nobu* to hereby given that naid mortgage wtti be torectoeed fcy a saw m* •» mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vec'.'ue, at the Barry County Courthouse it Hastings. Ml ct 160 p.m. on Thursday. February 2. 2063 Said premises are situated to Towns hip ol Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are 'Jeccr.bad aa: A parcel of land to the Southeast nuarter of Section 16, Town 2 North, Range 9 Wes; decMbed as: From eighth comer common to Southeast gut­ ter and Southwest quarter of Mid Sectton 16. thence South 85 degrees 20 seconds East 39^ teet to the point of beginning, thma North 0 degrees 42 minutes West 100.00 teat, foeve North 89 degrees 18 minutes East 200 Of' tea', thence South 59 degrees 58 minutes Ea*i 209.38 toot, thence South 41 degrees 27 minutes West 90 88 teet to the Northeast comer of Lot 13 of Oak HM Resort according to the plat recorded to Uber 2 cf Plats on Page 23; thence North 59 degrees 58 min­ utes West 145.90 toot, thence South 32 degrees 56 minutes West 85.3 teet; thence North 48 degrees 50 minutes West 72.4 teet; thence North 78 degrees 55 minutes West 96.6 teal to foe place of beginning It to Intended that this tract she* extend to waters edge of Long Laks, except a 2 rod strip lying parallel and adjacent to and on tho Northerly and Westerly side of the following doecribed Ine; from point beginning above tract, thence South 78 degrees 55 minutes East 95.6 teet thence South 48 degrees 50 minutes East 72.4 toot (recorded aa: South 76 degrees 12 minutes East 75.9 teat), thence North 32 degrees 56 minutes East 100.00 feet, subject to an easement over the existing grav­ el drive which extends from the exception to the legal deecriptxxi as shown above and runs thence Northeasterly over subject property. Commonly known as 6784 Lake, Hastings. 49058 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. to which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date o» such sate. Dated: DECEMBER 22. 2005 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates, Series 2OO4-R11 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement Dated as of December 1.2004. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester HMs. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Rte No 05-41887 Pub: 12/29/05-1/26/06 ____ �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, January 12. 2006 - Page 15 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE WILLIAM AZKOUL P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO C OLLE CT A DEBT AND ANY IN FOR MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Default having been made in the conditions of a real eslate mortgage made by Robert .1. Smith, a single man, of 3360 Barber Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058. and NPB Mortgage. LLC. a Michigan Limited Liability Company, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, whose address ts 770 Kenmoor, SE. Suite 201. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546. (tetod July 29. 2004, and recorded on August 6. 2004. in Instrument No. 1131991 of the Barry County Register of Deeds, and upon which there is now claimed to be due ior principal and interest the sum of Ninety Six Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Dollars and Ninety Four Cants (596.560 94) and no suit or proceedings at law having been instituted to recov­ er the said debt or any part thereof; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale contained rfi the mortgage, and the statute in such case made and provided, on February 16. 2006. at 1D0 p.m. the undersigned will sell at the East door of the Barry County Cotinhouse. Hastings, Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, al public venue to the highest bidder for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage, together with the legal fees and charges of the sate, including attorney’s fees allowed by law. the premises in said mortgage located in Barry County and which are desenbed as follows: A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 28. Town 4 North. Range 8 West desenbed =s com­ mencing at the Southwest comer of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 28. thence North 8 rods for a place of beginning, thence North » rods, thence East 30 rods, thence South 8 rods, thence West 30 rods to the place of beginning P.P. 308-04-028-425-300-02 which includes a 2001 Patriot manufactured home and which has an address ot 3360 Barber Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241 in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate DATED: January 5. 2006 NPB Mortgage. LLC 770 Kenmoor. SE Suite 201 Grand Rapids. Ml 49546 Drafted by: William M. Azkoul (P40071) Attorney for Mortgagee 161 Ottawa Avenue. NW Suite 205-C Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 (616)458*1315 o—w Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATIN WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall bo limit­ ed sooty to the return of the bld amou nt ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel E. Wilkins, An Unmarried Person, original mort­ gagor^), to ERA Mortgage. Mortgagee, dated August 20. 003. and recorded on August 21. 2003 in instrument 1111521, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Six Hundred Fourteen And 99/100 Dollars ($75,614.99). includingmterest at 7.245% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said murtgage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. not-x- is here'jy given that said mortgage will be forecknad by a site of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Baty County Courthouse in Hastings at 1fl0 PM, on January 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of Lot 8 of Supervisor's Glasgow's Addition accord­ ing to the Plat Theeof Recorded in Liber 3 of Plats. Page 3. oosenbed as beginning at the Southwest comer ot Lot 8; Thence South 89 Degrees 30 Minutes East 337.1 feet to the Southeast comer of Lot 8; Thence North 00 Degrees 5 Minutes 30 Seconds East 100.50 Feet along theEast lot line: Thence North 89 degrees 30 Minutes East 336.93 Feet to the West line of Lot 8; Thcxc South 00 Degrees 11 Minutes West 100.50 Feet to the Place of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess deterrmed abandoned in accordance wnh MCLA 600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated December 22. 2005 For more Information, please call: FC F 248.583 1313 Trott & Troll. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 0400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmghair. ^arms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S068240F02 Notice Of Mortgage Rxeetosuro Selo THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAI WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER 3EL0W IF YOU ARE fN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by tho forecioaing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to theretum of the bld emount ten­ dered ot sole, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in lhe conditions of a mortgage made by Kyte A. Hess, a single man. original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee lor teeter and tenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 25. 2003. and recorded on March 28. 2003 tn instrument 1101090, in Berry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred For Thousand Two Hundred TwentyFive And 03/100 Dollars ($104,225.03). including interest at 6.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will beforeciosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM, on February 9. 2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland, Barry County. Michigan, and are escribed as: Lol 26 of the Supervisor's Plat ol Green Meadows Number 1. as recorded In Uber 3 of Plats, Page 67, Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 00.3241 a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: January 12. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248.593 1304 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fars. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #079018F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY iNFORMATlN WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This saie mey bo rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages. If any, ohaN be limit­ ed soeiy to tho return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - DMamM hrts been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Donald K. Hasty Jr. and Melissa M. Hasty, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Chase Manhattan Mortgae Corporation, a New Jersey Corporation. Mortgagee, dated March 30.2000, and recorded on March 31. 2000 tn instrument 1042668, In Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed ID be due at the date hereof tho sum of Ono Hundred Fleve Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-One And 10/100 Dollars ($111,731.10), including interest at 9% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be freciosed by a sate of the mortgaged promtoes, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM, on January 26. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as:Part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest IM ot Section 23. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, described as beginning at a point at the intersection of center of Biddle Road and the East-West IM Uno of said Section 23, said point distant East 880 feet more o less from West 1M post of Section 23; thence East 350 feet along said 1/4 Ine; thence South 350 foot at right angles, thence West 350 feet, thence North *«50 feet at right angles along center Biddle Road to place of beginning The redemption period shallbe 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: December 29. 2005 For more information, ptease call: FC S 248.93 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S067609F02 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT °UR■>OSE PLEASE COTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven G. Ehrhardt, a married person, to Wells Fargo Bank N A., successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Motgage, Inc., mort­ gagee. dated Augusi 2, 2002 and recorded September 12, 2002 in Instrument Number 1067317, and Re-recorded in document number 1101481 on April 4. 2003. Barry County Records, fhere is claimed to be due on such mortgage tho sum of One Hundre Nine Thousand Six Hundred Eighty and 16/100 DoKars ($109,680.16) including interest at the rate of 4.00% per annum Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortage win be foredoeed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, MicKgan at 10O p.m. on January 26. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Jonstown, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing the Southeast comer of the East one-half of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 11, Town 1 North. Range 8 West. Johnston Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence North 762 feet, thence Wet 244 teet. thence North 371 feet, thence East 244 feel, thence South 371 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.341 a. in v.hich case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of F.i sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. Inthat event, your damages, if any. are limited sotefy to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale Dated: December 29. 2005 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., successor by merger to WeHs Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc., As Mortgaee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 326 0371 Lake 0 to get $41,000 grant for firefighters by Jon Gambet Staff Writer Trustee Patti Caudill brought good news to the Lake Odessa Village Council Monday night when she announced the village was informed earlier that day it received a $41,000 grant to put in a Cascade system to refill firefighters’ air tanks and to upgrade the electrical system in the fire house to handle the sophisti­ cated equipment. “This will enable us to provide the service to other smaller fire departments in the area like Woodland and Sunfield,” Caudill said. “We have a reciprocal agree­ ment with other departments in the area and we share information and resources on a regular basis.” Village President Karen Banks, said that one of the benefits of the grant is that the village is responsible for only 5 per­ cent of the total cost. In other action by the council Monday. Trustee Mel M<?loud was appointed to the Tree Board tc replace Jerry Engle, who resigned as a trustee earlier. McCloud’s term will epire in 2007. Four people were appointed to the Library Board. Shirty Brown and Phil Barlett will serve four-year terms and Lola Haller and Deb Behler will serve three-year terms. All four names were submined to Banks by Connie Teachworth, library director. Village Manager Mark Bender reported to the board that he has contacted several land appraisers in Ionia County about vil­ lage owned property on M-50 next to McDonald’s. The council is seeking an appraisal to determine the minimum price if the land is sold. “I found that vacant, commercial prop­ erty. especially along a major highway is a ‘specialty’ among appraiser,” Bender said. “Of course, along with a specialty comes a price; I found Great Lakes Appttisers out of Grand Rapids willing to do the appraisal for a price not to exceed $2,200. “Since council approval is needed. I have not been able to advertise the prop­ erty yet. Unless councils wants to set the minimum bid through a different method, I believe this is the best way to find out what the value is.” Bender also told the board that this venue might also give the village an idea of what other M-50 village owned prop­ erty is worth. The council voted to approve an amount not to exceen $2,200 to Great Lakes Appraisal Service to conduct the appraisal. The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 November/December nominees were (back row. from left) Elizabeth Bartha, Jeffrey Thompson, Michelle Barker, Katie Groesbeck, Cassandra Coplin, (front row) Chelsea Bnsboy. Charlie VanHoose. Austin Drake, Chana Gehnnan, Heather Mutch. Jamie Raulston and Hannah Smith. Middle school students earn honors at Delton Delton Kellogg Middle School is continu­ ing with its “Dignity and Respect” program sponsored by Mcijer. Students are nominated by fellow students :-nd by teachers for reasons such as helping others to improve grades, lending a helping hand or being a model student. Pictured with this story arc No\ ember and December nom­ inees and the two students who were selected as the ten dollar gift card winners. All nominees will be entered into a draw­ ing at the year’s end for a fifty dollar gift card. DKMS also is participating in the Mcijer Community Reward program. Anyone can get an application to sign up for a card. Meijer invited DKMS to be a partner school this year, and students and families are reaping rewards. To date Meijer has helped STEENSMfli PLUMBING', DKMS to reward students with Michigan J all-A honor roll status, accelerated readers 795-7495 MHV1CS RUN PJMLY !| Education Assessment (MEAP) incentives, and Dignity and Respect nominees. Meijer also helped thu teaching staff to give an eight­ member family in the Delton area a merry Christmas. Gift card winners were Austin Drake and Heather Mutch. TMVUTIITU £XPM« Itadly Diurnal nnjl Oiernfal by Jeff vul Irlaitktr triocm* in buau^i Cotek IhuxI Make your reservation for the Little River Casino, Feb. 26th. Call today for *cat reservation* & parking details... 269'908'1745 Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. �Page 16 - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Si//< / <>! $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell’ ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 (517)719-8062 / main ial Sen /< । \ W YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought never used). Still on roll. New $800 - sell $295. SSSNEED MONEYS55 HOME OWNWERS: Have MILLIONS to lend. Will approve loans the banks won’t Credit prob­ lems okay. Late house pay­ ments, bankruptcy, self-em­ ployed, hard to verify in­ come, no problem! For a free analysis call Rich Welch, 231-206-7560. (517)204-0600________________ A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set, new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD board and queen pillow top mattress. New never used; must sell $275 (616)291-1672 //.//> !’«»/<</ CARPET SHAMPOOERS: 5 full-time openings $450 ♦ per week. Women and men, Co. training, mgmt, opportu­ nity. (ol6)257-3600, 28th. St. HOUSE FULL OF FURNI­ TURE: Everything must go! (Al! items less then 2mos. old). Bedrooms, great room, dining, kitchen, living room. Solid Oak and Mahogany, new beds. Too much to list. Cost $8,000. Will sacrifice for $2.500/best. (517)204-0600 ploma or equivalent. Candi­ dates must have had an Ear­ ly Childhood course in their high school experience or will be required to take a class within one year of hire. TIME SHARE FOR SALE231,000 Fairfield Point. Also, interval year at resort on Co­ coa Beach. (269)795-1017 '( aid <•/ I hank \ THANK YOU The family of Marilyn Chaffee wish to thank all their family and friends for their support, cards, flowers, food and their donations honoring our wife, mother and grandmother. Richard Brian & Gale Patrick, Annie __________ & Jessica__________ A’itz/ / \l(ll( move in. $225,000 A MUST SEE! Thomapple Kellogg Schools. Call (269)721-3739 or (616)437-2355 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Dennison on Road Orangeville in Friday Township 6. Jen. afternoon, Anyone with information about this suspected arson is asked to contact the Michigan Stale Police at 948-8283. Woman finally gives up on attempt to flee •TASTINGS — A 22-year-old Middleville woman facing a probation violation charge will now face an additional charge of resisting and obstructing a police offficer. Barry County Sheriff's Deputy Loel Funk was called to the office of Barry County Probation Officer Eric Bastian on Dec. 21 to take into custody Erin Lockyer/Kordelewski. When Dep. Funk took the woman into the hallway, she attempted to run, but was immediately met by another probation officer. Brad Prescott, who was just leaving his office. 1997 DODGE RAM 1500: ext cab pick up truck, 130,000 miles, $7JOO obo. iTease call (616)293-3104 or (269)945-0917 Funk and Prescott look the woman into Prescott's office until she appeared calm enough to again be transported. Once in the hallway, Lockyer/Kordelewski again attempted to boll and tried to move her handcuffs from behind her back to the front She was once again returned to Prescott’s office where Funk told her if she did not comply with his directions, she would be tasered. Lockyer/Kordelewski agreed and was transported to the Barry County Jail without further incident 1996 GMC SIERRA extend­ ed cab, high miles, many Teen driver cited for breaking ‘Zero Tolerance’ law new parts. $7,000, call for de­ tails, (269)795-9161. HASTINGS TOWNSHIP — A 17-year-old Hastings youth was cited Saturday, Dec. 31, for violation of Level One driving restrictions and for violating the “Zero Tolerance” drinking law. COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY OF SOUTH CEN­ TRAL MICHIGAN: Trans­ portation Aide and Substi­ tute teachers, Barry County. Assist in transporting of chil­ dren safely to and from Head Start centers and their homes, and/or on special trips. Assists Lead Teacher and cooperate in a suppor­ tive role in the classroom. Must have high school di­ TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 FOR SALE BY OWNER: 11 acre horse farm. 3 bedroom 2 bath ranch home. Ready to ORANGEVILLE TWP. — Michigan Stale Police at the Hastings post are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a home & 131. SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set $175. (517)719-8062 DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173.________________ Police seeking help in probe of suspicious fire I IlhUlinh \'i 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE NON TURBO, 5 SPEED MANUAL, HAS NEWER MOTOR (86,000 MILES), LEADER STAIN­ LESS STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEM ALL THE WAY BACK. NEW PARTS IN­ CLUDED HOOD, HEAD LIGHTS, LAMBO DOOR KIT, LOWER SPRINGS, FRONT BUMPER, SIDE MAKER LIGHTS, $6,000 OBQ. (269)838-2871 For more information, please visit www.caascm.org. Back­ ground check, TB, physical and drug screen required when hired. Submit applica­ tion/resumes by mail to CAASCM, Attn: Human Re­ sources, P.O. Box 1026, Bat­ tle Creek, ML 49016, by fax at (269)965-1152 or via email at contactQCaascir.org EOF.. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE., ■*/ The teen-ager was involved in a one-car accident on M-37 near Cobum Road, where his vehicle struck a “no panning" sign 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, dou­ blewide w/deck (269)795­ 4127. and a mailbox. When he tried to get his car out of the ditch, the car was pinned againg a tree. Barry County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Fueri administered a blood alcohol test to the driver and his BAC was determined to be .036. FOR SALE 1990 Redman 28X54 mobile home. 3 bed­ room, 2 bath, excellent con­ dition. Delivered to your sight $19,900. (517)852-9402 Teen arrested with alcohol at loud party ORANGEVILLE TWP. — Justin Michael Williamson, 18, was arrested for being a minor in poMewon and faces possible probation violation charges for an incident Monday, Jan. 2. in Orangeville Township. Barry County Sheriff’s deputies were responding to a complaint about loud noise at a home on Marsh Road and discovered BED: a brand new queen pil­ lowtop mattress set. Brand new, in plastic, warranty, $110. Can deliver. (616)318- a group of young people in a garage playing and listening to music. Williamson was arrested when it was determined that his blood alcohol level was .098. nearly .02 over the legal limit. He admitted to officers that he was on probation and knew that consuming alcohol could be a violation of terms of his probation. Intoxicated woman with asthma averts crisis BED: king pillowtop, new, in original package, warran­ ty, can deliver, $95. (616)949­ HASTINGS — Barry County Sheriff’s deputies Janette Shaffer and Jeremiah Kimball dealt with a 48-year-old intoxicated 2683. woman who refused asthma treatment at the Pennock Hospital Emergency Room Friday, Jan. 6 Hospital officials told officers that the woman suffered from extreme asthma and was having difficulty breathing. She was BED; NASA developed memory foam mattress set brand new with warranty. Must sell, $420. Call (616)949-6525, can deliver. attempting 'o exit the ER, but officials told deputies that if she was allowed to leave, it could result in a life threatening coedi­ tion. The officers assisted hospital personnel in applying soft restraints so the woman could be treated. Telephone, Internet scams still plague area BEDROOM SET: new 6pc. complete set with sleigh bed, must sell, $550. Can sepa­ rate, can deliver. (616)949­ 6525. BARRY COUNTY — Troopers from the Michigan State Police Hastings post recently have been made aware of a few new scams by telephone and the Internet. In the telephone scams, the victims are receiving phone calls frail a company calling themselves Advantage America DRIVER: additional CDL-A drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment. (616)248-7729 MAPLE BEDROOM SET: 2mos old w/Sealy mattress set (Queen), like new, cost $1,400, sell $350. (517)719­ company cahnu to be working for the U.S. Government and tell lhe victim they we awarding a grant of over $10,000 for a fee of $49.95. The representative then requests bank account and checking account numbers from the victim in order to be able to 8062 deposit the grant money in the victim's account. No grand money is ever deposited, however. A letter is sometimes sent to the DRIVERS: Great pay. Time! CDL able. Mike 343-6601. 1 BEDROOM APART­ MENT on Algonquin Lake $450 month first months rent plus deposit (269)945-0917 or (616)293-3104 Dedicated lanes! Bonuses, Home A training avail­ Brooks Inc. 888­ signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. victim .-tsking they purchase a Government Grant Information Guide for $299.95 Other times money has been withdrawn from the account before the victim realizes west has transpired. Contact was made / i>i f\t nt with authorities in Florida and state troopers were advised the company does not exist in Winter Park and the call center is based out of the Philippines. Troopers are advising anyone who is a victim to this scam to report it to the United Stale Portal Inspector at www.usps.com Road Commission brush cutter damaged YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. HASTINGS 4 0 STADIUM St AT ING Benefits. Th* company's phone number is 1 -866-503-7345 and their acktresz is in Winter Park, Fla. The representatives of the TIMIS I 13 I IS _ oTanmarj, ■ 125&. ZSO. 4 45.ZOO. ZOO ■ OirnMMlR) I ’2 40 2 55 5 00 7 15 »30 ■ FAimr nwE ipg-131 RUTLAND TOWNSHIP — An unknown suspect vandalized a Barry County Road Commission Brush Cutter on State Police Trooper Brian Roderick said the first incident is believed to have been commited on the night of Jan. 3 or early Jan. 4. The second incident occurred on Jan. 5 on Lawrence Road. The tires of the brush cutter were punctured by what Roderick believes was a drill. All four tires were damaged in Ae inci­ dents. Anyone with information should call the Michigan State Police, Hastings post, at 948-8283. Valley volleyball team earns its first conference victory In a buttle between two teams that are controlled the back court with 16 digs and In the final eight-team bracket, the Lady rebuilding after losing major parts of their Alaina Mater set up 28 assists in what head Lions played Byron and were defeated in the team to graduation last spring, the Maple Valley varsity volleyball team earned its first coach Bill Brenton called “the team’s most first round 12-25 and 9-25. Ashley Gonser led the Lions in serving consistent match of the season.” with 27-of-29 and six aces. Mindy Newton SMAA (South) victory of the season with a After the conference match, the Lions vis­ last ited Durand for a tournament on Saturday and served well and played strong in the front had an up and down day. court while Lauren Pierce gave the team some three game victory at Stockbridge Wednesday. The Lady Lions earned a 25-17,25-20,25­ 14 victory. The Lions defeated Saginaw Arthur Hill in three games, 25-15, 25-12, and 25-15. strong defense in the back court, said Consistency plagued the Lions and they were Brenton. The Lions will then host their own home Dani Christensen led the Lions with 14 and defeated by Napoleon invitational on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. 12 kills respectively. Rebecca Kent led lhe before coming back to take the third game 25­ Lions with five blocks for kills. Jess Winegar 21. Maple Valley hitters Allison Oleson and Thanks to you... sepa­ rate occasions last week, causing more than $2000 in damage. 12-25 and 18-25, Saxon spikers open Gold against TK 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas by Brett Bremer presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs. That's what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Sports Editor them lightly. We have to be at our best in split with Addison and 25-20,18-25 deadlock order to beat TK.” with Charlotte. The day wasn't all downers for the Saxons. Hastings head coach Gina McMahon did Despite finishing round-robin play with everything she could this week to get her three losses and three ties Saturday., the “We passed better, therefore we were able team ready for the O-K Gold Conference Saxons won their quarterfinal contest against to run our new offensive plays,” McMahon opener tonight at home against Thomapple Brooklyn Columbia Central 25-21, 25-14 to said. “It was very exciting to see the players Kellogg. The Saxons had a tough time in their final advance to the semifinals against Charlotte. run some new plays. They were very pumped pre-conference tune-up. the Charlotte Tournament last Saturday, finishing with a 1­ In the semi’s, the host Orioles tupped the Saxons 25-18, 25-23. up when lhe new plays worked. We were able to throw off the opponent's blockers. Every “At times we were scrappy and at other 3-3 record. times we let the ball drop.” said McMahon. “We should have ended up with a better win-loss record.” said McMahon. "If we “The players were not moving on defense and time they ran a new play, we got a kill.” The Saxons' two losses in round-robin play were a 25-17, 28-26 defeat at the hands of not reading the opponent’s hitters accurately. Holt and a 25-17,25-22 defeat by the Lansing played our best, we could have beaten most, Wc played very scrappy against the stronger Christian Pilgrims. if not all, the teams (at Charlotte)." teams, such as Charlotte when our players were all over the court picking up balls.” we could have been in the finals if we played Hastings' level of play went up and down “It was great to get to the semifinals, but Columbia to our potential,” said McMahon. "One of The Saxons want to be more consistent Central in the quarterfinals was the second of these days, we will be in the finals and win.” against lhe Trojans. “The players arc very punqvd up.” said the day for the two teams. In lhe first, the Saxons took game one 25-14 then fell in the will be at the Greenville Invitational on McMahon. “I told them that they will need to second 21-25. Saturday. with the level of their opponents at Charlotte. work hard in order to beat TK and not to take The Saxons' meeting with Hastings other two ties were a 25-18.19-25 After Thursday’s dual with TK, the Saxons �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - Pago 17 Hastings Exchange Club Youths of Month selected for January Student: at Northeastern Elementary School who have earned Exchange Club ol Hastings Young Citizens ol the Month accolades lor January are Corey Robins and Erin Gray, shown with teacher Alice Gergen. The Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizen of the Month for January, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, is Danielle Friend, shown here with teacher Dan Benningfield. Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens of the Month honors this month from the Exchange Club of Hastings are Anna Banister, Jenna Nedbalek. Samantha Watson, Collin Ferguson and Randi Varney, shown with Principal Mike Karasinski. Brianna Dawe, shown with teacher Trisha Kietzman, is Young Citizen of the Month for January from Plea.’antview Elementary School. Star Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for January, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are Luke Domke, Branden Miller and Katy Garber. .......... I flt Mt t ■ Chad Singleterry and Brice DeJong, shown here with Principal Michael Sweeny, have been selected by the Exchange Club ol Hastings as Young Citizens of the Month for January at St. Rose School. 1 Viking wrestlers fail for the first time, to No. 1 Mason by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The No. 2 in Division 2 Lakewood Viking varsity wrestling team suffered its first set­ back of the season last week Thursday, after opcr.ing up the year with a perfect 7-0 dual meet record. It took the No. 1 team in the state in Division 2, Mason, to hand the Vikings their first du.J meet loss of the year last ThurHay. The Bulldogs pulled off a 39-31 victory in the meet which came down to the final match. With his team up 33-31. the Bulldogs' Dustin Rozebooom pinned Lakewood’s Michael Gregory in the 119-pound match to seal the win for the defending state champi­ ons. Lakewood led 27-24 with four matches left to wrestle. Viking head coach Bob Veitch said that he was pretty sure his team should have won two or even three of those bouts, but it was the Bulldogs who came out on top in three of the four. Mason’s Jason Bedes pulled off a big 5-4 decision over Lakewood’s Cody Dupont in the 275-pourtd match. The Vikings Holden Hummel was caught on his back early in the 103-pound bout by Tommy FeiferL Josh Clark came out and earned a 16-3 major decision at 112 pounds for the Vikings to keep them within reach of victory, heading into the match between Rozeboom and Gregory. “It was a good dual that came down all the way to the end.” said Veitch. “1 thought we wrestled well, except for a couple matches 1 think we could pull off (next time)." A trio of Vikings kept sea- son opening winning streaks ?livc with pins. Levi Phelps at 140. Cody Orszuu at 152. and Eddie Phillips at 189 pounds. Lakewood’s other winners were Kyle Root who took a 9-6 decision al 130 pounds ami Mike Kuras who earned a pin at 215. The two teams could meet again in the regional round of the Division 2 team tounwment at the end of the season. The Vikings will begin the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season this tonight at Haslett, then will participate in the Michigan Duals in Bay City Saturday 401 (k) rollovers made easy 421 W. Woodlawn Art Hastings. MI 49058 { TREE TRIMMING , & REMOVAL ' Friendly Fast Service Central Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for January, as selected by tne Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Tyler DeCamp, Nikki Redman and Jake Swartz, shown with teacher Ann Mummert. |2B| M5-3S53 er Edwardjones Mifm (Nt) 2M-6220 Serving Indmduai Inveeton Since 1671 EdwardJ< ' FREE ESTIMATES Snow plowing available Call Mike at 838-6778 FREE 9-MONTH LAYAWAY -No job too large or small' Famly Bookstore 269-945-5377 Be a “SPORTS NUT” Read The BANNER! locoreoo 104 E. 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Call (260) Rapids, "three” will present current works by January 17. • The Odd Couple will be presented by & Frederick Warren. the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Wednesday at Gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday and 730 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., and Thursday 9 a.m.-530 p.m., Tuesday and Sunday at 3 p.m. What do you get when a Friday 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cosed Sunday. Artist reception January 6th neat tidy, and somewhat neurotic man shares an apartment with his complete opposite? The from 5-830 pm. For more information call Odd Couple, a hiarious comedy by Niel (616) 451-9820 or visit www.lafontsee.us. Simon return, to chase away your winter Through February 10. blahs as his most celebrated comedy For more • Succession: a painting exhibition is on at display Urban the for Insititute Contemporary Arts' Monroe Avenue Gallery. CALENDAR or visit colorful, create abstract work. Painting is often belittled now as antiquated and/or merely decorative. This group exhibi­ website at www.barrychamber.com perform Theatre, 51 W. Michigan Ave, downtown Battle Creek. Dobie is "Mr. Lucky" and a very Divergent styles, inventions, and approaches funny guy while Ralph is former manager of will be featured. Artists include Sandra Commix Cafe and a seasoned performer on Luckett work any (MFA, being Virginia made Commonwealth at Field's Gary Comedy Club the comedy club and college circuit. Show is San rated "PG 18.” Smoke free show at 8 p.m., late Francisco Art Institute), Betsy Stirratt (MFA, show at 1030 p.m. See garyfieldscomedy- Indiana University) Darra Keeton (MFA, dub.com for more information or call (269) Queens Jim 965-4646. January 13 & 14. University), Kirsten College), Kindler (MFA, Morris (MFA, University of Massachusetts). See uica.org or • 37th Annual AutoRama will be held at call (616) 454-7000 for more information. DeVos Place. Hours are Friday 5-10 par., Through March 5. • Energy and Saturday 11 a.m.-lO p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-7 Inspiration: African- p.m. Admission is $11 for adults, children Permanent ages 6-12 $5, children 5 & under free, he show Collection is a selection of paintings, prints, features an electic display of custom cars and drawings, photographs and sculptures by trucks, stroetrods, motorcycles and racecars. American Art from the African-American artists from the collection Tickets can be purchased at the door. For more at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South information call Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Call the www.autorama.com. January 13-15. KIA at (269) 3*9-7775 or the info line at (269) • Why, (616) What, 361-6810 or visit Where: Unanswered Theatre Series. The technical, artistic, and ath­ letic talents of the dancers shine as they pres­ ent this new Gordon Peirce Schmidt world JANUARY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 14 Bittie Creek Bowl-e-Thon to raise funds for Junior Adiievement of Southwest MI at Nottke's Bawling Alley, 773 W. Columbia Ave, Battle Creek. Call Karen Dally at (269) 968­ 9188, ext 21 for more information. 21 fc 28 Winter Photography Workshop at Piefoe Cedar -Creek Insitute, 701 W. Cloverdale Rd. Members $25 for one day, $30 for two days; non-members $30 for one day, $35 for two days. Class limited to 15 people. Registration required by Offing (269) 721-4190. ’ more information call (616) 454-4771 or visit www.ticketmaster com. Kimberly CHECK OUT THESE • Dobie Maxwell and Ralph Tctta will today. as brings a world premiere ballet to the Dancer's - literally brought right to the audience. For (269) 945-2454 Check out the Chamber's MISCELLANEOUS vant ■ Sunday 2 p.m. The beginning of the New Year premiere. This is our version of street level art www.grct.org/season.html rary painting that is just as vigorous and rele­ 19-22. H located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at January 12-28. tion has been composed to show contempo­ January The Bany County Chamber of Commerce ticket prices and reservations call (616) 222­ 6020 Studios 730 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 730 pan., Chamber of Commerce This selection of painters from around the country World Ballet 730 p.m. atthe First Congregational Church. 337-7407 for tickets and information. Tuesday, Schaeffer, Ballet yrcKalf.Grand Rapids Company • "three” is an exhibit at the LaFontsee Michael the ing Bach Cello Suites 1, 2 and 3 by JS. Bach at Galleries/Underground Studio in Grand gallery artists, including J.a'emy Newman, at car Snows | 27-29 Berry Home Show at the Bany Expo Center on M-37 between Middleville and Hastings. Call (269) 945-2224 for more information. 28 Cabaret Night Fund-raiser for the Thomapple Aria Council. Call (269) 9*5-2002 for more information. Akimbo will performed be January 19-28 at the Spectrum Theatre. All -Bob Milne is $22, students & seniors $20. Set in the wilds of suburban New Jersey, this is an off-center comedy about 16 year old Kimberly, her drunken father, her hypochondriac mother, and her ex-con scam artist aunt. There is the Quartet K. 387, and Edward Elgar's Piano possibility of new love for Kimberly, as well Quintet. KSO Music Director Raymond as the issue of Kimberly's medical condition, Harvey is the featured pianist on the Elgar which causes her body to age much faster Quintet. Another special aspect of this concert than it should. In 2003, the New York Times is that January 27 is Mozart's 250th birthday. called "the comedy of the year... haunting The KSO's Burdick-Thome String Quartet and hilarious...a heartbreaking study of how honors the great composer with their per­ time wounds every* me.” Tickets will be avail­ formance of his String Quartet K. 387. Tickets able January 2, 20U6. For more information may be purchased at all Miller Auditorium call (616) 234-3946 CZ visit www.actorsatspec- Ticket Office locations or by calling (269) 387­ 2300 or (800) 228-9858 or on the web at trum.org. TeDeum is a celebration of Latvian culture. www.kalamazoosymphony.com. The featured event is an 8 p.m. Kalamazoo ArenaCross 2006 at the Van Andel Arena Symphony concert at Miller Auditorium January 27-29. Event start times are Friday A Sunday, January 22. The concert features the Saturday 730 p.m., and Sunday at noon Gold US. premier of Latvian composer Ugis Circle seats $20, adults $16, children (2-12) $5, Praulins' "Te Deum laudamus.” A display of price increases $2 day of show. Both Friday Latvian arts and crafts will be set up in the and Saturday s events consist of professional racing on 125cc and 150cc motorcycles and lobby. New Orleans Night will be performed by Sunday's event consists of amateur racing all the top ragtime-boogie woogie pianist in the day. For tickets or more information call (616) country. Bob Milne, at the Grand Ledge Opera 456-3333 or visit www.vanandelarena.com. House on Sunday, January 22 at 3 p.m. The Bob Marley Birthday Bath 2006 will Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. take place Saturday, January 28 at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. General admission, 349-3959. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Questions is a celebration of the ’egacy and a Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 pzn., Thursday call to action to continue Martin Luther King's 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. legacy of agitation for social justice and Civil Actors’ Theatre 25th Anniversary Gala will be held one night only January 22. The holidays. Rights. Olivet College faculty, staff, and stu­ special performance will highlight musical Sarakasi African Acrobats will perform Admission for most exhibitions and events is dents will present various programs through­ numbers from the 25 year history of the Sunday, Jan 29 at 3 p.m. at Kalamazoo's free. January 14-April 9, 2096 out the day. See olivetcollege.edu or call (269) Actors at Spectrum Theatre featuring the orig­ Miller Auditorium. Ticket prices range from ■MUSIC THEATRE 749-7631 for more information. January 16. Closed Mondays and major • Pre-School Story Time takes place every . Writers invited to join group Jan. 26 • Brone Brothen & Headin' South will Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-sd>ool age dul­ Garfield, Olivet. There will be giveaways and dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ drink specials throughout the night. The show tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance starts at 9 p.m. Must be 21 to enter. The band will also have their new CD at the show. Check out their website at: at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across www.the- from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at Local writers are invited to come share the Russian National Ballet; Sleeping Beauty is scheduled to start at 3 am. Sunday, The first meeting of the Thomapple Valley Writers Group wilfttfce place « SrJO^.m. January 22 at Miller Auditorivaru Founded in. Moscow over twenty years ago, the Russian Thursday. Jan. 26, at the State Grounds National Ballet is dedicated to ut*»holding the Coffee Shop in Hastings. All ages are welcome. All genres of fic­ grand, national tradition of ballet and devel­ the Russian National Ballet is its own institu­ 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages • 24-Hour Theatre will be performed at 8 tion. poetry, and nonfiction are encouraged. There is no charge for this event Just bring and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ p.m. at the Urban Insititute for Contemporary paper and pencil, a sharp, open mind, and lots al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring of positive feedback. Those attending are not Arts in Grand Rapids. UICA's X Performance a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 required to share their own personal work, Group brings together local writers, directors, for details. First Friday of every month and performers to create and produce original September through June. though it is encouraged. The purpose of this group is to lend Go to www.skipcoryell.com for more Area been with the company since its inception. Under the artistic of direction Sergei Radchenko, the group will perform the classic from $15-$40. Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland tion and vast experience, many of whom Mve straggling to make their voices heard. writers gather at UICA and work through the the tion with over 50 dancers of singular instruc­ ballet. Sleeping Beauty. Master's at oping new talents throughout Russia. Now encouragement and support to local authors, Hour Theatre begins on Friday evening when Band 3998 or (616) 234-3947 for more information. and positive forum with other local writers. bronkbros.com. Music dips are on the site for • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing will be followed by a dessert and champagne fruits of your literary creativity in a friendly your listening pleasure. Saturday, January 14. one-act plays in the course of a single day. 24­ inal performers. The 730 p.m. performance reception. Tickets are $25 each. Call (616) 234­ Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the perform at the Garfield Lake Tavern, 17711 Cail (517) 627-1443 for more information. Dywayne Ticket prices range perform L the Missiasimi night to draft their original plays. The next Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 information, or call or email at: 269-838­ Mafia per person. Beginning dance lessons are 5586, skipcoryell@hotmail.com Mathus' Knockdown South Friday, January the staging process. At 8 p.m. Saturday, offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and 27 at 8 p.m. at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. January 14, Jve public is invited to attend the feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot Tickets are $12, $1330 day of show. final performances. Imagine gathering procs, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ learning lines, staging and sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No writing and accomplishing all the tasks that go into a live smoking or alcohol. Cal) Colleen Burke at production in just one day. Tickets for 24­ (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Hour Theatre are $5 for UICA members and Sunday each month. $7 for the general public Saturday, January 14. by Linda Thistle KCC seeking members for Women’s Ensemble Kellogg Community College is currently tion of Betty Picard. There are openings in ever section, from alto to soprano. In addition to the ensemble Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra on Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28 as part of the orchestra's "Epic Fvcnings" series of includes Walter Piston's "Divertimento” for Ethiopia performed with first truly authentic African circus. Produced completely in Africa utilizing native choreographers, costumes and set designers, the astounding feats of the Sarakasi African Acrobats are not to be missed. The World of Mozart will be presented by The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, February 5 at 3:00 p.m. in Kalamazoo College's Light Fine Arts Center. The concert will commemorate Mozart's 250th birthday which takes palce on January 27. Tickets may be purchased at all Miller Auditorium Ticket Office locations or by calling (269) 387-2300 or (bOO) 228-9858 or on the web at ww’w.kalamazoosyinphcny.com. 19. The community ever.! was cancelled in 2002 due to insurance costs but *s now being underwritten by the fiitry County Chamber of Commerce. Scheduled e vents include a free fishing weekend at Yankee Spring* Recreation Area and snowshoe weekend at Bay pointe, Sea Shanty Swimsuit Fashion Show and ihe ever-popular Polar Bear Dip. Xlso being con­ sidered are a teen and adult danc» as well as a cross country hike or ski event, ot into e-mail Dianna Stampfler at dianna^promol<mvchi- gan.com in Battle Creek from 630-830 p.m. Singles Ibhjesek’f sshriton; be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast Fun with Dick and Jane swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor. Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Allegan Community Players to perform annual cabaret Allegan Community Players will present their Cabaret 2006 -Its All Blue" Jan. 27, 28 variety of music from classic to jazz to pop. at 3 p.m. (this is being billed as a ‘Root Beer There are not prerequisites. Members have a Float Show’) at the Griswold Auditorium - variety of musical experience. Lower Level. 401 Hubbard St.. Allegan. & Feb. 3.4,10,11 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 11th, Ticket prices for the Jan. 27 & 28 show are Running time: 90 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 wnal 9-boK aquara contains al of the numbaa from one to nine. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK • • Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni star in “Fun With Dick and Jane.” an allegedly screwball comedy that is more predictable and preachy * Moderate ** Challenging For more information call the message than it is fun. Set in the year 2000, Dick and Jane rfarpci (Carrey and Leoni) are an upwardly mobile Questions should be addressed to lhe music phone at (269) 673-9669 or the Griswold yuppie couple surrounded by all the trappings department at 269-965-3931, exL 2391. Ticket Office al (269) 673-3456. of their class: a pricey German car. huge Davidson Building on the KCC Campus. and authentic music and costumes, Sarakasi is the and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must work, there are usually some solo or duct to 1:20 p.m. in the choral rhearsal room in the $15-$30. A fusion of cultures from Kenya, Tanzania four winds and five strings, Mozart's String • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center opportunities. The Women’s Ensemble performs a wide The group meets Wednesday's from 12:30 Jimbo Epic Theatre. The chamber music program • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall enrolling community members and students for its Women’s Ensemble, under the direc­ with concerts. Both concerts are at 8 p.m. in the starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Bachfest Presents: Angela East perform- along Winter Evening will be presented by The Weekly SUDOKU show. Winterfest will return to Gun Lake Feb. 17­ Burnside morning actors and directors arrive to begin will all ages show. $15 in advance, $19 day of $10. All other shows $20. *★* HOOBOY! house, a Latina housekeeper who spends more time with their son than the parents do (and as a result, the boy speaks with a 6 Prong Paw play at State Grounds Saturday 6 Prong Paw, a local band, will play Saturday. Jan. 14. at State Grounds Coffee House, 108 E. State St. in Hastings. The band will feature their new CD. "Victim of Mainstream America." which was released in November. 7ne band will begin playing a 9 p.m. and there will be no admission charge. The band will have CDs and apparel for sale on site. □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ Spanish accent) and equally competitive neighbors. Their lives get thrown into turmoil when Dick's company, Globodyne (a thinly dis­ guised metaphor for Enron), goes belly up and the CEO beats feets with $400 million. Tea Leoni and Jim Carrey look back at their film careers and wonder how they unded up here... a life of crime. The montage sequence show­ ing how they become more brazen and baroque in their robberies is also a bit of fun, The Harper's entire financial stability rested but too short. It's a pity, because the final act on company stock, so they find themselves careening toward poverty. Their electricity is of the film is a boring, sometimes confusing caper involving revenge and Robin Hoodism turned off, and in one of the funnier bits of the that is more laughable than comedic. film, their lawn is repossessed. When Tea “Fun With Dick and Jane" is a see-it-at-a- Leoni turns to Caney and says, blankly, “I matinee kind of movie. It’s got just enough didn't know you could repo a lawn." it is a good stuff to kill 90 minutes and not feel beautiful piece of comic timing and delivery cheated, but isn’t good enough for full price. — and a reminder of what a great comedic — nxoans — duo they arc and how their talents are wasted GRADE: C in this film. Driven to the brink. Dick and lane turn to C 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - Page 19 Sa(oMe’j Sfarr BORN THIS WEEK: You can be both a dreamer and a doer. You consider helping oth­ ers to be an important pan of your life. ARIES (March 21 to April !9) Aspects call ~ LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) " c care in preparing material for *t hide your talents. It’s a you time to show what you k might find it bothersome to go Ik over what you’ve done, the can do to impress people who \can do a lot for you. A dispute submission. Although Hrfact is. recherking could be 'worth your time and effort |^with a family member might Symphony to perform with silent movies February 4 Come experience the thrills, chills and new bride receiving c build-it-yoursdf house for more than 100 television programs, most laughs of old time movies as the Battle as a wedding gift. They don't realize, how­ notably for the series "The World at War’ Creek Symphony presents "Silent Movie ever. that the wife's disgruntled former suit­ (1974). He has also orchestrated the sym­ Night’ on Saturday. February 4. 7:30pm at W. K. Kellogg Auditorium. Two classic or has changed the numbers on the boxes of phonic works of Paul McCartney. comedies. Charlie Chaplin’s The Immigrant in one week, according to the instructions, as Tickets to "Silent Movie Night" are $5 to $38 for adults. $5-516 for children under «9. and Buster Keaton's One Week, will be classic sight gags and physical comedy Call Music Center Tickets al 269 565-2199. screened as the orchestra pcnorms a heart stopping soundtrack by Hollywood compos­ ensue. These classic ’two-reelcrs" last about 20 The concert is sponsored by Comenca Bank er Carl Davis. When Charlie minutes each Showings of silent movies www.musiccenterscmi.com for more infor­ The have always featured live music, starting Immigrant in 1917. many in his audience with the pianist at the very first public show­ mation. A fundraising auction-of a weekend in a Chicago condo-will be held a intermis­ had experienced first-hand the trials of ing by the Lumiere Brothers in Paris in Chaplin made building materials. Keaton builds the house and Kellogg Community College. Visit TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The week still need some smoothing over. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) crossing the ocean to reach the Land of 1895. Small theaters usually had a pianist to sion. The Battle Creek Symphony. Michigan's for Bovines Be open with your colleagues Liberty. In a series of comic misadventures. create atmosphere and provide emotional oldest orchestra, was founded in 1899. Since ^^is favorable who welcome change. New about your plan to bring a "The Little Tramp’ discovers that America is cues. From the mid-teens onward, most large 2003. under Music Director Anne Harrigan, career opportunities wait to >■■■ ) be checked out. You might workplace matter out into the not quite the Golden Land that was prom­ city theaters had organists or even entire the orchestra's innovative multi-media pre­ open. You’ll want their sup­ ised. Anne orchestras. Massive theatrical organs such as sentations have garnered audience and criti­ also want to get started on port, and they’ll want to know how you’ll pull it off. Harrigan describes the The Immigrant as the famous "mighty Wurlilzer’ could simu­ cal acclaim. The Symphony is a program ot ’hilarious and poignant’ and a compelling sequel to the orchestra s blockbuster October late some orchestral sounds along with number of sound effects. a the Music Center of South Central Michigan, funded in part by Battle Creek Community J 1 that XJ home makeover you’ve ARIUS been considering. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might (November 22 to /December 21) Trying to patch have to be extra careful to protect that surprise you ' up 811 unraveling relationship is ^^^often eas er said than done. But have planned, thanks to a bflHM11 Wps 10 discuss and work out certain snoopy someone who wants to know more y about your plans than • Symphony Music Director concert. "Ellis Island: Dream of America." One of most popular films of 1920. One creating music to accompany films that were and Week begins with Buster Keaton and his originally silent. He has also written music Endowment for the Arts. Composer Carl Davis is best known for Foundation, the Michigan Council for Arts Cultural Affairs and any problems that arise along * * the way. you're willing to share. 19) While your creative aspect although an old and still- practical side to help work out unresolved problem might the why and v'hercfore of an unpleasant upcoming decision AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) create some moments. If so. look to ' straighten the situation out “ once and for all. 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And ry had it easier than co umpires today. Before most of Louisiana, and the Caribbean islands, 1859, they sat in a padded rocking chair and parts of Southeast Asia. behind the catcher. • It w’as Ambrose Bierce who defined a bride as "a woman with a fine prospect of • Nevfr Hampshire has a total coastline of only 13 miles. • Psychologists claim that if you don't like happiness behind her." • The name of every continent begins with children, it's probably because you were the same letter with which it ends - and abused or neglected when you were growing they're up. all vowels: \ \ \\ Then come \' \\ the wild weather, Y ' , " \ come sleet \\ \ or come snow, s \\ we will stand by each other, however it blow. Yc AfricA. AmericA, AntarcticA, AsiA, AustraliA, EuropE. • Lollipops are 99 percent sugar. • St. Nicholas — also known as Santa Claus SIMON DACH — is the patron saint of pawnbrokers and Thought for the Day: helpless virgins. ”Always do right. This will gratify some • When listing the largest cities in the United States, most people don't immediately people and astonish the rest." — Mark Twain think of Jacksonville, Fla. In terms of area, however, it is larger than anv other city; it O 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. © 2006 by King Features Syndicate, Inc World rights reserved �Page 20 - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - The HaaHnga Banner Gun Lake Tribe, Justice Dept, file motion to dismiss lawsuit The Gun Lake Band of Poiawatomis and land for the Tribe was factually and legally the federal Court of Appeals for the D.C. the U.S. Department of Justice in the Bush sound, and that the court should summarily Circuit threw out an identical suit seeking to Administration has asked a federal court in throw out MichGO's claims. delay the Secretary's acquisition of land for a Washington D.C. to dismiss a lawsuit that “We are very hopeful the court will concur seeks to block the Secretary of lhe Interior's with our position that MichGO’s claims have decision to acquire land in trust for the Tribe's no merit.’’ said Gun Lake Tribal Chairman Michigan. In that case, another anti-lndian proposed casino gaming facility. D.K. Sprague. “We appreciate the help from casino group called Taxpayers of Michigan The Michigan Gambling Opposition group known as “MichGO" brought the- suit to try Band of Potawatomi Indians in Southwest the Department of Justice in defense of the Against Casinos (TOMAC) sued the federal Tribe's federal rights. government for its approval of the Pokagon and delay the opening of the Gun Lake “Gun Lake is trying to restore our reserva­ Tribe’s casino at the former Ampro site in tion less than three miles from our homelands Bradley. in Bradley." The Tribe and the Department of Justice gaming facility to be owned by the Pokagon casino. Both the TOMAC and MichGO lawsuit* were filed by the same attorneys from Grand In another development Friday that casino Rapids (Warner Norcross & Judd), asserting both argue in their filings that Secretary of the supporters said would dramatically increase the same arguments against tribal casinos, in Interior Gayle Norton’s decision to acquire chances MichGO's claims will be dismissed, the same federal court. Sprague said he believes the Court of Motorist nabbed after wild chase by Jon Gambee Grajid Rapids PD at each exit and finally he Staff Writer An attempted traffic stop Saturday. Jan. 7, reached eastbound 1-96, where Michigan State Police troopers Ryan Malcfind Brian by Hastings police resulted in a high speed Dewysc from the Wayland post picked •«? the chase around the Barry County Sherifff’s pursuit complex and through Barry County into The 62-year-old woman pictured here is has bean-arrested by officers from Hastings and Charlotte. She is currently lodged in the Calhoun County Jail. Marshall woman, 62, charged in 2 area robberies Grand Rapids. The chase finally ended when lhe vehicle Bodell held two employees working in the Staff Writer store at gunpoint and demanded money be A 62-year-old woman who walked into the placed into a grocery type bag with red and Check-N-Go on West State Street Friday, Jan. Nack lettering on it Prior to her leaving the 6. and robbed the business of an undisclosed scene, the employees were ordered to lay on amount of cash has been arrested. the floor and told to count to 100 before they Officers from Hastings and Charlotte made moved. the arrest Tuesday of Shirley Louise Bodell of The employees told officers lhe weapon Marshall, who was arraigned Wednesday looked like a black semi-automatic handgun, afternoon in Charlotte and lodged in the possibly a 9mm. Calhoun County jail. Bodell fled the scene on foot. It was from doing so when Trooper Maki pulled his at 1-96 and Ottawa Street car up against Kingma's. Kingma then started The driver. David Allen Kingma, 41, of his car again and ramed the MSP vehicle in an Alto, was arrested at that site and lodged in attempt to get away. He spun out of control the Kent County Jail. and crossed lhe highway where his progress Hastings police officer Lowell Wilde began the pursuit at 1:18 a.m. in Hastings and Barry Sheriff’s Volosky joind in st the intersection of State placed in cuffs, but the cuffs were removed so Street and Industrial Drive. be could be placed on a backboard by EMS Troopers from the Hastings post of the in the accident. The driver of the tanker truck, whose name was not released, sustained only stop sticks near Middleville were unsuccess­ he did not comply with officers, he would be minor injuries. ful, but they did punc’ure the front driver's lased. Kingma continued to attempt to assault side tire. Kinkma turned off his lights and officers and Volosky applied the taser. continued into Kent County through another Preliminary investigation indicates Jordan was traveling west on Cobb Lake Road when Once in compliance, Kingma was trans­ she failed to stop at a stop sign at the inter- ported to Spectum Butterworth Hospital, sectiion with Payne Lake Road and was Kingma entered westbound M-6 and drove where he was treated for injuries sustained in struck by the tanker. at lhe chase. He received no injuries from lhe taser. After his release from the hospital, Kingma The driver of the tanker was wearing a scat was lodged in the Kent County J.iil awaiting belt, but troopers said Jordan was not. Her air set of stop sticks on M-37 and 100th Street. another through set of stop sticks Sheriff’s beries. according to Hastings Police Chief 6 robbery uf a Check-N-Go on Gull Road prevented from exiting the expressway by vehicles Jropi, the Kent County Department. Wyoming PD and near Richland. In that incident witnesses ing to Sarver. personnel. taser on Kingma’s chest and told him that if handgun believed to be used in both rob­ the Hastings and Richland robb tries, accord­ six axle tanker truck hauling milk. became assaultive, sat up and began swinging from Hastings to commit the second roobery. Bodell also may be responsible for the Dec. hat, a multi-colored scarf, blue jeans, white Lake Road and was struck by a southbound at the EMS workers. Volosky then placed his from the two robberies, including a coat and length blue denim jacket, a dark colored knit intersection of Cobb Lake Road and Payne Attempts to stop the vehicle by placing police late 1990s. The woman is still awaiting arraignment on when she failed to stop at a stop sign at the on M-37. that she may have driven directly to Charlotte a heavy set white female in her mid 40s to A 67-year-old Yankee Springs Townshp woman was killed Monday rooming, Jsn. 9, jail and back onto westbound M-43 and north Reaching speeds in excess of 90 mph, he was early 50s. She was wearing a three-quarter Accident kills Yankee Springs Twp. woman Michigan Slate Police investigated the acci­ robbed lhe Check-N-Go in Charlotte later the same night and it appeared by the time frame reported seeing a possible suspect vehicle and MichGO. dent and said Tamma Ann Jordan was killed believed she was the same woman who have described it as a dark colored car. possibly lishes precedent that will benefit the Gun Lake Tribe in the pending suit brought by Once on the board. Kingma photo taken from a surveillance camera in the Hastings Check-N-Go. A search of her Calhoun County residence produced evidence Department said the woman was described as Deputy Volosky Kingma was removed from the vehicle and Deputy Cutlerville before turning north on U.S.-I31. Sgt. Jeff Pratt of the Hastings Police was blocked by the Michigan State Police and Randy County Bodell was tentatively identified by a Jerry Sharver. the vehicle at that point but was prevented collided with a Waylapa State Police vehicle Kingma led officers on a chase around the by Jon Gambee Kingma stopped when his disabled vehicle struck a guararaiL Kingma ancmpd to exit Appeals' decision in lhe TOMAC case estab­ the filing of formal charges in Barry and Kent Alcohol was not a factor in the accident, which occurred at approximately 8:33 a.m bags did deploy. counties. Two deputies hurt in crash tennis shoes and dark sunglasses. Thomas Strouse Rutland man charged with murder try by Jon Gambee Staff Writer A Rutland Township man has been charged This is what is left of the patrol car after two Barry County Sheriff’s deputies had to be exricated following a traffic accident in Middleville Saturday, Jan. 7. with assault with intent to murder his wife on Saturday. Jan. 7. Michigan State being charged with felony firearm and domestic violence in connection with the incident. Roderick said troopers were called to the Rutland Township home in answer to a domestic disturbance complaint. Troopers were able to establish that the 28-year old- victim had been involved in a verbal alterca­ tion with her husband. She told troopers Strouse became so angry that he produced a .357 revolver and pointed it at her. Strouse stated he was going to kill her and then him­ self. she said. The wife fled out the front door with her children, and as she did. Strouse fired at her. The wife said she was in fear for her life. Troopers recovered the weapon along with A person of interest in break-ins Michigan State Police are looking for this man in connection with a series of break­ ins ot businesses in the Delton area. Anyone with information concerning these break­ ins is asked to call the Michigan State Police at (269) 948-8283. two spent shells. Troopers also located a bul­ let bole in the wall near lhe door where the victim exited. Strouse was arrested and lodged in the Barry County Jail and was arraigned over the weekend. Bond was set at $600,000 (cash only). by Jon Gambee Police Trooper Brian Roderick said Thomas Strouse. 36. also is Staff Writer Two Barry County Sheriff’s deputies were hospitalized after their patrol car overturned in a traffic accident on M-37 in Middleville Saturday, Jan. 7. Deputies Jeremiah Kimbel. 28, rnd Kurt Knoertzer, 37. had to be exricated from the vehicle and were flown to Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo for treatment. The driver of the other vehicle. Zeeland, Padding. 19, of passenger. Angie Bradley and his Oosterhouse, 19, of Caledonia, were not injured. The patrol vehicle was northbound on M­ 37 near the north village limits of Middleville when Padding turned in front of the patrol car and the two vehicles collided. The patrol car traveled off the highway and overturned. The accident remains under investigation, but it was reported that alcohol was not a fac­ tor in the crash and safety belts were used by everyone involved. Michigan Stale Barry County Jeremiah Kimbel Police Troopers were assisted at the scene by lhe State Police Fifth District Traffic Crash Reconstructionist, the Sheriffs Department, Thomapple Township Emergency Services and Air Care. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday January 12. 2006 - Page 21 Guess who’s back; the Lakewood eagers are back by Brett Bremer Farrell. "He got tired, 1 don’t think he’s total­ Buche went to the free throw line for two “We probably would have given up on that Sports Editor ly in game shape yet. It doesn’t hurt to have shots with 14.8 seconds left and his team trail­ scrum before Christmas, when it was hammer made allowed Rowland to stop try ing to do somebody 6-7 who can score for you." ing 46-44. He missed both foul shots, when time underneath. Everyone was in there dig­ ging and clawing and Dan came out with it.” every thing himself and play a better basket­ ball game. After something of an absence to start the 2005-06 season. Lakewood varsity boys’ bas­ ketball appears to be back. His presence was just as important on the defensive end where he along with forwards the second one fell off the rim there was a mob scene under the basket. Erickson and lhe way Desgranges stepped up Seeing lhe effort was a relief to Farrell, Lake wood led 19-11 with four minutes left The Vikings scored their second victory of Kyle Rowland and Dan Desgranges. were The ball was in and out of Rowland's who said he hadn't seen that kind of effort in in the first half, but the Raiders went on a II­ the season, edging previously undefeated charged with the task of slowing down lhe the first six games of the season especially 2 :un the rest of the second quarter to take a Portland by three points in a non-confercnce Raiders' 6-3 junior center Bridger Buche. hands, and eventually Desgranges rose out of lhe pile with the basketball. Buche was whis­ during the Loy Norrix Holiday tournament one-point lead heading into half-time on a contest Friday night. 47-44. Buche managed 14 points, and the Raider's Lakewood got a big boost as 6-7 junior center Alex Erickson returned to the floor for the firs’, time this season, and led the Vikings with 12 points and eight rebounds were led in scoring senior by guard MacKenzic McGrady who tossed in 15. five games." said Lakewood head coach Mark Dec. 27 and 28. The Vikings arc now 2-5 on the season, while Portland is 5-1. team up three points with 8.3 seconds left. Not did Enckson appear on the court for the first lime this year, but so did the Vikings' “He played like he'd been playing four or tled for a foul, and Desgranges hit the first of two free throws at the other end to put his mentality that every rebound and every loose ball belonged to them. McGrady’s off-balance three-point attempt at the buzzer was no good. lay-up by McGrady just before the buzzer. The Vikings came out and scored eight of Desgranges wasn't just big at that moment. the first ten points in the second half, and "Desgranges had a huge last five minutes.” never trailed again. said Farrell. "We’d taken him out because he "That was a big rebound down there. We wasn't doing anything. On the bench we told Lakewood led 36-30 heading into the fourth quarter, but three three's by McGrady battled and I was really proud.” said Farrell. him. you have to play strong, like you're 6-6. helped the Raiders keep up with the Vikings which you are. You’ve got to go out and get Lions stretch win streak to four by Brett Bremer every rebound for us." six rebounds. Rowland scored Lakewood plays again Friday night when they make the trip to Fowlerville for a Capital He finished the night with nine points and II points, had six rebounds, two assists, and three steals for the Vikings. Farrell said that the Area Activities Conference Division 3 con­ test. Lakewood is currently 0-2 in the league. Next Tuesday. Lakewood will visit Grand Ledge. return of Sports Editor The first high school boys' basketball polls of the season came out this week, and it con­ firmed what lhe Maple Valley Lions already knew. They had a tough start to the season. After opening die 2005-06 campaign with losses to No. 2 (in Class C) Olivet and No. 3 (in Class D) Lansing Christian, the Lions have now rattled off four consecutive victo­ ries with Tuesday night's 79-67 win over Hopkins. Maple Valley led from the opening minute Tuesday night, starting the game on a 15-4 run. Tlx: Lions' run-and-gun guards combined with solid inside play from senior centers Andy Root and Josh Bursley kept the Lions in front from start to finish. Root poured in 29 points to go along with his 12 rebounds and four steals. Bursley had 11 points, four steals and 12 rebounds. Senior guard Adam Lamphere had 27 points for the Lions as he blew by Viking guards on the wings time and time again. Lamphere also had eight assists, seven rebounds, three steals, and two blocked shots. "He's been playing hard." said Jones of Root. "I think he’s learned that our guards, when they go to lhe hole he's going io go to the hole with them. He’s then looking to score off an assist or a rebound." Most of Hopkins offense was tossing the ball up by lhe basket and hoping 6-4 sopho­ Lion senior guard Adam Gonser start's the Maple Valley fast-break up tt.e court after a steal in the first half against Hopkins Tuesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) more center Kyle Hoffmaster could get his hands on it. He led Hopkins with 16 points, throwing a zone at the Lions to start the sec­ while Jesse Fazi added 13 points. Andrew ond half. Hopkins went on an 11-2 run after Steffes 11. and Adam Navis ten. trailing by as many as 20 points in the second SMAA (South) Friday night by dominating quarter. Fpul tmutJr began catching up with the Vikings late in the third quarter, as they had Jackson County Western in the league opener. Adam Gonser also had a solid game for the Lions, with nine points, four assists, and three steals. A little less running and gunning could three starters on the bench with four fouls 7-of-IO free throws in the fourth quarter. Maple Valle; improved to 1-0 in the 82-54. Gonser had 22 points for the Lions. Root 17. and Lamphere 17. Of lhe 11 Lions on the have kept them further in front at limes. “We need to learn when to attack and when guard Steffes stepped up and hit two three's to pull it back." said Lion head coach Keith after replacing Navis, to cut Maple Valley's the first quarter, then pulled ahejd in the sec­ Jones. Hopkins pulled to within seven points at lead to 57-49 with less than a minute left in ond by outscoring Western 22-12. The Lions the third quarter. also outscored Western by ten points in the including Hoffmaster and Navis. Reserve roster, ten of them scored in the blowout. Maple Valley held a 16-12 advantage after 19-12 to end the first quarter, but Valley Lamphere and Root combined to score the exploded for 24 points in the second quarter game's next ten points and put the Lions in a T.J. Bentley added nine points for the to go up 43-26 at the half. more comfortable position, and the team hit Lions, while Tyler O'Dell. Rusty Harris, and Bursley had four each. The Vikings got back into the game by fourth quarter, 21-11. Maple Valley will face what should be its toughest test since December’s meetings with the Eagles and Pilgrims when it travels to Albion Friday night for the second SMAA Lakewood junior center Alex Enckson sprints towards the basket as Portland cen­ ter Bndger Buche stumbles behind him in the first half of last Friday s non-confertx.ee victory for the Vikings over the previously undefeated Raiders. (Pl do by Bren Bremer) contest of the season. Broncos buck DK in second half For the first time this season the Delton Kellogg varsity boys’ basketball team held a half-time lead, but couldn't hold onto it in the second half of a 50-32 loss at home to Bellevue. Delton jumped out to an 8-1 lead after one quarter, but the Broncos battled back to pull within one at 17-16 by half-time. “We gave them second, third, and fourth opportunities every time down the floor, and they’re too good for us to allow that to hap­ pen," said Delton Kellogg head coach Mike Mohn. Delton Kellogg s Katie Smoczynski digs the ball as teammate Jordan Haines looks on dunng the Panthers' five-game victory over Paw Paw to open the KVA season last Wednesday at home (Photo by Linda Boyce) Delton Kellogg volleyball team continues to improve Jack Griffin led Delton Kellogg with nine points, while Dan Roberts added seven and Josh Newhouse six. Jeff Droll poured in 21 points, including 15 in the second half, for the Broncos. The Broncos struggled shooting the basket­ ball in the first half, which helped the Panthers hold onto their lead. It was the sixth consecutive loss to start the season for the Delton Kellogg boys. Last Friday. Delton fell 69-46 to Galesburg-Augusta in Kalamazoo Valley The Delton Kellogg varsity girls' volley­ DK. Jordan Haines 19. and Katec Hogoboom Association action. The Panthers just couldn't keep up with the ball team was solid in the tight matches it nine. Hogoboom also tallied three blocks and faced last week. .line service aces. At the Grand Valley State University Tournament on Saturday the Panthers went 2­ Kalamazoo Valley Association contest of the 3 for the day. winning the two matches which year last Wednesday, topping Paw Paw three went to three games. The Panthers defeated Howell 25-18. 20­ games to two. The match went back and forth until 25. 15-11, and came from behind to defeat Delton finally pulled out at 16-25. 25-19. 17­ lol of time at the foul line." Galesburg-Augusta hit 18-of-28 free throw Ravenna 23-25.27-25. 15-11. 25.25-22. 15-11 victory. attempts on the night to help itself to victory. Delton's three losses were to Tri-Unity Christian 25-18. 25-22. Fremont 25-15. 25­ 18. and Churchill 25-16. 25-11. Delton Kellogg head coach Jack Maggelson said that his girls have continued The Panthers Culbert had also won 17 kills and their ten first blocks. Rams on the court. Delton was whistled for 27 fouls, "and tiiey were all legit." saiu Mohn. “Their running game forced us to grab and clutch and it just really cost us. They spent a "They've got a nice club," said Mohn. Smoczynski had 11 kills and seven blocks, "They run up and down the floor, and we just and Haines tallied 12 kills and five blocks. couldn’t match that effort up and down." Hogotxxim dished out 39 aces on the night Delton sophomore guard Nick Blacken did his best to help the Panthers keep pace. He while also leading the team with nine aces. finished with a team high 15 points. Dan to improve with each game this season, and as The Panthers went looking for KVA win time is progressing more and more players number two Wednesday night at Galesburg- Roberts had six are stepping up to take an important role on Augusta. and will be back in action Saturday the court. when they head to Plainwell. Next week Delton. Delton will now hit the road to face Senior Alex Culbert had a solid day for the Panthers at GVSU. with 39 kills and 12 serv­ ice aces. Katie Smoczynski had 24 kills for Wednesday. Delton will play Parchment in another KVA clash. hest to offensive rebounds for Pcnnficld in KVA action Friday night. After that, the Panthers return home to take on Gull I ake in a non-confercnce clash on Tuesday. Delton Kellogg's Josh Newhouse (24). Paul Diaz (3). and Jacob Rackley (20) swarm a Galesburg-Augusta forward after a defensive rebound in Friday night's Kalamazoo Valley Association contest. (Photo by Linda Boyce) �Page 22 - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - Tho Hastings Banner Trojans start Gold season by topping Caledonia by Brett Bremer TK opened the O-K Gold Conference sea­ Sports Editor son with a 35-24 victory at Caledonia, which Arter 15 consecutive conference champi­ still had a chance to come out on top heading onships. even an inexperienced group of into the final two bouts. Thomapple Kellogg wrestlers knows when its “We’ll be getting better.” said TK head coach Tom Lehman. “We picked up our inlen- time to turn it on. Caledonia's Brandon Grinage (left) and Thomapple Kellogg's Josh Collier battle for hand control in the first period of their 160pound bout last Wednesday night at Caledonia High School. Grinage would score a pin ot Collier late in the third period, but It was­ n't enough for the Scots as TK earned a 35-24 win in the O-K Gold Conference opener tor both teams. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Thornapple Kellogg’s Mike Munjoy closes in on a pin of Caledonia’s Alex Ohlrich in the first period of their 275-pound match Wednesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) sity s little bit tonight. The season is four matches, beginning at 125 pounds, but TK aul Brandon Grinage with a third period pin months long and you can’t be that intense for won the four heavyweight bouts. Travis at 160. that long, but for a big dual like this you have Young scored a 18 2 major decision for TK at 171 pounds, and Mike Munjoy scored a first to be.” Freshman Kyle Dalton came up with a big SaxonWeekiy Sports Schedule Complete online schedule at: www.hasskl2.Qfg THURSDAY. JANUARY 12: 500 pm Girts Freshman Volleyball 5 30 pm Boys *8* Team Wrestling 6 00 pm Boys Varsity Swimming 6 00 pm Girls JV Volleyball 7 00 pm Girts Varsity Volleyball TKHS Quad at Forest Hills E. Plainwell High School TKHS TKHS H A A H H FRIDAY, JANUARY 13: 4: 00 pm Boys Freshman Basketball Wayland Union HS 5: 30 pm Boys JV Basketbail Wayland Union HS 7.00 pm Boys Varsity Basketball Wayland Union HS A A A SATURDAY. JANUARY 14: 900 am Boys Varsity Wrestling 900 am Girts Freshman Volleyball 9 30 am Boys JV Wrestling 1000 am Girts Varsity Volleyball Lowell Invitational Belding Invitational H "B" Team Tourney Greenville Invitational A A H A TUESDAY. JANUARY 17: 6 00 pm Boys "8* Team Wrestling Comstock Park Quad A WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6.00 pm Boys JV 6 30 pm Boys Varsity 6: 45 pm Girts Varsity 6 45 pm Girts JV 6:45 pm Girts Freshman 18: Wrestling Wrestling Cheer Cheer Cheer THURDAY, JANUARY It: 500 pm Giris Freshman Volleyball 600 pm Girts JV Volleyball 700 pm Girts Varsity Volleyball win for TK. over the Scots’ Nick Cramer in period pin at 275. Other Trojan winners on the day were Billy Bird at 152, and Justin Lewis the 112-pound match. Dalton pinned Cramer at 125. “If we wrestle to our potential and if we can make adjustments things could be very inter­ esting the next time the two teams meet.” coach Maxim said later. The Trojans were scheduled to host Byron in 1:34 to seal the victory for the Trojans, as For Caledonia. Tyler Bowden won at 130 Center Wednesday night. Saturday. TK will one of the Scots' former stale qualifiers. pounds. Tylor Cook by major decision at 140. be at lhe Michigan Duals in Bay City. Next Justin Maxim, waited in the wings for the Tyler McCoy at 145. Micah Steiner al 103. Wednesday, the Trojans visit Hamilton. final bout. Maxim would top TK’s John Wallace 20-3 at 119 to end lhe night, but it was too late for the .Scots. “135. 189. and 215 slipped away from us." said Caledonia head coach .’«m Maxim, who was making his debut coaching from the edge of the mat this seasog. Thornapple Kellogg spikers win North Pointe tournament “We've got worirto do. I’m proud of the Caledonia H*gh School Caledonia High School Northview Invitational Northview Intvrtabonal Northview Invitational A A A A A Holland Christian HS Holland Christian HS Holland Christian HS H H H — Thanks to This Week’s Sponsor — FARM BUREAU ASSURANCE kids. It was tough tojee them slip away, but The Thomapple Kellogg varsity girls vol­ they slip aw ay from wth sides." With TK’slDennis Olson leading his 189- nating in a two game victory over North A pair of Trojans, seniors Jessica Flaska pound bout witBl^e Scorf* Andrew Schaibly Pointe Christian to earn the title at the and Rebekah Raymond were named to the 7-5 mMlNy toMiRL Br" third prrind Schaibly went for the big throw to gel himself yuslangs'jpwaiavitationaLfp^ The Trojans topped the host Mus’anu all-toumament team, with Flaska afeo eanuqg in front in the match. For a moment .Schaibly 12, 25-12 for the championship to complete 2 was on top. but Olson managed to keep his 4-0 day. momentum rolling and score the lake down Schaibly would cam a reversal and make up for the back points, but couldn't get any­ Life. Home. Auto. Business. Annuities Tune and dates subject to change “As a team we played really well together" ly had a day with no holes in it and lhe team realty worked well together.” see them executing what we have been focus­ ing on during practice." tournament MVP honors. She led the Trojans on the day with 30 kills, while Raymond added 20. “Everyone did their part to contribute to the success of the team." said Nelson. Jayne Kennicoit led the team with 47 assists. The Trojans faced Freedom Baptist twice, more as Olson took a 12-10 win. “Olson is one of those pin or be pinned type defeating the team in pool play 25-13, 25-21 of kids.“ said Lehman. "He’s a scrapper going and then 25-20. 25-15 in lhe tournament’s after it. He sometimes ends up on his back, semifinals. Sam Reeder had seven blocks. Kenmcott. Erica Peschcl and Jessica Johnson each servvd four aces for the Trojans. “Il was a well rounded effort for our team, we played like a team and equal contributions TK’s other victory on lhe day was a 25-13, At 215 pounds. TK’s Derrick Brock scored 333 W State St. (269) 945-4520 Hastings. Ml 49058(800) 584-1454 25­ said TK head coach Jaime Nelson. "We final­ while putting Schaibly on his back. but he ended up or. top tonight.” LARRY E. NEIL CLU, ChFC, AGENT leyball lean* had a great day Saturday, culmi­ were made by everyoc*.” said Nei^on The Trojans will open -ip the O-K Gold 25-12 win over West Michigan Christian. a 6-1 victory in double overtime. Brock and "They set the pace for the matches and did­ Conference season at Hastings Thutsday Michael Schaibly battled through three peri­ n’t let the other teams score on them much.” night, then travel to Plainwell foi < tourna­ ods with each wrestler earning one escape Nelson said of her girls. “I am very proud to ment on Saturday. point, then through a scoreless first overtime period. In the second overtime. Brock chose the HASTINGS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS bottom position and had 30 seconds to earn a Contact 1 jura 948-0506 to Sponsor the Sports Schedule point against Schaibly or lose the match. Brock never scored his escape, he scored a reversal instead as well as a three-point near Delton wrestlers start KVA season by topping Pennfield fall. At 135 pounds. TK’s Mark Brown Delton Kellogg opened the Kalamazoo squeaked out an 8-7 decision over the Scots' Valley Association wrestling season Billy D'Amico. Thursday with an impressive 66-16 win over “Caledonia made us brawl in every match." Lehman said. The Scots led 16-12 after the first seven last BUILDING A HOME ? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU START Vicksburg or Comstock, then Saturday head Tlie Delton Kellogg *B' team did well at Pennfieid at DKHS. “It was a huge win." said Delton Kellogg the Comstock J.V. Tournament last Saturdiy. Delton Kellogg sent 20 wrestlers and 16 of head coach Rob Heethuis. It was only the first win of the night for the Trojan eagers drop to 1-5 with OT loss where they will face St. Joe and either to Bangor for a tournament. them medaled. Maroon and Silver Panthers, who then went Winning gold medals for the Panthers were on to top Climax-Scots 51 -24 in the nightcap. Dylan Lenar. Zach Rossetti, Mike DeWaters, Winning two matches on the evening for Martin Workman, Chris Miller. Billy Bourdo, the Delton Panthers were Matt Loveland at Dennis Roblyer. John Hess, and Jordan 103. Brendan Boyle at 119, Brett Bissett at Norris. 135. Quinn DeBolt at 145, Jordan Smith at Other medallists for DK were Jeff Town. 189. Chad Ramsey at 215. and Octavio Shea Romero at 275 pounds. Ahrens. Brennan Smith. Jordan Ibarra, and The two victories improved the Panthers Liesenger. Keith McNett. Jeremy Doug Campbell This Saturday, lhe Delton Kellogg 'B' team record in dual meets to 18-4 on the season. Tonight, lhe Panthers head to Vicksburg will be at Three Rivers. A solid comeback effort by the Thomapple Kellogg varsity boys' basketball team ended at home Friday night against Muskegon in a ®)X I EMPO 5^ LOX 3^\\ 59-57 overtime defeat. After scoring just 11 points in the entire blueprints, contractors, permits, lien waivers...Are you confused with all the construction terminology? 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Gar Allison added 12 MAIA/tREET ''S SAVINGS BANK /zk how we hank here points for TK. Muskegon was paced by Tommie Tatum's 19 poinLs and Bobby Miller added 13. TK is now I -5 on the season with a trip to ____________________ oaaw Offering Acrylic Nails SPECIAL Full Set....................... $35°° Forever French Fills...$25°° Regular Fills..... .......... $20°° Thru January 29. 2006 / u[l St rvii i \pi i iuiirinii in I tn iah. Pt du iiK \ A iht /»< 'f m ( ohn A lh 'lyi AVEDA • REDKEN • NIOXIN ' Caledonia on the schedule for Friday night. TK is 1-3 in the O-K Gold Conference cur­ Member FDIC /Equal Housing Lender I illrodiieint! Danielle In our '■la// rently. D&W Plaza 616-891-1093 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 12. 2006 - Page 23 Saxons pick up aggressiveness to top Plainwell by Brett Bremer “We want offensively to be attacking the Sports Editor game too." basket. Sometimes we get caught up in just Forward Brycn Skedgell and guard JJ. Personalities are built over time, but Hastings varsity boys’ basketball coach Don running our offense and not looking to score." Schils said. “We have periods of time where Quick weren’t shy about getting to the basket either, as both tossed in 15 points. Skedgell Schils is doing what he can to change the per­ we do those things very well. Some of its just also had 12 rebounds. Center Steven Bolo sonality of his basketball team in a hurry . the personality of our players." added nine rebounds for Hastings. Some reminders from the coaching staff at The Saxons showed off some of their the more “We had a strong third quarter and wc ended the game real well, but we’re still look­ progress with a 53-46 victory at home over half-time Plainwell Tuesday night, the third viclsry of aggressively in the second half. Hastings ing for a little more consistency in our aggres­ the season for the Saxons. “We’re working on playing a little bit more pulled back in front in the thiid quarter thanks Bryce siveness.” Hastings took a 38-34 lead into the fourth aggressively offensively and defensively." Stanhope, who scored seven of his nine points quarter and kept the margin around four said Schils. "I felt like at the beginning of the in the third quarter. game we were doing well, we jumped out to a to a got spark from Saxons playing reserve guard points for most of the period until the Trojans “Bryce Stanhope played his best game of came after them in the final minutes. The 10-2 lead, but then we fell back into our laid the year. He really gave us some energy in the Saxons hit 11-of-18 free throw attempts in the back habits." The Plainwell Trojans battled back in the third quarter.” Schils said. “He attacked fourth quarter to seal the victory. aggressively and got into the paint and hit a The Saxons started with great intensity last second quarter to take a 23-20 half-time lead. couple shots and hit our only three of the Friday night, but couldn’t hold onto it and suffered a 69-65 loss at Byron Center in O-K Gold Conference play. Hastings led 17-8 after the first quarter, and still clung to a 26-25 lead al half-time. Scott Coleman helped the Saxons to the great start by scoring seven of his ten points in the first quarter. Stanhope also had ten points for the Saxons, while Bolo tossed in 12. and Skedgell led the team with 14. “(Coleman) had his best game of the year, especially in the first quarter. He came out and hit a couple threes that really got us going” said Schils. Scoring points wasn’t lhe problem for the Saxons, turning the ball over and allowing Saxon guard Scott Coleman is held up a bit by Plainwell's Joshua Jackson on his way to the basket in Hastings non-conference victory at home on Tuesday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Byron Center easy points was. The Saxons points, while Jordan Hoke added 17. turned the ball over 28 times, which led to 20 Not taking all the turnovers into account, the Saxons played a solid basketball game. Bulldog points. Hastings outrebounded lhe Bulldogs 26 to 13. “That’s what’s so frustrating." said Schils. “you lose by four points and wc had a little Hastings is now 3-4 overall, but all four more control of it with v hat we allowed with losses have come in O-K Gold Conference our turnovers. A lot of them were because of play. The Saxons will try and turn around a lack of aggressiveness." their league season at Wayland Friday night. 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With the win. • Moarry expo center^ ~ Superior Photography throughout the dav. In power pool play, the Vikings knocked Kendrew Mueller x Sunday January 29 • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hills Northern won the tournament champi­ Last year’s Class A runners up from Forest K. A. Mueller Accounting Providing: state Vikings Tournament Saturday. It’s tax filing season, time to visit... Friday; January 27 • 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, January 28 • 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. B League Services £ �Page 24 - Thursday. January 12, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxons win their first L.H. Lamb title since 1977 by Brett Bremer The Saxon-, and Vikings split the two flight Sports Editor vanity wrestling coach Mike In a battle between previously undefeated Goggins has carried around L.H. Lamb wrestlers for the 152-pound title. Hastings* Tournament trophies a number of times, but Steve Case topped Lakewood's Cody Orszula Saxon championships where they met head-to-head. Saturday marked the first lime he was handed 10-8 to help propel the Saxons to victory. one following the conclusion after it had been Orszula nearly turned Case onto his oack announced that his Saxons had finished in first place. late in the third period to break an 8-8 tie. but Hastings won its first L.H. Lamb Tournament since 1977. the 43rd annual event Case managed to keep his shoulders turned away from the mat and scored a reversal as the final seconds ticked off the clock. at Hastings High School, finishing 28.5 points “I couldn't tell if he was going to get it over ahead of second place Lakewood. ‘The kids wrestled to their potential, we or not." said Case of the final seconds of the wrestled well." said Goggins. "It’s early (in leg and trying to hold on. I knew if 1 could get the leg I wouldn't go (over)." the season) and coming back off Christmas break, you never know where everybody’s match with Orszula. “I was just going for the Case improved to 18-0 with the victory. going to be. but the kids wrestled well today.’’ In the other final between the Vikings and Hastings finished with 177.5 points to the Saxons. Lakewood's Eric Kruger topped Hastings' Lee Selby 9-1 for the 145-pound Vikings' 149. Both teams had three champi­ ons on the day. while the Saxons earned 12 medals overall and the Vikings nine “I’m glad for Mike (Goggins. Hastings' title. Hastings' other two champions on the day were Rusty Burgdorf at 130 pounds and head coach)." said Veitch. “He’s been work­ Ricky Mathis a’. 135. Burgdorf topped Pine ing hard. He’s got nine seniors in his line-up. River's Zack Jones 6-3 for his title, while I knew he was going to be strong. 1 still think Mathis we can beat them in a dual though.” Bowen 17-11. outscored Constantine's Dakota The Hastings Saxon varsity wrestling team gets together to celebrate its first LH. Lamb tournament title since 1977. The Saxons topped second place Lakewood Saturday by 28.5 points. 177.5 to 149, by earning medals in 12 of the 14 weight classes. (Photo by Brett Bremer) For Lakewood. Levi Phelps was first at 140 pounds and Eddie Phillips first at 189. a flight higher than normal with heavyweight Cody Dupont out of the line-up. Grand Ledge was third in the team stand­ ings with 127 points, followed by Constantine Tom McKinney. Selby. Matt Donnini. Hoke, and Morehouse. The Saxons had huge match a with Hamilton scheduled for Wednesday night, At 152 pounds. Case defeated the Wildcats' next Wedncsdax the Saxons continue the O-K Aaron Wiervkz 8-3. The Saxons other deci­ Gold Conference season at Caledonia. This sion was a 15-2 major decision by King over J. R. Peckham at 160 pounds. Tournament. Saturday, the Saxons will be al the Lowell 107.5. Pine River 84. Petoskey 80.50. loma 54. and Ovid-Elsie 41. Hastings' wrestlers had three second place finishers, and also won four of the six conso­ lation finals they appeared in. R.J. Morgan was second at 112 pounds for the Saxons and Jeremy Redman second at 125. Mike Morehouse. Matt Watson. Kyle Quada. and Jackson Hoke were third for Hastings, and Brandon Black and Ashtin King placed fourth. Lakewood had two second place finishers, one in third place, and four in fourth. Other champions on the day were Grand Ledge's Brandon Shafer (103). Petoskey’s Dustin Boyer (112). Chris Burnett (125), Constantine’s Shaun McDowell (119). Mike Baker (171), Pine River’s C.D. Johnson (160). Ovid-Elsie’s Steve Fedewa (215). and Ionia's Scott Shattuck (275). Fedewa was named the tournament's most outstanding wrestler. Hastings opened the O-K Gold Conference season last Wednesday, downing Wayland 67­ 12. Of the 14 matches. 12 ended in pins - ten by Hastings. Winning by pin for the Saxons were Matt Watson. Morgan. Redman. Burgdorf, Mathis. Hastings' Kyle Quada (back) turns Pine River's Ben Parker upside down in their consolation final Saturday afternoon at Hastings High School. Quada would use the back points to help himself to a 15-0 technical fall and the third place medal at 171 pounds. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Barry County Lumber Hastings’ Steve Case fights to drive Lakewood’s Cody Orszula onto his back in their 152-pound championship match Saturday afternoon at the L.H. Lamb Tournament. (Photo by Brett Bremer) BOWLING SCORES Tuesday Mixed Women’s Good Games and Series - T Sanborn S. 206-592; Kill 247 580; G. Hastings City Bank 9.5-23; TVCCU 7-5; Christopher 192-542; G. Otis 201-537; S. Mesecar 236-577; J. Tinkler 202-537, R. Walker. Fluke & Sheldon 7-5; Hastings Bowl Pennington 170-498; D. Seeber 187-489; B. Lancaster 218-534; D. Tinkler 178 508; D. 6.5-53; Consumers Concrete 6-6; Woodland Hathaway 171-464; B. Smith 154-425; N. Franklin 178-484; D. Kidder 157-187; M. Machine 5-7; J-Ad Graphics 4-8; Yankee Varney 156 415; J. Doster 157-386; S. Cross McKee 219; K. Phenix 203; A. Rhodes 201; 131-359; L Elliston 200; R. Murrah 194; S. D. Parmer 194; B. West 178; A. Maitland Beebe 190; N. Boniface 172; J. Oms 104. 171; D. Scars 164. Zephyr 3-9. Men’s High Games & Series - R. Corey 215; D. Walden 175; D. Benner 244-603; D. Clements 201; L. Porter 237; T. Neymeiyer 223; J. Hummel 186-470; M. Yost 181; N. PenMncntlv oil filled No fix! io filLnomaime Blakely 201-527. Sunday Night Mixed Senior Citizens Thunder Alley 40; XXX Bowlers 40; Happy 4’S 38 1/2; CW’s Repair 38; Bounty Friends 38.5-33.5; Wieland’s 38.5-33.5; 4 B’s Dusters 36; Sandbaggers 34; Funky Bowlers 36.5-35.5; Sun Risers 35-37; M&M's 33.5­ D. Neymeiyer 183; K. Dickinson 150-360. 30 1/2; 12 ozs. at a Time 27; Pin Chasers 25; 38.5; Pin Pals 32.5-39.5; Kuempel 31.5-40J; Wolverines 24; Robbers 24. BAT’s Women’s Good Games and Series - T. Dewey’s Auto Body 42; Kent Oil 42; Taylor 182-532; C. Miller 218-512; L Rentz Trumble Agency 39; N.B.T. home or dream home, it’s Services 36; Sasay Babes 37.5; Dean’s Dolls M. eass to irinvcnt space with 30; Hinkle’s Body Shop 29.5; Girrbach’s 29. Gingrich Hornet jtsi calxnetn. Oser 36; Hallifax High Games and Series - S. VandenBerg 180-450; A. Laney 145-341; A. Crabtree 210; Simpson M. Kirchen 183; 165; H. Jordan 174; 164; 171-499; B. Anders 174; D. James 171; S. Merrill 171-1X4; K. Fowler 163-525. 236-625; DJ James 214-615; M. Eaton 215­ of choices. 611; B. Allen 219-587; F. Thompson 205­ 552; B. Ingram 183-530; P. Ayers 200-514; B. Quality Roofing 42-30; Coleman Agency 193-493; B. Falconer 213; B Hubbell 211; J. LaFrate 188; E. Bartlett 186. 10-32; Trouble 39-33; CB’s 36.5-35.5; All in 38; 3 Lucky Ladies* 33.5-38.5; Superette Gals* 26.5-41.5; Git-R-Donc Gals* 32.5­ M. Wieland J. Allen 139-370; S. Friday Night Mixed 177; E. Vanasse 181-476; S. Patch 194-478; S. Waggoner 144. Good Games and Series Men - E Count 194; J. Honey 188-482; R Robbins 207; G. Waggoner 183; D. Edwards 206-586; D. Dimmers 212-597; R. Adgate the Family 36-36; Big Boy 36-36; Critters 34­ 180; 469; R. Murphy 170-449; C. Stuart 165-658; Shellenbarger 155; A. Churchill 155. Churchill Good Games and Series Ladies - Y. Cheeseman Denny 149-379; R. Pitts 105; Y. Markley 163­ Men’s Good Games and Series • B. Rentz Tuedaj Trios 27-45; C. 215-558; C Kidder 140; E Kill 169, V. Carr molding options than sou Risers Pennington 183-505; D. Bums 145-403; G. 200 different door styles, choices and more trim and 29.5-42.5; Early Butterfingers 25-47. B. five species, glaze finishes, dealer for a lifetime Senior 39.5-32.5; Ward’s Hunters 36 1/2; 4 Horsemen 36 1/2; Gutter Whether youn ts a saner can imagine. So, see wxir Pins 43-29; fl Women’s High Games & Series - J. Steeby 155; V. Scobey 148; D. Service 170; Mixerettes hundred s of hardware Friends 50-22; Nash’s Harems 44-28; King 181-520; R Nash 171-467; R. Wieland 170-476; N. Thaler 158-438; D. Vickery 179; L. Markley Budweiser 46 1/2; Renegades 44; Get-R- 186-455; W Mallekoote 190; L Brandt 185­ Done 44; Ten Pins 42 1/2; 4 Fools 41; All But 536; W. Birman 165-470; G. Forbey 187-471. One 40 1/2; Sanborns and Shirlee 37; Just 35.5. * Denotes standings until Superette Gals Cuz 34 1/2; Heads Out 34; Winter Golfers 34; Mercy 33; 9-N-A-Wiggle 32 1/2; We re a have mxic up games from 12/20. High Game and Series - M. Kill 168; K. Mess 32 1/2; Whatever 31 1/2; Brushworks Thursday Angels Fall Creek 41; Riverfront Fin. Ser. 36; Hastings City Bank 33.5; Varneys 33.5; Carpenter 147; L Potter 174; A. Norton 128; 30 M&M Welton's 33; AIS Engine 33; Coleman's 32; T. Franklin 138; J. Rice 186; M. Gross 113, Westbrook Trucking 26 1/2; Just Here To Nothin But Truck 31; Hastings Bowl 30.5; Bowl 26 1/2. CW Repair 28.5. D. Harding 175; L. Trumble 142; S. 1/2; Oldies But Goodies 29; VandenBurg 136; C. Mack 189; T. Daniels Women’s tfexxi Games and Series - A. High Games and Series - L. Watson 170; 195-530; T. Heinrich 157; S. Lancaster 163; Crabtree 202-367; S. Keeler 204-553; E J Moore 140; J. Madden 214; N. Taylor 138; Hammontrce 203-552; N. Clow 192-538; L. D. McMacken 149; M. Weiler 132; B. Gorier M. Sears 182; R 190-545; L Brummel 184; P. Ramey Rorye 165; P. Robert 135; B Barnum 203-535; D. Bartimus 202-518; B. 178; R Welton 143; C. Cooper 191; G. Otis Hayes 160; C. Gates 151; J. Hurless 165; D. Roush 174-512; L. Rentz 193-475; C. Kill 175; L. perry 152; K. Covey 178; B. Mays James 184-500; S. Smith 133; R. Murrah 154. 174-444; B. West 158-432; B. Mesecar 148­ 408; N. Taylor 130-340; S LONG LIVE THE HOME Wednesday P.M. At Home Real Estate 47 1/2; Hair Center 47; Eye and Ent 42; Railroad Street Mill 36; McKee 245. T. Phenix 181; D. James 176; D. Ransom 173; S Ripley 145; J. Lancaster 144. Franks 203; T. Loftus 193-510; V. 146; L Poland 202; B Cuddahec 203-573; W. Barker 142; L Miller 170; D. Curtis 156; Men’s Good Games and Series - J. Seebers 35; Mace Pharmacy 33; Shamrock 32 Barnum 258-733; B. Bowman 269-696; R 1/2. Guild 249-683; S. Peabody 151; B Goodenough 146; L. Apsey 184; L. Kendall 221-636; S. C. Hurless 154; J. Gasper 194; f Daniels 223-592; N. Clow 199-537. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-01-19.pdf 948ac9aebd57798aeabd563827a433d3 PDF Text Text hnSTIKCt : .lie LIBRARY Baltimore Twp. recall election Feb. 28 A good idea: Let’s fire the Senate Saxons are now 2-0 in O-K Gold action See Story on Page 3 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 20 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HastingsDANNER VOLUME 153, No. 3 Thursday. January 19, 2006 PRICE 50c [NEWS ‘Fire State Senate’ drive may take big step Friday BRIEFS ' ■Kr?? t-.. aMMHwnnraMI Arts Council plans its annual meeting The Tbomapple Am Council will have its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Jan. 31, in the community room of MainStreet Savings Bank. Hastings. The meeting will include a review of 2005 achievements and events and a pre­ view of 2006. There will be an election of officers as well. Director Lizanne Fehsenfeld says. “I want to give members a snapshot of 2005 and a look ahead.” For more information, call Fehsenfeld at 945-2002. Green Gables fund-raiser set Green Gables Haven, the domestic vio­ lence shelter in Hastings that provides save refuge for battered womeigwill hold its fourth annual fund-nuscz^Burday, ftb. 11. at Bay Pointe Inn cm ^tfWke "This is our biggest fund raiserthe r year,” said Kristine Hint, Green GaHes director. “In the past have had excel­ lent support from area business like Hastings City Bank, and we look forward to this year’s event.” There will be a coctail hour starting at 5:30 p.m., with dinner to follow, Hiar said. ‘There will be two silent auctions and a Hve auction throughout the evening.” Hiar said. “It will be a fun event and one that wiO help the shelter at the same time.” Besides Hastings Chy Bank, the event is being sponsored by Service Express of Grand Rapids and Coleman Insurance. Hiar said the is! of hems to be auc­ tioned off will be varied, but all are valu­ able Last year original art work, a spa package, homemade quilts, a grandfather clock, dinner packages, a Hat screen elevision and a week's condo stay in Hawaii were auctioned. Hiar said another benefit of this year’s auction is being offered by Bay Pointe. “Patrons who come to the auction can reserve a room at Bay Pointe under the Green Gables discount,” she said. Hiar officially took over the reigns as Green Gables Haven on Jan. 2. replacing retiring Director Sandi Drummond. by David T. Young Editor The grass-roots campaign to "Fire the Michigan Senate*' may take a giant step for­ ward this Friday morning in Lansing when organizer Joe Lukasiewicz of Hastings pres­ ents the proposed ballot question to the State Board of Canvassers. If the canvassers approve the form of the eight-page petition, the small band of political activists, once described as "rag-tag.” will be able to begin circulating petitions all over Michigan to pul the question before voters in the Nov. 7 general election. More than 317.000 signatures will be needed by July 17 to qualify the proposal for placement on the November ballot. Lukasiewicz said Bradley S. Wittman, director. Elections Liaison Division. Michigan Department of State Bureau of Elections, informed him the Unicameral Michigan proposal would go before the State Board of Canvassers Friday morning. The proposal is very simply to amend the State Constitution to eliminate the 38-member Michigan Senate and leave the 110-mcmber House and the governor to handle legisla­ tive functions. The idea is to save up to $1 bil­ lion over 10 years and to gel rid of duplication of services. Opponents say firing a«e State Senate would drastically cut down on checks and balances in the system and would further weaken the ability the legislative body to gov­ ern. But Lukasiewicz and the Unicameral Michigan legions maintain there are no checks and balances in the current system. that the House and Senate essentially do the same things. The only difference, he says, is in the area the lawmaker represents. A House member represents one of 110 districts, which are much smaller than oe of the 38 districts cov­ ered by the Senate. In this area, Sts.c Rep. Gary Newell repre­ sents the 87th District, which includes all of Barry County and about half of Ionia County. Meanwhi’e. State Senator Patricia Birkholz represents all of Allegan, Barry and Eaton counties combined in the 24th District. Nebraska has been operating under a uni­ cameral. or one-house, legislature since the 1930s, but all other 49 states have both cham­ bers. The movement started nearly a year ago when the Barry County Democratic Party proposed it to delegates at the stale conven­ tion. but were rebuffed. J-Ad Graphics Vice President Fred Jacobs then wrote an editorial in March 10, supporting the idea, inspiring Lukasiewicz to come up with the notion of putting the proposal before voters statewide in November 2006. The idea received some attention from the Battle Creek Enquirer & News, the Lansing State Journal and an independent group of radio stations based in northern Michigan. Lukasiewicz himself appeared on the WKAR-TV program "Off the Record" to speak with host Tim Skubic and two other pundits about the campaign. All three inter­ viewers publicly said if enough signatures were collected, the measure would stand a See STATE, page 3 Local worship leader takes 1st in All for the Glory talent show by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer With more than 225 singers competing. 22year-old Jessica Price didn’t think she was going to place in the top 10 in the All For the Glory Talent Show in DeVos Performance i tall in Grand Rapids la*t weekend, much kss win it all. "I didn't know what to think about being in the top two," said Price. "It’s definitely a God thing that ’ could even get up there because I’m so shy." Price, who heard about the competition through friends at Thomapple Valley ChurchCaledonia. where she is worship leader, went through two auditions in which competitors were narrowed down to 25 for the big event. Of the 25 who performed last Friday night, only 10 would go on to the main event, the finals, on Saturday. Price’s chance almost ended on that first night because of a computer glitch that tabu­ lated her score incorrectly. “We got backstage and Greg Buick, the producer of the event, said there’s been a big mistake. You were supposed to be one of the top 10," said Price. Price performed the song "Hope" by Joy Williams and "Never Alone" by the BarlowGirl Trie on day two of the compelitirai Saturday. Taking home the top prize means a $2,500 gift certificate for her church and a two-year recoding contract for he*. She will begin sooA to put together her first 10-track album, which will include some of her original songs. Price began singing at church services dur­ ing her teenage years, when her father was the worship leader. "Dad said. 'Why don’t you try singing this song?’ It sounded good and I started singing more and took over the music when dad resigned." said Price. She is now the worship leader and has per­ formed at a variety of local events, including the Barry County Fair. Summerfest and Stale Grounds Coffee shop. For Price, music has become an integral part of her life. "I'm not really good at anything else, I guess." said Price with a laugh. "I’ve come to See PRICE, page 3 WaaaAna-ffrLrA wintenest includes free recreation The Gun Lake Winterfest committee learned Monday that this year’s WinterFcst is happening on the same weekend the Michigan State Parks are celebrating winter recreation. The YatAee Springs Recreation Ares will not be charging an admission fee from Friday. Feb. 17. to Sunday, to Sunday. Feb. 19. There will be free fish­ ing at the recreation area that weekend. A park staff member will be at the warming hut as well, with information on the park and activities planned for both summer and winter. However, there is no camping at the park this winter. Winterfest plans are under way for a full day of events on Saturday. Feb. 18. Besides a hike planned by the North Country Trail, Edward Elsner from the Delton Library will be the storyteller on stage, 'ilie afternoon's events will end with the the famous Polar Bear Dip and the Swimsuit Fashion Show. The stage will be set up at Wrick’s Market across from the Allegan County Park on Marsh Road. Anyone interested in serving on the WinterFcst Committee should attend the next committee meeting at 4 p.m. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 The Gun Lake Winterfest Swimsuit Fashion Show, put on by the Sea Shanty, will be one of the highlights of the resurrected festival Feb. 18. The show must go on: Winterfest to be held regardless of weather Jessica Pnce holds the two-year recording contract that was part of her prize pack­ age at the All for the Glory competition last week in Grand Rapids Price beat out more than 225 other contestants to take home first place by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The Gun Lake Wimcrfest Committee ha. stared into the weather magic ball and declared. "Whatever the weather. Winterfest will return Saturday. Feb. 18, snow or no snow, ice or no ice." Committee members met last Monday and began preparing contingency plans for a "Polar Splash” instead of a “Polar Dip" and continued to plan other events for the cele­ bration. which is returning thsi winter after a three-year hiatus. The fun will begins Friday night with a Mardi Gras night for adults at O’Neill’s Pub and Restaurant. Staff al the restaurant arc busy planning costume contests and other fun events for the evening. Saturday morning will begin with a pan­ cake breakfast at the Orangeville Fire Station. In additon. the St. Francis church will bring baked goods to the breakfast to sell. Then the fun moves to the parking lol near the Allegan County Park with opening cere­ monies with the Gun Lake Band of Potawatami Indians, an ice carving demon­ stration sponsored by the Bay Pointe Inn. and Edward Elsner from the Delton Public Library telling stories. At about 1:30 p.m.. hardy souls will be invited to lest their mettle by jumping or splashing in to Gun Lake. Application forms are available at local businesses or through the Barry County Chamber of Commerce in Hastings. The cost is $10 in advance by Feb. 10 or and late registrations cost $15. Then the always popular Swimsuit Fashion Snow, put on by the Sea Shanty, will help get everyone thinking about summer. Earlier in the day there will be a hike from the outdoor recreation center and it will be free fishing weekend at the Yankee Springs See WINTERFEST, page 7 �p«9* 2 - Thusday January 19. 2006 - The Hastings Banner mtinued from front page Monday. Jan. 16, at the Bay Pointe Inn. Contact Dianna Stampflcr al dianna®pronxxemichigan.com for more information. Employers to me^t witn area educators Employers in the manufacturing, retail­ in;; and service industries as well as educa­ tors throughout Barry County are invited to a community meeting at 5 p.m. today (Thursday. Jan. 19) at the Pennock Hospital Conference Room. An Educators-Employcrs Steering Committee has been meeting since June. The committee is a part of the Barry County Economic Development Alliance. Workforce Development-Manufacturer's The mission for the committee is *To find ways for educators and employers to cooperatively work together to better pre­ pare students for career choices and being a quality employee." Nine goals have been discussed that were outlined in Kent County's Workforce Development System: Opportunities and Recommendations as developed by the Manufacturers Council and published by the Greater Grand Rapids The Right Place. Inc. The Barry County Educators-Employers Committee has reviewed the goals in depth as they apply to the bus;ne$s/industry in Barry County. Business/industry/education leaders are encouraged to tftend this meeting to contin­ ue goals and begin sjategic plans for their United Way sets victory ceteoration The Barry County United Way will have its "Ja Make a Difference” campaign victo­ ry celebration at 4 p.m. today. Thursday, Jan. 19, ar the Barry Crmntjghin mission of Aging, 320 W. Woodlawn Ave in Hastings. The oetebretion will jfey a Jamaican theme with the Pennock Players providing Also included at the victory celebration is the presentation of awards to those busi­ nesses and employee campaigns that have attained the levels of bronze, silver, gold or Award of Excellence. Individual awards will be given to those who gave leadership gifts of more than S1JD00. The final event of the afternoon will be the drawings for the trip to Jamaica, lug­ gage and an overnight stay at the Bay Pointe Inn, Gun Lake. All gifts have been donated to the Ban v County United Way. For more information or to RSVP, call the Bany County United Way M 269-945­ 4010. Next Wind Band concert Jan. 29 The Thomapple Wind Band members will perform their second concert this sea­ son at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29. in celebration of their 10th anniversary. The concert will be held at in the Hartings High School lecture hall. The Thomapple Wind Band is a non­ profit group designed to enrich the lives of its members and the surrounding communi­ ty. There is no funding other than donations received at the concerts. For this concert, the wind band is under the direction of Duane Thatcher, former Thomapple Kellogg High School band director. Rehearsals will continue Thursdays in the Hastings High School band room from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays. Jan. 19 and 26. The wind band invites any port-high school age musician to come and share in this musical experience, ven string instruments are encouraged to come give this a try. Though all instrumentation is welcome, the band especially needs percussion and clarinet players. No auditions are necessary. This first concert will feature classic band music with a touch of English and Insh sounding numbers. A Cole Porter Broadway medley also is being planned. For more information on how to join the band or to borrow an instrument, call Kim Domke at 945-9181 or Dave Macqueen. 945-8852. Wal-Mart movie set for tonight The documentary fiLs "Wal-Mart: The high cost of low price” will be shown by the local chapter of the Progressive Democrats of West Michigan at 7 pjn. Thursday. Jan. 19 at the Thomapple Emergency Services Building. 115 High St, Middleville. “Everyone is welcome to come and view for themselves this new film that exposes ti>e reality behind the corporate giant’s folksy down-home style." said Patricia Wilson, events chairwoman of the group. Producer Robert Greenwald also was responsible for the documentary “Outfoxed." which was shown last November. A town-hall talk will follow the film. Writers invited to State Grounds Local writers are invited to come share the frui»« of your literary creativity in a friendly and positive forum with other local writers. The first meeting of the Tnomapple Valley Writers Group will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 26. at the State Grounds Coffee Shop in Hastings. All ages are welcome. All genres of fic­ tion, poetry, and nonfiction are encouraged. There is no charge for this event. Just bring paper and pencil, a sharp, open mind, and lots of positive feedback. Those attending are not required io share their own personal work, though it is encouraged The purpose of this group is to lend encouragement and support to local authors, struggling to make their voices heard. Go to www.skipcoryell.com for more information, or call or email at: 269-833­ 5586. skipcoryell9hotmail.com Circle of Giving contest offered The Barry Community Foundation is holding a county-wide writing contest fc; a new Xouth Advisory Council project called ‘.'The Circle of Giving." a program for fifthjMeUkghat will teach the importance of giving 2nd philanthropy in the community. The foundation is putting together a book of stories about philanthropy and everyday giving that has happened and is happening in Barry County. To be a part of this contest, anyone can submit a piece of writing in per­ son or by mail to the Barry Community Foundation, located in the MainStreet Savings Bank Building. Suite 201, 629 W. Stale SL. Hastings, Mich. 49058. Each entry should be no longer than 1200 words. The subject should be about philanthro­ py or giving that happened here in Barry County and authors should keep the writing at an appropriate level for a fifth grade audi­ ence. Submissions are due no later than Feb. 17. The winners will be announced in mid-March. Winning stories will be published in The Circle of Giving Book as well as in a week­ ly column in the Hartings Banner. For further information please call Erin Welker at the Bany Community Foundation at (269) 945-0526. Distinguished alum nominees sought The Hastings High School Alumni Association Board is accepting nominations until March 15 for the 2006 Distinguished Alumnus Award. The award will be presented at the annu­ al Alumni Banquet in the Hastings High School cafeteria Saturday, June 3. Nominations must be typed and should contain biographical information and rea­ sons why the individual is being nominated. Reasons can include accomplishments, vocation, honors and awards received, com­ munity service, organization memberships, personal character and other helpful infor­ mation. The nominee can be residing anywhere, not necessarily in Hastings, but must be a graduate of Hastings High School. The Alumni Board would like to contin­ ue to consider previously submitted nomi­ nations as well as new nominations. The Board is now asking anyone who has sub­ mitted nominations in the part to resubmit again with up-to-date information for the Board's consideration. Alumnus of the year nomination letters should be sent to Jack Smith, president; Hastings High School Alumni Association. 128 Wert Grand St, Hartings, Mich. 49058. Barnyard Buddies 4-H Club members (back row. from left) Hannah Walker, Tierney Lester, McKayia Lester. Kelsey Delbert. Sarah Shipley. Sarah Bever, Garbrielle Shipley, Vincent Lester, (front row) Beau Zelenock, Francque Zelenock, Sequoyah Smith, Charlie VanHoose, Bookelynn O'Meara, Corinthia Andersen, Lane Homister, and Norm O'Meara display the blankets they made. (Jimmy Deibert is missing from the photo) ‘Barnyard Buddies’ 4-Hers donate fleece blankets to 24 area families The Barnyard Buddies 4-H Club, their par­ ents and grandparents brought warmth and love into the holiday season for 24 Delton area families last month. The 4-Hers and volunteers gathered at the Faith United Methodist Church in Delton in mid-December to make fleece blankets for the Adopt-a-Families program through the Delton District Library. This project was funded by a $400 grant from the Barry Community Foundation. The 24 fleece blankets were given out the week of Dec. 19 along with a vast amount of items donated b/ other community members. According to Cary Curtis, assistant librarian, the blankets were very well received. The families were able io pick out a blanket for themselves. । Several high s.*hool teen-agers, who gener­ ally get overlooked, were able to pick out a blanket. The response of one young man. who wrapped the blanket around himself, was. “I love this blanket Ms. Cary (Curtis), it will keep me warm." Barnyard Buddies 4-H Club members said they would like to continue this fleece blan­ ket give away annually. Francque Zelenock, (left) grant writer and vice pv^sktent of Barnyard Buddies and Kelsey Delbert, dub president, display the check received horn the Barry Community Foundation. Solid waste being dumped by at least 2 outside haulers by Fran Faverman Staff Writer Bany County Commissioner Sandra James told the Rutland Township Board last week that both the county health department and the county department of development and planning had been informed of solid waste dumping by at least two haulers from outside the county. The issue is a sore point with waste haulers located in Barry County who cannot get land application permits because of their proximi­ ty to waste water treatment plants. Joe Lyons, township trustee, who also operates Lyons Septic Service, asked. “Why should we take Ottawa County sewage?" Carr agreed, saying. “Local haulers can’t Scout Troop 175 dinner is Friday at Star School Boy Scout Troop #175 will offer a Swiss steak dinner from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Friday. Jan. 20. at Star Elementary School. Cost for the Swiss steak and all the trim­ mings is $7 for adults, children eat for S6 and the public is invited. A spokesperson for the scout tnx»p said, “This Is a great opportunity to enjoy some excellent food while supporting our future leaders, who are very active in the communi­ ty" Troop #175. under leadership of Don Converse, just completed a free camping weekend experience at Camp Chaffee just outside of the Hiawatha National Forest north of Muskegon, a reward for earning an "out­ standing troop" merit in 2005. The troop is sponsored by Post #45 American Legion in Hastings. get land application permits. Barry County is on the short end of the stick. The MTA (Michigan Townships Association) has asked the Barry Commissioners to look into an ordi­ nance." James indicated that the county is revisiting the issue. In another matter. Rutland Township Attorney James Porter appeared before the board to announce he will establish his own law practice on March I. saying it was appro­ priate for the board to be informed directly. He explained that the board would need to make a choice of an attorney. Discussion of the characteristics and expectations of attorney-client relationships followed. Carr said the board appreciated Porter's work and would make a decision before March 1. Carr introduced Nicki Lennox, the town­ ship's new zoning administrator. Her Back­ ground includes law enforcement and zoning experience. She reported that she has virtual­ ly caught up with a backlog of complaints and is now concentrating on current complaints. Most involve junk, signs, and illegal store, she said. Carr said he had sent a letter to members of the board on a computer policy for the town­ ship. He explained that he was asking for ideas and that he wanted to include the policy in the policy and procedures manual, along with new material regarding the privacy of social security numbers. Gary Rogers, trustee, asked. “Why?" Carr answered. “To avoid trouble." Rob Lee. trustee, commented. “It is a good idea to prevent foreign discs from being brought into the computer." Carr will go ahead and prepare a draft for board discussion at the February meeting. Jeff Rairigh. the Barry County Sheriff’s reserve officer, reported 61 police calls for the month of December. 27 emergency medical services calls, and 26 calls categorized as other. There were also six fire calls. Carr also mentioned that a news story reporting that Rutland Township was going ’.o build a new wastewater plant was erroneous. “No new wastewater plant is considered." he said. Flu vaccine still available Flu season is expected to peak in February and influenza activity is continuing to increase across the country. The Barry-Eaton District Health Department has a limited sup­ ply of vaccine still available. “Therefore, if you have not received your flu vaccination yet, it’s not too late." a health department spokesperson said. Because nearly one-third of people 50 to 64 years of age in the United States have one or more medical conditions that place them at increased risk for serious flu complications., vaccination is recommended for all persons in that age group. Any person in close contact with someone in a high-risk group also should get vaccinat­ ed. This includes all health-care workers, household contacts and out-of-home care­ givers of children up to 23 months of age and close contacts with people 65 years and older. Preservative-free influenza vaccine for children ages 6 months to 3 years is available for S10. Vaccine for children ages 3 to 19 years also costs $10. The adult vaccine costs $25.. Medicare B„ Medicaid.. Medicaid HMO, PHP Commercial, and Priority Health (authorization required) are accepted. Immunization clinics are held Tuesdays from 8:40 to 11:30 am. and from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Hastings branch of the health depart­ ment. No appointment is necessary . Please call (269) 945-9516. (517 ) 541­ 2646 or (517) 541-2570 for more informa­ tion. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 19. 2006 - Page 3 Two Baltimore Twp. trustees to face recall election Feb. 28 by Jon Gambee Staff Writer A recall election for two township board members is scheduled for Tuesday. Feb. 28. in Baltimore Township. Initially three township officials. Supervisor Richard VanSyckle and Trustees James Rhodes and David Soya were the tar­ gets of a group calling itself the E’altimore Township Group (BAG), but group sponsor Gerald Ypma said Monday that the recall effort against VanSyckle has been dropped. “Initially, the recall effort included the supervisor.” Ypma said, "but after we met with Mr. VanSyckle. we decided not to include him in the recall effort. “We had a frank and good discussion and we think he (VanSyckle) is someone we can work with. I think it was a good decision." Ypma said, however, that “there has been no progress" with Rhodes or Soya. Steve Soya, brother to David, said Tuesday he believes the issues raised by BAG are friv­ olous and do not merit a recall. "No matter what they say. this is about the issue of the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute and whether they should or should not pay taxes to the township.” Soya said. "Everything else is just personalities and opinion.” The original attempt by the township to force the institute to pay taxes or at least pay for services received from the township was rejectee by the courts. When the township took their case to the Stale Court of Appeals it was again defeated. VanSyckle. Rhodes and Soya then voted to take their case to the State Supreme Court. Township Clerk Penelope Ypma. Gerald’s wife, and Township Treasurer Jennifer McKeever voted against the appeal. BAG claims that the township’s futile attempt to appeal the original decision result­ ed in a “waste” of taxpayer's money. He said the failed appeal cost the township nearly $18,000. But, Gerald Ypema says, the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute issue is not the only reason for the recall effort. "It is a big, big issue.” he said, “but not the only issue." Soya disagreed. “This is the real issue,” he said. Soya defended the actions of Rhodes and STATE, continued from page 1 79 Meeting with Pat Newton, who served 24 his brother, saying they had been advised by Township Attorney Jim Goulooze that the years on the Baltimore Township Board, and township had a 50 percent chance of winning with Laurel Newton, who served on the if the case were heard by the State Supreme Township Board of Review for more than 12 years. Soya alleges that the recall effort is Court. He presented a copy of the official minutes simply an attempt by Ypma and others to be in of a special township meeting held Nov. 23, a position to control the actions of the board. 2004. to discuss options on the Michigan Court of Appeals decision dated Nov. 2 to grant tax exempt status to the Institute. Al that meeting, Andrea Crumback of Mika Meyer Beckett and Jones law Firm, stated the “township stands a 50/50 chance of winning the case at the Supreme Court level." Crumback also advised the board, however, that “there is a chance that this case would not be heard by the Supreme Court.” Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Ypma alleges that the board was told there Pratt has announced she is running for the was only a 5 percent chance that the appeal post in the Aug. 8.2006, primary election. would be heard by the Supreme Court but that Nakfoor Pratt, who was appointed to the figure does not appear in the minutes of the position in October by Circuit Judge James meeting. Fisher, began duties her duties here on Nov. Crumback did say. “There are no oCier 14. comparisons (of nature centers) similar to Speaking to her qualifications for the posi­ Pierce Cedar Creek that has ever gone to the tion, Nakfoor Pratt highlighted her years of Supreme Court and if Baltimore decided to go experience as an assistant prosecutor, "having served almost 17 years in both Barry and further, the township would be setting a Allegan counties, I have tried cases that range precedent for other townships, whether we from first degree murder to misdemeanors win or lose.” such as drunk driving and assault. My empha­ The “other issues" cited by Ypma in his sis has been on child abuse and neglect and group’s recall effort stressed what his group criminal sexual conduct cases. contends is an inability by Rhodes and Soya “I have extensive experience working with to work with other board members. victims of all ages. I am tough but fair when In a Sept. I prepared statement to Bany it comes to the accused and consider the mer­ County Clerk Debbie Smith. Ypma. wrote its of each case as it proceeds through the sys­ that Rhodes: tem." “Continually votes to overspend the town­ Nakfoor Pratt added that she has already ship budget. Represents himself and not the and will continue to apply her training and taxpayers. As an example, he demonstrates a experience here in Barry County. personal prejudice rather than the interest of Nakffor Pratt was bom and raised in the taxpayers regarding the Pierce lawsuit. Lansing. She graduated from Michigan State Displays a very negative attitude on most University in 1984 with a bachelor of arts in issues. Doesn’t prepare for meetings or pay degree in foreign languages and from Thomas close attention to the proceedings at board M. Cooley Law School in 1987. meetings. Works well only with his friends on Nakfoor Pratt served as an assistant prose­ the board, but not with other board members cutor in Bany County from 1989 to 1992 and or the public. Without board approval, went along with the supervisor and had the road commission mark two stately maple trees for removal. Has never given the public any defense or reasons for voting the way be did on these issues. For months, James cast a dis­ senting vote on paying the township bills because he didn’t want to pay the assessor. Attended a Road Commission meeting in January and never reported back to the board until August. As a result, the township roads have been neglected." ■ In seeking to recall Soy a. Ypma wrote: “Continually votes to overspend the town* ship budget. Represents himself and not the taxpayers. As an example, he demonstrates a personal prejudice rather than the interest of the taxpayers regarding the Pierce lawsuit. Works well only with his friends on the board, but not with other board members or the pub­ lic. Without board approval, went along with the supervisor and had the road commission mark two stately maple trees for removal. David said he would take the firewood from the trees. Does not attempt to learn his posi­ tion by attending any training. His method of defending his position is to call audience members names at board meetings. As an experienced board member, David failed to call attention to Rhodes and VanSyckle not giving a prompt report on the road commis­ sion meeting in January. As a result, the town­ ship roads have been neglected.” Steve Soya said he and -Xhers in the town­ ship deny the allegations of BAG. “We want to have the opportunity to refute the opinions of the recall committee and we want to get the information out there about how we feel about this recall effort," Soya said Tuesday. “If they are successful with this recall, they will appoint two people to the board to fill out the remaining time of service and every issue will be decided on a 5-0 vote." Soya said. “1 just don’t think it is healthy to have a See RECALL, page 7 New prosecutor will seek election to job in primary Julie Nakfoor Pratt in Allegan County from 1993 until November 2005. She is married to Jeff Pratt and they have four children. Nakfoor Prat: and her family have lived in the Hastings area for 13 years. PRICE, continued from page 1 This is a sample of the petitions that will be circulated on behalf of Unicameral Michigan between now and July 16. reasonable chance of being passed by voters. Interest perked up again earlier this week when it was learned that the proposal would go before the State Board of Canvassers. WJIM-TV Channel 6 did a story about it Monday night, the Battle Creek Enquirer & News had another story last Saturday and broadcaster Frank Beckman of WJR-Radio out of Detroit interviewed local activist Robert Dwyer, one of the key people in the campaign, on Wednesday morning. Two more well-connected supporters of the movements are State Senator Burton Leland and State Rep. LeMar Lemmons, both Democrats, but Lukasiewicz insists the effort is bipartisan. Despite the apparent growing support. Lukasiewicz said. "We need money. We have enough to get the petitions printed, but distri­ bution and the cost of the website needs to be covered. The 50,000 petitions, I am told, will fit on one pallet, but imagine the cost of ’mailing’ all of those. “We also will be printing up informational brochures and instructions for gathering sig­ natures. We also need to start building up a war chest to fight off negative attacks against the issue which will surface after we get on the ballot.” The website address is unicameralmi® hotmail.org He said there are only 12 lines per petition, so it should not be too hard to fill out the sheets completely. He added that plans are to launch the peti­ tion campaign Feb. 1. Seven area school board seats to be up for election on May 2 Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer With seven, four-year terms expiring this year, community members will have the opportunity to vie for positions on five local school boards in the annual elections Tuesday. May 2. Petitions for the open positions must be returned to the Barry County Clerk's Office by 4 p.m. Tuesday. Feb. 7. In Hastings, the terms of Board Vice President Michael Hubert and Trustee Terry McKinney are expiring. McKinney has announced that he will be running for re-elec­ tion while Hubert has decided not to seek another term. In Maple Valley, two trustee positions will be open with both Mark Shoemaker and Andrea Montgomery’s terms on the board expiring. According to the superintendent’s office, both board members have picked up petitions. Secretary Kim Selleck and Trustee David Smith will be seeking another term with the Thomapple Kellogg School Board of Education. Both have served for 12 years on the board in various positions. Vice President Vince Pennington and President Joel Pepper's spots on the Lakewood Board of Education will be open for election. Pepper resigned last year due to personal reasons and Pennington took over his role as president. A one-year term has been left open by Pepper's resignation and will be filled in the coming election. Pennington’s full fouryear term also will be put to the voters this election. Only one term will expire for the Delton School Board this year. Secretary Elizabeth Matteson’s spot will be open for election, though she has indicated she does plan to seek another term. Barry County Clerk Debbie Smith said candidates in the Maple Valley district must collect a minimum of six signatures while those in the other four districts must collect a minimum of 40. Potential candidates also have the option of paying a nonrefundable filing fee of $100 in place of signatures. Should a candidate decide not to run for one of the positions, he or she will have three days from the date of filing the petitions to withdraw. Voters will go to the polls Tuesday. May 2. and elected candidates will begin their terms on July 1. 2006. The four-year terms will end on June 30. 2010. and the one-year term in Lakewood will end June 30. 2007. Monday. April 3. is the last day for voter registration for this election. Absentee ballots are available through the local ’.ownship offices through Wednesday. April 12. Jessica Price has had a busy year of performing. Here she sings at the Barry County Fair this past summer, photo by Mel Boonstra. Hastings School Board Vice President Mike Hubert has announced he will not seek another term. realize in the last few years that God has given me a gift." This summer will find her attending the Hillsong International Leadership College in Sydney. Australia, where she will study wor­ ship leading and creative arts due to a gift from a family at her church. "A family at church decided they wanted to pay for me to go to this college. Everything’s just fitting into place." said Price. Beyond her time in the “land down under.” Price said she is not sure what the rest of her life has in store, but she’s positive it will include music. “I don’t know yet what God wants me to do. It’s just my passion and gift and I don’t want to miss what God has for me." Her music has already had an impact on family and friends, something she views as one of the biggest benefits of her talent. “When she sings it moves people, she sings with such passion." said her mother. Christina Price. “I’m just really proud of her. she’s made a lot of good choices. I’m just so thank­ ful to God for allowing her this opportunity to use her gifts.” Family friend Lisa Andrus believes her tal­ ent is quite extraordinary. “Jessica has an inexplicable infectious appeal about her music.” said Andrus. “Everyone should experience her on stage." Beyond the record deal and prizes, the event also has had a personal effect on Price. “People have been really good to me and supportive, I need that. If anything this has given me a bit of self-confidence, which I don't have a lot of. 1 realized how much peo­ ple love, support and believe in me." �Pag» < - Thuradoy. Jonuwy IS. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Mentoring involves getting and getting It’s past time to raise minimum wage To the editor: It’s been eight years since the minimum wage was last increased in Michigan. During that time, the minimum wage has failed to keep up with inflation. As a result, a Michigan family consisting of one or two parents and one child living on the minimum wage are well below the pover­ ty level. And former Michigan GOP Chairwoman Betsy De Vos has made the com­ ment that Michigan workers are paid to much! Democrats have made several attempts to increase the minimum wage at the federal and state level. However, Republicans in Congress and in the Michigan Legislature have defeated every effort. Some Republicans even believe the minimum wage should be abolished. A total of 16 states have taken tie initiative to raise the minimum wage above the $5.15 level since 1997. Even Wal-Mart supports raising the minimum wage! It's time Michigan joined the effort to give low wage workers a much needed raise. If citizens of Barry County are interested in signing a petition for the increase in mini­ mum wage, please have them contact their Democratic precinct delegates or call me at 269-623-8481. This issue is a simple matter of fairness. Anyone who puts in a fair day's work should receive a fair day's pay and not have to live in poverty. Frequently asked questions about the mini­ mum wage ballot proposal: • What will this proposal do? If it is approved by the voters, it will raise the minimum wage in Michigan from $5.15 per hour to $6.85 per hour on Jan. 1, 2007, and increase the minimum wage every year as the cost of living goes up. • Does the proposal do anything else? It also has fines for employers who violate the minimum wage and protects employees who claim they haven't been paid the mini­ mum wage. • Is anyone paid les.', the the minimum wage under the proposal ? Unlike current law which has many loop­ holes. the proposal excludes only prisoners and teenagers under 16 who do things like babysit and cut lawns. It allows employees who receive tips to a slightly lower minimum wage. Everyone else in Miichigan is covered. • Why does the proposal amend the Michigan Constitution? The proposal puts the minimum wage in the Michigan Constitution so state and local politicians can't reduce it or eliminate it • Why shoulo we raise the minimum wage? With the minimum wage now at $5.15 per hour, some people would make more money being on welfare. Raising the minimum wage sends the right message — we value hard work. We want people to choose work over welfare and be productive members of socie­ ty • The economy in Michigan is changing. Young families starting out »e struggling working at the minimum wage. ’With high gas prices, home heating oil costing more and health care costs rising, we need to give young families a good start with a decent minimum wage. • Will raising the minimum wage cut jobs? No. Study after study shows that jobs are being created faster in states with higher min­ imum wage. The last time the minimum wage was raised in Michigan was in 1996 and jobs in Michigan increased. • Who is sponsoring this petition drive? A statewide coalition of commumity, sen­ ior citizens, religious, small business, union and political groups who believe that Michigan needs a raise. The coalitiion is called “Michigan Needs a Raise” and it is a registered Michigan ballot question commit­ tee. • If I sign the petition, do I have to vole yes? No, signing the petition only means that you believe the people should have the right to vote ou raising the minimum wage. • When will this be on the ballot? At the Nov. 7,2006, general election. Barbara Cichy. chairwoman Bany County Democratic Party Ehlers, Hoekstra show their arrogance To the editor: Congressmen Peter Hoekstra and Vem Ehlers, full of power from their seats in Congress, with Grand Rapids businessmen full of greed want to stop the new gambling casino near Hastings. Out of their fear of competition they and the “23 Is Enough" group would like to see no more “Indian” casinos, especially not one near Hastings. These men are true advocates of free market economics and free competi­ tion, but not for everyone. Maybe, there is something magic in the number 24 casinos that a numerologist could divine Hoekstra may think of himself as a true American devotee of other people’s civil rights and the right to privacy. With all the influence, power and trust Hoekstra has as chairman of the "Intelligence** Committee in Congress, be doesn’t sue anything wrong that his President ignores the law by having Americans’ e-mail read and phone calls spied on. Evading the law is OK with this great defender of traditional American privacy... Hoekstra obviously is intoxicated with the power entrusted to him, which has obviously j gone to his head. He apparently is not deeply rooted in the American tradition of freedom and privacy Maybe, he had better take anoth­ er look at the Bill of Rights out of respect for a majority of the American people who care deeply about their privacy, and demand the protections of the Bill of Rights and to their Constitutional right to privacy and law Congress has passed. People like Hoekstra and Ehlers with priv­ ileged positions at the scat of so much power need a little humility along with their arro­ gance. With all the grave responsibilities Hoekstra has for this alleged "war" on terror, one would think he wouldn't have time to flaunt his prestige on a local gambling casino that will bring jobs here — unless he or his friends have business interests that they think might be hurt by the competition. And don’t tell me that spying on Americans is necessary. If that is the case we will soon be a religious dictatorship under George II after having long years ago gotten rid of George III. George Williston, Hastings To the editor: Since this is National Mentoring Month. I would like to share with your readers a per­ sonal s:ory. Several years ago when I was single, I vol­ unteered to become a big sister through the Youth Companion Program. This program existed before the Big Brothers-Big Sisters program was in Barry County. I was matched with a little girl who was 9 or 10 years old. She lived with her mom. who was single at the time. The littl- girl has never met her father. 1 enjoyed involving her in 4-H. I took her to meetings and she completed several craft and sewing projects. She made some friends at the meetings and it was fun for her being able to complete the projects. Before each meeting, we went to a restaurant and got something to eat. This lime was very impor­ tant for us to talk about her week and every­ thing that was going on with her. She was doing very’ poorly in school. Her self-esteem was low. As we talked and got to know each other, 1 found with time that she blamed herself that her father had nothing to do with her. It took time to help her under­ stand that it was not anything she had done. Her father made that decision. It was a combination of going to 4-H meet­ ings. completing projects, taking the projects to the fair, winning ribbons and just being a friend willing to listen that changed her self­ esteem. She needed to know there was not anything she could not do and learn if she wanted. With time she came to realize that it was not her fault that her father chose not tc be part of her life. This all impacted her grades in school. When her self-esteem was not low any more, and she did not blame herself about her father, the grades got better and better 1 was her big sister for two years. During the lime we spent together, many quality things happened to her. But it is true that when you are busy giving to others, good things also happen to you! I will always treas­ ure this experience; it always makes me feel good when 1 look back on it. I stopped becoming a big sister because I was getting my master’s degree and 1 did not have the time 1 once had. Becoming a mentor to children can change their lives. Now this young lady is married with three children and lives in another slate. She graduated from high nrhool with good ‘Fools' asking Alito questions To the editor: After watching the Alito hearings, it is real­ ly amazing to me how Ted Kennedy and other congressmen involved in questioning him ha*c the audacity to question Alito in regard to his stand on certain issues, when they have had much more severe issues in their past. For instance. Ted Kennedy and the Chappaquiddick affair, where he was involved in allowing Mary Jo Kopechne to drown in a creek and then leaving the scene of the accident. But I guess it goes along with what seems to be the major issue being asked of Alito's, his stand on abortion. If you can allow some­ one to drown and not care, you would cer­ tainly want to make sure to appoint a Supremq Court justice who would still allow innocent babies to die and not care. Ail these so-called “wise folks” in Washington make ne disgusted and ashamed that the-United States of America has fallen to the level that it has. I think it would be interesting if Alito could tum the tables and begin to question some of those folks questioning him, and ask about their past. I bet there would be a whole lot of red faces in that room. Romans 1:22 says, “Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools." There certainly are enough fools it Washington, as we well know. Nancy Herzel Woodland Let’s solve deer population problem To the editor: My wife and I attended the DNR deer pop­ ulation meeting at the Pierce Creek Institute this last weekend. There were a lot of hunters and non-hunters who attended. Needless to say, there were many different opinous on what should be done about our deer^gjd populations. We attended more out of curiosity than anything else. The DNR wants to reduce the numbers in Barry County by 55 percent or about 25 to 30 deer per square mire. A young man who had done his homework, asked the DNR official present what percent of those 25 to 30 deer would be bucks. Their answer was around 30 percent. That sank in real fast Think about the 640 acres around your hunting area, then think how many hunters are on those 640 acres. If they ever reach these numbers, hunter numbers will start going down fast for lack of seeing any bucks. I am not knocking the DNR. They have a tough iob and there are no easy answers to the problem. But I do feel these are unacceptable. How can you control deer numV^rs if you lose your hunting population?*' * The problem seen* to be sccrb areas haMf very few deer while others have way too many, but I don’t think you can take Barry County as a whole and take that many deer out. I am writing this in hopes that people will let the DNR in Lansing know how they feel about this proposed solution to the problem Comments can be emailed to deer­ goals @ michigan.gov Steve Barnum. Hastings grades. She could have gone to college if she wanted, and maybe in the future she still will go. 1 would encourage anyone who has the time, to become a mentor to a child. By donating your time, your can change their world. Please consider the many mentoring opportunities available in Barry County. Kathy Walters-Surratt, 4-H Youth Educator, Barry County MSU Extension More parking time needed To the editor: Hastings has become a unique city with new stores and now the Brew Pub. Why not further the uniqueness and expand the parking time limit to three hours or more? Free parking is less than a half mile away and west. My husband and I shopped Hastings down­ town on Tuesday, Jan. 10; parked m Lot fl Wc had lunch and researched a “project” in three or four stores. We came back to vehicle and had a parking ticket. We were 20 minutes over limit Two hours is not enough time for lunch and shopping. Main Street and the lot had many vacant spots. Elaine R. Hine, Hastings We must heed Franklin’s warning To the editor: Today is the 300th anniversary of the birth­ day of one of the greatest Americans of his time or since, Benjamin Franklin. He was one of the original thinkers that laid the founda­ tion of this country and framers of the Constitution of the United States. In our Bills of Rights, the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution states: "The right of the people to be secure in their per­ sons, house, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, snail not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, aoii pyticiflady " ac’o8s'or tmngs to oe seized. » • As we debate whether or not it is wise to allow the government to violate the U.S. Constitution, even temporarily, under the claim that they are protecting us and ignore the protections of our freedoms it is supposed to guarantee, consider this quote from Mr. Franklin: "They that can give up essential lib­ erty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Kenneth M. Komheiser, Plainwell 'House Concert’ different and fun To the editor: I hope it's OK to write about nice things in Hastings, and not complain! If you missed the “House Concert" at the Hastings Public Library Friday on Friday the 13th. the you missed a very fun time. The description of how Ray While has an uncanny ability to engage his audience was no exaggeration. Though Ray is a ‘big star’ (formerly from Frank Zappa's band), the delivery of his music wasn't like performing for an audience. It was just as a house concert should be, playing with his friends. Public Opinion: He told stories, played music, and invited other guitarists from the audience to come up and play alongside him. He had no trouble getting "the big boys" to join him — veterans of many albums such as Jimmy Mathews. Jeff Sipe and Ed Englerth. But I think everyone's favorite was the feel­ good ending where a young man named Tyler was finally nudged up front and persuaded to play. He played very well indeed, and Ray White played melody over Tyler's strong rhythm. They jammed the house concert down to the perfect good-bye, and we all applauded and loved the two of ih;m mug­ ging for all of the pictures everyone i»sd to take of them. I hope more people find out abort these house concerts. Once a month a quality musi­ cian comes to the library with an acoustic instrument. It's a kind of intimate vetting where you're a couple of feet a» ay front the player. You bring a suggested drmation of $10 per person if you have it. All money goes to the musician. You bring a snack to share if you have ft. The library provides the drinks. You visit with the musician and each other. It’s a nice time in downtown Hastings. Panda Englerth, Hastings Detroit Super Bowl more interesting? 11 The city of Detroit has been preparing for more than a year to host the Super Bowl in February. Does having the game in Detroit this year make you want to go see it more or not? Responses to our weekly question. n>e Hurtiiisa Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PMshMtv Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacoba Frederic Jacob* Preetoert Woe Preetoent Steven Jacoba Secretaryrtrwjrwr • NEWSROOM * David T. Young (Erftor) Eiame GJbert (Assistant Edtor) Helen Mudry Sandra Ponsetto Patricia Johns KefyUoyd Bren Bremer Jon Gambee Fran Faverman David Foster, Middleville: “It would be pretty sweet to go to the Super Bowl especially since it is in Detroit this year.” Donna Sebastian, South Lyon: “No, the area is too con­ gested and busy. There is no parking and the prices for the game and in the city are way too high." David Comeau, Middleville: “I don’t have the money to go to the game, but it would be fun.” Mitch Edwards, Wayland: “It would be fun if you could afford it because you don’t have to drive as far." Keith Burger. Middleville: Steve Munjoy, Hastings: • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Ciasctfed ads accepted Monday througn Frxtey. 800am to530pm “It is close to home this year. 1 would be curious to see Detroit and what the city has done as well as enjoy the game." “1 would like to go. but the tickets are way higher than what I could afford." Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subscription Retoe: $30 per year r Beny County $32 per year in adfcxnmg courtoes $35 per year eteewtiero POSTMASTER Send addree* change* to: po Mt Hasang*. Ml 49056-0602 Second Ctaae Poetage Pwd at Hawng*. Ml 49056 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, January 19. 2006 - Page 5 A good idea: Let’s fire the Senate 1 wrote an editorial last March in which I supported a proposed state-wide ballot initiative sometimes referred to as “Fire the Senate." And before this coming Friday, when the State Board of Canvassers officially approves the ballot wording. I want to renew my support for the bipartisan proposal to eliminate the State Senate. I’m not sure what kind of chance it’s got across Michigan because more than 317,00 valid petition signatures are needed in order to get it placed on the November general election ballot. Indeed, it seems like a difficult task ahead, with just a small bunch of folks from Barry County leading the effort, but I like the fact this campaign truly is grass-roots. Let’s not forget Margaret Mead’s famous advice not to underestimate the power of just a few committed people to change things. They're only ones who ever have. Furthermore. 1 have a feeling that if the necessary signatures are collected, the proposal will pass in November because I think we have a lot of people in this state who are fed up with the perform­ ance from our public servants in Lansing. Much of the credit for the ballot effort going this far has to go to Joe Lukasiewicz of Hastings. He's carried the water, handled a lot of the wording and the difficult tasks of continuing to breathe life into a controversial idea that just might make a difference down the road. For those who haven't been following the story so far. after my editorial was published. Lukasiewicz came in to tell me I had thrown down the gauntlet. 1 had challenged the people of this state to shake things up because we've been headed in the wrong direc­ tion for too long and we’ve suffered the consequences of a State Legislature that has done nothing but pass meaningless “feel­ good” legislation. So Lukasiewicz crafted a proposal to very simply “fire the Senate.” adopt an amendment to the Michigan Constitution to reduce the number of legislators in Lansing from 148 to 110. When you think about it. there really isn't a solid reason to have as many lawmakers as we do. These men and women. 38 of them in the Senate and 110 in the House, are supposed to be part-time public employees and yet they are paid virtually $80,000 a year apiece. Meanwhile, they take long holidays and vacations, like two weeks off for deer hunting. Do any of the rest of us have such won derful perks? Making things even worse, these people have failed miserably to tackle the tough issues, particularly over the last several years, while we've been in an economic crisis. They’ve handed us silly laws and proposals such as requiring school children to pledge to the flag, changing the state bird and trying to collect restitution from criminals who have nothing to give back while they're in prison, not to mention ticketing young people ages 18 and younger for using a cell phone while driving. Eliminating the Michigan Senate could save taxpayers more L’jm $50 million a year because the Senators' staffs and special be.Tcfits and perks also would leave Lansing with them. That’s about $50 million a year we could see go instead to education, a much better investment, as I see it. and one our government need.-, to support more. There arc those who say they don’t support a one-house, or “Unicameral" Legislature because of the need for checks and bal­ ances. I've got news for the critics: There are no checks and bal­ ances. Both chambers are clones of each ocher and they all march together in the pursuit of continuing at the public trough. There is a reason for two chambers in Washington D. C. The U.S. House is made up of 435 representatives based on population while the 100-member U.S. Senate makes sure that all 50 stales are represented equally. There is ns call, no such need for that kind of representation al the stale level. Ask yourself: Does a business or corporation need two boards of directors? Could they even be run efficiently? Nebraska has had a one-house, or Unicameral, legislature for more than 70 years and it seems to be getting along just fine. 1 think 110 lawmakers is enough in Michigan. Let the current House stand, but let the Senate be eliminated. It'll save money and we won’t miss the services we weren’t getting in the first place. I am certain that if this campaign gets legs we'll hear a lot of noise from a well-financed effort to save the 38 senators 'jobs. Don’t let yourself be hustled. You deserve better government at a better price. I call upon citizens not only to sign a petition, but circulate one. Let's show the officials in Lansing what a small band of concerned citizens can do when they are joined with like-minded citizens who arc mad as hell and aren't going to take it any mote. — Fred Jacobs, vice presidem, J-Ad Graphics Revue’s 'Beauty and the Beast’ musical slated for 2 weekends » ''Mf’ ‘ . The Revue will present “Beauty and the Beast," produced and directed by Bill Reynolds on two consecutive weekends Feb. 3-5 and Feb. 10-12 at the Vermontville Opera House. Curtain times will be 7 p.m. Friday. Feb. 3; 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Feb. 4; 3 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 5; 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10; 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb 12. Cost is adults $9, seniors citizens and students $8. and children 12 and under $7. For reservations, call Reynolds at (269) 367-4455 or e-mai! therevuel@yahoo.com The Vermontville Opera House is located across from fire station at 211 S. Main St. Ashley Ball, who plays Belle, lives in Exion Rapids and attended public school until she withdrew and home schooled herself. She started classes early at Lansing Communitycollege, where she is finishing up classes to be certified as a medical transcrip­ tionist. This will allow her to continue to pur­ sue her career in theater. Ball took lessons from Candy Clark so she could work on an opera/Broadway-style tech­ nique. She is a coloratura soprano now with a four-plus octave range. She credits Clark for teaching her how to use her voice and how to hear in ways she had not heard before. She is making her first appearance on The Revue stage, but has had previous perform­ ances at school and with Lansing Civic Players. Bali said. 'I would also like to have a career in professional theater so that 1 can do Broadway shows, especially “The Phantom of the Opera." That is my favorite show and my ultimate goal would be to play the role of Christine Daae some day.* Ken Smith (the Beast) comes to The Revue from Lake Odessa, where by day he teaches high school and in the evenings when he isn’t at the theater devotes his time to his wife. Laura, and their children. Their whole family was in "The Music Man" last year at The Revue and his wife directed “Quilters" this past fall. Jeremy Schneider (Gaston) was in the first ‘Great Decisions’ discussion group starts next month The Institute for Learning in Retirement of Kellogg Community College again will offer in Hastings an eight-week “Great Decisions" discussion group, using as its text the Foreign Policy Association briefing book. Interested senior citizens are asked to express theii interest in the course by Jan. 30 to expedite the ordering of books for partici­ pants. As mentioned in a recent edition of the Hastings Banner, the videos that will be slxjwn as part of the class are already being aired on WGVU-TV Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. and class members can preview the course by watching these talks by experts on the eight topics chosen for 2006. The topics this year arc: • Un reform; is the UN able to take on global challenges? • Brazil; will Brazil continue on course toward stability? • Human rights in an age of terrorism; can huma.i rights and civil liberties be fully pro­ tected in an age of terrorism? • The U.S. and Iran; how can the U.S. check Iran's influence in Iraq. Afghanistan and other countries in the region, and how will the international community mitigate the crisis over Iran's nulear ambitions? • Global health pandemics and security; what lessons can be learned from reactions to the global AIDS pandemic and its growing impact on the developing world? • Turkey; could Turkey's membership in the EU help Western relations with the Islamic world, or could the possible rejection of Turkey cause an even wider divide? • Energy resources; is reliance on Middle East oil making the U.S. vulnerable to politi­ cal influence and economic peril? How will China's increased energy use affect us and the world? • China and India: Partners or competitors? How will their growth affect the U.S. econo­ my and strategic interests? Class format will include a discussion of each topic that has been analyzed impartially in the briefing book and of news items mem­ bers bring in relevant to the day s subject, with a variety of opinions invited and respect­ ed as valid. The half-hour video on the topic will also be shown and discussed The FPA book will be included in the class fees, to be the same as last year's: $25 for ILR members/SK) spouse not needing a book; $29 non-members/$l4 spouse not needing a book. To sign up for the class, which will meet Tuesdays from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Feb. 28 to April 18. Please phone ILR coordinator Teresa Durham in Battle Creek at 948-9500. exten­ sion 2838. or class coordinator Eileen Oehler at 948-2347. preferably by Jan. 30. Individual orders for the briefing book are $15 plus $5 shipping and handling, should anyone wish to order the book from the Foreign Policy Association. I -800-477-5836. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additional discussion groups could also be formed for younger persons not yet eligible for ILR membership. ’ Informal concert setting terrific To the editor: It may have been Friday the 13th. but I was feeling very lucky this year when I attended the Friday Night Concert Series at the Hasting Public Library. What a privilege to experience the music and personality of Ray White in such an inti­ mate and informal setting! Something truly magical transpired there between the stacks of westerns and science fiction. The local musicians in attendance can now say that they have performed with the great Ray White, as he even invited them to join him 'on stage.* What a great shov'! I’ve certainly become a regular, since I plan to attend all future concerts in this scries. Thanks to those who organized this event, and to the Hastings Public Library staff, who made this extraordinary experience possible. Tara Walldorff. Hastings Refinancing Hastings school bonds may save $260,000 by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer Hastings School District taxpayers may be getting a break, as the school board looks into refinancing bonds from 2001. Barb Hunt, chief financial officer, said there would be a potential savings of approx­ imately $260,000 if the proposal to refinance goes through. "It would allow us to reduce our tax levy.” Hunt told the Hastings Board of Education Monday night. “We’re not committing to any­ thing yet. We’re just allowing our financial advisors to look at it” In another school board matter, a pilates physical fitness class may be an option for Hastings students if the proposed class is approved at next month's meeting. The com­ munity will have a month to view the materi­ als for the class and advise members of the board. A majority vote at the next meeting will put the course of the list of elective classes stu­ dents can choose from when putting together their schedules. Through a partnership with hustings Fiberglass. Southeastern Elementary will be able to purchase a DVD player for classroom use. Hastings Fiberglass is a business partner with the school and donated $204 from fund­ raiser held last year. In other business the board also: • Adopted new textbooks for the physical and biology science classes. With the adop­ tion, the district will discontinue the use of the 20-year-old books currently used in the classes. • Accepted the resignation of child care worker Kim Urham. • Approved, in principle, five school-based trips, including Central Elementary’s fifth grade trip to Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, the high school choir's trip to the Heritage Music Festival, the Business Professionals of America State Conference, the Science Olympiad In 'itational and a trip to the Michigan FFA convention. The board's next meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, in the all-purpose room of Northeastern Elementary . •• few shows when The Revue began in 1996 while also doing many shows with the Kalamazoo Civic Theater. Some may remem­ ber him as “Joseph" in the 1998 production. Schneider went on to do summer stock in Illinois and then married Kelly and moved to Nashville. TN and the on to Jacksonville. FL. They just moved back to DeWitt in August. Playing the role of Maurice. Belle's papa, is Rob Van Engen. He is new to Lie Revue stage, but not the Revue, having worked in lighting and the box office. VanEngen is a pastor at Grace Community Church. He enjoys and watches every kind of sporting events especially if it involves Maple Valley. Hastings was home for the first years of his life until moving to Virginia to att -nd college. He and his family (Tuesday. Garrett and Meagan) returned to Michigan in 1996. *1 am excited to participate in the produc­ tion of Beauty and the Beast because it gives me a chance to act with my son who has been doing this for years.' Garrett Van Engen (Lafou) has been in many children and adult shows at The Revue as well as Maple Valley productions. His par­ ents have always been there to watch, but for this show his dad decided to join him on stage. "Garrett has a solid singing voice and great ability to adapt to any character.” said Director Bill Reynolds. “In Guys and Dolls. Jr., he was Nicely. Nicely, who had a cute lit­ tle sidekick. In this show he is Gaston's silly sidekick. "You won’t want to miss the performances of these superb actors." The production is made possible with the support of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural affairs and Arts Council of Greater Lansing. Inc. Two new Barry County CASAs are sworn in Barry County Probate Judge William Doherty swore in two newly trained Court Appointed Special Advocates for Kids Wednesday afternoon. Taking the oath to serve Barry County chil­ dren were Leslie Brodbeck from the Woodland area and Don Finney of Hastings. CASAs for Kids work to serve children- in the Barry County community who are removed from their home due to abuse and neglect of the parents. To become a CASA, individuals must complete 40 hours of train­ ing. including both classroom participation in various topics and court observation. The goals of the program are to work in the best interests of the child by working to find them a safe, permanent home as quickly as possi­ ble. Each year in Michigan, several hundred children are removed from their homes in order to provide them a safe and nurturing environment either in foster care, or with a relative. In 21 Michigan counties, the CASA for Kids organizations help assure that these children fee) safe and secure. Bany/Eaton CASA for Kids. Inc is looking to train a needed 30 new CASAs during February and March to meet the growing need for adults at least 21 years of age who are able to commit to share they canng nature and organizational skills to meet that goal. For those interested in supporting the Music scheduled at State Grounds for this weekend The State Grounds weekend of music will begin Friday at 8 p.m. with the Tstic Trio and Saturday, at 8 and 9 p.m. respectively, will feature The Rock Show and Route 3. Both of the Saturday night bands played at the Harvest Fest. Estic Trio was formed in the spring of 2005 by frontman Tory Peterson, with the intention of playing laid back music that anybody could hang out and groove to. With a combi­ nation of fun and unique covers, as well as a wide array of original compositions. Estic Trio promises to cater to almost any audience. Influences Include Dave Matthews Band. Coldplay. Jack Johnson. Pearl Jam and the mid-late ’90s West Michigan Scene. Tory Peterson (vocals) played as guitarist for West Michigan favorites and three time Aris' Rock Search finalists. The Jim Crawford Band. Kellen Parker (bass) has studied music since childhood, playing a variety of instru­ ments from keys to brass, and performing w*ith many different groups. Andrew Hare (drums) is currently a student in the Michigan State Jazz program, playing with various jazz combos and big bands out of MSU, as well as numerous professional local acts, including Seth Galligan. State Grounds, located in downtown Hastings, does not charge admission, but there is a one-drink minimum. organization, but do nU feel comfortable as a CASA working with children. Barry Eaton CASA for Kids also is looking kx individuals interested in filling board positions. Barry/Eaton CASA for Kids. Inc is a tenprofit 501 (c) (3) organization. Blood drive set at Moose Lodge A Red Cross blood drive will be held from 1 to 6:45 p.m. today, Thursday. Jan. 19. al the Moose Lodge. 128 N. Michigan Ave. Hastings. Winter weather and low turnout have drained area blood supplies, officials report. The Great Lakes Region Blood Services of the American Red Cross is urging all people who are 17 years old or older, weigh 110 pounds or more, and are in good general health to immediately help save lives. Blood donations are needed now and over the next few weeks to avert a serious blood shortage. 'The recent snow storms across Michigan (in December) have caused many sponsors to cancel blood drives," says Sharon Jaksa, CEO of the Great Lakes Region. 'Winter weather has also contributed to low turnout at other drives, creating a shortage of many blood types.' Red Cross officials say that whether you have given blood before, or have donated ear­ lier this year, it’s a critical time now to roll up your s>eeves and give the gift of life. The need for blood is ongoing. Every two sec­ onds. someone in America needs blood for ongoing medical treatment or an emergency need. Yet donations historically decline during the winter season when eligible donors are away from home, school and work — all places where they conveniently participate in blood drives. 'Since Thanksgiving weekend, the com­ munity blood supply has been on a steady decline,* says Jaksa. 'Our Red Cross must collect nearly 3,000 more blood donations than are currently scheduled to meet hospital needs. If you've ever thought of giving blood, now is the time to help.’ For an appointment at a blood drive near you. call 1-800-GIVE LIFE or visit www.givelife.org �Page 6 - ThurWay. January 19. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice — Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Mam Street. Middleville. Mich Rev Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030 Sunday Maia 3:30 p.m. First Fnday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Fnday Mas* 6 p.m. Confessions 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass nWANTVKW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Dre) R.«d, Dowling. Ml 49050. Pastor. Steve Olmstead (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunda* Service: 9:30 xm.; Sunday School 11.0 xm.; Sunday Evening Service 6:00 pjn.: Bible Study ft. Prayer Time Wednevday night* 6:30 p.m. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.. Sunday M*wn 8:30 xm. and 11:00 a.m.: Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West Stale Road. Hastings. Mrh. 49058 Senior Pxstoc Rev. Wm Clayton Garrison Service Times: 900 am and I LOO a.m & 600 p.m. (Small groups on 1st and 3rd Sunday nights). Wednesday: Christian Education Classes. 7:00 pun. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 im., SundaySchool. 9:30 am EMMANUEL EHSCOPAL CHURCH “Member Church of the Bi>r/dWide Anglican Communion." 315 W Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St). Church Office (269 ) 945-3014. The Rev. Fr. Charles P McCabe III. Rector. Mr F. William Voetberg. Director of Musk. Sunday Worship - 8 a.m and 10 a.m. Children's Chapel and Sunday School at 10 a.m Sunday Nursery Availably at 10 a.m. \d»ent 1‘otlucks waj- programs and services from 5:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday * beginning on Nov. 30 and Dec. 7. 14. and 21* Christmas WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. PO. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippenDeMuntcr. Sunday Worship 9:15 xm. • Sunday Scbixil 10:30 xm. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Rev Al Russel!. Pastor A mission of Si. Rose Cathoik Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9: 30 xm HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fa* No.: 269-818-0007 Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shiite Preschool (ages 3 A 4); Tuesday Thursday from 9-1130 am. 12.-00-230 pm: Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. ft Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 . pm - Payer Mtg Eve Services - 45>.m. Children's service: 10 p.m. Holy Communion and Holy Baptism Christmas serv­ ice Christmas Day • Sunday service al 10 xm CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 cm.. Sunday School 113)0 a.m : Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Nixion Phone 623-5543 cunday School «». 9:45 a.m.; V»< .svip 11XX) a.m.; Evening Service al 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 3D p.m QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M 79 West Pastor Ken Vaught. (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 xm.; P.O. Bo* 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 ’ COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077 PasUx Patti Harpok Sunday morning worship service 9.45 a.m. Nursery provid­ ed Sunday evening “New Beginnings" starts at 5:15 with meal. 5:30 adult small group, youth group, kids chib. 6:30 praise service Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursduv noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Coming in January, exploring spiritual gifts Bible study. Church website: countrychapelumcorg FIRST BAPTLST CHURCH .309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie. Pastor Osborn. Minister of Musk: Ryan White. Youth & Family ; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 am.. Morning Worship; MX) p m.. Evening Service; 7(X) p.m. Sr. High Youth Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & Motarn'Children's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons SAINTS ANDREW & MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week. 9:15 xm. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 113D a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6.00 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6.00 p.m Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias h Rl. Rev. David T. Hustwkk. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://tra* to/ andre**matthta* We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which t* m communion with The United Ep'-scopal Church of North Anerica and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 xm. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, auult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy, M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mkh 49073 Sun Praise & Worship 10:30 xm.. 6:00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m Jesus Club for boyv & girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special" For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 xm. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 xm. Nuncry provided. Jr. Church Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Summer School 9:30 a.m. and Worship 10:30 xm. No summer Sunday School. Youth activities call for infixmat ion ' This information on worship service is provided b\ The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLE1 PHARMACY • "Prescriptions" 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan , GRACE BRETHREN BIBLF CHURCH 600 Powell Rd.. Hastings Sunday School 9:45 xm.. Church Service 10:45 xm.; Evening Worship 6 pan Prayer meeting - Thun. 7 p.m. Men'* breakfast. 1*1 Sat. of the month. WMF ladies. 1st Tues, of the month. Our Motto: “The Bible. the whole Bible, and noth­ ing but the Bible.~ Pastor Rus Sarver. Pastor's phone 945-9224. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Dchon. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service 11 xm.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p m. ST. TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland, MI 49083. Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 xm. This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives 10 Him >0 that we may know Hi* will and walk in His way*. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All haptired chculum are welcome to partici­ pate tn the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusioo. not exclusion. ou don't have to be an Fpiwy han - just a believer. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd fConrer of State Rd. and Bokwood St across from Tom'* Market) Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor Brian Teed. Pastor of Counseling ft Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship servi.'es 8:45 and II3D xm. Kids for Christ. 11.3)0 xm. Warship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds, ft 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for ail ages I03D xm. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Sen ter and Small Groups 63D p.m. Tuesday. 9:30 xm. SCAMPS Wednesday Mid-Week, 6:30 p.m.: Adults; Sing N* Share. Pastor's Class. Youth. 6th-12th grade*, and Faith Weaver Friends. 4 yr*, thru 5th grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 a m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LLTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings Phone 269-945-9414. Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday. Jan. 19 3:45 p.m. Clapper Kids; 5:45 pjn. Grace Notes; 7 p.m. Adventuren. 7.00 p.m. Adult Choir. Saturday. Jan. 21 - 103)0 xm. Catechism 7 ft 8. Sunday. Jan. 22 - 800 & 10: 45 xm. Holy Communion; 8:45 xm. Sunday School. Tuesday. Jnn. 24 - 13X) p.m. Overeaten Anonymous; 5:45 p.m. The Way. Wednesday. Jan. 25 - 10 xm. Wordwatchcn; 7 p.m. Holy Communion. HASTINGS FIRST UNITEL METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fa* (269) 945-1961. Office hotxs are Monday-Thursday 93)0 a.m.-Noon and 13)0-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 xm.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dernc Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 113X) Traditional Worship Service. We offer vanou* Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9.30 and II xm. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays al 7 pjn.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broad*ay. Hastings. Mkh. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Service* - 930 xm. Traditional Worship Services; 10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour. 10:10 xm. Sunday School - Preschool through Adult: 11: 20 xm. Cootetrporary Worship Services; 6:30 p.n* Middle High and Senior High Youth Group Meeting*. Nursery care is provid­ ed for both service*, and during Sunday School. Visit us online at *WH.fpcofh.org and our web log for sermon* al: http:// lenjn blog,po<.coni January 19 • 8:30 xm. Women's Bible Study January 20 - Ymnh to Snowfest January 24 - 73X) p m Noah's Ark Preschool Parent Mee”ng; Congregational Focus Group Meeting January 25 6:15 xm Men's Bible Study. Alton E. Close YANKEE SPRINGS TWP - Alton E. Close, age 82. of Yankee Springs TWp.. passed away al his home on Sunday. January 15. 2006. He is survived by his wife. Dorothy “Dodie" Close; children. Janice (Don) Rollins. Gayle Austin. Lynne (Griff) Griffin. Robert (Loretta) Cook of Arizona. David (Vickie) Cook of Hastings, Bruce (Mary) Cook of Middleville. Brian Cook of Grand Rapids; 13 grandchildren; 19 great grandchil­ dren; and his favorite uncle. Stan (Shirley) Garrison of New York. He was preceded in death by his parents and one grandchild. Cindy. Alton was a union carpenter for many years. A veteran of WWII. he was a lifetime member of the Wayland VFW Post 7581. Mr. Close had a great love for animals, loved feeding the birds, had a great sense of humor, and made friends easily and enjoyed helping people. Chelsea, his dog. was his companion. The family will greet relatives and friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday. January 20. at Archer, Hampel, and Kubiak. Wayland Chapel. Memorial services w?l be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 21. 2006 at the funeral home with Pastor Nancy Zcrban of United Church of Wayland officiating. His cremains will be interred in Elwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Wayland VFW Post 7581 or Thomapple Twp. Emergency Medical Services. Arrangements by Archer. Hampel & Kubiak. Wayland Chapel. Walter P. Bender HASTINGS - Walter P. Bender, age 96, of Hastings, formerly of Middleville, went to be with nis Lord and Savior, on Friday. January 13.2006. Walter was bom on March 8. 1909 in Dutton, the son of Philip and Abigail A. (Groh) Bender. He was raised in Middleville and attended Middleville schools, graduating in 1928. He was married to Lois W. Parmalee on June 21. 1935 in Hopkins. Walter was a dairy farmer his entire life. He was a member ot Middleville United Methodist Church, and Barry County Farm Bureau. He is survived by his wife. Lois W. Bender, three sons. Don (Jean) Bender of Middleville. Philip (Barbara) Bender of Middleville. Elwin (Sue) Bender of Hastings; six grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; one brother. Ward (Betty) Bender of Middleville; one sister. Florence Dickerson of Kentwood; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 17. 2006 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville Rev. Ken Gihncre and Matthew R. Bender officiating. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Middleville Um'ed Methodist Church General Fund. Arrangements were made by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Charles E. White DOVER. N.H. - Clyde "Tim" Treadwell of Dover. N.H., went to sec his Lord unexpect­ edly on January 15. 2006. He was bom in Lansing. He lived most of his life in the Nashville area. He is survived by his wife. Linda, of New Hamphsire; mother, Mary Ellen Brisbin of Middleville; father and step-mother. Harold and Karen Treadwell, of Florida; sister, Sylvia Treadwell of Hastings; brother. Lewis Treadwell of Wayland; half brother. Michael Copland of Oregon and Thad Treadwell of Ind.; his children, Timothy. Jessica. Michael. Tia. Shauna; six nieces and nephews; his favorite aunt. Joan Strazisar of Hastings. Helen C. O’Donnell HASTINGS - Helen C. O’Donnell, age 92. of Hastings, died Saturday. January 14. 2006 at Hastings Tendercare. Helen was bom December 25. 1913. she wm the daughter of Robert and Grace (Nash) Mills. She was a long time member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. Helen married Clark W. O'Donnell, he pre­ ceded her in death in March of 1961, she was also preceded in death by her parents. Helen is survived by her sons. Stephen O'Donnell and Kenith O’Donnell; daughter. Patricia Dyer; grandchildren and spouses. Memorials can be made to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Memorial services will be held Wednesday February 8. 2006 at 11 a.m. al St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Fr. Alfred J. Rus.*ell officiating. Burial will be at Ml. Calvary Cemetery in Hastings. Arrangements are pending at Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. DOWLING - Charles E. White, of Dowling, passed away, January 14. 2006. Mr. White was bom August 29. 1926. in Battle Creek, the son of Charles O. and Mary Frances (Bunch) White. An iron worker for many years he was a member of the Iron Workers Union Local 340 of Battle Creek. Charles owned and operated Bristol Comers Service for several years. Charles was an avid fisherman with many favorite fishing spots on area lakes and he loved animals being an avid supporter of area humane societies. Working in his yard and raising plants, roses and tomatoes were an enjoyment to him. On December 31. 1959. he married Lauretta Bo?-' and she preceded him in death on October 6. 1997. Members of his family include sisters, Bessie (James) Robinson and Pauline Kissinger of Battle Creek; a brother-in-law. Max Boze of Lake City; sisters-in-law. Arvette Kibler of Kalamazoo. Wanda Yerge of Battle Creek, and Sandy Addison of Delton; several nieces and nephews. Mr. White was also preceded in death by his parents; brothers. Wilmer and James Laxton; a sister. Irene Ermsberger. Funeral services were conducted at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton on Wednesday, January 18. 2006. Pastor Jeff Worden officiated. Interment was at Cedar Creek Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Barry County Humane Society will be appreciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Give a memorial that can go on forever A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526. LaReda Willison DELTON - LaReda Willison, age 86. of Delton, passed away January 11. 2006. LaReda was bom September 13. 1919 in Calhoun County; the daughter of Hany E and Mildred W. (Davis) Fritz. On January 14. 193? she married Robert J. Willison and he preceded her in death February 8. 2000. A loyal employee of Kellogg's, LaReda retired with over 27 years of service. A former member of T.O.P.S. of Delton and the Sportswomen Club of Hastings. 1-aRcda enjoyed going to the cabin up north, going to lunch with friends and family, and talking on the telephone. She especially loved animals and family gatherings. Members of her family include: a son. Gene (Sue) Willison of Hastings; a daughter. Marilyn (Lyndenj Johncock of Gun Lake, "sisters" Helen Mitchell of Delton. Lucille (Gamer) Greenman of Delton and Vera (Bob) Bostwick of Augusta; five granddaughters; eight great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother. Earl Eugene Fritz. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday. January 14. 2006. at Faith United Methodist Church. Delton. Pastor Jeff Worden officiating. Interment at Cedar Creek Cemetery. Memorial contributions to the Barry County Commission ot Aging or a charity of your choice will be appreciated. Arrangements were made by WilliamsGores Funeral Home. Delton. George W. Schroder CALEDONIA - George W. Schroder, age 92 of Caledonia, went peacefully to be with his Lord, on Friday. January 12, 2006, sur­ rounded by his loved ones at home. George was bom November 28, 1913 in Caledonia, the son of William and Jessie (Wood) Schroder. He was raised in Caledonia and attended Caledonia schools, graduating in 1932. He was married to Lodema M. Schnurr on October 18. 1933 at First Methodist Church. South Bend. Indiana. George was employed at C. Bell Chevrolet. Grand Rapids as a auto mechanic. He was a member of the Caledon's United M-thodist Church for 78 years. G-?orge was an outdoor enthusiast, with a special fondness for hunting, fishing, golfing, and enjoyed spending time with his family and en joyed the friendship of many. He was a caring, loving, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and brother, always doing kind deeds for his family and friends. He is survived by hto loving wife of 72 years. Lodema M. Schroder, one son. Larry J. (Barbara) Schroder of Grand Rapids; one daughter. Carol (Joe) Ogg of Granvilfe, Oiiio; four grandchildren, Brett (Rhonda) Schroce.', Jody (Bob) German. Becky (Ron) Schultz. Scott (Loretta) Ogg; six great grandchildren, Jessica and Lissie German. Lisa and Renne Schultz. Hannah and Olivia Schroder, one sister. Marie (Howard) Moore of Hast ngs. one sister-in-law. Betty Schnurr of Grand Rapids; several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held Monday. January 16. 2006 al the Caledonia United Methodist Church. Rev. James Hodge and Rev. Norman C Kohns officiating. Interment Lakeside Cemetery. Caledonia. Memorial contributions may be made to the Caledonia United Methodist Church Building Fund or Hospice of Holland Home. Arrangements by Beeler Funeral Home, Middleville. Joy Lynn Woolston HASTINGS - Mrs. Joy Lynn Woolston, age 71, of Hastings, died Wednesday . January 11. 2006 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Woolston was bom on March 7, 1934 at Grants Pass. Oregon, the daughter of Malcom and Martha (Bivins) Kilgore. Mrs. Woolston is survived by a daughter. Vickie (Wayne) Schipper of Nashville; two grandchildren Shawn Chesebro of Hastings, Damien Chesebro of Nashville; and one great-grandchild on the way. Preceding her in death were her parents and a brother. Malcom Kilgore. Services will be held Saturday. January 21. 2006 at Hastings Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness. Arturo Gomez will officiate. Visitation will be Saturday. Januaiy 21 at Kingdom Hall from 12 noon until service time. Memorial contributions may be made to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness. Arrangements arc being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrenfuneral-home.com). �The Hastings Banner - Ttwraday. January 1». 2008 - Page 7 Viola R. Sylvester Marie Grinnell celebrates 80th birthday There will be an open house for Marie Grinnell, who celebrates her 80th birthday, on January 28. from 2-5 p.m. at the Elks. 102 E. Woodlawn, Hastings. No gifts please. Mary Tolan celebrates birthday You’re invited to help us shower Mary Tolan with birthday cards January 19th. Please mail to 9680 Finkbeiner Rd.. Middleville, MI 49333. James Hostetler celebrates 80th birthday James Hostetler will celebrate his 80th birthday on Sunday. January 22. 2006 at the Castleton Township Hall in Nashville from 2-5 p.m. No gifts please. If you knew Jim from school, church or as your cream truck driver or gas and fuel oil man. or fellow workers al Motor Wheel Corp, come wish him a happy birthday. Family and friends welcome. HASTINGS - Viola R. Sylvester, age 74. of Hustings, died Tuesday. January 17. 2006. at the home of David and Joann Logan. Viola was bom January 25, 1931 in Nashville, the daughter of Marion L. and Elsie M. (Hawkins) Forman. She graduated from Nashville High School in 1949. Viola married Eugene F. Sylvester in 1948. He preceded her in death in 1998. Viola's employment included Lowell Engineering. Rodee’s Restaurant and Michigan Magnetics. She attended the Hastings First Presbyterian Church and the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She enjoyed making blan­ kets, comfort pillows and scarves which she donated to Pennock Hospital. Viola also enjoyed reading and being with her canine family. Buttons. Bows and Sabrina. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband. Eugene; and a daughter. Jean. Surviving are a daughter, Liz Sylvester of Hastings; son, Floyd Sylvester of Lincoln, Nebraska; grandchildren. Colleen (T.J.) Burkhart, Scott Sylvester, great-grandchil­ dren. Kylce and Cameron; sisters, Betty (Gordon) Strodtbeck. Cindy Kaliff. The family would like tc thank Viola's caregivers, David and Joann Logan, Jeanine Boyd family. Patrick Zalewski. Doug and Barb Benner. First Presbyterian Church fam­ ily and Barry Community Hospice. No visitation will be held. Memorial serv­ ices will be held Sunday, January 22.2006 at 2 p.m. at the Hastings First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Jeff Garrison will officiate. Memorials can be made to the First Presbyterian Church Building Fund. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. RECALL, continued from page 3 board that is nothing more than a rubber stamp. I think discussion and individual opinion are valuable things to have on any board, whether it is at the local level or on up." Soya spoke to specific charges made by Ypma and BAG. “First of all." he said, “when the appeal was held on the Pierce Cedar Creek issue, the then township supervisor, George Cullers, failed to notify the attorney and the township was not represented at the hearing. The decision was made because the township was in default by not being present. “Is that the fault of these trustees? I don’t think so." Soya said many of the other issues stat WINTERFEST, continued from page 1-----------------Recreation area. Park personnel also will be on hand to answer questions at the warming hut at the outdoor recreation center. Winterfest will ends Saturday night at the Bay Pointe Restaurant with the Rock *n Roll Trivia Contest. Local teams will compete beginning at 6 p.m. For details about forming or bringing a team, call David Young at 945­ 9554. Doors open al 5 p.m. at Bay Pointe and the cost is $10 per person to watch and $20 per person to compete for prizes, highlighted by free stays at the Bay Pointe Inn. Seating is limited. Tickets to this event are available at J-Ad Graphics in Hasting or at the Bay Pointe Inn, Gun Lake. Bring your special event photos to us for quality, professional processing. J-Ad Graphics PRINTING PLUS North of Hastings on M-43 good of the township. This is primarily a personality dispute. “The purported reason was the pur­ suance of what the people being recalled sought as a legitimate use of township funds, brought on by the neglect of the former township supervisor and township attorney by not having the township rep­ resented at the appeals court hearing,” Newton said. “Although I do not necessarily agree with the decision to pursue this case through (to) the Supreme Court. I feel the action was taken in good conscience by our duly elected representatives. “I am not willing to replace these peo­ ple with appointed representatives,” be said. Soya said he would hope that people will learn the facts before the recall elec­ tion. “I think they will sec that the charges leveled against Jim and David arc just personal opinions and not reason to recall two men who work hard to represent the township. “The township is made up of a diverse group of people. We have retired folks, young people and eveiyone in between. There is not way tliat any board me mber can please al! the people all the time. The important thing is that each board mem­ ber study each issue and vote in a way they believe is in the best interest of the township as a whole. “I sincerely believe that both Jim Rhodes and David Soya do that.” Local 1002 plans food distributions LAW Local 1002 has selected Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 4 p.m. as the date and time for dis­ tributing free food to those in need at the UAW Union Hall at 295 Washington St in Middleville. A local union spokesperson said. "Anyone who is at risk of going hungry qualifies to receive this food. If someone you know has to choose between paying for ether expenses such as rent or medicine and buying food, or skips meals to make sure their children have enough to eat. they may be at risk of going hungry." The UAW Local #10-0-2 has been distrib­ uting food to those in need since the summer of 2002. The food distributions are a collabo­ rative effort among the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. UAW Local #10-0-2, the Middleville United Methodist Church and the Barry County United Way. 1 c=0 (Mb I 80th Birthday Party I f; Luncheon * No Gifts Please BOY, John Edward Obenour II. bom in Spencer. Iowa, at 1:27 p.m. to Mike Obenour and Eva Demer of Milford, Iowa. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 inches long. Grandparents are April and the late John Obenour of Delton, Jan and Dan Cook of McMillan. Lynne Gould of Milford. Iowa and Pat Demer of Milford. Iowa. I . | | Lou P (Houghtaling) b Sutherland ? BOY. Lucas Arthur, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 22. 2005 al 5:55 p.m. to DeAnn and Dorman Gray of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and 18 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Lila Joy. bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 21, 2005 at 1:24 p.m. to Victoria J. and Ervin E. Rea Ill of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Aubrey Nicole, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 19.2005 at 3:28 a.m. to Deb and Ken Carpenter of Plainwell. Weighing 6 lbs. 4 ozs. and 21 inches long GIRL, Alannah Rae. bom at Pennock GIRL, Maeson Frances, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 19, 2005 at 12:25 p.m. to Jesse and Beth Strzyzewski of Caledonia. Weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and 19 inches long. Hospital on Dec. 20. 2005 at 4.-O7 p.m. to Martha Billmeyer and Tony Behrens of Delton. Weighing 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Aubryonna MaryAnn Eloiselynn, GIRL, Sarra Nikolc. bom at Pennock bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 14. 2005 at 1:12 p.m. to John and Feather Pasquarelli of Middleville. Weighing 6 lbs. 0 ozs. and 19 inches long. Hospital on Dec. 16. 2005 at 1:49 p.m. to Staci Hoisington and Simon J. Spicer of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 2 ozs. and 20 inch­ es long. BOY, Cameron Scott, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 16. 2005 al 6:24 p.m. to Scott and Keri Peabody of Middleville. Weighing 5 lbs. 11 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. BOY, Cole Thomas, bom at Pennock BOY, Caleb Robert, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 3,2006 at 9:24 a.m. to Tanya Stephens and Joe Moon of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Lorelei Rose, tom at Pennock cd in the recall petitions are simply not enough to warrant a recall election. “They (BAG) contend that David does not attend any trainings,” Soya said. “That is simply not true. He has attended the Barry County Leadership Council, for one.” Soya said that the charge that his broth­ er, David, works will only with his friends on the board, but not with other board members is also only an opinion. “But,” he said, “it is not a requirement that all board members be close friends.” he said. “Board members are charged with the responsibility of representing the best interests of the township, period. "There are five members on the town■uiip 'oard,” Soya said. “I think it is a health' atmosphere to have a diversity of opini i on issues.” S«v. a did admit that David called Ypma a jerk” at one of the meetings. “It was said in the heat of the moment.” Soya said. “Personally, I think that Gerald Ypma is pretty smart. He is good with the writ­ ten word, as evidenced by the wording of the recall petitions. “But if you read closely, you will see that it is really just sour grapes and cer­ tainly not reason to put the township through the stress and expense of a recall election." Soya said that even with the animosity present on the board at this time, he esti­ mated that more than 75 percent of the issues before the board are approved unanimously. Pat Newton said she was “appalled that this board is not able to work through dif­ ficult issues. “When I was on the board, there were numerous times when members dis­ agreed. But we worked together to get through it and we respected each other's opinion." Soya said that one of his main concerns about the recall is the number of people who may have signed the petitions with­ out knowing the real facts. “I have spoken to people who said they signed the petition but when I explained what was going on, they admitted they were not aware of the real issues." “That is just human nature.” Mrs. Newton said of the decision by many to s>gn a petition that is put in front of them. “Most board meetings are sparsely attended." Soya said. “I think many peo­ ple who signed the petitions do not even attend the meetings." Laurel Newton said. “This recall was implemented with no thought for the I 1-5 pm f Hope Township Hall L5463 S. M-43 Hwy. Detton, Ml 49046 BOY, Shane Jason Raffler, bom at Butterworth Hospital on Dec. 4, 2005 at 6:21 to Jason and Hollie Raffler of Woodland. Weighing 9 lbs. 14 ozs. and 20 inches long. Welcomed home by big brother. Tyson, age I. Grandparents are Dar and Jan Raffler of Woodland and Connie King of Kent City and Gury and Cindy Ignafol of Muskegon. Hospital on Jan. 2,2006 ar 8.04 a.m. to Steve and Karol Beckwith of Shelbyville. Weighing 7 lbs. 2 1/2 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Bralynn Louise, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 30. 2005 at 9:01 p.m. to Elizabeth Vanderhoff and Matt Bledsoe of Ionia. Weighing 9 lbs. 4 ozs. and 21 1/2 inch­ es long. GIRL, Rylee Rene£, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 30, 2005 at 12:17 p.m to Lucus and Christina Reaser of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs and 20 inches long BOY, Patrick Daniels, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 28, 2005 at 5:58 p.m. to Myranda Greenman and Wm. Woodbury of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and 21 inch­ es long. GIRL, Olivia Rochelle, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 28, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. to Toni and Johnny Villa of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 0 ozs. and 20 inches long. Hospital on Dec. 16, 2005 at 11:46 a.m. to Tiffany and Brandon Greenfield of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 12 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Wesley Lee, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 15, 2005 at 2:50 p.m. to Amanda Sanders of Lake Odessa. Weighing 9 lbs. 2 ozs. and 22 inches long. BOY, Sabrie Amir, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 12. 2005 al 7:41 p.m. to Ryann and Leonard Barlow of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs. 10 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Cameron Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 12. 2005 at 7:10 p.m. to Kristen and Mike Weedall of Hastings. Weighing 5 Ito 15 ozs. and 18 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Aubrey Nichole, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 11. 2005 at 2:39 a.m. to Bruce Rasmussen and Julie Gilmore of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs. 5 ozs. and 20 inch­ es long. GIRL, Laney Lee, bom at Pennock Hospital nn Dec. 12. 2005 at 9:57 a.m. to Emily and Michael Suker of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 8 1/2 ozs and 19 3/4 inches long. GIKL, Abigail Lynn Morrison, bom at Bronsor Methodist Hospital to Kevin and Darcy Morrison on Dec. 9.2005 at 4:10 p.m. Weighing 7 Ito 7 ozs. and 20 1/4 inches long. GIRL, Claire Emerson, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 30, 2005 at 3:48 p.m. to Erica and Curtis Norris of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and 21.5 inches long. BOY, Whalen Micheal, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 28. 2005 at 2:36 a.m. to Heather and Jason Frei of Middleville. Weighing 6 lbs. 10 ozs. and 19 inches long. GIRL, Charlie Grace, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 22, 2005 at 5:17 p.m. to Scott and Kerry Heyboer of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and 20 inches long. Nathan Alan Jingles, Wayland and Jennifer Lynn Beck, Wayland. Brooks Avery Bancroft, Battle Creek arid Jessica Lynn Hile, Battle Creek. Know Your Legislators: x----------------------- --------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- U.S.Sw-1.-------------------------------Debbie Stabenow, Democrat, 702 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Cart Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building. Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional rep­ resentative. U.S. Congress Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District (All of Barry County), 1714 Longworth House Office Building. Washington. D C. 20515-2203. phone (202) 225-3831, fax (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line tor Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. Jennifer Granhdm, Democrat, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing. Mich. 489T9, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Patty Birkholz, Republican, 24th District (All of Barry County). Michigan State Senate. State Capitol, 805 Famum Building, P.O. Box 3006, Lansing, Mich. 48909-7536. Call: (517) 373-3447. Fax: (517) 373-5849. e-mail: senpbirkholz@senate.michigan.gov State Representative Gary Newell. Republican, 87th District (AU of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. 351 Capitol. Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. (Mb W AO c^XMbVAO Located at B 122 W. Mill Street. < ’ Hastings next to Mills Landing ' j । 269-945-0400 ? wet * supply Offering all your pet and pet supply needs. «' i Featuring weekly in-store specials. | , i fun, clean place to shop with lots of parking" [ । c=3©p#b"Cc=o ©yfcro«©rfcyoc=oc? /TREE ( & REMOVAL <0 Friendly Fast Service | FREE ESTIMATES MFT V Snow plowing available 1 Call Mike at 838-6778 U. “No job too large or small" �Page 8 - Thursday, January 19.2006 - The Hastings Banner The eighth annual chili dinner with sleigh ride is to be held Saturday, Jan. 21, at the West Berlin Wesleyan Church on Portland Road from 1! a.m. to 4 p.m. The maximum per family is $22 for the dinner with individual meals $6. The deigh ride maximum is $20 per family with $5 per person otherwise. Prices are less for single children. The proceeds go toward completion of the Ebenezer Center on the grounds. The new building will house a kitchen, classrooms and a dining ball. Nomad missionary workers have worked on the building in past summers. The Sebewa Center pancake dinner also will be held Saturday. Jan. 21 with sausages, fried potatoes, applesauce and beverages. Is anybody interested in the writings of Harold Beil Wright? He was the author of the book “Shepherd of the Hills." There is a web­ site for the museum at Pierce City, Mo., which is housed in a former Christian church. There is to be a birthday party for Robert Cobb Sr. on Friday, Jan. 20. at the Woodland Eagles' Lodge, starting at 6 p.m. His many friends are invited. He will turn 94 years old. The Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship meet last week Wednesday and made plans for their meetings for 2006. Their speaker was Mike McCartney, who related interesting information about Habitat International and about the local Lakewood affiliate, which has its sixth house nearly completed. The hostesses were Jan Bost. Irene Haskins and Doris McCaul. The front of the Koops Funeral Chapel has a new solid brick wall where a door had been on the second storefront. It is now graced with a sculptured metal sign announcing the name of the business. The former sign will be used on the north wall facing Second Street. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society met last Thursday with good attendance. Connie Teachworth was the speaker, relating some of her adventures while buying items on Ebay or at auctions. She had a fun display of Homeless help? Bobbi Schirado prepares to speak to the dozens of members of the Ionia County Genealogical Society. her unique purchases. The depot and freight house will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 28. and again Sunday, Jan. 29, from 2 to 5 p.m. At the same time, the geneal­ ogy room will be open for anyone to do research. The Bonanza Bugle will be sent to members in early February. The four adult children of Lester and Virginia Yonkers came home last Thursday night to observe birthday anniversary number 88 for their father. It is said that on the cold day when he was bom, the dish cloth froze to the kitchen table. This writer apparently did not listen close­ Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur, M.D. 1005 West Green Street ll.isi inj*-. Mi< hiqan 49058 FtUrphone 2<»9 9 4 5 24 19 . Intcrn.il Medicine ACTINIC KERATOSIS I'm told I have actinic keratosis on my hands and that It should be removed. If this is not cancer, why does it need to go? Actinic keratosis, also know as solar keratosis, needs to go because if left untreated, about one in 10 cases will develop into squamous cell cancer of the skin. It's caused by frequent exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays, typically from the sun or tanning beds. Actinic keratosis is flat to slightly raised, scaly patches on the top layer of your skin and the lesions range in color from pink to red to brown or even flesh colored. The lesions are about 1 inch or less in diameter and primarily are found on areas exposed to the sun, including your face, lips, ears, back of your hands, forearms, scalp and neck. Actinic keratosis may be the first sign of skin cancer. If treated early, almost all actinic keratoses can be eliminated before developing into skin cancer. This type of skin cancer usually isn't life-threatening if detected and treated early although if not treated, can spread to other parts of your body. The more keratoses you have, the greater your chance of developing skin cancer. There are a number of treatment options your doctor can discuss with you but they all involve removing the lesion in some fashion or another. The most common methods are to use special creams, freezing or burning them off. Prevention is dearly the best choice. Limiting your time in the sun not only at the beach or the pool but when you're spending time outdoors in the winter. Snow, water and ice all reflect and intensify the UV rays of the sun. Sunscreen use with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15 will also be important. And for us Michiganders who have put up with the rain and douds for the past few weeks, even the use of tanning beds should be limited even those that emit UVA rays, which are often touted as less dangerous than UVB rays. UVA light penetrates deeper into your skin and still increases your risk of skin cancer. Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. ly enough to the radio on the day when Thelma Curtis won the morning quiz. The correct answer to the question of who was the most admired father, according to a survey of TV watchers, was John Goodman, who played the father on the Rosanne Barr show. The father on the show about the Fonz was suggested by many who called in. but he was not the right one. The local library is part of a county-wide effort to have hundreds of people reading 'on the same page." The book chosen by the county's librarians for this year is “Montana 1948." The author is Larry Watson, who will be at a Portland book store later to autograph books and he will speak io the combined readers at the Portland library in spring. The discussico dates here are Jan. 9, Feb. 17, with later dares on Feb. 21 and March 9. The Watson appearances are in late March. There are multiple copies of the suggested book on the shelves locally. Friends of the Library will be responsible for this year’s Festival of Tables coming on April 29. Each table is unique in decoration and theme. Sponsors can still volunteer to be host hostess for a table. The library has regu­ lar sessions with homeschoolers They meet on the third Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. The attendance at Saturday's Ionia County Genealogical meeting set a record. More than 60 came to hear Bobbi Schirado with her pro­ gram on 'Beyond the Obituary.” She cited many examples, using an overhead projector of items one might find in a newspaper which would give clues. New officers elected were Lola Haller, vice president; Janis Kenyon, director for three years. The next big project is to be the Feb. 11 quilt show in conjunction with the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society. The quilt show will take place over a few hours on that Saturday, but at 1 p.m. Nettie Koops will be speaking n the topic of 'Quilts and the Underground Railroa. ' There will be ; o business meeting on that day. Thete were several new people at the January meeting. As is customary, each introduces himself or her­ self and relates which family or families being researched. Often someone present is quick to say he or she can be of help. Often cousins have found each other at the meetings through this avenue. The library was open until 5 p.m. for research. Genevieve (Kilduff) Read of Palo served refreshments. This group has a good percentage of men attending. Members said they were glad to see Marilyn and Larry Cahoon present after they have had major health problems. Marti Lind and Mary Jane Carlson •••ere elated to receive their certification for mem­ bership in the Daughters of the American Revolution. They are descended from Elizabeth Ann (Franks) Russell, a twin daughter of a Mr. Franks, who was in the Revolution bu: who moved to Canada where the twins were bom when he was past age 70. Julia Ann married a Mr. Demeray. Elizabeth married Russell. In the 1930s the Grand Rapids Press had stories about these elderly twin sisters who were true “Daughters." On Saturday afternoon at the Central United Methodist Church, Vanessa Todd became the bride of Norman Nash of Port Huron, but originally from Hastings. The Ionia County Immunization Clinic will be held in the forenoon Wednesday. Jan. 25, in the basement of Central UMC. A sign in the window of the former Mid­ Michigan Auto Parts indicates the building has been sold. One sees dumpsters and beams about the rear. It must be that big things are happening inside. Until its auto parts use, the comer double brick building has always housed a hardware store. A Braendle couple from Bay City attended a Whitney family reunion in Arizona on Thanksgiving week­ end. Both families are originally from Clarksville. Doris Whitney was a well known teacher at Woodland. The Carlton Center bam that collapsed on a June Sunday during an unusual windstorm was buried last week. The huge beams were salvaged for further use. They appear to be nearly a foot square with notched ends. That must have required skilled workers to notch with hand tools the ends so they would lock into other beams. This was the Landon farm for years, and then Mesecar. Dear Annie: My cousin. "Ruby,' lost her job several months ago and has not been able to keep a job since. Ruby is middle-aged und has moderate mental health issues as well as addiction problems (although she is in denial over both). Several family members have been sup­ porting Ruby financially because she seems to have no interest in supporting henelf. She is very stubborn and not agreeable to any solutions we have offered. I personally feel the only way things will change is if she is cut off and has to fend for herself, even if it means her becoming homeless. Other rela­ tives are not ready for this yet. Are there any programs out there to help someone like Ruby? Is it cruel to cut her off? I’m afraid she will bleed some of our relatives dry if this continues. - Concerned Cousin Dear Cousin: If Ruby has mental health issues, she may not be capable of supporting herself. Please don’t throw her out — the streets are filled with mentally ill homeless people, and that is tragedy enough. Unless you arc one of the relatives who is giving her money, you ought to stay out of the decision about whether or not to continue helping Ruby financially. However, you cer­ tainly can suggest that your family members contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (www.nami.org) at 1-888-999-6264 and ask for assistance. Memory misery Dear Annie: I am responding to *A Grieving, Shattered Family,' whose grown daughter falsely accused them of childhood sexual abuse after undergoing "repressed memory' hypnosis. Two years ago. our then-39-vear-old daughter underwent hypnosis, age regression and counseling for 'low self-esteem.' She then accused us of sexual abufte recurring throughout her childhood. She ncounted. in writing, bizarre, depraved acts in ;«instaking, minute detail - events that never happened. I think it is tragic and deplorable tha* the gen­ eral public is not aware of the ease wnh whicc false memories can be implanted. - Another Shattered Family Dear Shattered: These estrangements so sad, and in some cases, have led to i ranted prison terms for the accused. P for some clarification: Dear Annie: Before retirement, 1 .<s a therapist who did reprcssed-memory tv pto­ sis. I get frustrated with therapists who do not approach this correctly. Repressed memories should never be presented as accurate memo­ ries of facts, but rather as the individual's per­ ception of facts. There is a world of differ­ ence. We react to situations as we perceive them. Once, when I was working with a child, she kept telling me how her dad yelled at her. I called for a family meeting. During the meet­ ing, the father corrected the child in a very quiet manner. The child turned to me in gen­ uine anguish and cried, 'See how he yells at me?" I needed to work on the child's percep­ tion of what was going on. Repressed memories should be dealt with in the same way. Never, ever should anyone be accused of anything based on these mem­ ories. Instead, therapists should use them to work through whatever problems the percep­ tions are causing the individual. It can lead to some wonderful breakthroughs. — Been There, Done That Fun without Dad Dear Annie: This is in response to 'Apart in New Mexico," whose husband traveled fre­ quently. We have a similar situation. We count down on a calendar 'How many nights till Daddy gets home?' We sometimes make a tent with & blanket over a card table with pillows and blankets inside, then we rent a movie and make popcorn. Sometimes we watch TV in my bed. Hopefully, the children will have happy memories of their special time with Mom. instead of thinking how much they missed Dad. -- Make It Fun for Your Kids Dear Make It Fun: Great suggestions — as long as the kids don't start pushing Dad out the door because they're having so much fun without him. Sexual bullying Dear Annie: Hi. I'm 15 years old a<id recently got my first boyfriend. "James." We have had a couple of date.,, but last night when he kissed me (not a first), he started doing something else with his hands. 1 asked him what he was doing. He said. "I'm doing what everyone else is.' We were alone in his house, and I knew what he meant. See. lately, kids at my school have been a lot more sexually active, and my best friend even got pregnant. I’ve always been a good kid and have no desire to be sexually active. But I saw what happened to another girl at my school when she refused to have sex. So, because I have no desire to be made fun of. I let him do a little, but not all the way. We have another date next Friday, and I don't know what to do. — Unactive Dear Unactive: Please don't let some boy on hormonal overdrive convince you to do something you don't want to do. It can be really hard to withstand this kind of peer pres­ sure, so stay strong. If you are teased, hold your head up* high and take it as a compli­ ment. There arc probably dozens of girls in your class who would find their own courage feeing you take a stand against this sexual bullying. In the meantime, try not to spend too much time at James' house (or yours) when the par­ ents aren't home. Parents can come in mighty handy when you need an excuse to say no. If James really cares about you, he'll stop push­ ing. Tiresome tales Dear Annie: I recently left a position for another in the same company, much to the dismay of my ex-boss. I am very happy in my new job. However, there is a woman in my old department who continues to badmouth me, even though I'm no longer there. (She's the office gossip.) ...... .... . I am on good terms with my ex-boss. He knows one cf the reasons 1 left his department was because of this woman. What can I do to stop her from talking about me? - Tired of It Dear Tired: How much contact do you or your current co-workers have with this woman? If it's minimal, ignore her. If her venom is leaking into your new workplace, ou need to file an official complaint with jm^n Resources, letting them know she is eating a hostile work environment and ;ou'd like them to !?11 her to knock it off. Tiyshyguy Dear Annie: Allow me to speak a. behalf of 'Just Cant Win,' who has trouble with women. Annie, thanks for nothing. Imagine being a male in your late 30s, ut.abk to get sex. so you write to a national advice column. The response? "Try going out with fat chicks.” It is obvious the fellow has no confidence. You cant imagine what a problem shyness can be for men. Men will pursue shy women because biology dictates that men have other things on their minds. However, women, from what I understand, are looking for a con­ nection. This connection is impossible to accomplish for a male if he is unable to com­ municate. If a woman mistakes a shy man for being aloof and arrogant, any possible rela­ tionship is nipped in the bud. 'Just Cant Win' needs to engage in a con­ fidence-building activity, like working out Then he should go to places where women will be and bring along a small group of friends who will help bridge awkward gaps in conversation. I'll end by suggesting that al! the women out there consider a relationship with a shy man. While you will likely have to do the heavy lifting early on. you will be rewarded later with his absolute loyalty. - Empathizing in Lake Wobegon Dear Wobegon: OK. your opening para­ graph made us laugh. You know that isn't quite what we said. Nonetheless, you mate a good point about shy men, and bringing along a wingman or two could help break the ice. It's worth trying. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions . to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and readfeatures by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 19. 2006 - Page 9 Financial FOCUS From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Robbins School and Joe’s Grocery Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Time to Choose a Small-business Retirement Plan? Robbins School District #4 Class By Joyce Wefabrecht The Robbins School District f4. Fr., Yankee Springs Township, was located in Section 19, where Chief Noonday Road inter sects Patterson Road on the Allegan Cuunty line. It was operating in 1858-1859 with F. M. Miles as director. It closed in 1940, consoli­ dating with Thomapple Kellogg, Middleville. it was purchased by Joe Panyrek, who had attended school there. The school was done over gradually into a store, named Joe's Grocery. In 1990, it was sold to Bill and Joan Weick. It was tom down and a new building was built in 1995. Robbins School was located on the Barry County side of the Barry County and Allegan County line, and so was a fractional district serving families of both counties. It was a very pleasant location and a well maintained building, looked after in the 1935-36 and 1936-37 school years, by a board consisting of Dora Sargent-Directot, Mrs. T.G. LaTourette-Moderator and Mr. August Kotrba-Treasurer. In the 1939-40 year. Lloyd Cutler became treasurer and Louis Panyrek become moderator. In the spring of 1940, the district voted to consolidate with the Wayland School District, but because their building was still not constructed, school was still held in the Robbins School for the 1940-1941 year. Marian Edger was the teacher during these years. ••••••* All frame schoolhouse. Blackboards. No maps. Township library, good selection of books, but not read much. 1868: 5 3/4 months of school. 1906-1907: Four oak trees. Taught 157 days. Fifty library books. Salary, $35 per month. 1908- 1909: Planted trees and shrubs. 1909- 1910: The scholars had an honor roll list monthly on the board (above 90%) with a star. As Sunday School is held weekly in the schoolhouse, these were publicly noticed and very effective. Set out three trees. 1916-1917: Took part in Wayland Township school meet and took exhibits to same. 1918-1919; Requested people not to make a road across schoolground. 1930 1931 1932 Treasurer 1<>33 1934 Treasurer 1935 Treasurer 1936 1937 $ 214.54 330.76 342.00 Write Us A Letter Yankee Springs Township, Barry County Wm. Gunton Wm. Gunton Wm. Gunton Wm. Gunton Wm. Gunton Wm. Gunton Wm. E. Gunton Wayland $19.2O-$35.16 voted tax I mill; Wayland monies - Total $369.30 John Hcadly, Treasurer Dog fine $16.30. John Headly. Treasurer The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are e. few conditions that must be met before they will be published. A. Kotrba Balance on hand. $334.78. • "Crossfire" letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per person per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. Pennock save up to Prices good through Jan. 28. 2006 Give a memorial that can go on forever A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526. 214 N. Jefferson St. • Hastings |w 269-945-4551 r Pennock Hospital offers a competitive compensation and benefit package for eligible positions. g Sec our website for complete job opportunities. ~ E0E “ ■>. <»*■ »>■ Thornapple MANOR <•» a*k a I For Sale ? 6 Liter V-8 400 Horsepower Paddle Shift Automatic Tranmission Convertible top am. -;^i • i Notice i Fire Dept, ranker CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT Are you a certified nursing assistant looking lor an excellent environment to show your skill at care-giv­ ing? Thomapple Manor offers a competitive bene­ fit package and a comfortable air conditioned facili­ ty. Applications tor part-time positions may be obtained from the business office at Thomapple Manor, 2700 Nashville Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058 In addition to your application, you will need to provide a copy of your certificate. The office hours are Mon. - Fri., Sam - 4:30pm. For the protection of our res­ idents and staff, all applications are subject to a criminal background check and drug screening A Giral Choice Send resume to hrajst@pcnnockiieahkcon: or Pennock Health Services. 1009 West Green Street. Hastings. Michigan. 49058. or apply on-line at 30 % I are due by 12PM (Noon) on 2/24/06 Health & Wellness Center Manager: Pennock has a full-time immediate opening in the Health & Wellness Center. A bachelor or masters degree in exercise physiology or related field, and previous work experience in a fitness/wellness facility or health club is required. Experience in worksitc/corporaic wellness programs and certifications to perform personal training and group exercise instruc­ tion is highly desirable. Must be a team player snd work well with staff member- Outstanding customer service, organizational and multi-tasking skills and abilities is essential. Requires a flexible work schedule. All Nascar tee shirts and fleece on sale! 10896 32 1.68 1974 FORD a r : 534 gas engine, automatic, twin axle. tank holds approx. 3200 gals. $ “ I Aluminium Wheels Magnetic Ride Control Make your d™ come tiue! With Innovative styling, proven reliability and so ! BIDS ARE DUE BY 4:00PM • JANUARY 30, 2006 Send Io: BARRY TOWNSHIP « I I many great features, the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette i J P.O. Box »7()5 Delton. Ml 49046 » J Bill Seif Chevrolet Buick I I a A Minimum Bid of $2,500 is Required ’ Bany Township reserves the right to refuse any and ail bids 1 4 • a ♦1133 ♦.11 * -11526 -100M S I HEALTH^^SKRVICES 1/24 scale die-casts • -.03 -.84 <52 -.62 -1.37 -1.97 +1.88 -.14 -.79 - 46 -224 -1.07 -.40 -1.82 -.73 -.15 -.16 <13 -3.10 -21 -.73 -91 Barry, Branch and Cafhoun Michigan Works! is now accepting bids from urganu.aticr's interested in serving Incumbent Workers a Economically Disadvantaged Youth through i different ivorkforce grants in Barry. Branch and Calhoun Counties. Request tor Proposal (RFP) pv^kages may be requested by FAX 269-781 -879!', phone 269-789-2446. the Michigan Relay Service at 1­ 800-649-3777 (voice or TTY) or email at lit sonl@calhounisd.oro Requests for the RFP pack­ ages shquld be submitted by 3PM qn 1/29/36. A Bidder's Conference will be conducted on 1/3OA6 at the Calhoun ISD. 17111 G Drive North Marshall. Ml. Potential Youth bidders will attend the conference from 9AM and 10:30AM w'tile the Incumbent Worker Training Bidders w.ll meet from 11 AM to 12PM. Proposals tor both programs | • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be pub­ lished or will be edrted heavily. jackets $8967 24.84 42.31 15.07 4103 53.46 4261 6154 24.17 17.51 831 19.82 83.00 55.70 6128 43.75 34.59 2438 5.89 121.99 10.79 2725 OF RFP AVAILABILITY • Letters serving the function of "cards of thanks" will not be accept­ ed unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be deter­ mined by the editor. AU in stock AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Dow Chemical Co. Exxon Mow Famiy Dollar Stores First Financial Bancorp Fort Motor Co. General Motors M Bus Machine JCPenneyCo. Johnson i Joh son Kellogg Co. McDonald's Corp Pfizer Inc. Semco Energyseas Holdng " " '■ Spartan Motors TCF Financial PUBLIC NOTICE • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit busi­ nesses will not be accepted. twill driver uniform Cutler. STOCKS The following pnees are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. Nascar Sale!! sation. • Safe Harbor 401(k) with Age-enhanced Profit Sharing - Your business can make addi­ tional profit-sharing contributions to a Safe Harbor 401 (k) plan. If you are older than most of your employees, you can structure your plan so that the contributions going to your account, and to those of your key employees, are much higher than the percent­ age going to most employees. Which retirement plan is right for you? It all depends on your individual situation. Your tax adviser and investment representative can help you choose the plan that's right for your needs - now. and in the future. This entire site Copyright C 2005 Edward Jones vvawntranB The requirements are SPORTING COLORS F.D. HERE ARE THE RULES: • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. 299.10403.33 407.33 19.80 Primary 546.34 549.30 615.83 Fine $4.42; Wayland $112.45-$682.52. 233.89 Fine money $2.93; Wayland $174.90. $837.43 Willis Streeter 1.128.27 John Headley. Treasurer 880.25 John Headley, Treasurer 1,028.27 John Headley, Treasurer 1,388.07 John Headley, Treasurer 1,599.73 F.D. Cutler, Treasurer 864.78 F.D. Cutler. Treasurer 1,118.89 F.D. Cutler, Treasurer 1330.77 ED. Cutler. Treasurer Monies came from fines, $18.72, primary monies. Wayland tuition $458.15; 1 mill taxes Ed. Cutler. Treasurer 1 mill tax. Wayland tuition. Primary District #7 tuition, $2.63; total receipts $1,629.71 Expenses. $1,298.48. F.D. Cutler. Primary monies, penal fines, delinquent taxes, interest, mill­ age. Wayland tuition. F.D. Cutler. larger contributions if your spouse works for the business. * Owner-only Defined Benefit - This plan may be appropriate for you if you cam mor! than $100,000 annually from your business, you are over age 40. you can commit to con­ tribute for at least three years, and you desire much larger contributions than are possible with the SEP-IRA or the owner-only 401(k). If you have employees, you may want to investigate one of these plans: • SIMPLE IRA - A SIMPLE IRA is easy to set up and inexpensive to administer. In 2006, you and each of your employees can con­ tribute up to $10,000 to a SIMPLE IRA (or $12,500 if age 50 or over). Your business is generally required !o match both your and your employees' 'onLibutions, dollar for dol­ lar. up to 3 percent of their salary, unless you decide to put in 2 'percent of each eligible employee's compensation. • Safe Harbor 401(k) - A Safe Harbor 401(k) offers the features of a traditional 40l(k), but the amount you can defer from your salary is not limited to whether your employees contribute. You, as the business owner, benefit because you can contribute up to the annual maximum ($15,000 in 2006 or $20,000 if you're 50 or older), regardless of how much your employees contribute. Your business is generally required to match both you and your employees' contributions, dollar for dollar, up to 4 percent of their salary , unless you decide to put in 3 percent of each eligible employee’s compen­ •All letters must W Signed by the writer. number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for com­ pelling reasons only. District No. 4 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904- 05 1905- 06 1911- 12 1912- 13 1913- 14 1914- 15 1915- 16 1916- 17 1917- 18 1918- 19 1920- 21 1921-22 1922- 23 1923- 24 1924- 25 If you own a small business, you're always thinking about today. How can you get more customers today? Is your cash flow sufficient for today? What are your competitors doing today? However, you can't forget about tomorrow. Specifically, you need to make sure you’re building sufficient financial resources to enjoy a comfortable retirement. To help you do just that, you need the right small-business retirement plan. And since it's the beginning of a new year, it’s a perfect time to set up the right plan for your needs. You have several attractive options, all of which offer some key benefits, including tax-deferred earnings, the ability to make pretax contributions and a variety of investment choices. Let's take a quick look at some of the most popular retirement plans for small businesses. If you have no employees, or your spouse is your only employee, you may want to consid­ er one of these plans: • SEP IRA - With a SEP IRA. you can con­ tribute up to 25 percent of your compensation into the plan, up to a maximum of $44,000 in 2006. • Owner-only 401(k) - If you have an "owner-only 401(k)," you can put in up to 25 percent of your compensation plus $15,000 (in 2006). If you're 50 or older, you can add an additional $5,000 in "catch-up" contribu­ tions. (However, you can't contribute more than $44,000 in 2006 if you're under age 50 or $49,000 annually if you're 50 or older.) Owner-only 401(k) plans also can penuit a ~ 0263803’J is an excellent sports car. any way you look at it. OF HASTINGS ' �Page 10 — Thursday. January 19. 2006 — The Hastings Janner LEGAL NOTICES — NOTICE — The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 20. 2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Parks & Recreation Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 20, 2005. __________________________________________________________ 005407&4 City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, February 6, 2006 at 730 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 201 East State Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Planning Commission to hear comments and make a determination on a Business Design Overlay Zone ordinance to establish design guide­ lines for a portion of the B2 zoning district. The overlay zone would apply to the following areas: > The north side of West State Street and both sides of Apple Street between Broadway and Market Streets; > Parcels fronting on North Broadway between West State Street and Tyden Park; > Parcels fronting on North Washington and North Park Streets between West State and Apple Streets. Written comments will be received on the above ordinance at Hastings City Hall, 201 East State Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058. Requests for information and/or minutes of said hear­ ing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to Hastings City Clerk. Contact City Hall 269.9452468 or TDD call relay services 800.6493777. 0854902 Thomas E. Emery City Clerk NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning/Zoning Commission will con­ duct a public hearing on February 13, 2006 at 7:00 PM in the Community Room of the Courts & Law Building located at 206 West Court St, in Hartings, Michigan. The subject of the public hearing will be the consideration of the following amend­ ments to the 1976 Barry County Zoning Ordinance, as amended: MAP CHANGE A-1-1006 Request to rezone property in Section 28 of Baltimore Township (see below). Commencing 12 rods South of a point 20 rods West of the half 1/4 post North of the Southeast comer of Section 28, T2N, R8W; thence running West 40 rods; thence South 16 rods; thence East 40 rods; thence North 16 rods to the POB. All of the above mentioned property is located in Barry County. Michigan. Interested persons desiring to present their views on tJ»e proposed amendments, either verbally or in writing, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above menocesd time and place. Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to (2691948-4820 The proposed amendment of the Barry County Zoning Ordinance is available for pub'x inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 W. State St. in Hastings. Ml. between the hours of 8 AM to 5 PM (closed between 12-1 PM I Monday thru Friday. Please call the Barry County Planning Office at (2691945­ 1290 for further information. The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabil­ ities at the meeting hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the followingMichael Brown. County Administrator. 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. (2691 945-1284. Debbie S. Smith. Barry County Clerk O9549SO3 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military. plasso contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a certain mortgage made by David A. Mitchell, and Debra Mitchell, husband and wife to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, a Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated September 14. 2004 and recorded September 29. 2004 in Instrument #1134723 Barry County Records. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2004-R11 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement Dated as of December 1. 2004. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Diirty-Seven Dollars and Ninety-Three Cents ($247,837 93) including inter­ est 6 65% per annum Under the power of sale contained in s^id mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foredejed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, cr some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings, Ml at 100 p.m. on Thursday. February 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southeast quarter of Secnon 16. Town 2 North Range 9 West, dejenbed as From eighth comer common to Southeast quar­ ter and Southwest quarter of sad Section 16. thence South 85 degrees 20 seconds East 39.2 fee*, io the point of beginning, thence North 0 degrees 42 minutes West 100.00 feet, thence North 89 degrees 18 minutes East 200.00 feet, thence South 59 degrees 58 minutes East 209.88 feet, thence South 41 degrees 27 minutes West 90 88 feet to the Northeast comet of Lot 13 of Oak Hill Resort according to the plat recorded in Uber 2 of Plats on Page 23; thence North 59 degrees 58 min­ utes West 145.90 feet, thence South 32 degrees 56 minutes West 85.3 feet; thence North 48 degrees 50 minutes West 72.4 feet, thence North 76 degrees 55 minutes West 96.6 feet to the place of beginning. It is intended that this tract shall extend to waters edge of Long Lake, except a 2 rod strip lying parallel and adjacent to and on the Northerly and Westerly side of the following described line; from point beginning above tract, thence South 76 degrees 55 minutes East 95 6 feet thence South 48 degrees 50 minutes East 72 4 feet (recorded as. South 76 degrees 12 minutes East 75 9 feet), thence North 32 degrees 56 minutes East 100.00 feet, subject to an f asement over the existing grav­ el drive which extends from the exception in the legal description as siwr. aLove and runs thence Northeasterly over subject property. Commonly known as 6784 Lake. Hastings. 49058 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: DECEMBER 22. 2005 Deutsche Bar.k National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Secunties. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2004-R11 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement Dated as of December 1.2004. Without Recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester HMs. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Ate No. 05-41887 Pub: 12/29/05-1/2606 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages. fo that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed eotey to the return of the bu amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In the conditions of a mortgage made by Melissa CoxBuchanan. a married woman and Tom L Buchanan and Patricia A. Buchanan, husband and wife, as joint enants with full nghts of survivorship, original mortgagor(s). to Flagstar Bank. FSB. Mortgage.-, dated April 21. 2000. and recorded on April 27 2000 in instrument 1043613. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Home Fnance. LLC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Two Hundred Nineteen And 51/100 Dollars ($85.219 51). including interest at 5% per annum Under the power of sale confined in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on February 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 1/2 of the following described premises: Commencing at a point 78 rods West and 43 7/11th rods North of the Southeast omer of Section 22. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan; thence West 10 rods; thence North 7 3/11th rods; thence East 10 rods thence South 7 3/11th rods to the place of beginning. Also a strip 3 feet in width East nd West, off the West side of the following described parcel, to wit; Commencing at a point 56 rods West and 43 7/11th rods North of the Southeast comer of Section 22. running thence 22 rods West; thence North 7 3/11th rods; thence East 22 rods; thence Suth 7 3/11 th rods to the place of beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated January 5. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4078583F01 <»*»•»* Node* Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damagee, If any. shall be limit­ ed solely tothe return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Mike Dimond and April Dimond. Husband and Wife, orig­ inal mortgagoc(s). to Washtenaw Mortgage Co., Mortgagee, dated ecember 30,1998, and record *d on January 6. 1999 m instrument 1023291. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bank Of Amanca N.A. as assignee by an assignment, in Barry coun­ ty records, Michigan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereo the sum ol Ninety-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Two And 40/100 Dollars ($97,882.40). including interest at 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given tha said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on January 26. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Bany County. Michtan. and are described as: Commencing at the North 1/4 post of Section 8. Town 1 North 1 Range 9 West, thence South 01 degrees 21 minutes 00 seconds East along the North and South 1/4 line of said Section, a distance of 1350.97 feet to the South line of an asement for ingress and egress 30.00 feet wide; thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds East 814.35 feet to the Southwesterly line of an easement for ingress and egress 16.5 feet wide, thence South 37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East 69.78 feet; fence South 34 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds East 112.84 feet; thence South 39 degrees 29 min­ utes 34 seconds East 63.73 feet; thence South 40 degrees 47 minutes 17 seconds East 176.67 feet; thence South 42 degrees 14 minutes 35 seconds East 361.66 feet; thnee South 52 degrees 43 min­ utes 27 seconds past 121 .07 feet; thence South 41 degrees 54 minutes 21 seconds West 180 44 feet to the true point of beginning; thence South 46 degrees 11 minutes 42 seconds West 535.65 feet; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes03 seconds East 275 44 feet to an intermediate traverse line of the channel between Pleasant Lake and Mud Lake; thence along said intermediate traverse line the fol­ lowing courses South 67 degrees 25 mtnutes 39 seconds East 102.65 feet; thence North 54 derees 41 minutes 39 seconds East 38.41 feet; thence North 19 degrees 39 minutes 37 seconds East 108.79 feet; thence North 70 degrees 01 minutes 08 seconds East 150.78 Met; thence North 34 degrees 35 minutes 20 seconds East 223.32 teet; thence North 47 degees 11 minutes 22 •oconds East 133.42 fMt to the end of said intonr^diate tra­ verse line thence North 31 degrees 1F minutes 18 -econds West 274.87 feet to the point o( beginning Together with and subject to easements for ingress and egress with others tothe above <te.icnbed par­ cel from Pleasant Lake Road over Easement No. 1 and Easement No. 2 described an follows: Easement N0.1: Commencing at the Norn 1/4 post of Section 8. Town ' North. Range 9 Wes. ; thenu? South 01 degrees 21 minutes 00 seconds Eest alng the North and South 1/4 line of said Section1320-96 feet to the place of begmnn^; thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds East along the North line of the South 1/2 of the NOTICE OF MQRTQAQE FORECLOSURE WILLIAM AZKOUL P C IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Default having been made in the conditions of a real estate mortgage made by Tammy Gibson, a single woman and Thomas Richard Williams, a sin­ gle man. 445 Block Road. Coldwater. Michigan 49036 and NPB Mortgage. LLC. a Michigan Limited Liability Company, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, whose address is 770 Kenmoor. SE. Suite 201, Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546, dated October 8. 2003, and recorded on December 22. 2003, In Docket No. 1119652 of the Barry County Register of Deeds, and upon which there is now claimed to be due tor principal and interest the sum of Forty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Two Dollarc and Sixty Ave Cents ($43,862.65) and no suit or proceedings at law hav­ ing been instituted to recover the said debt ex any part thereof; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sate contained in the mortgage, and the statute in such case made and provided, on February 2. 2006, at 11X) p.m. the undersigned will sell at the East door of the Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, at puMe vendue to the highest bidder for the purpose of satisfying Sie amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage, together with the legal fees and charges cf the sate, including attorney's fees allowed by law. l!>e premises in said mortgage located In the Township of Baltimore. Barry County and whch are described as follows The East 605 feet of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 23. Town 2 North, Range 8 West. Baltimote Township: EXCEPT the North 350 feet thereof. Together with a pnvate easement for ingress, egress & public utilities purposes over the Westerly 66 feet of the East 605 feet of the North 360 feet of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of said SEction 23 P P #08-02-023-226-40 which is vacant land located on Maple Grove Road. Hastings, Michigan. The redemption period shall be one (1) year from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241 in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate DATED December 22. 2005 NPB Mortgage. LLC 770 Kenmoor, SE Suite 20i Grand Rapids, Ml 49546 Drafted By: William M An oul (P40071) Attorney for Mortgagee 161 Ottawa Avenue. NW Suite 205-C Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 (616)458-1315 Northeast 1/4 of said Section 8. a distance of 813 47 feet, thence South37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East 37.76 feet; thence North 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds West 335.61 feet to said North and South 1/4 tone; the .» North 01 degrees 21 minutes 00 seconds West along said 1/4 line 30.01 feet to the place of beginning Easement No. 2; Commencing al the North 1/4 post of Section 8. Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence South 01 ctegrees 21 minutes 00 sec­ onds East along the North and South 1/4 line of said Section 1320.96 feet: thence South 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds Eat along the North line of the South 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 8. a distance of 813.47 feet; thence South 37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East 37.76 feet to the true place of beginning, thence South 37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds East 57.7 feet; thence South 34 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds East 112.31 feet: thence South 39 degrees 29 minutes 34 seconds East 62.81 feet; thence South 40 degrees 47 minutes 17 seconds East 176.21 feet; thence South 42 degrees 14 min­ utes 35 seconds East 360 OOfeet thence South 52 degrees 43 minutes 26 seconds East 269 55 feet; thence South 59 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds East 200.00 feet; thence South 43 degrees 36 mmutes 32 seconds West 16.91 feet; thence North 59 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds West 197.21 eet; thence North 52 degrees 43 minutes 26 seconds West 271 97 feet, thence North 42 degrees 14 minutes 35 seconds West 361.65 feet: thence North 40 degrees 47 minutes 17 seconds West 176.67 feet; thence North 39 degrees 29 minutes 34 seconds West 63.73 eet; thence North 34 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds West 112.64 feet; thence North 37 degrees 13 minutes 48 seconds West 69 78 feet: thence South 89 degrees 50 min­ utes 00 seconds East 20.76 feet to the place of beginning Together with and subject to a priate easement for ingress and egress and public utilities purposes over a strip of land 66 feet wide described as: Commencing at the North 1/4 post of Section 8. Town 1 North, Range 9 West, thence South 01 Degrees 21 Minutes 00 Seconds East along the Northand South 1/4 line of said Section, a distance of 1350.97 feet to the South line of an easement for ingress and ogress 30.00 feet wide, thence South 89 Degrees 50 MinutesOO Seconds East 814.85 feet to the Southwesterly line of an easement for ingress and gress 16.5 feet wide; thence South 37 degrees 13 Minutes 48 seconds east 69.78 feet: thence South 34 degrees 25 min­ utes 30 seconds East 112.64 feet, ttience South 39 degrees 29 minutes 34 seconds East 63 73 feet; thence South 40 degrees 47 minutes 17 secons east 176.67 feet; thence south 42 degrees 14 min­ utes 35 seconds East 361.65 feet; thence South 52 degrees 43 minuses 27 seconds east 121.07 feet to the place of beginning; thence South 52 degrees 43 mtnutes 27 seconds east 66 22 feet, thence South 41 derees 54 minutes 21 seconds west 188.26 feet: thence south 46 degrees 11 minutes 42 seconds west 238 47 feet; thence North 43 degrees 48 minutes 18 seconds West 66.00 feet; thence North 46 degrees 11 minutes 42 seconds east 236.00 feet; thence North 41 degees 54 min­ utes 21 seconds east 180 44 feet to the point of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated. December 29. 2005 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For ervicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #077034F01 WILLIAM AZKOUL P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILl BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR O ’ AC E AT THE NUMBER BELOW YOU ARE IV ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Default having been made in the rrnditons of a real estate mortgage made byTamny Sbson, a single woman and Thomas Richard Wilkamt, c sin­ gle man. 445 Block Road. Coldwater. Michig*' 49036 and NPB Mortgage. LLC. a Mr.higan Jmitod Liability Company, organized and oxist.ng un. ter the laws of the State of Michigan, whose address is 770 Kenmoor. SE. Suite 201. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546. dated October 8. 2003, and reoxdtd on December 22. 2003. m Docket No. inOPSS o' the Bany County Register of Deeds, and -.pen wh.ch there is now claimed to be due tor principal and interest the sum of Twenty Nine Thousand Two Hundred Forty One Dollars and Seventy Six Cents ($29,241.76) and no suit or proceedings at law hav­ ing been institute to recover the said debt or any part thereof; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale contained in the mortgage, and the statute in such case made and provided, on February 2. 2006. at 1:00 p.m. the undersigned will sell at the East door of the Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry, at public venue to the highest bidder for tne purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage, together with the legal fees and charges of the sate, including attorney's fees allowed by law. the premises tn said mortgage located in the Township of Barry, Barry County and wNch are described as follows Part of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 11. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of Section 11. thence South CT48‘02- East, on the West Section line. 1988 56 feet, thence North 89*33 43" East, on the North line of South 1/2 of said Northwest 1/4.687.30 feet to the centerline of Cobb Road and the point of beginning of the parcel of land herein described, thence North 89*33'43* East on said North bne. 1089.84 feet, thence South 0*46'55" East. 399 66 feet thence South 89*33 43* West, parallel with said North tone. 1092.24 foM; thence North 0*26'1 T West, on ttie centerime of Cobb Road. 399 65 feet to the point of beginning. P.P #08-03-011-003-10 which is vacant land on Cobb Road. Delton. Michigan 49046 The redemption period shall bt one (1) year from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600 3241 in which case the redemption penod shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate DATED December 22. 2005 NPB Mortgage. LLC 770 Kenmoor. SE Suite 201 Grand Rapids. Ml 49546 Drafted By w.lliam M Azkoul (P40071) Attorney tor Mortgagee 161 Ottawa Avenue. NW Suite 205-C Grand Rapds. Ml 49503 (616)458-1315 «*«>• �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 19. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE COTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ricardo J. Rodriguez and Kimberly A. Benton-Rodnguez. husband and wife, to First Alliance Mortgage Compan. A Michigan Corporation, mortgagee, dated August 11. 1999 and recorded August 23. 1999 In Instrument Number 1034263. Bany County Records. Said mortgage is now held by LaSalle Bank National Association ( Assignee ), formerly known as LaSalle National Bak. m its capacity as indenture trustee under that certain Sale and Servicing Agreement dated September 1. 1999 among AFC Trust Sones 1999-3. as Issuer. Superior Bank FSB. as setter and servicer, and LaSalle Bank. NA. as Indenture Trustee AFC Mortgage oan Asset Backed Notes. S-nes 1999-3. and any amendments there­ to by assignment dated March 21.2002 and record­ ed on October 23. 2002 in Instrument Number 1090003 . Barry County Records. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hcndfd Fourteen Thousand Ninety-Seven and 83/100 Dollars ($114,097.83) including interest at the rate of 13.50% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortage will be fore­ closed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on February *5. 2006. The premises are located in the Township ofCartton, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the North one-quarter post of Section 33, Town 4 North. Range 8 West, thence South 1863 6 feet: thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes West 1320 feet to the place of beginning; thence Northl57.2 feet; thence South 80 degrees 22 minutes West 115 feel; thence South 12 degrees 30 minutes East 186.3 feet; thence North 58 degrees 56 minutes East 85 24 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date o such sale, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned m accordance with MCLA §600.324la. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from tne date of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3d party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale. Dated: January 19, 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Laalle Bank National Association (.Assignee ), formerly known as LaSalle National Bank, in its capacity as indenture trustee under that certain Safe and Servicing Agreement dated Septembei 1. 1999 among AFC Trust Senes 1999­ 3. as Issuer. Superior Bank FSB.as setter and ser­ vicer. and LaSalle Bank. NA. as Indenture Trustee AFC Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Notes. Senes 1999-3. and any amendments thereto. As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 199 2404 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACTOUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Carol Ann Harvey and Doug L. Harvey, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., mortggee, dated December 3. 2001 and ecorded December 10. 2001 In Instrument Number 1071064, Barry County Records. Thera is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Eighteen and 3'100 Dollars ($89,018.03) including interest at the rte c: *2.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vndue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on February 9. 2006. The premises are located in the Village of Middleville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 7. Block 17 of LN. Keeler's Addton to the Village of Middtevttte. according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 12. The redemption period sha*i be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance wth MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate tn the event a 3rd party buvs the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with te borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale Dated: January 12, 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . As Mortgagee P.O. Box 504 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Filo No. 207.4150 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FC THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beer, made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CHRISTIAN DENCKER. a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. "MERS"), solely as nom­ inee for tender and lender’s successors and assigns. NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC.. Mortgagee, dated April 6. 2005. and recorded on May 4. 2005. in Document No 1145930, Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by sate mortgagee to NOVSTAR MORTGAGE. INC. as assigned. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Four Cents ($143,648.04), including interests! 8 150% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the stable in such case maos and provid­ ed. notice is her* oy given that sate mortgage wih be foreclosed by a sate o» the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at pubii venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan at 01 00 PM o'clock, on February 16, 2006 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP of PRAIRIEVILLE, Barry County. Michigan and desenoed as: THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER F SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENC­ ING AT THE CENTER QUARTER POST OF SEC­ TION 36. THENCE SOUTH 906 75 FEET ALONG THE N/S QUARTER SECTION LINE TO CENTER OF M-43 HIGHWAY. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 258 41 FEET ALONG THE CEN­ TER LNE OF M-43 TO BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET. THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 20 MIN­ UTES 34 SECONDS WEST 180 07 FEET THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 159 43 FEET PARALLEL TO M-43. THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES EAST 240 FT. TO CEN­ TER OF M-43 THENCE SOUTH 54 DEGREES WEST 206 FT ALONG THE CENERLINE OF M-43 BACK TO BEGINNING. EXCEPT THE SOUTH­ EASTERLY 33 FT FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES AND EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 16 5 FEET FOR DRIVEWAY TO AND FROM M-43 AND TO RUN PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ADJACENT PARCLS OF LAND. TOGETHER WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. STATE OF MICHIGAN. TAX ID NO 06-12-036-058-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months form the date of such sate unless determined abandoned In accordance with 19<8CL 60 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: January 16. 2006 NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive, au.lo 450 Southfield. M 48075 NS #1718097 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be reccfnded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, tf any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the etum of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James M. Norman and Darla R. Norman. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s), to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, Mortgagee.dated December 4. 2002. and recorded on December 27. 2002 in instrument 1094506. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc., Asset-Backed Pss Through Certificates. Series 2003-1, Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of February 1. 2003, Without Recourse as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Sevn Thousand Six Hundred One And 41/100 Dollars ($147,601.41). including inter­ est at 8.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage w.ll be foreefsed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastir<gs st 100 PM. on January 26. 2006. Said premises are '.tuated in To»mship of Thornapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 66. Middleville Downs No. 3. according to the recorded plat thereof tn Liber 5 of Plats on Page 26 The redemption period shall be 6 months frc<'' the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the rdemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: December 29. 2005 For more information, ptease call: FC H 248.593 1300 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 FtteS077532F01 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTAC OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE IflLF TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffery N. Haight and Stacy M Haight. a/k/a Stacey M Haight, husband and wife to Olympus Mortgage Company, ortgagee. dated February 10.2004 and recorded February 18.2004 in Instrument Number 1122383, and Re-recorded in Document number 1122694 on February 25. 2004. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trstee of Argent Securities Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2004- W6 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of April 1. 2004. Without Recourse, by assignment submitted to and recorded by the Bany County Register of Deeds, here is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Fifty-One and 13/100 Dollars ($78,051.13) including interest « the rate of 10.00% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the Stte of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on February 16, 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North one-half of Lot 23. Lapham's Airport Lots, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 3 of Plats, Page 100 and the ■'*orth one-hal of Lot 73, Lapham s Airport Lots No 2. according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 5 of Plats on Page 87 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrowr. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate Dated January 19. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank Nctional Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc., Asset Bcked Pass Through Certificates. Series 2004-W6 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of April 1. 2TJ04. Without Recourse . As Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 214.2741 THIS RPM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUROFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Shawna Wanland, a mamed woman in fact for Paul C. Wanand POA. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., ortgagee. dated July 12. 2005 and recorded September 8. 2005 in Instrument Number 1152447, Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Thirty-Seven and 35/100 Dollars ($131,037 35) induing interest at the rate of 6.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some partof them, at public vendue at the Bairy County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on February 2. 2006 The premises are located in the Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Commencing at te Southwest comer of the West one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 20. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, thence West 20 rods for the Place of Beginning, thence North 15 rods 4.5 feet; thence West 20 rods, thence South 15 rods, 4.5 feet, thence East20 rods to the Place of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.32418. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dat of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind ?he sate in the event a 3rd party buys the propertv and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower, 'n that event, your damages, if any, -jre limited cohly to the return of he bid amount ten­ dered at sate Dated: January 5. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. . As Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No 191.1002 CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Communin’ Corrections Advisory Board. Applicants must represent media. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State SL. Hastings: (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 30.2006. NOTICE OF SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Hastings will hold a special workshop meeting on Monday. January 23. 2006 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall, for the purpose of developing goals and objectives to assist in the preparation of the City's budget for the 2006/2007 fiscal year and to hear presenta­ tions from administrative staff regarding the budget. Council will also hear comments from the public. The City will provide reasonable and necessary aids and services for persons with disabilities upon five days notice to the City Clerk by call­ ing 269.9452468 or TDD call relay services at 800.6493777. O9549K15 Thomas E. Emery City Clerk Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the for«»closing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limn­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Rhea Hice. a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for tender and tender’s successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 17. 2005. and recorded on May 24. 2005 in instrument 1147006. in Bany coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Sixty-Frve Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-One And 36/100 Dottars ($165,471.36). including interest at 5.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 10O PM on February 2.2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 20 of First Addition to Gwin's Grove. Crooked Lake, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m 1 of Plats. Page 64 ALSO: commencing at an iron stake in the Southeasterly line of First Addition to Plat of Gwin's Grove and 10 1/2 fr .1 Northeasterly from comer of Lot 21 and 22. Hickory 6 inches Northerly 2 feet. Yellow Oak 6 inches Westerly 4 1/2 teet. thence from said place of beginning along the Northeast side of kA sold to Frank -laitz 462 feet to an iron stake in the center of the nighway from which White Oak 12 inches diameter bears South 82 degrees West 34 feet distant; thence in center of highway North 45 degrees East 89 1/2 feet to an iron bolt at East comer; thence along Northeast side North 49 1/2 degrees West 454.4 feet to comer of Lots 19 and 20 in Plat of First Addition to Gwin's Grove; thence along Southeast side of Lot 20 and part of Lot 21 South 50 degrees West 89 1/2 feet to place ol beginning, being on the Northwest fractional 1/4 of Section 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. EXCEPTING therefrom a parcel of land located adjacent to Plat of First Addition to Gwin's Grove, described as: commencing at an iron which lies North 50 degrees East 10 1/2 teet and South 48 degrees 5 minutes 30 seconds East 132 feet from the most Southerly comer of Lot 21 of recorded Plat of First Addition to Gwin’s Grove; thence South 48 degrees 5 minutes 30 seconds East 330 feet to an iron stake in the center of highway, from which a White Oak 12 inches m diameter bears South 82 degrees West 34 feet; thence in the center of high­ way North 46 degrees 28 minutes East 71 1/2 ’eet to point of beginning Subject to an easement to Lc< 21 of First Addition to Gwin's Grove, according to the recorded plat thereof, described as: A stno '.2 feet wide the centerline desenbed as beginning at a point on the Southeasterly hne of said Lot 21, O startt South 50 degrees West 9.4 feet from ?e Southeasterly corner of Lot 21. South 89 degrees East 27 feet. South 62 degrees 30 minutes Eas. 123 feet. South 48 degrees 37 mtnutes East 330 feet, more or less to center ol Sprague Road, short­ ening and lengthening the side line to terminate at the Southeasterly line of Lot 21 and centerline of Sprague Road, Eterry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated January 5. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC J 248.593 1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Btngh«r. Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite <O79G41FO1 NOT1CE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE WILLIAM AZKOUL P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ARY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Default having been made in the conditions of a real estate mortgage made by Robert J. Smith, a single man. of 3360 Baroer Road, Hastings. Michigan 49058, and NPB Mortgage. LLC. a Michigan Limited Liability Company, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, whose address is 770 Kenmoor. SE. Suite 201, Grand Rapids Mimgan 49546. dated July 29. 2004. and recorded on August 6. 2004, in Instrument No 1131991 of the Barry County Register of Deeds, and upon which there is now claimed to be due for principal and interest the cum of Ninety Six Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Dottars and Ninety Four Cents ($96,560.94) and no suit or proceedings at law having been instituted to recov­ er the said debt or any part thereof; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sate contained m the mortgage, and the statute in such case made and provided, on February 16. 2006. al IDO p.m. the undersigned will sell at the East door of the Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, at public venue to the highest bidder for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon said Mortgage, together with the legal fees and charges of the sate, including attorney's fees allowed by law. the premises in said mortgage located in Barry County and which are described as follows. A parcel of land m the Southeast 1/4 of Section 28, Town 4 North. Range 8 West desenbed as com­ mencing al the Southwest comer of the Northwusi 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 28. thence North 8 rods for a olace of beginning, thence North 8 rods, thence East 30 rods, thence South 8 rods, thence West 30 rods to the place of beginning P.P. 308-04-028-425-300-02 which includes a 2001 Patriot manufactured home and which has an address of 3360 Barber Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058 The redemption oenod shall be six (6) months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600 3241 m which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate DATED January 5. 2006 NPB Mortgage LLC 770 Kenmoor. SE Suite 201 Grand Rapids. Ml 49546 Drafted by William M. Azkoul (P40071) Attorney for Mortgagee 161 Onawa Avenue. NW Suite 205-C Grand Rapids Ml 49503 (616)458-1315 ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING January 3. 2006 Meeting catted to order at 7:00 p.m by Supervisor Rook All board members present. Also present: Fire Chief Boulter. County Commissioner Clare Tripp and 10 guests Pledge of Allegiance Correction to December 6. 2005 minutes Non­ profit groups will be charged to rent township facili­ ty per MTA guidelines Motion by Ritchie, support by Perino to approve corrected December minutes AH ayes. Motion carried Treasurer’s Report Total December recMpts (general fund) $747.38 Total December receipts (ttekSng Hind) . $176.75 Tia. December disbursements (general fund) ................................................. $25,849 69 Total December disbursements (building fund)..................................................... $40.02016 Correspondence. GLASA December minutes. Barry County Economic Development Alliance News for December. MTA news, and a Waiver from Liberty Group fur Host Liquor Liability Insurance Supervisor Rook received correspondence from Kraai Well Drilling responding to well capacity issue at new facility. Allegan County Commissioners requesting emergency funding from MDOT for 10th St. Bridge. Barry County Road Commission con­ firming appointment with board for review on January 9. 2006 at 3:00 pm.. and GLASA attorney response to hunting on Authority's property. A reso­ lution was enclosed prohfciting hunting. Fire Department: Fire report read. Current staffing 17 firefighters. 3 or. medical leave Motion by Perino, support by Ribbte to approve use of new facility for Pancake Breaklast on the Saturday during Winter fest A', ayes. Motion carried. Facility will also be used on February 16th at 7:00 p.m. for the Barry County Fire Association Meeting Incident List for 12/01/05 through 12/31/05 and 2005 Annual Report were provided. County Commissioner Clare Tripp reported that organizational meeting was held this morning at the county and she has been reelected as board chair Cc.nnUcsionefS wiH hold meetings at commission cnambers and not attend township meetings in the future. First meeting will be held on 2nd Tuesday of the month at 9:30 a.m. and second meeting win be held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7 00 pm Agenda is posted on website BarryCounty.org Budget Book for 2006 given to board Building Committee Report: Mark Paradowsk1 reported that the Building Comn .’ttee and the Township Board met to inspect the new facility. Facility received and passed occu­ pancy Inspection. Request made by Mark to hold back $5000 00 from payment on heating and cod­ ing due to inability to test air conditioning. The need for a water softener was also discussed. Kraai Weil Drilling responded to Wakely’s tetter sent last month concerning capacity of well. Mr. Kraai stated ttiat he was confident that the 32-gallon per minute witt meet and exceed current and future needs. Furniture Committee: Furniture to be installed on Wednesday. January 4. Platform for community center still to be con­ structed Telephones installed once board members have moved to new offices. Public Comments: Brad and Patty Marshall spoke to board about poor condition of Risner Road. They stated that the roaC had many large hous and was dttficutt to drive on. Duo to the fact that this te a private road a spe­ cial assessment te in order and will need the sup­ port of 51% of those residing there. Ton Evai.s was also present to speak to board and res.rtents about upcoming August primary. He will be seeiring reflection as county prosecutor. Snow Plow Rids: Motion byRibCte support by Perino to accept snowplow bid from Todd Ketchum Lawn Care. Plowing will include new facility and the fire station. Roll call vote. All ayes Motion cameu. Fawn Lake Petition No update Community Center Rental . No reservations will be taken until a resotchon is made. Facility Cleaning Proposals: The board received three responses to ads placed in the Hastings Banner and the Penasee Globe for cleaning of the new facility. Bids due by January 31. 2006. Barry County Road Commission: The board will meet with the Barry County Road Commission on Monday. January 9. 2006 to dis­ cuss the condition of roads In township and get an idea of what to expect for budgeting in the upcom­ ing fiscal year. Bifl reviewed by Ritchie. Motion to pay bittw by Perino, support by Ribbte. AH ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Jennifer Goy Township Clerk Ur>apprcved minutes mm Synopsis PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting January 11. 2006 Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll Call: Present. Supervisor Herzog, Treasurer Nottingham. Clerk Nichols and Trustee Kennedy. Absent: Trustee Ritchie. Also present: 7 members of the public. Approved agenda. Approved minutes: December 14, 2005 meeting. Public comment was received. Commissioner 's report was received Fire Reports (Hickory Comers. BPH. and Pine Lake) received. Bnel discussion ol BPH proposed budget Police report received. Tabled Police request for computer update Approved to proceed with Schley Architects for township hall plans. Approved second budget amendments as pre­ sented in December. Approved 2006 Holiday schedule for township office Reappointment of P/Z, ZBA, and BOR members. Set Budget workshop meetings for January 23 @ 5X» and February 3 © 400. Pubic comment was reenved Approved for Supervisor to send tetter to Prien A Newhoff and SWBCSWA re: sewer main. Approved for Supervisor to draft a tetter to BPH & Hckory Fire for Board review. Aporoved list of bitts as amended $12,017.92 Meeting adjourned st 8 30 p.m. Nor-iajean Nichols. Clerk Attested to by: Mike Herzog. Supervisor �Paoe t2 - Thursday. January 19. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTAC OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Anthony Rohde, a married man. to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation, mortgagee, dated Jruary 16. 2004 and recorded January 26. 2004 in Instrument Number 1121250. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held Dy LaSalle Bank National Association as trustee for Securitized flisset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass­ Through Certificates Seres c004-4 by assignment dated October 26.2005 and recorded on November 4. 2005 in Instrument Number 1155764, Barry County Records There ts claimed to be due on such mortgage the cum of Eighty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Seventeen and 82/100 Dollars $85,617.82) including interest at the rate of 8 75% per annum Under the power of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notce is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premses, or •er— part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on January 26. 2006 The premises are located in the Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan. and are described s: Lot 124 of Lynden Johncock Plat # 1. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m liber 3 of plats on page 93 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordace with MCLA §600.324la. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate m the event a 3rd party buys the p.operty and there is a simultaneous resolution wth the borrower In that event, your damages, if any, are limited sotefy to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated December 29. 2005 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for LaSalle Bank National Association as trustee for Secuntized Asset Ivestment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-4, As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No 221.2583 THIS FIRM iS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Frederick M Anderson, a single man. to Citifinanaal. Inc., mortgagee, dated January 29. 2004 and recorde3Fe6ruary 2. 2004 in Instrument Number 1121566. Barry County Records. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of Eighty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Eight and 49/100 Dollars ($83,988 49) including interest at the rate of 7.25% per annm Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubbc vendue at the Barry Conty Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on February 16. 2006. The premises are located in the Township ol Rutland. Barry County, Michigan, and are desenbed A parcel of land m the Southwest one-quarter of section tirty-five (35). town three (3) North, range rune (9) west. Rutland township. Barry county. Michigan, beginning at a pomt on the North and South one-quarter «no of said section thirty-five (35) which lies 490 feet due north of the south one-quar­ ter post I said section thirty-five (35). thence north 89 degrees 37 minutes west 264 feet, thence due north 330 feet; thence south 89 degrees 37 minutes east 264 teet. thence due south 330 feet to the point of beginning. Rutland Township. Barry County. Michigan Less and except the following desenbed property: A parcel of land in the southwest one quarter of section 35. town 3 north, range 9 west, desenbed as follows Beginning at a point on the north and south one-quarter line of said section 35. which Hes ue north of the south one-quarter pnst of-said-section 35. 490 feet; thence north 89 degrees 37 min­ utes west 264 feet, thence due north 150 feet, thence south 89 degrees 37 minutes east 264 feet; thence due south 150 teet to the place of beginning. Ruttad Township. Barry county. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.32418. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the die of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited sotefy to the return c the bid amount ten­ dered at sate Dated January 19. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys lor Ctiihnanaal. Inc., As Mortgagee P.O. Box 5341 Troy. Ml 480C7-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 293 0072 oommm NOTICE TO RECRUIT A PCFO Notice to J-Ad Graphics, Inc. Notice • Pursuant to - 5 CFP part 950 104. the Local Federal Coordinating Committee for the Kent/Ottawa/Barry County Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) invites voluntary. Charitable Human Health and Welfare organizations or Federations to apply to act as the Principal Combined Fund Organization lor the year 2006 CFC Campaign The Local Federal Coordinating Committee welcomes suggestions from local feder­ ations and organizations relating to the operation of the campaign, campaign materials and training Deadline for the submission of a fully completed and documented application is 5 p.m EDT. February 14 2906 Applications are available at WW.QCfn.CQY/Gfc. Send applications to Steve McCarthy LFCC Chair One Division Ave NW - Room 200 Grand Rap>Oi Ml 49503 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Eric R. Dtetsch and Deanna L. Dietsch. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 23. 2003, and recorded on June 2. 2003 in instrument 1105568, in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof ths sum of Ninety-Six Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Five And 48/100 Dollars ($96.245.40,. including interest at 5.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fc<ectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at IX PM. on February 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The North 1/2 of Lots 5 and 6. Stock 27. of Eastern Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof. Bany County Records The redumption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated January 5. 2006 For more information, ptease can: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4047029F03 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA11N WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages. In that event, your damages, If any, shell bo limit­ ed sooty to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Donald K Hasty Jr. and Melissa M. Hasty, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Chase Manhattr-i Mortgae Corporation, a New Jersey Corporation. Mortgagee, dated March X. 2000. and recorded on March 31. 2000 m instrument 1042668. in Barry ccvnty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Eteve Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-One And 10/IX Dollars ($111,731.10). including interest at 9% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fredoseo by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1D0 PM. on January 26. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as:Part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 at Section 23. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, desenbed as beginning al a point at the intersection of center of Biddte Road and the East-West 1/4 line of said Section 23, sa»d point distant East 880 feet more o toss from West 1/4 post of Section 23: thence East 350 teet along said 1/4 line; thence South 350 feet at nght angles thence West 350 teet. thence North 350 feet at nght angles along center Biddte Road to place of beginning The redemption penod snailbe 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated: Dacember 29. 2005 For more information, please call FC S 248 93.1304 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sie 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte 4067609F02 ST#TE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent s Estate RLE NO. 05 2442 DE Estate of WARREN WINANS. Deceased. Date of birth. 03/06/1924 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Warren Winans, who lived at Maricopa County. Phoenix. Arizona, died 08/21/2005. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Robert L Winans, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 206 W. Court Street. Ste 302. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Date 01/11/2006 Robert L Bytngton P27621 222 West Apple Street. PO. Box 248 Hastings. Michigan 49058 (269) 945-9557 Robert L. Winans 1476 Ready Avenue Burton. Michigan 48529 Hope Township Board Meeting Synopsis Jan. 9,2006 All board members present; 6 guests Approved previous minutes, standing reports and Ms. pur­ chase of 2 John Deere lawn tractors and 1 large John Deere tractor with mower and bucket Approved hiring new cemetery helper ano Resolution 2006-1 Adjourned at 820 p.m. Linda Eddy-Hough. Cterk Attested to by Patricia Albert. Supervisor "w*1 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions ol a mortgage made by KEVIN J. DOYLE, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc (14ERS). sotefy as nom­ inee for tender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 25. 2004, and recorded on November 12. 2004. in Document No l137063Barry County Pscords. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to GMAC MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION, s assigned. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars and Fifty-Five Cents ($132.576 5-., including interest at 6.125% per anum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premses. or some part of them, at public venue, at the any County Courthouse tn Hastings. Michigan, at 01 DO PM o dock, on February 16, 2003 Said premises are situated in CITY of HAST­ INGS. Berry County. Michigan and described as: THE WEST 1 / 2 OF LOTS 65 AND 66 OF THE JONES AND TAFFEE ADDITION TO HE CITY OF HASTINGS ACCORDING TO 1HE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN UBER 4 OF PLATS ON PAGE 54 BEING A PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 18. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN TAX ID NO 08-55-075-065-30 The redemption period san be 6 months form the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period Shan be X days from the date of such sate Dated. January 14. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgage/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 GMAC #06552X178 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. la a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and eny Information obtained win boused for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by FAYE HAUCK. A SINGLE WOMAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC.. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGS; LENDER IS VAN DYKE MORTGAGE CORPORA­ TION . Mortgagee, dated March 15. 2005, and recorded on /pril 05, 2005 . as Instrument No. 1144366. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereo; the sum of one hndred ten thousand nine hundred ninly five and 18/i00 Dollars ($110.995.18,. including interest at 7.500% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sai mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Al Bany County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1 DO PM on January 26. 2006. Said premises are situated in YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP. BARR County, Michigan and are described at: .THE W 140 FT AS MEA­ SURED ALONG THE N LINE AND AS MEASURED PARALLEL WITH THE W LINE OF LOT 3. JOHN­ SON’S GUN LAKE PLAT. YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS. PAGE X. BARRYCOUNTY RECORDS The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a, in which case the redemptton period shall be X days from the date of such sate. DATED: December 2. 2005 Robert A. Tremam & Associates. P.C. 401 South Oto Woodwwd Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC.. ACTING SOLE­ LY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER I VAN DYKE MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgagee For More Information Call (248) 540-7701 Synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting January 10. 2006 AN Board members present and Comm. Gibson. Approved consent agenda. Received Treasurer s Report. Motion approved to support Thomapple Manor’s request for variance #V-2-2006. Adopted Resolution permitting Bany County to use Township ROW for sewer line from City to Thomapple Manor. Appointed Township attorneys; James Goutooze and Bauckham. Sparks Appointed Township auditors: Walker. Fluke & Sheldon. Approved all current depositories and new 5/3 Bank for Township funds Paid outstanding bills Meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. Bonnie Cruttenden. Cterk Attested to by: Jim Brown. Supervisor SYNOPSIS RUTL IND CHARTER TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING JANUARY 11, 2006 - 7:30 PM. Regular meeting called to order and Pledge of Allegiance Present Lyons. Lee Rogers, Hawthorne. Flint. Greenfield and Carr and three guests Minutes of the December 14. 2005 Regular Board Meeting approved Vouchers and payroll approved for payment Treasurer's report for December accepted by voce vote Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m Respectfully submitted. Robin Hawthorne, Cterk Attested to by. Jim Carr. Supervisor Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAI WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS. Thia sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. in that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed eoteiy to theretum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel Rugg and Rebecca Rugg. Husband and Wife, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc, as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 23, 2004. and recorded on July 27. 2004 m instru­ ment 1131471. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sumof One Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Two And 11/IX Dollars ($134,732.11), including interest at 9.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby giventhat said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on February 16, 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of Land m the West 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 34. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Described as; Beginning at the Southwest Comer of the West 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Said ection 34; Thence North 495 Feet 5 Inches; Thence East 465 Feet 5 Inches; Thence South 495 Feet 5 Inches; Thence West to the Place of Beginning. Except the Easterly 25 Feet Thereof The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Date: January 19. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC H 248.593.13X Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 304X Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #079511F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be --- ■ . *------ *--- *--------- *--------I— rsscmosu uy me imm. lowing mortgagee, m that event, your damages, If any, shall bo llmttod sotefy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered st sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bee i made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert P. Whaley II. an unmarried man. original r wtgagorfs), to Countrywide Homo Loans. Inc. fcertgagee. dated April 15, 1999. and recorded on April 21. 1999 in instrument 1028413, in Barn txxmty records. Michigan, on which mortgage here is claimed to be due a* the date hereof the .wm oi Seventy-One Thousand Nine Hundred Sixt)-Five And 76/IX Dollars ($71,965 76). including mie.sst at 8% per annum. Under the power of sate containeo in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wtfl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on February 9. 2X6 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 24. Town 1 North. Range 8 West. Johnston Township, Barry County. Michigan described as Beginning at a point on the South fine of Section 24, Town 1 North. Range 8 West distant West 656 feet from the Southeast comer of said Section 24; thence West along said South line. 220 feet; thence North parallel with the East line ol said Sectoon 24. a distance of 487 5 feel; thence West paraltel wtth said South line. 447 feet; thence North parallel with said East line . 326 feet; thence East parallel with said South line. 577 feet; thence South paraltei with said East line. 713.5 feet; thence East parallel wtth said South bne. X feet; thence South parallel with said East line. 1X teet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: January 12. 2006 For more information, please caM: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 304X Telegraph Rd Ste 2X Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #079541F01 Thanks to you,.. 426 Girls ages 5-17 were able to partici­ pate in a variety of Girl Scout activities. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Notice Of Mortgage Forectoaura Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAI WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, it any, shall bo imb­ ed sotefy to theretum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, piue Merest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kyle A. Hess, a single man. original mortgagorfa). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee for teder and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 25.2003. and recoded on March 28. 2003 in instrument 1101090, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred For Thousand Two Hundred TwentyFive And 03/1X Dollars ($104.225 03), including interest at 6.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage w« beforedosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at IX PM, on February 9. 2006 Said premises are situated m Charter Township of Rutland, Barry County. Michigan, and are escribed as: Lot 26 of the Supervisor's Plat of Green Meadows Number 1. as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats. Page 67. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wtth MCLA X.3241a. in which case the redemption period shatt be X days from the date of such sale. Datec’: January 12. 2006 For more information, please catt: FC S 248.583 1304 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 3O4X Telegraph Rd Ste 2X Bingham Fars. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #079018F01 " Robert A. Tremain A Aaaoctatee. P.C. to a debt collector and wo are attempting to coitect a debt and any hrfot motion obtained Hl be uood tor Old purpoee. MORTGAGE SAcE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CYNTHIA K WRIGHT AND SHANE E. WRIGHT. HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC­ ACTING SOLELY ASNOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER'S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IG AEGIS WHOLESALE CORPORA­ TION.. Mortgagee, dated September 18,2002. and recorded on September X. 2002 . aa towtrument No. 1088314. in BARRY County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage thoreis claimed to bo due al the date hereof the sum of one hundred one thousand eight hundred eighty and 92/IX Dottan ($101,880.82). including interest d 7.250% per annum Under the power of sate ccntained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such cse made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wM bo foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premise*, or ?ome part ol them, at public vendue, at the At Barry Ccunty Courthouse. Hastings. Mi . st 1X PM on Jarciary 26. 2006 Sad remises are situated in CITY OF HAST­ INGS, BARRY County. Michigan and are deserfood as: LOT '7. ANO THE EAST ONE-HALF OF LOT 16. BLOCK 3. TAFFEE ADDITION TO T CITY OF HASTINGS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF i.\' USER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 83. The redemption perioo 'hafl be 6 matths from the date of such safe, uniesz determmKl aban­ doned in accordance wtth 1948C1 6X.32l1a, in which case the redemption period sheS ’to 37 days from the date of such safe DATED: December 29. 2005 Robert A. Tremm & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 3X Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRCNIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC., ACTING SOLE­ LY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER’S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS AEGIS WHOLESALE CORPRATION. Motg^gee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Andrew C. Grincfle and Jean M. Grindfe. husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Sstems, inc., mortgagee, dated August 26. 2002 and recorded September 18. 2002 In Instrument No. 1087856. Barry County Records. Said mortgage is now held by CitiFinanciai Mortgage Compr -y. Inc. by assign­ ment dated January 23. 2003 and recorded on Februar 3. 2003 In Instrument Number 1086724. Bany County Records There is ctasned to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Seven and 36/IX Dollars ($106.247.X) including interest al the rate of 11.00% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Corthouse in Hastings in Bany County. Michigan at 1X p m. on January 19, 2006 The premises are tecaled in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described aa: _The North 3 Rods of the South 6 Rods of Lots 19 and 20 ol the City, frmerty Viilaga of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned tn accordance with MCLA §6X 3241 a. in which case the redemption petod shall be X days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate m the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution wtth the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. ar hmrted solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate Dated December 22. 2005 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys lor CitiFinanciai Mortgage Company. Inc.. As Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48X7-5041 (248) 457-1 OX Fite No. 201.2574 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 19. 2006 - Page 13 Delton schools still grappling with $616,000 budget deficit by Am) Jo Parish Staff Writer Though the Delton Board of Education successfully adopted a new budget Monday night. Superintendent Ron Archer said the school district is still facing a $616,000 deficit. "We will make every effort vo decrease the deficit or we will be broke in three years,” Archer said. “We just recently cut $350,000 to get to this budget.” One of the cost cutting options the dis­ trict is considering is to change the all-day kindergarten program to a half-day sched­ ule. Parents and community members urged the board to look at every other possible avenue before changing the current classes. Community member Jeff Stevens cited social, emotional and academic develop­ ment as advantages to the all-day program. “Before cutting academic programs, you LEGAL NOTICE FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any information obtained will be □ead for this purose. tf you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Dale D Krueger III. and Came L Krueger, husband and wife to Mortgage Electmtc Registration Systems Inc. solely as nominee for NovaStar Mortgage, inc., a Virginia Corporation Mortgagee dated July 21. 2004 and recorded July 71. 2004 in Instrument 9 1131466, and modified on September 26. 2005 in Instrument 9 1153363, Barry Couny Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars and Seventy-Five Cents ($152,235.75) including interest 9.05% per annum Under the power of saiecontained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. February 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Irving, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel 1: That part of the Northeast quarter of Section 34. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, described as: Commencng at the North quarter comer of said Section, thence South 00 degrees 07 minutes 03 seconds West 1519 37 feet along the West line' of said Northeast quarter to the place of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 30 seconds East 646.51 feet . thenccSouth 00 degrees 07 min­ utes 03 seconds West 249.18 feet; thence South 75 degrees 40 minutes 11 seconds West 335.62 feet; thence North 00 degrees 09 mirutes 29 seconds East 309.97 feet; thence South 89 degrees 46 min­ utes 30 seconds West 320.00 feet along te North line of the South 1039 50 feet of said Northeast quarter; thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes 03 seconds East 66.0 feet along the West line of said Northeast quarter to the place of beginning. Subject to and together with an easement as described n the easement description Commonly known as 3381 Stager. Hastings Ml 49333 _The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned .n accordance with 1948CL 600.324’a. in which case the redemption period shall be 0 days from the date of such sale. Dated: JANUARY 13. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. solely as nominee for NovaStar Mortgage. Inc.. Mortgagee Attorneys: Potesbvo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hitts. Ml 46307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-42731 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE COTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven G. Ehrhardt, a married person, to WeUs Fargo Bank N.A., successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Motgage. Inc., mort­ gagee. dated August 2. 2002 and recorded September 12. 2002 in Instrument Number 1067317. and Re-recorded tn document number 1101481 on April 4. 2003. Bany County Records. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundre Nine Thousand Six Hundred Eighty and 16/100 Dollars ($109,680 16) including interest at the rate of 4.00% per annum Under the power of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortage will be fore­ closed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on January 28. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Jonstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Commencing the Southeast comer of the East one-half of the Southwest one-quart-»r of Section 11. Town 1 North. Range 8 West. Johnston Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence North 762 feet, thence Wet 244 feet, thence North 371 feet, tnence East 244 feet, thence South 371 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned m accordance with MCLA §600 341a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower I nthat event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale Dated December 29. 2005 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for WeHs Fargo Bank N.A.. successor by merger to WeHs Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc., As Mortgaee PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 FHe No 326 0371 -warn have to look at any and all other ways. It would be a very unfortunate decision if you have to come to that,” said Stevens. Another audience member talked about the difference the shortened program would have on students in higher grades. “All day kindergarten is a very great pro­ gram.” said Julie Aukerman. “With so many changes in curriculum in the first, second and third grades in the last few years, a great start in kindergarten benefits them so much more.” School busing for athletic events also has been reduced in an attempt to help balance the budget. Aukerman said that while some sports, such as basketball and football may require the use of buses due to the large number of athletes, sports with smaller teams can be “Please be patient with us. This is very, very difficult. Over 300 schools in Michigan are facing this same issue.’ — Superintendent Ron Archer transported by parents. “I hope we can look at it sport by sport and event by event.” said Aukerman. “We need an accurate game schedule and an accurate busing schedule. We need prepara­ tion and planning. There’s a lot of parent frustration about not knowing.” Aukerman said there have been times that she as a parent would not know on Friday if a bus would be transporting stu­ dents to a Saturday game or meet. While the board did not deal with any of these concerns directly during the meeting. Archer discussed the budget issues as a whole during the superintendent’s report. “Please be patient with us," the superin­ tendent said. “This is very, very difficult. Over 300 schools in Michigan are facing this same issue." said Archer. With little or no public discussion, the board also took the following actions at Monday night's meeting: • Decided to offer a severance plan to the teachers of the district. The board voted after a closed session to work out details of the plan with teachers’ union representa­ tives. The idea is to make it a more attractive for the highest paid instructors to retire and make way for entry-level and lower paid younger teachers, thereby saving the dis­ trict money. • Voted to change the insurance of non­ union employees to the West Michigan Health Insurance Pool, effective March 1. • Denied a hearing for a grievance filed by a teacher. Archer said the issue has been ongoing for some time and deals with the discipline of a teacher. The filer of the grievance now has the option of arbitration. The board's next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday. Feb. 20. in the Community Services Center of the high school. Barry Conservation District annual meeting is Feb. 18 The annual meeting of the Barry Conservation District Board of Directors will be held Saturday, Feb. 19. at the Elks Lodge in Hastings The Barry Conservation District, in con­ junction with the annual meeting, is sponsor­ ing an open forum on The State of Barry County Natural Resources.” Natural resource experts from various fields will be on hand to discuss the county's natural resources, current issues, concerns, future challenges and oppor­ tunities. The forum can provide an excellent opportunity for participants to learn about the current state of local resources and ask ques­ tions of the experts. The forum is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. The annual meeting events will begin with voter registration and cash bar at 5 p.m. A buffet dinner will be served at 6. Attendees will have the opportunity to .noct the candi­ dates for the two open board seats before and during dinner. District staff and board members will on hand to answer questions on the 2005 annual report, which will be published in the Reminder on Tuesday. Jan. 31, and will pro­ vide a brief overview of 2006 projects. AH eligible voters present at the annual meeting will be encouraged io vote for thenchoice of candidates to fill the two open board seats. To be e’.giblc to vote, one must be a Barry County resident age 18 or older and show one piece of identification. Candidates for the open seats have previously filed nom­ inating petitions with the Conservation District. No nominations may be taken from the floor. Those elected to the board of direc­ tors. attend monthly board meetings and direct the projects of the Conservation District. Those who would like to vote in the direc­ tors’ election but are unable to attend the annual meeting may vote by absentee ballot. Absentee ballots arc available at the Barry Conservation District office. 1611 S. Hanover. Suite 105. Hastings (the Secretary of State building). Voters may cast absentee ballots at the office now through Feb. 17. Monday through Friday. 8 am to 4:30 p.m. Voters should bring one piece of identifica­ tion to verify their eligibility. The public is welcome to attend "The State of Barry County’s Natural Resources’ forum free of charge, and all arc invited to vote in the election. For those who would like to stay fci dinner and activities, the cost is $15 per pen on. Pre-registration for this event, includ­ ing if you plan to attend just the forum, is requested. Please call the Barry Conservation District at 269-948-8056. extension 3, or stop by the Barry Conservation District office. Thanks to you... 648,943 lbs. of food • Scott Travis Shade. 33, of Lake Odessa, was sentenced Jan. 13 in Barry County Circuit Court to serve 36 months probation and eight days in jail. Stiadc wilfalso have his license suspended for six months (restricted after 30 days). Shade was convicted in June of possession of methamphetamine and maintaining a meth iah. He was also ordered to pay $500 court costs on each count and a probation fee of $590. He was credited with eight days alreadyserved. • Karl Frederick Biggs, 67. of Davie, Fla., was sentenced Jan. 17 to serve a concurrent sentence of two months in jail and a term of 60 months probation after being convicted of three counts of criminal sexual conduct, fourth degree. Biggs was also ordered to pay a fine of $500 on one count and $250 on each of the other two counts and ordered to pay court costs of $500 on each count and a probation fee of $2,400. Biggs was arrested in Orangeville for an incident that occurred in July 2005. • Rick Alan Vandeweg, 44. of Hastings, was sentenced Jan. 12 after being convicted of two counts of fleeing and eluding a police officer and resisting and obstruction. Vandeweg was sentenced to 30 days in jail on each count and 36 months probation. He was fined $250 on each count and ordered to pay court costs of $500 on each count and a drug court fee of $200. He was ordered to participate in drug court and will have a curfew from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. sentenced Jan. 12 to a jail term of six months and 24 months probation after being convict­ ed in May of possession of methamphetamine and marijuana. Fox was also orderd to participate in a day reporting program, wear a wrist monitor and attend Alcoholics Anomynous two times a week. He was assessed a fine of $250 on each count, court costs of $500 and a probation fee of $480. • David Lee Ouellcete-Tait, 20. of Nashville, was sentenced Jan. 12 to 10 months in jail and 36 months probation. Ouellette-Tait had been previously ordered into a drug court program and was terminated from the program in December when he refused to take a drug test. Ouellette-Tait’s original sentence was for operating and main­ taining a methemphatimine lab. Circuit Judge James Fisher ordered Ouellette-Tait to participate in drug court, substance abuse counseling, cognitive behav­ ior therapy and Alcoholics Anonymous. Judge Fisher ruled that the Inst 60 days of his sentence can be suspended upon success­ ful completion of probation. Ouellette-Tait was credited with six days served in jail. Trask must participate in cognitive behav­ ior therapy and substance abuse counting. He may be eligible for work release • t it does no' conflict with his therapy. He was also fined $500, order to »y court costs of $1000 and a probation fee off $720. He was credited with two days serve*’ • Neil Nile Allerding, 53, of Hastings was sentenced Jan. 11 to 30 days in jail and 24 months probation after being convicted :n December of two counts of assault and bat­ tery. He also had his driver's license suspended for one year (restricted after 60 days). Judge Fisher ruled that the balance of his probation may be suspended upon payment of $1,165 to the court. were delivered to our residents through the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center • Felicia Lynn Ames, 23. of Hastings, was sentenced to three months in jail and 24 ironths probation after her convictiion in December for larceny from a building and operating a vehicle with the presence of a controlled substance. Ames may be released from jail for inpa­ tient treatment at Project Rehab or another appropriate facilty. She was credited with 44 days already served. • Marc Allan Trask. 34, of Hastings, was sentenced to serve 11 months in jail and 36 months probation after pleading guilty to operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. tOTS OF Tax l>i;i>i'm<>vs Free E-File NOTICE • Clark Eugene Fox. 45. of Lowell, was Basic Tax Service Taxes by Karen and Audrey 40 years of combined experience The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking appli­ cants to serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. Applicants must represent Agriculture Interest or Natural Resource Conservation Interest Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State St.. Hastings: (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 30,2006. I Will Travel To Your Home Or Business 25 Years Experience Tax Services Call Steve 616-891-9401 CEO001@sbcglobal.nct 123 W. 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Gallery hours are Monday Wednesday and Thursday 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Tuesday and Friday 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday 10 *.m.-4 p.m. Closed Sunday. Artist reception January 6th from 5-830 p.m. For more information call (616) 451-9820 or visit www.lafontsee.us. Through February 10. • Succession: a painting exhibition is on display at the Urban Insititute for Contemporary Arts' Monroe Avenue Gallery. This election of painters from around the country create colorful, abstract work. Painting is often belittled now as antiquated and/or merely decorative. This group exhibi­ tion has been composed to show contempo­ rary painting that is just as vigorous and rele­ vant as any work being made today. Divergent styles, inventions, and approaches will be featured. Artists include Sandra Luckett (MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University), Kirsten Kindler (MFA, San Francisco Art Institute), Betsy Stirratt (MFA, Indiana University), Darra Keeton (MFA, Queens College), Jim Morris (MFA, University of Massachusetts). See uica.org or call (616) 454-7000 for more information. Through March 5. • Energy and Inspiration: AfricanAmerican Art from the Permanent Collection is a selection of paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and sculptures by African-American artists from the collection at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street downtown Kalamazoo. Call the KIA at (269) 349-7775 or the info line at (269) 349-3959. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 pan., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. January 14-April 9,2006 tion. Tickets are $25 each. Call (616) 234-3998 or (616) 234-3947 for more information. January 22. • Russian National Ballet: Sleeping Beauty is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. at Miller Auditorium. Founded in Moscow over twen­ ty years ago, the Russian National Ballet is dedicated to upholding the grand, national tradition of bailet and developing new talents throughout Russia. Now the Russian National Ballet is its own institution with over 50 dancers of singular instruction and vast expe­ rience, many of whom have been with the company since its inception. Under the artis­ tic direction of Sergei Radchenko, the group will perform the classic ballet. Sleeping Beauty. Ticket price® range from $ 15-540. Sunday, January 22. • The Odd Couple will be presented by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Wednesday at 730 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. What do you get when a neat, tidy, and somewhat neurotic man shares an apartment with his complete opposite? The Odd Couple, a hiarious comedy by Neil Simon returns to chase away your winter blahs as his most celebrated comedy. For more ticket prices and reservations call (616) 222­ 6020 or visit www.grct.org/season.html Through January 28. • Kimberly Akimbo will be performed at the Spectrum Theatre. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Adult admission is $22, students « seniors $20. Set in the wilds of suburban New Jersey, this is an off-center comedy about 16 year old Kimberly, her drunken father, her hypochondriac mother, ar.d her ex-con scam artist aunt. There is the possibility of new love for Kimberly, as well as the issue of Kimberly's medical condition, which causes her body to age much faster than it should. In 2003, the New York Times called "the comedy of the year... haunting and hilarious...a heart­ breaking study of how time wounds every­ one." Tickets will be available January 2,2006. For more information call (616) 234-3946 or visit www.actorsatspectrum.org. January 19­ 28. • 13th Annual Man versus Beast Rock 'MUSIC THEATRE ! _________ —> \____ I '-MISCELLANEOUS • Grand Rapids Ballet presents: World Premiere at the Grand Rapid* -Ballet Company StudiosPerformances are Thursday 730 p.m., Friday 730 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. and 730 pjn., Sunday 2 pjn. The beginning of the New Year brings a world premiere ballet to the Dancer s Theatre Series. The technical, artistic, and athletic talents of the dancers shine as they present this new Gordon Peirce Schmidt world premiere. This is our version of street level art - literally brought right to the audience. For more information call (616) 454­ 4771 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. January 19-22. • Care Bears Live at the Delta Plex in Walker. Tickets are available at the Box Office and through Ticketmaster by phone at (616) 456-3333 or online at www.ticketmaster.com There is also a $3 parking fee. January 20-22. • Grand Rapids Symphony Pops Series presents: Empire Brass Friday & Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. in the DeVos Performance Hall. Equally at home with Bach, Ellington or Sousa, '.he Empire Brass blend musicianship, showmanship, a touch of com­ edy, good taste and the sheer joy of some glo­ rious music. John Varineau-conductor. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. January 20-22. • New Orleans Night will be performed by the top ragtime-boogie woogie pianist in the country. Bob Milne, at the Grand Ledge Opera House at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Call (517) 627-1443 for more information. Sunday, January 22. • Te Deum is a celebration of Latvian cul­ ture. The featured event is an 8 p.m. Kalamazoo Symphony concert at Miller Auditorium. The concert features the US. premier of Latvian composer Ugis Praulins' "Te Deum laudamus." A display of Latvian arts and crafts will be set up in the lobby. Sunday, January 22. • Acors' Theatre 25th Anniversary Gala will be held one night only. The special per­ formance will highlight musical numbers from the 25 year history of the Actors at Spectrum Theatre featuring the original per­ formers. The 730 p.m. performance will be followed by a dessert and champagne recep- yjjf| Bullriding Show will be held at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek. To purchase tickets by phone, call the Box Office at (269) 965-3308. January 20-22. • Lower MI Gun Collector* Gun and Knife Show will be held at the Delta Plex in Walker (Grand Rapids) Saturday 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults, $5 seniors 65 and older, 12 and under free. Parking is free. January 21-22. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 pjn. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, R'chland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction m swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 run. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha. and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barn' County Chamber ol Commerce is located at 221 W State Street In Hartings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454 Check out the Chamber's website at www.barrychamber.com CHECK OUT THESE JANUARY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 21 & 28 Winter Photography Workshop at Pierce Cedar Creek Insitute, 701 W. Cloverdale Rd. Members $25 for one day, $30 for two days; non-members $30 for one day, $35 for two days. Gass limited to 15 pc-ople. Registration required by calling (269) 721-4190. 27 Leadership Barry County Program Begins and runs for 8 sessions at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. Call (269) 721-4190 for info. 27-29 Bany Home Show at the Barry Expo Center on M-37 between Middleville and Hastings. Call (269) 945-2224 for more information. 28 Cabaret Night Fund-raiser for the Thomapple Arts Council. Call (269) 945-2002 for more information. Coming in February 2 Classic Movie « Dessert Night from 7-9 pjn. at the Delton District Library. Come wotch "To Kill a Mockingbird." Call (269) 623-8040 for more information. 11 Green Gables Dinner & Auction at Bay Pointe Inn. Cocktails at 530 p.m. Dinner at 7 pjn. Silent auctions before and aPer dinner, closing with live auction. Raffles and btitz items offered. Discounted room rates available by* calling 1-888-GUNLAKE. 11 Kalamazoo Bowl-A-Thon to benefit Junior Achievement at Continental Lanes in Kalamazoo. 12 Sunday Brunch at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute at 11:30 a.m. 8c 1 p.m. Free program is "How Do Forests. Work? A Trooical Perspective" at 12:15 pjn. Call (2W) 721-4190 fcr more info. 12 Gary Schmidt Lecture at the Delton Library, 33 N. Grove Street Delton. Call (269) 623-8040 for more information. 17 Birds of Prey Program at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute from 6-7 pjn. for families with y 'ung children and 7 30-830 p.m. for families with older children. Pre-registration required by calling (269) 721-4190. The Ringer 18 Michigan Fiddlers Association Jamboree from 2-9 p.m. at the Commission on Aging building at 320 W. Woodlawn Ave. in Hastings. Call (269) 948-4856 for more information. by Linda Thistle 1 4 1 2 7 7 4 2 3 8 2 3 6 1 8 3 5 3 9 9 6 2 8 5 2 1 9 7 5 4 3 7 6 1 Piacw a number m the empty boxes tn such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains aB of the numbers from one to nme. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK JdMSUtf — nxoans ~ Knockdown South Friday, January 27 at 8 p.m. at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. Tickets are $12, $1350 day of show. -Bol> Milne Winter Evening will be presented by The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra on Friday, giiin.iiv 22 January 27 and Saturday, January 28 as part of the orchestra's "Epic Evenings" series of concerts. Both concerts are at 8 p.m. in the Epic Theatre. The chamber music program at the door. Price includes food, entertainment includes Walter Piston’s "Divertimento" for and a hand-painted soup bowl. Tickets are four winds and five strings, Mozart's String available at Schuler Books A Music and God's Quartet K. 387, and Edward Elgar's Piano Kitchen. For more information call (616) 454­ Quintet. KSO Music Director Raymond 4110 or visit www.soupson.org. Bmadutay Theatre Guild presents Blast! at Harvey is the featured pianist on the Elgar Quintet. Another special aspect of this concert the DeVos Performance Hall at 730 p.m. January 31-February 1. Tickets are $32, $42.00, is that January 27 «s Mozart's 250th birthday. The KSO's Burdick-Thome String Quartet $52 & $57. BLAST! is a celebration of instru­ honors the great composer with their per­ mental music and outdoor pageantry, put into formance of his String Quartet, K. 387. Tickets a theatrical setting. The musician's act leap, may be purchaser? at all Miller Auditorium and lunge to create a new and different musi­ Ticket Office locations or by calling (269) 387­ cal and theatrical experience. BLAST! was the 2300 or (800) 228-9858 or on the web at 2001 Tony Award winner for "Best Special Theatrical Event." To purchase tickets please www.kalamazoosymphony.com. Arena Cross 2006 at the Van Andel Arena visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (616) 456­ For more information visit January 27-29. Event start times are Friday & 3333. Saturday 730 p.m., and Sunday at noon Gold www.devosperformancehall.com. 8th Annual Michigan International Anta Circle seats $20, adults $16, children (2-12) $5, price increases $2 day of show. Both Friday Show at DeVos Place Feb. 2-5. Show features and Saturday's events consist of professional a great opportunity for people to window racing on 125cc and 150cc motorcycles and shop for their next car. The show will indude Sunday's event consists of amateur racing all vehicles from 35 manufacturers as well as a day. For tickets or more information call (61b) display of antique and classic cars from the collection of the Gilmore Car Museum. 456-3333 or visit www.vanandelarena.com. The Bob Marley Birthday Bash 20Q6 will Admission is $9 adults, $4 children ages 6-14, take place Saturday, January 28 at the kids 5 and under free. The World of Mozart will be presented by Kalamazoo State Theatre. General admission, all ages show. $15 in advance, $19 day of The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, February 5 at 3:00 pjn. in Kalamazoo show. College's Light Fine Arts Center. The concert Crcflfirt Aris Repertoire Ensemble pres­ will commemorate Mozart's 250th birthday ents; The Steadfast Tlx Soldier Saturday at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and Sunday at 3 pjn. at the which takes palce on January 27. Tickets may St. Cecilia Music Society January 28 through be purchased at all Miller Auditorium Ticket 29. Admission for students is 57, adults $10. Office locations or by calling (269) 387-2300 cr CARE presents an original balk* based on (800) 228-9858 or on the web at www.kalamaHans Christian Andersen's tale of a Tin zoosymphony.com. Brian Regan will bring his "You Too" tour Soldier and a Pcper Doll Ballerina. The ballet to the Kalamazoo State Theatre Thursday, is set to an original score by Grand Rapids composer, Margi Derks Peterson. This one February 9 at 8 p.m. Regan has appeared on the Tonight Show, Late Night and has had his hour long ballet if perfect for family audi­ ences. For more information call (616) 464­ own Comedy Central special. Tickets are $3350 3682 or visit www.careballet.org. Winterfest will return to Gun Lake Feb. Sarakasi African Acrobats will perform 17-19. The community event was cancelled in Sunday, Jan 29 at 3 p.m. at Kalamazoo's 2002 due to insurance costs but is now' being Miller Auditorium. Ticket prices range from underwritten by the bany County Chamber $15-$30. A fusion of cultures from Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia performed with of Commerce. Scheduled event: indude a authentic music and costumes, Sarakasi is the free fishing weekend at Yankv Springs Recreation Area and snowshoe weekend at first truly authentic African circus. Produced Bay Pointe, Sea Shanty Swir.tscU Fashion completely in Africa utilizing native Show and the ever-popular Polar Bea.- Dip. choreographers, costumes and set designers, Also being considered are a leen and adu’.» the astounding feats of the Sarakasi African dance as well as a crost country hike or ski Acrobats are not to be missed. event, or info e-mail Dianna S‘ampfier at Soup's On For All 2006 at The B.O.B. in dianna9promotemichigan.com downtown Grand Rapids from 6-930 p.m. January 30. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 This week’s selection: 8 269-945-9554 or 1-800-870-7085 Duwayne Bumside & the Mississippi Mafia will perform along with Jimbo Mathus' 18 Iced-Tee Golf Outing from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. one the ice at Algonquin Lake. Call (269) 945-4574 for more information. 6 Call anytime lor Hastings Banner classified ads Kid Rock will perform at the Deltaplex in Grand Rapids January 26. All tickets $39 reserved seating. $5 fee for parking. Grand Rapids Symphony presents Richard and—Hdni__ DeYas___ QlauicaL___Sara Resurrection at DeVos Performance Hall January 26-27. David Lockington will conduct the Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus & Calvin Alumni Choir with Pearl Shangkuan as director. For more information call (616) 454-945* 1 or visit www.grsymphony.org. 17-18 Gun Lake Winterfest sponsored by the Barry County & Wayland Chambers of Commerce. Enertainment, hiking, polar bear dip, and more activities arc planned. Weekly SUDOKU ★ Moderate * ♦ Challenging ♦ ♦♦ HOO BOY! • car snows [a W Critic’s Corner SrDJtJLStM Running time: 95 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 After seeing previews of “The Ringer,” I was prepared to watch the most offensive film in history. I mean, come on — it’s pro­ duced by the Crown Princes of Bad Taste, The Farrelly Brothers, and stars “Jackass” creator Johnny Knoxville as a guy who pre­ tends to be retarded in order to compete in the Special Olympics so he can win a bet. I was positive this movie would offend everybody, including myself. Boy was I wrong. “The Ringer" is a surprisingly s a eet com­ edy that treats its mentally challenged sub­ jects with honesty and dignity. Oh sure, there are the trademark Farrelly Brothers gross-out gags and a few uncom­ fortably funny moments, but never at the expense of the handicapped characters, some of whom are played by actors with Down’s syndrome. The film was made with the support and endorsement of the Special Olympics (some­ thing I didn’t know until researching this review), which felt “The Ringer" would shat­ ter the stereotypes of the mentally challenged. "The Ringer" certainly fulfills this mission - in spade*.. By the third act. whenever I heard some "normal" person refer to the ath­ letes as “special." 1 would cringe, because the film had done such a remarkable job of show­ ing the athletes as three-dimensional human beings. They’re Real People, warts and all, not thr snrrhnrinF-swrrt Fnrrrct Gnmnv Johnny Knoxville and the Farrelly brothers team up to make a suprisingty sweet comedy which still manages to be funny. saints that Hollywood and most people would like to see them portrayed. Knoxville does an admirable job of playing the guilt-ridden, yet kind-hearted schlub stuck in a reprehensible situation; and co-star Katherine Heigl is simply a joy to watch. I heartily recommend "The Ringer." Trust me. don’t be fooled by the trailer. This is a movie that will surprise, delight and educate you, while still providing the requisite belly laughs. GRADE: B © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 19. 2006 - Page 15 SafoMe’r Stars Battle Creek Pops Ensemble BORN THIS WEEK: You see the wisdom in honesty, and you help others appreciate holding auditions Jan. 24-30 your vision. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Single ^Ul^Lambs looking for romance could find Cupid especially accomkmodating this week. Paired NL partners also find their rciaSwtionships benefiting from the chubby cherub’s attention. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Keep your tee keen bull’s eye focused on ^Ht^^^Syour target, and shake off any attempt to turn your ) attention elsewhere. You Xl at J J 1 should get some news later in the weex that might answer some questions. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your early enthusiasm for a project might liave been somewhat premature. Although you feel positive about it. you might need more informa­ tion in order to make an informed decision. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Taking on a «new responsibility might seem like the politically correct thing to do. But even with the promise of support, was it the wisest? Consider reassessing your upcoming decision. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Apply yourself to completing your task [despite all the distractions [that might be interfering [with your work. Then [reward yourself with a | weekend of fun shared with ’ people who are close to you. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A •yrw business agreement from y. the past might need to be JlV* looked at again. Use this unexpected development to ^^BHqHcheck out other matters [ related to it. A weekend ven­ lure proves to be rewarding. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) * TjDon’t ignore that uneasy feel­ ing about snaking a commit­ ment. It could be a case of \ understandably cold feet, or a ^warning that something isn’t as right as it should be. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A tox colleague could be more supJporting of one of your efforts. J But it’s up to you to make the [Sca.se for it. and that could r V mean opening up a secret or ■two. which might be a problem for you. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to 4 December 21) Expect some good ncws a^°ul a relative you’ve been worried about. But HflHAdon'l expect Use full story to be ^y^^Stold — at least not yet. A work- The Battle Creek Pops Ensemble is looking for talented, dynamic singers interested in performing Jazz. Broadway. Doo Wop. Top 40 and other entertaining styles with a top volunteer performing group. Ycar-around engagements include concerts and bookings at parties and events throughout Battle Creek and nearby communities. Director Jim Zalewski will be holding auditions for new members from January 24 through 30 by appointment. This is a one year commitment for those chosen to sing in the ensemble. Singers will need to be able to read music or at least pick up parts very quickly as the majority for rehearsal time will be spent on perfecting musical styles and perform­ ance. Rehearsals are held on Sundays from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. There will also be opportuni­ ties for solo work within the ensemble reper­ toire. Performances for the Pops Ensemble are scheduled evenings and weekends to accommodate singers' wurk schedules. if you are interested in auditioning for the Pops ensemble, contact Jim Zalewski al (269) 962-2133 or jzalewskifamusiccenterscmi.com to set up an audition time. Please make sure that your audition piece is memorized and that you bring a copy of your piece in the key that is suitable for your voice. You may bring your own accompaniment or sing a capella. rhe Battle Creek Pops Ensemble is pro­ gram of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, a member agency of the United Arts Council of Calhoun County, funded part by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. Jim Zalewski, Director of the Pops Ensemble, will be auditioning new mem­ bers by appointment January 24 through 30. Call 962-2133 for information. « * *place matter might face shifting priorities. CAPRICORN (December 22 io January ■yf* ^>J9) Despite some anxious moments, you could have bv Hal Mutman reason to be pleased with *,ow things are turning out. An ^^jFend-of-the-week call might hold ™ " some interesting information. STARTING wtoi toe word DIS­ CRETION (see left), remove a letter and rearrange those that remain, to form a new word in each step. Definitions: 1. DISCRETION (to ptooe). 2. North, eouA, sedl or AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) *on8'OVCT^uc expression of s/\z\zvjO» appreciation could be offered soon. But admit it: You never ^KAreally expected it would ever happen. right? Meanwhile. (keep your weekend options “ open. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) It’s a good time to dive right jfinto a new challenge, [whether it’s learning a comIputer program or how to drive / r a stick shift, or making a new friend. Whatever it is, good © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. _________________ ® DISCRETION IS USED Ml THB WORD TEST HONING M WNch path toads to Grandma's house? Pick ono and sea where it goes. Then, H necessary, try another SIGN ONI See how qutcWy you can think of five words or more containing too word "sign." One such word, lor example, is "design.* Take It from there, V you can, with tour more. nWiwod m |tu&t -utana -uCm iAu* -uOpsu COIN WRAP! Balance two coins atop the rim of a glass (see figure 1. at right). ChaBenge someone to remove the coins in unison, without having them fall into the glass or drop to the table ... using just one hand. S-acret Hold thumb and forefinger over coins (fig. 2). Press down on coins simultaneously (fig. 3). Press coins m sides of glass, and bring them together In fingers (fig. 4). Practice makes perfect, natch. Remember, a letter Is dropped and those remaining are rearranged to each stop. 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Due to the shock, the deceased's widow, Claudia Sassi, collapsed and died on the spot. • Author Kurt Vonnegut is probably best known for his novel "Slaughterhouse-Five," which was published in 1969. Vonnegut him­ self called it an anti-war book But he also said, "Anti-war books are as likely to stop war as anti-glacier books are to stop glaciers." • If you take a look at the state of Florida on a map, you can't help but notice that it's got quite a bit of coastline — 1,800 miles of it in fact. That's nothing, though, compared to Alaska: The northernmost of the United States has 6,640 miles of land along the sea. And that's not even counting the shores of the state’s roughly 1,800 islands — if you add that m, the grand total is a whopping 33,900 miles. • French carmaker Renault must have used some creativity to come up with the names for some of its models: The Kangaroo Express, the Twingo, the Traffic and the Clio Saloon were all marketed in Europe. • "If you look like your passport picture, you're too sick to travel." The author of that quotation remains unknown, but you can bet that he or she was a seasoned traveler. • Try to wrap your mind around these numbers: A typical cargo fuel ship can carry’ 600,000,000 pounds. Its anchor alone w’eighs 17 tons. Thought for the Day: "Critics search for ages for the wrong work, which, to give them credit they eventually find." — Peter Ustinov © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. JALAL-UDDIN RUMI C 20CS by King Fealures Syndtoato. Inc. Wond rights reserved �Page 16 - Thursday. January IB. 2006 - The Hastings Banner 11 tip Wtinit </ $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 80 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought never used). Still on roll. New $800 - sell $295. (517)204-0600_______________ A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD board and queen pillow top mattress. New never used; must sell $275 (616)291-1672 HOUSE FULL OF FURNI­ TURE: Everything must go! (AU items less then 2mos. old). Bedrooms, great room, dining, kitchen, living room. Solid Oak and Mahogany, new beds. Too much to list. Cost $8,000. Will sacrifice for $2.500/best. (517)204-0600 SINGER SEWING MA­ CHINE: In cabinet $125 OBO. (517)852-9456_________ SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with piilowtop mat­ tress set $175. (517)719-8062 TEMPERPED IC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 TIME SHARE FOR SALE 231,000 Fairfield Point Also, interval year at resort on Co­ coa Beach. (269)795-1017 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics. 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE NON TURBO, 5 SPEED MANUAL, HAS NEWER MOTOR (86,000 MILES), LEADER STAIN­ LESS STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEM ALL THE WAY BACK. NEW ’ ARTS IN­ CLUDED HO'JD, HEAD LIGHTS, LAMBO DOOR KIT, LOWER SPRINGS, FRONT BUMPER, SIDE MAKER LIGHTS, $6,000 OBO. (269)838-2871 *90 FORD F-250 4x4 Extend­ ed Cab, $1,000. (269)929-1942 \l.»hil< 11 "Hit x 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath dou­ blewide w/deck. (269)795­ 4127 Hull*! hutd MAPLE BEDROOM SET: 2mos old w/Sealy mattress set (Queen), like new, cost $1,400, sell $350. (517)719­ 8062 / '/<//< ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. 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Scholastic Book Fairs be­ lieves diversity leads to eoeTaa/h/v/dfwp Marshall woman faces robbery charge here Jan. 26 EATON COUNTY - Warrants have been autlronzed for the arrest of 62-year-old Shirley Bodell of Manhall, who is accused of robbing the Check ’N Go Store Jan. 6 in Hastings. Bodell is facing a two-count felony warrant for the armed robbery and could face up to life in prison. A Thursday. Jan. 26. arraignment dale has been set in Barry County 56th District Court. Booell is currently being lodged in the Eaton County Jail on armed robbery charges of the Check N Go in Charlotte approx­ imately an hour after the Hastings armed robbery. Vehicle defect leads to arrest for drunken driving HASTINGS — Hastings city officers arrested a 21-year-old local man during the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 15, after stopped the motoris- for having a vehicle defect in the 100 block of South Michigan Avenue. The investigating officer said during the stop it was apparent that Justin Lambert had been consuming intoxicants, and fur­ ther investigation revealed a .16% blood alcohol level. Lambert was placed under arrest for the offense of operating a vehicle while being intoxicated and lodged at the Bany County Jail without incident. ' ’ " Local man charged with leaving scene of accident HASTINGS — A Hastings man has been charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, a misdemeanor, Dec. I in the 100 block of West Green Street. Robert Dwyer. 70. was reported to have been involved in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Church and Green streets at 5:30 p.m that day. Witnesses reporter a vehicle driven by Dwyer was stopped at the stop sign on Church and Green when he pulled out into the path of a west-bound vchkse being driven by Justin Reeder. 17. also of Hastings A witness said the Dwyer vehicle did a complete 360-degree turn after the collision and then continued down the nwd. Responding officers said they observed Dwyer and his damaged vehicle a few blocks away from the accident scene and asked him i' he was involved in an accident, he mid them he had not. Officers continued to the wane where they later determined that Dwyer had been involved. Reeder and his passenger received minor injuries from the accident and were treated on scene by EMS. Dwyer came to the Hastings Police Department Dec 2 and reported that his vehicle was hit by a’ vehicle that ran a stop sign at the intersection of Center and Church streets and that the driver fled the scene. Police later said their investigation determined otherwise. Dwyer turned himself in Tuesday. Jan. 17. and is awaiting a pre-trial hearing on the alleged offense, which is punishable by up to a year in jail. Tools reported stolen from victim on vacation DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Grapltics at (269)945-9554. J Stocks J Bonds J Mutual Funds J IRAs" J CDs Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodawn Aw, Huhnes, Ml 49058 (2891945-1553 or tai few (KOI 2*5220 Barry County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported burglary of an unoccupied building that occurred while the owner was on vacation in Florida in early December. The victim’s son notified police Dec. 11 that he saw tire tracks around a building owned by his father in the 9600 block of Keller Road. When the father returned from vacation, he contacted deputies and reported that a large number of tools, including a gener­ ator, a chainsaw and a grinder, were missing from two outbuildings on his property. No suspects have been apprehended in the case and it remains under investigation. Battle Creek man arrested for drank driving DUWLING — James Earl Hollins, 33, of Battle Creek was arrested at Lw Marathon gas station in Dowling last Thursday for driving with an open intoxicatant in his vehicle, possession of illegal drug,-. and for refusing to take a preliminary breath test. Barry County Sheriff bar Leaf said he suspected Hollins' vehicle was being driven erratically and followed it to the Marathon station, where he later was joined by deputy Angela Gustafson. Hollins was transported to Pennock Hospital, where a blood sample was take»? and he was subsequently lodged in the Bany County jail. Motorist held for 3rd offense suspended license Edwardjones BARRY COUNTY — Jason Lee Merrick. 26. of Middleville was arrested by Barry County Sheriff’s Deputies on Jan. 11 when it was determined during a routine traffic stop that he was driving on a suspended license (third ofttnte). (KnowWrCounty Commissioners ) District No. 1 (City of Hastings) Don Nevins. 512 W. State Street. Hastings. Mich. 49058. phone (269) 948-8782. District No. 2 (Thomapple Twp. & Irving Twp., Prec. 2) James French, 171 Hunters Trail Court, Middleville. Mich. 49333. phone (269) 795­ 9783. No assault charge filed, but warrant arrests executed THORN APPLE TOWNSHIP — Deputies Randy Volosky. Barry Brandt and Travis Moore responded to an assault complaint Sunday, Jan. 8. on M-37 near Garbow Road. The alleged victim said the person who assaulted him was walking down the road. Deputies stopped Ryan Michael Ward. 2S, of Grand Rapids, who originally gave his name as Ryan Michael Long. Subsequent investigation revealed that Ward had two outstanding warrants, one in Kent County and one in the City of Grand Rapids. He was transported to the Barry County jail and lodged on the warrants. When Brandt and Moore returned to the Garbow Road address to further investigate the assault complaint they observed a male and a female in the residence, but no one answered the door. Consequently, no charge of assault was filed. District No. 3 (Rutland Chartor Twp. Hope Twp. & small area of Barry Twp.) Sandra L James. 1388 Nissaki. Hastings, Mid'. 49058, phone (269) 945-9402. District No. 4 (Cartton Twp., Hastings Charter Twp., Irving Twp. Prec. 1 & a small portion of Woodland Twp.) Howard "Hoot' Gibson, 1614 N M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Mich. 49058, phone (269) 948­ 8325 District No. 5 (Maple Grove Twp., Castleton Twp. and most of Woodland Twp.) Michael Canton, 307 N. Main. Nashville, Mich. 49073, phone (517'. 352-2070 District No. 6 (Orangeville Twp. & Yankee Springs Twp.) Clare Tripp, 11776 English Court, Shelbyville. Mich. 49344, phone (269) 672-7474. Vermontville Township man killed in traffic crash EATON COUNTY — A 42-year-old Vermontville man was killed early Tuesday in a one-car accident on M-50 near Ash Highway in Chester Township. Eaton County. The driver was identified as Sherman Garliy. Eaton County Sheriff 's deputies said ii appeared Ganty was southbound on M-50 (Clinton Trial) in a 1998 Ford Ranger pick­ up when he lost control on icy roads and hit two trees. It was freezing rain at the time of the crash and authorities believe the weather contributed to the fatal accident. There were no passengers in the vehicle. Sgt. Rod Sadler of the Eaton County Sheriff’s Department said that Garity was not wearing his seat belt at the time, but there was no indication that alcohol was involved. Police were assisted at the scene by the Charlotte Fire Department. The crash remains under investigation. District No. 7 (Assyria Twp.‘, Baltimore Twp. & Johnstown Twp.) Thomas J. Wing, 15335 Wing Road, Bellevue, Ml 49021, phone (269) 660-0498. District No. 8 (Prairieville Twp. & most of Bany Twp.) Wayne H. Adams, 4665 E. Orchard Rd., Delton. Mich. 49046, phone (269) 623-2457. County Administrator Michael C. Brown, phone (269) 948-4891. fax (269) 948-4884. Thanks to you... Nashville man killed in crash Garrett Mitchell. 21, of Nashville, was killed Thursday. Jan. 12, when the car he was driving spun out of control, left the roadway and crashed into a tree on Wellman Road near East State Road in Castleton Township. Uriah Loughrige. a 20-year-old Woodland man who was a passenger in the vehicle, was taken by Air-Care from the scene to Spectrum Health. Butterworth campus, for treatment. Safety belts were not being worn by Mitchell nor Loughrige and alcohol as well as speed appear to be factors in the crash, according to Michigan State Police Hastings post, who are investigating. Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Nashville Police Department, the Barry County Sheriff’s Department, the Wayland State Police, Maple-Casleton Township Fire and Emergency Services and Air-Care. 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs That’s what matters Bany County United Way & Volunteer Center For everything from business cards and brochures call J-Ad Graphics (269) 945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 19 2006 - °age 17 Slow start hurts Saxons at Wayland Closing in on the mid-point of the O-K Gold Conference season the Hastings Saxons varsity boys’ basketball team is still hunting for its first win of the league season. The Saxons lost a tough battle with Way land on the n»ad Fnday night. 57-51. Both ’earns came out cold, but the Saxons had a tough time digging out of the hole they created for themselves by scoring just seven points in the opening period. Way land pushed its lead to 25-18 by the half and held on for the victory. The Saxons outscored the Wildcats over the final two periods 33-32. Wayland had three players finish in double figures, with Mitch Sevigny leading the way with 13 points. Matt Jamieson added 11 points for Wayland and Joey Mitchell 10. Hastings' JJ. Quick led all scorers with 19 points and Steven Bolo added 12 for Hastings. Bryce Stanhope added seven points and Brad Mead six points fix Hastings The Saxons had Tuesday night off as the rest of the Gold’s teams battled non-conferencc foes. Hastings will be back in action again tonight against Hamilton. The Hawkeyes are currently 2-3 in the league, while the Saxons sport an 0-5 conference mark. South Christian currently leads the confer­ ence with a 6-0 record Way land kept pace with the two other sec­ ond-place teams in the league by topping the Saxons. Wayland. Byron Center, and Caledonia arc all tied at 3-2 m the league That pm will break up Friday night, as Byron Center play s host to Caledonia and Wayland lakes on Thomapple Kellogg. After Friday’s conference action, the Saxons will go on the road to face a tough Portland team Tuesday night. Delton closer to complete effort The Saxons’ David Peterson makes some room for himself by clearing a Wayland defender from his path in Friday night s O-K Gold Conference contest in Wayland (Photo by Perry Hardin) A little taste of the police beat for the sports editor I’ve been disgusted by referees and disappointed in fans and athletes occasionally at sporting events around the state, although most incidents are few and far between. I’m sure things like this happen more often than any of us ever hear about, but follow­ ing Thomapple Kellogg’s 72-68 varsity boys’ basketball victory over Allegan a number of the Allegan players, their parents, and their coach were milling around in the hallway out­ side the gymnasium. The looks on their faces ranged from saddened to stunned and angered to just plain old disappointed. The Tigers’ coach came into the gym and told TK athletic director Tony Koski that a number of his players’ wallets and cell phones had been stolen out of the locker room dur­ ing the game. I felt bad for Koski as he had to take down a list of missing articles. He told the Tigers that he’d do what he could, but realistically there was little chance any of the articles would be found. “We came all the way here to lose and to get our cell phones and wallets stolen." said one Allegan player. I don’t know who did the stealing. Of course, suspicion turns to TK high school stu­ dents. I felt a little embarrassed to be a Trojan at that moment. I wouldn’t want to be a high school student, trying to find enough money to pay for a new cell phone and drivers license after my wallet and the money inside had been stolen. Hopefully the “lock" in locker room won't be forgotten next lime. It would be nice to see whoever took the stuff to turn it in at TK. or for anyone who knows anything to help out. At the very latest by the time the Class B boys’ basketball tournament begins at Allegan. i hope things don’t get ugly if the Trojans and Tigers meet in the tourney. There were lots of kids picking up empty pop bottles in the stands at TK after the ball game. Hopefully next time the needy person who took the wallets and phones will try something like that next lime they need a little extra gas money or whatever. I’d like to say that the Allegan players and parents handled the situation as well as any­ one could be expected to. I just wish they didn't have to. Doing a complete 180-degrcc tum. Good Sports Art Winners honorees were just announced this week by the MHSAA for the fall season. The awards are only given out in three team sports in the fall, boys’ soccer, girls' basketball, and football. Three local teams earned the honor at the district level, coach Tina Poirier’s Hastings varsity girls' basketball team, coach Brian Rodderick's Hastings varsity boys’ soccer team, and Landon Wilkes’ Maple Valley varsity boys' basketball team. “Over 650 teams representing over 400 schools have been selected to be recognized for displaying outstanding sportsmanship during selected Fall Michigan High School Athletic Association post-season tournament competitions through the Good Sports Are Winners! Program," said an MHSAA press release "At the District. Regional. Quarterfinal and Semifinals levels of MHSAA tournaments, all schools which meet a set of high sportsmanlike standards are recognized." I know the fall season didn't end the way those teams would hasc hoped, but at least they closed out their campaigns with some class. Congratulations on that. The Delton Kellogg varsity boys’ basket­ ball team showed a little more offensive fire power than it has much of the season in Tuesday night’s 68-51 Kalamazoo Valley Association loss at Parchment. DK head coach Mike Mohn said that jun­ ior Josh Newhouse is “finally starting to come out of his shell". Newhouse led Delton with 14 points. Nick Archer also played a solid offensive game for Delton, tossing in 13 points. Nick Blacken added ten points for the visiting Panthers. The ball game was much closer than the final score indicated. Delton went all out in an effort to pull back into the ball game in the fourth quarter, and the decision back­ fired. "The game was a lot closer than that." Mohn said. “We had some gambling defense down at the end to try and get hack in it, and (Parchment) scored a couple of iay-ups that stretched that out.” Matt Chappell poured in 18 points, all in the second half, to lead Parchment which was without leader Alex Wolf. “All in all it was a pretty good team effort," said Mohn. The kids, for three and a half quarters, put it all together." The struggle for .he Panthers this season has been putting four quarters of solid bas­ ketball together. That cost them in a 60-42 loss to Pennfield last Friday in KVA action. Delton played a solid first half, but came out in the third and were blown away by Pennfield. "That's kind of been our story most of the year." said Mohn. “We just don’t put four quarters together. We're getting there. It seems like we're going from two to two and a half to three, now we've just got to com­ plete the whole package." Blacken led Delton with 13 points and Newhouse added ten in the loss. The Panthers are now 0-8 on the season, and 0-4 in the KVA with a tough conference contest at Kalamazoo Christian on the hori­ zon Friday. After that. Delton will be al Maple Valley Tuesday for a non-conference cross-county clash. The Saxons’ Steven Bolo rises up for a shot in a crowd of Wildcat defenders in the third quarter Friday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) DK wrestlers set for KVA showdown There are only two Kalamazoo Valley Association wrestling teams with unblem­ ished conference records. Paw Paw and Delton Kellogg. The Panthers and Redskins meet tonight in Delton in a dual that will go a long way in determining the conference championship. It’s still early in the conference season. Paw Pau is 24) in the league and Delton Kellogg 1-0. It is the final home dual of the season for the Panthers who will be hosting Parents’ Night, and will then take on either Schoolcraft or White Pigeon after the KVA match. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. The Panthers improved their dual meet record for the season to 20-4 with a pair of victories at Vicksburg last Thursday. The Panthers topped St. Joe in the opener 34-26 and Comstock in the night cap 52-27. “We lost some close matches, but we didn't get pinned." DK head coach Rob Heethuis said of the dual with St. Joe. “Then we kind of got on a roll." Delton’s lightweights helped them close out the victory, with Steve Ross at 112. Brendan Boyle al 119. Kurt Wclschlegar at 125. and Brett Bissett at 135 all earning pins. Saturday, the Panthers took part in the 16team Bangor Invitational, and brought home three medals. Bissett was second at 135 pounds, ard Jordan Stew art at 189 and Chad Ramsey at 215 both earned fourth place fin­ ishes. "We're developing." said Heethuis “It was a good day of w restling for us." He didn't just mean the varsity wrestlers at Bangor He was also talking about the grap- plers who took part in the Three Rivers ‘B’ individual Tournament. Delton sent 16 wrestlers to Three Rivers and 15 earned medals. First place medals were won by the Panthers' Dylan Lenar. Doug Campbell. Chris McNeil, and Billy Bourdo. Delton's silver medallists were Mark Loveland. Ray Lindsey. Jordan Smith. Chris Miller, and John Hess. Bronze medallists from DK included Jeff Town. Marquis Smith. Dakota Healey. Mario Smith. Brennan Smith, and Dennis Robyler. Only top ranked teams top Vikings at Michigan Duals Lakewood's varsity wrestling team fin­ ished fourth at the 16-team Michigan Duals in Bay City on Saturday, finishing the tourna­ ment with a 3-2 record. The Vikings only two losses came to teams ranked in the top ten overall teams in the state. No. I Hartland and No. 7 Hesperia; Hartland topped the Vikings 44-23 in the tournament semifinals, then Hesperia dow ned Lakewood 40-34 in the match for third place "We had a good day." said Lakewood head coach Bob Veitch. “We just had some ups and downs.” Hartland is the top ranked team in Division 1 in the state and Hesperia is tops in Division 4. Hartland won the tournament, edging out Allegan in the finals. Lakewood's three victories were a 33-29 triumph over Richmond, a 39-23 win over Roscommon, and a 39-28 defeat of Clarkston. "I’m excited." said Veitch. “Things arc starting to come around. The kids really did fight hard this weekend and they did a g<xxi job. Michigan Duals is a tough tournament and I was proud to get c fourth there." Lakewood also opened the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season Thursday night by knocking off Haslett on the road 67-10. Lakewood won 12 ol the 14 weight classes, earning seven pins along the way. Winning by pin for Lakewood were Holden Hummel (103). Cody Cnittcnden (119). Kyle Root (130). Levi Phelps (140), Cody Orszula (152). Eddie Phillips (189). and Chris Hunt (275). Other w inners for the Vikings were Darrin Durkee. Michael Forman. Eric Kruger, Josh Kettle, and Mike Kuras. The Vikings have a big CAAC-3 match this w»*ek. against Fowlerville, which Veitch expects to be for the league championship. Lakewood will be at Fowlerville Thursday, with wrestling scheduled to begin at 6-30 p.m. The Vikings will follow that up with a trip to Sparta on Saturday . �Page 18 - Thursday. January 19. 2006 - The Hastings Banner TK eagers get a lesson in winning, against Allegan by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Bachman Turner Overdrive’s “Takin’ Care of Business" was the appropriate lune to be playing as the Thomapple Kellogg varsity boys’ basketball team came out of a time-out with 25.9 seconds left in Tuesday’s non-conference contest against Allegan. That's precisely what the Trojans were learning to do. take care of business. For one of the first times this season the Trojans were trying to protect a lead in the final minutes. It hadn’t been going smoothly to that point. TK took a 56-46 lead on a breakaway lay-up by senior guard Jason Blain with just under five minutes to play. The Tigers turned up the pressure, and TK just held on for a 72-68 vic­ tory. "We were trying not to beat ourselves, but at the end of the game that’s what happened to some extent.’ said TK head coach Lance Laker, who’s team is now 2-6 on the season. A couple of quick three-point attempts by the Trojans on the offensive end. and a few fouls at the other allowed the Tigers to climb back into the ball game. Allegan hit two three’s of its own in the final five minutes and was 6-of-9 from the foul line, to pull within three points with eight seconds left at 71-68. The Trojans were able to get a long inbound pass into Isaac Thaler, who hit the first of two foul shots to sc ure the victory with 2.8 seconds remaining. Solid free throw shooting kept the Trojans in front in the end. TK was 12-of-19 from the foul line in the fourth quarter, but turned three of the misses into more points with good work on the offensive glass. "It’s still a process, but (the win) that’s the pay-off for the kids." said Laker. Ryan Sisson led TK with 23 points, while Isaac Thaler and Jason Blain contributed 16 each. Adam Broun led Allegan with 16 points. Andre Jackson had 13. and Thom Monroe had 12 points on four three-point baskets. The Trojans didn’t use much of their full court pressure defense in the contest, instead trying to hang back and make sure the Tigers didn’t gel any easy buckets. "We didn’t want to." said Laker. "We did­ n’t want to give guys a chance to throw them in from a long ways away, like they ended up doing." The Tigers bit eight three pointers in the game. TK would have been happy to have hit that many in their 53-38 loss at Caledonia in O-K Gold Conference action last Friday. TK went inside in the first half and outside in the second, and never could find a good way to score against Caledonia. Caledonia held TK under ten points in three of the four quarters using a combination of full-court pressure, some trapping, and some straight up half-court defense. Senior center Thaler had ten points for the Trojans in the first half and finished the night with ten points. TK guards Sisson and Blain each had two points in the first half, and fin­ ished the night with ten and 12 respectively. Caledonia led 19-17 at the half, as both teams struggled to score points in the opening quarters. Blain drilled a three-pointer in front of the Calzone student section early in the third to put the Trojans up 20-19. but Nick VanWerden came right back with a three of his own for Caledonia. Tne Scots never trailed again. TK started firing up three’s in an attempt to slay in the ball game, and it was enough to keep the Trojans close for a while. Sisson hit two and Gar Allison one for TK over the next few minutes. For the night, TK was 5-of-23 from three point range. Sisson hit just 2-of-10 deep shots. Caledonia looked to close the door with a balanced scoring attack. Logan Weis led the Scots with 11 points, Tyler Corson added ten. Thomas Spitzley and Devan Jennings had eight points apiece and Alex Johnson six. Corson. Spitzley. and Johnson did a good job of pushing the ball up the court in an attempt to create easy baskets for their team. One of Sisson's two three-pointers cut Caledonia’s lead to 33-3! with just over a minute remaining in the third quarter, but Johnson scored twice for the Scots before the end of the period and Weis buried a pair of three’s to start the fourth quarter and give Caledonia a 12-point lead. TK would only get as close as nine points the rest of the way. Caledonia dominated the glass much of the night, outrebounding the Trojans 42 to 22. Jennings led the way with 13 boards, includ­ ing seven on the offensive end. Thaler did what he could on the glass for TK. pulling down 11 rebounds. Six of Thaler’s rebounds came on the offensive end. Caledonia’s Thomas Spitzley chases the Trojans' Ryan Sisson up the court in Friday night's Fighting Scot victory at Cl S. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Caledonia evened its overall record at 4-4 with the victory and is now tied with Byron Center and Wayland for second place in the O-K Gold Conference at 3-2. TK is I -4 in the Gold. TK will be at home against Wayland on Friday. Valley volleyball won three decisive games last week Trojan center Isaac Thaler looks to clear the ball out of his end of the floor after a defensive rebound in the first half of Friday night’s contest as Caledonia’s Alex Johnson sprints down towards the defensive end. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Byron Center manages just three wins against Trojans After a tight opening O-K Gold Conference match with Caledonia. Thomapple Kellogg’s varsity wrestlers could breathe a littler easier last Wednesday as they topped Byron Center 53-10. TK won 11 flights, earning six points at six of them as Tucker Bowerman, Justin Lewis. James Smith. Travis Young, and Dennis Olsen earned pins and the Bulldogs forfeited against Kyle Dalton at 112 pounds. Other winners for TK Wednesday were John Wallace. Scott Brown. Billy Bird. Josh Collier, and Mike Munjoy. The Trojans are tied for the league lead with Hastings. Both teams sport a 2-0 confer­ ence record. Hamilton was 1-1 in the league after last week’s loss to Hastings. The Trojans traveled to taku on the Y/ Hawkeyes Wednesday in the first O-K Gold Conference clash between the old O-K Blue rivals. TK was on a roll heading into the match with Byron Center, having won the Jan. 7 Richmond Invitational. TK was a perfect 5-0 in duals on the day. TK topped Royal Oak Kimball 75-0. Port Huron 57-12. Plymouth Salem 56-23. L’Anse Creuse 74-3. and Richmond 36-28. Dalton. Lewis. Munjoy. and Smith were all undefeated on the day for the Trojans. Bowerman. Brett Tinker. Mark Brown. Scott Brown. Derrick Brock, and Young were all 4­ I at the tournament. After yesterday’s dual with Hamilton, the Trojans will have a week off before visiting Wayland Jan. 25. SIKVKIS INC. Rcsxkntud & Commercial Owner Tom Fnth Locally Ckcned St Operated wnct 1985 The Key to all your Flooring Needs. For us it is more than simple or quick ... Your complete satisfaction is _ the Key to our success. Maple Valley’s varsity volleyball team had its backs to the wall on Wednesday in the sec­ ond SMAA (South ) match of the season, but pulled out a 3-2 win over Jackson County Western. The Lions won the opening game 25-20. but then fell behind two gamesxo one, twice falling by just two points. Western won game two 25-23 and game three 26-24. The Lions battled back to take the fourth game 25-17. then won the fifth and deciding game 15-10. The Lions’ record is now 11 -8-4 and 2-0 in the Conference. The match with Western wasn’t the first time the Lions pushed things to the limit last week. Last Monday. Jan. 9. the Lions played host to Springport and Saranac and went to battle to win both matches in third and deciding games. In the first match, the Lions won the decid­ ing third game against Springport 15-13 after a two game split to start the evening. Against Saranac, the Lions again split, going to three games and winning the third game with a score of 16-14. The Lions had a tougher time at their own invitational on Satuarday. The liost Lions went 0-1-2 in pool play, and were eliminated from the tournament competition. The Lions split with Bath 21-15. 14-21 and Loy Norrix 21-18.16-21. and were defeatd by Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! 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WICH-FM SM_ 111 - k-i * MSI............................................................................................................................................11* WICH-FM Sto. 121 - Mimu fr WXtl ...................................... 1JIWBCHAM ip to FMAM wnUcad to turban to Mm» to WMV pari to FMAM to cwbaoa to Byua Voter toLMmad Hgk Sdato |hm) ..................................................................................................................... fc45 WIH-FM Tkk144-WMI fr EMV.4J4W1CH-KM Tacv I24 - B,raa Cater fr 1 jkmaod Wrf, 125 - MSI fr MirMf..................................................................................................................................... 7* WICH-FM �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 19. 2006 - Page 19 Saxon spikers ‘embarrassed’ by loss to Trojans The Hastings Saxon> made the tnp to the Greenville Invitational Saturday with ademption on their minds. The Saxons played poorly in a 3-0 loss to Thomapple Kellogg to open the O-K Gold Conference season last Thursday. “Hopefully, losing to TK and playing the way we played taught the players a very important lesson.*' said Hastings* head coach Gina McMahon. “At Friday's practice, we processed a great deal of the way we played Thursday night. The players were very disap­ pointed. mad and embarrassed for the way they played against TK. but we also need to move on and learn from our mistakes.” The Saxons went 2-1-1 in a quick run to the semifinals at Greenville. The Saxons topped Kent City 27-25. 25-22 in pool play and split with Lakeview 14-25. 25-16. Hastings then met up with the Kent City Eagles again in quarterfinal action, winning in three games 25-19, 25-23. 15-13. Holt knocked the Saxons out of the tournament, 25-22. 25-3 in the semifinals. “Most often, all of our skills were right where they should be." McMahon said. “We played to our potential. Although. I still think we arc a better team than what we are show­ ing. The players need to realize that and have higher expectations of themselves and with their teammates. We had a lot of good blocks and we played some scrappy defense." Brandi Sutfm had 28 digs to lead the Saxon defense. Offensively. Jamie VanBoven led the team with 24 kills and five aces. Jodi Jolley and Rachael Iler both had five aces as well for the Saxons. “We adjusted better to our setter.” McMahon said. "The passes were off the net so Rachael tiler) could set up our hitters. Rachael did a good job on Saturday with set­ ting up our hitters and serving the ball strong." Iler finished the toun^ment with 46 assists. "The highlight of the day was playing against Holl.” said McMahon. “The players had a great first game with Holt. They played to their potential and kept up with Holt the whole way.” "It was probably the best game they have played all season." The coach couldn’t explain what happened in the second game, a 25-3 loss. "We were a totally different team out on the court. We couldn't do i single thing right. Everyone was off and everyone was down." said McMahon. The Saxons were down and out after their three game loss to TK. 25-10. 25-16, 25-8. “The players did not show confidence in themselves and in their teammates. We were embarrassed by the way we were playing and no longer wanted to be out on the court." said McMahon. The Saxons were trying to adjust to a new setter in the game. Iler, with their regular set­ ter out of the line-up. "We were unable to adjust with the new setter. Our passes to the net were way loo tight. Rachael doesn't have the height to get to those passes. We did not lose because of our new setter, in fact. Rachael played the best game of everyone." said McMahon. She finished the contest with six assists. Sutfin had three kills and one ace to lead the Saxons in those categories. Enca Peschcl had a big all around game for TK leading the team with three aces and eight kills. Jayne Kennicott totaled 17 assists from her setter position for TK. “I told the players not to take TK lightly, that we would have to be at our best to win. and the players were not even close to being their best," McMahon said. "I was concerned going into the match because we did not have good practices all week and I preach that what they do in practice carries over to the games." “We will need to start working harder in practices in order to beat these other confer­ ence teams " The Saxon return to conference action Jan. 26 when they visit Caledonia. The Saxons host their former conference foes from Holland Christian tonight, then travel to Delton for an invitational Saturday, where they could sec TK again. Valley hopes win is start of a new streak The Saxons’ Jodi Jolley tries to get a spike over the outstretched fingers of Thomapple Kellogg s Sam Reeder m their O-K Gold Conference contest Thursday night, as teammates Brandi Sutfin and Rebekah Raymond (2) looks on. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Saxon Weekly Sports Schedule Complete online schedule at: FRIDAY, 4 00 pm 5 30 pm 7 00 pm JANUARY 20. Boys Freshman Basketball Hamilton High School Boys JV Basketball Hamilton High School Boys Varsity Basketball Hamilton H^n School SATURDAY. JANUARY 21 TBA Boys Varsity 8 30 am Girts Varsity P.uC am Giris JV 9 00 am Giris Freshman 100 pm Girts Varsity 1'JOpm Girts JV i 00 pm Giris Freshman Swimming Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball Cheer Cheer Cheer Wayland Invitational Delton Invitational Wayland Invitational Hastings Invitational Fenton Fenton Fenton H H H A A A H A A A MONDAY. 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HASTINGS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS Contact l-aura ‘MX-O5O6 to Sponsor the Spons Schedule A winning streak that lasted four games came to an abrupt end Friday night, but Maple Valley’s varsity boys’ basketball team bounced back with an 80-51 triumph over Dansville Tuesday night The Lions held an 11-point lead at the half, then blew the Aggies off the court in the sec­ ond by outscoring them 46-28. Maple Valley doesn't have that tall of a team, but the Aggies couldn't match up with the size the Lions do have underneath. Maple Valley senior center Josh Bursley poured in 33 points to go along with 16 rebounds and four assists. The size was just as big an advantage on the defensive end. When the Lions put on their pressure defense, the Aggies had a hard lime trying to go around and over the defend­ ers. Adam Lamphere added 24 points eight assists and three steals in the win. They were the only two Lions in double figures. Andy Root added eight points for Valley. The Lions were topped at Albion 73-45 in SMAA (South) action last Friday. Albion had four players finish in double figures for scoring v» ith VaShawn White lead­ ing the way with 2b points. Lamphere also tossed in 20 points for the Valley, which is now 1-1 in the SMAA. Albion improved to 2-0 in the league with the win. Maple Valley is 5-3 overall, and will look for win number six when it plays host to Stockbridge Friday night. Next Tuesday, the Lions will host Delton Kellogg. The Saxons’ Rachael Iler turns her back to the net and TK's Rebekah Raymond to pass the ball Thursday night Iler had six assists in the Saxons' 3-0 loss to TK. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Fourth Annual Friday; January I!7 • 2 to 8 pnr Saturday January 28 • 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. . Sunday January 29 • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Moarry expo center.. Promoted by... 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Moeller Constrectian AM Tart Hastiags City Bank AflordsMe Asftal! Performance Contracting Services . Mmay's AsftaH W<Hl i;i<n l»«TW �Page 20 - Thursday. January 19. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Hastings hands Hamilton its first O-K Gold defeat by Brett Bremer Sports Editor With four matches still remaining and the victory still technical!} up for grabs. Hamilton elected not to send a wrestler to the mat to face Hastings' stale runner-up, junior R.J. Morgan, in the 103-pound bout last Wednesday. Morgan made his way to the center of the mat and had his arm raised in victor}. The six points gave the Saxons a 36-13 lead and assured them of victory in the O-K Gold The Saxons' Matt Watson (right) fights to hold down Hamilton’s Corey Schrotenboer in the third period of his 6-5 decision over the Hawkeyes' 112-pounder last Wednesday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) YMCA OF BARRY COUNTY _ ITS FOR EVERYBODY! •W 0u*f snng MB urong tam»et ffimgcomminM mual A-1 Conference dual. They would go on to a 45!7 wm. As Morgan made his wa; back to the bench. Hastings’ head coach Mike Goggins pulled freshman Mutt Watson aside and told him. "By doing that, the}'re telling you the} 'd rather wrestle you than him Don't let people do that.” With the 112-pound bout tied 4-4 in the third period. Watson earned a reversal against the Hawkeyes' Corey Schrotenboer. Schrotenboer would get an escape later in the period, but it wasn't enough as Watson earned a 6-5 decision. The Saxons had come up big in the match­ es they needed too all night long, to improve to 2-0 in conference action. Hamilton went to I -1 in the league with the loss. Senior Brandon Black had a big pin for the Saxons in the 140-pound bout against Michael Heasley. Black trailed the makh 6-0 in the second period before scoring a lake down that sent Heasley to his back at the 3:07 mark. It was one of only two pins by the Saxons. Senior Rusty Burgdorf got the night started at 130-pounds with a pin 52 seconds into his match with Howie Derkscn. Like Watson, sophomore Ricky Mathis used a third period reversal to propel him to victory in the 135-pound bout, an 11-9 deci­ sion over Adam VanderKamp. The Saxons won most of the evening's tight bouts, including Mike Morehouse's 3-1 overtime victory over Todd Stock Stocl dove at Morehouse trying to score a take down in the extra session. With Stoel on the ground. Morehouse raced behind him for the lake down and a 3-1 victory. Steve Case (152). Kyle Quada < 160). and Ashtin King (171) all earned major decisions for the Saxons, and Jeremy Redman won by injury default at 125 after he was slammed to the mat by Hamilton's Nate Darling to end the dual. Jackson Hoke also w restled well for the Saxons in a 7-4 loss to Charlie Hoffman in the 15- pound match. The Saxons looked to improve to 3-0 in the conference at Ca|edonii- Jan. IS. and will be in action again next Wednesday when they play host to Byron Center. Hastings' varsity closed out last week at the Ixiwell Invitational, and placed third in the 16- team dual, behind first place Martin and second place Stevensville-Lakeshore. The Saxons were 4-1 on the day. defeating Gull Lake 69-10. Allendale 51-30. and Fremont 53-21. before suffering a one-point semifinal loss to Stevensville-Lakeshore 35­ 34. The Saxons then topped Lowell in the con­ solation finals. 34-28. Earning five wins on the day for Hastings were Morgan, Lee Selby. Case, and King. Burgdorf won four matches, and Redman. Black. Quada. and Morehouse each won three. The Saxons B' team and jay vec wrestlers hosted their ow n tournament in Hastings this weekend. Ten teams competed, with the The Saxons’ Brandon Black squeezes the head of Hamilton’s Michael Heasley and closes in on a second penod pin in their 140-pound bout. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Hastings' ’B' team earning the championship trophy by defeating Jenison in the finals. 47­ 27. The 'B' team also defeated Unity Christian 46-10. Byron Center 81-0. Comstock Park 67-12. and Grandville 51-22. Earning five wins for the Saxons were Jordan Tyrell. Ryan Bosma. Sy Overmyer. Matt Donnini. and Jordan Carley. Winning four matches were Josh Lemon. Kaleb Laws. Travis Trudgeon. Jason Baum. and Kyle White. Loren Smith. Dan Rybiski. Jon Rogers. Trent Brisboe. and Kyle Girrbach each won three matches for the Saxons. The Saxon B' team also won two duals on Tuesday night, defeating Comstock Park *B’ 72-9 and Sparta ‘B’ 54-21. Winning both of their matches on the night for Hastings were Smith. Tyrell. White. Overmyer. Laws. Donnini. and Trudgeon. yGOLF TOURNAMENT Saturday, February 18, 2006 at Algonquin Lake Registration Fee *30 Per Team Includes: Golfers lunch and beverages Two Person 9 Hole Scramble Tee Times Start at 9am - call for tee times Prize Packages 1st, 2nd & 3rd Places Map/e Va/tey royalty candidates will be awarded prize packages Sponsored King and queen candidates for the Winter Homecoming at Maple Valley High School Fnday. Jan. 27. are (front row. from left) Kim Craven. Lynzie Rrgelman. Mindy Newton, (back row): Bryan Theisen. Brent Cummings and Zeke Wieland. (Photo cour­ tesy Norma Jean Acker) in part by: --------------------- EQUIPMENT & RULES • Clubs: 5. 7. 9, wedge & putter • Balls: fluorescent orange, lime green etc. (lots of them) • Tournament will be played according to U.S.G.A rules • Pick, clean and place anywhere on the course • Two minutes allowed for lost ball search • Lost ball receives 1 stroke oenalty • Sleds are suggested for hauling clubs & balls Barn Cotiniv Registration Deadline is Feb. 16th A Benefit for needy youth ______ of Barry County._______ »For information and sign up call YMCA 945-4574 Be a “SPORTS NUT” Read The BANNER! Hastings' 125-pounder Jeremy Redman is lifted off the mat by Hamilton’s Nate Darling Wednesday. Redman won the match with an injury default after he was slammed to the mat the next time Darling picked him up. (Photo by Brett Bremer) • individual Tax Preparation/Filing * Budgeting & Analysis • Business Tax Services • Strategic Business Planning • Accounting & Payroll • New Business Start-ups Located across from Hastings City Bank, next to Brian's Tire at .... 221 South Jefferson Phone: (269) 945 3547 • Fax: (269) 945-5397 Now Open! s Call now for an appointment to start your filing process. f � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-01-26.pdf 7be48ee25888d606002a626c3b89142e PDF Text Text HASTINGS PUBLIC UEKAiir 121 SCh>jISI HASTINGS HI 49058-1893 WinterFest plans activities for kids Local generosity has no generation gap OK-Gold 1-2-3 at DK Tournament See Story on Page 5 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 20 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 DANNER Hastings VOLUME 153. No. 4 Thursday, January 26. 2006 PRICE 5OC Gangs of Middleville? Sheriff asks community to ‘nip it in the bud' Tickets available for trivia contest Tirkeu for the Gun Lake Winterfest , oldies rock *n roll trivia quiz Saturday night, Feb. 18, are available al Bay Pointe Restaurant and J-Ad Graphics. Cost is $10 per person for those who wish to simply watch the contest and $20 for each player who intends to compete as part of a teams or as an individual. There • will be a cash bar and dinner will be avail­ able at Bay Pointe, die site of the event \ Muchies and snacks will be provided. The individual champion will win a stay \ in a suite at the Bay Pointe Inn and each I member of the team champion will get a ? room at the inn. The contest is a son of ‘'Name That Tune" battle between teams and individu­ als, with proceeds going to Gun Lake Winterfest. the United Church of Wayland and Bay Pointe. The team competition is expected to begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Bay Pointe. Those planning to attend are urged to come an hour early to purchase dinner aad propme far the evening’s festivities. wHI cap off the return this yew of the Gun Lake Wintetfast cetebtttion. To purchase tickets to be a spectator, call Bay Pointe at (269) 672*8111 or J-Ad Graphics at (269) 945-9554. Those who want to put together a team should call emcee David T. Young at the J-Ad Graphics phone number so appropriate arrangements can be made. Deadline for entry as a team is Friday. I Feb. 10. Spectators may buy tickets on a . first-come, first-served basis, but they can get in the day of the contest only if there : still are seats available, and at a slightly ; higher cost Walk for Warmth early signups urged ■ Community Action Agency (CAA) of I Sc^th Centra] Michigan is planning for a huge turnout at this year's 2ist am.ual Walk for Warmth Saturday. Feb 25. CAA officials are encouraging people to start signing up early. The walk will take place Feb. 25 in V Barry County at the Thornapple Valley Church. 2750 S. M-43 Highway. Hastings. Registration begins at 9 a.m.. opening ceremonies begin at about 9:30 and oneand three-mile outdoor walk events begin at 10 a.m. With the increase iu heating costs, the CAA is already receiving record numbers of heating assistance requests, which is why these funds are so desperately needed thi»year. • The funds raised by the Walk for Warmth help low- to moderate-income individuals and families keep their heat on during the winter. This year the CAA is offering a couple of different ways to participate in the Walk for Warmth. Pledge sheets can be picked up at any locai CAA office, or can be print­ ed online at www.CAASCM.org. For people who can’t participate in the event, a new option is available to donate online at www.CAASCM.org. While at the site, donors can choose which county they would like their donation to go to, and securely send it via the Internet. Donations can also be mailed directly to the local CAA office by calling 1-877-422­ 2726 for more information. ( by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf told the Middleville Village Council Tuesday night about a possible gang presence in the com­ munity. Barry County Sheriff’s deputy Julie Jones said she discovered “gang tagging”Monday Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf showed members of the Middleville Village Council the type of graffiti that was tagged" on a trash receptacle on a dumpster in Middleville. Tagging is graf­ fiti of letters and symbols painted by gang members marking their territory. Leaf encouraged anyone who sees this kind of "tagging" to take a picture of it. notify the police and then paint over it. He asked that the community try to cover up “tagging" within 24 hours. There was also some kind of incident last Sunday involving a group under investigation to sec if it is gang related. Leaf asks the community not to ignore this threat and help the department “nip gang activity in the bud." He suggested that several gangs are possi­ bly involved, based on the graffiti that was seen. Gangs suspected of being in the area include the Vice Lords and the Vato Locos from Mexico. Graffiti which has been linked to gangs includes ornate lettering, crowns, pitchforks, stars both five- and six-pointed, swirls and Gags. A second gang often will paint over the first gang’s markings. The sheriff warned the Vilage Council that if any gangs move in. this could lead to more crime, greater drug activity, more teen preg­ nancy and more violence. Officer Jones added that when there have been gangs in the area, it has led to deaths. Jones said that it is more appropriate to con­ sider young people modeling themselves on gang members as gonnabes” instead of “gang wannabes." • Leaf also talked about some of the ways the Delton schools and the community com­ batted gangs in the past. Students who used gang symbols on notebooks or papers would have them confiscated. The wearing of gang clothing was also See GANGS, page 7 Now it’s all about golfing and grandkids Dave Tossava (right) retired after 28 years with the City of Hastings His wife of 31 years. Sue. daughter Kimberly Tossava and grandsons Collin and Carson Fouty attended the party at City Hall Wednesday afternoon to wish him happy retirement City proposal adds parking slots to downtown Hastings by David T. Young Editor The perennial downtown parking problem may be reduced significantly by a plan pro­ posed to the Hastings Council Monday night. City Manager Jeff Mansfield presented a proposal that Councilman Don Tubbs claims would increase by more than 20 the number See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 See PARKING, page 2 Tire the Senate' campaign to start circulating petitions Unicameral Michigan, a movement put together most recently in Barry County, cleared a big procedural hurdle in Lansing last Friday when the Michigan Board of Canvassers approved petition language. Unicameral Michigan, led by Joe Lukasiewicz of Hastings, wants to “fire the Michigan Senate." eliminating 38 elected positions from the State Legislature, a move proponents say would save taxpayers as much as SI billion over 10 years. The task for the grass-roots group, referred to last spring as “rag tag.” now is to collect 317.000 valid signatures of registered voters in order to put the question be for? voters in the November general election. They have until July 17 to reach that goal. “They told us it couldn’t be done, but we did it.” said Lukasiewicz, referring to the efforts to get the question before the people. He said he got the idea to eliminate the State Senate after reading an editorial by J-Ad Graphics Vice President Fred Jacobs pub­ lished March 10. Jacobs had noted a proposal calling for elimination of the senate was put before the Michigan Democratic Party, which rejected it. but he suggested there be a state­ wide referendum be held instead. Lukasiewicz then talked to Jacobs about it and got in touch with State Rep. Lamar Lemmons of Detroit, who had introduced similar legislation. Retiring State Senator Burton Leland since then has expressed inter­ est. The idea received plenty of publicity last spring, with stories appearing on the front page of the Lansing State Journal and in the Battle Creek Enquirer and News and on the WKAR-Channel 23 “Off the Record" pro­ gram with Tim Skubik. The Michigan Radio See SENATE, page 3 Greg Webster addresses the Senate Education Committee about his ideas and methods of cutting costs within school districts. (Photo courtesy of www.senate.mi.gov) HHS grad Forest Hills supt. finalist Blood drive set Tuesday, Feb. 7 A Red Cross blood drive will be held from noon to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. Feb. 7. at the Tbomapplc Township Emergency Services building. 128 High St.. of “unlimited" parking spaces within a short walking distance to the Barry County Courthouse. Tlie city just last fall had nnotfier "treets-ape project finished, in which six more spaces for parking were created on the Joe Lukasiewicz of Hastings fields questions from representatives of the media present at the State Board of Canvassers meet­ ing to decide whether the campaign to "Fire the Senate" could move forward Petition language was aproved and the movement will begin early in February. (Photo by George Hubka) by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer Greg Webster, a 1966 graduate of Hastings High School, is one of four finalists for the superintendent’s job at the Forest Hills School District in Cascade Township near Grand Rapids. Managing one school district just wasn’t enough for Greg Webster. He has been the superintendent of the Bear Lake and Kaleva Norman Dickson school districts in N. mister County for nearly 10 years. He faced the Forest Hills School Board as See WEBSTER, page 7 �Page 2 - Thursday. January 26. 2006 The Hastings Banner PARKING, continued from page 1 NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page Middleville. -Weather and busy schedules have threatened to derail turnout, but donors are urged to keep appointments. The early January appeal for blood dona­ tions gave Michigan's blood supply a momentary boost, with collections through the American Red Cross reach ng 100 per­ cent or more of goal for two consecutive weeks. While thanking those who stepped for­ ward to give and to help spread the word. Red Cross officials remind people to make and keep their appointments to give blood as the struggle continues to strengthen America's blood supply. “There is simply no substitute for blood.” says CEO Sharon Jaksa of the Great Lakes Region Blood Services. “As long as adults and children continue to suffer from serious diseases like cancer, and as long as blood products are a crucial part to surgical ind emergency care, we will always need people to help by donating blood.” Volunteer blood donors are the sole source of blood transfused to hospital patients. Donors must be at least 17. 110 pounds and be in good general Itealth. HR luncheon will be Jan. 27 The Institute for Learning in Retirement will have its winter term luncheon on Friday, Jan. 27. at the Hasting campus of Kellogg Community College. Members and guests are invited to this lurch and learn opportunity as a way to meet or make new friends, participate in a presentation or lecture and hear announce­ ments about upcoming classes. The lunch is locally catered at a cost of $8 per pers on. Lunch begins at noon, followed by the presentation. Those who would like to attend arc asked to call Teresa Durham at 948-9500, exten­ sion 2838. TK Winter Follies set for Saturday The teachers and staff at the Thomapple Kellogg Schools have planned a second TK Winter Follies Saturday, Jan. 28. to raise fund s for the scholarships they presept each year to graduating seniors'*and" other stu­ dents. The master of etrtrmohies ultl'lMk’Page Principal Brad Warren. This year there will be musical accompaniment by Steve Evans and Chance Encounters. “The Star-Spangled Banner." performed by first grade classes, will open the concert. There will be music, audience participation numbers and skits. The “Who’s on First" comedy routine will be performed by Mike and John Bremer. The concert will close with “The Blues Brothers" (teachers in easily discerned dis­ guises and many of the evening’s other per­ formers. This is a fun and sometimes poignant concert with country, standards and the blues performed by school staff Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for stu­ dents with all funds going to the TK Scholarship Fund The fun starts at 7 p.m. at the TK High School auditorium. Arts Council plans its annual meeting The Thomapple Arts Council will have its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Jan. 31. in the community room of MainStreet Savings Bank, Hastings. The meeting will include a review of 2005 achievements and events and a pre­ view of 2006. There will be an election of officers as well. Director Lizanne Fehsenfeld says. “I want to give members a snapshot of 2005 and a look ahead." For more information, call Fehsenfeld al 945-2002. Green Gables fund-raiser set Green Gables Haven, the domestic vio­ lence shelter in Hastings that provides save refuge for battered women, will hold its fourth annual fund-raiser Saturday. Feb. 11. at Bay Pointe Inn on Gun Lake. “This is our biggest fund-raiser of the year." said Kristine Hiar. Green Gables director. “In the past we have had excellent support from area business like Hastings City Bank, and we look forward to this year's event." There will be a coclail hour starting at 5:30 p.m., with dinner to follow. Hiar said. “There will be two silent auctions and a live auction throughout the evening." Hiar said. "It will be a fun event and one that will help the shelter at the same time." Besides Hastings City Bank, the event is being sponsored by Service Express of Grand Rapids and Coleman Insurance. Hiar said the list of items to be auctioned off will be varied, but all are valuable. Last year original art work, a spa package, home­ made quills, a grandfather clock. dinner packages, a fiat screen television and a week’s condo stay in Hawaii were auc­ tioned. Hiar said another benefit of this year’s ■ auction is being offered by Bay Pointe. “Patrons who come to the auction can reserve a room at Bay Pointe under the Green Gables discount." she said. Hiar officially took over the reigns as Green Gables Haven on Jan. 2. replacing retiring Director Sandi Drummond. Winterfest includes free recreation The Gun Lake Winterfest committee learned Monday that this year’s WinterFest is happening on the same weekend the Michigan State Parks are celebrating winter recreation. The Yankee Springs Recreation Area wifi not be charging an admission fee from Friday. Feb. 17. to Sunday, to Sunday, Feb. 19. There will be free fishing at the recre­ ation area that weekend. A park staff mem­ ber will be at the wanning hut as well, with information on the park and activities • planned for both summer and winter. However, there is no camping at the park this winter. Winterfest plans are under way for a full day of events on Saturday, Feb. 18. Besides a hike planned by the North Country Trail, Edward Elsner from the Delton Library will be the storyteller on stage. The afternoon’s events will end with the the famous Polar Bear Dip and the Swimsuit Fashion Show. The stage will be set up at Wrick’s Market across from the Allegan County Park on Marsh Road. A map of downtown Hastings showing the current and proposed parking time limits. east side of the courthouse on Church Street, and it has been asked by the County Board of Commissioners to increase parking lime lim­ its from two to four hours around the court­ house to better accommodate people serving jury duty. The city's proposal does not take up the issue of increased parking time around the courthouse specifically, but it does make more all-day parking available nearby. Mansfield told the council the goals are to "make parking regulations more consistent and to add more parking spaces." Critics have long held that the Hastings downtown needs more puking available to business customers. The city in 1989 elimi­ nated parking meters, but created two-hour limits because it was learned that too many business owners and their employees were using all-day spaces, thereby limiting what was available to customers and congdtfcg the area. » y / J Councilman Divid McIntyre >(*d that more parking is critical tl the Hastings down­ town business district, ? Next Wind Band concert Jan. 29 The Thomapple Wind Band members will perform their second concert this sea­ son at 3 p.m. Sunday. Jan. 29. in celebration of their 10th anniversary. The concert will be held at in the Hastings High School lecture hall. The Thornapple Wind Band is a non­ profit group designed to enrich the lives of its members and the surrounding communi­ ty. There is no funding other than donations received at the concerts. For ihis>aenoert. the wnd band under the direction of Duane Thatcher, former Thomapple Kellogg High School band director. This fir* concert will feature classic band music with a touch of English and Irish sounding numbers. A Cole Porter Broadway medley also is being planned. For more information on how to join the band or to borrow an instrument, call Kim Domke at 945-9181 or Dave Macqueen, : 945-8832. “The healthiness of our downtown depends on the availability of parking spaces," he commented. The first Streetscape project in the early 1990s created four public parking lots within a block of the heart of the downtown area. State Street, but there continued to be dissat­ isfaction with the parking situation. The County Board late last year sent the city its request for four- instead of two-hour parking for people doing business at the courthouse. The city's response, as prepared by staff and outlined to the council Monday night, proposed changes. • From no parking to parking for marked police vehicles only on the south side of West Court Street near the Courts & ?uiw building. • From no parking to unlimited time park­ ing on the north side of East and West Center Writers invited to State Grounds Local writers are invited to come share the fruits of your literary creativity in a friendly and positive forum with other local writers. The first meeting of the Thomapple Valley Writers Group will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 26. at the State Grounds Coffee Shop in Hastings. All ages are welcome. All genres of fic­ tion, poetry, and nonfiction are encouraged. There is no charge for this event. Just bring paper and pencil, a sharp, open mind, and lots of positive feedback. Those attending are not required to share ' Tubb*., noting a recent editorial in the Banner calling for the city to buy all vehicles locally, said. “We do generally order vehicles locally." Referring to the two Chevy Tahoe SUVs purchased through a special state pro­ gram, be noted, “That’s just a special (pur­ chasing) program we use." • Approved a request from Kathy Wiggins, representing the Barry County Humane Society, to have the second annual “Fido Fest" fund-raiser at Fish Hatchery Park next October. • Agreed to allow the second annual St. Patrick's Day parade downtown al 4 p.m. Friday, March 17. Ken Radant. one of the organizers, said, “We ask anyone who was involved last year to do it again this year." It was reported that Jasperse. one cf the Merry Merchants of South Jefferson Street, was dressed for the occasion in 2005 as a lep­ rechaun. • Accepted the resignations of Terry McKinney from the Outdoor Nature Board and of Don Meyers from the Local Development Finance Authority and 3rownfield Development Authority. • Approved the appointments of Eric Cybulski to the Cable Access Commission axi Jack Wiswell to the Outdoor Nature Board. • Adopted a resolution honoring David Tossava. who is retiring after 28 years of serv­ ice, most recently as streets superintendent. A farewell reception was planned for Wednesday afternoon ai City Hall. • Adopted a resolution honoring former Mayor Frank Campbell for stepping out of retirement and serving another six months as interim councilman from the Hrrt War! last year after Joe Blearn resigned. Campbell expressed appreciation and reit­ erated his intention to run for 87th Diitrict State Representative, serving all of Barry County and more than half of Ionia County. Dave Tossava retires after 28 years with city their own personal work, though it is encouraged. . The purpose of this group is to lend encouragement and support to local authors, struggling to rr Ac their voices heard. Go to www.skipcoryell.com for more information, or call or email al: 269-838­ 5586, skipcoryell@hotmail.com Circle of Giving contest offered The Barry Community Foundation is holding a county-wide writing contest for a new Youth Advisory Council project called “The Circle of Giving.’’ a program for fifth­ graders that will teach the importance of giving and philanthropy in the community. The foundation is putting together a book of stories about philanthropy and everyday giving that has happened and is happening in Barry County. To be a part of this contest, anyone can submit a piece of writing in per­ son or by mail to the Barry Community Foundation, located in the MainStreet Savings Bank Building, Suite 201, 629 W. State St.. Hastings. Mich. 49058. Each entry should be no longer than 1200 words. The subject should be about philanthropy or giving that happened here in Barry County and authors should keep the writing at an appropriate level for a fifth grade audi­ ence. Submissions are due no later than Feb. 17. The winners will be announced in mid­ March. Winning stories will be published in The Circle of Giving Book as well as in a weekIj column in the Hastings Banner. For further information please call Erin Welker at the Barry Community Foundation at (269) 945-0526. Street from Broadway to Michigan Avenue. • From no parking to two-hour parking on the east and west sides of North Church Street from Apple to State streets. • From no parking to two-hour parking on the west side of South Church Street from Court to Center streets. • From no parking to unlimited time park­ ing on the west side, south half of block on South Church Street from Center to Green Street. The total number of parking spaces gained from the proposed changes is 52, counting the six spaces acquired by the addition of six spaces on Church across from the library. Councilman David J asperse said, in reviewing the proposed changes. “I thinktit's a good proposal. We've created unlimited parking within a block of the county court­ house." The proposed changes County Board of Commissioners 1 x fitfflK examination. fl* In other business Monday evening, the City Council: • Agreed on an 8-0 vote, with Kim Townsend absent, to increase the numbcr of Library Board members from five to nine, adding two representatives each from Hastings and Rutland Charter Townships. The current five-member board is made up of all Hastings people, including President Brenda Teeganiin, Vice President Lizanne Fehsenfeld, Kim Domke. Neil Gardner and Lisa Wallace, with Tubbs as the City Council’s liaison. The new plan now will be presented to both township boards. The idea to expand the board comes as the library prepares to move into a new facility next year. • Approved the low bid of Seif Chevrolet for the purchase of a new car for Police Chief Jerry Sarver. The 2006 Chevy Impala will cost $19,734.20. . ■ c ■ | I by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer Dave Tossava has been a staple at the Hastings City Garage for the past 28 years. As an equipment mechanic for 22 of those years, he repaired countless pieces of equip­ ment for the city. Tossava is retiring and city officials and friends honored him with an open house Wednesday afternoon at City hall. “He maintained all our vehicles and equip­ ment exceptionally well over that period in time." said Tim Girrbach, his former boss and now director of public services for the city. Tossava took on the job of street superin­ tendent in the year 2000 and became the pub­ lic’s "go-to" man for issues with streets and their infrastructure. “As superintendent. 1 was basically on call 24 hours a day. seven days a week," said Tossava. “A lot of times the phone would ring in the middle of the night. I would go out and take care of the problem, get back in bed and get another call." According to Girrbach, the superinten­ dent’s job isn’t for everyone. “It takes a special person. I think, to do that. He has to be public service minded and has to balance the personalities of 11 other individuals and their daily tasks. It’s not an easy job." For Tossava the job was about more than the equipment and repairs. Interaction with the public made the position rewarding. "It was a fulfilling job. 1 enjoyed working with the public." he said. "The majority of the people in Hastings arc great. I'll miss seeing the people I worked with every day." With his recent retirement, he has so much Mayor Bob May (left) and former boss Tim Girrbach (right) present Tossava with a resolution passed at Monday night's city council meeting in appreciation of his serv­ ice. time on his hands he is considering getting back into the work force. “I’ve just been trying to get used to retire­ ment," he admitted. “1 will probably get a part-time job just to get out of the house. I’ve gotta be around people." He also plans to spend more time with his five grandchildren and take another swing at golf, something he hasn't done in the six years since he became streets superintendent. Tossava’s abilities to diffuse difficult situa­ tions and consider different perspectives helped him become a successful street super­ intendent, said Girrbach. “I can honestly say that in the 28-plus years we worked together, I wouldn’t say wc had probably five cross words between us. I’m going to miss him." As Tossava was given a final sendoff at a party Wednesday in City Hall, friends, family and co-workers were on hand to wish him well as he heads into his new era of retire­ ment. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, January 26. 2006 - Page 3 SENATE, continued from page 1 Network also did a live remote broadcast about the issue from the State Grounds coffee shop in downtown Hastings. After that it was a mailer of getting the wording together, with the help of local attor­ ney Carol Jones Dwyer. Finally, last Friday, the State Board of Canvassers voted 3-0 to give the Unicameral Michigan campaign the green light to circu­ late petitions. Lukasiewicz said about 50,000 petitions will be ordered right away and he hopes to begin the process of circulating them in the first week of February. If at least 317,000 valid signatures arc received by the canvassers, the question will be on the Nov. 7 general election ballot. Publicity naturally increased again, as the Joe Lukasiewicz (left) answers questions from the State Board of Canvassers as staff staff members listen The board voted 3-0 to approve the wording of the petition. (Photo by George Hubka) Battle Creek and Lansing newspapers duly noted the milestone, as did National Public­ Radio and WJR Detroit. Michigan now has 38 Mate senators and 110 members of the House of Representatives. If the senate is eliminated, the House members would remain to serve, along with the governor. Nebraska has had a unicameral (onehouse) legislature for mote than 70 years, but it is the only stale to do so among the 50. Opponents say eliminating the senate also will eliminate the checks and balances in the Stale Legislature, proponents say the twohouse idea only works well in Congress because the House numbers arc based on pop­ ulation and there arc senators from each state. Some opponents also have argued that with term limits, fewer legislators translates into more power for lobbyists. During the past week the Unicameral Michigan group has been active, posting its website al Hrc-thc-Senate.com and securing P.O. Box 117 Hastings, MI 49058 as its mail contact for individuals to order petitions and/or make contributions toward cost of the printing and other drive expenses. The group hopes to have printing of the petitions completed in time to have a -’kick­ off signing" on the steps of the Stale Capitol building in Lansing early next month. Those who want to attend that event should register their names with the Lukasiewicz at the group’s e-mail address so proper arrange­ ments can be made with capital security. Volunteers arc currently being solicited to act as county chairpersons for the statewide effort. Hastings Michigan Works! staffers score high with ‘Mystery Shoppers’ The Barry/Branch/Calhoun Workforce Development Board recently honored two local Michigan Works! staff members with the Excellence in Customer Service award. Valerie Eavey and Jill Carter, both of the Hastings Michigan Works! Service Center and Barry intermediate School District, were recognized for their achievements in cus­ tomer service by Dr. Lynne Haley, chairper­ son of the Workforce Board. Haley said the awards arc based on achiev­ ing perfect scores in the rMy stery Shopper" reports issued by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth. ' • "The Albion. Battle Creek. Coldwater and Hastings Michigan Works! Service Centers arc evaluated on a quarterly basis by ‘mystery shoppers’ and are scored in the areas of cour­ tesy. helpfulness, knowledge and profession- ‘Honk’ Keeler, community volunteer, dies in accident by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer Longtime Hastings volunteer Lawrence (Honk) Keeler died Tuesday after sustaining head injuries after he slipped Monday after­ noon on a patch of ice near the Hastings Moose Lodge. A member of Hastings Moose Ixxlge since 1967, Keeler was integral part of their organ­ ization. “I think he’s served in just about all the offices through the years. He spent a lot of time down here, he was our right hand man,” said Sager Miller Jr., current treasurer of the lodge. He was serving as acting governor at the time of his death, having stepped in to finish the term of the former governor. Catering luncheons, helping to run the bingo games and pull tab games, and being an active member of the bowling and golf leagues at the lodge were just a few of the ways Keeler was involved with the lodge over the years Along with his work ai the lodge, he was a frequent volunteer at the Commission on Aging, and has been described as someone who went out of his way to take care of those around him. “He cared and looked after folks." said Tammy Pennington, executive director of the COA. “He had a heart of gold behind that gruff exterior. He brought a lot of joy." He and his wife. Della, delivered “Meals on Wheels" to residents in need for five years as well as cooking special dishes for events and frequently donating prizes for bingo at the COA "Honk and Della were definitely a team. I couldn’t think of one without the other. He was very concerned and compassionate about the older citizens in the community,” said Pennington. Keeler used his skills learned from 40 years of working in the meat department at Felpausch to help at the COA, giving advice on party planning and many times picking up and delivering the food himself. “He used to cook for a lot of our events and wc would have Honk’s famous scalloped potatoes or beef and noodles. He was a won­ derful cook and enjoyed sharing his talents," remembers Pennington. She also recalls how even when he was being honored as a volunteer at a special din­ ner he was reluctant to not help out with the cooking. “1 remember one time he was a bit hurt that we didn't ask him to cook for our banquet honoring volunteers. We wanted him to be able to just enjoy the event and being honored but he still wanted to help out This is a real loss to the community. He was very gracious and loving.” “Honk" Keeler often could be seen cooking and helping out at Commission on Aging dinners. Five local people (from left) Joe Lukasiewicz. Dr. Jerry Morton. Robert Dwyer, Chns Norton and Elden Shellenbarger. we*e on hand Friday morning at the State Board of Canvassers session. (Photo by George Hubka) Kindermusik to get under way Feb. 7 Registration is now open for Kindermusik classes for young children at the Community Music School in Hastings. From infancy to 5 years of age. children develop a love for music and learning through these family-centered, play-based classes. Kindermusik includes CDs and books designed to engage children and parents in and out of the classroom. Classes will be held weekly from Feb. 7 through May 30 at the First United Methodist Church, 209 West Green St., Hastings. Need­ based financial aid is available. Cail Steve Youngs at 948-9441 for registration informa­ tion. Classes are offered at three age levels: For ages infant to 18 months, Kindermusik "Village" provides the natural teaming a child is ready for from the first days of life With the parent at the center of the baby's discov­ ery. Village engages the senses and rew^ds curiosity with object and instrument -iploraiioo, vocal.piay.^singing, massage, creative movement and a colorful literature componenfc'-f* t--. •Multi-level activities encourage the went to make creative choices as the child grows from a lap baby to a z'rawler to a walker. For ages 18 months to three years, "Ccr games and object identification. Creative dancing to different musical "moods" develops a sense of balance, timing and spatial awareness while affirming the child's urge to move. The anticipation and rcwaids of focused listening are introduced, and with turn-taking activities, social skills begin to blossom. For 3- and 4-year-olds, "Imagine That’ has been developed using the most up-to-date research which confirms that pre-school age children thrive on participatory, expressive Naming. Through a carefully integrated cur­ riculum of music, pretend play, literature and lots of creative movement children will reflect, compare, make choices, express opin­ ions and solve problems while letting their imaginations soar. Instructor is Teresa A. Pash, a certified Kindermusik teacher who holds a bachelor's degree in math and music from the University of Puget Sound. She is an accomplished accompanist, vocal and instrumental arranger and composer. In addition, she is currently president of the Battle Creek Area Music Teachers' Association, and is a member of the Michigan Music Teachers* Association and the Music Teachers’ National Association. The The "Excellence in Customer Service" awards, were presented at the Jan. 17 Barry/Branch/Calhoun Workforce Development Board meeting in Battle Creek. Pictured (from left) are James Hund, superintendent of the Barry Intermediate School District; Jill Carter of the Barry ISD and Hastings Michigan Works! Service Center; Valerie Eavey, of the Barry ISD and Hastings Michigan Works! Service Center; and Lynne Haley, chairperson of the Workforce Development Board. alism, explained Haley. Each area is scored in a range of 0 to 10. with 10 being the high­ est score. Overall satisfaction is determined by averaging all four areas. The Workforce Board is extremely pleased to learn of the excellent customer service provided to local employers and job seekers in Barry County." Eavey. in her ninth year of employment with the Hastings Michigan Works! Service Center, earned her perfect scores for a mys­ tery employer telephone visit. The mystery shopper awarded Eavey perfect scores for being very knowledgeable about the variety of employer services provided through the Service Center, as well as for her positive atti­ tude and focus in assisting the employer-cus­ tomer. Carter, in her capacity as a customer serv­ ice representative, earned her perfect scores for a mystery job seeker telephone visit that was conducted during Iter first month of employment with the Barry Intermediate School District. The report cited Carter for her sincere interest in assisting the job seeker and her professionalism. The report conclud­ ed that the mystery shopper would recom­ mend the Hastings Michigan Works! Service Center to others. The Excellence in Customer Service Award was developed and implemented at the sug­ gestion of a local Workforce Board member. Michigan Works! is a comprehensive work­ force development system composed of fed­ eral and state funded programs to prepare people for jobs and careers so employers have the skilled workers they need to be competi­ tive in the global economy. Gov. Jennifer Granholm. through the Michigan Department Labor and Economic Growth, provides administration and oversight of programs at the state level. The system is governed local­ ly by a partnership between the Barry, Branch. Calhoun Workforce Development Board, and the Chief Executive Officer’s Board made up of county commissioners. For more information about this or any other Michigan Works' program, call I-SOO285-WORKS 19675). Teresa A. Pash's Kindermusik classes begin Feb. 7 at the Community Music School. Call 948-9441 for more information. Tune" focuses on the child’s healthy emotion­ al development as confidence, curiosity, self­ control and communication begin to take shape. Instrument exploration nurtures self­ esteem and facilitates discovery of textures and sounds. Language skills are fostered with singing, sound imitation, rhyming, finger Community Music School-Hastings is a pro­ gram of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, funded in part by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Barry Community Foundation. They’re going to the Big Dance Paige Christman from Allegan (led), a certified Jazzerase instructor at Baker Elementary in Wayland, and Bonnie Slayton of Yankee Springs Township, an expres­ sive arts facilitator and Wyoming Public Schools art teacher, will be on Ford Field in Detroit during halftime of the Super Bowl Feb. 5. They will be part of a group partici­ pating in the halttime show as free-form dancing fans of the Rolling Stones �Page 4 - Thursday. January 26. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Freeport Council must be an advocate of inner village Stop giving in to minority opinions To the editor: I am tired of the silent majority being "silent" in our country. I think it is time more After all. it's just another day!! • I'm thinking that a lot of my taxpayer dol­ lars could be saved, if all government offices people spoke up. made their opinions known to their political leaders and basically just quit and services would work on Christmas. Good Friday and Easter. It shouldn't cost any over­ "accepting things as they are." A friend sent me a letter that exemplifies time since those would be just like any other what I mean. This is what has happened while to be politically correct. In fact... the majority of us have stood back and have said and done nothing. The law is the law: • So if the US government determines that it is against the law for the words 'Under day of the week to a government that is trying I think that our government should work on Sundays (initially set aside for worshipping God... because, after all. our government says that it should be just another day... • A ml if that same government decides that If this idea gets to enough people, maybe the Ten Commandments are not to be used in our elected officials will stop giving in to the or on a government installation, then, so be it. minority opinions and begin, once again, to • And since they already have prohibited represent the majority of all of the American people. any prayer in the schools, on which they deem their authority, then so be it Stand up and offer a better idea than the I say so be it because I would like to be a law abiding U.S. citizen. I say so be it minority opinion before it's too late! R. Scott Hubbard. because I would like to think that smarter people than 1 are in positions to make good decisions. I would like to think that those people have the American public's best inter­ ests at heart But. you know what else I'd like? Since we can't pray to God, can't Ttust in God and cannot post His Commandments in Government buildings: • I don't believe the government and its employees should participate in the Easter and Christmas celebrations which honor the God that our government is eliminating from many facets of American life. • I’d like my mail delivered on Christmas. Good Friday. Thanksgiving and Easter. After all. it's just another day. • I'd like the U.S. Supreme Court to be in on Christmas. Good village attorney, who would not answer. The real reason for the "de-value* attempt is to make the larger land parcels in Freeport "worthless." This would force the sale of smaller parcels, and/or to a developer to get more houses built to increase the tax base rev­ enue. Though the committee denied and would not acknowledge the tax base objec­ tive, a "proposed zoning" map was displayed on the wall that illustrated new roads and development directly through the one of the opposing farms. Has the council given up on the potential of the inner village? Why not focus on the inner village and bring in new business? What new business would want to eome to Freeport when there is "blight" right on Main Street? There arc empty buildings and some of the businesses look terrible. Anyone who knows Freeport is well aware of the "house on cor­ ner." known as a Freeport landmark for miles around. It is apparent that the Village Council is representing Freeport as a village that doesn't care about local citizens' livelihoods. The committee even acknowledges that there What do you all think? God’ to be on our money, then, so be it. session To the editor: The Freeport Planning and Zoning meeting Jan. 17 gave me strong indications that the Village Council has given up on the inner vil­ lage. and has begun focusing instead on efforts to "de-value" farmland property. Even though large parcels of farmland arc protected under the Michigan Right to Farm Act and the turnout in favor of Farmland Preservation in the last elections, the Freeport Village council obviously doesn't care. The Freeport Village Council is attempting to place an ordinance to "not allow any farm ani­ mals within the village limits." Most people my not be aware that the vil­ lage limits includ: some farms and agricultur­ al land that have been in existence for years. One of the farms inside the village limits rep­ resents nearly half of the land of the village. The large land parcels are Freeport's biggest residential tax base, and this is in spite of no amenities (water/nature! gas) provided by Freeport. When the committee was questioned for the rationale and reasoning for the proposed ordinance, the question was referred to the Friday. Thanksgiving and Easter, as well as Sundays. After all. it's just another day! • I'd like the Senate and the House of Representatives to not have to worry about Hastings Casino would help create jobs in area To the editor: I am writing to you about the casino pro­ posed by the Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis. 1 think the casino near Gun Lake would be very beneficial to Michigan because it would create more than 1.800 new jobs w ith great benefits. It also would create 3.100 new indi­ rect jobs in the surrounding communities in West Michigan. We all know Michigan needs jobs right now. So I urge everyone to help support the casino and allow the Gun Lake Tribe to pro­ mote tribal economic development self-suffi­ ciency and strong governments. The casino also would help establish edu­ cation and cultural programs. < Janet T.Chmn. getting home for ..the ’CbriaW; Break"! Know Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Debbie Stabenow. Democrat. 702 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington. D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin. Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building. Washington, D C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building. Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional rep­ resentative. U.S. Congress Vernon Ehlers. Republican, 3rd District (All of Barry County), 1714 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515-2203, phone (202) 225-3831, fax (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, pfone (6 6) 451-8383. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Wal-Mart movie raises shock and anger To the editor: 1 just heard that Wal-Mart cost our state budget $54 million in Medicaid funds to cover its "associates,* or employees, who were referred to using government programs so that Wal-Mart had an excuse to avoid pro­ viding health insurance for them. In these days of a shortage of tax dollars, it seems incongruous, if not downright ridicu­ lous for our state to provide health care for employees working for the richest corpora­ tion in the world! What do you think about mounting a cam­ paign to have our Legislature pass a law requiring Wal-Mart to provide health insur­ ance for its employees? If I'm not mistaken. Maryland just passed a law requiring Wal­ Mart to use 8% of its profits to pay for health insurance. It's about time the citizens of America, and in particular. Michigan, stop supplementing the pay of the Wal-Mart employees in addition to providing tax incen­ tives for them to locale in our county! Sixty people attended the Jan. 19 presenta­ tion of‘the movie, "Wal-Mart The High Cost of Low Prices" presented by the Progressive Democrats of West Michigan and held in Middleville at the Thomapple Township Emergency Services Building. They could be heard to gasp at the unfair labor practices some employees entire as they try to keep a job. ,i All the Wal-Mart employees are referred to as "associates’ rather than employees which is the company’s way of rewarding the employees with a title rather than sufficient pay to support their families. Everyone expressed shock that Wal-Mart encourages its employees to take advantage of food stamps and Medicaid rather than pro­ viding them with insurance or higher salaries. That practice means that every American cit­ izen is supplementing and supporting every Wal-Mart employee with our taxes! People were also shocked to learn how Wal-Mart approaches city and town councils to receive tax abatements to erect its sprawling build­ written to force giant employers Wie Wal Mart to stop overburdening the Mccfcaid rolls and provide affordable, quality health care to all their employees. Readers can add their voices for the legislation at http:www. ourfuture.org/fixwalmart or by writing Ehlers at 1714 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 205154-2203 Finally, the audience was urged to think of the Wal-Mart problem as an American prob­ lem rather than a problem of'one political party or another. It is time to reclaim our dem­ ocratic principles of fair employment and force Wal-Mart to practice them! Roselle Havens. Middleville use or occupancy of land’ This council needs to rc-group/re-focus and correctly determine the priorities for the village. The council is supposed to be "for the people of the village.’ Efforts should be focused on the Main Street area, and concen­ trate on encouraging new businesses to the artx The owners and people who have pur­ chased the larger parcels have increased the tax base for Freeport, and are trying to make Freeport a mere desirable place to live. Paul Holiday. Fiteport Send a letter the editor! Michigan Legislature Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Democrat. P.O. Box 30013, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Patty Birkholz, Republican, 24th District (All of Barry County), Michigan State Senate, State Capitol, 805 Famum Building, P.O. Box 3006, Lansing. Mich. 48909-7536. Call: (517) 373-3447. Fax: (517) 373-5849. e-mail: senpbirkholz@senate.michlrian.gov State Representative Gary Newell. Republican. 87th District (AH of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives. 351 Capitol, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. ings. which results in local taxes being used to build roads to the stores and the infrastruc­ ture to supply water and sewage. Doesn't that make us part owners of the company? Wal-Mart advertises how it sup­ ports local charities then contributes only 1% of its profits to ’heri. and creates ghost towns as it drives local businesses into bankruptcy! The film reveals th.it Wal-Mart acts reactively to criticism rather than proactively to pre­ vent environmental pollution. Discomfort was felt as the audience saw the working conditions in China and Bangladesh, where people work long hours for sometimes less than a dollar a day to pro­ vide us with cheap goods. Yet. the audience members had to squirm as they realized they shopped at Wal-Mart's because they gave no serious thought about why the goods were so cheap. Discussion after the movie centered around what we can do to protect our community from the ravages of the Wal-Mart philosophy of doing business. The audience was urged to patronize local businesses to help them thrive; to write letters to Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, to inform him of our disap­ proval of the unfair practices to the compa­ ny's employees, and to write, telephone c. emaii Congressman Vernon Ehlers to co «»nsbr the Fair Share Health Care Ad. v hich is "probably was a mistake" in completing the recommendation without even reviewing the properties. This was insensitive to the landowners. What happens to the individual who uses his land for his livelihood? Not only will the council's decisions "devalue* the land, it will take away a man's ability to make a living, or support his family, as well. How will, or can the village compensate f'jr the difference in value that it will create? The Village Council does not care. It selfish­ ly wants smaller parcels to collect more tax. It is also of interest to know something about the people who are promoting these efforts. A review of some of the people on the council shows some interesting conversation. Some of the meml ers do own large parcels of land, but their land is not affected because most of theirs is on the opposite side of the village limits. This has similarities to mem­ bers of Congress making social security deci­ sions. but not having to worry about the effects personally because they do not partic­ ipate in the social security plan Another member is the director of Barry County's largest fund-raising agency for the less fortunate. It seems a little ironic to be helping the less fortunate on one side, and creating hardship on the ocher side at the same time. This member made personal phone calls to owners, myself included, and misled citi­ zens about the dates and times of the public meetings. This member portrayed herself as "for the citizens* during her phone contacts, but was actually campaigning "against* to promote her own agenda. Based on this lack of hon­ esty. one may want to review fund-raising operations and methods. Another member is a spouse of one of the managers of the Hastings Tractor Supply store. Do these spouses share the same views concerning the Michigan Right to Farm Act and Farmland Preservation? This may be something to think about, or even ask about the next time a purchase is made for farm equipment/supplies. This could be a good example of "taking money in one hand and a knife to the back with the ocher.’’ A "grandfather clause’ is also unaccept­ able. This would still "de-value” the property at selling time. Some of these properties are mini-horse farms, dairy farms and even house 4-H animals. These properties have bams, buildings, and pastures for the sole purpose of farming. Who would buy 5, 10 or 20-plus acres in Freeport with the council's proposal? According to the Michigan Right to Farm Law (P.A. 93 Section 3 (3)). conditional pro­ tection applies regardless of a change in own­ ership. or size, as wdl ttJU the farm or farm operation existed before a change in the land Have you adopted a pet? Each week the Reminder publishes the “Pet of the Week" col­ umn that features one of the dogs or cats at Barry County Animal Control available for adoption. Have you ever adopted an ani­ mal? ne Huting* Banner Devoted to the Interests of Barry County since 1856 Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacobs Frteartc Jacoba VkaAMM Steven Jacoba Sacratary/Traaaxar • NEWSROOM • David T. Yoong (Editor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor) Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Brett Bremer Sandra Ponsetto Kelly Lloyd Jon Gambee Fran Faverman Sandy Cousins, Hastings: Rose Beck. Hastings: Robert Herbstreith, Lake Odessa: Calvena Lyttle, Hastings: Lucinda Flach. Hastings: Jessie Burton. Hastings: • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Oaaalkad adt aooaptod Monday tvough Friday. 800 am to 53) pm “I adopted a cat from the shelter. 1 think adopt­ ing is important because it helps animals from being killed ’ “I love cats and I am glad that Animal Control matches owners with pets- “I adopted a farm cat and didn't need to go to the shelter when I can get a free pet." "1 already have pets, a dog and a cat so I don't have room to adopt a pet.” “1 would consider adopting a pel from Animal Control. I already have pets, but I think it is an important service they provide. " "It is way too expensive to adopt a pct through Animal Control. It is a lot easier to help a pet that you gel for free from a neighbor." ScottOmmen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subacrtpdon Ratoa $30 par yw r Barry Carty S32 par year m tOpnna cartas $35 par yaar atoawnara POSTMASTER Sand adfraaa eftangas to: PO Bat 8 Hattngs Ml 49058-0602 Sacond Claas Postaea Pad M HaMngs. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, January 26. 2006 - P^e 5 Passengers, other drivers killed most often in teen traffic crashes Local generosity has no generation gap Way back in 1933. comn.unity leaders came to aid of the YMCA by making contributions to the program to keep it alive. It was a ter­ rible time, in the middle of the Great Depression, when virtually no one had any money and the local YMCA was broke and unable to continue services for youth. Hearing of their situatio''. Aben Johnson, head of the Hastings Manufacturing Company, came up with some money and chal­ lenged other local leaders such as Howard Frost. Col. Emil Tyden and Marshal Cook to do the same. And within few days, they came up with the money needed to carry on the YMCA programs, at least for the time being. Just a few years later, in 1936, Florence Tyden Gross, daughter of Col. Tyden, founder of the Tyden and Viking Corporation and other companies, became interested in helping solve the financial troubles local non-profits were finding themselves in, especially during trying financial times. She very well understood it would take an organized operation funded by community leaders and res­ idents able to donate to programs for area youth. So she spearhead­ ed the formation of the Barry County Community Chest. And that it was, the money chest for all non-profits in the county. It didn't take long for the Community Chest idea to catch on and grow to what we now know as the Barry County United Way. Working together, companies, their employees and concerned citi­ zens from all over the county collected funds every year to support needed community activities that contribute so much to quality of life. Without the United Way funding, many of these programs couldn't continue their work. Throughout my lifetime I would hear about the work ot Florence Groos. She was a behind the scenes supporter of so many commu­ nity activities, such as the Thomapple Foundation, which today is known as the Barry Community Foundation. It was a substantial gift from Florence that set in motion the work of the foundation, followed by other gifts from local leaders. She truly was committed to serving the entire community with projects for funding that were in the best interests of all Barry County residents. 1 know she was very generous to the Hastings Public Library. Hastings Area School System and the list goes on. Florence really made a difference with her giving and her determination to make our community a better place to live for all of us. Seventy years after the start of the Community Chest, her son, Richard, continues the tradition along with his family, Maggie Coleman, Tom Groos, Nick Groos, Fred Groos and Cassie Augenstien. Maggie appeared at the victory celebration last Thursday afternoon to present a 70th anniversary gift, on behalf of her father and the rest of the family, to the Barry County United Way from the Florence Tyden Groos Memorial Fund. The fund will be held by the Barry County Community Foundation a* a perma­ nent gift and will forever help to support the administrative costs of running the United Way so more of the donations can be used for programs. What a fitting tribute to Col. Tyden and his descendants’ Col. T\den came to Hastings to start manufacturing his Tyden seal and before his death in 1951 at the age of 85, he made an impact on local industry that continues steady employment for hundreds of people even today. At the United Way "victory" celebration held last week. Community Foundation Executive Director Bonnie Ballinger Hildreth read a quote by George Bernard Shaw that was applied well to Florence and her family. Shaw said, "1 am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can." Florence is gone, but her legacy continues through her family with the same dedication to community she exhibited her entire life. I am grateful for Florence Groos and people like her. We've found over the years, Hastings and Barry County has been blessed with people who understand and importance of giving back to the com­ munity that was so good to them. Congratulations go to the United Way and all the volunteers. This will impact the organization forever and make it easier to continue the organization's good work for the people of Barry County. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Polar Dip applications available WinterFest plans child-centered activities by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Who dies when teen drivers crash? A majority of people killed in teen traffic acci­ dents are passengers and other drivers, according to a 10-year study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safely. The new analysis shows that young novice drivers comprise slightly more than one-third of all the fatalities in crashes in which they are involved; whereas nearly two-thirds of those killed are other vehicle users and pedes­ trians. AAA Michigan says the recent analysis provides new urgency to its advocacy efforts to strengthen graduated licensing laws (GDL) in this state. Separate studies completed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (I1HS) have previously concluded that teenagers have higher crash rates than older drivers, and their crashes differ. INS analyses of fatal crash data indicate that teenage drivers are '.nore likely to be at fault in their crashes. Teenagers' crashes and violations arc more likely to involve speeding than those of older drivers, and teenagers are more likely than drivers of other ages to be in single-vehicle fatal crashes. "It's clear from this analysis that we have to approach the issue of teen driver safety in a different way," said Richard J. Miller, manag­ er of Community Safety Services. 'We need to focus on the effects teen driver crashes have on others in addition to the teen drivers them­ selves." This analysis shows that between 1995 and 2004 crashes involving I5-, 16- and 17-yearold drivers claimed the lives of 30,917 people nationwide, of which 11.177 (36.2%) were the teen drivers themselves. The remaining 19,740 (63.6%) included 9,847-passengers of the 15-17-year-old driv­ ers, 7,477 occupants of other vehicles operat­ ed by drivers at least 18 years of age, 2,323 non-motorists and 93 otherVunknowns. "The tragedy of teen driver crashes goes well beyond the teen driver and their teen passengers," said Miller. These crashes also kill pedestrians and people in other vehicles that's somebody's mother, child, brother, or grandmother." The analysis also shows that while 12,413 of these fatalities occurred in single vehicle crashes involving a teenage driver, the remaining 18,504 deaths occurred in crashes involving multiple-vehicles and/or non­ motorists. Of these, more than half of the fatalities were either occupants of vehicles driven by rxiuh driven (7,477.40.4%) or non­ motorist'. (2323, 12.6%). In addition, nearly four out of five of these drivers of other vehi­ cles. their passengers, and non-motorist deaths were at least 21 years of age. 'We view this report as a wake-up call for everyone who uses our roadways to get involved by contacting their state legislators, urging them to strengthen the Michigan GIDL law." said Miller. While AAA Michigan says comprehensive GDL laws are the best way to increase safety for all road users, the organization also says parents play a critically important rote in enforcing pas­ senger restrictions. "Regardless of what the stale law says, par­ ents should not allow their teen to ride with other teen drivers, nor should they be allowed to transport other teens in the first year of driving." said Milter. "It’s tempting to be lured by the convenience of having ocher options for getting kids to and from school and practices. but the risks are just too great." Recognizing that parents may feel awk­ ward about enforcing rules other parents are not enforcing. AAA unveiled a new parent discussion guide to help parents work as a team in ensuring teens gain driving experi­ ence in the safest driving environment possi­ ble during that first year. "Parents who understand the risks recog­ nize that it is important to keep teens from riding with other teens, even if it means play­ ing chauffer* for one more year." said Milter. With car crashes being the leading cause of death for teenagers. AAA set an ambitious goal in 1997 to pass GDL laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The goal was achieved with both Wyoming and Montana enacting laws in 2005. These legislative efforts have helped save lives by requiring teens to get more supervised behind4hcwheel driving experience and phased-in driv­ ing privileges during low-risk times until a full license is granted. How-ever, not all GDL laws ate comprehensive. AAA Clubs are now focused on strengthening the state GDL laws by adding or improving passenger and night­ time restrictions, and fine tuning other ele­ ments to make the laws more comprehensive. The annual WinterFest celebration returns to the Gun Lake area Saturday, Feb. 18. with lots of activities for children and adults. Those who want to test their mettle against the natural elements of cold, ice, snow and wind can pick up an application at local busi­ nesses for the “Polar Dip” or “Polar Splash” (this depends on whether there is ice or not). There will be a story teller, a petting zoo, pony rides and games this year, planned by Catherine Beyer from the Thomapple Area Parks and Recreation Committee. Providing musical entertainment will be Thomapple Valley Church praise leader Jessica Price, winner of the recent “All for the Glory" talent show at De Vos Hall in Grand Rapids. The fun for adults will begin Friday night. Feb. 17, with a Mardi Gras night at O’Neill’s Pub and Restaurant. Staff at the restaurant are busy planning costume contests and other fun events for the evening. On Saturday morning, the day will begi.i with a pancake breakfast at the Orangeville Fire Station. In addition, St. Francis Episcopal Church will bring baked goods to the breakfast to sell. . Then the fun moves to the parking lot near the Allegan County Park with opening cere­ monies with the Gun Lake Band of Potawatami Indians. Price’s musical perform­ At the last WinterFest in 2003, there was a station to pick up warm soup or hot bev­ erages A committee is working on having something similar offered or Saturday, Feb. 18. ance, an ice carving demonstration sponsored by the Bay Pointe Inn. and Library Director Edward Elsner from the Delton Public Library will tell stories. Hardy souls will be invited to get cold and Community plan process begins for city of Hastings A comprehensive community plan to help guide future development is being prepared by the City of Hastings, the Hastings Planning Commission and the consulting firms of JJR and SmithGroup. Hastings Economic Development Director Daryle Benjamin-Forbes explained that the city is embarking on the community planning process to balance quality of life with future development. “The plan will identify practical and exe­ cutable ideas to ensure the preservation of the character of Hastings while avoiding poten­ tial obstacles to sustainable, effective com­ munity growth.” she said. “The process wiil be thorough with tremendous opportunity for public involvement.” Representatives from JJR and SmithGroup will meet with community leaders to prepare public surveys and lead two public meetings. The project was kicked off on Tuesdayevening. Jan. 24. and the first public meeting will be held Tuesday. Feb. 21. to gather infor­ mation on the "Best of Hastings." The second meeting is planned for May 9 to discuss the plan’s "Priorities and Next Steps" and to pres­ ent JJR and SmithGroup's findings. City officials say they hope to have the plan complete sometime this summer. The City of Hastings began the planning process in April 2005 by being host for the Developers' Forum, which reinforced the idea of needing a comprehensive community plan to prepare for “smart growth.” JJR (www.jjr-us.com) is a nationally rec­ ognized leader in landscape architecture, planning, urban design, civil engineering and environmental science. The company works to strengthen relationships between people, the land and environmental systems. JJR has offices in Ann Arbor. Chicago and Madison. Wl. SmithGroup Inc. (www.smithgroup.com) established in 185? is the longest operating architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. The company's primary markets include health, learning, science and technology, workplace and interiors. The firm has offices in Detroit. Chicago. Ann Arbor. Los Angeles. Madison. Minneapolis. Phoenix. San Francisco and Washington D.C. wet by jumping or splashing in to Gun Lake around 1:30 p.m. Application forms are avail­ able at local businesses or through the Barry County Chamber of Commerce in Hastings. The cost is $10 in advance by Feb. 10. Late registrations cost $15. Early registrants will receive a T-shirt. The perennially popular Swimsuit Fashion Show put on by the Sea Shanty is intended to Middleville water improvement project gets county’s blessing by David T. Young Editor The Village of Middleville plans to make some improvements on its water system later this year and it’ll get some help from the county. The Barry County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night agreed to issue bonds for about $1.42 million to fund the project. The county is being used under State Act 185 because it has an investment rating and the Milage does not Jim White, attorney for bond counsel Mika, Meyers, Beckett & Jones, said the interest rate would be 1 578 percent for 20 years. Dendzinski & Cd. of Detroit will be finan­ cial advisor for the project and engineers will be Williams & Works of Grand Rapids. Middleville Village Manager Ron Howell noted that repayment would be made through revenue collected from the existing water sys­ tem. White said the bonds may be issued in two different phases, once in June for the majori­ ty of the project and again in September for the wells. The County Board adopted a resolution on a 7-0 vote to move forward, with Michael Callton absent. Howell told commissioners. “On behalf of the rate payers and the Village of Middleville, we thank you very much.” The improvements planned include the vil­ lage’s water tank. Middleville about a decade ago was touted as having the best tasting water in the state. In other business at the commissioners' first of 12 night meetings planned for 2006. the board: • Approved payment of $995 to the Air Quality Control Agency of Lansing to install a new drain tile ventilation system to rid the courthouse basenxnt of radon gas. Commissioners noted that a county employee detected the presence of radon when she did a trial run for a radon k«t she picked up from the Barry-Eaton District Health Department This prompter profes­ sionals to come in and check out the situation, where they also found radon, but not at the elevated levels the employee had reported. Commissioner Don Nevins noted the health department provides a radon kit free and it’s a good idea for citizens to pick one up and have their houses tested. Radon is believed to be the second leading cause, behind smoking, for lung cancer. • Approved the appointment of Nevins to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and Callton as alternate, both for three-year terms ending Dec. 31, 2008. Board Vice Chairman Jim French explained the authority “has been having trouble lately getting a quorum together” and its lack of numbers could cause a delay for some development plans. “We’re hoping that this (appointment) will help with that situation.” he explained. • Noted that the next Board of Commissioners’ meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, instead of on the customary second Tuesday of the month. Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp explained that the Michigan Association of Counties conference will be held in Lansing on that second Tuesday. Feb. 14, and most of the Barry commissioners plan to be in atten­ dance. get everyone thinking about summer. E.tHct in the day. there will be a hike from the outdoor recreation center and it is free fishing weekend at the Yankee Springs Recreation area. Park personnel will be on hand to answer question- al the warming hut at the outdoor recreation center. WinterFest ends on Saturday night with the ‘Glowfriends’ to perform at State Grounds, Jan. 28 Rock ’N Roll Trivia Contest at the Bay Pointe Restaurant. Local teams will compete begin­ ning al 6 p.m. and individual will vie for the championship afterward. For details about forming a team, call Dave Young at 945­ 9554. Cost to compete is $20 per person. Doors open at 5 p.m. at Bay Pointe and the com to attend the show is $10 per person. Seating is limited. Tickets to this event are available al J-Ad Graphics in Hastings or at the Bay Pointe Inn. Whether or not it feels like winter, the WinterFest Celebration promises to be a place for warm memories. The State Grounds Coffee House in down­ town Hastings will be host to “Glowfriends” at 8 p.m. Saturday Jan. 28. Local musician Dan Waldorf also will be entertaining with an evening of acoustic music at 8 p.m. Friday Jan. 27. Beginning in 1995. Mark Morris and his sister. April, started writing songs and record­ ing cassette demos in their parents' basement. They then began playing live as an acoustic duo around 1999. Their first album. “So Glad to Be Here.” was released in 2001 on Jam Records. April's brother played all the instruments on that first record. By that time Glowfriends was playing as a four-piece ensemble, with violinist Erin Butler, as well as her brother, Brendan, on cello. Mark and April's childhood friend, J.W. Hendrix, later joined on drums and Mark's longtime girlfriend. Holly Klutts, joined the band on bass guitar. The six of them spent the better half of 2004 in the studio recording their second album. “Leave The Hall Light On." which was released May 21, 2005. on Jam Records. There is no cover charge to attend the ses­ sion. but there is a one-drink minimum. �Page 6 - Thursday, January 26. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing, Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASAN1VIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Slew Olmstead (616) 751-3021 church phone. Sunday Service; 9:30 *.m.; Sunday School 11X) am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 XX) p.m.; Bible Sbxiy & Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Muin Street. Middlevi* e. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pi aor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mass 3:30 p.m. First Fnday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m Cnnfr—ioui 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m ; Sunday Masses 8:30 am. and 11.00 am: Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Bos 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDe.Munter Sunday Worship 9:15 a_m. • Sunday School 10:30 am. HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich. 49058 Senior Pastor Rev. Wm. Clayton Garrison. Service Times: 9.00 am. and 11:00 am A 6:00 p.m. (Small groups on 1st and 3rd Sunday nights) Wednesday Christian Education Classes. 7:00 pjn. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 am.; Sunday School. 9:30 am. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH -Member Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev. Fr Char‘s P McCabe III. Rector. Mr F. William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship • 8 am. and 10 am. Children's Chapel and Sunday School al 10 am Sunday Nursery Available at 10 M»Advent Potlucks with programs and services from 5:30-8 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning on Nos. 30 and Dec. 7.14. and 21 Christmas Eve Services • 4 p.m Children's service; 10 p.m. Holy Communion and Holy Baptis-i Christmas serv­ ice Christmas Day - Sunday service al 10 am. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 Noah Broadway. Rev. Ttmm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9 45 am.; Sunday School 11:00 am.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 am.; Worship llrOO am.; Evening Service at 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 00 p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Si-79 West Pastor Ken Vaugl.i (6)6) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 am; Sunday Worship 10:30 am.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9:30 a.m. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Webnte: www. hopeum org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Church SecretvyTreasurtr. Linda Cobb Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ago 3 A 4); Thmday, Thursday from 9-11J8 am. 12:66-2:3') pm; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. A Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg............. SAINTS ANDREW & MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 am. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11XX) a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those limes). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Ri. Rev. David T. Huvtwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrewmatthias. We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077 Pastor Path Harpole. Sunday morning worship service 9:45 am. Nursery provid­ ed. Sunday evening “New Beginnings" starts at 5:15 with meal. 5:30 adult small group, youth group, kids dub. 6 30 praise service Covenant Pnncr Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon SenKX Meals Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ’s Quilters. Bible Study T.'«mdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays al 5:45. Coming in January, exploring spiritual gifts Bible study. Church website: coun­ try chapeiume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. MiniUer of Music; Ryan White. Youth A Family; Daw Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries 9:30 am. Sunday School for al) ages; 10:45 am.. Morning Worship; 6 XX) p.m. Evening Service; 7 XX) p.m. Sr High Youth Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise A Motion'Children s Chon. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Hignway, Nashville. MI 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 am. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-Filled church. Meeting al the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 am., 6.XX) p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Cub for boys A girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or 1-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 am. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 am. Nursery provided. Jr. Church Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Ccats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Summer School 9:30 am. and Worship 10:30 am. No summer Sunday School. Youth activities: call for information ' This information on worship senice \, is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions" 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan . GRACE BRETHREN E2BLE CHURCH 600 rOwe!l Rd.. Hastings Sunday School 9:45 am ; Church Service 10:45 am.; Evening Worship 6 p.m. Prayer meeting - Thun. 7 p.m Men's breakfast. 1st Sat. of the month. WMF ladies. 1st Tues, of the month. Our Mono: "The Bible, the whole Bible, and noth­ ing but the Bible " Pusitn Rus Sarver. Pastor's phone 945-9224. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269^71-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool Sunday School 10 am.; Worship Service II am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. MI 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 am. “Thu is my body given for you. Do thts m remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NTV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded vetting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptised chxuuaas are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E State Rd. (Comer of State Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Counseling A Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121 Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11XX) am. Kids for Christ. 11.00 am Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages IOXX) am. with idult electives. Sunday Evening Serv ce and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. 9:30 am. SCAMPS. Wednesday Mid-Week. 6:30 p.m.: Adults; Sing N’ Share. Pastor s Class. Youth. 6th-12th grades, and Faith Weas er Fncnds, 4 yrs. thru 5th grade. Thursday: 9.30-11 a m Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 pun.. 2nd Thur, each month. Mr. Carroil was bom October 2. 1934 in Nashville. . the son of Claude and Elsie (Kellogg) Carroll. Mr. Carroll was a very giving man who was always there for his family and friends. He enjoyed square dancing and participated in the Bellevue Whirlaways and the Tri­ County Square Dance Club. Mr. Carroll was a lifelong fanner who also retired from GM after 32 years, and then con­ tracted for Soldans. He was very proud of his family and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife Margaret: daughter. Jeanette Curtis of Charlotte; son. James Carroll of Kalamazoo; daughter. Jackie (Duane) Collier of Nashville; daugh­ ter. Julie (David) Brooks of Nashville; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sis­ ter. Barbara Rolfe of Vermontville; sister. Doris Sherman of Allegan; brother. Robert Carroll of Charlotte; brother. Donald (Shirley) Carroll of Lake; and sister Pam (Ben) Sweezy of Jackson. He w;.s preceded in death by his brother Richard Carroll. Memorial Nervines were held Monday, January 23.2A06 at Nitthvihc Baptist Church with Pastor Lester DeGroot officiating. If oesired. Memorial Contributions may be made to a ' charity of your choice. Arrangements by Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte. Further information available at www.prayfuneral.com GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414. Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday. Jan. 26 3:45 p.m. Clapper Kids; 5:45 p.m. Grace Notes; 7XX) p.m. Adult Choir. Saturday. Jan. 28 - 10:00 am Catechism 5. Sunday. Jan 29 - IOXX* am. Holy Communion; 8:45 am. Sunday School. Lunch. Tuesday. Jan. 31 - 1:00 p.m. Overeaten Anonymous; 700 p.m Grace Bookies. Wednesday. Feb. I - 10 am. Wordwaicben; 600 p.m. Sarah Circle; 7 p.m. Holy Communtxi HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W Green Street. Hasti..p Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 900 am-Noon and IXJ0-3XX) v.tc Friday 900 a.m.-Noon Sunday morning worship hours 9:30 LIVE' Under the Dome Contemporary Service. KH30 Refreshments. 11XX) Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058 (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9XX) a_m Traditional Wonhip Services; IOXX) a.m. Coffee Hour. 10:10 a.m Sunday School - Preschool through Adult. 11:20 a.m. Contemporary Worship Services; 6:30 p.m. Middle High and Senior High Youth Group Meetings. Nuncry care is provid­ ed for both services, and during Sunday Schcx-l' Visit us online al www.fipichun hhaaungi.Mg and (Xtr web log for sermons al: hrcp_, b4umgixar^i£uiQ±iappuLi.i2m. January 26 - 8:30 a.m Women's Bible Study January 27 - 6XX) p.m. Menden. January 30 - 7.XX) p m Elder Training January 31 7:00 p.m Deacon Training. February I ■ 6:15 am Men's Bible Study. DELTON - Mrs. Doris Beavan Leonard, age 83. of Delton, passed away January 20. 2006 . t Thomapple Manor in Hastings. Doris wax bom December 29, 1922 in Whiting. Indiana, the third child of Harry and Ellen (Haziitt) Beavan. She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother, her sister. Virginia Beavan Johnson, her brother-in-law Warren Johnson, and her brother Jack Beavan. Doris is survived by her busband of 56 years. George R. “Bud" Leonard; a sister-in­ law. Judith Beavan of Middleville; four nieces; four nephews; and several friends. Doris and her family vacationed at Wall Lake for many years, until moving to the lake in 1946. Doris enrolled in Western Michigan University and graduated with a degree in elementary education. She worked for the Delton-Kellogg Schools for 13 years, then as a teacher in the elementary and middle school. In 1946. she joined the Faith United Methodist Church, Delton; serving tx various times .as choir director, organist and for 16 years as church treasurer. Doris was also a member ol the local ambulance board, where she served as its financial secretary for nine years. She also was Hope Township Representative for the Delton District Library for several yevs. and a member of the Bernard Historical Society. Doris loved wild animals, traveling. a>xi she was very proud of her Irish heritage. In 1996 she and her husband were chosen as the Grand Marshal for the 23rd Annual Delton Founders Weekend. Doris and George have established a schol­ arship fund for Delton Kellogg graduates. Although failing health in the last few years, kept her from participating in interests, she never lost her love for music or reading. A memorial service was conducted Monday. January 23. 2006 at Faith United Methodist Church. 503 S. Grove (M-43) Delton. Pastor Daniel Hoffman officiating. Private interment East Hickory Comers Cemetery. Memorial contributions to George and Doris Leonard Scholarship Fund, or Faith Free Medical Clinic or Delton will be appre­ ciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Donna J. Thompson HASTINGS - Charles S Reascr. age 79. “A Quiet and Gentle Man" passed away on Thursday. January 19. 2006 at Thomapple Manor in Hastings. He was bom June 2, 1926 in Battle Creek, the son of Harry and Ethel (Lawrence) Reaser. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1944. Chitrlrs married l-ouise Hula on August 23. 1952. He retired from E.W. Bliss Company in Hastings after 29 years. He was a member of the Hastings First United Methodist Church, the church Chancel Choir, he was a past member of the Lakewood area Choral Society serving 13 years. Charles favorite things to do were, fishing in Canada, snowmobiling up north, singing, and bike riding. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister. Catherine Cisler; brothers-in-law. Ed Cisler. Frank Fuhr and Duane Hunt. Charles is survived by his wife of 53 years. Louise Reaser of Hastings; sisters. Joyce (George) Martz of Hastings, Lyla (Floyd) Bloss of Las Vegas. NV. Phyllis (Don) Bridcnstine of Galesburg. Pat (Frank) Fuhr of Hastings; brothers. Harry (Bemadine) Reaser of Middleville. Robert (Shirley) Reaser of Hastings. Ralph (Janet) Reaser of Hastings; many nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life service was held Friday. January 27. 2006 at the Hastings First United Methodist Church. Rev. Kathy Brown officiating. Memorials can be made to the church or the Parkinson Foundation. Arrangements arc by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. HASTINGS - Mrs. Donna J. Thompson, age 86. of Hastings, died Monday. January23, 2006 at Woodlawn Meadows in Hastings. Mrs. Thompson was bom on July 3. 1919 at Hastings, the daughter of George and Grace (Cummings) Myers. She was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings schools, graduating in 1936 from Hastings High School. She was married to Stanley “Ike" Thompson on December 15. 1939. She was employed as a secretary at EW. Bliss Co. for a time and as a secretary at Hastings Manufacturing Co. for several years, retiring in 1970. She was a former member of Hastings First Presbyterian Church, church elder and mem­ ber of the church choir. She was a longtime volunteer at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Thompson is survived by a son. Bruce A. (Judith) Thompson of Portland. Oreg-»n; four grandchildren and five great-grandchil­ dren. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband. Stanley, on Feb. 21.2003; daughter. Christine Bohnet; brothers. George and Thomas Myers. Visitation will be Thursday. January 26 at I p.m. until service time. Services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday. January 26. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home. Rev. [>r. C. Jeffrey Garrison will officiate. Burial will be at Fuller Cemetery . Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church. Arrangements arc being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrenfuncral-homc.com). HASTINGS Clarissa L. (Morgan) (Johnson) Porritt. age 90, of Hastings, died Friday. January 20, 2006 at Love N Care AFC in Hastings. Mrs. Porritt was bom October 8. 1915 in VanBurcn County, the daughter of James and Lena (Day) Morgan. She was raised in the Banfield area and attended rural school there. She war. married to Fred T. Johnson on April 9. 1943 and he died June 7. 1987. She then married John E. Porritt on March 31, 1990 and he died August 27. 1998. She has lived in the Hastings area since 1950. She was employed as a housekeeper in pri­ vate homes and as a nurses aide at Pennock Hospital for 12 years. She was a member of Hastings First Baptist Church, taught Bible School and tod­ dlers care co-ordinator at the chinch. Former member of Cedar Creek Bible Church and Inter-Lakes Baptist Church in Delton. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, baking, flower gardening and camping with her fam­ ily and friends. Mrs. Porritt is survived by her daughters, Jeanne (Keith) Newton of Freeport Carolyn I (Jbh) Til boh of Hudsonville/1 and Sharon (Bill) Wetzel of Hastings; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents; husbands; and half brothers. Harold and Edwin Hawks. Services were held Wednesday January 25. 2006 at Hastings First Baptist Church Tvjth Pastor’s Daniel Currie and Kenneth GaiTvr officiating. Burial was at the Cedar Creek Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Child Evangelism Fellowship. Arrangements by Wren FuneiaJ Home of Hastings (www.wren-iuneral-home.com). Lois Thelma Ro xsh HASTINGS - Lois Thelma Roush, age 95. of Hastings passed away Wednesday. January 18,2006 at Thomapple Ma-tor. Miss Roush was bom on May 9. 19’0 at the site of the former Broadway Dairy in Hastings Township where the current J-Ad Graphics offices arc located, the daughter of John G. and Emily A. (Gray) Rcush. Miss Roush received her B.S. degree in education from Western State Teachers College. Miss Roush taught elementary school for 26 years in Fennville. Homer. Jonesville and Jackson and for 20 years in U.S. military dependent schools in Okinawa. Japan. Korea, Taiwan and England. In 1975, she returned to Hastings, where she lived 31 years in retire­ ment. She was a former member of the American Association of University Women. Women’s Club of Hastings and the Garden Club of Hastings. Miss Roush is survived by nieces. Barbara Roush Hughes of Connecticut and Mary Ann Kuhlmann Sward of Illinois; nephew. Edward Gray Kuhlmann of Pennsylvania; niece. Constance Roush Gacrtncr of Florida; 13 great nieces and nephews; 12 great great nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were parents; Dorothy Esther Roush Kuhlmann (1901­ 1986) sister (Illinois); Kenneth John Roush (1902-1980) brother (Saginaw). Sperry Evison Roush (1906-1981) brother (Grand Rapids) and Mary Elizabeth Roush Payne (1909-2004) sister (Hastings). Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. March 11. 2006 at Hastings First United Methodist Church with Rev. Kathy Brown officiating. A luncheon will follow immediately at the church. A private family burial will occur prior to the memorial serv­ ice at the Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity (1135 Enterprise Dr.. Hastings. Ml 49058) or charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrenfuneral-home.com) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, January 26, 2006 - Page 7 GIRL. Raedyn Jo. bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 7. 2006 at 3:15 a.m. to Jennifer and Raymond Rathbun of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 10 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL. Lauren Grace, bom at Pennock Hosptte! cn Jan. 6, 2006 age 8:14 a.m. to Theresa and Rick Cook (Petto) of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs. 5 ozs. and 18 inches long. BOY, Elijah Dian, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 6,2006 at 10:52 p.m. to Sara and Micah Steed of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs. 9 ozs. and 18 1/2 inches long. HASTINGS - Lawrence E. “Honk” Keeler of Hastings, age 78. died Tuesday. January 24.2006 after sustaining a head injury from a fall on the ice. Honk was bom at Pennock Hospital March 1, i927 to Earl and Freda (Long) Keeler. He attended Hastings schools, lettering in three sports. He graduated in 1945. He served in the Army during World War II. He was married to Della Belson for 58 years. He continued to be active in sports, playing softball with his brothers, bowling and after retirement, golfing. The community Benefit­ ed from his giving nature. He was present governor of the Hastings Moose Lodge, for­ mer president of the Jaycees. a 50 year mem­ ber of the American Legion, as well as a vol­ unteer delivering Meals on Wheels for the COA. You may also remember Honk as the meat manager of Felpausch, where he worked for 40 years. Hcnk used to say he was a “jack-of-alltrades.” His intuition guided him to be there before you knew you needed him. His help­ ing hands were always there for more than just his family. He was a loving husband, devoted father, grandfather, great-grandfa­ ther and friend. His hobbies included wood­ working and collecting steins. Preceding him in death were his parents; his sisters. Helen and Margaret; and brothers. Dale and Dean. He is survived by his loving wife. Della; children. Stuart (Barb Pietrangelo) Keeler. Deb (Rich) Butter. Patty (Bob) Paolone, Dale (Linda) Keeler, Tim (Roxann) Keeler and Lisa (Jerry) Singleteny; grandchildren. Betste (Bill) Zeedyke. Becca Keeter. Greg (Stephanie) Butler. Ryan Butler, Matt, Andrew. Tim and Tony Keeler. AJ. Mitch. Chad and Patrick Singleteny, Shannon and Missy Pietrangelo; Brent Wallace; great­ grandchildren. Kassidy and Logan Butler. His legacy characteristics will not be lost but are displayed within us all. Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2006 al Wren Funeral Home. Rev. Kenneth R. Vaught will officiate. Visitation also Saturday, 10 a.m. until service time and at a memorial reception at the Hastings Moose Lodge immediately follow­ ing services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Commission on Aging, the American Cancer Society or donor's choice. Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home, Hastings. HASTINGS - Harold R. Frazier, age 82. of BOY, Aiden Thompson, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 6, 2006 at 7:05 p.m. to Sharon Walsh of Freeport. Weighing 6 lbs. 2 ozs. and 20 inches long. Guess which Leo is turning 80 years old Hastings, died Monday. January 23. 2006 at Select Specialty Hospital in Battle Creek. Mr. Frazier was bom on February 2, 1923 at Battle Creek, the son of Raymond and GIRL, Jasmine Grace, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jr . 4, 2006 at 10:27 a.m. to Amber Babcock of Delton. Weighing 7 lbs. 3/4 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. Leo Reardon's 80th birthday is February 5. 2006. If you would like to help him celebrate, please send a card to: Leo Reardon. 3331 Gall Blvd.. Zephyrhills, FL 33541. Bertha (Campau) Frazier. He was raised in the Battle Creek area and attended Raymond Road School in Emmett Township. Harold served in the U.S. Navy in the SW Pacific Theatre. He entered the service on June 8, 1944 and was honorably discharged on February 2. 1946. He was a Motor Machinist Mate - 3rd Class Petty Officer. GIRL, Macie Jo, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 4.2006 at 12:27 p.m. to Malinda and Clint Pape of Dowling. Weighing 6 lbs. 12 ozs. and 2! inches long. GIRL, Josephine Jane, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 8, 2006 to Mike and Angie Williams of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 4 ozs. and 15 inches long. He was married to his wife, Susan, on July 21. 1941. He moved to his present home in 1970 from Maple Grove. He was employed at Kellogg's in Battle BOY. Cohen Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 10. 2006 at 7:43 a.m. to Robin White and DJ. James of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. Creek for 34 years, retiring from there in 1974. He later worked as a security guard for the Pinkerton/Norton Hastings for several Security years, Co. in a job he thoroughly enjoyed. Harold was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting and fishing. He was a member of Kellogg's 25 Year Club. Mr. Frazier is survived by daughter and loving caregiver, Linda (John) MacLeod of BOY, Randall Arron. bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 14. 2006 at 4.*05 p.m. to Brenda and Randall Velding of Belding. Weighing 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Orion Solomon William, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 14, 2006 at 6:20 a.m. to Michele Young and Nicholas Avila of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs. 8 ozs. and 18 inches long. Hastings, daughter Loretta Frazier of Battle Creek; sons. Doug (Lisa) Frazier of Virginia, Wayne Frazier of Battle Creek; nine grand­ children; several great-grandchildren; half BOY, Abraham James, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 12, 2006 at 5:18 p.m. to Denise and Jason Dykstra of Shelbyville. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 inches long. sister. Dorothy Boster of Battle Creek. Preceding him in death were his parents; wife Susan on October 31. 1992; sisters, Frances Ure and Eva Garrin; brothers, Oliver and Henry Stole. Visitation will be Thursday, January 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wren Funeral Home. Services will be held 11:30 a.m. Friday. January 27. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home. Pastor Jeff Homan from Heritage Hills Bible GIRL, Kendell Joy Marie, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 10, 2006 at 1:04 p.m. to Diane Dixon and Brent Berrington of Middleville. Weighty 7 lbs. 13 ozs. and 20 inches long. Krouse-Wilkins united in marriage Jackie Krouse and Daniel Wilkins were united in marriage October 22. 2005, in a double-ring ceremony held at an outdoor set­ ting in Hastings. The ceremony was per­ formed by Hastings Mayor Robert May. Jackie is the daughter of Rick and Roberta Krouse. Daniel is the son of Stan and Bobbie Wilkins. Maid of honor was Erica Krouse, sister cf the bride. Best man was Shawn Olmstead, friend of the groom. The ringbearer was Logan Ashcraft, cousin of the groom. A reception was held al Mainstreet Savings Bank community room. The bride is a 2005 graduate of Hastings High School. She is attending Kellogg Community College and is employed at Hastings Applebee’s Restaurant. The groom is a 2003 graduate of bastings High School. He is currently employed at Quality Hardwoods in Sunfield. The couple resides in Hastings. • GIRL, Avery Ella, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 9, 2006 at 1:17 p.m. to Mandy and Louis Koeppen of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 0 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. Slaughter-Dunn Christine Slaughter of Hastings, and James and Cathy Dunn of Dowling are pleased to announce the engagement of their children. Judy Lynn and Brian Scott. Judy is a 2003 graduate of Hastings High School and is employed al Rite Aid as a phar­ macy technician in Battle Creek. Brian is a 1999 graduate of Hastings High School and is employed at Associated Construction Inc. in Battle Creek as an oper ator. A May 20, 2006 wedding is planned. Church will officiate. Burial will be at Ft. Custer National Cemetery with full military honors. Memorial contributions may be made to GIRL, Justice Rain, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 9, 2006 at 3:39 p.m. to Brandy and Justin Deppe of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and 22 inches long. Heritage Hills Bible Church or Disabled American Veterans. Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeral-home.com). GIRL, bom to Mark Rine ar.d Heather Armstrong of Lehigh Acres. Florida. Weighed in at 4 lb. 4 ozs. at 1:33 a.m. Jan. 19,2006. Proud grandparents are Rose Rine and Jim and Ane Rine all of Hastings. WEBSTER, continued from page 1 part of the interview panel on Wednesday. school districts." said Webster. “That is tak­ Three other candidates have been selected as candidates and will face the board this ing off across Michigan right now. There standing job.” said Webster. If selected for the position, the student are three other duals in Michigan right now. population Webster oversees will increase week. The top candidates will be selected Friday and another round of interviews will one in the Upper Peninsula and two in the Lower Peninsula. All of those came after by more than 130 percent, from just over be scheduled. responsibilities in the new position, he Webster has a 36-year history in the edu­ Webster and his staff also have instituted the first cooperative business office in cation field, he taught at an elementary Michigan. The office provides full services school in Dearborn Heights for 10 years, to every school in the districts, including been essential to his success. “1 have two outstanding boards of educa­ was principal for Reese Elementary and a the charier academy. “The smaller districts have trouble keep­ tion here." he said. The only hesitation high school principal before becoming superintendent of Fairlake and Kaleva ing up with the state mandates for record people, they are wonderful people. I have a Norma Dickenson in 1990. keeping and others. We created the business wonderful job where I am at" In 1996 he joined forces with the Bear Lake School District to become the State of office to contain costs and provide more ours and we helped them set those up." Bring your special event photos to us for quality, professional processing J-Ad Graphics PRINTING PLUS North of Hastings on M-43 1.300 to more than 10.000. Though he would gain significant would lose two organizations that have about a new job would be leaving these effective services and it has done an out- Michigan's first dual superintendent. "I guess the significant thing is that we have created a new way of managing GANGS, continued from page 1--------noted. Lecf said, “1 am not trying to panic the community, but gangs can be a serious problem which I want to eliminate." Eric Proseus, assistant principal at Thomapple Kellogg High School, said. “We talk individually with students wear­ ing 'colors.' Our dress code does not allow the wearing of bandanas and baseball caps during school." Council member Dan Parker asked about painting over the graffiti if it is on private property and notifying insurance agencies. Leaf said, “Take a picture, talk to the owner and paint over it. Worry about the insurance later." Village President Lon Myers thanked Leaf and pledged the village's help. Barry prosecutor receives child advocate honor Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt received the Child Advocate of the Year award Jan. 19 at the Safe Child Assessment Center's Annual Dinner for assistant prosecutors, law enforcement, CASA volunteers and members of the Allegan County Department of Human Services. The award presented by Margaret Bakker, chief assistant prose­ cutor in Allegan County, and Lt. Frank Baker. Allegan County Sheriffs Department. The Safe Harbor Board decided on the recipients. While accept­ ing the plaque, Nakfoor Pratt expressed the .wed for a child assessment center in Barry County and said she hopes to be instrumental in making it happen. Girrbach Funeral Home Ray L. Girrbach Owner/Director Hastings Only Independently Owned Serving Hastings, Barry County and Surrounding Communities offering Traditional and Cremation Services Family Owned <4 Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Services Available Serving All Faiths 269-945-3252 328 S. Broadway zjrv Hastings. MI 49058 �Page 8 - Thursday. January 26. 2006 - The Hastings Banner ^nnie’s MAILBOX The Lake Odessa Depot a.id Freight House will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Jan. 28. Hosts will be Laurel Garlinger and John Waite. Both buildings also will be open Sunday. Jan. 29. from 2 to 5 p.m. This is the first month for the new schedule. If you have visitors, this is a good time to show off this local attrac­ tion. There is a gift shop in the depot and a full variety of Schechter's pickles and relishes. The freight house has many dis­ plays of historical interest. At the same time, the genealogy room will be open. This is an excellent opportunity to hunt for an ancestor. The Sunday hosts will be Tom Pickens and Jackie Gilliland. In addition, the genealogy room will be open Wednesday (Feb. I) afternoon and evening from 3 to 7 p.m. This should be of help to anyone needing to do lengthy research. Memorial services for Raymond Greene Sr. will be held Friday. Jan. 27, at Lakewood United Methodist Church on M-50. Ray died Sunday morning follow­ ing a long illness. His home has been at Muskegon. He is survived by a daughter and three sons, Todd, Scott and Raymond Jr. His wife. Ruth, preceded him. He had lived to be 82 years old. He retired as principal of the Lake Odessa Junior High School in 1983. He and Ruth in earlier years had been teachers in Ionia schools. They once lived in a beautiful farmhouse on Musgrove Highway and then in a new house they built south of Vedder Road on Tasker. His children plan to be in atten­ dance Friday. The service will be at 2 p.m. In honor of visiting John and Linda Fox of Alaska. Wayne and Pam Switer were hosts to more than 30 family members on Sunday. Since the Foxes had been in Michigan on their last visit, her mother has moved to a care facility. Her brother and wife are now living in the family farm home and her sister, Carol, and husband. Jerry Engle, are moved from Sixth Avenue in Lake Odessa to a Woodland farm house. Lakewood schools had no classes Monday Jan. 16. to observe Martin Luther King Day. Again this week, on Monday, Jan. 23. there were no classes white teacher took some time for records day to make final markings for the con­ clusion of the first semester. Do you have a quilt of historic vintage? If so. you are invited to bring it for the Heritage Quilt Show to be held at the Freight House Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At 1 p.m. on that day, Nettie Koops will be speaking on the topic "Quilts and the Underground Railroad.” The genealo­ gy society will not have a business meet­ ing on that day. More details to come. Lux Esto, the Kalamazoo College mag­ azine, arrived in mailboxes this week. One of the class reunion groups pictured includes Joy (Crothers) Angel of rural Woodland. The local library has a busy schedule of winter events in the making. Today is a time to create your own Valentine cards with an instructor. Feb. 2 lists “Groundhog's Shadow.” Feb. 9 has “Red Hot, Read Hot.” Feb. 16 brings in a Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. 1OO5 \\<-m (itccn Street Hastings Michigan Telephone IHO58 2f»9 ‘145 24 19 Internal Medicine PEPTIC ULCERS Do eating spicy foods and stress contribute to peptic ulcer formation? Peptic ulcers are open sores on the inside of your esophagus, stomach and first part of your intestine. We certainly thought that they were caused by stress and diet at one time but now know that most ulcers are caused by certain drugs and a type of bacterial infection in the stomach. Peptic ulcers are quite common and the most common symptom is a burning pain between the bottom of your breastbone and your navel. Occasionally when the esophagus is involved, the burning then will be under the breastbone and as high as your throat. Helicobacter pylori is the bacteria that is the most common cause of peptic ulcers. This is found in about one in five people younger than 40 and in half of those older than 60. This bacteria disrupts the protective layer inside your stomach and can cause irritations and erosions. Although H. pylori is the most common cause of peptic ulcers, it is not the only cause. Other factors that cause or aggravate ulcers include 1) Regular use of pain relievers. This primarily includes medications such as Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) and Naproxen (Aleve). 2) Smoking. Nicotine increases the amount of stomach acids as well as slows healing. 3) Excessive alcohol. Alcohol irritates and erodes the protective lining of the stomach. 4) Stress and acidic or spicy foods. Although not direct causes of ulcer formation, these can aggravate ulcer pain and slow the healing of an ulcer already present. "Heartbeat for Homeschoolers.” Feb. 17 has the book discussion group. The same event comes on Tuesday, Feb. 21. This is for those readers "On the Same Page" who arc reading “Montana 1948.” Feb. 23 brings a soup luncheon with special guests. 'fhe Lake Odessa Area Historical Society Board of Directors met Jan. 16 and approved a schedule of rental fees for the freighthouse, which will seat dozens for a meal or a seminar. There is a kitchen with stove, refrigerator and lots of cup­ boards. The building is barrier free with handicap accessible restrooms. Three new real estate sales appeared in the business over the weekend. The Lake Odessa Variety Store lists the building for sale. The Lifestyles Beauty Shop has a “For Sate” sign in the window. The Lakeview Financial building, which has housed Uriel grocery. Kenyon TV, a tanning salon and other ventures, has a sign slating it is listed with Yager Realty. Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennoca Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. Dear Annie: I have a group of long-term friends, and we all are in our 30s. One girl, "Hilda," is extremely insecure and childish. When Hilda disagrees with someone, instead of discussing it face-to-face, she fires off an accusatory, often insulting, e-mail to the per­ son. This seems to work well for her. since announcement was out of the blue. Two days before, we had Deen talking about taking a cruise together. she can get her barbs off without having to look anyone in the eye. don't want him to move out. but be seems to Beginning computer class to start Feb. 1 The Institute for Learning in Retirement at Kellogg Community College will offer a baJc or beginning computer class for people ages 50 and older. The class will be held for three weeks on Wednesdays, Feb. 1, 8 and 15, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the computer lab at the Hastings campus of Kellogg Community College. The purpose of the class is to teach stu­ dents the most basic computer skills, from turning on the computer, how to use the mouose and other essentia) skills for using a personal computer. Th*s class is idea] for the computer newcomer or as a refresher. The cost of the class is $15 for ILR members for all three weeks. The non­ member fee is $18. Kelli Cowell, com­ puter lab paraprofessional at the center, will be the instructor. Those who would like to join the class arc urged to ca” Teresa Durham at 948­ 9500, extension 2838. Payment may be made at the office on the first day of class. The ILR is a community-based mem­ bership organization of men and women age 50 and older who share a love for learning. Classes are held in the fall, win­ ter and spring each year. Annual dues are $15. After being the victim of several of Hilda's be making all the decisions without me. 1 sug­ gested counseling, but he says he doesn't mails. However, when I deleted two last know if he wants to save our marriage Actually. "I don't know" seems to be his week. Hilda went to our mutual friends, say­ ing THEY should talk to me because I am "not communicating with her." answer to everything. I understand about not being in love due to Needless to say. our friends feel put upon, and all of us have discussed how Hilda drives everyday stresses, raising two children and both of us working opposite hours. Half of me us crazy and we no longer want to be friends with her. Trying to talk about this with Hilda, wants to give him some time alone, but this is in person, only produces more accusations my husband and 1 vowed to stay with him forever. Please help me understand what this and immature yelling, crying and bringing up all means. - Desperate To Save My Marriage 17 were able to participate in a variety of Girl Scout activities. spark has gone out of your marriage, and it's Dear High School: This method works for Hilda, and until you stop putting up with such else. The two of you have put your marriage immature behavior, she will continue. There's eiming a living, which is understandable, but nothing wrong with arguing via e-mail, but the relationship between a husband and wife also needs regular maintenance. Hilda shouldn't hide behind her computer white she insults you. Write her back, saying. possible Paul thinks he can find it somewhere 04 the back burner while raising children and You cannot salvage your marriage alone. If "Hilda, I would like to talk to you in person." Paul is determined to leave and refuses your Then give her a time and date to meet you over coffee. efforts to get him to a counselor, there isn't Inform her that the way she hjindles dis­ seek out counseling for yourself to determine agreements has made it impossible to resolve how best to deal with the situation. Ask your issues and you think such things should be doctor or clergyperson to refer you. much you can do. However, we hope you will discussed in person without dragging your mutual friends into it. Be friendly but firm. If she cries, yells or otherwise becomes unpleas­ ant. say goodbye politely and leave. A boy and a dog Dear Annie. i have a 5-year-oid autistic son. My wife heard about how dogs w ill help my son with his speech and social skills, sc eight months ago. she bought a Bich-rAX). I was against this because I don't have time *o spend with the dog. let alone take care of any To make a long story short, my son doesn't understand that the dog wants to play, so he gets very aggravated and starts screaming Most of the time, he hits and kicks the dog until the dog leaves him alone. 1 have never seen my son or wife play with the dog or go outside in the yard to help clean up the dog poop. »' suggested gening rid of the deg because the older my son gets, the more force he will apply when hitting and kicking. Dogs need love and attention, and my son needs his peace once in a while. Any suggestions? Out of Patience Dear Patience: Your son may be too aggressive for a dog right now. And he should have a service dog specifically trained to work with autistic children. Expecting him to Bich-poo needs a good home - somewhere else. You and your wife should contact 4 Paws for Ability (4pawsforability.org) or Canine Companions for Independence (www.caninecompanions.org) at 1-866-CCIDOGS (1-866-224-3647) to discuss whether or not your son is ready for a dog, and if so. how to find an appropriate companion for Couple interrupted Dear Annie: Why do adult, adopted chil­ dren think they can interrupt people's lives with no consequences? Why do they think everyone will be thrilled to have an instant family with no escape? I am the wife of the biological father. We've been happily married for 30 yean, and now there is a daughter who thinks we should love her like family. She is not my family. I have accepted the fact that my husband is her father, and v?e see her three to four times a year. She acd my husband talk via phone fre­ quently. I do not do anything to keep them apart. 1 wish this young woiran had some idea of what she did to our lives. Wc were ver* con­ tent before she discovered us. She has added nothing to make my life better. Why <2*1 she feel she had to find her father? How do I x» vince her that if we had wanted a family we would have had one? - Happy Empty Nes'ers in Texas Dear Texas- We know your life hat been disrupted, but sorry, honey, this isn1*. your decision to make. Your husband nnd his daughter determine the level of contnct. Since she is an adult and you only see her three to four times a year, it shouldn't be that great a burden for you. Stop fuming over the incon­ venience before it destroys your marriage. If you can accept this graciously, you will be better off. Talk tolerance Dear Annie: You printed a letter from "Worried Mom." whose son has a drawing him. with a swastika and also has acquired a Confederate flag from his "new friend," who Re-gifted regret Mom thinks may be a neo-Nazi. Please tell her to go to www.tolerance.org, a website developed by the Southern Poverty Dear Annie: Now that the holidays are Law Center. It provides a wealth of ideas for over. I had to write about the worst case of re­ teaching tolerance in the family and gives gifting ever. A friend of mine gave me a piece links to other helpful websites. - Retired of crystal. She confessed that she was re-gift­ Teacher in Michigan Dear Teacher: Thanks for the great infor­ ing and said I should feel free to give it to someone else. The box had her name written mation. We hope all interested parents will on it in ink. Worse, the card she gave me was blank. She said 1 should re-gift that. too. check it out. Sure gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy about our friendship. I wish she hadn't both­ Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edi'ors ered. - Disappointed in Torrance. Calif. Dear Torrance: Tacky, but at least she was of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail honest. And better than trying to return it, only to discover that it was a free gift from the your questions to anniesmailboxQcomcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, bank for opening a new checking account. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's All out of love? Dear Annie: 1 have been with my husband. "Paul." for 13 years, and we've had our ups and downs. Two weeks ago. he said that he loves me but he wasn't in love with me any­ more. He says he's felt this way for years. His <maco<« Dear Desperate: It means the romantic What do you advise? - High School Was 20 Years Ago handle any other dog is unfair to both. Your Thanks to you... 426 Girls ages 5­ I love Paul with all my heart and soul. 1 hurtful missives. I started ignoring those e­ events that happened years ago. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Often times, you will find that you can take antacids and other medication over the counter to reduce your symptoms but if the symptoms persist, see your doctor to determine why the problem is not going away. Your doctor may begin by arranging a procedure to look inside your stomach and see how bad the situation is. Then, treatment will be based on those findings which may include antibiotics to kill H. pylori as well as something to reduce acid production. On fighting fair Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at wwwxreators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 26. 006 - Page 9 From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN Shores School District No. 10 Castleton Township, Barry County Teacher Ruby Cogswell with students from the 1930-1931 school year. By Joyce Weinbrecht The Shores School District No. 10 was located in Section 1 of Castleton Township. The one acre plot was purchased from Marion Shores for $100 in 1892. The school was ouilt to replace the Old Back (Red Brick) School, which had deterio­ rated so badly that it was judged to be struc­ turally unsafe. The Old Brick School had stood one mile north of the new school loca­ tion. and was a fractional school with Woodland Township. The new school building was built by Oscar Sease at the cost of $625. The bell and the installation of the bell cost $24.75. George Davis painted the frame building for the sum of $25. The school desks cost the dis­ trict $115. Shores School District No. 10 opened on Sept. 5,1892. the same year in which the Old Brick had been closed. Etta Wotring was the first teacher. Others who taught there includ­ ed Josie Williams, Mrs. Crites. Myrtle Smith. Ernest Densmore. Ray Smith and Lulu Atertorr. In 4910.-Grace Sheldon was the teacher. Ettle Clifford and Orpha Lehman were teach­ ers at Shores. Bertha Huwe taught the school in 1912.1913 and 1914. John Bowman taught in 1915 for $40 per month. Cecil Surine taught the 1915-1916 term. A new heating system was installed that year, costing $130 plus the installation fee of $12. The student body was made up of children who had been in the Old Brick District when it was closed in the spring. The students were assigned either to Shores or to the new school at Wamerville. Woodland Township, depend­ ing on where they lived. Names on the Shores School Roll Call included Barnum. Guy. Shores, Dillenbeck, Wolf, Warner. Bass, Wotring, Garlinger, Rupe. Swift. Brown. Kennedy. Spellman. Gardiner. Pennington. Fox. Townsend. Phillips. Schofield. Oversmith. Franks and Ackley among others over the years. The Shores School District No. 10 consoli­ dated with Woodland Township in 1923. The school building has been remodeled into a private residence at the comer of Clark Road (M-66) and Bayne Road. 1931- 1932 Jud Phillips. Floyd Dillenbeck. EJ. Rasey. 1932- 33 - Howard Steele. Floyd Dillenbeck. EJ. Rasey. 1933- 34 - Howard A. Steele. Charles Early. GEE a LONGSTREET, LLP EJ. Rasey. 1934- 35 - Edward Steele. Cliarles Early. S.A. Baker. 1935- 36 - Howard Steele, Charles Early. S.A. Baker. 1937-38-39 - Floyd Dillenbeck. Charles Early, S.A. Baker. 1939-40-41 - Floyd Dillenbeck, Howard Steele, S.A. Baker. 1941-42-43-44-45-46 - Waller Furlong. Howard Steele. S.A. Baker. Directors: 1919-20-21-22-23 John Rupe. 24 1923- Justin Phillips. Teachers 1906- 1907 Mary E. Landis 1907- 1908 GlennaA. Burton 1908- 1909 John Bowman 1909- 1910 John Bowman 1910- 1911 Elton P. Clifford 1911- 1912 Orpha Lehman 1912- 1913 Bertha Huwe 1913- 1914 Bertha Huwe 1914- 1915 Bertha Huwe 1915- 1916 Cecil Surine !9l6-!9W O*irtxk Bizet. 1917- 19F8 Gertrude Bizcr * 1918- 1919 Florence E. Cook 1919- 1920 Florence E. Cook 1920- 1921 Wilma Blocher 1921- 1922 Archie Patrick 1922- 1923 Robert E. Schaiblv 1923- 1924 Gladys Miller 1924- 1925 Gladys Miller 1925- 1926 ElmaGesler 1926- 1927 Marian Echtinaw 1927- 1928 Marian Echtinaw 1928- 1929 Dora Baas 1929- 1930 Dora Baas 1930- 1931 Ruby Caswell 1931- 1932 Mabel Keller 1932- 1933 Mabel Keller 1933- 1934 Mabel Keller 1934- 1935 Mabel Keller 1935- 1936 Mary Smith 1936- 1937 Mary Smith 1937- 1938 Mary Smith 1938- 1939 Mary Smith 1939- 1940 Mary Smith 1940- 1941 Flossie Allerding 1941- 1942 Claudine Matthews 1942- 1943 Lois Wickham 1941-1944 Eva Kalnbacli 1944- 1945 Velma Demond 1945- 1946 Velma Dimond 1946- 1947 CLOSED ATTORNEYS AT LAW 2006 Medicaid update Robert Longstreet is a partner with the law firm Gee A Longstreet. ILR. Hastings, where he practices in t!,e triut ofestate p'anning. long term care planning, elder las.' furling hrme rights, business transactions, real estate and ge’^ral civil/criminal law Often, clients come to sec elder law attor­ neys because an eld-r needs help taking care of him or herself. The family wants to know what their options are for caring for this elder. They are concerned about the legal and financial implications of the elder's long term caic needs. Get &. Longstreet believes that to be an effective elder law attorney, you must be able to understand the system of housing options available to elders who have limitations caring for themselves, including the costs of such sit­ uations. and the availability of assistance with those costs through government programs. MAJOR CHANGES IO MEDICAID REGULATIONS PROPOSED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Recent developments in our nation's capital have set the stage for the most dramatic change in Medicaid regulation in the last decade. When it reconvenes on January 31. 2006. the House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation that would impose punitive new restrictions on the elderly who transfer assets before qualifying for Medicaid coverage for nursing home care. The two most significant portions of this leg­ islation: (I) extending Medicaid's "look back” period for all asset transfers from three to five years; and (2) changing the start of the penalty period for the transfcrrrd assets from the MF dale of (ranster. as is the HR case now. to the date when the individual Robert Longstreet would qualify for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care if not for the transfer. The result: the penalty period would not begin until the nursing home resident was out of funds, meaning there would be no money to pay the nursing home for however long the penalty period lasts. Innocent gifts to family members, charities, etc., could, years later, result in extended periods of ineligibility for Medicaid. One piece of good news: it appears that Medicaid planning techniques for married cou­ ples remains unaffected by the proposed legis­ lation. As such, spousal annuity trusts and oilier long term care planning methods we’ve used for our married clients are viable. The bottom line is that if you have been hes­ itating about learning more about long-term care planning, you should hesitate no longer. Current rules still apply until the new propos­ als become law. It may be wise to take advan­ tage of this window of opportunity now. THIS ARTICLE & OTHER INFORMATION MAY BE VIEWED AT WWW GEELONGSTREETCOM MR. LONGSTREET CAN BE REACHED AT 269-945-3495 OR rlongstreetfa geclongstreetlnw.com. | of Edward Jones and Co. Investing for Short-term Goals ■ and Long-term Success Over the past several years, the phrase "multi-tasking" ha gained popularity. And you know just w ha» this expression means if you constantly juggle work and family demands. But you might not realize that you might have to use your skills al managing dif­ ferent outcomes in another area of your life: investing. Specifically, you will likely need to invest for both short-term and long-term goals. And you’ll have to do it al the same time. Your first step toward achieving this twopart investment strategy is to identify your short- and long-term financial goals. Your short-term goals will change over time. For example, when you're first starting out in your working life, you may want to make a down payment on a house. In the middle of your career, you may want to take your whole family on a round-the-world trip. And then, as you near retirement, you might decide to STOCKS The tollowing prices are from the dose ol business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT4T 24.66 Anheuser Busch 41.96 CMS Energy Corp 1522 Coca-Cola Co 4090 DaimlerChrysler 54 84 Dow Chemical Co. 4254 Exxon Mobil 60 96 Family Dollar Stores 24.07 First Financial Bancorp 17.61 Ford Motor Co. 8.40 General Motors 23.05 Inti Bus. Machine 80.85 JCPenney Co. 56.00 Johnson 4 Johnson 59.36 Kellogg Co 43.14 McDonald's Corp. 3585 Pfizer Inc. 24.59 Semco Energysears Hoidnj 5.54 Sears Holding 121.70 Spartan Motors 10.92 TCPFxMnaaJ .qm.,65.20 Wal-Mart Stores 45.72 Gold Silver Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE 558.85 9.20 ■ 10.712.22 1.98 -.18 -.33 ♦ 15 -.13 +138 -.07 -.58 -.10 ♦ 10 ♦ 09 +3.23 ■2.15 ♦30 ■1.92 -.61 +126 +31 -.35 -.29 +.13 ■205 ♦ 77 +4.17 +.17 •18410 ♦300M Barry Dems to hear youth organizer The Barry County Democratic Committee will meet at the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson Street, at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Feb. 1. The committee will welcome Ann Glaspie from the Michigan Democratic Party, who will talk about the state-wide proposal to increase the minimum wage and organizing youth within Barry County. As a reminder, anyone who needs the increase in minimum wage petitions should call Barb Cichy or come to the Democratic meeting on Feb. I. Andrillette (Ann) Glaspie. as youth organ­ izer for the Michigan Democratic Party, is in a position to be able to recruit, engage and mobilize young adults. Since graduating from Wayne State University with a bachelor of science degree in management, she got involved in three community political grass­ roots o rganizations for young adults (Future Leaders of Detroit, 13th Congressional District Young Democrats and Midtown Young Democrats). She was able to make an impact. monthly bringing political issues/speakers and empowering information to young adults. Having a passion to do and learn more, she began to volunteer her time to local and national campaigns. From her volunteering experience, she said she wanted to make a difference in her neighoorhood community in which she lived. She made a decision to run for precinct delegate, and with the help of other young community leaders, she was able tn encourage more than 200 young adults to run for precinct dclegales as well. As a youth organizer, she continues to spread the word to young adults about the importance of getting involved politically and staying involved. Bom and raised in Detroit. Michigan and. the middle child of seven children. Glaspie gives all the credit to her grandmother for her involvement in politics She has an interest for politics, public speaking, assisting small businesses, her community, writing, golf, chocolate, playing the violin and having fun with friends and family. purchase a vacation home. Your long-term goals, by definition, will likely remain fairly fixed. So. when you first have ciiikirun. you might decide that you will save and invest for 18 years to help pay for college. And your biggest long-term goal will be to build resources for a comfortable retire­ ment. Can you work to achieve both short- and long-term goals - without hurting your progress toward one or another? Yes - but you will need to follow different investment strategies for different goals. Let's suppose you're at the beginning of your career. You want to save for a down pay­ ment on your home, but you also want to start a retirement savings plan. What should you do? For your down payment, you’ll need to rely on investments that you can be fairly certain will provide you with the money you'll need in a relatively short period of time - perhaps three to five years. Consequently, you may want to consider certificates of deposit (CDs) or investment-grade bonds that mature at exactly the time you'll want to make your down payment. You’ll receive regular interest payments, but even mire importantly, you'll get your principal back - just when you need it. During these same years, you may be con­ tributing to your 40l(k) at work, end, if you can afford it. to an IRA as well. And. since you are investing for retirement, which is likely many decades away, you need to take quite a different approach to the one you used when saving for a down payment. In short, you can afford to be a much more aggressive investor. That means you should include a mix of high-quality, growth-oriented stocks in your 40) (k) or IRA. Will these stocks fluc­ tuate in value over the years? Certainly. But the longer you hold these stocks, the greater the likelihood that you will overcome the short-term "down" periods and potentially achieve significant gains. So. there you have it: One point in your life, two different goals, two different invest­ ment strategies. And you will find that you may need to follow this "dual-track" approach many times over the years. To coor­ dinate your different investment approaches, you may want to work with an investment professional who can help you draw up a comprehensive financial plan for your finan­ cial future. By choosing the right investments, you can move toward your short- and long-term goals at the same time. That's a "win-today." "win­ tomorrow" situation. This entire site Copyright C 2005 Edward Jones (Write Us A Letter HERE ARE THE RULES: the Hastings Sanner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be pub­ lished. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residency. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withhold at the editor's discretion for oom- *w. 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Hastings City Bank Ext. 1886 150 West Court St Hastings Ml 49058 269-945-2401 www.hastingscitybank.com Member FDIC Equal Housing Lender �Page 10 - Thursday. January 26. 2006 - The Hastings Barmer BBMftPWkd LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAJ WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be reedndad by the foreclosing motgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shell bo limitad ootefy to theretum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE • De'iuM has been made in the condMons of a mortgage made by Kyle A Hess, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Montage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor leder and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 25.2003. and recorded on March 28. 2003 in instrument 1101090, In Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there la claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred For Thousand Two Hundred TwentyFive And 03/100 Dollars ($104,225.03). including interest at 6.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will betorectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubhc vendue, at the Barry Coum/ Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on February 9.2006. Said premises are situated m Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are escribed as. Lot 26 of the Supervisor's Plat of Green Meadows Number 1, as recorded in Ube: 3 of Plats. Page 67. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate FILE NO. 2005-24426-DE Estate of Artene Louise Strimback, deceased Date of birth: October 16.1924. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. ARLENE LOUISE STRIMBACK. deceased, who lived at 67 Cubed Drive. C'rton. Michigan died October 8.2005 Creditors of the decedent are notified that ail claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presa< tied to John Michael Stnmback. named personal representative, or to both the pro­ bate court at 206 W. Court Street. Hastings Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal represen­ tative within 4 months after the date of publication cf this notice. HUDSON LAW OFFICES. PLC Richard J. Hudson P15220 159 W. Court Street. Suite A Hastings. Ml 49058 (289) 948-9292 John Michael Stnmback 10204 Shaw Lake Road Middleville. Ml 49333 (269) 795-8775 the date at such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 00.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the data of such sale Dated: January 12. 2006 For more information, ptease call FCS 248.593 1304 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fars. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *079018F01 cwmwk Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... 945-9554 Notice Oi Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAI WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to theretum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel Rugg and Rebecca Rugg. Husband and Wife, ongtna1 mortgagof(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 23. 2004. and recorded on July 27. 2004 in instru­ ment 1131471. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there « claimed to be due at the date hereof the sumof One Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Two And 11/100 Dollars ($134,732.11). including interest at 9.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby givenihat said mortg/>ge will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part nf them, al pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings at 1.00 PM. on February 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Assyria. Barry County Michigan, and are described as. A Parcel of Land in the West 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 ol Section 34. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Described as. Beginning at the Southwest Comer of the West 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Said ection 34; Thence North 495 Feet 5 Inches: Thence East 465 Feet 5 Inches; Thence Couth 495 Feet 5 Inches; Thence West 'o the Place of Beginning, Except the Easterly 25 Feet Thereof The redemption period snail be 12 months from the date of such sale Date. January 19. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC H 248.593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *079511F01 owmwm City of Hastings Position Available: Superintendent of Streets and Construction The City of Hastings Department of Public Services is accepting applications for one (1) full-time position. Applications will be accepted until Friday, February 3. 2006 at 5:00 p.m. Duties for the Superintendent of Streets and Construction in the Public Services Department include supervisory tasks and assistance in the construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of the City of Hastings' public works facilities. Five (5) years min­ imum experience fft a WW teMFof Projects pertaining to water, storm sewer, and sani­ tary wkPorfftftcbHstfuction and" maintenance work is necessary. *a A s A high school diploma or GED and a Commercial Drivers License valid in the State of Michigan with a "B* endorsement and air brakes are required. A Michigan Department of Environmental Quality certification S-2 license in water distribution is required (or ability to attain such license within one (1) year from date of hire). Minimum beginning salary is $43,693 per year. Actual starting salary will depend on applicant qualifications. Application and full job description is available upon request at City of Hastings, 201 East State Street, Hastings. Michigan 49058.. Questions regarding this position should be directed to Tim Girrbach, Director of Public Services, 269-945-2468. Tim Girrbach Director of Public Services City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, February 6, 2006 at 730 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 201 East State Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Planning Commission to hear comments and make a determination on a request for site plan approval and a special use permit to allow the development of a public library at 227 East State Street, Hastings. Proposed legal description of said property is: Description as surveyed: Part of Lots 446.447,477,476 and that part of Boltwood Street of the City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. Described as commencing at the Southwest comer of Lot 480; thence North 89 degrees 49'40" East 202.58 feet along the North line of State Street and the Point of Beginning; thence North 00 degrees 13’07" East 235.77 feet parallel with the West line of Lots 477 and 446; thence Southeasterly 234.18 feet along a 187.00 foot radius curve to the right (Chord bearing South 40 degrees 00’48" East 219.18 feet) along the Southwesterly line of Boltwood Street, thence South 04 degrees 08’14" East 67.64 feet along said Southwesterly line of Boltwood Street; thence South 89 degrees 49’40" West 146.70 feet along the North line of State Street to the Point of Beginning. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEB f. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foractoaii.^1 mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return c f the bi d amount ten­ dered at sate, p us interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condition*, of a mortgage made by Rhea Hice. a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for tender and tender's successors andor assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 17, 2005. and recorded on May 24.2005 in instrument 1147006. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-One And 36/100 Dollars ($165,471.36), induding interest al 5.375% per annum Under the po.ver ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on February 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are descried as: Lot 20 of First Addition to Gwin's Grove. Crcoked Lake. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in 1 of Plats. Page 64. ALSO: commencing at an iron slake in fne Southeasterly line of First Addition to Plat of Gwin's Grove and 10 1/2 feet Northeasterly from comer of Lot 21 and 22. Hickory 6 inches Northerly 2 feet. Yellow Oak 6 inches Westerly 4 1/2 feet; thence from said place of beginning along the Northeast side of lot sold to Frank Flaitz 462 t. ft to an iron stake m the center of the highway from which White Oak 12 inches diameter bears South 82 degrees West 34 feet distant; thence in center of highway North -.5 degrees East 89 1/2 feet to an iron boll at East comer; thence along Northeast side North 49 1/2 degrees West 454.4 feet to comer of Lots 19 and 20 in Plat ol First Addition to Gwin's Grove; thence along Southeast side of Lot 20 and part of Lot 21 South 50 degrees West 89 1/2 feet to place of beginning, being on the Northwest fractional 1/4 of Section 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West EXCEPTING therefrom a parcel of land located adjacent to Plat of First Addition to Gwin's Grove, described as: commencing at an iron which lies North 50 degrees East 10 1/2 feet and South 48 degrees 5 minutes 30 seconds East 132 feet from the most Southerly corner of Lot 21 of recorded Plat of First Addition to Gwin's Grove; thence South 48 degrees 5 minutes 30 seconds East 330 feet to an iron stake in the center of highway, from which a White Oak 12 inches in diameter bears South 82 degrees West 34 feet, thence in the center of high­ way North 46 degrees 28 minutes East 71 1/2 feet to point of beginning. Subject to an easement to Lot 21 of First Addition to Gwin's Grove, according to the recorded plat thereof, described as A strip 12 feet wide, the centerline described as: beginning at a pom» on the Southeasterly line of said Lot 21. dis­ tant South 50 degrees West 9 4 feet from the Southeasterly comer of Lot 21, South 89 degrees East 27 feet. South 62 degrees 30 minutes East 123 feet. South 48 degrees 07 minutes East 330 feet, more or less to center of Sprague Road, short­ ening and lengthening the side line to termmate at the Southeasterly line of Lot 21 and centertine of Sprague Road Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: January 5. 2006 For more information, please call FC J 248.593 1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *079041F01 onmni Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate . THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAT1ONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Tnis sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagaa. hi that event, your damages, It any, shall be limit­ ed sotey to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interwt MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Metessa CoxBuchanan. a married woman and Tom L Buchanan and Patricia A. Buchanan, husband and wife, as joint enants with fuH rights of survivorship, original mortgagors), to Flagstar Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated April 21. 2000. and recorded on April 27, 2000 m instrument 1043613. m Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Home Fnance. LLC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighfy-Ftve Thousand Two Hundred Nineteen And 51/100 Dollars ($85,219.51). including interest ai 5% per annum. Under the power of sate confined in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on February 2. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 1/2 of the foltowing described premises Commencing at a point 78 rods West and 43 7/11th rods North of the Southeast omer of Section 22. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan: thence West 10 rods; thence North 7 3/11th rods: thence East 10 rods thence South 7 3/11th rods to the place of beginning Also a strip 3 feet in width East nd West off the West side of the following described parcel, to wit; Commencing at a point 56 rods West and 43 7/11th rods North of the Southeast comer of Section 22. running thence 22 rods West; thence North 7 3/11 th rods; thence East 22 rods; thence Suth 7 3/11th rods to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: January 5. 2006 For more intonnaUor<, ptease cah FCS 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 Fite #078583F01 wmhb NOTICE TO RECRUIT A PCFO Notice to J-Ad Graphics, Inc. Notice - Pursuant to - 5 CFP part 950.’t 4. the Local Federal Coordinating Committer iot the Keni/Ottawa/Barry County Combine j Federal Campaign (CFC) invites voluntary. Charitable Human Health and Welfare organize ions nr Federations to apply to act as the Fiindpal Combined Fund Organization tor the yea 2U06 CFC Campaign. The Local Federal Coorduretmg Committee welcomes suggestions from local iter­ ations and organizations relating to the operation d the campaign, campaign materials and training. Deadline for the submission of a fully completed and documented application is 5 pm. EOT. February 14. 2006. Applications are available at MOttW.Qpfn.goy/Gfc. Send applications to: Stave McCarthy LFCC Chair One Division Ave. N.W. • Room 200 Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 SYNOPSIS Bany Township Regular meeting called to Order at 7:00 p.m. Roll Call: 5 members and 5 guests present Pledge of Allegiance. Approved minutes and Treasurers report for DecJ05. Accepted Department reports Accepted Tax Settlements. Motion aporoved to place a lock on the dumpster. Motion approved to trade tractors tor use at the cemetery Motion approved setting goals for dean-up. Motion approved to purchase a sign for the recy­ cle bin stating For Barry Township Residents ONLY!, also location of other sites Approved January bids. Meeting adjourned at 827 p.m. Respectfully submitted. Debra Dewey-Perry. Clerk Attested to by Richard Barnum, Supervisor , 2002 Jeep C___________ f. Cherokee Ltd. V-i.le-Mher moonroof, 4x4, al power. Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Requests for information and/or minutes of said hear­ ing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same a-Wress. ^-^5.975 Robert A. Tremain 1 Associate*, P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debtand any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has ooen made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by PAUL A ROY A MARRIED MAN AND MARY T ROY to MORT­ GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC SOLELY AS NOMINEE OR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY. LLC. Mortgagee, dated April 12. 2002. and recorded on April 19. 2002, as Instrument No. 1078697, In BARRY County Records, Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due t the date hereof the sum of one hundred thirty one thousand sa hundred fifty five and 30/100 Dollars ($131.655.30). including interest at 7.750% per annum AS MODI­ FIED BY AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 13. 2004 AND RECORDED DECEMBER 14. 2004 IN INSTRUMENT NO 138706 Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given tt.at said mortgage wM be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puttee vendue, at he At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1.-00 PM on February 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in CITY OF MID­ DLEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT(S) 31 OF HILLTOP ESTATES. ACCORD­ ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED INUBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE(S) 74 OF KENT COUNTY RECORDS The redemption penod shaH be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 800.3241a, In which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from thedaie of such sate. DATED: January 26. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birminaham Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC. SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS CTX MORT­ GAGE COMPANY. LLC Mortgagee For More Information Cal: (248) 540-7701 NQZK^EMQHIGAfiLfQftECUSUBE WILLIAM AZKOUL P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFOR MATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Default having been made in the conditions of a real estate mortgage made by Robert J. Smith, a single man. of 3360 Barber Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058. and NPB Mortgage. LLC, a Michigan Limited Liabikly Company, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, whose address is 770 Kenmoor. SE. Suite 201, Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546, dated July 29. 2004. and recorded on August 6, 2004, in Instrument No 1131991 of the Barry County nagteter of Deeds, anti upon which there is now ctatrrtsdto be cue forprtnadai ttUNkwu*6 start of Ninety Six Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Dollars and Ninety Four Cents ($96,560.94) and no suit or proceedings at law having been instituted to recov­ er the said debt or any part thereof; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the p->wer of sate contained in the mortgage, and the statute in such case made and provided, on February 16, 2006. at 1.-00 pm. the undersigned Will Sf« at the East door of the Br.iy County Courthouse. Hastings, Michigan, that being the piace of boLriing the Ckctat Court for the County of Barry, a> oubbe venue to the highest bidder tor the purpose of cstsfymg the amounts due and unpaid upon said Morigagv together with the legal tees and charges of the sate including attorney's tees allowed by law. the premises m c*«d mortgage located in Barry County arte which are de^r.dried as follows A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Svcbon 28. Town 4 North. Range 8 West deso5ed as com­ mencing at the Southwest comer of the North west 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Sectton 28. thievas North 8 rods tor a place of beginning, ttience North 8 rods, thence East 30 rods, thence South 8 rods, thence West 30 rods to the place of beginning ».P. 308-04-028-425-300-02 which includes a 2101 Patriot manufactured home a»^1 which f as an address of 3360 Barber Rose, J-‘~imgs. Mkdkgtr 49058 The redemption period shaS be six (6) months from the date of such sate, unless deVirrmned abandoned in accordance with MCL 60f,.324l in which case the redemption period shaf be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate. DATED: January 5, 2006 NPB Mortgage. LLC 770 Kenmoor. SE Suite 201 Grand Rapids. Ml 49546 Drafted by: Wilkam M Azkoul (P40071) Attorney tor Mortgagee 161 Ottawa Avenue. NW Suite 205-C Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 (616)458-1315 OURPRICE s16,595/299™ (44* The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to Hastings City Clerk. Contact City Hall at 269.9452468 or TDD call relay services 800.6493777. HMWt Thomas E. Emery City Clerk HOURS: MonAVted. till 8pm; Tue^ IhurK Fri. t8 8pm; Sal 10en - 2pm �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, January 26. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate FILE NO 2005-24451 DE Estate of JEANNE ELIZABETH GOULD. Date of birth : 03-12-1916 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: That decadent, Jeanne Elizabeth Gould, who lived at 2220 N. Main Street. HendersonvBe. NC 26792. died September 15,2003. Creditors of the decedent are notified that an claims against the estate wik be forever barred unless presented to Curtrs D. Gould, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 206 W. Court St , Ste 302. Hastings, and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of pubbcabon of this notice. Robert J. Longstreet P53546 607 North Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-3495 Curtis D. Gould 450 Crescent, N.E. o«mu« Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the forectoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo llmltad solely to the return of the bid amount tsndored at sale, plus Interest Default has been made in conditions of a mort­ gage made by Gifcey Lake CaM. LLC, a Michigan United liability company, (original mortgagor), to Fifth Third Band (Western Michigan). Mortgagee, dated July 2. 2004. recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan, on July 16. 2004 in Instrument No. 1130679, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of S26.324.29. including interest at 9.75% per annum. Unde, the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic venue at the East Doors of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said County) on Thursday. March 2. 2006 at 1 DO p.m. Said premises are described as follows: An that part of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of the Southeast fractional 1/4 of Section 10, Town 1 North. Range 9 West lying Southwesterly of the crook, connecting Big GHkey Lake and Shallow Gilkey Lake, and Southeasterly of the Highway, also grantng a right of Ingres* and egress to Big Gilkey Lake through the channel as now estab­ lished. Excepting therefrom a parcel of land in the South 1/2 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 WosL Barry Township, described as beginning at the center Ins of County Road 601 and the South line of said Section 10: thence North 44* 2* East 389.92 feet along the center line of County Road 601. thence South 45' 58" East 355.74 feet; thence due West 287.78 feet; thence South 33 feet to the South line of said Section; thence due West 239 08 feet to point of beginning, also excepting and reserving ass and egress to Shallow Gilkey Lake, over the toBowing described premises; Beginning at a point on the South kne of said Section 10 which lies 239.08 feet due East to the intersection of the South kne of said Section 10 and the center kne of County Road 601; thence due North 33 feet; thence due East 619 feet, more or less, to the shore of Shallow Gilkey Lake; thence Southeasterly along toe shore kne of said lake to the South kne of said Section 10; thence due West along the South kne of said Section 10 to the place of beginning. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan. LEss and except: A parcel of land 'coated in the South 1/4 of Section 10, Town 1 Norn. Range 9 West, being at the intersection of the centerline of county road 601 and the South kne of said Section 10; there North 44 degrees 02 minutes East 389.92 feet along the centerkne of County Road 601; thence South 45 degrees 56 minutes East 355.74 feet; thence East 331.0 foot more or less to the shore of the shallow Gkkey Lake; thence Southeasterly along the shore to the Soui • sne of said Section 10; thence due West 892 feet more or less to the point of begin­ ning. P.P. #06-03-010-X3-X The redemption period shaH bo six (6) months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA600.324la. In which case the redemption period shaH be thirty (30) days from the date of such sale. Dated: January 23. 2006 NANTZ. LfTOWICH. SMITH, GIRARD & HAMILTON Attorneys for Mortgagee By: Sandra S. Hamilton (P-41980) Business Address A Telephone: 2025 East Beltline, S E._ Suite 600 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546 (616) 977-0077 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by KEVIN J. DOYLE, a single man. to Mo<tgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc ("MERS). solely as nom­ inee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee. dated October 25. 2004. and recorded on November 12. 2004. in Document No H37063Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to GMAC MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION, s assigned. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars and Fifty-Five Cents ($132,576.55), including interest at 6.125% per anum. Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mo tgaged premises. or some part of them, at public .-..-.ue, al the arry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 01 DO PM o'clock, on February 16. 2006 Said premises aro situated in CITY of HAST­ INGS. Barry Countv Michigan and described as _THE WEST 1 / 2 OF LOTS 65 AND 66 OF THE JONES AND TAFFEE ADDITION TO HE CITY OF HASTINGS ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 4 OF PLATS ON PAGE 54 BEING A PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 18. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN TAX ID NO 08-55-075-065-30 The redemption period san be 6 months form the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: January 14. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgage/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman A Associates. P.C 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 GMAC #0655230178 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FO THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by CHRISTIAN DENCKER. a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. "MERS"), solely as nom­ inee for lender and lenders successors and assigns, NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC.. Mortgagee, dated April 6. 2005. and recorded on May 2005. m Document No. 1145930. Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned -xJd mortgagee to NOVSTAR MORTGAGE. INC., as assigned. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at toe date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Fc^y-E^it Dollars and Four Cents ($143,648.04). including interests! 8.150% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue m such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wHl be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubk venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan, at 01 DO PM o'clock, on February 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP of PRAIRIEVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and described as: THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER F SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENC­ ING AT THE CENTER QUARTER POST OF SEC­ TION 36. THENCE SOUTH 906 75 FEET ALONG THE N/S QUARTER SECTION LINE TO CENTER OF M-43 HIGHWAY. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 258.41 FEET ALONG THE CEN­ TER LNE OF M-43 TO BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET. THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 20 MIN­ UTES 34 SECONDS WEST 180 07 FEET. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 159.43 FEET PARALLEL TO M-43. THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES EAST 240 FT TO CEN­ TER of m-43 thence south 54 degrees WEST 206 FT. ALONG THE CENERLINE OF M-43 BACK TO BEGINNING. EXCEPT THE SOUTH­ EASTERLY 33 FT. FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES AND EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 16.5 FEET FOR DRIVEWAY TO AND FROM M-<3 AND TO RUN PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ADJACENT PARCLS OF LAND. TOGETHER WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. STATE OF MICHIGAN. TAX ID NO. 08-12-036-058-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months form the ■-‘'Me of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 60.3241c. to which case the redemption penod shaH be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: January 16. 2006 NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. M 48075 NS #1718097 swMn THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE COHTACTOUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Carol Ann Harvey and Doug L Harvey, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., mortggee. dated December 3. 2001 and recorded December 10. 2001 in Instrument Number 1071064. Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Eighty-Nme Thousand Eighteen and 3/100 Dollars ($89,018.03) including interest at the rte of 12.25% per annum. Under the power of safe contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vndue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on February 9. 2006 The premises are located in the Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 7. Block 17 of L.N. Keeler's Addtion to the Village of Middleville, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Uber 1 of Plats on Page 12. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property ts deter­ mined abandoned in accordance wth MCLA §600 3241 a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sate tn the event a 3rd party buys the property and there ts a simultaneous resolution with te borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited soteb, io the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate Dated: January 12. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . As Mortgagee P.O. Box 504 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 207 4150 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE COTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ricardo J. Rodriguez and Kimberly A Benton-Rodriguez. husband and wife, to First Alliance Mortgage Ccmpan, A Michigan Corporation, mortgagee, dated Aug-st 11. 1999 and recorded August 23. 1999 in Instrument Number 1034263. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by LaSalle Bank National Association (.Astignee), formerly known as LaSalle National Bak. in Its capacity as indenture trustee under that certain Sate and Servicing Agreement dated September 1. 1999 among AFC Trust Series 1999-3. as Issuer. Superior Bank FSB. as seller and servicer, arid LaSalle Bank. N A., as Indenture Trustee AFC Mortgage oan Asset Backed Notes. Genes 1999-3, and any amendments there­ to by assignment dated March 21.2002 and record­ ed on October 23, 2002 in Instrument Number 1090003 . Barry County Records. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundrd Fourteen Thousand Ninety-Seven and 83/100 Dollars ($11 #.097 83) including interest at the rate of 13.50% per annum. Under the power of sale contained to the mort­ gage and the statutes ol the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortage will be fore­ closed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or sime part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings to Barry County. Michigan at 100 p.m. on February 16, 2006 The premises are located in the Townshin ofCariton, Barry County. Michigan, and are describee as Commencing at the North one-quarter post of Section 33. Town 4 North, Range 8 West, thence South 1863.6 feet; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes West 1320 feet to the place of beginning; thence North157 2 feet thence South 80 degrees 22 minutes West 115 feet; thence South 12 degrees X minutes East 186.3 feet; thence North 58 degrees 56 minutes East 85.24 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date o such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be X days from the date of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3d party buys the property and there ts a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated: January 19. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Laalie Bank National Association (.Assignee). formerly known as LaSalle Natrona! Bank, in its capacity as indenture trustee under that certain Sale and Servicing Agreement dated September 1. 1999 among AFC Trust Senes 1999­ 3. as Issuer. Superior Bank FSB.as seller and ser­ vicer. and LaSalle Bank. NA. as Indenture Trustee AFC MGrtgaqe Loan Asset Backed Notes. Senes 1999-3, and any amendments thereto. As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy . Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 199 2404 It’s tax filing season, time to visit.. K. A. Mueller Accounting “.... in business to serve individuals and business. ” Providing: Kendrew Mueller • Individual Tax Preparation/Filing • Budgeting & Analysis • Business Tax Services • Strategic Business Planning • Accounting & Payroll • New Business Start-ups Located across from Hastings City Bank, next to Brian’s Tire at .... 221 South Jefferson Phone: (269) 945 3547 • Fax: (269) 945-5397 Now Open! Cail now for an appointment to start your filing process. Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Notice Of Mortgage Foroc*. sure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMALION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be Hmtted solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, phis Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert P. Whaley II. an unmarned mail, original mortgagor(s). to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated April 15. 1999. and recorded on April 21. 1999 tn instrument 1028413. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-One Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Five And 76/100 Dollars ($71,965.75). including interest at 8% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises. o» some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast-igs at 1 00 PM. on February 9. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and are desenbed as A parcel of land m the Southeast 1/4 of Section 24. Town 1 North. Range 8 West. Johnston Township. Barry County. Michigan desenbed as: Beginning at a point on the South line of Section 24. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, distant West 656 feet from the Southeast comer cf said Section 24; thence West along said South kne. 220 feet; thence North parallel with the East kne of said Section 24. a distance of 487.5 feet, thence West parallel with said South line. 447 feet; thence North parallel with said East ime . 326 feet, thence East parallel with said South kne, 577 feet; thence South parallel with said East hr: 713.5 feet; thence East parallel with said South Ime. X feet; thence South parallel with said East Ime. 100 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shjR be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: January 12. 2006 For more information, please can. FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File #079541F01 mmnn THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUROFFICE AT THE K.fMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in •Jie conditions of a mortgage made by Shawna Waniand, a married woman in fact for Paul C Wanand POA. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., ortgagee. dated July 12. 2005 and recorded September 8. 2005 in Instrument Number 1152447. Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mortgage toe sum of One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Thirty-Seven and 35/IX Dollars ($131,037.35) induing interest at the rate of 6.75% per annum. *Jnder the power of sale contained in toe mort­ gage and toe statutes of the State of Mktoigvi. notice is hereby given that toe mortgage wik oe foreclosed by a sate of toe mortgaged premises, or some nartof them, at pubke vendue at the Barry Count, Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1X p.m. on February 2. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Castleton, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at te Southwest comer of toe West one-half of toe Southeast one-quarter of Section 20. Town 3 North, Range 7 West, thence West 20 rods fcr the Place of Beginning, thence North 15 rods 4.5 feet; thence West 20 rods, thence South 15 rods. 4.5 feet, thence East20 rods to toe Place of Beginning The redemption period shaH be 6 months from the date of such sate, unteas too property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §6X3241a. In which case the redemption period shaH bo X days from the dat of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in toe event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event. your damages, It any. are limited solely to the return of he bid amount ten­ dered at sale. Dated: January 5. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys tor Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, tnc.. As Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte Ko. 191.1002 SOUTHWEST BARRY COUNTY SEWER AND WATER AUTHORITY REGULAFi BOARD MONG SCHEDULE JANUAKY SOM • APKIL 2007 Monday, January 16,2006 Monday, March 20,2006 Monday, May 8,2006 Monday, July 17,2006 Monday, September 18,2006 Monday. November 20,2006 Monday, January 22,2007 Monday, March 19,2007 Monday. Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday, Mondsv, Monday, Monday, February 27,2006 April 17,2006 June 19,2006 August 21,2006 October 16,2006 December 18,2006 February 19,2007 Apni 16,2007 MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THE BARRY TOWNSHIP KALL 155 E. ORCHARD ROAD, DELTON, MI ALL MEETINGS BEGIN AT 1.00 PM THIS NOTICE IS POSTED IN THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, PUBLIC ACT 267 OR 1976, AS AMENDED. ALL MEETING DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PUBLIC NOTICE BARRY COUNTY TRANSIT PROPOSED STATE & FEDERAL SECTION 5311 APPLICATION FOR OPERATING & CAPITAL ASSISTANCE All citizens are advised that Barry County Transit has prepared an application for State of Michigan financial assistance for Fiscal Year 2007, as required under Act 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended, and for Federal Section 5311 assistance as required under the Federal Transit Act, as amended. Barry County Transit is requesting $280,762 in state operating assis­ tance for general public transit services, $107,298 for Federal Section 5311 operating assistance; and $759,000 for nine (9) replacement vehi­ cles, communication and maintenance equipment The proposed application is on file at the Barry County Clerk’s Office, 220 West State Street. Hastings, Michigan 49058, and may be reviewed during a 30-day period (January 26 - February 25, 2006) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Written comments regarding the application and/or written requests for a public hearing to review the application must be received by February 23, 2006. If a hearing is requested, notice of the schedule date, time and location will be provided at least 10 days in advance. Submittals should be mailed to Barry County Transit, 1215 West State Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058. - �Page 12 - Thursday, January 26. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm Is • debt coftector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any information obtained will bo used for this puroee. If you are in the Military, please contact our offlco at the number listed Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Defau.’ has been made m ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Dale rescinded by the foredoelng mortgagee. In D Krueger III. wd Carrie L Krueger, husband and that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ wife to Mortgage Electrmc Registration Systems. ed eoteiy to the return of the bld amount ten­ Inc. solely as nominee tor NovaStar Mortgage. dered at sale, plus Interest. Inc., a Virginia Corporation Mortgagee, dated July MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in 21. 2004 and recorded July 27. 2004 in Instrument the conditions of a mortgage made by Eric R. # 1131466, and modified on Sentember 26. 2005 m Dietach and Deanna L. Dietsch, husband and wife, Instrument # 1153363. Barry Couny Records. original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Michigan. on which mortgage there Is claimed to be Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for lender due at the date hc. vu< the sum of One Hundred and lender's successors and/or assigns. Fifty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Five Mortgagee, dated May 23. 2003. and reco ded on Dollars and Seventy-Five Cents ($152.235 75) June 2, 2003 in instrument 1105568. in Barry coun­ including interest 9.05% per annum ty recxxifo, Michigan, on which mortgage there is Under the power of saiecontained in said mort­ claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ Ninety-Six Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Five And vided, notice « hereby given that said mortgage will 48/100 Dottars ($96.2.5.48). including interest at be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, 5.875% per annum. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry Under the puw» of sate contained in said mort­ County Courthouse in Hastings Ml at 1:00PM. on gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ Thursday, February 16. 2006. vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win Said premises are situated in Township of Irving. be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry Parcel 1: That part of the Northeast quarter of County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on Section 34. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, desenbed February 2, 2006. as Commencng at the North quarter comer of rud Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Section; thence South 00 degrees 07 minutes 03 Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The seconds West 1519.37 feet along the West kne of North 1/2 of Lots 5 and 6. Block 27. of Eastern sax) Northeast quarter to the place of beginning; Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof. thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 30 seconds Bany County Records. ' East 646.51 feet; thenceSouth 00 degrees 07 min­ The redemption period shall be 6 months from utes 03 seconds West 249.16 feet; thence South 75 the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ degrees 40 minutes 11 seconds West 335.62 feet; doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in thence North 00 degrees 09 minutes 29 seconds which case the redemption period shall be 30 days East 309 97 feet; thence South 89 degrees 46 min­ from the date of such sate utes 30 seconds West 320.00 feet along to North Dated: January 5. 2006 line of the South 1039 50 feet of said Northeast For more information, please cad: quarter; thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes 03 FC S 248.593.1304 seconds East 66.0 foot along the West kne of said Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys Fcr Servicer Northeast quarter to the place of beginning. 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Subject to and together with an easement as Bingham Farms. Michigan 43025-5822 described n the easement description File IT047029F03 Commonly known as 3381 Stager. Hastings Ml 49333 .The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ abandoned In accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION m which case the redemption period shall be 0 days OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ from the date of such sale. POSE. PLEASE CONACT OUR OFFICE AT THE Dated: JANUARY 13. 2006 NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., TARY DUTY. solely as nominee tor NovaStar Mortgage. Inc.. MORTGAGE SALE Mortgagee Default has been made in the condttions of a Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. mortgage made by Frederick M. Anderson, a single 811 South BNd. Suite 100 man, to Cltffinancial, Inc., mortgagee, dated Rochester Hilts. Ml 48307 January 29.2004 and recordedFebruary 2. 2004 in (248) 844-5123 Instrument Number 1121566. Barry County Our File No: 06-42731 a***?’ Records. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of Eighty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Eight and 49/100 Dollars NoNfft O* Mo^pege RwectoeiMe Salt ($83,988.49) including interest al the rate of 7.25% THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ perannm. ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ WEOBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ gage and the statutes of the Stale of Michigan, POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or MILITARY DUTY. some part of them, at pubttc vendue at the Barry ATTN PURCHASERS: TNe eato mey be Goaty Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on February 16. 2006. that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ The premises are located in the Township ol ed solely o the return of the bld amount ten­ Rutland, Barry County. Michigan, and are described dered at sale, plus Interest as: MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in A parcel of land in the Southwest one-quarter of the conditions of a mortgage made by Shannon *-T*on brty-five (35), town three (3) North, range Woodard, a single woman, original mortgagorfs). to nine (9) west. Rutland township. Barry county. Amenfrst Financial Corporation. Mortgagee, dated Michigan, beginning at a point on the North and Octber 28. 1999, and recorded on November 1. South one-quarter kne of said section thirty-five (35) 1999 m instrument 1037448. and assigned by said which kes 490 feet due north of the south one-quar­ Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage ter post f said section thirty five (35), thence north Corporation as assignee by an assignment, in Barry 89 degrees 37 minutes west 264 feet, thence due county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there north 330 feet; thence south 89 degrees 37 mmutes ts claimed to be due at te date hereof the sum of east 264 feet, thence due south 330 feet to the Thirty-Four Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Six point of beginning. Rutland Township. Barry And 99/100 Dollars ($34,226.99). including interest County, Michigan. Less and except the following at 9% per annum. described property: Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ A parcel of land in the southwest one quarter of gage and thr< statute m such case made and pro­ section 35. town 3 north, range 9 west, described vided. notice is hereby gven that said mortgage will as follows: Beginning at a point on the north and be torecinaert by a sale of the mortgaged premises, south one-quarter line of said section 35. which kes or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry us north of the south one-quarter post of-said-secCounty Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on Bon 35. 490 feet; thence north 89 degrees 37 min­ February 23. 2006. utes west 264 feet: thence due north 150 feet, Sard premises are situated ri Qty of Hastings. thence south 89 degrees 37 minutes east 264 feet; Barry Count. Michigan, and are desenbed as: A two thence due south 150 feet to the place of beginning. acres parcel starting at the Northeast comer of the Rutted Township. Bany county. Michigan. Northeast 1 /4 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest The redemption period shaH be 6 months from 1X4 of Section 11. Town 2 North, Range 8 West, thence West 300 feet, thence South 289 feet, the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA thence East 300 let. thence North 289 feet to the §800.3241 a. in which case the redemption period beginning point. shall bo 30 days from the die of the sale. TO ALL The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the which case the redemption period shad bo 30 days property and there ts a simultaneous resolution with from the date of such ale. the borrower In that event, your damages, rf any. Dated: January 28. 2006 are limited safety to the return o the bid amount ten­ For more information, please cal: dered at sale. FC S 248.593.1304 Dated: January 19. 2006 Trott & Trott. P.C. ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys For Servicer Attorneys tor Citifinanaal. Inc.. As Mortgagee 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 P.O. Box 5041 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 File #080555F01 «***• (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 293.0072 40l(k) rollovers made easy THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTCT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brent Kami Fator. a single man. to Michigan Home Finance LLC, a Michigan LLC. mortgagee, dated March 7. 200 and recorded April 20. 2003 m Instrument Number 1145176, Bany County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, in trust for the benefit of the Certrficate holders of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-OPTl. Asset-Backad ertrficates. Series 2005-OPT1 by assignment submitted to and recorded by the Barry County Register of Deeds There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Twenty-Nine and 51/100 Dollars ($102,029.51) including interestat the rate of 8.40% per annum Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at ubbe vendue at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan 1 00 p.m on February 23. 2006 The pi«mises are located m the Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are ■teta rihed as: A parcel of land m the nrth one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of the Northeast one -quar­ tet beginning at intersection of the North kne of the North one-haff of the Southeast one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of said Section 30 and the centeiltne of Marsh Road thence East a*ong the said North Ime 140 feet: thence South 242 feet: thence West 85 feet thence Northwesterly 175 feet to the center of said Marsh Road: thence Northeasterly along said centerline 168 feet to the Place of Beginning The redemption peno shall oe 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property te determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS. The foreclosing mortgagee ca rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there ts a simultaneous .esolution with the bor­ rower In that event, your damages, rf any. are limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at safe. Dated: January 26. 2006 ORLNS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, in trust for the benefit of the Certificate holders ol Soundview HomeLoan Trust 2005OPTl. Asset-Backed Certificates. Serwa 2005OPTl . As Assignee RO. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 248)457-1000 Fite No. 221.2733 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURF'OSE. NOfFY (248) 362-6100 F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE BALE-tfote* having been made m the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Mark Gardner, married of Barry County. Michigan, Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company datd the 29th day of No-ember, A D 2004. and recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 8th day of December. A.D. 2004, in Instrument No. 1138310 of Bany Records, which said mortgage was assigned o Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-2 Investor IDH38, thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for prin­ cipal and interest, the sum of $79,591.9 (Seventy Nine thousand. Five hundred Ninety One dollars and Thirty Ntne cents) including interest there on at 9.05% (nine point zero five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt ecured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therr'ure. by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on . the 2nd day of Mach, A.D., 2006. at 100 o ckxk said mo. .gage will be fore­ closed by a sate at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described m said mortgage Which said premises ae desenbed as follows AH that certain piece or parcel ol land situate in the City of Hastings, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and desenbed as follows to wit: A parcel of land in the Southwest one-quarter of section 33. Town 4 North. Rane 7 West, described as: Commencing at the Southwest comer of the Southwest one-quarter of said setion 33; thence East in center of Highway 985 feet for the place of beginning; thence North 258.71 feet; thence West 206.71 feet; thence South 258 71 feet tocenter of said Highway; thence East in center of Highway 208.71 leet to the place of beginning Commonly known as: 7161 Coats Grove Road Tax ID: 06-15-033-30003 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sate, unless etermined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate Dated January 26. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO . LPA By Daniel E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney tor ssignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co.. L.P.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR #04959207 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION E OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTT/E MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limited solei to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by Lance M Fkearman and Jamie D Fkearman. husband and wife, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Regrtrabon Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and lender's successors and/or ass gns. Mortgagee, dated October 21. 2003, and recorded on October 29. 2003 in instrument 1116569. in Bany count, recurds. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bnk National Trust Company, as Owner under the Trust Agreement lor the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Senes 2004-SI as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty Thousand Sa HundredFrfty One And 72/100 Dollars ($60,651.72). including interest at 7.65% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m sucn case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of he mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puttee vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on February 23. 2006. Said premises are situated in Qty of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descrioed A*: Lot 5. Block 11. Lindn Park Addition to the City of Hastings, accordtog to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall e 30 days from the date ol such sate Dated: January 26. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4080559F01 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CGNTAC OUR OFFICE Al THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffery N. Haight and Stacy M. Haight. aAVa Stacey M Haight, husband and wife, to Olympus Mortgage Company, ortgagee. dated February 10.2004 and recorded Febn- ,ry 18. 2004 in Instrument Number 1122383. and +j-recorded in Document number 1122694 on Fe'jruary 25.2004. Barry County Records Said morgnge is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trstoe of Argent Securities Inc , Asse Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2004-nder the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated »xs of April 1. 2004. Without Recourse, by assignment submitted to and recorded by the Barry County Raster ot Deeds, here is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum ot Seventy-Eight Thousand Fifty-Cne and 13/100 Dollars ($78.051 13) including interest at the rate of 10.00% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes ot the She of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on February 16. 2006 The premises are located in the Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North one-half of Lot 23. Lapham s Airport Lots, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 3 of Plats. Page 100 and the North one-hai of Lot 73, Lapham's Airport Lots No. 2. according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 5 of Plats on Page 87 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrowr. In that event, your damages, it any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tenderodatsate. Dated January 19. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc.. Asset Bcked Pass Through Certificates. Series 2004-W6 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of April 1. 2004. Without Recourse. . As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 214.2741 "•••’* Marti D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodlawn Ave. ““ Edwardjones tel frw ($00)288-5220 Servin' InAmfaal hmMon Sac* 1871 *■*».cd wardjonci.com Memhe< SIPC NOTICE The Barr>- County Board of Commissioners is seeking appli­ cants to serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. Applicants must represent .Agriculture Interest or Natural Resource Conservation Interest. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 30,2006. NOTICE NOTICE The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held January 24, 2006, are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St., Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is s. . applicants to serve on the Community Corrections Advisor) u - Applicant* must represent media. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State StHastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5.-00 p.m. on January 30,2006. Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sato THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION W OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foredoelng mortgagee, tn that event, your damages. If any. sha> be limit­ ed sotoiyto the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gordon H. Demaray and Norma I Demaray. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registraon Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2004. and recorded on July 23. 2004 m instrument 1131272. m Barry coun­ ty records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Weds Fargo Bank. N.. as Trustee tor the registered holders of Home Equity Loan AssetBacked Certificates Senes 2004-3 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ono Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Tweny-Four And 48/100 Dollars ($128,624.48). including interest at 9 04% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage witt be foreclosed by a sale of th mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on February 23. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing 840 feet ast ot the North 1X4 poet of Section 24. Town * North. Range 7 West, thence South 260 feet; thence East 335 teet; thence North 260 feet; thence West 335 feet to the point or piece of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of suchsate. unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaH bo 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: January 26. 2006 Per more information, please call: FC J 248.593.1311 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attoneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte rt)78826F01 omm» FORECLOSURE NOTICE This flrm to a debt collector attempting to ooitod a debt Any information obtained wM bo used for thia purpooe. If you are in the Military, ptooeo contact our offlco at the number Meted MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by David A. Mitchell, and Debra Mitchell, husband and wite to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, a Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated September 14.2004 and recordeo September 29. 2004 m instrument #1134723 Berry County Records Said mortgage was subsequently assigned » Deutsche Bar* National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc Asset Bsckod Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-R11 under the Pooling A Servicing Agreement Dated as ot December 1. 2004. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Seven Dottars and Ninety-Three Cents ($247.837 93) todudtog inter­ est 6 65% per annum. Under the power ot sate contained in said mort­ gage and :he statute in such case made and pro­ vided, nutoe is hereby given that said mortgage wftt be torectosad by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ot Irism. at puSfc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse *1 Hastings, Ml ot 1XX) p m. on Thursday. February Z M06. Said premises are sttuaicd in Township of Hope, Barry County, Michigan, and arc detained ae: A parcel of land in the Souttesst quarter of Section 16. Town 2 North. Range 9 West 'teecribed as: From eighth comer common to Soutt easi Quar­ ter and Southwest quarter of said Suction iS. thence South 85 degrees 20 seconds East 39 2 feet to the point of beginning, tt.vnce North 0 degrees 42 minutes West 100.00 feet, thence North 89 degrees 18 minutes East 200.00 tote, thence South 59 degrees 58 minutes East 209 W feet, •hence South 41 degrees 27 minute', Wea 90.88 feet to the Northeast comer of Lot i 3 of Oa>* Hill Resort according to the plat recorded in Uber it of Plats on Page 23; thence North 59 degrees 58 min utes West 145.90 teet. thence South 32 degrees 56 mmutes West 85 3 feet; thence North 48 degrees 50 minutes West 72.4 teet; thence North 76 degrees 55 minutes West 96.6 toot to the place of beginning It is intended that this tract shall extend to waters edge ol Long Lake, except a 2 rod strip lying parallel and a^acent to and on the Northerly and Westerly side of the tottowing described tine; from point beginning above tract, thence South 76 degrees 55 minutes East 95.8 foot thence South 48 degrees 50 minutes East 72.4 teet (recorded as: South 76 degrees 12 minutes East 75.9 foot), thence North 32 degrees 56 minutes East 100.00 feet, subject to an easement over the existing grav­ el drive which extends from the exception in the legal description as shown above and runs thence Northeasterly over subject property Commonly known as 6784 Lake. Hastings. 49058 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 800.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of such sate Dated DECEMBER 22. 2005 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2004-Rl 1 under the Pooling A Servicing Agreement Dated as of December 1. 2004. Without Recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo A Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hitts, Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 05-41887 Pub 12/29*55-1/26/06 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 26 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages. In that evenL your damages, If any, shall be limitad solely to the retun of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sandra K Hook, an unmarried woman, and Robert J Taylor, an unmarried man and Koo D Armour, an unmarried woman, original morgagor(s). to Urxxi Federal Bank of Indianapolis. Mortgagee, dated March 10. 2003. and recorded on March 11. 2003 in instru­ ment 1099291. in Barry county record?. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundrd Twenty-One Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Six And 12/100 Dollars ($121,596.12), including interest al 6.625% per annum Under the power ol sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said morgage will be foruaosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ot them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1OT PM. on February 23. 20C6 Said premises are situated tn Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and ae desenbed as: THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26 TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST EXCEPT THE NORTH 657 FEET THEREOF ANO EXCEPT THE WEST 100 FEET OF THE SOUTH 165 FEET OF THE SOUTH WEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 26 AND EXCEPTNG THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OP the SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26 LYING EASTERLY OF A LINE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS BEGINNING AT A POINT OF THE SOUTH 1/8 LINE OF SAID SECTION 26. DISTANT EAST 755 FEET FROM THE NORTHWEST COR­ NER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE OUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE SOUTH 390 FEET. THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY 187 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LAND OWNED BY LEO J. RESZUTKO AND WIFE; THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES WEST 277 FEET: THENCE EAST 40 FEET. THENCE SOUTH PAR­ ALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE O SECTION 26 TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 26 AND THE POINT OF ENDING TOGETHER WITH RIGHTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS IN EASEMENT A. AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED RESERVING AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER THE NORTH 16.5 FEET OF ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL. SAID ASEMENT BEING RESERERVED BY FIRST PARTY FOR SO LONG AS FIRST PARTY OWNS A PARCEL OF LAND TO THE EAST OF THIS PARCEL EASEMENT A. A STRIP OF LAND 33 FEET IN WIDTH OR INGRESS AND EGRESS THE EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTER­ LY LINE OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS BEGIN­ NING A A POINT 755 FEET EAST AND 307 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION WTOWN C NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST THENCE SOUTH 23 FEET TO A POINT HERE­ INAFTER CALLED POINT B; THENCE CONTINU­ ING SOUTH 60 FEET. THENCE SOUTWESTERLY 187 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LAND OWNED BY LEO J RESZUTKO AND WIFE. THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES WEST TO A POINT OF ENDING WHICH LIES 657 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH 1/8 LINE OF SAID SEC­ TION 26 ALSO A STRIP OF LAND 10 FEET IN WIDTH THE NORTH LINEOF WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT SAID POINT B; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH 1/4 UNE OF SAID SECTION 26 TO THE POINT OF ENDING AT THE WATERS EDGE OF LITTLE CEDAR LAKE. SAID EASEMENT TO BE USED BY THE SECOND PARTY AND HER INVITEES FOR INGRESS AD EGRESS TO LITTLE CEDAR LAKE FOR SO LONG AS SECOND PARTY OWNS THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: Januan 26. 2006 For more information, please cal FC W 248.593 1312 Trott & Trott P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *075518F03 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made m the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by April H Murray and Richard G Murray, wife and husband. Mortgagors, to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated the 24th day of March. 2004 and recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds, for The County of Bany and State of Michigan, on the 31st day of March. 2004 in Instrument No. 1124476 of Barry County Records, said Mortgage having been assigned to Wachovia Mortgage Corporation on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. al the date of this notice, the sum of One Hundred Forty Seven Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Eight Dollars and 46/100 ($147,228 46). and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been institut­ ed to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained m said mortgage, and pur­ suant to statute o' the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 23rd day of February. 2306 at 1 o'clock pm Local Time, said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at pubic auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building where the Circuit Court for the County of Barry is held), of the premises desenbed in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as alore-aid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.5% per annum and all legal costs, charges and expenses, including the attorney fees allowed by law, and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the under­ signed. necessary to protect its interest in the prem­ ises. Which said premises are desenbed as follows All that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and all structures, and homes, manufactured or oth­ erwise. located thereon, situated in the City of Hastings. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and desenbed as JoOows. to wit The North 5 1/2 rods of Lot 5. Block 7. Eastern Addition of the Village of Hastings (now City of Hastings). Barry County. Michigan, as recorded tn Liber A ot Plats. Page 2 During the six (6) months immediately following the sale, the property may be redeemed, except that in the event that the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600 3241 a. the prop­ erty may be redeemed during 30 days immediately following the sale Dated 1/26/2006 Wachovia Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC Attorney for Wachovia Mortgage Corporation 868 W Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-2600 ASAP* 753662 01/26/2006, 02/02/2006. 02/09/2006 02/16/2006 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may te rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evenL your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely tothe return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions ot a mortgage made by David Le Boeuf, a marned man and Jill Le Boeuf, his wife, original mortgagor) s). to NBO Mortgage Company. Mortgage, dated November 15.1995. and recorded on November 21. 1995 m Liber 645 on Page 751, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc , as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns as assignee by an assignmnt. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Two Thousand Fifty And 33/100 Dollars ($72.050 83). including interest at 7.875% per annum Under the power of sale contained m saidmortgage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on Feruary 23. 2006. Said premises are situated m Township of Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are described «s: The West 5 acres of the East 14 acres ol the fol­ lowing desenbed property; The West 120 acres of the Southwest 1/4 ot Section 35, Town 2 Nrth. Range 7 West, except the South 40 acres, also except, the North 52 acres The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated January 26. 2006 For more information, please can. FC R 248.593 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attoreys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *081307F01 --------- STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDfTORS Decedent's Estate FILE NO. 05-24445-DE Estate of FRANK J RIBBLE, deceased. Date of birth: December 3. 1946. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDfTORS: The decedent. Frank J. Ribbie. who lived at 11564 Winchester Drive. Shelbyville. Michigan died December 6. 2005. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Arthur Ribbie. named personal representative or proposed personal representa­ tive. or to both the probate court at 220 W. Court St. Suite 302. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication ol this notice January 23. 2006 Jack R Slurter P20596 1945-28th St. S.W Wyoming. Ml 49519 616-531-5080 Artnur Ribbie BOWLING SCORES Tuesday Mixed Hastings City Bank I3.5-6.5; TVCCU 12­ 8: Hastings Bowl 11.5-8.5; Consumers Concrete 11-9; Woodland Machine 11-9; Walker. Fluke & Sheldon 9-11; J-Ad Grpahics 8-12; Yankee Zephyr 4-16. Men's High Games & Series - D. Walden 178; D. Benner 211; R. O’Keefe 248-638; Stan Hause 187-556; K. Beebe 205; N. Blakely 190; T. Graham 192; L Porter 207. Women’s High Games & Scries - C. O’Keefe 187; D. Service 178-451; D. Neymeiyer 193-500; B. Norris 148. 438; R Hammontrec 167-410; B Roush 227; S. Vandenburg 214; J. Madden 196; N. Clow 189; C. Mailland 171; J. Lancaster 151; M. Vanier 130; N. Taylor 125; C. Ells 125. Mens Good Games and Series - B. Madden Jr. 210-623; A. Rhodes 213-578; A. Taylor 195-572; L. Porter 210-571; B. West 200-561; R. Lancaster 179-519; B. Bowman 248; J. Bamum 245; B. Rentz 234; K. Phenix 227; S. Peabody 217; J. Smith 214; B. Keeler 212; K. Hammontrec 203; S. Kill 203. J. Bartimus 201; B. 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Gilions 176; T. Thompson 145; M. Sears 145; R. Brummel 166; P. Ramey 161; M. Kill 150; K. Carpenter 164; L. Potter 165; B. Wilder I15;T. Heinrich 136; S. Lancaster 170; D. James 171; S. Smith 135; A. Keilkx 141; M. Gross 127; D. Harding 154; L. Trumble 174; J. Hurless 188-510; C. Gates 218; S. Snider 118; S. Vandenburg 191-551; C. Mack 194­ 515; T. Daniels 214-608; A. Norton 115; T. Franklin 150; J. Rice 157; L. Rorve 138; P. Hobert 144. Thursday Angels Fall Creek 42; Riverfront Fin. Ser. 39; Hastings City Bank 36.5; AIS Engine 36; Varney’s 35.5; Coleman’s 35.5; CW Repair 34; Welton’s 34; Nothin But Truck 34; Hastings Bowl 33.5. High Series and Games - D. McMacken 132; S. Emory 124; C. Cooper 203-562; M. Chase 151; N. Clow 223-531;C. Huriess 162; J. Gasper 181; C. Shellenbargcr 140; T. Loftus 208-522; L. Apsey 178; L. Kendall 131; J. Madden 186-513; T. Taylor 127; D. Staines 188; D. Bartimus 178; J. Wyant 177; T. Daniels 199-545; M. Gdula 191; S. Day 123; G. Otis 171; E. Hammontrec 183; K. Covey 193; L. Watson 203; C. K'^hols 182. Tax help available to senior citizens Friday Night Mixed Budweiser 52 1/2; Renegades 49;Get-RDone 47 1/2: Just Cuz 45 1/2; Ten Pins 44 1/2: All But One 44 J/2; 4 Fools 41 1/2; Heads Out 40. SantumvA Starke 40- 9-NA- Wiggle 39 1/2; Mercy 39; Winter Golfers 36; Whatever 35 1/2; We re a Mess 35 1/2; Brushworks 34 1/2; Just Here To Bowl 31 1/2; Oldies But Goodies 31; M&M Westbrook Trucking 28 1/2. Womens Good Games and Series • S. McKee 266-695; D. James 236-616; A. Crabtree 202-582; L. Potter 570; D. Bartimus 210-559; L. Bamum 185-514; M. Sears 157- The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, again will provide free tax assistance to middle and low income taxpayers, with special attention to those age 60 and older. Volunteers are trained to complete basic income tax forms and answer tax questions. The service will be available: • In Hastings at the Barry County Commission on Aging Wednesdays, Feb. \ through March 8 inclusive, from 8 a.m. io noon. Appointments, should be made bv call­ ing the COA at 948-4856. • In Hastings at the Barry Cousty Commission r<n Aging on Thursdays, starti ng Feb. 2. from 4:30 a.m to 2 p.m. Also on Fridays, for state taxes only, start­ ing Feb. 3. from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointment is necessary. The service will continue for as long as requests tor ’yelp warrant. • In Nashville at the Castleton Township Wednesday P.M. At Home Real Estate 53 1/2; Hair Care Center 53; Eye and Ent 49; Mace Pharmacy 40; Railroad Street Mill 39; Seebcrs 37; Shamrock 33 1/2. Womens Good Games and Series - L. Elliston 222-583. B. Smith 185-459; N. Boniface 176-458; J. Rice 171-453; D. Bums 169-396; B. Hathaway 215; S. Beebe 186; R. Murrah 183; G. Otis 176; S. Drake 168; W. Barker 152; J. Doster 141; S. Cross 134. Hall on Tuesdays, Feb. 7. and 21, from 9 am. to 4 p.m. Appointments should be made by calling the Nashville Village Office at 852­ 9544. Besides the current year’s blank forms, tax­ payers should bring a copy of year 2004 returns, as well as information about year 2005 taxable income and deductions. This would include all W-2 forms showing salary and wages, unemployment compensation statements, SSA-1099 forms for social secu­ rity benefits. 1099 forms showing pensions, merest. iUjJ JividenJv_____________ If eligible for any Michigan tax credits, taxpayers should also bring information about year 2005 property taxes or rent and heating costs. Taxpayers should have available a valid picture ID. Bringing the prior year's tax returns is a requirement The ability to comptate time consuming or complicated returns is (united. The iocal coordinator for the tax assistance program is John A. Panfil. Try oomathlng even more peraottal than juat candy and Snarers.. 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Seating is limited and will be handled on a first-come, finrt-served basis. Robert (Bob) A. Knapp M Investment Representative 228 N. Church St. P.O. Box 626 Sunday Brunch kum - 2~ amts * 1335. StBioas *11.95, Cmiumct *5.95 Hastings. Ml 49058 Bus : 269-948-9780 Toll Free: 1-877-948-9780 Fax: 269-948-9781 Edwardjones 11456 Marsh Rd. Shelbyville, Ml 49344 1 -888-GUN-LAKE WWW.BAYFOINTEIMN.COM �Page 14 - Thursday, January 26. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Wrffing FAtfractions tel • "three" is an exhibit at the LaFontsee Galleries/Underground Studio in Grand Rapids, "three” will present current works by gallery artists, including Jeremy Newman, Michael Schaeffer, te Frederick Warren. Gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9 a.m.-530 p.m., Tuesday and Friday 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Sunday. Artist reception January 6th from 5-830 p.m. For more information call (616) 451-9820 or visit www.lafontsee.us. Through February 16. • 25th Annual Statewide Print Competition is being exhibited at the Davidson Gallery at Kellogg Community College. The 49-piece show is on loan from Alma College and features both representa­ tion and abstract art in a variety of printmakin« mediums such as lithography, woodcut and intaglio. Many of the works are of a large scale not often seen in printmaking. The gallery is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-430 p.m. Admission is free. Exhibit open now through Feb. 24. • Succession: a painting exhibition is on display at the Urban Insititute for Contemporary Arts' Monroe Avenue Gallery. This selection of painters from around the country create colorful, abstract work. Painting is often belittled now as antiquated and/or merely decorative. This group exhibi­ tion has been composed to show contempo­ rary' painting that is just as vigorous and rele­ vant as any work being made today. Divergent styles, inventions, and approaches will be featured. Artists include Sandra Luckett (MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University), Kirsten Kindler (MFA, San Francisco Art Institute), Betsy Stirratt (MFA, Indiana University), Darra Keeton (MFA, Queens College), Jim Morris (MFA, University of Massachusetts). See uica.org or call (616) 454-7000 for more information. Through March 5. • Energy and Inspiration: AfricanAmerican Art from the Permanent Collection is a selection of paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and sculptures by African-American artists from the collection at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street downtown Kalamazoo. Call the KIA at (269) 349-7775 or the infohne at (269) 349-3959. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. January 14-April 9,2006 MUSIC THEATRE • Kid Rock will perform at the Deltaplex in Grand Rapids. All tickets $39 reserved seat­ ing. $5 fee for parking. January 26. • Grand Rapids Symphony presents Richard and Helen De Vos Classical Series: Resurrection at DeVos Performance Hall. David Lodtingtci' will conduct the Grand Rapids Symphory Chorus & Calvin Alumni Choir with Pearl Shangkuan as director. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. January 26-27. • Duwayne Burnside & the Mississippi Mafia will perform along with Jimbo Mathus' Knockdown South at 8 p.m. at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. Tickets are $12, $13.50 day of show. Friday, January 27. • Winter Evening will be presented by The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra as part of the orchestra's “Epic Evenings" series of con­ certs. Both concerts are at 8 p.m. in the Epic Theatre. The chamber music program indudes Walter Piston's "Divertimento" for four winds and five strings, Mozart's String Quartet K. 387, and Edward Elgar's Piano Quintet. KSO Music Director Raymond Harvey is the featured pianist on the Elgar Quintet. Another special aspect of this concert is that January 27 is Mozart's 250th birthday. The KSO's Burdick-Thome String Quartet honors the great composer with their per­ formance of his String Quartet, K. 387. Tickets may be purchased at all Miller Auditorium Ticket Office* locations or by calling (269) 387­ 2300 or (800) 228-9858 or on the web al www.kalamazoosymphony.com. Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28. • Bob Marley Birthday Bash 2006 will take place at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. General admission, all ages show. $15 in advance, $19 day of show. Saturday, January 28. • The Odd Couple will be presented by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. What do you get when a neat, tidy, and somewhat neurotic man shares an apartment with his complete opposite? The Odd Couple, a hiarious comedy by Neil Simon returns to chase away your winter blahs as his most celebrated comedy. For mure ticket prices ind reservations call (616) 222­ 6020 or visit www.grct.org/season.html Through January 28. • Kimberly Akimbo will be performed at the Spectrum Theatre. All performances begin at 8 p.m. Adult admission is $22, students & seniors $20. Set in the wilds of suburban New Jersey, this is an off-center comedy about 16 year old Kimberly, her drunken father, her hypochondriac mother, and her ex-con scam artist aunt. There is the possibility of new love for Kimberly, as well as the issue of Kimberly's medical condition, which causes her body to age much faster chan it should. In 2003, the New York Times called "the comedy of the year... haunting ai«d hilarious...a heart­ breaking study of how time wounds every­ one." Tickets will be available January Z 2006. For more information call (616) 234-3946 or visit www.actorsatspectrum.org. January 19­ 28. • Broadway Theatre Guild presents Blast! at the DeVos Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $32, $42.00, $52 & $57. BLAST! is a celebration of instrumental music and out­ door pageantry, put into a theatrical setting. The musician's act, leap, *nd lunge to create a new and different musical and theatrical experience. BLAST! was the 2001 Tony Award winner for "Best Special Theatrical Event.” To purchase tickets please visit www.ticketmaster.com oi call (616) 456-3333. For more info visit www.devosperformancehall.com. January 31-February 1. MISCELLANEOUS • Barry County Home Show will be held at the Barry Expo Center Jan. 27-29. • ArenaCross 2006 at the Van Andel Arena Friday & Saturday at 730 p.m., Sunday at noon. Gold Cirde seas $20, adults $16. chil­ dren (2-12) $5, price increases $2 day of show. Both Friday and Saturday's events consist of professional racing on 125cc and 150cc motor­ cycles and Sunday's event consists of amateur racing all day. For tickets or more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.vanandelarena.com. January 27-29. • Creative Arts Repertoire Ensemble presents: The Steadfast Tin Soldier Saturday at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. at the St. Cecilia Mumc Society. Admission for students is $7, adults $10. CARE presents an original ballet based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale of a Tin Soldier and a Paper Doll Ballerina. The ballet is set to an original score by Grand Rapids composer, Margi Derks Peterson. This one hour long ballet if perfect for family audiences. For more infor­ mation call (616) 464-3682 or visit www.careballet.org. January 28-29. • Sarakasi African Acrobats will perform at 3ji'.rii. it'Kalamazdd's’Mflle’r Auditorium. Ticket prices range from $15-$30. A fusion of cultures from Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia performed with authentic music and cos­ tumes, Sarakasi is the first truly authentic African circus. Produced completely in Africa utilizing native choreographers, costumes and set designers, the astounding feats of the Sarakasi African Acrobats are not to be missed. Sunday, Jan 29. • Soup's On For All 2006 at The B.O.B. in downtown Grand Rapids from 6-930 p.m. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 at the door. Price includes food, entertainment and a hand-painted soup bowl. Tickets are available at Schuler Books & Music and God's Kitchen. For more information call (616) 454-4110 or visit www.soupson.org. January 30. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Eve.y Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snuck table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. Stale Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber's website it www.barrychamber.com CHECK OUT THESE JANUARY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 28 Winter Photography Workshop at Pierce Cedar Creek Insitute, 701 W. Cloverdale Rd. Members $25 for one day, $30 for two days; non-members $30 for one day, $35 for two days. Class limited to 15 people. Registration required by calling (269) 721-4190. 27 Leadership Barry County Program Begins and runs for 8 sessions at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. Call (269) 721-4190 for info. 27-29 Barry Home Show at the Barry Expo Center on M-37 between Middleville and Hastings. Call (269) 945-2224 for more information. 28 Cabaret Night Fund-raiser for the Thomapple Arts Council. Call (269) 945-2002 for more information. Coming in February 2 CUMic Movie & Dessert Night from 7-9 p.m. at the Delton District Library. Come watch "To Kill a Mockingbird." Call (269) 623-8040 for more information. 11 Green Gables Dinner & Auction at Bay Pointe Inn. Cocktails at 5:30 p.r.t. Dinner at 7 p.m. Silent auctions before and after dinner, dosing with live auction. Raffles and blitz Items of^^d. Diseottnfcd"ftJdm rates available By calling 1-888-GUNLAKE. 11 Kalamazoo Bowl-A-Thon benefit Junior Achievement Continental Lanes in Kalamazoo. in Battle Creek from 630-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 12 Gary Schmidt Lecture at the Delton Library, 33 N. Grove Street Delton. Call (269) 623-8040 for more information. 17 Birds of Prey Program at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute from 6-7 pjn. for families with young children and 7:30-8:30 p.m. for farrrlies with older children. Pre-registration required by calling (269) 721-4190. 17-18 Gun Lake Winterfest sponsored by the Barry County & Wayland Chambers of Commerce. Enertainment, hiking, polar bear dip, and more activities are planned. 18 Iced-Tee Golf Outing from 9 a.m.-3 pan. one the ice at Algonquin Lake. Call (269) 945-4574 for more information. 18 Michigan Fiddlers Association Jamboree from 2-9 p.m. at the Commission on Aging building at 320 W. Woodlawn Ave. in Hastings. Call (269) 948-4856 for more information. Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle JQMSUy — nxoans 8 6 2 9 3 4 9 8 3 1 1 2 1 7 1 4 6 2 4 1 7 5 9 8 3 6 7 9 s 3 9 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□□ □npanaana to at ^12 Sunday Branch at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute at 1T30 a.m. & 1 pjn. Free program is "How Do Forests Work? A Tropical Perspective'* at 12:15 p.m. Call (269) 721-4190 for more info. sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 3V7-21()7 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center |w car Snows glh-dflflza/ Michigan International Anto ShQUi at DeVos Place Feb. 2-5. Show features a great opportunity for people to window shop for their next car. The show will indude vehicles from 35 manufacturers as well as a 6 5 4 2 8 Place a number in the empty boxes m such a way that each row across, each column down and each - —- — — •— numbers from one to nine DDIFFICULTY THIS WEElK: * Moderate ★ ♦ Challenging *** HOO BOY! • display of antique and classic cars from the collection of the Gilmore Car Museum­ Admission is $9 adults, $4 children ages 6-14, lids 5 and under free. Home Builders Association Show at the Delta Flex February 2-5 Hours are Thursday 1 p.m.-9 p.m., Friday 1 p.m.-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets $6 for adults, 12 & under free. Parking is free. The Music of Bach will be performed by the Grand Rapids Symphony. Johann Sebastian Bach's compositions will be featured during the Edward Jones Coffee Classics, Feb. 3, 10 a.m. at the St. Cediia Music Society's Royce Auditorium. Tickets are $11 and can be pur­ chased through Ticketmaster at (616) 456­ 3333, on-line at www.ticketmaster.com, any Ticketmaster outlet, or in person at the Symphony office and at the door. Kfrifl Collins is a respected percussionist who shares his love of African music through lively, participatory performances. He will share that skill Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. at the Franke Center for the Arts, 214 East Mansion Street Marshall. Collins brings with him an impres­ sive collection of traditional percussion instruments from Africa. Tickets for the Franke Center performance are $12 for adults and $6 for students. They may be reserved by calling ihe Center at (269) 781-0001. Silent Movie Night will be presented byt he Battle Creel: Symphony February 4 at 730 p.m. at the W.K. Kellogg Auditorium. Two classic silei>*. comedies, Charlie Chaplin's "The Immigrant" and Buster Keaton's "One Week,” will be screened as the orchestra pro­ vides live accompaniment. Each "two-reeler" lasts about 20 minutes. Tickets are $5-$38 for adults and $5-$16 for children 18 and younger. To order tickets call (269) 565-2199. The World of Mozart will be presented by The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, February 5 at 3:00 p.m. in Kalamazoo College's Light Fine Arts Center. The concert will commemorate Mozart's 250th birthday which takes palce on January 27. Tickets may be purchased at all Miller Auditorium Ticket Office locations or by calling (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858 or on the web at www.kvJamazoosymphony.com. avenged Sevenfold will perform at the Orbit R<x»m February 8. Tickets available ar the box office, by calling (269) 456-3333, or on­ line at ticketmaster.com Brian Regan will bring his "You Too" tou» to the Kalamazoo State Theatre Thursday, February 9 at 8 p.m. Regan has appeared cn the Tonight Show, Late Night and has had his own Comedy Central special. Tickets are $3350. DeAnna Bogart Band will perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre Friday, February 10, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance, $13.50 day of show. A Midsummer Nights Dream will be performed at Miller Auditorium by the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre Friday, Feb 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are S28-S38. Winterfest will return to Gun Lake Feb. 17-19. Fun begins Friday night with a Mardi Gras party at O'Neill's Pub. Saturday morning begins with a pancake breakfast at the Orangeville Fire Station and a baked goods sale at St. Frands Church. Saturday events continue at the Allegan County Park with opening ceremonies with the Gun Lake Band of Potawatami Indians, an ice carving demo at Bay Pointe Inn and storytelling from Edward Elsner. At 1:30 p.m. the Polar Splash wall in rite brave (or foolhardy) souls to test the icy waters of Gun Lake for a cost of $10 late registration fee is $15). The ever-popular outdoor swimsuit fashion show will once again be sponsored by the Sea Shanty. There are also many outdoor activities including a hike from the outdoor recreation center and a tree fishing weekend at the Yankee Springs Recreation Area. Events conclude Saturday night with a music trivia contest at Bay Pointe. Nine Inch Nails Will perform live at the Delta Plex in Walker February 20 at 730 pan. Tickets are $38.50 and are available by phone at (616) 456-3333 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Parking is $5. Bettie Creek RY and Camper Show at the Kellogg Arena Feb 23-26. To purchase tickets by phone, call the Box Office at (269) 965-3308. Motley Cnee will perform fore February 25 at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo. lennjfer Holliday will perform Saturday, Mar 4 at 8 p.m. at Miller Auditorium. Tickets are S2B-S4O. Holliday first rose to fame with he.- Tony Award-winning performance in the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls." A two-time C-ramiPV Award-winner, Holliday has found success on stage and screen—with her acclaimed Carnegie Hail show and a recur­ ring role or. "Ally MeBeal." The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and the NAEA Gospelfest Choir will back Holiday s power­ ful voice. This week's r. !'!r—!LVrn y selection: yyiWHYrt? Munich Running time: 164 minutes MPAA rating: R Someone needs to stop Steven Spielberg from trying to make Important Films ever again. It's a genre beyond his abilities as a filmmaker. Spielberg sometimes comes close, but always disappoints. He almost succeeded with "Saving Private Ryan" and “Schindler’s List," but even those two movies fell short of greatness because Spielberg doesn't seem to know how to end his films anymore without resorting to schmaltz or (in the case of “Munich") moral ambiguity. “Munich” is the story of how a group of Mossad agents are enlisted by Isrceli Prime Minister Golds Meir to exact revenge upon the Palestinian terrorists involved with the kidnapping and murder of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches during the 1972 Munich Olympics. At the forefront of the team is Avner Kauffman, played by Eric Bana. Kauffman and his crew spend years traveling through­ out Europe hunting and killing (mostly with explosives) Arabs. When the crew isn’t killing, they are argu­ ing and whining about the morality of what they are doing. I don’t know fcsw true to his­ tory this is. but I had a hard time believing that a woman as sharp as Golda Meir would’ve enlisted the aid of such a pack of hand-wringing yentas to man a hit squad. Spielberg also tries — maybe too hard — to make the Palestinian targets seem inno­ cent. or at least somehow justified in their ter­ rorist acts. He wants us to feel sympathy for them and pulls out all the cheap tricks (like using children in danger) to force us to embrace these murderers. What Spielberg is trying to say in "Munich” is this: Every civilized country is guilty of terrorism or atrocities of some kind. And since we're all terrorists, we’ve all got it Does "Munich’ revel in moral ambigui­ ty or deal with comptex issues without easy answers? You decide! coming to us, so we shouldn't whine or get all up-in-arms whenever we're attacked. Every terrorist act is justified. Spielberg hammers this point home with the closing shot of the film, as Eric Bana’s character stands in a park in Brooklyn with the newly built World Trade Center standing majestically across the river. September 11th? Hey. we had it coming. I disagree. As a political statement. “Munich" is more of a political stammer. The simplistic view Spielberg takes diminishes the deaths of the victims of terrorism and insults our intelli­ gence. And as a film, “Munich" also falls short — except for length (almost three-hours long) and a few notable performances, particularly by Geoffrey Rush, and Lynn Cohen as Golda Meir. Avoid this film. It's dragging pace makes even revenge boring, and the director’s attempt at making an Important Flint will frustrate you. GRADE: D © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 26. 2006 - Page 15 Sa(orvief£ S+arsr Boychoir and Girls’ Chorus Open House Feb. 2 BORN THIS WEEK: You have a wonderful gift for see ng the best in people. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) The week MB^continues to encourage the form^C^^king of new personal relation­ ships and the shoring up of K those that might be weakenJ*ing. New contacts also domi­ nate the workadu* world. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) While the bold Bovine might want to ■t^Qmove quickly to deal with fltekws sudden plan changes, it wMHHH / might be be t to wait until \1 you can come up with some XJ J A solid facts behind the unex­ pected turn of events. GEMIN! (May 21 to June 20) It's a good week to consider how you’ll move on matters both personal and professional. In either case, the more you know about them, the more likely it is that you'll make the right decisions. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Although «you might find more col­ leagues ready to support your plans, some of them could ask for changes you don't approve of. Be ready to defend your position if necessary. LEO (July 23 to August 22) This is a good time for Leos and Leonas to (think about opportunities [that might be outside your [usual interests. You could be [surprised to find something [well worth your considera’tion. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) You can turn a troublesome workplace issue to your advantage by prompting k that Virgo penchant for pre■ ciseness to take over where pall else has failed. An old friend makes contact. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A ‘ ^friend’s unexpected work-relat­ ed news could be a wake-up call to get you to reassess your \position. See if you need to ^make changes to strengthen your position at this time. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) te You might want to review a ■decision to work alone on a J project. You might see it as ^efficient and prudent, but * Vsomc might see it as unnec• essary secretiveness, even for a Scorpio. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to JQ -(December 21) Don’t be put off A-^z^by a lukewarm response to a \ ^g^^rccent effort. Perhaps you didn’t present a strung enough argu^^Smcnt. Rebuild your case with 4 4 4more facts, and try again. Good luck. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January A/F 19) A surprise development in J^^^^Kithe early part of the week could be linked to an ongoing ^l^^Fsifoation. Before you decide to J^^^rtake further action, consider call­ ® ing for a group discussion. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) “ Your sensitive side helps you } work through an emotionally 'difficult situation with a mini- imum of bruised feelings all .around. A welcome change _ J bows in by the week's end. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) While the week still favors new pursuits, some things from the past "’Mr also make a claim for your . 7\ lattenlion. The weekend is open for good times with some of the people closest to you. © 2006 King Features Syndicate. Inc. SOUNDS Super Crossword T0UGHL Two of the Midwest's finest choirs, the Banle Creek Boychoir and the Battle Creek Girls’ Chorus, arc holding a recruiting Open House on Thursday. February 2. 7:00 p.m. at the Music Center of South Central Michigan, located on Fremont Street al Kellogg Community College. Boys ages 8 to II and girls 8 to 18 arc invited to audition. Previous musical training is not required. At the 45-minute session, you will learn how the programs strive for an exceptionally high standard of performance, personal responsibility and teamwork. WMU theatre group stages “Dead Man Walking” Feb. 9 In 2005. 60 prison inmates were executed in the United States. The stories of men and women like these prisoners received perhaps their finest artistic treatment in the Academy Award-winning film Dead Man Walking. Now screenwriter and director Tim Robbins has adapted his screenplay for the stage, and the University Theatre gives it its Michigan debut starting on February 9th. Under the direction of WMU Professor D. Terry Williams, the cast explores the conflicting points of view surrounding capital punish­ ment. equally exposing the humanity and inhumanity woven throughout violent crime and its legal consequences. Dead Man Walking tells the the story of Sister Helen Prejean and death row inmate Matthew Poncelet. First acquainted through correspondence. Prejean becomes his confi­ dant and aids his appeals for clemency. This role places her in contact with the families of Poncelet and his victims, and uncovers a trove of emotion and conflicting opinions. The story is remarkable for its raw yet bal­ anced presentation of a polarizing, perennial issue. The University Theatre’s production of Dead Man Walking is produced by special arrangement with Tim Robbins and the Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project. Per this arrangement, each performance will be followed by a public discussion of the play’s content. These discussions will be led by rcpresentar-ves of the Kalamazoo Trial Lawyers Association, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Kalamazoo. the Committee of Survivors of Violence, the WMU Criminal Justice Program, the WMU Department of Sociology, and the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office. Repre.*ntatives of the School Theatre Project will travel from New Orleans to attend the opening performance of the play. As part of the rehearsal p<>xess. the cast is performing for inmates at the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Eaqiliiy in Jackson, Ml. The cast of Dead Man Walking includes: • Three out of every four tornado touch­ downs in the world occur in th? United States. • The French are well known for their knowledge m matters of the heart. It should­ n't be surprising, then, that the proverb Try to reason about love and you will lose your reason" is attributed to the French. • Virtually every major metroj nlitan area in the world has some sort of a subway sys­ tem, and millions of people use that form of transportation every day. Many of those pas­ sengers would probably be surprised to learn exactly how long subways have been around: It was in 1863 that the world's first under­ ground passenger train, the Metropolitan Line, began service in London. When the plans were still in the works, there were cer­ tainly people who w’ere skeptical of this new­ mode of transport. In fact. The Times of London published the following critique: "It MAGIC MAZE • WMU seniors Liz Emmerling. Catherine Dildilian. and Jaudon Robinson; juniors Hal Bates. Jr.. Bill Burkhardt. Katie Dickinson. Kristen Greer. Phil Korth. Evan Lipkin, and Mike Todd, and sophomores Amanda Cowper. Christopher Nuccio, and Ashleigh Twining. The production staff includes Emily Krajewski (Stage Manager) and Aaron Atherton (Lighting Designer). Performances will run February 9th through 11th and 16th through 18th at 8pm, and on February 19th at 2pm in the Gilmore Theatre Complex’s York Arena Theatre. Seating is by general admission. An opening night reception sponsored by Tiffany’s Wine and Spirit Shop will take place after the per­ formance and discussion on February 9th. Tickets for Dead Man Walking may be pur­ chased by calling (269) 387-6222 or visiting by the University Theatre Ticket Office between noon and 5pm, Monday through Friday. Admission for the general public is SI6. $12 for seniors and WMU faculty and staff, and $7 for students. The box offices at Miller Auditorium and the Epic Center alscsell tickets to University Theatre productions. Additional information is available online at www.wmich.edu/theatrc. Treasures of Ancient Egypt: The Quest for Immortality Jan. 28-May 7 Treasures of Ancient Egypt is an exhibition of the largest selection of Egyptian antiquities ever displayed in North America. The exhibi­ tion expkxes the ancient Egyptians! fascina­ tion with death and the afterlife through the objects they created to ensure their passage into immortality after they died. Some of the artifacts in this exhibition have never before been seen outside of Egypt There are 141 objects in Treasures of Ancient Egypt, including gold death masks, massive stone sculptures, ornate jev<etfy and painted coffins. Objects in the exhibition are is an insult to common sense to suppose that people would ever prefer to be driven amid palpable darkness through the foul subsoil of London." Few people agreed, evidently; the n*w London Underground was huge success as soon as it opened. • Florida's state song, "The Swanee River (Old Folks at Home)," was written by Stephen Foster, despite the fact that he never actually visited the Suwannee River. Thought for the Day: "I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth." — Umberto Eco © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. ENACTED WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE since 1950 VPMJGDAXVSQNKIE FADAXVTAQTOMJWH FCYAYWIURP INBLJ HFDBBBAZXVLATRQ OMK I IVAHFABIWDB Al BMOLOCGMZSRUY INADROJU1WVYTAK DQO DQQBD □□□□ □□□□□ ODO □□□□□ DOODO □□□□□ □□□□□OOOU 00000 OOOQQ □□□□ □□□□□□ □□□□ □□□ R N L.(S W 1 T Z E R L AN D)N □□□ QODA1REGLAFLONL □aOQQOODOOOO □noaoHon □□□□ obdo □do □□□□□ □□□ goop □OHO ODOaDDD DOOQOOOO naono □□□□□ oiiq 0000 □oo □□□□ □□□□ CJDO M K I Rad te listed words ia te dtagraa. They run in all direcncm forward, backward. uo. down and diaaoaally □□□□ □□□□ aannooaa onooaoDQonop ooaa □oo □□□□ □□oaao ooaa □□□□□ □□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ DOOUO □□□□ ooauu UDO □□□□□ □□□□ □□□□□ ddo uo|)n|os pjOMMOJO jodns IOHFDRODAUCE CAZPAOCCOROMSXW UODDODD □□□ UUOUQUO □□□ □□□□ 0QOD ooa □DOO □□□ DOODO DOODO □DDOOnOU □□□□□□□ UDDD □OOP □□□ □□□□□ □□□ Oftl 3JMS iOVMJJlS S.\1KOMa3UVN3 Algeria Colombia Ecuador India Jordan Kuwait Libya Malaysia CQ0M by K*X) Th.' groups’ performances include a senes of local concerts with professional musicians, ’mini-tours’ throughout Michigan and the Midwestern states, and a major summer tour. In recent years, choruses have performed in Australia. England. Eastern Europe, and Jaoan. They have also recorded compact discs, performed the national anthem at major league sports events, and won medals in inter­ national competition Membership begins with two semesters of basic instruction in music theory and vocal technique. Members participate in over-night retreats and other team-building activities, developing long-term friendships and leader­ ship skills. Chorus members enhance their skills in math and languages. Learning to read music is a mathematical activity, and much of the choir repertoire is performed m the language in which it was composed. Members have sung in Spanish. Italian. Latin. Russian. Hebrew. German. Japanese. African dialect. Portuguese. Czech, and French. Members have come from all school dis­ tricts in the immediate Battle Creek area, as well as Hastings. Marshall. Union City. Albion. Kalamazoo. Gull Lake-Richland. Olivet, and Lansing. Most of the performing wardrobe is pro­ vided by the organization, and scholarships arc available where there is demonstrated need. For additional information, call the Boychoir at 269 963-1911. ext. 2511 or the Giris’ Chorus at 963-1911. ext. 2512. The Boychoir and Giris' Chorus are programs of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, funded in part by the Battle Creek Community Foundation, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. Moldova Morocco Namibia Portugal Synacwa. me world S Africa Switzerland Zimbabwe IWWVWJ 2.000-4,000 years old. The exhibition also features an authentic full-scale, re-created burial chamber of pharaoh Thutmcse III. Visitors can also see the Public Museum's own mummy in its permanent Egypt gallery . Between January 28th and May 7th. 2006 the Museum will be open for extended hours from 9 am to 8 pm on Monday and Thursday. On Tuesday. Wednesday. Friday. Saturday hours are 9 to 5. and on Sunday 12 to 5. Public admission to Treasures of Ancient Egypt and all museum galleries for adult non­ members is (ages 18-61): $17.00. senior citi­ zen non-members (62 and over): $16.00. chil­ dren non-members (ages 3-17): $10.00, and children under 3 are free. Adult Member admission to Treasures of Ancient Egypt and all museum galleries is $15.00; Child member admission is $8 00. ai/i Senior Citizen member admission is $14.00. A special “Members Only” ticket sta­ tion will make member entry quick and easy. Members mzy arrive on their own schedule and will receive next-in-line and next-in­ exhibit status. Men?>era --ill «lco receive a 10% discount on all purchases over dol­ lars from both the Curiosn'y Shop and the special Egypt store, and a 10% account ai the Museum Caft. Advanced tickets can be purchased at he Museumfs ticket desk during pub ic ope niiours seven days a week. Advanced tickets can also be purchased online by visiting live website www.grmuseum.org (a handling fee of $1.50 will apply on each ticket) oi vii phone by calling (616) 456-3977 (a handling fee of $1.50 per ticket will apply). Tickets purchased in advance by phone or online will either be mailed to the purchaser << made available for pick-up at the Iwill-calfi ticket desk on the first floor. A limited number of same-day tickets will be available at the tick­ et desk each day. However, sellouts de occur and advanced tickets arc recommended. �Page 16 - Thursday, January 26. 2006 - The Hastings Banner ll,ll> $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter 80 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought never used). Still on roll. New $800 - sell $295. (517)204-0600 _______________ 1993 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS: Luxury car, loaded, new tires, much more. Asking $2,000. (269)352-2734 A KING SIZE pillow top mattresa set, new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Coat $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 1996 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE NON TURBO, 5 SPEED MANUAL, HAS NEWER MOTOR (86,000 MILES), LEADER STAIN­ LESS STEEL EXHAUS'I SYSTEM ALL THE WAY BACK. NEW PARTS IN­ CLUDED HOOr>, HEAD LIGHTS, LAMdO DOOR KIT, LOWER SPRINGS, FRONT BUMPER, SIDE MAKER LIGHTS, $6,000 OBO. <269)838-2871 AMISH STYLE HEAD board and queen pillow top mattress. New never used; must sell $275 (616)291-1672 FOR SALE: Hewlett Pack­ ard computer, scanner, printer web cam, Windows XP, 19" monitor, 2 years old, $400. Call Patti, (269)838­ 1644. HOUSE FULL OF FURNI­ TURE* Everything must go! (All items less then 2mos. old). Bedrooms, great room, dining, kitchen, living room. Solid Oak and Mahogany, new beds. Too much to list Cost $8,000. Will sacrifice for $2.500/best. (517)204-0600 ll»m, x 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, dou­ blewide w/deck. (269)795­ 4127 //o«M hultl. MAPLE BEDROOM SET: 2mos old w/Sealy mattress set (Queen), like new, cost $1,400, sell $350. (517)719­ 8062 ORLANDO/DISNEY AREA: 7/6 night stay paid $600 sell for $199 good for one year. (616)3160436 SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 THINKING OF YOU DAD, ON YOUR BIRTHDAY! DENNIS K. TODD JANUARY 26,1954 LOVE, CHRISTINA, BRANDY. SHAYNE, CHASE TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divo.ee %/ith or without children. Call ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 t'llihl < ,li, ENJOYING LAKE LIVING Cozy 2 bedroom lakefront home. Delton schools, $585 + security deposit (269)948­ 8943. AUNT JEN'S DAYCARE has openings all shifts. Full­ time, part-time, after school, or even temporary care. Lo­ cated between Hastings and Middleville (off State Rd.). FIA accepted. Incentive. LC8DF080275419 (269)795­ 7215. NEW APARTMENT: 3 bed­ room, washer / dryer, dish­ washer, spacious & beauti­ ful $700 a month. (269)623­ 8424 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554 ll«>II, ,1 CAD DESIGNER: MAN­ POWER of Hastings is cur­ rently accepting applications for a CAD Designer in the Freeport area. Must have ex­ perience working with Solid Works and/or Master Cam. Hours will be from 7:00am3:00pm. Pay will be based on experience and will be dis­ cussed in an interview. Qualified applicants have updated resume to be con­ sidered for position. Please contact the Hastings Man­ power office for more details fl (2fi9l94H-.301ML EOF.________ CARPET SHAMPOOERS: 5 full-time openings $450 + per week. Women and men, Co. training, mgmt, opportu­ nity. (616)257-3600, 28th. St. 4c 131. PART-TIME SERVICE REP: required to operate in­ dustrial waste treatment sys­ tems. 15-25 hours per week, ideal for retiree. Toll free 1­ 888-632-5410 ext. 8 ATTENTION GAMBLERS; Come and join us for a day of fun and relaxation at the Little River Casino & Resort. Feb. 26th picking up in Hast­ ings, Middleville & Caledo­ nia. $25 per seat. Receive $15 in tokens and a $3 meal voucher at the casino. Trans­ portation via luxury motor coach (restroom & TV’s on bus) seats are going fast. Cali today for seat reservations & parking details. Round up 10 people you ride for free. Res­ ervation deadline is Feb. 12th pick up the phone now. (269)908-1745 (Trave! Time Express, owned & operated in Hastings). POLARIS SNOWMOBILE . J956 Indj^ JOT. 'EpUrW,.-, 600cc, 3 cyl, liquid cootto, reverse, electric start, 5,400 miles, $1,950, with trailer $2350. (269)948-2421, (269)908-0581 <U' STUD SERVICE UKC American Bulldog. Service fee, $400. (269)352-2734 //<*//> W'ttnh (I Scheduled regular meeting of the Orangeville Township Board will take place at the new facility location 7350 Lindsey Rd. at the Orange rille Township Hall & Community Center, February 7,2006, 7:00 p.m. Public always welcome. Thomas Rook, Supervisor Orangeville Township p Lay-offs ...... Job changes Retirement plan terminating? Down-, re- or right-sizing Receiving a retirement plan distribution ’ YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. HASTINGS — City police officers arrested a 45-year-old Nashville man last Saturday for driving on a suspended license, second or subsequent offense. Craig Greenfield, was stopped by officers for an equipment violation in the ’.00 block of Clinton Street He told officers that his driver’s license was suspended. After checking his driving status through the LEIN system officers confirmed the suspen­ sion. Greenfield was placed under arrest and transported to the Barry County Jail without incident Teeit arrested after tip about ‘dangerous’ fight HASTINGS — Andrew Hall. 17. of Hastings, was arrested Sunday after city police officers were told about a fight involving weapons in the 200 block of South Boltwood. Upon arriving in the area officers located Hall, who was wearing nather gloves sporting various steel studs. 1/2 to 3/4 inch­ es in length, designed to damage the flesh and inflict potential serijus injuries. During the investigation Hall told officers he was there to fight with a someone he had just spoken with on the phone. HaD*va» placed undec accost for being a disorderly person with u t angemus weapon and lodged airheJail . Suspect identified in check forgeries, larcenies ies in Hastings. The suspect admitted to the investigating officer that he has a drug problem and needs help. He >aid he stole the checks from a family member and friends in early January , then forged and cashed the checks at are* businesses. The suspect is cooperating with authorities and is facing charges of larceny, forgery, and uttering and publishing. The case has been turned over to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office for review. String of break-ins reported at 4 area churches CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP — The Kent County Sheriff’s Department is investigating four church break-ins. i'.icluing one in Caledonia. Deputies started to receive calls at 6 a.m. Monday, as staff members reported to work finding that their church Lmildinp had been broken into. The churches broken into were the Bostwick Lake Church. 7979 Belding Road NE; Grace Community Church, 4435 Cannonsburg NE; Corinth Reformed Church. 129 100th St. SE; and the Holy Family Catholic Church of Caledonia, at 9669 Kraft Ave SE. There is no indication that the break-ins arc related, other than the time sequence. The Kent County Sheriff’s DepMTmen’ is continuing its investigation and would appreciate any information about the incidents. No one injured in TK school bus accident LEIGHTON TOWNSHIP - A minor Thomapple Kellogg school bus accident occurred at about 7:45 Tuesday mcming near the intersection of Green Lake Drive and Bender Road near the Allegan-Barry County line. The accident resulted in no injuries and only a minimum of property damage. Sgt. Tony Stein of the Middleville unit of the Barrry County Sheriff’s Department refused to disclose any further information pending filing of his report. Hastings motorist arrested for drunk driving requested that Starkey be held on the probation violation. He was lodged in the Barry County Jail. It is. 2 30. SOO. 7JO. 145 * you’ll be able to make a wise, informed decision. Edwardjones Motorist held for repeat suspended license offense ■ o&PMMtMuuahRi and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Then Memoer SlPC YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP — A head-on collision on Norris Road last Friday resulted in the arrest of a 43-year-old Shelbyville woman, who was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Post in Hastings said the woman crossed the center line of the road and struck anoth­ er vehicle coming in the opposite direction. A preliminary blood alochol test showed the woman’s blood alcohol level to be .20, more than double the legal limit. She was also found to have two previous arrests to driving under the influence and one prior conviction. Her name is being withheld pending the investigation. ■ 12 30.2 40.4 14,. iX MO Company flan Distribution Options. You’ll learn about your option* www.edwardpnes com Woman arrested in drunk driving accident CARLTON TOWNSHIP - John Lyle Starkey. 42, of Hastings was arrested Sunday for driving while intoxicated. Starkey Join us for our upcoming seminar on Call or stop by today to reserve your seat. NASHVILLE — A Vermontville woman was arrested in Nashville Jan. 18 and charged with assault. Troopers from the Michigan State Police interviewed two women who had been involved in a physical confrontation. The vic­ tim was treated for cuts to her face and the 39-year-old suspect was arrested and later posted bond. Her name was withheld pending arraignment. was arrested on M-43 and Osborne Road. Once in custody, it was determined that Starkey is on probation in Ionia County. The probation officer was contacted and he CSS W, wtWfi IT ! Vermontville woman arrested for assault HASTINGS 4 you nMd to Im prepared. Data: Imvy 31,2006 Thin: 1:00 - 6H» Ptoce. Local 130 Uofoa Hal, Hastings IRVING TOWNSHIP — Michigan State Police were called to an address on Wood School Road Sunday by a woman who said she had been assaulted by her live-in boyfriend. h was determined that the 23-year-old victim had been in a verbal confrontation with Gregory Stevens. 42. of Middleville, and she went into the bedroom to avoid further contact. She told officers she placed a pillow over her head so she could avoid listening to him and a short time later felt a gun being pressed against her back and a round being chambered. She fled the bed­ room and went into the kitchen to call for help. The suspect followed her and placed a shotgun on the counter. She placed her hand on the weapon and he told her he was going to get another gun. The woman fled the home and waited outside for troopers to arrive. Once on the scene, the troopers attempted to contact the suspect, who was still inside. Stevens eventually came out and was arrested for felony firearms and felonious assault. He was lodged in the Barry County Jail without incident. HASTINGS — A 27-year-old Hastings man has been identified as a suspee in a series of recent check laicenies and forger­ WANTED TO BUY speede X model B tractor any condi­ tion. Dick Burkart (269)763­ 9223. If no answer leave message. DRIVERS MAKE $50K + Yearly! Dedicated Lanes! Great bonuses, home time! CDL-A Training available. 888-343-6601 NOTICE OF CHANGE IN LOCATION Man arrested for felonious assault of girlfriend PUBLISHER'S NOTICE: All rc»l cxutr in thn new, pnper 1* tablet Io the Fur Homing Act nd ibe Mthifin Civil Rijhix Ail • huh Mtkcnvel) nuke n illegal in advettne "any pnrfermtc. limnMti<n or diKTtnwMtiwi bated on race, color. reli­ gion. tct. handicap. familial tialvi. national ongm. a*e at irunul tutirt. or an Mention In make any *uch peeler erne, limitation or divnminaium ” I amlul tlaim inchadet children under the ft at IS lit mg • ith parent* or legal cmtraliant. pregnant -omen and people xcunag cmtnly ol children under IS Tint newtfwper anil knowingly accept an, adtertniag far real eMate •fact* n m tKilatrnn ol the law Our •MKkrrt are ttereby tnlnrmed that all dwelling* *d*ert.«rd in thi* newtpnper arr on an equal oppomiwry betit To report dncrtmmalum call the Fair Uin^ng Ceaaer ai 616-45I 2980 The HI D kill tree telephixnc number for the hearing .mpa.rrd .* I -800-927-9275 w* <59 * i Notice ! l ire Dept. Tanker For Sale 1974 FORD » 534 gas engine, automatic, twin axle, tank holds approx. 3200 gals. I 4 * I r •J • I J BIDS ARE DUE BY 4:00PM • JANUARY 30, 2006 Send toBARRY TOWNSHIP P.O. Box #705 Delton. Ml 49046 A Minimum Bid of $2,500 is Required Bany Townxhtp mme* the nghi lo refine any and all bid* ■£- The City of Hastings, Michigan is soliciting bids for the 60 Hx, 20 kW standby Natural Gas Generator for the Fire Department. Specifications are available from the Office of the City Clerk. ; I I CITY OF HASTINGS REQUEST FOR BIDS J 5 I ' i I The City of Hastings reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities in the bid proposals, and to award the bid as deemed to be in the City’s best interest price and other factors considered. Bids shall be clearly marked on the outside of the submittal package - "Fire Department Generator Bid". Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 until 1030 AM, on Friday, February 3. 2006 at which time they shall be opened and read aloud. Roger Cam Fire Chief MWStOT J 09550021 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. January 26. 2006 - Page 17 Saxons Gold’s lone unbeaten after win over Scots by Brett Bremer Trojans in Middleville in a match that should Sports Editor The question was going to be how do the Hastings Saxons stay focused on the tasks determine (he O-K Gold Conference dual right in front of them between now and Feb. I answered it before it was even asked. when they will meet the Thomapple Kellogg meet champion. Hastings head coach Mike Goggins "It wasn’t pretty.” he said of his team’s 43- The Saxons' Jackson Hoke (top) looks up for some advice as Caledonia’s Andrew Schaibly fights to get out of his grasp during their 189-pound bout Wednesday night at CHS. Schaibly would free himself and go on to a 10-9 decision. (Photo by Brett Bremer) 28 win over the Fighting Scots in Caledonia Wednesday night. “It was a little closer than it 189. Hastings' Jackson Hoke had hard in defeat. Al 215 pounds, the Scots’ Alex Ohlrich had to be. We gave up a couple one-point matches, but (Caledonia is) a good team. Now we have to look at Middleville.” od. but Schaibly was able to score a reversal trailed 11 -4 early in the third period and bat­ and put Hoke’s back to the mat. Hoke escaped with 50 seconds left in the match, but tled At the time he thought that was more important than worrying about an inexperi­ Schaibly scored a take down with 15 seconds enced Byron Center team Hastings Wednesday night. Saxon senior Ashtin King (right) fights to get both his feet on the mat in the second period of his 16-3 major decision over Caledonia's Brandon Grinage at 160 pounds Wednesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) At Andrew Schaibly on his back in the third peri­ that to go for a 10-9 win. back lo force the Saxons’ Mike Morehouse to hold on for an thrilling 18-14 decision. Other winners for Hastings included Rusty visited The 125-pound match finished much the Burgdorf < 130). Lee Selby (145). Ashtin King same way. with the Saxons' Jeremy Redman scoring an escape to go up one point with 55 (160). Kyle Quada (171). Mall Watson (103). "Byron Center is young. They have a cou­ ple good kids in their line-up and they do a seconds left against the Scots’ Tyler Bowden. won by default at their weight classes. good job of coaching, but they're inexperi­ enced right now.” said Goggins. Bowden scored his late lake down with six Morgan. Watson, and Quada all won by pin. King's victory was a 16-3 major decision. seconds remaining to edge Redman 6-5. and RJ. Morgan (112). Burgdorf and Selby The Scots thought they could have put up A pair of voids in the Fighting Scot line-up Justin Maxim (119). Tyior Cook (135). and more of a fight than they did against the accounted for the Saxons only points between Saxons. Michael Schaibly (275) all won by pin for Caledonia. Tyler McCoy look a 19-10 major “We lost to a quality team, plain and sim­ 125 and 145 pounds, but Caledonia held just a 13-12 lead. ple." said Caledonia head coach Jim Maxim. "We were without a couple of starters with intact and put the Saxons up to stay with his injury and eligibility issues, but even with second period pin of Connor Dahlberg at 152 was 3-0 in the league, leading the 2-1 Trojans them in there (it would have been tough to pounds. Dahlberg was on his back early against Case, but he managed to keep his and 2-1 Hawkeyes. Caledonia, which hosted beat the Saxons).” "Our kids wrestled hard.” One-point decisions got away Hastings at 189 and 125 pounds. from Steve Case kept his undefeated streak shoulders off the mat for nearly a period and a half before getting pinned decision at Mathis. 140 over the Saxons* Ricky Heading into Wednesday's action Hastings Hamilton Wednesday, was 1-2 with its two losses coming to TK and Hastings. The Trojans visited Wayiand. It wasn’t the only time the Scots fought Saxons suffer first non-league loss Bryce Stanhope had a great game off the 9 in overtime to earn a 68-67 victory. figures. He finished the night with 10 points. loss. It was the first non-conference loss of Mike Margraf had 12. and Mac McGrady the season for Hastings. Hastings earned its The Saxon back court controlled the offen­ bench, scoring 22 points for the Saxons, and Despite the presence of Portland center hit a three-pointer to send the game to over­ Bridger Buche in the middle. Bryan Skedgell and Steven Bolo each chipped in 14 points for poured in 25. time. but it wasn't enough for Hastings to get Hastings clung lo a 41-40 lead heading into Conference victory of the season Friday by Portland Tuesday night. the Saxons. the fourth quarter, then had to come from night, when the Saxons topped the Hamilton Matt DeJonge led Hamilton with 13 points. behind to force overtime. Hawkeyes al home 52-45. The Saxons stert their second swing The Red Raiders outscored the Saxons 10- Buche was one of three Raiders in double The Saxons had a solid night at the foul connecting first O-K Gold The Saxons got off to a slow start, scoring sive attack. Stanhope tallied 11 points to lead the way. while Scott Coleman and JJ. Quick each added ’en points. through the conference season this Friday in attempts. just six points in the opening quarter. Middleville when they kx^ to avenge en Portland could have put the Saxons away Hamilton held its advantage until the fourth, early season loss to the Trojans of Thomappk sooner if they'd been better from the stripe. when the Saxon offense exploded for 23 Kellogg High School. The Raiders hit l6-Of-27 freebies. point* The Hawkeyes led 34-29 heading into line, on 13-of-15 The Saxons are now 4-6 overall after the the fourth quarter. Local gymnast has done more than just bounce back at Western Amy Jo Parish my injury was knowing that there were peo­ Staff Writer ple out there who doubted my ability to come Sitting on the sidelines was not how back from this injury. That is the thing that 1 Heather Carroll had planned to spend her thrive on most, proving to those who doubt freshman me that I can do it. It also helped having my season on Western Michigan University's gymnastic team. family, friends, coaches, teammates, and Heather was red-shined before her first training staff by my side every step of the way collegiate competition due to a tom Achilles cheering me on. They believed in me which tendon. helped me push myself.” said Heather. Terry Although she has been a gymnast since the Karwoski. how the injury would affect this season of competition was uncertain. tender age of three, she isn't planning on making a career of the sport, instead she will "I have never coached an athlete coming back from this type of injury. I honestly did education. For Heather and Head Coach not know what to expect," said Karwoski. "I may coach on the side because gymnas­ Not only did Heather recover from her injury, she has bounced back with a vengeance. She w as named Mid-American Conference Specialist of the Week during the first week of tics has always been a part of my life, but 1 don't have any definite plans as of right now." said Heather. Her training started in Nashville when her parents enrolled her in a tumbling group and competition this season and finished first on moved to Hastings and Middleville as the the beam and sect nd all-around in her first years passed. collegiate meet. "Heather along with the staff set goals, and we couldn't stop her from doing flips and 'We put her in it (the first class) because planned for her to be back to bars beam, but every thing all around the house." said Carol. The years of tumbling and jumping have to see her competing as an All-Around com­ given Heather skills that both her and her away she went." said Karwoski. "I had petitor and hitting her routines now 3 week­ ends in a row is awesome for Heather person­ ally and for the team a whole. We are all very proud of her." I*, has been a long road to recovery, with six months of rehabilitation and physical therapy. "That could have been a career ending injury but she’s worked through it and is com­ ing back great." said Heather's mother Carol. Hastings Saxon J.J. Quick works into Hamilton senior Daniel Saenebouttarath in Friday's home game. (Photo 2 2006 cincoman) graduate from Western in 2008 with degree in For Heather competing again was not even a question. "The thing that motivated me most after father. Marvin, believe have helped her off the mat. "1 think its done wonders for her self esteem and she has wonderful leadership and team skills." said Marvin. "The classes that I took wb younger taught me that gymnasti Heather Carroll takes a flying leap on the balance beam dunng competition with the Broncos. Carroll trained tn Nashville, Middleville, and Hastings before heading to Kalamazoo. (Photo by Casey Spring) Coach Karwoski believes there arc quali­ ties Heather has brought to the team that will continue lo grow as she competes. was »s fun "(Heather brings) desire, dedication and determination This is just the tip of the ice­ and exciting. Since then my tram.iig has taught me that no matter what stands in my berg for Heather Carroll. She love's gymnas­ way I can get through it and it has also given me time management skills that will always athlete that I look forward to coaching every help in life." said Heather tics and with that passion comes an amazing See GYMNAST, page 19 �Page 18 - Thursday. January 26. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Lamphere’s 30 leads Lions past Delton Kellogg by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Maple Valley varsity boys' basketball coach Keith Jones thought that maybe his senior shooting guard Adam Lamphere should have had 33 points in their teams 65­ 45 victory over Delton Kellogg Tuesday night. DeHon Kellogg s Dan Roberts pulls up lot a jumper as Maple Valley center Andy Root rushes out to try and pressure the shot in the first half Tuesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Lamphere sent the ball sailing over more than three-quarters of the court into die hoop as the buzzer rang to sound the end of the first quarter, but the officials waived off the bas­ ket. "I though* i heard the buzzer go off while the ball was in the air.” said Jones. Lamphere had to settle for 30 points to go along with his eight assists and the Lion vic­ tory. “He's absolutely playing really well right now." Jones said of Lamphere. “Obviously, he's scoring a lot of points, but you look at his assists and you see he had eight of them. He's getting the ball to his teammates in a position to score too. You can't ask for a whole lot more out of a young man." Jones was mostly joking about the 33 points. Next lime the Lions and Panthers meet, in Kalamazoo Valley Association action next season, there will be a bit more on the line than there was in Tuesday night's non­ conference clash. “We just wanted to get by it." said Jones, who's team is now 8-3 overall and 2-1 in the SMAA (South). “It's been a busy week. We had our (winter) homecoming this week. We only dressed nine players tonight. We're try­ ing to just keep every body healthy for Friday night." The Lions host Brooklyn Columbia Central in a big SMAA showdown Friday. Valley did all right being a little short handed Tuesday, w ith Josh Bursley sitting out the contest after being ejected from last Friday's victory over Stockbridge. The Lions had plenty of size down low in senior center Andy Root, to go up against the undersized Panthers. Root had 18 points and eight rebounds for Valley. After a 7-0 run to start the game, which included two baskets by Root down low. a Lamphere three, and some solid full-court defense the Lions had to fight off the Panthers for the rest of the first quarter. With the threepointer waived off at the buzzer, the Lions clung to a 18-16 lead. Delton has struggled to keep up its intensi­ ty for a full contest this season, and the start of the second quarter was the beginning of the end for the Panthers. With the Lions’ press causing havoc, the I ions went on a 8-0 run to start the period. Valley also scored the final six points of the half to lead 38-24 at the break. Lamphere had 24 points of his own at the intermission. The Lions' lead never fell below 11 points the rest of the way. and it hit 20 points for the first time when Lamphere hit teammate TJ. Bentley with a nice pass for a bucket midwaythrough the fourth quarter. The 0-10 Panthers were led by Josh Newhouse's ten-point performance. Nick Archer added eight points for DK and Dan Roberts six. Delton will be home against Hackett Catholic Central this Friday night, then host Parchment on Tuesday. Both games are KVA contests. The Panthers are currently 0-5 in the league. Kalamazoo Christian topped Delton last Friday night. 64-31. Sophomore guard Nick Blacken led the Panthers with 11 points. Maple Valley topped Stockbridge Friday night at home. 72-64. A trio of Lions in double figures was enough to make up for the Panthers' Zack Reilly, who poured in 30 points. Reilly knocked down six three-pointers in the game and had 24 points in the second half as his team tried to come from behind. The Lions led 39-27 al the half, thanks to 23 second quarter points, I .amphere led Maple Valley on the night with 26 points. Adam Gonser added 15 points, and Root ten. Lamphere also had eight assists, seven rebounds, and five steals. Gonser had four steals. On the glass. Root recorded five boards, and Bursley six Bursley also hissed in nine points. BASKETBALL YMCA of Barry County’s Adult Basketball A league Goulooze/Wireless......................................6-1 Blair Landscaping ......................................5-4 Blarney Stone .............................................4-4 Rousch Cafe..................................................3-5 Advantage Housing....................................3-5 Priority Collision........................................ 2-4 B League Brian Tire and Service...............................6-1 Drill Team ....................................................6-2 Dewey’s/Barry Auto ................................. 3-4 Old Smokers ............................................... 0-8 Delton Kellogg's Mark Loveland bolds White Pigeon's D.J. Meadows on his back in the second period of their 103-pound match Thursday night at DKHS. Meadows won a 19-12 decision, but the Panthers held on for a 39-34 victory. 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Having a trio of defaults hurt the Redskins, including one in the opening flight of the night at 125 pounds, but after a default at 152pounds Paw Paw clung to a 18-17 lead. Jordan Smith got things turned around for Delton. He trailed Drake Newnum 4-1 head­ ing into the second period, after having been taken down twice in the first. Newnum chose the bottom position to start the second period and Smith put him on his back and pinned him 36 seconds into the period. That started the roll that put the Panthers in front to stay. Anthony Riley pinned Paw Paw's Patrick Wamcker in the second period of their 171pound match. Jordan Stewart pinned the Redskins' Justin Keech 1:14 into their bout at 189. the Redskins forfeited the 215-pound match to Billy Bourdo. and then Delton heavyweight Octavio Romero pinned Mike Fossil in 30 seconds. Delton didn't need the three points Mark Loveland earned at 103 pounds, but Loveland earned a huge win for his own confidence when he topped David Kissinger 9-8 with an escape in the final seconds of their match. “Kissinger is a good wrestler." said Heethuis. “He's the number one threepounder in the league and the league has some great three-pounders." After Paw Paw pin at 112, Mike De Waters closed the match with a pin for the Panthers at 119. Shawn Rciglcr and Jason Roc also won by default for Delton in the match. Delton’s six other points came from senior Brett Bissell, who pinned the Redskins’ Chad Martin in 2:30 of the 135-pound match. The Panthers will bcJaokingJor KVA .win number three when they visit GalesburgAugusta this afternoon. Saturday the DI’ boys will be at Berrien Springs. “Galesburg is an interesting club.” sjid HeetAuis. “We have to catch them in the light­ weights. They are very strong in the middle." Delton's lightweights didn’t have much luck against White Pigeon in the non-confcrence night-cap Thursday nigh’, but the Panthers had enough to hold cn for a 39-34 win. The match got off lo a great start for Delton. Kirk Wolschleger pinned the Chiefs’’ Dan Kershner in 1:14 at 130 pounds. It was the first of four straight pins to start the match for DK. Bissett won at 135. Montana Otis al 140. and Quinn DeBolt at 145. Delton had five pins in the match. The other came from Chad Ramsey, who pul Travis Stewart on his back 48 seconds into the 215-pound bout. Devon’s only wins which weren’t pins came froir Steve Ross, who won by default at 112. and Riley just survived for an 8-7 win over Daryus Anderson at 171 pounds. DeHon Kellogg's Matt Loveland fights to dive away from Paw Paw's David Kissinger in their 103-pound match Thursday night. The Panthers improved to 2-0 in the KVA with their 56-24 victory over the Redskins. (Photo by Brett Bremer) people who rely on it. 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Accurate Estimates Fully insured ■ all work per ., formed by highly trained l technicians. * 269-918-8381 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday January 26 2006 - Page 19 Vikings take control of CAAC-3 race by Brett Bremer Sports Editor While Fowlerville was looking to return to greatness Thursday night, the Lakewcxxl Vikings were Itxtking just to hold onto their greatness in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3. Fowlerville will have to wait another year, or at least until the conference tournament at the end of the season. Lakewood scored a 43­ 26 victory al the home of the Gladiators to hold its spot on lop of the conference. "I told the kids to stay with the best stuff you’ve got." said Viking head coach Bob Veitch, “good percentage stuff. Just basicone's and two's and that’s what they did. It was one of the best matches I've seen these kids wrestle, all 14 of ihem." The Vikings dominated the middle weights to secure the victory. After starting the match at 119 pounds, the Vikings trailed the Gladiators 6-9 heading into the 135-pound match. Lakewood's Mike Forman e±med a 12-9 decision over the Gladiators’ Wes Schultheis, and it started a Viking roll that included five straight victories. Levi Phelps topped Fowlerville’s Jimmy Lee 9-3 al 140 pounds. Eric Kruger pinned Ben Asp at 145, Cody Orszula defeated Dylan Byron Center Bulldog Annie Alverson (4) is confronted at the net by Trojans Jessica Johnson and Sam Reeder in TK’s 3-1 home victory last Thursday night (Photo © 2006 ctncoman) TK attacks from all angles in win over Byron Center h’s toughest foes arc still ahead, but the TK varsity girls’ voile) ball team ts meet inc all its challenges so far in the O-K Gold Conference. The Trojans improved lo 2-0 in the league by knocking off Byron Center Thursday night at TKHS three games to one. “It was nice to see the areas that we focussed on in practice last week fall into place and come away with a nice win." said TK head coach Jaime Nelson. “I couldn't be prouder of the team." The Trojans attacked the Bulldogs from all angles. Jessica Flaska led TK with 11 kills, but three other hitters had seven kills each. "This shows, that we can spread it around- and be a threat from any position." said Nelson. Jayne Kennicott had 29 assists forTK “It was a fantastic win for us.’’ Nelson said. "The girls played great defense and were real­ ly scrappy. They didn’t pass every ball per­ fectly. but they kept each one in play which helped us score a lot of our points on (Byron Center’s) mistakes." TK goes for its third win of the conference season this Thursday at South Christian. The Sailors will be looking to get back on the win­ ning track after falling three games to one to Hamilton last week. Following that dual, the Trojans will be at the Ionia Quad on Saturday. Vikes’ Frost earns All America volleyball honor in senior season Lakewood graduate and Madonna University senior Ashley Frost was named a All-America First Team player by the NA1A/AVCA in December, along w ith team­ mate Natalja Tirana. Frost was a starting setter for the Lakewood varsity volley ball team under head coach Kellie Rowland, helping the team to the state final four in 2002. in 2005. she helped Madonna to a 48-2 overall record. Madonna's only two losses came at the NAIA National Championships. Madonna was topped in the tournament semi­ finals by California Baptist. Frost, a captain at Madonna the past two seasons, was also named to the National All- Toumamcnt team for her performance in the post-season. Madonna reached the Nationals in all four of Frost’s seasons, reaching the final four in 2002 and 2005. Frost finished her career at Madonna with 6.885 assists, more than 1.700 than the previ­ ous school-record holder. She also earned Academic All American honors in 2004 and 2005. she was named region and conference’s setter of the year in 2004 and 2005. and earned NAIA setter of the week honors during the 2004 and 2005 sea­ sons. She earned the national setter of the week honor twice during her career and the conference honor 12 times. Saxon Weekly Sports Schedule Barry County YMCA 2006 Coed Volleybail Dead Frogs ..................................................6-0 Prime Time ..................................................5-1 Hastings MFG................................................3-3 Sunsetters....................................................... 1-5 SAPPANOS..................................................0-6 Barry Countv YMCA 2006 Women’s’ Volleyball Team Rosema ............................................ 3-1 Net Results.................................................... 9-3 OTT................................................................6-6 B&R Excavating ........................................ 4-8 Curves ........................................................... 3-9 With early morning practices and rigorous TKHS Freshman Toum. TKHS TKHS A H A A SATURDAY. JANUARY 28: TBA Girts Varsity Cheer TBA Girls JV Cheer TBA Girts Freshman Cheer 9 00am Girls JV Volleyball 9x0 a m Boys Varsity Wrestling 9:30 a.m Boys JV Wrestling 9 JO a m boys *B"Team Wrestling St. John's Invrt. St John's Invit. St. John's Invit. Hastings Invitational Hastings Invit. at HMS Coldwater Invrt. Hastings Invitational A A A H H A H MONDAY, JANUARY 30: 6 00 p.m Girts JV Volleyball 6 00 p m Cirts Freshman VoHeybat Tri at Pottersville Tn at Pottersville A A TUESDAY. JANUARY 31: 6 :00 p m Boys *B" Team Wrestling Tri at Climax Scots A time of a sport factored in. A A her through a serious injury and back into conditioning, competing at the college level work. Getting up at 6 a.m. for conditioning and training, pushing myself to the limit, lift­ ing weights until I feel like 1 can't walk or lift my arms anymore. But it is all this hard work that makes the winning fun in the end. Even though the training and conditioning arc dif­ ficult at times, it is these things that arc going to keep me going and help us to win as a team, and winning is the best feeling there is.” Hca’hcr made the Dean’s list her first two semesters at Western and is currently carry­ ing a 3.34 GPA. an accomplishment in and of itself, without the practice and competition competition. "Gymnastics has always been my one love. It has really been the only sport that I have H A H H loved so much that I would never quit for anything. 1 have tried other sports but none of gymnastics has." Ph (269) 623-2827 Fax 623 3255 Be a “SPORTS NUT” Read The Sub sandwiches for sale - contact any HMS or HHS athlete. 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JANUARY 27: 4:00 p.m Boys Freshman 4 30 p m Girts Freshman 5:30 pm Boys JV 7:00 p m Boys Varsity 2030 W Dowling Rd Dowling Ml 49050 SPECIAL THIS WEEK ONLY! Lakewood’s varsity girls’ volleyball team needed only three games to knock off Lansing Catholic for its first Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 victory of the season. The Vikings are now 1-0 in the CAAC-3 after topping the Cougars 25-10. 25-19. 25­ 16 Wednesday night. Morgan Pennington had a huge night for the Vikings, blasting 21 kills. Ashley Yager led Lakewood with six assists. On the defensive side of the net. Amy Joostbems had three blocks and Chelsea Brehm recorded nine digs to lead the Vikings. Lakewood will be on the road again in the CAAC-3 this week when they head to Haslett Wednesday night. Saturday, the Vikings will take part in the Northview Invitational in Grand Rapids. A A H A A South Christian HS Hamilton High School South Chnstian HS South Chnstian HS TK only had one wrestler finish success­ fully in a match that didn't end in a pin. Mike .Munjoy at 275 pounds who topped the Haw keyes' Todd Stool 6-5. TK will look to turn things back in the right direction in the league at Wayland Wednes Jay night, as they prepare for the final O-K Gold Conference dual with Hastings Feb. I. In between those two battles, the Trojans will be a part of the Lakewood Invitational on Saturday. TK is now 2-1 in the conference, tied with Hamilton for second place behind 3-0 Hastings. Viking spikers win first contest in the conference Caledonia High School Godwin Heights HS Waytand Union HS Caledonia High School Caledonia High School THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2: 5:00 p m Girts Freshman Volleyball 6 00 p m Boys Varsity Swimming 6 00 p.m Gt.is JV Volleyball 7:00 p m Girls Varsity Volleyball Thomapple Kellogg suffered its first O-K Gold Conference defeat since falling to Hastings at the end of the 2003-04 season. Wednesday night at Hamilton. The host Hawkeyes edged the Trojans 40­ 33. Hamilton earned four pins in the match and Trojans defaulted at 145 pounds to help cre­ ate the final seven point margin. The Trojans fought to stay in the match with five pins of their own. Winning by pin for the Trojans were Kyle Dalton at 112. Justin Lewis at 125. Mark Brown at 135. Travis Young at 171. and Derrick Brock at 215. day.” wrote Karwoski in a recent e-mail. Complete online schedule at: www.hasskl2.org WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1: 6:00 p m Boys JV Wrestling TKHS 6:30 p m Boys Varsity Wrestling TKHS 7 30 p.m Athletic Boosters Meeting. Choir Rm . HHS “He feels bad because he didn’t pin in the finals." said Veitch. A pm would have earned the Vikings two extra points, and the tournament champi­ onship. Phillips wa> one of five Vikings to earn flight championships Josh Clark was tops at 112. Orszula a 152. Kettle at 160. and Dupont at 275. Kruger was second for the Vikings at 145. Hummel. Gregory, and Kyle Root placed third, and Forman and Darrin Durkee earned fourth place medals. The Vikings will look to add a third CAAC-3 victory to their record this season when they play host to Williamston on Thursday. Before Thursday 's dual, the Vikings will unveil a new back drop to their announcer stand which is a collage that honors the school's all-state wrestlers. After that, the Vikings will host their own invitational on Saturday. The Vikings are currently 12-4 in duals this season overalls Hamilton tops TK grapplers VOLLEYBALL by seven points in Gold dual THURSDAY. JANUARY 26: 5.00 pm Girts Freshman Volleyball 5:30 pm Boys "B" Team Wrestling 6 00 pm Boys Varsity Swimming 600 pm Girts JV Volleyball 700 pm Girts Varsity Volleyball Basketball Volleyball Basketball Basketball Kem 14-4 at 152. and Josh Kettle topped Brett Kingsley 8-5 at 160. Those five victories pushed the Vikings in front 25-9. {.akewood and Fowlerville traded pins in the heavyweight matches, with Eddie Phillips and Cody Dupont winning for the Vikings at 189 and 275 to secure the victory and move their team to 2-0 in the CAAC-3. Other winners on the night for 1-akcwood were Holden Hummed (103) and Michael Gregory (119/ who both won by pin. With a couple wrestlers out of the line-up. the Vikings finished outside the lop spot at the Sparta Invitational for the first time in 13 years Saturday. The Vikings were 1.5 points behind the champions from Grand Haven. "There were several opportunities through­ out the day where we could have picked up a point and a half. We had a bad semifinal round." said Veitch. Viking senior 189-pounder Eddie Phillips was named the tournament's most valuable wrestler for his performance, but that wasn't enough to put a smile on his face. ■ BANNER! Sponsored in part by: --------------------- EQUIPMENT X RULES ----------------• Clubs: 5. 7, 9, wedge & putter • Balls: fluorescent orange, line green etc. (lots of them) • Tournament will be played according to U.S.G.A rules • Pick, clean and place anywhere on the course • Two minutes allowed for lost ball search • Lost ball receives 1 stroke penalty • Sleds are suggested for hauling clubs & balls Registration Deadline is Feb. 16th R.im qmrv A Benefit for needy youth ______ of Barry County. iFor information and sign up call YMCA 945-4574 �Page 20 Thursday. January 26. 2006 The Hastings Banner Gold teams 1-2-3 at Delton Kellogg Tournament by Brett Bremer before meeting in the match for third place. Delton won a 2-1 decision when the two teams met in pool play, but the Saxons bounced back to cam third place with a 2 ! win of their own. 16-25. 25-21. 15-10. The Panthers received five kills and two aces Alex Culbert in the opening game, but struggled to keep a sustained attack going in the second two games against the Saxons, rh*Saxons spread their offense around, getting kills from six different attackers in the second game. Jodi Jolley. Brandi Sutfin. Dana Shilling. Jamie VanBovcn. Hannah Case, and Nicole Curdray. In the third game, the Saxons recorded five aces, including three by Jodi Jolley to secure the 15-10 victory. Jolley had six aces in the three games against the Panthers and led her team for the day w ith eight The Saxons Acre 0-2 in pool play, having been topped by the Panthers 25-15. 16-25. 15­ 13 and Way land 25-19. 25-16. The other pool in the six team tournament included Hamilton. Potterville, and Kalamazoo Christian. "We finally, starting playing better in the afternoon, but still not to our potential." said Saxon head coach Gina McMahon. "If we played to our potential, we could have beaten Wayland and DK (in pool play). Wayland and DK arc not better teams, they just wanted it more than we did. so they deserved lo win. We are a much better team than what we arc showing." The Saxons showed some of their potential in a 3-2 victory over Kalamazoo Christian to start p<x»l play The Comets took the first two games, before the Saxons decided they weren't ready to finish the day just yet. Hastings battled back to win the last three games 25-IS. 25-21. 17-15. Wayland topped the Saxons in the tourna­ ment semifinals 25-15. 25-17. 25-23. Hastings didn't have any easy time getting their own shots by. or stopping the shots of. Wayland middle hitter Felicia Store. Sports Editor Hastings and Delton Kellogg both came from behind to win their first bracket play matches and then fell 3-0 in the semifinals ol the Delton Kellogg tournament Saturday. The Saxons’ Brandi Sutfin reaches back for a shot at the net Saturday. She had a solid defensive day leading her team with 49 digs. (Photo by Brett Bremer) “We still struggle with putting the ball down, not setting our middle hitlers and not putting up a strong block." said McMahon "Since we have very little height, we have worked a great deal on defense. Last week in practice, we focused primarily on defense and we did a much better job on Saturday with being scrappy." Sutfin led the Saxon defense with 49 digs. Cordray had 62 assists for the Saxons on the day and VanBovcn 32 kills “We did not play as a team <»n Saturday and that is what hurts a team.” McMahon said. “We need to have confidence in ourselves as well as our teammates. I tried a few different line-ups on Saturday to see what clicks and what doesn’t click. I want to find a solid line­ up going into the rest of our conference matches." The Saxons will have to be at their best when they visit Caledonia for an O-K Gold Conference match tonight. Hastings will see Wayland again this season when the two teams meet in conference action. The day belonged to O-K Gold Conference teams Saturday, with Hamilton taking the tournament title. Wayland finishing second, and the Saxons third. The win over Hastings in pool play was the Panthers' only win of that round. Wayland topped DK in their meeting 25-14, 25-15. Delton started the bracket play against Potterville, and Potterville look the opening game 25-21 before the Panthers came storm­ ing back to lake the next three 25-13, 25-22. 25-21. In the semifinals, the Panthers were topped by the tournament chair pions from Hamilton in three games. 25-12. 25-22, 25-21. The Panthers will be at the Ionia Quad on Monday, then head to Hackett for a KVA con­ test on Wednesday next week. Delton Kellogg senior Alex Culbert (7) rises high for a block in her team’s three games to one victory over Potterville Saturday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Fourth Annual 01274172 Friday, January 27 • 2 to 8 p.m Saturday, January 28 • 10 a.m. to 8 p.m Sunday, January 29 • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m The Saxons' Jessica Burch taps the ball over the outstretched arms of a Wayland blocker Saturday afternoon in Hastings’ semifinal loss to the Wildcats at the Delton Kellogg Tournament. (Photo by Brett Bremer) BARRY EXPO CENTER Promoted by. evtns draperies & fine furniture k FA.MII. YE.11.XT! . Briiiq the kids to see... 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State Grounds Coffee House Furniture Greenridge Realty Nu-Look Relinishing Snow & Son Custom WOK Schilz Construction A Revival Windows Home & Garden Party SAVINGS with Blown-in Insulation See Do It Best Installation at the Barry Homa Show To h>va btown-ln cellulose insulation INSTALLED In your home Call (269) 945-3431 Jan 27th: 2 pm -1 pm J«2M>: lOam-Spm Jan 29th 10 am • 3 pni � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-02-02.pdf 38f443667a696d8800d5f68adb4df052 PDF Text Text HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY 121 S CHURCH ST H'SIIMIS Ml 490M-1M1 ............ ........................ ■ Barry/Eaton CASA director hired Let’s save, not waste a historic treasure Saxons win with pin over TK See Story on Page 3 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 20 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 DANNER Hastings Thursday. February 2. 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 5 PRICE 50C Husband, wife die in murder-suicide Nashville places employee on leave The Nashville Village Council last Thursday night went into closed session with Police Chief Garry Barnes to discuss a personnel issue within the police depart­ ment. When the council returned to open ses­ sion. members unanimously, with two trustees, Ron Bracy and Kimberly Knoll absent, approved a motion authorizing Barnes to place an employee on paid administrative leave from fan. 30 through Fob. 9. The employee in question is already on leave of his or her own accord. The name of the employee was not made public by the council, nor was the reason for the action. Wes VanDenburg ‘Fire the Senate’ website ready Caledonia Supt. faces 2 charges The Unicameral Michigan committee. r--- -4 tt..U- - - V-,baaed Hi rtftwngs. nes pontea ns wwure at Sdtite.com” is available to access taformadon on its petition drive to eliminate the .Michigan State Senate. The groups* e-mail site is up and oper­ ating to provide a contact with the group for information purposes and supplying details on getting copies of the petitions for signing. The Unicameral group gained approval by the State of Canvassers Friday. Jan. 20. for its eight-page petition to put the question on the November general election ballot. The movement needs 317,000 valid signatures by July 17 to be able to place the question on the Nov. 7 election ballot. Plans are in place for petitions to be available and monetary contributions for the group’s effort to be handled through Unicameral Michigan at P.O. Box 117, Hastings. Blood drives set for Feb. 7 and 9 A Red Cross blood drive will be held from noon to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. 128 High St. Middleville. Another blood dove will be held from 1 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Mulberry Gardens, 955 North M-66 Highway. Nashville. Donora most be at least 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 lbs., and be in reason­ ably good health. Weather and busy schedules have threatened to derail turnout, but donors are urged to keep appointments. The early January appeal for blood donations gave Michigan's blood supply a momentary boost, with collections through the American Red Cross reaching 100 per­ cent or more of goal for two consecutive weeks. Volunteer blood donors arc the sole source of blood transfused to hospiulpacientz. Progressive Dems will meet Feb. 8 The Progressive Democu'ts of West Michigan will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Feb. 8. the Thornapple Township Hall. I 200 Main St, Middleville All people interested in working to cre­ ate public policies that support human rights, economic equality, and social and environmental justice are welcome. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 | by Kelly Lloyd Staff Writer Former Caledonia Superintendent Wesley VanDenburg was arrested Tuesday on a twocount felony warrant issued by Kent County Prosecuting Attorney Kenneth Forsythe. VanDenburg. a Hastings native and 1970 Hastings High School graduate, is bei.’g charged with embezzlement of between $1,000 and $20,000 and obtaining money by false pretenses between $1,000 and $20,000. Both carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or a fine of $10,000 or three times the value of the property taken. VanDenburg and his attorney. David Dodge, met Tuesday aftemixin with Kent County Sheriff Detective Nick Kaechlc to drive to the jail, where he was booked. fin­ gerprinted and photographed. He then posted 10% of the $10,000 bond and is free on bond. VanDenburg is accused of financial abuse with the school’s credit card, duplicating receipts for cash reimbursements, using guest receipts and spending too much money on gasoline. VanDenburg was arraigned Wednesday morning in 63rd District Court, where he asked the judge the dollar amount for the charges. "The only thing I don't understand is. how much money?" he ashed “I have heard, is it 1.000. 1.500. 2.000? I never heard a figure I'm being held responsible foi." The prosecuting attorney was unable to give an exact dollar amount. VanDenburg said he feels the amount is $648. which he offered to pay last fall. According to docu­ ments obtained early, the charges were approximately $ 1.000. According to another attorney of VanDenburg’s. Larry Emery. "I’m slightly confused because the prosecuting attorney still hasn't presented information to me of the extra charges being brought against Wes. I don’t understand where he is stating any embezzlement because with embezzlement, money would have been entrusted to Wes and there wasn’t." VanDenburg said. "There was never any intent to steal. I am looking forward to the opportunity to final be able to tell my side of ; I the story. I trust the justice system and feel truth will prevail in the end." During a Jan. 12 due process hearing of the Caledonia Board of Education. VanDenburg agreed to resign in the near future Until then, I he has been placed on unpaid administrative leave in which he is collecting pay tor his | remaining vacation days and personal days I ’ See VANDENBURG. page 2 by Jon Gambee Staff Writer An elderly man shot and killed his wife as she slept Monday at their Hastings home, then turned the gun on himself and took his own life, authorities said. It was determined by evidence found at the scene by Hastings City Police officers that Joseph Zulewski. 75. took the life of his wife. Grace Zulewski. 82. while she slept, and then killed nimself. Both had died from a gunshot wound. The Hastings Police Department is calling the incident an apparent murder-sui­ cide. Officers were called to the Grant Street res­ idence at 11:35 a.m. Monday after a Barry County Commission on Aging Meals on Wheels volunteer making a delivery found a note on the front door that said. "Call the Police." Responding officers entered the resi­ dence and found the cou^e deceased. Authorities said it was apparent from a note left at the scene that they were both suffering from multiple physical ailments, and it also appeared to investigator* that some planning had occurred. A suicide note had been left, in addition to other directions, including the return of some library books. Mr. and Mrs. Zulewski ra;sed English bull­ dogs and owned and managed the Coats Grove Kennel for 15 years, up until their retirement. They had moved into their Grant Street residence five years ago. Fred Jacobs, vice president of J-Ad Graphics, which publishes the Hastings Banner, said Joseph Zulewski was an interest­ ing man tn talk to and been well regarded by many people m toe fjna. 'He was just a nice man and I enjoyed talk­ ing with him.” Jacobs said. “He and his wife’s family were from Germany and he had a great many interesting stories to tell." Jacobs said he believes this was a tragic Grace and Joseph Zulewski instance in which a couple wasn’t able to get help. “I don’t think Joseph had any kind of retirement plan from the kennel." said, 'and they had to rely only on Social Security teevr ■ — Tammy Pennington, executive directoi of the Barry County Commission on Aging, said she did not know the exact circumstances of Mr. and Mrs. Zulewski. but agreed that it waj a tragedy that did not need to occur. “This county values our elderly very much." she said, "and there are a number of agencies where help can be found. “We have some wonderful menial liealth professionals available to anyone in nccd.“ she said, “and 1 encourage anyone who is having problem*- to cnmar« cur agency tor any others) or Penn.ck Hospital and help will be made immediately available." No visitation or services are planned. Burial will be in Fuller Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice. Debate continues over too many deer by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer Though just about everybody agrees Michigan has too many deer, there is still con­ siderable debate about how to effectively reduce overpopulation. With the firearm deer season over, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun looking to next season's population goals. Michigan’s southwest region is home to the state’s largest percentage of deer, so the DNR proposes cutting Barry County's current esti­ mated population of 36.500 nearly in half. A population goal of 14.400 to 17.300 has been drafted by the DNR for Barry County during the years 2006 to 2010. The DNR has held meetings across the stale to receive public input about its pro­ posed changes. "We’re going to encourage doe harvesting to reach those goals.” said Wildlife Biologist Christine Hanaburgh. "These aren't new pop­ ularon goals. We put out goals in 1999 and in most cases these are just updates. The differ­ ence is that we’re inve-.ving the public more." But the method used to reach the goals has come under question from area hunters and fanners. Mark Hewitt, president of the Quality Deer Management Association of Barry County, said the current system of harvesting anterless deer does not help manage the popula­ tion. "We should support a restricted buck har­ vest that may include, but is not limited to. such things as a buck is a buck and i doe per­ mit is for a doe. not an anter-less deer. The taking of button bucks is not good deer man­ agement. Failure to restrict the buck harvest is perhaps the primary rca on for the failed attempts at population reduction " said Hewitt at a public meeting last month. In a draft of the goals. DNR officials have said. “Anter-less quotas on public land were recently increased to allow a larger fall har­ vest. and similar quotas will likely be pro­ posed in the future. Although deer numbers appear to have been leveling off or perhaps decreasing slightly over the last few yean, populations far below current densities arc necessary to allow adequate forest regenera­ tion and growth of herbaceous plants in the forest understory." Though the methods used to adequately manage the deer population differ, there is agreement about the need for an accurate live deer count. See DEER, page 2 Gun Lake Tribe lauds decision in New Buffalo So who makes the best chili? The Pea Brains. David (left) and Eric Mendez, won this year's Commission on Aging Chili Cook-off held last Saturday at O'Neil's Pub at Gun Lake. The contest raised about St.000 tor the COA's Meals on Wheels program Presenting the coveted stirnng spoon and garland of chili peppers was O'Neil's owner Judy Bott (front) and man­ ager Tammy Brotherton Shane VendenBerg (right) was the team's sponsor The Gun Lake Band of Potawatomis is applauding last week's action by the United States government to take land in trust for the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians to open their casino in New Buffalo. The federal action came 21 days after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a unanimous deci­ sion to uphold the Pokagon Band's right to open a casino on trust land. The Pokagon's land is now in "trust status." which cannot be reversed. The Department of the Interior placed the land in trust and the United States now holds title to the New Buffalo land. Gun Lake Tribe Chairman D.K. Sprague said. "The Maich-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indian* enthusiastically con­ gratulates the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians on their land being placed into trust by the Department of the Interior. We admire the Pokagon Band's patience and determina- See TRIBE, page 2 ................. �Page 2 - Thursday February 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner DEER, continued from page 1 NEWS BRIEFS Hanaburgh said the department uses two sets of data to develop the population goals. continued from front page Foodborne illness outbreak reported The Barry-Eaton District Health Department is investigating an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, with symptoms of diarrhea., abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting and headache. Affected patients may have eaten at a west Lansing restaurant Saturday. Jan. 28. Patients reported becoming ill about 30 to 36 hours after consumption of food. Anyone who has contracted these symp­ toms or knows someone who may have dined at a west Lansing restaurant is asked to notify the communicable disease depart­ ment at the health department at 517-S4I2641 or 269-945-9516. Thomapple Players plan to do ‘Sugar’ The Thomapple Players will have an informational public meeting at 7 p.m. next Tuesday on auditions for die upcoming musical, membership, fundraising and other ways to become involved with the adult-based community theater group. The meeting will be held.Feb. 7 at the COA at 320 W. Woodlawn in Hastings. All post high school-aged adults are welcome to attend. Auditions for the musical "Sugar," based on the screenplay 'Some Like It Hot" by Billy Wilder and LA.L. Diamond, with music and lyrics by Jule Styoe and Bob Merrill, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Feb. 27. at the COA. All post high school-aged adults are wel­ come to audition. There may be callbacks on Feb. 28 if necessary. Those unable to attend auditions due to a conflict are asked to contact the director prior to auditions. Those auditioning for a principal singer should prepare a solo and bring tifc neces­ sary music for accompaniment, or a CD without vocals. If auditioning for a chorus role, there is no need to prepare a song. The auditioner will be asked to sing briefly to establish :ange. Carol Satterly will be directing the show and she aHf«BVSMM9l7-852-0773 to Meth awareness tonight in Delton The Barry County Methamphetamine Prevention Task Force plans to hold a gen­ eral meth awareness program at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Feb. 2) in DeltonKellogg High School's LGI room. State Senator Patty Birkholz. an advo­ cate for new meth legislation, will be be keynote speaker. The presentation is open to any con­ cerned citizen and will include information about the presence and effects of meth in Barry County, as well as how the commu­ nity can come together to fight the prob­ lem The Barry County Methamphetamine Prevention Task Force is in its second year of operation. The group is comprised of a variety of local government agencies that work together to develop education and prevention strategies, as well as protocols for child and environmental protection. For more information or to attend a monthly meeting, please contact Liz Lenz at (269) 945-1387 or eal@iserv.net County Chamber elects ’06 officers The recently elected new members, Jenny Bocrman of Bay Pointe Inn & Restaurant. Lyndy Bolthouse of Hastings Ace Hardware and Angela Wilburn of Affordable Asphalt were welcomed at the January Board of Directors’ meeting of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce. The new directors were elected by the membership to fill vacancies. The new officers elected for the year were David Hatfield of MainStreet Savings Bank was elected to replace Eric Dreisbach of Dreisbach Pontiac GMC as president. Chris Jacoby of Pennock Health Services was elected vice president. Lyndy Bolthouse of Hastings Ace Hardware was elected secretary. Jennie Allerding of State Employees Credit Union was elected treas­ urer. After many years as secretary. Karen Heath of Second Hand Comers stepped down. The Executive Committee of the cham­ ber consists of the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, past president and three members at large. Patrick Buckland of Buckland Insurance. Debbie Button of Hodges Jewelry & Gifts and Fred Jacobs of J-Ad Graphics were elected as members at large to the Executive Committee. The monthly meeting Noonday chapter of the Trail Association will be Wednesday. Feb. 8. The Barry Township Hall. 155 in Dalton. and may be changed again before the final adoption. though she gave no indication as to what those changes are to. when it gets to the higher ups. that'* where it gets murky.” said Shurlow. Hewitt said there is a need for smaller man­ Barry County We’re still going through the White it may not be practical to have three or four mile unit’s that’s what works and has another opportunity for public input.” The final deer population goals w ill be sub­ handle on the deer count.’ Well, if they don’t been proven in several co-ops around the mitted to the NRC March 9 in Alpena. have an accurate deer count, they don’t have state. The DMUs are county by county today and that's better then they used to be.” said Hewitt. ognizes the need for a more accurate deer they may adjust those. The March meeting is VANDENBURG, continued from page 1----------------- count, but realizes that the decreasing budget Hanaburgh said deer management associa­ tion’s are an effective way for hunters and of the DNR restricts their ability to purchsc farmers to work together. new equipment that may help reach an accu­ rate count. "There's been a little more interest in qual­ ity deer management (recently). It’s a good “I’ve heard of organizations using infrared cameras in different wintering areas of the tool for achieving certain goals in popula­ tion,” said Hanaburgh. varsity basketball coach. Scott Tompkins. On deer, but with the budget the way it is. buying Hewitt said the QDMA is not solely focused on trophy bucks, as some have July 30th. Scott called me and said ’1 have friends in high places and will smear your them is out of the question.” said Shurlow. With a four-year time line to reach the goals, a minimum of 4,800 more deer would need to 1 c taken each season. I I | process so I can't tell if there will be changes presented to the Natural Resources Commission. The NRC will take action so x.,±ing" Local farmer Jim Shurlow said he also rec­ | “We did adjust the proposal for the goals of agement units in Barry County due to the unique population dynamics of the area. “We would like to see smaller DML’s. not possible.” Hewitt, however, contended. “At the meet­ ing, the DNR said, ’We don't have a good call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. accused, rather it cares about total deer man­ agement “We’re a group of neighbors, hunters and In an interview with Wednesday VanDenburg. he said. "I feel the accused financial abuses stem back to when I fired the name and get you fired.' There were two wit­ nesses to that phone call. 1 feel that Tompkins and some of his friends have been pushing these charges." “I think it's unrealistic that they'll get down friends that try and help each other out when to those numbers any time soon.” Shurlow said. it comes to managing the deer herd. Our asso­ A preliminary hearing at the 63rd District ciation really helps the landowner do whatev­ Through the DNR’s block program. Shurlow has worked with conservation offi­ er the want to do. We want a healthy deer herd — does, fawn and bucks and to do that we courthouse will be set for the middle of February. cers and other personnel to try and manage the population on his family’s 700-acre farm. sons.” said Hewitt. feel we need to do things for biological rea­ Meanwhile, the Ionia prosecuting attor­ ney's office is expected to present their charges by the end of the week. Teams must register by Feb. 10 to compete in rock ’n roll contest Walk for Warmth early signups urged Community Action Agency (CAA) of South Central Michigan is planning for a huge turnout at this year's 21st annual Walk for Warmth Saturday. Feb 25. CAA officials are encouraging people to start signing up early. The indoor walk will take place Feb. 25 in Barry County at the Thomapple Valley Church. 2750 S. M-43 Highway Hastings. Registration begins at 9 a.m, opening ceremonies begin at about 9:30 and one- : and three-mile outdoor walk events begin at 10 a.m. With the increase in heating costs, the | CAA is already receiving record numbers of heating assistance requests, which is why these funds are so desperately needed this year. The funds raised by the Walk for Warmth help low- to moderate-income individuals I’m looking at my small area only. The DNR people in the field. 1 can’t give enough credit pen. Without that data, sound management is Everyone is welcome to attend. Bud Leonard will present a program on early Native American activities around Wall Lake and will be displaying some of his collection of artifacts. The North Country National Scenic Trail I is one of the nation's premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4,6(4) miles from New York to North Dakota. It links outstanding scenic, natural, recreational, historic, and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s, it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2,000 miles are com­ pleted and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with many public agencies, private organizatkms. and generous landowners across seven northern States. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter, visit http://www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or tions and survey’s that are mailed to random­ ly chosen hunters is used to determine current count in more specific deer management unit's so quality deer management can hap­ of the Chief North Country held at 7 p.m. location is the E Orchard St, Hanaburgh said the population goals have been adjusted since the) were first published with the DNR we’ve built a great relationship with them. 1 don't always agree w*«h them but and future goals. “We would like to see an accurate live deer North Country Trail group to meet Feb. 8 ’Through cooperation and communication Information collected from deer check sta­ I j r I and families keep their heat on during the ' winter. This year the CAA is offering a couple of different ways to participate in the Walk for Warmth. Pledge sheets can be picked up at any local CAA office, or can be printed online at www.CAASCM.org. For people who can't participate in the event, a new option is available to donate | online at www.CAASCM.org. While at the i site, donors can choose which county they would like their donation to go to. and securely send it via the Internet. Donations can also be mailed directly to the local CAA office by calling 1-877-422-2726 for I more information. The end of the business day Friday. Feb. Each unit will be asked to select a captain 10, is the deadline for entering a team in the and come up with a special team name so it Each team alternately will be given the Gun Lake Winterfest Rock *n Roll Music Trivia contest. can be placed accordingly on the printed names of the artists and the year the song hit brackets for the competition. Colorful and The competition, scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday. Feb. 18. at the Bay Pointe music-related team names are encouraged. the Top 40 charts. An excerpt of about 20 to 30 seconds wilt be played and then the cap­ For example, last October, some of the names tain must “name that tune.” Restaurant, will conclude the resurrected Gun were “Cisco Ducks" (the library quartet). Lake Winterfest celebration. “Luke Warfel and the Hoochie Mamas” and “St. Rosie and the Originals.” Some teams Members of the audience are asked not to give away the answers in order to keep the The deadline is necessary because the num­ ber of teams needs to be determined ahead of time for planning and because their names appeared with appropriate T-shirts showing their team names or displaying their cothusi- will be printed on a special program for asm for rock 'n roll. everyone entering the restaurant that evening i 9OC of fund-raiser, the'UnitpTQmrch of Wajland, includes the Each of the squads will be allowed one incorrect answer, but on the second miss, if the opponent answers correctly, the losing group will have to be retired. The winning Rev. Naiily Zerban as captain, husbaid Andy On the first miss or when neither team Zcrban. son Jason Zerban and son in-bw can put them into brackets, NCAA basketball tourney style. Matthew Wiliford. Their team name is “The Zerbans according to Matthew.” answers correctly, members of the audience will be invited to guess. Correct answers from Anyone who is putting together a four-per­ Bay Pointe, another beneficiary, has iu son group to compete is asked to register and pay by calling David Young at 945-9554 or own team, which includes Alex ana Carol Liceaga and Maude and Junior Reyna. group then will move on the next round. U.T audience will warrant a IJttle Debbie Valentine Snak Cake as a prize, personally delivered by “Vanna White.” After the team contest, one member from stopping in at J-Ad Graphics, one of the spon­ Thus far II four-person teams have indi­ sors. Those who haven't registered or paid by cated interest, but the final number will have individual the deadline cannot be guaranteed a chance to to be limited to 16 in the interests of best serv­ Surveyor Brian Reynolds is a three-time indi­ play. Each team is required to submit an entry ing tournament bracketing. fee of $80 per team or $20 per player. In a departure from the “King of the Hill” October, a quartet made up of Dan Carrigan, Jeff Aley. Kevin Lancaster and Dwight The defending team champions from last each team will be invited to take part in the competition. Barry County vidual champion who intends in defend his trophy once again. The individual champion will recent a one night stay at a Bay Pointe Inn sui^. Young again will be “Alex Trebec cncee style contest held last October for the “Smiley" Replogic, has decided to be on hand Hastings Public Library , teams will vie for the to defend its crown. They were called “4 for All” last fall but in honor of the return of and Linda Boyce will return as the “V.innc championship in a single-elimination tourna­ ment. Each of the members of the team still Winterfest this year, have changed their name standing at the end of the evening as champi­ appropriately to “The Four Frostbites." In the team competition, only the captain Those who choose simply to come ind watch the fun can buy tickets at $10 apiece at Inn. courtesy of owner Mike Powers, one of the sponsors of the contest. may answer the question to “Name That Tune." Team members may confer briefly White” assistant figure. Bay Pointe (call 672-8111) or at J-Ad Graphics (945-9554). Because seating is lim­ ited to about 150, it is advisable to purchase them as soon as possible. There is no guaran­ tee there will be any seating left on the day of the competition and those who are still able to get in at the door will have to pay $12 instead Green Gables Haven, the domestic vio­ lence shelter in Hastings that provides save refuge for battered women, will bold its fourth annual furd-raiser Saturday, Feb 11, at Bay Pointe Inn on Gun Lake. “This is our biggest fund-raiser of the year,” said Kristine Hiar. Green Gables director. “In the past we have had excellent support from area business like Hastings City Bank, and we look forward to this year's event.” There will be a coctail hour starting at I 5:30 p.m.. with dinner to follow, Hiar said, j of $10 each. Munchies will be provided by Bay Pointe and dinner is available. There also will be a cash bar Proceeds from the contest will go to the Gun Lake Wiaterfest. United Church of Wayland and Bay Pointe. TRIBE, continued from page 1-------- “There will be two silent auctions and a ■ live auction throughout the evening,” Hiar | said. “It will be a fun event and one that i will help the shelter at the same time.” Besides Hastings City Bank, the event is being sponsored by Service Express of Grand Rapids and Coleman Insurance. Hiar said the list of items to be auctioned off will be varied, but all are valuable. Last year original art work, a spa package, homemade quilts, a grandfather clock, din­ ner packages, a flat screen television and a week’s condo stay in Hawaii were auc­ tioned. Hiar said another benefit of this year’s auction is being offered by Bay Pointe. “Patrons who come to the auction can reserve a room at Bay Pointe under the Green Gables discount,” she said. Hiar officially took over the reigns as Green Gables Haven on Jan. 2, replacing retiring Director Sandi Drummond. competition clean. to watch or play. The names of the teams and their four players wil| be included so specta­ tors can follow the action and so organizers on will get a free night's stay at Bay Pointe Green Gables fund-raiser set before the captain officially answers Elected to three-year terms on the Thomapple Arts Council Board of Directors were Terry Dennison, Lauren Slineman, Nancy and Kirk Pasche. They were chosen dur­ ing the TAC annual meeting Jan. 31. Arts Council elects board members by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The members of the Thomapple Arts Council elected new members to the board and appointed two former board members to fill unexpired terms at the annual meeting of the group Tuesday. Jan. 31. Elected to three-year terms are Dana Rittenberg of Freeport. Terry Dennison and Lauren Stineman of Hastings and Kirk and Nancy Pasche of Delton. The Pasches arc sharing one position on the board. Elected to fill a one-year term was artist Bob Brandt, who showed off his poster for this year's Jazz Festival following the meet­ ing. Jeff Mansfield was elected to fill a twoyear term. Director Lizanne Fehsenfeld announced that plans arc already under way for this year's events. She and Arts Council Board President Joe LaJoye reviewed accomplish­ ments from 2005. Anyone who is interestr ’earning more about the TAC's coming * • . can call 945­ 9554. tion in exercising their sovereign right to operate a tribal governmental gaming facility that will bring much needed revenue to fund their essential governmental programs white establishing well paying careers for their membership and the local community." A lawsuit filed by Taxpayers of Michigan Against Casinos <TOMAC) delayed the Pokagon casino. TOMACs suit was filed in the same federal district court as Michigan Gambling Opposition (MichGO) who seeks to delay the Gun Lake casino. Both lawsuits were filed by a Grand Rapids law firm, and assert similar arguments against the respec­ tive projects. "The Pokagon's victory provides a glimpse into the future for our tribe and the surround­ ing community.” Sprague said. “We believe that working together with the United States Department of Justice, we will expeditiously defeat MichGO's very similar meritless law­ suit against the Bush administration. MichGO should anticipate the same results, a complete and absolute victory for the Gun Lake Tribe.” �The Hastings Banne' - Thursday February 2. 2006 - Page 3 Village Players to perform on 3 weekends The Village Players of Middleville will present "The Snake in the Grass... or He Rattled the Rails" on three consecutive week­ ends later this month. The dinner-theater shows will be held at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday evenings Feb. 10 and II. 17 and 18. and 24 and 25 at the MiddleVilla Inn in Middleville. The final per­ formance on February 25 is already sold out. This old fashioned melodrama invites the audience to join in booing the villain and cheering for the hero. Will sweet Dakota Melody be forced to surrender to Professor Silias Snakebreath (boo-hiss) or will she be doomed and tied to the railroad tracks? Can our hero. Sheriff Billy Bold, escape the clutches of Wild Prairie Rose, a female Jesse James, and her outlaw gang? Adding to an evening of entertainment are a farm boy. farm girl, a traveler and her sister, a fake Native American, a forger, a gypsy, a theatrical actress, a Pinkerton detective man and a buxom waitress. Dinner will be a chuck wagon buffet and the cost for dinner and the play together is $25 per person. Reservations may be made by calling the MiddleVilla Inn al 269-795-3640 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with a cash bar. Dinner will be at 7 and the play will start at The Village Players’ cast has been rehearsing fir the upcoming production of "The Snake in the Grass... or He Rattled the Rails" Feb. 10 and 11.17 and 18. and 24 and 25 at the MiddleVilla Inn. about 8. A portion of the proceeds will go to fund scholarships awarded to two graduating sen­ iors from Thomapple Kellogg High School. Two music events this weekend Two Hastings High School to aid Community Music School singers join Ail-State Choir Kevin Taylor and Adam Sheldon were selected for the All-State Choir, based on their scores at a choir competition in December. Hastings High School students Adam Shcldor. and Kevin Taylor have been selected to sing with the All-State Choir this spring. They were selected based on their scores during the regional choir competition in December. Sheldon has performed w ith the combined male and female honors choir two weeks ago in Grand Rapids. Cody Timm from Thomapple Kellogg High School is also a member of that choir. Sheldon had an oppor­ tunity to sing a solo al the regional competi­ tion in December at Western Michigan University. Taylor had been scheduled to perform with the male choir, but was unable to do so because of illness. Kara DeLille and Elena Gormley, both from Thomapple Kellogg High School, per­ formed in the women’s choir Jan. 21 in the ballroom al De Vos Hall. The repertoire for the All-State group, directed by Sharon Hansen, includes "Alegrcs Cantos" by Paul Basler. ’Adorable flujo" and “Portones abiertos y rostros brillantes;” “Sicut Cervus" by Giovanni da Palestrina; ‘Five Hebrew Love Songs” by Eric Whitacre; “Elijah” by Paul Carey and "Adiemus” from the “Songs of Sanctuary" by Karl Jenkins. by Elaine Gilbcri Assistant Editor An evening of dancing and listening to music is set for Saturday and a celebration concert with six choirs and a steel band is planned for Sunday afternoon to benefit the Community Music School (CMS) in Hastings. All abilities and all ages, from babies to senior citizens, regardless of financial status may receive private instrumental or vocal instruction at CMS. which also provides per­ formance opportunities for students of all ages, said CMS-Hastings Coordinator Steve Youngs. The weekend ot music is a ma*or fundrais­ er to provide scholarships for CMS students and to help defray expenses of operating the school. The public is invited to come to the “Cabaret” from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Hastings Country Club and then to attend a concert celebration. “Spirit in Song.” al 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Hastings. < "Cabaret" features dancing to the music of “Les Jazz.” a big band specializing in swing music of the 1930s. *40s and ‘50s. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided and a cash bar will be available. In between sets by the band. CMS professional faculty musicians will entertain with floor shows. A silent auction of items ranging from art to a week’s vacation at Beaver Island also will be held trial night to benefit CMS. The CMS faculty will be performing jazz. Dixieland, vocals, classical and more "everything from Acker Bilk's “Stranger on the Shore" to “Baby It’s Cold Outside." he said. There will be guitar trios and a string Pror.ioting the ‘Music Weekend' in the pholo are Holly Bolthouse and Jo Carr seat­ ed at the piano and (standing, from left) are Bryan Holliday. Mary Youngs. Dave Carr. Amy Cherry and Elinor Marsh, Music Center executive directors ensemble. Some of the CMS faculty perform­ ing will be Holly Bolthouse. Melissa Risk. Beth Lepak and violinists. Steve Youngs. Cathi Crawford. Brian Slagle and Dennis Sccord. Admission to the CMS Cabaret, hosted by the Friends of the Community Music School, is $’<U per couple or $15 per person. Dress is (From left) Kim Cena. Eaton County advocate supervisor; Clare Tripp. CASA Board member; Steve McEldowney. CASA executive director; Jan Look, Barry County advo­ cate supervisor; Sheree Newell. CASA Board President. Barry/Eaton CASA director hired Steve McEldowney has been hired as new executive director of CASA for Kids. Inc. in Barry County. McEldowney comes to CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) with nearly 15 years as a practicing psychologist. He decid­ ed to work more directly in the field of child advocacy, so this role is a perfect fit. He also decided to enter law school and is looking forward to working closer to home and in these neighboring communities. As a father of two adopted children him­ self. McEldowney brings a passion for chil­ dren to his job. CASA for Kith with offices in Hastings at the Department of Human Services Building, is a network of specially trained volunteers who ensure that the child’s voice is heard when placement and parental rights decisions are being made. CASA volunteers become appointed officers of the court and work closely with the attorneys assigned to the case. More than three million children nationally are reported abused or neglected every year. Despite attempts to help, many of these chil­ dren become trapped in the court and child welfare maze and can spend their childhood moving from one temporary shelter to anoth­ er. CASA for Kids. Inc. was founded in Bam County in 1991 and was expanded to Eaton County in 1997 “I can't think of a more fulfilling role. Nothing is more energizing than know ing that I am helping to protect our moM sulncrable citizens." said McEldowney Pat Wagner, state director for CASA, has met with the new local director to welcome him already. “I was able to be honest about the chal­ lenges we face and know that together we can make a difference," Wagner said. Anyone interested in learning more about CASA of Barry/Eaton Counties or how to become a volunteer should call the office at 948-3213. Honor Roll: Second academic quarter Barry County Christian School Third grade — Phillip Coryell. ‘Johnny DeMaagd. Ben Ondersma. Emily Schuurmans. ‘Katie Shaffer. Fourth grade — Regan Holley. Brad Ncudeck. Andrew Webb. Fifth grade — Cathleen Coryell. Rose O'Grady. Michael Ondersma. Jacob Schuurmans. Sixth grade — William Ondersma. Orion Webb Seventh grade — Kathleen Bukoski. Lindsey Grubb. Tom Rozema. Shelby Webb. Eighth grade — Allison DeMaagd. Trisha Fairbrother. Sara Rozema. ‘Ashley Webb. Ninth grade — Chase DeMaagd. Andrew Hess. Ryan Holley. Tom Ondersma. ‘Lisa Schuurmans. Elsa Smith Tenth grade — ‘Jill Rozema. Germano Santos. • Denotes a)l-As. Middle school spelling bee champs All 775 students at Hastings Middle School competed in classroom spelling bees in December Each classroom sent two winners on to compete in the school-wide spelling bee. which was held Jan. 24. Those 62 finalists were narrowed down to two after 13 rounds of competition. Sixth-grader Jenna Nedbalek (left) won the bee and Sara Alender. a seventh-grader, was runner-up. Both girls will go on to compete in the Regional Spelling Bee Tuesday. Feb. 21. in the Hastings High School lecture hall. casual. Tickets will be available at the door and also may be purchased in advance at the Community Music School, which is housed at the First United Methodist Church in Hastings, and from members of ’be Friends cf the Community Music School. Sunday's third annual "Spirit in Snog” concert has an exciting line-up. Youngs said. “The music's great.” There is no admission fee. but a free will offering will be taken to benefit ’he Community Music School-Hastings. The event features music by six choirs and performances by the Hastings High School Steel Drum Band. Choirs performing arr from Delton Kellogg High School. Hastings High School. First Baptist Church of Hastings. First United Methodist Church of Hastings. Grace Lutheran Church and St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. He estimates between 150 to 180 singers will join their voices for the grand finale when he directs them in singing a South African song. “We arc Marching in the Light of God.” “h’s a really exciting afternoon, and you’ll be home before the Super Bowl starts." he said. The nonprofit Community Music School in Hastings has students from all over Barry County. Currently, there arc 252 CMS students, including 177 who arc taking private lessons. 53 who arc members of the Kids Choir and 22 in the Kindermusik program for infants and young children. Community Music School-Hastings gives about $6,000 a year in scholarships to its stu­ dents. “If you net under $41.000 a year, you can get a break on your tuition." Youngs said. "Lessons arc regularly $16.50 a half hour, and it goes down - depending upon your income and how many arc in your family - to $9.50 a half hour. We really arc out there to help everybody with music, so we really need these fundraisers Plus, it’s nonprofit so wc don't break even. "We have to raise about $18,000 a »ear to keep the school open, above tuition. If s not a lot of money, but it takes three or four fundraisers." CMS in Hastings is part of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, based in Battle Creek. For more information about the Saturday and Sundav events, call 945-944/. �Page 4 - Thursday. February 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Freeport Village Council moves against farmland Banner Day trippers burned by Hastings parking To the editor. I was interested in the timing of your news article last week about downtown Hastings parking, as I- had just experienced the twohour parking limit first hand on Friday Jan. 27. Two friends and I had gone to lunch and then browsed the shops downtown, each making several purchases. Unfortunately, when we returned to our vehicle, we found a parking ticket. Our van happened to be parked almost dead center between the signs that advised the two hour parking limit, so none of us had noticed them. Also, as we pointed out at the Police Department, the signs are perpendicular to the street, so you don't see them where you do in most cities, as you are driving. We went to pay the fine where the "public servant" servant had an opportunity to extend a welcome to us. We mentioned that it was difficult to sec the signs, we were unaware that there was a two-hour limit and that for day trippers, two hours is not a realistic amount of lime to lunch and shop. The person to whom we paid the fine might tiave said she was sorry we were inconve­ nienced. invited us to return to Hastings and perhaps have mentioned where we might park longer downtown. (Certainly not at City Hall where there is 15 minute parking). Instead we were rather nastily advised that a parking ticket in Grand Rapids is $16 and 1 guess we were somehow priviledged to enjoy your "pleasant little town” because parking fines arc one way that Hastings is able to afford to be a "pleasant little town." We didn't expect to be told to forget about the fine and please come again, but we didn't expect to be treated as if we had just commited a heinous crime, cither. We all live about 45 minutes from Hastings. My husband and 1 arc building a new home and I thought I would return to Hastings for some items 1 saw for the new house. Plainwell is 15 minutes away and Aries Cafe is getting very good reviews for lunch. There is a nr-v coffee shop and several newboutique stores. Oh. and free parking. I guess you can probably tell where we’ll be headed instead of Hastings next time. Lana Langonc, Pine Lake. Barry County Freeport critic did fault, not fact finding To the editor: Paul Holiday’s letter last week regarding the Village of Freeport was very interesting, but not factual. He began with saying he attended the Planning and Zoning meeting and then con­ tinues to berate the Freeport Village Council members for their attempt to devalue proper­ ty. The Village Council has only been given a draft of what the Planning and Zoning Commission is working on. as they operate independently of the Village Council. The Village Council will be given the final vote on the ordinance as a whole only after a pub­ lic hearing on this issue. Mr. Holiday was never misled as to times of meetings because the next public hearing has yet to be set. On four occasions messages were left at his and his significant other's home to tell him of the date to the regular Fire the Senate? It’s a good idea! Dear editor: A state wide ballot initiative to fire the Senate? What a great idea! I have watched in frustration for years as we have given an already incompetent government more and more power and money. Who can forget the time they voted them­ selves a raise when the common men and women were facing heavy layoffs? Lansing continues to consume more and more of our lax dollars while cutting posi­ tions at the prisons, (they do not fill vacancies when people retire) and cutting budgets for schools, prisons and apparently, mad repairs. Wc need to fire the Senate and overhaul gov­ ernment while "we the people" still have the power to do so. Tell Mr. Lukasiewicz that I'll help raise money and get signatures in Ionia. Clinton. Montcalm and Gratiot counties. Sign me: Happy to help from Hubbardston... Lola (Sage) Tyler. Hubbardston Planning Committee meeting. Those phone calls were never returned. As to the attack on tltc individual members of the Freeport Village Council, perhaps some homework should have been done. Mr. Holiday would have found that both members mentioned have, in written documents to the Planning Commission, been against the pro­ posed change to the ordinance not allowing farm animals on parcels of property with two acres or more in a residential district. Ironically, the change set forth by the Planning Commission would create the same hardship for Mr. Holiday as well as the indi­ viduals he claims arc "in on" passing the ordi­ nance. Indeed, as both sides of the road arc impacted, as well as several other properties located along the outskirts of the village, the amended ordinance could very well negative­ ly affect the value of the property owned by the people Mr. Holiday has so wrongly attacked. For ail of the above reasons, let us hope in the future Mr. Holiday will research his claims before sending incorrect information in a letter to the editor. Sharon Madole, Lani Forbes. Freeport Village Trustees Barry County needs new jail To the editor: Barry County needs a new jail — now. The county could use the property they purchased a few years back. It could be a tall building that could house district court and the jail. The county could sell the property the cur­ rent jail is located on. save gas costs in trans­ porting prisoners and have room for expan­ sion. The Barry County Board of Commissioners should consider having the jail and courts all in the same area. Deb James, Hastings Editor's Note: The following letter appeared in the Banner last week, but the first draft inadvertently was published instead of the revised copy, which is printed this week as follows... To the editor: The Freeport Planning and Zoning meeting Jan. 17 had strong indications that the Village Council has given up on the “inner village.” and has begun focusing efforts to "de-value" farmland property. Though large parcels of farmland are pro­ tected under the Michigan Right to Farm Act. and the turnout in favor of farmland preserva­ tion in recent elections, the Freeport Village Council obviouJy doesn't care. The council is attempting to place an ordi­ nance to "not allow any farm animals within the village limits." Most people may not be aware that the village limits include some farms and agricultural land that have been in existence for years. One of the farms inside the village limits represents nearly half of the land of the village. The large land parcels are Treeport's biggest residential »ax base, and this is in spite of no amenities (water/natural gas) provided by the village. When the committee was asked about the rationale and reasoning for the proposed ordinance, the question was referred to the village attorney, who would not answer and deferred the question. The real reason for the "de-value" attempt is to make the larger land parcels in Freeport "worthless." This would force the sale of smaller parcels, and/or to a developer to get more houses built to increase the tax base revenue. Though the committee denied and would not acknowledge the tax base objec­ tive, a "proposed zoning* map was displayed on the wail that illustrated new roads, and development directly through one of the opposing farms. Has the council given up on the potential of the inner village? Why not focus on the inner village and bring in new business? What new business would want to come to Freeport when there is "blight" right on Main Street? There are empty buildings and some of the businesses look terrible. Anyone who knows Freeport is well aware of the "house on ear­ ner." known as a Freeport landmark for miles around. It is apparent the Village Council is repre­ senting Freeport as a village that doesn't care abc-n local citizens’ livelihoods. The commit­ tee even acknowledges there "probably was a mistake* in completing the recommendation without even reviewing the properties. This was insensitive to the land owners. What happens to the individual who uses land as livelihood? Not only will the council’s decisions "de-value" the land, it will take away an ability to make a living, or provide enjoyment for the family, such as horses and 4-H participation. Why would council members (who also live in the village limits) initiate this type of ordinance? Aren't they also affected? The answer is "no." Some of the Village Council members do own large parcels of land, but their land is not affected because most of their land is on the opposite side of the village lim­ its. Other members do not own large parcels within the village limits. Does this sound fair? This has similarities to members of Congress making social security decisions, but not having to worry aoout the effects per­ sonally because they do not participate in the social security plan. How will, or can the village compensate, for the difference in value that it will create? The village council does not care — i: self­ ishly wants smaller parcels to collect more tax. A ‘grandfather clause" also is unaccept­ able. This would still "de-value" the property at selling time. Some of these properties are mini-horse farms, dairy farms and even house 4-H animals. These properties have bams, buildings and pastures for the sole purpose of fanning. Who would buy 5. 10 or 20-plus acres in Freeport with the council's proposal? According to the Michigan Right to Farm Law (P.A. 93 Section 3 (3)), conditional pro­ tection applies regardless of a change in own­ ership. or size, as well as "if the farm or farm operation existed before a change in the land use or occupancy of land." A fair and just ordinance proposal would be a type of minimum land requirement as other municipalities, townships and cities have. A simple two-acre minimum would be suffi­ cient. The Freeport Council's desire to obtain the dairy farmland within the village limits is a pipe dream at this time. The owner strongly opposes, neighboring lands are being pulled into the struggle, and there win be no winners with the ordinance. This council needs to re-group/re-focus and, correctly determine the priorities for the village. The council is supposed to be "for the people of the village." Efforts should be focused on the Main Street area, helping Freeport to prosper, and encourage new busi­ nesses to the area. The owners and people who have purchased the larger parcels have increased the tax base for Freeport, and are trying to make Freeport a desirable place to live. Paul Holiday. Freeport McCain was better selection than Bush, but that’s all To the editor: During Michigan's primary campaign in 2000 1 worked and voted for John McCain. I didn't do so because 1 was enamored of his program and policies, but because I believed almost anyone was better than his Republican primary opponent. I didn't like the way Bush tried to paint McCain yellow (as he later did with Senator John Kerry, and more recently with Congressman John Murtha). Of course I had no intention of voting for him in the presidential election. I had two ends in view — stopping Bush, and (worthy byproduct) embarrassing Gov. John Engler. The by-product alone succeeded (it kept fat­ boy out of national government). I figured the nation couldn't lose should McCain become President as (it goes without saying) it has under the neo-Na/S governing now. I hate being pushed to negativism in pursuit of the positive, but clest la vie. I have several proHems with McCain (his “sealed" military records not the least of cm). Additionally (as I never tire repeating), he's not the bright mind required to deal with multiple complex problems of the modern world. He can walk and chew gum at the same time, but barely. Even so. he's infinitely superior to the dim­ wit Bush. He couldn't be manipulated or dom­ inated by folks like Cheney and Rumsfeld. Under his leadership America would not be running a gulag, kidnaping, denying legal due process, or teaching our military sons <nd daughters to torture prisoners. . But McCain does have a sly streak. Last week I received a fund-raising packet from Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), including a letter from McCain. The letter was difficult to read, filled with superfluous “the's" and “that's." generally not at ail well organized or well written. In other words, perfect for uninformed and near-illit­ erates he hoped to lasso. McCain's missal was a perfect example of modem American political spin, mostly aimed at blaming the Clinton Administration Public Opinion: for sins of a Republican-dominated Congress over 12 (long, dangerous, ultimately deadly) years. Of course, given McCain's desire to live in the White House, you can hardly expect spin-less truth. Appended to the senator's letter was a loaded questionnaire from CAGW. (Q.) "Do you think most Americans you know are aware that (sigh) in the (sigh) eight years before President Bush the size of our nation's Armed Forces was cut in half?" (My A.) Under our constitutional method of business Congress appropriates. Republicans dominated Congress for six of those eight years. They were pre-occupied with airline lobby money, the great Clinton rabbit hunt (and gawking al the stained blue dress), »o the exclusion qf national, border and airline security, though Clir.ion pushed hard for those items (as had the cu.rent presi­ dent's father). (Q.) The Clinton Administration slasheo defense spending far beyond the (sigh) post­ Cold War minimums that were (sigh) recom­ mended during the first Bush Administration to keep America safe. Do you believe this (ohh, sigh) under-funding of our nation's defenses invites further aggression and terror­ ism? (My A.) I believe the terrorism all began with Ronnie Reagan's (senile) failure to exact justice for the marine barracks bombing in Beirut (probably pushed by his VP who has. and had, large investments in the area); an attack on U.S. servicemen in the air above Lockerbie, Scotland, and in other attacks around the Middle East and Europe during the Rcagan/first Bush administrations. Our (bad) habit of jumping into wars with­ out forethought, planning, determination to succeed, began with LB]. But Republicans have made failure in objective-less conflict a fine art in Vietnam. Iraq, Afghanistan. Iraq again. While Bush talks about "'staying the course," Iraq is unraveling, and he's looking for the quickest way out Should we have to deal with one more mil­ itary challenge, anywhere, right now. you'd see what sailors like to call a "Chinese Fire drill." You think New Orleans wasfis a chaot­ ic scene. It could not. in fact be done. (This might be a good time for Mexico to reverse the loss of Texas.) Another tricky item asked, "Do you think it is irresponsible of Congress to use $12.6 bil­ lion in defense budget funds for items like the (sigh) Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commemoration while our military forces are deployed in places such as (sigh) Iraq and Afghanistan and the federal budget deficit is over $300 billion?" (Now there's a run-on sentence for you.) The Lewis & Clark committee got a whop­ ping half-a-millioo dollars. Two million went to study Internet safety. Cheney's pet bog Halliburton found over $20 billion in its trough between Iraq and Afghanistan. (Beats snorting around for truffles.) Twelve point six billion would buy a lot of body armor (but reserves and guardsmen are cheaper). We should think about Lewis and Clark more often. They were soldiers who actually knew how to think and plan well enough to succeed in a long, trying, dangerous, impor­ tant and ground-breaking mission (unlike the fools running our military now/). As for the deficit, hey! Clinton left them a nice fat sur­ plus. Didn't take there clods long to feed it to the hogs. One final banality asked, "Po .rou think that (sigh) most Americans arc aeare of the extent to which the defense budget being loaded up with pork barrel projects?' Of course we are. And we kixjw tie thiev­ ing bars and lying thieves will never stop it. as well. If you'll send CAGW som: money to help set things right, they promise not to sell, traft. or rent your e-mail address to third par­ ties. As Australian sailors say when they find sausages on the breakfast table, "Good-O. snorkers! " And you know what a promise from Republicans is worth. Larry Hamp, Hastings What is the Super Bowl effect? The Super Bowl is taking place Sunday in Detroit. More than 3,000 members of the media have flocked to the city. How do you think hosting the Super Bowl will affect Michigan? Responses to our weekly question. nx Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 Hastings Banner, Inc. PMshMby A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 -. /VET^ John Jacoba Frederic Jacoba Pmwtort VteePrwktort Staven Jacoba Swrrtvyrtrawurw • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Editor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Edtorf Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Brett Bremer Fran Faverman Elden Vanderbrook. Hastings: “Yes, I definitely think that the Super Bowl will bring more money and attention to the state." Clarence Hunter, Irving Township: “I think the biggest impact of the Super Bowl is helping the economy." Nicole Edwards, Dowling: “1 definitely think it will help the economy and maybe bring more atten­ tion to Detroit." Janet Edwards, Dowling: “I think having the Super Bowl here will bring in the tourists, not just this week, but through out the rest of the year." Marilvn Johnson, Alto: “I don’t watch football so I don't know how many people will get to see Detroit’s improvements." Randy Volosky, Maple Grove Township: “I think the most signif­ icant impact will be an improvement in the econ­ omy around Detroit." Sandra Ponsetto Kelly Lloyd Jon Gambee • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • OasMtod atto accepted Monday trough Fnday. 800 am io 530 pm. Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subacriptton Rates: S30 par year r Barry County $32 per year r adpinmg courttee $35 per year etoawhere POSTMASTER: Sand address changes to: P.O. taB Hastrga. Ml 49058-0002 Second Oast Postage Part at Hastings. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Benner - Thursday. Fehmary 2. 2006 - Page 5 Let’s save, not waste a historic treasure MAY 1. 1856—THE HASTINGS BANNER CENTENNIAL EDITION—MAY 8, A SIGN OF CIVIC PROGRESS ... .4 far cry from the iiifenn-holr desk of H illard Hayes is this attractive post office buildinp completed in 1926 to handle the rapid increase in mail vol­ ume here. This Federal buildinp iron erected on the site of the Nathan Harlotc residence, one of the fine early homes of Haslinps. The first school house here lias located immediately east of this buildinp. The latest word on the street is about demolishing the old library building across from the courthouse, once the new library is built and ready for use, to make way for a parking lot. I oppose this idea for two very important reasons. First, I applaud the City Council of Hastings for its plan to increase parking by as many as 50 spaces downtown. As most of you know, parking has been a bone of contention for years, and it scents no matter what we do, unless customers can pull up in front of a store and find a place to put their car, parking will always remain an issue. Meanwhile, experts nationwide continue to be concerned about Americans' health, and tell us we need some regular physical activ­ ity in our daily lives. So here's our chance. Try parking in one of the all-day lots behind the stores and walk a block or two, it’s good for you. and the farther from Main Street you get, the easier it is to find a place to park. The other reason: It's not economically healthy for towns to knock down buildings with historical significance to provide more parking. If you monitor downtown parking for days at a time, you'll find during certain times there's no problem finding a place to park. It's only around noon and specific times later in the day that you ever find any difficulty. There's been talk about the present Hastings library building and what the city plcns to do with it when the new library is finished. Many downtowners think it’s best to tear it down to provide addi­ tional parking spaces. But that's not what I think is in the best inter­ ests of the city, its taxpayers and business people in the area. Back in 1892. the Cook Brothers, owners of the Banner at that time, wrote an editorial that applies even today. They said. "Sometimes in following sound journalistic policy, lite editor has to be a little destructive to focus public attention on a constructive issue." For the young Cook brothers, one such moment arrived that year when the March 17,1892. edition reported on razing buildings in downtown Hastings. The only difference from today was they wanted some antique structures on the north side of main street taken down before they finally fell down. Newspaper commentary was. "If al) of those antique structures on the north side of State Street could on’y be reduced to collapse, as they will if they stand there much longer, some of that space could be used for new buildings. With such eyesores surrounding a decent building, no man would be crazy enough to put up a good, substantia) building and have such fire traps around it." Well, here we are in 2006, and we don't have to worry about the old library building falling down, because it is a substantial struc­ ture and we have a responsibility to find a good use for it. First, the city could use the tax base, and second, it's a beautiful stalely building that also used to house the post office and it’s worth the effort to find a proper owner. The City of Hastings would be wise to put the building on the market and sell it for its best use of space, finding a good neighbor for downtown merchants, someone who osesn't need a great deal of parking, and someone who is will­ ing to allow additional spaces to be used to benefit the public. The State of Michigan took bids recently on an old juvenile home near Ann Arbor. They received two final offers, one from a housing developer and the other from Toyota. They accepted the Toyota bid, even though it was less, because it would bring addi­ tional jobs to the state, and it might help Michigan with negotia­ tions with Toyota to build an engine factory. The developer sued the state, complaining his bid was the high­ er and should be accepted. The state Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of the State of Michigan because the future economic advantages outweighed the benefits of the higher bid. The city could do the same thing — put the old library up for bids telling the bidders they will review the offers based on sever­ al criteria, one being the amount of parking spaces required for the occupant. Another very important factor is that parkii.g spaces don't guar­ antee additional business for downtown merchants. If the old library building was sold to someone who employed a few people, they likely would gc to lunch on weekdays, make a purchase now and then in one of the stores nearby or draw 9(&r customers to downtown Hastings. ,. A downtown needs more than parking spaces to thrive. It also needs customers willing to shop locally to build relationships and increase traffic, which is an important economic development strat­ egy When the city held a developers forum last fall and invited experts in their field to 'ook over Hastings and its potential for growth, our guests mentioned the Court House Square and its uniqueness as very important to the downtown area. Not long ago we almost sold the old city hall to Rite Aid Pharmacy. It wasn't that Rite Aid couldn't find a good location, they just wanted the heart out of the w atermelon. Had that been done rather than the sale to the county for less. Rite Aid would have tom down the building and built a new cement block structure that would have changed the look of downtown Hastings forever. As the cutline under the photo above states, "A sign of civic progress." The building itself brings far more to dowr 'own in char­ acter than would open space and additional parking spots. We need to protect our heritage and preserve old buildings, they say a lot about who we are as a people and the community as a whole. It's part of Hastings’ motto: We treasure the old, progress with the new." I want to draw the line in the sand (or on the street) on this one. The city did us a favor when they found more than 50 additional parking spaces, far more than what we could have gained by tear­ ing down this beautiful old structure. Save this historic building, find a new owner, one who pays taxes, adds to the unique atmos­ phere and doesn't bring a lot of traffic at the same time, and it will be a win-win proposition for everyone. We’re gonna miss ‘Honk’ I attended the funeral for "Honk Keeler’’ last Saturday morning. The Wren Funeral Home was left with standing room only. When I arrived at 10:30, there was a line outside the funeral home into the parking lot. It took almost 30 minutes to get inside to see the fam­ ily . . This just shows you what an impact this man had on Hastings. I've known Honk all my life. He was a fixture at Felpausch Food Center, a dedicated citizen, volunteer and friend of many people throughout the area. He will be missed in more ways than we will imagine. I know his family will miss him. but knowing how an entire community felt about him should help case the pain of the loss of a husband, dad. grandfather and friend of so many. Good-bye Honk, and thanks for all you did for all of us while you were here. - Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics DeVos speaks with forked tongue To the editor: The DeVos for Governor campaign is try­ ing to mislead people about jobs numbers in Michigan. They have put out different num­ bers on jobs statistics, but they haven't dis­ closed the number of Michigan jobs lost due to their own outsourcing policies. The Bush economic and trade policies that DeVos supports helped cause the job prob­ lems in Michigan. De Vos himself, while head of Amway, laid off 1.400 Michigan employ­ ees and created thousands of jobs in China. Trade and tax policies encouraging out­ sourcing have devastated Michigan. Since President Bush took office in 2001. Michigan has lost 203.287 jobs. Over the past five years, that’s more than 111 jobs per day! Even so, more people arc working today than when Governor Jennifer Gran holm took office in 2003. During the first three years of the Granholm Administration, total employ­ ment growth in Michigan increased by 99,(MX) Governor Granholm inherited a dismal economy from her predecessor whose reck­ less fiscal judgment ran this state's budget into a deep black hole. Yet she had a plan for Michigan and h's beginning to work. She has created or retained a number of jobs and she's See DE VOS, page 7 Baltimore recall reasons inadequate To the editor: I am going to lay out some facts that have not been in the public eye regarding the "rea­ sons for recall" of the two Baltimore Township trustees in a special election Feb. 28. 1. "Has wasted taxpayers' money, etc." The Pierce Cedar Creek Institute is an asset to our township because it encompasses a nat­ ural wildlife area unique to our township. The negative aspect is that now the institute will not be paying for any of the essential servic­ es. The vote to continue the lawsuit was pred­ icated on advice from Attorney Crumback that there was a 50% chance of winning at the Supreme Court. This was stated in the official minutes of a Nov. 23, 2004. open meeting. Being exempt means that the roads, fire serv­ ices, and school loans will have a $ 100,000 gap that will be made up by other taxpayers. This gap will increase at least 3% or more every year! Due to inaction by the previous supervisor not filing necessary papers in time, the case was not heard. (I wonder why?) 2. "Trustees vote no on paying bills." Both trustees have voted no on paying cer­ tain bills such as deputies' wages. This has been an ongoing dispute since there is not a budgeted expense item for this. In the last nine months, one deputy has been paid almost twice as much as either trustee. Discussion prior to a motion to pay bill would benefi* understanding of positions and reasons for paying bills as presented. 3. "Maple trees." The tree to the east side of the driveway has been removed per Barry County Road Commission recommendations This was cited in a letter from the count) engineer to the township board. Tlds will facilitate a clear line of sight when exiting the driveway. This limits potential liability issues of the township since this is a public place. 1, for one, do not want a board that is unan­ imous on all issues. I know that the popula­ tion of our township is widely varied in its opinions and thoughts. Will we be well served by the replacement of two board members, knowing that their replacements will be appointed by the remaining three? We cur­ rently have diverse positions representing us as a township, which is why the governing body is made up of more than one person. Do the opinions listed on the recall peti­ tions stand up to the application of fact and reason? I do not think so. Are we. the regis­ tered voters of this township, willing to allow the personal feelings and issues of some peo­ ple to restructure our board? Good represen­ tation demands difficult decisions and an interest in the welfare of all the people of the township. Will the expense of an election help us? I say no. Please acquaint yourself with the facts and not just opinions, exercise your rigid to vote and attend monthly township meetings. Philip W. Armstrong, Nine years. Board of Review Baltimore Township This country needs more working class heroes To the editor: About 13 years ago I was in a meeting and the speaker was talking about a political party that was working on a long rang.- plain, and as he talked. I thought to myself, no one polit­ ical party could do all this and get away with it, not in America. It was just unbelievable. As he talked about the mar thing they wanted to do. get rid of the manufacturing base of this country and change to a service base. I really uid not understand what ibis would do to our work force and the working people in this country. He went on to say how the party had long-range plans in the works right now to break up the voting districts su they would have more control over the major­ ity. This would make it easier to get their peo­ ple elected. He talked about a new bill this party has been working on that would enable compa­ nies to move their operations out of the United Slates, and make big profits in other countries on slave wages, no benefits, and no environmental restrictions. This new bill was the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The speaker went on and talked a lot about how this would destroy the working force of this country and how it would take away the American Dream from the middle class, and how it will destroy the comfortable life we have been living. It was about how we would lose a lot of our good paying jobs and bene­ fits. He said negotiations for NAFTA formally began in Toronto on June 12, 199). The final agreement was signed on Dec. 17,1 992, by Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. and U.S. President George H.W. Bush The speaker talked about a lot of other things that day. but I just could not imagine that any one political party would have enough power and money to do anything like this. Yet here we are today and a lot of things have happened since then. Just take a look! Bill Clinton came into office in January 1993 and we were already committed to this NAFTA agreement. On Sept. 14, 1993. the labor and environmental issues were signed. Then on Jan. 1. 1994. NAFTA went into effect. Bill Clinton was in office for eight years and during that time virtually nothing happened under this agreement because this party and big business knew if they made any big moves, the president would put a stop to their plan. So they waited to make their move. Meanwhile, for eight years the working peo­ ple of this country grew and prospered and our country did very well. We all were enjoy­ ing the American Dream. Then in Florida this political party and their big business backers made their move in 2000 and had George W. Bush appointed into office (he was not elected). This is something you might see in a third world country, not in the United States of America. But if you have enough money and the majority of the U.S. House and the Senate, most of the big com­ panies in the U.S., and control of most of the news media, you can do all most anything. Think about this, people: How much power do we want these political parties to have? As soon as Mr. Bush and his administration got into office, he made it very clear that he would do anything to help big business make more money! Businesses started moving their operation v out of the country right away. One by one. they started to move. Jobs started to leave all over the United States in the name of NAFTA. The Democratic Party tried to put pressure on the Senate and the Congress to put higher taxes on products coming back into this coun­ try from any big company moving its opera­ tions exit of our country, but the Republican controlled Senate and the Republican con­ trolled Congress would not do a thing! After al), this is just what this strong political party and its big business backers have been wait­ ing for. Thousands of good paying jobs were leas ing the United Slates every day. Even the president, George W. Bush himself, would not use his power to put higher tariffs or taxes on incoming products. This would stop the moving of companies and our jobs from leav­ ing our country. But Bush and his administra­ tion would not even make an effort to stop the destruction of our jobs and the manufacturing base of this country, and the working class of thl* country. As ’ watched this all go down I could not believe what was going on! This administra­ tion and the Republican Party, along with.its big business bathers, were udng just what I was told they were going to try to do 13 years ago. And here they* were, actually doing it. Bush and bis administration arc (trying to do away with anything that w*^«ld cost big business money! They have no regard for the environment. If it cost big bus iness at ail. do away with it! They wanted to open the national forest up to oil drilling and mining, along with the Great Lakes. They want to open up the national forest to logging. They also ar.: mak­ ing it easier to buy state and federal lands so these big companies can do with the land as they please! They have cut the funds on safe­ ty programs like MIOSHA so these agencies cannot investigate companies and their safety­ violations. Right now. the Bush Administration is try­ ing to make it easier for big business to dump toxic waste anywhere in mis country! Right now if a company dumps 500 pounds, it has to be reported and paper work must be filled out on everything that is dumped. But Mr. Bush, his administration and their big busi­ ness backers want to save business money by raising the limit from 500 to 5,000 pounds and instead of reporting it each year these companies want to wail two years before they have to report the dump. Think about it, people, you will live with these toxin waist for two years before you even know they are there. And that is only if the Republican controlled government wants to tell you the toxic chemicals are there! This Bush Administration thinks only of big busi­ ness and money. If it cost big business money, they want to do away with it. How far will they go? They want to do away with Social Security. Medicare and Medicaid! They are not even trying to get a national health care program. Baby boomers need to watch their back­ sides. They will be a liability to this big busi­ ness administration in the near future. How far will they go to get rid of you! 1 am not a political radical. I have been told something was going to happen and it is. No political party should have this much power over the people of this great nation. I have voted Republican before and 1 have voted for Democrats. But we need to put a stop to this Bush Administration and the control this Republican Party has over this country. We need to vote in more Democrats to even out the Senate and Congress and We definitely need a Democratic president, for al least a couple of terms. If you have ever thought about voting now is the time! Get out and vote. We do not need any more rich Republican businessmen, in office. We need people in office who really care about the working class in this country! John Anderson. Hastings �Page 6 - Thursday. February 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEAS ANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 260! I acr* Road. Omling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Steve Olmstead <M6i 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Sen ice 9:30 a.m.; Sumlay Schoo! il.*0a.m.; Sunday F«enmg Service 600 p.m ; Bible Study & Prayer Tune Wednesday night* 6:30 p.m 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-90.30. Sunday Mam 3:30 p.m. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First l-nday Mass 6 p.m. Coofe^rfum 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 r uute* before Mass ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jcfferum Father Al Ru**ell. Pa'tor Saturday Mas* 4:30 p.m . Sunday Masse* 8:30 i m and 11:00 am. Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 203 N. Mam. P.O Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-1061. Reverend Mary Schipper*DeMuntcr Sunday Wonhip 9:15 am • Sunday School 10:30 am HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West Slate Road. Hastings. Midi. 49058 Senior Pastor Rev Wm Claytwt Gannon. Service Time* 9:00 a.m. and 1100 a_m & 600 p.m. (Small groups on IM and 3rd Sunday night*) Wednesday: OnMian Education Classes. 7:00 pm. WELCOME CORNERS I SITED METHODLST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hasting*. Ml 49058 Re* Bob Smith. Phone 94<-2654. Worship Service*: Sunday. 10.30 a.m.: Sunday School. 9:30 a.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH Member Chnnh of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion.~ 315 W Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev. Fr. Charles P McCabe 111. Rector Mr. F. William Vitetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship • 8 am and 10 am Children'* Chapel and Sunday School at 10 am Sunday Nursery Available at IQ a.m. Adscat PiJhxL* ivnh progrtfnC*' ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9K()() East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 am “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me ' (Luke 22’19 N1V) Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that wc may know His will and walk tn His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All bapturd chnsttans are welcome to partici­ pate m the Holy Euchanst. Wc believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to he an Episcopalian - just a believer HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 5 & 4); Ttoodav, Thurvdav from 9-11:30 am. 12:00-2:30 pm: Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. A Sr. High Youth (meal served) Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mlg. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor Sunday Morning Wie*hip9 45 a.m.. Sunday School 1100 a.m.; Evening Service ft p.m.. Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.. Worship 11:00 a.m.. Evening Service al 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 p.m. QI 1MBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M 79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 a.m . Sunday Worship 10 30 am.; P.O. Box 63. Hasting*. Ml 49058. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole. Sunday morning worship *cr* ice 9 45 a.m. Nursery provid­ ed Sunday evening "New Beginning' " vtan* al 5.15 with meal 5:30 adult small group, youth group, kid* club. 6:30 praise service Covenant Prayer Group Wednesday* at mum. Thursday noon Senior Meal*. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilter*. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Cbac Thursday* at 5 45. Coming in January, exploring spiritual gift* Bible study Church website coun­ try chapelume.org. FIRST B APTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings. Paskvr Dan Curnc; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth At Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a m . Morning Worship; 600 p.m.. Evening Service. 700 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6 30 pm.. Aw ana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office tor information on MOPS. Praise A MotionChildren's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sport* Mimstne. and Senior Luncheon* n PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. N-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Paster. Bernard Blair Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Wonhip Service 11 am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 pm; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH and aerskes from 5:30-8 p m on Uednodav* beginning on No*. 30 and Dec. >. 14. and 21. Chrivtma* Eve Service* • 4 p.m. Children's service. 10 p.m. Holy Communion and Hol* BaptismChnvtma* Ven­ ice Christmas Day - Sunday service at 10 a.m. / (PLACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH 60L Poweli Rd.. Hading* Sunday School 9:45 am.; Church Service 10:45 am.. Evening Worship 6 p.m. Prayer meeting - Thun. 7 p.m. Men's breakfast. 1st Sat. of the month WMF ladies. 1st Tues of 11k month Our Motto “77i«Btblr. the whole Bude, and noth tn/t but the Bible." Pastiw Rus Sarver Pastor's phone 945-9224. Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Cathoik Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday al 9: 30 am. M-37 South at M-79. Rev. RKhard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hour*. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; SA.NTS ANDREW & MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. ittir'lrting). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday uf each month at this service). 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced • please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rl Rev. David T. Hustwkk. The church phone num­ ber i* 26°-795-237O and lhe recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327 Our chuich website is http://trax.lo/ andrcwmalthias Wc arc part ol the Diocese of lhe Great Lake, which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry. leader •hip training. ABlfNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spire-filled church. Meeting al the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun Praise & Worship 10:30 am.. 601' p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m Jesus Club for boy * & girl* age* 4-12. Pastors David -id Rose MacDonald An oasis of God's love “Where Everyone is Someone Special.** For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or 1-517-852-1S06. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann 623­ 540*). Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 am. Sunday School for all ages al 9.45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coat* Grose Rd Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Summer School 9:30 a.m. and Worship 10.30 am No summer Sunday School Youth activities: call for information. Thin injormatior. on worship servicr pnnidrd bv The Huitin-'i Banner, the churvhet and the*e local businetsex: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • -Prescriptions" 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan . Marion /. (IVieringa) Marfin William Paul Barlow MIDDLEVILLE - Marion I. (Wieringa) Martin, age 90. of Middleville, passed away peacefully. Saturday. January 28. 2006. Marian was bom on August 15. 1915 in Middleville, ihc daughter of Albert and Bertha (Jahnke) Wieringa. She was raised in Middleville and attended Middleville schools, graduating in 1933. She attended Western Michigan Teacher College. Her first teaching job was in Quincy where she met Ross. She was married to Ross Martin on June 12. 1940. They lived in Quincy and Middleville. Meridian. Mississippi and Houston. Texas. Marion resided in Middleville ar*er Ross’ death. She Jso taught at Quincy High School, and Lamar High School in Mississippi as an English and Latin teacher. She was a member of the Middleville United Methodist Church and Hastings Country Club. She enjoyed golfing, playing cards, sewing and crossword puzzles. Marion loved spending time with her fam­ ily and her positive altitude influenced many. Preceding her in death were her husband. Ross Martin, and her parents. Albert and Bertha Wieringa. She is survived by her children. Larry R. (Bonnie) Martin of Goshen. Indiana. Dennis (Patricia) Martin of Atlanta. Georgia. Douglas (Slmron) Martin of Meridian. Mississippi. Marilyn (Dennis) Whitney. Middleville; 15 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; ot^ brother. Edward (Katie) Wieringa of Middleville; one brother-in-law. Nelson (Mary Jeanette) Manin of Middleville; one brother-in-law. Otis Lawrence of Adrian; several nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Funeral services were held on Tuesday. January 31. 2006 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville. Rev. Scott E. Manning officiating. Interment al Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to ThomapArea Enrichment Foundation. Arrangements by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. BONITA SPRINGS. FL - William Paul Barlow, age 96.of Bonita Springs. FL and formerly of Hastings, died Thursday. January 26. 2006 at his Florida residence. Mr. Barlow was bom on April 7. 1909 in Dowling, the son of Frederick and Gertrude (Otis) Barlow. He was raised in Barry County and attend­ ed Barry County rural schools, graduating in 1929 from Hastings High School. He was married to Crystal G. Conrad on December 12, 1936. He was employed as Lineman In Charge for Consumers Power Company for 35 years, retiring on January I, 1970. Mr. Barlow is survived by his daug!.'?.*r. Gayle S. Higbee and \wsband Mike Padworski of Englewood Colorado; son. Gordon and wife Jane Barlow of Hastings; four grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and one great great granddaughter on the way. Preceding him in death were his parents; wife. Crystal on April 21. 2003; brothers. Engene “Pete” Barlow and Louis Barlow. Visitation will be Thursday. February' 2. 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday. February 2.2006 at Wren Funeral Home with Pastor Daniel Currie officiating. Burial will be at the Fuller Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to tne American Cancer Society or charity of one’s cho* c. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome-com. ■ HASTINGS FSEE METHODLST CHURCH 30) E Stale Rd. (Comer of Sate Rd and Bollwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teas. Pastor oF Couaaelmg & Viutatkin. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided ’•X eo services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 am. Kids for Christ. IIW a.m. Worship Service only for 3 & 4 yr. olds. & 5 yr-lth grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 1000 a m with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. 9:30 am. SCAMPS. Wednesday Mid-Week. 6:30 p.m.: Adults; Sing N' Share. Pastor’s Class. Youth. -6<h-12th grade*, and Faith Weaver rnends. 4 yrs. thro Sth grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 am Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North Street. Hastings Phone 269-945-9414. Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday. Feb. 2 3:45 p.m. Clapper Kids; 5:45 p.m. Grace Notes; 7:00 p.m. Adult Choir; 7-00 p.m. Adventurers. Saturday. Feb. 4 - |0:00 am Catechism 5; 1:00 pm. Sunday School Meeting Sunday. Feb. 5 8: 00 A 10:45 am Holy Communion; 9:30 am. Sundav School. Monday. Feb. 6 - 7:00 p.m. Women of Faith; 7.00 p.m. Brothers of Grace. Tuesday. Feb. 7 LOO p.m. Overeaters Anonymous; 6:45 p.m. The Way; 7.00 p.m. Education Committee. Wednesday. Feb. 8 - 10 a.m. Wordwatchers; 7 p.m. Holy Conuncnion. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street, Hastings. MI 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax <?69) 945-1961. Office hour* arc Moi'day-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 am-Noon. Sunday morning worship betas: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 1030 Refreshment*. 11:00 Traditional Worship Sen ice. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9: 30 and II am Chancel Choir rehearsal u Wednesdays al 7 p.m.. and the Prai*c Team rehearse* on Thursdays at 6:30 pm FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hasting*. Mich 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev Dr Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Scnu.es - 9.01) am Traditional W'onhtp Senice*; 10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour. 10:10 a.m Sunday School - Preschool through Adult. 11:20 am. Contemporary Worship Senices; 100 p.m. Annual Meeting. 6:15 p.m. Youth Super Bowl Party al the Baptist Church' Nursey care is provided for both servke*. and during Sunday School' Visit us online at www finn-hurrhhastiags nry and our web log few sermon* al: http hasungvprcsby tcnan.blogspoLcem. February 2 • 8:30 a m. Women's Bible Study. February 5-100 p m Annual Meeting February 8 -6:15 am. Men's Bible Study oaaao" YUCAIPA - Lyle Francis Kurr. passed over on December 30. 2005 after celebrating his 90th birthday with his family. Lyle was bom in Hastings, on December 19. 1915. He married his high school sweetheart. Arloa E. Myers, in 1935 and after living and working a short period in Grand Rapids, they remained in Hastings. He worked several years in the Hastings Piston Ring before buying and operating Lyle’s Grocery Store. In 1953 Lyle’s Grocery appeared in Dunn and Bradstreet as the largest volume of saleable goods displayed on the floor space available. In 1957 the family moved to Riverside. California for two years before returning to Hastings. Upon returning lo Michigan lie and his wife owned the Thomapple Grill Restaurant. California lured them back in I960 and they lived in Riverside until retire­ ment. Lyle worked as a glazier and locksmith for the Riverside Unified School District. Upon retirement be and Arloa moved to Yucaipa. Lyle loved fishing and his annual hunting trips in Michigan. He and Arloa traveled around the United States and Canada in their special van and trailers. They especially enjoyed vacations in Nevada. Hu was a mem­ ber of the Moose Lodge. Lyle’s kind spirit was loved by everyone including his four children; seven grandchil­ dren; and 17 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife. Arloa. in 1997. He is survived by his children. Sherry and Golden Clement of Vista. California; son. Terry and Diana Kurr of Morena Valley. California; son. Jerry J. and Marily n Kurr of Henderson. Nevada; daughter. Trudy and Clark Beascley of Harbor City. California. His grandchildren are Kurt. Kristen. Carrie. Kandee. Scott. Gregg and Kyle. A memorial sen ice to celebrate Ly le's life was held at Grace Episcopal Church. 11349 Perris Blvd.. Moreno Valley on January 14. 2006. In lieu of flower contributions can be made in Lyle’s name to Grace Episcopal Church or a charity of one’s choice. I OLD TOWN. FLORIDA - Marla Jean Bird, of Old Town passed away Sunday. January 22, 2006 at North Florida Regional Medical Center. Marla was bom September 29. 1942. She was 63 years old. She attended the Church of the Nazarenc in Trenton. She moved there five years ago from Hastings, but lived most of her life in Freeport. She worked in an automobile factory. She is survived by her son. Doug (Kelli) Bird of Freeport; daughter. Dawn (Quintin) Aikens of Alto; sisters. Donna (Bob) Mallison of Old Town. Florida. Marjorie (Leon) Bird of Old Town. Florida, and Winifred (Ken) Like of Plainwell; brothers. Jim (Jeannette) Cochran of Richland and Roy Cochran of Delton. Marla is also survived by four grandchil­ dren and several nieces and nephews who loved her very much. She was preceded in death by her son Daniel Ray Bird. Memorial services will be held at the Freeport Community Center Saturday. February 4. 2006 al I p.m. by Rev. Wheeler. MIDDLEVILLE - Fem S. Doyle, age 88. of Middleville, passed away in the loving arms of Jesus on Thursday. January 26. 2006. Fem was bom March 31, 1917 to Emery and Nina Pepper of Moline. On June 3.1938 she married Joseph Doyle of Freeport. In 1941 the couple moved to Elkhart. IN, where they lived for six years before moving to Middleville. Fem worked with her husband raising chickens and turkeys on their farm. She enjoyed singing, playing her guitar and organ. For many years she was a member of the Moline Kitchen Band. She enjoyed crocheting and was a great cook who loved to try new recipes. Fem could make you smile with her quick wiu She enjoyed socializing with her many friends. Family time was a cherished time of her life. Fem had a strong Christian faith and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Middleville. Three daughters survive her, Lorraine (Donald) Thome of Wayland, Sandrr Holmes-Stanard (Gordon Stanard) of Caledonia. Colleen (|*aul) Swelnis of Middleville; grandchildren. Scott Thome, Kimberly Bell. Brandon (Trish) Holmes. Michelle and Sherry Swelnis; four great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Lillian Pepper. Geraldine Zugel, Dolores Bleam. Sharon (James) Babcock, Evelyn Doyle and Arlene Doyle; several nieces, nephews; her special friend: and wonderful cving caregivers. Preceding her in death were her husband Joseph and her brcth*r Merlxnd Pepper. Funeral services were held on Monday, January 30, 2006 at First Baptist Church of Middleville with Pastor Dougia* Beason officiating. Interment was r* Mt Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be iiadc to the First Baptist Church of MiddleviLe. Arrangements by the Beeler Funeral Home. Grace F. Zulewski HASTINGS - Grace F. Tiulewski of Hastings, died Monday. January 30. 2006, at her residence. She was bom March 12. 1923 in Windsor Mills. Quebec. Canada, the daughter of Fredrick and Elvina (Lecce) Dunlop. Grace moved to Hastings in the early 1980s with her husband. Joseph, where they raised English bull dogs and owned and oper­ ated Zulewski Dog Kennel on Coals Grove Road for 15 years. They moved to their cur­ rent address five years ago. She is survived by brothers-tn-law and sis­ ters-in-law. Frank (Jane) Zulewski of Lansing. Steve (Irene) Chabina of Wyandotte; and special friends, Jim and Kathy Bower of Hastings. No visitation or services will be held. Burial will be at Fuller Cemetery. Memorials can go to the charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Dorotha M. Dull NASHVILLE - Dorotha M. Dull, age 86. of Nashville, died Sunday. January 29. 2006 at Hotspring Medical Center in Malvern. Arkansas. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday. February 4. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home. Pastor Donald Brail will officiate. Burial will take place at Floral l^wn Memorial Gardens in Battle Creek. Visitation also Saturday. February 4. 10 a.m. until service time at the Wren Funeral Home. Joseph A. Zulewski HASTINGS - Joseph A. Zulewski. age 75. of Hastings, died Monday. January 30. 2006. al his residence. He was bom January 20. 1931 in Wyandotte, the son of Frank and Helen (Lukoski) Zulewski. Joseph moved to Hastings in the early 1980s. where he raised English bull dogs and owned and operated a dog kennel on Coats Grove Road for 15 years. He moved to his current address five years ago. He is survived by his brother. Frank (Jane) Zulewski of Lansing; a sister. Irene (Steve) Chabina of Wyandotte; and special friends. Jim and Kathy Bower of Hastings. No visitation or services will be held. Burial will be al Fuller Cemetery. Memorials can go to lhe charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 2. 2006 - Page 7 SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE. GER­ MANY - Special Agent Lindsey Ferris, a GS civilian employee assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigation Detachment 518. Spangdahlem Air Base. Germany, died Sunday evening in a German hospital. “The loss of Agent Ferris has deeply impacted the entire Spangdahlem communi­ ty,” said Col. David Goldfein. 52nd Fighter Wing commander. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Ferris family, her friends and co­ workers. Lindsey M. Ferris was a civilian Special Agent as Chief of the Detachment Threat Information Cell. Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 518, Spangdahlem AB. Germany. She was respon­ sible for all counterintelligence activities, liaison with security, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies, and force protection and special investigative support to Air Force units in United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) and United States European Command (USEUCOM) and on-call nations in Eastern Europe and Africa. During her assignment in Germany, she was the lead agent in a large number of crim­ inal investigations, including a landmark case which ultimately affected the entire enlisted corps of the United States Air Force. Her work in counterintelligence directly resulted in the enhanced security of Spangdahlem Air Base as it postures against threats of terror­ ism, hostile foreign intelligence, and interna­ tional organized crime. She deployed to for­ ward locations from her air base on two occa­ sions. supporting exercises and contingency operations with investigative and counterin­ telligence service in such places as Spain and Lithuania. Special Agent Ferris had joined AFOSI in 2003. after serving as a Presidential Administrative Fellow at The George Washington University in Washington. D.C. During her training at The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Special Agent Ferris had earned the Academic Excellence and Physical Fitness Awards. Before joining AFOSI, Special Agent Ferris had worked as Special Assistant to the Chief of Police at The George Washington University while work­ ing toward her Master of Forensic Sciences Degree. Special Agent Ferris had also worked as an investigative assistant in the Criminal Intelligence and Polygraph Division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service Headquarters in Washington, D.C. and in lhe Special Cases Unit at The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Alexandria, Vx Special Agent Ferris had recently been selected as the Junior Civilian Special Agent of the Year (2005) by the 51st Field Investigations Squadron, encompassing AFOSI installations throughout the United Kingdom. Germany, and Northern Europe. Other awards and honors include Academic Excellence Award. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Physical Fitness Award. Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Phi Beta Kappa; NCAA Academic All­ American; NCAA Academic All-Conference Team. Atlantic-10 Conference; HeniganStevens Award. GWU Communication Department. Lindsey was bom July 29. 1979 in Lansing, and her family relocated to Westlake, Ohio in 1985. She attended Magnificat High School in Rocky River. Ohio and graduated in 1997. She then attend­ ed The George Washington University. Washington. D.C. and received a BA in Communication and a Masters in Forensic Science. She competed in gymnastics at the high school and collegiate level and was a true athlete, loving soccer as a pick up sport. She is survived by her parents. Keith and Pamela Ferris of Hastings; brother. Nicholas (Beverly) Ferris of Pearland, Texas; maternal grandmother. Donna Smit of Saranac; sever­ al aunts, uncles, cousins, as well as her many friends in Westlake. Ohio. Washington. D.C. and Spangdahlem. Germany. A visitation and memorial service is pend­ ing at the Jenkins Funeral Chapel in Westlake, Ohio (440-871 -0711). The Mass of Christian Burial service at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Hastings and visitation at Wren Funeral Home. Hastings is also pend­ ing at this time (269-945-2471). In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Magnificat High School. 20770 Hilliard Blvd.. Rocky River. Ohio 44116, attention Sister Carolyn Marshall. Magnificat is a Catholic girls’ college preparatory high school, founded and sponsored by the Sisters of the Humility of Mary. | Glenn E. Taggart| Louise I. (Sherk) Schleh GRAND RAPIDS - Glenn E. Taggart, age 72, of Grand Rapids died Wednesday. January 25. 2006 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was bom April 15. 1933 in Hastings, the son of George and Iva (Rose) Taggart. He graduated from Freeport High School in 1952. Glen was employed for 17 years at K-R Excavating and for 21 years with Steelcase in Grand Rapids. He married Kathryn R. VanDuser. He enjoyed time spent with his wife and family and friends. Glenn enjoyed riding his Honda Gold Wing and was always cleaning and polishing it He loved the outdoors, going to garage sales, he also had a good sense of humor. He was a member of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association. He was preceded in death by sisters, Judy Cummings, Helen Shellcnbarger. brothers, Jim. Gene, Martin Taggart; grandchildren, Samantha. Danielle. Jordon and his parents. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Taggart of Grand Rapids; his children, Eugene (Sherri) Taggart of Hastings. Ed (Kelli) Taggart of Florida. Jim Taggart of Grand Rapids, Regina (Joe) Dobrowolski of Grand Rapids. Scott Taggart of Middleville, Belinda (Steve) VandenBos of Grand Rapids; step-children. Amber Corrigan and Ed VanDuser, 11 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; brother. Richard (Joann) Taggart of Hastings; sister. Pat (Edd) Buell of Vicksburg; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Saturday. January 28. 2006 at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Dan Wheeler offici­ ating. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. MIDDLEVILLE - Louise I. (Sherk) Schleh. age 95. of Middleville, passed away Wednesday. February I, 2006. at Thomapple Manor. Hastings. Louise was bom on August 6. 1910 at Parmalee, the daughter of Roy and Nora (Miller) Sherk. She was raised in Parmalee and attended Parmalee and Middleville schools. She was married to Carl Schleh on February 10, 1931 at South Bend, Indiana. Louise was a homemaker, loved cooking, knitting, crocheting, embroidering, cross­ word puzzles, talking on the phone with friends and family. She was a caring, loving mother, grand­ mother. great-grandmother - always doing kind oeeu» for her family and friends. Louise is survived by three daughters, Betty Brady of Middleville, Mary (Larry) Murphy of Hastings, Donna (Frank) Lask of Black River, three sons, William Schleh of Middleville. Curtis (Pauline) Schleh and Charles (Gloria) Schleh. both of Hastings; 18 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her husband. Cart Schleh; her parents; two brothers; and an infant daughter. Funeral services will be held Friday. February 3 2006 at II a.m. at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville. Pastor Gary L. Finkbeiner will officiate. The family will receive relatives and friends Thursday, February 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment will be a.' ML Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Thomapple Manor or American Diabetes Association. Arrangements are by the Beeler Funeral Home, Middleville. Loma Bernice Dawson DE VOS, continued from page 5---------working hard to move Michigan forward. Don’t let DeVos play politics with our jobs. Engler economics and Bush policies caused our problems in the first place. Dick De Vos is the honorary co-chair of the group opposing the Gun Lake casino which would create thousands of good paying jobs and boost die local economy. Betsy DeVos said she thinks Michigan workers are paid tuo much. It goes to showhow out of touch they have become with the hard working people of Michigan. Karen VanZalen, : ' Hastings Rapacz-Sdleck Wedding vows will be exchanged on Feb. 24. 2006 by Kerri Rapacz and Rodney Selleck, both of Hastings. The couple are the children of Ed and Kathy Rapacz of Davidson. MI and Ronnie and Jean Selleck of Hastings. MI. Kerri is a graduate of Western University and the University of Dayton. She is employed by the Barry County Prosecutor’s office. Rodney is a graduate of Michigan Career Technology Institute. He is employed by Select Millworks in Kalamazoo. Mflcoxes tocefebrate 60th weddhgannivenay We would like to invite family and friends to help Dick and Arlene Wilcox celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on February 9. 2006 with a card shower. Please send cards to: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wilcox, 2020 Lake Ellen Dr., Haines City. Honda 33844. Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... 945-9554 William Roy .Hinckley, Hastings ard Tressa Marie Woodworth, Hastings. Christopher Louis Schippers. Delton anc Shannon Lynn Gehringer, Delton. CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION HASTINGS CITY BANK SUNFIELD - Loma Bernice Dawson, 87, of Sunfield. Michigan, passed away January 27. 7006, at Pennock Hospital in Hastings, following a lengthy illness. Ms. Dawson was bom February 20. 1918, in Climax, the only child of Rev. Myron H. Dawson and Maida (Allen) Dawson. Loma attended Sunfield and Woodland grade schools, Lansing’s Pattengill Junior High and Eastern High School, and attended Huntington College (affiliated with United Brethren Church) in Huntington, Indiana, where she served on the Huntington College women’s swim team. During the 1940’s she owned and operated travel trailer dealerships with her first husband. Kenneth F. Dunham, in Phoenix, Arizona; Fort Worth. Texas; Bismark, North Dakota; and Ironwood. Michigan. She then returned to Sunfield in the 1950’s to help manage and operate the Allen/Dawson family farms. She later became a Real Estate Broker and member of the Lansing Board of Realtors during the 1960’s and 1970’s. She then retired in 1981 to the family farm in Sunfield, where she lived until June of 2005. Loma enjoyed playing the piano for church, traveling, fishing, boating, nature, and her beloved cats. She was a member of the Sierra Club and the Kilpatrick Church Missionary Society. Ms. Dawson is preceded in death by her par­ ents. Rev. Myron & Maida Dawson; her hus­ bands Kenneth Dunham and Rex Frink; and Great Grandson Giosue Picinich. She is survived by her only daughter. Berenice J. Dunham of Hastings; grand­ daughter Dana (Mario) Picinich of Solon Springs, Wisconsin; grandson Dean McVay of Upland. California; great grandchildren Mario, Domenic and Ericka Picinich. of Solon Springs. Wisconsin; stepgranddaugh­ ters Teresa (Howard) Crapser of Wyoming; Jane (Kennneth) Veldkamp of Lake Odessa; Joberta Converse of Hastings, their children and grandchildren; an Uncle. Lester Dawson, of Clarksville; and a cousin. Arthur (Mary) Allen of Potterville. Funeral services were Tuesday. January 31. at the Rosier Funeral Home. MapesFisher Chapel. For those wishing, memorial contributions may be made to the Kilpatrick United Brethren Church in Woodland. Michigan. The family is being served by the Independent Family Owned Funeral Home in Sunfield: Rosier Funeral Home. For more information www.Legacy.com December 31,2005 -AssetsDollar Amount Cash & Balances due from depository institutions 9.246 096 Non-lnterest-beanng balances and currency & coin 907,053 Interest Bearing Balances 55.767.431 Securities 6.650,000 Federal Funds Sold Loans and lease financing receivables 143,964,184 Loans and Leases 1,335.000 LESS: Allowance for Loan Losses 142,649,184 Loans and leases net of Allowance 0 Assets held in trading accounts 8.754,581 Premise, and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) 0 Other real estate owned 28.000 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies 4.389 Intangible assets 6,183,889 Other assets $ TOTAL ASSETS 230,282.623 -Liabilities­ 178,523.646 Domestic Deposits 31,389.387 Non-interest bearing 147.134.259 Interest bearing 0 Federal Funds Purchased 0 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 25.391.940 Othe* borrowed money 0 Mortgage Indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases 1,176,810 Other liabilities 205,092,396 TOTAL LIABILITIES -Equity Capital- 0 Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus 1,353.600 Common Stock 10.878.000 Surplus 13.184.776 Undivided profits and capital reserves -226,150 Net unrealized gain (loss) on marketable equity securities 25,190,227 TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL $ TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL Memoranda Deposits of state money - Michigan 230,282,623 0 l. Joan M Heffettwwer. Vice President of the above named bank, do hereby deciare that this Report ur Condition ra true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief JoanM Heffefccwtf We. the undersigned directors, attest the correctness of this statement of resources and kabMies We declare it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and bebef has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct Archie A Warner________________________ Directors Wrfkam H Wallace Hastings City Bank - Trust Department $ Total assets managed by Hastings City Bank Trust Department as of December 31 2005 l. Randovtoh L Teeoardm. Vce President of the above named bank, do heref ze that ths report of managed assets ts true and correct to the best of my knowledge and befcef Randoms L 81,620,301 �Page 8 - Thursday. February 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar The Women's Fellowship of the First With a walkway to the front entrance. Memorial services were held last Saturday in Lansing at Grace United Methodist They are David and Alissa Grummet and the Church for Kenneth Hess. 89. a descendant of the Hess family for whom the lake in Campbell Township is named. One of his graduate of the University of the Incamale Word. Her mother is Olga Hinderliter and forebears was an early doctor in Bonanza. He was a much younger brother of the late Hinderliter. One of the heart-warming stories coming Thursday Feb. 9. The program will be on the Ernestine Calcott and Mildred Wing. Among those who attended were Doris Lambert, from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was the reunion last week al MacKenzie's Place topic of highway maps and their develop­ daughter Lori, son Rob. a sister and Rob's on M-50 south of Clarksville of the dog ment. There will be a heritage quilt show grandson. Many retirees of Lakewood schools attended the Friday memorial services for Rueben and his owners from whom he was Ray Greene of the Sheiby-Muskegon area, who died on the previous Sunday. His Internet Congregational Church will meet Wednesday. Feb. 8. in the church dining room for the second meeting of lhe new year. Betty Yeiler of Lowell will return for another of her fine programs. This time her topic will be on abuse. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet at the Freight House at 7 p.m. Saturday. Feb. 11. at the Freight House from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. During that span of time. Nettie Koops of Clarksville will speak on the topic of “Quilts and the Underground late Lisa Olson. Benjamin is a former stu­ dent at lhe University of Texas. Erika is a her father was lhe late Dr. Andrew separated when they had to evacuate their home. We can thank the wonders of the for their becoming connected. Imagine someone paying all the fare so the daughter. Leslie, resides in New Mexico. dog’s owners could fly to Michigan and then Railroad." For this month there will be no business Son Todd is at Akron. Ohio. Scott also is in for a private plane air fare. meeting of the Ionia County Genealogy Georgia. There were many Greene relatives from Kalamazoo. Kin of his deceased wife Society. The public is invited to view the quilts on display. Call Pam Swiler for details if you would like to show a quilt. The Woodland Fire Department is holding another state. Son Raymond Jr. lives in Ruth came from Muskegon. Doug Lawson was one of the returnees, coming from Jackson. June Faulkner from Ionia and Steve its annual pancake breakfast Sunday. Feb. 5. Storey from Hastings were others. from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fire station is the Carl Barcroft of Carlton Center was a sur­ gical patient at the Meijer Heart Center in place. The price is $6 per adult and half that for children. Proceeds will go to the Doug and Peg Hoort family in the wake of the tragic loss of their daughter. Betsy. Dr. A. A. Freeman has a new sign on his Grand Rapids from Thursday over the week­ end. According to ‘die weather experts, we have rear parking lot similar to the new sign set some records for temperatures above nor­ mal for several days in late January. Will this which is prominent on Fourth Avenue with­ mean we can expect frigid days in February in the brick frame installed in an earlier year. Come summer 2006. Fourth Avenue will be and March? The rain barrels get full in just a closed to all traffic while the street is to be few hours these days. The Grand Rapids Press had an engage­ resurfaced in similar fashion to the work ment photo of Erika Hinderliter of San done on Tupper Lake Street in 2004 and M­ 50 in 2005. The Freeman parking lot is new. Antonio. Texas, and Benjamin Grummet, whose parents are Lake Odessa residents. Peter Hickey Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. . 1005 West (irecn >t reel Hast ini’s Michigan 49058 Trie phone 269 943 24 19 Internal Medicine INHALED INSULIN IJust read that the FDA approved inhaled Insulin. Will I be able to stop my shots now? This is very exciting news but don't look for a way to dispose of all your needles quite yet. Exubera, the first inhaled insulin to receive FDA approval is a type of short acting insulin and studies have shown that fewer than 30% of people in clinical trials with Type 1 diabetes were able to bring down their blood sugars to acceptable levels even after taking inhaled insulin for 6 months. But if you happen to be one of those people that it will work on, you might be able to switch to the inhaled insulin. Before every diabetic runs to their doctor to see if they can be switched, here are the guidelines that your doctor will be following as they decide if a particular patient might be able to be switched. Exubera is approved for the use in either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes but it is not approved for anyone younger than 18. It is not approved for use by smokers or by people who have smoked within the past 6 months. It is also not recommended for people with lung diseases such as emphysema, asthma, bronchitis or COPD. Your doctor will likely run some tests to see if you have good lung function before starting inhaled insulin and may check your lung function every 6 to 12 months. For those that will be able to start taking Exubera. the inhaler device is not as small as an asthma inhaler. It is actually quite big reaching from your mouth to the middle of your chest. The insulin is a powder that is inhaled into the lung and absorbs through healthy lung tissue. Because it is short acting insulin, you will likely need to take it many more times during the day than you are already using your current injected insulin. This is certainly not going to be the product that ends insulin injections but technology is heading in that direction. In addition to Exubera, other alternatives to injected insulin are on the way. Insulin mouth sprays, patches and even insulin pills are being evaluated for future release. Studies to develop products for the use in children that have a less irritating effect on their breathing are also continuing. I D •! I I ■ # Scott Brasseur. M D is certilied by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Basseur. call (269) 945-2419. Dealing with druggie Dear Annie: Recently, a family friend stayed for a few weeks with my husband and me. "Renata" has had problems with drug dependence in the past and has been diag­ nosed with a chemical imbalance, which she treats with drug therapy. She recently went back to her husband and children. After Renata left. I discovered that several bottles of medication were empty, including strong narcotics that had been prescribed for my husband after an operation last year. Neither my husband nor I had taken any of the medicine, and no other visitors have had access to lhe cabinet. We arc completely stressed out about how to proceed. We don't want Renata's husband to decide he's had enough and leave her. but we are concerned for her children. Should we tell her husband? Confront Renata? Any guid­ ance would be appreciated. - Know Too Much in Virginia Dear Virginia: Tell Renata, calmly, that after her visit, you noticed several rather strong medications were missing from your cabinet. Sympathize, saying you understand how difficult addiction is and if she took the medication, you want to help her. and you also are concerned about her children. Renata may become angry, and keep in mind, it's possible she didn't ingest the pills, even if she took them. Either way, don't argue with her. Offer her information on support groups like Narcotics Anonymous (na.org). P.O. Box 9999, Van Nuys, CA 91409. cr Families Anonymous (familiesanonymous.org), P.O. Box 3475, Culver City, CA 90231-3475 at 1-800-736­ 9805. Keep in contact with her, and if you notice anything amiss, by all means, talk to her husband about your co. xms. etc., for 18 months, and I have paid him over 51,500. There have been multiple calls to his office, but he doesn't return them The rev­ enue service for inheritance allows nine months for things to be completed. They were sending me citations. I was told that Jon lied to the revenue service, and I have finally completed the work myself with the help of the rcscnuc department. Jon doesn't even know things have been taken care of because he hasn't returned my calls. Should I find a lawyer to help me get my money back from him? Do 1 charge him for late fees? What do people do in cases such as this? - Feeling Orphaned in Pennsylvania Dear Orphaned: Our legal expert says you should send a letter to Jon, by certified mail, return receipt requested, in which you (1) ter­ minate his services. (2) explain in detail why you are terminating his services, (3) demand that all files and papers be returned to you within 21 days, (4) demand a full refund, within 21 days, of all fees previously paid and (5) notify Jon that you will file a com- olaint with your state's attorney disciplinary authority if he ignores your letter. (Jon risks losing his law license if the attorney discipli­ nary authority gets involved.) Of course, this course of action will no doubt bum any bridges between you and Jon. so before resorting to the letter, you might ask a relative to intercede with Jon on your behalf and sec if this cannot be resolved more ami­ cably. Ungracious guests Ehlers'opponent to visit 1st Friday daughter. My ex-husband and \ worked Peter Hickey, wjjp ‘plans to run against together in order to show our dajgbtcr that we valua everything she's accomplislwd. Third District Congressman Vern Ehlers next Novembcr.has agreed to make an appearance at the Feb. 3 First Friday. Hickey, a Kentwood housing inspector who also ran for the job in 2004, will talk about the upcoming campaign and the diffi­ culty in running for office in a widely Republican district. Ehlers was first elected U.S. Representative from the Third District, which includes almost all of Barry County, in a spe­ cial election in 1993 after the deiith of Paul Henry. He has been re-elected six times since then. Ehlers, a physicist, has been assigned to science-related committees in leh U.S House, but has received a great deal of atten­ tion recently because he's been asked to serve on a panel studying corruption in the wake of the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. He orig­ inally was scheduled to make a joint appear­ ance with Hickey, but changed plans because of the press of business in Washington D.C. Hickey holds a bachelor's degree in public and not for profit administration from Grand Valley State University. He also is a member of the Sons of lhe American I .egion and Michigan Association of Housing Officials. On his website. Hickey lists as key issues this year: • The Economy. Are we going to turn around the depressed manufacturing sector and increase employment? • Health Care Reforms. Are we willing to recognize an out of control market and have the fortitude to do something about it? • Social Security Privatization. Will fact over ride myth? • National energy policy. Do we stick with oil, or do we get real serious and start devel­ oping and main streaming renewable sources of energy? “All these issues are going to shape our future." he says on his website. “If wrong decisions are made regarding these issues that are important to our future, the middle class is going to take it on the chin and a lot of citi­ zens are going to suffer. If done correctly, we can have an America to be proud of. I would like to be elected to ensure that these issues are decided correctly. “I do not think the people currently in office are going to do what's best for lhe aver­ age citizen, my opponent included. It is time for change." The public is welcome to attend the pro­ gram Friday. Feb. 3. beginning at noon. It is expected there will be questions about the Abramoff scandal, federal government wire­ tapping. the war in Iraq, the environment and other issues of the day. The First Friday series held monthly at the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. Those attending arc encouraged to bring their own lunches, but light fare can be purchased at lhe hall for donations. Tea and coffee will be provided by the Democrats. Dear Annie: I am a single, working mother and recently hosted a graduation part) for my We chose a restaurant that had a wice range of prices. However, my sister and her ramiiy did no». bring a gif’ or a card, and they ordered the roost expensive items on lhe mei,u, including wine and a pricey dessert. They were the only ones to get the whole nine yards. They didn't offer to pay for their extras, and believe me. they can easily afford it. At this point, is it too late to say anything to them about it? I felt they acted very self­ ishly and took advantage of me. Any thoughts? - Used and Abused in Los Angeles Dear I ised: While it would have been gra­ cious and proper for your sister to bring a gift, noi to mention eat within reason, you cannot force guests to do either. It's still possible that your sister will send a gift for her niece's graduation, but we don't recommend you invite her out for a meal without a bank loan. No college tattling Dear Annie: Please alert your readers that the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act prohibits college professors and administrators from contacting parents with out student consent. That means it is an inva­ sion of the student's privacy to speak to par­ ents about a possible behavioral problem. The Act does allow parents to be called if there is imminent risk of suicide. But early Learn about lice Dear Annie: We want to express our appre­ ciation for your taking lhe time to print the letter from "Looking for Help in New York" about head lice. As the only non-profit head lice awareness and control center in the coun­ try, we are faced with these issues every day. S.vlly. little help is available. Hewer research has found that bagging items for two weeks and mega-cleaning lhe hocse sc*ve only to exhaust the parent and furthc. frustrate lhe child. The real problem is reinfection. Wc applaud you for suggesting that she get her school involved. Only by all parties working together can they effectively hope to put an end to a very frustrating situa­ tion. We work with several universi’ies tc help further head lice research. We alsu have incorporated programs so that even the r eed­ iest children can receive the help they need. We hope one day to have non-profit treatment centers in major cities everywhere, but for now. we are making a difference in our com­ munity. Hopefully, by continuing to talk about head lice, we can help reduce the negative stigma. Please tell your readers they can contact our organization at www.licesolutions.org. — Katie Shepherd. Executive Director, Lice Solutions Resource Network Inc.. West Palm Beach. Fla. Dear Katie Shepherd: Happy to help -- and we appreciate the resource. In appreciation: warning signs, such as unusual sleeping and eating patterns, or failure to attend class, often do not qualify. Some universities now from Frank, who is looking for inexpensive send lhe parents of freshmen a consent form ways to show his wife how much he appreci­ by which students waive their rights to this privacy, although some universities mandate ates her. Your suggestion of a letter is great. Here's that permission must be granted fot each indi­ more: He can arrange for dinner to be ready vidual incident. It is important to find out how FERPA is interpreted at your child's institu­ when she comes home and surprise her with candles, flowers and a romantic evening. He tion. and I urge your readers to call a staff can set up a candlelit bubble bath with her member. Even if the staff member can't share information with you. that individual can still favorite music in the background. He can rub reach out to your child. — Linda Danford. Dept, of Classical Studies. University of Please in Texas Dear Texas: If someone offered to rub our feet, we'd follow him anywhere. Thanks for North Carolina at Greensboro Dear Linda Danford: For many students, Dear Annie: This is in response to the letter her feet and paint her toenails. - Easy to the great ideas. college is an emotional roller coaster, and parents should be able to help their children. Thank you for alerting our readers to the availability of these forms. Legal letdown Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Dear Annie: My mother died two years Mailbox, and read features by other Creators ago. In her will, she requested my cousin. Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the “Jon." help me because he is a lawyer, so 1 Creators Syndicate Web page at H’ww.cnr- hired him. Jon agreed to help and gave me a 50 per­ ators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ cent family discount, but he has not done his CATE. INC. job. He has had all the paperwork, receipts. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 2. 2006 - P^je 9 IE to TIME A look down memory lane... Shores School District No. 10 Cedar Creek District No. Hope Township, Barry County The Cedar Creek School building. in the snow and cold. 4. The men teachers almost always got larg­ er pay. 5. The common school (not graded) before 1880, and sometimes later, had four terms per year. The spring, summer and fall terms were one to two months of school, and the winter term was usually three to four months. Frequently, a term or two would be dropped if the school ran out of funds before the school year was over. To make the statistics more difficult, there were frequently four different teachers in one year. 6. Before 1880, 16-year old students could usually go to the township or the county and take a test, then if they did well on a test, they could apply for a job teaching. Very few teachers had high school or college training. Their license to teach woul j be good for three months, six months or a year, and they would get a No. 3 license. With more training they would get a #2 or #1 certificate, but a trained teacher could get a better salary in one of the city schools. The frame building, of the type recom­ mended by the State Department of Public Instruction, was constructed some time after 1865. as there were only four such one-room schools in all of Barn County. One was Chariton School, and the Hickory Comers School was one of the early frame schools. The other two were not named in the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s annual report to the legislature. The Cedar Creek School continued opera­ tion from 1859 to 1943-44. The smallest class was 10 students in 1921. The last school teacher in the Cedar Creek School was Mrs. Zela Cortright. In 1943. the Cedar Creek school board transported the students to Delton, but did not give up District f3. Like most of the other one-room schools, the people in the Cedar Creek school district continued to vote against the graded system from 1876 to 1915 every time the vote came up. However, the school was required to go to the graded system in the early 1900s, because the seventh and eighth grades had to take a county examination and achieve a good grade before the student could pass on to the next grade. It was not until 1947 that the local offi­ cials gave up local control, and then District 13 became non-existent and local control was gone and the history of Cedar Creek School ended. Cedar Creek School 1937-1938 Helen Tucker My first school was the Cedar Creek School in Hope Township. Barry County. District No. 3. I taught here two years. 1937 and 1938. i was 18. I had gone to Barry County Normal. It was one year after high school. This was a year of intense study. Our teacher was Mrs. Mabel Clark, who did a marvelous job of preparing us to teach. Besides all the other work, she took us through all the books we would be using. I started teaching for $45 a month, which was raised to $50 before the year was over. My second year I received $75 a month. This school district was valued at $63,785. with a tax rate of 4 percent, and the census was 23. By Joyce Weinbrecht NOTE: The data prior to 1859 came partly from “The Years Gone By" at the Bernard Museum, the two Hope Township Books, and the Allegan-Barry History Book. The early history of Cedar Creek started in 1840 with the arrival of David Bowker who settled on Section 36 just south Cedar Creek. In 1844, Jeckanias Mott arrived at the Cedar Creek area and the first log scliool was built in 1848 on the northwest comer of the ceme­ tery south of Cedar Creek. It was named the Mott School, after Jeckanias who died in 1847. the first person buried in the cemetery. The first term was taught by Julia Woodward in 1848. Her 20 scholars included seven of the William Campbell children, four of Silas Bowker’s children, six Bunnells, and two McNultys. In 1853, Philansy Houster was paid $16.25 for a term of 13 weeks with an enrollment of 30 scholars. The district was given the number of 10 in early years, then changed to District *3 before 1859. All of the early districts covered a large area because of sparse population. Hope Township’s first church was the Mott Schoolhouse in 1852. The Rev. Johnson of Yorkvill organized the Baptist Church, and Hope people came up to six miles by ox team to attend church. Some time later they built their own church in Barry Township. The new United Brethren Church used lhe Mott Schoolhouse until 1874, when they built their own church. A post office was established at Cedar Creek in 1848. a saw miil started operation in 1850. a road was ordered to be budt in 1853. and the first store opened in 1855. A new frame schoolhouse was constructed, but wc are not sure of its location. With all the activ­ ities in the area near the Cedar Creek, at some unknown time, the village and schoolhouse were named “Cedar Creek." a severe fire destroyed most of the village and school records. Some of tlie following deductions from the microfilm at the State Archives relative to the Cedar Creek School follow: 1. The voters from District #3 did not want to change from a common school to a graded school. The school inspectors between 1876 and 1915 were required to get the opinion of the eligi­ ble voters. One hundred percent of the parents did not want to change to a graded school, even after 1900, when it was required. 2. The average months per year that the board continued to keep the school open to students stabilized at nine months per year, from 1905 until the school district went out of business. In the early years, three months of education was al! that was required per year by law. for schools with 200 or fewer stu­ dents. 3. From 1859 to 1905. the number of stu­ dents was measured by the number of stu­ dent-age rather than the actual number of stu­ dents attending school. So when the "number of students” is 50 on the list, perhaps only one-half are in the school. In the early years, a large percentage of the youth of school age had to work on the farm, except for the win ter term, and in the winter, many of the young children could not walk the one to three miles 1997 Fora TOUHIS LX 24 vatvr- V6. leatter. super dean. Blue Book $4,550 Wholesale 52,995 S OUR PRICE ™ Mt AT TME WTHSECnON OF M-37 I: M-43 HOURS: Mon.AW»d. til 8pm; 269*948-8210 «5-800-845-8333 Tua, Thura, Fri. f Spm; Sal 10am • 2pm Polar Dip applications available by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The WinterFest Polar Dip will return to the Allegan County Park on Patterson Road Saturday. Feb. 18. with an opportunity for those who want to test their mettle against the frigid temperatures of Gun Lake. Sign-up forms are available al Gun Lake area businesses. J-Ad Graphics in Hastings and on the Bay Pointe web site at www.baypointeinn.com. The cost for advanced regis­ trations is $10 per person. Advanced registra­ tions must be turned in to the Barry County Chamber of Commerce by noon Friday. Feb. 10. for participants to be assured of a T-shirt. Children unoer the age of 18 must have a parent sign the form and be present on Saturday. Feb. 18. for the dip. Registrations after Feb. 10 are $15 apiece. This event will take place regardless of the weallicr. b» t it may involve a run in Io the water instead of a jump. WinterFest is returning after a three-year hiatus, and no matter the weather, it promises to be the high point of the winter, e'.en if there is no snow. At last report, the National Weather Service long range forecast is pre­ dicting a return to winter conditions by the middle of February. The WinterFest committee has planned lots of activities for children and adults during the day. This year there will be a story teller, a pet­ ting zoo. pony rides and games planned by Catherine Beyer from the Thomapple Area Parks and Recreation Committee. The com­ mittee is working on entertainment for the day as well. The fun for adults begins on Friday night. Feb. 17, with a Mardi Gras Night at O’Neill’s Restaurant. Staff at the restaurant are busy planning costume contests and other fun events for the evening. On Saturday morning, the day will begin with a pancake breakfast at the new Orangeville Township Hall. In addition. St. Francis Church will hold a bake sale during the breakfast and bring baked goods to the WinterFest site to sell After the pancake breakfast, lhe fun moves to the parking lot near the Allegan County Park Stage, where entertainment will include The school board was Ardy Owen, John Lammers and John Gurd. I boarded with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Leavitte. who ran the com­ munity grocery store. We lived at the store, with die bedrooms and living room being upsUlhs. In the morning. Mrs. Leavitte would bring me a pitcher of* warm water for wash­ ing. Ar I didn’t have .9 car. my parents took me over to the school on'Monday, and came after me on Friday. Mr. Leavitte usual!} had a little sack of cookies for us to eat on the way home. Cedar Creek was a small school. Tlie chil­ dren’s names were: Maurice Benedict, Donna Campbell. Fem Campbell. Mervin Campbell. Douglas Crago, John Crago. Geraldine Gurd. Margaret Gurd. Clela Gould. Stanley Gould. Delores LaPine. Dale Lammers. Joyce Lammers, Boyd Leinaar. Richard Leinaar. and Raymond Owens. In the school every desk was bolted down. Some were big and others small. If their feet didn't touch the floor we would put a block under their desks to rest their feet on. The windows were tall with shades, but the v. md danced al them and managed to creep in. The room was heated with a wood stove. We had plenty of good wood, but that young teacher feared getting it. The entrance was half a wood bin. When I'd crawl down after the wood my imagination would go wild thinking about snakes, mice and other varmints. It was dark down there in the win­ ter months. We didn’t have any lights. It was every scary going into the school room, because we had to go through a dark clothes closet to get inside. We had a pump outside which would man­ age to freeze up a couple times a year. Like all rural schools, we had two sturdy toilets which stood on lhe brink of a hill. This was a lime before electricity came to lhe country. Before a storm came when our room got too dark to study, wc would play games. This didn’t hap­ pen often. Sometimes only one child was in a grade. It was difficult to challenge that child. We drilled a lot with the basics. Al this time all rural schools lacked reference books and equipment tc extend lhe lessons. Newspapers and magazines were great helps. Each child’s lessons were heard each day. We usually started with the little children, and did the older children later. We did a lot of drill work on the board. Here we could include different classes. I’d like to go back and zoom-in on the English lesson. When it came to such things as an. it taxed the ingenuity to the limit, because of the lack of supplies. It is serious business to do a year’s work with a packet of colored con­ struction paper. One of the benefits of these rural schools, was that younger children could build a good background by listening to the older chil­ dren’s lessons. The school bell was run al 8:30 to tell chil­ dren to hurry on to school, and at 9:00 when school started. It called children in at recess and noon. 10:30. 1:00 and 2:30. I kept on time, because that old bell didn’t just talk to the children, the whole neighborhood heard and checked their clocks... “A little off this morning!" I told about lhe hill out back. Well, below that hill was a swamp. One noon lhe boys climbed over the fence. They came up to lhe school with their trophy - a rattlesnake they had killed. Another interesting thing happened. After Fun costumes always made previous WinterFest Polar Dips fun for spectators. The early deadline for the dip is Friday. Feb. 10. Applications are available at Gun Lake area businesses, J-Ad Graphics and via the Internet at www.baypointeinn.com. The price rises from $10 to $15 per person after Feb. 10. an ice carving demonstration sponsored by the Bay Pointe Inn. and Edward Elsner from the Delton Public Library telling stories. Pony rides and a petting zoo will fill the field near Weick’s Market. At about 1:30 p.m., the Polar Dip is sched­ uled to take place from the county park. Then the always popular Swimsuit Fashion Show on the stage put on by the Sea Shanty in an effort to gel everyone thinking about sum­ mer. Earlier in the day there will be a hike from the outdoor recreation center and it is frx fishing weekend at the Yankee Springs Recreation area. Park personnel also will be on hand to answer questions at the warming hut at the outdoor recreation center. WinterFest will conclude Saturday night with the Rock ’N Roll Trivia Contest at the Bay Pointe Restaurant. Local teams will com­ pete beginning al 6 p.m. For details about bringing a team vail Dave Young al 945-9554. Doors open at 5 p.m. al Bay Pointe and the cost just to watch is $ 10 per person. Seating is limited. Tickets to this event are available al J-Ad Graphics in Hastings or at the Bay Pointe Inn. This event is almost sold out, so anyone interested should get tickets as soon as possible. school, as 1 was sweeping and cleaning lhe room, a rain storm came up and then the rain­ bow followed. One of the ends of the rainbow was right beside the school. If the jld saying is right, there is a pot of gold there. Stanley, one of the small boys, was kicked in lhe forehead by a horse. He was hurt seri­ ously. When he came back to schooL could see u pulsate the enwhed Prbm then on he was a hawk by me. Dear little Delores’ home burned down, sc she had to move away. My first child to leave my class - and 1 cried. A couple of the boys gave me some prob lems. Many times I breathed the words. There must be an easier job." All was cor­ rected. because 56 years later one of them appeared at my door to apologize. Then I could say to him. “Don’t worry, you taught me lessons I needed to learn." This was a good neighborhood with good people who cared about their children and their school. There was always a good atten­ dance at all P.T.A.s and the Christmas pro­ gram. The ladies got together and put on a play for a P.T.A. I was invited for supper at some of the homes - such good home-made bread! It was time for me to move on. The last day of school we had a big picnic and had a good time. Then the children took their books and dinner pails and went away down the road. The young teacher stood at the door and cried. Another door was going to open. List of known teachers 1888 - Adda Campbell; 1892 - Henry Campbell and starting with 1897. listing all teachers consecutively and ending with the last teacher at the Cedar Creek School in 1944. Hatley Moore. G. Elmer Gaskill. D.W. Campbell. Addie Siawson, H.H. Wertman. Barddla Chatfield. Lome Blackman. Ed Houvener. H.H. Wenman. Lula Nobles. Fred Bidleman. Mary Landis. George Young. John Chamberlain. Lula Willits. Alice Johnson. Mildred Gould, Marie Houghtalin. Wilda Bunnell, Lillian Leinaar, Leone Peake, Lea Webester. Lloyd Laubaugh, Nellie Litts, Amy Hammond. Evelyn Slocum, Helen Skidmore, Margaret Stauffer. Irene Babcock, Florence Anlip. Zela Cortright. Then tliere were no more Cedar Creek School teachers. Students were Uanaponed iq lhc Delton-Kcllqgp Sduiflkjlfo.n ,iq 1946 ;hc Cedar Creek. Distiut was annexed to the Dehon-Kettogg School. List of students 1912 - Teacher: George Young. Harold Benedict. Lilu. Crystal Card. Gladys Mowery. Maggie Card. Velma Armour. Mae Hcmmond. Lois Cox, Mabel Armour. Beulah Wenmen. Maggie Casey, Henry Leinaar. La^inioes Campbell. Doris Fisher. Crystal Pease. Flora Card. Oneita Pease. Lloyd Owen. Frank Card. Earl Owen. Myron Wertman. Goldie McManus. Nellie Gurd. Erma Bergman. Brssie Gurd, John Gurd. Lyle Leinaar. 1914 - Teacher. LovePa WiUiu. Manon Morgan. Heniy Leinaar. Louvi.nr.ss Campbell. Mabie Armour. Gladys Moyer Harold Benedict. Golda McManus, Crystil Pease. Frank Car. Myron Wertman. Leon Benedict Floyd Card. O.T. Johnson, Eld*' Care. Oneita Pease. Earl Owen. Lyle Johnsen. Dorothy Owen and Claude Zell. 1915 - Teacher: Alice Johnson. Myron Wertman. Earl Owen. Lloyd Owen, Doris Fisher. Goldie McManus, Marion Morgan. Crystal Pease. Nellie Gurd, Inna Bergman. Onieta Pease. Hora Card, Georgia Rickie. Susie Gurd, Walter Baird, Dorothy Owen Frank Card. John Gurd, Elda Card. Bessie Gurd, Lyle Leinaar, Cleo Card. Mcrl Lammers. 1933 - Teacher: Amy Hammond. Helen Leinaar. Fem Campbell. Maurice Benedict. Richard Leinaar. Dale Lammers. Windall Lammers. Frances Campbell, Joyce Lammers. Merwin Campbell. Boyd Leinaar. Clela Gould. Geraldine Gurd and Raymond Owen. Di-earnin'* about sour future? I I AS hatever ><>ur dream. "e van help, keep it secure. As a local independent agent we can help you design a program just right for you. 10-Year and 20-Year Term policies offer many options including mortgage payments if you become disabled. Safe.Sound.Secure* insurance protection from Auto-Owners Life Insurance Company. TRUMBLE AGENCY 178 S. Mair. • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 �Page 10 — Thursday. February 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (246)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage mode by KEVIN J. DOYLE, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. (’MERS). solely as nom­ inee tor lender and lender’s successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 25. 2004, and recorded on November 12. 2004. in Document No 1l37063Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to GMAC MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION, s assigned. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars and Fifty-Five Cents ($132.576 55), including interest at 6.125% per anum Under the power of sale contained m s&U mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby g-ven that said mortgage wiU be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pub’"2 venue, at the any Cou-iy Courthouse tn Hastings. Michigan at 01 DO PM o’clock, on February 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in CITY of HAST­ INGS Barry County. Michigan and described as: _THE WEST 1 / 2 OF LOTS 65 AND 66 OF THE JONES AND TAFFEE ADDITION TO HE CITY OF HASTINGS ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 4 OF PLATS ON PAGE 54 BEING A PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 18. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN TAX ID NO. 08-55-075-065 30 The redemption penod sal be 6 months form the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sate Dated January 14. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgage/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. PC. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 GMAC #0655230178 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by April H Murray and Richard G Murray, wife and husband. Mortgagors, to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated the 24th day of March. 2004 and recorded m the office of ttie Register of Deeds, for The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 31st day of March. 2004 in Instrument No. 1124476 of Barry Ccr nty Records, said Mortgage having been assigned to Wachovia Mortgage Corporation on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this nonce, the sum of One Hundred Forty Seven Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Eight Dollars and 46/100 ($147.228 46). and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been nstrtuted to recover the deb*, secured by said mortgage or any part therecrt Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pur­ suant to statute of the State of Michigan tn such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 23rd day of February. 2006 at 1 o'clock pm Local Time, said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at pubic auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building where lhe Circuit Court for the County of Barry is held), of the premises de-icnbed in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.5% par annum and alt legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attorney fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the under­ signed, necessary to protect its interest m the prem­ ises. Which said premises are described as follows All that certain piece or parcel nf land, including any and aU structure:, and homes, manufactured or oth­ erwise. located thereon, situated m the City of Hastings. County of Barry, State of Michigan, and described as follows, to wit: The North 5 1/2 rods of Lot 5. Block 7. Eastern Addition of the Village of Hastings (now Crty of Hastings). Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Uber A of Plats. Page 2. During the six (6) months immediately following the sale, the property may be redeemed, except that m the event that the property is determ-^d to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600 3241 a. the prop­ erty may be redeemed during 30 days immediately following the sate Dated: 1/26/2006 Wachovia Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC Attorney for Wachovia Mortgage Corporation 388 W. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-260C ASAP# 753662 01/26/2006. 02/02/2006. 02/09/2006. 02/16'2006 owaoorj THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTAC TOUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Carol Ann Harvey and Doug L Harvey, wi'9 and husband, to Morigcge Electronic Registration Systems Inc., mortggee. dated December 3. 2001 and recorded December 10. 2001 tn Instrument Number 1071064. Barry County Records There is claimed :o be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Eighteen and 3/100 Dollars ($89,018 03) including interest at the rte of 12.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained tn the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given mat the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the . mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puMic vndue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on February 9. 2006. The premises are legated in the Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 7. Block 17 of LN. Keeler’s Addbon to the V.liago of Middleville, according to the recorded frlat thereof as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 12. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance wth MCLA §600 32418. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate m the even* a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with te borrower. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate Dated: January 12. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . As Mortgagee P.O. Box 504 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 207.4150 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall be limit­ ed solely tothe return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Le Boeuf, a married man and Jill Le Boeuf, his wife, original mortgagor!5), to NBD Mortgage Company. Mortgage, dated November 15.1995. and recorded on November 21. 1995 in Liber 645 on Page 751. and assigned bv said Mortgagee to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and/or assigns as assignee by an assignmnt. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be cue st the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Two Thousand Fifty And 83/100 Dollars ($72.050 83), including interest at 7.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in saidmortgage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that sax. mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1:00 PM, on Feruary 23. 2006 Said premises are situated tn Township of Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 5 acres of the East 14 acres of the fol­ lowing described property: The West 120 acres of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 35. Town 2 Nrth. Range 7 West except the South 40 acres, also except, the North 52 acres The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: January 26. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248.593 1305 Trott & Trott. PC. Attoreys For Servicer 30400 Tel-jgraph Rd Ste 200 Binqha.n Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #061307F01 J'fewborn <Babies GIRL, Jaclyn Rose, bom al Metro Health on Jan. 7, 2006 at 8:27 a.m. to Brian and Samantha Thomas of Woodland. Weighing 6 lbs. 1 oz. and 17 inches long. BOY. Logan James, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 2. 2006 at 9:48 a.m. to Christina Hayward and Benjamin Snow of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 8 ozs. BOY, Maxton Perry Welch, bom on Jan. 3. 2006 to Phillip and Marlene Welch of Dundee. MI. Weighing 5 lbs. 11 ozs. and 19.5 inches long. GIRL. Joee Lynn, bom Jan. 21. 2006 at 7:38 p.m. to Sara Joppie of Vermontville. Weighing 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Kylie Jaydc. bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 16. 2006 at 5:21 p.m to Jacquelyn Dwight and Deago Husman of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 3 1/2 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Isaac David, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 21. 1006 at 5:49 a.m. to Jody and Jeremiah Kimbel of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and 19 inches long. GIRL, Ella Jennifer, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 17. 2006 at 10:42 p.m. to Misty (Hayley) Mayfield and Michael Mayfield of Nashville. Weighing 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and 20.5 inches long. GIRL, Mariska Ann. born at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 18. 2006 at 6:05 p.m. -o Christina Huntley and Sergio Gonzalez c f Ionia. Weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and 19 inches long. GIRL, Lydia Nicole, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 20. 2006 at 1:18 p.m. to Brenda J. Noble and Randy A. Billings Jr. of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 2 ozs. and 18 1/2 inches long. GIRL. Milla Jo. bom al Pennock Hospital on Jan. 19. 2006 at 1:15 a.m. to Mindy Williams and Clifton Creech of Lake Odessa. Weighing 10 lbs. 3 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Taylon. bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 16.2(X)6 at 9:14 a.m. to Kristin Dean and Travis Williams of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 5 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Audrey Mae. bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 18. 2006 at 9:27 p.m. to Jen and Ben Howell of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 12 1/4 ozs. and 19 inches long. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL Be USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia aate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus intereat. Default has been made in conditions of a mort­ gage made by Gilkey Lake Caf6. LLC. a Michigan limited liability company, (original mortgagor), to Fifth Third Band (Western Michigan). Mortgagee, dated July 2. 2004 recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan on July 16. 2004 in Instrument No 1130879. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of $26,324 29. including interest a! 9.75% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged promises or some part of them, at public venue the East Doors of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in sate County) on Thursday. March 2. 2006 at 1 00 pm Sate premises are described as follows All that part of the Southwest fractional 1 /4 of the Southeast fractional 1/4 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West lying Southwesterly of the c-eek. connecting Big Gilkey Lake and Shallow Gilkey Lake, and Southeasterly of ttie Highway, also granting a right of ingress and egress to Big Gilkey Lake through the channel as now estab­ lishes Excepting therefrom a parcel of land in the South 1/2 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township, described as beginning at the center line of County Road 601 and the South line of sate Section 10: thence North 44' 2" East 389 92 feet atonq the center line of County Road 601; thence South 45* 58* East 355.74 feet; thence due West 287 76 feet; thence South 33 feet to the South line of sate Section; thence due West 239 06 feet to point of bognning, also excepting and reserving ass and egress to Shallow Gilkey Lake, over the following described premises: Beginning ai a ooint on the South hne of sate Section 10 which '»es 239 08 feet due East to the intersection of the South Hne of sate Section 10 and the center line of County Road 601; thence due North 33 feet; thence due East 619 feet, more or less, to the shore of Shallow Gilkey Lake; tlence Southeasterly along the shore line of sate lake to the South line of sate Section 10; thence due West along the South line of sate Section 10 to the place of beginning. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan. LEss and except: A parcel of land located in the South 1/4 of Section 10 Town 1 Ncrth. Cange 9 West, being at the intersection of the centerline of county road 601 and the South line of sate Section 10; there North 44 degrees 02 minutes East 389 92 feet along the centerline o> County Road 601; thence South 45 degrees 53 minutes East 355.74 feet; thence East 331 0 fee’ more or less to the shore of the shallow Gilkey Lake; thence Southeasterly along the shore to the South hne of said Section 10; thence due West 892 feet more or less to the pom! of begin­ ning P.P. #03-03-010 003-00 The redemption penoc shall be sot (6) months from the date cf 5'*ch sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241 a. in which case the redemption penod Shan be thirty (30) days from the date of such saie Dated: January 23. 2006 NANTZ. LITOWlCH. SMITH. GIRARD & HAMILTON Attorneys for Mortgagee By: Sandra S. Hamilton (P-41980) Business Address & Telephone 2025 East Beltlme. S.E . Suite 600 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546 lu16) 977-0077 anwsa ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAT1ONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARYDUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed soley to the return of the bid amount t endered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kimberly S Schaendorf. a single woman, original mortgagor(s). 10 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. In . as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 21. 2004. and recorded on November 10. 2004 u. instrument 1136968. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee «o Bank of New York as Trustee fr the certficateholders of CWABS 2004-12 as assignee by an assignment on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Seven And 76/100 Dollars ($113,227.76), including interest I 6.5% oer annum Under the power of sale contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro vteed, notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venduo. t the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM. on March 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 148 of Middleville Downs Addition No 8 part of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 27 Town 4 North. Range 10 West, according to the Plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 mon'.ns from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the dt6 of such sale Dated February 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #O61713FO1 OWO'S Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE POSE. PLEASE CONTAC OUR OFFICE AT THE QBTAI WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE TARY DUTY. NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions uf a mortgage made by Jeffery N. Haight and Stacy M Haight, a/k/a Stacey M Haight, husband and wife to Olympus Mortgage Company, ortgagee. dated February 10. 2004 and recorded February 18. 2004 in Instrument Number 1122383. and Re-recorded in Document number 1122694 on February 25 2004. ATTN PURCHASERS: This ute may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to theretum of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Ryan R Sate mortgage is now held Foote, a singte man. original mortgagor(s). to by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Aames Funding Corporation DBA Aames Home Trstee of Argent Securities Inc., Asset Backed Pass Loan. Mortgagee, dated Nvemf-v 23. 2004, and Barr/County Records Through Certificates. Series 2004- W6 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of April 1. 2004. Without Recourse by assignment submitted to and recorded by the Barry County Register of Deeds here is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Fifty-One and 13/100 Dollars ($78,051 13) including interest at the rate of 10.00% per annum recorded on December 9. 2004 in instrument 1138442. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there .-s claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-One And 44/100 Dollars ($100.36.44), inctodmg interest at 9.68% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wW of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be be foreclosed by a sate of lhe mortgaged premises, foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or County Courthouse m Hastings at 1.00 PM. on some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry March 2. 2006 gage and the statutes of tne Stte or some part f them, at pubfc vendue, a*, the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Said premises are situated In Township of Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on February 16. 2006 Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are The premises are located in the Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as BEGINNING AT A POINT OT THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 23.TOWN 3 NORTH. described as RANGE 10 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 The North one-half of Lot 23. Lapham's Airport DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST 2238 FEET FROM Lots, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION; 3 of Plats. Page 100 and the North one-hai of Lot THENCE DUE WEST 83 FEET: THENCE SOUTH 73. Lapham's Airport Lots No. 2. according to the 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 32 EAST 59 FEET; recorded plat thereof in Liber 5 of Plats on Page 87 THENCE WEST 327 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from DEGREES 32 MINUTE EAST 115 FEET; THENCE the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ WEST 250 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES MCLA 32 MINUTES WEST 410 FEET; THENCE EAST 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period 660 FEET TO SAID EAST LINE; THENCE SOUTH shall be 30 days from the date of the sate. TO ALL 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES EAST 236 FEET PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can ALONG EAST LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGIN­ mined abandoned in accordance with rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resckjiion with the borrowr In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate. Deutsche Dated: February 2. 2006 For more information, ptease caH: Trott & Trott. P.C. ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC for The redemption penod shall be 12 moths from the date of such sale FC J 248 593 1311 Dated: January 19. 2006 Attorneys NING Dank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc., Asset Bcked Pass Through Certificates. Senes Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #079133F0l <»»•» 2004-W6 under the Pnchng & Servicing Agreement dated as of April 1. 2004. Without Recourse. . As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 214.2741 «>**••'» Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Skte THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR A.TEOPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAI WILL BE USED FOR THAT PJRPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This safe may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to theretum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kyte A. Hess, a single man original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor feder and lender's successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated March 25, 2003, and recorded on March 28. 2003 in instrument 1101090. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is dairned to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred For Thousand Two Hundred TwentyFive And 03/100 Dollars ($104,225.03). including interest at 6.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will belorectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on February 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are escribed as: Lot 26 of the Supervisor's Plat of Green Meadows Number t. as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats. Page 67, Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 00.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: January 12. 2006 For more information, please call FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fars. Michigan 48025 5822 File #079018F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNT/ OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate ALE NO. 2006-24479 DE Estate of CHARLES KENNETH ADAMS Date of birth: 09/18/1945 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C, tS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FO THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 tF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CHRISTIAN DENCKER. a single man. to Mortgage Bactronic Registration Systems. Inc ’MERS"). sotefy as nom­ inee tor tender and lender's successors and assigns. NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC.. Mortgagee, dated Apni 6. 2005, and recorded on May 4. 2005. m Document No 1145930, Barry Covinty Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to NOVSTAR MORTGAGE. INC., as assigned Barry County Records. Michigan, on who. mongage there is claimed to be due at the dale Netcnf th? sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand S x Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Four Cents ($’43.S48 04), including interestat 8 150°o per annum Under the power of xftte contained v said mort­ gage and the statue m suu. rase made ind provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sed mortgage will ba foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged preinises. or some part of them, at pubk venue ai te Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Mc'ngan .k m fJO PM o'clock, on F'jbruary 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in "OWNSHIP of PRAIRIEVILLE. Barry County. Mxhigan and described as THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN THE Stt/ThEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENC­ ING AT THE CENTER QUARTER POST OF SEC­ TION 36. THENCE SOUTH 906 75 FEET ALONG THE N/S QUARTER SECTION LINE TO CENTER OF M-43 HIGHWAY. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 258 41 FEET ALONG THE CEN­ TER LNE OF M-43 TO BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET. THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 20 MIN­ UTES 34 SECONDS WEST 180 07 FEET. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 159 43 FEET PARALLEL TO M-43. THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES EAST 240 FT. TO CEN­ TER OF M-43. THENCE SOUTH 54 DEGREES WEST 208 FT ALONG THE CENtHLINE OF M-43 BACK TO BEGINNING. EXCEPT THE SOUTH­ EASTERLY 33 FT FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES AND EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 16 5 FEET FOR DRIVEWAY TO AND FROM M-43 AND TO RUN PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ADJACENT PARCLS OF LAND. TOGETHER WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. STATE OF MICHIGAN TAX ID NO 08-12-036-058-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months form the date of sucn sate unless determined abandoned m accordance wDh 1948CL 60 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated January 16 2006 NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates PC 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southheid. M 48075 NS #1718097 nmmh decedent. Charles Kenneth Adams, who lived a! 528 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan died 09/27/2005. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Nancy Jean Adams, named personal representative or proposed personal rep­ resentative. or to both the probate court at 206 West Court Street. Hastings, Ml 49058 and the named/proposed representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Michael J McPhiihps (P33715) 121 West Apple Street. Suite 101 Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-3512 Nancy Jean Adams 528 West Stete Street Hastings. Mi 49058 Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 2. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM 18 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION W OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed soleiyto the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J. Yamngton. a single man. ongmal mortgagors). to Broadmoor Financial Services. Inc., a Michigan Cororation. Mortgagee, dated April 26. 1999. and recorded on Apnl 29. 1999 m instrument 1028855. and assigned by mesne assignments to Bank of America. N.A. as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed o be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Nine And 22/100 Dollars ($84,909 22). mdudir.g interest at 6.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice s hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings a! 1.00 PM. on March 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Irving. Bary County. Michigan, and are described as: That part ol the southeast 1/4 ot section 23. town 4 north, range 9 wost described as: commencing at the south 1/4 comer of said section; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 2644 26 feet ator.g th west hne of said southeast 1/4 ; thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 870 0 feet along the rorth hne ol said southeast 1 /4 to the place of beginning; thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 3-1 seconds east 447.28 feet, thence south 01 degrees 6 minutes 11 seconds west 433.14 ieet; thence south 88 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds east 75.0 feet; thence south 01 degrees 26 minutes 11 seconds west 75 0 feet: thence north 88 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds west 522 91 feet along the north hne of the suth 812.31 feet of the north 1/2 of said southeast 1/4; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 508.71 feet to the place of beginning, subject to and together with an easement for ingress, egress and utility purpose over a 66 foot wide stnp oftand, the centertine of which is described as; com­ mencing at the south 1/4 corner of said section 23. town 4 north, range 9 vrest; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 2285.26 feet along the west hne of said southeast 1/4 to the place of begnmng of said easement; thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 298 0 feet along the south line of the north 359 feet of said southeast 1/4; thence south 80 degrees 03 minutes 55 seconds east 225.87 feet; thence north 70 degrees 51 minutes 30 sconds east 372.50 feet to the east line of the west 870 feet of said southeast 1/4; thence north 63 degrees 09 minutes 29 sec­ onds east 262 35 feet; thence north 75 degrees 56 minutes 41 seconds east 444 72 feet to the p*ace of ending of said easement The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: February 2. 2006 For more info'mation. please caH FC G 248.603 .1310 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 F.ie #048344F02 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTCT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brent Karhl Fator, a single man, to Michigan Home Finance LLC. a Michigan LLC. mortgagee, dated March 7. 200 and recorded April 20. 2005 in Instrument Number 1145176, Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National "rust Company, in trust for the benefit of '.he Certificate holders ol Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-OPT1, Asset-Backed ertificates. Senes 2005-GPT1 by assignment submitted to and recorded by the Barry County Register of Deeds. There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Twenty-Nine and 51/100 Dollars ($102,029.51) including interestat the rate ol 8.40% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at ubiic vendue at ti-e Barry Count-/ Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michiy.-.i at ICO p.m. on February 23, 2006. The premises are located in trit Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are A parcel of land in the nrth one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of the Northeast one -quar­ ter beginning at intersection of the North line of the North one-half ol the Southeast one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of said Section 30 and the centertine of Marsh Road: thenceEast along the said North line 140 feet thence South 242 feet: thence West 85 feet thence Northwesterly 1’5 feet to the center of said Marsh Road: thence Northeasterly along said centerline 168 feet to the Place uf Beginning The redemption perio shaft be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of the sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee ca rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the bor­ rower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale Dated January 26 2006 ORLNS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, m trust for the benefit of the Certificate holders of Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005OPT 1. Asset-Backed Certificates, Senes 2005OPT i .As Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 248) 457-1000 File No 221.2733 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. la a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debtand any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by PAUL A ROY A MARRIED MAN AND MARY T ROY to MORT­ GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC SOLELY AS NOMINEE OR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: LENDER IS CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY. LLC. Mortgagee, dated April 12. 2002. and recorded on April 19. 2002. as Instrument No 1078587 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due t the date hereof the sum of one hundred thirty one thousand six hundred fifty five and 30/100 Dollars ($131.655 30). including interest at 7.750°. per annum AS MODI­ FIED BY AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 13. 2004 AND RECORDED DECEMBER 14. 2004 IN INSTRUMENT NO 138706 Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ot them, at public vendue, at he At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1*00 PM on February 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in CITY OF MID­ DLEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT(S) 31 OF HILLTOP ESTATES. ACCORD­ ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED INLIBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE(S) 74 OF KENT COUNTY RECORDS The redemption penod shall bo 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. m which case the * demption period Shan be 30 days from thedate t t such sale. DATED January 26. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC. SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS CTX MORT­ GAGE COMPANY. LLC Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248)540-7701 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOIFY (248) 382-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having beer, made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Mark Gardner, married of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company datd the 29th day of November. A.D. 2004. and recorded in the office of the Register ol Deeds, for the County of Barry and State ol Michigan, on the 8th day of December. A.D. 2004. in Instrument No. 1138310 of Barry Records, which said mortgage was assigned o Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-2 Investor ID.H38. thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date ol this notice, for prin­ cipal and interest, the sum ol $79,591.9 (Seventy Nine thousand. Fhre’Ynmdred Nmety One- dollars and Thirty Nine uants) .ncludmg interest there on at 9.05% (nine point zero five) percent p9r annum And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt ecured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore by virtue of the power ot sale contained in said mortgage, and pu."ru»m to tb? statue of the State ol Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on , the 2nd day of Mach. A.D . 2006. at 1:00 o'clock said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml, Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage Which said premises ae described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the City of Hastings, in the County ol Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: A parcel of land in the Southwest one-quarter ot section 33. Town 4 North. Rane 7 West, descr ied as: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Southwest one-quarter of said set ion 33; thence East in center of Highway 985 feet for the place of beginning; thence North 258.71 feet; thence West 208.71 feet: thence South 258.71 feet tocenter of said Highway; thence East in center of Highway 208.71 feet to the place of beginning. Commonly known as: 7161 Coats Grove Road Tax ID: 06-15-033-300-03 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless etermmed abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: January 26. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO . LPA By Daniel E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney for ssignee ol Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & P.<rs Co., L.P.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR #04959207 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the retun of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions ol a mortgage made by Sandra K Hook, an unmarried woman, and Robert J Taylor, an unmarried man and Koh D Armour, an unmarried woman, original morgagor(s) to Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis. Mortgagee, dated March 10. 2003. and recorded on March 11, 2003 in instru­ ment 1099291. m Barry county records. Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundrd Twenty-One Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Six And 12/100 Dollars ($121,596.12). including interest at 6.625% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said morgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Ban, County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on February 23. 2006 Said premises are situated tn Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and ae described as: THF SOUTHWEST W4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. EXCEPT THE NORTH 657 FEET THEREOF AND EXCEPT THE WEST 100 FEET OF THE SOUTH 165 FEET OF THE SOUTH WEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 26 AND EXCEPTING THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26 LYING EASTERLY OF A LINE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS BEGINNING AT A POINT OF THE SOUTH 1/8 LINE OF SAID SECTION 26. DISTANT EAST 755 FEET FROM THE NORTHWEST COR­ NER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE OUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE SOUTH 390 FEET. THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY 187 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LAND OWNED BY LEO J. RESZUTKO AND WIFE; THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES WEST 277 FEET THENCE EAST 40 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PAR­ ALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE O SECTION 26 TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 26 AND THE POINT OF ENDING TOGETHER WITH RIGHTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS IN EASEMENT A. AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIED. RESERVING AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESb AND EGRESS OVER THE NORTH 16.5 FEET OF ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL. SAID ASEMENT BEING RESERERVED BY FIRST PARTY FOR SO LONG AS FIRST PARTY OWNS A PARCEL OF LAND TO THE EAST OF THIS PARCEL EASEMENT A. A STRIP OF LAND 33 FEET IN WIDTH OR INGRESS AND EGRESS THE EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTER­ LY LINE OF WHICH IS DESCRIBEU AS BEGIN­ NING A A POINT 755 FEET EAST AND 307 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST; THENCE SOUTH 23 FEET TO A POINT HERE­ INAFTER CALLED POINT B; THENCE CONTINU­ ING SOUTH 60 FEET. THENCE SOUTWESTERLY 187 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LAND OWNED BY LEO J RESZUTKO AND WIFE; THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES WEST TO A POINT OF ENDING WHICH LIES 657 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH 1/8 LINE OF SAID SEC­ TION 26 ALSO A STRIP OF LAND 10 FEET IN width the north lineof which is DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT SAID POINT B; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION 26 TO THE POINT OF ENDING AT THE WATERS EDGE OF LITTLE CEDAR LAKE. SAID EASEMENT TO BE USED BY THE SECOND PARTY AND HER INVITEES FOR INGRESS AD EGRESS TO LITTLE CEDAR LAKE FOR SO LONG AS SECOND PARTY OWNS THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date ol such sate. Dated: January 26. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #075518F03 e Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WEOBTAJN WILL BE USED FOR THAT °URPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, I! any, shall be limit­ ed solely o the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Shannon Woodard, a single woman, original mortgagorfs). to Amenfirst Financial Corporation Mortgagee, dated Octber 28. 1999. and recorded on November 1. 1999 m instrument 1037448. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at te date hereof the sum of Thirty-Four Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Six And 99/100 Dollars ($34 226 99). including interest at 9% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby gven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, □r some part of them, at pubic vendue, at (he Barry County Courthouse in Hasting; at 1 00 PM, on February 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in City o' Hastings. Barry Count. Michigan. and are described as A two acres parcel starting at the Northeast corner of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 11, Town 2 North, Range 8 West, thence West 300 feet, thence South 289 feet, thence East 300 fet. thence North 289 feet to the beginning point The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless detet mined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in whicn case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such ate Dated January 26. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegronh Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 FHe #08r555F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreckteure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION Wc OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Robert P. Whaley II. an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc. Mortgagee, dated Apnl 15. 1999, and recorded on April 2i 1999 tn instrument 1028413. in Barry cou ity records. Michigan, on which mortgage ther# is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-One Thousand Nine Hundred Six’.y-Tive And 78/100 DoMare ($71,965 78). rnch“*ng invest at 8% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mat­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice rs hereby given that said mortgage wiC be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1:00 PM, on February 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 24. Town 1 North. Range 8 West. Johnston Township. Barry County. Michigan described as: Beginning at a point on the South fine of Section 24. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, distant West 656 feet from the Southeast comer of said Section 24; thence West along said South line . 220 feet: thence North parallel with the East line of said Section 24. a distance of 487.5 feet; thence West pa’Uitei .vith said South line. 447 feet; thence North parallel with said East line . 326 feet; thence East parallel with said South line, 577 feet; thence South parallel with said East line. 713.5 feet: thence East parallel with said South line, 90 feet; thence South parallel with said East line. 100 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: January 12. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #079541F01 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTCT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J Farwell. Jr and Karen p-rweii. husband and wrte. to Amenquest Mortgage Company, mortgagee, dated October 23. 2003 and recorded November 18.2003 m Instrument Number 1117802. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee ol Amenquest Mortgage Secunties Inc.. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certrticats. Senes 2003-11 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1.2003 Without Recourse by assignment dated February 4. 2005 and recorded on February 14. 2006 in Instrument Number 1141404. Barry County Records. There is dawned to be due n such mort­ gage the sum ot One Hundred Forty Thousand Five Hundred Nine and 58/100 Dollars ($140.509 56) including interest at tne rate of 7.75% per annum Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale- of the mortgaged premises, or ->me part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courtltouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 100 p.m. on March 2. 2006 The premiss are located m the Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 11,1? and 13 of Poplar Beach No. 2. accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 31. Barry County Records rhe redmption penod shall be 6 months from the date ot such sate, unless the property is determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreciosingmortgagee can rescind the sate in the even’ a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the bor­ rower. In that event, your damages, it any. are limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate. February 2. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Dated Securities Inc, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2003-11 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1.200, Without Recourse . As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 2142798 omwi-m Notice Of Mortgage Foredoeure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION E OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your demagea, if an>r ehall be limited aoM to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m tr.* conditions of a mortgage made by Lance M. Fltea-man and Jamie D Fhearman. husband and wife, o.xjinal mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Pegrtraticn Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 21, 2003. and recorded on October 22 2003 in mstrumeni 1116569. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgage” to Deutsche Bnk National Trust Company, as Owi.ni under the Trust Agreement for the Structured Asst’ investment Loan Trust Series 2004-SI as assignee by dn assignment, on f.rit^h mortgage there is claimed io be due ai the cteie hereof the sum of Sixty Thousand Six HunaredFi'tyOne And 72/100 Dollars ($60,65172). mdudxq interest at 7.65% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that jaid mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of he mortgaged pre mses, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM on February 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lx< 5. Block 11. Undn Park Addition to the City <4 Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ot such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shal e 30 days from the date of such sate Dated January 26. 2006 For more information, please calf: FC D 248 593 1309 7rott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate #080559F01 PRAIREVUE TOWNSHP PUWWK C0MMB8KJN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEMNG Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated in providing outstanding customer service. Wc are currently looking for a part-time .ellcr to join our team. We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. TO: THE RESDOITS AND PROPHffY OWNBS OF PRAHEVUE TOWNSHP, BARRY COUNTY MKHKAN, AND ANY OTHK WTHIESTHJ PARTES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Putec Heanng «« be hste by the Prenevle Townsho Ptanrwg Commmcn on Wednesday. February 15.2006 at 700 PM at the Pranevdte TownsNp Hal 10115 S Norns Road, withm the Township PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the rtem(s) to be consxJe'ed at this Pubte Heanng mciude. r bnef. the Wowing 1 Special Land Use Permit and site plan review also a vanance Med by Gary Haywvd. 12179 Isiandvww. Pta^weil Ml 49080 The Parcel # m question is 01901005, located at tslanoview Dr.. Ramwefl. Ml 49080 The application is for the constructxxi of a 40 x 30' accessory buddng (ordnance 420) of lhe Pranevile Township Ordinances rt is to be used for storage. the vanance of 21' ts being requested from the required 35' front yard set back this ccnstructcn is on vacant land Ths property in question is zoned *R2* Single Famity and Two Family Medum Density Restoental District Such Other and further matters as may property come before the Planning Commission lot this meeting Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 158 W. Court SU Hastings. Ml 49058 EOE/M-F M interested persons are invited to be present or submit written comments on this special land use permit applications at the address betow PrameviM Townshtp will provide necessary auxAwy axis and sendees such as signers tor the heanng unpaged and audiotapes Gt printed materials oeng considered at the hearing upon five (51 days notice to the Prameviiie Township Clerk individuais with dtsab'. .ties requiring auxikary aids or services should contact the Prainev*e Townshtp Clerk Prameviiie Township Herzog Township Supervisor 09550180 �Page 12 - Thursday. February 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SI TO. THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following ts a summary of two proposed Ordinances, which wc received for Tint reading by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Rutland at a regular meeting held on December 14. 2005. Therefore. Rutland Charter Township. Barry County. Michigan ordains: Ordinance 2005-109 • An Ordinance to add Article XVII a. Mised-lse District to the Zontng Ordinance, as well as amendment to Article XX to add the general provisions for the architectural standards in the Mixed-Use District, to repeal all Ordi lances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for an effective date. ■rnr1 wn—nriirnrn* Tim muri 104.1700a Rutland Township MIikI-I'm District (MUD) DISTRICT STANDARDS 104.1701a intent: 1701a. Sec. The intent of the Mixed-Use Distnct (MUD) is to provide a variety of uses and an appropriate mix of uses on the same lot. including high density residential, office, civic, and limited commercial and light indus­ trial activities. This District is intended to allow land use flexibility to maximize utilization of urban infra­ structure. such as water and/or sewer facilities, while creating a unique environment designed to function well with the existing natural features, surrounding neighborhood and overall region. 104.1702a Permitted Uses: 17.02a. Sec Permitted uses included a multiplicity of residential, office, commercial and light industrial uses as set forth fully in Sec. ! 7.02a. of the Ordinance including other similar uses as determined by the Zoning Admiuutrator or Planning Commission. 104.1703a. Special Exception Utts: 17.03a. Sec. Special uses include a multiplicity of office and commercial uses as set forth fully in Section 17.03a. of the Ordinance including other similar users as determined hy the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission. 104.1704a. Setbacks: Sec 1. 17.04a. Commercial. Office. Industrial, and Residential Building Setbacks: Generally, front yard - 30 feet; side yard • 20 feet; rear yard - 20 feet - exceptions may apply depending upon use. PUD development height, or set back from M-37 and M-43 with reductions by grant of the Planning Commission allowed. 104.1705a Lot Coverage See 17.05a. The intent ot the following lot coverage standards is to minimize unnecessary impervious surface, pro­ tecting watershed quality, and to provide open space on each site. Lot coverage shall include the combina­ tion of all ground coverage and impervious surface including buildings, parking areas, sidewalks and drives. A. Lot coverage shall be limited to a maximum of 50%. The 50% maximum may be increased with approval from the Planning Commission pursuant to conditions set forth in Sec 17.05.aA of the Ordinance. 104.1706a. Lot Stet Requirements: Sec 17.06a. A. Within a sewer district. Lie minimum lot size is 21.780 square feet or 1/2 acre B. Not located within a sewer district, the minimum lot size is five (5) acres. 104.1707a. Residential Density: Sec 17.07a The maximum residential density shall be eight (8) units per acre unless in a PUD. 104.1708a Budding Design: Sec < 17.08a Buildings Heights: 1. Thirty-five (351 feet or two and one-half (2-1/2) stories, whichever is less. However, building height may be increased up to 45 feet or four (4) stories, whichever is less, if the conditions set forth in Sec. B. 17.08aA are met. Building Footprint: 1. 2. Individual building footprints are permitted up to 10.000 square feet. Building footprints ov;r 10.000 square feet require a special land use permit subject to the con­ ditions set forth in Sec 3. 17.08aB. Multi-family residential buildings not containing any commercial ot office uses shall not exceed 10.000 square feet MOKMII - CTHIllt PlOTMjQH TO II 8MCT TO ABTICUII AICHnKMALrasnAM rot TUI NIHIHMr. DCTT1KT 104.2030. Architectural Standards: Sec. 20JO The following architectural standards shall apply to all structures in the Mixed-Use District (MUD): a. Buildings with multiple stories shall be improved with windows that add character to the structure and creates a visual delineation between stories. b. Long uninterrupted horizontal stretches of exposed facing building shall not be permitted. c. Exterior materials shall reflect a sense of permanence and rural character. d. Windows shall have sills and trim. e. Architectural features shall be consistent on all aspects of the building elevation. f. Acceptable roof styles are flat, hipped, and front-gabled. g. The form, scale and proportion of buildings shall be consistent or compatible with the scale, form and proportion of existing development in the immediate area. h. Mechanical equipment on the ground or on the roof shall be screened from view. 1. Each multi-family dwelling shall have a minimum of 75 square feet of private outdoor space. IZOIQ!LIILAMIKDJWfTJlf_AIII£lZJ^ Ordinance 2005-108. An Ordinance to amend certain portions of Article 111 of the Zoning Ordinance. Definitions; to provide for the addition of the definition for Community Facility, to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for an effective date. Amend Article 111 of the Township Zoning Ordinance, to add the following defined term: Communitu Facility: A building or structure owned and operated by a governmental agency to pro­ vide service to the public. ■OHUUmMUn The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable, and if any part is declared invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction it shall not effect the remainder of the Ordinance, which THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTAT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brenda J Campbell, a single woman, to New Century Mortgage Corporation mortgagee, dated March 28. 2005 and ecorded March 10. 2005 m Instrument Number 1142526. Barry Count/ Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-2 by assignment submitted to and recorded bythe Berry County Register of Cce** There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Sa Hundred Sixty-Eight and 79/100 Dollars ($53,668.79) includ­ ing interest at the rate Ol 10.10% per annum Under the power of sale cntained m the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Mctugan. notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on March 2. 2006 The premises are located m the Village o( Defton. Barry County, Michigan, and are descnb*j as Lot 68 of JR Bush First Addition to the Village of Delton Michigan The redemption penod shal be 6 months from the date of such sate unless the property is deter­ mined jandoned in accoi dance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resind tne sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there ts a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, rt any. are limited solely to Jie return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated February 2. 2006 ORLANS ASOCIATES PC Attorneys tor Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-2 . As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 File No. 222.0276 0Maa» THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. Pl EASE CONACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Frederick M. Anderson, a single man. to CrtifinanciaJ, Inc., mortgagee, dated January 29. 2004 and recordedFebruary 2.2004 in Instrument Number 1121566, Barry County Records There is claimed to tx. due on such mortgage the sum of Eighty-Three Thousand Nne Hundred Eighty-Eight and 49/100 Ddars ($83,988 49) including interest at the rate of 7.25% per annm Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by‘4 mortgaged 5refotees;o/ some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry Conty Courthouse iq Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 00 p.m on February 16. 2006 The premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described ■K A parcel of land m the Southwest one-quarter of section tirty-frve ,35). town three (3) North, range nine (9) west. Rutland township. Barry county. Michigan, beginning at a point on the North and South one-quarter line of said section thirty-five (35) which hes 490 feet due north of the south one-quar­ ter post f said section thirty-five (35). thence north 89 degrees 37 minutes west 264 feet, thence due north 330 feet; thence south 89 degrees 37 minutes east 264 feet, thence due south 330 lee' to the point ol beginning. Rutland Township. Barry County. Michigan Less and except the following described property: A parcel of land in the southwest one quarter of section 35, town 3 north, range 9 west, described as follows Beginning at a point on the north and south one-quarte' Sne of said section 35, which lies ue north ol the south one-quarter post ol-said-secbon 35. 490 feet: thence north 89 degrees 37 min­ utes west 264 feet, thence due north i50 feet; thence south 89 degrees 37 minutes east 264 feet; thence due south 150 feet to the place of beginning. Rutted Township. Barry county. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.324la. in which case the redemption period shaB be 30 days from the die of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there ts a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that eveiJ. your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return o the bte amount ten­ dered at sate. Dated: January 19. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Cmfinaneial. Inc . As Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 40007-5041 (240) 457-1000 Fite No 293 0072 Notice Ot Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION W OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed soieiyto the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the condrfions of a mortgage made by Gordon H Demar ay and Norma I Demaray. husband and wife, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registraon Systems. Inc. as nominee tor lender and tenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2004. and recorded on July 23. 2004 m instrument 1131272. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. N.. as Trustee tor the registered holders ot Home Equity Loan AssetBacked Certificates Senes 2004-3 as assignee by an ass^nment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Tweny-Four And 46/100 Dollars ($120,624.46), including interest at 9.04% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of th mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubhc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 160 PM. on February 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing 640 feet ast of the North 1/4 post of Section 24. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence South 260 feet; thence East 335 feet, thence North 260 feet; thence West 335 feet to the point or place ot beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of suchsate. unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days fiom the date of such sate Dated: January 26. 2006 For more information, please call FC J 240.593 1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attoneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 40025-5022 Rte W78826F01 oewon FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt coifedor attempting to col­ led a rUbt Any Information obtained will be used for this purose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed befow. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been .nade tn the conditions of a certain mortgage madt by: Dale D Krueger III, and Came L Krueger, husband and wife to Mortgage Etectmc Registration Systems. Inc., sotety as nominee tor NovaStar Mortgage. Inc., a Virginia Corporator ifortgagee. dated Juiv 21. 2004 and recorded July 27. 2004 m lnstrunx .it f 1131466. and modrfioo on September 26.200* in Instrument St 1153363. Barry Couny Re-^ords, Mtcfegan. on which mortgage there is claimed o be duo af the date hereof the sum of One hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Two Hundred TNrty-Rvs Dollars and Seventy-Five Cents ($152,235 75) including interest 9.05% per annum Under the power ol saiccontained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wit be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al pubNc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings Ml at 1.00PM. on Thursday. February 16, 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel 1: That part of the Northeast quarter of Section 34. Town 4 North, Range 9 West, described as Commencng at the North quarter corner of said Section thence South 00 degrees 07 minutes 03 seconds West 1519.37 feet atong the West line of said Northeast quarter to the place of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 30 seconds E»ai t»''6.5l feet; thenceSouth 00 degrees 07 min­ utes 03 seconds West 249.18 feet; thence South 75 degrees 40 minutes 11 seconds West 335 62 feet; thence North 00 degrees 09 minutes 29 seconds East 309.97 feet; thence South 09 degrees 46 min­ utes 30 seconds West 320.00 feet along to North hne of the South 1039.50 feet ol said Northeast quarter; thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes 03 seconds East 66 0 feet along the West hne of said Northeast quarter to the place of beginning Subject lo and together with an easement as described n the easement description Commonly known as 3381 Stager. Hastings Ml 49333 ..The redemption period shaH be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1940CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 0 days from the date of such sate Dated: JANUARY 13. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., solely as nominee tor NovaStar Mortgage. Inc., Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hitts. Ml 40307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-42731 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoaure Sate .THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAI WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILfTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Bate nwy be rescinded by the foredosfog mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shaH be limit­ ed sotety to theretum of the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, plus interee* MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel Rugg and Rebecca Rugg. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc, as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 23. 2004, and recorded on July 27. 2004 in instru­ ment 1131471, in Barry county records. Michigan, di which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sumof One Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Two And 11/100 Doiara ($134,732.11). mctodirg interest at 9.2S% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided notice ts hereby grventhat said mortgage wtfl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 160 PM. on February 16, 2006. Sa«d premises are situated m Township of Assyna. Barry County Mctrgan. and are described as: A Parcel of Land c the West 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 af Section 34. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Described as; Beginning al the Southwest Comer of the West 1/2 of the East 1/2 ot the Northeast 1/4 of Sato ection 34; Thence North 495 Feet 5 Inches; Thence East 465 Feet 5 Inches; Thence South 495 Feet 5 Inches . Thence West to the Place ot Beginning. Except the Easterly 25 Feet Thereof The redemption period shaH be 12 months from the date ot such sate Date: January 19. 2006 For more nto>maton. please cad; FC H 248.503 1300 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite A079511F01 OMM NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE WILLIAM AZKOUL P.C. IS ATTEMPTWG TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJ1ARY DUTY. Default having been made in the conditions of a real estate mortgage made by Robert J. Smith, a single man. of 3360 Barber Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058. and NPB Mortgage. LLC, a Michigan Limited UabBty Company, organized and existing under the taws of the State of Michigan, whose address to 770 Kenmoor, 6E, Suite 201. Grand Raptor. Michigan 49548. dttad July 29. 2004, and recorded on August 6. 2004. in Instrument No. 1131991 of the Barry County Register of Deeds, and upon which there to now claimed to be due lor principal and interest the sum ol Ninety Si* Tnousand Five Hundred Sixty Dollars and Ninety Four Cents ($96,560.94) and no suit or proceedings at law having been instituted to recov­ er the said debt or any part thereof ; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sate contained in the mortgage, and the .■natute in such case made and provided, on February 16, 2006. st 160 pm. tw undersigned wiB xM at the East door of the Barry County Courthcxwe, Pastings. Michigan, that being the place of huMtog ihe Circuit Court tor the County of Barry, at pubto venue to the highest bidder tor toe purpose of sattsfyrxj tt* amounts due and unpato upon said Mortgage, together with the legaf tees and charges ol the sate, mauding •nnmeyli toes allowed by tew. the prema»*s in said mc?\iage located in Barry County and whx.s are described as A parcel of land in toe Southeast 1/4 nf Section 28, Town 4 North. Range 8 West described at con mendng at the Southwest comer of the NothwbC 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 28, thencs North 8 rods tor a place of beginning, thencs North 8 rods, thence East 30 rods, thence South 3 rods, thence West 30 rods to the place of bsginning P P. 308-04-020-425-300-02 which includes a 2001 Patriot manufactured home and which has an address o( 3360 Barber Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058 The redemption penod shaB be six (6) month? from the date of such sate, unless detenrzned abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3741 in which case the redempbor. period she* be thirty (30) days from toe date ol such sate. DATED: January 5. 2006 NP8 Mortgage. LLC 770 Kenmoor. SE Suite 201 Grand Rapids Ml 49546 Drafted by: Witham M Azkoui (P40071) Attorney for Mortgagee 161 Ottawa Avenue. NW Suite 205-C Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 (616)458-1315 shall continue in full force and effect. anaiflfljLJHimjDiinAixE^ All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted shall be considered to be supple­ mented by the terms of this Ordinance. SECTION VI - BBPKAL OF COCTUCTINC ORDINANCES All Ordman ’es or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance arc hereby repealed. J Stocks J Bonds J Mutual Funds JlRAs J CDs sectkm vn-iffectiyk pati This Ordinance shall take effect seven (7) days following publication of the Notice of Ordinance Adoption by the Tcwnship Board. Pl .EASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of the proposed Ordinance is available at the Township Hall. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinance will be considered for adoption hy the Township Board at its regular meeting to be held at the Charter Township Hall on February 8. 2006. com­ Mark D. Christensen, AAMS mencing -1 7:30 p.m. toil raairi mtRK w This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 41.72a(2)(3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as sign­ ers for the heanng impaired and and- 'ape* of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to indi­ viduals with disabilities at the meetit.. ring upon seven (7) days’ notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individual* with disabilities requiring ^liary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writi.tg or cklhng lhe Township. All interested parties are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to participate in discus­ sion upon said Ordinance. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Rutland Charter Township Hall 2461 Heath Road Hastings, Michigan 49058 Telephone: (269) 948-2194 ’> ihi u(<s,iaiii vij'igfc hoi i sji-itisfyviio ( bi x m gMpogeGOLF COURSE > IM) Jruin iWiuitiKs JImub JJiua ‘ COBS :0m) Whs Ituuil S'36'6' 421 W. Woodbwn A«s, Ml 49058 (269) 945-3553 or tol fret 1800) 288-5220 Edward Jones �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 2. 2006 - Page 13 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Troopers recover safe in Assyria Township ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP — Troopers from the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police recovered a safe near the driveway of a residence on East Highway ir. Assy ria Township on Jan. 22. The safe was stolen from the city of Battle Creek on Jan. 20. Anyone with information concerning this incident is requested contact the MSP Hastings post, trooper Kelly Linebaugh at (269) 948-8283. Teen arrested for breaking and entering RUTLAND TOWNSHIP — Slate police arrested a 17-year-old after receiving a report of a breaking and entering of the Algonquin Lake Party Store. Shawn M. Shoop, 17. was lodged at the Barry County Jail. Investigation revealed some one broke a window and reached inside, taking a large amount of chewing tobacco, alcohol and beef jerky. Footwear impressions were observed at the scene and a check of the area was made by troopers. Trooper Lane Booms and his K-9 Ixx assisted at the scene, tracking the suspect to a nearby residence. Upon checking the yard of the residence where the track led, a suspect was confronted as he was exiting a basement window carrying a blue col­ ored backpack and wearing only a T-shirt, jeans and socks (no shoes). Upon seeing the troopers, the suspect fled in the oppo­ site direction where after a brief foot pursuit, and a pursuing police dog. the suspect was taken into custody. The majority of the stolen property was recovered. Motorist arrested after hit and run accident MIDDLEVILLE — Troopers from the Michigan Slate Police post in Hastings arrested a 40-year-old man in the village of Middleville last Wednesday after a hit and run traffic accident. The occupants of the at-fault vehicle had fled the scene prior to the arrival of troopers after striking a parked vehicle. Investigation revealed the suspect driver had tied to his residence on Village Edge Drive in Middleville. Contact was made with Richard Seaman. 40. who was subsequently arrested for operating while intoxicated, driving while license suspended and Leaving the scene of an accident. Seaman was lodged at the Barry County Jail. Once at the jail, a preliminary breath test showed his blood alcohol content to be .23%, almost three times the legal limit. / or Salr I. *1(111' Sale ( hild ( art- $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 AUNT JEN’S DAYCARE has openings all shifts. Full­ time, part-time, after school, or even temporary care. Lo­ cated between Hastings and Middleville (off State Rd.). F1A accepted. Incentive. LC«DF0802754l9 (269)795­ 7215._______________________ 80 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $800 - sell $295. (517)204-0600 A KING SIZE pillow »op mattress set, new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD board and queen pillow top mattress. New never used; must sell $275 (616)291-1672 ORLANDO/DISNEY AREA: 7/6 night stav paid $600 sell for $199 good for one year. (616)3164)436 SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 ( oiiiniiiiiil\ \ olici v Fraud, scam activity on the rise in the area BARRY COUNTY — In the past few weeks the MSP Hastings Post has taken several more complaints about fraud and scams. The commonalities of these incidents has been receiving a call from a male person with an accent, possibly from India/Southeast Asia, claiming he represents either lhe IRS or a government-related agency. The caller then advises the person they are going to receive an amount of money ranging from $600 to $13,000, either for a refund or grant. The caller then asks for bank account information, such as account number and/or routing number, in order to deposit the money. The account is then victimized for funds which arc withdrawn and are not able to be recovered. State Police remind area residents that if they are ever advised by phone, e-mail, or U.S. Mail they are to receive a monetary award or prize and told they have to pay money to claim it. it is a scam. Trooper Brian Roderick warned persons to resist pressure to give out personal information of any kind to someone over the phone. “Wc want people to be cautious of any business that tries to conceal their mailing address, phone number or refuse to answer questions about their operation.’* Roderick said. "Basically, if it sounds to good to be true, it is.” Hastings man arrested for pot, home invasion ATTENTION GAMBLERS; Come and join us for a day of fun and relaxation at the Little River Casino & Resort. Feb. 26th picking up in Hast­ ings, Middleville & Caledo­ nia. $25 per seat. Receive $15 in tokens and a $3 meal voucher at the casino. Trans­ portation via luxury motor coach (restroom & TV’s on bus) seats are going fast. Call today for seat reservations & parking details. Round up 10 people you ride for free. Res­ ervation deadline is Feb. 12th pick up the phone now. (269)908-1745 (Travel Time Express, owned & operated in Hastings). I or Run ENJOYING LAKE LIVING: Cozy 2 bedroom lakefront home, Delton schools, $585 ♦ security deposit, (269)948­ 8943. ‘ LAKE MANOR APART­ MENTS, a family communi­ ty is now accepting applica­ tions for our spacious 1 & 2 bedroom apartments and barrier free units. Rent is based on income. For addi­ tional information or appli­ cation please call (616)374­ 7380. TDD call 1-80CF6493777. EIIO, Keystone Man­ agement group. \lohih llfllh 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, dou­ blewide w/deck. (269)795­ 4127 Hit'int \ \ Si /;»/< < x BEST RATES AROUND: 10% off labor through Feb. Seniors save additional 5%. Professional house painting & home maintenance. True service w/integrity. No job loo small. Insured. Michael Evans (269)795-3133. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce w’ith or without children. Call (269)345-1173. Help \\unit'd CARPET SHAMPOOERS: 5 full-time openings $450 + per week. Women and men, Co. training, mgmt, opportu­ nity. I'16)257-3600, 28th. St. *131. DRIVERS MAKE $50K + Yearly: Dedicated Lanes’ Great bonuses home time! CDL-A Training available. 888-343-6601 HASTINGS COMMUNITY CENTER CHILD CARE has space available for infants and toddlers. If you need quality child care in a nur­ turing safe environment, please call i269)8184)040 This child care center is lo­ cated within the Community Center, 520 W. South Street (lara^t N<//< 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. ( ord of I hank x A SINCERE * GREATFUL thank you to Dr. Troy Carlson & Barn’ Community Hospice for their care 6c support of Michael J. Chlebana during his illness. Agnes & Family THANK YOU Thank you to my children, Sharon and Darrell, to my niece, Shirley and friend Kyle for giving me a won­ derful 80th birthday party. Thank you to all the friends and relatives who came and for all the cards and gifts I received. It was a very special day for me. Marie Grinnell I ann WANTED TO BUY speede X model B tractor any condi­ tion. Ford Jubilee tractor. Dick Burkart (269)763-9223. If no answer leave message. HASTINGS — Hastings police officers arrested a 26-year-old Hastings man on charges of home invasion and posM^sicn of marijuana. Officers were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of East Center Street on Jan. 28 after an alert citizen witnessed a man walking around lhe house at 4:12 a.m. acting suspiciously. Officers arrived in the area and could hear yelling coming from lhe residence, and after investigating further found that David Salazar Jr. had broken into the residence and awakened the occu­ pants. Salazar became both verbally and physically combative and assaulted a man who was staying there. He also took the phone away from the home owner as she was trying to call the police. Officers took Salazar into custody without incident and he was transported and lodged at the Barry County jail. Hastings man arrested for domestic assault HASTINGS — Hastings Police arrested a 28-year-old Hastings man on charges of domestic assault and possession of mar­ ijuana after police were called to a residence in the 700 block of East Grand Street Jan. 28. The incident occurred after Terrence Barton got into a verbal argument with his girlfriend that turned physical. Barton had apparently left tlic residence earlier in the evening but returned later and kicked the door in to retrieve his cell phone. An argu­ ment ensued which then turned physical resulting in the assault of the 23-year-old victim. Responding officers placed Barton under arrest for domestic assault and during the course of his arrest was found to be in possession of marijuana. Barton was transported and lodged at the Barry County Jail. Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the assault. • Robert Lee Rosa, 30. of Middleville, was sentenced Jan. 19 by Barry County Circuit Court Judge James Fisher to serve 30 days in jail and 24 months probation. Rosa was found guilty Dec. 29 of attempted criminal sexual conduct, fourth degree for an incident that occurred last May. Rosa was ordered to pay $500 in court costs and a probation fee of $600. He was given credit for one day served. counts. Mugridge was convicted on Dec. 7 of possession of metham­ phetamine and delivery/manufacture of marijuana His license was suspended for six months and be was orderd to pay $500 in court costs for each offense and a probation fee of $720. He was also ordered to undergo substance abuse counseling and cognitive behavior therapy. He was given credit for 10 days served. • Scott Ronald Mugridge. 35. of Kentwood, was sentenced Jan. 20 to 11 months in jail and 26 months probation on two PROFESSIONALS! 1-800-237-2379 B4FT SYS1B4 OF SOUTHWEST MCHCMt MC • Jonathan Lee Henning, 20, of Hastings, was sentenced Jan. 19 to serve nine months in jail for violation of probation. Henning was convicted in court Dec. 28 for the probation vio­ lation, resulting from a May 2003 conviction for larceny over $1,000 and a weapons charge. His probation sentence was con­ tinued. Henning was given credit for 234 days served. • Kalvin Joe Mays, 21. of Woodland, was sentenced Jan. 19 to serve six months in jail and 48 months probation. Mays was convicted in June 2005 for probation violation for his 2004 conviction for liome invasion and larceny under $200. He was ordered to continue the original probation sentence and attend substance abuse counseling and cognitive behavior thera­ py. The balance of his jail time will be suspended upon susccessful completion of counseling and therapy. He was also ordered to participate in drug court and will have a 10 p.m. curfew. He was assessed a drug court fee of $200. • Karl LeRoy Hoover Jr. of Hastings was sentenced Jan. 18 to serve 30 days in jail and 36 months probation for his conviction Dec. 14 for delivery/manufacturing of marijuana. Hoover had his driver's license suspended for six months (to be restricted after 30 days). He was fined $.000 and assessed court costs of $1,000. He will pay a probaton fee of $1080. He was given credit for one day served in jail. Now even Christmas is made in China To the editor: From Wal-Mart on up. America's big retail chains are once again tallying up disappointing Christmas profits, for the season's buying spree was not nearly as gleeful as they had hoped. If they wonder why. one clue can be found in the millions of Christmas lights, sparkling orna­ ments, artificial trees, and other glittering deco­ rations that adorned their stores and our homes. Practically none of these were made in America. We don't make much in America any more — not even Christmas — and as our middle-class manufacturing jobs have been moved offshore, lhe workaday majority has seen its income knocked down, leaving folks less able to spend in the holiday season. Indeed, the very retailers now bemoaning the lack of consumer spending arc the very ones who no longer "Buy American." instead running to low-wage hell holes to get the merchandise that fills their stores. Seventy percent of the world's Christmas dec­ orations. for example, now come from one coun­ try: China. In fact, more than two-thirds of the world's artificial Christmas trees are made in just one Chinese city. Shenzhen. Even George Bush has been a customer — in 2003. seven of the Christmas trees adorning the White House bore the "Made in China’ label. American retailers can get a six-foot-high arti­ ficial tree from a Chinese factory for less than four dollars - then sell it to you for $140. Workers there who make lhe trees are paid only about $83 a month, and Christmas joy is not a part of their laborious lives. As a marketing executive with a Chinese exporter of Christmas paraphernalia put it. "Our workers arc mostly middle-aged women who don't need to know anything about Christmas." Chinese factories arc so buoyed by their Christmas success that they're branching out to dominate the market for Halloween. Easter, and our other holidays too. Meanwhile, the wages of American workers no longer even keep up with inflation — and retailers wonder why no one's buying their stuff. — Jim Hightower, MinutemanMedia.org Jim Hightower is the best-selling author of "Thieves In High Places: They've Stolen Our Country’ And It's Time To Take It Back." on sale now from Viking Press, www.jimhightowcr.com �Page 14 - Thursday. February 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner www.ticketma.ster com, any Ticketmaster out­ let, or in person at the Symphony office and at the door. Feb. 3. • "three" is an exhibit at the LaFontsee Galleries/Underground Studio in Grand Rapids, "three" will present current works by gallery artists, including Jeremy Newman. Michael Schaeffer. & Frederick Warren. Gallery nours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Tuesday and Friday 9 a.m.-7 pjn.. Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Sunday. Artist reception January 6th from 5-8:30 p.m. For more information call (616) 451-9820 or visit www.lafontsee.us. Through February 10. • 25th Annual Statewide Print Competition is being exhibited at the Davidson Gallery at Kellogg Community College. The 49-piece show is on loan from Alma College and features both representa­ tion and abstract art tn a variety of printmak­ ing mediums such as lithography, woodcut and intaglio. Many of the works are of a large scale not often seen in printmaking. The gallery is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-430 p.m. Admission is free. Exhibit open now through Feb. 24. • Succession: a painting exhibition is on display at the Urban Insititute for Contemporary Arts' Monroe Avenue Gallery'. This selection of painters from around the country create colorful, abstract work. Painting is often belittled now as antiquated and/or merely decorative. This group exhibi­ tion has been composed to show contempo­ rary painting that is just as vigorous and rele­ vant as any work being made today. Divergent styles, inventions, and approaches will be featured. Artists include Sandra Luckett (MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University), Kirsten Kindler (MFA, San Francisco Art Institute), Betsy Stirratt (MFA, Indiana University), Darra Keeton (MFA, Queens College), Jim Morris (MFA, University of Massachusetts). See uica.org or call (616) 454-7000 for more information. Through March 5. • From Goodnight Moon to Art Dog: The World of Clement, Edith and Thacher Hurd is a collection of more than 70 original illus­ trations from two generations of the Hurd family, who profoundly influenced children's literature for more than 60 years. The exhibit is on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Includes interactive activities, a reading area and a scale diorama of the Great Green Room from Goodnight Moon. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 aan.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and mapr holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Call the info line at (269) 349 3939 for more info. Through March 19. • Energy and Inspiration: AfricanAmerican Art from the Permanent Collection is a selection of paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and sculptures by African-American artists from the collection at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Call the KIA at (269) 349-7775 or the info line at (269) 349 3959. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Through April 9. • Treasures of Ancient Egypt: The Quest for Immortality is on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. There are 141 objects in Treasures of Ancient Egypt ranging from 2,000-4,000 years old, including gold death masks, massive stone sculptures, omate jew­ elry and painted coffins. The exhibition also features an authentic full-scale, re-created burial chamber of pharaoh Thutmose III. The Museum will l<e open for extended hours from 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Friday, Saturday hours are 9-5, and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Public admission to the exhibit and all museum gal­ leries for adult non-members «s (ages 18-61): $17, senior citizen non-members (62 and over): $16, children non-members (ages 3-17)$10, and children under 3 are free. Through May 7. U'SIC THEATRE • The Music of Bach will be performed by the Grand Rapids Symphony. Johann Sebastian Bach's compositions will be fea­ tured during the Edward Jones Coffee Classics, at 10 a.m. at the St. Cecilia Music Society's Royce Auditorium. Tickets are $11 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster at (616) 456-3333, on-line at Call anytime for Hastings Banner classified ads 269-945-9554 or 1 800-870-7085 • Kevin Collins is a respected percussion­ ist who shares his love of African musicthrough lively, participatory performances. He will share that skill at 8 p.m. at the Franke Center for the Arts, 214 East Mansion Street, Marshall. Collins brings with him an impres­ sive collection of traditional percussion instruments from Africa. Tickets for the Franke Center performance are $12 for adults and $6 for students. They may be reserved by calling the Center at (269) 781-OUOl. Feb. 3. • 1313 will perform live at Planet Rock, 191 Angell Street, Battle Creek. 18 and up show. Doors open at 7 p.m. $2 cover. Call (269) 962­ 2121 for more information. Friday & Saturday, Feb. 3 & 4. • Silent Movie Night will be presented byt he Battle Creek Symphony at 730 p.m. at the W.K. Kellogg Auditorium. Two classic silent comedies, Charlie Chaplin's “The Immigrant" and Buster Keaton's "One Week," will be screened as the orchestra provides live accompaniment. Each "two-reeler" lasts about 20 minutes. Tickets are $5-538 for adults and $5-516 for children 18 and younger. To order tickets call (269) 565-2199. February 4. • The World of Mozart will be presented by The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. in Kalamazoo College's Light Fine Arts Center. The concert commemorates Mozart's 250th birthday Qanuary 27). Tickets may be purchased at all Miller Auditorium Ticket Office locations or by calling (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858 or on the web at www.kalamazoosymphony.com. Sun lay, February 5. • Avenged Sevenfold will perform at the Orbit Room. Tickets available at the box office, by calling (269) 456-3333, or on-line at ticketmaster.com. February 8. MISCELLANEOUS _________________________________________ ca_____ • Sth Annual Michigan International Auto Show at DeVos Place. Show features a great opportunity for people to window shop for their next car. The show will include vehi­ cles fiom 35 manufacturers as well as a dis­ play of antique and classic cars from the col­ lection of the Gilmore Car Museum. Admission is $9 adults, $4 children ages 6-14, kids 5 and under free. Feb. 2-5. • Home Builders* Association Show at the Delta Plex Hours are Thursday 1 p.m.-9 p.m., Friday 1 p.m.-9 p.m., Saturday 10 aun.-9 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tickets $6 for adults, 12 4c under free. Parking is free. February 2-5. • Brian Regan will bnng his "You Too" tour to the Kalamazoo State Theatre at 8 p.m. Regan has appeared on the Tonight Show, Late Night and has had his own Comedy Central special. Tickets are $3350. Thursday, February 9. • Greg Morton and Lamar Williams are the featured comics at Gary Fields Comedy Club Theatre, 51 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek. Tickets are $12 for the show which is rated "PG 18." Call (269) 965-4646 or see garyfieldscomedyclub.com for info. February 3 & 4. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center. 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha. and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□a annaanana Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454 Check out the Chamber's website at www.banychamber.com CHECK OUT THESE FEBRUARY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 2 Classic Movie 4c Dessert Night from 7-9 p.m. at the Delton District Library. Come watch "To Kill a Mockingbird " Call (269) 623­ 8040 for more information. 11 Green Gables Dinner 4c Auction at Bay Pointe Inn. Cocktails at 530 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m. Silent auctions before and after dinner, dosing with live auction. Raffles and blitz items offered. Discounted room rates available by calling 1-888-GUN-LAKE. 11 Kalamazoo Bowl-A-Thon to benefit Junior Achievement at Continental Lanes in Kalamazoo. 12 Sunday Branch at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute at 1130 a.m. 4c 1 p.m. Free program is "How Do Forests Work? A Tropical Perspective” at 12:15 p.m. Call (269) 721-4190 for more info. 12 Gary Schmidt Lecture at the Delton Library, 33 N. Grove Street, Delton. Call (269) 623-8040 for more information. 17 Birds of Prey Program at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute from 6­ 7 pin. for families with young children and 7:30-8:30 p.m. for families with older children. Pre­ registration required hy. calling (269)721-4190. , (FW ' 17-18 Gun (Lake Winterfest sponsored Ay ly Barry County 4c Wayland Chamfers of Commerce. Enertainment, hiking, polar bear dip, and more activities are planned. 18 Iced-Tee Golf Outing from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. one the ice at Algonquin Lake. Call (269) 945­ 4574 for more information. 18 Michigan Fiddlers Association Jamboree from 2-9 p.m. at the Commission on Aging building at 320 W. Woodlawn Ave. in Hastings. Call (269) 948-4856 fo. more information. 18 Live Under the Dome Concert Series: Ticket i Broadway with special guest Jeff Baker at the First United Methodist Church, 209 W. Green Street. Hastings, at 730 p.m. Call (269) 945-9574 for more information. 25-26 Father-Daughter Weekend at YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin. Fathers and daughters will stay in heated cabins with family style cieals included. Rock climbing, snow shoeing, archery, beach party and more. Time and cost to be announced. Call (269) 795-9163 for more information or e-mail LBrownCagrymca.org Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 4 6 1 6 9 5 8 7 2 — nxoansAw*»M 3 4 9 5 5 1 9 2 2 4 9 8 7 3 6 Ptace a number in the empty boxes m such a way that each row across, each column down and each srnaH 9box square contains a> ot the numbers from one to nine. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK * Moderate * ♦ Challenging HOO BOY! JQMSUV 5 4 2 7 8 9 1 8 6 2 8 3 * Friday Nights di GRAM; Ixnier Valentine and the All Stan from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Art Museum Friday, February 10. Live Jazz Music and all areas of lhe muse­ um, except the ticketed exhibition, are free after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more informa­ tion call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Bagart Band Will perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre February 10, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance, $1350 day of show. Opera Grand Rapids presents. fttet Side Siam will be performed at DeVos Performance Hall at 730 p.m. February 1(M1. Ticket prices range from $20-$87. Opera Grand Rapids will continue in its exploration of the American repertoire with Leonard Bernstein's landmark musical. West Side Story. The first Broadway show conceived and written with dance as an equal partner to singing and acting, the bittersweet tale of Tony and Maria, filled with tunes that have become pop and jazz standards, has become an American classic. Operatic in scope and story, if not in musical style, the story of the epic struggle between the Sharks and the Jets has been performed in opera houses around the world. GR Ballet to perform with the Opera in this production. To purdv^e tickets please visit www.ticketmaster.r0m or call (616) 456-3333. For more information call (616) 451-2741 or visit www.devosperformancehalLcurt The Snake in the Grass... or He Tattled the Rails will be presented Feb. 10-1.’, 17-18, 4c 24-25 at the Middle Villa Inn in Middleville. The old fashioned melodrama invitos the audience to join in booing the villain and cheering the hero. Show admission and din­ ner is $25 per person. Dinner will be a chuck wagon buffet. Reservations must be made by calling (269) 795-3640 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. with cash bar, dinner at 7 p.m., play begins at 8 p.m. A portion of proceeds goes to scholarships for TKHS seniors. Grand Rapids Boat Show »set for Feb. 15­ 19 at DeVos Place. Featuring almost 400 boats, this 61st annual event offers the newest mod­ els from more than 40 dealers. In addition to the boats, there will also be brokers, ship stores, marinas and other boating senices and accessories. Tickets are $9 for adults, $4 for children age 6-14, kids 5 and under free. For more information see grboatshow.org or call 1-800-328-6550. A Midsummer Nights Dream will be per­ formed at Miller Auditorium by the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre Friday, Feb 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $28-$38. Giris Gone Wild Rocks America with Default, Hinder, Revelation Theory 4c Faktion Friday, Feb. 17 at Planet Rock. 191 Angell Street, Battle Creek. 18 and up show. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $22 in advance. Call (269) 962-2121 for more information. 13»- The Tribute is the The World s «1 Beatles Tribute and they will perform Friday, February 17 at 8 p.m. at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. Reserved seating $27. Gtvnd Rapids Symphony preaatt Richard and Helen DeVos Classical Series: Beethoven's Heroic Symphony at DeVos Performance Hall February 17-18. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Winterfest will return to Gun Lake Feb. 17-19. Fun begins Friday night with a Mardi Gras party at O'Neill's Pub. Saturday morning begins with a pancake breakfast at the Orangeville Fire Station and a baked goods sale at St. Francis Church. Saturday events continue at the Allegan County Park with opening ceremonies with the Gun Lake Band of Potawatami Indians, an ice carving demo at Bay Pointe Inn and storytelling from Edward Elsner. At 130 p.m. the Polar Splash will invite brave (or foolhardy) souk to test the icy waters of Gun Lake for a cost of $10 late registration fee is $15). The ever-popular outdoor swimsuit fashion show will once again be sponsored by the Sea Shanty. There are aLso many outdoor activities including a hike from the outdoor recreation center and a free fishing weekend at the Yankee Springs Recreation Area. Events conclude Saturday night with a music trivia contest at Bay Pointe. Nine Inch Null will perform live at the Delta Plex in Walker February 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $38.50 and are available by phone at (616) 456-3333 or online at www.ticketmas- ter.com. Parking is $5. Notk^ngface will perform live February 23 with Crossbreed, Silent Civilian, The Orphan & Dissorunt at Planet Rock. 191 Angell Street Battle Creek. 18 and up show. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. Call (269) 962-2121 for more information. fettle Crrrk RY and.Lh^pa-'lhmp at the Kellogg Arena Feb 23-26. To purdiase tickets by phone, call the Box Office at (269) *5-3308. Overkill with Prong 4c Two Hedfd Chan Saturday, February 25 at Pla.ict Rock, 191 Angell Street Battle Creek. 18 and u, show. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance. Call (269) 962-2121 for more infor­ mation. Motley Crue will perform live February 25 at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo. This week s selection: Hostel Running time: 95 minutes MPAA rating: R “Hosier is, in a way. three movies in one — and none of them arc very good. Although the film is being marketed as an extremely graphic torture movie, a good two-thirds of the film is spent being anything but that. The first section of the movie introduces us to Paxton. Oli and Josh, three 20-something stoners who are backpacking around Europe looking to shove anything in a bong that might remotely promote a buzz. They’re also looking to bag as many EuroHotties as bio­ logically possible. This isn’t so much a tor­ ture film as a film that’s torture to watch. Our three doofuses hook up with a dude in Amsterdam who tells them there is a hostel in Slovakia that has the most beautiful, accom­ modating women in Europe. Naturally. they hotfoot it to Slovakia and check •. ito the hos­ tel. and that’s when the film begii^ its descent into the gory stuff. Tunis out the Dutch dude sei up the Stoner Trio to be kidnapped and taken to a remote, bombed-out factory where people pay up to $50,000 to torture a complete stranger. The torture section of the film is extremely graphic, but not as horrible as you’re led to believe by the commercials. Frankly. I’ve Jay Hernandez plays "Paxton” in "Hostel.” seen the horror stuff done better. One by one the boys arc tortured and killed. But Paxton (played by Jay Hernandez), manages to escape, and then “Hostel” becomes a Chase Movie, as the sole survivor chases down the leader of the Snuff Club. Really. Don't bother with “Hostel." It’s a mess of a film. If you really have an itch to see it. wait a few weeks. It should be out on DVD by then. GRADE: D C 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 2. 2006 - Page 15 Sa(oiMefs Sfars . * . • BORN THIS WEEK: • • Your kindness is legendary, and so is your strong sense of respon­ sibility. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A gracious gg^^Lamb can learn more about a problem-filled situation than Lone who is openly suspicious Nlof what could be happening. pA friend might offer some LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A ^J^Ttbusiness situation presents f" $ psome unexpected complica- 'well-directed advice. time. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You just might get what you j want, despite the odds £ against it. In any event, be fhsure to thank all those people * 'involved who believed in \ 0 TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Getting 1^ ’ adjusted to an unexpected change might be difficult for the Bovine who prefers / things to go according to 11 fl P*3” ®ut could come 1 2 from a most welcome source. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This could be a good time to get a head start on those career-related plans. The sooner you check ol. the pluses and minuses, lhe sooner you can act on your information. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A personal situation you thought would no l°n£cr present a problem ’'^JgBLdV could suddenh produce M>mc surprises. Try to sort things out with the help of ’x A trusted colleagues. LEO (July 23 to August 22) An upcoming move holds both anticipation land anxiety for Leos and | Leonas w»» have some big I decision- to make. Advice is ■ plentiful, but it's up to you ato decide which way you ’ want to go. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Someone from a previous 11 project could provide valuable guidance on how A to handle a current problem, especially where it might involve a legal matter. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ musical to be presented by The Revue The Revue community theater in Vermontville (across from the fire station) will present the musical the production of Disney s "Beauty and the Beast" al 7 p.m. Friday. Feb. 3, al 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Feb. 4. and at 3 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 5. The musical also will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday. Feb. 10. at 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Feb. 11. and at 3 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 12. Cost is adults $9. seniors citizens and stu­ dents $8. children 12 and under $7. For reservations, call Bill Reynolds at (269) 367-4455 or e-mail thercvuc 1 & yahoo.com \ lions. But rather than try to hani \ \ die them all al once, it would be ^jfc/best to deal with them one at a Thomapple Players make plans for ‘Sugar' ‘you and went to bat for you. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to X December 21) Before you even hint •».t an accusation, ^remember that you’ll have to A prove what you say. So be sure y* you have what you need to back *up your comments. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January A/f* 19) A romantic situation takes J'J^^^A^yan unexpected tum that some Sea Goals, but causes others to reassess how Jy^TFthey’'e been handling the rela•* •» tionship. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) " A surprise tum of events Jcould unsettle lhe Water Bearer. But it might also help [open up an entirely different (way of working out an j important matter. PISCES (Febiuary 19 to March 20) A smoothly running operation could bump up against an obstacle. This is where your ability to ^assess situations and make K adjustments can t things to normal. restore © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. Super Crossword POETIC PE0PLE “Beauty and lhe Beast" is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MT1). All authorized performance malerials are also supplied by MT1. 421 West 54th Street. New York. MY 10019 Tel.:(212)541-4684 Fax (212)397­ 46-64 www.MTIShows.com The production is made possible with the support of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural affairs and Arts Council of Greater Lansing. Inc. The Revue's production of ‘Beauty and the Beast" begins Friday at the Vermontville Opera House. G.R. Symphony performs musk of Bach during Coffee Classics Feb. 3 Bach lovers rejoice! The Grand Rapids Symphony will perform the music ot Johann Sebastian Bach during the Edward Jones Coffee Classics. Feb. 3. 10 a.m. at St. Cecilia Music Society. Among the best-loved exam­ ples from Bach’s wide-ranging legacy are undoubtedly his Brandenburg Concertos. The orchestra will perform his “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3" and “Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.” For newcomers to Bach, this enjoy­ able music provides a great way to get their feet wet with his style. In addition, the pieces epitomize much of what makes him such a towering figure in the music world. Bach's “Brandenburg Concerto No. 5" will feature soloists: Grand Rapids Symphony Principal Flute Christopher Kantner and Concertmaster James Crawford, along with • It is still unknown who made the follow­ ing sage observation: "As a rule, a man who doesn't know his own mind hasn't missed much." • Think it's miserably cold in your neck of the woods? Sick of shoveling snow and scrap­ ing ice? Be glad you don't live in Alaska's Juneau Icefield — it gets an average of 100 feet of snow every year. • Those who are specialists in such matters say that there are 15,000 different • arieties of rice. • King Camp Gillette was the inventor of the disposable razor, but he didn't always think in terms as small as common household items. He originally wanted to build a utopi­ an metropolis, and he chose the south shore of Lake Ontario as the ideal location. His vision was to provide homes for 60 million people in huge complexes of 25-story buildings, with the city's power provided by Niagara Falls. • It was a British journalist named Paul Johnson who once said, "Pop music is the MAGIC MAZE 9 harpsichordist Gregory Crowell of Grand Rapids, who has performed throughout North America. Europe. Canada and Japan. The program also features music from Bach's son. C.P.E. Bach. Like his father's compositions. C.P.E. Bach's “Sinfonia in B minor." is both thoughtful and dramatic at times, but always full of graceful melody. Music Director David Lockington will lead the concert. Audience members are invited to arrive as early as 9 a.m. tn enjoy complimen­ tary coffee, pastries and conversation with friends before relaxing in Royce Auditorium for lhe concert. Tickets are $11 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster at (616) 456­ 3333, on-line at www.ticketmaster.com. any Ticketmaster outlet, or in person at the Symphony office and at the door. most evil instrument ever aimed at the heart and soul of youth." Evidently he wasn't very influential on the music scene. • You might be surprised to learn that hand grenades and flamethrowers are not modem innovations in warfare. In fact, they were used by conquering Arab armies as early as die 10th century. They made grenades out of terracotta ceramics — they were small enough to fit in the hand, had relief designs on the outside to provide a better grip and were filled with naphtha, an extremely flam­ mable liquid hydrocarbon mixture. And the flamethrowers? A mixture of sulphur and niter was forced through copper tubes and set on fire. Thought for the Day: "It is easier to love humanity as a whole than to love one's neighbor." — Eric Hoffer © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. The Thomapple Players will have an infor­ mational public meeting at 7 p.m. next Tuesday on auditions for the upcoming musi­ cal, membership, fundraising and other ways to become involved with the adult-based community theater group. The meeting will be held Feb. 7 at the COA, located at 320 W. Woodlawn in Hastings. All post high scixiol-agcd adults are welcome to attend. Auditions for the musical "Sugar," based on the screenplay "Some Like It Hot" by Billy Wilder and LAX. Diamond, with music and lyrics by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Feb. 27 at the COA. All post high school-aged adults are wel­ come to audition. There may be callbacks on Feb. 28 if necessary. Those unable to attend auditions due to a conflict arc asked to con­ tact the director prior to auditions. Those auditioning for a principal singer should prepare a solo and bring the necessary music for accompaniment, or a CD without vocals. If auditioning for a chorus role, there is no need to prepare a song. The auditioner will be asked to sing briefly to establish range. Everyone auditioning will learn some dance steps and read from the script. Carol Satterly will be directing the show and she can be reached at 517-852-0773 to answer any questions. KCC hosts production of “Harriet’s Return” The legendary life of Harriet Tubman will be recounted in the play "Harriet’s Return." to be presented February 9 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Binda Performing Arts Center on the campus of Kellogg Community College, rhere is no charge for the performance, whrh is being presented through the College Life office and Dean of Student Services at KCC. The Karen Jones Meadows play stars the author under the direction of Jake Walker in a set designed by David Ode. "Harriet's Return" is an award-winning theatrical pro­ duction based on the legendary life of Harriet Tubman with a deeply personal app.oech that spans from her childhood to »he afterlife The play's style is unique. e?gagin£ ind empowering for people of all ages end cul­ tures as it celebrates the deeds of Hai. ^t Tubman. the Underground Railroad, and the legacy of power that freed enslaved people of African ancestry. Jones Meadows is an author, actress ami producer who writes for adult and young audiences with an emphasis on crating dynamic characters in stories that are univer­ sal in theme, passion and resolution. Along with her playwrighting, Jones Meadows con­ ducts two interactive seminars. Write Through The Soul and Drama As a Healing Art. exploring the dramatic impact of writing, performance, and individual creativity as a means to heal the spirit, mind, emotions, and physical expression of people of all ages and backgrounds. 16 LARGEST EcfriE^N KCZWURPMJKHECZX USQNLJGNI LREBEC ZXVTTRPENLJWHEV CAYWVSVDTDRAPOW NLKIGIEAGEISKCO b(stpetersburg)z C NODNOLUGA 1 AADXS KSNIMBWLUHRWSAO RAPOMMLEKOCAJ IM GEDABAYBMXWUPUT SQHPOTSEPADUBNL forward. backward, up. down and diagonally uojinios PJOMWOJQ J9dns S31L1.) WUOII11 1S39UV1 »l Call anytime for classified ads 269-945-9554 or 1-808-870-7085 Belgrade Bucharest Budapest Hamburg Kharkov Kiev London Madrid Minsk St Petersburg Moscow Pans Vienna Warsaw Rome C&OOfl by lOnQ F MturM SynOCM*. « Wond nflhta rwwvwi FIND AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PANELS, uappq » M»d iuojj g tmmmP ■ enfluoi g Oussku « esnon > jopoqs e E ei Rj. ? jopoys ti yewi • i ©?006 by kng Feature* Syndtwe. me World nghti ■— ar efl �Page 16 - Thursday. February 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner DK and Vikes earn 2nd place at Lakewood Invite by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Wednesday was far from a perfect night for the Lakewood varsity competitive cheerlead­ ing team, but it just might mark the turning point of the season for the Vikings. Lakewood finished second out of four Division I teams at their own Lakewood Invitational. The Vikings tallied 645 points, to finish behind the 691.2 points racked up by the Mason Bulldogs. Pewamo-Westphalia won the three-team Division 2 competition with 675 points. Delton Kellogg's Panthers placed second behind Pewamo-Westphalia in the Division 2 standings with a score of 426.3, earning their second seccnd-place trophy of the season. “We’re doing better, we’re progressively getting better," said first-year Delton Kellogg head coach Zoe Reynolds. “They’re working really hard. I’m proud of them. Basically, I think from here it’s going to keep improving.’* Round three is the most invovled round, including more gymnastics, stunt skills, and Megan Holaski is out front as the Lakewood girts perform a jump in round 2 Wednesday night. The Vikings finished second in Division 1. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Two of state’s best top area teams within 24 hrs. Last Friday’s scene at South Christian High School would have felt eerily familiar to LakewocJ varsity boys' basketball fans. With the score between the undefeated host Sailors and the Caledonia Fighting Scots tied at 60 in the last seconds. South Christian got the ball to senior all-stater David Kool. Kool drove the lane and was fouled with 4.4 seconds left. He promptly sank two free throws to put his team ahead by two. Caledonia guara Nick Van Werder, raced the ball up the court and let loose an of.' balance three just before the buzzer that glanced off the iron. South Christian’s rowdy student section streamed onto the court as the Scots patiently wait­ ed in front of their bench for the post game hand shakes. No Viking fans. Van Werden wasn’t fouled. J don’t know how correct the call against Caledonia senior guard Thomas Spitzley on Kool was. It happened along the baseline at the opposite end of the floor. While I’m admittedly no fan of the Sailors, it’s still something of a treat to watch a player at the top of his game who. when called upon, can put the team on his back and carry it to victo­ ry. Kind of like Kobe scoring 81 points the other night. Kool had 31 in the win over the Fighting Scots. I’m a firm believer in the “there’s no I in team" philosophy, but sometimes you can’t help but stand in awe of individual performances and how individuals are able to make their teams (and hopefully teammates) better. It was something of a special treat to get to see two of those per­ formances last week. The Western Michigan University bound Kool is the second best high school basketball play­ er I’ve ever seen, behind Wyoming Park graduate and current Spartan point guard Drew Neitzel. "Hiose are two names O-K Gold basketball fans are all too familiar with. The second performance by a Division 1 bound athlete I saw last week came Saturday at the Northview Invitational where Leland senior Alisha Glass, who’s off to Penn State University next fall, led her Comets to the tournament title. Leland knocked of the Lakewood Vikings in two games. 25-20,25-19, in the championship match. Funny, the Penn State coaches were eble to find Glass despite the fact that she lives in a state where her sport is played when they are in the offseason and have the time to tour the country evaluating talent Listed at 6-0. Glass isn’t a giant, but her leaping ability allows her to rise high above the net whether she’s st the front of the court or at the back To tell the truth, it was a little scary. One Lakewood parent told me that when the two teams met at the 2005 Northview Invite one of Glass’ kills bounced off lhe face of a Lakewood player and sailed over the adjacent court hit­ ting the wall on lhe other side of the gym on the fly. She’s the best high school volleyball player I’ve ever seen. Like a ball hitting a bat. you can close your eyes at a volleyball match and know the sound of a clean kill coming off the hand of an attacber at the net. I’d guess it sounds something like popping a beach ball. Then, like waiting for the thunder after the lightning, you wait for lhe sound of the ball smacking against the hard wood. One only had to hear that sound once to know that Glass would be playing in bigger gyms in the future. The Vikings did a little better than many of the other learns at the tourney of getting their bod­ ies on some of Glass’ attacks and her top spin jump serves that came whizzing over the net. Lakewood is the second ranked team in the stale in Class B. Leland is No. I in Class D. If Glass is on the Viking squad, its unstoppable. If Kool plays for the Fighting Scots, they're the ones cleaning up in the O-K Gold. Not that either of those teams is looking trade off any of their parts. Kool and Glass s’ack right up there with Neitzel. East Grand Rapids' Kevin Grady. Kelloggsville’s Nicole Bush, and Caledonia's Angie Maxey as the best high school athletes across all sports I’ve watched since taking over this job. Kool and lhe Sailors will be at Thomapple Kellogg Friday night, and then host the Hastings Saxons next Friday. For the sake of the team's I cover. I wouldn't mind if those are the last times 1 cover a games he’s playing in. unless of course there's another run in during the state tourna­ ment. I don't have .o worry about any of the local girls getting beaned by Glass, or my camera being shattered while I stand on the sideline. Really, it was scary. choreography than the first two rounds. Delton had the lowest third round score of the seven teams. 210.5. but impressed their coach with their performance and that isn’t easy to do. “In the third round, they showed me the most tonight," said Reynolds. “They hit everything. They had a lot more enthusiasm tonight than I’ve seen them have." The Panthers scored a 166 in round one and a 142.5 in round two. The Vikings were helped out by the return of senior Danielle Gangwer, one of the team's key voices and performers, who had been out of the line-up for a week and a half leading up to the team’s only home competition of the season. “She stepped up and did her job." said Lakewood head coach Kim Martin. Outstanding second and third round per­ formances by the Mason Bulldogs helped them to the Division 1 title. The Vikings had the second best round 2 score of the nigh’, a 197.5, but Martin thought the round three per­ formance was key. Lakewood scored a 382 in the final round. “Round three was better tonight (than it has been all year). It was probably the best we’ve performed it.” said Martin. “In round one and round two. mistakes are costing us." The Vikings scored a 184.5 in round one. Mason shot our of the gates with a 189 in the opening round, while the Pewamo-Westphalia Pirates scored a 189. “It’s mostly mental mistakes we’ve been making," Martin said. “They’ve just got to go our there and think about what’s coming next instead of thinking about the overall picture." The Vikings struggled early this season including at the first CAAC match hosted by Fowlerville Jan. II. The Vikings had lhe chance to redeem themselves Wednesday, when they traveled to Haslett for the second CAAC meet of the year. “Mason is tough. They're in our league. They're always tough every year. Wc can beat them. We’ve just got to perform." Martin said. The Delton Kellogg varsity competitive cheerleading team celebrates wifi its sec­ ond place trophy, after taking the runner-up spot in Division 2 at the Lakewood Invitational last Wednesday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxons play solid ball but fall to CHS by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Living by the philosophy of “it’s not whether you win or lose, its bow you play the game”, the Saxon varsity girls’ volleyball team had a solid showing Thursday night in Caledonia. The Fighting Scots topped uie Saxons 25­ 16, 25-10, 18-25. 25-18 in O-K Gold Conference action, dropping Hastings confer­ ence record to 0-2. The Saxon; got off to a great start with Nicole Cordray consistently throwing strong serves al the Fighting Scots that they bad trouble passing. Caledonia couldn't get its high powered offense going as Hastings built an 8-1 lead. Finally, the Fighting Scots got their offense on track and pulled away to win the first game, then the second. "(Caledonia) had a good setter with soft hands (Ashley Nevelle) that could feed the ball to their big/tall hitters (Taryn Parker and Leslie Curtis), the hitters put the ball down hard and in the holes of our defense," said Hastings head coach Gina McMahon. “The players knew that Caledonia was being very systematic with their play, therefore we need­ ed to mix things up in order to throw them off." That’s just what the Saxons did in the third game. “We played very scrappy defense (in the third game." McMahon said. “We dug up a lot of hard hit balls. We increased our i jmmunication. intensity level, confidence, trust in one another and teamwork. Also, we were able to hit to different areas of the court. We mixed it up from tipping to the middle to sending the ball to the deep comers to sometimes sending the second ball over." Caledonia figured things out in the third game to close out the victory however. Curtis finished the night with 16 kills to lead lhe Scot attack. The Scots won by the scores of 25-16, 25­ 10. 18-25, 25-18. Nevelle recorded 41 assists in the game, and Parker knocked 3 aces for the Scots. Hastings was led by Jamie VanBoven’s six The Saxons' Dana Shilling reaches down to save a Caledonia serve from hitting the floor in game four of Hastings' three games to one loss Thursday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) kills and five blocks up front. Brandi Sutfin had 15 digs for Caledonia, and Cordray set up her team with eight assists and one ace. “I strongly believe that we were successful in our level of play that night even though the scoreboard indicated that we lost," said McMahon. “When the players give you 100­ percent both physically and mentally, then that is being successful.” The Saxons return to action tonight to face South Christian at home in another O-K Gold Conference match. The Saxons will be at home again Saturday as they host their own Hastings Invitational. Hastings’ senior Jamie VanBoven (right) stretches but can't quite get her hands on a powerful shot from the Fighting Scots' Taryn Parker Thursday night at Caledonia High School. (Photo by Brett Bremer) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 2. 2006 - Page 17 Saxons honor Brighton then beat up on B.C.’s Bulldogs The Saxon varsity wrestling team spiced up a blow-out victory over Byron Center last Wednesday by honoring long-time teacher and middle school athletic director Tom Brighton. Brighton retired from teaching, after 33 Lee Selby. Steve Case. Kyle Quada. Ashtin King. Jose Morehouse, and Mike tournament a this Saturday. Next Wednesday , the Saxons will be on the road spent 29 years as the first a.ul only Hastings Middle School Athletic Director. for O-K Conference cross-over contests. Poor to the ceremonies for Brighton. He started every sports program at the mid­ Josh Lemon. John Feldpausch. Thomas dle school. Banners that will hang in the middle school gymnasium, representing each of McKinney. Wes Sender. Chris James, and Jen Bishop all won junior varsity matches the nine middle school sports as well as a special banner dedicated to Brighton, were The Saxon varsity *B' team those wins varsity matches Wednesday. ieotopment of elnjs Athletics on Thursday by defeating Godwin Heights 54-21 and Kelloggsville 59-21. Winning two matches for Hastings that night were Loren Smith. Shayne Cooper. still a middle school wrestling coach, and the rest of their fans quite a show, topping Lemon. Trent Brisboe. Ryan Bosma. and the Bulldogs 52-13 to improve to 4-0 in the were Alex Wilcox. Jeremy Rogers. Dan Rybtski. Kyle White. McKinney. Sy Matt Watson. RJ. Morgan. Jeremy Redman. Rusty Burgdorf. Brandon Black. oachinii and the for the Saxons. The Saxon varsity gave Brighton, who is O-K Gold Conference. Winning matches for lhe Saxons were ire dedicated to Tom Brighton for his 30 years of on the year and will travel to St. John's for years, in June of 2003. During that time, he revealed between the junior varsity and These banner* Morehouse. The Saxon varsity is now 13-3 in duals Kaleb Laws. Winning oner for the Saxons The Saxons honored long-time teacher and middle school athletic director Tom Brighton (holding banner) last Thursday before the varsity wrestling contest with Byron Center. New banners hanging in the Hastings Middle School gymnasium donated by the Hastings Athletic Boosters have been dedicated to Brighton. There to congratulate Brighton are Saxon varsity wrestling coach Mike Goggins and booster Bob Teunessen Overmyer. Matt Donnini. Jamie Love, and Travis Trudgeon. Saxons avenge early loss to TK by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Die O-K Gold Conference boys’ basket­ ball standings are starting to officially look like South Christian and everybody else. Sisson was charged with a foul and the Bulldogs' Jordan Hoke went to the free throw line to complete a three point play. Hoke finished the night with 26 points to lead Byron Center. Hastings moved into a fifth place tie with Sisson went to lhe bench with his fourth Thomapple Kellogg and Hamilton at the foul a few seconds later. bottom of lhe conference standings by knocking off the Trojans in Middleville TK never got back in the game, in large part due to the full-court pressure defense Friday night 46-44. put on by the Bulldogs which forced Trojan After taking a 16-14 lead in the opening quarter, the Trojans sputtered in the second turnovers and earned them easy looks at the basket time and again. The Bulldog lead hit 20 for lhe first lime eight minutes falling behind 24-17 at lhe half. on a bucket by Blane Sluiter with 6.20 to The «wo teams battled back and forth in the second half, with the Trojans heading play in the fourth quarter. Casey Carroll finished with 16 points for into the fourth quarter with a one-point lead. the Bulldogs and Ryan Dilrec ten. TK was The Saxons outscored the Trojans 15-12 in led by Isaac Thaler's 21 the fourth to avenge their early season loss rebounds. Blain added 14 points forTK and toTK. Sisson 13. II The Saxons did much of their damage The Bulldogs jumped out to a 23-11 lead down low. with Steve Bolo leading Hastings in the first quarter thanks to six three point with 16 points and Bryan Skedgell adding baskets in the period. TK battled back with Jason Blain led TK with 17 points. its defense in the second‘quarter — -----! The Trojans kept their hands up in their Ryan Sisson, who had 30 points in the zone defense, trapped a little harder, and Trojans’ first meeting with lhe Saxons, fin­ were quicker to get out on the Bulldog jump shooters. A couple times the Bulldogs did ished with eight points for TK as did team­ mate Blake Johnson. Saxon center Steven Bolo is raked across the arm by Thomapple Kellogg center Isaac Thaler, as he makes his way to the basket in second half of Friday night’s O-K Gold Conference dual in Middleville. (Photo by Perry Hardin) points and get behind the Trojan defense. Blain made Hastings is now 5-6 overall and 2-6 in the great plays to get back and knock the ball league, and after Tuesday night’s action are out of Hoke’s hands before he could put it in in fifth place alone in the conference stand­ for a lay-up. ings ahead of TK and Hamilton. The Trojans were downed 76-60 at Byron Ccn«rr Tuesday night. Allison fired up a shot forTK which missed. A three-pointer by Sisson tied the bail before Thaler snatched the ball out of lhe air With just under two minutes to play. Gar Nate Manning had two tries at a put back game at 35 with 5:24 to play in the third and put it back in while being fouled. Thaler quarter, but the Bulldogs went on a !3-1 run missed the foul shot, but chased down the over the next two minutes to pull in front for long rebound and was fouled again. This good. time he connected on both foul shots to pull The Trojans thought they had forced a jump ball and taken over possession with a his team to within two points al 29-27. The Bulldogs took a 31-27 lead into the chance to go in front on the Bulldogs* first half. possession after Sisson's game-tying three- pointer. but after a discussion by the referees TK is now 3-9 overall and 2-6 in the O-K Gold Conference. Vikes pass .500 mark in CAAC-3 Outstanding second half defense and a 5-0 “We didn’t shoot the ball well all night. scoring run in the fourth quarter propelled the Lakewood Vikings to a 47-43 CAAC-3 victo­ When you get good open looks like we did . ry over DeWitt Friday night. your team has to take advantage of it and The Vikings trailed 28-23 at the half, but score." said Farrell. Lakewood held a 26-19 lead at the half, but shut down the Panthers in the final 16 minutes Byron Center came out and scored 20 points limiting them to just eight points in the third in the third quarter. Jordan Hoke had ten quarter and seven in the fourth. points in the Bulldogs third period run. and Lakewood's Kyle Rowland had 12 points of his own in the fourth quarter, and finished led his team on the night with 16 points. tied with Alex Erickson for the team lead with 16 points each. Rowland was 7-of-8 from the Bulldogs and Blaine Sluiter chipped in 12. Ryan Dilree added week, and will start their second trip through lhe CAAC-3 schedule by hosting Lansing “We haven't pul four quarters together yet this year. The third quarter really hurt us.” seven rebounds, two assists, and three steals. Erickson ripped down 12 rebounds. said Farrell. “We just have to keep working at the basics and good things will happen." No one else had more than four points for Hie Vikings only trailed by one coming out the Vikings. of the third quarter, and tied things up in the “We started out slow, but picked up things in the last three quarters." said Lakewood fourth before being outscored 13-6 in lhe head coach Mark Farrell. “Our defense the last 20 seconds didn't Erickson led the Vikings with 17 points, Panthers’ only field goal of the fourth quarter. The Vikings are now 3-2 in the CAAC-3. Last Tuesday. Jan. 24. Lakewood suffered a 60-53 overtime loss to Byron Center in non­ conference action The Vikings struggled to pul the hall in the basket, hitting just 36-pcrcent of their field goal attempts including 4-of-20 from behind the three-point line. Gregg Miller OCT while Brad Elliott added ten points and Row land nine. Erickson also tallied 13 'TREE TRIMMING , & REMOVAL | Friendly Fast Service 19! 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Ronnie Smith hau the Lions" only pin of the match, putting Kyle Kafter on his back 54 seconds into the 103-pound match. BJ. Hail won for Valley at 112 by default. Tyler Greenfield won by injury default al 119 pounds, after being slammed to the mat by Hillsdale's Justin Pawlowski. Jamie Corwin earned a slim 6-4 victory over Hillsdale's Chris Sprat in lhe 130-pound bout for the Lions only decision. When the lightweights weren't on the mat. lhe Lions snuggled against the Hornets. Beginning at 171 pounds, the Hornets opened lhe match with a pin in three of the The Lions' Tyler Corwin fights to free himself from the grasp of Hillsdale’s Robbie Redde Thursday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) first four bouts. Keith Lackschcide was the only Lion heavy weight able to stay on the mat for a full six minutes. He suffered a 7-2 loss to Shawn Keasel at 189 pounds. Tyler Corwin and Levi Andler were the only other Lions able to slay off their backs. Hillsdale recorded four pins in the match. Tyler Corwin was outscored 10-3 by Robbie Redde in the 135-pound match. Andler lost a 14-6 major decision to Shea McCavit at 160 to end lhe match. The Lions were 1-1 on lhe night, earning their victory over an undermanned Albion squad. 72-12. One of the two teams earned six points al every weight class. Only four matches were wrestled because of forfeits. Maple Valley earned first-round pins in three of the four. Smith pined Christopher Underhile 42 sec­ onds into their match at 103 pounds. At 125. Raven Scurlock pinned Andrew Franklin in 41 seconds. In the 189-pound bout. Lackscheidc stuck Nick Tabladon in 53 sec­ onds. Albion’s lone pin was by Will Hill, three minutes and 14 seconds into the 135-pound match. Winning by default for Valley were Hall. Jamie Corwin. John Stevens. Chad Rhodes. Tory Roberts. Levi Andler. Ryan Brooke. Dustin Cowell, and Donnie Jensen. The Lions will wrestle at another SMAA Quad this Thursday when they travel to Leslie. Hope from Hackett tamed Tuesday The Delton Kellogg Panthers took one step forward and one step back in their last two Kalamazoo Valley Association contests. The Panthers suffered a 47-22 defeat Tuesday night at home against Parchment, after losing a tight 39-35 ball game at Hackett Catholic Central Friday. The two losses dropped Delton's record to 0-12 on the season. “As well as we played Friday night, that’s as poorly as we played tonight." said Delton head coach Mike Mohn after Tuesday night's loss. Parchment came out and shut down Delton Kellogg guards IIM. BlwWg'W* foahNewhouse, and Delton s offense never got going. DK scored six points in the first quar­ ter. six in lhe second, two in the third, and eight in the fourth. Dan Roberts led Delton with seven points. Nick Archer added four points and five rebounds. “I think that's lhe make-up of our squad right now." Mohn said about the lack of con­ sistency. “We’re really trying to work on it. I think they were pretty excited about Friday night's contest and it just didn't cany over to tonight." Although Friday night was a four-point defeat, it was the first time this season that the Pantht rs were in a ball game from start to finish. Delton even had a chance to pull even late, but an open three bounced off the basket into the hands of the Fighting Irish who con­ verted on a free throw at the other end. Junior forward Jacob Rackley had a big game for the Panthers, with four points, six rebounds, five steals, and an assist. “He just played his heart out." said Mohn. “He played pretty good defense and just kind of played tough in a big game." While Rackley took care of a lot of the lit­ tle things. Blacken tossed in 12 points for lhe Panthers and Newhouse ten. Blacken also had eight rebounds, two steals, and two assists. Newhouse did the job on the glass as well, pulling down nine boards. Delton will host Paw Paw this Friday, as lhe culmination of the week’s Winterfest activities at DKHS. Maple Valley's Jamie Corwin holds down Hillsdale's Chris Sprat in their 130-pound dual Thursday night. Corwin held on for a 6-4 victory in the bout (Photo by Perry Hardin) DK takes on Parchment for KVA lead tonight at Plainwell Delton Kellogg earned six points a: 12 dif­ ferent weight classes to score a 72-9 Kalamazoo Valley Association victory over Galesburg-Augusta last Thursday. The win give the Panthers a perfect 3-0 league mark, with one final conference dual tonight afeainst Parchment at Plainwell High School. A Delton victory means they head into lhe conference meet with a big lead in lhe stand­ ings. A Parchment victory would put lhe two teams of Panthers in a first place tie healing into the league finale. In ten of its 12 wins last Thursday the Panthers scored pins, with Matt Loveland. Steve Ross, Kirk Wolschlegar. Brett Bissett, Quinn DeBoit, Shawn Riegler. Anthony Riley. Jordan Stewart. Chad Ramsey, and Octavio Romero putting their opponents on their backs. Delton also scored default v ictories at two flights, with Mike DeWatci- and Jason Roe earning those points for the term. The Delton Kellogg wrestleis followed up ’ 1 > ■ • ■■ ■ that victory over the Rams by scoring a sec­ ond place finish at lhe nine-team Berrien Springs Shamrock Invitational on Saturday. Three Rivers edged the Panthers for the top spot with 212 points to Delton’s 182. "I brought 13 wrestlers and all Bof them placed." said Delton Kellogg head coach Rob Heethuis. “It was the first time in along time where we got to the finals and W’Were all there." Ramsey had the Panthers' lone, first place finish, at 215 pounds. Delton'*had five wrestlers place second, Loveland (103). Bissen (135). Riegler (152). Riley (171). and Romero (275). Third place finishers for Dolton were Jordan Smith at 160 pounds and Roe at 125. Placing fourth for Delton were jteye Ross (112). DeWaters (119). Wolsd&prJIH). DeBolt (145), and Stewart (189).^pT The Panther, face more lough Saturday competition this week when they head to the Constantine individual tournament. *" ........ «e:-r- - TK topped Wayland to stay in Saxons’ rearview mirror Delton Kellogg sophomore guard Nick Blacken spins out of trouble as he runs into a Hackett Catholic Central player ir; the post Friday night. Hackett scored a four-point win over the Panthers in Kalamazoo Valley Association action. (Photo by Linda Boyce) The Thomapple Kellogg varsity wrestling team got back on track last week, starting with a 57-20 O-K Gold Conference victory over Wayland Wednesday night. The Trojans’ victory, coupled with Caledonia's upset of Hamilton, meant the Trojans and Hastings Saxons would be bat­ tling it out for the top spot in the O-K Gold Conference's dual meet standings last night. The Saxons will came to TK with a perfect 4-0 conference mark, as the No. 6 ranked team in the state in Division 2. TK was 3-1 in the league. Two years ago the two teams tied for the O-K Gold Championship and last sea­ son TK edged out the Saxons for the top spot. The conference championship will be decided at the league tournament at Byron Center Feb. II. The Trojans earned their third league victo­ ry by winning ten matches at Wayland last Wednesday, Jan. 25, eight of them came with Wildcats flat on their back. Scoring pins for the Trojans were Tucker Bowerman (103). Kyle Dalton (112). John Wallace (119). Brett Tinker (130), Scott Brown (145;. Dennis Olsen (189). Derrick Brock (215), and Mike Munjoy (275). Justin Lewis also earned six points for TK. just for showing up to take the Wildcat's for­ feit at 125 pounds. TK’s only v Horious deci sion came when Mark brown deite’ed Reid Stickler 5-3 in the 135-pound bout Winning for Wayland weir J.R. Peckhan. (160). Levi Urias (171). Aaron Wierckz (152). and Jeremy Carpenter (140). The Trojans took that momenvum into Lakewood High School Saturday, kind fin­ ished second at the Vikings' six team dual tournament. TK started the day with a 37-24 victory over the host Vikings, who are ranked third in lhe state in Division 2. TK then topped West Ottawa 56-18. Forest Hills Northern 62-15. and Central Montcalm 51-18. before falling 48-24 to the No. 2 team in Division 4. Addison. The Trojans head to Mason this Saturday. Perfect 4th quarter at foul line gets Lions by Spartans Maple Valley's varsity boys' basketball team improved to 9-3 overall with a 60-57 tri­ umph at Springport Tuesday night. The Lions led 46-41 heading into lhe fourth quarter, and only hit two field goals in lhe final eight minutes. Maple Valley did its damage from the free throw line in the fourth quarter. The Lions were a perfect 10-of-l0 from lhe foul line in lhe fourth quarter. Senior guard Adam Talk Radio Lamphere hit 6-of-6 from lhe foul line in lhe fourth quarter, and was 11-of-12 from the stripe for the night. He led the Lions with 24 points. Adam Gonser chipped in 14 points for Valley and Josh Bursley tallied ten points to go along with his 14 rebounds and three steals. The Lions jumped out to an early lead in See MV BASKETBALL, next page RADIO SPORTS *«d. 11 TUrdo V WMf.....................................................................................................................................fell Ul W BCH-FM Frl. to ■ < ekdoou • Nattti..................................................................................................................................... Mi WBCHFM Fri, to lanunt ( atboik (ratral * IMr-owf............................................................................................ T«p, WBCH FM SaUlM-WMl «KKmi......................................................................................................... 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After going the entire day without dropping a game, the Vikings were topped by the No. 1 ranked team in the slate in Class D and its 6­ 0 senior hitter. Penn State bound. Alisha Glass 25-20. 25-19. "I’m the only one who hadn’t seen her. said Viking head coach Christine Grunewald. ■’The girls kept telling me what an awesome player she is. and I just said I hope you’re right. She is. She’s a very good player." After facing Glass and the Comets at last year's Northview Invitational. Spetoskey wanted another shot at the blistering spikes and spinning serves of Glass. "Coach just told me to play up in the back row." said Spetoskey. "(Glass) hits n almost straight down sometimes. I just hoped I was in lhe right spot at the right time." The Vikings did everything they could to control Glass’ top spin serve which earned 31 aces on the day. Lacey Chase came off the bench to wrangle it once, and Viking setter Chelsea Brehm set up in the back row to con­ trol it a time or two. but it wasn’t enough. "They feel fine about (second place), so that’s good." Grunewald said of her players. ‘As long as they feel good about it. There were some things we could have done." "Wc could have passed better." Lakewood’s coach admitted that passing better "could” have made a difference in the outcome of the final match, but might not have. Brehm and Melanie Forman had a great day distributing lhe ball for the Vikings for the most part. Brehm had 118 aces on the day. Spetoskey led the Vikings with 50 digs, while Brehm had 37 and Autumn Cusscn 35. Spetoskey also led the team with 68 kills on the day. Morgan Pennington had 49 kills and Amy Joostbems 34. Ashley Yager led lhe Viking team with 10 aces. Joostbems had nine aces and Kelsie Thelen eight. The Vikings topped Grand Haven 25-16. 25-16 in the semifinal round, after defeating Hudsonville 25-20.25-15 in the quarterfinals. Lakewood finished pool play with a perfect 4-0 record. The Vikings knocked off Grunewald’s former team. East Grand Rapids. 25-14. 25-20. and also knocked off Grandville 25-7. 25-7. Reed City 25-21, 25­ 11. and Ypsilanti 25-9. 25-6. Leland reached the final by knocking off Zeeland East 25-23. 25-14 in the semifinals and East Grand ?apids 25-17. 25-20 in the quarter’s. The Vikings were at Fowlerville in the CAAC-3 last night. Saturday. Lakewood will lake part in a tournament at Sturgis High School. Lakewood will be home for the first lime this season Wednesday when it plays host to Williamston. Lakewood grapplers secure their third conference win Lakewood senior Stevie Spetoskey blasts a kill in her team's semifinal match against Grand Haven Saturday afternoon at the Northview Invitational. (Photo by Brett Bremer) The Lakewood Viking vanity wrestling team didn’t disappoint its fans in its first home dual since a Dec. t victory over Allegan. The Vikings dominated Williamston to improve to 3-0 in the CAAC-3 Thursday night. 62-9. Lakewood won II of the 14 weight class­ es. including pins by Holden Hummel (103), Kyle Root (130). Eric Kruger (145). Eddie Phillips (189). and Andy Ferris (215). The Vikings were also helped out by four Hornet forfeits, to Cody Dupon*. at 275, Josh Clark at 119. Cody Orszula a: 152. and Justin Walters at 171. Other winners for Lakewood included a decision for Michael Forman at 135. and Josh Kettle's technical fall victory at 160. The Vikings were home on Saturday as well, and finished third at their own dual meet invitational. Addisior took lhe day's top hon­ loss to Thomapple Kellogg, then battled back to lake a 66-15 win over Forest Hills Northern, a 55-9 win over West Ottawa, and a 53-20 win over Central Montcalm. Addison topped the Vikings 35-22 in their head to head meeting. "We didn’t wrestle great, but we didn't wrestle bad today." said Viking head coach Bob Veitch. Addison secured the championship on the day with a 48-24 victory over Thomapple Kel’ogg. Central Montcalm finished fourth. West Ottawa fifth, and Forest Hills Northern sixth. More than anything, Veitch said that the five duals in one day were a solid way for his team to prepan; for the upcoming CAAC-3 and district tournaments. The Vikings face one final CAAC-3 opponent head-to-head before the conference tournament. DeWitt wiBwisit LakewoaTEWgfit. ' ’ ors with a perfect 5-0 record. Thomapple Kellogg was second, and Lakewood third. Lakewood opened the day with a 37-24 The Vikings follow that up with another home invitational on Saturday. Viking junior middle hitter Amy Joostbems (7) watches a kill sail between the arms of Hudsonville blockers Hannah Stark (4) and Kayla Hollenbeck (8) in Lakewood's quarterfinal victory over the Eagles. (Photo by Brett Bremer) MV BASKETBALL continued from previous page the contest, outscoring the Spartans 15-9 over lhe first eight minutes and held dial six-point lead into the half. The Lions came storming back in the sec­ ond half to top Brooklyn Columbia Central Friday night. Trailing by ten ai the half, the Lions roared back with solid defense in the third quarter, limiting BCC to just seven points. In the fourth quarter the Lions turned on the offense, scoring 25 points of ti:eir own. Ten of the Lions’ 25 points in the fourth quarter came at the foul line. Lamphere led the Lions with 18 points six steals and six assists. Gonser tossed in 14 points. Root 12. and Bursley nine. Root racked up a double-double by adding ten rebounds and four blocked shots. Bursley was one rebound shy of a double-double in his return to the line-up. He finished with nine rebounds and six assists. Maple Valle) will head to Hillsdale for an SMAA (South) contest Friday night, then visit Leslie on Tuesday. Hastings girls’ basketball coach resigns “But because they are not teaching posi­ tions. the are posted every year anyway," he said. Poirier’s position has not yet been posted, Goggins said, but will be soon. Poirier coached the varsity for three sea­ sons to a record of 11-53. The Saxon varsity girls’ basketball team went from one win in her first season, to two in 2004. up to eight last season. The 2006 Tina Poirier. Hastings Women’s Varsity Basketball Coach, has resigned. Mike Goggins, athletic director, said that Poirier did give specific reasons for her resig­ nation but that there were "philosophical dif­ ferences with the department." "After her evaluation." Goggins said, "she submitted her resignation.” Goggins said that the junior varsity coach and freshman coach have not indicated they will follow suit. campaign culminated with the Saxons reach­ ing the district championship game, where they were bounced from the state tournament by the host Charlotte Orioles. Elks' Hoop Shoot Champs The Elks crowed Hoop Shoot champions on Dec. 12. Winners included Amber Delcotto (ages 8-9). Clay Coltson (8-9). Luke Heide (10-11). (back) Hoop Shoot direc­ tor Mike McLean. Matt Cathcart (12-13). and Veronica Hayden (12-13). Saxon Weekly Sports Schedule Complete online schedule at: www.hasskl2.org THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 2: 5:00 p.m. Girts Freshman Volleyball South Christian HS 6 00 p.m. Boys Varsity Swimming Hamilton High School South Christian HS 600 p.m. Girts JV Volleyball South Chnstic. i HS 7 DO p.m. Girts Varsity Volleyball FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 3: 4: 00 pm Boys Freshman Ba«UcA»hati Caledonia HS 5: 30 pm Boys JV Basketball Caledonia HS ":30 pm Boys Varsity Basketball Caledonia HS H A H H H H H SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 4: 9:00 am 9:30 am Girts Varsity Boys 'B' Team Volleyball Wrestling 10 DO am 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm Boys Giris Girts Girts Wrestling Cheer H A A A A A Cheer Cheer Hastings Invitational Rockford Invitational St. Johns Invitational Byron Center Invit. Byron Center Invit. Byron Center Invit. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 6: 4 00 p.m. Girts Sth 4 00 p.m. Girts 7th 5 DO p.m. Gtrts Freshman 6: 00 p.m. Girts JV Voll€/b<JI Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball Hamilton Middle Hamilton Middle Wyoming Park HS Wyoming Park HS H TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 7: 4:00 p.m. Boys Freshman 4 00 p m Boys JV 5 30 p.m. Boys JV 7 00 p.m Boys Varsity Basketball Wrestling Basketball Basketball Greenville HS Delton Tournament Greenville HS H A H Greenville HS H Cross-Over Game A THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9: 5:00 p.m. Girts Freshman Volleyball Byron Center HS 6DO p.m. Boys Varsrty Swimming Unity Christian HS A A Varsity Varsity JV Freshman JV Varsity H A A hours 26M4MM0•M0M454H1 WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 8: 6:00 p.m. Boys Varsity Wrestling 6 00 pm Girts 7:00 p.m Girts 2005 GRAND CARAVAN STXjust ™ Sto *N* Go seating, dual power sliders, front 8 rear heat & A/C, all power, factory warranty J TO Volleyball Volleyball Byron Center HS Byron Center HS February 3...Sub order forma due to coaches. Professional Steam Extraction A A / Y / Thanks to This Week’s Sponsor... Check out the new ATHLETIC BANNERS in the HHS and HMS gyms. Thanks for your support of Hastings athletics!" HASTINGS ATHLFTIC BOOSTERS Contact I jura 9484)506 to Spnnwc the Sports Schedule •Time and dates subject to change Moiiaw. ■ apm Tu»-Thurv, Frt, Ml 6pm; St 10wn -2pm Tina Poirier SIKVICIS INI The Method Recommended by the Major Carpet Manufacturers For... 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Quada's pin of Collier in the second peri od vaulted the Saxons to a 32-25 victory over the Trojans in Middleville, and pv! them in the drivers scat for the 2005-Ot O-K Gold Conference title. Goggins describes the maneuver this way. "he throws his legs in and puts the splits on a guy." “1 like the move, what can I say?' said Quada. "It's what I'm good at. My dad says it’s not a pinning move, but I believe it is." Quada's pin was the only pin of the evening. Hastings needs to tmish first or second in the Feb. 11 conference meet at Byron Center to cam the league title outright, and put an end to the Trojans’ stnng of 15 consecutive conference titles. A third place finish would cam the Saxons at least a share of conference championship. Hastings finished the league dual meet sea­ son with a perfect 5-0 record. TK and Hamilton both ended the year al 3-2. "Everybody’s Happy, but we haven't won a championship yet." said Goggins. "We’re only in the position to do well. We don't want to share it now. We don't want to have to share it with anyone. Wc have to wrestle well, better than we did tonight." Es eryone was not happy. “Wc have to live with them for a whole year now." TK head coach Tom Lehman said of the Saxons ability to celebrate the victory. "I hate that.” Trojan fans certainly haled the fact that the 275-pound match, where their Mike Munjoy was certainly favored, was the only other match that ended w ith six points being award­ ed. Munjoy was called for a penalty for slam­ ming the Saxons' Josh Morehouse to the mat in the first period, and Morehouse didn't gel up. "It's unfortunate the way that went with the slam. We have a history there." said Goggins referring to a couple previous matches with Hastings' Kyle Quada puts Thomapple Kellogg's Josh Collier on his back midway through the second period of thei 160-pound bout Wednesday night Quada’s put a cap on the Saxons' a 32-25 victory. (Photo by Brett Bremer) TK where the Saxons also earned points in the same fashion. "He was clearly injured. It was clearly a slam." said Goggins. The Saxons took a 12-3 lead after four matches with those six points. “There are 13 other matches in there loo." said Lehman. "Yeah, that was a bit deflating, but every­ body decided to keep it up at that point. Hastings is a good team and we battled them." Hastings built their lead to 18-3 by taking the two lightweight matches. TK’s Kyle Dalton and Saxon state medal­ list R.J. Morgan put on a show at 112 pounds. Dalton trailed 9-2 as the Saxon fans chanted, "he's a legend." in honor of Morgan, but bat­ tled back to take a 15-14 lead with five sec­ onds to go. Morgan pulled off a two point take down and earned two near fall points in the final seconds for an 18-15 decision. “We were so geeked that we wrestled well in lhe first period of a lot of matches, and then they kind of coasted to the finish." said Goggins. At 103 pounds, the Saxons' Matt Watson was up 3-0 in the first period then edged TK’s Tucker Bowerman 4-3. TK battled back with an 18-2 technical fall by John Wallace at H9 pounds over Alex Lowe, and Justin Lew is' 18-10 major decision over Jeremy Redman at 125 pounds. The Saxons* Rusty Burgdorf stretched his team’s lead from 18-12 to 22-12 with a 16-8 major decision over TK's Brett Tinker at 130 The Trojans came back with big wins of their own. scoring five-point technical falls at both 135 and 140 pounds. Mark Brown topped Ricky Mathis at 135. 21-6. At 140pounds. James Smith defeated Brandon Black 20-5. The Trojans pulled in front for the first and only time in the match when Scott Brown scored a 7-0 decision over Lee Selby in lhe 145-pound bout. TK led 25-22 with two matches to go. Thornapple Kellogg's Kyle Dalton (left) and Hastings’ R.J. Morgan go at it in the first period of their 103-pound bout Wednesday night which had ail the fans in the gym on their feet by the conclusion. (Photo by Brett Bremer) nt Ktvtt^ at VERMONTVILLE OPERA HOUSE Production ol 1211 S. Main St., Vermontville. Ml (acKrntw S-z r J p \ X Friday, Feb. 3 at 7PM ™ 4 at 3PM & 7PM V rfr A\ Sun., Feb. 5 at 3PM Friday, Feb. 10 at 7PM Sat., Feb. II at 3PM & 7PM Sun , Feb. 12 at 3PM / Zh\. Tickets: Adults 59; Seniors/Stvdents \ / h ' Children 12 & under 5.’ TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR For rwrvi&oni cal Bd Raynotta!^ Hastings’ coaches Dennis Redman (left). Mike Goggins (center), and 103-pounder Matt Watson celebrate as the referee taps his hand to the mat signaling Kyle Quada’s pin at 160 pounds (Photo by Brett Bremer) xxxx Surprise Your Valentine with ines in The Hastings Banner Hastings' Steve Case fought for almost two full periods trying to pin TK’s Billy Bird in the 152-pound bout before starting to rack up points with take downs in the final period for a 14-2 major decision that pul his team in front 26-25 before Quada's evening ending pin. The night started with three 4-3 decisions, two of which went into doubie overtime ses­ sions. At 171-pounds. Hastings* Ashtin King pulled out lhe win against Travis Young. At 189. Hastings' Jackson Hoke scored an escape 25 seconds into overtime number two to top Dennis Olsen. TK's Derrick Brock did the same, escaping from Mike Morehouse 25 seconds into the second overtime to win at 215 pounds. Trojans lose early lead at Sailors' home by Brett Bremer Sports Editor South Christian came out a little flat foot­ ed Thursday night and Thomapple Kellogg's varsity volleyball team took advantage of it white they could, but eventually the Sailors righted the ship for a 3-0 victory at home. The Trojans won lhe first nine points of game one. thanks to solid net play by senior Jessica Flaska and great serving from senior Jessica Johnson. Johnson had three aces in the run. and led TK for the night with five aces. Back-to-back blasts by freshman hitler Jordyn Skinner and junior middle hitter Alicia Ter Haar got the Saxons refocused. Behind the serving of Jennifer Skinner the bailors scored five straight points, and then with Jordyn Skinner smacking the ball from behina The end line the Sailors won another ten in a row to pull ahead 15-11. South Christian went on to win game one 25-15. then take the next two 25 12, 25-17. While South Christian fixed the passing problems that plagued it in the early going, the Trojans never did get control ol their passing game struggling to get send attacks off against lhe Sailors. Marcic Blacquierc finished the night with 23 assists for South Christian. Both teams arc now 2-1 in the conference. Flaska led the Trojans with five kills, w.iite Ter Haar hit eight for the Sailors. Jayne Kcnnicott had eight assists for TK. The Trojans host league leading Hamilton this Thursday in conference play, then will be in a tournament at Calvin Christian on Saturday. Give Cupid a helping hand with a love line in The Hastings Banner. Compose your own message on the coupon provided, and mail to The Hastings Banner, P.O. Box B, Hastings, MJ 49058. A special column will appear in the February 9th issue. Deadline is noon Tuesday, February 7th. Express your feelings to your wife, husband, parents, grand pa rents, grandchildren, relatives, teachers, best friend or anyone whom you would like to say thanks to for being so nice. The cost is "lovingly low," just $5.15 for 16 words (additional words 15c each). Payment must accompany your message or be paid prior to publication. Enclosed please find my special prepaid Compose Your Oivn Message Below Compose your own Valentine message—it's easy to do!! Here are a couple of examples: PFARF51 baby CAKES happy VALENTINE'S DAY You are lhe best thing that ever happened to me! i Sweet Beans! 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(Photo by Brett Bremer) � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-02-09.pdf f7a754474ebf9eb49a591ac42b68f602 PDF Text Text Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Feb 23 Winterfest fights 'Bowling Alone" Bolo’s finale leads Saxons past Jackets See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 16 ANNER Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since118S6P’’3UC library The Hastings 121 s chusch st I-SIIKGS Vi 4S058 1HJ B Thursday. February 9. 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 6 PRICE 50C NEWS Two challengers join incumbent in school board race BRIEFS Death cancels First Friday forum The First Friday program for Feb. 3 had to be canceled because of the death last Friday morning of the guest speaker's mother. Third District Congressional candidate Peter Hickey had to call off his speaking engagement at the last minute, but said he hopes to come to Hastings at at later date. Barry County Democratic Party Vice Chairman David Brinkert said plans already are being made for the next pro­ gram of the series, which has been held each month for sixteen and half years at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. ‘Saving Energy’ class is Feb. 15 The Community Action Agency (CAA) of South Central Michigan will offer “Saving Energy With Ease’ daaaes in February to teach simple methods of reducing energy use throughout the year. Some of the topics that will be covered are reducing heating costs, energy saving appliances, and scaling out the cold. Registration is limited. To sign up for a class in this area, please call (269) 948­ 4260. The class will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15. at the Hastings Head Start. 2031 N Broadway. Hastings. Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan is a locally based, pri­ vate non-profit 501(c)3 organization that provides a wide range of services to lowand moderate-income residents of Barry, Branch, Calhoun and St. Joseph counties. CAA’s programs inch.de Generation E, Youth Build. Head Start. Early Head Stan (Barry. Calhoun and St. Joseph Counties only), Housing and Support Services. Senior Nutrition, and the Foster Grandparent program For more information about CAA Housing and Support Services or other CAA programs, persons may call the CAA office at 1-877-422-2726 or visit online at www.CAASCM.org by Amy Jo Parish and Jon Gambee Staff Writers Two very recognizable names will appear on the ballot with one incumbent May 2 in the annual school board election in Hastings. The deadline for filing petitions was Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 7. and campaigns will soon be* in for the seven open school board posit .ons in the Barry County area. Fourteen candidates in five districts have filed petitions with the county clerk's offices. Hastings Incumbent Trustee Terry McKinney will seek re-election to his fourth term while Jeff Guenther and Tammy Pennington will offer challenges. The top two vote getters among the three will elected to new four-year terms. Board Vice President Michael Hubert will not be seeking re-election. McKinney has been pan owner of McKinney Poured Wall and Great Lakes Car Wash of Caledonia. Married with four chil­ dren. he did two years of post-grad study at Michigan Technological University and Grand Rapids Junior College. He is a member of the Builders Association of Michigan and safari International. McKinney ran unopposed in his bids for re­ election in 1998 and 2002. Guenther is getting the family back into the local education business. His father. Richard, served as the superintendent of Hastings School from 1961 to 1982. Bom and raised in Terry McKinney Hastings and a product of the Hastings School System. Guenther returned from graduation at Central Michigan University to take a posi­ tion with Hastings Manufacturing and has been there ever since. “I come from a family that ca.'rs a great deal about the Hastings schools." Guenther said in announcing his candidacy. “I talked it over with my father and he gave me his bless­ ing and encouragement. He always (aught us See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 to get involved and to make a difference in the community. “1 have been thinkng about it for about five years.’’ Guenther said, “but I didn't want to run until there was an open position. Now there is. so I am running. "I grew up close to Chris Cooley (the cur­ rent superintendent) and we are good friends. We have a strong relationship, but it is one that will stand even if we disagree on particu Jeff Guenther iar issues. I think we can amicably disagree and still be friends.” he said. “1 know Chris expects me to be my own person and to vole my conscience on issues." Guenther said that his business back­ ground. earned through his years at Hastings Manufacturing will be a benefit to him as a member of the school board. See SCHOOL, page 2 Hope Twp. residents oppose proposed gravel pit operation by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer A gravel pit may be part of the landscape near Otis Lake in Hope Township if a special exception use permit is granted by the Planning Commission. R. Smith and Sons. inc. of Kalamazoo is hoping the permit will be approved to allow them to excavate gravel from the land. A group of neighboring residents feels other­ wise. The commission now is developing stipula­ tions for an agreement and may vote on the permit ai its Feb. 21 meeting, according to Ken Sparks, attorney for the township. “They will be reviewing the conditions, making any changes. Basically, at this point the decision is still before the Planning Commission. If a majority concludes that they’re ready to make a decision and a motion is made, they will vote (at the Feb. 21 meet­ ing)." said Sparks. Several public meetings have been held in the past few months, at which many questions about the effects of the proposed project have been raised. Residents have questioned the need for the gravel pit. me environmental consequences and possible safety hazards cre­ ated by the trucks and equipment needed to mine gravel. Delton resident Cynthia Mursch has asked. “Who will enforce the noise ordinance? What happens when a wind gust catches the calci­ um chloride used to spray the floor of die pit blows across the lake and is inhaled by resi­ dents? What happens when the wetlands that act as a natural filter for the environment arc destroyed? What happens when no one can sell or re-finance their homes because of the close proximity to the gravel pit’ What hap prns when our roads arc destroyed because of the rignificant truck traffic?" Trevor Smith of Smith and Sons said at an Octo. 11 Planning Commission meeting that a portable processing plant would be used at the site to screen the gravel and a crusher would be used when needed Smith also said the process inc plant would be in operation for four or five weeks a* a time, one to two times a year. ’ oaders ano See HOPE, page 2 Local sheriffs officials puzzled by 2nd jail suicide in 6 months by Jon Gambee Staff Writer A second inmate within the last six months at the Barry County Jail has hanged himself in his cell. According to police reports. Mark Sal ski. 41. was found unconscious in his cell at approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Feb. 1. Barry County Undersheriff Bob Baker said an officer had passed by Salski's cell only min­ utes before his body was discovered. Child protection series to resume The sixth breakfast in a series focusing on child protection in Barry County is scheduled for Tuesday. Feb. 21. from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, located at 209 W. Green St. in Hastings. The speaker will be Pat Lynn, who is beginning her 22nd year with the Barry County Youth Service Bureau. The bureau provides services to juvenile status offv.-»ders and juvenile first offenders (young people diverted out of formal court proceedings). During the last seven years Lynn has been on call to the county police agencies seeking incarceration of an arrested juve­ nile. She will speak on “Emancipation, the horrible in between 17th year." She will talk about the issue of power of attorney arrangements for a young per­ son. and what can and can't be done legal­ ly when a juvenile refuses to follow rules and is not yet 18. Future breakfast meetings arc sched­ uled for March 21, when an attorney will speak on special education services and the law; and April 21. when June Ribaubo will speak on Reactive Attachment Disorder in children Tammy Pennington Attempts to revive Salski at the scene were unsuccessful and he was transported to Pennock Hospital, where he died later, authorities said. David L. Comp. 36. of Clinton Township, was found hanged in his cell last September. Tl»e two suicides in the Barry County Jail are not unique in the area. There also has been three jail suicides in Kent County and one in Ottawa County within the last year. See SUICIDE, page 12 Truck-snowmobile fatal crash case finally resolved with plea Delton High Winterfest royalty Seniors Claire Moore and Paul Diaz were selected king and queen of the Delton Kellogg High School Winterfest celebration last Friday night during the Panthers' bas­ ketball game at home against Paw Paw Moore has been accepted into Michigan State University's Honors College and intends to earn a degree in environmental research Diaz plans to move to California to earn a degree in architecture. (Photo by Linda Boyce) by Jon Gambee Staff Writer The driver of a truck with a snowplow that struck and killed a teen snowmobiler on Bass Road more than two years ago finally ended the legal nightmare Wednesday. Cory Jo Schut pleaded no contest before Barry County Circuit Court Judge James Fisher to charges of failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in serious impairment or death and an added count of negligent homicide. He was charged in the Jan. 27. 2004. accident that resulted in the death of 17-year-old Jamie Joy Reurink. Schut was driving the truck on a revoked license during a snowstorm, and after striking and killing Reurink fled the scene, but returned later to admit his role to authorities. Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt has agreed to recommend a minimum sentence of 24 months m prison and Fisher set a date of April 2/ for sentencing. “After careful consideration of the facts of the case and upon consultation with the par­ ents of Jamie Reurink. this resolution best serves the interests of justice.” Nakfoor Pratt said in a prepared statement released at the hearing. “This case has been pending for two years due to appeal*, filed in the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Michigan Supreme Court. The Reurink family has suffered a great loss and it is my hope that this resolution will bring closure to a long and difficult chapter in their grief process.” she added. Authorities said Reurink pulled her snow­ mobile out in front of Schut. who at the time of the incident, was driving on a revoked license ludge Fisher noted in court that Schut left the scene and returned later Court records show Schut's license had been revoked due to repeated alcohol and drug convictions. Blood tests, however, found See CRASH, page 13 �Page 2 - Thursday February 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page WinterFest trail hike scheduled The Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association. in conjunction with Gun Lake Area WinterFest invites the public to a winter hike Saturday morning. Feb. 18. Participants can gather at 9 a.m. at the Long Lake Campground Lodge at the Yankee Springs Recreation Area. From there, they can convoy to the M-179 trail­ head and hike back to the Lodge. Those planning to join the fun are asked to bring their own food; hot drinks will be available at the Lodge at the conclusion of the hike. The hike will take about two hours. For further information, call Lynne Durham al 269-861-0514. Food distribution set in Middleville The UAW Local #1002 in Middleville has announced it is planning its next food distribution on Tuesday. Feb. 21. Free food will be distributed to those in need at the UAW Local 1002 Union Hall at 4 p.m. The UAW Union Hall is located at 295 Washington Street in Middleville. For more information, call Teresa Osborne director of food donor and com­ munity relations. Food Bank of South Central Michigan. Battle Creek, at 269­ 964-3663. Legislative Coffee slated for Monday The next Legislative Coffee program will be held at 8 a.m. Monday. Feb. 13. at the Bay Pointe ResUurant. Gun Lake. Scheduled to appear are State Senator Patty Birkholz; State Representative Gary Newell; and Rick Truer, representing Third District Congressman Vem Ehlers. They will discuss recent issues and take up any concerns constituents may wish to talk about. A straw vote will be taken at the end of the session to give legislators feedback on the issues discussed. The Legislative Coffee series is sponsored by the Barry County Chamber of Commerce. The public is welcome to attend. Tire the Senate’ website ready The Unicameral Michigan committee, based in Hastings, has posted its website at "Fire-the-Senate.com" is available to access information on its petition drive to eliminate the Michigan State Senate. The groups' e-mail site is up and operat­ ing to provide a contact with the group for information purposes and supplying details on getting copies of the petitions for sign­ ing. The Unicameral group gained approval by the State Board of Canvassers Friday. Jan. 20, for its eight-page petition to put the question oa the November general election ballot. The movement needs 317.000 valid sig­ natures by July 17 to be able to place the question on the Nov. 7 election ballot. Plans are in place for petitions to be available and monetary contributions for the group's effort to be handled through Unicameral Michigan at P.O. Box 117. Hastings. Writers group plans meetings The Thomapple Valley Writers Group will meet on the second and fourth Thursday of every month at “Beyond the Cover” bookstore, which is beside the State Grounds Coffee Shop in downtown Hastings. All ages are welcome. All genres of fic­ tion. poetry, and nonfiction arc encouraged. There is no charge for this event. Organizer Skip Coryell said. “Just bring paper and pencil, a sharp, open mind, and lots of positive feedback. You arc not required to share your own personal work, though it is encouraged." Coryell said the purpose of this group is to lend encouragement and support to local authors, struggling to make their voices heard. Go to www.skipcoryell.com for more information, or call or email at: 269-838- 5586. Thomapple Players ‘Sugar’ audition set Auditions for the Thomapple Players’ production of the musical "Sugar," based on the screenplay "Some Like It Hot" by Billy Wilder and I.AX. Diamond, with music and lyrics by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Feb. 27, at the COA. All post high school-aged adults arc wel­ come to audition. There may be callbacks on Feb. 28 if necessary. Those unable to attend auditions due to a conflict are asked to contact the director prior to auditions. Those auditioning for a principal singer should prepare a solo and bring the neces­ sary music for accompaniment, or a CD without vocals. If auditioning for a chorus role, there is no need to prepare a song. The auditioncr will be asked to sing briefly to establish range. Carol Satterly will be directing the show and she can be reached at 517-852-0773 to answer any questions. Walk for Wannth early signups urged Community Action Agency (CAA) of South Central Michigan is planning for a huge turnout at this year's 21st annual Walk for Warmth Saturday, Feb 25. CAA officials arc encouraging people to start signing up early. The indoor walk will take place Feb. 25 in Barry County at the Thomapple Valley Church. 2750 S. M-43 Highway. Hastings. Registration begins at 9 a.m., opening ceremonies begin at about 9:30 and oneand three-mile indoor walk events begin al 10 a.m. With the increase in heating costs, the CAA is already receiving record numbers of healing assistance requests, which is why these funds arc so desperately needed this year. The funds raisA? by theWalk for Wannth help low- to moderate-income individuals and families keep their heat on during the winter. This year the CAA is offering a couple of different ways to participate in the Walk for Warmth. Pledge sheets can be picked up at any local CAA office, or can be printed online at www.CAASCM.org. For people who can't participate in the event, a new option is available to donate online at www.CAASCM.org. While at the site, donors can choose which county they would like their donation to go to. and securely send it via the Internet. Donations can also be mailed directly to the local CAA office by calling 1-877-422-2726 for more information. The Hastings High School cast members are rehearsing for their production of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" at 7 p.m. Thursday. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23, 24 and 25, at the Central School Auditorium. ‘Seven Brides’ curtain will go up on Feb. 23 The Central School Auditorium is being transformed into the wilderness home of the sr .n Pontipee brothers for the upcoming production of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." The musical, which will feature 35 high school students, tells the story of the Pontipee brothers arid their search for wives and fea­ tures songs such as “Going Courtin'" and "A June Bride." The role of the oldest brother. Adam, will be split between Adam Sheldon and Zak Fay. Jessica Mikolajczyk and Danielle Brower will share the role of the female lead. Millie. The stage version of the show was adapted from the 1954 MGM movie version that, much to the surprise of company executives, became a hit for the studio. Castleton-Maple Grove-Nashville EMS director hails from Hastings by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer When she assumes the helm of the Castleton-Maple Grove-Nashville Emergency Medical Service (EMS) April 1. Tina Fein of Hastings plans to promote unity between the service and the community it serves. "As director, there is a lot I want to do to involve the community This is a public EMS and want to bring people into our building, let them know what classes we arc teaching and work with the schools, .maybe teaching a tlass for high school students" said Fein, "A lot of people don't reahzc that we're here and we offer CPR, and MFR (Medical First Responder) classes. Board Members Mary Coll and Susie Butler were absent Monday night when Castleton-Maple Grove-Nashville EMS Board voted unanimously to appoint Fein to the director’s post after a two-month search for qualified applicants. The board initially offered the position to Terry Orton, who with Fein, was one of the two finalists for the job. However. Orton sent a letter to the board citing family and reloca­ tion issues as his reason for turning down the post. Fein was offered and accepted the same package as Orton, 40 hours per weeb, $30,000 per y.'ar with no benefits. The board is still working on the details of the director 's contract duties, job description, evaluation, etc., but hope to have a proposal ready for approval at next month's regular meeting. Until the EMS's new fiscal year begins April 1, Fein will continue working as a pool paramedic and work with interim EMS Coordinator Denicc Scramlin who was appointed by the board in December to fill the post vacated by 21-year EMS Coordinator Ardie Reid when he resigned effective Jan. 1. Fein, who has been a NRP (Nationally Registered Paramedic) for six years, has served a pool paramedic at the CastTetonMapte Grove-Nashvillc EMS lor two years. Her previous experience Thcluies stints at Mercy Ambulance Service in Hasiings, Thomapple Ambulance Service aid serving as a volunteer for Wayland EMS. Fein wed Barry County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Tony Stein on New Year’s Eve and the couple resides in the Hasiings area with their four children and three dogs. Fein said that in her spare time she likes to volunteer for the Barry County United Way and Red Cross, "doing anything they ask me to do." Volunteerism is important to Fein, who said she wants the EMS to continue to offer monthly blood pressure screening checks at Green Gables fund-raiser set Green Gables Haven, the domestic vio­ lence shelter in Hastings that provides save refuge for battered women, will hold its fourth annual fund-raiser Saturday. Feb. 11, at Bay Pointe Inn on Gun Lake. “This is our biggest fund-raiser of the year.” said Kristine Hiar, Green Gables director. “In the past we have had excellent support from area business like Hastings City Bank, and we look forward to this year’s event” There will be a coctail hour starting at 5:30 p.m., with dinner to follow. Hiar said. “There will be two silent auctions and a live auction throughout the evening,” Hiar said. “It will be a fun event and one that will help the shelter at the same time.” Besides Hastings City Bank, the event is being sponsored by Service Express of Grand Rapids and Coleman Insurance. Hiar said the list of items to be auctioned off will be varied, but all are valuable. Last year original art work, a spa package, homemade quilts, a grandfather clock, din­ ner packages, a flat screen television and a week’s condo stay in Hawaii were auc­ tioned. Hiar said another benefit of this year’s auction is being offered by Bay Pointe. “Patrons who come to the auction can reserve a room at Bay Pointe under the Green Gables discount." she said. Hiar officially took over the reigns as Green Gables Haven on Jan. 2. replacing retiring Director Sandi Drummond. Patti LaJoye and Todd Willard are directing the Hastings show, which runs Thursday. Friday and Saturday. Feb. 23. 24 and 25. at 7 p.m. at Central School Auditorium. Advance tickets are available through Bosley Pharmacy. King’s Appliances. Hastings Felpausch. State Grounds Coffee House and all Hastings area schools. Tina Fein the Maple Valley Community Center of Hope in Nashville and wants to expand that part­ nership. "I want to reach out in the public and teach. I want to let them know that (the EMS) needs volunteers because our number volunteers are dwindling," she said. "I want people to know that this is a place they can volunteer if they want to." Fein also wants the public to know that working for an EMS is also a viatic career choice. "There may be kids in high school who don’t want to go to college and get a four-year degree. Maybe taking classes to become a MFR or a paramedic might lx just the thing for them. This field isn’t for everyone, but I want them to know they can take classes here and find out." ILR plans Lunch and learn sessions Woodland chimney fire contained Woodland firefighters extinguished a chimney fire Monday morning at the home of Rod and Connie McMillian on East Broadway. The fire was contained to the chimney and there was no damage to the home. A passing motorist called 911 and alerted the McMillians to the fire. (Photo by Helen Mudry) The Institute for Learning in Retirement at Kellogg Community College will offer three “Lunch and Lcam” sessions in the next sev­ eral weeks for individuals ages 50 and older in the Barry County area. All three will be held held at the KCC center located at 2950 M-179 Highway just west of downtown Hastings. For registration infor­ mation. call KCCs ILR office at 948-9500. extension 2838. • Thursday. Feb. 16 — “Bias in the Media." featuring David Young from J-Ad Graphics. Tuesday. Feb 21 — The Greatest Entertainer Al Jolson." featuring Phil Stewart. Monday. March 6 — The Oil Famine." featuring freelance writer Kurt Cobb. On-going weekly classes continue. "Great Decisions” will be Tuesdays. Feb. 28 through April 18. from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Eight different foreign policy issues arc pre­ sented and discussed with facilitator Eileen Oehler. “Memoir Writing," with Jan Drolen will be Thursdays. Feb. 23. through March 30 from 10 a.m. to noon. "Ethics and Spirituality" will take place Thursdays. March 2 through 23. from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. with Rev. Michael Anton. $15 for ILR members and $18 for non-members. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 9. 2006 - Page 3 SCHOOL, continued from page 1 "The managmcnt of Hastings Manufacturing has encouraged me to run.” he said. "The company has made a renewed commitment to the community and that includes the schools. They want their employ­ ees to be involved." Guenther said he wants to be part of a team that works for the continued improvement in education. "I am a strong supporter of the Hasiings School system.” he said, "and I think I can be a valuable asset to the team. 1 think I can bring new ideas to the table and I am a tireless worker. My family has strong tiet to the edu­ cational community and we we raised to value education. 1 think the principles that my father lived by are still relevant today. “I think I can help carry on those principles and values. We have an excellent school sys­ tem and 1 w ill work hard to keep us moving forward." Pennington, bom at Pennock Hospital in 1959. is best known as director of the Barn County Commission on Aging. A native of Hastings, she earned a secondary teaching degree from Central Michigan University in 19X1. majoring in history and English. “After I got out of college there weren’t many teaching positions open.” she recalled, noting she spent a year substituting and then landed a post with the Mid-Counties Training Consortium. She remained there until the local office was closed and in 1987 decided to interview for the COA director's post because Eloise Wolf was retiring. Pennington nas been director of the COA for the past 19 years and says she doesn’t regret her career move one bit. When asked why she's interested in run­ ning for school board, though she’s a busy person, she replied with a grin. "Busy people produce good work. I like contributing to my community.” Pennington added. "There is a huge mis­ conception that older people don't care about education I’m interested in the schools because these days they do more than just educate our children: they’re so much a part of our wider community." She and her husband. Chuck, who works at Flexfab. have a daughter. Emma, who is a stu­ dent at Hastings Middle School. Tammy is also a >outh leader at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hastings. Her father. Stan Foltz, was heavily involved in the community as chairman of CROP Walks, president of the Jaycees. and he served on the YMCA Board. Delton Incumbent Elizabeth Matteson will cam­ paign for re-election, but will be challenged by newcomer John Marshall for one open position on Delton Kellogg's school board. Lakewood The president and vice president positions on the Lakewood board will be up for vote, ’•'our candidates, including incumbent Vice President Vincent Pennington have turned in petitions to the county clerk's office. Barry Vezino. Gary Foltz and Martha Johnson will be the newcomers on the ballot Former President Joel Pepper resigned last year due to personal reasons and Pennington took over his role as president. A onc-year term left open by his resigna­ tion will be filled in the May 2 election. Maple Valley In Maple Valiey. two trustee positions will be open, with both Mark Shoemaker and Andrea Montgomery’s term on the board expiring. Both have turned in petitions to the clerk's office and will be competing with Kevin Rost for the two spots on the board. Thornapple Kellogg Only Secretary Kim Scllcck and Trustee David Smith of the Thomapple-Kellogg school district •“ill run opposed in the May 2 election. Should a candidate decide not to run for one of the positions, they will have until Friday to withdraw Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday. Mav 2. and elected candidates will begin their terms on July I. 2(X)6 The four year terms will end June 30.2010. and the onc-year term in Lakewood will end June 30. 2007. Monday. April 3. 2006. is the last day to register to vote in this election. Absentee ballots arc available through the local township offices through Wednesday. April 12. Guernsey Lake and nearby area property owners due to its close proximity to the lake,” said Mursch. "We have recently learned that soil sampling on four other properties has taken place. These four properties total approximately 635 acres. As you can surmise, we arc extremely fearful that this initial appli­ cation. if approved, w ill undoubtedly lead to additional applications in similar nature for more mineral extraction sites. Every rolling hill that exists in this area could be in jeop­ ardy of becoming a gravel pit." Attorney Ken Vermuelen said at the Dec. X Planning Commission meeting that concerns and questions raised by the public at previous meetings could be dealt with through condi­ tions written into the special exception use permit. A group calling themselves Concerned Residents and Citizens of Hope Township has developed 40 stipulations for the permit and said they "are the minimum stipulations that the residents and concerned citizens of Hope Township require the Hope Township Planning Commission impose and mandate upon the applicant." Committee members Roger Pashby and Doug Peck hold positions on the Barry County Road Commission but stated at the meeting their positions would not affect their decision. According to minutes from the meeting. Pashby said that although he was aware that Hope Township and Barry County sit on a "gold mine" of gravel and there arc needs for the grave) in the community, his vote con­ cerning a gravel mine at this site would not be affected. Trevor Smith of R. Smith and Sons was out of town and not available to answer questions. HOPE, continued from page 1 trucks would, however, be used throughout the year to transport gravel off site as it is needed, but no road restrictions would be vio­ lated. The proposed site, owned by Barbara Osgood and Bob and Nancy Anders, is com­ prised of hills that make the land unsuitable for agricultural use. "Il will make a little income for me and the propeny isn’t usable for farming and hopeful­ ly after they get done it w ill be." said Osgood when asked her reasons for seeking the land use permit. Osgood said while the Smith company had approached the land owners, another compa­ ny was considered for ’he project but had prior commitments that prevented them from pursuing the project. The commission allowed ’he public to sub­ mit documents in support or opposition of the project until Oct. 31. Mursch believes that the gravel pit will affect more than the adjacent neighbors and will open the door for more gravel pits in the area if the use permit is passed. "The proposed site sets on the west side of Otis Lake Road, south of Keller Road and north of Darlie Lane, however will impact all HAPPY VALENTINES * DAY* to our special sweetheart EMILIE Imv. Mom and Dad TO A SPECIAL NANA AND PAPA I love you! • Emilie * CHASEY-BABY^ Happy Valentines Day! ■J Love, Your Favorite Sister! X MARISSA X Happy Valentine Day! Love Dad & Jennifer We Love You KEVIN MART1SIUS M From Every Girl in the World * v MV LITTLE HONEY * I never want to let go! Four Sweets HAPPY' VALENTINES * DAY MF to my Michigan great grandchildren, B-ayana & Niko Rose, Gavin & Alexis Booher and Hunter Gould. Love Grandma Latta HAPPY VALCTTiNES^r * ANDREW t TRAVIS* Happy Valentines Day to 2 Special Boys! Love Mom & Chad ftf" DAY. DAVID! I never knew wha» true love was. til you entered my life. 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February 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Oil companies have earned every penny of their profits TV show on ALS brings home reality To the editor: Thuisday night, many Hastings residents were captivated by actor James Woods' por­ trayal of a man battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS. or Lou Gehrig's disease) on the NBC television drama "E.R." Woods superbly brought to light the suffer­ ing that this terminal disease brings as it pro­ gressively weakens muscles to the point of total paralysis. ALS can also take a person's ability to bieathe, speak and eat. but leaves mental function intact. For some Hastings residents. ALS is more than just TV drama: it is their everyday reali­ ty. However, help and hope is available to them from ’.he Muscular Dystrophy Association, the world leader in ALS research and services. Along with its research seeking treatments and a cure for ALS. MDA provides top-notch health care for people with ALS at the MSU Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies. MDA also provides financial assistance for purchase and repair of assistive equipment such as wheelchairs and for communication devices for those whose speech is diminished by the disease. Support groups are another vital MDA service for people with ALS and their loved ones. We hope that all of those who were touched by Woods' performance will support the MDA's efforts to eradicate this devastating disease. Leam more at www.?ls-md or by calling 616-459-4331. Eric Elzinga. District Director. Muscular Dystrophy Association Who in Baltimore should be recalled? To the editor: Concerning the Baltimore Township recall, just a few more facts: A half dozen people did not like two board members, so they accused them of wasting money. At last month's township meeting, the clerk made a motion to amend the budget, taking $1.200 out of the road fund and $2,500 out of the .emetery fund in order to have enough money for the recall election. Our roads arc very bad now. Is this not a waste of taxpayer's money? Maybe we are recalling the wrong people! Gene Willison. Hastings Recall is peoples’ right to be heard Soyas are very misin brmed on this issue and To the editor: I would like to make some clarifications to haven't taken the time or effort to get the Banner’s Jan. 19 article about the Feb. 28 informed. If the recall is successful. Rhodes recall election in Baltimore Township, in and Soya will be removed from the board as which the electorate will decide whether or soon as the board of canvassers certifies the not to recall Trustees James Rhodes and election results (usually about two to three days). That would be about March 2. David Soya. The board then has the option uf appoint­ While it's admirable that Steve Soya and the Newtons defend Rhodes and Soya, they're ing. but only until the next election, which is relatives, so this is to be expected. For those May 2. I don't believe the board members of you who follow sports, this seems a bit like would be inclined to appoint, but rather work Michael Vick defending his little brother as a three-person Board ithey would still have Marcus, doesn't it? a quorum) for two months. By doing this they David Soya claims to represent the taxpay­ would save the township several hundred dol­ ers of our township, but his actions seem to lars (trustees' wages), thereby somewhat off­ indicate otherwise. A good example of this setting the recall election cost. was at a recent meeting with the Road Also, by not appointing (annointing?), the Commission. While discussing a certain road election in May could be very nen-biased in our township, David stated that he didn't (because incumbents seem to have a leg up on really care about that pafkutar read, because • the trompetition, which is perhaps how he didn't have lo driva an itRhodes and Soy a pot re-elected in 3004) He also claims that last yw*s dust control Steve Soya stated that his brother attended (which David supervised) went off wittout a one training session (one in five years?). By hitch, "no problems." He didn't have to field his actions (such as making motions and sec­ the numerous complaints, especially from the onds to motions in closed session, which is a folks on Mixer Road. When one of our elder­ direct violation of the Open Meetings Act). ly residents went out to complain, David told David has shown repeatedly that he should her to go back in her house and take a cold have received much more training. shower! As a result of David's poor planning In my 29 years of leaching and working and execution, the company who applied our with high school students. 1 have found that dust control won't even work with us any students (or trustees) who got to class or more! meetings on time, came prepared with pencil From the beginning of the recall effort (and and paper, paid close attention to the lesson even before). I have stated that I believe the being discussed, and maybe even took some Pierce Cedar Creek Institute should pay taxes. notes, usually got the As or Bs. It’s obvious However, the Court of Appeals said they were that these lessons cany over into adulthood: exempt. Attorney Crumback verified Rhodes and Soya seem unable (or unwilling) (through phone conversations) that the town­ to do any of these things (no pencil and paper ship had a 5 tc 10 % chance of even being and no note taking) and. in my opinion, are heard by the State Supreme Court. If the high getting the Ds and Es! court did hear the case, Crumback stated we When Steve Soya states that his brother would have about a 50% chance of winning. and his brother's friend. Jim Rhodes, have Our trustees' story now is that we flat out had voted in the best interests of the township, it a 50% chance of winning. They continue to rings hollow and seems like nothing more omit a very key statistic. than family loyalty. The Supreme Court eventually rejected our We have a chance (on Feb. 28) to make our appeal and this frivolous lawsuit has cost us voices heard in township government. A over SI8,000 and the costs continue to rise! "YES" vole on the recall is a good start. Steve Soya contends that if the recall effort Jake Ypma. is successful, the board will appoint "to fill Baltimore Accountability Group out the remaining time of service." I think the To the editor: The recent announcement of record profits by ExxonMobil and Chevron is being met by widespread denunciations of oil companies' "windfall profits" and the demand that these profits be "given back" to society via a pro­ posed $20 billion tax. As U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich and others say. they seek "to tax only excess profits, leaving... reasonable profits unaffect­ ed." Such taxation is justified because the recent low supply and high demand that led to higher profits, explains economist Dean Baker, "is kind of (the oil companies'] good luck. They didn't do anything to cam it’ But America's ci) companies have earned every penny of their profits. To characterize any portion of them as an unearned "windfall" — like manna dropped from heaven — is a vicious smear. It is to evade what is truly responsible for their profits this and every quarter the great value they create and the tremendous thought, effort and risk-taking that go s into creating it Virtu dly forgotten in the condemnation of oil profits is that the great and growing glob­ al demand for oil reflects its great value. Producers and consumers have been willing to pay $70 a barrel for oil because it is worth that much to us. Oil is used by us to get quick­ ly from point A tu point B by car. train, or jet. It is used by efficient factories overseas to produce the ever-cheaper goods we get at Wal-Mart. In the event of a natural disaster, it allow; ms to drive to a safer place or to gener­ ate power to begin a recovery. The critics of oil profits take all the bene­ fits of free-flowing oil for granted with not a word of acknowledgement to those who sell it to them at agreeable prices. They treat oil pro­ duction as an effortless, risk-less task that requires little more of oil executives than shuffling paper and watching their coffers fill up with mega-profits. But the continuous mass production of oil, under all economic conditions, is a tremen­ dous achievement. Oil companies invest bil­ lions on new exploration projects. They con­ struct skyscraper-high oil rigs to extract oil from the ocean floor. They develop new tech­ nologies like 3-D seismic surveys or new extraction methods to get hundreds of billions of barrels of oil from sand deposits in Canada. And to profit, they must do all of these things efficiently, while assuming a great amount of risk: the uncertain nature of oil exploration and research and development; the need to deal with unstrble foreign govern­ ments: the new and shifting government reg­ ulations on exploration and refining; the machinations of the OPEC cartel of dictator­ "nerds" who made hundreds of thousands at Microsoft and elsewhere not deserve their money — should they be forced to "give" it to society (i.e., tu other people) — because they had no idea that cultivating programming skills would be so profitable? No — they chose to develop those skills, they staked their livelihoods on them, and their high salaries rightfully belong to them Given the value oil companies create and the effort and risk involved, to call their prof­ its a "windfall" is an intellectual crime. A "windfall profits’ tax would punish producers for working hard, taking risks, and succeed­ ing. Nothing could be more un-American than that. Let us drop the "windfall* smear, and con­ gratulate the oil industry for a job well done. Alex Epstein, Ayn Rand Institute Alex Epstein is a junior fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine, CA. The institute promotes the ideas of Ayn Rand, best-selling author of “Atlas Shrugged*' and “The Fountainhead" and originator of the philoso­ phy of objectivism. Be wary of the idea to fire Senate To the editor: The "Kill the Senate" campaign will have great emotional appeal to those who want to stick it to government. Talking to some of those involved. I find that some are almost giddy over their newly found "power." Some basic information may help those who have not yet piled on. The Senate consists of 38 members who are elected by the qualified electors of dis­ tricts having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents. Senators are elected at the same Fate as the governor and serve four-year terms concurrent with the governor’s term of office. The Home of Representatives consists of 110 memben. who are elected by the qualified electors of districts having approximately 77.000 to 91,000 residents. Representatives are elected in even numbered years to twoyear terms. Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures obtained through the federal decennial census. Note: This information is available on www.mi.gov. Movements like this can move so fast that the unintended consequences are not exam­ ined. One outcome of eliminating the Senate would be representative overload. New we have two people we can petition. Eliminating one will probably double the work on the other unless we just give up because we aren't being served. To survive, if they can, our rep­ resentatives will have to significantly increase their staffs. Eliminating the Senate will double the workload on our least experienced represen­ tative. Legislators are limited to three, twoyear terms. The Senate has a 58%/42% Republican majority. 58% of Senators come from districts in the Detroit area. Of the Detroit area Senators, 91% are Democrats. In the House, the Republicans have a much narrower 53%/47% majority. 59% of Representatives come from districts in the Detroit area. Of the Detroit area representatives, 62% are Democrats. If you're a Democrat and you want control — get rid of the Senate. Once you do, the House is a reachable objective. When you win the house the Detroit politicians will run the state even more than they do now. Be careful what you wish for. You might just get it, and I mean really get it Don Drummond, Hastings Music School fund-raiser was most worthwhile To the editor: f. Last Saturday/light was the fund-raiser for the Community Music School. We were asked to attend and we're glad we did It’s very easy to stay snuggled into our homes on these cold winter nights. My hus­ band and 1 were both glad that we ventured out on that particular evening. At the event we were treated to an amazing group of local musicians. Le Jazz was the lead performer, under the direction of Joe LaJoye. What a great group of talented musi­ cians, and what a treat for those of us lucky enough to be in attendance! The teachers from the Community Music School also treated us to several performanc­ es. There were flutes, clarinets, violins, vio­ las, and piano pieces. Some of performance.-, were done by the adult students of the Music Scnool. What a great opportunity for bc«h teacher and students to showcase their talents! It was a wonderful mix of performing and mingling with everyone. There was also a silent auction that had some beautiful work done by local artists and craftsmen. I am sorry to report that 1 couldn't keep my mind on the auction, as I was so enchanted by the musicians. I was out bid on everything that 1 bid on. So next year maybe I'll have a better system for that auction. My recommendation is to put this on your list of things to do. Attend the annual fund­ Settd « letter to the editor! Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. ships. Critics emphasize the fact that the oil com­ panies' profits this quarter are partially due to factors that they did not anticipate or control — such as the massive increase in demand from China and India. But every business venture involves factors that its leaders do not (and cannot) anticipate or control — factors that can affect it positively or negatively. These factors are part of the risk that busi­ nesses assume. Since they undertake the risk, they deserve any losses or rewards that result. In the 1990s, the oil companies had no right to a bailout when oil unexpectedly fell below $10 a barrel. Likewise, we now have no right to seize their profits when oil unexpectedly rises to over $70 a barrel. To earn a profit does not mean to be fully responsible for every factor that went into it; it is to take the action necessary to create a product or service — to develop the skills, to invest the time, money, and effort — and to assume the risk that others will value one's product or service, and tliat one will not be driven out of business by a superior competi­ tor, a new invention, etc. This principle applies equally to employees as to business owners. Did the many former Why is TATU important? Fourth-graders across the county have been learning about the hazards of tobacco use. Their teachers have been high school students in the Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) program. This week some of these teens were asked why participating in the TATU program is important. raiser for the Community Music School. You will be glad you ventured out. Sue Peterson, Hastings Honor Roll: Cedar Creek Christian School (Secoto acMemic quarter) Students must ha<* a. 3.3 or higher grade point average for the minting period *o qualiJyFourth grade: Andrew Broi?ky, Cara Wellington, Casey De Mink. 'esse Mishler. Cody Madsen (all As) rnd Na tail? Warren. Fifth grade: Hunter Mauk, Katie Haiti will and Kayla Pennock. Sixth grade: Andrea Polley (all As), Kay lee DeMink (all As), Phillip Mishler a.xi Samantha Hoolsema. Seventh grade: Ariel Hayward. Eighth grade: Kristen Woolley. Ninth grade: Dustin Dowding. Keeia Visser and Rebecca Zantjer (all As). Sophomores: Ion Cross (all As) and Quinn Cook (all As). Juniors: Anna Ibbotson and Curtis Visser. Seniors: Aubrey Graves. rhe Haating* Banner Devoted to the Interests of Barry County since 1856 PMiMb,.. Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jtcote Frederic Jacohe PrBMiort Vo Praartani Steven Jacoba Sacrataryfltoaawar • NEWSROOM • David T. 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We might be able to keep younger students from making mistakes." “I think it is important to be a goto rc.'e model. We might be ab«c to help kids with information and keep them from making life threatening mistakes." ScottOmmen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subscriptton Ratoc; 130 par year n Barry County $32 par year n adfonng counaaa $35 par year abawhara POSTMASTER Sand addraaa changes to: PO BosB Hastings. Ml 49058-06C2 Stand Oaaa Postage Part at Hastings. Ml 49068 �The Hasiings Banner - Thursday, Febn«ry 9 2006 - Page S Im My Opmtpn TT T\ & /7T o Winterfest fights ‘Bowling Alone’ disease The attempt to bring back the Gun Lake Winterfest is a good example of our necessary and continuing fight against the “Bowling Alone” syndrome that has afflicted modem American society. In the midst of a too often dreary winter month, the western Barry County community is beckoning us to get out of our homes and into the open with friends and fellow citizens for a little fun for a day or two. Because of the efforts of a few local businesses and high-minded individuals, the call hns gone out for us to stop “Bowling Alone” and start "bowling together." Some have grown weary of my constant mention of the book by Professor Robert Putnam, but it’s one of the most important studies and warnings about how we live today and its unintended conse­ quences. Putnam has laid out very well our process of fragmenta­ tion and turning away from a sense of community and working together tor the common good. He maintains we have become a society of people who no longer know their neighbors, of people who go to work every day and come home to spend our leisure time by ourselves, immersed in watching TV, surfing the Internet or playing video games. Many of us no longer share our free time with others in the community, in service clubs, fraternal organizations or church groups. This awful fragmentation shows up in the news, when we team of the death of certain service clubs such as the local chapter of the American Association of University Women, social groups such as the Hi-Nooners and Bliss Retirees and the tough times faced in the recent past by the local American Legion post. The reasons are tel­ evision. the Internet, mothers working outside the home, a mobile society that creates bedroom communities and more people work­ ing longer hours and at home. Putnam holds that sense of community was one of those intangi­ ble factors in days gone by that helped build the United States into the greatest society in world history, but this time-honored system is breaking down. One way to reduce the deterioration is having community festi­ vals or celebrations, excuses for people to tear themselves away from the TV and join friends and neighbors in the common effort of making their own fun rather than passively watching someone else do it. It was a sad development three years ago when virtually no one stepped forward to keep the Gun Lake Winterfest going annually. There was no question the festival took a lot of work, time and commitment, and there was worry about liability for some of the activities, such as the ever-popular Polar Dip. So we missed three years until Mike Powers at Bay Pointe Inn and Restaurant, several other individuals and the Barry County Chamber of Commerce decided to bring it back. One of the chamber's critical roles was providing liability insurance. It was important to plan activities not entirely dependent on cold included a lot of mud. So a small, determiicd group of businesses and individuals moved forward with the bold idea of resurrecting the celebration. We at J-Ad Graphics have decided to take an active role. too. because, as you probably can tell, we’re big believets in a sense of community. Some may chuckle about these small town festivals, but we see them a strong statement about who we are and a chance to bring people together. So many Barry County area towns, villages and communities, have their own festivals. In Hastings, it’s the Summerfest. In Middleviiie it’s Heritage Days. In Vermontville it’s the Syrup Festival. In Sunfield it's the Farmer's Picnic. In Delton it’s the Founders Weekend. Nashville has resurrected its Heritage Festival. Lake Odessa has a "Splash." Caledonia is known for its Fourth of July celebration. Clarksville is famous for its Ox Roast. Woodland has its Labor Day weekend Homecoming. And there arc others too numerous to mention. If any of these small town events dies, a slice of Americana, what made this country great, dies with it. Tne chance for us to get together and have fun as a community is lost, and we grow further apart from one another. And that is a sad process indeed, one that must be resisted with all of our resources. That’s a huge reason why we at J-Ad Graphics are proud to play a major role in the resurrection of the Gun Lake Winterfest on Feb. 17 and 18. When it comes to playing a part in the war against apa­ thy. alienation and fragmentation, just tell us where to sign up. There’s plenty to do... The Gun Lake Winterfest isn’t the only community happening going on this month, in the middle of the cold winter. Kudos to the ambitious two days of concerts on behalf of the Community Music School last weekend. The First United Methodist Church of Hastings will be host to a special vocal music concert Saturday evening. Feb. 18. The Green Gables domestic vio­ lence shelter will be beneficiary of a fund-raising dinner and auc­ tion Feb. II. The Community Action Agency’s annual Walk for Warmth, this year an indoor walking fund-raising activity, will be held Saturday. Feb. 25. This is not to mention the wrestling tournaments that are coming soon for some of the finest high school teams in the state, which happen to exist right in these parts. And don't forget the many Winter Homecoming activities for most of our local schools. So U? all of you naysayers out there who iiKist that in the middle of winter “there’s nothin’ to do" around here, you can just come out and enjov the fun. Corn can be answer to high energy cost To the editor: With high energy prices, many consumers are looking to alternative energy sources for answers. Com is one source of energy many Michigan residents are now using to supply them with transportation fuel and heat for their homes and businesses. Several events, workshops, and demonstra­ tions will be and have been held throughout the winter months to help educate consumers about using the energy potential of com. One of the hottest topics this winter has oeen heating homes and businesses with comfired stoves, furnaces, and boilers. With the high cost of energy, many consumers are switching over to com-fired units as a way to lower their heating costs. Com is a renewable resource which bums more efficiently and cleaner than other products, such as wood or pellets. For these reasons the Com Marketing Program of Michigan (CMPM) is working on an educational campaign featuring com stove informational events to help educate con­ sumers. The CMPM is holding an event at 2 p.m. today at the Pat Feldpausch Farm in Fowler. Mich., located in Clinton County to allow vis­ itors to see a com furnace in action. Feldpausch installed a com furnace in his shed which currently heats his home, office, shed and recreation room on a zone system. By attending this event, guests will get the opportunity to see the furnace in action and how the zone system works. They will be able to ask questions directly to Feldpausch about his experiences with the furnace. Be sure to mark your calendars and attend this event to learn more about the benefits and economics of using a com stove, furnace, or boiler. Another important com-energy educational event was held on Jan. 18 when organizations and businesses from across the state traveled to Michigan's Capitol to participate in the sec­ ond annual Advancing-the-Choice event. This event was coordinated by the Greater Lansin & Area Clean Cities Coalition (GLACC) with help from coalition members This year’s event was set up to educate state legislators about biofuels. Members and sponsors were able to partic­ ipate in the event by setting up displays with their organization’s or company’s materials in the hallway of the Capitol. A highlight of the event included a program in the Capitol Rotunda with Rep. Jeff Mayes (D-Bay Chy) and Rep. Neal Nitz (R-Baroda) both speaking on each party's biofiiel packages. Other speakers included a biofuel update from Jim Leidel from Oakland University and an ethanol update. This event gave Clean Cities Coalition members the opportunity to talk with legisla­ tors and their aides about the importance of biofuels for the future of Michigan's economy and environment. ‘In the next year ethanol production in Michigan will increase dramat­ ically with four ethanol plants coming online. It is important that legislators understand the impmtance ethanol will play in our state's economy, not only because these plants will be creating over 100 jobs and bringing mil­ lions of dollars into rural economies, but also because ethanol will help in reducing our state's dependence, on foreign oil." In addition to the CMPM, other organiza­ tions participating in the Advancing the Choice event included: Ann Arbor Clean Cities, Detroit Area CleanCities. General Motors Company, Greater Lansing Area Clean Cities, Lansing Community College. Next Energy and Oakland University. Headquartered in Lansing. CMPM is a leg­ islatively-established statewide program that uses one-cent per bushel of Michigan com sold. It vestments are made in the areas of research, education, market development, and new uses in an effort to enhance the econom­ ic position of Michigan corn producers. CMPM works cooperatively with MCGA. a grassroots-membership association represent­ ing the stale's com producer's political inter­ ests. Jody E. Polk*. CMPM executive director Reasons abound for firing the senate Freeport officials’ conduct on ordinance questionable To the editor: I am writing this letter in response to the Sharon Madole/Lani Forbes letter and to sup­ port the letter of Paul Holiday published in the Banner last week. I was present at the Jan. 17 Planning and Zoning meeting, and I also am affected by the proposed Freeport ordinance. Prior to the meeting, Lani Forbes phoned me in November, and informed me about a pro­ posed ordinance change. She stated she would call to provide a date and time of the public hearing, and would be contacting other affected land owners It turned out that the public bearing was actually already scheduled for that November. Lani never called back. Later, it was discovered at an impromptu meeting of affected land owners, that no other land owners were contacted, as Lani had informed me. What was the reasoning for this action? I would agree with Paul Holiday, this had indications of "misleading" or "deception." I was also contacted by Sharon Madole Jan. 15 after the affected land owners made a deci­ sion to attend the Jan. 17 Planning and Zoning meeting to express our dissatisfaction. Sharon told me the Planning and Zoning meeting was scheduled for Jan. 18 (Wednesday). When 1 questioned the date, and informed Sharon that the meeting was on Jan. 17 (Tuesday), she seemed to be taken Hastings was kind to Justine McLean To the editor: Congratulations to all of you at J-Ad Graphics on having two of your publications rated so highly nationally (top 5% !) for being widely circulated and actually read. I’ve inherited a subscription to the Banner and am very much enjoying my ’scrapbook and diary of the community." Mom (the late Justine McLean) loved Hastings. I'd like you to know why: Because passersby bothered to admire the yard she worked so hard on to make attractive: because she and her dog Sparky were greeted so frequently and cheerfully as she walked around town; because people in the library and places of business went "the extra mile" to be helpful; because your paper allowed her to express her opinions in letters to the editor, because visitors stopped by to share their thoughts. There is much kindness in your communi­ ty and much energy directed toward making your part of the world an even belter place. Hastings deserves the excellent scrapbook'diary you are providing. Patricia Behenna. l-aurel. Md. aback, and ended the conversation What was the reasoning for this action? To me, this also had indications of "misleading" or "deception". As for the Planning and Zoning public hearing Nov. 30. 2005, I recently purchased the meeting minutes from the village to review. It was not surprising to find that no one from the public attended on behalf of the affected landowners. This was because none were informed as was presented by Lani. and there should be consideration that this was the last day of firearm deer season. Il was noted in the documents, that Village President Jerry Misko was recognized as general public on the public's behalf. Unfortunately. Misko's response to representing the general public was recorded as "illegible" in the meeting minutes, but the commission member thank­ ing Jerry for the "illegible" comments was recorded. What is this? It makes one wonder what those "Illegible" comments were that repre­ sented the public. Another interesting note in the meeting minutes was the recording of Planning and Zoning member Brian Albright, laughing about posting the. public hearing in "enough time* to be compliant with the law. It is actu­ ally recorded as "ha-ha" in the meeting min­ utes. My third contact with legislative members of the village came after the Jan. 17 Planning and Zoning meeting from Brian Albright, who is also minister of the Freeport United Brethren Church. Albright left a message al 7:15 p.m. Jan. 28 to call the church. When I called the church and made contact with Brian. I asked how my phone number was acquired. My phone number is unlisted, and this was the second village member who was calling and should not have had my number. Brian first told me that he had gotten from "another person.. When questioned further. Brian's answer changed, and told me that he had gotten, the phone number from the vil­ lage clerk. It was at that time that Brian informed me that a two-acre minimum was going to be instituted to keep animals in the village. Though I was glad to hear about the two-acre minimum requirement. I was not happy that my number was given out by the village clerk. 1 told the village clerk on Monday I was very upset to discover how Brian Albright got my phone nurraer. Apparently. Brian used his keys to get into the village clerk's office. On the village clerk’s answering machine, was my request for the meeting minutes. Brian took it upon himself to listen to the private confidential messages, and obtained my phone number from the message. After the letter in last week's Banner, a neighbor of Rrian Albright's stopped at my house, and informed me th at Brian was "brag­ ging" about riling up landowners during the Jan. 17 meeting and how he "handled the crowd." It needs to be noted that I did not know Brian's neighbor before the letter in the Banner. The neighbor slopped al my house to show support and express some unpleasant dealings that he has had with Albright. Is this the kind of action that a village member and minister should be displaying? In response to the Madole/Forbes letter stating that the original proposed ordinance negatively affected their land as well, Paul Holiday's letter was factual in the statement that "most of their land’ is on the opposite side of the village limits and is not affected. This can be confirmed with a visit to www.banycounty.org web site. They are not exactly affected like those of us whose entire properties are in the village. I would like to make one other important note in this letter. Though there is a two-acre minimum requirement supposedly being implemented in the proposed ordinance, this minimum was not in the original draft of the Planning and Zoning meeting. The two-acre minimum requirement was proposed by the affected landowners during the Jan. 17 Planning and 7x>ning meeting, and re-staled in Paul Holiday's letter to the Banner. The important note is that the draft that was pre­ sented to the "public’ was changed after the public meeting, but the draft date was not changed to indicate a revision. This was con­ firmed as an ’inadvertent mistake" by an unnamed village member. I don't know if this is illegal, out certainly supports other indications of "misleading" or "deception." I am hoping this issue will be resolved, but I am very disappointed with the poor repre­ sentation of these members, and lack of hon­ esty and integrity. These village officials con­ tacted me. I did not make initial contact, and phone calls were not some type of return call. Brenda Lydy. Freeport To the editor: Who would have though: Hastings would be home to a hotbed of political dissent that could lead to the abolishment of the state sen­ ate? Should the senate be fired? After the 40% pay raise our senators and representatives gave themselves. Michigan now has the second highest paid legislators in the nation. Their salary and benefit package approaches $130,000 per year for what’s sup­ posed to be a part-time job. hey are in session only 90 times per year with most of those ses­ sions lasting two hours or less. Pennsylvania just gave back that short­ lived second place position to Michigan after its legislators also gave themselves a hefty pay raise in the middle of the night without the knowledge or approval of its citizens. In their case, Pennsylvanians stormed their cap­ ital and forced the overturn of the raise with threats of downsizing both the house and sen­ ate. What’s more? They demanded an apolo­ gy from their legislators and got one! Citizen anger remains high there with a concerted effort to replace all of the incumbents in both chambers. But still, should we fire our senate? Let’s look at the numbers: Michigan has 38 senators and 110 repre­ sentatives for a total of 148 legislators for 9 million people. California, a far more com­ plex state, has only 135 legislators for 30 mil­ lion people. Looking at it another way, Michigan has one legislator for every 60,000 people. California has one legislator for every 222,000 citizens. If Michigan fires 38 senators, there would still be one legislator for every 82,000 citi­ zens. With these numbers, some might argue that just getting rid of 38 senators docs not go far enough! Aside from one of the most costly state leg­ islatures in the nation, what does our two house system give us? Michigan has the third highest unemployment rate in the nation and has drifted down from fifth to 15th in aca­ demic accomplishment. We have one of the highest tax rates and insurance costs in the Great Lakes region. There is a brain drain under way in which our college graduates are leaving the state to seek employment in other stales. Our schools are laying off teachers and suff and dialing down the thermostats becaiii* they have no money to pay the bills. Persorcd and corporate bankruptcies are at an Ml-time high. Home foreclosures are at record levels, as evidenced by the number of legal notires published in this newspaper. I could gc on. but it’s not pretty. While the su«c goes down in flames, our state senator, Patti Sirkholz. wastes what few session days there are to debate whether the Kirtland warbler or the robin should be our state bird. Much of her time, along with the rest of the senate, is spent on sarilar feel­ good legislation. The Michigan house and the senate are clones of one another. The state constitution affirms that Tlteir duties are identical. With both chambers based on population, there is no “equal” representation by county akin to the US Senate where each stale is equally rep­ resented by two senators. So why pay for duplicate chambers? Corporate America doesn’t do it. Cities, counties, and school boards don’t do it. Most countries in the world don't do it. The Slate of Nebraska doesn't do it With lobbyist contributions to Political Action Committees at record levels this year, special interest groups stand to buy even more elections in 2006. Our stale representa­ tive. Gary Newell, accepts more than 80% of his campaign contributions from outside our 87th District. Some of his contributions even come from special interests outside of Michigan. Senator Birkholz’s record isn’t any better. Both have sold our souls to the devil lobbyists for a few pieces of silver. Sadly, they are not alone, as most of the other legislators have chosen the same path. While not affecting representation, a onehouse legislature for Michigan will break the back of special interest money once and for all and force the politicians of both parties to finally be accountable to Michigan citizens. And, if taxpayers can keep the $80 million per year it costs to run the redundant senate, so much the better. 1 say, www.FIRE-THE-SENATE.com. Tomorrow could not be soon enough! Chris Norton. Bellevue We could learn from Costa Rica To the editor: Sunday was election day in Costa Rica. Monday morning the word on the street was “no Prcsidente!" None of the eight or so can­ didates for President had won the election in spite of much enthusiasm among the support­ ers of each. You see. a candidate must win at least 40% of the votes to actually win on the first vote. This year both Oscar Arias and Oton Solis earned over 40%. so there will be a run-off in two months between these two candidates. Four years ago none of the candidates earned 40% on the first vote, so there was a run-off of the top two. Abel Pacheco won the run-off. by a majority, and is the current President. What does this have to do with the USA? Perhaps this slight tweaking of our voting laws would make a big difference. Right now. a third party is a joke. Unless a third party has a chance to win with 51% of the votes of the Electoral College, it has no power and its voice is not heard. We have two political par­ ties in the USA with the same obsolete ideas. The voters are right when they say that a vote for a third party candidate in the USA is a wasted vott Sunday, and four years ago. in Costa Rica, the little guy showed his muscle. In the sec­ ond election, both candidates will have two months to prove to the little guy that he is worthy of his vote. At the same time he will have to continue to convince the rich and powerful that he will continue to cut their taxes and make them more rich and powerful. Without the support of the third (and fourth, etc) party members and their 20% of the votes, a candidate can’t win a majority. It isn’t necessary for the little parties to win to be heard. They only need to flex their muscles. Costa Rica is a neutral country with no mil­ itary. It could not liberate the USA by an inva­ sion to impose democratic elections on us. All they can do is lead by example. Not a terrible idea! Pure vida. Tom Wilkinson. Coopa Buena. Costa Rica �Page 6 - Thursday. February 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film Donald R. Turner processing. Worship Together... ...at the church of your choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 Putor. Ste*c Olm*ie«d (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service 9:30 am.; Sunday School 11.0 a m.; Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer Time Wedne*da* night* 6:30 p.m. ST. ROSE CAIHOUC CHURCH 805 S JefTerwn. Father Al Rucvell. Pavtor Saturday Maw 4:30 p.m.. Sunday Mawev 8:30 xm. and IIOO a m . Conlewion Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hayings. Midi 49058 Senior Pastor. Rev Clayton Garrison Service Time*: 900 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. & ft fMJp m (Small groups on hr and 3rd Sunday nights) Wednesday Chnslian Education Classes. 700 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Re* Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sundae. 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9:30 im. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Mam Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mass 3:30 pun. Ent Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Fnday Mas* 6 p.m. Confessions 30 minute* before Mas* Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass WOODLAND UNITED METHODLST CHURf H 203 N. Main. P.O. -un 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061 Reverend Mary SchippervDeMunler Sunday Worship 9:15 a_m • Sunday School 10.30 a.m. ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Rev Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9: 30 a.m. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fa* No.; 269-818-0007. Church SecretaryTreasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Member Churrh of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion . ~ 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Shine Pmrhool (agn 3 & 4); Broadway and W’ Center St.). Tuesdav. Thursday from 9-11:30 Church Office: (269) 945-3014 am. 12:00-2:30 pm; Wednesday The Rev. Fr. Charles P McCabe 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). ill. Rector. Mr. F. William Voetbcrg. Director of Music. Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. & Sr. High Sunday Worship - 8 a.m and 10 Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 a.m Children'* Chapel and pm - Prayer Mtg. Sunday School at 10 u rn. Sunday SAINTS ANDREW A Nursen Available al. 10 . «.m, Adverit Poffutk* with program* u TtfrnnAINDMiNDtatT at ANGLICAN CHURCH and scrv ices from 5:3041 p.nk on Wednesday * beginning on Nov. 30 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). and Dec. 7. 14. and 21 Christmas Sund y services each wear: 9:15 Eve Serv-rt - 4 p.m. Children s a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy service. 10 p.m. Holy Communion Communion the 2nd Sunday of and Holy Baptism Christmas serv­ each month at this service). 1100 ice Christmas Day - Sunday a.m. Holy Communion (each service at 10 a m. week), and Evening Prayer 6.00 p.m. (May-August). We L-’ • CHURCH OF THE weekly Wednesday 6 00 p.m. Even NAZARENE Prayer service and special Holy 1716 North Broadway Rev Timm Days services as announced Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning (please call the rectory fix those Worship 9.45 a.m_. Sunday School limes). The Rector of Si. Andrew 11.-00 am; Evening Service 6 & Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p m CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Breit Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a m.; Worship 11 :00 a_m.; Evening Service at 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 700 p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODLST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 am . Sunday Wonhip 10:30 am.; P.O. Bos 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077 Pastor Patti Harpolc Sunday morning worship service 9:45 am. Nursery provid­ ed Sunday evening “New Beginnings" start* al 5:15 with meal. 5:30 adult small group, youth group, kid* club. 6:30 praise service. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon Thursday noon Senior Meal* Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays al 7 p.m Chnvt's Quilters Bible Study Thursdays 7 15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Coming in January, exploring spiritual gift* Bible study. Church website: coun­ trychapelume.or^ Husiw ick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number t* 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://traa.to/ andrewmatthiav We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is m -ixnmunHMi with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our sen ice* GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. MI 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting a* the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich 49073. Sun Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m.. 6:00 p.m; Wed. 6:30 p.m Jew* Club for boy* & girls age* 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Wbrrv Everyone is Someone Special" For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or 1-517-852-1806 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osbom. Minister of Music; Ryan While. Youth & Family. Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a.m . Morning Worship; 6 00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7:00 p.m Sr. High Youth Wednesday Family Night 6 30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Prat*. A Motion ChiIdren's Choir. Indies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons / n FAITH UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 503 South Grose Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hufmann 623­ 5400. Worship Servicci: 8:30 and 11 a.m Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. W OeDGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coals Grove Rd Pastor Roberta Shaffer Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Summer School 9:30 a.m. and Worship 10:30 am No summer Sunday School. Youth activities: call for information. This information on worihip service \, provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Membei F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • ’ Prcscriplicns” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan /" GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH 600 Powell Rd . Hastings Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Church Service 10:45 ajn.; Evening Worship 6 p.m Prayer meeting - Thun 7 p.m. Men's breakfast. 1st Sat. of the month WMF ladies. 1st Tues of the month Our Motto "The Bible. the whole Bible, and noth ing but the Bible" Pastor Rus Srevcr. Pastor 's phone 945-9224 HASTINGS - Vera M. Asplund, age 96. of Hastings, died Wednesday. February 1. 2006 at Thomapple Manor. Mrs. Asplund was bom on February 3. 1909 in Bristol, the daughter of George and Lena (Green) Gallup. She was raised in the Bristol/Tustin area and attended schools there. She was married to Oscar Asplund on November 26. 1926. She came to the Hastings area in 1943. She was employed at the former Ben Franklin store in Hastings for 27 years. She was a member of the Hastings Free Methodist Church since 1943 and was church historian for many years. She enjoyed read­ ing, crocheting, embroidering, and was an avid tea pot collector. Mrs. Asplund is-survived by daughter . Evelyn Hughes of Hastings and Imogene “Jean” (Maynard) Ctlver of Grand Rapids; son. Dr. Martin (Pam) Asplund of Muskegon; nine grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; six great great grandchildren; very special friends. Mary and John Kleinbrink of Hastings; nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were parents; her husband. Oscar on July 18. 1974; daughter. Ruth Nichojson in 1948; six brothers; six sis­ ters; and son-in-law. Burt Hughes in 1989. Services were held Saturday. February 4. '•2CB6 at Wrcff FtjrfUidF'HomeJU'ith Pfcstor • Bfyon Davey bffMMdng. Burial was at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial comri buttons may be made to Vera M. Asplund Memorial Fund. Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren.funcral-home.com). PRA1R1EMLLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. MI 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 a.m. This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united wuh Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in Hts ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Dnve. All haptiml (-hnstums are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a Kliever. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E State Rd. (Corner of Suae Rd. and Bohwood St across from Tom’* Market). Senior Pastor Darnel Graybill. Youth Pa*(or. Brian Teed. Pastor of Counseling & Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-91?.I. Nursery provided for all services. Soodays: Worship services 8:45 and 11W un. Kids for Christ. 11.00 a.m. Worship Service only far 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 >:-4th grade dismissed during announcements Sunday Schorl for all ages 1000 a_m with adult elective* Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Tnetday. 9.30 am. SCAMPS. Wednesday Mid-Week. 6:30 p.m.: Adults; Sing N' Share. Pa.vtor'v Oats. Youth. 6th-12th grades, and Faith Weaver Fnen B. 4 yrs. thru 5lh grade. Thursday : 9:30-11 a m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. I Juanita Hayward| DELTON - Juanita Hayward, age 83. of Delton, passed away Wednesday. February 8. 2006. Complete funeral arrangements will be announced Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Emma G. (Mrs, Earl) Curtiss GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings Phone 269-945-9414 Michael Amon. Pastor. Thursday. Feb. 9 3:45 p.m. Clapper Kids; 5:45 pan. GRAND RAPIDS - Emma G. (Mrs. Earl) Curtiss, age 92. of Grand Rapids and former­ ly of Hastings, died Tuesday. February 7, 2006 at Clark Retirement Community in Grand Rapids. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday. February 11,2006 at Hastings Free Methodist Church. Pastors Daniel Graybill and Donald Brail will officiate. Visitation will also be Saturday at the church. 10 a.m. until service time. Private burial at the Saranac Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Free Methodist Church Building Fund. Arrangements by the Wren Funeral Home. Grace Notes; 7:00 p.m. Adult Choir. Friday. Feb. 10-6:30-10:00 p.m. Rock Group. Saturday. Feb. 11 - I0D0 a.m Catechism 5. Sunday. Feb. 12 - 8:00 A 10:45 im. Holy Communion; 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 600-800 p.m. High School Youth Group. Tuesday. Feb. 14 - IDO p.m. Overeaten Anonymous Wednesday. Feb. 15-10 a.m. Wordwatcben; 7 p.m. Holy Communion. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fa* (269) 945-1961. Office houn are Monday-Thursday 9.00 a.m-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 900 am -Nooc Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE' Under the Dome Cont tmporary Service. 10:30 Refreshment*. 11 DO Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8.15. 9:30 and li a.m Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesday, at 7 p.m_. and the Praise Trim rehears*.. cs Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Marietta Peake ■ FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Mich 49058 ( 269 ) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Gamson. Pastor. Sunday Service* - 900 a m. Traditional Worship Services; 10 00 a.m. Coffee Hour. 10:10 a m. Sunday School - Pre*chool through Adult. 11 20 a m Contemporary Worship Services; IOO p.m. Annual Meeting. 6:15 p.m Youth Super Bowl Party al the Baptist Church' Nursery care i* provided for both services, and during Sunday School! Visit us online al wwM.liDldiurchhihUats.ufg and our web log for senmwi* at: hop 1 hayhngspreybytenan blng*pni n<n ALBION - Marietta Peake, age 63. of Albion passed away Tuesday. February 7. 2006. The family will receive visitors Thursday. February 9 (today) ftrim 5 to 8 p.m. at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Funeral services will be conducted Friday. February 10. 2006 at 11 a.m. at Faith United Methodist Church. Delton. Dr. Brad Smith will officiate. Burial at Brush Ridge Cemetety. *I Memorial contributions to Sandstone Congregational Church of Jackson will be appreciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. MIDDLEVILLE - Doris K. Apsey, a^- 92. of Middleville, passed away Thursday. February 2. 2006 at Carvcth Village. Doris was bom on February I. 1914 at Hamsboro N. Dakota, the daughter of William and Dora White. She was raised in Middleville from the age of seven and attended Middleville High School, graduating in 1931. She was married to Samuel Myers in 1936. which ended in divorce. She married Arthur Apsey. October 22. 1954 who died in 1986. She was owner of the Middleville Sun and News, editor and lineatype operator until she sold the business in 1949. She retired from Bradford Whites after 25 years of doing pay­ roll and insurance. Doris was Middleville Village Clerk for several years. She was a member of the Middleville United Methodist Church, where she served faithfully on many different groups and com­ mittees. She was also a member of the Joy Methodist Guild and volunteered at the Hospital Guild. Sea and Sew Quilt Club, made quilts. Pythian Sisters. She was a skilled seamstress, sewed clothes for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, plus her own She knit, bowled, enjoyed gardening, traveled differ­ ent parts of the world. She loved her family. . loved, being involved with all.ihrir aptiviiies. . She .was a, staunch Republic.tn. enjoyed -Kush Limbaugh. She is survived by three daughter. Shvon (Ken) Schondelmayer of MiddleviKe. Lindt (Terry) Morgan of Colorado. Kuhlecn (Doug) MacLeod of Middleville; one ron. Phillip Myers of Mis'xxiri. four step-sons. Art Apsey III of Montana. Bill (Shar) Apsey of Middleville, Jim (Chris) Apsey of Texas, and Monte Myers (deceased); 17 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; and rive great great grandchildren. A memorial service was held Sunday. February 5. 2006 at the Middleville United Methodist Church. Rev. Scott E. Manning officiating. Interment Lakeside Cemetery, Caledonia. Memorial contributions may be made to the Middleville United Methodist Church. Barry Community Hospice Care, or a charity of your choice. Arrangements by the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Mark W. Salski WAYLAND - Mark W. Salski. age 41. of Wayland died Wednesday. February 1. 2006 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Mark was born in Allegan on September 11. 1964 the son of Sally DeSmit and Anthony Salski. He attended school in Middleville and Wayland. Mark worked as a sub contractor most of his life, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, taxi­ dermy. and riding motorcycles. He was preceded in death by his brother. Joseph Salski in 2000; grandparents. Delbert and Gladys DeSmit. aunt. Ardith Bow man; uncles. Tim DeSmit and John Salski. Mark is survived by his wife. Billie Keeler ut Wayland; three daughters. Samantha Chapp, Bobiclyn Chapp. Mark Salski Jr., and Jasman Salski; mother. Sally DeSmit of Wayland; father. Tony (Mary) Salski of Port Huron; three brothers. Matthew (Donna) Salski of St. Claire. Manin Salski of Wayland and Benjamin (Kristy) Salski of Port Huron; grandparents. Edward (Gene) Salski of Grand Rapids. George (Ellen Rose) Parlmcr of Texas; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorials can be made to the family. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Give a memorial that can go on forever i A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526 HASTINGS - Donald R. Turner, age 60. of Hastings, died suddenly on Sunday. February 5. 2006 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was bom April 15. 1945 in Ocean City, Mary land, the son of Donald R. and Jeanette (Hall) Turner. Don graduated from high school in Petersburg. Florida. He joined the United States Coast Guard and retired after 20 years of service. Don married Jill E. Norton on May 26. 1979. They moved to Hastings in 1985 from Virginia Beach. Virginia. Don was the executive director for the American Red Cross in Hastings from 1986 to 1990. He then opened his own business in Hastings, the Hastings Antique Shop, be was the currant owner and operator along with his wife. Jill. He was a member of the Chief Petty Officers Association, and the American Legion Hastings Post. Don was an avid golfer and would play c''cry day if he could. He was preceded in death by his parents and a step-son. Craig Cherry in 2004. Surviving is Don’s wife. Jill Turner of Hastings; sons. Jeff (Holley) Turner of North Carolina Brian (Angie) Turner of Arkansas; daughter. Sandra Turner of Arizona; step-son. Dennis (Amy) Cherry of O’Fallon. Illinois; five grandchildren; three sisters and one brother. Funeral services will be held Thursday. February 9. 2006 al 11 am. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Carta Smith officiating. Memorials can be made to the Salvation Army or American Legion. Hastings Post. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Dorotha M. Dull NASHVILLE - Dorotha M. Dull, age 86. of Nashville, died Sunday. January 29. 2006 at Hotspring Medical Center in Malvern, Arkansas. Mrs. Dull was bom on October 20.1919 in Hastings, the daughter of Roy and Bessie (Ormtfdd) tillihin. She uis raiwid in the Hastings area and attended Hasting schools. She lived most of her adult life in the Nashville area. She was married to Dewey Dull and be died on April 24. 1996. She was employed at Thomapple Manor for 20 years. Dorotha enjoyed fishing, bowling, flea markets, dancing, antiquing, garage sales, crocheting, sewing, traveling und especially spending time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Dull is survived by her daughter. Patricia (Robert) W*bb of Hasangs; sons. Duane (Judy) Hoffmai. of Lakt Odessa. Marvin (Lura) Hoffmrn of Knstiiigi and Ron (Kathy) Hoffman of Hastings; 13 g-andchildrcn; several great grandchildren; special friend. Wilford Ripley; nieces and nephews Preceding her in death were parents; hus­ band. Dewey; son. Roy Hoffman; b-others. Robert and Richard Callihan; and step grand­ son. Greg Bumford. Services were held on Saturda'. February 4. 2(X)6 at Wren Funeral Home with Parlor Donald Brail officiating. Burial was at Flora’ Lawn Memorial Gardens in Battle Creek. Memorial contributions may be made to Free Methodist Church Building Fund or Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements were by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhomc.com). Thanks to you... 648,943 lbs. of food were delivered to our residents through the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, February 9, 2006 - Page 7 ACLU lawyers the lowest leeches who walk the Earth To the editor: The leeches of the American Civil Liberties Union have collected approxi­ mately $940,000 in attorney's fees to settle the ACLU's litigation to remove Boy Scouts from Balboa Park (San Diego). Another S560.U00 was spent in attorney's fees arguing the Ten Commandments case in Alabama. Then there's $63,000 or more from a lawsuit to destroy a cross placed in the Mojave Desert in honor of veterans. Those people from the ACLU are the lowest that walk on Earth. U.S. Representative John Hostetler (RIndiana) submitted H.R. 2679. The Public Expression of Religion Act F.E.R.A. It would end practice of awarding taxpayer funded attorney fees to the ACLU. Former President Jerry Ford let America down when he signed that leach legislation into law in the 1970s. HR 1146 also would get us out of the U.N. You’d think he was bad enough, then along comes Jimmy Carter. I wish John Anderson would write an essay letting us all hear the great things Jimmy Carter has done for the United States from 1997 until anytime in the future. I’ll bet it would be interesting with all the spin. These higher education institutions should be careful what they teach out there. The Chinese are crawling all over the Panama Canal now. Fort Sherman. America's top jungle warfare training facil­ ity is now theirs to control. What next? Clinton could have halted it. You generally are drawn quite close to where you were bom. John McCain was bom in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936. in August. He was taken prisoner of war in 1967, the same year the U.S.S. Liberty was all shot up, by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean. A dirty shame. President Johnson called back our fighters who were enroute to defend. It will also be remembered that McCain's father, the late Admiral John McCain, was a key player in the official U.S. government's coverup of Israel's murder of 34 Americans aboard the U.S.S. Liberty on June 8. 1967. After McCain and Senator Russ Fe ingo Id’s campaign finance reform legis­ lation went into effect, a Jewish interest group and the newspaper Forward said their group would 5e the big winner. American Free Press Michael Piper says McCain owes his entire career to the indi­ rect sponsorship of the family of billionaire Edgar Bronfman. Kemper Marley was front man for the Bronfman family. McCain's own family beer distribution fortune came through this connection. McCain sure doesn't speak out on any of his under-handed deeds. McCain has no interest in closing our borders. Only knows what will benefit him at election time while national security goes down the drain. I’ll bet Admiral James Stockdale didn’t have a good word for him. I’ll take Senator Allen from Virginia for next president. He would make our borders safe! I'm glad to see folks are starting to speak up for a new jail. In fact. I’d like to see a decrease in millage for 911. the COA and Barry County Transit and give more for a construction of jail. 911 runs wild, the COA doesn't need all they have and makes me wonder about the bus company, after get­ ting a millage, which they said they needed to continue, and they add routes, trips here and there. I say to hell with trying to heip! The city makes a big deal out of getting a parking space here ano there. Yes, these are big salary people, whether they are worth it or not doing their damnedest. Try eminent domain and take one-third on the west side of the city bank block for parking for courts building and the court­ house. I would have thought they would have done that on their own. but since Tom Stebbins is not there anymore and outsiders are in charge, they only know money and to hell with the home folks. Robert Picking got his and left. Look what the city and city­ bank did to that block. Shame on the city council, mayor and all! Back in 2002, Tyden Seal of the Tyden Group Inc. got a 50 percent tax cut on its new building and 50 percent cut on new equipment. It plans to add four jobs. Last June, another $600,000. new jobs back to 12 from 25. The 12-year tax abatement was granted under threat of going elsewhere. Where does that all end? I'm sick and tired of one way or another, helping to pay $28.50 a month for pensions. There is the weak kneed city council with their impor­ tant airs to bend and give in. I say let the Groos family run and support the company instead of memorial funds and big deals! Al! we need is more outside imports to run the government and these beginning and threatening companies. Think of the days of Aben Johnson. Emil Tyden, the Bliss Co., and the Royal Coach, also the Grand Rapids Table Company. A different bunch of cals back then! They would have been embarrassed to ask the city for money. I wish letter writer John Anderson would get his facts straight! In 1962, Kennedy passed the Trade Expansion Act. I explained this in my letter to editor December 15. All you have to do is read and drop some of those wild assumptions out of your head! Talk of good business. The Japanese bought American Cotton 8 1/2 cents per pound cheaper than American Manufacturers could. Thanks. Kennedy. Walter Reuther, union chief, would not x* low any opposition to bill. Farm Bureau also is in over their heads. It’s gotten worse thru the years. Some wonder why Julie DeBoer. Nan Button and the rest of new business greeters gang up in pictures so you can't find the new owners. If it were me. I would say “stay away.” Why does the stealing at TK School take the spotlight? Nothing worse than a liar or a thief. I know there has been deceit in TK. it was there years ago. We could lay it at the feet of Dave Dykstra. He has turned every farm he could get into a housing project. Dave and his band have been a detriment around Middleville. Now TK's futuring committee is ’.ooking for new millage. What next. Dave? I’ve had my sign “Pork factory, from start to finish” up for years. Yes. it has been wrecked a couple of times. I wonder who could have had interest in that? It’s time to start up. Won’t be that far from Dave’s very own private plot. Being an old farmer. I’m sure he'd understand! Donald W. Johnson. Middleville McLeod-Blair Mr. and Mrs. Scott McLeod of Charlotte, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Blair of Hastings, are pleased to announce the engagement of their children. Lindsay S. McLeod and William D. Blair. Lindsay is a graduate of Charlotte High School and has both a bachelors and masters degree in education from Michigan State University. Bill is a graduate of Hastings High School and has a bachelors degree in education from Central Michigan University and is currently working on his masters degree. Both Lindsay and Bill are teachers at Charlotte High School. The couple is planning a June 17, 2006 wedding. Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... 945-9554 Marjorie Gibson beeches to celebrate celebrates 85th birthday 50th anniversary William and Jerrine (Joustra) Keech of Hastings will be celebrating their 50th anniversary on February 2. 2006. They were married in Angola. Indiana. Bill and Jerri have four children. Terry Keech. Vicki (Tom) Butler. Deb (Tim) Pettengill and Brian (Amy) Keech, all of Hastings, along with eight grandchildren, two step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild and three step-great­ grandchildren. Photo taken by Dan Goggins. Marjorie Gibson will celebrate her 85th birthday on Feb. 14. Her family will host an open house in her honor on Sunday. Feb. 12. from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Hidden Valley Apartment Club House. 520 W. Woodlawn Ave. If you are unable to attend, a card sent to 508 W. Woodlawn. Apartment A. would be greatly appreciated Not all deer hunters agree with QDM To the editor: I’ve been a deer hunter for 30 years. Never did I think that hunters would turn against fellow hunters to satisfy big egos. Unfortunately, big bucks can mean big money to a successful hunter, but at what cost to our huntinf,hcritage? Will manda­ tory antler restrictions being pushed by QDM (Quality Deer Management) groups affect young hunters just starting out? Will all the fighting between hunters open the door for the antis to rid the state of all deer hunting? In the Feb. 2 edition of the Banner, there was a small article focusing on the population of the deer herd. DNR offi­ cials stated their population goals, and the main way to achieve these goals is to encourage doe harvesting. Mark Hewitt, president of QDM A Barry County stated the current system does not heip manage the population problem. Mr. Hewitt offere 1 a solution to the over population problem; put a restriction on the buck harvest! Now I am not a mathematician, but by harvesting fewer bucks, how does that lower the population of the deer herd? A statement like this justifies my suspicions that QDMs are about one thing: trophy bucks. QDMs try to hide their big buck goals by stating a healthy deer herd as a main concern. Can Mr. Hewitt, being president of the local QDM, answer these questions for me? How does mil harvesting a four point buck increase the health of a deer herd? Does every buck grow into a tro­ phy? How is the deer herd in Barry County unhealthy? From my experience, deer hunting in this county seems to be pretty good. Are we trying to fix what’s not broken? Many people complain that Michigan does not slack up with other mxiwestern states when it comes to trophy deer hunt­ ing. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe Michigan is home to the world record eight-point typical taken near Hillsdale a couple of years ago, acd a possible world record typical taken nea.Traverse City. With all the big bucks I’ve seen on TV shows and hunting publications. Michigan seems to do pretty well. Perhaps some of these folks place antler restrictions on themselves or their camps. The choice should be up to the hunter, not the special interest groups. I've had many friends and neighbors telling me what dear I should or should not harvest over the past few years, on my own property. Il’s so bad that I won’t tell anyone if I had a successful hunt for fear of starting a never ending argument. Thanks for taking the fun out of hunting. QDM! Maybe it’s time we as hunters start focusing on the bigger picture. In November, the antis will put the dove season question to a vote of the people. I am not a dove hunter, but 1 will vote to return the dove season. If the antis suc­ ceed in banning dove season, who's to say duck or rabbit or our beloved deer season won’t be next? We need lo band together xs one. so our hunting traditions continue on for the next ger.*rai:on. Here’s hoping 1 have opened some eyes and the DNR does not buckle under to another special interest group, and let the hunter choose! Dnvid Yonker Carlton Township Old library worth saving To the editor: Kudos to Fred Jacob and his wonder­ ful editorial in last week’s Banner on the fate of our now present library. I could never write it as eloquently as Mr. Jacobs did but I agree with every word he said. It is a sliame that when we have beauti­ ful old buildings with much history and character behind them we only think in terms of more parking lots. I have been going to the library, and formerly to the post office for decades and it is still the solid, attractive, building that it was fifty years ago. How many of the other business build- ings in our town will be here a hundred years from now? I hope the court house, the library building, and some of the oth­ ers will be. I’m sure fast food places will come and go, but these beautiful build­ ings built by our forefathers can, if given a chance, still be here. It just takes the desire to preserve something of the past to do it. Please give this structure of the past a chance, sell it to someone who will pre­ serve it, find a few more parking spots, somewhere else, and yes, walk a little way to a store! It’s good for you. Jeanne Floria, Hastings TRIMMING Put Your Tax Refund to Work r* II TREE & REMOVAL Homes for Sale (Single and Double Wide?) Girrbach Funeral Home Ray L. Girrbach Owner/Dircctor ‘ and Surrounding Communities offering Traditional and Cremation Services Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Services Available Serving All Faiths 269-945-3252 328 S. Broadway Hastings, Ml 49058 FREE ESTIMATES Own your own place for less then $500 per month C ■j (209)948-3906 | *1 Hastings Only Independently Owned Serving Hastings, Barry County V Friendly Fast Service Financing Available w/$l,000 Down Payment Snow plowing available ------ *- Firewood $100 Full Cord Delivered Call MBke at 838-6778 "No Job too large or small" �Page 8 - Thursday. February 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Annie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchem and Marcy Sugar Posters are in place announcing the next bloodmobilc on Monday. Feb. 27. at Fellowship Hall on Fourth Avenue from noon to 5:45 p.m. Call Marian Durkee for details. The quilt show is slated to he held on Saturday, Feb. 11. at the Lake Odessa Freight House from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is an event sponsored by the Ionia County Genealogical Society with cooperation from the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society. At 1 p.m.. Nettie Koops of Clarksville will speak on the topic "Quilts and the Underground Railroad" There will he many vintage quilts on display. The monthly flea market will be held at the VFW Hall Friday and Saturday from 9 am. to 5 p.m. Tables arc available for rent. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society meets at 7 o'clock tonight (Thursday. Feb. 9) at the Freight House. Jackie Gilliland is bringing the program. The carpentry project taking place in the alley behind the west side stores is not at the former hardware/auto parts store, rather it is at the Home Town Bakery owned by Jeff Meyers. There is a new enclosure with over­ head door and a new doorway for the convenience of customers come summer when Fourth Avenue is to be impassable due to reconstruction, replacement of water mains, and other improvements. There are new win­ dows in the second story apartment overlook­ ing the alley. The Freight House was open on Wednesday. Feb. 1, for the second visitors’ day in the new year. The hostess spent most of her time filing obituaries. The Ionia County Genealogical Society gladly accepts your accumulation of Ionia County obituaries and funeral memorial folders, no matter how old. Reluctant to report Work has been progressing on the standpipe for the new Lake Odessa Village water tower. If you give them to the society, you could always go there to check the information later. Need to get information on someone who died long ago? You just might find an obituary already on file. The society has records from most of the cemeteries in Ionia County. M-50 ail the way through the village limits was tom up last summer for total revamping. The lawns along the highway were put back into shape with new grass. Now the houses along the highway just outside the village have had their lawns disrupted with lots of TINNITUS I have developed a constant ringing in my ears. Is there anything I can do and do I need to worry about It It is driving me crazyl Well, if there is ever a time when a doctor could say, “It's all in your head!' this might be the time. Tinnitus is the annoying sensation of sounds in your ear when there is no external sound present. It can be high pitched ringing but can be buzzing, humming, chirping and hissing or just about anything else. To understand where the noise is coming from you need to understand how the ear works. There are tiny hairs inside your inner ear (not where the wax is but deeper inside, closer to your brain) that vibrate depending on the pitch of a normal external sound. This vibration sends an electrical signal to your brain, which then interprets these signals as sound. With tinnitus, these hairs are damaged, bent or broken in some way and then constantly send signals to your brain simply because they are irritated even when no sound is really present. Your brain can’t tell the difference and simply does its job and interprets these signals as well as sound. The most likely cause of the damage to these hairs include excessive exposure to loud noises even if it occurred years earlier like loud music, chain saws, tractors or firearms. Other causes include long-term use of certain medications such as aspirin and some antibiotics and often times simply aging will cause damage to these hair cells. Most cases of tinnitus is not harmful but if it persists or gets worse and especially if it is associated with dizziness or hearing loss, you should see your doctor. Your doctor may be able to tell if your symptoms might be reversible or not. Often times, the only solution is to leam ways to cover up the noise and minimize those things that aggravate it. Minimizing loud noises, nicotine, caffeine, alcohol and aspirin would help. If you have hearing loss, wearing hearing aids to increase the outside noises and sounds may go a long way to covering up the inside noises in your head. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennocx Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. digging and huge water mains installed. Across the street on the north side on town­ ship property one can see a circular base, like­ ly that on which a new water tower for the vil­ lage will be built. Last Saturday during the rain, work was underway on the actual tower building. There was a crane at work and the standpipe was in place. Funeral mass was set Wednesday morning for Mrs. Rosaleen Bozung. 87, of Portland, 87. who died Monday. Among her survivors are sisters Estelle Cusack of Lake Odessa and Germaine Shattuck of Portland, along with eight children. Four sisters and two brothers preceded her. Her parcnu were Bernard and Olivia Meyers. Congratulations to Fred Morris, farmer on Tupper Lake Road west, who has earned the "overall best" award by the Michigan Syrup Association. Production of Moths Maple Syrup is a major family venture each year with their total farm endeavor devoted to pro­ duction of maple syrup and Herefords, along with spending weeks on behalf of the Lake Odessa Fair. The Moms syrup shanty is directly alongside*M-50, so they do a lot of low-cost advertising with the steam and smoke pouring out of the building when they are producing each year's syrup. Their stacked woodpile is another sign of the times with each year’s wood cut and stacked a year ahead of use so it has time to age and lose moisture. A wooden table and a woodbuming kitchen range in the lower level, along with some sturdy wooden chairs, show evidence of many years of use. Wife Fran is the chief cook, busy preparing meals of pancakes and/or pizza on site so nobody has to take time to go the house for meals, nor does she have to take food to the workers. Many cus­ tomers take their own jogs for filling. The trees arc tapped in mid-February. The run lasts from a week to as much as eight, depending on weather. The general rule is that sap runs best when days arc thawing and nights are freezing. The entire family pitches in during the busy time, but son David has become the man in charge. Fred began mak­ ing syrup on the farm in 1947. Congratulations to newly engaged couple Tina Eldridge and Aaron Eckert. Tina is the daughter of John and Susan Eldridge of Portland Road, granddaughter of Laverne Eldridge. Aaron is son of "Tom and Kathy Eckert of Freeport. Another couple whose engagement is being announced has Kaleena Teachworth engaged to Joshua Carter, son of Marty and Kelly Carter of Clarksville Road. Kaleena is daughter of Fred and Connie Teachworth of Clark Road in Woodland Township. Both are Lakewood graduates. She is a 2005 graduate of Michigan State University. A baked potato dinner is being planned at Ionia First United Methodist Church on Saturday. Feb. 18. This is to benefit two fam­ ilies. One couple is comprised of Doug and Peg Hoort. Hie other is that of Dan and Marge First, who are currently having a hos­ pital stay for the farmer/husband. Lakewood Christian School is holding another of its periodic paper drives from Feb. 3 to Feb. 20. Bagged newspapers or bun­ dles tied with twine or string are accepted along with magazines in bags, but not in boxes. They are also collecting empty pop cans. The semi-trailer is parked by their driveway along M-50 north of Lakewood High School. Jenny (Mrs. Brian) Decker is in Texas this week receiving training in Stephen’s Ministry. Upon her return, she is to train oth­ ers at Central United Methodist Church in this positive ministry, which is used in churches of many different denominations. Dear Annie: My 15-year-old daughter recently confided that she is a victim of acquaintance rape. The rape happened over a year ago. so there is no evidence. My first reaction was to call the rape crisis center listed in the phone book, but they explained that because the victim is a minor, they, along with all doctors, counselors, school personnel, etc., are mandated to report the incident My daughter does not wish to go through the legalities of this situation. The pain she has bome alone for the past year has been overwhelming. She does not want to relive it. She has put a lot of stress on herself for not immediately reporting the rape, and the idea that she might be to blame for others experi­ encing the same thing is creating a lot of guilt. Yet she could go through all the pain of tak­ ing legal action, and it still may have no effect on the perpetrator. Counseling might help her change her mind, but to be forced to go through this when she isn’t ready would make her feel victimized all over again. We have purchased self-help books that we are going through together to begin the heal­ ing process. However. I am not a profession­ al and don't feel qualified. How can I get my daughter help if all counselors are mandated to report? - We Need Help Dear Need Help: According to the Rape. Abuse and Incest National Network (rainn.org), your state apparently requires mandatory reporting (not all stales do). If your daughter were to receive counseling, however, the therapist would be able to sup­ port her through this process, although tht likelihood that the case would go to court is very slim. You can call the confidential National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673), and they can connect you to available local services. Meanwhile. Mom, it helps more than you know that she can di.mss this openly with you. Help in the house Dear Annie: My wife. "Claodia," and 1 have been married for two years, ai d I lcve her completely. Claudia does not work. She stays hnme with our two young children. AU I ask is tn come home to a clean house and a homecooked meal. Instead, the house is a mess, and Claudia is waiting for me to order dinner from a take-out place. I am ashamed to have friends over. The laundry is piled up, and if I need clean clothes. I have to buy new ones. It makes me feel as if she doesn't ready care for me. When I'm home. I help with the kids, but I would like to know someone is glad I am there. What can I do to make Claudia understand how I feel? - Alabama Dear Alabama: First, understand how SHE feels, cooped up all day with two children who require a tremendous amount of time and energy. The laundry is tedious and endless, she prepares children's meals all day. and she can pick up toys until the cows come home and the house is still a mess. She doesn't work? You arc mistaken. You help with the kids, but do you help with the housework? If you have no clean clothes, why don’t you wash some? Can you afford some cleaning help once in a while? Ask Claudia what you can do to make your home life more pleasant, and to start, suggest you both greet each other appreciatively when you come home. Selling staring? Dear Annie: This is in respome to the letter from the woman who didn't want men staring at her breasts. I’ve never understood why women wear tight sweaters, plunging neck­ lines and push-up bras, and then complain that men stare at their chests. Or is it just that the "right" men aren't buying the advertised product? - Puzzled in Tallahassee, Fla. Dear Puzzled: We agree that women who wear provocative tops are being unrealistic to expect men not to focus there. But many women who dress modestly still find them­ selves looking at the tops of men’s heads because the men's eyes are decidedly lower. Enough Define cheating Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband. "Cliff." for 20 years. I am over­ weight. but I am no bigger now than the day we married. Obviously, my size was not an issue then. About a year ago. Cliff suddenly stopped sleeping in the same bed with me. and sex ended. During this time. I caught him looking at pom on the computer. 1 confronted him. and he promised it would never happen again. Several months went by. and everything was back to normal until about three months ago, when once again, he stopped sleeping in our bed and there was no sex. Of course, I caught him looking al pom on the Internet. When 1 confronted him this time. Cliff told me he loves me but he has an obsession with Internet pom. His attitude is like I am sup­ posed to be OK with this. I told Cliff quite clearly that I no longer consider myself mar­ ried to him, and 1 will no longer sleep in the same bed nor have sex with him. This isn't the only aberration in his behav­ ior. Cliff also has occasional crushes on other women, and many times, he has asked me to color or style my hair a certain way, or wear certain clothes in order to look more like these other women. While Cliff has admitted to the crushes, he claims he's never cheated. As far as I'm concerned, between the crushes, flirtations and Internet pom. he IS cheating. 1 love him. Annie, but 1 can't con­ tinue living this way. Should 1 pack my bags? - Lonely in South Dakota Dear Lonely: Cliff may not be cheating, but he certainly is finding outlets for his sex­ ual needs that don’t include you. while mak­ ing you feel inadequate at the same time. This undermines the trust and intimacy of your marriage. If you want to try and salvage a relation­ ship with this man. insist on counseling. If Cliff won’t go. go without him. You have some tough decisions to make. Charity begins... Dear Annie: Several years ago. my hus­ band's "Aunt Alice" announced that she pre­ ferred to exchange charitable donations rather than gifts. She gave us the names of her favorite charities and requested the names of ours. That year, my husband and I made a donation to one of her charities, but on Christmas, we discovered that Alice had made a donation. in cur «*mes. to one of her own favorite organizations This »?as contin­ ued every holiday since. Annie, am I wrong to think this is incredi­ bly selfish? 1 feel she is using a gili giving sit­ uation to further her own ctwritabk joals rather than thinking of the gift recipient. Ont of these days, she is going to donate money in our names to an organization w» qipose. What can 1 do? - Frustrated Recipient h the USA Dear Frustrated: You must stop. TeU Alice that from now on. you will doniie to your own charities instead of giving gifts, and she should do the same, in her own name, so they know whom to thank. Beyond that, there is nothing you can do. Halitosis horror Dear Annie: I am writing about "Midwest," who received an anonymous letter about his acne. I have a 40-year-old cousin with bad breath. She does not have any siblings who might be apt to tell her. and since I am the next closest thing, maybe it should be me. I would keep quiet, except for the fact that she isn’t married and would lixe to be. I some­ times wonder if it's because of her breath. It's difficult to ride in a car with her. and I can't imagine a man kissing her. What should I do? - Another Annie Dear Another Annie: If you are willing to bite the bullet and tell her. you could be doing her a favor. Severe and chronic halitosis can be due to dental or digestive problems, among other possibilities. Suggest she speak to her doctor as well as her dentist, and see if they can help her. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190. Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and readfeatures by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hatwigs Banner - Thursday. Fetsuary 9. 2006 - Page 9 Financial FOCUS From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Doud School District No. 1 Hope Township, Barry County Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN I, of Edward Jones and Co. Is Your Estate Plan in Place? Many of us don’t like to think about estate planning, because the process reminds us that we arc not going to live forever. Yet if you want something of yourself to live on. you should have a comprehensive estate plan. And the best time to start your estate planning is many years before .ft will likely be needed. A good estate plan can help you answer many key q icstioM: Who will make financial decisions for me if I become incapacitate? Who will take care-pf my kids if 1 die prema­ turely? How will rly money and property be distributed? How can I avoid pre bate? Can I reduce, or eliminate, the estate taxes my heirs may face? To address these and other concerns, you will need to work with your lax and legal pro­ STOCKS By Joyce Weinbrecht The Doud School was, and still is, located on the southwest comer of the intersection of Cedar Creek Road and Cloverdale Road. (The NE comer of Section 26.) The first school building was made of logs some time between 1840 and 1850 on land owned by Allen Bishop, which was located on the west side of Cedar Creek Road on Valentine Hill, about 1/4 mile north of Cloverdale Road. The original log school may have been named the “Bishop School." The log school burned to the ground in 1875. Mr. Andrew Doud donated land for the new school, and by 1876 it was completed. Then it was named Doud School by the people of the district. The name “Doud School" stayed the same for 80 years, then District No. I was annexed to the Delton-Kellogg School, with consider­ able resistance as demonstrated by the results of the vote of the people of the district. The school inspectors were required by the results of the voles of the people of the district. The inspectors were required to solicit votes from the taxpayers every year from 1876 to 1915 on the issue to have or not to have a “graded school system." Alt 37 years, the majority of the votes were against adopting the graded system. The Doud School did start grading the students somewhere between 1890 and 1900. because those students who wanted to go to a high school could not be accepted unless the applying student had an eighth grade proof. By 1905. all students who want­ ed to go to high scbxil had to take an exami’’ittion, usually in Hastings. The examination was designed by the staff of the County Superintendent of Schools. In the 1930s, with the consolidation of oneroom schools, the county examinations were terminated. Then the consolidated school was reluctant to accept a student graduate from a one-room school. There remained the reluc­ tance on the part of the Doud School parents to lose all control of the education of their children, and to pay the extra cost of consoli­ dation. This situation delayed the Doud School District from joining the DeltonKellogg School System until the 1955-56 academic year. There was a record of school-age youth annually, shown in the documents in the Stale School Archives, beginning with 1859. The same occurred prior to 1859. but the count was not recorded. Many parents kept their children out of school, because of the tax that could be assessed if the school board ran out of funds to keep the school going. Cash was a rare commodity in the homes of the early pio­ neers. and the same was true of the three dis­ trict officers. The Doud School operated six to seven months per year from 1859 until about 1890, and from there on. they increased the time spent in school to eight or nine months of education per year, until the 1930s. After that time, all schools had to provide a certain number of days per year, if they were to share in the state funds. It seemed that as the days per year increased, th: hours per day decreased. In the early days, the Doud School operat­ ed with four terms per year, often with a dif­ ferent teacher for each term. The winter term was frequently three or four months and the other terms were shorter. The winter term usually had many of the older boys, and a man teacher. The other teams had the younger boys and more of the girls. A man teacher and the older boys had to work on the farms all the vear except during the winter term. There was no compulsory school atten­ dance by law until in the 1870s. but then only three months of schooling per yeat was the law. It was not enforced until the 1890s, when each county was required to have a Jnuuu officer. The data from the Stale Archives demon­ strates the interest in the education of its chil­ dren by the parents and the Doud District Board. The same data illustrated the uncqualness of salary between the men and women teachers, especially in the 1340s to the 1890s. From WW1I to 1956. Doud School had only five male teachers and 23 women teachers - an indication that men avoided teaching because of the low salary for that vocation. The Doud School building still sits on the comer of Cedar Creek Road and the Cloverdale Road. It looks nice when we drive by. and after children stopped attending it. 34 years ago. The building keeps the present ten­ ants from the snow, rain and cold. It would be interesting to know how many of the grand­ parents who went to the Doud School would like to send their grandchildren there. There arc many one-room schools in the south that are try­ ing to keep their present school. In Michigan, there are still eight one-room schools functioning in Ionia County. 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While working with these people, you may need to consider the follow­ ing: • Ownership titles - When it’s time for your estate to be settled, the ownership of all your aswis - real estate, securities, retirement accounts, etc. - will be an important issue. Your tax and legal advisors can help you determine which forms of property ownership - such as joint tenancy, sole ownership and tenants in common - are suitable for your needs. • Beneficiary designations - It's obviously important to name beneficiaries on life insur­ ance policies, annuities and other financial vehicles. But many people don't review their beneficiary designations periodically - and that's a big mistake. If you get divorced and remarried, or if you have a new child, you will want to change or add beneficiaries. If you forget, your family could go through some major headaches when it's time to settle your estate. • Will - If you don’t have a will, your wish­ es may never be fully honored, because state law will dictate how your assets are divided. And if you have no living relatives, and you die intestate (without a will), your estate will go to the state. • Living Trust - If you only have a will, your assets may have to pass through probate - which can be time-consuming and expen­ sive. But with a properly established living trust, drafted by an experienced attorney, your assets can pass directly to your beneficiaries, without court interference, legal fees, lengthy delays and public disclosure. Also, a living trust can give you more precise control over how - and when - y du want your assets dis­ tributed. • Durable General Power of Attorney When j ou create a durable general power of attorney, you can appoint another person to conduct your business affairs if you arc phys­ ical or mentally unable to manage them your­ self. • Health Care Direct-ive/Living Will By establishing a health care directive or liv­ ing will, you are providing evidence erf your wishes regarding the administration of life­ prolonging procedures when you are no longer able to communicate. Proper Planning Takes Time It can take months, or even years, to get your estate plans in the shape you want - and you'll still probably need to make changes as you progress through life. So, don’t delay. Get started on your estate planning soon. It can be a lot of work - but it's worth the effort. 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Green Street, Hastings �Page 10 - Thursday, February 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES — —— • Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAI WH L BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, etall be limit­ ed solely to theretum of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel Rugg and Rebecca Rugg. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor! s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc, as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 23. 2004, and recorded on July 27, 2004 tn instru­ ment 1131471. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to oe due at the data hereof the sumof Or Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Two And 11/100 Dollars ($134.732.11). including interest at 9.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby grve^that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of tne mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on February 16. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria, Barry County Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of Land in the West 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 34, Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Described as; Beginning at the Southwest Comer of the West 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Said ection 34; Thence North 495 Feet 5 Inches; Thence East 465 Feet 3 Inches; Thane* South 495 Feet 5 Inches; Thence West to the Place of Beginning. Except the Easterly 25 Feet TTiereof The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Date: January 19. 2006 For more -nfonnatxxi. please call FC H 248.593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *079511F01 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTAT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brenda J. Campbell, a single woman, to New Century Mortgage Corporation, mortgagee, dated March 28. 2005 and ecorded March 10. 2005 in Instrument Number 1142526. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsc'.e Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-2 by assignment submitted to and recorded bythe Barry County Register of Deeds. There is darned to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Slaty-Eight and 7W100 Dollars ($63,668 79) includ­ ing interest at the rate of 10.10% per annum. Under the power of sale attained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State ol Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on March 2. 2006 The premises are located in the Village of Dolton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 66 of JR Bush First Addition to the Village of Delton Michigan The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned .n accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resind the sale in he event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages. I any. are limited solely •*» the return of the bid amount tendered at sale Dated: February 2. 2006 ORLANS ASOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-2 . As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 222.0276 owaon. Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debtand any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by PAUL A ROY A MARRIED MAN AND MARY T ROY to MORT­ GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC SOLELY AS NOMINEE OR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY. LLC. Mortgagee, dated April 12. 2002. and recorded on April iy. 2002. as Instrument No 1078587. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due t the date here >f the sum of one hundred thirty one thousand six hundred fifty five and 30/100 Dollars ($131,655 30). including interest at 7 750% per annum AS MODI­ FIED BY AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 13. 2004 AND RECORDED DECEMBER 14. 2004 IN INSTRUMENT NO 1138706 Under the power ot isle contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a rale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at ouotac vendue, at he At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1:00 PM on February 23. 200C Said premises are situated in CITY OF MID­ DLEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are deset toed as: LOT(S) 31 OF HILLTOP ESTATES. ACCORD­ ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED INLIBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE(S) 74 OF KENT COUNTY RECORDS The redemption period sl>a> be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from thedate of such sale DATED January 26. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Assoc a'as P.C 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS CTX MORT­ GAGE COMPANY. LLC Mortgagee For More Information Call (248) 540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORM ATIONWE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFF1CE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed aoley to the return of the bid amount t endered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kimberly S. Schaendort, a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. In., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgage*, dated October 21. 2004. and recorded on November 10. 2004 in instrument 1136968. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bank of New York as Trustee fr the certifcatehoidcrs of CWABS 2004-12 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage theie is claimed to be due at the data hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Seven And 78/100 Dollars ($113,227.76). including interest t 6.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such c. se made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, t the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on March 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village oi Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 148 of Middleville Downs Addition No. 8 part of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 27 Town 4 North. Range 10 West, according to the Plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the ette of such sate Dated: February 2. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trutt. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fams. Michigan 48025-5822 File *061713F01 omwim PfUUREVUf T0WN8HP PLANMNG COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEMUNG Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION E OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solei to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Lance M Fliearman and Jamie D Fhearman. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Regitration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 21. 2003, and recorded on October 29. 2003 tn instrument 1116569. m Barry county records. Michigan ano assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bnk National Trust Company, as Owner under the Trust Agreement (or the Structured Asset Investmen? Loan Trust Senes 2004-SI as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty Thousand Six HundredFrftyOne And 72/100 Dollars ($60,651 72). includ.ng interest at 7.65% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice >s hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of he mortgaged premises, or some part of them at pubic vendue at the Bary County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM on February 23. 2006 Sato premises are situated m City of Hastings Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 5. Block 11. Lmdn Park Addition to the City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned ai accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall e 30 days from tf>e date ol such sale Dated January 26. 2006 For more information, please call FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025-5822 File *080559F0l PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FO THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions o' a mortgage made by CHRISTIAN DENCKER. a single man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc ’MERS"), solely as nom­ inee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC.. Mortgagee, dated April 6. 2005. aito recorded on May 4 . 2005, in Document No 1145930. Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee k '4OVSTAR MORTGAGE. INC., as assigned. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Four Cents (*’43.64904). including interests* 8 150% per-jnnum. <DO • i •' • ih Under tho power sale contained tn sato mort­ gage and the statue ri such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sato mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubh venue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings. Michigan, al 01:00 PM o'dock. on February 16. 2006 Sato premises are situated tn TOWNSHIP ol PRAIRIEVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and described as: THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENC­ ING AT THE CENTER QUARTER POST OF SEC­ TION 36, 1 HENCE SOUTH 906 75 FEET ALONG THE N/S QUARTER SECTION LINE TO CENTER OF M-43 HIGHWAY. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 258 41 FEET ALONG THE CEN­ TER LNE OF M-43 TO BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET. THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 20 MIN­ UTES 34 SECONDS WEST 180 07 FEET. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES FAST 159.43 FEET PARALLEL TO M-43. THENCt SOUTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES EAST 240 FT. TO CEN­ TER OF M-43. THENCE SOUTH 54 DEGREES WEST 208 FT ALONG THE CENERLINE OF M-43 BACK TO BEGINNING. EXCEPT THE SOUTH­ EASTERLY 33 FT. FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES AND EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 16.5 FEET FOR DRIVEWAY TO AND FROM M-43 AND TO RUN PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ADJACENT PARCLS OF LAND. TOGETHER WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. STATE OF MICHIGAN TAX ID NO. 06-12-036-058-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months form the date of such sate unless determined abandoned tn accordance wrth 1948CL 60 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of t-uch sate Dated: January 16. 2006 NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. PC. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. M 48075 NS *1718097 (VMwn TO: THE RESDHHT8 AND PROPERTY OWNfflS OF PRAMEVUE TOWNSNP, BARRY COUNTY MCM6AK, AND ANY OTHB WTEffiSTH) PARTIES STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT I Notice Of Mortgege Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Tom Muste. a mamed man and Lucretia M. Muste. hts wife, original mortgagoc(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated September 3. 2002, and recorded on September 10. 2002 in instrument 1087131. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand One Hundred Forty And 10/100 Dollar ($120,140.10). including interest at 6.625% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sato mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 11X) PM. on March 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Southeast 1/4. Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 10 West, described as: commencing at the Southeast comer of sato section; thence North 00 degrees 00 min­ utes East 406.00 feet along the East line of sato section; thence North 31 degrees 56 minutes West 423 0 feet along the centertine of S TL. M-37 (100 feet wide) to the place of beginning; thence contin­ uing North 31 degrees 56 minutes West 220.0 feet, thence North 58 degrees 04 minutes East 200 0 feet; thence South 31 degrees 56 minutes East 220 0 feet; thence South 58 degrees 04 minutes West 200.0 feet to the place of beginning. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated; February 9. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC C 248 5931301 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 F*te *073265F02 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the condition', of a mortgage made by Frederick M. Anderson t single man. to Citifinancial, Inc., mortgagra dated January 29. 2004 and recordedFebruan 7. 2004 in Instrument Number 1121566. Bairy County Records. There is clamed to be du? on such mortgage the sum of Eighty-Three Thowa-to NMe Hundred Eighty-Eight and 49/100 Dozers ($83,988.49) including interest at the rate of 7^5% perannm Under the power of Mie contained in the nvwlgage and the statutes of the State of Michigat notice ts hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry Conty Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p m on February 16. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: A parcel of land in the Southwest one-quarter of section tirty-fivt (35). town three (3) North, range nine (9) west. Rutland township. Barry county. Michigan, beginning at a point on the North and South one-quarter line of sato section thirty-five (35) wnteh lies 490 feet due north of the south one-quar­ ter post f sato section thirty-five (35). thence north 89 degrees 37 minutes west 264 feet, thence due north 330 feet; thence south 89 degrees 37 minutes east 264 feet, thence due south 330 feet to the point of beginning. Rutland Township. Barry County. Michigan Less and except the foltowing described property: A parcel of (and m the southwest one quarter of section 35. town 3 north, range 9 west, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the north and south one-quarter line of said section 35, which lies ue north ol the south one-quarter post of-sato-section 35. 490 feet: thence north 89 degrees 37 min­ utes west 264 feet; thence due north 150 feet; thence south 89 degrees 37 minutes east 264 feet; thence due south 150 feet to the place of beginning. Rutlad Township. Bany county. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from th? date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dte of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there ts a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return o the bid amount ten­ dered at sale. Dated: January 19. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Citifinancial. inc. . As Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 293.0072 cawms AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AMD ANY MFORMa■DON OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOtFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been m** the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Mark Gardner, married of Barry Cckmty. Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company datd the 29th day of November. A.D. 2004. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the Sth day of December, A.D. 2004. m Instrument No. 1138310 of Barry Records. **Kh sato mortgage was assigned o Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee tor Long Beech Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-2 Investor ID:H38. ttwu mesne assignments, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, tor prin­ cipal and interest, the sum J $79,591 9 (Seventy Nine thousand. Five hundred Ninety One dolart and Thirty Nine cents) including mtereM there on at 9.05% (nine point zero five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or m equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt ecured by sato mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan m such case made and provided, notice la hereby given that on . the 2nd day of Mach, A.D.. 2006. at 1 .GO o’clock sato mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sate at public auction, to the highest btoder. at the Bany Couity Courthouse in Hastings, Ml. Barry County. Michigan. c< the premises desenbed m sato mortgage. Which said premises ae described as toffows: AM that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the City ot Hastings, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and desenbed as follows to wit: A parcel of land in the Southwest one-quarter cf section 33. Town 4 North. Rene 7 West, described as: Commencing at the Southwest comer of the Southwest one-quarter of said setion 33; thence East in center of Highway 965 feet tor the place of beginning; thence North 258 71 feet; thence West 206.71 feat; thence South 258.71 feet locenter of sato Highway; thence East in center of H^jhway 206.71 feet to the place of beginning. Commonly known as: 7161 Coats Grove Road Tax ID: 06-15-033-30003 The redemption period shall be six months from •he date of such sate, unless etermmed abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: January 26 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO . L.P.A. By: Dame! E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney for ssignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Rets Co . LP.A. 2155 Butterfield Dnve. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR*04959207 aBMOO“ Notice Of Mortgage Foreckteure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION W OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This safe may be rescinded by the lorectoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed soteiyto the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gordon H. Den.iray and Norma I Demaray. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic R*.*qistrteon Systems, Inc., as nominee tor lender and lenocr's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee. dat«»d Juiy 15, 2004, and recorded on July 23. ZOG* in instrument 1131272. in Bany coun­ ty records. Me^igan. and assignee by said Mortgagee to Welu Fatgn Bank. N.. as Trustee for the registered holders Home tqu.7; Loan AssetBacked Certificates Serie* 2004-: as asu'^nee by an assignment, on which ma a -^aknad to be due at the date hereof tfte sum a One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand S:* Hundred Tweny-Four And 46/100 Dollars ($126,C?4.46). including interest at 9.04% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and tt« statute in such case made and i*ovtoed. notice i? hereby given that sato motgage win be foreclosed by a sale of th mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at ttw Barry County Courthouse in Hasiings at 1G0 PM, m February 23. 2006. Sato premises are situated in Township o.’ Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Commencing 640 feet ast of the Nortfi 1/4 post of Section 24. Town 1 North. Range 7 West thence South 260 feet; thence East 335 teat; ttwnce North 260 feet: thence West 335 feet to the ponf or place ot beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months frori: th* date of suchsate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sate Dated January 26. 2006 For mor? information, please ute: FC J 248.593.1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attoneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *078826F01 <hmood COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate FILE NO. 200524455DE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Pubtc Heanng w4 be held by the PranevAe Township Planrang Commission on Wednesday Estate d ALICE J. BLIN. Date of birth 10/08/1908 February 15.2006 at 700 P.M at the Pmnevde Towns! p Hal. 10115 S Norns Road, within the Townshp TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TC CREDITORS The decedent. Alice PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the «em(s) to be considered at this Pubic Heanng ndude. n brief the Wowing NOTICE RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION J. Bitn. who lived at 11271 Long Point Dr., Plainwell. 1 Special Land Use Permit and site plan review also a variance Med by Gary Hayward 12179 Islandview. Plainwell, Ml 42080 The Parcel f m question is 0tM)lOO5. located at »slandview Dr. Pfamweii Ml 49080 The application ts tor the construction of a 40' x 30' accessory txddng (ordrance 4 20) of the PrarevAe Townshp Ordnances.« s to be used lor storage. the variance of 2T ts berg requested from the require < 35’ front yard set back this construction is on vacant land Ths property m question ts zoned ’RZ Single Fami,and Two Family Medium Densrty Resdential Dstncl Michigan died 10/01/1999 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Randy A Imbordmo. named personal representative or proposed personal rep­ resentative. or to both the probate court al 206 W Court Street; Suite 302. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the Such other and further matters as may property come before the Ptamng Commission for ths meeting Al nteresied persons are invttod to be present or submt written comments on ths speoal land use permit appkeauons at Date: 01/27/2006 Catherine C Metzler P38690 303 North Rose Street. Suite 600 KaLvnazoo. Ml 49007 (269) 226-2950 PramevAe Townshp Randy A Imbordino MAe Herzog Township Supervisor 11271 Long Point Drive 09550180 meeting on Tuesday. Febraary 14, MM ts cancelled. >006. named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice tie address below Pramevde Townshp wil proinde necessary aunkary aids and services s>xh as signers lor the heanng ■npered and audetapes of ported materials bemg constoered at the hearing upon five (5) days tobce to foe Prarenfle Township Clerk fodmduafs with disabilities requmng auntary aids or services should contact the Pramevde Townshp Clerk. PLEASE I AKE NOTICE- The regular scheduled Planning Commission The Planning Commission will meet on Wednesday, February 15, Plainwell. Ml 49080 (269) 664-5922 ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 09550318____________________________________________ (2691 948-2194 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, February 9. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions ot a mortgage made by Elizabeth C. Moore and Franklin H. Moore, wile and husband, as joint 'eants with rights of survivorship, to United Compan.es Lending Corporation, a Corporation, mortgagee. Gated June 19. 1997 and recorded June 25. 1997 in Liber 699. Page 618. Barry County Records Said mortgage ts now held by LaSalle Bank National Associate as Trustee for certificate holders of EMC Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-B, Mortgage Loan Pass- Through Certificates. Senes 2003-B by assignment submit­ ted » and recorded by the Barry County Register of Deeds There u claimed to be duo on such mortgage th sum of Seventy-One Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Four and 68/100 Dollars ($71,944 68) including nterest at the rate of 9.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby gven that the mortgag-j will be fore­ closed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse <n Hastings in Barr/ County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m on March 9, 2006 The premises are located in te City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 15. Ammon Eaton Addition to the City of Hastings. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 2 of plats. Page(s) 15. Bary THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTCT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J. Farwell. Jr. and Karen Farwell, husband and wife, to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, mortgagee, dated October 23, 2003 and recorded November 18. 2003 in Instrument Number 1117802, Barry County Records. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset Backed Pass-Through Certilicats. Series 2003-11 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1.2003. Without Recourse by assignment dated February 4. 2005 and recorded on February 14, 2006 in Instrument Numb * 1141404. Barry County Records. There is claimed to be due n such mortoage the sum of One Hundred Forty Thousand Five Hundred Nme and 58/100 Do-lars ($140.509 58) including interest at too rate of 7.75% per annum Linder the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage end the statutes ol the State of Michigan notice is hereby given that Uie mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1.00 pm. on March 2. 2006 The premiss are located in the Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are County Records The redemption pend shall be 6 months from the date of sucn sate, unless the property is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period she!! be 30 desenbed as: Lot 11,12 and 13 ol Poplar Beach No. 2. accord­ •lays from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort­ gagee cn rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and theie is a simultaneous res­ olution with the borrower. In that event, your dam­ ages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid date of such sate, unless the property is determined abandoned te accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. amount tendered at sale Dated February 9. 2006 ORANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for LaSalle Bank National Association as Trustee for certificate holders of EMC Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-B, Mortgage Loan Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-B . As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Mt 48007-5041 (248) 457-100 Fite No 199 0776 *“ao’ AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by April H Murray and Richard G Murray, wife and husband. Mortgagors, to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated the 24th day of March. 2004 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 31st day of March. 2004 in Instrument No. 1124476 of Barry County Records, said Mortgage having been assigned to Wachovia Mortgage Corporation on whioh'mongdgd thenj m ofafrtted*/be due; at the date of this notice, the sum of One Hundred Forty Seven Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Eight Dollars and 46/100 ($147,228 46). and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been institut­ ed to recover the debt secured by said mortgag j or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power ol sate contained in said mortgage, and pur­ suant to statute of the Stale of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 23rd day of February. 2006 at 1 o'clock pm Local Time, said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building where the Circuit Court for the County of Barry is held), of the premises described m said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.5% per annum and all legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attorney fees allowed by law, and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the under­ signed. necessary to protect its interest in the prem­ ises. Which said premises are desenbed as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and ail structures, and homes, manufactured or oth­ erwise. located thereon, situated in the City of Hastings. County of Barry, State of Michigan, and described as foltows, to wit: The North 5 1/2 rods of Lot 5. Stock 7. Eastern Addition of the Village of Hastings (now City of Hastings). Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Liber A of Plats. Page 2. During the six (6) months immediately following the sate, the property may be redeemed, except that in the event that the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600 3241 a. the prop­ erty may be redeemed during 30 days immediately foltowing the sate Dated 1/26/2006 Wachovia Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee FABRIZIO A RROOK, P.C. Attorney for Wachovia Mortgage "cnxxation 888 W. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248 362-2600 ASAP# '’53662 01/26/2006. 02/02/2006 02/09/2006, 02/16.2006 owon NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the matter of ILL. KREEGER REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT dated September 14.2004 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. M L Kreeger. who lived at 12952 Hazel Drive Yankee Springs Township. Ml 49348 died December 29, 2005. You are hereby notified that James V. Lunarde ’S the Trustee of the M.L. Kreeger Revocable ’rust Ag'cement dated September 14. 2004. At this lime, no probate administration ts con­ templated with regard to the above referenced decedent s estate Creditors of the decedent are notified that all ciaims against the decedent or the trust will be for­ ever barred unless presented to James V. Lunarde. Trustee within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Dated this 1st day of February. 2006 M L. KREEGER REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT Dated September 14. 2004 James V Lunarde, Trustee 24 Terrace Court Plainwell. Ml 49080 KREIS. ENDERLE, CALLANDER A HUDGINS By: J. Ryan Conboy (P58590) Attorney for Trustee Ono Moorsbndge. P.O Box 4010 Kalamazoo Ml 49003-4010 (269) 324-3000 ing to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 31. Barry County Records. The redmption penod shall be 6 months from the in which ctse the redemption period sha'l be 30 dzys from the date of the sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASER?; The forectosingmortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the bor­ rower In that event your damages, if any. are limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate. Dated: February 2. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc.. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-11 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1.200, Without Recourse . As Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 214 2798 Notice Ot Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be retclnoed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the retun of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Bradley Oostveen and Angela Oostveen. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Goldteaf Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, ated August 26.2002. and 'ecorded on September 6. 2002 in instrument 1086970 in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Si-. Thousand Thirty-Nine And 46/100 Dollars ($126,039.46). including interest at 7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained tn said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby gen that sato mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premise, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on March 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Mihigan. and are described as Commencing at the Southeast comer gf land deed by Asabel Hubbard and Jeremiah Hendershott to Fordice L Blake, thence East 8 rods to the street running North and South; thence North to Mill Race, thence West 8 rods; thence Soth to the Rlaco ol Beginning, being a part of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 31. Town 4 North, Range 9 West. Ir-ng Township. Barry County. Michigan Also desenbed as Beginning at a point to the North line ol Irving Road at the Southeast cmer ot land deed by Asabel Hubbard and Jeremiah Hendershott to Fordice L. Blake, which lies 75.00 feet North and 189.00 feet East of the center of Section 31. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Inring Township, Barry County. Michigan, thence East 132.00 feet tolhe street running North and South; thence North 172 feet to the Mill Race; thence West along the Mill Race 133 00 feet, more or less, to a point directly North ol beginning; thence South 149.00 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall e 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. tn which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate. Dated: February 9. 2006 omc.m Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION W OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solelyto the return of the bld amount tendered at s«te, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions o! a mortgage made by Robert J Yarrington, a single man. origin?; mortgagor(s). to Broadmoor Financial Services. Inc., a Michigan Cororation. Mortgagee, dated Apnl 26. 1999. and recorded on April 29. 1999 in instrument 1028855, and assigned by mesne assignments to Bank of America. N.A. ~ "rsigr^e by an assignment. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed o be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Four Thousand N.ne Hundred Nine And 22/100 Dollars ($84,909 22). including interest at 6.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice s hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hasiings at 1:00 PM. on March 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Inring. Bary County, Michigan, and are desenbed as That part of the southeast 1 /4 of section 23. town 4 north, range 9 west, described as: commencing at the south 1/4 comer of said section ; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 2644.26 feet along th west line of said southeast 1/4 ; thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 870.0 feet along the north line of said southeast 1/4 to the place of beginning thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 447.28 feet; thence south 01 degrees 6 minutes 11 seconds west 433.14 feet: thence south 88 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds east 75.0 feet; thence south 01 degrees 26 minutes 11 seconds west 75.0 feet; thcnco north 88 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds west 522 91 feei along the north hne of the suth 812.31 feet of the north 1/2 of said southeast 1/4; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 508.71 feet to the place of beginning, subject to and together with an easement for ingress, egress and utility purpose over a 66 foot wide strip ofland. the centerihe of which is described as com­ mencing at the oouth 1/4 comer of said section 23. town 4 north, range 9 west; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 2285 26 feet along the west line of said southeast 1/4 to the place ol begnning of said easement; thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 298 0 feet along the south i.ne ui the north 359 feet of sato southeast 1/4; thence sou;h 80 degrees 03 minutes 55 seconds east 225.87 feet; thence north 70 degrees 51 minutes 30 sconds east 372.50 feet to the east line of the west 870 feet of sato southeast 1/4; thence north 63 degrees 09 minutes 29 sec­ onds east 262.35 feet: thence nonh 75 decrees 56 minutes 41 seconds east 444.72 feet to the place of For more information, piease call: FC R 248 59 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File F074322F02 Notice Ot Mortgage Forecloaure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE O6TAI WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to theretum of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ryan R Foote, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Aames Funding Corporation DBA Aames Home Fite #048344F02 DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limhed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Default has been made «. conditions of a mort­ gage made by Gdkey Lake Cate. LLC. a Michigan limited liaoilrty company, (original mortgagor), to Fifth Third Band (Western Michigan). Mortgagee, dated July 2. 2004, recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan, on July 16. 2004 in Instrument No. 1130879. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of $26,324 29. including interest at 9.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given thal sato mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the East Doors of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West Stale Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said County) on Thursday. March 2. 2006 et 1 00 p.m. Sato premises are described as follows: All that part of the Southwes' fractional 1 /4 of the Southeast fractional 1/4 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West tying Southwesterly of the creek, connecting Big Gilkey Lake and Shallow Gilkey Lake, and Southeasterly of the Highway, also granting a right of ingress and egress to Big Gilkey Lake through the channel as now estab­ lished. Excepting therefrom a parcel of land in the South 1/2 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township, described as beginning at the center line of County Road 601 and the South line of said Section 10; thence North 44’ 2" East 389 92 feet along the center line of County Road 601. thence South 45' 58* East 355 74 feet; tbenoi due West 287.76 feet; thence South 33 feet to the South hne of sato Section; thence due West 239 08 i'eet to point of beginning, also excepting and reserving ass and egress to Shallow Gilkey Lake, over the following described premises; Beginning at a point on the South line of said Section 10 which lies 239 08 tent due East to the intersection of the South line of said Section 10 and the center hne of Cou-*y Road 601; thence due North 33 feet; thence due East 619 fee’ more or less, to the shore of Shallow Gilkey Lake, thence Southeasterly along the shore line of sato lake to the South line of said Section 10; thence due West along the South bne of iaid Section 10 to the place of beginning, Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan. LEss and except: A parcel of land located m the South 1/4 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, being at the intersection of the centertine of county road 60’ and the South tine of sato Section 10; there North 44 degrees 02 minutes East 389 92 feet along the centerline ol County Road 601; thence South 45 degrees 58 minutes East 355.74 feel; thence East 331.0 feet more Of less to the shore of the shallow Gilkey Lake; thence Southeasterly along the shore to the South line of said Section 10; the.v^i due West 892 feet more or less to the point ot begin­ ning. P.P <08-03-010-003-00 The redemption period shall be six (6, months from the date of such sate, unless dei?nmned abandoned In accordance with MCLA600.324is. in which case the redemption penod shall tx thin, (30) days from the date of such sale Dated: January 23. 2006 NANTZ, LITOWICH. SMITH. GIRARD & HAMILTON Attorneys for Mortgagee By: Sandra S Hamilton (P-41980) Business Address & Telephone 2025 East Beltime. S E . Suite 600 Grand Raptos, Michigan 49546 (616) 977-0077 Loan, Mortgagee, dated Nvember 23. 2004, and recorded on December 9. 2004 in instrument 1138442. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-One And 44/100 Dollars ($100.36.44). including interest at 9.68% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that s& 1 mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, of some part f them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on Marcn 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: BEGINNING AT A POINT OF THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 23.TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST 2238 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE DUE WEST 83 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 32 EAST 59 FEET; THENCE WEST 327 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTE EAST 115 FEET; THENCE WEST 250 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST 410 FEET. THENCE EAST 660 FEET TO SAID EAST LINE; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES EAST 236 FEET ALONG EAST LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGIN­ NING The redemption penod shall be 12 mnths from the date of such sale. Dated: February 2. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #079133F01 ending of said easement The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: February 2.20C6 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 NOTICtQF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information obtained will be used for this purose. If you are in the Military, pi—e contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Defaull has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Date D Krueger III. and Came L Krueger, husband and wife to Mortgage Electrnic Registration Systems, Inc . solely ns nominee for NovaStar Mortgage. Inc., a Virginia Corporation Mortgagee, dated July 21. 2004 and recorded July 27. 2004 in Instrument # 1131466. and modified on September 26. 2005 in Instrument # 1153363. Barr; Couny Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars and Seventy-Five Cents ($152,235.75) including interest 9.05% per annum Under the power of salecontamed in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubi.'C vertoue. at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings M> at 1:00PM. on Thursday, February 16, 2006. Sato premises are situated in Township of Inring. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Pa.'ce. 1. That part of the Northeast quarter of Section 34. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, described as: Commencng at the North quarter comer of said Section; thence South 00 degrees 07 minutes 03 seconds West 1519.37 feet along the West line of said Northeast quarter to the place of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 30 seconds East 64F51 feel. thenceSouth 00 decrees 07 min­ ute* Cto seconds West 249.18 feet; thence South 75 degress 40 minutes 11 seconds West 335.62 feet; lhence North 00 degrees 09 minutes 29 seconds East 309 97 feet, thence South 89 degrees 46 min­ utes 30 seconds West 320 00 feet atoog e North line of the South 1039.50 feet of said Northeast quarter; thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes 03 seconds East 66 0 feet along tha West line of sato Northeast quarter to the place of beginning. Subject to and together with an easement as described n the easement desenption Commonly known as 3381 Stager. Hast eqs Ml 49333 Tne redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in when case the redemption penod shall be 0 days from the date of such sale Dated JANUARY 13. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for NovaStar Mortgage. Inc., Mortgagee Attorneys. Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-42731 269-945-9554 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, H any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the ratun of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions ol a mortgage made by Sandra K Hook, an unmarried woman, and Robert J Taytor. an unmarried man and Kon D Armour, an unmarried woman, original morgagor(s). to Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis. Mortgagee, dated March 10. 2003, and recorded on March 11. 2003 in instru­ ment 1099291. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundrd Twenty-One Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Six And 12/100 Dollars ($121,596.12). including interest at 6.625% pet annum Under the power of sate contained in sato mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said morgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubric vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on February 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Mtolrigan. and ae described as THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST EXCEPT THE NORTH 657 FEET THEREOF AND EXCEPT THE WEST 100 FEET OF THE SOUTH 165 FEET OF THE SOUTH WEST 1/4 O> THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 26 AND EXCEPTNG THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26 LYING EASTERLY OF A LINE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT OF THE SOUTH 1/8 LINE OF SAID SECTION 26. DISTANT EAST 755 FEET FROM THE NORTHWEST COR NER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE OUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 26: THENCE SOUTH 390 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY 187 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LAND OWNED BY LEO J. RESZUTKO AND WIFE. THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES WEST 277 FEET THENCE EAST 40 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PAR ALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE O SECTION 26 TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 26 AND THE POINT OF ENDING TOGETHER WITH R GHTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS IN EASEMENT A. AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED RESERVING AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER THE NORTH 16.5 FEET OF ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL. SAID ASEMENT BEING RESERERVED BY FIRST PARTY FOR SO LONG AS FIRST PARTY OWNS A PARCEL OF LAND TO THE EAST OF THIS PARCEL EASEMENT A. A STRIP OF LAND 33 FEET IN WIDTH OR INGRESS AND EGRESS THE EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTER­ LY LINE OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS BEGIN­ NING A A POINT 755 FEET EAST AND 307 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. THENCE SOUTH 23 FEET TO A POINT HERE INAFTER CALLED POINT B. THENCE CONTINU­ ING SOUTH 60 FEET; THENCE SOUTWESTERLY 187 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OFLAND OWNED BY LEO J. RESZUTKO AND WIFE. THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES WEST TO A POINT OF ENDING WHICH LIES 657 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH 1/8 LINE OF SAID SEC TION 26. ALSO A S^RIP OF LAND 10 FEET IN WIDTH THE NORTH LINEOF WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT SAID POINT B; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH 1/4 ! INE OF SAID SECTION 26 TO THE POINT OF EKOING AT THE WATERS EDGE OF LITTLE CEDAR LA/E. SAID EASEMENT TO BE USED BY THE SECOND PARTY AND HER INVITEES FOR INGRESS EGRESS TO LITTLE CEDAR LAKE FOR SO LONG AS SECOND PARTY OWNS THF ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL. The redemption per-nd shaM be i2 months from the date of such sate. Dated: January 26. 2006 For more information, please call. FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #075518F03 omcco Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATlOi< WE OTAJN WILL BE USED FOR THA’ PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OF-ICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE 'N ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, sl«all be limit­ ed soteiy tothe return of the bid amount ten derod at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Le Boeuf, a married man and JiH Le Boeuf, his wife, original mortgagors), to NBD Mortgage Company. Mortgage, dated November 15.1995. and recorded on November 21. 1995 in Uber 645 on Page 751. and assigned by sato Mortgagee to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for tender and tenders successors and-'ur assigns as assignee by an assignmnt. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Two Thousand Fifty And 83/100 Dollars ($72.050 83). including interest at 7.875% per annum. Under the power ol sate contained in satomort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, a’ the Bary County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on Feruary 23. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Maple Grove. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The West 5 acres ol the East 14 acres of the fol­ lowing desenbed property; The West 120 acres of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 35. Town 2 Nrth. Range 7 West, except the South 40 acres, also except, the North 52 acres ~he redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated January 26. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attoreys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mctvgan 48025-5822 Fite #081307F01 �Page 12 - Thursday, February 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Honor Roll: LEGAL NOTICES PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Defaufl nas been made rn the conditions ol a mortgage made by KEVIN J. DOYLE, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc (’MERt;). solely as nom­ inee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 25. 2004. and recorded on November 12, 2004, m Document No n37063Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to GMAC MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION, s assigned. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is ciaimel to he due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars and Fifty-Five Cents ($132.57655), including interest at 6.125% per anum Under the po.ver of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged promises, or some part of tnem, at public venue, ai the any County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01:00 PM o dock, on February 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in CITY of HAST­ INGS. Barry County. Michigan and described as: THE WEST 1 / 2 OF LOTS 65 AND 66 OF THE JONES AND TAFFEE ADDITION TO HE CITY OF HASTINGS ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 4 OF PLATS ON PAGE 54 BEING A PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 18. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN TAX ID NO. 08-55-075-065-30 The redemption period san be 6 months form the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case •.he redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: January 14. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgage/Axugnee Peter M. Schneiderman 4 Associates. P.C. 23100 Prowtence Dove. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 GMAC *0655230178 nwwa Hastings Middle School (Second marking period) Nodes Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WEOBTA1N WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed soleiy o the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Shannon Woodard, a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Amerrfirst Financial Corporation. Mortgagee, dated Octber 28. 1999. and recorded on November 1. 1999 in instrument 1037448. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, in Bany county records. Mehgan. on which mortgage the** is claimed to be due at te date hereof the su-n of Thirty-Four Thousand Two Hundred Twerxy-Stx And 99/100 Dollars ($34,226 99). including interes* at 9% per annum Under the power of sate contained m sad mort­ gage and the statute in juch case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby gvsn that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of tne mortgaged premises, or some oart of them, at public vendue, at the Barry Count*/ Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on February 23. 2006 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings Barry Count. Michigan, and are described as: A two acres parcel starting at the Northeast comer of the Northeast 1 /4 of the Southeast 1 /4 ol the Northwest 1/4 ol Section 11. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, thence West 300 ieet. thence South 289 feet, thence East 300 let. thence North 289 feet to the beginning point The redempbon penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such ate Dated January 26. 2006 For more information, please cafl: FC S 248 593.1304 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File S030555F01 SUICIDE, continued from page 1 Barry- County Sheriff Dar Leaf said he has talked with his staff, including Undersheriff Baker and Jail Administrator Bob Andrus, and he feels his staff did everything by the book in both cases. "Neither man gave aijy indication of intent to commit suicide." Leaf said. "Both men were interviewed ups. their admit and nei­ ther had made any statement to cause us to be on alert. We go over a detailed interview process with each person as they arc admitted and if we get any indication that they are sui­ cidal. we put them under a special watch." he said. Leaf said evety-inifeitc is giv4n clothing and bedding when they are admitted and they cannot deny any inmate those necessities. "Mr. Salski was interviewed by our nurse." Baker said. "Again, he made no statement that would have led us to put him on a special watch." Leaf said his department is taking steps to try to prevent any future incidents. "We have discussed putting plexiglass against the bars.” Leaf said, "but there are other things in each cell, like sinks and toilets, that can be used. If a person is determined to hurt themselves, they can succeed. Il only takes about six seconds until a person is unconscious and less than six minutes before they are brain dead." he said. Leaf said that he has ordered new updated video equipment to be installed in the jail and he has made arrangements for mental health personnel to visit jail inmates on a more fre­ quent basts. “We try to talk to every prisoner to see if they are showing any signs of suicide." Leaf said. “But sometimes a person does not give out any signs." Dr. Carmen Stark, a Kalamazoo psycholo­ gist. said that while he does not know the specifics of the Comp or Salski suicides, he agreed that there arc not always obvious signs. “I was told that Mr. Comp made a phone call to a girlfriend earlier." Stark said, “and perhaps something that was said triggered his decision. Often times a person will act impul­ sively so that they do not have time to change their mind." Comp was serving a 30-day sentence and See SUICIDE, next page Sixth-graders Joshua Allerding. Hannah Alspaugh. Hannah Anderson. Alexis Arens. Nicholas Ashcraft. "Stacey Baker. Brenton Baker. Devin Bancroft. Jordan Bell. Maxx Birman. Lance Blankenship. Lucille Blume. "Daniel Buehler. Lauren Bush. Lauren Cain, Maria Cera. Katherine Cocnen. Jacob Comer. Alyssa Constantine. "Anna Cooley. Hayden Cousineau. Jordan Cranmore. "Victoria Cybulski. "Jessie DeDcckcr, "Megan Denny. Sara Dcnsberger. Kaitlyn DeVries. Michael Doran. Ivy Edinger. Brooke Endsley. Beretta Fisher. Brooke Furlong, craig Gagnon. "Keith Garber. "Kayla Gorodcnski. "Brian Graybill. Simion Guenther. "Marie Gutgscll. Christopher Ham. Alaura Haueter, "Maicee Herrington, Alexis Hickey, Megan Hildebrandt. Alysha Hoffman..Rachel Hunt. Jennifer Jarman. "Courtney Jenkins-Bonner. Tessa Johnson, Drandon Johnson. Heather Jozwik. Michael Kaczmarczyk. Adam Keeler. Alexis Kelly. Kathryn Kesler. Casey Kidder. Rachael Kingsbury. "Alice Kinney. Lauren Kirwin, Mitchell Kolanowski. Joseph Krebs, •Shelby Kubck, "Bret Lawrence, Robert Leedy. Morgan Leep.. Mackenzie Lewis, •Joseph Longstreet, Emily Luther, Emily Mscqueen. Cassidee Martin, Jason McClurkin. Dallas McKay, Dylan McKee. Laken Meade, Rikki Mileski, Megan Miller. Joshua Moore. "Kimberly Morris. •Ashley Musculus, "Jenna Nedbalek. Jeremy Nichols. Dominique Nolff. Jason Norman, Amber Nurenberg, Ashley Nurenberg, Halie Cwen, Mitchell Owen. John Parker, JaneBe Pifer. Rebecca Ponsetto, "Paige Prater. Michaela Prevost. Zachary Price, "Tristan Rabe. Kevin Rice, Erika Rozell. Fareah Salazar. Jennifer Sanders. "Joshua Scobey. Olivia Shade, Cory Shaver. "Danielle Sherman. Ashley Shuster. Breonna* Sinclair. "Hannah Smith. "Kimberly Smith. Clayton Sprague. Nikki Spurgeon, Savannah Storey. Kali Straub’!. Kimberly Tebo. Dillian Thomas, "Sarah Thornburgh. Erika Thornton. Dylan Thurman. Shane Tossava. "Meg Travis. Ken VanBelkum, Anthony Veltre, Le’Titia, Vickery, Haley Wagner. Max Wilcox. Chase Williams. Jordin a rirt dh Seventh-graders Alexander Auer, Shelby Bagley. Anna Banister. Torri Bany. "Brian Baum. •Michelle Bebeau. Sydney Blough. ’Jared Bosma. •Kevin Bostna. Tyler Bridgman. Mitchell Brisboc. Cory Bunge. Taylor Carpenter. *Alaina Case. *Myrina Clements. Zachariah Comer. Larry Comp. Barbara Cotton. Justin Daniels, "Ccdy Davis. ’VictorDelAHgel. Shelby Deming. •Anna Densberger, "Ke’sey Devroy. •Tyler Dewitt. "Jertfmy Dobbin. Jessi 1 PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PARKS COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING To: Resident! and Property Owners of Prairieville Township, Bany County, and all Township Part Visitors PLEASE TAKE NOTICE thjl a Public Hearing will be held by lb, Prairtevillt Township Parks Commission on Thursday. February 16, 2006 ai 7:00 p.m. at the Prairieville Township Hall, 10115 South Norris Road. Hoot Gibson presents the pool tourney trophy to Steve Smith. Local pool player wins state tourney The Michigan Moose State Singles pool tournament was held at the Hastings Moose Lodge Saturday and Sunday. There were more than 70 entries in the tournament, with players from Detroit. Ann Arbor. Monroe-Milan. Belleville. Ypsilanti, Lansing. Ludington-Harrison. St. Louis. Caro, Saginaw. Pontiac Lincoln Park and Doxtader. Gabraelle Eaton. Rebecca Elkins. Dakota Eizinga, Joshua Endsley. Chelsea Falconer. •Rebecca FrA, Sarah Ganger. •Patricia Garber. John Garza, .Omar Gomcz. Brittaney. Gray, .Zackary Hammond. Tara Harding. • Emily Hart. •Veronica Hayden. •Anthony Heath. •Grant Heide. Jeremy Heinrich. ’Megan Herbstreith, William Hildreth. •Hannah Hodges. De van House. ’Micah Huver. •Jonathon Kalmink. Nathan Kam. Karie Kaufman. Dylan Kelmer. "Eric Kendal). Stefan Kienzle. Amanda King. •Ashlie Kinney, "Jessica Kloosterma". ’Stephen Krammin. Ariell Kubek. Com LaCosse. •Jennifer LaJoye, ’Montana Leep. Savanna Lemon. Caitlin Main. Matthew Mansfield. Casey Martin. ’Kevin Maurer. Steven Maurer. ’Nathaniel McComb. Brandon McConnon. Devin McKee. Sean McKeough. Ryan McPhail. •Christopher Mennell. Krista Miller. Tatton Miller, Kevin Osterink, •Christopher Parker. Jake Hastings City Banx PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We arc currently looking for a part-time toller to join our team. rfi We currently have an opening in our Hastings office? The Parks Commission »s seeking public comment on a proposed grant application too the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund. The proposed grant would pay for improvements to the boating access sites at I’pper Crooked Lake. Lower Crooked Lake and Pine Lake. All interested persons art invited to be present or submit written comments on this proposed grant application at the Township Hall. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for, math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Apply at the Human Resources Department *< Hastings City Bunk -• 150 W. Court SU Hastings, MI 49058 1 <i EOE/M-F mwiiii A public accuracy test will be conducted for the pur­ pose of testing the accuracy of the tabulating equip­ ment and programs, which will he used to tabulate voted ballots for the SPECIAL RECALL ELECTION to be held on Tuesday, February 28. 2006. in Baltimore Township. Barry County. The Public Accuracy Test will be held at: Baltimore Township Hall 3100 E. Dowling. Rd. Hastings, Ml 49058 On February. 15. 2006 at 5:00 p.m. For further information contact Penelope Ypma, Clerk (269) 945-3228 $159,000 Call licensed builder Matt Howell (269) 948-2606 should contact the Township Clerk at 269-623-2726. BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF ACCURACY TEST M NEW HOME 3 bedrooms. 2 baths. 2 stall garage with opener, air conditioned, full basement plumbed for bath, 1,288 so. ft. 96 Jambrial Drive, N. M-43 Highway. : Red Oak Estates At Rentway, were more than just a rentai/purchase company Vfe Ara Family! If you're looking fc»a. dynamic, fun atmosphere thteotters competit.ve pay. great benefits, promotion from within and a five-day workweek with Sundays off. we could be the employer for yful Come Join The Rentway Famllyl Account Representative Customer Service Associate Delivery Technician BASEMENT PROFESSIONALS! We re seeking professional, career-minded individuals to manege our customers' rental 'purchase accounts, handle customer inquiries, delcrr merchandise, troub*eshoo( accounts, promote new rentals and manage cash and record keeping Apply in person at: 908 W. State St., Hastings, Ml; fax resume to: (1*9) 945-194*; of email: l14Olmall.rtntway.com. To -earn more about us, v&t www.rentway.com 1-800-237-2379 sow nstaitr sounder wmmhic RENTWAY Hastings. Claiming first place was Steve Smith of the Hastings lodge, winning eight straight match­ es without a loss. He fashioned a winning record of 16 wins and one loss Presenting the winning trophy was Howard Gibson, past state Moose sports chairman. Partridge, Nicholas Peterson. "Alexandria Pierce, ’Sydney Pierce, ’Kayla Pohl. •Jessica Quillen. Beau Reaser, Cody Redman. Naxhanial Rhoades. Andrew Rodd. Jacob Rogers, Samantha Rjoofstra. | Christopher Rugg. Rogelio Salazar. •Tauren Schils. • Katie Secord, John Shakespeare. Amanda Shaw, Levi Shriber. Will Simmons. *Taylor Simpson. Amber Stage). William Sprague. John Stanton. Sabrina Stellema, Brett Stephens. Anthony Stiles. ’Morgan Stowe, Paul Stutzman. Jordan Swinkunas, Michael Trumbull. Alcza Tyson. Jessica Ulrich, •Natalie VanDen^ck. Conrad vanderMcl. ’Meghan VanZyl. "Ksyia Vogel, ♦Alicia Wheeler. •Aimee Wiker, Brittaney Wilkins. Denise Woodbury and *H£>y Zalewski. Eighth-grades Jonathan Aki. Jacob Bailey, lessica Barms. Hayley Bishop. Brooke Bisir, •Zachary Bolthouse. Brandon 3owcr. Clinton Brill. Amanda Buehler, Morgan Burger, Alicia Bush, ’Chris Campbell, Michelle Campbell. Benjamin Caopon. Matthew Cathcart. Gretchen Christensen. Chase Coughlin, Jessica Czi’ider, Troy Dailey. "Alexis Dakin. Allison Danis. Garret Darling, Amy Dean. Dylan Downs. Joshua Dunkelbergej. Emily Dunnigan, •Maeve Dwyer, Jason Eckley, Allyson Ellsworth, Austin Endsley. Robert Endsley, ’Matthew Feldpausch, • Nathan Ford. Sarah Frame. •Pamela Fran son. •Nicole Gardner. Jonathon Gieseler. Dustin Glaser. Brandy Gorodcnski. Kathleen Govert. •Katelyn Graybill. Paul Guenther. Timothy Hanlon. Branden Hardin. Dustin Harrison. Seth Haynes. •Kelsi Herrington. Brittnay Hickey. Ashley Higgins. *Jessica Howell, "Luke Howell, Kayla Huver. Zachary Jarman, •Kaylee Kidder, Ashley Knight. Nicholas Kovacevich. Kody Laws. Jessica Lee. •Dean Letoi. *Kyle Letot. Pattrick Loew. Megan Lowe. ’Helen Macquecn. Heather McCoy. Jacob Mesecar. Daniel Mikolajczyk, "Karissa Milleson. ’Casmir Mix, "Andrew Moore. Tyler Nelson, John Nichols. Seth Parker. "Zackary Passmore. Gage Pederson. Eric Pettenqill, •Emily Phillips. •Katherine Ponsetto. Krystal Pratt. ’Paige Pumford. Samantha Purdum. Ashley Purdun. Bethany Sams. Matthew Schild. George Shannon. Hannah Shumway, "Amanda Stenzel barton. Gabriel Sutherland. Kathleen Thomas. "Wendy Todd. Amelia Travis. Alexa von derHoff. Nicholas Wallace. Courtney Ward. Marshall Warren. "Samantha Watson. "Alexandra Wendorf. "Samantha White. "Holly Wilkins. Jerry Willavize. •Lindsey Williams and "Abigail Worm. • — Indicates 4.0 grade point average. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 9. 2006 - Page <3 Banner CLASSIFIEDS HjCALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Woman to face charges for armed robbery here H ASTINGS — Shirley Louise Bodcll. 62. was in Barry County Circuit Court Wednesday to face arraignment on charges of armed robbery. The Calhoun County resident in charged with robbing the Check-N-Go on West State Street Jan. 6. She was previously arraigned in Calhoun County for a robbery that occured in Charlotte on the same day and has been charged with a similar rob­ bery in Richland Township. When she was arrested, a search of her residence turned up what is believed to be proceeds from the robberies. A preliminary hearing has been set for Feb. 17 to answer the charges in Barry County. Suspect arrested in series of Delton area burglaries HOPE TOWNSHIP — Troopers from the Hastings Michigan State Police Post have arrested the man suspected of a series of break-ins of Delton area businesses. Trooper Brian Roderick said that John Paul Murphy. 28. of Hope Township has been arraigned on charges of breaking and entering and he faces a number of outstanding warrants in Kalamazoo and Barry counties. Roderick said when troopers went to Murphy’s home, they were unable tn get anyone to answer the door, but a check of the garage turned up the suspect's vehicle. The continued to knock on the dour until it was answered and a search of the residence gave them reason to believe that Murphy was still in the area because a partially filled glass was next to a lounge chair. Looking outside they observed Murphy fleeing across a field and a chase ensued. Murphy was apprehended and after a brief struttie was arrested and lodged in the Barry County Jail. Roderick said information provided by a number of county residents identified Murphy after a crime scene photo was dis­ played in the Hastings Banner and Roderick gave credit to residents who came forward with the identification with helping to solve what he said was a large number of break-ins. Paint bail attacks damage area properties RUTLAND. HOPE TOWNSHIPS - Troopers from the Hartings Michigan State Police Post are investigating a series of paint ball attacks that caused considerable property damage in Rutland and Hope townships Monday between 8:30 and 9 p.m. Trooper Brian Roderick said all the incidents appear to be related because the paint ball colors of red and orange were used at each residence. Troopers investigating received four complaints, but when driving through the area, observed a number of other homes and automobiles damaged. Witnesses have identified an automobile thought to be either a Buick or Oldsmobile emitting considerable smoke from its exhaust. Anyone with information about these incidences of malicious destruction of property are asked to call the Hastings Michigan State Police at 948-8283. Three phone scam complaints reported BARRY COUNTY — Barry County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating three separate incidents of attempted phone fraud. In one. a Yankee Springs Township resident received a phone call in which a man promised money to be awarded if the per­ son would supply him with a checking account number and a routing number. That same day a Maple Grove Township resident received a similar call. .r A Hastings man received a call Feb. 4 from someone claiming to be a representative of a national grant service. The Hastings man was informed he was eligible to receive a grant and had only to provide his bank's name, his checking account number and the routing number. In all three cases, the residents refused to divulge the information and immediately contact the Sheriff’s Department. Man arrested for 3rd offense drunk driving ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP — Thomas Troy Shockley. 32. of Kalamazoo, was arrested on Feb. 5 by Bany County Sheriff’s Deputy Angela Gustafson and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (third offense). Gustafson was called to an address in Orangeville Township because a resident had called to report a car parked in fail drive­ way. Gustafson found Shockly sitting in the passenger seat. He told the deputy he had gotten into an argument with his girl­ friend and because he had a previous conviction for domestic violence, so he decided to leave. When questioned by the deputy, however. Shockly was not able to tell the officer even where he was. He told the officer he thought he was someplace between Hastings and Bailie Creek. Shockley refused a breath test and was lodged in the Bany County Jail. 80 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $800 - sell $295. (517)204-0600 A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set, new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD board and queen pillow top mattress. 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The inmate, who requested that his name not be divulged, said Comp had asked for a razor to be delivered so he could shave the next day and the two of them had discussed what they were going to watch on television the following Sunday. formed the autopsy and established that Reurink died within two seconds from multi­ ple blunt fotve injuries to the head upon the initial impact with the blade of the snow plow. “The dragging had nothing to do with it (her death),” Dejong said. “She would have died anyway. It was the initial impact from the collision instead of dragging that caused death." Schut's attorney, Terry Tobias said. “If Schut had a license, the accident still would have occurred." “This is not a murder case," Tobias said. “To have murder you need to establish intent to kill or do great bodily harm. The collision was inevitable." Michigan State Trooper Michael Behrendt of the Hastings Post said Schut said “he pan­ icked because he didn’t have a license because it was revoked." David L. Comp “I woke jp and saw a figure over by the bars, but I thought he was just using the light from the hallway to read by." the inmate said. “1 went right back to sicep and when I woke up later, the guards were there cutting him down." Undersheriff Baker said Salski wis facing charges on felonious offenses and could iz ve been faced with impending imprisonment “But we don’t really know what either man was thinking, why they decided to commit suicide," Baker said. “ Leaf added, “Unfortunately, the only ones who know that answer arc not here to tell us." Mark Salski 82 A Talconers to celebrate Gotfi "Wedding Anniversary KUBWAfa I ▼ Bob and Myrtle Falconer will be Cory Jo Schut celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary on Thursday, February 9th. 2006. । Now Serving Breakfast Open 7 a.m. 401 (k) rollovers made easy Marie D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Wuodbwn Ave. Edwardjones ** w .cd wardjoncA.com OF THELMA WEYERMAN February 9,1993. 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(616)366-2709 NASHVILLE — Three Barry County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a fight behind the Outboard Inn in Nashville Feb. 2 and found two men injured on the ground. Three men suspected of assaulting the pair had already fled the scene and neither victim wanted to press charges. A witnesss said the fight started when one of the victims had tried to talk to her inside the bar and her boyfriend became jeal­ ous. The deputies were not able to pursue charges as the victims refused to cooperate. However, upon further investigation, one of the victims. David Lake. 25. of Nashville, was found to be wanted on two out­ standing warrants. Lake was arrested at the scene and transported to the Barry County Jail. drive disrespectfully dragging the body shows malice. It wasn’t an intentional killing, but he acted in a willful disregard because he could cause death by not stopping or trying to stop. And he didn’t try to dodge her or go around her by driving off to the side of the road as the first witness (Tara Marcott) said. Biood test results found no alcohol or drugs in Schut's system. Dr. Joyce Dejong, medical director of forensics at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, per- ATTENTION GAMBLERS SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 Fight outside bar leads to warrant arrest no alcohol or drugs in Schut’s system at the time of the accident. Schut two years ago was charged with sec­ ond degree murder by then-Barry County Prosecutor Gordon Shane McNeill. Barry County District Judge Gary Holman later dis­ missed that charge and instead ordered Schut to stand trial on negligent homicide and leav­ ing the scene charges. Then-Chief Assistant Prosecutor Tom Evans said at the bindover hearing two years ago, “This office respectfully disagrees with the decision to deny bind over on count one (second-degree murder), and are considering what appellate remedies, if any are available. “In the opinion of this office the actions of Cory Jo Schut before, during and after his fatal collision with Jamie Reurink. demon­ strated a willful and wanton disregard for human life," Evans said. The prosecution argued in Barry County District Court March 9 that Schut acted with malice, an element which must be proved in the homicide murder charge, because Schut failed to brake, use his hom (in the 50 feet he had the opportunity to see the snowmobiler), and, after the collision, he continued to drive an undetermined distance. “Even when he removed the body from the plow, Schut didn’t look at the victim close enough to know* if it was a man or woman and just left her in the snow." said Evans. “By failing to apply his brakes and continuing to \ ( iiiniHuinix 999 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 Serving Individual Inveeton Since 1871 Member SIPC j Pat and her husband Bob Doezenu would like to invite you to help them celebrate this momentous occasion with a card shower. Please send cards to: Bob & Myrtle Falconer, 437 N. Airport Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058 ■ Bring in this ad for i FREE jS ■COFFEE ; I 835 W. State St. • (269) 948-2422 OPEN 7 A.M. - Il P.M. 7 DAYS A WEEK .. �Page 14 - Th treday, February 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner EXHIBITS • “three" is an exhibit at the LaFontsee Galleries/Underground Studio in Grand Rapids, "three" will present current works by gallery artists, including leremy bewman, Michael Schaeffer, A Frederick Varren Gallen’ hours are Monday. Wednesday and Thursday 9 a.m.-5:3C p.m., Tuesday and Friday 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Sunday. Artist reception January 6th from 5-8:30 p.m. For more information call (616) 451-9820 or visit www.lafontsee.us. Through February 10. • 25th Annual Statewide Print Competition is being exhibited at the Davidson Gallery ■ at Kellogg Community College. The 49-piece show is on loan from Alma College and features both representa­ tion and abstract art in a variety of printmak­ ing mediums such as lithography, woodcut and intaglio. Many of the works are of a large scale not often seen in printmaking. The gallery is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission is free. Exhibit open now through Feb. 24. • Succession: a painting exhibition is on display at the Urban Insititute for Contemporary Arts' Monroe Avenue Gallery. This selection of painters from around the country create colorful, abstract work. Painting is often belittled now as antiquated and/or merely decorative. This group exhibi­ tion has been composed to show contempo­ rary painting that is just as vigorous and rele­ vant as any work being made today. Divergent styles, inventions, and approaches will be featured. Artists include Sandra Luckett (MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University), Kirsten Kindler (MFA, San Ftancisco Art Institute), Betsy Stirratt (MFA, Indiana University). Darra Keeton (MFA, Queens College), Jim Morris (MFA, University of Massachusetts). See uica.org or call (616) 454-7000 for more information. through March 5. • From Goodnight Moon to An Dog: The World of dement, Edith and Thacher Hurd is a collection of more than 70 original illus­ trations from two generations of the Hurd family, who profoundly influenced children's literature for more than 60 years. The exhibit is on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Indudes interactive activities, a reading area and a scale diorama of the Great Green Room ^roiff Huths are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Call the info line at (269) 349-3959 for more info. Through March 19. • Energy and Inspiration: AfricanAmerican Art from the Permanent Collection is a selection of paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and sculptures by African-American artists from the collection at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Call the KIA at (269) 349-7775 or the info line at (269) 349-3959. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and ev ents is free. Through April 9. • Treasures of Ancient Egypt The Quest for Immortality is on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. There are 141 objects in Treasures of Ancient Egypt ranging from 2.000-4,000 years old, including gold death masks, massive stone sculptures, omate jew­ elry and painted coffins. The exhibition also features an authentic full-scale, re-created burial chamber of pharaoh Thutrnose III. The Museum will be open for extended hours from 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, Tuesday, W.-dnesday, Friday, Saturday hours are 9-5, and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Public admission to the exhibit and all museum gal­ leries for adult non-members is (ages 18-61): $17, senior citizen non-members (62 and over): $16, children non-members (ages 3-17): $10, and children under 3 are free. Through May 7. I Micrri I /i urnu$ • Brian Regan will bring his "You Too" tour to the Kalamazoo State Theatre at 8 pun. Regan has appeared on the Tonight Show, Late Night and has had his own Comedy Central special Tickets are $33.50. Thursday, February 9. • Greg Morton and Lamar Williams are the featured comics at Gary Fields Comedy Cub Theatre, 51 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek. Tickets are $12 for the show which is rated "PG 18." Call (269) 9654646 or see garyfieldscomedyclub.com for info. February 3 & 4. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 7:30 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through /one. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 10:30 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber's website at www.bwrycharnber.corn CHECK OUT THESE FEBRUARY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 11 Green Gables Dinner Ac Auction a* Bay Pointe Inn. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m. Silent auctions before and after dinner, closing with live auction. Riffles and blitz items offered. Discounted room rates available by calling 1-888-GUN-LAKE. 11 Kalamazoo Bowl-A-Thon to benefit Junior Achievement at Continental Lanes in Kalamazoo. 12 Sunday Brunch at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute at 11:30 aun. & 1 p.m. Free program is “How Do Forests Work? A Tropical Perspective" at 12:15 pm. Call (269) 721-4190 for more info. 12 Gary Schmidt Lecture at the Delton Library, 33 N. Grove Street Delton. Call (269) 623-SO4O for more I--#, .. --Ml_ tmormanon. 17 Birds of Prey Program at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute from 6­ 7 p.m. for families with young children and 7:30-830 p.m. for families with older children. Pre­ registration required by calling (269) 721*4190. 17-18 Gun Lake Winterfest sponsored, the . Barry County & Wayland Chambers of Commerce. Enertainment, hiking, polar bear dip, ancj /more . activities are planned. j» \ 18 Iced-Tee Golf Outing from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. one the ice at Algonquin Lake. Call (269) 945­ 4574 fcr more information. 18 Michigan Fiddlers Association Jamboree from 2-9 p.m. at the Commission on Aging building at 320 W. Woodlawn Ave. in Hastings. Call (269) 948-4856 for more information. 18 Live Under the Dome Concert Series: Ticket to Broadway with special guest Jeff Baker at the First United Methodist Church, 209 W. Green Street, Hastings, a* 7:30 pan. CaU (269) 945-9574 for more information, । 25-26 Weekend at YMCA Crimp Manitou-Lin. Fathers and daughters will stay in heated cabins with family style meals included. Rock climbing, snow shoeing, archery, beach party and more. Time and cost to be announced. Call (269) 795-9163 for more information or e-mail LBrowntP'grymca.org Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 3 2 7 9 6 7 4 Cali anytime for classified ads 269-945-9554 or 1-800-870-7085 ■ « — nnoans ~ 2 4 6 3 5 4 5 9 8 3 6 2 8 1 9 1 9 1 2 □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□a nnBnanaaa Grand Rapids Boat Shaw is set for Feb. 15­ 19 at DeVos Place. Featuring almost 400 boats, this 61st annual event offers the newest mod­ els from more than 40 dealers. In addition to the boats, there will also be brokers, ship stores, marinas and other boating services and accessories. Tickets are $9 for adults, $4 for children age 6-14, kids 5 and under free. For more information see grboatshow.org or call 1-800-328-6550. * Girls Gone Wild Rocks America with Default Hinder. Revelation Theory A Faktion Friday, Feb. 17 at Planet Rock, 191 Angell Street, Battle Creek 18 and up show. Doors open at 7 pan. Tickets are $22 in advance. Call (269) 962-2121 for more information. 1964- The Tribute is the The Worlds tl Beatles Tribute and they will perform Friday, February 17 at 8 p.m. m the Kalamazoo State Theatre. Reserved seating $27. KLQ Heavyweights is a battle of the bands competition set at The Intersection in down­ town Grand Rapids. Local band Six Prong Paw will compete February 17 against Dirtnap, Under One, Death Valley Draglines, and Devihition. The band would love local fans to she w up, support them and let the world know how much musical talent Hastings has to offer. Tickets are $5 for ages 21 and up, ages 18-20 have to pay an extra $2. For more information see wklq.com. GrandJiajuds^ymphoiiyjaatnis^ichazd and Helen DeVos Classical Series; Beethoven's Heroic Symphony at DeVos Performance Hall February 17-18. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. A Midsummer s Night Drum will be performed by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and the Civic Theatre February 17 de 18. Shakespeare's text and'Mendebfechn's music will come alive on the Milter Auditorium stage at 8 pm. each night. Tickets are $18-$38. Call (2b9) 387-2300 for more information. Winterfest will return to Gun Lake Feb. 17-19. Fun begins Friday night with a Mardi Gras party at O'Neill's Pub. Saturday morning begins with a pancake breakfast at die Orangeville Fire Station and a baked goods sale at St. Francis Church. Saturday events continue at the Allegan County Park with opening ceremonies with the Gun Lake Band of Potawatami Indians, an ice carving demo at Bay Pointe Inn and storytelling from Fawa.’d Elsner. At 130 pan. the Polar Splash will invite brave (or foolhardy) souls to test the icy waters of Gun Lake for a cost of $10 late registration fee is $15). The ever-popular outdoor swimsuit fashion show will once again be sponsored by the Sea Shanty. There are also many outdoor activities including a hike from the outdoor recreation center and a free fishing weekend at the Yankee Springs Recreation Area. Events conclude Saturday night with a music trivia contest at Bay Pointe. Nillt Inch NiUt will perform live It the Delta Plex in Walker February 20 at 730 p.m. Tickets are $38.50 and are available by phone at (616) 456-3333 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Parking is $5. Nothingface will perform live February 23 with Crossbreed, Sitent Civilian, The Orphan A Dissonant at Planet Rock, 191 Angell Street Battle Creek 18 and up show. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. Call (269) 962-212! for more information. Battle Creek RY and Camper Shaw *t the Kellogg Arena Feb 23-26. To purchase tickets by phone, call the Box Office at (269) 965-3308 Cinderella will be performed by die Ionia Community Theatre February 24-26, A March 3-4. Performances are at the Watt Auditorium at the Ionia Middle School. Tickets are SIX $10 children under 12 and sen­ iors. Overkill with Prong A Two Heded Chan Saturday, February 25 at Planet Rock 191 Angell Street, Battle Creek. 18 and up show. Doors open at 7 pan. Tickets are $15 in advance. Call (269) 962-2121 for more infor­ mation. Monthly Danct sponsored by Les Danseurs Dance Club February 25 at the Grand Ledge Coentry Club. "Brass and Electric" will pro­ vide live music. Dance lesson from 7-8 pan. Open dandng from 8-1130 pan. Tickets are $25 per couple, students couples $15. Call (517) 852-9179 for more information. Motley Crue will perform live February 25 at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo. Jennifer Holliday win perform Saturday, Mar 4 at 8 pan. at Miller Auditorium. Tickets are $28-540. Holliday first rose to fame with her Tony Award-winning performance in the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls." A two-time Grammy Award-winner, Holliday has found success on stage and screen--with her acclaimed Carnegie Hall show and a recur­ ring role on "Ally McBeal." The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and the NAEA Bmpelfeit CWtlM bvk HolM^t^UwLi ful voice. Broadway Theatre Guild presents loscph & the Technicolor Dream Coat at DeVos Perfoi nance Hall March 7-12. Performances are Tuesday A Wednesday 730 pzn., Thursday 2 A 730 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 pan. A 8 pan., Sunday 3 p.m. A 6 p.m. This irresistible musical about the trials and triumphs uf Joseph, Israel's favoriie son, paints a picture of betrayal and hardship, prophecy and forgiventrs. This Joseph c?nnot be missed. Music by Andrew Lloyd Wether. Patrick Cassidy plays Joseph fn this new national tour. For more information contort the Broadway Theatre Guild r/ruire-: www.bwaygr.org. For more information call (616) 235-6285 or visit www.devosperfor mancehall.org. Grand Rapids Ballet presents; Peter Pax at DeVos Performance Hall March 17-19. Performances are Friday at 730 pan., Saturday 2 pan. A 730 pm., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Join the Grand Rapids Ballet Cmpany as they celebrate 100 years of one of the most beloved stories of all time with an original production of Peter Pan. Though a century has passed since we were first introduced to Peter, Wendy, ind the Lost Boys of NeverLmd, this is one story that will never grow old. For more information call (616) 454-4771 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Harriet Tubman’s story conies to life during Black History Month |co| • KLQ Heavyweights is a battle of the bands competition set at The Intersection in downtown Grand Rapids. Local bands Six Prong Paw and Culprit are taking part and would love local fans to show up, support them and let the world know how much musical talent Hastings has to offer. Tickets are $5 for ages 21 and up, age* 18-20 have to pay an extra $2. For more information see wklq.com. Culprit will compete this Friday against Knowlyfe, 8th Chakra, Fred Thompson Trio, and Envino Veritas. February 10. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Junior Valentine and the All Stars from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Live Jazz Music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are free after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530 p.m. to 730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Friday, February 10. • De Anna Bogart Band will perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance, $13.50 day of show. February 10. • Opera Grand Rapids presents West Side Story will be performed at DeVos Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices range from $20-$87. Opera Grand Rapids will continue in its exploration of the American repertoire with Leonard Bernstein's landmark musical West Side Story. The first Broadway show conceived and written with dance as an equal partner to singing and acting, the bitter­ sweet tale of' ony and Maria, filled with tunes that have become pop and jazz standards, has become an American classic. Operatic in scope and story, if not in musical style, the story of the epic struggle between the Sharks and the Jets has been performed in opera houses around the world. GR Ballet to per­ form with ‘he Opera in this production. To purchase tickets please visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (616) 456-3333. For more infor­ mation call (61t) 451-2741 or visit www.devosperformancehall.com. February 10-11. • The Snake in the Grass... or He Rattled the Rails will be presented at the Middle Villa Inn in Middleville. The old fashioned melo­ drama invites the audience to join in booing the villain and cheering the hero. Show admission and dinner is $25 per person. Dinner will be a chuck wagon buffet. Reservations must be made by calling (269; 795-3640 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. with cash bar, dinner at 7 pzn., play begins at 8 p.m. A portion of proceeds goes to scholar­ ships for TKHS seniors. Feb. 10-11, 17-18, & 24-25. 7 2 9 7 6 5 1 8 Ptaca a nutroar tn the amply bo>aa m auch a way that each row acroaa. aach column down and each wnaM 9-box iquare cortatns all o< the numbers from one to nma. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK * • ♦ Moderate ★ ★ Challenging HOO BOY! In celebration of Black History Month, award-winning author, actress and producer Karen Jones Meadows will be performing Harriet's Return, her powerful one-woman show about the famed Underground Railroad figure Harriet Tubman, on Saturday, February 11 at 6.00 p.m. at Northwestern Middle School in Battle Creek A dynamic character study, Harriet's Return chronicles the iconic woman's long life in its entirety, spanning from her childhood ic her final days. The play also emphasizes the persistent influence Tubman's ideas and actions have had upon people since her death, and to express this. Meadows plays more than 30 parts, offering interpretations of people who not only lived during Tubman's time, but ours, as well Meadows' writing has garsered many awards over the years, inrludi ig The United Minority Media Association, Inc. 2005 Special Recognition Award, The Drama League of New York Playwright Award and the Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Culture and Community Service from the Black Women s Forum. A bus}’ public speaker. Meadows frequently conducts seminars for people of all ages around the nation, offering workshops with titles like Write through the Soul and Drama as a Healing Art. Meadows has also appeared in several commercials, fea­ ture films and television productions. Area residents are invited to attend this special performance, which is funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Expert in Residence Program. The W. K. Kellogg Foundation was established in 1930 "to help people help them­ selves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations." The performance has also received support from the following local institutions: the Battle Creek Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., Battle Creek Community Foundation, Battle Creek Public Schools, Battle Creek Senior Branch of the NAACP, Kellogg Community College, the Kalamazoo Chapter of the Links, Inc., the Urban League of Battle Creek and the Urban League Guild. While admission to Harriet's Return is free, tickets are required. To obtain yours, visit the Urban League of Battle Creek which is locat­ ed at 172 W. Van Buren Street. For more infor­ mation call 269-962-5553 or 269-963-8805. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 9.2006 - Page 15 Hastings Exchange Club Youths of Month selected for February Carl Franson. shown here with teacher Bernadette Norris, has been selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizens of the Month for February at St. Rose School. Central Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month tor February, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Sara Banister, Amber Soto and Victoria Fueri, shown with teacher John Merritt Students at Northeastern Elementary School who have earned Exchange Club of Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades for February are Kaitiin Allan and Todd Fox, shown with teacher Don Schils. The Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizen of the Month for February, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, is Megan Kidder, shown here with teacher Dan Benningfield. Brianna Dawe and Jacob Powah, shown here with teacher Trisha Kietzman, are Young Citizen of the Month for February from Pleasantview Elementary School Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens of the Month honors this month from the Exchange Club of Hastings are Michael Doran, Lauren Cain, Kevin Osterink and Megan Denny, shown with assistant Principal Mark Martin. Absent from the picture is Katie Ponsetto. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Eric Brace Schaefer, Middleville and Silivia Reyes, Middleville. John Lewis Walton, Hastings and Jody Jan Siebesma. Hastings. Ricky Lee Swift, Delton and Kimberly Ann Burghdoff. Delton. Felipe Saucedo, Shelbyville and Elvira G. Campos, Shelbyville. Randall John Knowles, Middleville and Tressa Marie Salazar, Kentwood. Juan Rebollal-Rojas, Nashville and Charity Jo Davis, Nashville. David Aaron Kellogg. Nashville and Kimberly June Cruz, Nashville. Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Hvming/Zoning Commission will con­ duct a public hearing on February 13, 2006 at 7:00 PM in the Community Room of the Courts & Law Building located at 206 West Court St, in Hastings, Michigan. The subject of the public hearing will be the consideration cf tr>e following amend­ ments to the 1976 Barry County Zoning Ordinance, as amended: MAP CHANGE A-1-2006 Request to rezone property in Section 28 of Baltimore Township (see beicw). Commencing 12 rods South of a point 20 rods West of the half 1/4 post North of the Southeast comer of Section 28, T2N, R8W; thence running West 40 rods; thence South 16 rods; thence East 40 rods; thence North 16 rods to the POB. Barry County YMCA 2006 COED Volleyball Standings Dead Frogs.................................................. 18-0 Prime Time ................................................ 14-4 Sunsetters.................................................... 6-12 Hastinsg MFG...........................................6-12 Sappanos .....................................................1-17 Star Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for February, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are Kiersten Hubbert. Katie Endsley and Ryan Evans, shown with teacher Dawn Secord. Barry County YMCA 2006 Women’s Volley ball Standings Team Rosema ........................................... 16-2 B&R Excavating .................................... 14-10 Net Results................................................13-11 OTT............................................................11-13 Curves .........................................................3-21 AH o( the above mentioned property is located in Barry County. Michigan. Interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposed amendments, either verbally or in writing, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place. Any written AAA Michigan urges passage of mandatory booster seat law February 12-19 is National Child Passenger Safety Week, and AAA Michigan is taking the opportunity to urge state legislators to pass a package of bills that includes a mandatory booster scat requirement for chil­ dren under age 8 or less than four feet nine inches in height. Currently 33. out of 50 states and the District of Columbia have some type of booster seat requirement. Numerous studies suggest that mandatory guidelines for the proper use of booster seats would result in substantial declines in the death rale for child passengers. Neighboring stales that have enacted boost­ er seat laws include Indiana (2005) and Illinois (2004). Many parents believe that after their child turns four he or she doesn't need a car scat anymore," said Richard J. Miller, manager of Community Safety Services for AAA Michigan. "Nothing could be further from the truth." "By prematurely transitioning their chil­ dren directly to an adult safety belt and har­ ness. these caregivers arc placing kids in the critical age range between 4 and 8 at higher risk for death or injury in the event of a crash." added Miller. According to Miller, a young child wearing only an adult safety belt can suffer serious or fatal injury if the safety bell rides up over his or her stomach or neck. The Journal of the American Medical Association has reported that booster scats reduce injuries to children by nearly 60 per­ cent. Despite this fact, relatively few Michigan children who should be riding n booster seats arc doing so. According to a recent study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTR1), booster scat use in Michigan among children aged 4 to 8 is only 8.6 percent. Nearly 3.300 children nationwide ages 4 to 7 died in motor vehicle crashes between 1994 and 2002. according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). Since 1999. approximately 569 children between the ages of 0 and 15 have been killed on Michigan roads. Parents should follow these seating guide­ lines to protect their children: • Rear-facing and infant scats. Newborn to at least one year of age and at least 20 pounds - even longer if possible. • Forward-facing child safety seats. 1-4 years old and tit ween 20 and 40 pounds. • Booster scats. Up to age 8 and older, or at least 4 feet. 9 inches tall. • Adult safety bells. Age 8 and older, or at least 4 feet. 9 inches tall. To contact a state representative about Michigan's child passenger laws, visit the Michigan State Legislature on the Web at http://michiganlcgislature.org/ Car Seat Coupons In an effort to keep children safe. AAA is providing a $10-off coupon, good for any car seat or booster scat priced $40 or more at Babies "R" Us. This coupon is available in AAA branch and sales offices wherever Babies "R" Us stores are located. The coupons are good through April 30. Photocopies will not be accepted. response may be mailed to the address luted below or faxed to (26?) 948-4820 The proposed amendment of the Barry County Zoning Ordinance is available for public inspection at the Bany County Planning Office, 220 W. State SL, in Hastings. Mi. between the hours of 8 AM to 5 PM (closed between 121 PM! Monday thru Friday. Please call the Barry County Planning Office at (269) 945­ 1290 for further information. The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the heanng impaired and <u<jj0 Upes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabil­ ities at the meeting/heanng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Bany. Individuals with disabilities requinng auxiliary ..ids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown. County Administrator. 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. (269) 945-1284 Debbie S. Smith. Barry County Clerk Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing 77500002 �Page 18 - Thundey. Fabmary 8. 2006 - TM Heeange Bannac Bolo’s big finale leads Saxons past Greenville The Saxons' Eric Laurie dishes the ball into the comer as the Yellow Jackets' Adam Teman closes in during the first halt Tuesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) TK-Saxon rivalry dangerously close to coming off the mat The most positive thing I heard in the past week about last week's O-K Gold Conference dual between Thomapple Kellogg and Hastings in Middle /ilk came from a Hastings par­ ent “I thought the 112-pound match was the big one,” he said. That was the bout where the Saxons' RJ. Morgan survived for a 18-15 decision over the Trojans* Kyle Dalton by scoring a two-point take do.vn and two near fall points in the final five seccsds. It was a match that had everyone on their feet at the end. after Dalton battled back from a 9-2 first-period deficit to take on a one-point lead in the final seconds. It was high school wrestling at its best. This is how I know I’m watching a classic wrestling After the 112-pound match, the crowd, which easily filled one side of the spacious TK gymnasium, was going nuts. I was drained. It felt like the O-K Gold Conference title had just been won right there. I looked up at the scoreboard, only to realize that there were still eight more weight classes to be decided. Unfortunately, lots of people around the area have been talking about he 275- and 103pound matches instead. In the abbreviated version of the events, TK’s Mike Munjoy was whistled for slamming Hastings' Josh Morehouse to the mat in the 275-pound match. Morehouse was injured by the illegal slam and couldn't continue, giving six points to the Saxons. Hastings went on to win 32-25. Although there is no guarantee that things would have played out the same way had the 275-pound match ended differently, heading intn the match Munjoy was certainly the favorite to win the 275-pound match. His record coming into the match was something like 29-4. Morehouse was wrestling up a weight class, but led the bout 2-1 at the time of the slam. In the 103-pound match. Hastings' Matt Watson was whistled for slamming TK’s Tucker Bowerman to the mat Bowerman started to get up, then flopped back down to the mat as the Trojan fans cheered. Bowerman eventually got up and finished off the match, dropping a 4-3 decision to Watson. If you ask 100 people who were in the gym that night, they would ail have something different to say. The real uproar came from the Trojan fans, some of whom accuse the Saxons of teach­ ing their wrestlers to stay down when they're slammed so their team can earn six points. I can't believe that i coach would do that, and Saxon bead coach Mike Goggins said, “do I teach my kids to tale a dive? No. h's a matter of integrity, and it's a matter of coaching in the spirit of good sportsmanship." “Will I jeopardize a kid’s health. No.” Morehouse didn’t wrestle Saturday, when the Saxons could have used him at the St. Johns invitational for those still questioning the injury. Goggins said that he left the decision of whether Morehouse should return to the mat or not up to the TK trainer who was out on the mat, because he knows there’s a history betw-en the two schools. The Saxons defeated TK 36-33 m the 2004 Division 2 District semifinals at Lakewood. Six of the Saxons’ 36 points came when TK’s Justin Lewis was whistled for slamming the Saxons’ Steve Case in the 119-pound bout. “(Assistant coach Dennis) Redman and I agonized over it when it happened. I can’t believe this is happening again. I said,” Goggins said later. After the match Goggins said it was “unfortunate" it ended that way. “I understand their pain, I do," Goggins said. “I said to my kids as soon as it happened, let’s win by 13 (so the slam can’t be viewed as the deciding factor) " TK head coach Tom Lehman added a little bit of fuel to the fire in the 103-pound match by trying to make a point. After the slam at 103, Bowerman sat up then started to rise rather quickly. Lehman made his way along the mat waving his finger at Bowerman shouting, “You’re not getting up. You arc not getting up." Bowerman looked at his coach a little wide eyed, then threw his hands up m the air and flopped onto his back with a pained expression on his face. The Trojan fans went nuts. Thankfully, the Trojans didn’t keep him down on the mat, but it still turned everything into a bit of a circus. That’s what I saw happen from the edge of the mat. “That’s not very much fun for (the Trojan fans) right now," said Goggins. “They really need somebody to be mad at and they need someone to blame. Who better than your rival from 12 miles down the road." Goggins reminded me that this rivalry with TK isn’t a long standing one. It’s only really been going on since the Trojans joined the O-K Gold Conference three years ago. and already it’s reached this point. There are schools who have had to cancel contests with rivals because things have gotten too far out of hand. Thankfully, from everything I’ve heard, this one’s staying on the mats so far. Ijet’s hope it always stays that way, because we’ll be able to see a match like that 112-pound bout time and time again in the years to come. 1 don’t know if anybody really did anything to help that happen last Wednesday. I____________________________________________________ — by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Through three quarters Tuesday night Saxon senior center Steven Bok) had just five points, three personal fouls, and a technical foul on his stat line, and the Greenville Yeilow Jackets fed 37-30 in Hastings. Bolo ended the night with a game high 21 points, and the Saxons scored a 63-56 over­ time victory to improve to 6-7 on the season. Even one of the referees mentioned as he was walking out of the gym that Bolo did an outstanding job of putting the adversity of the first three quarters behind him in the final 12 minutes. “He was very frustrated because he missed a lot of easy shots in the paint in the first half and that was our game plan, to get the ball inside,” said Hastings’ head coach Don Schils. “He felt like he was fouled a few times, but if he’ll play fourth qr^rters and overtimes like that we’ll take it.” Bok finished what Saxon guards Bryce Stanhope and J J. Quick started in the fourth quarter. Hastings trailed 24-21 at the half, and it took four minutes and 13 seconds for the Saxons to score their first points of the second half. Greenville was only able to extend its lead to 30-21 over that time however. Greenville still led by seven points heading into the fourth quarter. Most of that lead was quickly erased by Stanhope and Quick, who both knocked down a three-pointer in the first two minutes of the fourth to pull Hastings within one at 37-36. “Bryce and J J. got us out of our little funk there. They started attacking the basket and that kind of got us going. We fed off that ener­ gy,” said Schils. Stanhope finished the right with 16 points, and Quick added IL Sophomore forward Bryan Skedgcll. who finished with nine points, drew a charge on the Yellow Jackets’ Tyler Bigelow at the other end of the floor with 3:38 to play in the fourth to get the Saxons the ball down one. Bolo doubled his five points from the first 24 minutes of the game in the first four min­ utes of die fourth quarter, and when tne Saxons dumped the ball down to him on the ensuing possession two Yellow Jackets swarmed him in the post leaving Quick alone outside. Quick knocked down a wide open three to fnit his team up for the fist time in the second half at 46-44 with 3:23 to play. Hastings led the remainder of the fourth, until a pair of offensive rebounds by the Yellow Jackets led to their Adam Teman being fouled will) ^seconds left. He knocked down both foul sheikto send the game into overtime tied 50-jtf/ ” Joe Fox kntfcked down a three for the Yellow Jackets, his fifth of the game, to put his team up first in overtime. He led Greenville with 17 points. Bigelow added 11 points. With the contest lied at 54 Skedgcll made another nice defensive play to knock the Hall away to Quick, then was fouled on the other end of the floor and hit the first of two foul shots to put his teambp one. The S^rons’ Dan Dimond fights his way past Caledonia center Max Larson in the first quarter of Friday night's O-K Gold Conference contest in Hastings. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Bok) converted on a three-point play soon after, and the Yellow Jackets were forced to foul. Hastings was 6-of-9 from the strip over the final 1:06 to seal the win. “We have to somehow figure wt how to bottle what we do in the fourth qvarter," said Schils. “It just seems like it tak jy us that long before we start attacking. We ,ju4 seem to not get in the gaps of zones until the game is on thejine.” . , t \'^£o)id start will be very ixnpoita»»- for the Saxons this FrHay. as they hit the road to face the O-K Gold Conference leading South Christian Sailors. The Sailors come nrto the game with a 14-0 overall record and 9-0 con­ ference mark. The Sailors have alreaoy clinched a share of the league crown and can earn the title outright with a win Friday. Hastings is currently 2-6 in the conference, alone in fifth place in the league. Caledonia, the team with the second best O-K Gold record, cruised to an easy win at Hastings last Friday night. The Scots topped the Saxons 62-39 behind Max Larson’s 18point performance. Caledonia took advantage of another slow start by the Saxons, outscoring them in the first period 19-7. By the start of the fourth quarter the Scot lead had jumped to 45-28. “Caledonia played extremely well.” said Schils. “They executed as well as nay teamZ have ever coached against Their timing was just outstanding. Every mistake we made, they took advantage of." Behind Larson for Caledonia, Nick Van Werden added 12 points and Devan Jennings eight Bolo led Hastings with 13 points. He was the only Saxon in double figures. Skedgell added nine for Hastings. After Friday’s league contest at South Christian, the Saxons are scheduled to make the trip to Lekewouu for a non-conference contest Tuesday. Vikings chasing seventh straight conference title by Brett Bremer Sports Editor All the stars arc aligned for the Lakewood Viking varsity wrestling team to cam its sev­ enth consecutive conference championship, and its third straight in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3. Lakewood finished off the league dual meet season with a perfect 4-0 record by knocking off DeWitt Thursday night, 54-11. The conference tournament is this Saturday at Fowlerville. Wrestling is expected to begin around 10:30 a.m. < The host Gladiators are currently second in the league, with a 3-1 mark, followed by DeWitt, Haslett, and Williamston. “To win it outright, it’s going to be tough. There's some weight classes that arc going to be interesting ” said Lakewood head coach Bob Veitch after his team’s win over the Panthers Thursday. “The key is going to be the wrestle backs." said Veitch, “those kids that come on and take third for you." The Vikings should be in good shape if they wrestle Saturday they way they did last week. Against DeWitt, the Vikings suffered only two defeats. Forest Yockey broke the Vikings’ stranglehold on the heavyweights by pinning Lakewood's Justin Walters in 1:31 at 171 pounds. Eddie Phillips quickly got those six points back for the Vikings with a pin of Mike McGiveron at 189 in 1:37. Andy Ferris and Cody Dupont closed out the night, which started at 103 pounds, with wins for Lakewood. Ferris topped Charles Fox at 215 3-2. At 275. Dupont pinned Richard Love in 55 seconds after scoring his fourth take down of the match. After a default to the Vikings’ Holden Hummel at 103 to start the evening. DeWitt’s Ken Rudolph topped Josh Clark 19-4 in the IJ 2-pound match. Leading 6-5 at that time, the Vikings went on to win the next eight Lakewood's Cody Orszula wraps up DeWitt's Jordan Dick in the first period of their 152-pound battle Thursday. Orszula scored the pin in 1 minute 52 seconds. (Photo by Brett Bremer) matches. The Vikings got a string of three straight first-period pins from 140 to 152, with Levi Phelps, Eric Kruger, and Cody Orszula all winning six points. Other winners for Lakewood on the night were Mike Gregory (119), Darrin Durkee (125). Kyle Root (130). Michael Foiman (135). and Josh Kettle (160). “We still haven’t peaked yet." said Witch. “We’re winning, but we’re not exploding.” The Vikings arc 23-5 on the season in duals, after winning all five matches at Saturday's luikewood Invitational. Lakewood's most explosive match on the clay wa“ a 40-27 victory over Eaton Rapids, a team the Vikings had already beaten once this season and could see again in the team district tournament. “Eaton Rapids is going to be tough,” Veitch said. “They challenged us today. We just don’t match up right They’re strong in the lightweights and our strength is in the heavy­ weights." The Vikings certainly dominated the heavyweights Saturday. The Vikings top six heavyweights were undefeated on the day, Kruger (152). Orszula (160). Kettle (171), Phillips (189), Mike Kuras (215), and Dupont (275). “I thought we wrestled fairly well today,” said Veitch. “It wasn’t strong competition compared to what we’ve had, but the kids did a lot of things right." See VIKINGS, next page �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 9 2006 - t-age '7 Saxon spikers reach semi’s of own tournament It took a little time Saturday morning, but the Saxon varsity volleyball (cam decided it didn't want to finish its last Saturday invita­ tional. at home, on a sour note. After dropping their first two games, in the six-team round-robin tournament, the Saxons came back to cam a pair of splits and a victo­ ry in its next three then advanced to the semi­ finals of the tournament action. The highlight of the day for Hastings was a 25-22. 25-19 win over Grand Ledge in the quarterfinals. The win didn't just avenge 33­ 31.25-18 loss to the Comets earlier in the day. Saxon head coach Gina McMahon said it is the first time one of her teams has beaten Grand Ledge. “After the match, the Grand Ledge coach commented on how good Hastings looks and the struggle they had with stopping Jamie VanBoven in the middle,’’ said McMahon. "Grand Ledge's coach called Jamie a 'beast' at the net. It is great to hear a coach say some­ thing about one of your own players." VanBoven had 33 kills on the day for the Saxons. "Jamie did well on Saturday with her hit­ ting and blocking. She has been working hard this season on putting the ball down." McMahon said. “We have been feeding her the ball more, more than we did at the begin­ ning of the season." Haslett knocked off the Saxons 26-28. 25­ 16. 15-8 in the semifinals, then went on to win the tournament championship over Union City in the finals. Part of the Saxons’ siow start was that they had to play Union City and Grand Ledge to open the day. Union City topped the Saxons in round-robin play 26-24. 25-17. "Everything and everyone was off." McMahon said. “ It seemed as though we were one or two steps behind on our reaction time to the ball. I was very concerned about how the rest of the day was going to go based on our poor performance against Union City." The Saxons split with L?nsing Christian and Haslett in the round-robin games. 25-19. 19-25 and 25-17. 16-25. and defeated Delton Kellogg 25-18. 25-23. "As the day progressed, we stated playing much better, much stronger volleyball. Unfortunately, it takes at least two matches before we really start playing Hastings vol­ leyball. That has been an issue all season long and as a coach I am baffled." Nicole Cordray finished the day with 47 assists for Hastings. Brandi Sutfin led the team in digs with 56. Jodi Jolley served up eight aces. The Saxons have been working on their defense, but their offense is struggling a bit now. "On Thursday and Saturday, we did not pass the ball well to our setter and the setter was not able to pul up some good sets. We have our setter running all over the court and tliat is not good. It doesn’t allow us to run any offensive plays," McMahon said. “So. our focus in practice this week has been serve receive. If we can put it all togeth­ er it will be very tough to beat us. The season isn't over, we still can prove ourselves and I challenge the players to do just that - prove that they are a good team." Last Thursday, the Saxons suffered a 25­ 13. 25-9, 25-12 loss to South Christian in O­ K Gold Conference action. "We could of rolled over and play dead or played to our potential. We played to our potential.” said McMahon. VanBoven led the Saxons with six kills. Cordray had nine assists, and Jolley one ace. Sutfin scored 11 digs and Dana Shilling ten for Hastings. “Even though we didn't score very many points. I thought we played very well.” said McMahon. "There were some great volleys and we dug up a lot of balls. The players played hard and gave 100-percent." “There really isn't anything more to say. We played hard and lost to a very good vol­ leyball team.” The Saxons travel to face Byron Center tonight in conference play, then Monday will be at Charlotte. Hastings* senior Jodi Jolley rises to smack a kill over the block of South Christian's Kendra Potgeter (3) Thursday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Saxons suffer short letdown after big win over Middleville The Saxons' Nicole Cordray passes a ball away from the net during Thursday nighVs d-tftabld Conference loss to the South Christian Sailors in Hastings. (Photo by Perry Hardin) DK girls win fifth game to score victory over Comets Delton Kellogg's varsity volleyball team headed to Hackett Catholic Central last week tied for first place in the Kalamazoo Valley Association. The Panthers earned a huge win Jan. 25 over the Kalamazoo Christian Comets three games to two. The Delton girls topped the Comets 21-25. 25-14. 25-15. 15-25. 15-13. Alex Culbert had 28 kills and nine blocks in the win for Delton. Katee Hogoboom dished out 36 assists, while Katie Smoczynski contributed nine blocks and seven kills and Jordan Haines added 14 kills and two blocks. Delton followed that up with a tough day at the Portage Northern Tournament. Delton went 2-3 for the day. topping Zeeland West and Walled Lake Central. Very talented teams from Forest Hills Central. Otsego, and Marion topped the Panthers. I Monday. Jan. 30. the Delton girls improved •heir season record to 12-14 with a win and a loss at the Ionia Quad. The Panthers first took on Ionia and earned a 25-15. 25-16, 25-13 victoiy. Delton next squared off with Lowell and suffered a fivegame defeat. 26-24. 16-25. 17-25. 25-16. 15­ 13. Culbert had 15 kills and seven blocks total in the two contests. Hogoboom had 69 assists. Also contributing for Delton were Haines who had seven kills and Hannah Goy who had five kills and two blocks. Delton was home last night to take on Pennfield in the final KVA conference match of the season. The conference tournament will be hosted by the Galesburg-Augusta Rams Saturday. Feb. 18. ’Offtr nM m Ulatnut wif pninrf capon nU on Whiter ttfri M. 14 2001 Ns other ituoonti oppbf 11456 MARSH RD. SHELBYVILLE. Ml 49344 1-888-GUN-LAKE WWW.BAYPOfNTEINN.COM by Brett Bremer t SporfS'fiditrr , . Pte Saxon varsity wresting team started a little flat at Sl Johns Saturday, but came back to earn a third place finish in the Redwings’ team tournament. Hastings lost its opener to Grand Ledge 33­ 30. then only lost three matches the rest of the day. The Saxons defeat Flushing 44-2. Ithaca 60-3, and Ovid-Elsie 64-3 in the match for third place. “It was a strange day," said Saxon head coach Mike Goggins. Grand Ledge only topped Ithaca 35-25. before going on to win the title. It wasn't strange for the Saxons that R.J. Morgan. Jcre/py Redman. Steve Lee Selby. Ashtin King, and Mike Morehouse all finished with 4-0 records. Rusty Burgdorf. Ma”. Watson, and Kyle Quada were all 3-1 on the day. The Saxon varsity was scheduled to wres­ tle Comstock Park at Lowell in the O-K Crossover contests Wednesday night. The Saxons B' team was scheduled to take on Lowell's 'B' team was well. Winners of the O-K White (Lowell). Green (Reeths Puffer). Blue (Comstock Park), and Gold (Hastings) dual meets were all supposed to wrestle at Lowell, but injuries and illness shook up the schedule a bit. "Everybody’s kind of limping around right now." said GQggyi^ 'There are bigger fish to fry.' '• ' The “big fish" are the conference toumanemts around the area Saturday. O-K Gold tournament action is scheduled to begin at Byron Center Saturday at 9 a.m. Hastings finished the Gold duals with a record of 5-0. two wins better than 3-2 Thomapple Kellogg. Hamilton, and Caledonia. If the Saxons place first or second they win the conference title outright. If the Saxons place third, and TK. Hamilton, or Caledonia is first that first piace team would share the title with Hastings. VIKINGS, continued from previous page The Vikings started the day with a 69-9 win over Saginaw Heritage, then topped Sturgis 71 -9 to cam Veitch the 400th win of his wrestling coaching career. Lake wood followed that up with a 71-8 win over Paw Paw. and after topping secondplace Eaton Rapids, knocked off Portland 65­ 6. Lakewood's Michael Forman is lifted off the mat by DeWitt's Mark Nelson dur­ ing their 135-pound bout Thursday night Forman scored a 5-4 decision in the match to help the Vikings’ to their fourth CAAC-3 victory. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Spectacular 6.000 sq. ft contemporary/traditional home on 1 1/4 acres. 4 bed­ rooms. 4+ bathrooms. Huge state-of-the-art kitchen features a large center island with a lot of storage & dining area. Two-story great room with fieldstone fireplace. Spacious main floor master suite: covered ceiling, walk-in closet, bathroom with shower & jacuzzi whirlpool tub. 3 bedrooms on 2nd floor open onto dramatic balcony/hallway overlooking great room. 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For appointment: 269-945-9306 �Page 18 - Thursday, February 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Lion spikers suffer first SMAA defeat, in Brooklyn The time for the Maple Valley Lion varsity girls' volleyball team to be at its best is now. The Lions are looking up in the SMAA (Southl standings at Brooklyn Columbia Central after falling three games to one in Brooklyn last Wednesday (Feb. I). Il was the first conference loss of the sea­ sons for the Lions, who arc now 3-1 in the league while the Golden Eagles arc now 4-0. In the first game. Columbia Central showed the form that earned it a Class B District championship in 2005. The same team has returned this season and took advan­ tage of Maple Valley mistakes to win the first game 25-14. In the second game, the Lions cut their errors, tightened down the defense and became more aggressive offensively, moving to a 25-16 win. The third and fourth games were hard fought, with neither team gaining a lead of more than four points. Columbia Central edged out victories in both games. 25-22 and 28-26 as the Lions’ serve was inconsistent. The Lions had five service errors in the two games. Alaina Mater and Allison Oleson were solid for the Lions from the service line for most of the evening. Mater was a perfect 19of-19 in getting the ball over the net. while Oleson was 26-of-27 with six aces. The net was maintained by Jessica Winegar with 14 blocks, including six for kills. The utility position for the Lions was held by Mindy Newton in 11k* front row. where she contributed a strong block and added five kills. Ashley Gonscr helped the Lions improve their back row defense with seven digs. Rebecca Kent manned the second mid­ dle position for the Lions and was receiving serves with real precision until she was slowed by the llu and had to confine herself to front row. Valley's super-suo Lauren Pierce took over in the back row, digging and passing strong and contributing 100-perccnt from the serve line. Alaina Mater contributed 22 assists as the Lions were strong on offense. Dani Christensen led Maple Valley with 14 kills and Oleson added 11 kills. The Lions close the SMAA season with two home matches in the coming weeks. The Lions hosted Hillsdale last night and take on Leslie next Wednesday . TK tied with Hamilton in Gold basement Delton Kellogg's Jacob Rackley (20) works to get the ball out o< a double team against Paw Paw Friday night. (Photo by Linda Boyce) Paw Paw more than doubles DK in 2nd half for KVA win The Panthers were too shy in the second half in front of a Winterfest crowd Friday night at DKHS and suffered a 52-36 loss to Paw Paw in Kalamazoo Valley Association action. Delton led 20-17 at the half, then scored just 16 points the rest of the night to the Redskins 35. “We’ve got a lot of work to do and the sea­ son’s running out." said Delton Kellogg head coach Mike Mohn after the loss. Pan of the problem Friday night was that the Panthers shot just four free throws ail night, and hit just one. Paw Paw was 13-of-19 from ths foul line. “It wasn’t much the referee was doing." said Mohn. “It was everything we were doing. We were just avoiding contact and not - - • O .u. . > ... . taking it to the hole and just weren’t getting any shots." It wasn’t that shots weren't falling for the Panthers, at least not with any less frequency than they have much of the season. Delton shot 16-of-41 from the floor. “Which for us is good. which is not good." said Mohn. Josh Newhouse led Delton with 12 points and nine rebounds. Chris Madill added eight points for DK. and Nick Archer five points and eight rebounds. Delton is now 0-13 on the season and 0-8 in the KVA. DK will look for its first win of the season this Friday when it travels to GalesburgAugusta for a KVA rematch with the Rams. South Christian earned itself a share of the O-K Gold Conference championship last Friday, by topping the Thomapple Kellogg Trojans in Middleville 82-55. South Christian jumped out to a 26-7 lead in the first quarter and never looked back to improve to 13-0 on the season. Isaac Thaler led TK with 20 points ten rebounds, while Ryan Sisson added 16 and Levi Funk seven. David Kool led South Christian with 32 points. 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Both of Barry County’s Division 3 teams will host district tournaments this season. Delton Kellogg will play host to Otsego. Parchment, and Hopkins. Head coach Rob Heelhuis’ Panther squad will face Otsego in the first round with Parchment taking on Hopkins. Those duals are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. with the district championship fol­ lowing shortly after their conclusion. Wrestling also begins at 6 p.m. at Maple Valley, where the Lions will play host to Albion. Portland, and Bartle Creek Pcnnfield. The Lions take on Albion in the opening round, with the Raiders and Panthers battling it out in the other semifinal. Vikes work bugs out of round three j ' RADIO SPORTS TK is now 3-11 overall and 2-7. tied for sixth, in the O-K Gold Conference. TK suffered its 11 ’h loss of the season al Lowell Tuesday night. 49-42. The Trojans held a three-point lead at the half, and still clung to a one-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter 32-31. The Red Arrows outscored the Trojans 18-10 over the final eight minutes to cam the victory. Sisson led TK with 11 points, and was 4of-4 from the foul line on the night. Jason Blain added ten points for TK. Thaler eight. rw Lakewood cheerleading had one its nest nights ever last Wednesday (Feb. 1) at Haslett High School. The Lakewood girls had their best scores of the season in all three rounds, including a 306.5 in round three which is the team’s high­ est score in that round since the program began in 2000. Those team records helped the Vikings to a 15.2 point victory over second place Mason, who had topped the Vikings the week before at the Lake wood Invitational. The Lakewood girls finished the night with a total score of 700.6. Mason was second wit h 684.8. followed by DeWitt 676.1. Eaton Rapids 653.7. St. Johns 616. Fowlerville 580.4. and Haslett 572.1. “We had three strong rounds with minor mistakes." said Viking head coach Kim Martin. “We know we will have to clean up these mistakes before our final league meet, but the girls arc excited and ready to work even harder.” The league championship will be decided this Saturday at St. Johns. The Vikings had a tune-up for that meet at Central Montcalm on Wednesday. Last Wednesday, the Vikings had the high­ est round one score of the night. Lakewood's 189 was one-point • higher than the Mason Bulldogs' 188. The Vikings were second to Mason in round two. 205.1 to 211.3. The Vikings made up the slight difference, and made up for the fact that the Bulldogs performed an elite stunt which Lakewood hasn't pul into its performance yet. in round 3. "They went out and performed with the attitude and intensity that I knew tha: they had." Martin said Of her girls. “I was just waiting for them to put it on the mat." 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Acairate Estimates Flooring & Installations Fully insured - all work pe.--, formed by highly trained | Full Janitorial Services technicians. 269-948-8381 IfiSl �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, Fetxuary 9 2006 - Page 19 Vikings host Haslett with CAAC-3 lead on the line by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Lakewood varsity boys' basketball coach Mark Farrell was asked recently, if the money became available, would he rather have the Lakewood High School gy mnasium renovat- Lakewood junior Brad Elliott sets him­ self of a jumper in the first half of the Vikings’ victory over Lansing Catholic Friday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) ed or have a new gymnasium built? After a victory iike Friday 's RO-64 triumph over Lansing Catholic, which moved the Vikings into a second place tic in the CAAC3 with the Cougars one game behind Haslett in the standings. Farrell was leaning a little more towards the renovations. The Vikings only two CAAC-3 losses this season came in the first two weeks of the sea­ son. at Lansing Catholic and Haslett. Lakewood hosts Haslett this Friday for the CAAC-3 lead. The Wacky Woodies were in full force as Lakewood jumped out to a 40-22 half-time lead against the Cougars Friday night. "They key is having the bleachers so close to the floor." said Farrell. "In most of the newer gyms they ’re farther back. I don’t know if that’s code or what." Aaron Nichols 28 second-half points helped the Cougars whittle the Viking lead down to as few as six points in the second half. Nichols finished the game with 32 points. Farrell said that Nkliols* ability to drive and pull up and knock down jump shots scared him a bit heading into the contest. With the Woodies on their right, the pep band in front of them, and most of their par­ ents to the left, the Vikings stood at the free throw line much of the fourth quarter as the Cougars tried to get the rest of the way back into the ball game. LakewixxJ hit 21- jf-30 attempts in the final eight minutes to hold on for the victory. Lakewood scored 29 points in the fourth quarter, but had only four field goals. For the night. Lakewood players hit 23-of-35 shots from the line. Senior guard Tyler Barnett had one of his biggest offensive performances of the season, pumping in ten first-half points and finishing the night with 18. He was 8-of-9 from the foul line on the night. Junior center Alex Erickson, who didn’t play in the first meetings with Lansing Catholic and Haslett, finisned with 18 points and ten rebounds. Senior forward Kyle Row land led Lakewood with 22 points and 12 boards. Lakewood had a great night on the glass. Even when the Vikings did miss a free throw in the second half there was often a teammate there to try and tip the ball back up towards the rim or to pull it down and go back up strong with it. The Vikings have come to expect the dou­ ble-doubles from Row land and Erickson, but Barnett's 18 points and three other players with at least six points helped the Vikings outscore the Cougais. “We played hard for four quarters tonight." said Farrell. “I thought the kids did a great job of attacking the basket." Max Gover was the only other Cougar in double figures. He finished the night with 12 points. Lakewood's defense also stepped up down the stretch, forcing the Cougars into a few bad shots in the final minutes that helped seal the win. The Cougars had a tough first quarter shooting th< basketball, going l-for-6 from behind the Liree-point line, and the Vikings took advantage sprinting out with the lon^ rebounds and few Cougar turnovers to score some easy basket. “We were running the floor and getting a lot of two on one's, and that's the way (Lansing Catholic) usually plays." said Farrell. Michael Barbour had a great all-around game for the Vikings, finishing with eight points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and three steals. Brad Elliott chipped in eight points and Matt Richardson six for the Vikings. The Vikings, who are 5-2 in the CAAC-3 now. have Tuesday night off before taking on 6-1 Haslett Friday in the Lakewood High School Gymnasium. Farrell said that at this point he would pre­ fer the construction of a practice gym. over construction of a new facility. Of course, the current gymnasium would need some updates like a new floor and ceiling. A plan may or may not include new bleach­ ers. The old ones will certainly be full Friday night, as the Vikings host their annual Winterfest ceremony. Lakewood will host Hastings next Tuesday. KVA wrestlers to take over DK Friday by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Delton Kellogg has been able to overpower its Kalamazoo Valley Association wrestling opponents wjhjlycr nu qjbers. undefeated dual mee. run. DK will find out Friday if that's enough to cam it a third con­ secutive KVA championship “Our club is a better dual meet team than we are at individual tournaments.” said Delton Kellogg head coach Rob Heethuis. "The key there is getting guys in the finals. Our success all year has kind of been over­ whelming teams with our numbers." One advantage for the Maroon and White Panthers is that they’ll be wrestling on their Js scheduled to begjq_at_ 6 p.m. in Delton Friday 1 league mark. Delton finished behind Parchment in an individual tournament at Bangor Jan. 14. but Heethuis isn’t any more concerned with P^jR^mgr^fgiisfcLiQg aheWof hj$ team Fri^s thin any other team in (W league. Parchment took on Delton Kellogg last Thursday hoping to create a three way tie for first place in the conference, but DK scored a 51-28 victory to finish the conference duals with a 4-0 record. Paw Paw will come into DKHS Friday night in second place with a 3- “J'm worried about everybody." said Heethuis. “I'm a coach." A couple of big wins stood out last Thursday, so Heethuis wouldn't have to worry about a three-way tie heading into the conference tournament. Delton's Kirk Wolschtegar scored a 6-4 overtime victory over Parchment’s Cody Roberts in the 130-pound bout. At 145pounds. DK's Quinn DeBolt pinned Parchment's Brady Roberts in 3 minutes and 9 seconds. "Those wins were absolutely huge, and will help us in the seeding at the league meet." said Heethuis. After the big KVA battle against Parchment in Plainwell, the DK Panthers took on the host Trojans and fell 56-18. DK is now 24-5 in duals on the season. Saturday, the Panthers competed in their final invitational of the season, finishing fourth at the eight-team tournament hosted by Constantine. DK earned seven medals, including flight championships by Matt Loveland at 103 and Octavio Romero at 275. DeBolt finished second at 145 pounds, and Mark Loveland (112). Brett Bissett (135). Shawn Riegler (152). and Chris Miller (189) all placed third. Springport won the tournament, followed by Constantine. Three Rivers, and Delton Kellogg. The Panthers will host their Division 3 team district tournament next Wednesday. Joining the Delton will be Hopkins. 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A newly released study of Australian driv­ ers indicates that drivers who use cell phones while traveling are four times more likely to be involved in an accident. In a study publicized by the British Medical Journal, the first comprehensive sta­ tistics involving driving and cell phone use were released. (No similar study has been made in the United States because cell phone records are not public information and data is not readily available.) The Australian study, which was conducted by a United States non-profit organization, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) of Virginia, looked at 5()() drivers who had accidents in the city of Penh, w here driv­ ers cannot use hand-held phones. Their con­ clusion indicates that thuc is no difference in the dangers of using hand-held phones or hand-free devices. BHS talked to victims of automobile acci­ dents in Perth and asked, among other things, how frequently the cel- phones were used in recent weeks prior tn the accident. They con­ cluded that the act of talking on the phone, not whether it was a hand-held phone or not. was the precipitating factor in the majority of the accidents. It seems from all available research, how­ ever. that cell phone use is only one of many distractions that can cause accidents. Other distractions include looking at other highway activities (rubbernecking), eating, changing the radio or CD. conversing with others in the car and activity within the vehicles such as pets moving around. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration spokesman line Boldon .^dd that his organization has been concerned fora number of years about inattentive drivers. "The primary job of any driver is to safely operate their vehicle without being inatten­ tive. distracted or drowsy — that's job one." Bolton said recently. “Cell phone use is one of many such distractions that may be a factor involved in fatal vehicular crashes Bolton acknowledge that having a cell Open Mic Nite * This Saturday 8 PM phone is a convenience but warns that like all conveniences should net be used mdiscrimi nately. “It doesn't matter whether it's a hands held or hands free, it's still a distraction that must l«e used responsibly by drivers.** he said IIHS spokesman. Russ Rader agreed. “Il doesn't matter whether you’re using a hand held phone or hands-free equipment, the dan ger's ever present." Rader said "This study clearly shows that drivers should not be using cell phones when driving. The research shows that the risk is significant. If you're on a cell phone when driving, you're putting yourself and your passengers at risk, and you're endangering the lives of other motorists." Radar suggests that a dri ver who feels he or she must use a cell phone while traveling, should puli over to the side of the road or w ail until he or she reaches their destination. Every one agrees, however, that cell phone use is not a major cause of accidents, at least not as much as other distractions. By far the largest cause of accidents arc caused by driv­ ers looking al other accidents, traffic or road­ side incidents, according to a 2003 Washington Post article. Comparatively, cell phone use ranked sixth on the list of causes of serious or fatal accidents. The Washington Post article cited a study of more than 2.700 accidents involving dis­ tracted drivers between June and November 2002. According to that study, rubbemicking accounted for 16 percent of acccidents report­ ed. This was followed by driver fatigue, which was responsible for 12 percent, looking a scenery or landmarks (12 percent), passen­ ger or child distractions (9 percent), adjusting the radio, tape or CD player (7 percent) and cell phone use (6 percent). Given the rise in cell phone use. it seems safe to conclude that more and more accci­ dents will result. This theory, however, is not supported by statistics. In an article by David G. Curry, director of human factors for Packer Engineering, an engineering consulting firm that specializes in failure analysis and accident investigation and reconstruction services, the specfic use of cell phones by drivers was addressed. Acccording to Curry , from 1983 until today, the number of cell phone users in the United States grew from only a few thousand to more than 120 million. Current estimates put the number of people who have cell phones available in their auto­ mobiles at 54 percent of all drivers (73 per­ cent of whom use them al least occasionally while driviing). These statistics were revealed in testimony by L. Robert Sheldon, executive director of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Com mi tic on Trasnportal ion and Infrastructure. U. S House of Representatives. Statistics do not support the rising use of cell phones in direct correlation to a rise in the number of accidents. The reverse is. in fact, true. According to Curry, in 1983. the fatality rate per 100 million miles traveled on U. S. roadway s was 2.6; in 1999. the rate was 1.5. a decrease of more than 40 percent (NHTSA “1 raffle Safety Facts"). When looking only at injury related accidents, in 1988. the figure was 169 per 100 million vehicles miles, in 1999 it was 120, a 30 percent drop. Curry states that currently 12 states track the incidence of cell phone use in relation to accident propensity Of these, only Tennessee. Oklahoma and Minnesota had been doi ig m> long enough to prepare reports based on the findings. In 1999. Tennessee investigated 30,994 accidents and found cell phones or two way radios to be a factor in only 48. In Oklahoma. 80.376 accidents were investigat­ ed in 1998 with only 98 found to be related to cell phone use. In Minnesota. 96.813 acci­ dents were investigated and cell phone or CB use were cited as a factor in only 50. That equates to less than one-tenth of one percent of all accidents investigated. While cell phone use is the current distrac­ tion of choice by many drivers, research has revealed that throughout history new innova­ tions in automobiles have traditionally caused a panic mode among citizens. Curry noted that the invention of wind­ shield wipers in 1905 caused great concern that the repealed movement of the wipers might "hypnotize" drivers. And the advent of in-car radios in the 1930 caused a similar con­ cern. Few of these problems materialized and it is possible that as people become more and more used to utilizing cell phones while driv­ ing they will make the same adjustments that drivers have made over the years with the windshield wiper distraction. Lt. Kevin McGaffigan. post commander of the Hastings Michigan State Police, said that a recent study by Vanderbilt University put the number of fatal accidents nationwide at between 4000 and 6000 every day. “So that number of one-tenth of one perccent is a significant number." he said. But he agreed that cell phone use is just one of many distractions that can keep a driver from react­ ing in time to prevent an accident. "I once investigated a fatal accident in Kalamazoo County where the driver of a car was reading a novel and ran into the back of a semi," McGaffigar. said. "A driver has only a split second to react to something happening on the roadway." he said, "and studies have shown that a 20-year-old driver using a cell phone has the reaction lime of someone 70 years old. "Thai's a huge difference." he said, “and can often make the difference between life and death in an accident. "The brain is simply not capable of pro­ cessing so much at 'one time and if you are engaged in a conversation on a cell phone while driving, your brain cannot react quickly enough in a dangerous situation." Barry County- Sheriff Dar Leaf said he has seen accidents in which cell phones hindered a driver’s reaction time. "Remember, a driver is steering a 2,000pound bullet." he said. “Along with the privilige of driving a car comes great responsibil­ ity. It is not something that you want to do while your mind is distracted." Mike Leedy. Deputy Chief of Hastings, said that his department is so concerned with the problem that they instruct their officers to pull over and stop if they are using a cell phone while driving. “It’s all about reaction time and attention." Leedy said. “When you are driving you have to pay attention, especially to stop signs and traffic lights, which we have in abundance in the city. "You only have to be careless one time." he said, “and the consequences will be with you or your loved ones forever." The bottom line is that any distraction that takes a driver’s attention from the road ahead, behind and along side, creates the increased possibility for disaster. Driving in today's increased traffic conditions requires complete concentration and whether the distraction is cell phones or some other factor, seconds, even tenths of seconds, count. BOWLING SCORES Campaign host 1st to sign on The first citizen in Barry County to sign a petition to vote on elimina» ng the Michigan Senate last week was Bob Dickinson (right), owner of the State Grounds Coffee House in downtown Hastings It seemed appropriate, according to petition dnve organizer Joe Lukasiewicz (left), wno said Dickinson s coffee shop was where a lot of the earty discussions about the issue took place Petitions now are available at J-Ad Graphics and nearly 318.000 signatures are needed to put the question on the November general election ballet Wednesday P.M. Hair Care Center 60; At Home Real Estate 57 1/2; Eye and Ent 49; Mace Pharmacy 47; Railroad Street Mill 44; Seebers 41; Shamrock 37 1/2. Womens (Jood Games and Series - K. Becker 201-568; L. Elliston 221-523; Y. Cheeseman 178-516; G. Otis 179 501; D. Seeker 202-478; W. Barker 160-452; N. Potter 149-445; B. Smith 169-429; S. Beebe 192; T. Christopher 192; S. Pennington 184; J. Rice 174; R Murrah 168; L. 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Waggoner 184-522: M. Saldivar 189-503. Senior Citizens Fncnds 57-31; Nash's Harems 54-34; *'t Senior 50.5-37.5: King Pins 50-38; Wieland’s 49.5-38.5; 4 B’s 47-41; Ward’s Friends 463­ 41.5; Sun Risers 40-48; M&M’s 39.5-48.5; Kuempcl 39.5-48.5; Butterfingers 37-51; Pin Pals 36.5-51.5; BAT’s 363-513; Early Risers 323-553. Ladies Good (James and Series - S. Pennington 188-505; M. Kingslev 127-321; S. Patch 184-488; B Maker 159-446; A Letbcoe 202-498; C. Stuart 179-450. G. Denny 144-411; G. Scobey 157; J. Gasper 210-530; E. Dunham 156. Meas (Jood Games and Series - R. Adgate 178; N. Thaler 179; D. Kiersey 176-480; R Nash 210-556; L. Markley 159; R. Robbins 213-508; K Meaney 206-591; K. Schantz 176-493; J Heney 153; W. Birman 174-492; Tuesday Trios Coleman Agency 53-35; Quality Roofing 31-37; Trouble 51-37; CB’s 46-42; All in the Family 43-45; Git-R-Done Gals 41.5-463; Critters 40-48; 3 Lucky Ladies 39-49; Big Boy 38-50; Superette Gals 373-50.5. High Gaiirc and Series - B. Wilder 126;T. Heinrich 119; S Lancaster 191; A. Norton 157; T Franklin 185 J. Rice 156.C. Etts 122; O. Gillons 145; T. Thoc»oson 147; M. Gross 138. D Harding 190. L. Trumbk 1(4; M. Kill 142; K. Carpenter 141; L Pwuz 185-508; S. Vandcnburg 248-584; C. Mack 20 J 561; T. Daniels 201-514; T. Smith 98; L Rorye !69. P Hobert 160; D. James 154; S. Smit! 140; k. Murrah 167: M. Sears 169; R. Brummel 146; P Ramey 175; B Hayes I .W.C. Gate; 145: S. Snider 189-503. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-02-16.pdf 9f6992908deccb3c3d3381cbf8f32502 PDF Text Text Maple Syrup Queen continues tradition Let voters decide ‘Fire the Senate* issue Trojans win, but Saxons end streak See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 19 ^‘r Haslmgs Public Library 121 S Church St Hastings MI 49058-1817 , IMO 1 lllXJO Thursday. February 16. 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 7 PRICE 50c HHS grad has major role in local concert I NEWS BRIEFS Wind Band, KCC group to perform The Thomapple Wind Band will close its 10th season by joining the Kellogg Community College Concert Band in con­ cert at 3 p.m. Sunday. March 12, at the Binda Performing Arts Center on the cam­ pus of Kellogg Community College, 450 North Ave., Battle CreekKeith Closson will conduct the Wind Band and Ed Zentera will wield the baton for the KCC Concert Band. Rehearse Is for the Thomapple Wind Band’s next performance have already started. There's still time for the area’s adult musicians to join the band for rehearsals each Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Hastings High School Band Room. Music for the program includes "A Tribute to Glen Miller’ and selections from the musical ■Annie.” Wind Band pronwter Kensinger Jones says. ’The music is of professional quali­ ty. The selected numbers are delightful. The admission is free. Public comment meeting March 6 There will be a public comment meet­ ing on a recreation grant application at 8 a.m. Monday, March 6. at the Courts & Law Building. 220 W. Court St., Hastings. Comments will be taken on the applica­ tion to the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund to purchase development rights. For more information, call George Cullers, Barry County Ag Preservation Board, at 945-9218. ‘Seven Brides’ opens Feb. 23 The Hastings Central School Auditorium is being transformed into the wilderness home of the seven Pontipee brothers for the upcoming production of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.” The musical, featuring 35 high school students, tells the story of the Pontipee brother* and their search for wives and features songs such a« "Going Courtin’ " and "A June Bride.” The role of the oldest brother, Adam, will be split between Adam Sheldon and Zak Fay. Jessica Mikolajczyk and ■ Danielle Brower will share the role of the female lead. Millie. The stage version of the show was adapted from the 1954 MGM movie ver­ sion that, much to the surprise of company executives, became a hit for the studio. Patti LaJoye and Todd Willard are directing the Hastings show, which runs February 23, 24, and 25 at 7 p.m. at Centra! Audi.orium. Advance tickets are available through Bosley Pharmacy. King’s Appliances. Hastings Felpausch, State Grounds Coffee House and all Hastings area schools. This was the scene of an infamous overturned tractor-trailer on M-37 neer Dowling in August 2003. which released nearly 6.000 gallons of gasoline and forced a hazardous waste cleanup. The City of Hastings thus far has been stuck with the bill and has issued a protest to Lansing. (Banner file photo by Perry Hardin) City stuck with bill for Dowling gas spill Most Barry County residents remember the tractor-trailer that overturned on M-37 near Dowling more than two years ago and creat­ ed a hazardous situation. But who paid for the cleanup? It appears it was the City of Hastings and Barry County, though the city is protesting and wants help from State Sciutor Patty Birkholz and State Rep. Gary Newell. In a letter from City Manager Jeff Mansfield to Birkholz and Newell, the spill of about 5,900 gallons of gasoline on Aug. 27. 2003. was noted, prompting the Hastings Fire Department and emergency management per­ sonnel to clean up the substance and remove the hazardous situation. Mansfield said the total cost for the cleanup was more than S31.000, yet it appears the city has been stuck with the bill. He is asking Newell and Birkholz for help in attempting to recover cleanup costs through Michigan's Environmental Response Act. The insurer for the Frontier Oil and Gas tanker operated by HRJ. Inc., has maintained the cause of the accident applies instead to the state's No Fault Act. The city is asking for legislation clarifying who pays in these kinds of incidents. Mansfield, in his letter to the two lawmak­ ers. wrote: "On August 27. 2003. a tanker operated by H.R.J.. Inc., and whose tack trailer was owned by Frontier Oil and Gas. Inc., was engaged in a lip-over accident on M-37 north of Dowling Road in Barry County. The tipover accident resulted in the release of approximately 5.900 gallons of gasoline. As a result of the accident, the City of Hastings Fire Department and HAZMAT team were dispatched to the scene to conduct emergency hazardous materials response activities, which included initial leak control and containment, isolation of the area and establishment of hazard control zones, appli­ cation of foam, securing the site, and preven­ tion of imminent danger of fire explosion. "As a result of providing the above response activities, the City of Hastings incurred direct labor costs, used 225 gallons of foam, incurred equipment costs and admin­ istrative fees totaling $31,002.49. In September 2003. the City of Hastings submit­ ted an invoice totaling the costs and fees to the insurance carriers for H.R.J.. Inc. and Frontier Oil and Gas. Inc. for payment. Neither insurance carrier responded with pay­ ment or an offer of payment. To date, the City of Hastings has not been compensated for the response activities they provided. "This situation has been difficult for the See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 See SPILL, page 7 Ag Preservation Board choice ignites ‘who should serve’ issue Conservation forum slated for Saturday The Barry Conservation District’s Annual Meeting and Natural Resources Forum is scheduled for Saturday. Feb. 18. The State of Barry County Natural Resources is being held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Barry Conservation District Saturday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge al 102, E. Woodlawn Ave, Hastings. Doors will open at 3 p.m. with the forum beginning promptly at 3:30. Following the forum City of Hastings to resolve. In situation: where an oil transporter is involved in a nxrtor vehicle accident that results in ? fuel spill, the transporter and/or its insurance company asserts the cause of action is governed by the No-Fault Act as the incident wa« caused by a motor vehicle accident on a public highway. The No-Fault Act provides for a one year stat­ ue of limitations for property damage claims. The City of Hastings believes it is appropriate to bring a cost recovery action tinder Michigan's Environmental Response Act. NREPA. and not under No-Fault. “It is our understanding that many munici­ palities have encountered the same difficulty in attempting to collect monies in similar sit­ uations for HAZMAT response activities. Often, the cost of litigating the collection of the monies due and owing equal or arc greater then the HAZMAT response activity costs incurred. The potential for having the case rejected on a Motion of Summary Disposition typically results in the municipality foregoing collection efforts. "The City Attorney for the City of Hastings contacted the Michigan Attorney General's office seeking assistance to collect payment of the monies due and owing the City. Our Music from Broadway shows will fill the air. beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday. Feb. 18. as part of the “Live Under the Dome Concert Series” at First Untied Methodist Church in Hastings. The “Ticket to Broadway” production stars 21-year-old Jeff Baker, a 2003 Hastings High School graduate who is currently a stu­ dent at Grand Valley Stale University. For the show. Baker will sing "Last One Picked." "Take Me to the World," “A Giant Step" and "Being Alive." Baker, who was Hastings homecoming king in 2003. had leading roles in several Hastings High School productions, including "South Pacific." "Marne" and "King and L" In Grand Rapids, he has appeared in the Circle Theatre's production of "My Fair Lady" and was in the Actors' group produc­ tion of "Assassins." Music in the “Ticket to Broadway" show­ will be lightly interwoven with Baker’s drcam of becoming a Broadway star, said Steve Youngs, who has w ritten the script. “It is going to be a very tun evening.” Youngs said Performers in the show include Fred Jacobs, who will be singing "Maria" from h’-5f Side Storx and “On the Street Where You Live” from My Fair Lady. Erin Merrit Riordan singing "Walking After Midnight" from I Remember Palsy Cline; Jill VanZyl and Steve Youngs singing "Kids" from Bye Bye Birdie »nd VanZyl singing “Easy to be Hard" from Hair; Cindy Bender singing “Wouldn't It Be Loverly" from Afy Fair Lady; and Steve Youngs singing “I Got Plenty of Nothing" from Porgy and Bess. The cast will sing "On Brcadwz.y" from Smokey Joe's Cafe. “Seasons of Love" rrom Rent and “By My Side" from Godspell. Melissa Risk is the accompanist Fish Hcadz. the Methodist Hou.e Blind, also will be featured during the show. Members include singers Jill VanZyl, Jim Frazer, Margaret Hollenbeck. Erin Riordcn and Mary Daniel and musicians Kyle Steward, bass: Jim Daniel, guitar. Kevin Davis, drummer. Tiffany Steward, percus­ sionist: Ellen Main, keyboardist: and Steve Steward, acoustic guitar There is no charge for this special event, but a goodwill offering will be accepted. Winter beachball, anyone? Eli and Sam Beyer are more than wishing for the kind of weather conducive to play­ ing beach ball. They're getting ready for the Gun Lake Winterfest celebration, most of which will take place Saturday. Feb. 18 For a rundown of all the activities for the fes­ tival this weekend, look inside today's edition of the Banner (Photo by Patncia Johns) by David T. Young Editor Though appointments customarily are rou­ tine matters, the Barry County Board of Commissioners had an interesting discussion Wednesday about who should serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. In the end. Linda Gasper's appointment to the panel, representing farm interests, was approved on a close 5-3 vote. The issue, brought up by Commissioner Howard "Hoot" Gibson, was about the fact there is only one farm enrolled in farm preser­ vation in Gasper’s home township. Thomapple. Al the same time, another appli­ cant. Shirley Barnum. lives in Carlton Township, where there arc 10 farms enrolled in the program. Commissioner Wayne Adams said the rec­ ommendation for Gasper was made because of her wealth of knowledge about farmland preservation and her previous active involve­ ment in a county-wide millage campaign in 2004. "Linda is so up to speed and knowledge­ able about ag preservation. second only to (Barry County Ag Agent) Dennis Pennington." Adams explained. "We'd be missing a great opportunity.. I think we need Linda's expertise." Fellow Commissioner Michael Callton agreed, insisting that Gasper has "a plethora of knowledge. She just exploded with answers (during the recent interview•). Gasper lives on a 56-acrc farm in Thomapple Township, but is not actively engaged in farming. Commissioner Sandra James acknowl­ edged that she’s heard from many con­ stituents who want people actively engaged in farming to serve on the Ag Preservation Board. Noting Gasper and Bamum were the only two applicants for the open scat, she added. "I am disappointed that more didn't apply." Commissioner Don Nevins said. "Maybe thev 're not interested because the millage was voted down (in November 2004)." Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp said she didn't think that was the issue and “We can't drag farmers from their fields to serve on this board." The Ag Preservation Board is designed to handle issues dealing with preserving good farm land in Barry County by keeping it agri­ cultural and resisting plans for using such See BOARD, page 14 �Page 2 — Thursday. February 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page will be an open reception with cash bar, a buffet dinner ai 6 p.m. and the Barry I Conservation District Annual Meeting fol­ ’ lowing the dinner. 1 The State of Barry County Natural Resources Forum is free of charge, and open to the public. All are invited to stay for the annual meeting dinner and activities after the forum. The cost for the buffet din­ ner is $15.00 per person. Please pre-register, including if you plan to attend just the forum. Contact the Barry Conservation District at 269-948-8056. extension 3. email: hailey.norton@mi.nacdnet.net. or stop by the Barry Conservation District office Monday through Friday. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Barry Conservation District is located at 1611 S. Hanover. Suite 105 Hastings (Secretary of State building) CPR course set for Feb. 24-25 An American Red Cross course on CPR is planned for Friday. Feb. 24 and Saturday. Feb. 25. at Grace Lutheran Church. Hastings. This adult, child and infant CPR course meets S-late of Michigan requirements for child care providers and workplace OSHA requirements. The times for Friday are from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 ajn. to 1:30 p.m. The cost is $45. which includes useful materials to help retain skills and serve as reference tools in an emergency. A light lunch is also provided, or students may bring his/her own. The class is limited to the first eight paid participants. Renewal or challenge students can participate for $25 and must have own materials and a current card about to expire. Please call the instructor to verify space. Challenge participants need to report Saturday, Feb 25. from 11:30 a.m. to I:30 p.m. To register or for more information, call ARC certified insuuctor Kim Domke at 945-9181. Child protection series to resume Tte sixth breakfast in a series focusing on child protection in Barry County is scheduled for 7 to 8 am. Tuesday. Feb. 21, at the First United Methodist Church. 209 W. Green St. in Hastings. The speaker will be Pat Lynn, who is beginning ter 22nd year with the Barry I County Youth Service Bureau. The bureau provides services to juvenile status offend­ ers and juvenile first offenders (young peo­ ple diverted out of formal court proceed­ ings). During the last seven years Lynn has been on call to the county police agencies seeking incarceration of an arrested juve| nile. She will speak on "Emancipation, the I horrible in-between 17th year.” She will talk about the issue of power of attorney arrangements for a young person, and what can and can’t be done legally when a juvenile refuses to follow rules and is not yet 18. Future breakfast meetings are scheduled , for March 21, when an attorney will speak j on special education services and the law; and April 21, when Julie Ribaubo will speak on Reactive Attachment Disorder in children. WinterFest trail hike scheduled The Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, in conjunction with Gun Lake Area WinterFest invites the public to a winter hike Saturday morning. Feb. 18. Participants can gather at 9 am. at the Long Lake Campground Lodge at the Yankee Springs Recreation Area. From there, they can convoy to the M-179 trail­ head and hike hack to the Lodge. Those planning to join the fun are asked to bring their own food; hot drinks will be available at the Lodge at the conclusion of the hike. The hike will take about two hours For further information, call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. Food distribution set in Middleville The UAW Local #1002 in Middleville has announced it is planning its next food distribution on Tuesday. Feb. 21. Free food will be distributed to those in need at the UAW Local 1002 Union Hal! at 4 p.m. The UAW Union Hall is located at 295 Washington Street in Middleville.. For more information, call Teresa Osborne director of food donor and com­ munity relations. Food Bank of South Central Michigan. Battle Creek, at 269­ 964-3663. ‘Fire the Senate’ website ready The Unicameral Michigan committee, based in Hastings, has posted its website ax ’Firc-tte-Scnate.com" is available to access information on its petition drive to elimi­ nate the Michigan Stale Senate. The groups' e-mail site is up and operat­ ing to provide a contact with the group for information purposes and supplying details on getting copies of the petitions for sign­ ing. The Unicameral group gained approval by the State Board of Canvassers Friday, Jan. 20. for its eight-page petition to put the question on the November general election ballot. The movement needs 317,000 valid sig­ natures by July 17 to be able to place the ' question on the Nov. 7 election ballot. Plans are in place for petitions to be available and monetary contributions for the group's effort to be -handled through Unicameral Michigan at P.O. Box 117, Hastings. Progressive Dems to meet Feb. 21 The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan invites the public to attend an evening of film and conversation about Michigan's food system Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Thomapple Township Emergency Services Building at 128 High St. in Middleville. The film “What Will We Eat?" presents the search for healthy local food sources. It is a production of the award-winning film­ maker Chris Bedford of Muskegon. Additionally, the Sierra Club's movie. "The True Cost of Food" will be shown to supplement the information people need to help them select foods. Bedford will be present to answer questions that may arise or respond to comments from the audience. Thomapple Players ‘Sugar’audition set Auditions for the Thomapple Players’ production of the musical "Sugar," based on the screenplay "Some Like It Hot* by Billy Wilder and I. A.L. Diamond, with music and lyrics by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, at theCOA. All post high school-aged adults are wel­ come to audition. There may be callbacks on Feb. 28 if necessary. Those unable to attend auditions due to a conflict are asked to contact the director prior to auditions. Those auditioning for a principal singer should prepare a solo and bring the neces­ sary music for accompaniment, or a CD without vocals. If auditioning for a chorus role, there is no need to prepare a song. The auditioner will be asked to sing briefly to establish range. Carol Satteriy will be directing the show and she can be reached at 517-852-0773 to answer any questions. ia/jl Im waiK tot warrntn slated for Feb. 25 Community Action Agency (CAA) of South Central Michigan is planning for a huge turnout at this year's 21st annual Walk for Warmth Saturday. Feb 25. CAA officials are encouraging people to start signing up early. The indoor walk will take place Feb. 25 in Barry County at the Thomapple Valley Church. 2750 S. M-43 Highway. Hastings. Registration begins at 9 am., opening ceremonies begin at about 9:30 and oneand three-mile indoor walk events begin at 10 a.m. With the increase in beating costs, the CAA is already receiving record numbers of heating assistance requests, which is why these funds are so desperately needed this year. The funds raised by the Walk for Warmth help low- to moderate-income individuals and families keep their teat on during the winter. This year the CAA is offering a couple of different ways to participate in the Walk for Warmth. Pledge sheets can be picked up at any local CAA office, or can be printed online at www.CAASCM.org. For people who can't participate in the event, a new option is available to donate online at www.CAASCM.org. While at the site, donors can choose which county they would like their donation to go to. and securely send it via the Internet. Donations can also be mailed directly to the local CAA office by calling 1-877-422-2726 for more information. The 2006 Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Queen Kayla Rodnquez (left) and members of her court: Amber Hamilton. Darcy Me~.de and Amber Wells. Maple Syrup Festival Queen continues a family tradition by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer It could be said that this year’s Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Queen is the descendent of royalty. When Kayla Rodriguez of Vermontville was crowned at the close of the annual Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival- Queen Contest Tuesday evening, she became the thiru generation of her family to represent their community as queen or a member of ter court. Rodriguez’s grandmother Joyce Reed was crowned queen in 1961. her otter grandmoth­ er. Mary (Kroger) Rodrigucz was an alternate and ter mother, Kim (Myers) Rodriguez, was a member of the court g/1980. "I’m very excited apout the Maple Syrup Festival." said Rodriguez. "1 feel the best time to live in Vermontville is during the Syrup Festival." The new queen said she hopes to create a positive atmosphere for people who come to the festival and would like to volunteer for activities to help ter community. While Rodriguez admits that she has had little experience with the actual process of gathering sap and making maple syrup, she said that is something she hopes to change this year. "1 have never actually made syrup myself, but I have watched the process. Both my grandmas... have told me about how to make syrup and their experience. As a child they took me to p’aces where syrup is made. This year 1 really hope to get involved in the Green Gables auction raises nearly $25,000 Green Gables Haven, the domestic shelter in Hastings that provides safe refuge for bat­ tered women, took in nearly $25,000 in its fourth annual fund-raiser last Saturday at the Bay Pointe Restaurant. Gun Lake. “We really want to thank everyone who participated.” said Christine Hiar, director of the shelter. “Everyone, from the people who bought tickets to the businesses who support­ ed the effort, deserve all the credit and praise.” Hiar said the group had sold 180 tickets to the event, which was held a: Bay Pointe Inn on Gun Lake, “and I think we had close to that number in attendance.” she said. “Bay Pointe was a most gracious host and made everyone feel welcome.” Hiar said. “They were wonderful." Hiar took over the direction of Green Gables Haven in January and it was her first attempt here at a fund-raising event of this magnitude. “The help and effort we received from everyone involved made it a huge success.” she said “I really want to give credit to Stephanie Fekkes and the other members of our board for how much time and effort they put into making this a success. “This community recognizes how impor­ tant this shelter is to Barry County woman and their commitment to its success is vital. We could not possibly offer the services we do without this kind of help and 1 want to thank everyone involved for making it such a success.” process of making syrup." Rodriguez, the daughter of Greg and Kim Rodriguez, likes to read, play basketball and dance in her spare time. She takes seven dance classes a week and is part of a compet­ itive dance team. She has also participated in the Miss Michigan Teen USA Pageant as Miss Vermontville. During the contest each of the six contest­ ants answered questions about syrup making, the history of Vermontville, why they would like to be queen and what they would do 'o improve and promote the festival. After die question and answer portion of the evening. 2005 Vermontville Syrup Festival Queen Dhanielle Tobias, 2006 Queen candidate Amber Hamilton and fellow FFA member Justine King treated family and friends v-hu came to support the girls’ quest for the crovm to the syrup making demonstration. The pro­ gram was titled "The Wonderful World of Maple Syrup." which they presented at the FFA District Leadership Contests earlier this month, where they won a Gold award. Members of the 2006 Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Queen’s Court are: Kimberly Wells, the daughter of Nyle and Kimberly Wells of Vermontville. Darcy Meade, the daughter of Mike and Dawn Meade of Nashville, and Amber Hamilton of Nashville, daughter of Alan Hamilton and Julie Welcher. The Vermontville Lions Club, which spon­ sors the annual dinner and contest, awarded the queen and each court member $300 to use toward the purchase of books when they pur­ sue post-secondary education Queen contestants Samantha Hadack. the daughter of Joseph and Loraine Hadack of Vermontville, and Amanda Joyce Forest, the daughter of Stephen and Barbara Forest of Vermontville were awarded maple leaf pins for their participation. Rodriguez. Hamilton. Meade and Wells will reign during the 2006 Friday. April 28. through Sunday. April 30. and have the option of representing the Vermontville and the Syrup Festival Association throughout the year. The girls will make their first "official" appearance al the association's annual Sugaring Oft Party slated for 7 p.m. Thursday. Feb. 23. in the basement of the Vermontville First Congregational Church. Attendees should bring a dish to pass, their own table service and bowls and spoons for making maple sugar. CPR course set at Grace Feb. 24-25 An American Red Cross course on CPR is planned for Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday. Feb. 25, at Grace Lutheran Church. Hastings. This adult, child and infant CPR course meets State of Michigan requirements for child care providers and workplace OSHA requirements. The times for Friday are from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost is $45, which includes useful materials to help retain skills and serve as reference tools in an emergency. A light lunch is also provid­ ed. or students may bring his/her own. The class is limited to the first eight paid participants. Renewal or challenge students can participate for $25 and must have own materials and a current card about to expire. Please call the instructor to verify space. Challenge participants need to report Saturday. Feb 25. from 11:30 am. to 1:30 p.m. To register or for more information, call ARC certified instructor Kim Domke at 945­ 9181. Rutland retains Jim Porter as twp. attorney by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer Though Jim Porter, formerly of Bauckham & Sparks. P.C.. has set up his own law prac­ tice in Oshiemo Charter Township, he was unanimously voted the attorney of record last Wednesday night for Rutland Charter Township. The Township Board had only positive things to say about Porter and his work for the township. “He has a very good working knowledge of not only our board, but our community and has shown that he can be very helpful in rocky situations." said Supervisor Jim Carr. Porter said at last month’s meeting that his rate will remain the same and his separation from the firm will be effective March 1. The board also considered a township web­ site through OncNet. a company endorsed by the Michigan Township Association. Cansaid the township paid $2,474.74 in 2005 for advertisements in The Banner and believes a website would help lessen this cost. The requirements for posting public notices is something Porter said he would look into. The board was not sure if the notices would have to be put into the paper if they were available on a website. Clerk Robin Hawthorne said a website would help the town* - provide information to the public and that she had received two inquiries that day. Though no action was taken, tte board did vote to allow the clerk, treasurer and supervisor to research the devel­ opment of a web site. In other business the board: • Adopted a resolution that establishes a time frame for paying fees owed to tte town­ ship. It states: “Any fees not paid within 30 days of notice due will be subject to a sur­ charge equal to 1 1/2 times the original application/permit fee charged." Carr said while this has not been a large problem in tte past, he felt it we ld be best to take a proactive approach in case of future issues. • Voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance to add the mixed use language to the zoning ordinance. Hawthorne praised the Planning Commission members for their hard work on the mix use district. • Established a policy for paid holidays and leaves of absence for hourly wage employ­ ees, The township currently has one hourly employee. • Added tte definition of a community facility to Article 111 of the township zoning ordinance. The township will hold its next regular meeting at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday. March 8. at the Rutland Township Hall. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 16 2006 - Page 3 Pennock wins 2nd consecutive blood challenge Pennock Health Services again has won a friendly competition anamg five area hospi­ tals to recruit blood donors and reduce the risk of blood shortages around the Christmas and New Year holiday s. A plaque commending Pennock's victory will be presented al 2 p.m. this afternoon. Thursday. Feb. 9. in the hospital's Conference Center. Competitors in the Holiday Hospital Challenge included Pennock. Saint Mary’s Health Care. Metro Health Hospital. Spectrum-Butterworth and Spectrum Blodgett, all in Grand Rapids. Together, in blood drives scheduled in the last two weeks of December. 2005. these facilities signed in 371 prospective blood donors and collected 285 pints of blood. The number of donors who signed in for each blood drive, figured as a percentage of that hospital's employee cen­ sus. determined how hospitals ranked in the competition. To win. Pennock recruited 5(1 prospective joe Lukasiewicz (right), leader of the state-wide "Fire the Senate’ movement start­ ed in Hastings, watches as State Rep. LeMarr Lemmons (D-Detroit) is the first to sign a petition a! the Capital steps in Lansing to get the question of eliminating the State Senate on the ballot for this November. Steil suggests downsizing of Mich. House and Senate State Rep. Steil Jr., who represents the Caledonia area in Lansing, has unveiled a plan to shrink the State Legislature and extend term limits. He is touting the measure as reducing the cost of government and eliminating bureau­ cracy Steil introduced legislation last week that he says would save taxpayer money by dras­ tically reducing the size of the state House and Senate and improving the way they func­ tion. “The residents of Michigan keep hearing that they must sacrifice more and more to keep our economy afloat." said Steil. RCascade. "It is time we matched their action. If we are truly serious about bringing Michigan back to health, we should all be willing to put our own jobs on the line for the sake of improving our government.’’ Under Sail’s plan the House would drop from 110 to 60 members and the Senate from 38 to 20. The projected savings each year in salary alone would be $5,416,200. while the potential savings for government expendi­ tures could be in the tens of millions. Besides reducing the number of legislators, the pro­ posal would extend the term limits from six to 12 years in the House and from eight to 16 years in the Senate. “I am doing this to create more responsible government.’’ said Steil. **Wc need to make sure that those sent to the State Capitol need to be there and that the people of Michigan are getting the most out of their tax dollars. Other proposals have been pul forward, but this protects the checks and balances intended for government by keeping two chambers while ensuring that those who are here can have the experience necessary to legislate effectively.” Because the bill amends the state constitu­ tion. Michigan residents must approve the initiative in a state-wide ballot. Meanwhile, a group from Hastings in Barry County has launched a state-wide peti­ tion drive to eliminate the Michigan .senate entirely. The group must collect almost 318,000 signatures by July 17 in order to have the question put before voters in the November general election. Nebraska is the only stale in the U.S. that has a Unicameral, or one house legislature. blood donors (up five from the previous year), equivalent to just over 7 percent of its total employ ee census, al a blood drive Dec. 21 Matt Thompson, ancillary services direc­ tor al Pennock, organized and coordinated the drive. Pennock's nearest challenger in the contest was Saint Mary's Health Care in Grand Rapids, which achieved employee participa lion equal to nearly 6 percent of il semployee census. Drives al the other competing facili­ ties attracted an average of 2 percent of their total employees. The 2005 Holiday Hospital Challenge drives all were held in conjunction with Michigan Community Blood Centers, the non-profit blood bank that provides 100 per­ cent of the regular blood supply for all hospi­ tals in Ken’ and Barry Counties, including all the Challenge participants. "Traditionally, the winter holidays are one of the most difficult times to keep blood donations flowing in." said Emily McMullen. who helps coordinate Pennock bl<M>d drives as a recruiter for Michigan Community Blood Centers in this region. "We plan very careful­ ly and work hard with all our blood drive partners to collect enough blood during the holiday season. It's really great that our local hospitals are willing to give the blood supply a txiosi by scheduling drives around the holi­ days. That is so important in helping this area avoid blood shortage problems." The 2005 Holiday Hospital Challenge was the fourth consecutive year for the special competition. In four years of participation. Pennock has collected more than 100 pints of blood. Pennock also has community blood drives throughout the year, in 2006. four drives have been scheduled Michigan Community Blood Centers pro­ vides blood to 23 hospital facilities in four major regions of the state, including a large area of West Michigan, with a total popula­ tion of more than 1.5 million. Family fun big part of ’06 Gun Lake WinterFest by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Family fun is the highlight of the return of the Gun Lake WinterFest. While most of the activities will be centered on the Allegan County Park on Patterson Road and the park­ ing area across from it. other activities will take place in Orangeville and in the Yankee Springs recreation area. *** The Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Tiail Association, in conjunction with Gun l-ake Area WinterFest is hosting a winter hike Saturday morning. Feb. 18. The hikers will meet at 9 a.m. al the Long Lake Outdoor Center lodge in the Yankee Springs Recreation Area. From there hikers will convoy to the M-179 trail head and then hike back to the lodge. Hikers should bring a snack and hot drinks w ill be available at the lodge at the conclusion of the hike. The hike will u*kc about two hours. For more information, call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. In addition fur people who do not want-to hike, staff from the recreation area will be at the lodge to answer questions, sell car stickers and meet the public. Peter Forsberg. propri­ etor of the lodge and outdoor centers, also will be available to alfevVer qt#riex about rent ing cabins. It is free fishing weekend as well. Visit the recreation area to participate in fishing week­ end activities which continue on Sunday. Feb. 19. No licenses arc needed on Saturday and Sunday. No entrance fee will be charged as well. Anyone participating in Free Winter Fishing weekend should drive on the paved roads and park in the designated areas. On Saturday. Feb. 18. the WinterFest Polar Dip returns to the Allegan County Park on Patterson Road with an opportunity for those who want to ’est their mettle against the frigid temperatures of Gun Lake. Children under the age of 18 must have a parent sign the form and be present on Saturday. Feb. 18. for the dip. Registrations are $15 apiece. This event will lake plac«- no matter the weather but may be a run in to the water rather than a jump in. Registration is from 10 a.m. until noon. The WinterFest committee has planned lots of activities for children and adults during the day. The day opens with a welcoming cerer.rjny with drumming by members of the Gun Lake tribe at 10 sflh.thcre "ill be^n ice carving noon, a perting zoo and pony rides. This year children’s games planned by Catherine Beyer from the Thomapple Area Parks and Recreation Commission will feature practic­ ing football passing, baseball tossing, soccer ball kicking and basketball dunking The fun for adults begins on Friday night. February 17 with a Mardi Gras night at O’Neill’s Restaurant. Staff al the restaurant are busy planning costume contests and other fun events for the evening. On Saturday morning the day will begin with a pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. at the new Orangeville Township Hall. In addition. St. Francis Church will hold a bake sale during the breakfast and bring baked goods to the WinterFest site to sell. Following! he pancake breakfast the fun moves to the parking lot near the Allegan County Park The Gun Lake Tribe will provide an opening ceremony for the day at 10 a.m. Disc Jockey Tracey Johnson will keep energy up playing music between acts. There will be an ice carving demonstration at 11 a.m. Story teller and Delton Librarian Edward Elsner will keep everyone’s interest beginning al noon. /WlllpCVV <vr Young’athletes cart hone their skills in foot­ Edward Elsner from the Delton Library at ....... See WINTERFEST, page 7 Habitat plans orientation for volunteers, Feb. 21 by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Barry County Habitat for Humanity is wel­ coming new volunteers to help with housing projects, fund-raising events and other activi­ ties geared to helping low income families have decent, affordable homes. All interested people are being invited to attend a volunteer orientation from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Feb. 21. at the Habitat office in Hastings. Habitat is building three homes in Barry County this year and is holding fundraising dinners in April and October so there will be many opportunities for people to apply their skills to help others. Volunteers are also need­ ed to work in Habitat's Restore in Hastings. The volunteer orientation is intended to be a fun evening plus a time to learn what Habitat has to offer and enjoy refreshments. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit Christian housing ministry dedicated to build­ ing decent, affordable housing in partnership with those in need in Barry County. Since 1989. the local Habitat has worked with more than 25 families to build homes. Habitat's office and Restore are located al 1135 Enterprise Drive in the Hastings Industrial Park, just south of the intersection of East Slate Street and Star School Road. For more information, call the Habitat office at 269-948-9939. ‘Great Decisions’ discussion group to start Feb. 28 The Institute for I-earning in Retirement of Kellogg Community College again will offer in Hastings an cight-week "Great Decisions” discussion group, using as its text the Foreign Policy Association briefing book. Interested senior citizens are asked to express their interest in the course. The group will meet Tuesday s from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Feb. 28 to April 18. Please phone ILR coordinator Teresa Durham in Battle Creek at 948-9500. extension 2838. or class coordinator Eileen Oehler at 948-2347. The videos that will be shown as part of the class arc already being aired on WGVU-TV Sunday morning , at 10 a.m. and class mem­ bers can preview the course by watching these talks by experts on the eight topics cho­ sen for 2006. The topics this year arc: • Un reform, is the UN able to take on global challenges? • Brazil; will Brazil continue on course toward stability? • Human rights in an age of terrorism; can human rights and civil liberties be fully pro­ tected in an age of terrorism? • The U.S. and Iran, how can the U.S. check Iran's influence in Iraq. Afghanistan and other countries in the region, and how will the international community mitigate the crisis over Iran’s nulear ambitions? • Global health pandemics and security, what lessons can be learned from reactions to the global AIDS pandemic and its growing impact on the developing world? • Turkey; could Turkey's membership in the EU help Western relations with the Islamic world, or could the possible rejection of Turkey cause an even w ider divide? • Energy resources; is reliance on Middle East oil making the U.S. vulnerable to politi­ cal influence and economic peril? How will China's increased energy use affect us and the world? • China and India: Partners or competitors? How will their growth affect the U.S. econo­ my and strategic interests? Class format will include a discussion of each topic that has been analyzed impartially in the briefing book and of news items mem­ bers bring in relevant to the day's subject, with a variety of opinions invited and respected as valid The half-hour video on the topic will also be shown and discussed. The FPA book will be included in the class fees, to be the same as last year’s: $25 for ILR mcmbers/$l() spouse not needing a book; $29 non-mcmbers/$l4 spouse not needing a book. Individual orders for the briefing book are $15 plus $5 shipping and handling, should anyone wish to order the book from the Foreign Policy Association. 1-800-477-5836. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additional discussion groups could also be formed for younger persons not yet eligible for ILR membership Alex and Drew Liceaga returned the WinterFest banners to their traditional site to promote the return of the fun after a hiatus of a feu years. Secretary Land to visit Hastings Michigan Secretary of Slate Terri Lynn Land will visit the Hastings branch of the Secretary of State office from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. Feb. 22. The visit is part of a tour of area branches she will make in south-central Michigan to recognize branch office service and commit ment. seek ideas and to build on the success of her branch office miMlcmizatton program. I .and will recognize these offices for exem­ plary customer service. She also will wel­ come input identifying new ways to enhance branch office services from staff and cus­ tomers. The Hastings office is located at Suite 104. 1611 S Hanover St. Other branch offices she will visit next Wednesday, include: • 10 to 10:30 a.m. — Albion. 308 S. Superior St. • II to 11:30 a.m. - Marshall. I5877W Michigan Ave. •I 1:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — Battle Creek. Suite E. 1791 W. Columbia Ave. • 145 to 2:30 p.m. — Coldwater. 7 Vans Ave. The branch office modernization program restructured how the Secretary of Stale deliv­ ers customer services. The new PLUS offices and SUPER ICenters offer enhanced benefits such as pay ment by Discover credit card at the counter, extended hours on Wednesday s, with SUPER ICcnters also providing Saturday hours, and Self-Service Stations for license plate tab renewals. For more information about branch office sen ices and hours, please visit the depart­ ment’s Web site at ww-u.Michigan.gov <sos and click on "Branch Office Locator" under Quick Links. �Page 4 - Thursday. February 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Like Nixon’s, Bush Administration can't keep a secret Give quality deer management a chance To the editor: I appreciate Mr. Yonker for his letter to the editor list week in the Hastings Banner People have a misconception about QDM and the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) The QDMA is dedicated to promoting sus­ tainable. high quality whitetail deer popula­ tions. wikilife habitats and ethical hunting experiences though education, research and management in partnership with hunters, landowners, natural resource professionals and the public. I’m sorry Mr. Yonker is afraid to tell his friends and neighbors about his successful deer harvest. That's not what hunting is about. I agree very strongly with the QDMA’s philosophy. I lease several farms in the south­ ern part of the county and we have shot a great number of healthy does and bucks in the 140 to 150 class every year over the past five years since we implemented the QDMA man­ agement plan. Again this is what I choose, it was not forced on me. no one told me what I can and can not shoot, no mandatory antler restriction, etc. I was getting tired of shooting year and a half old bucks, so I got involved with QDMA and implemented QDMA’s deer management strategies and 1 tell you it's a proven fact, sci­ ence does not lie. Quality Deer Management can work if you actually give it an honest effort. I do not harass, tease or provoke anyone who shoots a small buck. That is their right to legally harvest the buck of their choice. I also would be the first person to lake out a young hunter and give them the opportunity to har­ vest a 4-point buck. People are so negative and narrow minded when it comes to QDM and the QDMA. It is strictly a volunteer program. There are no mandatory restrictions, the only restrictions people place are on themselves, giving them a better opportunity to harvest better deer. I also will say QDM has put the fun back into hunting. The Barry County branch held its first ever banquet last year in September and we had 260 attendees. We raised more :han$60.000 and had a net of $20,000, and after expenses our branch kept almost $6,000. What has oirr branch acccrmplishejs since then? It started a local feed the hungry pro­ gram; any member who harvested a doe and wanted to donate their deer dropped it off at Tom’s Market. Our branch donated over 750 pounds of venison to the food bank in Barry County; we also donated money to the 4-H youth shooting programs, we are sponsoring hunter’s safety programs and helped out at the Boy Scouts weekend in October on one of our member's property The Barry County QDMA branch is buying food plot equipment to let its current members use to improve their habitat on their land. The reason we are here today as a chapter is the support of its numbers and community. The QDMA is no» about shooting big bucks and I invite you to attend one of our monthly mectingsm which arc the second Monday of each month at the Moose Lodge. starting at 7 p.m. Eric Howard Let’s fire those who do lousy job To the editor: This is in response to Don Drummond's letter published in last week’s edition of the Banner regarding the campaign to “Fire the Michigan Senate." This is not a Democratic or Republican idea, it’s an idea to improve government. It’s a good idea to get rid of politicians who refuse to do their jobs and refuse to work for all of the people. As the State of Michigan sinks deeper and deeper because of economic troubles and we lose more and more jobs, people are leaving. Our state ranks second in people relocating because of job losses.Will the last one to go please tum out the lights? If we as citizens refused to do our jobs or only got them half done, we would be fired. So why shouldn't our senators in Lansing be held to the same standatds? A lot of people would love to get full-time pay while working only part time and get really good benefits to boot. . So U you want our state to be back op. top again, go to firethcsenate.com . Elden Shcllenbargcr, Hastings Let’s hold our public officials accountable To the editor: Barry County is lucky to have the public forum offered through the Banner's ‘To the Editor" columns. Both sides of important concerns can be examined by readers. Those readers are also voters and. again, through the Banner, become better informed about issues Certainly that’s true of the recall question now feeing the Baltimore Township elec­ torate. Three members of the Township Board voted to proceed with a court case to contin­ ue taxing an educational institution that is legally excused from property tax payment. Two board members voted against it and sev­ eral members of the public asked for more deliberation before incurring additional legal expenses. Neither at the township meeting, nor later, did the elected officials involved give real consideration to the expressed citizens’ con­ cerns. One of them, however acknowledged insufficient knowledge of the issue and. therefore, was not included in the recall peti­ tion. Fortunately. American citizens dissatisfied with official decisions enjoy rights and proce­ dures designed to remove elected officials. Only when a significant number of involved voters support a recall petition, can the process proceed. In the case of Baltimore Township, that provision has been met. On Feb. 28. every registered voter in Baltimore Township will have a chance to either support or remove the two trustees whose votes cost the township considerable in legal fees for trying to justify illegal taxa­ tion. Voting "yes" for recall is your way of say­ ing you care about decisions, that affect how your tax dollars arc spent and that you hold public officials accountable. If you live in Baltimore Township be sure to go to the polls and express your opinion. If you don't, consider attending your own town­ ship meetings and learning how your tax dol­ lars are spent! Kensingcr Jones. Baltimore Township To the editor; Most bothersome thing, to me. is how these Bush people cant keep a dam secret. The nas­ tier the story, whether domestic politics and policy, foreign policy, war on terror. Iraq/Afghanistan. the more likely it is to get out. Most often inopportunely, usually embar­ rassingly. Always leaked by someone (some patriot) in government. The administration's manner dealing with a questioning public is reminiscent of medieval royalty — don't worry, good people, we'll take care of everything. Problem is. like most medieval royalty, they're not taking care of anything or anyone but themselves. These folks, who’ve fully developed the military/industrial complex former President Eisenhower warned us against, are not really forthcoming about anything going on. As adventures go sour, they just don't even talk about ’em. Has it been a long while since you've heard the words. "mid-East road map"? Believe me, it will be a longer while before you hear it again, if you ever hear it agai-i. The president talks about curing our dependence on "mid-East oil." Only 20 per­ cent of :he oil used here co:nes from the area we're at war in. Four-fifths of what we use comts from South America. Canada. Mexico, here. The president, his family. Halliburton (other conglomerates). Dick Cheney (used to run Halliburton), and many politically gener­ ous conservative friends, have colossal investments in mid-East oil. Those invest­ ments are what this war is about. (A recent university study, by the way. sug­ gests one and one-tenth gallons of fossil fuel is required to make one gallon of ethanol. So despite the hoopla, ethanol's not the answer, but counter-productive.) There was a big rocket and mortar attack a couple of weeks ago on the biggest oil refin­ ery in Iraq. It made the BBC and National Public Radio. It's one of those things you have to look past 10-second sound-bytes on network TV' news to hear about. Tlx: refinery is not back in operation and won't be for some time. Attacks on the entire oil production and transport system in Iraq are frequent They can't even produce enough to keep Iraq run­ ning. Rampant theft, graft, incompetence, and violence against people we're (supposedly) trying to win over arc ’he order of the day in Iraq; practiced by those practiced thieves run­ ning Halliburton. Kellogg, Brown & Root, Bechtel, a plague of lesser known ladrones. Private security forces of these corpora­ tions run around the country in SUVs with automatic weapons posting out windows. on any westerners they have a chance to harm or kill. These ccurity forces consist mainly of for­ mer SEALS. Recon Marines. Green Berets. Rangers, some west-Europeans. There are. most likely, a good number of low-lives in this bunch (guys military services didn't want to keep). They're being paid a great deal more than the soldiers doing the dying there, and they cause a lot of the hatred we find bogging us down. They’re a big part of our failure to win hearts and minds. A good many returning sol­ diers (particularly young officers with a future to think about) arc complaining about them. Now the president, popularity waning and treading on ever mushier ice. is forced to ciaim the interception of another shoe­ bomber (four years ago) as big success in the war on terror. Is this all he has to offer after more time than we spent throughout World War II. and nearly as much money? It's pathetic. According to Bush, an Asian man was sup­ posed to blow in the cabin door with his bomb/shoe. then take over the aircraft, fly it into a building. (What do you think would happen to anyone trying to hijack a U.S. air­ liner singlehanded today? I think he'd be torn in shreds before he could say "I'm taking over." I don’t believe half-a-dozen could pull it off. The spirit of-Flight 93 lives in Americans, if not in our government.) 1 flat do not believe this non-event ever occurred, was ever planned, though maybe briefly considered. The next time we're struck, we'll see something altogether differ ent, bigger and much, much nastier than on 9/11/01 — you may depend upon it (as Admiral Lord Nelson used to say). The president talks about sealing the (long) border between Iraq and Syria. Jeez, oh Pete! These idiots can't even seal our border with Mexico; cocaine, heroin, and violent crimi­ nals con'c over that border responsible for far mon. American deaths, every year, than we suffered on 9/11. The only th:ng keeping Bush from impeachment for violating 4th. 5th and 6th AiPendment rights of Americans is a Republican House of Representatives. Now however, a good number of Republican congressional representatives are getting nervous. One conservative on the House Intelligence Committee (a former national security assistant to the first presi­ dent Bush) has abandoned ship, saying flatly thc presiden’ acts illegally avoiding the FISA court to spy inside the country. The Pentagon now says reserves and guardsmen will play « much smaller rale in percent) of i's most modem equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan. They couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper bag today if the Russians invaded. People see the writing on the wall. No one is joining the guard or reserves. Enlistments in the regular services (except the Marines) come in dribbles. Those joining the corps would probably reconsider if someone point­ ed up the fact Marines make up 20% of our force in Iraq, but suffer nearly half of our casualties. Our president is a blockhead. His secretary of defense a torturing butcher as low on humanity’s scale as Adolph Hitler. Our gener­ als have screwed up just about everything they've touched since 1963 (with the excep­ tion of excellent work by General Wes Clark in eastern Europe). When we leave Iraq, it will become scene of a bloodbath. Bush will blame all on terrorists. Blame lies in his pathetic shortsighted plans, tossing out the good generals while keeping nosers, wasting 16.000 good soldiers, expecting Muslims to welcome us when recorded history demon­ strates their haired of us. what we arc what we do. what we stand for. everything about modem times. In a letter a few weeks ago. I mentioned Ronald Reagan's failure to pursue, catch, or kill bombers of the Beirut Marine barracks. Shortly after publication. Reagan's Secretary of Defense then. Casper Weinberger, told the Associated Press he warned Reagan Marines there occupied an "'untenable position.” I’d written an editorial making the point in this very paper (under a different owner/pubhsher) a long time before it happened. I wonder why Casper Milktoast never went public? Reagan ignored him. just like Bush ignored better generals (than those we have now) who warned of a quagmire waiting in Iraq. After one look at a topographical map of Beirut (and environs), the newest second lieutenant in the army wouldn't have left them there. Another conservative hero proven to have been a du»nb-ass with ftet of clay. I'm having a tough time feeling sympathy for Muslims over the big cartoon flap. If you don't want to be caricatured as medieval igno­ ramuses. don't interact, dress, talk and treat women as though medieval and ignorant is what you are. Outside Muslim territories, few people in this modem world arc likely to 'idolize' pictures of a dark-ages prophet like Mohammad. None in those regions either, if they want to avoid beheading, or being stoned to death It seems Dick Cheney hunts quail the same way he wages war — a bigger threat to his frieeds than to hisquarry. •*. « « » i The National Guard has lost twu4hirds (66.66 Know Your Legislators: I UA Senate Debbie Stabenow. Democrat, 702 Hart Senate Office Building. Washington. D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building. Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional rep­ resentative. U.S. Congress Send a letter Vernon Ehlers. Republican, 3rd District (All of Barry County). 1714 Longworth House Office Building, Washington. D.C. 20515-2203, phone (202) 225-3831, fax (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 163. Federal Building, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503. phone (616) 451-8383. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-221-3121. to • ■■ « the JS Michigan Legislature Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Democrat. P.O. Box 30013, Lansing. Mich. 48909. phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Patty Birkholz. Republican. 24th District (All of Barry County). Michigan State Senate, State Capitol. 805 Famum Building, P.O. Box 3006. Lansing. Mich. 48909-7536. Call: (517) 373-3447. Fax: (517) 373-5849. e-mail: senpbirkhdz@senate.michigan.gov State Representative Gary Newell, Republican. 87th District (All of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, 351 Capitd. Lansing. Mich. 48909. phone (517) 373-0842 Public Opinion: editor! Favorite Olympic events? 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February 16. 2006 - Pegs 5 Let voters decide ‘Fire the Senate’ issue Deer management does good work Stale Rep. Glenn Steil Jr. last week introduced an interesting res­ olution proposing the reduction of the Michigan House from I IO to 60 members and the Michigan Senate from 38 to 2G. He also is sug­ gesting term limits be bumped up from six to 12 years for legisla­ tors and from eight to 16 years for senators. 1 applaud Rep. Steil for acknowledging the number of stale leg­ islators could and should be reduced, thereby saving the stale pre­ cious money. I also agree the current term limits law. which was spearheaded by Steil's father in 1992. sorely needs to be tweaked. That said. I find Steil's proposal highly inferior to the “Fire the Senate" plan put forward by Unicameral Michigan, a movement that was bom more than a year ago here in Hastings. As one local official put it. the beauty in firing the whole senate is its simplicity. Il's a clean and basic way to meaningfully down size state government without suffering any real consequences, like bureaucratic red tape. Tv eliminate the 38-member Michigan Senate would leave the 110-member House intact, which, along with the governor, would continue to perform the necessary lawmaking duties in Lansing. By contrast. Steil's idea would create a need to redistrict, which would be messy and costly if done before the next decade. It would require citizens to wait as many as six years for change to take effect if done after census figures are finally taken in 2010. Steil said on TV Sunday he proposes the new rules take effect after the 2012 elections. Steil's idea also does not effectively answer the question of why a second legislative layer of government in Lansing is really neces­ sary. As I have pointed out earlier, businesses do not have two boards of directors, townships do not have two boards, village and cities do not have two councils, counties do not have two legislative boards and schools haven't found it necessary to have two boards. Don’t fall for the tiresome arguments for “checks and balances'* and the bicameral model in Washington D.C. Remember, the two legislative chambers in Congress are indeed different because one is based on population and the other allows all 50 stales to have two representatives apiece. Within each stale, this model is not followed. The only difference between the House and Senate in Michigan is the latter represents a larger geographic area. Current legislators and their allies constantly tell us of the need for “checks and balances." but about the only true instance of such a process I’ve seen in the last 10 years was when both groups got a hefty pay raise of nearly 40 percent. House members pulled a pub­ licity stunt by voting down the increases, knowing full well they still would go into effect because the Senate was not in session at that time, thereby “checking" the pay raise rejection. So now mem­ bers of both legislative chambers each are paid about $80,000 a year, which really amounts to about $130,000 with the very best in medical and retirement benefits, nicely decorated offices and plen­ ty of staffers to make their part-time jobs easy. The Unicameral Michigan folks are merely suggesting we clean­ ly. quickly and .-mainly reduce the numbers of lawmakers in Lansing from 148 to 110 in an effort to save the state between $50 million and $70 million a year and a billion dollars over less than 10 years. This is a billion dollars I think could be better spent on other things, such as education, infrastructure, the environment and job creation programs. Besides the "checks and balances" broken record. I’ve been hear­ ing deceptive and false arguments against firing the senate. One is that the campaign will help Democrats at the expense of Republicans. It's simply not true, it is a bipartisan and non-p?.tisan effort. The Michigan Democratic Party rejected this proposal at its state convention in February 2005 Furthermore, many Republicans are enthusiastically distributing petitions in the drive to get this question on the November general election ballot. Another argument is that reducing the number of legislators would unfairly increase their work burden. Senators and represen­ tatives are supposed to be part time and are required to be in session only 90 days throughout the calendar year. I hold that a good chunk ot the rest of their time is spent on re-election campaigns with photo ops and public relations stunts. Yet another notion is that the campaign will increase Detroit’s influence on state politics. Reducing the Stale Legislature to 110 House members very simply distributes lawmakers according to population, the fairest way I can think of. Furthermore, Detroit bashing is a worn out. unwelcome and divisive guest at the table where we try to solve Michigan’s problems. My position right now is very simple. I’d really like to see enough signatures (nearly 318.000 across Michigan) to get this question on the state-wide November general election ballot. Ixt’s let the voters, not the politicians, decide. If this movement succeeds, what started as just an idea in little Barry County more than a year ago will have major impact in 49 of the 50 United States. Remember, Nebraska has been operating v'ithout a stare senate for 70 years and it’s doing just fine. Sure, it's an uphill climb, and many wealthy and powerful peo­ ple oppose this cash poor, but tidy grass-roots proposal. However, I was encouraged by a quote I read last week from no less than Mohandas Ghandi. when talking about necessary ideas for change: “First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you. then they fight you. Then you win." — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Wal-Mart too often is unfairly maligned in tbe media To the editor: 1 went to work at Hastings Manufacturing Company in the summer of 1966 after I turned 18 and graduated from high school. It was a very good choice for me. I worked there for 39 years and retired si the end of July 2005. I had 39 good years there and left many life-long friends who all grew up with me over the years. There have been many ideas why the Hastings Manufacturing Company went bankrupt and I have to agree with some of the reasons I’ve heard why. such as the past own­ ers with their decisions over the years, insur­ ance being high for the workers and retirees, along with the economy being in the shape it is. When 1 began working at the factory, we made windshield wiper blades. Casite engine additives, motor honey, tune up, rust stop, oil filters, air filters, gas filters, PVC filters and. of course, piston rings. Over the years we quit making wiper blades. sold the Casite addi­ tives, then the filters, all consumables, and kept piston rings. Yes we sold to factories to put into new engines and sonv after mar­ ket, but if you keep your oil changed and fil­ ters changed, bow- many limes does regular person change piston rings? Twenty-five years or so ago, the people who worked there tried to get the owners to add on to the north end of the main factory and buy new and better machines, as well as keep it all in Hastings. They didn't. They bought plants in Yankton. South Dakota, and Knoxville. Tennessee. They moved some fil­ ters to Yankton and ring packing and shipping to Knoxville. That didn't work out. so they sold both and brought piston rings back to Hastings. I had worked in filters for 30 years. HMC sold them, so 1 trained in Knoxville to pack and ship rings. About seven and a half years ago. I read an Deer managment official is mentor To the editor: This letter is in response to David Yonker's letter in the Feb. 9 issue of The Hastings Banner and his allegations against Mark Hewitt and Quality Deer Management. I am a young hunter, only 16 years old. and Mr. Hewitt has been a mentor to me in many ways. On many occasions he has invited me to hunt on his property. He has never forced a point restriction on me. His goal was to get me in the outdoors and give me a chance to harvest a deer, preferably a buck. When I finally harvested my first buck, a four point. Mr. Hewitt was the first person other than my family to personally congratu­ late me. Many of my best hunting memories arc based around Mr. Hew itt and the fun we have at his hunting camp. Gary Pleyte. Hastings ad in your paper about Wal-Mart coming to town. Now. I have always thought working in a store as a cashier would be fun because I like people. So I talked my husband into let­ ting me try to get a part-time job because we were empty nesters, I had just turned 5b, and my husband worked third shift while I worked first. I put in my application and they hired and trained me whik we stocked the new store. I am not sure if I had worked retail for 32 years and had tried to get hired into a factory at the age of 50 if the results would have been the same. I was real lucky. I had two jobs i liked and many old and many new ones. The Hastings Manufacturing Company bought a factory in Canada. This was not a good move and they lost their shirt — another bad deci­ sion by the owners and managers. There was a lot of talk about HMC being in real trouble. No kidding, after you sell off all of your con­ sumable products, branch out too far and sell off and buy a losing company in Canada, all the while not listening to people in the facto­ ry who depend on them for a job for their livelihood. By this time 1 was getting a little tired of working two jobs. I was working 10 hours a lot of the time and Saturdays at HMC along with 24 to 26 hours at Wal-Mart. I planned to work at HMC until I was between 62 and 66 years of age. but Wal-Mart said I could work there full time and advance to being a cus­ tomer service manager and cashier with a raise in pay. I now make almost as much after working for seven years at Wal-Mart as I made in 39 years at HMC. So I left a lot of friends behind and retired at the end of last July. 1 know there is a lot of talk about Wal­ Mart, but they have been good to me. I lost my insurance at HMC that our union fought for at the end of November. Blue Cross offered us other options, but I went with Blue Cross Blue Shield at Wal-Mart. I pay for myself and my husband. He was salaried at Bradford White and didn't have insurance after he retired for less money and better cov­ erage. I don't know yet whether I’ll keep my $750 a month I receive for my retirement from HMC or not. I just keep cashing the check as long as it comes. So Wal-Mart does offer insurance, even to part-timers You can make up your own pack­ age for what your needs are. There was a comment made that Wal-Mart pushes Medicaid on its employees. 1 can hon­ estly tell you neither welfare nor Medicaid has ever been mentioned by Wal-Mart tv their employees in Hastings. Since Wal-Mart came to town they have donated thousands of dol­ lars to our area. Just look at the board by the service desk We get thank you cards all of tbe time in back. When Wal-Mart opened, there were a lot of vacant store" downtown and now that area is almost full with shops, so it doesn't seem that Wal-Mart has been bad for Hastings business. We send people downtown all of the time from Wal-Mart if we don't have it. or to see specialty shops. I did see the movie about Wal-Mart, i wish the factory I worked in for 39 years was so clean atid had all of the ceiling fans that were depicted in the factory overseas. The movie mentioned this one girl stated she had to stay in town and have money taken from her pay­ check to pay tor her room and board. My daughter worked for Watt Disney World on tbe college program and they deducted money from her minimum wage job every week for her apartment. Maybe the hardware store closed because of Wal-Mart, maybe not. It’s a familiar story: It was started by a grandfather and passed on down until it went out of busi­ ness. Ai for the nail place and restaurant, I am sure they didn't close because of Wal-Mart. We are not a restaurant or a nail place We will find people everywhere who aren't happy with their jobs all of the time. It's nor­ mal. But as for the sweatshops, do you think Wal-Mart is the only store who buys from them? Look at the labels on clothes and shoes from high end mall stores, only you pay for it. Look around you, people are losing jobs. When I was getting my job at HMC if you worked there or the Bliss, you had the world by the tail. Also, Steelcase, GM. Electrolux. Look at them today! People don't have those jobs any more, but they still have to live and pay bills. There's a store in town that I went to for a little repair job. While waiting for it. I looked at some merchandise and was going to pay a couple hundred dollars for a piece until 1 wld the clerk I had retired from HMC and that I now worked at Wal-Mart She went off on Wal-Mart and made me feel like a second class citizen. I left after paying for the repair and 1 took my money to Grand Rapids to pur­ chase the piece. I will never go in that store again. Everyone has a right to their opinion, but don't put down the employee, it's like a slap in the face. There's also another store in town I won't go to. where a clerk decided to stay on a per­ sonal phone call for 15 minutes and thought that was more important than helping a cus­ tomer. A lot of people are struggling today to make a living and they have to shop where they can and get the most for their money. Don't put down folks for where they shop. Maybe there's someone out there who can hire a thousand people who have lost their jobs and pay them $25 or $30 an hour so they can always shop at high end stores. But I think not. I wish all the best to Fred Cook and Hastings Manufacturing Company. I have heard a lot of good things about him from some of my friends in ring packing. He is out on the floor every day and is trying different things, some work, some don’t. But he is out there and trying and that's great. I will keep working at Wal-Mart till I decide to really retire. 1 am proud to have worked at HMC and now I am a proud Wal­ Mart employee. Remember, when you put down Wal-Mart you are putting down your friends and neigh­ bors who work there and shop there. A proud Wal-Mart Employee, Man Lou Jameson. Lake Odessa To the editor: This letter is in response to the statements and allegations in a letter last week from David Yonker of Carlton Township against the Barry County branch of the Quality Deer Management Association. There's no question that deer management in the state of Michigan is a hot-button topic with today's hunters. Today's wildlife man­ agers and hunters have a vast wealth of infor­ mation and research at their disposal. Unfortunately, too many choose to arm them­ selves with unfounded rhetoric and half­ truths and then solicit false and erroneous information. Mr. Yonker stated that mandatory antler restrictions are being pushed by the QDMA. This is patently false. Mandatory antler restrictions arc not a component of true qual­ ity deer management and the Barry County Branch of the QDMA has never proposed or supported any such restrictions. Yes. Mark Hewitt did state at the DNR’s meeting that the branch supports a restricted buck harvest But that's a very different thing than mandatory antler restrictions. All of the QDM co-operatives in the area are voluntary. Landowners and hunters will­ ingly choose to adhere to some form of buck restriction in an effort to take only bucks that are near maturity. No restrictions whatsoever are placed on young or inexperienced hunters. These local co-ops are experiencing tremendous success. They are reducing deer numbers to levels they deem acceptable. They are seeing more and bigger bucks. And they're having more fun than ever. QDM has brought the fun back into hunting for many, many area hunters. Mr. Yonker asked if Mark Hewitt could explain how not taking a 4-point buck increases the health of the deer herd and how reducing the number of bucks killed each year can help reduce deer number. The answers are simple and are. in fact, very basic components of deer management Failing to understand such basic and elementary prem­ ises is a very real problem failing «icer man­ agers today and decades of such misunder­ standing has helped create the prob.cnu we face today. Hunters in southern Michigan killed more bucks than does last year. Thus the effort ’o reduce deer numbers was a failure. You can not reduce deer numbers by killing bucks. Thus killing that 4-point buck did not reduce the deer population. A management system that would reduce the number of bucks killed (which could be accomplished by reverting to a one-buck limit or voluntary restraint by hunters when it comes to killing young, immature bucks) will absolutely help control deer numbers and. most importantly, help correct this area's very skewed sex ratio and age structure. Instead of taking two young bucks each year, true QDM advocates arc perfectly happy to take a couple of does and. perhaps, one mature buck each season. Doe harvest is a critical component of QDM. But it must be done in relation to the deer population of tbe area. Not all areas require heavy doe harvest while others do. It's up to the hunter to be an educated and proac­ tive manager, and that's done only with edu­ cation and hard scientific-based data, rather than rumor and half-truths. Will holding off on young bucks like Mr. Yonker s 4-pointer increase the health of our deer herd? Absolutely! Michigan's deer herd is in disarray. There is a very skewed ratio of bucks and does. The age structure is a mess. We kill more than 90 percent of our yearling bucks each year. That's not nature's way and it is absolutely a health concern. By reducing the buck kill, more bucks would survive each season and would iselp correct those issues of sex ratio and age structure. Would those bucks have bigger antlers? Of course. But that's not the primary goal of QDM and never has been. It's certainly an intriguing and much-appreciated side effect but it is not the primary objective. Those who insist other­ wise simply don't understand the basic com­ ponents of QDM. They've chosen not to edu­ cate themselves with the facts and data behind QDM. QDM has worked in every sit­ uation it's been implemented. It helps control deer numbers. It improves sex ratio. It improves age structure. It's working right here in Michigan. And it has nothing to do with antler restrictions. It has everything to do with education and understanding of what true deer management means. There is no doubt that Michigan lags far behind other Midwestern states when it comes to quality of bucks and trophy-class animals. Yes, Michigan did produce a world­ class 8-pointer. The Traverse City buck that Mr. Yonker referenced has never been veri­ fied. But Michigan pales in comparison to stales like Illinois. Wisconsin and Iowa. Tbe QDMA has maps and reams of data on such matters should Mr. Yonker or any other con­ cerned citizen be interested in bringing facts and truth into the debate. The Barry County branch of the QDMA holds meetings at 7 p.m. every second Monday at the Moose Lodge in Hastings. Wc would encourage Mr. Yonker to attend a meeting and learn the facts about QDMA. The public is welcome and we extend an open invitation tc. anyone interested in learning more about quality deer management. Johnny Hartwell. Nashville Barry County E ranch. Quality Deer Management Association Dem candidates needed for public service To the editor: Please consider this message as a call to public service. This is an election year, in which we will be asked to choose eight county commission­ ers, a state representative, a state senator, a governor, among others, not to mention a variety of ballot issues. I call on every able-bodied, or even better, every able-minded individual willing to think outside the box. willing to consider change as a necessary element in our lives, especially politically and economically. I ask people from all walks of life in all comers of Barry County to consider coming to the aid of their communities, their state and ultimately our society by seriously considering public serv­ ice as a Democratic Party candidate this year. Yes, I know it is a difficult if not near impossible task to break the Republican Party’s stranglehold on the local political landscape. But we must find a way to hold complacent officeholders accountable, to force them net to take the electorate for grant­ ed. The best way we can do this is to find good people to place their names on the November general election ballot. The valuable community service a quality Democratic candidate can perform is to call attention to important issues that otherwise would be ignored. Incumbents who are not challenged in elec­ tions don't have to answer tough questions about serious issues such as water pollution, sand and gravel mining operations, concen­ trated animal fanning operations, a funneling ordinance for lake properties, assurance the candidate will serve all of his or her term to avoid “anointing" their successors, farmland preservation, having all meetings at night, better accessibility to constituents, road main­ tenance and construction and other infrastruc­ ture concerns such as sewer systems. This is not to mention state issues such as whether or not wc want to bring a casino to Gun Lai e, whether or not wc want a mini­ mum wage increase, the erosion of good pay­ ing jobs and urban sprawl. A state representative or state :<eru\tor makes about $80,000 a year and he or she is afforded some of the best health care retire ment benefits available, even better (han what teachers get nowadays. Current members of the Barry County Board of Commissioners made between $8,000 and $15,000 salaries last year, not counting health care and retirement benefits and a few other perks. Sorely needed in Lansing are a state repre­ sentative and a slate senator who-will work for the ordinary working people in their dis­ trict rather than wealthy and powerful special interests. Sorely needed on the County Board arc new commissioners willing to discard the “We’ve always done it this way" kind of thinking that allows us to stagnate. We need reformers who are willing to view their elect­ ed offices as public service rather than part­ time or even full-time job opportunities. The Barry County Democratic Party is willing to help candidates with some money for their campaigns because the leadership believes it is very important to offer voters a choice. When there is no choice, we really don’t have a democracy any more, we have something like Saddam Hussein’s “elections" in Iraq years ago wt<en he got nearly 100 per­ cent of the vote, or those old communist party votes in the Soviet Union where the people were free to agree. The Democratic Party sincerely wants to put quality candidates for every office on the ballot in November. Winning is the goal, but even more important is the effort to save our republic by offering an alternative to the same tired old politics that has not served us well for too many years. Please consider serving our county by becoming a serious candidate. Wc need you and so does your community. If you are interested in talking further about this appeal, please call the Democratic Party Chair at (269) 623-8481. John Hosier. Democratic Precinct Delegate. Hope Township �6 — Thursday, February 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film Gregor (Grea) Charles Donald G. Carrigan Shellenbarger processing. Worship Together... ..at the church ofyour choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH xoui Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Pxilor. Sieve Olmstead (616) 758-3021 church pUme Sunday Service 9:30 «.m.; Sunday School 11* a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6.00 p.m.; Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jeffenoo Father Al Ruw.'i, Pastor Saturday Ma»» 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Maun 8:30 a m. and II00 a.m.; Confession SaiKthy 3:30-4-15 p.m HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich 49058 Senior Pastor: Rev. Wm. Clayton Garrison Service Times: 9 00 am. and 11:00 am. A 600 p.m. (Small groups on I st and *rd Sunday nights) Wednesday Christian Education Classes. 700 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hasungs. Mi 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 am.: Sunday School. 9:30 am. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH Member Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev Fr Charles P McCabe Ul. Rector. Mr. F William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 am. and 10 am. Children* Chapel and Sunday School at >0 am. Sunday Nuncry Available at 10 am. Advent Potluck* with program* and services from 5:30-8 p.m. on Wednesdays beginning on Nov. 30 and Dec. 7.14. and 21 ChrtatnuM Eve Services • 4 p.m Children’s service; 10 p.m. Holy Communion 2nd Holy Baptism Christmas serv­ ice. Christmas Day • Sunday service at lOaun. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 am.; Sunday School 11:00 am.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 pm. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 am.; Worship 11.*00 am.; Evening Service at 600 pjn.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 700 p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught. (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 am.; Sunday Worship 10:30 am.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpoie. Sunday morning worship service 9:45 am. Nursery provid­ ed. Sunday evening “New Beginnings- starts at 515 with meal. 5:30 adult small group, youth group, kids club. 6 30 praise service. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at norm. Tiursda; noon Senior Meals. Mer ’s group 2nd snd 4th Thursdays m 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Coming in January, exploring spiritual gifts Bible study Church website: countrychapehime.crg. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minisaer of Music; Ryan White. Youth A Fan Jy; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 am.. Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7.-00 p.m. Sr. High t’outh. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Aw ana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise A Motion.Childrrn's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons f MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH TRADITION AL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. uavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Maas 3:30 pm. First Friday Hqly Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. Confessions 30 minutes before Mau. Rosary Prayer 30 minute. before Mass WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061 Reverend Mary Schipperv DeMunter. Sunday Worshn 9:15 a.rn. • Sunday School 10:3* am. ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev Al Russell. Pastor A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Sunday al 9: 30 a-m. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum org Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9 30 am Sunday School; 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening sen we 6 pin. Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4); Tuesday. Thursday from 9-11 JO am, 12.-99-2J0 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneer* (meal served). Wednesday 6 p m. - Jc A Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm • Prayer Mtg SAINTS ANDREW & MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this sen ice). 11 DO a.m. Holy Communion (each wet ;), and Evening Prayer 6D0 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6.00 pm Even Prayer sen-ice and special Holy Days scnices as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Arm... . A Malthus is Rt. Res David T. Hintwick The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http.//trax.to«' andrcwmatthias We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lake* which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURL H 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. MI 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children’s ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd . Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship IU:30 a.m.. 6DO p.m.; Wed. 6:30 pm Jesus Club for boys A girls ages 4-12. Pastor. David and Rose MacDonald An oasis of God’s love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special.“ For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 50’ South Grove Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmatin. 62354uu. Worship Services: 8.30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all age* at 9 45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coals Grove Rd. Pastor Roberts Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Summer School 9:30 a.m and Worship 10.30 am No summer Sunday School Youth activities* call for information. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions" 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan , GRACE BRETHREN BIBLF. CHURCH * 600 Powell Rd.. Hastings Sunday School 9:45 am; Church Service 10: 45 am; Evening Worship 6 pm. Prayer meeting - Thun 7 p.m. Men’s breakfast. 1st Sat. of the month WMF ladies. 1st Tues of the month Our Motto: "The Bible, the whole Bible. and noth­ ing but the Bible. “ Pastor Rus Saner. Pastor’s phone 945-9224. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBIJ. CHIRUH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. MI 49046 • 269-671-4193 Pastor. Bernard Blair Associate Pastor. R-vger Claypool. Sunday School 10 am; Worship Service 11 am; Sunday Evening Service 6 pm; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 pm ST. TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURC H 9800 East BC Avenue. Rich'-nd. MI 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 am. "This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in Hu ways We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized rhnslunv are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Euchanst We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion Therefore, you don’t have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E State Rd (Comer of Slate Rd. and Bollwood St across from Tom's Market). Scnxw Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Counseling A Visitation. Dun Brail. Phone 269-945-9121 Nursery provided for all services. Sunday s: Warship services 8:45 and 11 DO am Kids for Christ. 11 DO am. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for ail ages IODO am with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 600 pm. Tuesday. 9:30 am SCAMPS Wednesday Mid-Week. 6:30 pm: Adults; Sing N* Share. Pastor’s Class. Youth. 6th-12th grades, and Faith Weaver Friends. 4 yrs. thru 5th grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 am Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 pm.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday. Feb. 16 3:45 p.m. Clapper Kids; 5:45 pm. Grace Notes; 7 00 p.m. Adult Choir. 7D0 pm. Adventurer*. Saturday. Feb.18 - 10:00 a.m. Catechism 5. Sunday. Feb. 19 8 00 A 10:45 am. Holy Communion; 9:30 rm. Sunday Schml; 12:15-2:30 pm. Little Angels. Flying Doves. God's Children Tuesday. Feb. 21 - IDO pm Overeaten Anonymous; 74X1 p.m. Congregation Council. Wednesday. Feb. 22-10 a.m. Word watchers; 7 p.m Holy Communion. SARANAC - Gregor (Greg) Charles Shellenbarger of rural Saranac passed away on February 6. 2006 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Greg was under the compassionate care of Hope Hospice House of Fort Myers. Florida. Greg will be sadly missed by daughter. Katherine; son. Donavon; grandson. Kellen; parents. Claud and Phyllis of Lake Odessa; brother. Gary (Gloria) of Big Rapids; sisters. Linda (Stuart) Tr?vis of Mecosta and Diane Duflo and friend. Jerry Hufnagel of St. Johns; one uncle. Elden Jackson; second cousin, Don and Vera Kaufman; many nieces and nephews and cousins; plus loyal friends, Allen and Joan MacDonald. Roger MacDonald. Betty Soule, Thelma Curtis and Pat Fedewa. Greg was bom December 2. 1939. near Lake Odessa. He attended Lake Odessa Schools and transferred in his junior year and graduated from Saranac High School, where he loved athletics, lettering in football, bas­ ketball and track. Greg served in the U.S. Marine Corps for six years. He was stationed in Hawaii as an aid to Admiral Harry Feit. Commander in Chief of the Pacific. Greg worked many construction jobs in Hawaii, the Grand Turk Islands. Florida and California for many years. Upon his return to Lake Odessa, he enjoyed driving semi trucks for Spartan Products of Lake Odessa and Spectrum of Grand Rapids. Greg was a bike riding enthusiast, a notori­ ous lawn mower, and an avid gardener. He loved to share the flowers, vegetables and fruits he grew with family and friends. Greg relished in gathering* with family and friends, where his ability to consume choco­ late ice cream, watermelon and strawberries was legendary. His stories, mischievousness, and laughter will be greatly nissed. Cremation has taken place in Fort Myers. FL. A local coHimittal service and memorial will be announced in the spring. In lieu of (lowers, the famil) requests memorials in Greg's honor be sent to the Student Scholarship Fund or VFW Post 4461. 501 West Tupper Lake Drive, luikc Odessa. Ml 48849 or to Hope Hospice House of Fort Myers. 9470 HeakhRark.Circle, Fort Myers. FL 33908 ( ,ah^, , ( BELLEVUE - Bess Ruth Schueler. age 80. of Bellevue, died Saturday morning. February 11 at her residence following a brief illness. Bess was bom on October 7. 1925 in Charleston. SC and moved to thi;. area in 1941. She was tbe daughter of Henry Hugo and Lera (Levering) Block. Bess was a regis­ tered nurse at Lakeview General Hospital retiring in 1978. On October 20. 1941 in Battle Creek, she married Herbert D. Herb Schueler and he sur­ vives. Also surviving are two sous: Tim K. (Barbara) Schueler of Jenison and Stephen P. (Gabriel) Schueler of Tampa. FL; seven grandchildren; six great grandchildren; a brother. Otis (Marguerite) Block of Seattle. WA; and two sisters. Netta (James) King of Clyde. OH and Bonnie (Bob) Evans of Little Creek. TN. Bess was preceded in death by her parents and a brother. Dale. Al the request of Bess, there will be no vis­ itation or service. The Farley-Estes and Dowdle Funeral Home. Battle Creek is in charge of all the arrangements. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association in memory of Bess. Personal messages for the family may he left at www.farlcyestes.dowdle.com. Friday 9DO am-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 UVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11.00 Traditional WorJup Service. We offer v anous Sunc.iv school classes at 8:15. 9:30 an.1 II am Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesday s at 7 pm. and the Pr«.sc Team rehearses on Thursday s al 6:10 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hasting*. Mich 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9 00 am Traditional Worship Services; IODO am Coffee Hour. 10.10 am. Sunday School - Preschool through Adult; 11: 20 am Contemporary Worship Services; 1:00 p.m. Annual Meeting. 6; 15 p.m Youth Super Bowl Party at the Baptist Church' Nursery care is provided for both services, and during Sunday School! Visit us online at h wh.finicbun.hhasiingh.Qfg and our web log for sermons at. bfifU! h.nim||Sprr«bytpri»n Nngspot coni Feb. 16 • 8:30 am. W-vncn's Bible Study. 6:30 p.m Noah’s Ark Valentine Party' Feb. 22 ■ 6:15 am Men’s Bible Study. Thelma M. Campbell (Reid) Thelma M. Campbell (Reid), age 93. went to be with the Lord February 9. 2006. She was bom April 30. 1912 in Ludington, to William and Alla (Callihan) Reid. She spent most of her life in Barry County as a homemaker. She married Melvin Campbell in 1932. He died in 1984 after 51 years of marriage. She spent the last 8 years in Florida. Surviving are three daughters. Merna Leigh of Lady Lake. Florida. Carolyn Nunnally and Yvonne Smith of Reynoldsburg. Ohio; eight grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. She leaves two sisters and one brother Three brothers and one sister preceded her in death. She enjoyed working with young people in 4-H and iater in the church. She was not able to attend church in her later years, but prior to that time the church was a major part of her life. A memorial service will be held in Michigan at a later date. HASTINGS - Ruth M Curtis, age 91, of Hastings, died Friday. February 10, 2006 at Hastings lendercare Nursing Home. Mrs. Curtis was bom on June 29. 1914 al Castleton Township. Barry County, the daughter of Loren and Nellie (Cronk) Foote. She was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings schools, graduating in i934 from Hastings High School. She was married to Clarence Curtis on July 25, 1936. The couple lived in Eaton Gmnty for a time, came in Hastings in 1945 until moving to Bowker Lake-Delton in 1972. returning to Hastings in June 1988. She was employed at Hastings Manufacturing Co. for three years, then the former Hastings Home Laundry Service for several years. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. 50 year member of Hastings Women of the Moose, honor’s included Friendship Degree and College of Regent's Degree. Mrs. Curtis is survived by her sons. Duane (Paula) Curtis of Leslie and James (Marilyn) Curtis Sr. of Edgewater, FL; daughter. Dolores Gardner of Olympia, WA; 19 grand­ children; 31 great grandchildren; sisters-inlaw. Edith Foote of Hastings and Winifred Foote of Hastings; nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband. Clarence on Jan. 12, 1991; son, John Curtis; daughter. Beatrice Bugle; sister. I^dlle' SuLUffert'brothm, L^vrWce. Hdyd, ' Robert. Edward ami Fred Footf ? 1 ’ 1 " Services were held Wednesday. February 15. 2006 at Hastings Grace Lutheran with Rev. Dr. Michael J. Anton officiating. Burial vill be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Osketcearers Wayne Curtis. Dean Curtis. James Curtis. Mark Curtis. Stacey Curtis and David Gladynes?. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Lutheran CSaocb. Arrangements mad? by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (w .''w.wren-fuixndhome-com). Bess RutH Schaefer HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 209 W Green Street. Hastings. MI 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269)945-1961 Office hours ure Monday -Thursday 9D0 a m -Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. DELTON - Donald G. Camgan. age 89. of Delton, passed awa\ February 2. 2006 in Venice. Florida. Donald was bom January 3. 1917, in Cressey, the son *. f James and Florence (Greer) Carrigan. Donald was a veteran of WW1I. serving his country in the U.S. Army. For over 28 years he was an employee in the experimental department of Clark Equipment, retiring in 1979. He was a member of the VFW Post 422 of Delton. Playing softball, was a favorite pastime of Donald's, as he played in many leagues. He enjoyed working on anything electrical or mechanical, and working with wood. He also enjoyed golfing, bowling, and fish­ ing. especially on Guernsey Lake. On April 3. 1937. he married Valerie J. Niedwiecki. and she preceded him in death on September 9. 1999. Donald is survived by a son. Mi* Gael Carrigan of Waterford; a daughter. Darlene (James) Hartman of Joliet. Illinois; a sister. Emma Jean (Gordon) Vandenberg of Augusta; a sister-in-law. Maxine Carrigan of Battle Creek; gtandsons. Michael. James and Derek Knapp and Damon Carrigan; four great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday. February 18, 2006, II a.m. at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Sister Constance Fifelski OP. officiating. Private interment at Fort Custer National Cemetery. Memorial contributions to a charity of ones choice will be appreciated. ArrangemenLs by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Dr* ion. [ DELTON - Juanita J. Hayward, of Delton, passed away Wednesday. February 8. 2006. Mrs. Hay ward was botn October 4.1922 in Boyne City, the daughter of Frank and Jessie (Volker) Lake. She loved birds, nature, and reading espe­ cially Jean Straton Porter books. Her famous needlework will be cherished, as will her pillowcase dolls. Mrs. Hayward was a former member of the Ihomapple Garden Club. On February 28. 1942 in Orangeville Township she married Thomas Hayward and together they enjoyed nearly 63 years of mar­ riage together. Other members of her family include sons. Larry (Noel) Hayward and Gordon (Gini) Hayward all of Delton; a daughter. Linda (Jerry)Courtney of Middleville; 10 grand­ children; 22 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Hay ward was preceded in death by her parents; a son. Michael; sisters. Dorothy and Lucy: brothers. Frank Jr., Richard and Alfred. Funeral services were conducted Saturday. February II. 2006. al the Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Burial took place at Oa1- Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Delton District Library or a charity of your choice will be appreciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Give a memorial that can go on forever A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526. Marietta Peake J ALBION - Marietta Peake, of Albtoi. passed away February 7. 3006. after a ciMtngeous battle with cancer. Marietta was bom May 27. 194'2 in Muskegon, the daughter of George and Alberta (Mosher) Knoll. Marietta loved making porcelain dolls, and making Teddy bears for other cancer patients. She was very active in the Relay for Life. Marietta enjoyed traveling, making crafts and sewing. Recently she made fleece blan­ kets for her grandchildren, which they will cherish. Marietta was a member of the Sandstone Congregational Church of Jackson, and a for­ mer teachers aid at a charter school. On February 23. 1980. in Hastings, she married Melvyn Peake, who survives; other members of her family include, their chil­ dren. Robin (Thomas) Issacson of Rumania. Steven (Veronica Gable) Ball of Dowling. DeAnn (Roger) Frye of New York. Vicki Peake of Battle Creek and Brian (Robin Ellwood) Peake of Nashville; brothers and sisters. George (Marylou) Knoll of Wyoming. Irene (Douglas) Bisbing of Muskegon. Terry (Sherrie) Knoll of Muskegon. Karol (Alan) Whipple of Mame. Julayn Fulmer of Muskegon and Randy (Christine) Knoll of South Carolina; several grandchildren; nieces; nephews; brothers and sisters-in-law. .Marietta was preceded in death b) her par­ ents. a brother. Steven; a sister. Geraldine Peters and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Friday. February 10. 2006. at the Faith United Methodist Church. Delton. Dr. Brad Smith officiated. Burial took place at Brush Ridge Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Sandstone Congregational Church, 250 Sandstone Road. Jackson. Ml 49201. will be appreciat­ ed. The family was served by the WilliamsGores Funeral Home. Delton. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 16. 2006 - Page 7 SPILL, continued from page 1-----City Attorney spoke With Mr. Jim Riley of the Natural resources Division and Mr. Vince Leone of the Highway Negligence Division. Both individuals were very helpful, but were unable to provide assistance. “We are requesting that you look into this matter and perhaps initiate legislation to clar­ ify whether such claims fall strictly under the No-Fault Act or Environmental response Act. Municipalities are struggling financially can hardly afford to forego collection of 530,000, but can also not afford to incur potential liti­ gation expenses of $30,000 in attempting to seek payment." BOY, Cody Ryan, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 29. 2006 at 5:46 p.m. to Christi and Chris Pett of Clarksville. Weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 20 inches long. HASTINGS - E. Evelyn Tasker was bom September 28. 1907, the oldest daughter of Lena (French) and James Webber. She attended country schools in the Springport and Leslie areas. Later she drove a horse and buggy to Leslie High School, graduating from Leslie High as Salutatorian in 1925. She received her Life Certificate to te»ch from Ypsilanti Normal. She taught one year at St. Clair Shores before filling the position at Assyria Center in 1929. She met her husband. Bernard Tasker, as they walked to the “Center" to be in the community play. They were married February 22. 1933. until his death in 1957. She and another mother began the first 4-H group in the Barry County area. She was also a Giri Scout Campfire leader. She joined the Extension Gioup. local, state and national. She was an officer in each. One honor she received was introducing author Edgar Guest at the National Extension Conference at M.S.U. Evelyn moved from the farm at Assyria to Bellevue in 1950. She was active in the 20th Century Club. Methocist Church and the first woman to be elected to the School Board. She was also Eaton County 4-H Leader. She loved traveling all of her years. In Depression days, she had suits of clothes given to her. and she made them into much needed snowsuits and coats for her family. Making people laugh was one of her talents. She could not have silence, she was good at making conversation with everyone. Wherever she was, she made the best of it She helped at the Rainbow Center, and was known as Grandma T. She was always busy reading, traveling, making many crafts and following the world political situations. She was preceded in death by her husband. Bernard; brothers. Harley. Robert and Richard; and sisters. Bessie and Georgia. She knew when she needed to make changes in her life, so she returned to teach­ ing fifth and sixth traders in the Bellevue Schools in 1957. In 1961. she received her Bachelor's Degree from W.M.U.. graduating with her daughter Joyce. In 1970. she retired to spend 18 years in Bradenton. Florida and enjoyed park activities there, including her three wheeled bike. When she was 80, she changed her residence back to Hastings to be close to family. She was a member of the Hastings Free Methodist Church, previous member of Horizon Club, where she met people and traveled and G.F.H.W. Club. Evelyn wanted to make a difference wherever she was. She was also a member of M.A.R.S.P.. local and state. She published her life story and wrote two family histories of the Webber and Tasker families. She loved to refinish furniture, reuphol­ stered it, too; always busy at painting and wallpapering. She loved sewing, crocheting and reading until her hands and eyes wouldn't let her do it anymore. She is survived by her daughters. Ann (Norman) Moll from Bradenton. Florida. Pat McCollum of Hastings, Joyce (Gary) Babbitt of Mattawan; nine grandchildren; six great­ grandchildren; brother. Bill (Lorraine) Webber of Shelton. Washington; sister. Loma (Roy) Boston of Indianapolis, Ind.; sister-in­ law. Donna Webber; many nieces and nephews, former students, church family and special gcod friends George and Barbara Kimpel. She dreaded having to leave her apartment, when she was 96. but she found the Manor to be a good place to live. Evelyn was loved and is missed by many, both family and friends. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday. February 20. 2006 at Hastings Free Methodist Church. Pastor Daniel Graybill and Pastor Donald Brail will officiate. Visitation also will be Monday at the church. 10 a.m. until service time. Burial will be at 3 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery in Bellevue. Memorial contributions may be made to Free Methodist Church Building Fund in lieu of flowers. Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. Harry McCollum celebrates 80th birthday GIRL, Skylar Lynn, bom at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 1. 2006 at 8:46 a.m. to Kaylee Biggs and Brad Fenstemaker of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 1/4 oz. and 20 inches long. GIRL, OnnaRae Marie, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 31. 2006 at 3:54 p.m. to Erica Johnson of Nashville. Weighing 5 lbs. 5 1/2 ozs. and 18 inches long. GIRL, Mekala Rain, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 30. 2006 at 8:19 a.m. to Amber and Todd Betz of Rockford. Weighing 6 lbs. 1 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Jonah Ramond, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 28. 2006 at 11:57 to lexica Purdum and Justin Sloan of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Monica Paige, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 25. 2006 at 7:23 p.m. to Diane Adkins and Jerry Samis of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs. 9 ozs. and 18 inches long. BOY, Bailey Jay. bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 24. 2006 at 7.-05 p.m. to Asdrea Murphy and J.D. Pennock of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 8 ozs. and 22 inches long. BOY, Dylan Preston, bom at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 27 . 2006 at 7:42 a.m. to Christopher and Greta Sellitti of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 12 ozs. and 23 inches long. GIRL, Airieanna Rose, b'm at Pennock Hospital on Jan. 31, 2006 at 8:55 p.m. to Nicole E. and Andrew Heaton of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 10 ozs. and 20 inches long. burandt 5th generation Front row holding baby, Hailey, is Great Great Grandma Doris Greenfield-, front row right side. Great Grandma Sheila Purcha; back row dad, Derek Burandt. next to him. Grandma Kim Burandt. Lyle and Norma Jean Varney of Nashville will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on February 14. 2006. They were married at the Martin Comers Church on February 14. 1966. The couple have six children. Patty and Jack Cook, Barbara and Ben Woodard. Carol and Pat Lewis. Debbie and Doug Seeber. Steven Varney. Scon and Jodi Varney. They have nine grandchildren and five great­ grandchildren. Their 40th anniversary was celebrated with a family gathering in June at their home. Congratulations may be sent to: 7381 E. State Rd., Nashville, Michigan 49073. Maple Valley School Board votes to pursue bond issue by Sandra Ponse^o Staff Writer After a year and half of research and discussion and four public hearings, it was no surprise Monday night when the Maple Valley Board of Education voted unanimous­ ly to pursue an $11.5 million bond issue in the school election Tuesday, May 2. In 1997 voters approved e six-mi11 levy for school improvements and additions. The dis­ trict’s current five-mill levy is scheduled to be rolled back to approximately 32 mills in December. The board is now asking the pub­ lic to allow the district to not rollback the levy, and add a half mill to the original six. If approved by voters, the $11.5 million generated would be used to replace energy- WINTERFEST, continued from page 3 — ball, baseball, basketball and soccer courtesy of the TAPRC from 10 to 1. At about 1:30 p.m., the Polar Dip is sched­ uled to take place from the county park. The deadline for last minute registrations is noon. Prize swill be presented to the goofiest cos­ tumes on stage following the dip. Then the always popular Swimsuit Fashion Show will follow the last dipper. It will be held on the stage and put on by the Sea Shanty. It should warm everyone up and get them thinking about summer. Harry McCollum will celebrate his 80th birthday Feb. 20 at his winter home in Bonita Springs. Florida. He worked for the Hastings Mfg. Company until he and his wife, Wilma, retired. If you would like to send him a birthday card, his address at 11200 Tango Dr.. Bonita Springs. FL 34134. Happy 40th anniversary food will include Sandy Schondelmeyer’s pe rk barbecues or hot dog baskets and coffee from the Gun Lake Grind. The Bib will be serving pizza by the slice. WinterFest will conclude Saturday night with the sold out Rock N Roll Trivia Contest at Bay Pointe. The return of the Gun Lake WinterFest after a three-year hiatus should be the high­ light of tnc winter even if there is no snow. But at las! report winter weather is returning. Participants should dress warmly. Gun Lake WinterFest schedule for 2006: The 2006 Gun Lake WinterFest is back on the calendar for Saturday. Feb. 18 to coincide with the Department of Natural Resources "Free Fishing and Free Park Admission Weekend " Visitors to the Yankee Springs Recreation Area should park only in designated areas. Friday evening: ■ A pre-festival event is planned for Friday night, when O’Neill’s Restaurant will host a Mardi Gras party, starting at 5 p.m. Saturday: 7 to 11 a.m — Pancake Breakfast at the new Orangeville Township Hall. $3.50 per person., sponsored by Orangeville Fire Department. 7-11 a.m. — Bake sale at new Orangeville Township Hall sponsored by St. Francis Church 9-11 a.m. — Winter hike, free and hikers should meet at Long Lake Outdoor Center Lodge al Yankee Springs Recreation Area. The hike is sponsored by Chief Noonday Chapter. North Country Trail Association Events at and near Allegan County Park on Patterson Road 10 a.m. — Opening ceremony on the stage at Allegan County Park. This is sponsored by Gun Lake Tribe. 10 am. - 1 p.m. — Children’s games near Basketball Court next to Leaders Marine. This is sponsored by the Gun Lake McDonald's and Thomapple Area Parks and Recreation Commission. J1 am. - 2 p.m. — Pony rides behind Weick’s Supermarket. 11 am. - 2 p.m. — Petting zoo behind Weick’s 11 a.m. - noon — Ice carving demonstration on the stage sponsored by Bay Pointe Inn and Restaurant. Noon — Storytelling by Deltoin District Library Director Edward Eisner on the stage. This is sponsored by the GFWC-Gun Lake Area Women's Club. 1 p.m. — Recorded music from The Sound Machine with Tracey Johnson. 1:30 p.m. — Polar Bear Dip at Gun Lake Park. Registration $15 with final registration from 10 am. until I p.m. Gerry Barnaby from WOTV-4 will be at the Polar Dip site on Saturday. Feb. 18 to judge the costumes of the "dippers” and award prizes. 3 p.m - 4 p.m. — Swimsuit Fashion Show on the stage sponsored by The Sea Shanty. 6 p.m. — Old Rock 'N Roll Music Trivia Contest al Bay Pointe Inn (SOLD OUT). Free Fishing Weekend continues on Sunday. Feb. 19. at the Yankee Springs Recreation Area. Gun Lake WinterFest is a committee of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce, in part­ nership with the Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce. Platinum sponsors of the 2006 event are All the Good Stuff. Bay Pointe Inn and Restaurant. J-Ad Graphics. Leader's Marine. Mid­ Lakes Screen Printing. Platinum Construction and The Sound Machine For more information, contact the Barry County Chamber at 800-510-2922 or log on to www. barry chamber,com inefficient windows and boiler systems dis­ trict-wide and allow the district to add addi­ tional classrooms space and modify existing labs to allow the development of a separate middle school and the restructuring o7 the high school to better prepare gradua.es for postsecondary education and the changing job market. Maple Valley Superintendent of Schools Kim Kramer estimated that 42% of the fur.ds generated by the additional millage would be used for education and the remaining 58% for infrastructure. Jason Sheridan, during the question and comments portion of the meeting earlier, asked whether or not the board had consid­ ered dividing the bond request into two parts. He suggested dividing the bond request into one part for physical plant upgrades and the second for middle school development and high school restructuring. However, after reading the letter Michigan's State Treasury Department, grant­ ing the district approval to pursue the bond issue as presented. Kramer noted it would not be possible unless the board wanted to go back to the drawing board and seek state approval for the change. "Your choices tonight really are. ‘yes’ or, ‘no,’” Kramer told the board, adding that if they wanted to split the bond issue, they would have to reapply to the state and set a special election in August. "It’s easy to see bricks and mortar, but it is not easy to see cur­ riculum needs.* Before turning the floor over to tbe board for discussion and comment. Kramer also noted that the board spent a year and half researching a variety of issues and options, and held four public hearings during the last four months before coming to this point. "You have options that have ranged every­ where from 35 million, to which you said. ‘No. that's not right for our public at this point in time.' You have been very conscious of the current situation regarding jobs, the econo­ my... yet, on the other hand, you champion the cause of moving forward." he said. All Board of Education trustee said they agreed. • Trustee Brian Green stated that. "While no bond proposal was going to make everybody happy," he thoroughly supported the bond as presented. Tim James said. "...1 support the proposal as written and as the state has approved it I think that is what the community wants; they elected us to make these decisions on their behalf. Once we approve it. then it will be their decision... if it’s not (what they want) they will come back and tell us with a ’no.’ vote. I strongly think this is the right direction for the students of our district and for our future students of the district." Trustee Allison Avery added that she felt the board had been, "very careful not to ask for more than what is needed." . Boaro of Education President Jerry Sessions added, "I’m very impressed with wha.’ we’ve been able to get for only 11.5 mil­ lion dollars." Trustees Wayne Curtis. Andrea Montgomery and Mark Shoemaker said they agreed c-ith everything their fellow board members had said and adued their support for the development of a separate middle school. Montgomery noted th"’ research has shown that the middle school years, "are a real growing time." and that a c*oarate middle school, focused on the social, emotional and educational the needs of that age group -•nuid allow Maple Valley students to build confi­ dence. strong character and academic per formance. During the community forum held last month. Kramer stated that if voters approve the bond proposal, the 6.5-mill levy would mean an additional 26 cents per day fnr homeowners with a residence with a taxable value of $62,500. Construction would begin in the spring of 2007 and be completed by the fall of 2008. To establish the middle school, 13 classrooms would be added on to the high school to cre­ ate a separate wing for seventh and eighth grade students. One of the rooms, measuring 35 x 80 ft., would serve as a cafeteria, band room and gymnasium. The middle school would also have its own administration, cafe­ teria and teaching staff, something Kramer said could be done without adding additional full-time staff, simply be realigning existing personnel. — Staff writer Amy Jo Parish contributed to this report. Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... 945-9554 Dan & Gwen (Green) Wolfe of Hastings celebrated their 25“ Anniversary on February 14,2006 They were married in Nashville, Michigan. Gwen and Dan have 2 children. Rachael and Michael Wolfe of Hastings. They celebrated with a night out. �Page 8 - Thursday. February 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner ^Innie's MAILBOX by Kathy MitchelU and Marcy Sugar Places to go! things to do! Saturday. Feb. 18. brings three events in one evening. One will be at the First United Methodist Church in Ionia, where there is to be a baked potato supper with a variety of toppings. This is a benefit meal to assist Dan and Margie First of rural Ionia with medical expenses and to benefit Lake Odessa rural residents Dr. Doug and Dr. Peg Hoort with medical expenses from their late daughter's extended illness. The Sebewa United Methodist Church on Bippley and Shilton roads plans to have a Swiss Steak dinner Saturday evening, with (Write Us A Letter I HERE ARE THE RULES: Ths Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the edilor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be pub­ lished. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer’s name and community of residence. 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Mi; hu,.iii 49058 Telephone 2<»9 945 2 119 Internal .Medicine HYPOTENSION (LOW BLOOD PRESSURE) My doctor often comments how low my blood pressure is. I fee! great and he says not to worry. How low is to low and is it a problem? A blood pressure that reads less than 90/60 would certainly be considered low but if you don't have any symptoms such as fainting, dizziness, cold and clammy skin or nausea, there may not be much need for concern. Ultimately, the problem with low blood pressure Is the circulation of blood supplying oxygen to the body and brain. If the blood pressure is to low or falls to fast, circulation is compromised reducing the supply of blood and oxygen to the body which results in the above symptoms. a full menu. The Woodland United Methodist Church will be host for a visiting musical group “Bought and Paid For" from Battle Creek, the same Saturday night. The Ionia County Republican Party will have its annual Lincoln Day Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Feb. 21. at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Portland According to an announcement in an Ionia newspaper. Roger Cochran of Saranac is hav­ ing his 80th birthday on Saturday. Feb. 18. Friends arc invited to send him a card. Saturday's quilt show, sponsored by the Ionia County Genealogical Society, included the added attraction of quilter Nettie Koops speaking on the topic of quilts and the under­ ground railroad. Even with borrowed chairs, the 110 who attended used all the chairs and many people stood as they listened. People filled the parking lot with a triple row of cars and others parked on Ionia Street or at Lake Manor. The next major event at the complex will be the doll and toy show in March. The large assembly room in the Freight House complex was arranged with many racks displaying quilts from 1859 to the pres­ ent. Mrs. Koops had some up front, which illustrated the connection between the historic movement in the early 1800s and quilts of certain design, such as the North Star. Refreshments were available for a small fee. Dozens of people remained after the presenta­ tion to view quilts and to read the story post­ ed with each. Some of the visitors ventured into the genealogy room for their first look at what is available for one's search. The quilts will remain in place until the end of February so another cha>.ce to view them will be on Saturday. Feb. 25. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday Feb. 26. from 2 to 5 p.m. On those days the depot also will be open for visitors, to see the gift shop and the exhibits, which are quite constant. Honor students from this area at Central Michigan University include Emily Goodemoot. Rdbecea Frizzell. Ryan King and Kendra Root. Spring Arbor University’s most recent dean's list has included Elizabeth “Beth" Ludema of Clarksville. Beth is a senior, majoring in exercise and sport science. A baked potato supper is being planned for Wednesday, March I. at the Berlin Center United Methodist Church. Scout activities. That's what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center mooon • ..■< <n;t Senior speedster Social extortion? variety of Girl Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board ot Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. ,. iv'i participate in a 426 Girls ages 5­ Usually, low blood pressure that does not present with symptoms isn’t likely to be serious but even if you have mild occasional symptoms, it would be smart to have it evaluated. Those with even healthy low blood pressures are at a greater risk nf dizziness and fainting (and hitting your head) if other factors are present such as low blood sugar, mild dehydration or getting out of a hot bath. Your doctor will be able to give you ideas to self-treat to avoid these problems. . 17 were able to you... A newly discovered low blood pressure reading or one that is a dramatic drop from your usual pressure especially if it is associated with symptoms will prompt your doctor to investigate why. Some of the concerning reasons for low blood pressure include heart or endocrine problems, dehydration, blood loss and infections or allergic reactions. Medication side effects, pregnancy and nutritional deficiencies can also cause low blood pressure readings. Your doctor can run some fairly simple tests to determine if your low blood pressure is something you need to treat. Dear Annie: My husband. "Dan." and I have been married almost three years, and we have a beautiful baby girl. Two ytars ago, Dan was in an accident, and ever since, he has been in constant pain, and there’s not much hope of improvement. He is quite angry about this, and subsequently, he is not exactly pleasant to be around. I seem to get the brunt of his anger. I cannot do any­ thing right, and he is forever disappointed in me. Every member of his family and mine has told me that he does not treat me right and that I shouldn’t put up with it. He refuses to speak to my mother any longer, and even his mother told me to leave him. saying it would "wake him up." • Annie. I am tired of making excuses for his behavior to strangers, to family and, most importantly, to myself. I know he only acts like this because he is in pain and he's worried how to provide for his family. But that does­ n’t mean he should take it out on me. I am concerned about my daughter growing up in this environment. Dan often doesn't recognize that he is angry or rude. And the times when he does, he thinks he is justified because "no one understands* how much pain he is in. What do I do? I love him very much, but should I just hold on in the hope that one day his pain will go away? — Healthy in Virginia Dear Healthy: Chronic pain can make any­ one irritable and angry, but Dan should not be abusing his family's affections. Talk to Dan's doctor, and find out if something car. be done to manage his pain more effectively. While Dan could benefit from seeing a therapist, he may not be willing to do so. We recommend you contact the American Chronic Pain Association (theacpu.org) at I-3OO-533-3231 for assisunce and information Dear Annie: My husband and 1 arc in out early 70s. and 1 often am scared with loe's "hot rod driving." We've both taken the AARP driving course, where wc learned to maintain one car length for every 10 miles of speed. Joe claims that traffic would come to a halt if everyone drove that way. He feels it’s his responsibility to keep all lanes of traffic moving. Furthermore, his reaction time is slowing down. He doesn’t notice when the space in front of us is dimin­ ishing. and too many tiroes, he gets so close he has to slam on the brakes. Can you help? - Nervous Wife Dear Wife: Joe apparently slept through the AARP class and needs a refrcslier course. If he isn’t willing to follow the rules, you should get behind the wheel or stop riding with him. We know this may present some technical dif­ ficulties. but calling a taxi is better than call­ ing the paramedics. Thanks to Low blood pressure can actually be a good thing especially if it is the result of a healthy lifestyle. Athletes, non-smokers and those with a normal weight all generally have lower blood pressures than those who aren't. A healthy low blood pressure is one that the patient can repor. "has always been that way", does not cause symptoms and does not seem to be associated with any other ongoing disease process. Painful problem Dear Annie: OK. 1 love you gals and think you are the most level-headed advice colum­ nists out there. But when you said "Ohio Mom" was obligated to send a wedding gift to a wedding she was not attending. I had to ask. arc you insane? If not. that may explain why I seem to receive so many invitations from out-of-state relatives and former business associates I have not talked to in years. Is this some new kind of social extortion scheme? — Hyperventilating in Orlando Dear Orlando: Please don't hurt us. We don't make the rules, we only give out the information. According to Peggy Post. "Everyone who receives a wedding invitation should send a gift whether they attend the wedding or not. But if you send invitations to casual acquaintances, business associates you don't know well or people you haven't seen in years and they do not attend the festivities, then a gift is not expected." Cult control? Dear Annie: 1 really need your advice. A relative who used to be very family-oriented has been doing some rather unusual things lately. "Milly" recently moved to Ohio and joined a new church. Since then, she's been overly controlling of her children, isolating and home-schooling them. (She's divorced.) Two months ago. out of the blue. Milly sold her home without telling anyone and donated all monies to her new church. That home had been paid for by a family member so that the children would have a place to live after the divorce, and 1 thought it not only wrong that she did this, but totally out of character. One child was so upset about the sale that he ran away and moved into his own place. 1 am sick to my stomach thinking that Milly has joined some kind of religious cult. We found out that the leader of her church used to be a salesman. Since the house sale, she has had no communication with the rest of the family or with the child who left. I think her other children may be in trouble. What, if anything, can I do? - Puzzled in Pennsylvania Dear Puzzled: If your relative has joined a cult of her own free will, there is not much you can do. Cults come under scrutiny when there are accusations of child abuse or ocher illegal activities. For more information on suspected cults and other resources, please check out FACTnct.org. We hope everything is OK. little’ laughter Dear Annie: I am writing in response to the letter from "Always Been Short," who was looking for a way to respond to people who made cracks about her height. People always will comment on obvious differences, and short stature is one of the easy ones. There have been songs written, jokes told, and more will come. As a high school teacher on the short side of the fence (under 5 feet). I often get comments. My comeback "My< feet reooh the ground." That usually makes thcm.tWnk for a moment, and then ccmes a laugh. It has worked for more years than 1 care to admit. - Shorter Than My Grandparents and The Runt of The Litter Dear Shorter: A good sense of humor is invariably the best response. Read on: From California: I. too, am below average height aid am teased about it When this hap­ pens, 1 reply. "I'd rather be short and shine, than be tall cod cast a shadow." This response usually leaves tk?m dumbtounded. or we end up laughing about it. Lawrence, Kan.: I an. a lot shorter than most of my friends, which lead* to »]uite a bit of teasing. When they point out ho* short 1 am, I reply. "I'm not unusually short I'm just unusually not tall." Illinois: My comeback is, "I am no short. I am vertically challenged." It brings i laugh and makes them see that 1 am the right heigh' for me. and that's all that counts. At ieast I know that if I fall down, I don’t have far to go. Midwest. 1 remember the classic story of the first time Katharine Hepburn met Spencer Tracy. She looked down at him and said, "My, you're short," to which he replied, "Don’t worry. It won’t be long before I cut you down to size." Intimate inhibition Dear Annie: I read the letter from "Bored in British Columbia," whose 32-year-old "fun and vibrant" wife avoids sex. He needs to rule out physical discomfort as the reason. My wife and 1 had the same problem for 20 years of marriage, and then she began taking an oral antifungal medication for a skin con­ dition. When her low-grade yeast infection vanished, so did our problems. She now enjoys physical intimacy as much as 1 do and is as likely to initiate it as I am. Tell that hus­ band his wife should see her gynecologist ASAP. - Happy Husband Dear Happy: Thank you for offering anoth­ er possibility. We are sure you helped some­ one today. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web paqe at wwwxrrators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Benner — Thursday, February 16. 2006 — Page 9 Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Cloverdale Schoo! District No. 9 Hope Township, Barry County Put Your Tax Refund to Work Now that we're in the midst of tax season, you may be anticipating a tax refund, if you haven't already received one. Of course, not everyone receives a refund, but. among those who do. the amount can be sizable. In fact, in 2005. the average tax refund was about $2,125. If you're going to get a refund, start planning now on how to use it. By making the right moves, you can help speed up your progress toward your financial goals. So what should you do with ycrir refund? Here are a few ideas: • Put tne money in your IRA. To achieve a comfortable retirement lifestyle, you will need to draw on a variety of financial resources, one of which may be an IRA. In 2006. you can contribute up to $4,000 - or $5,000 if you are 50 or older - to a traditional STOCKS Tbe following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week By Joyce Weinbrecht The area which was to become Cloverdale had no name until the Kingsbury Brothers, Ansel and Freeman, came from Battle Creek in 1854 and bought 57 acres of heavily tim­ bered land. (North 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Section 20). Part of the land was between Mud (Cloverdale) Lake and Long Lake. The land they purchased was part of a federal grant to Alexander Buell of Kalamazoo in 1851. No one had settled in the area that became Cloverdale before 1851. Ansel built a sawmill using water power, as there was a 16-foot drop between the two lakes. The mill was on Long Lake, the low side, and Ansel built a blacksmith's building near the mill and the mill race. In that shop he made all his tools. When the timber became scarce and other sawmitts provided cheap himoer, Ansel changed the mill for grinding grain for feed and flour. With all the activity, the neighbor­ hood became known as "The Kingsbury Mill Area." By 1887, the Mud Lake water level got so low the mill had to stop being a mill. However, the village was growing rapidly and at a community meeting, the people chose to have the village named Cloverdale. That name has lasted, and it appears that it will last many more years in the future. More land became available and Hope Township laid out a building plat for business and homes. The grow.n was partly the lakes, but the thing that made people and businesses migrate to Cloverdale was the “Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad" going through the middle of the town. Within a few years there was a depot, hotel, lots of homes, post office, more farms, two hardware stores, implement store and food stores, a brick factory, a church, and more. A log school had been built in 1855 and located north of Mud Lake where Head Road meets Guernsey Lake Road. Lewis Hine, Charlie Kingsbury and many more attended the school, but until 1862, the township, coun­ ty and the state had nothing tc do with this log schoolhouse. We are relatively sure that fami­ lies with children paid a tuition fee to a local board to finance a teacher and the upkeep of the school. A church used the school for serv­ ices on Sundays until a church was built in Cloverdale. The Sunday School met in the upper loft in Ansel Kingsbury's blacksmith shop. All of the children from this new village used this old log school, then the Sprague School, a mile north of Cloverdale on the Head Road. Some children went east to the Hope Center School. The Sprague School may have been built earlier, but the state archives did not recognize the District No. 8 until i863. With the growth of Cloverdale, there was a reorganization of school districts in 1890 aid the state called the new District No. 9 for the Sprague ScIkxjI to replace the old District No. 8. Part of the old Sprague School district was moved to the Brush Ridge district, and parts of other school districts were moved into the Cloverdale School dis­ trict. (See the Sprague School District No. 8 in the separate history of that school.) From 1890 to 1902. Cloverdale children continued to get their education at the Sprague Schoo!, and continued to call it the Sprague School until the new brick-two room school was built on the hill back of the business dis­ trict in Cloverdale. The new school was con­ structed in a two year period and the first classes started in Cloverdale in the 1903-04 school year. The teachers were Kathlyn Gal letley and Lyman Bacon. There were 70 youth in the school census, but that first year, only 32 came to school. In the data from the State Archives, it shows that the parents did not want to change from the "Common School" to the “Graded School." Regardless, the new laws in the early 1900s forced the rural schools to offer first through eighth grades. Then it was required that the seventh and the eighth grades had to pass county examinations before they could be promoted to high school. Up through 1913 the vote was “no" relative to the vote on the “graded or no" issue. The second room in the Cloverdale School was not used for the second class frequently and in the last 45 years, very rarely The Cloverdale School was located at the crest of a long hill that curves along the south and east side of Cloverdale. The chosen loca­ tion gave the school seclusion from the activ­ ities in Cloverdale, and was located well off the M-43 right-of-way. The two room brick building was built of red brick, supported by ?. full basement built of large faced and untaced Michigan stone. The school enjoyed a large coal burning fur­ nace located in the basement, and had 1920 style bathrooms - which was modernized in the 40s. The pump was located away from the school, and water was pumped each day for drinking and to flush the inside toilets. The floor level of this sturdy school was about five feet above ground level, so it was necessary to enter the school by a series of steps at the front of the building. From the top of the steps the south side of the village could be over­ looked and both Cloverdale and Long Lakes were partially visi­ ble. The location and the building provided a good learning envi­ ronment for the early years of the 20th century . The hilltop location provided a natural sliding area and during winter recesses and at noontime the “Cloverdale" kids enjoyed sliding-usually on sleds. If the weather conditions were right, kids could “belly flow" at the school steps, slide down the curving north driveway, winding past the Sayles' home, curving either toward the township hall, and then stopping at M-43 or curving left toward the ccmcr store, then crossing M-43 and entering Guernsey Lake Road, crossing the CK&S right-of-way. and turning sharply to the right, sliding down to the swimming area on Long Lake. Such as ride would extend quite a distance, and although somewhat risky in crossing M-43. it was enjoyable. Of course, M-43 was not a hard surfaced road until after World War 11 and traffic was much less in the pre-war days. The few cars and trucks were then noisier. It was possible when sliding and approaching M-43, to uncover your ears to listen for the Model Ts. raise up on your sled and look for cars or horses and wagon, and “go for it" if every­ thing seemed to be clear. Part of the thrill was to see who could go farthest out on the ice on Long Lake. Because of the time and length of the ride and tbe long walk back to school, it was often necessary to hurry back as the school bell would ring, giving notice that recess or the noon hour was over. At other times we played on the “Big Hill," which was on the same ridge, but was on the east side of the school. The “Big Hill" was steep with two furrows about midway down the hill. Often our sides bounced from one furrow to the crest of the second furrow, because of our speed while slid­ ing down the hill. The twin AT&T 2829 ♦137 Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp. Coca-Cola Co DaimlerChrysler Dow Chemical Co. Enon Mobil Family Dollar Stores First Financial Bancorp Fort Motor Co. General Motors Ind. Bus. Machine JCPenney Co. Johnson 8 Johnson Kellogg Co McDonald's Corp. Pfizer Inc. 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(At the end of 30 years, you'd have to pay taxes on your earnings, but by then, you may be in a lower tax bracket; even if you're not, you might be able to spread the tax burden over several years. And if you had invested in a Roth IRA, your earnings will grow tax-free, provided you've had your account for at least five years and you don't begin withdrawals until you are age 59-1/2.) Keep in mind that these rates are hypothetical only an do not reflect the rates of any invest­ ment currently available. • Contribute to a Section 529 plan. Many people contribute to Section 529 plans to save money for their children's (and grandchil­ dren's) college education. You can put in large amounts each year to a Section 529 plan, and your earnings will grow tax-free, provided withdrawals are used for qualified higher edu­ cation expenses. • Pay down high-rate debt. Short-term interest rates have been rising over the past few months. This could mean that you’ll be paying a higher rate on your credit cards which probably carried a fairly high rate to begin with. If you use some of your tax refund to whittle down this debt, you'll be making a wise move, as mis debt is typically nut tax deductible, and. therefore, of no benefit to you. • Build up your "rainy day" fund. You might want to use your tax refund to build your emergency fund. Generally speaking, you should set aside six to 12 months' worth of living expenses to pay for expenses such as car repairs, new- appliances and unexpected medical bills. You can't always count on a tax refund - but when you get one. make the most out of it. You'll be glad you did. This entire site Copyright © 2005 Edward Jones Bring your special event photos to us for quality, professional processing. 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February 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. HARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the Mi day of February. 2006. «t a regular meeting H the Township Board rd the Charter Township of Rutland, the Rutland Charter Township Board adopted two Ordinances, which provide as follow*: Ordinance 2005-109 - An Ordinance to add Article XVI la. Mixed-I'm District, to the Zoning Ordinance, ai well as amendment to Aitick XX to add the general prosisions for the architectural standards in the Mixed Use District, to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for an effective date. SECTION I - ADDITION OF AET1CLE XVTLa. MIXED- USE DISTRICT 1M.17MJI R.tland T«wwkip Dirtrict (MUD) DISTRICT-STANDARDS latent: Sec. 1701a 164.1761JI The intent of the MtxedUre District (MUD) is to provide a variety of uses and an appropriate mix of uses on the same lot. including high density residential, office, dvic. and limited commercial and light industrial activities This District is mteiaM to allow land use flexibility to maximize utilization of urban infrastructure, such as water and/or sewer facilities, while creating a unique environment designed to function well with the existing natural features, sur­ rounding neighborhood and overall region. IM. 1703Ji Permitted Use*: Sec 1702a Permitted uses included « multiplicity of residential, office, commercial and light industrial uses as set forth fully in Sec. 17 02a. of the Ordinance including other similar uses as determined by the Zoning Administrator or Pbi.nmg CommtiMon. IM. 1703uu SRerial Excepttee Use*: Sec 17.0Xa. Special uses include a multiplicity of office and commercial use* as set forth fully in Section 17.03a of the Ordinance including other similar users as determined by the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission 164.1764a. Sethacks: Sec. 17.04a 1. Commercial. Office. Industrial, and Residential Building Setbacks: Generally, front yard - 30 feet side yard • 20 feet tu. yard - 20 feet ■ exceptions may apply depending upon use. PUD development, height, or set back from M-37 and M-43 with reductions by grant of the Planning Commission allowed IM. 1705a Lo» Coverage: Sec 17.05a The intent of the following kX coverage standards is to mininize unnecessary impervious surface, protecting watershed quality, and to provide open space on each site. Lot coverage shall include the combination of ail ground cov­ erage and impervious surface including buildings, parking areas, udewails and drives. A. Lot coverage shall be limited to a maximum of 50%. The 50% maximum may be increased with approval from the Planning Commission pursuant to conditions set forth in Sec 17.05aA of the Ordinance. 1M.17Mju Lot Mm Bigelnmiete: Sec 17.06a A Within a sewer district, the minimum lot soe is 2I.7B0 square feet or 1/2 acre. B Not located within a sewer district. the minimum lot size is five <5) acres. 164.1767a. Residential Daasttjn Sec 17.07a The maximum residential density shall be eight I Al units per acre unless in a PUD. 164.1706a. BalkUag Deatfaz Secb.^a " A Buildings Heights 1. B Thirty-five (15> feet or two and one-half (2-1 'Zl stones, whichr^r is lea. However, building height may be increased up to 45 feet or four (41 stones, whichever is less, if the conditions set forth in Sec. 17.0SaA are met. Building Footprint: 1. individual building footprints arc permitted up to 10.000 square feet. 2. Building footprints over 10.000 square feet require a special land use permit subject to the conditions set forth in Sec. 17.08aB 3. Muhi-tamily residential buildings not containing any commercial or office uses shall not exceed 10,'XM) square feet section n - cwiiiAi. rrovnuOT to be added to artkl, xx s»mro *w.r»rwu Architectaral Staadards: 1043030. Sec 2030 The follow,rg architectural standards shall apply to all structures in the Moed-Use District (MUD): a. b Buildings with multiple stones shall be improved with windows that add character to the structure and creates a visual delineation between stories. Long uninterrupted horizontal stretches of exposed facing building shall not be permitted C. Extenor materials shall reflect a sense of permanence and rural character d Windows shall have sills and trim. e. Architectural features shall be consistent on all aspects of the building elevation. f. Acceptable roof style* are flat hipped, and front-gabled. g. The form, scale and proportion of buildings shall be consistent or compatible with the scale, form and nroportion of existing development in the immediate area. h. Mechanical equipment on the ground or on the roof shall be screened from view. L Each multi-family dwelling shall have a minimum of 75 square feet of private outdoor space. n—w Notice 01 Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. if any, shall be limn­ ed solely to the retun of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sandra K Hook, an unmarried woman, and Robert J Taylor, an unmarned man and Kon D Armour, an unmarried woman, original morgagor(s). to Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis Mortgagee, dated March 10. 2003. and recorded on March 11. 2003 in instru­ ment 1099291. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there « claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundrd Twenty-One Thousand Five Hundred Ninoty-Six And 12/100 Dollars ($121,596.12). including interest at 6.625% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such cose made a”□ pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said morgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue. at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on February 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and ae described as: THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. EXCEPT THE NORTH 657 FEET THEREOF AND EXCEPT THE WEST 100 FEET OF THE SOUTH 165 FEET OF THE SOUTH WEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 26 AND EXCEF i NG THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26 LYING EASTERLY OF A LINE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT OF THE SOUTH 1/8 UNE OF SAID SECTION 26. DISTANT EAST 755 FEET FROM THE NORTHWEST COR­ NER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE OUTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE SOUTH 390 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY 187 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LAND OWNED BY LEO J. RESZUTKO ANO WIFE; THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES WEST 277 FEET: THENCE EAST 40 FEET. THENCE SOUTH PAR­ ALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE O SECTION 26 TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 26 AND THE POINT OF ENDING. TOGETHER WITH RIGHTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS IN EASEMENT A. AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED RESERVING AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER THE NORTH 16.5 FEET OF ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL. SAID ASEMENT BEING RESERERVED BY FIRST PARTY FOR SO LONG AS FIRST PARTY OWNS A PARCEL OF LAND TO THE EAST OF THIS PARCEL EASEMENT A. A STRIP OF LAND 33 FEET IN WIDTH OR INGRESS AND EGRESS THE EASTERLY AND SOUTHEASTER­ LY LINE OF WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS BEGIN­ NING A A PC Ih.T 755 FEET EAST AND 307 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST; THENCE SOUTH 23 FEET TO A POINT HERE­ INAFTER CALLED POINT B: THENCE CONTINU­ ING SOUTH 60 FEET; THENCE SOUTWESTERLY 187 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LAND OWNED BY LEO J. RESZUTKO AND WIFE; THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES WEST TO A POINT OF ENDING WHICH LIES 657 FEET SOUTH Or THE SOUTH 1/6 LINE OF SAID SEC­ TION 26 ALSO A STRIP OF LAND 10 FEET IN WIDTH THE NORTH LINEOF WHICH IS DESCRIBED aS BEGINNING AT SAID POINT B; THENCE EAST PARALLE1 WITH THE SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION 26 TO THE POINT OF ENDING AT THE WATERS EDGE OF LITTLE CEDAR LAKE. SAID EASEMENT TO BE USED BY THE SECOND PARTY AND HER INVITEES FOR INGRESS AD EGRESS TO LITTLE CEDAR LAKE FOR SO LONG AS SECOND PARTY OWNS THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated January 26. 2006 For more information. please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trot! & Trott P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Teiegrapn Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File <075518F03 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WF OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event. your damages, if any. shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Gilkey Lake Cate. LLC. a Michigan hmrted liability company, (original mort­ gagor). to Fifth Third Bank (Western Michigan). Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2004. recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan, on May 24. 2004 in Instrument No 1128090 and re-recorded on June 3. 2004 in Instrument No. 1128684. on which mortgage there ts darned to be due at the date hereof the sum of $127,159.19, including interest at 10.00% per annum Under the power of sale contained In said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wHi be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the East Doors of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said County) on Thursday. March 23. 2006 at 1DO p.m. Said premises are described as follows: AM that part of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of th? Southeast fractional 1/4 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West lying Southwesterly of the creek, connecting Big Gilkey Lake and Shallow Gilkey Lake, and Southeasterly of the Highway, also granting a right of ingress and egress to Big Glkey Lake through the channel as now estab­ lished. Excepting therefrom a parcel of land in the South 1/2 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 Keep your friends and relatives im—mnrimniii Ordinance 2005-108. An Ordinance to amend certain portions of Article HI of the Zoning Ordinance. Definition*, to provide for the addition of the definition for Community Facility, to repeal a)' Ordinance* or part* of Ordinance* in conflict herewith; and to provide foe an effective date. Amend Article III of the Township Zoning Ordinance, to add the following defined term: Community Facility*. A building or structure owned and operated by a governmental agency to provide service to the pub Ik SECTION A - SEVERABILITY Th. provisions of there Ordinances are .wreby declared to be severable, and if any part is declared invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction it shall not effect the remainder of the Ordinance*, which shall continue tn full force and effect. ■CTMRr.——mwwt All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted shall be considered to be supplemented by the INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 terms of the*: Ordinances. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with there Ordinance* are hereby repealed West. Barry Township, described as beginning at the center Ime of County Road 601 and the South line of said Section 10; thence North 44*2* East 389 92 foet atong the center line of County Road 601; thence South 45*58* East 355.74 feet; thence due West 287.76 feet; thence South 33 feet to the South hne of said Section; thence due West 239.08 feet to point of beginning, also excepting and reserving a right of ingress and egress to Shallow Gilkey Lake, over the following described premises; Beginning at a point on the South line of said Section 10 which lies 239 08 feet due EasJ of the intersection of the South line of said Section 10 and the center line of County Road 601; thence due North 33 feet; thence due East 619 feel, more or less, to the shore of Shallow Gilkey Lake; thence Southeasterly along the shore fine of said lake to the South line of said Section 10; thence due West along the South line of said Section 10 to the place of beginning, Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan Less and except: A parcel of land located m the South 1/4 of Section 10. Town 1 Nortn. Range 9 West being at the intersection of the car.tertine of county road 601 and the South hne of (Mid Section 10; thence North 44 degrees 02 mmutes East 389.92 feet along the centerline of Com *v Road 601; thence South 45 degrees 58 rmnuits East 355.74 feet; thence East 33' 0 feet mors or less the shore of the shallow Gilkey Lake; Dtence Southeasterly along the .<hoce to the South knc> of said Section 10; thence due West 892 feet more u* less to the point of beginning. P.P. <08-03-010-003-00 The redemption pericd shall be six (6) months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case redemotion period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sale Dated: February 10. 2006 NANTZ. LITOWCH. SMITH. GIRARD & HAMIL­ Adoption by the Township Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinances will take effect February 24. 2006. A copy of these Ordinances may be purchased or inspected at the office of the Township Clerk any time during regular business hours or regular business day* at the following stated address. Attorneys for Mortgagee By: Sandra S Hamilton (P41960) business Address & Tetephone 2025 East BeUhne. S.E.. Suite 600 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546 (616) 977-0077 force and effect Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the decedent o' against the Trust will be forever barred unless presented to SHARON SCHONDELMAYER of 3505 Nagle Road. Middleville. Michigan 49333, Successor Trustee, within 4 months after the date of pubiteation ot this Fetxuary 8. 2006 HUDSON LAW OFFICES PLC Richard J. Hudson P15220 150 West Court Street. Suite A Hastings. Ml 49058 (269)948-9292 Sharon Schondelmayer 3505 Nagle Road Middleville. Ml 49333 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL RECALL ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF BARRY, STATE OF MICHIGAN ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006 TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS of Baltimore Township, notice is Rutland Charter Township Hail hereby given that a Special Recall Election will be held on Tuesday. 2461 Heath Road February 23. 2006 for the purpose of consideration of the recall of Telephone: (269) 948-2194 Baltimore Township Trustees James Rhodes and David Soya. 77500098 The poll* will open from 7:00 i.m. until 8:00 p.m. Voting Precincts Baltimore Township 3100 E. Dowling Rd. Hastings. Ml 49050 (269) 721-3502 Electors who wish to receive an Absentee Voter ballot for the Special Recall Election by mail may submit an AV application by 2:00 p.m„ February 25.2006. Electors qualified to obtain an Absentee Voter ballot for the Special Recall Election may vote in person in the Clerk s office up to 4:00 p.m. on February 27. 2006. rnooiw NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Trust In the matter of DORIS K. APSEY TRUST under AGREEMENT dated March 29.1990. as amended. Dated of Birth: February 1,1914. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decooent. Dons K. Apsey, who kved at 301 Washington. Middtevilte, Michigan died February 2. 2006. leaving the above trust entitled "DORIS K. APSEY TRUST in full RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD Hastings. Michigan 49058 ed solely to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Default has been made m conditions of a mort­ gage made by Gilkey Lake Cate. LLC. a Michigan limned liability company, (original mortgagor), to Fifth Third Band (Western Michigan). Mortgagee, dated July 2. 2004. recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds tor Barry County. Michigan, on Juty 16. 2004 in Instrument No. 1130879, on which mongage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of $26,324.29. mdudmg interest at 9.75% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case nade and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wiM be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pari ot them, at public venue at the East Doors of the Barry County Courthouse, 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said County) on Thursday. March 2. 2006 at 10O p.m Said premises are described as follows All that part of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of tie Southeast fractional 1/4 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 Wes.' lying Southwesterty of tie creek, connecting Big Gilkey Lake and Shallow Gilkey Lake, and Southeasterly ot the Highway, also granting a right of ingress and egress to Big Gilkey Lake through the channel as now estab­ lished. Excepting therefrom a parcel of land in the South 1/2 of Section 10. Town 1 North, Range P West. Barry Township, described as beginning at the center line of County Road 601 and the South line of said Section 10; thence North 44' 2* East 389 92 feet along the center line of County Road 601; thence South 45' 58* East 355.74 feet; thence due West 287 76 teet; thence South 33 feet to the South kne of sod Section, thence due West 239.01 feet to point of beginning, also excepting and reserving ass and egress to Shalow Gilkey Lake, over the tollowing described premises; Beginning at a point on the South line of said Section 10 which foes 239.08 feet due East to the intersection of the South hne of said Section 10 and the center line of County Road 601; thence due North 33 feet; thence due East 619 feet more or less, to the shore of Shallow Gilkey Lake; thence Southeasterly along the shore hne of said lake to the South Hne of said Section 10; thence due West along the South Hne of said Section 10 to the place of beginning. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan. LEss and except: A parcel of land located m the South 1/4 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West being at the intersection of the centerline of county rood 601 and the South line of said Section 10; there North 44 degrees 02 minutes East 389 92 teet along the centerline of County Road 601; thence South 45 degrees 58 minutes East 355.74 feet; thence East 331 0 foet more or fess to the shore of the shalow Gilkey Lake: thence Soumeasterty along *w shore to toe South line of said Section IO; toenee due West 892 feet more or less to toe point of begin­ ning P.P. <08-03-010-003-00 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA6003241 a. m whch case the redemption period shal be thirty (30) days from tbe date of such sale Dated January 23, 2006 NZNTZ. LITOWICH. SMITH. GIRARD A HAMILTON Attor.'eys V Mortgagee By: Sandni S Hamilton (P-41960) Business Adless & Telephone: 2025 East Beto-te. S.E.. Suite 600 Grand Rapids. MtcTSgari ">546 (616) 977-0077 TON ELECTION NOTICE SECTION VH - EFFECTIVE DATE These Ordinances shall take effect seven (7) days following publication of the Notice f Ordinance DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This tale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ 77500029 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoe<*e THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEi«PTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA L WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR Oi^RCE 4iT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate mey be reeclnced by the forectoeing mortgagee, hi that event, your damegee. If any, shafl bo limTed soteiy to the return of the bid amour4 ten­ dered at sate, plus Interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bee-, made in the conditions of a mortgage made b/ Jason T. ODefl. A Single Man and Sandra J. Kerr. A Stogie Woman as Joint Tenants, original mortgagorfs). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 23. 2CO4. and recorded on July 27.2004 to instrument 1131402. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, n Trustee as assignee by an ass^nment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eighi Thousand Five Hundred Twenty And 17/100 Dokirs ($96,52017), including interest at 9.5% per annum Under the power of sate enrtetoed to said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made end pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM, on rrewnw March 16. 2006 Said premises are situated to Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 66. J R Bush's First Addition to the Village of Delton. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, as Recorded in Uber 1 of Plats. Page 33. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. to which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: February 16, 2006 (For more information, please call FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File <082928F01 -wwr �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Fabruary 16. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default hazing been made in the leans and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Mark Gardner, marned of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company dald the 29th day ot November. A.D 2004. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 8th day of December. A.D. 2004, in Instrument No. 1138310 of Barry Records, which said mortgage was assigned o Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee lor Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-2 Investor ID:H38. thru mesne assignments, or which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for prin­ cipal and interest, the sum of $79,591.9 (Seventy Nine thousand. Five hundred Ninety One dollars and Thirty Nine cents) including interest there on at 9 05% (nine point zero five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt ecured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained In said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and rrovided. notice ts hereby given that on . the 2nd day of Mach. A.D., 2006, at 150 o'clock said mortgage will be toredosed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described m said mortgage Which said premises ae described as follows All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the City of Hastings, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as foltows to wrt A parcel of land in the Southwest one-quarter of secbcr. 33 Town 4 North. Rane 7 West, described as: Commencing al the Southwest comer of the Southwest cne-quarter of said setion 33; thence East in center of Highway 985 feet for the p'aco of beginning; thence North 258.71 feet; thence West 208.71 feet; thence South 258.71 feet tocenter of said Highway; thence East in center of Highway 208.71 feet to the place of beginning. Commonly known as: 7161 Coats Grove Road Tax ID: 08-15-033-300-03 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless eteonined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: January 26. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. LP.A. By Daniel E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney for ssignee of Mortgagee Weftman. Weinberg A Reis Co.. L P.A. 2155 Butterfield Drr/e. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR404959207 FORECLOSURE NOTICE for lender and tender's successors and'or assigns as assignee by an asstgnmm. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at die dale nereol the sum of Seventy-Two Thousand Fifty And 83/100 Dollars ($72.050 83). including interest at 7 875% per annum Under the power of sate contained tn saidmortgage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on Feruary 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove. Barry County Michigan, and are described as The West 5 acres of the East 14 acres of the fol­ lowing desorbed property, The West 120 acres of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 35. Town 2 Nrth. Range 7 West, except the South 40 acres, also except, the Norin 52 acres The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: January 26. 2006 For more Information, please call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. PC Atloreys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *O613O7FO1 Hastings Ml 49058 The redemclion pried shall De 6 months from the date of such Mie. unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, In which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the dale ol suet, sale Dated FEBRUARY 8, 2006 Deutsche aank National Trust Compay. as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2005-R1. Under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of February 1. 2005. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Assoates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Roches.er Hills. Ml 48307 (248)844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-43784 T™0’* COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILI­ ATTN PURCHASERS: This safe may be resclndeo by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to thereturn of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Ryan R Foote, a single man, ongrnal mortgagor (s). to Aames Fending Corporation DBA Aames Home Loan. Mortgagee, dated Nvember 23. 2004. and recorded on December 9. 2004 tn instrua.ent 1138442. in Ba ay county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-One And 44/100 Dollars ($100.36.44), including inte est at 9.68% per annum. Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby qiver. that said mortgage win be forectoseo by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part t them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on March 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Spnngs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as BEGINNING AT A POINT OF THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 23.TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST 2238 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION THENCE DUE WEST 83 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 32 EASi 59 FEET; THENCE WEST 327 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTE EAST 115 FEET; THENCE WEST 250 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST 410 FEET; THENCE EAST 660 FEET TO SAID EAST LINE; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES EAST 236 FEET ALONG EAST LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGIN­ NING The redemption penod shall be 12 mnths from the date of such sate Dated February 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. PC. 14, 2006, are available in the County Clerk’s Office at 220 W. State St., Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. March 6, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street, Hastings. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Planning Commission to hear com­ ments and make a determination on a rezoning request by six applicants requesting property be rezoned from Court Street PUD to B-2. Address Property, Owiwrlsi Janet A. Bielawski Stewart & Diana K Gross 120 S. Washington St 130 S. Washington St. 521 W. Court St. Kim Y Sutton Paul Friddle & Rita Friddle-Graza 529 W. Court St. 535 W. Court St Joseph A Farley 117 S. Market St Robert L & Karen N. Nicholson Parcel Number 08-55-001 218-00 08-55-001-219-00 08-55 001-216-00 08-55-001-217-80 08-55-001-214-00 08-55-001 215-00 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTCT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate _THIS OBTAI WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held February the conditions of a mortgage mace by David Lo Boeuf, a marned man and Jill Le Boeuf, his wife, original mortgagor(s). to NBD Mortgage Company. Mortgage, dated November 15. 1995. and recorded on November 21. 1995 in Liber 645 on Page 751. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee according to the recorded plat thereof Commonly known as 411 East Green Street. FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO NOTICE rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed eutely tothe return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in was subsequently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trutee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc , Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2005-R1. Under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of February 1. 2005. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof th sum of Ninety-Two Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Seven Drrtars and Ninety-One Cents ($92,157.91) including interest 6 99% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given tha said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ot them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:30PM on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry Covny. Michigan, and are described as: The East 56 feet of Lot 4. Etock 2 of Eastern Addition to the City, formerly the Village ol Hastings, TARY DUTY. AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE • Default having been made in the leans and conditions of a certain mortgage made by April H Murray and Richard G Murray. wUc and husband. Mortgagors, to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated the 24th day of March. 2004 and recorded in the office of the Register o! Deeds, for The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 31 st day ol March. 2004 m Instrument No. 1124476 ot Barry County Records, said Mortgage having been assigned to Wachovia Mortgage Corporation on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, the sum of One Hundred Forty Seven Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Eight Dollars and 46/100 ($147.228 48). and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been institut­ ed to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power ol sate contained m said mortgage, and pur­ suant to statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 23rd day ol February, 2006 at 1 o'clock pm Local Time, said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building where thr Circuit Court for the County of Barry is field), ol tFe premises described in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due, as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.5% per annum and all legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attorney fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may be paid by tho under­ signed, necessary to protect its interest in the prem­ ises. Which said premises are described as follows AN that certain piece or parcel ol land, including any and all structures, and homes, manufactured or oth­ erwise. located thereon, situated in the City of Hastings. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and described as follows, to wit. The North 5 1/2 roos of Lot 5. Stock 7. Eastern Addition of the Village of Hastings (now City of Hastings). Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Liber A of Plats. Page 2. During the six (6) months immediately foltowing the sate, the property may be redeemed, except mat in the event that the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241 a. die prop­ erty may be redeemed during 30 days immediately -/.owing the sate Datea 1/26'2006 Wachov.a .Mortgage Corporation Mort,iagee FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC. Attorney for Wachovia Mortgage Corporation 888 W. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-2600 ASAP* 753662 01/26/2006 02/02/2006, 02/09/2006, 02/16/2006 om«x>n Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE HUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any informatin obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed betow. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Candi Sarver. A Single Woman to Ameriquet Mortgage Company, A Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated November 26. 2004 and record­ ed December 20. 2004 in Instalment 9 1138888 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Wayne D Nicholson and Kimberly A. Nicholson, husband and wife, lo First Frank- Financial Corporation, morgagee. dated June 22. 2002 and recorded October 17. 2002 m Instrument Number 10895:9 Barry County Records Said mortgage is now rx»ld by Wells Fargo Bank National Association, ar Trustee for Ftfsi Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-FF2 by: Saxo” Mortgag Sennas. Inc. as its attorney-in-fad, it successors and/or a sstgr.s by assignment dated June 28. 2002 and recorded on August 25. 2004 in Instrument Number 1122728. Barry County Records. Therei&ctennediobe due on such nxxlgage the sum of N.iWThuusana Nine Hundred Forty-Nine and 32/100 OoCars ($90,949 32) meted mg interest at the rate of 10.25% per annum. Under the power of safe contained in tho mort­ gage and ihe statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgge will be fore­ closed by a sate ot the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on March 16. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Hasings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel of land in Section 9. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, described as: commencing at the North one-quarter post, thence South along .he North and South one-quarter hne 1172 5 feet; thence West 660.5 eet from center line of M-43 (old) to beginning; thence West 220 feet; thence South 200 feet; thence East 220 feet: thence North 200 feet to point of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the proper! is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption pi nod shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and here ts a simultaneous resolution with the bonower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated February 16, 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Wells Fargo Bank National Assocition. as Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-FF2 by Saxon Mortgage Services. Inc. as its attorney-in-fact, it successors and'or assigns . As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fde No 244 0823 krb 7TS00D* Attorneys For Servicer Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Requests for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastin^’Cily tH’erVat' the same address. The City will provide necessary reasonable aid* and services upon five days notice to Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 269-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. Thomas E. Emery City Clerk 77500112 PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ( | NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is an Ordinance, being Ordinance No. 124, which was adopted by the Township Board of Prairieville Township at its meeting held on February 8, 2006. ORDINANCE NO. 124 ADOPTED: FEBRUARY 8, 2006 EFFECTIVE: EIGHT (8) DAYS FOLLOWING PUBLICATION AFTER ADOPTION An Ordinance tn amend the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance by the rezoning of certain unplat­ ted land situated in Land Section 19 from the "A" Agricultural District zoning classification to the “R-l" Single Family. Low Density Residential District zoning classification: and by the repeal of all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith. 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 THE TOWNSHIP OF PRAIRIEVILLE BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Fite *079133F01 ORDAINS: — NOTICE — The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking appli­ cants to serve on the Mental Health Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 27. 2006. Barry County Beard of Commissioners is seeking applicants lo serve on the Zoning Board of Appeals. Applicants must not live in a city, village or charter (ownship. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 p m. on February 27. 2006. Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Planning & Zoning Commission. Applicants must not live in a city or village. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 27. 2006. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW Notice is hereby given that the 2006 March Board of Review the City of Hastings will con.rnc March 7th and 10th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and from 1:00 pjn, to 4:00 p.m. and March 9th from p.m. to 49>i p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The board will meet in the Second Floor Conference Room. City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan for the purpose of reviewing, correcting, and SECTION I. REZQNLNC OF PKOPEKTT IX LAXU SECTION 19. Swtion 5.1 o( the Pn.nev.lle Towmhk> Zoning Ordinance pertaining to unplatted land in Land Section 19 is hereby amended to read as follows: (Land) Section Nineteen (19). T 1 “A" "R-l" R 10 W. . /Agricultural District: Entire section except those parts herein described as "R-l". Low Density Residential - SEC 19. TIN R10W. BEG ON THE SECTION U 2227.61 FT. WITH BEARINGS REFERENCED TO THE MICHIGAN PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM-ZONE S. N 88D 33M 5XS W FROM THE S 1/4 POST OF SD SEC: TH N 000 49M 14S E. 330 FT TH N 88D 33M 58S W. 506.15 FT TO THE E LY EDGE OF DOSTER RD: TH ALG SD RD AROUND A CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF 611.75 FT TO THE FAR END OF A CHORD WHICH BEARS S 44D 22M 27S E. 343.0A FT: TH S 600 42M 41S E. 95 FT: TH AROUND A CURAE TO THE RIGHT WITH A RADII'S OF 74920 FT TO THE FAR END OF A CHORD WHICH BEARS S 57D 17M 15S E. 89.49 FT TO SD S U OF SD SEC; TH S 88D 33M 58S E ON SAME 10324 FT TO POB 2.62 AC S MT. equalizing the 2006 Assessment Roll. Taxpayers wishing to appeal the SECTION II, SEVERABILITY, Should an)- section or part thereof of this Ordinance be declared unconstitu­ value assigned their property may appeal to the Board of Review in per­ tional. null or void by a court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the son or by letter. Taxpayers wishing to appear in person, please tele­ remaining sections or parts thereof of this Ordinance. phone 945-9350. for an appointment. Tentative factors for real property assessments in the City of Hastings will be as follows: COMMERCIAL RATIO 51.79 FACTOR 0-9654 INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTAL 3812 48.74 49.43 13116 PERSONAL 50.00 1.0000 l."25k 1.0115 Jackie Timmerman. City Assessor SECTION 11L EFFECTIAE DATE AND REIl^AL OF CUNFUCTLNG ORDINANCES. Thb Ordinance shall take effect eight (81 days following publication after adoption. All ordinances or parts ot ordinances in con­ flict herewith are hereby repealed. Normajean Nichols. Clerk Prairieville Township 10115 S. Norris Road Delton. Ml 49046 (269) 623-2664 775001U6 �Page 12 - Thursday. February 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NL'MBERBELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made tn the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Mary E Myers, a angle woman. Mortgagors, lo Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee dated the 25tn day of Octobe. 2004 and recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds, tor The County of Barry and State of Mchgan. on the 2nd day of November. 2004 in Instrument No 1136574 of Barry County Records, said Mortgage having been assigned to Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trstee on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, the sum of Ninety Six Thousand Twenty Seven Dollars and 50/100 ($96027.50), and r.o suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by aid mortgage or any part thereof Now. !herefcre. by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 16th day of March, 2006 at 1 octock pm Local Time, said mort­ gage wiN be foreclosed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, at tne Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building where the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry is held), of the premises desnbed in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.75% per annum and all legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attor­ ney toes allowed by law. and also ny sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to protect its interest in the premises Which said premises are descnbed as follows All that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and Gi! st ruecures, and homes, manufactured or oterwise. locat­ ed thereon, situated tn the Township of Irving, County of Barry. State of Michigan, and described as toflows to wit: Township of Irving. County of Barry, Michigan Beginning at the Southwest comer of Section 27. Town 4 North, Range 9 West; thence North 00 degrees 14*27* West. 440 00 along the West line of said Section 27. thence North 09 degrees 26'23' East. 83.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 14*27" East 220.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 26*23' East 262 00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 14*27* East. 220 00 foet, thenoi South 89 oegrees 26'23' West. 345 00 feet along the South line of said Section 27 to the point of beginning Subject to a private easement for ingress and egress and public utilities descnbed as: Beginning at a point of the West hne of said Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 14*2T West. 440 00 feet from the Southwest comer of said Section 27; thence North 89 degrees 26*23* East. 83.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 14*27* East. 66.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 26*23* West. 83.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 14*27* West. 66 00 feet along the West Ime of said Section 27 to the point of beginning Being the same property conveyed to Mary E. Myers, a single woman by deed dated 3-23-04 and recorded 3-26-04 in Document Number 1124176 in the Office of the Recorder of Barry County. Michigan. *'" Being the same property conveyed io Efin Hail, a married women by deed dated 6-27-01 and record­ ed 9-6-01 in Document Number 1066006. in the Office of the Recorder of Barry County. Michigan Tax Item Number 06-027-009-70 Commonly Known as: 3991 West Grange Road Mtodtevtlte, Ml 49333 During the six (6) months immediately foltowing Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION W OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damegee, If any. shall be limit­ ed eotetyto the return of the bid emount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default lias been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J. Yarnngton. a s*ngte man. original mortgagor(s). to Broadmoor Financial Services. Inc . a Michigan Cororation. Mortgagee, dated Apnl 26. 1999. and recorded on April 29. 1999 in instrument 1028855. and assigned by mesne assignments to Bank of America. N A as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed o be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Nine And 22rt00 Dollars ($84,909.22). including interest at 6.5% per annum Under the power of tale contained in said .nortgage and the statute in such case made ?to pro­ vided. notice s hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of tt« mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 100 PM. on March 2. 2006. Said premises are situated in To /nshtp of Irving. Bary County. Michigan, and are descnbed as That part of tne southeast 1/4 of section 23. town 4 north, range 9 west, descnbed as: commencing at the south 1/4 comer of said section: thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 2644 26 feet along th west line of said southeast 1/4 ; thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 870 0 feet along the north hne of said southeast 1 /4 to the place of beginning; thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 447 28 feet; thence south 01 degrees 6 minutes 11 seconds west 433.14 feet, thence south 88 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds east 75.0 feet; thence south 01 degrees 26 minutes 11 seconds west 75.0 feet; thence north 88 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds west 522.91 feet along the north line of the suth 812.31 feet of the north 1/2 of said southeast 1/4; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 508.71 feet to the place of beginning subject to and together with an easement for ingress, egress and utility purpose over a 66 foot wide strip oftand. the centerline of when is descnbed as: com­ mencing at the south 1/4 comer of said section 23. town 4 north, range 9 west; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 2285 26 feet along the west line of said southeast 1/4 to the place of begnning of said easement; thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 298 0 feet along the south Ime of the north 359 feet of said southeast 1/4; thence south 80 degrees 03 minutes 55 seconds east 225.87 feet: thence north 70 degrees 51 minutes 30 sconds east 372 50 feet to the east line of the west 870 feet ot said southeast 1/4; thence north 63 degrees 09 minutes 29 sec­ onds east 262.35 feet; thence north 75 degrees 56 minutes 41 seconds east 444 72 feet to «ne place ol ending of said easement The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated February 2. 2006 For more information, please call FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4048344F02 the sale, the property may be redeemed, except that in the evnt that the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600 3241a. the prop­ STATE OF MICHIGAN erty may be redeemed dunng 30 days immediately toNowing the sale Dated: 2/16/2006 Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee NOTICE TO CREDITORS Mortgagee PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY Decedent's Estate FILE NO. 2004-24.093-DE Estate of NOLA MAE WHITAKER Date of birth: FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC Attorney for Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee 888 W Big Beaver, Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-2600 mo 11/05/1943. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. NOLA MAE WHITAKER, who lived at 732 WASHINGTON STREET. NASHVILLE. Ml 49073. died 09/02/2004 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate wll be forever barred unless presented to CINDY BURNS, named per­ sonal representative or proposed persona) repre­ sentative, or to both the probate court at 2699 The BANNER EAST RIVERSIDE DRIVE. IONIA. Ml 48846 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. To subscribe, call us 02/06/2006 DAVID H. TRIPP P29290 206 SOUTH BROADWAY HASTINGS. Ml 49058 at... (269) 945-9585 CINDY BURNS 2699 E. RIVERSIDE DRIVE 269-945-9554 IONIA. Ml 48846 (616) 522-0491 HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING SCHEDULE The Hastings Charter Township Board of Review for 2006 will be held at the Township Hall at 885 River Road. Hastings. Michigan. 49058 on the following dates: Tuesday. March 7 Monday. March 13 Tuesday. March 14 Wednesday. March 15 Organizational Meeting Appeal Hearing Appeal Hearing Appeal Hearing 1:00 p.m. 9-12 am & 1-4 pm 9-12 am & 1-4 pm 1-4 pm & 6-9 pm The Board of Review will meet as many more days as deemed necessary to hear questions, protests, and to equalize the 2006 assessments. Written protests may be sent to the above address by Tuesday. March 14. 2006. The tentative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real property and personal property for 2006 are as follows: Agricultural....................... 55.99%................ 0.8930 Commercial....................... 49.94%................ 1.0217 Industrial........................... 77.17%................ 0.6479 Residential......................... 48.00%.................1.0417 Personal........................... 50.00%............... 1.0000 Jim Brown. Supervisor Hastings Charter Township 269-948-9690 Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the township clerk at least seven (7) days in advance of the hearing. This notice posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act) MCLA4’.72a(2)(3) and with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). -vmiu Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the retun of tho bid ameunt ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bradley Oostveen and Angela Oostveen. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Goldleaf Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, ated August 26. 2002. and recorded on September 6. 2002 in instrument 1086970 in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Thirty-Nine And 46/100 Dollars (Si26.03946). including interest at 7% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sato mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby gien that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM. on March 9. 2006 Sato premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Mihigan and are described as Commencing at the Southeast comer of land deed by Asabei Hubbard and Jeremiah Hendershott to Fordice L Biake. thence East 8 rods to the street running North and South; thence North to Mill Race, thence West 8 rods; thence Soth to the Place of Beginning, being a part of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1 /4 of Section 31. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Irving Township. Barry County Michigan Also descnbed as Beginning at a point to the North ime of Irving Road at the Southeast cmer of land deed by Asabei Hubbard and Jeremiah Hendershott to Fordice L. Blake, which lies 75 00 feet North and 189 00 feet East of tbe center of Section 31. Town 4 North Range 9 West. Irving Township, Barry County, Michigan; thence East 132.00 feet tothe street running North and South, thence North 172 feet to the Mtfl Race; thence West along the Mill Race 133 00 feet, more or less, to a point directly North of beginning, thence South 149 00 feet to the Pomt of Beginning The redemption period shall e 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. tn which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated February 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248 59.1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #074322F02 rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to he return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kale R Dipert and Julianna M Dipert. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration ystems, Inc. as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 29. 2005. and recorded on July 8. 2005 tn instrument 1149176. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to CitiFinanoal Mortgage Comany Inc as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Three And 65/100 Dollars ($224.693 65). including interest at 6.25% per annum Under the ower of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at tne Barry County Courthous in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on March 16. 2006 Sato premises are situated m Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Commencing at the Northeast corner of Seutton 16. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, thence North 89 degrees 51 mutes 49 seconds West 6’ .00 feet along the North Ime of sato Section 16. thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds West. 459 03 feet parallel with the East hne of sato Section 16 for a point of beginning , thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 49 secods East 331 00 feet parallel with sato North Section Ime; thence North 00 degrees 04 .minutes 09 seconds East 85 00 feet parallel with sato East Section hne thence South 89 degicos 51 minutes 49 seconds East 300 feet par­ allel with sato North Section Im; thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds West 247 74 feet a tong said East Section line, thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 30 seconds West 631 00 feet, thence North 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds East 163 42 feet parallel with said East Section Ine to point ol beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: February 1. 2006 For more information, please call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Teieoraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *083238F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to th return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kenneth W Koenig, an unmarried man. ongiral mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nomiee for lender and tender's successor*; arv'/or assigns. Mortgagee dated March 15. 2004 ard recorded on April 2. 2004 in instrument 1124633. and modified by Affidavit or Order record­ ed on December 9. 2005 m instrun -nt 1157409. in Barry county records. Mtctgan. and assigned by sato Mortgagee to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS. INC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgac.? there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Five And 82/100 Dollars ($166325 82). including interest at 8% per annum Under tne power of sale contained in sato mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sato mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part I them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse >n Hastings at 100 PM. on March 16. 2006 Sato premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 16. Town 1 North, Range 8 West. Johnstown Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence South 84 degrees 35 minutes 15 seconds West along the North Section line of sato Section. 1010.97 feet, thence South 4 degrees 33 minutes 16 seconds West 493 84 feet: thence North 85 egrees 26 minutes 44 seconds West 197 44 feet, thence South 11 degrees 31 minutes 22 seconds West 125 00 feet to the Point of Beginning of this description, thence North 73 degrees 03 minutes 31 seconds West 454 00 feet; then south 27 degrees 20 minutes 2 seconds West 250 09 feet: thence South 68 degrees 25 minutes 12 seconds East 528 25 feet; thence North 11 degrees 31 minutes 22 seconds East 290 00 feet to the Pomt ot Beginning Together with the right ol ingress and egress over a 30 loot wide strip ottand described as Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 8 West; thence South 84 degrees 35 minutes 15 seconds West along the North Section hne of sato Section. 1010 97 feet to the Place of Beginning of said easement thene South 4 degrees 33 minutes 16 seconds West along the East side of sato easement 493 84 feet, thence along the North side of side easement North 85 degrees 26 mmutes 44 seconds West 197 44 feet; thence along the West stoe of sato easements South 11 deg res 31 mmutes 22 seconds West 415.0 feet to the Point ot Ending Subject to ease meets and restrictions of record The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated February 16. 2006 For more information please call FC X 248 93 1302 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #074199F03 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclos- rt Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FORTH# \T PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BE! OW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. It any, shall be limit­ ed sotety to the return of tbe bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Tom Muste. a marned man and Lucretia M. Muste. his wife, original mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated September 3. 2002. and recorded on September 10. 2002 in instrument 1087131. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand One Hundred Forty And 10/100 Dollars (£120,140.10). including interest at 6.625% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sato mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that sato mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on March 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ot Thomapple, Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as That part of the Southeast 1/4. Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 10 West, descnbed as: commencing at the Southeast comer of sato section; thence North 00 degrees 00 min­ utes East 408 00 foet along the East hne of sato section; thence North 31 degrees 56 minutes West 423 0 feet along the centerline of S.T.L. M-37 (100 feet wide) to the place cf beginning; thence contin­ uing North 31 degrees 56 minutes West 220.0 feet; thence North 58 degrees 04 minutes East 200 0 feet, thence South 31 degrees 56 minutes East 220 0 feet thence South 58 degrees 04 minutes West 200 0 teet to the place of beginning. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated February 9 2006 For more information, please call FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #073265F02 SYNOPSIS Barry Township Regular Meeting February 7, 2006 Regular meeting called to Order at 700 p.m. Roll Call 4 members and 12 guests present Ptedge of Allegiance Approved minutes and Treasurers report for Jan D6 Accepted Department reports Accepted Tax Settlements Motion approved lo purchase a meeting table Motion approved to adopt the Public and Private Road Assessment Policy Approved Check Register Meeting adjourned at 8 17 p.m. Respectfully submitted. Debra Dewey-Perry. Cterk Attested to by. Richard Barnum. Supervisor T”“”M THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACTOUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Fred A Averill joined by he wife. Laune A Avenfl. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. mortggee. dated July 10. 2003 and recorded July 18. 2003 in Instrument Number 1106859. Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Thirty­ Eight Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-One and 95/100 Dollars ($138,481 95) melding .nterest at the rate of 5.50% per annum Under the power of sate contained m the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some par of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings m Barry County, Michigan at 1 DO p m. on March 16. 2006 The premises are located tn the Township of Mapte Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as That part of th Southwest one-quarter of Section 33. Town 2 North, Range 7 West. Mapte Grove Township Barry County. descnbed as Commencing at the South one-quarter comer of sato Section; thence North 89 degrees 57 Minutes 28 Seconds West 1637.99 feet along the Southhne of sato Southwest one-quarter, thence North 00 degrees 41 mmutes 03 seconds East 729.97 feet along the West line of the East 100 acres of sato Southwest one-quarter to the centerline of Butter Road and the Pomt of Beginning, thence North 00 degrees4i mmutes 03 seconds East 1291 53 feet along sato West ime. thence South 78 degrees 04 minutes 65 seconds East 439 81 teet; thence South 05 degrees 07 minutes 10 seconds West 1071.51 feet: thence Westerly 144 52 feet along said cen­ terline along a 350 Ofoot radius curve to the tett the chord ol which bears South 76 degrees 28 minutes 24 seconds West 143.50 teet; thence South 64 degrees 38 mmutes 38 seconds West 233.07 teet along sato centerline to the Pomt ol Beginning The redemption period shli be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §000.324 i a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can recmd the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the bor­ rower In that event, your damages, if any. are tend­ ed sotety to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate. Dated Feoruary 16. 2006 ORLANSASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, tne. . As Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 365 0010 JLM Notice Of Mortgage Forectocure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WEOBTaiN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed SGH4y o the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Shannon Woodard, a smgte woman, original mortgagors), to Ainerifwv Financial Corporation. Mortgagee, dated Octbcf 28. 1999. and recorded on November 1, 1999 m .nstrurnent 1037448. and assgned by sato Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation as assignee by j«n assignment, m Barry county records. Michigan, or. mortgage there is claimed to be due u* te date hereof *he sum of Thirty-Four Thousand T* ? Hundred । wenty-Sa And 99/100 Dollars ($34,226 $?). tncktowv interest at 9% per annum Under the power of sate contained ■- said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made *to pro­ vided. notice is hereby gven that sato mortgage .MM be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged prenises. or some part of them, at public vendue at ths Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:30 PI 4, on February 23, 2006. Sato premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry Count. Michigan, and are described at: A two acres parcel starting at the Northeast comer ot the Nortneast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of the '’to.-thwest 1/4 a* Section 11. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, thence West 300 feet, thence South 289 teet. thence East 300 fet. lhence North 289 teet to the beginning point. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.324la. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such ate Dated January 26. 2O?6 For more information, please call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #080555F01 Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... mown 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 16, 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. Is a debt THIS ARM IS A OtBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be sed ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION ror that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JOEL SOLOMON. A MARRIED MAN. PATRICIA SOLOMON. A MARRIED WOMAN to B & P MORT­ GAGE INC . Mortgagee dated July 23. 2003. and recorded on August 18. 203, as InsYument No. 1111167, in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to FIFTH THIRD POSE. PLEASE CONTCT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made tn the conditions ot a mortgage made by Robert J. Farwell. Jr. and Karen Farwell, husband and wife, to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, mortgagee, dated Octobe’’ 23. 2003 and BANK by an assignment dated July 28. 2003, and recorded on August 18. 2003, as Instrument No. 1111168 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on whih mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred sixty one thou­ sand two hundred eight and 68/100 Dollars ($161.208 68), including interest at 7 625% per annum. Under the power o) sale contained in said mort­ OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ recorded November 18.2003 in Instrument Number 1117802, Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc.. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificats, Series 2003-11 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1,2003. Without Recourse by assignment dated February 4. 2005 and recorded on February 14. gage ano te statute in such case made and provid­ 2005 in Instrument Number 1141404. Barry County Records There is claimed to be due n such mort­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be gage the sum of One Hundred Forty Thousand Five foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Al Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1 DO PM on March 16. 206. Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are descried as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 26. TOWN WEST. ORANGEVILLE COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DEGREES 46 MINUTES 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 TOWNSHIP. BARRY DISTANT SOUTH89 03 SECONDS EAST 1360 00 FEET FROM THE SOUTHWEST COR­ NER OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 13 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SA‘D SEC­ TION 2F A DISTANCE OF 1324 06 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH ON-HALF OF THE Hundred Nme and 58/100 Dollars ($140.509 58) including interest at the rate of 7.75% per annum Under the power ot sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ot them, at public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 100 p.m. on March 2,2006. The premiss are located in the Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 11.12 and 13 of Poplar Beach No. 2, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 31. Barry County Records. The redmption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 324la. SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SEC­ TION 26; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 47 MIN­ UTES 32 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE 34000 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 13 SECONDS WEST 1324 21 FEET TO SAID SOUTH SECTION UNE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREE 46 MINUTES 03 in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. TO ALL PUR­ SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH SEC­ sale. Dated: February 2. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities Inc.. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Seres 2003-11 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as ol November 1.200, TION LINE 340 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale DATED: February 16. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old oodward Avenue. Suite 300 CHASERS: The forectosingmortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and tfiere is a simultaneous resolution with the bor­ rower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limit­ ed solely to tne return of the txd amount tendered at Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: FIFTH THIRD BANK Assignee Of Without Recourse , As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Mortgagee For More Information Call: Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 540-7701 Fite No. 214 2796 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debtand any Information obtained will be used tor that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by PAUL A ROY A MARRIED MAN AND MARY T ROY to MORT­ GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC SOLELY AS NOMINEE OR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY. LLC. Mortgagee, dated April 12. 2002. and recorded on April 19. 2002. as Instrument No. 1078587. m BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due t the date hereof the sum of one hundred thirty one thousand six hundred fifty five and 30/100 Dollars ($131.655.30). including interest at 7 750% per annum AS MODI­ FIED BY AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 13. 2004 AND RECORDED DECEMBER 14. 2004 IN INSTRUMENT NO. 1138706 Under the power of safe contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at he At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 100 PM on February 23. 2006 Said premises arc situated in CITY OF MID­ DLEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as : LOT(S) 31 OF HILLTOP ESTATES. ACCORD­ ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED INLIBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE(S) 74 OF KENT COUNTY RECORDS The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such* sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from thedate of such sate DATED: January 26. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC. SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS CTX MORT­ GAGE COMPANY. LLC Mortgagee For More Information Cal! (248) 540-7701 Synopsis PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting February 9. 200*1 Meeting was called to order at 7:02 P.M. Roll call 4 present - 1 absent Also present: approximately 9 members of the public Pledge of Allegiance Approved agenda Approved minutes Board Meeting held January 11.2006 Approved minutes Board Meeting hold January 23.2006 Correspondence read Public Comment: Brian Caltey candidate for State Representative Joe Tobin fire department concerns Department reports received and filed Approve Ordinance 124 for property rezoning Approve resolution regarding North Dnve/Lakeshore Drive special assessment Approve distribution of proposed land use amendment mailing Received Disaster recovery plan for computers for review Approval of bills payable in amount of $11.994 48 Adjourn 7:32 p.m Vickey Nottingham. Treasurer Attested to by Mike Herzog. Supervisur (248) 457-1000 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE _ IRUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Elizabeth C Moore and Franklin H. Moore, wife and husband, as joint teants with rights of survivorship, to United Companies Lending Corporation, a Corporation, mortgagee, dated June 19. 1997 and recorded June 25.1997 m Uber 699. Page 618. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by I aSaile Bank National Assodatin as Trustee for certificate holders of EMC Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-B. Mortgage Loan Pass- Through Certificates. Series 2003-B by assignment submit­ ted to and recorded by the Barry County Register of Deeds There is claimed to be due on such mortgage th sum of Seventy-One Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Four and 68/100 Dollars ($71,944 68) including interest at the rate of 9.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the Stale of Michigan, notice is hereby gven that the mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on March 9. 2006. The premises are located in te City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 15. Ammon Eaton Addition to the City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 2 of plats. Page(s) 15. Barry County Records The redemption pend shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is determined abandoned In accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate. TO AU PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort­ gagee cn rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous res­ olution with the borrower In that event, your dam­ ages. if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at ^ate Dated February 9. 2006 ORA.NS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for LaSalle Bank National Association as Trustee for certificate holders of EMC Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-B. Mortgage Loan Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-B . As Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-100 Fite No. 199 0776 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent'e Estate RLE NO. 2006-24483-DE Estate ot RONALD A. BARVE Date of bath: 12/15/1918 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Ronald A. Barve, who lived at 15302 North Avenue. Bellevue. Michigan died 12/27/2005 Creditors ot the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Paul Moore, named personal representative or proposed personal representa­ tive. or to both the probate court at 220 W Court St. Suite 302 Hastings and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Date Feb 6. 2006 David L Zebeli P-39939 2845 Capital Avenue SW. Suite 115 Battle Creek. Ml 49015 979-3990 Paul Moore 156 Gregg Drive Battle Creek. Ml 49014 (269) 660-6287 "-w THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTAT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brenda J Campbell, a single woman, to New Century Mortgage Corporation, mortgagee, dated March 28. 2005 and ecorded March 10. 2005 in Instrument Number 1142526. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee lor New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-2 by assignment submitted to and recorded bythe Barry County Register of Deeds There ts claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Eight and 79/100 Dollars ($53,668 79) mclud ing interest at the rate of 10.10% per annum. Under the power of sate cntained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice ts hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan al 1 00 p.m. on March 2. 2006 The premises are located in the Viliaoo of Detton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 68 of JP Bush First Addition to the Village of Detton Michigan The redemption period shal be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can resind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate. Dated February 2. 2006 ORLANS ASOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-2 . As Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 222 0276 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR MATION W OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solelyto the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has oeen made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Gordon H. Demaray and Norma I. Demaray. husband and wife, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registraion Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2004, and recorded on July 23. 2004 in instrument 1131272, in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank, N, as Trustee for the registered holders of Home Equity Loan AssetBacked Certificates Senes 2004-3 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Tweny-Four And 46/100 Dollars ($128,624.46). including interest at 9.04% per annum Urteet the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of th mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on February 23. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Mtcmgan, and are described as Commencing 640 feet ast of the North 1/4 post of Section 24. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence South 260 feet; thence East 335 feet; thence North 260 feet; thence West 335 feet to the point or place of beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of suchsate. unless detem.ned aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate Dated January 26 2006 For more information, please call: FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott P.C. Attoneys Foi Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4078826F01 omoon FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: John O Burdick, a single man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. solely as nominee for Crevecor Mortgage. Inc., a Missouri Corporation Mortgagee, dated January 7, 2005 and recorded January 26, 2005 in Instrument # 1140708 Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Five Dollars and Seventy-Six Cents ($197,305.76) including interest 8.6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. March 16. 2006 Said premises are situ­ ated in Township of Assyria, Barry County. Michigan, and a-e described as: Beginning at the Southwest comer of the West 42 rods of the Southeast one-quarter of the Southeast one-quar­ ter of Section 21. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence North along the West line of said West 42 rods, 231 feet; thence East parallel with the South line of said Section 220 00 feet, thence South par­ allel with the West line of said West 42 rods. 231 feet to the South Section line; thence West along the South Section line. 220 00 feet to the place of beginning Commonly known as 7761 Wort Road. Bellevue Ml 49021 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. tn which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated FEBRUARY 10.2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Poteslivo & Associates P.C 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 06-43780 (HSBC) ASAP# 756697 02/16/2006. 02/23/2006 03’02/2006 03'09'2006 rwM VARNUM. RIDDERING. SCHMIDT & HOWLETT LLP Attorneys P.O Box 352 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49501-0352 VARNUM. RIDDERING. SCHMIDT & HOWLETT LLP Attorneys PO Box 352 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49501-0352 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY Default has occurred in the conditions of a mort­ NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT EMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE !N ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY gage (the ’Mortgage*) made by Nan-Pat. LLC., a Michigan limited liability company, mortgagor, to Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan gage (the -Mortgage*) made by Nan-Pat. LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, mortgagor, to Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan corporation, having its principal offices at 216 North Division Avenue. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503. mortgagee, dated March 26. 2001, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Barry County. Michigan, on March 29.2001. at Document Number 1057426. Because of the default, the undersigned has elected to declare the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage immediately due and payable At the date of this notice there is claimed to be due for pnncipal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of One Hundred Fifty Two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Seven and 43/100 Dollars ($152.667 43) No suit or proceedings at law have corporation, having its principal offices at 216 North Division Avenue. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503. mortgagee, dated March 26.2001. and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Barry County. Michigan, on March 29.2001, at Document Number 1057427. Because of the default, the undersigned has elected to declare the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage immediately due and payable. At the dale of this notice there is claimed to be due for pnncipal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of Three Hundred Twenty Six Thousand Six Hundred Thirty Nine and 33/100 Dollars ($326,639.33) No suM or proceedings at law have been instituted to recover any part of the debt secured by the Mortgage Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sate contained in the Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount with interest as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expenses, includ­ ing attorney tees allowed by law. the Mortgage wte be foreclosed by sate of the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the lobby of the County Courthouse in Hastings, the place of holding the Circuit Court within Barry County. Michigan, on Thursday, March 23. 2006 at 1D0 p.m. local time. Pursuant to Section 3240(7) of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961. as amended. (MCLA 600.3240(7). MSA 27A 3240(7)). the redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of the foreclosure sate, unless the premises are deter­ mined to be abandoned In accordance with MCLA 600.3241a; MSA 27A.324ia. in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of the sale. The premises covered by said mortgage Is com­ monly known as 215 and 355 Peets Road. Middleville and Is situated in the Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, described .<s follows: Parceil: Beginning at a point on the East line of Section 12. Town 3 North, Range 10 West, Yankee Springs Township, Barry County. Michigan, distant South 00*01'54* Wes’ 1170.87 teet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 12. thence South 00*0T54* West 150 00 teet atong said East Ine; thence North 89’59-02* West 330 00 teet atong the South Ine of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 12; thence North 00*01*54* East 247 00 teet; thence North 48*02*19* East 18&86 teet; thence South 44*01*43* East 293.00 teet to the point ot beginning Subject to a non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress described as: Beginning at a point on the East line of Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, distant South 00*01*54* West 1170.87 teet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 12; thence South 00*01*54* West V«.91 test along sted East bne; thence North 44 91'43* West 363 46 feet, thence North 48*0?*19* East 86.04 teet; thence South 44*01'43* East 293.00 teet to the point of beginning. Subject to %n eacement for public highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof and any other ease­ ments o. restrictions of record Parcel 2. Beginning at a point on the East line of Section 12, Town 3 North, Range 10 West Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence South 00*01*54* West 441.8/ tem the East 1/4 post of Section 12; thence South 00*01 £4* West 150.00 teet along the said EiC* Hne; thence North 69*20'16* West 230.00 feet; thence north 55*45*42* West 210.00 feet; ttwnce North 19*51 '40* East 18456 teet; thence South 55*414r East 395.00 feet to the point of beginning. Subcct to an easement for public highway purjeees orcr the Easterly 33 feet thereof and any other ease­ ments or restrictions of record. been instituted to recover any part of the debt secured by the Mortgage Notice ts hereby given that by virtue of the power of sate contained in the Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount with interest as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expenses, includ­ ing attorney fees allowed by law. the Mortgage will be foreclosed by sate of the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the higiiest bdder at the lobby of the County Courthouse in Hastings, the place of holding the Circuit Court within Barry County. Michigan, on Thursday. March 23. 2006 at 1:00 p.m. local time. Pursuant to Section 3240(7) of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961. as amended. (MCLA 600 3240(7); MSA 27A 3240(7)). the redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of the foreclosure sate, unless the premises are deter­ mined to be abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a; MSA 27A324la. in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of the sate The premises covered by said mortgage is com­ monly known as 355 1/2 Peets Road. Middleville and is situated in the Township of Yankee Spnngs. Barry County, Michigan, described as follows: Beginning at the East 1/4 post of Section 12, Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Sprints Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence No«th 89’55'23* West 1325 59 feet along the East-We st 1/4 line of said Section 12; thence South 00*02'27* West 1322.28 feet along the West Ime of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 12; thence South 89*59*02* East 995 80 feet along the South line of the Northeast 1 /4 of the Southeast 1/4 ot said Section 12; thence '•'orth 00*01’54* East 247.00 teet thence North 48’02'19* East ’ j9 86 feet: thence South 44’01'43* East 293 00 feet; thence North 00’01'54- Easl 579 00 feet jiong the East hne of said Section 12; trierce Nortff 69*20'16* West 230 00 feet, thence North SSUfiM.T West 210 00 feet; thence North 19*54'40* East 18456 feet; thence South 55*41'47* East 395 0) feet; thence North 00*01'54* East 441.87 feet aton? saM East line to the point of beginning. Together with a non-exclusive easement for ingress and egnss described as: Beginning at a point on the East line of Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, distant South 00’01'54* West 1170 87 teet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 12; thence South 00*01*54* West 94 91 teet along said East bne; thenca North 44*01'43* West 363 48 feet; thence North 46'-u2*19* East 66.04 feet; thence South 44‘01'43* East 293 00 teet to the point of begin­ ning. Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof and any other easements or restrictions of r®^ord. Dated: February 16. 2006 Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan corp->ration. Mortgagee Vamum. Riddenng. Schmidt & HowtettLLP Donald A. Snide. Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee PO. Box 352 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49501-0352 rrsoMM FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to coF >eci • oeo*. Any information ooumeo win m used for this purpose. If you are In the Military, pteese contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in tbe conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Doug Havens, a Single Man to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. a Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated March 16, 2005 and recorded March 23, 2005 m Instrument • 1143068 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, NA as Trustee on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Forty-Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents ($124,048 50) mciudmg interest 6.8% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosod by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Cour'house in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. March 16. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Northeast one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Southeast onequarter of Section 18. Town 3 North. Range 9 West. Described as: Commencing at the East one-quarter post of said Section 18; thence South 00 degrees 11 rrunutes 30 seconds East 379 feet to place of beginning; thence due West 407 feet; thence South 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds East 281 feat; thence due East 160 teet. thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds West 225 feet; thence due East 247 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds West 56 feet to point of beginning Commonly known as 608 S Whitmore Rd . Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: FEBRUARY 7. 2006 Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hill. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 06-43685 Default has occurred in the conditions ot a mort­ Dated: February 18.2006 MercanMe Bank Mortgage Company, a Mchigan corporation. Mortgagee Vamum. Riddenng. Schmidt & HowtettLLP Donald A. Snide. Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee P.O. Box 352 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49501-0352 rw. PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN I ASSOCIATES, P.C, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by BRIAN L TYNER. A SINGLE PERSON, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. (*MRS*). sole­ ly as nominee for lender and tender's successors and assigns.. Mortgagee, dated August t5. 2003. and recorded on August 18.2003, in Document No. 1111350, Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hreof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Sixteen Dollars and Ntnely-Ftve Cents ($128,016.95). mdudmg interest at 5.750% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. noticeis hereby given that said mortgage wt'l be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Mchigan at 01 DO PM o'clock, on March 16. 2006 Said premises are srtuatd in City of HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOT 25 OF SOUTHEASTERN VILLAGE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF IN LIBER 26 OF PLATS. ON PAGE 43 TAX ID NO 08-55-225-225-00 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of uch sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated February 13. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. (*MERS"). solely asnominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. PC. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Client I.D. GMAC 0443 �Page 14 - Thursday. February 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner TIME, continued from page 9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------bumps were hard on “Belly Hoppers.'' but often unseated anyone sitting up while shoot­ ing down the hill. The ride on the “Big Hill" was fast and always too short. You hardly had time to catch your breath before you headed back to the top of the hill for another trip. At the Cloverdale School wc had a softball field where we played “ball" when we didn’t have snow. This writer remembers playing softball in February fc*r several days one win­ ter when we enjoyed a snowless period of lime. Softball was played often and with any type of ball that wc had available. Our “ball" diamond wasn’t a true diamond. The distance from home to first base was about twice the distance as it was from third base to home. This configuration was logical because of some other barriers. A ball hit directly down tbe first base line could end up in Charley Kingsbury’s pasture, where usually there was a bull with the herd. Our diamond discouraged right field hitters. Also in left cen­ ter field, the Sayie’s chicken yard had a rather high fence which was a nuisance if a bail was hit in the yard. It was ok to hit directly over third base, but not into the chicken yard. Our ball field accommodated the situation and everyone played ball. boys, girls and firstgraders. as well as eighth-graders. The only rime that 1 knew of the Cloverdale School competing with other schools, was during the 1936-37 school year. Wc played Brush Ridge and beat them easily. We then played the Doud School kids and beat them, but they wanted a return game at their school, so we went over to the Doud School and beat them again. LEGAL NOTICE J Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION E OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS. Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limited solei to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Lance M. Fkearman and Jamie D Fhearman. husband and wee. originri mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Aegrtrabon Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 21, 2003. and recorded on October 29. 2003 in instrur.ient 1116569, in Barry county records, Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bnk National Trust Company, as Owner under the Trust Agreement for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Senes 2004-SI as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty Thousand Six HundredFiftyOne And 72/100 Dollars ($60,651.72). including interest at 7.65% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and tbe statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of he mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on February 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 5. Block 11. Lmcfn Park Addition to the City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in wti.cn cas? redemption penod shall e 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated January 26. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025-5822 Fite F080559F01 NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing for the following Speca) Use Permits Tabled Case Number SP-21-2005 David A Tamra Yeric. Location: 160 Lemaar Rd . in Section 20 of Johnstown Twp. Purpose: Requesting a special use permit tor a contractors yard, in the AR zoning district. Case Number SP-1-2006 Grace Brethren Church. Location: 2738 Vedder Rd . m Section 3 of Carlton Twp Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for a daycare, in the A zoning district Case Number SP-2-2006 New Life Assembly Church (owner); AYSO Hastings Soccer (appli­ cant). Location: 1490 E State Rd . in Section 16 of Hastings Twp. Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for a park (i.e, soccer fields), in the AR zoning district. MEETING DATE: February 27, 2006. TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: Community Room in the Courts 8 Law Buiiding at 2.36 West Court St. Hastings. Mchigan Site inspections of the above described proper­ ties will be completed by the Planning Commission memoers before the day of the hearing Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal cither verbatty or in writing will be given tne opportunity to be heard at the above men­ tioned time and place. Any written response may be mailed to tbe address listed below or taxed to (269) 948-4820 The special use apphcation(5) ts/are available for public inspection at tho Barry County Planning Office, 220 West State Street, Heatings, Michigan 43058 dunng the hours of 8 a m. to 5 p m (closed between 12-1 p.m.). Monday thru Friday Please can the Planning Office at (289) 945­ 1290 for further information. The County ol Barry will provioe necessary auxiktry aids and services, such as signers ’or the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon ten (101 days notice to the County ol Barry Individuals with disabilities requinng auxiliary aids or services should contact the County o’ Barry by wnting or calling the following Michael Brown. County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 (269i 945-1284 Debbr*- 8. Smith. Barry County Clerk mam Even the girls in our school could hit the ball. Another game often played at schcxil was called "Jail Tag." The flagpole was the jail area, and the large school steps were the home area. Usually two or three kids were the “jail­ ers" and the remainder were available to be caught. This game required a lot of running and some strategy in gening a person out of jail. Once caught and forced lo go to jail, the person could be freed if another person could tag their hand before being touched them­ selves by one of the jailers. Usually after a recess or noon hour playing Jail Tag. faces were sweaty and bodies warm regardless of the outside temperature. The annual highlight of the Cloverdale school years was the preparation for the Christmas program, which was presented at the Cloverdale Evangelical Church. The pro­ gram was usually presented on the Friday evening preceding Christmas Day. The pro­ gram generally consisted of several plays, individual sayings and poems with all students memorizing their presentations. The commu­ nity would gather to h^ar the children and lo exchange small gifts, it was always a special time, and after the program was completed, gifts would be exchanged. And each student and pre-school youngster would be given a small sack of Christmas candy. The advance practicing of the program at the church, the anticipation of the program and the activities of that evening were memorable to all in atten­ dance. Learning at the Cloverdale School was fun. The entire student body was exposed to the recitation of each class. Before a student reached the next grade he or she was already exposed to the format because of the recitation of the previous year. The basic education was repeated year after year. Seine people believe that the curriculum was narrow, and it proba­ bly was. but most students learned to read, write ana spell and had knowledge of arith­ metic. geography and history. Our library con­ sisted on one bookcase of books, and a set of World Encyclopedias, and a large pedestal dictionary. The World Books and the wall maps of the world were well used by Cloverdale students. The Cloverdale School was blessed by a series of good teachers. Mostly women, but also some teachers were men. Mr. Nay Bump taught at Cloverdale for several years prior to World War 1. and was remembered as a strong teacher and a strong disciplinarian. Several of the teachers were young women and did a remarkable job of teaching. One young teacher. Virginia Havens (Toli) was a petite woman who. in addition to teach­ ing the basic studies, also taught etiquette, manners and art in the late ’30s. She was a special person. At the time of this writing (1981) only two of the former teachers at Cloverdale are still li ring. Gladys Smith (Chamberlin) and N.’uguerite McPharlin (Stauffer). They were both fine teachers and great citizen:. The Cloverdale School provided sound education­ al opportunity during the 50 plus years that it was in existence. - Charles Monica Class from 1941. The C.K.& S. Railroad was established in 1887 and the train passed along the east side of the lakes. The Village of Cloverdale grew rap­ idly. The people in the area decided to estab­ lish a school building in the village, rather than have their children walk a mile to the Hope Center School or to the Sprague School. However, the District No. 9 was established in 1890. but the Sprague School continued to function for 12 more years before the Cloverdale School was built. Cloverdale School District No. 9 Hope Township, Barry County Carol Degolia Mead remembers that after school at Cloverdale one day, the teacher led all the children up the C.K.&S. railroad track to Acker's Resort. where the men were cutting ice from the lake and putting it up in an ice house. They had a conveyor belt rigged up to cany the ice blocks to the ice house. Il was nearly dark when they got home that night. Her father would go there to buy blocks of ice in the summer to make ice cream. Risk Avoidance Program (RAP) grant to help fund the sheriff’s department’s training for a canine and handler. • Approved the appointments of Dixie StadeLManshum and Russell Stanton to three-year terms on the Brownfield Development Authority. Manshum is current economic development director for the coun­ ty «nd Stanton was a former Orangeville Township Supervisor Tom Rook to attend the open house of the new township hall on Lindsey Road from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 26. The next meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Feb. 28, in the commissioners' chambers on the mezzanine of the court­ house. BOARD, continued from page 1 land for residential development. Some farm­ ers object to these efforts because they claim they have a right to sell their land to whomev­ er they choose, at the highest price. The vote to appoint Gasper was 5-3. with Gibson. Nevins and Wing dissenting. Also appointed to the Ag Preservation Board was Lori Phalen, co-executivc director of the Barry Conservation District, who will represent natural resources and conservation. Both Gasper ant Phalen will serve three-year terms ending Dec. 31. 2008. The County Board of Commissioners was meeting Wednesday morning instead of its customary Tuesday because most members attended the Michigan Association of Counties Winter Conference in Lansing Monday and Tuesday. Commissioners had a roundtable discussion about what they saw and heard during the two-day conference. Gibson , and Nevins complained about Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard DeVos’ lack of candor and understanding about state revenue sharing issues. Both said DeVos seemed to lack knowledge about rev­ enue sharing itself and did not adequately answer questions. Adams then commented about how he’s tired of first term legislators constantly answering questions with "I don’t know" and third term legislators answering them with "I don’t care.” He blamed current term limits of three, two-year terms for members of the State House and two. four-year terms in the State Senate. Commissioner Tom Wing seized the oppor­ tunity to say this is why he opposes the “Fire the Senate" movement initiated in Barry County. “I'm reluctant to toss out our senators because of term limits," he said. "The senate now has the longest institutional memory in Lansing.” He called Unicameral Michigan's petition drive to eliminate the Michigan Senate “well intended, but with unintended consequences we have to think about." Adams continued. “1 think extending term limits is a good idea, hut 1 don’t think we should have somebody there (in Lansing) for 40 years." State Rep. Glenn Steil Jr., the son of the leader of tlte successful term limits movement a dozen years ago. has introduced a bill extending terms limits to 12 years for legisla­ tors and 16 for senators. and to reduce the number from senators from 38 to 20 and num­ ber of legislators from 110 to 60. In other business Wednesday morning, the County Board. • Renewed its five-year agreement with Professional Code Inspections of Dorr for construction code administration and enforce­ ment. The fees will remain the same. But soil erosion permits now will be handled in-house by the county’s Planning and Zoning office and Director Jim McManus. • Authorized an application for a SI.000 Walker, Fluke & Sheldon, plc CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS YOUR INCOME TAX SPECIALIST 525 W. Apple Street Hastings, MI 49058 www.wfscpas.com ChnuopherJ HMe.CPA Kaihenne K Sheldon. CPA “W? can’t drag farmers from their fiekls to serve on this board." — Board Chaiwoman Clare Tripp Township Boaro member and has had a long association with the Barry County Fair Board. • Adopted a resolution honoring Deb Desrochers, who is retiring after serving for 20 years on the Substance Abuse Board, pan of the time as vice president and as secretary and treasurer. "It has been both a pleasure and a privi­ lege," she told the commissioners while accepting her award from Adams. • Approved the appointment of Tina Williams to a one-year term on the Substance Abuse Board. • Adopted a resolution presented by Emergency Management Director Jim Yarger for implementation of a national incident management program mandated by the feder­ al MIMS program. • Received an invitation from Orangeville Searching for healthy food? X Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing;. See the new film “What Will We Eat? ”1 Produced & Presented by Chris Bedford. Award Winning Filmmaker From Muskegon Lordy, Lordy f Guess who's 401! 7 And The If you see Ja* Tom W. on the 16th wish him a Happy Birthday Sierra Club's CALL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY “The True Cost of Food" (269) 945-9452 Tuesday, February 21, 2006 7:00PM ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS SURPLUS EQUIPMENT HISTORIC CHARLTON PARK Charlton Park is offering for sale via sealed bld: (1)1964 Ford 4000 tractor in excellent running condition; (2) Delta bench (table) saw; (3) ten inch Clarke wood­ worker table saw; (4) Generac 1600 PSI pressure washer; (5) 110 amp gas generator: (6) sickle bar mower; (7) WWII military trailer for Jeep; (8) Woods RM 306 finish mower with 3 point hitch; (9) two tractor tire chains; (10) gas irri­ gation pump; (11) electric power hack saw; (12) back blade; (13) rear back blade for snow plowing; (14) snow plow mount for Ford truck; (15) 18" wood planer; (16) dust blower for saw dust; (17) assorted scrap iron; (18) slate roofing materials: (19) two 36 foot wooden extension lad­ ders; (20) 6 square of tan vinyl siding; (21) 18 inch McCulloch chain saw #50; (22) 20 inch Homelite chain saw #360 Tnese items may be examined at the park Monday through Friday, from 9 a m. to 4 p.m. With the exception of the tractor, the remaining equipment listed may be in need of slight to extensive repair before fully operational Please send your sealed bid to: Director. Historic Chartton Park. 2545 S Chartton Park Road. Hastings. Michigan 49058 by 3 00 PM. Monday. March 6. 2006 It the bidder is bidding on multiple items the bids must be itemized. The Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids or any parts of rhe same, to waive any irreguianties. and to accept any bid in its own best interest. a-™,, Hastings City Bank BASEMENT PROFESSIONALS! PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. 1-800-237-2379 BOVMIBItFnmMEETMDCm NC Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court SU Hastings. Ml 49058 । EOE/M-F । �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 18, 2006 - Page 15 Two Hastings grads join PETA protest against KFC by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer Hastings graduates Lindsay Rajt and Nicole Matthews have joined actors Pamela Anderson. Jason Alexander. Sir Paul McCartney and Playboy Bunny Lauren Anderson to fight against the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast food chain. The chain has been accused of animal cruelly by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for the handling of the 850 millions chick­ ens used each year in their restaurants. The duo began a tour of KFC restaurants in nine southern states on Monday, with their first stop in Lynchburg. Va. According to a press release, the two will wear nothing but yellow bikinis, white boots and ear­ muffs while bolding signs that read. “KFC Tortures Chicks." KFC is part of Yum! Brands Inc., one of the world’s largest restaurant systems and includes other chains such as Pizza Hui and Long John Silvers. Ironically. Alexander has been very visible as a KFC pitch man on televised advertisements. KFC’s web site lists its “Suppliers Code of Conduct’’ on which the company states, “KFC does not own or operate any poultry farms or processing facilities. Instead, it purchases chickens from, at any given time, approximately 16 different suppli­ ers who collectively operate up to 52 facilities around the country. Suppliers are required to abide by all applicable laws, codes or regulations includ­ ing, but not limited to, any local, state or federal laws regarding wages and benefits, workmen's compensation, working hours, equal opportunity, worker and product safety.” PETA alleges that birds raised for KFC are drugged and many have their throats slit and arc scalded to death in defeathcring tanks while they are still concious. A video narrated by Pamela Anderson and found at kcntuckyfricdcruelty.com shows black and white scenes of bird abuse in a slaughterhouse said to be owned by the Tyson Company and used by KFC. “If KFC executives treated cals or dogs the way they treat chickens, they could be thrown in prison Telephone scam from Canada under probe BARRY COUNTY — State Police have received a complaint of another telephone scam from a Barry County resident. The female resident said she received a phone call from Ontario. Canada, idling her she had wen a drawing entitling her to $1 million if she would forward a check for $2,500. The woman refused and called state police. Troopers then contacted the Canadian Mounted Police and a joint investigation is under way. The name of the company is the All-Amcrican Sweepstakes Lottery and troopers have located a possible address and iden­ tified a possible suspect. Hay wagon stolen from Strickland Road field JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP — Slate Police troopers are investigating the theft of a flat cay wagon from a field on Strickland Road in Johnstown Township sometime between Feb. 9 and 10. Anyone with information about the disappearance of the hay wagon is a>ked to call the Michigan State Police Post in Hastings at 948-8283 Local gas station out building broken into HASTINGS — Officers from the Hastings Police Department are investigating a breaking and entering of an out building located at the Admiral Gas Station. 313 N. Broadway. The manager contacted oolice Sunday, Feb. 12. after finding the door hasp broken to a 8* x!0* storage building. There did not appear to be anything taken, which leads police to believe that the suspects may have been scared off Hastings man arrested for assault, drunk driving HASTINGS — Hastings officers arrested Dustin Sanders, 23, of Hastings, on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxi­ cated Feb 11. Officers received a tip Sanders was headed into the city, where he lives, and he was intoxicated operating a vehicle. Officers observed his vehicle make several violations and initiated a traffic stop, during which it was evident he had been consuming alcohol, and he admitted that he had drunk a couple of beers and a fifth of Yagermeisrer. Subsequent investigation revealed a .21 % blood alcohol level. Sanders was placed under arrest and lodged at the BarryCounty jail without incident. In an unrelated maner. Sanders was arrested three days later on charges of assault and battery and resisting and obstructing a police officer. In that case Hastings officers responded to a residence in the 300 block of N. Michigan where there was a report of unwanted subjects and found a group of subjects in front of the residence, and during the investigation observed a fight ini­ tiated by Sanders. Officers confronted him and placed him under arrest, at which time he resisted and became aggressive toward the officers, struggling with them as he was being taken into custody. Sanders was lodged at the Barry County Jail without further incident. Alcohol is also believed to have been a factor in this arrest. Two minors also were cited for being minors in possession of alcohol by consumption. Boyfriend may be charged in assault complaint for felony charges or cruelty to animals.” said Rajt. “I’ll gladly brave the cold to help customers see exactly uftat cold-hearted KFC docs to make birds’ li ves and deaths painful. Lots of kind peopkwill go find another place lo cat when they see our video and hear our appeal.” The pair will visit will travel to Kentucky, the home state of KFC during their tour which ends Feb. 23 Playboy Bunny Anderson protests outside the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) fast food chain. (Know Your County Commissioners HASTINGS — The Hastings Police Department is investigating a domestic violence complaint Feb. 10 at a residence in the 100 block of E. High Street. An 18-year-old victim appeared at the sheriff’s department seeking help and said she had been at the residence talking with her boyfriend when he became upset that she was leaving The 35-year-old lost his temper and grabbed the victim, throwing her down several times, causing various injuries to her head and face. Officers attempted to contact the suspect, but were unable to locate him. . . .......... . The case has been fumed over to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office for review. ■■■ , ,yb.. . ( District KcH (City of Hastings) Don Nevins. 512 W State Street. Hastings. Mich 49058. phone (289) 948-8782 District Nx 2 (Thornapple Twp. & Irvirg Twp., Free. 2) James French, 171 Hunters Trail Court. Mkfd.eville, Mich. 49333, phone (269) 795­ 9783. See POLICE BEAT, page 18 District No. 3 (Rutland Charter Twp. Hope Twp & small area of Barry Twp.) Sandra L. James, 1388 Nissaki, Hastings. Mich. 49C58. phone (269) 945-9402. 50’URTNEW'S District No. 4 (Carlton Twp.. Hastings Charter Twp.. Irving Twp. Prec 1 & a small portion of Woodland Twp.) Howard "Hoot" Gibson. 1614 N M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. Mich. 49058, phone (2SC-) 948­ 8325. District No. 5 • David Lee Ouelette-Tait, 20. of Nashville, was sentenced Feb. 8 to serve from 23 months to 120 months in prison for violating his probation on a 2004 con­ viction of operating and maintaining a methamphetamine lab. Ouelette-Tait was arrested in January on the probation violation charge. Ouelette-Tait also was sentenced by Barry County Circuit Judge Fisher to serve II months in jail with 361 days credit for violating his probation on a pre­ vious charge in 2003 of home invasion, second degree. He was also ordered to pay all previously imposed assessments. • Anthony Aaron Hayes. 29. of Lake Odessa, was sentenced Feb. 8 lo serve a sentence of 185 days in jail, but was given credit for the full I85 days already served. Hayes was incarcerated in the Ionia County Jail when a warrant was issued in Barry County. He was returned to Barry County for sentencing on a probation vio­ lation charge stemming from his earlier conviction of larceny of more than $ 1.000 but less than $2,000. Hayes originally was arrested in August 2004 and charged with the theft of bicy­ cles from Woodland Township. • Dionicio Olivarri Trevino III, 61. of Martin, received a sentence Feb. 8 of 23 months to 60 months and a consecutive sentence of 23 months to 48 months for violation of probation on two felony counts. Trevino's original probation sentence stemmed from his September 2004 con­ viction of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and for discharging a firearm al or in a building. Trevino was credited w.lh 80 days served. (Maple Grove Twp.. Castleton Twp. and most of Woodland Twp.) Michael Callton. 307 N. Main. Nashville. Mich. 49073. phone (517) 852-2070. 2003 for breaking and entering and was placed on probation. He was charged with violating that probation in July 2005 for breaking and entering at the Byron Center Fun Spot, a rollct rink in August of 2005 after he was court ordered not to go there. In sentencing Williams. Judge Fisher ruled that the defendant has “admittedly committed additional offenses, including criminal sexual conduct, has not reported (to his probation cffTicer) and is simply not suitable for community sanction, nor is he a reasonable risk for a community sanction.” Williams also was ordered to pay all previously imposed court assessments. Stay District No. 6 (Orangeville Twp. & Yankee Springs Twp.) Clare Tripp. 11776 English Court, Shelbyville. Mich 49344, phone (269) 672-7474. District No. 7 (Assyria Twp., Baltimore Twp. & Johnstown Twp.) Thomas J. Wing. 15335 Wing Road. Bellevue. Ml 49021. phone (269) 660-0498 District No. 8 (Prairieville Twp. 8 most of Barry Twp.) Wayne H Adams. 4665 E. Orchard Rd.. Delton. Mich 49046, p..one (269) 623-2457 County Administrator Michael C. Brown, phone (269) 948-4891. fax (269) 948-4884 2 Nights For • Jacob Floyd Williams, 19, of Grand Rapids was sentenced Feb. 8 to serve from 17 months lo 120 months in prison with 172 days credit. Williams originally was convicted in Put Your Tax Refund to Work F Homes for Sole (Single and Double Wides) Financing Available w/$l ,000 Down Payment Own your own place for less then $500 per month e -Ml-, ■ sr।ciiuia- /Ttoowe ea - a- w- rvome I’— - r IMM, bowi oj txxuiirv<T Keep your friends rvusuiigs (269)948-3906 _ Gregg Miller 616-765-5121 Carpentry is: and relatives INFORMED! 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Painting is often belittled now as antiquated anu/or merely decorative. This group exhibi­ tion has been composed to show contempo­ rary painting that is just as vigorous and rele­ vant as any work being made today. Divergent styles, inventions, and approaches will be featured. Artists include Sandra Luckett (MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University), Kirsten Kindler (MFA, San Francisco Art Institute), Betsy Stirratt (MFA, Indiana University), Darra Keeton (MFA, Queens College), Jim Morris (MFA, University of Massachusetts). See uica.org or call (616) 454-7000 for more information. Through March 5. • From Goodnight Moon to Art Dog: The World of Clement, Edith and Thacher Hurd is a collection of more than 70 original illus­ trations from two generations of the Hurd family, who profoundly influenced children's literature for more than 60 years. The exhibit is on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Includes interactive activities, a reading area and a scale diorama of the Great Green Room from Goodnight Moon. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Call the info line at (269) 349-3959 for more info. Through March 19. • Fashion in Film: Period Costumes for the Screen is on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Exquisitely hand made cos tumes, designed with precise accuracy to the period, will bring to life the many art forms that make up the art of film. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-8:3O p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m., closed Mondays. Adult admission is $7, sen­ iors and students $6, children 6-17 $3. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.grsmonline.org. Through March 26. • Energy and Inspiration: AfricanAmerican Art from the Permanent Collection is a selection of paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and sculptures by African-American artists from the collection at the Kalamazoo institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Call the KIA at (269) 349-7775 or the info line at (269) 349-3959. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Through April 9. • Treasures of Ancient Egypt The Quest for Immortality is on display ?! the Grand Rapids Public Museum. There are 141 objects in Treasures of Ancient Egypt ranging from 2,000-4,000 years old, including gold death masks, massive stone sculptures, ornate jew­ elry and painted coffins. The exhibition also features an authentic full-scale, re-created burial chamber of pharaoh Thutmose III. The Museum will be open for extended hours from 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, Tuesday Wednesday, Friday, Saturday hours are 9-5, and Sunday nocn-5 p.m. Public admission to the exh.bit and all museum gal­ leries for adult non-members is (ages 18-61): $17, senior citizen non-members (62 and over): $16. children non-members (ages 3-17): $10, and children under 3 are free. Through May 7. GET ALL HIE NEWS OF BARRY COUNTY! • The Snake in the Grass... or He Rattled the Rails will be presented at the Middle Villa Inn in Middleville. The old fashioned melo­ drama invites the audience to join in booing the villain and cheering the hero, show admission and dinner is $25 per person. Dinner will be a chuck wagon buffet. Reservations must be made by calling (269) 795-3640 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. with cash bar, dinner at 7 p.m., play begins at 8 p.m. A portion of proceeds goes to scholar­ ships for TKHS seniors. Feb. 10-11, 17-18, & 24-25. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Evidence from 5-9 p.m. at the Grand Rupids Art Museum. Live jazz music ?nd all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition. are free after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. February 17. • Grand Rapids Symphony presents DTE Family Series: Mozart's Magnificent Voyage with Classical Kids at 3 p.m. at DeVos Performance Hall. Grand Rapids Symphony and the DTE Energy Foundation -The Dream Children enlist the help of Mozart's son and embark on a journey back in time to Mozart's childhood as well as far into the future. John Vanneau-conductor. For more information call 'j16) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. February 19. MISCELLANEOUS • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 7:30 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1(130 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and ihur.iba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 10:30 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 1 8 3 4 7 6 1 6 6 9 5 3 1 3 7 4 5 1 4 8 2 2 7 8 3 2 3 9 Place a numbar in the empty txnes in such a way that each raw across, each column down and each an.*1! square contains a> ct tho numbers tram one to nine. DIFFICULTY THt^WEEK * Moderate ♦ • • • * * Challenging HOOBOY! Subscribe to the Hastings Banner. Call 945-9554 for more information. CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454 Check out the Chamber's website at www.barrychamber com CHECK OUT THESE FEBRUARY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 17 Pre-School Story Time at 10:30 p.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is “C" animals. Free. 17 Birds of Prey Program at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute from 6-7 p.m. for families.with young children and 7:30-830 p.m. for families with older children. Pre-regLstration required by calling (269) 721-4190. 17- 18 Gun Lake Winterfest sponsored by the Barry County & Wayland Chambers of Commerce. Enertainment, hiking, polar bear dip, and more activities are planned. 18 Video Game Tournament sponsoied by the Hastings Public Library and Radio Shack from 3-7 p.m. for ages 6-12. Come compete for prizes and the chance to play in the Grand Championship on April 22nd. Call the library at 945-4263 for more information. 18 Iced-Tee Golf Outing from 9 a.m.3 p.m. one the ice at Algonquin Lake. Call (269) 945-4574for more information. IB Midegan Fiddlers Association Jamboree from 2-9 pjn. at the Commission on Aging buildi ig at 320 W. Woodlawn Ave. in Hastings. Call (269) 948-4856 for more information. 18 Live Under the Dome Concert Series: Ticket ttr Broadway with special guest Jeff Baker at the First United Methodist Church, 209 W. Green Street, Hastings, at 730 p.m. Call (269) 945-9574 for more information. 18- 19 Free State Park & Fishing Weekend across the state of Michigan at all state parks this weekend only. For details see www.michigan.gov / dnr 24 Pre-School Story Time at 1030 pan. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is Philemon Sturges. Free. 25-26 Father-Daughter Weekend at YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin. Fathers and daughters will stay in heated cabins with family style meals included. Rock climbing snow shoeing, archery, bead) party and more. Time and cost to be announced. Call (269) 795-9163 for more information or e-mail LBrown@grymca.org 25 Texas Hold-Em Tournament at the Delton Moose Lodge, 5420 Moose Lodge Drive (off M-43 near Wall Lake) and sponsored by the Delton Rotary'. $5 entry includes dinner at 6 pjn. Games begin at 7:30 p.m. and run to midnight. Prizes for top 19 chip winners. Limited to first 104 registered players. E-mail Mark Irwin at Irwin7638@mei.net for information. Coming in March 1 8 Chamber of Commerce J0MSU\f — nxoans*«»»M - 1 Friends of the Library Inside Book Sale from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Hastings Public Library. Hardcovers $3, paperbacks $1.50. 3 Pre-School Story Time at 10:30 pjn. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is "D" animals. Free. 4 Pheasants Forever of Barry County Banquet will be held. Cal! Jim Decker for more information at (616) 765-8421. 10 Pre-School Story Time at 1030 p.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is "E" animals. Free. 11-12 Antique Show at the Barry Expo Center. Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-4 pjn. $3 admission. 16 Stock Market Challenge sponsored by Junior Achievement of Southwest Michigan. Call Karen Dailey (269) 968-9188 for details. 17 Pre-School Story lime at 1030 pjn. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is "F" animals. Free. 18 St. Patrick's Welcome Spring Dance at the Barry County COA building, 320 W. Woodlawn, Hastings. Sponsored by Living Connections Widowed Persons Group. 18 Leadership Barry County Graduation will take place. Grand Rapids Boat Show is set for Feb. 15­ 19 at DeVos Place. Featuring almost 400 boats, this 61st annual event offers the newest mod­ els from more than 40 dealers. In addition to the boats, there will also be brokers, ship stores, marinas and other boating services and accessories. Tickets are $9 for adults, $4 for children age 6-14, kids 5 and under free. For more information see grboaishow.org or cal! 1-800-328-6550. Girls Gone Wild Racks America with Default Hinder, Revelation Theory & Faktion Friday, Feb. 17 at Planet Rock. 191 Angell Street Battle Creek. 18 and up show. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $22 in advance. Call (269) 962-2121 for more information. 1964- The Tribute is the The Worlds fl Beatles Tribute and they will perform Friday, February 17 at 8 p.m. at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. Reserved seating $27. KLQ Heavyweights is a battle of the bands competition set at The Intersection in down­ town Grand Rapids. Local band Six Prong Paw will compete February 17 against Dirtnap, Under One, Death Valle} Draglines, and Devilution. The band would love local fans to k’uJW up, support them and let the world know how much musical talent Hastings has to offer. Tickets are $5 for ages 21 and up, ages 18-20 have to pay an extra $2. For more information see wklq.com. Grand Rapids Symphony presents Ri-aard and__ Helen__ Delos__ Classical__ ieries; Berthoven s Heroic Symphony r,t DeVos Performance Hall February 17-18. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. A Midsummer's Night Dream hill be performed by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and the Civic Theatre February 17 A 18. Shakespeare's text and Mendelssohn's music will come alive on the Miller Auditorium stage at 8 p.m. each night. Tickets are $18-$38. Can (269) 387 2300 for more information. Winterfest will return to Gun Lake Feb. 17-19. Fun begins Friday night with a Mardi Gras party at O'Neill's Pub. Saturday morning begins with a pancake breakfast at the Orangeville Fire Station and a baked goods sale at St. Francis Church. Saturday events continue at the Allegan County Park with opening ceremonies with the Gun Lake Band of Potawatami Indians, an ice carving demo at Bay Pointe Inn and storytelling from Edward Elsner. At 130 p.m. the Polar Splash will invite brave (or foolhardy) souls to test the icy waters of Gun Lake for a cost of $10 late registration fee is $15). The ever-popular outdoor swimsuit fashion show will once again be sponsored by the Sea Shanty. There are also many outdoor activities including a hike from the outdoor recreation center and a free fishing weekend at the Yankee Springs Recreation Area. Events conclude Saturday night with a music trivia contest at Bay Pointe. Nine Inch Nails will perform live at the Delta Plex in Walker February 20 at 730 p.m. Tickets are $38.50 and are available by phone at (616) 456-3333 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Parking is $5. Nothingface will perform live February 23 with Crossbreed, Silent Civilian, The Orphan & Dissonant at Planet Rock. 191 Angell Street, Battle Creek. 18 and up show. Doors open at 7 pan. Tickets are $10. Call (269) 962-2121 for more information. Battle Creek RY. and Camper Show at the Kellogg Arena Feb 23-26. To purchase tickets bv phone, call the Box Office at (269) 965-3308. Friday Nights at GRAM; Dave Celiac Quartet ivith Ginny Dusscau from 5-9 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Art Museum February 24. Live Jazz Music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are free after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Cinderella will be performed by the Ionia Community Theatre February 24-26, & March 3-4. Performances are at the Watt Auditorium at the ionia Middle School. Tickets are $12. $10 children under 12and sen­ iors. Overkill with Prong & Two Heded Chan Saturday, February 25 at Planet Rock, 191 Angell Street, Battle Creek. 18 and up sh?w. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance. Call (269) 962-2121 for more infor­ mation. k,, i M nmco-iw Dance Club February 25 at the Grand Ledge Country Club. “Brass and Electric" will pro­ vide live music. Dance lesson from 7-8 p.m. Open dancing from 8-1130 p.m. Tickets are $25 per couple, students couples $15. Call (517) 852-9179 for more information. Motley Crue will perform live February 25 at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo. Grand Rapids Symphony Presents; Young, Gifted and Black at DeVos Performance Hall February 25 at 8 p.m. This concert unites the power and grace of gospel music with the symphonic repertoire. Features the 180-voice Community Gospel Chorus. For more infor­ mation call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Grand Rapids—Youth. Symphony b Classical Orchestra at 3 p.m. at DeVos Performance Hall February 26. Adult admis­ sion is $6, seniors A students $4. John Varineau, Conductor. Featuring Piano Competition Winner. For tickets please call (616) 866-6883. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.devosperformancehall.com. Friday Nights at GRAM; Puck Fain - A Celtic Band from 5-9 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Art Museum March 3. Live jazz music and all areas of the museum, except the tick­ eted exhibition, are free after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more infor­ mation call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Grand Rapids Symphony presents Richard and Helen DcYos Classical Scries; Russian Odyssey at DeVos Performance Hall March 3­ 4. Guest conductor Roberto Minczuk and pitnist Ralph Votapek will perform Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. For more mformation call (616) 454-9451 or visit wv.'w.grsymphony.org. lenK'fer Holliday will perform Saturday, March 4 .M 8 pun. at Miller Auditorium. Tickets are $28 WO. Holliday first rose to fa ne with her Tony Aw«rd-wim*n« performance in the Broadway mtckal "Dreamgirls." A two-time Grammy Award winner, Holiday has found success on stage and screen-with her acclaimed Carnegie Hall show ar d a recurring role on “Aliy McBeal." The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and the NAEA Gospelfest Choir will back Holliday's powerful voice. Stulberg Internationa'. String Cmntihn is set for March 4 at the Dalton Center for tiie Performing Arts on the campus of Westen' Michigan University. Semifinal perfor.nances will take place from 9 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Six finalists wili perform at 7 p.m. All performances are free and open to the public. This annual competition has brought world­ class talent under the age of 20 from ail across the globe for 30 years. For more information call (269) 343-2776. Broadway Theatre Guild presents lotah b the Technicolor Dream Coat at DeVos Performance Hall Mardi 7-12. Performances are Tuesday & Wednesday 730 p.m., Thursday 2 & 7:30 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. A 8 p.m. Sunday 3 pjn. it 6 p.m. This irresistible musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel's favorite son, paints a picture of betrayal and hardship, prophecy and k giveness. This Joseph cannot be missed. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Patrick Cassidy plays Joseph in this new national tour. For more information contact the Broadway Theatre Guild online: www.bwaygr.org. For more information call (616) 235-6285 or visit www.devosperformancehall.org. Grand Rapids Ballet presents; Peter Pan at DeVos Performance Hall March 17-19. Performances are Friday at 730 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. & 730 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Join the Grand Rapids Ballet Cm pany as they celebrate 100 years of one of the most beloved stories of ail time with an original production of Peter Pan. Though a century has passed since we were first introduced to Peter, Wendy, and the Lost Boys of Neverland, this is one story that will never grow old For more information call (616) 454-4771 or visit www.ticketmaster.com Grand Rapids Symphony presents Richard and Helen DeYos Classical Series; Points of View at DeVos Performance Hall March 31April 1. Guest conductor Shuntaro Sato will lead pianist Yuja Wang in a performance of Dvorak's "Symphony No. 8." For more infor­ mation call (616) 454-9451 or visit �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 16. 20CS - F age 17 6 Prong Paw to compete in battle of bands BORN THIS WEEK: You have a gift for making people — and animals, too — feel spe­ cial and loved. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Time is on your side in the early part of the week. But anything left undone k by midweek will net d to be put into rush mode. The weekend Wolfers choices for you and someone special. TAURUS (April 30 to May 20) Finally get­ ting credit for a contribution is nice for all you idea-gen­ crating Ferdinands and _1‘ H / Fernandas. But don’t sit on JJ your laurels under the cork J A tree. Use it as a first step to a bigger opportunity. GEMINI (May 21 lo June 20) Despite the progress made, a hint of doubt might set in. That’s OK. You need to slop and consider not only what you're doing but also how you are doing. Make adjust­ ments where needed. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The dream*s dominant in the Moon Child's aspect, but a dollop of hardlK-aded practicality is coming up fast and jockey- ik ing fof space. The challenge U A is to make room for both modes. LEO (July 23 to August 22) It's a good week for Leos and Leonas to [start assessing what they’ve [done and what they plan to [do. Moving to a new envi[ronment — home or job| related — is r. possibility for ’ some Cats. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) The 'Till week calls for Virgos to ..^M^lvmake tough decisions, but in a way that leaves the door for changes. Ask for MUHMBadvicc from someone who I^^^^^Vhas been in the position V^Ka^^kopen LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) * ^Disappointments are never easy to take, but you have the ability .to leam from them and go on to \success. Meanwhile, continue jjHo build up your contacts. You'll need them soon. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) * .Things might still be going I much too slowly to suit you. ’But you need the time to make |sure they're going in the right '•direction. Il’s easier to make course correction now rather than later. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to x \ X December 21) Showing some ’temperament at the way things l^M^^are going is one way of getting yJ^^BP^your point across. Just don’t jF y^overdo it. or yuu risk turning * * *away more-moderate supporters. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January a/p 19) Things could change more quickly this week than you like. But don't fret; you'll most _ ^^likcly find that you're up to the challenges. The weekend offers I* much-needed relaxation. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) dBig cha,,en8c coming up? ' ” J Uncross those fingers and 'believe that you’re going to do well. And keep in mind ithat so many people have faith in your ability to sue- PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Testing the waters is a good way of leam> ing about an opportunity •W before plunging right in. Ask A more questions and be alert to X any attempts to avoid giving complete answers. © 2006 King Features Syndicate. Inc. you're in now. Super Crossword DIRECTED Local band 6 Prong Paw is set to play the “Heavyweight Championship" this Friday. Feb. 17. The battle is put on by Grand Rapids radio station 107.3 WKLQ and Grand Rapids-based club “The Intersection” The battle is in its sixth year and caters mostly to heavy metal bands in the West Michigan area. This year is hosted by WKLQ DJ Greg Jiles. “The Metal Show” is a new show hosted by Jiles on KLQ that is broad­ casted every Thursday night from 11 p.m. to midnight. “The Metal Show" plays national and local meta) acts. The show will play a sin­ gle by 6 Prong Paw within a couple of weeks, so fans should tune in. The battle has been taking place every Friday night at The Intersection from Jan. 13 through Feb. 17. As fans come through the door each night, they are given a piece of col­ ored paper, on which they are asked to mark their choice for best band of the night. The ballot is then given to the bartenders and is tabulated at the end of each night. The winner of each semi-final round moves on lo the finals on March 3. 6 Prong Paw has compet­ ed the past two years in a row and have trade it into the finals each year. The finals are then judged by members of the media, major Broken Sunday to perform Saturday at State Gr Saturday. February 18. Broken Sunday will r rform at State Grounds Coffee House in downtown Hastings. Broken Sunday is a four-piece modem rock group bom in Grand Rapids. MI. Blending smooth melodies with driving, rhythmic instrumentation; Broken Sunday has become the premier band of West Michigan Selling out the legendary Intersection night club in Grand Rapids with a draw of 835 dedicated fans, the band released their sophomore CD. Identity, on December 3. 2004. The first single from this disc. Until I Break, has gotten strong radio play and Recoil Magazine says "The last minute of Until 1 Break is itself worth the sticker price." Also in 2004 alone. Broke;: Sunday was the support art for bands like Collective Soul, Breaking Benjamin. Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Tantric. Sect her. Crossfade, and a list of others. The concert will start at 8:00 PM. State Grounds Coffee House is located at 108 E. State St. in Hastings. • Ifs still not known who made the follow­ ing sage observation: Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.” • If the ice in your glass is white, then why is it that some glaciers — the same thing, real­ ly, just on a grander scale — are blue? Experts say it's because glacial ice is much denser than the little cubes you pull out of your freezer. The high density causes some* glacial ice to absorb all colors of the visible light spec­ trum except for blue, which is reflected back to the viewer. • Statistics show that for every single per­ son bom in the United States, there are 15 puppies and 45 kittens added to the animal population. • Make any New Year’s resolutions this year? If so, you're far from alone — it's been estimated that 45 percent of US. adults make at least one resolution for the new year. Curious about what people want to change the most? Well, here's a breakdown of the MAGIC MAZE 9 6 Prong Paw plays for cash and prizes this Friday at The Intersection record label representatives and the voters. The winners will receive cash, studio time, and a variety of other things. Along with 6 Prong Paw. Dirtknap. Under One. Death Valley Dragline, and Devilution will perform. Ticket are available in advance for $5 from the band by calling (269) 838-7412. Ages 18 and over are welcome with proper ID. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. The intersection is located at 133 Grandville Ave. SW in Grand Rapids. You can find flyers with detailed directions at local convenience stores in the Hastings area. The Intersection can be reached by phone at 616-451-8232. For more info on this show go to www.6prongpaw.com or www.sectionlive.com This week's selection: Hoodwinked Running time: 80 minutes MPAA rating: PG “Hoodwinked" is the first animated oflering from the newly formed Weinstein Company, and while it doesn’t have the pol­ ish (or the budget) of the "Shrek” or Pixar films, this low-budget fractured fairy tale has its moments. The film is a riff on “The Usual Suspects." as well as “Fletch.” “XXX” and “The Matrix.” Here's the plot: The police are called in to investigate a domestic disturbance at Grandma’s House. Police Chief Grizzly (voiced by rapper Xzibit) and detective Nicky Flippers (David Ogden Stiers) believe one of the suspects may be involved in the recent crime spree that has resulted in the closi.ig of nearly all the tasty-treat businesses in the for­ est. most popular resolutions in the country: 1. losing weight (no big surprise there); 2. start­ ing a fitness program (which goes along with No. 1, 1 suppose); 3. quitting smoking (a nobrainer); 4. becoming better organized (1 think we could all stand to do that); 5. enjoying more of life (although I'm not sure that really counts as a resolution — have more fun? It just seems too easy); and 6. finding a quality relationship (I wonder exactly how they plan to do that, though). • Do you suffer from cenosillica? I suppose alcoholics do, in a manner of speaking. It's the fear of an empty glass. Thought for the Day: The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.” — Herbert Spencer The suspects are: Granny (Glenn Close), the No. 1 sweets-maker in the forest, who is also leading a secret life as an Xtretne Sports champion; Little Red Riding Hood (Anne Hathaway); the Woodsman (Jim Belushi). who Is actually just a bad actor in character for a commercial gig; and the Wolf (Patrick Warburton), who isn’t big and bad, but is instead an investigative reporter a la Fletch, complete with Lakers jersey and assorted bad disguises. Each character tells his or her version of tbe Red Riding Hood tale, and through their individual testimonies the larger story of the snarky-treat crimes unfurls. The problem with “Hoodwinked” is that it is uneven. We’ve seen many of the gags before (can you count how many times a comedy movie has rifled on “The Matrix"? Add this one to the list.) The animation at times just doesn’t look r. jht. like it wasn’t completely rendered — a ru:h job. Three more months and $3 million more ic clean up the rough spots and punch up a few of the jokes, and “Hoodwinked” could have been a classic. There are a couple of stand-out perform­ ances in the film: Patrick Warburton’s Wolf character carries the film, and his sidekick. Twitchy the Squirrel (voiced by cowriter/director Cory Edwards), steals every scene he’s in. I wouldn't pay full price to see this film, but take the kids to a matinee and you’ll walk away feeling like you got your money’s worth. GRADE: C- © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. 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Mail may have been stolen from damaged mailboxes ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP — State police troopers are investigating two incidents in Assyria Township in which mailboxes were damaged and mail may have been stolen. The incidents arc believed to have taken place between Feb. 4 and Feb. 5. The object used to destroy the mail boxes may have been a baseball bat or a similar blunt object, according to reports. Anyone with information is requested to contact the Hastings Post of the Michigan Slate Police at 948-8283. Vandalism, thefts reported at 2 area schools WOODLAND. MIDDLEVILLE — Barry County Sheriff's deputies are investigating two incidents of vandalism involv­ ing juveniles. In the first, which occured on Jan. 10. took place in the Lakewood School District. The front lawn of the middle school was damaged by a vehicle and obscene graffiti was spray painted on a school sign. The second incident occured on Jan. 30. An i-pod and headset were stolen from a locker at Thomapple Kellogg Middle School. The i-pod and beadset were recovered. Information on both incidents has been turned over to the Barry County Prosecutor's office. The names of the suspects involved in both cases are being withheld because they are juveniles. A’« til I'dith MORTGAGE MAGIC: 20­ yrs. exp. 0 down, no income proof $750 + monthly-your house or ours, problem properties & credit ok. FFR, (616)299-0757 or (269)795­ 0076 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Mark 0. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Wowflawn Art, Itaibo, MI 49058 (2691 9453553 ar Mint (800) 2885220 are <«ulab4c cm an equal ofpunumty Fmt Hmmag Cnaer at 616-451-2W0 The HID toll her leteptaw number for the heart»» >mp»red .« I MB-Q279275 Edward Jones Woman dies after being found unconscious BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP — Lucinda Lee Gould. 60, of Baltimore Township was discovered unconscious in her home on Cloveidale Road Feb. 9 and subsequently died. Sheriff's Deputy Bam Brandt found the woman unconscious on a bedroom floor with a blue substance in and around her mouth. Lansing Mercy Ambulance arrived at the home and the woman was pronounced dead at 12:26 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10. The woman's husband reported he went into tlie bedroom and his wife walked past him and collapsed on the floor at his feet. He attempted to revive her, but when she stopped breathing be called for help at 11:30 p.m. Brandt performed CPR on the victim until the ambulance arrived at 11:45, at which time he turned the victim over to emer­ gency personnel. Continued attempts to revive Gould were unsuccessful. A bottle of prescription medication was found at the scene. Nashville man held for assault, resisting arrest CASTLETON TOWNSHIP — Tyler Torrence Trout, 34, of Nashville, was arrested by Barry County Sheriff’s deputies after a domestic dispute allegedly got out of control. Deputy Chris Yonkers, in his report, said a woman at a reside: cc on Thomapple Lake Road complained she had been assaulted by her ex-boyfriend. The alleged victim told Yonkers she bad traveled to Homer to pick up Trout and return him to her home so he could visit with their three common-law children. VOien rhe told Trout she had to leave to go to work, he became enraged. She charged that he broke a window in her home and when she fled the bouse be followed her to her van, broke out a side window and then grabbed her. She broke free, made it w her trick and drove to her mother’s home, where she called police. When officers arrived. Trout ran into the nearby woods and Michigan State Police Trooper Lane Booms was called in with his tracking dog. Trout was discovered in the woods, but refused to obey officers' commands to lie prone on the ground. He was subsequently handcuffed and led back to the patrol car, but throughout the incident continued to confront officers. Once in the officer's vehicle. Trout banged his head against the cage and threatened bc»h the officer and the officer's fam­ ily. Inside the home, officers found two knives stuck in the wall near the door, a knife stuck through a box of chocolates on the kitchen counter and roses strown over the floor. The woman told officers Tro-Jt became enraged when he saw the candy and flowers she had receicnd from another man. Trout was transported to Pennock Hospital for treatment of a cut he said he received when he broke tbe window in the house. While being transported into the hospital Yonkers was assisted by fellow officer Randy VWosky. During theii trans­ port. Trout allegedly struck Vnlosky. Following treatment. Trout was lodged in the county jail and faces charges of assault and battery and resisting and oba diet­ ing. Battie Creek motorist cited, passenger arrested BARRY COUNTY — Daniel Russell Boyer. 22. of Battle Creek had a routine traffic stop turn into the arrest and detention of a passenger in his car Feb. 8. Barry County Sheriff’s Deputy Janette Shaffer stopped Boyer and cited him for driving on a suspended license. A passen­ ger in the car. Derek Anthony Boyer. 29. was found to have four outstanding warrants. The eider Boyer was arrested at tbe scene and transported to the Barry County Jail. Custody call leads to arrest on 5 warrants A Hope Township man was arrested on five outstanding warrants by Barry County Sheriff’s Deputy Jim Fawcett Feb. 10. Fawcett said he had accompanied a woman who requested help from the Sheriff’s Department to pick up a child from his father in a custody dispute. Tbe woman had an order signed by Kalamazoo Circuit Court Judge Donald Halstead giving cus­ tody of her step-brother to the woman and she feared a confrontation when she attempted to pick him up. The child was turned over without incident but subsequent investigation by Deputy Fawcett revealed the outstanding war­ rants on Roddy Lynn Jacobs. He was arrested at the scene and transported to the Barrry County Jail. We Have a Colorful Solution Whether your printing needs an complex color brochures or simple black and white forms, let J-ad Graphics design, print and deliver quality printed materials you'll be proud of. Complete design, printing and bindery facilities in-house to handle all of your printing needs no matter how large or small. Call one of our Printing Specialists today! Publishers of: • Hastings Banner - Hastings Reminder •Sun & News Theft of $10,000 in irrigation pipe reported BARRY COUNTY — William Cotant reported to the Barry County Sheriff’s Department the theft of more than $10,000 in irrigation pipe and the department is seeking the help of the public to determine who may have taken it Deputies Ted DeMott and William Johnson answered the complaint Feb. 12 and were told by Cotant that more than 100 pieces of 30-foot lengths of pipe were missing from a field behind his brother’s home at 1970 Camp Ground Road. Also taken were a number of 3". 4” and 5“ pipe. Subsequent investigation revealed the pipe was sold as scrap to Padnos Scrap Yard and most of it had been shipped out already. The theft is believed to have occurred prior to Jan. 24. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Barry County Sheriff’s Department at 948-4805. Drunken driver abandons wrecked car in field -Lakewood News • Maple Valley News • Marshall Community RUTLAND TOWNSHIP — Troopers from the Hastings Michigan State Police Post responded to a single vehicle accident on Tanner Lake Road Friday. Feb. 10. to find a vehicle which had struck several fench posts before coming to rest in a field. There was no driver present but subsequent investigation led troopers to Tanya Nicole Hard, 25, who was charged with driv­ ing while intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of .19. Hard was lodged in the Barry County Jail. Advisor • Battle Creek Shopper • Weekender Estranged husband sought in domestic assault • Marshall Chronicle To contact one of our Printing Specialists Call: Phone (269) 945-9554 Fax (269) 945-5192 CARLTON TOWNSHIP — Slate Police troopers responded to a felonious domestic assault call Feb. 12 at a Barber Road trailer park. The 27->ear-old victim alleged that her husband, who had left the scene, threw her to the ground and choked her. Troopers noted the victim had several obvious wounds and they arc currently seeking lo locate her 21-year-old estranged husband, who now lives in the Sturgis area. �Tbe Hastings Banner - Thursday, February 16. 2006 - Page 19 Lions lose it in second quarter Delton Kellogg’s Dan Roberts and Jack Griffin hit the floor to try and beat a Paw Paw opponent to a loose ball Friday night. (Photo by Linda Boyce) Panthers shut out in fourth at G-A Delton Kellogg fell to 0 and 9 in the Kalamazoo Valley Association Friday night because of another “0". Delton held a five-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, but didn’t score in the final eight minutes as the Galesburg-Augusta Rams came back for a 54-36 victory. The Rams outscored the Panthers 23-0 in the fourth. “Wc had to have missed seven-eight shots that were from five feet and in." said Delton Kellogg head coach Mike Mohn. “Rimming them out. greai shots, good shots, just didn’t go down. (Galesburg-Augusta) is too good to keep missing shots like that." Delton wasn’t helped out by the whistles at all. Galesburg shot 14-of-24 from the foul line for the night, and hit ll-of-14 in the fourth'quanof cotnehack. DK Uas just 4-of-6 from the line for the entire night. “ft was pretty disappointing." said Mohn. "I fell bad tor the kids because boy. they were in it and just flying around and having a ball. The shots were falling in that third quarter and then it all kind of fell apart in the fourth quarter." The Panthers had put up 20 points in the third quarter, their biggest output of the sea­ son. to pul) ahead in the ball game. Josh Newltousc and Nick Blacken each tossed in ten points for the Panthers, while Nick Archer contributed five points and eight rebounds. Delton is 0-15 overall, after falling 62-32 against Gull Lake on Tuesday night Delton went up 11-10 in the first quarter, then was outscored 22-7 in the second. Newhouse again led Delton with ten points, with all ten coming in the first half Dan Roberts chipped in four points and seven rebounds for DK. “Eleven players scored for Gull Lake. It’s tough to stop all of them al’ put together." said Mohn. •<•••■.. >.• » The Panthers will be home this Friday to face Pennficld in another KVA contest, then hit the road lo take on Schoolcraft in a nonconferenec game on Tuesday night. Middleville AYSO program still hunting for volunteers by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Only about 12 people have responded to the urgent need of the Middleville AYSO for more volunteer help. The local group had hope to fill the vacant positions by February 10. The soccer group has scheduled an infor­ mational meeting for anyone interested in helping Middleville AYSO on Tuesday. Feb. 28 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Thomapple Twp Fire Station. The Middleville American Youth Soccer Organization will be closing down after the Spring 2006 season, with no new registra­ tions being taken in April, unless enough vol­ unteers can be found to continue operations. Erin McNutt (Middleville Regional Commissioner) says that part of the problem is the success of the program. The Middleville AYSO soccer league has enjoyed phenomenal success providing area young people a fun. fair and sate soccer pro­ gram. McNutt says.. •’The success has been so great that in the last two years, the league has experienced a 40 percent growth rate and is now serving more than 600 players. This year the league offered 984 games to 82 local teams and many more visiting teams from surrounding regions." This excepticoa! growth rate however is part of the reason for its demise. The American Youth Soccer Organization is. by charter, an all volunteer organization. Recently the number of volunteers needed to offer the program has not kept up w ith the rise in participation. That, coupled with the departure of volunteers as their children grow out of the program, has resulted in a critical shortage of key positions necessary to contin­ ue the program. Local AYSO o.ganizers hope the informa­ tional meeting on February 28 vill help the interested but undecided parents of soccer players to step up to fill the needs of the organization so that it can continue to pro­ mote soccer to area young people. The local AYSO group needs an assistant regional commissioner, field coordinator and an assistant field coordinator, two referee coordinators, a registrar, a CVPA (volunteer advocate.) sponsorship coordinator, purchas­ er. publicity coordinator, assistant scheduler and an assistant coach administrator. Many of these positions arc administrative in nature: soccer knowledge is not necessary in order to be effective. Many of these posi­ tions require only a few hours per week dur­ ing the season. Every position has training and support opportunities. In some cases training will be provided by the departing volunteer. In all cases training is provided by the American Youth Soccer Organization at no cost to the volunteer. LfMM AT THIS SPECIAL! Maple Valley appeared to be driving its way to a possible upset of Albion in the SMAA (South) Tuesday night until the wheels fell off. the windshield was cracked, and the muffler started dragging in the second quarter. Albion came back to blow out the Lions. 75-54. The Lions jumped out to a 16-11 first quar­ ter lead at home, as they looked to avenge an early league loss to the Wildcats. Valley couldn't take care of the basketball at all in the second quarter, and the Wildcats outscored the Lions 34-8. It wasn't until midway through the third quarter that the Lions scored their 34th point, and by the end of the third the Wildcat lead had grown to 66-38. Albion had six players with at least seven points, the Lions three. Adam Gonser led Valley with 17 points, three steals and three assists. Andy Root added 13 points, seven rebounds, and four steals. Adam Lamphcrc had ten points and nine assists. The loss drops the Lions to 10-6 on the sea­ son anu 4-4 in the SMAA (South) Mapk Valley pul an end to its first losing streak of 2006 with a 60-48 victory at ParmaWestern on Friday night. Lamphcrc threw in 23 points and had seven assists to help ’he Lions to victory. Josh Bursley was the only other Lion in double figures. He finished with 14 points, and dominated inside to pull down 17 rebounds. Root added seven points and ten boards for Valley. The Lions trailed 30-24 heading into the half-time locker room, then shut down Western’s offensive attack in the second half. Western managed just nine points in the third quarter and nine more in the fourth. The Lions doubled them up in each quarter, with their pressure defense starting the offense. 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H.irn axnin' .Unite W.' , For information and sign up call YMCA 945-4574 �Page 20 - Thursday, February 16. 2006 — The Hastings Banner Vikes hold Saxons to two second-half field goals by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Patience is a good thing, but the Lakewood Vikings and Hastings Saxons proved that too much of a good thing is never good Tuesday night. Hastings held a two-point lead al the half, but could only mange two field goals over the final 16 minutes Tuesday night and the host Vikings scored a 52-39 non-conference victo­ ry over their cross-county rivals. The Saxons connected on just two field goals and nine free throws for 13 points in the second half. Hastings didn't have a field goal in the second half until senior center Steven Bolo laid the ball into die basket with just over a minute gone by in the fourth quarter. The offense for both teams starts inside. 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Kaan J Scavou^). Eqj*to«.i Drocxx 77W01W A home equity line gives you credit to use however you choose.' they could to prevent the ball from gening down low. putting bodies on post players and fervently defending the passing lanes inside. It forced both offenses to look for other ways to score their points. The Saxons did a better job of being the aggressors on offense in the first half, with J J. Quick and Bryce Stanhope leading the way attacking the basket on occasion. Quick had 11 points in the first half, and the Saxons held a 26-24 advantage at the break. Two free throws were all Quick managed in the second half, and he finished with a team high 13 points. Viking senior guard Tyler Barnett led all scorers with 15 points, and Erickson finished the night with 11. scoring seven in the second half. Barnett hit a pair of three’s in the first quar­ ter for Lakewood, then got the Viking offense started again in the second half with a driving pull-up jumper that tied the game at 26. The Vikings went on a 5-0 ran to start the second half, and led the rest of the night. Lakewood head coach Mark Farrell sard his team’s defensive intensity in the second half led it to the victory, but even so the Vikings couldn't pull away until late in the fourth w hen Quick had a three-point attempt blocked and then was whistled for a technical foul after teammate Brad Mead fouled Rowland to stop a Viking break. Rowland and Barnett combined to hit tnree of the four foul shots, then Barnett went to the line again on the ensuing possession and knocked down another pair to put his team up 50-38 with 52.5 seconds to play. Bolo’s bucket early in the fourth quarter cut the Viking lead to 35-31. Sophomore guard Michael Barbour had nine points, five rebounds, and five assists for the Vikings. Behind Quick. Stanhope had nine points for Hastings and Bolo seven. The Saxons are now 6-9 on the season and the Vikings are 7-8. Both teams fell to their respective conference leaders last Friday night. South Christian clinched the outright • O-K Gold Conference championship and improved to 15-0 by topping the Saxons 69­ 57. The Sailors did the Saxons in during the first half, outscoring them 42-20, then cruised to victory in the second half. David Kool led the Sailors with 22 points. Quick had 18 and Skedgell ten for the Saxons, who are currently 2-7 in the O-K Gold Conference and will host the league's second-place team from Byron Center Friday night. Hastings is scheduled to face Pennfield in a non-conference contest Tuesday. Haslett held onto its Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 lead by knocking off Lakewood Friday night 61-47. Lakewood leapt out to an early 19-17 lead before the conference leaders put the clamps on defensively. Haslett held the host Vikings to just six points in the second quarter and jumped ahead for good in the second quarter 31-25. "When wc were patient we executed offen­ sively and got many good opportunities," said Farrell. “Haslett’s defense was outstanding tonight and made things really tough." Erickson and Rowland had been averaging double-doubles over the past few weeks, but Haslett didn't let Lakewood get anything going inside. Erickson and Rowland each fin­ ished with four points. Erickson and Rowland tied Barnett for the team high with seven rebounds. Barnett was the only Lakewood player in double figures. He finished with 13 points. Nic Wieland added nine and Barbour eight for Lake wood. Nate Turner led Haslett with 19 points and Ryan Jones added 11. Lakewood only shot five free throws all night, converting on two of the attempts, and didn't go to the foul line for the first time until the third quarter. Lakewood is now 5-3 in the conference, while Haslett improved to 7-1 with the win in the CAAC-3. "Wc have been improving as a team, and this is a minor set back." said Farrell. Lakewood will be al home again on Friday when it plays host to Fowlerville in another CAAC-3 battle. Saxon senior point guard Brad Mead runs into Lakewood sophomore Michael Barbour, as he tries to get the Hastings’ offense up and running in the second half Tuesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxons still working for first Gold win by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Losing all four of their O-K Gold Conference matches has been a real downer for the Saxons so far this winter, but the Saxons got an ego boost Monday night when they knocked off Charlotte in four games for a non-conference win. The Saxons topped the Orioles in Charlotte. 26-224. 25-23.21-25. 25-20. "I didn't know what to expect based on the fact that Hastings had a snow day," said Saxon head coach Gina McMahon. "They seemed more focused during warm-ups and were ready to play. They learned from their mistakes last week and really wanted to win.” The Saxon defense was solid throughout the back and forth rallies. For the most part the Saxon offense was improved, and when the passing struggled, setter Nicole Cordray did a solid job of saving balls from going into a bad position. "(Cordray) allowed us to still set things up." said McMahon. "Nicole had a lot of good digs from the back row and did a good job dumping the second ball over.’’ Dana Shilling also had a solid night for the Saxons, playing in both tbe front and back row. She had a couple runs where she served five consecutive points in tbe third game and six in the fourth game. Shilling finished the night with a pair of aces for the Saxons. Cordray finished the day with 16 assists and nine digs. Jamie VanBoven had nine kills for the Saxons and Brandi Sutfin nine digs. "We still need to play better in ordei io win the rest of our conference matches.” said McMahon. "We will be facing Wayland this Thursday and we are a good enough team to beat Wayland. We just got to want it more than them. We need to play with confidence and play our hearts out. It can be done ” In other words, the Saxons need to play very differently than they did at Byron Center last Thursday The Saxons started off well, making great passes and finding ways to get the bail by the The Saxons' Brandi Sutfin directs a kill around Byron Center blockers Miranda McKinnon (8) and Sarah Friesma (9) as the Bulldogs' Audrey Oosterhouse looks on. (Photo by Brett Bremer) See VOLLEYBALL, next page Baptist Basketball Game Scores - Pink Panthas 24 vs Beast E. Boys 23: Bin Kollah Boiz 35 vs Strt Rippin 25: Blu Kollah Boiz 50 vs Untitled 27: Hard Knocks Revisited 46 vs Back2Back2Back 44; Back2Back2Back 43 vs 0 fer 36; Hard Knocks Revisted 44 vs Untitled 29; Slr8 Rippin 46 vs Pink Panthas 35; 0 for 33 vs Beast E Boys 22. Team Records - Blu Kollah Boiz 10-0; Back2Back2Back 8-2; Slr8 Rippin 6-4; Hard Knocks 6-4; Pink Panthas 4-6; Beast E Boys 3-7:0 fer 2-8; Untitled 1-9. 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Delton overwhelmed its KVA opponents with depth all year, and had the only team to put a wrestler in each weight class Friday. It wasn’t only sheer numbers that won the Panthers their third straight KVA crown. Il took some talent loo. Delton had four champions, tied with Parchment for the most of any team, but also had the nine second place finishers. All 14 Delton wrestlers finished in the top four in their weight class. Parchment finished sec­ ond. 53.5 points behind the host Panthers (174.5 to 121). Only two seniors were in the line-up for Delton. Brett Bissett who won the 135-pound weight class Friday by scoring pins over Galesburg-Augusta’s Grant Dunithan and Perinfiekl’s Brandon Case, and Jason Roe who was third at 125-pounds. “1 felt it was my responsibility to be a leader, and help everybody realize how important (winning) the KVA is to us." said Bissen. “Our sophomore group, they were always a big group in middle school, and coach (Rob) Heethuis has done a good job of recruiting kids. He even still gets kids who haven’t wrestled to come out and shows them die pos­ itive side of wrestling." His young teammates heard the message about the importance of winning the KVA loud and clear. Sophomores’ Anthony Riley (171). Jordan Stewart (189). and Octavio Romero (275) earned Delton’s othei three flight championships. Bissett is a three-time KVA champion. His record for the year stood at 39-7 heading into Wednesday night’s team district tournament. “He’s one of our leaders of course." Heethuis said < ft Bissett. “He leads by exam­ ple. He’s been a fine captain for us for two years. This is his third time being a league champion, and he just went over the 100-win mark for his career." He is the only current Panther with more than 100 career wins, but Heethuis said he expects plenty more to make the list in the next few years. "All those freshmen and sophomores have a pretty good shot at reaching that in the future." Riley pinned Parchment’s Zach Peebles and Paw Paw’s Pat Wamcke to earn his title. Romero and Stewart only needed one win to e^m their gold medals. Slewart scored a lake down in overtime to knock off GalesburgAugusta’s Brendan Foy 12-10. It only took Romero 48 seconds to pin Paw Paw’s Mike Fossitl. Shawn Reiglcr (152). Levi Hunt (215), Matt Loveland (103). Kirk Wolschlegar Delton’s Panthers show off their hardware after concluding a perfect Kalamazoo Valley Association season by winning the con­ ference tournament Friday night at DKHS. (Photo by Brett Bremer) (130). and Quinn DeBolt (145) scored Delton’s five second place finishes. Jordan Smith (160). Rex: (125). and Mike DeWaters (119) placed third, and Montana Otis (140) and Mark Loveland (112) fourth. Reigler and Hunt arc the only juniors in that group. "I thin* we’re approaching now. where wc want to be (as a program)." said Heethuis. "The league next year will get tougher (with the addition of Maple Valley and Olivet). We have to continue to grow with it." Other champions Friday night were Galesburg-Augusta’s Andy Beliuomini (152) and Kris VanCIcave (160). Pcnnficld’s Matt Coakes (215) and Mark Boyer (119). Paw Paw’s Mario Cabral (112) and Josh Sundberg (145). and Parchment’s Kyle Johnson (103). Ryan Brown (125). Cody Roberts (130). and Tristan Koole (140), Paw Paw was third Frida' with 117.5 points followed by Penn field with 104.5 and Galesburg-Augusta with 86.5. The Delton Panthers went after their sec­ ond district title in three years when they hosted Otsego. Hopkins, and Parchment on Wednesday night. Saturday, the Panthers will take part in the Division 3 individual district tournament hosted by Coloma. “I'd like to think that our next progression is to get back into that state competition." said Heethuis. "Get a few back to stale as individ­ uals." Dekun didn’t have a state qualifier last year Bissett was the team’s lone regional qualifier. VOLLEYBALL, continued from previous page------ The Panthers' Jordan Smith (top) scores near fall points in the second period of his consolation final against Pgnnfield’s Ian Tackett Smith would SCQre the pin io.thfi third period to eam third place in the 160-potihd weight c»ss Friday (Photo by Brett Bremer) DELTON FREESTYLE ! WRESTLING CLUB block of the Bulldogs’ lowering front line. Midway through the first game it all went away. Bryon Center came from as many as four points down, to win game one 25-20 then went on to take the next two games 25-16. 25-18. "At the start of the first game, wc were up and running our offense like we were sup­ posed to." said McHahon. “and after that we were just flat." The size of the Bulldogs* Mi-anda McKinnon. Sarah Friesma. and Man Angell up fhmt made- getting otf’solid attacks tough, especially when the passing game was off. “Byron Center was not the better team, wc just didn't play good volleyball." said McMahon. “I strongly believe that we were not in the game mentally, too many mental mistakes." Sutfin led the Saxons with six kills, and VanBoven had one ace in the loss. SIGN UP’S: February 21“, 2006 From 6-7:30PM in Elementary Gym 1st Delton Kellogg’s Anthony Riley drives Paw Paw's Pat Wamcke to the mat in ttie first period of their 171-pound championship match Friday night. 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Sunday 11 am-4pm ...to the Saxon Wrestling Team . . on their Conference Championship •Time and cam suOfect to change Kyocera Soho Color Flip Phone 3073 FREE Sirius StarmateRecievef SIRIUSl �Page 22 - Thursday. Fetxuary 16. 2006 The Hastings Banner Hillsdale comes from behind three times at Valley by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Having to replace five starters, a head coach, and joining a tougher volleyball con­ ference meant that there were sure to be bumps in the road this season for the Maple Valley varsity girls team. After a 3-0 start to the SMAA (South) sea­ son the Lions fell for the second time in con­ ference. last week to Hillsdale three games to one. Hillsdale did the things it needed lo leave with a close victory in four games by the scores of 25-22. 26-24. 25-27 and 26-24. The Hornets kept their mistakes to a mini­ mum. missing only one serve in 105 attempts. The Lions missed seven serves on the night. Hillsdale's only missed serve came in the game the Lions won. game three. The missed Hornet serve, and back-to-back aces by Maple Valley's Jessica Win»»oar helped the Lions craw I back from a ten-point deficit to win the third game 27-25. The rest of the night, the Lions were the ones in front early in games and the Hornets at the end. Valley just couldn't get over the hump of getting the final five points they needed. Maple Valley's Alatna Mater sets the ball away from the net in her team's three games to one loss to Hillsdale on Wednesday night in SMAA (South) action. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Lakewood spikers close in on perfect CAAC regular season The Lakewood varsity girls' volleyball team improved to 4-0 in the Capital Area Activities Confe.cnce Division 3. by lopping William*u»J4tt Wednesday three games to none. The Vikings were trying for an undefeated conference regular season last night at home when they played host to the DeWitt Panthers. Lakewood dispatched of the Hornets quickly last week. 25-5. 25-9. 25-12. The CAAC-3 championship will be decid­ ed Feb. 25 at the conference tournament. TK’s nine triples not quite enough against Hawkeyes The Trojans needed all nine of their threepoint baskets to keep up with Hamilton Friday night, but could have used a tenth in a 54-53 loss to the Hawkeyes. Trojan senior Jason Blain was on fire from three-point land, knocking down seven triples and finished with 27 points. TK dug itself a big a hole in the opening quarter, being outscored 13-4’. but rallied to pull ahead 42-34 heading into the fourth quarter. Hamilton outscored the Trojans 20­ II in the final period to score the victory. Ryan Sisson had the Trojans' other two three-pointers, and finished with ten points. Isaac Thaler also added ten for TK. Matt DeJonge led Hamilton with 26 points, and Brad Birkholz added 11 for the Hawkeyes. TheTell to laFft IK'O-KTToId Conference with the loss and 3-12 overall. At the other end of the league standings. South Christian clinched the conference title out­ right with a 69-57 win over Hastings. TK had Tuesday off. before playing threestraight home games Feb. 17. 21. and 24 against Forest Hills Central. Lakewood, and Caledonia. 1220%% RADIO Talk Radii FrL 2/17 - Byrw Inter • lUta© SPORTS 100.1 FM ................................................................................................. 7« p* WKH FM Fri. 2/17 - Fedm* • lokmond................................................................................................................ May Braadcwtf SwUm MktexM# MSI ................................................................................................................... JJIpn-WBCH-fM SM.2/1I-WMI Brackd B«Utn * WMl la hoM ladu.&........................................................... IJIpjn. WBCH-AM ESP> Tate. 2/12 • lakrxnd « TX Middlr*................................................................................................paa. w M H FXI Wtd. 2/12 • WMl te Bal Stale.............................................................................................................pux. WBCH-FM Wri. 222 ■ Oho Stair * MSI............................................................................................................... 7« a* WBCH- AM NEW! your favorite portraitstyle! Color, Black & White, and Viritage Sepia "We just have to pinch a little bit and get them in the conference tournament." Lion head coach Bill Brenton told senior Allison Oleson after the match. Maple Valley led game one 20-16. led game two 20-14. and led game four 20-13. but dropped ail three. "We just couldn't push through." said Brenton. "We made our own mistakes. You have to mature and get through that." Junior setter Alaina Mater was solid at get­ ting the ball up to her teammates most of the night, and Danielle Christensen and Jessica Wincgar did a solid job of firing attacks across the net but the Lions couldn't sustain their offense all the way through the rotation. The Lions end the conference regular sea­ son when they host Parents’ Night this Wednesday against the Leslie Blackhawks. It is the Lions' final home contest of the season. Leslie will play host to the conference tourna­ ment Saturday. Feb. 25. Last Saturday. Feb. 12. the Lions advanced to the championship match at the Dansville Tournament but suffered a tough 2-1 loss to Corunna. In the first game of the championship. Corunna was able to dominate with a strong offense. The second game found the Lions playing at a stronger level defensively and with strong sen ing moved to a close win. The final game to 15 was hard found, but Corunna was able to move away and take a 15-10 win. The Lions started the day slow in pool play and settled for second in their pool, after los­ ing the lie-breaker with Corunna. The two teams split their meeting in pool play 11-21. 21-14. The Lions topped Lansing Everett 22-20. 21-8. and Bath 21-19. 21-16. The Lions split with Olivet in pool play 21-19. 20-22. Maple Valley opened the play-off round with a 25-11. 20-25. 15-5 win over confer­ ence rival Stockbridge, then knocked off the host Aggies 25-22. 25-22. Oleson 20 aces in 20 games for the Lions over the course of the day. and 50 kills. Oleson's partner at strong side position. Christensen had 76 kills. Winegar added 29 Ona Bow Podtaga Indud* One-K)*l3.1wo-ex)05 Two-5x7 », Fout-33m5i pndl6-Walefc blocks for the Lions and Mindy Newton had 15. Rebecca Kent improved her serving by bit­ ting 49-of-53 with eight aces. Mater led the team in serving by connecting on 90-of-94 sei ves and had 93 assists. In the back row. Ashley Gonser had 52 digs and had a winning ace in the second game against Corunna in the finals to seal a 25-22 win. Lauren Pierce played in the back row and record 65 digs in 16 games. The Lions’ record is now 21-17-10 overall. Delton girls second heading into Kalamazoo Valley tourney Last Wednesday's three games to one loss at home to Pennfield wasn't too much of a setback for the Delton Kellogg varsity girls. They still head into Saturday's Kalamazoo Valley Association tournament at GalesburgAugusta in second place in the league. Pennfield topped the host Panthers 25-22. 25-16. 22-25. 25-20. Alex Culbert led Delton Kellogg with 17 kills and four blocks. Jordan Haines added nine kills and six blocks, and Katie Smoczynski had six kills and five blocks far Delton. Katec Hogoboom had 37 assists for DK. The Panthers went 5-2 Saturday at the Loy Norrix Tournament to push their record over .500 for the season. Delton is now 19-17 overall, after reaching YMCA BASKETBALL YMCA of Barry County's Adult Basketball A league Goulooze/Wircless...................................... 9-1 Blair Landscaping ...................................... 7-5 Blarney Stone ............................................. 6-5 Rousch Cafe..................................................5-7 Advantage Housing................................... 4-7 Priority Collision........................................ 3-8 No Sitting Feetl . No Hidden Co»t»l Maple Valley senior Allison Oleson dives in front of teammate Lauren Pierce to dig a ball up against Hillsdale Wednesday night. (Plioto by Brett Bremer) B League Brian Tire and Service............................... 9-1 Drill Team .................................................... 7-4 Dewey's/Barry Auto ................................. 4-6 Old Smokers ..............................................1-10 the tournament finals where they faced off against the host team. Loy Norrix topped the Panthers 25-17. 25-17 to take the title. The Delton girls lost their first meeting of the day with Battle Creek Central 26-24. 25­ 21. but came back to beat the Bearcats in the semifinals 28-26. 25-20. Delton also defeated Hackett Catholic Centra) 25-15. 25-23. Benton Harbor 25-19. 25-18. and topped Mendon twice 25-19. 27­ 25 and 25-20. 25-23. Culbert had 47 kills and 24 blocks on the day. Smoczynski added 20 kills and five blocks, and Haines had 21 kills and six blocks. Jenah Wandell and Hogoboom also had six blocks each for the Panthers, and Hogoboom dished out 101 assists. Delton was scheduled to participate in a Quad at Vicksburg on Wednesday, in prepara­ tion for this weekend’s conference tourna­ ment. Viking grapplers capture 7th straight league title Things went better than expected for the Lakewood Vikings at the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 champi­ onship tournament Saturday. The Vikings placed wrestlers in the finals in 11 of the 14 weight classes, earning seven championships, to win their seventh consecu­ tive league title. Lakewood finished with 223 team points, well ahead of second-place Fowlerville’s 187. Haslett was third followed by DeWitt and Williamston. "The kids wrestled great today." said Lakewood head coach Bob Veitch. Holden Hummcll (103). Michael Gregory (119). Kyle Root (130). Michael Forman (135). Cody Orszula (152). Eddie Phillips (189), and Cody Dupont (275) earned flight championships for Lakewood. Lakewood’s four other finalist were Darrin Durkee (125). Levi Phelps (140). Eric Kruger (145). and Josh Kettle (160). who all placed second. Lakewood also had two third place finish­ ers and one fourth. Mike Kuras (215) and Josh Clark (112) each placed third. Josh Pelham was the Vikings' fourth place finish­ er. at 171-pounds. The Vikings are now preparing to go after the district championship. The Vikings host both team and individual tournaments this week. Thursday night, Eaton Rapids and Lansing Waverly will go head-to-head beginning at 6 p.m. with Lakewood waiting in the wings to take on the winner for the Division 2 team district title. Saturday, the Vikings play host to a Division 2 individual regional. Teams in attendance Saturday include Hastings. DeWitt. Mason. Eaton Rapids. Harper Creek. Lakeview. Coldwater. Hanover-Horton, Haslett. Jackson Northwest. Waverly. Marshal, Okemos, and Parma-Western. K\. y—^£arpe.ts Need Cleaning? WAL*MART C ECLEANING1 Photogropher Hours 10am 7pm / Y Portrait Studio / Hastings (West M-43 ’ z I Photographer Hours 10am-7pm One Week Only! SI KVH IS IIN< Fteadenfid & Commercial Owner Tom Fn’h LncalK Owned & Operated Mncc 1985 The Key to all your Flooring Needs. For us it is more than simple or quick ... Your complete satisfaction is the Key to our success. 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Hastings head coach Mike Goggins said he was already thinking about next year's con­ ference race, although a run like TK's seemed almost unfathomable. By winning their fourth O-K Gold Conference title five years, the Saxons put an end to TK's run of 15 consecu­ tive conference championships between the O-K Blue and O-K Gold. Trojan head coach Tom Ixhman said that the tournament championship didn't take any of the sting off of the runner-up finish in the conference. "We came to win. We wrestled well. Hastings wrestled well too." said Lehman. Hastings ended the conference dual meet season with » 5-0 ;ecord. TK. Caledonia, and Hamilton were tied heading into the confer­ ence meet after ending the season at 3-2. meaning the Saxons needed a first or second place finish to cam the title outright. Saxons to finish third to cam a share of the title, but Caledonia couldn't quite catch the Saxons despite a couple big upsets and fin­ ished third with 143.5 points. "They truly have a bunch of great individ­ uals that make up one powerful team." Caledonia head coach Jim Maxim said of Hastings. "It is nice to see that a bunch of them are seniors." Thomapple Kellogg and Hastings each had 12 medallists. Hastings earned three first place finishes, three seconds, three thirds, and three fourths. Hastings. Caledonia, and Byron Center each had three individual champions, one more than the Trojans, but TK had nine total wrestlers in the championship finals. Trojan senior Justin Lewis lopped Hastings' Jeremy Redman in the 125-pound final, with a technical fall 24-9. In the 112pound final TK’s Kyle Dalton defeated Caledonia's Nick Cramer with a technical fall. 21-4. Cramer pulled off the upset of the day. He caught Hastings’ senior R.J. Morgan in a bad position in the first period of their 112-pound semifinal and scored the pin in 58 seconds. “He was upset at first." Goggins said of Morgan. “Now that he's over it. he's going to take some crap for it that's for sure. We thought that could have been huge (at the time)." Morgan battled back to take third place, by pinning Wayland’s Anthony Hall and outscor- The Saxons' Ricky Mathis begins to turn Hamilton's Howie Derkson onto his back in their consolation semifinal contest. (Photo by Brett Bremer) That had some of the Saxons feeling like it was an us against the world situation. "Some Caledonia fans said it was the first time they’d ever seen Middleville fans root­ ing for Caledonia." said Lehman. “It wasn't so much us rooting for you as rooting against • Hastings)." TK outscored the Saxons by 13 points Saturday . 179 to 166. The Trojans needed the ing Byron Center’s Chadwick Doran 8-5 in the consolation final. The Saxons’ three champions were Matt Watson at 103 pounds. Steve Case at 152. and Ashtin Kingat 160. Case's 15?-pound tilt with Wayland's Aaron Wicrckz opened the championship round. After an early take down by Wicrckz. Case earned a reversal and two near fall The Saxon varsity wrestling team gets together with the O-K Gold Conference championship trophy, after their second place fin­ ish at the conference tournament Saturday in Byron Center earned them the league title. (Photo by Brett Bremer) points in rhe first period and neither wrestler was able to score again. King followed Case's win up by scoring a 3-2 decision over Thomapple Kellogg's Travis Young in the 160-pound final. Watson steamrolled his way through the 103-pound bracket, pinning Byron Center's Chase Wirth, topping TK’s Tucker Bowerman 9-3 in the semifinal, then scoring a 16-1 tech­ nical fall over Caledonia's Micah Steiner in the final to help his team keep a comfortable margin between itself and the Fighting Scots. Caledonia's three champions were Justin Maxim at 119 pounds. Tylor Cook at 130. and Michael Schaibly at 275. The Trojans were certainly had a vetted interest in Cook's match. Cook topped the Saxons' Rusty Burgdorf 5-3 in the 130-pound championship. Kyle Quada was Hastings' other runner-up. falling 4-3 to Wayland's Levi Urias in the 171-pound final. “Wc were absolutely concerned about Caledonia." said Goggins. "Wc were always checking to see if we could catch up to Middleville, but you’re also looking in the rearview mirror." Wallace was one finalist who was a bit of a surprise for TK. as was Glen Brock who placed second to Byron Center’s Jessup Camacho in the 189-pound weight class. Brock only wrestled-a handful ui matches with the varsity ‘A*ft®n this season. He was a solid back-up and practice partner for twin brother Derrick Brock at 215 pounds all sea­ son before cutting weight to strengthen the Trojan line-up at 189. Derrick Brock also placed second. He reached the finals at 215. where he was pinned in the title tilt by Byron Center’s Brad Baker. TK’s Mark Brown (135). James Smith (135). Scott Brown (145). and Travis Young (160) all also placed second. Dennis Olson (171) and Munjoy were the Trojan’s two third place finishers and Brett Tinker was fourth (130). Morgan. Lee Selby (145). and Jackson Hoke (189) earned Hastings three third place finishes, and Ricky Mathis (135). Brandon Black (140), and Mike Morehouse (275) fin­ ished fourth. Other flight champions were Hamilton's Michael Heasley (145). Shawn Bitsch (152) and Byron Center’s Brent Mencarelli who added to his total as the Bulldogs winningest wrestler ever by topping TK's Mark Brown The Saxons' Rusty Burgdorf (right) fights to break free from the grasp of Caledonia's Tylor Cook in the 130-pound championship match Saturday afternoon. (Photo by Brett Bremer) for the 135-pound title. Division 2 district action begins for the Saxons and Trojans tonight. Hastings will be at Gull Lake while TK heads for Rogers. Both tournaments are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Jamie Corwin earns Lions’ lone title The Trojans' Justin Lewis (left) sets the Saxons’ Jeremy Redman free in the first period of their 125-pound championship bout Saturday. Lewis scored 12 take downs to earn a 24-9 technical fall for the title. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Vikings have best round 3, but can’t quite catch Mason by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Lakewood varsity competitive cheer­ leading team headed into the Capital Area Activities Conference’s final meet having made some minor changes to add a “wow factor" to their performance. Some minor errors however prevented the Vikings from matching the Mason Bulldogs for the conference championship. Mason edged the Vikings by 4.5 points Saturday at St. Johns to cam the conference title. Mason finished with a 683.3 to the Vikings' 678.8 DeWitt was third, right behind the Vikings with 676.5 points. “With a loss by only four points, the girls were so bummed." said Lakewood head coach Kim Martin. "The girls had a hard fought day. They were confident, excited, and ready to com­ pete." Lakewixxl used that opening energy to score a 185 5 in round one. despite a couple small errors. Mason and DeWitt both also scored 185.5 in the first round to head to Mason's strength in a three way tic. "Round 2 is Mason's strong round, where they will usually pull ahead of us." Martin said. “We had a rough round 2 with areas that we hoped would have been cleaner." Lakewood tallied a 192.3 in round 2. com­ pared with Mason's 200.8. DeWitt trailed the Vikmgs by just over a point heading into the final round after scoring a 191 in round 2. The Vikings had the best round 3 of the day. but it wasn't quite good enough to sur­ pass the Bulldogs. Lakewixxl scored a 301. DeWitt 300. and Mason 297. "We had a couple minor bobbles in round 3." said Martin. "They fought hard but unfor­ tunately little mistakes cost us." The Vikings had five athletes named to the CAAC all-league team, seniors Tawni Kanter. Danielle Gangwer. Sandy Williams. Gabe MacDonald, and junior Megan Holaski. The Vikings' Brittany Denker. Linsey Shepard, and Jessica Monroe earned all­ league honorable mention. Lakewood will compete at Shelby Saturday, before taking two weeks to prepare for the March 4 regional tournament hosted by Comstock Park. Maple Valley ended its one year stint in the SMAA (South) by placing fifth at the seven­ team conference meet hosted by Stockbridge. Jamie Corwin earned the Lions lone indi­ vidual title, outscoring Brooklyn Columbia Central’s Marcus Beals in the finals. 7-2 at 130 pounds. Corwin was one of four Lions to reach the championship round. Ron Smith was second at 103-pounds. Stockbridge’s Devin Sauve earned a 17-2 technical fall over Smith for the title. At 119 pounds, the Lions’ Tyler Greenfield was topped 14-5 by Hillsdale's Justin Palowski in the championship match. Greenfield went over 100 wins for his career last week, and closed out the tournament with 106 in four years on the Lion varsity. At 125 pounds. Valley's Raven Scurlock wrestled his way to the championship match before falling to Hillsdale's Justin Barnett 13­ 4. Palowski and Barnett were two of five Hornets to earn flight titles Saturday. YMCA News The YMCA of Barry County will be hav­ ing a family fun night at the Hastings Community Center on Friday. Feb. 17. The event will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Family members can use the open gym. roller skate or rollcrblade. make crafts, play games, and go swimming. The cost for the event is SI0 for families, or $4 per adult and $2 per child. For more information contact the YMCA at 945-4574. Jamie Corwin (top) earned Maple Valley's lone conference championship Saturday at the Lions first and last appearance in the SMAA (South). (File photo) Hillsdale piled up 188.5 team points to win the conference championship. Parma-Western was second Saturday with 141. followed by Brooklyn Columbia Central 129. Stockbridge 117.5. Maple Valiev 111. Leslie 83.7. and Albion 14. Maple Valley also had two third place fin­ ishers and four wrestlers finish fourth. Winning their way through the consolation bracket for the Lions to cam third place medals were Levi Andler at 160 pounds and Keith 1-ackscheide at 171. Andler lopped Western's Chad Rixiger 5-4 in the consolation final at 160. Lackschcide also squeaked out a one-point win in the consolation final. 8-7 over Stockbridge's Zack Hoard Fourth place finishers for the Lions were Dusty Cowell (189). Jon Currier (215). B.J. Hall (112). and Jon Stevens (140). Other champions on the day included Brooklyn Columbia Central's Sam Avis (160). Leslie’s Joey Wetoskey (171). Western's Phil Zervull (189). Logan Jewell (145) and Jeff Chambers (152). Hillsdale's Shawn Keasal (215). Robbie Reade (135). and Josh Barnett (140). and Stockbridge's Josh St. Charles (275) and Zack Grime (112). Maple Valley was scheduled to host a Division 3 district tournament Wednesday. The Lions took on the SMAA (South)'s sev­ enth place team from Albion in the opening round, while Portland battled Pennfield in the other semifinal. Saturday, the Lions will be part of the Division 3 individual tournament al Coloma. �Page 24 - Thursday February 16. 2006 — The Hastings Banner Delton thespians to do ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ bv Amv Jo Parish ’ Staff Writer The countryside of Athens. Greece, has been brought to Deiton Kellogg High School with the staging of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Nights Drcam." More than 35 students make up the cast of one Shakespeare's earliest works, which will be performed al Delton High School Thursday. Friday and Saturday evenings. March 2. 3 and 4. The Delton version of the story will incor­ porate modem dialogue and music, according to Janet Tower, who is directing the show “It’s Midsummer Nights Dream with a twist.” said Tower. “This is the first time with this group that 1 have done Shakespeare." Resembling more of a love octagon than a triangle, the story involves two women whose fatliers arc trying to get them to marry men whom they arc not in love with and a mis­ chievous fairy. Puck, with a magic flower from cupid. Puck uses the flower on the wrung lovers and chaos ensues in the forest. Tickets are $4 each and can be purchased up to two weeks in advance at the high chool guidance office. The cast of “A Midsummer Nights Dream’ will take to the Detton High School stage March 2. 3 and 4. They are (front, from iaft) Tiffany Smith. Amanda Strick, Amanda Berry, Dawn Peake, Amber Andrews. Stacey Hughes, Samantha Patrick. Keely Jacobs, (second row) Sarah Robbins. Allie Robison. Karianne Kozan. Marissa Ingle, Allene Smith. Kendra Davis, Kim Case. Chad Cook, (third row) Mike Hammond, David Kiss. Kelsey Grey. Christina Conklin, Brian Rouse. Jacob Hardy. Ross Green, Ben Needham, Peter Duquesnel, Grady Cooke, (fourth row) John Overbeek, Dylan Goebel, Katlin Jacobs, Jo Hoeberling, Cori Lubbers. Kyle Herington. Alicia Farrah, Bailey Davis, Courteney Moon. Billy Moon and Meryl Stewart (photo by Amy Jo Parish). W. Green St. reconstruction approved by Hastings council Hastings senior Andre Hile and junior Keet Rose helped their amateur hockey team to a district championship Feb. 3-5. Two Saxons help Lansing squad reach state tourney A pair of Hastings upperclassmen helped their youth hockey team to the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association District 6 tour­ nament championship Feb. 3-5. Hastings senior Andre Hile and junior Keel Rose play for the Lansing Capital Centre Pride Midget BB hockey team. Hile is a forward and Rose is a defense­ man. Hile propelled the Pride to victory in the championship game by scoring the game win­ ning goal 19 seconds into overtime. The two will now travel with tbe Pride to the state tournament March 3-5 in Marquette. by David T. Young Editor Reconstruction work on West Green Street was approved Monday night by the Hastings City Council under a plan that will cost almost $190,000 altogether, a majority of which will be absorbed by a federal grant. The project approved by the city will extend between McNair Street past Pennock Hospital to the west city limits and will include building a sidew alk on one side of the street. City Manager Jeff Mansfield, joining Director of Public Services Tim Girrbach in recommending this plan among four options, told the council in a memo the plan “reduce* the items of work and focuses on the rideabil­ ity of the road. This option brings the local project costs in line w ith the budget and still addresses the major problems with the road.” The remainder of a $375,000 federal TEA-21 grant the city and Barry County applied for and received ’.tot long ago will pay for about $143,000 of the project. The county used about $232,000 in a different West Green Street reconstruction project last fall. TEA-21 is part of the Small Urban Areas program. Besides constructing a sidewalk, the work also will include drainage and curb improve­ ments. which will add to the city’s bill in other business at its meeting Monday night, the City Council: • Held an informal workshop an hour and a half before the regular session to pick up more opinions about a Comprehensive Community Plan for the community. Several meetings on this subject already have been held around the city and people h*.ve been invited to talk about what they’d like tn see in the community in the future and wtiat it should look like. • Held a first reading of a proposed ordi­ nance to create a Business Design Overlay Zone that would provide design guidelines for commercial properties and buildings in the downtown business district. The intent is to protect and enhance the character or feel of commercial buildings in the main downtown business district. The second reading and possible adoption cojId take place at the next scheduled council meeting Monday evening. Feb. 27. • Approved a budget amendment lo allow Hastings Fire Chief Roger Caris to buy i new emergency generator for the fire hiul for a totzl cost of $13,550. The unit is being pur­ chased from Norm's Electric of ha amazoo for $10,800 and Welton’s of Hastings will run the gas and Keizer Electric will in-tall it, accounting for the remainder the tab. • Agreed to Penn-x-k Hospital's request io use Fish Hatchery Park for the "Protect a Life” project from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. May 12. • Approved, under the direction of city staff, a request from the South Central Michigan Youth Baseball organization to use the Fish Hatchery and Bob King park ball­ fields for games and practices from April 1 to July 15. • Agreed to the recommended appointment of Kelli Slocum to serve as the city's repre­ sentative on the YMCA Board of Directors for a four-year term ending Dec. 31. 2009. • Decided to revisit the issue and entertain the possibility of having unlimited parking along Church Street cast of the courthouse between State and Apple streets to better ^commodate people who serve on jury duty and need more than the customary allotted two hours. • Authorized signing 11 lease agreements with six businesses located inside the Hastings Industrial Incubator. The businesses are Co-Dec Stamping. Affordable Asphalt. Royal Products. Halo Products. Michigan Lasermark and Good Stewards. • Agreed to authorize Caris to apply for a $37,950 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant for radio head sets for the fire department. There would be a 5 per­ cent local match, which would amount to $1,897.50. Dowling to get new post office Local Banking. Local Commitment. For 120 years, Hastings City Bank has been locally owned and operated. We are committed to the communities we serve and are proud to have supported the following organizations In 2005: Algonquin Lake Community Association Caledonia Youth Baseball Softball League American Cancer Society CASA for Kids. Inc. Maple Valley Memorial Scholarship Foundation American Red Cross Charlton Park Village Foundation Maple Valley National Honor Society American Legion Post 45 Delton Kellogg High School Maple Valley PTO Barry Community Foundation Dutton Elementary PTO Michigan Chamber Foundation Barry County 4-H Exchange Club of Hastings Michigan Council on Economic Education Barry County Chamber of Commerce Freeport Historical Society Michigan High School Athlete Association Barry County Commission on Aging Fnends of Hastings Public Library Michigan Veterans of Foreign Wars Barry County Economic Development Alliance Green Gables Haven M I LD. Cup Soccer Gun Lake Women's Club Middleville Heritage Days Barry County Habitat for Humanity Hastings Area School System Middleville Kids Day Barry County Steam and Antique Machinery Association Hastings Community Service Center Middleville Lions Club Barry County Substance Abuse Services Barry County United Way Carry County Walk for Warmth BaTy County YMCA Bellevue Car Show Bellevue Engine and Machinery Bellevue Golf Outing Bellevue High School Hastings Education Enrichment Foundation Middleville Rotary Pennock Foundation Hastings High School Hastings High School Musical Thomapple Area Enrichment Foundation Hastings High School Senior Class Party Thomapple Area Parks and Recreation Hastings Public Library Thomapple Aris Council Hastings Rotary Club Thomapple Kellogg Athletes Hastings Summerfest Thomapple Kellogg High School Kellogg Community College Foundation Thomapple Kellogg High School Senior Party Kiwams Club of Hastings Bellevue Little League Kiwams Club of Wayland Bellevue Lions Club Lakewood High School Bellevue Memorial Scholarship Fund Bellevue Mens Bowling Maple Valley Athlete Boosters Big Brothers Big Sisters. Barry County Boy Scout Troop 105. Middleville Caledonia Area Krwanis Leadership Barry Count/ Maple Valley Community Center of Hope Maple Valley Dare Program Maple Valley Little League Caledonia Athletic Boosters Hastings City Bank EM. 1886 by Jon Gambee Staff Writer The Barry County Planning Commission has set the stage for a new post office to go up in Dowling. The commission voted Mopday night to recommend to the Barry County Board of Commissioners a zoning change that will meet the zoning requirements for a new post office. Postmaster Debbie Finch said there is no timetable for w hen the new structure will be built, however, because that decision will be made by the U. S. Postal Service in Chicago. In other action by the commission, mem­ bers listened to a report by Director James McManus on the status of a Yankee Springs Township land use plan. McManus told the commissioners that with very few minor exceptions, he felt the land use plan proposed by Yankee Springs Township was in line with the Barry County master plan. The panel also discussed a proposal by Commissioner Jim Alden to place the direct rcsponsibilty of the director under the aus­ pices of the commission. Alden told the com­ mission Michigan law stales the position of director should be under the control of the commission itself and Barry County is one of only two counties in Michigan to his know! edge which has the director answer to the county board. Alden told his fellow commissioners his only objective at this point is to bring the issue up for discussion and he did not expect any specific action at this time. McManus tuld the commission he feels their concerns center on three <pecific areas, hiring a new director :f the position should become open, evaluation of the director’s position and enforcement of oidmancr.s. “I think those individual item: can be addressed very easily.” McManus said. Alden and his follow commissioners stressed they have no issues with McManus as the director and in fact uniformil/ prai ted his job performance. "He has an excellent reputation." Aken said. "But if he should leave to take another position, we should be the ones to interview and pick a successor. “Michigan law is very clear on this issue.” he said. This currently vacant store in Dowling served as the first post office for the com­ munity. Thomapple Kellogg Middle School Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Walk Amenca/March of Dimes Wayland Area Chamber of Commerce Wayland Girls Voleyball Wayland Summeiest Wayland Union Girls Basketball Wayland Union High School 150 West Court St. Hastings Ml 49058 269-945-2401 www.hastingscitvbank.com Member FDIC Equal Housing Lender The present posi office, which is within walking distance of the original building. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-02-23.pdf 6b50623141ce5d392e019e1c4be7eb33 PDF Text Text HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY 121 S CHI/OS1 ("SUNGS Ml 4SCSS-1893 Otis Lake gravel mine wins permit School guidelines set up student failure Trojans will make return trip to BC See Story on Page 15 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 24 The Hastings Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER VOLUME 153, No. 8_______________________ ___________________ Thursday. February 23, 2C06 PRICE 50c NEWS Community mourns teacher, mother, friend BRIEFS Mary Youngs remembered as outstanding educator, administrator Library planning used book sale An "Inside the Library’ sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday. March 11. at the Hastings Public Library. Like new hard covers will sell for $3 and paperbacks for $1.50. For more information, call the library at 945-4263. Sandhill crane spotted early Otis Sanctuary Director Thomas Funke reported seeing a sandhill crane just south of the sanctuary in Barry County, around 5:30 p.m. Monday, the first such bird this year. The sandhill crane's appearance is regarded as one of the first signs of spring, but Funke said. "He (the bird) was hard pressed to find any snow free ground! ‘This is the earliest I've ever seen one. A couple of yaan ago, we had cranes on the 24th of February." Funke is urging residents to take part in the “Great Backyard Bird Count." He said, “It is free and it’s fun. You don't even have to go outside!” Ice Tee Golf tourney stated The YMCA of Barry County is plan­ ning the first annual Ice Tec Golf Tournament at Algonquin Lake Saturday. Feb. 25. Tee times begin at 9 a.m. and anyone wishing to jjarticipate may contact the YMCA at 945-4574. Interested partici­ pants may register the day of the event or over the phone. Dave Storms, executive director of YMCA, says he is hopeful the ice cur­ rently on the lake will stay for the event. Teams of two will take to the nine-hole course, which features hole and tee spon­ sors from area businesses. Camp Algonquin Lodge will serve as clubhouse for the event and a lunch is included for players. Golfers arc encouraged to play with florcscent balls.. The idea for the event came about when Storms saw a group holding a sim­ ilar event last year. Prizes will be awarded to the top three places and there is a registration fee of $30 per team ‘Empty Bowls’ dinner is Friday by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The American flag at Northeastern Elementary School in Hastings is flying at half-staff because teachers, other staff and children there arc in mourning as well as the rest of the Hastings community over the death of Mary Youngs, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, educator and friend to many. Mary. 56. died early Sunday morning of a heart attack while sleeping at her Hastings home. A funeral Mass is set for 11 a.m. today (Thursday) at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church where she was a devoted member. Currently principal at Northeastern for the past 12 years. Mary also had been an assistant principal and teacher al Central Elementary School, also in Hastings. Her years in the local education system totaled 31. including the time she worked as a speech therapist for the Barry Intermediate School District. School is canceled Thursday throughout the Hastings Area School System to allow staff and students to attend Mary's funeral. The Hastings Area Board of Education observed a moment of silence in Mary's honor at Monday night's school board meet­ ing. “This is an enormous loss to »nc Youngs family, the school and the Hastings communi­ ty. Mary is someone who showed unbeliev­ able strength and courage everyday. She built a bond with the staff and kids that I think would be envied anywhere." Superintendent Chris Cooley told board members. and tribulations we all go through... She had a wonderful rappon with staff, parents and kids. She had so much empathy." Dave remembered how she had a big inter­ est in reading and always planned special activities for March is Reading Month. He also commended her for the way she dealt with the pain of her rheumatoid arthritis condition and the many surgeries she endured. Her friends who were interviewed for this article said the same. They all said they never heard her complain. “I think of what perseverance she had through a lot of adversity...." he said. "She never let it (her physical ailments) interfere with her job or what had to be done... She never, never wanted favors." he said, not­ ing that when staff would volunteer to take her playground duty, she would say no. "We think of her as a saint.” Dave said. He noted that Mary left a legacy of many lessons, including the importance of “sticking with it... and getting things done. She went with the flow... She had a very positive out­ look on things." Dave said her death "seems unreal." and he's glad he stopped to visit her about a week ago. “She was not thinking about retirement. She was still enjoying her job ver. much." he said. “All of us felt to know her is tc love her. She was an inspiration to all of us." Dave See MARY, page 2 Mary Youngs Baltimore Township recall election is Tuesday by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Baltimore Township’s special recall elec­ tion will be held Tuesday. Feb. 28. Voters will decide whether or not to remove Trustees Dav^: Soya and James Rhodes from office. Initially, the Baltimore Accountability Group (BAG) also targeted Supervisor Richard VanSycklc for recall, but VanSyckle was later excluded because he had just taken office when the actions at issue took place. Gerald "Jake" Ypma. husband of Baltimore Tow nship Clerk Penelope Ypma and the force behind the recall effort, said his group had met with VanSyckle and felt he was making progress, and his name was removed from recall petitions. The group is proceeding with efforts, how­ ever. to recall Rhodes and Soya, citing numer­ ous issues. Among them was a decision by Rhodes and Soya, along with VanSycklc. to pursue an appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court in an attempt 'o collect property taxes from Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. The BAG group was at odds with the decision because of the costs involved in the appeal process, /pma and his group charged the appeal was a "waste" of taxpayer's money. Ypma's group also alleges that Rhodes and Soya continually vote to overspend the townshp budget and represent themselves, rather than the taxpayers of the township. Both, they charge, work well only with friends on the board. Rhodes and Soya has. rebutted the charges by saying they arc being targeted because of personality differences and dnT'renrcs of opinion. Rhodes is serving his third four-yeai teim on the Baltimore Township Board and Soya is serving his second term. Delton school board offers to buy out supt.’s contract oy Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer The Delton Kellogg School District may have a new superintendent beginning next school year. The local Board of Education has offered to buy out the remaining two years of current Superintendent Ron Archer's contract and his last day in the position could be June 30. Archer said he has 21 days to make a deci- An “Empty Bowls" fund-raising dinner will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Feb. 24, in the Delton Kellogg High School cafeteria. Despite the name of the event, there will be plenty of food, and the public *s invited. Soups (made at local restaurants), bread, desserts and beverages arc on the menu. The cost is $5 per person. Families of more than four people pay a maximum of $20 for the meal. Proceeds will be used to purchase gro­ ceries for area people in need through the Michigan State University Cooperative Extension's Family Nutrition Program in Barry County, said Delton Elementary art teacher Vai Heethuis. Her fourth grade students and the stu­ dents of middle school art teacher Nicole Turner and high school art teacher Brian Makowski have worked hard to create nearly 300 special “empty bowls” for the See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 She was often called Saint Mary by col­ leagues. students and friends. Her death is going to leave a big void, said friend Mary Burghdotf. Another friend. Patty Jacobs, said it would lake more lhan 100 complimentary adjectives to describe Mary Youngs. “In my btxik. she was the most remarkable person 1 have ever met in my life." Patty said. Family and friends “are all crushed." Burghdoff said of Youngs' untimely death. “It's difficult to lose someone so young. But. we know she is in a better place. She was just a great person and we all loved her... Il's a ter­ rible loss for the community... She was so giv­ ing. a very wonderful person... always in good spirits." Retired Central Elementary School Principal Dave Arnold was the person who hired Mary when she accepted her first class­ room leaching position with the Hastings Area School System. She taught fourth and second grades at that school until she became his assistant. "She was a w onderful person. We all lost a great friend. If you knew her at all. she was your friend." Dave said. He said Mary was loyal, trustworthy and kind - "everything you could want." When she became principal at Northeastern, he said she gave the school "a real sense of direction with her kindness and thoroughness. She |iad a real interest in stu dents and in suppottiug them. She was so sup portive of families and staff in all the trials sion and has been giving some thought to the offer. "Not yet." was Archer's reply when asked if he has decided to take the board up on the offer. "If I leave. 1 will probably just change careers. There is a lot of stress associated with this position." Meanwhile, changes in the duties of three other administrative staff members may come as a surprise to the public, but not to school board members. Principal Paul Blacken will now serve as assistant superintendent and will share the duties of high school principal with Rick Arnett. Arnett also is performing duties as princi­ pal while Athletic Director Mike Garvey has been given the additional /ole of dean of stu­ dents. Discipline and attendance arc Garvey’s two main responsibilities will be as dean, said Superintendent Ron Archer. Though these changes were not voted on by the sch<x>l board. Archer said the board was aware of the upcoming changes. “The boaid was informed and actively involved. Reorganization of administration doesn't require board action to be made." said Archer. Archer went on to say that the topic had been brought up al January 's school board meeting, though it was not listed on the agen­ da or minutes from the meeting. The adoption of a new curriculum and new graduation requirements from the state of Michigan left some areas that were not being addressed, said Archer. Ron Archer See DELTON, page 7 Cold swim for a cause D.K. Sprague head of the Gun Lake Tribe raised more than 1400 dollars by taking the dip at WinterFest. He will use these funds to help create services at the tribe's community center. Notice he is wearing medical scrubs because the center will include a medical clinic specifically to serve Native American needs. �Page 2 - Thursday February 23. 2096 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page event. Teachers also have made bowls for the dinner. Empty Bowls events are held all over the world to raise funds to combat hunger. The Delton Empty Bowls events, which included the most recent one in 2004. were the idea of Cathy Liceaga. who is actively involved in this year’s pojcct. She is the Family Nutrition Program assistant al the Barry Cooperative Extension Service. Wind Band, KCC group to perform The Thomapple Wind Band w ill close its 10th season by joining the Kellogg Community College Concert Band in con­ cert at 3 p.m. Sunday. March 12. at the Binda Performing Arts Center on the cam­ pus of Kellogg Community College. 450 North Ave., Battle Creek. Keith Closson will conduct the Wind Band and Ed Zcntera will wield the baton fcr the KCC Concert Band. Rehearsels for the Thomapple Wind Band's next performance have already started. There’s still time for the area’s adult musicians to join the band for rehearsals each Thursday' at 7 p.m. in the Hastings High School Band Room. Music for the program includes "A Tribute to Glen Miller" and selections from the musical "Annie." Wind Band promoter Kensinger Jones says, “The musk: is of professional quality . The selected numbers are delightful. The admission is free. Public comment meeting March 6 There will be a public comment meeting on a recreation grant application at 8 a.m. Monday. March 6, at the Courts & Law Building. 220 W. Court St, Hastings. Comments will be taken on the applica­ tion to the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund to purchase development rights. For more information, call George Cullers, Barry County Ag Preservation Board, at 945-9218. ‘Seven Brides' opens tonight The Hastings Central School Auditorium is being transformed into the wilderness home of the seven Pontipec brothers for the upcoming production of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." The musical, featuring 35 high school students, tells the story of the Pontipec brothers and their search for wives and fea­ tures songs such as “Going Courtin' " and “A June Bride." The role of the oldest brother. Adam, will be split between Adam Sheldon and Zak Fay. Jessica Mikolajczyk and Danielle Brower will share the role of the female lead. Millie. The stage version of the show was adapt­ ed from the 1954 MGM movie version that, much to the surprise of company execu­ tives, became a hit for the studio. Patti LaJoye and Todd Willard arc direct­ ing the Hastings show, which runs February 23. 24. and 25 at 7 p.m. at Central Auditorium. Advance tickets are available through Bosley Pharmacy, King's Appliances. Hastings Felpausch. State Grounds Coffee House and all Hastings area schools. CPR course set for Feb. 24-25 Feb. 25. at Grace Lutheran Church. Hastings. This adult, child and infant CPR course meets State of Michigan requirements for child care providers and workplace OSHA requirements. The times for Friday are from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost is $45. which includes useful materials to help retain skills and serve as reference tools in an emergency. A light lunch is also provided, or students may bring his/her own. The class is limited to the first eight paid participants. Renewal or challenge students can participate for $25 and must have own materials and a current card about to expire. Please call the instructor to verify space. Challenge participants need to report Saturday. Feb 25. tom 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. To register or for more information, call ARC certified instructor Kim Domke at 945-9181. Thomapple Players ‘Sugar’ audition set Auditions for the Thomapple Players’ production of the musical "Sugar." based on the screenplay "Some Like h Hot" by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond, with music and lyrics by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Feb. 27. at the COA. All post high school-aged adults are welcon e to audition. There may be callbacks or. Feb. 28 if necessary. Those unable to attend auditions due to a conflict are asked to contact the director prior to auditions. Those auditioning for a principal singer should prepare a solo and bring the neces­ sary music for accompaniment, or a CD without vocals. If auditioning for a chorus role, there is no need to prepare a song. The auditioner will be asked to sing briefly to establish range. Carol Satteriy will be directing the show and she can be reached at 517-852-0773 to answer any questions. Walk for Warmth slated for Feb. 25 Community Action Agency (CAA) of South Central Michigan is planning for a huge turnout at this year’s 21st annual Walk for Warmth Saturday. Feb 25. CAA officials are encouraging people to start signing up early. The indoor walk will take place Feb. 25 in Barry County at the Thomapple Valley Church. 2750 S. M-43 Highway, Hastings. Registration begins at 9 a.m.. opening ceremonies begin at about 9:30 and oneand three-mile indoor walk events begin at 10 a.m. With the increase. in heating costs, the CAA is already receiving record numbers of heating assistance requests, which is why these funds arc so desperately needed this year. The funds raised by the Walk for Warmth help low- to moderate-income individuals and families keep their heat on during the winter. This year the CAA is offering a couple of different ways to participate in the Walk for Warmth. Pledge sheets can ie picked up at any local CAA office, or can be printed online at www.CAASCM.org. For people who can’t participate in the event, a new option is available to donate online at www.CAASCM.org. While at the site, donor, can choose which county they would like their donation to go to. and securely send it via the Internet. Donations can also be mailed directly to the local CAA office by calling 1-877-422-2726 for more information. An American Red Cross course on CPR is planned for Friday. Feb. 24 and Saturday. Newest Hastings Lion gets pinned David Wren, newest member of the Hastings Lions Club, gets pinned by sponsor Bill Buehl, while Lions Club President David Myers and Past District Governor Rusty Kemeen look on. Kermeen oversaw the induction ceremony. MARY, continued from page 1--------------------------------------------- — said. Friend Kim O’Mara said Mary "will he missed. She leaves a big huk in our lives." Sister Marie Ursula a long-time friend who teaches at St. Rose School, said Mary ’s death shocked everyone. On Saturday evening Mary had attended a local concert in which her husband Steve was one of the per­ formers. and it was evident that Mary was enjoy ing herself and afterwards was laughing and joking with friends. There was no warn­ ing that it would be the last time she would hear her husband sing. Mary was “a beautiful lady." Sister Marie Ursula said. “She always had a smile. I never saw a frown on her face... “I never heard an unkind word about her. “She was a supporter of the (St. Rose) school when her boys were here She was very conscientious... She was a devoted, mother, grandmother and wife. Her family was very important to her. “What I know of Mary, she was a happy person. She never let her pain - and I'm sure there was a lot of it - show." Sister Marie Ursula said. Another long-time friend. Fred Jacobs, said Mary' could “relate to everybody and have a great time no matter who that personality was because she just had the ability to talk to peo­ ple at every level about whatever they liked best." whether at a sporting event, in a book­ store. al a party or at a school function. Fred said he has never known royalty, but that Mary “would a person who could have fit in with royalty because of that ability to com­ municate with people on every level." He said he enjoyed discussing issues with Mary because they never debated, but instead just discussed various subjects. “She liked to hear different sides of differ­ ent things... It was the issue she liked to talk about, not about who was right or who was wrong or (was it) a conservative or liberal issue. That was kind of unusual." For instance, just last weekend they talked about what is currently going on in education and the new arrangement for classification of students, "and I said 1 thought it was going to dump a lot of kids out of a system that does­ n’t work, and she was concerned about that also. It seems that every year there are more and more at-risk kids with parenting prob­ lems. at-home problems and economic prob­ lems. She knows there arc kids who excel all by themselves... and others who do fairly u _•!! and other ones who have difficulties with every grade. She had«. >ncem for all of them. “She just had a phenomenal mother instinct. Kids liked to go to her house because she had a gu'i to gab with kids.” Fred said. "She had a compassion to help kids." he said noting the many foster ki is Mary and Steve welcomed into their home. “They were both very involved with kids." t _ Fred said she believed in her heart that she could make a difference and she was doing just that. He said she nurtured k*ds and they blossomed. "Her whole focus was what she could do. That’s why she moved up. She was a great teacher and she became a great administrator. All administrators and teachers should step back a minute and analyze Mary and how she operated and sec if they could emulate a little bit of Mary in their lives and in their jobs." Speaking of the shock of Mary's premature death. Fred said that he and his wife. Patty, had spent a lot of time with them the day before. Fred and Steve had performed in the "Ticket to Broadway" show Saturday evening at the First United Methodist Church and afterwards talked with people who were in the audience and then they and their wives went to the Youngs' home where they chatted about the show, plans for another show next year, their families, vacations and other topics. "There wasn’t anything wrong (with Mary) that evening... It’s just hard to believe that a person who was so alive just a few hours before that (heart attack) had died. It definite­ ly was a shocker." he said. “You can’t measure a life like that. She had such an impact upon so many people's lives, and a lot of people will talk about her and think about her for a long, long, long time... She was so active, so young and so vibrant and so involved. “I guess we have to learn to appreciate what we have for the time we have it. We hear about it ail the time - io appreciate the time you have and yet we get back into our lives again and we just get busy again. We really should take time." Fred said. “My wife and I were lucky to have those (last) hours (with Mary) for most of that afternoon and evening and just the weekend before we went to Chicago with them... 1 never would have believed and never would have even thought that those were last times (with Mary).’’ Fred said. “Every time we’re with somebody, we should consider that precious time. We don’t because we’re human. We don’t think about those things, but we just never know when tbe last time will be." Patty Jacobs noted that Mary had "bound­ less energy " with whatever she was involved in doing. And she had the courage to tackle her med­ ical condition "with class and dignity." Patty said. Mary "always held her head up high." Patty said. "She had a great sense of humor and a smile for everyone. She always had a way of making you feel better. “Her home and heart were open to every­ one." Mary cherished her three sons and their w ives, adored her five grandchildren and hus­ band Steve was the "love of her life." Party said. The Youngs family. Front row (left to right) Maddie, Bell, Ellie. Brooklyn, and Tyler. Second row Johanna. Mary, Stacey and Katie. Third row Ed. Steve, Chase and Chris. Besides Mary’s immediate family, she con­ tinued, Mary had a family of teachers she cared about, a family of school children who loved her. and a family of friends who were like her own family. Mary was a generous person whose “heart was huge." Patty said. ’To know her is to love her." she said without knowing Dave Arnold had echoed the same sentiment. "She was so much fun..." Party said she. feels “truly blessed to have known Mary and have her as a friend. She showed by example how to be a friend . Mary Burghdoff noted that Mary Youngs was "such a cheerleader" for the Community Music School where her husband Steve is the Hastings coordinator. Mary Youngs helped sell tickets for events and was active in other supportive ways. Mary Youngs loved all types of music and "she knew the words for all his (Steve’s) songs." Mary Burghdoff said. Kim O’Mara and Mary Youngs became friends about 30 years ago when their chil­ dren became friends. Kim said she and Mary worked together on projects for the St. Rose Mom s Club and with the Hastings Athletic Boosters. The two still got together for coffee everyday, another friend said. Kim said Mary “encouraged me to go back to schc**1 to get my leaching degree. She was my mentor. "There was nobody better. She was a very, very good person." Kim said. “She was just the nicest person. She loved everybody. Her family meant the world to her." Kim said. On die homefront. Sunday family dinners, lovingly prepared by Mary, were important to her because they were a wonderful way to keep connected with family ano relax before the work week began, friends sail Mary “always had a cup of coffee fot you." said Diana Johnston, who enjoyed a 30-ycv friendship with Mary. “We tried to have din­ ner every two weeks - long three-hour din­ ners - sometimes it was every three or four weeks... She was just the dearest friend... sharing, giving. She’s going to be missed. She was always there for everyone, not just me." The two had taught at Central together, and Mary and Diana and their husbands enjoyed spending time in Chicago and going on day trips. Mary loved the diversity of Chicago, Diana said, and they enjoyed shopping there and eating ethnic food. “She was radiant all the time," in spite of the pain from her arthritis. Mary "had concern for her family and stu­ dents and respect for teachers." Diana said. Baking 10-inch gingerbread cookies was an annual Christmas tradition for Mary and Steve, recalled Dave Arnold. Mary started making a few gingerbread fig­ ures for her children's friends and as the years went on. she added to the list of recipients, which grew to about 150. Each big cookie was decorated and personalized with the name of the recipient. Mary and husband Steve have lived in their 1880s Green Street home since 1979 and enjoy ed decorating it with an eclectic interior, reflecting memories of family and friends, travels and the couple's personal interests in art, music and more. Since both enjoy weekend getaways to Chicago, where they have a condo, that city is reflected in their art prints as well as Detroit where they lived as newlyweds. Yellow was Mary 's favorite color, and she even painted their front door yellow "to brighten it up a bit." she once told a reporter. She also liked the colors of red and yellow together, symbolic of her bright outlook on life and her personal zest and pizzazz. Mary also loved to wear large hats. A native of Warren. Ohio, she met Steve during her senior year at Marygrove College in Detroit and they started dating, said Mary’s younger sister. Janet Groesbeck of Macon. Ga. Mary was a student teacher at Ella Fitzgerald Elementary School in Detroit when she met Steve, who was a teacher there, said friend Kim O’Mara. Steve and Mary both liked to dance and that sparked their relationship, she said. Mary and Steve were wed July 15. 1972. “On their honeymoon, they went to an Al Green concert." Mary earned a bachelor's degree in ele­ mentary education and speech therapy at Marygrove in 1972 and later a master’s degree in educational leadership at Michigan State University. When Mary “was in high school, she want­ ed to be a special education teacher and it just grew from there." said Janet. She said Mary would want to be remem­ bered as "a mother, grandmother, an educator and a wonderful, supportive wife." Mary was the subject of a first place win­ ning essay by Stephen Tolger when he was an eighth grader at Hastings Middle School. He called Mary his ‘American hero' when he won the school’s top honor in the 2003-04 America & Me Essay Contest, sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance. In the essay. Stephen Tolger ^aid. “...I have known my American hero as long as I can remember. This person is not a famous celebrity, athlete or family member. This per­ son is someone I look up to. Mary Youngs is by far the greatest hero 1 will ever know. "... She has a humble personality, yet a strong will to live. Mary has lived with the debilitating disease of rheumatoid arthritis for the past 20 years. All her doctors are amazed she is able to walk and move as her bones continue to deteriorate," he wrote. “...She lives in severe pain everyday but one would never know because she always has a smile on her face. “...The first time I had an experience with Mrs. Youngs was one Christmas season as she and her husband delivered gingerbread cook­ ies to fnends of the family. 1 was amazed at her beautiful smile and I remember asking my mom what happened to her. After that visit. I realized 1 could be whatever I wanted to be in life if she could live with her problem. “Mary has found remarkable ways to enjoy life with arthritis. She has had many surgeries to fuse her bones together, lived in a wheel­ chair while still working and helping all chil­ dren She worked with at Northeastern School..." Stephen Tolger wrote, calling her * rfile model for children. He said she always had a “listening car." In the essay, he also noted Mary ’s “strong religious faith” and that she believed her faith kept her strong. “...I have always admired Mary Youngs because of her strong beliefs and how caring ano brave she is...." Tolger said. “Mary gives of herself for her family. Her children were active in many sports and no matter how Mary felt, she never missed a school event. She would watch a foutball game on a Friday night in Hastings, and trav­ el to Michigan Tech -jn Saturday for her other son's football game. Even people who arc healthy have a hard time keepi tg tut sched­ ule," he wrote. “...Mary is an inciedible woman ind i? my American hero because of all she ha. accomplisned in making my community a better place. She is an unsung hero and tleserves more recognition than ’ can write about...." Tolger said. In recognition of her exceptional service to education, youth and the community, M.sry did receive an “Unsung Hero Award" in 200? from Wood-TV 8 and the Michigan Trails Giri Scout Council. Mary was nominated for the award by Northeastern secretary Elsie McKelvey, who said at that time. “...Mary is well-known around the school and community as an advo­ cate for children's issues. Mary has helped raise money for area programs such as the March of Dimes and the American Heart Association. Her school participates in 'Jump Rope for Heart.’ "Mary has participated in fund-raisers for new playground equipment and has gone so far as to help install the equipment. Any given day you will find her outdoors with her stu­ dents or in the classroom reading to them. These endeavors are a quiet witness to all the children al school. She encourages all stu­ dents to participate in any small way they can. "Mary is a devoted wife, mother and grand­ mother. Despite her busy schedule and family obligations. Mary always has time to give to others, to her church, and to those less fortu­ nate. She has touched many lives in many dif­ ferent ways." The recent honor when Mary and Steve Youngs were selected grand marshals for last fall’s Hastings High School Homecoming Parade was a thrill for the couple too. “We’re very surprised (being selected as grand marshals).’’ Mary told a reporter. “We really feel it's quite an honor." At this week’s Hastings School Board meeting. Lori Johnston and Nancy Bradley , of the school district's Crisis Response Team, spoke about the efforts made to ensure the Northeastern student body and staff were able to effectively cope with Mary Youngs’ death. The district has a critical incident manual detailing appropriate steps to late when a See MARY, page 15 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 23. 2006 - Page 3 WINTERFEST 2006 Monte Davis and D.K. Sprague spoke to ’he crowd following the dip. There are summer fashions for men at the Sea Shanty, too. Television personality Jerry Barnaby did triple duty at WinterFest. He was the first “dipper", he judged the costumes kuking for the “goofiest" and announced the mod­ els during the Swim Suit Fashion show. Karl Knack was the individual winner at this year’s contest. He was a member of the Vinyl Exam teem Monte Davis donned a Keystone Cop uniform to chase D.K. Sprague into the water and followed after him. One dipper even spent enough time in the frigid water to wash his hair. Funny hats and socks were worn by some dippers. Bathing beauties, tall and small, braved the cold to show off some of the summer fashions from the Sea Shanty The 4 Frostbites defended their championship successfully at the Music Trivia Contest on Saturday night. Smiley Replogle, Dan Carngan, Jeff Aley and Kevin Lancaster came to win. �Page 4 - Thursday. February 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner There were so many lessons learned from Mary Youngs It’s really true: Seat belts save lives To the editor: This letter is an impassioned plea to young drivers, ages 16 to 30 years old. I don't care if you speed, drink or smoke, when you are driving so much as the fact that you will not wear your seatbelts. I have heard all the stories: "Hey! if hc-she had been wearing a scat belt, they would have been killed, burned up. drowned, or some such, instead of being thrown out of the vehicle, when they had their wreck.’ That is hog-wash! I’ll bet you don't know anyone who is alive today because they were not wearing their belts. That comes under the heading of "urban myths.” A case in mind is the tragic death of my grandson a few weeks ago. No seatbelt. Nothing but grief for the family and friends. You are just gone, or horribly maimrd or dis­ figured for the rest of your life. I understand "peer pressure" and the like ... but let the oth­ ers poke fun at you! You will still be dive after an accident that most of you are bound to have. Chances are. they will not be. if and when they have theirs! Yes. we all thought we were super good, bullet-proof drivers when we were at your age! The autos of our times were not the light, very fast cars of today, and they did not have seat belts in them. We survived because we were very fortunate, if and when we had an accident. Please wear your scat bel»... and insist all passengers do the same. Then just maybe some or all of you will live to enjoy children, and enjoy a whole body in gixxi shape! This is from someone who has been there, done that! In all of my 56 plus years as a licensed driver. 1 have seen far too many smashcd-mangled bodies, the results of not wearing a scatbelt. Don Barlow. Nashville Slap on the wrist for 32 lbs. of poison Dear editor. Last Halloween the Barry County Sheriff’s Department made the year's largest drug bust, netting 32 pounds of marijuana, illegal weapons, illegal pills and the discovery of a growing and processing operation. Our sheriff’s department had been hard at work on this case since sometime in 2002. Many man hours were expended in gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, and finally executing the search warrant that yielded the evidence to confirm their suspicions. These sheriff deputies worked at this for little reward while most of us rested comfortably in our own homes under the impression that we were in a safe county. The couple eventually arrested and charged both had criminal records, him with manufac­ ture and delivery, assault and battery, and other offenses, her with only a slightly lesser list. He has actually spent time inJackson as well as our local lockup for his crimps., The deputies found drugs in their base­ ment. their bedroom, their living room, their trash, and even in the ash trays of their vehi­ cles. This means that not only them, but the children this couple both have from past failed marriages were not only exposed to this, but were swimming in iL Thirty-two pounds total. With a street value of $45,000 and God only knows how much they sold before getting caught. The police requested felony firearm, pos­ session with intent to deliver, delivery/manufacturc of marijuana, possession of an analog, possession of marijuana maintaining a drug house, and related conspiracies charges be brought against this couple with the addition­ al charge of habitual offender notice against him because he had been convicted of this very same thing in the past. But our local prosecutor's office cut a deal with these two. They were both allowed to plead guilty to much lesser offenses netting him a sentence of a maximum of nine months in our local lockup and her with only proba­ tion. And they received back almost every­ thing the sheriff’s department had seized due to being purchased with drug proceeds. Good lord, she received more time for stealing lottery tickets a few years ago! Thirty-two pounds of poison. I was absolutely shocked I had to ask twice when I heard this. I actually expected to hear that the prosecutor handling this case gave them both a hug and a peck on the check when they left the court house, if these reports are true, and I have no reason to believe they are not. then our prosecutor’s office is still without quality leadership. This office just told us that 32 pounds of illegal narcotics is OK to manufacture and distribute throughout our county. This office just told us that the hundreds of thousands of dollars we spend each year to rid ourselves of this plague is for nothing. This office just told us that crime does in fact pay. and pay well. This office just told us that the states lottery proceeds are more valuable than the lives of the people in pur county. People arrested for this will just be released to begin again, only this lime they will be much smarter in avoiding arrest. We might as well hand our tax money to our sheriff depart­ ment but then tell them to go fishing, because any effort they expend to rid us of this poison will be for nothing. Our prosecutor's office just sentenced another large group of our youth to the destruction of lives and property that this poi­ son brings. This county has to do something about this. It appears our prosecutors office is not only incapable, but unwilling to face this squarely and do what needs to be done. The least that should be done is to ask the prosecutor who handled this case to find work in another county. Maybe our sheriff’s department should hire an outside legal firm to prosecute cases in this county and let our present prose­ cutor handle traffic tickets. Just imagine the deal I could get the next trine I get ticketed for 65 in a 55,1 could retire! You should just sign me. "Shocked at what 32 pounds of poison will bring." Dan Fighter. Nashville To the editor: I am writing on behalf of a community mourning the loss of a great leader. Mary Youngs. 1 had the pleasure of leaching under Mary's leadership for three years. When I first entered the building at Northeastern, it was clear that the staff there loved and respected Mary. It did not take me long lo find out why. Mary was a dedicated leader. She would arrive each day early, beaten only by custodi­ al staff. She would spend the first prrt of the morning greeting people in each car that pulled in. each student who arrived, waving and smiling and reassuring parents she would lake good care of their children. She would spend more than an hour each afternoon, no matter what the temperature, making sure recess went smoothly. She want­ ed to give the students reassurance she was there every day and she wanted to give the staff assurance they would get a lunchtime of "uninterrupted sanity." Mary was a loyal friend. She knew each of the staff members’ "stories." Our back­ grounds, our spouses, our wants, our needs ‘Saint Mary' will never be forgotten To the editor: I've been sitting here in East Lansing, hal­ ing the reality that I won't be able to make it back until the luncheon for Mar) Youngs today and wondering how I could still be remembering her without actually being there. . She was such a strong and early influence in my life that I felt compelled to write some­ thing: The community of Hastings lost its patron saint this past weekend. It was only fitting that the wife of a Catholic school leader became so important and inspirational to so many. Mary Youngs, forever Mrs. Youngs lo me and to countless other former students, passed away early Sunday morning. She loved life and she loved those around her uncondition­ ally. "Saint Mary." as she was called by so many members of the community. was an excep­ tional teacher and principal, but inscribing her with just those two titles is not nearly enough to describe what kind of person she was. She was a wife, a mother, a sister, a grand­ ma. a friend, a role model. Mary infused her personality into tfsc community who held her so closely. Mrs. Youngs w^ a beacon for. the school, a ftrong pillar for tfef, chityrcn she loved and who loved, bcr cy^npjore.(Bcforc she became principal at Northeastern Elementary, she was a second gradf teacher at Central Elementary. There arc always those certain teachers who we fixate on. those formative educators who not only taught us to read and write, but who showed us what it was like to be an indi­ vidual. who made us grasp concepts we never knew existed and most importantly, who showed us a world beyond the lines of the Barry County borders and edges of town. As the daughter of two elementary school teachers. I’ve championed education, espe­ cially public, for as long as I can remember. But even those who weren't as intertwined within the system, and maybe didn’t find themselves where I might have, found Mary Youngs to be that one person who would open their eyes. Because I had her as my second grade teacher so many sears ago, 1 hold Mrs. Youngs incredibly close to my heart, and had trouble as a 7-year-old sharing her with the other students. When you find a person who likes you just for being you. who allows you to try new things and who teaches you new things each day. it’s hard to let her go. Luckily, 1 grew up and learned how to share. So many students besides me have been positively impacted by the way she taught and the way she merely was. 1’11 never forget the large paper whales we painted ana hung around the room, the count­ less pencil grips to correct my handwriting and the patience she had to help me, the time she let me bring in my cat for show-and-tell or the book-reading contest at the end of the year, when she bought flowers fix everyc-ie who participated. It’s hard to forget a person who made such an impact during the most formative of my early yean. Mary Youngs was our stalwart member of the education community — A bastion, tie backbone and rock for a community rocket) by hardship, kept close by devotion and still standing tightly after the death of one of our very favorites. Molly Benningfield, Michigan State University. HHS and Central El alum Let’s fire state, national politicians To the editor: We need more people to vote on many issues. When arc the U.S. Senate of Congress going to finally tell the president "enough is enough?” We have put so much blood and money into the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that it's going to take three generations to pay it all off. Why is it that every pres*'dent seems to leave behind a huge problem when they leave office? Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. she took a vested interest in all of it She held my children i:i their first weeks of life. She posted thr-ir pictures prominently on her refrigerator like they were her own. She cried when we hurt, laughed when we were happy and she danced with us when we celebrated Mary was an unselfish giver. Everyone who knew her knew the struggles she had with arthritis. It was no secret her pain must have been intense. We all knew her health was an obstacle, but we also knew that Mary was strong, independent, feisty. There was nothing that was going to take her away from the job she loved, the staff she was so dedi­ cated to and the children she thought of as her own. Mary was a family woman. Daily we would share stories about her grandchildren and children who meant so much to her. Chris. Chase and Ed were her greatest accom­ plish merits and she made no secret of it. Her husband. Steve, was as much a part of Northeastern staff as I was. From substitute teaching to arranging musical presentations, he has been in the trenches with us and with her. These countries we are in now probably will go back to their old ways of doing things after we finally leave. They have lived like this for more than 3.(XJr years! It’s time we Americans put our money back into our country and help in areas that need it most. It’s time to start a campaign to fire thse who have been doing a lousy job for too long. Let’s clean house in both state and national government. • L. Harrison, Dowling Should Mardi Gras go on? The City of New Orleans decided to go ahead with a shortened Mardi Gras celebration, a controversial decision since some peo­ ple are in favor of bringing in tourists and their money while others think it's wrong to have Mardi Gras while so many other problems exist. What do you think? When J teamed of Mary's death. I wrote a letter to Steve to share with him some stories and some memories. I would like to include a small excerpt from that letter: "Mary has taught me that life is for the liv­ ing. We all knew her pain was probably great Wc all knew she had good days and bad days. But we also knew she would carry her own books, she would sign her own papers, she would lead her staff with more style and grace than any other leader has. Mary has taught me to be committed to this community by putting children first, by loving them, teaching them and showing them that anything is possible. "Mary has taught me to be a friend to pick up the slack for those struggling Mary has taught me that there is a place in this world for everyone, that the most difficult student with the most challenging issues should be loved as much or more as the great kid that everyone wants to teach. "Mary has taught me to be silly to wear deflated basketballs on your head, to read sto­ ries in funny voices, to cheer as students safe­ ly went down the sledding hill. "Mary has taught me to stand out in the cold to help another. She took every recess duty on so that the staff could have those moments of sanity. “It is with the deepest and most heartfelt gratitude that I say thanks to you for sharing your wife with us, and thanks to God for blessing this community with a wife, a moth­ er. a grandmother, a teacher, a principal and friend so magnificent as Mary Youngs.” Melissa Patton. Hastings Goose Jerky can cure Hastings’ ills To the editor: While sipping on a papaya milkshake in the shade of a banana tree and idly consider­ ing the subjects of job creation for an unskilled population, teaching conflict reso­ lution without resorting to violence, planet­ friendly alternative energy sources, elimina­ tion of agricultural chemicals, unification of South and Central America, identifying a shepherd for the flock of wolves, shifting resources back from military spending into education and social programs, and restora­ tion of humus, among ocher things, I was sud­ denly struck with a solution for the future of Hastings. Goose Jerky! Combining the attraction of Fish Hatchery Park for non-migratory foreign geese with an opportunity to lure tourists, and the consum­ ing need to bear weapons, with a search for low-tech solutions to the loss of manufactur­ ing jobs, it is an obvious solution. Pktture expansion of the nearby wetlands into protected rearing ponds for goslings con­ nected by walking paths for hordes of sum­ mer tourists and their children. Then, after the children have been safely returned to their schools, a nationwide lottery for a few select­ ed killing fields where the winners could use their weapons of choice to conduct the annu­ al slaughter. The butchering would doaety follow field trials of champion retrievers with large ribbons awarded to the cams that gath­ ered the most complete carcasses .n the ka.1 amount of time. Perhaps a few enterprising rural folk: would capitalize on their agricultural toning and begin raising geese in captivity to supply the burgeoning world demand for garlic and onion, jalepeno, barbecue, smoked and pick­ le flavored delicacies. Perhaps, instead, trav­ el teams would contract with sewer treatment plants and landfills in ocher communities to gather surplus birds, thereby eliminating pos­ sible competition from Sea Gull Jerky or Mourning Dove Jerky wannabes. Perhaps a new restaurant, ’he “GanderVillc,” would feature jerky prepara­ tion in the front window. The possibilities are endless! Pure Vida! Tom Wilkinson, Coopa Buena Costa Rica n>e Ha^os. Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PMs/Mby Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacoba Frederic Jacoba Protodont \6ca ProaMart Steven Jacoba SacroQry/Ttoaauror • NEWSROOM David T. Young (Editor) . Elana Gifted (Assistant Edita} Helen Mudry Sandra Ponsetto Patricia Johns Kefly Lloyd Bratt Bremer Jon Gambee Fran Faverman Kevin Bonzdaar. Zetland: Kyle Hesselink. Caledonia: Andrea Cortese, Middleville: Krista Goodenough, Hastings: Brenna Sheehan. Middleville: Chelsea Dubois, Middleville: • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • CUMrfud ads accaptod Monday tvough Friday. 800 a.m. to 530 pun. "I think it is a go.xl thing that New Orleans decided to go ahead with Mardi Gras. I think that it will bring joy to a com­ munity that is still in shock.” "I don't think that the city have gone ahead with Mardi Gras. The first pri­ ority should be lo build back the city before hav­ ing festivities." “I think that New Orleans should still hold Mardi Gras because it is a tradition and something to hold on to." "Yes. it is a good idea to hold Mardi Gras. But I think that during the cele­ bration everyone should volunteer during two days this week and make repairs to some of the shattered neighborhoods." “Yes, Mardi Gras should go on because resi­ dents have had to face such sad times following the hurricanes, they need to have fun and rebuild their energy before they continue the rebuilding of the city." “No. I don't think hold­ ing Mardi Gras was a good thing. 1 think the city and its leaders should con­ centrate on rebuilding the devastated areas." ScottOmmen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Sufcecrtptton Ratoa: (30 par yaar m Barry County 832 par yaar m atjonng couraaa $35 par yaar atoaahare POSTMASTER Sand addrm changes to P.O BoaB Haaanga. Ml 490580602 Sacond Qaaa Poolage Pad al Haaanga. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 23. 2006 - Pape 5 We shouldn't set up students to fail Our state government is tinkering again with education, with more feel-good legislation to get positive publicity, but lacking understanding in what needs to be done to help Michigan’s children succeed. The latest example is the governor’s new proposed rules for high school graduation. They’re tough and high minded, but they’re guaranteed to make a certain number of students fail, to drop out of school, which I find unacceptable. I’m one of the first to agree we constantly need to review and revise educational standards and make sure they meet our needs for the future. However. I can’t see the wisdom of creating guidelines or requirements that are certain to slam the door on a group of young people whose only real shortcoming is differing interests. The latest proposed graduation requirements call for four years of English, four years of math (including two in algebra and one in geometry), biology, chemistry and at least three years of social sci­ ence. On the surface, this sounds good, but closer examination forces us to question why. for example, all students should have two years of algebra and one of geometry. Just about any teacher could tell you there are a certain number of students who will not succeed beyond basic algebra, not because of stupidity, but because they leant differently than the more advanced math students. Nearly all children bring certain skills with them, but many of them will struggle in certain subjects regardless of overall intelli­ gence Some who may not be able to pass second-year algebra may at the same time be gifted in the social sciences or in the arts, is it right then to force them to take four years of a subject at which they will not succeed and we withhold their diplomas as a result? "Learning isn't easy and it shouldn't be,” says Rafe Esquith author of “There Are No Shortcuts." a true story about an inner-city teacher, winner of the American Teacher Award, who inspi’^d his students and challenges us to rethink the way we educate our chil­ dren. Success, he believes comes from a strong work ethic and from dedication and perseverance on the part of children, teachers and parents alike. Visitors from around the world have come to visit his classes to see how he does it. His students come from the worst neighbor­ hoods. yet score among the country's highest on standardized tests. He does it by setting high standards, a strong work ethic, impecca­ ble manners and a dedication to be the best. If we are going to change the way we educate our kids, we must first change the standards on how we operate, and those standards have more to do with passion than they do with the measurement. Employers around the state continue to question students' attitudes and personalities more than they do the statistics. We must teach our students the basics so they know them inside out, that’s what's important. Challenge them, but don't break them down to the point where they don't see the benefits. Barry County has sent an average of only about 50% of our stu­ dents on to higher education, and I would think Michigan wouldn't be far ahead, yet we want to prepare all of them to go to college. We need to step back and take a look at what we arc doing to our stu­ dents As Esquith says. "If we arc going to change the outcome, we must change the way we motivate our students. Instead of really dealing with the problem, bureaucrats are attempting to solve the serious problems with simplistic solutions." If we want change we must look at new ideas, new outlooks and not the “one size fits all” program state government is pushing. You don't challenge students by making it impossible to achieve, you challenge by helping them sec the possibilities. It's a big job. and as you can sec. we don't have the right people making the decisions for a renewed and inspired educational sys­ tem. Recall is judge, jury Baltimore Township voters next Tuesday. Feb. 28. will face the difficult question of whether to recall two township board members in a special election. To the editor: Regarding the Baltimore Township recall election next Tuesday: The right of recall is and should be one of the supporting pillars of the election process. This is a grave and expensive process, as it is an attempt to reverse the voice of a majori­ ty of voters in a previous election. Recall should be used when there have been crimes committed in office or misuse of the office for personal gain has occurred. To restructure an elected board with the use of the recall process is not a valid reason for recall. As out­ lined below. I do not believe the true test for recall has been met. In the letter to the editor dated Feb. 9, Gerald Ypma stated he believes the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute should pay taxes. If that were true, why in the world would he be working so hard to recall the two trustees who voted to hire a legal firm to defend the town­ ship in this matter? The application for tax-exempt status filed by the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute was denied several times, in full or in part, before they got the judgment they wanted from the Michigan Court of Appeals, and even this was not a unanimous decision. Supervisor Dick VanSyckle and trustees Dave Soya and Jim Rhodes voted to hire a legal firm specializing We’ve lost a special person Library has had a great champion Hastings lost a great community friend, wife, mother and educa­ tor in Mary Youngs last weekend. After enjoying a great weekend of Broadway-style music with friends at a local event put together by her husband, Steve, and per­ formed "Under the Dome" at the Hastings Methodist Church, she went to sleep early Sunday morning, never to awaken again. Mary Youngs was a very special person who dedicated her life to family, friends and education. Everyone who knew L*r adored her. She accepted you for who you where, with no conditions attached. 1 don't think the community will ever truly understand the tremendous impact she had on studca’s. teachers and many local families. She was dedicated to whatever she did, and she did it with such compassion. Mary's instincts of motherhood spread to her profession of edu­ cating our young people and impacting their' parents. She was a mentor to teachers and all of us who knew her? She had a gracious style always offering praise and help when anyone needed iL She was a "best" friend to so many people throughout the com­ munity because she was just that, a best friend ready to help with no questions or conditions. As we pass through life we get to know a lot of people, but only a few really impact our lives. Mary is one of those rare people who had the gift of touching lives with warmth and compassion at a level you just don't often experience. 1 recall two quotes from the poet Maya Angelou, both of which seem appropriate when thinking about what this woman did and meant to us: "The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination..." And. “How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!" God bless Mary Youngs for being here and touching our lives, and making her presence so special. I know I and many others will miss her very much. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Police Beat story defamed woman To the editor: I am writing about an article in the Banner Police Beat Feb. 16. My friend, Lucinda Gould, was portrayed by implication in the report to be someone who perhaps committed suicide. The words insinuate a tragic death to be something it was not. a suicide, not an overdose! Persons who did not know Cindy read this story and also came to the implied conclu­ sion. Police Chief Larry Gentry, a customer where 1 work, agreed that the story made this accusation implied by the words used. My friend Cindy loved live, her family, her friends. Sht was an active member of Nashville Baptist Church. She loved the Lord! Cindy always said she felt God was going to give her a long life and would be here thru her eighties! Cindy had some serious medical conditions she dealt with 24/7. One of the most serious was rheumatoid arthritis. Cindy lived with the pain a'Ml damage this disease does to your body each day with a joy of being alive. I admired Cindy’s determination to get up each day with the pain. She took care of her family, worked part-time at a pharmacy in Lake Odessa, a job she loved. She had traveled more lately, now that her husband. Dennis, was retired. They were planning a cruise to Alaska. Her determination was something 1 admired. She would go to work, go to church, get through the day in so much pain, and I know it was difficult. 1 looked up to her example of perseverance and grace in not feeling sorry for herself with her health prob­ lems. Cindy and I often sat in church together Test for validity of recall not met An activist group of local citizens garnered the necessary num­ ber of petition signatures to put this matter before the voters. On the hot seat are Trustees David Soya and Jim Rhodes. The crucial issue here is a decision by the two and new Supervisor Richard VanSyde to continue pursuing a legal ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court against the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, forcing the institute to pay taxes. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court refused to hear the case, so the money spent pursu­ ing the case further was ill advised. VanSyckle, Rhodes and Soya a little more than a year ago con­ tended they thought they had a fair chance at a favorable ruling. Those leading the recall have contended the three ignored informa­ tion to the contrary. So this boils down to an ill-advised decision to move forward with a court case. It also involves whether Pierce Cedar Creek deserves non-profit tax exempt status. Some hold that special recall elections like this one are unneces­ sary expenses of taxpayers’ money and that disagreement over a strategy that didn't turn out well is not grounds for removal from office. On the other side a e those who maintain the two trustees willfully ignored the wishes of the people. Recall was one of three government tools bom more than iOO years ago during the Progressive Era. under President Theodore Roosevelt, one of America's best. The idea was to give the people a chance to remove a government official if they believed the offi­ cial had abused his position or was guilty of a crime against the public. Baltimore Township voters then must act as judge and jury next Tuesday. They must decide if the alleged “crime" Soya and Rhodes have been accused of rises to the level that warrants their dismissal. If one or both are recalled, there will have to be a special election for replacements later this year, probably in August and November. with tears of joy in God’s word in loving our life, even with all its challenges. Her boss. Mike, owner of the pharmacy, called Cindy earFer in the evening to tell her a pain medication she was taking for her arthritis was documented as a risk for heart failure. A customer at the pharmacy had died a couple days earlier from a heart attack while on the same drug. Mike gave Cindy the infor­ mation and asked her to be careful. Cindy had heart failure a couple hours later. Your newspaper, without all of the facts, has defamed my friend and used these words to compound our grief. I have been a victim of this style of report­ ing myself, and it is devastating to families. My message to the reporter and editor is: You discredit the profession. Get all the facts before you do more harm with your assump­ tions. Your words can destroy people’s lives. You have hurt my friends to their emotional core. Apologize to those family and friends who love Cindy. I will be looking for your retraction and apology in the Banner Police Beat. Donna Dachtler Dowling Editor's Note: We apologize if the story caused grief for anyone, but stand by the report because it was factual as far as we knew. When someone dies so suddenly and unexpectedly it raises questions. We now wonder about arthritic pain medication. Cheney has admitted responsibility To the editor: 1 am probably one of relatively few people who will publicly admit to having a profound admiration and respect for Vice President of the United Slates Richard Cheney. Many others share these opinions, but decline to discuss them because there is no advantage in arguing with idiots. In his explanation of the accident which inured Mr. Whittington he stressed one valid point: The person carrying the firearm has all of the responsibility. The person carrying the firearm has control over where the firearm points, whether the muzzle direction is under control, whether the safety is on or off. and when and when not to pull the trigger. The person using the firearm also has the responsibility of making certain that the shot or bullet is discharged in a direc­ tion that will not present a risk to people or property. Vice President Cheney is fully aware of this, and did not make any irresponsible excuses. Assuming responsibility is what sep­ arates an adult from a child, and is the ulti­ mate basis of determining whether or not a person is worthy of trust. 1 may be guilty of being judgmental by­ measuring a person’s trustworthiness on the basis of whom he or she votes for. but at least 1 assume the responsibility of admitting to iL Frederick G. Schantz, Life Member. N.R.A., Hastings To the editor: Over 30 years ago Ken and I moved to Hastings to find a library with a fine collec­ tion of books. They were well cared for. but mininuilly circulated. Tocfcy, the library has become a hub of activity^ It is a rare day or hour that finds lit­ tle or no activity at the desk, the tables or the computers. The majority of the time it is bustling, if not actually crowded. We needed a new library. Barbara Schondelmayer saw the need for expansion. For years she researched, she studied, she talked to groups, to indi viduals, to the public at every opportunity. At tire same time she was keeping up with the fast grow­ ing technology in the library world an1 saw that the Hastings Public Library was no.' left behind- She quietly assembled a great staff to accomodate the growing needs of the com­ munity. in property tax laws to take the matter to the State Supreme Court. Why? Because too much was at stake. The cost to the township and county in lost rev­ enue is $100,000 annually. The impact on the township will be realized in less funding for roads, fire protection and cemetery upkeep, now and forever. And because they didn't roll over and drop the case before it wait through the full legal process. Soya and Rhodes are now up for recall? Seems to me, we should want people on the board who arc representing the ordi­ nary taxpayers of the township, not a small special interest group. As for the other statements listed as rea­ sons for recall, they are simply not backed by facts. David Soya has refuted every allega­ tion. And Gerald Ypma responds by throwing more mud. even using statements taken out of context or made in jest. I don't like to see lies told about anybody, family or not. We have deep roots in this township. People who know our family, know our character. All I ask is that the voters of Baltimore Township get the real facts before next Tuesday. And vote accordingly. Steve Soya. Hastings Today she works at a desk piled high with all the paperwork demands of an institution juch as this. She continues to make decisions involved in the building of a new library. All the pressure of acquiring the funding to build this great new facility is no more. We all did iL But still working, still makiing deci­ sions to assure library patrons of the best facilities, is the one person who has been the primary mover to that purpose! Barbara Schondelmayr must not be forgotten, must not ever go unthanked and even, possibly see her name somewhere permanently, promi­ nently engraved on the new structure. This letter is meant as a "thank you" for past services as well as a promise to continue lo support her in the big job of getting a new library home up and running. Alice Jones. Hastings Recall vote result of smear campaign To the editor: The voters of Baltimore Township Tuesday, Feb. 28, will have an election to decide whether or not to recall two trustees of the township. This recall effort is a result of differences of opinion as to whether the township should have pursued to the Michigan Supreme Court a dispute as to whether the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute should pay "real estate" taxes to Baltimore Township on property valued well in excess of $1 million. The township eventually lost the legal case. The three board members who voted to take the case to the Supreme Court were con­ cerned about the loss of taxes to the township, which are considerable. Also, they did not feel the township had been properly repre­ sented in previous court appearances on the case, which had already cost a considerable sum of money. There have been several surements made by opponents of David Soya and James Rhodes, which were patently untrue, or remarks taken totally out of context. I believe in our elective form of govern­ ment and in the ability to remove ai: elected official in the event of their dereliction of duty, or an illegal acL But I do not believe in removal of an eject­ ed official by a smear campaign. 1 urge evryone to go to the polls this Tuesday and vote. Laurel Newton. Baltimore Township PETA’s protest hard to stomach To the editor: 1 am sorry, but I can’t stomach last week’s article about “Two Hastings grads join PETA protest against KFC.” This was the article that featured a picture of celebrity Pamela Anderson, clad in a bikini, standing in front of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant, holding a sign that read “KFC Tortures Chicks." This article made no mention of the fact that PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has been identified by the FBI as a domestic terrorist group. PETA advocates property destruction and violence to further its radical cause of saving animals from being eaten, used as seeing eye dogs, in research or appearing in Hollywood films. PETA’s president, Ingrid Newkirk, was involved in the multi-million-dollar arson of a Michigan State University research laborato­ ry in 1992. Now PETA has recruited two Hastings graduates as dupes to stand in front of KFC restaurants, wearing yellow bikinis no less, and holding these silly signs. I admire Jerry Lewis' work to help children witfi Muscular Dystrophy, and Bono’s effort to eradicate world poverty, but Pamela Anderson's collaboration with PETA to save chickens will not leave her such a legacy, just a laughing stock. Michael Callton. Barry County 5th District Commissioner. Nashville Recall issues really personal To the editor: After reviewing the evidence pertaining to the proposed recall of Baltimore Township Trustees James Rhodes and David Soya, I have come to the conclusion the issues are a conflict between township officials. They seem personal in nature and do not really involve dereliction of duty. Consequently. I strongly urge the voters of Baltimore Township to vote against the recall of either of these two Township Boe/d mem­ bers next Tuesday, Feb. 28. In my opinion, the township is wasting our limited public revenue by having this recall issue pursued. Instead, they should put per­ sona] feelings aside and strive to work togeth­ er in the best interests of the people. Hostility toward one another should be avoided. The evidence does not justify a recall. Vote “no." Arthur McKelvey. Baltimore Township �Prge 6 - Thursday. February 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Ro»d. Dowling. MI 49050. Pa*to.. Sieve Olmitead (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11D a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6:00 pun.; Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6:30 p.m ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson. Father Al Russell, Pastor. Saturday Ma.** 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m. and 11 DO am : Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.tr HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West Slate Road. Hastings. Mich. 49058 Senior Pastor Rev. Wm. Clayion Gamson Service Times: 9.D0 a.m and 11 IT a m & 6D0 p.m. (Small groups on I st and 3rd Sunday nights) Wednesday: Christian Education Classes. 7 DO pan. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10*30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9.30 a.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH WrmAcr Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. 'comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office (269) 945-3014. The Rev. Fr Charles P McCabe III. Rector Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Children's Chapel and Sunday School at 10 am Sunday Nursery Available at 10 a.m. Advent Pptlucks «hh pn^ranl* and services from 5:30-8 park on Wednesdays beginning on Nov. 30 and Dec. 7.14. and 21. Christmas Eve Service* - 4 pan. Children's service; 10 pan. Holy Communion and Holy Baptism Christmas serv­ ice Christmas Day - Sunday ser.ee at 10 am. CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Wonhip 9:45 am; Sunday School II.*00 am.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. SouJi. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m; Worship 11:00 am.; Evening Service at 6D0 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 DO p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 am.; Sunday Worship 10:30 am.; P.O. Bo* 63. Hasting*. Ml 49058. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor-Pani Harpole. Sunday morning worship service 9:45 a.m. Nursery provid­ ed Sunday evening "New Beginnings" starts at 5:15 with meal. 5:30 adult small group, youth group, kid* club, 6:30 praise service. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesday* at noon. Thursday mxxi Senior Meal*. Men'* group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursday* al 5:45. Coming in January, exploring spiritual gifts Bible study. Church website: countrychapelume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hasting* i'<*lor Dan Currie. Pastor Osborn. Mirislcr of Musk; Ryan While. Youkh & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a m Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7.00 p.m. Sr. High Youth Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m . Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise A Motion. Children'* Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheon*. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Mam Street, Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Ptxxx- 795-9030. Sunday Mass 3:30 pun. Finn Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. Confessions 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minute* before Mass WOODLAND UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O Bo* 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 a m. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hasting*. Ma** Sunday at 9:30 a.m. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum.org Church Fa* No.: 269-8184)007 Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am lo 2 pm Sunday Morning. 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Sou Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4); Tuesday. Thursday from 9-11J8 am, 12:00-2:30 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. A Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm • Prayer Mtg SAINI'S ANDREW & MATTH1A INDEPENDENT . ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Iniag). Sunday services each week: 9:15 am. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11DO a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August) We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m Even Prayer service and special Holy Day* services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rl Rev. David T. HustuKk The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrewmatihu*. We arc pan of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The Uniled Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m Fellowship Time before the ser.ice. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spnl-fillcd church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m.. o.OO p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girl* ages 4-12. Pastor* David and Rose MacDonald. An oasts of God's love. "Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grose Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRLST1AN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Summer School 9:30 a m. and Worship 10:30 am No summer Sunday School. Youth activities: call for information TTn'.i information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: / WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • “Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings, Michigan . GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH 600 Powell Rd.. Hastin’* Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Church Service 10: 45 *m ; Evening Worship 6 p.m. Prayer meeting - Thur* 7 p.m Men's breakfast. 1st Sat. of the monrh WMF ladies. 1st Tues, of the month. Our Motto: "The Bible, the whole Bible, and noth­ ing but the Bible." Pastor Ru* Sarver. Pastor's phone 945-9224. PRAIRIEVILLE BULE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. | Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service 11 am. Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m , Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9.30 a.m. 'This is my body given for you Do this tn remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know Hi* will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland an BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All haptired fhrivism are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E Stare Rd. (Comer of State Rd. and Boltwoc^ St across from Tom’s Market). Senior Pastor Dame: GrayMH. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Counseling & Visitation. Pon Brail, phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services Sundays: W’orship services 8:45 and I IDO am. Kids for Christ 11 DO a.m. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcement* Sunday School for all age* IODO a.m. w uh adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 600 pjn Tuesday. 9:30 am. SCAMPS. Wednesday Mid-Week. 6:30 p.m.: Adults: Sing N* Share. Pastor's Class. Youth. 6ch-12th grades, and Faith Weaver Friends. 4 yrs. thru 5th grade Thursday: 9:30-11 a_m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.nu 2nd Thur, each month. RACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street, Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414. Michael Anton, Pastor. Thursday. Feb. 23 3:45 p.m. Clapper Kids; 5:45 p.m. Grace Notes; 7.-00 p.m. Adult Choir; 7:00 p.m. Adventurer*. Friday. Feb 24 - 6.00-900 CPR Training. Saturday. Feb. 25 - IODO a.m. Catechism 7 A 8; 8:30-1:30 p.m. CPR Training. Sunday. Feb. 26 - 800 A 10:45 a.m. Holy Communion; 9:30 a_m. Sunday School; 12:15 Jail Worship Tuesday. Feb. 28 - IDO p.m. Overeaten Anonymous; 7.00 p.m. Grace Bookie* Wedne*d*y. March I - 10 a_m Wordwatcher*; 6 p.m. Supper. 7 p.m. Holy Communion; 8 p.m. Sarah Circle. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fa* (269) 945-1961 Office hows are Monday-Thursday 900 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3DO p.m. Friday 900 a.m-Noon Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. II DO Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II un Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 pm., and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays al 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadway. Hastings. M»ch 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 900 am. Traditional Worship Services. 10D0 a.m. Coffee Hour. 10:10 am Sunday School - Preschool through Adult; 11: 20 am. Contemporary Worship Services; IDO p.m. Annual Meeting: 6:15 pm. Youth Super Bowl Party al the Baptist Church! Nursery care is provided for both services, and during Sunday School* Visit us online at ww.fifitchurLhhavtingv.org and ow web log for sermons at: hCp <7 h**unf*pre*bytrnan blogiDOLkOm. February 23 - 8:38 am. Women's Bible Study. Feb. vary 28 - 6JO pm Fat Tuesday Dinner - call 945-5443 for reservations! March 1 - 6:15 am. Men’s BMe study; 6:30 pm. Ash Wednesday Worship Service. HASTINGS - Mary G. Youngs, age 56. of Hastings, died suddenly at her home on Sunday. February 19,2006. Mary was born on December 8. 1949 in Warren. Ohio the daughter of Albert W. and Marie K. (Fitz) Groesbeck. She graduated from JFK Catholic Central High School in Warren. Ohio. Mary graduated from Marygrove College in Detroit with a bachelors degree in elemen­ tary education and speech therapy in 1972. She taught second and fourth grade students at Hastings Central School for 19 years and was the principal al Hastings Northeastern Elementary School for the past 10 years. Mary received her masters degree from Michigan State University in educational leadership. Mary was married to Stephen L. Youngs on July 15, 1972. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. She enjoyed music, cooking, dancing, spending time at their place in Chicago, and especially being with her husband, children and grand­ children. Mary was a foste" parent for 18 years, she was active in the Hastings Athletic Boosters for many years and is now active at the Hastings Music School, she received the Unsur.g Hero Award from TV 8. She was preceded in death by her parents. Mary is survived by her husband, Stephe.. Youngs of Haftvra .three sons. Chase . (Stacey) Yoiq^i^D? Hastings. Christian (Katherine) Youngs of Hastings, Edward (Johanna) Youngs of Warren; five grandchil­ dren. Madeline, Elisabeth. Brooklynn, "tyler, and Mary Isabelle; sisters, Kathryn Groesbeck, of Dawsonville, Ga., Janet Groesbeck, of Macon. Ga.. Lucy (Thomas) Vollmer of Ohio; brother. Albert (Ramona) Groesbeck of Pensacola. Fla.; one nephew. Cody Vollmer; cousin. Kristin (Charles) Dirby and special friend, Sharon Albert A funeral mass will held on Thursday. February 23. 2006 at 11 a m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Fr. Alfred J. Russell and Fr. Charles H. Fischer will celebrate mass. Memorials can be made to the Comnum.y Music School. 209 W. Green SL, Hastings or Hastings Athletic Boosters. Arrangements by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Anna Mae Solmcs, 1925-2006. Best remembered as a lovely and generous woman who was dedicated to her family, Ann Solmcs was a working mom who never failed to bake special treats; take her children swim­ ming or roller skating; listen to and help her children with their schoolwork; provide din­ ners for her late-working husband and give of herself to family and friends. She died on Thursday. February 9. 2006 at the age of 80 at Thomapple Manor in Hastings. Bom in Blue Island. Illinois on September 26. 1925, lo Oscar Theodore Fridholm and Anna Marie Bolin Fridholm. a Swedish immigrant family. Anna Mae Fridholm was the youngest of seven children. She was raised by her siblings and supported herself from age 15. She married Dewey Solmcs on September 20. 1941. They moved to Hastings, several years later and raised three children. Russell. Leslie and David. Ann worked for 30 years at Hastings Manufacturing Company, while helping her husband with his local business: Dewey’s Sales and Service. She became expert at detailing cars. She was skilled at running just about every machine in the fac’ory as well. After retirement, she and her husband spent many winters in Florida. Preceding her in death were her parents, Oscar and Anna; and her siblings, Mildred. Arthur. Theodore, baby, Anna Florence: and George. She is survived by her 'wsband. Dewey; her older sister; Violet Fridholm Bnizer. of Chicago. Illinois; her three children. Russell Allen (Dianna Ford) Solmes 1-eslic Ann Solmcs (Davi*j< Grunau. David Wayu« (Joan Kae Cole) Solmes; 11 grandchildren. Erin Elizabeth Solmes (John Michael) Howanh. Anna Mae Solmes (John Kent) Hathaway. Gabrielle Elaine Solmes (Leander) Kelk>Rg, Jessica Dyan Solmcs (Chadwick Mark) Walden. Lev; Daniel (Martina Janine (Gass) Solmes. Isaac Samuel Solmes. Robert Brook (Tiffany Turley). Andrea Brook (Bill Close), Stacey Sue Solmes (Robert) Vandenberg. Christina Jo Soimes (Wade) Woytal, David D. (Tracey Allison Reynolds) Solmes; and 16 great grandchildren so far. Her family wishes to thank Pennock Hospital and Thomapple Manor for all of their kindness, care, and support, particularly hcr many dedicated and caring nurses (Kelly Morton. Tracey Taylor. David Logan, and others) during the last two months of her life. Ann was a faithful Lutheran all of her life and has many caring friends from her local congregation. Memorial services will be held at Grace Lutheran Church located 239 E. North Street. Hastings, on Saturday. June 24. 2006 at 10 a.m. All are welcome. Anangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Give a memorial that can go on forever A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269)945-0526. Hastings/Nashville. passed away on Friday, February 10, 2006 at her home. Cindy was bom in Battle Creek, on December 6. 1945. the daughter of Donald and Evelyn (Cluckey) McGuire. She was raised in the Bellevue area and graduated from Bellevue High School in 1964. After graduating high school she con­ tinued her education at Lansing Community College where she received her degree in Nursing. Cindy saved as a nurse at St. Lawrence Hospital in Lansing « the beginning of her career, and later at Pennock Hospital where she worked for over 10 years. She then con­ tinued her career as a visiting nurse who did home care for patients that could dc< get to the hospital. The past few years Cisdy was employed at Weick's Pharmacy as Pharmacy Technician. She was the wife of Dennis Gould. The couple was married or. December 1. 1962 at the Methodist Church in Bellevue. The couple began their life together in the Bellevue and Charlotte areas, before relocat­ ing to Nashville in 1978 where they railed their family. Later they moved to the Hastings area where they have lived for the past 21 years. Cindy loved to read and study history. One of her favorite thrngs was spending time watching the History Channel on television. She was particularly fond of English history. Along with her family, she enjoyed camping, boating and spending time together at Ludington Stale Park, and Gun Lake. Cindy's true passion, however, was *** grandchildren; she loved to attend as many of their activities and sporting events as pos­ sible. She was a member of the Nashville Baptist Church were she attended for the pest 30 years. Cindy is survived by her beloved husband Dennis; her daughter, Jennifer (Scott) Underwood; her son. Jerry (Laura) Gould; he*' brother. Marvin Hulsebos; half brother. Thomas (Norma) McGuire; and her Mother Evelyn McGuire. She is also survived by her beloved gicndchildren Megan and Rielly Gould and Brandir. and Danel .’? Underwood. She was preceded by her frxker. A Memorial Service wis iield at the Nashville Baptist Church, g? Monday. February 20th. with Pastor Lesin OGroot officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Nashville Baptist Church. Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville.s Robert Cobb Sr. UhKE ODESSA - Robert Cobb Sr., age 94. of Lake Odessa, passed away Monday afternoon. February 20. 2006. Bob was bom on January 23, 1912. and raised in the Ionia area by his parents. Clarence and Rose (Wahl) Cobb. He attended the Loomis School and was married to Laura Sible in 1933. Laura pre­ ceded him in death on January 14. 1995. Bob had farmed in the Lake Odessa area until he retired al the age of 80. He had been a longtime member of the Central United Methodist Church in Lake Odessa, as well as a member of the Woodland Eagles. Bob is survived by his loving companion. Bethel; children. Jean (John) Benedict, Donna (Larry) Swarthout. Ronald (Colleen) Cobb. Larry (Sara) Cobb, and Robert Jr. (Lynda) Cobb; 17 grandchildren; 38 gntf grandchildren; and three great great grand children. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife. Laura; and brother. Ernest Cobb. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 and 5-7 p.m. on Friday. February 24. al the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. The funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 1 p.m. on Saturday. February 25. 2006. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Central United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Koops Funeral Chape) in Lake Odessa. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, February 23. 2006 - Page 7 New graduation requirements nix Pilates class for Hastings BATTLE CREEK - V. June Heath, age 77. of Johnstown Twp., Battle Creek, died Wednesday. February 15, 2006 at Laurels of Bedford in Battle Creek. Mrs. Heath was bom on May 25, 1928 in Hastings, the daughter of George and Inez (Coleman) Haynes. She was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings schools, graduating in 1945 from Hastings High School. She was married to Donald E. Heath on April 27. 1946 and has lived at their present address since 1961. She was employed as a secretary for the City of Battle Creek in the fire department for five years and police department for 20 years, retiring in 1984. She was a member of Bedford Elsa Lioness Club where she helped for many years to run the yearly carnival, bingo games and craft shows. She was a member of Country Chapel United Methodist Church in Dowling where she helped with senior meals. She enjoyed bowling, gardening, reading, traveling and especially spending time with family and friends. Mrs. Heath is survived by her husband. Donald E Heath Sr.; daughter. Bobbie Bailey of Battle Creek; son. Donald E. (Dawn) Heath Jr of Bailie Creek; grandchildren. Lynn (Stuart) Bailey-Neal. Donna (Todd) Anderson. Denise Heath and Tara Mahoney; great grandchildren, Austin and Kai lee Anderson. Mason Mahoney. Preceding her in death were her father. George in 1946 and her mother. Inez McCarty in 1955. Services were held Saturday, February 18. 2006 at Country Chapel United Methodist Church in Dowling with Rev. Patricia A. Harpole officiating. Burial was at The Dowling Cemetery. Casketbearers were Jeff Hunter. Vic Bailey. David Birman. Ron Birman. Steve Birman and Steve Cole. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association. Arrangement* were by Wren Funeral home of Hastings (www.wren-funeral-home.com ). Patsy Jean Mahar LAKE LEELANAU - Patsy Jean Mahar, age 73, of Lake Leelanau, died Tuesday. February 14, 2006, at her home. She was bom December 7. 1932, in Grand Blanc, the daughter of John and Garnet (Packer) Firestone. On October 18. 1952. in Nashville, Mich, she married Thomas Eugen- Mahar, who survives. As a loving wife and mother, her whole life revolved around caring for and nurturing her children and husband. Patsy played organ at St. Cyril’s of Nashville and was a seamstress for 10 years. After moving to Lake Leelanau, she was a longtime member of St. Mary’s Parish, where she played organ for 30 years. She also worked at the fabric store in Lake Leelanau. She is survived by her spouse; six children. Kathryn Lee (Bill) Smith of Farmington Hills. Marilyn Ann (Curtis) Crow of Traverse City, Annette Marie (David) Andres of Traverse City. Patrick Aaron (Carol) Mahar of Interlochen. Karen Louise (Derek) Botfield of Portage and Matthew Scott (Ashley) Mahar of Clarksville. Tenn.; sis­ ters. Betty (Charles) Miller of Traverse City and Ellen (Fred) Sharp of Clio; half sisters, Linda (Gail) Brovont of Hudsonville and Carol (Ralph) Vogan of West Branch; half brother, Gary (Leota) Firestone of Charlotte; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchil­ dren. Patsy was preceded in death by her daugh­ ter. Barbara; son, Thomas; and grandson. Michael Mahar. Service* have be«m held in Lake Leelanau. A graveside service and burial will be held in Hastings in tic spring. Memorials may be directed to St Mary’s Catholic School Scholarship Fund. P.O. Box 340. Lake Leelanau, Mich. 49653; the Leelanau County Commission on Aging. 7401 East Duck Lake Rd., Lake leelaruu. Mich. 49653. or to Munson Hospice House, 1105 Sixth Street, Traverse City, Mich. 49684. Please share condolences with the family at www.legacy.com/record-eagle/. Arrangements are with the Martinson Funeral Home, of Suttons Bay. HASTINGS - Patricia Sue Galbreath, age 60. of Hastings, died Friday. February 17, 2006 at Eaton Community Hospice in Charlotte. Mrs. Galbreath was bom on January 24. 1946 in Hazard. Kentucky, the daughter of Russell and Ruby (Lewis) Knight. She was raised in the Jeff. Kentucky area and attended schools there, graduating Dilce Combs High School. She was married to Norman M. Galbreath on June 10. 1966. They moved to the Hastings area in 1975 from Columbia City, Indiana. She was employed at Lesco and Baby Bliss Co. in Middleville and was then engaged in truck driving until she retired in June 1998. She attended Hastings Grace Wesleyan Chur 41. enjoyed sewing and doing word sea- .n puzzles. Mrs. Galbreath is survived by her daugh­ ters, Kimberly J. Galbreath of Mount Morris.MI and Tammy L. Galbreath of Richland. WA; step-daughters. Norma J. Bortner of Auburn. IN. Flava L. Galbreath of Arroyo Grande. CA; step sons. Morris Galbreath of Woodlawn Park. CO and Millard Galbreath of Columbia City. IN; six step grandchildren; sister. Carolyn (Robert) Burkhead of Vicco. KY; brother. Homer (Pat) Knight of Columbia City. IN. Roger Knight of Columbia City. IN and Russell (Imogene) Knight of North Manchester. IN; nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband. Norman on December 12, 1991; sis­ ter. Maty Lou Pratt; and half-brother. George Knight. Services were held Wednesday. February 22, 2006 at Wren Funeral Home with Pastor Alvin C. Yates officiating. Burial was at Ft. Custer National Cemetery in Augusta. Memorial contributions may be made to the Eaton Community Hospice. Special thank you from the family 'o Grace Wesleyan Church, Barry Community Hospice. Eaton Community Hospice and the Hidden Valley Community in Hastings. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome.com). HASTINGS - Irene M. Brownell, age 94, of Hastings, died Sunday, February 19, 2006 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Brownell was bom on June 23 1911 in Otsego, the daughter of George and Hazel (Cavanaugh) Dann. She was raised in the Otsego area and attended schools there and graduated from Otsego High school. She was married to Robert Brownell on January 24, 1933. She lived in the Hastings area for over 55 years. The family lived in a log cabin on the Shultz Road for many years. She was employed at Pennock Hospital for 20 years as a nurses aide. Irene enjoyed making afghans for her chil­ dren and grandchildren, camping, crocheting, canning, family reunions, always *helping and caring for others, baking and in her early years, attending community dances, taught 4­ H for many years and long time member of the Shultz community club. Mrs. Brownell is survived by her children, Jon (Brenda) Brownell of Jacksonville, FL, James (Velma) Brownell of Delton. Jane (Gordon) Barlow of Hastings. Jeny (Joan) Brownell of Bellevue. Jeff (Kathy) Brownell of Hastings, Mary Cotant of Hastings, Margaret (Robert) Wellman, Sr. of Hastings. Thomas (Annette) Brownell of Lansing and Ronald (Muriel) Brownell of Potterville; 30 grandchildren; 68 great grandchildren; 13 great great grandchildren and five on the way; sisters. Georgia Dinn of Kalamazoo and Beatrice LaBelle of Muskegon; and her loving feline companion. “Ginger”. Preceding her in death were her husband, Robert in 1975; granddaughters. Sue Ann Brownell and Pamela Sue Wellman; brother. Patrick Dam- *nd son-in-law, Philip Cocant. Visitation will be Thursday, February 23. at “ ' 10 a.m. until service timt Services will be field'A 11 ajj. Thursday. February 24. 2006 at'Hastings First United Methodist Church with Pastpr Daniel L. Currie officiating. Burial will be at Hillside in Plainwell. Memorial contributions may be made to Pennock Hospital Foundation or Barry County Commission on Aging. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome.com). by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer The Hastings School Board has decided against having a Pilates exercise class in physical education «nd any other new courses in light of new upcoming high school gradu­ ation requirements by the State Board of Education, The new requirements have been recom­ mended by the state board and are currently awaiting approval from the State Legislature. The proposed standards include a “Michigan Merit Curriculum." which is com­ prised of 16 credit hours in required classes. The total number of credits required for grad­ uation would still be left to the local districts to determine. Included in the “Michigan Merit Curriculum" are: • four credits of English language arts; • one credits each of Algebra I, Geometry. Algebra 11. and an additional math class in the senior year; • one credit each of Biology; Physics or Chemistry, and one additional year of sci­ ence; • three credits of social science, which must include a semester of civics and a semester of economics and one credit each of world and U.S. history, which includes geog­ raphy; • two credits of world languages; • one credit of health/physical education; and • one credit of visual and perform: ’g arts. In her weekly radio address Friday, Governor Granholm spoke of the new cur­ riculum and expressed a desire to see it enact­ ed in the upcoming school year. She also spoke of a budget for next year that would increase education funding to its highest level ever. Until a final decision has been made on new requirements, the Hastings district has opted to deny any new class proposals In other business at Monday night's meet­ ing, the board: • Heard an Area of Emphasis report from Superintendent Chris Cooley that detailed how the district has worked to ensure a safe and secure learning environments. A police dog search of the high school parking lot yielded one car. owned by a student, that con­ tained narcotic paraphernal ia. Cooley said the student was disciplined and a locker search by the dog and at the middle school found nothing. • Approved the purchase of Circe buses from Capital City Bus Sales for $64.147 each. • Unanimously approved a medical leave of absence for middle school custodian Lawrence Barcroft and maternity leaves for elementary music teacher’s Kathleen Mundo and Melinda Smalley. • Gave final approval for the purchase of a new textbook for ninth and tenth grade sci­ ence classes. Board member Terry McKinney offered to pick up the books if they are in Illinois or Indiana, saving the district $1280 in freight charges. The board will meet again at 7:30 p.m. Monday. March 20. al the high school. Spay Day USA will be Feb. 28 The Barry County Humane Society once again will participate in the national 'Spay Day USA" effort Tuesday, Feb. 28. The purpose of this event is to encourage all pet owners to have their does and cats ster­ ilized Why should you have your pet sterilized? • Two unstefilized cats and all their descen­ dents can produce 420,000 cats in just seven years • Two unsterilized dogs and all their descendents can produce 67,000 dor/ in just six years. • More than 56% of dogs and puppies entaiog shelters across the country tre killed. • About 71% of cats and kitteaa entering shelters across the country are killed. • It costs U.S. taxpayers an estimated $2 billion each year to round up. house, kill and dispose of homeless animals. • An estimated 11 million cats, dogs, kit­ tens. and puppies arc killed in shelters each year. That's one animal about every six and one half seconds. • Last year, in Barry County, over 1.500 dogs and cats were destroyed, simply because there were not enough go-id homes for them. To help bring down these numbers and lo assist pet owners in being responsible, the Barry County Humane Society will again be offering Barry County residents $20 certifi­ cates. good toward the total cost of sterilizing their pets. This is made possible by generous donors who are committed to helping with the on­ going problem of pet overpopulation. Pet owners are encouraged to call the Humane Society at 945-0602 or 945-3994 on Feb. 28 or stop by their office, which is locat­ ed on the second floor of the Masonic Building. 106 B E. State St., Hastings, between 9 a m. and 6 p.m. A society spokesperson said. "The phone fines will be extremely busy, but keep tr ying! Your effort and commitment will help make sure there arc fewer unwanted puppies and kittens that would have to be destroyed.” Harry County Humane Society is not the Barry County Animal Control (shelter) and is not at then- iocztion. The Humane Society is on State Street, above State Grounds Coffee House downtown. DELTON, continued from page 1-----------“We need someone who will be watching the changes closely and follow through with professional development. He (Blacken) will also be active in getting the new high school curriculum under way." said Archer. A lack of adequate staffing in the central office has caused some issues to fall behind and it is hoped these changes will deal with those shortcomings, said Archer. Community member Patti Millard said she sees the restructuring as a positive change for Thanks to you... 648,943 lbs. of food were delivered to our residents through the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. the district and future administrators. “I think it’s a good move because it will maybe help with finding a new superintc ndent. They will know that they will have seme help,” said Millard. The changes will be for an initial trial pen od of five month? and could become perma­ nent after they are evaluated in June. Archer said the reorganization took effect about two weeks ago and did not include any pay increases for any staff. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Maxine Roush turns 80 Maxine Roush is turning 80 on March I. 2006. Let s shower her with cards. Send them to Maxine Roush. 15090 Noonan Road. Hickory Comers. Ml 49060. Girrbach Funeral Home Ray L. Girrbach Owner/Director Hastings Only Independently Owned Serving Hastings, Barry County Marriage licenses and Surrounding Communities offering Traditional and Cremation Sen-ices Family Owned <t Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Services Available Serving All Faiths Andrew James Weaver. Hopkins and Rachel Joy Miedema, Caledonia. Jason Eugene Stampfler. Dowling and Christine Jeanne NeSmith. Delton. Rodney Howard Selleck. Hastings and Kerri Lynn Rapacz. Hastings. 269-945-3252 328 S. Broadway Hastings, MI 49058 �Page 8 - Thursday, February 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner jlnnie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be back in town from noon to 5:45 p.m. Monday. Feb. 27. for the bimonthly visit hours for blood collection. Friday. March 3. is the date for World Day of Prayer, sponsored by Church Women United. At Ionia the service will be Zion United Methodist Church. The Depot Complex will be open Saturday. Feb. 25. from 10 a m. to 2 p.m. Betty Carey and Elaine Gariock will be hostesses in the depot and freight house where the quilt exhibit from Feb. 11 is still in place. Both buildings will be open Sunday, as will the genealogy room from 2 to 6 p.m. Daria Forshey and Laurine Henry will be the host­ esses. The genealogy room also will be staffed Then on Wednesday. March 1. the genealogy room will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. A trip to Ionia brings surprises each time, as the communits spreads toward the 1-96 freeway. A new large building is being built on the comer of M-66 and David Highway on the southwest comer. Next to it is a free­ standing store for tractor supplies. This is across the highway from Portland Federal Credit Union. The State Journal last Sunday listed the death of James Baker. 69. of Grand Ledge, who died Feb. 17. He had been the manager of the D & C Store here during the 1960s. His wife. Judy, and son. Mark, also resided here. Judy preceded him in death. He is survived by son Mark and son Hugh Scott Baker, wife and their three sons. Several colleges have announced their dean's lists for academic terms ending in January. At Spring Arbor University. Katelyn Martz of Woodland Township is noted as a freshman student majoring in business. She is the daughter of Clay and Lee Martz. Northern Michigan University listed Ryan Werdon of Lake Odessa. At Marquette University, stu­ dents must have a 3.25 or higher grade point to qualify for the dean's list. Olivet listed Kevin Shettler of Mulliken. Marc Miller of Sunfield, students Melissa Pennington and Amanda Waidlich of Nashville; Nicole James. Kenneth Lackscheide. Amber Terberg and Wallace Woodman of Vermontville. Former resident Michaele Bannow is engaged to marry Michael Hemby of Brighton. The future grown attended Ferris State University. The future bride is complet­ ing her degree at Eastern Michigan University. She is the daughter of Teat at»d Diane Hazlewood of Greenville and of Peter Bannow of Lansing. The obituary of Virginia Cunningham of Hubbardston appeared in a Lansing newspa­ per. She is survived by her five children and two brothers. Her eldest brother. Louis, is a retired postmaster at Greenville. Another brother is Carroll (wife Martha) who owned the bakery in Lake Odessa for many years. One of her deceased brothers is Walter Russell, who with wife Marge lived in Lake Odessa for more than 25 years. Carroll and Martha left Lake Odessa for Arizona in hopes the warm dry climate would benefit his arthri­ tis. On Friday last, the Corston family, parents Lloyd and Beverly and their children all in the Sunfield area — lost a nephew/cousin, Kevin Botek. 51. His sudden death came from natu­ ral causes. His grandparents were Everett and Ruth Bridgewater, who were residents at Tupper Lake for many years. Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. . f 1005 Wrht Grvrn St reel Hustings Michu'ltn 49O.5R TrlrpboiX'l 2(»9 945 24 19 Internal Medicine OSTEOPOROSIS My mother has osteoporosis and is healing from her third broken bone. I’m 40 and wondering how to prevent the same from happening to me. Your risk of osteoporosis (weak, brittle bone) depends on a number of things. Many of the risk factors are out of your control such as aging, family history, your sex and race and frame size. Older, thin, white females have the greatest risk. Other causes that are still out of your control include the presence of other medical conditions such as asthma, low thyroid, diabetes, CHF, arthritis and ulcers. Also, drugs used to treat those conditions may also increase your risk of osteoporosis. Other factors remain in your control and can reduce your risk. Limiting tobacco and alcohol reduces your risk as does increasing your calcium and vitamin D intake. Participating in weight bearing exercises as well as activities that involve jumping and hopping (for those that still can and dare to) seem to be very helpful. You're not going to have any symptoms with early disease so you need to discuss your risk with your docto. and determine if a screening test is right for you. Generally, if you are a woman and are either over 50 or have other medical conditions, you should talk to your doctor about when to get tested for osteoporosis. Although hormone therapy was the primary method of treatment in the past, other medications are now available to help slow bone loss and possible even increase bone density if taken long enough. By far the best approach is to plan ahead and work on preventing osteoporosis in the first place. Making sure that you are getting enough calcium and vitamin D is likely the best things to do. Aiming for 1,500mg of calcium and 800 IU of vitamin D daily would be a good start. Exercising and limiting tobacco, alcohol and caffeine can also help. Some doctors may consider hormone therapy for some women as well. If you already have osteoporosis, you also need to maintain good posture and work at reducing the risk of falls such as wearing low-heeled shoes use hand rails whenever possible and be on the lookout for things that might cause a trip and fall. Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. At the February meeting of the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society. President John Waite announced an elegant dinner planned for Feb. 17. the open house of the depot and freight station on Saturday Feb. 25. from 1 to 2 p.m. and on Sunday. Feb. 26, from 2 to 5 p.m. In March there will be a toy and doli show, a repeat of those held in 2003 and 2004. Jacqueline Gilliland delighted her audience with her review of the development of high­ way maps in Michigan. The earliest travel guides were purchased and carried advertis­ ing. They used guides such as bridges, power lines, culverts and churches and measured distances. She had several examples of earli­ er maps issued for free distribution by gaso­ line stations and by the Michigan Department of Highways. Lynda Cobb provided refresh­ ments. Phillip and Betty Shetlerly were honored following the morning service Sunday at Central United Methodist Church by their family with nice refreshments, a decorated cake, a display of wedding photos and more. Close family members who attended were Jack and Joy Wickham of Carlton Township. Bob and Shirley Chapman of Northville. Bud and Ruth Ann Kole of Fremont. Son David and wife Debbie were unable to come due to the heavy snow in their north Michigan locale. Sister Linda and husband Arnie in New Hampshire could not get a flight and they had no electricity, so they had to be home to stoke the fires. Jane Shetterly. Paul and Rltonda Shetterly and children were the local hosts. They enjoyed a family dinner together Infer There was no school on Friday at Lakewood because of an in-service day for teachers. This was a day when many schools were canceled or delayed. Residents awoke Thursday to a winter wonderland. All the trees and bushes were coated with heavy white snow on the east side. The snow clung for hours and then the rains came and it froze, so Friday we had ice atop most of the Thursday snow. The pieces . of ice have been ever since. Sidewalks and lawns are covered with the broken pieces which give lots of glitter when the sun shines. Among the deaths, listed in the Shoppers' Guide Saturday was that of Gerald Benjamin. 62 of Saranac. His surviving wife of 41 years is Ruth, nee Desgranges. He is survived by two sons and a sister, along with in-laws. Another death listed is that of Lucy Galloway. 89. of rural Ionia. She was a former Orange Township farm wife who ran the farms with her sons following the early death of her husband. Robert. Among her survivors are children Roberta Helms. Clinton, Nancy McFendry, Gordon. Roderick. Rodney and six siblings. Son Clinton was formerly pastor of the Woodland United Methodist Church. The Galloways were honored gues*. at the Woodland Township sesquicentennial for being direct descendants of one of the original settlers. The G. R. Press Saturday listed the engage­ ment of Pau! Courser and Sheila McConnell, both of Lansing. Paul is the son of Fran Courser of Sunfield and of Richard and Hope Courser of Grand rapids. There will be a baked potato supper at the Berlin Center United Methodist Church Wednesday, March 1, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., with a free-will offering. Plenty of toppings will be available to make a meal. If you don't mind driving a bit farther to eat, there will be a full evening with food included at the North Plains Church on Olmstead Road north of Muir Friday, March 3. from 4:30 to 6:30. They will serve soup and sandwiches, along with a bake sale and a raf­ fle. This is being held by the Noth Plains Cemetery Association. Another big box store is coming our way. Supervisor of Orange Township William Weisgerber has announced the Township Board has given its approval for Menard's to buy land and build a new store on the northeast comer of M-66 and Sprague Road. This is the road that runs east to the county animal control office and airport buildings. On the opposite comer is the new Wal-Mart store and north a bit is the expand­ ed much larger Meijer store, which replaced the store that had been in use for about 30 years. Kmart is between Meijer and Wal­ Mart. Fast food restaurants line the state high­ way up front between these three big stores. Betty Yeiter of rural Lowell was guest speaker at the Women's Fellowship of First Congregational Church last Wednesday. Feb. 15. She likened many of today’s problems in society regarding abuse of children to inci­ dents in Biblical time. Marcia Raffler and Laurel Garlinger were the afternoons hostesses. They served Valentine-themed refreshments. Drifting apart Dear Annie: My wife. Tori." and 1 have been married for 18 years and have two sons, ages 12 and 14. Eleven years ago. Tori announced that she wanted to quit her job and attend medical school. Reluctantly. 1 agreed, even though both my sons were still in dia­ pers and this meant putting them in day care. Tori would leave for school at 7 a.m. and return after 9 p.m. On weekends, she would study at the library. In addition to my full­ time job. I was responsible for most of the housework. After Tori received her degree, we moved to a small town for her residency. 1 had to quit my job in order to move, so I went back to college to finish the MBA I had been working on before all this happened. Every day. I drive to classes 70 miles away. Our personal relationship held up during Tori's six years of medical training, but now that the tables are turned, she has begun to criticize me for my decision to pursue my degree. At times, she becomes verbally abu­ sive and tells me how worthless 1 am because 1 don't have a job. She even says this in front of our sons. I am trying to figure out why she is so angry. We have gone to family counseling ar her request, but she becomes a different person when we are there, and nothing ever gets accomplished in these sessions. Do you have any other ideas? I hope you can print my let­ ter because she reads your column every day. - Harried in North Dakota Dear Harried: We're not sure what Tori’s problem is, but it's possible that the two of you have grown in opposite directions. Ask Tori if she wants to salvage the marriage, because the arguments and verbal abuse are eroding it rather effectively. You have two children who need their parents to work this out, and hiding the problem in front of a counselor is counterproductive. Tori needs to be honest, even if it hurts. If she cannot do this, please seek counseling on your own. Pricey party Dear Annie: My sister-in-law. "ErJd." recently organized an extravaganza for my in­ laws' anniversary, and *hen old us what ve had to contribute. It was way out of our league. She spared no expense and asked $800 for the privilege of having us attend. My husband offered instead to take pictures (he’s a photographer; and give everyone an album for free, but his siblings hired someone else who made us pay for prints. We offered to make payments toward the $800. but Enid said "forget it." We attended, but felt snubbed by her and still do. We don't think the folks know what a harridan she's been, and they would die if they knew what the party cost. Enid has really hurt us deeply by pricing us out of the family. I thought parties should be organized lovingly, not used as instruments of torture. Tell me, should we have gone into hock to pay her? -- Hurt in Northern New York Dear Hurt: Of course not. Siblings giving parties should take each person's costs into consideration and not plan something out of reach. Enid needed to be the "man of the hour." and the other siblings went along. Under such circumstances, you should con­ sider yourself an invited guest. Be sure to send a thank-you note. Don't quit quitting Dear Annie: Thank you for publishing the letter from "Still Trying in Pennsylvania." who wanted to quit smoking. Millions of peo­ ple around the country are still trying to quit. For the first time ever, more people in the United Stales are former smokers than current smokers. Only about one in five adults smoke. Please let your readers know that there is a Nationwide Consortium of Telephone Quitlines. Anyone, in the United States can call 1 -800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) for free counseling over the phone. Also, the National Cancer Institute offers all sorts of resources at www.smokefree.gov. Thanks for getting the word out. - Dover. N.H. Dear Dover OK. smokers, put those butts out and call now. Just do it Safety first Dear Annie: I just turned 40. having lived my entire gay adult life believing that HIV was no major threat, since there would be drugs to manage the disease. Consequently. 1 lost my fear and had unsafe sex. When the tests came back positive for HIV. I learned there are strains that are resistant to available medications. I was terrified. Luckily, one of the simpler, newer regimens is working for me. However, should I contin­ ue to have unsafe sex, I would risk a second viral infection with resistance lo my current medical regimen. Not only that, but any new infection, even a common, treatable one. could weaken my immune system, allowing the virus to overtake my ability to fight. If 1 miss a single dosage of my meds, resistance can develop. I worry that my body will not be able to handle my regimen long term. Will my kidneys and liver stay healthy? Will I have to change drugs to those with harsher side effects? Will I eventually run out of choices and die? My partner left me when I was diagnosed, and I now face the real possibility that I will never be in a long-term relationship again. I will not engage in sexual intimacy without disclosing the risk, so 1 am celibate. I worry about remaining insured, since my medica­ tions cost $1,200 per month. I have to share my illness with every doctor and dentist 1 see. I have a strong support group and am doing OK mentally. 1 have learned too late the value of things that are important. For those who continue to take risks. I implore you to edu­ cate yourself about HIV. Visit .www.theboily.com for information. Respect yourself. Respect the disease. Get tested. Play safe. One Who Knows Dear One Who Knows: There is concern that HIV cases will increase in places where the disease seemed under control, partly because some gay men no longer worry about taking precautions, and also because the use of crystal meth has increased high-risk sexual activity. Thank you for the sharp reminder. Emotional limbo Dear Annie: I am a 53-year-old male. Six year; ago, my 46-year-old wife had a major stroke that left her totally handicapped and unable to speak. She needs 24-hour-a-day care. ;o she is now in a nursing home. I visit lier four ?mes a week, take her for rides, and on weekends, I bring her home overnight My wife is not likely to recover. but 1 am com­ mitted to be there for her ahs^yc. The problem is my serial life. I u?nnot maintain a relationship with a woman because I will not consider mameje whi’e my wife is living. But I miss the cloae^r®. nurturing and intimacy. What is the forma protocol for people in my situation? I feel like I am in emotional limbo. — Complicated Situation Dear Complicated: We're glad to know you are still committed to caring for your wife, and wc understand how difficult it is to without companionship. There are others in your position, and many find help and support through The Well Spouse Association (wellspouse.org) at 1-8OO-838-O879. Saved by'Scared' Dear Annie: I wanted to say thank you for printing the letter from "Scared in California." the 16 year-old girl who decided she was ready to have sex with her boyfriend, and now she is pregnant. Annie, you may have saved my life. I am 18 and I. too. have been dating a boy for four years. We said we loved each other and decid­ ed to have sex. but after reading *Scarcd*s* letter and seeing the consequences of her actions. 1 know I want to wait. Please, please. Annie, tell "Scared" that she saved something truly important to me. — Chiiste in Kentucky Dear Chaste: We're certain "Scared" would be grateful to think she made a positive impact on your life. Thank you for letting us know. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 23. 2006 - Page 9 Financial FOCUS From TIME to line... TIME A look down memory Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Early Post Offices in Barry County By Joyce Wetabrecht Today's postal service has descended in an unbroken line from the system planned by Benjamin Franklin as it began in 1775. Franklin was the Postmaster General until Nov. 7, 1776. Samuel Osgood was the first Postmaster General under the Continental Congress. When Michigan was admitted to the Union as the 26th State in 1837. William T. Barry, the postmaster Barry County was named for. had just retired and Amos Kendall held the office. Andrew Jackson was just finishing his second term as president and Marten Van Buren was just beginning his. first term. William T. Barry was the first Postmaster General to sit as a member of the President’s Cabinet in 1829. Mail delivery evolved from foot to horse­ back to stage, steamboat, railroad, automobile and airplane. By 1823, the post office was using steamboats to cany the mail, and by 1831 steam driven engines were being used by the post office to carry mail cargos. In Barry County, the mail was coming in usually from Detroit to Ann Arbor. Jackson and Gul! Prairie. Kalamazoo County. 40 miles from Hastings. In March. 1839. when Hastings made application for a post office and received its commission on April 29, 1839. Willard Hayes became the first post­ master of the Hastings Post Office. Ir. 1998, there are nine post offices in Barry County: Cloverdale, Delton. Dowling, Freeport. Hastings, Hickory Comers, Nashville. Middleville and Woodland. Over time there have been at least 40 or more post offices located in the county at different times. At attempt to find as many of them s possible will be made, starting with Assyria Township and working through the county in alphabeti­ cal order. • Assyria Township was still part of Barry Township when the first post office was estab­ lished by the efforts of Cleaveland Ellis. Mr. Ellis had arrived in Assyria Township in March 1837. Mr. Ellis was to be the postmas­ ter and the name, to be a name not already in use in the stale of Michigan, so Assyria was chosen. Mrs. Ellis is credited for choosing the bibli­ cal name. Mr. Ellis was the postmaster from the beginnmRpmrtfx>Loffice in 184l.u^il 1847 whetrhd’turned it over to Calvin P. White, who maintained the postmaster job until 1855. The post office was later moved from the Ellis home on Section No. 3 and placed in the center of the township on the junction of sec­ tions No. 15.16,21 and 22, and was known as Assyria Center. This office was closed in 1937. • South Assyria was established in 1850, on Section No. 25, with Samuel H. Young serv­ ing as its first postmaster. In 1858, George W. Knapp was the next postmaster. This office was closed in 1860. The first nail carrier through Assyria was Calvin Salter, who brought the mail by horse­ back one time per veek. He would deliver the mail to Assyria for his dinner and food and water for his horse. A stage line was established between Bellevue and Hastings, by way of Nashville and mail delivery became a daily service until the stages no longer used this route. Other postmasters for Assyria were: Richard Jones, Cornelius Tompkins. Amos W. Brown and Mrs. Philena Abbey. • Ceylon Post Office, another post office in Assyria Township, Section No. 1, was located at the Assyria and Maple Grove Town lines and on the Eaton-Barry County line. This post office was established by Levi Kenyon who had purchased the store from Norman Hagerman. Mr. Hagerman, in turn, built a saw mill north of the store in Maple Grove Township and a grist mill across the road, also in Maple Grove Township and a grist mill across the road, also in Maple Grove Township. Mr. Kenyon was the postmaster, as the post office was located in his store. Mr. Kenyon turned the store building around so that is faced north on what is now Butler Road. Ceylon consisted of the general store, the post office, a stage coach stop, with lunches available, the blacksmith shop, a sanitarium operated by Levi Kenyon, who had a doctor’s office in Battle Creek and in Ceylon, the feed mill, the saw mill ami a cluster of homes. This post office closed in 1903. when Rural Free Delivery became a part of the postal system. • Baltimore Township mail was received at the mail for Baltimore was a general store erected by David Edwards in 1864. This store was afterward purchased byJ.C. Lampman. who in turn sold it to Horace Hail who in turn sold it John Riley and in 1872 it was sold to Royal Rice, who became the postmaster. Baltimore at that time consisted of a black­ smith and wagon shop, operated by Ormsbce and Brother, a resident physician. Dr. A.L. Van Hom and a cluster of homes. This post office continued as Baltimore P.O. until March 16, 1880 when it became known as Dowling and is still Dowling in 1998. In the early 1900s a post office building was built, however the location was changed sev­ eral times. It was in the Wright Store, with Myra Wright as the post mistress for several years, in what is now known as the Dowling Come.- Store, then it was moved to the loca­ tion at th north edge of the village, where it still stands in 1998. • Pritchardville Post Office. Baltimore Township, on Section No. 20. was established in 1879 with George H. Risbridger becoming the first postmaster. The village of Pritchardville was named for George Pritchard who. with his brother, oper­ ated a grist mill and foundry there in 1878. George Pritchard later became the postmaster. There were three mail deliveries by stage each week There was a sawmill and a grist mill built there in 1855 by Daniel S. Chase. George and Amanda Winters Salsbaugh settled in the vil­ lage of Pritchardville in 1868 and George Sulsbaugh operated a blacksmith shop on Cedar Creek, which supplied the water power for the mills. A general store was operated out of the Sulsbaugh home. A small cluster of homes were built near the mills and tne store. The post office was closed in 1903. • Highbank Post Office, Baltimore Township was located on Section No. 24 where Sections 13-14 and 23-24 meet near Highbank Creek. There was a post office there from Sept. 6.1894. to April 15.1903. Frank A. Wilcox was its first postmaster. • Hickory Comers, Barry Township was the earliest settlement in Barry County, begin­ ning in 1834 when The Reverend Moses Lawrence built his house there. The legend stales that when the area was being surveyed, there was a large hickory nut tree in the center of Section 28. which was used as a monument. That tree had a hitching post built around it and eventually died from the constant impact of the horses on its root system, but it was named Hickory Comers for that tree. Soloman C. Hall was an early settler there also, arriving in the late 1830s. He became the first postmaster on July 11, 1844. The mail was carried to Hickory Comers from Augusta on foot. Later Jake Houvenor brought the mail by horse and wagon. He was also allowed to cany passengers. When the hotel opened in 1868 the stage line from Augusta arrived daily. An earlv loca­ tion of the post office was in James Cadwallader's shop, it was in BUseU’s-drag store at one time and when M.M. Rockwell became postmaster it was moved into his gen­ eral store. For a time the ratal route mail was delivered through Cressey post office and some residents had both a post office box and a rural box. Clay Barber carried the Cressey route for many years. Hickory Comers began its first rural delivery with Roy Walters as the carrier. The new office was built in 1952. Hickory Comers still has a post office in 1998. Postmasters who served Hickory Comers included Salmon C. Hall. William Borthwick. Adam Elliott, Hiram Sheldon, George B. Williams. John B. Brown, Willis C. Aiken. Henry Smith, Lewis Durkee, James M Cadwalladcr, Walter C. Bush. Christopher C. Messenger. John Shean, Edwin Bissell, Andrew C. Cortright. Edwin Bissell, Merari M. Rockwell, Charles S. Rennets. Freda Butler, Roger Davis and Connie Wireman (1982). • Delton Post Office, Barry Township, received its first post office on May 22. 1877. Dells’own was the first name pro­ posed for the village, after Adelbert Monroe, who was an early businessman in the hamlet having built a general store on Orchard Street. However, the post office officials shortened it to Delton and Dell Monroe became the first postmaster. Jim Bush was the second post master, named on Dec. 10, 1879. The post office was at the house on the north side of the creamery. In 1880. Frank Norwood bought the store from Mr. Monroe and became postmaster on May 18. 1889. Abraham Bush carried the mail from Delton to Hickory Comers. The coming of the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad in 1887 improved the way mail was delivered to the Delton area and Delton became a very active village. Delton still had a post office in 1998. • Carlton Township Post Office was first opened on Aug. 28. 1849, in his home, north of Hastings on Section No. 17 of Carlton Township by Jared S. Rogers, who was the first post­ master. In 1853. Enos Dryer was appointed postmaster due a change in administration from the Two Ways to Boost Retirement Income If you have several years to go until retire­ ment. now is the right time to determine about how much annual income you can count on as a retiree. And if it looks like you might be coming up short, you'll want to take action soon. Even if you've been investing for many years, you may not be able to count on a typ­ ical portfolio of stocks and bonds to provide you with the income you'll need to enjoy a comfortable retirement lifestyle. Consequently, you may want to consider these two moves: purchasing an immediate annuity and delaying your Social Security payments. Let’s examine both these options. Immediate results that last a lifetime An immediate annuity works pretty much as the name suggests. You make a lump-sum payment to an insurance company, and you immediately start receiving an income stream, which can last the rest of your life. Immediate annuities are fairly loW-risk, espe­ cially it you buy one from a company that receives the highest ratings for safety and sta­ bility from one of the independent rating agencies. And they can provide a reasonable amount of income: If you are 65, and you buy a $100,000 immediate annuity, you'll receive annual lifetime income of $7,848 if you are a man and $7,392 if you are a woman (as of August 22. 2005). (These amounts can vary, depending on the current interest rate envi­ ronment and the state in which you live.) Still, immediate annuities do have a "down” side. Specifically, the fixed payments you receive each month are subject to infla­ tion. You could easily live another two or even three decades in retirement; over that time, even a relatively mild inflation rate can seriously erode the purchasing power of your fixed-income payments. To combat this problem, you might want to look for an immediate annuity that is indexed for inflation Your monthly payments in the first few years might be lower than those offered by a non-mdewSd annuity, but each year, ybur mcoiW? wifl'hhrease along with inflation. As you might have guessed, another possi­ ble drawback to an immediate annuity is longevity. While you can't predict the future, you may want to take into account your fam­ ily history of longevity before you purchase an immediate annuity. You also can structure your annuity to "protect" your investment. For example, you could accept lower month­ ly payments in exchange for the ability to name a beneficiary to receive your income stream for a designated number of years. Delaying Social Security Another way to boost your retirement income is to delay taking Social Security pay­ ments. Suppose, for instance, that you were born between 1943 and 1954, and you were eligible to receive $750 each month in Social Security once you reached 62. If you could SHIERS BOMS • II118 HI MM II REJU IStyt just wait four more years, until you were 66. you'd receive $1,000 a month. This strategy depends, of course, on whether you'd have sufficient income to tide you over for those four years - but if you do. it's something to consider. And again, if you have concerns about your longevity, this "delaying" tech­ nique may not be right for you. Buying immediate annuities and delaying Social Security arc just two of the ways you may be able to boost your retirement income. For more suggestions, consult with a financial professional. But don't delay: The more time you have on your side, the better your options. This entire site Copyright © 2005 Edward Jones till WHM W HU I CC<HDfKTUU MUM Pledging to be Your Healthcare Partner Our Pledge of Service To You Each and every Pennock employee and volunteer has taken a pledge to be your partner in personal, professional and progressive care. This means we pledge to treat you with courtesy, respect, professionalism and compassion while providing the most state of the art healthcare in the finest possible facility. For more information, or to find a Pennock affiliated physician near you, call (269) 945-1 PHY (1749) See TIME, page 14 77500512 Pennock Partner, Jon Anderson Lead Respiratory Therapist Pennock HEALTH SERVICES ptote»sional. progress,v< ^^rrnersinP^01'’ Visit us on the web at www.pennockhealth.com 1009 W. Green Street. Hastings �Page 10 - Thursday. February 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES WOODLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW Woodland Township Boaru of Review will meet at the Woodland Township Hall. 156 S. Main St.. Woodland. Michigan on March 7. 2006 to receive and review the assessment roll. Public meetings to hear assessment appeals will be held Monday. March 13. 2006, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Tuesday. March 14.2006 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Appointments are net necessary but will be taken and given preference. For appoint­ ments call 269-367-4214 (home) or 269-367-4915 (office). Answering machine mas­ sages returned ASAP. The tenative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real property’ for 2005 are as follows: Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residential Ratio 49.78 5158 44.96 45.80 Multiplier 1.0044 0.9694 1.1121 1.0917 Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Supervisor 7 days prior to the meeting by writing or calling Dave Bursley. 156 S. Main, Woodland. Michigan 48897. 269-367-4915 (office) or 269-367-4214 thome). 77500183 HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING SCHEDULE The Hastings Charter Township Board of Review for’2006 will be held at the Township Hall at 885 River Road. Hastings. Michigan. 49058 on the following dates: Tuesday. March 7 Monday. March 13 Tuesday, March 14 Wednesday. March 15 Organizational Meeting Appeal Hearing Appeal Hearing Appeal Hearing 1:00 p.m. 9-12 am & 1-4 pm 9-12 am & 1-4 pm 1-4 pm & 6-9 pm The Board of Review will meet as many more days as deemed necessary to hear questions, protests, and to equalize the 2006 assessments. Written protests may be sent to the above address by Tuesday. March 14. 2006. The tentative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real property and personal property for 2006 are as follows: Agricultural...................... 55.99%................. 0.8930 Commercial...................... 49.94%................. 1.0217 Industrial...........................77.17%................. 0.6479 Residential........................ 48.00%................. 1.0417 Personal................. ,...50.00%................ 1.0000 Jim Brown. Supervisor Hastings Charter Township 269-948-9690 Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the township clerk at least seven (7) days in advance of the hearing. This notice posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act) MCLA41.72a(2)(3) and with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW MEETINGS SCHEDULE The Baltimore Township Board of Review for 2006 will be held at the hall. 3100 E Dowling Rd. Hastings, on the following dates: Tuesday, March 7 - Present assessment roll to Board of Review - 4 p.m. Monday, March 13 - Appeal Hearing -1-4 p.m.& 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 14-9-12 a.m. & 1-4 p.m. The Board of Review will meet as many more days as deemed necessary to hear questions, protests and to equalize the 2005 Assessments. Written protests may be sent to the above address by Monday. March 8, 2005. The tentative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real prop­ erty and personal property for 2005 are as follows: Agricultural 45.0Z% 1.1106 Commercial 49.82% 1.0036 Industrial 66.98% .7464 Residential 46.05% 1.0857 Personal 50.00% 1.0000 II you have questions about your assessment, leave a message at the hall 721-3502 and the assessor will get back to you The township will provide rea­ sonable and necessary services to individuals with disabilities who wish to attend the Board of Review upon 10 days notice to the supervisor. 77500345 Richard VanSyckle Supervisor Baltimore Townahlp 269-721-9888 01522057 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. F-EASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to th return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kenneth W Koenig, an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nomiee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 15. 2004 and recorded on April 2. 2004 in instrument 1124633. and modified by Affidavit or Order record­ ed on December 9. 2005 in instrument 1157409. in Barry county records. Mtctgan. and assigned by said Mortgagee lo COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS. INC as assignee by an assignment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand T.iree Hundred Twenty-Five And 82/100 Dollars ($166325.82). including interest at 8% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises. Of some part f them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on March 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing a! the Northeast comer of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 8 West. Johnstown Township. Barry County. Michigan, thoixe South 84 degrees 35 minutes 15 seconds West along the North Section line of said Section. 1010.97 feel; thence South 4 degrees 33 minutes 16 seconds West 493.84 feet: thence North 85 egrees 26 minutes 44 seconds West 197 44 feet, thence South 11 degrees 31 minutes 22 seconds West 125.00 feet to the Point of Beginning of this description; thence North 73 degrees 03 minutes 31 snoods West 454 00 feet: then south 27 degrees 20 minutes 2 seconds West 250 09 feet; thence South 68 degrees 25 minu'.es 12 seconds East 528 25 feet; thence North 11 degrees 31 minutes 22 seconds East 290 00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Together with the nght of ingress and egress over a 30 loot wide strip ofiand desmbed as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 8 West; thence South 84 degrees 35 minutes 15 seconds West along the North Section line of said Section. 1010.97 feet to the Place of Beginning of sad easement; lhene South 4 degrees 33 minutes 16 seconds West along the East side of said easement 493 84 feet; thence along the North sr*e ol side easement North 85 degrees 26 minutes 44 seconds West 197 44 feet; thence along the West sioe of sad easements South 11 degres 31 minutes 22 seconds West 415.0 foot to the Point of Ending. Subject to ease­ ments restrictions of record. The 'edemptxxi ponod shall be 12 months from the data of such sale. / Dated February 16. MM 3 . . , For more information/ please call ' FC X 248 93 1302 ’ Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *074199F03 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P.C, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by BRIAN L TYNER. A SINGLE PERSON, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. (‘MRS'), soie•y as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns.. Mortgagee, dated Augu«.t 15. 2003. and recorded on August 18. 2003. in Document No 1111350. Barry County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hreof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Sixteen Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($128,016.95). including interest at 5.750% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made ana provid­ ed. noticeis hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 0 ■ :00 PM o'clock, on March 16. 2006 Said premises are situatd m City of HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan and described as LOT 25 OF SOUTHEASTERN VILLAGE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF IN LIBER 26 OF PLATS. ON PAGE 43 TAX ID NO 98-55-225-225-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of uch sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: February 13. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. ("MERS"), solely asnommec for lender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. PC. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. M! 48075 Client I.D GMAC 0443 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Mark Gardner, married of Barry County Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company datd the 29th day of Novemt?’. AD 2004. and recorded m the office of the Register cl Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 8th day of December, A.D. 2004. in Instrument No. 1138310 of Barry Records, which said mortgage was assigned o Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee tor Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-2 Investor IDH38. thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due, at the date of this notice, for prin­ cipal and interest, the sum of $79,591.9 (Seventy Nine thousand. Five hundred Ninety One do<tars and Thirty Nine cents) including interest there on at 9.05% (nine point zero five) percent per annum And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt ecured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained tn said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan In such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on . the 2nd day of Mach. A.D., 2006. at 1 00 o'clock said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage. Which said premises ae described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the City of Hastings, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: A parcel of land in the Southwest one-quarter of section 33. Town 4 North. Rane 7 West, described as: Commencing at the Southwest comer of the Southwest one-quarter of said setion 33; thence East in center of Highway 985 feet for the place of beginning; thence North 258.71 feet; thence West 208 71 feet; thence South 258.71 feet tocenter of said Highway; thence East in center of Highway 208.71 teet to the place of beginning. Commonly known as: 7161 Coats Grove Road Tax ID; 08-15-033-300-03 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless etermined abaidoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in whioi case the redemption period shall be 30 days tram the date of such safe Dated; January 26, 2OLu WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO, LPA By Daniel E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney lor ssignee of Mortgagee Weftman. Weinberg & Rets Co, LP A. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S T.-.?y, Michigan 48084 WWRI04959207 c*ao°* THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTCT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made w the conditions of a mortgage made by Wayne D Nicholson and Kimberly A. Nicholson, husband and Wife, to First Franklin Financial Corporation, morgagee. dated June 22. 2002 and recorded October 17. 2002 in Instrument Number 1089518. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank National Association. as Trustee lor First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-FF2 by Saxon Mortgag Services, Inc. as its attomey-in-fact. it successors and/or assigns by assignment dated June 28. 2002 and recorded on August 25. 2004 in Instrument Number 1122728. Barry County Records. There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Ninety Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Nine and 32/100 Dollars ($90,949 32) includ­ ing interest at the rate of 10.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained m the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice ts hereby given that the mortgge will be fore­ closed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on March 16. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Hasings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as; A parcel of land tn Section 9, Town 3 North. Range 8 West described as: commencing at the North one-quarter post, thence South along the North and South one-quarter line 1172.5 feet; thence West 660.5 eet from center line of M-43 (old) to beginning; thence West 22C feet; thence South 200 feet; thence East 220 feet; thence North 200 feet to point of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess the proper: is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.324ia. <i which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date ol the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The forectowg mortgagee can resand the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and here is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated; February 16. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys tor Welts Fargo Bank National Anodtion, as Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2OO2-FF2 by: Saxon Mortgage Services. Inc. as its attomey-in-fact. it successors and/or assigns . As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 244 0823 krb 77Mon« FORECLOSURE NOTICE 1 his firm is a debt collector attempting to codec* a debL Any Information obtained will be ueed for this urpoee. If you arr in the Military, pleats contact our office /t the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default tvzs been made in the conditions of a certain mdriguge made 'by Steven D Venhutzen and Mildrtd J Venhuaen. husband and wife to Mortg tgeElectronic Registration Systems. Inc . solely as nominee for Aegis Lending Corporation, a Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dateu Fetxuary 18. 2005 aid recanted February 28, 2005 in Instrument f 1141360 Ban/ County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was subequentty assigned to: Aegis Montage Corporation, on which mortgage there ts ciarmeo 'o be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Two Dollars and Eight Cents ($136,002.08) including interest 10.6% per annum Under the power of ste contained in said mortgage and the ustute In such case made and provided, notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some par. of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastigs. Ml at 1G0PM on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The South one-hart of Lots 1186 and 1187 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded Pft thereof. Commonly known as 435 W Clinton St, Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days fnn the date of such sate. Dated FEBRUARY 15. 2006 Aegis Mortgage Corporation. . Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Surte 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 • (248) 844-5123 Our File N: 06-44095 THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE COTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been rqade m the conditions of a mortgage made by Julia A. McClurkm, A Single Woman, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC, mortgagee, dated November 20. 2003 ad 'ecorded December 19. 2003 in Instrument Number 1119590. Barry County Records. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc, Asset Backed Pass Through Ce.rficates, Senes 2004- 1 under the Poling and Servicing Agreement dated February 1. 2004. without recourse by assignment submitted to and recorded by the Barry County Register of Deeds There is daimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of On*. Hundred Nineteen Thousand Six Hundred Thktya.'rt 52'100 Dollars ($119.630 52) mckxting interest at the rete ol 6.90% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the sic’utes of the State of Mchigan. notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale f mortgagee oremtses. or some part of them, at public venduo .« the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Baty County. Michigan at 10O p.m. on March 23.2*105. The premises are located in the Ti<mship of Rutland. Barry County, Michigan, andare described as: . Lot 3 of Supervisor's Plat of Green Meadows, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Uber 3 ol Plats on Page 36. The redemption period shall be 6 'nor ths from the dale of such saie. unless the property s deter­ mine abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of tho sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simftaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate. Dated: February 23. 2006 OR'-ANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Truste of Argent Securities Inc, Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2004-1 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated February 1, 2004, without recourse . As Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 214 2543 • City of Hastings • THE JOHNSTOWN TWP. REQUEST FOR BIDS BOARD OF REVIEW Sale of 1995 Ford Taurus GL will meet the following dates & times Organizational Meeting - Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at 7:00PM First Board of Review Meeting - Monday, March 13, 2006 9AM to Noon & 1PM to 4PM Second Board of Review Meeting - Thursday, March 16, 2006 Noon to 4PM and 5PM to 9PM Appointments are required and letter appeals are accepted prior to adjournment. The tentative factor is 1.00 for all classes of property. NOTE: Statutory publication has been placed in the Battle Creek Enquirer for three successive issues. The City of Hastings, Michigan, will accept bids for the sale of one (1) 1995 Ford Taurus CL. This vehicle will be sold asis and has approximately 46.000 miles on it. Arrangements to view this vehicle can be made by calling 945-5083 weekdays between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The City of Hastings reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities in any bid. and to award the hid in a manner that the City deems to be in its best interest price and other factors considered. Bids will be received at the office of the Hastings City ClerkTreasurer. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 until 9:00 AM on Tuesday. March 7.2006 at which time they shall be opened and read aloud. The winning bid. if any. will be appiowd at the City Council meeting on March 13.2006. Winning bidder must be prepared to take possession with certified funds between March 14 and March 21. 2006. No formal bidding forms or documents are required, but all bids must be in writing and sealed. All sealed bids shall be clearly marked on the outside of the bid package as follows: SEALED BID - 1995 Fort T.uru. CL £ City Clerk/lYeasurer — NOTICE — The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking appli­ cants to senx on the Mental Health Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St, Hastings: (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 27. 2006. Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Zoning Board of Appeals. Applicants must not live in a city, village or charter township. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St, Hastings: (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 27. 2006. Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Planning & Zoning Commission. Applicants must not live in a city or village. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State St, Hastings: (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 27.2006. _ �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 23. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES HQnCLQEliQRTGAOEfQaLGLOSURESALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thra sate- may be rescind­ ed by the foreclcsmg mortgagee In mat event. your damages. .1 any. shall be tainted solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gilkey Lake CaM, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, (original mort­ gagor). to Fifth Third Bank (Western Michigan}. Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2004. recorded n the ofice at the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan, on May 24. 2004 in Instrument No. 1128090 and re-recorded on June 3. 2004 in Instrument No. 1128684. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of $127,159.19. including interest at 10.00% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vide* notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the East Doors of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 490 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said County) on Thursday. March 23. 2006 at 100 p.m. Said premises are desenbed as roMows. All that part of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of the Southeast fractional 1/4 of Section 10 Town 1 North. Range 9 West lying Southwesterly of the creek, connecting Big G*ey Lake and Shallow GttieyLake. and Southeasterly of the Highway, also granting a right of ingress and egress to Big Gilkey Lake through the channel as now estab­ lished. Excepting therefrom a parcel of land in the South 1/2 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township, described as beginning at the center line of County Road 601 and the South line of said Section 10; thance North 44*2* East 389.92 feet along the center line of County Road 601; thence South 45*58* East 355.74 feet, thence due West 287.76 feet; thence South 33 feet to the South line of said Section; thence due West 239.08 feet to point of beginning, also excepting and reserving a right of ingress and egress to Shallow Gifcey Lake, over the 'oMowtng described premises; Beginning at a point on the South line of said Section 10 which lies 239 06 feet due East of the intersection of the South line of said Section 10 and the center lino of County Road 601; thence due North 33 feet; thence due East 619 feet, more or less, to the shore of Shallow Gilkey Lake; thence Southeasterly along the shore line of said lake to the South line of said Section 10; thence due West along the South line of said Section 10 to the place of beginning. Barry Township. Barry County, Michigan. Less and except: A parcel ol land located m the South 1/4 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, being at the intersection of the centerline of county road 601 and the South bne of said Section 10; thence North 44 degrees 02 minutes East 389.92 feet along the oenteiline of County Road 601. thence South 45 degrees 58 minutes East 355.74 feet; thence East 331.0 feet more or less to the shore of the shallow Gilkey Lake, thence Southeasterly along the shore to the South hne of said Section 10; thence due West 692 feet more or teas to the point of beginning. P.P. #06-03-010-003-00 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sate, untess determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241 a. in which case redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate. Dated: February 10. 2006 NANTZ. LITOWICH. SMITH. GIRARD A HAMIL­ TON Attorneys for Mortgagee By Sandra S. Hamilton (P41980) ’ Business Address 8. Telephone 2025 Eas*. Bettime. S.E.. Suite 600 Grand Paptos. Michigan 49546 (616) 977-0077 w FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the Watery, ptease contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by. John O Burdick, a single man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Ik.. sotety as nominee for Ctevecor Mortgage. Inc., a Mtssoun Corporation Mortgagee, dated January 7.2005 and recorded January 26. 2005 in Instrument # 1140706 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Five Dollars and Sev»n»y-Six Cents ($197,305.76) including interest 8.6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of 1he mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, ai the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. March 16. 2006. Said premises are situ­ ated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at the Southwest comer of the West 42 rods of the Southeast or.*-quarter of the Southeast one-quar­ ter of Section 21. Town 1 North. Rangu 7 West, thence North along the West line of said West 42 rods. 231 feet; thence East parallel with the South hne of said Section 220 00 feet, thence South par­ allel with the West line of said West 42 rods. 231 feet lo th« South Section line; thence West along the South Section hne. 220.00 feet to the place of beginning Commonly known as 7761 Wolf Rocd. Bellevue Ml 49021 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated FEBRUARY 10.2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potesbvo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-43780 (HSBC) ASAP# 756697 02/16/2006. 02/23/2006. 03/02/2006. 03/09/2006 77K0,» Robert A Tramain A Aaaoctatea, P.C. to a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be sad for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JOEL SOLOMON. A MARRIED MAN. PATRICIA SOLOMON. A MARRIED WOMAN to B & P MORT­ GAGE INC.. Mortgagee, dated July 23. 2003, and recorded on August 18. 203. as Instrument No. 1111167. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to FIFTH THIRD BANK by an assignment dated Juiy 28. 2003, and recorded on August 18. 2003, as Instrument No. •111168 m BARRY County Records. Michigan, on whih mortgage there is claimed to be due at .he date hereof the sum of one hundred sixty one thou­ sand two hundred eight and 68/100 Dollars ($161,208.68). including interest at 7.625% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and te statute in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puttee vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings, Ml . at 1XX) PM on March 16. 206. Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as; BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 26. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DISTANT SOUTH89 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 03 SECONDS EAST 1360 00 FEET FROM THE SOUTHWEST COR­ NER OF SAID SECTION 26: THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 13 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID SEC­ TION 26 A DISTANCE OF 1324 06 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH ON-HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-OUARTER OF SAID SEC TON 26; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 47 MIN­ UTES 32 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE 340 00 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 13 SECONDS WEST 1324.21 FEET TO SAID SOUTH SECTION LINE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREE 46 MINUTES 03 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH SEC­ TION LINE 340.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. DATED: February 16. 2006 Robert A Tremain 5 Associates, P.C. 401 South Old oodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: FIFTH THIRD BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACTOUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Fred A AvenN joined by his wife. Laurie A. Averill, to Mortgage Electronic Regertration Systems. Inc., mortggee. dated July 10. 2003 and recorded July 18. 2003 m Instrument Number 1108859. Barry County Records. There ia claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Thirty­ Eight Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-One and 95/100 Dollars ($138,481 95) .ridding interest at the rate of 5.50% per annum Under the power of sate contained m the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some par of them, at puttee vendue at tie Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. M chigan at 1XX) p.m. on March 16. 2006 The premises are located m the Township ol Maple Grove, Barry Count,, Michigan, and are described as: That part of th Southwest one-quartei ol Section 33. Town 2 North. Range / West. Maple Grove Township. Barry County, described as: Commencing at the South one-quarter comer of said Section; thence North 89 degrees 57 Minutes 28 Seconds West 1637.99 test along the Southhne of said Southwest one-quarter; thence North 00 degrees 41 minutes 03 seconds East 729.97 feet along the West line of the Eest 100 acres of said Southwest one-quarter to the centertine of Butter Road and the Point of Beginning; thence North 00 degrees 1 minutes 03 seconds East 1291.53 feet along said West line; thence South 78 degrees 04 minutes 65 seconds East 439.81 feet; thence South 05 degrees 07 minutes 10 seconds West 1071.51 feet; thence Westerly 144 52 feet along said cen­ terline along a 360 0 foot radius curve to the left the chord of which bears South 76 degrees 28 minutes 24 seconds West 143.50 feet; thence South 64 degrees 38 minutes 36 seconds West 233.07 feet along said centerline to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shM be 12 months from the date of such sate, untess the property is deter­ mined abandoned m accordance with MCLA §600.32418, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rednd the safe in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there ts a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bld amount tendered at sate. Dated: February 16. 2006 ORLANSASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Elect *omc Registration Systems. Inc.. As Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 365 0010 JLM FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information obtaineJ win be used for this purpoe. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the number listed be'enr. MORTGAGB SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by; Trent A. Price, a single man to Amenquest Mortgage Company, a Delaware Corporaion Mortgagee, dated October 13. 2004 and recorded October 29. 2004 in Instrument # 1136344 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there is claimed to be ue at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-One Thous& to Forty-Eight Dollars and Thirty-Four Cents ($151,048.34) including interest 9.99% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. once is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at tpm. on Thursday, March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated tn Townhip of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: AM that certain piece or p xei of land, described as loHows. to wit The v/est one-half of the Northwest one-quarter. Section 30. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County Michigan. Commonly known as 5024 Mud Lake Road. Bellevue, Michigan This Quit Claim Deed specifcatty exeluded that port kxi of this prope rty formerly included by now registered as Document Number 1010903 with the Barry County Register of Deeds and descibed more hilly as; The Township of Assyna. County of Barry and State of Michigan, to-wit: The North 660 feet of the West 660 feet of the Northwest one-quarter of Section 30, Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Commonly known as 5024 Mudlake Rd , Bellevue Ml 4021 The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accorda.ce with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from tiie date of such sale Dated FEBRUARY 14. 2006 WM peciatty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Poteshvo 4 Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hilts, Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-43980 ”vxa“ Robert A. Tremain A Aaaoctates, P.C. to a debt collector we an attempting to collect e debt and ary information obtained wfl bo used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made b*/ TRAVIS E HOWELL. A SINGLE PERSON to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLCs Mortgagee, dated September 19. 2003, and recorded on October 30, 2003. as Instrument No. 1116653. in BARRY County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of nmty one thousand two hundred sixty five and 24/100 Dollars ($91.265 24), including interest at 6 000% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises. or some per. of them, at pubic vendue, at the At Ban County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1XX) PM on March 23, 2006. Said premises are situated in TOV/NSHIP OF ASSYRIA. Garry County. Michigan and are BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SECTION 19. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. ASSYIA TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DISTANT NORTH 1180 FEET FROM THE WEST ONE-QUARTER POST OF SAID SEC­ TION 19; THENCE NORTH 360 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SECTION; THENCE EAST 1176.6 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTIONTO THE WEST ONE-EIGHTH LINE THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH 360 FEET ALONG SAID WEST ONE-EIGHTH LINE; THENCE WEST 1180 4 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER WITH AND EASE­ MENT 35 FEET IN WIDTH FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS ACROSS THE NORTH IDE OF ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL THE CENTERLINE OF WHICH LIES 2 5 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL AND PARALLEL THERE­ WITH. APPURTENANT TO ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL AND PARCEL ADJOINING THE NORTH SIDE THEREOF The redemption period shall be 12mor.th* from the date of such safe. DATED February 23. 2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC Mortgagee For More Information CaH: (248) 540-7701 Lacey Store Kitchen NOW OPEN! Pizza. Grinders and more! Great Food and Cold Beer. Stop In and check It out! ♦ (269) 758-4040 BIDS FOR LAWN MAINTENANCE ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP Brown and Oakhill Cemeteries. Township facilities including ball field, new community center and fire department. Mower available for township facilities only. Must supply own equipment for cemeteries. Bids due by March 6. 2006. Send bids to Orangeville Township 7350 Lindsey Rd.. Plainwell. MI 49080. Attention Tom Rook. NOTICE OF REVIEW OF UPPER CROOKED LAKE TENTA­ TIVE LAKE LEVEL ASSESSMENT ROLL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a special assessment roil has been prepared and is on file at the office of the Barry County Drain Commissioner located at 220 W. State Street, Hastings, Michigan, for public examination during normal business hours. Said special assessment roll has been prepared for the purpose of assessing the cost of the following described improvements to the property benefited therefrom: $70,000 RECONSTRUCTION OF THE UPPER CROOKED LAKE . LAKE LEVEL CONTROL STRUCTURE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Parcel Type Units of Benefit Cost • Water Front.................... 1 unit--------- —----------- .$230 • Back lot............................1/2 unit............................... $115 These assessments are tentatively planned for the 2006 and 2007 tax years at SI 15 for water front lots and $57.50 for back lot per year, plus interest. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Barry County Drain Commissioner will review said special assessment roll on Tuesday, March 7,2006 at 220 W. State Street, Hastings. Michigan and hear any objections thereto. An owner of or any party with interest in real property to be assessed or his/her agent may appear in person to object to the special assessment or may protest such special assessment by letter filed with the Barry County Drain Commissioner at or prior to the time of hearing. Written objections may be filed with or mailed to the Barn County Drain Commissioner, 220 W. State Street. Hastings. MI 49058. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the owner of any real property within the Upper Crooked Lake - Lake Level Assessment District, who. having made an objection to said special assessment, either in person or in writing, may appeal such special assess­ ment to the Michigan Tax tribunal •< other court of competent jurisdiction within fif­ teen (15) days after the confirm#lion of the special assessment roll. Thomas C. Doyle Barry County Drain Commissioner (269) 945-1385 • Prairieville Township • Board of Review MEETING SCHEDULE The Prairieville Township Board of Review 2006 will be held at the Township Hall at 10115 S. Norris Rd., Delton, Mich. 49046 on the following dates. Tuesday, March 7 Organizational meeting 9:00am 9:00am-12pm & 2pn. 5pm Monday, March 13 Appeals Hearing Friday, March 17 Appeals Hearing 9:00am-12pm & 6pm-9prr. Appeals Hearing • 9:00am- 12pm & 6pm-9pm Friday, March 24 Please call 269-623-2664 for appeals appointment or written protest may be sent to address above and shall be received by March 23.2006. The Board of Review will meet as many more days as deemed necessary to hear appeals and equalize tiie 2006 assessments. Tentative ratios and estimated multipliers for each class of real and personal property for 2006 are as such: COMMERCIAL.. ................. 48.63%................... ................... 1.0282 INDUSTRIAL.... ................. 4934%................... ................... 1.0134 RESIDENTIAL.. ................. 4727%................... ................... 1.0578 PERSONAL...... ................. 50.00%................... ...................1.0000 Mila Henog, Supervisor Prairieville Township Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the township clerk at least seven (7) days in advance of hearing. This notice posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meeting Act) MCLA41.72a (2) (3) and with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ___ RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING io hear Assessment APPEALS will be held at the RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP HALL. 2461 Heath Road. Hasting*. MfcMpn on: MONDAY. MARCH 13. 2006 CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW Notice is hereby given that the 2006 March Board ol Review of the City of Hastings will convene March 7th and 10th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and from 1XX) p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and March 9th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The board wili meet in the Second Floor Conference Room. City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan for the purpose of reviewing, correcting, and equalizing the 2006 Assessment Roll. Taxpayers wishing to appeal the value assigned their property may appeal to the Board of Review in per­ son or by letter. Taxpayers wishing to appear in person, please tele­ phone 945-9350. for an appointment. Tentative factors for real property assessments in the City of Hastings will be as follows: RATIO FACTOR COMMERCIAL 51.79 INDUSTRIAL 38.12 0.9654 13116 RESIDENTIAL 48.74 49.43 50.00 DEVELOPMENTAL PERSONAL 1.0258 1.0115 1.0000 Jackie Timmerman. City Assessor THURSDAY. MARCH 16. 2006 IXX) PM to 4XX) PM 9.XM) AM to NOON 6XX) PM to 9XJ0 PM IXX) PM to 4X» PM Also, any other days deemed necessary to equalize the Assessment Roll. PROPERTY ASSESSMENT RATIOS & FACTORS FOR 2006 MULTIPLIER CLASS RATIO 1.0349 Agriculture 48.31% Commercial 45.37% 1.1020 Industrial 27.99% 1.7863 Residential 49.21% 1.0160 ■O -0Developmental -0Personzi -0- The above ratios and multipliers do not mean that every parcel will receive the same. If you have purchased property, it will be assessed at 50% of market value. If you have improved your prop­ erty such as additions, new buildings, driveways, etc., this will also reflect in the value of your property. Upon request of any person who is assessed on said roll, or his agent, and upon sufficient cause being shows, the Board of Review will correct the assessment of such property and will, in their judgement, make the valuation thereof relatively just and equal. Dennis McKelvey. Assessor RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Ml 49058-9725 (269) 948-2194 , �Page 12 - Thursday. February 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES VARNUM. HIDDERING. SCHMIDT & HOWLETT LLP Attorneys PO Box 352 Grano Rapids. Michigan 49501-0352 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SAlE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY Default has occurred in the conditions of a mort­ gage (the 'Mortgage') made by Nan Pat. LLC., a Michigan limited liability company, mortgagor, to Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan corporation, having its pancipal offices at 216 North Division Avenue. Grand Rapids Michigan 49503. mortgagee dated March 26. 2001. and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Barry County. Michigan on March 29 2001. at Document Number 1057426 Because of the default, the undersigned has elected to deciare the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage immediately due and payable At the date of this notice there ts claimed to be due tor principal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of One Hundred Fifty Two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Seven and 43/100 Dollars ($152.667 43) No suit or proceedings at law have been mstrtuteo to recover any part of the debt secured by me Mortgage Notice ts hereby given that by virtue of the power of sale contained in the Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount with interest as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expenses, includ­ ing attorney fees allowed by law. the Mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the lobby of tn? County Courthouse in Hastings, the place of holding the Circuit Court within Barry County. Michigan, on Thursday. March 23. 2006 at 1:00 p.m local time Pursuant to Section 3240(7) of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961. as amended. (MCLA 600-3243(7). MSA 27A 3240(7)). the redemption penod shan be six (6) months from the date ol the roiectosure sale, unless the premises are deter­ mined to be abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. MSA 27A 3241a, in which case the •edemption penod shall be thirty (30) days from the date o' the sale The premises covered by said mortgage is com­ monly known as 355 1/2 Peets Road. Middleville and is situated tn the Township of Yankee Spnngs. Barry County Michigan, described as follows Beginning at the E»st 1/4 post of Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Spnngs Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence North 89*55'23" West 1325.59 feet along the East Wesf 1/4 line of sad Section 12; thence South 00*0227* West 1322 28 feet along the West Ime of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 12: thence South 89“59 02' East 995 80 feet along the South line of the Northeast 1 /4 of the Southeast 1/4 of sad Section 12; thence North 00*01*54’ East 247.00 feet, thence North 48*02'19" East 169 86 feet; thence South 44*01’43* East 293.00 feet; thence North 00'01'54* East 579 00 feet along the East Hne of said Section 12; thence North 69*20'16* West 230 00 feet; thence North 55’45'42* West 210 00 feet: thence North 19’54'40* East 184 26 feet; thence South 55*41’47* East 395.00 feet, thence North 00*01'54* East 441 67 feel along said East hne to the point of beginning Together with a non-exclusrve easement for ingress and egress described as Beginning at a point on the East line of Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, distant South 00*01'54* West 1170 87 feet from the East 1/4 post of sad Section 12; thence South 00*01*54* West 94.91 feet along sad East line; thence North 44’01'43" West 363 46 feet; thence North 48 02'19* East 66 04 feet, thence South 44*01'43* East 293.00 feet to the point of begin­ ning. Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over thj Easterly 33 feet thereof and any other easements or restrictions of record THIS FIRM iS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASF CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foroclos'ng mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. Default has beer; made tn conditions of a mort­ gage made by Gilkey Lake Cafe. LLC. a Michigan limited liability company, (original mortgagor), to Fifth Third Band (Western Michigan). Mortgagee, dated July 2. 2004. recorded m the office of the Register if Deeds for Barry County. Michigan, on July 16. 2004 in Instrument No 1130679, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of $25,324 29. including interest at 9.75% per annum Under the power of sale confined m said mort­ gage and the statute m such cate made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sax) mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public'venue at the East Doors of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court tn said County) on Thuisday. March 2. T006 at 1 X)0 p m. Said premises are described as follows AU that part of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of the Southeast fractional 1/4 ot Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West lying Southwesterly of the creek, connecting Big Gilkey Lake and Shallow Gilkey Lake. a>»d Southeasterly of the Highway, also granting a right of ingress and egress to Big Gilkey Lake through the channel as now estab­ lished. Excepting therefrom a parcel of land in the South 1/2 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township, described as beginning at the center line of County Road 601 and the South hne of said Section 10. thence North 44 2* East 389 92 feet along the center Ime of County Road 601. thence South 45' 58" East 355 74 feet: thence due West 287.76 feet; thence South 33 feet to the South hne of said Section; thence due West 239 08 feet to point of beginning, also excepting and reserving ass and egress to Shallow Gilkey Lake, over the following described premises. Beginning at a pom on the South line of said Section 10 which lies ' j9.08 feet due East to the intersection of the South line of said Section 10 and the center line of County Road 601: thence due North 33 feet; tnence due East 619 feet, more or less lo the -bore of Sha'tow Gilkey Lake, thence Southeasterly along the shore line of said laxe to the South hne of said Section 10. thence due West along the South line of said Section 10 to the place of beginning. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, LEss and except: A parcel of land located in the South 1 /4 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, being at the intersection of the centerline of county road 601 and the South Ime of said Section 10; there North 44 degrees 02 mmules East 389 92 feet along the centerline ol County Road 60’. thence Soi’th 45 degrees 58 minutes East 355.74 feet; thence East 331 0 feet more or less to the shore of the shallow Gilkey Lake; thence Southeasterly along the shore to the South line of said Section 10; thence due West 892 feet more or less to the point of begin­ ning P.P. #08-03-010-003-00 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241 a. m which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sale Dated January 23. 2006 NANTZ. LITOWICH, SMITH. GIRARD & HAMILTON Attorneys for Mortgagee By Sandra S. Hamilton (P-41980) Business Address 4 Telephone 2025 East Beitiine. S E . Suite 600 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546 (616) 977-0077 Dated February 16. 2006 Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan corporation Mortgagee Vamum. Rddenng. Schmidt & HowlettLLP Donald A Snide. Esq Attorneys for Mortoagee P.O. Box 352 Grand Rapids Michigan 49501-0352 moov RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONLNG ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUT­ LAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLE ASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Commission of the Charter Tow nship of Rutland will hold a public hearing on Wednesday. March 15. 2006. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan commencing al 7:30 p.m. as required under the provisions of the Township Zoning Act and the Zoning Ordinance for the Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the proposed itcm(s) to be considered at this public hearing include the following, in summary. I Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article XVII. Schedule of Regulations to delete subsection 'a) For platted lot in the AG District, the minimum parcel size shall hr one acre and the minimum lot width shall be one hundred fifty (I5O) feet, with "RR" standards applying to lot coverage and yard setbacks. 2. The prep^wed amendment of Section 20.26 to establish a new sign ordinance for the Mixed Use District 3. To amend Section 20 to correct all ty pographical and Scribner's errors and to amend defi­ nitions. 4 An Ordinance lo amend Article 20 to add Section 2.11 to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance: and to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herew ith. The proposed amendment lo be known as Conditional Rczoning Ordinance. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Zoning Ordinance. Zoning Map. 1 .and Use Plan, and Land Use Plan Map of the Township may be examined at the Township Hall at any time dur­ ing regular business hours on any day except public and legal holidays from and after the publica­ tion of this Notice and until and including the day of this public hearing, and may further he exam­ ined at the public hearing lo determine the exact nature of the aforementioned matters. You arc invited to attend this hearing. If you are unable to attend, written comments may be sub­ mitted in lieu of a personal appearance by writing to the Township Clerk at the Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Ml 49058. at any time up to the date of the hearing and may be further received by the Planning Commission at said public hearing. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 41.72a(2K3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rutland Charter Township will pnnidc necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services as signers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting. to individuals with disabilities al the meeting hearing upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. All interested persons are invited to be present for comments and suggestions at this public hearing. Robin J Hawthorne. Clerk F UTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Ml 49058-9725 Telephone (2691 948-2194 Notice Of Mortgage Forec'osure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION W OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solelyto the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J. Yamngton. a single man original mortgagor(s). lo Broadmoor Financial Services. Inc . a Michigan Cororation. Mortgagee dated April 26. 1999 and recorded on April 29. 1999 in instrument 1028855. •-.nd assigned by mesne assignments to Bank of America. N A as asvgneo by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed o be due at toe date hereof the sum ol Eighty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Nine And 22/100 Dollars ($84,909,22). including interest at 6.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mrigage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice s hereby given that said mortgage wid be foreclosed b> a sale of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on March 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Irving. Bary County. Michigan and are described as That part of the southeast 1/4 of section 23. town 4 north, range 9 west, described as; commencing at the south 1/4 comer of said section, thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 2644 26 feet along th west line of said soutneast 1/4 ; thence south 88 Jogrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 870 0 feet along the north line of said southeast 1/4 to the place of beginning, thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 447 28 feet; thence south 01 degrees 6 minutes 11 seconds west 433 14 feel, thence south 88 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds east 75.0 feet: thence south 01 degrees 26 minutes 11 seconds west 75 0 feet: thence north 88 degrees 40 minutes 17 seconds west 522 91 feet along the north line of the sutn 812.31 feet of the north 1/2 of said sojtheast 1/4; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 508 71 feet to the place of beginning subject to and together with an easement for ingress, egress and utikty purpose over a 66 loot wide stnp olland. the centertine of which is desenbed as com­ mencing at the south 1/4 comer of said section 23. town 4 north, range 9 west, thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 26 seconds east 2285 26 feet along the west Ime of said southeast 1/4 to the place of begnmng of said easement, thence south 88 degrees 35 minutes 54 seconds east 298 0 feet along the south line of the north 359 feet of said southeast 1 Z4; thence south 80 dev/ees 03 minutes 55 seconds east 225.87 feet; thence north 70 degrees 51 minutes 30 sconds east 372.50 feet to the east Une of the west 870 feet of said southeast 1/4; thence north 63 degrees 09 minutes 29 sec­ onds east 262.35 feet, thence north 75 degrees 56 mmutes 41 seconds east 444.72 feet to the place of ending of said c asement. The redemption penod shall be 12 mor.lhs from the date of sub. sale. Dated February 2. 2006 For mote information please call. FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #048344F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the retun of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has beer, made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bradley Oostveen and Angela Oostveen, husband and wife, original mortgagor! s). to Goldleaf Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, ated August 26. 2002, and recorded on September 6, 2002 in instrument 1086970. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due at thedate hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Thirty-Nine And 46/100 Dollars ($126,039 46). including interest at 7% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby gien that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on March 9 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Mihigan. and are desenbed as Commencing at the Southeast corner of land deed by Asabel Hubbard and Jeremiah Hendershott to Fordice L Blake, thence East 8 rods to the street running North and South, thence North to Mill Race, thence West 8 rods, thence Soth to the Place of Beginning, being a part of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 31. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Irving Township. Barry County. Michigan Also described as Beginning at a point to the North hne of Irving Road at the Southeast erner of land deed by Asabel Hubbard and Jeremiah Hendershott to Fordice L Stake, which bes 75 00 feet North and 189 00 feet East of the center of Section 31. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Irving Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence East 132 00 feet tothe street running North and South: thence North 172 feet to the Mill Race, thence West along the Mill Race 133 00 feet, more or less, to a point directly North of beginning, thence South 149 00 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall e 6 months from ine date ol such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated February 9 2006 For mere information please call FC R 248 59 1305 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #074322F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS ’ih-s sake may be 'esanded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited solely to the num ol the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Kay L Morgan, an Unmarried Woman, original mort­ gagor (s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee fr lender and lender's successors and/or assign? Mortgagee, dated October 25. 2002. and recorded on November 4. 2002 tn instrument 1090793. in Barry county records. Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Bank of New York, as Trustee as assignee b an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the da’? hereof the sum of NinetyThree Thousand One Hundred Twenty And 92/100 Dollars ($93,120 92) including interest at 7.875% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on March 23. 206 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangev:lle. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS 325. j4 FEET NORTH AND 2141 49 FEET WEST OF THE EAST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST; THENCE SOUTH 59DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST 119 FEET; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 56 MINUTES WEST 102 39 FEET; THENCE NORTH 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES EAST 104 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 22 MINUTES EAST 100 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING ALSO. BEGINNING AT A POINT W.sCH is 355 13FEET NORTH AND 2288 10 FEET WEST OF THE EAST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 16 DECREES 56 MINUTES EAST 31 FEET TO THE Pi ACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 16 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST 70.16 FEET; THENCE SOUT 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET TO SHORE OF LIME LAKE; THENCE NORTHWEST­ ERLY ALONG SAID SHORE 28 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 105 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING EASEMENT TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER A STRIP OF LAND *.6.0 FEET WIE BEING MORE PARTICU­ LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS. COMMENC­ ING AT A POINT 235 58 FEET NORTH AND 2098 65 FEET WEST OF THE EAST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST; THENCE SOUTH 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST. 101.0 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING; »:uNCE CONTINUING SOUTH o9 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST 16.07 FEET; THENCE NORTH 35 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST 101.23 FEET; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale unless determined ibandoned in accordance with MLA 600.3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days Lorn the date of such sale Deled February 23. 2006 For more information, please cal . FC C 248.593 1301 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ale #064490F02 ____ THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USFD FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTCT OUR OFFICE AT THE Nl 'MBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made ki the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J Farwell. Jr and Karen Farwell, husband and wife, to Amenquest Mortgage Company, mortgagee, dated October 23. 2003 and recorded November 18. 2003 in Instrument Number 1117802, Barry County Records. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities Inc.. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificats. Senes 2003-11 under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1.2003. Without Recourse by assignment dated February 4 . 2005 and recorded on February 14. 2005 m Instrument Number 1141404. Barry County Records There is claimed to be due n such mort­ gage the sum of One Hundred Forty Thousand Five Hundred Nine and 58/100 Dollars ($140,509.58) including interest at the rate of 7.75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on March 2. 2006 The premiss are locateo in the Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 11.12 and 13 of Poplar Beach No 2. accord­ ing to the recc'ded plat thcree’ as recorded «n Liber 3 of Plats on Page 31. Barry County Records The redmption period sJ vail be 6 months from the date of such sale untess the property ts determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The forecio smgmortgagee can resand the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the bor­ rower In that event, your damages, if any. are limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated February 2. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities Inc . Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2003-11 under the Pooling 4 Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1.200. Without Recourse . As Assignee PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 214.2798 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sale THIS ARM fS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO CO< LECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE O3TAI WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Mie may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, m that event your damages. If any, shaM be Hmtted solely to theretum of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SAlE - Default has been made in the conditions of a. mortgage made by Ryan R Foote, a smgte man. original mortgagor^), to Aames Funding Corporation DBA Aames Homo Loan. Mortgagee, dated Nvember 23. 2004. Md recorded on December 9. 2004 in instrument 1138442. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-One And 44/100 Dollars ($100.36.44). including interest at 9 68% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case mede and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged p^miees. or some part f them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse « Hastings at 1:00 PM. on March 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as BEGINNING AT A POINT OF THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 23.TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST 2238 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SA.D SECTION; THENCE DUE WEST 83 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 32 EAST 59 FEET; THENCE WEST 327 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTE EAST 115 FEET; THENCE Y/EST 250 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST 410 FEET; THENCE EAST 660 FEET TO SAID EAST UNE; THENCE SOUTH U0 DEGREES 32 MINUTES EAST 236 FEET ALONG EAST LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGIN­ NING The redemption period Shan be 12 moths from the date of such sale Dated: February 2. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC J 248 593.1311 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #O79133FO1 owaoio THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CO>TACT OU OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default Las been made In the conditions of a mortgage made by Kebe Can. a wngte woman, to Citrfmanaal. Inc., mortgagee, dated September it. 2003 and recorded September 16 2003 n Instrument Number 11133KI. Barry County Recoro v There is darned to be duo on auch mort­ gage the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand One Hunuted Ninety and 46/100 DoMars ($108,190.48) including interest at the rate of 8.43% per annum. Under power of sale contained in the mort­ gage and tne rtatuies of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby g"ven that the mortgage wB bo foreclosed by a sale cn the mndoaoad premises, or some part of them, at public vendu? M the Barry County Courthous tr> Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on ?.4arch 23, 2-06. The premises are located m the Townsfxp of Prairieville. Garry County. Michigan. ire desenbed as Parcel A: Beginning at a point on ’w North and South one-quarter line o Section 1$, Town 1 North. Range 10 West, distant Morth CO degrees. 13 minutes 32 seconds East 1.140.07 fort from the South one-quarter post of Section 13; thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seaxxh East 375.00 feet from the Point of Beginning ot this escription; thence South 00 degrees 13 msurtsr. 32 seconds West 220.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 396.00 fwt; thence North 00 degrees 13 mmutes 32 seconds East 220.00 feet; thence North 83 degrees 36 min­ utes 38 seconds West 96 feet o the Flace of Beginning Prairieville Township, Barry County, Michigan Together with an easement for ingress and eg re ss over the North 66 feet of the West 375 feet of the foltowing described property. Beginning at a point on the North and Sout onequarter line of Section 13. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, distant North 00 degrees. 13 mmules 32 sec­ onds East 659.07 feet from the South one-quarter post of Section 13; thence continuing North 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds East 489.00 toot along s*d North and South one-quarter line: thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 375.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 13 mmutes 32 seconds West 220.00 toot; thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 396 00 toot; thence North 00 degrees 13mmutes 32 seconds East 220.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 36 min­ utes 38 seconds East 120.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds West 489.00 toot; thence North 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds West 891 00 feet to the Place of Beginning ubtect to an easement for ingress and egress over the North 66 feet of the West 375 feet thereof. Prairieville Township, Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shaM bo 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is deter­ mined bandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The torvetosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simulaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages. If any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated February 23. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for CrtrtinanaaL Inc . As Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Filo No 201.2913 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 23. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUM8ERBELOW * YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Mary E Myers, a single woman, Mortgagors, lo Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated the 25th day of Octobe. 2004 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 2nd day of November. 2004 m Instrument No. 1136574 of Barry County Records, said Mortgage having been assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, NA as Trstee on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, the sum of Ninety Sot Thousand Twenty Seven Dollars and 50/100 ($96027.50), and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by aid mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained m said mortgage, and pursuant to stafute o* the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 16th day of March. 2006 at 1 ociock pm Local Time, said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale at public auction, to the hiyhaat bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building where the Circuit Court for the County of Barry is held), of the premises desnoed in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on sad mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.75% per annum and all legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attor­ ney fees allowed by law. and also ny sum or sums which may be pad by the undersigned, necessary to protect its interest in the premises. Which said premises are desenbed as follows: All that certain p«ce or pa. cel of land, including any and all struc­ tures, and homes, manufactured or oterwise, locat­ ed thereon, situated in the Township of Irving. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and desenbed as follows, to wit: Township of Irving. County of Barry, Michigan Beginning at the Southwest comer of Section 27 Town 4 North. Range 9 West; thence North 00 degrees 14’27* West. 440.00 along the West une of sad Section 27. thence North 89 degrees 26 23' East. 63 00 feel thence South 00 degrees 142F East 220 00 feet, thence North 89 degrees 26'23' East 262 00 feet, thence South 0G degrees K'ZF East, 220.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 26'23' West. 345 00 feet along the South hne of sad Section 27 to the pomt of beginning Subject to a pnvate easement for ingress and egress and public utilities desenbed as: Beginr..ng at a point of the West fine of sad Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 142F West. 440.00 feet bom the Southwest comer of said Section 27. thence North 89 degrees 26’23' East. 83.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 14'27" East. 66.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 26’23' West. 83.00 feet, thence North 00 degrees West. 66.00 feet along the West line of sad Section 27 to the point of beginning. Being the same property conveyed to Mary E. Myers a single woman by deed dated 3-23-64 and recorded 3-26-04 m Document Number 1124176 in the Office of the of Barry County. Michigan. Being the same property conveyed to Enn Hall, a married women by deed d ited 6-27-01 and record­ ed 9-6-01 in Document Number 1066008. in the Office of the Recorder of Barry County. Michigan. Tax Item Number 06-027-009-70 Commonly Known as: 3991 West Grange Road Middleville. Ml 49333 During the six (6) months immediately following the sale, the property may be redeemed, except that in the evnt that the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a. the prop­ erty may be i edeemed dunng 30 days immediately following the sale Dated: 2/16/2006 Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee Mortgagee FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC Attorney for Welh Fargo Bjnk, NA as Trustee 888 W Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-2600 me FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm is a debt collector attempting to C3>lect a debt Any informatin obtaIned will be used for this purpose. II you are in the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Candi Sarver. A Single Woman to Ameriquet Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated November 26. 2004 and record­ ed December 20, 2004 in Instrument f 1138888 Barry County Records. Michigan Sa>d mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trutee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2005-Rl. Under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of February 1. 2005. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof th sum of Ninety-Two Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars and Nmety-One Cents ($92,157.91) including interest 6.99% per annum. Under the power o* sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given tha said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry Couny, Michigan, and are desenbed as: The East 56 feet of Lot 4. Block 2 of Eastern Addition to the City, formerly the Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof Commonly known as 411 East Green Street. Hastings Ml 49058 _The redemption priod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned ir. accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated FEBRUARY 8. 2006 Deutsche Ban* National Trust Compay. as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2005-Rl. Under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of February 1. 2005. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Polestrvo 4 Assocrtes. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No 06-43784 ”**’** VARNUM. RIDDERING. SCHMIDT 4 HOWLETT LLP Attorneys PO Box 352 Grand Rapids Michigan 49501-0352 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUF. OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. Default has occurred in the condrtxxis of a mort­ gage (the 'Mortgage') made by Nan-Pat. LL C . a Michigan limited liability company, mortgagor, to Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan corporation, naving its principal offices at 216 North Division Avenue. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503. mortgagee, daiod March 26. 2001. and recorded in the Office ol the Register of Deeds of Barry County. Michigan, on March 29.2001. at Document Number 1057427. Because of the default, me undersigned has elected to declare the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage immediately due and payable At the date of this notice there is claimed to be due for principal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of Three Hundred Twenty Six Thousand Six Hundred Thirty Nine and 33/100 Dollars ($326,639.33). No suit or proceedings at law have been instituted to recover any part of the debt secured by the Mortgage Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sale contained in the Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount with interest as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expenses, includ­ ing attorney fees allowed by law. the Mortgage will be foreclosed by sale ol the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the lobby of the County Courthouse in Hastings, the place of holding the Circuit Court within Barry County. Michigan, on Thursday. March 23. 2006 al 100 p.m. local time Pursuant to Section 3240(7) of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961. as amended. (MCLA 600.3240(7); MSA 27A.3240(7)). the redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of the foreclosure sale, unless the premises are deter­ mined to be abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. MSA 27A 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be thirty (30) days from the date of the sale The premises covered by said mortgage is com­ monly known as 215 and 355 Peets Road. Middleville and is situated in the Township of Yankee Spnngs. Barry County. Michigan, described as follows: Parcel 1: Beginning at a point on the East line of Section 12, Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, distant South 00*01'54’ West 1170 87 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 12; thence South 00°01’54’ West 150 00 feet along said East line; thence North 89°59’02’ West 330 0C feet along the South line of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 12; thence North 00’01’54’ East 247 00 feet, thence North 48’0219’ East 169 86 feet, thence South 44*01’43' East 293 00 feet to the point of beginning Subject to a non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress described asBeginning at a point on the East line of Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township, Barry County. Michigan, distant South 00*01'54* West 1170.87 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 12; thence South 00*01’54’ West 94.91 feet along said East line: thence North 44*01'43’ West 363-46 feet, thence North 48’0219' East 66 04 feet, thence South 44’01'43’ East 293 00 feet to the point of beginning Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof and any other ease­ ments or restrictions ol record Parcel 2: Beginning at a point on the East line of Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence South 00*01’54’ West 441 87 feet from the East 1/4 post of Section 12; thence South 00*01'54’ West 150 00 feet along the said East line: thence North 69*20’16' West 230.00 feet; thence North 55*45'42" West 210.00 feet; thence North 19*51'40' East 184.26 feel; thence South 55*41'47* East 395.00 feet to the point of beginning. Subject lo an easement for public highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof and any other ease­ ments or restrictions of record. Dated: February 16. 2006 Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan corporation. Mortgagee Vamum, Riddenng, Schmidt & HowlettLLP Donald A. Snide. Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee P.O. Box 352 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501-0352 nwowo FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information obtained will be used for this purpose, k you are In the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Janet Lewis and Ardis Lewis. Wife and Husband to Mortgage Electronic Registration ystems. Inc., sole­ ly as nominee lor WMC Mortgage Corp . a California Corporation Mortgagee, dated October 24. 2003 and recorded November 12. 2003 in Instrument Number 1117447 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars and Seven Cents (S128,929 07) including interest 8.875% per annum. Under th power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthose in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 35 of Willson’s Plat of Turner Lake, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 5 f Plats on Page 19. Commonly known as 8453 Willson Drive. Middleville Ml 49333 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sake, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, m which case the redemption penod shallbe 30 days from the date of such sale Dated FEBRUARY 17. 2006 U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Associates. P.C 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-^123 Our File No 06-44136 (HOM) memtt THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTAT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brenda J Campbell, a single woman, to New Century Mortgage Corporation, mortgagee, dated March 28. 2005 and ecorded March 10. 2005 m Instrument Number 1142526. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-2 by assignment submitted to and recorded bythe Barry County Register of Deeds There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Eight and 79/100 Dollars ($53 668 79) includ­ ing interest at the rale of 10.10% per annum Under the power of sale cntained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Bairy County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on March 2. 2006 The premises are located in the Village of Delton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 68 of JR Bush First Addition to the Village of uclton Michigan The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date ol such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can resind the sate tn lhe event a 3rd party buys the property and thmo is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated: February 2. 2006 ORLANS ASOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-2 . As Assignee P.O Dox 5041 Tr^r. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 222.0276 omona STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Trust Estate of Norman F. Lawrence Date of birth May 1. 1933 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Norman F Lawrence, who lived at 15395 Marshfield Rd.. Hickory Comers. Miaugan died November 24. 2005 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the decedent, trust and trustee will be forever barred unless presented to the Trustee of the Living Trust o' Norman F Lawrence within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. February 15. 2006 Vandervoort. Christ & Fisher. PC Nelson Karre P27639 312 Fifth Third Bank Bldg Battle Creek. Ml 49017 (269) 965-7000 Trustee Painaa L Lawrence 15395 Marshfield Rd Hickory Corners. Ml 49060 7'SflOTW Hope Township Board Meeting Synopsis Feb. 13, 2006 All board members present; 19 guests. Approved previous minutes, standing reports and bills Reappointed 2 ZBA and 1 Planning Commasion members to 3 year terms Adopted Resolutions 2006-2 and 2006-3. approved grant to Bernard Museum, and 2006 Auditors Adjourned at 8 05 pm Lmda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested to by Patricia Albert, Supervisor rnoota FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose, ff you are In the Military, piease contact our office at the number listed MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in lhe conditions ol a certain mortgage made by: Doug Havens, a Single Man to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. a Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated March 16. 2005 and recorded Marr - 23. 2005 m Instrument # 1143068 Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Forty-Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents (Si 24.048.50) including interest 6.8% per annum.Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry Couniy Courthouse in Hartings. Ml at 190PM. on Thursday. March 16. 2006 Sa.d premises are situated in Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: A parcel of land in the Northeast one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Southeast onequarter ol Section 18. Town 3 North. Range 9 West. Desenbed as: Commencing at the cast one-quarter post of said Section 18. thence South CO degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds East 379 feet to place of beginning; thence due West 407 feet; thence South 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds East 281 feet; thence due East 160 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds West 225 feet; thence due East 247 feel; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds Wes. 56 feet lo point of beginntng.Commonfy known as 608 S Whitmore Rd . Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redempt.on period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated FEBRUARY 7 2006 Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No 06-43685 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Elizabeth C. Moore and Franklin H. Moore, wife and husband, as joint teams with rights of survivorship, to United Companies Lending Corporation, a Corporation, mortgagee, dated June 19 1997 arxi recorded June 25. 1997 m Liber 699 Page 618 Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by LaSaite Bank National Associate as Trustee for certificate holders of EMC Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-B. Mortgage Loan Pass- Through Certificates. Series 2003-B by assignment submit­ ted to and recorded by the Barry County Registar of Deeds There is claimed to be due on such mortgage th sum of Seventy-One Thousand Nme Hundred Forty-Four and 68/100 Dollars ($71,944.68) including interest at the rate of 9.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby gven that the mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on March 9. 2006 The premises are located m te City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as Lot 15. Ammon Eaton Addition to the City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 2 of plats. Page(s) 15. Barry County Records The redemption pend shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess the property is determined abandoned tn accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mort­ gagee cn resand the sale m the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous res­ olution with the borrower In that event, your dam­ ages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated: February 9. 2006 ORANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for LaSalle Bank National Association as Trustee for certif-cate holders of EMC Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-B. Mortgage Loan Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2003-B . As Assignee PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-100 Fite No. 199.0776 "u^ao, STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent’s Estate FILE NO. 2006 24465 DE Estate of BASIL COY. Deceased Date of birth 10/14/1916 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. 3ar»l Coy. who lived at 2460 Bristol Road, Johns.’o»m Township. Michigan died 12/14/2005. Creditors of the decedent are notified that a.’ claims against the estate will be forever barred untess presented 1o DEANA M POWELL, named personal representative or proposed oersonal rep­ resentative. or to both the probate court 206 W Court Street. Ste 302. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Dated: 2/17/06 Robert L. Byington P-2762 i 222 West Apple Street. P.O. Box 248 Hastings. Mchigan 49058 (269) 945-9557 DEANA M POWELL 10740 Stony Point Road Delton. Michigan 49046 (269) 72’-3418 rnaoat* The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure SateTHIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Tom Muste. a married man and Lucretia M. Muste. his wife, original mortgagors), to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated September 3. 2002. and recorded on September 10. 2002 in instrument 1067131. in Barry county records Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand One Hundred Forty And 10/100 Dollars ($120,140.10). including interest at 6.625% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on March 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as That part of the Southeast 1/4. Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 10 West, described as. commencing at the Southeast comer of said section, thence North 00 degrees 00 min­ utes East 408 00 fee' along the East hne of said section; thence North 31 degrees 56 minutes West 423 0 feet along the centerline of S T.L M-37 (100 feet wide) to the place of beginning; thence contin­ uing North 31 degrees 56 minutes West 220 0 feet, tnence North 58 degrees 04 minutes East 200.0 feet; thence South 31 degrees 56 minutes East 220.0 feet, thence South 58 degrees 04 minutes West 200 0 feet to the place of beginning. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated February 9. 2006 For more information, please call FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 3040C Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File #073265F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if sny, shall be limit- • ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jason T O'Dell. A Single Man and Sandra J. Kerr. A Single Woman as Joint Tenants, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nomm-ie lor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortg^ee. dated July 23. 2004, and recorded ot. July 27. 2004 in instrument 1131402. in Barry county .•'coroc Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee *.n JPMorgan Chase Bank as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed tc be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Fight inuusand Five Hundred Twenty And 17/100 Du<ars ($98,520 .17). including interest at 9.5% per annu> ' Under the power of sate contained ir. said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made acd pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on March 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Bai-y. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Let 66. J.R. Bush's First Addition to the Village of Delton. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, as Recorded in Liber 1 of Plats. Page 33 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241?., in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: February 16. 2006 (For more information, please call FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #082928F01 rr-wxxr SouthCentral Michigan Youth Baseball Sign Ups for Hastings Teams for the 2006 Season Ages 8-14 Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Pennock Hospital Conference Center Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2006 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Pennock Hospital Conference Center S95 per player: 20 game season, full uniforms. AABC Rules, professional umpires, limited travel. Bring your player for uniform fittings. Contact Mark Brisboe & 948-0506 or visit our website w ww.scmyb.com for more information. �Page 14 - Thursday. February 23, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Lenten season begins March 1 Region 3 United Conservation Clubs prepares for convention The Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC). the largest conservation dub of its kind. met Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Ionia County Fish & Hunt Club to view resolutions that will be voted on in June at the annual convention in Novi. Some of the board members from the Barr) County area are Paul Earl. Region 3 vice president, who presided over the meeting in Ionia; his wife, Mary, an alternate director, and Donna and George Cullers both directors. The MUCC has four regions and Barn County is part of Region 3. Some of the resolutions focused on protec­ tion of Michigan State parks and recreation arras, hunting and wildlife management, night hunting coyote with cenerfire rifle, uni­ form statewide firearm regulations for deer hunting, deer hunting harvest log, Michigan importation ban on detrimental exotic animal species and sandhill crane hunting season. There were 28 dubs represented, including the Barry Conservation Club. Some other areas of the stale represented at the meeting were Muskegon. Edwardsburg. Dowagiac. Battle Creek and Grand Rapids. One issue the MUCC is currently involved in is the ballot proposal to ban dove hunting in Michigan. The State Legislature, the Natural Resource Commission and lie gover­ nor legalized a dove hunting season in six of the state’s counties on the Indiana border. This was a test hunting season to see if there was an impact on the dove population and any negative feedback. The Humane Sodety of the United States collected enough signatures to have the issue put on lhe November general election to br voted on by the people. Meanwhile, the MUCC is working with National Rifeman Assocation (NRA). U.S. Spoertmen's Alliance. Safari Club International. Michigan National Turkey Federation. Michigan Bear Hunters Association, along with many other groups, to ask the Michigan voters to support a dove hunting season in Michigan. “We as outdoor sports people in Michigan, look at this issue as an attack on all hunting, fishing, trapping andall other outdoor recre­ ation activities," Cullers said. “The executive director of the Humane Society has said pub­ licly if they win the dove issue in Michigan, the Michigan Bow Hunters arc next." The MUCC publishes the Michigan Out of Doors magazine, is host for the long-running Michigan Out of Doors television, sponsors a youth camp, is publisher of Tracks magazine (for upper elementary students), distributed throughout the U.S. The MUCC's “Birds of Prey” and wetlands presentations are available to schools and other groups. The MUCC was organizated in 1937 and now represents more than 400 clubs, hunting, trapping, fishing, shooting, conservation, environmental concerns. The MUCC has a full staff under the direction of Executive Director Sam Washington. Some of the staff people are resource poli­ cy. wildlife, fisheries and forestry specialists. Staff works under direction from the board of directors, which sets lhe policy. The MUCC. can be reached by phone at I 800-777-6720. fax: I-517-371-1505. or www.mucc.org TIME, continued from page 9 Whig party lo the Democratic party. The post office remained in Jared Roger’s home until 1854 when he passed away. Rowley Gifford followed and then Truman P. Barnum Peter Covert was then appointed postmaster and the office was moved to Carlton Centre east of Jared Roger's place. The post office was closed from a period from Sept. 26. 1859. w hen the mail route from Hastings to Ionia by way of Carlton Township was canceled. It was reopened again from Oct. 7. 1862 to June 7. 1866. It was restored on Sept. 26. I874.jvhen a mail route was opened from Hastings to Woodland. It was named Carlton Centre, as there was already a Carlton post office in Monroe County. James M. Covert was postmaster until he resigned in 1878 and Thomas Blinston was appointed to the position; lhe post office was located in the Blinston general store on the south side of lhe road, now known as M-43. The post office continued to be active until April 15. 1903. • Gerkey Post Office. Carlton Township, was located on Section No. 12, Carlton Township near lhe Cheney School. The post office was named for the Gerkey family. The post office was opened on Jan. 4. 1884, and remained open until June 17. 1902. At one time there was a school there known as the Cheney School. Carlton District No. 7. a saw mill, a cemetery near there and a gener­ al store. Dennis Haskell was the first postmas­ ter al Gerkey. The mill was located on land owned by J. VanBrocklin. and he probably owned and operated the mill. He was buried in the Cheney Cemetery, which was deeded to Carlton Township in 1859. J. VanBrocklin died Oct. 21. 1863 at age 44. The cemetery, about an acre in size, on private land, has been obliterated. Cheney School, Carlton District No. 7 was closed in 1937. consolidated with Woodland Township school district. • O'Donnell Post Office. Carlton Township, was located on Section No. 19 on the Carlton Township and Irving Township line on Fighter Road. The post office was begun on Feb. 16. 1887 and was closed on Dec. 6. 1902. John E Edwards was the first postmaster. The post office and general store were located on the Edwards' property At RentWSy, we're more than just a rer.tai/pufchase company We Arc Family! if you're looking for a dynamic, fun atmosphere that offers f competitive pay, great benefit? " promotion from wittvn and a five-day _ _ w<th Sundays off, we could be the employer for you' EgJfM Staff Writer Debra Desrochers Substance Abuse Board member Desrochers retires Debra Cross Desrochers retired from the Barry County Substance Abuse Board of Directors Dec. 31. after 20 years of service. Desrochers, a caseworker for the Department of Human Services, was first sworn in Jan. I. 1986. Brian Shumway, executive director of Barry County Substance Abuse Services, pointed out that Desrochers had become a board member at a lime when the organiza­ tion had five employees and delivered 1.800 hours of service a year, and has seen it through lo today, when 14 employees provide more than 5.000 hours of service to the com­ munity. "She’s served as secretary/trcasurcr and vice chairperson and assisted in six quality accreditation surveys over the years." Shumway said. Desrochers is leaving with plans to relo­ cate out of the county in the future. Fellow board members expressed gratitude for Desrxhers* participation and dedication as she advocated for prevention and treat­ ment services for persons with substance abuse problems in Barry County. Desrochers said felt honored to have served with many dedicated individuals, recalling several notable personalities who have served the board over the years, fore­ most among them, perhaps, was charter director Dr. Joseph Scelig who retired from Barry County Community Mental Health in 2002. The Substance Abuse Board is a volunteer governing board appointed by the County Board of Commissioners lo represent the quadrants of the county. Desrochers, a Nashville resident, also has provided input from the social welfare area to assist operation of Barry County Substance Abuse Services. |) |W|g|kjr. W I HUFa . by Patricia Johns ^ OF THE SEASON!! February 28 - 26 at the DettaPfe x • Tim. IFrl Mm -1 • UMy IO S We re seeking professKXial, career-mended indrviduafs to manage ou customers' rental'purchase accounts. nand»e customer inquiries, deliver :.ierchandi$e, troubtohoot accounts, promote new rentals and marvge cash and record keeping • Sadiy Nmo-5 att MW Come see Ryan during the show and see the latest models of Apply in person at- 909 W. State St., Hastings, Ml; fax resume to; (M9) 945-1944; or email: 914OmaiLrentway.com. Jayco • Puma • Hornet • GBM • Lexington • Charleston • Travel Supreme • Cougar Paradise Point • Legend • VR1 •At proact veb, promote ockaon n our workoWce end ere an equal opportu-tty employer To team more about us. visit www.rentway.com Barry County has been awarded $21,088 in federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board program ^ supple­ ment emergency food and shelter programs it: the area. The selection was made by a national board chaired by lhe Federal Emergency Management Ager- y (FEMA) and consists of representatives from the Salvation Army. American Red Cross, Council of Jewish Federations. Catholic. Charities USA, National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA and United Way of America, which will provide the administrative staff and function as a fiscal agent. The board was charged with distributing funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter pro­ grams in high-nced areas around the country. A local board made up of representatives of the Salvation Army. Barry County Commissioners Community Action Agency. Hastings Area Ministerial Association, JOB SEEKERS: EMPLOYMENTGROUP IS COMING TO HASTINGS TO RECRUIT LOCAL CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL JOBS! WHEN: Wednesday. February 22. 2006 from l:00txn to 300pm WHERE; The E*s Lodge at 102 Em’ Woodlawn in Hastings Take Broadway north to Woodlawn Turn East onto Woodlawn. The Elks Lodge >s between Broadway and Jefferson. Free parking in the tot; enter door to the left on the porch. WHO: We are currently recrurtmg production workers with the foltowing: • 6 months recent eipenence to heavy manufacturing environment. • Sate workers we drug screen and background check all candidates • Candidates who are srefurg temptorwe opportunities, and hme had longevity at their previous jobs. WHAT ELSE Please tying state issued ID a"d proof o< work eligibility (such as driver s license and social security card). Come haw some refreshments and ta/k to us attout >our work erpenence and future opportunities! If you have any questions, call us at RENTWAY J | 7145 S Division Ave.. Grand Rapids. Mich. 49548-7131 | (616)455-5590 Fax (616) 455-1004 WWW tefrytovmrv.com RYAN MADDEN madden Qterrytovmrv com 1-800-968-3921 I mplovmonK iroup Health Care For Your Entire Family Hastings City Bank PROFESSIONALS! PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dcdkaled to providing outstanding customer service. Wc arc currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. We currently have an opening in our Hastings of ike. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, he detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills 1-800-237-2379 Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court SU Hastings. Ml 49058 Hastings: Lent begins at Grace Lutheran Church with supper and worship on Ash Wednesday. March I. A prepared supper will be offered at 6 and Holy Communion begins al 7 p.m. Worship includes for those who wish to receive it. the imposition of ashes in the form of a cross on the forehead. The ashen cross is a mark of mortality and the need for Ixnten renewal as in preparation of the celebration of the resurrection of the Lord. Grace Lutheran Churchis located at 239 E North St. four blocks east of North Broadway, across from the Tendercarc Nursing Home. As J-Ad Graphics has done in the past, the Banner. Reminder and community papers will include on a space available basis a list­ ing of events during this season. This will include Palm Sunday and Easter events. Churches can be included in the catalogue of events by sending a listing that includes the ty pe of event, time, dale and location to patricia<«J-adgraphics.com. The same information can be sent as a fax message lo 945-5192. Please include "Attention Patricia" on lhe cover sheet. Information can be “snail mailed" to J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. Mi. 49058. Include “Attention Patricia" on lhe envelope. The deadline each week is Tuesday by noon for the Banner and Thursday by noon for the Reminder and community papers. Churches should include a daytime telephone number on the listing. This column will be printed on a space available basis until the Tuesday and Thursday before Easter. Any church that would like information about the cost of advertising for any of their events may call J-Ad Graphics at (269) 945­ 9554. FEMA grant awarded to Barry County Mk MTMtov AnkMv Come Join The KentWey Femlly! Account Representative Customer Service Associate Delivery Technician The observation of the penitential season of I xnt begins in churches in this area on Ash Wednesday. March I. Local congregations will prepare in various ways leading up to the celebration of Easier on April 16. Woodgnne Parish: A pancake dinner will launch the season observance at Woodgrove Brethren Christian Parish. 4887 Coals Grove Road, at 6 p.m. Ash Wednesday, March I. Donations will be accepted for lhe dinner. Sausages and pan­ cakes will be cooked by the Woodgrovc Men's Breakfast Group. The dinner will be followed by a brief Service of Imposition of Ashes at 7 p.m. in lhe Woodgrove sanctuary. Other Leuten activities at Wood grove Parish will include a sermon series "From Barrenness to New Life" by Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Secret Prayer Partners and Blessings Tree, a Good Friday Taize Service, outdoor sunrise service (location to be announced), and traditional Easter worship with special music at 10 a.m. in the sanctuary . For more information, call 269-948-2733. Woodgrove Parish is located between Hastings and Lake Odessa on Coats Grove Road. Worship services are at 10 a.m., with church school and youth mission activities from 11:15 a.m. to noon. Orangeville: At St. Francis Episcopal Church. 11850 West 9 Mile Road. Orangeville, the Ash Wednesday service March 1 begins at 7:30 p.m. Sunday morn.ng services begin at 9:30 a.m. During Lent, lhe sermons given by the Reverend Barbara Wilson will center at humility. ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS fflit HOST INSURANCES ACCEPTED (zMedi&d toiler | Delton 623-5521 M-43 & Sprague Rd. _ Continuum of Care. Commission on Aging and Barry County United Way will determine how the funds awarded to Barry County are to be distributed among emergency food and shelter programs run by local service organi­ zations. The local board is responsible for recommending funds available under this phase of the program Under the terms of the grant from the nation^1 board, local governmental or private voluntary organizations chosen to receive funds must: 1) Be • non- profit; 2) Have an accounting systerc and conduct an annual audit; 3) Practice nondiscrimination; 4) Have demonstrated the capability to deliver emer­ gency and/or shelter programs, «d 5) If they are a private voluntary orgizaticn, th”v must have a voluntary board. Qualifying orgakxalions are urged to apply. Barry County previously has distributed emergency food and shelter fund:’ with the Community Action Agency. Our Laly of Great Oaks Food Bank, United >4ethodist Church. St. Ambrose Church, Ijkewxxl Community Council and Barry County Veterans Affairs. The Barry County United Way must receive lhe requests for funding no later than March 17. Please mail or fax the request to Barry County United Way. PO Box 644. Hastings. Ml 49058. fax: (269) 945-4536. For more information, call 945-4010. Four blood drives set next month in Barry County Four Red Cross blood drives are planned in Barry County next month. Weather weather and busy schedules have threatened to derail turnout, but donors are urged to keep appointments. "There is simply no substitute for blood," says CEO Sharon Jaksa of the Great Lakes Region Blood Services. "As long as adults and children continue to suffer from serious diseases like cancer, and as long as blood products are a crucial ^art to surgical ind emergency care, we will always need people to help by donating blood." Volunteer blood donors are the sole source of blood bansfused to hospital patients. Donors must be at least 17, 110 pounds and be in good general health. They must not have given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive. The following is a list of the four Barry County drives in march: • Delton. St Ambrose Church. Monday. March 6. I lo 6:45 p.m. • Hastings Moose Lodge. Thursday. March 9, I to 6:45 p.m. • Hastings. Thomapple Valley Church. Sunday. March 12. 8 a.m. lo 1:45 p.m. • Hastings Church of lhe Nazarene. Tuesday. March 28 noon to 5:45 p.m. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday February 23. 2006 - Page 15 MARY, continued from page 2------------------------------------------------------------------------------ —-------------------------------death occurs in the administration. The Crisis Response Team met with Northeastern teachers Sunday afternoon. After the meeting, teachers notified the fami lies of their students, an action that gave (he families the opportunity to discuss the inci­ dent before school resumed Monday. "After the last incident in the district with the death of a student, this was something that parents said they would hase liked to have happen. They wanted lhe opportunity to be there when their children heard the news. Teddy bear contest at HHS highlights Awareness Week The Wilson family (back) attended for the event, which was put on by the Hastings High School student council. I hat was an invaluable piece, and made such an impact on how today (Monday) went.” said Lori Johnston. Guest counselors and six substitute teach­ ers were on-hand Monday lo assist Northeastern students and staff as they went through their day. Two classrooms, named “calming comer*" were set aside as places tor students to visit and share their feelings with a counselor. A memory box where students can place pictures and letters for Mary Youngs’ family was also erected Counselors and substitute teachers will remain at lhe school during the rest of the week. (Staff Writer Amy Jo Parish contributed information from Monday’s Board of Education meeting). Local editor tackles issue of media bias by Jon Gambee Staff Writer W hat is media bias and how do you recog­ nize it? Hastings Banner Editor David T. Young last Thursday took up the subject by invita­ tion from the Institute for Learning in Retirement in a small and informal discussion at the Hastings campus of Kellogg Community College. Media bias. Young said, is everywhere and is a pan of our lives. “Because we are only human, our personal ooinions are reflected in what wc say.” Young hid his audience. “The only thing we can do is recognize that we are all biased and work to show both sides of every issue." Young cited several examples of bias in reporting, examples hr says went “over the line." “When a local newscaster reports that a man is in jail, 'where he belongs.' he is in effect convicting that person before a hearing is even held.” Young said. “Perhaps that man was guilty, but the media was setting itself up as judge and jury before all the facts were made public in a court of law.” Asked where one can go to gel unbiased news. Young said he prefers to listen to National Public Radio “I think the only thing we can do is to read a variety of sources and decide for ourselves, keeping in mind that bias does exist." Young said. “Major news stations on television are controlled by corporations and that controls what they can and cannot say. “Remember, bias is not always what is said, it can also be what is omitted." Young used as an example a local Hastings City Council meeting in which a candidate from a neighboring city announced he was running for public office. A member of the City Council then announced that he also was running for the same position. The next day. the media reported only that the local resident had declared his candidacy. “By not mentioning the other person was even at the meeting and had declared his can­ didacy. the media was showing bias by ommission.” Young said. Young said people who say they are not biased are simply not admitting the truth. “The person I am most afraid of is the per­ son who says. 'I am not biased.' That person scares me. Recognize that we are all biased, we all have prejudices and strong opinions on certain subjects and then we can have mean­ ingful dialogue." Youn j said Devid T. Young “I want to talk lo people who have opin­ ions. even if their opinion is opposite mine. I don't have time to talk to people who have no opinion, people who just don’t care." Otis Lake gravel mining wins special use permit .. In order to determine the winner of the event, careful measurements of the Teddy bears were taken by school staff The bear closest to the center of the trampoline was declared the winner by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer As hundreds of Teddy bears were launched into the air toward a giant trampoline, one more step was taken toward finding a cure for cancer. The Hastings High School student council brought cancer awareness to the halls of Hastings High School through videos, fund­ raisers and education during the past week. Awareness Week has been held for three years and has highlighted Cystic Fibrosis and organ donation, along with this year's topic of cancer. Each day throughout the week a video was played after the school announcements, educating the students about a particular type of cancer. Ryan Cain took home first place, an Apple ipod, after his bear landed in the center of a giant cancer symbol on the trampoline. T-shirts bearing lhe cancer logo served a dual purpose: They raised money for the fight against cancer and helped honor lhe memory of former Hastings student David Wilson. The words “David Wilson. #7 Forever” on the back of the shirts helped students remem­ ber the life ol Wilson, a former Saxon quar­ terback who w ore the number 7 on his jersey, and the disease that eventually took his life. Members of David's family were in atten­ dance at the assembly and David's former coach. Jeff Simpson, spoke of the athlete and the positive attitude he maintained throughout his fight with lhe disease. “He was very positive, humble and unselfish. Every time I left from getting together with David, my heart was five times bigger." said Simpson. Simpson also spoke of the support Das id received from his family and friends during his illness and urged the student body to real­ ize lhe value of friendships. “David came from a great family and had some great friends. Your friends mean a lot to you. don't let them down. Don't let them stagger or get into harm’s way." More than 500 Teddy bears were purchased by students and staff for the event and will be donated to DeVos Children's Hospital. . . ■»!.; JC1JMI by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The sound of gravel mining soon will echo across a Hope Township neighborhood after the Township Planning Commission Tuesday approved a special use permit. Once the asphalt plants are back in opera­ tion. a 200-foot drive paved extraction of minerals will begin in an agriculture zoned parcel bordered by Otis Lake and Keller roads. The meeting room at lhe Hope Township Hall was filled with about 40 people during the Planning Commission meeting. However, because this was a meeting to discuss the R. Smith and Sons Trucking special exception use/'site plan review application and not a public hearing, residents had lo wail until lhe general public comment period after the deci­ sion to approve the use had been made. Roger Pashby chaired lhe meeting and kept reminding those in the audience that this was not a public hearing. Attorney Ken Vermeulen represented the mining operation during the meeting. The commission spent more than two hours in discussion about a series of conditions to be attached to the special exception use. The commission decided to allow mining operations to be held from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The 5:30 p.m. limit • . ■>' i’ • ■ r:-i , • Jmib is the time lhe gates must be locked. The operation will be closed on federal hol­ idays. but several residents in the audience said they felt just closing on the federal holi­ days would allow the operation to interfeiwith summer long weekends. The operation will be allowed to operate on Saturdays from K a.m. until noon. The company will instruct its drivers that there is to be no “jake breaking” within five miles of the mine site. The plan will be subject to annual review before the Planning Commission, the compa­ ny must install a paved two-lane driveway at least 200 feel long. This should accommodate three trucks with gravel carriers. The commission discussed at length the height of berms needed and the height of gravel piles. In the end. lhe agreement allows berms to be as high as the zoning administra­ tor rules. Gravel piles can be no higher than 12 feet above the floor of berms. This will allow' for higher piles once the mine floor is lowered through the mining process. The company must establish an escrow account of $2,000 with the tow nship to cover monitoring costs. The company musi replen­ ish the account once half has been spent. Mining will end six feet above the ground waler level. And the final reclaimed height must be seven feet above lhe waler table. (Put Your Tax Refund to Work £ Homes for Sale (Single and Double Wides) -“J ^5 Financing Available w/$ 1,000 Down Payment < -------- Cleaning-------- 'V Apply al Bay Pointe Inn. 11456 Marsh Road. Shelbyville Gregg Miller 616-765-5121 Carpentry Suspended Ceilings: installation, upgrades, tile replacement. Own your own place for less then $500 per month Jake a 10% discount on installation quotes through March 4. Standard and designer tiles, crvvn molding and lightmg. Bchimort terrace Mobile Home Pork, south of Hattmgt Bay Pointe Inn. “Rated One of Michigan’s Top Resorts", is seeking a part-time, meticulous, honest, friendly housekeeper. Weekends. I The commission spent more than 30 min­ utes discussing the pros and cons of charging a five-cent per ton compensation fee to cover the cost of repairing roads. However the township’s attorney. Ken Sparks, reminded commission members that this provision has “q:«estiunable legality." Pasbby stated that several pits in Kent County py a compensation fee and he encouraged the company to consider a volun­ tary donation. After discussion. *his provision was removed from the list of conditions. The special use permit was pavsec' by a vote of 3-1. Dr. Kenneth Tanner voted cgainst the special use permit. He can now talk to i».x neighbors. Before the vote Sparks had usked him to refrain from talking to his .neighbors while this issue is under discussion. During public comment most speakers expressed disappointment with the decision. Most said they felt the commission did no* take into account the safety of neighboring residents. The commission had been discussing this issue since July, and several public hearings had been held. Citizens had presented a much longer list of demands at the Jan. 10 commis­ sion meeting. (269) 948-3906 I ------ > I ? TO THE VOTERS OF V BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP Walker, Fluke & Sheldon, plc k CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS YOUR INCOME TAX SPECIALIST 401(k) rollovers made easy Ryan Cam tossed his teddy bear to first place and took home an Apple ipod. More than 400 bears were purchased for the event meant to raise awareness about cancer Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodlawn Ave. SXX.T Edwardjones ton free (8001 288-5220 S-mn* Indm.lual InveMor. Siner 1871 www .rd w ■rdjunet.com Member SIPC / wish to thank you for your support in past elections, and would like to ask for your continued support with a NO VOTE at the upcoming recall election on February 28. 2006. Thank you. David Soya Baltimore Township TYustee 525 W. Apple Streel Hastings, MI 49058 www.wfscpas.com Christopher J. Rule. CPA Kathcnre K She'-iw. CPA CALL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY (269) 945-9452 �Page 16 - Thursday. February 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... 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Feb. 16. The school bus was exiling southbound on U.S.-131 at 68th Street when the westsbound vehicle, driven by Anita Louise Lyons. 47. ran the red light. The bus had five students on board, but no one was injured in the crash, according to Kent County Sheriff’s deputies investigating. Winter storm leaves 1,700 area homes without power More than 1.700 Hastings area homes were among the more than 185.000 Consumers Energy customers who suffered out­ ages caused by high winds, thunderstorms and winter weather last week. Utility, line clearing and contract crews worked into the weekend to restore power and it is believed all power was back on by Sunday. In addition. 73 utility crews from Illinois. Indiana. Ohio and Wisconsin helped in the restoration effort. Two men rob Leeches Landing market of cash PRAIRIEVILLE TWP. — Police arc seeking information about two men who stole an undetermined amount of cash from the Leeches Landing Market near the Gull Lake Prairieville Township Park last Thursday. Prairieville Township Police Chief Larry Gentry reported the victim said the men loitered for a few minutes and then asked for change. When lhe cash register was opened, one of them reached in and took a number of bills. No weapon was seen and lhe suspects fled on foot. Gentry said one of the the subjects was described as a black male, about 30 years old, 5’ 11" and 200 pounds, wearing a black jacket over a grey or white hooded sweatshirt with "Florida” on the front, black baggy pants and red Nike tennis shoes with white tops. Die other was described as a white male, approximately 30 years of age. 5’9” and 160 pounds. He was wearing a red and black plaid hunting coat over a red hooded sweatshirt, a black cap. a full beard, possibly stained or rotting teeth on the left front, tennis shoes and dark pants. Prairieville officers and a Michigan Stale Police K-9 unit and officers from the Slate Police Post in Hastings and the Bary Township Police investigated. Anyone with more information about the robbery or the suspects is asked to call the Michigan State Police in Hastings ax 948-8283. Hastings man assaulted with a vehicle HASTINGS — A Hasting man was seriously injured last Thursday after being struck by a moving vehicle, allegdly on pur­ pose. City police officers responded to a disturbance call in the 600 block of Barfield Drive at 9:56 p.m. after neighbors reported someone yelling and banging on doors. Officers arrived on scene to find a 21-year-old Hastings man seriously injured and lying in the hallway of the apartment complex. He apparently had been struck by a vehicle. Investigating officers were able to ascertain that the victim had been pounding on the suspect’s door and yelling for him to open it and allegedly making threats. After the victim left, the suspect went looking for him in his car, a short time later the sus­ pect. who was identified as Travis Williams. 28. struck the victim and pinned him against a parked vehicle in the parking lot. The victim was able to free himself and fled toward a wood lot until he fell down due to the injuries he sustained. Williams was accused of holding a hammer as the victim begged for his life. The victim was able to escape and make his way to the apartmerd complex, crawling to the third floor to hide from Williams until the police arrived. Williams was taken into custody on cnarges of felonious assault and lodged at the Barry County Jail. Police said indications surfaced during the investigation that revealed that the incident may have been drug related. The extent of injuries sustained by lhe victim were unknown. Hastings officer injured during arrest after fight Ar*l ew ’ HASTINGS — Hastings officer Kris Miller was injured while making in arrest after responding to a fight at the Old Town Tavern Saturday evening. Twomcn were involved in the altercation, one of whom indicated it was ovei in incident that occurred several yean ago. During the investigation it was discovered that one of the combatants was in violation of a parole order. As officers continued their investigation the suspect, who was identified as Brian Snider. 40, of Hastings, attempted to flee the scene on foot Officers gave chase and apprehended Snider a short time later. Miller was injured during the arrest and ensuing scuffle with Snider, and was treaed for minor injuries. Snider was lodged at the Barry County Jail facing two counts of resisting and obstructing an officer, (one causing injury to a police officer), and several violations as they pertain to his parole conditions. The case has been turned over lo the Barry County Prosecutor’s office and the Kent County Parole Office. Pickup driver arrested after dragging passenger HASTINGS — A Bellevue man was arrested by a Bany County Sheriff Deputy when he was observed dragging a man from his vehicle last Saturday. The incident was reported by a motorist who was following a vehicle on M-179, which appeared to have a male pas.*>enger being dragged along side the car. The car drove to Pennock Hospital and was seen leaving when the deputy arrived. The offi­ cer stopped lhe vehicle near the intersection of Cook Road and Green Street. There were three males in lhe front of the Ford pickup and the driver, who was identified as Bill Joe Gosbom. 37, of Belle/ue, was questioned!. The officer said Goshom appeared to be intoxicated and had trouble locating his wallet. He asked Goshom and his two passengers to exit the vehicle and wait by the patrol car. After receiving permission from Goshom to search die vehicle, the officer redovered a third-thirds empty bottle of Captain Morgan and an open beer inside the vehicle Inside a black winter stocking cap, the deputy discovered a baggie containing a substance later identified as marijuana. During his investigation, the officer also ascertained that one of the passengers. Francis Shaun Gibson, 28, was wanted on an Eaton County warrant. Both men were arrested and lodged in lhe Barry County Jail. Deputy uses taser to arrest Hastings man HASTINGS — Barry County Sheriff’s deputies were forced lo use a taser to arrest a Hastings man who refused to cooper­ ate when officers attempted to arrest him Feb. 15. Deputies had responded to an assist call from Hastings police to locate a man who had reportedly jumped from a moving vehicle. The deputy went tc an address on Dusty Lane and spoke to a woman who said her husband had jumped from her vehi­ cle while she was driving and she was afraid he would return home and assault her. While they were on the scene, a vehicle arrived and Martin Breitner. 44. of Hastings, emerged holding an open container of intoxicants. Breitner was informed he would be arrested, but when the offflcr attempted to apply handcuffs, Breitner resisted. The officer repeatedly warned Breitner he would be tasered if he continued to resist. Breitner allegedly then swung on the officer, was tasered and arrested for resisting arrest. He was lodged in th* Barry County Jail. Man arrested for hitting woman who attacked Corvette THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP — Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Robert Welsh. 31. of Delton Feb. 15 for domestic violence. A woman told officers at the Pine Lake Grocery she had been involved in an altercation with her estranged husband a short time earlier. The woman said Walsh had come home and tried to reconcile, but his attempts failed. She said they began to argue and he asked about some toots he had at the address. The woman said she had lost some property and was keeping the tools as compensation. Walsh then told her he was taking a computer he had purchased for her at Christmas and when he attempted to dismantle the computer, she went into the garage and began to strike his Con ette with a shovel. Walsh followed her to the garage where they straggled back into the home. The woman alleged that Walsh pushed her into a chair and struck her in the face. As he held her down, she complained she was tired and wanted to go to bed. Walsh alleged!) allowed her to go to her bedroom and as soon as he exited the room, she got up, grabber her purse and fled the residence. Walsh was lodged in the Barry County Jail. Hope Twp. woman arrested for domestic assault HOPE TOWNSHIP — Kathleen Perry. 63. of Hastings was arrested by Barry County Sheriff’s deputies Feb. 14 for domes­ tic assault. Perry ’s husband told officers he informed her he was getting a divorce and then left the home. A short time later he received a call from their son saying Perry had left the house. The man was able to learn she had visited the Cloverdale Store and pur­ chased alcohol. When he returned home, a fight ensued and he alleged he was struck in the face and bitten on the hand. The son verified his father’s charges and Perry was arrested and lodged in the Bany County Jail. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 23. 2006 - - Page 17 • 25th Annual Statewide Print Competition is being exhibited it the Davidson Gallery at Kellogg Community College. The 49-piece show is on loan from Alma College and features both representa­ tion and abstract art in a variety of printmak­ ing mediums such as lithography, woodcut and intaglio. Many of the works are of a large scale not often seen in printmaking. The gallery is open Monday-Friday 8 ajn.-430 p.m. Admission is free. Exhibit open now through Feb. 24. • From Goodnight Moon to Art Dog: The World of Clement, Edith and Thacher Hurd is a collection of more than 70 original illus­ trations from two generations of the Hurd family, who profoundly influenced children's literature for more than 60 years. The exhibit is on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazco. Includes interactive activities, a reading area ind a scale diorama of the Great Green Room from Goodnight Moon. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Call the info line at (269) 349-3959 for more info. Through March 19. • Fashion in Film: Period Costumes for the Screen is on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Exquisitely hand made cos­ tumes, designed with precise accuracy to the period, will bring to life the many art forms that make up the art of film. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-830 pan. and Sunday noon-5 p.m., closed Mondays. Adult admission is $7, sen­ iors and students $6, children 6-17 $3. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through March 26. • Energy and Inspiration: AfricanAmerican Art from the Permanent Collection is a selection of paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and sculptures by African-American artists from the collection at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Call the KIA at (269) 349-7775 or the info line at (269) 349-3959. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sundaf from rioon-5*p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Through April 9. • Treasures of Ancient Egypt: The Quest for Immortality is on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. There are 141 objects in Treasures of Ancient Egypt ranging from 2,000-4,000 years old, including gold death masks, massive stone sculptures, omate jew­ elry and painted coffins. The exhibition also features an authentic full-scale, re-created burial chamber of pharaoh Thutmose III. The Museum will be open for extended hours from 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, Tuesday Wednesday, Friday, Saturday hours are 9-5, and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Public admission to the exhibit and all museum gal­ leries for adult non-members is (ages 18-61): $17, senior citizen non-members (62 and over): $16, children non-members (ages 3-17): $10, and children under 3 are free. Through May 7. MUSIC THEATRE __________________________________ _ • Nothingface will perform live with Crossbreed. Silent Civilian, The Orphan & Dissonant at Planet Rock, 191 Angell Street, Battle Creek 18 and up show. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. Call (269) 962-2121 for more information. February 23. • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers will be performed by Hastings High School students. The musical will be performed at Central Elementary Auditorium. Show times are at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at all Hastings schools, Bosley, King's, Felpausch and State Grounds. Feb. 23-25. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Dave Coilee Quartet with Ginny Dusseau from 5-9 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Live jazz music and all areas of the museum. except the ticketed exhibition, ve free after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 5:30­ 7:30 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonHne.org. February 24. • The Snake in the Grass... or He Rattled the Rails will be presented at the Middle Villa Inn in Middleville. The old fashioned melodrama invites the audience to join in booing the villain and cheering the hero. Show admission and dinner is $25 per person. Dinner will b? a chuck wagon buffet. Reservations must be made by calling (269) 795-3640 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. with cash bar, dinner at 7 p.m., play begins at 8 p.m. A portion of proceeds goes to scholar­ ships for TKHS seniors. Feb. 24-25. • Cinderella will be performed by the Ionia Community Theatre. Performances are at the Watt Auditorium at the Ionia Middle School. Tickets are $12, $10 children under 12 and seniors. February 24-26 & March 3-4. • Grand Rapids Symphony Presents: Young, Gifted and Black at DeVos Performance Hall at 8 p.m. This concert unites the power and grace of gospel music with the symphonic repertoire. Features the 180-voice Community Gospel Chorus. For more infor­ mation call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. February 25. • Mozart's “Vespers*’ will be performed in observance of the composer's 250th birthday. The Battle Creek Boychoir and Giris' Chorus will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 111 Capital Ave NE, Battle Creek. The choirs will be joined by a chamber ensemble from the B.C. Symphony and men from the Battle Creek Community Chorus. Call (269) 565-2199 for tickets or more information. Saturday, February 25. • Motley Crue will perform live at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo. Februaiy 25. • Overkill with Prong & Two Heded Chan at Planet Rock, 191 Angell Street Battle Creek 18 and up show. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance. Call (269) 962-2121 for more information. Saturday, February 25. • Grand Rapids Youth Symphony & Classical Orchestra at 3 p.m. at DeVos Performance Hall. Adult admission is $6, sen­ iors & students $4. John Varineau, Conductor. Featuring Piano Competition Winner. For tickets please call (616) 866-6883. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www’.devosperformancehall.ccm. February 26. • Battle Creek RV and Camper Show at the Kellogg Arena. To purchase tickets by phone, call the Box Office at (269) 965-3308. February 23-26. • Emo Phillips will bring his strange comedi stylings to the stage at Gary Fields Comedy Club Theatre in downtown Battle Creek None other than Jay Leno called Emo the "best joke writer in America." Owning the show is Kevin Zeoii. Tickets are $15. Show is for those 18 and over. Call (269) 965-4646 or see www.garyfieldscomedyclub.com for more information. February 24 & 25. • Monthly Dance sponsored by Les Danseurs Dance Club at the Grand Ledge Country Club. "Brass and Electric" will pro­ vide live music. Dance lesson from 7-8 pm. Open dancing from 8-1130 p.m. Tickets are $25 per couple, students couples $15. Call (517) 852-9179 for more information. February 25. • Auditions will be held for the upcoming Thomappk Players' production of the musi­ cal "Sugar” which is based on the Billy Wilder and l.A.L. Diamond screenplay for "Some Like It Hot." All post-high sdtool adults are welcome to audition at the Hastings Commision on Aging building at 6:30 p.m. Callbacks are Feb. 28 if necessary. Those audi­ tioning for principal roles should prepare a solo and bring music for accompaniment or CD without vocals. Director Carol Satterly can be reached at (517) 852-0773 to answer ques­ tions. Monday, February 27. - Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings/. Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life al Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Call anytime lor classified ads 269-945-9554 or 1-800-870-7085 Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454 Check out the Chamber s website at www.barrychamber.com CHECK OUT THESE FEBRUARY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 24 Pre-School Story Tune at 1030 p.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is Philemon Sturges. Free. 25-26 Father-Daughter Weekend at YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin. Fathers and daughters will stay in heated cabins with famiiy style meals included. Rock climbing, snow shoeing, archery, beach party and more. Time and cost to be announced. Call (269) 795-9163 for more information or e-mail LBrown6grymca.org 25 Texas Hold-Em Tournament at the Delton Moose Lodge, 5420 Moose Lodge Drive (off M-43 near Wa.l Lake) and sponsored by the Delton Rotary. $5 entry' includes dinner at 6 p.m. Games begin at 7:30 p.m. and run to midnight. Prizes for top 19 chip winners. Limited to first 104 registered players. E-mail Mark Irwin at Irwin7638@mei.net for information. Coming in March 1 Friends of the Library Inside Book Sale from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Hastings Pubic Library. Hardcovers $3, paperbacks $1.50. 3 Pre-School Story Time at 1030 p m at the JTastingBj’ublic Library, rhe 4 Pheasants Forever lof Batry County Banquet Will held. Jail Jim Decker for more iriformhtion at (616) 765-8421. 10 Pre-School Story Time at 1030 p.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is "E* animals. Free. 42 11Antique Show at the Barry Expo Center. Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $3 admission. 16 Stock Market Challenge sponsored by Junior Achievement of Southwest Michigan. Cail Karen Dailey (269) 968-9188 for details. 17 Pre-School Story Time at 1030 p.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is *F" animals. Free. 18 St Patrick's Welcome Spring Dance at the Barry County COA building, 320 W. Woodlawn, Hastings. Sponsored by Living Connections Widowed Persons Group. 18 Leadership Barry County Graduation will take place. Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 1 9 2 7 6 7 2 3 1 6 3 9 5 3 1 5 7 4 2 1 4 1 3 6 Place a number m the empty boxes n such • way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains alt of the numbers from cne to mne. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK Odyssey at DeVos Performance Hall Mate). 3­ 4. Gu<n»t conductor Roberto pianist Ralph Votapek will pmOhn Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Jennifer Holliday Will perform Saturday, March 4 at 8 p.m. at Miller Auditorium. Tickets are $28-540. Holliday first rose to fame with her Tony Award-winning performance in the Broadway musical "Dreamgills." A two-time Grammy Award-winner, Holliday has found success on stage and screen-with her acclaimed Carnegie Hall show and a recurring role on "AU'’ McBeaL The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and the NA£A Gospelfest Choir will back Holliday's powerful voice. Stulberg International Stnng Competition is set for March 4 at the Dalton Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Western Michigan University. Semifinal performances will take place from 9 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Six finalists will perform at 7 p.m. All performances are free and open to the public. This annual competition has brought woilddass talent under the age of 20 from all across the globe for 30 years. For more information call (269) 343-2776. Brnad.iL.’** Theatre Guild presents lasephJz the Technicolor Dream Uoat at DeVos Performance Hall March 7-12. Pertorminces are Tuesday & Wednesday 730 p.m., Thursday 2 & 730. p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., Sunday 3 pan. & 6 p.m. This irresistible musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel's favorite son. paints a picture of betrayal and hardship, prophecy and forgiveness. This Joseph cannot be missed. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Patrick Cassidy plays Joseph in this new national tour. For more information contact the Broadway Theatre Guild online: www.bwaygr.org. For more information call (61 o) 235-6285 or visit www.devosperformancehall.org. Actors’ Theatre 2nd Annual Benefit will present excerpts from their upcoming produc­ tion of "Urinetown" as well as food, cocktails, a silent and live auction May 6 at 7 p.m. in Spectrum Theatre at Grand Rapids Community College. Call (616) 234-3998 for more information. Classical Splendor will be performed by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Friday, March 10 at Miller Auditorium. The concert will feature a Beethoven symphony (No. 3 "Eroica"), a Mozart piano concerto (No. 17), and an opening work by a dynamic contem­ porary composer- "Alegria" by Roberto Sierra. Thomapple Wind Band will close its 10th season by joining the KCC Concert Band at 3 Sunday^March 12at the Bind a Center on camptis in Battle Creek. Program ‘he 1CCC KC indodes "A Tribute to Glenn Miller" and selections from "Annie." Admission is free. Grim Rapids Ballet presents; Peter Pan at DeVos Performance Hall March 17-19. Performances are Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday 2 pjn. & 730 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Join the Grand Rapids Ballet Cmpany as they celebrate 100 years of one of the most beloved stories of all bme with an original production of Peter Pan. Though a century has passed since we were first Introduced to Peter, Wendy, and the Lost Boys of Nederland, this is one story that will never grow old. rtor more information call (616) 454-4771 or v isit www.ticketmaster.com. Grand Rapids Symphony presents Rici'ard and Helen DtYos Classical Series; Points of View at DeVos Performance Hall March 31April 1. Guest conductor Shuntaro Sato will lead pianist Yuja Wang in a performance o'. Dvorak's "Symphony No. 8." For more infor­ mation call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Area residents join large cast of ‘Forum’ 4 6 4 8 1 2 9 8 6 8 3 5 Friday Nights at GRAM; Puck fairt • A Celtic Band from 5-9 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Art Museum March 3. Live jazz music and all areas of the museum, except the tick­ eted exhibition, are free after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 5:30-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more infor­ mation call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. The Artist Scries Presents; Cavani String Quartet at 8 p.m. March 3 in the Calvin College Fine Arts Auditorium. In addition to receiving the Naumburg Award, the Cavani Quartet has been a top prize winner in numer­ ous competitions, including the Col.-.nan, Fischoff, Banff International, and Cleveland Quartet Competition. The Cavani Quartet performs regularly for major series and festi­ vals throughout North America and Europe. Appearances include the Carnegie Hall Centennial Series and Alice Tully Hall in New York City, Corcoran Gallery of Art and Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Muziekcentrum De Ijsbreker in the Netherlands, and Festival de L'Epau in France. The quartet has been featured on National Public Radio, and has been seen on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS. The Cavani Quartet serve as Quartet-in-Residence at the worldrenowned Cleveland institute of Music. For more information call (616) 526-6800 or visit www.cal vie .edu / artistseries /. Grand Rapids Symphony presents Richard • • • * Moderate ★ * Challenging ♦ HOC BOY! Three residents of Hastings, a Vicksburg performer, one from Marshall, another who shares time between Delton and Battle Creek and one resident of Burlington arc among the cast members who will be scampering around the stage in the "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum” at Keilogg Community College. The show, which runs March 2. 3. and 4 at 7:30 p.m. and March 5 at 3 p.m. in the Binda Performing Arts Center, is under the direction of Gary Cuyler, with music direction by Gerald Blanchard and the pit orchestra under the baton of Ed Zcntera. Russ Anoerson. Michael Moray and Gene Greenfield are all from Hastings. They will portray, respectively, Pseudolus. Hysterium and Lycus. Vicksburg’s Timothy Calahan will be the blowhard Miles Gloriosus and Rochelle Mosher is the choreographer, with Katie Risner of Marshall as one of the Geminae, Jessica Stevens of Delton/Battlc Creek as a Protean and Kira Frederick of Burlington as a soldier. Joining them in the cast arc Battle Creek residents Kahyl Stevenson. Ed Swarthout. Barbara Sudeikis. Jackie King. Amanda Irwin. Jenny Stange. Amy Shaw. Noel Wilson. Shay Freeze. Lindsey Lutz. Teresa Peet. Vickie Watts. Chaz Valentine. Chanclle Kinney, and Jennifer McMillon. Also from Battle Creek are Ryan Zabawa and David Kachman. Brianna Younglove of Battle Creek will be the stage manager. Also among the cast for the show will be KCC employees Becky Rust. Mindy Lake. Ken Weimer, Jim Evans, Dennis Bona. Marshall Washington, Pete Williams. Matthew Samra, Sedgwick Harris, and Charles Pratt. Regional Print Show at KCC to end tomorrow The Alma College 25th Annual Statewide Print Competition currently on display in the Davidson Gallery at Kellogg Community College will end February 24. The 49-piccc show is representative of the traditional and non-traditional Michigan printmakers, and. therefore, a very special exhibit to see. “We hope people will take an opportunity to sec this show before it closes.” said KCC’s Vicki VanAmcyden. "This is the show’s only stop in southwest Michigan and it’s the only opportunity to sec a show of this magnitude here.” The competition show will travel to Petoskey for its tiext showing during the month of May. The Davidson Gallccry is open MondayFriday. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and by appoint­ ment. Admission is free. �Page 18 - Thursday. February 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Maple Valley matmen earn their district trifecta by Brett Bremer Sport Editor Maple Valley senior Keith Lackscheide had a long shopping list for head coach Chris Rickets following the Lions third consecutive Division 3 district championship performance Wednesday night at MVHS. “I need an extension ladder, thread, a nee­ dle. and of course a couple of numbers.” said Lackscheide who’d been leading the Lion cel­ ebration by gathering his teammates after the victory for a pep talk from Ricketts and firing up Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band on the gymnasium sound system. He thought it took a little too long for the “04" and the “05” to go up on the banners on the gymnasium wall, and was looking for­ ward to adding the “06" himself. After a 78-6 win over Albion in the semifi­ nals that featured 12 forfeits by the Wildcats, the Lions topped Portland in the champi­ onship match 51-24. Lackscheide said his coach told the wrestlers in the huddle before receiving the district trophy, “we finally did it. We finally got the passion." The Lions struggled at times this season, not only to wrestle with some intensity but also just to fill the entire line-up. Having wrestlers in every weight class certainly helped the Lions out Wednesday. “We haven’t had the passion all year long, and the kids finally got a p?ssion for the sport." said Ricketts. “We finally decided to win." Four consecutive six-point victories turned a 12-3 deficit after four matches into a 27-12 Lion lead, and they never looked back in the final. The Lions were scheduled to travel to Otsego last night to take on Buchanan in the first round of the Division 3 regional tourna­ ment. South Haven and Hopkins went headto-head in the other semifinal at Otsego Wednesday Portland’s Devin Cunningham stopped the 152-pound bout before the start of the second period because of an injured right hand last Wednesday night, and Tory Roberts took the six points for Valley. The Lions followed that up with three con­ secutive pins. Levi Andler put Tyler Galloway on his back I minute 59 seconds into the 160- pound bout. Lackscheide pinned Brandon I-ogan in 3:31 at 171 pounds. In the 189pound match. Dusty Cowell pinned Troy Sanderson in 56 seconds. When the Raiders forfeited the 275- and 103-pound matches to lhe Lions' Donnie Jensen and Ronnie Smith. Maple Valley was assured of victory. Raider forfeits followed at 112 and 119 pounds, and the Lions forfeited the 125-pound match to Kyle Miller to end the night. It wasn’t the pins, or even the wins, that got the Lions rolling in the first place. Chad Rhodes was taken down early by Portland's Lukas Morse in the first and second periods of their 145-pound match. Midway through the second period. Ricketts stood up and shouted at Rhodes twice, “you have to do better,” then gave a couple encouraging claps and a nod of his head. Rhodes started in the bottom position in the third period, and never did earn an escape, but held Morse to a 4-0 three-point decision. “Chad started it by not getting pinned." Lackscheide said of the Lions run to the title. The championship match opened at 130 pounds, with the Lions Jamie Corwin earning a 9-2 decision over Seth Gross, but it wasn’t a happy victory as Gross scored an escape in the final seconds to drop the win down from a YMCA BASKETBALL Lions Tyler Greenfield (left) and Raven Scurlock stap forward to accept the district championship trophy from Maple Valley athletic director Mike Sparks at the conclusion of last Wednesday's Division 3 tournament. (Photo by Brett Bremer) YMCA of Barry County's Adult Basketball Final League Standings A League W/L Goulooze/Wireless—........................ ...—10-2 Blair 1 -andscaping....... ................. —.—7-5 Blarney Stone.........—.................................. 7-5 Rousch Cafe................ 5-7 Advantage Housing.................................... 4-8 Priority Collision.—................................... 3-9 B League W/L Brian’s Tire and Service............................9-3 Drill Team............................... -.................... 8-4 Dewey’s/Barry Auto...................................6-6 Old Smokers................................................ I-11 The Lions’ Tyler Corwin (top) drives Albion’s Ryan Bilicke down to the mat in the second period of their 135-pound match in last Wednesday's Division 3 district semi­ final at Maple Valley High School. (Photo by Brett Bremer) four-point major decision to a three-point decision. The Raiders' Andrew Wieferich took a 7-5 victory over Tyler Corwin at 135 pounds, and Portland’s Jacob Sandborn pinned Valley’s Jonathon Stevens 44 seconds into the 140pound match. Portland’s James Cramer also won by pin, putting John Currier on his back 3:29 into the match at 215 pounds. That pin pulled the Raiders to within nine points at 27-18 before lhe string of five forfeits. B J. Hall (112), and Tyler Greenfield (119) earned the other default victories for Maple Valley. All but one of the Lions' victories in the opening match with Albion were by forfeit In the only two contested matches Greenfield pinned Andrew Franklin at 119 pounds and the Wildcats’ Ryan Bilicke pi.ined Tyler Corwin at 135. Earning the default wins for Maple Valley were Raven Scurlock (125). Jamie Corwin (130). Stevens (140), Rhodes (145). Roberts (152). Andler (160). Lackscheide (171). Cowell (189). Currier (215), Jensen (275), Smith (103). and Hall (112). Eight Lions will be participating in lhe Division 3 individual regional at Delton Kellogg High School this Saturday, after win­ ning their way through the Division 3 districx at Coloma Saturday. Smith (103) and Greenfield (119) each earned a district title, and Jamie Corwin was second at 130 pounds for Valley. The Lions also had two thud place finish­ ers, Scurlock at 125 and Lackscheide at 171. Tyler Corwin was fourth at 135 pounds. Smith was only on the mat for just over two minutes, scoring three first-period pins on his way to the 103-pound championship. Greenfield went the full six minutes three times, scoring three decisions including his 10-9 victory over top seed Jon Dennis of Otsego in the championship match at 119. Waiting to see if there will be battle of Alex and Eddie Some of the most exciting information I’ve found on the Michigan High School Athletic Association website in the past few weeks is this tidbit. “Finals pairings and formula will be placed on the wrestling home page Monday, 2/27, 8 pm". We already know which team regional winners from Wednesday night will meet in the quarterfinals of the team tournament in Battle Creek next weekend. That’s planned out well in advance. Before this week. I'd never looked that far ahead in the individual tournament. The reason I had for checking it out this year is that Lakewood senior Eddie Phillips and his twin brother Alex Phillips, from Grand Rapids Northview, are both wrestling in the Division 2 tournament at 189 pounds. Alex transferred from Lakewood to Northview for the 2004-05 season, and since then the two have been on a remarkable run. Over the course of the last two seasons Eddie and Alex have combined for just four loss­ es. Eddie had was 44-2 a year ago. and finished second in the state in Division 2 at 171 pounds. Alex finished the 2004-05 season with a record of 23-1, after sitting out the first pan of the season, and finished third in the 189-pound weight class. Both scored district championships last weekend, and will compete in rcgionals this Saturday. Alex and his Wildcat teammates will be al Muskegon Reeths-Puffer, while Eddie and the Vikings are headed for Comstock. Eddie is 38-0 on the season and Alex is somewhere around 30-1. According to the Michigan Wrestling Association website, Alex is the No. 2 wrestler in the state at 189 pounds and Eddie is No. 3. They’re the only two rated in the top five who are in Division 2. That brings me back to why I was searching around the MHSAA website. There’s still a lot of wrestling to go. but what happens if they both win regional titles this weekend? Would they get to meet in the championship finals, or would they have to face off in the semi’s at the Palace? A finals match would be something to sec. Lakewood head coach Bob Veiuh admitted to me at the district tournament that that is a match that a lot of people would make the trip all the way to Auburn Hills to see. I thought it must have been tough for Hastings* Mike Morehouse to knock teammate Jackson Hoke out of the district tournament. What would it be like to face your brother in the state finals? I haven’t seen a lot of either wrestler this year. Alex is at Northview now. so I’m not pay­ ing as close attention as 1 did for his two years at Lakewood. The last time I saw him wres­ tle was at lhe individual finals in 2005. Eddie I haven't gotten to see a lot of this year because most of the time he pins his opponent so fast that I don’t even have a chance to get my camera in focus. What I’ve seen of Eddie over the past couple years is that he's a great kid. He’s always ready to help out a teammate. He just goes out there and does his thing on the mat. He could have been a superstar on a lot of college wrestling teams, but he chose the University of Michigan. Maybe by the end of his time there, he’ll be a superstar in Ann Arbor too. Time will tell. From what 1 hear Alex is a lot more aggressive out on the mat. Good luck to both of them if they get that far. As long as they shake hands before the match and again after it I’ll be happy. And good luck to all the area grapplers looking to win your way to lhe slate finals this weekend. The more the merrier when making the trip to Aubum Hills. Eddie isn't the only local grappler looking to move up one medal and cam a state cham­ pionship. The Saxons' R.J. Morgan was second last year in Division 2’s 103-pound weight class, and will be looking lo cam his fourth appearance al the individual finals when he competes at Comstock Saturday. 4 The 2005416 YMCA of Barry County Men's B League Basketball Champion is the Brian's Tire team. Team membars are (^ont from left) Bob Knapp. Brian VanAman. Chip Morttoose. Derek Chandler, (back) Kendy Mueller. Roger Byykkonnen. Mike Auten, Ben Howell, and Steve Knapp. (Missing from photo Steve Eggleston and Greg Randall.) YMCA Men’s b-ball champs The 2005-06 YMCA of Barry County Men's 'A' League Basketball Champion is the Goulooze Law and Wireless Wonderland team. Team members are (front from left) Ryan Nichols. Rob Leos. Shawn Davis, (back) Ed VanDermolen. John Vertalka, Brad Gee. and Brian Johnson. (Missing from photo are Chris Youngs and Travis Wade.) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. February 23, 2006 - Page 19 Vikings win third straight to top .500 for season by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Lakewood will look for its third w in over one of its Class B district foes next Tuesday when the Vikings travel to take on Charlotte. In two weeks, the Vikings would have to get three more wins to earn thc.r fifth consec­ utive district championship when they meet Delton Kellogg. Hastings. Thomapple Kellogg. Charlotte, and the host Tigers in Allegan. Lakewood topped Hastings last week, and went to Middleville and topped the Trojans 55-47 on Tuesday night. “They were both close games. It wasn’t like they were blow outs. We may have beat­ en them, but that doesn't make me any more comfortable.” said Lakewood head coach Mark Farrell. “You know (Delton head coach) Mike Mohn will have his kids playing better, and Hastings and Middleville, they play hard.” The Vikings are likely to be the only team with a winning record when district play begins Monday. March 6. Lakewood will take on winiess Delton Kellogg in the opening round, with Thomapple Kellogg and Allegan meeting in the other opening night game. Hastings and Charlotte received the two first round byes, with the Saxons landing on the half of the bracket with the Vikings and Panthers. “That’s a new season,” said Farrell. “You have a chance to prove yourself all over again. It doesn't matter if you have a good team or a bad team. Every body starts over." Lakewood and Thomapple Kellogg met in four consecutive district finals, before last season. “It’s becoming a good rivalry.” said Farrell. “(Before Tuesday’s game) I basicallytalked about how this is a team we’ve played a lot in the districts, and we’ve been fortunate enough to win those games.” So. the Vikings went into the contest expecting the Trojans’ best effort. The Vikings wanted to avoid getting trapped in the Trojan zone defense, and at every opportunity tried to push the ’empo of the game in the early going. Lakewood jumped out to an 8-0 lead with that strategy, before the Trojans settled in and eventuallytied the game at ten before the end of the first quarter. Lakewood built its lead back up to eight points by the half, thanks in no small part to a pair of three-pointers by lyier Barrett who led the Vikings with 15 points on the night. Brad Elliott chipped in 11 points for Lakewood, and Alex Erickson added ten. TK was led by Ryan Sisson's 22-point per­ formance, but he was really the only player who could get much going for TK against the lake wood zone defense. Sisson started attacking the lane more in the second half, and the Trojans eventually tied the game at 47 with 4:11 left to play in the fourth quarter. The Trojans’ improved offense in the sec­ ond half slowed down Lakewood’s running game. The Vikings were passing the bail in from under the basket, rather than getting a full head of steam by outletting a defensive rebound. The Trojan offense took a step back in the final four minutes. TK wouldn’t score again. Kyle Rowland made a nice pass inside to Erickson for two points to put his team back in front with just over three minutes left to play. With just under two minutes to play, the Vikings' Matt Richardson stole a rebound away from the Trojans’ Blake Johnson, and put it up and in to put his team up 51-47. TK head coach Lance Laker was whistled for a technical foul, after Richardson's buck­ et, but Lakewood wasn’t able to take advan­ tage on the free throws or lhe ensuing posses­ sion. The Vikings wouldn't allo* the Trojans a clean look from the three-point line in the final minute, and Lakewood finally knocked down a few free throws to seal the win. Lakewood was just 9-of-21 from the foul line in lhe contest. The Vikings are now 9-8 overall this sea­ son, and 5-3 in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3. Lakewood will be on the road this Friday to face Williamston in conference action. Lakewood defeated Fowlerville 67-32 in CAAC-3 action last Friday night at LHS. “We had a very good team effort tonight,” said Farrell. “It was our seniors’ last home game, and they started us out well." Gabe O’Mara had five first-quarter points as Lakewood jumped out to a 14-7 first quar­ ter lead. The Viking advantage just grew and grew through out the middle portion of the ball game. The Vikings outscored lhe Gladiators 21-9 in the second quarter and 22-8 in the third. “We worked hard defensively and rebound­ ed very well, leading to some good fast breaks,” said Farrell. Rowland had 13 points and six rebounds for the Vikings, and Nic Wieland added 12 points. O’Mara finished the night with nine points, as did teammate Barnett Erickson had eight points and nine rebounds for the Vikings. The TK Trojans are 3-14 overall. The Trojans fell for the third time in three tries to a Class A non-conference foe Friday night, when the Forest Hills Central Rangers topped TK in Middleville 69-49. The Rangers jumped on the Trojans early, outscoring them by ten points, 24-14, in the first quarter. Forest Hills Central then held on for its sixth victory of the season by outscor­ ing the Trojans 32-22 in the second half. Sisson bad 15 points for the Trojans in their Thornapple Kellogg’s Jason Blain (right) leans into Lakewood’s Brad EKott on his way into the lane Tuesday night. (Photo by Breit Bremer) loss to the Rangers, while Jason Blain and Isaac Thaler each added ten points. Thaler also had nine rebounds to lead the Trojans on the glass. The Rangers had four playas finish in dou­ ble-figures, led by Kevin Banner’s 13 points. Chad Parkes added 12 points for FHC, and Alvaro Aquado and Tommy Maatman had 11 each. The Trojans bring a 2-8 O-K Gold Conference mark into their contest with Caledonia on Friday night, then end the league season at Wayland next Tuesday. Lakewood senior guard Tyler Barnett (22) chases a loose ball after tapping it away from Trojan guard Levi Funk in the second half of Tuesday night’s non-conference contest in Middleville. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Maple Valley basketball team wins by 33 at Brooklyn C.C. Maple Valley avoided its first three-game losing streak of the season by dominating Brooklyn Columbia Central in SMAA (South) action Tuesday night. The Lions scored an 82-49 victory to improve their overall record to 11-7 on the season. Maple Valley completely shut down the Golden Eagles in the first quarter, outscoring them 18-4. then after adding two points to their lead over the course of the next two quarters exploded to score 27 points in the fourth quarter. Ten different Lions scored, with Josh Bursley leading the way with his 26 points and seven rebounds. Adam Lamphere chipped in 19 points, five assists, and four steals, while Adam Gonser added eight points, six assists and five steals. TJ. Bentley scored seven points for Maple Valley, and Rusty Harris and Andy Root Greetings’ tossed in five a piece. Maple Valley is now 5-5 in lhe SMAA. and has Friday night off before ending the confer­ ence season with two home games next week against Hillsdale on Tuesday and Leslie on Friday. Both the Hornets and Blackhawks earned victories over the Lions when Maple Valiey went on the road lo face them. The Lions held a ten-point lead at half-time last Friday night at Stockbridge, but couldn't stop the Spartan onslaught in the second half and fell 71-70. Stockbridge put up 27 points in the third quarter, but the Lions managed to cling to a six-point lead heading into die fourth before being outscored 25-18 over the final eight minutes. Lamphere led Maple Valley with 27 points, while root tossed in 14 and Gonser ten. Zach Reilly had 23 points and ten rebounds for Springport. You want your business to grow and be successful. We want to help you make it happen. 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Satisfaction. Elevate your expectations. 77500295 �Page 20 - Thursday, February 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxons can be even if they win out The Saxon varsity boys' basketball team beat up on another non-conference foe on Tuesday night, after getting bounced by Byron Center last Friday night in O-K Gold Conference action. Hastings* 46-33 win at Battle Creek Pennfield Friday night improved Ac Saxons* season record to 7-10. Hastings *411 go into the district tournament with a .500 record if it can win its final three regular season contests, including Friday night's home game against Wayland and Tuesday's trip to Hamilton which end the conference season. Winning those two games would double the Srxons* conference victory total. Hastings is currently 2-8 in the league, tied with Thomapple Kellogg for sixth place in the seven team conference. Hastings could still climb as high as fourth in the league. One of the conference’s current secondplace teams. Bryon Center, topped the Saxons 57-51 last Friday in Hastings. The Saxons finally had a solid start to a ball game, outscoring the Bulldogs 15-10, but couldn't keep it up in the second quarter and fell behind 28-22 at the half. Steve Bolo had 17 points for the Saxons, and J J. Quick 16 in the loss. Ryan Dillree led Byron Center with 23 points, and Jordan Hoke added 14 for the Bulldogs. The Saxons didn't stumble after their solid start Tuesday night. Hastings built a 16-5 lead after one quarter, then held the advantage to lead 22-11 at the break. Pennfield never pulled any closer than seven points of the Saxons in the second half. Bryce Stanhope led the Saxons with 13 points and six rebounds. No Pennfield players reached double-digits in scoring. KVA’s top Panther team edges DK in final Delton Kellogg was only a few rv-ints away from earning a share of the Kalamazoo Valley Association championship Saturday in Galesburg. Delton met league leading Pennfield in the championship game, and pushed the Green and Gold Panthers to three games. Pennfield survived for a 22-25,25-19, 15-7 victory. Pennfield entered the conference tourna­ ment with a perfect 6-0 conference record, while Delton came in as the second seed. It is the second consecutive KVA volley­ ball title for the Pennfield giris. Delton is now 25-26 overall on the season Delton could meet Pennfield again this weekend, as Pennfield hosts a tournament in preparation for next weekend*s district tour­ naments around the state. For the Class B district tournament hosted by Plainwell, the Delton girts drew a bye and will face either Hastings or Thomapple Kellogg in the district semifinals Saturday. March 4. at 10 a.m. The Saxons* J.J. Quick sails through the lane to lay the ball in during Tuesday night's non-conference contest at Battle Creek Pennfield. 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(Photo by Perry Hardin) BOWLING SCORES _ ________________________ ..... ,__ ________ , , Tuesday Mixed TVCCU 25-11; Hastings City Bank 25-11; Consumers Concrete 20-16; Walker, Fluke & Sheldon 18-18; J-Ad Graphics 17-19; Hastings Bowl 155-20.5; Woodland Machine 24; 12Yankee Zephyr 11.5-24.5. Men's High Games & Series - Stan Hause 185; M Christiansen 177; D. Rishcr 194; K. Beebe 210; D. Walden 175; D. O’Keefe 204­ 580; P. Scobey 208-618; R. Coney 241-643; Steve Hause 184-520; M. Hall 205-535. Women’s High Gaines & Series - B. Wilkins 190; D. Service 172; S. Beebe 207; B. Graham 199-521; D. Neymeiyer 180; A. Hall 210-510. Wednesday P.M. Hair Care Center 64 1/2; At Home Real Estate 64; Eye and ENT 52; Railroad Street Mill 50; Mace Pharmacy 48; Sceber's 46; Shamrock 41 1/2. Womens Good Games and Series - S. Merrill 166-495; S. Drake 189-474; J. Doster 168; S. Beebe 179; D. Secber 171; J. Rice 167; B. Norris 122; L. Friend 118. Sunday Night Mixed Thunder Alley 54; Bounty Hunters 53 1/2; Healthy Talks — Hastings Orthopedic Clinic to Discuss Fibromyalgia Syndrome Do you ever experience? Chronic Pain Sleep Disturbances Memory Problems Headaches Fatigue Morning Stiffness You May Have Fibromyalgia Syndrome! If you are interested in learning more about what Fibromyalgia is, how it is diagnosed and various treatment methods, Maria A. Benit, PA-C will be presenting an educational forum at Hastings Orthopedic Clinic on March 2,2006 from 4:00 — 5:00 p.m. wi/t Ae tewed. Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. 840 Cook Road Hastings, MI 49058 Ph: (269) 945-9520 Toll Free: (800) 596-1005 0M4151S 4 Horsemen 52 1/2; Happy 4’s 51 1/2; CW’s Repair 50; Sandbaggers 45; XXX Bowlers 45. Gutter Dusters 43; Funky Bowlers 38 1/2; 12 ou at o Tune 38; Wolverines 37; Pin Chasers 35 Robbers 35. Womens Gsod Gaines and Series - M. Kirchen 185-527, M. Simpson 198-524; C. Miller 191-518; G. Ois 180-4S*. L. Rentz 161-456; B. Gingrich 181-455; J. 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Cow 195; M. Vandenberg 186; M. Sears 179; R. Murrah 172; G. Meaney 162; S. Vandent erg 159;C. Maitland 152. Mens (iood Games and Scries - B. Bowman 290-730; S. Peabody 280-684; M. McKee 234-672; J. Barnum 231-650; K. Phenix 207-606; L. Porter 217-570; B. Madden 195-566; D. Sears 168-456; R. Guild 237; A. Rhodes 213; K. Meaney 213; M. Eaton 210; T. Gow 204; B. Keeler 203; J. Grassmyer 171; D. Tinkler 170; A. Maitland 170; B. Vandenberg 166; M. Lydy 156; B. Dennison 150. Thursday Angels Fall Creek 52-40; Riverfront Fin. Ser. 50­ 42; Nothin' But Truck 48-44; CW Repair 47­ 45; A.I.S. Engine 46-46; Hastings City Bank 45.5- 46.5; Varney’s 45.5-46.5; Welton*s 44­ 48; Coleman’s 43.5-48.5; Hastings Bowl 38.5- 53.5. High Games and Series - M. Weiler 125; K. I vincaster 150; C. Cooper 190-524; B. Mays 150; J. Power 187; M. Gdula 224-606; D. McCollum204-521; J. Moore 140 T. Cross 173; C. Nichols 183; D. Curtis 164; T. Phenix 214-582; L. Apsey 172; M. Martin 155; E. Hammontree 192; K. Covey 162; D. Bartimus 182-509; C. Shellenbarger 141; C. Shellenbarger 174-489. �The Hartings Banner - Thursday February 23 2006 - Page 21 TK sends eight individuals and team to regionals by Brett Bremer Sports Editors Thomapple Kellogg and Caledonia’s varsi­ ty wrestling teams both got what they had hoped for going into Thursday night's Division 2 team district tournament at Rogers High School. The Trojans got a district championship trophy, and the Fighting Scots got some rest. TK dominated the team district tourna­ ment. topping the Scots 66-6 in the semifinal then disposing of Byron Center 61-9 in the final. With the wins the Trojans earned a spot in last night's Division 2 regional tournament at Lowell, looking to earn a return trip to the state finals in Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena after last year's runner-up finish. TK took on Hamilton in the semifinal match, with the host Red Arrows facing Ionia in lhe other. "The kids wrestled hard today." said TK head coach Tom Lehman Thursday night. The Trojans only dropped three matches all night in winning their district title. Travis Young. Dennis Olsen. Glen Brock. Derrick Brock. Mike Munjoy. Tucker Bowerman. Kyle Dalton. John Wallace. Justin Lewis. Mark Brown. Scott Brown, and Billy Bird all won twice for TK on the evening. The Fighting Scots thought they needed to win three of the first four matches against TK to have any chance of chasing a team title, but Young pinned Brandon Grinage to start the night at 160 pounds. Olsen followed that up with a 12-5 decision over Alec VanDyke at 171. Glen Brock then topped the Scots' Alex Ohlrich 8-3 at 189 pounds, and Derrick Brock pinned Andrew Schaibly 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the 215-pound match. At mat point, the Scots cut their losses and started to prepare for Saturday's individual district tour­ nament at Hamilton. "I was pleased with the Brock boys." slid Lehman. "They just kept going and kept com- Thomapple Kellogg's Tucker Bowerman (left) holds Caledonia’s Sen Hukee on his back during the first period of his 17-0 technical fall victory at last Thursday’s Division 2 district tournament hosted by Wyoming Rogers. (Photo by Brett Bremer) ing." The Trojans built a 57-0 lead, which included a pin for Dan Lydy over the Scots' Sam Nietlieng al 125 pounds, before Tylor Cook scored the Scots' lone victory with a pm at 140. Caledonia ends the year with a dual meet record of 20-7. TK is now 28-10 in duals for the season. The Trojans built a 39-0 lead in their cham­ pionship match with Byron Center before the Bulldogs Blaine Tomkins edged Brett Tinker 7-5 with a very late take down in the 130pounu match The all-time winningest Bulldog. Brent Mcncarelli. earned Byron Center’s only other victory of the match by pin at 135 pounds. Part of Lehman's pleasure with the Brock boys was that Glen and Derrick both earned victories over Byron Center wrestlers who'd topped them lhe Saturday before for O-K Gold Conference championships. Thursday. Glen topped lhe Bulldogs' Jessup Camacho with an escape in the second overtime session at 189 pounds. At 215. Derrick pinned Brad Baker 3:51 into their match. Derrick Brock was one of five Trojans to win championships Saturday at individual district tournament. The Trojans have nine total wrestlers advancing to this Saturday 's Division 2 regional hosted by Reeths-Puffer in Muskegon. Caledonia’s strategy to save something for the individual tournament net­ ted the Scots three champions and six total regional qualifiers. Derrick Brock (215). Young (160), Munjoy (275). Dalton (112). and Lewis (125) earned the Trojans titles. Tyler McCoy (140). Justin Maxim (119). and Cook (130) were the Fighting Scots' champs. Gnnage was third for the Scots at 160 pounds, and Michael Schaibly (275) and Micah Steiner (103) were fourth. Other TK regional qualifiers arc second-place district finishers Scott Brown (145) and Bowerman (103). third-place finishers Wallace (119) and Mark Brown (135). Reeths-Puffer was the only other team at Hamilton with multiple district champions Saturday. Thomapple Kellogg's Derrick Brock (left) takes a shot at Byron Center's Brad Baker during their 215-pound district championship match. Brock avenged a loss to Baker at the O-K Gold Conference tournament by pinning him in 3:51 Thursday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) HMS wrestlers strong in their first two 2006 competitions Bjpdall. Beau Reaser. Kyle The Saxon wrestling team had. a gtcaula^. .iip tuur wmsjocjhe day wereBaiun. ^pjCrigh on Saturday. Feb. 11. to open their season in John Northrop. Matt Felllpausch. Micah Griffith. Wil Stuft-man. Jason Eckley. Dustin Harrison and Logan Hays. the Hastings Duals Tournament. The Hastings Huvcr. Collin Ferguson. Matt Schild. Colby Wrestlers picking up two wins each were Gold team went 4-4) for lhe day. and brought Wilcox. Robert Endsley. Max Pelfrey. home the first place trophy. Hastings Blue fin­ Mitchell Brisboc. Paul Guenther and Bryant Chris Parker. Darrell Slaughter. Cooper Woodward. Mike Cross. Jon Giesler. Steve ished the day 3-1. and the Hastings White DeBruyn. Saxon w restlers with three wins each were Franson. Joe Bowerman. David Soya. Austin team finished with a 2-2 record. Austin Endsley had a great day with five Ashlee Mikolajczyk. Gage Pederson. Garrett Trudgeon. Kevin Maurer. Brandon Bower, Darling. Chase Dclcotto. Luke Hubbell. Josh and Dustin Glaser. wins for the team. Saxon wrestlers that picked Saxons finishing the day with one win a piece were Derick Trudgeon. George Ball won’t fall through hoop for Delton boys at Pennfield I YMCA News All the effort in the world wouldn't have gotten Delton Kellogg its first victory of the season, last Friday at Pennfield. At least, not with the way that the DK boys shot the basketball. Delton hit just 28-percent of its free throws and 23-percent of its shots from the floor in a 52-33 to Pennfield. "Tonight, that pretty much says all you need to know." said Delton Kellogg head coach Mike Mohn. Chris Madill and Jacob Rackley led Delton Kellogg with six points each, and Nick Archer added five. The loss dropped the Delton boys to 0-16 on the season. Eric Lee and Eric Reynolds provided the highlights of the night for their coach. Lxe had six rebounds and Rey nolds four in the loss. "They came in and just play ed hard. They don't get a whole lot of minutes throughout the season and they were just kind of flying around at the end.” said Mohn. •They’ve been working hard all season long.” Every one of the Panthers needs to work hard this week, as they prepare to fa?- lhe Comets of Kalamazoo Christian in Kalamazoo Valley Association action in lhe final game of the season at DKHS Friday. The Comets are currently ranked eighth in the slate in Class C. Next Tuesday, the Panthers hit the road to face Vicksburg, before closing out the regular season at Hackett Catholic Central Friday. March 3.s OPEX HOUSE Thursday, March 2nd, 5:30 to 7:00 pm Mk Pre Families are invited to visit classrooms, meet teachers and discover tht preschool experience! REGISTRATION for the 2006-2007 school year will begin on Monday. March 6 at 6 pm at the preschool. A registration fee of $40 will be due at that time. Programs for 3's. 4 's & 5 s are available. First Presbyterian Church, 231 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 269-945-5463 _ YMCA Sports Sampler Beginning on Saturday. March 4 and run­ ning through March 25 the YMCA of Barry County will be offering a sports sampler pro­ gram for youth in grades DK-22. Week I and 2 will concentrate on lhe base­ ball skills of throwing/batting/fielding. Players need to bring their own gloves. Week 3 and 4 will have players participate in gym and large group games. The event will be held at Central's Elementary Gym. DK/K will play from 8:30 a.m. lo 9:30 and first and second graders from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45. The fee for the program is $30. The regis­ tration deadline is Feb. 25. Floor Hockey Third and Fourth graders will have the opportunity lo participate in the YMCA"s newest program, floor hockey. Every Saturday beginning March 4 and running until March 25. participants will play games and receive floor hockey instruction. The program will be held at Central's Elementary gym in Hastings from 11 a.m. until noon. Che fee for the program is $30 and the reg­ istration deadline is Feb. 25. Participants may register for either the sports sampler or floor hockey at the YMCA Office. 2055 Iroquois Trail, or at the YMCA drop boxes located at Felpausch or at the Hastings Community Center. Financial aid is available upon request Fur more information call the YMCA al 945­ 4574. Baschall/Soflball Registration The YMCA of Barry County is now accepting registrations for the its baseball/softball program. Programs have been designed for those in DK through the eighth grade DK/K will play in the minor T's. First and second graders in the Major T's. Third and Fourth grade boys will play in the Pee-wee League and third and fourth grade girls in the Diamond League There will be a fifth and sixth grade boys baseball league, as well as a softball league for fifth through eighth grade girls. See YMCA, next page Shannon—Doug, Raker. Tini-Hanloo. Cndu. Laws. Matt Mansfield and Austin Blair. In dual meet action'on Tuesday. Feb. 14. lhe Saxon wrestlers hosted teams from Gull Lake. Vicksburg, and Godwin Heights. The Saxons defeated Gull Lake 102-6. Winning on pins for the team were: Brian Baum. John Northrop. Austin Endsley. Matt Fcldpausch. Micah Huvcr. Gage Pederson. Chase Dclcotto. Colby Wilcox. Bryant DeBruy n. Colton Marlene. Darrell Slaughter. Luke Hubbell. Robert Endsley, and Max Pelfrey. Winning on voids were Ashlee Mikolajczyk. Coiiin Ferguson, and Malt Schild. Winning in the exhibition round were Ashice Mikolajczyk. Austin Trudgeon. Beau Rciiwr irai.Bnwwman Mikheil Brnboc. and David Soya. in the second match of lhe night, the Saxon defeated Vicksburg 72-25. Saxon wrestlers scoring pins for the team were John Northrop. Austin Endsley. Gage Pederson. Collin Fergu.'on. Matt Schild. Colby Wilcox. Colton Mcriettc. and Darrell Slaughter. Winning on voids were Ashlee Mikolajczyk. Brun Baum. Luke Hubbell, and Max Pelfrey. Saxon wrestlers getting wins in the exhibition round were Cooper Woodward. Mitchell Brisboe. Paul Guenther. Paul Stutzman. Garrett Darling. Jon Z’esler. Ales Randall, and Brian Baum. 02641376 YMCA OF BARRY COUNTY T' J ITSfOREWRYBODYn* butt Wong *ck wong tvntae Wong commit Zu ■ nnual 1st A ■T GOLF TOURHAMENT Saturday, February 25, 2006 at Algonquin Lake Registration Fee *30 Per Team Includes: Golfers lunch and beverages Two Person 9 Hole Scramble Tee Times Start at 9am - call for tee times Prize Packages 1s*-2nd & 3rd P|8C«S will be awarded prize packages EQUIPMENT & RULES • • • • ■ ■ • Clubs: 5. 7. 9, wedge & putter Bails: fluorescent orange, lime green etc. (lots of them) Tournament will be played according to U.S.G.A rules Pick, clean and place anywhere on the course Two minutes allowed for lost ball search Lost ball receives 1 stroke penalty Sleds are suggested for hauling clubs & balls Registration Deadline is Feb. 16th 4&^^ Kim (jxniiv A Benefit tor needy youth of Barry County.___ f^^For information and sign up call YMCA 945-4574 �Page 22 — Thursday, February 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bissett, DeBolt, and Romero will return home for regionals Lakewood junior Kyle Root strains to hold Harper Creek’s Jacob Nowlin on his back in the third period of their 130-pound con­ solation semifinal Saturday during the Division 2 individual district tournament at Lakewood High School. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Eight Vikings still alive in D-2 by Brett Bremer Sports Editor luikewood senior Eddie Phillips’ definition of a tough day. and the definition of a tough day for his opponents in the 189-pound weight class at Saturday’s Division 2 individ­ ual district tournament hosted by the Vikings, is likely very different. Phillips, who’s 38-0 on the season, called a bye and three consecutive pins a "tough day ”. He pul DeWitt’s Mike McGivcron on his back ! minute and 36 seconds into lhe 189pound championship match to earn nis second district title and fourth trip to regionals Phillifis started the day by pinning ParmaWestem's Ray Sabourin in 1:13. then put Hastings’ Mike Morehouse on his back in 2:53 in the championship semifinals. A total of eight Vikings won their way into next Saturday's regional tournament at Comstock High School, by placing in the top four in the weight class. Phillips was the Vikings lone champion. He was one of four Vikings to reach the championship finals at their weight class. ... Sopbupiincs Luvi Phelps <U5>. Codfr. Orszula (152). and junior Mike Kuras (215) all finished second. Kyle R<x>t (130) placed third, and Josh Kettle (160). Cody Dupont (275). and Holden Hummel (103) each fin­ ished fourth. “We had a good day. the kids wrestled well.” said Veitch. A truly tough day for the Vikings came last Thursday, when the Vikings were eliminated from the Division 2 team tournament by Eaton Rapids in the district championship match 36-27. That meant the Vikings’ last chance to advance this season came Saturday al the indiv- lual tournament. “ Ve didn’t really talk about Thursday." :aiid Phillips. “There’s a little tension among teammates about losing that match. !:'s defi­ nitely on everybody's minds.” Veitch said he didn’t cten attempt to use that as motivation for Saturday. “It happened. You go on and you live with it.” he said. Phelps reached the finals al 145 pounds Saturday by pinning Harper Creek’s Shae Hamilton, then edging Parma-Western’s Jeff Chambers 5-4 in the semi's. Top seeded L.J. Helbig topped Phelps 6-4 foc.tbc Lille. ■- — At 152 pounds. Orszula pinned Jackson Northwest’s John Gumbert in 44 seconds to Saxon Weekly Sports Schedule Complete online schedule at: www.hasskl2.ore THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 23: 4 00 pm Boys Middle Wrestling 5 00 pm Girts Freshman Volleyball 600 pm Girts JV Volleyball 6 30 pm Boys Varsity Swimming 7 00 pm Girts Varsity Volleyball Newhall Middle Hamilton High School Hamilton High School Wyoming Park HS Hamilton High School A H H A H FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 24: 4.0C pm Boys Freshman Basketball Wayland Union HS Basketball Wayland Union HS 5:00 p m Boys JV Basketball Wayland Union HS 7:00 pm Boys Varsity H H H SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 25: TBA Girts Varsity Volleyball 8 00 am Girts Varsity Cheer W OO am Boys Middle Wrestling Hamilton HS Conf MCCA Regionals Hastings Invit. A H H TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 28 4 00 pm Boys Freshman 4 00 pm Boys Middle 5 30 pm Boys JV 7:00 pm Boys Varsity Hamilton High School Quad Hamilton High School Hamilton High School A H A A WEDNESDAY. 4 00 pm Girts 4:00 pm Gtrts 600 pm Girls 730 pm Basketball Wrestling Basketball Basketball MARCH 1: Sth Volleyball Duncan Lake Middle 7th Volleyball Duncan Lake Middle Varsity Volleyball Cross-Over Game A'hletic Booster Meeting Choir Rm . High School THURSDAY. MARCH 2 9:30 am Boys Varsity 4 00 pm Boys Middle 4 00 pm Girts 8th 4 00 pm Girts 7th 7:00 pm Giris Varsity Ind Wrestling Reg @ Comstock Wrestling Byron Center Middle Volleyball Byron Center Middle Volleyball Byron Center Middle Volleyball Districts @ Plainwell start the day. then defeated Eaton Rapids' Matt Bell 14-3. and Hastings’ Steve Case 8-4 to reach lhe final. In the championship match, top seeded Blake Birmingham of Battle Creek Lakeview edged Orszula 14-5 luikewiKid’s other runner-up. Mike Kuras topped Coldwater's Seth Knowles 6-3 in lhe quarterfinals at 215 pounds, and pinned Haslett's Justin Roberson 5:23 into the semi­ final match. Kuras also fell to the top seed at his weight class in the final. 5-4 to Battle Creek Iuikeview’s Cullen Salada. Saturday the Vikings seemed to give the opposite effort they gave on Thursday night. “Wc didn't wrestle well." Veitch said of the team district tournament. "We wrestled defensively rather that offensively. For some reason we felt like we had to be timid to score." After Dupont started things with a pin for Lakewood a' 275. Eaton Rapids won every weight class from 103 up to 140 pounds. Before the Vikings Phelps pinned Eat.n Rapids' Tully Chapman 15 seconds into the second period at 145 pounds, the Greyhounds held a 33-6 advantage. . The Grey hounds fn<i had lo stay off their backs lo hold ii for lhe win at that point, and except in the match against Phillips at 189 they did. Orszula. Kettle, and Kuras • arned the Viking victories al 160 and 171. and 215 pounds. Maple Valley’s varsity girls' volleyball team started the SMAA (South) season on a three game winning streak, but the end of the conference season ended in opposite fashion. The Lions head into this Saturday's con­ ference tournament at Leslie having lost their final three conference contests to end the reg­ ular season with a 3-3 record. The conference tournament hosts from Leslie topped the Lion ladies last Wednesday three games to one. Some poor passing and some bad luck cost the Lions in the final game with the Blackhawks, which ended with Leslie in front 25-22. Some big serves from Blackhawk senior Daniele Stanaback got her team back in the game after the Lions jumped to an 18-14 lead. A pair of aces helped pull the Blackhawks in front 19-18. A solid block by Jessi Winegar helped the Lions back in front, and they clung to a 21 -20 lead before the Blackhawks tallied five of the final six points for the win. The Lions had a tough time getting their offense going during the second-half of game four, after Winegar and Dani Christensen got the Valley offense going to start the game. The loss dropped the Lions' overall record to 21-18-10 this winter. H H H H A A H H A Precision Auro Body B1OC Repaying. ^Vasbngs- b—d sports a 42-8 record for the season. Romero was third in the 275-pound weight class and DeBelt fourth at 145. After being eliminated from the cham­ pionship bracket by Dowagiac's Tony Stewart. Romero come back to pin his two consolation opponents. He put Buchanan's Phil Metz on his back 33 sec­ onds into the consolation semifinal, then earned third place by pinning Berrien Springs’ Jason Rafter in 4:16. DeBolt faced a pair of Buchanan wrestlers Saturday. The first, David Medlin, pinned him 3:53 into their match after DeBolt opened the day with a 20-7 major decision over Coloma’s Nick Mannino DeBolt then took on Buchanan s Dan Toth in the consolation semifinals, and scored a pin of his own in 2:52. In the consolation final. DeBolt lost a 6-1 deci­ sion to Dowagiac's Deshaun Bay.'ock. Mike DeWaters (112). Chris Miller (189). and Martin Workman (160) also had two wins for Delton on the day. but were topped one victory short of qualify­ ing for the regional tournament. The Panther team was two points shy of reaching the Division 3 district finals Lions limp into SMAA tourney with third straight league loss Thanks to This Week's Sponsor.. T5I34S5S:' by Brett Bremer Sports Editor A trio of Panthers will be wrestling at DKHS this Saturday, in the Division 3 individual regional tournament. Brett Bissett. Quinn DeBolt, and Octavio Romero all qualified for the regional, by placing in die top four in their respective weight classes at last Saturday 's district tournament hosted by Coloma. They arc the only three Delton wrestlers with competition scheduled for this season, as the Panther squad was eliminated from the state team tourna­ ment last Wednesday in the district semi­ finals by Otsego. At Coloma. Bissell's 40 wins earned him a bye in the first round of lhe 135pound weight class. He pinned his first two opponents. Dowagiac’s Nathan Long and Maple Valley's Tyler Corwin, to reach the championship final. In the final. South Haven’s Andress Alcauter took a 14-2 major decision for the 135-pound title. ‘‘He was very dominant until that time." said Delton Kellogg head coach Rob Heethuis. Bissett’s pin of Ix>ng look just 56 sec­ onds, and he topped Corwin in 5:15. He was the top Dalton finisher, and now­ (269) 948-9472 H ASTINGS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS Contact i^iura 94X1)506 to Sponsor the Sport* Schedule ■T-.ne ana Oates su>oct io change -^Carpets Need Cleaning? E Maple Valley’s Dani Chnstensen steps towards the middle of court to pass the ball in game four of the Lions’ three games to one loss to Leslie. (Photo by Brett Bremer) last Wednesday at DKHS. Otsego scored a 39-37 victory over Delton, then fell to Hopkins in the district final 48-28. Both Delton and Otsego scored seven victories in their district semifinal, but tour Bulldog pins and an unfortunate injury default by the Panthers at 189 pounds cost them lhe match. "We had too many injuries, but who doesn’t at this time of year. We still had opportunities to win.’’ said Heethuis. Delton had three pins of its own in the match, with Matt Loveland putting Sam Carradine on his back 1:17 into the 103pound match. Shawn Reigler topping Devon Hicks 1:56 in at 152 pounds, and Anthony Riley besting Ryan Decker 57 seconds in at 171. Jon Dennis (119). Jerry Lobretto (160), Tyler Town (215), and Chris Abraham (112) earned the Otsego pins. Abraham's was especially big. because it came in overtime against Delton's Mike DeWalers. Abraham scored a reversal right at the end of regulation to send the match into overtime. DeWalers went after him to start the extra session, but was caught and went right to his back. DK nearly made up for the injury default and the overtime pin. with Kirk Wolschlegar scoring a 17-2 technical fall over Brandon Lindsey at 130 pounds, DeBolt (145) and Montana Otis (140) winning major decision, and Bissett tak­ ing a forfeit victory at 135. YMCA, continued from previous page The registration deadline is March 24. Players may register al the YMCA. 2055 Iroquois Trail, or al the YMCA drop boxes located at Felpausch or at the Hastings Community Center. There is a $40 fee for Minor and Major T, and a $45 fee for all lhe other leagues. Financial aid is available upon request. For more information, please call lhe YMCA at 945-4574 for a detailed brochure. Scots sweep TK in three games Caledonia's varsity firls’ voileytal) team can head into this Saturday's O-K Gold Conference tournament at Hamihoa with an even conference record, if the Scots an get by Bryon Center on the road Thursday night Caledonia is currently 2-3 in 'lie letgue. after dominating Thomapp’e Kellogg last Thursday at CHS. The Scots topped the Trojans in three games. 25-19. 25-6. 25-22. Taryn Parker led the Scots’ attack with 1i kills. Ashley Nevelie served up 18 assists and four aces for the Fighting Scots. Jessica Flaska led the Trojans with 11 kills, while Jayne Kennkcit had 13 assists, and Sam Reeder two aces for TK. The Trojans want to be better than .500 heading into the conference tournament. TK is currently 3-2 in lhe league, but faces lhe tough task of hosting Wayland to end the con­ ference regular season this Thursday. The conference tournament is scheduled to begin al 8 a.m. Saturday al Hamilton. The host Hawkeyes will head into the tour­ nament with a perfect 6-0 league mark if they are able to get by 0-5 Hastings this Thursday in Hastings. Be a “SPORTS NUT” Read The BANNER! C E CLE AININGy Professional Steam Extraction / Y / SI KVK IS IN< 1 The Method Recommended by the Major Carpet Manufacturers For ... Residential & Comnwnidl (Mner Turn Frith LocaDv Owned & Operated since HISS The Key to all your Flooring Needs. For us it is more than simple or quick ... 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Saturday's opponents were - .y thing but nameless, faceless enemies. Hastings enrolled two wrestlers in five dif­ ferent weight classes at their Division 2 indi- Hastings’ Jeremy Redman (left) and Parma-Western's Devin Rainey battle to avoid being the one to get thrown to the mat in their 125-pound championship quarterfinal Saturday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) vidual regional tournament at Lakewood High Schoo!. Of those ten wrestlers, six made it through to this Saturday's regional tourna­ ment at Comstock High School. No matter what happened Wednesday night, in the Division 2 team regional at Eaton Rapids, eight Saxons still have wrestling left this season after finishing in lhe top four in their respective weight classes Saturday. Saxons met head-to-head in three flights. Mike Morehouse and Steve Case knocked teammates Jackson Hoke and Sy Overmycr out of the tournament by pinning them in the consolation semifinals, the round where w in­ ners arc assured of a spot in the regional. "Wrestle to win." was all the coaching strategy Hastings' head coach Mike Goggins offered up to a pair of Saxon seniors who met earlier in the day. Ashtin King lopped team­ mate Kyle Quada 2-1 in the championship semifinals at 171 pounds. King was one of the Sax.ins* two district champions, going on to top Coldwater’s Ricky Cole in the final 94 Quada scored a pin of Marshall's Reilly Goodman in the con­ solation semifinals, and finished fourth. Case pinned Overmycr 2 minutes and 56 seconds into their consolation semifinal at 152 pounds, then went on lo finish third in the weight class by topping Coldwater’s Daniel Tucker. Morehouse pinned Hoke 2:50 into their 189-pound consolation semifinal, and finished fourth in his weight class. “Yeah, it's lough to knock out a teammate.” said Morehouse. “It just worked out that way.” R.J. Morgan matched King's first-place performance, scoring a pair of pins in his first two bouts then topping Mastin's Craig Eifert 11 13with a late take down for lhe champi­ onship at 103 pounds. Morgan, last year's individual state runner- up in Division 2's 103-pound weight class will be attempting to qualify for the state finals for the fourth time this coming Saturday. With his three wins al the individual district, he now has 164 wins for his career which puls makes him the winningest Saxon wrestler ever. Morgan didn't have to worry about knock­ ing teammate Matt Watson out of the 103pound championship bracket. Lakewood's Holden Hummel did it for him in lhe champi­ onship quarterfinals, but Watson won three consecutive matches in consolation including a victory over Hummel in the consolation finals to finish in third place. Aside from Morgan and King, the Saxons' other representative in the championship finals was Rusty Burgdorf at 130 pounds. He finished second to Coldwater's Thomas Renner. The Saxons' eighth regional qualifier was Jeremy Redman, who closed out the tourna­ ment by placing fourth in the 125-pound weight class. Mason and Battle Creek Lakeview each had three champions on the day. while Hastings and Eaton Rapids had two apiece. Mason. Eaton Rapids, and Hastings all got together in Eaton Rapids Wednesday night, along with Coldwater for their Division 2 team regional, with the Saxons facing Coldwater in one semifinal and the No. 1 Mason Bulldogs taking on Eaton Rapids in the other. Hastings earned a spot in the regional by winning their first district championship since 1999, last Thursday at Gull Lake. The Saxons topped Gull Lake 50-24 in the opening round, then topped Battle Creek Lakeview 50-30 for lhe district champi­ onship. Saxons can’t keep up game one intensity in loss to ‘Cats The Saxons play ed some of their best vol­ leyball of the O-K Gold Conference season at times in last Thursday 's contest at Wayland, but couldn't keep it up through five long games Wayland took a ?> 2 victory over the Saxons, to drop Hastings' conference record to 0-5 heading into tonight's final conference dual against the fourth ranked team in the state in Class B. Hamilton. -Eren ffiough *: Ian agahft?*%land.«e players are not down.” said Saxon head coach Gina McMahon. “They are going to fight until the end. They have been very tough all season long.” And the season has been tough on the Saxons, who can turn things around with a solid showing at the conference tournament hosted by Hamilton this Saturday. “We need to prove ourselves by the end of Saturday’s tournament that we are a good team.” said McMahon. “It’s going to be up to all H plpygn iQ^Q.in strong on Saturday and give lOO-peroeni every point, every game, every match, all day long. It’s now or never.” At times the Saxons played like last Vikings go for third CAAC-3 title Saturday at Fowlerville Lakewood's varsity volleyball team improved to 53-7-1 overall on the season and capped a perfect Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season Wednesday night by kn<K*king eff DeWitt in three games. After an emotional ceremony performed by the Viking captains to honor former team­ mate Emily Duits the team took lhe floor in fine form, topping lhe Panthers 25-13. 25-13. 25-18 Stevie Spetoskey had a solid all around night, leading the Lakewood team in kills with 11 and digs with 14. Morgan Pennington tied Spetoskey for the team lead in kills, with II. Chelsea Brehm passed out 39 assists for the Vikings. Viking head coach Christine Grunewald added that junior Amy Jix»stbems and fresh­ man Ashley Morris did an excellent job in the middle for the team as well. Lakewood will be shooting for its third straight CAAC-3 championship this Saturday when the league meets at Fowlerville for the district tournament. The Class B district tournament will be held March 4 at Ionia. The Vikings have received a first-round bye. which makes things a bit easier as they go for their 15th consecutive district championship. Thursday night was “now”. The Saxons took the first game 25-18 from the Wildcats, thanks to solid pissing which allowed middle hitter Jamie VanBovcn to have her best night of the season. “Jamie VanBovcn was unstoppable in the front row.” said McMahon. “Wc have been practicing our serve receive in order to have better passes. It paid off because our passes were up to the setter, and the setter fed Jamie, and Jamie put the ball down hard. It was very exciting to watch.” VanBovcn finished the night with 18 kills and Hastings' setter Nicole Cordray dished out 20 assists. The Wildcats came back to take game two 25-13. and after the Saxons pulled out a 27-25 win in game three Wayland took the next two 25-13 and 15-8. “The first game was our very best game of the match.” McMahon said. “Unfortunately, that didn’t last for the rest of the mater. We did not play solid volleyball throughout all five games. If we could have played the rest of the games like our first game, we would have won the match.” “The players agreed that they were either way up or way down - nothing in between. It still baffles me how we can play sc well one game and fall apart the next game. The play­ ers are baffled as well. Although, they are now blaming it on not being there menially for all five games. So. they arc continuing to learn what it takes to win games, mentally and physically.” Brandi Sutfin led the Saxons with IS digs in lhe loss to Wayland, and Dana Shilling scored a pair of aces. The Saxons Ashtin King (left) and Kyle Ouada get all tied up during their 171-pound bout at Saturday's Division 2 individual regional tournament at Lakewood High School. King won the match 2-1 and went on to take the weight class, while Quada battled through consolation to finish third (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxon senior Lee Selby fights to back away from Mason’s L.J. he.'big in their cham­ pionship semifinal Saturday in the 145-pound weigh! class. Helbig scored a 6-3 vic­ tory. and went on to win the flight championship. (Photo by Brett Bremen) VOLLEYBALL Barry County YMCA 2006 COED Volleyball Standings Dead Frogs ... . .24-6 Prime Time . Sunsetters . . .14-16 Hastinsg MFG Sappanos Barrv County YMCA 2006 Women’s Volleyball Team Roscma 24-3 B&R Excavating 25-12 Net Results16-14 OTT11-19 Curves 3-27 Beat the Winter Blahs Lakewood Vikings Ashley Morris (3) and Stevie Spetoskey (11) deny DeWitt's Alyson Hansen (3) at the net in Wednesday night's match at LHS. (Photo © 2006 cincoman) Our CD Specials will give you something to smile about. To get that refund quickly, visit... K. A. 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Bremer Sports Editor Thomapple Kellogg senior Travis Young's feet didn't hit the mat for almost halt a minute after going through the line for handshakes with the Lowell Red Arrows following TK's 32-31 victory in the Division 2 regional finals Wednesday night. TK’s Brock brothers. Glen and Derrick picked him up in a bear hug and didn't let him down. Young will probably feel like he's walking on air for quite some time. At least until his first match Saturday at the Division 2 region­ al tournament at Reeths-Puffer High School in Muskegon, or until the Trojans step on the mats in Battle Creek's Kellogg Arena for the Division 2 team quarterfinals Friday. The Trojans erased a 16-point deficit over the course of the final five matches to top the Red Arrows Young stretched a 5-4 lead over Lowell's John Fleet to 9-4 in the third period of their 160-pound bout to end the night. Plenty of Trojans will be walking on air this week. Young just happened to be lhe one who got to take the team victory in from the middle of the mat. Billy Bird won tor TK. 5-2 over Lowell’s Eric Dean at 152 pounds. Scott Brown topped Lovell's Stephen Kerr 20-5 at 145 pounds. James Smith earned a 16-9 decision over Justin Boss at 140. In the 135-pound match. TK's Mark Brown defeated Timothy Gingerich 9-6. Thomapple Kellogg senior Travis Young (right) fights to hold down Lowell senior John Fleet in the final seconds of their 160-pound regional final match Wednesday night. Young scored a 9-4 decision to finish off TK's 32-31 come from behind victory. (Photo by Brett Bremer) TK was fighting from behind all night, alter Lowell look surprising pins in both lhe 275- and 103-pound matches. Lowell's Dominic Doyle happened to end up on lop after rolling on the TK's Mike Munjoy in lhe 275-pound match, and scored the pin 2:39 Munjoy was leading lhe match 4-1 before he was caught underneath Doyle. At 103 pounds. TK's Tucker Bowerman got caught a little high on Tyler Jack's body and had his head tucked under and his shoul­ ders pressed to the mat 3:31 into their bout. Bowerman was leading that match 74) before the pin. "Wc had a couple of kids not u in tonight that probably should have, but that's what a team does. Other kids can step up." said TK head coach Tom Lehman, who likely will be making his final trip to the state finals with the Trojans, if he can get lhe right man into lhe head coaching position at TK next season. TK finished second in lhe state in Division 2 last season, and ix*hman wasn't the only Trojan who's eyes had a little extra shine in them following the match. "It's wonderful.” he said over and over "I owe you. 1 owe you." TK heavyweight Mike Munjoy said lo teammate Brett Tinker as the Trojans' 130-pounder walked off the mat with his regional championship medal. Lowell led 28-10 at the midway point of the match. Justin Lewis officially got the Trojan comeback underway by scoring a 28­ 12 technical fall against Ray Seese in lhe 125pound match. At 130 pounds. Tinker fought like mad against the Red Arrows* Robert Karasiewicz. Karasiewicz was fighting like mad to earn more than a three-point decision over Tinker, and had a 12-4 lead in the final 30 seconds that would have earned a major decision before Tinker scored a reversal with six sec­ onds left to save the Trojans one point on the scoreboard. The Trojans' roster at Lowell included 17 seniors, but Lehman has said all season long that many of them came into the year without much experience in big matches. "It look them a while to learn that in tough, hard-nosed matches you have to be tough and hard-nosed, and I think they 're getting there." he said. Derrick Brock. one senior with some big match experience, and freshman Kyle Dalton earned TK's only victories in the first seven matches with Lowell. Brock pinned Phillip Burton 51 seconds into their 215-pound bout Dalton won a 15-2 major decision at 112 pounds. Things weren't nearly as exciting in lhe semifinal contest, where ’he Trojans avenged their O-K Gold Conference loss to Hamilton by topping the Hawkeyes 47-21. Tun Hall < 1521. Lewis (125). Dalton (112). Bowerman (103). Derrick Brock (215). and lk-nnis Olsen (171) all earned pins for TK against Hamilton. Young (!60) and John Wallace (119) earned major decisions for TK. and Munjoy look an 8-4 win over Todd Sloel al 275 pounds. Division 2 state quarterfinals will begin at 7:45 p.m. Friday at Kellogg Arena. Former spiker’s number 5 honored by Helen Mudry Staff Writer In a very short presentation last Wednesday before Lakewood's varsity volleyball game against DeWitt. LakewixxJ's volleyball team took Emily Duits* jersey number 5 off the ros­ ter and presented her white game jersey to her parents. Jeff and Selena Duits. and their daughter. Sarah. The team also prepared a collage of pic­ tures of Emily that w ill be display ed in one of the school's sports show cases along with her navy blue number 5 jersey. Emily, who was an avid volleyball player, died last fall as the result of a car accident There were many tearful hugs from past and present players who knew Emily and the family. Audra (Love) Granger LakewcMxl Class of 2001. traveled from Battle Creek lo be present for lhe Duits family. Granger knew Emily as a fourth grade ball girl for the team w hen Granger was a senior. Amanda Blough from the Lakewood Class of 2000 knew Emily when she hung out lielping coach Kellie Rowland. Emily's weight training coach. "Katie.” from Accclcratii'n Gym in Grand Rapids, made the trip to support the Duits family and pay tribute to Emily. Many member?, of Emily's Far Out Volleyball Club in Grand Rapids were there for lhe presentation. Selena said she and Jeff try to make it for every home volleyball match, but before they go to the Lakewood gym to cheer, they go lo Emily's grave site in Woodland and light a candle. “We light her up," said Selena and bring her game enthusiasm lo lhe team. As part of the tribute lo her daughter. Selena wore Emily 's warm-up jacket and a pair of her favorite tattered jeans. "But they aren't as tattered as the pair she is buried in,” she added. As fans left the gym after the Lakewood victory over DeWitt, they were invited lo pur­ chase an Emily Duits T-shirt. The proceeds from the sale are being used for a scholarship fund for students who demonstrate the same love of high school sports she did. Saxons one horse short of state by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Saxons twisted up their line-up a bit and threw every thing they had at the No. 1 ranked Mason Bulldogs in the regional cham­ pionship match at Eaton Rapids Wednesday night, but came up ten points short against the defending stale champions. Mason advances to lhe Division 2 quarter­ finals Friday at Battle Creek's Kellogg arena, after scoring lhe 35-25 victory over lhe Saxons. "We bumped up at (130 pounds) and had to put a less experienced wrestler at (125). If we’d have left it down, it wouldn't have been as close as it was," said Saxon head coach Mike Goggins. "We feel like we did every­ thing right and our kids wrestled super well. If we had one more horse on our team, we'd be going to the quarterfinals." At last Saturday's Division 2 individual regional at Lakewood. Hastings had eight wrestlers finish in the lop four and earn a spot in this weekend's regional at Comstock High School. Mason had nine. One more horse. Hastings led lhe regional final Wednesday 25-19 heading into the final three matches. 112 pounds. 119. and 125. Mason had indi­ vidual regional qualifiers ready to hit the mat in all three. The Saxons just one. Saxon freshman Malt Watson, the lone regional qualifier left for Hastings, suffered a 94) major decision loss to Mason freshman Matt Eifert in the 112-pound match. Mason followed that victory up with a pair of pins. Garrett Rozeboom pinned Hastings' Alec Wilcox in the 119-pound bout and Travis Marsh put Josh Lemon on his back at 125 lo seal the victory for the Bulldogs. "(Mason) is a good team. They really don't have too many holes in their line-up. and when you get lo this level that's what it takes." said Goggins. Tile Saxons started out strong, with Jeremy Redman moving up from 125 to 130 pounds lo top the Bulldogs' Mike Mullholland 11-6. Rusty Burgdorf followed that up by outscoring Mason's Nathan Sartorelli 19-11 at 135. 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Between 140 and 171 pounds, Steve Case took the Saxons’ only vic­ tory. He pinned John Hayden in the 152pound match. It was one of only two pins in the match for Hastings. Hastings jumped back in front 19-13, with wins by Mike Morehouse at 189 pounds and Jackson Hoke at 115. RJ. Morgan earned Hastings only other victory on the night, pinning Nathan Boughman 17 seconds into their 103-pound match. “I hope they are state champs." Goggins said of the Bulldogs. “If you're going to gel beat, you want to gel beat by the best." The Saxons were the better team in the regional semifinal. Hastings topped Coldwater to reach the final. 39-30. Redman (125). Case (160). and Watson (103) all won by pin for the Saxons against Coldwater. Lee Selby also took six points for the Saxons, going up against a void in the Coldwater line up. Brandon Black won by technical fall for the Saxons at 140. and Burgdorf took a major decision at 130. Morehouse at 189 and Hoke at 215 each earned three-point decisions. Emily Duits was honored at a short ceremony before last Wednesday's varsity vol­ leyball contest at Lakewood High School. Jeff Duits holds his daughter Emily’s jeisey and her sister Sarah and mother Selena hold a collage of pictures of Emily. (Photc by Helen Mudry) Pheasants Forever banquet will be March 4 in Middleville The 2006 Barry County Pheasants Forever annual banquet scheduled for Saturday. March 4 at the MiddleVilla Inn located in Middleville. Doors will open al 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30. Jim Decker, a spokesperson for the local chapter, said because of the terrific response last year, the buffet style dinner will be repeated, including carved roast beef, baked chicken, and lasagna. By unanimous request, dessert will also be served after the dinner. "Due lo the high demand for seating we will be offering youths 12 to 15 years of age the opportunity to attend this year's banquet." Decker said. "This is to accommodate youths of hunting age. We have many new games scheduled for this year’s banquet which arc sure to add kt of excitement to lhe evening. "We will be giving away a wide variety of guns this year as well. Over 20 different guns, as well as framed art work and banquet items, provided to us in this year's banquet package supplied to us though our national chapter will be available through the raffles and auc­ tions." Other items expected lo be al this year's banquet are a fly-in Canadian fishing trip. Canadian Bear Hunt, bronze sculptures, cedar chest sets, taxidermy services, and lots of Pheasants Forever merchandise. There also will be many goods and services offered this night sponsored by local business und indi­ viduals who support this event every year "Due to the overwhelming success of the Bcnclli Super Black Eagle 12 gauge shotgun last year as the early bird gun raffle." Decker said, “wc will be offering lhe Black Eagle as the early bird gun raffle again this year." Only 300 tickets will be sold for'this unique gun. at $10 per ticket or 3 for $25.. Any remaining tickets will be sold the night of the banquet for $25. This particular gun is valued al more than $1,200. The annual banquet is the main source of the chapter's funding to assist with local habi­ tat programs and events such as the Ladies Day hunt and lhe youth Safety Day Shoot. "Wc encourage all lo help lhe Parry County Pheasants Forever chapter by attend­ ing our March 4 event." Decker said. “Remember that all money generated during this event, outside the cost of lhe membership fees, stays w ithin our community." The local chapter has three different levels of sponsorship. If anyone has any questions, please call Decker at Freeport Elevator. 616­ 765-8421 or Dan Kingrna at 269-758-4147. Barry County Pheasants Forever Banquet March 4, 2006 • Middle Ville Inn • 5:30 Doors Open NAME ADDRESS CITY. STATE. ZIP PHONE NLrMBER Membership & Dinner. Name Cost $60 00 Spouse Dinner. Name:Cost $30 00 Youth (12-15 years) Dinner. Name Cost $30 00 each Pre-Banquet Gun Raffle: 1 ticket for $10 00 3 tickets for $25 00 Benelli Super Black Eagle 12 gauge shotgun #of Tickets Cost $ Only 300 tickets will be sold Pre-Order General Raffle Tickets: 130 tickets for $100 00, 60 tickets for $50 00. or 20 tickets for $20 «of TicketsCost $ Notice: All preprrehased raffle tickets will be available to you al the door the night of the event. Raffle ticket packages will also be available for purchase the night of the event. Make check* payable to B \RRY COUNTY PHEASANTS FOREVER Send rv*er*atH>n fi>mi and pj*mriM In 4574 Mapk (mne Rd Ha*tinjt*. XII 4WIM Contact Jim Decker. 616-765-8421 or Dan Kingma 269-758-4147 � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-03-02.pdf 515f5c760d9b3fca383325bb68923616 PDF Text Text WSr|NSSPU8LICLIBRARY „ *?,SCh«khst r 5,WI» Ml Wi8-inj County delinquent tax fund hits milestone Internet legal notices not a good idea Trojan swim wins regular season finale See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 20 fUPl Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HastingsDANNER Thursday. March 2. 2006 VOLUME 153. No. 9 Hastings Mfg, planning improvements NEWS BRIEFS Public hearing set for March 13; tax abatements will be sought by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer Hastings Manufacturing Company is seek­ ing a tax abatement from the city for planned improvements at the facility. Representatives from the company were on-hand at Monday night's Hastings City Council meeting to witness approval of scl eduling a public hearing for Monday evening. March 13. The hearing is one of the steps that must be completed when attempting to establish an industrial development district and be eligible for an industrial facilities tax break. ILR to welcome oil famine speaker The Kellogg Conununity College Institute for Learning in Retirement will offer a special lunch and learn opportuni­ ty to Barry County area residents from noon to 2 p.m. next Monday when Kurt Cobb, freelance writer and emerging author, presents "OU Famine: Surviving a Post-Oil Future." Cobb, during his presentation, and class participants will examine the inevitable collision between the worlds' growing thirst for oil and the certain (tecline of its availability in the years to come. What might the consequences for the world economy be? Can we fnd alterna­ tives to oil before its production begins to decline? What can an individual do to help make a successful transition to a post-oil economy? These and more questions will be explored, as Cobb focuses on environ­ mental and natural resources issues. He is the author of a weblog called “Resource Insights" and his work has been featured on Energv Bulletin and 321 Energy. He is now at work on a book on oil depletion and how wc can respond to it. The Monday (March 6) program will be held at at the Hastings campus of KCC on West M-179 Highway and includes a light lunch. The cost for Institute mem­ bers is $5 and $8 for non-members. Guests and attendees may pay at the door with phone-in registration. Please call KCC at 948-9500. exten­ sion 2838. if you wish to attend. Four blood drives planned in county Four Red Cross blood drives are planned in Barry County this month. Weather weather and busy schedules have threatened to derail turnout, but donors are urged to keep appointments. "There is simply no substitute for blood." says CEO Sharon Jaksa of the Great Lakes Region Blood Services, "As long as adults and children continue to suffer from serious diseases like cancer, and as long as blood products are a cru­ cial part to surgical ind emergency care, we will always need people to help by donating blood." Volunteer blood donors are the sole source of blood transfused to hospital patients. Donors must be at least 17. 110 pounds and be in good general health. They must not have given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive. The following is a list of the four Barry County drives in march: • Delton. St Ambrose Church. Monday. March 6. I to 6:45 p.m. • Hastings Mocse Lodge. Thursday. March 9. 1 to 6:45 p.m. • Hastings. Thomapple Valley Church, Sunday. March 12. 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. • Hastings Church of the Nazarenc. Tuesday. March 28. noon to 5:45 p.m. Farmers Market plans new hours New changes are coming this year to the Hastings Farmers Market. The market, located in the city parking lot next to lyden Park has expanded its hours and will be open Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fruits and vegetables grown in the Barry County will be featured, as well as flowers, homemade baked goods and a variety of other items. Open from April 18 through Nov. 21. the market is still looking for new ven- See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 PRICE 50C Fred Cook of Hastings Manufacturing was not willing to go into details about the project before die public hearing, but said there are “good" and “huge plans" ahead for the com­ pany. In a memorandum to the council. City Manager Jeff Mansfield wrote. "The owners of the new Hastings Manufacturing Company are considering the installation of new indus­ trial equipment at the Hastings Manufacturing site. They have requested that the City consider establishing an Industrial Development District for the property as the first step in the consideration of future tax See COUNCIL page 3 Baltimore Twp. recall effort fails Hastings Supt. Chns Cooley Hastings Supt. gets positive evaulation by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer The Hastings Board of Education has com­ pleted an evaluation of Superintendent Chris Cooley and declared that he has met the requirements of his position. With three ratings to choose from, “exceeds expectations." "meets expecta­ tions." and “does not meet expectations." the last option was left unchecked by the board. As outlined on the first page of the evalua­ tion. an “exceeds expectations" rating means working above the requirements of the job description and working within the require­ ments results in a “meets expectations" rat­ ing. Cooley, who has been superintendent for nearly three years, received the highest marks in response to questions about his communi­ ty relations, business and finance work and persona) qualities. “We appreciate the fact that for the past few years the fund balance has continued to abatements under Public Act 198 at the site. Hastings Manufacturing has requested that their entire site be placed in an Industrial Development District since it is all included in one tax parcel, and to allow flexibility in the future as specific improvement projects at the site arc considered." Mansfield stressed Monday night that the establishment of the district does not create abatements, but sets the course to. abate­ ments to be set in the future. Also Monday night, the council adopted a Barry County's newest township hall The official ribbon cutting at the new Orangeville Township Hall last Sunday after­ noon occured about seven months after the July 20, 2005, ground breaking. The S765.000 project finished within budget with some money still left in the contingency fund. Pictured (from left) are United Bank loan officer Rhonda Parsons, former Township Supervisor Linda Blackmoree, current Supervisor Tom Rook, Julie DeBoer from the Barry County Area Chamber of Commerce, and Kayla-Lea Paradowski rep­ by Jon Gambet* Staff Writer The attemptto recall two trustees on the Bairimorc Township board . nded in failure ruesda. The Baltimore Accountability Group (BAG), led by Gerald “Jake" Yprna fell short in its bid to recall Trustees James Rhodes and David Soy?. Rhodes retained his position by a vote of 148 against his iccall to 101 in favor. Soya was retained by a vote of 143 against to 106 in favor. BAG cited a number of issues as reasons for the recall, but foremost was a vote by the two trustees, along with Township Supervisor Richard VanSyckle. to proceed with legal efforts to challenge the tax exemption status of Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. When initial efforts to force the institute to pay propertv taxes failed, the board decided to appeal to the State Supreme Court. Yprna and his group felt the appeal was fruitless and an unneces­ sary financial drain on township finances. VanSyckle was originally included in the recall effort but his name was removed from the petitions when BAG determined he was resenting the youth and the hope for the future of Orangeville. See RECALL, page 3 See COOLEY, page 3 Barry County loses 2 ag, political giants in Pino, by David T. Young Editor Barry County has lost two giants in the fields of politics and agriculture in the same week. Jim Pino. 88. died Tuesday. Feb. 21. at his Maple Grove Township farm and Carl Mcllvain. 80. died Saturday. Feb. 25. at his farm in Hastings Township. Pino was former chairman of the Bairy County Democratic Party and co-foundcr of the First Friday scries of forums that contin­ ues since 1989 al the Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings. Mcllvain was president of the Michigan Farmers Union for 18 years, finally retiring a year ago. and in his spare time he was a pub­ lished poet. Both activists were good friends and mem­ bers of the Michigan Fanners Union Pino until his final days, had lived at a retirement community in Kalamazoo, but was granted his wish to die at his farm. He was the guest of honor al the Barry County Democrats' Truman-Johnson Dinner Oct. 25. 2003. just before he and his w ife. Ruth, left for Kalamazoo. The fund-raising dinner customarily has a stale or national political figure come in as guest speaker, but Chairman Mel Goebel and the Democratic Committee decided to use the 2003 dinner lo celebrate the accomplishments and contributions Pino made to Barry County's quality of life In an interesting bipartisan twist that evening, former Barry County GOP Chairman Mark Englerth and \ ice Chairwoman Vivian Connor appeared at the Carl Mcllvain dinner to sing his praises. “People who don't agree on much of any­ thing almost all agree on the integrity of Jim Pino." Englerth remarked. Connor read ; resolution officially adopted by the Barry County Republican Party, prais­ ing Pino's strong sense of fairness and decen­ cy. The resolution honored Pino as “our friend When political conversation and tolerance of others is not practiced, he has proved il is pos- 3429 Jim and Ruth Pino, as they were at the Truman-Johnson Dinner in October 2003 sible to disagree w ithout being disagreeable." The resolution claimed, “he's not just a gentleman farmer, he is a gentleman citizen... Tonight, his many friends in the Barry County Republican Party honor him as well." He also received a Stale of Michigan Special Tribute on Nov. 15. 2001. for his “many contributions to the Democratic Party. Barry County and the State of Michigan." Pino, who moved to Barry County in the 1980s to retire as a gentleman farmer, helped the Democrats purchase the old Odd Fellows Hall and historic Methodist Church, built in 1858. to serve as the party's headquarters as the Thomas Jefferson Hall. He and his wife. Beatrice, launched the First Friday monthly political forum scries in August 1989. a program that attracted state and national political figures such as U.S. Senator Debbie Stabcnow. Congressman See GIANTS, page 15 �P»o« 2 - Thursday March 2 2006 - The Has- ng, Banner No more borrowing to cover disbursements NEWS BRIEFS County delinquent tax fund hits milestone continued from front page dors to participate. For more information, Nicholson at 616-765-3257. call April Rural development seminar scheduled The Barry County Planning Department and the Barry Count) office of MSU Cooperative Extension will have an educa­ tional seminar on rural development and farmland preservation from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Match 14. at Mulberry Gardens. 975 N. Main St. (M-66 Highway). Nashville. Those interested in attending are »j>ked to call James McManus. Barry County Planning Director at 269-945-1290 or Dennis Pennington. Agriculture Extension Educator at 269-945-1388. Refreshments will be served. Ducks Unlimited banquet planned The Gun River chapter of Ducks Unlimited will have its 22nd annual auction and banquet Saturday afternoon and evening. March 4. at the Lake Doster Country Club in Prairieville Township. Doors will open at 5 p.m. For reserva­ tions. call (269) 760-2922. Progressive Dems to meet March 8 The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday. March 8. al the Thomapple Township Hall. 200 Main St.. Middleville. The membership will begin an explo­ ration into the events of Sept. II, 2001, with a viewing of the DVD "Truth and Politics, Unanswered Questions About 9/11" by David Ray Griffin. The DVD is based on his two books "The New Pearl Harbor" and "The 9/11 Commission Report, Omissions and Distortions." Anyone iiyerested in working to create public policies that support human'rights, economic equality, social and environmen­ tal justice is welcome. Memoir writing class scheduled Kellogg Community College's Institute for Learning in Retirement is offering a five-week “Memoir Writing" class Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon at the KCC campus just west of Hastings. Led by former Hastings instructor Jan Drolen, participants will learn the tools and techniques to create their own memoir. For the beginning to advanced writer, this class could be ideal for anyone wishing to cap­ ture life events for their own personal use or to share with family members. The class will continue to meet through March 30. The cost is $20 for ILR members and $25 for non-members. Those who would like to participate can call KCC at 948-9500. extension 2838 North Country Trail group to meet March 8 The monthly meeting of the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. March 8, at the Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard St, in Delton. Everyone is welcome to attend. The North Country National Scenic Trail is one of the nation's premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4,600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links outstanding scenic, natural, recreational, historic, and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s. it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2,000 miles are completed and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service in cooperation with many public agencies, private organi­ zations. and generous landowners across seven northern States. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS. plays a leading role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday Chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit http://www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. Wind Band, KCC group to perform The Thomapple Wind Band will close its 10th season by joining the Kellogg Community College Concert Band in con­ cert at 3 p.m. Sunday. March 12. at the Binda Performing Arts Center on the cam­ pus of Kellogg Community College. 450 North Ave., Battle Creek. Keith Closson will conduct the Wind Band and Ed Zentera will wield tl>e baton for the KCC Concert Band. Rehearsels for the Thomapple Wind Band’s next performance have already started. There’s still time for the area*.- adult musicians to join the band for rehearsals each Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Hastings High School Band Room. Music for the program includes "A ’ Tribute to Glen Miller" and selections from the musical "Annie." Wind Band promoter Kensingcr Jones says. The music is of professional quality. The selected numbers arc delightful The admission is free. Public comment meeting March 6 There will be a public comment meeting on a recreation grant application at 3 a.m. Monday, March 6, at the Courts & Law Building. 220 W. Court St.. Hastings. , Comments will be taken on the applica­ tion to the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund to purchase development rights. For more information, call George Cullers. Barry County Ag Preservation Board, at 945-9218. | I’ . } : Lenten luncheon. series starts today The annua) Lenten luncheon series in Hastings begins today. Thursday, March 2, at the Hastings First Prebyterian Church, and all interested people arc welcome to attend. Sponsored by the Hastings Area Ministerial Association, the series will be held every Thursday during Lent. The annual series offers an opportunity for informal fellow­ ship and worship with area Christians from various denominations. Lunch (for a free-will offering) starts at noon in the church's Leason Sharpe Hall, followed by a brief worship service in the sanctuary. Area pastors will take turns bringing the message each week. The service usually concludes at 1 p.m. to accommodate people w;*o have to return to work. The church is located at 231 S. Broadway. Pheasants Forever banquet March 4 The 2006 Barry County Pheasants Forever annual banquet scheduled for Saturday, March 4, at the MiddleVilla Inn located in Middleville. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30. Jim Decker, a spokesperson for the local chapter, said because of the terrific response last year, the buffet style dinner will be repeated, including carved roast beef, baked chicken, and lasagna. By unan­ imous request, dessert will also be served after the dinner. • A wide variety of guns this year will be included in the raffles and auctions. Other items expected to be at this year's banquet are a fly-in Canadian fishing trip, Canadian Bear Hunt, bronze sculptures, cedar chest sets, taxidermy services, and lots of Pheasants Forever merchandise. There also will be many goods and services offered this night sponsored by local business and individuals who support this event evesy year. The annual banquet is the main source of the chapter's funding to assist with local habitat programs and events such as the Ladies Day hunt and the youth Safety Day Shoot. The local chapter has three different lev­ els of sponsorship. If anyone has any ques­ tions. please call Decker at Freeport Elevator. 616-765-8421 or Dan Kingma at 269-758-4147. by David T. Young Editor The Barry County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night adopted a res­ olution to continue the 10091 tax payment fund for delinquent taxes. Making it big and happy news rather than a routine development was that it marked the first time the county won't have to borrow any money to keep the revolving tax fund going. In other words, it has reached “true revolving status.” which is expected to save the county between $15,000 and $20,000 a year in borrowing interest costs. An elated County Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp, after the unanimous vote adopted the resolution, said. “This is what the fund was established for... it’s a good move for the county.” The delinquent tax revolving fund was established by Barry County in the late 1970s. Under the program, the county has issued short-term notes to fund disbursement of the late tax payments to local units of government every spring. The county had to borrow sim­ ply because the delinquent taxes from the pre­ vious year were coming in too late. However. Administrator Michael Brown pointed out that Barry County has accumulat­ ed enough money in the revolving fund to cover all the disbursements to townships, vil­ lages and other taxing units. He said in a memo to commissioners, “accumulations in the fund balance arc due to interest, property­ tax administration fees and investment earn­ ing." Brown noted the current fund balance in the revolving delinquent tax fund is about $6 million and delinquent taxes coming in from 2005 are estimated at about $3.8 million, which will be distributed to local taxing units by County Treasurer Sue Vandccar in April. That action will reduce the fund to about $2.2 million. "By /Xpril 2(07. based on historical aver­ ages. the county should collect approximately 9291 of the delinquent 2005 taxes (or $3,496 million)." Brown wrote, “thereby replenish­ ing the I009J Tax Payment Fund in time to make a disbursement in 2007 for the 2006 delinquent taxes." Commissioner Don Nevins praised the work of Brown and Vandccar over the years to achieve the “true revolving status." Nevins commented. “I think it’s a big deal to be able to do this." In other business at its meeting Tuesday evening. the hoard: • Approved pay ment of up to $40,000 for repairs at the county jail to Barry County Lumber. $1,264.15 forf countertop in book­ keeping; to the Allied Roofing and Siding Co., $2,980 for roof repair; to Krystal Kleen. $17,850 for air duct cleaning; and to Hurst Industries. $16,500 for exhaust fans in show­ er areas. Commenting on plans to update and reno­ vate the jail. Commissioner Sandra James said. "This is just the start of it. We will be evaluating this facility more." • Approved the reappointment of Sharon Rich to another thrce-year term on the Parks and Recreation Commission, expiring Dec. 31.2008. Ricn did not apply at first, but then recon­ sidered when no one else expressed interest. Tripp said. “I feel very fortunate we have her back on the board.” Nevins said he was surprised by the lack of interest when only a few years ago there was a great deal of controversy surrounding Charlton Park and the makeup of the Parks and Rec Board. • Agreed to enable the sheriff's department to apply for a grant through the MMRMA Risk Avoidance program to buy and install security cameras in the jail. • Approved the purchase of a new printer for up to $1,100 for the adult probation department. • Adopted a resolution for Barry County Transit to apply for financial assistance for fiscal year 2007. • Approved the remonumentation fee schedule for 2006. moving from a per-diem based to a time-based system. Barry County Surveyor Brian Reynolds appeared before the board to talk about the State Senate’s 21-16 vote to cut funding from the remonumentation program, but he noted 23rd District Senator Patty Birkholz voted “no." Reynolds also asked for approval from the board to waive the fee for taking the ground penetrating radar device out of the county for special project use by surveyors along the Michigan-Indiana state line. He was told to take up the request with the board's Central Services Committee. • Was told by Hastings Township Supervisor Jim Brown it would he a gixxl idea to set aside some appropriate land for recreation. Brown noted the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission Monday night tabled a request for a soccer complex, which he called "a great project in a terrible place." Brown said. “Barry County is in need of a lot of things, and the county should take the lead to pursue a recreational facility to better serve those needs... I think if we put our heads together we can come up with something." • Heard brief comments from 87th District Slate Representative candidate Brian Calley of Portland, who introduced himself and tout­ ed himself as being someone who could bridge the "disconnect between Lansing and here." Calley said he would work hard on behalf of job providers and “get Lansing out of the way." The next meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. March 14. on the fourth floor mez­ zanine of the county courthouse in Hastings. The Delton Public Library is just one of the businesses that will be affected during a $3.4 million road construction project along M-43 during the summer of 2007. M-43 road work planned in *07 by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer A project costing about $3.4 million is planned for a stretch of road in down’own Delton. The Michigan Department of Transportation, along with the Barry County Drain Commission, will be working on a 51­ mile stretch of road from just south of Bush Street to just beyond Delton road. Pavement removal and replacement, inter­ section radius improvements, drainage improvements, minor widening, along with curb and gutter work, arc part of the project. Julie Hurley of the MDOT said the project is needed, “to improve the roadway condi­ tion. drainage and user safety on this portion of the M-43 corridor.” Hurley also detailed that close to 4.300 vehicles travel M-43 each day and the road is “a significant trunkline corridor connecting Barry County to major economic centers." The project will disrupt traffic flow to sev­ eral Delton businesses, including the Delton Hardware store. Fclpausch and the Delton Public Library. Carey Curtice of the library said though there will be some minor inconveniences caused, the result will be worth it, especially w ;th the addition of a center left turn lane. "It will be a good thing because when peo­ ple turn into here or Fclpausch it can get real­ ly congested. Thankfully, there won't be a lot of school traffic during the summer, but it will probably cause us some extra congestion." said Curtice. The project will take place during the sum­ mer of 2007 and may include a detour during a small portion of the prefect while construc­ tion of a storm sewer takes piece. During the rest of the project, traffic will be down to one lane and will be di retire by either flag control or temporary traffic sig­ nals. The department is awaiting approval of a transportation enhancement grant for streetscaping and is using MDOT safety funds for the widening of the road and the creation of a center lane. Free ‘Food Film Fest’ set for March 21 in Hastings A free mini-film festival sponsored by Farms Without Hann will take place al 7 p.m. Tuesday. March 21. at the Thomas Jefferson Hall. 328 South Jefferson. Hastings. The intent of the "Food Film Fest” is to expose the true cost of factory farms; have a panel dis­ cussion about economic, environmental and health effects and local alternatives. Three films will be showcased: • "What Wil) We Eat: The Search for Healthy Local Food." a 25- minute documen­ tary about industrial vs. sustainable food sys­ tems made by local filmmaker Christopher Bedford. • “The True Cost of Food.” a 15-minute animated shoi by the Sierra Club about the environmental and economic impact cf indus­ trial agriculture. • "Wcgman’s Cruelty." a half-hour expose of chicken factory practices produced by the New York-based Compassionate Consumers. A panel discussion and audience question and answer session w ill follow the films. It will include Hastings native Nicole Matthew s, a resident of Rochester. N Y., and member of Compassionate Consumers. She will discuss the group's investigation of chicken farming practices by Wcgman’s. a popular supermarket chain on the East Coast. Montague resident Christopher Bedford also will participate in the panel and discuss his film, which tells the story of the grow ing failure of the industrial food system and how a grass-roots coalition of small farmers and consumers is inventing a healthy, humane, home-grown alternative. Bedford is a founder of Muskegon's Sweetwater Local Foods Market, the first Michigan farmers market to sell only local, humanely raised meat prod­ ucts. Factory farms or CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) are defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as agricul­ tural operations with more than 1.000 beef cattle. 2.500 hogs or 100.000 broiler hens. Today. 54 percent of all U.S. livestock arc concentrated on 5 percent of ail farms, and most of the meat, poultry and dairy purchased in stores or eaten in restaurants is the product of CAFOs Micnigan has about 200 CAFOs. a number that grows annually. CAFOs have been linked to a host of prob­ lems plaguing modem society, including fail­ ing rural economies; poisoned waterway s and huge fish kills from manure runoff; salmonel­ la and other bacteria outbreaks: human resist­ ance to antibiotics; and chronic respiratory disease* in farm workers. In addition, the treatment of animals involves widespread suffering that has inspired many groups worldw ide to condemn CAFOs. "This isn’t just a tree-hugger or animal lover's issue — it’s a health issue — the health of our children, our local economy and the planet." said Marilynn Momber. president of the Michigan Farmers Union, an FWH member "CAFOs impact every aspect of our lives, no matter your politics, religion, income or lifestyle, and we need to be informed about them.” Locally, some small fanners arc raising animals without drugs and with the well­ being of the animals and the environment in mind. They include FWH members: Abronia Acres Organic Farm; Agriculture Health and Alive; Crane Dance Farm; Crcswick Farms; and Lubbers Family Farm. Other members of FWH arc: the Center for Sustainability at Aquinas College. Clean Water Action; Environmentally Concern Citizens of South Central Michigan; Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy; Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council; Michigan Catholic Rural Life Coalition; Michigan Farmers Union; Religion. Ecology and Spirituality; Students for Compassionate Living at Calvin College. Trillium Haven Farm and Uniting for Justice Farms Without Harm, a network of Michigan groups and citizens promoting sus­ tainable farming, seeks to educate the public through workshops, film screenings and other events about the negative impact of industrial agriculture on local communities, the envi­ ronment. economy and animal welfare It offers positive options including tools to find healthy, humane alternatives to industrial meal sources. For more information about Farms Without Harm, call 616-558-6490 or email fwh(a ameritech.net �The Hastings Banner - Thursday March 2 2006 - Page 3 Minimum wage increase topic at First Friday Local Community Music School to have Share-A-Thon March 18 The Community Music School Share-AThon Saturday. March 18. from 9:30 a m. to 1:30 p.m.. at the First United Methodist Church will feature s’udent performances However. Community Music School stu­ dents are out to prove they do more than just learn to sing or play They also raise nx.ncy so that everyone, regardless of income, has the opportunity to participate in music. Students are now gathering pledges and preparing to perform at the school's annual Share-A-Thon FestivrJ at the church, located at 209 West Green St. The public is invited to come enjoy the performances and explore learning opportunities for all ages and skill levels. Performers will range from pre-schoolers to senior citizens; beginning piano players will share the stage with advanced violinists and guitarists; and styk - will range from country to classical. The festival will also feature refreshments and an Instrument Petting Zoo provided by Masteller Music. The festival covets costs not covered by The First Friday program at noon March 3 will feature a presentation on the state wide petition drive to raise the minimum wage. John Freeman, an attorney and official with the sen ice employees' union, will ne on hand to talk about the topic "Michigan Needs a Raise ” The current minimum wage of $5.15 per hour has not been increased in more than a decade and the state wide petition effort seeks to give lowest paid workers a raise by state statute so they try to keep pace with inflation Opponents say raising the minimum wage will hurt small businesses and cost teen-agers jobs that will be eliminated as a result. Freeman served as a Democrat in the Michigan House of Representatives for three, two-year terms in the 34th District. Royal Oak. He also held a position with the Center for Policv Alternatives in Washington DC from 199810'2001. An attorney since 1990 who attended the University of Michigan and University of Detroit. Freeman was one of the instigators of the ballot initiative. Supporters hope to have their proposal go before Michigan voters in the Nov. 7 genera! election. The First Fndzy senes ol forums, sponsored by the Bam County Democratic Committee, is held on the first Friday of each month at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. It was started by the late Jim and Bea Pino Jim Pino died just last week. Those planning to attend are invited to bring their own lunches or light fare may be pur­ chased at the hall. Tea and coffee will be pro­ vided by the Democrats. tuition, including the school's financial aid program for low-income students. The Hastings Community Music Schoo! was founded in 2002 as a branch of the Community Music School m Battle Creek, rhe school offers private lessons for children and adults in voice and most instruments. Kindermusik classes for children from infan­ cy to age 5. and the Hastings Kids Choir for grrdes three through five. More than 250 stu­ dents are enrolled in Hastings, and an addi­ tional 275 are enrolled in Battle Creek. Community Music School Coordinator Steve Youngs said. ‘The Share-A-Thon is a wonderful opportunity for students to show­ case their talents for the greater community * For more information, call (269) 948 9441 or visit w ww.musiccenterscmi.com. The Community Music School is a pro­ gram of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, funded in part by the Battle Creek Community Foundation, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, and the National Endow ment for the Arts. The six contractors take a walking tour of Lakewood Middle School, taking notes on the class room size, flooring, windows and janitorial equipment. 911 Director receives 4.5% Lakewood schools privatizing pay increase custodial services in district by Jon Gambee Staff Writer The 911 Authority Board of Directors has voted to give Director Charles Nystrom a 4.5 percent increase in salary, based on its yearly evaluation of his job performance. With the raise. Nystrom will make $61,000 in 2006. about $2,600 more than his $58,400 salary last year The vote by the board was unanimous with only board member Don Nevins not present at the meeting Two county commissioners Tuesday evening expressed concerns about the size of the pay­ increase. wondering aloud if other public safety officers will ask for the same size raise. Barry County Administrator Michael Brown said the County Board of Commissioners does not directly vote on the salary of the 911 direc­ tor. "The position of 911 director is under the auspices of the 911 board.” he said. "They hire the position and set the salary. They also evalu­ ate the job performance yearly.” Nystrom said despite the raise, his annual salary is not as much as the Hastings Chief of Police, the Barry County Sheriff or the com­ mander of the Hastings post of the Michigan Stale Police. The 911 department operates the Central Dispatch and Enhanced 911 system for all of Barry County. The Dispatch Center dispatches for 11 fire agencies, ten law enforcement agen­ cies and emergency medical services through­ out the county. The department coordinates efforts to meet any en^rgency situation. Nystrom said, and is critical in first responder situations which often can mean the difference between life and death. RECALL, continued from page 1---------new in his elected position and "a person we could work with." David Soya said he was "very pleased the people of Baltimore Township were able to sec through the smoke and the haze" created by those who sought his recall and he was thankful to the voters for electing to allow him to continue to represent their interests." While Soya did not say he has come to question his decision to serve the people of Baltimore Township, he did say he was “relieved to have 16 months of pure hell over. “I did nothing wrong." he said, “and I am very pleased people were able to send that message to those who sought my removal.” he said. Jake Yprna and James Rhodes were unavailable for comment at press time. COOLEY, continued from page 1---------grow in spite of the shape of the economy... We also commend you for your approacha­ bility with the public in general... You have shown compassion, leadership and profes­ sionalism in the face of crisis. We appreciate your sense of humor and your composure under fire." were a few of the positive com­ ments the board presented. Cooley earned a “meets expectations” rat­ ing in the categories of relationship w ith the board, superintendent staff relationships, educational leadership and achievement of goals determined by the board of education feedback. "We need more thorough and timely com­ munications We would like to see improve­ ments with communications with our Legislators We need you to be more hands on in the development of the curriculum." reads some of the positive feedback from the school board by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Lakewood Public Schools is making the move from custodial services from the public to the private sector. The school board is accepting quotations for a three-year contract for custodial servic­ es. with sealed bids due Monday March 13. at I p.m. at the administration office. Bids will be opened at 1:30 that afternoon in room 304 at the middle school. The district will have interviews from March 27 to March 30. The board will take action at the Monday. April 10. meeting at 7 p.m. in the middle school media center and announce its decision April 11. Depending on board action, the contract is scheduled to be finalized on May 1 and custodial services will begin July 1. The contract is for custodial services only and does not include mainte­ nance. Superintendent James Richardson met Tuesday morning with representatives from CSM Services. Enviro Clean. GRBS, Hi Tec. Jani King and Key Cleaning for a pre-bid meeting to explain the details of the district’s offer. He started with a brief description of the district, its schools and its history. He then handed out a booklet detailing the job description and employment requirements of the d;strict. The vendor is expected to provide the nec­ essary equipment. The vendor may purchase existing equipment belonging to Lakewood. Other than equipment purchased from Lakewood, all equipment is to be purchased new for this contract. The mandatory equips-tent is a ride-on scrubber for the high school and middle school. 24-inch or larger scrubbers for each location. 24-inch or larger sweepers for the high school and middle school and KaiVac. an extraction carpet cleaning unit for each school. The contractor may be required to purchase any usable inventory of custodial supplies that may ba on hand at the com­ mencement of the contract. The specifications for custodial employees include: • Must not have relatives or other personal visitors at the work site; • Must not consume food oi leverages while on duty; • Must not smoke or drink alcoholic bever­ ages while on duty; • Must not receive or initiate personal phone calls from Lakewood phones. • Must not play radios or other sound equipment a loud levels; • Must not fraternize with Lakewood Pubic School staff, clients, tenants or visitors to the building nor unnecessarily disrupt tenants from their work while performing contractual duties. Richardson reminded bidders that all their employees would have to pass the criminal screening. Woodland Principal Frank Sander conduct­ ed a walk-through tour of the district’s build­ ings so bidders could take notes on classroom sizes, heating systems, cafeteria and flooring. Mark Paradowski, the ad-hoc committee co-chair, welcomed more than 50 guests to the new Orangeville Township Hall open house Sunday afternoon, Feb. 26. OrangevilleTwp. dedicates new hall It was a a chilly afternoon when Boy Scouts from Troop No. 50. Adam Kingsbury. Bradley Kingsbury and Trevor Curtis raised a flag which had flown over the nation’s capitol during the dedication of the new Orangeville Township Hall. Mallory Bourdo played the national anthem on the trumpet as the flag floated in the breexe. More than just a ceremonial event, the ded­ ication allowed neighbors to see the result of IS years of planning come to fruition. Members of the Township Board gave tours of the building and everyone enjoy ed a slide show of the seven-month process, which began on July 20. 2005. Speakers included Mark Paradowski and Chuck Norris from the Hoc Corrmittec. Orangeville Township Supers i. «>r Tom Rook. John Jeffries and Jim White. Orangeville Fire Chief Dan Boultei pre­ sented Rook with a golden shovel.* COUNCIL, continued from page 1 business design overlay zone ordinance, which was recommended Ly the Planning Commission and adds design standards for commercial building on West State Street. Apple Street and North Broadway. Facade requirements, customer entrances, roofs and signage are part of the ordinance. The new standards will apply to new con­ struction. exterior alterations, additions or conversion of a residential building to com­ mercial. Businesses currently in place will not be held to the regulations unless alterations or improvements are made. In other business at the meeting Feb. 27. the council: • Presented Tom Baleman of the cable access channel with a proclamation of appre­ ciation and declared Feb. 27. Tom Bateman Day. Bateman worked as a volunteer with the station before being hired part time in 1998 “Tom has done an admirable job and all of us at city hal! truly appreciate that time Tom has put in.” said Mayor Bob May. • Listened to a report from Chief of Police Jerry Sarver detailing a traffic erant opportu nity the department will be taking advantage of. Beginning May 22 a safety belt and driving while intoxicated enforcement effort w ill take place. The times and locations of the event wilt be publicized, in hopes that voluntary compliance of the laws will increase. “If you get caught, odds are you don’t watch or read your local media and shame on you anyway for not wearing your safety belt.” said Sarver. • Unanimously approved the use of the Fish Hatchery Park by Flexfab Horizons International Aug. 5 for its annual picnic and for the use of the soccer fields in the park by Hastings AYSO Regional Commissioner April 1 through Oct. 2. • Heard an update from Daryle BenjaminForbes of the Community Development Department. A March 7 meeting has been scheduled for the Comprehensive Community Plan project that has taken place of the last several weeks. "We have received input from over 300 people in and around the community and we're encouraging anyone who cares about the future of Hastings to attend." said Benjamin-Forbes. The meeting will take place from 4 to 8 p.m in the conference room at COA. Special speakers arc scheduled for 6 and 7 p.m. Council member David McIntyre was absent from the council meeting and was excused by a unanimous vote. The next city council meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. March 13 in the council cham­ bers of City Hall. Mallory Bourcio accompanied the flag raising during the opening ceremony on the trumpet �Page 4 - Thursday. March 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Who, what, why, when, where... and next in Iraq morass Youngs, Wilson 2 of Hastings’ very best To the editor: As I read the Feb 23 issue of the Banner. 1 realized that in the span ot a few short months this town has lost two of its true leaders and inspirations. Not too long ago the aisles of St. Rose of Lima overflowed with mourners of all ages when we lost David Wilson after his long and painful (though he never let it show) batlie with cancer. Then again on Wednesday and Thursday of this past week, those same aisles were crowd­ ed and the church uas once again fall with mourners of all ages when we lost our Mary Youngs to a long and painful (although like David, you would never had know it) battle with rheumatoid arthritis. On both of these devastating occasions, there were the same sentiments being echoed throughout St. Rose — the use of words like "hero," "humble.” "positive.” “brave.” "remarkable” and "unbelievable" was abun­ dant. Mary and David also had many other com­ mon bonds. They both had an unwavering faith in the Lord, they both had a love of sports, and they both always had a smile on their faces — no matter what their circum­ stances were. l.ook around you and try' to recognize the fact that Mary and David not only touched peoples' lives, they changed them. We all. including myself, can learn, from these two amazing people, to be positive and kind to everyone even in the face of illness and pain. They both always had a smile on their face and positive faithful hearts. 1 am not from Hastings, but because of my wonderful husband and his incredible family, am proud to call this town my home. Hastings has come together in the last few months in undeniable ways to support one another after the loss of these two beloved people. It is because of my husband and his family that I have had the unbelievable good fortune to know both of these people and their families and my heart is better because of it 1 am sad that my kids will not have their "Grandma Youngs’ in the stands at their foot­ ball or basketball games. I am also sad that they will not have the opportunity to play on a team that David Wilson is coaching. However. 1 am happy that I got the chance to know these two inspirations. Amy Murphy. Hastings Electronic fingerprinting unfair, wasteful Dear editor. I am writing this editorial letter to express my views uu the current topic of the electron­ ic fingerprinting requirement in Michigan now required to be done for ail school staff and educators and certain day care providers and soon health care employees in hospitals, nursing homes and adult foster care facilities. I understand that the purpose of electronic fingerprinting will allow for people who can­ not write their names to be used as a legal sig­ nature and that it is going to make the process of issuing passports and visas by the United States more efficient. However. I hear that it has created a lot of unfairness to school employees because of a similar name inci­ dent. No social security number is used for verification. The Michigan courts have recalled lists already provided to the school districts because results are unfair to some people. The Department of Slate Police has con­ tracted with Idemix to have this process done for required individuals. Individuals who need to have their fingerprints done electron­ ically are given a 1-800 number to contact Identix to begin the process of scheduling an appointment that is within 50 miles of the callers' location and can pay by check or cash at the appointment. Individuals also can go to the Internet to schedule an appointment, but arc required to have a charge card, not every- one has a credit card! Many times a caller cannot get through arid w hen they do. the per­ son answering the call is not very friendly. Where is their customer excellence service training? The Stale Police probably undcrestima' J the volume of clientele that would be needing the electronic fingerprinting services, thus the fact that many appointments arc scheduled at least two months or more into the future. There arc currently 10 machines that float from location to location each week and cost over $30,000 apiece. No wonder individuals cannot complete the requirements for employment or renewal of licensure in a timely manner. The $70 per person cost for this electronic fingerprinting has to be a burden to the school districts and day care applicants. Individuals who work in a school district and in the day care program have to pay $140 to get a report sent to both the school and the day care licen­ sure office. This excessive cost could be better spent to fecd the poor. Elected officials need to ask the workers who handle the paperwork for these applicants/employecs what all is involved in the process before they implement a law that has unrealistic time constraints. Ryan Clark. Charlotte Thanks to you... 648,943 lbs. of food were delivered to our residents through the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. That's what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center To the editor: using their border with Iraq to launch north High in the frigid mountains of Tore Bora flank assaults. Meekly enough, they acqui­ near the Afghan/Pakistan border, tattered, esced. Before long, however, second thoughts demoralized (beaten, hiding, retreating) prevailed. Turkey's poor record with minori­ Taliban and al Quaeda fighters were nearly- ties is recent and bloody. They hate and fear surrounded by the toughest, roughest soldiers northern Iraqi and renegade Turkish Kurds. on earth. American mountain troops. Rangers. Their (pretty much) westernized society is Marines, and Special bps forces were extremely vulnerable to internal and external pumped with success, and near destroying troublemakers. planners of 9/11 f01 attacks, and Taliban As invasion day neared, the Turks backed rulers of Afghanistan. out. telling Bush to find another way. Bush Few soldiers fighting there suspected they tried bribes, then threats, to no avail. Invasion were about to be robbed of success, and by plans were recast. Men and equipment previ­ their own government. Fewer would have ously landed and sent to staging areas, were believed over the next 30 months they’d see moved (laboriously) back across country to everything accomplished, reversed. But plans the sea. Reloaded on iccalled transport ves­ were already well advanced for removing sels (creating a considerable logistics jam), a much of the force there — for use in assault­ tong journey began — out through the Med, ing Saddam Hussein's Iraq. then south around Africa and up into the Gulf Evidence indisputably demonstrates to Kuwait, and Iraq's narrow coastal zone. administration plans (from the first incident .Meanwhile, the southern attack was they could take advantage of) involved top­ launched as planned. American and British pling Saddam. Coincidentally, they'd gain combat troops cut through Iraqi forces like control of the world s second largest oil the proverbial hot knife through butter. reserves. And they'd (again, coincidentally) Memories of morale, equipment, leadership immensely enrich many energy industry failures in the first Gulf conflict spooked Iraqi investors; plus Saudi and Jordanian kings, forces. Brits and Yanks were one day from princes, princesses, emirs, sheiks, many of Iraq's capitol when the supply system run by them Bush family investment partners contractors (Bechtel, Halliburton, sub­ The plan required redirection of the sidiaries. wannabees) failed. Armored nation's anger, from those who attacked us. to columns and infantry were forced to halt for a those we were about to attack. Problem was. week white combat necessities caught up to no connection — and though part of the intel them. community was willing to hint of connec­ When they reached Baghdad, initially, tions. they wouldn't manufacture evidence; Iraqis (more or less) rejoiced, putting down anything concrete — like documents, agent every symbol of Saddam's regime. reports, other sources. They'd been burned Scattered resistance became widely scattered before, by the snakes Nixon, Haldeman. resistance. Soon it was organized resistance, Eriichman (then again by Reagan. Poindexter. and nearly every city erupted, to greater or North, as well). lesser degrees (our soldiers have died in every The administration chose to rely on a tech­ crack, crevice, comer of the place). T. S. nique finely honed by Bonaparte, Lenin, Lawrence (of Arabia) recognized a penchant Hitler — massive, repetitive falsehoods — in Arabs for guerilla warfare we allowed about Saddam’s connections with al Quaeda insurgents to impose. Disbanding, rather than (not a scintilla of evidence ever discovered); directing the Iraqi Army was a critical, irre­ and about existence of a huge Iraqi nuclear, trievable error. We never had enough troops chemical and biological weapons stash, in Iraq to "hold the turf." endangering America (not a scintilla of evi­ Completely outfoxed and misled by people dence ever discovered). standing to gain great wealth and power at Hiller believed, "the broad mass of a nation Saddam's fall, the Bush Administration took it will... more easily fall victim to a big lie than all in — hook, line, sinker. Promised Iraqis to a small one." A long list of serious trouble­ would greet our soldiers in the streets with makers have relied on the “big lie,” often with Muslim equivalent of “hosannas,” the admin­ terrifying success. A promise of favor from istration and Pentagon planned for nothing Hitler (as from Bonaparte Lenin), to those in else. Questions wue raised, good generats the know was a signa) to watch your back. asking were retired or re-assigned. Administration military leaders (leashed They sent in a force well short of 200,000 and guided by Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rice) soldiers. Many were poorly trained, poorly decided on a two-prong attack — from the equipped (poorly conditioned, as we’.i. often south through staging centers in Kuwait. as not) National Guardsmen and reserves. Not Saudi Arabia, other 'friendly' states — from even first-line combat soldiers were equipped the north, through Turkey (known as "the sick with vehicle and top-quality body nrmor. No ;man of grass ggo rffw«*ignrwq» <nade for securing one vast I still “feelifl£|reony^.-# **■ iw damp, smaller r,onc& scattered,, i Turks were told (about so bluntly) wed be across the desert. City after city was clcar-d and taken. t.*;en re-taken Then re-taken. Then.... Never enough soldiers there to hold what blood and death bought. (In the first Gulf War. half-a-millkm sol­ diers made up the strike force. The assault was preceded by more than a month of terrif­ ic sir and artillery bombardments, including carpet-bomb attacks by fleets of bombers flown half-way around ti» world to make delivery. Iraqi soldiers surrendered to squads, and news photographers As many as 200.000 were killed before the ground attack jumped off. One more roundup, the problem would have ended. We signed an armistice, then left, even though Saddam's forces were launching missiles at allied aircraft within three days. I’ve always maintained G. Herbert Walker Bush lost to Clinton on this account, nothing to do with his (broken) ’(N)o new taxes* pledge. Who really knows?) Now Iraq is a nightmare morass. Two thou­ sand. four hundred young American soldiers have died there — most killed by an invisible enemy. Fourteen thousand have been wound­ ed. and mans of the wounds you wouldn't want to imagine. The overwhelming odds are the entire effort’s been wasted. In Afghanistan, there’s hardly a province where Taliban and al Quaeda fighters aren't active (read dangerous). The central govern­ ment controls only one province, around Kabul, the capitol. Same old warlords run the provinces, their minions likely joining the enemy in the shadows when needed. Women are threatened, beaten, and killed as in pre­ invasion days. (This abuse of women, across all levels of Muslim society, should be a mat­ ter of extreme concern to humane people everywhere.) Some of the million tons of munitions allowed to go missing in Iraq, has made its way cast. Shaped-charge lED's are turning up in Afghanistan. Little our government and military have undertaken (for many years, but specifically for the immediate past and dangerous now) has worked to our benefit or our safety. Does anyone believe Saddam intended to attack here? A flood of acts and warnings alerted people in government to likelihood of attack from the air. but they were either ignored, or insufficiently supported by superiors. The new Homeland Security Department, but for the Coast Guard, is a conglomerate of formerly under-achieving bureaus and sub­ departments. Why expect long-lived depart­ mental cultures to change without effort? HSD needs dynamic leadership. Chertof. as I've said before (though he shaved the facial hair lending a physical similarity), is wimpy and pliable as the last Czar, Nicholas II. A top Coast Guard admiral would do welit. I believe the only hope for reconciling the terrible mess we've been led to by misanthropcs. is resurgence of Democrats ia senate and/or house of representatives. With- both, we could impeach, and convict, these How can the city afford the 2 SUVs? Dear editor, 1 am writing to the public, the ones who pay taxes to our city funds. I was wondering how or who makes the decision to pay for new projects and who OKs the purchase of new vechicles and how many. 1 do enjoy looking at the improvements the city is making to beautify onr community­ downtown, and my daughter enjoys going to the community center on occasion, and i know there arc many other projects just wait­ ing to be started. But I have been wondering: Are these deci­ sions and votes open for public opinion? One case in point. I was driving past the City Police Department, and I was astonished to see two brand new four-wheel drive TrailBlazers parked with the other city cars. I was really baffled. Isn’t the city's jurisdiction to travel only inside the city limits? I couldn't imagine any reason that the department might be back reading, or even riding anywhere they would need that type of vehicle. Public Opinion: Larry Hamp. I am just wondering, who paid for such an expense? If it was a buy one-get one free deal. I would be a little more understanding. Don't get me wrong, I think our City Police Department does a very good job. I just don't want our little town to spend and spend over their budget, so then we would become anoth­ er city like Grand Rapids, and have the diffi­ culties they endure, such as school closings, which is ridiculous. They have made their school systems their way out. and it just isn't fair. There are commercials on TV on a regular basis stating how any gambling on lottery tickets is doing Michigan school systems a great deed. If you have information on whether or not the public can be involved in these meetings, I would really appreciate you replying to this letter. Maybe I'm missing something, and the department is given these vehicles by private funding? Tamara Ginbach. Hastings How can education be improved? Tho State Legislature and editorial writers have come out in favor of strengthening high school required courses. How do you think high school education can be improved9 Responses to our weekly question. iw Hartinss Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 ramt, Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 uonn Jaeons Preset rraoanc aacoos Vce PreMert! Steven Jacobs Secretary Treasurer • NEWSROOM • Davtd T. Young (Edrttrf) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Eddot) Helen Mudry Sandra Ponsetto Patnaa Johns Kelly Lloyd Brett Bremer Jon Gambee Fran Faverman Dav id Hoaglin. Hastings: Nicole Heaton. Hastings: Kathy Weinert, Hastings: Connie Belles, Hastings: Shauna Bradfield, Hastings: Ralph Elmer, Hastings: • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • CtoMAod ads accepted Monday Vwou^i Ffltky. 800 am to 530pm “1 think the most important way to improve high school education is to add more teachers. I think that schools should focus on student achieve­ ment rather than disci­ pline." “I think adding more teachers and smaller class sizes arc the best ways to improve education. Students need more oneon-one attention." “I think that requiring attendance is really impor­ tant. It was hard for me to understand when I was younger and it took me a long time and a lot of assistance to finish my education." “1 think adding more after-school activities is very important. I think after school academic and recreational activites keep students from getting into trouble and help them stay focused on education.” “I think schools have to improve the learning envi­ ronment by encouraging respect and good altitudes and disciplining those stu­ dents who harass other students and keep them from learning or wanting to stay in school.” “1 think that schools should offer more pro­ grams and courses to meet student needs. We need more academic choices in the schools." Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subecrtptton Ratoe $30 per year n Barry Counry $32 per year m adtommg courtoaa $35 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address change* to PO BoiB Hashngs. Ml 49058-0602 Second Clan Pottage Pm at Hastings. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 2. 2006 - Page 5 Internet legal notices not a good idea The Rutland Township Board is discussing posting its legal notices of meetings and other public business on the Internet. A suggestion to the Rutland Township Board: It's just not a good idea. I have several reasons, one of which I acknowledge might look like it’s self-serving. The family of J-Ad Graphics weekly community newspapers is the beneficiary of publication of legal notices, according »n law. so Rutland or any other unit of government switching to the Internet indeed could cost us a couple thousand dollars a year. We are a busi­ ness. just like everyone else, and in order for us to stay in business, we depend on several sources of revenue. One of them is legal notices. Local governments for a long time have been required by law to post notices of their meetings, ordinances, public hearings and other business in a newspaper of general circulation. The idea is to make certain the public is aware when, where, how and why the public's business is being conducted so it's not done privately behind closed doors. However, occasionally some governments have pulled these notices from one paper and inserted them in another, even at greater taxpayer expense, when they did not like the news coverage or edi­ torial stands of the newspaper of record. One area township board did just this to J-Ad Graphics, but today, only six years later. no.ie of the officials who made that decision remains in public service and we are once again publishing the notices. This is not the case here with Rutland, but township officials should be aware that terminating its legally prescribed business with the local media is the same as dropping support of a local mer­ chant. What little revenue we receive from legal notices helps offset our costs of publishing and helps us reduce costs of monitoring the process. A small weekly newspaper's number one responsibility is to follow government at every local level. If local government units make it harder and take away the ways in which we get the infor­ mation and some revenue, it will change small town newspapers for the future. We understand that publishing notices of meetings on the Internet may seem exciting and cutting edge, but such a move ignores the fact there are still a majority of citizens who do not have the capability of going to the website to get the information. There are still plenty of people who don't even have computers in their homes. Not publishing notices of meetings and proceedings has less to do with the cost and more with making it more difficult for citizens to get information. Though a certain small percentage may keep tabs on line, for too many citizens, it will be “out of sight, out of mind." It is so much easier to get information in a J-Ad weekly newspa­ per because it is so much more accessible to ordinary working peopie. J-Ad takes the public's business seriously enough to send reporters to many of these meetings to tell the story about what is happening in local government. Some of the news reports may not be Battering, but we strive to make them accurate and fair. If we are to help maintain government openness for the public, we need to stress the importance of keeping citizens interested in the process. Our local officials must take the lead in the effort to educate taxpayers of how government works. In almost every case we’ve seen where officials have gotten in trouble, they would have avoided a lot of difficulty if they had been more open in the process. Elected officials should demand these proceedings be published so as to take the heat off them. Then they can really tell the public. “You were duly informed of the meeting, the issue and-or pending change in the law." When elected to office, officials don’t receive some special pow­ ers to make decisions, they have to learn, too. but the more open and transparent they arc about how the process works, the better it is for everyone. We’ve found over the last several years that local governments only really respond when they are sure the people are watching! The public needs to demand continuance of pubication of legal notices just to make sure officials know they have no choice in the matter and they’ll be held accountable. Trouble in Delton schools? The recent administrative moves within the Delton Kellogg sys­ tem are troubling in that they were done entirely without public input. The Banner learned, not from the Delton Board of Education, nor the administration, but from concerned citizens and inside sources, that: • An offer was being made to buy out Superintendent Ron Arche’-'s contract by July I. before the start of the next academic year. • High school Principal Paul Blacken was being promoted to assistant superintendent. • Athletic Director Mike Garvey was being moved to a “dean of students" post to focus on discipline issues. • Assistant high school Principal Jeff Arnett would take on dif­ ferent responsibilities because of Blacken's promotion. All of these very important moves were decided in private in closed meetings without informing the public. Had it not been for a few concerned parents letting us in on what was happening, the public wouldn't have known about it all for quite a while. The moves weren’t even made mention of in the school board's Feb. 20 meeting, but they apparently were discussed in closed session the previous month. Please understand there was no law broken here, but when such important personnel changes arc made entirely in private, it only fuels the perception from the public that something just isn’t right with the local public school system. Furthermore, this mess comes on the heels of the sudden resig­ nation of head football coach Rollie Ferris, who would have been fired if he didn’t agree to step down under pressure. It makes me wonder what's really going on in the Delton Kellogg School system and who really is in charge. I am saddened to r-ote Archer’s moving on. he has been an intel­ ligent and capable leader, but I must say he didn’t help his standing by actively pursuing other positions, which we published twice on the front page of the Banner. He’s essentially been telling the Delton district he wants out. And now they are granting his wish, but not the way he wanted it to end. This leads me to believe there are serious problems in Delton. I’m not completely sure what they are. but it might take a real mir­ acle worker to clean up the mess that’s been made. Just like Lakewood and Caledonia, it will b- a real challenge for the next leader to turn things around. The passing of 2 gentlemen ’llr*. ; A letter writer in today’s Banner noted we lost two terrific peo­ ple. Mary Youngs and David Wilson, in such a short time. Now comes the news of the deaths of Jim Pino and Cart Mcllvain. Though it’s somewhat depressing to report on the passing of four people who have meant a great deal to our communities and our county, we must remember we are fortunate to have so many qual­ ity people live and work here, set an example and serve as inspira­ tions. Both Mcllvain and Pino, besides their activism in politics and agriculture, were gentlemen. They always questioned the status quo, but they had the knack of having civil debate on the issues. Both were dedicated to the principles they lived by, rare qualities indeed in these times of making a quick buck and selling out. They agreed on most issues and it was therefore no surprise they were good friends and could be seen together at First Friday forums and Michigan Fanners Union meetings. I feel blessed to have known and worked with two such fine gen­ tlemen. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Conservancy preserves Barry County 506 acres The Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC) in Hope and Prairieville townships protected a landmark 1,100 acres across four counties in 2005. with 506 acres protecting Barry County. "Our mission is to work with landowners to ensure that the natural and beautiful land­ scapes of Barry County are forever protect­ ed." said SWMLC Executive Director Peter Ter Louw. "And we have been very success­ ful because of the strong conservation com-nitment and concern for disappearing land­ scapes by Barry County residents." Permanently protected through conserva­ tion easements are the 405-acre Perry Family Conservation Easement in Hope Township and the 101-acre LaVene Conservation Easement in Prairieville Township. Michelle Skedgell. executive director of the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute and chair of the Barry County Natural Resources Action Team, applauded SWMLCs work. "There arc many ongoing conservation initiatives in Barry County, including development of a wetlands ordinance, farmland preservation and environmental education." she said. "SWMLCs land conservation work is an important element in protecting Barry County and determining the future of land use." The children of Bruce and Hazel Perry had kept alive their parents’ 1956 farmland invest­ ment by keeping the lands whole and using them for hunting and recreation, holding fam­ ily gatherings, and enjoying nature. The Perry Family Trust was established in 1994 and all Perry siblings surrendered individual owner­ ship of the two parcels, merging the proper­ ties into one. held by the trust. The protection of the Perry property was initiated by Phil Perry, former SWMLC board member and treasurer, who died in 2004. Before his death. Perry educated family mem­ bers about land conservation options, then worked hard to ensure that the property would be permanently protected. Donna Keller, daughter of Phil Perry, said. "For the family, the value of the land lay not in its resale value but m the myriad ways the land could be enjoyed if left in a natural, undeveloped state. Dad knew that a conserva­ tion easement would ensure such enjoyment for future generations." The Perry property abuts the Barry State Game Area and is a mixture of upland beech maple forest, oak-hickory forest, forested stream-corridors, seeps and springs and tama­ rack wetlands. Glass Creek cuts its way through a steep-sloped. 75-foot ravine, where fems and mosses abound. The property also contains a handful of other smaller streams. In Prairieville Township. Charles (Chub) and Phyllis LaVene worked with the SWMLC to protect 101 acres just northwest of Gull Lake. The LaVene Conservation Easement protects a mix of working agriculture, ponds, woodlands, and wetlands. The ponds on the property, and the wetlands surrounding them, help to support the Blanchard's cricket frog, listed as a “Species of Special Concern" in the State of Michigan. LaVene has been very active with Ducks Unlimited for 35 years or more. His conser­ vation work includes working with a Ducks Unlimited biologist to advise him on how best to retain habitat for ducks on his property. LaVene has worked with Jerry Stewart of Native Connections Inc. to restore parts of his property to prairie and keeps 10 to 12 acres of prairie plantings for Pheasants Forever to use for hunting. Said LaVene. "It's all-about giving back instead of taking. We don't give back enough. Land is the only true thing that there is. and they're not making any more of it." SWMLC now protects 2.231 acres in Barry County through 13 conservation easements and two preserves. One preserve. Carter Lake Preserve, is easily accessible to the public and is located just north of Hastings. Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, on which SWMLC holds a conservation easemcr.:, is also open to the public. The 555-acre property has almost seven miles of hiking trails, which are free and open daily from dawn to dusk. During a successful 2005. SWMLC received one gift of land and four conserva­ tion easements. The 14-ycar-old land trust now protects almost 6.000 acres of diverse landscapes in its nine-county service area. These landscapes include Lake Michigan shoreline. forested dunes, wetlands, lakes, woodlands, river corridors, working agricul­ tural land and vineyards, all integral to the health, beauty and quality of life for the peo­ ple of southwest Michigan. For more information on SWMLC and land protection options, call (269) 324-1600 or visit their web site at www.SWMLC.org The Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy was foi ndcd in 1991 as a non­ profit membership organization dedicated to preserving land and scenic areas in the nine southwest Michigan counties (Allegan. Barry, Berrien, Branch. Calhoun. Cass. Kalamazoo. St. Joseph and Van Buren). The organization protects almost 6,000 acres through the efforts of five staff and 220 active volunteers. SWMLC protects natural areas, historic sites, and open spaces through gifts, purchases, and conservation easements. It enables individuals and organizations to conserve land important to people and wildlife and encourages ecologically sound land practices. To learn how you can protect your own land, contact SWMLC by telephone al (269) 324-1600 or by e-mail at ConserveLandfrSWMLC.org, or visit their web site at www.SWMLC.org One word can make huge difference To the editor: Regarding the “From Time tn Time’ article in the Feb. 23 issue of the Banner on early post offices in Barry County: It is amazing how omitting one word can totally alter the facts. In this case. I refer to the last three lines of the left hand column on Page 9. I quote “It was in the Wright Store, with Myra Wright as the post mistress for several years." correct to this point. The word, “Then" should have come next and continue to read “in what is now known as the Dowling Comer Store, etc., etc." The way it was printed would lead one to believe Wright's Store became Dowling Comer Store. Now so! Wright s Store and post office was located on the southeast cor­ ner of Dowling Road and M-37. It was tom down many years ago and is now just an empty lot. Dowling Comers Store is on the northeast comer of same roads I remember very well going to the post office in Wright’s Store with my Dad in the 1940s. I was raised half way between Dowling and Lacey on Bird Road. 1 realize this was probably just overlooked in copying. However, if we arc not very care­ ful in stating historical facts, they may not be facts! I very much enjoy this feature in the Banner, especially the recent series on coun­ try schools (I hope there’s more to come). Thanks to Joyce Weinbrecht for reminding today's people of our heritage and life in the past. Leila (VanSyckle) Hawblitz. Nashville Mary Youngs’ story told well To the editor, I am writing to express my appreciation to Assistant Editor Elaine Gilbert for her cover­ age of the passing of Mary Youngs. I was expecting the usual inane article about the grieving family that I am used to reading in other newspapers. Elaine respected the family by interviewing friends and co­ workers. After losing a loved one, no one wants a reporter showing up at their door ask­ ing about their feelings. How many times have you been watching the news and seen a reporter shove a micro­ phone at someone who is experiencing either something very painful or even very good (as in the recent Olympics) and ask "How do you feel?" Do the reporters have no clue how it feels because they themselves have no feelings? I think it’s that they are lazy and don't have the imagination to ask more relevent questions. More to the point, leave people alone when they are in a personal crisis. Everyone doesn’t have to know all tlie intimate details of a story to empathize with people. Do we need ti«c news tell us how tragic a story is? Isn't that editorializing? Report the facts and leave it to us to come to our own conclusions on how we feel about it. I am grateful to Elaine for bringing integri­ ty back to reporting. Nancy Johnson. Hastings At-risk children’s program planned at Cedar Creek by Jon Gambec Stqff Writer The Court Appointed Special Advocate program for Barry County will join the Barry County Family Mentoring Network and the Child Abuse Prevention Council Fhursday evening. March 9. at the Pierce Ce>iar Creek Institute to inform residents of the needs of at-risk children because of abuse and neglect. The program will run from 6:30 until 8 p.m. The guest speaket for the evening will be Barry County FaroJ’y Court Judge William Doherty. Also on hand will be CASA Executive Director Steve McEldowney, and Family Mentoring Network Coordinator Marcel Beck. Karen Jousma of the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Barry County and Julie Wiles, Family 2 Family of Barry/Eaton County Department of Human Services will present information about the needs of Barry County children. The theme of the presentation is bow area residents can make a difference in the lives of children by volunteering only a few hours a month, spending time with children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse end neg!ret. Barry- County CASA for Kids. Inc. pro­ vides extensive training for volunteers. Ongoing supervision of the volunteers is pro­ vided by an advocate supervisor to ensure the guiding principles of the organization. “To work to provide sc<e. premanent homes for children in foster care quickly as possible." are met. Also featured during the ncreting will be the Barry County Family Netwock program, which trains volunteers to mentor and edvise families who need additional support to tc able to provide their children safe, nurturing homes. Local Barry County establishments will provide desserts and refreshments for the evening. They are Double A Cookie Company. Fall Creek Restaurant. Plumb’s, Cookies ‘n* Cream Dessert Depot. Applebee's and Fclpausch. Delton VFW Post 422 BREAKFAST Sunday, March 5*, 2006 8:00 - TI:OO a.m. Breakfasts will always ba 1st * 3rd Sundays Post Home Stoney Point Road t I - Public Welcome - Reporter E| Wanted: Ml To cover school board, city council, feature stories and some political developments for weekly newspapers based in Hastings. Mich. Must have experience writing. photo skills help­ ful. but not required. Call David T. Young at... (269)792-2189. fax resume, writing samples and dips to 945-5192 or e-mail david@i-adgraphics.com The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 �Page 6 - Thursday. March 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film Worship Together... ...at the church of your choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience. PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Pastor. Steve Olmstead (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; 9unday School I IO a.m_; Sunday Evening Service 600 p.m.; Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 a. m. and 1100 a.m : Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich. 49058 Senior Pastor Rev. Wm Clayton Garrison. Service Times: 900 a_m. and 11OO a.m A b. 00 p.m. (Small groups on I st and 3rd Sunday nights). Wednesday: Christian Education Classes. 7:00 p.m. . WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9:30 a_m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ".Member Church of the World Hide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St). Church Office: (269) 945-3014 The Rev. Fr Charles P McCabe 111. Rector. Mr. F William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 a_m and 10 a.m Children's Chapel and Sunday School al 10 a m Sunday “Mary and Manha Soup Dinners” p m.. March 6. 13. 22.29. Apni 5. 12 in the PunUl House. Uoly and 10 a.m April 10-12. Worship service of •‘Compline” 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday, April 13. Wonhip 7 p.m Good Friday. Eve Saturday. April 15. the Tint service of Easter with the Easter Vigil and Baptisms at 7 p.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 fem.; Sunday School 11:00 am.; E-ening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 fem.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 6.-00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 OO pm. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 a m . Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Phone 269-721-8077 Pastor Patti Harpole Sunday morning worship sen Kt 9:45 a.m. Nuncry provid­ ed. Sunday evening “New Beginnings” starts at 5:15 with meal. 5:30 adult small group, youth group, kids club. 6.30 praise service. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays, al 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Coming in January, exploring spiritual gifts Bible study Church website: countrychapelumc org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Musk; Ryan White. Y.iuth & Family; Dave Wood Sr . Adult Ministries 9:30 am Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a m . Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 700 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Chou practice Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & MiXion/Chiklrrn* Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pa dor Phone 795-9030 Sunday Mass 3:30 p.m. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 a.m ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Rev Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday ». 9: 30 a.m. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-1995 Church Website: www hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Sea Shine Preschool lugpu 3 & 4): af». 12.-M-2J9 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. A Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTH1A INDEPENDENT . ANGLICAN CHURCH '■ 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). < Sunday services each week: 9:15 ‘ a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Convnunkn the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6 00 p m Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rt Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://lrax.to/ andrewmatthias. We are par of the Diocese of the Great Lakes whKh is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North Ascrica and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe, (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the server Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship trainmg. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spint-filled church. Meeting al the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 56 south of Assyria RdNashville. Mich 49073. Sun. Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m.. 6.00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girts ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald An oasis of God's love. "Where Everyone is Someone Special.” For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400 Wn. .hip Sen ices: 8:30 and 11 a.m Sunday School for all ages al 9:45 a m Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL. HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 Nonh M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions" 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan < WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHR’STIAN PARISH 4887 Cua£t Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Suaffer. Wheelchair WELLSTON - James C. Polhemus. age 79. of Wellston, formerly of Middleville, passed away Saturday. February 18. 2006 at West Shore Community Hospital. Manistee. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in WWII and Korea. Mr. Polhemus was bom on September 14, 1926 in Middleville, the son of James R. and Ethel May (Churchill) Polhemus. He was raised in Middleville and attended Thomapple Kellogg schools, graduating in 1944. In school he was on the basketball and football teams. He was married to Artis J. Henning on October 8. 1949 at the Parmelee United Methodist Church. Jim was employed at E.W. Bliss. Hastings, for over 32 years in the Quality Control Department. He was a member of the Middleville Masonic Lodge F&Am 231. 32nd degree Mason, and also tie Saladin Shrine Temple. He was an outdoors enthusiast, with a spe­ cial fondness for hunting, fishing, goose hunting, and playing golf. Military honors were under the auspices of the Middleville American Legion Post No. 140. He was a caring, loving, father, grandfa­ ther. great grandfather and brother, doing kind deeds for his family and friends. He is survived by his daughter. Rachel (Ron) Geysbeek of Comstock Park; a son. Fred (Linda) Polhemus of Petoskey; five grandchildren. Tammy (Stacey) Geik. Scot (Sherri) Geysbeek. Wendy (Dean) Viles. Matt Polhemus and Katie (Matt) Langridge; six great grandchildren. Jordyn and Mitchell Geik. Sydney and Samantha Geysbeek. Killian and Hunter Viles: one sister. Donna Hubbell of Hastings; Sister-in-law. Marcia (Stewart) Sweet and<brother-in-law. Alan (Pat) Henning, both of Middleville; several nieces, nephews and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his wife. Artie Polhemus; parents. James and Ethel Polhemus; and a sister. Ilene Rogers. Funeral services were held Thursday. February 23. 2006 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville. Rev. Kenneth R. Vaught officiating. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Arrangements by the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. 10 am. Sunday School to 11:15 a.m.. Youth activities: call for information. GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH 600 Powell Rd.. Hastings. Sunday School 9 45 a.m Church ServKe 10:45 am- Evening Worship 6 p.m. Prayer meeting • Thur* 7 p.m. Men's breakfast. 1st Sat. of the month. V'MF ladies. 1st Tues, of the month Gar Mono: “7hr Bible. the whole Bible. and nosh­ ing but the Bible" Pvkk Rus Sarver. Pastor 's phone 945-9224 PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Dehon. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 am.; Worship Service 11 am . Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436 9:30 a.m. "This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ (Luke 22:19 NIV). Com­ share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We arc located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 nd <-hnuians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have io be an Episcopalian - just a believer. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd. (Confer of State Rd. and Bollwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Counseling A Vi*itx>on. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and II flO a.m. Kids for Christ. 11 OO am. Worship Se'.'fee only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A s yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements Sunday School for all age* 10:00 am. with adult elective*. Sunday Evening Service and Small Group* 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. 9:30 am. SCAMPS Wednesday Mid-Week. 6:30 p.m.: Adults; Sing N* Share. Pastor's Class. Youth. 6<h-12lh GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hasting*. Phone 269-945-9414. Michael | Anton. Pastor. Thursday, March 2 • 3:45 p.m. Clapper Kids; 5:45 p.m Grace Notes. 7.00 p.m. Adult Choir; 700 p.m Adventurers. Friday. March 3 - Hasting* Woncn'i Club. Sunday. March 5 - 800 A 10:45 am. Holy Communion; 9:30 am. Sunday School Monday. March 6 - 700 p.m.. Brothers of Grace; 700 p.m Women of Faith. Tuesday. March 7 - I OO p.m. Overeaten Anony­ mous; 6:45 p.m. Fhe Way. Wednesday. March 8 - 10 am. Wbrdwauhers; 6 p.m. Supper. 7 p.m. Evening Prayer. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hasting*. Mich. 49058 (269) 945-5463. Rev Dr Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Service* - 900 am. Traditional Worship Services; 10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour. 10:10 am. Sunday School - Preschool through Adult. 11.20 am. Contemporary Worship Senice*; IO0 p.m. Annual Meeting; 6:15 p.m. Youth Super Bowl Party at the Baptist Church! Nursery care is provided for both *enice*. and during Sunday School' Visit us online at hjMing5preshytcn#n blof MXX llixn PLAINWELL - Rosezella Elizabeth Sommerville. of Plainwell, passed away at home on February 23. 2006. after several lin­ gering illnesses. She was preceded in death by her husband. Lee Sommerville. in 1975. Mrs. Sommerville is survived by a daugh­ ter and son-in-law. Billie and Jim Smith; granddaughters. Kelly West. Lisa Laubach. and Jamie Smith; a grandson. Michael Newland; great grandchildren. Amanda. Katelyn. Brandon. Chase. Zoe. Macey, and twins. Mavrick and Mayce; several nieces and nephews. Rosezella was the owner of Sommerville C ampground and boat livery for many years, until her health declined. She attended Prairieville Bible Church, and was very fond of Pastor Blair. Rosezella enjoyed long rides, fishing, hunting, and crocheting. She traveled exten­ sively by Greyhound bus. Rosezella was an avid lover of animals and birds. Funeral services were conducted Monday. February 27, 2006, with Pastor Bernard Blair, officiating. Interment Prairieville Cemetery Memorial contributions to Prairieville Bible Church will be appreciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. ... ...k.hi .a Chris E. Mast 4 yrs. thro 5th grade Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hatting*. Ml 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574 Fax (269) 945-1961 Office hour* arc Monday-Thursday 900 a.m-Noon and 1:00-300 p.m. Friday 900 am.-Noon. Sunday morning worship houn: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshment*. IIOO Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II am. Chancel Choir rehearsal i* Wednesday* at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearse* on Thursday* at 6:30 p.m. DELTON - With priorities of faith, family and farming. Ott Trantham went to his eternal reward Friday evening. Ott was bom. Othnel Trantham on August 17. 1912, in Joe. N.C.. the son of Wylie Lane and Willie Lee (Askew) Trantham. In 1935, Ott started working for Fuller Manufacturing as a machinist, and retired in 1973 from Eaton Manufacturing, due to health concerns. On October 4, 1939. he married Ellen I. Lantz, and she preceded him in death on May 9. 1992. Ott was a founding member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Delton, and his presence was always noticed and appreciat­ ed. He will be remembered for his smile, his sense of humor, his stories, and his love of hard and dirty work. He is survived by a daughter, Margaret Sweetiand of Lansing; sons. Joseph (Lolita) Trantham of Boulder. CO. Gene (Kay) Trantham of Delton. Lavcm (Christine Sonicksen) Trantham of Delton, and Wendell (Nancy) Trantham of Delton; a sister. Grace (Jim) Brown of Horseshoe. NC; longtime faithful friends and caregivers. Faye and Alan Ruthniff of Delton; 13 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren; several step grandchil­ dren; step great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Ott was also preceded in death b* his par­ rots; brothers, Vernon and Fred; and a sister. Mildred Pond. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Wtdnesday. March 1. 2006. at St. Ambrose Catholic Church. Delton. Interment to folicw in Brush Ridge Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Casa Ampvo. (an orphanage for abandoned girls) Reynose. Mexico, in care of St. Ambrose Catholic Church will be appreciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home, Delton. I ! | ! i HASTINGS - Chris E. Mast, age 41. of Hastings, passed away unexpectedly Friday. February 24. 2006. Chris was bom May 19. 1964 in Kalamazoo, the son of Charles E. and Mary L. (Hirsch) Mast. A 1982 graduate of Delton Kellogg. Chris was a champion wTestler, an All American at California State University in Fresno. CA and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. Chris enjoyed hunting and fishing, he was an avid golfer, and a member of Delton Moose Lodge, but most of all he loved his family and friends. He is survived by his father. Charles of Richland; his mother. Mary of Kalamazoo; brothers. Charles “Chip" (Crystal) Mast of Vicksburg. Chad (Sara) Mast of Delton, Dave (Elvira) LeRoy of Paw Paw. several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. A graveside service was conducted at Brush Ridge Cemetery. Tuesday. February 28. 2006. Pastor Jim McKelvey officiating. The funeral procession departed from Williams-Gores Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Delton Kellogg High School Athletic Programs will be appreciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Banner CLASSIFIEDS ; I CALL... 945-9554 HASTINGS - Raymond E. Lancaster, age 77. of Hastings, died on Sunday. February 26. 2006 at Hastings Tendercare. He was bom May 4. 1928 in Hastings, the son of Ray G. and Jessie (Wilkins) Lancaster. Ray attended Hastings schools and later received his GED. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1952 until his honorable dis­ charge in 1954. Ray worked for the former Kroger store in Hastings, and took over the family sand and gravel business which he ran for several years. He opened fhe West Side Bait and Tackle Shop in Hastings in 1954 and retired from there in 1969. Ray was an avid fisherman and hunter. He also spent countless hours gold hunting, metal detecting. He also enjoyed going tu the casinos. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife. Eldiene (Neeb) Lancaster and son. Raymond E. Lancaster Jr. Surviving are his children. Steven Lancaster of Delton. Phillip (Cynthia) Lancaster of Hastings. Kathleen (Victor) Woudstra of Elk Hart. Indiana; seven grand­ children; five stepchildren; 13 step grandchil­ dren; sister. Dortha Black of Hastings. No services will be held, burial will be at Fuller Cemetery. Memorials can be made to charity of one's choice. (Leave a memory at www. girrbachfuneralhome.net) Arrangements art by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. HASTINGS - Ctrl R. Mcllvain. age 80. of Hastings, died Saturday. February 25,2006 at his residence. Mr. Mcllvain was bom on January 4, 1926 in Grand Rapids, the sot of William and Sylvia (Johnson) Mcllvain. The family came to Barry County in 1932 from Muskegon. Carl attended Barry County rural schools and graduated from Hastings High School. He served as an infantryman in the U.S. Army from April 18. 1944 until his honorable discharge January’ 13. 1946. He was married to Betty E. Rose on June 15. 1947. Carl was engaged in farming all his work­ ing life. Carl was a life member of the Michigan Farmers Union. He served the union as president for 16 years, traveled extensively, speaking and lebbying for the union for many years. He was a member of the Michigan Fanners Hall of Fame. He enjoyed gardening, read­ ing. fishing, trapping, hunting, taking walks in the woods, writing poems. He belonged to Pheasants Forever and had a pheasant hunt­ ing preserve on his farm. Mr. Mcllvain is survived by his wife. Betty; daughter. Linda (James) Bauchman of Hastings; sons, Lance (Pat) Mcllvain of Hastings and Michael (Carol) Mcllvain of Minnesota; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; loving canine companion. Blue; and a host of friends. Preceding him in death were parents; brothers. Warren and John Mcllvain. Respecting his wishes no services will be held. A Celebration of Life Memorial Gathering was held Wednesday. March I. 2006 at the Wren Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome.com). �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 2. 2006 - Page 7 Lenten season continues for area churches MIDDLEVILLE - Herman F. McLachlan, age 81. of Middleville, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, February 25. 2006. Herman was bom on November 7, 1924 at Evart, the son of Dan Vv. and Laura T. (Elder) McLachlan. He was raised in Evan and attended Alexander Country, Evart High School, grad­ uating in 1944. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army, during the World War II. serving time in Okinawa. He was married to Verda J. Stein on October 22. 1947 at Evart. He farmed before moving to Caledonia in 1952 where they lived until moving to Middleville at their present home in 2001. Herman was employed at Reynolds Metal Co. in Grand Rapids for 33 years, retiring in August 1986. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and spend­ ing time with grandchildren and great grand­ children. He enjoyed being involved with all their activities. Military honors were under the auspices of the Middleville American Legion Post No. 140. He was a member of the Middleville Christian Reformed Church ’<Ie was a kind, gentle person and a friend to all. He will be sorely missed. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years. Verda J. McLachlan; two daughters. Nancy J. (Michael) Rozell of Middleville. Laura M. (ClifjSage of Middleville; five grandchildren. Dennis (Kerri) Rozell. Lauric (Rodney) Beggs. Rebecca (Mike) Buxton. Amanda Bowyer and Ryan Bowyer; three great grandchildren, Kody and Allisha Beggs, lyior Buxton; many nieces, nephews and a host of friends; brothers and sisters. Evelyn (Jack) Antrup of Evart, John W. (Joanne) McLachlan of Reed City, Katherine (Larry) Lauletta of Hushing. Gerald McLachlan of Lake City. Marjorie Pratt of Fenton. Velma (Glenn) Wirth of Hersey. Loren (Dorothy) McLachlan of Swartz Creek; brothers-in-law. Donald. Bill, and Clinton Stein. He was preceded in death by his parents. Dan and Laura McLachlan; brothers. Dale and Donald McLachlan; and sister. Donna McKinstry. Joe Stein and Homer and Mildred Stein. Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville. Rev. Thomas J. DeVries officiat­ ing. Interment Chapel Hi!) Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice or Holland Home or Middleville Christian P.erormed Church. Arrangements by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The observation of the penitential season of Lent began in churches in this area on Ash Wednesday. March 1. Local congregations will prepare in various wayr leading up to the celebration of Easter on April 16. Woodgrove Parish: Lenten activities at Woodgrove Parish will include a sermon series "From Barrenness to New Life" by Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Secret Prayer Partners and Blessings Tree, a Good Friday Taize Service, outdoor sunrise service (location to be announced), and traditional Easter worship with special music at 10 a.m. in the sanctuary. For more information, call 269-948-2733. Woodgrove Parish is located between Hastings and Lake Odessa on Coals Grove Road. Worship services arc at 10 am., with church school and youtu mission activities from 11:15 a.m. to noon. Orangeville: At St. Francis Episcopal Church. 15850 West 9 Mile Road. Orangeville. Sunday morning services begin at 9:30 a.m. During Lent, the sermons given by the Leverend Barbara Wilson will center on humility. Hastings: Grace Lutheran Church invites you to fel­ lowship and worship on the Wednesdays in Lent. A prepared supper begins at 6:00 and Evening Prayer begins at 7:00 p.m. Worship includes Puppet Praise Ministry, "serving’ the "Fruits of the Spriit" On Wednesday. March 8. the "serving" is "faithfulness." For children through fifth grade, following the puppets, there is a break­ out session, including crafts and refresh­ ments. Grace invites you also to Sunday worship at 8:00 and 10:45 and Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 am. Grace's facilities are located at 239 E. North St. four blocks east of N. Broadway, across from Tendercare Nursing Home. The First Presbyterian Church of Hastings is holding its Ash Wednesday service at 6:30 p.m. March 1 in the church sanctuary. The service will havea contemplative style and those who wish may receive the sign of the cross in ashes on their foreheads at the con­ clusion of the service. Faith United Methodist Church on M-43 Highway in Delton is holding an Ash Wednesday service at 7 p.m. March 1. and it wilt include the imposition of ashes. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 315 W. Center St. will hold a Shrove Tuesday Potluck. Tuesday. February 28, al 5:45 p.m The Lenten season begins with Ash Wednesday Services. March 1. at 7 a.m.. 12 noon, and 7 p.m. "Mary and Martha Soup Dinners" will be held on Wednesdays during Lent at 5:45 Give a memorial that can go on forever Community Foundation activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your Seeber/Owen Tresa Owen and Greg Seeber of Hastings, would like to announce their engagement to be marred on October 4. 2006. The couple plans on having a reception the following weekend at their home. Marriage Jjpenses funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526. ner of Kraft and Johnson. Call 616-891-7910 for more information. Caledonia United Methodist Church al 250 Vine Street has planned a series of sermons by Revered James Hodge during Lent. On Ash Wednesday, March 1 he will speak on “Ash Wednesday." On Sunday. March 5 the title of his sermon is "Presence." On Sunday. March 12. the title of the ser­ mon is "Service." On Sunday. March 19. the title of the ser­ mon is "Prayer." On Sunday. March 26. the title of the ser­ mon is “Gifts." Gun Lake area Ss Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, al 159 131 Avenue has set the Lent and Easter schedule for this year. Call 269-792-3543 for more information. Masses on Ash Wednesday. March 1 will be at noon and 6:30 p.m. Adoration is at 6:15 p.m. Stations of the Cross will be on Fridays in Lent at 7 p.m. with confessions to follow. Meatless soup suppers will be on March 10. March 24 and April 7 at 6:30 p.m. A communal penance service is scheduled for Sunday. April 2 at 4 p.m. On Palm Sunday. April 9 senices arc on Saturday. April 8 with a vigil at 4 p.m. and a Sunday senice at 9:30 a.m. There will be a mass on Wednesday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. Observances on Holy Thursday. April 13 include mass at 6:30 p.m. followed by the transfer of the Holy Eucharist and Adoration from 7:30 p.m. until midnight. On Good Friday. April 14 there will be a meatless lunch at 11 a.m. “His Last Days" fol­ lows at noon. The celebration of the Lord’s passion senices begin at I p.m. with the Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. On Saturday. April 15 the Easter Vigil begins at 8 p.m. The Easter Sunday mass on April 16 is at 9:30 a.m. As J-Ad Graphics has done in the past, the Banner. Reminder and community papers will include on a space available basis a listing of events during this season. This will include Palm Sunday and Easter events. Churches can be included in the catalogue of events by sending a listing that includes the type of event, time, date and location to paincia@j-adgraphics.com. The same information can be sent as a fax message to 945-5192. Please include "Artention Patricia" on the cover sheet. Information can be "snail mailed" to J-Ad Graphics. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. Mi. 49058. Include "Attention Patricia” on the envelope. The deadline each week is Tuesday by noon for the Banner and Thursday by noon for the Reminder and community papers. Churches should include a day time telephone number on the listing. This column will be printed on a space available basis until the Tuesday and Thursday before Easter. Any church tnat would like information about the cost of advertising for any of their events may call J-Ad Graphics at (269) 945­ 9554. JVeivbom babies GIRL, Kara Joy Priddy, bom Feb. 20. 2006 to Joyelle and Gabriel Priddy. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Abigail Rose Beemer, bom at St. Mary’s Hospital on Jan. 31.2006 at 1:25 p.m. to Dan and Ann Beemer of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 7 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY. Oliver Lewis, bom at the Birthing Center in Lansing on Feb. 15. 2006 a» 3:30 a.m. to Gerald and Kelly (Hecker) Gimmerson. Weighing 9 lbs. 8 ozs. GIRL, Ahraeah Cheyenne, bom at Pennock Hospital. W j2Q06 at 3:22 am. to Jason Ogg and Stacie Endsley of Middleville. Weighing 6 lbs. 7 ozs. and 19 inches long. BOY, Logan Chase, bom at Penncxk Hospital on Jan. 25. 2006 at 2:35 am. to Keith D. Krebs II of Hastings and Trisha R. Taylor of Lake Odessa. Weighing 6 lbs. 14 1/2 ozs. and 20 1/2 incites long. GIRL, Haleigh Elizabeth, bom at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 5. 2006 at 8:44 p.m. to Jessica and Tim Grove of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs. 1 oz. and 20 inches long. BOY. Timothy Jay. bom at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 7. 2006 at 12:55 p.m. tc Tami and Jeremy Vandefifer of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 9 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Kelsey Lynn, bom at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 4. 2006 at 8:09 am. to Sandra and Jeremy Collison of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. BOY, Cameron Westin. bom at Pennock Hospital on Feb. 10. 2006 at 2:43 p.m. to Tasha and Gene Rhinehart Jr. of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs. 0 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Morgan LccAnn. bom al Pennock Hospital on Feb. 15. 2006 at 1:18 to Ashley Jackson of Clarksville and Jesse DeWinter of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs. 10 o». BOY, Ashton Ryan, bom at Pennock Hospital Feb. 7, 2006 at 7:33 am. to Ryan and Dana Nichols of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 14 nzs. and 22 1/2 inches long. op BOY, Tyler Keith, bom at Pennock Hospital on Feb. /. 2006 at 11:33 am. to Raneane and Brian Risner of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 4 1/2 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Aubree Makennx bom at I'ennock Hospital on Feb. 15. 2006 a* 303 pm. to Ashley Belson and Tom Rouse of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and 21 inctes io.:g. BOWLING SCORES A gift to the Barry is used to help fund p.m.beginning on March 8. Dinners will also be held on March 15. 22. 29. April 5. and 12 in the Parish House. Lent is a time for spiritu­ al refreshment and the church will be using the book "A Clearing Season" for reflections during the soup dinners. "Holy Week" begins with Palm Sunday. April 9. with services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday of Holy Week(April 10.11,12) the worship service of "Compline" will start at 7 p.m. On Maunday Thursday, April 13. worship begins at 7 p.m. with the proper liturgy and foot washing. Good Friday. April 14. Proper liturgy at 12 noon and 7 p.m. Holy Saturday service is at 10 am... Easter Eve. Saturday. April 15. the first service of Easter with the Easter Vigil and Baptisms at 7 p.m. . Easter Day, April 16. worship services arc at 8 am. and 10 a.m.. All Sunday Services arc at 8 am. and 10 am. Call Father Chuck McCabe at 945-3014 for more information. The annual Lenten luncheon scries in Hastings begins Thursday. March 2 and is being hosted by the First Presbyterian Church this year All interested people are welcome to attend. This scries is sponsored by the Hastings Area Ministerial Association. The scries will be held every Thursday during Lent. The annua) series offers an opportunity for infor­ mal fellowship and worship with area Christians from various denominations. Lunch (for a freewill offering) starts at noon in the church's Lcason Sharpe Fellowship Hall, followed by a brief worship service in the sanctuary. Area pastors will take turns bringing the message each week. The service usually concludes by 1 p.m. to accom­ modate people who have to return to work. Caledonia Spirit of Life Lutheran Church - WELS meets for worship at Cross Creek Charter Academy on the comer of Kalamazoo and 76th Street. The church office is at 9809 Cherry Valley Ave.. Suite . B in Caledonia. Call Pastor Bart Brauer at 616-891-2004 for more information. The church will have Wednesday night Lenten services beginning at 7 p.m. on March 1, 8. 15, 22. 29 and April 5. The Lenten theme is “Show and Tel’ Lent", and each week’s service will include an object lesson on Jesus' suffering and death. Maundy Thursday service will be April 13 at 7 p.m. nnd Good Friday service will be April 14 at 7 p.m. Easter Sunday service will be April 16 at 10 a.m. with a meal following the service. Cherry Valley Presbyterian meeting at the Dunean Lake Middle School will journey through Narnia on Saadays during Lent. Services are at 10:30 am. preceded by a con­ tinental breakfast including Turkish delight at 10 am. On March 5 the sermon is “Created in God’s Image." On March 12 the sermon is “A War not of our Choosing." On March 19 the sermon is "Where we go wrong." On March 26 the sermon is “Our choice and our Destiny." On April 2 the sermon is “A Deep Magic." On April 9 the sermon is “A Deeper Magic." On April 16 the sermon is "The King who lives beyond Death." Duncan Lake Middle School is at the cor­ Jeffrey .Mark Wrubel. Woodland and Rhonda Leona Alexander. Woodland. Michael Edward Benson. Hastings and Stacey Quynn Duron. Hastings. Ryan David Kimmel. Wayland and Tiffany Anne Klinge. Wayland. Kenneth Frank Cams. 111. Hastings and Amber Marie Primm. Hastings. Woodrow Nelson. Jr.. Little Egg Harbor. NJ and Debra Kac Jeffery. Middleville. Robert Glen Ramsey. Middleville and Juliann Lobbczoo. Middleville. Tuesday Trios Coleman Agency 59-41; Quality Roofing 59-41. Trouble 59-41. CB’s 52.5-47.5; All in the Family 50.5-49.5; Git-R-Donc Gals 46.5­ 53.5; 3 Lucky Ladies 45-55; Big Boy 44-56; Critters 44-56; Superette Gals 40.5-59.5. High Games and Series - A. Norton 139; T. franklin 165; J. Rice 184; O. Gillons 152; T. Thompson 170; B. Wilder 110; T. Heinrich 155; S. Lancaster 190; S. Vandenburg 212­ 535; C. Mack 160; T. Daniels 175; J. Hurless 166; C. Gales 118. S. Snider 125. L Rorye 161; P. Hobert 156: M. Gross 146; D. Harding 193-541; M. Sears 167; R. Brummel 203; P. Ramey 201; D. James 180; S. Smith 142; A. Keillor 137; M. Kill 183; K. Carpenter 159; L. Potter 181. Sunday Night Mixed Bounty Hunters 56 1/2; 4 Horsemen 56 1/2; Happy 4's 55 1/2; Thunder Alley 55; CW's Repair 51; Sandbaggers 48; XXX Bowlers 46; Gutter Dusters 43: Funky Bowlers 42 1/2; Wolverines 39; 12 ozs. at a Time 38; Robbers 38; Pin Chasers 37. Women’s Good Games and Series - M Heath 228-548; E Hammontree 205-539; C. Shellenbarger 189-517; M. Kirchen 177-511; L. Rentz 161-440; K. Farlee ’54-416; K. Jenkins 156-411; J. Ingram 199; G. Ginrich 167. Men’s Good Games and Series - A. Jenkins 232-641; C. Alexander 233-618; B. Falconer 227-610; M. Ulrich 245-582; M Kuhlman 235-563; J. Smith 195-547; M. Kidder 182-529; A. Robins 180-504; S Farlee 181-489; J. Mroz 234; B. Allen 211; M. Eaton 208; K. Hammontree 200; E. Bartlett 199; B. Ingram 193; C. Taylor 192; J. Shoebridge 188; J. LaFrate 180; P. Ayers 178. N. Robbe 170. Friday Night Mixed Renegades 63; Budweiser 61 1/2; All But One 59 1/2: Ten Pins 55 1/2; 9-in-a-Wiggle 53 1/2; Just Cuz 52 1/2; Get-R-Done 51 172: 4 Fools 50 1/2; Heads Out 50; Sanborns and Shirlee 49. Mercy 49; Whatever 45 1/2; Just Here to Bowl 45 1/2; Brushworks 44 1/2; We’re a Mess 44 1/2; Winter Golfers 40; M&M Westbrook Trucking 39 1/2; Oldies But Goodies 37. Women’s Good Games and Series - S. Vandenburg 225-594; D. Pennington 205­ 564; K. Becker 203-562; D. Bartimus 192­ 530; N. Clow 213-522; L. Barnum 181-518; D. Ransom 159-431; B. Mesecar 166-415; M. Vanicr 125-371; J. Madden 190; R. Lydy 186; G. Otis 182; M. Vandenberg 176; T. Bush 174; S. Vandenberg 173. Men's Good Games and Series - K. Phenix 223-623; DJ James 247-613; L Porter 232-606; S. Kill 213-597; B. West 202-546; R. Lancaster 185-513; D Franklin 198-504; B. Dennison 159-442; S. Sanborn 268; M. McKee 244; B. Bowman 235; J. Barnum 230; T. Clow 212; G. Mesecar 206; J. Smith 205. A. Rhodes 199; K. Hammontree 196; B. Madden 189; A. Maitland 188; D Tinkler 174; M. Lydy 171; K. Andrus 143. Wednesday P.M. At Home Real Estate 67; Hair Care Center 65 1/2; Eye and Ent 53; Railroad Street Mill 52; Mace Pharmacy 51;Seebers 48; Shamrock 45 1/2. Women's Good Games and Series - J. Rice 174-483; N. Boniface 170-475; L. Friend 125-335; J. Oms 115-315; S. Merrill 188; D. Seeber 179; Y Cheeseman 177; G. Otis 176; J. Doster 162; D. Bums 152. Senior Citizens Nash’s Harem 64-36; Friends 63-37; #1 SEnior 58.5-41.5; Wieland’s 56.5-43.5; 4 B’s 53-47; King Pins 52-48; Ward’s Friends 50.5­ 49.5; M&M’s 46.5-33.5; Pin Pals 45.5-54.5; Sun Risers 45-55; Butterfingers 43-53; Kuempel 42.5-53.5; BAT's 41.5-58.5; Early Risers 34.5-65.5. Good Games and Series Ladies - J. Allen 138; Y. Markley 177; C. Stuart 168-470. Y. Cheeseman 188-487; J. Gasper 203-473; G. Denny 157; E. Dunham 175-462; E. Moore 156. Good Games and Series Men - L. Markley 163; R. Adgate 184-462; R. Nash 169-463; R. Hart 172; D. Kiersey 170-497; R. Robbins 190-502; P. Scobey 223-580. L. Brandt 199-576; M. Schondelmayer 175-488; E. Count 199-501; G Waggoner 190-504; B. Akers 228-583; M. Saldivar 186-512: W. Mallekoote 185. Mixercttes Kent Oil 62; Trumble Agency 59; Dewey ’s Auto Body 58; N.B.T. 58; Dean’s Dolls 49; Sassy Babes 48.5; Hallifax Services 48; Hinkle's Body Shop 46.5; Girrbach's 43. High Games and Series - S. Vandenberg 248-575; S. Macintosh 221; J. Alfien I SO­ SOS; S. Dunham 164; K Fowler 204; J. Doster 152-398; W. Barke: 161; B. Hathaway 170; V. Carr 227-591; S. Nash 155; M. Powers 131-336; T. Christopher 191-501; L. Elliston 192-537. Tuesday Mixed TVCCU 29-11; Hastings City Bank 28-12; Consumers Concrete 21-19; J-Ad Graphics 20-20; Walker. Huke, Sheldon 18-22; Hastings Bowl 16 1/2-231/2; Yankee Zephyr 14 1/2-25 1/2; Woodland Machine 13-27. Mens High Game and Series - S. Hausc 207-536; M. Christiansen 203; D. Risher 211; N. Blakely 201; T. Graham 175; D. Walden 176; R. O’Keefe 235; D Blakely 212; C. Simpson 213. Womens High Game and Series - M. Westbrook 193-510; A. Walden 165; V. Scobey 155-400. �Page 8 - Thursday. March 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner .flnnie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar World Day of Prayer services for Ionia County arc to be held at Ionia's Zion United Methodist Church al 1:30 p.m. Friday. March 3 Church Women United are in charge of the program. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday. March 9. at the Freight House. The speaker will be Rev. Robert Clinton, with a travelogue of the Holy Land. Guests and visitors are always wel­ come. The society has had two months of increased open hours for the Depot complex. Saturday. Feb. 25. and Sunday. Feb. 26, were open times for visitors and for repeal shop­ pers who wanted to patronize the gift shop. Il is the bargain place for Schechters' pickles and relishes. The society has received a major gift, an oversize flag for the high flag pole from the VFW Auxiliary. Also next week, the Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday. March 11. The speaker will be Sue Messer, with tier story of her ancestor Samuel Shade, who was at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The quilt show sponsored by the Genealogical Society was very successful. The quilts remained on exhibit for guests at a dinner held by the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society and for visitors at the monthly open house. Genealogical members were on hand at each of the open house hours held by LOANS. plus the first Wednesday night of the month, from 3 to 7. The Women's Fellowship of First Congregational Church will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday. March 8. Hostesses will be Joann Bost and Pat Lake. The speaker will be Pamela Swiler. with her topic "Creating Cards." Mrs. Alice Hoffs, widow of Dr. M. A. Huffs observed her 104th birth anniversary last week. She is a resident of Friendship Village on Drake Road. Kalamazoo. Dr. A. L. VanZyl is her nephew. Close members of the Hoffs family arc Al Klein.. Marian Klein and kin of the next generation. The Lansing State Journal had an obituary for Howard Gostncll of Lansing, who died Feb. 20 at age 83. He was a brother of Elmer (Eulah) Gostnell of Lake Odessa. Bom in Alberta. Canada, he was a veteran of World War II. a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, a member of the Presbyterian Church in Holt, union member and Civil Air Patrol member. He had married in 1945 and had sons Dale and Martin. He was also survived by nieces and nepiicws it: Michigan rnd Canada. The Church of the Nazarene on Washington Boulevard has been sold to an educator couple who plan to hold a child care/development program there. The build­ ing is very new and has air conditioning. It abuts the grounds of West Elementary School. An Ionia publication lists the sate of the Goodrich House to Dawn Brearly. The house was home to four generations of the Beardsley fami y in the last 40 years, first Rev. Vernon Beardsley and wife, then daugh­ ter Evelyn and husband Clayton Goodrich. Then it was the home of their grandson. Vernon Dumond. wife Cindy and their two young sons, who purchased Ute David Smith house on lower Sixth Avenue. Before the pas­ tor had the house, it was home to Rev. Roy and Rev. Opal Houghton, and before that a Mrs. Aldrich. Michael and luiura Steele of Clarksville Road have announced the birth of twin girls Feb. 17. The new girls arc named Aubrey Elizabeth and Katelyn Marie. The Ionia County Road Commission, with funding provided from outside sources, made big improvements last year to Greenview r oint on Kimball Road cast of Lyons. This is Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur, M.D. 1OO5 West Green Street Hustings. Michigan 49058 Telephone 269 945 24 19 • . Internal Medicine HYPERTHYROIDISM (HIGH THYROID) I'm being tested for hyperthyroidism. What kind of things will I need to consider if I have it? Hyperthyroidism treatment plans are a little more involved that hypothyroidism (low thyroid). With low thyroid, you simply need to replace the missing chemical in your body to get things going again. With hyperthyroidism, you need to slow something down that is already working to fast. The thyroid controls the speed at which things happen (your metabolism) in your body. With high thyroid, your metabolism is accelerated and can cause symptoms such as rapid heart rate, tremors, nervousness and irritability, sweating, fatigue, difficulty sleeping and sudden weight loss. There are a few different reasons why your thyroid may be overactive and the treatment will depend on which one you have but the most common reason is Graves' disease. With this, your immune system inappropriately makes an antibody that then stimulates your thyroid gland to be overactive. In addition to the symptoms listed above, hyperthyroidism if untreated can lead to heart problems such as abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure. Your eyes may become red, swollen, bulge and be sensitive to light. Your vision may also become blurry. Bones will become brittle and weak resulting in fractures. Your doctor has a number of treatment plans available to use and should discuss them with you. The first thing that is usually done is to start a medication that can reduce some of your symptoms immediately. The dose can be adjusted even daily while the rest of the treatment is progressing. One way to slow down the thyroid is to take anti-thyroid pills. Getting the right dose is a little tricky because they kick in very slowly and you will have to take them for years if not indefinitely. The most common treatment is to take radioactive iodine. This is taken by mouth and is absorbed by your thyroid gland where the radiation shrinks down the gland over the next few months. Surgery is the last choice where the surgeon removes most of your thyroid gland. With surgery, and occasionally with radiation, you will need to take thyroid replacement medication indefinitely. Scott Brasseur. MD is certified by the American Board of Infernal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center al Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. a real beauty spot, now restored to its former glory. Now more improvements to be made include a 100-foot stairway and viewing plat­ forms. picnic tables, grills, benches and rest­ rooms. Most of the work will be done by vol­ unteers and most of the funding will come from the Michigan DNR. The Grand River makes a big loop at this point. It is a rare spot where the river is so near a county road. The DNR’s portion will be $145,000 and the rest will come from local donations to make the $190,000 Word has been received of the death of Rev. William Ribbens of Blacksburg. Va. The Christian Reformed pastor and wife Clarice, along with several children, lived in Lake Odessa in the early days of the CRC. now called Harvest Community Church. Mrs. Ribbens was a school nurse for Lakewood. The pastor had served in the 95th Infantry Division in World War II and was the chap­ lain of the Association reunions. In 40 years, he served 24 churches, of which Manon and Lake Odessa were those in Michigan. The older children nf the family graduated here. Marjorie Gray is now in Maryland. NancyJager is in New Hampshire. Joyce Campbell is in Guinea. Africa. A son. Bill Jr., and wife are in Belding. Cal and wife are also living in Blacksburg. The funeral service was to be held on Monday this week in Blacksburg. The engagement of Catherine Low and Evan Way has been announced. The bride-tobe is daughter of Arthur and Laura Low of Wyoming MI. Evan's mother. Jilaine. resides in Lake Odessa. His father is at Mulliken. Evan is a Lakewood graduate and is now attending Grand Rapids Community College. The Hubbardston Post fl82 of the American Legion was host for the 8th District members and auxiliaries with a dinner meet­ ing. at which awards were given to members from any of the 17 posts represented who had been members longer than. 60 years. Three such men from Carson City were honored. A year ago a Tecumseh member was elected national commander from his Brighton post. He and others from that area attended the Hubbardston event He was most complimen­ tary about the meal, the setting and the post’s accomplishments. The clubhouse has big windows overlooking Fish Creek pond and he commented an the beauty of their hillt ‘} loca­ tion and the view; He said it was a rare jewel he never knew existed. Did he mean the post home or did he mean he had never heard of Hubbardston? This post began in the former GAR Ha:: and stayed for many years until they purchased the Langdon mansion on a high point of land above the business district. Hubbardston also has a Sons of the Legion group. Thanks to you... 426 Girls ages 5­ 17 were able to participate in a variety of Girl Scout activities. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Horrors for hair Dear Annie: I'm 19 and have been dating ■JcfF for a cuupi? of weeks, and I’m very happy with the way the relationship is going. Jeff is caring, smart and funny. I want him to meet my parents, but I've never brought a guy home, not even the boys who picked me up for dates in high school. They'd just honk the hom outside. I'm afraid rny parents will take one look at Jeff and not take him seriously. You sec. he has long hair and a goatee. He knows I don't like his hair or goatee, but I don't think it's my place to make hir.i change. I'm sure my parents would like Jeff if they got to know him. but their first impression may make that difficult. Is it too shallow of me to ask Jeff to shave and cut his hair before he meets my parents? - Indiana Girl Dear Indiana: Well, there's no harm in ask­ ing, but it is unfair to demand that he be someone else for the night. You might be surprised to learn that your parents also want to make a good impression on the young man their daughter likes enough to invite home. You can give your parents a heads-up by describing Jeff to them, but they still may be a lit put off by his appearance, so make sure the visit is long enough to allov. them to get to know the person ►•■-hind the goatee. Move in with Mom? Dear Annie: My widowed 72-year-old mother lost her sister last year, leaving me and my sister. "Stella." as her only surviving family. Mom doesn't have many friends. My aunt was her closest companion. Stella is married and has one so-.i. white I am in my 40s and single. Stella fas been pres­ suring me to move in with Mom. Although my mother says she doesn't want me to live with her. I suspect she wouldn't mind the company. As h is. 1 talk td her or the phone seve.u times a day and see her frequently, taking her shopping, to doctors appointment etc., often rearranging my schedule to Jo so. I have turned down important work assign­ ments to accommodate my mother, and it has affected my career progress. Stella says. "You can't expect me to quit MY job." Stella and I never have had a good rela­ tionship. and I am afraid to confront her. It took me a long time to break free from my family and gain some independence, and now 1 feel like I have to give it up. What should I do? - Depressed in NYC Dear Depressed: Right now. your mother is , capable of living on her own. Call your local Area Agency on Aging, and find out if there are senior programs that provide transporta­ tion. These can include group trips to the gro­ cery store, as well as social events. Your mother should not be so completely depend­ ent on you. If she should become more inca­ pacitated. consider an assisted-living facility. Do not let Stella guilt you into moving in with Mom if you don't wish to. Il isn't neces­ sary. and your resentment actually would make things worse. Move off the med Dear Annie: Five years ago, I could have written the letter from "Clueless in California." My husband also slept 48 hours straight and would go to work on Monday. Eventually, he got a fever and was put into the hospital. After several tests, doctors said he was an "enigma" and sent him home. My husband asked his doctor if it could be his new blood pressure medication, but the doctor said that was unlikely, and he refused to change it. My husband took it upon himself to stop taking the medication, and within two days, he was back to normal. He's now on a different pill and has been fine since. He also changed doctors. -- Janie in Pennsylvania Dear Janie: Several readers suggested that medication could be the problem. While we strongly advise against changing meds on your own. we congratulate your husband for being assertive about his care. Stepfamily values Dear Annie: I am a 33-year-old woman. My husband and I have two daughteis. and he is in the process of gaining physical custody of his 9-year-old son. "Ryan." who has lived with us for the last year. I love this little boy dearly, but he makes life miserable. His mother doesn't see or spend time with Ryan like she should, and constantly makes promises she doesn't keep. In return. Ryan cries, throws tantrums, hits, and treats everyone in the house terribly. Yesterday, it was so bad. my II-year-old daughter threw up. The worst part is my husband is in denial and doesn't sec what his son is doing. Ryan purposely starts fights between my husband and me. saying he knows that his mom and dad will gel back together someday. Ryan has admitted lying to his mother and grandmoth­ er about me and my daughters. When we con­ front him. he phones his mother to tell her how mean we arc and that we pick on aim. Worse, his mother has told Ryan that he does­ n't have to listen to anyone in our family. Am I the only one who sees what's going on? I love Ryan and my husband, but my girls and I cannot handle much more. — Fed Up in the Bay Area Dear Fed Up: Ryan's parents arc divorced, and his mother has rejected him. He gets her artention by throwing tantrums, crying and claiming that his evil stepmother treats him terribly. Get the picture? This boy needs structure and discipline, his mother needs to behave like a responsible adult, and his father must sec that the boy's home life is stable, which includes not toler­ ating inappropriate behavior. Ask your doctor to refer you to a family counselor, and also check out the Stepfamily Association of America (saafamilies.org) at 1-800-735­ 0329. Come barging in Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 25 years and have raised two chil­ dren. We live in the same stroll tow n we grew up in. and like most of our friends and neigh­ bors. we usually leave our doors unlocked when wc arc home. The problem is my moth­ er. She regularly drops by unannounced and walks right in. ’ have come upstairs from doing laundry to find Mom standing in our living room, and once my husband and I were having a serious discussion in the kitchen when we suddenly noticed her walking toward us. She drops in at the most inopportune momenis. Mom is a widow but has a large circle of friends and a busy social life. How can I get her to stop dropping by withur t hurting her feelings? - Hiding from Mom Dear Hiding: You can simply ask her. joy­ ing you arc getting older and the sudden shock of seeing her could give you a heart attack. But if you can't bring yoursef to do that, just lock your door. When Mom asks why. tell her that the world isn't as safe as it used to be and from now on. c* cry one who visits will have to knock, sorry. Worn out wife Dear Annie: 1 read the ietter from "Bored in British Columbia." ■..hose 32-year-old wife had three kids in six years, and no interest in sex. Al a weeklong workshop 1 attended, one of the participants said white she was out of town, her hubby was taking care of the kids and the house for the first time. By the end of the workshop, he was calling daily, begging her to cut back to part-time work or even quit because he had no idea how she had been handling everything. "Bored" should send his wife away for a week and see how he feels about sex when she returns. I imagine she'll return ready to rumble and he'll be dead on the couch. Kentucky Reader Dear Kentucky: We're with you on this one. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edi­ tors ofthe Ann Landers column. Please e­ mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDICATE. INC. �The Hastings banner - Thursday. March 2. 2006 - Page 9 Financial FOCUS < From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. More About Early Post Offices in Barry County Longevity is Key Factor in Long-term Planning By Joyce Weinbrecht • Castleton Township was settled in the early 1830s when Ebenezer Seeley. Lorenzo Mudge Kenyon Mead and Anson Seeley took land in Section No. 32. Now about the post offices of Castleton Township: • Merritt was a post office on Section No. 13. Castleton Township, near the Barry-Eaton County line, beginning on July 22.1851. oper­ ating until June 3. 1868. David W. Smith was the postmaster and the post office was located on his properly. By 1873. though he still owned the proper­ ty and continued to do so until into the 1890s. the post office was no longer in existence. There does not appear to have been a hamlet there, just a post office, probably in his home. Mr. Smith had purchased the original 40 acres in 1844. moving to Barry County from Indiana, coming originally from the State of New York. He later was able to acquire more land, owning 200 acres in 1895. • Barn ville Post Office was the next post office opened on Dec. 22. 1857. A grist mill was built on Highbank Creek and a sawmill wps built, using the water power of the creek, by Solomon M. Allen. This was later owned by Elijah Akfc.ii. Oliver C. Comstock and then to Lathrop and Corsett. MJ. Lathrop came to Castleton Township and Barry ville. from Marshall in 1860. By the mid- 1860s an active village had evolved at the mill sites. There was a hotel, a sash factory, a general for many men of the area. There were railroad ties for the incoming Grand, but they missed Barryville. The post office there was closed on March 7. 1873. There was a number of homes built up around the area. At one time there were over 100 people living in »he village. This, however, declined when the sawmill was shut down. The Barryville Tavem remained for a while. One couki get a good meal and some brisk conversation there. The church, with its ceme­ tery. still remains in 1998. • Thomapple Lake Station was opened after the Grand River Valley Railroad, later leased and operated by Michigan Central came through along the southern border of Thomapple Lake. The railroad established a small station and post office there soon after the railroad arrived to accommodate the guests of Cole’s Landing where there was a resort hotel established in 1866 by Louis P. Cole of Ohio. Louia P. Cole was the postmaster there. It was closed in 1875 and joined with the Morgan post office. • Meadville P'-rt Office was opened in 1867 following the arrival of the railroad. Minor Mead was the first postmaster. A vil­ lage was platted at the spot on Section 29 in a land where the name Mead predominated. It was consolidated with Morgan Post Office on Dec. 16. 1878. • Sheridan, later Morgan, just cast of Cole’s Landing, and west of Meadville, applied for a post office soon after the railroad came through the area. The hamlet of Sheridan began in 1866 when EE Cook built a sawmill there in 1866 at the point where Highbank Creek enters Thomapple Lake. There was a store built there in 1869, which was owned by Horance Hall in 1873. The Michigan Central Railroad built a sta­ tion there in 1878. but when an application for a post office was entered it was denied under the name Sheridan, as there was already a Sheridan post office in Michigan. On Dec. 18, 1878 the hamlet received a post office under the name of Morgan, per­ haps for John Morgan who owned the 80 acres immediately to the west of the station. It was quite a busy place. In addition to the general store, there was a blacksmith, the sawmill, a physician, a brick maker, and a grist mill. The post office was in operation until Sept. 15, 1933. There is still a settlement there, though the railroad has been gone since 1983. There still is a general store and meat market there in 1998. • Coats Grove Post Office was first opened on Sept. 29. 1879 and was on the Woodland side of the hamlet. Coals Grove is located at he comer where the four townships. Woodland. Hastings. Carlton and Castleton come together. George W. Coats was the first postmaster, lending his name to the post office. The mail was delivered by a team of horses, was sorted and the mail for Woodland was sent on its way. When the Chicago, Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad arrived in 1889. Coats Gone grew. A general store was opened on the Castleton Comer of the village and the post office became part of the store. The mail came into Coats Grove at this time, on the train twice each day. There w as a set of pigeon holes in a desk at the back of the store w here the people could come to get their mail. This post office was closed in 1916 when Rural Free Delivery from Hastings took its place. Fred W. Smith was the postmaster until it closed. Coals Grove had a church on this comer (1998). the school was on the Castleton cor­ ner. the building is still standing. There was the C.K.&S. Depot, the Smith Bros. Elevator, a stockyard and a sawmill. • Nashville, Castleton Township, was first platted in 1865 by George Gregg and his son. Robert B. Gregg when the Grand River Valley Railroad (later to become the Michigan Central) was projected and a preliminary sur­ vey was made. The first train came through in January. 1869. The post office was opened on June 29. 1866. Dr. John H. Palmer was the first post­ master and operated the post office exit of his home. Mail came to Nashville by stage, from Battle Creek three times weekly until the rail­ road carried the mail to the village. The village was named for Gardadus Nash who only lived there during the time when railroad was being built. He was a civil engi­ neer for the Grand River Valley Railroad. He was pleased when the village was named for him when it was incorporated on March 26. 1869. Prior to the coming of the railroad and the incorporation of the village there had existed a sawmill erected about 1855 by Charles Hanchett and his brother Hiram Hanchctt. Other early settlers of the area included Henry Feighner, Solomon and William Henry and George B. Gregg. The village prospered and grew as the rail­ road arrived there, and by 1869 there were many businesses operating there. A school was built, a newspaper was started and there was a blacksmith shop along with the mills. There is still a post office in Nashville in 1998. housed in the building on Main Street which was dedicated in 1966. a century after the first post office was opened. The village of Nashville is located on the Barry-Eaton County line and spills over into Maple Grove Township on its south side. • Hastings Post Office was established on April 29. 1839 with Willard Hayes as the first postmaster. Rural Free Delivery arrived in 1901 and the post office became a very busy place. The City of Hastings has been the County Seat since 1841. incorporated as a village in 1855 and incorporated as a city on March II. 1871. The next post office established in Hastings Township was the one at Quimby Station, Hastings Township. Harold L. Quimby came to the area in 1870 from Grand Rapids. He built a sawmill and kiln on the Thomapple River on Section No. 26. Hastings Township. Quimby moved in pre-cut homes for his workers, opened a general store and established the post office, making his brother. George Quimby, the first post­ master. Harold L. Quimby never lived in Quimby, but commuted by train from his home in Grand Rapids. When Rural Free Delivery came to Quimby in 1904, Henry Castlclcin was the postmaster. George Scott was the rural mail carrier. Flora Cruso, home­ maker. and a topnotch driver of horse and carriage, was the substitute mail carrier for George Scott, fighting snow drifts in the winter, repairing broken harness and making sure that the mail when through. The post office remained open until Sept. 30. 1932. • Cedar Creek. Hope Township, had a United States post office established on Feb. 27. 1850 with Isaac LaGrange as the first postmaster. The first mail carrier in the township was William Campbell, who earned the mail once a week, on foot from Yorkville to Cedar Creek. Later Mrs. Frank Lara bee and Eli Thomas carried the mail for man) years between Cedar Creek and Hastings. Cedar Creek was founded because of the water power of Cedar Creek was seen as a potential for a mill site. Isaac LaGrange bought 40 acres for $50 on the stream and built a sawmill in 1850. The dam was built by manpower with the men of the surround ingarea haul­ ing the dirt for this dam in wheelbar­ rows. It was latter widened into a road wide enough for a team to pass over. In 1863. Simson McCaffery and Philander Clark built a grist mill, which was the only grist mill for miles and did an active business. Grinding of flour at this mill continued until 1932. The mill continue to grind animal feed until 1956. when it was sold to Forrest Stamm and the mill no longer operated. During 1879 and 1880. there was a water power shortage predicted and Dr. H.P. Peckham built a three story building to be used to house a steam grist mill. However, the water power did not fail and the large build­ ing was never used for a mill, but did serve the communit) «s a playhouse, a None of us can predict how long we'll live. And yet. as you chart your long-term finan­ cial goals, you’ll at least want to think about longevity - because it’s a key factor in devel­ oping appropriate savings, investment and retirement strategies. For starters, make an educated guess about how long you might reasonably expect to live, taking into account your own healthrelated characteristics and your family's health histories. You might also want to con­ sult with an actuarial table. You might be surprised at the results. With advances in medicine and greater awareness of healthy lifestyles, we arc living longer than ever before. In fact, half of the 65-year-olds alive today will likely live beyond age 83, according to the Centers for Disease Control. In short, you may need to plan on spending STOCKS rne following pnees are from the close of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT4T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Cop Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Dow Chemical Co. Exxon Mobil Family Dollar Stores First Financial Bancorp Ford Motor Co. General Motors M. Bus. Machine CPenney Co. Johnson A Johnson Kellogg Co McDonald s Corp. 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March 14. 2006. The tentative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real property and personal property for 2006 are as follows: .Agricultural 55.99%0.8930 Commercial. 49.94%1.0217 Industrial... 77.17%0.6479 Residential48.00%1.0417 Personal50.00% 1.0000 Jim Brown. Supervisor Hastings Charter Township 269-948-9690 Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the township clerk at least seven (7) days in advance of the hearing. This notice posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act) MCLA41.72a(2)(3) and with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). • Prairieville Township • Board of Review MEETING SCHEDULE The Prairieville Township Board of Review 2006 will be held at the Township Hall at 10115 S. Norris Rd.. Delton. Mich. 49046 on the following dates: Tuesday. March 7 Organizational meeting 9:00am Monday. March 13 Appeals Hearing 9:00am-12pm & 2pm-5pm Friday. March 17 Appeals Hearing 9:00am-12pm & 6pm-9pm Friday. March 24 Appeals Hearing 9:00am-12pm & 6pm-9pm Please call 269-623-2664 for appeals appointment or written protest may be sent to address above and shall be received by March 23,2006. The Board of Review will meet as many more day’s as deemed necessary to hear appeals and equalize the 2006 assessments. Tentative ratios and estimated multipliers for each class of real and personal property for 2006 are as such: AGRICULTURAL49.61% — COMMERCIAL. .48.63% INDUSTRIAL... .4934% .4727% RESIDENTIAL. PERSONAL .50.00% ...»1.0079 1.0282 -.1.0134 .1.0578 .1.0000 Mike Herzog. Supervisor Prairieville Township Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the township clerk at least seven (7) days in advance of hearing. This notice posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meeting Act) MCLA41.72a (2) (3) and with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). _ THE JOHNSTOWN TWP. BOARD OF REVIEW will meet the following dates & times Organizational Meeting - Tuesday, March 7,2006 at 7:00PM First Board of Review Meeting - Monday, March 13, 2006 9AM to Noon & 1PM to 4PM Second Board of Review Meeting - Thursday, March 16, 2006 Noon to 4PM and 5PM to 9PM Appointments are required and letter appeals are accepted prior to adjournment. The tentative factor is 1.00 for all classes of property. NOTE: Statutory publication has been placed in the Battle Creek Enquirer for three successive issues. WOODLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW Woodland Township Board of Review will meet at the Woodland Township Hall. 156 S. Main St.. Woodland. Michigan on March 7. 2006 to receive and review the assessment roll. Public meetings to hear assessment appeals will be held Monday. March 13. 2006, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Tuesday. March 14.2006 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Appointments are not necessary but will be taken and given preference. For appoint­ ments call 269-367-4214 (home) or 269-367-4915 (office). Answering machine mas­ sages returned ASAP. The tenative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real property for 2005 are as follows: Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residential Ratio 49.78 51.58 44.96 45.80 Multiplier 1.0044 0.9694 1.1121 1.0917 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBI. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OU OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Keibe Carr, a sin­ gle woman, to Crttfinanoal. Inc . mortgagee, dated September 11. 2003 and recorded September 16 2003 in Instrument Number 1113385. Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage tne sum of One Hundred Six Thousand One Hundred Ninety and 46/100 Dollars ($106,190 46) including interest at the rate d 8 43% per annum Under the power of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public v< ndue at the Barry County Courthous in Hast-ngs in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on March 23. 2006 The premises are located in the Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as:Parcel A: Beginning at a point on the North and South one-quarte- hne o Section 13. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, distant North 00 degrees, 13 minutes 32 seconds East 1.148.07 feet from the South one-quarter post of Section 13. thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 375.00 feet from the Point of Beginning of this escnption: thence South 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds West 220.00 feel: thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 396.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds East 220.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 36 min­ utes 38 seconds West 96 feet o the Place of Beginning Prairieville Township. Barry County. Michigan Together with an easement for ingress and ogress over the North 66 feet of the West 375 feet of the following described property; Beginning at a pomt on the North and Soul onequarter line of Section 13. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, distant North 00 degrees. 13 minutes 32 sec­ onds East 659.07 feet from the South one-quarter post of Section 13; thence continuing North 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds East 489 00 feet along sid North and South one-quarter hne; thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 375.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds West 220.00 feel: thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 396 00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 13minutes 32 seconds East 220.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 36 min­ utes 38 seconds East 120 00 feet thence South 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds West 489 00 feel; thence North 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds West 891 00 feet to the Place of Beginning, object to an easement for ingress and egress over the North 66 feet of the West 375 feet thereof. Prairieville Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period sh’JI be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is deter­ mined bandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the tale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simuianeous resolution with ths borrower In tna» event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to rhe return of he bid amount tendered at sate. . Dated. retMuary 23.2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Crtifmanciai. Inc. . As Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 201.2913 TTmn NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW Notice is hereby given that the 2006 March Board of Review of thr City of Hastings will convene March 7th and IOth from 9:00 a_m. to 12*00 noon, and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and March 9th from l.*00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The board will meet in the Second Floor Conference Room. City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings, Michigan for the purpose of reviewing, correcting, and equalizing the 2006 Assessment Roll. Taxpayers wishing to appeal the value assigned their property may appeal to the Board of Review in per­ son or by letter. Taxpayers wishing to appear in person, please tele­ phone 945-9350. for an appointment Tentative factors for real pr petty assessments in the City of Hastings will be as follows: COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTAL PERSONAL 7730)110 RATIO FACTOR 51.79 38.12 48.74 49.43 50.00 0.9654 13116 1.0258 1.0115 1.0000 The minutes ol the meeting of t>«> Bany County Board of Commissioners held Febtcxry 28, 2006, are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St.. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. Notice The Hastings City Police Department will be accepting sealed bids on the following vehicles: engine. 4 dr., power locksAvindows, AC CARLTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW Carlton Township Board of Review will meet at the Carlton Township Hall, 85 Welcome Rd., Hastings, Michigan on March 7. 2006. to receive and review the assessment roll. Public meetings to hear assessment appeals will be held Monday. March 13. 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday, March 14, 2006 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The tentative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of Real property for 2006 are as follows: Ratio 49.77 46.06 47.11 49J9 NOTICE 2003 Ford Crown Victoria - 105,898 miles (Tan) 2003 Ford Crown Victoria - 93,776 miles (White) Both vehicles: Police Package Interceptors, V-8 Jackie Timmerman. City Assessor 77300034 THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACTOUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MRJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Fred A. Averill joined by his wife. Laune A. Avert), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. mortggee, dated Jufy 10. 2003 and recorded July 18. 2003 in instrument Number 1108859. Barry County Records There is claimed to be doe on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Thirty­ Eight Thousand Four Hundred Eighl.--One and 95/100 Dollars ($138,481.95) inctomg interest at the rale of 5.50% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some par of them, al public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on March 16. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of th Southwest one-quarter of Sectton 33. Town 2 North. Range 7 West. Maple Grove Township. Barry County, described as; Commencing at the South one-quarter comer of said Section; thence North 89 degrees 57 Minutes 28 Seconds West 1637.99 feet along the Southhne of said Southwest one-quarter; thence North 00 degrees 41 minutes 03 seconds East 729.97 feet along the West line of the East 100 acres of said Southwest one-quarter to the centerline of Butter Road and the Point of Beginning; thence North 00 degrees* 1 minutes 03 seconds East 1291.53 feet along said West line; thence South 78 degrees 04 minutes 65 seconds East 439.81 feet; thence South 05 degrees 07 minutes 10 seconds West 1071.51 feet; thence Westerly 144.52 feet along said (ten­ terline along a 360.0 foot radius curve to the left the chord of which bears South 76 degrees 28 minutes 24 seconds West 143.50 feet; thence South 64 degrees 38 minutes 38 seconds West 233.07 feet along said centerime to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shU be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in whicn case the redemptton period shall be 30 days from the date of the saie TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can recind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simu Itaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, /our damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate. Dated February 16. 2006 ORLANSASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.. As Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 365.0010 JLM mocM Grand Raptos. Ml 45303-2306 CITY OF HASTINGS Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residential Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Supervisor 7 days prior to the meeting by writing or calling Dave Bursley, 156 S. Main. Woodland. Michigan 48897. 269-367-4915 (office) or 269-367-4214 (home). NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE "This Notice Is an effort to collect a debt All information received will be used for such purposes." DEFAULT having been made m the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by JEFFREY COUR­ TRIGHT. a single man, to Elizabeth Courtnght. a single woman, dated September 1, 2003. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan on October 22. 2003. in Instrument No. 1116125. and mortgage interest subsequently assigned to GREG McKEE. by Instrument dated February 15. 2006, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan on February 16. 2006, in Instrument No. 110267, on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale of this notice, for principal and interest, tho sum of Twenty Two Thousand Seven Hundred Sixteen and 50/100ths Dollars ($22,716.50). plus Two and 33/100ths Dollars ($2.33) per diem from March 1. 2006. and no proceedings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the powar of sale contained in said Mortgage has become operative. Now Therefore, Notice to Hereby Given that by virtue of the power of sale contained in said Mortgage and in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, the said Mortgage will be Ixectosed by a sate of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the east side doors of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 W. State St., Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court in and for said County, on Thursday. April 6. 2006. a 1 DO octort Eastern Standard Time h the afternoon of said day. and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on sdd Mortgage together with five percent (5%) interest, legal costs, attorney fees, and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee does pay on or prior to the date of said sate; which said premises are described in said Mortgage as follows: Land m the Township of Assyna, Barry County, Michigan, to-wit: A parcel of land m the Southwest ? of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, described as beginning m the West hne of Section 28 at a point 458 feet South of the Northwest cor­ ner of the South 50 acres of the West ? of the Southwest ? of said Section 28. thence South on the West section line 140 feet; South 88 degrees 30 minutes East 623 54 feet to the center of the high­ way; Northerly in the highway 141.12 feet; North 88 degrees 30 minutes West 621.30 feet to the place of beginning. Permanent Parcel No. 01-028-020-00 Commonly known as 14750 Jenkins Road. BflltaYve. Ml 49021 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of sale, unless the premises are deemed abandoned pursuant to Michigan statute, MCL 600 3241 and 600 3241(a). in which event tho redemption penod shall be three (3) months nr thir­ ty (30) days as provided by statute. Dated; February 27. 2006 GREG McKEE. Mortgagee Georoe E. Pawlowski PAWLOWSKI. FLAKNE & REENS. P.L C Attorneys for Mortgagee Multiplier 1.0046 1.0855 1.0601 1.0123 Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Supervisor 7 days prior to the meeting by writing or calling Brad Carpenter, 85 Welcome Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058. 269-945-3660. 02641806 Vehicles can be seen at Hastings City Hall. 201 E. State St.. Hastings. MI. Bids should be submitted at the Hastings Police Department between 8:00am-5:00pm. M-F. Bids will be accepted through 3-10-06, 5 pm. Vehicles will be sold “As is condition.’’ The city of Hastings reserves the right to refuse any or all bids.__________________ — NOTICE — The Barry County Planning Department and the Barry County Office of MSI) Cooperative Extension cordially invite all interested citizens of Barry County to an educational seminar on rural devel­ opment and farmland perseveration. The seminar will be held at: Mulberry Garden 975 N. Main Street (M-66 Hwy.) Nashville, MI 49073 The date of the seminar will be Tuesday, March 14th from 4:00 - 7:00 PM. If you are interested in attending, please contact James McManus. AICP, the Barry County Planning Director at 269-945­ 1290 or Dennis Pennington, Agriculture Extension Educator @ MSI) Extension at 269-945-1388 Refreshments will be served. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday March 2. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES VARNUM. RIDDERING. SCHMIDT & HOWLETT LLP Attorneys P.O Box 352 Grand Rapids, Mich^an 49501-0352 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY Default has occurred in the conditions of a mort­ gage (the 'Mortgage") made by Nan-Pat. LLC., a Michigan limited liability company, mortgagor. Io Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan corporation, having its principal offices at 216 North Division Avenue. Grant Rapids. Michigan 49503. mortgagee, dated March 26. 2001. and recorded in the Office of the Registei of Deeds of Barry County. Michigan, on March 29.2001. at Document Number 1057426 Because of the default, the undersigned has elected to deciare the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage immediately due and payable At the date of this notice there is claimed to be due for pnnapal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of One Hundred Fifty Two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Seven and 43/100 Dollars ($152,667.43). No suit or proceedings at law have been instituted to recover any part of the debt secured by the Mortgage. Notice ts hereby given that by virtue of the power of sale contained in the Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount with interest as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expenses, includ­ ing attorney fees allowed by law, the Mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the lobby of the County Courthouse in Hastings, the place of holding the Circuit Court within Barry County, Michigan, on Thursday, March 23. 2006 at 1 00 p.m. local time. Pursuant to Section 3240(7) of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961. as amended. (MCLA 600 3240(7). MSA 27A324O(7)), the redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of the foreclosure sale, unless the premises are deter­ mined to be abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a: MSA 27A.3241a, in which case the redemption period snail be thirty (30) days from the date of the sale. The premises covered by said mortgage is com­ monly known as 355 1/2 Peets Road. Middlevile and is situated in the Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, descnbed as follows Beginning at the East 1/4 post of Section 12. Town 3 North, Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township, Barry County. Michigan, thence North 89*55*23* West 1325 59 feet along the East-West 1/4 line of said Section 12; thence South 00'02'27" West 1322.28 feet along the West line of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 12. thence South 89’5902" East 995 80 feet along the South hne of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast . 1/4 of said Section 12; thence North 00*01'54" East 247.00 feet; thence North 48*02'19* East 169 86 feet; thence South 44*01*43' East 293.00 feet: thence North 00*01'54* East 579 00 feet along the East line of said Section 12; thence North 69*20’16* West 230.00 feet; thence North 55*45'42* West 210.00 feet; the ce North 19*54'40* East 184 26 feet: thence South 55*41'47" East 395 00 feet; thence North 00'01'54" East 441 87 feet along said East line to the point of beginning Together with a non-exclusive easement for ingress and egress described as. Beginning at a point on the East line of Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West, Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, distant South 00*01'54' West 1170 87 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 12: thence South 00*01'54* West 94 91 feet along said East line: thence North 44*01'43* West 363.46 feet; thence North 48*02*19' East 66.04 feet: thence South 44*01'43" East 293 00 feet to the point of begin­ ning. Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over tho Easterly 33 feet thereof and any other easements or restrictions o’ record. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, rf any. shall be limited solely to the rtum of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kay L. Morgan, an Unmarried Woman, original mort­ gagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee fr lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 25, 2002. and recorded on November 4. 2002 in instrument 1090793. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Bank of New York, as Trustee as assignee b an assignment, on which mortgage ttiere is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of NinetyThree Thousand Ore Hundred Twenty And 92/100 Dollars ($93,120.&2). including interest at 7.875% per annum. Under the pow-jr of t-ate contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on March 23. 206 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: BEGINN'NG AT A POINT WHICH IS 325.94 FEET NORTH AND 2141.49 FEET WEST OF THE EAST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST; THENCE SOUTH 59DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST 119 FEET; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREFS 59 MINUTES WEST 102 39 FEET; THENCE NORTH 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES EAST 104 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 22 MINUTES EAST 100 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING ALSO. BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH is 355 13FEET NORTH AND 2288 10 FEET WEST OF THE EAST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 16 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST 31 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING: THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 16 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST 70 16 FEET. THENCE SOUT 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET TO SHORE OF LIME LAKE; THENCE NORTHWEST­ ERLY ALONG SAID SHORE 28 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 105 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING EASEMENT TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER A STRIP OF LAND 16 0 FEET WIE BEING MORE PARTICU­ LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS COMMENC­ ING AT A POINT 235 58 FEET NORTH AND 2098 65 FEET WEST OF THE EAST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST; THENCE SOUTH 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST. 101.0 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING; HENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST 16.07 FEET; THENCE NORTH 35 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST 101.23 FEET; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date bi s'jch sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accorc'ance with MLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such tale Dated February 23. 2006 For more information, please call: FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 4o025-5822 File 4064490F02 VARNUM. RIDDERING. SCHMIDT A HOWLETT LLP Attorneys RO Box 352 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49501-0352 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY Default has occurred in the conditions of a mort­ gage (the "Mortgage") made by Nan-Pal. LLC., a Michigan limited liability company, mortgagor, to Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan corporation, having its principal offices at 216 North Division Avenue. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503. mortgagee, dated March 26. 2001. and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Barry County. Michigan, on March 29.2001. at Document Number 1057427. Because of the default, the undersigned has elected to declare the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage immediately due and payable At the date of this notice there is claim-j to be due for principal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of Three Hundred Twenty Six Thousand Six Hundred Fhirty Nine and 33/100 Dollars ($326,639.33). No suit or proceedings at law have been instituted to recover any part of the debt secured by the Mortgage Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sale contained in the Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount with interest as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expenses, includ­ ing attorney fees allowed by law. the Mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the lobby of the County Courthouse in Hastings, the place of holding the Circuit Court within Barry County. Michigan, on Thursday. March 23. 2006 at 100 p.m. local time. Pursuant to Section 3240(7) of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961. as amended. (MCLA 300 3240(7); MSA 27A 3240(7)). the redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of the RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW ’ NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING to hear Assessment APPEALS will be held at the RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP HALL. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan on: MONDAY. MARCH 13. 2006 1.00 PM to 400 PM THURSDAY. MARCH 16. 2006 9:00 AM to NOON 600 PM to 900 PM I OO PM to 4.00 PM Also, any other days deemed necessary to equalize the Assessment RolL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT RATIOS & FACTORS FOR 2006 CLASS RATIO MULTIPLIER • 48.31% Agriculture 1.0349 , Commercial 4537% 1.1020 Industrial 27.99% 1.7863 Residential 49.21% 1.0160 Developmental -O -0-OPersonal -O. < The above ratios and multipliers do not mean that every parcel will receive the same. If you have purchased property, it will be assessed at 50% of market value. If you have improved your prop­ erty such as additions, new buildings, driveways, etc., this will also .-effect in the value of your property. Upon request of any person who is assessed on said roll, or his agent, and upon sufficient cause being shows, the Board of Review will correct the assessment of such property and.will, in their judgement, make the valuation thereof relatively just and equal. Dennis McKelvey. Assessor RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. MI 49058-9725 (269) 948-2194 » * . 010102020001010000010200010200 the the BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP ;comRoad. hip of BOARD OF REVIEW MEETINGS SCHEDULE The Baltimore Township Board of Review for 2006 will be held at the hall, 3100 E. Dowling Rd.. Hastings, on the following dates: Tuesday, March 7 - Present assessment roll to Board of Review - 4 p.m. Monday. March 13 - Appeal Hearing -1-4 p.m.i 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 -9-12 a.m. & 1-4 p.m. . The Board of Review will meet as many more days as deemed necessary to hear questions, protests and '.o equalize the 2005 Assessments Written protests may be sent to the olxive address by Monday. March 8. 2005. The tentative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real prop­ erty and personal property for 2005 are as follows: Agricultural 45.02% 1.1’06 Commercial 49.82% 1.0036 Industrial 66.98% .746*' Residential 46.05% 1.0857 - - , Personal 50.00% 1.0000 If you have questions about your assessment, leave a message al the hall 721 -3502 and the assessor will get back to you. The township will provide rea­ sonable and necessary services to individuals with disabilities who wish to attend the Board of Review upon 10 days notice to the supervisor. 77500345 * Richard VanSyckle Supervisor Baltimore Township 266-721-9888 01522T57 Dated: February 16. 2006 Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company. a Michigan corporation. Mortgagee Vamum, Riddering. Schmidt & HowlettLLP Donald A Snide. Esq Attorneys for Mortgagee P.O. Box 352 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49501-0352 nsottM NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES ■independent Bookseller in Hdn , Beyond the Cover? Family Bookstore 1 The Barry Township Board will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed Budget for fiscal year 2006-2007 at Barry Township Hall on March 7,2006 at 6:30 p.m. The property tax millage rate pro­ posed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a sub­ ject of this hearing. A copy of the budget is available for public inspection at the Barry Township Hall; 155 E. Orchard St., Delton, MI. During regular business hours or by appointment. Owned and Operated by David and Mary Macqueen Located at 104 E State Street. Hastings Ml Next to the State Grounds Coffee House ■ 269-945-5377 P Hours: 9:00-5:30 Mon.-Sat. • Closed Sunday . Remember "Oct Caught Readng> ,j' CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, March 13, 2006 at 7:30PM in the Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall, for the purpose of receiving public com­ ment and making a determination on the cre­ ation of an Industrial Development District of par­ cel number 08-55-001-00 at 325 North Hanover Street, Hastings, as permitted by Public Act 198 of 1974, as amended. For additional information about this potential Industrial Development District, contact the Community Development Director at 269-945-2468 or at City Hall, 201 East State Street, Hastings. The City will provide reasonable and nec­ essary aids and services for persons with disabili­ ties upon five days notice to the City Clerk by calling 269-945-2468 or TDD call relay services at 800-649-3777. Thomas E. Emery City Clerk | ( CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 404 The undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Hastings. Michigan, does hereby certify that Ordinance No. 404: •AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 90. ARTICLE 6 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HAST­ INGS. AS AMENDED BY ADDING DIVISION 13A. SEC­ TIONS 90-526A TO 90-532A. THE BUSINESS DESIGN OVERLAY ZONE ADDING DESIGN STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ON WEST STATE AND APPLE STREETS BETWEEN NORTH BROADWAY AND NORTH MARKET STREETS. AND ON NORTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH PARK STREETS BETWEEN V/EST STATE AND APPLE STREETS, AND ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF BROADWAY BETWEEN WEST STATE STREET AND TYDEN PARK" was adopted by the City Council of the City of Hastings, at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 27th day of March 2006 A complete copy of this ordinance is available for review at the' office of the City Clerk at City Hat 201 East State Street. Hastings. Monday through Friday. 8:00AM until 5:00PM. Thomas E. Emery City Clerk] The Barry County Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities at the meeting upon 7 working days notice to the Barry Township Board. Note: Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Barry Township Board by writing or calling the following: > ' ■ Barry Township Board i P.O. Box #705 Delton, MI 49046 Phone: 269-623-5171 • Fax:269-623-8171 Respectfully, Debra Dewey-Perry, Clerk Richard Barnum, Supervisor - .- ____________________________________________________________________ ' 775)81415 �Page 12 - Thursday. March 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF REVIEW OF UPPER CROOKED LAKE TENTATIVE LAKE LEVEL ASSESSMENT ROLL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a spechl assessment roll has been prepared and is on file at the office of the Barry County Drain Commissioner located at 220 W. State Street, Hastings, Michigan, for public exai unation during normal business hours. Said special assessment roll has been prepared for the purpose of assessing the cost of the following described improvements to the property benefited therefrom: $70,000 RECONSTRUCTION OF THE UPPER CROOKED LAKE LAKE LEVEL CONTROL STRUCTURE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT CRITERI A Parcel Type Units of Benefit Cost • Water Front.................... 1 unit....................................$250 • Back lot........................... 1/2 unit--------------------------- $115 These assessments are tentatively planned for the 2006 and 2007 tax years at $115 for water front lots and $57.50 for back lot per year, plus interest. NOTICE IS FURT HER GIVEN that the Barry County Drain Commissioner will review said special assessment roll on Tbesday, March 7,2006 at 220 W. State Street. Hastings, Michigan and hear any objections thereto. An owner of or any party with interest in real property to be assessed or his/her agent may appear in person to object to the special assessment or may protest such special assessment by letter filed with the Bany County Drain Commissioner at or prior to the time of hearing. Written objections may be filed with or mailed to the Barry County Drain Commissioner. 220 W. State Street. Hastings, Ml 49058. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the owner of any real property within the Upper Crooked Lake - Lake Level Assessment District, who. having made an objection to said special assessment, either in person or in writing, may appeal such special assess­ ment to the Michigan Tax tribunal or other court of competent jurisdiction within fif­ teen (15) days after the confirmation of the special assessment roll. Thomas C. Doyle Barry County Drain Commissioner (269) 945-1385 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Bany County Planning/Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on March 27,2006 at 7:00 PM in the Community Room of the Courts & Law Building h eated at 206 West Court St., in Hastings. Michigan. The subject of the public hearing will be the consideration of the following amendment to the 1976 Barry County Zoning Ordinance, as amended: MAP CHANGE Request to rezone property in Section 18. Barry Township (see nap below). Part of the North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Sec. 18, TIN, R9W. Described as commencing at the West 1/4 comer of Sec. 18, th running along the West line of said section North, 1364.0 ft more or less to a point which is North 33 ft from the intersection of the North 1/8 line of Sec. 18 and West line of Sec. 18. said point also being the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description: th continuing along said West line North. 355.0 ft: th North 89 Deg 29' 10‘ East. 249.0 fl to the Northerly extension of an existing fn. *e line; Th along said fence line South 07 Deg 01' 24" East 360A ft. th parallel with North 1/8 line of Sec. 18. West. 293.0 ft to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Containing 2.14 acres more or less. Subject to the use of land 100.0 fl in width lying 50.0 ft on each side of the Center line (measured at right angle of South M-43 Hwy for highway purposes subject to other easements, conditions. restrictions, limitations and easement of ree rd. From C-3toC-l All of the above mentioned property is located in Barry County. Michigan. Interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposed amendments, either verbally or in writ­ ing. will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place. Any written response iG8v be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820. TI* proposed amendment of the Barry County Zoning Ordinance is available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 W. State St. in Hastings. MI. between the houn of 8 AM to 5 PM (closed between 12-1 PM) Monday thru Friday. Please call the Barry County Planning Office at (269) 945-1290 for fur­ ther information. The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry. Individuals with disabilities requir­ ing auxiliary' aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or call the following: Michael Brown. County Administrator. 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. (269) 945-1284. Debbie S. Smith. Barry County Clerk T75OO53O NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a pubhc hearing for the following: Cate Number V-4-2006 Robert Johnson Location 9676 M-37 Hwy . in Section 33 ol Baltimore Twp Purpose: Requesting a variance «o create a par­ cel with less lot width (57 50 ft) than required, tho minimum is 150-ft. and less tot area (4.370 sq ft), the minimum ts 24.000 sq ft. in the RL-1 zoning dis­ trict. Cate Number V-5-2006 Drew Chapple (appli­ cant). Chapple Properties LLC (owner). Location: 338 N Grove St . in Section 6 of Barry Twp Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a 36x50-ft -eplacement office building in the same location as tho existing building that is closer to the side tot line (4.5-ft) than allowed, the minimum is 20-ft. in the C-1 zoning aistnct Case Number V-6-2006 Jett Case (applicant). William Pallet (owner). Location: 15570 Northwood Lane, in Section 31 of Barry Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to ured a I5x28-ft addition to an existing boathouse that is too close to the (root yard setback (5 3-ft) than allowed, the minimum is 35-ft. in the RL-1 zoning district Meeting Date: March 14. 2006. Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Community Room in the Courts & Law Building at 206 West Court Street. Hastings. Michigan Site inspection of the above described property(ies) will be completed by the Zoning Board of Appeals members before the hearing Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or In writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above men­ tioned time and place. Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed at (269) 948-4820. The variance appbcaiton(s) is/are available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office, 220 West Stete Street, Hastings. Mi 49056 during the hours ol 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed between 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.) Monday-Friday. Please call the Planning office at (269) 945 1290 for further information. The County of Barry will provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes ol printed materi­ als being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upun ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by wnting or calling the following: Michael Brown/County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. (269) 945-1284 Debbie Smith. Barry County Clerk FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE • Default huS been made in tne conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Doug Havens, a Single Man to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. a Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated March 16, 2005 and recorded March 23, 2005 in Instrument S 1143068 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Forty-Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents ($124,048.50) including interest 6.8% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortf aged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. March 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel ol land in the Northeast one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of tne Southeast onequarter of Section 18. Town 3 North Range 9 West. Desrtiued as: Commencing at the East one-quarter post of sa*d Section 18; thence South 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds East 379 feet to place of beginning; thence due West 407 feet, thence South 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds East 281 feet; thence due East 160 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds West 225 feet; thence due East 247 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds West 56 feet to point of beginning.Commonly known as 608 S Whitmore Rd . Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. tn which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated FEBRUARY 7. 2006 Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-43685 rT,oora» STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate FILE NO. 2006-24473 DE Estate of ERNEST DYER, deceased Date of b«th:Apn(9. 1951 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Ernest Dyer, who lives at 9565 Marsh Road. Plainwell. Michigan died December 25. 2005 Creditors of the decedent are notified that aH claims against the estate will be forever barred un'ess presented to Amy Mane Predum. named personal representative, or proposed personal rep­ resentative. or to both the probate court at 220 West Court Street. Ste. 302. Hastings. Michigan 49058 and the named/proposed personal represen­ tative within 4 month* after the date of publication of this notice February 22. 2006 Richard Bumham P11427 303 Paw Paw St.. Center Building. Ste. 1 Paw Paw. Michigan 49079 (269) 657-5566 Amy Mane Predum 1268 Marsh Road Plainwell. Michigan 49080 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE COTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Juua A McClurkin, A Single Woman, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC . mortgagee, dated November 20. 2003 ad recorded December 19. 2003 tn Instrument Number 1119590. Barry County Records. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc . Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2004- i unoer ti>e Poling and Servicing Agreement dated February 1, 2004. without recourse by assignment submitted to and recorded by the Barry County Register of Deeds There h claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Six Hundred Thntyand 52/100 Dollars ($119.630 52) inducting interest at the rate of 6.90% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate I the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Bairy County. Michigan at 100 p.m. on March 23. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, andare described as Lot 3 of Supervisor's Plat of Green Meadows, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 36 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is deter­ mine abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.324la, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate m the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simltaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated February 23. 2006 OR LANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Truste of Argent Securities Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates, Series 2004-1 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated February 1. 2004. without recourse . As Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 214.2543 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAT10N WE OB AIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFF1CE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages, in that event, your damages, If any, shaf. ae limit­ ed solely to ho return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Intarert. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made ty Ryan R Financial Serices, In-. Mortgagee, dated Dncembc, 15. 1999. and recorded on December 17. .999 in instrument 1039236. and assigned by mesne assignments to First Nationwide Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which motgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Ninety Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Eight And 44/100 Dollars ($90,788 44). including interest at 6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case ade and provid­ ed. notice is hereby or.en that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tr. Hastings at 1 00 PM. on March 30. 2006 Said premises are situate in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot(s) 1010 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate. utess determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: March 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Srvicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4014571F05 -tmxb STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent'! Estate FILE NO. 2006-24487-DE Estate of John Martin Decker a/k/a John M. Decker Date of birth. 11-11-21. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. John Martin Decker a/k/a John M. Decker, who lived at 12015 Parkway Dr. Shelbyville. Ml died August 23. 2005 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims agamst the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Daniel H. Decker, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 220 W Court. Suite 302. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative wrthin 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. February 23. 2006 John R Stump P21113 PO Box 81184 Lansinc. Ml 48906 517-321-4811 Daniel H. Decker 11651 Shady Pines Dr. Grand Ledge. Ml 517-627 7140 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages. In that event, your damages, if any, shaft be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Tom Muste. a marned man and Lucretia M. Muste, hts wife, original mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated September 3. 2002. and recorded on September 10. 2002 m .nstrumunt 1087131. in Bany cuunty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand One Hundred Forty And 10/100 Dollars ($120,140 10). inducting interest at 6 625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on March 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as. That part of the Southeast 1/4, Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 10 West described as: commencing at the Southeast comer of said section; thence North 00 degrees 00 min­ utes East 406 00 feet along the East hne of said section; thence North 31 degrees 56 minutes West 423.0 feet along the centerline of S.T.L M-37 (100 feel wide) to the place of beginning; thence contin­ uing North 31 degrees 56 minutes West 220.0 teat; thence North 58 agrees 04 minutes East 200.0 feet; thence South 31 degrees 56 minutes East 220.0 feet; thence South 53 degrees 04 minutes West 200 0 Met to the piece of beginning. Bany County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated. February 9. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC C 248.583 1301 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4073265F02 PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by BRIAN L. TYNER. A SINGLE PERSON, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc ("MRS*). sotety as nominee for tender and tender's successors and assigns,, Mortgagee, dated August 15. 2003. and recorded on August 16.2003. in Document No 1111350. Bany County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hieof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Eight "Thousand Sixteen DoHarc and Ninety-Five Cents ($128,016.95). including interest at 5.750% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. t.nticets. hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part them, at public venue, at the Bany County Courthouse to Hastings. Michigan, at 0100 PM o'dock. on Ma.-rh 16. 20C* Said premises are ctoratd to City uf HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan a'ri described av LOT 25 OF SOUTHEASTERN VILLAGE, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PL AT THERE­ OF IN LIBER 26 OF PLATS. ON PAG? 43 TAX IO NO 08-55-225-225-00 The redemption period shall be fi montits from the date of uch sale unless determined abandonee* to accordance with 1946CL 600 32*'la. to which case the redemption period shall be 30 dayi from the date of such sate Dateo February 13. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. ("MERS"). solely asnominoe tor lender end lenders successors and assigns. *4ortgagee/Aseg»ee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Client I D. GMAC 0443 rTW'i FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is e debt collector attempting to col­ lect s debt Any Infonnatton obtained wM be ueed for this purpose. If you ere In the Mllftar/, pieeee contact our office r tho number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been maoe m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Janet Lewis and Antis Lewis. Wife and Husband to Mortgage Electronic Registration yslems, Inc., sole­ ly as nominee for WMC Mortgage Corp., a California Corporation Mortgagee, datad October 24. 2003 and recorded November 12. 2003 in Instrument Number 1117447 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to U.S Bank National Association as Trustee, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars and Seven Cents ($128,929.07) including interest 8.875% per annum. Under th power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premise.’, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthose in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Said premises are si.uated in Township of Yankee Spnngs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 35 ol Willson s Plat of Turner Lake, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 5 f Plats on Page 19. Commonly known as 8453 Willson Drlvu Middleville Ml 49333 The redemption period shall be 6 months fron. the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. to which case the redemption period shaHbe 30 days from the date of such sate Dated FEBRUARY 17. 2006 U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hitts. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-44136 (HOM) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 2. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Ot Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Mil JTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bv rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damsges, W any. shall be limit­ ed solely to th return ot the bld amount ten­ dered st sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Kenneth W Koenig, an unmamed man, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nomtee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 15. 2004. and recorded on April 2. 2004 in instrument 1124633. and modified by Affidavit or Order record­ ed on December 9. 2005 in instrument 1157409, in Barry county records. Miogan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS. INC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Throe Hundred Twenty-Five And 82/100 Dollars ($ibo325 82). including interest at 8% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part f them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1:00 PM, on March 16. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and are descnbed ar: Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 8 West. Johnstown Township, Barry County. Michigan, thence South 84 degrees 35 minutes 15 seconds West along the North Section hne of said Section. 1010.97 feet; thence South 4 degrees 33 minutes 16 seconds West 493.84 feet; thence North 85 egrees 26 minutes 44 seconds West 197.44 feet; thence South 11 degrees 3' minutes 22 seconds West 125 00 feet to the Point of Beginning of this description; thence North 73 degrees 03 minutes 31 seconds West 454.00 feet: then south 27 degrees 20 minutes 2 seconds West 250 09 feet; thence South 68 degrees 25 minutes 12 seconds East 528.25 feet; thence North 11 degrees 31 minutes 22 seconds East 290 00 feet to the Point of Beginning Together with the right of ingress and egress over a 30 foot wide stop ofland descnbed as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 16, Town 1 North. Range 8 West; thence South 84 degrees 35 minutes 15 seconds West along the North Section line ot said Section. 1010.97 feet to the Place ot Beginning of said easement; thene South 4 degrees 33 minutes 16 seconds West along the East side of said easement 493.84 feet; thence along the North side of side easement North 85 degrees 26 minutes 44 seconds West 197 44 feet; thence along the West side of said easements South 11 degres 31 minutes 22 seconds West 415.0 feet to the Pont of Ending Subject to ease­ ments and restrictions of record The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Doted: February 16. 2006 leupuA ......... For more information, please cafl FC X 248 93 1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd S«e 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4074199F03 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTCT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILfTARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Wayne D. Nicholson and Kimberly A Nicholson, husband and wife, to First Franklin Financial Corporatxxi, morgagee, dated June 22. 20/2 and recorded October 17. 2002 tn Instrument Number 1089518. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Wens Fargo Bank National Association, as Trustee for First Frankim Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-FF2 by: Saxon Mortgag Services. Inc as its attorney-in-fact, it successors and/or assigns by assignment dated June 28, 2002 and recorded on August 25. 2004 in Instrument Number 1122728. Barry County Records. There is claimed to be due xi such mort­ gage tlie sum of NinetyThousand Nine Hundred Forty-Nine and 32/100 Dollars ($90,949 32) includ­ ing interest at the rate of 10.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice ts hereby given that the mortgge will be fore­ closed by a sate of t*>e mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on March 16. 2006 The premises are located in the Township ol Hasings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel of land in Section 9. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, descnbed as commencing at the North one-quarter post, thence South along the North and South one-quarter line 1172 5 reel; thence West 660 5 eet from center line ot M-43 (old) to beginning; thence West 220 feet, thence South 200 feet; thence East 220 feet; thence North 200 feet to point of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such rate, unless the proper! is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and here is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited sotely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated February 16. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Wells Fargo Bank National Asaocition. as Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-FF2 by: Saxcr. Mortgage Services. Inc. as its attomey-'n-fact. •< successors and/or assigns . As Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 244 0823 krb rnusn* Synopsis Hope Township Special Board Meeting Feb. 16. 2006 All board members present One guest Approved Notice to Budget Public Hearing. Salary Resolution 20C6-4. and 2006-07 Board Meeting Schedule Wo «nd on 2006-07 Budget and road concerns Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested to by Patncia Albert. Supervisor Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILfTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee Ir. that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the retun of the bid amount ten­ dered at rale, plus interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has b»en made in the conditions of a mortgage nade by Bradley Oostveen and Angela Oostveer. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Goldleaf Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, ated Aunust 26.2002. and recorded on September 6. 2002 in instrument 1086970. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at thedate hereof the sum of One Hund 3d Twenty-Six Thousand Thirty-Nine And 46/100 Dollars ($126,039.46), including interest al 7% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provded, notice is hereby gien that said mortgage will be foredoseo by a sate of tne mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on March 9. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Mihigan. and are described as Commencing at the Southeast corner of land deed by Asabei Hubbard and Jeremiah Hendershott to Fordice L Blake, tnence East 8 rods to the street running North and South: thence North to Mill Race thence West 8 rods, thence Soth to the Place of Beginning, being a part of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1 '4 of Section 31. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Irving Township, Burry County. Michigan Also descnbed as Beginning at a point to the North line of Irving Road at the Southeast cmer of land deed by Asabei Hubbard and Jeremiah Hendershott to Fordice L. Blake, which lies 75.00 feet North and 189 00 feet East of the center of Section 31. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Irving Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence East 132.00 feet tothe street running North and South; thence North 172 feet to the Mill Race; thence West along the Mill Race 133.00 feet, more or less, to a point directly North of beginning; thence South 149 00 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall e 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: February 9. 2006 For more information, please call FC R 2 -6.59 1305 Trott'. Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite W74322F02 !*“0KU Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if sny, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mongage made by Jason T. O'Dea. A Single Man and Sandra J. Ken. A Single Woman as Joint Tenants, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 23. 2004. and recorded on July 27. 2004 m instrument 1131402. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee as assignee by an assignment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Twenty And 17/100 Dollars ($98,520 17). including interest at 9.5% per annum Under the power ot sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hsreby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate cl the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on March 16. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 66. J.R Bushs First Addition to the Village of Detton, Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, as Recorded m Liber 1 of Plats. Page 33. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: February 16. 2006 (For more information, ptease call FC H 248.593 1300 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *082928F01 moowr Synopeis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting February 14. 2006 All Board members present County Comm Gibson. Library Administrator Schondelmayer. Green Gables Administrator Christine Hiar. 2 quests Approved consent agenda Received Treasurer s Report Moved Aug 8th Board Meeting to Aug 15th because of Primary Election. Approved mileage reimbursement of $0 445 per mite Adopted Social Security Number Pnvacy Policy Voted not tn pay 2006 dues to Chamber of Commerce Approved Joint Lbrary Contract as presented Paid outstanding bills Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m Bonnie Cruttenden. Clerk Attested to by Jim Brown. Supervisor -toom- NOTICE QF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee in that event. your damages, if any. shall be hmjed sotely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gilkey Lake Cate. LLC. a Michigan limited liability company, (original mort­ gagor). to Fifth Third Bank (Western Michigan) Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2004. recorded in the office ol the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan, on May 24 . 2004 in Instrument No 1128090 and re-recorded on June 3. 2004 in Instrument No, 1528684. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of $127,159.19. including interest at 10 00% per annum Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute :n such case made and prond'jd. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the East Doors of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said County) on Thursday. March 23. 2006 at 1 00 p.m Said premises are descnbed as follows All thaf part ol the Southwest fractional 1 /4 of the Southeast fractional 1/4 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West lying Southwesterly ot the creek, connecting Big Gilkey Lake and Shallow Gilkey Lake, and Southeasterly of the Highway, also granting a right of ingress and egress to Big Gilkey Lake through the channel as now estab­ lished. Excepting therefrom a parcel of land in the South 1/2 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township, descnbed as beginning at the center hne of County Road 601 and the South line of said Section 10; thence North 442* East 389.92 feet along the center line of County Road 601; thence South 45’58* East 355 74 feet, thence due West 287.76 feet; thence South 33 feet to the South line of said Section; thence due West 239.08 feet to point of beginning. also excepting and reserving a nght ol ingress and eqress to Shallow Gilkey Lake, over the following descnbed premises; Beginning at a point on the South line of said Section 10 which lies 239 08 feet due East ol the intersection of the South line of said Secion 10 and the center line of County Road 601; tt’ence due North 33 feet; thence due East 619 'eet. more or less, to the shore of Shallow Gilkey Lake; thence Southeasterly a*ong the shore hne ol said lake to the South Ime of said Section 10; thence due West along the South Ime j! said Section 10 to tho place of beginning. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan. Less and except: A parcel of lane located in the South 1/4 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, being at the intersection of the centedi.ie of county road 601 and the South ime of said Section 10; thence North 44 degrees 02 minutes East 389 92 feet along the bfeWkne ol County Road 601; thence South 45 degrees 58 minutes East 355 74 fed. thence East 331.0 feet more or less the shore of the shallow Gilkey Lake; thence Southeasterly along the snore to the South line ol said Section 10; thence due West 892 leet more or less to the point of beginning P.P *08-03-010-003-00 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 60. 3241 a, in which case redemption penod shall be .nifty (30) davs from the date of such sate. Dated; February 10. 2006 NANTZ, LITOWICH. SMITH. GIRARD & HAMIL­ TON Attorneys tor Mortgagee By: Sandia S. Hamilton (P41960) Business Address & Telephone 2025 East Bettime. S.E.. Suite 600 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546 (616) 977-0077 ”«o'*i FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information obtained will ba used for this purpoe. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the number Hated below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by. Trent A. Price, a single man to Amenquest Mortgage Company, a Delaware Corporaion Mortgagee, dated October 13, 2004 and recorded October 29. 2004 in Instrument * 1138344 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be ue at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Forty-Eight Dollars and Thirty-Four Cents ($151,048.34) including interest 9.99% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. otice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings, Ml at 1pm. on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Sad premises are situated in Townhip ol Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: All that certain piece or parcel of land, described as foltows, to wrt: The West one-half of the Northwest one-quarter. Section 30. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County Michigan Common'v known as 5024 Mud Lake Road. Bellevue. Michigan This Qurt Claim Deed specifically excluded that portion of this property formerly included by now registered as Document Number 1010903 with the Barry County Register of Deeds and desobed more fully as The Township of Assyria. County of Barry and State of Michigan, to-wit The North 660 feet of the West 660 feet of the Northwest one-quarter of Section 30. Town 1 North. Range 7 West Commonly known as 5024 Mudlake Rd.. Bellevue Ml 4021 The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated FEBRUARY 14. 2006 WM peaatty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester HiHs. Ml 43307 248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 06-43980 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WF ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANO ANY INFOR MADON OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBERBELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Mary E Myers, a single woman. Mortgagors, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated the 25th day of Octobe. 2004 and recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds for The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 2nd day of November. 2004 m Instrument No. 1136574 ot Barry County Records, said Mortgage having been assigned to Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trstee on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, the rum of Ninety Six Thousand Twenty S&ven Dollars and 50/100 ($96027.50). and no suit or ptoceedmg at law or m equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by aid mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the IGui day of March. 2006 at 1 ©clock pm Local Time. said mort­ gage wiH be foreclosed by a sate at pubic auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml (that being the building where the Circuit Court for the County of Bany ts held), of the premises desobed tn said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid or. sate mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.75% per annum and afl legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attor­ ney fees allowed by law. and also ny sum or sums which may be pad by the undersigned, necessary to protect its interest in the premises Which said premises are described as follows All that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and all struc­ tures. and homes, manufactured or oterwise. locat­ ed thereon, situated tn the Township of Irving County of Barry. State of Michigan, and described as follows, to wit: Township of Irving. County of Barry. Michigan Beginning at the Southwest comer of Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 9 West; thence North 00 degrees 1427" West. 440 00 along the West line of said Section 27; thence North 89 degrees 26*23* Easl. 83 00 feet, thence South 00 degrees 14’27* East 220 00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 26*23* East 262 00 leet. thence South 00 degrees 1427* East. 220.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 2623* West. 345 00 feet along the South line ot 4«ud Section 27 to the point of beginning Subject to a private ease-nent for ingress and ogress and pubic utilities descnbed as Beginning at a point of the Wes: «ne of said Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 1427* West. 440 00 feet from the Southwest comer of said Section 27. thence North 89 degrees 26*23* Easl. 83,00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 14*27* East, 66 00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 2623* West. 83.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 1427* West. 66 00 leet along the West line of said Section 27 to the point ot beginning Being the same property conveyed to Mary E. Myers, a smgte woman by deed dated 3-23-0* a xf recorded 3-26-04 m Document Number 1124176 in the Office ot the Recorder of Barry County. Michigan Being the same property conveyed to Enn Han. i marnod women by deed date^ 6-27-01 and record­ ed 9-6-01 m Document Number 1066006. m the Office of the "acorder of Bany County, Michigan. Tax Item Number: 08-027-009-70 Commonly Known as 3991 West Grange Road Middtovilte. Ml 49333 Doing the six (6) months immediately following the sate, the property may be redeemed, except that in the evnt that the property ts determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241 a. Irw prop­ erty may be redeemed during 30 days immediately following the sate Dated: 2/16/2006 Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee Mortgagee FABRiZiO & BROOK. P.C. Attorney for Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee 888 W. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-2600 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to cof­ fee! a debt Any Informatln obtained will bo used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Candi Sarver. A Single Woman to Ameriquet Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated November 26, 2004 and record­ ed December 20. 2004 in Instrument * 1138888 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trutee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc . Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates, Senes 2005-R1. Under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of February 1. 2005. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof th sum of Ninety-Two Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars and Ninety-One Cents ($92,157.91) including interest 6 99% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given tha sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Said prermsec are situated in City of Hastings. Barry Couny. Michigan, and are descnbed as: The East 56 leet of Lo 4 Block 2 of Eastern Addition to the City, formerly the Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof Commonly known as 411 East Green Street. Hastings Ml 49058 .The redemption pnod Shan be F months from the date of such sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shan be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated FEBRUARY 8. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Compay. as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2005-R1. Under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as of February 1, 2005. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Assocrtes PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 06-43784 ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING February 7, 2006 Meetrig edited to order at 7 DO p.m. by Super,tsor Rook AM board members present Also presort Fife Chief Boulter, County Commissioner Glare Tripp and 13 guests Ptedge of Allegiance Motion by Perino, support by Rtbbte to approve January 2. 20)6 minutes Al ayes. Motion carried ......................................... Treasurer's Report: Total January Receipts (general fund)................................... $39.269 12 Total January Receipts (building fund) ...................................... $142.89 Total January disbursements (general fund).................................. $10,286.37 Total January disbursements (building fund) .............. $3,715.06 Correspondence GLASA January minutes. Barry County Economic Development Alliance News tor January, tetter from sexton concerning pnee adjustments tor upkeep of cemeteries Fife Department Fire report road. Current staffing 17 firefighter, 2 on medical leave and 1 on rmktary leave Also pro­ vided was 2006 National Incident Management System training requirements. Community Cantor reserved on February 18. 2006 tor pancake break­ fast County Commiestonor Clare Tripp reported on the tack off of the Volunteer Primary Care Clinic beginning in March. This ciinc wtt bo avaiabte to Barry County residents who have no insurance or are under insured. More information can be obtained at the Barry County Health Department Building Commitlee Report: Mark Paradowski announceo the dale for the rib­ bon cutting ceremony tor the new townchip han and community center. Tho event wfll take piece tho last Sunday in March from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with cake and punch provided by the buflding committee Building committee tor the now facility purchased a plaque that wN have the names of present and future board members on It. Jim White from Eknridge Construction Company praised the AdHoc committee for its aggressive cost cutting to keep within budget. Kristen Riddle from Wakoly Associates also praised tho committee and board members tor their cooperation and involvement in the construction of the township hal. Motion by Perino, support by Ritchie to accept Building Committee's recommendation tor a oodteation coremon; for tho Orangeville Township Hail on February 26. 2006 from 2D0 p.m. to 4D0 p.m. Al ayes. Motion carried. Furniture Committee: Bub Perino updated board members on the cost of furniture. Total cost to date is $33,269.34 Additional furniture tor treasurer's office and other unforeseen items will still be below the projected budget. Monuments of Hastings made donation of Established Stone Pubic Comments Randy LaRoehm Wilson from LaRoehm's Rangers Inc. spoke to board about the clean up of the MH1 Pond Dam It this is to be done a special assessment is m order. Mr Wilson also proposed a place be set up for battery recycling Matter tabted until a location can bo *0r*od upon. Brien Caiey. heoubflcan candidate for State Representatives was k'esent He will be running in the November election Edward Elsner from the Dolton District Uhrary pi esented newstetter to board members and residents. Consideration of redistricting to serve n/x towrfehips and service from tho two cur­ rent librai.es ot Thomapple Kellogg and Dolton. Wayne BourC© expresaed his interest m maintain­ ing Oakhdi and t>own Cemeteries. Fawn Lake Petition Board received update horn OMM Engineering which was forwarded to aticmey. Gsry Count)* to be contacted about funding. Community Center Rental ResoL^on: Motion by Perino, suppo t by Ritchie te approv* resolution allowing pubic ute of new tadtty accord­ ing to the guidelines of the Community Cr.>te Rental Pokey. Faality Cleaning Proposals Motion by Perino, support by Rrtchie to accept Lois Wooten's bid on new facility cleaning A at­ tract tor a six month trail period was agreed upon. Roil call vote. AM ayes. Motion carried. Purchase ot laser printer by cterk did not need board approval due to cost being under $500.00 ceiling. Cost of printer was $405.00 with a *hro> year warrwity. John Deere Mower Lease: Motion by Perino, support by Goy to app ove tease of John Deere lawn mower not to exceed $1.050.00. AM ayes. Motion carried. Bills reviewed by Ritchie. Motion to pay bias by Gey. support by Ribbte AM ayes. Motion canted. Motion to adjourn by Ritchie, support by Rook. Al ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m Jennifer Goy-Township Cterk SYNOPSIS RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 8, 2006 - 7:30 P.M. Regular meeting called to order and Pledge of Allegiance Present Loe. Rogers. Hawthorne. Flint. Greenfield and Carr and seven guests Absent; Lyons. Approved agenda as presented by votes vote. Minutes of the January 11, 2006 Regular Board Meeting approved. Motion was made to support the concept of hav­ ing a Joint Library Board Agreement Vouchers and payroll approved for payment. Approved the fireworks permit lor Algonquin Lake Assoaatton tor Juty 4. 2006 Treasurer’s report for January accepted by voice vote Adopted Oidinance *2005-108. Amending Article III. Definitions to add the definition tor Community Facility, by roll call vote Adopted Ordinance *2005-109, Mixed Use District Text Amendment and Architectural Standards, by roll call vote Approved to retain James Porter PC. as the Township Attorney ot Record Adopted Resolution #2006-48, Permits & Fees by roll call vote Adopted Resolution *2006-49. Township Employee Leave Policy by roil call vote. Adopted Resolution *2006-50. Township Computer Policy by roll call vote Approved to proceed with coordinating a website tor the township by roll call vole Meeting t 'joumed at 9:02 p.m. Respectfully submitted. Robin Hawthorne. Cterk Attested to by. Jim Carr. Supervisor �Page 14 - Thursday. March 2, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Honor Roll: LEGAL NOTICES Hastings High School (First semester) FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm la a debt collactor attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be uaed for thia urpoee. If you are in the Military, pieeee contact our office at the num­ ber Hated he1cm. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Steven D Venhuuen and Mildred J. Venhuizen, husband and wtfe j MortgageElectromc Registration Systems, j. solely as nominee for Aegis Lending Corporation, a Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated February 18. 2005 and recorded February 28. 2005 in Instrument 9 1141980 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subequentty assigned to: Aegis Mortgage Corporation, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Two Dollars and Eight Cents ($136,002.08) including interest 10 6% per annum Under the power of ste contained In said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venduo. at the Barry County Courthouse in Hasttgs. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday March 23. 2006. Sak ■ * -ises are situated in City of Hastings. Br.ny County, Michigan, and are descnbed as: The South one-half of Lots 1186 and 1187 ot the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded Pit thereof. Commonly known as 435 W Clinton St.. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days frm the date of such sale Dated: FEBRUARY 15. 2006 Aegis Mortgage Corporation. Aswgnoe of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester H-.tts. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fie N: 06-44695 Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained wll be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condifiors of a mortgage made by TRAVIS E HOWELL. A SINGLE PERSON to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC. Mortgagee, dated September 19, 2003, and recorded on October 30, 2003. as Instrument No. 1116653. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of nmty one thousand two hundred sixty five and 24/100 Dollars ($91,265.24), including interest at 6.000% per annum. Under the power of sab contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, •’■dice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sa'e of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, al the At Barr County Courthouse. Hastings. Mi. at 1XX) PM on March 23. 2006. Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SECTION 19. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. ASSYIA TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DISTANT NORTH 1180 FEET FROM THE WEST ONE-QUARTER POST OF SAID SEC­ TION 19; THENCE NORTH 360 FEET ALONG THE WEST UNE OF SECTION; THENCE EAST 1176.6 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTIONTO THE WEST ONE-EIGHTH LINE THEREOF, THENCE SOUTH 360 FEET ALONG SAID WEST ONE-EIGHTH LINE; THENCE WEST 1180.4 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER WITH AND EASE­ MENT 35 FEFT IN WIDTH FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS ACROSS THE NORTH IDE OF ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEl THE CENTERLINE OF WHICH LIES 2.5 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL AND PARALLEL THERE­ WITH. APPURTENANT TO ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL AND PARCEL ADJOINING THE NORTH SIDE THEREOF The redemption period shall be I2months from the date of such sate. DATED: February 23. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 -xxx»m FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained wW be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: John O Burdick, a single man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., solely as nominee for Crevecor Mortgage. Inc., a Missouri Corporation Mortgagee, dated January 7.2005 and recorded January 26. 2005 in Instrument * 1140708 Bany County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Five Collars and Seventy-Six Cents ($197,305.76) indxfcng interest 8.6% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in sad mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM or. Thursday. March 16. 2006. Said premises are situ­ ated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at the Southwes, comr of the West 42 rods of the Southeast one-quarter of the Southeast one-quar­ ter of Section 21. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence North along the West line of said West 42 rods. 231 feet; thence East parallel with the South line of said Section 220 00 feet; thence South par­ allel with the West line of said West 42 rods. 231 feet to the South Section line; thence West along the South Section line. 220 00 feet to the place of beginning Commonly known as 7761 Wolf Road. Bellevue Ml 49021 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated. FEBRUARY 10. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hitts. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 06-43780 (HSBC) ASAPS 756697 02/182006. 02232006, 01'022006. 03/092006 rnoo,M Robert A. Tremain A Associates. P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will beused for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by THOMAS JEFFERY. A SINGLE MAN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK F A . Mortgagee, dated March 07. 2003. and recorded on March 14. 2003 . as Instrument N. 1099511. m BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of two hundred fifty nine thousand nine hundred fifty nine and 01/100 Dollars ($259.959 01). including interest at 5 375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute -n such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At BarryCounty Courthouse, Hastings. Ml. at 1:00 PM on March 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in TWP OF YANKEE SPRINGS. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as; LOT 12 OF SUPERVISORS PlAT NUMBER 1. A REPLAT OF SPRING BEACH RESORT. RITCHIE WOODLADS NUMBER 1. AND LOTS 1 TO 8 OF RITCHIE WOODLANDS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 2 OF PLATS ON PAGE 77 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from •he date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wih 1948CL 600 3241 a in when case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. DATED: March 02. 2006 Robert A. Tremam & Associates. PC. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR WASHINGTONMUTUAL BANK F A. Mortgagee For Mo'e Information Call: (248) 540-7701 mowee Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a oeox ano any inrormauon ooraineo win oe sco for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by JOEL SOLOMON. A MARRIED MAN. PATRICIA SOLOMON. A MARRIED WOMAN to B & P MORT­ GAGE INC . Mortgagee, dated July 23. 2033. and recorded on August 18. 2003, as Instrument No. 1111167, in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to FIFTH THIRD BANK by an assignment dated July 28. 2003. and recorded on August 18. 2003. as Instrument No 1111168 in BARRY County Records. Michigan zi whih mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred sixty one thou­ sand two hundred eight and 68/100 Dollars ($161,208.68). including interest at 7.625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in si-d mort­ gage and te statute m such case made and provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings, Ml . at 1.-00 PM on March 16. 206 Said premises are situated tn TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 26. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DISTANT SOUTH89 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 03 SECONDS EAST 1360 00 FEET FROM THE SOUTHWEST COR­ NER OF SAID SECTION 26: THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 13 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID SEC­ TION 26 A DISTANCE OF 1324 06 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH ON-HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SEC­ TION 26; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 47 MIN­ UTES 32 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE 340.00 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 13 SECONDS WEST 1324.21 FEET TO SAID SOUTH SECTION UNE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREE 46 MINUTES 03 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH SEC­ TION LINE 340 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate DATED: February 16. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old oodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: FIFTH THIRD BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate RLE No. 2006-24490-DE Estate of ELLIS D TOOKER. Deceased Date of birth: 05/29/15 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Eta D. Tooker, who lived at 3371 Sandy Beach St. Wayland. Michigan died 01/17/06. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be lorever barred unless presented to Ray D. Tooker, named person­ al representative or proposed personal representa­ tive, or to both the probate court at 220 W. Court street, Hastings and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date: 2/21/06 Manlyn Lankier P29142 Bndgewater Place. P.O. Box 352 Grand Rapids. Ml 49501-0352 616-336-6817 Ray D. Tooker 15492 160th Avenue Grand Haven. Ml 49417 616-850-0303 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT FOR BARRY COUNTY 220 West State Street. Heatings. Michigan 49058 Phone: (269) M8-4815 FILE NO. 05-647-CH HONORABLE JAMES H. ASHER. Circuit Judge Otis Hermenitt Plaintiff Will D. Hughes, deceased, his unknown heirs, devisees, assigns, or persons who may claim an interns! in this action. Defendants, ________ / Attorney lor Plaintiff: David M Koons (P39300) 214 N Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (2691 948-9407 _______, ORDER FOR ALTERNATIVE SERVICE AND ORDER TO EXTEND SUMMONS At a session of said court, held tn the City of Hastings and County ol Barry. Stain of Mrchigizi. on this 22nd day of Feb. 2006 THE COURT FINDS Service of Process upon Defendants, known and unknown, cannot be reasonably made as provided m MCR 2.105 and service of process may be made in a manner which ts reasonably calculated to give dependants actual notice o» the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard. IT IS ORDERED that the Defendant, his unknown heirs, devisees, assigns any person who may claim an interest in this action or said real property, descnbed as follows The re«»l property ts commonly known as 9481 Pine Lake Rd . Dotton, Michigan, situated in the Pramevilte Townshp, County of Barry, and State of Michigan to wit: Th West fraction half (1/2) of the West half (1/2) of the Northeast fractional quarter (1/4) of Section Three (3), Town one (1) North, Range Tan (10) West containing forty four acres of land more or less. Subject to all conditions, limitations and ease­ ments of record. SHALL be March 24. 2006 date hie an Answer to the Complaint to Quiet Title, Otis Hermenitt vs. Will D Hughes. Fite *05-647-CH; at the Barry Court, Clerks office. 220 State St.. Hastings. Ml 49058; or a DEFAULT SHALL enter and the court may take proofs on April 27. 2006 at 2:00 In the after­ noon Quitting Title to this land in favor ol the Plaintiff: fT IS ORDERED that a copy of this order shall be published in The Hastings Banner for 3 consecutive weeks, and proof of publication, filed with the court and a copy of this order shall be posted in the Barry County Court House for 3 consectrve weeks. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Summons shan be extended to Apni 27. 2006 Honorable James H Fisher DRAFTED BY: Davd M. Koons Attorney at Law 214 N Broach ray Hastings Ml 49058 (269) 948-9407 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Elizabeth C. Moore and Frankim H Moore, wife and husband, as joint teams with rights of survivorship, to United Companies Lending Corporation, a Corporation, mortgagee, dated June 19. 1997 and recorded June 25.1997 in iJber 699, Page 618. Barry County Records. Said mortgage is now held by LaSalle Bank National Assoaatin as Trustee for certificate holders of EMC Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-B, Mortgage Loan Pass- Through Certificates. Series 2003-B by assignment submit­ ted to and recorded by the Barry County Register of Deeds There is claimed to ce due on such mortgage th sum of Seventy-One Thousand Nine. Hundred Forty-Four and 68/100 Dollars ($71,944.68) including interest at the rate of 9.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby gven that the mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on March 9. 2006. The premises are located in te City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 15. Ammon Eaton Addition to the City of Hastings, according to tho recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 2 of plats, Page(s) 15. Barry County Records The redemption pond shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property ts determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case tho redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort­ gagee cn rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous res­ olution with the borrower. In that event, your dam­ ages. if any. are limited sotely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate. Dated: February 9. 2006 OP ANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for LaSalle Bank National Association as Trustee lor certificate holders of EMC Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-B. Mortgage Loan Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2003-B . As Assignee PO 80x 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-100 File No 199 0776 Freshman High Honors (3.5 grade point average or higher) — Keith Anderson. Kacy Anderson. Sara Arvhambeau. Jyssica Blantz. Barbara Buehler. Bryan Campbell. Robert Cathcart. Brittany Clear. Kendal Darling. Leanne Dinges*. Katherine Dobbin. Emily Doherty. Katy Fluke. Nicole Frantz.. Bradley Hayden. Marie Hoffman*. Alisha Howell. Timothy Huisman, Bianca Iberle, Trenton Johnson. Autumn Keeler. Nicole Kloostra. Chelsea LaJoye. Timothy Lewis. Justin McComb*. Rachael McFarland. Dylan McKay*. Kazzi Mikolajczyk, Adam Miller. Michelle Mills. Tess Nugent*. Sarah Phillips. Bethany Roderick. Katie Romanak. Kris Rutzebeck. Kathryn Sanders. Dane Schils. Preston Schwartz. Kaitlyn Semlcr. Adam Skedgell. Molly Smith*. Alyssa Thornton. Shelby Winans, Stephanie Wymer and Amy Zwiemikowski. Honors (3.10 to 3.49 GPA) — Jason Baum. Trent Brisboe. Carmen Burlingame. Marcus Chase, Rachel Clevenger. Matthew Cooley. Josey Curcio. Megan Delcotto. Kayla DesVoignes, Danielle Elzinga. Chris Floyd, Rebecca Gahan. L'Oreal Gironda, Taylor Hammond. Adam Hodges. Kacy Hooten. Megan Hunt. Courtney Larsen. Brenna Leedy. Matthew Lewis. Luke Mansfield. Morgan Miller. Emily Moore, Emily Parker. Erin Pettengiil. Jennifer Phillips. Hannah Scofield. Kyleigh Sheldon. Amber Shepler. Kylie Standler. Rachel Stephens. Lee Swartz. Tiffany Tassos. Adam Wiker. Anastacia Wolcott and Aaron Wright. Honorable Mention (3.0 to 3.10) — Kay lee Alexander, Derek Birman. Mitchell Borden. Sarah Brandt. Branden Courtney. James Dean, Teri Dull. Allison Eaton. Heather Foote, Danielle Hobbs. Helen Holdaway. Chelsic Hughes. Sherry Jager. Carson King. Zachcry Lloyd, Julie Fcnnepacker. Melissa Pennington. Steven Safie. Ambrie Storey and Rachael Zalewski. Sophomores High Honors — Elliot Anderson. Joseph Arnett. Ryan Bosma, Melissa Brill. Robert Cady. Amanda Cappon, Deanna Carpc.iter. Corey Doxtadcr. Patrick Dreyer. Myles Eldred. Ellen Frey. Matthew Gardner, Emily Graybill. Eric Haney, Stephen Haynes. Shane Henry*. Cassandra Huvcr. Page Kitnzle. Amanda Kloostra. Carson Letot, Jomthjn Mahmat, Kimberly Main. Ashley Mat'rer, Alyssa Mills. Katherine Panridge. Bred Peterson, Gary Pleyte, Mark Scofield. Zackary Scofield. Joseph Sleevi*. Chelsey Snyder. Stephen Tolger. Eric Treadwell. Hayley Tuinstra*. Audrey Valentine and Ryan Vogel*. Honors — Owen Anderson. Daniel Auer. Kimberly Beck, Kayla Cain, Ryan Cain, Rebecca Christensen. Nicholas Converse, Rebecca Davis. Jeannette Davis. Ellie Devroy, Sara Dunktlberger. Ashley Ecrdmans, Traci Eggleston. John Feldpausch. Kelly Frame. April Franklin. Jami Franson, Trevor Gerber. Patrick Gillespie. Itzel Gomez. Casey Goadenough. Robert Hamel. Brittany Hartman. Patrick Hawley. Ashleigh Holley. Cody Hom. Brittany Howell. Joshua Jevicks. David Kendall. Jennifer Komoelje, Khalen Laubaugh. Brittany Lepard. Megan Lipstraw. Megan McClelland, Derrick McKee. Nichole Moser, Devin Pachuta. Andrew Payne. Jonathon Peurach, Max Raymond. Tara Schoessel. Wesley Semler. Brittney Soya. Katherine Sutherland and Jacob Wescott. Honorable Mention — Kevin Armstrong, Boon Basler. Jacquelin Davis. Paul Fruin. Haley Girrbach. Raven Hess. Christopher James. Brenden Lomas. David Madsen. Stephanie Manning. Ricky Mathis. Nicholas Peck. Kenneth Quick. Sara Radant. Jeremy Rogers, Christopher Sanders. Chelsea Siska. Samantha Tobias. Travis Trudgeon. Samantha VanDenack. Audrey Wakley. Christopher Walker, Fluke & Sheldon, k Juniors High Honors — Kayla Angeietti*. Seth Bcduhn. Emily Benningfield. Jason Bies*. Katie Bomer. Margaret Buehl*. Taylor Casarez. Alyssa Case*. Hannah Case*. Beth Christiansen*. David Cole. Kayleigh Delcotto*. Kristina Dobbin*. Eric Duits. Cnrrie Eagle. Jesse Ellwood*. Erin Fluke*. Ashley Harring. Bradley Horton. Rachael Iler. Amy Ingle*. Linsay Kam. Amy Kidder. Alexander Kimble, Natalie Knorp. Shandi Kosbar. Katec McCarthy, Mexandria Neil. Jacqualynn Northrop*. Dan?. Shilling, Lindsay Sours. Dakota Storey. Molly Wallace* and Scott White*. Honors — Aaron Barrus. Jennifer Bassett. Hannah Buckles. Zachary Connor, Jason Cook. Kelly Cuncannan, William Davis, Ashley Devries. Tiffany Edwards, Kristen Falconer. Cory Gardner. Gregg Hasman. Rebecca Hill. Sheena (Clemens) Kling. Carman Laskey. Nikole Meade. Derek Miller, Amanda Mueller, Justine Peake. Thomas Peck II. Casey Phillips. Leanne Pratt, Brandon Roberts, Addison Singleterry. Brittany Sutherland. Tara Totten. Jerin Voshell. Jamie Wait. Raymond Westfall. Kyle White. Daven Winans. Erika Wood and Christopher Wymer. Honorable Mention — Colton Bates, Stephen Case, Leighia Converse. Tiffany Gleason. Jacob Johnson. Tyler Lancaster, Lacy Lancaster. Michael McGandy. John McKelvey. Benjamin Rutzebeck and Erika Swartz Seniors High Honors — Amanda Anderson*, Kaylyn Armstrong. Lauren Azevedo, Alexis Baker. Jacob Bany*. Stefan Bender, Jeana Bishop. Regina Bouchard. Allison Bryans. Shanna Burgett. Marion Christensen, Kayla Clark. Scott Coleman*. Nicole Cordray, Barbara Crawford. Kati Dakin*. Meagan Depew. Daniel Dimond*. Jacquelynn Dufour*. Kayla Ellsworth. Zachary Fay. Douglas Ferrall, David Gallagher. Chantel Gerber, Eric Gillespie*. Emily Haney*. Leah Harris, Deanna Hill. Nicole Jager. Jodi Jolley, Laurie Karrar. Ashtin King, Lindsay Laubaugh*. Nichole Louden. Jennifer Madsen*. Courtney Marsh. Jessica McLaughin. Alex McMillan*. Michael McPhillips Jr.. Amanda McQuem, Bradley Mead*. Nicole Meredith. Jessica Mikolajczyk*. Chelsie Passmore, Viola Payne. Stephen Peurach*, Brooklyn Pierce, Krystal Pond. Jeffrey Quick, Felix Roessler, Jessica Roper. Erika Schroeder*. Lindsey Selby*. Elizabeth Shafer. Craig Sherwood, Eniilic Shumway. Jacquelyn Siska. Shelby Sleevi. Joshua Smith. Rachel Smith. Chelsea Standler. Brandi Sutfin. Julia Thomas. Tasia Thompson. Kristina Tolger*, Katherine Trahan*. Jessica VanBuren*. Kimberly Vannocxrr. Krystal Wait, Meredith Waters, Rene Wineg«Lr and Rachel Wood. Honors — Danielle Anderson. James Bennett, Ashley Btakensnip, Steven Bolo, Ida Botten, Zack Cocncr Branden Curtis, Ryan Davis, Miranda Endsley. Krista Fenstemaker, Nathaniel Hodges, Amber Hoffman, Jennifer Johnston, Samue’ Le^is. Renee Marr. Brian McKeough, Steven Milkr, Michael Morehouse. Max Myers. Natalie Pennington. Kyle Quada. Martin Quar)*,, Hillary Ranguette. Lee Selby. Adam She.’dor. Kenneth Shellington. Mallori Spoeliitra Sophia Stavale. Andy Tobias and Monica Treadwell. Honorable Mention — Aubri Brandt, Danielle Brower. Jill Dykhousc. Belgica Gonzalez. Tracy Hom. Kaitlyn Kendall, Sandi Kloosterman. Eric Laurie. Tia Loftus, Beth Lynch. Kathlynn McKinney. Jessica Newton. Deanna Odette. Jada Perez, Daniel Secord. Richard Sherk, Marissa Vanwingen. Samuel Verderber. Garret Walker. Brittany Wescott, Heather Wilcox and Benjamin Zaccanelli. • — Denotes perfect 4.0 grade point aver­ age (all As). Lacey Store Kitchen NOW OPEN! ; Pizza, Grinders and more! Great Food and Cold Beer. 4 Stop in and check It out! » (269) 758-4040 plc CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS YOUR INCOME TAX SPECIALIST 525 W. Apple Street Hastings, MI 49058 ww».wfscpzs.com ChnMophnJ Fluic.CPA White and Hannah Wood. KahmaeK Shddno.CPA CALL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY (269) 945-9452 Congratulations Hastings Varsity Cheer Team for making it to the State Finals Good Luck this Saturday March 4th GO BETH �The Hastings Bonne.- - Thursday. March 2 2006 - Page 15 GIANTS, continued from page 1 Howard Wolpe. State Senators Alma Wheeler Smith and Patty Birkholz. State Reps. Mary Brown. Lynn Jondahl. Howard Welters. David Hollister. Ed LaForgc. Paul Hillegonds. Bob Bender. Gary Newell and Terry Geiger, and political activist Zolton Fercncy. The series continues after 16 years and now is the only place where local candi­ date forums are held before elections. ••Jim Pino allowed people to come in to talk in an open forum.” J-Ad Graphics Vice President Fred Jacobs said. "He proved that it doesn’t make a difference what party you belong to. what’s important is gening people together to try to solve problems." Pino’s efforts on behalf of the forum earned him a Positive Action for Tomorrow (PAT) Award presented by the Barry County Futuring Committee. “1 hope the First Friday keeps going.” he said. “It’s a good way for the people to have a program where they learn about what's really going on in the world. It's a way for people to get up and say something important.” Pino, before he came to Barry County, lived for a time in California, was a lobbyist for the Society of Friends (Quakers) Committee on National Legislation and owned two classical music stores. Jim Pino served on the Thomapple Arts Council and was a member on the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission. After graduating from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in history and political science, he worked at the family farm in the Lansing area and opened a classi­ cal music store in Howell in 1940. A lifelong pacifist, he applied for and received conscien­ tious objector status during World War 11. He said he became interested in the Society of Friends and joined a Quaker church in that are* before the war. He was a member of a Quaker group in Kalamazoo until the end. “I was always interested in what they believed." he said. He continued to farm and operate Pino’s Record Shop, and later the record companies, including Columbia. Decca and RCA. agreed to allow him to open a new store in Lansing. “Back then you had to get permission from the record companies to go into the music business." he recalled. He opened in Howell and several years later the companies liked his performance and asked him to come into Lansing. “Jim apparently had a gift for knowing what music his customers w anted." Ruth Pino said. “He’d have them whistle the tunc and he’d go get it for them." Pino quit the business when he took up the Society ef Friends' offer to have him take over the West Coast regional office in Los Angeles. He remained in California for 12 years, retired and came back to Michigan to resume farming, this time in Maple Grove Township. Bob Dwyer, former chairman of the Barry County Democratic Party, said, “I have known Jim off and on since the ’60s. I can think of no nun 1 have ever met who was as true to his principles as Jim Pino. He has been a man of Tine art and music and literature, but most of all a man of peace... "He has lived to motto. ‘Live simply that others may live.’ I am proud to call him friend." Former Thomapple Arts Council Director Rose Heaton said. “Whenever a project was given to Jim Pino, you could always be sure it got done. He took his community service very seriously." Both Dwyer and Heaton have lived in Nashville and had known Pino well since be moved to Barry County. He leaves behind four children. David, a professor of music at a college in southwest­ ern Texas; Mary, an assistant prosecutor in St. Johns who also is a sheep farmer in Laingsburg; Thomas, who is self-employed and living in Maryland, and Kathy, who is married to an attorney and lives in Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday. March 25. at the Kalamazoo Friends Meeting. 508 Denner. Kalamazoo. Mcllvain consistently fought for small family fanners and against large corporate agricultural operations. When he retired a year ago. he said he believes the Farmers Union continues to do good things for family farmers, but things for America have gone from bad to worse, partic­ ularly over the last 25 years. His biggest beefs were with the current federal government and with the trends of huge corporate farms driv­ ing small and family farms out of business. “I'm not happy with either of them.” he said. "I don't know how to put it more simply. I used to see successful small communities where there were more than just a couple of farms along the road and where there was real competition in the farm implement and serv­ ice businesses. “1 still feel good about the Michigan Farmers Union because it’s right as an organ­ ization.” Mcllvain acknowledged the Farmers Union in Michigan claims only about 1.250 families, but the group has about 300.000 nationwide. This he attributes to the decline of the family fanner and the rise of corporate farming. “It’s certainly not like it was when I started about 60 years ago.” he said. "Back then there were about six and a half million farms, but now there arc probably fewer than a million." Mcllvain was bom in Grand Rapids and moved to Muskegon where his father was an auto dealer who lost virtually everything in the Great Depression. His family moved to H^tin^s (in’Wtst Sager Road fit 193216'06 a little farmer and essentially eke out whatever living they could. “I remember cutting wood for 50 cents a day." he said. "We lived from hand to mouth. We milked all cows by hand.” Mcllvain. like most young men his age. went into the service during World War II. He ‘Crazy for You' set at Maple Valley With three Tony Awards to its name and tlic music of George Gershwin, the musical “Crazy For You" will make its Maple Valley High School debut next month. Nearly 40 students will sing and dance their way through the story of Bobby Child as he tries to make it in the theater world, despite the best efforts of his mother and friends to push him into the family finance business. At the insistence of his mother. Bobby­ travels to Deadrock. Nevada, to foreclose on a theater. While in the lazy western town. Bobby hatches the idea of performing an extravagant musical in order to save the the­ ater. As in most Gershwin shows, there is mis­ taken love, comedy and plenty of dancing. Co-director Norma Jean Acker said. “This is such an exciting show. It has an entertain­ ing story, great music with memorable tunes and an experienced and talented cast. We have never had this much tap dancing on the Maple Valley stage. We really hope to get the community and people in the surrounding area out to sec this show and support the dranut/musical program." With choreography by Kimberly Rodriguez, owner of the Step N’ Time Dance Studio in Nashville, and musical direction from Ryan Rosin, the students have been practicing for weeks in preparation for open­ ing night David Benedict and Garrett Van Engen will share the lead role of Bobby Child. originally was interested in enlisting at age 17. bu: his father advised him against it. which he believes today may have saved his life. When the war in Europe ended. Mcllvain was stationed in Adolf Hitler’s Austrian hometown. He could have gotten a deferment from serving because he was engaged in fanning and his father’s health was not good. However, he asked to have his deferment waived. This from a man who today is regarded as one of the most vocal opponents of the war in Iraq, the 1991 Gulf War. Grenada and the Vietnam Conflict. "That was a different war (World War II) back then.” he explained. "I thought it was something we had to do. And it was different then in that it wasn't just the poor neople who were fighting it for us.” Mcllvain returned to the United States in 1946. and started working on the farm in earnest. The family now owned one farm and was about to add two more nearby. It was a dairy operation with a little crop farming for oats and com. “We also did a little bit of combining on a custom basis.” Mcllvain said. "You did what you could to pick up a buck.” Mcllvain joined the Michigan Farmers Union. Local 448. in 1952 because he said he was impressed w ith its commitment to sound agiiculturai practices and family farmers. He had been a member of the Farm Bureau before. He and his wife. Betty, were active at the county level, where he was elected president and he was chosen secretary. Mcllvain also leaves behind three children, a son, Mike, who lives in Minnesota and a son. Lance, who lives at me original family farm on Sager Road, and daughter who lives just across the road. He was elected vice president of the state­ wide Farmers Union in 1982 and four years later was elected to his first of nine two-year terms as president. When asked about the biggest different between farming today and 60 years ago. he didn’t hesitate to talk about the process of industrializing agriculture.. "When 1 started, farms were a lot smaller and just about everybody had a small line of equipment." he said. “We had a pretty good and sound environmentally safe system for more than 200 years in this country but then somebody wanted to make a whole lot more money." Large food companies such as Archer Daniels Midland. Cargill and Con-Agra. and agricultural chemical Kims such as Monsanto ‘Oklahoma!’ tickets may be pre-ordered Pre-order ticket forms arc available for the March 9. 10 and 11 performances of "Oklahoma!" at Thomapple Kellogg High School. The deadline to turn in ticket forms and money is Friday. March 3. Performances of Oklahoma! arc scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Friday and Saturday. March 9. 10 and II. Ticket prices arc $5 per person. Copies of the advanced ticket order form arc available on the Thomapple Kellogg web site, www.tk.kl2.mi.us. Click on the high school and there is a link to the form. emerged. “Farm prices haven't changed much from when I started, but we’re creating a lot more pollution ot our air and water (because of cor­ porate farm operationsMcllvain said. “A lot of water in Michigan has been polluted because chemicals have been getting into streams and lakes with runoff and into under­ ground aquifer*. And these intensive opera­ tions have huge problems getting rid of ani­ mal waste." Though Mcllvain describes himself as an unabashed "progressive" politically, he said. “It wouldn't be such a bad idea to go back to the smaller farms." The retiring president mostly identified himself as “progressive" because of his sup­ port for bold programs to get America off its oil habit and begin to use alternative fuels such as ethanol through com. soybeans, switchgrass, com stalks and even wood prod­ ucts. He also advocated w ind and solar power. He said the benefits of weaning America off oil arc simple, giving far fewer reasons to have to go to war and to promote energy independence. “The technology is there to do it," he main­ tained. “When I’m told it’s too expensive, I have to ask what it’s costing us for cil. not just in prices at the gas pump, but also in loss of lives in wars we shouldn't be fighting. TIME, continued from page 9 skating rink, a dance hall and other social events. From 1855 on there was an active village at the site. C.P. Larabee operated a store. There was a blacksmith shop, a school, a church, and a cemetery and several doctors served the community over the years. The post office finally closed on Dec. 31, 1904. but Cedar Creek still has a store, a church and the cemetery . The dam is still there with the stream running under the roadway and Cedar Creek is still a lively stream in 1998. • Cloverdale Post Office was located at the spot once known as Kingsbury Mills, as was first a sawmill and then a grist mill at die spot between the two lakes. Long Lake and Mud Lake, now know n as Cloverdale Lake. The original site of the post office was to have been located 2 1/2 miles east at Hope Center. The name for the new po*'. office. Cloverdale was suggested by E.B. ?ayne. The coming of the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad changed the iocation when it didn’t come through Hope Center, but ran along Mud Lake and Long Lake on its way across Barry County. The name "Jcverdale remained. In 1887. Howard Mosher built the first gen eral store, across the road from the raJroad station and moved its stock of goods from his store at Hope Center. He was postmaster fot four years. He made a letter box for handling the mail and installed it in his new store. The post office was establish xi on May 20, 1887 and still is operating today, but does not have rural delivery (1998). Postmasters over the years were Howard Mosher, George P. Mosher. Lewis H. Barnes. Dugal McCa'-um. Myron Chamberlain. Maggie Replogle, Lottie Fox. Glenn C. Freer. Anna Whitney. Ignore Waugh. Harry Pennels, George Kahler. Kenneth Reed and in 1951. Ruth M. Reed held the position. Welton D. Brooks became mail carrier at Cloverdale in April 1909 when the route was 19.75 miles in length. When he retired at the age of 70 in I960, the mail route had been lengthened to 47.6 miles. Ivy Woods Condominiums - Hastings . • Fuel System Service • Power Steering Service • Transmission System Service • Cooling System Service WE3 Road. M-66 (Formerly Cappons) Lake Odessa. Ml 48849 Hastings 616-374-1200 26B-94S-6296 °| graduations, weddings, birthday parties Tables Chairs Coolers & Hot Boxes ' nytime -• Bob Dormer, 517-726-1084 J The Syn Power Performance System South M-37 CANOPY SALES & RENTALS Reservations have already started for Valvoline Professional Series Service 7775 Saddlebag Lake STONEHILL FARm1| NEW!!! New style and size available ♦* 30 x 45 with cathederal windows ♦♦ Michigan's oil and gas regulations also require producers to report spills to the DEQ unless the spill volume is less than 42 gallons, occurs when a representative of the producer is present, and is cleaned up w ithin one hour. DEQ staff monitors all spill incidents and assures that proper action is taken to prevent damage to the environment or to public health. M66 r He had used five horses, and buggies, tried a motorcycle before buying his first car. a Saxon in 1917. He traveled 82,000 miles by horse and buggy out of the total of 393.600 miles he had traveled during his career. He used 18 cars in the last 41 years that he delivered the mail on the rural free delivery Route. The mail route was consolidated with Delton January 1961 and the post office became a pick-up post office for the residents of the hamlet. • Shultz Post Office, Hope Township, was located on sections No. 2, 3 and 11 of Hope Township. The first post office was established on Nov. 24.1888 and was located in the store of James A. Babcock, who had purchased the land from Joseph Shultz. This was the year that the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad from Kalamazoo to Hastings came through the area. Postmasters were James A. Babcock. Nov. 24. 1888. followed by Grant H. Otis. Palmer R. Karns. Grant H. Otis. Rosewell Reynolds. Alonzo McCarty. Anson C. Boyes. Ernes. Haynes and Inez Haynes. The post office in ShuJU w 4*4Us^tinucd on J^dy 31.1933. There was a very serious train wreck about a mile north of Shultz on July 5. 1909, and engineer Melvin Mead and fireman Seth Chandler were killed. Henry Zcrbel was the first rural mail carrier out of Shultz. He and his trusty horse made the trip every day. regardless of weather. Other carriers were Orson Tobias. Faye Peake, and Ray Erway. The post office was consolidated with Hastings Post Office becoming pert of R.F.D. #5 which Ray Erway carried for many years. The village of Shultz had a general store, the railroad station, an ice house. -• church, the school, a blacksmith shop where cra>?s were also made at one time, a creamery, a rr i!linc*v shop and a Grange Hall. Shultz store was moved to th- comer of Shultz Road and M-43 to locate it on a main road by George Haynes in 1930. It was closed in very recent times. To Be Continued KMMiX W. W Vermontville Vermont vill^ Hwy„ Hwv . Vermontville, Vermontville. MI 10088 New directive to keep citizens informed in spills The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has issued a directive to oil and gas producers clarifying notifica­ tion requirements for oil or gas spills under Michigan's cleanup law. The directive is in response to concerns expressed by several citizens that property owners may not be receiving adequate notice when spills occur. "Our focus is to work closely with the oil and gas industry to prevent spills from occur­ ring." said DEQ Director Steven E. Chester. "But the bottom line is that when they do occur, the public has a right to know, and a right to understand the risks involved." Under the new DEQ directive, an oil or gas producer who is responsible for a spill must notify the owiw of the property if a spill results in hazardous substances in the soil or groundwater that exceed statewide cleanup criteria. The directive spells (Hit the applica­ ble cleanup criteria and the specific informa­ tion that must be reported. In accordance with existing cleanup rules, notification is required w ithin 45 days of the spill. Producers arc also required to notify own­ ers of property adjacent to the oil and gas site if a spill migrates onto or underneath their property. “I believe this will be difficult because it’s not in the best interests of those in power to seriously look at alternative fuels because they fear somebody else then will be making the money. But we’ve got to do something because oil won’t last forever and right now it's hurt us.” He added that consumers soon will have to wake up to the reality they cannot do as they please with huge gas-guzzling polluting cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles. He said the only way positive change can come is if the people insist on more fuel-efficient and eco­ nomical means of transportation. Mcllvain summarized the problems of now versus then very- simply as corporal** greed, supported by a government that has let rich and powerful businesses write significant leg­ islation over the last several decades. He said the Department of Agriculture and most gov­ ernment and land grant institutions do the bid­ ding of the rich and powerful and left the small family farmer behind. "People talk about conservative and pro­ gressive," he said, “but the family farms were much more progressive than what we have today. They were able to produce enough for us to cat without the consequences of pollu­ tion and chemicals.” Kirt Petersen Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in BASEMENT PROFESSIONALS! 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. We currently have an opening in our Hastings office Qualified applicants will hase a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 1-800-237-2379' MBY SYSTBI OF SOUTHWESTMCHEMt WC �Pago 16 - Thursday. March 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 $99 AMISH LOG BED v / queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 SO YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $800 - sell $295. (517)204-0600 A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set, new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)3oC-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New never used; must sell $275 (616)291-1672_______________ SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set $175. (517)719-8062 TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 I \tah Salt ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. ANTIQUE SHOW: Barry County Fairgrounds Expo Complex on M-37, March llth-12th. Just north of Hastings on M-37. Satur­ day, 10am-6pm; Sunday, 10am-4pm. $3 admission. <m^a^t Salt ( a rd (•/ I hank\ 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. THE FAMILY OF IRENE BROWNELL would like to thank every­ one for their loving support during our time of sorrow. We appreciate all the beauti­ ful flowers, food, cards and memorial donations for the Pennock Hospital and COA; we received during this dif­ ficult time. We are grateful for David Wren of Wren Fu­ neral Home for his compas­ sion and service and to Pastor Daniel Currie for his kind and caring words, cap­ turing wonderful memories of our dear mother, grand­ mother, great grand mother, great great grandmother and all her special friends. We appreciate the exceptional care from Dr. Steven Wildem; mothers Doctor for many years and Dr. Stew­ ard, Dr. Brasseur, Hastings Ambulance and Pennock Hospital. A big thank you to the many men & women of the First United Methodist Church for their delicious luncheon after the services and all our family, friends and neighbors who were there to support us. May God Bless You! From the family of Irene M. Ban nell \alianal \t/\ DRIVERS: DEDICATED LANES! Experience pays! Great benefits/home time! Sign on bonus! Mike Banks, lnc„ (888)343-6601. 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Cpll |-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and ba<hures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. FOR RENT: 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath house on Algonquin Lake. 1 car garage, new win­ dows, furnace and carpet. $795/month plus deposit. (517)663-1908 DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment. (616)248-772^ //<•//» Wauled THE STAFF AND THE FAMILIES OF Northeastern Elementary School would like to thank all the many people who have given their support through this difficult time. The outpouring of care, con­ cern and comfort has been a tribute to Mary Youngs and is greatly appw- dated. WE WANT TO EXPRESS our thanks for the support we received when Jack was hospitalized in January. Your prayers, cards and calls of concern were so much appreciated, lack and Judy Lenz . ' • (oi ■ YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. by Patricia Johns Following discussion, the commission voted Staff Writer to sent the rezoning request on to the members of The Thomapple Township Planning the Thomapple Township Board of Trustees with Commission last week recommended denial of a a recommendation to deny the request. request made in January to rczonc 40 acres on The Township Board's next meeting is sched­ Moe Road from agriculture residential to rural uled for March 13 at 7 p.m. residential. The commission approved a two-year exten­ This parcel previously was owned by the sion of the gravel mining operation on M-37. Thomapple Kellogg School District. The wood­ Close examination is being kept on water levels lot had been used in recent years for outdoor in the lest wells. nature education opportunities. The district The commission also approved the proposed decided to sell the property to generate some rev­ site plan for Middleville Hardware after discus­ enue when the state reduced financial support for sion about delays leading up to the February the schools. meeting. The site plan was approved with the More than 30 local residents attended the understanding that the Michigan Department of meeting and aired concerns about the soils, Transportation will require that the driveway be nitrates in the water table, increased traffic, road paved. maintenance and other issues. The commission The owners are to make no changes to the site, had tat’ed the issue in January to get more infor­ including signs, without first submitting a site mation. plan for review. A letter from the Barry-Eaton District Health The next meeting of the Thomapple Township Department detailed problems with the soils on Planning Commission will be held at 7 p.tn. the parcel that would make adding almost 20 Monday. March 20. home sites problematical if the zoning changes were allowed. Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodfawn Ara, HMttnp, Ml 49058 1269) 945-3553 or toi tree (8001 288-5220 www.MiwardjcxMS.coin 3 i Edward Jones HASTINGS - A 59-ycar-old Hastings man was injured in a two-vehicle traffic accident Feb. 21 at the comer of Market and West Stale Street in Hastings. Hastings Police officers responded to the II :45 am. crash that occurred when a vehicle being driven by Terry Montague. 59. from Hastings, failed to yield to a west-bound vehicle being driven by Linda Jackson. 53, from Middleville ' Montague was south bound on Market Street and slopped at the mlersectiori. As he pnaeeded south, he pulled into the path of die Jackson vehicle, which was traveling in the west bound outside lane. Il appears that his vision may have been obscured by a west-bound vehicle making a right turn onto Market, from the inside lane. The Hastings Fire Department also responded to the scene to assist, as did Lansing Mercy ambulance, which transported Montague to Pennock Hospital. His condition was not made known. City police seek help in identifying tire theft suspects HASTINGS — Officers from the Hastings Police Department are investigating the theft of four wheels and tires taken off a car on the lot of Art Meade Auto. 1633 S. Hanover St. The incident was reported on Thursday. Feb. 23. shortly after the business opened. It is believed the theft occurred sometime during the late evening or early morning hours. Employees from the business recalled two subjects inquiring about purchasing the same tires and rims that were on a 2000 Chevy Malibu, which arc valued at around $200 apiece, a couple of weeks prior, and believe they may be responsible, or have knowledge of the theft. Anyone with information about the incident arc asked to contact the Hastings Police Dept, at 945-5744. Burglar who falls asleep in car taken to jail HASTINGS — A 37-year-old man from the Gun Lake area was arrested after he broke into a vehicle parked in the parking lot of Pennock Hospital Thursday. Feb. 23. • Officers were called when Uie vehicle owner found that the man had broken into his car and had gone to sleep. Officers con­ fronted the man who was identified as Jeffrey Thompson. He was placed under arrest for breaking and entering an automobile and lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident Woodland man sought for theft of prescription drugs HASTINGS — Hastings police arc investigating the theft of prescription drugs from the Pennock Hospital Pharmacy Feb. 22 during afternoon hours. A man who had received a prescription earlier from a local physician did not have available funds to pay the pharmacy and asked where he might find an ATM machine. After leaving, technicians discovered that he had taken the prescription with him and he did not return. It was later learned that he did the same thing when leaving the doctor’s office that wrote the prescription. A Woodland man has been identified as the suspect, and the investigation is ongoing. Middleville mail arrested on outstanding warrant MIDDLEVILLE — Todd Alan Wohlford. 40. of Middleville, was arrested by. Barry County Sheriff’s Deputy Bany Brandt Feb. 21 and charged with driving on a suspended license and on an outstanding warrant out of Kent County. Wohlford was attested at the Middleville Shell station. Brandt had responded to a complaint the previous day and after set­ tling the issue, ran a LEIN on Wohlford. When the war. ants came back, ne returned to the station the following morning to cany out the arrest. Wohlford was lodged in the Barry County Jail without incident. i • . • -. j , ... Deputies seek charges for underage drinking BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP — Barr' County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a location on Cedar Creek Road Saturday. Feb. 25. and found a large number of underage people consuming alcohol. Upon further investigation, the officers learned that a party was being held whil- the parents of two minors on the scene were away. Seven minors were cited for possession of alcohol and a request for charges agxinst the two young women were forwarded to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office. Fight at Middleville bar results in arrest WANTED: WOOD SPLIT & hauled, felled Maple, Delton. Urgent job! (517)543-7202. Thornapple Township Planning recommends denial of rezoning J Stocks J Bonds □ Mutual Funds J IRAs J CDs Hastings man injured in traffic accident MIDDLEVILLE — Sheriff’s Deputy Nick Seifert responded to a report. Friday, Feb. 17. of an assault at the Swatvp Fox Restaurant and Lounge in Middleville. Those questioned al the scene reported an assault had occurred earlier in which a patron was injured. Seifert was ’old the attacker had left the scene. While Seifert was taking to people at the scene. Deputy Chris Yonkers notif ied him he had located the suspected vehicle at a residence on Main Street. Yonkers reported he was met at the residence by a male suspect who refused to cooperate in his in rcstigation. Upon further investigation. Yonkers arrested Steven Jason Gaiski. 29, of Nashville, on a charge of assault. The victim was treated at Pennock Hospital for multiple injuries and released. DK girls second in silver at Temperance-Bedford tourney After a second-place finish, its highest ever in the Kalamazoo Valley Association, the Panthers tuned themselves up for this weekend's Class B district tournament at Plainwell by taking part in the Temperance-Bedford Tournament last Saturday. Once in the Silver Division bracket, the Panthers defeated Monroe and Hanover Horton to reach the Silver Division final. Rushing topped the Panthers 16-25, 25-22, 15-13 for the sil­ ver title. Alex Culbert and Katie Smoczynski were hitting the ball well for Delton. Culbert led the team with 32 kills and Smoczynski had 31. Culbert also had 25 blocks and eight digs. Katee Hogoboom had 14 kills, seven blocks. 17 disgs, and 88 assits for tne Panthers on the day. Jordan Haines led the team's defensive effort with 22 digs, to go with her 12 kills and three blocks. Smoczinski and Rylee Trhantham b oth had 19 digs. The Panthers' drew a bye in the first round of the district tour­ nament, and will open action in the semifinals against either Thomapple Kellogg or Hastings, who meet in opening round acation Thursday night Plainwell and Allegan will face each other in the other open­ ing round match Thursday, with Otsego waiting in the semifi­ nals for the winner of that contest. Both semifinals will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, with the dis­ trict championship scheduled to be decided at noon. Maple Valley ends season in SMAA in middle of pack The Maple Valley varsity girls' volleyball team finished fourth at the SMAA South conference tournament hosted by Leslie on Saturday. The Lions were 2-2 on the day. Maple Valley topped Leslie 25-21,25-18 in its opening match, to earn another shot at the girls from Brooklyn Columbia Central. The Golden Eagles topped the Lions 25-14. 25-17. to send Valley into the consolation side of the bracket in the doubleelimiation style tournament. The Lions avoided their second loss in the next match, topping Stockbridge in two close games 25-22 and 25-21. Parma-Western put an end to the Lions' day. lopping them 25i9. 25-19 in the next round of consolation. “The new conference proved to be a positive experience.” said Lion head coach Bill Brenton. The Lions hope that playing tough competition all year long will lead to some more success in the state tournament. The Lions open the Class C tournament by taking on PewamoWestphalia at 11:30 a.m. in Laingsburg on Saturday. The winner of that match will face the hosts from Laingsburg in the district semifinals. Bath and Carson City-Crystal face off in the other district opener at Laingsburg. That match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Saranac awaits the winner of that match in the first semifi­ nal Saturday. The Lions head into the tournament with an overall record of 29-21-11. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 2. 2006 - Page 17 • From Goodnight Moon to Art Dog: The World of Clement, Edith and Thacher Hurd is a collection of more than 70 origins! illus­ trations from two generations of the Hurd family, who profoundly influenced children's literature for more than 60 years. The exhibit is on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Includes interactive activities, a reading area and a scale diorama of the Great Green Room from Goodnight Moon. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Call the info line at (269) 349-3959 for more info. Through March 19. • Fashion in Film: Period Costumes for the Screen is on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Exquisitely hand made cos­ tumes, designed with precise accuracy to the period, will bring to life the many art forms that make up the art of film. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m., closed Mondays. Adult admission is $7, sen­ iors and students $6, children 6-17 $3. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gcamonline.org. Through March 26. • Energy and Inspiration: AfricanAmerican Art from the Permanent Collection is a selection of paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and sculptures by African-American artists from the collection at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Call the KIA at (269) 349-7775 or the into line at (269) 349-3959. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Through April 9. • Treasures of Ancient Egypt The Quest for Immortality is on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. There are 141 objects in Treasures of Ancient Egypt tanging from 2,000-4,000 years old, including gold death masks, massive stone sculptures, ornate jew­ elry and painted coffins. The exhibition also features an authentic full-scale, re-created burial chamber of pharaoh Thutmose III. The Museum will be open for ex tended. U?VS. from 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday hours are 9-5, and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Public admission to the exhibit and all museum gal­ leries for adult non-members is (ages 18-61): $17, senior citizen non-members (62 and over): $16, children non-members (ages 3-17): $10, and children under 3 are free. Through May 7. • Bronk Brothers and Headin' South will warm up the crowd at 7 p.m. at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. The theatre is host­ ing a show by Billy Currington and Brice Long the main stage but as a way to reward those who come early the)- are hosting a pre-concert show in the basement. Heath and Brian Bronk along with Paul Warnick and Bill Justice have won the 1998 TYue Value Country Music Showdown and have opened for Marty Stuart the Oak ridge Boys, Colin Raye, Confederate Railroad, Lome Morgan and many others. Main show starts at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $18-$50. See www.kazoostate.com for more information. March 4. • Jennifer Holliday will perform at 8 p.m. at Miller Auditorium. Tickets are $28-$40. Holliday first rose to fame with her Tony Award-winning performance in the Broadway musical "Dreamgul.-,." A two-time Grammy Award-winner, Holliday has found success on stage and screen—with her acclaimed Carnegie Hall show and a recur­ ring rcle or. "Ally McBeal." The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and the NaEA Gospelfest Choir will back Holliday's power­ ful voice. Saturday, March 4. • Stulberg International String Competition is set for at the Dalton Certer for the Performing Arts on the campus of Western Michigan University. Semifinal performances will take place from 9 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m,-5 p.m. Six finalists will perform at 7 p.m. All performances are free and open to the public. This annual competition has brought world­ class talent under the age of 20 from all across the globe for 30 years. For more information call (269) 343-2776. March 4. • Broadway Theatre Guild presents Joseph & the Technicolor Dream Coat at DeVos Performance Hall. Performances are Tuesday & Wednesday 730 pun., Thursday 2 & 730 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. A 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. A 6 p.m. This irre­ sistible musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel's favorite son, paints a pic­ ture of betrayal and hardship, prophecy and forgiveness. This Joseph cannot be missed. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Patrick Cassidy plays Joseph in this new national tour. For more information contact the Broadway Theatre Guild online: www.bwaygr.org. For more information call (616) 235­ 6285 or visit www.devosperformancehall.org. March 7-12. Um MusAiMan will be pcrtowned by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, performance times are Wednesday at 730 p.m., Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. 76 Trombones lead the big parade of hit songs and laughter as Harold Hill's con game is derailed by love for Marian the Librarian . For more infonnation call (616) 222-6020 or visit www.grct.org/season.html or email info@grct.org. Through March 18. MUSIC THEATRE MISCELLANEOUS lEMHIBITS • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum will be performed by a massive cast at Kellogg Community College's Binda Performing Arts Center. Performances are ay 730 except for Sunday's matinee set for 3 p.m. Gary Cuyler ddirects the show with music direction by Gerald Blanchard and pit orches­ tra conducted by Ed Zentera. March 2-5. • Cinderella will be performed by the Ionia Community Theatre. Performances are at the Watt Auditorium at the Ionia Middle School. Tickets are $12, $10 children under 12 and seniors. March 3-4. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Puck Faire - A Celtic Band from 5-9 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Live jazz music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhi­ bition, are free after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more informa­ tion call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. March 3. • The Artist Series Presents: Cavani String Quartet at 8 p.m. in the Calvin College Fine Arts Auditorium. In addition to receiving the Naumburg Award, the Cavani Quartet has been a top prize winner in numerous compe­ titions, including the Coleman, Fischoff, Banff International, and Cleveland Quartet Competition. The Cavani Quartet performs regularly for major series and festivals throughout North America and Europe. Appearances include the Carnegie Hall Centennial Series and Alice Tully Hall in New York City, Corcoran Gallery of Art and Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Muziekcentrum De Ijsbreker in the Netherlands, and Festival de L'Epau in France. The quartet has been featured on National Public Radio, and has been seen on NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS. The Cavani Quartet serve as Quartet-in-Residence at the worldrenowned Cleveland Institute of Music. For more infonnation call (616) 526-6800 or visit www.calvin.edu. March 3. • Grand Rapids Symphony presents Richard and Helen DeVos Classical Series: Russian Odyssey at DeVos Performance Hall Guest conductor Roberto Minczuk and pianist Ralph Votapek will perform Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. March 3-4. • Lord Carrett brings his comedy act back to Battle Creek's Gary Fields Comedy Cub Theatre. Carrett has appeared on Bob A Tom 14 times and has performed on XM and Siruis Satellite Radio. Tickets are $10. Ages 18 and over only. Call (269) 965-4646 for info. March 3&4. • HHS Senior Party Auction will raise funds to pay for an all-night alcohol-free event for graduating seniors. The Hastings First Presbyterian Church will host the event. Doors open at 530 p.m., dinner served from 6­ 7 pin., auction begins at 7 p.m. Dinner is $5 per person with a maxir- im charge of $20 per family. There is no charge to attend the auc­ tion. Saturday, March 4. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 pm. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every mouth September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area. Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday tach month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor. Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Bany County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone al (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber's website at www.banychanAer.com CHECK OUT THESE MARCH BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 3 Pre-School Story Time at 1030 p.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is "D" animals. Free. 4 Pheasants Forever of ■un County Banquet will be held. Call Jtai Decker for more information at (616) 7654421. 10 Pre-School Story Time at 10-30 pan. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is "E" animals. Free. 11-12 Antique Show at the Barry Expo Center. Saturday 10 a.m.-6 pan. Sunday 10 a.m.-4 pan. $3 admission. 16 Stock Matet Challenge sponsored by Junior Achievement of Southwest Michigan. Call Karen Dailey (269) 968-9188 for details. 17 Pre-School Story Time at 1030 p.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is "F” animals. Free. 18 St Patrick's Welcome Spring Dance at the Barry County COA building, 320 W. Woodlawn. Hastings. Sponsored by Living Connections Widowed Persons Group. 18 Leadership Bany County Graduation will take place. IS Thornapple Credit Union Annual Meeting at 9 a.m at the Hastings brands- 202 W. Woodlawn Ave., Hastings Call 623-6700 for more infonnation. 18 Hastings Farmets Market from 7 21 Hastings Fanners Marta from 7 a.m.-l p.m at the city parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 21-22 World of Reading Book Sale at the Pennock Hospital Conference Center. 23 Hastings Farmers Marta from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the city parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. I 24 Pre-School Story Time at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. Theme is "F" animals. Cal! 945-4263 for more information. 24 K-12 County-wide Ait Show at the Thomapple Arts Council. Call 945­ 2002. 25 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 un-1 pjn. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. ■ 25 Video Game Tournament at the Hastings library from 3-7 pan. Call 945-4263 for more information. Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 4 8 6 9 2 1 5 8 2 7 3 5 9 3 2 4 4 9 S 1 9 5 8 4 3 9 2 7 6 7 9 8 4 5 3 6 Place a number In the empty boxee tn such a way that each row acroea. each column down and each small 9-box square contains al of the numbers from one to nine DIFFICULTY‘(HIS* WEEK ♦ Moderate ••• * * Challenging ♦ ♦★HOOaOY' Classical Splendor will be performed by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Friday, March 16 at Miller Auditorium. The concert will feature a Beethoven symphony (No. 3 "Eroica”), a Mozart piano concerto (No. 17), and an opening work by a dynamic contem­ porary composer- "Alegria" by Roberto Sierra. Inside the Library' Sale from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 11 at the Hastings Library. Hardcovers S3, softcovers $130. Thomapple Wind Band will dose its 10th season by joining the KCC Concert Band at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 12 at the Binda Center on the KCC campus in Battie Creek. Program includes “A Tribute to Glenn Miller" and selections from "Annie." Admission is free. Thomapple Wind Band will perform with the KCC Concert Band March 12 at 3 p.m. at the Binda performing Arts Center at KCC in Battle Creek. Program indudes "A Tribute to Glenn Miller" and selections from "Annie." Admission is free. Grand Rapids Ballet prucntsiPeter Pan at DeVos Performance Hall March 17-19. Performances are Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. & 730 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Join the Grand Rapids Ballet Company as they celebrate 100 years of one of the most beloved stories of all time with an original production of Peter Pan. Though a century has passed since we were first introduced '.o Peter, Wendy, and the Lost Boys of Neverlznd, this is one story that will never grow old. For more information call (616) 454-4771 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Spring Evening is part of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra's Epic Evenings series of concerts at the Epic Center March 17-18 at 8 p.m. The chamber music program indudes Britten's "The Sword in the Stone," Mozart's Hom Quintet, and Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No. 1. KSO Principal Michael Wood is featured soloist for the Mozart piece. The KSO's Burdick-Thome Quartet will be fea­ tured during the Tchaikovsky composition. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students and children. Call 1-800-228-9858 for tickets or more information. Sevendust with special guest Nonpoint at The Orbit Room March 18. Ages 18 and up. $20 in advance, $23 day of show. Call (616) 456-3333 to charge tickets by phone. Kalamazoo Living History Show will fea­ ture over 10,000 re-enactors from the French and Indian Wars to the Civil War and over 270 craftsmen and dealers of pre-1890 Jiving his­ tory supplies and related crafts March 18-19 at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center. History scholars and artists will present sev­ eral programs on several topics centered on the Pontiac Indian Uprising of 1763-1764. Admission is $5 for adults, children 12 and under admitted free. See www.kalamazooshow.com for more information. Fall Out Boy will perform at the Delta Plex in Walker March 21 at 630 pm. Doors at 530 pm. General admission tickets are $30. Tickets can be charged by phone at (616) 456­ 3333 or online at www.ticketmaster.com Parking is $5. Bob Zany is well known for his The Zany Report from the Bob & Tom radio show and has also appeared on HBO, David Letterman, and The Tonight Show. Zany will be perform­ ing March 24 A 25 at Gary Fields Comedy Cub Theatre in Battle Creek. Joe Tyler is a very funny man. Tickets are $12. Ages 18 and over. Call (269) 965-4646 for info. CTifs; A Gershwin Gala with Kuhna Davis & Lester Lynch Friday & Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. at DeVos Performance Hall March 24-26. Enjoy the sound of George and Ira Gershwin. The duo redefined America’s musical landscape with tunes like Let s call the Whole Thing Off, Rhapsody in Blue & Porgy and Bess. John Varineau-conductor. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphonV.org. htat Michigan Pet Expo Will be held at the Delta Plex March 25-26. There will be vendors 4c breeders of al) types of pets, a pet adoption center; a petting zoo, pony rides and all types of animal entertainment including the Classic K-9 Show, Gwen Miller-Pet Astrologer, Doggie Fashion Show, and The Dog Stars. Tickets are $5 for adults; $1 of every admis­ sion wJI be donated to the Humane Society of Kent County. Parking is frevLive Under the Dome Concert Series featur­ ing the Lakew ood Area Choral Society March 26 at 3 p.m. at the Hastings United Methodist Church. Grand Rapids Sypiphony presents Richard and Helen DtYos Clascal View at DeVos Performance Hall March SlApril 1. Guest conductor Shur^ro Sato will lead pianist Yuja Wang in a perfoneance of Dvorak's "Symphony No. 8." For more to/ormation call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphonyorg. Artgn' Theatre 2nd Annual Benefit will present excerpts from their upcoming produc­ tion of "Urinetown" as well as food, cocktails a silent and live auction May 6 at 7 p.m. in Spectrum Theatre at Grand Rapid’ Community College. Call (616) 234-3998 for more information. Comedy comes back to County Seat March 8 County Seat Restaurant in downtown Hastings will once again host a comedy night in the Courtyard Dining Room Wednesday. March 8. David Dyer will headline the show. Dean Mink will open the special comedy night presentation. David Dyer has been performing stand up for 13 years. He has headlined at clubs and colleges all over the country and for busi­ nesses and organizations of all sizes. He’s worked with some of the best performers in the industry including Ehew Carey. Lewis Black. Kathleen Madigan and Bob Zany just to name a few. He has contributed material to ABC’s “Politically Incorrect" and "The Zany Report” performed by Bob Zany on “The Bob and Tom Show." In the past, he won “The Grand Rapids Magazine" Comedy Joke Off. a competition that put him up against several other comedians as well as the top radio tal­ ent in west Michigan. Kosta might remind you more of your smart-aleck best friend than a seasoned comedian, but rest assured his comedic talents have quickly established him as an up-and-coming star. As a finalist in this year’s Michigan Comedy Survive^ competi­ tion. judges described him as having the quirkiness of Daniel Tosh and the stage pres­ ence of Dane Cook. Bom and raised in Ann Arbor. Michigan. Michael’s take on relation­ ships with independent women, elderly par­ ents. internet dating, and the Catholic church are unique, fresh and hilarious. Utilizing a high energy, gregarious delivery and playful narcissism Kosta involves his audiences with­ out making anyone feel uncomfortable. Dean Mink began his comedy career in 1994 after being refused a refund for a come­ dy writing class. Faced with the choice of giv­ ing up the money or taking their class in stand-up. he took the class... and got an A! Certain that he was going to be the “next big thing." Dean quit a six-figure job (plus dental benefits) and performed the first time for five people. Rejecting their pleas of “don’t quit you day job" he hit the comedy trail. Eight years later Dean has performed at over fifty comedy clubs including the Improv (Dallas). Comedy Castle (Detroit), and the Laff Stop (Houston). He has been a guest on National Public Radio and NBC. In addition, he has done corporate work for the State of Texas, Ford Motor Company, and The United Way. Dean is one funny comic. He’s likeable, intel­ ligent and his conservative look hide a real wolf in sheeps clothing. Truly a zany brand of comedy that will keep you guessing. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for dinner and cocktails. Show begins at 8:00 p.m. There is limited seating for this event and reservations are jrequired. Tickets are $15 per person. For more information cal! (269) 948-4042. Call anytime for classified ads 269-945-9554 or 1-800-870-7085 �Page 18 - Thursday. March 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxons and Vikes combine to send seven to state by Brett Bremer Sports Editor When Lakewood senior Eddie Phillips lift­ ed Three Rivers’ Zack Jones high off the mat. then slowly set him back down for a twopoint take down early in tltcir 189-pound regional championship Saturday, it became The Saxons' Mike Morehouse works himself free of CeWrtt’s Mike McGiveron in the third period of their 189-pound con­ solation championship match Saturday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) clear Phillips would earn his second regional championship. Just how long it would be before he did it was the only question. Jones was the first wrestler this post-season to force Phillips to stay out on the mat all six minutes, after three pins in the individual dis­ trict tournament and then pins in each of his first two matches Saturday at the Division 2 regional hosted by Comstock High School. Phillips scored a 10-3 decision over Jones, to finish off his run to a third consecutive appearance in the individual state finals. Viking 275-pounderCody Dupont will join Phillips at the Palace of Auburn Hills, for the March 10, 11. 12 tournament, as will five Hastings Saxons. Hastings sent seven wrestlers to the region­ al tournament, and liao four finish in the top four in their weight class to cam a trip to the state meet Last year’s 103-pound state runner-up in Division 2. RJ. Morgan improved his record for the season to 40-5 by finishing second to Mason’s Craig Eifert in the 103-pound weight class Saturday. The 14-8 loss to Eifert. who Morgan defeated in the district finals, was Morgan’s first loss of this season at 103 pounds. He will be making his fourth trip to the individual finals. Rusty Burgdorf (130). Steve Case (152), and Mike Morehouse (189) each finished third in their respective weight classes, and Man Watson (103) was fourth. Lake wood’s Dupont was second to Allegan’s Joe Rizgallah. “Five out is great.” said Hastings head coach Mike Goggins. “We’ve got two weeks to get healthy and do a little tidying up and try to win some medals." Morgan scored big wins in his first two matches Saturday, scoring a 21-8 major deci­ sion over Allegan’s Man Larrabee in the opener, then defeating teammate Watson 18-1 in the semifinals. Watson bounced back after the loss to Morgan to top Kalamazoo Central's Sam Stivers in the consolation semifinals and secure himself a spot at state. Kalamazoo Central's’ Colin Stivers topped Watson 2-1 in the match for third place. Morehouse lost his first match of the day in the 189-pound weight class to eventual run­ ner-up Jones, but scored three straight wins to finish third He scored an 11-2 major decision over St. Joe’s Mark Lockwood, then topped Parma-Western’s Phil Zerull 3-1 and DeWitt’s Mike McGiveron 7-4. "Morehouse just wrestled out of his mind." said Goggins. Case and Burgdorf each won their first match of the day by derision, before being bumped from the championship bracket tn the semifinals. Burgdorf bounced back by pin­ ning Mattawan’s Spencer Lewandowski in 25 seconds, then topping Mason's Mike Mullholland 10-4. Case topped Coldwater’s Daniel Tucker 5-0 in the consolation semifi­ nals. then knocked off Allegan’s Tyler Caron 5-1 for third place. For the Vikings. Phillips improved io 41-0 with his victory Saturday , and Dupont is now 34-4 on the year. Both wrestlers are also expecting more out of this season than just reaching the state finals. Phillips is a two-time slate medallist, xho finished second last year at 171 pounds. It was scheduled to be revealed Monday night on the Michigan High School Athletic Association website, at what point in this year’s finals that he would face a possible showdown with brother Alex Phillips of Grand Rapids Northview, in the finals or semifinals. Alex was the regional champion at 189 pounds in the Division 2 tournament hosted by Muskegon Reeths-Puffer Saturday. The two are the top rated 189 pounders in the state in Division 2. They both showed why Saturday. Eddie started off the regional tournament by pinning Sturgis' Jake Rrbone in 1:44. then pinned Parma-Western’s Phil Zerull in 1:39 in the championship semifinals. Dupont is no stranger to the state finals himself. He was fifth in the state in Division 2 last year at 275 pounds. Dupont earned a pin of his own in the first round, putting Portage Northern’s Josh Droppers on his back in 3:53. He went on to top Coldwater’s John Barrett in the semifi­ nals. before falling to Allegan’s Joe Rizgallah 3-2 in the championship match. Hastings' Steve Case (right) shoots in for a take down in the first period of his con­ solation final with Allegan's Tyler Caron Saturday afternoon at Comstock High School. Case scored a 5-1 decision to finish in third place in the 152-pound weight class. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Trojans’ losing streak hits ten games by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Caledonia clinched a winning record under head coach Scott Weis with a lopsided 72-48 victory over the Thomapple Kellogg Trojans in Middleville on Friday night. The disparity between the scccnd-place Fighting Scots and seventh-place Trojans was evident Friday night as TK turned the ball over a few too many times in the early going. Still. TK cut the Scot lead to 12-7 on a threepointer by Gar Allison midway through the opening quarter. Trojan senior center Isaac Thaler had to leave the game with two fouls less than a minute later, and TK didn’t score again in the opening period. The Trojans had a tough time finding Caledonia junior forward Devan Jennings on the offensive end of the floor. Jennings had 13 of his game high 18 points in the first half on open jumpers along the baseline and an offensive put-back or two. Caledonia led 37-20 at the half. Ryan Sisson started attacking the basket for TK more and more often in the second half and the Trojans pulled to within 12 points mid­ way through the third quarter. The Scots went on an 8-0 run over the next four minutes to put an end to the Trojan threat. Sisson led the Trojans with 16 points and five rebounds. Jason Blain added 12 points and five boards for TK. Tyler Corson had a very good night for the Scots and finished with 12 points, ten rebounds, and four assists, while teammate Max Larson added nine points and ten rebounds. Logan Weis also had nine points for Caledonia, to go along with his five assists. See BASKETBALL, page 21 Lakewood’s Eddie Phillips (right) -xares down Three Rivers' Zack Jones early in their 189-pound championship Sat j’day at the Division 2 individual regional touma- men; hosted by Comstock. Phillips scored a 10-3 victory to earn the regional champi­ onship. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Win at DeWitt would push Vikings streak to six games Thomapple Kellogg junior guard Ryan Sisson (right) races by Caledonia senior guard Thomas Snitzley near center-court during the second half of Friday night's O-K Lakewood won for the third time in three ties against possible future district opponents on Tuesday night. Lakcw ood dominated the Charlotte Orioles for a 48-28 victory. and it wasn't that close. The Vikings outscored the Orioles 37-15 ovn- the course of the first three quarters, holding Charlotte to three points in the open­ ing quarter, eight in the second, and just four in the third. Kyle Rowland and Alex Erickson led the Vikings’ offensive attack. Rowland had 19 points and Erickson ten. Brad Elliott added eight points for I jdcewood. Charlotte didn’t hive a player reach double figures. Alex McDermott led Charlotte with seven points. The Vikings are now 11 -8 overall this sea­ son. and 6-3 in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3. having knocked off Williamston on Friday night 71-47. “We executed offensively as well as we have all year.” said Farrell. “The kids carried out the game, plan well." Lakewood jumped out to a 29-19 half-time lead, then continued to extend the margin in the second half including a 22-11 edge in the fourth quarter. Lakewood I0-of-15 ftom the free throw line in the second half to help seal the win. Tyler Barnett led Lakewood with 20 pouCs. six rebounds, six assists, and three steals. Richardson added 17 points off tlx berxrh for Lakewood, and Erickson and Elliott t* h had ten points. Elliott also had eight rebcuncs and six assists "Players coming off the bench contributed to the team effort. Our intensity keeps improving, we still need to improve in the area of decision making, but we're starting to get there.” said Farrell. Brock Sharp led Williamston with 11 points. The Vikings are back on the road Friday to end the CAAC-3 season at DeWitt. Gold Conference contest in Middleville. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxons finish sixth in OK-Gold Hamilton topped Hastings 49-43 to end the O-K Gold Conference regular season in Hamilton on Tuesday night. The Saxons had the type of solid start they would like, but aad a hard time scoring points in the second and third quarters. The two teams were tied at 17 after the first eight minutes, but the Saxons scored just four points in the second quarter and nine in the third. The Hawkeyes weren't lighting up the scoreboard themselves, and barely clung to the lead, scoring just three points in the third quarter. Hamilton out-shot the Saxons 17-14 in the fourth quarter to hold on for the win. Steven Bolo led the Saxons with 12 points, while teammate Bryce Stanhope added ten. Matt DeJonge led Hamilton with 25 points. Brad Mead and Bryan Skedgell had eight points each for the Saxons. The victory vaulted the Hawkeyes on$ spot past the Saxons in the final O-K Gold Conference standings. The Saxons finish the year in sixth place with a league record of 3­ 9. Hamilton ended the Gold season at 4-8. in fourth place. Hastings and Hamilton headed into the meeting ;ied for fifth in the league, after the Saxons' 49-41 victory over Wayland last Friday night. The Saxons took a 34-28 lead into the fourth quarter against the Wildcats, then hit 11-of-13 free throws over the course of the final eight minutes to seal the win. The Saxons were 17-of-20 for the night from the foul stripe. Bolo was a perfect 8-of-8. and led Hastings with 14 points. J J. Quick added ten for the Saxons, and Stanhope tossed in seven and David Peterson six on a pair of three-point baskets. Alex Lyle led Wayland with 12 points, and Dan Dame chipped in 11. Hastings will travel to Comstock Park Friday night for an O-K Conference cross­ over contest. Class B district action begins at Allegan next week Monday, with Lakcuixxl taking on Delton Kellogg and Thomapple Kellogg fac­ ing ’he host Tigers in the opening round. Hastings will play cither Delton Kellogg or Lakewood in the semifinals on Wednesday. March 8. at 6 p.m. Charlotte earned the bye on the othe.* side of the bracket, and will face TK or Allegar. m the semi’s. The district championship game is sched­ uled for Friday. March 10. at 7 p m. The Saxons' Bryan Skedgell collides with Wayland's Mitch Sevingny outing Friday night's O-K Gold Conference con­ test in Hastings. The Saxons scored a 49-41 win over the Wildcats. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Lakewood's Kyle Rowland tries to shake off a couple Charlotte defenders on the wing in the Vikings' 20-point win in the Orioles' nest Tuesday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday March 2. 2006 - Page 19 Trio of Lions earn a spot in D-3 individual finals by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The consolation semifinals arc the round where dreams are bom or broken in the Michigan High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament. Winners are assured of third or fourth place and more importantly, a tnp to the next round of the toum .ent. Losers see their season come to an end. Four of the six Maple Valley wrestlers at the Division 3 individual regional tourna­ ment hosted by Delton Kellogg High School found themselves facing consola­ tion semifinal matches, and Jamie Corw in was the lone Lion to break through with a victory. He’s will be one of three Lions in the Division 3 individual state finals March. 9. 10, and II at the Palace of Aubum Hills. Teammates Ron Smith and Tyler Greenfield avoided the consolation brack­ et all together, winning their first two matches before finishing second Saturday in their respective weight classes. Maple Valley's Tyler Corwin (right) tries to turn away from South Haven's Andress Alcauter in their consolation semifinal at 135 pounds Saturday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Delton Kellogg had three regional qual­ ifiers. Octavio Romero (275), Quinn DeBolt (145). and Brett Bissell (135). Bissell was the only Panther to make it as far as the consolation semifinals. In the consolation semifinal. Bissett fell behind 5-0 early in the third period then after scoring a reversal fought like mad to turn over Allendale’s Gody Groeneveld. Groeneveld was able to slay off his back for a 5-3 victory, ending Bissett’s senior season with a record of 43-10. The only win for Delton on the day was Bissett’s opening round pin of Forest Hills Eastern’s Dan Waslawski. Kyle Lund of Lakeview pinned Bissett in the champi­ onship semifinals match. Il is the first lime all three Lions have qualified for the state finals. Smith improved his record to 30-3 for the season by placing second at 103 pounds. Greenfield is now 39-7, after a second-place finish at 119. Corwin was fourth in the 140-pound weight class. Maple Valley’s Raven Scurlock (125), Tyler Corwin (135). and Keith Lackscheide (171) all came up one win short of qualifying for the state meet. Fighting an illness. Smith didn’t even wrestle in the Lions’ Division 3 team regional semifinal at Otsego on Wednesday. Even a healthy Smith would­ n’t have been enough to gel the Lions past Buchanan, which took a 64-17 win cvtl Maple Valley. Buchanan went on to top South Haven 43-27 in the regional cham­ pionship match. Smith came out strong Saturday, outscoring Grand Rapids West Catholic’s Scott Russo 13-10 in the first round. In the championship semifinals he knocked off Comstock Park’s Nate Fix 8-4. Forest Hills Eastern's Brandon Richter pinned Smith 1:23 into their 103-pound title bout. Greenfield was the one doing the pin­ ning at 119 pounds to start the day. He stuck Cameron Lloyd from Orchard View 5:36 into their opening round match. In the championship semifinals. Greenfield pinned Comstock Park’s Scott Troost eight seconds before time expired in overtime of their match. Central Montcalm's Wayne Bouge topped Greenfield in the 119-pound title bout. 22-8. Delton Kellogg senior Brett Bissett fights to turn Allendale’s Cody Groeneveld in the third penod of their 135-pound consolation semifinal at DKHS Saturday afternoon Groeneveld held on for a 5-3 victory to earn a spot in the state finals. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Like Greenfield and Smith. Corwin won his first match of the tournament. 11-4 over Belding's Ken Courtney, but then hit a bump in the championship semifinals. Allendale’s Mitch Rcatini scored a 16-8 major decision over Corwin to knock him from the championship bracket. In the all-important consolation semifi­ nal. Corwin scored an 11-7 win over Coloma’s Matt Kiser. In the consolation final. Buchanan's Travis Reith topped Corwin 12-1 for third place. Greenfield and Tyler Corwin scored the Lions only two victories on the mat last Wednesday in the team regionals. Greenfield earned a technical fall against Tom Taylor of Buchanan in the 119-pound match for the Lions first point •I the regional, after the Bucks jumped out to a 30-0 lead to start the night. At 135 pounds. Tyler Corwin scored a second-period pin of the Bucks’ Tyler Mitchel. Buchanan forfeited the 160-pound match to end the evening. The Panthers’ Quinn DeBolt fights to oreak free from the grasp of Buchanan's David Medlin in their bout Saturday morning at the Division 3 individual regional tournament hosted at Delton Kellogg High School. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Trojans will send five to the Palace by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Thomapple Kellogg and Caledonia will each send five wrestlers to the Division 2 individual state finals Maivh 9. 10. and 11 at the Palace of Aubum Hills. Greenville and Lowell lied for the most state qualifiers from the Division 2 regional tournament hosted by Muskegon ReethsPuffer on Saturday, with six. but Caledonia was the only team to have multiple regional champions. Caledonia’s Justin Maxim (119). Tylor Cook (130). and Tyler McCoy (140) all earned regional championships, as did TK’s Mike Munjoy (275). Other state qualifiers from the two schools are Caledonia's Micah Steiner 9103) and Michael Schaibly (275) and Thornapple Kellogg’s Kyle Dalton (112). Justin Lewis (125). Travis Young (160). and Derrick Brock (215). Ttojan seniors Lewis. Munjoy. and Young, and Fighting Scot junior Maxim have all been to the individual finals before. Lewis is mak­ ing his third trip, while the other three ihrr second. Maxim is the only previous state medallist. He placed eighth in the 103-pound weight class as a freshman. Now at 119 pounds. Maxim pinned Lowell's Zach Baum 57 seconds into their regional championship match Saturday. It was the second pin of the day for Maxim, who is now 46-4 on the season. He stuck Northview's Navarre Hale 4:55 into their opening round match, then bested Greenville’s Petci Hansen 6-2 in the semifi­ nals. Cook improved his record to 50-2 with a pair of pins and a 104) major decision over Fruitport’s Kyle Ey in the championship match at 130 pounds. Cook started the day with a pin of Rogers’ Kiel Fewlcss in just 53 seconds, then put Coopersville’s Ryan Dietrich or his back in 4:36 in the semifinals. The Scots’ other champion. McCoy, improved to 48-5 on the season w ith his 7-6 decision against Sparta's Matt Armock in the 140-pound championship match. McCoy opened the day with an 11-1 major decision over Greenville’s Tyler Fuller, then pinned Recths-Puffer’s Chase Hunt in 1:44 for his semifinal victory. Munjoy was able to make up for his Division 2 team regional mishap, where he was pinned by Lowell’s Dominic Doyle, by facing Doyle again in the semifinals Saturday. TK’s lone champion scored a 7-0 decision to advance to the finals where he knocked off Ionia’s Scott Shatuck 3-1. Munjoy started the day with a pin of Grand Rapids Catholic Central’s Will Ricbel. Lewis was the only other Trojan or Scot to reach the championship finals. He was second at 125 pounds, falling 13-11 to Greenville's Zach Brown in the championship match. Lewis opened the day’s action with a pin of Sparta’s Josh Paas, then defeated Northview's Adam Draves 8-4 in the semi’s. Third place finishes were earned by Steiner. Dalton, and Young, while Schaibly and Brock each finished fourth. The brackets for the 14 weight classes in the four divisions were scheduled to be released on the Michigan High School Athletic Association's website on Monday evening. Other regional champions al keeths-Puffer Saturday included Forest Hills Northern’s Jerrad Hoxie (103). Fremont's Tim Carpenter (112). Sparta’s Mark Armock (135). Hamilton's Shawn Pitsch (145). Wayland’s Aaron Wierckz (152). Kenowa Hills’ Luke Boersma (160). Lowell’s Brock Grahm (171). Northview’s Alex Phillips (I89» and Grand Rapids Catholic Central's Chance Coda (2r> TK starts its run at a team state title Friday night when :» takes on Linden in the Division 2 quarterfinals at Battle Creek’s Kellogg arena begining at 7.45. Division 2 semifinals are scheduled for 11:45 a.m Saturday, with the championship round sk»ed to start it 4 p.m. Healthy Talks — Hastings Orthopedic Clinic to Discuss Fibromyalgia Syndrome Do you ever experience? Chronic Pain Sleep Disturbances Memory Problems Headaches Fatigue Morning Stiffness You May Have Fibromyalgia Syndrome! If you are interested in learning more about what Fibromyalgia is, how it is diagnosed and various treatment methods, Maria A. Benit, PA-C will be presenting an educational forum at Hastings Orthopedic Clinic on March 2, 2006 from 4:00 — 5:00 p.m. Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. 840 Cook Road Hastings, MI 49058 Ph: (269) 945-9520 Toll Free: (800) 596-1005 �Pagt 20 - Thursday. March 2, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Trojans wins regular season finale by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Thomapple Kellogg’s Jacob Wescott. Patrick Kelly. Tom Huerth, and Tom Peck were swimming the 4(X)-yard freestyle relay together for orc of the first times Thursday night when the,' found themselves in a sprint to the finish with the Wyoming United team at Godwin Heights. The Trojans’ Peck lapped the wall one sec­ ond before the fourth Wyoming swimmer to cap his team's 89-60 victory in the final O-K Rainbow Tier III dual of the season. Not only did the victory in the race help the Trojan team to victory, but Wescott. Kelly. Huerth, and Peck set a new school record in the event with their time of 4 minutes 11.22 seconds. “It’s not a group that regularly swims it together." said TK-Hastings head coach Tyler Bultcma. “It was a great finish. I always preach to the kids, finish the race, and that one wc did. “Swim all the way to the wall. Don’t give up and quit and glide. The goal is the finish line in any race. Get there fast." The Trojans did enough getting to the wall fast to upend the short-handed Wyoming team. The 4(X) freestyle relay was one of five events the Trojans were victorious in. Peck scored a first place finish in the 200yard freestyle with a time of 2.08.1. James Cook won the 500-yard freestyle in 6:20.0. and Josiah Jenkins won the 100-yard back­ stroke in 1:11.9 Trojan freshman Vova Hile earned his first first-place finish with 140.55 points in the diving competition. That is a new personal record for Hile in the event. Hile’s previous p.r. came last Tuesday in the Trojans’ loss to Spring Lake. He finished with a 130.1 that night. IK had a tough time against the Lakers qualified for the state meet in three events in Hastings Tuesday. ‘ Spring Lake's got a gtxxi team." said Bultcma. “They were happy.” TK’s lone victory of the night was won by Derek Thurman in the I(X)-yard freestyle. He tied the school record in the event with his time of 56.99 seconds. Cook didn’t win the 500 freesty le, but had his best time ever in the event at 6:18.07. Bultcma said that Thurman and Derek Miller have really come through for the Trojans in recent events The Trojans were shorthanded lately, and finished the regular season with a 1-4 record in the O-K Rainbow and a 3-9 mark overall. TK-Hastings has this week to prepare for the O-K Rainbow Tier 3 Conference tourna­ ment at Byron Center High School. Diving preliminaries will be held Thursday night, and swimming prelim s on Friday. The con­ ference finals are scheduled to begin at noon on Saturday (March 4). Thomapple Kellogg-Hastings’ Derek Miller slices through the water in the 100-yard butterfly race Thursday at Godwin Heights. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Vikings top Fowlerville for third CAAC-3 championship The Trojans’ James Cook cruises along towards his first place finish in the 500-yard freestyle race at Godwin Heights on Thursday evening. Cook touched the wall for the last time in the race in 6 minutes 20.05 seconds. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxon Weekly Sports Schedule Complete online schedule at: www.hasskI2.org THURSDAY. MARCH 2: 4:00 pm Boys Middle 4:00 pm Girts 8th 4:00 pm Girts 7th 7:00 pm Girts Varsity Wrestling Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball Byron Center Middle Byron Center Middle Byron Center Middle Districts @ Plainwell A H H A FRIDAY. MARCH 3: TBA Boys Varsity 4-00 pm 5 30 pm 7:30 pm Swimming Coni. Prelims. @ Byron Center Boys Freshman Basketball OK Blue Crossover Boys JV Basketoali OK Blue Crossover Basketball OK Blue Crossover Boys Varsity SATURDAY. MARCH 4: TBA Girts Varsity TBA Boys Varsity 10:00 am Girts Varsity Cheer State Finals®Saginaw Swimming Conf. Finals @ Byron Center Vollevball Districts @ Plainwell MONDAY. MARCH 6: 4:00 pm Girls 8th 4:00 pm Girts 7th Volleyball Volleyball TUESDAY. MARCH 7: TEA Boys Varsity 4:00 pm Boys Middle Swimming MHSAA Regionals Wrestling T K Middle WEDNESDAY. MARCH 8: 5:00 pm Girts Sth Volleyball 5:00 pm Girts 7th Volleyball THURSDAY, MARCH 9: 3 00 pm Boys Varsity Wrestling T-K Middle T-K Middle A Kratt Meadow Kraft Meadow Ind. State Finals @ Aubum Hills Thanks to This Week's Sponsor... R. Troy Carlson. M.D. Matthew Garber. M.D. familyxtree Scott Randall. M.D. Kathleen Carlson. C.F.N.P. Brenda Nyenhuis, C.F.N.P. 1375 W. GREEN STREET. SUITE I. HASTINGS. MICHIGAN 49058 Phone: 12*9)945-7497 (PHYS) • Fax: (2*9) 9454214 Quality health care, from our family to jours. HASTINGS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS Contact Laura 948-0506 to Sponsor the Sports Schedule OPEN HOUSE Thursday, March 2"*1, 5:30 to 7:00 pm krk Pre Families are invited to visit classrooms, meet teachers and discover the preschool experience! REGISTRATION for the 2006-2007 school year will begin on Monday. March 6 at 6 pm at the preschool. A registration fee of $40 will be due at that time. Programs for 3 s. 4 s & 5 s are available. First Presbyterian Church, 231 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 269-945-5463 . / Lions host Leslie for regular season finale Friday night Maple Valley’s last chance io avenge an SMAA South loss comes Friday night when the Lions play host to Leslie in the regular season finale. The Lions lost three games their first trip through the league this season, falling to Albion. Hillsdale, and Leslie. Hillsdale got the best of the Lions the second time this season when the two teams met at MVHS Tuesday night. The Hornets topped Valley 85-69. after scor­ ing 51 points in the first half. The Hornets put 24 points on the board in the opening quarter, and then 27 in the second to jump out to a 51-36 lead al the break. The Lions had a huge second quar­ ter. scoring 24 points of their own. just to keep the Hornets in sight heading into the second half. Even scoring 23 more points in the fourth quarter wasn’t enough for the Lions to make a real threat for the Hornets. Adam Lamphere had a big game for the Lions, tossing in 21 points and dish­ ing out five assists. Josh Bursley added 19 points for Maple Valley and seven rebounds. Adam Gonser chipped in with ten points, six assists, and five steals for the Lions, while Eric Westendorp had five points and eight rebounds. The Lions head into Friday night’s contest with Leslie with a 5-6 SMAA South record. Overall, the Lions are 11-8. Maple Valley opens the Class C district tournament al Leslie on Monday against last year’s Class C state champions from Olivet. Game lime Monday is scheduled for 6 p.m. Leslie and Bellevue meet in the other district quarterfinal at 8 p.m. The Capital Area Activities Conference Dis ision 3 belongs to the Vikings for the third time in three years. Lakewtxxl earned the league championship Saturday, after a perfect conference regular season. The Vikings lopped Fowlerville in the championship match three games to none The Vikings bested the Gladiators 25-23. 25-10.25-12. Fowlerville took second place in the final league standings. By the time they reached the finals, the Vikings had earned enough points to take the conference title, win or lose. But losing wasn’t really an option. Senior setter Chelsea Brehm dished out 54 assists for the Vikings. Most of them went to senior teammates Stevie Spetoskcy and Morgan Pennington. Spetoskcy had 29 kills and Pennington 28. Spetoskcy also had a solid day on defense with 30 digs. Ashley Morris led the Vikings with five blocks and Melanie Forman had three aces. Brehm. Spetoskcy. Pennington, and the Vikings’ Amy Joostbems were all named to the all-conference team. DeWitt finished third in the tournament, ahead of Haslett, but couldn’t catch Haslett in the final conference standings. The Panthers settled for fourth overall, ahead of Lansing Catholic and Williamston. Lakewood topped DeWitt three games to one in the semifinals to get to the championship game. Lakewood has this whole week to get ready for the start of the Class B stale tourna­ ment. The Vikings earned a bye in their dis­ trict tournament hosted by Ionia. Lakewood won’t play again until 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Ionia, when they face either Eaton Rapids or the host Bulldogs in the district semifinals. Eaton Rapids and Ionia face off in the dis­ trict opener Thursday night at 7:30. The other district opener pits Belding against Charlotte. The winner of that match will take on Portland in the other district semifinal Saturday morning at 10. K of C hoop shoot winners Knights of Columbus Hoop Shoot winners were recelty crowned . Taking titles were (front from left) Erin Gray (11-years-old). Matt Feldpausch (14), Taylor Carter (10), (back) tournament director Mike McLean. Luke Heide (11). and Grant Heide (13). (Missing from photo are Farrah Salazar (12) and Connor Vonderhoff (10).) 1220tty RADIO Talk Radio SPORTS Wed . 3/1 - WMU <« Toledo...................................................................... 6:30 pm WBCH-FM Thurv. 3/2 - Wixcimsin MSU..............................................................6:00 Pm WBCH-FM Sul.. 3/4 Northern Illinois « WMU.................................................. 2:00 pm WBCH-AM Sat.. 3/4 - Illinois «• MSU ............................................................. 11 :(M) am WBCH-FM Tentative Schedule - District Tournament at Allegan Mon.. 3/6 - Lakewood vs. Delton Kellogg .................................................... 6:00 pm Wed.. 3/8 - Hastings vs. Monday Winner...................................................................... 6:00 pm Wed.. 3/8 Middleville vs. Monday Winner................................................................ 7:30 pm I n.. 3/l(> - District Final......................................... 7:IX)pm Shrove Tuesday Potluck. Tuesday. February 28 • 5:45PM I ,enten Season Begins with Ash Wednesday Services. VOLLEYBALL Barry County YMCA 21MI6 COED Volleyball Standings Dead Frogs............................................... 35-1 Prime Time ............................................. 29-7 Sunsetters................................................ 15-21 Hastings MFG ...................................... 10-26 Sappanos.....................................................1-35 Barry County YMCA 2006 Women’s Volleyball Team Rosema.......................................... 30-3 B& R Excavating .................................24-15 Net Results.............................................24-15 OTT ....................................................... 12-27 Curses......................................................... 3-33 March I at 7AM. 12Noon and 7PM “Mary and Martha Soup Dinners" Wednesdays during Lent at 5:45pm. March 8. 15. 22. 29. April 5. 12 in the Parish House. Lent is a time for spiritual refreshment and we will be using the book "A Clearing Season" for reflections during the soup dinners. "Hols Week" begins with Palm Sunday . April 9. with services at 8AM and 10AM. Monday. Tuesday Wednesday of Holy Week (April 10. II. 12) Worship service of "Compline” will start at 7PM. On Maunday Thursday . April 13. Worship begins at 7PM with the prop­ er liturgy and foot washing. Good Friday . April 14. proper liturgy at 7AM. 12 Noon and 7PM. Holly Saturday service at 10AM. Easter Eve. Saturday. April 15 the first service of Easter w ith the Easter Vigil and Baptisms at 7PM. Easter Day. April 16 worship at 8AM and 10AM. All Sunday Services are al 8AM and 10AM Emmanuel Episcopal Church 315 W. Center St.. Hastings, Ml 49058 • 269-945-3014 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 2 2006 - Page 21 Saxons fall to both of O-K Gold’s co-champions The Saxons can finally pul the O-K Gold Conference season behind them and gel ready for the district tournament, which starts tonight at Plainwell High Schixil. But they can't completely forget about the Gold Hastings takes on Thomapple Kellogg tn the district opener tonight at 7 p.m. The Saxons finished seventh and the Trojans sixth Saturday al the O-K Gold Conference tournament hosted by Hamilton. The two teams ranked in the top four in the slate in Class B. which made things tough on everyone else in the O-K Gold Conference this winter, shared the crown at Saturday 's conference tournament. South Christian edged the host Hamilton Hawkeyes in the championship match 25-20. 25-20 to earn a share of the conference title, after losing to the Hawkeses during the con­ ference duals earlier in the year It was the second meeting between the two teams on the day. South Christian earned a 25-23. 25-20 victory early on in the tournament play The No. 1 ranked Sailors started tourna­ ment play with a 25-11. 25-8 victory over the Hastings Saxons. "We did not come prepared to play against South Christian." said Hastings' head coach The Saxons' Jodi Jolley fires a shot towards the Hawkeyes in Thursday night’s O-K Gold Conference contest against Hamilton in Hastings /Photo by Perry Hardin) Gina Ml Mahon. "We knew we had to play them, but we were not ready, both mentally and physically. South Christian played very tough volley ball against us. "Everyone and everything was off. You name it. we couldn't do it." The Saxons did the best they could to leave that match behind them Saturday and focus on a winnable match with Byron Center A slow stan nun the Saxons again, and Byron Center eventually came away with a 25-19. 16-25. 17-15 win to end Hastings' day. "t looked like a repeat performance from the South Christian match (al firsti." said McMahon. "However, the players starting playing from the heart and went in and won that second game. Everything started coming together, both on offense and defense. We were finally play ing up to our potential." In the early stages of the third game the Saxons were down as many as five points, before battling back to take the lead against the Bulldogs "I strongly believed we were going to win that game, however Byron Center pulled it out and won 17-15." McMahon said. "It was a very good game and the players fought hard, but it was too late." Thornapple Kellogg fell to the Caledonia fighting Scots 2-1 in their first match of the day 15-25. 25-9. 15-6. and then TK was topped by Wayland 25-8. 25-12 to end the Trojans' day. Wayland wound up third behind the Sailors and Hawkeyes Saturday, with Byron Center fourth. Caledonia fifth. TK sixth, and Hastings seventh The Saxons hxtk on the No. 4 Hawkeyes in the final O-K Gold Conference dual of the season last Thursday, and fell 25-17. 25-16. 25 17 "The scores of the games are some what low. but it does not indicate how we played." McMahon said. “They hung tough with Hamilton until the very end. It was great to see for a number of reasons - it was their last conference dual match, last conference home match, parents night and every player got some playing time" The Saxons took pride in their defen­ sive effort from Thursday night, and have all season long Hastings forced some solid rallies between the two teams. Jamie VanBoven and Jodi Jolley had a good night as the first line of defense for the Saxons, blocking in the middle. McMahon added that Dana Shilling also continued her solid defensive play in both the front and back row for the Saxons For the night. VanBoven had five kHls. Brandi Sutfm nine digs, and Nicole Cordray eight assists for Hastings. While the Saxons and Trojans face off against each other Thursday night in Plainwell. Plainwell and Allegan meet in the other Class B district opener. The w inners of those two matches will go onto Saturday's district semifinals. The TK.Hastings winner will meet Delton Kellogg, while Otsego waits in the other semi. Both semifinals arc scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday morning. The Saxons Nicole Cordray sets the Comets start with 22-2 run in big victory over Panthers Delton Kalamazoo Kellogg's Nick Blacken collides with Christian's Chet VandenBerg as he races the ball up the floor in Friday night's Kalamazoo Valley Delton Kellogg's hopes of the miraculous upset were dashed quickly Friday night The Panthers fell to the stale ranked Kalamazoo Christian Comets in Kalamazoo Valley Association action. 70-25. The Comets started the game on a 22-2 run and never looked back. "They're just really playing well right now." Delton Kellogg head coach Mike Mohn said of the Comets. "Everyone ot their guys scored. They move the ball probably better than any high school basketball team I've seen in a long time." Delton's only real offensive success came in the second quarter, when they were able to put 13 points on the board. Nick Blacken led Delton, which only had live players score in the contest, for the night with eight points. Josh Newhouse had seven points for Delton, and Dan Roberts added six points including 4-of-4 free throw attempts. "They came ready to play, and we didn't." said Mohn. "It was over quick." Delton will end the regular season against Hackett Catholic Central in Kalamazoo on Friday night, then begin the Class B district tournament at Allegan on Monday night by taking on Lakewixxi at 6 p.m. The Vikings will be the only team in the six-team bracket at Allegan with a winning record. Hastings waits for the winner of the opening round game, between l^ikewxxxl and Delton Kellogg, in the semifinals Wednesday night at 6. Association contest at DKHS. (Photo by Linda Boyce) BASKETBALL, continued from page 18------------Both TK and Caledonia will hit (he road for O-K Conference cross-over contests on Friday night against O-K Blue foes, before heading into district action next week. The Trojans travel to Sparta. TK is now 3-16 overall, and ends the O-K Gold season with a 2-10 mark after falling to Way land Tuesday night 49-44. After holding a 20-11 lead at the end of the first quarter. TK couldn't get any offense going the rest of the first half. The Wildcats clawed their way back into the ball game by outscoring TK 12-5 in the second quarter. The Wildcat shut down TK again in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Trojans 14-6 to hold on for the five-point victory Sisson hit four three-pointers and led the Trojan* with 19 points. Blain and Allison each hit a pair of triples for TK. Blain fin­ ished with ten points and Allison eight. Mitch Scvigny led Wayland with ten points, and Bret Shine and Dan Dame each added nine in the balanced effort. Be a “SPORTS NUT” WWW.BAYPOINTEINN.COM Sunday Brunch !0AM - 2PM *OUL15 ’ 1 3.95. Sehiohs ’ 11.95. Chiukeii ’5.95 ME . . -f Read The BANNER! ball up in Thursday night's contest with Hamilton. (Photo by Perry Hardin) It's not about your life, it’s about theirs. Life insurance isn’t about your We, it’s ’bout the people who rely on it. As a locai independent agent we cjn desig,’ an insurance program that's just right for you and your family. Give the people you love Safe.Sound.Secure * protection from Auto Owners Insurance Company TRUMBLE AGENCY 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 �Page 22 - Thursday. March 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Scholarship a mid-winter’s dream for DK’s Ingle Marissa Ingle by Brett Bremer Sports Editor A new curtain will rise for Delton Kellogg senior Marissa Ingle tonight at DKHS. DK students will put on their production of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night’s Dream” tonight, tomorrow and Saturday. In her first season with the DK drama club Ingle earned one of the lead rolls in the show playing Helena, a young Athenian woman chasing after unrequited love. That is only one of Ingle’s most current successes She was recently named one of 32 recipients of the Michigan High School Athletic Association's (MHSAA) Scholar­ Athlete Award Scholarship. Fann Bureau Insurance, in its 17th year of sponsoring the award, will give a SI.(MX) col­ lege scholarship to 32 indiv iduals who repre­ sent their member schrvii in at least one sport in which the MHSAA sponsors a post-season tournament. Ingle will .-am her fourth varsity letter in track and field this spring, has earn-*d four varsity letters in cross country , and one in vol Icy ball. "I didn't expect it at all.” said Ingle, who among other academic scholarships also has been awarded an athletic scholarship to Lake Superior State University (LSSU), where she plans to run cross country, and indextr and outdexx track when another curtain rises for her next fall. “It's nice to be noticed like that. I’ve never really had that.” Running fans would have been hard pressed not to notice Ingle. She was named the Panthers' cross country MVP each of the last three seasons, while earning Kalamazoo Valley Association and regional medals in each of her four seasons. Ingle, or her entire team of Panthers, has qualified for the cross country state finals each year, and twice she was named academic all-state. She was also a member of Delton’s 3.200meter relay team which set the school record in (he event last spring. Ingle, like her character Helena who says during a dispute with her friend Hermia. “Your hands than mine arc quicker for a fray. My legs are longer though, to run away.” know s the value of running. It’s her greatest escape from the normal straggles of teenage life, learning Shakespearean dialogue, balancing chemical equations, '•grades, social stuff, friends, boys. I’m still a teenager. I'm still a little kid at heart. I’m not saying I’m perfect, far from it. I'm not a very gtxxl listener.” None of that matters when she's running. “You don't have to think about anything. Just put one foot in front of the other. It's the most basic movement in the human body.” Ingle said. Her friends have asked her. what’s the catch? Why all that running? “You can't describe it.” said Ingle. "You can't describe how running makes you feel, and no one will ever understand it until they become involved with it” In her essay, which was part of the MHSAA scholarship application process. Ingle wrote. “Guess what high school ath­ letes? Your communities arc watching you whether you like it or not. We are the minia- Public Meeting Help Plan the Future of Your Community! You are invited to join in on the Hasting^ C ’ F , ’ ■/' Planning Process. This is a community planning process that involves balancing quality of life with future developments. Come view statistical findings, survey results, and interact with city staff members and consultants from the firm of JJR. When this process is complete, this document will be used as a tool to map out the future of Hastings and give accountability to the actions desired by die community. turc Olympians that everyone watches. Your success is their success, and your loss is their los« Sportsmanship reflects that.” If it sounds like Ingle, who ranks 11th in her class at DKHS with a 3.89 grade point average, is trying to teach her fellow athletes something, she probably is. Her plans arc to study elementary educa­ tion at LSSU. She says she’s known she want­ ed to be a teacher since she was three-yearsold. playing with cousins, tapping a stick on a blackboard wotting through the ABC’s. “I've always been involved in my church's Sunday school in the summer and vacation bible school.” said Ingle. “Their innocence attracts me. Molding young minds and teach­ ing litem the basics of everything.” A couple of her most influential teachers al DKHS have been cross country coach Dale Grimes and drama club director Janet Towers. Towers is also Ingle’s advanced placement English teacher, while Ingle has had Grimes for science and psychology classes at DKHS. “I’ve seen him coaching and a lot of times his coaching ethics and morals they come out in his teaching.” said Ingle of Grimes. “I mis­ takenly call him dad all the time. We have that type of caring relationship.” Her parents have been her biggest influ­ ence. says Ingle. “Dad has taught me to be the tough, tough competitor, and my mom she's always my voice of reason." Those special relationships arc what she treasures in Delton, and relationships like that arc part cf the reason w hy she chose LSSU over school closer to home like Alma, Hope. Cornerstone or Adrian. . She made her official visit to LSSU in December “Coach Eles was awesome." said Ingle. “They were so welcoming, even though I know that's how they're supposed to be.” She'll join fellow Delton grad Evan Williams at LSSU. “He’s one of the one's who welcomed me onto the cross country team my freshman year (al Delton), along with Monique (Hoyle). Lauren Cooper, and Jason Erb." said Ingle. Near the end of her visit, another future LSSU teammate came up to her and said. “I already feel like you're a part of the team. You should just stay up here." “I thought, if they're doing that up there already, that's got to be where I'll fit,” said Ingle. Even when Ingle hasn’t fit. she’s moved on and found happiness. She started playing vol­ leyball with her friends in the seventh grade, but w as cut from the team this season. “It was very difficult for tne." said Ingle. “I’ve never been denied anything like that in n?y life. I've always been pretty high on the totem pole. It was a big eye opener. 1 respect coach (Jack) Maggelson. I still work out with ti:em. dn some conditioning things. 1 kind of needed it. If I would lave been on the team. I wouldn't be the lead in the play. "But 1 do miss it. Being on the team with all my friends.! miss it. I miss seeing them at practice. This year they’re winning. They were second in the KVA Being a part of that, that would be amazing, bu* it's their time to shine." Ingle will have her time to shine igain this weekend, with a new group of friends, aurng the drama club’s production this v/eekend. She’s already seeing the similarities between her sporting life and her life on the stage. “It's very similar. You have a common goal, to win or to put on an outstanding per­ formance." she said. "Everybody has their own job. and there are special attributes .hey bring to it. "h's just a different setting. My feel are still bouncing around in one way or another. You just put on different clothes.” Please join us on... Tuesday, March 7,2006 4:00 pan. to 6:00 pan. - View Findings Report Results and Share Your Ideas 6:00 p jn. - Speaker: George Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute Topic: Future Economic Development for the City of Hastings 7:00 pan. - Speaker: Paul Fontaine, JJR at The Commission On Aging: Conference Room 320 W. Woodlawn Ave., Hastings, MI 49058 UPJOHN INSTITUTE we JJR Delton Kellogg’s Marissa Ingle (1052) leads a group of runners away from the stadium at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn dunng the 2004 Division 3 cross country state finals. Ingle made four trips to the cross country finals with her Panther teammales. (File photo) � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-03-09.pdf b9f44e59f45ad3fd8aab091317129083 PDF Text Text HASTINGS PUBLIC UBRAHt ins church si P'S'INGS Mt 49058-1893 Increased wages, everyone wins Hastings' greatest asset is its people Vikes volleyball still ahead of Atlanta Braves See Story on Page 3 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 18 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 The Hastings B ANNER Thursday, March 9. 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 10_____________________________________________ NEWS BRIEFS County employees willing to trade wage hikes for health care Historical Society to meet March 16 After a two-month recess, the Barry County Historical Society will have its first meeting of 2006 at 7 p.m. Thursday. March 16. at the Hastings Elks Club. The evening program will feature a speaker who will talk about the history of the state-wide 'Unicameral Michigan' effort that originated in Barry County. There will be an opportunity for ques­ tions from the audience. “This promises to be a very interesting meeting." said society member Harland Nye. The World War II Books are still avail­ able for the reduced price of S30. and can be purchased at the Veterans' Affairs office or at the 'Beyond The Cover" book store in downtown Hastings. All meetings of the historical society are open to the public. For more informanofi, call Nye at 948-4127. Legislative Coffee slated for Monday The next Legislative Coffee program will be held at 8 a.m. Monday, March 13. at the County Seat Restaurant. Hastings. Scheduled to appear are State Senator Patty Birkholz; State Representative Gary Newell; and Rick Truer, repre­ senting Third District Congressman Vem Ehlers (R-Grand Rapids). They will dis­ cuss recent issues and take up any con­ cerns constituents may wish to talk about. A straw vote will be taken at the end of the session to give legislators feedback on the issues discussed. The Legislative Coffee series is spon­ sored by the Barry County Chamber of Commerce. The public is welcome to attend. Progressive Dems plan film March 23 The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will offer a premiere showing of the documentary film "Electilc Dysfunction" at 7 p.m. Thursday. March 23, at the Thomapple Emergency Services Building. 128 High St.. Middleville. The documentary t shows how elec­ tronic voting machines are disenfranchis­ ing voters, focusing on Florida in 2000 and Ohio in the presidential election of 2004 The film is free (donations appreciat­ ed) and open to the community. Refreshments and socializing will begin at 6:30. Three blood drives planned in county Three Red Cross blood drives arc planned in Barry County for the remain­ der of this month. Inclement weather and busy schedules have threatened to derail turnout, but donors arc urged to keep appointments. "There is simply no substitute for blood." says CEO Sharon Jaksa of the Great Lakes Region BIcmk! Services. "As long as adults and children continue to suffer from serious diseases like cancer, and as long as blood products arc a cru­ cial part to surgical ind emergency care, we will always need people to help by See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 PRICE 50C by David T. Young George Erickcek of the W.E Upjohn Institue for Employment'Research was the fea­ tured speaker at the public meeting Tuesday. He detailed the current economic status and the future outlook of Barry County and Hastings Community crystal ball: Planning meeting looks to Hastings' future by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer The Hastings community was given the opportunity to take part in the comprehensive community planning process at a public meeting Tuesday. The meeting featured George Erickcek. senior economist of the W.E. Upjohn Institute, and Paul Fontaine of J JR. and data was presented about the economic status and future of Barry County. Erickcek used information from the U.S Census Bureau "nd Interna! Revenue Service to show how the manufacturing industry is stable, but requires fewer workers to make products. "We arc producing more now «han in 2000, the problem i.» that we’re doing it with far fewer workers. What this means for Hastings is. even if manufacturing does return, we’ll likely have to reduce workers to maintain productivity." said Erickcek. According to the Harris Industrial Directory for 2000-2005. Hastings lost nearly 300 jobs due to contraction and just over 300 due to closures. More than 160 jobs, however, were created during that time by start-ups or moves within manufacturing. "This says something about the competi­ tive edge of Hastings. I did the same analysis in Sturgis last week and they only had 30 jobs created." said Erickcek. Data also showed that Barry County’s unemployment rale is the same as the nation­ al rate, and according to Erickcek. this is due to the increasing number of workers choosing to commute outside of the county for employment. While the population of the county has Editor Health care coverage is so important these days that Barry County Courthouse employ­ ees have offered to forego a 2.5 percent wage increase this year just to maintain benefits they received in 2005. Unfortunately, the county and the employ­ ees still have not reached agreement on a new contract to replace the old thrce-year pact that expired Dec. 31.2005. The Barry County Courthouse Employees Association, which represents 76 workers, made the offer Feb. 16 in a fact-fhv.ng ses­ sion with stale mediator Louis Emmons. The association, in a prepared statement, said it "reporter’ to lhe couniy representatives that they would accept a pay freeze for the year 2006 in exchange for maintaining lhe 2005 health care insurance coverage. The county had offered a 2.5% pay increase as part of the bargaining process to be effective Jan. I. 2006." The association members felt so strongly about maintaining health care benefits from last year ’hnt they offered tr» pick u- the dif­ ference between the $61,000 costs for the raise and the $70,000 costs to cover health care insLirance premium increases. The county’s representatives at the bcrgaining table declined lhe offer. Bar-; County Administrator Michael Brown explained. "The county’s health insur­ ance increase for the approximately 65 asso­ ciation unit employees who participated in the health insurance program from 2005 to 2006 is approximately $62,000. or approxi­ mately $970 per employee. Since lhe begin­ ning of the last contract, health insurance under the PPO plan has increased by $1,338.36. or 36% for a single coverage plan to an annual cost of $5,056.68; $3,359.28, or 43% for a two person coverage plan to an annual cost of $11,168.16. and by $4,426.44. or 51 % for a family plan to an annual cost of $13,164.96. "Currently, members of the association bargaining team, on average, are receiving fringe benefits that amount to approximately 62% of every dollar paid to the employ ee, in these tough economic times, we are asking employees to share with taxpayers in the astronomical cost of health care. Most munic­ ipalities arc experiencing financial problems, as arc employers in the private sector. The county cannot continue to absorb health insuiancc costs that arc increasing by at least 129F each year, when revenues arc very uncertain, and al best are only increasing by 3% each year. "The county is simply asking employees to share in the cost like other public and private entities. For example. Ionia County employ ees pay between 10% and 12% of the annual health insurance premium. Burry County is offering a choice of two plans. Employees who choose the High Plan will contribute approximately 8% of the premium and employees who opt lor lhe Base Plan w ill not make any contribution to the premium " The courthouse employees' union also charged the county initially had proposed a Health Care Cost Containment Committee made up of representatives from all of the county bargaining units, but later rejected the plan “The Employees Association had <’ounlercd that lhe committee would be responsible for identifying and outlining specific meas­ ures to contain cost increases, yet maintain quality health care fur county employees." liar union’s statement said. "The Employees Association proposed tv the county eprcsentatives that the Health Care Cost Conuinmeni Committee would review option.-, and possi­ ble solutions with final recommendauTns to be made no later than Nov. 1. 2006 with changes to be made effective Jan. I. 2007. See WAGE, pat'e 7 See BALL, page 7 Assyria Township woman 13273527 by Jon Gambee Staff Writer An Assyria Township woman was hospital­ ized with a gun shot wound to the leg Monday in what Barry County Sheriff's deputies say was a drive-by shooting. Deputies Joel Funk. Travis Moore and Randy Volosky were called to Battle Creek Health Systems Hospital, where they inter­ viewed the victim. The woman said she had been shot in the leg as she walked outside her home on South Case Road in the early hours of the morning. The woman said she had a friend stay over because she had been threatened by an ex­ boyfriend of her daughter s. When inter­ viewed. the witness told deputies he and the woman had gone outside to investigate sounds being made by a cal that had been locked m :• bam on the property. As they returned to the home, the man noticed a car driving north on Case Road and saw the vehi­ cle’s lights go out. He then heard three shots and yelled for the woman to get down He said he ran to the road, but was unable to identify the vehicle or the driver. When he returned to the woman, she told him she had been struck by a bullet. He retrieved a towel from the residence and wrapped it around the wound with his belt. He then drove the woman to the Battle Creek Hospital and notified authorities. The witness told police he had ordered the daughter's ex-boyfriend to say away from the residence earlier and was told that if die police got involved ' everybody would pay." The investigation led officers to the resi­ dence of Christopher John Brashears. 31. of Battle Creek. A check of his vehicle indicated it had been parked for a long period of time because it was frosted over and the engine was cold. Brashears, however, was arrested for nn outstanding warrant out of Calhoun County charging him w ith aggravated assault and he was lodged in the Calhoun County Jail. The investigation of rhe shooting contin­ ues. ‘Fire the Senate’ drive persists Joe Lukasiewicz of Hastings, leader of the Unicameral Michigan petition dnve to “Fire the Senate" speaks at the Capitol steps with a state legislator in Lansing during the launch of the campaign. The effort is gaining more publicity lately from a Detroit News story last Sunday about the State Legislature’s increased budget, which was picked up by Channel 3 Kalamazoo and finally even the Grand Rapids Press The “Fire the Senate" group needs 318.000 petition signatures by July 4 to get the ques­ tion on the Nov 7 general election ballot. (File photo by George Hubka) �Page 2 - Thursday, March 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page donating blood.* The following is a list of the remaining three Barry County drives in March: • Hastings Moose Lodge. Thursday. March 9. I to 6:45 p.m. • Hastings. Thomapple Valley Church. Sunday. March 12. 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. • Hastings Church of the Nazarene. Tuesday. March 28 jon to 5:45 p.m. Volunteer bkx~. donors are the sole source of blood transfused to hospital patients. Donors must be at least 17. 110 pounds and be in good general health. They must not have given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive. St. Patrick’s Day parade to return The second annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Hastings is planned for 4 p.m. Friday. March 17. Ken Radant. organizer of last year's debut event, said the parade will form at 3:30 p.m. in the alley behind WBCH on the north side of West Stale Street and proceed east to Jefferson, tum south and go up the hill to South Jefferson where the two-block parade will march and then come back. Businesses, individuals and organizations from Barry County are all invited to be in the parade. Gary and Carla Rizor. owners of the County Seat Restaurant, are grand mar­ shal se. Radant said people are welcome to build a float, drive an antique car. ride in a horse and buggy or -st walk Participants '.us far include the American Legion Color Guard. Hastings Mayor Bob May. Bosley Pharmacy. Hastings Public Library. Barn County Transit Trolley. Felpausch Food Center's Henrietta. Coleman Insurance staff and the Hair Care Center South Jefferson Street merchants have purchased some colorful giveaways, includ­ ing hats, glasses and leis, to give to parade watchers. People who want to be part of the parade are asked to call WBCH al 945-3414 or Donna Long at 948-8591. I Bernard Society will meet Monday The Bernard Historical Society and Museum will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. March 13, al the Delton Kellogg Middle School library in Delton. The public is wel­ come. Larry Talmage of Tamarack Valley will speak about past, present and future plans for Tamarack Valley in Barry County. “He’s geing to have some old time sur­ prises for us to identify and look at." said Society President Margery Martin. Farmers Market plans new hours New changes are coming this year to the Hastings Farmers Market. The market, located in the city parking lot next to Tyden Park has expanded its hours and will be open Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fruits and vegetables grown in the Barry County will be featured, as well as tiowers. homemade baked goods and a variety of other items. Open from April 18 through Nov. 21. the market is still looking for new vendors to participate. For more information, call April Nicholson at 616-765-3257. Rural development seminar scheduled The Barry County Planning Department and the Barry County office of MSU Cooperative Extension will have an educa­ tional seminar on rural development and farmland preservation from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. March 14. at Mulberry Gardens. 975 N. Main St. (M-66 Highwas). Nashville. Those interested in attending are asked to call James McManus. Barry County Planning Director at 269-945-1290 or Dennis Pennington. Agriculture Extension Educator at 269-945-1388. Refreshments will be served. Lenten luncheon series will resume The annual Lenten luncheon series in Hastings continues today. Thursday. March 9. at the Hastings First Prebyterian Church, and all interested people are welcome to attend. Sponsored by the Hastings Area Ministerial Association, the series will be held every Thursday during Lent. The annual series offers an opportunity for informal fellow­ ship and worship with area Christians from various denominations. Lunch (for a free-will offering) starts at noon in the church's Leason Sharpe Hall, followed by a brief worship service in the sanctuary. Area pastors will take turns bringing the message each week. The service usually concludes at 1 p.m. to accommodate people who have to return to work. The church is located at 231 S. Broadway. Wind Band, KCC group to perform The Thomapple Wind Band will close its I Oth season by joining the Kellogg Community College Concert Band in con­ cert at 3 p.m. Sunday. March 12, at the Binda Performing Arts Center on th** ''arc­ pus of Kellogg Community College. 450 North Ave.. Battle Creek. Keith Closson will conduct the Wind Band and Eid Zentera will wield the baton for the KCC Concert Band. Music for the program includes "A Tribute to Glen Miller’ and selecticns from the musical "Annie." Wind Band promoter Kensinger Jones says. "The music is of professional quality. The selected numbers are delightful. The admission is free. Directions to the Binda Center from Hastings are M-37 South to its junction with Morgan Road (just inside Battle Creek city limits). Tum left onto Morgan Road and proceed to North Avenue (signa’ light). Tum right (south) and continue to KCC. Circle drive entrance is beyond Spring Lake Pond. Deer management group will meet The Barry County branch of lhe Quality Deer Management Association will wel­ come Tony Smith, president of the Eaton County chapter of the QDMA. as featured speaker at 7 p.m. Monday. March 13. at the Moose Lodge in Hastings. Smith will share his experiences and tips on forming a volunteer QDM co-op. The local QDMA is encouraging any area landowners or hunters interested in forming a voluntary QDM co-operative to attend. A co-op is simply a group of landowners in an area who agree to voluntary practice quality deer management principles during the hunting season. QDM guidelines require hunters to play a more active management role by controlling deer populations though antlerless harvest in areas where there arc too many deer. Buck harvests are restricted to protect young bucks and allow more bucks to reach maturity. Each co-op decides on the rules and regulations to be followed and restrictions are usually waived for young or first-time hunters. The co-op philosophy has been gaining popularity throughout southern Michigan and the co-op Smith formed in Eaton County is an example. The March 13 meeting is open to the pub­ lic and is free of charge. HHS bands win Division I ratings The Hastings High School bands partici­ pated in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association District 10 Band Festival Wednesday. March 1, at Allendale High School. The Hastings Concert Band participated in Class D. and the Hastings Symphonic Band performed in Class B. Bands at the festival are evaluated on lhe basis of tone, intonation, rhythm, technique, and interpretation of three prepared selec­ tions. The evaluation of the concert is done by three adjudicators. The ratings are first division through fifth division. Both Hastings bands were awarded first division ratings by all the concert adjudicators. Additionally, each band at the festival is evaluated by a fourth adjudicator in the sight-reading process. Each Hastings band was awarded a first division rating by this adjudicator as well. "Both bands are to be commended on a stellar performance.” said director Joe LaJoyc. whose co-director is Joan BosscrdSchroeder. The stage is filled by farm hands, cowboys, and young and old women in the Thomapple Kellogg performance of “Oklahoma " Performances are tonight. Friday and Saturday. March 9,10 and 11. Tickets are available at the door. The cost is $5 per person ‘Oklahoma!' opens tonight at TK High School by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Performances of Oklahoma! are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday). Friday and Saturday. March 9. 10 and II. at the Thomapple Kellogg High School auditorium. TK students in the major roles are Michelle Nesbitt as Laurey, Jordan Chavis as Curley. Josh boote as Will and Melissa Olsen as Ado Annie, as his girl who “jest cain't say no.” Providing the glue that holds the story together is Kassic Sovem as Aunt Eller. Playing against type are Jake Lenartz as the threatening Jud and Jordan E^tcrsen as the oily snake oil salesman Ali Hakim. The cast includes a chorus of men and women. In the chorus this year are Stephanie Ahem. Melissa Beard. Jason Morley. Brittney Benjamin, Matt Morley. Chris Biggs. Anne Nesbitt. Robbi Blain. Chelsea Niblock, Kaleigh Bomnk, Olivia Nieder. Whitnee Bosworth. Ben Niemchick. Whitley Bremer. Sara Pappas, Leanne Crisher and Justin Petersen. Also in the cast are Kara Delille , Kasey Reeves. Chyna Dodge. Kristen Schmidt. Katie Edwards. Brooke Schnittker. Chelsea Funk. Kyle Selleck, Elena Gormley. Kyla Sisson. Ashlee Gross. Cody Timm. Rochelle Hyde. Jamie Vandongen. and Deidre Humbarger and Grace Welton. Helping fill the stage with <lance and music arc Nick Karelse. Renee Kimbrall. Minika Weston. Quinn Konarska. Kate Wilson. Kayla Zahl. Stephanie Lukas. Gina Mancuso and Nate Marklevitz. The chorus features several ensembles dur­ ing the show including dream singers, drcam figures, outrage girls and dancing girls. This year's show is directed by Ray and Tricia Rickert. Tickets arc available at the door. The cost is $5 per person. GFWC Gun Lake essay contest set for area students by Patrick Johns Staff Writer The GEAVC-Gun Lake Area Women's Club again is sponsoring an essay contest for stu­ dents living in the Delton and Thomapple Kellogg school districts, along with those in the Martin and Wayland districts. The topic this year is “The book I like I ’.vould like my parents to read" and prizes of $10 gift certificates ht Barnes and Noble have been donated by Middleville physician Douglas Smendik. The essay contest is one way the club hopes to encourage reading and writing dur­ ing March which is “Reading Month." The four divisions are kindergarten through third grade, fourth and fifth grades, sixth through eighth grades and high school. Forms arc available at local libraries, including the Delton District Library and the Thomapple Kellogg School and Community Library . Students who do not have a form can include their name. age. school, grade, address, and telephone number at the lop of their essay and tum it in to one of the libraries or to their school district's administration office. The essay is limited to 250 words double spaced. Older students may type their essays but they should still be double spaced. Younger students may draw a picture but mus» include some word*. Essays should be turned in to the Delton District Library. Thomapple Kellogg School and Community Library. Henika Library in Wayland or iSelton. Martin. Thomapple Kellogg or Wayland school administration offices by March 24. Winners will be announced in April. Hastings Alumnus Award nominations deadline next week The Hastings High School Alumni Association Board is still accepting nomina­ tions for lhe 2006 Distinguished Alumnus Award, but the deadline is Wednesday. March 15. The award will be presented Saturday. June 3. at the annual alumni banquet in the Hastings High cafeteria. Nominations must be typed and should contain biographical information and reasons why the individual is being nominated. Reasons can include accomplishments, voca­ tion honors and awards received, community service, organization memberships, personal character and other helpful information. The nominee can be residing anywhere, not nec­ essarily Hastings, but must be a graduate of Hastings High School. The Alumni Board would like to continue to consider previously submitted nominations as well as new nominations. The Board is asking anyone who has submitted nomina­ tions in the past to resubmit again with up-todate information for the Board's considera­ tion. Send Alumnus of the Year letters to Jack Smith, president. Hastings High School Alumni Association. 128 West Grand StHastings. Mich. 49058. Fire destroyed the garage where personal belongings of Superintendent Wes VanDenburg were housed. Fire destroys garage housing of superintendent belongings by Kelly Lloyd Staff Writer As if times weren't difficult enough for Caledonia Superintendent Wes VanDenburg. they just got worse. Last Wednesday morning, fire broke out in the garage where VanDenburg had just moved many of personal belongings. VanDenburg is a graduate of Hastings High School. At approximately 4:30 a.m. last Wednesday, residents at the Broadview Apartment complex reported a fire in garages across from their apartments. According to Caledonia Fire Chief Brian Bennett, the fire started in VanDenburg's garage and spread to attached garages. Three of the six garages were destroyed while the remaining three were severely damaged. Just the day before. VanDenburg was preparing to move out of his apartment and had transferred many of his belongings such as clothing, books, a microwave, scooter. and video arcade machine into the garage acioss from the apartment. Also in the garage were items, including clothes that belonged to his son. According to Deputy David Schmuck. VanDenburg is not a suspect. He was not in the Caledonia area and also had recently can­ celed his renter's insurance. Schmuck does suspect that arson is the cause of the fire and is following leads for the case. It was also apparent that someone had taken items from the garage prior to the fire. VanDenburg's video arcade machine, scooter and microwave were not found following the fire. VanDenburg is currently on unpaid admin­ istrative leave following charges brought against him in Kent and Ionia counties, accus­ ing him of accepting school money under false pretenses. Planning and Zoning Commission deals with 2 churches’ requests by Jon Gambet Staff Writer The Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission dealt with two requests from area churches at its Feb. 27 meeting. Grace Brcthem Church, 2738 Vedder Road in Carlton Township, had their request for a special use permit for day care in its facility approved by lhe commission. “They requested a special use permit for up to 30 children." McManus said. “They will still have to get approval from lhe state licensing bureau and the health department." New Life Assembly Church as the owner of the property at 1490 E State Road in Hastings Township was requesting a special use permit for a park on which to set up soc­ cer fields. The actual applicant for the permit was the AYSO of Hastings. “We suggested they contact the city and township to see if they can utilize existing properties.” McManus said. "Their request was tabled until they have an opportunity to explore those possibilities." There were only four items were on the docket for the commission to consider Feb. 27. and with one tabled, they acted on only three. David and Tamra Yeric. of 160 Lcinaar Road in Johnstown Township, were request­ ing a special use permit for a contractor's yard to store equipment. Their application was denied by the commission. They have agreed to keep everything indoors.” said Jim McManus, county plan­ ning director. “It was really not an issi'e." flic tabled item was a site plan review request by David Dykstra of Foxglove Estates. �The Hastir»gs Banner - Thursday. March 9. 2006 - Page 3 Minimum wage increase advocate says everybody will win by David T. Young Editor Former Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Betsy DeVos not long ago said Michigan workers make too much money. The First Friday speaker March 3 in Hastings claimed just the opposite and insisted it’s time to raise the minimum wage. John Freeman, executive director of the "Michigan Needs a Raise’’ campaign this “It's good economic policy to put money in people’s pockets for them to spend We want people to work, we don't want people to have to go on welfare, but in order to do that, we’ve got to pay them a decent wage." — John Freeman year, told a sparse audience he and the move­ ment arc trying to spread the message all over the state on behalf of “hard-working individ­ uals who want to work, but find it hard to make a living.” Freeman and his legions are trying to get the question of raising the minimum from $5.15 to $6.85 an hour on the Nov. 7 general election ballot. He said the federal minimum wage has not budged since 1996, but 18 states have bumped it up since, including bordering states such as (Illinois. Wisconsin and Minnesota. He added that the initiative proposes to increase the minimum wage by lhe rate of inflation to allow the lowest paid workers to keep up with increases in cost of living. “We have chosen to go with a ballot initia­ tive because Republicans in Lansing and Washington have refused to move the bill.” Freeman said. “Governor (Jennifer) Granholm supports it. If die State Legislature won’t respond to the needs of the citizens of this stale, we’ll put it on the ballot.” He said the goal is to collect about 400,000 petition signatures, or more than 75.000 above the necessary minimum. Freeman acknowledged that many business executives believe a minimum wage increase will be harmful to Michigan and will cause low wage earners to lose their jobs. However, he maintained such a move will benefit a lot of people, including businesses. • One would be employees making S5.I5 and slightly above that because $6.85 would be a raise. He estimated that Michigan now has 351.000 workers making $6.85 or less per hour nght now • A second group would be those who arc making slightly more than $6.85 because they Kx» would probably get a raise sir-cc others would be brought up to their same level. • The third group he mentioned, surprising­ ly are businesses because the more employees make, the more they will buy. “Because most of these employees live paycheck to pay­ check. they don't have the luxury of saving money. With a raise, they’ll spend metre, go to the stores and put money right back into the local economy.” Freeman said dire warnings of job losses have not materialized when examining the history of minimum wage increases. Since the law was enacted in 1938 during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Administration at 25 cents an hour, the rate has been increased 16 times, with no such effect recorded. He suggested instead that job gains have been made in these situations. “They make (hat same the sky is falling* “So these people are not just teen­ agers trying to pick up spending money for the weekend. They are struggling to meet the needs of their families. A lot of adults, unfortunately, are working at minimum wage jobs." — John Freeman argument every single time, but Michigan has not suffered job losses.” he said. “Economists arc kind of like weathermen, the accuracy of their forecasts is suspect after the short term.” He noted auto pioneer Henry Ford paid his workers well because he wanted his employ­ ees to be able to buy lhe product he was man­ ufacturing. “It’s good economic policy to put money in people’s pockets for them to spend.” he com­ mented. ”Wc want people to work, we don't want people to have to go on welfare, but in order to do that, we’ve got to pay them a decent w age.” Freeman reported 60 percent of minimum wage earners arc women, who sometimes arc the only bread winners in their families. He also noted that of the minimum wage earning group. 73% arc white and 2391 biack and 40 percent arc the only bread-winners in their families. Seventy-one percent are at least 20 years old. “So these people are not just teen-agers try ­ ing to pick up spending money for the week­ end.” he said. “They arc struggling to mee< the needs of their families... A lot of adults, unfortunately, arc working at minimum wage jobs.” He also noted the stales that have enacted minimum wage increases have not felt ill effects economically, yet Michigan continues to flounder. Barry County Democratic Party Chairwoman Barbara Cichy said she agrees with the philosophy of paying employees a living wage, noting her mother, a long-time businesswoman, taught her that lesson a long time ago. Freeman chimed in. “You have to give peo­ ple enough money so they can survive and buy things.” One man in the audience said he liked the tie-in of future increases at the rate of infla­ tion because he’s tired of the constant battle over what the minimum wage should be. Freeman said Washington stale indexes the minimum wage to the cost of living. Some economists and business executives seem to agree with Betsy DeVos. that high wages arc closing plants around the state. Freeman disagreed, using the example of Northwest Airlines, which he said is in trou­ ble because of the massive increase in fuel costs rather than labor costs. “Yet oil companies arc making the biggest profits in their history and 1 don’t see anybody doing anything abou’ that." he said. “This is blaming the victim when the real problem is the cost of oil." When Joe Lukasiewicz asked if increasing lhe minimum wage would pul Michigan al a competitive disadvantage. Freeman said. “You can’t outsource a lot of minimum wage jobs. You can’t transfer a lot of them to Ohio or some other state.” John Freeman, executive director of the "Michigan Needs a Raise" campaign this year, speaks to a sparse First Fnday crowd. He noted the minimum wage in Illinois is $6.50; in Wisconsin from $5.70 to $6.50 this June; Minnesota. $6.15, Alaska, Vermont and Connecticut all over $7; Oregon $7.50 and Washington $7.63. Freeman said a single person earning the minimum wage makes $10,712 annually with a 40-hour a week job. which puts him or her at the federal poverty level. If this worker has dependents such as children, it puts them all below the poverty level and eligible for food stamps. “We’re trying to address a long-standing grievance." Freeman said. “We want to do the morally right thing and help people who want to work... All people deserve a decent wage for a good day’s work.” Pierce Cedar Creek to welcome Habitat speaker Renewable energy conference returns March 18 Food Film Fest is Tuesday, March 21 _ £ ’ ■** A free mini-film festival sponsored by Farms Without Harm will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday. March 21. at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, 328 South Jefferson, Hastings. The intent of the "Food Film Fest' is to expose the true cost of factory farms, have a panel discussion about economic, environmental and health effects, and local alternatives One of the three films will be "The True Cost of Food." a 15-minute animated short by the Sierra Club about the environmental and economic impact of industrial agriculture The other two are "What Will We Eat: The Search for Healthy Local Food." a 25­ minute documentary about industrial vs. sustainable food systems made by local film­ maker Christopher Bedford, and "Wegman's Cruelty." a half-hour expose of chicken factory practices. Pierce Cedar Creek Institute will have its fourth annual Renewable Energy Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday . March 18. Over the past several years, there has been an increased interest in lhe renewable energy field. More and inojv,,hjme and business owners arc becoming, .aware of the need foc< making their homes or facilities more energy efficient. More than 500 home owners, renewable energy enthusiasts, and college faculty and students have participated in Renewable Energy Conferences over the past three years. Demand has been so high lately that the past three conferences have sold out. The keynote speaker this year is Scott Suddreth from North Carolina, technical advisor for North Carolina's first Zen' Energy­ Home built for the Catawaba Valley Habitat for Humanity. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Homes research initiative is bringing a new concept to homebuilders across the United Slates. A Zero Energy Home (ZEH) combines state-of-the-art. energy-efficient construction and appliances with commer­ cially available renewable energy systems such as solar waler healing and solar electric­ ity. This combination can result in net zero energy consumption from lhe utility provider. Zero Energy Homes arc connected to the util­ ity grid and can be designed and constructed to produced as. much energy as they consume annually. Several Zero Energy Homes have been constructed throughout the country from Florida to California. After the keynote session, conference attendees will also have the choice of at’enuing break-out sessions on lhe following top­ ics: Solar Energy Options. Alternative Fuel. Geothermal Heating and Cooling. Building an Energy Efficient Home. Wind Energy. The End of Cheap Oil. Wind Energy - A Renewable Energy Conferences are in such high demand that the past three con­ ferences at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute have sold out. Homeowner’s Perspective, and The Natural Gas Crisis in North America. These sessions will be conducted by local experts and present an opportunity for area residents to receive technical assistance on implementing energy­ efficiency measures and renewable energy technologies at home and work. An additional feature of the conference will be an exhibit hall of sustainable businesses and organizations, educational materials, and resources for participants to gain more infor­ mation on how to engage in energy conserv­ ing practices, construct energy efficient build­ ings, or learn more about purchasing wind and solar energy sysums. The cost of the conference is $30 and includes lunch. A special rate of $15 is being offered to high school students and students from area colleges. The members of the con­ ference planning committee feel it is critical­ ly important to involve students since they will be tomorrow's primary "users and movers" of lhe renewable energy technolo­ gies that are being developed today. For more information and to register for the conference, call (269) 721-4190 or download the registration form at www.cedarcreekin.stitute.org. Space is limited. Lodging facilities on a limited basis arc also available at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. Teacher Tim Newsted (center) and the Four Star Elementary fifth-graders who have qualified tor the state History Day contest next month (from left) Katy Garder (as Robert E. Lee). Travis Sixberry (John F. Kennedy). Luke Domke (John Hancock) and Kelsi Harden 'Bob Marley). Four local students advance to state finals on History Day Four Star Elementary fifth-graders were named as District 6 champions al the 2006 Michigan History Day competition, hosted by Kalamazoo Valley Community College Saturday. March 4. All four students have qualified for the state finals, which will take place April 22 at Grand Valley State University in Allendale. Luke Domke received highest honors for his participation as "John Hancock. Signature of Independence." He was recognized with a cash award from the Kalamazixi Historical Society as the best presentation in the indi­ vidual performance category Also honored as a state finalist was Travis Sixberry for his portrayal of "John F. Kennedy : Ask What You Gm Do for Your Country." “Bob Marley : Stand Up for Your Rights" was an honored performance by Kelsi Harden. Katy Garber was honored for her presenta­ tion titled "Robert E. Lee. Generally­ Speaking" This year's theme for the History Day com­ petition is "Taking a Stand in History." Teacher and sponsor Tim Newsted said. "I am so proud of these four students They have proven themselves as confident public speak­ ers. 1 am extremely excited to sec them excel at the state finals." Scott Suddreth An exhibit hall of sustainable businesses and organizations, educational materials, and resources for participants will be a feature of the conference �Page 4 - Thursday. March 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner For democracy to work, the privileged elected must listen To the editor: Let’s put state government on a diet To the editor: Is it just me. or has anyone else noticed through corporate malfeasance and govern­ ment neglect, deliberate sleight of hand (some would call it treason), that our livelihoods are being slashed, outsourced and decimated by the very people our tax dollars are being used to do this to us? Wake up. America! Fire the bums before the gap between the haves and have nets is desperately too large to bridge! Are those who arc left too selfish for their $60,000 to $80 000 a year jobs that they arc willing to sell their posterity down the road of the dinosaurs? Are we to travel the path trod­ den 70 years ago in Germany and watch our less fortunate neighbors herded onto cattle cars to be forgotten — as long as lhe -furor" doesn’t do it to us? Benjamin Franklin once said. "You (the people of the United Slates) have a represen­ tative republic (not a monarchy, nor for that matter, a democracy)... if you can keep it.” Are we going to be the generation to fulfill the dire predictions of his greatest admonition and word of caution? It’s up to us. Freedom isn’t free. Vote! Put a stop to this government leadership, if you can call it that, which promises us a path to the sea of self-destruction. Fire the bums by voting, circulating and signing petitions. Let’s get rid of these con­ claves of fleas, ticks, lice and mice who would make you the host for their parasitic ways and behavior. How much more of this incessant attack on our Founding Fathers and the governmental central nervous system we’ve fought hard for all these years, can we. the people, withstand before the parasite has killed and devoured the host? Tlie people of Michigan soon will have an opportunity of a lifetime — the chance to fire an entire group of parasites with one stroke of the pen in the voting booth. We can rid our­ selves of excessive government if we decide to "Fire the State Senate." If enough petition signatures arc collected by July, the issue will lie placed on the November election ballot and we can rid our­ selves of a costly and ineffective portion of government. I strongly urge those who care about “our­ selves and our posterity" to sign petitions wherever they arc circulated and made avail­ able. This offers the citizens of our common­ wealth the opportunity to spend many mil­ lions of taxpayers' dollars toward much more constructive means. I genuinely believe this is just a baby step toward the people regaining control of our own destiny and ridding ourselves of govern­ ment fat. which only the folks who arc losing weight can truly understand. Let Michigan pave lhe way in lhe banner of Nebraska — toward a truly more healthy diet for government. Scott Smith. Delton Delton school editorial not based on facts To the editor: It has not been the habit for the Delton Kellogg Board of Education to respond to editorials or letters to the editor, but on this occasion it is our belief that a response is required. The Delton Kellogg Board of Education appreciates the coverage we receive by the Hastings Banner, however, we believe infor­ mation about the district should be accurate.. The editorial published in the March 2 by Fred Jacobs contained misinformation and was based on hercsay. Do not mistake our intent. We arc not adverse to constructive crit­ icism or scrutiny by the public or the Hastings Banner. The fact of the matter is that in this case the editorial in question was based on misinformation and innuendo. The Banner’s contention that Superintendent Ron Archer’s severance pack­ age was only discussed in closed meetings is inaccurate. The severance package was dis­ cussed at four open meetings, which included the January 2006 Finance Committee meet­ ing. the Feb. 6 Board retreat, the February board workshop, and the regularly scheduled February board meeting. If lhe Banner had sent a reporter to. cover our February board workshop and meeting, they would not only have witnessed our pub­ lic vote on the matter, but also heard the pub­ lic debate and comments by the members of the Delton Kellogg Board of Education, t he agendas and minutes from these public meet­ ings arc available at the district offices and were available for the Banner to read before the editorial was written. . Mr. Jacobs* assertion as to who is in charge of the district is offensive. The Board of Education, the superintendent of schools and nis administrative team arc in charge. The Board of Education is comprised of seven individuals, who arc voted into office by their community to make these types of decisions. It is unfortunate that Mr. Jacobs did not con­ tact the Board President or Superintendent Archer to gain knowledge and gather further information to confirm the facts of his edito­ rial. Delton Kellogg Board of Education Thanks to you... 648,943 lbs. of food were delivered to our residents through the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center To elect is to choose with no compulsion or constraint; and at a state election, each elector may choose between candidates, policies and parties. Yet. as one term of office follows another. I am struck by the way in which, at each election, the very substance of our polit­ ical lives together is questioned. Who is competent to elect? Who or what decides the issues that arc debated, not fought over? Should our common values of trustwor­ thiness and integrity influence our political choices? Should the inalienable rights of the individual elector be superseded by the self­ serving respectability of the elected? Can they? These questions go beyond discussions about management of policies and the achiev­ ing of objective goals. In the State of Michigan, as the ordinary grassroots electors become apolitical or con­ strained and arc largely replaced by the elect­ ed House, lhe grave concern amongst those favoring democracy tum not so much on the common person's "right" to elect, but on the problem of the political interest of the elected. Georges Santayana once said, “Those who have not learned from history arc condemned to repeat ft." English political history teaches that in the Putney Debates of 1647. for instance, the Levelers argued vehemently that government must be with the consent with even "lhe poorest he that is in England." Cromwell's men disagreed, but both groups agreed that a vote must be lhe outcome of the exercise of man’s (human) free will. Should the illiterate servant vote? Cromwellians retorted. No: he has given his will to his mas­ ter. and must obey the masters voice. And women? No: because if unmarried, they arc to obey their parents, and if married, their hus­ band. Again, they insisted. True democracy is constrained, if not limit­ ed, from the outset. It may be a political sys­ tem in which "the people" exercise a choice over who shall govern, but not the function of the elected privileged. Modem politics is shot through with the struggles of the under privi­ leged elector. What is at stake in this struggle is a contested notion of political efficacy. They reveal something of society’s moral sense, as they articulate competing beliefs about what's right and wrong with patterns of the elected privileged and lhe under privi­ leged elector in the political life of the state. The question of the underprivi’eged elector has surfaced again in the forthcoming state Facts needed before stating opinions To the editor: You might live in a small community if people have nothing- better to do than be all 'up in arms about the kind of patrol vehicles the local police department purchases. I love the fact that we live in a country where the editor of the local newspaper will not censor you. even if it is to save yourself from public, printed embarrassment. Take for example Tamara Girrbach's letter last week where she was "astonished to see two brand new four-wheel drive TrailBlazers parked with the other city cars' at lhe Hastings Police Department. Had she paid attention to lhe Banner over the last few weeks she would realize that the administration of the Banner already criti­ cized the Hastings police chief for going "out of town" to purchase the patrol vehicles through lhe state purchasing program... not that any other governmental agencies ever participate in such "lowest bidder* programs or anything like that. Had she read the Banner over the last few weeks she would have also noticed that the two. two-wheel drive Chevy Tahoes were also demo units with low miles (another cost savings). Had she been paying attention to the Banner the last few weeks she would have noticed that the City of Hastings Police Department has had up for bid two Crown Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. election. Shouldn't the State of Michigan retain the upper house of the Senate as sacro­ sanct? Or Tire the Senate?’ State Representative Glen Steil Jr. intro­ duced a resolution a couple of weeks ago. to reduce the number of seats from 110 to 60. and tlie senate fro.-'..8 seats to 20. The pro­ posed reduction, it seems, has more to do with visceral concerns of bureaucratic respectabil­ ity than about the mathematics of senatorial reduction — thus, the danger of letting any­ one other than yourself think and exercise your free will. "Apathy is lethal." yet present liere. How do wc understand those who have inherited the right to petition and vote from earlier vic­ tories now choose not to exercise it? Here is one possibility. Apparently, nowadays young people more often ascribe their failures to something or someone other than themselves, whereas they hold success to be a just reward for their goal intentions. Action and conse­ quence arc experienced as decouped. This adds a further twist to the skew of per­ ceived powerlessness. Where there is some participation in civil society, it often takes the form of a civil compliance or an ironic engagement. Democratic values are hollowed out. For those of us who wish it were otherwise, the challenge is how to restore in our democ­ racy lhe conviction that what one says is of civil and genuine consequence. 1 think this demands not that each individual learn to speak more loudly or scream to be heard, but that each of us listen more carefully, as painful as it may be, and listen to everyone. In this case, the Unicameral Michigan movement (with its headquarters in Barry County), has done and is doing exactly that, in spite of the occasional indignities it has encountered. I had an opportunity as a student to be in Slovenia with fellow students and the late Dean of Westminster Abbey, during its first post-communist election, and we were fre­ quently asked: "What is democracy?" I was younger then, and more idealistic and pious than now. I hope. 1 replied that democracy is basically thought of as a political system in which the individual's voice is heard; one in which, although within a limited context of choice, the individual's opinion has an effect on the way the world is managed. This concept puls self-interest and self­ knowledge at the center of lhe political arena We need another account of democracy, one Victoria Police interceptors. That’s two new vehicles in the lot, two retiring vehicles up for bid. Had she stopped into the police department she could have asked why the chief went with two SUVs. could it be that in order to replace archaic computer equipment with up to date computer equipment the already cramped for room patrol vehicles may need a bit more space? Patrol cars arc tight on space to begin win. ask any officer who works out of one or person who's been arrested and transported in one. The fact is. SUVs have more interior space than cars. The fact is. lhe two-wheel drive Chevy Tahoe is the only manufacturer police pursuit certified SUV in the country (in other word*. Chevy says it is safe to use at high speed). The fact is. officers need more space for their equipment and comfort. The fact is. a lot of "concerned tax payers" cry and moan about things they don’t know the first thing about. So please, if you have sought out the facts and educated yourself on a subject and have a valid complaint, go for it. voice your opin­ ions. bu: at least have the facts before you decide to criticize others for doing what they specialize in doing. J.T. Cross. Delton that emphasizes that 1 cultivate actively in myself, in which 1 e?tcr conversation, willing to have my opinions changed by what the other person says. This is an ideal worth striving for. Slogans such as “Arc you thinking what I'm think­ ing?" invite us to believe that we belong to a secret society, which scarcely dare whisper its thoughts aloud. Il nourishes paranoia, grarxiiosity and narcissism. I would rather you tell me what you're thinking, as the mem­ bers and volunteers of the Unicameral Michigan movement are doing to educate and help the Great Lakes states to have a foresight to save money, or utilize it thereof for farm­ ers. health care and education, the needy and lonely, elderly citizens, job creation and road repairs. This is a way forward together, doing the be»t we can in full knowledge that our under­ standing will and should change. Choice is difficult but not impossible. It is easier to do as you're told, to follow the status quo. or to cleave to incontrovertible princi­ ples. But to neglect the burden of free will is to give up on the kind of freedom that a true democratic community aspires. The convic­ tion that I know best, or the elected privileged and their cheerleaders know best, or that any­ one knows best is simply bad faith. Good faith is inseparable from trust in oth­ ers. Michigan. I think, has lost trust in the sig­ nificance of the Upper House, and is ready to operate a cost effective single house. The members and volunteers of the Unicameral Michigan are certainly not bloodthirsty to "Fire the Senate." Rather, the Senate has out­ lived its usefulness and must be ditched. We must be eager to give up our most cherished beliefs and ideas in the light of experience. It is said that Michigan's House is the sec­ ond highest paid in the nation. If this is a fact, the obvious question is, "how can the under­ privileged elector of a poor rural state afford such a salary to its elected privileged?" It is worthy of not that, not only has Nebraska existed and functioned excellently for the past 70 years, but also the ten provinces of Canada have operated in single house for over a century. In the U.K-, except the dual Houses at Westminster, lhe provin­ cial assemblies in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland operate with one House with bureaucratic effectiveness. The parliament of New Zealand also follows the unicameral model. Just as a Christian faith is meaningless if it is not troubled by fundamental doubts, so a fulfilling communal life demands that we take it for granted that individually, we are fallible and corrigible. Aristotle's idea that "some are bom to rule. Some are bom to serve and work." regardless of intelligence and wisdom, is contrary to natural law and the will of God because it destabilizes the society. Openness to lhe underprivileged elector is part of a foundation to a future that may be differen: from the present; is a ground for hope, and a basis for democratic life. How can we expect to listen to God, if we cannot hear our neighbor? Rev. Fr. Gerardo Wood, Hastings What book would you have kids read? March is Reading Month and students from across Barry County are participating in many reading-centered activities, from read-a* thons to writing the*r own books. What book have you read that you think other children and adults should read? The Hasting* Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PutM/Mb,. Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phono: (269) 945-9554 John Jacobs Fradtrtc Jacoba President Vce President • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Edrtor) Eiain#* Gilbert (Assistant Edrtof) Helen Mudry Sandra Ponsetto Kelly Lloyd Patricia Johns Jon Gambee Brett Bremer Fran Faverman • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT CJassfeed ads accepted Monday through F«*y. 800 a.m. k) 530 p.m “I read Robinson Crusoe when I was a girl growing up. I really enjoyed it and it opened worlds of adventure for me." "Anne of Green Gabies is one of the books 1 start­ ed reading to students in the 1930s. I think it is a bcxik children should still read today." "A .Man named Peter about Peter Marshall is an outstanding book. I would recommend it to anyone who hasn’t read it." “I think it is really important for everyone to read the Bible. This is a book which brings com­ fort to many throughout their lives." “I would encourage everyone to introduce young children to reading and read to them. It will help them with their imag­ ination and they will be inspired by reading." "My children's favorite book growing up was the Brcmcntown Musicians. My one son memorized it and pretended to be read­ ing it." Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs SubecrtpUon Ratm: $30 per year r Barry County POSTMASTER Send address changes to: P0 BoiB Haslinga. Ml 490W-0802 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 9. 2006 - Page 5 Hastings’ greatest asset is its people As 1 began to write this column last weekend. I hadn't yet attend­ ed the City of Hastings' public meeting to take part in the plan for lhe future of our community. I'll let you know what I think about the process at another time. At our first meeting, the city planners handed out information sheets they wanted people from the Hastings area to fill out and indicate their impressions about Hastings and bow it relates to other towns of our size. The first question on the sheet asked. "What makes Hastings. Hastings?" Most of the questionnaires I returned answered, “lhe people." One good example surfaced just two weeks ago when I. along with nearly one thousand people. I attended the funeral of Northeastern Elementary Principal Mary Youngs. The night before at the wake, people stood in line for up to two hours to file through St. Rose Church to give their condolences to the family and pay their last respects to a truly wonderful woman. Prior to that. I attended Honk Keeler's and David Wilsons funerals, where many hundreds attended. I'm not implying simply that we measure community character and support by the amount of people who attend funerals, but I've been to funerals in much larger communities of well-known peo­ ple that didn't attract as many 9ympathetic well-wishers as we do m rural Hastings. Why? Because people really care about one another. Last week at the Hastings Rotary Club meeting. Sergeant of Arms Mark Christensen took the time, rather than fining people (a Rotary tradition) for getting their name in the paper or for some activity they were involved in. to recognize Mary Youngs for the impact she had on their lives or someone else in our community. It seemed his idea made an impression on the membership. For over 10 minutes members stood up to acknowledge Mary or someone else from the community. When I was at the County Seal Restaurant the other day. a young lady asked if I attended Mary's funeral. I replied that I had. and she mentioned she had two kids and getting her son to Northeastern on time was a real challenge. She told me about the many days Mary would be standing at the door waiting to take her son to class just to help her out. She said her son last week asked who would help her from now on. You don't really have to think about it very long, when you’re reminded of many people who have made or continue to make a difference in our community. Special people such as Mary Youngs. Jim Pino, Honk Keeler. Carl Mcllvain and David Wilson just to mention a few. have passed on this year, leaving us with a rich legacy. Now think about the people who are still with us. like Doctor Jim Spindler who has lead many mission trips around lhe world to help people in need, and gathered up many from his church to take part in the events. How about Bud Allerding and his crew of local workers who dedicate hours building homes to help local families? Let’s not overlook Barbara Schondelmayer. the Hastings Public Library administrator who has worked to make the library a hub of activity in downtown Hastings. She's waited patiently for years to move into a new grand and glorious facility. Bob Nida has given Hastings and Barry County so many years of service to leadership training of many young students. His efforts have impacted many young people and will continue to do so for years to come. Richard Shuster developed a reputation during his career as a “Hang ’em high" judge, yet he has spent his retirement working on behalf of lhe environment. Joyce Weinbrecht. who is battling ill health these days, has done so much for the study of Barry County history and she and her hus­ band were devoted to the American Legion. Harry Adrounie has given many years of service and has offered his expertise in the public health field. Richard Groos and his family have invested so much into this community, in their work and their monetary contributions. Eari McMullen and family members Larry and Earlene Baum collectively have demonstrated a long-time commitment to Hastings in many ways. I am absolutely certain I could go on and mention more out­ standing individuals, but time and space do not permit it. This leads us again to the main question: Is Hastings special? Yes. especially to the people who live here. Often times when you ask a young person, what do you think about Hastings, they might reply. "I can't wail to get out of here, there's nothing to do." But not long after they've left, they look back on their memories of Hastings and find, it's actually a great pladc to live and raise a fam­ ily. So as we watch the process of evaluating Hastings and all it has to offer, let's not forget what really makes any town really special — it’s the people. Beware manufactured consent As the Michigan House of Representatives passes along the new education bill to the Senate. I can't get over lhe feeling this is not going to be in lhe best interest of most of the people. I was clicking through my customary TV news programs one night last week when I happened on a program about “Manufacturing Consent." The program was about Professor Noam Chomsky, who wrote the book with the same title more than 30 years ago. He explained the process where a small group of people try to influence the masses on an issue. Most of the time we are so busy with our own lives that when we hear alxxit an issue like this education bill, we don't pay much attention. I really believe our state legislators are using the “Manufacturing Consent" process. They know most parents are busy in their lives and won’t be able to truly understand what's being proposed. Legislators even held meetings around the state for people to come and give their opinions about the subject. Many attended, some even from Barry County. But lhe legislators' real agenda was to manufacture consent because if you really look a the legislation. I think you'll find it’s not in the best interests of our students. On the surface it looks as though our legislators are in favor of raising the bar. trying to bet­ ter prepare our students for a global marketplace of competition. But in reality, we will just be making lhe system even worse than it is today. What happens so often with politicians is they really don't take enough time to evaluate the consequences of their decisions. As I maintained earlier, if the legislation passes, we might be preparing our students for college, for work and for jail, because the rah. of dropouts will increase to record highs. The proposed new requirements might make it impossible for students to take part in music, band and art because they will have to take certain classes to be able to pass when they are seniors, and if they fail any classes in the four years, they will be taking them the next year or in the summer at their parents’ added expense just to graduate. As I said a couple of weeks ago. "If we want to change educa­ tion in Michigan, we must look at new ideas, neWoutlooks and not the ’one size fits all’ program slate government is deliberating.’’ You don't challenge students by making it impossible to achieve, by setting up a certain number of them to fail. You challenge them by helping them see the possibilities. Through manufactured consent, legislators are looking al ways to make themselves look good, because it appears they understand lhe problems and are looking for ways to solve them. But instead they’re just looking to pass some more feel-good legislation, which in the long run will make public education in Michigan look as though it’s in a crisis. The best solution for Barry County, would be a selection between college prep and general course structure. Then we should require all area schools to be on the same daily schedule to aligns itself with Kellogg Community College's to allow higher achiev­ ing students to attend college level courses during normal high school hours. Let’s give the high achievers a chance to challenge themselves and w'ork to prepare the rest (more than 50% of the student popu­ lation) with the skills they need to work or attend a trade school. This is serious business. I know the parents and grandparents of students don't have a clue how this new legislation will affect their children. They need to be warned before it’s too late. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics ‘The Numbers’ clearly show Bush’s failures To the editor: It has always bewildered me that, given his history of failures. George W. Bush still man­ aged to dupe 60.6 million Americans into voting him back for a second term. (Kerry received 57.2 million votes). Finally, it's becoming clear According to a recent study, one in 20 Americans can name all of the characters in the cartoon "The Simpsons* while only one in 1,000 Americans can name all five of the rights guaranteed them under the First Amendment of lhe U.S. Constitution. Small wonder we're in the shape we're in. Overheard during the 2004 presidential campaign: "I wish I had cable. There's absolutely nothing to watch when the debates are on." (Sadly, this person felt qualified to vote.) Here are a few numbers to think about: 1. $224 billion — Spent on the Iraq war as of Dec. 7. 2005. 2. 0 — The number of weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq. 3. $236 billion — The surplus President Bill Clinton left George W. Bush. 4. $8.1 trillion — The current deficit under George W. Bush. 5. $10.7 billion — Value of no-bid con­ tracts that Cheney's old company, Haliburton, received in Iraq. 6. $16 billion — The value of contracts Haliburton received for the Gulf Coast region after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 7. 1 in 5 — The number of American chil­ Baltimore trustee appreciates support To the editor: I would like to start by expressing gratitude to the Baltimore Township voters for voting Feb. 28 to retain me as their trustee. Their voices do count and mean more to me than they could ever know. I also appreci­ ate everyone who has supported me ind stood by me in these very hard and trying months, rheir words of encouragement have been very comforting and reassuring Having been bom in Barry Cainty. living and owning property in Johnstown Township for 65 years and my wife and I in Baltiinore Township for 41 years, we have seen many things change — some for the good ano some not so good, in our minds. The one-treck roads that we grew up on turned into bumpy speedways, and to heck with the wildlife that love this beautiful township of Baltimore. Our biggest joy has been raising our three wonderful children and five grandchildren. We have tried to instill in them the love of The following is an open letter from me to the Republican National Committee: 1 am returning to you your latest plea for a renewal of my party membership. You will notice that your postage-paid envelope is empty. This is not an accident on my part. Al this point, 1 have no intention of renewing my membership. Whether that happens in the future will depend on what the Republican Party does. I doutt you care to know the reasons why. Lately, the party has shown little interest in anything that is politically important to me. You seem to care mostly about my wallet and my voting arm. Now you can learn to live without either. I am not a party hanger-on. I have oted a straight Repulican ticket since the election of 1964. I have labored locally for the party, placing signs in my yard, doing mass mail­ ings for candidates, contributing money, and manning fair booths. I have bucked my own teachers' union, openly supporting candidates the union detested. I have done this because 1 am unashamed­ ly a conservative. I believe deeply in the prin­ ciples that conservatives hold dear: limited government, individual responsibility and an abiding commitment to the Constitution of the United States as our Founders intended it. I thought that the Republican Party was the best political instrument for achieving these ends. I regret my naivete. What we conservatives have gotten is a runaway budget, horrendous growth in a cen­ tralized government in Washington, a seem­ ingly bottomless pork-barrel, a half-hearted commitment at best to the pro-life cause, a head-in-the-sare* approach to what is happen­ ing on our Mexican border, and too many party big-wigs who seem to hold the Constitution in increasing contempt. (I refer specifically to John McCain and his campaign finance reform, the most blatant attack on the right of free speech I've ever personally seen the government involved in.) The latest kick in the teeth to conservatives has come in the wake of this Dubai Ports World deal. A big slice of the American pub­ lic opposes this maneuver, the figure is 58 percent for your own party. What have we gotten for our concern over this? The response has been basically twofold: (I) trust us. we're OK on this, and (2) scorn poured out on us by a number of high journalistic mucka-mucks who have taken to lecturing the rest of us on our red-neck knownothingism. There are a growing number for whom the "trust us" rhetoric just isn't going to cut it any longer. This is not lhe language of representa­ tive government, it is elitist talk. Period. Just why should we trust a government to make sure an Arab nation that refuses to recognize lhe right of Israel to exist and who continues to pour money into the terrorist organization. Hamas, is behaving itself. Why should we. I say. trust our government on this one when it is daily proving itself impotent to do anything about the open border threat to our south? One conservative columnist. Larry Kudlow. has tried to soothe ruffled feathers by claiming that there is no real evidence that any of the eight-digit flood of illegals across »hc Mexican border have been Middle East terrorists. Really, sir? And what did you expect?That they would line up in parade for­ mation and march across the border to drum­ beat and flying flags while we stood by count­ ing them? How you can so confidently assure us that none of this horde poses any real secu­ rity threat to the U.S. is quite beyond me. In a word. I have lost n\y trust in a party that gives every appearance that it wants more to be the party in power than it does to be a party of principle. The Republican Party has tended more ond more to treat its true conser­ vative base in much the same patronizing way that the Democratic Party treats the blacks: woo them for their vote in November, and then promptly forget them until lhe next elec­ tion. This Dubai thing would, in itself, not alien­ ate me from the party. We could very well be wrong in our concerns over this. But the way that a substantial part of the journalistic right has handled this has gone a long way toward my disaJection. Instead of acknowledging that people of good will have legitimate con­ cerns that need to be addressed, they treat us to a torrent of name-calling. We're branded as "Islamophobes." "anti-Mexican Hispanophobes." we're called "xenophobic," "defeatist." "pessimistic," and said to be moti­ vated out of "irrational fears." Xenophobic? And what, exactly, would these journalists call the action of the United Arab Emirates in seizing 100 social studies texts from an American school in Abu Dhabi because they "promoted Israel as one of the few democracies in North Africa and the Middle East, and some Arab countries as sponsors of terrorism.” I expect this kind of ad hominem journal­ ism from the liberal left. They long ago gave up serious thought for the intimidation value of inflammatory language. I expected some- nature, family. friends and freedoms. Rights that they can have living in a free country are sometimes hard for them to understand. All three of our children cast their first votes in Baltimore Township, having been raised in a home dial considered it a privilege to have a voice in local government It was certainly hard for them to watch me, their father, and my fellow board member Dave Soya go through a very underserved recall election. Because of the will of the voting public, we are very pleased to retain our elected posi­ tions. We both will do the best that we can and will continue to believe in the oath that we took to represent the residents of Baltimore Township. ! am asking the people of Baltimore Township to get out and attend the monthly boe«d meetings on the second Tuesday al 7 p.m. W? continue to wa-rt to serve your needs. Jim Rhodes. Baltimore Township resident, trustee Get facts straight on PETA’s protest To the editor: This letter is in response to Michael Callton. Barry County 5th District Commissioner. Nashville, regarding his (Letter to the editor last week, titled “PETA’s protest hard to stomach." Commissioner Caliton needs to get his facts straight. The person pictured in the biki­ ni wasn’t Pamela Anderson but a Playboy A local conservative turns away from Republican Party To the editor: dren below the poverty line, an increase of 13% since Bush took office. 8. $26 billion — How much the Bush Administration reneged on the “No Child Left Behind” Act. 9. 6 million — The number of Americans who have lost their health insurance since Bush took office. 10. 0 — The number of mistakes Bush admits to making. So far. more than 2,300 Americans have lost their lives in Iraq and more than 16.600 have been horribly injured or maimed. Yet the slaughter of 3,000 innocent Americans on 9/11 still goes unavenged, and BinLadin con­ tinues to thumb his nose at waiting justice. Why? Bush has promised India that the U.S. will share nuclear technologies with that country even though India has steadfastly refused to sign non-proliferation agreements. Why? What kind of message will Iran and North Korea take from this? Bush stubbornly maintains that an Arab country in control of six major U.S. ports does not pose a security risk to the United Slates. Why? Meanwhile. Department of Homeland Security secretary. Michael Chertoff, says that "National security must be balanced with commerce.' Can he be serious?! Larry J. VanZalen. (Still not rich enough for a tax cut) Hastings thing a bit more respectful from my own house. You think we will just submissively endure being patronized by Republican pols and treated in this contemptuous way by their journalistic hacks and still pour money and votes into the party? You might be in for quite a shock. For my part. I am going to continue to send back empty your postage-paid envelopes. And your telemarketers had better get used to a very meaningful sound. It goes like this: "Click!" Gary W. Coates. Hastings Bunny model who posed in a bikini holding a protest sign in front of Kentucky Fried Chicken to get public attention regarding KFC’s acceptance and disregard fa’ the cruel methods of raising and slaughtering chickens for us to eat. Yes, Ingrid Newkirk is the president, ’he brains and mastermind of PETA. and ha: been for years because of her loyalty and smarts about animal cruelty. But. at this point. I have to set Mr. Caliton straight. The ALF (Animal Liberation Front), on Feb. 28, 1992, set fire to and vandalized the mink research office and laboratory al Michigan State University. PETA and Ingrid Newkirk had nothing to do with this. I applaud Nicole Matthews, Hastings High School graduate, for having the guts to stand in a bikini with a sign that reads, “KFC is Cruel to Chix." She is among many notable people who disagree with KFC, a few of which are the Rev. Al Sharpton who narrates an eight-minute video called “KFC -- Thai’s Foul!" and the Dali Lama, who’s protested against the building of a KFC in Tibet. Kay Doyle. Johnstown Township We are headed in wrong direction To the editor: I saw two interesting headlines in last Sunday's edition of the Detroit Free Press. One said the United Auto Workers (UAW) and auto makers had agreed to 20,000 buy­ outs. which means more lost jobs. The other headline talked about the State Senate and Legislature and their 14 percent larger budget this year than in the year 2000. Couple these two developments with King George 11 (Bush) saying. “I can tap your phone any time I want because 1 am presi­ dent” and Betsy DeVos, wife of GOP guber­ natorial candidate Dick DeVos. saying the State of Michigan's problems are because of high wages being paid to lhe workers. Dick DeVos tells us on his TV ads. “Vote for me, I will bring back jobs and help pco- pie." 1 wonder if the people he as laid off (at Alticor. or Amway) and the many people who have lost their jobs really believe him. Reading all this “b.s." makes me wonder if our state and our nation have a chance to sur­ vive the future I and many others write letters to newspa­ pers. but I don’t think they are read by the people they are written about, except nu>* be the names they might take down for f »«irv wiretapping. If writing letters and participating at the ballot box can't stop this madness, what is our next option? I truly love my country, but I fear my government and I am afraid of the direction we are heading. Semper Fi, no more homeless pets. Steve Toman. Nashville �Page 6 - Thursday. March 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Worship Together... ...at the church of your choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW F AMILY CHURCH 2601 Laccy Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Pastor. Steve Olmstead. (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School IIX) a m . Sunday Evening Service 6.00 p.m.; Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6:30 p.m ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor Saturday Mas* 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 a.n> and 11.00 a.m.. Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West Stale Road. Hasting*. Mich. 49058 Senior Pastor. Rev. Win Clayton Garrison Service Times: 9XK) a_m. and IIOOa_m & 6-tOp.m. (Smallgroup*on Island 3rd Sunday nights) Wednesday: Christian Education Classes. 7.00 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. MI 49058 Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sundav. 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9.30 a-rn. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH Member Church of the World Wide Anglican Camnumion." 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office: (269) *15-3014. The Rev Fr Charles P McCabe ill. Rector. Mr. F William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sundav Worship - 8 a.m. and 10 a.m Children's Chapel and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Sunday "Mary and Martha Soup Dinners" Wednesdays ditiaf Lent at 5:45 p.m.. March 6. 15.22.29. April 5. 12 in the Parish House. Holy Week Palm Sunday. April 9. 8 and II) a.m April 19-12, Worship service of "Compline" 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday, April 13. Worship 7 p.m. (rood Friday, \pril 14. 7 a.m . noon. 7 p.m Holy Saturday. 10 a.m Easter Eve Saturday. April 15. the first service of Easier with the Easter Vigil and Baptisms al 7 p.m. Taster Day. April 16. 8 and 10 a.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 a.**.; Sunday School 11:00 am.; Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 6:00 p.tn.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 700 p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaugl . ,616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 a.m . Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; P.O Bo* 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077 Pastor Patti Harpole. Sunday morning worship service 9:45 am. Nursery provid­ ed. Sunday evening “New Beginnings" starts at 5:15 with meal. 5:30 adult small group, youth group, kids club. 6:30 praise service Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays al noon Thursday rxxxi S-nxx Meals Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays al 7 p m Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7 15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Comtng in January, exploring spiritual gifts Bible study Church website: coun­ try dupelume.org. Evening Service; 7 00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice Call Church Office lor information on MOPS. Praise A Motion.Children's Choir. I MEm Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030 Sunday Mass 3:30 p.m. First Fnday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mas* 6 p.m. CoufeMiom 30 minutes before Mass Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N Main. P.O Bo* 95. Woodland. Ml <8897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 a m • Sunday School 10.30 am. ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday al 9: 30 am HOPE UNITED METHODLST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website: www. hopeumorg Church Fa* No.: 269-8I8-OOO7 Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to ? pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Suu Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4); Tuwday, Thursday from 9-11 JO am, 12.-00-2J0 pm; Wednesday b p.m. - Pioneers (meal served) Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. A Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg SAINTS ANDREW A MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving) Sunday services each week: 9:15 am. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11:00 am. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6 00pm Even Prayer service and special Holy Day* services as announced (please call the rectixy for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias i* Rt Rev. David T. Hustwak The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://traa.to/ andrewmafthias. We are pan of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073 Pastor Don Rosene. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the scrv*,.., -ery, children's ministry, youth gioup. adult small group ministry , leader­ ship training. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting al me Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 am.. 6XX) p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club tor boy s A girts ages 4-12. Pastors Dasid and Rose MacDonald An oasis of God’s love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or 1-5I7-852-I8O6. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH .309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie. Pastor Osborn. Mnister of Mink; Ryan White. Youth A Family. Dave Wtad Sr.. Adult Minivine* 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10 45 a m.. Meaning Worship; 6 00 p.m.. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmann 623­ 5400 Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 am Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nuncry provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. / This information on worship service is provided i;, The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • ' Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan . WOODGZtOVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 am. Sunday School 11:15 am.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH 600 Powell Rd.. Hastings Sunday School 9.45 am.; Church Service 10:45 am.; Evening Worship 6 p.m. Prayer meeting - Thun. 7 p.m. Men's breakfast. 1st Sat. of the month. WMF Ladies. 1st Tues. of the month. Our Motto; "The Bible, the whole Bible. and noth­ ing but the Bible." Pastor Rus Sarver. Pastor 's phone 945-9224. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. MI 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 am.; Worship Service 11 am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 am. “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me ' (Luke 22:19 NTV) Come share in lhe weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. AIL loured chnuian* are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion Therefore, you don't torr to be an Episcopalian - just a believer HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E Sure Rd. (Corner of Stare Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market) Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11XX) am. Kids for Christ. 11XX) am Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages l(H» a.m. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6 00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week, 1 p.m. Senior Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Adults; Sign 'N Share. Pastor's Class. Youth. 6di12th grade*, and Faith Weaver Friends. 4 yr*, thru Sth grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414. Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday. March 9 - 3 45 p.m. Clapper Kids; 5:45 p.m. Grace Nares; 7 OO p.m. Adult Chou; 7:00 p.m. Adventurers. Friday. March 10 - 6:30-10:00 p.m. Rock Group. Saturday. March II - 10:00 a.m Catex-hism 3. Sunday. March 12 - 800 A 10:45 a.m. Holy Communion; 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 600­ 8:00 p.m. High School Youth Group. Tuesday. March 14 - I OO p.m. Overeaten Anonymous; 6:45 p m. The Way. Wednesday. March 15-10 am. Wordwatchers; 6 p.m. Supper. 7 p.m. Evening Prayer. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hasting*. Ml 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574 Fa* (169) 945-1961 Office hour* are Monday-Thursday 9.00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Fnday 9:00 am -Noon Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11XX) Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes al 8:15. 9:30 and II i.m Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesday* at 7 p.m.. and lhe Praise Team rehearse* on Thursdays at 6:30 p m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058 ( 269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Service* - 900 am Traditional Worship Service*; 10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour. 10:10 am. Sunday School - Preschixil through Adult. 11 ;20 am Contemporary Worship Services; 1XX) p.m. Annual Meeting; 6:15 p.m. Youth Super Bowl Party at the Baptist Church! Nuncry care is provided for both services, and during Sunday School! Visit us online at wwn finifhurchtaMingi-gg and our «cb log for sermons -t hup— ha*ti2ppmb>treat) bkmPQUom Sarah E. Balyeat Arnold J. Endsley CENTER POINT. TEXAS - Sarah E. Balycat. 78. of Center Point, Texas passed away on February 22. 2006 at a local nursing home in Comfort Texas after a lengthy ill­ ness. She was bom July 23. 1927 in Indianapolis. Indiana, daughter of Charles and Mabel (Peugh) Osman. She had resided in Texas for the past 35 years and was a previous resident in the Hastings-Dowling area. While living in the Hastings area. Sarah was employed by Sears. Gould's and Heislers Restaurants making many friends of whom she never forgot over the years. She is survived by daughter. Linda Ealyeat of Center Point. Texas; son. John Balyeat and wife. Lauretta of Hastings; sister. Hazel West of Indiana; brother. John Osman of Indiana; two grandsons, James Balyeat and Troy Balyeat; great granddaughter. Brittany Balyeat and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on February 25. 2006 at the Grimes Funeral Chape) in Kerrville. Texas with burial in the Center Point Cemetery in Center Point, Texas; Rev. Mike Herrington officiating. HICKORY CORNERS Arnold J. Endsley, of Hickory Comers, passed away Sunday. March 5. 2006 in Battle Creek. Mr. Endsley was bom August 2. 1923. in Hastings, the son of Artie and Mabel (Eaton) Endsky. A proud and patriotic American, he served his country in lhe U.S. Army during WWII A stone mason by trade. Mr. Endsley also was a contractor, building several homes in the area. For several years he was maintenance supervisor for the Gull Lr±e Schools. Mr. Endsley was very active in the Hickory Comers American Legion. Post 484, where he served as commander and historian. He enjoyed woodworking, building things, and traveling up north in his motor home. On November II. i 944. he married Dorothy Denny and she preceded him in death on November 4. '*900. Mr. Endsley is survived by daughters. Nancy (Clifford) Johnson of Battle Creek. Patricia Sonicksen of Three Rivers, and Terie Nutty of Knob Nosier. MO; brothers, Arlie (Delores) Endsky o: Batik Creek and Frank (Colleen) Endsley of Hastings; sisters. Nyla (Harland) Nye, Nadine (Donald) Keech and Maryann Landon; sister-in-law. Maria Endsky and special friend Pat Miles, all of Hastings; nine grandchildren; two step grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Endsley was also preceded in death by a daughter. Georgia Thompson, in 1984; a son. Arnold 'Bud" Endsley Jr., in 2004; brothers. Louis, Jame*. Donald and Walter. Funeral services will be conducted at Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Thursday. March 9. 2006 at 11 a.m. Interment East Hickory Comers Cemetery. Memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society or American Dicbetes Association will be appreciated. Arrangements by Wtiliams-Gorcs Funeral Home, Delton. Rosetta P. Kuempel HASTINGS - Rosetta P. Kuempel. age 88,of Hastings, died on Sunday, March 5. 2006 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. She was bom February 20. 1918 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Thomas and Ethel (Clark) Broyles. As a young girl she worked cleaning hous­ es and doing laundry. Rose also was a bus driver and worked at the Rainbow Truck Stop. She was an avid bowler for many years and was often the sec­ retary for the Hastings and Bank Creek leagues. She loved making the decorations for the bowling banquets and always made sure that each league member had something to take home. She enjoyed music immensely and discov­ ered she could play a wash-tub. Her late husband. Cyde. and close friend. Fem Tichner. formed a group "The Wash­ Tub Trio’’ and lawr pined another group which was called “Nashvjllc 5.” They went to various nursing homes, churches, and Bumham Brook to play. In 1955 she made a trip to Pennsylvania where she won a National Championship for playing her wash-tub. Previously she was a member of Sonoma United Methodist Church, she enjoyed work­ ing with children and was a Sunday school and Bible school teacher. She was currently a member of the Hastings t-simbly of God Church, the Eagles and Hastings Moose Lodge. Rose enjoyed spending time wiih her fam­ ily. especially going to her great grandsons activities and sporting events. She was preceded in death by husbands. Clarence Rawson and Clyde Kuempel; sis­ ters, Maebellc Vicarisi. Hazel Johnson. Ruth Bruce and Margaret Rayner. Surviving is a daughter. Jacqueline Lipscomb; granddaughter. Anita (Charles) Grodavent, all of Bank Creek; great grand­ sons. Charles W. IV and Aaron L. Grodavent; several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Friday from 2-5 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 11. 2006 at 2 p.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Pastor Clayton Garrison officiating. Burial will be at Morgan Cemetery in Leroy Twp. Memorials can be made to charity of one's choice. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Leave a memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). Madeline L. Bessmer LOS ANGELES. CALIF. - Madeline L Bessmer. age 98. of Los Angeles, Calif, and formerly of Lake Odes-a and Hastings, died Monday. March 6. 2006 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Madeline was bom August 31. 1907 in Lake Odessa, the daughter of George and Lillian (Abfalter) Re’ser. She married Dwight A. Bessmer in 1961 and he died March 19. 1971. Respecting her wishes, private family serv­ ices were held. Burial at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements by the Wren Funeral Home. Hastings. HASTINGS - Gcnevkvc Alma Drouin, loving wife and mother, passed away March 5. 2006 at Pennock Hospital surrounded by her family after a long illness. She was 87 years old. Bom January 27, 1919 in Berlin. Wl. she was the daughter of Frank and Pearl (Chaffin) Hunt. She graduated from Mount Mary College in Milwaukee. WI in 1941 with a medical technology degree She worked as a chemist and bacteriologist for American Home Products Corps., in Mason, following her graduation. She married Robert Drouin on July 14, 1945 and moved to Lansing where she was an active member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. Girl Scout Leader, bridge player, and homemaker. In 1972. she moved to DeWitt, where she played an active rok in helping to establish the Community of St. Jude Catholic Church. She was director of the Clinton County Commission on Aging as well as serving on the Board of the Michigan State Commission on Aging. She also worked for GorslineRunciman Funeral Homes in DeWitt and Lansing. She moved to Hastings in October. 2005 after residing for 33 years in D?Witt. She is survived by her nusband of 60 years. Robert and two daughters. Kathy La Victor of Hastings; Patricia (George) Strother of Denvilk. NJ and one son. Dennis (Diane) of Saginaw. She was a parishioner of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. A Memorial Mass will be held at the Community of Sl Jude Catholic Church in DeWitt on Thursday at 11 a_m. Friends can meet wi± the family at the church one hour prior to the service from 10 a m. to 11 a_m.. Arrangements are being made through Gors line-Runciman. Lansing. In lieu of flowers the fa:nily requests that donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Associations or the Community of St. Jude Catholic Church. Erdman Donald Upstraw FREEPORT - Alice Lucille Frederickson, age 88. of Freeport, died on Thursday. March 2. 2006 at Thomappk Manor in Hastings. She was bom in Alto, on January 19. 1918, the daughter of John b id Ella (Flynn) Nash. She graduated from Caledonia High School in 1935. She married Dennis Gale Frederickson on December 29. 1945 and he died on April 5. 2003 after being married for 57 years. After working at Hastings Manufacturing Co. for a short time she became a full time homemaker Alice has been a life long resident of She enjoyed softball, bowling, card play­ ing. hopspitai guild, her weigh-in group for many years, fishing in the Upper Peninsula with many friends. Girls of Yesteryear Bowne Center Church where she was a member. She really enjoyed her kids, grand­ children, great grandchildren and all her good friends. She is survived by her son, Denny and Yvonne (Fox) Frexkrickson; daughter. Shirley and Randy Blakely, ail of Freeport; grandchildren. Kurt and Erin Blakely. Kristopher and Tammy Blakely. Tina Frederickson. Stacy and Joe Yeiter; great grandchildren. Hannah and Carson; special sister. Marie Grinnell of Hastings; niece. Sharon Neal; nephew. Darrell Grinnell; great nephews. Jacob and Ben Neal; nephew. Gerald NaJi. great nephew. John Nash and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband. Dennis; brothers. E£ari and Velma Nash. Harold and Dorothy Nash; nephews. John and Gary Nash; brother-in-law. JD Grinnell. Funeral services were held on Tuesday. March 7. 2006 at the Girrbach Funeral Homcin Hastings. Rev Kenneth R Vaught officiating. Memorials can be made to Thomappk Manor or Bowne Center Church. Arrangements arc by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Leave a memory to lhe family at (girrbachfuncralhome.net) WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP- Erdman Donald Lipstraw was bom July 18, 1926 in Wayne Co.. Redford Twp. He *vas a resident of Ingham Couiry since 1945 and Wheatfield Twp. since 1950. Erdman survived colon cancer (1985). lung cancer (1998) and continued to struggle eight years with other health issues. He passed away February 21. 2006 at the age of 79. Preceding him in heaven, are his parents. Don and Ethel (Sachs) Lipstraw. Erdman attended Redford High School and was a WWII veteran, serving as a Navy Corpsman. He expressed his love of the land as a life­ long fanner and was a charter member in the formation of the N&tional Fanners Organization. Erdman was also an entrepreneur. With partners Norman Mills (1999) and Norwood Mills, they created LAM Enterprises, a pio­ neering company in the early days of coin­ operated car washing. He felt great pride when he and his son took flying lessons together and Dan furthered his licensing to helicopter pilot and airline pilot. Erdman is survived by the love of his life for 58 years. Phyllis Marie (Greenwood); his proud and loving children. Kathleen, Dan and Patricia (Hughson); grandchildren. Michael. Matthew, and Megan; special friends. Norwood Mills, Robert Weber, and CcCe Jean. Also surviving are a sister. Emogene (Lipstraw) Yager, many family members and close friends. By request there will be no funeral servicCards are welcome to: Phyllis and Kathy. 715 Burkley Rd.. Mason. MI 48854. Dan. Patricia. Michael. Matthew and Megan. 2275 Old Iroquois Tri.. Hastings. MI 19058. Graveside services will be at a later dale in Dennis Cemetery. Wheatfield Twp. The family is being served by the GorslineRunciman Funeral Homes. Mason. Ml. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 9. 2006 - Page Lois Thelma Roush Joanie Finnie HASTINGS - Joanie Finnie. age 72, of Hastings, died Saturday. March 4.2006 at her residence. She was bom Mey 13, 1933 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. She was the daughter of Ralph and Rhea (Faust) Hess. Joanie graduated from Charlevoix High School in 1951 and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Michigan State University in 1955 and a masters degree from Western Michigan University in 1977. She was married to Dr. Gordon M. Finnic in Petoskey, in 1956. Dr. Gordon M. Finnic preceded her in death on July 15. 1970. Joanie, Gordon and family lived in Hastings many years. Joanie was a loving mother, grandmother and friend. After 28 years of teaching in the Hastings school system, she retired in 1W7. Joanie was an active member of the Hastings Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Sunday school teacher, vestry member, choir member, and altar guild member. She was also a member of the Pennock Hospital Guild and volunteered at the hospi­ tal gift shop. Joanie devoted much of her time to HEFF and Bible study fellowship. She enjoyed lis­ tening to music, dancing, reading, and walk­ ing. Joar.ie loved family gatherings, birthday parties, and her church family and friends. She celebrated life every day and often reminded her family to “Treasure the moment." Survivor* include one brother. Ralph (Micki) Hess of Dewey. AZ; two sons. Gordon (Karen) Finnie of Belmont. Thomas (Donna) Finnie of Cascade; two daughters. Kathryn Finnie of Glenn and Kimberly (Paul) Hauschild of Middleville; her nine grandchildren. Katy, Samantha. Anna, and Grace Hauschild, daughters of Kim and Paul Hauschild. Samuel. Isabelle and Ruby Finnie. children of Tom and Donna Finnie. Gordon Finnie ill and Joseph Finnie. sons of Gordon and Karen Finnie. Funeral services will be held on Saturday. March 11. 2G06 at II a.m. at the Hastings Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Friends can mee. with the family from 10 a.m. until service time at the church. Fr. Charles P. McCabe officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Emmanuel Episcopal Church. 325 W. Center. Hastings. MI 49058. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Share a memory with the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). Wanda Lee HASTINGS - Lois Thelma Roush, age 95. of Hastings passed away Wednesday, January 18. 2006 al Thomapple Manor. Miss Roush was bom on May 9. 1910 at the site of the former Broadway Dairy in Hastings Township where the current J-Ad Graphics offices arc located, the daughter of John G and Emily A. (Gray) Roush. Miss Roush received her B.S. degree in education from Western Slate Teachers College. Miss Roush taught elementary school for 26 years in Fennville. Homer. Jonesville and Jackson and for 20 years in U.S. military dependent schools in Okinawa. Japan. Korea. Taiwan and England. In 1975, she returned to Hastings, where she lived 31 years in retire­ ment. She was a former member of the American Association of University Women. Women's Cub of Hastings and the Thomapple Garden Club Miss Roush is survived by nieces. Barbara Roush Hughes of Connecticut and Mery Ann Kuhlmann Sward of Illinois; nephew. Edward Gray Kuhlmann of Pennsylvania; niece. Constance Roush Gaertner of Honda; 13 great nieces and nephews; 12 great great nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were parents; Dorothy Esther Roush Kuhlmann (1901­ 1986) sister (Illinois); Kenneth John Roush (1902-1980) brother (Saginaw). Sperry Evison Rouih (1906-1981) brother (Grand Rapids) and Mary Elizabeth Roush Payne (1909-2004) sister (Hastings). Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. March 11. 2006 at Hastings First United Methodist Church with Rev. Kathy Brown officiating. A luncheon will follow immediately at the church. Burial will be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity (1135 Enteipnse Dr.. Hastings. Ml 49058) or chanty of one’s choice. Arrangements are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrenfuneral-home.com) I Mary Louise Stack| HASTINGS - Mary Louise Stack, age 88. of Hastings, died on Tuesday. March 7. 2006 at Thomapple Manor in Hastings. She was bom December 10. 1917 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Peter and Ad*’a (Majesky) Novakowski. She graduated from Union High School in 1934. Mary moved to Hastings io 1981 and retired after 20 years at Knap-Vogt in Grand Rapids. Mary was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in Hastings. She enjoyed dancing and various sports like golf and football. She was preceded in death by a husband. Narcy Ruczynski; and a son. Narc Ruczynski. Mary married Paul J. Slack on October 7, 1972; he survives. Also surviving is a son. Jeff Ruczynski of New Zeeland; brother. Walter (Marge) Novakowski of California; nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Thursday. March 9 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday. March 9. 2006 at II a.m. at St. Rose Catholic Church in Hastings. Fr. Alfred J. Russell will celebrate Mass. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery in Grand Rapids. Memorials can be made to charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Ixave a memory for the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). Marks LAKE CITY - Wanda Lee Marks, age 68. of Lake City, died suddenly on Thursday. March 2. 2006 at her son’s residence in Nashville. She was the daughter of Maurice and Mary Edna (McCullough) Wagner. Wanda graduated from Jackson High School in 1955. She moved to Hastings from Jackson and married James Phillips in 1966. which ended in divorce, and he died in 2004. She was married to Edward Marks of Lake City for 20 years before his death in 2005. Wanda enjoyed sewing, cooking, quilting, and reading. She adored her grandchildren. Wanda is survived by a son. Dan Phillips of Nashville; her grandchildren. Danielle. Sidney. Emily. Kristen. Jacob. Wyatt; many great grandchildren; several stepchildren and grandchildren; sister. Marlene (Bob) Bodary of Owasso; several nieces, nephews and cousins. No visitation will be held. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Share a memory with the family at girrbachfuneralhomc.net j Marriage jQcenses Trevor David McManamcy. Nashville and Diana Lynn Rowlee. Nashville. John Carl Kriska. Middleville and Barbara Ann Albrecht, Middleville. Gregory Shane Hook. Hastings and Krystal Shawn Brown. Hastings. Douglas William Shepard. Wayland and Lorraine Joy Shepard. W'ayland. Phillip Frank Brewer. Battle Creek and Graciela Kamer. Battle Creesk. Patrick Joseph Powers. Nashville and Linda Marie Whitman-Mudge, Nashville. Charles Matthew Potter. Bellevue and Ella Ida Bivens. Bellevue. Corn Beef & Cabbage Supper American Legion Post 45 fea Patriot Restaurant March 17,2006 4:50 -7 p.m. • $8/person „ 7 2160 S. M-37 Hwy. Rogers-Demny Harpe-Hass Chaffees to celebrate silver anniversary Michael and Diane (Slater) Chaffee will be celebrating 25 years on Marc? 7, 2006. They have two children: MacKenzie (Adam) Chaffee (expecting in August) and Meagan (Houston) Chaffee; and a grand­ child: Hailey Rue Malone. An anniversary party will be held in the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Sally Messner of Muskegon announce the engagement of their daughter. Jennie Marie Harpe to Dustin Wayne Hass, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Morton of Nashville. Jennie is a graduate of Muskegon Catholic Central and is currently working for Panopoulos Salons in Grand Rapids. Dustin is a graduate of Maple Valley and is employed by Packaging Corporation of America. A wedding will take place on June I7, 2006 The couple resides in Grand Rapids. Gary and Carol Rogers of Hastings, wish to announce the engagement of their daugh­ ter. Katharine Jean Rogers to First Lieutenant Matthew J. Demny, son of Lawrence J. Demny of Traverse Qty. and Mary E Demny of Crestwood. MO. Katharine is a 2001 graduate of Hastings High School. She graduated Central Michigan University in 2005 with a bachelor of science degree in psychology and pursuing a master’s degree in social work. Manhew is a I999 graduate of Traverse City St. Francis. He graduated Ferris State University in 2004 with bachelor of science degree in criminal justice and is currently attending Webster University and pursuing a master's degree in management and leader­ ship. Matthew is currently stationed at Fort Irwin. California. A July 22.2006 wedding is being planned. WAGE, continued from page 1 This too was rejected by county representa­ tives" Brown said. “Through the mediator, the county received a proposal from the associa­ tion regarding a health care cost containment committee comprised of two representatives from each union and two representatives from management. This would mean eight union employees and two management staff. The proposal, not provided in writing, was reject­ ed by the county as the final decision regard­ ing health insurance coverage that taxpayers would have to provide, would be determined by the majority of eight union employees and two management staff." The administrator went on to say. "The county has done a great deal of research regarding various health insurance plans and providers. We are offering two plans from the provider that has the widest network in all of the areas where Barry County employees are currently seeking health care services in an effort to minimize the disruption to employ­ ees in terms of providers. Both health plans offered by the county do not reduce the cur­ rent benefit level or the open drug formulary. The two plans do not increase the current drug co-pay unless the employee purchases a brand name drug. “Also, the two plans now offer the employ cc. particularly an employee with low utiliza­ tion of health care services, the option to not make any contribution to the health care pre­ mium by choosing a plan with a deductible. The county is still offering a plan with no deductibles and 100% hospitalization for employees who are willing to share in the cost of the premium." Brown said the last written proposal the county has received from the association for wage increases was documented in the fact finding proposal Feb. 16. The association pro­ posed a 73% wage increase each year for three years, or a total of 223%. The associa­ tion proposed a onc-year v-age freeze instead of any change to the current health insurance plan and the current employee contribution. "The verbal proposal was rejected by the county, as itdocs not address the root problem of health insurance costs that are dramatically increasing each year." Brown explained. “Furthermore, the vast majority of association employees, even if they choose the employ­ er’s proposed High Plan and make the contri­ bution proposed by the county, would fare better by accepting the 23% increase offered by the county than they would by accepting a wage freeze. Moreover, if they choose the Bas*? Plan, they will receive a 2.5% wage increase, and will no longer pay the l% of their wage that they currently contribute to heal’h insurance, resulting in roughly a 33% wage iccreasr" The county in 1998 implemented recom­ mendations cuotaiixd in a wage study that evaluated each position in the Coutthousc Employees Association and took .r.'o consid­ eration comparable counted. Brown said The resulting wage increases were phased in ever a two-year period. Since 1999 employees have received 2.5 to 3.5% increase* -a»Ti year. The county is proposing a 23% wage increase in 2006 and a 3% increase it 2007. The 76 courthouse employees include cus­ todians. clerks, secretaries, general office staff, enforcement officials, animal control, child support officers, property appraisers, case workers, probation officers and building and grounds maintenance personnel. The lowest paid employees in this group make a yearly salary of $22368, the 'iighest gets $48,172 and the average is $31325. A third mediation session between the county and the association is scheduled for Thursday. March 16. BALL, continued from page 1 increased during recent years, the growth has occurred mostly outside of Hastings, toward the Kent and Kalamazoo County lines. “You’re becoming a bedroom community for Kent County." he said. “Improvements along M-37 will only improve the attractive­ ness C’ it. Between 1990 and 2000. the num­ ber of Barry County residents commuting into Kent County for work increased 53% A lot of our future is dependent on the success of Grand Rapids and the attractiveness of Barry County for commuters." Toward the end of his presentation. Erickcek stressed the importance of preserv­ ing the uniqueness of the community in order to attract growth. “Whatever you do. remember, once it's gone it’s gone. Development has caused the uniqueness of a community to be lost and that uniqueness cannot be brought back.” cau­ tioned Erickcek. The public was encouraged to visit each of lhe six stations set up at the meeting and pro vide their opinion about rural character, downtown growth, hospital expansion, the impact of a casino proposed in the Gun Lake area and the adaptive reuse of buildings, among other topics. “The mam goal for this (meeting) is to hear your thoughts. We want to maintain the Hastings you know and attract those knowl­ edge-based commuters. There’s no one quick decision we can make. These aren’t just plan ning steps, they will lead to action steps." said Fontaine An action item list, compiled from infor­ mation gathered at Tuesday 's meeting and mobile meetings held the past weeks, will be presented at the next public meeting on May 30th. Fontaine said there will be a couple drafts of the list completed before the meeting. “It’s Hastings citizens that are going to make the difference. A committed citizenry is the way to make sure you have a great down­ town. a great community. We want your input and to make sure we can still say Hastings is a great community in 50 years." Girrbach Funeral Home Ray L. Ginburh Owner/Director Hastings Only Independently Owned Serving Hastings. Barry County and Surrounding Communities offering Traditional and Cremation Services Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Services Available Serving All Faiths 269-945-3252 328 S. Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 �Page 8 - Thursday. March 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Jennie’s MAILBOX by Kathy MitcheUl and Marcy Sugar The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. tonight, Thursday. March 9, at the Depot complex. Visitors and guests are always welcome. The Rev. Robert Clinton of Nashville will bring his travel program about a trip to the Holy Land. Later this month, there will be a toy and doll show at the Freight House. This is a repeat event, brought back by popular demand. There will be some new features with publicity to follow. The next open house dates arc Saturday. March 25. and Sunday. March 26. These are also the dates of the toy show, but the hours will be different. The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Freight House, with Sue Messer the speaker. She will be in costum* relating the story of ancestor Samuel Shade, who was with Custer on his famous last stand. Visitors arc welcome. The library will be open until 5 p.m. The VFW monthly flea market is sched­ uled for this weekend. March 10 and 11. from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tables are for rent. Food is available for lunch. At nearby Ionia, this weekend brings Ionia Expo Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be samples of food from local restaurants in the feature "Taste of Ionia." a fashion show. a free seminar on "How to Start a Business." Local businesses will showcase their products and services. This event is to be at the Ionia High School. The Ionia County Historical Society will have a booth with a gift for all comers. The INS will gladly accept your old eyeglasses to benefit the Lions Club. In the following week, the Boston-Saranac Historical Society will be host for its annual beef stew and turkey stew dinner at the Saranac High School cafeteria. Funds will benefit the depot. There will be a special menu for children. Cost is $6 for adults and S3 for children. Oi; Saturday. March 11. there is to be a pancake supper at Fellowship Hall of Central United Methodist Church from 5 to 7 p.m. This is to benefit the work campers who arc going in June to work at Red Lake, Minnesota, in a poverty area. About 20 youth and adults are committed to going and each has a fund-raising goal. Every Friday night during Lent. St. Edward’s Church is having a fish dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Cost is $7 for adults and S3.5O for children. This is to benefit the Early Chihihood program. Death took a holiday for weeks in winter here, but in recent days there have been funer­ als for Gordon Lozo, Mary Lass. Lavon Bower, Eugene Lubitz and James Reese. Reading programs at the Lake Odessa Community Library are bringing in many readers. One for youngsters ages 5 to 11 called ROAR meets at four O'clock on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The words which form the acronym are "Revenge of the Amazing Readers." A teen advisory­ board also meets at 4 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Those who anend are ages 11 to 18. They enjoy cool proj­ ects, snacks, games at each meeting and fun library presentations for programs and events. On other days, the many homeschoolers come for a program geared to meet their needs. Lots of books are checked out on those days. There will be publicity in coming weeks for the coming events at the Depot complex. Dr. A. L. VanZyl is a new resident at Woodlawn Meadows al Hastings. Tom O'Mara of Ionia died Wednesday. March 1. His funeral mass was held on Saturday morning, March 4. In his younger years he was a key employee at Sclieidt’s Hardware in Lake Odessa before he went to Lyons Trim plant, where he worked for 16 years. Authentic Irish music concert set in Lake Odessa March 18 The St. Edwards World Youth Day 2008 Committee will present an evening of authentic Irish music Saturday. March 18. at Lakewood High School. The various acts will include baritone singer Pat Woods, known as "The Bard of Armagh." straight from Ireland. Woods adds to his music scholarly knowledge of Ireland's history. His accolades include many recordings including the hit "What Ireland Means to Me." as well as Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. . IOO5 Wf’tt Green Street Hastings. Michigan 10058 Telephone: 269 945 2419 Internal Medicine PANCREATITIS My gallbladder surgery had to be delayed because of pancreatitis. What does the pancreas have to do with my gallbladder? Although your gallbladder is generally located below your liver in the right upper side of your abdomen and the pancreas is tucked behind your stomach, they both discharge a fluid into your intestine and it happens that they do it through the same channel. Therefore problems with one organ often will cause the other to act up. Actually, the most common cause of pancreatitis is gallstones from the gallbladder. The other major cause of pancreatitis is heavy alcohol use. Generally what happens with pancreatitis caused by gallstones is that when a stone that has formed in your gallbladder tries to pass intc your intestine, it may get stuck. If it happens to get stuck immediately before it enters the intestine, not only will this cause a backup into your gallbladder and cause pain but it also will cause your pancreas fluids to back up and cause pain and inflammation in the pancreas which is called pancreatitis. Pancreatitis is often a self limiting problem that simply requires you to rest the pancreas (by not eating) and have good pain control available to use. It often times will calm down by itself after you stop eating and allow for your surgery to continue. Clearly pancreatitis can occur without gallstones and in addition to alcohol use other causes include medications, high triglycerides, infections, trauma and cancer. The treatment is generally the same; remove the cause, rest the pancreas and use pain control. Symptoms of isolated pancreatitis primarily include nausea and vomiting, fever, and a painful upper belly or back. Recurrent pancreatitis may lead to digestive enzyme deficiencies that results in chronic diarrhea, malnutrition and weight loss, diabetes and even drug addiction because patients constantly require pain relief. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. the honor of being selected as Ireland's enter­ tainer of the year. He has 16 CDs to his credit, several of which will be available tor purchase during the show "Having a talented entertainer of this caliber in our little corner of the world is an awesome opportunity," says event coordinator Jeannie Wcmet. "Mr. Woods only travels to th* United States once a year, so not only is it a rare occurrcnee to have him in our town, but just to have him here in America. Typically, someone of Mr. Wood's caliber would only be seen in larg­ er venues in the bigger cities like Grand Rapids or Lansing. It is an Itonor for us to have him headline our event." The evening also will feature some of the region’s best dancing and musical talent. cRare Combination" will be traveling from the Kalamazoo area to perform two sets. The band is a unique biend of talents showcasing a Catholic priest, a music therapist, a Realtor and an up and coming young musician... thus the name "Rare Combination." They will be play­ ing an upbeat mix of jigs, reels, pub songs and more. Their newly produced CD will also be available for purchase during the’ show. Besides the musical acts, the night also will provide a look at some of the best young per­ formers from several different Irish schools of dance in the area. Children and young adults cf all ages will be on hand to demonstrate their interpretations of Ireland's unique style of dance. As an added treat, throughout the evening Ionia's own "Liam the Leprechaun’ along with fiddle player Paul Bennet of Portland will be meeting, greeting and entertaining the crowd with their antics, music and suburb stories. "This is an unbelievable collection of artists, says St. Edward's World Youth Day coordina­ tor Nikki Sunstrum. "Pat Woods’ musical folk storytelling style is a great contrast to the faster paced modem Irish music of 'Rare Combination.’ In my opinion, one of the great­ est things about this concert is that it has some­ thing for everyone." Along with the entertainment, the World Youth Day Committee has organized numerous raffle prize opportunities. Major donations have been made by local businesses and indi­ viduals, including an authentic had woven afghan in lhe traditional "Bulky Irish Fisherman’ pattern knitted by Megan Crystler of Belding, along with a one night stay at the harbor House Inn Bed and Breakfast in Grand Haven. A number of 50/50 raffles will be held throughout lhe nigh* Refreshments will feature a multitude of Irish and American hors d'oeuvres complimen­ tary all evening. Homemade Irish soda bread and cookies also will be available for sale dur­ ing the event. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for food, visiting and raffle ticket purchases. The concert will begin at 6:30 with "Rare Combination" opening the stage for Pat Woods, who will begin his performance at about 7 p.m. Irish dancers will perform at various times throughout the evening. An intermission or two also will be provided in order for everyone to enjoy more food and company, as well as give multiple opportunities for entries for the raffle prizes. Tickets arc available by plione or online for only $16. Parking is free. Please call Jeannie Wcmet at (616) 374-4319 or send an e­ mail to stedwardswyd@yahoo.com with name, phone number and the number of tickets desired. Or visit the website at stedwardsworldyouthday.blogspot.com. AH proceeds will benefit the participating youth from St. Edward's Parish in Lake Odessa in their fund-raising pursuit to attend the World Youth Day 2008 pilgrimage to Sydney. Australia. This event brings together thousands of youth ages 16 to 35 from around the globe to celebrate their Catholic faith together in the presence of Pope Benedict XIV. The St. Edward's contingent will include pilgrimmage coordinator Nicole Sunstrum, along with pil­ grims Emily Wcmet, Peter Wemet. Sam Wcmet, Alison Brinningstaull and Rachel King. No fire in furnace Dear Annie: My husband. "Ted." and I arc having a serious problem. Ted never touches or kisses me. We had sex only twice last year, and both of those times happened when we were away on vacation. "Ted" is a healthy 42-year-old man who would rather have sex with himself than with me. I have asked him if he was having an affair. He said no. I asked him if he was just trying to drive me to get a divorce. He said he doesn't want a divorce. One day, 1 phoned him al work and said I missed him. He said he missed me. too, and that we would get together that night. At 7 p.m.. I suggestively told him, "I'm going into the bedroom now." I waited two hours. When Ted finally came up. he was carrying the newspaper. He said. "I thought I’d read for a while." Since then, he has slept in the guest room. We've gone for marriage counseling in the past, but it hasn't worked. I am currently see­ ing a counselor alone because of the depres­ sion and loneliness. I am an attractive woman in my 40s, and I don't understand this. If I don't have sex soon. I'm going to explode. What arc my options? - Significantly Not Gening Any in Central Alabama Dear Alabama: You could try taking more vacations, but that doesn't seem practical. Ted apparently is not asexual, since he is having sex - although not with you. You asked him if he was having an affair, but you didn't ask if he was gay. looking at pornography or sex­ ually interested in something other than adult females, any of which could explain his lack of interest in you. Ask your husband to try counseling again, but if he refuses, or if it doesn't help, you need to decide whether you want to continue like this, finding sexual release some other way. The counselor you arc currently seeing should help you work through your choices. Doting grandma Dear Annie: My daughter. "Rita," is 21 years old, a high-school dropout and single mother to an infant. She is a great mother. The problem is her grandmother. Grandma has bought Rita a house, plus all the furnishings, a car and designer clothes. She also pays all of Rita's bills. My daughter has no interest in getting a job. ’¥hy should she bother? Grandma thinks the sun rises and sets on Rita. How can I make both of them see that this is rasing her? Rita hasn't learned the value of a dollar. »!ow is she going to care for herself and her daughter when the gravy train ends? By the way. Riw is not the only grandchild, but she's the only one treated like gold. What can I do? - Too Much Help Is Harmful Dear Harmful: Not much. Rita is an adult, although not a very responsible one. and you cannot control what Grandma does. This is not love. This is a way of creating depend­ ence. Grandma wants to be needed. If she truly cared about Rita's future, she would take steps to help her become more independent. If you and your husband cannot make it clear to Grandma (and to Rita) that this is a destruc­ tive course of action. Rita will just have to learn her lesson the ha-d way. Sorry. Caffeine withdrawal Dear Annie: I read the letter from "Clueless in California." whose husband slept all week­ end but was ready for work on Monday. My husband had the same problem. When he had a checkup on a Saturday, the doctor noticed that he had an abnormally slow heart rale. It turned out my husband had been drink­ ing several cups of coffee during the week, but not on the weekend. His body responded to caffeine withdrawal by sleeping. By Sunday night, his body had adjusted, and he was fine on Monday morning. The next weekend he again went into a tailspin. -­ Susan in Staten Island Dear Susan: This is probably more com­ mon than people realize. Thanks. Forbidden fruit Dear Annie: Please help me. I'm in love with my priest. I'm a widow, and "Fattier Patrick" and I arc lhe same age. In fact, we knew each other about 20 years ago. before he entered the priesthood. Twice in the last few weeks. Father Patrick has asked me to meet him for coffee, and we had so much fun talking and laughing that 1 forgot the time. When I last saw him at church, he shook my hand and continued to hold it while talking to me. Sometimes he looks into my eyes and blushes. I'm fairly cer­ tain Father Patrick feels the same way I do. Should I break this off for his sake, or try to explain that all we can have is a casual friendship and 1 don't want to make him uncomfortable? If I am wrong about his feel­ ings. I would feel like a fool. If I am right, am I a hypocrite for loving him? Do I have to be the lough one? — Clerically Confused Dear Confused: It's not uncommon for women to develop crushes on their clergy­ men. priests in particular. We're not saying it can't be reciprocated, but it is unwise to make that assumption or do anything to promote it You don't need to say anything to Father Patrick and risk embarrassing either of you. You need to retreat. Be loo busy to meet him for lunch. If you have a problem that requires counseling from clergy, make an appointment at church. Respect him enough to stop tempt­ ing him (or thinking that you are). If Father Patrick wants something more, he will take steps in that direction. And you can indulge your fantasies with a copy of "The Thom Birds." Losing her hair Dear Annie: I am a 49-year-old woman, and 1 have lost approximately 30 percent of my hair. I have many symptoms of hypothy­ roidism (hair loss, weight gain, fatigue, con■ripation). but my blood work is normal. My internist and dermatologist say my hair loss is hereditary, although no one in my fam­ ily has had this problent. However, my moth­ er was hypothyroid, but was treated for it and didn't have hair loss. I doc't think any of my prescriptions are causing it. nnd I haven't changed my diet. I've been cold my health insurance company prob­ ably won't pay for me to see an endocrinolo­ gist since my blood work says there's no rea­ son for it. Can you help me? - Going Baid Dear Going Baid Women can lose their hair for a number of reasons, including aging, stress, infection, a hormoied iinbelsnce or immune disorder, or too many braids ano perms. However, since your mother was hypothyroid, and you have some of the sy.sptoms, this possibility should be pursued more thoroughly. A standard blood test will pick up only so much. Ask your doctor to refer you to an endocrinologist for more detailed tests. Your insurance should then cover it. Non-lnternet help Dear Annie: 1 am a senior citizen in a small town in Texas. It really angers me to read that there is easy-to-understand information about lhe new Medicare prescription drug benefit, but you have to log on to a website to get iL There arc many seniors who cannot afford a computer, not to mention those who would­ n't know how to use one even if they had access. These same seniors also cannot afford to pay for transportation to the few places in town where there are computers. Why isn't this information available another way? Concerned Senior Dear Concerned: We took your complaint to Medicare Today, and in response, they have opened a toll-free phone number. Seniors and their families and friends can now call 1-866-723-0416 to find out about upcoming informational events in their com­ munity or get answers to their questions about the new Medicare prescription drug program. We arc grateful to Medicare Today for answering our plea for help, and we hope those without Internet access will make that call now. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxGcomcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at wwwxreators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday March 9. 2006 - Page 9 From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Early Post Offices in Barry County Continued By Joyce Weinbrecht Irving Township’s first settier was Albert E. Bull, who settled on land on the town­ ship lines of Rutland and Irving townships. In 1837. he put up a log cabin in Irving Township. It is said that Irving Township was named for Washington Irving by Mr. Bull, who was something of a scholar. In 1838. A.E. Bull was a solitary settler, but was . soon joined by William and Velorous Ingniham, who took land in Section No. 34 and when the State Road was surveyed in 1844 with the stage line coming through from Hastings to Grand Rapids. Will Ingraham built a tavern and stagecoach stop to accommodate passen­ gers on that line. A.E. Bull applied for and received a post office, which was opened on July 1. 1846. and called Irving. It was located in A.E. Bull’s home at first and he was the first postmaster. It was transferred to R. N. Hanna in 1847 and G.K. Beamer was appointed deputy. Beamer kept the mail at his house and was appointed postmaster in 1848. He was suc­ ceeded by L.K. Powers in 1855. who kept the post office in his home on Section 32 until 1865 when it was moved to the vil­ lage of Irving on Section No. 31. L.B. Hill came to Irving Township and purchased six 80-acre plots or 480 acres along the Thomapple River on Section #31 in July 1849 and let a contract for the build­ ings of a dam. In 1851, he built a sawmill. A blacksmith joined him at the mill site and soon others joined the miller and Asahel Hubbard purchased half interest in the water power. They converted a build­ ing. which had been built by Mr. Hill, to be used as table factory, into a grist mill and the place became Hubbardsviile. ■ There were two mill races, one short and one long, forming an island, the sawmill on the short one &id the grist mill on the left one. In 1865. Ashel Hubbard was appoint­ ed postmaster to succeed L.K. Powers and in 1869 F.L. Blake became postmaster and the post office was in his general store. The post office continued to be called Irving throughout the years. The Grand Valley River Railroad, later leased by the Michigan Central Railroad came through and the station was called Irving Station. When rural free delivery came in. Hastings took over the mail service in 1901. • North Irving Post Office. Irving Township was established by Peter Cobb. It was located on Section No. 27, Irving Township and was operated out of Peter Cobb’s home, who was its postmaster. Though it was called North Irving Post Office it was really in die southern part of the township, not far from Irving. It was opened on Feb. 6. 1858, and remained open until Jan. 5. 1885. It was closed for a month in 1885, but was reopened. It was operated until Dec. 31. 1901, when rural free delivery joined it to lhe Hastings Post Office. There was an area in lhe Cobb house where there were pigeon holes built into the wall for sorting the mail. • Fillmore Post Office, Irving Township, was probably named for Millard Fillmore, who was vice president when President Taylor died on July 9, 1850, and thus became the president. Fillmore Post Office was located in the center of Section No. 3. Irving Township. David D. Darling was the postmaster when it opened on Oct. 11. 1866. Mr. Darling had a general store on this spot. The post office remained open with D.D. Darling remaining as postmaster until Aug. 27, 1887. The mail was delivered to Fillmore daily over a route from Hastings to Lowell in Kent County. When Freeport got railroad service in 1887 and Fillmore was not on the railroad line, ii faded away. David D. Darling was the only postmaster for Fillmore. Fillmore, in addition to the general store had two sawmills, a grist mill and a handle factory as well as a school. • Freeport Post Office, Irving Township. Freeport was platted by M.S. Roush and his brother Samuel, when the prospect of a railroad, which would be from Lowell to Hastings, was planned to cross their land on Section No. 1. Irving Township. The village was platted in November of 1874. The railroad grading began in 1874. but lhe railroad didn’t reach Freeport until Nov. 24. 1887. Samuel Roush applied for lhe first post office in Freeport and was appointed the first postmaster on Jan. 2. 1878. The name Freeport was chosen by the Roush broth­ ers. who had come to Michigan from Freeport. Ohio. Freeport was incorporated as a village in 1907. Rural free delivery arrived in 1901 and there is still mail delivery service out of Freeport. The post office was moved several times as postmasters changed. Ralph Kenyon had the post office in lhe rear of the bank building. Charles Call delivered the mail by horse and wagon after rural fret delivery came, and Eugene H. Sisson .was the substitute carrier. Mr. Sisson rented a horse *’Old Duke" and wagon from George Perkins’ Livery Stable to make the run. In the 1920s. Victor Sisson also was the postmaster for a while. Pearl Lightfoot served 29 years with the postal department in Freeport. She worked as postmaster until March 1962 and then transferred to the rural carrier position when Jed Stowe retired from that position. The Freeport Route had 100 patrons when Mrs. Lightfoot began carrying the mail over a 30 mile route. When she retired in 1965. the route covered 40 miles and had 297 patrons. James Swinson, became postmaster in 1971. Eileen Beech was appointed officer in charge of Freeport Post Office when V r. Swinson left. Dorothy Cool worked pan lime as postal clerk and Howard Thaler served as a substitute rural mail carrier. A neat looking post office building is located at 162 Division Street and still serves the community in 1998. • Johnstown Post Office was located on the line between Section 22 and 27. John Culver came to Johnstown Township, which had be.n named after John Moli. a Quaker preacher who had come to the area to build a Quaker colony. The colony did­ n’t happen, but the name John’s Town, con­ tracted to Johnstown remained. John Culver had come to Johnstown to make some improvements on the land, which William P. Bristol had purchased. Mr. Culver had several setbacks and did not complete his assignment for Mr. Bristol, which included building a log cabin and panting a field of com and mak­ ing a potato patch. He was to receive a quarter of land from Mr. Bristol for his labor. Culver gave up and was ready to return to New York when he met a land specula­ tor and purchased 120 acres in Section No. 22. He built a log cabin on this land and it became a stopping place for newcomer* arriving in Johnstown, including lhe Bristol family when they finally got there. There were a few houses and a general store there. A post office was approved on Feb. 12. 1839. and named Johnstown Post Office. Stephen V.R. York was lhe first postmaster. John Culver also acted as postmaster for a time. This office was active until July 25. 1864, when lhe Bristolville Post Office was consolidated with it. Johnstown Post Office was closed on May 25. 1874 was reactivated again in 1875 and continued to operate until 1887 when it was closed per­ manently. • Bristolville Post Office was located on the northern edge of Johnstown Township on Section No. 4. It was named for William P. Bristol, who owned and operated a hotel on the stage line between Battle Creek, and Hastings. A post office was opened on May I. 1851. It was called Bristolville after the Bristols. William and Charles who had set tied on Section No. 4. Solomon H. Hess was the first postmaster. In addition to the hotel and stage coach stop there was a school located at Bristolville. A second hotel and stage stop was located about one mile south of the Bristol Inn and was operated by C. Robinson, whose life was an excellent cook. This post office was closed on Jan. 9. 1865 and moved four miles south to Johnstown Post Office. • Banfield Post Office was on Section No. 20. in Johnstown Township. Banficld. at first called “The Comers." was named for lhe Reverend J.A. Banfield, pastor of lhe Banfield Methodist Church. The vil­ lage was located on lhe stagecoach line from Battle Creek to Hastings and became a very busy spot. In addition to the general store and the post office, there was a blacksmith shop and lhe church. In the 1900* there was a telephone company there. The post office EMS board accepts resignations by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer The Castleton-Maple Grove-Nashville Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Board, with member Susie Butler absent, voted unanimously to accept the resignation of vol­ unteer Emergency Medical Technician Specialist Dina Miller, a 15-year veteran of the EMS and volunteer EMT Jeff Miller, who has been with the EMS five years. While board President Rod Crothers want­ ed to. "cut to the chase.” and vote to accept the resignation without discussion, board member Mary Coll said she first wanted to comment on a few items in the Millers' letter. * Even though they are done. 1 don't like parts of this." said Coll. “Il said we indicated that we would accept the responsibility of their response time. I did not accept that responsibility... A lot of this stuff 1 don't remember saying or doing." Last fall the Millers were placed on volun­ tary leave at their request In January they met with the board to discuss their return to active service. Since their marriage last year, the Millers have moved out of the village of Nashville and now reside outside the EMS service area and both the Millers and the board have expressed concern about their response time. In her letter Dina wrote. "Of greatest con­ cern to me was our response time from our residence just one mile out of the service area. I indicated that it could take me from 10 to 15 minutes to arrive on the scene, with Jeff being a little quicker as his vehicle is equipped with emergency lightening and siren." She went on to say that she and Jeff had requested to sign on as. "a third crew mem­ ber." stating that she felt that move it would allow the ambulance to. "...Respond more appropriately to the patient needs and we would supplement or relieve crew members at the scene. You adamantly indicated that would be outside of policy and we must fol­ low the policy, despite the fact you allow those licensed as MFR’s (Medical First Responders) to do justfhat. "We indicated we did not wish to personal­ ly take responsibility for our response time as it pertained to providing lhe best patient care. You indicated you would accept the responsi­ bility.” "We did discuss response time,” said Crothers. "But. 1 did not sit here <nd say that we'd take responsibility.” said Coll. “Well we did mention that we would expect them to stay on the schedule and that it would be understood..." said Crothers. "We never formally said we'd lake responsibility, but we did discuss it.” Dina writes in b. letter that she and Jeff were not on the schedule or respond during the past month because. "...You have shown from the past, your amnesia of well-inten­ tioned statements and your likelihood of hanging an employee out to dry when mings go bad." Interim EMS Director Denice Scramlin said there were, "other untruths" in the Millers' letter. She said that the couple lived more than a mile outside of the service area and. "...As far as us causing problems that they had to work out. I feel they were the one? that kind of started everything.” In her letter Dina wrote that when Jeff’s position as assistant coordinator, “...Exposed him to information of deception and account­ ability. you allowed his reputation to be maligned before a misinformed public, while those whom were responsible were coddled like misguided children. He eventually lost his position while others were not held to such accountability." "They were tlie ones that started their prob­ lems. It was not the board that started their problems, and I don't like being blamed for their actions." said Coll. “They are putting all the blame on the board and the service and they were the ones at the January 10th meeting who made the statement they would get their names on the schedule and they would start to attend at least attend the training sessions.” said Board Secretary and Treasurer Loma Wilson. "They were supposed to give us their cer­ tificates... and none of that appeared," agreed board member Frank Dunham. Dina started her letter by writing, "After nearly 16 years of dedication and devotion to a cherished community service. I feel com­ pelled out of reputation preservation, to sub­ mit my letter of resignation." wrote Dina in the letter which she submitted on behalf of herself and her husband. "...I have weathered the numerous growth spurts of a Service find­ ing its way. and the personality changes of its membership. However, this last growth spurt, coupled with personality conflicts, has broken my last fibers of dedication and spirit. “You ask us for dedication, determination and honesty during the course of our employ­ ment. but you do not share the same in return.” She concluded her letter by writing. "Having a home neighboring this community, children in the school system, and family was first opened on April 13. 1880. Howard Ijtdwig Bellinger was lhe first |X>Mnias(cr. The pueKiUicc closed on Sept. 15. 1904. b * Lacey Post Office was located on the township line between Johnstown and Assyria Townships. The post office was located on lhe south side of the road on Section No. 12. The village of Lacey was located at the comers of Section No. 6 and 7 Assyria Township and Sections I and 12, Johnstown Township. Il was named for Edward S. Lacey who had served as a con­ gressman from the area in 1881. Levi N. Mosher was lhe postmaster when lhe post office opened on Aug. 11, 1881. It was closed on June 15.1905. when rural free delivery reached lhe area. • Gaskill Post Office was located on lhe northeast comer of Section 31. Johnstown Township, just north of Fick School and south of Fine Lake. It was named for Stephen Gaskill, who was the first post­ master. The post office was established on Dec. 21. 1889. The stage from Battle Creek to Nashville made a daily mail delivery. The fare to ride the stage to Battle Creek was 35 cents to Battle Creek. Frank Coleman became inc postmaster and operated lhe genera) store. George Coleman was township clerk. Hirman Coleman was lhe justice of the peace. The post office closed on Oct. 15. 1903. when rural free delivery came. • Maple Grove Township Post Office was established on Feb. 19.1851. with Joel Hyde as the first postmaster. This was in his home on Section 21. near lhe center of the township. Maple Grove was in the center of the township w here Sections 15. 16.22 and 21 came together. The post office was the rea­ son lhe little hamlet developed at that point. Il is said that it was named Maple Grove Township due to the abundance of beauti­ ful maple trees in the area. Maple Grove was designated as a town­ ship by the United Stales survey in 1835, but until Eli Lapham and his family arrived by ox team not much had been settled there on Section No. 35. The Laphams were of Quaker faith and when the name was changed. Lena Eh acted as preacher, counselor, 'nth the Morehouse oocc served m postmaster also?) AtSHMtaVjNNluftptMBBcived mail once. meeting* ^being in the Laphan in the beginning. a week-from Kalamazoo and once a week In 1868, John Clark built a store at the from Yankee Springs. When the route intersection of lhe four sections, to supply between Plainwell and Middleville was the growing number of settlers with their opened the mail came more frequently. teeds. He ran the store for a period of two The first pest office was in the Nichols years when he sold it to Gilbert Lapham store, later in the Spickler Store and then in who in tum sold it to Leander Lapham. son a house. Eventually the train brought the of Eli Lapham. mail to Neeley. Allegan County, and Lc?nder Lapham built a new building in William Cole carried it to Hooper and 1875 and moved the stock of the store into Orangeville. it as well as the post office. A settlement About 1901. rural nee delivery was grew up at this point and in addition to the established out to Doster post office. store there was a blacksmith shop, a wagon In addition to the two mills and the post shop and 1880 tlie postmaster was Johnson office and store, there was a Hacksiui’h McKelvey. and hardware, a dressmaker, a physician. a The post office was closed on Nov. 30, mason, a wagon maker, a carpet weaver, the 1910. hotel, a notions and stationer) store anl a The Grange rented the hall from Leander house mover. A ride on lhe stage cost 25 cents. There Lapham to hold its meetings in and in 1912 purchased the hall from him. They sold it was a stage to and from Martin daih and a to the township in 1948. stage road called the Grand Rapids Road, • Orangeville Township Post Office ran from Battle Creek to Grand Rapids was established in 1853. The name Orange along the eastern edge of the village. There had been selected for the spot by Peter was a Grange and a school It was a very active village in its time. Falk, who sealed on Section No. 26 of the township and wanted it named for a village There is still good evidence of its exis­ in Ohio. tence. The churches remain and the ccmeWhen it came time to apply for a post tery is still on lhe hill. The Mill Race and office for the hamlet Orangeville, which mill stream is still running and remnants of was located in Section No. 17, at the spot the mills remain. To be concluded where a sawmill was built in 1851. A grist mill was built there in 1855-1856. using the same water supply supplied by Fish Lake. The post office application was made for the name Orangeville, but there already was an Orangeville located in Branch County, so the name was Orangeville Mills until 1852 when Orangeville. Branch County, changed their name to Podunk and Orangeville Mills was COME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH US! changed to Orangeville. The first postmaster was Hiram Tillotson, followed by Eli Nicholas. 1855; H.C. At the Hastings Country Club • NO AdmBston Charge Turner, 1861; Eli Nichols again, 1868; W.H. Cressey, 1868 and Mrs. S. H. Thiers, who held the position in 1882 RSVP by calling: 945-2992 within the service area We hope the future of this Service is brighter than its current course." "It proves that they don't know what's been going on. As far as I'm concerned things have been going up the last two months." said Scramlin. referring to the hiring of Tina Fein as the new EMS Director, effective April I, and lhe board's work on establishing job descriptions and creating and employee hand­ book. In other business the board: • Approved the following amendments to line items in 2005-2006 budget: Increased education from $3,000 to $4,000. insurance from $10,000 to $11,200. supplies from $700 to $800. equipment maintenance from $4,000 to $5,000. building maintenance from $1,400 to $1,600. fuel from $3,000 to $3,500, treas­ urers office supplies from $250 to $450 other from $3,000 to $3,400, and reduced the fund balance by $4,600 due to those increases. • Approved the payment of monthly bills totaling $14,288.49. • Approved a motion granting Wilson per­ mission to disperse donations received by the EMS and set up a savings account solely for said donations to which only she and Scramlin can make deposits or withdraw funds. • Heard from Scramlin who reported that February was a “quiet month" for the EMS. with only 30 runs. She also spoke to the board about an idea she and Fein had to involve high school art and shop students in the design and installation of a sign for the EMS building which is currently unmarked. She also reported that the EMS has started ran­ domly sending out satisfaction surveys and have received its first response. • Heard a report from Fein who stated she had a attended a FEM A grant writing program and intended to apply for any and all grant money available. "We’ll try for everything and if we end up with one grant that will be great." she said. Fein also reported on her efforts to estab­ lish routine blood pressure clinics in the com­ munity. to help promote community health and awareness of the EMS. She said she is also requiring EMS person­ nel to fill out monthly self-evaluation plus the evaluation of one other employee or volun­ teer. cither someone they think has done an outstanding job or someone whom they would rather not work with again. “We’re hoping this will allow us to put a stop to conflicts before they begin." said Fein. St WK'S tH Friday, March Time; 7:00pm & on_ 401(k) rollovers made easy Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodlawn Ave. Edwardjones toil free (800) 288-5220 wwMxdwardjone*.com Serving Individual InveMon Since 1871 Member SIPC ■1550 N Broadway Hastings Mi 269-945-2992 www hastingscc org �Page 10 - Thursday. March 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUT­ LAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Rutland will hold a public hearing on Wednesday. March 15. 2006. at the Rutland Charter Township Hail. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan, commencing at 7:30 p.m. as required under the provisions of the Township Zoning Act and the Zoning Ordinance for the Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the proposed item(s) to be considered at this public hearing include the following, in summary : 1. Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Ankle XVII. Schedule of Regulations to delete subsection (a) For platted lot in the AG District, the minimum parcel size shall he one acre and the minimum lot width shall be one hundicd fifty (150) feet, with "RR" standards applying to lot coverage and yard setbacks. 2. The prop.ised amendment of Section 20.26 to establish a new sign ordinance for the Mixed Use District. 3. To amend Section 20 to correct all typographical and Scribner's errors and to amend defi­ nitions. 4. An Ordinance to amend Article 20 to add Section 2.11 to the Rut'and Charter Township Zoning Ordinance; and to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith. The proposed amendment to be known as Conditional Rczoning Ordinance. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Zoning Ordinance. Zoning Map. Land Use Plan, and Land Use Plan Map of the Township may be examined al the Township Hall at any time dur­ ing regular business hours on any day except public and legal holidays from and after the publica­ tion of this Notice and until and including the day of this public hearing, and may further be exam­ ined at the public hearing to determine the « act nature of the aforementioned matters You are invited to attend this hearing. If you are unable to attend, written comments may he sub­ mitted in lieu of a personal appearance by writing to the Township Clerk at lhe Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. MI 49058, at any time up to lhe date of the hearing and may U further received bv the Planning Commission at said public hearing. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 4l.72a(2)(3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADAi. Rutland Charter Township w ill provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services as signers for the hearing impaired audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hcaring upon seven (7l days notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. All interested persons are invited to be present for comments and suggestions at this public hearing. Robin J. Hawthorne. Clerk RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. MI 49058-9725 g f Telephone. (269) 948-2194 WOODLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW Woodland Township Board of Review will meet at the Woodland Township Hall. 156 S. Main St., Woodland. Michigan on March 7.2006 to receive and review the assessment roll. Public meetings to hear assessment appeals will be held Monday. March 13. 2006, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Tuesday, March 14.2006 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Appointments are not necessary but will be taken and given preference. For appoint­ ments call 269-367-4214 (home) or 269-367-4915 (office). Answering machine mas­ sages returned ASAP. The tenative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real property for 2005 are as follows: Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residential Ratio 49.78 51.58 44.96 45.80 Multiplier 1.0044 0.9694 1.1121 1.0917 Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Supervisor 7 days prior to the meeting by writing or calling Dave Bursley, 156 S. Main. Woodland, Michigan 48897. 269-367-4915 (office) or 269-367-4214 (home). nsaois Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE UED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. H any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of be bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in lhe conditions of a mortgage made by Wyatt Hoover, an unmarried man. original mortgagof(si. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender an lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 5. 2005, and recorded on August 19. 2005 in instrument 1151333. m Barry county records. M-chigan. and assigned by said Mortgagee to JpMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee for the Certificateholders ofBear Steams Asset Backed Securities I. LLC Asset Backt-d Certificates Sones 2005-9 as assignee by an assortment, on which mortgage there -a claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Ume And 19100 Dollars ($124,329 19). .nefuding interest at 7 125% per annum Untef the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged pemtses. or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. M-chigan. and are described as Commencing at the center of Section 3. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence South 89 degrees 32 minutes 09 seconds West along the East and West Quarter tine of said Section, a distance of 484 83 feet to the centerline of Highway M-66. thence North 09 degrees 22 minutes 58 seconds West along sto centertine 1.131.72 feet to the true place of beginning, thence South 89 degrees 16 minutes 45 secondds West parallel with the North line of said Section a distance of 920.83 feet, thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes 00 seconds East parallel with the Wet line of said Section a distance of 310.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 16 minutes 45 seconds East, parallel with said North Section line 868 79 feet to said centertine, thence Southerly along said centerline 67 99 feet along the arc of a curve to the rghl whose tadius is 4.044 41 feet and whose chord bears South 09 degrees 51 minutes 52 seconds East 67 98 feet; thence continuing along said centertine. South 09 degrees 22 minutes 58 seconds East 251 73 feet to the place ot begin­ ning Subject to an Easemnt over the Easterly 60.00 feet for public highw.-v purposes The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: March 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 243 593.1312 Trott A Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 3000 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #086188F01 > . Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... 945-9554 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT TH* HUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS This sale may be resand­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event your damages, if any. shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Gilkey Lake Cate. LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, (original mort­ gagor). to Fifth Third Bank (Western Michigan) Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2004. recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan, on May 24. 2004 m Instrument No 1128090 and re-recorded on June 3. 2004 tn Instrument No 1128684. on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of $127,159.19. including interest at 10.00% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue al the East Doors of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings, Ml 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court to said County) on Thursday. March 23. 2006 at 1.00 p.m Said premises are described as follows Ail that part of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of the Southeast fractional 1/4 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West lying Southwesterly at the creek, connecting Big Gilkey Lake and Shallow Gilkey Lake, and Southeasterly of the Highway, also granting a nght of ingress and egress to Big Gilkey Lake through the channel as now estab­ lished. Excepting therefrom a parcel of land to the South 1/2 of Section 10. Town 1 North Range 9 West. Barry Township, described as Beginning at the center line of County Road 601 and the South line of said Section 10; thence North 44*2* East 389 92 feet along the center line of County Road 601. thence South 45*58* East 355.74 feet; thence due West 287.76 feet; thence South 33 feet to the South line of said Section; thence due West 239.08 feet to point of beginning. also excepting and reserving a nght of ingress and egress to Shallow Giikoy Lake, over the following described premises. Beginning at a point on the South line of said Section 10 which lies 239.08 feet due East of the intersection of the South line of said Section 10 and the center line of County Road 601; thence due North 33 feet; thence due East 619 feet, more or less, to the shore of Shallow Gilkey Lake; thence Southeasterly along the shore hne of said lake to the South line of said Section 10; thence due West along the South line of said Section 10 tr toe place of beginning. Barry Township, Be.ry County. Michigan Less and except: A parcel of land located in the South 1/4 ot Section 10. Town I North, Range 9 West, being at the intersection ot the centerline of county road 601 and the South hne of said Section 10, thence North 44 degrees 02 mc«ites East 389.92 feet along the centerline of Ccunty Road 601, thence Sout* 45 degrees 58 mmrtes L?st 355.74 feet; thence East 331.0 feet more less to the shore of the shallow Gilkey Lake, .hence Southeasterly along the shore to the South line of said Section 10: thence due West 892 feet more <z less to the point of beginning. PR #08-03-010-003-00 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA600.3241 a, to which case redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate Dated: February 10, 2006 NANTZ. LIT0W1CH. SMITH. GiRARD A HAMIL­ TON Attorneys for Mortgagee By: Sandra S Hamilton (P41980) Business Address A Telephone 2025 East Beltline. SE. Suite 600 Grand Raptos. Michigan 49546 (616) 977-0077 rnmiw — NOTICE — RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: The regular vhedulcd Planning Comruwon meet­ ing on Tuexlay, March 14.21106 is cancelled The Plinning Commission will meet <-n Wedoeaday. March IS, MQ4. ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING SCHEDULE The ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW toe 2006 will be held at the ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP HALL. 7350 Lindsey Road. Plainwell. Ml 49060 on the following Dates Tuesday, March 7 - ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING - 4:00 p.m. Monday, March 13 - APPEAL HEARING - 9.00 a.m. to 12:00 noon & 1:00 p.m. to 4.-00 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 - APPEAL HEARING -1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. A 6:00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. The BOARD OF REVIEW will meet as many more days as deemed necessary to hear questions, protests, and to eqcakze tne 2006 assessments By Board resolution, residents are able to protest by letter, provided protest letter is received by March 14. 2006 Written protests should be mailed to: BOARD OF REVIEW 7350 Lindsey Road. Plainwell. Ml 49080 The tentative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real property and personal property lor 2006 are as follows: (ADA) AMERICANS Agricultural Commercial Industrial Residential Personal ..................... 4149% 49.70% 20 06% 48 76% . 50.00% . . . 12051 1 0060 2 4925 1 0254 1 0000 WITH DISABILITIES NOTICE Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary- aids or services should contact the Clerk at least swen (7) days in advance of hearing This notice posted m Compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act) MCLA41 72a (2) (3) and with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA Contact. Clerk Jennifer Goy. 7350 Lindsey Road. Plainwell. Ml 49080. 269-664-4522 Thomas Rook, SUPERVISOR ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP 77500656 ROfilX HAWTHORNE. CLERK R1TLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS, Ml 49O5A (269194A-2194 . 775007(13 Assyria Township Board Of Review NOTICE OF MEETING The Assyria Township Board of Review will meet at the Township Hall, 8060 Tasker Rd., Bellevue, Michigan on Tuesday. March 7. 2006 at 6:30 pm to organize and receive the rolls. The Assyeria Township Board of Review will meet at the Township Hall, 8060 Tasker Rd.. Bellevue. Michigan to hear protests on the following dates: Monday. March 13, 2006 Tuesday. March 14. 2006 Wednesday. March 15. 2006 9am-nocn and 3pm-6pm 6pm-9pm 6pm-9pm The tentative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real property for 2006 are as follows: Agricultural Commercial Residential Personal Property Ratio 44.11% 62.61% 45.34% Multiplier 1.1335 .7960 1.1027 50.00% 1.000 Individuals with disabilities requesting assistance should place their request to Debbie Massimtno, Assyna Township Clerk (269) 758-4003. AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBERBELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Mary E Myers, a single woman. Mortgagors, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee dated the 25th day of Octobe. 2004 and recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds, tor The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 2nd day of November. 2004 m Instrument No 1136574 of Barry County Records, Mortgage having been assigned to Wells Fargo bank. NA as Trstee on which mortgage there is claimed io be due. at the date of this notice, the sum of Ninety Six Thousand Twenty Seven Dollars and 50/100 ($96027 50). and no suit or proceeding at law or to equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by aid mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contatoed in said mortgage, arzl pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan tn such case made and provided, notice ts hereby given that on the 16th day of March, 2006 at 1 octock pm Local Time, said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sate al public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the bu4dtng where the Circuit Court for tlie County of Barry is held), of the premises desnbed m said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesato on said mortgage, with interest ’hereon at 7 75% per annum and ail legal costs charges, and expenses, including the attor­ ney fees allowed by law, and also ny sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to protect its interest in the premises Which said premises are described as follows All that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and all struc­ tures. and homes, manufactured or oterwiee. locat­ ed thereon, situated m the Townsfxp of Irving. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and described as follows, to wit Township of Irving. County of Barry. Michigan Beginning a> (he Southwest comer of Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 9 West: thence North 00 degrees 14*27* West. 44C 00 along the West line of said Section 27; thence North 89 degrees 26*23* East. 83.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 14*27" East 220 00 feet, thence North 89 degrees 26*23' East 262.00 feet, thence South 00 degrees 14*27* East. 220.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 26*23* West. 345.00 feet along the South (me of said Section 27 to the point ot beginning Subject to a private easement tor ingress and egress and pubic utilities described as: Beginning at a point d the West hne of said Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 14*27" West. 440 00 reef from the Southwest comer of said Section 27; thence North 89 degrees 26*23" East. 83,00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 14*27* East. 66 00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 26*23* West. 83,00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 14*27" West. 66 00 feet along the West hne of said Section 27 to the point of beginning Being the same property conveyed to Mary E. Myers, a single woman by deed dated 3-23-04 and recorded 3-26-04 to Document Number 1124178 to the Office of the Recorder of Barry County. Michigan Bemg the same property conveyed to Enn Hal. a married women by deed dated 6-27-01 and record­ ed 9-6-01 m Document Number 1066006. m the Office of the Recorder of Barry County. Michigan. Tax Item Number: 06-027-009-70 Commonly Known as 3991 West Grange Road Midd<wilte. Ml 49333 During the six (6) months immediately following the sote, the property may be redeemed, except that m tht evni that the pt-Z-Kty is determined to be abandoned p;<rsuant to MCLA 600.3241a, the prop­ erty may be recte^meu durmn 30 days immediately following lhe sate Dated: 2/16/2006 Weis Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee Mortgagee FABRIZIO A BROOK. PC. Attorney for Weils Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee 888 W Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-2600 tm — NOTICE — The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking appli­ cants to sent on the Barry County Tax Allocation Board. Applicants must not be official I)’ connected or employed by any local or County unit of government. .Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings: (269) 9454-1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 17,2006. — NOTICE — The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking appli­ cants to serve on the Zoning Board of Appeals. Applicants must not live in a city, village or charter township. Applications may­ be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings. Ml 49058; (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 13.2006. ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS On Monday, March 27. 2006 at 7:00 pm. Assyria Township will be conducting the following meeting at the Township Hal! on Tasker Rd, just east of M-66. Budget Hearing. A copy of the budget may be obtained by contacting the Clerk at 269-758-4003 and will also be available at the meeting. Annual Meeting for Assyria Township will be held immediately following the Budget Hearing Regular Meeting will be held following the Annual Meeting for the purpose of approving the budget. Debbie Massimino, Assyria Township Clerk mm.wi �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 9. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm Is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt Any Information obtained will be used for this urpoae. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Steven D Venhuizen and Mildred J. Venhuizen. husband and wife to MortgagtEtectrorKC Registration Systems. Inc. solely as nominee for Aegis Lending Corporation, a Delaware Oorporatior. Mortgagee, dated February 18. 2005 ar«i recorded February 28. 2005 in Instrument S 1141980 Barry County Records Michigan Sax. mortgage was subequentfy assigned to: Aegis Mortgage Corporation, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Two Dollars and Eight Cents ($136,002.08) including interest 10.6% per annum Under the power of ste contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice IS hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part o» them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastigs. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Tne South one-haff of Lots 1186 and 1187 of the City, formerty Village of Hastings, according to the recorded Pit thereof Commonly known as 435 W Clinton St. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days frm the date of such sale Dated: FEBRUARY 15. 2006 Aegis Mortgage Corporation. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Associates PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File N: 06-44095 .. FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information obtained will ba used for this purpose, ff you are In the Military, please contact our office st the number listed MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Doug Havens, a Single Man to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. a Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated March 16. 2005 and recorded March 23. 2005 m Instrument t 1143068 Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Forty-Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents ($124.048 50) including interest 6 8% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given fhai said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubhc vendue, at the Barry Coun'y Courthouse m Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. March 16. 2006 Said premises are situatad in Township of Rutland, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel of land in the Northeast one quarter of the Northeast o<.e-quarter of the Southeast onequarter of Section 18. Town 3 North. Range 9 West. Described as Commencing at the East one-quarter post of said Section 18. thence South 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds East 379 feet to place of beginning; thence due West 407 feet; thence South 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds East 281 feet; thence due East 160 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds West 225 feet; thence due East 247 feet; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds West 56 feet to point of beginning. Commonly known as 608 S Whrtmore Rd. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period '‘.-'K be 6 months from the date of such sate. un.**s determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: FEBRUARY 7. 2006 Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo A Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-43685 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose If you are in the Military, ptease contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SAL J Default has been n^de in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: John O Burdick, a single man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., solely as nominee for Crevecor Mortgage. Inc . a Missoun Corporation Mortgagee, dated January 7. 2005 and recorded January 26. 2005 in Instrument « 1140708 Barry County Records Michigan Sari mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Five Dollars and Seventy-Six Cents ($197,305.76) including interest 8.6% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice ts hereby given that sari mortgage will be foreclosed by c. sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. March 16. 2006 Sari premises are situ­ ated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan and are described as Beginning at the Southwest comer of the West 42 rods of the Southeast one-quarter of the Southeast one-quar­ ter of Section 21. Town 1 North. Range 7 West tt>ence North along the West line of sari West 42 rods. 231 feet, thence East parallel with the South line of sari Section 220 00 feet; thence South par­ allel with rhe West line of sari West 42 rods. 231 feet to the South Section line, thence West along the South Section hne. 220 00 feet to the place of beginning Commonly known as 7761 Wolf Road. Bellevue Ml 49021 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with 1S48CL 600 3241a, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from th 3 date of such sate Dated FEBRUARY 10. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc Assignee o» Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo A Associates. PC 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 06-43780 (HSBC) ASAP# 756697 02/16/2006 02/23/2006. 03/02/2006 03/09/2006 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm ts a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Mark Borner and Debra Borner a/k/a Debra S Thompson. Husband and Wife to Fieldstone Mortgage Company, a Maryland Corporation Mortgagee, dated July 30, 2001 and recorded August 9. 2001 in Instrument # 1064562 Barry County Records. Michigan Sari mortgage was assigned to. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. solely as nominee for Household Finance Corporation, by assignment dated August 16. 2001 and recorded November 26. 2001 in Instrument • 1070240, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-One Dollars and No Cents ($143,591 00) including interest 10.35% per annum Unde' the power of sate contained in sari mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice ts hereby given that said mortgag? will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. April 6. 2006 Laid premises are situated in City of Nashville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Beginning at a point on ine North line of Section 15. Town 2 North, Range 7 West, distant South 89 degrees 29 minutes 41 seconds East. 532.46 feet from the North one-quarter comer of sari Section; thence South 89 degrees 29 min­ utes 4i seconds East. 306 51 feet along sari North line; thence South 01 degrees 13 minutes 04 sec­ onds East. 630 14 feet; thence North 89 degrees 29 minutes 41 seconds West. 311 92 feet; thence North 00 degrees 43 minutes 32 seconds West, 630 00 feet parallel with the North and South onequarter line of said section to the point of beginning Subject to an easement for public highway purpos­ es over the northerly 33 feet thereof for Lawrence Road. Commonly known as 8638 Lawrence Rd. Nashville Ml 49073 The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. tn which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated MARCH 6. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . solely as nominee for Household Finance Corporation Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo A Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-44891 (HSBC) ASAP# 760037 03/09/2006 93/16/2006. 03/23/2006. 03/30/2006 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THtS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beer, made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Jason T. O'Dell. A Single Man and Sandra J. Kerr. A Single Woman as Joint Tenants, original mortgagur(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registrator. Systems. Inc . as n-iminee for tender and lender's successors and/or ' .signs, Mortgagee, dated July 23. 2004. and ecorded on Jufy 27. 2004 in instrument 1131402. tn Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sari Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee as assignee by an assignmvnt. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Twenty And 17/100 Dollars ($96,520.17). including interest at 9.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on March 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 66. J.R. Bush's First Addition to the Village of Delton, Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, as Recorded in Liber 1 of Plats. Page 33 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: February 16. 2006 (For more information, please cal!: FC H 248.593 1300 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys Fur Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #082928F01 -toox- Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will beused for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALT - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by THOMAS JEFFERY. A S'NGLE MAN to WASHINGTON MuTuAL BANK F.A. . Mortgagee, dated March 07. 2003, and recorded on March 14 . 2003 . as Instrument N 1099511. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of two hundred fifty nine thousand nine hundred fifty nine and 01/100 Dollars ($259,959 01). including interest at 5 375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that sari mongage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At BarryCounty Courthouse. Hastings. Ml, at 1.00 PM on March 30. 2006. Sari premises are situated in TWP OF YANKEE SPRINGS. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as LOT 12 OF SUPERVISORS PLAT NUMBER 1. A REPLAT OF SPRING BEACH RESORT. RITCHIE WOODLADS NUMBER 1. AND LOTS 1 TO 8 OF RITCHIE WOODLANDS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 2 OF PLATS ON PAGE 77 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance wih 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. DATED March 02. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: WASHINGTONMUTUAL BANK F.A Mortgagee For Mote Information Call. (248) 540-7701 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OU OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kellie Carr, a sin­ gle woman, to Crtifinanaal. Inc . mortgagee, dated September 11. 2003 and recorded September 16 2003 in Instrument Number 1113385, Barry County Records There « claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand One Hundred Ninety and 46'100 Dollars ($106,190 46) including interest at the rate of 8 43% per annum Under the power of rate contained in the mort-pge and the statutes of the S'ate of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the rr-ortgaged premises, or seme pari of them, m public vendue at the Earry County Courthjus in Hastings m Bam/ County. Michigan at 1 00 p m on March 23. ?006 The premises ate located in the Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Parcel A: Beginning at a pant on the North and South one-quarter fine o Section 13. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, distant Non*- 00 degrees. 13 minutes 32 seconds East 1.148 07 feet from the South one-quarter post of Section 13; thence South t>8 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 375 CO feet from the Point ot Beginning of this esenpton; t.ience South 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds West 220.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 396 00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds East 220 00 feet; tnence North 86 degrees 36 min­ utes 38 seconds West 96 feet o the Place of Beginning. Praihevilte Township. Barry County. Michigan Together with an easement fur ingress and egress over the North 66 feet of the West 375 feet of the following described property. Beginning at a pant on the North and Soul onequarter line of Section 13. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, distent North 00 degrees. 13 minutes 32 sec­ onds East 659 07 feet from the South one-quarter post of Section 13; thence continuing North 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds East 489 00 feet along sri North and South one-quarter line; thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 375 00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds West 220.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 396 00 feet; thence North 00 degrees I3minutes 32 seconds East 220 00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 36 min­ utes 38 seconds East 120 00 feet, thence South 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds West 489.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 36 minutis 38 seconds West 891 00 feet to the Place of Beginning, object to an easement for ingress and egress over the North 66 feet of the West 375 teet thereof. Praihevilte Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the oroperty ts deter­ mined bandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and ttiere is a simuianeous resolution with the borrower In thaf event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bri amount tendered at sate. Dated: February 23. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Crtifinanaal. Inc . As Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 201.2913 rnoor’ NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE “This Notice Is an effort to collect a de‘ t. All Information received will be used for such purposes. ■' DEFAULT having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by JEFFREY COUR­ TRIGHT. a single man. to Elizabeth Courtright. a single won--. dated September 1. 2003, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and State o' Michigan on October 22. 2003, in Instrument No 1116125. and mortgage interest subsequently assigned to GREG McKEE. by Instrument dated February 15, 2006. and recorded in the office of lhe Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and Stale ot Michigan on February 16. 2006. in Instrument No. 110267. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice, for principal and interest, the sum of Twenty Two Thousand Seven Hundred Sixteen and 50/t00tns Dollars ($22,716 50). plus Two and 33/100ths Dollars ($2.33) per diem from March 1. 2006. and no proceedings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by sari Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sate contained in said Mortgage has become operative. Now Therefore, Notice /• Hereby Given that by virtue of the power of sate contained in sari Mortgage and in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, the sari Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary, at pubbe auction, to the highest bidder, at the east side doors of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 W State St., Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding tne Circuit Court in and for said County, on Thursday. Apnl 6. 2006, at 1,00 o clock Eastern Standard Time in the afternoon of said day, and sari premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with five percent (5%) interest, legal costs, attorney fees, and also any taxes and insurance that sari Mortgagee does pay on or prior to the date of said sate; which sari premises are described in sari Mortgage as follows Land in the Township of Assyna. Barry County. Michigan, to-wit A parcel of land in the Southwest ? of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, described as beginning in the West line of Section 28 at a pant 458 feet South of the Northwest cor­ ner of the South 50 acres of the West ? of the Southwest ? of sari Section 28. thence South on the West section .,ne 140 feet; South 88 degrees 30 minutes East 623 54 feet to the center of the high­ way. Northerly in the highway 141 12 feet; North 88 degrees 30 minutes West 621 30 feel to the place of beginning Permanent Parcel No. 01-028-020-00 Commonly known as 1475Q Jenkins .Boad. Beltevue. Ml 49021 The redemption penod shall be six (6) months from the date of sate, unless the premises are deemed abandoned pursuant to Michigan statute. MCL 600.3241 and 600 3241(a). m which event tt«e redemption penod shall be three (3) months or thir­ ty (30) days as provided by statute Dated February 27. 2006 GREG McKEE. Mortgagee George E Pawtowski PAWLOWSKI. FLAKNE & REENS. PL C Attorneys for Mortgagee Business Address. 300 Ottawa NW. Suite 650 Grand Rapris. Ml 49503-2306 City of Hastings Position Available: Community Development Specialist This full-time position assists the Community Development Director with grant writing and administration, record and file management, and other functions of the department. Excellent computer skills and ability to communicate verbally and in writing are required. Minimum of two years communi­ ty development experience desired. Complete job description available on request from City of Hastings. 201 E. State St. Hastings. Michigan 49058.269.945.2468.. To begin application process submit resume by March 24, 2006. Daryl Benjamin-Forbes Community Development Director 77500710 • Prairieville Township • Board of Review MEETING SCHEDULE The Prairieville Township Board of Review 2006 will be held at the Township Hall at 10115 S. Norris Rd., Delton, Mich. 49046 on the following dates: Tuesday, March 7 Organizational meeting 9:00am Monday, March 13 Appeals Hearing 9:00am-12pm & 2pm-5pm Friday, March 17 Appeals Hearing 9:00am-12pm & 6pm-9pm Friday, March 24 Appeals Hearing 9:00am-12pm & 6pm-9pm Please call 269-623-2664 for appeals appointment or written protest may be sent to address above and shall be received by March 23,2006. The Board of Review will meet as many more days as deemed necessary to hear appeals and equalize the 2006 assessments. Tentative ratios and estimated multipliers for each class of real and persona’ property for 2006 are as such: AGRICULTURAL......................... 49.61% COMMERCIAL............................. 48.63% INDUSTRIAL............................... 4934% RESIDENTIAL........................... _4727% PERSONAL................................... 50.00% .1.0079 .1.0282 .1.0134 .1.0578 .1.0000 Mike Herzog. Supervisor Prairieviiie Township Individuals with disabilities requ'ring auxiliary aids or services should contact the township clerk at least seven (7) days in advance of hearing. This notice posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 .is amended (Open Meeting Act) MCLA41.72a (2) (3) and with the Americans with Disabilities Act* BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW MEETINGS SCHEDULE T, a Baltimore Township Board of Review for 2006 will be held at the hall, 3100 E. Dowling Rd., Hastings, on the following dates: Tuesday, March 7 - Present assessment roll to Board of Review - 4 p.m. Monday, March 13 - Appeal Hearing -1-4 p.m.& 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 14 - 9-12 a.m. & 1-4 p.m. The Board of Review will meet as many more days as deemed necessary ‘o hear questions, protests and to equalize the 2005 Assessments. Written protests may be sent to the above address by Monday, March 8, 2005. The tentative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real prop­ erty and personal property for 2005 are as follows: Agricultural 45.02% 1.1106 Commercial 49.82% 1.0036 Industrial 66.98% .7464 Residential 46.05% 1.0857 Personal 50.00% 1.0000 If you have questions about your assessment, leave a message at the hall 721 -3502 and the assessor will get back to you. The township will provide rea­ sonable and necessary services to individuals with disabilities who wish to attend the Board of Review upon 10 days notice to the supervisor. Richard VanSyckle Supervisor Baltimore Township 269-721-9888 01522057 775003*5 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING to hear Assessment APPEALS will be held at the RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP HALL. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan on: MONDAY. MARCH 13. 2006 THURSDAY. MARCH 16. 2006 6fl0 PM to 900 PM 1:00 PM to 4W PM 9:00 AM to NOON IXX) PM to 4fl0 PM Also, any other days deemed necessary to equalize the Assessment Roll. CLASS PROPERTY ASSESSMENT RATIOS & FACTORS FOR 2006 MULTIPLIER RATIO Agriculture 48.31% 1.0349 Commercial 45.37% 1.1020 Industrial 27.99% Residential Developmental 49.21% 1.0160 -0- -O- Personal -0- -O- 1.7863 The above ratios and multipliers do not mean that every parcel will receive the same. If you have purcluaed property, it will be assessed at 50% of market value. If you have improved your prop­ erty such as additions, new buildings, driveways, etc., this will also reflect in lhe value of your property. Upon request of any person who is assessed on said roll, or his agent, and upon sufficient cause being shows, the Board of Review will correct the assessment of such property and will, in their judgement, make the valuation thereof relatively just and equal. Dennis McKelvey. Assessor RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Ml 49058-9725 (269)948-2194 �Page 12 - Th jrsday. March 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT FOR BARRY COUNTY 220 West State Street. Heating*. Michigan 49058 Phone: (280)948-4815 FILE NO. 05-647-CH HONORABLE JAMES H. FISHER. Circuit Judge Otis Hermenitt Plaintiff. VS Will D Hughes, deceased, his unknown heirs, devisees, assigns, or persons who may claim an 1 rest in this action Defendants_______________/ Attorney for Plaintiff: David M Koons (P39300) 214 N Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-9407 / ORDER FOR ALTERNATIVE SERVICE ANO ORDER TO EXTEND SUMMONS At a session of said court, held in the City of Hastings and County of Barry. State of Michigan, on this 22nd day of Feb 2006 THE COURT FINDS: Service of Process upon Defendants, known and unknown, cannot be reasonably made as provided in MCR 2.105 and senhee of process may be made in a manner which is reasonably calculated to give dependants actual notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard IT IS ORDERED that the Defendant, his unknown heirs, devisees, assigns any person who may claim an interest in this action or said real property, described as follows: ' The real property ts commonly known as 9481 Pme Lake Rd.. Delton, Michigan, situated in the Prairieville Township. County of Barry, and State of Michigan to wit: Th West traction half (1/2) ot the West hart (1/2) ot the Northeast fractional quarter (1/4) ot Section Three (3), Town one (1) North, Range Ten (10) West, containing forty four acres of land more or lees. Subject to all conditions, limitations and ease­ ments of record. SHALL be March 24. 2006 date file an Answer to the Complaint to Quiet Title. Ota Hermenrtt vs. Will D. Hughes. File 405-647-CH; at the Barry County Clerks office. 220 State Si. Hastings. Ml 49058; or a DEFAULT SHALL enter and the court may take proofs on April 27. 2006 at 2:00 in the after­ noon Quitting Title to this land in favor of the IT IS ORDERED that a copy of this order shall be published tn The Hastings Banner for 3 consecutive weeks, and proof of publication, fifed with the court and a copy of this order shall be posted in the Barry County Court House for 3 consecutive weeks IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Summons shall be extended to April 27. 2906 Honorable James H Fisher DRAFTED BY: David M. Koons Attorney at Law 214 N. Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (289)948-9407 . • wT W2-38 ■" Bring your special event photos to us for quality, professional processing. J-Ad Graphics PRINTING PLUS FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to coi­ led a debt. Any Information obtained will bo used for this purpoe. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Trent A. Price, a single man to Amenquesl Mortgage Company, a Delaware Corporaion Mortgagee, dated October 13. 2004 and recorded October 29. 2004 in Instrument 9 1136344 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to. WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there -s claimed to be uo at the date hereof the sum of Ore Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Forty-Eight Dollars and Thirty-Four Cents ($151,048.34) including interest 9.99% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. otice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a safe of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hasting*. Ml at 1pm. on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in Townhip of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as All that certain piece or parcel of lend, described as follows, to wit: The West one-half of the Northwest une-quarter. Section 30. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County Michigan. Commonly known as 5024 Mud Lake Road, Bellevue. Michigan. This Quit Claim Deed specifically excluded that portion of this property formeriy included by now registered as Document Number 1010903 with the Barry County Register of Deeds and descibed more fully as: The Township of Assyria, County of Barry and State of Michigan, to-wrt The North 660 feet of the West 660 feet of the Northwest one-quarter of Section 30. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Commonly known as 5024 Mudiake Rd, Bellevue Ml 4021 The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: FEBRUARY 14. 2006 WM penalty Mortgage LLC. WKtout Recourse, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-43980 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN A..RVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bw rescinded by ths foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to he return at the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, plus Interest. • MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by Ryan R. Stubteeftekl and Brandi L. Stubblefield. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to Broadmoor Financial Serices, Inc. Mortgagee, dated December 15. 1999. and recorded on December 17, 1999 in instrument 1039236. and assigned by mesne assignments to First Nationwide Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which motgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety Thousand Seven Hundred Eighiy-Eight And 44/100 Dollars ($90,788.44). including interest at 6% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and lhe statute in such case ade and provid­ ed. notice is hereby giver, that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on March 30. 2006 Said premises are situate in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot(s) 1010 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such safe, utess determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241 a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated March 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Srvicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4014571FO5 rma TOWNSHIP OF HOPE Notice of Budget Public Hearing The Hope Township Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed township budg­ et for fiscal year 2006-07 at 5463 South M-43 Hwy., Hastings, MI. on Monday, March 20. 2006. at 6:30 p.m., the regular Board meeting to follow. THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A SUBJECT OF THIS HEARING. A copy of the budget is available for public inspection at the Township Hall. This notice is posted in compliance with PA267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act), MCLA 41.72a (2)(3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act. (ADA), the Hope Township Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being consid­ ered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting upon five days notice to the Hope Township Board. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Board by writing or calling the fol­ lowing. Linda Eddy-Hough Hope Township Clerk 5463 S. M-43 Hwy. Hastings. MI 49058 (269) 948-2464 77500579 VARNUM. RIDDERING. SCHMIDT 4 HOWLETT LLP Attorneys P.O. Box 352 Grand Rapids. Mchigan 49501-0352 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY Default has occurred in the conditions of a mort­ gage (the -Mortgage') made by Nan-Pat. LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, mortgagor, to Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan corporation, having its principal offices at 216 North Division Avenue. Grand Rapris Michigan *9503. mortgagee, dated March 26. 2001. and recorded m the Office of the Register of Deeds of Barry County. Michigan, on March 29.2001. at Document Number 1057426 Because of the default, the undersigned has elected to declare the enure unpaid amount of the Mortgage immediately due and payable At the date ol this notice there is claimed to be due for principal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of One Hundred Fifty Two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Seven and 43/100 Dollars (Si52.667 43) No suit or proceedings at law rave been instituted to recover any part of the debt secured by the Mortgage Notice is hereby given that by virtue ol the power of sate contained in the Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount with interest as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expenses, includ­ ing attorney fees allowed by law, the Mortgage will be foreclosed by sate of the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the lobby of the County Courthouse tn Hastings, the place of holding the Circuit Court within Barry County. Michigan, on Thursday. March 23. 2006 at 1D0 p.m. local time. Pursuant to Section 3240(7) of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961. as amended. (MCLA 600 3240(7); MSA 27A.3240(7)). the redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of the foreclosure sate, unless the premises are deter­ mined to be abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. MSA 27A.324ia. in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of the sate. The premises covered by said mortgage is com­ monly known as 355 1/2 Peet* Road Middleville and is situated in the Township ol Yankee Springs, Barry County. Michigan, described as follows Beginning at the East 1/4 post of Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Spnngs Township, Barry County. Michigan, thence North 89’55-23" West 1325 59 feet atone the East West 1/4 Hne of said Section 12; thence South 00*02*27* West 1322.28 feet along the West tone of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 12; thence South KTSttr East 995.80 feet along the South Hne of tt« Northeast 1 /4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 12; thence North 00*01'54* East 247.00 feet; thence North 48’02-19" East 169.86 feet; thence South 44*01 43" East 293 00 feet, inonce North 00’01'54" East 579 00 feet along the East line of said Section 12; thence North 69’20'16* West 230 00 feet; thence North 55*46'42* West 210.00 feet; thence North 19*54'40* East 184.26 feet; thence South 55*41'47* East 395 00 fest; thence North 00*01'54* East 441.87 feet along said East line to the point of beginning. Together with a non-exdusrve easement for ingress and egress described as: Beginning at a point on the East Hne of Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, distant South 00*01'54* West 1170 87 feet from tne East 1/4 post of said Section 12; thence South 00*01'54’ West 94 91 feet along said East (me; thence North 44*01'43* West 363.46 feet thence North 48*02*19* East 66 04 feet; thence South 44*01'43* East 293 00 feet to the point of begin­ ning. Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof and any other easements or restrictions of record Dated: February 16. 2006 Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan corporation, Mortgagee Varnum. Riddering. Schmidt & HowtettLLP Donald A Sntoe. Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee RO Box 352 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49501-0352 ttsooom Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale .THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Angela Moran and Linda Kastl. orig.nal mortgagor(s). to The CIT Group/Consumcr Finance, Inc, Mortgagee, dated September 6. 2000 and recorded on April 9. 2001 in instrument 1057876. and assigned by said Mortgagee to HSBC Bans USA. as Trustee in trust for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc, Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Series 2003-HE-3 as assignee by an assignment, in Bary county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Seven And 12/100 Dollars ($76.837 12). including interest at 11.49% per annum. Under the power of sate containd in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00PM. on April 6.2006 Said premises are situated m Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land located in the Northeast corner of the South 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 35. Town 3 North. Range 8 Wes. Hastings Township, Bany County. Michigan described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast comer ol the above described land; thence West 220 feet; thence South 198 feet; thence East 220 feet, thence North 198 feet to the place of beginning The redempton penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of sucn sale Dated March 9 2006 For more information, olease call FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *044120F04 rr*nn Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. la a debt collector and wo are attempting to collect ■ debt and any information obtained will be sed for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by *OEL SOLOMON. A MARRIED MAN. PATRICIA SOLOMON. A MARRIED WOMAN to B & P MORT­ GAGE INC, Mortgagee, dated July 23. 2003. and recorded on August 18, 2003. as Instrument No. 1111167. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to FIFTH THIRD BANK by an assignment dated July 28. 2003. and recorded on August 18. 2003. as Instrument No. 1111168 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on whih mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred sixty one thou­ sand two hundred eight and 68/100 Dollars ($161.206 68). including interest at 7.625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and te statute tn such case made and provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them. at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 10) PM on March 16. 206. Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH UNE OF SECTION 26. TOWN 2 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST. ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DISTANT SOUTH69 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 03 SECONDS EAST 1360 00 FEET FROM THE SOUTHWEST COR­ NER OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 13 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID SEC­ TION 26 A DISTANCE OF 1324.06 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH ON-HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SEC­ TION 26. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 47 MIN­ UTES 32 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE 340 00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 13 SECONDS WEST 132421 FEET TO SAID SOUTH SECTION UNE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREE 46 MINUTES 03 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH SEC­ TION UNE 340.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. DATED: February 16. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old oodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: FIFTH THIRD BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information CaH: (248) 540-7701 rrw® STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT BARRY COUNTY CtRCUTT COURT - FAIRLY division PUBUCAPGN OF NOTICE OF HEARING FILE NO. 2006-24800-DE In the matter of CHARLES E. WHITE, Deceased TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS Including Nancy Ann White whose address(es) are unknown and whose interest in the matter may be barred oc affected by the following: TAKE NOTICE: A hearing will be held on Wednesday. 03/29/2006 at 9« «.m. at 206 W. Court Street. Hastings. Michigan 49056 before Judge William M. Doherty P41960 tor the totowng purpose: Petition Linda L Gregory's Petition tor Formal Probate and Appointment of Personal Representative for a Testate Estate Jil Humphreys Steele P53335 10125 S. M43 Highway. Suite 14 Delton. Michigan 49046 (269) 623-4775 Linda L Gregory 761B S’oney Creek Drive Augusia. Ml 49012 (269) 629-9969 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING 10 COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE COTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Julia A. McClurkm. A Single Woman, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC., mortgagee, dated November 20, 2003 ad recorded December 19.2003 in Instrument Number 1119590. Barry County Records. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc . Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2004- 1 under the Poling and Servicing Agreement dated February 1. 2004. without recourse by assignment submitted to and recorded by the Barry County Register of Deeds There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Six Hundred Thirtyand 52/100 Dollars ($119,630.52) including interest at the rate of 6 90% per annum Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale f the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on March 23. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, andare described as: Lot 3 of Supervisor's Plat of Green Meadows, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 36 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mine abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there ts a stmttaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale Dated: February 23. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Truste of Argent Securities Inc . Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2004-1 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated February 1. 2004. without recourse . As Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 2142543 VARNUM. RIDDERING SCHMIDT & HOWLETT LLP Attorneys P.O Box 352 Grand Rapids. Mict-gan 49501-0352 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT O'JR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW H- YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY Default has occurred in the rciditions of a mort­ gage (the ’Mortgage") m^fe by Nan-Pat. LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, mortgagor, to Mercantile Bank Mortgage Compmy. a Mchtgan corporation, having Its prinapal offices at 216 North Division Avenue. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503. mortgagee, dated March 26.2001. and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Barry County. Michigan, on March 29.2001. at Document Number 1057427 Because of the default, the undersigned has elected to declare the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage immediately due and payable. At the date of this notice there is claimed to be due tor principal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of Three Hundred Twenty Six Thousand Six Hundred Thirty Nine and 33/100 Dollars ($326,639.33). No suit or proceedings at law have bean instituted to recover any part ot the dsbt secured by the Mortgage. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sate contained in the Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount with interest as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expenses, includ­ ing attorney fees allowed by lew. the Mortgage will be foreclosed by sale ot the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the lobby of the County Courthouse in Hastings, the place of holding the Circuit Court within Barry County. Michigan, on Thursday. March 23. 2006 at 1:00 p.m. local time. Pursuant to Section 3240(7) of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, as amended, (MCLA 600.3240(7); MSA 27A.3240(7)). the redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of the foreclosure safe, unless the premises are deter­ mined to be abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a; MSA 27A.3241S, In which case toe redemption period shaH be thirty (30) days from the date of the sate. The promises covered by said mortgage is com­ monly known as 215 and 355 Peets Road. Miodtevilte and Is situated in the Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, described as follows Parcel 1: Beginning at a point on the East line of Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West Yankee Springs Township. Bany County. Michigan, distant South 00*01*54* West 1170.87 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 12; thence South 00*01*54* West 150.00 feet etong sMd East Ine; ffience North 89*59-02* West 330.00 feet along the South Ine of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 12; thence North 00*01*54* East 247.00 feet; thence North 48*02*19* East 189.86 feet; thence South 44*01'43* East 293.00 test to tfw point of beginning. Subject to a non-exeiueive easement for ingress and ogress described es: Beginning at a point on the East Hne ot Beetton 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs To.'mship. Bany County. Michigan, distant South (XF0 .*54* West 1170 <7 feet from toe East 1/4 post ot said Section 12; thence South 00*01*54* West $►*.©1 teat along said East Hne; thence North 44*01'43" West 363.46 foot; thence North 48*0? :9- Eact 66.04 feet; thence South 44*01*43* East 293.00 feei to foe point of beginning. Subject to an easen^nt for pubic highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof and any other ease­ ments or restrictions nf record. Parcel 2: Beginning £ a point on the East line of Section 1? Town 3 North. Range 10 Wtai. Yankee Springs Township, Barry County. Michigan, the-nce South 00*01*54* West 441 XT feet kern tfw East 1 <4 post of Section 12; thence South 00%-’*54* Wait 1u0.00 feet along the said East Ine; thence Non 69^0*16* West 230 00 feet; thence No.1h 55*45'42" West 210.00 faet; thence North 19*51'40* East 184.26 feet, thence South 55*41'47* East 395 00 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over the Easterty 33 feet thereof and any other ease­ ments or restrictions of record. Dated: February 16.2006 Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan corporation, Mortgagee Vamum, Riddering. Schmidt & HowtettLLP Donald A. Snide, Esq Attorneys for Mortgagee P.O. Box 352 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501-0352 rmto Mnttee Of Fwctowre Seto THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thie saie may be roecindod by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shaH bo limit­ ed ooWy to the rtum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by LeRoy E. hikJebram and Teri S. Hildebran!, husband and wife, original mortgagors), to Flagstar Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, daed January 13. 1998, and recorded on January 16. 1996 in instrument 1006489. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Sixty­ Seven And 89/100 Dollars ($49,67.69). including interest at 5.375% per annum Under the power of safe contained m said mort­ gage and the statute ir. such case made and pro­ vided. notice hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pat of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 .-00 PM. on April 6.2006 Said premises are situated In City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot number 2 of Block 7 of the Eastern Addition to the City formerly Village of Hasting, according to the recorded Plat thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days torn the date of such sate Dated: March 9. 2006 For more Information, ptease call: FC W 248 593 1312 Irott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer □0400 letegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4065285F01 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 9. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT UR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Barry R Heydenberk and Barbara L Heydent-erk. husband and wife. to American Equity Mortgage. Inc., mortgagee, died August 19. 2004 and recorded September 1. 2004 in Instrument Number 1133341. Barry County Records. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for the MLMI Trust Senes 2005-NC1 by assignment sub­ mitted to and recored by the Barry County Register of Deeds There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Three Hundred Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Four and 18/100 Dollars ($316,254 18) including interest at the rale of 8.65% per annum Under the ower of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, nobce is hereby given tnat the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at theBarry County Courthouse in Hastogs in Barry County. at 1XX) p.m. on April 6. 2006. The premises are located m the Township ol Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part ot the West one-half of Section 4, Town 2 North. Range 10 West, being more articutarty described as commencing at the Southeast comer of Lot 20. Wildwood Subdivision, as recorded in Uber 1. Page 60 of Plats. Barry County Records; thence South 36 degrees East. 191.90 feet along the East line ot said plat; thence North 20 degree. 19 minutes, 00 seconds East, 184.34 feet; thence North 3 degrees. 35 minutes. 40 seconds West 1027.87 feet; thence North 19 degrees. 27 minutes. 52 seconds West. 479.10 feet; thence North 19 degrees. 57 minutes. 52 seconds West. 479.10 feet; thence Nort 21 degrees. 18 minutes. 48 sec­ onds East. 436.60 feet; thence North 22 degrees. 40 minutes. 03 seconds East. 816.0 feet; thence South 87 degrees. 17 minutes. 48 seconds West. 268.10 feet; thence South 57 degrees. 36 minutes. 58 seconds West. 129.90 feet t the Point of Beginning; thence South 56 degrees. 41 minutes. 58 seconds West. 24.60 feet; thence North 89 degrees. 01 minutes, 32 seconds West 80 63 feet; thence North 0 degrees. 01 minutes. 32 seconds West. 80.63 feet; thence North 0 degrees. 58 min­ utes 28 seconds East. 142 feet more or less to the Shore or Gun Lake; thence Easte'*y along the Shore of Gun lake. 90 feet; thence Southerly to the Place of Beginning. Together with the nght of Ingress and Egress over and across a private road as it now exits to and from subject property to a dedicated road, disclosed in deed recorded in Uber 553, Page 221 on August 31.1992. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property ts deter­ mined abandoned in accordancewith MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol the sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution withthe borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale. Dated: March 9.2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for the MLMI Trust Series 205NC1 . As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fie No 269.1267 moo* FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Janet Lewis and Ardis Lewis, Wife and Husband to Mortgage Electronic Registration ystems, Inc., sole­ ly as njminee for WMC Mortgage Corp., a California Corporation Mortgagee, dated October 24. 2003 and recorded November 12. 2003 in Instrument Number 1117447 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: U.S.Bank National Association as Trustee, on which mortgage there is claimed to ue due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Nine Dofters and Seven Cents ($128,929.07) including interest 8.875% per annum Under th power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case n>ade and pro­ vided, notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthose m Hastings, Ml at 1.00PM on Thursday, March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 35 of Willson s Plat of Turner Lake, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 5 I Plats on Page 19. Commonly known as 8453 Willson Drive. Middleville Ml 49333 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned n accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shallbe 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: FEBRUARY 17. 2006 U.S Bank Nfionai Association as Trustee Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo 4 Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hilts, Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-44136 (HOM) raw Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the returnof the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John A. Harris, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated December 11, 2002, ad recorded on January 10. 2003 in instrument 1095304. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ninety­ Seven And 77/100 Dollars (S75.397 77). includinginterest at 10.125% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such c£*e made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will bo foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or seme part of them, at pule vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on Apnl 6. 2006. Said premises are situated In Township ol Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land 8 rods East and West by 10 rods North and South out of te Northwest corner of the West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 13. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wth MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: March 9. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott 4 Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Binghm Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4025665F04 mow. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, rf any, shall be hmrted solefy to the rtum of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Kay L Morgan, an Unmarried Woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee fr lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 25. 2002. and recorded on November 4. 2002 in instrument 1090793 in Barry county recxxda, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Bank of New York, as Trustee as assignee b an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of NinetyThree Thousand One Hundred Twenty And 92/100 Dollars ($93,120.92). including interest at 7.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM, on March 23. 206. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS 325.94 FEET NORTH AND 2141 49 FEET WEST OF THE EAST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST; THENCE SOUTH 59DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST 119 FEET; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 56 MINUTES WEST 102.39 FEET; THENCE NORTH 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES EAST 104 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 22 MINUTES EAST 100 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING ALSO. BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH is 355 13FEET NORTH AND 2288.10 FEET WEST OF THE EAST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 16 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST 31 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 16 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST 70.16 FEET; THENCE SOUT 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET TO SHORE OF LIME LAKE; THENCE NORTHWEST­ ERLY ALONG SAID SHORE 28 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 105 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING EASEMENT TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER A STRIP OF LAND 16.0 FEET WIE BEING MORE PARTICU­ LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENC­ ING AT A POINT 235 58 FEET NORTH AND 2098 65 FEET WEST OF THE EAST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NOR IH. RANGE 10 WEST; THENCE SOUTH 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST. 101.0 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING; HENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST 16.07 FEET; THENCE NORTH 35 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST 101.23 FEET; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MLA 600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated February 23. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC C 248 593 1301 Trott 4 Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4064490F02 77WJ}7 Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATDN WE OBTAN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to th return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Imerest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by Kenneth W. Koenig, an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc . as nomiee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 15. 2004. and recorded on April 2. 2004 in instrument 1124633. and modified by Affidavit or Order record­ ed on December 9. 2005 m instrument 1157409. m Barry county records. Miogan. and assigned by said Mortgagee to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS. INC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Si’.ty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Twer.*y-Five And 82/100 Dollars (5166325 82). including mtereit at 8% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case mnde and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said n-ortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part f them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on March 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenboo as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 8 West. Johnstown Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence South 84 degrees 35 minutes 15 seconds West along the North Section line of said Section. 1010.97 feet; thence South 4 degrees 33 minutes 16 seconds West 493 84 feet; thence North 85 egrees 26 minutes 44 seconds West 197.44 leet; thence South 11 degrees 31 minutes 22 seconds West 125.00 feet to the Point of Beginning of this description; thence North 73 degrees 03 minutes 31 seconds West 454.00 feet; then south 27 degrees 20 minutes 2 seconds West 250.09 feet, thence South 68 degrees 25 minutes 12 seconds East 528 25 feet; thence North 11 degrees 31 minutes 22 seconds East 290.00 feet to the Point of Beginning Together with the nght of ingress and egress over a 30 foot wide stnp offend described as Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 6 West; thence South 84 degrees 35 minutes 15 seconds West along the North Section line of said Section. 1010.97 feet to the Place of Beginning of sail easement thene South 4 degrees 33 minutes 16 seconds West along the East side of said easement 493 84 feet; thence along the North side of side easement North 85 degrees 20 minutes 44 seconds West 197.44 feet; thence a ong the West side of said easements South 11 degres 31 minutes 22 seconds West 415.0 feel to the Point of Ending Subject to ease­ ments and restrictions of record The redemption period 8tMfl be 12 months from the date of such sate ' ' ‘ • •' Dated: February 16. 2006 For more information. please call: FC X 248 93 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 BT-yham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 rite 4074199F03 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT . Case No. 05-523PD SAND RIDGE BANK. Plaintiff. vs. KENNETH F. CARNS. Defendant___________ / WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS. CO.. LPA By: STUART A. BEST (P40744) Attorneys for Plaintiff 2155 Butterfield. Suite 200-S Troy. Ml 48064 (248) 362-6100 KENNETH F. CARNS In Pro Per 916 Wintergreen Drive Hastings. Ml 49058, ORDER Or AUERNATE SLRY1GE At a session ot sate Court held in the City of Hastings. County of Barry. State of Michigan on Feb 6. 2006 CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE Plaintiff shall serve this matter pursuant to MCR 2.106: By Publication 3 weeks times in Barry County. And by: Posting at 916 Wintergreen Dr . Hastings. Ml 49058 1 st Class mailing to 916 Wintergreen Dr, Hastings. Ml 49058 JAMES H. FISHER CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate FILE NO. 2006-24497 DE Estate of Mary Marciel Buckland. Deceased Date of birth: 12-24-1915. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent Mary Maroe! Buckland, who lived at 255 Prfet Rd . Dowling. Michigan, died December 8. 2005 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Gary W. Buckland, named per­ sonal representative, or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 206 W Court St. Ste 302. Hastings. Ml and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication ol this notice March 1.2006 Vandervoort. Christ & Fisher. P.C By Laura K Chambers P63103 312 Fifth Third Bank Bldg , Battle Creek. Ml 49017 (269) 965-7000 Gary W Buckland 10245 Banfield Rd Dow'-ng. Ml 49050 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACTOUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Fred A Averill joined by his wife. Laune A AveriH. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. mortggee. dated July 10. 2003 and recorded July 18. 2003 in Instrument Number 1108859 Barry County Records There ts claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum ot One Hundred Thirty­ Eight Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-One and 95/100 Dollar? ($138,481 95) mddrng interest at the rate ot 5.50% per annum Under thy power of sate contained m the mort­ gage &.-4J the statutes of the State of Michigan notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some par of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on March 16. 2006. The premises are located in the Township ot Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of th Southwest one-quarter of Section 33. Town 2 North, Range 7 West. Maple Grove Township. Barry County, described as: Commencing al the South one-quarter comer ot said Section, thence North 89 degrees 57 Minutes 28 Seconds West 1637.99 feet along the Southline of said Southwest one-quarter; thence North 00 degrees 41 minutes 03 seconds East 729.97 feet along the West hne of the East 100 acres of said Southwest one-quarter to the centertine of Butter Road and the Point of Beginning; thence North 00 riegrees4l minutes 03 seconds East 1291.53 feet along said West line; thence South 78 degrees 04 minutes 65 seconds East 439.81 feet; thence South 05 degrees 07 minutes 10 seconds West 1071.51 feet: thence Westerly 144.52 feet along said cen­ terline along a 360.0 foot radius curve to the left the chord of which bears South 76 degrees 28 minutes 24 seconds West 143 50 feet; thence South 64 degrees 38 minutes 38 seconds West 233.07 feet along said centerline to the Pont ot Beginning The redemption parted shii be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can reand the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, rf any, are limited solely to the return of the old amount tendered at sate. Dated: February 16. 2006 ORLANSASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems toe.. As Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 365.0010 JLM MIKA MEYERS BECKETT & JONES P! C 900 MONROE AVENUE. N.W. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 495J3 (616) 632-8000 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOS JRE SALE Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC. is ^t empting to collect a debt and any information obtaried will be used for that purpose Default has occurred in the conditions oi mon gages made by Brian Morgan and Mekssa Mo-gan. husband and wife, mortgagors, of 2524 CtoverCate Road. Delton. Ml 49046. to Grand Valley Co-G? Credit Union, a state chartered credit union, mort­ gagee. dated October 28. 2003. recorded in the Office of Register of Deeds for Barry County, on November 7. 2003. in Document Number 1117243 and a mortgage dated October 28. 2003. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County on November 7. 2003, in Document Number 1117245. Because of said default, the mortgagee has declared the entire unpaid amount secured by said mortgages due r."d payable forth­ with. As of the date ot this notice, there ts claimed to be due for principal, all interest acaumg thereafter 2nd expenses on said mortgage recordeo tn Document No. 1117243 the sum of $15,785.96 and $123.0006 23 as to mortgage recorded in Document No 1117245 No suit or proceeding m law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgages, or any part thereof. Notice ts hereby g rven that by virtue ot the power ot sate contained to said mortgages, and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount with mteresi. as provided m said mort­ gages. and all legal casts, charges and expenses, including attorneys* fee? allowed by law. and all taxes and insurance premiums paid by the under­ signed before sate, said mortgages will be fore­ closed by sate of the mortgaged premises at public sate to the highest bidder at the East door ot the County Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan, on Thursday. April 6. 2006. at 1XX) p.m. The premises covered by said mortgages are sit­ uated in lhe Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as follows Beginning at the Southeast corner of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 2 North, Range 9 West; thence West 295 feet; thence North 370 feet, thence East 295 feet; thence south 370 feet to the place of beginning The property is commonly known as 2524 Cloverdale Road. De*m. Michigan 49046. Notice is furtlier i^ven that the length of the redemption period -al be (6) months from the date of sate, unless determined abandoned in accor­ dance with MCL 600 3241a. In which case the redemption penod shaH be X days from the date of sate Dated: February 22. 2006 Grand Valley Co-Op Credit Union By: MIKA MEYERS BECKETT A JONES PLC Attorneys for Mortgagee By Mark A Kehoe 900 Monroe Avenue. NW Grand Rapids Ml 49503 Notice Of Mortgage F oredosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TQ COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE 03TAIN W1LLBE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the retur of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by James A Musser AKA James A Musser Sr.. and Shartyn K Musser, husband and w4e. original mortgagors), to Creve Cocur Mortage Associates. Inc . Mortgagee dated December 11. 2001. and recorded on December 20. 2001 in instrument 1072202. and assigned by mesne assignments to Beal Bank SSB as assignee by an assignment, in Ba«Ty county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there s claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum at One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Nine Hundred One And 90/100 Dollars ($175,901 90). tndudtng interest at 1125% per annum Unde' the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case ade and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on April 6. 2006 Said premises arc situated m Charter Township of Rutland. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of Land commencing at the Northeast Comer of Section 11. Town 3 North. Range 9 West; Thence South 28 Degrees 41 min­ utes X Seconds West 933.45; Feet Thence South 0 Derees 03 minutes X seconds East 937.® Feet to the place of beginning. Thence South 0 Degrees 03 minutes X seconds East 134.5 Feet; Thence South 39 Degrees 33 minutes West 190.3 Feet to the Easterly right-of-way of West State Road; Thence North 50 Degree 27 minutes West 200 Feet; Thence North 39 Degrees 33 minutes East 200 Feet; Thence North 89 Degrees 27 minutes East 148 Feet to the place ot beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in acadance with MCLA 600.3241 a. m which case the redemption period shaH be X days from the date of such sate. Dated: March 9. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 20 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4085936F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILLBE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, to that event, your damages. If any, shall be Mmtted sotefy to the retur of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus IntaraaL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in rhe conditions of a mortgage made by Terry D. Toetes ard Deborah M Tobias, Husband and Wife, originci mortgagor(s). to Ameriques! Mortgage Company Moitgagee, dsed April 22. 2005, and recorded on May 5 2005 in instrument 1145981. in Barry county recoroc Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenqucst Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset Cocked Pass Through Cnificates, Series 2005-R6 u-^er the Pooing and Servicing Agreement dated as u? July 1. 2005. Without Recourse as assignee by an csrignment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be Ou* it the date hereof the sum of One Hundred 1 Jrty Thousand Three Hunded Sixty-Three And 26100 Dollars ($130,363.26). including tntereri at 9 2% per annum. Under the power of sale contained In sud mxlgage and the statute in such case made »rd pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage vnfl be foreclosed by a sal ol the mortgaged prentsev or some part of them, at public vendue, a! tt>j Barn­ County Courthouse to Hastings at 1XX) PM. on April 6. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: All that Part o Section 9. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, more particularly described as: Beginning at a Point North 15 Degrees X Minutes West 477.6 Feet from a Point on the South Line of said Section 9. Destant 1005.5 Feet West of the Souttcast Comer of said Section Runmg thence North 15 Degrees X mmtues West 610 Feet; Thence North 78 Degrees 05 Minutes Easl 217.5 Feet to the Westerly Shore of Bristol Lake; Thence South 13 Degrees 42 Minutes East 50.0 Feet along said Shore; Thence South 75 Degrees 16 Minutes West 25.4 Feet to the Place ol Beginning The redemption penod shaH be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wrth MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaH be X days from the date of such sate Dated arch 9. 2006 For more information, please call FC H 248.593 1300 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4085535F01 DELTON KEILOGG SCHOOLS 327 North Grove Street Delton, Michigan PUBLIC COMMUNITY FORUM TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2006 7:00 P.M. MIDDLE SCHOOL ROOM 10-11 Discussion Topic: 2006-07 BUDGET FAMILY, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. �Page 14 - Thursday. March 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the retun of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Delault has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sarah L Clayton and David W Clayton, wife and husband, original mortgagor(s). to Washington Mutual Bank. FA. Mortgagee date September 24. 2004. and recorded on October 15. 2004 in Liber 2744 on Page 639. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be duo at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety And 23/100 Dollars ($84990 23). including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a s*Je nf the mortgaged premises, or some prt of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 6. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township ol Orangeville. Ssiry County. Michigan, and are described Beginning at a point on the East and West 1/4 fine f Sect-on 18. Town 2 North. Range 10 West. Orangeville Township. Barry County. Michigan. Distant East 324.14 Feet from the West 1X4 post of said Section, thence West along said 1/4 line 125.00 Feet, thence North at rights angles to said V* line 250 00 Fet. thence East 125.00 Feet, thence South 250.00 Feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date Of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated March 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248.593 1305 Trod & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 FHe *076116F02 TnmK FORECLOSURE NOTICE This Arm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information obtained wilt be used tor this purpose. I you are In the Military, please contact our office at the number listed MORTGAGE SALE - Default .as been made m the conditions ol a certain mortgage made by: David J Herman and Mary R Herman, husband and wife to Amenquest Mortgage Company, a elaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated February 23. 2004 and recorded March 4. 2004 in Instrument *1123131 Barry County Records. Michigan Sard mortgage was subsequently assigned to. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee ot Amenquest Mortgag Secunties Inc., Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Senes 2004-R4 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as ol May 1. 2004. Without Recourse, on which mort­ gage there is c!a.med to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousad Six Hundred Seventy-Ntne Dollars and Sixty-Five Cents (St06.679.65) including interest 8.05% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be oreciosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or come part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Co rthouse m Hastings, Ml at 100PM on Thursday. April 13. 2006. Said premises are situated m City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are dscnbed as: Lot 1 of Block 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City, formerly Village, of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof. Commonly known as 436 E Marshall St. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 moths from the da>3 of such sale, unless determined abandoned tn accordance with 1948CL 600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be >0 days from the date of such sale. Dated MARCH 2. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Aenquest Mortgage Securities Inc.. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Senes 2004-R4 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004. Without Recourse. Assignee ol Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo a Associates. P.C. 811 SouhBtvd Suite 100 Rochester HdN. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Re No: 06-44224 tow FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Informatin obtained will bo used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed Wow. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has oeen made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Candi Sarver. A Single Woman to Ameriquet Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated November 26. 2004 and record­ ed December 20. 2004 in Instrument * 1138888 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequent./ assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trutee cf Ameriquest Mortgage Securities inc . Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2005-R1, Under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement dated as ol February 1, 2005. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof th sum of Ninety-Two Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars and Ninety-One Cents ($92,157.91) including interest 6 99% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made ard provided, notice is hereby given tha said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry Couny. Michigan, and are described as: The East 56 feet of Lot 4. Block 2 of Eastern Addition to the City, formerly the Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. Commonly known as 411 East Green Street. Hastings Ml 49058 _The redemption p<iOd shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated FEBRUARY 8. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Compay. as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Secunties. Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2005-R1. Under the Pooling & Servicing Agreement da ted as of February 1. 2005. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Assodtes, P.C. 811 South BNd Suite 100 Rochester Hifis. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-43784 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained wil be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE S' -£ - Default has been made ki the conditions of a mortgage made by TRAVIS E HOWELL A SINGLE PERSON to FIFTH third MORTGAGE-MI. LLC. Mortgagee, dated September 19. 2003. and recorded on Odober 30. 2003, as Instrument No. 1116653. ir. BARRY County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of mnty one thousand two hundred sixty five and 24-100 Dollars ($91,265 24). including .merest at 6.000% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage, will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barr County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1.DO PM on March 23. 2006. Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SECTION 19. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. ASSYIA TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DISTANT NORTH 1180 FEET FROM THE WEST ONE-QUARTER POST OF SA© SEC­ TION 19: THENCE NORTH 360 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SECTION: THENCE EAST 11766 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTIONTO THE WEST ONE-EIGHTH LINE THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH 360 FEET ALONG SAID WEST ONE-EIGHTH LINE; THENCE WEST 1180.4 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER WITH AND EASE MENT 35 FEET IN WIDTH FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS ACROSS THE NORTH IDE OF ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL THE CENTERLINE OF WHICH LIES 2.5 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL AND PARALLEL THERE­ WITH. APPURTENANT TO ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL AND PARCEL ADJOINING THE NORTH SIDE THEREOF The redemption period shall be I2months from the date of such sale. DATED: February 23. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 Rep. Newell has role in establishing state health info tech commission The Michigan House Health Policy Committee has approved a House Republican initiative to create a Health information Technology Commission intended “to improve costs and enhance treatment by fostering technological advances in health care." Stale Rep. Gary Newell (R-Saranac). vice chairman of the House Health Policy Committee, introduced the legislation for the commission to construct guidelines and stan­ dards needed to create a system of informa­ tion sharing on a state-wide basis. Newell represents all of Barry County in the 87th District. The commission will consist of members from varying organizations in both the pub­ lic and private sectors that must have expert­ ise and experience in certain required health care areas. "I have spent many years working to solve problems in health care, especially increases in costs for consumers," said Newell in a statement prepared by the House Republican Communication Services. “This plan is lhe first step in making Michigan a national leader in health care through information technology and will provide1 more efficient mation technology infrastructure in Michigan. House Republicans intend to sup­ port the financial means for the commis­ sion." 1 One of the commission's primary goals is ro eventually provide'Efficient technological advances by transftfritfg Michigan health care for patients. We have the ability to over­ turn rising costs and increase the number of physicians we have here in Michigan by pro­ viding ways to improve our health care sys­ tem." House Speaker Craig DeRoche (R-Novi) was quoted as saying, "By providing infor­ mation technologies in health care, wc are not only improving quality care for Michigan residents, but we are also putting money back in their pockets as we continue through these tough economic times. This commission will provide the necessary information we need to build strong infor­ care medical records into electronic form. The contention is that at least 44,000 peo­ ple die in hospitals each year as a result of medical errors that could have been prevent­ ed. Many of those errors are not caused by individuals but by system failures. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt said up to $500 bil­ lion nationwide could be saved in health care through government programs and private employers adopting common health infor­ mation technology standards. Commission goals include: • Developing a strategic plan to imple­ LAKEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS Attention: Student Transportation Management Companies The LAKEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT u requesting propo*als for student transportation services. Student Transportation Services companies and/or their representa­ PROFESSIONALS! ment a health information technology sys­ tem that reduces medical errors and improves quality of care; • Promoting efficient communication among multiple health care providers, including hospitals, physicians, payers, employers, pharmacies and labbr.'.iories; • Producing efficiencies in health care costs by climina'.ing redundancy in data cap­ ture and storage: • Improving the ability to monitor com­ munity health status; • Providing reliable information to health care consumers and purchasers regarding the vitality and cost effectiveness of health c are, health plans and health care providers; - Requiring an annual report making sug­ gestions to the House and Senate pertaining to community health and information tech­ nology; and • Ensuring confidentiality of health information for patients. "The long-term results of this legislation will save lives and decrease health care costs for patients,” DeRoche said. "Advanced technologies are crucial to the future eco­ nomic growih and development of this great state. We will cut costs and ensure quality care for consumers. Michigan needs to grab hold of this opportunity to be a leader in health care." tives may submit proposals to: LAKEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL Attn: James Richardson. Superintendent 639 Jordan Lake Street Lake Odessa, Ml 48849 There is a pre-bid meeting scheduled at lhe above address on Friday. March 17.2006 at 10:00 a.m. This meeting is mandatory for all inter­ ested parties. All proposals must be submitted no later than Monday. April 10.2006 at 1:00 p.m. Proposals should be delivered in a sealed envelope and addressed to Lakewood Public Schools and be clearly marked Student Transportation Management Proposal. 1-800-237-2379 The Lakewvod Public School Board of Education resents the right BOffSYSTW OF SOUTHWESTMOWN. ML to accept or reject any and/or all proposals or to accept the proposal that is in the best interest of the school district. _ aiOHrtrtM is leal th Lomu_____ Professionals DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS 327 North Grove Street Delton, Michigan COMMUNITY SURVEY Delton Kellogg Schools would like you to participate in a community survey. We encourage you to take a moment to complete the survey about our school district. You can participafe by going to www.dkschools.org and clicking on the community survey link, www.zoomerang.com/suney.zgi7psWEB2253X BYHXLY or you can obtain a paper copy at one of the three building offices. The surveys will be available through March 24. 2006. Hastings City Bank HOME HEALTH AIDES: PART-TIME TELLER Growing private duty home care agency seeking dependable caregivers for all shifts in Hastings. Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer Must have at least I yr. prior experience. service. We arc currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. Please apply in person to: Arcadia Home Health Professionals We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. 53S0 E. Beckley Rd., Battle Crwk, Ml 4M1S Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for 4 YOUR INCOME TAX SPECIALIST 525 W. Apple Street Hastings. Ml 49058 math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ www.wfscpas.com Apply at the Human Resources Department Hustings City Bank 150 W. Court St., Hastings. MI 49058 You can also email your resume to: homehealthprofessional.com FOE Walker, Fluke & Sheldon, plc k CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS tomer relations and sales skills. or online at... www.homehealthprofessional.com frontdesk THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTCT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Wayne D Nicholson and Kimberly A. Nicholson, husband and wife, to First Franklm Financial Corporation, morgagee. dated June 22. 2002 and recorded October 17. 2002 in Instrument Number 1089518. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as Trustee lor First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-FF2 by: Saxon Mortgag Services. Inc. as its attomey-m-fact. it successors and/or assigns by assignment dated June 28. 2002 and recorded on August 25. 2004 in Instrument Number 1122728. Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of NinetyThousand Nine Hundred Forty-Nine and 327100 Dollars ($90,949 32) includ­ ing interest at the rate of 10.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m the mort­ gage and lhe statutes of the State of Michigan, notice ts hereby given that the mortgge wifi be fore­ closed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on March 16. 2008. The premises are located in the Township oi Hastngs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in Section 9. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, described as: commencing at the North one-quarter post: thence South along the North and South one-quarter line 1172.5 leet; thence West 660.5 eet from center line ot M-43 (old) to beginning; thence West 220 leet; thence South 200 feet; thence East 220 leet; thence North 200 feet to point ot beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the proper! is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of the sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and here ts a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event your damages, if any. are hmrted solely to the return ot the bid amount tendered at sale Dated February 16. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Welts Fargo Bank National Assocition. as Trustee 'or First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-FF2 by: Saxon Mortgage Services. Inc. as Its attomey-m-fact. it successors and/or assigns . As Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 244 0823 krb rrvxm* EOE/M-F 0BM0I11 ___ I Chnslopher J. Fluke. CPA Katherine K. Shckkxi. CPA CALL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY (269) 945-9452 Weird water tower scene The top sections of Lake Odessa's new water tower on M-50 west of the vil­ lage were hoisted into place Tuesday by Caldwell Tank. Inc. Once the bowl is welded into place, there will be ladders and wiring suspended in the water to prevent corrosion. The paint will cost about $50,000 and the color is yet to be decided by the village The 300,000-gallon tank should be in operation by July 1. It will serve the expansion at Sunny Fresh and the growing village. (Photo by Helen Mudry) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, March 9. 2006 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Traffic accident takes life of Caledonia woman I or Suh //< Z/l Waith tl 599 AMISH LOG BED w/ DRIVER: .additional CDl-B GAINES TOWNSHIP — Troopers from the Michigan Slate Police post in Rockford are investigating a fatal traffic crash that took the life of a 44-year-old Caledonia woman March 7. Preliminary investigation indicates a vehicle driven by Kay Elizabeth Blanchard, 44, of Bradley, was westbound on M-6 near Hanna Lake when it crossed the median and struck an castbound vehicle driven by Donna Elaine Ihrig. 44. of Caledonia. Ihrig was pinned in her vehicle and had to be extricated by members of the Gaines Township Fire Department. Ihrig died a short time later at St Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids from injuries sustained in the crash Both drivers were wearing seatbelts and alcoho! is believed to be a factor in the crash. queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envimnmnit (616)248-7729 Teen-agers apprehended for vandalism incidents FOR SALE: hardwood/slab­ WOODLAND — Troopers from the Michigan State Police Hastings Post were handled a malicious destruction of property complaint at an address in Woodland Township, where suspects had spray painted grafitti onto a vehicle. During the investigation, three suspects were identified, a 14-year-oid female, a 13-year old male and 16-year-old male) and it was determined the juveniles were involved in another incident in which tliey spray painted a sign as well as 'turfed* a local school yard. All suspects confessed to the crimes. 80 CAR­ YARDS/BERBER PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $800 - sell $295. (517)204-0600_______________ wood $10 a bundle. Hard­ wood trim piece firewood, $10 a bucket load, pre-cut. Call (269)838-6623.__________ SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with piUowtop mat­ tress set $175. (517)719-8062 Kt al I shift Employee of bar confesses to embezzlement HASTINGS — A 50-year-old woman has confessed to emblezzemcnt of about $36,000 from a local bar where she was an employee. Troopers from the Michigan Stale Police. Hastings post, received the complaint and developed information leading to ques­ tioning of the suspect, who later made the confession. This case is still under investigation. Hastings man arrested for indecent exposure HASTINGS — Troopers from the Michig;ji State Police, Hastings post, have arrested a 50-year-old local man after a com­ plaint he would stand in the front window of ms residence wearing women's clothing. Upon investigating the incident, an arrest warrant was obtained and the suspect arrested for aggravated indecent exposure and indecent exposure. The suspect was lodged at the Barry County Jail. Series of burglaries solved with the arrest of 2 men 421 S. STREET, WASHINGTON HASTINGS: 2 story, 3 bedroom, 2nd floor deck off bedroom, overlooks private backyard. 1 bath with Victorian tub, living room with fireplace, sur­ rounded by charming builtin bookcases, enclosed back porch for mild-weather ac­ tivities. 1 car attached ga­ rage, full basement, $99,500. Call 610-761-6541 for ap­ pointment_________________ MORTGAGE MAGIC: 20* yrs. exp. 0 down, no income proof $750 + monthly- your nouse or ours, problem properties & credit ok. FFR, (616)299-0757 or (269)795­ 0076 PUBLIC NOTICE: Real Es­ BARRY COUNTY — State Police troopers say they have solved a series of breaking ind enterings and larcenies in the area with the arrests of two men. Michael Adams. 30. and Jason Elkins, 32. were have been charged with multiple counts of breaking and entering and larce­ ny from new construction sites and construction trailers. During the course of the investigation a majority of the stolen property was recovered. Troopers also assisted Prairieville Township Police Department. Allegan County Sheriff’s Department. Barry County Sheriff’s Dept., and State Police from Wayland with making disposition on their complaints. Motorist arrrested after one-car accident BARRY TOWNSHIP — A 40-year-old motorist was arrested Feb. 24 after troopers from the Michigan State Police Hastings post arrived at lite scene of a one car crash in Barry Township. Police said a vehicle had struck a tree, and upon arrival on scene, the vehicle was found with extensive damage to the front end. The vehicle was found to be unoccupied, but while troopers were al the scene, the driver returned. Further inveuigulion revealed the man was operating while impaired and a breath test revealed a . 12% blood alcohol level. The suspect was arrested and lodged at the Barry County Jail. Troopers asking for help in gas drive-off THORN APPLE TOWNSHIP — State Police troopers from the Hastings post are sekking help in determining the identity nf motorist who filled his car with gas at the Thomapple Trading Post and then drove off without paying. The suspect vehicle was described as a red in color Chevy 4X4 pickup with a tool box in the bed of the truck bearing an unknown Michigan registration plate. Anyone with information is asked to call (269) 948-8283. Driver lodged for impaired, suspended license HASTINGS — A 25-year-old Battle Creek man was arrested March 3 by troopers from the Hastings post after they conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle. After contacting the driver, it was revealed he was operating under the influence of drags and driving while license suspend­ ed. He also was also cited for failing to transfer registration and possession of open intoxicants. The driver was lodged at the Barry County Jail. Passenger bolts, runs into even more trouble A 26-year-old Hickory Comers man was arrested for resisting and obstructing and possession of marijuana March 3 after state police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for failure to wear seatbelt. A passenger in the vehicle abruptly exited as police approached and the odor of marijuana could be smelled emanating from the vehicle. A baggie of marijuana was later located under the seat where the passenger had been seated. While attempting to place the passenger under arrest, a brief straggle ensued and eventually he was taken into custody. The suspect was lodged at lhe Barry County Jail. tate Auction. By court, back or seller order 1920 Dowling road, Hastings. 2BR, 1BA, l.lOOsf* single family. OPENING BIDS: $1,000. Property sells: 10am, Mon­ day, March 20 at 4125 Stone­ gate Rd, Kalamazoo. Inspec­ tion l-4pm, Sunday before sale day and 2 hours before sale time. Visit williamsauction.com or call (800)801­ 8003. MANPOWER OF ANTIQUE SHOW: Barry County Fairgrounds Expo Complex on M-37, March llth-12th. Just north of Hastings on M-37. Satur­ day, 10am-6pm,Sunday, 10am-4pm. $3 admission. HAST­ INGS - Has an opening for a direct hire position for a lo­ cal well service. QualTied applicants must have a cur­ rent CDL license and be able to operate some heavy equipment. Must be me­ chanically inclined, hard working, enjoy manual labor and working outside. All qualified applicants must be willing to take a drug screen prior to starting and have an updated resume. For more information please contact / <»/ lit lit FOR RENT: 3 bedroom. 15 bath house on Algonquin Lake. 1 car garage, new win­ dows, furnace and carpet. $795/month plus deposit. (517)663-1908 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. Hast nt ss Stfiitts the HASTINGS MANPOW­ ER OFFICE at (269)948-3000. BEST POSITION OPEN: LI­ BRARY SUPPORT STAFF. Painting & home mainte­ nance. Call Michael Evans, (269)795-3133. Shelve books, all items, as­ sist library patrons, open mail. Qualifications: know Dewey Decimal System; con­ cern for details; good inter­ personal skills; computer ex­ perience. Hours: 15 per week, afternoons & eve­ nings. No benefits, $5.15 per hour. Apply: Hastings Pub­ lic Library bv March 18, 2006._________ ______________ RATES DIVORCE AROUND: AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173.______________ PROFESSIONAL CLEAN­ ING SERVICE has openings for Spring cleaning. Morn­ ings appointments available. Fast, trustworthy, great hourlv rate. Call Sarah (269)948-9437. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy. Hastings. 2 FREE GARAGE DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. Whiplash Season SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. / shift Salt ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717_______________ I osf A / otllltl LOST: female black poodle mix (Peekapoo) on 3/4, on south side of town. Reward. (269)948-4050 or (269)948­ 4064 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything hom business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or sTOp in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. Dr. Mike Caltton, D.C. MKtfqon Su» UnMWM, Nomol Cotogo ol Cr*mcK Neck injuries resulting from automobile accidents are often called Whiplash. Whiplash causes neck pain, upper back pain and headaches that can per­ sist for months Jis; the in­ jury. Using gentle spinal adjustments. Chiropractic has been proven effecti.n for the treatment of whip­ lash injuries. Formore information call: Nashville Chiropractic (517) 852-2070 We ary a BtueCroex, Blue PPO. Medcare. Meo<ca<d and PPOM provider Most insurances accepted Driver arrested for being 3 times over the limit CLOVERDALE — A 43-year-old Delton man was found to have a .24% blood alcohol level, three times the legal limit, u hen he was arrested for drank driving March 3 on M-43. Troopers from state police in Hastings conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on M-43 Highway near Cloverdale Road and a search subsequent to arrest was conducted of the vehicle and an opened can of beer was located under a coat on the floorboard. The 37-year-old female passenger of Delton admitted the beer was hers and she was cited.. The driver was subsequently lodged at the Barry County Jail. Traffic stop results in 2 arrests in Middleville MIDDLEVILLE — Two young men were arrested March 5 by troopers from the Hastings post of Michigan State Police after they conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a loud exhaust and improper registration plate. The 26-year-old male drive of Middleville, he was found to be driving while license suspended. After placing the driver under arrest, the passenger. 25-year-old male from Middleville was observed with an open bottle of beer located in plain view. A terry pat down search was conducted of the passenger and a baggie of marijuana was located. Both individuals were lodged at the Barry County Jail. Break-in investigated in Orangeville ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP — Troopers from the Michigan State Police post in Hastings continue to investigate to a breaking and entering of a residence located in Orangeville Township. Investigation revealed unknown person or persons broke into the residence sometime between Feb. 23 and March 5 and stole several firearms. Anyone with any information is asked to call (269) 948-8283. Driver flees scene, later is arrested at home NASHVILLE — Michael Collier. 33. of Nashville, was arrested March 3 by Barry County Sheriff’s deputies and charged with driving while his license was suspended (second offense). Officers investigated a single-vehicle accident on Curtis Road in Barry Township and discovered the driver had left the scene. Subsequent investigation led deputies to Collier's address When questioned by the officers. Collier admitted he was lhe driver of the vehicle. Area youth have a solid season at The Courthouse The Bleam Eavestroughing basketball team closed out two sessions recently in the fifth and sixth grade league at The Courthouse athletic center with a record of 12 wins and 5 losses Team members were (front from left) Isaac Smith, Conner Vonderhoff. John Dinges. (middle) Luke Heide. Corey Robins. David Pierce. Travis Sixberry. assistant coach Mike Smith, (back) coach Eric Heide. Brandon Redman. Tyler Williams, and Adam Barker > �Page 16 - Thurfxlay. March 9, 2006 - The Hastings Banner ■EXHIBITS • Picturing Faith: Religious America in Government Photography is an exhibit at the Calvin College Center Art Gallery's Spoelhof Center, 3201 Burton SE, Grand Lapids. Gallery hours are Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-9 p.m, Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.. Sat. noon-4 p.m. See www.calvin.edu/centerangjlJcry for more information. Through March IS. • From Goodnight Moon to Art Dog: The World of Clement Edith and Thacher Hurd is a collection of more than 70 original illus­ trations from two generations of the Hurd family, who profoundly influenced children’s literature for more than 60 years. The exhibit is on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Includes interactive activities, a reading area and a scale diorama of the Great Green Room from Goodnight Moon. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Call the info line at (269) 349-3959 for more info. Through March 19. • Fashion in Film: Period Costumes for the Screen is on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Exquisitely hand made cos­ tumes, designed with precise accuracy to the period, will bring to life the many art forms that make up the art of film. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m., dosed Mondays. Adult admission is $7, sen­ iors and students $6, children 6-17 $3. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through March 26. • Energy and Inspiration: AfricanAmerican Art from the Permanent Collection is a selection of paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and sculptures by African-American artists from the collection at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street downtown Kalamazoo. Call the KIA at (269) 349-7775 or the info line at (269) 349-3959. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noun-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Through April 9. • Treasures of Ancient Egypt The Ques for Immortality is on dispiay at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. There are 141 objects in Treasures of Ancient Egypt ranging from 2,000-4,000 years old, including gold death masks, massive stone sculptures, ornate jew­ elry and painted coffins. The exhibition also features an authentic full-scale, re-created burial chamber of pharaoh Thutmose III. The Museum will be open for extended hours from 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday hours are 9-5, and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Public admission to the exhibit and all museum gal­ leries for adult non-members is (ages 18-61): $17, senior citizen non-members (62 and over): $16, children ron-members (ages 3-17): $10, and children under 3 are free. Througft May 7. Coffee House in downtown Hastings at 8 p.m. This local band will get you n<king for sure. Lead by Tony Lajoye featuring Matt Gibbons, Rubin Booms, Mitch Myers and Brandon Willard. This group has always played to a full house and this show promises to be a great one. Saturday, March 11. • Howard University Choir will perform a free concert at the Battle Creek First Congregational Church, 145 Capital Ave. NE, from 7 to 9 p.m. The choir is nationally recog­ nized for its performances of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and other datsical com­ posers as well as negro spirituals. March 11. • Broadway Theatre Guild presents Joseph A the Technicolor Dream Coat at DeVos Performance Hall. Performances are Tuesday A Wednesday 730 p m., Thursday 2 A 730 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. A 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. A 6 p.m. This irre­ sistible musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel's favorite son, paints a pic­ ture of betrayal and hardship, prophecy and forgiveness. This Joseph cannot be missed. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Patrick Cassidy plays Joseph in this new national tour. For more information contact the Broadway Theatre Guild online: www.bv.ay gr.org. For mere information call (616) 235­ 6285 or visit www.devosperformancehall.org. March 7-12. • Thomapple Wind Band will close its 10th season by joining the KCC Concert Band at 3 p.m. at the Binda Center on the KCC cam­ pus in Battle Creek. Program indudes "A Tribute to Glenn Miller" and selections from “Annie." Admission is free. Sunday, March 12. • Bach's Lunch: Gwenneth Bean will per­ form Tuesday at noon at the St. Cecilia Music Society's Dexter Ballroom. Admission is free. For more information call (616) 459-2224 or visit www.scmsonline.org or email semstick0iserv.net. March 14. • The Music Man will be performed by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, performance times are Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. 76 Trombones lead the big parade of hit songs and laughter as Harold Hill's con game is derailed by love for Marian the Librarian . For more i.-.formation call (616) 222-6020 or visit www.grcl.org/season.html or email info0grct.org. Through March 18. MISCELLANEOUS • 'Inside the Library' Sale from 10 ajn.-6 p.m. at the Hastings Library. Hardcovers $3, softcovers $1.50. March 11. • Kalamazoo Weekend Indoor Flea Market/Antique Event will be heldfrom 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.3 p.m. at the Kalamazoo County Center Building and Fairground, 2900 Lake St. Nearly 100 dealers will be selling antiques and collectibles. Admission is free. Thos seek­ ing a booth can call (269) 383-8761 for more information. March 11 & 12. • Wine Workshop is being presented from 6-9 p.m. by KCCs Lifelong Learning program at the Bumham Brook Center's Country Kitchen, 200 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek. Sommelier Cecil Robbins will share his latest picks of inexpensive wine (under $12). Class will cover wine basics as well as teach tips and techniques to show you how to select • Barbara Bailey Hutchison will perform value wines year 'round. Class is $49 and live at the Delton District Library. Hutchison includes all food and beverages. Mutt be 21 to has performed at the White House twice and register. Class limited to 20 students. Register her voice has been featured in several nation­ with credit card by calling (269) 965-4134 or al Tv and radio commercials. For more infor­ www.kellogg.edu/lifelong for more informa­ mation about the Grammy-winning Detroit tion. Monday, March 13. native see her web site at bbhsings.com • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Thursday, March 9. Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the • Casual Classics Series: Woodwinds and Hastings Public Library. The event is free and Brass Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Friday at 8 open to all parents and pre-school age chilp.m. at the St. Cecilia Music Society. For more Cati (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ information call (616) 459-2224 or visit. tion. Every Friday. www.grsymphony.org. March 9-10. • Swing Dance at the Richland • The Tommy Castro Band will perform at Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across the Kalamazoo State Theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at are $12 in advance, $13.50 day of show. 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ Friday, March 10. ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages • Classical Splendor will be performed by and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra at Miller al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring Auditorium. The concert will feature a a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 Beethoven symphony (No. 3 “Eroica"), a for details. First Friday of every month Mozart piano concerto (No. 17), and an open­ September through June. ing work by a dynamic contemporary com­ • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing poser- “Alegria" by Roberto Sierra. Friday, Master's Band at the Richland Area March 10. Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, • Friday Nights at GRAM: Rick Reuther Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 from 5-9 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Art per person. Beginning dance lessons are Museum. Live jazz music and all areas of the offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ play from 5:30 p.m. to 730 p.m. in the sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at cash bar will be available. Formore informa­ (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd tion call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramon- Sunday each month. line.org. Match W. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall • 4th Annual Hastings High School Steel starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. Drum Band Concert will take place at State • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center Grounds Coffee House in downtown in Battle Creek from 6:30-830 p.m. Singles Hasting*. Two shows are planned with start and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must times at 7 and 8.30 p.m. This packed house be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 ex ent has been a great time for the band and for members). Lean basic steps in East coast everyone who attends. The talented student swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. band is lead by Rubin Booms. No cover Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. charge, one drink minimum. Friday, March 10. • Is You Is will perform at State Grounds MUSIC THEATRE Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can b«? : eached by phone at (269) 945-2454 Check cxl the Chamber’s website at www barrycJtamber.com CHECK OUT THESE MARCH BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 10 Pre-School Story Time at 10*30 pjn. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is "E" animals. Free. 11-12 Antique Show at the Barry Fxpo Center. Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $3 admission. 16 Stock Market Challenge sponsored by Junior Achievement of Southwest Michigan. Cal! Karen Dailey (269) 968-9188 for details. 17 Pre-School Story Time at 1030 p.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is "F" animals. Free. 17 SL Patrick's Parade in downtown Hastings at 4 pjn. 18 SL Patrick's Welcome Spring Dance at the Barry County COA building, 320 W. Woodlawn, Hastings. Sponsored by Living Connections Widowed Persons Group. 18 Leadership Barry County Graduation will take place. Call 945­ 2114 for more information. 18 ^Thomapple Cred? Union Annual Meeting at 9 a.m. at the Hastings branch- 202 W. Woodlawn Ave., Hastings. Call 623-6700 for more information. 18 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park In Hastings. 21 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 21 Dutch Tea A Tour at the W.K. Kellogg Manor House at the MSU Kellogg Biological Station. Dutch tea just like the colonists brought to America in the 1600s. Sandwiches, scones, and other traditional treats can be enjoyed along with Dutch teas. $18 for adults, $12 for children 2-12 years. Pre-paid registration reque^d. Call (269) 671-2416 or e­ mail to manorhouse0msu.kbs.edu to register. 21-22 World of Reading Book Sale at the Pennock Hospital Conference Center. 23 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 23 Homebuyers Seminar at Hastings City Nank from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Registration recommended by calling 945-2401. Attendees receive $250 off processing at H.C.B. 24 Pre-School Story Time at 10*30 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. Theme is "F" animals. Call 945-4263 for more information. 24 K-12 County-wide Art Show at the Thomapple Arts Council. Call 945-2002. 25 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 25 Video Game Tournament at the Hastings Library from 3-7 p.m. Call 945-4263 for more information. 28 Live Under the Dome Concert Series featuring the Lakewood Area Choral Society at the Hastings United Methodist Church at 3 p.m. 28 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 30 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 31 Pre-School Story Time at the Hastings Public Library at 1030 a.m. Glten Stick Fracture will perform live at 630 p.m. the Delton District Library March 16. A Christian pop/punk band from Muskegon, GSF has performed together for three years. Grand Rapids Ballet presents; Peter Pm at DeVbs Performance Hall March 17-19. Performances are Friday at 730 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. A 730 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Join the Grand Rapids Ballet Company as they celebrate i DO years of one of the most beloved stories of all time with an original production of Peter Pan. Though a century has passed since we were first introduced to Peter, Wendy, and the Lost Boys of Neverland, this is one story that will never grow old. For more information call (616) 454-4771 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Spring Evening « part of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra's Epic Evenings series of concerts at the Epic Center March 17-18 at 8 p.m. The chamber music program indudes Britten's "The Sword in the Stone," Mozart's Hom Quintet, and Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No. 1. KSO Principal Michael Wood is featured soloist for the Mozart piece. The KSQs Burdick-Thr.me Quartet will be fea­ tured during the Tchaikovsky <r*r.position. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students and children. Cal! 1-800-228-9858 for tickets or more information. Sevendust with special guest Nonpoir* at The Orbit Room March 18. Ages 18 and up. $20 in advance, $23 day of show. Cali '616) 456-3333 to charge tickets by phone. Ralnmazoo Living History Shaw will Ma­ ture over 10,000 re-enactors from the Frerch and Indian Wars to the Civil War and over 270 craftsmen and dealers of pre-1890 living his­ tory supplies and related crafts March 18-19 at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center. History scholars and artists will present sev­ eral programs on several topics centered on the Pontiac Indian Uprising of 1763-1764. Adr-:'sion is $5 for adults, children 12 and under admitted free. See www.kalamazooshow.com for more information. Fall Out Boy will perform at the Delta Plex in Walker March 21 at 630 p.m. Doors at 530 p.m. General admission tickets are $30. Tickets can be charged by phone at (616) 456­ 3333 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Parking is $5. Chris Andrus will perform live at 630 p.m. at the Delton District Library March 23. A singer/songwriter inspired by Jeff Buckley, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Brian Wilson, Andrus is also guitarist and vocalist for Middlefield. Bob Zany is well known for his The Zany Report from the Bob A Tom radio show and has also appeared on HBO, David Letterman, and The Tonight Show. Zany will be perform­ ing March 24 A 25 at Gary Fields Comedy Club Theatre in Battle Creek. Joe Tyler is a very funny man. Tickets are $12. Ages 18 and over. Call (269) 965-1646 for info Grand Rapids Symphony Pons Seriavresz entsi A Gershwin Gala with Kishna Davis. Er Lester Lynch Friday A Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. at DeVos Performance Ha!l March 24-26. Enjoy the sound of George and Weekly SUDOKU Ira Gershwin. The duo redefined America’s musical landscape with tunes like Let’s call the Whole Thing Off, Rhapsody in Blue 6t Porgy and Bess. John Varineau-conductor. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Big Band Bash will be presented by the Rattle Creek Central High Jazz Band and the Loy Norrix Jazz Band at the Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 530-1030 p.m. Saturday, March 25. Evening features dinner, big band music, dancing and door prizes. Dinner includes carved steamship round of beef, chicken breast in white wine sauce, lasagna, and more. Tickets xre $20 per person. For more information call (269) 965-9559. Moiart’s Requiem will be performed at 730 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at the First Assembly of God Church, 800 S. 24th St., Battle Creek. The Battle Creek Symphony will perform Mozart's brooding piece along with his festive "Haffner" Symphony No. 35. Also performing are the Battle Creek Community Chorus, members of the Battle Creek Girls' Chorus, and professional soloists soprano Aifrelynn Roberts, contralto Camille DeBoer, tenor David Sadlier, and baritone Gerald Blanchard. This is a rescheduled event that was originally planned, at the W.K. Kellogg Auditorium which was changed due to reno­ vations to the venue. There will also be a brief auction during intermission with a gourmet dinner for up to 12 by chef Maria Ptadn at the historic Franke home in Marshall, advance tickets are $5-538 tor adults, $5-$16 far chil­ dren and can lx* purchased by calling (269) 565-2199. West Michigan Pet Expo will be held at the Delto Plex March 25-26. There will be vendors A breeders of all types of pets, a pet adoption center, a petting zoo, pony rides and all types of am.-nal entertainment including the Classic K-9 Shew, Gwen Miller-Pet Astrologer, Doggie Fashion Show, and The Dog Stars. Tickets are $5 for adults; $1 of every admis­ sion will be donated to the Humane Society of Kent County. Parking is i.**e. Live Under the Dome Concert Scries feaiuring the Lakewood Area Choral Society March 26 at 3 p.m. at the Hastings United Meibodht Church. Grand Rapids Symphony presents fichara and Helen DeVos Clmcnl Scrim Pointn oj View at DeVos Performance Hall March 31April 1. Guest conductor Shuntaro Sato vail lead pianist Yuja Wang in a performance of Dvorak's “Symphony No. 8." For more infor­ mation call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Powerman SQQQ with special guest Two Heded Chan, Unaltered, and one more act T.B.A. at the Intersection Tuesday, April IL Show w ages 16 and over. Tickets are $15 in advance. Doors open at 630 p m. for the 7 p.m. show. Actors' Theatre 2nd Annual Benefit will present excerpts from their upcoming produc­ tion of "Urinetown" as well as food, cocktails, a silent and live auction May 6 at 7 p.m. in Spectrum Theatre at Grand Rapids Community College. Call (616) 234-3998 for more information. □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□!!□□□□ naDanaapa J9MSJV — nxoans - Coming in APRIL 1 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 4 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings 6 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 8 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 11083845 Ptace a number m the empty tones m euch a way that each row across each coium.i down and each smalt square contains aS of numbers from one Io rane DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK * Moderate ♦ * ★ Challenging HOOBOY! • classified ads 269-945-9554 or 1-800-870-7085 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 9, 2006 - Page 17 Salome's S+ars _ • • BORN THIS WEEK: . Share-A-Thon, instrument petting zoo Saturday set at Community Music School You approach life in a wise and measured manner, which gives you an edge in many areas. (March 21 to April 19) Consider aOfl^moving beyond the usual methods nS^^kto find a more creative means of ^handling a difficult on-tne-job K situation. Avoid confronta­ tion and. instead, aim for ^cooperation. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Seasonal change creates a new look ■L^^rjfor the outdoors. It also inspires Taureans to redo / ; By their ov environments, and k this is a good week to start J J ] redoing both your home and workplace. Enjoy. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A misunder­ standing needs to be straightened out so the wrong impression isn’t allowed to stand. If neces­ sary. offer to support the use of a third party to act as an impartial arbitrator. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A career change offering what you want in money and responsi­ bilities could involve moving to a new location. Discuss this with family members before making a decision. a?JES J LEO (July 23 to August 22) Feeling miffed “ .over how you believe you I were treated is understand■ able. But before you decide ■to “set things straight.” make ■ sure the whole thing wasn’t J just a misinterpretation of the facts. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) @'Up Showing you care makes it J’Veasier to build trust and gain an advantage in handling a deli­ neate situation. What you learn flJBfrom this experience will also J^hclp you understand yourself LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) ^Planning fix the future is fine, especially if you include the .roles that family members may \ be asked to play. Don’t be sur- pf prised if some hidden emotions arc revealed in the process. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) ■^Making choices highlights Imuch of the week, and you rffhave a head start here, thunks ^to your ability to grasp the F ' facts of a situation and inter­ pret them in a clear-cut manner. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to g. K -December 21) Carrying a torch can be a two-way situation: It \ ^^^can either keep you tied to the past or help light your way to the future. The choice, as J jf J always, has to be yours. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January fo ~x l 9) Your watchwords this week ▼J^^^t^are: ’’Focus.” “Focus.” ^M^K*“F0cus." Don't let yourself be ^H^^^Wdistracted from what you set '1X11 lo do There’ll be time later d d to look over other possibilities. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A flk*orkplace opportunity might require changes you’re not ^keen on making. Discuss the Iplusses and minuses with ^someone familiar with the ^situation before you make a decision. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Love and romance are strong in your .aspect this week. If you’ve ■r\7 'Mt* already met the right person. V 7\ Jcxpect your reblionship to T 'grow. And if you’re still koking. odds are you'll soon *be finding it. © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. Music lessons arc not just for kids. More and more adults are picking up instruments they used to play as youngsters, and some arc starting from scratch. Several adult music students will be among the performers at the Community Music School's Sharc-A-Thon Festival this Saturday. March II. 9:30 to 1:30 at the Music Center. The public is invited to watch the perform­ ances and to explore learning opportunities for all ages at the school. The event celebrates the tenth anniversary of the school, which enrolls more than 500 students at sites in Br.ttle Creek and Hastings. The event also raises funds to keep tuition low and fund need-based scholarships. About 15% of the students receive financial assis­ tance based on household size and income. Student and faculty performers are now gath­ ering pledges. Adult voice student Betty McMickens will perform the sp:ritual "Steal Away’ at the Share-A-Thon. She began studying with Dixie Hamlin at the Community Music School to develop the courage the sing solo at her church. "I used to be afraid to sing by myself in front of people. Now it feels great." McMickens said. Also performing will be professional facul­ ty members Karla Rohrbacher and Katie Wolfe, and Music Center executive director Elinor Marsh. The public is invited to explore opportuni­ ties in arts and education at the Share-AThon. Exhibitors include Marshall Music and Masteller Music; the Art Center of Battle Creek, the Battle Creek Youth Orchestra. Kellogg Community College, and Olivet College. Also present will be the Battle Creek Boychoir. Girls' Chorus. Community Chorus and Symphony. Face-painting and refreshments will also be featured. The event is free of charge. For more information, call 963-1911, ext.2585. The Music Center is located on the north end of Fremont Street at Kellogg Community College. The school’s Hastings branch will hold a Sharc-A-Thon on Saturday. March 18. Visit www.musiccenterscmi.com. The Community Music School is a pro- This week's sefeebon: Date Movie Running time: 90 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 Early in the film. Alyson Hannigan's char­ acter is getting her teeth flossed by her thera­ pist (don't ask), and he pulls out a chicken wing from between her teeth. Her therapist then exclaims, “A chicken wing!” That’s how stupid “Date Movie” is. It is a stupid movie made for people so stupid they need the sight gags explained to them. As you’ve probably surmised from the TV ads. “Date Movie” is allegedly a spoof of romantic comedies done a la the “Scary Movie” series. In fact. “Date Movie” was made by two of the six writers of “Scary Movie” — which makes it one-third as funny, if my math is correct. Hannigan stars as Judith Jones, a lovesick waitress in a Greek diner owned by her blackIndian-Japanese-Jewish-Greek family. While waiting tables one day she meets foppish Brit Grant Fonckyerdoder (Adam Campbell), which sets up a “Bridget Jones’ Diary’7”My Big Fat Greek Wedding”/”Hitch”/”Meet the Parents” convoluted spoofatorium that’ll have you using your popcorn barrel as an air­ sickness bag before the first 20 minutes have passed. better. ---------- Super Crossword___ J0Af<s 106 Plot lit UtSe house Alyson Hannigan and Sophie Monk spoof "Kill Bill" in ‘Date Movie." Other movies are spoofed, like “Say Anything.” “The Wedding Planner.” “When Hany Met Sally” (guess which scene?), but all of them fall flat. Apparently the filmmakers felt it was enough if you just got the movie reference, rather than spend a little time actually writing a joke. And as 1 mentioned above, the few attempts at originality the movie does proffer are undercut by having the characters explain the joke to you. Don’t see it in the theater. Don’t wait for the rental. “Date Movie” is one of the worst comedies ever made. GRADE: F © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. ALONG CAME S« Nervous SO Contented gram of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, funded in part by the Battle Creek Communit) Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. • According to a recent estimate, 90 percent of all Americans live within 15 miles of a Wal­ Mart store. • Talk about an ignominious way to die: A 61-year-old British man named George Pearce was tatally crushed by pork. It seems that a truck hauling 20 tons of the meat overturned, dumping its cargo on Pearce's Volkswagen. By the time the emergency’ responders dug to the bottom of the huge pile of pork, the poor man was long since dead. • Next time you’re traveling by air, consid­ er this: Seven percent of single women and 15 percent of single men say they've ended up dating someone they met on an airplane. • Its still not known who made the follow­ ing (rather bitter, but certainly heartfelt) observation: "An auditor is the guy who comes in after the battle to bayonet the wounded." • On average, there are 50 volcanic erup­ tions around the globe every year. • Given society's prurient interest in all things sexual, you may not be surprised to MAGIC MAZE 9 learn that a certain aphrodisiac once cost twice as ttluth aS gold. However, you pitia­ bly will be surprised to leam that the sub­ stance in question is whale vomit. There's i-o explanation of how tlie vomit was collected. Incidentally, whale vomit has been proved to increase amorous urges. Before you run out to find some, though, you might keep in mind that the study was performed using male rats; its efficacy in causing human arousal is ques­ tionable. • According to records left by the ancients, plastic surgery on noses was being conducted as early as 750 B.C. • In the early days of the American Colonies, it was commonplace for the Puritans to have baked beans for breakfast on Sundays. Thought for the Day: "I wish I could tell you my age, but it's impossible. It keeps changing all the time." — Greer Garson © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. THE OBSERVATION DECK V)et dearer still tz that Irish hill than all the world beside; Its home, sweet home, where’er I roam, thtvjgh lands and waters WILLIAM ALLINGHAM C 2006 by King Features Syndicale. Inc. 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March 9.2006 - The Hastings Banner Vikes win 15th straight district title by Brett Bremer Sports Editor If this was the line-up for the Class B state semifinals in Kalamazoo, Hamilton vs. Lakewood and Coopersville vs. South Christian, few people out side of Coopersville or Marysville would bat an eye. It isn’t the line-up for the state semifinals however. It’s the line-up for next Saturday’s regional tournament at Charlotte High School. in the last state poll of lhe regular season. South Christian was named the No. 1 team in the state in Class B. Hamilton No. 3, and Lakewood No. 4. Bad news for the Coopersville Broncos, and the two top four teams that won’t get a chance to advance as far as lhe state quarter­ finals. Lakewood will take on Hamilton in the regional semifinal Saturday 10 a.m., then South Christian faces off against the Broncos in the other semifinal. The regional champi­ onship is scheduled for 1 p.m. The Vikings won their 15th consecutive district championship and first under new head coach Christine Grunewald last Saturday at Ionia, topping Belding three games to none in the final 25-8,25-3,25-9. Attacks were flying from e 'ery which way at the Redskins. Amy Joostbems led Lakewood with nine kills in the champi­ onship match and Stevie Spetoskey and Morgan Pennington had eight apiece. Chelsea Brehm led the Vikings with 19 assists and two aces in the title tilt Joostbems had two blocks and Spetoskey 11 digs. The Vikings didn't lose a game all day. Lakewood topped Eaton Rapids in lhe district semifinal 25-9,25-10.25-19. Brehm had 33 assists in the win over lhe Greyhounds, Joostbems 13 kills and four blocks, and Spetoskey six digs. Kassandra Clarke had six kills and three blocks for Eaton Rapids. Belding defeated Portland 25-8. 25-3. 25-9 in the other semifinal Saturday lo reach the championship match. At Hamilton on Saturday, lhe Hawkeycs defeated Hudsonville Unity Christian in five games for lhe title. 23-35. 35-19. 16-25. 25- 22. 15-8. South Christian had a much smoother time at Godwin Heights, topping its O-K Gold rivals from Byron Center in three games. 25­ 15, 25-14. 25-17. Coopersville earned its district title at Comstock Park, by knocking off Forest Hills Eastern in the final. The Lakewood varsity girts' volleyball team celebrates its 15th consecutive district championships, in Ionia Saturday, after eliminating the Belding Redskins in three games for the title. Lakewood will take on Hamilton in the regional semifinals Saturday morning at Charlotte High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Family Fun Night The YMCA of Barry County will be hav­ ing a family fun night at the Hastings Community Center on Friday, March 17. The event will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Family members can use the open gym. roller- ikate or roller-blade, make crafts, play game?., and go swimming. The cost for the event is $10 for families, or $4 per adult and $2 per child. For more information contact the YMCA at (269) 945-4574. Teen Movie Night The YMCA will Ife having a teen movie night at the Hastings Community Center on Friday, March 10. The event will take place from 9 p.m. to 11:30 pm. fhe event is free to all area teens and there will be free popcorn available as well. For more information contact the YMCA at (269) 945-4574. Lakewood's Melanie Forman (left) and Amy Joostbems get up to get their fingers on a shot by the Greyhounds in the Viking?’ district semifinal victory over Eaton Rapids Saturday morning in Ionia. (Photo by Peny Hardin) State tourneys are all that's left for the winter athletes DK season ends without a win Looking around at some other newspapers around the state in the past few weeks, and listening to some radio here and there. I've heard or read about a lot of interesting ques­ tions being raised about high school sports. One. that's really on everybody's minds at this time of year has to do with seeding the high school basketball tournament. At least seeding the teams in each individual district, without moving everything around. There just isn’t time for that, and really what's the point? Teams finish up the regular season less than three days before the start of the post-season tournament. Sure, it happens in football, but those teams have a week to prepare for whoever their next opponent will be. There are also far fewer teams in the state football tournament than there are in the basketball tournament. Things aren’t always fair, but they aren't always fair in life. Everybody knows that some teams worked harder to get a district title than others, but nobody's won a state champi­ onship lately because they played in a weak district. Sure, up in a Class B district in Wyoming, Godwin Heights. South Christian, and Zeeland West are all stuck together. Only one will win a district title, although there are probably plenty of Class B districts around the state where any one of the four would have been the favorite. They probably all would have been in Allegan. The fan in me won't feel bad for any of those basketball teams, but it might for one of the volleyball teams playing in the Class B regional at Charlotte Saturday. Three of the four highest ranked teams in the class in the state will be over there, with No. 1 South Christian taking on Coopersville and No. 3 Hamilton taking on No. 4 Lakewood. Some kind of seeding procedure could have helped that traffic jam. but if you’re going to be the best you've got to beat the best at some point right. That just means the means the quarterfinals and semifinals should be that much easier, that is if anything's ever easier when it's do or die time. I’m a little disappointed I’ll be missing that volleyball regional, with the individual stale wrestling finals going on al the Palace this weekend. That brings me to an interesting story 1 read in the Kalamazoo paper this week. Il talked about lhe how Michigan hands out more wrestling state championships than any other stale. A number of states don’t break the tournament into separate divisions. There is one 103-pound state champion, not five like in Michigan. I’ve got mixed feelings on the idea. Everyone always loves to see lhe one dream match­ up, whether its Michigan and Nebraska playing off for the 1997 National Championship, the A FL and the NFL coming together for the Super Bowl, or the stale championship game in the movie Hoosiers. Why not get lo see the best against the best, no matter how big the school is? Why not? These are high school sports. The kid who wins the Division 4 title is just as happy as lhe kid who won the Division 1 title. They’re both state champions, even if the young man or woman who won in Division 4 might have only placed fourth in Division I. 1 think Michigan’s fine with the way it shares its wealth. Besides, Eddie Phillips and Alex Phillips are both in division 2. so we still have a chance of seeing the dream match­ up. It would take place in the finals, that is if guys like Ionia's Marty Geldhof or Hastings' Mike Morehouse can do something about it. Good luck to all of the area's athletes as they go up against some they compete for the hardware in Allegan. Charlotte, and Aubum Hills this weekend. Hopefully for the Viking volleyball team and either Hastings. Thomapple Kellogg, or Lakewood's varsity boys' basketball team, the groundhog won’t be seeing his shadow anytime soon and lhe winter season has a little more time left. Sports Editor The Panthers came out patient, but couldn't find away to get around or through the taller, longer, quicker Lakewood Vikings in Monday night's Class B district opener at Allegan High School. Lakewood (13-8) advanced to Wednesday's district semifinal with a 56-30 victory over the Delton Kellogg Panthers, ending DK’s season with a 0-21 record. Delton did its best to take care of the bas­ ketball and find good shots in the first quarter, but didn’t find any good shots in the early going. DK didn't take its first shot until more than three minutes had past. DK didn’t score for the first time until Nick Archer knocked down a free throw with 1:33 to play in the first quarter. The Vikings didn’t do a very good job of taking advantage, lead­ ing just 8-1 at that point. Archer led Lhe Panthers with nine points on the night Lakewood would get enough going to pull ahead 24-10 at the half, and the Viking lead hit 20 points for the first time midway through the third quarter. Delton finally found some offense as Chris Madill knocked down a pair of three-pointers and Drn Roberts converted on a three-point play the old fashioned way. Madill pumped his fist in the air after a Lakewood turnover with about two minutes to play in the third, and his team down just 12 points at 25-23. Delton couldn’t make good on the other end, and the Vikings ended the period on a 8-0 ran. Madill finished with six points for DK, and by Brett Bremer fourth quarter. The fourth quarter wasn't kind to the Panthers last Friday night in the regular season finale against Kalamazoo Valley Association rival Hackett Ca'holic Central. The Fighting Irish outscored lhe Pan hers 24- See QFl TON, pc'ge 20 Dan Roberts five. Kyle Rowland led Lakewood with 13 points. Alex Erickson and Tyler Barnett added ten points each for Lakewood, and Nick Hilley finished with nine. Rowland did his best to use his strength advantage in the post to get the Vikings on track in the second half. He scored 11 of his team high point total m the second half, including the Vikings’ first six points of the Delton Kellogg’s Nick Archer twists his body to fit through a crowded lane in the first half of Monday night’s Class B district opener against Lakewood at Allegan High School. (Photo by Brett Bremer) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 9. 2006 - Page 19 Defending champs eliminate Lions 1 he Lions were right there, tasting an upset ol the defending state champions from Olivet for the second time this season. Monday night in the Class C district opener at Leslie For the second time this season, the upset bid came up just short. The 20-1 Eagles ended the Lions' season with a 72-68 victor). Maple Valle) put on a big fourth quarter rally to make the ball came dose. Trailing 56­ 43 heading into the final penod. the Lions outscored the Eagles 25-16 over the last eight minutes. Olivet built its lead in the second quarter, pushing a two-point lead to 12 points bv the half Cam Bramer had a huge night for the Eagles, leading his team with 27 points. lhe Lions just weren't deep enough Monday to deal w ith the Eagles. Valley had five players finish in double figures, but it was all fisc starters and the Lions didn't get a single point from their bench Andy Root led the I Jons with 17 points. Josh Bursley added 16. Adam Lamphere and Adam Gonser 12 points each, and Eric Westendorp 11. Behind Bramer for Olivet. Geoff Britton added 16 points and Jason Fox ten. Ute Lions end the year with a record of 11 10. while Olivet advanced to take on Springport in the district semifinal Wednesday night. Leslie topped Bellevue in the other district opener at Leslie on Monday, and faced Dansville in Wednesday's other semifinal. Leslie defeated the Lions al MVHS Friday night to end the regular season, 78-63. The Blackhawks broke open a close ball game in the fourth quarter Maple Valley led 51-50 heading into the final period, then was outscored 28-12 over the final eight minutes. Bursley had eight of the Lions' 12 points in lhe fourth quarter. He finished lhe night with 12 points and four rebounds. Lamphere paced the Lions' offensive attack with 22 points and eight assists, to go along with five rebounds. Gonser had eight points and five assists for Valley, while Root added 15 points and eight boards. The Lions finished the regular season with a 5-7 SMAA South record Valley’s season ends with district loss to P.W. Pirates From November to March, the Maple Valley varsity volleyball team worked hard developing their skills to compete in slate tournament. With only one starter returning younger players stepped up and filled roles of the play­ ers lost, and developed into a solid team. However, the draw of lhe Class C district at Laingsburg found the Lions seated against Pewamo-Westphalia (PW) who has five of their six starters returning. The Pirates developed the replacements needed lo keep them strong this year, and scored a repeat of last year’s district champi­ onship. PW topped the Lions in the district semifi­ nal Saturday morning. 25-20. 25-18. 25-14. Senior Allison Oleson, a four-year varsity member who has excelled in the sport since grade school, led Maple Valley this season. Oleson led the team with 386 kills. 656 digs. 152 aces and 980 serve receptions. The team's other senior, weak-side hitler. Mindy Newton, had 120 blocks. 201 kills and a team high .369 hitting percentage. Joining Oleson in the leadership role was junior setter Aiaina Mater. Male led the team in serving percentage with 656 good serves in 684 attempts for a 96-percent. She set 2574 passes and had 729 assists with only 41 errors. Mater was also second on the team in blocks of 145 and aces with 122. Other members of the starting ime-ap were junior middle Jessica Winegar. leading the Individual wrestling finals start this afternoon at the Palace A total of 15 wrestlers from Barry County schools will be a part of the Michigan High School Athletic Association individual wrestling finals at lhe Palace of Auburn Hills beginning this afternoon. The individual wrestling finals get started u ith the Grand March, at 2:30 p m. Thursday afternoon. The first round of wrestling begins Thursday at 2:45 p.m. Wrestling begins Friday al 8:30 a.m. with the first round of consolation. Championship semifinals begin at 7 p.m. Friday. Saturday opens with the final three rounds of consolation beginning at 8:30 a.m.. and concludes with the championship finals at 4:30 p.m. Single-session reserved and general admis­ sion tickets went on sale March 7. exclusive­ ly through The Palace of Auburn Hills Box Office. Single-session reserved seal tickets are priced at $10 each, and general admission seals in the upper bowl of lhe arena are priced at S9 per session, which include in and out parking privileges. Here's a list of the 15 remaining Barry County wrestlers, and their records. Division 2 103 RJ. Morgan. Hastings: 40-5 Matt Watson, Hastings: 35-12 112 Kyle Dalton. Middleville: 52-5 125 Justin Lewis. Middleville: 53-4 130 Rusty Burgdorf. Hastings: 37-6 152 Steve Case. Hastings: 44-3 160 Travis Young. Middleville: 32-14 189 Mike Morehouse. Hastings: 35-16 Eddie Phillips. Lakewood: 41-0 215 Derrick Brock. Middleville: 44-10 275 Cody Dupont. Lakewood: 34-4 Mike Munjoy. Middleville: 47-8 Division 3 103 Ron Smith. Maple Valley: 30-3 119 Tyler Greenfield. Maple Valley : 39-7 130 Jamie Corwin. Maple Valiev: 37-14 Saxon Weekly Sinns Schedule Complete online schedule at: www.hasskl2.org THURSDAY. MARCH 9: 3: 00 pm Boys Varsity FRIDAY, MARCH 10: TBA Boys Varsity 9 OO am Boys Varsity 7 00 pm Boys Varsth SATURDAY. MARCH 11: 9 00 am Boys Varsity 9:00 am Boys Middle MONDAY. MARCH 13: 4-00 pm Girls 8lh 4: 00 pm Girts 7th TUESDAY. MARCH 14: TBA Boys Varsity 4.00 pm Boys Middle Wrestling Ind State Finals @ Auburn Hilts MHSAA Finals Ind State Finals 9 Auburn Hills Basketball Distrct Finals & ABegan Swimming Wrestling A A A A Ind. State Finals @ Auburn Hills Wrestling Charlotte Duals A A Volleyball Byron Center Middle Volleyball Byron Center Middle A A Basketball MHSAA Regionals Wrestling Quad wWayland/ AHegan/BC Lakeview A Wrestling team in blocking, recording 169 blocks in 143 games and junior middle Rebecca Kent who was third on lhe team in serving percentage and aces. The team also gained from three sophomores that developed into strong play­ ers. Dam Christensen, who played outside, finishing the season second with 382 kills. 712 serve receptions and 424 digs. Ashley Gonser and Lauren Pierce, the other sopho­ mores. “improved into strong back row play­ ers as they played on the weak side and mid­ dle and will be valuable in the building of MV volleyball.” said coach Bill Brenton. “This team was made up of eight special young ladies who worked and played hard throughout this volleyball season." The Lady Lions finished 29-22-11 overall this season and in fourth place in lhe SMAA South. VOLLEYBALL Barry County YMCA 2006 Women’s Volley ball Team Rose ma ........................................... 35-4 B&R Excavating ....................................27-18 Net Results................................................26-19 OTT............................................................ 19-29 Curves ....................... 7............................. 4-41 . - . : im' I Saxon eagers get cross-over win, 70 ■ 53 H Keep your friends A A and relatives THURSDAY. MARCH 16: TBA Boys Varsity A INFORMED! Thanks to This Week's Sponsor... Gole Den'tal’Group Phone. (269) 948-2244 Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... HAS1 INGS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS Contact I aura U4X-OMI6 io Sponwir the Sport* Schedule 'Time and dales subjed to change Hastings freestyle wrestling season gets started on Tuesday The sign-up and first practice for the wrestling shoes or high top gym shoes (no Hastings young freestyle wrestling program hard soles) a positive attitude and a desire to will be iteld Tuesday. March I4 at 6 p.m. on learn the sport of wrestling. the North balcony of lhe high school gymna­ The program is for young wrestlers grades sium. three and up. Younger wrestlers will be Sign-up will run from 6 p.m. to 7 p m with , allo^ciLwuh supervision. The cost W 530. wirft a$l25 cap per fami­ practice lasting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the first night and on March 16. There wili !>• a ly. The cost includes a club T-shirt, but does tournament at the high school on March 18 not include the cost of a federation card, Practice will be heL from 6 p.m. lo 7 p.m. should wrestlers decide to compete al tourna­ the following weeks. There will be no prac­ ment tices during spring break. Contact Mike Goggins at 945-5290 or Wrestlers are asked to bring a clean T-shirt, Dennis Redman al 945-2223 with any ques­ shorts or sweat pants (with no zippers) tions. CHASE GEIGER IRONSIDE INSURANCE AGENCY 12V After falling behind by five points in the first quarter, the Hastings' Saxon varsity boys' basketball team controlled the next three periods lo score a 70-53 victory in the O-K Conference cross-over contest at Comstock Park Friday night. Hastings bounced back after lhe slow start to outscore the Panthers 18-6 in lhe second quarter and take a seven-point lead into lhe half. In the second half, the Saxons came out strong on the offensive end. pumping in 21 points in the third to extend their lead. Steve Bolo led Hastings with a double­ double. scoring 16 points and pulling down ten rebounds. J.J. Quick added 15 points. Brad Mead 13. and Bryan Skedgell 11 for lhe Saxons, who end the regular season with a record of nine wins and 11 losses. Comstock Park ended the regular reason with a 6-14 mark. Alex Gould paced the Panthers Friday night with 18 points, and Troy Wealherhead added 14. Hastings opened the Class B district tour­ nament at Allegan against Lakewood on Wednesday night. The winner of that game, and the winner of Wednesday's other semifi­ nal between Thornapple Kellogg and Charlotte, will meet Friday night at 7 p.m. in Allegan. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 15: 4 00 pm Giris 8th VoteybaN Newhall Middle 4 00 pm Girls 7th Volleyball Newhall Middle Basketball MHSAA Districts Maple Valley junior guard Jon Hester (15) stands in front of a disappointed Lion bench as the final moments tick off the dock in Monday night s loss to Olivet in the Class C district opener at Leslie. (Photo by Perry Hardin) 269-945-9554 S. PO Bm 25. Frerpon. Ml 49325 (616) 765-3445 • Fax (616) 765-3460 1-800-522-2919 Small Town Friendly, Personal Service All Your Insurance Needs! Itnnk PffdkCT, lu IHastingi Mutual ! M j ln*urance Company You don't have to be Irish �Page 20 Thursday March 9 2006 The Hastings Banner State champs from Mason top the Trojans again by Brett Bremer Spttrtx Editor Thomapple Kellogg had the only team with double digit losses in this year’s team slate semifinals, across all four divisions. Caro in Division 3 and TK in Division 2 were the only teams to reach the state quarterfinals with ten losses. That just shows how far this Trojan team came over the course of lhe season. Six of TK’s II losses this year came lo teams that were in the quarterfinals in their respective divisions. TK ended the year with a record of 31-11. after falling to Mason in tlie Division 2 semifinals Saturday 37-21. The Bulldogs would go on to capture their secondconsecutive state championship and third in four years, by topping Allegan 34-30 in the finals. “Mason is a good solid program. They have been for years," said TK head coach Tom Ixhman. who’s team fell lo Mason in lhe Division 2 finals in 2005. "They just beat us •a luc close matches. They beat us when it counted. We did make them work though." Work is wl.at got the Trojans to lhe semifi­ nals in the first place. "Every week these kids got a little bit bet­ ter and a little bit better." said Lehman. "We had gixxl days and bad days. They learned from lhe bad days." Some of the "bad days", included regular season losses to Richmond (Division 3 cham­ pions). Hartland (Division I runner-up). Rockford (Divibion I semifinalist . and Addison (Division 3 champions). TK *ud an inexperienced roster at lhe beginning of the season It didn’t at the end. "We wrestle a schedule that’s geared towards the end ot lhe year." Ixhman said. Mason was geared up for the end of the season all season long, carry ing the number one ranking in the state in Division 2 all sea­ son. Mason sent a trio of their nine individual state qualifiers at the Trojans in the first four matches Saturday, and built a 15-0 lead, including Jacob Burge’s pin ot TK state qual­ ifier Travis Young in the 160 pound bout. TK battled back to within three points of the Bulldogs by the end of the three heavy­ weight matches. Glen Bruck started the scor­ ing for TK at 189 pounds with a reversal in the second overtime session to top Larry Mouton. Derrick Brock followed that up by pinning Mason's Dustin VanSickie 3 minutes and 14 seconds into their 215-pound match. In a bat­ tle of two individual state qualifiers. TK’s Mike Munjoy earned a 2-1 decision over Corey Bedes in the 275-pound match. TK only scored two victories in the final seven matches, with individual slate quali­ fiers Kyle Dalton and Justin Lewis putting points on the board for the Trojans. Dalton defeated Michael Combs at 112 pounds. 25-9. In the 125-pound match. Lewis dominated Travis Marsh for a 19-6 major dreisiua. The two majors weren't enough for TK though. When the Bulldogs' Jordan Herrera topped TK’s Mark Brown 5-0 in the 135-pound match, the Trojans were officially too far behind for a return trip to the finals. The Bulldogs' Dan Anderson closed out the match with a 2-1 decision over James Smith. Thornapple Kellogg's Mark Brown (left) and Mason's Jordan Herrera battle for posi­ tion in their 135-pound match Saturday. Herrera took a 5-0 decision in tlie next-to-last match of the Division 2 semifinal to seal the win for the Bulldogs. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Quarterfinals Thomapple Kellogg varsity wrestling head coach Tom Lehman hung back with his wrestlers behind the scorers' table during Friday night’s Division 2 team stale quarterfi­ nal al Battle Creek’s Kellogg arena for much of the night. Assistant coaches Scott Szczepanck and Steve Ixhman took the coveted spots on the comer of the mat for TK’s 33-31 victory over the Linden Eagles. "They yell better than I do." said Tom. who’s nearing the end of his 34th season coaching the Trojans. Tom Lehman only approached the circle on a couple of occasions, the first time between the first and second penod of the 140-pound bout between the Trojans’ James Smith and Linden's Josh Khirfan. The Eagles built a 12­ 6 lead in the first four matches, and Smith trailed 3-0. Khirfan already scored one penal­ ty point, after the second stalling wanting against Smith. I said, should we just stop the match right now?" said Lehman. “If you’re not going to move? It you're not going lo work?" “He said, no!" Smith shot out to an 8-5 lead at the end of the second period, and eventually pinned Khirfan with 39 seconds left in the third peri­ od to tie the team score at 12-12. “He's been through a lot this year, main­ taining his weight.” Lehman said of Smith. "Sometimes it takes him a while to get start­ ed. He finally got started, obviously." It turned out to be a better than expected victory for lhe Trojans at 140. but Linden's Sam Carse) earned an unexpected pin of the Trojans’. Scott Brown in lhe 145-pound match. Linden eventually^puilt a 28-15 lead with Z>c Warner scoring a 10-2 major decision over TK’s Billy Bird in the 152-pound match, and lhe Eagles' Ryan Selley pinning Dennis Olsen 2 minutes and 33 seconds into their bout at 171. Those two wins for lhe Eagles were sandwiched around Travis Young’s 7-3 decision over Linden’* Nick Stockero al 160. “It's* good thing we’ve got our big guys coming up." is what Lehman said be thought at that point. “189. 215, and heavyweight, that’s kind of our strength and that’s kind of their weakness." He couldn't have been more right. TK’s Glen Brock scored an 8-1 win over Tommy Fisher in the, J 8.9-pound .matchy and. then came first-period pins for the Trojans* Derrick Brock and Mike Munjoy over the Eagles' Andrew Downes and Tom Kohler. With those victoriesjthc Trojans pulled in front 30-28 with onlytwo flights remaining. Linden's Josh Freitas scored a 7-4 decision against TK’s Tucker Bowerman in the 103pound 4natch. but limiting lhe Eagles to a three-point decision and a 31-30 lead was all the Trojans needed with their freshman 112- pounder Kyle Dalton prepping on the edge of the nuU. __ ; |_ "rSere are two kids’TkrvtHo have fini^T John Wallace in 4:54 to give his team the early lead. Lpwis tied up the match in the 125pound boot.Tflnnhtg Gary Osgood tn jusl 12 matches, the freshman Dalton and Justin Lewis and it came down to Dalton.’ said Ixhman. Dalton scored his first take down agains? Dylan Mooney seven seconds into the 112pound match, and went on lo 15-8 decision. Lewis had the Trojans’ lone victory before Smith's pin. The quarterfinals opened at 119 pounds, and the Eagles' Joe Turner pinned seconds. The Eagles moved out to their 12-6 early lead with Alan Gross edging Brett Tinker in the 130-pound match 9-7 and Bobby Carsey scoring a 9-3 decision against Mark Brown al 135. "Wc made it here, that’s one thing." said Lehman. “We might was well wrestle hard and win." DELTON, continued from page 18------------------------------------------14 in the final eight minutes to score a 49-41 victory. Delton led 27-25 heading into lhe final period. Archer paced the Panthers on the night w ith nine points. Ben Thayer led Hackett with 14 points. A pair of free throws by Erickson were the only offense the Lakewood Vikings could Wilder’s... “The Hometown Boys” Thomapple Kellogg's John Wallace (right) leans back to try and bring down Linden's Joe Turner in the second-period of their 119-pound bout to start Friday night’s Division 2 Quarterfinal match in Battle Creek. Turner would score a fall in the third period, but the Trojans went on to top the Eagks 33-31. (Photo by Brett Bremer) muster in ovenime at DeWitt Friday night, but they were the only offense the Vikings needed. Lakewood scored a 51 -49 victory over the Panthers to end the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season with a record of 7-3. The two teams entered the overtime session tied at 49. and the Vikings shut out the Panthers over the final four minutes. “This was a very hard play ed game by both teams." said Lakewood head coach Mark Farrell. "We played very well down the stretch defensively We had a good balanced attack offensively too." Erickson was one of six Vikings *ho scored at least five points. He finished with 11 to go with his ten rebounds. Row laid led the Vikings with 15 points and four assists. Nic Wieland had nine points, and Brad Elli«t, Matt Richardson and Barnett had five each. DeWin erased a five-point Lakewood leal at the start of the fourth quarter to reach the overtime session. Three three-pointer helped get DeWin back in the ball game, including two by Jimmy Chestnut. Chestnut had three three's in the game and finished with nine points. 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March 9. 2006 - Page 21 Saxon volleyball falls to TK in district opener by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Thursday's Class B district volleyball opener at Plainwell High School was full of ups and downs for both Thomapple Kellogg and Hastings, as the Trojans look a 25-9. 15­ 25. 25-27.25-16. 15-9 win. TK came out and dominated the firs.’ game, like they had the O-K Gold Conference match between lhe two teams, then had to tight back and win games four and five to stay alive in the tournament. "When you get down in volleyball its so hard to get back up." said TK seniot Jessica Flask? who had some choice word* for her teammales before lhe start of the fifth game with Hastings. The Saxons Jodi Jolley gets high enough to knock down a shot by the Trojans' Jessica Johnson Thursday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) "Play to win." Flaska said she told her teammates. "Wc get a mentality that's let's not lose, instead of the right whey where wc play to win." The Trojans certainly played to win in game five against Hastings, with kills flying from the hands of Flaska. senior Rebekah Raymond, and junior Erica Peschel. When the Trojans won. the) won big. In game four. TK dominated with senior Jessica Johnson firing 14 consecutive perfect serves, including two aces, to pull the Trojans from two points down to an 18-8 lead. In game one. which the Trojans won hand­ ily. Hastings had a hard lime just getting a shot past TK’s defensive front of Peschel. Johnson. Flaska. and Sam Reeder. “Wc had a tough time at the net putting the ball down." said McMahon. “We were putting it in lhe net. or long, or to their players. Just overall, on offense for lhe whole match we really struggled." Jamie VanBoven was the Saxon leader with seven kills total on lhe night. Nicole Cordray had seven assists for Hastings, and Nikole Meade nine digs. VanBoven also led lhe Saxons with three aces and five blocks. McMahon said that Mallori Spoelstra and Rachel Iler did a good job of passing the ball, after coming off lhe bench for lhe Saxons. TK came out slow in game two. with the Saxons taking a 15-4 lead before closing out the game. Hastings trailed 18-24 in game three, before coming back to take the game by win­ ning nine of the next ten points. Brandi Sulfin served six points in a row. as her team pulled to within a point of the Trojans. TK couldn't take advantage of the opportunity, leading 25­ 24. when the Saxons were called for touching the net and Hastings won the next three points to steal lhe game. “They thought they played well," McMahon sard of her gids. "They stayed in the game, and they stayed together. McMahon added that some of lhe girls 'old her after the game that they were hoping to go five games with the Trojans, after the tough three game loss during the regular season. “That's what they did." said McMahon. “I still strongly believe wc should have won." That's part of the reason why Thursday’s contest was the last for McMahon as the Saxon varsity girls' volleyball coach. She is excited to be able to spend more time with her young sons, and lo be able to see more of their sporting events in lhe future. She also added that its someone else’s tum to try and get the Saxon volleyball program to the next level. "I don't think I've built a program, but I teel like I've built a foundation tor a program to be built on." said McMahon She coached the Saxon varsity for six sea sons. The Saxons' regular season ended with a pair of victories in O-K Conference cross­ over matches last Wednesday. The Saxons defeated Greenville 22-25. 25-20. 15-13 and Rogers 25-13, 25-12. Hastings had a great serving night to get the two wins. Between the three of them. Krystal Pond. VanBoven. and Jodi Jolley fired 21 aces in the two contests VanBoven had five aces in lhe match with Greenville. Nicole Cordray led the Saxons in •he win over the Hornets with ten assists, and Hannah Case topped her team with three kills. Saxon senior Dana Shilling reaches down to pass a Trojan serve in game tour Thu.sday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) K, A. Mueller Accounting Hastings' Jamie VanBoven fires a kill over the block of Thomapple Kellogg's Sam Reeder during Thursday night’s Class B district opener in Plainwell. (Photo by Brett Bremer) “.... in business to serve individuals and business, " Providing: DK spikers end year with winning record De*on Kellogg s Katee Hogoboom dives down to save a shot in the Class B district semifinal against Thornapple Kellogg Saturday in Plainwell, as teammate Jenah Wandell looks on from the center of the court. (Photo by Linda Boyce) Sartos ENJOY OUR INDOOR POOL, WHIRLPOOL, Fitness room, nightly children's MOVIES WITH POPCORN, WATER AEROBICS CLASS B CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST. MUJD MOW-A*«IL £004. 3ABED ON AVAILABILITY, TA3 AbOITIOHAL. 'Bug 1 'Nigfit Qet 1 '[Free! _____ WHIN YOU STAY ONE NIGHT YOU GIFT ■ 'KlM 1 tntTU', GOCO rC"°*** °r . Inn ^RnUurant Valid Through Saturday's district semifinal victory was huge for the Delton Kellogg Panthers for a number of reasons. Delton defeated Thomapple Kellogg in the Class B district semifinal at Plainwell 25-21. 25-12. 25-19 to cam the program’s first dis­ trict victory. The win also assured the Panthers of their first-ever winning season, with a record of 32-31-2. Riding that high wasn't quite enough to get the Panthers by the traditional power from Otsego in the district finals Saturday after­ noon however. Otsego won its sixth district championship in the past seven season by knocking off the Panthers in four games. 25-21. 20-25. 25-12. 25-17. Otsego will play in the Class B regional tournament, hosted by DK head coach Jack Maggelson's former team Portage Northern, against Pennfield Saturday. 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Caledonia, Ml 49316 www.porterhills.org । � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-03-16.pdf 214ad08c465b416d6823400835b8dade PDF Text Text HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY ’ „ 121 S CHURCH ST PWlNCS Ml 43OSS-I8SJ ................... St Patrick’s Day Parade set for Friday Minimum wage good politics, bad policy b See Story on Page 3 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 22 home two state titles Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 DANNER Hastings Thursday. March 16, 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 11 PRICE 50C Home building slowdown: County learns fewer permits issued in ’05 by David T. Young Fire the Senate1 eclipses 1st goal Unicameral Michigan, which hopes to abolish the stale senate by way of i ballot initiative, has announced its stale-wide pctroon unve is ancaa oi scneauie. Spokesman Joe Lukasiewicz of Hastings said. ’Out goal of getting the first 20j000 petitions in the hands of vol­ unteers sound the state by the end of Much will instead be met two weeks emiy." The group already has ordered a sec­ ond print»t of 20.000 petition*. A final printing of IOJOOO more is planned for late spring. However. Ijtkasiewicz ridori. "If the demand for petitions remains strong, we will continue to print more to allow us to gather signatures up to the July I deadline.■ Unicameral Michigan's website, www.fire-thesenate.com poets three main reasons to abolish the senate: An MO million per year savings to taxpayers gel rid of redundant legislative bodies since the senate and house are both based on population apd have identical duties and better checks and balances with accountability since the two chambers currently blame the other for bed laws or controversial decisions, as they did with their 40% pay raise. . Those interested in getting petitions can request them through Unicameral Michigan's website at www.fire-the-senatexom or calling 269-948-4127. Open house set for health officer A retirement open house will be held from 3 to 5 p.m Friday. March 24, for Jim Schnackeoberg who is retiring after 34 years in public health, most recently ISas health officer for the Barry-Eaton District Health Deportment. The Barry-Eaton District Board of Health and agency staff is inviting the public lo wish Schnackenberg well. An open bouse also will be held in Charlotte Thursday. March 23, from 3 to 5 pjn. The Barry-Eaton District Health Dept in Hastings is located st 330 W. Woodlawn Ave. Joe Gabos stands on his deck after his rescue from the icy waters of Pine Lake. In the background beyond the point is the area where Gabos tell through while fishing March 8 A nearby worker. Jim Newman, came to Joe's rescue, pulling him to safety. Miracle on ice? See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Joint Workforce Development program later in the meeting seemed to take the idea a step further. Elaine Furu-Baker. director of the Workforce Development program for Barry. Calhoun and Branch counties, said she expects the state's economy to remain flat for at least a couple more years before things get better. Furu-Baker told the board, however, that Barry County has the lowest unemployment rate among me three counties served by the program. She said there is a lot of talk about out­ sourcing being at the heart of the problem of job losses in Michigan, but she maintained “manufacturers are getting more efficient and have gone to robotics... ( Employees) need advanced technical skills for more complex jobs." Furu-Baker and Calhoun Intermediate School District Superintendent Chris Wigent made brief presentations to commissioners before they approved the two-year Joint Workforce Development Agreement that will expire June 30. 2068. In other business Tuesday morning, the County Board of Commissioners: • Tabled recommendations to reappoint See BOARD, page 5 Contractor saves Pine Lake man's life " by Jon Gambee Stuff Writer An alert contractor came to the rescue of a Pine Lake man who fell through the ice Wednesday, March 8. Joe Gabos, 69. had fallen through while walking out to fish around 4 p.m. that day. His yells for help were heard by several peo­ ple who called 911. Meanwhile, a contractor working in the area went to his aid: Jim Newman of Kalamazoo look a long extension cord and walked out to the area where the vic tim was. approximately 300 feet from shore. Newman fell into the water himself, but was able to climb out. Gabos then told him to stay put and throw the cord out. Gabos tied it around his chest and Newman, after much effort, was able to pull him out of the waler and onto thin ice. Newman then came back to shore, exhaust­ ed while Pine Lake firefighters T.K. Pence and Mike Herzog donned “Gumby" suits and pushed a Stokes Rescue Basket out to the vic­ tim. They loaded him onto the basket so other firefighters could pull them back in by rope. 4. . . Prairieville Township first responders treated the victim, who was then transported by ambulance to Pipp Hospital in Plainwell. Gabos was treated for hypothermia and injuries to his hands from grabbing the ice. Gabos said he was in the water for at least 15 minutes before Newman arrived. “I thought I was a goner." he said later. He said he had been fishing most of the day with a friend and went home about 2 p.m. ‘Before I left we sat on the dock and talked about the ice. Then I went into the house and got something to cat and took a quick nap. When 1 woke up it was just about 4 p.m. and my wife was visiting a neighbor. I decided to go out and fish a little more. “I wasn’t out five minutes before I went in." Gabos said. "I was in the water about 15 minutes, using my elbows to try to break the ice and get to where it was thick enough to get out. But I was tiring and my coat was soaked with water, pulling me down. This is the 11 -acre parcel of land in Rutland Township that was being considered fcr a new hotel but the township board decided that the price should be much highe- than what was offered See MIRACLE, page 5 Rutland Twp. Board rejects offer to buy parcel for hotel Free movie series resumes March 18 Hastings 4 Theater will present it* free spring matinee serie* starting Saturday, Match 18, and running through May 10Local children and their families can enjoy movies free of charge every Saturday and Sunday at 10 and 1.1 a.m. for nine werJu. The series is designed to allow everyone the opportunity to enjoy quality family-oriented films. The theater will present ». different movie free of charge each weekend Anyone wishing to see one of the free film* simply has to go to the theater. No ticket purchase is necessary for anyone. Each presentation has a 15-tninute inter­ mission to allow the kids and parents to stretch. The Goodrich Free Show Series began in 1991 in order to meet the demand for quality family entertainment. The circuit­ wide event continues every fall and spring for nine weeks at a time. Each the­ ater is encouraged to promote a festive atmosphere by providing such activities as face-painting, magicians, clowns, fin­ gerprinting and safety demonstration services and the like. More than 550,000 calendar flyers arc distributed company wide each season. Editor The residential building boom in Barry County seems to be slowing down, judging from Planning and Zoning Director Jim McManus’ annual report Tuesday morning to the Barry County Board of Commissioners. McManus told the board activity in 2005 “was a little slower than normal; zoning per­ mits issued were significantly less than previ­ ous years and land divisions were down slightly." As a result. McManus said, the depart­ ment’s revenue for the year decreased (at $66,336). The director added he doesn’t see this as a mere blip on lhe radar screen. “We anticipate it may continue this year." he said. “New subdivisions and housing may be less. We haven’t had the lack of building as in other areas, but now it’s catching up to us... It’s probably not as bad as the ’80s." Otherwise, McManus said. 2005 was an interesting and successful year because of adoption of a new master plan and comple­ tion of the county hazard mitigation plan, which he added has been included in a “Success Stories" booklet. Michigan's sluggish economy is blamed for decreased activity in housing start* all over the state, and representatives from the by Jon Gambee Crazy for You' opens tonight New York Follies girls urge Bobby Child (Garrett VanEngen) to pursue his sweet­ heart in the song "Nice Work if You Can Get It." a scene from the Maple Valley High School production of "Crazy for You" at 7 p.m. tonight and Friday and at 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday. VanEngen and David Benedict will share the lead role of Bobby while Mary Jewell and Sarah Vanderhoef share the character of love interest Polly Baker The music was written by George Gershwin and a lot of tap dancing will be featured. (Photo by Amy Jo Pansh) Staff Writer Plans to put a new hotel across from Wal­ Mart in Rutland Township were scuttled at the March 8 Township Board meeting. Mike Mcyle. developer from Rockford, made a formal presentation to the board, offering $400,000 for approximately seven of the 11 acres on the site. His proposal was rejected “as presented" by the board, opening the door for a more generous proposal to come later. Moyle had hoped to build an Americlnn on the land. He told the board Americlnn had more than 200 facilities across the country, including a number already in place through­ out Michigan. Moyle told the board his company was only interested in buying approximately seven acres and could not use the remaining four acres because it is primarily wetlands. He did say his company would participate in setting up trails to wind through the wetland area and would cooperate with the township in all areas of development. He said his company would have to con­ sider many factors before making another offer on the land. “The cost of building a hotel includes fur­ niture. fixtures and other items which are harder and more expensive since Hurricane Katrina." he said. “Everyone is try ing to buy the same items, driving the costs up.” Joe Lyons told fellow board members he was opposed to the sale at this time and he felt the board did not have to be in a hurry to sell the land. Barry County Commissioner Sandy James was on hand for the meeting and she told members she was on the Rutland Township Board when the property was obtained and she would recommend the board either use the land for the township or sell it at a profit. “I would like to see the whole piece sold and for more than $400,000." she laid. "I do think we need a hotel in Hasting*," she said, citing the number of jobs and increased business traffic one would create. In other action by the township last Wednesday night, the board voted unani­ mously to contribute $5,000 to Green Gables Haven, a shelter for battered women and chil­ dren. Christine Hiar. director of Green Gables, came before the board to ask they continue to support the shelter as they have in lhe past. Hiar pointed out to the board she has taken a reduction in pay from what the previous director made and "shelter staff members work for less than they could make else­ where. “We believe in the mission of Green Gables Haven." she said, “and we need you to believe in it. too." She said since it opened April 1.2004. until Dec. 31. 2005. the shelter had served 149 adults and 137 children. �Page 2 - Thursday. March 16. 2006 - Tne Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page The movies in this series are: March 18' 19. Sponge Bob Squarepants; March 25-26, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; April 1 2. Wallace and Gromit, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, April 8-9. ROBOTS; April 15-16, Madagascar, April 22-23, Because of Winn Dixie; April 29-30, Dreamer, May 6-7, Curious George; and May 13-14, Hoodwinked. Sixth grade band concert planned The Hastings Middle School sixth grade band will have a concert at 7:30 Tuesday, March 28, at the Hastings High School gymnasium. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.in. Besides the sixth grade band, both the Hasilugs High School Concert and Symphonic Bands will perform that evening. Each group will perform two individual concert selections and then close the evening together with a fun composition, 'Ranger Rock’ by Brian Connery. ‘Love for Lennon’ luncheon planned Woodgrove- Brethren Christian Parish will have a soup and sandwich luncheon at noon Sunday, April 2. Proceeds from the meal will go to help remodel the borne where Lennon Gildea, a 9-year old Barry County boy with muscular dystrophy lives with his grandparents. It is a part of the local “Love for Lennon” fund­ raising campaign. Lennon has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive disease that results in loss of movement of the arms and upper body. He has been in a wheelchair since the age of 7. The basement bem home where Lennon lives and grandparents live is not conducive to his needs or health., according to Jean Chase, witness chair at the church. The 'Love for Lennon Luncheon" will feature homemade potato and vegetable soups, com chowder, chilli, ham sandwich­ es. desserts and drink. A free-will offering will be received. . For more information, please call Woodgrove Parish at 269-948-2733. I Historical Society to meet March 16 After a two-month recess, the Barry County Historical Society will have its first meeting of 2006 at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday, March 16) a; the Hastings Elks Club. The evening program will feature a speaker who will alk about the history of the stale-wide 'Unicameral Michigan" effort that originated in Barry County. There will be an opportunity for questions from the audience The World War II Books are still avail­ able for the reduced price of $30, and can be purchased at the Veterans' Affairs office or at the 'Beyond The Cover* book store in downtown Hastings. All meetings of ±e historical society are open to the public.. For more information, can Harland Nye M 948-4127. Progressive Dems plan mm Maron a The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will offer a premiere showing of the documentary film 'Electile Dysfunction" at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the Thomapple Emergency Services Building. 128 High St. Middleville. The documentary t shows how electronic voting machines are disenfranchising volers, focusing on Florida in 2000 and Ohio I in the presidential election of 2004. The Elm is free (donations appreciated) | and open to the community. Refreshments and socializing will begin at 6:30. Blood drive set at church March 28 A Red Cross blood drive is planned in Barry County for the Hastings Church of the Nazarene, Tuesday, March 28, noon to 5:45 p.m. Inclanent weather and busy schedules have threatened to derail turnout, but donors are urged to keep appointments. There is simply no substitute for blood,* says CEO Sharon Jaksa of the Great Lakes Region Blood Services. "As long as adults and children continue to suffer from serious diseases like cancer, and as long as Mood products are a crucial part to surgical ind emergency care, we will always need peo­ ple to help by donating blood." Volunteer blood donors are the sole source of blood transfused to hospital patients. Donors must be at least 17, 110 pounds and be i n good general health. They must not have given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive. St. Patrick’s Day parade to return Barry County United Way announces fund allocations Cortney Collison, chairman of the Barry County United Way Allocations committee presented recommendations for funding agencies at the board meeting last week. Twenty-Five community members broke into panels of four io meet with agencies requesting funding. "The Barry County United Way Board of Directors unanimously approved all recom­ mendations as presented." said Collison. The Allocations Committee is made up of a diverse group of volunteers who represent all areas of Barry County. They are charged with funding agencies that meet the community impact agenda, the mission statement of United Way and strict financial requirements. “This is the hardest committee to serve on." said Collison. "The agencies all provide a great service to our community, deciding what level to fund them at is very difficult." Eighteen agencies requested funding, rang­ ing from $1,700 to $90,000. The Community Impact areas include: • In the area cf preparing youth to become accountable adults, seven local agencies were funded, including 4-H. $41,643.50; Big Brothers Big Sisters. $5,827; Hastings City Police DARE program, $1,888; Barry County Sheriffs Office Schoo) Liaison program. $5,000;, Gerald R. Ford Boy Scouts, $10,346.00; Thomapple Parks and Recreation. $6,000. and the YMCA. $79,143.09 • Six agencies applied under lhe supporting families to achieve well being category, those receiving allocations included CASA, $5,000; The ARK (Catholic Family Services). $4,655; Barry County Child Abuse Prevention Council. $13,434; Family & Children Services, $32,334; Habitat for Humanity, $6,082. and Barry Eaton Health Department Healthy Families program. $15,416.00. • Impacting people through positive change had only one program apply for allo­ cation funding, Barry County Substance Abuse, which will receive $6,000. • The Alzheimer’s Association of Michigan received funding of $2,026.00 and The Commission on a *ing received $14,701.64 in the area of helping seniors find support and maintain independence. • Addressing urgent need programs that received funding include the Food Rank of South Central Michigan. $10344.16; Green Gables Haven. $37353; CMF/BCF Homeless Prevention. $5 000. and Emergency Funding. $5,000. "We were suqjrised that neither American Red Cross nor Glowing Embers Girl Scouts applied for funding by the filing dale in December." said Collison. “This enabled the Allocations Committee of the Barry County United Way to recommend increased funding to agencies this year even though designa­ tions to other non-partner agencies in and out of county were up slightly this year. "Several others told us they were not in need of allocations funding this year, but wanted to maintain their partnership status, those agencies include Barry Community Hospice. Barry Eaton Health Plan, Nashville Community Programs. Salvation Army and the Victim Service Unit." Several other programs that arc operated within the Barry County United Way are funded through grants or other types of dona­ tions such as the Fresh Food Initiative. Information and Referral, the Volunteer Center, Continuum of Care and Homeless Prevention and the Smoke Detector program. For more information about the programs and agencies funded by United Way, call Lani Forbes at 269-945-4010. The second annual St Panick’s Day Parade in Hastings is planned for 4 p.m. Friday. March 17. Ken Radant. organizer of last year’s debut event, said the parade will form at 3:30 p.m. in the alley behind WBCH on the north side of West State Street and proc vd east to Jefferson, turn south and go up the hill to South Jefferson where the two-block parade will march and then come back. Businesses, individuals and organiza­ tions from Barry County are all invited to be in the parade. Gary and Carla RLor, owners of the County Seat Restaurant, are grand marshalse. KrfUnt taid people are welcome to bulH • flow. drive -I antique car. ride in • hnme and buggy or Jul walk. ' Participants thus far include the American Legion Color Guard. Hartings Mayor Bob May, Bosley Pharmacy. Hastings Public Library, Barry County Transit Trolley. Felpausch Food Center’s Henrietta. Coleman Insurance staff aad the Hair Care Center South Jefferson Street merchants have purchased some colorful giveaways, including hats, glasses and leis, to give Io parade wxchess. People who want to be part of the parade are asked to call WBCH at 945-3414 or Donna Long at 948-8591. Lenten luncheon series will resume The annual Lenten luncheon series in Hastings continues today, Thursday, March 16. at the Hastings First Prebyterian Church, and all interested people are wel­ come to attend. Sponsored by the Hastings Area Ministerial Association, the series will be held every Thursday during Lent. The annual series offers an opportunity for informal fellow­ ship and worship with area Christians from various denominations. Lunch (for a free-will offering) starts at noon in the church's Leason Sharpe Hall, followed by a brief worship service in the sanctuary. Area pastors will take turns bringing the message each week. The service usually concludes at 1 p.m. to accommodate people who have to return to work. The church is located at 231 S. Broadway. Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf (center) stands with Deputy Kevin Erb (left) and Sgt. William C. Johnson. The two Barry County deputies were part of a contingent sent from Michigan police agencies to help m ’he aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Posse, longtime sheriff’s dept, members recognized at banquet by Jon G amber Staff Writtr The Barry County Sheriff’s Department and Posse has recognized deputies for out­ standing achievements in 2005. The posse is the reserve unit of the Sheriff’s Department with about a third of the unit using horses for special duties. They cur­ rently consist of 21 active. 10 honorary, and four lifetime honorary members. In 2005 this unit served a total of 2.242.5 hours. Lifetime achievement awards were pre­ sented to Orv Stevens for 5,000 hours of serv­ ice. Ken Neil for 3,500 hours, Mike Leatherman for 1,500 hours. Tim Allen and Bill Livingston for 1.250 hours each. Larry Nicholson for 1000 hours and Tom Yonkers for 250 hours. Awards are presented to members for every 250 hours volunteered. Posse members each year elect one person as the Posse member of the year. This is the individual they feel has gone "above and beyond" their regular duties, have put in extra hours, and/or has conducted themselves in an outstanding manner. The 2005 posse member of the year was Jeff Rairigh. a five-year mem­ ber. The sheriff’s department also recognized deputies for their years of service to the coun­ ty. Awards for more thanr 25 years of service were given to Detective Sgt. Dave Oakland, Sergeant William C. Johnson and Deputy Ted DeMott; over 15 years to C.O. Glen Skidmore and Sgt. Jason Sixberry; over 10 years to Deputy Gary Pearson and Deputy Rob Horrman; over five year to C.O. Ryan Argo. Deputy Barry Brandt. Deputy Erik Gustafson, C.O. Ken Kellogg. Sgt. Tom Leedy and Deputy Travis Moore. Also recognized for their efforts as part of a contingent sent from Michigan police agen­ cies to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina were Sgt. William C. Johnson and Deputy Kevin Erb. The evening capped off with a video high­ light presentation in memory of former Sgt. Robert Abendroth, who passed away in 2005. Hastings Manufacturing granted industrial development district by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer An industrial development district was cre­ ated for Hastings Manufacturing Monday night by unanimous vote of the Hastings City Council. The move paved the way for the industry to apply for a tax abatement from the city for expansion, renovations and job creation. Fred Cook, chief executive officer of the company, was on hand to answer questions posed during the public hearing. "As you know. we. along with Anderson Group, purchased a bankrupt company in December," Cook said. "This (district) puts major revenue into the community." Cook and City Manager Jeff Mansfield both said lhe district will allow the company to procure equipment and improve the exist­ ing equipment. While there may be new buildings erected in lhe future. Cook said the focus now is on the main facility. Council member Kim Townsend abstained from voting due to her employment at the Hastings Manufacturing Company. A limited public comment period was added to the agenda for lhe meeting to give audience members a chance to comment on items before they come to vote before the council. "This is a temporary item. If it works we’ll keep it, if not we’ll get rid of it.” said Mayor Bob May. Hastings Township Supervisor Jim Brown commended the board for adding the item to their agenda and taking the time to hear pub­ lic input before taking action on items. The council also unanimously approved two resolutions for events to be held at Tyden Park. The American Cancer Society will hold its Relay for Life in August and the Barry Amatcur Radio Association will use the park for a field day in June. In other business Monday evening, the council: • Accepted bids of $5,096 and $4,892 for two patrol cars that were for sale. • Voted to continue development of an agreement with Thomapple Manor to provide single user sanitary sewer service to their facility and the adjacent E-911 dispatch build­ ing. • Accepted for reading a revised draft of lhe joint library board agreement being devel­ oped between Hastings and Rutland Charter townships. • Heard a report from May about the monthly Legislative Coffee program that took place that morning at the County Seat restau­ rant. "It was lhe largest turnout we’ve had in many months, and hopefully there will be a larger crowd next lime when it is held at the MiddleVilla Inn." said the mayor. The council’s next meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. March 27 in the City Hall. Council Chambers Kathee Pierce Irving Township Supervisor Kathee Pierce resigns by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Kathee Pierce last Wednesday night ten­ dered her resignation as Irving Township supervisor. She cited work responsibilities and long hours. She also told the board she wanted to be able to spend more time with her 5-yearold son. Pierce had been elected in 2000 to replace longtime Supervisor Milton Buehler. She worked diligently ova the past several years to get the township to update information. Last year she worked to bring a new fire station and community center to the town­ ship. but the millage proposal to fund it was defeated. The township since then has pur­ chased the property to hold for possible future building. Her support for local volunteer firefighters is well known. In a letter to the editor pub­ lished in the Hastings Banner she wrote. "Thank God for firefighters, first respon­ ders and emergency personnel. Better yet. thank each of them." Irving Township is served by three fire departments. Freeport. BIRCH and TTES. In recent years Pierce and the Irving Township board have revised the service contract with Thomapple Township Emergency Services, reducing its coverage area in the township. At the March meeting the board did approve a new three-year contract with llhS, restoring most of the previous cover­ age area. , The Irving board will interview candidates to be appointed to fill the position at the April 12 Irving Township meeting with lhe person appumted at lhe May 10 meeting. Pierce’s resignation takes effect at 10 p.m. that night. Free health clinic idea gets new life in Maple Valley by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer Plans for a free health clinic at Maple Valley High School, funded by a government grant, fell by the wayside last year, but now the Maple Valley Community Center of Hojie has picked up the idea. The MVCCOH Board of Directors is exploring the feasibility of a free health clin­ ic funded by local churches and charities. “If the free health clinic at the school was meant to provide a necessary service to the community, then not having it means there is a void that needs to be filled," said Mike Callton a Nashville chiropractor. Fifth District Barry Count)- Commissioner and member of the MVCCOH Board of Directors who is heading up the feasibility study. ‘This isn't something that’s going to happen right away; we’re looking at 2007 al the earliest. We’re not sure what form lhe clinic will take. Right now we arc just looking into what needs it could fill, who and where we can help and how we can provide the resources." Callton said the MVCCOH is looking at the Faith Community Free Medical Clinic in Delton as one example of a how a free health clinic can be estabished and maintained by community funding and resources. "The clinic in Delton is only open six hours a week, but that’s better than nothing." said Callton. The director of the Delton clinic. Sandy Kozan. is slated to be one of the guest speak­ ers at the MVCCOH board meetings during upcoming months, which interested members of the community and healthcare profession­ als such doctors. nurses, therapist and others are invited to attend. The meetings will be held at 7 p.m. on the first Moday of the month al the MVCCOH. located at the comer of South Main and Washington Street in Nashville. The guest speaker Monday. April 3. will be a represen­ tative from the Barry County Health Department. Kozan will be the speaker on the firJ Monday in May. "Anyone who is interested is welcome to come to the next two meetings." said Callton. Those interested in more information or who want to volunteer services or resources, but aie unable to attend the meetings, may call Callton (517) 852-2070. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday March 16. 2006 - Page 3 Maple Valley considers double busing, cutting athletic director by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer Maple Valley Schools Superintendent Kim Kramer Monday night detailed 19 possible cost cutting measures to the schoo board to help pare expenses to balance its deficit budg­ et. Two of the proposed cuts, not renewing the Athletic Director Mike Sparks contract and double busing, have caused contro ersy in the community. Kramer told the board the district's budget is currently, "$671.115 in the red." which is an additional $18,977 shortfall to the district's projected deficit of $482,138. Even though the district has already taken measures to reduce the deficit by the end of the year. Kramer advised board members they need to use the $671,115 deficit as the starting point when developing next year's budget. "The original $482,138 was taken from the fund equity (savings account) and is not there for next year." Kramer said. "We will still be facing more cost increases, which are unknown." Refore launching into his detailed cost-cutling proposals. Kramer said the district's biggest cost is personnel. "Given lhe loss of 55.98 students over the last five years we need to downsize our per­ sonnel." he said "Three teachers, one admin­ istrator. two para-pros, plus one (or three) bus drivers translates to a reduction of about $362,566. plus what salary savings we realize with the double run transportation question." Kramer said personnel reduction would have “minimal" ramifications for Maple Valley students, but would increase class size at alternative education and in the high school, where the teacher reductions would be made, and the loss of para-professionals w ould result in less supervision of students. "We have some great staff down there, they do wonderful things and I don't like it. but when I start comparing class sizes at the jun­ ior high and class sizes at the elementary , and (he ciass sizes at lhe high school and the class sizes at the alternative cd. the alternative cd has lhe lowest class size per teacher..." he said. “We would also have to restructure how the current administrative duties would be redis­ tributed." he said. Kramer told the board he had already talked to Sparks and had made him aware that he would be recommending to the board that they pass a resolution at next month's meeting not to renew his contract, "he has been fully Second annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade set for Friday in Hastings by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor About 40 entries have committed to por­ traying Irish merriment in Friday’s St. Patrick's Day Parade on South Jefferson Street in Hastings. The upbeat, just for fun procession steps off at 4 p.m. March 17 with Gary and Carla Rizor. owners of the County Seat Lounge, as grand marshals. The paiade lineup is open to people who want to build a float, dnve an antique car. ride in a horse and buggy or just walk in the parade. And the public, of course, is being invited to view the parade and cheer on lhe procession “...This is not an organized parade, it's just for fun in lhe tiresome old winter.” parade organizer Ken Radant has said. The parade lineup will form at 3:30 p.m. in the alley behind WBCH on the north side of West State Street, and it will proceed east to Jefferson, turn south and go up the hill to South Jefferson where the two-block parade will proudly march and then come back, he said. Businessman Dave Jaspersc. of Bosley Pharmacy, whose dream of a local St. Patrick's parade sparked lhe idea. said. "I was overwhelmed by last year's parade.” He's hoping that this year's parade will be as good or better. "... Last year we told people to show up and they did." His South Jefferson Street pharmacy will be participating, and Bosley's bright yellow Medbug delivery vehicle will be decorated with some green shamrocks for the parade. Maybe some little Medbugs will be in the procession loo. Jasperse said. "It is a good time. It's a spring thing to do." As of Monday afternoon, those who have committed to participating in the parade arc the American Legion Color Guard, lhe Red Hat Society. Vermontville Syrup Queen and Court. Hastings Mayor Bob May. Hastings Police Department. Barry County Sheriff’s Department. Hastings Post - Michigan Stale Police. Dreisbach Pontiac-GMC. Mabel Boyion. Fillmore Equipment (John Deere Long Green Line). Barry County Chamber of Commerce. Hastings City Bank .Tuat. Barry Conservation District car. Greenstone Credit. Burkey's Glass. Critters. Hastings Fire Department. Phil Engierth. Girl Scout Troop Glowing Embers. Sarah Piper, leprechaun; Blarney Stone Tavern, Hastings Public Library. Coleman Insurance Agency staff. Airway Oxygen, the Hair Care Center. WBCH. volunteer musicians from Hastings High School. Thomapple Manor Auxiliary with Thomapple Thelma and perhaps some friends in wheelchairs, Felpausch Food Center’s Henrietta mascot, the Barry County Transit Trolley. Barlow Florist. Matt Spencer, tow truck; MainStreet Savings Bank. Olde Towne Tavern. Edward Aiken. Sand Ridge Bank's Ollie mascot and employees, the Murphy Family float and a Fifth Third Bank float. The South Jefferson Street Merchants have joined together to purchase some colorful giveaways, said Parade Committee member Donna Long, including hats, horns, beads, cardboard shamrock eyeglasses and leis to give to parade watchers and/or customers. Merchants who pooled funds to buy the St. Patrick's Day giveaways include Mexican Connexion. Hastings City Bank. Bosley Pharmacy, County Scat Lounge. Olde Towne Tavern. Hair Care Center, Jefferson Street Gallery. Alfresco. B B’s Shoe Repair. Dick's Barber Shop. G & L Variety, Bell Cleaners and Progressive Graphics. People who want to be part of the 'Biggest Little St. Patrick's Day Parade in the State of Michigan' are asked to call WBCH at 945­ 3414 or Donna Long at 948-8591. warned. He is not really happy, but he under­ stands that he has our full support. "There arc three options that we are wrestling with and studying; but we need to do more work to determine which is lhe best for us.” said Kramer in a later interview. "One. we could job-out lhe position; two. we could realign current teachers and coaches duties to share the responsibilities, or. three, we could give the responsibility to one of our current administrators. “If you look at other districts you will see a lot of administrators are taking on dual rolls; it’s happening all over. I don't like it; but we have no choice." he added Sparks, when contacted Tuesday afternoon, said. "It's the nature of the business. Il’s not very exciting when it happens to you. but it’s one of those things you get through." He added, however, that he plans to address the board at next month’s regular meeting. "I intend to speak to them about my concerns for the future of lhe athletic program. 1 have worked diligently for five years to get this program in the shape it is in and 1 would hate to see it fall by the wayside. I know that this is not an easy decision for them, but I would urge the board to talk to our veteran coaches and pari time athletic department secretary Mindy Schriver and get their input. It may be hard for someone to do the job effectively and efficiently when they have something else on their plate. There is a constant flow of paper­ work through lhe athletic director’s office.” On a personal basis Sparks, who obtained his master’s degree during his tenure in Maple Valley, said if the board chooses not to renew his contract, it may provide the impetus he needs to pursue his career goals. "My goal has always been to coach college football and maybe this is what 1 need to give me a push in that direction.” Kramer said during the board meeting Monday night he has had numerous people question him about why he is recommending the board not renew Sparks' contract while retaining curriculum and technology directors Julie Swartz and Mary Slag. To answer those questions and comments. Kramer read a lengthy response during the board meeting. Middleville motorist killed in truck crash A 60-year-old Middleville man died in a single vehicle traffic crash Friday evening when his pickup truck .‘failed, to stop al an interestion and struck a pee. r Deputies from Department said bEEty's through the T-interaHKrof Whitneyville road^Cntba road and struck a tree. Parsley, who was afonftin the truck, was not wearing his seat belt afltf air bags were deployed, authorities reported Thomapple Kellogg High School students traveling along Whitneyville Road Friday night to a cast party following the perform­ ance of "Oklahoma!” were witnesses to the aftermath of the crash. Emergency vehicles lined the road near the intersection with Parmalee Road. Many of the students called home to make sure that the person involved in the accedent was not relat­ ed to them. The accident, which was believed to have occurred at about 10 p.m.. remains under investigation. Emergency personnel were still on the scene at 12:45 a.m. Saturday morning. Maple Valley High School Athletic Director Mike Sparks "The budget difficulty that we face, as a district, gives rise to a myriad of questions regarding what has been proposed to be reduced or cut. These are the most difficult decisions that a superintendent has to make. It is painful and done with much thought, research and contemplating the immediate, as well as the future ramifications.” he said. Kramer said it is easy to see why he is cur rently recommending that the district main­ tains two curriculum directors, when one looks at student performance on summarise tests like the MEAP "These test scores beg the question of why are our students scoring below state averages? Given the community we live in and the strong parental involvement in our students lives, our students should be scoring higher. Instead we have scores that arc near the bot­ tom of all the schools m the Lansing area. This is unacceptable.*' said Kramer noting that he did not feel that the teaching staff was at fault. "They arc a highly talented and car­ ing staff They arc trying very hard. Yet. in spite of all their efforts, they just can't keep up with the ever changing curriculum issues. .. Some will say the MEAP is not a good measuring stick for how well our stu­ dents are educated... however, it is the method the state uses and we must focus on it and do well on it. It is published in lhe newspapers and looked at by our community... The par­ ents in the community have no other tool by which to judge and hold us accountable. We must do better.” Kramer noted that curriculums in each sub­ ject area change every three to five years, and lhe evolving MEAP lest also presents a chal­ lenge to teachers, since it changes every three or four years as well. “Our staff simply does not have the time or energy to. year after year, work on changes to lhe curriculum, let alone keep abreast of the latest teaching methods and assessment inno­ vations." Kramer said these arc the reasons be has See MAPLE VALLEY, next page Spring Conferences planned next week at middle school “Showcasing Our Unique and Wonderful Adolescents" will be the theme of the Spring Conferences March 20.22 and 23 at Hastings Middle School. Speakers, conferences and even a dinner will be featured. The following is a sketch of the activities planned next Monday. Wednesday and Thursday: Monday, March 20 • 5 to 7 p.m. — Middle school family spaghetti dinner. Take an opportunity ».:> eat with middle schoolers and other families before attending teacher conferences a.id par­ ticiparing in the speaker scries. A spaghetti dinner, which will include salad, bread cook­ ies and beverage, will be served in the east gym. Cost is a free-will donation. • 5 to 5:30 — Kinship Care program with Blanca Roath. program coordinator from tire Barry County Commission on Aging . This is a program designed to support fam­ ilies through education, assistance and under­ standing. Grandparents, aunts uncles, siblings or other adults caring full time for a relative’s child may find this program particularly ben­ eficial. • 5:30 to 6 — Dog Search with DuHadway, Kendall and Associates. Handlers will demonstrate what is involved in a dog search and answer questions about the service they provide for the school. 6:15 to 7 p.m. — "Mom... I’m bored!" Community representatives will share their summer youth programs. Presentations will include YMCA camps. Hastings Public Library programs, school, music and athletic opportunities and more. 7 to 8 p.m. — Internet safety. Trooper Brian Roderick, post community service offi­ cer from lhe state police post, will present safety principles to help protect childrenfrom online threats with the idea that becoming an informed parent is the best way to keep kids safe. Wednesday, March 22 5 to 6 p.m. — “Internet Bullying.” Cathy Longstreet. Elizabeth Sedgewick and Patricia Bellgraph will present information about cyber bullying, which is the fastest growing bullying trend among teens. Learn how par ents can set-boundaries and manage the tech­ nology to detect on-line harassment. 6 to 7 p.m. "Hidden Factors that Influence Student Success" with Dr. Grey Larison. Pine Rest therapist. Larison will speai about how allergies, sleep patterns. ?nd ether factors affect children’s behavior, mood and learning. 7 to 7:30 pm. — “Healthy Choices for our Adolescent.” Laura Anderson. R.D.. MSU Extension educator. Anderson will present information about the special nutritional needs of adolescents ind provide ideas to enhance diet. 7:30 to 8 p.m. — "Technology Tips and Hints.” Kristen and Steve Laub^ugh will explore ways to help parents use tecrinclogy at home in effective ways. Topics will include lhe Parent Internet Viewer and rips for navi­ gating the Internet. Six property owners’ request to rezone Court St. PUD denied by Jon Gambee Staff Writer The Hastings City Planning Commission has denied a group of citizens’ most recent rezoning request for six properties on the south half block bounded by Market Street. State Street. Washington Street and Court Street. The area commonly is referred to as the Court Street PUD (Planned Unit Development). The six property owners have asked to have their property zoning changed to B-2. General Business District. Planning Commission Chairman Dave Jasperse. who introduced consideration of lhe request, briefly explained the recent history of the properties relating to zoning and future land use designation in the city's master plan. The city previously had determined lhe prop­ erty in question would be zoned a PUD. but Circuit Judge James Fisher ruled it is not a PUD as it now stands. Fisher ruled the prop­ erty owners had to appear before the Planning Commission to request any zoning change. Jasperse said the PUD still exists in con­ cept but a PUD within that zoning district had not yet been established. He said such a PUD would be created when a developer wished to develop all or part of the property in lhe zon­ ing district. Jan Martin stated she was one of the prop­ erty owners who had submitted a request in 2003 for lhe rczoning of her property from R2 Single Family Residential to B-2 General Business District. She she was concerned about lhe Court Street PUD as it stands, and the proposed uses of the land as designated in the PUD Martin said she was particularly concerned about the proposed apartment buildings to be constructed along Court Street. She said that 90 feet of property was designated in the PUD tor construction of residential units, including parking and an alley She questioned if simi­ lar units had been constructed in other munic­ ipalities. Martin said site wanted to see the needs of the people living in the area addressed and she was concerned about the height of the proposed buildings, traffic, park­ ing and other potential problems. She asked for more infromalion and documents demon­ strating the successful construction of similar housing units in other cities. Planning Commissioner James Wiswell said similar housing is in place in larger cities througout the na'an. He said this type of housing had not been constructed in Hastings yet mainly because of the cost. He said this type of housing would be constructed in Hastings in the future, however, and the trend in all markets was toward town houses and other similar living units. Martin said she wished to sec the "quaint­ ness” and hometown feeling preserved in her neighborhood and she was opposed to con­ struction of apartments not maintained in a manner to ensure their attractiveness. Wiswell said he saw an advantage in hav­ ing residential uses across Court Street from the existing residential uses. Commissioner Daryle Bejamin-Forbes said the proposed townshouses within the PUD would suit her personal needs very well, as she would be able to dispose of her car and walk to destinations in the downtown area. Stewart Gross stated he owned property at 521 W. Court St. and had applied to have the zoning of his property changed in 2003. He said his property supposedly had been rezoned in the interim as a PUD and lhe southerly 90 feet of property was designated for houses. He said he felt 90 feet was not enough to accommodate such a use and there were many places in Barry County suitable for apartment houses. Dorotha Cooper said she owned property across from the Court Street PUD on the cor­ ner of Court and Market Streets She said she was in favor of the PUD because of the resi­ dential land use designation within lhe PUD. She said she was not in favor of having lhe property along Court Street rczoned to allow business uses. Patsy Chamberlain said she owned proper­ ty located between Park and Market streets on Court Street. She said she and her husband had moved to Hastings to buy a home and retire and did not wish to sec apartments and townhouses constructed along Court Street because it would create too much traffic and cause congestion. When Jasperse asked her if she wished to sec business uses along Court Street, she said she wished lhe property would remain as sin­ gle family houses. Gordon Barlow said he owned property in the "500 block" on State Street and lhe sale of his property would be affected by lhe zoning of the parcels located along Court Street. He said developers would not buy property where the south 90 feet could not be used and they would not be interested in the proposed residential use. Barlow said the demand for townhouse did not exist and the apartments under construction on Woodlawn Avenue would accommodate the demand for multi­ unit housing in the community for a long time. Barlow quoted a developer as saying lhe Court Street PUD was “the dumbest thing he had ever seen." Jason Cherry, who once served the Village of Middleville as a planner, said he lives at 224 S. Washington St. near the Court Street PUD. Cherry said he learned several years ago of lhe DDA's consideration of expansion of the DDA district to possibly include resi­ dential properties lying along and south of Court Street. He expressed concerns at that time about lhe potential expansion of the dis­ trict because of its possible impact on the res­ idential neighborhoods. Cherry said he did not ultimately oppose the DDA’s amendment of its district to include the properties south of Court Street, because the DDA had formed an active Citizens Advisory Committee to solicit input from property owners in the area being con­ sidered for inclusion in the district. Cherry said he had served on the CAC and recognized the pressure to develop the prop­ erties for commercial use. He said lhe CAC and owners of residentail property south of Court Street recognize the existing single family homes along the north side of Court Street would face increasing pressure for commercial use. But lhe PUD. he said, pro­ vided the owners of property south of Court Street many types of protection from such conunerical use. not just the proposed resi­ dential townshouses. He said lhe PUD provided for unified development, which would protect the exist­ ing residential uses to the south and the con­ cept of the proposed townhouses may "need to be revisited at some point.” He urged the Planning Commission not to change the Court Street PUD zoning. Barlow urged the Planning Commission to take into account the wishes of lhe owners of the properties within the PUD. He said only the property owners in the “500 block" had requested rezoning of their property to allow commercial use and the "300 and 400 blocks" could remain zoned as a PUD. He said lhe "500 block” was the most viable piece of property for commercial development within the PUD Barlow said there were other places for multi-family residential development and a developer could be required to place a fence and shrubs to shield the residential uses locat­ ed to the south. Jasperse said while the property owners had slated they wished to provide for commerical development in the area, the Court Street PUD zoning district allowed for com­ mercial development with adequate restric­ tions and control measures to protect the resi­ dential neighborhood to the south. City Manager Jeff Mansfield agreed. He said rezoning the south half of the 500 block to B-2 would not provide adequate protection for the adjoining and nearby residential prop­ erties from the adverse impact inevitably gen­ erated by commerical use. Wiswell said while he recognized the growing pressure to further develop the Stale Street corridor and to convert the properties to commercial use. it was extremely important to draw a firm line at some point and protect lhe residential neighborhoods to the south. Benjamin-Forbes moved to deny the prop­ erty owners’ request to have lhe zoning changed to B-2 and the motion passed unani­ mously. In other action by the Planning Commission, Jaspersc introduced discussion regarding a comprehensive sidewalk installa­ tion program. Benjamin-Forbes explained the recent winter weather had prevented comple­ tion of the sidewalk inventory, bu: work crews expected to be able to commence work in the near future. Mayor Bob May introduced a motion to approve a request from the Hastings Public­ Library for approval under the building design guidelines to proceed with construc­ tion of a new library at the corner of Boltwood and State Streets. Benjamin-Forbes said the proposed facility is compliant with all requirements contained in the building design guidelines. The commission also voted to retain the existing slate of officers, including Jasperse as chairman. Harry Adrounie as vice chai' man and Mansfield as secretary . �Page 4 - Thursday. March 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner MAPLE VALLEY, continued from previous page 911 director’s pay hike larger than others’ To the editor: After reading the article jn the March 2 Hastings Banner about the Emergency 911 director receiving a 4.5% pay increase. 1 could not believe what 1 read. I have heard that other county employees have been offered a 2.5% pay increase. If the county cannot afford a 4.5% boost for all county employees, then no one should get uiat much of a raise, there might be other dif­ ferences between employees that I’m not aware of. The Board of Commissioners should take control of 911 and any other county agencies that are spending more than the 2.5% that has been offered to count, employees. I will not support any more miliagc until all county employees are treated the same. James Newton. Hastings Two lovely ladies’ absence sorely felt To the editor: In the past several weeks, Hastings has lost two of its loveliest ladies. I was fortunate enough to have taught with both Mary Youngs and Joanie Finnic. What an inspiration they were to me. and to all their students and co-workers! I feel these two delightful women shared many of the same endearing qualities. They were kind, tolerant and endowed with deep faith and practiced Christian living in all of their daily activities. Family, friends and students were their top priorities. They were always helpful and anx­ ious to share with everyone. There was no room in their lives for jealousy, pettiness and gossip. But their most enduring legacy was a sense of humor, which carried them through any problems that came their way. Farewell to Mary and Joanie. They will be sadly missed by us all. My heart is heavy, Pat Markle. Bradenton. Fla. Retired Hastings teacher PETA uses wackos in chicken protest To the editor: This letter is in response to Kay Doyle's rebuttal to County Commissioner Mike Caiiton's letter "PETA's protest hard to stom­ ach." Ms. Doyle seems to be using A! Sharpton. Pamela Anderson. Playboy bunnies and the Dali Lama to challenge Dr. Callton's serious letter. Where did PETA dig up this wacko panel of chicken experts anyway? I also think it's sexist exploitation to make young girls stand in front of KFC restaurants in bikinis. Perhaps PETA could draw more attention if Al Sharpton and the Dali Lama got their bikinis on. Jeff Riggs. Nashville chosen to spend more of the district’s resources on the areas of curriculum, tech­ nology and staff development and reduce administration in other areas, “Teaching and learning is why we are here and it needs to be our top priority. We must pro­ vide our staff with: The most up to date cur­ riculum, the best data-driven focused pro­ fessional development training, and the best formative assessment program we can...” The issue of double bus runs, having sep­ arate runs for elementary and junior and senior high school students is one of Kramer’s proposed budget cuts already causing a stir in the community. In his presentation to the board, Kramer noted that this was a controversial proposal with many pros and cons. While it would eliminate some driving positions, reduce the length of runs, reduce the number of buses needed by four and postpone the pur­ chase of new buses, it would also increase fuel and maintenance costs, create child care issues for some families in the morn­ ing, necessitate the change to an hourly rate for drivers, create a schedule conflict for employees with dual positions in the dis­ trict. and all runs would have to be bid out again. However, Kramer added that if the dis­ trict reduces the number of buses it operates and has to replace each year, plus reduce the pool of mechanics by one, the savings could total approximately $132,000. If the district implements a partial plan and sim­ ply eliminates one run and doesn’t lay-off one driver the savings would total $18,522. “To do a partial double run plan could save $78,522. Fully implemented, a double run system will result in a savings of $132,662, which includes the delaying a bus purchase and eliminating one mechan­ ics position,” he said, adding the total sav­ ings could be anywhere from $3,321 to $132,682, “depending on the degree this is implemented.” While board trustee Brian Green praise Kramer’s through research and the thought he put into his proposes cost cutting he said he was skeptical that the district would real­ ize the projected savings by switching to double bust runs, noting that by increasing the miles driven would make the district more susceptible to fluctuations in the prices for diesel fuel. Green also said that increasing the number of miles driven by 28% each year would mean more frequent routine maintenance,such as oil changes, lubrication and other routine service and questioned whether the district should con­ sider laying off a mechanic when the need for maintenance could increase. However, Green also stated that he had talked to some parents and he saw the ben­ efits of going to a dual run system. He noted that it would separate the younger and old students, which has been a concern for some parents, and the ride would be shorter for all students. “But, I’m just skeptical of the MMential savings. I’m worried that it may turn out costing the district more annually,” said Green. "This is an issue that impacts almost every student in the district and that is why it will be a rallying point, because of its impact.” Green said he was also corxemed that if the district opts for the dual run system, reduces its fleet by four buses then realizes that the system is not generating the savings that had been anticipated, it would cost the district more money to buy new buses than it generated in the sale of the old ones. Kramer said that he and Business Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. Manager Darryl Sydloski and Transportation and Operations Directors Pat Powers and Terry Woodman were. “... not sitting here trying to convince you guys to go with double busing, but it is some­ thing we have to look at... when I talked to the drivers a while back 1 told that that all I was going to do investigate and present the facts and if there wasn’t truly a cost sav­ ings, then I wasn’t going to recommend it and I still believe it There are pros and cons to this no matter which way you look at it.” Kramer said there are more districts in the state with double busing than there are with single bus runs. ‘It’s not something that is not doable; it is. Is it something we want to do? Is it something the community wants? I don’t want to change something people are com­ fortable with in this community. I have no desire to that... However, if you do go to double busing, you can move from 15 run­ ning buses. 15 routes and go and operate with only ten and with five route savings... yes you will have more miles... more mechanical, but when you weigh all those things out you are running with only ten buses with four spares and running with those and replacing them becomes less of an issue than trying to maintain 15 pius four. “There are two sides to this and I’m sit­ ting right here saying, T don’t want to change.’ but I have, to present all the facts to everybody to look al because I have tv look under every rock to find a way to reduce costs," he added. “I’m expected to look at things straightforwardly and honestly and that is what I have to do.” Other proposed cost cutting measures include a 10% reduction in athletic trips, eliminating field trips, eliminating one technology and one custodial co-op posi­ tion, revenue from the sale of one bus and unused Internet towers, reducing the tech­ nology budget, eliminating the virtual men­ tor, pay to participate (all sports, plays, musicals, FFA. etc.), eliminate the athletic trainer for home events, and strength condi­ tioning position, eliminate one vo-ed run, eliminate the noon Early Fours bus run, eliminate overtime for secretaries opera­ tions and transportation, a 10% reduction in the supply budget, 5% reduction in the ath­ letic supply budget, reduce util it}' expenses by 10% and shorter, the school year by four days. If the bosrd adopts these measures, the district could realize savings of an esti­ mated $630,243. according to Kramer. Other options studied by Kramer but not being recommended at this time include laying off two more high school teachers, eliminate one curriculum and technology director, eliminate second shift custodian, eliminate half time secretary at high school, eliminate outside custodial help, eliminate Saturday and summer school. Kramer said Tuesday that the state’s reduced funding for public schools has forced a lot districts across the state to look at cos: 'Utting measure like the ones Maple Valley is facing and it’s taking its toll on the educational system in Michigan. “Because of this there arc a lot of other­ wise dedicated people may decide, ’This is not for me,’ and leave education. A lot of superintendents are retiring. They are say­ ing, “I built this district up and now I have to tear it down. I’d rather retire. In the last two or three years 1 believe there have been well over 100 superintendent changes in the state. There were 36... the year I came on board and we’re approaching 40 this year," he said adding that be doesn’t know what Is privatizing school services good idea? Several school districts in Barry County are continuing to look for ways to save money. One option is to contract out services Kke bus drivers and custodians to private companies. What do you think of this idea? the board will decide regarding his cost cut­ ting proposals “I don’t have any definite answers, we’ll discuss this more at the April meeting.” With regard to the busing issue he said. This issue has many pros and cons, but the bottom line is we arc providing a service and is it going to be as good, or better? Charlotte changed to double busing two years ago. Gull Lake changed three years ago. and it is working for them. “I’d just as soon things stay the way they are... sometimes change is hard to deal with, but change is what is happening in this state. It is a terrible time in Michigan. Some other states are booming and they arc actually arguing over how to spend their surplus, but not in Michigan and Ohio," be concluded. “If the board were to know for sure that budget would turn around and the end was in sight they would dip into the savings account. But it’s unknown and we can’t keep going to the well.” Blood drive set for March 24 at Pennock Hospital Pennock Health Services will be host for a community blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 24. at the Conference Center at Pennock Hospitai. 1009 West Green St.. Hastings. The blood drive will be held in conjunc­ tion with Michigan Community Blood Centers, the non-profit blood bank that pro­ vides 100 percent of Pennock's regular blood supply, No appointment»« needed to give blood at this drive. Any healthy person 17 or older who weighs at least 110 pounds may be eli­ gible to give blood every 56 days. It takes just seven to 10 minutes to donate a pint of blood, with the entire donation process (ineluding pre-donation screening and post­ donation rest/snack period) taking less than one hour. "Blood components have limited storage lives (red cells last 42 days, while platelets remain viable for just five days), this makes maintaining a sufficient supply of all com­ ponents in all blood types at all times a con­ stant challenge," according to Michigan Community Blood Centers recruiter Emily McMullen. "Donated blood can't be stored indefinitely and we need blood donors to donate at regular intervals. Thanks to com­ munity blood drives hosted by Pennock, people in the Hastings area have the oppor­ tunity to donate regularly year-round.” To nuke sore hospitals in Barry and Kent counties have all the blood they need, Michigan Community B’lood Centers needs to collect more than 145 pints of donated blood every day. Statewide, Michigan Conupunity Blood Centers provides for hospitals in too* major regions with a combined populalion of more than 1.5 million. As a member of Amtrica's Blood Centers (a nationwide rretwak of community blood banks that together pro­ vide half the US blood supply and all of the Canadian blood supply), Michigan Community Blood Centers also regularly responds to requests for blood from other communities in need across the nation, after first making sure all local needs have been met. Persons interested in more information on blood donation, the need for blood, and Michigan Community Blood Centers, can find out more by visiting Michigan Community Blood Centers Web site, www.miblood.org n>e Hutins* Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PMshtdby Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phon, (269) MS-9554 ,^1.— ■------ - f*-----a - -t- aonn jacoos rrwoenc uacoos Praetdarf Vtoa Praodtnt Slmn Jaccha SeaatarytTroaeurar • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Edfcv) Elaine Gitoert (Assistant Edna} Helen Mudry Sandra Ponsetto Patrioa Johns KetyUoyd Brett Bremer Jon Gambee Fran Faverman Harold Fields. Hastings: Andrew Snow, Delton: Kathy Stout, Hastings: Lavern Skidmore, Dowling: Anthony Souza, Middievine: • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • ClMiftad ada accepted Monday through FritUy. 800am to530pm. “I do not think this is a good idea. Outside work­ ers would not be connect­ ed to our community.” “Yes. 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March 16. 2006 - Page 5 Free ‘Food Film Fest’ planned Minimum wage good politics, bad policy It was truly amazing how quickly the Michigan Senate and House, in a rare burst of energy, overwhelmingly approved a bill to increase the minimum wage. It took the two less than a week to pass a bill proposing to boost the minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.95 per hour, almost a two-doilar raise. Now the bill goes to Governor Jennifer Granholm's desk for her signature, and there is no reason to believe she will veto it in an election year. That’s just the ' ml. Il’s an election year. This legislation is good politics and not so good policy. Rarely have I ever seen legislators from both chambers approve any bill so quickly. Republicans customarily would be dragged kicking and screaming into finally approving a minimum wage increase, moving oh so cautiously because of lhe fear of businesses downsizing their work forces as a result. House Speaker Craig DeRoche told the media the big reason is the fear that the petition drive to increase the minimum wage (sec page three of the Banner. March 9) would constitutionally lock in the pay rate to inflation. But actually, the GOP. which has a majority in both the Michigan House and Senate, decided to head off this petition drive at the pass. People like DeRoche and Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema came to the understanding an emotional state-wide ballot proposal to hike the minimum wage would bring out a lot of voters in November who probably would at the same time vole for Granholm instead of the likely GOP gubernatorial candidate. Richard DeVos. So I’m cynical enough to believe the Republicans made a strate­ gic move to help their standard bearer in the November election rather than pass a bill because they believe it’s good policy for Michigan’s economy. As I have said so often before, the two parties these days are far more interested in winning than in doing the right thing. The groups that brought forward this issue have been more interested in politi­ cal strategy rather than helping people at the lowest end of the pay scale. Now that the bill has been passed, it may have a harmful effect on any chance for economic recovery. If you raise the minimum wage statewide right now. you will just be putting more people out of work. The better way would be to reduce payroll taxes on these people. Small businesses across the state don't need the intervention of state government on wages, they need help to stay in business. Also in last week’s Banner, there was a story about county work­ ers offering to take a wage freeze if the county continues to pick up their health insurance. Yet the week before, the county 911 director was given a 4.5% increase in pay. Meanwhile, businesses across this state are trying to compete in the new global market place. 1 call it the “Wal-Martization" of American business, pushing down profits to force companies to drop their prices by doing it for less, regardless of the costs. If you can't get it done fof less, go somewhere else, find a way. no matter whm, even if you have to go overseas. " ' Tnaf’s just wh'a’ the Lakewood school district is finding out. The Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson told the State Legislature last week about how Michigan ranks in the lowest on all polls indicating the state could be last on the list of likely locations to move a plant or start a new business. So why don't our legislative leaders get it? We need serious action and everything they seem to do just makes the situation in our state worse. Patterson suggests we scrap the tax to offer a better business envi­ ronment in Michigan The Single Business Tax is an activity tax which is levied on Michigan businesses, even if they aren't making any money, because it’s based on activity rather than profits. And if you offer any of your employees health insurance, then your com­ pany will be fined for paying for the benefits. You don't have to be a business expert to figure out what our leg­ islative leaders are doing just isn't working. Patterson realizes we need a strong message, some dramatic action to make the difference in the business world. Michigan is last because we have issues that ARE you WILLING TO... The Michigan Senate last week also took up the issue of elimi­ nating the Single Business Tax. Once again, please note this group has done virtually nothing meaningful a long time, but row sud­ denly it begins to do some work, which I also suggest may have a lot to do with the petition campaigns for November on the Single Business Tax and “Fire the Senate.” I wholeheartedly support the proposal to abolish the Single Business Tax. A job killer, it’s been allowed to stand in this state for far too long. However, we must make certain we make up the lost revenue, and a combination personal and business income lax increase would be best because they would be based on each per­ son's or business* ability to pay. The business income tax was used before it was replaced in the late 1960s by the Single Business Tax. This income tax increase then should somehow be linked to the condition of the economy and should be reduced as things improve. continue to stall any expansion, we need drastic action sending a message across this country that Michigan means business, now rather than later. How many companies do our legislators need to see close, how many jobs must leave before they finally get the message changes must be made? If you step back and look and all the proposals our legislature has come up with in the last 12 months, you really get the impression they’ve had no clue on how to solve problems. That’s why there are so many petitions circulating for state-wide proposals on the November ballot this year. Small business owners and taxpayers from across the state are sick and tired of the situation and they are taking matters in their own hands, as well they should. If Michigan is going to return to economic prosperity, it will take new ideas, and government needs to be a part of it. Otherwise, it just seems as though we continue to ride down the river, with no control over where we’re going, and no ideas on how we will get there. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics BOARD, continued from page 1 Bring your special event photos to us for quality, professional processing. J-Ad Graphics PRINTING PLUS Michigan has about 200 CAFOs, a number that grows annually. CAFOs have been linked to a host of prob­ lems plaguing modem society, including fail­ ing rural economies; poisoned waterways and hujrc fish kills from manure runoff, salmonel­ la and other bacteria outbreaks; human resist­ ance to antibiotics; and chronic respiratory diseases in farm workers. In addition, the treatment of animals involves widespread suffering that has inspired many groups worldwide to condemn CAFOs. ’This isn’t just a tree-hugger or animal lover’s issue — it’s a health issue — the health of our children, our local economy and ihe planet," said Mariiynn Momber. president of the Michigan Farmera Union, an FWH member. “CAFOs impact even aspect of our lives, no matter your politics, religion, income or lifestyle, and we need to be informed about them." Locally, some small farmers are raising animals without drags and with the well­ being of the animals and the environment in mind. They include FWH members: Abronia Acres Organic Farm; Agriculture Health and Alive; Crane Dance Fann; Creswick Farms; and Lubbers Family Farm. Other members of FWH are: the Center for Sustainability at Aquinas College. Clean Water Action; Environmentally Concern Citizens of South Central Michigan; Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy; Greater Grand Rapids Food Systems Council; Michigan Catholic Rural Life Coalition; Michigan Farmers Union; Religion, Ecology and Spirituality; Students for Compassionate Living at Calvin College. Trillium Haven Farm and Uniting for Justice. Farms Without Harm, a network of Michigan groups and citizens promoting sus­ tainable farming, seeks to educate the public through workshops, film screenings and other events about the negative impact of industrial agriculture on local communities, the envi­ ronment, economy and animal welfare. It offers positive options including tools to find healthy, humane alternatives to industrial meal sources. For more information about Farms Without Harm, call 616-558-6490 or email fwh^amcritech net Insurance industry has big impact on county’s economy school board is reviewing the possibilities of privatizing some of their work force. Bids will be accepted and a private company will be found to offer busing, janitorial, food service workers at lower rates with little or no benefits. This is wha; it’s all about. Why can't the workers understand what’s going to happen and work the school board until we get through this economic crisis? Then the board can make some adjust­ ments. Tliis is no time to increase the cost of doing business in Michigan. The minimum wage not only is affecting the base level, but also has impact on all wage rates. This is a sensitive time in Michigan’s busi­ ness climate, and we shouldn’t make any changes that could affect the turnaround. Good Rx: Scrap the SBT A free mini-film festival sponsored by Farms Without Harm will take piece at 7 p.m. Tuesday. March 21. at the Barry County Democratic Party headquarters. Thomas Jefferson Hall. 328 South Jefferson. Hastings. The intent of lhe “Food Film Fest” is to expose the true cost of factory farms; have a panel discussion about economic, environ mental and health effects and local alterna­ tives. Three films will be showcased: • “What Will We Eat: The Search for Healthy Local Food." a 25- minute documen­ tary about industrial vs. sustainable food sys­ tems made by local filmmaker Christopher Bedford. • “The True Cost of Food,” a 15-minute animated short by the Sierra Club about the environmental and economic impact of indus­ trial agriculture. • “Wegman's Cruelty," a half-hour expose of chicken factory practices produced by the New York-based Compassionate Consumers. A panel discussion and audience question and answer session will follow the films. It will include Hastings native Nicole Matthews, a resident of Rochester. N.Y.. and member of Compassionate Consumers. She will discuss the group's investigation of chicken fanning practices by Wegman's, a popular supermarket chain on the East Coast. Montague resident Christopher Bedford also will participate in the panel and discuss his film, which tells the story of the growing failure of the industrial food system and how a grass-roots coalition of small farmers and consumers is inventing a healthy, humane, home-grown alternative. Bedford is a founder of Muskegon's Sweetwater Local Foods Market, lhe first Michigan farmers market to sell only local, humanely raised meat prod­ ucts. Factory farms or CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) arc defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as agricul­ tural operations with more than 1,000 beef cattle, 2.500 hogs or 100,000 broiler hens. Today, 54 percent of all U.S. livestock are concentrated on 5 percent of all farms, and most of the meat, poultry and dairy purchased in stores or eaten in restaurants is the product of CAFOs. Serafin “Chuck" Neaves and Michael Barney to another three-year the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission. The rea­ son for the action was a third applicant. Kathy Strickland, was out of the country while inter­ views were being conducted and they wanted to give her a chance. Michael Callton cast a dissenting vote, say­ ing. “I think it’s a bad precedent. You’ll have to make it apply to everyone who can’t make it for the interviews.” The county will re-advertisc for the two open seats. Both Neaves and Barney began serving in 2003. There also is one vacancy on lhe county’s Zoning Board of Appeals. • Approved a map change that essentially paves the way for building the new Dowling Public Library by rezoning the site from A to C-l. • Adopted a resolution to approve assess­ ment rolls and project costs for maintaining the court-ordered water level for Upper Crooked Lake. Drain Commissioner Tom Doyle explained that the lake needs to be 922.75 feet above sea level and the project calls for construction of a dam at the lake’s outlet. He noted the nec­ essary hearings have been held and the proj­ ect district has been established. Estimated cost for the work is $70,000. “It’s important people understand the lake won’t always be at the maximum level, some­ times it will be lower." said Commissioner Wayne Adams. • Reappointed Gerald Pattok and Karen Vedro to three-year terms on the Mental Health Board. • Approved a request from the Barry County Sheriff’s Department to spend up to $15,745 for a fingerprinting system for the schools in this area. • Was invited to the “What We eat" film festival at the Barry County Democrats' Thomas Jefferson Hall Tuesday. March 21. from 7 to 9 p.m. • Held a closed session on negotiations with county employees on a new three-year employment contract The Insurance Institute of Michigan claims the insurance industry is a financially strong and a key contributor to Barry County's econ­ omy. providing 448 good-paying jobs in 2004, a 5 percent increase from 2000. "Insurance industry jobs also pumped $18 million into the county's payroll," said Pete Kuhnmuench, executive director of the insti­ tute. "The insurance industry continues to be a consistent, reliable employer in the state of Michigan." There are 20 insurance companies and agencies located in Barry County and jobs at those businesses often pay well. According to lhe most recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, tlie average annual wage for all insurance industry jobs in Barry County is $40,603. Statewide, there arc 84 insurance compa­ nies headquartered in Michigan, the 16th largest concentration of insurance companies in the United States, according to the Insurance Institute. Thousands of additional companies are licensed to provide insurance in this state even though they are headquar­ tered in other states. There arc also thousands of agents located throughout the state who provide insurance products to policyholders. Besides the impact and contributions to the economy, Michigan's insurance industry pro­ vides residents with financial security. Insurance companies in Michigan pay about $3 billion each year in auto and homeowners' insurance ckims and benefits to policyhold­ ers in this cate. These dollars arc used to pay for medical care of those injured, rebuild and repair houses, repair automobiles and replace personal property. “Michigan's insurance industry provides quality services at reasonable costs to its con­ sumers." Kuhnmuench said. “Michigan is the only state in the country to mandate unlimit ed, lifetime medical benefits for those injurec in auto accidents.” Though Michigan has the highest benefit levels in the country, it ranked 10th among the states and lhe District of Columbia for average auto premium at $1,079.56 in 20f>4. The average premium for homeowners insur­ ance in Michigan in 2003 (the latest statistics available) was $673. In that same year. Michigan's homeowners premiums tied for 18th of all states and the District of Columbia. The Insurance Institute of Michigan is a non-profit organization representing 41 property/casualty insurance companies and 52 related organizations in Michigan, including Hastings Mutual Insurance Company, head­ quartered in Hastings. For more information about insurance, call the insurance information hotline, toll-free, at 1-8OO-777-8OO5 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MIRACLE, continued from page 1 "Two women came out and said they had called 911 and help was on the way and the next thing I knew here comes this guy with a long extension cord. He said he had been working in the basement of a home and the woman there, Diane DeYoung, said she saw someone in the water. He asked her if she had a rope and she said ’no.* so he said he ran to his van and got the extension cord. “He worked his way out toward me. and I saw him break through the ice once. He said later he broke through twice, but I only remember seeing him go down once. I was pretty weary by that time. “But he rolled out and got back up. I tried to steer him around where 1 knew it was thin and 1 finally told him not to try to get any closer.” Gabos said. •The first time he threw the cord out it was tangled up and didn't come close. He pulled it back and threw it again, this time coming to about 10 feet of where I was. I told him not to try again, I would try to work my way over to it. I started using my elbows to break the ice again and I finally got to the cord." Gabos said Newman instructed him to wrap the cord around under his arms. “But I told him I didn’t know if I had enough strength left." Gabos said. “But I got it around and tied, and then I just held on." Gabos said Newman used all his strength to pull him up onto the ice. “I wasn't much help,” he said. “He said later he is a runner and in pretty good shape. 1 guess so. because it took all he could do to get me out. “I just laid there then until the rescuers got to me and put me on the sled. “I don’t think I would have lasted much longer." Gabos said. “I have a lot of people to thank." Gab^s said. “Mrs. DeYoung, who saw me and the women who called it in to 911, the rescue workers and. most of all. 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XO77 Pastor Patti Haq* *• Sunday morning worship sen ne 9 45 a ni Nur*ery pmv id ed Sunday evening ".Neu Bcpmung* »tart' al 5 |< unh meat 5 to .v|ult onall group, voutb group, kw ilub. »>’(•prai'C - .'-I.I' ( ovenair Prayer Group Wednesday * at noon lhur*day Ii. *mi SetiNM Meal* Men’* group 2nJ a ivd 4th Thur*day* .it 7 p m Chn*t * Quilter* Bihk Study l:.ur*<Liv* ” I* Choir Thui*day* at ' J' Coming m January, exploring 'pintual gdt* Bibic •tudy Church wciHite coun- IIR* I IltPIlsl ( HI R( || “ I WoodiSun. Ilacling* ■ : ’ 'a' < umc. PachH < M*>m / . , ui , ..i Minister ot Mu*u. Ryan White. Youth A Family. Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Mtnistne* 9 t(» a m Sunday School tor ail age*. 10 45 a m Morning Worship. 6(M» p.m.. Evening fiervice; 7.-00 p.m Sr High Youth Wednesday Family Night 6 50 p.m . Aw ana. Sr. and Jr High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Offwe lor mlormaiior on MOPS. Praise A Motion Children'* Chou. Eadie* Bible '••tdtt' Spcvt* MmiMnc* and Senior Luncheon* MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOI.ICCHLRCH I RADI I ION \|. LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOCiMATIC TEACHINGS '14 E Main Street. Middles tile. Mich Re* Fr. Lavery. Pastor Phone 795-9(0(1 Sunday Mas* 3:30 p.m. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m First Friday Ma** ft p m Confession* «» minute* before Ma** Rosary Prayer 30 minute* before Mas* W00DI vNDINITED METHODIST CHIRCH 203 N Mam PO Box 95. Woodland. Ml 4XX97 • 567-4061 Revertnd Mary Schippcr* DeMunter Sunday Worship 4:15 am • Sunday School 10:30 a m. ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Re* Al Russell. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hasting* Ma»* Sunday at 9:30 a.m. HOPF UNITED METHODIST CHLRCH M 37 South at M 79. Re* Richard Moore. Pastor Church phone 269­ 945 4995 Church Website www hope urn org Church Fax No 269-8 HMOC Church Secretary Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Ihursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday MorA^R-3b uni Sunday School. iO:|R|fcm « Morning Worship; Su|Kl evening *erv kc 6 pm; Son SlSPPrrvch<M>l <age* 3 & 4); Tbcsday. Thursday from 9-11:30 am. 12:00-2:30 pm: Wednesday 6 p.m Pioneers (meal versed». Wednesday 6 p m. - Jr. A Sr. High Youth imeal served I. Wednesday 7 pm • Prayer Mtg SAINTS ANDREW & M ATTIII A INDEPENDENT ANGLIC AN CHI RCH 2415 McCann Rd un Irving) Sunday services each week 9:15 am Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). IHK) a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 63X1 p.m < May-August > We have a weekly Wednesday 6 (Ml p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Day* services a* announced i please call the rectory for those times! The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rt Rev David T. HustwKk The church phone num her is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number i 269 948-9527 Our church uchsitr is hrtp: -trax.t<v< undrew matlhias We arc part of lhe Diocese of the Great latkes which is m communion with The I ’nitcd Epi-copal Church of North America and me lhe 1928 BoiA of Common Prayer at all our services GR AIT COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M 79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073 Pastor Don Rosvivc. <5I7| 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children's nur.'stry. youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MININT RIELS A Spiru filled church Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy M 6(» MHith ol Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich 49073 Sun Praiw A Worship 10 30 a.m . 6.1M1 p m Wc»l 6 30 p m Jesu* Club for hoys A girls ages 4-12 Pastor* David and Ro*e MacDonald An oasi* of God's love "Where Everyone i* Someone Special.** For information call I -616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 F AITH I NITED METHODIST ( Hl RCH *ot South Gmvc Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmann 623<4t«i Worship Services X Ml and 11 a.m. Sunday School tor all ages at 9 45 a m Nursery prov idcvl Jr Church Jr and Sr High Youth Sunday evening* ,.r Uu/i \< f ii. ( \ •Iht lhi\litiK\ Hoiiiit r. the < huri lh v and thr\e lot ul hintnew v. WRI \ H NERAL HOME of Hastings FI.EXF Ml INCORPORATED ol Hastings S \ND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. I HI H ASTINGS B ANNER and REMINDER I *51 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOS! FA I’ll ARMACY • - Prescriptions" ux S Jelferxon 945-3421) H AS'I IN(,S UBER GLASS PRODI (TS. INC. 77(1 Cook Rd Hasting*. Michigan . WfXHMiROAE brethren CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coat* Grove Rd Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 a m Sunday School 11:15 a.m Youth activities call fix informa­ tion. GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH NX! lAiuell Rd . Hastings. Sunday School 9 45 a m.. Church Service 10:45 a.m.. Evening Worship 6 p.m Prayer meeting - Thur* 7 p.m. Men * breakfast. 1st Sat. of the month. WMF lames. 1st Tues, ol the nxmth Our Motto: "The HMe. the whole Htble. and noth ing hut rhe Bible ’’ PaUor Ru* Sarver PaMor’s pimne 945-9224 PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046.2(19-671-4193 Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 am. Worship Service 11 am . Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m . Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9X(M> East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629 94.36 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 a m. This ri ray body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.- (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united w ith Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know Hi* will and walk in Hi*, ways We arc located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. AU baptized Christian* are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd (Corner of S(aie Rd and Boltwood St aenws from Tom’s Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior -Adults and A’isitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-912! Nursery provided for all services Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11 (Ml am. Kid* for Christ. 11 (X) am. Worship Service only fix 3 A 4 yr. old*. & 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcement* Sunday School for all age* I0M) a.m. with adult elective* Sunday Evening Service and Small Group* 6(M) p.m Wednesdav Mid Week. I p m Senior Hible study. 6:30 pm. Adults. Sign 'N Share. Paslix's Cla»*. Youth. 6th12th grades, and Faith Weaver Friend*. 4 yr* thru 5th grade. Thursday: 9-.3O-II am Senior Adult Coffee Houi Women's Ministry 7 p.m , 2nd Thur each month GRACE LITHERAN CHLRCH 239 E. North Street. Hasting*. Phone 269 945-9414 Michael Anton. Pasux Thursday. March 16 - 900 a.m Pasty Flour Mixing; 3:45 p m Clapper Kid*; 5:45 p.m. Grace Note*. 7:00 p.m. Adventurer* Friday. March 17 ■ 7 (XI p.m Pasty Meat Cutting. Saturday. March 18 • 800 a m. Pasty Sale; 1000 a.m. Catechism 3 Sunday. March 19 - 800 a.m & 1045 am Holy Communion. 9:30 am Sunday School; 12:15 pm Little Angels. Hying Dove* A God’* Children. Tuesday. Match 21 • MX) p.m Overeaten Anonymous; 73MI p.m Ccxigregatxxi Council. Wednesday. March 22 - l(HM> a.m. Wordwaichen; 600 p.m. Supper. 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer H ASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W Green Street. Hasting*. Ml 49058 Of Ike Phone (269 ) 945­ 9574 Fax (269) 945 1961. Office hour* arc Monday-Thursday 900 a m. 5'oon and 100-3.00 p.m. Fnday 900 a.m.-Noon Sunday morning worship hours 9:30 LIVE’ Under the Dome Contemporary Sen we. 10:30 Refreshment*. 11.00 Traditional Wixship Service We offer vanou* Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9 30 and Ham Chancel Choir rehearsal h Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the IYai*e Team rehearse* on Thursday* at 6 30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S Broadwav. Hastings. Mk< 49058 < 269 ) 945 5463 Rev Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor Sunday Sen ice* 9(X) a.m Traditional Worship Senvce; IO:(X> am Cotlcr Hour. |0.10 am Sunday School - f'reschool through Adult. II 2" .in Coniempixary Worship Service; I (X) pm Noah'* Ark Open House Nursery care is pro sided for Kuh sen ices, and during Sunday Scl- ■»!' Visit us online at w w W-iirstctiurchhavimgs ory and our web l«»p for sermon* al: bUC— havtingspirsbylcnan blt>gspoC-Cuni March 16 8..X) ajn Women * Bible Study. I2«» pm Ixnten Luncheon March 21 Noah’* Beach Part* ’ March 22-6:15 a.m Men * Bilde Study HASTINGS - George T. Kidder, age 79. of HaMingv. died Thursday. March 9. 2006 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Kidder was horn on April 13. 1926 at Freeport, lhe son of Warren and Nellie (Tewksbury > Kidder. He was r.tised in Irving Township of Barry County and Filmore and Wood schools. He served in lhe U.S. Army one year, three months and three daw during World War II. He was employed at E.W. Bliss Company for 33 years. 11 months, retiring in 1981. George was a motorcycle enthusiast, riding well into his 70’s. Mr. Kidder is survived by sons. George "Tony" (Sylvia) Kidder of Hastings. Douglas (Kathleen) Kidder of Florida. Marshall Kidder of Freeport and Wayne Martz of Nashville; daughters. Imogene Root of Hastings and Stella Jordan of Alto; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; sis­ ters. Lucy Karcher of Freeport and Thelma Treat of Hastings; brother. Kelly Kidder of Lowell and Herman Kidder of Florida; nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents; wives, the former Josephine Waters in 1967 and the former Elsie Gallup in 1991: broth­ ers. Byrun. W’illiam. Warren and Harry; sis­ ters. Belle. Virginia. Evelyn. Mabel. Beulah. Lctha and Juanita. . Services were held ou Saturday. Maich II. 2006 at Wren -Funeral RomcAwittf Kenneth R. Vaugfu i^dating aM ptesentation honors nyriastings American Legion Post #45. Burial was at Irving Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhomc.com). | Richard Carl Seaman MIDDLEVILLE - Richard Car! Seaman, age 40. of Middleville, passed away March 4. 2006. He was bom on March 16. 1965 to Arthur Seaman and Mary Shields (Granger). Richard (Rich) grew up in Paris. Mich, with his parents, brothers, and sister. He graduated from Reed City High School in 1984. Throughout his life. Rich enjoyed hunting. Fishing, and mechanical work. He could bring a laugh and smile to anyone who crossed his path. Rich is remembered by his family as the fun-loving jokester - he was always there for his family whether it was a car that needed fixing or a shoulder to lean on. He was loved by all that knew him and will be greatly missed by many. Rich is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his three children. Mark Seaman (18). Katherine Seaman (16) and Sherry Seaman (14). All three children live in Big Rapids. He is also survived by his broth­ ers. Ronald Seaman of Middleville and Michael Seaman of Alto; sister.. Kathy (Douglas) Gummere of Orlando and Lori (Steve) West of Nashville; also, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins, and many friends. A memorial sen ice is planned on Saturday. March 25. 2006 at 2 p.m. It w ill be held at the Masonic luxlgc. formerly the VFW. on Main Street in Middleville. Memorial contributions can be made to the family. DLLTON - Rose l^mpman. age 63. of Delton, passed away March 13. 2006. Rose was bom May 14. 1942. in Battle Creek, the daughter of Paul W. and Marie Gene (Smith) Clark. On October 8. 1960. in Hickory Comers. Rose married James I .ampman. Sr. Rose loved to cook and was employed at the Gilkey Lake Tavern for many years, before owning and operating the Prairieville Inn. She also enjoyed NASCAR, watching ice skalint. on TV. and was an avid Detroit Tiger fax She is survived by her husband James; her fa’Jjer and stepmother. Paul and Dorothy Clark of Bedford: a son. James Jr. of Kalamazoo; a daughter. Dcniece Hayward of Delton: brothers. Jerry (Ethel) Clark of Battle Creek. Albert "Corky" Clark of Delton, and Robert DeRushia of Delton; a granddaughter. Valeric Hayward; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother Marie in 1995. The family will receive friends. Thursday. March 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Williams Gores Funeral Home. Delton, where funeral services will be conducted Friday. March 17. 2006. 11 a.m. Pastor Bernard Blair will offi­ ciate. Interment will be at East Hickory Comers Cemetery. Memorial contributions to the family will be appreciated. Arrangements arc by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Paul R. Parsley MIDDLEVILLE - Mr. Paul R. Parsley, age 60. of Middleville, died Friday. March 10. 2(X)6. Mr. Parsley was bom on May 24. 1945 at Madison. West Virginia, lhe son of Elbert and Constance (Wallen) Parsley. He was raised in Madison. West Virginia and attended schools there, graduating in 1963 from Scotts High School. He was married to Susan M. Rosenber-. an May 2n. 2000. He has lived in the Middleville area for lhe past 10 years. ; | ✓ 4 I I _J He was omployedkbjj HciddMrg Systems. Inc. as a field trainer on printing presses for over 30 yc-rs. His job allowed him to travel worldwide, including Germany . Japan. Nigeria. China. South Africa. Australia. Finland. Canada. India and Honduras. He finished his working years in Michigan, retiring in 2003. He continued traveling and had just returned from a Western Caribbean Cruise with his wife just last week. Paul was an avid outdoorsman. enjoying hunting, fishing, camping, golfing, was a NASCAR enthusiast. He enjoyed gambling, especially playing Keno and horse racing. Fau’ is survived by his wife. Susan; sons. Paul (Nickie) Parsley. Jr. of Pickerington. Ohio. Michael (Kelley) Parsley of Reynoldsburg. Ohio; steps ms. Kyle (Sherry) Plank of Middleville. Jeiry Plank. Jr. of Middleville. Shelley (Gary) Hall of Middleville; nine grandchildren; brothers. John (Tanita) Parsley of High Point. North Carolina. Kayo (Juanita) Parsley of Columbus. Ohio. Mark (Maria) Parsley of Columbus. Georgia; sisters. Judy Hayes of Stanton. \'a.. Sandy (Clarence) Hix of Lufkin. Texas Delita (Mel) Lybrand of High Point. North Carolina. Susie (George) Light of Madison. West Virginia; nieces and nephews; sisters-in-law. Nancy (Robert) Anders of Middleville. Jackie (Gary) Gerard of Grand Blanc; brothers-in-law. Monroe (Rosie) Rosenberg of Hastings. Terry (Janet) Rosenberg of Caledonia. Mike (Lynda) Rosenberg of Middleville. Preceding him in death were his parents. Services were held Wednesday. March 15. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Kenneth R. Vaught officiated. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Association or charity of one’s choice. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome.com). STUBEN and DOWLING - Irene M. Myers, of Stuben and Dowling, passed away March 12. 2006. Mrs. Myers was bom September 24. 1914. at home in Assyria Township, the daughter of Aubrey and Inez (Ford) Swift. A resident of Dowling from 1937 to 1975, she moved to Stuben after retirement in 1975. Since December of 2004, she resided with her grandson Chris in Dowling. Mrs. Myers was a former employee of Weston Biscuit Company. Moons Grocery Store in Dowling and she and her husband Bob owned and operated Bob's Grill in Dowling from 1958 until their retiremenL Mrs. Myers was an accomplished seam­ stress. She enjoyed needlework, fishing, hunting, gardening and feeding the birds. On January 2, 1936, in Angola, Indiana, she married Robert Myers, and he preceded her in death in 1995. Members of her family include daughters, Joyce (Frank) Patten of Centralia. Wash., Sue Jozwik. of Augusta; grandchildren. Chris Jozwik of Dowling. Todd Jozwik of Augusta, Bill (Rise') Howe and Karen Corzine, both of California; step-grandchildren. Julie (Mike) Ireland, Jean (Dan) Saltzgiver and Shirley Taft, all of California; ten great­ grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; one step-grcat-great-grandchild; brothers, v-Oarwiu (Mariaiy) jSwift an^ Ralftfi (Madiine) Syytft. all of Lacey, a si^tr. Juanita (Richard) Yarger of Freeport; special friends. Russ and C^rol Smith of Gobles and Stuben; and sev­ eral i teces and nephews. Mrs Myers was also preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and three brothers. A jravejide service will be conducted Thursday March 16. 2006, 1IKX) am., at Union Cemetery. Lacey. Russell Smith will speak. For a more lasting n»emorial. please con­ sider memorial contributions to Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements were made by WilliamsGores Funeral Home, Delton. Rena M. Schad GRAND RAPIDS - Rena M. Schad. age 82. of Grand Rapids, passed away March 10, 2006. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband. Rodney M. Schad. She is survived by her son. Jeffrey L. Schad and his wife. Marilyn A. Lankier of Grand Rapids; four grandchildren. Sarah (Matthew) Romijn of Caledonia. Matthew .Schad of Grand Rapids. Christopher Schad of Grand Rapids. Andrew Schad of Grand Rapids; two great-grandchildren, Elijah Romijn and Katelyn Romijn; two sisters, Dorothy McQueen of Huntington. West Virginia. Betty Ridl of Wyoming. Mich.; sev­ eral nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Private family services were held. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Barry Community Foundation for the Rodney and Rena Schad Scholarship Fund at Thomapple Kellogg High School. Arrangements by the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Give a memorial that can go on forever A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 16. 2006 - Page 7 Bernice Caroline Strong Sandra Kay Sloan HASTINGS - Bernice Caroline Strong, age 88. of Hastings, and formerly of the Hint area, died March 12. 2006 at Woodlawn Meadows in Hastings. Bernice was bom in Hint where she mar­ ried her husband of 59 years. Royal D. Strong, who died in 1997. They were preced­ ed in death by a son. Ronald C. Strong, in 1964. Surviving are her children. Marjorie (Donald) Fuller of Hastings; Dale P. Strong of Hushing; William R. Strong of Swartz Creek. and Jean M. Carmack of Indianapolis. Ind.; grandchildren, Lori (Michael) Zieleniewski; Todd (Wendy) Strong of Adrian; Chad (Michelle) Strong of Flushing; Douglas Carmack. Jennifer Carmack, of Indianapolis. Ind.; Eric Strong. April Strong, of Swartz Creek; and five great-grandchildren. Respecting her wishes, no funeral service will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. Hastings. Arrangements by the Wren Funeral Home, Hastings. DORR TWP. - Sandra Kay Sloan, age 57. of Dorr Twp.. passed away Saturday. March 11.2006. She was preceded in death by her father. Richard Gaskill and beloved grandmother. Luella Belle Rogers. She will be lovingly remembered and is survived by her husband of 39 years. Donald; three children. Brett (Julie) Sloan. Anita (Mark) Burmania. and Jessica Ortega; 13 beautiful grandchildren. Jordan, Tabatha. Josh, Amber. Billy. Kevin, Cory. Darin. Megan. Matt. Nicholas. Arron and Tryston; her mother. Avis Gaskill; sister. Sue (Roger) Kollar, three nieces; one grand-niece and one grand-nephew; also many loving friends. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 16. 2006 at the Archer, Hampel & Kubiak Funeral Home of Dorr. Pastor Stephen Otto will officiate. Interment at Dorr Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church Memorial Fund. Arrangements by Archer. Hampel & Kubiak Funeral Hoir.e. 4330 18th Street. Dorr. (616) 681-2520. TKMS presents Annie Jr. Friday by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Students at Thomapple Kellogg Middle School have been working for weeks learning song*,, dance moves and dialogue for a pro­ duction of Annie Jr. After presenting the musical to their class­ mates on Thursday, the musical will take to the stage at the Thomapple Kellogg auditori­ um for one night only on at 7:30 p.m. Friday. March 17. Admission on Friday night is by donation Annie is portrayed by a sprightly Anna Hauschild. Her fellow orphans are Molly, Katie Nesbitt; Pepper, Ashley Glenn; Duffy. Barb Burger, Kate, Lauren Borink; Tessie, Crystal Scholma and July, Sandy Campbell. Additional orphans are Ashleigh Tussey, Emma Bishop and Stephanie Betcher. Miss Hannigan comes to deliciously evil life in Kaley Jachim's portrayal. Max Coon is Bundles McCloskey. The Apple Seller is Lindsey Clark and the Dogcatcher is Hannah Sabri. Sandy is Ziggy. Lt. Ward and the policeman are brought to life by Coanar Lowe. Grace Farrell is Lydia Scholtens, Drake is Travis Tolan. CeciUe is played by Carrie Schultz and Annette by Brittany Geerligs. Mrs. Greer and Mrs. Pugh are played by Jessi Thomas and Erika Rosendale Oliver Warbucks's expensive swagger and loving concern are portrayed by RJ Baily. Stephanie Betcher glitters as the Star-to-be. Erica Repp is the Usherette and the radio announcer. Rooster Hannigan sliminess was a stretch for Luke Boonstra. Audrey Meads brought her talents to the characterc Lily St. Regis. Bert Healy is portrayed by Travis Tolan and Nic Scobey is a youthful President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Additional Servants are Haylee DePree, Lindsey Clark, Hannah Sabri. Ciera Ward. Erica Repp, and Megan Foote. The Stage Manager is Jo Hilitnan. Directors are Laura Oprea and Laura Nikkei. Larkin-Millward The marriage of Katy Larkin and David Millward will be celebrated in May. 2006 at the MSU Alumni Memorial Chapel in East Lansing. Michigan. The parents of the couple are Larry and Mary Alice Larkin of Hastings and Allan and Sandra Millward of Big Rapid*, formerly of Regina, Saskatchewan. Katy is a 1994 graduate of Hastings High School. In 1998, she received a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from Michigan State University and in 2001 a Master of Science in Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from The Ohio State University. She is now employed as a Research Specialist in the Plant Sciences Department at the University of Arizona in Tucson. David is a 1993 graduate of Dr. Martin LeBouldus High School in Regina, Saskatchewan. In 1997, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry from Olivet College and in 1999 a Master of Science in Epidemiology from Michigan State University. He graduated in 2003 with a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Ottawa in Ottawa. Ontario. Currently, he is a Sports Medicine Fellow at the University of Arizona in Tucson. COURT NEWS'’ • Georgena McMeekan, 49. of Delton, was sentenced March 3 in Barry County Circuit Court to serve 36 months probation and six months in jail on each of two counts of pos­ session of methamphetamine and possession of hydrous ammonia in an unauthorized con­ tainer. McMeeken was arrested in July 2005. She was given credit by Judge James Fisher for 55 days already served. • Robert Patrick Sibberson, 46, of Richland, was sentenced March 3 to serve eight months in jail for possession of methamphetamine. Sibberson was arrested in January 2005. • Rodger Lee Hillard, 33, of Charlotte, was sentenced March 3 to serve from 40 to 180 months in prison for third degree criminal sexual conduct. • Johnny Montgomery, 29, of Orangeville Township, was sentenced March 3 to serve 250 days in jail for possession of a firearm by a felon. Montgomery was convicted in April 2005. He received credit for 250 days served. • Kenneth Marvin Knight. 22. of Delton, was sentenced to serve from 12 to 24 months in prison for failure to register as a sex offender. Knight was arrested in February 2004. • Angel Arce, Jr.. 35, of Delton, was sen­ tenced March 3 to serve 11 months in jail for driving under the influence of alcohol (third offense) and to three months in jail for break­ ing and entering and Illegal entry for an inci­ dent that occurred in October. Arce also was ordered to undergo cognitive behavior therapy and substance abuse coun­ seling. He was given credit for 133 days served and his sentences are to run concurrently. Maxine Goodyear to celebrate 90th birthday Maxine Swift Goodyear. 538 E Grand St, Hastings, will be celebrating her 90th birth­ day on March 18. at the 1913 room in the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids. Hosting the party are her grandson, David Goodyear and her sister and nephew, Marleah and Terry Dennison. Maxine graduated from Hastings High School in 1934. After having lived on the west coast for 43 years, Maxine decided to move back to Hastings in 1999 to be near her sister. For everything from business cards and brochures call J-Ad Graphics (269) 945-9554 Julia Blain to turn 90 Julia Blain will turn 90 on March 25th. Friends and family may send cards to Tendercare. 240 E North Sl. Hastings. Betty Neil is 75!!! Please help us celebrate this special chap­ ter in her life by joining us for an open house from 3-5 p.m. oc Sunday, April 2 at Lakewood United Metkndist Church Cake and ice cream will be served. Mom says, "No gifts, please. If you are unable to attend the op^n he use, cards can be sent to Betty Neil. 3089 W 2<bb. Fremont, MI 49412. Lakewood grapples with privatizing issue by Helen Mudry Staff Writer March winds did rot blow away the protest signs or chill the protest picketers who walked on behalf uf Lakewood schools’ sup­ port staff Monday night as school board con­ tinues to research privatizing as as cost saving option. Custodians, cooks, cafeteria workers, sec­ retaries. bus drivers and para-pros bundled up before the meeting and were joined by their children and friends to stage a picket line in front of the middle school. They carried signs expressing pride in working for Lakewood and their negative views about privatizing. “Cut costs from the lop down" was one theme. Another read “Lakewood, AKA Electrolux,' making reference to the recent Greenville plant closing. Because of the large number of people. Board President Tim Tromp announced the meeting's location would be changed from the media center to the gymnasium. Tables were brought into the gym for the bor’d members and the press. The bleachers were filled with anxious and curious members of Lakewood's four communities. A single remote microphone was passed from speaker to speaker throughout the meeting. Before turning the microphone over to members of the audience. Tromp emphasized the board has not made a decision yet and is just seeking bids and looking for things to cut so th, budget can be balanced. He said the budget needs to be reduced by one million dollars, which will be difficult without job cuts. He encouraged people attend a meeting Wednesday (March 15) where they could bring their cost-cutting ideas. Pat Reese, president of the Lakewood Educational Support Personnel Association (LESPA). read a prepared statement issued by the LESPA board, saying. “The Lakewood Support Staff is dedicated to providing excel­ lent service to the students of our district. We have already sacrificed work time and bene­ fits because of the shortages in school fund­ ing. Our members live here and contribute not only to the school system but to the commu­ nity and its economy as well. “It is disheartening to think that corpora­ tions outside of our community could be allowed to make profits at the expense of our local people and economy. Unless schools are adequately funded, we fear that this trend of reducing valuable serv­ ices to the families in rural communities will continue. “We understand that our school board has a tough job to do to balance our budget with reduced funding We certainly hope they will seriously consider the impact on their loyal employees and the entire Lakewood commu­ nity when making their decision." High school junior Kyle Root, son of high school custodian Kurt Root, and several of his classmates spoke on behalf of LESPA mem­ bers, many of whom are their parents. He also urged the board to consider the impact such a decision would have on the Lakewood com­ munity. In a very impassioned speech. Tina Hayes, para-pro and bus driver said. “ I have lived in Lake Odessa my whole life (43 years). 1 come from a family of 11 children, all attended Lakewood, 20 of our children have attended and seven of their children attended Lakewood. I married my husband 18 years ago. We have two daughters, we all have gone to Lakewood, and graduated here, with my youngest this year. My husband and 1 have volunteered at school. Girl Scouts. 4-H. sport teams coaches and helpers, at church and at the Lake Odessa fair. “I now work for the school, for five years as a para-professional and in November I started driving school bus. As pan of the staff at Lakewood, I see the things other staff members do for our children. Lakewood has been cutting the para-professional time for years, we are the ones who work one-on-one or small groups with children. I feel it is time that the school board stop taking from our children. "Administration was not been hit like the staff, as a matter of fact they get pay raises. When are we going to get rid of the good old boys’ club, and treat all the same?" Sue Elliot. LESPA secretary, asked when the privatization question started and why the board always seems so divided. Custodian Kurt Root reiterated Elliot's question “Why is the board always split? The right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing... We will never be a Forest Hills, we are a small rural community. Look at the impact privatization will have." He asked that the board come together and make a decision that is best for the communi­ ty reminding the board it may save money by privatizing, but it will lose money when it loses students. One mother spokes in fear of losing the community elementary schools. "Don't go there, we will fight you again.” She was referring to past board discussions of closing and consolidating elementaries. which were met by a great groundswell of opposition. A father said his family is in Lakewood because of the small rural community schools. He reminded the board if it consoli­ dates and privatizes to save money it will lose money by losing kids. Ann Churchill came to the meeting with her son. Josh Haner. who is a high school sophomore. She read from his hand written letter. “1 hope all of you are not agreeing with this issue because it will affect me and other kids like me. Helping the janitors has been fun and educational in many ways. 1 was asked to be a supervisor while working in our work base program. I have helped do many jobs for one and a half years. It makes me feel proud that 1 am able to do something impor­ tant because 1 am not only learning. I’m help­ ing others. Because of this experience, it has made me think that I might like this as a career. I like working with my hands because I am not able to read real well so 1 don’t think you want me to be your doctor. “1 hope you take my feelings very serious­ ly because this effects people like me. our jan­ itors are teachers in our community." One mother said Lakewood seemed to be following Grand Rapids' pattern of closing schools and privatizing. “Let’s not be followers, let’s be leaden," she said. Steve Bear spoke about the way he has seen the district's money spent. He thought it could be done more judiciously. Tromp said it will take the community to straighten the finance problem out. Responding to comments about a split board, he said the community would not want a board that rubber stamps decisions. Many of the speakers received rounds of applause and standing ovations. During comments at the end of the meet­ ing. board members apologized for the way the privatization topic had been approached and the fears it has caused. David Lind said he recognized die serious money issues and apologized for the way the privatization topic has been approached. He also commended this reporter for her stories about the district This was met by another standing ovation. “You people make the difference and again I apologize." Board member Vince Pennington apolo­ gized for lhe misunderstanding and the threat and scare LESPA felt Board member Pam Christensen also apologized and said she knows the impact the support staff has on the school and the kids. She said the cuts are very painful. Gordon Ket’el told the audience they should never fee) their part is unimportant. Mark Woodman apologized the way the issue was bandied and Jeff Gibbs encouraged peo­ ple to call their state representatives about school funding. Tromp said no one wants to privatize. He referred to the pros and cons mentioned in the Mackinac report and said you can't put a price tag on the intangible effect local support staff has. “The savings will have to be really sub­ stantial if we privatize." �Page 8 - Thursday, March 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner .flnnie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchell! and Marcy Sugar i passed at each event held for donations toward more chairs and tables. Sue district, representing North view High March. The Depot Complex will be open Saturday and Sunday. March 25 and 26. (Carter) Messer was present for her pres­ entation of the story of Samuel Shade, In other competition. Rockford High School sent a girls' team to compete in who was with Gen. George Custer at the competitive The Toy and Doll show also will be tak­ Battle of the Little Bighorn. Sue was dressed in a pretty pink costume, typical daughter of Steven and Jackie Decker, was shown in Sunday's Press of the period, and she related the course of events that led her to going to South standing atop the upstretched hands of The monthly immunization clinic for Ionia County has been canceled for ing place. There will be a doll lady pres­ ent to talk about doll care. The hours arc from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the show in the Dakota and Montana for a reunion. There School. band Lawrence Eldridge, her mother-in­ Dear Annie: 1 have been married for 32 years, and lately, my 62-year-old husband has been on the Internet every morning looking at pom sites. He falls asleep on the couch, gets up at 5 a.m.. and then goes back to the pom sites. About two years ago, "Frank" had prostati­ tis. which is now under control. At around that time, we ceased having sex. Frank claimed he was too tired, overworked, etc. He then brought our shedding, hairy yellow Labrador retriever into bed with us. Needless to say. between Frank’s snoring, the dog's snoring and all the dog hairs on my pillow. I no longer get a good night's sleep. I have not confronted Frank about this and don’t know what to do. I'm angry. sad and feel betrayed. Frank is a successful, well-known business executive in our area, and I have no one to talk to about this problem. He no longer provides conversation in the evening (he is sleeping), and lately, I've noticed that he has started to devote all his spare time to the dog. Suddenly, for the first time in our marriage, he is snapping al me and belittling me for minor things. I'm very afraid Frank is going to let this pom thing get out of hand. I don't think he's contacted any people online yet. but it seems the logical next step. 1 also have developed anxiety attacks. I become shaky and have trouble breathing when I drive, even on short trips. What can I do about all this? Bewildered in Illinois Dear Bewildered: Marriage is a partner­ ship, and Frank seems to have a separate business going. He may fear he has erectile dysfunction problems, and the pom and the dog are simply ways to avoid being intimate. It's time to speak up. Frank should discuss this with his doctor, and you should ask him to go with you for counseling. A counselor also should be able to help you with year anx­ iety attacks And for heaven's sake, get the deg out of your bed. Tell Frank it’s ron-nego­ tiable. law and siblings Sharon Ackerson, Diane Capps, Keith Merrifield. Ken Merrifield. Her funeral was to be held on Monday at Spoil or support? cheer. Andrea Decker, her teammates who ended in sixth place in the stiff competition. Andrea is the new freight house. On Sunday, the hours arc 2 to 5 p.m. The event is free and was to be a ball, but one had to be dressed refreshments will be available. This is the in formal wear and take dance lessons third year for this event. Earlier shows before coming. She and her husband obliged. They were introduced as direct Saturday was well attended. The youth Thelma Curtis and Lynda Cobb will be descendants of Soldier Shade at more than one event. She has since made a quilt and adults who are going on a work mis­ sion trip in June to Red Lake. Minn., greeting visitors on Sunday. The genealogy library will be open to visitors. to commemorate the events of more than a century ago. She has the name of each planned and served t h e meal They arc selling Spartan coupon were in 2003 and 2004. Kim and Dawn Deardorf will be hosts on Saturday. granddaughter of Orville and Virginia Decker of Lake Odessa. The pancake supper at Fellowship Hall Coming events at the complex include downed soldier on a block with a central books and they are selling a beef stew dinner on April 22. a speaker figure representing Shade. Several mem­ services and skills to raise more funds on Habitat for Humanity for the Lake bers of lhe Shade family attended, includ­ ing Ann (Peterman) and Ray Strecker of toward the trip to a Native American Odessa Area Historical Society meeting April 6. a rummage sale April 29. a Troy. There was a number of first time ranks of poverty. Another coming event Mother-Daughter brunch in May. visitors who came because of genea’ogy interests. Sue is a 1967 Lakewood High will be a car wash when weather is their reservation, which is in the warmer. Sunday's Press had an obituary for Martin VanGeisen of Grand Rapids. He At the meeting held last week, the Rev. Robert Clinton and wife of Nashville School graduate. She is the daughter of were present to show pictures via com­ Letha Shade Reese and granddaughter of puter of their trip to the Holy Land. This Wayne Shade. Sports events were in the news on the weekend. Lakewood had a thriller district was a brother of Joan Rohrbacher King, included an extra trip to Petra, the city carved in stone. Their commentary was interesting, championship basketball game on Friday band Russe Ainslie lived at Sunfield considering the impact of Islam. Dawn night with lyier Barnett making 27 points while he taught in Lakewood schools, Deatsman and Thelma Curtis served which included seven baskets worth three mostly at Sunfield, but also in Woodland refreshments to the 25 present. The Ionia County Genealogical Society points each. The Phillips twins represent­ after a year in administration at West ing two schools wrestled each other. One lives Elementary. The Ainslies had two daugh­ met last Saturday with more than 50 pres­ ent. Two dozen new folding chairs were here with his mother His twin brother first used for the LOAHS meeting and chose to move with his father before this was 83. Lawrence again on this occasion. The red bucket is year so he was there, a winner in his own Ainsworth Road in Berlin Township now in Florida, and father of Ruth Ainslie and two other daughters. Ruth and hus­ ters. Heather and Meagan. Mr. VanGeisen and Betty Eldrige of experienced the loss o.' a daughter last Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur, M.D. . Thursday when Kitty Yvonne Amesen. 62, of Portland died. She leaves a hus­ band, Ronald, six adult children, grand­ children. her father and wife, Keith and Revan Merrifield, mother Betty and hus­ 1005 West Green Street Hasrntis Michigan 19058 telephone 269 915 2119 lntcrn.il Medicine Fear of intimacy the Portland Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home. Interment was to be in the East OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS Sebewa cemetery. Recent oddities seen on the CSX rail­ road include a string of six locomotives I hate going to the store and try to make sense of all the medicines to pick from when I have a cold. Is there an easy way to figure it out? with nothing else being hauled. Four locomotives pulling a string of freight cars were painted with wording indicat­ ing their origin was in Mexico. What were they doing on this line? Another Believe it or not there are only about 4 different medicines on the shelf to pick from when it comes to a cold. The huge selection comes from different drug companies each wanting to have you buy their product. They each make a number of different combinations of those 4 medicines hoping that you will pick theirs. train went speeding through town and every car being pulled was a hopper car. as would be used for grain or gravel. Recent trains have a several cars loaded with building materials such as insulation boards wrapped in distinctive covering. The beef stew dinner at Saranac school is to be tonight, March 16, sponsored by the Boston-Saranac Historical Society. The first thing you need to know is how to find out what you're really purchasing. You will find this by looking at the "active ingredient" section on the label. The ingredients will be listed by their generic names. Now you can compare the various products regardless how they are labeled. Their funds go to maintain their pictur­ esque historic depot beside the Grand River. Fish suppers are being held each Friday night during Lent at St. Edward's Family Center. A new sport shop is coming soon to M­ The first types of medicine are pain relievers. The only ones you have to pick from are acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen or ketoprofen. The second type is the antihistamines. These are the ones that stop itching, nasal irritation, sneezing and mucus production. Diphenhydramine, brompheniramine and chlorpheniramine are the only ones available. The third group are the decongestants. These will open the sinus passages and make it easier to breathe. Pretty much the only one available is pseudoephedrine. The cough medicines are the fourth group. This includes guaifenesin and dextromethorphan. You will find that just about any "cold medicine" out there has a combination of one or more of the above ingredients. Using one ingredient in a group versus another is simply personal preference and really doesn’t offer any additional benefit. If you find that two different boxes are claiming to solve different problems but they have the same active ingredients...they are the same! The only difference might be the amount of ingredient that each has and of course, the cost. 50 in the east end of Kathy's Flower Shop. Years ago there was a sports shop •n the :ame building before it became a ficor covering shop. Kathy moved into the larger west half of the building and lias had the east end for rent. The State Journal had the obituary Tuesday for George "Bill" Farman of Sunfield, who died March 11. His funeral was set for Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Sunfield United Methodist Church. He had retired from Consumers Power after 30 years employment. He had been very active in the Sunfield community in the church. Lions Club, library board. He did volunteer work at Camp Michawana. where his son was resident manager. His survivors arc wife Barbara, children James (Jodi) of Richland. Bradley (Karc) of Grand Ledge. Beverly (Jeff) of Bath and Julie of Flint. I can't tell you how many times someone has come in and they have tried 4 or 5 different medications over the counter without relief when actually they have only tried one active ingredient made by 4 or 5 different companies. Dear Annie: My husband and 1 have eccn married for 10 years. He has two adult chil­ dren from a previous marriage. The son is in and out of jail, and the daughter has three outof-wedlock children and is on food stamps. My problem is, these kids are always drop­ ping by for money. We don't mind giving them gifts once in a while, but this happens two or three times a week. The 5-year-old has learned to stomp her foot and demand money from her grandfather. My husband is retired, and we are on a fixed income. We cannot support all these people. He also has some health issues, but not once have these kids bothered to call and ask how he's doing. I think my husband should stop giving them money before it gets totally out of hand. What do you say? — Tennessee Wife Dear Wife: It's already totally out of hand. Your husband is foolish to let his daughter and grandchildren take advantage of him. They are not grateful, nor are they learning anything about earning a living, except that they don't have to. Can you set up a separate account that will cover your basic expenses, leaving a smaller account for Hubby to do with as he wishes? He may be relieved to let you set limits. YWCA resource Dear Annie: A few months ago. you ran a couple of responses to a woman who asked for books to help her with her young daugh­ ter’s entry into puberty. Our local YWCA provides a four-week program titled "Growing Together" The first week is just for the mothers. The remaining weeks are for mothers and their young daugh­ ters together. I gain such great information from your column. 1 thought 1 would return the favor. ~ S.P.. Los Angeles. Dear S.P.: Thank you for reminding us what a wonderful resource the YWCA is for young women. We hope our interested read­ ers will check with their local YWCA and ask if this program is available in their area. Intruding in-law The BANNER Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. nwu To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Dear Annie: My mother-in-law visits our area every year for five months at a time. She doesn't ask if it's convenient, she just tells us when she's coming. She stays at our house on the weekends and with other family members during the week. I love her dearly, but she is totally oblivi­ ous to how intrusive she is. During the week, she stops by our house and lets herself in without knocking. On the weekends, she wakes up much earlier than the rest of us. so that when I get out of bed, 1 find her sitting in my chair, reading my newspaper and drinking out of my favorite coffee cup. Our youngest son started college last fall, and my husband and I were just beginning to enjoy our empty house. How can I nicely tell Mom that we need our privacy and to quit walking in without knocking? And how do I get her to stop usurping my chair and coffee cup? - Goldilocks' Daughler-in-Law Dear Goldilocks' DIL: First, present Mom with her very own coffee cup (get one that has "Mom" printed on it), and say you hope she likes it You won't be able to get her out of your chair without asking her directly (we suspect it's pretty comfortable), so either assign her a different chair, or live with it As for entering your home without knocking, bolt the door. Tell her you feel safer that way. If none of this works, it's time for your hus­ band to have a little talk with his mother. Pain over pain Dear Annie: 1 am a 45-year-old woman, happily married for 16 yean, f also became a chronic pain patient after an accident I had a spinal fusion, which stabilized my spine and improved my condition enough that I could go back to work. Until this week, my husband. "Chuck," was incredibly supportive and understanding. He does a lot around the house, and our children also pitch in. Suddenly, however. Chuck is starting to question my treatment. I thought he understood that in pain man­ agement you don't expect to be cured, only to keep your pain levels manageable. I've had injections, steroids, physical therapy and more. Sometimes treatment works, some­ times not. but I realize the goal fc to control my pain so I can lead a semi-normal life. Now Chuck thinks 1 should find another doctor wix) will "make me better." I’ve tried explaining things, and asked him to come to my next appointment, but nothing gets through. How can I make him understand that rm cever going to be the way 1 was before? — Stii! Functioning in Georgia Dear Georgia: While your pain has been difficult for you. do«;'» underestimate how stressful it has been for yo?r husbarc’. He is frustrated and disappointed, acd having a hard time accepting the* life has tui^d out differently than he expected. You both couM benefit from some support. Please contain the American Chronic Pain Association (tlcacpa.org) at I-8OO-533-323I. Potty policy Dear Annie: I'm still upset after reading the solutions from teachers about how to deal with the "problem" of kids using the bath­ room. I've taught middle school for 20 years, and I find these restrictions demeaning. I let my students use the bathroom whenever they need to. My colleagues say kids use it a*, an excuse to get out of my classroom. I say. so what? These kids have to sit at hard desks all day long with no breaks other than lunch. If they want to take a few minutes to stretch their legs and clear their minds, they deserve it. Never once has a student asked to use the bathroom in the middle of a lesson or test. Some actually have thanked me for this poli­ cy. since my class is the only time they can use the bathroom without feeling shamed or punished. Il is a matter of dignity, biology and common sense. - Pissed Off (Pun Intended) in the Midwest Dear Midwest: You have made some excel­ lent points, and your students obviously aren't using bathroom breaks as a way to engage in less-than-acceptable behavior, but we suspect not all teachers are so fortunate. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar. longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at wwwxreators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYND.. CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 16 2006 - page 9 TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Early Post Offices in Barry County, Conclusion position Moses Campbel! was appointed postmaster. The post office at that time (1860) was located on Section No. 7 of Rutland Township. It closed on Sept. 17. 1864. • Rutland Centre Post Office was estab­ lished in the home of Ira Shipman on Section 20. Rutland Township. on July 15. 1862 and called Rutland Centre. At the time of its establishment the stagecoach line went by the Shipman's home. Within a short time of its establishment the stage changed the route and the post office was discontinued on Oct. 8. 1962. • Middleville Post office. Thornapple The good ol' days of delivering mail. By Joyce Weinbrecht Until the year 1841. Prairieville was part of Bany Township. In that year, Barry Township was divided and the western half of the area was called Spalding. In 1843. Spalding was named Prairieville. In 1847. Prairieville Township was divided and the northern part became Orangeville Township. • The Fulten, Barry County Post Office was established on March 8, 1837. on Section No. 2. when Prairieville Township was still called Spalding. This was the first post office established in Barry County, just two months after Michigan achieved statehood. Charles W. Spalding was the first post­ master. Isaac Ot>s followed him on Feb. 1. 1838; Hiram Lewis, on July 16. 1841; Peter A. Keeler. Dec. 3. 1850; Josiah C. Benjamin. May 26. 1851; Adams Storm. Aug. 15. 1853; Augustus F. Williams. Aug. 24, 1853; Wella A. Johnson. Jan. 5. 1854 and Andrew J. Bowne, Jan. 3. 1855. The name was changed to Prairieville from Fulton on Dec. 8,1855. and Andrew J. Bowne was the first Prairieville postmaster. Following him were Ezekial B. VanVIeet. William E. Bramble. James W. Sackett. William L. Brown. John E Cairns, who operated the Caims and Brown grocery store and the pest office was in the store; George A. Blackman. Egbert P. Secor. Floyd Wilkinson. Clare W. Thomas. Charles A. BeIson, and Elizabeth Wood, who held the position when the post office closed on Jan. 15. 1934. and the mail was delivered from Delton. There were stagecoach routes from Prairieville to Kalamazoo. Battle Creek. Hastings and Grand Rapids. The route from Kalamazoo to Hastings had a driver named William Lyon Brown, who was called Uncle Billy. He was bom in Lenawee County on Aug. 27. 1831. He died in Prairieville on Sept. 3. 1907. • Milo Post Office. Prairieville Township was first called Prairieville, then changed to Crooked Lake and finally to Milo. Il was opened first in 1837 in the home of Charles Spalding. Later it was moved to the home of Lip Fisher, who lived just south of Milo. The stage headed north from Kalamazoo brought the mail once a week. Milo post office war closed and reopened several times, once cn Oct. 6, 1873. reopening on May 3. 1875. It was closed again on March 19, 1880, and again reopened after the C.K.&S. Railroad came through the hamlet on Nov. 21. 1887. It was located in the depot and store for over 21 years and W.C. Towne was the rail­ road agent and the postmaster. Towne died on Dec. 27. 1922. and Glen Boyle became agent, postmaster and storekeeper. The post office closed on Oct. 14. 1929. • Gull Lake Post Office, Prairieville When the stage line was changed to go by the north end of Gull Lake, a post office was established at that point in 1856. George Thomas was the postmaster. On May 23. 1867. Wesley P. Andrus was appointed postmaster. George H. Thomas had built a sawmill at this point in 1850. It burned in 1856. He then built a grist mill at the same spot in 1867 to serve the community. The Gull Lake Post Office was closed on Dec. 31. 1904. A cluster of homes and businesses grew Township. up at this point, including a dressmaker, a wagonmakcr. a carpenter, a mason, boot and shoemaker and a general store. • Cressey Post Office, Prairieville Township. Cressey Comers was named for Eratus Cressey, w ho arrived there in 1842. However, there had been settlers in the area as early as 1836. The first school was built in 1836. The first post office was established on March 24. 1873. and was in his home. The first store was built in 1880 and was located on the northwest comer of the village. When the C.K.&S. Railroad came in 1887. the tracks ran east of Cressey Comers and a new store was built in 1888 on lhe north side of Cressey Road near the tracks This was sfchtehriies' referred To asr CrtSs^ Station, but was known to the postal sy stem as Cressey. Clay Barber carried mail out of Cressey for many years. Bryon Fisher, the propri­ etor of the store, the station agent and post­ master. Later owners of the store were Ralph Johnson. Charles McNulty and then Helen Reynolds. The post office was moved to Hickory Comers on Oct. 1. 1954. Township was established on May 6. 1839. The little village on the Thomapple River had been called Thom Apple until the post office came and was officially became known as Middleville. On July 3. 1839, Benjamin H Dibble opened the first post office to serve the area. This was actually on Section 2, Yankee Springs Tow nship. The name “DibhieviHe” had been sug­ gested by Congressman Lucious Lyon of Kent County, but Mr. Dibble didn’t like lhe name Dibbleville so it was called Thom Apple until the name Middleville was cho­ sen as it was midway between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. The township con­ tinued to be Thomapple. lhe post office was in the Dibble home until 1842. when he resigned, and John W. Bradley was appointed postmaster. The post office remained in the Dibble home until 1843 when lhe post office was moved to the village of Middleville and the village became known as Middleville. Calvin G. Hill was appointed postmaster. Mr. Dibble took a contract to carry the mail from Kalamazoo to Kent. Middleville was on this route and received mad twice week­ ly. Orson Withey had been the contracted carrier. Postmasters following Mr. Hill were: A.C. Bruen; W.W. Ralph; John F. Emory; Abraham A. Mead; Milton Head and M.F. Dowling. Darrell Willard was appointed April 23. 1977. The post office is still in operation in 1998. • Parmelee Post Office, Tbornapple Township was established ia 1874. Erastus Parmelee donated the land for a railroad station on the Michigan Central Railroad line (built in 1869 by the Grand Valley Railroad Company ) on which to build a depot and post office. The residents of the hamlet built the depot. Mr. Par/nelce wqj, gained the fjrst post­ master and station agent. The post office didn’t actually open until April 19. 1878. Opening Day found Parmelee with an inter­ esting problem as the federal government had spelled Erastus K. Parmelee’s last name incorrectly. It was spelled Parmalee. The error was discovered and on Aug. 5, 1878 was corrected. This misspelling per­ sists yet today (1998) as the road is still spelled Parmalee on most county maps. The office was open until July 31. 1913. •Brouward Post Office - Doster Post • Woodland Township Post Office was Office, Prairieville Township. Doster is established on Jan. 27. 1848. N’ehemiah Lovewell was the first postmaster. Before the post office was established the mail was brought to Woodland dwellers whenever someone traveleu to Hasting; and brought the mail to the village. Ebcnezer Sawdy was the earliest mail car­ rier. bringing lhe mail ?rom Odessa Township. Ionia County, traveling on foot and carrying the mail in his vest pocket or wrapped in a handkerchief, and after six months, desiring a bit more dignity in the handling of the United States mail a mail pouch was provided to Mr. Sawdy. Ebenezer Sawdy was the next postmaster in Woodland. Others who followed were: Lawrence Hilbert: Asa Pike; Milo Wheeler. Milo Barnum; Ward Shiriner. J.G. Meyers; S.S. Haight; David Kilpatrick and John Veltc. The mail came from Hastings three times weekly. Others who served Woodland as postmasters were: Lawrence Fincfrock; Norma Sifton; Earl Engle and Isla Devries. Some of the mail carriers for the RFD routes were Welby Crockford. Arthur Potter. Alton McGhan and Jim Wickham, who still serves the community The post office building was changed from time to time until the post office build­ ing was constructed in 1956. The last loca­ tion before this building was built was the former Exchange Bank, which had housed the post office from 1945. Woodland still has an active post office and rural route delivery and in fact has added a carrier in the past year. one of the older towns in the area. There were settlers there as early as 1835. It is located in two counties. Allegan and Barry, two townships. Gun Plains and Prairieville and four sections. Sections 18 and 19 in Prairieville and Sections 13 and 24 in Gun Plains. Nicholas Thom Brouard arrived in the area on June 14. 1843 and settled on Section No. 18. Stephan Doster arrived around 1863-1864 and settled on land in Section No. 19. In 1873. the Michigan and Lake Shore Railroad went through a comer of the coun­ ty crossing Doster’s land and a comer of Brouard’s land. 1884. the post office was established with William H. Brouard as first postmaster. In 1887. Stephan Doster gave the railroad land on which to build a depot. The station was called Doster. Thus the post office was Brouard and the railroad station was Doster and they <;re located in (lie same building. It remained this way until March 3. 1900. when both became Doster. The post office remained open until July 1961. The post office was moved later to the Albert Doster Hardware Store and Albert Doster was the postmaster. When John Oswald ran the hardware store, his wife was postmaster. Clarence Doster and Stephan J. Doster were postmasters. The hardware ‘tore burned down and Burchett Doster became postmaster and storekeeper until he retired in I960. Leland Hammond purchased the store and Mrs. Hammond was in charge of the postal sub­ station in I960 with the rural delivery serv­ ice routed out of Plainwell. The post office was closed on July 21. 1961. Andrew Nichols was one of the earliest carriers for the RFD route covering it in a half day. Later a second route was estab­ lished with Frances Brouard the carrier. In 1935 the two routes were consolidated. • Glass Creek Post Office. Rutland Township was established at the home of Chauncey H. Brewer on Dec. 10. 1849. It was called Glass Creek Post Office. When Mr. Brewer was removed from the • Blair Post Office, Woodland Township was located on Section No. 36. in the southeast corner of Woodland Township. This post office was established June 10. 1862. and was named after Austin Blair. Governor of Michigan from 1861­ 1865. James C. Cole was the postmaster for several years. Then the post office was moved across into Castleton Township for a time and it was returned to Woodland Tow nship with Mahlon Cooper in charge. In 1878. the post office at Blair was dis­ continued. During the time of lhe Civil War. Cclestia Cole St. John served as the deputy post­ master for her failicr James C. Cole. • Coats Grove Post Office was first established in 1879 with George Coats as postmaster. The post office was in the Coats home and was located iu Woodland Township. Coats Grove is located al the comers of four townships. Woodland. Carlton. Castleton and Hastings. When the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railroad came through Coats Grove there were many changes in the hamlet, with many additional services added. A general store was opened on the Castleton Comer of Coats Grove by lhe Smith Bros, and fred W. Smith became the postmaster. The post office was closed in 1916. • Yankee Springs Township Post Office, located on Section 35. Yankee Springs Township, was established on Nov. 4. 1837 in Yankee Springs at the tavern operated by “Yankee Bill” Lewis who was appointed postmaster. At one point, in 1848. Yankee Springs Township and post office were changed to Gates, but the name Yankee Springs was almost immediately restored to both lhe post office and the township. There wa« a place on Section 2. Yankee Springs Township, where there was a school and a hotel and it was on the stage­ coach line, in the same section where Mr. Dibble had his post office and home, and a tavern, and in some references this is called Gates Comers. William Lewis Tmained postmaster until his death. Those following him were John Crump. Stephen Potter and Albert Springer. Yankee Springs operated a post office until July 31. 1905. • Gates Corners was located on Section No. 2 of Yankee Springs Township in lhe home of Benjamin S. Dibble. A post office was established at this point on July 3. 1839. He kept the post office at his Gates Comers home and tavern called the Silver Creek House, until 1843. when the post office was moved to Middleville in Thomapple Township. Calvin G. Hill was appointed postmaster. Benjamin Dibble sold the Silver Creek House Tavern to Philip Leonard, who changed the nwne to Middleville Cottage. It later became known as The Halfway House, as it was thought to be half way between Bank Creek and Grand Rapids, however, this midway point was really two miles south of the tavern. Mr. Dibble moved south about a mile from his former tavern and built another hotel, which he called “The Washington." This hotel served no spirits and dedicated it lo lhe temperance cause. • Gun Lake Post Office, Yankee Springs Township was located on Section No. 7. Yankee Springs Township. It was established in 1850 and the first postmaster was Nathan Barlow. In 1884. Nathan Badov had purchased the land in Section No. 17 with the sawmill located on it at the junction of Hoag (Cobb) Creek and Payne Creek. Tltere was a four foot drop to power the mill. Feeling that the waler power could be increased significant­ ly. Mr. Bartow moved the mill to a point at the south end of Barlow lake In 1854. Barlow sold the mill to Timothy Miles. O.C. Bates owned and operated the mill for about 1 1/2 years and then it was sold to E.H. Bowen in 1864. John Miles, who had brought the mail to Gun Lake post office from Wayland on horseback, became the second postmaster. John A. Miles suc­ ceeded John Miles as postmaster and in 1865 E.H. Bowne was appointed as post­ master. The post office was moved to Bowens Mill on Section No. 8 and the name was changed to Bowens Mill Post Office, on Feb. 7. 1870. Mr. Bowens retired from the position in 1877 and C.H. Armstrong became postmaster. It was active until April 2. 1906. There were a total of 47 post offices researched for this article. Sources: History of Allegan and Barry Counties, 1880; Years Gone By, Bernard Historical Society, 1967: Hope Township, July 4,1976 and 1978; Nashville, Michigan 1869-1969; Middleville. Michigan, 1904; The History of Woodland. Michigan 1837­ 1987; Barry County History, 1985; Plat maps of all townships. 1840, I860, 1873, 1895, 1913. Michigan P.O. Archives, Charles Weissert. Pennock Health Care Career Job Fair and Scholarship Open House Join Us! March 21, 2006, from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.. in the Pennock Hospital Conference Center 1009 W. Green St Hastings Representatives will be available from the following schools: Davenport University, Ferris State University, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Valley State University, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers. Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kellogg Community College. Olympia Career Training Institute, University of Phoenix, Cornerstone University and Western Michigan University. If you know anyone who is interested in a health care career, this will provide the opportunity for them to have their questions answered. Various departments will also be represented at this event. Scholarship and Employment Applications will be available. Light refreshments will be served. For more information call (269) 948-3112 �Page 10 - Thursday March 16 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES — NOTICE — The Barry Count}' Board of Commissioners is seeking appli­ cants to serve on the Barr}' County Tax Allocation Board. Applicants must not be officially connected or employed by any local or County uni: of government. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings: (2691 9454-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 17,2006. Notice of Public Hearing OR ANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP BOARD at ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP HALL 7350 Lindsey Rd. MARCH 28, 2006 • 7:00 PM Purpose of meeting; Public hearing on proposed final Budget for 2006-2007 Copy of the proposed budget is available at Supervisors Residence located at 12660 Saddler Rd. The Property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing. PUBLIC IS WELCOME THOMAS ROOK SUPERVISOR ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP 269-672-7479 hswm Budget Public Hearing (Truth in Budgeting) Notice The Prairieville Township Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed township budg­ et for fiscal year 2006-2007 at the Prairieville Township Hall on Monday. March 27.2006 at 7:00 p.m. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the pro­ posed budget will be a subject of this hearing. A copy of the budget is available for public inspection at the township office located at 10115 South Norris Rd. Delton, Ml 49046 Our office hours are Monday thru Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Prairieville Township Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and servic­ es. such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being consid­ ered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting upon 7 days notice to the Prairieville Township Board. "" NOTE: individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aides or services should contact the Prairieville Township Board by writing or calling the following: Normajean Nichols. Clerk Prairieville Township 10115 S. Norris Road Delton. Ml 49046 (269) 623-2664 77500789 BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Baltimore Township Board will hold a public hearing on the pro­ posed township budget for the fiscal year 2006-2007 at the Baltimore Township hall located at 3100 E. Dowling Rd., Hastings, MI on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A SUBJECT OF THE HEARING. A copy of the budget is available for public inspection at both the office of the Township Clerk at 6200 Henry Road or by calling the Township Supervisor. Richard VanSyckle, at 269-721-9888. This notice is posted in compliance with Public Act 267 of the 1976 amended MCL 41.72a (2)(3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Baltimore Township board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting upon Ten (10) days notice to the Baltimore Township Board. NOTE: Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Baltimore Township Board by writing or calling the following: Penelope Ypma, Clerk, 6200 Henry Rd., Hastings. MI 49058 and tele­ phone number 269-945-3228. Penelope Ypma Baltimore Township Clerk ttsootss Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... 945-9554 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm ts a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose If you are in the M Mary. please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Mark Borner and Debra Borner a/k/a Debra S Thompson. Husband and Wife to Fieldstone Mortgage Company, a Maryland Corporation Mortgagee dated July 30. 2001 and recorded August 9, 2001 in Instrument » 1064562 Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage was assigned to: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . solely as nominee for Household Finance Corporation, by assignment dated August 16. 2001 and recorded November 26. 2001 in Instrument « 1070240. on wt»cn mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-One Dollars and No Cents ($143,591.00) including interest 10.35% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute tn such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed Sa sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. April 6. 2006 Said premises art situated in City of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Beginning at a pant on the North line of Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, distant South 89 degrees 29 minutes 41 seconds East. 532.46 feet from the North one-quarter comer of sard Section; thenc* South 89 degrees 29 min­ utes 41 seconds East. 306 51 feet along said North line, thence South 01 degrees 13 minutes 04 sec­ onds East. 630.14 feet; thence North 89 degrees 29 minutes 41 seconds West. 311.92 feet, thence North 00 degrees 43 minutes 32 seconds West. 630.00 feet parallel with the North and South onequarter line of said section to the pant of beginning Subject to an easement ioi public highway purpos­ es over the northerly 33 feet thereof for Lawrence Road Commc--ly known as 8638 Lawrence Rd. Nashville Ml 49073 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless deter mined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated MARCH 6. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Household Finance Corporation Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 06-44891 (HSBC) ASAP# 760037 03/09/2006 . 03/16/2006. 03/23/2006. 03/30/2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. Is a debl collactor and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained wil be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by TRAVIS E HOWELL A SINGLE PERSON to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC. Mortgagee, dated September 19. 2003. and recorded or. October 30. 2003. as Instrument No. 1116653, in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date heruoi the sum of nrnty one thxsand two hundred sixty five and 24/100 Dollars ($91265.24). including interest at 6 000% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue at the At Barr County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1 00 PM on March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SECTION 19. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. ASSYIA TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DISTANT NORTH 1180 FEET FROM THE WEST ONE-OUARTER POST OF SAID SEC­ TION 19; THENCE NORTH 360 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SECTION; THENCE EAST 1176 6 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTIONTO THE WEST ONE-EIGHTH LINE THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH 360 FEET ALONG SAID WEST ONE-EIGHTH LINE; THENCE WEST 1180 4 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER WITH AND EASE­ MENT 35 FEET IN WIDTH FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS ACROSS THE NORTH IDE OF ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL THE CENTERLINE OF WHICH LIES 2.5 FEET NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL AND PARALLEL THERE­ WITH. APPURTENANT TO ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL AND PARCEL ADJOINING THE NORTH SIDE THEREOF The redemption period shall be I2months from the date of such sate DATED February 23. 2.006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC Mortgagee Fa Mae Information Call (248) 540-7701 mocm Robert A. Tremain & Associate*. P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect t debt and any Information obtained will beused for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by THOMAS JEFFERY. A SINGLE MAN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA , Mortgagee, dated March 07, 2003. and recorded on March 14. 2003 . as Instrument N 1099511, in BARRY County Records Michigan, on whch mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of two hundred fifty rone thousand rone hundred fifty rone and 01/100 Dollars ($259,959 01). including .merest at 5.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mat­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them at public vendue, at the At BarryCounty Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 100 PM on March 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in TWP OF YANKEE SPRINGS. BARRY County. Michigan and are described av LOT 12 OF SUPERVISORS PLAT NUMBER 1. A REPLAT OF SPRING BEACH RESORT. RITCHIE WOODLADS NUMBER 1. AND LOTS 1 TO 8 OF RITCHIE WOODLANDS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 2 OF PLATS ON PAGE 77 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wih 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate DATED March 02. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48X9-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: WASHINGTONMUTUAL BANK FA Mortgagee For More Information Cail: (248) 540-7701 "w»c NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS. DEFAULT having been made in the conditions of a certain real estate mortgage made and executed on October X, 2003. by SCOTT B FOUBARE and TINA M. FOUBARE. husband and wife, as mortgagors, to KELLOGG COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, a Michigan Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as mortgagee, and recorded on November 6. 2003. in the Office of the Register of Deeds lor Barry County, Michigan, at No 1117170, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due and unpaid at the date of this notice the prin­ cipal sum of $115,359 97, plus interest accruing at six (6%) percent per annum from and after April 1. 2005. to the date of redemption, if any. and no legal or equitable proceeding having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt secured by the mortgage, and the power contained having become operative by reason of such default: NOTICE IS THEREFORE GIVEN that or. Thursday. April 13, 2006, at 1O0 o’clock Eas’.e-n Standard Time in the afternoon of said day. on the east steps of the Barry County Circuit Court Burtdmg. 220 West State Street. Hasting-. Michigan, m the County of Barry, the State c' Michigan, the lands and premises described in sax) mortgage will be offered for sate a? public auction and sold to the highest bidder, fa the purpose of satisfying the amount due and unpaid upon the mortgage, together with the legaLcosts and charges for sate including the statutory attorney fee The period of time fa redemption shall be six (6) months from the date of sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL §600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (Xj days from the date ol sate The premises to be sold al said sate are situated in the Township of Johnstown. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and described as follows Beginning at a pant on the North and South 1/4 line of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, disk nt Seuth 00 degrees 15 minutes 14 seconds West. 1680 00 feet from the North 1/4 post of said Section; thence North 86 degrees 52 minutes 47 seconds East. 675.X feet; thence South 00 degrees 15 minutes 14 seconds West. 340.29 feet; thence South 36 degrees 52 minutes 47 seconds West. 675 00 feet to said North and South 1/4 line; thence North X degrees 15 minutes 14 seconds East, along said North and South 1/4 hne 340 29 feet tu the point of beginning Subject to an easement civer the West 33 X feet lor public highway purposes March 6. 2X7 KELLOGG COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION By: Mark D Hofstee (P66X1) 2861 Capital Avenue. SW. Suite B Battle Creek. Mi 4X15 Telephone: (269) 962-9058 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt Any information obtained will be ur^a ,*or th** urpoee. If you are in the Milita y, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Steven D Venhuizen and Mildred J Venhuizen. husband and wife to MortgageEtectronic Registration Systems, Inc . solely as nominee for Aegis Lending Corporation, a Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, daled February 18. 2005 and recorded February 28. 2X5 in Instrument # 1141980 Barry County Records Michigan Said mortgage was subequentty assigned to Aeg.s Mortgage Corooration on which mortgage there ts claimed to be cue at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thety-Six Thousand Two Dollars and Eight Cents ($136.002.X) including interest 10 6% per annum Under the power ol ste -warned in said mortgage and the statute m suer, cast made and provided, notice is hereby given t>«t said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate o- tte morto^ged premises, a some part of them, at vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastigs. Ml at 1.00PM on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastngs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described a: The South one-half of Lots 1186 and 1187 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded Ptt thereof Commonly known as 435 W Clinton St.. Hastings Mi 4X58 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 6X 3241*. in which case the redemption period shall be X days frm the date of such sate Dated FEBRUARY 15. 2006 Aegis Mortgage Corporation. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Associates PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 1X Rochester Hilts. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite N: 06-44095 ___ THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Wayne D. Nicholson and Kimoeriy A Nicholson, husband and wife, to First Franklin Financial Corporation mortgagee, dated June 22. 2002 and recorded October 17. 2002 in Instrument Number 1089618. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as Trustee tor First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2X2-FF2 by: Saxon Mortgage Services. Inc as its attorney-infact by assignment dated June 28. 2X2 and recorded on February 25, 2004 in Instrument Number 1122728,. Barry County Records. There is claimed to be due or such mortgage the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Two and 76/1X Dollars ($91 562 76) including interest at the rate of 10.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage ind the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice hereby given that the mortgage will be foredosec by a sate of the mortgaged premises, a some part of them, at pubic vendue at tt>e Barry County Counhouse in Hastings tn Barry County. Michigan of 10C p.m. on April 13. 2006 The prem.ses are located in the Township of Hastings. Bari; County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land m Secbon 9. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, desenbed as: Currr^ocing at the North one-quarter post; thenu» South along the North and South one-quarter fa * 1172.5 lea’; thence West 660 5 feet from center hro. of -43 (o*c} to beginning, thence West 220 feet; thence Souih 2X feet; thence East 220 feet; thence North 3<X) feet to point of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is Cetermined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §6X 3241 a. in which case the redemption pemd shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALi PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated: March 16. 2006 OR LANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for WeHs Fargo Bank National Association, as Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2X2-FF2 by: Saxon Mortgare Services. Inc as its attorney-in-fact as Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48X7-5041 (248) 457-1 OX Rte No 244 0823 rrwowr City of Hastings CITY OF HASTINGS REQUEST FOR BIDS Sale of 1994 Ford Taurus GL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Independent Auditor Services The City of Hastings. Michigan, will accept bids for the sale of one 111 1994 Ford Taurus GL This vehicle will be sold as-ts and has approximately 46.000 miles on it. Arrangements to view this vehicle can be made by calling 945-5083 weekdays between the hours of 7.-00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The City of Hastings Michigan is soliciting proposals for the annu­ al independent audit of its financial statements and compliance with relevant regulations. The City of Hastings reserves th< right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities in any bid. and to award the bid in a man­ ner that the City deems to be in its best interest, price and other f*c tors considered. Bids will be received at the office of the Hastings City Clerk/Trcasurer. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 until 9:00 AM on Monday. March 27. 2006 at which time they shall be opened and read aloud. The winning bid. if any. will be approved at the City Council meet mg on April 10. 2006. Winning bidder must be prepared tn take pos­ session with certified funds between .April 11 and April 18. 2006. No formal bidding forms or documents are required, hut all bids must be in writing and sealed. All sealed bids shall be clearly marked on the outside of the bid package as follows. SEALED BID - 1994 Ford Taurus GL maimK Thomas E. Emery __________ City Clerk/Treasurer Interested licensed firnu of certified public accountants may obtain the RI P. which describes the requirements and conditions of the work at the office of the City ClerkTreasurer. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. An RFP will be n«aiied upon request to 269.945.2468. An email indicating intent to submit a proposal must he sent not later than 5:00 PM on March 31. 2006 and proposals are due not later than 5:00 PM on April 14.2006. Complete instructions on how to submit a proposal are included in the RFP. The City of Hastings reserves the nght t<j reject any and all propos­ als. to waive any irregularities in any proposals, and to select that firm deemed to be in the City’s best interest, cost and other factors considered. _ Thomas E. Emery City Clerk/Treasurer �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 16. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS. This sale may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by JuUe A. Boedeker. a Single Person, original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated February 14 . 2003. and recorded on February 21. 2003 in instrument 1098080. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be cue at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Six Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Seven And 74/100 Dollars ($36,397 74). including interest at 5 875% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 13. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as PARCEL NUMBER 1. PART OF THE NORTH­ WEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SEC­ TION 20. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. COMMENCING AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 20. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 1360 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 08 MINUTES EAS’ A DISTANCE OF 472.5 FEET TO THE PI.ACE OF BEGINNING THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 52 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 60 00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 330 82 FEET TO THE CENTER OF HEAD ROAD; THENCE ALONG THE CENTER OF HEAD ROAD ON A 10 DEGREE CURVE TO THE LEFT WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 55 DEGREES 25 MIN­ UTES 40 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 118 45 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 21 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 372.36 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO A 33 FOOT PUBLIC EASEMENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE PAR­ CEL FOR HEAD ROAD ALSO SUBJECT TO A PRIVATE EASEMENT 33 FEET WIDE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF PARCEL AND 33 FEET WIDE ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF PARCEL PARCEL NUMBER 2; COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 20. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST; THENCE WEST 1320 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 472.5 FEET; THENCE WEST 60 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING; THENCE WEST 60 FEET; THENCE SOUTH TO SHORE OF LONG LAKE. THENCE EAST ALONG SHORE OF LONG LAKE 60 FEET MORE OR LESS TO POINT SOUTH OF PLACE OF BEGINNING THENCE NORTH TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING PARCEL NUMBER 3.PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 20 TOWN 2 NORTH, RANGE 9 WEST. COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 20. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE. NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. A DISTANCE OF 1 380 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING: THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 08 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 472 5 FEET. THENCE NORTH 21 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 372 36 FEET TO CENTER OF RELOCATED HEAD ROAD; THENCE ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF HEAD ROAD ON A 10 DEGREE CURVE TO THE LEFT WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 42 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 169 16 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 20 22 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO 33 FEET PUBLIC EASEMENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF PROPERTY FOR HEAD ROAD The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated March 16. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Ro Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File #087041F01 FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose, if you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Janet Lewis and Ardis Lewis, Wife and Husband to Mortgage Electronic Registration ystems, Inc., sole­ ly as nominee for WMC Mortgage Corp., a California Corporation Mortgagee, dated October 24. 2003 and recorded November 12. 2003 in Instrument Number 1117447 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: USBank National Association as Trustee, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars and Seven Cents ($128,929 07) including interest 8.875% per annum Under th power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of lhe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthose in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are □ascribed as: Lot 35 of Willson's Plat of Turner Lake, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 5 f Plats on Page 19. Commonly known as 8453 Willson Drive. Middleville Ml 49333 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption penod shalibe 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated FEBRUARY 17. 2006 U S Bank National Association as Trustee Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills, Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No 06-44136 (HOM) -’socxm FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information obtained will be used for this purpose. I you are In the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certan mortgage made by. David J Herman and Mary R Herman, husband and wife to Amenquest Mortgage Company, a elaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated February 23. 2004 and recorded March 4. 2004 in Instrument #1123131 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgag Securities Inc . Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2004-R4 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004. Without Recourse, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousad Six Hundred Seventy-Nine Dollars ana Sixty-Five Cents ($106,679,65) including interest 8.05% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in saio mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be oredcsed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday, April 13. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are dscnbed as Lot 1 of Block 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City, formerly Village, of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, according to the recoided plat thereof. Commonly known as 436 E Marshall St. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption penod shall be 6 moths from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale Dated MARCH 2. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Aeriquest Mortgage Securities Inc.. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2004-R4 under lhe Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys. Potestivo & Associates, PC. 811 SouhBfvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-44224 maowi AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made tn the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Rocky C. Rabtshaw and Melva J. Rabishaw, husband and wife of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Sand Ridge Bank dated rhe 29th day ol March. AD 2005. and recorded tn the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 14th day of April. AD 2005. m Instrument No 1144874 of Barry Records, which said mortgage was assigned to First Financial Bank, thru mesne assignments on whicn mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $66,869.42 (Sixty Six thousand. Eight hundred Sixty Nine dol­ lars and Forty Two cents) plus accrued interest at 5.37% (five point three seven) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue ot the State of Michigan m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on, the 20th day of April. A D.. 2006. at 1:00 o'clock said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sale at public auctoon.to the highest bid­ der. at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises descnbed in said mortgage Which said premises are descnbed as follows AJi that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the City of Hastings, in the County ol Barry and State of Michigan and descnbed as follows to wit: The North one-half of Lots 4 and 5 of Block 10. Daniels Stoker's Addition to the City (Formerly Village) of Hastings, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats. Page 11. Barry County Records Commonly known as: 729 N. Hanover Tax ID 08-55-095-063-00 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period hall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated March 16. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. LP.A. By: Damel E Best. (P-58501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co.. LP.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR#04608387 rrwMi* Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS This sale may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale. c«us interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default hr-s oeen made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Vaneerden and Alftson Vaneerden. husband and wife, original rrortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc . as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee dated August 20. 2004. and recorded on September 7. 2004 m instrument 1133578. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Countrywide Home Loans, In. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Four And 40/100 Dollars (S108,994 40). including interest at 5.875% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM, on April 13.2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry Count/. Michigan, and are descnbed as. Lot 5 of Roiling Oaks Estates. According to the Recorded Pat Thereof. As Recorded in Liber 6 of Plats on Page 52 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: March 16. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 13 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #087322F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This scte may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John C Lieb II and Venus S Lieb, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated January 21. 2005. and recorded on February 3. 2005 in instrument 1140995, m Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee o.'" Ameriquest Mortgage Secunties. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Throug Certificates. Series 2005-R2 Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of March 1. 2005. Without Recourse as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Fie Hundred Twenty-One And 30/100 Dollars ($126,521.30). ir>cluding interest at 9 55% per annum. Under the power ol saie contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be b a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse <n Hastings at 1 00 PM, cn April 13.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as A parcel f land m the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 15. Town 1 North, Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County. Michigan, descnbed as: Commencing 13 rods East of the Southwest comer ol said Section 5; thence East along the center of highway 8 rods 1 1/2 links; thence North 6 rods 10 (inks thence West 28 rods 2 1/2 links; thence South 6 rods 10 links to the place of beginning, except a strip 44 feet wide off the West side thereof; including and commencing at the Southwest comer of Section 1. Town 1 North. Range 7 West; thence Easterly 258.50 feet along the South line of Section 15, being also the center­ line of Tasker Road; thence Northerly 105.6 feet at right angles for the true place of beginning; thence continuing Northerly 20 feet; thence East 418.99 feet parallel with the line of Section 15; thenco Southerly 20 feet at right angles; thence Westerly 418.99 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: March 16. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 20 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #086110F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE UED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARv DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of he bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Wyatt Hoover, an unmarried man. original mertgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender an tenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, oated August 5. 2005 and recorded on August 19. 2005 in instrument 1151333. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JpMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee for the Certificateholders ofBear Stearns A.,set Backed Securities I. LLC Asset Backed Certificates. Senes 2005-9 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed to fee due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Nine And 19100 Dollars ($124,329 19). including interest at 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wtll be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged pemtses. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 6.2006 . Said premises are situated in Township ot Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Commencing at the center o' Section 3. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence South 89 degrees 32 minutes 09 seconds West, along the East and West Quarter line of said Section, a distance of 484.83 feet to the centerline of Highway M-66; thence North 09 degrees 22 minutes 58 seconds West along sid centertine 1.131.72 feet to the true place of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 16 minutes 45 secondds West parallel with the North line of said Section a distance of 920.83 feet: tfience North 00 degrees 07 minutes 00 seconds East parallel with the Wet line of said Section a distance of 310.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 16 minutes 45 seconds East, parallel with said North Section line 868 79 feet to said centerline; thence Southerly along said centertine 67.99 feet along the arc of a curve to the rght whose radius is 4.044.41 feel and whose chord bears South 09 degrees 51 minutes 52 seconds East 67.98 leet; thence continuing along said centerline, South 09 degrees 22 minutes 58 seconds East 251.73 feet to the place of begin­ ning. Subject to an Easemnt over the Easterly 60 00 feet for pubic highway purposes The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date ol such sale Dated: March 9. 2006 For more information, please caU: FC W 248.593.1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 3000 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #086188F0l FAWN LAKE AREA PROPERTY’ OWNERS NOTICE: Wastewater Construction & Special Assessment Informational Meeting March 21st, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at the new Orangeville Township Facility, 7350 Lindsey Rd. ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS On Monday, March 27, 2006 at 7.00 pm. Assyria Township will be conducting the following meeting at the Township Hall on Tasker Rd. just east of M-66. Budget Hearing. A copy of the budget may be obtained by contacting the Clerk at 269-758-4003 and will also be available at the meeting Annual Meeting for Assyria Township will be held immediately following the Budget Hearing Regular Meeting will be held following the Annual Meeting for the purpose of approving the budget Debbie Massimino, Assyria Township Clerk ATTENTION BARRY TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS REGULAR MEETING DATES 2006/2007 1" TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH 7:00 P.M City of Hastings Position Available: Community Development Specialist This full-time position assists the Community Development Director with grant writing and administration, record and file management, and other functions of the department. Excellent computer skills and ability to communicate verbally and in writing are required. Minimum of two years communi­ Note: Dates with an ’asterisk are for another weekday. •April 11.2006 (2nd Tuesday) •May 9. 2006 (2nd Tueidayl June 6.2006 •July 11. 2006 (2nd Tuesday i August 1. 2006 September 5. 2006 October 3.2006 •November 2.2006 (1st Thursday) December 5, 2006 January 2. 2007 February 6. 2007 March 6.2007 ty development experience desired. Complete job description available on request from City of Hastings. 201 E. State StHastings. Michigan 49055,269.945.2468.. To begin application process submit resume by March 24. 2006. Daryl Benjamin-Forbes Community Development Director ’-xno-in PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P C . IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR ’.HAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by ANTHONY G CROSARIOL and DEBORAH A CROSARlOL HUSBAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc CMERS’) solely as nominee for tender and tender's successors and assigns.. Mortgagee, dated November 16. 2004. and recorded on February 23. 2005. m Document No 1141843. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage here •$ claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Two Thousand Five Hundred Eighteen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($202,518.50), including interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings, Michigan al 01 .-00 PM o'clock, on April 13 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of BARRY, Barry County, Michigan and described as. THE WEST 1 / 4 POST OF SECTION 6. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. BARRY TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAT. 885 90 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6: THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST 406 50 FEET ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF STONEY POINT DRIVE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 SECONDS 42 MINUTES EAST. 25 73 FEET ALON SAID CENTERLINE THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST, 109 78 FEET ALONG SAID CFNTERLINE. THENCE SOUTH 35 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST. 504 24 FEET TO AN INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF CROOKED LAKE. THENCE NORTH 79 DEGREES15 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST. 183 08 FEET ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRA VERSE LINE; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST 375 50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE WATERS OF CROOKED LAKE AS DETERMINED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDE LINES. SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PUR­ POSES OVER THE NORTHERLY 24.75 FEET THEREOF TAX ID NO 08-03-006-005-65 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated March 13. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc CMERS’), solely as nominee to' lender and Inder s successors and assigns. Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Client I D GMAC 0699 rnnota All meetings are held at the Barry Township Hall at 7:00 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Business hours are Wednesdays only 9:'*0 a.m. to 12:<»0 noon and HM) to 5:00 p.m. Barry Township will provide reason­ able auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at any township meeting, to individuals with disabilities upon seven days notice to the clerk. Assyria Township Board Of Review NOTICE OF MEETING The Assyria Township Board of Review will meet at the Township Hall. 8060 Tasker Rd.. Bellevue. Michigan on Tuesday. March 7, 2006 at 6:30 pm to organize and receive the rolls. The Assyeria Township Board of Review will meet at the Township Hall. 8060 Tasker Rd.. Bellevue, Michigan to hear protests on the following dates: Monday. March 13. 2006 Tuesday. March 14. 2006 Wednesday. March 15. 2006 9am-noon and 3pm-6pm 6pm-9pm 6pm-9pm The tentative ratios and the estimated multipliers for each class of real properly for 2006 are as follows: Agricultural Commercial Residential Personal Property Ratio 44.11% 62.81% 45.34% Multiplier 1.1335 7960 1.1027 50.00% 1 000 Individuals with disabilities requesting assistance should place their request to Debbie Massimino. Assyria Township Clerk (269) 758-4003 �Page 12 - Thursday. March 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foredoeure Seie THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR MAHON WE OBTAIN W1LLBE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This aeie may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall bo limltod solely to the retur of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James A. Musser AKA James A Musser Sr... and Shartyn K. Musser, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Creve Cocur Mortage Associates. Inc., Mortgagee, dated December 11. 2001. and recorded on December 20. 2001 in instrument 1072202, and assigned by mesno assignments to Beal Bank SSB as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there s claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Nine Hundred One And 90/100 Dollars ($175,901.90). including interest at 11.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case ade and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 10O PM. on Apr.. 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County, Michigan, and are descnbed a-. A parcel of Land commencing at the Northeast Comer of Section 11. Term 3 North. Range 9 West; Thence South 28 Degrees 41 mnu’es 30 Seconds West 933 45. Feet. Thence South 0 Derees 03 minutes 30 seconds East 937 65 Feet to the place of beginning; Thence South 0 Degrees 03 minutes 30 seconds East 134.5 Feet; Thence South 39 Degrees 33 minutes West 190.3 Feet to the Easterly right-of-way of West State Road; Thence North 50 Degree 27 minutes West 200 Feet. Thence North 39 Degrees 33 nanutes East 200 Feet; Thence North 89 Degrees 27 minutes East 148 Feat to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accrdance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: Marcn 9. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Te tegraph Rd Ste 20 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4085936F01 "txt** MIKA MEYERS BECKETT A JONES PLC 900 MONROE AVENUE, N.W. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49503 (616) 632-8000 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained win be used tor that purpose ’ Default has occurred In the conditions of mort­ gages made by Brian Morgan and Melissa Morgan, husband and wife, mortgagors, ot 2524 Cloverdate Road. Derton. Ml 49046. to Grand Valley Co-Op Credit Union, a state chartered credit union, mort­ gagee. dated October 28. 2003. recorded in the Office of Register of Deeds tor Barry County, on November 7. 2003, in Document Number 1117243 and a mortgage dated October 28, 2003, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County on November 7. 2003, in Document Number 1117245. Because of said default, the mortgagee has declared the entire unpaid amount secured by said mortgages due and payable forth­ with. As of the date of this notice, there is claimed to be due Icr principal, all interest accruing thereafter and expenses on said mortgage recorded in Document No 1117243 the sum of $15,785.96 and $123,0006 23 as to mortgage recorded in Document No 1117245 No suit of proceeding in law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgages, or any part thereof. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgages, and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount with interest as provided In said mort­ gages. and all legal costs, charges and expenses, including attorneys' fees allowed by law, and all taxes and insurance premiums paid by the under­ signed before sate, said mortgages wR bo fore­ closed by sate of the mortgaged premises at public sate to the highest bidder at the East door of the County Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan, on Thursday. April 6. 2006. at 1 <X) p.m. The premises covered by said mortgages are sit­ uated in the Townsitp of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as foltows: Beginning at the Southeast comer of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 2 North. Range 9 West; thence West 295 feet; thence North 370 feet; thence East 295 feet; thence south 370 feet to the place of beginning The property is commonly known as 2524 Cloverdale Road. Delton. Michigan 49046. Notice :s further given that the length of the redemption period will be (6) months from the date of sale, unless determined abandoned in accor­ dance with MCL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days f’om the dale of sate Dated February 22. 2006 Grand Valley Co-Op Credit Union By MIKA MEYERS BECKETT & JONES PLC Attorneys ft* Mortgagee By: Mark A. Kehoe 900 Monroe Avenue, N.W Grand Rapids, Ml 49503 Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN W1LLBE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, W any. shall bo limit­ ed solely to the rotur of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Terry 0 Tobias and Deborah M Tobias. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s), to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, daed April 22. 2005. and recorded on May 5. 2005 m instrument 1145981. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Crtiftcates. Senes 2005-R6 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1. 2005. Without Recourse as as-.gnee by an assignment, on which mortgage there «s claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Thirty Thousand Three Hunded Sbrty-Three And 26/100 Dollars ($130,363 26). including interest at 9 2% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sal of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public »endue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 6.2006 • Said premises are situated tn Townshtp of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as All that Part o Section 9. Town 1 North, Range 8 West, more particularly descnbed as: Beginning at a Point North 15 Degrees 30 Minuies West 477.6 Feet from a Point on the South Line of said Section 9. Destant 1005.5 Feel West of the Southeast Comer of said Section; Runing thence North 15 Degrees 30 mmtues West 61.0 Feet; Thence North 78 Degrees 05 Minutes East 217.5 Feet to the Westerly Shore of Bnstol Lake; Thence South 13 Degrees 42 Minutes East 50.0 Feet along said Shore; Thence South 75 Degrees 16 Minutes West 25.4 Feet to the Place of Beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption oeriod shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated arch 9. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC H 248.593.1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farm*. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate 4065535F01 * FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm 1a a debt collector attempting to coilect a oeot. Any inrormation ootamao win oe used for this purpoe. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the number Hated MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions ot a certain mortgage made by. Trent A Price, a single man to Amenquest Mortgage Company, a Delaware Corporaion Mortgagee, dated October ,j, 2004 and recorded October 29. 2004 in Instrument * 1136344 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: WM Specatty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there is claimed to be ue at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Forty-Eight Dollars and Thirty-Four Cents ($151,048.34) including interest 9 99% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ wled. otice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged prentses. o' come part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1pm. on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in Townhip of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: All that certain piece or parcel of land, described as foltows, to wit: The West one-half of the Northwest one-quarter. Section X. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County Michigan. Commonly known as 5024 Mud Lake Road. Bellevue. Michigan This Quit Claim Deed specifically excluded that portion ot this property formerly included by now registered as Document Number 1010903 with the Barry County Register of Deeds and descibed more fully as: The Township of Assyria, Court, of Barry and Stale of Michigan, to-wrt The North 660 feet of the West 660 feet of the Northwest one-quarter of Section X. Town 1 North. Range 7 West Commonly known as 5024 Mudlake Rd . Bettevue Ml 4021 The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accc dance with 1948CL 6003241a. in which case the redemption penod Shan be X days from the date of such sate Dated: FEBRUARY 14. 2006 WM peoarty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo 4 Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48X7 (248) 844-5123 _____ Our Fite No: 06-43980 Synopsis PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting March 8. 2006 Meeting was called to order at 7:OO P.M. Ron Call: Present: Supervisor Herzog, Treasurer Nottingham. Clerk Nichols and Trustee Kennedy Absent: Trustee Ritchie Also present 7 members of the public Approved agenda with removal of Center Street Ordinance Approved minutes February 3. 2006. Budget Workshop as presented and February 8. 2006. Regular Board Meeting as corrected Public comment, none was received Fire Reports (BPH. and Pine Lake) received Approved to support BPH grant application for turn out gear Police report received Received report and fiscal request from Christine Hiar. Director of Green Gables Parks report placed on file Passed Resolution to support Park Board appli­ cation of Mich Natural Resources Trust grant Approved to upgrade postage meter Public comment was received from Ken Craft regarding Center Street Ordinance Board comments were received Aproved hst of bills in the amount of $68,364 09 Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m Normajean Nichols. Clerk Attested to by Mike Herzog. Supervisor — FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ led a debt. Any Informatin obtained will be used for thia pu rpose. if you are In the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed bellow. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Candi Sarver. A Single Woman to Amenquet Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated November 26. 2004 and record­ ed December 20. 2004 in Instrument # 1138888 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trutee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2005-R1. Under the Pooling 4 Servicing Agreement dated as of February 1, 2005. Without Recourse, on which .•nortgage there is cta-med to be due at the date hereof th sum of Ninety-Two Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Seven Dottars and Ninety-One Cents ($92,157.91) including interest 6 99% per annum Under the power of sate contain ,d in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given tha said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pan of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. March 23. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings Barry Couny. Michigan, and are described as: The East 56 feet of Lot 4. Stock 2 of Eastern Addition to the City, formerly the Village of Hastings, according to the recorded pia? thereof Commonly known as 411 East Green Street. Hastings Ml 49058 .The redemption pnod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless deter mined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated: FEBRUARY 8. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Compay. as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2005-R1. Under the Pooling 4 Servicing Agreement dated as of February 1. 2005. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo 4 Assocrtes, P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 1X Rochester Hitts. Ml 48X7 (248) 844-5123 Our Rte No: 06-43784 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOJ ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jimmy Brown and Tammy J. Brown. hu«ba'id and wile. Io Argent Mortgage Company. LLC., mortgagee, dated September X. 2003 anci recorded October 15. 2003 In Instrument Number 1115524. Barry County Records Said mortgage ts now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc . Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003- W9 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated December 1. 2003 Without Recourse by assignment submitted to and record­ ed by the Barry County Register of Deeds There, is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Eight and 81/100 Dollars ($103.728 81) including interest at the rate of 8.30% per annum Under the power of sate contained m the mort­ gage and the statutes ol the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given tnat the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings ir Barry County Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on April 13, 2006. The premises are located in the Township c! Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel of land in the North One-half of tie Northwest One-Quarter of Section 35, Town 2 North. Range 7 West, described as: Commencing at the North One-Quartef post of Sectton 35, Town 2 North. Range 7 West, thence est 502 feet to the pom! of beginning, thence South 300 feet, thence West 290 feet; thence North 300 feet; thence East 290 feet to the point of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property ts deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shafi be X days from the date of the sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated: March 16, 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2003- W9 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated December 1. 2003, Without Recourse, as Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 214.2495 moowj STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT Case No. 05-523PD SAND RIDGE BANK. Plaintiff. vs KENNETH F CARNS. Defendant___________ / WELTMAN. WEINBERG 4 REIS. CO.. L P.A By: STUART A BEST (P40744) Attorneys for Plaintiff 2155 Butterfield, Suite 200-S Troy. Ml 48064 (248) 362-6100 KENNETH F CARNS In Pro Per 916 Wintergreen Dove Hastings. Ml 49058 , ORDER QF ALTERNATE SERVICE At a session of sad Court held tn the City of Hastings. County of Barry, State of Michigan on Feb 6. 2006 CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE Plaintiff shall serve this matter pursuant to MCR 2.106 By Publication 3 weeks times m Barry County And by: Posting at 916 Wintergreen Dr. Hastings, Ml 49058 1 st Class mailing to 916 Wintergreen Dr . Hastings. Ml 49058 JAMES H FISHER CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE VARNUM. RI DDE RING. SCHMIDT 4 HOWLETT LLP Attorneys P.O Box 352 Grand Rapids. Micnigan 49501-0352 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CO* TACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELO.rf IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY Default has occurred in the conditions of a mort­ gage (the ’Mortgage') made by Nan-Pat. LLC., a Michigan limited liability company, mo igagor. to Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company. a Michis an corporation, having its principal officer, at 216 North Division Avenue. Grand Rapids. M-uhigan 49503. mortgagee, dated March 26. 2X1. and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Barry County. Michigan, on March 29.2X1. at Document Number 1057427 Because of the default, the undersigned has elected to deciare the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage immediately due and payable. At the date of this notice there is claimed to be due for principal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of Three Hundred Twenty Six Thousand Six Hundred Thirty Nine and 33/100 DoHars ($326,639.33) No suit or proceedngs at law have been instituted to recover any part of the debt secured by the Mortgage. Notice is hereby given that by virtue al the power of sate contained in the Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount with interest as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expenses, includ­ ing attorney fees allowed by law. the Mortgage will be foreclosed by sate of the mortgaged premises at pubic vendue to the highest bidder at the lobby of the County Courthouse m Hastings, the place of holding the Circuit Court within Barry County. Michigan, on Thursday. March 23. 2X6 at 1X pjn local time. Pursuant to Section 3240(7) of the Revised Judicature Act ol 1961. as amended. (MCLA 6X 3240(7); MSA 27A 3240(7)). the redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date o' the foreclosure sate, unless the premises are deter­ mined to be abandoned in accordance with MCLA 6X 3241a; MSA 27A 324la. in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (X) days from the date of the sate The premises covered by said mortgage is com­ monly known as 215 and 355 Peets Road. Middleville and is situated in the Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County, Michigan, described as fottows Parcel 1 Beginning at a point on the East hne of Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township, Barry County. Michigan, cistant South OCT01'54* West 1170.87 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 12; thence South X*0l'54’ West 150 X feet along said East line, thence North 89’59 02- West 3X.X feet along the South line ot the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast IK of said Sectton 12: thence North 00T)T54“ r_ist 247.X feet; thence North 48’02-19’ East 109 86 feet, thence South 44*01'43* East 293 X feet to the point of beginning. Subject to i. rton-exclusive easement for ingress and agrees drecribed as; Beginning at a pomt on the East line oi Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, dtsiint South 00*01'54’ West 1170.87 feet from the Eas.' 1/4 pot* of said Section 12; thence South X*0l'5V West 94 91 feet along said East krw; thence .'forth 44*01'43* West 363 46 feet; thence North 48*02'19* East 66 04 feet; thence South 44*01'43East 293.X feet ».i the point of beginning Subject to an easement kx public highway purposes over the Easterly 33 fact thereof and any other ease­ ments or restrictions of record. Parcel 2: Beginning at a pomt on the East line of Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence South X*0i'54’ West 441.87 feet from the East 1/4 post of Section 12; thence South 00*01'54* West 1X.X feet along the said East line; thence North 69*X‘16’ West 2X.X feet; thence .'forth 55*45'42* West 210.X feet; thence North ’9*51'40* East 184.26 feet; thence South 55*41'4r East 395.X feet to the point of beginning. Subject to an easement for pubic highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof and any other ease­ ments or restrictions of record. Dated: February 16. 2006 Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan corporation, Mortgagee Vamum. Riddenng. Schmidt A HowtettLLP Donald A Snide, Esq Attorneys for Mortgagee P.O Box 352 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49501-0352 nwcoK Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE CBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the rturn of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by LeRoy E Hildebrant and Teri S. Hildebrant husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Flagstar Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, daed January 13. 1998. and recorded on January 16. 1998 in instrument 1006489. in Barry county records Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Sixty­ Seven And 69/1X Dollars ($49.67 69). including interest at 5.375% per annum Under the power of sate containeo m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pat of them, at public vendue, at die Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on April 6,2X6 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot number 2 of Block 7 of the Eastern Addition to the City formerly Village of Hasting, according to the recorded Plat thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be X days fom the date of such sate Dated March 9. 2006 For more mtormabon. please call FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4085285F01 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE COTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE W ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Juka A. McClurtan. A Smgte Woman, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC., mortgagee, dated November 2D. 2003 ad recorded December 19. 2003 in Instrument Number 1119590. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc., Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2004- 1 under the Poling and Servicing Agreement dated February 1. 2004. without recourse by assignment submitted to and recorded by the Barry County Register of Deeds. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Six Hundred TNrtyand 52/1X Dollars ($119.6X 52) including interest at the rate of 6.90% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage wW be foreclosed by a sale f the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1X p.m. on March 23. 2006 The premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, andare descnbed •K Lot 3 of Supervisor's Pat of Green Meadows, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of Plate on Page X The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mine abandoned in accordance with MClA §6X 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys ths property and there is a sirnftaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, t any. are knited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated: February 23. 2X6 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Truste of Argent Securities Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2004-1 under the Pooling and Servtang Agreement dated February 1. 2004, without recourse . As Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48X7-5041 (248) 457-10X Fite No. 214 .2543 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR MATTON WE OBTAlN WILL BE USED FOR TH AT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MUJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be remind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be tamted soieiy to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gilkey Lake CsM, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, (original mort­ gagor). to Fifth Third Bank (Western Michigan), Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2004. recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds tor Barry County. Michigan, on May 24. 2004 in instalment No. il280X and re-recorded on June 3, 2004 in lns*rument No. 1128684. on which mortgage there is ctemed to be due at the date hereof the sum of $>27,159.19. including interest at 10.00% per annu.r' Under ^>e power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the stabile in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby yUia *«t said mortgage wH be foreefojed by a s*Je of the mortg^ed premise*, or some part of them. *' pubic venue at the East Doors of the Barry County Cnurthousu, 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49ft>? (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in smJ County) on Thursday. March 23. 20X at 1X p.m. Said premises are described as tottows All that part of the Southwest fractionai 1 <4 of the Southeast fractional 1/4 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West lying Southwecterty of the creek, connecting Big Gifcey Lake and Shatiow GUkeyLake. and Southeasterly ot the HMhway. also granting a right of ingress and egms Big Gskey Lake through the channel as new estab­ lished, Excepting therefrom a parcel 'jf land in b'w South 1/2 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Townsnip, described a* beginning st the center line ol County Road X1 and the South line of said Section 10; thence North 447* East 389 92 feet along ths center line of County Road XI; thence South 45'58’ East 355 74 test; thence due West 287.78 feet; thence South X teat to the South line of said Section: thence due West 2X X feet to point of beginning, also excepting and reserving a right of ingress and egress to Shallow Gilkey Lake, over the following descnbed premises; Beginning at a point on the South line of said Section 10 which lies 239 M feet due East of the intersection of the South line of said Section 10 and the center line of County Road 801; thence due North 33 feet; thence due East 619 feet, more or less, to the shore of Shallow Gilkey Lake; thence Southeasterly along the shore line of said lake to the South line of said Section 10; thence due West along the South line of said Section 10 to the piece of beginning. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan. Less and except A parcel of land located in the South 1/4 of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, being at the intersection of the centerline of county road X1 and the South line of said Section 10; thence North 44 degrees 02 minutes East 389.92 feet along the centerline of County Road 601: thence South 45 degrees 58 minutes East 355 74 feet; thence East 331.0 feet more or tees to the shore of the shallow Gilkey Lake; thence Southeasterly along the shore to the South line of said Section 10; thence due West 892 feet more or less to the point of beginning. P.P. #08-03-01 0-003-X The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA8X.3241a, in which case redemption period shall be thirty (X) days from the date of such sate Dated February 10. 2006 NANTZ. LITOWICH. SMITH. GIRARD A HAMIL­ TON Attorneys for Mortgagee By: Sandra S. Hamilton (P419X) Business Address & Telephone 2025 East Beltbne. S.E.. Suite 6X Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546 (616) 977-0077 mom. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 16. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Robert A. Tremain & Associates. PC ts a debt col­ lector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that pur­ pose MOR I GAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JOI HEATHER GLASHEEN. A SINGLE WOMAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC ACING SOLELY AS NOMINIEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS FIRST ALLIANCE MORTGAGE COMPANY. Mortgagee, dated August 07. 2003. and recorded on August 22. 2003. as Instrument No. 1111665. in BARRY County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof th sum of nmty two thousand five hundred forty two and 80/100 Dollars ($92,542 80). including interest at 5 750% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of rhe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml , at 1:00 PM on April 13. 2006 Scid premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN. BARRY County. Michigan and are descnbed as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SECTION 31. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DIS­ TANT NORTH 88 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST. 880 00 FEET FROM THE EAST ONE-QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION. A DISTANCE OF 498 5 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 57 MIN­ UTES 00 SECONDS WEST. A DISTANCE OF 220.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 55 MINfJTES 00 SECONDS EAST 498.5 FEET TO SAID EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 220 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aliendoned tn accordance with 1948CL 600 324U m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale DATED March 16. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC ACING SOLELY AS NOMINIEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS FIRST ALLIANCE MORTGAGE COMPANY Mortgagee For More Information Can (248) M0-7701 r vi0K: Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY Duty ATTN PURCHASERS This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, /our damages, rf any. shall be limited solely to the num of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Kay L. Morgan, an Unmamed Woman, original mort­ gagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee fr tender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated October 25. 2002. and recorded on November 4. 2002 in instrument 1090793, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Bank of New York, as Trustee as assignee b an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at tf« date hereof the sum of NinetyThree Thousand One Hundred Twenty And 92/100 Dollars ($93.120 92). including interest at 7 875% per annum Under ttie power of sale contained in said mortgageand the statute in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on March 23. 206 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS 325.94 FEET NORTH AND 2141 49 FEET WEST OF THE EAST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST; THENCE SOUTH 59DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST 119 FEET; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 56 MINUTES WEST 102 39 FEET; THENCE NORTH 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES EAST 104 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 22 MINUTES EAST 100 FEET TO THE PlACE OF BEGINNING ALSO. BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH is 355 13FEET NORTH AND 2288 10 FEET WEST OF THE EAST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 16 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST 31 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING: THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 16 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST 70 16 FEET. THENCE SOUT 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET TO SHORE OF LIME LAKE; THENCE NORTHWEST­ ERLY ALONG SAID SHORE 28 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 105 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING EASEMENT TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER A STRIP OF LAND 16 0 FEET W1E BEING MORE PARTICU­ LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS COMMENC­ ING AT A POINT 235 58 FEET NORTH AND 2098 65 FEET WEST OF THE EAST 1/4 POST OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. THENCE SOUTH 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST. 101 0 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING. HENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 59 DEGREES 29 MINUTES WEST 16 07 FEET; THENCE NORTH 35 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST 101.23 FEET. THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned n accordance wtth MLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated Fetxuary 23. 2006 For more information p'ease call FC C 248 593 1301 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys For Service’ 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bngham Farms. Michigan 46025-5822 Fite 4064490F02 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Leinaar and Luyann Lemaar. husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., mortgagee, dated September 21. 2004 and recorded September 29. 2004 in Instrument Number 1134689. Barry County Records There :s claimed to be oue on such mort­ gage the sum of Eighty-Sewn Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Seven and 61/100 Dollars ($87.477.61) including interest at the rate of 7.00% per annum Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the nxygaged premises, or some part of them, at pub*-, vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings tn Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on Apni 13. 2006 The premises are located m the City of Hastings Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 6 of Block 11 H J KenfieWs Addition to the City, formerly the Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof Subject to easements Tservabons, restrictions and limitations of record, if any The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the ate of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sate m the event a 3rd party buys the property and there s a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages. •' any are limited solely to the return of the uici amount tendered at sate Dated March 16. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electrons Registration Systems. Inc . as Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 362 0068 twxj' Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by tne foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the retun of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sarah L Clayton and David W Clayton, wife and husband, original mortgagor(s). to Washington Mutual Bank. FA. Mortgagee, date September 24. 2004. and recorded on October 15. 2004 m Liber 2744 on Page 639. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage thert ts claimed to be duo at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety And 23/100 Dollars ($84990 23). including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and provioed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some prt of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as Beginning at a point on the East and West 1/4 line I Section 18. Town 2 North. Range 10 West. Orangeville Township. Barry County. Michigan. Distant East 324.14 Feet from the West 1/4 post of said Section thence West along said 1/4 line 125 00 Feet, thence North at rights: angles to said V4 line 250.00 Fet. thence East 125 00 Feet, thence South 250.00 Feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, tn which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: March 9, 2006 For more information, please call FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys Far Serv-cer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #076116F02 rT’00’" Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEFT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the returnof the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE S'IE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of * mortgage made by John A Hams, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc , Mortgagee dated December 11. 2002. ad recorded on January 10. 2003 in instrument 1095304. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which montage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ninety­ Seven And 77/100 Dollars ($75,397 77). mcludingmterest at 10.125% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pulic vendue, at tne Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyna. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel of land 8 rods East and West by 10 rods North and South out ol le Northwest corner of the West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 13. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Township of Assyna. Barry County. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wth MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated March 9. 2006 For more information please call FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmghm Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4025665F04 "«** NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE "This Notice Is an effort to collect a debt. All Information received will be used for such purposes." DEFAULT having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by JEFFREY COUR­ TRIGHT. a single man. to Elizabeth Couriright. a single woman, dated September 1. 2G0j. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deed? for the County ol Barry and State of Michigan on October 22. 2003. m Instrument No 1116125. and mortgage interest subsequently assigned to GREG McKEE. by Instrument dated February 15. 2006. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for lhe County ol Barry and State of Michigan on February 16. 2006. in Instrument No 110267. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date ot this notice, for principal and interest the sum of Twenty Two Thousand Seven Hundred Sixteen and 50/100ths Dollars ($22.716 50). plus Two and 33/100fhs Dollars ($2 33) per diem from March 1. 2006. and no proceedings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part the'uof. whereby the powei of sate contained in said Mortgage has become operative. Now Therefore. Notice Is Hereby Given that by virtue of the power of sate contained in said Mortgage a.xl in pursuance of the statute m such case made and prowled, the said Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the premises therein descr bed or so much thereof as may be necessary, at pubhc auction, to the highest bidder, at the oast side doors of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 W State St. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court in and for said County, on Thursday- April 6.2006. at 1 00 o'clock Eastern SiandatC-Imc ,n the afternoon of said day and said premises wiB be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with five percent (5%) interest, legal costs, attorney fees, and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee does pay on or poor to the date of said sale, which said premises are described in said Mortgage as follows Land in the Township of Assyna. Barry County. Michigan, to-wit: A parcel of land in the Southwest 9 of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, described as beginning in the West line of Section 28 at a point 458 feet South of the Northwest cor­ ner of the South 50 acres of the West 9 of the Southwest ? of said Section 28. thence South on the West section line 140 feet; South 88 degrees 30 mmutes East 623 54 feet to the center of the high­ way. Northerly in the highway 141.12 feet; North 88 degrees 30 minutes West 621 30 feet to the place of beginning Permanent Parcel No 01-028-020-00 Commonly known as: 14750 Jenkins Road Bellevue. ML 42021 The redemption penod shall be six (6) months from the date ol sate, unless the premises are deemed abandoned pursuant to Michigan statute. MCL 600.3241 unJ 600.3241(a). in which event the redemption per od shall be three (3) months or thir­ ty (30) days as provided by StatuteDated February 27. 2006 GREG McKEE. Mortgagee George E- Pawlowski . PAWLOWSKI. FLAKNE A-REENS. PL C. Attorneys for Mortgagee Business Address 300 Ottawa NW. Suite 650 Grand Rapids. Ml 49503-2306 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OU OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kellie Carr, a sin­ gle woman, to Citifinanoai. Inc . mortgagee, dated September 11. 2003 and .cctxrfod September 16 2003 m Instrument Number 1113385. Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage tne sum of One Hundred Six Thousand One Hundred Ninety and 46/100 Dollars ($106,190 46) including interest at the rate of 8 43% per annum Under the power ot sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the Stale of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthous in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p m on March 23. 2006 The premises are located in the Township of Prainnvrtle. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Parcel A: Beginning at a point on the North and South one-quarter line o Section 13. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, distant North 00 degreeJ. 13 minutes 32 seconds East 1.148 07 feet from the South one-quarter post ot Section 13; thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 375 00 feet from the Point of Beginning of this escription; thence South 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds West 220 00 feet, thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 396 00 feet, thence North 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds East 220 00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 36 minui?* 33 seconds West 96 feet o the Place of Beginning Prairieville Township. Barry County. Michigan Together wrtn an easement for ingress and egress over the North 66 feet of the West 375 feet of the following described property; Beginning at a point un the North and Sout onequarter ime of Section 13. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, distant North 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 sec­ onds East 659 07 feet from the South one-quarter post of Section 13; thence continuing North 00 degrees 13 mmutes 32 seconds East 489 00 feet along s*d North and South one-quarter ime; thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 375 00 feet, thence South 00 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds West 220 00 feet; thence South 38 degrees 36 minutes 38 seconds East 396 00 feet; thence North 00 degrees I3mtnutes 32 seconds East 220 00 feet, thence South 88 degrees 36 min­ utes 38 seconds Fast 120 00 feet, thence South 00 degrees 13 mmutes 32 seconds West 489 00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 36 mnutes 38 seconds ’.Vast 891 00 feet to the Place ol Beginning object to an easement for ingress and egress over the North 66 feet of the West 375 feot thereof Prairieville Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption penod shall oe 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined bandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the dale ot the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event ? 3rd party buys the property and there is a simulaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale Dated February 23 2006 □RLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for CrtifinanaaL Inc. As Mortgagee PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 201.2913 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT UR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m ttie conditions of a mortgage made by Barry R Heydenberk and Barbara L Heydenberk. husband and wife, to American Equity Mortgage. Inc. mortgagee, dted August 19. 2004 and recorded September 1. 2004 in Instrument Number 1133341. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for the MLMI Trust Series 2005-NC1 by assignment sub­ mitted to and recored by the Barry County Register of Deeds There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Three Hundred Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Four and 18/100 Dollars ($316,254 18) including interest at the rate of 8 65% per annum Under the ower of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at theBany County Courthouse m Hasmgs in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m on April 6. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Part of the West one-half of Section 4. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, being more articularly descnbed as commencing at the Southeast comer of Lot 20. Wildwood Subdivision, as recorded tn Liber 1. Page 60 of Plats, Barry County Records: thence South 36 degrees East. 191.90 feet along the East line of said plat, thence North 20 degree. 19 minutes. 00 seconds East. 184 34 feet; thence North 3 degrees. 35 mmutes. 40 seconds West 1027.87 feet; thence North 19 degrees. 27 mmutes. 52 seconds West. 479.10 feet; thence North 19 degrees. 57 minutes, 52 seconds West. 479.10 feet; thence Nort 21 degrees. 18 minutes. 48 sec­ onds East. 436 60 feet, thence North 22 degrees. 40 mmutes. 03 seconds East. 816 0 feet, thence South 87 degrees. 17 minutes. 48 seconds West. 268.10 feet: thence South 57 degrees. 36 minutes. 58 seconds West 129 90 feet t the Pomt of Beginning, thence South 56 degrees. 41 mmutes. 58 seconds West. 24.60 feet; thence North 89 degrees. 01 mmutes. 32 seconds West 80 63 feet, thence North 0 degrees. 01 mmutes. 32 seconds West. 80.63 feet; thence North 0 degrees. 58 min­ utes 28 seconds East, 142 feet more or less to the Shore or Gun Lake, thence Easterly along the Shore of Gun lake. 90 feet, ’hence Southerly to the Place of Beginning Together with the right of ingress and Egress over and across a private road as it now exiss to and from subject property to a dedicated road, disclosed m deed recorded m Liber 553. Page 221 on August 31. 1992 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate untess the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordancewith MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO XlL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgage a can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the propeity and there is a simultaneous ’Solution Withthe borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate . Dated Match 9. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsct.a Bank National T>ust Company as Trustee to; the MLMI Trust Senes 205NC1 . As Assignee PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 269 1267 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT FOR BARRY COUNTY 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Phone: (269) 948-4815 FILE NO. 05-647-CH HONORABLE JAMES H. FISHER. Circuit Judge Otis Hermenitt Plaintiff. vs. Will D Hughes, deceased, his unknown heirs, devisees, assigns, or persons who may claim an interest in this action Defendants,______________ / Attorney for Plaintiff David M Koons (P39300) 214 N. Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-9407 , ORDER FOR ALTERNATIVE SERVICE ANO ORDER TO EXTEND SUMMONS At a session of said court, hold m the City of Hastings and County of Barry. State of Michigan, on this 22nd day of Feb 2006 THE COURT FINDS Service of Process upon Defendants, known and unknown, cannot be reasonably made as provided in MCR 2.105 and service of process may be made in a manner which is . eesunably calculated to give dependants actual notice of the proceedings and an opportunity io be heard IT IS ORDERED that the Defendant, his unknown heirs, devisees, assigns any pe’son who may claim an interest in this action or said real property, descnbed as follows The real property is commonly known as 9481 Pine Lake Rd . Delton. Michigan, situated m the Prairieville Township. County of Barry, and State of Michigan to wit . Th West fraction half (1/2) of the West hart (1/2) of the Northeast fractional quarter (1/4) of Section Three (3), Town one (1) North, Range Ten (10) Weet, containing forty four acres of land more or less. Subject to ail conditions, limitations and ease­ ments of record SHALL be March 24. 2006 date file an Answer to the Complamt to Quiet Title, Otis Hermenitt vs Will D Hughes. Fite #05-647-CH. at the Barry County Clerks office. 220 State St. Hastings. Ml 49058. or a DEFAULT SHALL enter and the court may take proofs on Apnl 27. 2006 at 2:00 m the after­ noon Quitting Title to this land in favor ol the Plaintiff. IT IS ORDERED that a copy of this erder shall be published in The Hastings Banner for 3 consecutive weeks, and proof of publication, filed with the court and a copy of this order shall he posted m the Barry County Court House for 3 consecutive weeks IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Summons shall be extended to Apnl 27 2006 Honorable James H Fisher DRAFTED BY David M Koons Attorney at Law 214 N Broadway Hastings Ml 49058 (269) 948 9407 VARNUM. RIDDERING. SCHMIDT 4 HOWLETT LLP Attorneys P.O Box 352 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49501-0352 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY Default has occurred m the conditions of a mort­ gage (the -Mortgage’) made by Nan-Pat, LLC., a Michigan limited liability company, mortgagor, to Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a Michigan corporation, having its principal offices at 216 North Division Avenue. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503. mortgagee, dated March 26. 2001. and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds o: Hany County. Michigan, on March 29.2001. at Document Number 1057426 Because of the default, the undersigned has elected to deciare the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage immediately due and payable At the date of this notice there ts claimed to be due tor pnnopal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of One Hundred Fifty Two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Seven and 43/100 Dollars ($152,667.43) No suit or proceedings at law nave been instituted to recover any part of the debt secured by the Mortgage Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sale contained in the Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount wtth interest as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expenses, includ­ ing attorney fees allowed by law. the Mortgage wtfl be foreclosed by sale of the mortgaged premises at public vendue Io the highest bidder at the lobby of the County Courthouse in Hastings, the place ot holding the Circuit Court within Barry County. Michigan, on Thursday. March 23. 2006 at ItX) p.m. local time. Pursuant to Section 3240(7) of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, as amended. (MCLA 600 3240(7); MSA 27A.3240(7)). the redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of the foreclosure sate, untess the premises are deter­ mined to be abandoned in accordance wtth MCLA 600.3241a; MSA 27A.3241*. in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of the sate The premises covered by said mortgage is com­ monly known as 355 ^/2 Peets Road. Middteviite and is situated tn the Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County, Michigan, described as follows Beginning at the East 1/4 post of Section 1Z Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence North West 1325 59 feet along the Ecst-Wes: 1/4 line of said Section 12; thence South 00’02’27’ West 1322 28 feet along the West hne of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 12; thence South 89*59-02- East 995 80 feet along the Soutt: line of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 12; thence North 00*01*54* East 247.00 test thence North 48-02'19- East 169.86 feet; thence South 44*0143- East 293.00 feet; tnence North 00*01*54* East 579.00 Met along the East line of said Section 12; thence North 89*20*16* West 230 00 feet; thence North 55*4542" West 2ih00 feet: thence North 19*54’4O* East 184.26 feet, thence South 55*41'47* East 395 00 feet; thenev North 00*01*54* East 441 87 feel along said Cast line to the point of beginning Together wtth a nor.axciucive easement lor ingress and egress described as Beginning at a point on the East line of Sectton 12. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Sprw.ns Tovmship. Barry County. Michigan, distant South 00*9154* West 1170.87 feet from the East 1/4 post of wd Section 12; thence South 00*0154* West 94 91 Set axxy csM East hne. thence North 44*01 *43* WbM 363 46 feet, ihence North 48*02*19* East 66 04 thence :?outh 44*01’43* East 293 00 feet to the point of tiegin­ ning. Subject to an easement lor puLz' tyghvay purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof a-M any other easements or restrictions of record Dated February 16. 2006 Mercantile Bank Mortgage Company, a lAchigan corporation, Mortgagee Vamum. Riddering. Schmidt & HowtettLLP Donald A. Snide. Esq. Attorneys tor Mortgagee P.O. Box 352 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501-0352 Hotter Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sole THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foractoalng mortgagee. In that event your damages, If any, shah ba limit­ ed solely to ho return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ryan R Stubblefield and Brandi L Stubblefield, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Broadmoor Financial Sences. Inc. Mortgagee, dated December 15. 1999. and recorded on December 17. 1999 in instrument 1039236. and assigned by mesne assignments to First Nationwide Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, m Barry county records. Michigan, c*- which motgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Eight And 44/100 Dollars ($90.788 44), including interest at 6% per annum Under the power ot sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case ade and provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage witt be forectoseo by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on March 30. 2006. Said premises are situate in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Lot(s) 1010 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, utess determined abandoned tn accordance with MCLA 600 3241 a. in which case foe redemption penod shaM be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated March 2. 2006 For more informabsr.. ptease call FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Srvicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Brngham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #014571F05 �Page 14 - Thursday March 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Hastings Exchange Club Youths of Month announced for March Central Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for March, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Jil! Elts, Amber DelCotto and Travis Matthews, shown with teacher Michelle Benningfield. The Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizen of the Month for March, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, is Morgan Birman, shown here with teacher Dan Benningfield. Faith Peartma/C Shown with teacher Rebecca Senaro and Jennifer Feklpausch. shown here with teacher Bernadette Norris, have been selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizens of the Month ror March at St. Rose School. Star Elementary's Young Citizens j; the Month lor March, as selected by the Exchange Club ct Hastings, an. Jillian Bailey. Logan Barrett and Michael Eastman, shown here with teacher Julie Carlson Trisha Kietzman, is Young Citizen of the Month for March from Pleasantview Elementary School. VOLLEYBALL Keep your friends and relatives Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens of the Month honors this month from the Exchange Club of Hastings are Troy Dailey. Tessa Johnson. Alaina Case. Chelsea Roth. Katie Ponsetto and Rebecca Ash. shown with assistant Principal Marti Martin. INFORMED! ' The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board o‘ Commissioners held March 14, 2006, are available in the County Clerk’s Office at 220 W. State St., Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mondav through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. posed township budget for fiscal year 2006-2007 at the Woodland The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing. A -opy ot the bwldrt u available for public irupec- £ Kflu I H to the Woodland Township Board. Note: Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or servic­ call us at... 269-945-9554 phone calls we received lor our bedding Anniversary You all helped make this a very special l‘mc f°r us 4 GUARANTEED Woodland. Ml 48897 222 West Apple Sheet Hastwgs, Ml 49058 ~ Facing a Bankruptcy...Divorce...Custody Onpule.../ LOOKING FOR GOOD STABLE PEOPLE WITH BAB CRED­ Call Kathryn M. Russell today Protect your interests! IT FOR NEW AUTO FINANCING PROGRAM 269-945-4243 YOUR APPROVAL IS ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED!1! Bring this Ad and receive a free consulution. (Coupe-.! expires 4/1/2006) IF WE CAN T GET YOU APPROVED WITH THIS EXCITING ca*i*n NEW PROGRAM WE LL GIVE YOU S500 00!" DRIVE A LATE MODEL CAR. SUV OR EVEN A 4X4 PLUS GET A S100 00 GAS CARO WITH YOUR VEHICLE!!! — NOTICE — CALL TODAY REGARDLESS OF YOUR PAST CREDIT HISTORY ANO GET APPROVED! cants to serve on the Planning & Zoning Commission. PICKUP TODAY!!! CALL (269) 948-8210 WE FINANCE YOUR FUTURE NOT YOUR PAST! CALL MR. HAGG The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking appli­ Applicants must not live in a city or village. Applications TODAY FOR APPROVAL Cheryl Allen. Clerk 156 S. .Main . Tt Srpot lato Ota, PLC CREDIT APPROVAL!!! es should contact the Woodland Township Board by writing or call­ ing the following: 7-47 The BANNER would like to say Thank You for the ,n?n> L\irdv vimk and lele- I auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the heanng impaired ing. to individuals with disabilities at the meeting upon 7 days notice Net Results............................................. .28-23 OTT....................... J2-32 Curves............................. Bob & Myrtle Falconer ilSin tkm at the township offices. and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meet­ Standings as of 3/13/06 Team Rozetna__ __________________ 41-7 B&R Excavating ........................ .......31 -20 Send them Towmhtp Hall on Tuoday. March 28. 2006 at 730 p.m. The Woodland Township Board will provide necessary reasonable Barry County YMCA 2006 Women's Volleyball Score Sheet To subscribe, NOTICE The Woodland Township Board will hold a public hearing on the pro­ W/L Dead Frogs........................... 47-1 Prime Time........................... ...38-10 Sunsetters---------------------20-28 Hastings Mfg.............................................14-34 Sappanos..... —1 -47 W/L Students at Northeastern Elementary School who have earned Exchange Club ol Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades for March are Brandon Redman and Isaac Smith, shown with teacher Don Schils. BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING (Truth in Budgeting) NOTICE Barry County YMCA 2005 <-o«i Volleyball Standings FOR YOUR APPROVAL TODAY! call (269) 948-8210 and drive today! may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings: (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 24.2006. NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that tht- Barry County Planning Commission wiU conduct a public hearing lor the lotk>wtng Special Use Permit* Caae Number SP-3-2006 Randy a Mary Lee Location: 2878 Wing Rd. in Section 23 of Irving Twp. Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for temporary family supplemental housing in the AR zoning district. MEETING DATE: March 27, 2006 TIME: 7:00 PM PLACE: Community Room in the Courts & Law Building at 203 West Court St.. Hastings. Michigan Site inspections of the above described proper­ ties wiH be completed by the Planning Commission members before the day of the hearing. Interested persons desmng to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunitv to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820 The special use apphcation(s) is/are available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 West State Street. Hasting*. Michigan 49058 dunng the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (dosed between 12-1 p.m.). Monday thru Friday Please call the Planning Office at (269) 945­ 1290 for further information. The County of Barry wiH provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services such as signers lot the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at the meeting to individuals wtth disabilities at the meetmg/beanng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Bany Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or service should contact the County of Barry by writing c. calling the following: Michael Brown. County Administrator 220 West Stale Street Hastings Ml 49058. (269) 945-1284 Debbie S. Smith. Barry County Clerk �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, March 16 2006 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS! CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Head-on collision seriously injures 2 motorists HASTINGS — An early mon.ing head-on collision Saturday morning at the curve from Barber Road to Woodlawn Road resulted in two serious injuries, according to Michigan State Police at the Hastings post. Preliminary investigation showed a 2006 Subaru being driven by Peter Lynch. 33, of Ml Pleasant, was traveling south on Barber Road and crossed the center line, hitting a 1997 Chevrolet pickup being driven by Steven Barnum, 51. of Hastings. Both drivers were seriously injured in the crash and were transported by ambulance to Pennock Hospital. Seat belts were worn by both drivers and speed or alcohol does not seem to be a factor. Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Hastings Police Department. Hastings Fire Department and first responders, and Lansing Mercy Ambulance. Local man arrested after crash for driving drunk HASTINGS — Hastings police arrested a 23-year-old local man in inc 700 Block of South Jefferson Street March 4 after a resident compl- xd his parked van had been struck by a vehicle and the occupants had fled the scene on foot. The driver. Brandon Belson. was present at the crash site when officers arrived on scene.. He told officers his windshield was frexsd over and he could not see prior to running into the parked van. While officers spoke with Belson. they said, it was evident he had been consuming alcohol. Further investigation revealed he regisered a . 12% blood alcohol level. Belson's passenger. David Bush. 23. from Wayland, was found hiding in a garage at a residence on Nelson Street and need­ ed medical treatment from injuries he sustained in the crash. Lansing Mercy Ambulance was called to the scene and transport­ ed Bush to Pennock Hospital for treatment. 1 lis condition is unknown. Both men said they originally fled the area because they were scared. However. Belson returned prior to police arriving. Belson was placed under arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and was lodged at the Barry County Jail without inci­ dent. Local man arrested for assaulting woman HASTINGS — A 28-year-old Hastings man has been charged with third offense domestic assault after he was arrested March I in the 1500 block of South Church Street March 1. The suspect told Hastings police he was angry at the victim for personal reasons and began "wailing" on her before she was able to leave the residence and lake refuge with neighbors. The suspect. Chad Nowlin, from Hastings, placed under arrest at his residence for the assault. He was transported and lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the incident. Hastings woman arrested for domestic assault HASTINGS — A 45-ycar-old Hastings woman was arrested at a residence in the 700 block of East Woodlawn Avenue March 6 after a 42-year-old victim claimed he had been assaulted. The man said his wife had struck him with her fist, and then hit him several times with a cane. The assault occurred after a verbal argument over personal matters turned physical. Susan Prill, 45. was placed under arrest for domestic assault, and was lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. Minor arrested for pot, alcohol possession HASTINGS — Hastings officers arrested a 19-year-old Hastings man after the vehicle he was riding in was stopped for a traffic violation March 9. The investigating officer during the stop said he noticed the smell of marijuana in the vehicle, and the passenger, who was identified as Michael Gunderson, had in his possession a small bag of marijuana Gu»’ xrson also had been consuming alcohol, registering a .15% blood alcohol level. He was placed under arrest on charges of possession of marijuana and being a minor in possession of alcohol by consump­ tion. He was lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident Complaint results in arrest of home invasion ‘victim’ HASTINGS — Hastings officers a 24-year-old man who reported he was victim of a home invasion complaint March 8 in the 1000 block of Railroad Street. Joshua Bell reported someone broke into his house and removed money from a dresser drawer. Witnesses from a nearby busi­ ness said they saw a teal green truck at the residence and one of the passengers entered the house and left shortly afterward. The victim, who was familiar with the truck, gave officers the names of those he felt were responsible. Officers confronted the suspects at their residences in Hastings and both admitted their part in the home invasion, but also told officers they did not take the amount of cash reported by the victim, but a considerably smaller amount, along with approx­ imately five ounces of marijuana. Officers recovered the stolen property and held it as evidence on all three subjects. Arrested on charges of home invasion and possession of marijuana were Bell and Kyle Carpenter, 23. They were both lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. The victim who reported the theft, is facing charges of delivering/manufacturing mar­ ijuana. and filing a false police report. / til Sr//< $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 80 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought never used). Still on roll. New $800 - sell $295. (517)204-0600 A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New, never used; must sell $275 (616)291-1672_______________ SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 TEMPERPED1C STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 / m in SADDLES FOR SALE: 1 black & 1 brown leather Western saddles, each obo. (616)765-3468 Happ\ \tl DAVID - HAPPY ST. PAT­ RICKS DAY! Hope you like what the Leprechaun brought you. I love you. For­ ever yours. Precious. ( '>inniitnii\ \f>iitt \ MOTORCYCLE SWAP MEET: all makes and mod­ els parts, chrome, leather, tattoos, music, fun, and more! Wings Stadium, Kala­ mazoo. Exit 80 off 194 Sun­ day March 19th llam-4pm For info call (269)624- BIKE THE HASTINGS HIGH School Class of 1951 are looking for addresses for the following classmates: Phyllis (Silsbee) AHenhng Dale Bryans Elwyn Campbell Lawrence Lowell Robert Nielsen Willard W. Payne Lois (Fassett) Martz Please call (269)945-1939. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. ‘Thirst’ for adventure leads to arrest of 3 PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP- Three teen-agers have been arrested for breaking into a pop machine March 12 outside Lakeside Delie. at 15450 M-43. across from Gull Lake. Acting on a reported 911 cal), which gave a partial description of the vehicle. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's deputies stopped a vehicle near Richland and arrested three suspects, two 17-year-olds and an 18-year-old. The suspects were taken into custody by the Prairieville Township Police. The three suspects admitted to the crime and evidence was recovered. All three were released to parents pending warrants issued by the prosecutor's office. Considerable damage was done to the machine, but the total dollar amount is unknown at this time. Traffic stop leads to pending assault charges BARRY COUNTY — Three Lansing area men were arrested March 8 after Barry County Sheriff's deputies found marijua­ na pipe on the floorboard in their vehicle during a traffic stop. Deputies said the two men. Christopher Ray Bailey, 27 of East Lansing and Arthur Jeremy Knoblauch. 25 of Lansing, were stopped on Brown Road near Woodlawn in the early morning hours. A search of the suspect and the vehicle turned up a knife, a scale, a metal storage container and a large sandwich bag of marijuana. Bailey was arrested for an outstanding warrant out of Ingham County and Knoblauch was arrested for driving while intoxicated, driving on a suspended license and three warrants out of ionia County. It also was discovered the car was involved in an incident on Edwards Road, near Jordan Lake, and a third suspect was still on lhe scene. The car had earlier become lodged on a rock in the yard of a homeowner. When the homeowner came out and informed the men he did not want his rock moved and they should call a tow truck, one of the men pushed him down. The assault investigation is continuing and has been referred to the Barrry County Prosecutor’s office. __________________________________________________ __________ __________________________________________________ - ( hi hl ( arc DAYCARE OPENINGS: 1st, 2nd shift, ages 0-12yrs. Great rates. License «DF080277157. (269)945­ 2182 / -•/ l\t ill FOR RENT: 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath house on Algonquin Lake. 1 car garage, new win­ dows, furnace and carpet. $795/month plus deposit. (517)663-1908 GUN LAKE LAKEFRONT: 2 bedroom, 1-1/2 bath, dock, pole bam, sandy beach, washer/drycr, no smoking, no pets, year lease, $650 plus utilities & deposit. (269)795­ 2574 A’< <// / v/<r/< 211.64’ OF LAKE FRONT­ AGE, 24x24 pole bam, se­ cluded $159,900 (269)623­ 3182. FOR SALE BY OWNER: well maintained starter home. 2* bedrooms with large walk-in closet. 1 oath, wood and laminate floors throughout. Large fenced in back yard with deck. 1 stall attached garage. Quiet neighborhood, $84,900 OBO Seller MOTIVATED! 526 E Bond St Hastings. (616)901­ 3861 OPEN HOUSE this Sunday, March 19th. 3495 S. M-37 from l-3pm. Great 3 bed­ room, 2 bath Ranch with walkout basement on good size lot. For directions and more information call 1-800­ 441-4968 ext. 4356. PUBLIC NOTICE: Real Es­ tate Auction. By court, back or seller Road, Hastings. 2HP 1BA, l.lOOsq. ft. single Umilv. OPENING BIDS $l,briO. Property sells: lOan: Mon­ day, March 20 at 4125 Stone­ gate Rd, Kalamazoo. Inspec­ tion l-4pm, Sunday before sale day and 2 hours before sale time. Visit williamsauction.com or call (800)801­ 8003. PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter lluit'.i lluhl BED - King pillowtop, new, in original package, warran­ ty. Can deliver. $179. (616)949-2683. BED- A brand new Queen pillowtop mattress set. Brand new, in plastic, war­ ranty. $110. Can deliver. (616)318-6998. BEDROOM SET New 6/pc. complete set with Sleigh bed! Must sell $595. Can deliver. (616)949-6525 SOFA AND LOVESEAT Brand new in factory pack­ aging Stain resistant micro­ fiber, with warranty! Value $1,300, must sell $495. Call (616)318-6998 can deliver. Hli\iilc\\ S<rrn« BEST RATES AROUND: Painting & home mainte­ nance. Call Michael Evans, (269)795-3133. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. PROFESSIONAL CLEAN­ ING SERVICE has openings for Spring cleaning. Morn­ ings appointments available. Fast trustworthy, great hourly rate. Call Sarah (269)948-9437. //< Ip Waitlt <1 DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment. (616)248-7729 POSITION ’OPENr LI­ BRARY SUPPORT STAFF. Shelve books, all items; as­ sist library patrons, open mail. Qualifications: know Dewey Decimal System; con­ cern for details; good inter­ personal skills; computer ex­ perience. Hours: 15 per week, afternoons & eve­ ning." No benefits, $5.15 per hour. Apply. H^»«ngs Pub­ lic Library bv March 18, 2006. ' ' J Stocks J J Mutual Funds^ J IRAs J CDs \ Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodtown An, Mi 49058 (269) 945.3553 «rtoikwM»2M5220 Homeless man suspected of attempted break-in HASTINGS — Hastings officers have identified a suspect in connection with an attempted breaking and entering March 8 of the Ace Hardware Store. HIE. State St. An employee found a broken lock mechanism on the rear doors to the business, as well as pry marks on d<xirs leading to an adjacent storage building. A pry bar and a screw driver were found left at the scene, and no entry was made. Officers identified a homeless man they had contact with earlier that same morning, who was found sleeping in the ATM lobby of an area bank. The suspect, whose name is being held pending formal charges, was interviewed by officers March 9, at which time he admitted to attempting to break into the business. The incident has been turned over to the Barry County Prosecutor's office for review. ESTATE/MOVTNC SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 HMAJL81140 O MMCY MB (PG) 1Z30. 235. 4 40. JtD.»15 FRVSAT LS 1125 O RUH TtUMHOI (PG-13) 121S.215.4».Z20.»2S Edwardjones Troopers warn against another telephone scam Michigan State Police continue to receive complaints and information from the public in regards to scams and frauds using the guise of winning a lottery and/or sweepstakes. The latest is using the name of "Lakewood Financial" and advises the potential victims they have been selected as one of the second category winners. The notification comes via U.S. mail and typi­ cally originates out of Canada. The letter advise the potential victim to deposit a check (which looks legitimate and is found later to be counterfeit) in their checking account and then in return send or wire money for the "tax amount* in order to collect winnings. Bomb squad called to defuse pipe bomb ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP- The Michigan State Police Bomb Squad Unit was called to an address on Marsh Road in Orangeville Township March 14 to neutralize a pipe bomb device found on the property. The property owner was not present at the time the device was discovered and the incident remains under investigation. Troopers investigating Maple Grove break-in MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP- Michigan State Police Troopers are investigating a breaking and entering of a residence in Maple Grove Township March 11. Investigating troopers discovered an unknown person or persons attempted to gain entry by kicking in a door. The suspect!s) were unable to gain entry and no items were found to be missing. Further information has indicated this incident may be connected to some other break-insin an adjacent county. Anyone with any information can contact the Michigan Slate Police post in Hastings at 948-8283. �Page 16 — Thursday. March 16. 2006 — The Hastings Banner Delton school’s forum focus on budget troubles Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. by Amy Jo Parish Staff Writer The Delton Board of Education heard idea:, and public comments about the 2006 07 budget in an open i'onim Tuesday night. Nearly 100 community members were in attendance and offered their views on a vari­ ety of topics, from al I-day kindergarten to athletics. Superintendent Ron Archer told those in attendance about how the financial situation of the district has changed in recent years. For two years we have been promised funds that were never delivered.” Archer said. "The other issue is enrollment. Each year, starting with 2001/02, we dropped 42 stu­ dents. 43. 17, 19 and this year dropped 93. This year we had budgeted a 20 student decline and losing 93 was a big surprise to us.” Close to one million dollars was lost in 2004/05 and $1.6 million this year due to the declining enrollment, said Archer. Audience member John Marshall asked if the board knew the reasons students were leaving and if exit interviews had been con­ ducted. “We surveyed a lot of parents who left the district." said Archer. “We sent out 150 sur­ veys and received 30 back. We will have a report at the next meeting." Mark Paradowski suggested a plan that would promote the positive aspects of the school district to attract more students. The change of the current all-day kinder­ garten program to half days was the subject of much debate at lhe meeting. "All-day kindergarten builds a foundation of where we're going. You wouldn't build a house on mud. you wouldn't tear that founda­ tion in half. Our teachers are wonderful, bet I Plan Ahead to Build and Protect Your Financial Resources Wc all want to achieve financial securi­ bonds and other securities held outside ty for ourselves and our families. But STOCKS what's the best way of doing that? Too The following prices are from the close of many people buy an investment here, take out an insurance policy there and just are from ttre previous week. hope for the best. Instead of following this haphazard approach, look at your financial picture in its entirety - and then pursue a set of connected objectives. What objectives should you follow? 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Your financial professional can help you determine how much cover­ age you need. But you can't stop there - because you don't have to die to lose your income. Consider this: A 20-year-old worker has a three-in-ten chance of becoming disabled before reaching retire­ ment age. according to Social Security Online. Disability insurance helps guard your income against disability. Finally, you'll need to protect your financial resources during your retire­ ment years. You may never need any type of long-term care, but it's a chance you may not want to take. A year's stay in a more. To avoid bankrupting yourself or becoming a burden on your family, you advantage of your employer-sponsored retirement plan, such as a 401(k), 403(b) or 457(b). If you are self-employed, or if able to determine the amount of with­ Accumulating resources and protecting drawals from your retirement account, them - two key elements of your entire you own a small business, you can based on your lifestyle and your project­ choose from a variety of plans, including ed longevity. financial picture. Make sure you've got these pieces in place. Nest week: may need long-term care insurance. To supplement your employer-spon­ "owner-only" 401(k). All these plans pro­ sored retirement plan, you should consid­ er opening a traditional or Roth IRA, both transferring your wealth. This entire site Copyright of which offer tax advantages. Of course, over the years, you can supplement your Edward Jones than it would if it were placed in an investment on which you paid taxes every Tuesday Mixed TVCCU 35-13; Hastings City Bank 31­ 17; J-Ad Graphics 26-22; Consumers Concrete 25-23; Walker. Fluke & Sheldon 22-26; Woodland Machine 19-29; Hastings Bowl 17.5-30.5; Yankee Zephyr ’.73-30.5. Men's High Games & Series - J. Hummel triple game of 134; L. Porter 225­ 577; T. Neymeiyer 225-618: M. Christiansen 167; D. Clements 213: M. Hall 194-6528; D. Benner 209-599. R. O’Keefe 279-672; P. Scobey 232-610. Creating a retirement income stream and a SEP-IRA. a SIMPLE IRA and an so your money may accumulate faster BOWUNG SCORES nursing home can easily cost $50,000 or year. Furthermore, once you retire, you'll be vide for tax-deferred growth of earnings, © 2005 tax-advantaged investments with stocks. Women’s High Games & Scries - B. HMS wrestlers set school record for dual meet victories Wrestlers getting two wins for the night The Hastings Middle School wrestling Baum, John Northrop, Graham 166; B. Smith 182-479; J. Steeby 155-412; V. Scobey 150; D. Blakely 248­ 611. were Austin Endsley and Matt Feldpausch, fin­ ished their dual meet season Tuesday Feldpausch, Endsley, Micah Huver. Pederson. Jason Eckley, Paul Guenther, night with a 98-6 win over Wayland and a Collin Ferguson, Matt Schild. Jacob Reaser, 84-24 win over Battle Creek Lakeview. Bailey and Max Pelfrey. Glaser. The Saxons round were Austin Trudgeon, Brisboe, Cooper Brandon Mitch Beau Woodward. Dustin Bower and will finish up their The Saxon wrestlers finished the year Saxons getting one win for the night with a 16-0 dual meet record and set a were Ashlee Mikolajczyk, Chris Parker. wrestling schedule with a final individual new HMS record for most dual meet wins Ron Allerding, Alex Randall, Darrell tournament at Middleville on Saturday. in a season. Slaughter. Luke Hubbell and Robert Ivy Woods Condominiums - Hastings r STONEHILL FARM "! CANOPY SALES & RENTALS "1 inMX W. W Vermontville Vermontville Hwy., Hwv Vermontville, VemvmtviUe Ml MI “ 10088 OPEN: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Deluxe Homes Prices starting at $189,900 Golf Course Views / Year Golf Membership Included (41i) 791-1500 • 1-800-290-3289 fa Sunday Night Mixed ’ 4 Horsemen 62.5; Bounty Hunters 60.5: Happy 4’s 593; Thunder Alley 57; CW's Repair 54; XXX Bowlers 52; Sandbaggers New style and size available ~ 30 x 45 Cathederal windows Optional Walker, Fluke & Sheldon, plc k Reservations have already started for graduations, weddings, birthday parties Tables Chairs Coolers & Hot Boxes Call anytime - Bob Dormer, 517-726-1084 51; Gutter Dusters 50; Wolverines 45; Funky Bowlers 443; Robbers 43; Pin Chasers 42; 12 ozs. at a Time 39. Women’s High Games & Series - A. Crabtree 244-638; C. Shellenbarger 197­ 492; A. Hubbell 179-480; A. Williams 169­ 469; B. Gingrich 162-449; K. Rabley 158­ 435; N. Ulrich 136-375; T. Taylor 187; C. Miller 166; L. Rentz 156; T. Turcott 143; K. Farlee 141. Men’s High Gaines & Series - J. Mroz 267-685; M. Ulrich 220-634; B. Hubbell 223-583; A. Robins 192-496; J. Lafrale 183­ 483; S. Farlee 201-479; C. Alexander 226; A. Jenkins 222; K. Hammontree 212; B. Falconer 208; P. Ayer 201, M. Kidder 193. Tuesday Trios Trouble 64-44; Coleman Agency 63-45; Quality Roofing 63-45; All in the Family 55.5-52.5; CB’s 54.5-53.5; Critters 51-57; Git-R-Done Gals 49.5-58.5; Superette Gals 473-603; Big Boy 47-61; 3 Lucky Ladies 45-63. High Games & Series - S. Vandenburg 201-564; C. Mack 156; T Daniels 187-515; A. Keillor 150; D. Harding 179-503; L. Trumble 186-521; D. James 140; R. Murrah 171; J. Hurless 177; C. Gales 137; S. Snider 146; A. Norton 127; T. Franklin 150; J. Rice 148; M. Kill 157; K. Carpenter 154; L. Potter 153; C. Etts 199; O. Gillons 181; T. Thompson 162; S. Lancaster 154; T. Smith 197; L. Rorye 139; P. Robert 167; M. Sears 178; P Brummel 202-523. Endsley. Wrestlers getting wins in the exhibition team, led by captains Gage Pederson, Brian am concerned about the education of children if you destroy that foundation of learning," said Melissa Green. "We know that every (budget) cut hurts a child," Archer said. “We’re not making sound educational decisions because they are based on the budget. All-day kindergarten is sound for students, that’s not the question, it's how do we provide for all students?" Audience members offered many views for both sides of the kindergarten topic and though the borjd took no action, moderator Paul Blacken, assistant superintendent, said the board will take the community’s concerns and questions into consideration. The benefits of athletics and the arts also was discussed at Lhe meeting and several par­ ents said they would be in favor of a pay-toplay program, as long as there were provi­ sions that would give every student who wanted to play the funds to do so. Board members Elizabeth Matteson and Joseph Noto urged the community to send concerns to the State Legislature. Matteson addressed the $200 per student in extra funding the state authorized this year and where it will be spent. “The legislature raised what we have »o pay in for retirement and that will be that $200. You've got to talk to your legislators. This is something they have control over," said Matteson. "The teachers and staff have done a won­ derful job. When the boss says you’ll get $200 this week and gives you $50. that's what we’re dealing with from lhe State of Michigan.” said Noto. “Let your legislature know what you're thinking. We need your help and y Mir ideas. The more thoughts we have lhe better we can work together." CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS YOUR INCOME TAX SPECIALIST 525 W. Apple Street Hastings. Ml 49058 Wednesday PM At Home Real Estate 73; Hair Care Center 653; Eye and ENT 58.5; Mace Pharmacy 57; Railroad Street Mill 55: Seebers 53.5; Shamrock 503. Women’s High Gan»?s & Series - G. Otis 196-547; E. Vanasse 168-426; N. Boniface 164-460; S. Cross 145-397: L. F-tond 126­ 354; S. Pennington 180; D. Secbtr 171; S. Drake 168; B. Hathaway 168. Friday Night Mixed Renegades 68; Al But One 65.5; Budweiser 62.5; 9-N-A-Wiggk 603; Just Cuz 58.5; 4 Foots 57.5; Ten Pins 57.5; GetR-Done 55.5; Heads Out 54; Sanborns & Shiriee 54; Mercy 52.5; Whatever 50.5; Just Here to Bowl 48.5 Broshworks 47.5; We’re a Mess 45; M&M Westbrook Tracking 43.5 Oldies But Goodies 42; Winter Golfers 41. Women's High Games & Series - D. James 193-500; L. Renu 187-480; D. Ransom 166-445; J. Madden 246; S. McKee 224; A. Crabtree 210; L. Potter 200; B. roush 224; R. Murrah 183; R. Hammontree 180. Men's High Games & Series - M. McKee 299-790; B. Bowman 258-713; A. Taylor 246-681; S. Peabody 238-648; S. Sanborn 256-620; K. Phenix 214-600; R. Haight 212-571; R. Lancaster 201-544; K. Andras 154-424; J. Barnum 278; R. Guild 221; K. Hammontree 214; J. Bush 211; S. Kill 197; B. 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Hastings Ml Next to the State Grounds Coffee House 1-800-237-2379 a 269-945-5377 Hours. 9:00-5:30 Mon.-Sat • Closed Sunday k Remember "Get Caught Readng' Friends 66-42; Nash's Harem 65.5-42.5; Wieland s 63.5-44.5; #1 Senior 63.5-44.5; 4 B's 57-51; Ward's Friends 56.5-513; King Pins 54.5-53.5; M4M's 50.5-57.5; Kuempel 49.5-58.5; Sun Risen 49-59; Pin Pals 48.5­ 59.5; BAT's 47.5-60.5; Butterfingers 45-63; Early Risers 39.5-68.5. Women's High Games & Series - N. Bechtel 161-439; S. Merrill 190; E. Dunham 177; M. Wieland 177-494; S. Patch 174; G. Otis 211-523; S. Waggoner 168-418; J. Gasper 191-526; Y. Markley 164-477. Men's High Games & Series - M. Brandt 149-109; L Brandt 191-544; W Birman 176; R. Robbins 193-497; P. Scobey 225­ 584; R. Adgate I83-M5; W. Mallekoote 178; L. Markley 184-432; G. Waggoner 193; H. Gibson 152; M. Saldivar 190; R. Hart 193-535; R. Walker 182-501. �The Hasangs Banner - Thursday, March 16. 2006 - Page 17 Affing FAtfraCtiorf^ ' Li Crafts ■ ■ . ■ v EXiHiliBlIfftS ■ • Fashion in Film: Period Costumes for the Screen Is on display at the Grard Rapids Art Museum. Exquisitely hand made cos­ tumes, designed with precise accuracy to the period, will bring to life the many art forms that make up the art of film. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m., closed Mondays. Adult admission is $7, sen­ iors and students $6, children 6-17 $3. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through March 26. • Energy and Inspiration: AfricanAmerican Art from the Permanent Collection is a selection of paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and sculptures by African-American artists from the collection at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Call the KIA at (269) 349-7775 or the info line at (269) 349-3959. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Through April 9. • Treasures of Ancient Egypt The Quest for immortality is on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. There are 141 objects in Treasures of Ancient Egypt ranging from 2,000-4,000 years old, including gold death masks, massive stone sculptures, ornate jew­ elry and painted coffins. The exhibition also features an authentic full-scale, re-created burial chamber of pharaoh Thutmose III. The Museum will be open for extended hours from 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday hours are 9-5, and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Public admission to the exhibit and all museum gal­ leries for adult non-members is (ages 18-61): $17, senior citizen non-members (62 and over): $16, children non-members (ages 3-17): $10, and children under 3 are free. Through May 7. MUSIC THEATRE • Green Stick Fracture will perform live at 6:30 p.m. the Delton District Library. A Christian pop/punk band from Muskegon, GSF has performed together for three years. March 16. . , , • Kedron members Mike Madill and Mike Huffman will be performing Christian music with acoustic guitars on St Patrick s Day at the State Grounds Coffee House in Hastings from 8-10 p.m. Friday evening. Along with per­ forming their own songs, the duo will also perform songs by Big Tent Revival, Third Day, Audio Adrenaline, Van Morrison. The Byrds, Hank Williams, and some old sing-along Gospel songs. An Irish blessing song written by Roger McGuinn will also be performed. Come on out and join the fun. Friday, March 17. • The Bronk Bros, and Headin' South will bring their Rockin' Hillbilly Extravaganza to the state capitol when they perform St. Patrick's weekend at The Whiskey Barre! Saloon, located at the comer of Kalamazoo and 410 South Clippert in Lansing. Show starts at 9 p.m. There will be green drink spe­ cials. Friday & Saturday, March 17 & 18. • Grand Rapids Ballet presents: Peter Pan at DeVos Performance Hall. Performances are Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. & 730 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Join the Grand Rapids Ballet Company as they celebrate 100 years of one of the most beloved stories of all time with an original production of Peter Pan. Though a century has passed since we were first introduced to P» ter, Wendy, and the Lost Boys of Neverland, this is one story that will never grow old. For more information call (616) 454-4771 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. March 17-19. • Irish Music Concert is planned at Lakewood High School. Acts indude baritone Pat Woods, known as “The Bard of Armagh," along with Kalamazoo's "Rare Combination," and fiddler Paul Bennett of Portland. Refreshments and snacks will be available and feature iruny Irish as ’.veS as American trusts. Tickets an* $16. Doors open at 6 p.m., concert begins at 630 p.m. March 18. • The Music Man will be performed by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, performance times arc Wednesday at 730 p.m., Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. 76 Trombones lead the big parade of hit songs and laughter as Harold Hill’s con game is derailed by love for Marian the Librarian . For more information call (616) 222-6020 or visit www.grct org/season.html or email info^grct.org. Through March 18. • Spnng Evening is part of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra's Epic Evenings scries of conc-.-rts at the Epic Center at 8 p.m. The chamber music program includes Britten's "The Sword in the Stone." Mozart's Hom Quintet, and Tchaikovsky** String Quartet No. 1. KSO Principal Michael Wood is fea­ tured soloist for the Mozart piece. The KSO's Burdick-Thome Quartet will be featured dur­ ing the Tchaikovsky composition. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students and chil­ dren. Call 1-800-228-9858 for tickets or more information. March 17-18. • Sevendust with special guest Nonpoint at The Orbit Room. Ages 18 and up. S2(! in advance, $23 day of show. Call (616) 456-3333 to charge tickets by phone. March 18. • Fall Out Boy will perform at the Delta Plex in Walker at 630 p.m. Doors at 5:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $30. Tickets can be charged by phone at (616) 456-3333 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Parking is $5. March 21. • Chris Andrus will perform live at 6-30 p.m. at the Delton District Library. A singer/songwriter inspired by Jeff Buckley, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Brian Wilson, Andrus is also guitarist and vocalist for Middlefield. March 23. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber ol Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street tn Hastings. The Chamber can he reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber s website at www.barrychamber.com CHECK OUT THESE • St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held in downtown Hastings beginning at 4 p.m. Line­ up starts at 3:30 p.m. behind WBCH and will proceed to Jefferson Street, go down two blocks and then come back. People and groups who wish to lake part should contact Donna Long at 948-8591. March 17. • Will the Real Rich Little Please Stand Up? features the legendary impressionist per­ forming at the Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo. From Las Vegas, where he’s a reg­ ular casino performer, to performances with 60-piece orches’.ras, USO Tours, Presidential Galas, television, movies and voiceovers. Rich Little is hailed as the "Master of Impressions" with a repertoire including Jack Nicholson, Dr. Phil and all the Presidents since Kennedy, to name a few. Little's talent to master any age of audience is a gift in itself and he always brings the house down with his ability to keep the pace on current events. For ticket call (269) 387-2300 or 800-228-9858 or go to the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office on the campus of Western Michigan University at 1903 W. Michigan Avenue. Kalamazoo. March 17. • Renewable Energy Conference will be held at the Pierce Cedar Creek Ins titute from 830 a.m. to 4 p.m. Space is limited. For more information and to register, call (269) 721-4190 or download the registration form on-line at www.cedarcreekinstitute.org Saturday, March 18. • Kalamazoo Living History Show will feature over 10,000 re-enactors from the French and Indian Wars to the Civil War and over 270 craftsmen and dealers of pre-1890 living history supplies and related crafts at the. Kalamazoo County Expo Center. History scholars and artists will present sex-oral pro­ grams on several topics centered on the Pontiac Indian Uprising of 1763-1764. Admission is $5 for adults, children 12 and under admitted free. See www.kaiamazooshow.com for more information. March 18-19. • David Copperfield: An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion at the Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo. Copperfield has been hailed by audiences and critics alike as the greatest illusionist of our time. In addition to decades of network television events and worldwide tours, Copperfield has elevated the ancient art of magic to new heights. He has vanished the Statue of Liberty, walked through the Great Wall of China, flown through the air and made audience members disappear and reappear in places they would never expect. Come and be amazed by the undeniable master of illusion. For ticket call (269) 387-2300 or 300-228-9858 or go to the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office on the cam­ pus of Western Michigan University at 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo. March 19. • Pre-School Sloiy Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Cull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Sw-ing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary-. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 10:30 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke Every Monday. MARCH BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 16 Stock Market Challenge sponsored by Junior Achievement of Southwest Michigan. Call Karen Dailey (269) 968-9188 for details. 17 Pre-School Story Time at 10:30 p.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The theme is “F" animals. Free. 17 St Patrick's Parade in downtown Hastings at 4 p.m. 18 St Patrick's Welcome Spring Dance at the Barry County COA building, 320 W. Woodlawn, Hastings. Sponsored by Living Connect! **ns Widowed Persons Group. 18 Leadership Barry County Graduation will take place. Call 945­ 2114 for more information. 18 Thomapple Credit Union Annual Meeting at 9 a.m. at the Hastings branch- 202 W. Woodlawn Ave., Hastings. Call 623-6700 for more information. 18 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the city pa&ng lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 21 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the city parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 21 Dutch Tea & Tour at the W.K. Kellogg Manor House at the MSU Kellogg Biological Station. Dutch tea just like the colonists brought to America in the 1600s. Sandwiches, scones, and other traditional treats can be enjoyed along with Dutch teas. $18 for adults, $12 for children 2-12 years. Pre-paid registration requested. Cail (269) 671-2416 or e­ mail to manorhouse«B'msu.kbsuedu to register. * 21-22 World of Reading Book Sale at the Pennock Hospital Conference Center. 23 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the city parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 23 Homebuyers Seminar at Hastings City Nank from 630-7:30 p.m. Registration recommended by calling 945-2401. Attendees receive $250 off processing at H.C.B. 24 Pre-School Story Time at 10:30 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. Theme is "F" animals. Call 945-4263 for more information. 24 K-12 County-wide Art Show at the Thomapple Arts Council. Call 945-2002. 25 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the. city parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 25 Video Game Tournament at the Hastings Library from 3-7 p.m. Call 945-4263 for more information. 28 Live Under the Dome Concert Series featuring the Lakewood Area Chora) Society at the Hastings United Methodist Qiurch at 3 p.m. 28 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the city parking lot Tab Benoit is perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre as part of the annual Blues series Friday, March 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance. $1350 day of show. For tickets and information call the Kalamazoo State Theatre Box Office at (269)-345-6500. Bob Zany is well known for his Tne Zany Report from the Bob & Tom radio show and has also appeared on HBO, David Letterman, and The Tonight Show. Zany will be perform­ ing March 24 & 25 at Gary Fields Comedy Club Theatre in Battle Creek. Joe Tyler is a very funny man ckets are $12. Ages 18 and over. Call (269) 965-4646 for info. Grund Rapids Symphony Paps Saia pres­ ents; A Gershwin Qalajvith Kishna Davis & Lester Lynch Friday & Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. at DeVos Performance Hall March 24-26. Enjoy the sound of (jeorge and Ira Gershwin. The duo redefined America's musical landscape with tunes like Let's call the Whole Thing Off, Rhapsody in Blue & Porgy and Bess. John Varineau-conductor. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Big Band Bash will be presented by the Battle Creek Central High Jazz Band and the Loy Norrix Jazz Band at the Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 530-1030 p.m. Saturday, March 25. Evening features dinner, big band music, dancing and door prizes. Dinner includes carved steamship round of beef, chicken breast in white wine sauce, lasagna, and more. Tickets are $20 per person. For more information call (269) 965-9559. Mozart'S Requiem will be performed at 730 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at the First Assembly of God Church, 800 S. 24th St., Battle Creek. The Battle Creek Symphony will perform Mozart's brooding piece along with his festive "Haffner" Symphony No. 35. Also performing are the Battle Creek Community Chorus, members of the Battle Creek Girls' Chorus, and professional soloists soprano Alfrelynn Roberts, contralto Camille DeBoer, tenor David Sad tier, and baritone Gerald Blanchard. This is a rescheduled event that was originally planned at the W.K. Kellogg Auditorium which was changed due to reno­ vations to the venue. There will also be a brief auction during intermission with a gourmet dinner for up to 12 by chef Maria Ptadn at the historic Franke home in Marshall, advano; tickets are $5-$38 for adults, $5-$16 for chil­ dren and can be purchased by callinf, (269) 565-2199. Wfff Michigan Pct Lxpo will be held at the Delta.Flex March 25-26. There will be vendors & breeders of all types of pets, a pet adoption center, a petting zoo, puny rides and all types of animal entertainment including the Classic K-9 Show, Gwen Miller-Pet Astrologer, Photography exhibit at KCC For photograph? Chris DiCicco. art is more than an image captured almost instantly with the simple click of a camera. Art is about what we don’t sec just as much as what we do see. It is about what the image does, and does­ n't. tell us. Local residents will be able to dis­ cern this when they view DeCicco’s photoglaphy at the Davidson Gallery on the KCC c ampus through March 29. His current photograph works. “Recollection." and “i-2-eye: Collaborative Portrait Project.” on display at the Davidson Art Gallery on the KCC campus share that theme. The mural size photographs in “Recollection" delve into lhe spiritual realm and are attempts to find a common intersec­ tion among differing cultures. In “His Father's Hand." a single hand is surrounded by bright flames. DiCicco suggests that the piece could represent western spirituality. The fire symbolizes the burning bush from the Old Testament and the word father in the title alludes to God. the father. But DiCicco also notes that in Hindu, hand gestures, or mudras. have spiritual significance. The hand of the Buddha w as often purposely posed to form a specific sign. In the photo, the hand forms a small circle symbolizing the Law of lhe Wheel. DiCicco explains that the images portray both western and eastern culture at adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 30 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l pan. at the dty parking lot Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 31 Pre-School Story Time at the Hastings Public Library at 10:30 a.m. 2 3 6 6 3 8 5 7 9 9 1 1 3 8 1 4 7 6 5 7 6 adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 4 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the city parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 5 4 8 Coining in APRIL 1 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the city parking lot car Snows Doggie Fashion Show, and The Dog Stars. Tickets are $5 for adults; $1 of even admis­ sion will be donated to the Humane Society of Kent County. Parking is free lave.Under the Dome Concert Stria featur­ ing the Lakewood Area Choral Society March 26 at 3 p.m. at the Hastings United Methodist Church Lady and the Grump- A More Mature Male's Musical Musings on Maiden is a con­ cert that will feature renowned tenor Richard Fracker performing March 26 at 3 p.m at the Grand Ledge Opera House. Fracker is an assistant professor of voice at MSU who has !>erformed nine season at the MET opera of New York City. Tickets are $15. For more information call (517) 627-1443 or (517) 627517a Grand Ranids Sumphony presents Richard and Helot DcYos Classical Stria; Points oj at DeVbs Performance Hall March 31Aprtl 1. Guest conductor Shuntaro Sato will lead pianist Yuja Wang in a performance of Dvorak's "Symphony No. 8." For more infor­ mation call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Pawaman SQQQ With special guests Two Heded Chan, Unaltered, and one more act T.B.A. at the Intersection Tuesday, April 11. Show is ages 16 and over. Tickets are $15 in advance. Doors open at 630 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show Actors' Theatre 2nd Annual Benefit will present excerpts from their upcoming produc­ tion of "Urinetown" as well as food, cocktails, a silent and live auction May 6 at 7 p.m. in Spectrum Theatre at Grand Rapids Community College. Call (616) 234-3998 for more information 5 7 7 2 1 8 9 4 2 7 6 1 Place a number m the empty boxes m cuch a way that each row across each column down and each smaa 9 box square contaew *a ot the numbers from one to nine DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK ♦ Moderate ★ * Challenging ♦ ♦♦ HOO BOY! * the same time, “h’s about something we don’t see," he said. “It’s about they connect.” In his next series of photographs, “i-2-eye: Collaborative Portrait Project" DiCicco c nntinues the theme. The photos an. of youths from Benijn Harbor in the Upward Board Program at Lake Michigan College. The su dents photographed each other using Polaroid I^nd cameras and were taught abtHit th< image-making process by DiCicco. Alongside each photograph are essays written by each student describing who they are. Yet the statements also remind the view­ er that the photographed images offer only a glimpse of who the students are. “An i'.nage has the power to misrepresent.” DiCicco adds. Collaborative art projects provide DiCicco with an environment to flourish. He readily admits that he is probably the one that reaps the most from projects such as the Benton Harbor collaboration. “Working with the Upward Bound students brought much more than I could’ve envisioned. Thai’s lhe excite­ ment of working with others," He said. “A camera engages you in conversation." DiCicco finds his most rewarding artwork is those created by working and connecting with others. “I can’t live in a vacuum." he said. Plans for the future include more collabo­ rative projects. He will also be involved with Kellogg Community College again when he jurors the KCC Annual Student Art Exhibition to be held April 17 through May 5. 2006. Chris DiCicco received his master’s degree in fine arts in Photography and Digital Media from the University of Colorado at Boulder. A past participant in The Photography Institute’s National Graduate Seminar, he founded and now directs Synapse Gallery and Center for Photograph) in Benton Harbor. MI. His work has been shown nationally and resides in both private and public collections including the David H. Tippit Photobook Collection in Boulder. CO. the School of Art Special Collections at Texas Tech University, and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Currently he is an adjunct faculty member in the photography program at KCC. This exhibit will be on display now through March 29. 2006. The Davidson Gallery is open Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and by appointment. Admission is free. For more information about this exhibit or related activities, contact Vicki VanAmeyden, Gallery Director, at (269) 965­ 3931. ext. 2554. or the KCC Arts & Communications office at (269) 965-4126. �Page IB - Thursday. March 16. 2006 - The Hustings Banner Orioles survive TK’s comeback bid by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Trojan varsity boys’ basketball team needed every ounce of effort to make a game of it in the second half of Wednesday’s Class B district semifinal against Charlotte at Allegan High School, after falling behind by 20 points early in the third quarter. The Troians needed everyone of senior center Isaac Thaler’s bruising drives to the basket. They needed junior guard Ryan Sisson’s clutch baskets, sophomore guard Nate Manning’s skinned knees, and senior Jason Blain’s deflection on the press to class­ mate Gar Allison. After falling behind 41-21 two minutes into the third quarter, the Trojans battled back to hold the lead late in the fourth quarter before falling 58-53 to the Orioles. Charlotte ran out to a 35-18 lead at the half. The Onoles sprinted up the court at every opportunity, took quick shots and made most of them as they dominated the first 20 min­ utes of the game. The Trojan zone defense shot the Onoles out of the sky in the second half. TK cut the lead to 43-33 heading into the fourth quarter, then went on a 13-0 run to start the fourth quarter to pull ahead 46-43. Manning pulled down an offensive Trojan junior guard Ryan Sisson fends off Charlotte's Matt Packowski on his way to the basket Wednesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) rebound and put jt back up to start the run. then Sisson followed that up with a threepointer. a Sisson steal led to a three-point play for Thaler, and one of a handful of lay-ups misseu by the Orioles in the second half turned into two points the other way on a jumper by Blain. Thaler had ten of his team high 15 points in the second half. Sisson scored seven of his 12 points in the second half, and Blain nine of his II. Charlotte senior Tyler Bartolacc. <*<xldn’t let that be the end for his team though. Bartolacci hit three thrre-pointers in the final 3:20 to get his team back in front. The first of the three tied the game al 46 with 3:20 to play. After three Trojan free throws, he hit another three to tie the game at 49 with 2:32 left. His last three of the night broke a 51 -51 tie and put the Orioles in front for good. He was wide open in the right comer with just over 20 seconds remaining and drilled the shot to put his team up 54-51. The three three’s accounted for all nine of Bartolacci’s points. Blake Thomas hit four free throws for the Orioles in the final 10.2 seconds to seal the win. Thomas led Charlotte with 14 points and Ryan Morehouse finished with 12. The Orioles didn’t have enough left to get by Lakewood in the district championship game Friday night. The Vikings won their fifth consecutive district championship by knocking off Charlotte. 57-48. Trojan sophomore point guard Andrew Gilbert (14) chases Charlotte's Jarred Hoose around the penmeter in the second half of last Wednesday s district semifinal contest in Allegan. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Freeport getting ready for No. 1 Sailors end Viking spikers’ season summer fast-pitch season by Amy Jo Parish The Freeport Recreation Association has scheduled it’s summer softball program for 2006 and will include Men’s Fast Pitch. Mentor Fast-pitch and Co-ed Slow Pitch leagues. This year for lhe first time, co-ed will be offered on both Thursday ard Friday nights. This will allow a slightly later first game, eliminate late 10 p.m. games and weekly team byes. A two umpire system for all league play is also planned. The co-ed season will now start on Thursday. May 4, then continue games on Friday May 5. The overall league will feature three division levels of play providing each team a 10-game schedule. Teams participat­ ing in last year’s leagues have been sent notice and have until Monday. March 20. to reply. After this date any new teams will be accepted on a first call basis. A Fall league will also be offered and scheduled to start the first Thursday after Labor Day. Sometimes teams have sponsors, but require extra players, any interested per­ son or team should call Willie Dryer at (269) 945-4052. The men's fast-pitch league will begin reg­ ular league play on Wednesday. May 31. Teams will be playing Mondays and Wednesdays, scheduling two games per night. One complete round will be played before the Mentor Fast Pitch season begins and will be divided into two or three seg­ ments. The annual Hall of Ft me Tournament, which last year drew a total of 16 teams will be held July 7.8. and 9. Mentor Fast Pitch starts Wednesday. June 21. The late start date provides an opportuni­ ty for high school and college boys to end classes and not start playing ball half way through a season. This is not a youth league, but under 18-years-old requires a parent sig­ nature. Special rules are designed to introduce new teams, players and an opportunity to advance the person who wants to pilch fast pitch soft­ ball. One such rule is, a rookie pitcher must throw to three batters per inning, then may be substituted by an experienced pitcher referred to as a Mentor. This is meant to keep the defense active and in the game. Other special rules include everybody bats and allow free substitution in the field, creating a team atmosphere that is competitive, but most of all fun. The league can provide a “Mentor” pitcher for any organization, church or company wishing to form a team. A Mentor Fast-pitch Tournament will be held in Freeport on Fathers’ Day weekend June 17 and 18. Teams and/or interested play­ ers for customary or mentor fast-pitch should contact Rich Kunde at (616) 765-5338. Staff Writer The Vikings of Lakewood fell to the Sailors of South Christian in the Class B regional finals Saturday, at Charlotte High School. The three game match found Lakewood struggling against South Christian’s cover­ age at the net and scrambling to get under their powqrful kills. . The Viking? came out strong in the first game, leading for the first minutes and it appeared the match would be a close fight. Scoring a point or two at a time, the teams would be tied for most of the game before the Sailors would pull off a two point win. 27-25. Lake wood’s Stevie Spctoskey played the whole court, digging in 12 times during each of the first two games. Game two found South Christian swiftly taking the lead, which they would hold onto for the entire game. Spectators would see one of the longest volleys of the match during game two. with the ball flying over the net more than seven times before South Christian would take advantage of a hole at the back of Lakewood's court. The Vikings started the final game of the match strong, outscoring the Anchors for the first nine points. Lakewood seniors Stevie Spetoskey. Chelsea Brehm er J Ernity MacDonald (from left) show their disappointment as medals are passed out tc ths South Christian Sailors following Saturday’s Class B volleyball regional tournament School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) South Christian, however, regrouped after a time out and won the game 25-15. Amy Joostbems had 11 kills for at High Lake wood during the match and Cbelsen Brehm played well with 22 assists. “What they didn’t block, they dug. They were amazing.” said Lakewood Coach Christine Grunewald. "We should be proud." The stands erupted during the match after' a South Christian player collided with the referee’s ladder after hitting the ball and nd call was made. The same move had taken place during game three of the semi-ftA, when Lakewood’s Melanie Forman hif ladder and a call was made against Vikings. The final scores for the match were; 2# Sportsmanship better on mat than it was in stands No angry parents threw bit size carrots down onto the mats at the individual state wrestling finals last weekend, so things are looking up for the Michigan High School Athletic Association tourna­ ment. Yes, some one threw carrots down from up in the stands at the Palace when their wrestler lost out last season. This yea» I only heard words come flying out of the stands. A fan of Mason's heavyweight was irate when Cody Dupont was awarded a take down on the edge of the mat as the last second ticked off the clock tn the third period of their championship semifinal match. The take down tied the match at five, but there was still the overtime session to go. Dupont scored a quick take down and won as the Mason dad fired down at the officials. “I can’t believe you did that. I can’t believe you took that away from him." A mom from Battle Creek Lakeview was equally intense when Mark Harris won his third con­ secutive championship. She shouted down “Three time state champ. Don’t mess with Battle Creek." Only her language was a little more colorful. I know these two Division 4 215-pounders aren't from around here, but I couldn’t help but smile when Pine River’s Ryan Erickson stepped to lhe line to shake hands with Brown City's Keith Peterson after their championship bout. Erickson didn’t scream, did flail around, and didn’t even lay on the mat with his head in his hands after falling 19-10. He was the first to the center circle for the hand shake. That sportsmanship was so refreshing because trailing in the match. Erickson caught Peterson on his back pinned him during lhe third period. After a long talk, '.he extra official convinced the head official that Erickson had an illegal hold on Peterson at the time of the pin. Instead ot a state title fur Erickson. Peterson got one penalty point and finished off the win in 6 minutes. 1 wasn’t at the edge of the mat. I couldn’t hear if anything was said. I’m sure Erickson had a few tears eventually But from where 1 stood 1 was proud of that runner-up. Lakewood’s Ashley Yager gets her arms on a South Christian shot during Saturday’s regional championship match at Charlotte High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) 27.13-15, 15-25. The semi-final round of competition found the Lakewood netters scoring at least 20 points in each of the four games against Hamilton High School. The crowd was loud and ready for action as play began. Competition was found in the stands as well as the court with a volley of cheers crossing the court from the teams stu­ dent sections. Though Hamilton pulled out an early lead, the Vikings were able to snatch it back under the serving of Ashley Yager. Lakewood’s Chelsea Brehm spent most of her time on the floor as she flew herself across the floor attempting for digs. Game three was a close loss for Lakewood as Hamilton mustered their strength and hit the ball low and fast into Viking territory, making it difficult for the back row to get under. The teams fought hard during game four. Hamilton needed this win if they wanted to take the match but Lakewood put up a hard­ er fight and look the win. Lakewood played an effective line game, causing their opponents to scramble as the ball hit just inside the boundary on several hits. A great block by Forman and Ashley Mor. is earned Lakewood the final point of the match. The finals scores for the match were; 25­ 23. 25-18. 20-25. and 25-23. The Vikings finished the season with a 61­ 8-1 record, showing improvement from last season’s 38-13-1. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Match 16 2006 - Page 19 TK’s Lewis and Dalton earn their first state medals by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Thomapple Kellogg senior 125-pounder Justin Lewis and freshman 112-pounder Kyle Dalton took very different paths to this year's individual state wrestling finals, but they both ended up just where they wanted to be. On the medal stand. Lewis, a three-time individual state qualifi­ er earned his first state medal by placing Maple Valley’s Tyler Greenfield struggles to keep his back off the mat in his conso­ lation match against Yale’s Andrew Schutt Saturday morning in Division 3’s 119-pound weight class. Schutt scored the pin in 44 seconds to end Greenfield's appearance in the state finals. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Valley grapplers short of medals at individual finals by Brett Bremer Sports Editor It was a tough weekend for the trio of Maple Valley wrestlers who took part in the Division 3 individual state finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Maple Valley’s Tyler Greenfield, Jamie Corwin, and Ron Smith were a combined 1 -6 against the toughest competition the state had to throw at iL The senior Greenfield scored the only vic­ tory. He won his opening round match Thursday over Standish-Sterling’s John Stanford 10-7 in the 119-pound weight class, but fell in his next two matches. In the championship quarterfinals Friday. Greenfield went up against Flint Powers’ Cody Marcicki and was topped 9-0. Marcicki went on to win the 119-pound state title by topping Central Montcalm's Wayne Bogue 2­ 1 in the championship round. Greenfield was bumped down to the con­ solation bracket where he took on Yale’s AnJil i Wm. SchaifptHBLd Greenfield in 44 seconds to end the tournament for the Lion senior. Schutt would go on to finish in third place. Greenfield ended the year with a record of 40 wins and 9 losses. A stale runner-up knocked Lion junior Jamie Corwin into the consolation bracket Thursday in the 130-pound weight class. Goodrich’s Grant Overcashier topped Corwin 7-0 in the opening round. Overcashier then won his next two matches to reach the finals, where he was pinned in 5.03 by Corunna’s Zach Perrin. Perrin pinned all four of his opponents on his way to the title. In lhe consolation opener Friday morning. Corwin was topped by Port land 's Andrew Wieferich 12-5. Corwin finished the season with a record of 37-16. Lion sophomore Ron Smith fell to eventu­ al sixth-place medallist Shane Ballou from Corunna in the first round. 6-4 in overtime. In the consolation opener. Smith found himself in a tight contest with Montrose’s Brandon McNiel, but got stuck and was pinned in 4:13. Smith ended the year with a record of 30-5. Erie Mason’s Nick Quinones won the 103pound title in Division 3. Other individual state champions crowned in Division 3 on Saturday were Montrose's Shelby Cross (215), Vince Lahar (140), and John Fulgcr*fM^), Highland Park's Jarod Trice (275). Goodrich's Mark Weber (112), Corunna’s Kyle Rosser (125) and Michael Byrd (171). Williamston’s Brad Simmons (135). Flint Powers Catholic's Nick Hendrick (152). Pinconning's Kyle Woodruff (160), and Highland Park’s Marcel Dubose (189). fourth Saturday in Division 2. Dalton scored a fourth place medal. “It's taken three years to do it. but I did it.” said Lewis. “As soon as I won my second match I felt like a ton of bncks was off my back.” Lewis t54-6). who plans to wrestle at Olivet College next year, ends his career as the winningest wrestler in Thomapple Kellogg history with 177 victones. He defeated Three Rivers Taylor Misel 26­ 11 in his first match. Thursday night, but fell to Flint Kearsley’s Justin McDermitt 3-2 in the championship quarterfinals Friday morn­ ing. In his first consolation match. Lewis scored an 8-3 win over Northview's Adam Draves to assure himself of his first state medal. The top eight wrestlers in each of 14 weight classes in four divisions score stale medals. “I wrestled a little scared." Lewis said of his first two matches. “A.’l your emotions a»v going around and you’re like ‘oh. no. What do I do now?" Once he was assuicd of a medal that all changed. Lewis could finally really be him­ self. “Now I can do the moves I want to do instead of having to do high percentage moves, like coach says.” “I like throws.” After topping Draves. Lewis finally got his big throw nf the tournament in. and he used it to pin Greenville's Zach Brown in the third period of their consolation semifinal. Lewis then took on Stevensville-Lakeshore's Kyle Hammemeister in the match for third and fourth place, and lost out on an 8-6 decision. "The pressure was on. It was my last year. I had io do iL" said Lewis. As a freshman Dalton didn'l have that kind of pressure to deal with. He did have to deal with his first appearance in the individual finals. “I went to a couple national tournaments (in middle schcxil) to get the jitters out of me so I would be ready to take care of business, but those don't compare to this. There has to be 10.000 people here. It's an incredible expe­ rience. It’s crazy." He still has a chance to match Battle Creek Lakeview senior Mark Harris, who earned his third state championship by winning the 112pound weight class Saturday. Harris was the one who knocked Dalton out of the champi­ onship bracket, pinning him 2 minutes and 31 seconds into their semifinal match. Dalton came back to top Jackson Northwest's Mike LcHolm 4-3 in lhe conso­ lation semifinals, but had to default the match for third and fourth place after injuring his neck. He wasn't too disappointed in missing the chance at third place. "Before lhe season started I didn't think I would do this good, but then I started beating some big time studs." said Dalton. “I made my decision that 1 wanted to be here and I wanted to be on the top half of the medal stand." Thomapple Kellogg sent five wrestlers to the finals. Mik. Mur.joy (275) and Travis Young (160) each ramed one victory. Munjoy lopped Gibraltar-Carlson's Dylan Ritter in the opening round, but then fell 6-1 to the eventual heavyweight champion. Lakewood's Cody Dupont. Munjoy was forced to default out of his consolation contest with a pinched nerve in his elbow. Young fell to eventual third-place medallist Jacob Burge of Mason in the opening round, then scored s 12-9 decision over Fowlerville’s Brett Kinglsey. Kcnowa Hills’ Luke Boersma Trojan senior Justin Lewis earned his first state medal over the weekend, in his third appearance in the state finals. Lewis was fourth in Division 2’s 125pound weight class Bremer) (Photo by Brett ended Young's run with a 10-1 decision in lhe second round of consolation. Saxons score two state medals by Bre*t Bremer Sports Editor After finishing second in the 103-pound weight class a year ago. Saxon senior RJ. Morgan probably didn’t have the finish he wanted this year. Morgan capped a tremendous high school wrestling career by accepting the fifth place medal at the Division 2 individual finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills over the weekend. Morgan’s 13-7 win over Linden's Josh Freitas was the 172nd of his career, a new Saxon record The medal. Morgan's third state medal in four trips to the finals, was one of two won by lhe Saxons over the weekend. Hastings' 152pounder. junior Steve Case, placed fourth. "I worked hard all summer. I’ve been real­ ly hitting it hard this year because I wanted to place. I wanted to place really bad.” said After winning his first two matches. Case had his eye on the championship match before he was pinned by Flint Kearsley’s Aaron Hynes 3 minutes and 34 seconds into their championship semifinal match Friday night. “I wanted to get in the finals, but it's all right." said Case, who can set his sigh ; on the finals now as he prepares for his senior sea­ son. There was no shame for Case in falling to Hynes. Hynes was the 2005 132-pound champ, tbc ":004 145-pound champ, and was second in the state as a freshman at 130 pounds in 2003. Hynes finished as a runnerup for the second time, dropping a 6-5 deci­ sion to Battle Creek Lakeview’s Blake Birmingham in lhe championship match Saturday evening. Case bounced back to score a lake down in the first ten seconds of overtime and defeat Fenton's Myles Jury 4-2 in the consolation semifinals. In the consolation finals, for third and fourth place. Case was topped 5-2 by Carleton Airport Ronn c Szuch. Case started the tournament strong, win­ ning his first match by pin in just 53 seconds against Monroe Jefferson's Zac Warner. In the championship quarterfinals. Case knocked off Linden's Zac Warner 8-4. Morgan had an up and down tournament. He won big in his first match, gaining an 18­ 5 major decision over Caledonia's Micah Steiner. In the championship quarterfinals. Morgan was pinned by Dexter’s Bret Marsh in the first period. Marsh went on to a semifinal victory, then fell to Mason’s Craig Eifert 6-4 in the match for the 103-pound championship. Morgan went on to the consolation bracket, where he scored an 11-7 decision against Monroe Jefferson's Billy Balentinc, and then a pin of Y-.lamazoo Central's Colin Stivers in 2:18. Morgan was the one who got caught on his back in the consolation semifinals, falling to Forest Hills Northern's Jerrad Hoxie in 4:41. By eliminating Balentine. Morgan got some small form of revenge for 103-pound freshman teammate Matt Watson. Watson dropped a 12-0 decision to Hoxie in the open­ ing round of the tournament Thursday night, then was eliminated by Balentinc in the first round of consolation 5 4. Seniors Rusty Burgdorf and Mike Morehouse each earned one victory over the course of the tournament for Hastings. See SAXON, next page Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! 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Call for more information: Mark Unshoe <Httings) 269-9484)506 Shane Bronson (Lakewood) 269-838-2046 VRAQFRAI I Z^RFTRAI ■ UNULUHLIJ UUI IUtlllI r �Page 20 - Thursday. March 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxons can’t catch Lakewood by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Lakewood only had a pair of seniors who had seen any previous extended post-season action coming into last week's Class B district action, and the two did what seniors do in Wednesday’s 57-47 semifinal victory over Hastings. Senior forward Kyle Rowland and sen­ ior guard Tyler Barnett combined to score 37 of the Vikings 57 points, with Rowland leading the way with ’9. As important as the points themselves, was when the big baskets came. Lakewood held an advantage for the entire night, after Rowland broke a 5-5 tie with a basket midway through the open­ ing quarter, but the Vikings had to fend off the Saxons all evening. “This one. I knew would be a battle because I know hard Hastings plays. Their defense always has been really tough." said Lakewood head coach Mark Farrell. “For three quarters of the game they outhustled us to every loose ball. We did get to it the last four minutes. We were getting those loose balls and those rebounds.” Lakewood led by seven points at the half, but saw the lead slip to three points midway through the third quarter on a bucket by Hastings* senior guard JJ. Quick. Rowland and Barnett hit big bas- Saxon senior guard J.J. Quick tries to drive his way by Lakewood sophomore Nick FtiSey in Wednesday's district semifinal. (Photo by Brett Bremer) kets in (he final minutes of the third to preserve that three-point lead for Lakewood. Quick led the Saxons with 13 points. With 6:12 to play in the ball game. Saxon senior point guard Brad Mead pulled his team to within two points, but Rowland knocked down a pair of free throws to put his team back up four. When senior forward Scott Coleman tapped in a Saxon miss from the foul line it cut lhe Viking lead back down to two points, but Barnett answered with a three at the other end. “(Barnett) he’s a very good player.” said Saxon head coach Don Schils. “He seemed to hit a big shot every time we scored and needed a stop. To his credit, he made some tough shots, and hit that one long three." Lake wood’s lead was at leas', three points for the rest of lhe nighl. and lhe Vikings closed the contest by hilling their final seven free throw attempts. The Vikings didn't just get the job done on the offensive end. Lakewood held Hastings' leading scorer, senior center Steven Bolo to just one point. Bryce Stanhope finished with 12 points, and Bryan Skedgell ten. “I don't think I’d do anything different­ ly." said Schils. "I felt our kids attacked well, and got some decent looks at shots.” The Saxons were right on lhe Vikings' heels most of the night. Hastings was within three points of Lakewood on a handful of occasions late in the first half, but couldn't get any closer Barnett hit a three from just past mid-court at the buzzer to put his team up 31-24 at the half. Either team could have helped itself at the foul line in the first half. The Saxons were 9-of-18 from the stripe in the first 16 minutes, and Lakewood just 5-of-l 1. Alex Erickson added five points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Vikings. Dan Desgranges also hid a solid night for Lakewood off the bench, finishing with six points. Hastings finished the season with a 9­ 12 overall record. The Saxons' Scott Coleman reaches in to tip the ball away from Lakewood guard Michael Barbour in Wednesday night's district semifinal contest at Allegan High School. (Photo by Brett Bremer) SAXON, continued from previous page--------------------------------------Burgdorf opened action "irr the 130pound weight class with a 12-4 decision over Swartz Creek’s Ron McNea. but was then lopped by Warren Woods-Tower’s Brennan Brumley in the championship quarterfinals 10-1. In his lone consolation match. Burgdorf was pinned by Carleton Airport’s Tommy McLaughlin. Morehcuse was topped 7-5 by Ferndale’s Donovan Jordan in their first round match at 189 pounds. Morehouse earned a big 16-7 win over Flint Southwestern’s Jaton Currie in lhe first round of consolation, but was downed by Ionia’s Marty Geldhof in the next round. Other Division 2 champions crowned over the weekend were Batik Creek Lake view's Mark Harris (112;. North Branch’s Blair Mellish (119). Plainwell's Dalton Smith (125) and Jeffrey Steele (130), Flint Kearsley’s Chris Diehl (135). Sparta's Matt Armock (140). Lapeei East’s Justin Joseph (145). Warren Lincoln’s Will Rewitzer (171). Lakewood’s Eddie Phillips (189) and Cody Dupont (275), and Allegan’s Dan Craig (215). South Central Michigan Youth Baseball 2006 Season Information and contacts South Central Michigan Youth Baseball is a nonprofit organization created to preside south ages 8 to 16 an opportunity to play competithe baseball in the greater Barn County area. By competitive, we mean play­ ers will be property instructed on the correct techniques and rules of lhe game of baseball. While this instruction will be emphasized through discipline, our ultimate goal is for the kids to have fun and maintain a positive attitude toward the sport of baseball. SCMYB was formed in the year 2001 and has established a league that wiH he a main­ stay in our community for many years to come. Hastings' senior R.J. Morgan (back) wraps up Linden's Josh Freitas up in their match for fifth place Saturday at the Division 2 individual wrestling finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Morgan scored a 16-7 decision in the match (Photo by Brett Brenier) , 21 Game Season We are always looking for new players who would like to tn - part of this experience. If you would like to know more about the league please fed free to contact ns through the following representatives: Hastings—Mark Brhboc 269-948-0506 Lakewood—Shue Bronson 269-838-2046 Middles ille—Tyler Bultrma 616-765-5128 I NewUdforms Experienced Coaches wtth Playing teams from other communities A SCMYB Web Site ‘Rug 1 'Nigfit Saxon junior Steve Case (center) stands on the podium with his fourth place medal at the individual wrestling finals Saturday. Case went 3-2 over the course of the weekend in Division 2’s Visit our we 152-pound weight class. (Photo by Brett Bremer) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 16. 2006 - Page 21 Lakewood falls in regionals for fifth straight year by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The scene is becoming a little too familiar for Lakewood varsity boys’ basketball coach Mark Farrell. Seniors saying good-bye. Teary eyed ball boys. A regional contest where his Vikings play with great heart, providing one O' their best efforts of the season, only to end in .i loss to a highly rated team from the Grand Rapids area. “We’ve done that for the last five years, haven't we." said Farrell after his team's 75­ 66 loss to the No. 6 ranked Wolverines from Godwin Heights Tuesday night in the Class B regional semifinal al Grandville High School. Lakewood (15-9) gave Godwin.(23-1) all it could handle, but over the course of a few minutes in the third and fourth quarter could­ n’t handle the Wolverines' full-court pressure. The Wolverines set up what could be called “the Great Wall of Godwin" and wouldn’t allow the Vikings past mid-court. Lakewood took a 36-32 lead with 6:51 to go in the third quarter on a bucket by junior forward Brad Elliott, but could only manage three more field goals and a handful of free throws the rest of the period. “We had situations where we got into the kind of tempo that they wanted to play." said Farrell. “We just didn't take care of it in that little sequence." he added. For much of the night, the quick Wolverines were looking to speed up the game, especially on the defensive end. The Vikings did all right when guards Tyler Barnett and Michael Barbour were able to speed by the Wolverine press and start the half-court offense. “There was a lol of ball pressure." said the senior Barnett. “They were so good on defense. It felt like we couldn’t get around it. They were tough." Godwin led 54-47 heading into lhe fourth quarter, but the Vikings weren't done yet. The Wolverines pushed their lead to nine before Lakewood finally responded. Kyle Rowland muscled in two points. Nic Wieland hit a three, and Barnett connected on lhe first of two free throws to pull their team within three points at 58-55. Barnett missed the second of two foul shots w ith 5:10 to play. Row land thought he'd got­ ten the ball back for the Vikings when he tied up Godwin guard Cecil Brown as the ball came off the rim. but after a long talk lhe offi­ cials decided that the ball belonged to the Wolverines on lhe alternating jump ball pos­ session instead of the Vikings. Godwin went on a 6-0 run. but senior guard Barnett and the Vikings had one more push left. ' After a pair of free throws by Elliott. Barnett knocked down a three with 2:41 to play that pulled the Vikings to w ithin 65-61. Half a minute later Barnett pulled Lakewood to within three points with a great move in the lane. He went hard to the basket then hit the bakes, wailed for th. contact from behind, and buried a little jumper as he was hit by lhe Wolverines' Justin Towns. His free throw wouldn't fall, and Godwin closed out the game over lhe final two min­ utes by hitting 5-of-6 free throw attempts Barnett led all scorers on lhe night with 25 point'-, and also had four rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Junior Nic Wieland had II points off the bench for Lakewood, and senior Rowland had six points and seven rebounds. "Everybody as looking to us to lead," Barnett said of himself and fellow senior. Rowland. “We’re seniors, team captains, it’s what we’ve been waiting for. All year every­ body’s been looking to both of us." Barnett and Rowland played a big role in getting lhe Vikings turned around after a 1-5 start to the season. “It’s amazing the difference (compared to early in the year)." said Rowland. “We’re not scared to get on lhe floor and to box some­ body out and play hard-nosed." "And having a 6-7 center helped too.” r.Jded Barnett. Lakewood junior center Alex Erickson, who missed the first six games of lhe season, added nine points, eight rebounds, and five The Lakewood High School student section urges the Vikings to make a free throw in the second half of Tuesday afternoon's regional semifinal loss to Godwin Heights at Grandville. The Wolverines earned a spot in this Friday's Class B regional champi­ onship game against Lansing Waverly by topping the Vikings 75-66. (Photo by Brett Bremer) blocked shots with some outstanding help­ side defense in lhe regional semifinal. The Wolverines’ big man didn't have a bad night either. Keithan Jackson led Godwin with 23 points. Dauntrell Hill had 18 points for Godwin, and Nych Guyton 12. Godwin point guard Cecil Brown finished with just seven points, but he was a big part of the Wolverines getting things going in the second half. The Godwin guards started pen­ etrating lhe Lake wood zone more and more often in lhe second half, and when help came they either found contact or their open team­ mates underneath who filled in behind lhe help. Lake wood couldn't have asked for much more in the early going, with the Wolverines stalling for nearly a minute to get the last shot at the end of the first and second quarters. The two teams were tied at 17 after eight minutes, and tied at 32 at the half. “It think we probably had our best effort all year long," said Farrell. “I think the tournament brings that out in you.” District Championship Game by David T. Young Editor It wasn’t supposed to be close, but Lakewood had all it could handle betore Lakewood senior guard Tyler Barnett (right) sets himself to try and slow down Godwin guard Cecil Brown in the second half of Tuesday night's Class B regional semifinal contest at Grandville High School. Barnett led Lakewood with 25 points on the night, but it wasn't enough to get by the Wolverines. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Happy 10"’ Birthday finally subduing pesky, hot-shooting Charlotte Friday night to capture its fifth straight Class B district basketball champi­ onship. Coach Mark Farrell’s Vikings, with the 57­ 48 victory, earned a berth in the regional semifinals at Grandville High School this afternoon (yes, Tuesday. March 14) at 5 p.m. They’re scheduled to face Godwin Heights, which upset defending state champion South Christian last Thursday night The Sailors' loss precludes a return match­ up of last year’s infamous match in which Lakewood lost and fans even a year later still swear (literally) they witnessed the worst ref­ eree non-call during the mugging of Viking Corey Thelen in the last five seconds. But back to more recent history. The Vikings cruised through the district opener Monday. March 6, over winless Delton and then took a 10-point victory over Hastings in the semifinals. Meanwhile. Charlotte, with only a 6-16 record for the sea­ son going into Friday night's district finale, had beaten host Allegan March 6 and fol­ lowed that up with a tight victory Wednesday over Middleville. Lakewood was sporting a nifty 14-8 mark and was heavily favored, but an astonishing collective three-point shooting performance by the Orioles almost became a recipe for upset. Charlotte swished nine, three-point field goals in lhe first three quarters and led the Vikings by as many as six points early in the fourth period. The Orioles were on top 48-45 with only about three and a half minutes left in the ball game. But that’s when the hustle and bustle of senior forward Kyle Rowland made a huge difference and carried the evening for lhe team that was supposed to win it all in a cake­ walk. Rowland gave Lakewood its first lead since early in the contest with a three-point shot at the lop of the key and with less than 2:45 left on lhe clock. Interestingly, Charlotte was des­ tined tu be held scoreless for the rest of the game. After 6-7 junior center Alex Erickson canned a pair of free throws. Rowland came through again with a clutch rebound of a missed free throw and was fouled, leading him to make both ends of a one-and-one. One of Rowland's critical plays turned a deficit into a lead, the other pounded the final nail in the coffin of a valiant Orioles’ outfit that dared to keep up with Lakewood until their bitter end. The Vikings had to outgr.n their upset-minded opponents 21-9 in the fourth quarter to secure the final nine-point cushion. Just as Rowland stepped up in the waning moments, senior Tyler Barnett more than rose to the occasion in lhe earlier stages. Barnett drilled seven, three-point field goals for the evening, at least a couple at critical times to keep lhe Vikings close. In one particularly crucial juncture, Barnett nailed a three just before lhe half-time buzzer to bring his teammates to within one point. 25-24, as they w-ent into intermission. Another time he hit a pair at the foul line to tie it at II -all just before the first period ended, not long after the Orioles had lhe basketball and an 11-9 lead with just seconds remaining. It was a good thing Barnett was sizzling from long range because nobody else from Lakewood seemed to be able to drop the bas­ ketball into the hoop, either from close inside, nor from just about anywhere else. No less than three alley-oop style bunny shots failed and a number of good looks at the hoop were wasted by simply not hitting the shot. Making matters worse was that Lakewood was whistled an amazing four times for threesecond violations and lhe Viking seemed to have a penchant for missing free throws just when they could have taken the lead. Charlotte held lhe upper hand throughout most of the contest because of its surprising See REGIONAL, next page Dreaming n \our fultire As a local independent agent, we can help you design a program just right for you. 10-Year and 20-Year Term policies offer many options including mortgage payments if you become disabled. Safe.Sound.Secure* insurance protection from Auto-Owners Life Insurance Company. TRUMBLE AGENCY 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 Member* of Grand Rapids, Michigan I Rational Association ot REALTORS’ 305 S. 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(Photo by Brett Bremer) Lakewood senior Eddie Phillips (left) and Northview senior Alex Phillips look on from the medal stand after taking each other on in the Division 2 189-pound championship match Saturday at the state individual wrestling finals. Eddie scored an 8-3 win over his twin brother to earn the title. (Photo by Brett Bremer) by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Al times brothers scuffle. They fight. They wrestle Then they shake hands or they hug. Most just don’t have the kind of state twin seniors Eddie Phillips and Alex Phillips had Saturday. Lakewood's Eddie Phillips (44-0) topped Northview’s Alex (43-2) 8-3 in the Division 2 189-pound championship at the individual wrestling finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. He was the second Viking champion of the day. after Cody Dupont won the 275-pound title in the afternoon. “It’s definitely intense,” Eddie said after scoring championship victory, in what was the final match of Saturday evening's cham­ pionship round and the first ever Michigan High School Athletic Association final between a pair of brothers. “It’s a tough feel­ ing.” Eddie and Alex wrestled together at Lakewood High School, until 2004 when Alex moved to live with dad in Grand Rapids while Eddie stayed with mom in the Lakewood area. “It's a no win situation.” said Lakewood head coach Bob Veitch. “They’re brothers. They're blood. They're both champions. They had to meet and Eddie won it today.” FOR RETURNING AZ PLAN LESSEES ’269 MONTH/24 MONTHS $1,243 due at signing. Includes acquisition fee and waived secunty deposit; excludes taxes, title and license fees. 2006 FREESTYLE SEL AWD M J| A fl JUST ANNOUNCED-FORD WILL IB JB B B MM iviAivn MATCH YOUR DOWN PAYMENT ss'iQOO FOR RETURNING AZ PLAN LESSEES ’269 MONTH/24 MONTHS "99-percent of kids couldn't handle what either one of these kids went through, mental­ ly" . Eddie was thankful that his coach did his best to keep as much pressure off of him as possible. Eddie stayed away from reporters over the course of the weekend, until the wrestling was through. “It's good to have a coach that knows peo­ ple that can put a hold on all that.” said Eddie. If the ball bounces one way this weekend when the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament tips-off at the Palace, it’s because most of the spectators filed to the South end of the arena for the final match. The two felt each other out in the first peri­ od. then after a quick escape in the second Eddie built a 3-1 lead heading into the final period. Eddie wouldn’t let Alex get the throw he wanted in the third period, and scored a pair of take downs to build a 7-1 advantage. Dupont had an even tighter championship match. He scored an escape in the second overtime session to defeat Allegan's Joe Rizgallah. Both wrestlers managed just one escape in regulation. The coin flip at the end of the first period was won by Dupont, meaning he had the first choice of position in the second period. He chose the bottom position just in case. “When I saw that green coin, I knew I would stand up and I would do it again and win if it came down to double overtime.” said Dupont It took him 35 seconds to score the escape in the second period. By scoring first, it gave Dupont th* choice of which position to select in the second overtime. It took him just seven seconds escape in the 30-second extra-peri­ od. “It’s unbelievable. It’s a dream come true. I spent every minute of today telling myself I could do it and to wrestle my way.” said Dupont. ’ Dupont barely made it to ’he final. Hr scored a take down on the edge ot ihe mat aj the final second ticked off the clock the championship semifinals against Mason '* Corey Bedes That take down tied the much at 5-5 and sent it to overtime, where Dupont scored another take down six seconds into :he extra session. Dupont topped Petoskey ’s Josh Zoerhof in the first round 7-2. then knocked off Thomapple Kellogg’s Mike Munjoy in the quarterfinals 6-1. He credited his famih, coach Veitch, former teammate Alan O'Donnell and teammate Eddie Phillips with helping him get to the medal stand. “Eddie and Alan O’Donnell made me work hard and get in shape so I could be here today.” said Dupont. Eddie got the medal stand by defeating Lowell’s Alex Fleet 9-2 in die semifinals. 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The Orioles clicked on nine of their long-range strikes, scoring more often from that territory than on two-point field goal attempts and on free throws So how do you deal w ith a team that’s not penetrating your zone defense very well, but drilling the three-point bombs to stay ahead of you? Coach Mark Farrell said the key was patience. ’Those three-point shots were falling for them at the end. thank goodness" the coach said, noting he certainly couldn't fault the defensive effort, but was concerned about his team's offensive mistakes and flat-out poor shooting, with the exception of Barnett. Barnett indeed made sure the fans in Allegan and Charlotte won't forget him as he finished with 27 points to lead all scorers. Rowland's particularly strong finish enabled him to count 13 points. Erickson led tic rebounding corps and he and Brad Elliott chipped in six points. Thomas led Charlotte with 16 points and Keenan had 11. The district title win moved Lakewood's season record to 15-8. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-03-23.pdf 1bc7df0bdd63cd290551631648a72bd0 PDF Text Text Saxon academics have big week School funding woes: It’s Lansing’s fault Trojans open track season with 3 titles See Story on Page 3 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 18 HASTINGS PUBLIC UWUBJ The Hastings UliCHUKHSI n«wta ■ mw-im Thursday. March 23, 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 12 PRICE 5OC Drunk driver kills Baltimore Twp. couple NEWS BRIEFS Choral Society concert Sunday The Lakewood Area Choral Society will present its first concert of season at 3 p.m. Sunday at the First United Methodist Church, 209 W. Green St, in Hastings. The choir, now m its 2!« year, will perform a variety of sacred selections, including, ’Let There Be Peace On Earth.’ ’Eternal God,’ It Is Well With My Soul.’ and two gospel pieces, ’He Never Failed Me Yet" and "True light" The program also will inclule one piece with organ accompaniment. Dr. Robert Oster, former organist at First Uniled Methodist, will provide organ music during the group's IS* minute intermission. With many members of the society liv­ ing in and around Hastings, this venue provides an opportunity for those who may not have heard this adult choir sing to do so at First United Methodist for the choir's first time in over ten yew A free-will offering will be collected. The Hastings High School Class of 2006 top 10 academic students are (from left) Nicole Jager, Emilie Shumway. Lindsay Laubaugh. Shelbv Sleevi. Scott Coleman. Emily Haney, Daniel Dimond, Lauren Azevedo. Erika Schroeder and Jessica Mikolajczyk. HHS top 10 academic seniors announced by DavidT. Young Dems’meeting is on candidates The monthly Barry County Democratic Party meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday. April 5. will focus on “How to Be a Candidate." Jason Eilenburg, political organizing director for the Michigan Democratic Party, will present the program. Prior to joining the Michigan Democratic Party, he served at the political director for the Oakland County Democratic Party. He worked as the Oakland County field director for the 2004 Michigan Coordinated Campaign and has worked for State Representatives Dave Woodward and Marie Donigan. Before working in politics, Eilenburg was a staff writer for National Journal publications. Bom and raised in Michigan, he is a graduate of Central Michigan University with majors in phi­ losophy and journalism. The Democrats meet at the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Hall, 328 South Jefferson Street, comer of Jefferson and Green streets, in Hastings. ILR’s luncheon topic is Habitat The next Institute for Learning in Retirement luncheon will be held Friday. March 24^ at noon, at the Kellogg Community College campus west of Hastings on M-179. The featured presenter will be Ned Brown from Habitat for Humanity, who will focus his presentation on the history and work of the national and local organ­ ization. The cost of the hot food . lunch­ eon is $8 per person and it is open to the public. The Institute for Learning in Retirement is a community-based mem­ bership organization of men and women age 50 and older who share a love for learning. The organization is sponsored by Kellogg Community College. The ILR offers classes and leaming/social opportunities for individuals in the Barry County area. Class activities for the spring term will be introduced. Anyone who would like like a reserva­ tion is urged to call Teresa Durham at 948-9500. extension 2838. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 —'%nd -Lynn Editor The lop 10 academic seniors for the Class of 2006 were announced to the Hastings Board of Education Monday night by high school Principal Tim Johnston. The students, eight females and two males, their parents and plans for the future are as follows: • Daniel Dimond. son of Dr. Diane Ebaugh and Michael Dimond. plans to attend the University of Michigan but his major field of study is undecided as yet. • Scott Coleman, son of Maggie and David Coleman. Miami University or Cornell University to study business. • Lindsay Laubaugh. daughter of Martha L^b?.agh. .Michigan State University with an undeclared major field of study. • Emily Haney, daughter of Tanya and Steven Haney. Michigan State University or Grand Valley State University, elementary or special education. • Lauren Asevedo. daughter of John Azevedo and Martha Hollister, Kalamazoo College with a major in biology. • Erika Schroeder, daughter of Craig and Joan Schroeder. Alma College or Central Michigan University, to pursue either music or medicine. • Jessica Mikolajczyk. daughter of Sandy and Matthew Mikolajczyk. University of Michigan, to puisue a major in mechanical engineering. • Emilie Shumway, daughter ot Anneg.-t and Brian Shumway. University of Chicago or the University of Michigan to major in anthropology. • Shelby Sleevi, daughter of Vickie and Tim Sleevi. Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia to pursue a degree in journal­ ism. • Nicole Jager, daughter of Diane and Hans Jager. Central Michigan University with an undecided major, but she plans to attend a leadership program over the summer. Johnston said of the group. “They're musi­ cians. they're athletes, they belong to clubs in See TOP TEN, page 7 by Jon Gambee Staff Writer A Hastings area couple were killed Sunday morning when a drunk driver ran through a stop sign at the comer of Halbert Road and M-37 in Bedford Township and struck their vehicle. . Wayne O. Pelfrey. 46. and his wife. Sarah A. Pelfrey. 40. of 1451 Sandy Circle in Baltimore Township, were prounounced dead at the scene of the crash, which was said to have occurred at about 8:45 a.m. Steven L. Payne. 25, of Battle Creek, a passenger in the car driven by Gregory D. Huge. 20. of Battle Creek, also died at the scene. Huge was taken by helicopter to Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazo. where he later died of his injuries. Battle Creek Police Detective Greg Huggett, who is investigating the crash, said preliminary information indicates Huge was traveling west on Halbert Road at a high rate of speed when he failed to stop at the inter­ section of M-37. The Pelfrey vehicle was struck broadside on the driver's side and both vehicles left the roadway and came to a stop in a yard. Det. Huggett said the investigation has indicated Huge was traveling between 77 and 85 miles per hour when he hit the Pelfrey vehicle. 'There was a very short span of skid marks," Det. Huggett said. “They (skid marks) were all in the north bound lane of M­ 37, indicating he did not attempt to stop until he was well past the stop sign." Huggett said his investigation has revealed Huge and Payne had been at a bar the previ­ ous evening up until approximately midnight and then were seen at a private party. “They returned !n Payne’s residence for a short period of tune, but we don't know the exact time they left,’ Det. Huggen said. When he struck the fclfrey air. Huge’s vehicle overturned and he had tn be .'reed by See COUPLE, paijc 20 Ron Archer resigns as superintendent at Delton Kellogg by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Delton Kellogg Superintendent Ronald Archer tendered his resignation at Monday night's school board meeting, accepting a severance package from the district. The package will purchase two years •oward Archer's retirement, allowing him to retire early. Archer's last day on the job will be June 30. and as part of the deal with the district, he will stay on and help with the sclcctiing his successor. “I am helping run the search, there will be no interim superintendent and so that will save the district money. We hope to ha-.e a new superintendent hired by the June school board meeting and maybe even by May." Archer said. The move came under the pressure of school budget woes, criticism from the Coalition of Quality Education, a group formed by unhappy parents in the district, and a seemingly unsupportive board. The Delton Kellogg Board of Education recently decided to buy othe remainder of Archer's contract, so the resignation did not come as a surprise. Archer said he has been superintendent in the district nearly five years. He had applied for other jobs while with the district but was not hired. Archer joined 11 teachers in the severance package in a sweeping move by the school board to balance budget shortfalls stemming from low enrollment and lack of full slate funding. The board and Archer were unable to provide information as to how much these moves will save and cost the district. He said he hopes to have hard figures on the savings to the district in the near future. “I don’t know what retirement is going to look like.” said Archer. “I am looking forward to reduced stress levels though... I think my wife and I are going to stay here for the short term, and I will probably take some time off to explore other opportunities and perhaps look for a part-time job." “We (the school district) have to cut lol of expense to balance the budget," said Archer. “We arc taking a pretty big hit to our fund equity so we are making many changes. We are estimating a $600,000 deficit this year. We have had a sizeable student loss and now we See ARCHER, page 2 Ron Archer SW Barry Sewer and Water chief gets 22% salary raise Mark Doster by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Mark Doster, administrator of the Southwest Barry Sewer and Water Authority, is up for a big increase in salary in only his second year on the job. The Sewer and Water Board was given a proposal Monday afternoon to increase Doster's salary by 22 percent, up to $30,500 from his current $25,000 a year, a pay raise of $5,500. In addition. Doster will receive an addi­ tional $4,066.52 in fringe benefits in the pro­ posal. making his total package worth 38 per­ cent more than the position now pays. Doster will pay 30 percent toward his total benefit package or $1,742.80 of the $5,809.32 total cost. He will also revive $300 a year for den­ tal. Doster was hired in January 2005 for the 20-bour-a week position. “The previous administrator (Don Row) made a yearly salary of $95,000," Doster said. “And the board is proposing to increase all employees’ salaries an average of 13 per­ cent." Doster cited a number of cost saving meas­ ures initiated over the past year as part of the board's decision to increase salaries. “Prior to this year we were operating with­ out a permit." he said, “and we now have a new five-year permit with a larger capacity and four times the number of filter beds." Doster also pointed out other savings for the authority. “We used to hire out for tanks to oe pumped and now we have purchased a truck so we can do it ourselves." he said. He said the savings to the authority as a result would be as much as $35,000 a year. “We used to pay to have bio-solids injected into farm fields.” he said, “and now we have the equipment to do it ousclves. saving over $12,000 a year. “We now accept septage from haulers and at five cents a gallon, we will realize a profit of $95,000 a year." Doster said. He said the authority has realized a savings of $22,000 in attorney costs per year, from $30,000 to $8,000. ' "And we have cut our engineering costs from $25,000 a year to just $7,500 a year." he said. "We arc doing so well at this point, the board felt salaries had lagged behind other sewer authorities in the area and it was ai> appropriate time to correct that." He said the board looked at neighboring authorities at the Gun Lake and Gull Luke sewer and water authorities to make their decision. See SEWER, page 3 �Page 2 - Thursday March 23. 2006 The Hastings Banner Delton, Hastings administrators happy with MEAP exam results NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page Video game tourney starts this Saturday The opening round for th- video game tournament grand championship will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday. March 25. at the Hastings Public Library. The tournament is open to anyone in grades 6-12. Games will be played on Nintendo Game Cube Systems and the games are Mario Kart Double Dash and Super Smash Brothers Melee. Everyone can compete in both games. Prizes will be awarded. There also be a wild card round played before the grand championship Saturday. April 22. so that more players may qualify. Grand championship prizes are grand prize - pottable DVD player, second prize MP3 player, third prize • Zip Zaps micro racer. The prizes arc provided by the Friends of Hastings Public Library and Radio Shack. Sign up is required. To register or for more information, call the library at 945­ 4263. There is no charge.z Open house set for health officer A retirement open house will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday. March 24. for Jim Schnackcnberg who is retiring after 34 years in public health, most recently as health officer for the Barry-Eaton District Health Department. The Barry-Eaton District Board of Health and agency staff is inviting the pub­ lic to wish Schnackcnberg well. An open house also will be held in Charlotte Thursday. March 23, from 3 to 5 p.m. The Barry-Eaton District Health Dept, in Hastings is located at 330 W. Woodlawn Ave. Sixth grade band concert planned The Hastings Middle School sixth grade band will have a concert at 7:30 Tuesday. March 28, at the Hastings High School gymnasium. The conprxi .will begin at 7:30 p.m. Besides the sixth grade band, both the Hastings High School Concert and Symphonic Bands will perform that evening. Each group will perform two individual concert selections and then close the evening together with a fun composition. "Ranger Rock" by Brian Connery. love for Lennon’ luncheon planned Woodgrove Brethren Christian Parish will have a soup and sandwich luncheon at noon Sunday, April 2. Proceeds from the meal will go to help remodel the home where Lennon Giidea, a 9-year old Barry County boy with muscular dystrophy lives with his grandparents. It is a part of the local “Love for Lennon” fund­ raising campaign. Lennon has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive disease that results in loss of movement of the arms and upper body. He has been in a wheelchair since the age of 7. The basement bcm home where Lennon lives and grandparents live is not conducive to his needs or health., according to Jean Chase, witness chair at the church. The "Love for Lennon Luncheon" will feature homemade potato and vegetable soups, com chowder, chilli, ham sandwich­ es, desserts and drin\. A free-will offering will be received. For more information, please call Woodgrove Parish at 269-948-2733. Blood drive slated at church Tuesday A blood bank will be held from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday at Pennock Hospital and Red Cross blood drive is planned for the Hastings Church of the Nazarene. Tuesday, March 28, from noon to 5:45 p.m. inclement weather and busy schedules have threatened to derail turnout, but donors are urged to keep appointments. "There is simply no substitute for blood." says CEO Sharon Jaksa of the Great Lakes Region Blood Services. "As long as adults and children continue to suffer from serious diseases like cancer, and as long as blood products are a crucial part to surgical ind emergency care, we will always need peo- by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Administrators in both the Delton and Hastings schoo|sv>iGres.i>ay they arp phased with the Michigan. Education Assessment Program i MEAPa^Me.s’rdca&J wj week. Administrator^Lr’WOtfl tiMow &eady pie to help by donating blood." Volunteer blood donors are the sole source of blood transfused to hospital patients. Donors must be at least 17, 110 pounds and be in good general health. They must not have given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive. Trail Association to meet April 12 The monthly meeting of the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, at the Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard St. in Delicti. Everyone is wel­ come. The North Country National Scenic Trail is one of the nation’s premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4,600 miles from New. York to North Dakota. It links scenic. natural, recreational, historic and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s, it was authorized oy Congress in 1980. More than 2,000 miles are completed and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service, in cooperation with many public agencies, private organizations and landowners across seven northern States. The North Country Trail Association, work­ ing closely with the NPS, plays a leading role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain it For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. Lenten luncheon series wiH resume The annual Lenten luncheon series in Hastings continues today, Thursday, March 23, at the Hastings First Prebyterian Church, and all interested people are wel­ come to atMK. • Sponsored by the JHawngs Area MintetrrtH Association, Will tie held every Thursday during Lent. The annual series offers an opportunity for informal fellowship and worship with area Christians from various denominations. Lunch (for a free-will offering) starts at noon in the church's Leason Sharpe Hall, followed by a brief worship service in the sanctuary. Area pastors will take turns bringing the message each week. The service usually concludes at I p.m. to accommodate people who fnve to return to work. The church is located at 231 S. Broadway. Progressive Dems wiH meet tonight The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will offer a premiere showing of the documentary film "Electile Dysfunction" at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at the Thomapple Emergency Services Building, 128 High St, Middleville. The documentary t shows how electronic voting machines are disenfranchising vot­ ers, focusing on Florida in 2000 and Ohio in the presidential election of 2004. The film is free (donations appreciated) and open to the community. Refreshments and socializing will begin at 6:30. Hearing planned on M-66 project The Michigan Department of Transportation will have a public informa­ tion meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at the Maple Grove Township Hall about an M-66 construction project in Barry County. M-DOT will be milling and resurfacing 4.8 miles of M-66 from Assyria Road to Francis Street. This project includes inter­ section improvements, drainage upgrades, bridge replacements, curve realignment, car-pool lot paving, and water main reloca­ tion. Work is scheduled to begin in May and be completed by December. This open house will provide an opportu­ nity for the public to meet with MDOT staff and ask questions about the upcoming work. The Maple Grove Township Hall is located at 721 Durkee St., Nashville. Nyle Yates Lakewood grad dies in Iraq war by Helen Mudry Staff Writer The grim reality of war was brought to the Lakewood community last Thursday with the news of the death of Nyle Yates, the first sol­ dier from the school district to perish in Iraq. Details of the death have not been released, but according to a report from a family friend, he died from a single shot to the chest from a sniper at a check point. Yates joined the Army in 2002. just after he graduated from Lakewood High School, and he was serving his second tour of duty. “Now he is safe and out of the war and in the arms of Jesus.” said Ben Ridder, the fam­ ily’s pastor at Harvest Community Church in Lake Odessa. Yates w as the son of Jamie Edgecomb (for­ merly of Lake Odessa) and stepson of Donald Edgecomb of Wacousta. His biological father died a few years ago. Friends remembered Nyle Yates as an all­ round good person. Renee Sutter (nee Shelter) said he had an amazing smile and warm heart. ‘‘I only have good things to say about him.” she said. She knew him from the Lakewood Youth Center and knew he had a heart for God. “You could look at him and sec God's love. He was sincere, genuine and lots of fun... It was a real honor to know him.” Dana Shelter who also knew him from the Youth Center, said be was a realty good kid. lots of fun and*veiy hgfajul ■ Yates was cl<>s^ jSends with Martin Tipond’s sons. Mike anaMatt. and spent a lot of time in their house. Marlin recalled he was very pleasant, had a dry sense of humor and amid always make people laugh, ”a quality young man.” ■ Michael Vipond (Opie) said he and Nyle always hung together. He was always smil­ ing. always joking. All who met him came away with a smile on their faces. He definitely touched the lives of people. Vipond said. “I have no doubt be is in heaven being a big ‘goof off' with the Lord." Dane Carver of Freeport was killed in Iraq Dec. 26 and former Hastings man Craig W Cherry, son of Jill and Donald Turner of Hastings, was killed last July in Afghanistan. ARCHER, continued from page 1----------are projecting a loss of 50 students next year. All but one or two of the staff w II be retiring and we will not be replacing the majority of these people as part of our budget reduction plan. We do not have the final numbers yet. but hope to soon." "The budget has really been the most try­ ing aspect of my work here in the district." Archer said. “Honestly. I feel like I have been hurling the staff and the students... the whole state went down 150.000 students. People arc leaving the area and leaving the slate to look for work. Meanwhile, state funding has been pinched so these issues have been challeng­ ing. While this is a really big step for the dis­ trict. we arc trying to do a balancing act try­ ing to save money while continue to provide quality education and qualified teachers to our students." When asked if he percicved a lack of com­ munication between himself and the school board and parent groups, he responded. "There is always criticism about communica­ tion. lack of it. or wrong communication, there is always going to be that." Archer said one of his highlights from being the superintendent is working with the staff in the district "This sta.T is one of the more caring groups for students." he said. "They show a lot of love and attention to the students and make them feel worthwhile and it has been a pleas­ ure to work w ith the staff and a real highlight to watch that. We have made significant edu­ cational gains in a time of tight budgets and that really is an attribute to the staff here. We continue to make steady educational progress " Pam Warner, one of the founders of the Coalition for Quality Education in the district said. "We wish him luck and we look forward to working with the school board in the recruitment and selection process of the new superintendent." None of the members of the Delton Kellogg Board of Education commented on the development improvements, but writing continues as an area needed for improvement. This is the first year third-graders in both districts participated in the MEAP. Results are as follows: For third grade Delton Kellogg students tested in math. 82.1% met or exceeded Ml standards, with 17.9% testing not proficient. In reading, they tested 82.1% proficient, with 17.9% testing not proficient. In writing they tested 42.8% proficient with 57.3% not profi­ cient. In ELA (English, language, and arts) they tested 72.7% proficient with 27.4% not proficient. Fourth-graders tested in math were 87% proficient, with 53% testing not proficient. In reading 81.7% tested proficient with 18.3% testing not proficient, writing tested 54.2% proficient and 45.8% not proficient. ELA at 74%. with 26% not proficient. Fifth-graders tested in math were 77.5% proficient, with 22.5% not proficient. In read­ ing. 83% tested proficient with 22.5% not proficient, in science 84.5% proficient, 15-5% not proficient, in writing 56.2% tested profi­ cient. with 43.8% testing not proficient. Sixth-graders tested in math were 67.1% proficient. 32.9% not proficient, in reading. 84.3% proficient. 15.7% not proficient. In social studies. 75.2% proficient, 24.8% not proficient, in writing. 74.3% proficient. 25.7% not proficient, and in ELA. 81.5% pro­ ficiency. 18.6% not proficient. For seventh-gr>iers in math. 58.5% tested proficient. 41.5% tested not proficient, in reading. 81.5% tested proficient. 18.4% test­ ed not proficient. In writing. 62.4% profi­ cient. 37.6% not proficient, and in ELA. 73% proficient. 27% not proficient. Eighth-graders tested 67.7% proficient, 32.3% not proficient, in reading. 76.1% profi­ cient, 23.9% not proficient, in science, 85.7% proficient, 14.3% not proficient, writing at 54.1% proficient. 45.8% not proficient, and ELA at 66.4% proficient and 33.5% not pro­ ficient. For Hastings, third-graders tested in math 92.9% proficient. 7.2% not. in reading 89.4 proficient, 10.5 not. in writing 41.7% profi­ cient. 58.4% not. and ELA 81.3% pr-zicient. 18.7% not. Fourth-graders testing math 88.2% profi­ cient. 11.8% not. in reading 85.8% proficient, 14.2% not. in writing 50.2% proficient, 49.8% not. in ELA 83.1% proficient. 16.9% not. In fifth grade of .5% tested prc:ic:ent in math with 13.5% not. in reading. 82.4% pro­ ficient. 17.7% nut, science 84.4% proficie.'t, 15.6% net proficient, writing 63.8% profi­ cient. 36.2% not. and ELA 79.3% proficient. 20.7% not. In sixth grade math 82.8% proficiency. 17.2% not. in reading 83.6% proficient. 16.4% not. in social studies 82.2% proficient. 17.7% not. in writing. 74.5% proficient. 25.5% not. and in ELA 80.9% proficient. 19% not In seventh grade. 64.7% proficient in math. 35.2% not. in reading 78% proficient. 22% not. in writing 58.4% proficient. 41.6% not, in ELA, 71.8% proficient, 28.2% not. In eighth grade in math. 64.6% proficient. 35.4% not. in reading 75.8% proficient. 24.2% not, in science 80.3% proficient. 19.7% not. in writing. 62.4% proficient. 37.6% not. and in ELA 72.2% proficient. 27.8% not. Hastings Assistant Superintendent Mary Vliek said. “We are very nieased overall with our scores, the majority are above state aver­ age... we need to work on writing and we have been doing professional development on writing in the K-12 grades. We will continue that focus through the school improvement process in all buildings.” Vliek said the test can be hard for students because the program continues to change in its testing format. "What was accessed was different than some of what was accessed before, so in some cases its a simple problem of the students not being able to understand how the test is given,” she said. She noted that the school as a whole has been quick to adapt to the changes and try to constantly keep up with test process. Delton Elementary Principal Brenda Pickett said. “Each year we are making progress and with our curriculum changes we continue to see our scores improve each year. We want to make steady progress and wc are doing that. It's going to take time, though, and it’s a whole new curriculum so in that case it will take time for the teachers to do assesments and tap into the resources that curricu­ lum has to offer. Our teachers are behind the new curriculum 100% and we continue to focus on our writing skills so hopefully we will see those results in our next testing in the fall." Middle school Principal Brooke Bailee said that one of the parts of the test she was most proud of is that economically disadvan­ taged students are testing as well as the rest of the student population. “We have such a diversity of students, so to see that, it is something our staff can be proud of." Bailee said that the district is hard at work bridging math gaps in the curriculum. “Next year our biggest focus will be on continuing to build writing skills but also adding key math components.” said Bailee. Delton Superintendent Ron Archer said.” Overall. 1 am happy with the MEAP scores. The important data is the cohort data, which is the ability to look at the same class from year to year... we have been working diseictwide with a major curriculum shift and we ere seeing our scores go up " Goodwill names workforce and partnerships official Goodwill Industries has hired Rhonda Ostrander-Cook as the organization's new vice president of workforce development and community partnerships. Goodwill is opening its newest store in Hastings this weekend. Ostrander-Cook has worked in administra­ tion and program development for the past 10 years at area not-for-profit agencies, serving individuals with disabilities. She most recently as director of fund development and public relations for Community Inclusive Recreation and had headed up the Battle Creek satellite office of the Disability Resource Center. She brings extensive man­ agement and grant writing experience, with work experience in both vocational evalua­ tion and job development. At Goodwill. Ostrander-Cook's duties will encompass the oversight of the Workforce Development Department, including the School to Work program. Vocational Evaluations, the Goodwill Works vocational education program. Youth in Transition pro­ gram and others in a multi-county area. She will be charged with building the capacity of the department to meet the expanding needs of area residents who face barriers to employ­ ment. *1 am so pleased to join the Goodwill staff at this time of growth and expansion," said Ostrander-Cook. "The need for quality voca­ tional programs for people who face difficul­ ty in the job market is critical for our com­ munity and 1 am committed to delivering what is needed." Ostrander-Cook had served on the Goodwill Board of Directors for the last three years and was appointed its chairperson in her most recent term. ’Rhonda is a fine addition to the Goodwill staff." said longtime Presidcnt/CEO Robert ’Bob’ Holdcrbaum. "She will be a strong leader, complementing the other, well-sea­ soned senior staff'members. Her comprehen­ sive background really primes the organiza­ tion for growth in the workforce development area." Holderbaum noted that Ostr«nder-Cook is the second former board member to join Goodwill’s staff, a rare situation. ’.Another former board chairpcrsoi. Liny Keiser, has been working with Goodwill vs a Placement Specialist since 200s." Holderbaum said. "Goodwill is fortunate to have such dedicated professionals work toward our mission." Michigan Heartland Goodwill’s territory includes Branch. Barry. Calhoun. Eaton, and Clinton counties. The organization operates eight retail stores, which rely on donations of goods from the public and assist in Goodwill's delivery of programs. Rhonda Ostrander-Cook �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 23. 2006 - Page 3 Saxons repeat regional Science Olympiad title topics. For Scrambler the teams design and build a In Circuit Lab. students compete in activi­ mechanical device which uses the energy ties involving knowledge oi direct current from a falling mass to transport a Grade A (de) electrical circuits. uncooked chicken egg along a straight track In Compute This, teams solve a problem In Storm the Castle teams will design, con­ that requires quantitative data capture from struct. calibrate and operate a device capable the public Internet and the electronic organi­ of launching a projectile far and accurately zation and presentation of data in a graphical using only the energy of a falling counter­ weight. format. The Designer Genes problem requires stu­ For Tower Building teams design, build dents to solve problems using their knowl­ and test the lightest tower to carry a maxi­ edge of genetics. mum load. The Disease Detective e’.cnt requires stu­ The Wright Stuff (requires teams todesign dents to apply principles of epidemiology to a and build a propeller driven aerodynamic published report of a real-life health situation device for greatest time aloft This problem or problem. This year’s problem focused on also requires a space big enough to allow the diabetes. creations to fly. In Don’t Bug Me. students demonstrate Write It/Do it is a technical writing exer­ knowledge of taxonomic keys, habitats, life cise where students write a description of a history and geographic distribution. contraption and then others build it. To solve the Dynamic Planet problem, teams work at stations that display a variety of earth science materials and related earth science questions. In Ecology, students answer questions involving content knowledge and process skills in the area of ecology and adaptation by “We are still lower than cither of those examining different ecosystems. facilities." Doster said. In Fermi Questions, teams seek a fast, Doster also Said the authority is looking at rough estimate of quantity in powerfs) of ten. For the Food Chemistry problem, teams further expansion. answer questions pertaining to food chem­ “We expected to have 10 additional istry, which may include chemical reactions, hookups this year and we are already at 20." characterization, and quantification he said. “And we arc exploring the possibili­ In the Forensics problem, students identify ty of adding Long Lake in Cloverdale to the polymers, solids, fibers, and other materials in system." a crime scenario. The Hastings Science Olympiad team (bottom row, from left) Elliot Anderson, Natalie Knorp, Erika Schroeder, Kacy Anderson, Barbara Cichy. a customer and watchdog In Health Science, teams are tested on their Kate Dobbin, Mane Hoffman. Kneeling are Molly Wallace, Maggie Buehl. Lauren Azevedo. Shannon Lux, Gary Pleyte. Craig knowledge of health concepts. of the sewer authority, disputes Doster’s fig­ Sherwood. Zak Fay, (third row) Myles Eldred, Derek Miller, Kyle White. Miranda Fay. Hillary Ranguette, Lindsay Kam. Corey In the Physics Lab. teams demonstrate ures in justifying his pay raise. physics laboratory skills related to selected Doxtader. (back row) Seth Beduhn, Jason Bies, Steve Peurach. Jesse Ellwood, Steve Bender, Scott White. Martin Quarg, Dan "When you figure in the cost savings over topics. Dimond and coach Marty Buehler. Not pictured are Brian Campbell and Justin McComb. the past year, there are some figures he is not Practical Problem Solving lives up to its telling you.” Cichy said. “What about the name as students solve practical science prob­ last year ana I was not convinced that we Natalie Knorp. Shannon Lux, Justin by Patricia Johns cost of the truck they now have to pump the McComb. Derek Miller. Martin Quarg. lems. could simply reload. Staff Writer tanks? What about the ground preparation For Remote Sensing, teams use maps and “Hie kids worked hard and even though the Hillary Ranguette. Erika Schroeder and Kyle The Hastings High School Science remote sensing technology to explain human which had to be done to inject the bio-solids Olympiad team successfully defended its result was in question until the last possible White. land use patterns and the relationship of a into farm fields? There was a lot of clay that Brief descriptions of the problems facing regional title last Saturday with a repeat per­ moment, it was still a very satisfying win." region’s physical environment tc the cultural had to be dug up to prepare the ground. Competition was keen, as only II points the teams last Saturday are listed below. Some formance in Battle Creek. landscape. of the problems are written tests while others “In any event, a 38 percent increase in pay The Region 10 competition at Baltic Creek separated first through third places. Robot Ramble required students to design require constructing solutions to set prob ­ Medals were awarded for the 23 different Lakeview High School consisted of 15 teams. for a 20-hour-a week job is outrageous." she and build a robot capable of performing cer­ Hastings finished in first place while events, and it appeared it was a very even lems. said. “When he was hired (a little over a year In Astronomy, teams identify constellations tain tasks. Thomapple-Kellogg captured second. There competition. ago), it was as a part-time employee with no In the Rocks and Minerals area, students Buehler recounted. “Our team had a few and solve astronomy problems. were 12 scoring teams and three non-scoring had to identify, describe, and classify various benefits." In Chemistry Lab. teams demonstrate or exhibition teams. Both Hastings and mishaps in a couple of events, and as things specimens. Thomapple Kellogg had a scoring and an played out. we thought it might have cost us. chemistry laboratory skills related to selected We were all holding our breath until they exhibition team at the competition. The Saxons’ two teams included a scoring announced it. but I think I was starting to tum group, which is the official attempt at stale blue!" The Saxons breathed a collective sigh of qualification, and a non-scoring exhibition team that is analogous to a junior varsity relief and went forward as a team to reclaim their title. squad. TK did the same. Buehler quipped. “Who says science isn’t The Hastings exhibition squad would have placed approximately in sixth place if it was exciting?" For the day. the Saxon varsity team won 22 officially scored. Since the top three placing teams in Region 10 qualify for the state tour­ medals in 11 events, while Thomapple nament. both Thomapple Kellogg and Kellogg won 20 in 10 events. The JV Saxons Hastings will travel to Michigan State would have earned eight medals (including University Saturday. April 29, to vie for slate two firsts) in four events if placed by their head-to-head scores. honors. Finishing in the top four (with the first "We are absolutely elated. Repeating was our goal all season.” said Saxon Olympiad three places earning medals) in their events coach Marty Buehler. “The HEEF (Hastings on the official scoring team for the Saxons Education Enrichment Foundation) sponsored were: • Astronomy: Third place. Corey Doxtader. us and allowed us to compete in three invita­ tional meets so that we could be ready to Craig Sherwood. • Chemistry Lab: First place. .’ ^on Bies. make a serious run at another regional title. We knew it would be tough since we lost Jesse Ellwood. • Circuit Lab: Fourth place. Dan Dimond. seven of our best competitors to graduation Scott White. • Compute This: Fourth place. Jason Bies. Molly Wallace. • Designer Genes: Second place. Lauren Azevedo, Dan Dimond. • Disease Detectives: Third place. Lauren Azevedo. Corey Doxtader. • Don't Bug Me: Fourth place. Miranda Fay. Elliot Anderson. • Dynamic Planet: First place. Elliot Anderson, Gary Pleyte. Hastings students who took part in the Business Professionals of America Workplace Skills Assessment competition in Grund • Fermi Questions: Fourth place. Dan Rapids last weekemd were (front row, from left) Brooke Koons, Rend Winegar, Alexis Baker, Kristina Dobbin, Emily Haney, Dana Dimond. Steven Peurach Shilling, (middle row) Alex Neil, Becky Hill. Amy Kidder. Nicole Meredith. Erin Auke, (back row) Gregg Hasman. Adam Si'eldon. • Food Science: Second place. Jason Bies. Molly Wallace Scott Coleman. Jacob Wescott. Deanna Hill and Max Myers. • Forensics: Second place. Jesse Ellwood. Molly Wallace • Health Science: First place. Lauren Azevedo, Zak Fay. • Practical Problem Solving: Fourth place, Dan Dimond. Steve Peurach. • Remote Sensing: Fourth place. Gary Pleyte. Craig Sherwood. • Rocks and Minerals: First place. Miranda Fay. Zak Fay. • Scrambler: Third place. Kacy Anderson. Maggie Buehl. Senior Alexis Baker earned the third place involves taking an objective test on the sub­ Thirteen Hastings High School students • Storm the Castle: First place. Zak Fay. were recognized as state winners in Business in Advanced Word Processing by completing ject and demonstrating the use of correct par­ Gary Pleyte. Professionals of America Workplace Skills five documents, including a business letter, a liamentary procedure by conducting a busi­ • Write it/Do it: Fourth place. Maggie Steven Hoke Buehl. Jesse Ellwood. Assessment competition in Grand Rapids memo, mailing labels, a table and a speech. ness meeting in a democratic manner that The Hastings exhibition team results were She had to follow proper formatting guide­ allows all members of the team to participate March 17-19. calculated using projected places based on The students who competed at the BPA lines and make sure her documents were effectively. head to head competition with event raw Besides the competitions, students at the state leadership conference last weekend error-free. scores: Sheldon. Meredith and Baker placed high conference enjoyed general sessions, attended were winners from the regional contest last • Astronomy: Fifth place, Myles Eldred. workshops related to personal and business enough so they may now represent Michigan January at Davenport University. Caledonia Derek Miller in national competition at the Business development, and participated in the election Township. • Designer Genes: Third place. Marie Three Hastings students have qualified for Professionals National Conference in process to select the new slate officer team. Hoffman, Justin McComb. The local chapter advisors arc business the national BPA competition later this spring. Orlando in May. • Don’t Bug Me: Fifth place, Kate Dobbin. Hastings High School business teacher and teachers. Nancy Cottrell. Alvina Griswold Senior Adam Sheldon captured the first Brian Campbell • Dynamic Planet: Tied for third place. place state award for Extemporaneous BPA advisor Tracy George said. "It is quite an and Tracy George. Business Professionals of America is a Shannon Lux. Kyle White. Speech. This event allows a student to accomplishment for our students to have • Food Science: Tied for first place, Brian demonstrate communication skills in arrang­ earned so many awards. In order for students national career and technical student organi­ Steven Hoke has been appointed interim Campbell. Natalie Knorp. zation consisting of 23 state associations and ing. organizing and effectively presenting to even compete at the state level, they must principal at Northeastern Elementary School. • Practical Problem Solving: First place. information orally without prior knowledge first place in the top seven at the regional more than 54,000 members. The organization Hoke, who has been assistant principal at Steven Bender. Hillary Ranguette. serves students in business education pro­ level. of the topic. • Rocks and Minerals: Fourth place. Kate the Hastings Middle School and director of “Hastings is in the second largest region in grams at a secondary or post-secondary insti­ The subject for Sheldon's winning speech Dobbin. Marie Hoffman. the Community Education and Recreation tution. The BPA's mission is to contribute to Michigan, so the competition is very difficult. was "How docs good customer service help a • Storm the Castle: Fourth place. Seth Center, is expected to finish out the academ­ the preparation of a world-class workforce business?" He had 10 minutes to prepare after We are extremely proud of our students." Beduhn. Kyle White. ic year, filling the vacancy left by the death of Rene Winegar and Emily Haney, both sen­ through the advancement of leadership, citi­ being given his topic and his speech had to be • Tower Building: Third place. Lindsay Mary Youngs last month. Kam. Martin Quarg. at least three, but not more than five, minutes iors. also placed in Advanced Word zenship. academic, and technological skills. Superintendent Chris Cooley told the There are more than 5.200 members in Members of the Hastings regional team long. This is the second year Sheldon has Processing. Jacob Wescott, a sophomore, Hastings Board of Education of the move last The I03C scoring or varsity team were Elliot earned the sixth place award in a similar about 140 chapters in Michigan. been a national qualifier in this event. Monday night. Anderson. Kacy Anderson. Lauren Azevedo. Michigan Association is divided into nine The third place award for Database event. Fundamental Word Processing. Hoke was a teacher at the middle school Jason Bies. Maggie Buehl. Dan Dimond. Led by team chairperson Amy Kidder, the regions and is the fourth-largest state associa­ Applications was earned by senior Nicole and Hastings High School athletic director Corey Doxtader. Jesse Ellwood. Miranda Fay. Meredith. She was required to design and cre­ Hastings BPA Parliamentary Procedures team tion. Zak Fay. Steve Peurach. Gary Pleyte. Craig until the end of the previous academic year, More than 2.200 students representing the members captured sixth place in their event. ate a database in Access and then create func­ Sherwood. Molly Wallace and Scott White when he moved into the assistant principal’s tions to query , sort and generate reports for Her teammates were Kristina Dobbin. Erin nine Michigan regions attended the Grand Members of the HHS regional team 2O3C post. the database. Meredith is also a repeat winner Fluke. Emily Haney. Becky Hill. Brooke Rapids conference. exhibition team were Seth Beduhn. Steven Youngs died unexpectedly Feb. 19, creat­ after last year hiking fourth in this event at the Koons. Alex Neil and Dana Shilling. Bender. Brian Campbell. Kate Dobbin. Myles ing a leadership vacancy for the elementary The Parliamentary procedures competition Eldred. Marie Hoffman. Lindsay Karn. national level. school. SEWER, continued from page 1---------- Saxons mean business at state: Hastings senior Adam Sheldon is state champion Steven Hoke named interim principal at NE �Page 4 - Thursday, March 23. 2006 - The Hashnos Banner A horrific tale about landlord and tenants in Hastings To the editor: that the payments were behind. My in­ laws tried to discuss the agreement with that they would have to go to the local them and they insisted they had already mailed out the payment or they would get dump to obtain their belongings for ht had spent $138 to clean the house of the the payment mailed. But the family con­ tinued not to make payments, so finally debris left behind. They then wanted to be reimbursed for the table I donated. my father-in-law did some investigating on his land contract and was told by the The judge told my father-in-law he knew what he was getting into when he new windows with screens, added a garage door opener and did some land­ county clerk’s office he could serve a 15­ day eviction notice. So he served the fam­ ily with the notice. The family chose to entered the contract and that legally, he had to give them 90 days to vacate the scaping to the yard. The house looked great compared to what it looked like move rather than pay the back payments. Fifteen days later, my father-in-law when they bought it. They listed it with a local real estate picked me up so 1 could video tape the damage that had been done to the house. court: "Why did you lie to me? Why did you tell me that you would keep the agent, but homes were not moving very When we arrived, there were people house in the shape it was in when you well. Finally, someone came along and inside who were not the owners. bought it and you trashed it?" Why didn't the real estate person do a My in-laws worked diligently for two years to improve their three-bedroom, two-bath home they bought locally in town. I helped them make curtains, choose paint colors, etc., for they wanted to sell their home for a profit and move out of state to be closer to their siblings. Local QDM is lobbying for restrictions To the editor: I received quite a response to my letter tc the editor, published in the Feb. 8 Banner, questkx.ing the local Quality Deer Management group about its agenda and antler restrictions. The responses have included words such as “rhetoric.’* “half­ truths." “rumor" and uneducated " One would think I’m running for political office. A quick review of my Feb. 8 letter would show I said not all hunters like QDM’s push for antler restrictions. I’ve had bad experiences with people telling me what deer 1 should or shouldn’t harvest. I congratulate letter water Gary Pleyte for hi# successes afield, but 1 must set the record straight — never in my letter did I state Mark Hewitt did not or would not help any youth who wants to get involved in hunting. My hat is off to anyone will­ ing to help today’s young people. What I did say was that mandatory restrictions would hurt or neg­ atively affect kids interested in hunting. Eric Howard, another letter writer, mentioned the money QDM has donated to help feed the hun­ gry. Never in my letter did I denounce the QDM organization or its programs to help others. 1 agree with his letter about voluntary QDM. Two or three times in my previous letter I maintained the choice of harvesting a deer should be left to the hunter. Mr. How ard chose to join a group, the president of which attended a public meeting of the DNR. > governing body for hunting regulations. The pres­ ident told the DNR it had mismanaged the deer and he wixrld support a reduction in the buck harvest. The QDM in Barry County is trying to force its hunting practices on me through the DNR. a process known as lobbying, no different than the Farm Bureau lobbying fix crop damage permits or insurance companies lobbying for smaller herds to lessen car-deer accidents. I have no quarrel with those who don't wish to harvest bucks unless they score at least 150 inches. I just don’t want anyone fencing their methods on my by lobbying the DNR. which sets the regula­ tions. Johnny Hartwell of Nashville also wrote that I should bring facts to the debate. Here’s one: The Superior Deer Management group's efforts to restrict antler size of legal bucks in the Upper Peninsula failed to reach the 66*3 minimum the DNR mandates to consider a program. If this would have passed. I believe every QDM in the Lower Peninsula would have jumped at the oppor­ tunity to force this program on LP hunters. Outdoor writer Richard P. Smith from Marquette wrote a great article about QDMs in the May 2005 edition of “Woods ’n Water.’’ I still have the magazine if anyone wants to read it. There are many television shows, hunting videos, outdoor publications and outdoor journalists pushing QDMs. but there aren't a lot of trophy bucks har­ vested on these shows or publications. The misconception about QDMs and trophy bucks is there. The group’s advcrtisenwnt in the Reminder is a good example. Mr. Hartwell stated a successful season for a true QDM member is “har­ vesting two does and perhaps a mature buck." To show the group practices what it preaches, maybe the ad should have contained data on its members' buck to doe ratio. It would be interesting to see if the members take part in what QDM is said to be striving for. 1: is “rhetoric" to say I am narrow minded and uneducated. I have and will continue to voice my opinion opposing groups that try to fixer their agendas onto me and other citizens. I appreciate the letter writers' responses and their invitation to a local QDM meeting, but I’d like to hear from hunters on both sides of the issue. David Yonker. Carlton Township My father-in-law put in almost all brand fell in love with the house It was my understanding they did not have good credit, so it was agreed that if the people station, and showed them the video and they were appalled by looks of the house could prove that they could make pay­ ments on time for one year and enter into and the teenagers’ actions. We asked the police to meet us back at the house to be a land contract with my in-laws, the com­ sure there would be no altercations. I stood across the street and video pany would refinance the house in the new buyers’ names. So the transaction took place and the new family was able to move in last June. It stated in the contract that they had to maintain the home as it was upon entering the contract. My in-laws decided to stay • Jason Roberts. 25. of Hastings, was sentenced March 15 to serve two months in jail for failure to register as a sex offender. His sentence may be suspended upon payment of assessments • Eric Kordelewski, 22. of Middleville, was sen­ tenced March 15 to six months in jail with 48 days credit fix malicious destruction of police property and 48 days with 48 days credit for domestic vio­ lence. second offense. Kordelewski also was sentenced to 24 months probat Kin. ■ .barges of tapping/cutting telephone lines and escape from custody were dropped. Kordelewski was arrested on Jan. 26. • Timothy Ra» Wymer. 41. of Hastings, was sentenced March 15 to serve nine months in jail and 60 months probation for possession of a con­ trolled substance (5 to 45 kilograms of marijuana). Wymer will also have his license suspended for six months, must submit to cognitive behavior therapy and substance abuse counseling while in jail. He must also agree to day reporting upon his release. Wymer was arrested in October 2005. • Ted Thomas Knuppenburg. 19. of Hasungs. was sentenced March 15 to six months in jail and 60 months probation for criminal sexual conduct, third degree. Knuppenburg was arrested in February for loi­ tering in a “Student Safety Zone** outside Thomapple Kellogg High School. He received 35 days credit for time served. • Erin Leila Lockyer. 22. of Wayland, was sen­ tenced March 15 to serve six months in jail, with 111 days credited fix time served. Lockyer was convicted of Home invasion and was already on probation from the court. She was ordered to continue probation, undergo cognitive behavior therapy and substance abuse counseling. • Garrett Ryan Rekis. 20. of Middleville, was sentenced to nine months in jail with 175 days credit for criminal sexual conduct, third degree. Rekis was already on probation through the court and his probation was extended by 24 months. His jail time may be suspended upon entry into and completion of in-patient substance abuse counseling. He was also ordered to undergo mental health counseling, have no alcohol r-:»d to submit to chemical testing. Rekis was arrested in February on a warrant issued when he walked Away from a residential treatment facility. • Dary l Lawrence Stoken. 46. of Eaton Rapids, was sentenced March 15 to serve from 23 to 60 months with 222 days credit for time served. Stoken was convicted in March of probation violation for a conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol, third offense, in December of 2000. Stoken is currently serving a sentence out of Eaton County and is an inmate at the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater. premises or the couple had to come up with the money owed to keep the house. My father-in-law asked the couple in background check on these people before she l«ad them enter into a contract with my in-laws? This might have kept all of this from happening. Why wouldn’t the judge look at the pictures? Why would he taped the huge pile of garbage out front, not want to know what kind of living con­ ditions these two people were subjecting ihe windows that no longer had screens. Police arrived at the house after a group their children to? Why would the clerk’s office tell my father-in-law he can serve of teen-agers came by. them with a i5-day eviction notice when the judge said it had to be 90 days? Why My father-in-law began to board up in windows and change the locks to secure Michigan and moved into a second place the premises. There was no house insur­ in Hastings until they were able to find did. Since last September, they have ance. no water, and no heat, for all had been shut off by the utility companies for lack of payment. I video taped throughout worked hard on their new residence, turn­ the house and narrated the findings. There with three bedrooms that are not big However, after the other family took were holes in some of the walls, windows broken out, and cigarette buts all over the enough to sleep this many people? They obviously do not have the money possession of their home in June, we floors in every room. Open canned food started to hear stories from neighbors: items had been sitting for months with to pay the back mortgage payments, let alone another 90 days worth of payments The screens had been pushet' out of the silverware and mold in them and some of and the utility bills to return to the house. new windows, teen-agers were scream­ them were used as ashtrays. Clothes and ing. yelling and using vulgar language, trash were piled everywhere on the floor. Cat feces were all over the carpet, dishes Why should people want to be reim­ bursed for a table that was donated to another home to purchase, which they ing it into a beautiful home. t people were sleeping in the garage, and a would the judge give them another 90 days, when there is no electricity, no water, no heat, and my in-laws are paying for the homeowners' insurance? Why would he let eight people live in a house local rental business van stopped by and didn’t take anything in or out of the were in the bathtub, deodorant in the them and they wrecked it? What type of care is this autistic boy downstairs toilet floating, all sorts of really getting? What about the teenagers home. There was even talk of drugs, but medication bottles strewn about. and their actions toward this child? There was an odor to the house, but I Where are our local police to report this When I visited a neighbor's home one managed to get through taping until I day. I could have swom I saw a drug deal went into the kitchen. There was food left to the Family Independent Agency or Social Services? Where is the Health go down in the front yard. I lingered a behind in the cupboards and the stove Department? If it was me living in these minute to observe the destruction that was nothing but one big grease pile. I same conditions, they would have had my appeared to have taken place. Curtains I then reached down under the sink and opened the cupboard door, which was house condemned as unliveable. I can't even get the City Police to catch screens were missing . and some teen­ where I found out where the stench was the speeding racers who live in my neigh­ agers were loitering, bicycles lay all over coming from. The trap had been taken off the yard, where the swing set used to sit borhood. I only sec them patrol my neighborhood when all is quiet (which originally had been a spot that had the kitchen sink, and there sat a bucket full of I do not know what. From that wood chips laid out within railroad ties) point on. J had to wear a kerchief around people trying to live the old-fashioned was a big hole about six inches deep. The my nose and mouth. way. by taking someone’s word and try­ grass was long. ,.MI1 , I was amazed at the changes in just a ing to assist people in need, and what happens? Thanks to people like these, few months time. It had deteriorated sub­ Since thcie was no electricity. I was unable to videotape anything in the base­ ment. It is an old basement that is not stantially. coded for sleeping provisions, but I locat­ Wha? is this world coming to? I truly ed a bed. a dresser and again more moldy don't understand what has happened to no proof. • Deborah Lynn Litchard. 22. of Cheboygan, was sentenced March 15 in Barry County Circuit Court to serve 160 days in jail with 130 days cred­ it for time already served. The balance of her sentence may be suspended upon payment of all court assessments. Litchard was convicted in February for passing a bud check from Straits Area Federal Credit Union, a felony punishable by up to two yean or a $500 Fine. Litchard had a previous conviction for the same offense in 2(03 in St. Joseph County. We went directly to the local city police items. My father-in-law told the judge had made were blowing out the vindows. One summer night, neighbors told me, We are good-hearted, hard-working you can no longer take a person's word! there was a thunderstorm and teen-agers food cans used for ashtrays, used con­ our society, and I have lost all faith in our locking their younger autistic brother in doms and cigarette butts on the floor, and judicial system and our local governmen­ the garage in only his underwear. empty cigarette packs. Graffiti was writ­ tal agencic"! Due to so many disturbances, one ten all over the walls with paint and crude neighbor reported calling the local police sayings and vulgar words. The toilet tank This is supposed to be one of the top 100 towns to live Ln? I don’t think so! to the house 19 times over the summer. After seeing a message asking for help was missing in the upstairs bathroom. My father-in-law took two days and on the Internet in October. I delivered to made several trips to the dump with all of the home my antique gate-legged table the garbage and belongings left behind. with four leaves. I felt like I was doing My husband assisted as they took 35 my good deed and giving to someone in garbage bags to the dump full of clothes need. 1 knocked ? on the door and no one and trash. would answer, but I could hear kids Recently, my in-laws had to meet these people in court to get their names off the upstairs (with no screens on the windows) laughing, cussing and screaming. Finally, land contract. The judge would not look I unloaded the table by myself and left it at any footage or pictures of the condi­ in the middle of the driveway so they tions that the house w:.s left in and per­ wouldn’t miss it and left the four leaves mitted that family possession for another 90 days. The family wanted to get all of leaned up against the back door. My in-laws started receiving phone calls from the mortgage company stating Public Opinion: their possessions and the table that I donated to them and some other personal Hastings -------------------------------------------------------------------- I The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 What about changing state bird? There are three bills in the Michigan State Legislature promoting changing the official state bird, which currently, is the robin. Others would like to see the Kirtland's warbler or the chickadee replace the robin. Answers this week come from fourth-graders studying Responses to our weekly question. 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Everyone knows it and it would be less confusing than chang­ ing to another " “I think the robin should stay as state bird. They are easy to identify and there arc many more robins around, especially tn this area." **l think the slate bird should slay the same, it is familiar to everyone." “If I was going to change the state bird. I would change it to the bald eagle. I like them and they are birds 1 think peo­ ple feel good about them." “1 don’t mind changing the state bird, but 1 would change the state bird to the cardinal. The bright red feathers really stand out." “1 know that it is not native to Michigan, but I think the best state bird is the roadntnner because it is such a cool bird." Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subscription Ratoe: J30 per year to Barry County S32 per year to adonng counties $35 per year atiewhers POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO BomB Hatting*. Ml 49058-0602 Second Dass Postage Paul M Hastings Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 23. 2006 - Wage 5 Exit surveys critical of Delton middle school and high school by Shawna Hubbartb gram and more opportunities in the arts pulled us to Hastings." Staff Writer School funding woes: It’s Lansing’s fault Last week’s edition of the Banner carried three depressing stories about area schools’ struggles with their budgets for next year and plans to reduce expenses. Budget cutting has become an annual ritual for too many public schools. It seems we are constantly hearing and reading sad stories about pay to play in athletics, reduction of teaching and support staff and even proposals to privatize the jobs of custodians, food service workers and bus drivers. What's causing all of this misery? There are several factors: • Michigan's economy is in a crisis. • The state, while modestly increasing state aid payments, insists local school districts pay for employee retirement costs. • Health care costs continue to spiral out of control. • Unfunded mandates, particularly in special education, place unjust financial burdens on schools. • Perhaps most important, the state, the largest source of income for public schools for the past 12 years, is taking in less revenue than what is needed to spend on education. And what is our illustrious Slate Legislature doing about it? Very little, except for approving yet another set of unfunded mandates in the new and ill-advised changes in high school graduation require­ ments. I’ve already mentioned that unfortunate development in a previous column. Judging by Michigan history over the last 23 years, it almost seems as if the state has decided to deliberately starve public edu­ cation and force it to fail, or state government simply has quietly abandoned its solemn funding obligations as approved by voters on March 15. 1994. with Proposal A. If ’ was asked to grade state government’s performance on put> lie education over the last dozen years, it would be an unqualified "F." Let’s go back to 1983. when Michigan was in a recession and newly-elected Gov. James Blanchard rammed through an income tax increase, from 4.691' to 5.8%. Two State Senators were recalled for their affirmative voles on that measure. A few years later, the income tax rate was reduced, as the state's economy improved, and it finally was restored to its 4.6% level before Blanchard was defeated in his quest for a third term in 1990. Four years later, voter, statewide approved Proposal A. which cut property taxes, increased the stale sales tax by 50% (from four to six cents on the dollar) and turned over the vast majority of public schools' funding from local districts to the state. Meanwhile, taxes were replaced by a huge increase in fees to try to make up for lost revenue. A Republican controlled State Legislature and Gov. John Engler Honor Roll: Delton Kellogg Middle School (Fourth Marking Period) Fifth Grade All As — Caleb Alman, Joshua Arkwright. Nicholas Aukerman. Jared Buckland. Jarryd Calhoun, Sarah Cieven. Kyle Duff. Caleb Gurd, Logan Hansen. Rachael Heacock. Arianna Heator, Elizabeth Jackson, Alex Lepird, Emily Leslie. Brooke Martin. Wesley Mcmanus. Cassidy Morgan. Tabitha Nguyen. Rachel Parker. Jaime Risner. Brianna Russell. Mallory Sewell. Zachary Simon. Tiffany Smith, Austin Storm. Jessalyn Tamez. Alisha Vanderwoude. Conner Worm and Samantha Zettlemaier. Honor Roll — Aaron Addison. Corinthia Andersen, Nicole Arredondo. Anthony Bates. Travis Boze, Christian Boze. Jacob Calkins, Wyatt Case. Shawna Cheney. Kenneth Coates, Zachary Cook. Robert Cooley. Taylor Daly. Logan Durbin. Jenna Dye. Molly Egelkraut. Janelle Fluty. Virginia Forsyth. Christian Fritz. Dakota Fugate. Selena Garrett Huizar. Zacharay Haas. Blake Jones. Curtis Kilboum. Kylie Lavender. Brittany Leatherman. Zachary Leinaar. Sydney Leonard. Morgan Marshall. Jared Matteson. Zachary' Meyers. Alexandria Oliver. Brookeiynn O'Meara, Julia Owen, Lucas Panos. Shelby Payne. Aryka Poling. Taeler Proudfit, Cole Ritchie. Brandon Robbins. Erika Roberts. Breanna Schowalter, Hannah Smith. Kelsey Sutherland. Steven Terry. Simone Tilbury. Colton Tobias. Raymond Vickery, Grant Walker. Dakota Warren, Austin Wines. Jessie Wolthuis. Shelby Woodmansee and Zachary Young. Sixth Grade All As — Kacy Amaro Cheek. Michael Bassett. Emilea Bender. Nicole Blaszak. Meghan Boer. Cassandra Coplin, Sarah Eddy. Katherine Groesbeck. Ryan Hook. Lewis Hunt. Sarah Lepird. Chelsea Martin. Kami McCowan, Alexis Newland. William Schut. Gabrielle Shipley. Hannah Smith. Colin Talbot. Tyler Vining. Mitchell Wandell, Ryan Watson and Brian Wilder. Honor Roll — Kaitlyn Addison. Aracely Aguirre Sanchez. Brandon Arnold. Kayla Baker. Haley Barks. Elizabeth Bartha. Jacob Bentz. Sara Bork. Megan Boulter. Kasey Eraska. Nicolas Brindley. Trent Cardosa. Nicholas Christiansen. Crystal Colwell. Adrianna Culbert. Jessica Decker. Tyler Dempsey. Courtenay Dirks. Jolene Drum. Matthew Durham. Taylor Earl. Misti Farrah. Adam Farrah. Tessa Foreman, Chaleah Gehrman. Mikayla Hackler. Aiea Hammond. Amanda Harrington. Brooklyn Hayes. Kannon Hoffman. Katie Hook. Caylie Hudson. Jeffrey Jackson. Ashley Jones. Victor Jovanovich. Cortney Kilboum. in the mid-1990s decided to roll back the income lax rate gradually, and it fell from 4.6 to 4.4, to 4.3 and finally most recently, to 3.9%. Which at the time looked like a proper thing to do. But Michigan’s economy looks so different today than it did then. Good politics, bad policy, because it saddles future lawmakers with having to raise taxes when the going gets tough. Legislators, among them Senator Patty Birkholz and Rep. Gary Newell, recently have been calling for making the 3.9 rate perma­ nent. even though it means the state then lakes in a lot less money than it used to in 1994 with the 4.6 rate. So in the last dozen years, since passage of Proposal A. the stale has taken over responsibility for funding public schools, has signif­ icantly reduced the income tax, has cut property taxes, has relied on sales tax revenue that has gone south along with economy, has forced schools to pick up retirement costs (in Hastings it’s $755 of the $6,875 per pupil allocation) and has added unfunded mandates in its never-ending quest to micro-manage education. All of this adds up to a recipe for failure, and die people we send to Lansing don’t seem to have the common courage and decency to do anything about a serious problem that indeed is their fault. Twenty years ago. pay to play in athletics and extra-curricular activities was just a scary possibility for school districts that were hurting. Today such things are commonplace. Privatizing services for public education was only an experiment in the 1980s. but today it’s beginning to take over. Just ask Lakewood, which may be spared the process in the next year, but how long will that district be able to avoid finally making the move to save money? Maple Valley is talking about cutting the athletic director's posi­ tion. Delton has had to implement an unpopular “stop and drop” policy for providing bus service to away events. This all sounds like a race to the bottom, a “Wal-Martization" of public education. How can this downward spiral downward be halted? I'm not sure yet. but don’t bother asking your local state representative or state senator. They don't seem to be paying attention and they don’t seem to have a clue about 'he mess they’ve made. This is aii election year, and we voters will have an opportunity to make some changes in who we send to Lansing. Collectively, we need to turn away once in awhile from entertainment and educate ourselves about the issues and candidates. Otherwise it will be busi­ ness as usual at the state capital. 1 don't think we can afford that any more. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Brooke Lamphicr. Adam May Casey McCoy, Garth Meyers. Savannah Michael, Brandi Miner. Mattie Morgan. Kyla Mutch. Ashton Norris. Norman O’Meara. Tyler Payne. Phoenix Pease. Nickolas Peters. Talia Quero. Jessica Ramsey, Luke Schroeder. Cameron Schutte. Michael Shockley, Morgan Smith. Lindsay Smith. Kelsey Sofia. Jeremiah Tessin. Jeffrey Thompson. Casey Trefry. Ciaria Willma. Connor Wolschlegcr. Kaleigh Workman and Jessica Zavala Seventh Grade All-As — Clara Bagley, Aubrey Beeler. Avery Blackbum. Carly Boehm. Katelyn Grizzle. Alex Haase. Taylor Hennessey. Krista Holtman, Cameron James. Mckenzie Nguyen. Brittany Norris, Kayla-Lea Paradowski. Dallas Swinehart and Kristin Wine. Honor Roll — Larry Atwater, Nicholas Bieganski, Jeffrey Bissett, Nicholas Blincoe. Alexander Blincoe, Meghan Bortle, Dylan Bouchie, Tyler Bourdo, Breeana Calhoun, Matthew Champion. Mitchell Chapman. Trevor Curtice, Jordan Dimock. Shelby Douglas. Bradley Eddy. Matthew Fahrenbacher. Jim Farrah, Collin Foote. Taylor Gallagher. Micah Gurd, Aaron Hakes, Jacob Harvath. Ronald Hermenitt. Charles Hoadley, Ryan Hoeberling, Cody Lepper, Maegan Manning, Kristy Matthews. Renee McConahav. Amanda Mikolajczyk. Harley Miller. Scarlett Moore. Jamie O'Grady, Aaron Pierce. Andrew Pursley, Jamie Raulston, Amber Rawlings. Kaleigh Robinson. Emily Smith, Nolan Smith, Brittany Smith, John Synwolt. Jonathon Todd. Charles VanHoose. Krystal Wcnsauer, Christina Wilcox and Josie Wooten. Stephanie Ritchit. Paige Robinson. Katie Searles. Brenton Smith. Jennifer Spencer. Krista Stenger. Clinton Stonebumer, Kali Tobias, Nicholas Vanarsdal, Shalyn Vandegriff. Caitlin Williamson. Lance Wortinger and Francquc Zelenock. r • . (Third Marking Period) Fifth Grade All As — Caleb Alman, Nicholas Aukerman. Christian Boze. Jared Buckland, Jarryd Calhoun, Sarah Cleven. Kyle Duff. Caleb Gurd. Logan Hansen. Elizabeth Jackson. Blake Jones. Alex Lepird. Emily Leslie. Brooke Martin, Cassidy Morgan, Tabitha Nguyen. Rachel Parker. Jaime Risner, Brianna Russell. Mallory Sewell, Zachary Simon. Austin Storm. Jessalyn Tamez and Alisha VanderWoude. Honor Roll — Corinthia Andersen. Joshua Arkwright. Nicole Arredondo. Anthony Bates, Travis Boze, Jacob Calkins, Wyatt Case, Kenneth Coates. Robert Cooley, Logan Durbin. Molly Egelkraut, Janelle Fluty, Virginia Forsyth, Christian Fritz, Zacharay Haas. Arianna Heator. Blake Herzog. Kylie Lavender. Brittany Leatherman. Zachary Leinaar, Morgan Marshall. Wesley Mcmanus, Zachary Meyers, Brookelyn O'Meara. Julia Owen. Lucas Panos. Shelby Payne. Taeler Proudfit, Cole Ritchie, Erika Roberts. Hannah Smith. Tiffany Smith, Melanie Stevens, Hayley Swinehart. Steven Terry, Simone Tilbury. Colton Tobias. Grant Walker, Dakota Warren. Austin Wines. Jessie Wolthuis, Shelby Woodmansee. Conner Worm. Zachary Young and Samantha Zettlemaier. Results from the survey conducted of families that have left the Delton Kellogg Lhie parent brought up the dress code in the middle school not being enforced. School district were presented at the board meeting Monday night by Superintendent Ron Archer. The survey was conducted to get feed­ “Just today I witnessed a girl with skin tight jeans and a belly shirt. I went a few feet down the hall and saw a girl in paja­ ma bottoms." back from former students and parents who have moved from the district amid Another respondant cited an incident that alledgedcly took place in the middle declining enrollment and budget troubles. school hallway. “I witnessed the middle school princi­ The district mailed out 169 surveys, with 30 being returned undeliverable, and 32 responses ci* *e back. The majority of respondents were in pal screaming at a student in the middle of the hallway. While I understand that there would be days when one’s patience the school district for less than six years, could be low to none when working with with 23 choosing to enroll their children adolescents all day five days a week, she in a different school district while still continuing to live in Delton. Reasons for should remain calm in the situation and that included job considers lions, family changes and dissatisfaction with the remove herself and the student from the area.” When contacted about the incident, school system. The majority of students middle school Principal Brooke Bailee who chose to attended other districts are said, “That was a not a student I was talk­ enrolled at Hastings or Thomapple Kellogg. ing to, that was a parent. There were extenuating circumstances as to why she In feedback from the survey, many par­ was not supposed to be in that part of the building. She got a little bit out of hand, ents praised the elementary program at Delton, and most critisism was aimed at and I cannot get into it any further with­ the middle school or high school. out identifying her. and that’s why the sit­ One respondent, who said she conduct­ uation was heated." ed extensive research on the district, said. Cited as a weakness by several parents “Although I heard a few good comments was the percieved gap in the fourth and fifth grade math curriculum. re: your elementary school, according to numerous reports. 1 would not want my “We are now into the new year and I kids in your middle or high schools. find myself asking, “Why is a child that These reports seem to be substantiated does not know her multiplication facts in based on below avrage test scores in the fifth grade? I wonder how the school even allows children to move forward these grades.’’ Another parent said, “In the middle school, some of the teachers seemed too without the skills necessary to successful­ ly complete the grade there in. let alone burnt out. They made comments such as ‘I don’t think anyone at home cared about promote them to the next grade." “There is a huge gap in the fourth grade him’. When no communication had been math curriculum and the fifth grade. given to me to make me aware of my Many students struggle when coming child’s issues/behavior at school...’’ into 5th grade and have to utilize outside Another parent commented. “It is still a resources to keep up, i.e. Sylvan Learning good elementary level... the band pro­ Center.” Morgan Smith, Lindsay Smith, Kelsey Sofia. Colin Talbot, Jeremiah Tessin, Casey Trefry, Tyler Vining, Ciaira Willmr., Connor Wolschleger and Kaleigh Workman. All-As — Cody Anderson. Blake Baird. James Deibert. Chana Gehrman. Thomas Groesbeck. Christopher Horrocks. Brandon Humphreys, Anna Hunt. Matthew Ingle. Jonathan Kelley, Mckenzie Lester. Kaitlin Marshall, Maria Ogg. Randi Pash. Cara Phelps. Taylor Sewell, Cody Warner. Hannah Williams, Lance Wortinger and Lauren Young. Honor Roll — Maxwell Alman. Aaron Ackerman, Molly Baker. Rebecca Blincoe. Katelyn Bloomberg. Taylor Boreham. I-ogan Boss. Jo<dan Bourdo. Timothy Brauer. Gavin Brinley. Chelsea Brisboy. Tiffany Bryant. Renida Clark. Deeiaua Court. Benjamin Crookston. Abigail Ci’lbert. Sarah Dawson. Shelbie Dimond. Trevor Eitel. Samantha Englesma. Deon Ferris, Johnny Fletcher, Jarrett Ford. Mark Franks. Courtney Frost. Paige Green. Chelsea Haas, Emily Haidy. Luke Hatfield, Tyler Haywood. Jennifer Heney. Tiffany Hofe, Anton Hofmann. Jake Homister. Nicholas Koon. Richard IJncsey. Andrea Merriman. John Meyers. Samantha Michael. Dustin Millard. Sequoyah Millard. Michelle Nesmith. Terin Norris, Kirsten Nottingham. Dustin Orr, Sara Osborne. Jamie Patrick, Taylor Peavey. Michelle Phillips. Keegan Planck. Samantha Reed. Nicholas Rendon. Ryann Risner. Stephanie Ritchie. Paige Robinson. Taylor Rountree. Katie Searles. Lainey Seaver. Jennifer Spencer. Krista Stenger. Clinton Stonebumer. Dylan Tilbury. Kali Tobias. Nicholas Vanarsdal. JoshuaWhite. Caitlin Williamson and Francque Zelenock. Seventh Grade All As — Lany Atwater, Clara Eagley, Aubrey Beeler. Avery Blackbum. Cvly Boehm. Meghan Bortle. Katelyn Grizzk'. Alex Haase, Taylor Hennessey. Krista Holtman, Cody Lepper. McKenzie Nguyen. Brittany Norris Jamie O’Grady. Kayla-Lea Paradowski. Andrew Pursley. Amber Rawlings, Dallas Swinehart. Knstin Wine. Honor Roll — April Allen. Nicholas Bieganski. Taylor Blacken. Alexander Blincoe. Dylan Bouchie. Tyler Bourdo, Breeana Calhoun. Mitchell Chapman, Trevor Curtice, Elizabeth Dezess, Jordan Dimock. Shelby Douglas. Bradley Eddy. Matthew Fahrenbacher, Collin Foote, Taylor Gallagher, Micah Gurd. Aaron Hakes. Jacob Harvath, Riley Heckman. Ronald Hermenitt. Charles Hoadley. Ryan Hoeberling, Kasie Jacobs. Cameron James. Kristy Matthews. Robert Mayberry. Renee McConahay. Amanda Mikolajczyk. Harley Miller. Jacob Minshall. Derek Moon, Scarlett Moore. Tiffany Papesh. Aaron Pierce, Ryan Ramsey. Jamie Raulston. Trenton Risner. Kaleigh Robinson, Emily Smith. Nolan Smith, Brittany Smith. Ashley Strobel. John Synwolt. Charles VanHoose, Krystal Wcnsauer, Josie Wooten. William Wycoff and Beau Zelenock. Eighth Grade fWrite Us A Letter HERE ARE THE RULES?) Sixth Grade Eighth Grade All-As — Cody Anderson, Gavin Brinley. James Deibert. Chana Gehrman. Thomas Groesbeck. Tyler Haywood. Christopher Horrocks, Brandon Humphreys, Matthew Ingle. Jonathan Kelley. Mckenzie Lester, Dylan O’Brien. Randi Pash. Taylor Peavey. Cara Phelps. Taylor Sewell. Dylan Tilbury Cody Warner. Joshua White, Hannah Williams and Lauren Young. Honor Roll — Aaron Aukerman. Blake Baird. Molly Baker. Katelyn Bloomberg, Logan Boss. Jordan Bourdo. Timothy Brauer. Chelsea Brisboy. Tiffany Bryant. Benjamin Crookston. Abigail Culbert. Justin Curtis. Shelbie Dimond, Trevor Eilel, Samantha Engelsma. Jarett Ford. Mark Franks. Courtney Frost. Benjamin Geibig, Paige Green. Emily Hardy. Luke Hatfield. Jennifer Heney. Tiffany Hofc. Anton Hofmann. Jake Homister. Anna Hunt. Nicholas Koon. Joseph Koopman, Kaitlin Marshall. Andrea Merriman. Bradley Meyers. John Meyers. Samantha Michael. Dustin Millard. Sequoyah Millard. Terin Norris, Kirsten Nottingham. Maria Ogg. Dustin Ore. Sara Osborne. Samanliu Reed. Nicholas Rendon. All As — Kacy Amaro-Cheek. Michael Bassett. Emilea Bender. Cassandra Coplin. Adrianna Culbert Taylor Earl. Sarah Eddy, Katherine Groesbeck. Ryan Hook, Lewis Hunt, Chelsea Martin. Adam May. Kami McCowan. Alexis Newland, Gabrielle Shipley, Hannah Smith. Mitchell Wendell. Ryan Watson and Brian Wilder. Honor Roll — Kaitlyn Addison. Aracely Aguirre-Sarchez. Brandon Arnold. Michelle Barker. Elizabeth Bartha. Jacob Bentz. Nicole Blaszak. Meghan Boer. Carl Bolinger, Sara Bork. Megan Boulter. Kasey Braska, Nicolas Brindley. Trent Cardosa. Nicholas Christiansen. Crystal Colwell. Jessica Decker, lyicr Dempsey. Matthew Durham, Misti Farrah, Adam Farrah. Chaleah Gehrman. Mikayla Hackler. Aiea Hammond. Amanda Harrington. Brooklyn Hayes. Kannon Hoffman. Katie Hook. Caylie Hudson. Jeffrey Jackson. Ashley Jones. Victor Jovanovich. Sarah Lepird. Casey McCoy. Mattie Morgan. 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March 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film Ronald Craig Dewey processing. Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... FLEASANTV1EH FAMILY CHUMCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Pastor. Steve Olmstead. (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service: 9:30 a.tn.; Sunday School 11.0 a.ni.; Sunday Evening Service 600 p.m . Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6.30 p.m. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jeffenon Father Al Rujvcll, Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m_ and 1KJ0 am.; Confession Saturday 3 30-4:15 pan. HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF (X)D 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich. 49058 Senior Pastor Rev. Wm. Clayton Garrison Service Tunes: 9:00 a.m. and I KM) a m. A 6:00 p.m. (Small groups on I st and 3rd Sunday nights). Wednesday: Chnstian Education Classei. 7.00 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Rev Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 am.; Sunday School. 9:30 a.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "Member Church of the World Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office: (269 ) 945-3014. The Rev Ft Charlev P McCabe 111. Rector. Mr F. William Voetberg. Director of Musk. Sunday Wonhip - F am and K a.m. Children's Chapel and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Sunday 'Mary and Martha Soup Dinners" Wednesdays during Lent at 5:45 p.m.. March 6.15. 22.29, April 5. 12 in the Parish House. Holy Week Pahm Sunday. April 9 and 10 a m. April 16-12, Worship service of "Compline" 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday, April 13. Worship 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 14, 7 am.. noon. 7 p in. Holy Saturday. 10 am. Easier Eve Saturday. April 15. the fust service of Easier with the Easter Vigil and Baptisms at 7 p.m. Easter Dey, April 16. 8 and 10 am. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 am.; Sunday School 11:00 am.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CHEEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School al 9:45 a.m.: Worship 11:00 a.m.: Evening Service at 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 700 p.m. CONFESSIONS OF TRUTH MINISTRIES 307 S. Michigan. Hastings (locat­ ed behind Love. Inc.). Sunday service begins 11:00 a.m.; Thursday service, 6:30 p.m.; Bible Study on Tuesdays. 10:00 a.m. Public welcome (269,945-5062 QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught. (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 am.; Sunday Worship 10:30 am.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. MI 49058 COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pavior Patti Harpok. Sunday morning worship service 9:45 am. Nursery provid­ ed. Sunday evening “New Beginnings starts at 5:15 with meal. 5:30 adult small group, youth group, kids club. 6:30 praise service. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesu-'yv at noon. Thursday noon Semx Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursday s at 5:45. Coming in January, exploring spiritual gifts Bible study. Church website: countrychapelumc.org. Minister of Musk; Ryan White. Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 am.. Morning Worship; 6:(X) p.m.. Evening Service; 7:(M) p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir pracike. Cali Church Offke for information on MOPS. Praise & Motion/Children's Choir. I _adlev Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Mam Street. Middleville. Mkh. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-90V) Sunday Mass 3:30 pan. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. Confessions 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-1061. Reverend Mary SchippcrsDeMunlcr. Sunday Worship 9:15 am. • Sunday School 10:30 a.m. ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashvil';. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mtssK-i of St. Rose Cathoik Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday al 9: 30 am. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website: www. hupeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9-30 am Sunday School: 10: 45 am Morning Worship. Sunday evening sen ice 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4); Tuesday. Thursday from 9-11:36 am. 12.-96-2J6 pm; Wednesday 6 pm. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. & Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy­ Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6XJ0 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rl. Rev. David T. Hustwkk. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327 Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrewmatthiav. We arc part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073 Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morrmg Celebration 10 am. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-rilled church. Meeting at the Maple Ixaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mkh 49073. Sun. Praise & Worship 10:30 am.. 6:00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys & girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonaki. An oasis of God’s love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Cumc; Pavux Osborn. / FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street, Delton. Pastor Dankl Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m Sunday School for all ages al 9:45 am. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. This information on worship service \ is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shatter Whcekhair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 1 i:I5 a.m Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH 600 Powell Rd.. Hastings. Sunday School 9:45 am.; Church Service 10:45 am.; Evening Worship 6 p.m. Prayer meeting - Thun. 7 p.m. Men's breakfast. 1st Sat. of the month. WMF ladies. 1st Tues of the month Our Motto: "The Bible, the whole Bible, and noth­ ing but the Bible " Pastor Rus San er Pastor s phone 945-9224 PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269^71-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. R.»ger Claypool. Sunday School 10 am.; Worship Service 11 am.; holiday Evening Service 6 non.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 » m ST. TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic ser-ke every Sunday. 9:30 am. This is my body g’ •• i for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Lute 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him, sur­ rendering our lives «u Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Rkhland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All haptirnl Christians as welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E State Rd. (Comer of State Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom's Markel). Senior Pastor Dankl Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and I KM) am. Kids for Christ. IIW a.m. Worship Service only for 3 & 4 yr. olds. & 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements Sunday School for all ages 10:00 am. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week, I p.m. Senior Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Adults; Sign 'N Share. Pastor's Class. Youth. 6«h12th grades, and Faith Weaver Friends. 4 yn. thru 5th grade. Thursday: 9.30-11 am. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday. March 23 - 7:00 p.m. Adventurers. Saturday, March 25 - 10:00 am. Catechism 3. Sunday. March 26 8 00 a.m. A 10:45 a.m. Holy Communion; 9:30 am. Sunday School; 3:00-8:00 p.m. High School Youth Group. Tuesday. March 28 -1:00 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous; 700 p.m. Grace Bookies. Wednesday. March 29 10: 00 a.m. Wordwatchers; 6:00 p.m. Supper. 7.00 p.m. Evening Prayer. 8:15 p.m. Mission Review. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Offke hours are Monday-Thursday 9.00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 am.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE’ U'»Jer the Dome Contemporary Servke, 10:30 Refreshments. 11XX) Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II am. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays al 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mkh. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9:00 a m Traditional Worship Serivce; 10:00 am Coffee Hour. 10:10 a.m Sunday School - Preschool through Adult; 11: 20 a.m. Contemporary Worship Servke; 1:00 p.m. Noah's Ark Open House. Nursery care is pro­ vided for both services, and during Sunday School! Visit us online at www firstchurrhhavimffs-ocg and our web log for vennonv at: imp.'. hiMingaptnhytcnaa-blQtapuixQai Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • Prescriptions" II8S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan . momi TEKONSHA - David G. Storrs, age 61. of Tekonsha, died on Sunday. March 19. 2006 at the Community Health Center of Branch Countv. He was bom on June 14. 1944 in Hastings, to Glenn C. and Jacqueline (Moore) Storrs. David married Janice Wozniak on August 21. 1971 in Dearborn. Mr. Storrs has lived in the Coldwater area since 1971. He was a graduate of Hastings High School. He attended Kalamazoo Community College and Western Michigan University, majoring in Political Science and Sociology with minors in Physical Education and Psychology. David dedicated his life to helping kids and their families. His work at Job Corps, the Kalamazoo County Juvenile Home. The Branch County Juvenile Court, the Branch/St. Joseph County Volunteer Probation Officer Program, the Sauk River Athletic Club. TLC Counseling Center. The Foundation Golf Leanvng Center. AM1590/WTVB and Tri-State University cen­ tered around the kids and their families. His community activities included Community Mental Health, the Regional Crime Commisaon, Juvenile Justice Association, the Govenwds Commission of Juvenile Justice Reform, the Governor’s Task Force on Criminally Mentally III. the Region 3 Crime Commpsiton,|the South Central Michigan Health Planning Council, just to name a few. David served on the Branch County Board of Commissioners for two terms. His work was instrumental in the establishment of Community Mental Health. Adapt Inc., the Commission on Aging and the H.C. Bumside Senior Center. Dave’s work as a Sports Broadcaster for AM-1590/WTVB again centered around high school kids and their various sports and extra-curricular activities. “Storrs on Sports" on WTVB. featured random thoughts about the world of sports and always included a local personal interest story. David opened his home to several Branch County children and always did what he could to lend a helping hand wherever need­ ed. He volunteered as a Big Brother and as a rules official for the Power Belt Junior Golf tour which involved traveling across the state. He was one of the original founders and members of the local Child Abuse Council, the Branch County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Altrusa Teen SHARE. David was also a volunteer for various Coldwater High School sports activities. Whether it was driving a local goiter across the state to a junior golf tournament when their parent wasn’t able to or giving a few helpful hints to a budding golfer on the prac­ tice tee. David was always there. David was probably most proud of his work as the administrator of the Branch County Juvenile Court, including his work at the state level on juvenile code reform. Ir> his spare time, David loved golf, histo­ ry, reading, politics and cooking. He treas­ ured his wife, his family, his friends, his nieces and nephews and many “adopted" kids and Colin and Annabelle. In addition to his wife. Jan. David is sur­ vived by his brothers. Dennis R. and Andrea Storrs of Hastings. Douglas B. Storrs of Grand Rapids; mother and father-in-law. William and Stella Wozniak of Dearborn; brothers and sisters-in-law. Dennis and Audrey Wozniak of Tennessee. Karen and Robert Bernard of Waterford Twp.. Wally Wozniak of W. Bloomfield; nieces and nephews. Jeffrey and Danielle Storrs. Steven Storrs. Kim and Roger Boshaw. Nick Wozniak. Kimberly Wozniak. Randie Tramcl. Mark Tramel. Amanda Bernard; spe­ cial extended family Colin Colbcck. Felicity. Jason and Annabelle King. Kelly V.. Lisa B. and llha W. He was preceded in death by his parents. A gathering of friends and family will be held on Sunday. March 26. from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Dearth Center in Coldwaler with a Celebration of Life to begin al 3 p.m. Memorials may be directed to The David Glenn Storrs Youth Enndimcnt Fund. Please visit www.dutcherfh.com to leave a message in the family online guestbook. MORLEY - Ronald Craig Dewey, age 59. of Morley (formerly of Delton), passed away March 16. 2006. He was bom January 13, 1947 in Mendota Illinois. Ronald is the son of Roy and Doris (Lyle) Dewey. He was employed by Eaton’s Manufacturing in Battle Cfeek for several years. He served in the United States Army. Ron served one tour in Vietnam. He married Lonai Cox on June 27. 1966. They had three children. Rhonda and Joe Bockheim. Ronald Craig Jr. and Vanessa Dewey, and Christopher Roy and Stacey Dewey, all of Grand Rapids. He had eight grandchildren. Melissa Bockheim. Ashley. Damion. Denim and Dax Dewey. Sierra. Samantha and Megan Dewey. He married Mary of Morley on May 13. 1978. He loved the outdoors. He spent many hours hunting, fishing, and snowmobiling. He was preceded in death by his father Roy V. Dewey. He is survived by his wife of Morley; his mother. Doris (Lyle) Dewey; sisters. Linda and Douglas Worden, and Debra and Raymond Perry , all of Delton. He also had a very special Aunt Verdie Eller of Amboy. Illinois; three nieces; two nephews; and sev­ eral cousins. A memorial service will be held on Friday. March 24. 2006 at Heckman Funeral Home in Howard City. Time is pending. For more information, please call the funeral home directly at (231) 937-4315. May A. Englerth HASTINGS - May A. Englerth. age 83. of Hastings, died on Friday. March 17. 2006 at the residence of her daughter. Anita. May was bom October 25. 1922 in Evanston. Illinois, the daughter of Judd and Annette (Quedcn’s ) Pope. She was a homemaker most of her life and especially enjoyed being with her grandchil­ dren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed crocheting and reading. May was a lifetime member of the K.alamo Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother. Joseph Pope; sister. Helen 'Broscovak; her husband. George Weber of 26 years and husband, Delbert Englei’.h of 27 years. May is survived by her children. Amu (James) Pyle of Hastings. Jim Weber of San Mateo. Florida. Donna (Robert) Whittcnk’rg of Lemont. Illinois. Barbara (Bruce) Wayne of Sl Palatka. Florida; five grandchildren. Sandra Panos, Jim Pyle. Daryl Pyle. Matthew Pyle, and Amber Wayne; great grandchildren. Tim Panos. Luke Panos. Clayton Panos, Theodore Dykstra-Pyle. Matthew DykstraPyle and Ashley Foley-Pyle. Respecting her wishes cremation has taken place with a private family service to be held. Memorials can be made to Barry Community Hospice or Vermontville Public Library. Leave a memory for the family at (girrbachfuneralhomc.net). Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Lois R. Stauffer MIDDLEVILLE - Lois R. Stauffer, age 85. of Middleville passed away Thursday. March 16,2006 at her home, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her husband and children at the time- of her death. She was preceded in death by her brother, Edward Cisler. Lois is survived by her husband of 66 years. Donald F. Stauffer, children. Donald T. Stauffer of Grove City, PA. Gary (Jane) Stauffer of Gobles and Barb Stauffer of Middleville; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters. Millie (Dave) Stauffer ot Caledonia. Beatrice Miller of Middleville. Margaret (Duane) Fisher of Hastings. Joan (Dick) Raymond. Kathy (Bill) Chapman and brother. Jerry (Kay) Cisler. all of Middleville; many nieces and nephews. Lois worked in the food services of Thomapple Kellogg Schools for 24 years, retiring in 1984. The light of her life was her family. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmoth­ er. Lois always put the needs of others above her own. She enjoyed baking and cooking and was known for her "Grandma Stauffer’s Pink Stuff." requested frequently by her grandchildren. Lois lived her life in a humble and graceful way. She had a strong faith and attended Parmelee United Methodist Church. Funeral services were held Monday. March 20. 2006 at the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Rev. Lee Zachman officiating. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to Parmelee United Methodist Church or Hospice of Michigan. Arrangements by the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. HARBOR SPRINGS AND EAST LANS­ ING - Ian Charles Ironside, age 90, of Harbor Springs and East Lansing, passed away peacefully, after a long illness on Wednesday, March 15. 2006. at the Ingham County Medical Care Facility in Okemos. Ian was bom February 27. 1916 in Hastings, the son of John and Elizabeth Mackie Ironside. He grew up and attended schools in Hastings, where he graduated from high school. Ian also attended Albion College, the University of Kentucky, and obtained his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Michigan in 1939. Ian was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity while attending the University of Michigan. Mr. Ironside served in the United States Army during Work! War II and was honor­ ably discharged in 1946. In 1948, Ian married Virginia Louise Potts in Hastings, and resided with his family in East Lansing. Mr. Ironside was an architect with the Sun Oil Company of Detroit; Cooper and Cooper Architects of Atlanta. Georgia; the Federal Public Housing Authority; J&G Daverman Company. Architects. Grand Rapids; and was a partner with the Warren Holmes Company, Lansing, until his retirement in June 1980. During Ian’s tenure with the Warren Holmes Company, he was responsible for designing numerous educational facilities and munici­ pal complexes throughout the slate of Michigan. Ian was certified by the National Council for Architectural registration and registered to practice in Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin. Ohio and New York. He was a member of the American Institute of Architects; Past President. Vice President and Director of the Western Michigan Chapter of the Michigan Society of Architects; Past Director of the Michigan Society of Architects; Member of the Mid-Michigan Chapter of Michigan Society of Architects, and a Member of the American Arbitracon Association. Preceding him in death were hir. parents. John and Elizabeth; his bic<her. We itslcy A. Ironside and Ian’s wife, Virginia Louise Ironside, who passed away in 1983. Ian is survived by his wife. Bettie; his daughter. Nancy Stroman Ironside, of Lansing and his son. Charles Lan Ircnside (Beverly), of Harbor Springs and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren Ian enjoyed spending time with his family on the shores of Lake Michigan and was an avid golfer. Graveside services were held Saturday, March 18. 2006 at Hastings Riverside Cemetery with Rev. Kathy Brown officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the Little Traverse Conservancy. Harbor Springs. Ml or to the University of Michigan Development Fund. Ann Arbor. Arrangements by the Wren Funeral Home Walter A. Soya BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP - Walter A. Soya, age 88, of South Broadway-Baltimore Township, died Sunday morning March 19, 2006 al his home. He was bom on April 22. 1917 in Sesser. Illinois the son of August and Emma (Weber) Soya. Walter was engaged in dairy farming all his working life. He served on the Barry County Board of Commissioners and the Baltimore Township Board. He is survived by his wife. Joan; daugh­ ters. Elaine (Warren) Al ward and Cathleen (Peter) VanOoy; sons. David (Angie) Soya and Steven (Teddie) Soya; several grandchil­ dren. great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great neighbors and wonderful friends; and sister-in-law. Thelma Soya. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers. William and Rudy; sistcr-in-law. Violet and first wife. Cosma. Respecting his wishes, there will be no services. The family is being served by the Wrer. Funeral Home. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday March 23. 2006 - Page 7 NASHVILLE - George Sandy” Salyers, age 75. of Nashville parsed away Sunday. March 19. 2006 peacefully at Tendercare Hastings. Sandy was bom in Salyersville. KY on October 20. 1930. the son of the late George and Virgie (Shepard) Salyers. On March 29. 1947 he married Ruby Faye (Igoe) Salyers. The couple lived in the Ionia area for several years where they raised their family together. The couple would have celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary this March. Sandy served in the U.S. Army from May of 1946 to April of 1947. During that time he earned the rank of Pvt. and was awarded the WWI1 Victory Medal. Army of Occupation Medal, and a presidential citation with two Oak leaf clusters. Sandy was an extremely talented Barber. For over 30 years he owned and operated a Barber Shop on main street until retiring in 2003. Sandy loved his music. In the late 1970’s, he and his wife Ruby founded and operated Sandy Land Park, which was a well known attraction for many years in the Nashville area. It was this love of music that earned Sandy his membership in the the Country­ Music Hall of Fame. Sandy is survived by his beloved wife, Ruby “Faye” Salyers; his daughter. Angie Salyers (Sieve Joppie); sister. Clara Thatcher; brother. Edward (Ruby) Salyers; sister-in­ law. Jo (Tom) Thomsbury. and his beloved grandchildren Hutch and Hadley Joppie Respecting Sandy’s wishes, cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held on Sunday. March 26. 2006 from 2-4 p.m. at the National VFW in Nashville. Contributions may be made to the family. Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home. Nashville. VOLLEYBALL HASTINGS - Irene Belle (Reynolds) Hayes, age 89 of Hastings, died on Tuesday. March 21. 2006. al Thomapple Manor in Hastings Irene was bom December 30. 1916 in Hastings the daughter of Fred and Belle (Vrooman) Reynolds. She was the youngest of nine children. Irene's siblings who have all preceded her in death were Harold, Edwin. Homer. Myron. Raymond. Gerald Reynolds. Leta Osborn and Eslie Benham-Keeler. In 1935 Irene was married to Royal (Toot) Hayes. Irene and Royal had eight children. Janet (Roger) Hughes of Ludiwici, GA. Georgia (Wesley) Robinson of Dowling. Carolyn (Jerry) Schovan of Crosswell. Philip (Cathy) Hayes of Wyoming. Judith (George) Bayha of FL and Ml. Dawn (Dennis) Anderson of Mason. ML and Frederick Hayes of Hastings. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Royal and a son John Paul Hayes. Irene is survived by her seven children, twenty-six grandchildren, thirty-five great­ grandchildren. and one great-great grand­ child. Irene spent many years working at Barlows Florist doing flower arranging, delivery or whatever was needed. The Barlow family was definitely an extended family for Irene. She wrote articles for the Battle Creek Enquirer and News ?nd at one time was the secretary for The Hastings Chamber of Commerce. Visitation will be held on Saturday. March 25. from 10:00 a.i»i. until service time. Funeral services will be held on Saturday. March 25. 2006. at 11:00 a.m., at the Hastings Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Fr. Charles P. McCabe officiating, burial will be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial can be made to the Hastings Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Leave a memory to the family at gnrbachUmoalhimKJici Thanks to you... 648,943 lbs. of food were delivered to our res idents through the Johnson five generations* Seated are Great-Great-Grandmother Bernice L. Johnson holding Great-Great­ Granddaughter Ellyenta Elizabeth Smith. Great-Grandmother Linda L. Ferris and standing are Grandmother Deborah Smith and Father. Joseph L. Smith. Ellyenta was bom on September 24. 2005. Baker-Sinclair Robert Baker and Jessi Sinclair would like to announce their engagement. Jessi is the daughter of Teresa and the late John Sinclair. She is a graduate of Delton Kellogg High School and of Wright Beauty Academy. Jessi is currently working in a salon in Hastings. Rob is the son of Mike and Mery Baker. He is a graduate of Hastings High School, and is currently working at his family owned business. Bakers Excavating. The couple currently reside or. Clear Lake in Dowling. Rob and Jessi are planning an April 29, 2006 wedding. Ellyn Anderson will celebrate her 80th birthday on March 31. 2006. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1944. Cards may be sent to: 2525 Ottawa Trail. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Food Reynolds-Van Riper Bank of South Central Michigan. That's what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Barry County YMCA 2006 Women’s Volleyball Score Sheet Standings as of 3/13/06 W/L Team Rozema............................................ 47-7 B&R Excavating...... .. ............................35-25 Net Results................................................31-29 OTT_____________________________ 25-35 Curves................. ................. 9-51 Winebrenner-Norton Timothy Paul Frey. Hastings and Stephanie Lucille Buskirk, Hastings. Chad Michael Slachter, Hastings and Mariann Kathryn Wnuk, Hastings. William Howard Woodbury. Hastings and Myranda Marie Greenman. Hastings. Anthony Paul Rohde, Shelbyville and Lori Louise Roblyer, Shelbyville. J. Andres Cano, Hastings and Lourdes Edith Aguinaga, Lake Odessa. Mark Alden Linderman. Middleville and Karen Ann Carey, Middleville. make all buildings and grounds smoke free 24 hours a day. seven days a week. The schools currently permit smoking in a designated area at Johnson Field during ath­ letic events after customary classroom hours, but most districts these days have gone to stricter rules. . “It just doesn't send a good message (to children and young people)." Cooley said. "It’s our feeling that all (school-owned) build­ ings and grounds should be smoke free." • Received a brief report from assistant Superintendent Mary Vliek about at-risk early education, volunteer and academic support programs. “We continue to see more and more needs come into our school district." she said, not­ ing there will be more emphasis on remedia­ tion and makeup programs over the summer for middle school students, which affect between 30 and 50 children. • Accepted the resignations of elementary teacher Rachel Valdez and tech assistant James and Karen Winebrenner of Woodland are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter. Elizabeth Ann, to Joseph William Norton, the son of Pastor Robert and Annette Norton of Delton. Elizabeth is attending Bob Jones University in Greenville. South Carolina. Joseph is employed at Lamath Yard Development in Greenville. South Carolina. A May 13, 2006 wedding is planned. Roberta and David Reynolds are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Marie, to James M. Van Riper, son of Tim and Brenda Van Riper of Monroe, and Susan Van Riper of Texas. The bride-to-be is a 2001 graduate of Delton Kellogg School. She received her associate degree in Nursing from Kellogg Community College in 2003. She is current­ ly employed as an RN at Battle Creek Health System. The groom-to-be is a 1999 graduate of Hillsdale High School. He is currently working on his degree a» a Paralegal; he will graduate in 2006. The wedding is planned for June Ki 2006 at Thomapple Valley Church n; Hastings. GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL!!! TOP TEN, continued from page 1 school and they arc involved in community service.” He added that Laubaugh and Dimond also earned Commended Student status in the National Merit Scholarship competition. Superintendent Chris Cooley commented that it was a good night to recognize academ­ ic achievement because the high school's business group had 13 winners in the state Business and Professionals of America com­ petition last weekend and four qualified for nationals later this year (see story in today’s Banner). Furthermore, the Hastings Science Olympiad team captured the regional champi­ onship Saturday and the local program is so strong that the junio varsity team would have taken sixth overall if its score would have been matched up against the other varsity units. In other business at their meeting Monday night, the school board: • Learned from Cooley it is likely the schools will expand its ban on smoking to Ellyn Anderson to celebrate 80th birthday LOOKING FOR GOOD STABLE PEOPLE WITH BAD CREO Denise Weeks. • Received an anonymous donation of $11,000 for costs to construct a new pole vault pit at Johnson Field. • Noted that Marge Haas, elementary prin­ cipal, has taken a medical leave of absence. • Was told by Cooley that two student teachers. Bob Carl of Grand Valley State University and Judith Freeman from the University of Phoenix- will do their student teaching at Hastings this spring. • Approved travel study requests from the middle school science summer trip to Washington D.C and Gettysburg battlefield June 7-11; Northeastern Elementary fourth­ graders to Greenfield Village in Dearborn May 19; Star Elementary fourth and fifth grades and Southeastern fifth grade to Dearborn Village May 5: and the high school FFA chapter to the Region I Leadership Conference in Augusta April 11-13. IT FOR NEW AUTO FINANCING PROGRAM ■ YOUR APPROVAL IS ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED"1 IF WE CAN T GET YOU APPROVED WITH THIS EXCITING NEW PROGRAM WE LL GIVE YOU S500.00"1 DRIVE A LATE MODEL CAR SUV OR EVEN A 4X4 PICKUP TODAY'" PLUS GET A S100 00 GAS CARD WITH YOUR VEHICLE'" CALL TODAY REGARDLESS OF YOUR PAST CREDIT HISTORY AND GET APPROVED' CALL (269) 948-8210 TODAY FOR APPROVAL WE FINANCE YOUR FUTURE NOT YOUR PAST’ CALL call MR. 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Box 252, Hastings, Ml 49058 Hastings Only Independently Owned Serving Hastings, Barry County 269-945-9554 328 S. Broadway Hastings. MI 49058 �Page 8 - Thursday. March 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner .flnnie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar This table of Civil War items was part of Sue Messer’s presentation at this month’s Ionia County Genealogical Society meeting. If you read the Banner before noon you will be on time to attend the lunch event today (Thursday. March 23) at the Lake Odessa Community Library, featuring “Bring a Book to Brunch." Guests are invited to bring a favorite dish to serve or a favorite book to share, but the only real requirement is to bring themselves. This all starts at 10:30 a.m. this morning. I was told all adults, so that includes gentlemen. The Toy and Doll Show is taking place on Saturday and Sunday at the Depot Complex, with the exhibit set up in the Freight House. There are colorful flyers posted about town. You are invited to lend a toy or doll for the show. Call Lynda Cobb or John Waite. The admission is free and refreshments will be available The hours arc 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 on Sunday afternoon March 26. This is the third such show. The genealogy room will be open to visitors at the same time. The following week there are some other events also happening. The genealogy room will be open Wednesday. April 5. from 3 to 7 p.m. The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday. April 8. at 1 p.m. in the Freight House. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet one week early, due to the usual meeting time falling on Maundy Thursday. For this month only Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. 1OO5 West Green Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 Telephone 269 945 2 119 Internal Medicine SLEEP I don't nearly get the sleep my friends say they need but I feel ok. How much sleep should I get and how can I tell if I am getting enough sleep? Sleep helps to restore and rejuvenate your body. It helps with memory and learning, bolster the nervous and immune system and help with the growth and development in children. There are actually 5 stages of sleep that your body cycles through a number of times each night. Although the average adult needs about 7 hours of sleep a night, some find that they only need 5 hours while others will need 11 hours for optimal daily performance. Children, in general, require more sleep than adults. Some signs that indicate that you may need more sleep include: difficulty with waking up in the morning, inability to concentrate, falling asleep during the day and feelings of irritability, depression or anxiety. The importance of sleep is seen by the effects of sleep deprivation. Sleep denrived people have been shown to have reduced hand-eye coordination ability as badly or worse than those who are intoxicated. This can lead to disasters if you are driving or are performing activities that require your complete attention. the meeting will be on the first Thursday of the month. April 6. at 7 p.m. The speaker will be Michael McCartney, who will talk about Habitat for Humanity. This group has operated independently for several years and has erected houses in Lake Odessa, Clarksville and Sunfield for Lakewood families. The house in Sunfield is newly occupied. The last Lake Odessa house on Church street near the meat packing place on Clark Street has been occupied for at least a year. The next house will be adjacent to this one. This area is part of the original Bonanza plat done by Frank Clark before there was a Lake Odessa and before the railroad came. The Bonanza plat then was incorporated into the new Lake Odessa Village. Visitors and guests arc always welcome. Refreshments will be served. Marti Lind and Mary Jane Carlson of Clarksville were inducted into the Grand Rapids chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution la>i week at a Thursday luncheon at the Elks on West Leonard Street. Each was accompanied by guests. Their eligibility came from the military service of John Peter Frank, who served in a Massachusetts unit From his second marriage in Canada, twins were bom. Julia and Elizabeth Frank married in Canada. Julia and husband Calvin Demeray came to Barry County and raised their family in Woodland Township. Elizabeth and husband raised their family in Ontario. On a Michigan visit Elizabeth was so impressed by the qual­ ity of farmland and the general surroundings, she wanted to come to Michigan as soon as possible. Two of the Russell daughters mar­ ried brothers J. Francis and Charles Rush. Mary Jane is a granddaughter of Frances and Hannah. Martha Livingston Lind is a great­ granddaughter of the same couple. Marti did the research necessary to prove their lineage. Jacqueline Gilliland and Bernice Hamp entertained the Alethians of Central United Methodist Church March 14 at the Hamp home for an afternoon meeting. The members signed a sympathy card for Joan and Theron King because of the death of Joan's brother. One of the members shqayed slides of present day Lake Odessa buildings and their previous look, sometime with a totally different use. Two homes were former churches. The Miner grocery store became an insurance office, a dental office and a medical doctor’s office. The Masonic Lodge upstairs of the Miner store and the Odd Fellows Hall above the Nye drug store have cased to function. Changes arc constant. The hostesses served tasty refreshments. The GR Press Saturday carried the engage­ ment story and photo of Katherine Craig Igand Bradley Johnson. The bride-to-be is the daughter of James and Mary Craig of Clarksville. She is a graduate of Lowell High school. The wedding is scheduled for May 19. Gayle Brooke, daughter of the late Royce and Mary Brooke, has been promoted to con­ sumer loan supervisor of Independent Bank of Ionia. College honors have gone to former Lakewood students Emily Goodemoot of Ionia. Rebecca Frizzell, Ryan King and Kendra Root of Lake Odessa. They arc in studies at Central Michigan University. Late word is that if people have toys they would like to exhibit on the weekend at the Freight House, either call John Waite or else take the toy on Friday night between 5 and 8 p.m. directly to the show site. Over 90% of people will experience transient or short-term insomnia (difficulty sleeping) at some time or another. The events and activities of the day sometimes have a way of taking over the night, too. Around 30% of the population will struggle with chronic insomnia which can be caused by medical or psychological issues or medications. Insomnia is not defined by the number of hours of sleep you get but rather whether the sleep you get is effective at restoring and rejuvenating your bodily systems. Sleeping pills are rarely helpful for long-term sleep issues because they do not treat the underlying cause of the problem and can ultimately make your sleeping problem worse. See your doctor if you suspect a chronic long-term sleep problem so that you can have your medications, sleep habits and your medical history reviewed. Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. The weakest link Dear Annie: I have been quite frustrated at work lately. My co-worker. ’Alice," does not pull her weight in the office. She’s a great per­ son and all. but she just doesn't know very much about her job. Alice has been here for five years, which is longer than I have, but she knows half as much as I do. She is constantly asking me questions in between talking to co-workers and making personal calls. We both have key roles in the company, and what we do affects everyone else. Many other employees have complained to their supervisors about Alice, but the manager doesn't do anything about the problem. He actually sticks up for her. I have tried talking with my manager, only to be shot down each time. He protects her on every level. The stress of being the sole person carrying the weight is really starting to get to me. I would hate to have to take this to the manag­ er’s supervisor, but if I don't, my job could be on the line. What should I do? — Working Hard in Ottawa Dear Ottawa: You have four choices: You can explain to Alice that you will no longer cover for her and she will have to learn her job on her own time; you can wan your man­ ager that if he does not address the inequality, you will go over his head; you can discuss the problem with your manager's supervisor, you can quit and look for another job. We say try them, in that order Failure on forgery Dear Annie: Please help me. I just learned that my father's estate lawyer has forged my name on a warranty deed. 1 have the proof. I have talked to numerous lawyers, written the attorney general of the state and also the U.S. attorney general. They both said it was not their department. Can you tell me what to do? - Ashamed of Our Legal System Mh, Dear Ashamed: Since you have spoken <o numerous lawyers, one of them should have told you that you need to have the warranty deed nullified, and that means you must hire an attorney to file a civil lawsuit against the estate lawyer. We hope that takes care of it. Crossdress help Dear Annie: Thank you so much for print­ ing the letter from the 20-year-old man who had been crossdressing since the age of 12. You were very kind and not judgmental, and recommended an organization called Tri-Ess. Ttie Society for the Second Self. I discovered my son. age IS. is a cross­ dresser. 1 went looking for dirty laundry and found items hidden behind his bed. At first 1 was terrified - for him. not myself. He already is socially awkward, struggles in school and is receiving counseling. I thought the crossdressing was more than he could bear. I looked online and asked his therapist for information, but it was difficult to find sup­ port for the entire family. Tri-Ess has been wonderful in giving us (my husband, too. is very supportive) good information about crossdressing and how to help our son become the best man he can be. I even rec­ ommended it to my son's therapist. Thank you so much for helping cross­ dressers. parents and families understand this condition. 1 feel so much better-prepared to help my son cope with this development in his adolescence. - Loving Mom Dear Loving Mom: Most parents would freak out if their children surprised them this way. which, of course, isn't at all helpful. You and your husband are to be commended for your sensitivity and understanding. Again, readers, the address for Tri-Ess is: The Society for the Second Self Inc. (tri-ess.org). P.O. Box 980638. Houston. Texas 77098­ 0638. Friend freeloading Sue Messer was in costume here as she was speaking to the meeting of the Genealogical Society. Dear Annie: My boyfriend. "Ned." and I arc both divorced, in our early 50s. and have been dating for over six years. Ned lives and works 75 miles from my home but doesn't mind driving, so he stays with me every weekend Ned has a very small, sparse condo, while my home is much larger and in a beautiful neighborhood. Our incomes arc just as dis­ proportionate. He makes a good six figures while 1 make about half that. Ned treats me to an occasional dinner (we usually split them), and he does have the expense of driving to my house, but other than that. 1 buy all the food and household supplies, pay for the utilities, etc. We even drive my car while he's here. I think Ned should contribute a small amount toward my expenses. He disagrees, saying that my ce-us wouldn’t change that much if he weren't here. But I feel as if 1 am paying to have a companion. We've talked about moving in together, and we would probably split the expenses, but he says. "The time isn't right." 1 think he's reluc­ tant because, well, why should he buy the cow when he gets the milk for free? What do you think’’ - Mooing in Pennsylvania Dear Mooing: Anyone who eats meals and uses your shower every weekend should help defray the costs. An occasional dinner would be OK if he stayed once a month, but other­ wise. that doesn't really cover it. He may spend $30 on gas. but what do you spend on groceries, utilities and the use of your car all weekend? By the way. if Ned makes twice your salary, lives in a "small, sparse condo." and recoils at the thought of contributing a dime to the expense of housing him eight days a month, we wonder if perhaps his frugality borders on stinginess. Tee-totaling tales Dear Annie: You recently printed a letter from "Sober by Choice in Montana." who attended many cocktail parties as part of her husband's business. She was constantly being asked why she didn’t drink and if she had "a bun th the oven.” You toMher to hold a drink that looked like alcohol, which would stop the questions, or tell people she was the designat­ ed driver. Why must she pretend? If rude questions are asked, she ought to say. "I'm avoiding alcohol because ’ choose to do so. I'm sur­ prised you would ask " - Arizona Reader Dear Arizona: lii* problem with being so forthright is that it could be <v»nsidered rude to her husband's business associates, and it doesn't solve the problem of peo.Se assuming she is pregnant. Holding a nonalcohoi:-' drink is the easiest way to avoid being asked *i'V questions at all. and most of our readers agreed with that advice. Here are some who had other suggestions: From California: Saying "I'm the designat­ ed driver" may be interpreted as "My husband drinks too much." Ali she needs to do is hold up her nonalcoholic drink and say. "I'm fine, thanks.” Midwest: An AA friend of mind offered these suggestions. "No thanks. I've had enough." Or. "I am allergic to alcohol." If asked how. say. "I break out in spots." You do not have to add. "In places like Chicago. Miami and San Francisco." New York: She should simply say. "I don't like it." That’ll stop 'em. 1 know. I say it. Some drinkers may be baffled beyond measure, but that's their problem. Florida: When pushed. 1 reply, with a con­ spiratorial smile. "I can't. I'm the designated blackmailer. It's a rotten job. but someone has to do it." Mississippi: I tell people I want to staysober so I can watch all the drunks make fools of themselves. Florida: Years ago. as a young Air Force wife. I had to attend such parties. There was a young bartender who knew I didn't imbibe, and he would fix me a nonalcoholic "drink." Whenever my husband was reassigned to a new base. 1 would find another friend at the bar to fix me a "special." I never had anyone ask me questions. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Man y Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxGcomcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 23. 2006 - Page 9 Farms Without Harm's food film festival attracts 50 people by Shawna Hubbarth Old Wishing Tree near Wall Lake The Old Wishing Tree. By Esther Walton For more than 100 years in Hope Township, a wishing tree hung over M-43. The tree was located near Wall Lake. Originally M-43 was an Indian Trail between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids, The pioneers said the Indians bent the wishing tree as a directional sign. The Indians bent the tree when it was young. They did this by tying the treetop to the ground. As the tree grew it retained its U-shaped arch, becoming a famil­ iar landmark. For many years children would make a wish as their parents drove under the tree. Up to the 1940s, M-43 was a dirt road with many curves in it. Because the road had fol­ lowed the old Indian trail, it twisted and turned around marshes, high hill, and other obstacles. During this time the State Highway Department started to improve roads across Michigan. This program eventually would doom the Wishing Tree. The Hastings Banner on Oct. 18,1945. tells the story, “the Wishing Tree" near Wall Lake on M-43. a familiar landmark to many gener­ ations of Barry County residents and visitors, is nearing the end of its trail. So to speak." According to the acting superintendent of the Highway Department, the problems were many. It was rotten, merely an empty shell, the roots were decaying, the tree had settled downward about 18 inches from its former height. “This left too little room under the arch for safe clearance of the large freight trucks which use this route. Trucks going toward the lake had to make a wide swing from the right hand lane into the center of the road to avoid hitting the arch of the tree." “Just beyond the tree there is a small hill which cuts down the visibility ahead. If an approaching car happened to come speeding over the crest of this hill at the same time a big truck was swinging into the center of the road to avoid hitting the arch of the tree. A serious accident might result. Furthermore, roadmen say that the structure of the tree is so weakened by decay that a heavy wind could send it crushing down on to the roadway.” The result was the tree was a hazard and had to be removed. Two months later, on Dec. 13, 1945, the Banner prints on the front page a letter titled: “Woodman. Spare That Tree.” A man named C.D., Bottom writes, "I have heard several times that the ‘Wishing Tree,’ down by Wall Lake is about to come down. In fact, last Sunday's Detroit News carried a picture of this popular tree that the Michigan State Highway Department has ruled that this pop­ ular tree must come down as a measure of public safety. “I suppose your fellows around Hastings have gone into this matter very thoroughly and maybe the situation is hopeless. However, the thought came to me that possi­ bility if this tree is still alive it could be sup­ ported in some artistic way so that there would be no danger to the public, and that the tree might still live for a good many years more since it would not have to support itself. Thought maybe the hardboikd engineers had possibly made a quick decision and decided it was unsafe and that it should come down or perhaps one of them made a wish which did­ n’t come true and they have it in for the old tree. Anyway, let’s see that ample considera­ tion is given to the matter, for while there’s life there’s hope.” The letter ends with “RS. The fact is. I just don’t like to see this tree down.” There is some speculation that there was no real person named Bottom, but someone working in the Banner office wrote the letter. It was a unique antique left behind by the Indians and perhaps over 100 years and the last known one of it’s kind in Michigan. This letter stirred the State Highway Department, for one week later the tree had been cut down. The Banner printed the following poem about this tree on Dec. 20. 1945, titled. “Former Resident Regrets Loss of The Wishing Tree.” The article says. “Another former Hastings resident who frequently went to Wall Lake. Mrs. Lois A. Pryor Lithcult, now of Detroit is sorry that the ‘Wishing Tree’ has been cut down. Mrs. Litchuilt. daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Pryor of Hastings." Under the Wishing Tree There’s one outstanding memory. Of those days so long gone. The thoughts of it is dear to me While reminiscing on The things I hoped some day would be under the Wishing Tree. How many times since childhood days, those happy days gone by. Have you trekked ovtr those byways And there, you paused to sigh Or dream a dream, wished it could be Under the Wishing Tree. Did some of those fond dreams come true That to you meant so much? No many - just a certain few You held in deeper touch And wished so hard that they could be. Under the Wishing Tree. Under its great arching branch, there Many a secret told And people came from everywhere This strange tree to behold And wihed. as did both you and me Under the Wishing Tree. And now they' say that is must go Perhaps it served its time But folks will miss it. we all know It was a wishing shrine, place endeared to you and me. Under the Wishing Tree. Sixty years later people still mourn the loss of the Wishing Tree. • Individual Tax Preparation/Filing & Personal Consultation • • Business Tax Services FREE E-Filing • • Quick turn Around Senior’s Discount Located across from Hastings City Bank, next to Brian’s Tire at.... 221 South Jefferson Phone: (269) 945 3547 » Fax: (269) 945-5397 Stop by or Call to start your tax filing process g ry without a roof." said Bedford. “With these temporary increased yields came depleted soil, which tn turn created a dependency on the chemical applications which in turn was the demise of the family farm.” One of the film’s focuses was on how Michigan and the local community can grow a new sustainable economy by being inten­ tional about buying local food grown by fam­ ily farms that meet healthy and humane stan­ dards. The film also focused on the sucess of the Sweetwater Local Foods Market in Muskegon, the first Michigan farmers market to sell local produce raised according to organic standards and products from animals raised humanely, and bow that money is channeled back into the community from which it comes. After the films, a panel of Bedford. Philbin and Jill Johnson from Crane Dance Farm was on hand to field questions from the audience. Johnson was joined by her partner and fellow farmer Mary Rozeboom. on hand to sell farm fresh products. One audience member asked about how to eat local foods in a climate like Michigan. Bedford talked about season extending tech­ nology to close the gap between liarvest and springtime. “We as humans have evolved to eat sea­ sonally.” he said. “We didn't e volve eating strawberries in February, and that nokes H aff the more special when these foods do come into season." Another audience member mentioned that there was such a plentiful abundance ot food that many of the younger generation has for­ gotten how to can garden and fresh produce and how to freeze foods for the win’er. Philbin said that FWH is a group dedicated to connecting local farmers with consumers and that they are presently working on winter sources of local food. Another audience member asked the panel's opinion of giant health food stores like Whole Foods Market and the rumor that one may be coming to Grand Rapids. “They do have high standards with their meat,” said Bedford. “But they arc also a big corporation, they are like a food theme park of natural foods, and their prices are often more than you would pay for local organic food.” Johnson said, “Our reality is that we need local economies- that is how we keep our dol­ lars circulating in our communities.” Another man asked how those with fixed incomes could buy the more expensive organ­ ic foods. Bedford said it was not so much about how much the food costed but education on how to prepare food from scratch and prepare simple foods. He said processed foods cost much more than simple, local foods and are more nutritionally empty. He said many people buy cases of soda and spend money on junk food that has no nutritional value at all but bulk at paying more money than bargin prices on fresh produce. Johnson also cited food coop­ eratives which help people buy organic foods in bulk together as a group, thus lowering the price. After a question from the audience, the panel talked about the difference between organic seed, which can still be hybrid (will not reproduce true) and heirloom seed, in which the gardener or farmer can save seed from the mother plant and then that plant will reproduce tree. v Thet&TOS dhettfHon about the transition to organic fanning from conventional fanning and how lengthy the process can be some­ times. The pane! said that many times farms can choose to grow and produce food without chemical pesticides and in a humane manner and forgo the organic certification process, which cost a lot of time and money. The farms can do this by direct marketing their products and forming an open relationship with their customers so the customers can trust the farmers. Bedford said fam ing organically is chal­ lenging. See FOOD, page 16 PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Leinaar and Loyann Leinaar. husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., mortgagee, dated September 21. 2004 and recorded September 29. 2004 in Instrument Number 1134689. Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Seven and 61/100 Dollars ($87,477.61) including interest at the rate of 7.00% any The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the ate of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCI a §600 3241a, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sate in me event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale Dated March 16. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as Mortgagee Kepdrew Mueller audience Tuesday night at the Thomas Jefferson Hall. 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Mueller Accounting Providing: Staff Writer Farmers, filmmakers, citizens and activists came together Tuesday night at the Farms Without Harm film festival, held in the Barry' County Democratic Hall in Hastings. Farms without Harm founder Gail Philbin kicked off the event by inviting the audience to “join us in a consumer revolution in West Michigan by building a local food system." The audience of about 50 people viewed three films, then participated in a spirited panel discussion about issues pertaining to family farms, how to support local food development and concerns over industrial farms, often called factory farms. The first film, called “The True Cost of Food.” produced by the Sierra Club, focused on the hidden costs of food from shipping and fuel costs of produce flown in from China and Mexico, to environmental concerns over pes­ ticide uscsagc. factory farm run off in water­ ways, antibiotic resistance and loss of local family farms. Farms Without Harm (FWH) cites that today 54% of all U.S. livestock is concentrat­ ed on 5% of the farms, and most of the meal and dairy bought in most stores or resturaunts is a product of animals confined on animal feeding operations, or huge factory farms. To cut costs and raise production levels these farms pack thousands of animals in cages under one roof and the animals arc denied basic needs like access to fresh air and exer­ cise. To stave off disease and encourage growth. FWH says many animals are fed con­ tinuous amounts of antibiotics. FWH says the result of this industrial approach to agriculture is a host of health, environmental, and economic problems. Environmentally. FWH literature tells that the Environmental Protection Agency has defined 60% of U.S. rivers and streams as “impaired” and agricultural runoff is consid­ ered to be the #1 cause of U.S. pollution. The second film, called “Wegman’s Cruelty” featured a group called Compassionate Consumers who tried to gain access to the Wegman’s poultry operatiDns and were denied. They did enter the buildings at night and were able to film footage of what they found inside. Though reassured by company representa­ tives that the chickens in the operations were well taken care of am. treated with dignity, they found chickens packed into small wire cages from ceiling to floor. Many chickens were sc, rightly packed in they were found wrapped around the wires in the cages and were slowly dying. Others had already died and their carcasses were left to rot for days in their cages while the other chickens walked on top of them. Though assured by company representatives dtr'ffief'phone that the condi­ tions were very sanitary, chickens freely defe­ cated onto each other and one chicken was found literally being buried in feces and was pulled out by the group. Several chickens were rescued by the group and although many lived, a few died shortly thereafter from the conditions. The third film, called “What Will We Eat,” by West Michigan filmaker Chris Bedford reavealed the growing crisis in industrial agri­ culture and how a grassroots coalition of con­ sumers and small farmers are inventing healthy, humane, and homegrown alterna­ tives. The film examined the “Green Revolution” of mono cropping and how this partnered with chemical uses on farms across America. “It was the turning of the farm into a facto- PO Box5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 362 0068 rrsoo«3r A home equity line gives you credit to use however you choose. 5.99% W® INTRO RATE_ _ _ _ _ ... 1-877-322-9530 SEE FOR YOURSELF. Great >ntro rate Convenient credit card or check access Great way to get the things you need It’s so easy to access your home equity credit line. | ' Whatever comes your way put it on the line. 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Ml 49046 Our office hours are Monday thru Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Prairieville Township Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and servic­ es, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being consid­ ered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting upon 7 days notice to the Prairieville Township Board. NOTE: Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aides or services should contact the Prairieville Township Board by writing or calling the following: Normaiean Nichols, Clerk Prairieville Township 10115 S. Norris Road Delton. Ml 49046 (269) 623-2664 77500789 REGISTRATION NOTICE To The Qualified Elector* of COUNTIES OF BAHRY, ALLEGAN, CALHOUN, EATON, IONIA AND KENT NoUct is hereby given that any legal vote living in the following Cities and Townships who is not already regiatered to vole may register with their respective Clerk on Monday. 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Board of Trustees and voting on ballot propo­ sitions for the following: BELLEVUE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS — Two 4 year terms ending 630-2011 CALEDONIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS — TWo 4 year terms ending 6/30/201 I CALEDONIA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL EXEMPTING PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE AND QTAUF1ED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY 18 MILLS FOR 5 YEARS Full text of the ballot proposal may be obtained at the administrative offices of Caledonia Community Schools, 9753 Duncan Lake Road. Caledonia. Michigan 49316. telephone: (269) 623-9246 DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS — One 4 year term ending &3IV2011 DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL EXEMPTING PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE AND QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY 18 MILLS FOR THE YEAR 2006 Full text of the ballot proposal may he obtained at the administrative offices of Delton Kellogg Schools. 327 North Grow Street Delton. Michigan 49046. telephone: (269) 623-9246 HASTINGS AREA SCHOOLS — Two 4 year terms enuing 6302011 GULL LAKE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS — T^o 4 year terms r<.ng 64’02011 LAKEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS — One 4 year term ending 6/30/2011 — One partial term ending 2007 OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL EXEMPTING PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE AND QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY’ This proposal will enable the school district to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property except prin­ cipal residence and qualified agricultural property required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount uf taxes which may be assessed against all property, exempting therefrom principal residence and qualified agricultural property as defined by law. in Lakewood Public Schools, Ionia. LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT UR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in tf»e conditions ot a mortgage made by Barry R Heydenberk and Barbara L Heydenberk. husband and wile, to American Equity Mortgage. Inc . mortgagee, died August 19. 2004 and recorded September 1. 2004 in Instrument Number 1133341. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee lor the MLMI Trust Senes 2005-NCi by assignment sub­ mitted to and recored by the Barry County Register ot Deeds There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Three Hundred Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Four and 18/100 Dollars (S316.254.18) including interest at the rate ol 8 65% per annum Under the ower ol sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes ol the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the3arry County Courthouse tn Hasings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m on April 6. 2006 The premises arc located in the Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Part ot the West one-half of Section 4. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, being more articularly described as commencing at the Southeast corner of Lot 20. Wildwood Subdivision, as recorded in Liter 1. Page 60 of Plats. Barry County Records; thence South 36 degrees East. 191 90 feet along the East line of said plat; thence North 20 degree. 19 minutes. 00 seconds East. 184 34 feet; thence North 3 degrees. 35 minutes. 40 seconds West 1027.67 feet; thence North 19 degrees. 27 minutes. 52 seconds West. 479 10 feet, thence North 19 degrees. 57 minutes. 52 seconds West. 479.10 feet; thence Nort 21 degrees. 18 minutes. 48 sec­ onds East. 436.60 feet; thence North 22 degrees. 40 minutes. 03 seconds East. 816.0 feet; thence South 87 degrees, 17 minutes. 48 seconds West. 268 10 feet; thence South 57 degrees. 36 minutes 58 seconds West. 129.90 feet I the Point of Beginning; thence South 56 degrees. 41 minutes. 58 seconds West 24.60 feet; thence North 89 degrees. 01 minutes. 32 seconds West 80.63 feet; thence North 0 degrees, 01 minutes. 32 seconds West. 80 63 feet, thence North 0 degrees 53 min­ utes 28 seconds East. 142 feet more or less to the Shore or Gun Lake; thence Easterly along the Shore of Gun lake. 90 feet; thence Southerly to the Place ol Beginning. Together with the right ot Ingress and Egress over and across a private road as it now exiss to and from suoject property to a dedicated road, disclosed m deed recorded in Liber 553. Page 221 on August 31. 1992. The redemption period shall be 6 months from tne date of such sate, unless ’he property is deter­ mined abandoned in accoidancewith MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of the sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the s?.le in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution withthe borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at safe Dated March 9. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche BarJ: National Trust Company as Trustee for the MLMI Trust Series 205NC1 . As Assigns PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 269 1267 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE ”Thi« Notice I* «n effort to collect a debt. All information received will be used for such purposes." DEFAULT having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by JEFFREY COUR­ TRIGHT. a single man. to Elizabeth Courtright, a single woman, dated September 1. 20C3. and recorded m the office of the Register ol Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan on October 22. 2003. tn Instrument No. 1116125. and mortgage interest subsequently assigned to GREG McKEE. by Instrument dated February 15. 2006, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds ’or the Ccunly of Barry and State of Michigan on February 16. 2006. in Instrument No 110267 nn which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice, for principal and interest, the sum of Twenty Two Thousand Seven Hundred Sixteen and 50/l00ths Dollars ($22.716 50). plus Two and 33/lOOths Dollars (52 33) per diem from March 1. 2006. and no proceedings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sate contained in said Mortgage has become operative. Now Therefore. Notice is Hereby Given that by virtue of the power of sale contained in said Mortgage and in pursuance of the statute m such case made and provided, the said Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary, at public auction. Io the highest bidder, at the east side doors of the Barry County Courthouse, 220 W State St.. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place ol holding the Circuit Court in and for said County, on Thursday-ApfUJ^22Qfi._atJ .0Q_Q'ciQGk£asiein Standard Time in the afternoon of said day. and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with tion) for penod of 9 years. 2006-2014. inclusive. to provide funds for operating purposes; Ihe estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2006 is approximately five percent (5%) interest, legal costs, attorney fees and also any taxes and insurance tnat said Mortgagee does pay on or poor to the date of said S7L263J77 (this millage is to restore millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan sale, which said premises are described tn said Constitution of 1963 and will be levied only to the extent necessary to restore that reduction)? Mortgage as follows Land in the Township of Assyna. Barry County. Michigan, to-wit A parcel of land m the Southwest ? of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, described as beginning m the West line of Section Barry. E-’on and Kent Counties. Michigan, by increased by 1 mill ($1.00 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valua­ MAPLE VALLEY SCHOOLS — Ko 4 year terms ending 6302011 MAPLE VALLEY SCHOOLS GENERAL OBLIGATION UNUMITED TAX BOND PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING AND SITE PURPOSES IN THE ,-MOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $11355,000. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT THE BONDS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IF APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ELECTORS AT THIS ELECTION. WILL BE GENERAL OBLIGATION UNLIMITED TAX BONDS PAYABLE FROM GENERAL AD VALOREM TAXES. Full text of the ballot proposal may be obtained at the administrative offices of Maple Valley Schools. 11090 Nashville Highway. Vermontville. Michigan 49096. telephone: (517) 852-9699. MARTIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS — Two 4 year terms ending 63(12011 PENNFIELD SCHOOLS — One 4 year term ending 63»'2<)11 — One partial term ending 2007 PLAINWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS — Two 4 star terms ending 6/302011 THORNAPPLE KELLOGG SCHOOLS — Two 4 yew terms ending 6302011 THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP — EMERGENCY’ SERVICES MILLAGE PROPOSAL Shall the limitation of general ad valorem taxes within Thomapple Township. Barry County. Michigan, imposed under Article LX. Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution, be increased by one and one half mills IS130 per $1,000 of taxable value! upon taxable real and personal propertv within Thomapple Township for a period of three years 12006 through 2008. inclusive), for the purpose of providing fire protection and emer­ gency services and funding the purchases of fire and emergency equipment, and shall the Township levy such millage for these purposes, thereby raising in the first ’.•ear an estimated SXMl.iKMI? (To the extent required by law. a portion of the tax levy w.nild he captured and disbursed to the Village of Middleville Downtown Development Authority.) WAYLAND UNION SCHOOLS — Two4 year termsendingQ302011 28 at a point 458 feet South of Ihe Northwest cor­ ner of the South 50 acres of the West ? of the Southwest ? of said Section 28. thence South on the West section line 140 feet; South 88 degrees 30 minutes East 623.54 feet to the center of the high­ way; Northerly in the highway 141.12 feet; North 88 degrees 30 minutes West 621.30 fret to the place of beginning Permanent Parcel No 01-028-020-00 Commonly known as 14750 Jenkins Road. Bellevue. Ml 49021 The redemption penod shall be six (6) months from the date of sate, unless the premises are deemed abandoned pursuant to Michigan statute. MCL 600 3241 and 600 3241(a). in which event the redemption period shall be three (3) months or thir­ ty (30) days as provided by statute Dated February 27. 2006 GREG McKEE. Mortgagee George E Pawlowski PAWLOWSKI FLAKNE & REENS. PL.C Attorneys for Mortgagee Business Address 300 Ottawa NW. Suite 650 Grand Rapfos Ml 49503-2306 -w ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING March 7.2006 Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m by Supervisor Rook All board members present Also present Fire Chief Boulter and 14 guests Pledge ol Allegiance Motion by Ribble. support from Penno to approve minutes from February 7. 2006 and the February 21st and 28th 2006 budget workshop All ayes Motion carried Treasurer s Report Total February receipts (general fund) $7,027.23 Total February receipts (building fund) $140.97 Total February disbursements (general fund) .........................................S13.194.92 Total February disbursements (buikkng fund) ........................... 4M0.160 59 Correspondence Fire Department. Fire report read Received grfc< from Pennock Foundation for purchase of Thermal Imaging Camera. Motion by Perino, support from Ribbte to approve the with­ drawal of $7,900.00 from the fire departments donation fund to purchase thermal imaging camera. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion by Perino, support by Ribbte to adopt fire departments requested resolution for a 5% ma'ch in fund of $11.500.00 to support federal assistance fund grant The adoption of resolution is subject to budg­ et approval. All ayes. Motion carried Building Committee Mark Paradowski turned over all paperwork con­ cerning new facility to the board. Furniture Committee: Public Comments: Alvin Warren addressed board about erecting a war memorial in the township hall honoring veter­ ans from Orangeville Township Mr. Warren to researen names and ways to display memorial and present to board at next months meeting. Motion by Perino, support from Rrtchte to appoint Mark Paradowski chairman of committee to plan for Orangeville Days Roll call vote. AH ayes. Motion earned. Fawn Lake Wastewater Petition; A meeting will be held on March 21.2006 at 7 00 p.m with residents to discuss wastewater system. Resolution from Barry County to provide funding Township Contracts: Motion by Ritchie, support from Goy to retain Gordon Roush as township sexton. All ayes Motion carried. Motion by Ritchie, support from Ribbte to accept bid from Wayne Bourdo to maintain ceme­ teries for an annual fee $9,600 and additional serv­ ice fee of $20 00 per hour. Roll can vote. Ribbte, Ritchie, and Rook aye. Penno and Goy nay. The ayes have it Motion earned. As maintenance bfo from Roush's not accepted it was stated by them that they may not want to remain as sextons Contract states they have 60 days to reply. Motion by Perino, support from Goy to retain William Bourdo for park maintenance and accept bid for township hall lawn maintenance with an annual fee of $2,400 and an additional service fee of $11.00 per hour. Roll call vote All ayes. Motion ce-.ied. Sams Landing Association request ‘or road imixovement was discussed and a speJal assess­ ment district ts in order. Two bids for paving were received in the amounts of $37,447.00 and $33.395 00 Bill reviewed by Ritchie. Motion to pty biU by Ribbte. support from Perino. AM ayes. Motion car­ ried. Board member comments Linda Ribbte presented check for $50.00 to rwe Chief Boulter from proceeds on sates of pictures if Orangeville available at Winterfest Budget work­ shop to be held on Monday. March 14. 2006 al 6:30 p.m. at township hall. Motion by Perino to approve schedule, support by Ribbte All ayes Motion car­ ried. Motion to adjourn by Ritchie, support from Penno All ayes Motion carried Meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m Jennifer Goy Township Clerk MIKA MEYERS BECKETT A JONES PLC 900 MONROE AVENUE, N.W. GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN 49503 (616) 632-8000 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Default has occurred in the conditions of mort­ gages made by Brian Morgan and Melissa Morgan, husband and wife, mortgagors, of 2524 Cloverdale Road. Delton. Ml 49046. to Grand Veltey Co-Op Credit Union, a state chartered credit union, mort­ gagee. dated October 28. 2003. recorded in the Office of Register of Deeds for Barry County, on November 7, 2003, in Document Number 1117243 and a mortgage dated October 28. 2003. recorded m the Office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County on November 7, 2003, in Document Number 1117245. Because of said default, the mortgagee has declared the entire unpaid amount secured by said mortgages due and payable forth­ with As of the date of this notice, there is claimed to be due for principal, all interest accruing thereafter and expenses on said mortgage recorded in Document No 1117243 the sum of $15,785.96 and $123.0006.23 as to mortgage recorded in Document No. 1117245. No suit or proceeding in law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgages, or any part thereof Notice ts hereby given that by virtue ot the power of sate co’ ’ained in said mortgages, and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay said amount with interest, as provided in said mort­ gages. and all legal costs, charges and expenses, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law. and all taxes and insurance premiums paid by the under­ signed before sate, said mortgages will be fore­ closed by sate of the mortgaged premises at public sate to the highest bidder at the East door ol the County Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan, on Thursday. Apnl 6. 2006. at 1 00 p.m. The premises covered by said mortgages are sit­ uated in the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as follows Beginning at the Southeast comer of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Secbun 23. Town 2 North. Range 9 West thence West 295 feet thence North 370 feet; thence East 295 feet; thence south 370 feet to the place of beginning The property is commonly known as 2524 Cloverdate Road, Delton, Michigan 49046 Notice is further given that the length of the redemption penod will be (6) months from the date of sale unless determined abandoned in accor­ dance with MCL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of sale Dated February 22. 2006 Grand Valley Co-Op Credit Union By MIKA MEYERS BECKETT & JONES PLC Attorneys for Mortgagee By Mark A Kehoe 900 Monroe Avenue. N.W Grand Raptes Ml 49503 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, il any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by David Vaneerden and Allison Vaneerden. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 20. 2004. and recorded on September 7. 2004 in instrument 1133578. tn Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Countrywide Home Loans, In. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Four And 40/100 Dollars ($108 994 40). including interest at 5 875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH oe foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 10O PM. on April 13.2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5 of Rolling Oaks Estates. According to the Recorded Plat Thereof. As Recorded in Liber 6 of Plats on Page 52 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, tn which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated March 16. 2006 For more information, please call. FC X 248 593 13 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite W87322F01 rmm THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Artemio Villanueva and Anita S Villanueva, husband and wife, to Nations One Mortgage, mortgagee, dated October 17. 2002 and recorded October 31.2002 in Instrument Number 1090644,and Affidavit ol Scrivener's error to correct legal description submit­ ted to and recorded by Barry County Records. Said mortgage is now held by Washington Mutual Bank. FA by assignment dated October 22. 2002 end recorded on October 31. 2002 in Instrument Number 1090645., Affidavit of Scrivener's error submitted to and recorded by Barry County Register of Deeds. Barry County Records There ts claimed to be duo on such mortgage he sum of Eighty-Four Thousand Fifty-Six and 80/100 Dollars '$84,056 80) including interest at the rate ol 6.50% pdr annum tinder the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the Stale of Michigan. 1 .mice 1-' hereby given trial th mortgage will be fore- ctos.'fo by a sate ol tne mortgaged premises, or some p^rt 01 ’hem. a! public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan al 1 :Q0 p.m. on April 20. 2006. The premises are foea’ed in the City of lake Odessa. Barry County. Michigan, and sro described as: Lot 3. Lakewood Acres. <zxording to the plat thereof as recorded m Liber 5. p»qe 12. it Plats Barry County Records Lot 19. Lakewood Acres, according to plat thereof as recorded in Uber . page 12. o' FJms Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 month’, from the date of such sate, unless the property is letermined abandoned in accordance wi.'h MCLA §600.32418. in which case the redempticn psnod shall be 30 days fro the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgjgee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd part' buys ti-e property and there is a simultaneous re?olut>on with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of thr bid amount tendered at sate Dated March 23. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Washington Mutual Bark. FA, as Assignee PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 362 0033 SYNOPSIS RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING MARCH 8. 2006 - 7J0 PM. Regular meeting called to order and Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Lee. Rogers. Hawthorne. Flint. Lyons, Greenfield, and Carr and nine guests Approved amended agenda by voce vote Minutes of the February 8. 2006 Regular Board meeting approved Approved renewal of the contract with Green Gables Haven tn the amount of $5 000 for one year by roll call vote. Vouchers and payroll approved for payment. Treasurer s report for February accepted by voice vote Approved the Joint Library Board Agreement by roH call vote Motion was made and approved by roll call vote to decline the otter as presented by Moyle Devetopment for the purchase of the township property. Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted. Robin Hawthorne. Clerk Attested to by. Jim Carr. Supervisor �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 23 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Ot Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid smount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James Grace and Emma Grace, husband and wife, original mort­ gagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc . as nominee lor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated Apnl 27. 2005. and recorded on October 14. 2005 m instrument 1154503. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bank of New York as Trustee for the certifca’e holders CWABS inc. Asset-Backed Certificates Senes 2005-7 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date heron* me sum of Ninety-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty And 94/100 Dollars ($94,920 94). including interest at 8 99% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage w<5 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on Apnl 20. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township oi Barry. Bany County, Michigan, and are described as Lot 25 and 26 of Barren Acres, according to the record­ ed i>at thereof, as recorded in Uber 4 of Plats. Page 30. subject to a 20 foot easement over the North side of said Lot 26 of Barrett Acres The redemption period shall be 6 months from ths date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemotion period shall be 3C days from the date of such >ate Dated March 23. 2006 For more mfcnration. please can FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 480255822 File <O67516FO1 MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to he return ot the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Douglas P Vanisacker. a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Community Dank of Northern Virginia Mortgagee dated March 17. 2001. and recorded on March 20. 2001 in instrument ’057048. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mo ’gagee to U.S Bank National Association, as trustee for the holders of the CSFB Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 201-HE25 as assignee by an TARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS This sate may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, it any. shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Julie A Boedeker. a Single Person, original mortgagor!s). to Welis Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc . Mortgagee dated February 14. 2003. and recorded on February 21. 2003 in instrument 1098080. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortoaqc there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the turn of Ninety-Six Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Seven And 74/100 Dollars ($96,397 74). including interest at 5.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro wled. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 13.2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Hope. Barry County Michigan, and are described as PARCEL NUMBER 1. PART OF THE NORTH­ WEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SEC­ TION 20. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. COMMENCING AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 20; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 1380 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 08 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 472.5 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 52 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 60 00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 34 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORM *"ION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT .-URPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN W1LLBE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICT AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the retur of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James A Musser AKA James A. Musser Sr., and Shartyn K. Musser, husband and wife, original mortgagors). to Creve Cocur Mortage Associates, inc. Mortgages, dated December 11, 2001. and recorded on December 20. 2001 in instrument 1072202, and assigned by mesne assignments to Beal Bank SSB as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records Michigan, on which mortgage there s claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Nine Hundred One And 90/100 Dollars ($175.90’.90). including interest at 11.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case ade and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 6.2006 Said premises are situated tn Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel of Land commencing at the Northeast Comer of Section 11, Town 3 North. Range 9 West Thence South 28 Degrees 41 min­ utes 30 Seconds West 933 45; Feel, Thence South 0 Dc'ees 03 minutes 30 seconds East 937 65 Feel to the place of beginning Thence South 0 Degrees 03 minutes 30 seconds East 134.5 Feet; Thence South 39 Degrees 33 minutes West 190.3 Feet to the Easterly right-of-way of West State Road; Thence North 50 Degree 27 minutes West 200 Fest. Thence North 39 Degrees 33 minutes East 200 Feet. Thence North 89 Degrees 27 minutes East 148 Feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date cf such safe, unless determined aban­ doned m accrdance with MCLA. 600 3241 a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated March 9. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys ."or Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sie 20 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4085936F01 SYNOPSIS Barry Township Public Hearing & Regular Meeting March 7. 2006 Pubic Hearing tor 2006-07 Budget opened at 6 30 p m Pubic Hearing closed at 7 00 pm. Regular meeting called to Order at 7:00 p m Roll Can 5 members and 12 guests present Ptedge of Allegiance Approved minutes and Treasurers report for Feb/06 Accepted Department reports Accepted Tax Settlements Motion approved io meet the 5% obligation required for FEMA Grant with BPH Fire Dept Motion approved to purchase an air dryer for Hickory Fire Staten Moten approved to purchase an air dryer tor Hckory Fire truck 842 Motion approved to meet the 5% obligation required tor FEMA Grant wrth Hckory Fire Dept Moten approved to not bill C .V Apartments retroactively for misread water meter Motion approved to purchase 5 Ordinance books Motions approved to adopt the Fee Schedule. Meeting dates General Appropriations Act for 2006-2007 Accepted the Check Register tor February Meeting adjourned al 9 15 p m Respectfully Submitted Debra Dewey-Perry. Clerk Attested to by Richard Barnum. Supervisor assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof tr.e sum of One Hundred Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Nine And 55/100 Dollars ($100,669 55). including interest at 9% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 10 PM. on Apnl 20.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The South 1/4 of the Southeast of 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 23. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, also that part of the South 1/4 o the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1 '4 of section 27. Lying Westerly cf the center of highway (Brookiodge Road) The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale Dated March 23. 2006 For more mformat-on. please call FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Se'V'ce. 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4066988F01 TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in u<e conditions of a mortgage made by Jimmy Brown and Tammy J. Brown, husband and wife, to Argent Mortgage Company, L.L.C . mortgagee, dated September 30. 2003 and recorded October 15. 2003 m Instrument Number 1115624. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2003- W9 under trie Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated December 1. 2003. Without Recourse by assignment submitted to and record­ ed by the Barry County Register of Deeds There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Eight and 81/100 Dollars ($103.728 81) including interest at the rate of 8.30% per annum Under the power of sate contained tn the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice ts hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on April 13. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the North One-half of the Northwest One-Quarter of Section 35, Town 2 North. Range 7 West, described as: Commencing at the North One-Quarter post of Section 35. Town 2 North, Range 7 West, thence est 502 feet to the point of beginning, thence South 300 feet; thence West 290 feet, thence North 300 feet, thence East 290 feet to the point of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned .n accordance wrth MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any are hm-ted solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated: March 16. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys tor Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc., Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2003- W9 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated December 1, 2003 Without Recourse, as Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 46007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 214 2495 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate ALE NO. 2006-24505-DE Estate of b'kl Joseph Gaudard Date of birth: 05/04/1938 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Neil Joseph Gaudard. who lived at 998 Ottland Shores. Woodland. Michigan died 01/25/2006 Creditors of the decedent a.e notified that all claims against the estale will be forever barred unless presented to Thomas Smke, named person­ al representative or proposed personal representa­ tive. or to both the probate court at 206 West Court Street. Hastings and the named'proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Date 3/20/06 Timothy L Tramp P41571 501 West State Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-9400 Thomas Sinke 1004 Ottland Shores Lake Odessa Ml 48849 minutes 35 seconds west a distance of 33C 82 FEET TO THE CENTER OF HEAD ROAD; THENCE ALONG THE CENTER OF HEAD ROAD ON A 10 DEGREE CURVE TO THE LEFT WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 56 DEGREES 25 MIN­ UTES 40 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 118 45 FEET: THENCE SOUTH 21 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 372 36 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO A 33 FOOT PUBLIC EASEMENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE PAR­ CEL FOR HEAD ROAD ALSO SUBJECT TO A PRIVATE EASEMENT 33 FEET WIDE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF PARCEL AND 33 FEET WIDE ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF PARCEL PARCEL NUMBER 2. COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 20. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST; THEk'GE WEST 1320 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 472.5 FEET; THENCE WEST 60 FEET TOR THE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING; THENCE WEST 60 FEET. THENCE SOUTH TO SHORE OF LONG LAKE; THENCE EAST ALONG SHORE; OF LONG LAKE 60 FEET MORE OR LESS TO POINT SOUTH OF PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING PARCEL NUMBER 3 PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 20. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 20. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. A DISTANCE OF 1.380 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 08 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 472.5 FEET; THENCE NORTH 21 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 372 36 FEET TO CENTER OF RELOCATED HEAD ROAD; THENCE ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF HEAD ROAD ON A 10 DEGREE CURVE TO THE LEFT WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 42 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 169.16 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 20 22 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO 33 FEET PUBLIC EASEMENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF PROPERTY FOR HEAD ROAD The redemption penod shaH be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: March 16. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File <087041F01 rnoo^7 401(k) rollovers made easy Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodlaun Ave. XSXT toB free (8001 288-5220 Edwardjones Srn^ Lodrvteux) www^dwardjonc»xo«n Smce 1871 Menteer SIPC RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWN­ SHIP, BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinancc/Map will be held on Wednesday. April 19. 2006. commencing at 730 p.m., at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered include, in brief, the following: 1. Consideration of the application of Marguerite Harvath and Brenda M. Hoffman, for rezoning of property 408-13-026-005-20 located at: 224G West Quimby Road. Described as: RUTLAND TWP COM S 89 DEC 51' 20" W 264.01 FT FR SE COR SEC 26-3-9 FOR POB TH S 89 DEC 51' 20" W 528 FT TH N 00 DEG 27 11" W 957.19 FT TH N 89 DEG 51' 19" E 528 FT TH S 00 DEG 27' 11" E 954.52 FT TO POB. This property is currently zoned at “AG" AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT. The applicant seeks rezoning to “RE” RURAL ESTATES. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. 2. Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan. Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be examined by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, during regular business hours and that copies of the Zoning Ordinance and/or Land Use Plan may be examined at said public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves the right to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances and to make its recommendation to the Rutland Charter Township Board accordingly, either at or fol­ lowing the public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE th.’/. upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the public hearing to individuals with disabilities. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or serv­ ices should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to take part in the discussion on the above proposes amendments. ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (269) 948-2194_____________________________________________________________ 77500*47 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning'Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on March 27.2006 at 7XX) PM in the Community Room of the Courts & Law Building located at 206 West Court St., in Hastings. Michigan. The subject of the public hearing will be the consideration of the following amendment to the 1976 Barry Count)* Zoning Ordinance, as amended. MAP CHANGE Request to rezone property in Section 18. Barry' Township (see map below). Part of the North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Sec. 18. TIN. R9W. Described as commencing at the West 1/4 comer of Sec. 18. th running along the West line of said section North. 1364.0 ft more or less to a pom' which Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the returnof the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John A Hams, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated December 11. 2002. ad tecorded on January 10, 2003 in instrument 1095304. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts ciair ted to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Five Ttiousano Three Hundred Ninety­ Seven And 77/100 Dollars ($75,397 77). includinginterest al 10 125% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided notice is hereby gtven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pule vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan and are described as A parcel of land 8 rods East and West by 10 rods North and South out of te Northwest comer of the West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 13. Town 1 North, Range 7 West. Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance wth MCLA 600 3241a. tn which case the redemption nenod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated March 9. 2006 For more information, please call FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Binghm Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File »025665F04 is North 33 ft from the intersection of the North 1/8 line of Sec. 18 and West line of Sec. 18, said point .Iso being the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description; th continuing along said West line North. 355.0 ft; th North 89 Deg 29' 10' East. 249.0 ft to the Northerly extension of an existing fence line: Th along said fence line South 07 Deg 01 24" East 360.0 ft; th parallel with North 1/8 line of Sec. 18. West. 293.0 ft to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Containing 2.14 acres more or less. Subject to the use of land 100.0 ft in width lying 50.0 ft on each side of the Center line (measured at nght angle of South M-43 Hwy for highway purposes subject to other easements, conditions, restrictions, limitations and easement of record. All of the above mentioned property ts located in Barry County, Michigan. Interested persons desiring to present their views on the proposed amendments, either verbally of in writ­ ing. will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place. Any* written response may he mailed to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820. The proposed amendment of the Barry County Zoning Ordinance ts available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning office. 220 W. State St., in Hastings. Ml. between the hours of 8 AM to 5 PM (closed between 12-1 I’M > Monday thru Friday. Please call the Barry County Planning Office at (269) 945-1290 for fur­ ther information The County of Barry will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes ol printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting hearing upon ten 11 m days notice to the County of Barry. Individuals with disabilities requir­ ing auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or call the following: Michael Brown. County .Administrator. 220 W. Slate Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. (269) 945-1284. Debbie S. Smith. Bsny County Clerk -v.y.m �Page 12 - Thursday, March 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banne, ? PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P C . IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditioni of a mortgage made by ANTHONY G CROSARKX and DEBORAH A CROSARIOL. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc ("MERS"). solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns,. Mortgagee, dated November 16. 2004. and recorded on February 23. 2005. in Document No 1141843. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage here is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Two Thousand Five Hundred Eighteen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($202.518.50). including interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, a’ 01OO PM o’clock, on April 13 2006 Said premises are situated tn Township of BARRY. Barry County. Michigan and described as THE WEST 1 / 4 POST OF SECTION 6. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. 3ARRY TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN: THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAT. 885 90 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6; THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST. 406.50 FEET ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF STONEY POINT DRIVE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 SECONDS 42 MINUTES FAST 25 73 FEET ALON SAID CENTERLINE. THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST. 109 78 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTH 35 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST. 504.24 FEET TO AN INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF CROOKED LAKE; THENCE NORTH 79 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST, 183 08 FEET ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE LINE; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST 375.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE WATERS OF CROOKED LAKE AS DETERMINED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDE LINES. SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PUR­ POSES OVER THE NORTHERLY 24.75 FEET THEREOF TAX ID NO 08-03-006-005-65 The redemption period shall be 6 months from tne date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: March 13. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. CMERS'), solely as nominee tor lender and Inders successors and assigns. Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman A Associates. PC. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Client ID GMAC 0699 LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of s mortgage made by Wayne D Nicholson anc Kimberly A. Nicholson, husband and wife, to Firs’ Franklin Financial Corporation mortgagee, datec June 22. 2002 and recorded October 17. 2002 ir Instrument Number 1089618. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Well? Fargo Bank National Association, as Trustee lot First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-FF2 by Saxon Mortgage Services. Inc. as its attorney-tn fact by assignment dated June 28. 2002 anc recorded on February 25. 2004 in Instrumen Number 1122728.. Barry County Records There u claimed to be due on sucn mortgage the sum ot Ninety-One Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Two anc 76/100 Dollars ($91,562.76) including interest a’ the rate of 10.25% per annum Under the power of sale conta;. ed m the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan notice is hereby given that the mortgage wi.l be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, ot some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on April 13. 2006 The premises are located in the Township ot Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desc.ibed as A parcel of land in Section 6. Town 3 North Range 8 West, described as: Commencing at the North one-quarter post, thence South along the North and South orc quarter line 1172 5 loot thence West 660.5 ‘aet from center Ime of -43 (old: to beginning; thence West 220 feet, thence South 200 feet; thence East 220 feet; thence North 20C feet to point of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months frorr the date of such sale, unless the pioperty is deter mined abandoned in accordance with MCL£ §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penoc shall be 30 days from the date ol the sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee car rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages if any are limited solely to the return of the bid amoun' tendered at sale Dated: March 16. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Wells Fargo Bank Nations Association, as Trustee for First Frankton Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-FF2 by: Saxon Mortgage Services. Inc. as its attomey-m-fact. as Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 244.0623 rrvxm — NOTICE — The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking appli­ cants to serve on the Planning & Zoning Commission. Applicants must not live in a city or village. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State St., Hastings; (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 53)0 p.m. on March 24,2006. JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at the Johnstown Township Fire Station. 13641 S. M-37 Highway, to consider the 2006­ 2007 proposed budget. THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A SUBJECT OF THIS HEARING. A copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspec­ tion at the Clerk's office by appointment. Immediately following the Budget Hearing a Special Township Board Meeting will be held to consider adoption of the 2006-2007 budget. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should con­ tact the Township Board in writing or phone seven (7) days prior to the meeting. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS DEFAULT having been made in the conditions of a certain real estate mortgage made arq executed on October 30. 2003. by SCOTT B FOUBARE and TINA M FOUBARE. husband and wife, as mortgagors, to KELLOGG COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, a Michigan Corporation orgrn^ed and existing under the laws of the United States of America as mortgagee, and recorded on November 6. 2003. in the Office of the Register of Deeds tor Barry County. Michigan, at No 1117170, on which mortgage there is claimed to oe duv and unpaid at the date of this notice the prin­ cipal sum of $115,359 97. plus interest accruing at six (6%) percent per annum from and after Apr* 1. 2005. to the date ol redemption, if any. and no legal or equitable proceeding having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt secured by the mortgage, and the power contained having become operative by reason of such default NOTICE IS THEREFORE GIVEN that on Thursday. April 13 2006 at 1 00 o'clock Eastern Standard Tune in the afternoon of said day. on the east steps of the Barry County Circuit Court Building. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan, tn the County of Barry, the State o*’ Michigan, the lands and premises described in said mortgage will be o*ered for sale at public auction and sold to the highest bidder, for the purpose of satisfying the amount due and unpaid upon the mortgage, together with the legal costs and charges for sale, including the siatutory attorney fee The penod of lime for -ademption shall be six (6) months from the date of sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL §600 3241a in which case the redemption penod shall be thirty (30) days from the date of sale The premises to be sold at said sate are situated in the Township of Johnstown. County of Barry. Stale o’ Michigan, and described as follows Beginning at a point on the North and South 1/4 tone of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, distant South 00 degrees 15 minutes 14 seconds West 1680 00 feet from the North 1/4 post of said Section, thence North 86 degrees 52 minutes 47 seconds East. 675 00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 15 minutes 14 seconds West. 340.29 feet; thence South 86 degrees 52 minutes 47 seconds West. 675 00 feet to sa-d North and South 1/4 line; thence North 00 degrees 15 minutes 14 seconds East, along said North and South 1/4 Ime 340.29 feet to the point of beginning Subject to an easement nver the West 33.00 feet AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Rocky C. Rabishaw and Melva J. Rabrshaw husband and wife of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Sand Ridge Bank dated the 29th day of March. A D 2005. and recorded m the office ot the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan on the 14th day of April. A D 2005. tn Instrument No 1144874 of Barry Records, whch said mortgage was assigned to First Financial Bank, thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of tins notice, for principal ol $66,869 42 (Sixty Six thousand. Eight hundred Sixty Nine dol­ lars and Forty Two cents) plus accrued interest at 5.37% (five point three seven) percent per annum And no suit proceedings at tew or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained m said mortgage, and puijuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice » hereby green that on. the 20th day of April. A.D, 2006. at 1:00 octock said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sate at public auction.to the highest bid­ der, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the prenvses described tn said mortgage Which said premises are described as foMows All that carta-n piece or parcel of land situate in the City of Hastings, m the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit The North one-haft of Lots 4 and 5 of Stock 10. Daniels Suker's Addition to the City (Fornnorfy Village) of Hastings, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats. Page 11, Barry County Records Common!*, known as 729 N Hanover Tax S; 08-55-095-063-00 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wrth 1948CL 600.3241a. m which case the redemption period hail be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: March 16. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REiS CO . L.P.A. By: Daniel E Best. (P-58501) Attorney for Assigi-rte of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Rec. Co . LP.A. 2155 Butterfield Dove, Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48064 WWRt04608387 for pubic highway purposes T7MQ|1« March 6. 2007 KELLOGG COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION By: Mark 0 Hofstee (P66001) 2861 Capital Avenue. SW. Suite B Battle Creek, Ml 49015 Telephone (269) 962-9058 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DF.DT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL- BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACriVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed soWy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions cf a mortgage made by Bradley Noviskey and Jennifer Noviskey. husband and wife, original mortgagor(sj. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for tender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee. dated August 6 2003 and recorded on August 12. 2003 m instrument 1110669. in Barry county records. Michigan, on wh«h mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Two Hundred Eighteen And 74/100 Dollars ($156,218.74). includ­ ing interest at 6.125% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby green that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue.'at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 10O PM, on April 20.2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 47 Thomapple V ley Pines No 2. according to the recorded plat thereof m Uber 6 of Plats, on Page 27. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wrth MCLA 600 3241,1. in which :-.e the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate. Dated March 23. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025 5822 Fite 4087430F01 .noorn June Doster Phone: (269) 721-9905 pubucnottce"-"" NOTICE OF THE INTENT OF FEMA TO FUND A PROJECT Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPAL Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPAI. Executive Order (EO) 11988. and EO 11990, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is required to provide public notice of any proposed actions in or affecting floodplains, wetlands, or histone structures. Notification is hereby given of FEMA's intent to provide Hazard mitigation Grant Program fund ing to Rutland Township Ml. to purchase and remove the repetitively flooded home at 1891 W. State Road from the floodplain The damages caused by wide-spread flooding throughout Lower Michigan May 20M resulted in a Presidential Disaster declaration. FEMA DR-1527-MI. Because of this declaration, funding is available for this project and certain other eligible projects through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (P.L 93-288. as amended I Details of this project can be obtained by contacting Mr. Jim Carr. Rutland Township Supervisor at (2691 948-2194. It is important that we receive your input on this project to assure that we have addressed any issues and concerns that the residents or other interested citizen* believe are important. You can provide us with your comments by mailing or faxing them to the following address. Jeanne Milhn. Regional Environmental Office (FEMAi Region V. 536 S. Clark St. 6th Floor. Chicago. IL 60605. Fax (312) 408-5551 email Jcanne.millin<*fema4ov. We need to receive comments no later than (30 days from publish date). FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS FIRST ALLIANCE MORTGAGE COMPANY. Mortgagee, dated August 07. 2003. and recorded on August 22. 2003. as Instrument No 1111665. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof th sum of runty two thousand five hundred forty two and 80/100 Dollars ($92,542.80). including interest at 5.750% pei annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage w« be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at Dubtoc vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 10) PM on April 13, 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN. BARRY County, Michigan and are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SECTION 31. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DIS­ TANT NORTH 88 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST. 880.00 FEET FROM THE EAST ONE-QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION. A DISTANCE OF 496 5 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 57 MIN­ UTES 00 SECONDS WEST. A DISTANCE OF 220.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 498 5 FEET TO SAID EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 220.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shaN be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from date of such sate DATED: March 16. 2006 Robert A. Tremain A Associates. P.C. 401 South Oto Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC ACING SOLELY AS NOMINIEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS FIRST ALLIANCE MORTGAGE COMPANY Mortgagee For More Information Can. (248) 540-7701 num DACEMCMT BASEMENT PROFESSIONALS! Saxon weekly Sports ScMiie Complete online schedule at: www.hassk 12.OT8 NOTICE Dowling, MI 49050 pose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the ccndrtions of a mortgage made by JOI HEA’HER GLASHEEN. A SINGLE WOMAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC ACING SOLELY AS NOMINIEE gar Johnstown Township Clerk 1815 Lacey Road Robert A Tremain & Associates. P.C is a debt coL tector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained w»B be used tor that pur­ To members of Hastings Mutual Insurance Company, Hastings. Michigan: Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Hastings Mutual Insurance Company will be held at the Home Office. 404 East Woodland Avenue. Hastings, Michigan 49058 on Wednesday. April 12, 2006, beginning at 9:00AM. The annual meeting agenda inch.des a proposal approved by the Board of Directors to amend and restate the Articles of Incorporation. Article IV will be amended to increase the retirement age of directors from sixty-five years to sixty-eight years as follows (new text is underlined, deleted text is stricken through): Paragraph 4 "regardless of any other provision contained herein or in the By-Laws, a director, whether elected or appointed, shall retire from the Board, and hte the director's term shall auto­ matically end, one year following the director’s omty fifth Sixty.-eighltl birthday anniversary; providing, however, that the remaining directors, by a two-thirds vote, may continue the term to normal expiration." Paragraph 5 - "No person shall be qualified to file for election to the Board of Directors for any term beginning after No oixty fifth SIXtJtfiiObtb birth­ day anniversary; provided, however, that any person over only hvo sixty-eight years of age. otherwise qualified, may be appointed a director by a two-thirds vote of the directors for such term, not exceeding three years, as may be desig­ nated." 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Gwk1 Saww1 TMiossMMDrywall (269) 948-8286 HASTINGS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS Cimtact Laura 94X-0506 Io Sponsor the Sports Schedule �The Hastings Banner - Thursday March 23 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES FORECLOSURE NOTICE This linn is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Mark Borner and Debra Borner ak'a Debra S Thompson. Husband and Wife to Fieldstone Mortgage Company, a Maryland Corporation Mortgagee dated July 30. 2001 and recorded August 9. 2001 in Instrument * 1064562 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was assigned to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc . solely as nominee for Household Finance Corporation, by assignment dated August 16. 2001 and recorded November 26. 2001 m Instrument » 1070240. on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-One Dollars and No Cents ($143,591 00) including interest 10.35% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notre is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pan of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 100PM on Thursday. Apnl 6. 2006 Sad premises are situated in City of Nashville Barry County Michigan, and are described as Beginning at a point on the North line of Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, distant South 89 degrees 29 minutes 41 seconds East. 532 46 feet from the North one-quarter comer of said Section, thence South 89 degrees 29 min­ utes 41 seconds East. 306.51 feet along said North ime. thence South Oi degrees 13 minutes 04 sec­ onds East. 630 14 feet; thence North 89 degrees 29 minutes 41 seco-tes West 311 92 feet, thence North 00 degrees 43 minutes 32 seconds West. 630 00 feet parallel with the North and South onequarter Ime of said section to the point of beginning Subject to an easement for public hiohway purpos­ es over ’he northerly 33 feet thereof for Lawrence Road Commonly known as 8638 Lawrence Rd. Nashville Ml 49073 The redemption penod shall be 12 months from tne date of such sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance wrth 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated MARCH 6 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc solely as nominee lor Household Finance Corporation Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestrvo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No 06-44891 (HSBC) ASAP* 760037 03'09/2006. 03/162006, 03/23/2006. 03/302006 --vxhcs Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, A any, shall be limit­ ed solely to he return of the bid amount ten­ dered a< sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ryan R Stubblefield and Brandi L Stubblefield, husband and wife, ongmal mortgagor(s). to Broadmoor Financial Sences. Inc. Mortgagee, dated December 15. 1999, and recorded on December 17. 1999 in instrument 1039236. and assigned by mesne to assignments First Nationwide Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, tn Barry county records. Michigan, or. which motgage there is claimed to be due at the data hereof the sum of Ninety Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-Eight And 44/100 Dollars ($90.788 44). including interest al 6% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case ade and provid­ ed notice is hereby given tnat said mortgage will bu ’oreciosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bx rry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on March 30. 2006 Said premises are situate m Crty of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot(s) 1010 of the Crty, formerly Village of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shell be 6 months from the date of such sale, uless determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: March 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Srvicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Trust fn the matter ol THE RAYMOND E LANCASTER REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST under AGREEMENT dated August 23 2002 Date of Birth May 4. 1928 TO ALL CRFDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Raymond E Lancaster, who lived at 1403 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan died February 26. 2006. leaving the above Trust entitled 'THE RAY­ MOND E. LANCASTER REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST m full force and effect Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the decedent or against the Trust will be forever barred unless presented to PHILLIP W LANCASTER of 695 Terry Lane. Hastings. Michigan Successc* Trustee, within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice March 20. 2006 PhtlhpW Lancaster 695 Terry Lane Hastings Ml 49058 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS Thts sale may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be hm-fed solely to the return of the bd amount tendered at sale, pfus interest. MORTGAGE SAi.E - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by John C Lieb II and Venus S Lieb husband and wile, original mortgagor(s). to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated January 21. 2005. and recorded on February 3. 2005 in instrument 1140995. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc Asset Backed Pass Throug Certificates Senes 2005-R2 Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as ol March 1. 2005. Without Recourse as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Fie Hundred Twenty-One And 30/100 Dollars ($126,521.30). including interest at 9.55% per annum Under ‘he power of sale contained in said mort­ gage arte the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed b a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 13.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel I land in the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 15. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County. Michigan described as Commencing 13 rods East of the Southwest corner of said Section 5. thence East along the confer of highway 8 rods 1 1/2 Iteks; thence North b rods 10 links, thence West 28 rods 21/2 links, thence South 6 rods 10 links to the place of beginning, except a stnp 44 feet wide off the West side thereof; including and commencing at the Southwest comer of Section 1. Town 1 North, Range 7 West, thence Easterly 258.50 feet along the South line of Section 15. being also the center­ line of Tasker Road, thence Northerly 105 6 feet « right angles for the true place of beginning, thence continuing Northerly 20 feet, thence East 418 99 feet parallel with the Ime of Section 15; thence Souther./ 2C feet al right ang!*< thence Westerly 418.99 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wrth MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: March 16. 2006 For more information, please can FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 20 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 5822 File *086110F01 __„ File *014571F05 itoow Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing tnorigogee. In that event, your damages, I' any. shall be limit­ ed solely to th return of rhe bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brett A Mansberger a married man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 7. 2003. and recorded on February 10. 2003 in instru­ ment 1097350. in Barry county records. Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Seven And 70/100 Dollars (S113,537 70). including interest 4 625% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1.00 PM. on Aril 20. 2006 Said premises are situated tn Township ol Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lots 68. 69. and 70 of the Replat of Outtot ’A" of Fair Lake Park Plat, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 88 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated March 23. 2006 For more informaLon please call FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *048949F06 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be >escinded by the to"-closing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the retur of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Terry D Tobias and Deborah M Tobias. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Amenquest Mortgage Company Mortgagee, daed April 22. 2005. and recorded on May 5. 2005 in instrument 1145981. in Barry county records. Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquesf Mortgage Securities. Inc Asset Backed Pass Through Crtificates. Senes 2005-R6 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1. 2005 Without Recourse as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Three Hunded Sixty-Three And 26/100 Dollars (Si30.363 26). including interest at 9 2% per annum Unde the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and ihe statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sal of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 -00 PM, on April 6.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as All that Part o Section 9. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, mote particularly described as Beginning at a Point North 15 Degrees 30 Minutes West 477 6 Feet from a Point on the South Line of said Section 9. Destant 1005.5 Feet West of the Southeast Comer of said Section. Runing thence North 15 Degrees 30 mmtues West 61 0 Feet. Thence North 78 Degrees 05 Minutes East 217 5 Feet to the Westerly Shore ol Bristol Lake; Thence South 13 Degrees 42 Minutes East 50 0 Feet along said Shore. Thence South 75 Degrees 16 Minutes West 25.4 Feet to the Place of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. tn which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: arch 9. 2006 For more information, please call FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 4802'-5822 Fite *O85535FO1 Robert A. Trurwin & Associates. P.C. is a debt collector S'Xj we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will boused for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by THOMAS JEFFERY. A SINGLE MAN to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA . Mortgagee, dated March 07. 2003. and recorded on Match 14. 2003 . as Instrument N 1099511. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of two hundred fifty nine thousand nine hundred fifty nine and 01/100 Dollars ($259,959 01). including interest at 5.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At BarryCounty Courthouse. Hastings. Ml at 1TX) PM on March 30. 2006 Said premises are situated in TWP OF YANKEE SPRINGS. BARRY County. Michigan and are desenbed as LOT 12 OF SUPERVISORS PLAT NUMBER 1. A REPLAT OF SPRING BEACH RESORT. RITCHIE WOODLADS NUMBER 1. AND LOTS 1 TO 8 OF RITCHIE WOODLANDS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 2 OF PLATS ON PAGE 77 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wih 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate DATED March 02. 2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: WASHINGTONMUTUAL BANK F A Mortgagee For More Information Call Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE UED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE W ACTIVE MILITARY . DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of he bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Wyatl Hoover, an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for tender an tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 5. 2005, and recorded on August 19. 2005 tn instrument 1151333. Barry county records Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JpMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee for Mie Certihcateholders ofBear Steams Asset Backed Securities I. LLC Asset Backed Certificates. Senes 2005-9 as assignee hy an assignment, on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Nine And 19100 Dollars ($124.32919), including interest at 7.125% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged pemises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM, on April 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township oi Assyria, Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Commencing at the center of Section 3. Town 1 North, Range 7 West, thence South 89 degrees 32 minutes 09 seconds West, along the East and West Quarter Ime of said Section, a distance of 484.83 feet to the centerline of Highway M-66; thence North 09 degrees 22 minutes 58 seconds West along ste centerline 1.131 72 feet to the true place of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 16 minutes 45 secondds West parallel with the North line of said Section a distance of 920 83 feet; thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes 00 seconds East parallel wrth the Wet line of said Section a distance of 310 00 feet; thence North 89 degrees *6 minutes 45 seconds East, parallel wrth sa«d North Section ime 868 79 feel to said centertine; thence Southerly along sate centerline 67 99 feet along the arc of a curve to the rght whose radius is 4.044 41 feet and whose chord bears South 09 degrees 51 mmutes 52 seconds East 67.96 faet; thence continuing along sate centerline. South 09 degrees 22 minutes 58 seconds East 251.73 feet to the place of begin­ ning. Subject to an Easemnt over the Easterly 60.00 feet for public highway purposes The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated March 9. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 300U Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *086188F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT Case No. 05-523PD SAND RIDGE BANK. Plaintiff. vs KENNETH F. CARNS. Defendant____________ / WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS. CO.. L.P.A. By: STUART A. BEST (P40744) Attorneys for Plamtift 2155 Butterfield. Suite 200-S Troy. Ml 48084 (248) 362-6100 KENNETH F. CARNS In Pro Per 916 Wintergreen Drive Hustings, Ml 49058 , ORDER OF ALTERNATE SERVICE A! a session of sate Court held in the Crty of Hastings. County of Barry. State of Michigan on Feb. 6. 2006 CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE Plaintiff shall serve this matter pursuant to MCR 2.106: By Publication 3 weeks times in Barry County And by: Posting at 916 Wintergreen Dr.. Hastings. Ml 49058 1st Class mailing to 916 Wintergreen Dr.. Hastings. Ml 49058 JAMES H FISHER CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect e debt. Any Information obtained will be i.sed for this purpose. I you are in the Military please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Davte J Herman and Mary R Herman husband and wife to Amenquest Mortgage Company, a eteware Corporation Mortgagee, dated February 23. 2004 and recorded March 4, 2004 in Instrument *1123131 Barry County Records Michigan Sate mortgage was subsequently assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgag Securities Inc . Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2004-R4 under the Fooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004. Without Recourse cn which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sa Thousad Sa Hundred Seventy-Nine Dollars and Sixty-Five Cents ($106,679 65) including interest 8 05% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and prov-ded notice is hereby giver that sate mortgage will be oreciosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, al pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse ir: Htstings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. Apnl 13. 2C06 Sate premises a e s-tuated ;n City of Hastings. Barry County. Mchrjan. and »re ascribed as Lot 1 of Block 31 oi Sro Eastern Addition to the City, formerly Village of Hastings. Barry County Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof Commonly known as 436 E Marshall St. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption penod shall be 6 moths from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated MARCH 2. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Aenquest Mortgage Securities Inc . Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2004-R4 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo A Associates. P.C. 811 Souh Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hifls, Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-44224 moau Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the rtum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by LeRoy E Hildebrant and Ten S. HMdebrant. husband and wife, ongmal mortgagors), to Flagstar Bank. FSB Mortgagee, daed January 13. 1998, and recorded on January 16. 1998 in instrument 1006489. m Berry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage thei>» is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Soty3e^n And 69/100 Dollars ($49.67.69). mdudmg interest ai 5.375% per annum Undv the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the stetute in such case made and pro vxted. notice hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by s sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pat of then., at pubke vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in hustings at 1 x»u PM on April 6. 2006 Said premises are situated City of Hidings Barry County. Michigan, and are Ot>?cnbeC at: Lot number 2 of Block 7 of the Eastern Aod-* on ta the City formerly Village of Hasting, according '< the recorded Plat thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 months I’om the date ol such sate, unless determined atandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 d.vys fom the dale of such sate Dated March 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sts 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *085285F01 noowo (248) 540-7701 VERMONTVILLE HELP WANTED: BARRY COUNTY PROVIDERS Bumham Brook is looking for licensed community service providers to provide assistants to the frail and elderly in Barry Starts Friday Evening, County. Services available for bid are: April 28th Adult day care, homemaker, counseling, All Day Sat. <S Sun., personal care, chore services, day ana April 29th <S 30th overnight respite. An extensive application and background check will be completed TALENT SHOW Fri., April 28 • 6:00 pm on all applicants. To apply contact Linda Call 517-726-107? Jackson at (269) 966-2566 ext. 314 or mail Three Divisions: inquiries to Burnham Brook, 200 W. Ages 6 and under • Ages 7-17 years Michigan Ave., Battle Creek, Ml 49017 or • Ages 18 and over Application deadline April 22. 2006______________ e-mail ljackson@bumhambrook.com Maple Syrup Festival Authorized Dealer : SPORTING COLORS : 214 N. Jefferson St. • Downtown Hastings : 3E 269-945-4551 | MJ Zo OFF _ kmht— My PC Pro’s, LLC Walker, Fluke & Sheldon, plc VAm certified public accountants YOUR INCOME TAX SPECIALIST Professional Business & Personal Computer Services 525 W. Apple Street Hastings, Ml 49058 MS Certified Ad r.misv alors Computer Se»vx». Hardware So’twar* Connect-vtty k-.tegratwn CatWng Accessows •nC Network Sy»ems Serving Soufh Wesf M-chigan www.wfscpasxom ChnsiuphcrJ Fluke. CPA MihmncK Sheldon. CPA 9809 Cherry Valley Ave., Ste. C, Caledonia E Ofl: 616-891-2391 | info@mypcprcs.net - hnp://www mypcpros.net Fax: 61M91-5583 CALL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY (269) 945-9452 Green Grass/ FERTILIZATION & PEST CONTROL Fertilizing Crabgrass Control Weed Control Call today for your Pest Control free quote!!! Lawn Rolling Core Airation 616.889.0514 Overseeding �Page 14 - Thursday. March 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner AT AG (Affing FAtfraCt i o ns C».if DAR OF E EXHIBITS • Fashion in Film: Period Costumes for the Screen is on display at th«* Grand Rapids Art Museum. Exquisitely ha.id made cos­ tumes, designed with precise accuracy to the period, will bring to life the many art forms that make up the art of film. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-8;30 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m., closed Mondays. Adult admission is $7, sen­ iors and students $6, children 6-17 S3. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through March 26. • Energy and Inspiration: AfricanAmerican Art from the Permanent Collection is a selection of paintings, prints, drawings, photographs and sculptures by African-American artists from the collection at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South ?<»rk Str t, downtown Kalamazoo. Call the KIA at (;J9) 349-7775 or the info line at (269) 349-3959. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursdcy 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Through April 9. • Alumni Print Competition will be •.hown at the Calvin College Center Art Gallery's Spoelhof Center, 3201 Burton St. SE, Grand Rapids. As part of the exhibit a recep­ tion and printmaking talk on the subject of Print as Concept” will take place Tuesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. in Science Building 10 s lower level (RSVP to (616) 526-6142). March 27-April 22. • Treasures of Ancient Egypt The Quest for Immortality is on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. There are 141 objects in Treasures of Ancient Egypt ranging from 2,000-4,000 years old, including gold death masks, massive stone sculptures, ornate jew­ elry and painted coffins. The exhibition also features an authentic full-scale, re-created burial chamber of pharaoh Thutmose IP. The Museum will be open for extended hours from 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday hours are 9-5, and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Public .’dmlssion to the exhibit and all museum gal­ leries for adult non-members is (ages 18-61): $17, senior citizen non-members (62 and over): $16, children non-members (ages 3-17): $10. and children under 3 are free. Through May 7. to 12 by chef Maria Ptacin at the historic Franke home in Marshall, advance tickets are S5-$38 for adults, $5-$16 for children and can be purchased by calling (269) 565-2199. Saturday, March 25. • Family Discovery Series: The Mozart Experience will be presented by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. in Chenery Auditorium to mark Mozart's 250th birthday. The interactive, dramatic presenta­ tion presents the story of a street musician caught playing the orchestra's grand piano. When caught, the musician is invited to be Mozart for the program and the audience fol­ lows the exploits of the musician and her prankster companion in the celebration of the life of the Mozart. The show is a production of Magic Circle Mime Cc. The one hour presen­ tation is geared for families with elementaryaged school children. An instrument petting zoo preceds the show at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 and $10 for adults. Call 1-800-228-9858 for tickets. Sunday, March 26. • Live Under the Dome Concert Series featuring the Lakewood Area Choral Society at 3 p.m. at the Hastings United Methodist Church. March 26. • Lady and the Gramp- A More Mature Male's Musical Musings on Maiden is a con­ cert that will feature renowned tenor Richard Fracker performing at 3 p.m. at the Grand Ledge Opera House. Fracker is an assistant professor of voice at MSU who has performed nine season at the MET opera of New York City. Tickets are $15. For more information call (517) 627-1443 or (517) 627-5170. March 26 • Ain't I a Woman! is a new chamber music theatre work for actress and trio con­ ceived and performed by The Core Ensemble featuring cello, piano and percussion at the Grand Rapids Community College Diversity Learning Center, 143 Bostwick Ave. NE, Grand Rapids. Celebrating the life and times of four black women: Zora Neale Hurston, Sojourner Truth, Clementine Hunter and Fannie Lou Hamer. The music is inspired by spirituals, blues, jazz and contemporary con­ cert music. Tickets are free. Please call (616) 234-3390 for tickets and information. Small fee for parking. March 27. USIC THEATRE • Chris Andrus will perform live at 6:30 p.m. at the Delton District Library. A singer/songwriter inspired by Jeff Buckley, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Brian Wilson, Andrus is also guitarist and vocalist for Middlefield. March 23. • Elizabeth Rex will be performed by the Actors at Spectrum Theatre, 160 Fountain NE, Grand Rapids. A smash hit of the Stratford Festival and the Winner of the Canadian Governor General's Literary Award for Drama in 2000, this epic play imagines a ficti­ tious meeting between William Shakespeare's acting troupe, and Queen Elizabeth I, espe­ cially her encounter with Ned Lowenscroft, the actor who specialized in playing Shakespeare's women. See actorsatspectrum.org for more information. Call (616) 234­ 3946 to reserve seats. March 23-April 1. • Tab Benoit is perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre as part of the annual Blues series at 8 p.m Tickets are $12 in advance, $13.50 day of show. For tickets and information call the Kalamazoo State Theatre Box Office at (269}-345-6500. Friday, March 24. • Grand Rapids Symphony Pops Series presents: A Gershwin Gala with Kishna Davis 4c Lester Lynch Friday 4c Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. at DeVos Performance Hall. Enjoy the sound of George and Ira Gershwin. The duo redefined America s musical landscape with tunes like IjM’s call the Whole Thing Off, Rhapsody in Blue 4c Porgy and Bess. John Varineau-conductor. For more information call (616) 454­ 9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. March 24-26. • Big Band Bash will be presented by the Battle Creek Central High Jazz Band and the Loy Norrix Jazz Band at the Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 530-1030 p.m. Evening features dinner, big band music, dancing and door prizes. Dinner i.xludes carved steamship round of beef, chicken breast in white wine sauce, lasagna, and more. Tickets are $20 per person. For more informa­ tion call (269) 965-9559. Saturday, March 25. • Mozart's Requiem will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church. 800 S. 24th St.. Battle Creek. The Battle Creek Symphony will perform Mozart's brooding piece along with his festive "Haffner” Symphony No. 35. Also performing are the Battle Creek Community Chorus, members of the Battle Creek Girls' Chorus, and professional soloists soprano Alfrelynn Roberts, contralto Camille DeBoer, tenor David Sadlier, and baritone Gerald Blanchard. This is a rescheduled event that was original­ ly planned at the W.K. Kellogg Auditorium which wa* changed due to renovations to the venue. There will also be a brief auction dur­ ing intermission vs'ith a gourmet dinner for up MISCELLANEOUS • Bob Zany is well known for his The Zany Report from the Bob 4c Tom radio show and has also appeared on HBO, David Letterman, and The Tonight Show. Zany will be performing at Gary Fields Comedy Club Theatre in Battle Creek. Joe Tyler is a very funny man. Tickets are $12. Ages 18 and over. Cail (269) 965-4646 for info. March 24 & 25. • Monthly Dance will once again be pre­ sented by Les Danseurs Dance Club of Greater Lansing at the Grand Ledge Country Club. Evening begins with a dance lesson from 7-8 p.m. followed by open dandng from 8-11’30 p.m. Pacific Lite will perform live music. Tickets available at the door for $25 per couple. Saturday, March 25. • West Michigan Pet Expo will be held at the Delta Plex. There will be vendors 4c breed­ ers of al) types of pets, a ret adoption center, a petting zoo, pony rides and all types of ani­ mal entertainment including the Classic K-9 Show, Gwen Miller-Pet Astrologer, Doggie Fashion Show, and The Dog Stars. Tickets are $5 for adults; $1 of every admission will be donated to the Humane Society of Kent County. Parking is free. March 25-26. • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermis­ sion. March 25-26. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 10:30 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 10:30 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Burnham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-8’30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W State Street in Hastings The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454 Check out the Chamber s website at www.banychamber.com CHECK OUT THESE MARCH BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 23 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the city parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 23 Homebuyers Seminar at Hastings City Nank from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Registration recommended by GtiHng 945-2401. Attendees receive $250 off processing at H.C.B. 24 Pre-School Story Time at 10:30 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. Theme is "F" Animals. Call 945-4263 for more informatiot.. 24 K-12 County-wide Art Show at the Thomapple Arts Coundl. Call 945-2002. 25 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the city parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 25 Video Game Tournament at the Hastings Library from 3-7 p.m. Call 945-4263 25-26 presents Factory for more information. Goodrich Free Film Series Charlie & The Chocolate at -10 & 11 a.m. at the Hastings 4 Theater. 26 Live Under the Dome Concert Series featuring the Lakewood Area Choral Society at the Hastings United Methodist Church at 3 p.m. 28 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dt/ parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. “T3ftHastihgs Frfh^ers Market from 7 a.m.-l pan., at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 31 Pre-School Story Time at the tai I, Grand Rapids Symphony presents-Richard and Helen DeVos Classical Series: Points of View at DeVos Performance Hall March 31April 1. Guest conductor Shuntaro Sato will lead pianist Yuja Wang in a performance of Dvorak's "Symphony No. 8." For more infor mation call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Bluegrass Music by Out of the Blue, Patchwork. Schlitz Creek as well as open jamming Saturday, April 1 at the Riverview Bar, located at 14043 Fulton (M-21) 2 miles east of Lowell. Open jamming starts at 6 p.m., bands begin at 730 p.m. with more jamming after the bands at 10 p.m. There is a $5 cover charge that includes music and the hot sandwich bar. Bird Fair will be presented by the Great Lakes Avicultural Society April 1 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Delta Plex, 2500 Turner NW, Grand Rapids (Walker). Admission is $3 for adults, $2 seniors 65 and older, children 12 and under free, the Largest bird fair in West Michigan and features vendors, educational displays, raffle and bake sale. For more information see angelfire.com/mi4/glas or call (269) 361-0140. Wallace & Gromit; The Curse of the Werefakkii will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. April 1-2. The show is rated G. There wtii be a 15 minute intermission. Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Season Finale will be performed Saturday, April 8 at Miller Auditorium. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. and features Igor Fedotov as soloist on Berlioz's "Harold in Italy." Other works to be performed include Debussy's "La Mer” and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Dukas. The show will also indude Maestro Raymond Haney's announcement of the 2006-07 season and a pre-concert lecture beginning at 7 p.m. open to all ticket-holders that offers an in-depth look at the evening music including historical background and a piano preview of the music. Concert tickets are $18-$38 and c?n be ordered at the Miller box office or charge by phone at 1-800-228-9858. Robots will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. April 8-9. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. Powerman 5000 with special guests Two Heded Chan, Unaltered, and one more act T.B.A. at the Intersection Tuesday, April 11. Show Ls ages 16 and over. Tickets are $15 in advance. Doors open at 6:30 p.:n. for the 7 p.m. show. Madagascar will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater it 1G A 11 a.m. April 15-16. The show is rated PG There will be a 15 minute intermission. car Snows The Phantom of the Overa will appear at the Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo April 19-May 14. Adapted tcom Gaston Lerouxs classic novel of mystery and suspense, this award-winning musical has woven its magi­ cal spell over standing room audiences in mere than 100 cities worldwide. For ticket call (269) 387-2300 or 800-228-9858 or go to the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office is located on the campus of Western Michigan University at 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo. Earth Day is free admission day at the Kalamazoo Nature Center, 7000 N. Westnedge Ave., from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 22. For more information call (269) 381-1574 or see www.naturecenter.org Because of Winn Dixie will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. April 22-23. Tne slxrw is rated G There will be a 15 minute intermission. Dreamer will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m April 29-30. The show is rated PG There will be a 15 minute intermission. Actors' Theatre 2nd. Annual Benefit will present excerpts from their upcoming produc­ tion of "Urinetown" as well as food, cocktails, a silent and live auction May 6 at 7 p.m. in Spectrum Theatre at Grand Rapids Community College. Call (616) 234-3998 for more information. Curious George will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. May 6-7. The show is rated G. There will be a 15 minute intermission. Hoodwinked will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. May 13-14. The show is rated PG There will be a 15 minute intermission. Hastings Public Library at 1030 a.m. Coining in APRIL 1 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 4 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p-m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 6 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 8 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. Weekly SUDOKU numtere from one to rww DIFFICULTY THIS^VEEK ♦ Moderate *♦ Challenging ♦ ♦♦ HOO BOY! • ‘A Gershwin Gala’ this weekend in Grand Rapids George and Ira Gershwin had the Midas touch in creating the golden age of American popular song. They were n virtual hit­ machine for Broadway and Hollywood. With their knack for putting life’s experiences into words and music, they touched an entire nation and still touch our hearts today with their timeless music. The Grand Rapids Symphony presents as part of its Pops Scries, “A Gershwin Gala” featuring vocalists Kishna Davis and Lester Lynch. March 24 and 25 at 8 p.m. and March 26 at 3 p.m. in DeV^s Performance Hall. The concerts will be led by Associate Conductor John Varineau ai d are sponsored by Huntington Bank. Audience members can sit back, relax, and let the music of George and Ira Gershwin entertain them as it has done for generations of I - lencrs. Concertgoers will hear classics such as “Strike Up the Band.” “A Foggy Day,” “An American in Paris.” “Embraceable You.” “The Man I Love,” “Nice Work.” and more. The second half of the concert will show­ case the internationally acclaimed Kishna Davis and Lester Lynch performing selec­ tions from “Porgy and Bess.” This popular opera features tunes such as ' Summertime." “My Man’s Gone Now.” “I Got Plenty KCC Concert Band slates spring show The annual Spring Concert by the Kellogg Community College Concert Band has been scheduled for Sunday. March 26, at 3 p.m. in the Binda Performing Arts Center. The band is coming off performances at the Red Cedar Festival in Okemos and a con­ cert with the Thomapple Wind Band from Hastings. A wide variety of selections, including marches. Irish music, and traditional band music will be performed, under the leader­ ship of Ed Zcntcra. “This is one you won’t want to miss,” said Zentera. General admission is $5 and seniors and students will be admitted for $3. O’Nuthin;” and many mor- tunes which have become part of this country..: national her­ itage. Together and individually. Davis and Lynch are establishing themselves premi nent vocalists performing the misic of “Porgy and Bess.” Davis has played he part of “Bess” with numerous major orchestras including the San Francisco. Phoenix and Baltimore symphonies, as we’.l as with orchestras in Berlin and St. Petersburg, Russia. Lynch and the Nashvi’.le Symphony just completed a recording of selections from “Porgy and Bess” with Decca Records. He also recently performed both “Crown” and “Jake” under the baton of Bobby McFerrin with the Philadelphia Orchestra. New York Philharmonic. and Ravinia Festival Orchestra The concert.s second half will open with “Promenade from ’The Real McCoy.’” featuring a clarinet solo by John Varineau. Tickets for Friday and Saturday night.s performances range from S27 to $56 and Sunday.s prices range from $18 to $52 Tickets can be purchased by phone through Ticketmaster (616) 456-3333. on-line at ticketmaster.com or in-person at the Symphony office or any Ticketmaster outlet. Call anytime for Hastings Banner classified ads 269-945-9554 or 1-800-870-7085 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 23. 2006 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIED; CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Husband and wife arrested for bogus money orders HASTINGS — A Hastings police detective has arrested a husband and wife team on charges of passing counterfeit money orders The investigation began Aug. 29 after an area bank reported bogus money orders totaling $5.(XX) were passed by the couple. Michael and Kimberly Lewis, of Hastings were arrested after the investigation was concluded. Michael Lewis was charged with receiving and concealing over $1 .(XX) and less than $20,000, and for being a habitual offend­ er. second offense. Kimberly Lewis was charged with receiving and concealing over $1.000 ana less than $20,000. Both plead­ ed guilty March 8 to charges of receiving and concealing stolen properly between $200 and $1,000 and were ordered to make full restitution. Michael Lewis originally told investigators he had been a victim of fraud, but the investigation by the police proved other­ wise. Pick-up truck, snowmobile, tools stolen from bam, garage PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP — Prairieville Township Police received a complaint of a breaking and entering of a bam and five-bay garage last Sunday night or early Monday morning. Reported stolen were a large number of tools, a snowmobile and a 1989 Chev pickup, burgundy, four-wheel drive. 3/4 ton. PoLce said the snowmobile apparently had been placed into the bed of the stolen pickup truck. The large amount of tools is still being tabulated. There are no suspects as yet. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Prairieville Township Police Department at (269)623-2691. 21-speed bicycle found near State Tech Institute PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP — The Prairieville Police Department is trying to find the ow ner of newer ? I-speed bike found in the area of the Slate Tech Institute on Pine Lake Road Tuesday. March 14. The bike is a Magna. Sirnano Equipment. Model #8563-47. It also has decals with "Great Divide" and "Rebound NCX" on iL The serial is needed for owner confirmation. Hastings man arrested after police witness assault HAS!INGS — A 38-year-old Hastings man was arrested Monday for assaulting a woman in the 200 block of West Thom Street. Hastings officers said they observed Charles Ellis physically assaulting a woman on the east side of the post office. Officers stopped the altercation and identifying Ellis as a former boyfriend of the 28-year-old victim. The woman told the officer that Ellis had taken her purse from a nearby apartment and would not give it back, and when she confronted him. he assaulted her. Ellis was lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the assault. Elderly man injured after stepping in front of car HASTINGS — A 79-year-old Hastings man was injured Tuesday. March 14. when he stepped in front of a moving vehicle in the 100 block of North Jefferson Street. Hastings police said Die Craven walked in front of a car driven by Richard Greiner. 71. also of Hastings. Craven was trans­ ported to Pennock Hospital by Lansing Mercy Ambulance and his condition is unknown. Drunken teen arrested for being disorderly on street HASTINGS — A 19-year-okl Hastiqgb man was arrested for being a disorderly person and a minor in possession^' alcohol last Friday when Hastings Police found him on the street, yelling ana using profanities. Officers found Robert Woodmansee creating a disturbance near East Mill and North Church streets. Police said Woodmansee continued to verbally abuse them when they tried to speak to him. He was lodged in the Barry County Jail for minor in possission of alcohol by consumption after a preliminary breath test revealed a .23 blood alcohol level, almost three times the legal limit. Money bag reported stolen from Hastings business HASTINGS — A larceny at a business in the 100 Block of East State Street was reported to Hastings police Friday after the owner found that someone had taken a money bag from inside the business between 1:30 p.m. March 15 and 4:30 a.m. March 16. There were no signs of forced entry and it is believed someone who was in the building may have taken the bag. which con­ tained an undisclosed amount of money. . Anyone with infoimation about the theft is asked to call the Hastings Police Department at 945-5744. Tools reported stolen from back of parked truck HASTINGS — Several hundred dollars worth of tools were reported stolen from the back of a truck parked in the 800 block of West'Clinton Street sometime between March *4 and 16. The tools, which arc used for concrete work, include ? concrete saw. drill and other miscellaneous items, along with a heavy duty Milwaukee work radio. Delton man hurt in crash may have been driving drunk CLOVERDALE — Cyle Rodger Behrs-Swinchart. 20. of Delton, was injured in a one-car accident Saturday on Cloverdale Road. Barry County Sheriff’s deputies questioned Swinehart at the scene and he reportedly told them he had been drinking “way too much.” and was just trying to make it home. Swinehart suffered significant facial injuries in the accident and was transported to Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. The case has been referred to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office for review. Swinehart was not wearing a seat belt when the accident occured. / or Suh / 999 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 80 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $800 - sell $295 (517)204-0600 A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New, never used; must sell $275 (616)291-1672_______________ SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with piliowtop mat­ tress set $175. (517)719-8062 TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 ESTATE/MOVING SAI ES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 \utimtafi\c 1991 GMC TRUCK: 5 speed $1,000 obo. (269)209-6179 2 GMC 4WD JIMMY'S: st has ALMOST NEW MO­ TOR, only 20,000 miles; 2nd - GOOD BODY It INTERI­ OR, needs a fuel pump. BOTH for $1,000 obo. As is. (269)795-2787 after 6pm. FOR SALE - '99 Chevy Monte Carlo, red, fully load­ ed, low miles, stored win­ ters. Premium sound pkg., excellent condition $7,900 obo. Cdl (616)893-0475 WANTED: NISSAN PATH­ FINDER, 1994 or newer in good to excellent condition. Prefer 1996-1999. Please call after 3pm, (269)948-2674. ( iiiiinimm\ \ <>iu t i CLASS OF 1966 The Hastings Class of 1966 will be celebrating their 40th class reunion this June. Classmates are invited and encouraged to attend the annual alumni banquet to be held Saturday, June 3rd in the High School cafeteria, with a post alumni gathering being planned. For further information call Jane (Nevins) Webb at (269)945-9680 or Dawn (Church) Horton at (269)945-9097. ___ Hope tn mt you thrir!___ POP CAN DRIVE For Mike and Amanda Hamp and their girls. From your friends at Woodlawn to help recover from a house fire. Drop off at Woodlawn Meadows 1821 N. East St., Hastings Friday, March 21st thru the 28th. //<//; W atilt tl DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B. or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment. (616)248-7729 ELDERLY CARE GIVERS needed. Please call (269)9481288 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Cal J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. BEST RATES AROUND: Painting & home mainte­ nance. Call Michael Evans, (269)795-3133. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Cal’. (269)345-1173. PROFESSIONAL CLEAN­ ING SERVICE has openings for Spring cleaning. Morn­ ings appointments available. Fast, trustworthy, great hourly rate. Call Sarah (269)948-9437. \\allied WANTED COMMERCIAL SEWING machine and com­ mercial embroider v ma­ chine. (616)765-514? It, BUSINESS OFFICES FOR LEASE- Mainstreet 136 E. State St., downtown Hast­ ings-Woodridge Building. "Approx. 560sq.ft. main floor office w/own main street entrance and window front­ age. $800 month; "Approx. 340sq.ft, main floor office w/sink and large closet $400 month Both offices in­ clude utilities and have front it back parking avail­ able. (269)945-9321 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. 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The Barry County Sheriff’s Department determined Dale William Carter was traveling west on M-179 when his car left the road, traveled approximately 188 feet and struck a tree. The car careened off the tree and slid another 37 feet before coming to a stop. Carter was taken to Pennock Hospital for treatment of his injuries and was cited for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Deputies determined there were no brake marks prior to Carter leaving the roadway. Three people injured in single car accident HASTINGS TOWNSHIP — Barry County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a one-car personal injury accident Wednesday on Nashville Highway near River Road in Hastings Township and left three people injured. A female passenger was ejected from the vehicle and had to be flown to Spectrum Hospital by Aero-Med. The other two occu­ pants were transsported by ambulance to area hospitals and the condition of all three is not known. The Sheriff’s Department was assisted by Lansing Mercy Ambulance, the Nashville Ambulance Service and Hastings (BIRCH) Fire Department. Dr. Mike Callton, D.C. Mc/vpan Stale L'nwsrfy Nabonal Coatge of ChmpractK Neck injuries resulting from automobile accidents are often called Whiplash Whiplash causes neck pain, upper back pain and headaches that can per­ sist for months after the in­ jury. Using gentle spinal adjustments. Chiropractic has been proven effective for the treatment of whip­ fr/oA-r 12. 1918 . ((arrA 25. 2005 . 'Hff i/reafej/ fa/entnut lash injuries. Motorist may face 4th drunken driving charge For more information call: HASTINGS — A 30-ycar-old man who had been convicted of drunk driving three times previously was arrested on South Broadway last Wednesday for speeding, driving with a suspended license and operating under the influence of alcohol. Troopers from the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police conducted a traffic stop on Nathan Christie for speeding. When asked how much he had to dnnk. Christie replied "a lot" and further advised he was not OK to drive. Christie lodged at the Barry County Jail. Further investigation revealed he had three prior convictions for operating while intoxicated. See POLICE, page 17 Nashville Chiropractic (517) 852-2070 We are a Blue Cross. Blue PPO MeOcare. Medcaal and PPOM provider Most stsurancas accepted ^rioiniy <ihd diuny । ana cannrf y'r-/’famt/if andfmenr/i and raery- tdrrr de amnl de made ^nendi. (ad tu ada ZonedZ»er mtUi Zrz and a/tflays nd/. d//e Za/tfly Htrni na a nr a /at/ tne mu Ann t/dZ. ~ >^64 �Page 16 - Thursday. March 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner FOOD, continued from page 9------"Organic fanning requires constant knowl­ edge and continual growih on the pan of the fanner to be able to adapt to changes in nature, the people that do it are some of the nx>si hardworking and smart people around. J .earning about that process is a lifelong process and its really all about committing to sustainability." A trend now in the organic business, said Bedford, is huge industrial organics focused on monoculture of crops. Organic farming is an exploding market share and big corpora­ tions want in on the profits. "So they get the label and they get the prof­ its. but they are not in the spirit of being organic. Its not really the same thing at all." said Bedford, who emphasized that that is why it is important to form local food rela­ tionships between farmei and consumer. One person asked how realistic it was to think that our growing population could be fed by organic food alone if chemical appli­ cations boost yeilds. "That's the fundemental argument of the Green Revolution," said Bedford. “There is also convincing evidence that that argument is untrue. If we are extracting the fertility out of the soil, we are depleting ourselves so this situation is not unlike a big credit card binge — it might look good now but eventually we will have to pay up. Industrial agriculture is going over a cliff, not to mention the fact that this way of agriculture is all based on oil and we all know how vulnerable that situation is." Bedford said the price of transportation is now exceeding the price of produce and said that hopefully this would force companies to start looking at markets closer to home. "Seventeen percent of oil used in the U.S. is used for food production." said Philbin. Philbin also said concerning the growing population she has seen studies citing organ­ ic foods as being up to 60% more nutrient filled. She said it only made sense that more nutritious food meant you could eat less of it One person expressed his desire to volun­ teer and asked if there was any sort of Hastings community garden. “Is there any place in Hastings where you can go and be a pan of an organic or commu- Beaten by the best better than beaten by the rest? 1 wonder if Lakewood fans will have any rooting interest in this year’s MHSAA boys’ basketball championships. Lakewood junior Megan Hoiaski shows off her certificate of recognition after earn­ ing all-region honors for her performance in tiie March 4 MHSAA regional tournament I know that last year I felt a little sick standing in a bowling alley in Grand Rapids when the ticker across the bottom of the screen read that the South Christian Sailors had won the Class B state championship, and it wasn’t because at Comstock Park High School. of the rented shoes and the mix of smoke and lane oil in the air. The Vikings were knocked out of the state tournament last week by Godwin Heights. The Wolverines take on East Grand Rapids in the Class B semifinals Viking earns all-region honor Lakewood junior Megan Hoiaski won all region honors at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Regional Competitive Cheer tournament on Saturday. March 4. at Comstock Park High School. Hoiaski was one of 21 athletes from a field of 16 Grand Rapids area competitive cheer teams to earn this honor, which was voted on Friday evening at Michigan State University. For the record, Detroit Renaissance and Flint Southwestern square off in the other Class B semifinal. I*ve heard lots of coaches and athletes say that they hope the team that by the Competitive Cheer Coaches Association of Michigan. Hoiaski lias also rccieved all-league honors the past three years, as the Vikings competed in the Capital Area Activities Conference, and has been a member of the Lakew ood varsity competitive cheer team since she was a fresh­ man. knocked them out of the tournament goes on to win the state title. Then at least they can say they were knocked out by the best. “I hope they are state champs,” Hastings head coach Mike Goggins said of the Mason Bulldogs, after they topped his Saxons in the Division 2 regional See OUT OF THE HAT, next page See FOOD, page 19 Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community hank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing cutstartding customer service. 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March 23. 2006 - Page 17 POLICE, continued from page 15---------- Plainwell man arrested for driving on crack Tuesday Mixed Friday Night Mixed ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP — A 35-year-old Plainwell man was arrested Saturday, March 18. by the Michigan State Police for possession of marijuana, and after further investi­ gation it was determined the driver had previously smoked crack cocaine prior to the traffic stop in Orangeville Township. The driver was arrested and lodged at the Barry County Jail for operating with the presence of a schedule one controlled substance. TVCCU 38-14; Hastings City Bank 32-20; Consumers Concrete 29-23; J-Ad Graphics 27-25; Walker. Huke & Sheldon 25-27; Woodland Machine 19-33; Hastings Bowl 18.5-33 J; Yankee Zephyr 18.5-33.5. Men’s High Games & Series - C. Simpson 190; G. Hause 217-569; T. Graham 179-504; D. Blakely 236-573; J. Hummel 204; K Beebe 222-598; D. Risher 183-502; M. Hall 199-531. Handguns reported stolen in Assyria, Freeport Walden 177; D. Service 168; B. Smith 167­ 446; J. Clements 187. Renegades 71; All But One 67 1/2; Budweiser 65 1/2; 4 Fools 61 1/2; Just Cuz 60 1/2: 9-N-A-Wiggle 60 1/2; Ten Pins 59 1/2; Get-R-Done 56 1/2; Heads Out 56; Sanborns and Shirlee 56; Mercy 53 1/2; Whatever 52 1/2; Just Here to Bowl 50 1/2; Brushworks 49 1/2; We re a Mess 46; M&M Westbrook Trucking 45 1/2; Oldies But Goodies 44. Winter Golfen 44. Womens Good Gaines and Series - S. Vandenburg 210-603; S. Keeler 200-561; N. Clow 234-561; D. Bartimus 193-550; L. Potter 183-532; G. Otis 210-510; R. Murrah 173-491; T. Bush 158-444; C. Mailland 155­ 421; R. Hammontree 139-379; S. McKee 257; K. Becker 199; R. Lydy 198; L. Rentz 189; O. Gillons 176; M. Sean 161; M. Westbrook 146; M. Varner 142. Women’s High games & Series Wednesday P.M. BARRY COUNTY — Troopers from the Hastings post, Michigan State Police, are investi­ gating a complaint of a breaking and entering a residence in Assyria Township. Investigation revealed unknown suspect(s) gained access to the residence and stole a hand­ gun. Troopers last Thursday were called to a business in Freeport in reference to a larceny. Investigation revealed unknow n suspect(s) had stolen a handgun. Anyone with any information can call the State Police post at (269) 948-82E3. Motorist arrested for drunken driving, warrant Donald Eugene Seitz 111. 31. of Middleville was arretted last Saturday by Barry County Sheriff’s deputies for driving while license suspended and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of .23 percent, nearly three times the legal limit. Subsequent investigation revealed Seitz also was w anted on a w arrant out of Romulus. Seitz was lodged at the Barry County Jail. A. ____ At Home Real Estate 76; Hair Care Center 68 1/2; Eye and Ent 59 1/2; Railroad Street Mill 59; Mace Pharmacy 58; Seebers 56 1/2; Shamrock 51 1/2. Womens Good Games and Series - S. Pennington 178-511; E. Ulrich 178-477; N. 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Shoebridge 150; K. Jenkins 142. Men’s Good Games and Series - M. Ulrich 257-706; J Mroz 257-690; R. Guild 224-648; B. Rentz 224-627; F. Thompson 199-557; A. Robins 203-541; B. Churchill 186-521; A. Jenkins 265; B. Hubbell 222; C. Alexander 215; M. Kuhlman 207; M. Snyder 205; C. Taylor 203; J. Robbe 199; B. Allen 197; P. Ayers 188; S. Farlee 161. get the most minutes ever from Alltel - America s largest owned & operated’ wireless network A plan that’s all 4 u with nationwide calling' Caledonia man held for 3rd offense drunk driving 1000 Anytime Minutes - $49^ Unlimited Mobile-to-Mobile Minutes Unlimited Nights & Weekends Limited time offer! THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP - Dennis Ray Loring. 38. of Caledonia, was arrested Sunday for operating while intoxicated, third offense, and driving while license revoked. Loring was arrested on M-37 near Finkbeiner Road. OUT OF THE HAT, continued from previous page finals this year. “If you’re going to get beat, you want to get beat by the best." 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Caaaraaa: Promotional mmute* apphr with.n the National freedom c aHing area See coveraj additional roammg. rrwnirte & long distance chargee Haa (tetaite: Mobile to-Mobile Mmute* apply to caU» between Alltel wwaleu cuitomeri that begin are Mon Thur* 9 00pm SMam Weekend* are Fn »00pm Mon 5SRem 2Iteeetea$2* 1000 anytime mmute* *hared between two Ime* Extended night r participating location* While lupphei last Credit approval & approved hand*et required $20 non-refundable activation fee appfee* oer Ime $200 early t Con-numcation* Service* available at any Alltel etore or aPtel com �Page 18 - Thursday March 23. 2006 -- Ttte Hastings Banner Trojans take three titles on track’s opening day by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Thomapple Kellogg varsity girls* track and field team needs to have just the right kind of athletes for head coach Tammy Benjamin to enroll it in the Grand Valley State University's (GVSU) Laker Challenge. “If we have good sprinters and experienced girls in the field events we’ll c »me here." said Benjamin Tuesday after the indoor competi­ tion at GVSU. “It's fun to let those kids come and compete, and if we can get some of our less experienced kids out and get them some experience before the first real competition that's great too." The Trojans did more than just compete, they won three of the 13 events, going up against other Class A and B schools from around the area. Senior Chaney Robinson won the 400-mcter run in I minute 2.02 sec­ onds. junior Rebecca Winchester won the 800-meter run in 2:28.06. and that pair teamed up w ith senior Kersta Gustafson and freshman Emma Ordway to win the 1600meter relay in 4:18. “We won three events here. That's unheard ol. There are a lot of gtxxJ Class A schools here." said Benjamin. In the final event of the day. the 1600- met er relay. Winchester even did her best to level the playing field a little bit On the final hand off. Winchester caught the heel of Gustafson who’s shoe went flying off a few steps down the track. The Trojan foursome of Winchester. Robinson. Gustafson. and Ashley VanderMeer set an O-K Gold record in the event last year and won a regional champi­ onship Even a lost shoe couldn’t slow down the Trojans. “It was fun to get out there." said Gustafson. "Everyone had a good start. I was fired up and so was everyone else." Gustafson is part of a Trojan senior class that's expecting a big year. They helped TK win the O-K Gold Conference as sophomores, and finished runner-up to South Christian a year ago. “Thai class has been cashing the pay checks ever since they stepped in as freshmen." said Benjamin Gustafson set the sckxil record in the pole vault last year by clearing 8-9. She just missed the medals in the event Tuesday. In her first attempts of the new season she cleared 8-6 and placed seventh. The Trojans’ Kylie Schultz (center) works her way through a crowd in the 800-meter race at Grand Valley State University Tuesday night. Schultz placed 32nd in the event with a time of 2:52.72. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Thomapple Kellogg senior Kersta Gustafson plants her shoeless left foot into the turn as she heads for the finish line in the 1600-meter relay Tuesday night at Grand Valley State University. The Trojans won the race with a time of 4:18. (Photo by Brett Bremer) The top five in each event earned medals. TK won four medals. Gustafson placed third in the 200-meter run with a time of 27.61 sec­ onds. Freshman teammate Danielle Rosenberg wasn't too far behind her in the event with a time of 28.2. TK’s top performance a year ago a! GVSU was by then junior Jessica Flaska. who was second in the 50-meter hurdles. She was nurs­ ing a sore leg and didn’t compete. Flaska. Gustafson. Robinson, and Winchester were all state qualifiers fc*- the Trojans a year ago. “This year’s going to be the best yet. There's so many strong leaders, all the way down, that everyone is ready to go." said Gustafson. “Every one's on the same page. 1 think the y ounger girls arc starting to know how good they can do too." Come Celebrate the •j fl. Of A Brand New Hastings-area Goodwill Retail Store Saturday, March 25 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. A Lion and a Viking help get KCC softball team off and running M-43, near the M-37 intersection (next to Tractor Supply) Shop for bargains, support an organization that helps individuals overcome barriers to employment, and A pair of local high school graduates helped the Kellogg Community College women’s softball team to a great start to the season during their spring training trip to Cocoa. Florida last weekend. In one week, the KCC women won more softball games than they have won in the last three years. KCC finished the week with an 8­ 3 record. Tuesday. March 14. the KCC women swept a double header against Triton Community I | I" I | I Win Great Prizes? Register to win a Color Television, t __ 10K Gold Ring from Gilmore Jewelers, Precious Moments col- UlHBH lectible figurine from Cinder's Hallmark, and fine prizes donated by these generous businesses: / The first \ 7 50 people to donate J clothing or househok goods at the new Goodwill store will receive a BUY ONE, \ GET ONE FREE Jtl A WE LL BE HISWK-TOV < COUPON from \Double A Cookie \company. 7 You could make anyone laugh. If they were having a bed day. No matter how sad we were, you could take the hurt away. Nothing could ever stop you, Or even make you fkll. You were ready to take on the world, reedy to do it all. But God decided He needed you, to from this world you left But you took a piece of all of us. Our hearts are what you kept. Kids 12 and under can enter a Jelly-Bean Guessing Contest, to win a Radio-Controlled Park Flyer from Hometown Hobby. Special Thanks to Airway Oxygen for supporting Goodwill's Grand Opening Celebration. Thanks also to the many generous donors who have frequented our Attended Donation Station in the Felpausch parking lot. Donations will be accepted at the store only after opening day. 03243112^ College from Chicago. Maple Valley graduate Sammy Cowell had seven hits in the two vic tones. In a hard fought loss to Lackawanna College. 7-6. on the first day of the season March 13. Cowell and Lakewood graduate Jordan Rodgers had two hits each Cowell also had a pair of his in Friday's 8­ 0 win over Northland Community College out of Minnesota. You were so full of life. Always smiting and carefree. Life loved you being a pert of it, And we lowed you being a pert ot us. Anne's Health Foods, Bell Cleaners, Beyond the Cover Family Book Store, Bosley Pharmacy, Chaos Be Gone, Feedsack Fashions, G&L Variety, Green Iguana Graphics, Hastings 4 Theater, Hastings Flower Shop, Hometown Hobby, j-ad Graphics, Mexican Connexion Restaurant, Sporting Colors NASCAR, State Grounds Coffee House, The Ultimate Spa. f The Trojans arc off until next Wednesday when they host their own Co-ed relays in Middleville. The O-K Gold Conference sea­ son begins April 13 when TK hosts Caledonia. “This year will just be a dog fight (in the O­ K Gold)." said Benjamin. “Hamilton is com­ ing in as the defending O-K Blue champs. South Christian is always tough. 1 think Caledonia has some athletes. I think we’ve got something like IS stale placers coming back in our league from last year, which is just unbelievable." Hamilton and Way land were the only other O-K Gold schools competing at GVSU Tuesday. The only championship for either team came in the l6(X)-mctcr run. which Wayland junior Jessica Armstrong won in 5:19.88. Your seat is now empty. And It’s hard not to see your face. But please always know this. No one will ever take your place. You left without a warning. Not even saying good-bye. And we can’t seem to stop. Asking the question why. 1 Nothing will ever be the same. The halls are empty without your laughter. But we know you’re up in Heaven, Watching over us and looking after. We didn't see this coming. It hit us by surprise. And when you left this world, A small part of us died. We remembered you swinging with us. As If you were a boy. And the last time we eve? saw you. You were riding your pride and Joy. Dennis K. Todd Jan. 26, 1954-March 27, 2001 Your smile could brighten anyone's day. No matter what they were going through. And we know every day for the rest of our Ilves, We’ll be missing you. r. ChHiUna. Brandy, Shsyne. Chase �The Hastings Banner - Thursday March 23 2006 - Page 19 Freeport getting ready for summer fast-pitch season The Freeport Recreation Association has scheduled it’s summer softball program for 2006 and will include Men’s Fast Pitch. Mentor Fast-pitch and Co-ed Slow Pitch leagues. This year for the first time, co-ed w ill be offered on both Thursday and Friday nights. This will allow a slightly later first game, eliminate late 10 p.m. games and weekly team byes. A two umpire system for zll league play is also planned. Tlie co-ed season will now start on Thursday. May 4. then continue games on Friday May 5. The overall league will feature three division levels of play providing each team a 10-game schedule. Teams participai ing in last year's leagues have been sent notice and have until Monday. March 20. to reply. After this date any new teams will be accepted on a first call basis. A Fall league will also be offered and scheduled to start the first Thursday after Labor Day. Sometimes teams have sponsors, but require extra players, any interested per­ son or team should call Willie Dryer al (269) 945-4052. The men’s fast-pitch league will begin reg­ ular league play on Wednesday. May 31. Teams will be playing Mondays and Wednesdays, scheduling two games per night. <)nc complete round w ill be played before the Mentor Fas’. Fitch season begins and will be divided into two or three segments. The annu­ al Hall of Fame Tournament, which last year drew a total of 16 teams will be held July 7.8. and 9. Mentor Fast Pitch starts Wednesday. June 21 The late start date provides an opportuni­ ty for high school and college boys to end classes and not start playing ball half way through a season. This is not a youth league, but under 18-years-old requires a parent sig­ nature. See FREEPORT, next page Saxon gets things started at wrestling’s semifinals Hastings' Casey Johnson sang the National Anthem prior to the start of the Championship Semifinals at the Michigan High School Athletic Association individual wrestling championships at the Palace of /ruburn Hills Friday. March 10 (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxon cheer squad Sth at MCCA finals The Hastings cheerleading team performs for the judges during the Michigan Cheer Coaches Association state finals at Saginaw Valley State University March 4. The Saxons finished eighth in the state in their division after a great day at the regional tourna­ ment they hosted Feb. 25. (Pnoto by Amy Jo Parrish) YMCA News HMS wrestlers win season ending tournament at TK Family Fun Night The YMCA of Barry County will be hav­ ing a family fun night at the Hastings Community Center on Friday. March 17. The event will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Family members can use the open gym. roller-skate or roller-blade, make crafts, play games, and go swimming. The cost for the event is $10 for families, or $4 per adult and $2 per child. For more information contact the YMCA at (269) 945-4574. Special Events at the Teen Center March 23 there will be a teen only swim from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and an open gym from noon to 3 p.m. Other activities and offerings include ping pong. pool, air hockey, foosball. and pizza. March 24 there will be an open swim from noon to 3 p.m. and an open gym from noon to 3 p.m. There will also be free game play. The teen center also has a number of events planned for the spring break week including open swims, open gyms, a trip to Craig’s Cruisers on April 4. and a trip to the I-Max Movie Theater on April 7. FOOD, continued from page 16 — nity garden,’’ he asked. Bedford said he was not aware of a Hastings community garden, but said that each person could grow little plots of food themselves and that they might be surprised at how much food they could produce in smaller spaces. Another audience member asked if there were any local restaurants that used local foods. Bedford said he was not aware of any but urged her to ask her favorite restaurants to start by carrying just one local food, like free ange eggs. Another audience member asked why chil­ dren are not going into farming. Bedford said there are many reasons but one is that land is being taxed so heavily and land values so high that many small farmers do not encour­ age their children to farm as they see the hard life it might be and have other hopes for their children. He spoke of the need to come up with incentives for small family farms to keep farms in the family and ways to make it easier for young people to start farming if they choose to. Dave Brinkert. vice chairman of the Barry County Democratic Party and sponsor of the event, closed the panel by asking for a show of hands if those in the audience would like more night-time events on the same theme. Hands overwlielmingly rose up Afterwards the audience mingled over booths set up by local farmers, and vendors, gathering information on how to purchase and network for focal foods. For more information about FWH. which is a network of Michigan groups and citizens promoting sustainable farming, call (616) 558-6490. or e-mail fwh(4 ameritech.net The Hastings Middle School wrestling team finished a perfect season last Saturday. After concluding a 16-0 dual meet season, and a perfect tournament season the Saxons concluded the year by winning the tourna­ ment in Middleville. Hastings finished with 329 points to edge out second place Middleville. The Saxons also placed 17 out of 19 wrestlers in the tournament. Saxon wrestlers finishing in first place were Brian Baum (80 lbs). Matt Fcldpausch (90 lbs), Austin Endsley (95 lbs). Darrell Slaughter (145 lbs) and Luke Hubbell (155 lbs). Bringing home second place medals for Hastings were Ashlee Mikolajczyk (70 lbs). John Northrop (85 lbs). Micah Huver (100 lbs). Gage Pederson (105 lbs). Collin Ferguson (115 lbs). Matt Schild (125 lbs). Robert Endsley (167 lbs) and Max Pelfrey (250 lbs). Jason Eckley (120 lbs) brought home the Saxons’ sole third place medal, and Chris Parker (75 lbs), Alex Randall (130 lbs) and Colton Marlette (137 lbs) finished in fourth place for the team. Also on Saturday, the Hastings Blue and White teams travelled to Pennfield where all 22 of their wrestlers placed in the top four of their weight class. Saxons bringing home first place medals were Garrett Darling. Austin Trudgeon. Tim Hanlon. Beau Reaser. Brandon Bower, George Shannon and Dustin Glaser. Finishing in second place were Paul Stutzman. Mike Cross. Jon Giesler, Kyle Griffith. David Soya and Zach Jarman. 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March 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner COUPLE, continued from page 1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------emergency personnel before he could be air lifted to the hospital. Hugo's blood alcohol level was 0.18 per­ cent, more than twice the legal limit (.08<t । in Michigan, according to the investigation it is believed Payne may have supplied at least some of the alcohol the underage Huge consumed. Huge had a history of driving .iolations. including a prior incident in which he failed to stop in the required distance, causing an accident. He also previously had been cited for minor in possession of alcohol and speeding. Mr. and Mrs. Pelfrey were members of the Morgan Road Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses. At one time they were members of the Kingdom Hall in Marshall and a spokesman there, who declined to be identi­ fied. said they had been discussing the acci­ dent Tuesday morning. “They were just wonderful, industrious people.' he said. “They were the kindest peo­ ple you would ever want to meet. "We worked together on the building proj­ ect fc.r the Morgan Srrec. Church and I can tell you they were true Christians and just quality people in every way." The church spokesman added he had a pre­ vious experience in which he had approached a person who appeared to be intoxicated and was attempted to drive. “I took the keys and threw them into the bushes." he said. “I felt bad about it later, but now I know 1 did the right thing." A memorial service for the Pelfreys is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday at Kingdor. Hall Jehovah's Whitness Church on Morgan Road. Arrangements have been made through the Bachman Hebble Funeral Home in Battle Creek Wayne and Sarah Pelfrey were killed in a traffic crash caused by a drunken driver in Bedford Township last Sunday morning. FREEPORT, continued from previous page Special rules are designed to introduce new teams, players and an opportunity to advance the person who wants to pitch fast pitch soft­ ball. One such rule is. a rookie pitcher must throw to three batters per inning, then may be substituted by an experienced pitcher referred to as a Mentor. This is meant to keep the defense active and in the game. Other special rules include everybody bats and allow free substitution in the field, creating a team atmosphere that is competitive, but most of all fun. The league can provide a “Mentor" pitcher for any organization, church or company wishing to form a team. A Mentor Fast-pitch Tournament will be held in Freeport on Fathers' Day weekend June 17 and 18. Teams and/or interested play­ ers for customary or mentor fast-pitch should contact Rich Kunde at (616) 765-5338. Moody Bible ensemble to perform at Hastings church The Women's Concert Choir & Bell Ensemble from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago will be performing at 7 p.m. Friday. March 24. at First Baptist Church. The concert is free and all are welcome to attend. A special collection will be taken during the concert tc express thanks to the choir for their performance. Founded in 1955. the Women's Concert Choir & Bell Ensemble has sung and played to enthusiastic audiences all over the United States, as well as Europe, South America, the Canbbean and the Far East. 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Perhaps the best way to remember which way to turn the clock is to use the well-worn but reliable phrase “Spring ahead, fall back “ Hastings library groundbreaking set for May 19 The Hastings Public Library Board has announced the groundbreaking for the new library will take place on Fridav. May 19. Library Board President Brenda Tcegardin nwk the announcement at the Hastings City Council meeting Monday. March 27. “The whole board and library staff are extremely excited to have this date, as it has been a long time coming." Teegardi^ said. “Since fund-raising ended in August, several hours of work have gone into cementing the plans for the building." Mark Schmitke, the project architect from Design Works and Jeff Arlington of Christman Construction have been work­ ing with the board and project implemen­ tation team to finalize aspects to prepare the bid packages. The Library Board and Communications Committee are working to plan a festive celebratory event for Friday. May 19. to recognize the steering committee chairs, businesses and commu­ nity members who raised the money to build the new library, said Tcegardin. The library fund-raising project began in 1999 to meet the needs of the commu­ nity. The new library will be 20.000 square feet and have designated areas for children, teens and adults as well as com­ munity. The new library is incorporating several green aspects to the building to be sustainable. Hastings Library Board President Brenda Teegardin announces to the Hastings City Council the official ground breaking ceremony will be Friday, May 19, for the new library next to City Hall. cil: • Heard an announcement by Hastings Library Board Pre&fcnt Brenda Teegardin by Jon Gambee Staff Writer The City of Hastings Monday night fol­ lowed the recommendation of the Hastings Planning Commission to deny a request from six property owners to rczone their propertie* to B-2 general business district. The Hastings Planning Commission had voted March 6 to adopt a resolution recom­ mending the City Council deny a request to rczone the the south half of the block bound­ ed by West State Street. South Washington Street. West Court Street and South Market Street to B-2 General Business District. The properties are owned by Joseph Farley. Stewart and Diana Gross, Robert and Karen Nicholson. Paul Friddle. Janet Martin and Kim Sutton. The six lots make up a total of one acre; 330 feet along Court Street with 132 feet of depth. The city's master plan has called for that area to be designated as a Planned Unit Development rPUD) for a mix of uses. The master plan recommended that in converting US Bio Energy hopes to fill 25 new posi­ tions for its brand new Woodbury facility at an employment fair Monday. April 3. al the Lakewood High School cafeteria in Lake Odessa. Barry County and Ionia County Michigan Works! will coordinate the fair, which will run from 1 to 8 p.m. With plans to be operational by August. US Bio Energy, which will operate the new ethanol plant, is looking for workers in main­ tenance. materials handling, lab. environ­ mental health and safety, and production. A pay range has not yet been established, but all positions will include training and a wide range of benefits. Job seekers arc asked to bring a separate resume to the fair for each desired position and be prepared to fill out an application. Resumes also will be accepted by mail or fax and must be postmarked on or before Friday. April 7. Resumes can be sent to Michigan Works! Barry County. Attn: Jennie Pettengill. 535 W. Woodlawn Ave.. Hasting. Ml 49058 or faxed to (269) 945-0243. Applicants must note on their cover letter that they arc applying for ajob with US Bio Woodbury and state the position for which they arc applying. For more information on the US Bio Energy employment fair, job seekers arc encouraged to call Barry County Michigan Works! at 945-9545. this area to non-rcsidential uses such devel­ opment be designed so as to "preserve the residential character, privacy, values and safe ty of the neighborhood south of Court Street." The Planning Commission’s view is the PUD designation will allow for expansion of the central business district to meet the demand for additional commercial growth in the city. In a memorandum to the City Council. Hastings City Manager Jeff Mansfield wrote “In June of 2000. the Hastings Planning Commission updated the master plan and dur­ ing this process considered amending the plan to allow future commercial use for the area on the north side of Court Street, including the subject parcels. At the master plan public hearings in June of 2000. nearby homeowners raised concerns that commercial uses on the north side of Court Street would increase traf­ fic and disturb the residential character of their neighborhood. In view of these con­ cerns. the commission decided at that time to See REZONE, page 2 Lakewood grad’s military funeral marred by protest Duck and cover season approaching Lakewood Middle School students last week took part in a tornado drill, hunkenng down underneath tables and desks to protect themselves tram imaginary falling or fly­ ing objects. The season for severe weather is approaching In fact, it was noted that it was 50 years ago last week that Grand Rapids had one of its worat-ever tornadoes See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 See COUNCIL, page 7 Employment fair for ethanol plant set for April 3 City Council denies downtown rezoning Dems’ meeting is on candidates The monthly Barry County Democratic Party meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday. April 5, will focus on “How to Be a Candidate." Jason Eilenburg, political organizing directoi for the Michigan Democratic Party, wi.’l present the program. Prior to joining the Michigan Democratic Party, he served as the political director for the Oakland County Democratic Party. He worked as the Oakland County field director for the 2004 Michigan Coordinated Campaign and has worked for State Representatives Dave Woodward and Marie Donigan. Before working in politics. Eilenburg was a staff writer for National Journal publications. Bom and raised in Michigan, he is a graduate of Central Michigan University with majors in phi­ losophy and journalism. The Democrats meet at the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Hall. 328 South Jefferson Street, comer of Jefferson and Green streets, in Hastings. • PRICE 50c NEWS New downtown business plans to open in June BRIEFS City backs Brewpub liquor license application Don’t forget: Spring ahead __.S CHURCH ST “J M IRSflKS Thursday, March 30, 2006 by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Walldorff Brewpub's bid for a resort economic development liquor license earned the support of the Hastings City Council Monday night. Mike Bamaart. who is renovating the Walldorff building downtown for the brew­ pub. said the approval paves the way for the project to continue in a timely fashion. “We applied for a traditional license, but there was only one available and 20 vying for it.” he said aftc.’ the meeting. Bamaart said while the development license will cost substantially more, it made economic sense to pursue it. “We are guardedly optimistic that we will get it. We have met all the criteria and we hope to hear back with final approval in May." he said. When asked about the progress in the Walldorff building. Bamaart said things are moving along quickly and on schedule. Besides housing a brew peb and restaurant, the facility will also offer office spac. »nd a banquet hall. “Construction is right on track, we are on target for our June opening." he said. “We arc working with a 140-year-o’d building, so it’s not new construction. You just cannot go at it the same way as new construction... so things change day to day. but for the most part things are going as planned and we are really pleased with the progress" In other business at the meeting the coun- MsrmumiKU*; y MCT1WCSI strike (Photo by Helen Mudry) by Helen Mudry and Job Gambee Staff Writers Army Cpl. Nyle Yates III was laid to rest Monday in a 21-gun salute military graveside service held at the Glendale Cemetery. Meridian Township, in Ingham County. His funeral drew- a lot of media attention because of a small group of protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka. Kansas, who maintain Yales' death in Iraq was God s punishment of the American mili­ tary for allowing the “don't ask. don’t tell" policy on gays and lesbians. The protesters were kept at a distance from the funeral by military guests and motorcycle groups. Yates, a 2002 graduate of Lakewood High School, was killed by enemy fire March 17 in Bayjr. Iraq. He was a member of the 101 st Airborne Division, serving his second tour of duty in Iraq at the time of his death. Members of the Kansas church have target­ ed a number of military funerals for protests against what they say is the United Slates' acknowledgment of homosexuality. The group has protested at three Michigan funer­ als. including ones in Flushing and Flint. They claim American soldiers arc being killed in punishment by God for defending a nation that tolerates homosexuality, and at Monday's funeral, a protester carried a sign reading. "Thank God for Dead Soldiers." “I have a grandson who is in Iraq now and I don't know what I would do if he was killed and they tried to disrupt our family service It w^uld take more self control than I feel I have right now." - Bill Roush Members of the Patriot Guard Riders showed up Monday to support the Yates fam­ ily and to keep protesters from disrupting what they say was a private family service. Chanting “God Bless Corporal Yat-s." and See FUNERAL, page 3 �Page 2 - Thursday. March 30. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page Hearing on arsenic «p. tobe teacheduled u.l.^ J W -Whl^4(|!Hnj^ownship has rescheduled the April 17 public hearing on ways to control arsenic in the water supply to Tuesday. April 25. The township has changed engineering firms working on this problem and the new firm Fleis and Vandcnbrink wish to discuss other methods of bringing the arsenic levels under the federal guidelines than just a filtra­ tion system. The public hearing will begin at 6 p.m. in the township hall. Road work near Lake 0 to start The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to start work Monday. April 3, to repair approximately seven miles of M-66 (South State Road) from the Barry/Ionia county line to Portland Avenue, near 1-96. Traffic will be maintained via flag con­ trol at all times. M-DOT officials said the estimated $507,000 project will extend the service life of this road by several years. “It continues a commitment by M-DOT and the Granholm Administration to create jobs, improve quality of life, and provide the highest quality transportation services for Michigan residents.” a spokesperson said. The project is expected to be completed by the end of next month. Library book sale called off Because of spring break, the Friends of Hastings Public Library will not have an inside the library used book sale on Wednesday. April 5. The next used book sale will be Wednesday. May 3. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The library is located at 121 S Church St. For more information, call the library at 945-4263. ‘Lawman’ group to meet Monday The Barry County chapter of the Michigan Lawman Committee for the Public Interest will meet at 7 p.m. Monday April 3, at the Maple Leaf Grange Hall. 7490 South M-66. Anyone interested in the issues of zoning ordinances and what can be done about them with application of the law is invited to attend. The group meets the first Monday of each month at the Maple Leaf Grange Hall. The Lawman groups in the country deal with various constitutional issues and gov­ ernment corruption. The National Lawman chairman is Charles Conces of Battle Creek. George Morris is the Barry County Lawman coor­ dinator. Trail Association to meet April 12 The monthly meeting of the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be al 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 12. at the Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard St. in Delton. Everyone is wel­ come. The North Country National Scenic Trail is one of the nation's premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4.600 miles from New York to North Dakota. Il links scenic, natural, recreational, historic and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s. it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2.000 miles are completed and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service, in cooperation with many­ public agencies, private organizations and landowners across seven northern States. The North Country Trail Association, work­ ing closely with the NPS. plays a leading role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain it. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. ‘Love for Lennon’ luncheon planned Wovtigrovc Brethren Christian Parish will have a soup and sandwich luncheon at noon Sunday. April 2. Proceeds from the meal will go to help remodel the home where I ennon Gildea. a 9-year old Barry County boy with muscular dystrophy lives with his grandparents. It is a part of the local “Love for Lennon” fund­ raising campaign. Lennon has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive disease that results in loss of movement of the arms and upper body. He has been in a wheelchair since the age of 7. The basement bcm home where Lennon lives and grandparents live is not conducive to his needs or health., according to Jean Chase, witness chair at the church. The "Love for Lennon Luncheon" will feature homemade potato and vegetable soups, com chowder, chili, ham sandwich­ es, desserts and drink. A free-will offering will be received. For more information, please call Woodgrove Parish at 269-948-2733. Lenten luncheon series will resume The annual Lenten luncheon series in Hastings continues today, Thursday, March 30, at the Hastings First Presbyterian Church, and all interested people are wel­ come to attend. Sponsored by the Hastings Area Ministerial Association, the series will be held every Thursday during Lent. Th* annual series offers an opportunity for informal fellow­ ship and worship with area Christians from various denominations. The speaker today is the Rev. Clayton Garrison, of the Hastings Assembly of God. Next week’s speaker for the final event in the scries is the Rev. Kathy Brown, of First United Methodist Church. Lunch (for a free-will offering) starts at noon in the church's Leason Sharpe Hall, followed by a britf worship service in the sanctuary. Alta pastors will lAe turns bringing the ^osage The service usually dntfcludes at 1 p.m. to accommodate people who have to return to work. The church is located at 231 S. Broadway. Hearing is today on M-66 project The Michigan Department of Transportation will have a public informa­ tion meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. today, Thursday, March 30, at the Maple Grove Township Hall about an M-66 construction project in Barry County. M-DOT will be milling and resurfacing 4.8 miles of M-66 from Assyria Road to Francis Street. This project includes inter­ section improvements, drainage upgrades, bridge replacements, curve realignment, car-pool lot paving, and waler main reloca­ tion. Work is scheduled to begin in May and be completed by December. This open house will provide an opportu­ nity for the publ;c lo meet with MDOT staff and ask questions about the upcoming work. The Maple Grove Township Hall is locat­ ed at 721 Durkee SL, Nashville. Baby-sitting class set in Woodland The American Red Cross and the Barry County MSU Extension 4-H program will have baby-sitting classes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 15 and 29. both Saturdays, at the Woodland Township Hall. Each participant is to bring a doll or a stuffed animal to the first class to practice baby care. The class is open to youth 11 to 15 years of age. Participants will learn how to pro­ vide safe child care of children of all ages, conflict resolution and basic first aid and critical emergency action skills. All participants who complete the eight hours of training will receive a Red Cross Baby-sitting Certification Card. The cost of the class is $25. A snack will be provided. To register, call Kathy Walters Surratt at the MSU Extension Office. 269-945-1388 by April 12. The minimum number of youth needed to hold this class is 12. City funding of YMCA may be in jeopardy by Shawna Hubbarth Sluff Writer YMCA Director Dave Storms heard con cents about funding from Hastings City Councilman Don Bowers Monday night when Storms presented an annual report on activities and services the YMCA is contract­ ed with the city to provide Storms told the council about specific pro­ grams such as the playgrounds report and the 2005 city recreation incomc/expcnse reports. He also was present to ask the city continue with its City Recreation Agreement funding support of $1! .976. which is the same level as last fiscal y ear. He said more than 6.700 individuals partic­ ipated in the programs last year, and 41% lived in the city of Hastings. If the agreement is continued. Storms said, the YMCA would continue to offer the same level of program ming as last year with the exception that this year the agency would discontinue charging a registration fee lor its playgrounds program. Bowers said he had looked at the report, but intended to go over it with "a fine-toothed comb" and said he wanted the YMCA to start looking at alternative places to get funding. "You are asking for the same amount of money, but we have been cut (services and revenue from the State of Michigan).” said Bowers al the meeting. "There are places that I think could be kx»kcd at and ways to cut back." Storms answered. 'I understand you have financial concerns but we are not asking for an increase, just for the same amount as last year, to continue with that tradition." Bowers asked questions about the adult programs and said he thought some of should pick up more of their expense. "The more the state cuts, the more chal­ lenged we gel." said Bowers. "Anyone who come to the city (for money) should ask first where they can cut." “I understand your challenges. I really do.” said Storms. "But I was asked to provide the city with a report on the recreational pro­ grams.." "Have the administration had raises in the last year?" asked Bowers. "Joe (Edger| has. I haven’t." said Storms. Storms was referring to Teen Center Director Joe Edger, who also runs the play­ grounds program. After the meeting Storms ’The more the state cuts, the more challenged we gel. Anyone who come to the city (for money) should ask first where they can cut." - City Councilman Don Bowers said Edger has received a 3% pay raise this past year. He also said Edger has been doing a great job and is in his third year with the YMCA, making what a beginning program director usua'-y makes. "We are very pleased with his performance ana we would not have been able to hire him if the schools had not contracted with us to provide services at the Teen Center." said Storms. Storms said at the meeting that while it was important to meet the basic needs of the com­ munity. quality of life is greatly improved through recreational programs as provided by the agency . "One of the things that recreation does in a community is more than just the activity itself — it develops self esteem, responsibility, leadership and volunteering." he said after the meeting "The Y is a place where parents can send their children or they themselves can participate in activities that develop respect, honesty, responsibility and caring Those four values we try to exemplify in all of our pro­ gramming and we do that by hiring quality staff. "We also try to provide support programs in the community that meet all skill levels in regards to sports and we strive to make sure no one is turned away for the inability to pay." Storms said the YMCA of Barry County is funded differently than most Ys. "Most Ys are self-funded by memberships and program fees." Storms said. "We do not have memberships but contracts." Storms said Hope Township. Carlton Township. Rutland and Hastings Charter townships all contract with the YMCA, in addition to the city, to provide recreational activities to community members. "Without these contracts and United Way funding, we would cease to have a Y here." he said. As for the change to the play grounds pro­ gram this year. Storms said, the change was made with the council’s wishes in mind. Last year the play grounds program charged a min­ imal fee. but this summer will waive the fee. “The city wanted to keep the playgrounds program free, and the board decided to do that this year." he said. No formal decision was needed by the council at the meeting. The subject will be considered as part of the budget when that is approved. REZONE, continued from page 1------------------------------------------------keep this area planned for Medium Density Residential use (R-3 Zone), while acknowl­ edging that this area would need to be reviewed in the future as commercial needs in the downtown area change." Mansfield went on to write. "In the follow­ ing vears. the city conducted analysis of this area along Court Street, which included a comprehensive professional market analysis of the area around the central business dis­ trict. Meetings with the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and the DDA Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) were also held. This produced a consensus among the Planning Commission, the DDA and the CAC that the Hastings Planning Commission pursue a planned unit development (PUD) designation for the-redevelopment of this area for residential and non-rcsidential uses. ' "The end result o!*}his process was the Court Street Planned Ufcit Development mas­ ter plan designation for the areas bounded by State Street. Market Street and Broadway. This area included the parcels currently being requested for the B-2 zoning. Following the amendment of the plan in May of 2004. the land was rezoned to the Court Street PUD District in order to implement the recommen­ dations of the master plan." In his summary lo the council. Mansfield said. "The B-2 rezoning request is contrary to the recommendation of the 2004 master plan for these parcels, which ca ls for the land to be zoned for the current Court Street PUD zoning district. "This objective cannot be accomplished if these parcels are rezoned lo the B-2 zone, as uses in the B-2 zone would be incompatible with the single family residential uses to the south and wodd have a negative impact on the residents as well. Also, the B-2 zoning regulations do not contain any design stan­ dards to require new buildings lo be of a design which would fit in with the residential character along Court Street. "The current Court Street PUD zone does allow for many of the same commercial uses as would be allowed by the requested B-2 Zone in addition to allowing resident'll uses which would be compatible with the residentirl uses to the south. Therefore, the current zoning allows a reasonable use of tiie proper­ ty. while the design standards ensure compat­ ibility with the residential uses to the south. "The applicant has not provided ar.y com­ pelling or factual reason for the Planning Commission lo deviate from the master plan recommendation and the current zoning of these lots, which were prepared and adopted following years of analysis and with signifi­ cant public involvement in order to meet spe­ cific community objectives." Mansfield wrote. Jan Martin, speaking on behalf of the own­ ers of the properties in question, said. “What I am really concerned about is that you vote conscientiously with a concern for the proper­ ty owners. "I asked the Planning Commission if they had any drawings or plans ! could look at and they could noi provide that. "The overwhelming idea behind develop­ ing Hastings is that it keeps its small town feel. It doesn’t make sense to make decisions when no plans are drawn up. A PUD requires a portion of the land be developed for multi-family use, such as apart­ ments or condominiums and Barlow disputed the wisdom of such development in that spe­ cific area, citing many vacancies in apartment complexes already in existence within the city. "There is no demand for these apartments. Multi-unit housing is going lo bring in more people, more noise and more trash. "You (the council) have opened a can of worms with the way you’ve split this. It’s not logical,” Martin said. “Wc arc asking the council to lay thei; cards on the table and tell us what you arc thinking." The dispute between the property owners and the city has been ongoing, and to date the Jty has spent $21,147.50 in legal fees. "The majority of this money has been spent in response io legal maneuvers by the other side." Mansfield said. "And I would like to point out that wc have prevailed in every (court) action wc have defended ourselves in.” State grant to help fund Middleville, 2 industries The Village of Middleville has received a grant to reconstruct State Sire, in support of two local manufacturers. Mctaldync Machining and Assembly Company and and Sequoia Industries. Inc. Mctaldync and its predecessor comj»anies have been in the machining and assembly business since 1945. The Middleville facility is kr wn for precision machining, assembly and testing of products for customers in the global automotive industry. Mctaldync will be investing $8,539,000 to purchase and Upton lauds work of the meth task forces The work of methamphetamine task forces in Barry and several other soulhest Michigan counties was lauded in a speech made recent­ ly to the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. D.C. by Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph). Upton singled oul the efforts of task forces in Allegan. Barry. Branch. Cass. Kalamazoo. St. Joseph and Van Buren counties as part of the region’s Meth Awareness Month activi­ ties. The follow ing is a text of that speech: "Mr. Speaker, as we work to reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy today. I'd like to pay tribute to the work and dedication of Southwest Michigan’s Regional Methamphetamine Taskforces. It is through their efforts that March is Methamphetamine Awareness Month in Southwest Michigan. "The unfortunate reality is that each and every one of our communities is vulnerable to the dangers of meth — it is a highly addictive drug that docs not discriminate However, the communities of Southwest Michigan are unit­ ed in their fight against this epidemic Regional Meth Taskforces consisting of dedi­ cated law enforcement officials, pharmacists, firefighters, right down to the individual neighborhood watchman, are making head- way in the fight against meth. This drug epi­ demic must be fought on the front lines, and the troops arc assembled in SW Michigan. "I applaud the efforts of our dedicated Regional ivL:h Taskforce coordinators: Heidi Bcrtschinger of Allegan. Liz Lenz of Barry. Kim Palchak of Branch Jennifer Lester of Cass. Tina Harbaugh of Kalamazoo. Mike Wilson of St. Joseph, and EJ McAndrew of Van Buren. "These folks, and many others who follow their lead, have worked diligently to educate communities on the dangers of this drug. Among their many contributions to our region, the taskforces have trained communi­ ty members to recognize the warning signs of the meth production and addiction, conducted research used by local treatment providers and educated school groups. Our communi­ ties are belter off for the efforts of our region­ al taskforces. "Special thanks also goes out to all of our local law enforcement officials, they face the dangers associated w ith meth abuse each and every day. While March is Methamphetamine Awareness Month in SW Michigan, this is a problem that must be addressed each and every month of the y ear, until it has been con­ quered." refurbish equipment and hiring an additional 64 employees in support of new projects for major automakers including Daimler­ Chrysler Corporation. Ford Motor Company. General Motors Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation. Metaidy nc considered locating these proj­ ects at a new facility that would be construct­ ed near its existing facility in Ohio. In part, due to a commitment by the Village of Middleville to make infrastructure improve­ ments. the company decided to keep this work in Michigan. Sequoia Industries Inc. is a manufacturing company known for precision machining of power train components for the automotive industry . Sequoia will be performing contract precision machining for Metaldyne Corporation inside the Metaidyne facility. Sequoia will invest $6.3 million in new equipment and create 39 new jobs. State Street is an east-west road extending between M-37 and the Mctaldync facility. The road is not wide enough to handle the truck traffic generated by Metaldyne and Sequoia, nor is it built to all-season standards. Because State Street is severely deteriorated, trucks frequently use adjacent residential streets. The project will reconstruct and w iden the entire length of State Street, cast of M-37. to make it r. designated truck route for the area. The cost of this project is $630,000. includ­ ing $455,000 in TEDF Category A funds and $175,000 from the Village of Middleville and a Community Development Block Grant through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The grant is part of governor’s announce­ ment of $7.5 million for road projects to sup­ port economic development to retain or create 1.505 jobs statewide. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday March 30 2006 - Page 3 Health officer’s swan song includes naming successor by Dav id T. Young Editor Retiring Barn-Eaton District Health Officer James Schnackenberg not only did a sort of swan song for the Barry County of Commissioners Tuesday night, he introduced his successor. Schnackenberg. who was guest of honor at his retirement open house last Friday. intro­ duced Steve Tackett as new health officer, who will take over at midnight Friday. Tackett, he said, has plenty of experience. 36 years worth, in the public health field. He most recently was employed by Wayne County. “It’s very gratifying to be able to turn over the keys to someone you have confidence in.” Schnackenberg said of Tackett. For his swan song, he did something no local health director has done in about 50 years, present an annual report to the Board of Commissioners. Schnackenberg said he want­ ed to leave his post by attempting to revive the ancient tradition because "I have been an advocate the department being a repository of information... I am certain this won’t be the last time you will be presented w ith an annu­ al report." The health officer defined public health as “what we do collectively as a society to insure that people can be healthy." He noted 103 people in Barry and Eaton counties work on behalf of public health. Schnackenberg praised the County Board for its cooperation during his 20 years here and he said he appreciated the board occa­ sionally presenting him with challenges Commissioner Sandra James noted Schnackenberg was at the helm when the department moved into its new building at the comer of Woodlawn and Broadway. “You took a new building and began new services we could have never done in the old facility." she said. She praised his role in establishing a clinic affordable for low income people. Schnackenberg noted he likes Hastings and Barry County so much that he and his wife. “It's very gratifying to be able to turn over the keys to someone you have confidence in." — James Schnackenberg Jackie, plan to continue living here even after retirement. Board Chairwoman Clare Tnpp said. “You've had a lot of accomplishments in the health department and we’re happy you’re staying in the community.” Also making an annual report to the County Board was Charlton Park Director Dr. George Ward Shannon, who continued to heap praise on laid off General Motors employees who arc helping at the park a*, pan of a "job bank" program. He said the GM employees add expertise and save taxpayers money. He suggested that because of the added help. "We got more work done in 2005 than in the three previous years combined.” Shannon listed park accomplishments, including restoring the church exterior in the village, establishing a petting zoo. repair of tractors, a freezer and a new roof for the snack bar. rebuilding barbecue grills, removal of dead trees, construction of three new wig­ wams for the Potawatomi Village, widening of the access road to the recreation area, a new bath house pump, restoration of the Sixbcrry House as a residence and construc­ tion of a new storage facility. James praised Shannon. In addition to the GM workers. “It lakes leadership, a (Parks and Rec) board and employees, it lakes teamwork." When asked about special events for the coming warmer months, he noted the return of a three-ri.ig circus besides the usual fare. In other business Tuesday evening, the commissioners: • Approved the appointment of Commissioner Don Nevins to the Mental Health Board for a three-year term ending March 31. 2009. • In response to a question from Planning and Zoning Commissioner Serafin “Chuck” Nieves, announced there arc six candidates for two open scats on the commissioner. The terms of Nieves and Mick Barney arc expir­ ing. The application deadline earlier this year was scrapped because a woman was unable to make the interviews, so the county re-invited any applicants. Interviews will begin soon. • Adopted a resolution to submit an appli cation for a Natural Resources Trust grant for $352,000 for purchase of development rights for a 186-acre parcel owned by Grant and Carolyn Robinson on Charlton Park Road. George Cullers, a member of Farmland Preservation Board, told the County Board the grant and purchase would enable the county to open up private land to hunting, which he said is a good thing because Barry County is overpopulated with deer, turkey and raccoons. Cullers said he hopes to find out if the application is successful by June, and if it is. the money will come in December. • Approved the Barry County Sheriff's Department submission of an application for $800 from the Michigan Sheriff’s Association Educational Services for training for the vic­ tims services unit. • Approved the low bid of $3,900 from Rose Construction for soundproofing the commissioners' chambers on the fourth floor of the courthouse. It was noted that meetings often arc ham­ pered or interrupted by noise from lower lev­ els to couple of open spaces in the mezzanine. ‘Celebration of Spring’ planned at Bowens Mills April 1,2,8,9 Historic Bowens Mills will kick off its 2006 season with "The Celebration of Spring* from ncxin until 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. April I. 2. 8 and 9. The Bowens Mills Gathering Place will be filled with live baby animals inside for all to see. Springtime children's and family photos by Bowens Mills Studios arc available, along with crafters demonstrating woodworking, spinning and live fiddle music, all inside the huge arts and entertainment center. Bowens Mills co-owner Carleen Sabin said. "Spring has sprung" and "spring is in the air* arc just a couple of the popular phrases people will hear this season. “With the coming of spring comes a new­ found sense of new ness and rebirth of every­ thing around us." she said. "The leave* arc starting to grow on the trees, the flowers begin to bloom all around us. and lambs, bun­ nies and chicks arc bom.” The "Celebration of Spring* is intended to be a time when the whole family can enjoy an experience of "one on one time" with all of the furry little friends that springtime brings, and join in the other spring related activities of days gone by. There are live bunnies, baby chicks and other small animals for the children to pet and snuggle. The Miller's Wife Store will be slocked with Easter baskets and springtime gifts, along with many other surprises for the guest to enjoy. Fiddle music will be performed from I to 3 p.m. by the Swanson Family of Middleville. Tyler, age 12. Marissa, age 10. and Ryan, age 7. They have been performing in public for years at assisted living facilities, churches for banquets and many other events. As Bowens Mills Studios photographer. Sabin and her helpers will be on hand to take digital children's and family portraits, in three spring time studios. Portraits can be taken with or without live baby bunnies and lambs. There is no admission fee to the Gathering Place for ’The Celebration of Spring * Tickets into the park arc $2 a pci son. Inside the park there will be sheep shearing demon­ strations. the Belgian draft horses will be on hand for wagon rides and the buildings in pio­ neer farm and historical park will be open Historic Bowens Mills is second genera­ tion family owned by Owen and Carleen Sabin and operated as a state historic site. Their mission is to preserve the history of days gone by for future generations to learn from and enjoy. The location is two miles north of Yankee Springs State Park on Briggs Read near Gun Lake. Phone: 269-795-75? J. web: www.bowensmills.com First Friday guest speaker to tackle affirmative action Dr. Lynne Haley w ill be guest speaker on the topic of affirmative action at the next First Friday program at noon April 7. Her presentation is prompted by the so called "Civil Rights Initiative " ballot propos­ al that is likely to face Michigan voters in November. The proposition essentially threat­ ens to eliminate affirmative action policies and practices. Haley says she has experienced both Dr. Lynne Haley mindless discrimination and the benefits of affirmative action in her education and career. She views the affirmative action initiative as a threat to half century of progress for all of us. A retired dentist. Haley trained at the University of Michigan. She and her husband of nearly 30 years have lived in Calhoun County since 1979. She has been a business woman for 25 years, practicing dentistry until her retirement, then operating LHJ Sen ices, a property management business. Her interest in her community led her to sene three terms on Marshall's Board of Education, serving her last two terms as its president. She holds memberships in both the Marshall and Battle Creek Chambers of Commerce, and has served Marshall's cham­ ber as its chair. Haley also serves on the Glowing Embers Girl Scout Board and is chair of the Barry. Branch. Calhoun Workforce Investment Board, working in close coopera­ tion with Barry County Commissioners. Tom Wing and Don Nevins, w ho sen e on the com­ panion board of Chief Elected Officials. Haley was the Democratic candidate for 62nd State House, running against a first term incumbent. She is currently active in her party and supports progressive causes and candi­ dates throughout the nation. "Affirmative action is a very egalitarian, very American way to give all of us access to all of the possibilities in our democratic soci­ ety." she says. “These principles of fairness applied have given all of us a better chance to achieve our dreams for a productive life Affirmative action benefits everyone." The First Friday scries, founded by Jim and Bea Pino in 1989. is held on the first Friday of every month al the Barry County Democratic Party's Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. Sheep shearing will be one of the activities visitors can experience at the Bowens Mills "Celebration of Spring" this weekend and on April 8 and 9. Susan Smith Assistant librarian Susan Smith retiring Everyone is invited to an open house lo honor Susan Smith, retiring assistan; librari­ an for the Hastings Public Library, from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday. March 31. al the Hastings Public Library. The Friends of the Library will provide refreshments for ali who attend to celebrate Smith's more than 12 years of service. She has worked al the library in several different capacities since her arrival in December 1993. A native of St. Louis. Mo., she came to Hastings with her husband. Ken. from Florida. Her background in marketing and management has benefited the Hastings Public Library since she began work. Instrumental in rekindling the Friends of the Library, she also started the library's book discussion group in 1994. The Summerfest Friends of the Library booth and the book sale during Sidewalk Sale Days grew under her guidance. She was the mastermind behind the Century Club and most of the activities cele­ brating the library's centennial in 1996. For a number of years, she lias written the library .s newsletter, keeping the public up to dale on all the library 's on-going activities. With .‘he help of the Thomapplc Garden Clue Smith organized the first "Day in the Garden" lo raise money for the new library. She spearheaded the millage campaign to raise operating expenses for the library, working closely with the Charles and Veric Krammin and Ed and Martha Daniels. A member of more than one committee engaged in the Library Buildii g Campaign, she was actively involved in creating most of the campaign's publicity. The Summerfest Booth, the Duck Race, the Basket Auction. “Boppin for Books" and many other efforts lo raise money for the new library benefitted from her energetic enthusi­ asm. Smith said she is looking forward to retire­ ment so she can spend the summer in he garden, play the piano and most of all spend a lot more time with her grand-daughter. FUNERAL, continued from page 1 holding American flags, the bikers and a large number of veterans formed a line and barred protesters from interrupting the graveside service. The protesters were given a permit to appear before the Grand Ledge Baptist Church, but left before the II a.m. service began. They later traveled to Lansing to object lo pending legislation to bar such protests at funerals. State Reps. Judy Emmons. R-Shcridan, and John Gleason. D-Flushing. introduced legis­ lation March 16 to would ban intentional loud noises, threatening gestures ai<d other inten­ tional disruptions w ithin 500 feet of a funeral ceremony. State Rep. Rick Jones. R-Grand Ledge, has also introduced similar legislation and other bills arc expected. Members of the Kansas delegation have said they feel such legislation is an infringe­ ment of their First Amendment rights of free speech, but those appearing to stop the protests maintain a family and friends have the right to pay last respects without interrup­ tion. Prior to the service, the Grand Ledge Police Department released a statement acknowledging the group would be allowed to demonstrate, but under specific provisions. ‘ They will have an area to express their opinion away from the funeral itself." the pre­ pared release staled. "We urge the citizens of Michigan to deny the group the recognition they seek and follow the veterans groups’ example of isolating them in silence." William (Bill) Roush, of Hastings, chapter adjutant of the Disabled American Veterans. said he was "disgusted" by this protest. “I can’t believe America has slipped this much. “I wish I was physically fit to be able to attend these funerals and help block these protesters from disrupting what is a very pri­ vate service honoring those who have fallen in defense of our country. 1 have a grandson who is in Iraq now and 1 don't know what I would do if he was killed and they tried to disrupt our family service. “It would take more self control than I feel "You could look at him (Yates) and see God's love," Vipond said. “He was sincere, genuine and lots of fun... It was a real honor to know him. Ail who met him came away with a smile on their faces. He definitely touched the lives of people." - The Rev. Ben Ridder I have right now." David C. Martin. Department Field Service Officer for the Disabled American Veterans stationed at the VA Medical Center in Battle Creek also voiced objection to those who would disrupt the funeral sen ice of any sol­ dier. “I think these protesters arc really out of line.” he said. “They have no business dis­ rupting a soldier's funeral sen ice. That is nei­ ther the time nor the place for such protests." Pastor Ben Ridder of Harvest Community Church in Lake Odessa conducted the sen ice held at Grand Ledge Baptist Church. He spoke of Yales finding the Lord w hile attend­ ing "Acquire the Fire." a youth Christian rally. Ridder later baptized him. along with one of his friends. Yates had family to share the baptismal moment, but the friend was alone. So Yates reached out and held his hand "He really cared for people" said Ridder. Yates also was a hard and diligent worker. Ridder said, and he witnessed this when Yates went to Zuni. New Mexico, on a mission trip’ and made adobe bricks. Martin Vipond sang "I Can Only Imagine” by MercyMe The lyrics speak of what a believer will do when first meeting Jesus. “I can only imagine what it will be like, when I walk by Your side...I can only imagine, what my eyes will sec. when Your Face is before me!... "Surrounded by Your G’ory. what will my heart feel? Will I dance for you. Jesus? Or in awe of You. be still? Will I stand in Your pres­ ence. or to mv knees w ill I fall'* Will I sing Hallelujah' ? Will I be able to speak at all?" In a previous interview. Vipond said Yates was a quality young man. Friends remem­ bered Yates as an all-round good person with an amazing smile and warm heart. “You could look at him and sec God's love." Vipond said. “He was sincere, genuine and lots of fun . It was a real honor to know him. All who met him came away with a smile on their faces. He definitely touched the lives of people Lee Greenwood's “God Bless the USA' was played, h was one of Yates' favorite songs. �P«ae 4 - Thursday. March 30. 2006 - The Hashngs Banner Government fools spend more, raise more taxes It takes a village, and Hastings is it To the editor: . On Friday night. March 3, my wife and I experienced one of the best parts of living in a small town like Hastings. We were humbled by the outpouring of love and kindness for the "It’s All about You. Katie" dinner held at Hope United Methodist Church. Family, friends, and members of this com­ munity came together that night to welcome Katie to her new life here in Hastings. The time, food, and money that were donated that evening will be a special part of her story that we will proudly share with her as she grows older. My wife and I humbly appreciate all in the Hastings community for support, kind words to us and genuine interest in Katie while we have conducted business in the stores. We also are grateful to those who have shared their stories of adoption, for this has strength­ ened our resolve to move forward with our pursuit of. perhaps, another infant adoption. There was a very popular book several years ago titled “It Takes a Village." Both Cindy and I agree that we have found that vil­ lage in the likeliest of places — right out our own front door. Hastings has made a di.fcrence in the life of one child, our precious daughter, by sup­ porting her from the very beginning. Tod. Cindy (Gutchess) Clark and Katie Hastings fire the Senate’ is ‘We the People’ To the editor: Arc you one of the citizens of Michigan who would like to see changes in our state government? If so. read on. A group of concerned citizens in Barry County are circulating petitions to put a pro­ posal on the November ballot to simply elim­ inate the State Senate, making the House the sole legislative body. Since both Representatives and Senators are elected on a population basis, there would be no loss in representation and since both houses are charged with nearly identical responsibilities, there should be no loss in that respect, either. It appears that having one house would also reduce the cost of government with a savings of around fifty to eighty million dol- lars every year. Not only would this proposal save money and duplication of effon, it would be much easier for the general public to know exactly what is going on in Lansing. For this effort to be successful, we need the peoples' involvement. Financial support is important, but most important is volunteers to sign and circulate petitions. Anyone willing to be involved can call 269-948-4127, write to Unicameral Michigan at P.O. Box 117. Hastings. 49058, or go to www.fire-the-senate.com This is a time in Michigan's history when "We the People" can make a difference! Nyla Endsley-Nye, Hastings Honor Roll: Nichols. Dominique Nolff, Amber Nurenberg. Halie Owen, John Parker, Dallas Pesch, Jane lie Pifer. Rebecca Ponsetto, •Paige Prater, *Tristan Rabe. Kevin Rice. Erika Rozell, Farrah Salazar. Jennifer Sanders. Joshua Scobey. Olivia Shade, Cory Shaver. ’Danielle Sherman. Ashley Shuster, Breonna Sinclair, ’Hannah Smith, Kimberly Smith, Sarah Storm, Steven Stout. Kali Straube. Kimberly Tebo. ’Sarah Thornburgh. Erika Thornton, Dylan Thurman. Shane Tossava, ’Meg Travis, Ken VanBelkum, Anthony Veltre, Haley Wagner, Jordin Willson and Caitlyn Woodmansee. Hastings Middle School Third marking period ending March 10, 2006 Sixth-graders Hannah Alspaugh, Hannah Anderson. Alexis Arens. Nicholas Ashcraft, ’Stacey Baker. Maxx Birman. Lance Blankenship, Daniel Buehler, Katherine Bums, Lauren Bush. Maria Cera. Katherine Coenen, Jacob Comer, "Anna Cooley. Hayden Cousineau. Victoria Cybulski, • Jessie DeDecker, ’Megan Denny. Sara Densberger. Kaitlyn DeVries. Michael Doran, Ivy Edinger. Brooke Endsley, Craig Gagnon, ’Keith Garber, ’Kayla Gorodenski, ’Brain Graybill, Marie Gutgsell, ’Maicee Herrington. ’Alexis Hickey. Megan Hildebrant. Rachel Hunt. Jennifer Jarman. Courtney Jenkins-Bonner, ’Tessa Johnson, Brandon Johnson, Heather Jozwik. Michael Kaczmarczyk, Adam Keeler, Alexis Kelly, ’Kathryn Kesler, Casey Kidder, Rachael Kingsbury. Alice Kinney, Lauren Kirwin. Mitchel) Kolanowski. Cherie Kosbar, Joseph Krebs. Erica Krouse. ’Shelby Kubek, Bret Lawrence. Robert Leedy. ’Morgan Leep. Mackenzie Lewis, ’Joseph Longstreet, Emily Macqueen, Jason McClurkin, ’Dallas McKay, Dylan McKee. Laken Meade, Megan Miller, Joshua Moore, Kimberly Morris. Courtney Morse. Ashley Musculus. ’Jenna Nedbalek, Alexzandcr Nichols. Jeremy Seventh-graders Alexander Auer. Shelby Bagley, Tara Baker, ’Anna Banister, Torn Barry. ’Brian Baum, ’Michelle Bebeau, ’Jared Bosma, •Kevin Bosma. fyier Bridgman. Mitchell Brisboe, Cory Bunge. Taylor Carpenter, ’Alaina Case, •Myrina Clements. Larry Comp. Barbara Cotton. Justin Daniels. Cody Davis. ’Anna Densberger. ’Kelsey Devroy. •Tyler Dewitt. ’Jeremy Dobbin, ’Jessi Doxtader, Desirae Dunklee, ’Gabraelie Eaton, Rebecca Elkins, Dakota Elzinga, Joshua Endsley, Chelsea Falconer, Collin Ferguson, ’Rebecca Fish, Sarah Ganger, •Patricia Garber. John Garza, Omar Gomez. Brittaney Gray, Tara Harding, Emily Hart. •Veronica Hayden, Anthony Heath. ’Grant Heide. ’Megan Herbstreith, William Hildreth. ’Hannah Hodges. Devan House, ’Micah Huver, ’Jonathon Kalmink, ’Nathan Kam. Katie Kaufman, Donna Kees. Dylan To the editor: Every so often, the "Save the Farms" issue is raised. It really is so simple to solve. Taxes keep going up and there seems to be no end. These fools tha: run and want to make a name for themselves have lo promote more spending. That means more taxes. When these sleaze bags come around with their money schemes, tax each and every par­ cel for the amount they are asking, or sell each parcel or let for each year, instead of the final buyer, who gets whacked. These people inher­ it the land and can't even wait to bury the owner before greed sets in and along comes the big divider of this area. He has his own plat now so he won't need one of the gazebos in Middleville named after him. or is it now? Finkbeiner always was a name synonymous with Middleville, but now it’s Dykstra. He can make a road before being approved, then still get the O.K. There are other slight of hand or oversight. He also is a mover on the Barry County Road Commission's band of three making the decisions. Jus* tike putting die fox in the henhouse. The worst is the decisions of the Hastings City Council, which wants to dictate every part of a merchant’s life. I would never open a business in Hastings under that cloud. Look at that monstrosity on Court Street. A drunk couldn't have done any worse. They paid big bucks for some college grad to make some common sense decisions, and look what you have. The worst, is the local wheels can't see over their nose. Instead of trying to make it easier for King’s and other merchants to get semi’s in to unload stock, we only see the Hastings City Bank dic­ tating the layout of Hastings. Now the Hastings Manufacturing Company is in the mix for tax abatements. The new owners sure deserve a lol more than the Groos family’s l\den Group Inc., yearly or bi-yearly trip sobbing for tax abatements. Planning and Zoning Director Jim McManns puts out "Success Stories" booklet. His record is the destruction of Barry County. He has not seen any subdivision he wasn’t for. To think he gets paid for that. Now Workforce Development program for Barry County run by another know it all. Why Barry County is in there anyway, with Calhoun and Branch counties? Anyone weak at heart could die in their sleep at some of these wild hair decisions and developments. When is there going to be an awakening in Bam County. Hastings City and all? Green Gables Haven is more than likely being kept full by the State Police. There needs to be common sense down there, also. I see a state trooper being called into serv­ ice. and that there wouldn't be any replace­ ment because the state didn’t have a new school going for troopers. Goes to show what ex-Statc Cop Rep. Gary Newell can do in Lansing. He got a law passed that prohibited dentists and doctors from working inebriated. Maybe a law to keep ex-state cops out of Lansing would be a Godsend. Newell got his inspiration from the law and order man. ex­ Prosecuting Attorney Shane McNeill. If he were a judge, he would have been known as the second coming of the "Hanging Judge." How much money was wasted on his wages? You don’t see him trying to reduce spending or taxes. It will be just another retirement pay­ ment. double dipping. The retirement funds are bankrupting all phases of government, from dog catcher right up to the almighty top. Getting rid of Senate in Michigan may sound good, but having both Senate and House kind of balance so Detroit doesn’t gain control.Look what you have in Lansing now! Don Drummond was correct a while back, writing against getting rid of Senate. That is about the only credit I will give him, however. His fame is how he put it to the county for big bucks, selling property oti Woodlawn Avenue to county for the C.O.A. and Health Department. Drummond probably thinks he should have his statue at the door. The folks that want us to jump ship and get out of Iraq are right and wrong. It would be nice to be out. but that isn’t making us safe. We have to go to victory. Jimmy Carter’s Iran is raising hell and they will use bombs if they get it. No oil out of any of the countries unless Iran says so. Where are our over-grown Senators Levin and Stabenow? No oil on schedule from the north. Can’t put windmills on Kennedy’s landscape. Everyone has a beef. Bill Nelson says no to drilling off shore in Florida. It’s safe to drill on an angle under Great Lakes, but no to there. They let the frogs take >pring waler out of Evart and Big Rapids, but no to everything else. What really grinds the hell right out of me is that they can use more than their share of gas, oil. and think they are anointed. Some years ago some of the anointed had their heads cut off in France. Who would have thought that on Sept. 10. 2001 that planes would have been flown into the buildings that were hit? Only the thugs that did it. Your kids, grandkids and greats will offer thanks to the men and women who stayed the course and won the peace. Thank God for them. 1 wouldn't mind going back but I sure wouldn't want to serve under any offi­ cer by the name of John Murtha. Pennsylvania. Tum coat Murtha! That’s one marine who has it all wrong! Top it all off. I’m 9 years older than he is. We have got to support our sen icemen, all the way! It’s starting to green up so there will be a push lo take Rod Newton and companies Riverside’s Cemetery off their hands. If they had been decent they wouldn’t be in such bad shape. I wonder how many deals were made out of sight back years ago when that was a cash cow. Senator John McCain is all for open bor­ ders, along with Kennedy's bill. He is at home and was mentioned as Vice President to John Kerry, now Hillary Clinton, home with Edward Kennedy of drowning fame. We need Teddy Roosevelt now! Same attitude, big stick. Thomas Paine (signer of our constitution) had paper. "Common Sense," a failure in Britain but a success over here, he was paid for it A lot of people agree, but can’t take the risk of saying, so Paine’s quote “There are the limes that try men's souls." Donald W Johnson. Middleville Kelmer. ’Eric Kendall. Stefan Kienzle. Amanda King. Ashlie Kinney, ’Jessica Kloosterman, ’Stephen Krammin, Com LaCossc. •Jennifer LaJoye, •Montana Leep, Savanna Lemon, Caitlin Main. Matthew Mansfield, Casey Martin, *Kevin Maurer, Steven Maurer, Nathaniel McComb, Brandon McConnon. Sean McKeough, ’Christopher Menneil, Ashice Mikolajczyk. Krista Miller, Tattoo Miller, Jennifot Minnich, .Kevin Osterink, Christopher writer. Jake Partridge. Nicholas Peterson, •Alexandria Pierce. Sydney Pierce. *Kayla Pohl. ’Jessica Quillen, Alex Randall. Cody Redman. Nathanial Rhoades, Andrew Rodd, ’Jacob Rogers, •Samantha Roofstra. Christopher Rugg, Rogelio Salazar. ♦Tauren Schils. •Katie Secord, John Shakespeare. Kara Shaneck, ’Amanda Shaw, Will Simmons. •Taylor Simpson. Amber Slagel. William Sprague, Brett Stephens, Anthony Stiles, •Morgan Stowe. Shelby Sweeney. ’Jordan Swinkunas, Michael Trumbull. Alexa Tyson, Jessica Ulrich. ’Natalie VanDenack, Conrad VanderMel, Meghan VanZyl. Michael Vaskovic. ’Kayla Vogel, Hailey Walsh. •Alicia Wheeler, • Aimee Wiker. Denise Woodbury and ’Hailey Zalewski. Benjamin Cappon. Matthew Cathcart, Gretchen Christensen, Chase Coughlin, Jessica Czinder. Troy Dailey, ’Alexis Dakin, •Allison Danis. Garrett Darling, Amy Dean, Joshua Dunkelberger, Emily Dunnigan, •Maeve Dwyer. Allyson Ellsworth, Robert Endsley, Austin Endsley. Christy Engle, Matthew Feldpausch, Nathan Ford. Sarah Frame. Sara franklin. ’Pamela franson, •Ashley Frazier. ’Nicole Gardner, *Jonathon Gieseler. Dustin Glaser, ’Brandy Gorodvr.ski, Kathleen Govert. ’Katelyn Graybill, Paui Guenther. Timothy Hanlon, Branden Hardin, Dustin Harrison. Seth Haynes, Kcls; Herrington. ’Brittany Hickey, Ashley Higgins. ’Jessica Howell, ’Luke Howell, Kayla Huver. Zachary Jarman, ’Kaylee Kidder, Michelle Kidder. Ashley Knight. Kody Laws. Chelsea Leonard, ’Dean Lctot, •Kyle Letot, Pattrick Loew, Megan Lowe, •Helen Macqueen, Mindi Meher. Jacob Mesecar. ’Karissa Milleson. Casmr Mix, •Andrew Moore. Jessica Morgan, John Nichols, Seth Parker. ’Zachary Passmore, Gage Pederson. Eric Pettengill, Emily Phillips, ’Katherine Ponsetto. ’Krystal Pratt, Paige Pumford, Michael Purchase. Samantha Purdum, Ashley Purdun, Darin Rugg. Bethany Sams, Matthew Schild, George Shannon, Hannah Shumway, Nicholas Shuster. ’Amanda Stenzelbarton. Kathleen Thomas. Wendy Todd. Amelia Travis. Randi Varney. Alexa von der Hoff, Nicholas Wallace, Courtney Ward. Marshall Warren, •Samantha Watson. Sarah Weems, •Alexandra Wendorf, ’Samantha White, Holly Wilkins. Jerry Willavize, •Lindsey Williams and ’Abigail Worm. Eighth-graders Jonathan Aki, Jenaleigh Bailey, Jessica Barms, Pale Belcher, Brooke Blair. ’Zachary Bolthouse, Holly Borner, Clinton Brill. Raven Brown. ’Amanda Buehler, ’Morgan Burger, Alicia Bush. Heather Cady. ’Chris Campbell, Katelyn Campbell,' Michelle Campbell. Public Opinion: What about minimum wage hike? The new minimum wage increase bill has been signed. Over the next three years, the minimum wa^ will rise from the current $5.15 to $7.40 per hour, except for those employees where tips make up part of their salary. Do you think the new minimum wage is a good Responses to our weekly question. idea or do you think it may have a negative impact on employers? Barry County Christian (Third quarter honor rail) Third grade — Phillip Coryell. ’Johnny DeMaagd. Benjamin Ondersma. •Emily Schuurmans and ’Katie Shtffcr. Fourth grade - Regan Holley Brad Neudeck and Andrew Webb. Fifth grade — ’Cathleen Coryell, i lichael Ondersma and Jacob Schuurmans. Sixth grade — Orion Webb. Seventh grade — Lindsey Grubb and Tom RuTcma. Eighth grade — Allison DeMaagd. Lucas Edwards. .Alex Methvin and Sara Rozema. Ninth grade — Andrew Hess, Ryan Holley, Sam Neudeck, Tom Ondersma. Lisa Schuurmans and Elsa Smith. Tenth grade — Jill Rczema and Austin Wisner. • — Indicates a perfect 4.0 grade point average (All-As). The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 iw tusthig. Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PMVMb,. Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 uonn jacoos Pn-wfcrt rreoenc jacoos Vice President Steven Jacobs SecrMaryrTraasur* • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (editor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Edtor) Helen Mudry Patncia Johns Brett Bremer Fran Faverman Richard Tinkler, Hastings: “I think the change is a good idea but I don’t think its impact will be as great as people expect. By the time we get to the end of the three years, inflation will have reduced the impact. I don't think there will be fewer hourly jobs because of the change." Mary Smith, Carlton Center: ”1 think the new mini­ mum wage is a good idea for people who are work­ ing in those jobs. It will help them buy more goods and services, loo and improve the economy." Joyce Dennie, Woodland: “I think it is a good idea especially for senior citi­ zens who have taken part­ time jobs to supplement their income. 1 do think there are some details which will have to be worked out." Victoria Rea, Hastings: "I think the new mini­ mum wage is a fantastic idea. I think that it will help families like mine which rely on minimum wage jobs to support their families.” • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • April Mesecar. Hastings: “I think it will help but even with the rise, I don't think it will be enough to have people buy new homes or cars and really help the economy." Sandra Ponsetto Ke«y Uoyd Jon Gambee CtaaaMad ads accafMd Monday through Friday. ’ 800 am. to 530 pm "I think it is a good idea and it has needed to be done for a long time. 1 don’t think it will be bad for jobs and it will be good for the local econo­ my." Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dun Buerga Jonathan Jacobs SubecripMon Ratos: $30 per yw n Barry County $32 par year In adjonng courses $35 per year ataawhera POSTMASTER Send address changes to: PO Box B Haeangs. Ml 4905BC602 Second Claes Postage Pad at Hastings. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 30. 2006 - Page 5 m My Opinion TT T"\ /T \ o o Stop giving directors excessive pay raises Mark Doster was hired to do a job he created a year ago for the Southwest Barry Sewer and Water Authority and it appears his per­ formance has been deemed satisfactory for a $25,000 salary and 20 hours a week. If it’s true he did a great job as sewer and waler administrator and went beyond what the board had expected, then maybe a bonus was in order. However, it did not warrant a 22% salary increase, plus health care benefits for a part-time job. Government units and their leaders must respect what’s going on now in the general economy. For this board to act so emotionally at this time is out of line. Doster's is a part-time job and it should be reviewed as such. A small increase in salary or a performance bonus might be in order, but that's about all. unless the authority is nego­ tiating additional work from him. But if board members aren’t put­ ting additional job duties to his contract, they are wrong to offer such a huge salary increase. I'm not entirely sure, but I doubt there are many taxpayers in the area under which the sewer authority operates where many people have received such excessive pay increase., in the last year. These officials arc wrong to expose themselves and the district to full-time benefits for part-time work. The only thing private sector industry might allow would be to offer him the benefits if he pays them in full. Then all the authority would be risking is the exposure to the benefit package as a whole. This kind of bad judgment is not an isolated recent incident in Barry County. Not long ago. we heard about the Emergency 911 Board giving their director a 4.5% pay increase at a time when county contracts are being sealed with the possibility of no increase in pay and an increase in the cost of benefits. It shows poor judg­ ment on the part of leaders when they just ignore the situation around them and make decisions without taking into account the implications. It’s no wonder why taxpayers seem to be frustrated these days. Maybe when continued funding of organization’s mill­ age elections come up again, we should send a message by saying, “not on our watch, we want to see reform of the systems and how they operate.’’ It wasn't long ago the Southwest Barry Sewer and Water Authority seemed to be in trouble, and with continued decisions like this, it won't be long before they will return to front page head­ lines. “Sewer Authority in trouble." as history repeats itself. These arc tough times that demand strong leadership at all levels of government. If the sewer authority and 911 boards have so much money available to pay their directors, then lower the millage rate and let the taxpayers keep some of their own money to do the things they want. Don’t shoot the school board We sometimes forget who our school board members are. the people who run for public office without much thought about per­ sonal gain, but plenty about serving the community. These are not special people selected for their special powers to run these boards. They are people like you and me. local citizens willing to spend the time to make a difference for kids. When you look over your board, you’ll see professionals, farm­ ers. housewives, businessmen, retirees and clergy, local people from all walks of life willing to help. In most cases. I don’t think these citizens really know what they arc getting themselves into. From the outside, it looks like they make decisions for local schools on how we educate students. But when they get elected, they find out just how few decisions they really make because the state has stacked the deck against them by continuing to add mandates and arc offered little or no money to put them into operation. Over the past few months, we’ve read about the troubles many local boards have faced, from buying out staff, pri­ vatizing them, cutting programs and adding fees for many activities that were recently part of funding education. Too many go to meet­ ings and lay blame at their feet. That’s almost like blaming the clerk behind the counter at the gas station for high prices. 1 would like to suggest people stay involved, attend meetings and voice opinions, but take into consideration the situation these fel­ low citizens arc in as they try to operate an educational system that appears to be broken. If we arc going to point fingers, let’s start with Lansing, not with your friends and neighbors, they arc doing the best they can with what they have been handed. It's a frustrating system, our business leaders say they need bet­ ter trained and motivated workers, at the same time the state con­ tinues to cut spending and demand more from the locals. It just doesn't compute, you can't have it both ways. If your legislative leaders rcaiiy arc committed to a stronger educational system, then they must find the way in which fund it. It just doesn't happen, it takes thoughtful leadership with an understanding of where they want to take Michigan's broken educational system. Let's get back on track and work together to turn Michigan's edu­ cational program into something we can all be proud of. — Fred Jacobs, vice president J-Ad Graphics Third annual Jazz Festival slated for April 21 and 22 by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The Thomapple Arts Council of Barry County has announced the schedule for the third annual Thomapple Arts Council/Felpausch Jazz Festival Friday and Saturday, April 21-22, in downtown Hastings. The festival celebrates America’s music with live concerts Friday and Saturday, end­ ing with a finale fund-raising concert Saturday evening, featuring the Lansing Symphony Big Band. The All-Star High School Jazz Band, rep­ resenting all 14 participating jazz bands, will open the show Saturday evening. The festival will begin at 5 p.m. Friday. April 22, with free concerts open to the pub­ lic at several free venues in downtown Hastings and will continue all day Saturday with 14 high school jazz ensembles playing at Central Auditorium inside Central Elementary in Hastings. The TAC/Felpausch Jazz Festival includes musicians from middle school jazz bands, high school jazz ensembles. Les Jazz Big Band, Ed Engicrth Band, jazz pianists Gene Englerth and Mark Ramsey, the Grand River Blues Cats, the High School All-Star Jazz Band and concludes with the Lansing Symphony Big Band performance. Kicking off the festival at 5 p.m. Friday will be the Steel Drum Panorama, featuring the Ionia High School Steel Drum Band. Strike Percussion Ensemble from the Caledonia area, and the Hastings High School Steel Drum Band in the Felpausch parking lot. or in the case of rain, in Central Auditorium at Central Elementary School in Hastings. TAC director Lizannc Fchscnfeld said. “The TAC/Felpausch Jazz Festival is designed as an educational event to promote America’s music by showcasing student and professionals in the same festival to learn and watch each other and to be able to interact with each other. The festival is sponsored by Felpausch. Michigan Association of Arts and Cultural Affairs, and the Sue Drummond Endowment at the Barry Community Foundation. The Saturday evening concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets arc on sale now at Bosley Pharmacy, all Felpausch stores, all branches of Hastings City Bank in Caledonia. Middleville, Hastings and Nashville, and at Stale Grounds Coffee House. Ticket prices arc $15 for adults. $10 for students and sen­ iors 60 and older, and $5for children under 12 years ot age. For more information, contact the Thomapple Arts Council at 269-945­ 2002. Check The TAC website contains the full schedule and more information at www.thomappleartscounc i I .org. The schedule of events and performances: Friday, April 21 Steel Drum Panorama with the Ionia High School Steel Drum Band. Strike Percussion rite Us A Letter HERE ARE THE RULES The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be pub­ lished. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. 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Area and the Hastings High School Steel Drum Band Felpausch paiking lot, or in case of rain, at Central Auditorium, beginning at 5 p.m. The Hastings Middle School Jazz Band performs al Hastings City Bank at 6 p.m. Mark Ramsey Piano Jazz will perform at White’s Photography, al 6:30 p.m The Gull Lake Jazz Combo performs at the Hastings Public Library at 6:45 p.m. The Byron Center Jazz Combo performs at the State Grounds Coffee House at 7 p.m. The Northview High School Jazz Quartet is featured at the Jefferson Street Gallery' at 7:30 p.m. The Comstock Park High School Jazz Combo comes to State Grounds Coffee House, at 8 p.m. The Northview High School Jazz Combo performs at the Jefferson Street Gallery at 8:30 p.m. The Les Jazz Big Band performs al the Hastings City Bank at 9 p.m. The Grand River Blue Cats close the evening at the County Scat Restaurant at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22 At Central Auditorium during the day. the stage will be filled by high school jazz bands who will perform before professional musi­ cians and receive some helpful suggestions. This year. Allegan performs first at 9:35 a m., followed by the Forest Hills Eastern Jazz Band at 10 a.m. The Hastings Jazz Band Day performs at 10:25 with the Lakewood Jazz Band at 10:50, the Greenville Jazz Lab I at 11:15 and the Coopersville Absolute Zero band closing out the morning al 11:40 a.m. Starting the afternoon performances arc Comstock Park Jazz Ensemble at 12:05 p.m., the Gull Lake High School Jazz Band at 12:30. and the Hastings Jazz Band Night at 12:55 p.m. The Greenville Jazz Lab 2 band performs at 1:20 p.m.. the Ionia High School Jazz Band at 1:45 and the Homer High School Jazz Band at 2:10 p.m. The Northview High School Jazz Ensemble performs at 2:35 with the Thomapple Kellogg High School Jazz Band closing out the afternoon at 3 p.m. The high school band performances on Saturday afternoon arc free and open to the public. The High School All-Star Band will rehearse on stage at Central from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The Jeff Wexler Jazz Ensemble will per­ form at Stale Grounds Coffee House from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The Ed Englerth Jazz Combo at Methodist Church from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Pizza will be sold by Friends of Community Music School at the same time al the Methodist Church. Saturday evening’s jazz, ends with the Finale Concert at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature the TAC Jazz Festival High School All-Star Band and the Lansing Symphony Big Band. Sept. 11 leaves unanswered questions To the editor: I have been reading lately about many questions that some experts and others have about the events that took place on Sept. 11. 2001. I myself have read David Ray Griffin’s book titled “The New Pearl Harbor" and watched two films on the subject of discrep­ ancies of 9-11. 1 watched on C-span as the 9­ 11 Commission held hearings on the subject in order to write the official commission report. I am no expert, but I can tell you that the official explanations given to many of these discrepancies and questions do not pn>vide a credible explanation as to what actual­ ly took place on that day and the days fol lov­ ing the attacks on New York and Washington DC. Like so many other Americans, I did not know there were actually three buildings that collapsed at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. The third building was WTC-7. a 47-story building t*’. • was 355 feet away from the North Tower and was not hit by airplanes that day. I have seen footage of the collapse of all three buildings and also footage of a state­ ment made by the man who owned WTC-7, Larry Silverstein, who said lie and the fire departmen’ decided to “puli’ WTC-7. “Pull" is a term used by demolition teams meaning to lake down a building in a controlled demo­ lition. Why was that decision made and why didn’t the commission report include this information? For years I have wondered why the steel that was removed from the site was so quick­ ly loaded onto freighters and transported to China. Why wouldn't we want to examine and test this evidence to determine what actu­ ally took place? After all, the World Trade Center site was a crime scene. The experts had a lot of work to do to process such a huge crime scene. I had no idea that President Bush’s younger brother. Marvin P. Bush, was a principal in a company called Securacom. which provided security for the World Trade Center. Securacom was in charge of security for the World Trade Center from 1996 until Sept. 11. 2001. A Bush family cousin. Wirt D. Walker III. was also a principal in the same company, which has since been renamed St'atesec. Walker was the CEO from 1999 until January 2GO2. Why hasn’t the security w ork of this company been investigated as it relates to what took place on Sept 11 ? I also wonder how the government could so quickly identify 19 hijackers who carried out this horrific event. 1 have subsequently learned that five of these men are still alive, four living in Saudi Arabia and one in London. Were the identities of these individ­ uals stolen for the purpose of naming alleged hijackers? I have seen pictures of the hole left in the Pentagon by a supposed Boeing 757. Many aviation experts have testified that the hole was much smaller than one that would have been made by a 757. In pictures of the crash scene there are no pieces of the airplane to be seen. Il just doesn't add up. Lastly. 1 will never forget the behavior of President Bush that morning. Why did President Bush proceed with his photo op at an elementary school in Sarasota. Ha., if. as was reported, he had been told of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center before he arrived at the school? Why didn’t the secret service whisk him away if they had been told that terrorists had attacked Neu York? Why did the president continue to sit in the classroom for 15 minutes after chief of staff Andrew Card whispered in his ear. reportedly telling him of the second attack in New York? It was indeed a most peculiar look that washed over his face. At that same time. Dick Cheney and Condoleezza Rice had been sequestered in bunkers under the White House while the president’s previously sched­ uled motorcade proceeded on their scheduled route to the airport and took off in Air Force One without a military escort. It has been said that people get the kind of government they deserve. 1 think that's true. We Americans have been negligent in demanding answers from those we put in office. We’ve been lazy, sitting back hoping that our government was operating as it should, not wanting to get involved. Something is not right about the entire offi­ cial position on 9-11. We need to demand that we have a real investigation into the events that took place that day. We need an independent, multi-national commission. There are just too many unan­ swered questions. Patricia Wilson. Thornapple Township City of Hastings Public Notice The City o( Hastings seeks candidate.- for appointment to the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). Local Devehpmen* Finance Authority (LDFA), and Cable Access Committee. Interested persons are encouraged to apply for appointment by com­ pleting an application form available at City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Thomas Emery City Clerk nsov.q. CITY OF HASTINGS Notice is hereby given that a public meeting for all contrac­ tors interested in being included on the list of approved con­ tractors for HRF 2004 Rental Rehabilitation Grant projects is being held on 4/11/2006. The meeting will begin at 8 m in the upstairs conference room of City Hall. All qualifying par­ ties will need: • Contractors License • Comprehensive General Liability Insurance • Workers Comp Insurance • Lead Certification Documents (if held) Please bring copies of these items to the meeting. The meet­ ing will also have additional information on lead certification opportunities and future projects. Female and minority con­ tractors are encouraged to apply. Lauren Kruer-Driscoll Community Development Specialist & ^Know Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Debbie Stabenow. Democrat. 702 Hart Senate Office Building. Washington. D C 20510. phone (202) 224-4822. Cart Levin. Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building. Washington. D C. 20510. phone (202) 224-6221 District office: 110 Michigan Ave.. Federal Building. Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503. phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela. regional rep­ resentative U.S. Congress Vernon Ehlers. Republican, 3rd District (All of Barry County), 1714 Longworth House Office Building. Washington. D C. 20515-2203, phone (202) 225-3831. tax (202) 225-5144 District office: Room 166. Federal Building. Grand Rapids. Mich 49503, phone (616) 451-8383 President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Democrat. PC Box 30013. Lansing. Mich. 48909. phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Patty Birkholz. Republican. 24th District (All of Barry County). Michigan State Senate. State Capitol. 805 Famum Building, PO. Box 3006. Lansing. Mich 48909-7536 Call: (517) 373-3447. Fax: (517) 373-5849 e-mail senpbirkholz@senate.mlchigan.gov State Representative Gary Newell. Republican, 87th District (All of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. 351 Capitol. Lansing. Mich 48909. phone (517) 373-0842 �Page 6 - Thursday. March 30. 2006 - Tho Haatmgs Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTV 1EW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Pastor. Steve Olmstead. (616, 758*3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.. Sunday School 11:0 xm.; Sunday Evening Service 600 p.m.; Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 xm and 1100 xm; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hastings. Mich. 49058 Senior Pastor. Rev Wm. Clayton Gamson. Service Times: 900 a.m. and 11O0 xm. & 6.-00 p.m. (Small groups on 1st and 3rd Sunday nights). Wednesday: Christian Education Classes. 700 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mxy Schipperv DeMunter Sunday Worship 9:15 xm. • Sunday School 10:30 xm. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hasti'gs, Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services Sunday. 10:30 xm.; Sunday School. 9:30 xm. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for ail ages; 10:45 a.m.. Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 700 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6.30 p.m.. Aw ana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise A. Monon Children's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. CHRISTIAN PARISH A887 Coati Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair access:ole xvl elevator. Wonhip 10 xm Sunday School 11:15 a.m.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH 600 Powell Rd . Hastings. Sunday School 9:45 xm.; Church Service 10: 45 xm.; Evening Worship 6 p.m. Prayer meeting - Thun. 7 p.m. Men's breakfast. 1st Sal. of the month. WMF ladies. 1st Tues, of the month. Our Motto: "The MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor Phone 795-9030 Sunday Mm 3:30 pan. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. Confessions 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mavs. Sarver Pastor's phone 945-9224. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. • A mission of St. Rose Catholk Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday M 9: 30 xm. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "Hauber Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W Center St.). Church Office: (269) 945*3014. The Rev. Fr. Charles P McCabe 111. Rector. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 xm and 10 a.m. Children's Chapel and Sunday School al 10 a.m. Sunday "Mary and Martha Soup Dinners" Wednesdays during Lent at 5:45 p.m . March 6. 15. 22.29. Aoril 5. 12 in the Parish House. Holv Week - Palm Sunday. April 9. 8 and 10 am. April 10-12, Worship service of "Compline" 7 p.m. Mauady Thursday, April 13. Worship 7 pm. (k>od Friday. April 14, 7 xm.. noon. 7 p.m. Holy Saturday . 10 a.m. Easter Eve Saturday, April 15. the First service of Easter with the Easter Vigil and Baptisms at 7 p.m. Easier Day. April 16. 8 and 10 xm. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 xm.; Sunday School 11:00 xm.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 xm.. Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught. (616) 945 9392. Sunday School 10 xm.; Sunday Worship 10:30 xm.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. MI 49058. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721 8077 Pastor Patti Harpole. Sunday morning worship service 9:45 a.m. Nursery provid­ ed. Sunday evening "New Beginni?gs“ starts al 5:15 with meal. 5:30 adult small group, youth group, kids club. 6:30 praise service Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters, Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays al 5:45. Coming in January, exploring spiritual gifts Bible study. Church website: counirychapelumc.org. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 Soflh at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Church SecretaryTreasurer. Linda Cobb. Office bows. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School: 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Sou Shine Prmchoo* <a«n 3 ft 4); Tuesday. Thursday from M!J« am. 12:00-2:30 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m, - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. A Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. SAINTS ANDREW ft M ATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6:00 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269 795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrewmanhias. We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 xm. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Ixaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria RdNashville. Mich 49073. Sun Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m.. 600 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boy s A girls ages 4-12. Pasun* David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. "Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or 1*517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. W-wship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 xm. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. Higl- Youth Sunday evenings. WOODGROVE BRETHREN / This information on worship service \. is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • “Prescriptions’’ I IRS. Jefferson - 945-3429 \ Bible, the whole Bible, and noth­ ing but the Bible " Pastor Rus PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Dehon. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 xm.; Worship Service 11 xm.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday, 9: 30 xm. "This is my body given fur you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NiV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may ki. >w His will and walk in His ways. We are k ' -cd in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptired chriviam are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. HASTINGS FREE MUTHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd. (Corner of State Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brad Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11.00 xm. Kids for Christ. 11: 00 a m Worship Service only for 3 & 4 yr. olds. A 5 > r-’ th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 1000 xm. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week. I pm. Senior Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Adults; Sign *N Share. Pastor's Class. Youth. 6th12th grades, and Faith Weaver Friends. 4 yrs. thru Sth grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 xm. Senior Adult Coffee' Hout. Women’s Ministry 7 p.m., 2nd Thur, each mouth. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday. March 23 • 700 p.m. Adventurers. Saturday. March 25 - 1000 xm. Catechism 3. Sunday. March 26 • 800 a m. A 10:45 a m. Holy Communion; 9:30 xm. Sunday School; 3:00-800 p.m. High School Youth Group. Tuesday. March 28-1:00 p.m. Overeaten Anonymous. 700 p.m. Grace Bookies. Wednesday. March 29 10: 00 a.m. Wordwatchers; 600 p.m. Supper; 700 p.m. Evening Prayer. 8:15 p.m. Mission Review. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street, Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 900 a.m.-Noon and 100-300 p.m. Friday 900 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11:00 Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:!5 9:30 and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehcusal is Wednesdays al 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays al 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 900 xm. Traditional Worship Serivcc; 10:00 xm. Coffee Hour. 10:10 xm. Sunday School - Preschool through Adult; 11: 20 xm. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided for both services, and during Sunday School* Visit us online at wssw.lustLhurchhasimgs.org and our web log for sermons at: http-/' hastingsprcsbvtcnan blogspoLcom March 30 - 8:30 a.m. Women's Bible Study; 12:00 Lenten Luncheon Sharpe Hall. April 5 Scholarship Applications due! 6:15 xm. Men's Bible Study. HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan f rrwooe GILBERT. AZ - Arthca L. “K«y" Borden, age 81 of Gilbert, AZ. formerly of Bailie Creek passed away Sunday. March 19. 2006 at her home. She was bom April 21.1924 in Elberta, the daughter of Myron L. and Matie P. (Denike) Martin. . Arthea spent her childhood years in Levering, graduated from Pellston High School, and then went on to the Western Union School in Crawfordsville. IN where she received her Teleprinter Operator Certification on July 8, 1944. Kay worked for Western Union in Battle Creek from 1947 through 1949. After taking time off lo raise her family, she returned to work in 1954 at Post Cereal in the telegraph office until 1962. On November 6. 1948 she was united in marriage to Calvin Rex Borden, who preced­ ed her in death on August 27. 1984. She was also preceded in death b/ a grandson, Brian Roksiewicz; brother, Ruphus Martin and sis­ ter, Ardith Cassidy. Surviving are two daughters: Conhie (Fred) Sweet of Chandler. AZ and Sharon (Herbert) Dawson; grandson, Christian E. Dawson and brother, Elmo (Shirley) Martin all of Dowling. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday. April'if. 2ftO6 at the Richard A. Henry Funeril Home, with Rev. Ray Talmage officiating. Interment following at Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. Bruce A. Carr Dorothy B. Damson SORRENTO. FL - Bruce A. Carr, age 46. of Sorrento. FL and formerly of Hastings, died of accidental injuries while repairing hurricane damage in North Miami on March 21.2006. Bruce was bom July 14. 1959. in Hastings, the son of Clyde and Betty (Walton) Carr. He attended Hastings Schools and was a member of the HHS Class of 1977. He worked in concrete construction and roofing in Michigan but showed his best tal­ ent in carpentry and stucco when he moved to Florida in the mid-1980s. He was preparing to move to Maui. Hawaii, to work on a large construction project. Bruce's passion was fishing and surfing. He enjoyed the flea markets with his many friends, and spending time with special friend, Suzette. and his old dog. Holiday. Bruce is survived by his son, Phoenix Spaulding, of Huntington Beach. CA; his parents. Clyde and Betty Carr of Hastings; brothers. Jon (Sylvia) of Ashland. KY and Tim of Grand Rapids; as well as three nieces, one nephew and one grandnephew. Memorial services were held on Saturday. March 25. in Sorrento, and a graveside serv­ ice is being planned for 4 p.m. Saturday. April 1. at the Freeport Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Bruce’s name can be made to the Hastings Public Library Building Campaign. 12) South Church Street. Hastings. MI 49058. GRAND RAPIDS - Dorothy B. Damson, age 97. of Grand Rapids and formerly of Hastings, died Thursday. March 23, 2006 at Clark Retirement Community in Grand Rapids. Mrs. Damson was bom on September 5. 1908 in Hastings, the daughter of James and Belva (Little) Mead. She was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings schools, graduating in 1926 from Hastings High School. Received teacher's certification from Barry County Normal in 1927 and her Life Certificate from Western State Teachers College in Kalamazoo. She was married to Carl W. Damson on March 28. 1937. Mrs. Damson’s teaching career spanned 33 1/2 years. She taught six years at Washington School in Holland, two years at Verlinden School in Lansing and 25 1/2 years at Hastings Area Schools. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. 16 years as church organ­ ist. taught Bible School and was a member of church circles. She enjoyed flower garden­ ing. rock and gem stone collecting, polishing and jewelry making. She also enjoyed travel­ ing. Mrs. Damson is survived by daughter, Barbara (Mel) VanNocker of Howell; son. William (Lynn) Damson of Kalamazoo; nine grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; and sister-in-law. Dorothy Mead of Berrien Springs. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband. Carl on May 26. 1992 and a broth­ er, Hubert Mead. Casketbearers were Michele. Gamer. Jeffrey DeBest, Michael DeBest, Rebecca Selenko, Michael Damson. Stephen Damson. John Selenko. and Sherman Gamer. Services were held Monday. March 27, 2006 at Hastings First United Methodist Church with Rev. Kathy Brown officiating. Burial was at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, Clark Retirement Community or Alzheimers Disease Foundation. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhomc.com) ( Sharon Hughes DELTON - Sharon Hughes of Delton passed away March 28, 2006, at home. Sharon was bom February 2. 1959, in Battle Creek, the daughter of Ernest L. and Marie (Waters) Hughes. She was a 1977 graduate of Delton Kellogg High School, and was a member of the Prairieville Bible Church. Sharon was a former employee of the Gull Lake Bible Conference for over five years, and she cleaned homes for several years. She loved to cook and bake, especially wedding and anniversary cakes, that she would skillfully decorate. She enjej ed arts, and crafts, crocheting and embroidering, and making handmade quilts, which will be cher­ ished by many. Sharon is survived by her parents. Ernest and Marie Hughes of Delton; sisters Roberta Hughes and Joan Newcastle, both of Deiion; nephews, Michael and Jason Newcastle; aunts and uncles. Eva Brown. Dawn and Tom Wilion. Sandy Waters, Helen Haight a»xi Jerry Waters; and several cousins. The family will receive friends this evening (Thursday. March 30) from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home, Delton. Funeral services will be conducted Friday. March 31. 2006, 2 p.m.. at the Prairieville Bible Church. Delton. Pastor Bernard Blair will officiate. Interment will take place in East Hickory Comers Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Prairieville Bible Church or Inhouse Hospice will be appreciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Roger Shaw HASTINGS - Roger Shaw, age 79. of Hastings, died on Tuesday. March 28.2006 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Arrangements are pending at Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. GRAND RAPIDS - Alice (Roerig-Forbes) McKeen. age 78. was called home to her Lord on Tuesday. March 28.2006, at Hospice of Holland Home in Grand Rapids. Alice was preceded in death by her parents. John and Mary Roerig; brother. Jack Roerig; daughter. Gieryl Forbes; and granddaughter. Shiela Poldcrdyk. Alice will be greatly missed by her hus­ band. Calvin McKeen. and her children. Douglas Forbes. Sandra Forbes, Nancy Forbes and Gween Forbes; also her stepchil­ dren. Barry (Joyce) McKern. David (Karen) McKeen. and Dan McKeen; 14 grandchil­ dren; 17 great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law. Joanne and Bob Johnson; numerous nieces, nephews, sister and broth­ ers-in-law. Alice loved gardening so flowers would be greatly appreciated and greatly received. If you prefer a memorial, the family suggests Thomapple Valley Church. Visitation will be held on Saturday. April 1. 10 a.m. until service time at TVC. Funeral services will be held on Saturday. April 1. 2006 at 11 a.m. at Thomapple Valley Church. 2750 S. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. Internment will be at Robbins Cemetery. Wayland. (Isaiah 55:12) The family is being served by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Leave a memory for the family at (ginbachfuneralhome.net). Christine Ann Stockham HASTINGS - Christine Ann Stockham, age 47, of Hastings died Saturday. March 25. 2006. Christine was bom on November 10. 1958 in Bailie Creek, the daughter of Theodore and Wilma (Bauman) Stockham. She was raised in the Hastings area and attended most Hastings schools, graduating in 1977 from Hastings High School. She was employed at Hastings Flex-Fab for 23 years and according lo Christine, “Everyone at Flex-Fab were like family, lots of support and comfort, it’s a special place to work.’’ She also worked at J.C. Penney Co. in Hastings and Grand Rapids for about 10 years. Christine is survived by her parents. Wilma and Theodore Stockham of Hastings; sister. Thea (Eldon) Main of Dowling; brother, Ronald (Kelly Jo) Stockham of Dowling; special friend. Rick Reynolds of Hastings; nieces, nephews and cousins. Services will be held at II a.m. on Saturday. April I. 2006 at Hastings First United Methodist Church with Rev. Kathy Brown and Rev. Roger Claypool officiating. Burial will be at Union Cemetery. Visitation at the church immediately fol­ lowing services where a luncheon will he served and an opportunity to visit with Christine’s family and many friends. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome.com.) MIDDLEVILLE - Mary E Tolar, age 84, of Gun Lake. Middleville went lo be wit1) her Lord on Wednesday, March 22,2006 at heart of Florida Hospital. Davenport, Florids. Mary E Tolan was bom on January 19, 1922 in Middleville., the daughter, of Clare A. and Elsie May (Jordan) Williams. She was raised Middleville and attended Thomapple Kellogg Schools, graduating in 1940. She was married to Robert J. Tolan on August 23, 1941. Mary retired from the Thomapple Kellogg High School after a long career as a librarian. She also served on the library board. Mary was a homemaker, an avid reader, enjoyed traveling, knitting, crocheting, and a member of the Quilt Club. She was a caring, loving mother, grand­ mother. great grandmother, and sister doing kind deeds for her family and friends and enjoyed spending time with her loves ones. She is survived by children. Lynn (Luana) Tolan ofMiddteville. Clare (Barbara) Tolan of Wayland, and Joyce (Mike) Hula of Bryan. Ohio; nine grandchildren; 21 great grandchil­ dren; two sisters, Alice (Bernard) Wieringa of Middleville and Arlene (Dick) Wilcox of Hastings; sister-in-law. Betty Williams of Haines City. Florida; and a brother-in-law, Ray Tolan of Middleville; many nieces, nephews and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her husband. Robert J. Tolan; her parents and a brother. Harry Williams. Funeral services were held Tuesday. March 28. 2006 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville. Rev. Scott E. Manning officiat­ ing. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery, Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Thomapple Kellogg School and Community Library . Arrangements by the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, March 30. 2006 - Page 7 |Deforest Allen Swift■ LAKE ODESSA - Deforest Allen Swift, age 62. of Lake Odessa, passed away March 20. 2006. He was bom June 4. 1943 in Edmore, the son of Deforest Adams and Arlene (Bennett) Swift He married Linda Smentkowski September 1967 in Newaygo. He was a veteran of the Army National Guard. He managed Fates Family Fare from 1964 to 1973. Deforest and Linda have owned Swift Flower Shop since 1980. He was employed by the federal govern­ ment as a helicopter tech for 24 years retiring in 1997. He was a past councilman for the Village of Lake Odessa for over 25 years, member of Lake Odessa Fair Board for 25 years and a member of Saranac American Legion. Deforest is survived by his loving wife of 38 years. Linda Swift, of Lake Odessa; son Matthew and Audree Swift of Lowell; broth­ er. Ned and Kathy Swift of Lowell; grand­ children. Morgan and Mayson. He was preceded in death by his son. Thomas Swift, in 1989. Memorial services were held Friday, March 24, 2006 at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia with Rev. Ned Swift officiating. You may make online condolences at www.lakefuneralhome.ccm. GRAND RAPIDS - Donald Leo Rose, age 77. of Grand Rapids and formerly of Hastings, died Sunday. March 26. 2006 at Cook Hospice Center in Kentwood. Mr. Rose was bom on March 16. 1929 in Hastings >‘hr snn nf Im and Artic (Stairs) Rose. He was raised in the Frecport/Hastings areas and attended area schools, graduating from Hastings High School. He was married to Edith Picolin on Dec. 14. 1951 in Germany. Mr. Rose served in the U.S. Air Force and was honorably discharged on Sept. 1. 1952. Following his discharge he began working in the U.S. Army Reserves and later as a civil employee of the Reserves as a supply techni­ cian. His career spanned 30 years before his retirement. He had lived in the Grand Rapids area since 1962. He was a member of Meijer Gardens Group, grew orchids, was a rock hound, raised parakeets, fantail and golden guppies. Was an avid outdoorsman. aviation enthusi­ ast Mr. Rose is survived by his wife. Edith; daughter. Jennifer G. Rose of Grand Rapids; sisters. Dee (Jon) Hummell of Hastings and Shirley (Terry) Millard of Hastings; nieces. Dawn. Cheryl, Lisa and Lori; nephews. Darryl and Pau). Visitation Friday, March 31. 2 p.m. until service time. . Services will be held 3 p.m. Friday. March 31, 2006 at Wren Funeral Home with Pastor Dan Barker officiating. Burial at Hastings Township Cemetery . Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome.com.) COUNCIL, continued from page 1------------that Friday. May 19 will be the official day for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new library. “We are planning a community event with food, entertainment, surprise events, a press conference and an official ground fuming ceremony.” she said. 'This has been a long journey and wc have almost reached our destination." she told council members. “I invite you to sit back and enjoy the rest of the trip because the end will be the best part." Teegardin said progress has been made on the design, electrical, heating and cooling, and technology aspects of the project. The community event is a way to recog­ nize th*. committees, local businesses and community members who have come togeth­ er and raised the money for the new library, she said. After the meeting Teegard.n said, “I think it’s been extremely exciting to finally get this date and to see it on the calendar. What this means to the community is that this is the first of several dates that will bring us closer to when the doors open." Teegardin said they are anticipating the building being finished sometime around April. The new 20.000-square-foot. two-story building will be located at 227 East State Street. The council also voted unanimously to transfer a small piece of property on the northeast side from the city over to the library at the token cost of one dollar. • Extended the lease of the buildings at Fish Hatchery Park for another five years to the Thomapple A:is Council. • Was told by Community Development Director Daryle Benjamin-Forbes applica­ tions are being taken for the community development specialist's position and said her goal was to make the transition as smooth as possible. Lauren Kruer-Driscoll is leaving the position to relocate. She also reported the Farmer's Market is scheduled to open Tuesday. April 18. and that they are looking to add permanent signs and possibly electricity on the site. “You can look for more vendors and a wider variety of vendors this year," she said. • Heard from Mayor Bob May there are openings on the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Local Development Finance Authority and the Cable Access Committee. Anyone interested is encouraged to apply at City Hail for appointment. • Approved the Joint Library Agreement with Hastings and Rutland townships as pre­ sented at last council meeting with the fol­ lowing changes: lim.it for board member tenure of two consecutive threc-year terms, amendment for due dates of collected fees to be forwarded to the city from twice a month to once per month, and elimination of the transition provisions for the current board members. The new joing library board will include five members from the city, two from Rutland Township and two from Hastings Township. Council member Barry Wood said the approval should contain the statement that the board strongly recommends keeping con­ tinuity during the library’s time of transition. • Heard from Police Chief Jerry Sarver that with the weather warming up drivers should be on the lookout for an influx of pedestrians on the roads. He said there have been two vehicle-pedestrian accidents in the last two weeks and while neither was serious, drivers should be aware of the increased pedestrian activity. Councilman Don Bowers said he has noticed many people walking down the wrong side of the road. He asked if DARE officers could talk to students about safe roadway behavior. Bowers also asked why teachers at St. Rose school on South Jefferson had to park in the roadway. He said witn all the cars parked in front of the school, it congests the road. “Don’t they have a lot behind the school?" he asked. Councilman David McIntyre brought up concerns about vehicles traveling at high speeds around the schools. Reporting History for the Future in 6 Barry County Area Newspapers • Lakewood News • Maple Valley News ■ Middleville-Caledonia Sun & News • Reminder • Weekender • Hastings Banner Over 64,000 Papers Distributed Every Week! 1351 N. M-43 Highway ■ P.O. Box 1B8 Hastings, Ml 49058 Phone (269) 945-9554 • Fax (269) 945-5192 Open house tor Armintmls 50th wedding anniversary Christy-Clark Dennis and Caro'. Christy of Hastings wish to announce the engagement of their daugh­ ter. Amber Joy Christy to Robert William Clark, the son of Charles and Debra Clark of Caledonia. The bride-elect is a graduate of Hastings High School and is currently employed with Estate Planning and Preservation. The groom-elect is a graduate of Caledonia High School and is currently employed with Talsma Inc. A June 23. 2006 wedding is being planned at Holy Family Church in Caledonia. The children of Orin (Pat) and Zcima (Louden) Armintrout are having an open house celebrating their 50th anniversary at St Ambrose Cctholic Church Hall in Delton. It will be held on April 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. They were married on April 4, 1956 at St Rose Catholic Church in Hastings, by Monsignor J.A. Moleski. Zelma’s parents celebrated 72 years of marriage last May. They have six children, (Don) and Cathy Eichholz. (Gary) and Donna Langford, John and (Wendy) Armintrout (Jerry) and Julie Oberlin, Orin Armintrout Jr., and (John) and Mary Caswell. They have 14 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Two of the 14 grandchildren are in heaven. Jarest-James united in marriage Dorothy Edmonds turns 101 Dorothy Edmonds will celebrate her 101st birthday. Those wishing to send her cards can send them to Dorothy Edmonds, c/o Lakeside Nursing and Rehab Center, 1141! Armsdale Rd.. Room 5O6A. Jacksonville, FL 32218. Van Syckles celebrated 60th wedding anniversary John Simon Linker Jr., Freeport and Nicole Kay Carpenter. Freeport. Derick James Hall, Hastings and Tachele Marie Madison. Hastings. Nolan Hugh Snow. Delton and Susan Kay Schneider, Olivet. Robbie Lee Gray. Hastings and Kerri Lee Dean. Hastings. Voight and Bemadene (Schantz) Van Syckle celebrated 60 years of marriage March 29,200ft. . u They •were married at th? Schantz family farm on S. Broadway Rd., Hastings and have resided on Butler Rd.. Dowling on the Van Syckle family homestead for the past 60 years. They have three children, Connie (Dennis) Case. Nancy (Neil) Wilder, and Jim (Dianna) Van Syckle; nine grandchildren; 10 great­ grandchildren; ?nd one great-great-grand­ child. They have enjoyed travel in the U.S., camping in the U.P. and lower Michigan especially at Pigeon River and viewing the wild elk. They celebrated with their children and would enjoy receiving cards at their home. A double ring candlelight ceremony on Nov. 12,2005 united Jessalyn Lee Jarest and Joseph Adam James. Parents of the couple are Roland (Jake) and Charlene Jarest of Rehoboth. MA and Howard and Joyce James of Hastings. The Rev. Di. Robert Lawrence officiated at the ceremony at the Fry. Congregational Church of Fall River, MA. Music for the cer­ emony was provided by organist Sandra Wood. Roger James, uncle of the groom, per­ formed on violin. Attending the bride as maid of honor was her su’ter, Katherine Jarest. Bridesmaids were Jennifei Larence. Deborah Marble, Joni Deane and Jessica Leete. Best man wac Joseph Matson, friend of the groom. Groomsn;-n were his brothers. Daniel James and Benjamin James and friends. Uric Geer, and Scott Foun. Ushers were Sarah James, cousin of the groom and Michael Fiorillo. The reception was held at Rachel's Lakeside. Dartmouth. MA. After a honey­ moon trip to Stowe. Vermont and Costa Rica the couple now reside in Belmont. MA. Newborn Fahies GIRL, Erica Shannon Hochstetler, bom March 18. 2006 at Greenhouse Birthing Center in Okemos to Ros' and Mark Hochstetler of Vermontville. GIRL, Maeve Elizabeth Klein, bom March 15. 2006 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. Iter parents are Anne and Doug Klein of Hastings. Maeve weighed 7 lbs. 14 ozs. at birth. GIRL, Ayla Victoria, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 12, 2006 at 8:55 am. to Rosemary and Scott Andrews of Martin. Weighing 6 lbs. 2 ozs. and 19 inches long. GIRL, Bayleigh Gail, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 17. 2006 at 9:26 am. to Melissa (Vincent) and Bradle> Bruce of Middleville. Weighing 7 lbs. 10.5 ozs. and 21 inches long. Jason Lindsey of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. Mary Braska and Lance Bilger of Delton. Weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and 20 172 inches long. GIRI Sienna Lynne, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 2. 2006 at 6:23 p.m. to Brad and Terri Chase of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Samantha Joy. bom at Pennock Hospital on March 19. 2006 at 1:26 p.m. to Jami and Todd Voshell of Clarksville. Weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and 18 1/2 inches long. BOY, Dillon Earl, bom ar Pennock Hospital on March 2. 2006 at “:03 am. to Ryan and Nicole Markley of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 20.5 inches long. GIRL, Elleigh Ann. bom at Pennock Hospital on March 4. 2006 at 8:54 p.m. to Jessica and Michael Trumper of Bellevue. Weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. and 20 3/4 inches long. GIRL, Kayleigh Jo, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 8.2006 at 1:11 p.m. to Alicia Brown and Brandon Mann of Delton. Weighing 6 lbs. 5 ozs. and 20 ’ z4 inches long. GIRL, Kayle Denise, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 18, 2006 at 6:51 p.m. to Rachel and Ken Harris of Delton. Weighing 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Evan Donald, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 14. 2006 at 6:15 p.m. to Amy and Donald Porter of Hastings. Weighing 7 !bs. 7 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Danica Baclayon. bom at Pennock Hospital on March 15, 2006 at 11:23 p.m. to Guy and Marcia Keeny of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Camron Terrance-William, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 20. 2006 at 4:49 p.m. to Heather Force and Howard Hobcrt III of Dowling. Weighing 7 lbs. 8 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Gregory Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 9.2006 at 12:35 p.m. Mike and Sara Posschn of Lake Odessa. Weighed 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Mackenzie Christine, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 7. 2006 at 4:52 p.m. to Ray and Erin Decker of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs. 12 ozs.and 20 inches long. GIRL, Gracie Kay. bom at Pennock Hospital on March 9. 2006 at 11:45 a.m. Scott Farrah and Kim Varney of Nashville. 7 lbs. 1/2 oz. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Juliannah Lineen. bom at Pennock Hospital on March 6. 2006 at 12:28 p.m. to Chris and Angie Grommet of Middleville. Weighing 6 lbs. II ozs. and 19 inches long. GIRL. Emily Marie, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 10. 2006 at 9:10 p.m. to Tammy and Anthony Jr. Eisner of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs. 4 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Alliana Linea. bom at Pennock Hospital on March 21. 2006 at 4:09 a.m. to Amanda and Andrew Cotent of Hastings. Weighing 4 lbs. 7 ozs. and 18 inches long. GIRL, Kendra Alexis, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 13. 2006 at 9:25 am. to Angie and Todd Coe of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 14 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Katherine Elizabeth, bom at Spectrum Hospital on March 15. 2006 to Matthew and Shannon Powers of Middleville. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 ozs. and 18 inches long. GIRL, Inga Kay, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 4. 2006 al 3:48 p.m. to Lydia VanLewen and Rodney Clum of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 20 inches long. BOY, Keegan Isaac, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 16. 2006 at 9:05 p.m. to Erin and GIRL, Paytn Nicole, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 17. 2006 at 8:37 am. to GIRL, Natalie Brcann, bom al Pennock Hospital on March 14. 2006 at 8:48 a.m. to Timothy and Migen Glaser of Gun Lake. Weighing 8 lbs. 0 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Emma Taylor, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 14. 2006 at 2:25 am. to Kenneth and Amber Cams of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. �Page 8 - Thursday 'Aarch 30. 2006 - The Hastings Banner jinnies MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar A technician tests core samples for EPA concerns near the stone station. Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. 1005 West Grern Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 telephone 26<» 915 24 19 Internal Medicine THYROID NODULES I apparently have a growth in my thyroid gland and I am going to have a biopsy done. Is this likely to be cancer? Although it certainly could be cancer, most thyroid nodules are not cancer at all. The most common thyroid nodule is simply just an overgrowth of normal thyroid tissue called a colloid nodule. You may have one or more of these at »• ,y one time. Another common nodule is actually a collection of fluid called a cyst and can actually become quite large reaching an inch or more in diameter. Others nodules will be a collection of thyroid tissue that is overactive. These rodules produce thyroid hormone at a rapid rate and do not respond to the normal regulatory mechanisms of the body that keep the thyroid hormone levels normal. There is also something called a multinodular goiter. As the name implies, the thyroid gland will have so many nodules, it causes the gland to become enlarged, which is referred to as a goiter. And then, of course, will be the cancerous nodule. The best way your doctor can determine if the nodule you have is cancerous or not will be to do blood testing and a couple of different imaging tests followed by a biopsy if necessary. The blood tests will tell your doctor if your thyroid levels are high, normal or low. The imaging studies will show how many nodules you have and where they are at, whether they are solid or fluid filled and if they are over. undtr or normal activity. Ail of this information will give your doctor a very good idea about the risk of cancer. To be safe, a biopsy is often done on solid, under-active nodules. Even though most of those will not be cancerous, it will be those that cancer may be found. Treatment for nodules will depend on whether or not they are causing any symptoms. The over-active nodules may need to be suppressed. The nodules that grow to such a size that they actually interfere with the sound or your voice, swallowing and even breathing as well as the cancerous nodules will need to be removed. Nodules that are found not to be cancerous and are not causing any symptoms can simply be watched without treatment. Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. moron The genealogy room will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. April 5. Usually, the first Wednesday immediately follows the weekend when the buildings are open, but with the configuration of the calendar this month, the first Wednesday is separated by almost two weeks. The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at I p.m. Saturday. April 8. The speaker will be Tom Barrett. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet next week (note change of date) at 7 p.m. Thursday April 6. The speaker will be Michael McCartney, president of the Lakewood chapter of Habitat for Human?*/. A coming event is the beef stew dinner from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday. April 21. at the Freight House, sponsored by the Ionia County Genealogical Society. Other events will be the 1CGS open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. April 29. and on Sunday. April 30. from 2 to 6 p.m. The Ionia county Health Department returns this month with the monthly immu­ nization clinic in the basement of Central United Methodist Church. Funeral services were scheduled for 11 a.m. today for Gayle Ann Haddix. 71. of Charlotte, who died at Eaton Community Hospice last Monday. She is survived by hus­ band Richard, daughters Jean Bayly of Olivet. Jeri Leiby of Vermontville and Kim Dickinson of Charlotte. She was bom in 1934. the daughter of Lawrence and Doris Root in Lansing. They were Lake Odessa res­ idents for many years. The funeral was to be held in the Evangel Christian Church in Charlotte. Gayle was a 20-year employee of Lakewood public schools in the food service area. She also delivered “Meals on Wheels." Funeral services were held March 22 for Donna (Ruedger) Benjamin of Fowler, who died Sunday, March 19. She and her husband were fanners, with sheep one of their special­ ties. Among her children is Connie Allbrighl, wife of Rev. Brian Allbright of Freeport. The Grand Rapids Press lart week had an obituary for Eleanor Michmerhuizen. 90. Grand Haven, who died Saturday. March 18. She had graduated from South High in Grand Rapids and Butterworth Hospital (now Spectrum downtown) as a registered nurse. She was preceded in death by her husband. Dr. Robert, son John and three siblings. The family lived in Lake Odessa in the early 1950s when her husband was in the medical practice with Dr. M.A. Hoffs and Dr. Norman Lincoln. She is survived by son Robert, daughters Barbara and Sally with their hus­ bands, and several grandchildren. There were no services. Burial was in Fulton Street Cemetery. Grand Rapids. The Doll and Toy show on the weekend al the Depot Complex was well attended. The Freight House had mostly dolls and the depot had the trucks and tractors with related equip­ ment Donna Deatsman had an extensive dis­ play of Care Bears. There was one exhibit of Teddy Bears with illustrations from very early years of such bears. They were named for President Teddy Roosevelt. Dorothy Kelley was there as a consultant for doll problems. She also had an exhibit of Remembrance Dolls. Some were made from graduation gowns, a man's shirt, special fabric. This was a unique way of saving a garment which could not be used or kept in its original form, but would last indefinitely in the new form. During the same hours, the genealogy room had several visitors. On Saturday. Marian Harris was on hand to assist visitors. Vicki Dukes of Grand Ledge was there Sunday in the same role. Visitors Sunday were using the computer to check out the Sebewa census for 1880. Funeral services were held last Friday afternoon at the Lake Funeral Home south of Ionia for D. Allen Swift, 62, who died earlier in the week. He was the son of DeForest and Arlene (Bennett) Swift, longtime florists. Likewise. Linda, his wife had Swift's Floral Shop downtown, but she did not grow her flowers as had his parents. He is survived by son Matthew and wife, two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and son Thomas. He is also sur­ vived by his younger brother. Ned and wife Kathy (Armstrong) of Lowell and their two daughters. Allen had served on the Lake Odessa Village Council several terms. He had been employed as a helicopter mechanic. Death came to Huldah Sutton of Emerson Manor last Saturday morning after an illness of several weeks. She was bom to Possehn parents on M-66. was married to Stephen Sutton and was mother of one son. William, whose wife is Mary Rose (Hickey). She had five grandchildren and several great-grand­ children. She had left their home on a comer of the Possehn farm in Orange Township for apartment living at Emerson Manor, where they made many new friends. She is also sur­ vived by brother Raymond Possehn and Marilyn (Torrey) many nieces and nephews from her deceased siblings, brother Don Possehn and two sisters. Former Woodland residents pastors Carl and Geraldine Litchfield were among the dozens who attended the Monday afternoon memorial service at Clark Retirement Community for llcne Birdsall. 94. who died the previous week. The Litchfields had been in a Birdsall congregation at Calvary United Methodist Church in Lansing before Carl went to seminary. The Birdsalls had served in six charges, including Grand Ledge. Mason. Carson City. Perrinton. Pentwater and Muskegon Lakeside. Mrs. Birdsall was a sis­ ter of the Rev. George Wingicr, who had served the Woodland church years before the Litchfields. Doctor dictator Dear Annie: My husband, "George." and I have been caring for my mother-in-law for the past three years. Unfortunately, wc can no longer continue and must put her in a nursing facility. The problem is her doctor. He is trying to dictate which facility to put Mom in. He wants her at the place where he is on staff, but we don't like that facility. We much prefer a different home, but the doctor does not have staff privileges there. Now he refuses to fill out any medical forms or turn over her med­ ical records to anyone, and he is generally making our lives miserable. Wc have since found another doctor for my mother-in-law who is much more cooperative and whom we like a great deal. Do we have any recourse against the original doctor? Can we report him somewhere? - Fed Up in New Jersey Dear Fed Up: According to the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners, your doc­ tor has 30 days to provide the records after receiving a written request from the patient, or whoever the patient has designated. Physicians may not refuse to release a copy of the medical records if they arc needed for treatment by another health care provider, although you do need to pay for the costs of reproduction. If Mom's new doctor still does­ n't have the necessary information, you can file a complaint with your county medical society or the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners. Singing separation Dear Annie: Please help me. My husband has been singing duets with a female vocalist. Could the singing be his way of finding an outlet for his sexual needs? He shows no affection toward me at all. We've had no sex for the past 13 months. I'm not included in his singing practice , or the gigs where they perform. This situation is nearly driving me to a mental brcakdowi. i're asked him to stop singing with her, and he has, but it hasn't changed his attitude towerd me. What should J do? -- Singing Solo Dear Solo: Singing is not likely to be a sex­ ual substitute, but it certainly may be emo­ tionally satisfying to your husband. Is he in love with his duet partner? He obviously had a connection with this woman and didn't want you to be part of it. The two of you need to find your own connection, and this may involve counseling. Ask him to go with you so you can work on your apparent estrange­ ment and find ways to strengthen your mar­ riage. Be tough love Dear Annie: This is for "Oklahoma Parents." who said the "system failed" their 24-year-oId son. "Jared," who was into drugs and has been in and out of jail for domestic abuse, possession and failure to pay child support. The system didn't fail your son — YOU did. I speak from experience. At 19. with bare­ ly a high school education. 1 was living at home, collecting the dole and working only long enough to keep collecting it I. too. had plenty of reasons to blame others for my situ­ ation. but eventually, my mother had enough and threw me out. That was the best thing she could have done. Twenty-four years later. 1 am happily mar­ ried with four wonderful children and a thriv­ ing career. This never would have happened if my mother hadn't had the courage to do what she felt was right. She continued to provide support to me (emotionally and financially), but only as I made progress on my own. My priorities changed and my survival skills (suppressed when not in regular use) were honed when 1 suddenly needed to worry about what 1 would eat for the next week. These parents should do the same. Yes, there is a risk, but are they planning to shelter Jared forever? What happens when they're gone and he needs to start looking after him­ self when he's 50? -- Eternally Thankful to Mom in Canada Dear Canada: We're glad your mother had the backbone to make you stand on your own two feet - and that you were resilient enough to turn things around. We hope Jared's parents are paying attention. Information intrusion Dear Annie: My letter is actually a com­ plaint. Recently, my husband needed to see a local surgeon. Since the health insurance pol­ icy is in my name, the office worker slated she needed my Social Security number as well as my insurance card. 1 was very reluctant to give out this num­ ber. but the office worker tola me our claim would be rejected by the insurance company unless the Social Security number was on the claim. Not wanting the claim to be held up, I gave her the number. Today I called my insurance company, and they unequivocally stated they did NOT need my Social Security number in order to process a claim. The customer service repre­ sentative went on to explain that, as a means of thwarting identity theft, the company changed all the subscriber numbers so that the Social Security numbers would not be on the cards. I am so annoyed that I submitted to pres­ sure and gave out this number to the doctor's office. 1 hate beint; lied to. I'm sure the office staff knew my Social Security number wasn't required, so they invented a scenario to force me to divulge this information. There must be many instances where peo­ ple are duped into giving out Uns number. Please warn your readers. — C.T. in N.Y. Dear C.T: We will warn them, but we are going to let the office worker off the hook. She may not have known that your insurance company had changed its requirement You should call and inform her. And here's the warning to our readers: Do NOT give out your Social Security number unless it is absolutely necessary, and never, ever, give it out over the telephone unless you can verify the caller's identity and the need to have this extremely personal information. Crooked tie trouble Dear Annie: 1 know this is going to sound like a crazy request but 1 need your help. It concerns the public appearance of so many men on TV. In the last month. I have noticed more crooked ties on male newscasters, senators and even our president Surely they have a minvr so they can check their appearance. a.nd if not. some assistant must be around to give them a oncc-over before they go on cam­ era. A crooked tie truly makes all these impor­ tant people lock pretty stupid. Some even wear a tie with a real skinny knot. Why not go with the Windsor knot that makes the whole picture prettier? Help me tocke this a nrtional problem and see if we cant turn it aro md. - D.P. in Muskogee. Okla. Dear D.P.: Um. no. We think the ration enough to worry about. We agn*e that a crooked tie on someone dressed for ’he cam­ era makes him appear sloppy at best. and often gives the impression of manipulation as if he wants the audience to believe he is too important and harried to finish dressing. We haven't noticed it to the degree you have, but we're certain the readers will now. Valentine value Dear Annie: I wanted to tell you my story about Valentines for Vets. Several years ago, I sent a valentine from my home in Pennsylvania, and it ended up at a veteran's hospital in Texas, on the tray of a man whose wife was visiting that day. She read my card and decided to write me back. That was 15 years ago. and we have writ­ ten. e-mailed and talked on the phone many times since. We have traveled down life's journeys together - new babies, great-grand­ children (for her), great-niece and great­ nephew (for me), the death of her husband, my father and others, our move to our first new home and hers to a senior high-rise and then a nursing facility. We spoke last evening when I told her my brother-in-law passed away. She had been praying for him. I thought your readers .night be interested in what can happen. - R.N. in Pennsylvania Dear R.N.: We love stories about how peo­ ple connect with each other through kindness. Thanks so much for taking the time to write. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox® comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, March 30. 2006 - Page 9 Financial FOCUS <From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... The Hastings Pickle Factories Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Look Beyond U.S. Borders for Investment Opportunities This map shows tho location of the Hirsh Brothers & Company and the Hastings Wool Boot Company. By Esther Walton The Hirsch Brothers & Company situated in Louisville. Ky., made pickles and other fiod items. In (919. the company bought a piece ot land along the railroad in Nashville. Its next purchase, in 1924 was in Hastings. A Sandborn Fire Insurance map. dated 1916, shows a earlier company named Dollman Pickle Company on about the same land Hirsch Brothers & Company owned in 1928. This land was situated on the north side of east Railroad Street near the Wool Bool Company. The company must have had other earlier sites in Barry County because on Sept. 22. 1921. the Hastings Banner ran an article about the company, saying “The company has estab­ lished a number of pickle stations in Hastings and in various pruts of Barry County." This author did not find where the other pickle stations were located. Some people mentioned Delton, but no written information was found to prove it. It is assumed various Barry County pickle stations were located along the Michigan Central Railroad tracks. The Banner continued, "This year over 51.000 bushels of cucumber pickles have been taken in by this concern (Hirsch) and over $60,000 paid out in cash from them to the farmers of Barry County. Of this amount over $7,000 was paid to one man. Mike Humphrey, who lives near Freeport, almost $2,800 to another man. Otto Schulze of Nashville and the balar.ee of ar xind $50,000 being paid out to those who made smaller plantings of cucumbers. About $35,000 being paid out to the Hastings station. “This concern (Hirsch) this year from their Bany County plants will ship out over 4,000 casks of dill pickles, besides several thousands of barrels of other pickles. To put up these pickles, nearly one million pounds of salt was used.” “This means several train loads of freight in shipping in the bai rels and the salt, and sever­ al trains of freight in shipping it out. saying nothing of the thousands of dollars paid to cucumber growers. “This industry in Barry County seems to be especially adapted to the growing of cucum­ bers. Of splendid quality, and the future seems very bright for the building of a pickle busi­ ness that will fit in especially well with other lines of agricultural effort." In November 1922. a dry summer caused a shortage of cucumbers. The article reported. “While there is a big decrease in the quantity in pickles as com­ pared with last year, there has been a very large increase in cauliflower pickled and bar­ reled here, so that the volume of business done at the Hastings plant of Hirsch Bros will not fail as far behind that of last year as one would be led to expect when the weather conditions are considered. This year there has been put up here a total of 1.700 barrels ot cucumber pickles as compared with 4.000 barrels last year. But the cauliflower packed increased from 100 barrels last year to over 1,000 bar­ rels this ycar.'Thc amount of money paid to growers will not fall so far short of the season of 1921 w hen the amount paid for cauliflower is included. Due to weather conditions, the growers did not realize as much as they would in an ordinary year. But at that the pickle plant here has added many thousands of dollars lo farm incomes at this and other stations in Barry County. The big increase in the cauli­ flower and of the business will make the busi­ ness done at the Hastings station a good aver­ age" According to those who remember the Hirsch Pickle Station in Hastings, there were between eight to 11 wooden cedar vats placed around the property The 1928 Sandborn maps show 11 with five smaller barrels next to the vats. These vats were approximately 16 feet high and were about 12 feet wide. A raised platform about three feet from the top provid­ ed the workmen with a walkway to pour the brine and cucumbers into .he vats. A wood­ shed roof covered the vats from rain. These vats were only used during the summer; by late fall the barrels of pickles were shipped. During the season the smell of the brine waft­ ed across the neighborhood. Nevertheless, the CHASE GEIGER IRONSIDE INSURANCE AGENCY 129 Division St, P.O. Box 25. rirrpM. MH9325 . (616) 765-3445 • Fax (616) 765-3460 1-800-522-2919 Small Town Friendly, Personal Service All Your Insurance Needs! |u I Hastings Mutual | M [Insurance Ccmpi n South Jefferson Street, Hastings, would like to Thank everyone who participated and attended the second annual St. Patrick s Day Parade. Alfresco G & L Variety Jefferson Street Gallery Progressive Graphics Mexican Connexion Olde Town Tavem Hair Care Center Bosley Pharmacy B-B’s Shoe & Sweeper Repair County Scat Lounge • Dick's Barber Shop • Bell Cleaners Hastings City Bank WBCH 77SCMQB n n On an) given day. you could talk on a Samsung cell phone., watch a Sony television, take a Bayer aspirin and eat a Nestle Crunch Bar. What do all these products have in com­ mon? They re all manufactured by companies based outside the United Slates. In fact, many of the goods and services you use are interna­ tionally based - which gives you an idea of how many investment possibilities there are in the wide world. Are you taking advantage of these opportunities? If not. maybe it's time you expanded your investment horizons. After lii. about half of the world's stock market is made up of non­ U.S. companies. So if your portfolio lacks foreign companies, you arc likely keeping out many industry leaders in a variety of market segments. Many foreign companies are among the ten largest within their respective industries, which include airlines, automo­ biles. banks, life and health insurance, and food &>d commercial products. Furthermore, international investing can help you diversify your portfolio. If we enter a recession, many American companies may go through some rough times - and this might show up in their stock prices. But you might be able to blunt the effects of an economic downtum by adding some international stocks to your holdings. Keep in mind that not all markets move together. So. for example, when the U.S. market is down, the Pacific Rim countries may be up. In fact, foreign markets have outperformed U.S. stocks about half the time over the past 25 years. A word of caution, however Don't be fooled into thinking that any one area of the world will be particularly ’hot" - from an investment point of view - at any given time. The fact is that any one geographical area may lead the investment world one year, only to fall far down the list the next. And it's almost impossible to predict which country will be up and which will be down. Consequently, you'll want to spread your international investment dollars among a variety of companies, industries and coun­ tries. Special Risks to Consider International investing has some benefits but it carries some special risks, as well. Political or economic instability, along with changes in foreign currencies and interest rates, can affect the performance of global investments. Also, foreign market ptactices and accounting standards can vary widely, and it may be difficult to trade or to obtain rel­ evant information. That's why investments in foreign securities generally have higher expenses than domestic investments. Limit Your Holdings - and Get Some Help It's almost certainly a good idea to limit your foreign holdings to no more than 10 per­ cent to 20 percent of your portfolio's total value. The exact percentage will depend on a variety of factors, including your risk toler­ ance, your time horizon and your long-term goals. And before you buy any foreign stocks, get some help. Most people don't have the time or expertise to really understand all the factors that go into picking foreign investments. But a qualified investment professional can help you make the choices that are appropriate for your individual needs. You may get to visit many different coun­ tries in the future - but your investment dol­ lars can start traveling today. And with luck, they'll send you back more than a postcard. This entire site Copyright © 2006 Edward Jones vats intrigued some curious neighborhood children. I heard one account of children throwing cox’ into the vats. The Hirsi h Brothers’ Factory prospered, but in October 1932 it had a disastrous fire that burned the factory down. An article in the Oct. 5 Banner described the fire: "Al about 1:30 morning the Hiouh Bros. Fickle Factory.spirited on the Michigan Barry County fanners were lo prosper, the res­ idents should purchase the local products. The Banner on Dec. 14. 1932. again urged the people of Barry County to appreci?..- what the Hirsch Brothers Company arc rjotng for the benefit of the fanners of this county.” ending the article with; "We would line a fimp pufijiAfi fyi.ib qp^jn town by the qchmmny. bring lhaWo pass if wd them our patronage which they sureiy deserve." The company continued in Hastings uetil 1936. In Feb. 27 the Banner told about reor­ ganizing the work, saying. “Hirsch Bros, will this year increase the work of their Hastings station. Heretofore their place has been a salt­ ing station, at which the pickles were pre­ served until they were needed for making into various kinds of pickles such as sweet, sour, mixed and dill pickles. Then they would be shipped to the place, where such processing was carried on." It appeared that Hastings would be the site to process the pickles and can them The Bmner exclaimed. “This would require about a dozen more employees. As the busi­ ness develops, that number will be increased, as it is certain that other processing work in connection with the business will be carried on in Hastings... The salting station will be continued as it has in the past al Hastings and ocher points in Barry County." A month later. The April 2, 1936, Banner announced Hirsch sells pickling interests in county to George Walker & Sons of Grand Rapids, who will take possession by July 1. accofdiog to Jqp^DekUultcr. the present man- Central i RR) grounds in the second ward was discovered to be in flames... When the (fire) department arrived there was little that could be done except to save w hat they could from the doomed plant and prevent the fire from spreading to the Wool Bout plant, which is not far away, the roof of which was found to be in flames from falling embers two or three times. Through the good work of the firemen, it is also believed that some of the vats in the building that contained pickles were salvaged. “The building was a frame structure and made a hot fire w hich was difficult to control. When the firemen arrived, all the flames seemed to be above the main floor. which was not burned. There were several huge vats with sauerkraut and other with pickles, which arc believed to have been spoiled. Fortunately, there was a large quantity of pickles in barrels in the building were not harmed. At the time of the fire, the company had about 25 employees working in the factory " The Banner article ended with the mystery of the fire. Their guess was defective wiring or "may be some tramp and there are usually plenty of 'hem in that part of town.” Less than * month later the Banner announced the good news. “The Banner is delighted lo announce that Hitsch Bros, will continue to operate their business in Hastings on a far more extensive scale than ever. Under the plan that they have adopted. Hastings is lo become a distributing center for the sale of the 60 or more products they manufacture, known as the trade as the Paramount' line of canned and bottled goods. It is the plan of the compa­ ny lo maintain a gixxi stock of their products in this city and to operate seven delivery trucks from here maintaining a weekly store­ door delivery of Hirsch Brothers throughout the southern part of Michigan.” “For the present, the Hirsch Brothers have rented the large offices in the old Wool Boot Plant in which they will retain their offices, also large warehouse rooms for all the prod­ ucts they make, which will be delivered directly to Michigan store doors, with Hastings as its center for their distribution." (The Wool B<x»l Factory closed it’s doors in 1930.) "Mr. j. DcRuiter w ill continue to have control of the local branch in this city and county. He authorizes us to state that Hirsch Brothers will continue to be i.i the market more largely the same prod-xt they have heretofore purchased in this locality such as pickles, cabbages, cauliflower and many other products " The Banner then encouraged “the citizens of Hastings and Barry County" to buy Hirsch’s products, saying "It would seem as at the very least any Hastings person could do would be to give all the patronage he can to the Paramount line of goods which will soon be on the shelves of Hastings merchants.” The Banner then listed the various Paramount products. There were: mayonnaise. French dressing, catsup, tomato juice, sauerkraut, mustard, pork and beans, apple butter, veg­ etable relish, and others. The Banner felt if STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from tne previous week. AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Dow Chemical Co. Exxon MoW Family Dollar Stores First Financial Bancorp Ford Motor Co. General Motors Inti. Bus. Machine JCPenneyCo Johnson & Johnson Kellogg Co. McDonald s Corp. Pfizer Inc. Semco Energysears Holdhg oears noKJtng Spartan Motors TCF Financial Wal-Mart Stores 27.02 42.71 13.06 42.16 55.47 41.68 00.95 26.89 16.15 8.13 22.75 82.43 80.70 59.60 43.83 34.31 25.35 5.36 13136 10.90 25.99 47.75 +.30 Gold Silver Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE $563.85 $10.83 11,154.54 * 6B +$1225 +$33 •80.93 -.59 +.16 -.95 +.23 +.91 +24 +.06 +.75 -138 -1.03 -.97 -133 -.59 -.96 -.11 +.40 +38 -.08 -.36 ofiMpptag products from here to*ST. Louis is the reason for this move. Mr. DeRuilter explained the company did not think it was feasible to ship the produce so far and Hirsch was confining its work in some . cw location m the south." t The Walkers owned the pickle station until World War II. During the war no mention of the pickk. station is listed in the telephone books. In 1959. the Hastings City Directory lists the Lang C.C <5c Son Inc. pickle station on Railroad Street. In the 1954 telephone directory there was no me.xrion of a pkxte fac­ tory. Research shows that East Side Limber had bought the land using it for a wrehcuse. Search for the deed of this property be? reen 1921 and 1950 was not found in the Barry County Register of Deeds or Abstract Office. It indicates the deed was unregistered, wt ich was somewhat common in those days. In honor of Physician’s Day, we express our appreciation and gratitude to Bany County’s volunteer physicians: Barry County Volunteer Physician Program Russell Ameter, M.D. R. Troy Carlson, M.D. Matthew Garber, M.D. Thomas Hoffman, M.D. Jeff Joslin, M.D. Scott Randall, M.D. James Weatherhead, M.D. Tkuk yoo for yoor wHIiogoes, to wrrt tk< oohuortd »d oodorluorod of Barry Cooxty. B-E Health} lli.C |lg| Barry-Bafoa tHrtria HmH> Doporfoot -«—<or»r»Ar'M»> Jgh Walker, Fluke & Sheldon, plc CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS YOUR INCOME TAX SPECIALIST Chnstopber J. Fluke. CPA Katherine K. Sheldon, CPA David G. DeHaan, CPA James D. Klaffer. CPA Lynn Fetterman Nicholas Lahr. CPA 24 years experience 15 years experience 9 years experience 10 years experience 43 years experience 20 years experience B EXPERIENCE COUNTS! Let the experts work for you. 525 W. Apple Street Hastings, Ml 49058 Call for your appointment today (269) 945-9452 Nick �Page 10 - liturgy. March 30. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Forecioeure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This ask may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, m that event, your damages, H any. shall be limit­ ed solely to th return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, phis Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brett A Mansberger. a marned man. original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 7. 2003. and recorded on February 10. 2003 in instru­ ment 1097350 tn Barry county records Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee Dy an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Seven And 70/100 Dollars (S113,537.70). including interest at 4.625% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on Aril 20.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lots 68. 69. and 70 of the Replat of Outtot "A" of Fair Lake Park Plat, according to the recorded plat thereo’, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 88 The 'edemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. tn which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated March 23. 2006 For more information, please call FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4048949F06 rnaatn Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return uf the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, pit s interest MORTGAGE SALE - Dsiault has been made in the conditions ot a mortgage made by James Grace and Emma Grace, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lender s successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated April 27. 2005. and recorded on October 14. 2005 in instrument 1154503. in Barry conn./ records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bank of New York as Trustee for the cert ifcate holders CWABS Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-7 as assignee by an assignment, on whch mortgage there is claimed io be due at the date hereof the sum of Nicety-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty And 94-’OO Dollars (S94.920.94i. including interest at 8.99% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the BarryCounty Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on Apr' 20. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 25 and 26 of Barrett Acres, according to the record­ ed plat thereof, as recorded m Liber 4 of Plats. Page 30. subject to a 20 foot easement over the North side ol said Lot 26 of Barrett Acres The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sale Dated March 23. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 480255822 File 4087516F01 IRVING TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS The regular hoard meetings of Irving Township are held at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the township hall al 3425 Wing Rd., on the following dates for 2006-2007. April 12.2006 May 10. 2006 June 14. 2006 July 12.2006 August 9,2006 September 13, 2006 October 11.2006 November 8.2006 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS This sale may be rescmded by the loreclosing mortgagee In mat event your damages if any. shaH be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ot a mortgage made by John C Lieb II and Venus S Lieb husband and wife ongina) mortgagoc(s). to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated January 21. 2005. a'te recorded on February 3. 2005 in Instrument 1140995. in Barry county records. Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc Asset Backed Pass Throug Certificates Senes 2OO5-R2 Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of March 1. 2005. Without Recourse as assignee by an assignment on which mortgage mere is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Twentv-Six Thousand Fie Hundred Twenty-One And jO/100 Dollars ($126,521.30). including ■nte'est at 9 55% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided not.ee is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed b a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM on April 13. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Assyria Barry County Michigan, and are described as A parcel f land in the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 15. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Assyria Township Barry County Michigan, descnbed as Commencing 13 rods East of the Southwest corner of said Section 5: thence East along the center of highway 8 rods 1 1/2 links, thence North 6 rods 10 links, thence West 28 rods 2 1/2 links; thence South 6 rods 10 links to the place of beginning, except a strip 44 feet wide off me West side thereof; including and commencing at the Southwest comer of Section 1. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence Easterly 258 50 feet aiong the South line ot Section 15. being also the center­ line of Tasker Road; thence Northerly 105 6 feet at right angles for the true place of beginning; thence continuing Northerly 20 feet; thence East 418 99 feet parallel wtth the line of Section 15; thence Southerly 20 feet at right angles, mence Westerly 418.99 feet to the place of oegmning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: March 16. 2006 For more information, please call FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys Fa Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sle 20 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File 4086110F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Kale R Dipert and Julianna M Dipert. husband and wife original mortgagor(s). lo Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 29. 2005. and recorded on July 8. 2005 in instrument 1149176. m Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to CrtiFmanaai Mortgage Company In as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-One And 56/100 Dollars ($227.421 56). including interest at 6.25% per annum Under the power o sale contained to sard mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foroc*, Jd by a sale of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 27. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. M<chigan. and are descnbed as: Commencing at Northeast comer ol Section 16, Town 3 North. Range 8 West, thence North «Q degrees 51 mtnutes49 seconds West 631 00 feet along the North hne of sard Section 16. thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds West. 459.03 feet parallel with the East hne of sard Section 16 for a point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 49 seconds East 331 00 feet parallel with said North Section hne; thence North 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds East 85 00 feet parallel with said East Sectton hne; thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 49 seconds East 300 feet par altel wtth said North Section line; thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds West 247 74 feet along said East Section hne thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 30 seconds West 631.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds East 163.42 toct parallel with said East Section hne to point ot oegmning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from tne date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wtth MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated March 30. 2006 For more information, please call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4083238F03 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE UED FOR THAT PURPOSE. '/LEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damegee. if any. shall be limited solely to the return of he bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Wyatt Hoover, an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender an lender's successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated August 5. 2005. and recorded on August 19. 2005 m instrument 1151333. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JpMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee for the Certifcatehokters ofBear Steams Asset Backed Securities I, LLC Asset Backed Certificates. Senes 2005-9 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Nine And 19100 Dollars ($124,329 19). including interest at 7 125% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged pemrses or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM. on Apnl 6.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County Michigan, and are descnbed as: Commencing at the center ot Section 3. Town 1 North, Range 7 West, thence South 89 degrees 32 minutes 09 seconds West, along the East and West Quarter hne of sard Section, a distance of 484 83 feet to the centerline of Highway M-66; thence North 09 degrees 22 minutes 58 seconds West along ste centertine 1,131.72 feet to the true place of beginning, thence South 89 degrees 16 minutes 45 secondds West parallel with the North line of said Section a distance of 920.83 feet; thence Nortn 00 degrees 07 minutes 00 seconds East parallel wtth the Wet line of said Section a distance of 310.00 feat; thence North 89 degrees 16 minutes 45 seconds East, parallel with said North Section Ime 868 79 feet to said centeritne; thence Southerly along sate centertine 67 99 feet aiong the arc of a curve to the rght whose radius is 4.044.41 feet end whose chord bears South 09 degrees 51 minutes 52 seconds East 67 96 feet; thence continuing along said centertine. South 09 degrees 22 mmutes 58 seconds East 251 73 feet to the place of begin­ ning Subject to an Easemnt over the Easterly 60.00 feet for pubhc highway purposes The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: March 9. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC W 248.593.1312 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 3000 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Brpgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fjte *086188F01 ’*30— December 13. 2006 January 10. ZUG7 February 14, 2007 March 14.2007 This notice is printed in compliance with Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended, the Open Meetings Act. MCLA 41.72a(2)(3) and the Americans With Disabilities Act. The Irving Township board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meetings upon request within 7 days to clerk at 3425 Wing Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058. phone # (269) 948-0633. Respectfully. Carol Ergang Irving Township Clerk 77501097 Synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting March 16, 2006 Ail Board members present; County Comm Gibsor Library Administrator Schondelmayer. 6 guests Approved consent agenda Receiv'd Treasurer s Report Appointee Deonis Pennington to Planning Committee Approved 2006 centraU A-Sh Green Gables tot $3000 Added Ken Porter to Approved Township Attomies hst Adopted Planning & Zoning Resovnon Amended BIRCH budget Paid outstanding Mis Received 2005 Financial Statement Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Bonnie Cruttenden, Clerk Attested to by: Jim Brown. Supervisor moraai NOTICE The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held March 28, 2006. are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St.. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barryccunty.org. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Irving Township Residents NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Applications (or Irving Township supervisor are now being accepted. TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map will be held on Wednesday. April 19. 2006. commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Prairieville Township Hall. 10115 South Norris Road, within the Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered at this public hearing include, in brief, the following: Please send applications to Irvirg Viwnship. attention Carol Ergang. 3425 Wing Road. Hastings. Ml no later than April 10. 2006. Interviews will be held during the regu ar township meeting or. April 12th at 7:00 P.M. Attendance Mill be required at that meeting for all interested candidates. The Prairieville Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right to make changes in the above mentioned proposed zoning amendments at or following the pub­ lic hearing. All interested parties are invited to be present to participate in discussion on the matter. Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. formation of the new and expanded the new Board. Please call or fax for an application. Applications must be returned to the Township office by • Have access to the internet and e-mail literate • Have working knowledge of all Microsoft office applications 4:00 pm on April 11.2006. • Be able to conduct meetings: good verbal and written communica­ Bonnie Cruttenden tion skills • Be knowledgeable in preparing budgets • Have schedule availability to attend evening fire department board Ph. 269-948-9690 Fax 269-948-9917 meetings as necessary 2. Such other and further matters as they may properly come before the Planning Commission at the Public Hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Zoning Ordinance and Township Land Use Plan and Map and the proposed amendments thereto may be examined at the Prairieville Township Hall located at 10115 South Norris Road within the Township at any rea­ sonable time from and after the first publication of this Notice until and including the time of the public hearing and may be further examined at the public hearing. Due to the City/Townships Joint Library Board. Hastings Charter Township will be taking applications for two positions on The preferred candidate will: • Be knowledgeable in electronic filing 1. The application of Mark Hoffman for the rezoning from an existing “R-4" Multiple Family. High Density Residential District zoning classification to a proposed “C-l" Rural Area Convenience Commercial District zoning classification of an approximately two acre parcel of land abutting the east side of Doster Road and located approximately 370' south of Merlau Avenue in Prairieville Township ("Lx Parcel I.D. #007-006-05). it is also proposed to amend the Prairieville Township Land Use Plan so as to change the land use classification of the above­ mentioned property from a High Density Residential land use classification to a Commercial land use classification. HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP LIBRARY BOARD CITY OF HASTINGS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Independent Auditor Services The City of Hastings. Michigan ts soliciting proposals for the annu­ al independent a«idit of its financial statements and compliance with City of Hastings REQUEST FOR BIDS 2006 PATCHING AND SEALCOATING relevant regulations. Interested licensed firms of certified public acc<-untants may obtain the RFP. which describes the requirements and conditions of the work at the office of the City Clerk Treasurer. 201 East Slate Street. Hastings. Michigan 4905*. An RFP will be mailed upon request to 289.9452468 An ematl indicating intent to submit a proposal must be sent not The City of Hastings is accepting bids for its 2006 street patching and scalcoating program. Specifications are available at City Hall at 201 East State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Bids will be received at the Office of the City ClerkTreasurer at the above address until 9ttM) a..m. on Wednesday. April 12.2006 at which time they will be opened and read aloud. later than ftOO PM <>n March 31. 2000 and proposals are due not The City reserves the nght to reject any and all bids, to waive any Complete instructions on how irregulanty in any' bid. and to award the bid in a manner it believes later than 5d» PM on Apnl 14. to submit a prop sal are included in the RFP. to be tn Its own best interest, pnee and other factors considered. Contractors will be required to provide proof of insurance in the Normajean Nichols. Clerk The City of Hastings reserves the right to reject any and all propos­ als. to waive am irregularities in any proposals, and to select that firm deemed to he in the Citv's best interest, cost and other factors Prairieville Township Hall considered. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION 10115 South Norns Road (2691 623 2664 77501315 on the outside of the submittal package “Seated Bid - SOM Patching and Scakoatinf. Thomas E. Emery Delton. Ml 49(46 amounts included in the bid package. All bids shall be clearly marked City ClerkTrcasurer Tim Girrbach Director of Public Services ttscim? �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 30. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS. DEFAULT having been made in the conditions of a certain real estate mortgage made and executed on October 30. 2003, by SCOTT B FOUBARE and TINA M FOUBARE. hutf md »nd wrfe. as mortgagors, to KELLOGG CO*. AJNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, a . «i<:nigan Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of Amenca. as mortgagee, and recorded on November 6. 2003. in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan, at No. 1117170, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due and unpaid at the date of this notice the prin­ cipal sum of $115,359 97. plus interest accruing at six (6%) percent per annum from and alter April 1. 2005. to the date of redemption, if any. and no legal or equitable proceeding having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of Lhe debt secured by the mortgage, and the power contained having become operative by reason ol such default: NOTICE IS THEREFORE GIVEN that on Thursday. April 13. 2006. at 1:00 o'clock Eastern Standard Time in the afternoon of said day. on the east steps of the Barry County Orcutt Court Building. 220 West State Street, Hastings. Michigan in the County of Barry, the State of Michigan, the lands and premises described in said mortgage will be offered for sale at public auction and sold to the highest bidder, for the purpose of satisfying the vnount due and unpaid upon the mortgage, together with the legal costs and charges for sale, including the statutory attorney fee. The period of time for redemption shall be six (6) months from the date of sale, unless determined abandoned m accordance with MCL $600.3241a in which case the redemption period shal be thirty (30) days from the date of sate The premises to be sold at said sale are situated in the Township of Johnstown. County of Bany. State of Michigan, and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the North and South 1/4 fine cf Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, distant South 00 degrees 15 minutes 14 seconds West. 1680 00 feet from the North 1/4 post of said Section; thence North 86 degrees 52 minutes 47 seconds East, 675.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 15 minutes 14 seconds West. 340.29 feet; thence South 86 degrees 52 minutes 47 seconds West. 675.00 feet to said North and South 1/4 hne; thence North 00 degrees 15 minutes 14 seconds East, along said North and South 1/4 line 340.29 feet to the point of beginning Subject to an easement over the West 33.00 feet lor public highway purposes. March S. 2007 KELLOGG COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION By: Mark D Hofstee (P66001) 2861 Capital Avenue. SW. Suite B Battie Creek. Ml 49015 Telephone: (269) 962-9058 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUT OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John M. Lynch, a single man. to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a CaMomia Corporation, mortgagee, dated June 18. 2004 and recorded July 15. 2004 in Instrument Number 1130918, Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Wens Fargo Bank. N.A., as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust. Series 2004-OPTl. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates by assignment submitted to and recorded by the Barry County Register of Deeds. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Twelve and 53/100 Dollars ($99,912.53) including interest at the rate of 7.80% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given tt-ai the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at puttee vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 100 p.m. on April 27. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southwest one-quarter of Section 2 Town North. Range 7 West. Woodland Township. Barry County. Michigan, place ot begin­ ning on the South fine of said Section which fies 316.28 feet East of the Southwest comer of Section 2, thence North 233 feet, thence East 110 feet, thence South 233 feet, thence West 110 foot to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned tn accordance with MCLA §603 3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution wtth the borrow " i *snt event, your damages, if any, are limrtrr t io the return of the bid amount tendered ate e Dated: March 30. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Wells Fargo Bank. NA, as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004OPT1. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, as Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 221.2989 Hope Township Budget Heering and Regular Board Meeting Synopsis Mar. 20. 2008 All board members present; 13 guests Approved 2006-2007 Budget as presented Approved previous minutes, standing reports and Mis. Resolutions 2006-5, -6 and -7. Approved paying bills to end of F'scal year and 3 Budget Amendments Adjourned at 7:40 p.m. Linda Eddy-Hough, Clerk Attested to by Patricia Alber. Supervisor NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby grven that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a puttee hear­ ing for the following: Case Number V-7-2006 Barney A Violet Location: 5544 Hyland Rd . m Section 18 of Assyria Twp Purpose: Requesting a variance on Section 4 44 ■ Pnvate Road requirements for construction of the private ruad that will serve up to tour (4) parcels Case Number V-8-2006 Devid Vaughan. Location: 2425 Maple Grove Ro . m Section 15 of Baltimore Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a 16x29-ft 2-story addition and erect a 22x29-fl attached o*/age onto an existing home that is too close to the road right ol way (11 -fl), the minimum is 50-ft, In the A zoning district. Case Number V-9-2006 Norbert Walllczek. Location: 10404 Davenport Rd., in Section 36 of Woodland Twp Purpose: Requesting a vp.iance to ereci a 22x30' 7* addition onto an existng home that is too dose to the road nght of way (10-fl), the minimum is 50-ft. in the A zoning district. Mooting Date: April 11.2006. Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Community Room in the Courts & Law Building at 206 West Court Street. Hastings. Michigan. Site inspection of the above described proper­ tyties) wte be completed by the Zoning Board of Appeals members before the hearing. Interested persons desmng to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above men­ tioned time and place. Any written response may be malted to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820. The variance appkeationfs) is/are available tor public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 West State Street, Hastings, Ml 49058 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (dosed between 12 p.m. to 1p.m.) Monday-Friday. Please can the Planning Office at (269) 945-1290 tor fur­ ther Information. The County of Barry will provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers tor the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at the masting, to individuals wtth disabi'ities at the meeting/hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or servres should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the Jofiuwing: Michael Brown/County Administrator, 220 West State Street. Hastings. Mi 49058,(269) 945-1284 Debbie Smith. Barry County Cleric mwo* This firm is a*d2at^ltectorsftt«ipting to collect a debt, and any information obtained ww be used tor that purpose. Default has occurred in a mortgage made by Douglas A. Snoeymk and Amela A. Snoeyink. hus­ band and wife, to First National Bank America, dated January 19. 2001 and recorded January 25. 2001 in Document 1054262. Barry County records The mortgage holder has begun no pro­ ceedings tc recover any part of the debi. which is now $30,410.41. The mortgage will be fote^iosed by a sate of the property, at puttee auction to the highest bidder, on Thursday. April 27. 2006 at 1 DO p.m. local time, at the main entrance to Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan The property will be sold to pay the amount then due on the mortgage, together wtth interest al 12.75 per cen* foreclosure costs, attor­ neys fees, and also any taxes and insurance that the mongage holder pays before the sale The property is located in Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, and ts described in the mortgage as: A parcel of land in the Northwest one quarter of Section 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, described as: beginning at an iron stake in the Southwesterly comer to the First Addition ot the Plat of Gwin's Grove: thence South 48* 7 minutes East 477.95 feet, thence North 46* 3 minutes East 228 feet; thence North 48* 17 minutes West 236.98 feet to the place of beginning; thence North 48* 17 minutes West 100 feet; thence South 50* West 100.22 teat; thence South 48* 17 minutes East 100 feet; thence North 50* East 100.40 feet to the place of begin­ ning. 1978 Concora Mobile Home Serial 05159. The redemption penod will be six months from the date of sate, but if the property is abandoned under MCL 600.3241a. the redemption period will be 30 days. Date: March 24. 2006 Joseph B. Backus, attorney tor mortgage holder P.O. Box 794. East Lansing. Ml 48826 517-337-1617 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTZ IN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Vaneerden and Allison Vaneerden. husband and wMe. original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee tor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 20. 2004. and recorded on September 7. 2004 in instrument 1133578. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Countrywide Home Loans, In as assrgnee by an assignment, on which mortgage there - claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Four And 40/100 Dollars <$106,994.40), including interest at 5.875% py annum. Under the power of sate contained in saki mort­ gage and the statute in such case made arc* pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sate cl the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1 00 PM. on April 13. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middtevn.Y Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5 of Rolling Oaks Estates. According io the Recorded Plat Thereof. As Recorded in Liber 6 of Ptals on Page 52 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate. u:-ess determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shad be 30 days from ihe date of such sate Dated: March 16. 2006 For more intonnation, please caN: FC X 248.593 13 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48u25-5822 Fite 0O67322FO1 thouw Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN W*LL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to he return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate. plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the condition* of s mortgage made by Donico Hernandez Jr. and Lon Her.iandez, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated August 5. 2004. and recorded on August 16. 2004 in instrument 1132430, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to WM Specialty Mortgage LlC. Without Recourse as assignee fy an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Eighty Nine Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Five And 35/100 Dollars ($89,465 35). including interest at 6 85% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereoy given that vd r ortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 27. 2006 Said premises are situated in City I Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Commencing at the Southwest comer. Lot 289. thence West 4 rods, for beginning Thence North 6 rods. West 4 rods. South 8 rods. East 4 rods, to place of beginning. Original Ptan of the Village (now City) of Hastings. City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the data of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shaH be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: March 30. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248.593.1300 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 0O87363FO1 mam. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS This sate may be rescinaed by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any. sh*!! be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tnnjered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Julie A. Boedeker. a Single Person, original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc , Mortgagee, dated February 14. 2003. and recorded on February 21. 2003 in instrument 1098060. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dele hereof the sum o* Nmety-Six Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Seven And 74/100 Dollars ($96,397.74), including interest at 5.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pari of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM. on April 13. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as PARCEL NUMBER 1; PART OF THE NORTH­ WEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SEC­ TION 20. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. COMMENCING AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 20; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 1380 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 08 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 472.5 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 52 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 330 82 FEET TO THE CENTER OF HEAD ROAD. THENCE ALONG THE CENTER OF HEAD ROAD ON A 10 DEGREE CURVE TO THE LEFT WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 56 DEGREES 25 MIN­ UTES 40 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 118.45 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 21 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 372.36 FEET TQ THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO A 33 FOOT PUBLIC EASEMENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE PAR CEL FOR HEAD ROAD. ALSO SUBJECT TO A PRIVATE EASEMENT 33 FEET WIDE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF PARCEL AND 33 FEET WIDE ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF PARCEL PARCEL NUMBER 2; COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 20. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST; THENCE WEST 1320 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 472.5 FEET; THENCE WEST 60 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGIN NING; THENCE WEST 60 FEET; THENCE SOUTH TO SHORE OF LONG LAKE: THENCE EAST ALONG SHORE OF LONG LAKE 60 FEET MORE OR LESS TO POINT SOUTH OF PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING PARCEL NUMBER 3 PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 20. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 20; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. A DISTANCE OF 1,380 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 08 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 472.5 FEET. THENCE NORTH 21 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 372.36 FEET TO CENTER OF RELOCATED HEAD ROAD; THENCE ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF HEAD ROAD ON A 10 DEGREE CURVE TO THE LEFT WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 42 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 169 16 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 20 22 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO 33 FEET PUBLIC EASEMENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF PROPERTY FOR HEAD ROAD The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless oeternvned aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: March 16. 2006 For more information, please call FC 0 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Serv>cer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4087041F01 mtnm THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Lemaar and Loyarm Leinaar. husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., mortgagee, dated September 21. 2004 and recorded September 29. 2004 m Instrument Number 1134689. Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Seven and 61/100 Dollars ($87,477.61) including interest at the rate of 7.00% per annum Under the power of sate contained m the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m on April 13. 2006. The premises are tocated m the City of Hastings. Barry County Michigan, ami are described as: Lot 6 of Block 11 HJ Kenfield's Addition to the City, formerly the VKsgo of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof Subject to easements, reservations, restrictions and limitations of record, if any. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the ate of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate. Dated. March 16. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. M* 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 362 0068 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OdTAhJ WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bradley Noviskey and Jennifer Novrskey, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender anc tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 6. 2003, and recorded on August 12. 2003 m instrument 1110669. rn Barry county records. Michigan, on wh»ch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Two Hundred Eighteen And 74/100 Dollars ($156,218 74). includ­ ing interest at 6 125% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro vtded. notice is hereby grven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 20. 2006 Said premises are situated m Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan and are described as Lot 47. Thomapple Vaitey Pines No 2. according to the recorded plat thereof m Liber 6 c* °lats, on Page 27. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. tn which case the redemption penod shaH be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated March 23. 2006 For more mtormabor.. please Cefl: FC W 248.593 1312 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 &ngham Farms. Michigan 43025-5822 File 4067430F01 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Artemio Villanueva and Anita S Villanueva, husband and wife, to Nations One Mortgage, mortgagee, dated October 17.2002 and recorded October 31.2002 m Instrument Number 1090644.and Affidavit ol Scrivener's error to correct legal dosenption submi’ led to and recorded by Barry County Records S.PJ mortgage is now held by Washington Mutual Bar*. FA by assignment dated October 22. 2007. and recorded on October 31. 2002 in Instrvmsnt Number 1090645.. Affidavit ol Scrivener's er-or submitted to and recorded by Barry County Register ot Deeds. Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mortgage he sum o.' Eighty-Four Thousand Fifty-S'x and 80/100 Dollars ($84,056.80) including interest at the rate of 6.50% per annum Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that th mortgage win be fore­ closed by a sate of the mortgaged premises or some pari of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 <X) p.m. on April 20. 2006. The premises are located in the City of lake Odessa. Barry Count)*, Michigan, and are described as Lot 3. Lakewood Acres, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Uber 5. page 12, of Plats Barr, County Records Lot 19. Lakewood Actus, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Liber page 12. of Plats Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abanooned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days fro the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bld amount tendered at sate. Dated: March 23. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys tor Washington Mutual Bank. FA. as Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 362.0033 This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any information obtained will be usee for this purpose. I you are In the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by. David J Herman and Mary R Herman, husband and wife to Amenquest Mortgage Company, a elaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated February 23. 2004 and recorded March 4 . 2004 in Instrument f 1123131 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee ol Amenquest Mortgag Securities Inc. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2OO4-R4 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004. Without Recourse on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousad Six Hundred bC'-'onty-Ntne Dollars and Sixty-Fivo Cents ($10' 679.65) including interest 8 05% per annum. Under t.-* power of sate contained m said mortgage and the vtatutii m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be oredoced by a sate of the mortgaged premses. or some pa.-* of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthous? m Hastings. Ml at 1 OOPM on Thursday. Aprs 13, 2006 Said premises *.’•> siv.iated m City of Hastings Barry County. Michigan and are dsenbed as Lot 1 of Block 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City, formerly Village, of Hastings, Barry County Michigan, according to the recorood plat thereof. Commonly known as 436 E Marsha*: St. Hasting-, Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 moths fro." the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned accordance wtth 1948CL 600.3241a. in whet case the redemption penod shaH be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated MARCH 2. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Aeriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Sene ; 2004-R4 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 Souh Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hifis. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-44224 rriami FORECLOSURE NOTICE City of Hastings Public Notice Spring Compostable Yard Debris Pickup City crews wifi picking up compostable yard debris beginning April 10, 2006. We again request that res­ idents limit lhe debris to only bio degradable yard waste such as grass, leaves, and small limbs and brash. Residents should limit the size of brush placed out for pickup to 6 inches in diameter or less. This is the maximum size that our brush chipper can satisfactorily handle. We also request that residents place all loose materials in Kratt biodegradable bags. No bags made of plastic or other non-biodegradable material used to contain the yard debris is acceptable and will not be picked up. Residents should place the material either very near to the curb in the parking lane or immediately behind the curb on the curb lawn. We ask that residents not place material in any traveled lane or adjacent to inter sections where it might present a vision obstruction. Material may be placed for collection anytu. r after Apnl I. 2006. The spnng yard debns pickup generally takes about two weeks to complete. We anticipate beginning the pickup in the 2nd Ward north of the over on Mill Street, and progressing north through the 1st Ward. After completion of the 1st Ward we will proceed through the remainder of 2nd Ward south of the mrr. then pro­ ceed through 3rd Ward and finish in the 4th Ward. We will be making only one pass around town so we ask that all material be placed out prior to the April IOth start of the pickup to allow us to remove it in a time­ ly fashion. Tim Girrbach Director of Public Services 77501055 �Page 12 - Thursday. March 30. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES MIKA MEYERS BECKETT A JONES PLC 900 MONROE AVENUE. N.W. GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN 49503 (616) 632-8000 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Mika Meyers Beckett A Jones PLC. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used lor that purpose Default has occurred in the conditicns of mort­ gages made by Brian Morgan and Melissa Morgan, husband and wife, mortgagors, of 2524 Cloverdale Road Delton. Ml 49046. to Grand Valley Co-Op Credit Union, a state chartered credit union, mort­ gagee. dated October 28. 2003. recorded in the Office of Register of Deeds for Barry County, or. November 7. 2003. in Document Number 1117243 and a mortgage dated October 28. 2003. recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County on November 7. 2003, in Document Number 1117245 Because of said default, the mortgagee has declared the entire unpaid amount secured by said mortgages due and payable forth­ with. As of the date of this notice, there is claimed to be due for principal, all interest accruing thereafter and expenses on said mortgage recorded in Document No 1117243 the sum of S15.785 96 and $123,0006.23 as to mortgage recorded in Document No 1117245. No suit or proceeding in law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgages, or any part thereof. Notice is he-eby given that by virtue of the power of sale contained tn said mortgages, and the statute m such case made and provided, and to pay said amount with interest, as provided in said mort­ gages. and all legal costs, charges and expenses, including attorneys- fees allowed by law. and all taxes and insurance premiums paid by the under­ signed before sale, said mortgagee will be fore­ closed by sale of the mortgaged premises at public sale to the highest bidder at the East door of the County Courthouse. Hastings, Michigan, on Thursday. April 6. 2006. at 1 00 p.m. The premises covered by said mortgages are sit­ uated in the Township ot Dupe. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as follows. Beginning at the Southeast comer of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 2 North Range 9 West; thence West 295 feet; thence North 370 feet; thence East 295 feet, thence south 370 feet to the place cl beginning The property is commonly known as 2524 Cloverdale Road. Delton. Michigan 49046 Notice is further given that the length of the redemption period will be (6) months from the date of sale, unless determined abandoned in accor­ dance with MCL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of sale Dated February 22. 2006 Grand Valley Co-Op Credit Union By MIKA MEYERS BECKETT A JONES PLC Attorneys for Mortgagee By Mark A Kehoe 900 Monroe Avenue. N.W. Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATICS OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Wayne D. Nicholson and Kimberly A Nichoteon. husband and wife, to First Franklin Financial Corporation mortgagee, dated June 22. 2002 and recorded October 17. 2002 tn Instrument Number 1089618. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Weils Fargo Bank National Association, as Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-FF2 by: Saxon Mortgage Services. Inc. as its •ttomey-infact by assignment dated June 28. 2002 and recorded on February 25. 2004 in Instrument Number 1122728.. Barry County Records. There is claimed to Le due on such mortgage the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Two and 76/100 Dollars ($91,562.76) including interest at the rate of 10.25% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained In the mon­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby g-ven that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on April 13. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as A parcel of land in Section 9. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, described as: Commencing at the North one-quarter post, thence South along the North and South one-quarter line 1172.5 feet; thence West 660 5 feet from center line of -43 (old) to beginning; thence West 220 feet; thence South 200 feet; thence East 220 feet; thence North 200 feel to point of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale Dated March 16. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-FF2 by: Saxon Mortgage Services. Inc as its attorney-in-fact, as Assignee PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007 -5041 (248) 457-i000 File No 244 0823 moos?’ PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. PC . la ATTEMP I'iNG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the coitions of a mortgage made by ANTHONY G. CROSARfOL and DEBORAH A. CROSARIOL. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electron* Registration Systems. Inc. (*MERS"), solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns.. Mortgagee, dated November 16. 2004, and recorded on February 23. 2005. in Document No. 1141843. Bany County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage here is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Two Thousand Five Hundred Eighteen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($202,518.50). including interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubk. venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan, at 01 DO PM o’clock, on April 13 20% Said premises are situated in Township of BARRY. Barry County. Michigan and descnbed as: THE WEST 1 / 4 POST OF SECTION 6. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. BARRY TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAT. 885 90 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6; THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST. 406.50 FEET ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF STONEY POINT DRIVE TO THE POINT OF BEG.NNING; THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 SECONDS 42 MINUTES EAST. 25 73 FEET ALON SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST, 109 78 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTH 35 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST. 504 24 FEET TO AN INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF CROOKED LAKE. THENCE NORTH 79 DEGREES15 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST. 183 08 FEET ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE LINE; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST 375.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF PcClNNING INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LIME AND THE WATERS OF CROOKED LAKE AS DETERMINED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDE LINES. SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PUR­ POSES OVER THE NORTHERLY 24.75 FEET THEREOF TAX ID NO 08-03-006-005-65 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated March 13. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. (“MERS’). solely as nominee for lender and InueFs successors and assigns. Mortgagee/Assqn<se Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Client ID GMAC 0699 nvxan Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN W1LLBE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages. In that event your damages, If any. shalt be Hmtted solely to the retu r of the bld amou nt ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Terry D. Tobias and Deborah M Tobias. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, daed April 22. 2005. and recorded on May 5. 2005 in instrument 1145981. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Crtrficates. Senes 2005-R6 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1. 2005. Without Recourse as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Thirty Thousand Three Hunded Sixty-Three And 26/100 Dollars ($130,363.26), including interest at 9.2% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sal of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 6. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County Michigan, and are descnbed as All that Part o Section 9. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, more particularly descnbed as: Beginning at a Point North 15 Degrees 30 Minutes West 477 6 Feet from a Point on the South Line of said Section 9. Destant 1005.5 Feet West of the Southeast Comer of said Section; Runing thence North 15 Degrees 30 mintues West 61.0 Feet; Thence North 78 Degrees 05 Minutes East 217.5 Feet to the Westerly Shore of Bristol Lake; Thence South 13 Degrees 42 Minutes East 50.0 Feet along said Shore; Thence South 75 Degrees 16 Minutes West 25.4 Feet to the Place ol Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated arch 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4065535F01 StiMt lato (Pffirr. plc 222 West Apple Street Hashngs, Ml 49058 Facing a Bankruptcy...Divorce...Custody Dispute...! Protect your interests! Call Kathryn M. Russell today 269-945-4243 Bnng this Ad and receive a free comultalkm. (Coupon expires 4/1/2006) 02^*1977 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE "This Notice is an effort to collect a debt. All Information received will be used for such purposes." DEFAULT having been made m the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by JEFFREY COUR­ TRIGHT. a single man. to Elizabeth Courtright, a single woman, dated September 1. 2003. and recorded in the office of lhe Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan on October 22. 2003. in Instrument No. 1116125, and mortgage interest subsequently assigned to GREG McKEE. by Instrument dated February 15. 2006, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and State ol Michigan on February 16. 2006. tn Instrument No 110267. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice, for principal and interest, the sum of Twenty Two Thousand Seven Hundred Sateen and 50/100ths Dollars ($22.716 50). plus Two and 33/1 Xths Dollars (S2 33) per d«m from March 1. 2006, and no proceedings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sale contained in said Moi.gage has become operative; Now Therefore. Notice to Hereby Given tFat by virtue of the power of sale contained in Mortgage and in pursuance of the statute in sucn case made and provided, the said Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises therein descnbed or so much thereof as may be necessary, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the east side doors of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court m and for said County, on Thursday. Aonl 6 2006 at 1 00 0 dock Eastern Standard Time m the afternoon ol said day. and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with five percent (5%) interest, legal costs, attorney fees, and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee does pay on or pnor to the date of said sale; which said premises are described in said Mortgage as follows Land in the Township of Assyna. Barry County. Michigan, to-wit: A parcel of land in the Southwest ? of Section 26. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, described as beginning m the West Ime of Section 28 at a point 458 feet South of the Northwest cor­ ner of the South 50 acres of the West ? of the Southwest ? of said Section 28. thence South on the West sect-on hne 140 feel; South 88 degrees 30 minutes East 623.54 feet to the center of the high­ way; Northerly in the highway 141.12 feet; North 88 degrees 30 minutes West 621.30 feet to the place of beginning. Permanent Parcel No. 01-028-020-00 Commonly known as: 14750 Jenkins Road. Betorrue Ml 49021 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of sale, untesr the premises are deemed abandoned pursuant to Michigan statute. MCL 600 3241 and 600.3241(a), in which event the redemption penod shall be three (3) months or thir­ ty (30) days as provided by statute. Dated: February 27. 2006 GREG McKEE. Mortgagee George E. Pawtowski PAWLOWSKI. FLAKNE A REENS. PLC. Attorneys for Mortgagee Business Address: 300 Ottawa NW. Suite 650 Grand Rapids, Ml 49563-2306 morev Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM tS A DE Bl COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILLBE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages, If any, ahull be limit­ ed solely to the retur of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by James A Musser AKA James A. Musser Sr... and Shartyn K. Musser, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Creve Cocur Mortage Associates. Inc . Mortgagee, dated December 11. 2001. and recorded on December 20, 2001 in instru-nent 1072202. and assigned by mesne assignmer ts to Beal Bank SSB as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there s claimed to be due at the date iiereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Nine Hundred One And 90/100 Dollars ($175,901.90). including interest al 11.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case ade and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in 'harter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: A parcel of Land commencing at the Northeast Comer of Section 11. Town 3 North. Range 9 West; Thence South 28 Degrees 11 min­ utes 30 Seconds West 933.45; Feet. Thence South 0 Der«,<a 03 minutes 30 seconds East 937 65 Feet to the place ol beginning; Thence South 0 Degrees 03 minutes 30 seconds East 134.5 Feet; Thence South 39 Degrees 33 minutes West 190.3 Feet to the Easterly right-of-way of West Stale Road; Thence North 50 Degree 27 minutes West 200 Feet; Thence North 39 Degrees 33 minutes East 200 Feet; Thence North 89 Degrees 27 minutes East 148 Feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date 0' such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accrdanca with MCLA 600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: March 9. 2006 For more information. please call: FC X 248 593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 20 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File S095936F01 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR TI1AT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT UR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Barry R Heydenberk a. to Barbara L Heydenberk. husband and wife, to American Equity Mortgage. Inc., mortgagee, died August 19. 2004 and recorded September 1. 2004 in Instrument Number 1133341. Bany County Records Sato mortgage ts now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for the MLMI Trust Senes 2005-NC1 by assignment sub­ mitted to and recored by the Barry County Register of Deeds There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum of Three Hundred Sateen Thousand Two Hundred Rfty-Four and 18/100 Dollars (5316.254.18) including interest at the rate of 8.65% per annum. Under lhe ower of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes ol the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at tbeBarry County Courthouse in Hasings in Barry County. Michigan a! 1 .-00 p.m. on April 6. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described 'ts: Part of the West one-hall of Section 4. Town 2 North, Range 10 West, being more articularty descnbed as commencing at the Southeast comer of Lot 20. Wildwood Subdivision, as recorded in Liber 1. Page 60 ol Plats. Barry County Records; thence South 36 degrees East. 191.90 feet along the East Ime of said plat; thence North 20 degree, 19 minutes. 00 seconds East. 184.34 feet; thence North 3 degrees. 35 minutes. 40 seconds West 1027.87 feet; thence North 19 degrees. 27 minutes. 52 seconds West. 479.10 feet; thence North 19 degrees. 57 minutes. 52 seconds West, 479.10 feet: thence Nort 21 degrees. 18 minutes. 48 sec­ onds East. 436.60 feet, thence North 22 degrees. 40 minutes. 03 seconds East. 815.0 feet; thence South 87 degrees. 17 minutes. 48 seconds West. 268.10 feet; thence South 57 degrees, 36 minutes. 58 seconds West. 129.90 feet t the Point of Beginning, thence South 56 degrees. 41 minutes. 58 seconds West. 24 60 feet; thence North 89 degrees. 01 minutes. 32 seconds West 80 63 feet; thence North 0 degrees, 01 minutes. 32 seconds West. 30 63 feet, thence North 0 degrees, 58 min­ utes 28 seconds East. 142 feet more or less to the Shore or Gun Lake; thence Easterly along the Shore c! Gen lake. 90 test; thence Southerly to the Place of Beginning. Together with the right of Ingress ano Egress over and across a private road as it now exiss to and from subject property to a dedicated road, disclosed in deed recorded in Liber 553. Page 221 on August 31.1992 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordancewith MCLA §600.3241 a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 day*, from the date of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS. The foreclosing rr.-urtgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resr’jtion withthe borrower. In (hat event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return o' the bid amount tendered at sate Dated: March 9. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank Nattorul Trust Company as Trustee for the MLMI Trust Series 205NC1 . As Assignee PO. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 269 1267 -•«>«. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jimmy Brown and Tammy J Brown, husband and wile, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC., mortgagee, dated Sopembet 30. 2003 and recorder! October 15, 2003 in Instrument Number 1115624. Barry County ReccicS Said mortgage is raw held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc . Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2005- W9 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated December 1. 2003. Without Recourse by assignment submitted to and record­ ed by the Barry County Register of Deeds. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Eight and 81/100 Dollars ($103,728.81) including interest at the rale of 8.30% per annum. Under the power of sale contained In the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice «s hereby grven that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part c< them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1W p.m. on April 13. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Mar- Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as A parcel of land in the North One-half of the Northwest One-Quarter ol Section 35. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, described as: Commencing at the North One-Quarter post of Section 35. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, thence est 502 feet to lhe point of beginning; thence South 300 feel; thence West 290 feet; thence North 300 feet; thence East 290 feet to the point of beginning. The redemption penod shall bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the even; a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bto amount tendered at sale Dated Lterh 16. 2006 ORLANS AS SOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank Naticnal Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities inc.. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003- W9 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated December 1. 2003. Without Recourse, as Assignee PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 214 2495 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sato THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MiUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia aatomay be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, ahaH be Unit­ ed solely to the retumof the bid amount ten­ dered at safe, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John A. Harris, a single man. origmal mortgagor(s). to Weks Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated December 11. 2002. ad recorded on January 10. 2003 in instrument 1095304, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ninety­ Seven And 77/100 Dollars ($75.397 77). inckxkngmterest at 10.125% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby gtvw that said mortgage w« be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puke vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on April 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as; A parcel of land 8 rods East and West by 10 rods North and South out of te Northwest comer of the West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 ot Section 13. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Township of Assyria. Bany County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wth MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated. March 9. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmghm Fwms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4025665F04 --- i.----- r-^ । ■ - a —... . 0-.1. r»ouce ui mortgage rcreciosure oaie THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OB TAIN WLL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: Thto aato may be reednded by the forecioetng mortgagee. In MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In the conditions of a mortgage made by Gerald A. Hines, a single man, original mortgagor(s), to Flagstar Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated May 5, 2000. and recorded onMay 10. 2000 in instrument 1044176. and modified by agreement dated September 1. 2006. and recorded on November 8. 2005 on Page 1155875, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp., a Naw Jersey Corporation as assignee by an assign­ men. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is clatned to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Ten And 98/100 Dollars ($87,710.98). including interest at 7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided, rcitice is hereby given that said mortgage wB be toredoced by a safe of the mortgaged premises. or some part d them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Cu:«rthou*»e in Hastings at 1:00 PM on April 27. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Woodland. Barry County. J^cNoan. and are described as: Lots 14. <5 and 16* of 'rnovattoi' Subdivision according to the recorded piai thereof as recorded in Liber 3 on Page 2’ The redemption perod shall ba C mor.ths from the date of such sate, unless datermr^to .aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 800.324 i? in which case the redemption period shall be 30 1ayc from the date of such sate. Dated March 30. 2006 For more inkN mation, please csM; FC 248 503 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Mchigan 48025-5822 File S088055F01 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to coSect a debt Any information obtained wMl be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, ptease contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default ifes been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Mark Borner and Dobra Bot-m a/kto Dobra S Thompson. Husband and Wife to Fieldstono Mortgage Company, a Maryland Corporation Mortgagee, dated July X. 2001 and recordeo August 9. 2001 in Instrument f 1064562 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was assign<»d to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., sotety as nominee for Household Instrument f 1070240. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-One Dollars and No Cants ($143,591.00) including interest 10.35% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wffl be foreclosed by a sate ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM 00 Thursday. April 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning al a point on the North line of Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, distant South 89 degrees 29 minutes 41 seconds East, 532.46 feet from the North one-quarter comer of said Section; thence South 89 degrees 29 min­ utes 4i seconds East. 306.51 feet along said North Ime; thence South 01 degrees 13 minutes 04 sec­ onds East. 6X 14 feet; thence North 89 degrees 29 minutes 41 seconds West 311.92 feet; thence North 00 degrees 43 minutes 32 seconds West. 630 00 feet parallel with the North and South onequarter ime of said section to the point of beginning. Subject to an easement tor public highway purpos­ es over the northerly 33 feet thereof for Lawrence Road. Commonly known as 8638 Lawrence Rd. Nashville Ml 49073 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 603.3241a. h wtich case the redemption period shall be 30 Jays from the date of such sate. Dated: MARCH 5. 2006 Mortgage Electron* Registration SysteiTis. Inc., solely as nominee for Household Finance Corporation Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C 81’ South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48X7 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 06-4-1891 (HSBC) ASAP# 760037 03/09/2006. 03/16/2006. 03/23/2006 03/30/2006 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, March 30. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR 3FF1CE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARC IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS. This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to he return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Douglas P Vanisacfcer. a srngle man. original mortgagor(s). to Community Bank o’ Northern Virginia. Mortgagee, dated March 17. 2001. and recorded on March 20. 2001 in instrument 1057048 tn Barry county records. Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S Bank National Association, as trustee for the holders of the CSFB Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 201-HE25 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Su Hundred SMy-Nkw And 55/100 Don«s (S100.669 55). including interest at 9% p®r annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 10 PM. on Apnl 20.2006 Said premises are situated in Townshto of Bany. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as The South 1/4 of the Southeast of 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 23, Town 1 North. Range 9 West, also that part of the South 1/4 o the Southwest 1'4 of the Southwest 1/4 of section 27. Lying Westerly of ttie center of highway (Brooklodge Road) The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated March 23. 2006 For more information, please call FC J 248.593.1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 AJe #086988F01 77*x** Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the etum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel R Wetton and Judith L Wefton. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mctagan Home Finance. LLC Mortgagee dated February 10. 2005. and recorded o’ March 9. 2005 tn instrument 1142480. >n Barry county rocords. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, in trust for the Certificateholders of Camngton Mortgage Loan Trst. Senes 2005-OPT2. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there s claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Two Hundred Five Thousand Nine Hundred Nine And 02/100 Dollars (S205.909.02j. including iterest at 8 49% per annum. under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage be foreclosed by a sale of the mongaged premises, or some part ol them, at pubhevendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on April 27,2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township ol Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lots 37. 38. and 39 of Indian Hills, according to the recorded platthereof. as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats on Page 53 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot sch sale Dated March 30. 2006 For more information, please call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ftte #087530F01 moiooo Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the rturn of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Intereat MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the condition-.; of a mortgage made by LeRoy E. Hiidebrant and Ten S Hildebrant. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Flagstar Bank. FSB, Mortgagee daed January 13. 1998. and recorded on January 16. 1998 in instrument 1006489, m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Sixty­ Seven And 69/100 Dollars (S49.67 69). including interest at 5 375% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some pat o. them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1 00 PM. on Apnl 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in Crty of Hastings. Barrv County. Michigan, and are described as Lot number 2 of Block 7 of the Eastern Addition to the City formerly Village ol Hasting, according to the recorded Plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ot such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance wrtb MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days lorn the dale of such sale Dated March 9. 2006 For more information, please call FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File #085285F01 woo Robert A Tremain & Associates. P C is a debt col­ lector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that pur­ MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by JOI HEATHER GLASHEEN. A SINGLE WOMAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC ACING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS FIRST ALLIANCE MORTGAGE COMPANY. Mortgagee, dated August 07. 2003. and recorded on August 22. 2003. as Instrument No 1111665, in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof th sum of nmty two thousand five hundred forty two and 80/100 Doiiars ($92,542 80). including interest at 5.750% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given mat said mortgage win be foreclosed bv a sate of the nmrtgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1:00 PM on April 13. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SECTION 31. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DIS­ TANT NORTH 88 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST. 880 00 FEET FROM THE EAST ONE-QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION. A DISTANCE OF 498.5 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 57 MIN­ UTES 00 SECONDS WEST. A DISTANCE OF 220 00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 496 5 FEET TO SAID EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 57 MINUFES 00 SECONDS EAST 220 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale DATED: March 16, 2006 Robert A. Tremam A Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC. ACING SOLELY AS NOMINIEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS FIRST ALLIANCE MORTGAGE COMPANY Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 "vxwa AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Rocky C. Rabishaw and Mefva J. Rabtshaw husband and wife of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor lo Sand Ridge Bank dated the 29th day of March. A.D 2005. and recorded in the office ol the Register ol DecJs, tm the County of Barry and State of Michijan. on the 14th day of Apnl. A.D. 2005. in Instrument No 1144874 of Barry Records, which said mortgage was assigned lo First Financial Bank, thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due. al the date of this notice, for pnncipal of $66,869 42 (Sixty Six thousand. Eight hundred Sixty Nine dol­ lars and Forty Two cents) plus accrued interest al 5 37*o (five point three seven) percent per annum And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan n such case made ano provided, notice s hereby given that on. the 20th day of April. AD. 2006, at 1:00 o'clock said mortgac-: will be fore­ closed by a sale at public auction,to the highest bid­ der. at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, ot the premises descnbed m said mortgage. Which said premises are descnbed as follows All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the City of Hastings, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and descnbed as follows to wit: The North one-half of Lots 4 and 5 of Block 10. Daniels Suker's Addition to the City (Formerly Village) of Hastings, as recorded in Uber 1 of Plats. Page 11. Bany County Records Commonly known as: 729 N Hanover Tax ID 08-55-^95-063-00 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL. 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period hail be 30 days from tne date of such sate Dated: March 16. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO., L.P.A. By Daniel E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co.. LP.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Surte 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR #04608387 The MDOT plans to do some work near Nashville to lessen the dangers like this one. Road work planned for M-66, M-79 by Sandra Ponsetto Sra# Writer Roads will remain open during the $4.1 million Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) road resurfacing and realignment project this summer for portions of M-79 and M-66. south of Nashville. The project is scheduled to begin April 16 and be completed by mid-November. The work will include resurfacing 4.8 miles of M-66 from Assyria Road to Francis Street, realignment of the intersection of M­ 66 and M-79. bridge replacement, and s-curve realignment, and guard rail and drainage improvements and car pool lot paving. One lane of alternating traffic will be open during the work through use of a temporary traffic signal, to remain static throughout the project, at the M-66/ Lawrence Road inter­ section. and at the Nashville s-curve realign­ ment. One lane of alternating traffic will be open through the use of traffic regulators (flag State Journal takes stand favoring casino The Lansing State Joun al last Wednesday. March 22, weighed in on the Gun Lake casi­ no issue with an editorial rebuking its oppo­ nents. The editorial was titled: “Casino bid: Business, not morality, driving opposition to Gun Lake plans.” Looking al the Gun Lake Tribe's plan for a casino south of Grand Rapids, there's no apparent reason to oppose the project. Then again, the LSJ isn’t a potential busi­ ness competitor to such a venture. And, all rhetoric aside, the dispute over lhe Gun Lake bid is just that — business. Those already profiting from casinos are lobbying and donating to politicians to keep out a competi­ tor. That's hardly in Michigan's interest. Political leaders, from Gov. Jennifer Granholm to 8th District Congressman Mike Rogers to members of the Michigan Legislature, should be looking for ways to speed this project. Yet. lhe opposite is happening. Rogers wants Gun Lake's bid stopped via a casino moratorium. Granholm has sat on a compact with the Gun Lake that was OK'd by the Legislature in 2002. And Gun Lake oppo- nents are waging a rear-guard action in feder­ al court. This makes no sense, if you are not a casi­ no competitor. Like it or not. Michigan has embraced gambling. It has a state lottery. It authorized casinos in Detroit. And other Michigan Indian tribes have their own casinos scatter rd across the stale. Is Rogen or Granholm. for exampk . going to argue that this gambling is harting Michigan? Like it or not, federally recognized Indiac tribes, such as the Gun Lake, are sovereign nations. Tribes really don't have to have a signed state compact to engage in gambling. During an interview with the LSJ editorial board Tuesday (March 21). Gun Lake offi- cials said they were going to build a casino, with or without a compact. Their preference, though, is to work with the state, which in turn would mean gambling fees for state coffers. Is Granholm or Rogers going to argue its better for Michigan to reject a Gun Lake com­ pact and the revenue that comes with it? Gambling is a business. Michigan needs business. And if. for whatever reason, the folks over in west Michigan don't want the Cun Lake, we'd be happy to see the tribe con­ sider Lansing as a casino site. The old Ottawa Power Station still needs a teumL — A I .ansing State Journal editorial Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bsnk establisheu in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time telle, HELP WANTED: BARRY COUNTY PROVIDERS Bumham Brook is looking for licensed com­ munity service providers to provide assis­ tants to the frail and elderly in Barry County. Services available for bid are: Adult day care, homemaker, counseling, personal care, chore services, day and overnight respite. An extensive application and back­ ground check will be completed on all appli­ cants. To apply contact Linda Jackson at (269) 966-2566 ext. 314 or mail inquiries to Bumham Brook, 200 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek, Ml 49017 or e-mail Ijackson@burnhambrook.com rrvx»i« STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent s Estate FILE NO. 2006-24512-DE Estats ol FORREST W ROGERS. Deceased Date ol birth: 10-09-22 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Fonest W Rogers, who lived at 9950 South Clark Road. Nashville. Michigan died February 16. 2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to David Wayne Rogers, named personal representative or proposed personal rep­ resentative. or to both the probate court at 220 West Court Street. Surte 302, Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal r jpresentative within 4 months after the date ol pubacation of this notice March 22. 2006 David L Smith P20636 133 South Cochran. PO Box 8 Cha-lotte. Ml 48813 (517) 543-6401 David Wayne Rogers 6799 County Road 419 McMillan. Ml 49853 (906)293-6116 persons) for the M-66 resurfacing. The flag­ ging operation will occur during daylight hours. According to MDOT Communications Representative Julie Hurley, the M-66/ Lawrence Road intersection and the Nashville s-curve are being reconstructed for safety, the resurfacing will extend 'lie life of the pavement by 15 years and the new M-66 bridge will have an approximate 50-year life span. TEXAS HOLDEM TOURNAMENT held at Hastings Elks Lodge 102 E. Woodlawn, Hastings Tournament Begins at 1:00 p.m. $50.00 entry fee - includes lunch Open to the first 100 people 1st Place - $500.00 Consolation Prizes paid back based on # of entries 50/50 Drawing - Door Prizes Um . na ‘ i to join our team We currently have an opening in our Hastings office Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Apply al the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court SL. Hastings, MI 49058 EOE/M-F 0M9DIU NOTICE To members of Hastings Mutual Insurance Company. Hastings. Michigan: Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Hastings Mutual Insurance Company will be heid at the Home Office. 404 East Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings. Michigan 49058 on Wednesday. April 12. 2006, beginning at 9:00AM The annual meeting agenda includes a proposal approved by the Board of Directors to amend and restate the Articles of Incorporation. Article IV will be amended to increase the retirement age of directors from sixty-five y-ears to sixty-eight years as follows (new text is underlined deleted text is stricken through): Paragraph 4 •regardless of any other provision contained herein or in the By-Laws, a director, whether elected or appointed, shall retire from the Board, and the director's term shall auto­ matically end, one year foltowing the director's oorty fifth sixty-eighth birthday anniversary; provided, however, that the remaining directors, by a two-thirds vote, may continue the term to normal expiration.’ Paragraph 5 - ‘No person shall be qualified to file for election to the Board of Directors for any term beginning after hio otirty fifth the directors eighth birthday anniversary; provided, however, that any person over oorty two sixty-eight years of age. otherwise qualified, may be appointed a director by a two-thirds vote of the directors for such term, not exceeding three years as may be designated.' The proposed amended and restated Articles also contain miscellaneous grammatical changes For a copy of the proposed amended and restated Articles, please write to Michael Puemer. Secretary, at the above address Michael W. Puemer. Secretary 77500667 �Page 1« - Thursday. March 30. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Everything You Could Want in New Apartments Now Available! New Residential Senior Community in Caledonia! Station Creek Retirement Community offers safety, security, peace of mind, and companionship. In short, everything you could want in quality, affordable senior living! 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The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Homeowner says lake my wife... please’ YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP - Barry County Sheriff’s Deputies found themselves in an unusual situation on March 21 when they were called to answer a call about a suspected vagrant. A homeowner told deputies he had allowed a homeless woman who was wandering around the neighborhood to come into his home around noon and fed her. He said she was seeking a ride to a homeless shelter. When questioned by the deputies, the woman was unable to provide any identification other than her first name. When the homeowner said the woman “resembled’’ his wife, deputies investigated further. When they inquired about the whereabouts of his wife, they were told she had “gone for a walk.” Upon further investigation, the deputies obtained the name of the man’s doctor, who informed officers a woman by that name was the wife of the homeowner. Officers were able to reach the couple’s son. who came to stay with his parents. Driver in single-vehicle crash may faces charges NASHVILLE — Barry County Sheriff’s deputies arc seeking charges of operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs against William Hutchins. 21. of Hastings, after he was involved in a single-vehicle accident on Nashville Road Wednesday, March 22. Two passengers in the Hutchins vehicle were injured in the crash and all three were transported to area hospitals for treatment. Motorist charged with drug driving, suspended license CLOVERDALE — Gary Lee Dunkelberger. 25. of Hastings, was arrested by Barry County Sheriff’s deputies March 21 for operating under the influence of drugs and driving while his license was suspended. Dunkelberger was stopped on Cloverdale Road when he was spotted driving on an expired plate and the plate was discovered to belong to another vehicle. I'or, Rrid I h ip Wanted $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 2 BEDROOM DUPLEX in the country. Large yard, no pets. $525/month * security deposit. (269)948-8943 80 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $800 - sell $295. (517)204-0600 BUSINESS OFFICES FOR LEASE: Mainstreet 136 E. State St, downtown Hast­ ings-Woodridge Building. "Approx. 560sq.ft. main floor office w/own main strert entrance and window front­ age, $800 month; "Approx. 340sq.ft. main floor office w/sink and large closet, $400 month. Both offices in­ clude utilities and have front & back parking avail­ able. (269)945-9321 HOME HEALTH CAREBARRY COUNTY. Make a difference in someone's life! Home Sweet Care, a division of Lutheran Social Services of Michigan, is seeking a home health aide to assist clients by assignment in Bar­ ry County. Contingent posi­ tion, under 24 hours per week. Apply in person at Luther Village, 2000 32nd SL SE, Grand Rapids, 49508 or mail resume to same ad­ dress, Attn: HR, or email to LC jobs** lssm.org. A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set, new in original wrapp?r; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mahress. New, never used; must sell $275 (616)291-1672_______________ SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtr mat­ tress set $175. (517)71s-8062 TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 Delton man arrested for assaulting girlfriend DELTON — Dustin VanDyken. 25. of Delton was arrested March 23 by Barry County Sheriff’s Deputies and charged with assault and battery and simple assault. The arrest resulted in a complaint from a female that the two had argued over money and VanDyken had assaulted her. caus­ ing bruising to her face, arms and back. Repeat drunken driver sideswipes parked car YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP — A woman who stopped to help at a roll-over accident on Putnam Road March 25 nar­ rowly escaped injury when an oncoming car sideswiped her vehicle, which was parked on the side of the road with its emer­ gency flashers engaged. Roy J. Rotman. 39. of Allendale was the drunken driver of Lhe car that struck the parked vehicle. Bystanders on the scene also said they narrowly escaped injury when Rotman hit lhe parked car. A LEIN check on Rotman showed two prior alcohol-related violations and an outstanding warrant out of Ottawa County. Rotman’s blood alcohol level was determined to be . 19 percent. Delton man arrested on assault-related charges DELTON — William Anthony Love. 36. of Delton was arrested by Barry County Sheriff’s deputies March 22 and charged with assault and battery' and resisting and obstructing. Additional charges r.f felonious assault with a firearm and possession of a firearm while intoxicated are pending. Deputies say witnesses saw Love attack a neighbor. When deputies attempted to question Love, he became abusive, and threatwho kMMMt^und-io-hand combat techniques. ---------—r when he refused to enter the deputy’s vehicle and struggled with the deputy, he was warned a number of times a taser would be used. He told officers he could become more violent if tasered. Officers applied the taser and Love was arrested without further incident. Two-vehicle crash results in drunk driving arrest HASTINGS — Hastings city police arrested an 18-ycar-old local man on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxi­ cated after causing an early morning crash Saturday. March 25 in the 1000 block of West State Street. The accident occurred when a vehicle being driven by Kelly Ford, drove out ot the Phillips 66 gas station parking lol into the side of a west bound vehicle driven by a Nashville resident. During the investigation ii became apparent that Ford had been con­ suming alcohol, and a preliminary breath test revealed a .10% blood alcohol level. There were no reported injuries as a result of the accident. Ford was placed under arrest for operating while intoxicated and was lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. Domestic incident may result in 2 arrests HASTINGS — City officers arrested a man and his girlfriend Jso may be charged after a compliant of a domestic assault in progress Friday. March 24. Officers responded to a residence in the 300 block of West South Street, where the assault was taking place in the front yard at 10 p.m. Officers confronted the suspect who was identified as Kirk Morgan. 48. from Hastings. Morgan had been observed assaulting his 37-year-old girlfriend inside and outside of the residence. An acquaintance of the couple also was assaulted while inside the residence by both the suspect and victim of the domestic assault. Authorities said alcohol appears to have been a factor. Morgan was arrested and lodged at the Barry County Jail on charges of domestic assault. The victim was arrested for violat­ ing a "no alcohol” probation order, and additional assault charges arc pending. Drunken intruder arrested for disorderly conduct HASTINGS — Hastings officers arrested a woman on charges of disorderly conduct after she was found inside an apartment that didn’t belong to her. Police were contacted by the tenant after he arrived home to find a stranger laying on his couch in an intoxicated state. When officers arrived, they found the intruder on the front porch. She was identified as Heather Lambert. 32. of Hastings. Officers said Lambert was disorientated and did not know where she was and had difficulty standing. She registered a .17% blood alcohol level, was placed under arrest and lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. Pedestrian injured after being struck by vehicle HASTINGS — Hastings officers responded to personal injury accident involving a pedestrian near the intersection of Market and West State Street last Friday morning. A vehicle being driven by Regina McIntyre. 34. from Hastings, made a left hand turn off from Market Street to west-bound State. At the same time Lee Watkins, 55. also from Hastings, was crossing State about 50 feet west of the intersection and was struck by the McIntyre vehicle. Lansing Mercy Ambulance responded to the scene and transported Watkins to Pennock Hospital for treatment His condition is not known. Information on break-ins sought by troopers IRVING TOWNSHIP — Troopers from the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police are investigating a complaint of a breaking and entering of a residence in Irving Township. Investigation revealed that unknown suspect(s) possibly gained entry to the residence through a garage door and stole jewelry and money. A maroon colored pickup was witnessed in the area and is a vehicle of interest Anyone with any information can call State Police at 948-8283. ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES: shots up-to-date, worming done, readv to go. (517)819-8380. 4 BEDROOM, 1-1/2 bath 1600 sq. ft, large lot Delton Schools, $120,000. (269)209­ 6179 KALKASKA COUNTY: 5 wooded acre*, near Torch Lake. Secluded home site or camping base. County black­ top road, electric and tele­ phone. Abundant wrildlife, drivew-ay and cleared site. $43,900, $500 down. $430 -month. 11% land contract www.northemlandcom.com. Northern Land Company, 1­ 800-968-3:18. MORTGAGE MAGIC: 20* yrs. exp. 0 down, no income proof $850 + monthly- your nouse or ours, problem properties & credit ok. FFR, (616)299-0757 or (269)795­ 0076 REWARD INVESTORS WANTED. Very high tax free returns, local. R.E.I.T. looking for investments of $50,000 +. Safe, secure you control it. FFR (616)299-0757, (269)7954)076. STOP FORECLOSURES. Cash in 7 days, any area, condition or price. No equi­ ty-no problem. Call FFR (616)299-0757, (269)795-0076. 1991 GMC TRUCK: 5 speed $1,000 obo. (269)209-6179 2 GMC 4WD JIMMY'S: San.c year (1994), Same col­ or. 1st - has ALMOST NEW MOTOR, only 20,000 miles; 2nd - GOOD BODY k. IN­ TERIOR, needs a fuel pump. BOTH for $1,000 obo. As is. (269)795-2787 after 6pm. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. t itira^t \tilc 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Grapnics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. At the front counter. fhi\iiit ***»< /1 /< i ' BIST RATES AROUND: Painting & home mainte­ nance. Call Michael Evans, (269)795-3133. BLUE BELL ENTERPRIS­ ES: LICENSED AND IN­ SURED FOR ALL YOUR DRYWALL PAINTING, SIDING AND ROOFING NEEDS. QUALITY, PRO­ FESSIONAL WORKMAN­ SHIP. YOUR SATISFAC­ TION IS OUR GOAL CALL BLUE OR JOSH AT 269-953­ 0031. FREE ESTIMATES. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. PROFESSIONAL CLEAN­ ING SERVICE has openings for Spring cleaning. Morning appointments a’ jilable. Fast, trustworthy great hourly rate. Cal! Sarah (269)948-9437. I WISH TO THANK every one who sent ca.-ds, made phone calls or camt to my daughter’s viewing at Dorr. I appreciate your thoughtfulness, sympathy & prayers. Sandra was bom 1-12-49 died 3-11-06. Avis Gaskill, mother of Sandra Gaskill Sloan THE FAMILY OF RUTH MARIE (FOOTE) CURTIS extends their thanksgiving to all who provided comfort and prayers throughout the mourning of our beloved. We are thankful to Tender­ care Nursing Home especial­ ly to Dame Edith and King Charles who brought such joy to Ruth's and her fami­ ly's lives. We are most ap­ preciative of Pastor Michael Anton and our family at Grace Lutheran Church who are a strong tower. Thank you to the members of the Moose who put on a wonderful luncheon after the service. We rejoice in the peace our loved one has found. Duane and Paula Curtis James and Marilyn Curtis and their families. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Cal) J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9551 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. J Stocks J BoncK J Mutual Funds J IRAs J CDs Mark D. Christensen, AAMS Man arrested for assault, firearms offense <21 W. Woodawn Aw, Hastings, Ml 49058 THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old man was arrested last Friday in connection with an assault of his girlfriend. investigation revealed the boyfriend. Shon Arnold. 25. had grabbed the victim around lhe neck and choked her when he became angry, and he was accused of pointing a gun at the victim and threatening to kill her. During a search of the residence two firearms were located and seized, as well as a small amount of illegal narcotics. A LEIN/NCIC check revealed that one of the firearms located was stolen out of the Holland area. Arnold was later located, arrested and lodged at the Barry County Jail for assault with a dangerous weapon and receiving and concealing a stolen firearm. See POLICE, page 16 (2S9) 945-3553 or W free <8001 288-5220 www.edwardjones.com Edward Jones g INSIDE SALES: Part-time flexible hours for local trans­ port ion company. Send re­ sume to DTS P.O. Box 257, Cloverdale, Ml 49035 LPN OR RN for Family Tree Medical Associates. 1-2/day per week and fill in as need­ ed. Previous office experi­ ence preferred. Please send resume to 1375 W. Green St. Hastings Mi 49058 or fax to 269-945-0214 MANPOWER OF HAST­ INGS - Has an opening for a direct hire position for a lo­ cal well service. Qualified applicants must have a cur­ rent CDL license and be able to operate some heavy equipment. Must be me­ chanically inclined, hard working, enjoy manual labor and working outside. All qualified applicants must be willing to take a drug screen prior to starting and have an updated resume. For more information please contact the HASTINGS MANPOW­ ER OFFICE at (269)948-3000. PART TIME FRONT DESK RECEPHONIST: Manpow­ er of Hastings is currently acce’pting applications for a position in the Hastings area. Qualified applicants must have previous Custom­ er Service experience and ex­ - perience- working with the general public. Experience with the following programs also required; Microsoft Word, Excel and Office XP. Must be w’illing and open to learning new computer pro­ grams as well. Salary will start from $8.00-$12.00 based on ‘•xperience. Job duties will include but not limited to Customer Service, Basic Bookkeeping, artsrrering phones, typing inters and forms and preparing bulk mailings. Must be able »o type 40-50 wpm and have a High School Diploma. For more information please contact the HASTINGS MANPOWER office 269­ 948-3000 EOE. Ihtu\i hold BED - King pillowtop, new, in original package, warran­ ty. Can deliver. $179. (616)949-2683. BED- A brand new Queen pillowtop mattress . set. Brand new, in plastic, war­ ranty. $110. Can deliver. (616)3188998. BEDROOM SET - New 6/pc. complete set with Sleigh bed! Must sell $595. Can deliver. !616)949-6525 SOFA AND LOVESEAT Brand new in factory pack­ aging. Stain resistant micro­ fiber, with warranty! Value $1,300, must sell $495 Call (616)318-6998 can deliver. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. �Page 16 - Thursday. March 30. 2006 — The Hastings Banner POLICE, continued from page 15 — Drunken driver arrested for 3 times the limit HASTINGS - A motorist was arrested by troopers from the Hastings State Police post for having a blood alcohol content of triple the legal limit of .08%. Troopers were called to handle suspicious situation involving a dark colored vehicle with the male driver passed out behind th* wheel on Quimby Road. The vehicle later was located on Clinton Street in Hastings and the (river was detained for failing to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Young and Madison streets. The 43-year-old driver from Watervliet was lodged at the Barry County Jail. Vandals sought for damage to mailboxes BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP — Troopers from the State Police investigated a complaint in which several mailboxes were damaged or destroyed along Brogan Road. The mailboxes are believed to have been vandalized sometime between Saturday (March 25) evening and Sunday (March 26) morning. Anyone with any information can call the Michigan State Police at 948-8283. Two men arrested in serious drug offense charges BARRY TOWNSHIP — As a result of a traffic stop made by officer Chris Martin March 21 at M-43 and Sprague Road., two subjects arc in custody. One. a man from Kalamazoo, was arrested on warrant from the Kalamazoo Dept, of Public Safety. He was also charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine, and possession of marijuana. A second man from Nevada, the driver of the vehicle, was charged with possession with intent to deliver cocaine. More charges may be pending as warrant requests were submitted to the prosecutor's office for review. A 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe also was seized, along with an undisclosed amount of cash and two cell phones. The items may possibly be Wetted. • Rose Marie Mitchell, 48, of Battle Creek, was sentenced in Barry County Circuit Court March 23 to three months in jail on each of two counts of possession of a controlled sub­ stance (non-narcotic) and attempted larceny from a building. Mitchell also v»as sentenced by Judge James Fisher to serve 12 months probation and was assessed court fees of $250 for each count, a restitution fee of $98.43, crime vic­ tims fee of $60, state minimum costs of $60 for one count and $45 for the other. She also was ordered to pay a probation fee of $120. Mitchell was given credit for 39 days served in jail and the balance of her incarcer­ ation may be suspended upon payment of court assessments. • Bruce Dean Culver Jr.. 62, of Delton, was sentenced March 23 on three counts of drugrelated charges. On one count, possession of marijuana. Culver was sentenced to serve one day in jail with one day credit. On a second count of maintaining a methamphetamine laboratory. Culver was sentenced to one day with one day credit. A third count of possession of metham­ phetamine. Culver was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail with one day credit. Owner of bicycle sought by Prairieville police PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP — Prairieville Police are trying to find the owner of newer 21 speed bike found in the area of the State Tech Institute on Pine Lake Road on March 14. The bike is labeled Magna. Simano Equipment, Model #8563-47. The bike also has decals with "Great Divide" and "Rebound NCX" on it. The serial number will be made available for owner confirmation. Two break-ins under probe in Clarksville Justice said there were 18 to 20 cartons of Basic and Marlboro cigarettes and several bottles of liquor taken. She was surprised no lottery tickets were taken, but mentioned she could call the state lottery bureau a"'4 put a freeze on them so winning tickets cou.Jn’t be cashed. Justice said the burglar alarm is very noisy and the thieves didn't have much time to make off with any stolei: n<operty before the police arrived. She said this is the fourth or fifth time the store has been victimized, once at gunpoint. That thief was caught and is doing lime. Creative Styles Salon, next ITS FOR EVERYBODY door to JJs and owned by Bill and Tamara Pelfry. was also YMCA FOOD SERVICE MANAGER relieved of some cash and a Galeway brand laptop com­ Camp Algonqum is seekinc a Food Senice Manager who puter. The outside pane on the wH be responsible for the food senice operation ol its sum­ back window was broken and mer camp. Petition includes providing appealing and nutri­ the thieves pushed the inside tious meals. 'Wing and supervising the food service stall, pane enough to reach in and and keeping the food service and dining halt areas dean. open lhe door. They ran­ Camp runs from June 10 through August 11. To apply, sub­ sacked one back room, but did mit cover letter and resume, to the: not appear to have taken any­ thing other than the cash and YMCA of Barry County computer. P.O. Box 252, Hastings, Ml 49058 A canine search was con­ ducted with the leading inves­ rnow tigators to believe a vehicle was involved. Anyone with information about these two crimes is asked to call the Michigan State Police Ionia Post 616­ 527-3600 or the Ionia County Silent Observer 616-527The Christman Company will be accepting bids G107. You my remain anony­ for the construction of the new Hastings Public mous and may be eligible for Library, Bid Package #1, including earthwork, site a reward. by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Michigan State Police from lhe Ionia post were called to investigate two break-ins in Clarksville at about 3 a.m. Wednesday. March 29. The front door at Justice Junction (JJs) gas station convenience store located at 145 South Main St. was sm»hed out. allowing thieves to gain entrance. Owner Nancy BID NOTICE utilities, stone columns, foundations, paving, steel & fencing. He was also sentenced to serve 24 months probation and had his license suspended for six months (restricted after 30 days). Culver also was fined court costs of $100 on each of the first two counts and $500 on the third. His probation fee was $720. He was assessed state minimum costs of $45 for each of the first two convictions and $60 for the third. • Roddy Lynn Jacobs. 47, of Delton, was sentenced March 23 to serve 12 months in jail, with 258 days credit, on a January 2004 conviction for delivery/manufacture of a con­ trolled substance and probation violation. Jacobs was ordered to pay previously imposed court costs and his probation was extended by 12 months. • Jody Lynn Kramer. 24. of Nashville, was sentenced March 23 lo continue a previous probation sentence imposed for a May 2005 convicton for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, causing serious injury. The judge ordered the wrist monitor previ­ ously worn by Kramer removed. Kramer also was ordered to serve an additional 24 months probation. • Kurth Douglas Figel, 43, of Woodland, was sentenced March 22 to 31 days in jail witfj one day credit for a 2005 conviction of assaulting and resisting and obstructing a police offficer in the performance of his/her duties. Figel was arrested in May 2004 in Woodland Township and was convicted in February 2005. • Jeremy J. Bosma, 22, of Kalamazoo, was sentencced March 23 to serve 10 months in jail for each of two May 2005 convictions. Bosma was convicted of larceny from a build­ ing and home invasion (third degree) for an incident which occurred in April 2005. Bosma was given credit for 185 days served and the balance may be suspended upon payment of $500 in court costs. • Adam Paul Mix, 25, of Hastings, was sen­ tenced March 22 to serve six months in jail with two months credit on a February convic­ tion of uttering and publishing. Mix was arrested in January for forging and cashing a $227.39 life insurance annuity check. The balance of his jail time may be suspended upon entering the Gospel Mission program or other treatment facility. BOWLING SCORES .................... - Tuesday Mixed TVCCU 42-14; Hastings City Bank 35-21; J-Ad Graphics 30-26; Consumers Concrete 29-27; Walker. Fluke & Sheldon 29-27; Hastings Bowl 20.5-35.5; Yankee Zephyr 19.5-33 5; Woodland Machine 19-37. Men’s High Games A Series - M. Christiansen 165; D. Risher 184; Stan Hause 198; Steve Hause 188; M. Hall 204; K. Beebe 222-579; Treat Graham 182; D. Benner 214­ 583; R. O'Keefe 240. Women's High Games & SeriesB. Wilkins 202; J. Clements 188-522. Tuesday Trios . Coleman Agency 70-46; Trouble 69-47; Quality Roofing 66-50; CB's 60.5-55.5; All in the Family 57.5-58.5; Critters 54-62; GitR-Done Gals 51.5-64.5; Superette Gals 51.5­ 64.5; Big Boy 51-65; 3 Lucky Ladies 49-67. High Gaines and Series - TH 146; SL 170; MK 153; KC 172; LP 174; TS 30. LR 189; PH 128; TF 149; JR 172; MS 147; RB 192; PR 173; CE 136; OG 136; TT 149; AK 165; DH 178; LT 171; DJ 182; EU 175; SV 234­ 679; SMK 267-708. TD 236-628; JH 144; CG 126; SS 130. Thurs. Angels Fall Creek 60; Riverfront Fin. Ser. 60; AIS Engine 59.5; Varney's Const. 57.5; Welton's 57; Nothin' But Truck 57; CW Repair 56; Coleman's 55.5; Hastings City Bank 50.5; Hastings Bowl 43. High Games and Series - J. Madden 204­ 520; N. Taylor 126; D. Staines 179; M. Martin 145; G. Otis 184-501; L. Miller 176; C. Hurless 167; J. Gasper 215-531; D. McMacken 120; S. Emory 131; R. Welton 145; V. Goodenough 148; L. Kendall 125; B. Cuddahee 191; B. Mays 188; J. Power 152; J. Wyant 181; M. Gdula 200-556; R. White 142; C. Shellenbargcr 183; K. Kuhlman 191; L. Barnum 193-551; L. Watson 166; T. Soya 147; J. Moore 151. ■'........ • ■ Mixerettes Kent Oil 69; Trumble Agency 67; N.B.T. 65; Dewey’s Auto Body 61; Sassy Babes 57.5; Hinkle’s Body Shop 56.5; Dean's Dolls 56; Hallifax Services 49; Ginbach's 48. High Gaines and Series - V. Kuhtic 196­ 501; K. Fowler 177; D. James 190; L Davis 183; E Elrich 178; J. Rice 178-522; L Elliston 196-538; V. Carr 183; D. Kelley 170­ 465; K. Eberly 198-500; L Greer 171; T. Christopher 200-499; N. Bechtel 154-436. Sunday Night Mixed 4 Horsemen 70 1/2; Bounty Hunters 65 1/2; Happy 4’s 61 1/2; Thunder Alley 60; CW’s Repair 57; XXX Bowlers 57; Gutter Dusters 55; Sandbaggers 54; Robbers 51; Funky Bowlers 49 1/2; Wolverines 49; Pin Chasers 46; 12 ozs. at a Time 41. Womens Good Games and Scries - D. VERMONTVILLE Beyond the Cow , Famiy Bookstok !ers Owned and Operated by David and Mary Macqueen Located at 104 E Stcte Street. Hastings Ml Next to tde State Grounds Coffee House _ ... - Senior Citizens #1 Senior 70.5-45.5; Friends 70-46; Nash’s Harem 68.5-47.5; Wieland s 67.5-48.5; Waid’s Friends 61.5-54.5; 4 B's 60-56; King Pins 58.5-57.5; M&M's 55.5-60.5; BAT’s 53.5-62.5; Kuempel 53.5-62.5; Sun Risers 53-63; Pin Pals 51.5-64.5; Butterfingers 4967; Early Risers 39.5-76.5. Good Games and Series Ladle* - J. Gasper 180-524; S. Pennington 194-503; G. Ols 201; B. Maker 178; J. Allen 142; E Moore 155-392; L Friend 134-342; S. Patch 225-513; E. Ulrich 188-543; S. Waggoner 157-395. Good Games and Series Men - L. Markley 164-475; R. Warner 164; R. Nash 167; M. Brandt 162; L Brandt 190; W. Birman 174; R. Hart 225-534; R. Walker 188; J. Heney 161; E Count 173-485; R. Ingram 186-485; G. Waggoner 191-530; D. Edwards 207; M. Saldivar 180; W. Brodock 189; P. Scobey 244-624; B. Terry 214; R. Robbins 207-525; K. Meancy 247-571;G. Forbcy 181. ■independent Bookseller in Hi Bids are due no later than 2:00 pm on April 25, 2006 delivered to the Hastings Public Library, 121 S. Church St. A pre-bid meeting will be held at 2pm, April 11, 2006 at 227 E. State St. (Adjacent to City Hall). Contact Amy St. John at ,517-374 0810 for additional information. - - Starts Friday Evening, April 28th Al! Day Sat. A Sun., April 29th « 3Oth TALENT SHOW 269-945-5377 Friday Night Mixed Renegades 76; All But On: 70 1/2; Budweiser 69 1/2; 4 Fools 61 l/2;J:istCut61 1/2; Ten Pins 61 1/2. 9-n-s-Wiggle 60 1/2; Heads Out 60; Get-R-Done 59 1/2; Sanbcms and Shiriee 59; Whatever 56 1/2; Whatever 56 1/2; Mercy 55 1/2; Just Here lo Bowl 51 1/2; Brushworks 50 1/2: We're a Hess 50; Winter Golfers 46; MAM Westbrook Trucking 45 1/2; Oldies But Goodies 44. Womens Good Games and Series S.McKee 246-676; S. Vandenberg 222-593; D. Bartimus 204-573; J. Lancaster 142-415; R Hammontree 170-397; E. Chewning 127­ 353; N. Clow 196; M. Sears 191; S. Haight 191; B. Roush 182: M. Vandenberg 181; B. West 162: S. Vandenberg 150. Mens Good Game-, and Series - M. McKee 257-703; DJ James 244-693; T. Clow 254-653; S. Peabody 225-642; K. Phenix 247-638; L. Porter 246-617; B. Rentz 222­ 604; A . Rhodes 241-598; K. Meancy 220­ 579; R. Lancaster 201-565; J. Smith 200-561; M. Kidder 211-540; D. Sears 189-522; M. Lydy 156-449; B. Dennison 148-431; J. Barnum 231; B. Keeler 220; M. Eaton 215; B. Ripley 213; G Mesecar 199; A. Mailland 182. Call 517-726-1077 Application deadline April 22, 2006___________ r STONEHILL FARM CANOPY SALES & RENTALS 10088 W. Vermontville Hwy.. Hwy., Vermontville, MI Ml 1-800-237-2379 ’ VOLLEYBALL Barrv County YMCA 2006 Coed Vollevball Score Sheet W/L Dead Frogs..................................................59-1 Prime Time............................................... 46-14 Sunsetters................................................. 29-31 Hastings MFG.......................................... 15-45 Sappanos----------------- ----------- 1-59 30x45 New style and size Cathederal windows Optional t I Year Golf Membership Included (tium-isw- 1-800-290-3289 Wednesday PM '» ■ Al Heme Real Estate 79; Hair Care Center 72 1/2; Eye and Ent 61 1/2; Seeben 60 1/2; Mace Pharmacy 60; Railroad Street Mill 59; Shamrock 52 1/2. Wnaness Good Games and Series - G. Otis 188-507; E Ulrich 180-505: B. Smith 143-419. N. Varney 162-403; S. Cross 141­ 380; L Friend 136-335; J. Ores 124-327; S. Beebe 219; N. Pone, 190; K. Bedie.’190; S. Merrill 189; T. Christopher 186: S Drake 162; S. Brimmer 158. Three Divisions: Ages 6 and under • Ages 7-17 years • Ages 18 and over » Rmember "Get Caught Readmg> MRT SYSTBH OF SOUTHWEST MEHGM. BC. V* Bartimus 215-586; T. Thylor 188-502; A. Hubbell 178-501; L. Rentz 173-446; T. Turcott 160-437; K. Babley 172-428; C. Miller 163; K. Fariee 137; N. Ulrich 136; A. Laney 121. Mens Good Games and Series - J. Mroz 244-675; C. Alexander 217-633; B. Rena 210-613; B. Hubbell 215-600; K. Hammontree 205-591; J. Shoebridge 226­ 570; M. Kidder 184-528; F. Thompson 182­ 521; J. Lafrate 200-489; B. Rentz 235; B. Allen 215; M. Eaton 206; P. Ayers IM; C Taylor 193; J. Robbe 189; J. Smith 179; S. Fariee 166. Fri., April 28 • 6:00 pm g Hours: 9:00-5:30 Mon -Sat. • Closed Sunday BASEMENT PROFESSIONALS! ...... Reservations have already started for graduations, weddings, birthday parties Tables Chairs Coolers & Hot Boxes (Call anytime • Bob Dormer. 517-726-1084 Barry County YMCA 2006 Women’s Vollevball Score Sheet W/L Team Rozema............................................ 54-9 B&R Excavating__________________ 41-28 Net Results............................................... 35-31 cm.............................................. 2M1 Curves---------------------------------10-56 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 30. 2006 - Page 17 GWFijng FAtfraCtions (J car Snows Cr.,tts ■ EXHIBITS • Energy and Inspiration: AfricanAmerican Art from the Permanent Collection is a selection of pain'ings, prints, drawings, photographs and sculptures by African-American artists from the collection at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Call the KIA at (269) 349-7775 or the info line at (269) 349-3959. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission for most exhibitions and events is free. Through April 9. • Alumni Print Competition will be shown at the Calvin College Center Art Gallery's Spoelhof Center, 3201 Burton St. SE, Grand Rapids. As part of the exhibit a recep­ tion and printmaking talk on the subject of "Print as Concept" will take place Tuesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. in Science Building 10's lower level (RSVP to (616) 526-6142). March 27-April 22. • Foremost's Butterflies An Blooming is on display Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m. at the Frederik Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture Park- Adults $12, seniors (65+) 4c students $9, children (5-13) $6, chil­ dren (3-4) $4, children under 2 are free. Foremost's Butterflies Are Blooming is Meijer Gardens most popular annual exhibit and the largest temporary tropical butterfly exhibit in the nation. Visitors can escape the Michigan winter and mingle with hundreds of butter­ flies flying free in the 15,000 square foot Lena Meijer Conservatory. Now in its eleventh year, the exhibit boasts a total of over 6,000 tropical butterflies—between 40 and 50 differ­ ent species—from the Far East and Central America. For more information call (616) 957­ 1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Through April 30. • Treasures of Ancient Egypt The Quest for Immortality is on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. There are 141 objects in Treasures of Ancient Egypt ranging from 2,000-4,000 years old, including gold death masks, massive stone sculptures, ornate jew­ elry and painted coffins. The exhibition also features an authentic full-scale, re-created burial chamber of pharaoh Thutmose 111. The Museum will be open for extended hours from 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, Tuesday, Wedrfciday, Friday Saturday hours are 9-5, and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Public admission to the exhibit and all museum gal­ leries for adult non-members is (ages 18-61): $17, serior citizen non-members (62 and over): $16, children non-members (ages 3-17): $10, and children under 3 are free. Through May 7. • Andy Goldsworthy will have his cre­ ation on display at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Adults $12, seniois (65+) 4c students $9, children (5­ 13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children under 2 are free. Andy Goldsworthy's works not only accept transience. Often they themselves are mortal, transitory, protected from the passage of time only by a photograph that records what the artist saw, what he did. Using the often fragile and fleeting objects and elements of the natural world—snow, stones, twigs, streams—sculptor and photographer Goldsworthy has emerged as among the most respected and influential artists working today. Central to the exhibition are two semi­ nal works, his huge stone Grand Rapids Arch and the related Herd of Arches, eleven smaller-scaie arches. Complementing these larger works will be a selection of more intimate sculptures; a grouping of his "Forest Gatherings" reliefs; and original photographs, including examples from his Lake Michigan series. For more information call (616) 957­ 1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org/. Through May 14. MUSIC THEATRE • Elizabeth Rex will be performed by the Actors at Spectrum Theatre, 160 Fountain NE, Grand Rapids. A smash hit of the Stratford Festival and the Winner of the Canadian Governor General's Literary Award for Drama in 2000, this epic play imagines a ficti­ tious meeting between William Shakespeare's acting troupe, and Queen Elizabeth I, espe­ cially her encounter with Ned Lowenscroft, the actor who specialized in playing Shakespeare's women. See actorsatspectrum.org for more information. Call (616) 234­ 3946 to reserve seats. March 23-April 1. • Grand Rapids Symphony presents Richard and Helen De Vos Classical Series: Points of View at DeVos Performance Hall. Guest conductor Shuntaro Sato will lead pianist Yuja Wang in a performance of Dvorak's “Symphony No. 8." For more infor­ mation call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. March 31-April 1. • Bluegrass Music by Out of the Blue, Patchwork, Schlitz Creek as well as open jam­ ming at the Riverview Bar, located at 14043 Fulton (M-2T) 2 miles east of Lowell. Open jamming starts at 6 p.m., bands begin at 7:30 p.m. with more jamming after the bands at 10 p.m. There is a $5 cover charge that includes music and the hot sandwich bar. Saturday, Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Celebration of Native American heritage including Kalamazoo Symphony Oichestra Season Finale will be performed Saturday, April 8 at Miller Auditorium. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. and features Igor Fedotov as soloist on Berlioz's "Harold in Italy." Other works to be performed include Debussy's "La Mer" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Dukas, lhe slow will also include Maestro Raymond Harvey’s announcement of the 2006-07 season and a pre-concert lecture beginning at 7 p.m. open to all ticket-holders that offers an in-depth look at the evening music including historical background and a piano preview of the music. Concert tickets are $18-$38 and can be ordered at the Miller box office or chargv by phone at 1-800-228-9858. Rebels will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. April 8-9. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. lames Taylor will perform at DeVos Performance Hall April 9, 2006 at 7:30 pun. Ticket prices are $4950, $89.50 4c $9950. For more information please visit www.devosperformancehall.com. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Powerman 5000 with special guests Two Heded Chan, Unaltered, and one more act T.B.A. at the Intersection Tuesday, April 11. Show is ages 16 and over. Tickets are $15 in advance. Doors open at 630 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show. Brcudim Theatre Guild presents Mopin' QkI coming to the DeVos Performance Hall April 11-16. Performances are Tuesday & Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Thursday 2 p.m. 4c 730 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. 4c 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. 4c 6 p.m. Tickets are $32-$67. Five-time Grammy winner Billy Joel and leg­ endary choreographer Twyla Tharp have cre­ ated this new musical. Movin' Out. The story is told through incredible dancing, a large band and Billy Joel songs. For more informa­ tion contact the Broadway Theatre Guild at www.bwaygr.org. For more information call (616) 235-6285 or visit www.devosperformancehall.org. Madagascar will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. April 15-16. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. The Phantom of the Opera will appear at the Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo April 19-May 14. Adapted from Gaston t-eroux's classic novel of mystery and suspense, this award-winning musical has woven its magi­ cal spell over standing room audiences in more than 100 cities worldwide. For t cket call (269) 387-2300 or 800-228-9858 or gt to *he Miller Auditorium Ticket Office is located on the campus of Western Michigan University at 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo. 'open drum,' dancers, art, crafts, music, cultural displays and traditional food. Admission $5 for adults (13-65), $2.50 for children 6-12 and elders over 65. $3 parking fee. 4 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. Bowens Mills to hold ‘Celebration of Spring' Aprii 1. MISCELLANEOUS • Bini Fair will be presented by the Great Lakes Avicultural Society from 10 s.m.-4 p.m. at the Delta Plex, 2560 Turner NW, Grand Rapids (Walker). Admission is $3 for adults, $2 seniors 65 and older, children 12 and under free, the Largest bird fair in West Michigan and features vendors, educational displays, raffle and bake sale. For more information see angelfire.C9m/mi4/glas or call (269) 361-0140. April 1. • Wallace 4c Gromit The Curse of the Were-Rabbit will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. The show is rated G. There will be a 15 minute intermission. April 1-2. • Celebration of Spring will be held at Bowens Mills from noon to 5 p.m. There will be craft demonstrations, live baby animals, family photos, live fiddle music and more. Tickets are $2 per person. April 1-2, 8-9. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 10-30 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 7:30 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. Pint Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burk' at (269) 317-2197 for more information. .Uf & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 10:30 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor. Colleen B jrke. Every Monday. Kalamazoo Antique Bottle & Glass Show is Saturday The Kalamazoo Antique Bottle Club is proud to host their 27th Annual Antique Bottle & Glass Show, Saturday April, 1st. from 10 am to 3 pm at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds (Hazel Gray Building), 2900 Lake Street. Kalamazoo. Michigan. The Kalamazoo Antique Bottle Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study, preservation and collecting of antique bottles and related glass. This local show has become the largest annual antique bottle and glass show of its type in Michigan and boasts approximately 100 tables of merchandise with dealers and collectors from throughout the Midwest including Canada and New England. Nationally acclaimed antique bottle and glass expert. Norman C. Heckler will be on hand this year to offer free appraisals of antique bottles and related glass. Other glass objects that will be featured include antique fruit jars, historical flasks, dairy bottles and insulators. Norman C. Heckler & Company. www.hccklerauction.com has appraised, cat­ alogued. and auctioned many of the preemi­ nent collections in the country including the renowned collection of the late Edmund and Jane Blaske of Battle Creek. Michigan. Mr. Heckler was a glass consultant and auction­ eer for Skinner Galleries in Boston and Bolton. Massachusetts, which conducted the sale of this important collection in 1983. The sale grossed in excess of $1,000,000 and set several new records for the sale of historical flasks. In addition to the sales area, there will be sever?’ tables of interesting displays for peo­ ple to view. The show ha: offered free appraisals in the past and it is always amaz­ ing to see the interesting old bottles and flasks that people have brought to the show Many are amazed at the history (and some­ time value), of their oftentimes “dirty old bot­ tles.” Admission to the show will be $3 for adults. S2 for seniors, and children under 12 are admitted free. For more information, please contact Show Chairman. John Pastor. (616) 285-7604. or email: jpastor2000(P sbcglobal.net Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Qiamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945 2454 Check out the Chamber s website at www.banychamber.com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochires of tourist attractions and places of interest locally and across the state. The Chamber also has free mailers for old printer ink cartridges and cell phones that will financially bene'ft the Barry Conservation District. , CHECK OUT THESE MARCH BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 30 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the city parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 30 Home Seller Seminar at 6 p.m. at the Pennock Hospital Conference Room. Learn about program designed to help home sellers reluctant to pay high brokerage commissions to market and transact the sale of their real estate. Call 948­ 5555 to reserve your spot. 31 Pre-School Story Time at the Hastings Public Library at 10:30 aan. Coming in APRIL 1 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 1-2 Free Film Series at the Hastings 4 Theatre. Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Ratbit begins at 10 & 11 a.m. No ticket purchase necessary. 1-2 16th Annual Native American Pow-Wow at the WMU Arcana, 1903 W. Michigan ^Kve., Kalamazoo. 6 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 8 Craft Show at the Barry Expo Center. Call Lucy Mater at (517) 852­ 9247 for more information. 8 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 8 4c 9 Devil Rays Home Game against Lansing Lugnuts at 2:05 p.m. Wednesday and 335 p.m. Thursday at the Devil Rays stadium in Bailey Park on M-66 in Battle Creek. Call (269) 660-2287 for ticket information. 8-9 Free Film Series at the Hastings 4 Theatre. Robots begins at 10 4c 11 a.m. No ticket purchase necessary. 10 Legislative Coffee at 8 a.m. at the Middle Villa Inn in Middleville. 10-12 Devil Rays Home Game against Forst Wayne Wizards at 6:35 p.m. i riday and Saturday and 11:05 Sunday at the Devil Rays stadium in Bailey Park on M-66 in Battle Creek. Call (269) 660-2287 for ticket information. 13 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. Historic Bow-ns Mills begins its 2006 cal­ endar with “The Celebration of Sp-»ag.” The fun begins at noon and last till 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday April 1. 2, 8 & 9. Bowens Milis Gathering Place will be filled with live baby animals inside for all to see. Springtime children's and family photos by Bowens Mills Studios are available, along with crafters demonstrating woodworking, spinning and live fiddle music, all inside the huge arts and entertainment center. “Spring has sprung" and “Spring is in the air" are just a couple of the popular phrases you will hear this season. With the coming of Spring comes a new found sense of newness and rebirth of everything around us. The leaves arc starting to grow on the trees, the flowers begin to bloom all around us. and lambs, bunnies and chicks arc bom. Tb; weekend is the first of two spring fund raising weekends, that will kick off Historic Bowens Mills 2006 season. There will be young animals displayed in the old fashion atmosphere of “The Bowens Mills Gathering Place.” “Celebration of Spring" is a time when the whole family can enjoy an expert- Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 14 Easter Party at 1030 p.m. at the Commission on Aging, 320 Woodlawn, Hastings. Sign up by April 7. Call 948-4856. 15 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 15-16 Free Film Series at the Hastings 4 Theatre. Madagascar begins at 10 4c 11 a.m. No ticket purchase necessary. 18 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 20 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 21 3rd Annual Thomapple Arts Council Jazz Festival in downtown Hastings. Call 945-2002 for more information. 21-23 100th Anniversary of W.K. Kellogg Manor from noon-5 p.m. Cal) (269) 671-2416 for more info. 3 8 5 6 1 4 7 4 9 3 3 4 9 9 2 9 7 3 B 7 4 B 2 1 2 1 5 ence of “one on one time" with ail of the furry little friends that springtime brings, asd join in the other spring related activities of Onyx gone by. There are always smiles and giggles o ’joy from guests of all ages inside The Gathering Place, where there are live bunnies, biby chicks & other small animals for the children to pet and snuggle. The “Miller’s Wife Store” will be stocked with Easter Baskets ana spring time gifts. Along with many other sur­ prises for the guest to enjoy. The “Fiddle Music" will be performed from 1-3 p.m.. by the Swanson Family of Middleville. Tyler age 12. Marissa age 10 and Ryan age 7. They have been performing m public for years at assisted living facilities, churches, banquets and many other events. Bowens Mills Studios photographer Carleen Sabin and her helpers, will be on hand to take your digital children's and fami­ ly portraits, in there three beautiful spring time studios. Portraits taken with or without live baby bunnies & lambs. There is no admission fee to the Gathering Place for “The Celebration of Spring." Tickets into the park arc $2 a person. Inside the park there will be sheep shearing demon­ strations. ti»e Belgian draft horses will be on hand for wagon rides and the buildings in pioneer farm & historical park will be open. Historic Bowens Mills is second generation family owned and operated state historic site. Their mission is to preserve the history of days gone by for future generations to learn from and enjoy. The location is 2 Miles North of Yankee Springs State Park on Briggs Road - near Gun Lake. For more information, call (269) 795-7530 or visit their website at w w w. bo wen sm i 11 s com 3 4 S 7 5 Earth Day is free admission day at the Kalamazoo Natun* Center, 7000 N. Westnedge Ave., from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 22. Fee more information call (269) 381-1574 or see www.naturecenter.org Because of Winn Dixie will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. April 22-23. The show is rat'd G. There will be a 15 minute intermission. Gnind-Rnrids Ballet presents Bela Fleck & The Flecktones.n 7:30 p.m. at the DeVos Performance Hall April 28. Tickets are $25$60. Bela Fleck & The Flecktones join the Grand Rapids Ballet Company for one amaz­ ing performance. For tickets please visit www.ticketmaster.ccm or call (616) 456-3333. For more information call (616) 454-4771 or visit www.devosperformancehall.com. Dreamer will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. April 29-30. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. Actors’ Theatre 2nd Annual Benefit will present excerpts from their upcoming produc­ tion of "Urinetown" as well as food, cocktails, a silent and live auction May 6 at 7 pan. in Spectrum Theatre at Grand Rapids Community College. Call (616) 234-3998 for more information. Curious George will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. May 6-7. The show is rated G. There will be a 15 minute intermission. Hoodwinked will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. May 13-14. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. 5 2 5 6 Place a nurrt>«f m the empty tx»es in Buch a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-boi square contains al ot the numbers from one to nme DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK * Moderate ♦ ♦ Challenging ★ HOOBOYf • □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□an DDonapona JQMSUV — nxoans — �Page 18 - Thursday. March 30. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Barry Co. wrestlers continue to be some of state’s best Members ol the 2005-06 All-Barry County varsity wrestling first team from Delton Kellogg, Hastings. Maple Valley, and Thomapple Kellogg are (front from left) Justin Lewis (TK), Scott Brown (TK). Rusty Burgdorf (Has), Kyle Quada (Has), Brett Bissett (DK). Ashtin King (Has), (back) R.J. Morgan (Has). Ron Smith (MV). Kyle Dalton (TK). John Wallace (TK). and Matt Watson (Has) YMCA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Barry County wrestlers did what Barry County wrestlers do during the 2005-06 sea­ son. They won. and then they won some more. Hastings. Delton Kellogg, and Lakewood all won conference championships in the O-K Gold Conference, the Kalamazoo Valley Association, and the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3. Thomapple Kellogg. Delton Kellogg, and Lakewood all won conference tournament championships. Hastings. Thomapple Kellogg, and Maple Valley all won district championships. Thomapple Kellogg won a Division 2 regional championships, then won their state quarterfinal match over Linden to advance to the semifinals where they were finally top­ pled by the eventual state champions from Mason. That was juft the team tournament. Lakewood seniors Eddie Phillips and Cody Dupont led a croup of 15 county wrestlers at the individual state finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Viking duo both returned to Bany County witit*mdividual state chamr. pionship medals in hand. Hastings’ Steve Case and RJ. Morgan and Thomapple Kellogg's Justin Lewis and Kyle Dalton also earned state medals. Wrestling First Team Nel Results earned third place this winter in the YMCA Women's volleyball league. Team members are, (front from left) Jackie Thompson. Marge Bjork. Deb Straley, Mary Winebrenner, (back) Missy Cronk. DeAnna Kulikowski. Bonnie Cronk, and May Rosenberg. (Missing from photo is Laurie McPhillips.) BAR Construction finished in second place in the YMCA Women’s volleyball league this winter. Team members are (front from left) Jessica Curry. Tami Stevens, (back) Erin Scheerhom. Becky Kilmartin. and Jean Ploeg. The Rozema team took first place this winter in the YMCA Women's volleyball league Team members are (front from left) Verna Rozema. Lindsay Barker. (back> Laurie Timmerman. Amy Herbst. Janna Rozema. (Missing from photo is Amber Landells.) 103 Ron Smith * Maple Valley: Smith ended his sophomore season with a record of 30-5, at the Division 3 individual state finals in Division 3. In the SMAA (South) Smith was second to Stockbridge’s Devin Sauve for the champi­ onship at 103 pounds. Matt Watson - Hastings: A freshman, he was one of three Saxons to cam individual O­ K Gold Conference championships this year taking the 103-pound weight class. Watson was an individual state qualifier, who ended the season with a record of 35 wins and 12 losses. 112 Kyle Dalton - Thornapple Kellogg: This Trojan freshman won the O-K Gold Conference championship at 112 pounds, then went on to place fourth at 112 pounds al the Division 2 individual state finals. Dalton ended the season with a record of 52 win and just 5 losses. RJ. Morgan * Hastings: The Saxon sen­ ior earned his fourth trip to the individual state finals in 2006, scoring his third state medal with a fifth place finish in the 103pound weight class. Morgan finished the season with a record of 40 wins and 5 losses, and is the all-time winningest Saxon with 172 victories. 119 John Wallace - Thornapple Kellogg: Wallace was one of nine individual regional qualifiers for the Trojans this season, placing third at TK’s Division 2 district tournament hosted by Hamilton High School. Wallace also placed second in the 119pound weight class at the O-K Gold Conference championship meet to end the regular season. 125 Justin I^wis - Thornapple Kellogg: In his senior season Lewis finally got his indi­ vidual state medal, placing fourth in Division 2 in his third trip to the state finals. He ended the year with a 54-6 record and the most career wins ever by a Trojan with 177. Lewis plans to continue his wrestling career at Olivet College. 130 Rusty Burgdorf - Hastings: The senior Saxon had another solid season, returning to the individual state finals after earning a sec­ ond place finish at districts and a third at indi­ vidual regionals. Burgdorf ended the year with a record of 37-6. He was the runner-up at the O-K Gold Conference championship at 130 pounds. 135 Brett Bissett - Delton Kellogg: The Panthers’ senior leader saw his final season end with a record of 43 wins and 10 losses. Bissett was one victory short of his first «,ver trip to the individual state finals al the division 3 regional tournament hosted by the Panthers. He scored two pins at the KVA tour­ nament to cam the title al 135 pounds. 140 Levi Ph.-Ips - Lakewood: Phelps was a runner-up this season at both the Vikings' individual district tournament al the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 tour­ nament. He finished the year with a record of 30-19 after coming up one victory short of the state finals at Lakewood s Division 2 regional tournament at Comstock High School. 145 Scott Brown - 1 bornapple Kellogg: Brown was an individual regional qualifier in his senior season after a second-place finish at TK’s individual district tournament. Hamilton's Shawn Pitsch was his nemesis on the year, beating him out for top honors in the district and pushing Brown to second place in the championship match of the O-K Gold Conference tournament. 152 Cody Orszula - Lakewood: Orszuia was an individual district champion at 152 pounds, but didn’t get the chance to extend his season to the individual regional tourna­ ment. He was also the Capita] Area Activities Conference Division 3 champion at 152 pounds this season, and ended up with a record of 38-5. 160 Ashtin King - Hastings: It was a tough end lo a senior season for the Saxons* King. He won an individual district championship, but didn't compete in the individual regional tournament because of an injury. He ended the year with 37 victories and an O-K Gold Conference individual champi­ onship in the 160-pound weight class. 171 Kyle Quada - Hastings: Quada ended his senior season with an appearance in the Division 2 individual regional tournament at Comstock High School, after placing fourth in his team's individual district tournament. Quada finished the year with a record of 29 wins and 14 losses. He was the O-K Gold Conference runner-up at 171 pounds. 189 Eddie Phillips - Lakewood: Phillips took the next step in his senior season. After plac­ ing second in the state at 171 pounds in 2005. he earned the individual state title at 189 pounds in 2006 by topping his twin brother Alex inlhe,fitle tilt. . He was a perfect 45-0 on the year, and hi: current plans are to try and earn himself a spot on the University of Michigan men s wrestling team next fall. 215 Mike Kuras - Lakewood: Kuras was one of two Vikings to earn a third place finish in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 this season. From there he went on to place second at the team’s individual regional tournament, before seeing his season end at the regionals with a record of 28 wins and 9 losses. 275 Cody Dupont - Lakewood: Battling injuries and ailments. Dupont overcame what those things did to his mind as well as his body to win the heavyweight stale title in Division 2 at the individual finals. He ended his senior season with a record of 38-4 by outlasting Allegan's Joe Rizgallah in the championship match at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Eddie Phillips Cody Dupont Mike Kuras Wrestling Second Team 119 Brenden Boyle - Delton Kellogg: Boyle had big wins in Kalamazoo Valley Association duals throughout the regular sea­ son to help the Panthers to their third straight conference championship. His season ended a bit too soon, as he did­ n’t get to participate in the team or individual post season tournaments. Tyler Greenfield - Maple Valley: Greenfield ended his senior season with his first appearance in the individual stale wrestling finals, and earned the Lions’ lone victory of the tournament. Greenfield finished his career at Maple Valley with over iOO wins, gaining 40 of them this winter. He was second in lhe SMAA (South) this season at 119. 125 Jeremy Redman - Hastings: Redman was an individual regional qualifier in division 2 after scoring a fourth place finish at the Saxons' individual district tournament. He was the runner-up to TK’s Justin Lewis in the 125-pound bracket at the O-K Gold Conference tournament, and ended the year with a record of 32 wins and 15 losses. 130 Kyle Root - I^akewood: Root was an indi­ vidual regional qualifier in his junior season, finishing just one victory short of a trip to the individual state finals in Division 2. He was one of seven Vikings to win Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 cham­ pionships in February. He ended his season with a record of 30 wins against 19 losses. 135 Mark Brown - Thornapple Kellogg: Brown was an individual regional qualifier for the Trojans in his junior year, after finish­ ing lhe O-K Gold Conference season by plac- See WRESTLING, next page Cody Orszula Levi Phelps �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 30 2006 - Page 19 Lakewood and Lions lead Barry County basketball by Brett Bremer Sports Editor For the fifth consecutive season, the Barry County boys* basketball season came to an end when the buzzer sounded on the Lakewood Vikings in the Class B regional tournament. In what has been the Barry County Class B district for sometime now, the Vikings topped the Delton Kellogg Panthers in the opening round at Allegan High School, then dispatched the Hastings Saxons in the semifinals in what was the second tight contest of the season between the two teams. Lakewood went on to knock off Charlotte in the district championship, before pushing Godwin Heights right to the very end in the regional semifinal at Grandville High School. Lake wood and Maple Valley had the only two winning records among Barry County’s five cage teams. The high-scoring Lions place four seniors on this year’s all­ county first and second teams, while the Vikings have three. Thomapple Kellogg and Hastings also each earned three honorees after battling through the rugged O-K Gold Conference schedule. It was a tough year for the Delton Kellogg boys, who didn't win a game dur­ ing the 2005-06 season. Maple Valley senior guard Adam Lamphere. the county’s leading scorer this season, is the only honoree back from last year’s first ••’nd second teams, despite the fact that u». SMAA (South) was a much tougher league this season than the one the Lions had been in in the past. Thomapple Kellogg’s Ryan Sisson. Hastings Bryan Skedgell. and Lakewood's Alex Erickson are this year’s only under­ classmen. Kyle Rowland Tyler Barnett Adam Lamphere - Maple Valley: Lamphere led all of Bany County in scor­ ing with the Lions’ up-tempo style, pump­ ing in 20 points per game, while also aver­ aging 5.5 assists and 3 steals each time out. He finishes his career as the third leading scorer in Maple Valley history with 954 points after three years on the Lion varsity and three years of being named a first team all-conference performer. Kyle Rowland - I-akewood: In his sen­ ior season. Rowland went from being the forward who did all the little things for Lakewood to the one who did all the little things and led the team in scoring. He finished the year as a first team allCAAC-3 performer by averaging 12 points, 6.1 rebounds. 3 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. He was also one of the county’s top free throw shooters knocking them down with 73.6-percent accuracy. Ryan Sisson - Thomapple Kellogg: A ts!!. athletic, junior guard. Sisson did his best to fill the shoes left by Jon Yeazel who moved on lo Central Michigan University by doing a little bit of everything for the Trojans. He led his team in points per game with 16.5 and also averaged 4.2 assists. 5.9 rebounds, and 2.4 steals a game. He earned first team all-conference honors in the O-K Gold this year. Boys" Basketball First Team Tyler Barnett - Lakewood: Splitting his time between the point guard and shooting guard positions. Barnett was one ot Lakewood's senior leaders with 11 3 points and three assists per game. Barnett was just as solid on the other end of the floor, leading Lakewood in charges taken this season and was one of three Vikings with an average of at least 1.5 deals per game. He earned honorable men­ tion status in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 this year. Steve Bolo - Hastings: The Saxons’ sen­ ior center led his team with 11.3 points and six rebounds per game this season, while also prating excellent defense In the jfoit1"1 Bolo shot 55-pcrccnt from the field this year and 77-percent from the free throw line, while earning all-conference honors in the O-K Gold. Alex Erickson - Lake wood: The Vikings came together this season as a team when Erickson returned to lhe floor after the holiday break. He led Lakewood in scoring average with 11.6 points per game. A junior center. Erickson also averaged nearly 8 rebounds and 2 blocked shots per game. He was named first team all-confer­ ence in the CAAC-3 following the season. Boys* Basketball Second Team Nick Archer - Delton Kellogg: The Panthers struggled all season long, but sen­ ior captain Nick Archer’s motor never stopped running as he tallied more than 5 points and 5 rebounds per game. *’l don’t think we had more of a competi tor on this team, who just played his heart out." said Delton Kellogg head coach Mike Mohn. Jason Blain - Thomapple Kellogg: “The games we won. he kind of got us there."’ Trojan head coach Lance Laker said of his senior guard.. Blain shot 43-percent from the field this season, averaging 9.4 points. 4 rebounds. and 2 assists per game. Josh Bursiey - Maple Valley: A senior center and team captain, Buislcy was one of four Lions to average double digits in scor­ ing this season. He was second on the team with 11.4 points per game. He also led the team in rebounds with 9.2 per contest and earned all-SMAA honor­ able mention accolades in his third year as a varsity player at the Valley. Adam Gonser - Maple Valley: A senior guard. Gonser earned special mention hon­ ors in the SMAA. after leading the Lions in steals with 3.1 per night. Gonser finished second on the team in assists with 3.6 per game and fourth in scor­ ing 10.8 points per game. J J. Quick - Hastings: A senior guard who’s last name aptly describes the way he plays. Quick was second on the Saxons in scoring with 11.2 points per game this sea­ son. Quick did more than score the basketball. He also averaged 3.4 rebounds. 1.2 steals, and 1.4 assists per game, while knocking down 76-percent of his foul shuts. Andy Root - Maple Valley: The Lions* other big body down low. Root was third on the team in scoring with 11.2 points per game. He was second on the team, behind Bursiey. with 6.8 rebounds per game and shot 53.6-percent from the field for the sea­ son. Bryan Skedgell - Hastings: A tall junior forward in his second season with the Saxon varsity, he became a bigger part of the Hastings attack this year with 9.4 points per game. Skedgell also averaged 4.6 rebounds per game and shot 52-percent from the field. Isaac Thaler - Thomapple Kellogg: The Trojans’ senior center was the only Barry County eager to average a double­ double this season, tallying 1 i .8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. He wasn’t always the biggest man in the paint, but his strength and his smarts helped him earn second team all-conference hon­ ors in the O-K Gold. Alex Erickson Adam Lamphere Hastings' Steve Bolo (left) and Thornapple KtJIogg’s Ryan Sisson (right) both earned a place on the All-Barry County 2005-06 boys basketball first team, as well as a spot on ttie all-conference first team in the O-K Goto this winter. (Photo by Brett Bremer) WRESTLING, continued previous page---------------------------------------ing second behind Byron Center's Brent Mencarelli at 135 pounds. Brown concluded the season with a record of 32 wins and 21 losses. He placed third in the O-K Gold Conference at 145 pounds, and finished the 2005-06 season with a record of 38 wins and 10 losses. 152 Steve Case - Hastings: A junior. Case couldn't quite crack Lakewood's Cody Orszula for the top spot in the county, but placed fourth in the state at 152 pounds with a record of 47-5. Case was the O-K Gold Conference cham­ pion at his weight class, and placed third at both the individual district and regional tour­ naments to get to the individual slate finals. 160 Josh Kettle - Lakewood: Kettle, a junior, earned a spot in the Vikings’ division 2 indi­ vidual regional tournament by placing fourth 140 James Smith • Thornapple Kellogg: Smith ended his sophomore season with a record of 30 wins and 13 losses. One of the biggest of those 30 victories was a pin of Linden’s Sam Carsey in the team state quarterfinals that helped lhe Trojans to a 33-31 victory and a second straight appear­ ance in lhe division 2 semifinals. 145 Lee Selby - Hastings: A senior, Selby came up one win short of earning a trip to lhe individual regional tournament. 78ug 1 room. ‘BiniTtntree, Qd 1 Tree J * “’ONS «C0MMENDED valid Through April 2ooe. at the team’s district tourney. He saw his season end one win short of a spot in lhe state finals, with a record of 33-13 Kettle was the runner-up in lhe CAAC-3 at 160 pounds. Travis Young - Thomapple Kellogg: Young made his second appearance in the individual stale finals in 2006. after winning an individual district championship and plac­ ing third at the individual regional tourna­ ment. He was the O-K Gold Conference runnerup at 160 pounds, and finished the year with a record of 33-16. 171 Dennis Olson - Thornapple Kellogg: Olson concluded his junior season with a record of 25 wins and 19 losses. He finished third at the O-K Gold Conference tournament Feb. 6 by winning three consecutive matches in the consolation bracket. 189 Mike Morehouse - Hastings: Morehouse saw his senior season end just one win short of a state medal, after scoring a third place finish in the individual regional tournament at Comstock High School to cam a spot at the Palace. Morehouse was 36-18 on lhe season. He wrestled all over for the Saxons this season, placing fourth at the O-K Gold Conference tournament at 275 pounds. 215 Derrick Brock - Thomapple Kellogg: Brock was an individual state qualifier in his senior seasons with a record of 44 12. after winning an individual district title and placing fourth at lhe regional tournament He also was big for the Trojans in the divi­ sion 2 team tournament, pinning his opponent in both the quarterfinals against Linden and semifinals against Mason. 275 Mike Munjuy - Thomapple Kellogg: A pinched nerve in his arm ended Trojan senior Mike Munjoy's season one victory short of the medal stand at the individual stale finals. He finished the season with a record of 48-10. after winning individual district and regional championships. 1998 PLYM. NEON NICHLINE Auto., A/C, Runs Great!! 33 MPG gas mizer!!! nt HVTtRStvTiOW OF M-37 & M-43 otrfrice™ v W 33 hours: Moruwad. w apm; Tue., Thurs.. 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Four Lakewood Vikings made the first team, after the team kept their string of con­ secutive Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 championships alive and their 15th consecutive district title. In what had to be one of the toughest Class B regionals ever in lhe state of Michigan, the fourth ranked Vikings knocked off third ranked Hamilton before falling to lhe top ranked team in the state from Grand Rapids South Christian in the regional championship game under first-year head coach Christine Grunewald. It was a banner year for lhe Delton Kellogg girts as well, under new head coach Jack Maggclson. Maggelson is only new to Delton Kellogg. In his previous position he led Portage Northern to state title after slate title With his experience, the Panthers had a rare w inning season and earned their first win in a district tournament ever Hastings and Thomapple Kellogg had a tough time in one of the toughest leagues around, facing both the South Christian and Hamilton teams that were ranked in the top four in the state during lhe O-K Gold Conference season Girls’ Volley ball First Team Chelsea Brehm - Lakewood: In 3123 sel­ ling attempts in the 2005-06 season, the Vikings’ senior setter had just 15 errors. That’s the kind of performance one would expect out of an all-slate performer. Brehm finished her senior season with 1175 assists. 126 kills. 376 digs, and 73 aces. "Her altitude is positive and she’s mentally tough." added Lakewood head coach Christine Granewald. Alex Culbert - Delton Kelioj;" A senior. Culbert was the leader of lhe attack for the Delton Kellogg Panthers w ho had one of their program’s best seasons ever this winter. Culbert led the Panthers with 6.2 kills per game and 2.7 blocks. She was an all-KVA and all-region first-learner this season, and has been named third team all-state in Class B. Jessica Flaska - Thornapple Kellogg: The Trojan senior scored all-conference hon- NEW Portrait Choices! Black & White and Sepia / 25 PORTRAITS. another reason to ors m the O-K Gold for the thin! time this sea son. her second as a Thomapple Kellogg var­ sity captain. Flaska led the Trojans with 381 kills this season and 506 digs. She was also successful on 95 percent of her service attempts Amy Joostbems - I .akcwood: A star at Maple Valley her first two seasons. Joostbems made the move to the Lakewood school dis trict and was critical to the Vikings’ success in lhe front row this season. She finished the year with 397 kills and 123 blocks. “She’s consistent, smart, and hits a very hard balk" said Lakewood coach Christine Grunewald. Allison Oleson - Maple Valley: A senior outside hitler. Oleson led lhe Lions in kills this year with 375. and also had 152 aces. A solid defender as well. Oleson had 656 digs and made just 49 errors in 980 service receive attempts. She earned all-conference first-team honors in the SMAA (South) this season. Morgan Pennington - Lakewood: In her senior season. Pennington was second on the Viking team with 535 kills from her outside hitter position. She also had 242 digs, and 45 total blocks this year. “Morgan is a smart and effective outside hitter." said Lakeuood head coach Christine Grunewald. “She puts the ball away as well as can work it around the court." Stevie Spetoskey - Lakewood: “She’s a leader on and off lhe court, and works harder than any athlete I’ve coached." Viking head coach Christine Grunewald said of her allaround solid senior. Spetoskey closed her senior season at luikewood by leading the team in kills with 541 She was successful on 94-percent of her sen ice attempts, had 53 blocks, and 496 digs in her fourth year on the varsity. smile! (Jiris' Volleyball Second Team Melanie Forman - Lakewood: The Vikings couldn’t have asked for a better back­ up setter and all-around solid passer this sea­ son. Forman, a sophomore who’ll get her chance to step into the spotlight next season, had 332 assists this season to go along with 371 digs. 49 aces, and 135 kills. Jordan Haines - Delton Kellogg: Haines was strong up front for lhe Panthers this sea­ son finishing third on the team with 2.9 kills per game, lo go aiong with .93 blocks a game. A junior. Haines earned honorable mention all-conference honors in the Kalamazoo Valley Association this winter. Kaloc Hugo boom.- Delton Kellogg: The Panthers’ junior setter was all over lhe court for her team this season, averaging 13.8 assists per game. She also tallied 2.4 kills and * 2 blocks per game for the Panthers, and joined teammale Alex Culbert on first team all-KVA and all­ region teams. Alaina Mater - Maple Valley: The Lions’ junior setter had 729 assists this season, mak­ ing only 32 errors in 2.431 attempts. She also led her team in serves successfully sending over 96-pcrcent of her attempts while tally ing 122 aces. Mater also scored 68 kills and 160 digs this No Sitting Fees1 No Hidden Costs! One-Ox 13. two-8x10 s. lwo-5x,7X Fcw-3:5x5s OTiO 16- WoBets WAL-MART , Portrait studio One Week Only Pho’og'ophcr will bn available tTiew* da/s only Thursday, March 30 through Monday, April 3 Photographer Hours: 10am-7pm Hastings (West M43) i a Met.:*^ers of the 2005-06 All-Barry County varsity girts' volleyball first team from Thomapple Kellogg. Maple Valley, and Delton Kellogg are seniors Jessica Flaska. (from left), Allison Oleson, and Alex Culbert (Photo by Brett Bremer) season, and was named tr the all-SMAA (South) second team. Erica Peschel - Thomapple Kellogg: The Trojans junior middle hitler made things hap­ pen in front of the net for her team this win­ ter. Pcschel had 224 kills and 79 blocks for the Trojans. From lhe back of lhe court. Pcschel totaled 42 aces. Rebekah Raymond - Thomapple Kellogg: Raymond was second on the Trojan team this winter in kills, finishing behind teammate Jessica Flaska with 246. A team captain. Ray mond also did a solid job of keeping the ball off the floor, ending the year with 241 digs Katie Smoczynski - Delton Kellogg: An outside hitter. Smoczynski was second on the Delton Kellogg team this w inter with 3.1 kills per game. She also averaged I. I blocks per game. A senior. Smoczynski was named an hon­ orable mention performer ihis winter in lhe Kalamazoo Valley Association. Brandi Sutfin - Hastings: A senior left­ side hitler who also plays in lhe hack row for the Saxons. Sutfin was second on her team this season with 142 kills, to goHl*xnr with her 11 blocks and 17 aces. Saxon head couch Gina McMahon called Sutfin the best defensive player on her s-am. who could also do a solid job offensively of finding holes in lhe opponents defense. Jamie Van Bov en - Hastings: The Saxons' senior middle hitter led her team with 2(M kills and 87 total blocks. A captain, who earned all-conference hon­ orable mention status in lhe O-K Gold, she also connected on over 92-percent of her serves and smacked 55 aces over the course of the year. Amy Joostberns Resents Healthy Talks Topic of Discussion: Osteoarthritis • The difference between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis • How to manage pain with physical therapy intervention • How to incorporate exercise to help improve quality of life Our Therapy department will be presenting this educational forum at Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. on April 6, 2006 from 4:00pm-5:00pm Chelsea Brehm Refreshments uiCCbe seroeef Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, PC 840 Cook Rd. Hastings. MI 49058 Phone: 269-945-9520 Toll Free: 800-596-1005 Any questions please ask for Kristy @ exl: 3020 or Sara (ft' exl: 3031 Stevie Spetoskey �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. March 30. 2006 - Page 21 Saxons come out swinging Prime Time placed second this winter in the YMCA Co-ed volleyball leauge. Team members are Dar Leaf, Marcy Day, Kevin Beck, and Shawn Wemette. YMCA CO-ED VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS Ricky Mathis ripped a double to right field to lead off the lop of the first inning Tuesday at Maple Valley, to get the Saxon varsity boys’ baseball season started. Mathis would later score on a wild pitch, and Mike McPhillips and Jon Garret! knocked RBI’s in the first inning. The Saxons didn’t sit on their 3-0 lead, and went on for an 8-1 victory over the host Lions. “It is always good to start the season with a win." said Saxon head coach Marsh Evans, "and this first game was a good indicator to tell us what areas we need to work on. and what things we did well. Mathis got to lead off again in the second inning, and worked his way around the bases on a wild pitch, a steal, and a double steal which brought him (tome from third base. The Saxons increased their lead to 6-0 with two more runs in the third inning. After two strike-outs. Travis Taylor reached base after a strike three, passed bal'. Jackson Hoke was hit by a pitch and both runners moved up and score on a single by Austin Hurless. "We had many people contribute to this win and that is what it will take for us to be successful this season." said Evans. Hastings would add two more runs in the fourth inning. McPhillips drove a single to center field that brought Matt Teunessen and Jon Garrett home after they started the rally with a pair of walks. Maple Valley scored its only run in the bottom of the third on a fielder's choice. Both Evans and Lion head coach Bryan Carpenter thought their teams could have been able to have a couple more runs in the game. "We had opportunities, we just couldn’t get a hit with people on base.” said Carpenter. "We walked eight batters and five of them scored. We can learn from this and improve as the season goes on. We just can’t afford to give teams free runs." On the mound, the Saxons* Austin Hurless (1-0) earned the win. with Teunessen coming in to pitch the final three innings for the save. Hurless would allow only one un-camed run, strike out four and give up one infield hit. Teunessen would finish with five strike outs, allowing just a pair of singles in his time on the mound. Andrew Ashcraft threw five innings for the Lions, striking out nine Saxons. Garrett VanEngcn. Ashcraft, and Adam Gonser had lhe three Lion hits. Hastings opened its home schedule by hosting Plainwell in a double-header on Wednesday afternoon, and will resume play after spring break. The Lions were back in action Tuesday afternoon against Lakewood The Vikings scored a 12-2 victory over the Lions in Vermontville, putting ten runs on the board in the fourth inning "Our defense really let us down in the fourth inning, and allowed them to have a big inning." said Carpenter. The Lions made eight errors in the game, and seven came in the fourth inning. "You can’t do that against poor teams, let alone a quality team like Lakewood." Carpenter hopes his boys will learn something from the Vikings. “They know what they have to do to put pressure on a team and make them field the ball and make the plays. That’s what Lakewood did to us. and wc just weren’t up to the task. Wc will work harder and get there." The Vikings had just six hits in the game. Maple Valley had four, led by a pair of dou­ bles for Kersjcs and two RBI. Gonser and Rusty Harris had the other two Maple Valley hits. The Lions will head to Pensacola. Florida over the spring break week to get a chance to practice four or five hours a day. and work on the things they need to improve on. Lion girls’ get season started at SVSU Saxons shut down Lions in softball opener Saxon varsity softball coach Dennis Beecham couldn't remember ever having a team not commit an error in a double header, let alone a team playing such solid defense in a season opener. The Saxons were nearly perfect in sweep­ ing both games at Maple Valley Tuesday night to begin lhe 2006 season. Katie Kerr pitched a complete game in the opener, holding the Lions hitlcss through the first six innings, as Hastings earned a 9-2 vic­ tory. Kurr had six strikeouts and walked only one while giving up just three hits. The Hastings defense made a few impressive plays with its gloves as well to help out their starting pitcher. The Saxons batters pounded out 13 hits in the game. Kelly Vincent led the attack with four hits and two runs scored. Brandi Sutfin and Sophie Stavale had three hits and two RBI apiece anJ Cammy Earl also collected two hits and two RBI for lhe Lady Saxons. In the second game Erica Swartz picked up where Kurr left off on lhe mound for the Saxons. She did not allow a hil in the game that was shortened by darkness with lhe Saxons up 10-0. Swartz struck out five Maple Valley hitlers while walking two in leading her learn to the victory. The Saxons were again active with the bats as they had eight hits in the game. The first inning featured a trifecta as Sutfin. Vincent and Katie Kendall each had triples to enable lhe Saxons to jump out to an early 4-lead. Sutfin and Vincent each finished with two hits and two RBI in lhe game. Kendall also had two RBI Hastings hosted Plainwell for a double header on Wednesday and will be off until after spring break. Dead Frogs won first place tn the YMCA Co-ed volleyball league this win­ ter. Team members are (front from left) Kelsey Howell, Krista Sheldon, Brenda Dawe, (back) Justin Lipsey. Dan Potter, The Maple Valley varsity girls’ track and field team finished third in the division 3 indoor track meet at Saginaw Valley State University last Thursday. The Lions finished with 75 points in the 13-evcnt. 16-team, meet. Freeland took the championship with 86.5 points and Ubly was second with 82.5. Lauren Pierce had the top individual fin­ ish of the day for the Lions, placing second in the long jump with a leap of 15 feet 6.5 inches Freeland’s Ellen Shulz took the top spot in the event by sailing 15-9. Pierce was also one of two Lions to place in the top eight in the 400-mctrr dash. She was fourth in 1 minute 6.88 seconds, just behind teammate Dhani Tobias who crossed the finish line in 1:06.15. Danielle Christensen also placed in a pair of individual events for Maple Valley. She was third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 10.39 seconds, and was fifth in the shot put with a throw of 29-6. Teammate Kay leigh Browne was fourth in the shot put with a mark of 31 -10.5. Browne was a state qualifier last year in the shot put. after winning the champi­ onship at the Lions’ Division 3 regional meet hosted by Laingsburg. Christensen was a state qualifier in the 300-mclcr inter­ mediate hurdles a year ago and just missed going to state in the 100-metcr hurdles. Stacey Fassett tied for third place in the pole vault for Maple Valley by clearing 9'. and in the only other field event of the meet Jenny Ellison was fifth for the Valley in the high jump. She cleared 4-10. Lions finished in the top six in every’ running event with the exception of the 60meter dash. Kristen Hummel was fourth in the 1600-metcr run (6:16.93). Erin Shoemaker sixth in the 3200-metcr run (13:59.19), and Amy Tobias sixth in the 800-meter run (2:51.25). Maple Valley finished second in the 800metcr relay (1:57.01) behind Bad Axe. and second in the 1600-mcter relay (4:31.17) behind Ubly. The Lions were fifth in the 3200-metcr relay with a time of 1 i :23.35. Behind the Lions in the team standings Bad Axe totaled 56 points. Charlevoix 39. Ovid-Elsie 29. Central Montcalm 25.5. Gladwin 24. Swan Valley 22, Hemlock 19.5. Merrill 13. Atherton 11. Bentley 9. Durand 8. 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YTEEN C&AICS CRUISERS Seims Kreak Telit TUESDAY, APRIL 4™- 2006 BUS LEAVES AT 1:00 PM AND WILL RETURN AT 4:00PM Activities arc NOT included Activities Available: Go-Karts. Arcade. Rock Wall, and Laser Lag April 3 - Open Swim 12:00-3:00 PM, Open Gym 12:00-4:00 PM. Pool Tournament 1:003:00 PM 'April 4 - Middle School Trip to Craig's Cruisers 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM April 5 - Elementary Day at Teen Center 12:00-4:00 PM, l-MAX Spring Break Trip Parents must accompany children, Ping Pong. Air Hockey. Foosball, Pool and Pizza will be available. Open Swim 12:00-3:00 PM. Open Gym 12:004:00 PM.' Friday, April 7th l-Max 3-D Movie: DEEP SEA 3-D Fee: ®14 Includes: transportation, movie, pop & popcorn Departure Time: 3:30 pm from High School Parking Lot Return Time: 6:30 pm to High School Parking Lot For information and registration inquire at the TEEN CENTER. Registration deadline: Monday, April 3rd YMCA OF BARRY COUNTY P.O. Box 252 • Hastings, Michigan 49058 (269) 945-4574 Web site: www.ymcaofbarrycounty.org I 4 � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-04-06.pdf c81e2eb4d75ad7d2dc9c8fad57306610 PDF Text Text U.S. Senate candidate to speak at dinner We must define free speech more clearly Spring Sports announce teams See Story on Page 3 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 20 -23 TP- — —1 ■ Im S HASTINGS PU3UC LIBRARY 12ISCHURCHST HASilHGS Ml 490M1M] Hastings Thursday. April 6, 2006 VOLUME 153. No 14 PRICE 53C Deb Hatfield hired to assist in community development First Friday set for noon April 7 Dr. Lynne Haley will be guest speaker on the topic of affirmative action (he next First Friday program at noon April 7. Her presentation is prompted by the so-called “Civil Rights Initiative " ballot proposal that is likely to face Michigan voters in November. The proposition essentially threatens to eliminate affirnutive action policies and practices. A retired dentist. Haley trained at the University of Michigan. She and her husband of nearly 50 years have lived in Calhoun County since 1979. She has been a business woman for 25 years, practicing dentistry until her retirement, then operating LHJ Services, a property management business. Her interest in her community led her to serve three terms on Marshall's Board of Education, serving her last two terms as its president. She holds memberships in both the Marshall and Battle Creek Chamoers of Commerce, and has served Marshall's chamber as its chair. Haley also serves on the Glowing i Embers Girl Scout Board and is chair of the Barry, Branch. Calhoun Workforce Investment Board. Haley was the Democratic candidate for 62nd State House, running against a first term incumbent. The First Friday series, founded by Jim and Bea Pino in 1989. is held on the first Friday of every month at the Barry County Democratic Party’s Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. Legislative Coffee canceled Monday The next Legislative Coffee program, I scheduled for 8 a.m. Monday, April 10 . at the MiddleVilla Restaurant on M-37 in Middleville, has been canceled. The legislators are unable to attend. The next Legislative Coffee will be at 8 a.m. Monday. May 8. at the County Scat Restaurant. Scheduled to appear are State Senator Patty Birkholz; State Representative Gary Newell; and Rick I Truer, representing Third District Congressman Vera Ehlers (R-Grand Rapids). They will discuss recent issues and take up any concerns constituents may wish to talk about A straw vnte will be taken at the end of the session to give legislators feed­ back on the issues discussed. The Legislative Coffee scries is spon­ sored by the Barry County Chamber of Commerce. The public is welcome to attend. Deb Hatfield, new Community Development Specialist and assistant to Community Development Director Daryle Benjamin-Forbes. Hastings resident Deb Hatfield started her first day on the job as assistant to Community Development Director Daryle BenjaminForbes Monday. Hatfield replaces Lauren Krucr-Driscoll who left the job to relocate with her husband. Hatfield comes to the city with 16 years experience at Main S’rvCt Savings Bank as a former officer in charge of retail and market­ ing. “Marketing and public relations were two of the main areas 1 worked in for the bank... it’s interesting because I started out in the bank at this location and now I am back here, so my fingers arc well trained to this address.” she said with a smile. Hatfield will put her marketing and public­ relation skills to work in her new full time position. “My job is to assist Dary le in all of her functions as she works with the city boards, the Hastings incubator, and the marketing and public relation functions of the city both with­ in the city and with outside areas. Our pri­ mary focus is on pursuing grants for improve­ ments within the city, for local business grants, we also work to attract new business to the city while working with local arts groups and new projects such as the new library." Right now Hatfield said, the office is hard at work developing and reviewing the data related to the Comprehensive Community Plan “We are working with JJR. a firm out of Grand Rapids, that assists in community planning, and have held multiple round table meetings to get feedback from the public as to which direction we want Hastings to move into” she said. ”1 ha: is a big project for tlie city.” Other projects. Hatfield said, include the sidewalks. The city is busy mapping the exist­ ing walks to see which ones need replacing and where sidewalks need to be added. “We are also developing tne Farmer’s Market site by Tydcn Park.” she said. “We are looking to upgrade the area with better signs, advertisement, and bringing electricity to the site. In the long term the plan would be to be able to have a more permanent structure to be able to hold the market rain or shine." Hatfield also said concerning parks and recreation, creating a m» ve i ahesive .rail sys­ tem in town is in the works. “We arc looking at where we need more trails and possible connecting them to county trail systems." she said. Benjarnin-Forbcs said Hatfield brings high levels of leadership and enthusiasm to the table. She said Hatfield has been very involved as chairperson on the Local Development Finance Authority (LDFA) and the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA I. Hatfield said in addition to being involved in the LDFA and BRA for over eight years, she also participated in the developers’ forum in the past which focused on the possible redevelopment of certain areas in town. “She has high levels of leadership and See HATFIELD, page 7 I See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Thousands apply for 38 jobs at ethanol plant in Woodbury by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Hundreds of people came in person to Lakewood High School cafeteria and thousbnds of other, on line to apply for th'approximately 38 new positions Monday at the US Bio Energy ethanol facility on M-66 in Woodbury . Barry County and Ionia County Michigan Works! coordinated the seven-hour fair. The plant, which expects to be in operation by August, was looking to fill jobs in main­ tenance. grain receivers, lab. environmental health and safety, and operations. Job seekers were asked to fill out applica­ tions for each of the positions for which they were applying. They could learn more about the different jobs by visiting the four class­ rooms where company personnel talked and answered questions. Some applicants were dressed very profes­ sionally in a suit and tie*, others were more casual with jeans and work boots. Many of the applicants were from the Lakewood area, people who have been laidoff. downsized or arc irt fear of losing their jobs to outsourcing. Several Lakewood custo­ dians applied for a position. Other local appli­ cants were hoping to find a position closer to home so they didn’t have to drive to Lansing or Grand Rapids each day. One Lakewood Board of Education member filled out an application. According to the US Bio literature, the company believes its values of honesty, hard work. family and giving back arc shared by its shareholders and by the local farmers who deliver com to its plants and purchase dis­ tillers grains to feed to their livestock. “The Woodbury site was chosen lately due to the plentiful supply of -om. natural gas and easy access to the railroad ami surround­ ing community. The plant will produce 45 million gallons of ethanol and 136.000 ton* o r dried distillers grains. In order to mee. those production levels, it will consume around 16 See JOBS, page 3 Comprehensive community plan 8-hour meeting slated Two blood drives slated next week Red Cross blood drives will be held next week in Middleville and Nashville. One will be Thursday. April 13. at the Muliberry Fore Golf Courses. 955 Main. Nashville, from I to 6:45 p.m. The other will be from I to 6:45 p.m. Friday. April 14. at the Middleville/Thornapplc Twp Emergency Services. 128 High St. Blood collections in Michigan arc fol­ lowing the curve of spring temperatures: soaring up then down in a struggle to shake the winter blues. Cuircmly. the 60-county Great lutkes Region of the American Red Cross has about a four day supply of the most pos­ itive blood types. But supplies of Type O-negative — the universal donor — arc critically low. with less than a day on the shelves. A three-day supply is consid- Nicole Brown (left) from US Bio and Jennie Pettengill from Michigan Works! sort through the dozens of applications for the new jobs. You can ring my bell Kim Domke (nght). handbell instructor, shows Thornapple Manor resident Lucy Heckman a few pointers during a visit by local handbell ringers last week. Domke leaches the musical skill a. Grace Lutheran Church and she and her Clapper Kids" group decided to pay a visit and regale the residents with melodies. by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Hastings City Planning Commission has scheduled an extensive planning session for 3 p.m. Monday. May 1. to work up the comprehensive community plan. Commission members mulled over issues over balancing increasing development and growth with quality of life Monday evening. Targeted as areas to focus on in the develop­ ment of the comprehensive community plan were possible development of the river and riverside, where commercial growth should be located in the city, how to promote quality of life offerings, and exploring non-tradilional land uses. The commission has been collecting public­ input and information from bordering town­ ships over the past several months in prepara­ tion for creating a comprehen>ive community plan. More than 300 people in the communi­ ty have been consulted as a result of mobile meetings held in the past couple of months, said Hastings Community Development Director Daryle Benjamin-Forbes. The comprehensive community plan dif­ fers from a master plan in that the latter is a sort of bare bones approach to zoning and development, but a community plan takes into account public desires, quality of life issues and the general “feel" of the city should grow in The commission’s job now. she said Monday, is to take the information and feed­ back from the public and. working with JJR urban planner Connie Diamond, create the plan. That creation, she said, would require an extensive planning meeting that both she and City Manager Jeff Mansfield could sec taking eight or so hours to complete. “These arc big questions." said Mansfield. “These discussions are ones that are going to take some time." "You are talking about an eight-hour meet­ ing?" asked chair person Dave Jaspersc. “That’s what Jeff and 1 thought.” said Benjam i n - Forbes. The purpose of Monday's meeting Benjamin-Forbes said was not to answer questions, but to get a feel for how broad and big the project was and to start identifying important questions to focus on during the eight-hour planning meeting. Benjamin-Forbes invited the commission to gather around the city’s land use maps and said once they start discussion they would see the scope of some of the questions raised con­ cerning the community plan. Benjamin-Forbes said two lop issues in the public’s opinion were quality of life and eco­ nomic and job opportunity . “We have intensive growth coming at us.” she said. “(One of the questions we need to ask ourselves) is do we as a city want to cap­ ture more of the residential development inside the city limits?" Commissioner Elizabeth Forbes said yes. Mansfield said the next question was then why the commission would want to capture more residential development, and what kind See PLAN, page 2 �Page 2 - Thursday. April 6. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page cred safe and adequate for meeting ongoing and emergency needs, with five-to-seven days considered optimal. The Great Lakes Region needs about 3,500 people a week to volunteer to donate blood to maintain a strong biood inventory for patients in nearly 70 Michigan hospi­ tals. Statistics show that while 97 percent of people will need a blood transfusion in their lifetime, just 5 percent of people ever step forward to give blood. Blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in good general health. The process of giving blood takes about an hour and can help save up to three lives. Meals on Wheels kickoff planned The Barry County Meals on Wheels Walkathon kickoff and spaghetti dinner will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday. April 28. at 320 West Woodlawn. Hastings. Walkathon participants are invited to bring their team .members to receive Walkathon pledge sheets and details about the fund-raiser. A goodwill offering for tire dinner is appreciated. Hastings library gruundbreaking set for May 19 The Hastings Public Library Board has announced the groundbreaking for the new library will take place on Friday. May 19. Library Board President Brenda Tcegardin made the announcement at the Hastings City Council meeting Monday. March 27. "Tbe whole board and library suff BfC extremely excited to have this date, as it has been a long time coming.” Teegardin said. “Since fund-raising ended in August, sever­ al hours of work have gone into cementing the plans for the building.” Mark Schmitke, the project architect from Design Works and Jeff Arlington of Christman Construction have been working with the board and project implementation team to finalize aspects to prepare the bid The Library Board and Communications Committee are working to plan a festive celebratory event for Friday. May 19, to recognize the steering committee chairs, businesses and community members who raised the money to build the new library, said Teegardin. The library fund-raising project began in 1999 to meet the needs of the community. The new library will be 20,000 square feet and have designated areas for children, teens and adults as well as community. Tbe new library is incorporating several green aspects tc if e building to be sustainable. Hearing on arsenic to be rescheduled Yankee Springs Township has rescheduled the April 17 public hearing on ways to con­ trol arsenic in the water supply to Tuesday. April 25. The township has changed engineering firms working on this problem and the new firm Fleis and Vandcnbrink wish to discuss other methods of bringing the arsenic levels under the federal guidelines than just a filtra­ tion system. The public hearing will begin at 6 p.m. in tbe township hall. Road work near Lake 0 to start The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to start work Monday. April 3. to repair approximately seven miles of M-66 (South State Road) from the Barry/Ionia county line to Portland Avenue, near 1-96. Traffic will be maintained via flag con­ trol al all times. M-DOT officials said the estimated $507,000 project will extend the service life of this road by several years. “It continues a commitment by M-DOT and the Granholm Administration to create jobs, improve quality of life, and provide the highest quality transportation services for Michigan residents.” a spokesperson said. The project is expected to be completed by the end of next month. Trail Association to meet April 12 The monthly meeting of the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday. April 12. at the Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard St in Delton. Everyone is welcome. The North Country National Scenic Trail is one of the nation's premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4,600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links scenic, natural, recreational, historic and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s. it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2.000 miles arc completed and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service, in cooperation with many public agencies, private organizations and landowners across seven northern States. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS, plays a lead­ ing role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain it. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. Lenten luncheon series will resume The annual Lenten luncheon series in Hastings continues today, Thursday, April 6. a! the Hastings First Presbyterian Church, and all interested people are wel­ come to attend. Sponsored by the Hastings Area Ministerial Association, the series will be held every Thursday during Lent. The annual series offers an opportunity for informal fellowship and worship with area Christians from various denominations. The speaker today is the Rev. Clayton Garrison, of the Hastings Assembly of God. Next week's speaker for the final event in the series is the Rev. Kathy Brown, of First United tylethodist Church, i Land. Ito« fax-wilVgmiW) » • noon in the church's Leason Sharpe Hall, followed by a brief worship service in tbe sanctuary. Area pastors will take turns bringing the message each week. The service usually concludes at 1 pjn. to accommodate people who have to return to work. The church is located at 231 S. Broadway. Baby-sitting class set in Woodland The American Red Cross and the Barry County MSU Extension 4-H program will have baby-sitting classes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 15 and 29, both Saturdays, at the Woodland Township Hall. Each participant is to bring a doll or a stuffed animal to the first class to practice baby care. The class is open to youth 11 to 15 years of age. Participants will learn how to pro­ vide safe child care of children of,all ages, conflict resolution and basic first aid and critical emergency action skills. All participants who complete the eight hours of training will receive a Red Cross Baby-sitting Certification Card. The cost of the class is $25. A snack will be provided. To register, call Kathy Walters Surratt at the MSU Extension Office, 269-945-1388 by April 12. The minimum number of youth needed to hold this class is 12. The cast and crew of “Sugar" have been rehearsing at the Barry County Commission of Aging in preparation for this year’s Thomapple Players musical. Thornapple Players plan to do ‘Sugar” at Central Elementary by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The cast and crew of the Thornapplc Players are hard at work bringing one "hot" show to the Central Auditorium Stage April 27. 28. 29 and 30 The 1959 Billy Wilder film classic. "Some Like It Hot." starring Jack Lemon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe, will be trans­ formed to the musical, "Sugar." When Joe (Ken Smith) and Jerry (Doug Acker.) two penniless, unemployed musicians in depression era Chicago witness a mob slay­ ing in a downtown parking garage, they become the target of a gangland manhunt and take it on the lain. To get out of Chicago fast they take jobs with Sweet Sue (Laura Soule) and her Society Syncopaters. an all-girl band. Joe and Jerry rise to the challenge, transform themselves into Josejihine and Daphne and head to the tropics of Miami and out of reach of the mob (or so they think). On the way they meet blonde bombshell. Sugar Kane (Angie Seeber) the band’s singer/ukulcle player, and begin a bidding war for Sugar’s affection. Will Sugar fall for Joe or Jerry , or will she tell all to her new girlfriends. Daphne and Josephine? The story unfolds in a hilarious series of mistaken identities and multiple per­ sonalities as Joe and Jerry try to keep their secret (and their lives) safe. The cast under musical director Forrest Evans is learning the tunes by the incompara­ ble Jule Stync. Also in the cast arc Gene Greenfield as Sir Osgood Fielding. Jeff Knaiz as Bienstock, Rich Furlong as Spats Palazzo. Franklin White as Knuckles Norton and Jason Roper as Dude. The members of the girl band arc Rosemary Anger as Dolores. Leslie Guernsey as Olga, Cloe Oliver as Mary Lou. Gabriella Kellogg as Rosella. Tricia Haight as Emily. Sarah Lepak as Rachel. Tawny Roper as Helen anti Margaret Hollenbeck as Dorothy. The Gangsters arc Terry Dennison. Lynne Fisher. Barb Pruden. Aaron Russeli and Terri PLAN, continued from page 1------------------------------------------------ :-----of development the commission, representing the city, wanted to sec. He said low density housing generally does not bring in more rev­ enue gathered from taxes vs. the cost of serv­ ices provided by the city, including utilities, but also fire and police protection costs. "Should we in our future land use plan have an R-2 in the city?” asked BenjaminForbes. “Our land use map is pretty standard. If we want more dense residential, (the ques­ tion becomes) where do we want it?" Commissioner James Wiswell said. "I think there should be housing that is fairly dense because most of our population cannot afford houses costing more than $150,000. It would take 20 years to sell off housing with bigger lots than that... so while I think rural residential is nice (it would take forever to sell them).’’ “If we want higher density residential, not just where but how?” asked BcnjaminForbes. “If we agree on more high density residential, then we need to figure out where it makes the most sense- if we agree that we want it.” . Commissioner Sylvia Treadwell asked if the condos on the river in Middleville were selling and what they were selling for. Benjamin-Forbes said they were selling well at between $185,000 and $225,000. with four additional units being built. Wiswell said he hated to see the commis­ sion get caught up in the terminology of high density housing because. “We arc already high density." Benjamin-Forbes said about where to develop, perhaps it should not be targeted on undeveloped, but land developed and perhaps out of use. She said they heard overwhelmingly from the public that what was important was qual­ ity of life issues. "What is it that we can and should do that when we are marketing (to people looking to move into the city) what's going tc make them choose to live inside the city vs. live outside the city?” She said in feedback from local manufac­ turing plants, they learned time and time again that many of the mid-upper level work­ force was commuting and choosing not to live in the city. She said they asked why. consid- Bernard Society to meet Monday The Bernard Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. April 10. at the Delton Kellogg Middle School library. This month's speaker is Tammy Pennington, executive director of the Barry County Commission on Aging. She will give an update on senior services, as well as let people know what services are available for families. The Society’s Board of Directors will meet al 6:15 p.m. that evening. Schray. The chorus and extras arc Doug Hart. Valone Hurless. Janine and Mike Kasinsky, Justin Suntken and Carol Swanson. Carol Satterly is the director, with Norma Jean Acker producing the show with the help of assistant producer Kim Butler Dennison. Doug Acker and Satterly arc responsible for choreography and arc using the Gower Champion choreography as inspi­ ration. Amy Parish and Bob Dickinson arc respon­ sible for lights and sound for this production. Carol Svihl is the house manager and Linda Curtis is doing publicity and advertising. Performances of “Sugar" arc at 7 p.m. Thursday. Friday and Saturday. April 27. 28 and 29. and the matinee is al 2 p.m. Sunday. April 30. Tickets arc $7 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and students. This production may not be suitable for young children. Parents with noisy children will be asked to leave the auditorium. Work progressing at ethanol plant The US Bio Superior Com ethanol construction site in Woodbury is a busy place getting the facility ready for August production. The process requires many steps from cooking the field corn to fermentation and distillation. One of the byproducts of the ethanol production is dried distillers grains (DDG; which are used for livestock feed This picture shows part of the dryers for the DDG. (Photo by Helen Mudry) -ring the price of gas. "The middle management folks arc not choosing to live here." she said. "Th? number one reason and perception is thai we do not have good schools.” she said. "But you look at our test scores and that is just not true. Our scores arc good and they are going up.” She said many of them said ’hey were going to Caledonia schools, for instance, because they have huge ixw cutting edge facilities with a high tech campus. This. she said, gives the perception that students there arc getting a better education, but f you looked at test scores in comparison tc local scores you could see that is not true. The commission members talked ibout what they could do to promote the schools. They also talked about other amenities needing promotion that were considered qual­ ity of life issues, including not only good schools but the cinema, grocery stores, down­ town business, the new library and outdoor recreation. Results from mobile meeting survey showed an overwhelming amount of the citiy’s population is interested in sports and outdoor recreation. When asked if the public had leisure time and how did they spend it. 48% cited sports and outdoor recreation; 25% cited travel, dining and entertainment; 25% spent time on bobbies, with 2% spending time on civic activities. "We do see more demand for recreation and parks, perhaps an ice skating rink in the winter. We heard that a lol." said BenjaminForbes. "We do have enough high maintenance parks." said Mansfield. Survey results indicated jobs and the econ­ omy were top concerns the public wanted focus on in the community plan. When asked in the survey what Hastings must look like after a sucessful comprehensive community plan is implemented. 27% chose jobs and economy. 13% said focus should be on civic programs and infrastructure, 9% on recre­ ation. 8% cited preserving small town charac­ tor, 7% wanted downtown focus, 6% cited schools and youth. 4% chose housing. 3% traffic improvements, and 2% the Thomapple River. Wiswell said he thiMight the commission should look first at commercial and industrial jobs and then look at residential issues. Benjamin-Forbes said in regards to grow­ ing industry, service and high tech jobs arc the ones developing now and in the future. She said local major employers had concerns about the workforce and noted that it was hard to find good employees, especially ones who would show up on time and havc a good See PLAN, page 7 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 6 2006 - Page 3 Area state reps want fund boost for public safety Michigan House Republicans have announced a proposal intended to safeguard local police and firefighter jobs through state revenue sharing increases to protect people in communities across Michigan. State Reps. Rick Jones of Eaton Count; and Gary Newell (R-Saranac) have co-spon­ sored a bill to increase state revenue sharing payments to local governments by $20 mil­ lion. giving Michigan communities tbe opportunity to earn at least a 2 percent increase. Jones is former Eaton County Sheriff and Newell is former commander of the Michigan State Police. Hastings post. Newell represents all of Barry County and more than half of Ionia County in the 87th District. Both lawmakers indicated Gov. Jennifer Granholm has not recommended any increase for the last three budgets. She has done so because of the serious budget crisis. "For Barry, Eaton and Ionia counties, homeland security means protecting the jobs that keep us safe every day.” said Jones. RGrand Ledge. ’As a former sheriff. I know that police and fire officials arc remarkable public servants who rely on revenue sharing to fund their equipment and training. Increasing revenue sharing protects jobs and protects cur people." Newell, a longtime proponent of increas­ ing public safety revenue sharing for local communities, said in a prepared press release. “Our local cities, villages and towns rely on revenue sharing dollars to pay for critical services like police and fire protection. During the upcoming appropriations process. Republicans will work hard to ensure this revenue sharing increase is among our lop priorities. We need help from our local lead­ ers though. I ask local government officials to fight with us in communicating how impor­ tant it is io receive a revenue sharing increase. Working together, we can get the funding that our local communities desper­ ately need." Jones and Newell arc asking local govern­ ment officials to join House Republicans in supporting the plan. Newell says if they speak together w ith one concerted voice dur­ ing the appropriations process. The proposal will more likely gel signed into law. Communities use revenue sharing funds to pay for essential services such as police and fire protection. The Michigan Legislature will begin the process of allocating state revenues in the coming weeks. DEQ encourages homeowners not to burn leaves Department of Environmental Quality­ Director Steven E. Chester is reminding homeowners to demonstrate environmental stewardship as they begin spring yard cleanup. Leaf burning creates air pollution, con­ tributes to health problems and is illegal in many Michigan cities and communities. Chester encourages the use of composting or mulching yard waste as a safe, healthy alter­ native for Michigan residents to use. The smoke and ash produced by leaf burn­ ing releases fine particles, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons into the air. These pollu­ tants contain toxic, irritants, and carcinogenic compounds that are unhealthy to breathe, and may be dangerous for children and adults with allergies, asthma, or hean disease. Though leaves and yard waste cannot be sent to a landfill, mulching and composting are easy. safe, and environmentally sound ways to manage most yard waste. The easiest option is to simply mow over leaves with a lawnmower to chop them into fine mulch. When left on a lawn, the mulch provides a number of needed nutrients for the grass that will keep it looking healthy. Many areas have municipal composting programs, and local city, township, or county Department of Public Works offices can explain how they dispose of leaves and other yard waste. If a community docs not have a yard waste program, residents arc encouraged to review the following information available from the DEQ: • A one-pagc brochure titled “Open Burning Regulations in Michigan” is avail­ able. Go to www.michigan.gov. deqair and select "Open Burning Information" listed under Spotlight. • DEQ's Home Composting brochure and other alternatives to burning arc also found in the "Open Burning Information' Web page • Or contact the DEQ Environmental Assistance Center at ’ -800-662-9278 In communities where burning is allowed, permits arc required to bum leaves or brush. If leaf burning is allowed, homeowners are reminded to obtain a permit before burning, and to make sure the fire is in a location where it w ill not cause any damage U.S. Senate candidate to speak at GOP Lincoln dinner May 19 by Jon Gamber ’ Staff Writer The annual Easter egg hunt, scheduled this year for Saturday afternoon, April 15, at the middle school, will include prizes such as bikes. Easter egg hunt will be April 15 The Hastings chapter of the Jaycees will have their annual Easter egg hunt Saturday afternoon. April 15. at the Hastings Middle School (South Field). Children up to the ages of 12 who are BarryCounty residents arc invited to participate. There will be four age groups (0-3. 4-6. 7-9 and 10-12). The hunt will begin promptly at I p.m. (registration will begin at noon). Each child will receive a goody bag after the hunt and those who register will be eligi­ ble for prizes given away during drawings. Last year' prizes included bikes, wagons, footballs, basketballs and more. Registration forms arc available prior to the event, by visiting the website at www.hastingsjaycess.org or they can be picked up at Chicago Title. MainStreet Savings Bank (Main Branch) and Sand Ridge Bank (Main Branch). Once again, there will be face painting, special guest appearances and photos with the Easter Bunny. For more information please call Jackie Barry at 269-838-3185. The Jaycees have made an impact in this community since 1939 when the Hastings chapter w-s founded. It is a non-profit com­ munity service organization for young people ages 21-40 who arc interested in developing leadership skills while providing services to the community. For information about the Hastings Jaycees. contact Scott Chipman. chairman of the board, al 616-945-9981 or visit the web site. Property owners to press on in PUD legal action against city by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Six property owners involved in a dispute with the City of Hastings arc on hold while the Michigan Court of Appeals hears their case. The six properties arc located at 117 S. Market St.. 120 S. Washington. 130 S. Washington St.. 521 W. Court St.. 529 W. Court St. and 535 W. Court St. The property owners have requested the parcels be rezoned 3-2 General Business, but the city, acting on the March 6 recommenda­ tion of the Planning Commission, denied their request. The properties originally zoned R-2. One Family Residential, until the City Council adopted the recommendation of the Planning Commission and rezoned the prop­ erties as the Court Street PUD (Planned Unit Development), as part of the city's master plan. Barry County Circuit Judge "ames Fisher ruled the properties were not < PUD and instructed both parties to meet again to attempt to resolve their differences. Jan Martin, one of the property owners, said the city is acting illegially in trying to rezone the property with a PUD designation because the law states only the property ow ner can apply for a PUD. “They do not own the property and there­ fore." she said, "they can not legally desig­ nate it as a PUD." Martin said if the Appeals Court denies their appeal, the group still will have the option of further legal action and. in her opin­ ion. will continue to seek legal redress. "I have been told by ^number of attorneys that what the city-iff floing is illegal." Mkttfr said. "For one thing, they arc tying all of our properties together and dictating that we have to sell everything as one large unit, which they arc ruling is a PUD.” Martin said she has heard she and other property owners arc acting only out of greed. “I guess 1 would ask those people, if they had property and were given an opportunity to sell it as residential or commercial, which would they choose?" Martin said her oiggest problem with what the city is doing, is there seems to be no sys­ tem of checks and balances to question their actions. “They seem to be above the law. because they can make the law." The Rev. Keith Butler, candidate lor U. S Senate, will be t’ie keynote speaker at the Barry County Republican Party's anual Lincoln Day Dinner at Middle Villa Inn Friday evening. May 19 Rev. Butler began his afffiliation with the Rcpublic^.ii Party in 1982 while he was a stu­ dent at the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. He attended the Republican National Convention held in Detroit that year and became a strong supporter of President Ronald Reagan and his conservative philoso­ phy. Rev. Butler, paraphrasing. Reagan, said at the time. “I did not leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me.” One of Rev. Buller's first political volun­ teer experiences was on the 1982 campaign of Richard Headlee. candidate for Michigan governor. Rev, Butler was given the assign­ ment of developing and writing the Urban Communications Plan for Headlec's cam­ paign. Rev. Butler ran for precinct delegate and won in 1984. In that same year, he was appointed to be the Stale Chairman for Blacks for Reagan/Bush. Two years later. Butler served as statewide director of the Urban Coalition for Bill Lucas during his campaign for govcf r. He was also selected one of Five Outstanding Michiganians in 1988 by the Michigan Junior Chamber of Commerce. In 1989. Buller was elected to the Detroit City Council with 43 percent of the votes, representing 105.000 of the total voles cast. Eighty-eight percent of the residents of Detroit identified thcmschcs as Democrats and Butler was the first known Republican to hold a city council seat in Detroit since before World War 11 Buller served on the National Platform Committee for the Republican Party in 1992, assisting other party members in drafting the language for the party platform. President George H. W. Bush also selected him to be deputy chair of the Republican National Convention and at the convention. Rev. Buller delivered the introductory speech for then Congressman Newt Gingrich. Butler also served as a member of the Michigan Republican Stale Committee. He is the founding pastor of Word of Faith Iniernatioal Christian Center Church in Southfield, a 21.000-member congcrcgation. His ministry employs more lhan 200 workers and he manages an annual operating budget of more than $30 million. Keith Butler A graduate of the University of MichiganDearborn campus. Butler completed his theo­ logical studies at Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Okla. He also has an hon­ orary Doctor of Divinity degree in theological studies from Canada Christian College. Butler is the author of “Reviving the American Spirit — a Strategy of Hope for the 21 st Century.” Butler has been married for 29 years to his wife. Deborah, and they have three children, who now serve with them in the ministry. The Lincoln Day Dinner will commence with a social hour at 5:30 p.m.. with dinner following. Tickets arc $30 and may be pur­ chased by contacting the Barry County Republican Committee at 945-8903. Mark Englerth at 838-1289 or Brian Reynolds at 945-3668. Englerth said anyone interested in become actively involved in the Lincoln Day Dinner or other Barry County Republican activities, is encouraged to attend the next meeting, scheduled for Monday. April 10. al 7 p.m. at 505 W. Apple Street in Hastings. Mike Hancock of Mulliken was one of the hundreds who applied for a job at the US Bio ethanol facility Monday in Woodbury. JOBS, continued from page 1 million bushels of com per year, most of which will come from a 60-mile radius of the site. “The majority of expenses associated with the operations of the ethanol plant will be spent locally, therefore creating a 110 million dollar economic boost annually to the local Ijike Odessa economy through the purchase of com. personnel and labor costs, utilities and transportation. The plant will double Woodland Township's property tax revenue annually.” Income tax filing deadline is April 17 Good-bye gifts given to Susan Smith A crowd of friends and community members turned out last Friday for retiring assis­ tant Librarian Susan Smith's open house. Those attending enjoyed food, drink and laughter honoring Smith who has more than 12 years of service with the library. Well wishers brought gifts and traded memories about the past many years Smith has worked at the library. Smith said she intends to enjoy retirement by gardening and spending more time with her granddaughter this summer. The Michigan Department of Treasury wants to remind Michigan Taxpayers that all individual income tax returns for 2005 need to be postmarked or c-fileu by Monday. April 17. in order to avoid penalties and interest. Since the usual April 15 deadline falls on a Saturday this year, the due date has been pushed backed to Monday. April 17. Treasury makes it easy for taxpayers who have ques­ tions about taxes with an all-inclusive Web page at www.michigan.gov incometax. This Web page offers information on what’s new for Tax Year 2005. e-file information, and help in locating tax forms. The all-in-one site also offers a “Check My Income Tax Info” section (hat allows individ­ uals to check the status of their refunds, pay ments. or correspondence. Cheek My Income­ Tax Info also allows taxpayers to ask account specific questions via e-mail, and easily find answers to frequently asked questions. To access Check My Income Tax Info, users must enter their last name. Social Security Number. Adjusted Gross Income or Household Income, and filing status. Taxpayers who do not have Internet access can receive the same information offered on­ line. by calling (800) 827-4000. The number is toll-free and callers must also provide their last name. Social Security Number. Adjusted Gross Income or Household Income, and fil­ ing status. Individuals, unable to complete their tax returns by the April 17 deadline, can request an extension by filing an Application for Extension of Time to File Michigan Tax Returns (Form 4). An approved extension gives taxpayers until August 15. 2005. to file their individual tax return. Extension requests must be received by April 17 and must include an estimated pay­ ment of the anticipated taxes due. Form 4 can be downloaded from Treasury ’s web site at wwu.michigan.gov/treasury and is available by calling 800-827-4000 to have forms mailed to you Taxpayers claiming a refund do not have to file an extension request. �Page 4 - Thursday. April 6. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Area churches’ Easter activities outlined Bereavement time should be allowed To the editor: Losing a loved one is hard on anyone. It is hard to think or do your normal < rervday things. If you have ever lost some* nc then you know what I'm talking about. This last week my daughter-in-law lost her aunt. She was very close to her. With my daughter-in-law only being 24 years old and her aunt dying at a young age of 47. it was real hard on her. My daughter-in-law was scheduled to work that night from 2 to 9:30. She lost her aunt around II s.m. My son went to her place of work before noon, explained what happened and said she would not be able to work that night. He was told there wasn't anyone to cover for her that she needed to come in. Of course, he said that he was sorry but she couldn't. I was just going on lunch break so they came to my house to let me know (as her aunt was also a friend of mine for over 30 years.) My daughter-in-law and I both work retail, not at the same place, but 1 know 1 couldn't work with the public if it was my aunt. I had a hard enough time working that afternoon with her only being my friend, but my co­ workers handled the public a lot for me. So I called my daughter-in-law's boss and told her how upset she was and all I got was how she should be there at work. As you probably guessed, my daughter-in­ law did not go to work and spent the evening with her family. The next day her boss informed her that it would best if she turned in her keys. She had been an assistant manag­ er at the Dollar Tree and had been there for four years. When something like the death of a loved one occurs, it seems most places give their employees three days off. But the manager wouldn't even give her that day off. That store should find a manager who has a heart. If she is going to treat her employees like that what does that say for bow she feels about her customers? Tammy Ray. Hastings City’s action denies land owners’ rights To the editor: Where are the landowners' rights? I was very disappointed in our City Council's meet­ ing last Monday night. 1 can see that the landowners have no say at all about what the zoning of our properties should be. Councilman Dave Jasperse staled that the planning committee was trying to rczonc the land and the owners wanted to be protected from what was being built on the property. I sure would like to know who the people arc who wanted to be protected. It was not the land owners. My husband and I have lived in our home for 30 years and have never been notified that they were trying to rezone this area. Why was a PUD (Planned Unit Development) zoning necessary? I am very upset that I. being the owner of part of the property at hand, lack the ability to do what I sec fit to the land that I own. Surely, anyone in the same situation would be angry with the fact that they have no say as to what happens to their land. I feel the city has taken JI of our property rights away. 1 believe that the city is wrong in dictating how our land is to be rezoned with­ out consulting more than a handful of choice ’■representatives." Taking one man's word on how the community feels about a company building on the lots is unjust. I feel the people of Hastings should have more of a vote on the matters that arc dis­ cussed in our City Council meetings. The council needs to be more opinionated and less in agreement with what only one member says. I would also like to point out the fact that it is not only wrong but also a conflict of inter­ est for one of our "representative" council members to oppose an idea solely due to the fact that it might make his business less of a small town monopoly. The city also needs to look up the defini­ tion of what is known as a "PUD." A "PUD" gives zoning provisions for large lots to be developed in a more flexible manner. As a property owner 1 can verifiably tell you that we do not own large lots or even a block large enough for this type of zoning. Diana Gross, property owner Hastings What if Sept. 11 was not surprise attack? To the editor: What once was beyond belief is now prov­ able. Whether one views the Sept. 11 "terrorist" attacks as blowback, a wake-up call, or an unjustified outrage, they have deeply affected the American psyche and our attitudes toward war. the future, and the world. Millions of people arc at various levels of discovery that the official explanation of 9/11 is a lie. They arc at some point in the process of realizing that some clandestine element al the highest levels of our government and mil­ itary conspired in this terrorist act to enflamc U.S citizens into supporting an aggressive imperial agenda abroad, and a homeland security/police slate regime at home as we relinquish our cherished civil liberties. Imagine the huge upside for ail cf us if we were living in a post-9/11 truth world. Billions of tax dollars would be redirected from our misguided foreign policies to meet real human needs and maybe then we could say we actually have a legitimate government Confronting the Evidence, the first in a scries of films, currently playing in Grand Rapids will be shown Thursday. April 20. in Middleville at the new Emergency Services Building beginning at 7 pm. This film revisits the events of 9/11 with live interviews, news footage, detailed video of the three World Trade Center buildings dropping at near free­ fall speed, and many photographs, including convincing evidence that something other than a passenger plane hit the pentagon. Hundreds of firemen, policemen, medical responders, as well as surviving Pentagon and WTC victims have been told by the official 9/11 Commission that their experiences on that day arc not important. Your help is needed to do what our media and congress arc not doing. See this film. Ask questions. Visit www.91ltruth.org Talk to others and bring them to the next film. Your country needs you. David Perkins. Middleville by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Local congregations and communities will prepare in various ways leading up to the cel­ ebration of Easter April 16. The observation of the penitential season of Lent began in churches in this area on Ash Wednesday. March I. The following is a sketch of th* activies planned for the season. Hastings Grace Lutheran Church. Hastings, invites and welcomes everyone to be part of the annual silent “Crosswalk” on Good Friday. April 14. The walk begins at 9:30 a.m. Participants walk as a group carrying a cross to bear witness to the community about the meaning of the day. The group walks in silence to provide opportunity for reflection on the day's implications for the world and for all people. The route: starts al Grace Lutheran and then goes south on Michigan Avenue, west on State Street, north on Broadway, east on Mill Street, north on Michigan Avenue, back to Grace. The walk usually takes an hour or so. Anyone who can't complete the whole route, can join the group for a portion of the walk. The Hastings church's building is located at 239 E. North St., four blocks east of North Broadway, across from the Tendercarc Nursing Home. For more informuion. call 269-945-9414 or check the web site at www.discover-grace.org Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 315 W. Center St. will hold its last two Mary and Martha soup suppers on Wednesdays. April 5 and April 12. at 5:45 p.m. Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday. April 9. with services at 8 and 10 a.m. Compline services at 7 p.m. will be held April 10. 11 and 12. There will be a worship service at 7 p.m. on Maundy Thursday. April 13. Services on Good Friday arc scheduled for 7 a.m. noon and 7 p.m. on April 14. There will be an Easter Saturday service at 10 a.m. on April 15 followed by the Easter Eve serv­ ice with the Easter Vigil and baptisms at 7 p.m. Easter Day services will be at 8 and 10 a.m. on April 16. Grace Lutheran Church has planned wor­ ship services and fellowship during Holy Week and Easter. Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday, April 9. the story of our Lord's entry into Jerusalem through his crucifixion is told through Journey to the Cross with Jesus, written by Jan Weller, at 8 and >0:45 a.m. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. Maundy Thursday. April 13. the Potter’s Liturgy begins at 7:30 p.m. Local poller Melinda Shults will shape a pot on her wheel as the congregation follows the prophetic vision of Jeremiah: God creates, destroys and creates anew. Good Friday. April 14. begins with the annual silent Crosswalk at 9:30 a.m. Worship at 7:30 p.m. uses fenebrae (service of dark­ ness) to center on the death of Jesus and includes liturgical dance. Holy Saturday. April 15. the congregation gathers for the Easter Vigil at 7:30 p.m. The beginning of resurrection celebration includes baptisms and affirmations of baptism. The Resurrection of Our Lord. April 16 begins with Festival Eucharist al 6:30 a.m. Breakfast starts at 8. The educational egg hunt begins at 9 am. Festival Eucharist is celebrat­ ed again at 10 a.m. Worship includes liturgi­ cal dance. Grace Lutheran's building is located at 239 E. North St., four blocks east of North Broadway, across from Tendercare Nursing Home. Call 269-945-9414 or check the web site www.discover-grace.org for more infor­ mation. Dowling Pleasant view Family Church. 2601 Lacey Road, has planned a special children's cele­ bration during Easter week. On Saturday. April 15. the church is hold­ ing special children's activities from I to 3 p.m. with registration beginning at 12:45 p.m. This is not an Easter egg hunt. The activi­ ties are planned for children ages 3 to 12. Three- and 4-year-old children must be accompanied by an adult. Gun Lake Area The Gun Lake Community Church Easter Celebration includes the entire community. On Saturday. April 15. the church will be hosting the annual Easter Egg Hunt, begin­ ning with breakfast runs from 9 to 10:30 am. Registration is from 10 to 11 am. There are games from 10 to 11. The group assembles for a few words of explanation from 11 to 11:25 and the Easter Egg Hunt is divided into age groupings at 11:30. Easter Service times are 9 and 10:45 a.m. The church is located at 12200 West M-179. For more information, call 269-795-7903. Middleville The Middleville United Methodist Church has planned activities in both Middleville and Freeport this year. In Middleville on Palm Sunday, there will be a men's breakfast at 8 a.m.. followed by communion at 9:45 a.m. On Tuesday. April 11 there will be a show­ ing of “The Passion of the Christ" video, fol­ lowed by a discussion al 7 p.m. On Thursday. April 13, the United Methodist Women will hold a Lenten Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. There will be a Holy Thursday Seder Meal at 6 p.m. Pastor Scott Manning reminds everyone there should be no bare shoulders at the Seder dinner. The Middleville Coimmunity Good Friday service will be al 7 p.m. at the Middleville Christian Reformed Chursh. The Passion of the Christ Video will be shown at the Freeport United Brethren Church co sponsored by the Freeport United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Saturday. April 15. Easter Sunday April 16 begins with the sunrise service at 6:30 am., followed by breakfast. There will be one service only al 11 am. Orangeville St. Francis Episcopal Church. 11850 9 Mile Road, will hold a Palm Sunday service with a procession (weather permitting) April 9 at 9:30 am. The Maundy Thursday service April 13. Good Friday service April 14 and Easier Vigil service April 15 all begin at 7:30 p.m. The celebration of Easter is at 9:30 am. Sunday. April 16. followed by a simple break­ fast of fruit and hard boiled eggs. Those attending the service should bring a red col­ ored hard boiled egg and fruit to share. On Tuesday. April 11. The Reminder cover will feature Easter. Local churches and com­ munities arc invited to submit information for the article which will accompany the cover. Churches and communities can be included in the catalogue of events by sending a listing that includes the type of event, time, date and location to patriciataj-adgraphics.com. The same information can be sent as a fax message to 945-5192. Please include “Attention Patricia" on the cover sheet. Information can be "snail mailed" to J-Ad Graphics. 1351 N. M-43 Highway. Hastings. Mi. 49058. Include “Attention Patricia" on the envelope. The deadline to be included is Thursday. April 6. by noon for the Reminder. Please include a daytime telephone number on the listing. Any church or community group that would like information about the cost of advertising for any of the J-Ad Graphics papers can call the office at 945-9554. There is no right to disrupt a funeral To the editor: ' I am writing to comment on the recent inci­ dent in which members of a religious group disrupted the funeral service for an American soldier killed in Iraq. The latest incident occurred in Grand Ledge during the funeral of Corporal Nyle Yates of Lake Odessa. As a member of the Disabled American Veterans of Michigan. 1 feel those who would interfere with a family's time of mourning in order to promote their own political cause arc crossing the line of civility and decency. American veterans do not disrupt the right of people to exercise their right of free speech under the First Amendment. In fact, we fought for that right and many of our com­ rades died to preserve that freedom But free­ dom of speech comes with some responsibil­ ity. You may not. for example, stand up in a crowded movie theater and yell "Fire! ■ You may not incite others to commit acts of vio­ lence. And you should not be allowed to dis­ rupt a very private family funeral in which a fallen hero is being remembered. Legislation is now in the works to bar any­ one from disrupting funeral services and Public Opinion: would prevent protesters from getting within 500 feet of a funeral service. 1 urge everyone to contact vour stale legislators to support this bill. This is not about politics. This is about the right of a family to grieve and mourn the loss of a loved one. The interruption of any funer­ al service can have no justification. There is a time and a place for protest and political demonstration. Veterans respect the right of Americans to exercise their right of free speech. We ask only that those who would protest do so in a manner which does not infringe on the rights of others to gather in quiet remembrance of our fallen heroes. Cpi. Yates gave the uhimate sacrifice for his country and the freedoms we all enjoy. He should be given the respect and dignity his sacrifice has earned. Please contact your Michigan Senator and Representative as soon as possible and urge him or her to support the legislation to ban public protests specifically designed to dis­ rupt the funeral service of American veterans. Bill Roush. Adjutant. Chapter #7Ml Disabled American Veterans of Michigan Should we allow protesters at funerals? Do you think that protesters at funerals of service men and women should be permitted? . Responses to our weekly question. Bring your special event photos to us for quality, professional processing. J-Ad Graphics PRINTING PLUS The Hastings Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PMaDMDr Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacotn Fredaric JKOtx President Vice P'estoent Steven Jacobs Seaetary'rreasurer • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Edrtof) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor} Helen Mud'y Patncia Johns Brett Bremer Fran Faverman Nic Scobey Middleville: Philip Cousino. Hastings: Jenifer Kudla. Nashville: Jon Scobev, Middleville: Urfala Thompson. NashvUle: Sandra Ponsetto Kelly Lloyd Jon Gambee Shawna Hubbarth • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Qawted ads accepted Monday through Friday. 800am io530pm “1 don't know. It is hard to balance the family's right to privacy and the public’s free speech. It is very disrespectful" "I think these protestors ought to go to jail.This is a family event and tr ty should be allowed to mourn in peace and respect for those who serve our country." "No. My grandfather was a veteran and I would have been very angry if anyone had attended his funeral to protest his serv­ ice to this country.” "No. absolutely not. Protesters do not belong at these funerals at all." “No. my parents arc both buried at Fort Custer and the last time I was there to visit there were protestors. It was awful and destroyed the peace." “I don’t think these protests should be allowed. I don’t think they are right to invade the family’s privacy." Scott Ommen Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacobs Sutrscrlption Rate* $30 per year .n Barry County $32 per year m BCfc-nmg counties $35 per year e*se* her e POSTMASTER Send adless changes to P0 Boa 3 Hastings Ml 490580602 Second Oa» Postage Pad at Hastes Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 6. 2006 - Page 5 We must define free speech more clearly The recent controversy over the demonstrations al the Lake Odessa nun's funeral at Grand Ledge prompts us to seriously examine our rights as U.S. citizens. For the very few who haven't paid attention to this story, Nyle Yates was killed in action serving his country in Iraq, and his fam­ ily and his memory certainly deserved a much better funeral serv­ ice than what they were subjected to. The problem was a small band of protesters who flew here from Topeka, Kansas, and gath­ ered at the cemetery to make a very public statement about their belief Yates' death was the result of America's tolerance of gays. Making things more interesting was the presence of members of a motorcycle group and other veterans who formed a circle around the grieving family to spare them from seeing offensive signs and from hearing despicable comments. Scenes like this one really do put freedom of speech to the test in America. The Topeka trio’s offensive suggestions and behavior encroached on the privacy of a family at perhaps its most vulner­ able and sensitive time. Yet if we interpret the First Amendment strictly, “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or the exercise thereof..." we must uphold their right to make their statements, no matter how offensive. This is why it might be a good idea to seriously lay out what is tolerable and legally accepted as free speech and what specifical­ ly is not. A good law doing just that would be in order. Yet Congressman Mike Rogers and State Rep. Judy Emmons appear to have introduced knee-jerk legislation that just might be applied some day to silence people airing legitimate grievances in the public arena. It would be extremely difficult to argue that the Founding Fathers would sanction or protect what a group from Topeka were doing last week to offend Nyle Yates and his family in Grand Ledge. I can't believe we can seriously consider the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights as a stagnant document. After all. the constitution has been amended more than 25 times, and the first 10 of these are called the Bill of Rights. When the Founding Fathers wrote and approved the most enduring democratic document in modem world history, the rights they outlined applied only to free, white, male landowners over the age of 21. Since then we have seen females. African Americans. 18-year-olds and non-property owners added to the list of benefi­ ciaries. Furthermore, when discussing freedom of speech, few of us defend or insist on anyone's right to use vulgar or offensive lan­ guage. And when someone deliberately yells “fire!" in a crowded theater when there is no fire and people are trampled to death, the person doing the yelling should be held liable. And there are char­ acters like Charles Manson who never actually committed the physical act of murder, but their skillful use of words powerfully influenced others to do the dirty work for them, and we have held such evildoers accountable. Words indeed can be very powerful. Adolf Hitler, through pow­ ers of persuasion, was able to move an entire nation to do unthink­ able things, as was the Rev. Jimmy Jones in the Guyana tragedy in 1978. We cannot escape the awful truth that there has to be limits to ail freedoms, there can be no absolutes. But we need to decide as a reasonably free society what can be tolerated and what cannot. We must agree collectively on the exceptions to the rules. Thus, in the wake cf the disturbing behavior and demonstrations in Grand Ledge last week, we must be the like the Founding Fathers and craft wise and reasoned legislation, not vengeful or knee-jerk responses to unfortunate occurrences. There’s a saying that even the village idiot has a right to be heard. We must make certain that all voices have a chance to be raised. However, if one or more voices cross the line that we agree must exist, we should have it spelled out just what the limits and penalties should be. To do otherwise, to pass hasty legislation that restricts dissent or curbs the free and legitimate open discussion of ideas and opinions in the market place would dishonor the memory of a soldier from Lake Odessa, who died for the rights we so often talk about. Yes, let’s find a way to stop groups like the Topeka trio, but let’s not cast such a wide net that we trap people we shouldn’t — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics We should need Buchwald’s words To the editor: Tc paraphrase his quote the soon to be famous words or one Art Buchwald. 80-yearold. long-time humorist/columnist... “I am not a Democrat nor a Republican... I hate all people in power, especially if they abuse it!" So. should all good Americans, freedom­ loving. peaceful, law abiding citizens of this country. Buchwald was a World War II Marine, a father, a son. a humorist, columnist and a patriot. He watched and guided us. with wis­ dom and wit. throughout the past umpteen (60 or so) years as an objective observer or mankinds 20th century foibles and follies. He saw through the science fiction B.S. and assorted fairy tales or many governmental shenanigans! Still, Mr. Buchwald saw the humor of the everlastings insistence, that our elected repre­ sentatives have consistently enrobed them­ selves in, that. “The King has no clothes!” Power corrupts! Absolute power corrupts absolutely!! Nothing more, than our present situation in time, declares the troth or these words more succinctly than the hodge-podge or misinformation, disinformation, sleight-ofhand. lies, half-truths, treachery, deceit a. d deliberate mis-guidance that our own duly elected citizen/govcmors have embarked on fx (at least) the past three or four genera­ tions. Freedom isn’t free and. those that would sacrifice freedom for security deserve nei­ ther! Wake-up. my fellow citizens. Register to vote - fire the bums! It’s either vole and fire the bums - or. suffer the consequences or their folly. No man made government, to date, has been impervious to revolutionary overthrow, by force or higher forces or nature. Do we want to pass on. to our posterity the results of our own benign neglect, or a clean healthy house, within which they can live in? The choice is ours now! Like Art Buchwald just recently said. “1 don’t want to go on a dialysis machine... I’m having too much fun dying?" Fire the bums! Scott Smith Delton We don’t need billionaire governor To tbe editor: We surely don t need a billionaire for gov­ ernor. A vote for Dick De Vos is a disaster. What does he know, other than taxbreaks for the rich while the rest of us suffer? A vote for DeVos is going backwards. It would be like voting for John Engler all over again. While some people blame our current gov­ ernor. renumber that she inherited all this mess from the Republicans, who still run the State House and State Senate they took the 40 percent pay raise. All they want to do is play partisan politics instead of helping create jobs. Engler was the start of our problems. He helped screw every working person in the state. Another problem in Michigan is the Stale Senate. They earn too much money We nee?, to fire them to bring it into balance. So let’s fire the State Senate to help bring the balance back. Eldon Shellenbarger. Hastings Yankee Springs Township's water system developments change by Fran Faverman Staff Writer Developments in the arsenic problem in Yankee Springs’ waler system have taken a new turn since the Township Board terminat­ ed its relationship with consultant John O’Malia at a special board meeting March 16. Members of the board had expressed dis­ satisfaction with the project report submitted by O’Milia. Board members found three specific defi­ ciencies in the report: The escalating cost of the project, me consideration of only one company’s approach to water treatment for the removal of arsenic and iron from the water, and the lack of adequate consideration of alternatives to a water treatment plant. Richard Grant of Fleis & Vandenbrink. an engineering firm in Grand Rapids, last month presented alternatives he recommended exploring before deciding a water treatment plant was the most efficient and economical solution for the township. After his presenta­ tion, the board postponed action on the water treatment plant project. The system, which is administered and operated by the Gun Lake Sewer and Water Authority (GLASWA) through a contract with Yankee Springs, is currently operating under an administrative consent order from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The order was signed by Al McCromb. supervisor, on Oct. 21, 2005. The consent agreement gives the township until 2008 to comply with new standards for the level of arsenic permitted in drinking water. Mary Cook, township trustee, in an inter­ view, said, "I want people to understand they can still drink water." She maintained the water is safe to use for all purposes, though the system is not yet in compliance with new standards. How did the township system get to this point? Prior to 1991. residents of Yankee Springreceived their drinking water from wells, but that year in Section 19 and parts of Sections 17 and 20, wells were discovered to be con­ taminated with material originating from the defunct and abandoned Misak landfill. The state immediately began trucking in bottled water for those residents and a Public Act 307 water system was planned and constructed. The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 The wells drilled for the system provided water with an arsenic content of 12 parts per billion (ppb). well under the existing standard mandated by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Under theNational Safe Drinking Water Act, the agency has a mandate to set standards for the presence of agents in drinking water. States also were required to establish their own enabling legislation, hence Michigan’s Safe Water Drinking Act (SWDA). The task of enforcing the EPA standards is passed on to the state and its agencies, the DEQ and the Michigan Department of Community Health. The system was built, residents were con­ nected, and no new wells were permitted in the affected areas. Life proceeded smoothly except for some grumbling about water bills from people who were not used to paying directly for water. Two events occurring in rapid succession upset the applecart. The DEQ decided a water tower to main­ tain pressure and flow was necessary, a rever­ sal of its previous position that a tower would not be necessary until the system had achieved a level of 250 connected customers. The second even was the promulgation by the EPA in 2001, and hence the DEQ. of a new standard for the permissible level of arsenic in drinking water at 10 ppb, a signifi­ cant reduction from the previous requirement of no more than 50 ppb. The new standard would become effective Jan. 23. 2006. The board was still deep in the process of borrowing money from the state’s Revolving Drinking Water Fund to build a tower capable of holding 200.000 gallons of water. A total of $650,000 was borrowed from the fund for 20 years. The tower was built in 2004 and came on line in September 2005, according to Cook. While the board gappled with the waler tower, correspondence between McCromb, the DEQ. and Robert Monroe, genera) man­ ager. GLASWA, began to flow. In an Aug. 12, 2004. letter to McCromb. Michael Bolf, field engineer. Water Division. DEQ. expressed concerns about the decision to drill a new well al the existing well site: “...would it be more reliable to site a well away from the existing well field so that in the event that the existing well field becomes contaminated, a reliable source of water is still available?" Permission was granted to drill al the site because except for concerns about the level of arsenic, the site met the DEQ requirements. Monroe, in a letter to McCromb dated Dec. 9. 2004, reinforced Bolf’s concerns about drilling in the existing well field. GLASWA had solicited bids for the drilling of a test well; Layne-Northern was the low bidder. A test well wak <tdle^Jn the existing well site area. The well al a depth of 405 feet came in at 6 ppb. but at 15-20 gallons per minute (gpm), did not have enough flow to meet the required level of 200 gpm. according to Monroe. Layne-Northem then elected to use a cus­ tomary practice and standard technique to create a reservoir at the bottom of the well when a marshall sandstone layer is present. The rock formation is blasted, the pieces of loose rock are extracted, and a reservoir capa­ ble of holding enough water to create the nec­ essary flow is created. Unfortunately the blast caused the well casing to fracture; the well collapsed on itself, permitting water with a higher arsenic content to enter the aquifer. The DEQ continued to express concerns about the ability of the township to meet the January 2006 deadline. On May 16.2005, via certified letter to McCromb, the department’s water division notified the township of its determination that the deadline will not be met by the township. Forwrzded with the let­ ter was a draft copy of an ACO. The letter went on to say that the water bureau has deter­ mined that good faith and all reasonable efforts have been made by the township to comply with the January 23. 2006. deadline. The importance of this statement is that there will be no civil fines levied against the township if the ACO is signed before Dec. 1. 2006. Cook moved hiring Fleis & Vandenbrink last October to oversee the compliance efforts; the motion was approved by the board. By this time the board had learned an extension until January 2008 had been made available by the DEQ to the township. Part of the ACO is a compliance program. Hiring Fleis & Vandenbrink enabled the board to comply with the requirement that a profes­ sional engineering firm be on board by Nov. 1.2005. After some negotiations. Layne-Northern agreed to drill another test well at no charge to the township, That well, lamentably for the system, came in at 15 ppb. At this point. Layne-Northem introduced John O’Malia. professional engineer. O’Malia Consulting, an expert on filtration systems, to McCrumb and the rest of the board in late November 2005. McCromb. in an interview, recalled. "He scared the board into going with him. He knew all about the ACO." The board voted to hire O’Malia Consulting at a cost of $15,000. Within a month. O’Malia requested another $10,000 because of the tightness of an April 1.2006 deadline in the ACO for getting a plan to the DEQ. The board agreed. The board expected him to present a rea­ soned discussion of the available alternatives, their estimated cost*, and a recommendation as to how to proceed. The report did not meet those objectives in the view of board mem­ bers. John Jcrkaiis. treasurer, was critical al the March 9th board meeting when he said that the report recommended only a water treat­ ment plant and only one manufacturer’s plant (Layne Christensen's process trademarked “LayneOX." The report’s reception was not aided by the estimated cost of the treatment plant at $448,000. There are four distinct processes for removing arsenic and other compounds from water. A significant competitive environment exists for e.vth method, according to Monroe. The report did not discuss the competitive environment. The township now had two engineering firms on board to deal with the same problem. Grant recommended exploring the possibility of drilling other wells at different sites—the Layne-Northern wells had been drilled near the curren* well site. Mindful of the difficul­ ties posed by the presence of large bodies of water and the Misak landfill Grant suggested moving out a half mile or so from the current well sites. In his view, if alternate wells can be found, the cost for drilling the wells and con­ necting them to the system ($325,000) is well under the $448,000 estimated by O’Malia for the treatment plant. To this point, if it seems as though the Yankee Springs board was overwhelmed by the demands placed upon it. it was. Mr Crumb, in an interview, said, "We were looking at different things but had not acted. That’s where the board and 1 made a mistake. We should have acted sooner." He went on to say. "We expected that somebody would clialienge the order and lower it. (His remark means that instead of being lowered to 10 ppb. the allowable level of arsenic would be raised so that the town­ ship would be able to meet it without difficul­ ty.) We didn't realize we were in a crisis." He noted that the order is currently being challenged. Cook agreed, commenting. "We were over­ whelmed by the two problems at once." Her priorities are in order are to satisfy the need in the water district and to fix the arsenic problem. The system is also at capacity because of continuing development in Section 19. She climates that it will take about $1 million to take care of both problems. She concluded, “There is no way it is going to be cheap." The O’Malia report included calculations making it clear that the current case rates cf a fixed monthly charge of $18 and the usaje charge of $1.35 per thousand gallons wu»d double to $36 and $2.70 respectively. The average customer's water bill would approach $670 per year. The reason for the rate increase is the additional system debt ($448,000) that would be required for a water treatment plant. Though at press time, calculations have not yet been made by Reis and Vandenbrink, rates would have to be increased to service the additional debt of $325,000. Following its dismissal of O’Malia Consulting, it appears the board has opted to proceed with Grant’s recommendation to look for possible additional well field sites. In a conversation March 31. he confirmed that a possible site has been located. He explained the farther one proceeds south and west of the existing well field, the better the water is. He also noted that the proposed siie for a test well has been mapped and is posted at the town ship hall. It is likely an update on the water system problem will be on the agenda for the regu­ larly scheduled April 13 board meeting, according to McCrumb. Township board meetings are held at the township hall. 284 Briggs Road, north and begin at 7 p.m. A public notice has been published by the township for the hearing necessary to proceed with an application to the DWRF; the hearing will be held on April 25, beginning at 6 p.m.. at the township hall. ATTENTION: MEN You are invited to the Annual Men's Breakfast on Palm Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 7:15 a.m. at the Sunfield United Methodist Church 227 Logan Street Sunfield g The program will include a short tribute to Edgar Fleetham and s his evangelistic zeal in sharing Jesus Christ with others. �Page 6 - Thursday. Apnl 6. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics ■ PRINT PLUS for quality film f Evelyn Lucille Hummell processing. Worship Together... ..Mt the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... HXASANTV1EU FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling, MI 49050. Pastor. Steve Olmstead (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.. Sunday School 11 fl a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6fl0 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson Father Al Ruttell. Pastor. Saturday Mas* 4:30 p m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 xm. and llflO xm.; Confe**i«»n Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m HASTINGS ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1674 West State Road. Hasting*. Mich 49058 Senior Pastor Rev Wm. Clayton Gamson Service Tunes: 900 xm. and 11 flO a.m & 600 p.m. (Small groups on I st and 3rd Sunday nights! Wednesday Christian Education Classes. 700 pm WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061 Reverend Mary Schipper*DeMunter Sunday Worship fr 15 ajn. ‘ Sunday School 10:30 a.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9:30 am. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH -Member Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St.) Church Office: (269) 945-3014 The Rev Fr. Charles P. McCabe III. Rector Mr. F. William Voetberg. D.rector of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 am. and 10 am. Children’* Chapel and Sunday School at 10 am. Sunday “Mary and Martha Soup Dinners" Wednetdays during Lent at 5:45 pm.. March 6.15.22.29. Apnl 5. 12 in tbe Pariah House. Holy Week - Palm Sunday. April 9. 8 and 10 am. Aprfl 10-12, Worship service of "Compline" 7 p.m Maundy Thursday. April 13. Wonhip 7 p.m. Good Friday. April 14, 7 am., noon. 7 p.m. IW? SM., 10 a.m. Eaisler Eve Saturday. April 15. the First ■ervice of Easter with the Easter Vigil and Baptisms at 7 p.m. Eater Dey, April 16. 8 and 10 am. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Wxihip 9:45 am.; Sunday School llflO am.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship llflO am.; Evening Service al 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7fl0 p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODLST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 am.; Sunday Worship 10:30 am.; P.O. Box 63. Hasting*. Ml 49058 COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling Phone 269-721-8077 Pastor Patti Harpoie. Sunday morning worship service 9:45 am. Nursery provid­ ed. “unday evening "New Begmm^s- starts at 5:15 with meal. 5:30 adult small group, youth group, kids club. 6:30 praise service. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men’s group 2nd and 4th Thursdays al 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursday* at 5:45. Coming in January, exploring spiritual gift* Bible study Church website: countrychapclume.org. FIRST BA POST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hasting*. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn, Minister of Music: Ryan White. Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ;tges: 10:45 xm, Morning Worship; 6 00 p.m.. Evening Service: 7:00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. ano Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise A Motion/Childrcn's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Minismes and Senior Luncheon* MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Mam Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030 Sunday Max* 3:30 pun. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m First Friday Mas* 6 p.m. Confe**ion* 30 minute* before Mass. Rowry Prayer 30 mtnutes before Mas*. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Rusvcil. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hasting*. Mass Sunday at 9: 30 xm. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-1995 Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb Office hour* Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm Sunday Morning: 9 30 am Sunday School: 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Soo Shine Preschool (age* 3 & 4); luesday. Thursday from >11 J9 am, 12:00-2:30 pm*. U.dne*4ay 6 pm - Pioneer* 'meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. & Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 xm. - Women’s Bible Study. SAINTS ANDREW & MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday service* each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy­ Communion the 2nd .Sunday of each month at this service). llflO a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6fl0 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Day* services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andre*' A Matthias is Rl. Rev. David T. HustwKk The church phone num­ ber i* 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.tcV andrewmatthias. We arc part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes w hich is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children** ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting al the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun Praise A Worship 10:30 a m.. 6:00 p.m.; Wid. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girls age* 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. "Where Ever.one is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5191 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann 623­ 5400. Worship Service*: 8:30 and 11 xm Sunday School for all age* at 9:45 xm Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member ED.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • “Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARLSH 4887 Cu»'s Grove Rd. Pastor Robeia Shaffer. Wheelchair acccssihk and elevator. Worship 10 a.m Sunday School 11:15 xm.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH tM) Powell Rd.. Hasting*. Sunday School 9:45 tm.; Church Service 10:45 xm.; Evening Worship 6 p.m. Prayer meeting • Thur* 7 p.m. Men’* breakfast. 1st Sat of the month. W'MF ladies. 1st Tues, of the month Our Motto: "The Bible, the whole Bible, and noth­ ing but the Bible." Pastor Ru* Sarver Pauor ’s phone 945-9224 PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. MI 49046 • 269-671-4193 Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 xm.; Worship Service 11 xm.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p m. ST. TIMOTHY'S EP1MOPAL CHUF.CH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 xm. "This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV) Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His wil1 and walk in His ways. We arc located in a uooded vetting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptised Christian* arc welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucnarist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don’t have to be an Episcopalian - juN a believer. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E State Rd (Comer of Slate Rd. and Bolluood St across from Tom’s Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and llflO xm. Kids for Christ, llflO xm. Worship Service only for 3 A 1 yr. ok». A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements Sunday School for all ages lOflO xm. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Group* 6:00 pm Wednesday Mid-Week, I p.m. Senior Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Adults; Sign ‘N Share. Pasror’s Class. Youtn. 6th12th grades, and Faith Weaver Fnend*. 4 yr*, thru 5th grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 pan.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North S’ cel. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday, April 6 7fl0 p.m. Adventurers; 700 p.m. Adult Choir. Saturday. April 8 8: 0012:00 p.m. Spring Clean-Up. Sunday. Apnl 9 - 8fl0 xm. A 10:45 xm. Holy Communion. 9: 30 ajn. Sunday School. Monday. April 10 - 7:00 p.m. Youth and Family Ministry. Tuesday. April II - 1:00 p.m. Overeaten. Anonymous; 6:45 p.m. The Way. Wednesday, April 12 10: 00 a.m. Wordwalchers; 600 p.m. Stewardship Committee. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings, Ml 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574 Fax (269) 945-1961 Office hour* are Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 900 xm.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary .Service. 10:30 Refreshment*. llflO Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes al 8:15, 9:30 and II xm. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and ’he Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays al 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Service* - 900 tm Traditional Worship Serivce; 10:00 a.m Coffee Hour. 10:10 xm. Sunday School - Preschool through Adult; 11 ;20 xm. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided for both services, and during Sunday School' Visit us online at www.firvH--hurchhxstings.org and our web log for sermons at: http:/-' hs*iing*presbytcnan blogspot.com' April 6 - 1200 Final Lenten Luncheon-Sharpe Hall April 12 • 6:15 xm. Men’* Bible Study HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODU CTS, INC. > 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan . mon to I | HASTINGS -• Evelyn Lucille Hummel!, age 77. of Hastings, went to be with her Lord and beloved husband Roland on Saturday. April 1. 2006 at the Eaton County Hospice Home in Charlotte. She was bom June 12, 1928 in Hastings, the daughter of Charles and Rosie (Bronson) Oliver. She attended Hastings Schools. Evelyn was married to Oscar Fisher. He preceded her in death. She was married on December 5. 1977 to Roland Hummell and he passed away February 13. 2002. Evelyn was a member of the Hastings Thomapple Valley Church. She enjoyed cooking, doing puzzles and search a word. Evelyn loved being with her many friends at Hastings Meadows and her family. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; two sisters; stepmother, Nellie Oliver. Surviving is a daughter, Jackie (Dennis) Tomlinson of Corunna; stepchildren. Harry (Shirley) Shultz of Middleville, John (Delores) Hummell of Hastings. Harold (Bonnie) Hummell of Hastings, Jim (Party) Orr of Middleville. David (Gloria) Hummell of Nashville. Alan (Sandra) Barriger of Washington State. Robert (Ruth) Hummell of Ionia. Mike (Mary) Lester of Wayland, Gene (Nancy) Hummell of Hastings: 34 grandchil­ dren; many great-grandchildren; also two very special people in Evelyn’s life. Patrick Clement and Anita Lyons; and many nieces and nephew. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at the Ginbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Jay Taylor officiated. Burial will be at Hastings Twp. Cemetery. Memorials can be made to Eaton County Hospice Home, CO: Ginbach Funeral Home. 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Michigan 49058. Leave a memory to the family at (girrbach funeralhome.net). Arrangements by Ginbach Funeral Home. Hastings. ‘______ David Thomas James HASTINGS - David Thomas James, age 90. of Hastings and formerly of Broken Bow. Nebraska, passed away peacefully at the Flower House. Nashville, on Tuesday. April 4. 2006. He was bom on February 11. 1916 in Niagara Falls. New York, the son .if David Earl and Ida (Sauber) James. He attended Niagara Falls schools and Michigan State University where he met his future wife. On June 9. 1941. he married Jean R. Small in Grand Haven. Mr. James was employed as a mechanical engineer in New York. Maryland. Pennsylvania, Ohio, and retired from Sargent Pipe Company in Broken Bow, Nebraska in 1985. David was a gentle, soft spoken man who was devoted to his wife. He enjoyed classical music. He played both pipe organ and piano. He loved crossword puzzles, literature and “Jeopardy”. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Howard Evan, of Niagara Falls. New York. David is survived by his wife. Jean; and sons, David Earl James of Frankfort, Germany, Fredrick Thomas (Peggy) James of Irving. Texas. John Evan (Raynena) James of Forrestville, Calif.. Howard Ira (Joyce) James of Hastings. Roger Wilson (Linda) James of Birmingham. Alabama and William Lewis (Maurine) James of Salt Lake City, Utah; and a daughter, Elvira Jean James of San Francisco, Calif. Respecting his wishes, cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville on Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 10 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home, Nashville. Lee A. Watkins Phyllis Kathryn Wellfare HASTINGS - Phyllis Kathryn Wellfare, age 83, of Hastings, died Friday, March 31, 2006 at Thomapple Manor. Mrs. Wellfare wai bom on August 8, 1922 in Sunfield Twp., Elton County, the daughter of Samuel and Daisy (Long) McClelland. She was married to Junior Max Wellfare on October 9.1942. Phyllis worked as a receptionist in doctor's offices in Hastings and was the manager of a fabric store in Hastings for several years. She especially enjoyed sewing and making clothing for her family. Mrs. Wcllfarc is survived by her husband. Max; daughters, Kay (Pastor Jim) Houseman of Ionia and Susan (David) Lesser of Chelsea; five grandchildren. Dr. Gregory (Frances) Houseman. Kristen (Robert) Hinkle, Timothy Houseman, Cheryl Houseman. Angela Nagel; four great grand children. Andrew and Michael Houseman and Kaeana and Jaidyn Hinkle; two sisters. Florence and Margaret. Preceding her in death were her parents; grandchild Todd Nagel; great grandchildren. Joshua and Annika Hinkle; and eight brothers and sisters. Respecting family wishes, private services will be held with Pastor Jim Houseman offi­ ciating. A memorial gathering took place on Monday. April 3, 2006 at the Wren Funeral Home. Burial at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Thomapple Manor Activities Fund. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome-com). HASTINGS - Lee A. Watkins, agr 55. of Hastings, died on Sunday. April 2.2006 at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids He was bom June 11. 195 J in Grand Rapids, the son of Lawrence and Jeanette (Troutwine) Watkins. Lee attended school in California ’hen served in the United States Marines. He moved to Hastings in 1993 and was currently working at Flexfab in Hastings. He enjoyed collecting various items and going fishing. He was preceded in death by his father. Lee is survived by his mother, Jeanette Watkins of Hastings; daughters, Lenevee Watkins. Terry Anderson; four brothers, Steven (Connie) Watson, Lloyd (Bonnie) Watkins, Clair (Bobbie) Watkins, Danny Watkins, all of California; sister. Vera May (Bob) Weichel of Tennessee; and his former wife. Elaine Anderson; many nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held on Friday. April 7, 2006 at 2 p.m. at the Ginbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Alvin Yates will officiate. Arrangements are by the Ginbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Give a memorial that can go on forever A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526. Helen L. Kelley MIDDLEVILLE - Helen L Kelley, age 84. of Middleville, died Tuesday. April 4. 2006 at Carveth Village. Funeral and committal services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday. April 8. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home. Rev. Dr. Michael J. Anton will officiate. Burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville. Visitation also Saturday. April 8. 1 p.m. until service time. Memorial contributions may go .*o Grace Lutheran Church or Heartland Hospice. Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home (www-Wren-Funcral-Home.com). Roger Milo Shaw HASTINGS - Roger Milo Shaw, age 79. of Hastings, died on March 28,2006 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was born in Hastings on August 2, 1926. the son of Clarence and Mary Bernice (Mead) Shaw. He was raised in Nashville and valedictorian of tbe class of 1943 at Nashville High School. Roger served in the United States Navy during WWII then went on to graduate from the University of Michigan and Columbia University with a masters degree in political science and Russian. Roger spent post grad time working in Paris for the Harvard University Project, and in Munich for the Carnegie Peace Foundation ir.cerviewing Russian refugees. After a tfcne in India he returned to the United States and spent some time roaming the country side. He eventually settled in Grand Rapids where he was a mail carrier for several years until early medical retirement was necessary. Roger was married to Rowena Beens who preceded him in death as well as his parents, brother. Raymond and sister, Joyce Doreen. Surviving is a sister. Roberta Shaw (James) Stimac of Dearborn; niece. Nancy (Mark) Scarantino and children. Anthony. Nicholas and Marisa of Canton; a nephew. Matthew (Jenny) Stimac and children, Mickey, Katie, and Benjamin of Saline. Memorials can be made to the Hastings First United Methodist Church. Sl Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings or ciwrity of one’s choice. A Memorial Mass was held on Tuesday. April 4. 2006 al St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. In honor of Roger, a Remembrance Service was held at Hastings First United Methodist Church. 209 W. Green St. (comer of Greer. St. .ind Broadway) on Wednesday. April 5. This wes a casual service of music and shar­ ing of our Roger” memories and stories. Condolences can he sent to his sister, Roberta Shaw Sumac. 22133 Tenny St., Dearborn, MI 48124, it at (girrbachfuncralhome.net) arrangements arc by the Cirrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Roland L. “Bud” Eair BELLEVUE - Mr. Roland L “Bud” Bair, age 64. of Case Rd.. Assyria Twp., Bellevue, went to be with his Lord and Savior .Saturday. April 1. 2006 in Biloxi, Mississippi Bud was bom on November 6, 1941 at Kalamazoo, the son of Lloyd and Margaret (Hoag) Bair. He was raised by his grandparents in the Delton area and attended Delton schools, graduating in I960 from Delton High School. He was married to Joan B. Hummell on September 9. 1960. He was employed at Kellogg’s in Battle Creek for 35 years, retiring in 1995. He was a member of Heritage Hills Bible Church, Barakel Christian Camp in Fairview, engaged in hobby farming raising beef, chickens and ducks, enjoyed square dancing, traveling, assisting with the children at church Bible School, deer hunting and smelt dipping with his friends and especially enjoyed his grandchildren. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. Bud is survived by his wife. Joan; daugh­ ters. Jody (Daniel) Bivens of Bellevue, Cindy (Phil) Herlein of Olivet. Renee (Matt) Bcchtol of Athens; son. Earl (Jennifer) Bair of Hastings; nine grandchildren; four great­ grandchildren; brother, Gary Bair of Shelbyville; sister. Loyann (David) Leinaar of Delton; half-brother, Kent Swain of Scotville; nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents. Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday. April 6. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home. Pastor Jeff Homan will officiate. Casket bearers will be David Bivens. Lynn Bivens. Brad Cushman. Mike Fales. Bill Spranger, Lonnie Lawyer. Dan Falcs, Bob Bowden and John Aseltine. Burial will be at East Hickory Comers Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Barakel Christian Camp. Fair. iew. Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home (www.wren-funcral-home.com). �The Hastings Banner -- Thursday. April 6. 2006 - Page 7 PLAN, continued from page 1 when cities were first formed that they build "with their backs to the river” and Hasting:, was no exception. She said many cities were planning to turn that around. Commissioner Dr. V. Harry Adrounie said perhaps the commission should start at the river and move out from there as a way to framework the planning. Mansfield said he thought it important to look at non-traditional land uses and land use designations. He said he thought the council needed more designation than planned unit development for land uses, noting that the PUD designation was just one way to facili­ tate multiple use. The commission also went over the ques­ tion of how many rentals they wanted in the city. It was noted that with Hastings Pond apartments there might be enough rentals for the time being. Treadwell asked if local realtors had been consulted as to how long it was taking to sell homes in the city. Benjamin-Forbes said the houses within work ethic. She said many of the jobs of the future are high tech, which could he done in any loca­ tion. “Quality of life is the best thing to push first and the economic growth will follow." said Benjamin-Forbes. Survey results showed the overwhelming reason why Hastings is a good place to live is the people of the city, with programs and institutions following, and rural setting and location, along w ith buildings and hi 4ory fol­ lowing. Benjamin-Forbe.; asked the commission what other issues they thought needed to be dealt with in the plan. Jaspersc said the riverfront issues should be addressed, but added he did not know what that would include. Another important issue was where to locate more commercial growth. The commission also agreed it was important to keep Pennock Hospital in the city. Benjamin-Forbes said it was the tradition :he city limits have been taking longer than the houses outside the city to sell, but that the market is generally poor for seiler. right now. "Well, you heard some of the general ques­ tions. but there are a lot more" BenjaminForbes told the council. It was questioned that though the work needed to be done, whether the commission could slay focus.?d for eight hours. The extensive planning meeting was set for May I at 3 p.m. with dinner being brought in. and then segueing into the regular Planning Commission meeting. The May date was set to accommodate James Wiswell who would be out of town in April. The tentative time line for the comprehen­ sive community plan is to create the plan with hopes of presenting it to the public in June in a public meeting, then open to analysis and criticism. "A draft of this overall plan could come to the public in June and we can then ask -- did we get this nght? And then we can tweak it." said Benjamin-Forbes. Snyder-Baird Road to Recovery volunteer training slated for April 25 American Cancer Society to make the differ­ ence in the life of a cancer patient. Drivers are asked to use their own vehicles to pick up a cancer patient who may live as close as right down the road and take them to their local hospital or cancer center. The American Cancer Society can work with volunteers’ schedules to find a time right for them. Volunteer training for the "Road to Recovery" program will be held Tuesday. April 25. at the Pennock Hospital. Woodsview Room. “Road to Recovery is a program designed to help cancer patients receive outpatient chemotherapy treatments by providing trans­ portation. Those who have a license, a car and a couple of hours to spare arc urged by the A Cancer Society spokesperson said. “Join a different kind of cancer drive, one that does­ n't ask for money, but f rime. Current or potential volunteers are invited to attend the Road to Recovery volunteer event to learn more abo>-« the program and register to become a volunteer. For more information, call Melissa Poll at 1-866-364-6284. Board member for 911 removed after 16 years by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Barry Township Treasurer Judith Wooer, who has served on the Emergency 911 Board since its inception 16 years ago. has been replaced by Hastings Township Supervisor Jim Brown. Jim Carr, president of the Barry County chapter of the Michigan Townships Association, which places two member; on the 911 board, made the recommendation tn replace Wooer with Brown. 'This is not a comment about the quality of her work on the board," Carr said. "She has done an excellent job." In a letter to Ronald Neil, chairman of the Barry County Central Dispatch Administration Board, dated March 26. Cansaid the decision was reached at the March 22 chapter meeting of the MTA. Brown and Don Boyson now are the town­ ships’ representatives. Charles Nystrom. 911 director, said he was sad to see Wooer removed from the board. “She knew finance.” Nystrom said. “She was a valuable member of the board. I. per­ sonally. will miss her input.” Carr said he soon will be asking the board to take up the subject of term limits for board members. “It is... imperative that we make all the opportunities for our members that wish to be involved in the different aspects of local involvement as available as possible." he wrote. “We would also like to thank Ms. Wooer and the entire board for the service that they have provided in the past while administrat­ ing the affairs of the Barry County Central Dispatch.” ■ American family court system biased against fathers . . ’ To the editor: The Michigan Family Law Court System would have you believe the phrase "in the best interests of the child" is behind their rea­ soning in making one parent, usually the father, into a "non-custodial" visitor in the lives of his children. Many of you have either been through a divorce, have a relative who is or has gone through this turmoil, or have a neighbor or friend who has. Everyone thus associated with this system knows that the often used phrase is not true. The facts show that it is not. and 1 would like to tell you why. A more accurate phrase for then to use would be "in the best interests of the state and anyone else but the child and his or her famiiy Every state, including Michigan, will share in a $4.2 billion federal block grant in 2(X)6. plus compete for an additional $4.58 million from a bonus fund. How do the states qualify to get all of this money? Very simple. When a married couple with children divorces, the parents are labeled as "custodial" or "non-custodial." To the courts, this means money. A custo­ dial parent has the child(ren). and the non­ custodial parent has minimal visitation and pays support. If the courts did not order this, thus producing an "absent" child support pay­ ing non-custodial parent, the state would not fit into the federal appropriations guidelines in Title IV of the Social Security Act. This was originally set up to recover funds from a parent who willfully abandoned his or her Write Us A Letter parental responsibilities to his or her children. With an "absent parent." Michigan receives millions of dollars from the federal govern­ ment. Federal funding thus provides a very powerful incentive to deprive a child of one of his or her parents. Phyllis Schlafly, a family rights advocate and author, writes of this situation that "despite an extended string of U.S. Supreme Court decisions upholding the fundamental right of parents to the care, custody and con­ trol of their children (reaffirmed in a 2000 case), and despite a very high standard that the government must meet in order to termi­ nate parental legal rights, fathers are routine­ ly denied due process when it comes to deter­ mining child custody after divorce." Ms. Schlafly continues with "family courts use a highly subjective rule called ’the best interests of the child’ as recommended by court-appointed child-custody evaluators or psychotherapists. There is no requirement that they have any first-hand experience with raising children, and they arc allowed to use their own personal prejudices to overrule the parents. Ms. Schlafly asks a question that I too have asked many, many times, "but why aren't par­ ents the ones best able to decide what is in the best interest of the child?" A divorce is between a husband and a wife. I do not know of one parent who divorced his or her own children. Do you? If the family courts did the right thing in most cases, and ordered joint physical as well as joint legal custody, the state would miss out HERE ARE THE RULES > J«> . ’ ■» 1 . . on millions of dollars. But they arc not the only ones who would miss out on all of the business generated by this form of child abuse. There arc agencies, and both public and private professionals who also have an interest in maintaining this business as usual. After all. keeping this "status quo’ is in their best interests! The block grant and bonus monies men­ tioned earlier are not the end of the federal involvement. The stales are reimbursed for 66 percent of their costs of child support enforce­ ment activities, 80 percent of their costs for technology, and 66 percent of their costs of DNA testing for paternity. It is thus very simple and easy to reach a summary of all this: The more cases the stales can create, and the more operational expenses they incur, the more federal money the states receive to expand the misguided welfare bureaucracies. Forty percent of American children are now growing up in homes with­ out their own father, thanks to the arrogaice of the family law court system. Even Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has spoken out against the era of the "judge-moralist." saying judges arc no better than "Joe Sixpack" to decide moral questions. Justice Scalia recently addressed the New England School of Law students and faculty, and also said. "Anyone who thinks the coun­ try's most prominent lawyers reflect the views of the people needs a reality check." He also said during his speech that "Judicial hegemony has replaced the public’s right to decide important mo al questions." If the question of who is to raise his or her own children is not such a moral question, then what is? See LETTER, page 14 Ethel Haywood turns 90 Ethel Haywood will turn 90 April 6th. Family and friends who wish may send cards to: Ethel Haywood. 210 Keeler St.. Rt.f2. Middleville. Ml 49333. Marriage licenses Timothy Mark Phenix. Nashville and Rosemary Diane Myall.-Nashville. Derek Wayne Lydy. Hastings and Barbara Jean Meek. Hastings. Benjamin Lee Bick. Freeport and Angela Marie Eggleston. Freeport. Ron and Carol Snyder of Delton, wish to announce the engagement of their daughter. Rebecca Jo Snyder to Vincent Gates Baird, the son of David and Lynnie Parker and Buster and Deb Baird of Delton. The bride-elect is a graduate of Delton Kellogg High School and is currently employed with Family Tree Medical Associates. The groom-elect is a graduate of Delton Kellogg High School and is currently self­ employed with Wood Ridge Builders. A June 24th wedding is being planned at Thomapple Valley Church. Kmart plans forum on Medicare Part D Kmart will have a public forum on the new Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. April 14. in Hastings. Coverage for the new Medicare Part D pre­ scription drug benefits began Jan. 1 and a number of questions still remain. The forum is intended to help people learn more about the new coverage and how they can reduce the cost of medications under the plan. Those interested in enrolling in the low income subsidy program arc asked to bring documentation to show they qualify. This, documentation should include bank or credit union statements with current balances^ Rescheduled video tourney will be April 15 ... ... , . ..... ■ , _ investment statements, tax returns, stock cer­ tificates. life insurance policies and related su’ements and payroll stubs. Tc enroll in a prescription drug insurance plan, participants arc asked to bring in a currec’ list of prescriptions, including dosage strengths and instructions; a Medicare card; a list of pr-ferred pharmacies and any corre­ spondence received from former employers, government agencies or a medigap insurance provider about the new Medicare drug bene­ fit (Medicare Part D). For more information, call (269) 873­ 3251. Those interested in competing in the video game tournament arc urged to call the Hastings Public Library to sign up for brc rescheduled tourney Saturday. April 15 at 3 p.m. This is the last video game tournament before the grand championship Saturday. April 22, from 3 to 6 p.m. The tournament is open to anyone in grades 6-12. Games will be played on Nintendo Game Cube Systems and the games are Mario Kart Double Dash and Super Smash Brothers Melee. Everyone can compete in both games. Prizes will be awarded. There also will be a wild card round played before the grand championship April 22 so that more players may qualify. The grand championship prizes are grand prize. Portable DVD Player; second prize, MP3 player, third prize. Zip Zaps micro racer. The prizes arc provided by the Friends of Hastings Public Library and Radio Shack. Sign up is required. To register or for note information, call the library at 945-4263. There is no charge. ‘Dance Dance Revolution’ at library April 8 All 10-year-olds through 12th-gradcrs are invited to a “Dance. Dance Revolution" event at 3:30 Saturday afternoon. April 8. at the Hastings Public Library. DDR is a video game played with the feet — very high energy and entertaining. Those interested in taking part are simply invited to come play for fun. Food and drinks are available and the event is free. Call the library for more information and sign up (limited to 50 people). For more information, call 269-945-4263. HATFIELD, continued from page 1------------excellent organizational skills.” said Benjamin-Forbes. “We are also pleased and excited to add a city resident to our team. I think that’s important." Hatfield, married to Dave Hatfield, presi­ dent and CEO of Main Street Savings Bank, said she is looking forward to working with Benjamin-Forbes as well. “I've known Daryle for a while and she has a ton of experience and 1 am really looking forward to learning a lot from her.” The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. 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Free Tech Support No Credit Card Needed Free Spam and Virus Filtering Nationwide Service Call Today To Sign Up 1 -888-248-7239 _____ Visit www.NetPenny.Nef t �Page 6 Thursday, Apn< 6. 2006 - The Hastings Banner ^Innie's MAILBOX by: Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society meets tonight in an altered date due to con­ flict with Holy Week events in the usual meeting week. Michael McCartney, presi­ dent of Habitat for Humanity of the l.akewood area, will be the speaker. The chapter has accomplished several houses for local people and has plans for more in the near future. Habitat can always use volun­ teer manpower. Ttie society's next open house will be Saturday. April 29. and Sunday. April 30. Saturday hours at the Depot Complex will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday hours w ill be from 2 to 6. The Ionia County Genealogical Society w ill meet at I p.m. Saturday. April 8. at the Freight House. The speaker will be Tom Barrett with his topic ' Yoopers. Wolverines and Buckeyes. The Toledo War of 1835.” Guests are welcome at this and every meet­ ing. With two dozen new chairs, seating is available for the first 55 people who arrive. The society will have hosts in the genealogy room during the open hours of the depot complex April 29 and 30. Some of the events of Holy Week include open communion at Central United Methodist church from 6 to 8 p.m. in the sanctuary, the Community Good Friday service will be al 1 p.m. Friday. April 14. Easier comes on Sunday. April 16. Lakewcxxl schools are closed this week tor spring break. There also will be no school on Friday. April 14. West Elementary had a fun day. along with some serious les­ sons. The early elementary students had pajama day. There were lots of slippers, robes and jammies in evidence. There were guest readers in the classrooms. Some of those spotted were Jeff Sanderson, fire chief; David Doozan, assistant to the superintend­ ent; Steven Nisbet, principal of the middle school; and Connie Teachworth. librarian at Lake Odessa Community Library. At 2:15 that day. administrator Carla Kauffman was to fulfill a promise that she would kiss a pig if the students exceeded a certain number of hours of reading. The VFW hall on Tupper Lake Street will have its monthly flea market on Friday. April 7. and Saturday. April 6. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. LeValley UMC will have its second annu­ al pancake and sausage breakfast for supper Sunday. April 8. from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. No invitations for Easter dinner? The Ionic Commission on Aging is having a din­ ner for those over age 60 on Monday. April 17. at noon. On March 25. Huron an Dora observed their 65th wedding anniversary with a meal together with their four daughters, their sev­ eral grandchildren and a number of great­ grandchildren. The Ionia County chapter of the Retired School Personnel Association will meet Thursday. April 20. at noon at the County Mental Health Building north of Ionia on Apple Tree Drive. Call reservations to 522­ 1495. There will be a beef stew dinner at the Freight House. Lake Odessa, on Friday. April 22. sponsored by the county genealogy society. Spring breakfast, sponsored by the United Methodist Women of Central UMC, will be held on Saturday. April 22. Call Kathy Carpenter for reservations. This is a catered Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur, M.D. 1OO5 West Green Street Hastings. Michigan 4905R Telephone 269 945 2 119 Internal Medicine GALLSTONES I just learned that gallstones are primarily made out of cholesterol. Will taking medicine to lower my cholesterol also take care of my gallstones? Sorry, the cholesterol in your gallbladder has no relation to the levels of cholesterol in your blood, and cholesterollowering drugs don't help prevent gallstones. Gallstones are hard collections of cholesterol that form in your gallbladder often with no symptoms and thus require no treatment. Many people have gallstones and don't even know it. If the gallstones do cause symptoms it may present as indigestion that may worsen after eating fatty foods or a steady moderate to severe pain in the upper middle or right side of your abdomen. If a gallstone exits the gallbladder and gets stuck on its way to the intestine, you'll likely have very severe pain, yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes, dark colored urine, fever and chills and clay-colored stools. Symptoms may worsen as time passes until the gallstone moves into the intestine or is surgically removed. Your liver continuously makes a chemical fluid called bile that is needed to help digest fats in your intestine. Bile is concentrated and stored in your gallbladder until it's needed. When you eat, your gallbladder squeezes and releases a small amount of bile into the intestine. If the bile fluid composition or the function of the gallbladder is somehow abnormal, gallstones begin to grow. Although there is not much you can do to prevent gallstones, those that are at greatest risk of developing gallstones include women between 40 and 60 who will get them twice as often as men. Obesity increases you risk even if you're only moderately overweight as do crash diets that cause you io lose more than 3 pounds a week. Ultrasound and other imaging tests are used to diagnose a gallbladder problem. Surgeons will often first try to remove the gallbladder with laparoscopic surgery. This allows the patient to spend less time in the hospital and get back to normal activity earlier. Occasionally, the gallbladder may still need to be removed by open surgery in severe cases or if there are other problems such as infections or scars from prior surgeries. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. mow meal. The speaker will be the Rev. Susan Trowbridge. Coming later this month, the annual Women’s Festival of Ionia County will be Saturday. April 29. These will be workshops, reality store for teens, lunch, fun and speak­ er Judge Sara Smolenski. Details will be provided later. According to published minutes of the Ionia County Board of Commissioners, the board has authorized some additions to Greenview Point, such as picnic tables, to be privately funded, a fund-raiser for inscribed bricks on the berm, and $4,000 has been approved for the Rails to Trails project. To the north of us. citizens have been ben­ efiting from the Fred Mcijer Heartland Trail, as do residents of Portland in Ionia county. Their trails follow the railroad bed of the abandoned Pere Marquette railroad line from Grand Ledge to Ionia. A grant from a national railway group will fund a new roof for the Vestaburg depot, a playground, picnic area and other facilities for yet another sec­ tion of the 40-mile trail which runs from Greenville to Alma. This is the only depot remaining on the route. There are at least 300 members in the support group, which maintains the trail including scouting groups and church youth groups. They clean, cut brush, mow lawn and paint where needed along the trail. Friends of the Trail have gar­ nered more than $1.5 million in grants and have more than 15 miles of the trail paved. The Friends in Gratiot County alone have raised $380,000 to acquire 5.5 miles extend­ ing from Elwell to Alma. This provides a fine recreational asset to the area. At Portland, the trails connect the city parks and schools. The trails include bridges over two rivers. Orville and Virginia Decker had the pleas­ ure Saturday of watching on TV their grand­ daughter. Andrea Decker, perform w ith oth­ ers of her team their cheerleading routines/gymnastics for Rockford High School.. This week's Lakewpod News had a story of the funeral service foi; the first casualty of the war in Iraq. Nyle Yates, who lived .south of Jordan Lake during his school years while attending Lakewood High school. His involvement with the Youth Center and the Christian Reformed church, now called Harvest Community Church, were nicely included in the story. Village Manager Mark Bender has announced the upcoming street projects. He says there will be three distinct projects going on at the same lime. Bonanza Road (street) on the north boundary of the village will be developed into a Class A road. It bears heavy traffic daily with the many semi-trucks going to and fro with Sunny Fresh Foods besides farm-to-market traffic. Fourth Avenue to Bonanza is in two phases, with ore project from M-50 at the south to Tupper Lake Street/another farm to market route. The third is from Tupper Lake Street north to Bonanza. This has been the worst section of road with lots of holes along the west side of the Lake Odessa fairgrounds and the Johnson/Anderson farm. If there is no oncoming traffic, the driver can do a cir­ cuitous route, side to side, to avoid the worst holes. The next question is. where do the locals drive to get anywhere? In years past, residents of Johnson Street had egress onto Tupper I-ake Street as well as to Fourth Avenue. With the expansion of Lake Odessa Machine Products in the 1970s. the south­ ernmost block of Johnson was closed off to allow for building extension. This left tesidents of this two-block street exits in two places to Fourth but no other legitimate way out. Hopefully, we will be able to get across the construction, as did all those dozens of people living south of M-50 during last year's redo of Jordan Lake Strecl/M -50. More road work! The MDOT has announced that starting on Monday. April 3. a seven-mile section of M-66 from the Barry County line on the south to I -96 on the north will have repairs, vrith traffic controlled by flagmen. As a footnote to the earlier item about the County Board appropriating funds for a rail­ trail. there is notice that officials in Ionia. Clinton and Shiawassee counties arc work­ ing out a deal to acquire a 43-mile stretch of the Central Michigan Railway bed so it can be transformed into a recreational trail. This is being made possible by a donation of $1,125 million from the Meijer Foundation and will cover cost of buying the land from Ionia to Owosso. More funds could come from DNR and MDOT grants. The quote comes from the director of Bertha Brock Park near Ionia. What a boon this should be to the three counties! AH out of love Dear Annie: 1 have been married for 15 years. I am no longer "in love" with my hus­ band. In fact, every minute I'm around him. I hale him even more. We've been to counseling twice, and both times they told "Jerry" he needs to spend more time with the kids (ages 13. 10 and 6) and focus on other parts of our relationship besides sex. Jerry has taken nothing from those ses­ sions. I cannot ever get a hug without getting groped, so I avoid hugging. Communicating is like talking to a tree. It bums me up to see him lounging while I exhaust myself doing things around our home. I can't even get him to play a game or read tn the kids without massive coaxing. Jerry can go an entire day without brushing his tec.. . He wears the same clothes for a week and will put on the same underwear two or three days in a row. This is a huge turn-off for me. I’ve told him. but he doesn't care enough to change. Once. I «old him he needs to make me fall in love with him again, and he replied that it wasn't <vorth the effort. Leaving is not an option. I've been a stay­ at-home mom for 10 years and have no job training to fall back on. College is out of the question. Jerry already has told me he won't pick up the slack if I decide to go back to school, and I don't want my kids to suffer. I need help. - Stuck in a Rut Dear Stuck: It sounds as if Jerry isn't so "in love’ with you. either. Go back to one of your counselors and ask for help - with or without Jerry. See if you can sign up for some evening classes at your local YWCA or community college, and check services provided by your state. Il won't hurt the kids to know that Mom is trying to better herself while Daddy (or your parents or a baby sitter) watches them. It's worth the investment in your future. Since then. Jim and Mary constantly ques­ tion us about our travel plans and continually invite themselves to join us. We all are retirees, and my wife and I travel often. We have done everything from ignoring their comments to telling them how much we pre­ fer to travel alone, all of which fails on deaf ears. Jim and Mary complain that other people don't always treat them nicely, but we happen to know it is because they invite themselves to parties, trips, events, etc., taking the hosts by surprise. Jim and Mary think they have many friends because they arc part of all these activities, but these friends arc biting their tongues. Mary never hesitates to ask personal ques­ tions or look through our mail, books, shop­ ping bags or whatever. If our phone rings, she asks who's calling. If she sees a gift, she wants to know who sent it. Jim and Mary arc not senile, nor do they have a medical condition that would account for their rudeness. It's been going on for years. They can be very nice, but this behav­ ior is exhausting and they never stop. What can we do without completely losing the friendship? - Desperate To Travel Alone Dear Desperate: We're wondering why you care about maintaining a friendship with rude, nosy people whom you don't want to be around for any length of time. What's the worst that could happen if you were honest? Tell them nicely. "Sorry, but we won’t dis­ close our travel plans, since we prefer to trav­ el alone." Say. ’We really don't like it when you go through our mail. Please put it down." If they are offended and avoid you. it sounds like a pretty good deal to us. Unsanitary salon Busy pastor Dear Annie: I have my hair done every four weeks at the same nationally known salon. My last visit was quite upsetting. The hair­ dresser took out a hairbrush that obviously had been used on someone else. There were blonde hairs in the brush, which the stylist took out with her hand, and then she proceed­ ed to use it on me. I will never go back to that salon. I cannot contact the manager because she will make me oul to be the bad guy. What if the person before me had head lice, an infection or something worse? Aren't there rules and guidelines a beauty salon must follow when it comes to cleaning brushes? Should I bring my own? -- Traveling Brush Customer Dear Traveling: Most states do indeed have regulations requiring the sterilization of combs and brushes used in hair salons. You can check with your state licensing board for specific information about the laws in your area. Meanwhile, please call the manager and tell her why you no longer will be patronizing her shop. She'll want to know, and you have nothing to lose by telling her. Dear Annie: You have printed many cou'mns about weddings. What catches my attention is the fact that the first thing couples do is pick a date and rent a hall for the recep­ tion. As a pastor. 1 ree this quite often, but for some reason, couples fail to check with the church and pastor firs*. They then arc indig­ nant and sometimes downright angry when I'm not available due to another commitmen'. I've also seen an increase in the number cf people who arc not connected to my congre­ gation. yet expect to be married in my church. This causes problems, also. Please tell your readers to take into consid­ eration the clergy involved and make them part of the planning first - not last. Midwest Pastor Dear Pastor: Couples often assume their local church (and clergy) will be at their dis­ posal and forget there is a real possibility of conflicting commitments. For those who plan to marry in church or who will have clergy officiating, please put them first on your checklist. Weddings are stressful enough. Stopping staring Dear Annie: I read the letters about men staring at women's breasts. 1 work in a male­ dominant factory and am petite and very well-endowed. One day. a male co-worker asked me if I could please slop my breasts from staring at his eyes, as he found it quite offensive. I cracked up laughing. 1 now use that line whenever I find myself in such a situation. I say. in my most sincere voice. "Oh. 1 humbly apologize. It seems my breasts arc staring at your eyes." That usually stops the offender and gets a laugh as well. Hope this brings a chuckle to your day. -­ Factory Worker in Ontario Dear Ontario: It did indeed. It's a good thing you have a well-developed sense of humor. Many thanks for providing a clever retort for our female readers. Companion cutback Dear Annie: My wife and I arc friends with "Jim and Mary." whom we sec regularly, but only on a limited basis. They can be quite enjoyable, but we once tried vacationing with them, and after 24 hours, my wife and I were stressed from Jim's negative altitude and complaints. Mary's compulsive behavior and the inability of either to make the simplest of decisions. They say it was their best vacation ever, but my wife and I call it the Vacation From Hell. Inherited worry Dear Annie: 1 read the letter from "Adoptee's Wife," whose husband died from inherited causes, but the parents still will not reveal what they know of his biological par­ ents. Now "Wife" is worried about her chil­ dren. Please tell her that children of adoptees can often find information about the birth parents through the Vital Statistics department of the state in which the adopted person was bom. 1 hope this is helpful. - Edilma R. Him Osorio. Supervisor. Vital Records, Lincoln. Neb. Dear Edilma Osorio: Thank you for reminding our readers of this resource. We hope "Wife" can at least get the stale of birth from her in-laws so she can do further research. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to annicsmailbox(acomcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. Apnl 6. 2006 — Page 9 From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. From Pollywogs to Shellbacks By John Walton My aging copy of the. "World War II Victory Press" that was distributed aboard the U.S. Auriga in early August. 1945 r. xjncd: President Truman announced it seven o’clock tonight. Japanese acceptance of sur­ render terms proclaimed at the Potsdam Conference. The terms will be accepted by General MacArthur, when arrangements can be completed. Mr. Truman read the formal message relayed from Emperor Hiro-hito through the Swiss government in which the Japanese ruler pledged the surrender on the terms laid down by the big three at Potsdam. President Truman made the statement. "I have received this afternoon, a message from lite Japanese government in reply to the mes­ sage forwarded to that government by the Secretary of Stale on August eleventh. I deem this reply, a full acceptance of the Potsdam declaration which specifies the unconditional surrender of Japan. In this reply, there is no qualification. Arrangements are now being made for the formal signing of surrender terms at the earliest possible moment. General Douglas MacArthur has been appointed the supreme allied commander, to receive the Japanese surrender. Great Britain. Russia and China will be represented by high ranking officers. In the meantime, the allied armed forces have been ordered to suspend offensive action." Odd as it might seem there wasn't any cele­ bration aboard the U.S.S. Auriga when we heard that the Japanese had surrendered. To a man the crew of the Auriga wished that they could have been back in the U.S. to join in the joyous festivities, but since we were at sea. we had no choice but to continue our usual daily routines. Beginning several days prior to receiving this momentous news, the "shellbacks" in the crew of the U.S.S. Auriga had become so engrossed in their plans to initiate the "polly­ wogs" aboard ship that it is doubtful they would have had enough energy to make plans for an additional celebration even though its purpose would have been to mark the end of the greatest war in modem history. In the Navy, anyone who has never crossed the equator before is a “pollywog.” A shrU­ back is a former pollywog who has morphed into a shellback by virtue of having been initi­ ated into tbe brotherhood of shellbacks some­ time in the past. The initiation of iowly polly­ wogs by shellbacks is an age ok! i.t^ritime tra­ dition whose origins seem to have become lost in the foggy mists of antiquity. The shellbacks aboard the Auriga spent the better part of each day for four days preparing for this event since it was announced dial our next port of call would be Espiritu Santo. New Herbides Islands. I thought the event was humorous, but some of my less imaginative pollywog friends did­ n’t see anything funny about it at all. A day or two before our initiation, several naive polly­ wogs were foolish enough to state that they should be exempt from these rites because their recruiting officers never mentioned initi­ ations as a part of their job descriptions when they signed up. As you might imagine, these plaintive, pitiful pleas were greeted were rau­ cous laughter. We were informed that shellbacks consid­ ered pollywogs to be the lowest creatures on the face of the earth. If a shellback asked us how low we were, we were told that the polit­ ically correct answer was: “Sir. I am a polly­ wog and I am the I owest creature on the face of the earth. I am so low that J can walk on stilts wearing a top hat under whale poop lying on the bottom of the deepest ocean." Early in in the morning on that fateful day in August, we hapless pollywogs were rousted oul of our sacks and herded into the chow hall and treated to a square meal. Tbe shellbacks claimed that a square meal would fortify us for our upcoming ordeal. We were told we must eat using our fingers. What made it a square meal was the way we ate it and had nothing to do with the dietary merits of the menu. We were instructed to scoop up our victuals whn our fingers, raise our hand vertically from the table until it reached the level of our faces then bring it directly back to our mouths. The 90 degrees angle this process requires is where the term square meal originated. "Now here this, now hear this," the squawk oox barbed. "All pollywogs report to the quar­ terdeck on the double, uniform of the day is skivvies and pea coats." At the quarterdeck, we were issued Coca-Ccla bottles and informed that whether we believed it or not the bottles were really super powerful binoculars with which we were to scan the horizon searching for King Neptune, the Royal Family, and Davy Jones. They positioned us ten feet apart on both the starboard and port sides of the ship. After an hour under the blazing tropical sun. soaking wet with sweat in our wool pea jack­ ets the squawk box barked again: “Now hear this, now hear this! The royal entourage has been sighted off our port bow. Attention all pollywogs, shed your pea coats and lay for­ ward to welcome King Neptune and his Family.” Our shellback overloads divided us slimy pollywogs into equal ranks facing each other, maintaining a six food separation. We were ordered to drop to our knees, cover our faces with our hands, shut our eyes, and lean for­ ward until we were touching the deck, like Moslems facing Mecca when they pray. Once again we were reminded that we were lower than whale doo-doo on the bottom of the deep­ est ocean and not worthy of casting cur eyes on King Neptune, the Royal en’reuage, and Davy Jones. We were warned that should we speak, unspeakable retribution would ipsuntly befall us. We were inspected by Davy Jcr- s. King Neptune. The Royal Queen. The Royal Baby and sundry other members of the royal court. They strutted up and down between the pros­ trate pollywogs like a oa'gle of haughty pen­ guins. all the while casting aspirations on our parentage. Someone tapped me on the head and a deep bass voice ordered me to arise. Standing directly in front of me staring at me was O'Brian, one of my fellow signalman. O’Brian was the Royal Queen! 1 couldn’t believe my eyes! He was wearing a brownish rope wig, bright and red lipstick, mascara, and was smoking a cigar! Two coconuts he must have scavenged at Guadalcanal more than filled his bra. The only actual clothing O'Brian wore was a skimpy denim mini skirt fashioned from an old pair of dungarees. O'Brian looked me straight in the eye and said in his quaint Bostonian accent. “Pollywog. you think this is funny don’t you?" I answered as straight faced I could. “No. sir. 1 mean no ma'am. 1 don't." "How dare you call the Royal Queen a liar! Fellow shellbacks, did you hear that? This lowly pollywog has the audacity to call the Royal Queen a liar! Executioner, give this insolent pollywog two whacks.” With this 1 Know What to Expect from Your Investments If your investment portfolio is even moder­ ately diversified, you probably own both stocks and bonds. And that's a good idea, because diversification is essential to your success as an investor. But you also should know what to expect from different types of investments - because the more you know, the more likely you are to make the right moves. Unfortunately, some people's expectations get distorted, due to wliat may be happening with their investments. For example, a couple of years back, many investors saw the value of their bonds rise sharply, causing some to look at these investments as "growth" vehi­ cles. But is that an accurate assessment? Probably not - although some recent statis­ tics arc quire interesting. From December 1999 through February 2003. long-term gov­ ernment bonds rose about 13 pneent. while the S & P 500 - one of the most well-known stock market indices - fell by about the same amount. This is the second greatest period ever of superior bond returns relative to stocks - and one of the few in the past 80 years, a time in which stocks have consistent­ ly outperformed all other investments. And so. while you can't base all your investment decisions on what has gone before, it's generally a good idea not to plan on selling your bonds before they mature and make a profit. Instead, plan for what bonds do provide: current income in the form of monthly or quarterly interest checks. As long as you own your bond, you will always receive the same amount in interest (assum­ ing the issuer doesn't default), no matter how much the bond's current value fluctuates. Many stocks also provide current income, in the form of dividends. But if you're like a lot of people, you buy stocks for their growth potential. In other words, when you buy stocks, you anticipate the price going up. so that when it's time to sell, you can make a profit. And. although past performance is not an indication of future results, over the long term, stock prices historically have risen. In fact, from 1926 through 2005. large-company stocks provided an average annual return of more than 10 percent, while small-company stocks returned, on average, more than 12 percent, according to Ibbotson Associates, an investment research firm. Small company stocks do fluctuate more than that of larger companies. Of course, you can't assume that, for a given year, your stocks will return 10 percent. 12 percent - or anything at all. In the short term, stocks go down as well as up, so you shouldn't be shocked at losing principal over a single year, or perhaps a couple of years in a row. But if you buy an array of high-quality stocks and you hold them for the long term at least five to 10 years -you increase your chances to achieve some growth. Ultimately, by knowing what to expect from your stocks, bonds and any other secu­ rities you may own, you can draw up a long­ term investment strategy appropriate for your individual needs, goals, risk tolerance and time horizon. You may want to work with a financial professional to determine why you own what you do. what you might anticipate from your holdings and what changes you may need to make. Nobody can predict the future. But you can plan for it - by having a clear set of expecta­ tions. based on a thorough knowledge of your investments. This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward Jones was instructed to assume the position and the Royal Executioner administered two smart whacks on my behind with his shillelagh. The Royal Executioner’s shillelagh was crafted by the boatswain mates who had sa'lmaking expertise. Il was made from canvas stitched in the shape of a police officer's billy­ club and stuffed with rope. When soaked in waler, the rope swells enough to fill the emptyspaces creating a fairly respectable enforce­ ment tool. Our first trial was a gauntlet of sorts. The main deck of the Auriga had wide passengeways both port and starboard of its deckhouse. In the portside passageway, the shellbacks had slung a cargo net 20 inches above the deck. The deck beneath the net was lubricated with generous amounts of greasy pine tar. At the far side of the net they stationed two shell­ backs manning a fire hose. The idea was for the pollywogs to wiggle and twist or. their backs or bellies and reach the other side before the hose crew could draw a bead on them and send them slithering back to where they start­ ed. Smeared with pine tar from head to toe and not very presentable, we were arraigned before the Royal Judge. As we stood in line waiting our turn in court, the Royal Chaplain strode up and down the line hawking ’sympa­ thy chits' which he assured us would favorably influence the judge when our case came up. The judge wore a top hat and wielded an authentic gavel. He sat with great dignity behind an elevated bench flanked by a bevy of royal lawyers and counselors. The yeomen aboard had prepared typewritten warrants for each of us. Each warrant listed three felonies with which we were being charged. Without fear of contradiction. I can slate that Sundayschool would not have been an appropriate place to discuss these preposterous allega­ tions. --------------------------------------------------- District No. 1--------------------------------------------------To legitimatize the proceedings and dispel (City of Hastings) the appearance of a kangaroo court, we were Don Nevins. 512 W. State Street. Hastings. Mich. 49058, phone (269) 948-8782. each assigned a public defender and given a District No. 2 chance of pleading guilty or not guilty. Of (Thomapple Twp. & Irving Twp., Prec. 2) course, anything we said was always exactly James French. 171 Hunters Trail Court. Middleville, Mich. 49333, phone (269) 795­ wrong and used against us by the Royal 9783 Prosecutor as he pounded on the judge's bench District No. 3 with his first. The judge banged his gavel call­ (Rutland Charter Twp. Hope Twp. & small area of Barry Twp.) ing for. "Order in the court, order in the Sandra L. James. 1388 Nissaki, Hastings. Mich. 49058. phone (269) 945-9402. court!” Bedlam reigned. After pleading my case, the Royal Judge District No. 4 huddled with his counselors to debate my fate. (Cartton Twp., Hastings Charter Twp., Irving Twp. Prec. 1 1 forgot how many shillelagh whacks 1 got, but & a small portion of Woodland Twp.) the Royal Executioner was cither merciful, or Howard "Hoof Gibson. 1614 N M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. Meh 49058. phone (269) 948­ 1 was still numb from my previous whacks 8325. because I don't recall feeling much of any­ District No. 5 thing. (Maple Grove Twp.. Castleton Twp. and most of Woodland Twp.) To cool our behinds, we were then tossed Michael Callton. 307 N. Main. Nashville, Mich 49073. phone (517) 852-2070. into a three-foot deep mini-pool filled with salt District No. 6 water. This crude pool had been made by (Orangeville Twp. & Yankee Springs Twp.) slinging a heavy canvas tarp between saw­ Clare Tripp. 11776 English Court, Shelbyville. Mich 49344. phone (269) 672-7474. horses. Two hurley shellbacks stood in the District No. 7 pool whose job it was to hold pollywogs (Assyria Twp., Baltimore Twp. & ohnstown Twp.) underwater long enough for them to swallow a Thomas J. Wing. 15335 Wing Road. Bellevue. Ml 49021. phone (269) 660-0498 little salt water, but not long enough to drown them. Some of my fellow pollywogs didn't District No. 8 fair very well and felt a bit queasy afterward. (Prairieville Twp. & most of Barry Twp.) While still dripping wet and a bit dazed, we Wayne H. Adams. 4665 E. Orchard Rd.. Delton. Mich 49046. phone (269) 623-2457. were unceremoniously plopped into an elec­ County Administrator tric chair which they cranked up assuring us Michael C Brown, phone (269) 948-4891. fax (269) 948-4884 that the process would re-energizc us and make us feel more lively. The final station on our road to becoming shellbacks was a free consultation with the Royal Doctor whose function was to make sure everyone was in good shape snd had no Iassuredthe Royal DqU'W that I had absolutely no complaints about anything, and as a matter of fact 1 had never felt better in my entire life. But like all doctors worth .’heir salt, he always seemed to find a little some­ thing wrong with everyone. He was accou­ tered with several home remedies that he seemed eager to prescribe. One of his favorites was an atomizer filled with an absolutely abominable tasting concoction. When opening your mouth to say, "AAAAHHH” the good doctor trailed to nail your tonsils with the stuff. The last palliative in our learned doctor’s black bag were some foul biscuits baked by some friend in the gallery. He highly recom­ mended these special biscuits for stomach dis­ orders claiming they were baked from an old family recipe handed down from his grand­ mother. I passed my physical with flying colors according to the Royal Doctor and he let me off lighUy because 1 had waxed so eloquently about the excellent state of my health. A few weeks after becoming shellbacks, we were presented with large ornate certificates signed by the dignitaries witnessing our rite of passage including Neptunus Rex. Ruler of The Raging Main; His Majesty's Scribe. Davey Jotk*s; and John M. Hart, captain of the U.S.S. Auriga. So instead of a photo if myself embracing some lucky nurse in New York's Times Square, and perhapc appearing on the cover of LIFE magazine, I have a beautiful mermaid bordered certificate hang.u? proudly on my wall to remind me when World War II ended. (Know Your County Commissioners J STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp. Coca-Cola Co. 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It's yours to use over and over - and may even be tax deductible. Call 1-87 7 322-9530 or visit our Hastings or Gun Lake location today. �Page 10 - Thursday. Apnl 6. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS □•cedent's Estate FILE NO. 06- DE Estate of JACK WILLIAM BEAVAN Date of birth CM/24/1925 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. JACK WILLIAM BEAVAN. who lived at 100 NORTH YAN­ KEE SPRINGS ROAD. MIDDLEVILLE. Mictiigan died 01/01/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be lorever barred unless presented to LISA SEAMAN, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 206 WEST COURT. SUITE 302. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. FEBRUARY 14. 2006 DAVID H TRIPP P29290 203 SOUTH BROADWAY HASTINGS Ml 49058 (269) 945-9585 LISA SEAMAN 1 MARKET STREET MIDDLEVILLE. Ml 49333 (269) 795-9859 77,O,77S LEGAL NOTICE The annual report of the Paulsen Trust for the year 2005 is available for inspection at its principal office during regular business hours by any citizen requesting within the 180 days of this notice. Nelson R Alien. Trustee 5230 Village Dr. SW Wyoming, Ml 49509 This firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used tor that purpose Default has occurred in a mortgage made by Douglas A. Snoeymk and Angela A Snoeyink. hus­ band and wife, to First National Bank of America, dated January 19. 2U01 and recorded on January 25. 200 i m Document 1054262. Barr/ County •ecords The mortgage holder has begun no pro­ ceedings to recover any part of the debt, which ts now $30.410 41 The mortgage will ba foreclosed by a sale of the property, at public auction to the highest bidder, on Thursday. April 27. 2006 at ’.00 p.m. local time, at the main entrance to Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan. The pioperty will be sold to pay the amount then due on the mortgage, together with interest at 12.75 per cent, foreclosure costs, attor­ neys fees, and alsn any taxes and insurance that the mortgage holder pays before the sale The property is located in Barry Township, Barry County. Michigan, and is descnbed in the mortgage as: A parcel of land in the Northwest one quarter of Section 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, descnoed as: beginning at an iron stake in the Southwesterly come, to the First Addition of the Plat of Gwin's Grove thence Souln 4-3’- 7 minutes East 477.95 feet: thence North 45° 3 minutes East 228 feet: thence North 48° 17 minutes West 236 98 feet to the place of beginning; thence North 48° 17 minutes West 100 feet; thence South 50’ West 100 22 feet, thence South 48’ 17 minutes East 100 feet; thence North 50° East 100 40 feet to the place of begin­ ning. 1978 Concora Mobile Home Serial *5159 The redemption period will be six months from the date of sate, but if the property is abandoned under MCL 600 3241a. the redemption period will be 30 days Date: March 24. 2006 Joseph B Backus, attorney for mortgage holder PO Box 794 East Lansing Ml 48826 517-337-1617 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The Rutland Charter Township Zoning Board of Appeals will con­ duct a hearing on Thursday. April 20. 2006. commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road, Hastings. To act upon a request of Mike and Joan Dayus for a variance on property located at 501 Misty Lane, to build a garage/pole bam closer to front (south) property line than zoning setbacks allow. Property is described as: Rutland TWP BEG AT A PT ON E & W1/4 LI SEC 17-3-9 DIST W 1481.34 FT FR E 1/4 POST SEC 17 TH S 14 DEG 5100" W 242.44 FT TH S 42 DEG 35' 55' W 33.66 FT TH N 58 DEG 49' 45" W 259.10 FT TH N 84 DEG 20' 58" W 126 10 FT TH N 03 DEG 20' 48" E 112.79 FT TO E A W 1/4 U TH E 425.51 FT TO POB. Interested persons desiring to present their views upon the above request, either ver­ bally or in writing, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above time and place. The applications for the above requests are available for inspection at th.? flatland Charter Township Hall during regular business hours. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon seven (7> days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the public hearing to individuals with disabilities. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to take part in the discussion on the above proposed amendments. ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD, HASTINGS. MI 49058 (269)948-2194 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John C Lieb II and Venus S Lieb, husband and wife, original mortgagof(s). to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated January 21. 2005. and recorded on February 3. 2005 in instrument 1140995. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities, inc. Asset Backed Pass Throug Certificates. Series 2005-R 2 Under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as o’ March 1. 2005. Without Reccurse as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Fie Hundred Twenty-One And 30/100 Dollars ($126,521 30). ind-iding interest at 9 55% per annum Under the power of sale contained In said mort­ gage an1 the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed b a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 13,2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: A parcel f land in the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 15, Town 1 North. Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Commencing 13 rods East of the Southwest comer of said Section 5; thence East along the center of highway 8 rods 1 1/2 links; thence North 6 rods 10 links; thence West 28 rods 2 1/2 links: thence South 6 rods 10 links to the place of beginning, except a strip 44 feet wide off the West side thereof; including and commencing at the Southwest comer of Section 1. Town 1 North. Range 7 West; thence Easterly 258.50 feet along the South line of Seclion 15. being also the center­ line of Tasker Road: thence Northerly 105.6 feet at right angles for the tue place of beginning; thence continuing No'therty 20 feet; thence East 418 99 feet parallel with the line of Section 15; thence Southerly 20 feet at right angles; thence Westerly 418.99 feet to the place of beginning The : edemption penod shall be 6 months from tbe date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: March 16. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 20 Bingharr Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 FUe *086110F01 .. JDaD' Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of he bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mado m the conditions of a mortgage made by Eric A. Beck, a single man, original mortgagor(s). to Amenfirst Financial Corporation. Mortgagee, dated February 26. 1999. and recorded on March 4. 1999 in instrumen! 1026045. and assigned by mesne assign­ ments lo Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records, Micfwan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Nme Thousand Fifteen And 57/100 Dollars ($89,015.57). including interest at 7.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a ale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM, on May 4. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel 1: That pat of the South 1/2 of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 27. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, tying Westerly of the Consumers Power Company Parcel as recorded in Uber 307 of Deeds. Page 449 as recorded in Barry County Register I Deeds and lying Easterly uf the Centerline of Highway (Brooklodge Road), reserv­ ing the Westerly 33 feet for road highway purposes. Parcel 2: Also the North 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 27. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. E<cept parcel sold to Consumers Power Company and recorded in Liber 307 of deeds on Ptge 449 and described as a strip of land 311 feet wide across the Southwest 1 /4 of the Southwest 1 /4 of said Section 27. and described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description com­ mence at the Southwest comer of said section, run thence South 99 degrees 46 rrwiutes 05 seconds East along the South line o! said section 871 05 feet to the place of beginning of this description, thence continuing South 89 degree 46 minutes 05 seconds East along said South line of said section 317.64 feet, thence North 11 degrees 30 minutes 15 seconds West 1345.05 feet to the South 1/8 line of said section: thence North 89 degrees - 6 minutes 32 seconds West along said South 1/Blme of said section 317.63 feet, thence South 11 decrees 30 minutes 15 seconds East 1345.01 feet to the place of beginning. All in section 27. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township, Barry County, Michigan The redemption period shall be 12 months fro the date of such sale Dated: April 6. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys Rx Servicer 30400 Telegraph R d S t e 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *088347F01 motam THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING 10 COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BC USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jimmy Brown and Tammy J. Brown husband and wife, to Argent Mortgage Company. L.L.C., mortgagee, dated September 30. 2003 and recorded October 15. 2003 in Instrument Number 1115624. Barry County Records Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc . Asset Backed Pass-Through Cerficates, Series 2003- W9 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated December 1. 2003. Without Recourse by assignment submitted to and record­ ed by the Barry County Register of Deeds There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of One Hundred mree Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Eight and 81/100 Dollars ($103,728.81) including interest at the rate of 8.30% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Mchigan at 1:00 p.m. on Apnl 13. 2006 The premises are located in the Township of Mapie Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: A parcel ol land in the North One-half of the Northwest One-Quarter of Section 35. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, described as: Commencing at the North One-Quarter post of Section 35. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, thence est 502 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 300 feet; thence West 290 feet, thence North 300 feet; thence East 290 feet to the point o1 beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.324ia. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate m the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In ’.hat event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale Dated March 16. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee ol Argent Securities tnc.. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003- W9 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated December 1. 2003. Without Recourse, as Assignee P.O. Box 5041 * Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 214 2495 City of Hastings Public Notice The City of Hastings seeks candidates for appointment to the Zoning Board of Appeals IZBA), Local Devlopttent Finance Authority (LDFA), and Cable Access Committee. . Interested persons are encouraged to apply foi w?oointmcnt b. com­ pleting an application form available at City Hah. 201 Eas*. .state Street. Hastings. NOTICE The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Construction Board of Appeals. Applicants must be a licensed builder, licensed plumber or licensed electrician. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, third floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St, Hastings; <269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 17, 2006. 2006-2007 WOODLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING DATES Thomas Emery City Clerk 77501102 NOTICE The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seek­ ing applicants to serve on the Community Corrections Advisory Board. Applicants must repre­ sent the media. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St., Hastings; (269) 945­ 1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 17, 2006. All meetings are at 7 p.m. • April 4,2096 •May 9, 2006 • June 6, 2006 •July 11,2006 • August 1,2006 • September 5,2006 • • • • • November 14,2006 Decen.oer 5,2006 January 2,2007 February 6,2007 March 6, 2007 • October 3. 2006 This notice is posted in compliance with Public Act 267 of 1976, as amended, the Open Meetings Act. MCLA 41.72a (2) (3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Woodland Township Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to ’ndividuals with disabilities at the meeting upon 7 days notice to the Woodland Township Board. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Woodland Township Board by writing or calling the follow­ ing: Cheryl Allen. Clerk 156 S. Main St. Woodland. MI 48897 269-367-4094 or 269-367-4915 NOTICE The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seek­ ing applicants to serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. Applicants must represent agricultural interest. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St. Hastings: (2691 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 17, 2006. HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP LIBRARY BOARD Due to the formation of the new and expanded City/Townships Joint Library Board. Hastings Charter Township will be taking applications for two positions on the new Board. Please call or fax for an application. Applications must be returned to the Township office by 4:00 pm on April 11.2006. Bennie Cruttenden Ph. 269-948-9690 Fax 269 948-99)7 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. Apnl 6. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLET A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale mey be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to he return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Dtonrr> Hernandez Jr. ard Lori Hernandez, husband and wile, original mortgagor(s). to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee. dated August 5. 2004. and recorded on August 16, 2004 in instrument 1132430. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse as assignee oy an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum ot Eighty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Five And 35/100 Dollars ($89,465.35). including interest at 6 85% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage itd the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given ’hat said mortgage wtll be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on Apnl 27.2006 Said premises are situated m City I Hastings. Parry County. Michigan, and are described as Commencing at the Southwest comer, Lot 289. thence West 4 rods, fcr beginning. Thence North 8 rods. West 4 rods. South 8 rods. East 4 rods, to place of beginning. Original Plan of the Village (now City) of Hastings. City of Hastings. Barry County Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aoandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: March 30. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC H 248 593 1300 Trot! A Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite f067363F01 moo*. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Wayne D. Nicholson and Kimberly A. Nicholson, husband and wife, to First Frank)-*! Financial Corporation mortgagee, dated June 22. 2002 and recorded October 17. 2002 in Instrument Number 1089618. Barry County Records. Said mortgage ts now held by Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2002-FF2 by. Saxon Mortgage Services. Inc. as its attorney-in­ tact by assignment dated June 28 2002 and recorded on February 25. 2004 in Instrument Number 1122728.. Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Two and 76/100 Do«a.s ($91,562.76) inducting interest at the rate of 10.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on April 13, 2006. The premises are located m the Township ot Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in Section 9. Town 3 North. Range 8 West. desrobed as: Commencing at the North one-quarter post; thence South along the North and South one-quarter line 1172 5 feet; thence West 660.5 feet from center tine of -43 (old) to beginning; thence West 220 feet; thence South 200 feet: thence East 220 feet; thence North 200 feet to point of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale ol the sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated March 16.2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loa.i Trust 2002-FF2 by: Saxon Mortgage Services. Inc. as its attomey-m-fact. as Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007 5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 244.0323 rrmut STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate RLE NO. 2006-24500-DE Estate of CHARLES E. WHITE, Deceased Date Of birth 06/29/1926 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. CHARLES E. WHITE, who hved at 1245 Cottage Road. Dowkng Michigan died 1/14/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims agamsl the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Ltnda L. Gregory, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 7616 Stoney Creek Drive. Augusta. Ml 49012 and the named/proposeC personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Date 03/292006 J.II Humphreys Steele P53335 10125 S M43 Highway. Suite 14 Delton. Michigan 49046 (269) 623-4775 Linda L. Gregory 7616 Stoney Creek Drive Augusta Ml 49012 (289)731-3451 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, snail be limit­ ed solely to he return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest.. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Douglas P Vanisacker. a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Community Bank of Northern Virginia. Mortgagee, dated March 17. 2001. and recorded on March 20. 2001 in instrument 1057048. in Barry county records Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S Bank National Association, as trustee for the holders of the CSFB Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 201-HE25 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgag. there is clair mci to be due at the date hereof the sum ot One Hundred Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Nine And 55/100 Dollars ($100,669.55). including interest at 9% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ot them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 10 PM. on April 20.2006 Said premises are situated tn Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The South 1/4 of the Southeast of 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 23. Town 1 North, Range 9 West, also that part of the South 1/4 o the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwojn 1/4 of section 27. Lying Westerly of the center of highway (BrookJodge Road) The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated March 23. 2006 For more information, please call: FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4086988F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SAl£ - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bradley Novtskey and Jennifer Noviskey. husband and wife, onginal moriqagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgao*e dated Augus* 6. 2003, and recorded on August 12. 2003 in instrument 1110669. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Two Hundred Eighteen And 74/100 Dollars ($156,218.74). includ­ ing interest at 6.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on April 20.2006 Said premises are s*uiXd m Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 47. Thomapote Valley Pines No. 2. according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 6 of Plats, on Page 27. Barry County Records. The redemption period sha'l be 6 months from the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case tbe redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: March 23. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593.1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4087430F01 moaut Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL’. BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evert, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered st sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Thomas F Krul III and Lynne E. Krul. husband and wife, origi­ nal mortgagor(s). to Mamstreet Savings Bank. FSB. Mortgage, dated December 12. 2001. and recorded on December 19. 2001 in instrument 1071742. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due a the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Seven And 89/100 Dollars ($115,247.89). including interest at 7.125% per annum Under the power ol sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 4 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township o Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lots 27 and 28. Plat of Loehr's Landing, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 3 ot Plats on Page 61. Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated April 6. 2006 For more information, ptease call FCR 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4070540F03 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P.C. ts a debt col­ lector and we are attempting to colter; a debt and any information obtained will be used for that pur­ pose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JOI HFATHER GLASHEEN. A SINGLE WOMAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC ACING SOLELY AS NOMINIEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS FIRST ALLIANCE MORTGAGE COMPANY. Mortgagee, dated August 07. 2003. and recorded on August 22. 2003. as Instrument No. 1111665. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there te claimed to be due at the date hereof th sum of ninty two thousand five hundred forty '.wo and 80/100 Dollars ($92,542.80). including interest at 5 750% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made arid pro­ vided. notice i s hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part o’ them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 100 PM on April 13. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST AND WEST ONE-OUARTER LINE OF SECTION 31. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DIS­ TANT NORTH 88 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST. 880 00 FEET FROM THE EAST ONE-QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION. A DISTANCE OF 498.5 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 57 MIN­ UTES 00 SECONDS WEST. A DISTANCE OF 220 00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 498 5 FEET TO SAID EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 220.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. DATED March 16. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC. ACING SOLELY AS NOMINIEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS FIRST ALLIANCE MORTGAGE COMPANY Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGESALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John M. Lynch, a single man. to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation, mortgagee, dated June 18. 2004 and recorded July 16, 2004 in Instrument Number 1130918. Ban y County Records. Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank. N A., as Trustee tor Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust. Series 2004-OPT1. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates by assignment submitted to and recorded by the Barry County Register of Deeds There ts claimed to be duo cn such mortgage the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Twelve and 53/100 Dollars ($99,912.53) including interest at the rate of 7.80% per annum. Under the power ot sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on Apnl 27. 2006. The premises are located in the Township ot Woodland. Barry Countv Michigan, and are described as: A parcel ot land in the Southwest one-quarter of Section 2 Town North. Range 7 West. Woodland Township, Barry County. Michigan, place of begin­ ning on the South line ol said Section which lies 316.28 feel East of the Southwest comer of Section 2. thence North 233 feet, thence East 110 feet, thence South 233 feet, thence West 110 feet to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated March 30. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys lor Wells Fargo Bank. N.A.. as Trustee tor Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust. Series 2004OPT1. Asset Becked Pass-Through Certificates, as Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 Fite No 221 2989 THIS FIRM S A DEBT COLLECFOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made te the conditions of a mortgage made by David Letnaar and Loyann Leinaar, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., mortgagee, dated September 21. 2004 and recorded September 29, 2004 in Instrument Number 1134689. Barry County Records. There is claimed to be due on such mort­ gage the sum ol Eighty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Seven and 61/100 Dollars ($87,477.61) including interest at the rate of 7.00% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes cf the State oi Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 .-00 p.m. on April 13, 2006. The premises are located in the City of Hastings. Barry Cour.ty, Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 6 of Block 11 H.J. Kenfiekfs Addition to the City, formerly the Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. Subject to easements, reservations, restrictions and limitations of record, if any. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the ate of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned In accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sale in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. aro limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate. Dated: March 16. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as Mortgagee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 362 0068 T7500W7 NOTICE TO CREDfTORS Decedent's Tmtt In the matter of THE BERNICE C STRONG REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST under AGREEMENT dated Apnl 28. 1997 Date of Birth: April 21.1917. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The dec*o?»it. Bernice C. Strong, wiw lived at Woodlawn Meadows. 1821 N. East Street Hastings. Michigan (business address: 3853 Farren Road. Hastings. Michigan) died March 12. 2006. leaving the abow Trust emitted THE BERNICE C. STRONG REVO­ CABLE LIVING TRUST. DTD 4/28/1997. in fuh force and effect Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the Trust will be forever barred unless presented to MARJORIE A FULLER. 3853 Farren Road. Hastings. Ml 49058. Trustee, within four (4) months after the date ot publication of this notice. April 6.2006 Marjorie A. Fu«er. Trustee 3853 Farrell Road mcnrji Hastings. Ml 49058 ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC HEARING March 28, 2006 Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Supervisor Rook. AH board members present. Also present: Fire Chief Boulter and 2 guests. Purpose of meeting: Budget hearing and presen­ tation. Pledge ol Allegiance Supervisor Rook reviewed the past years budget along with expenditures and receipts. Line Items ‘or 2006/07 proposed budgets were read. Pubic comment: Mark Paradowski askod board about possibility of a grant for the improvement of park and ball field. If grant is awarded, township will be responsible for a percentage ot cost. Matter tabled for future discussion Motion by Perino, support by Ribbte to adopt res­ olution to increase supervisor, cterk. and treasurer saiary by 2.5%. Roll call vole. All ayes Motion ear­ ned. Motion by Perino, support from Ribbte to approve 2006/07 budget. All ayes. Motion carried Motion by Ritchie, support from Perino to place $25,000 in a contingency fund. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion to adjourn by Perino, support from Ritchie. Ail ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. rwotiM Depot Into ©ffirt.PLc 222 West Appie SmffT HASTTCS. Ml 49058 Fxing 4 B»nin>ptcy...DHom...Custody Dispute...} Protect your interests! Call Kathryn M. Russell today 269-945-4243 Bring this Ad and rrtxive ■ free cor.wluiion (Coupon expire* 5/1/20061 ttsqizm AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made m the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Rocky C. Rabishaw and Melva J Rabishaw. husband and wife of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Sand Ridge Bank dated the 29th day of March. A.D. 2005, and recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 14th day of April. A.D. 2005. m Instrument No. 1144874 of Barry Records, whch said mortgage was assigned to First Financial Bank, thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $66,869 42 (Sixty Six thousand. Eight hundred Sixty Nme dol­ lars and Forty Two cents) plus accrued interest at 5.37% (five point three seven) percent per annum And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained m said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 20th day of April. A.D . 2006. at 1XX) o'clock said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sate at public auction,to the highest bid­ der, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml, Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage Which said premises are described as follows All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the City of Hastings, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: The North one-half of Lots 4 and 5 ol Block 10. Daniels Stoker's Addition to the City (Formerly Village) of Hastings, as recorded in Uber i of Plats Page 11, Barry County Records. Commonly known as: 729 N Hanover Tax IO 06-55-095-063-00 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period hall be 30 days from the date of such sste. Dated: March 16. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO . L P A By Dar*< r. Best. (P-58501) Attorney to’ Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Wemberg & Rets Co.. LPA 2155 ButterficM P;ive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 46084 ■YWR404608387 mooiM FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm to a debt collector attempting to coltoct a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you aro In the MlHtary, please contact our office at the number listed MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by _Harry A. Mead. Jr aA/a H. Allen Mead and Mary A Mead. Husband and Wife to Argent mortgage Company. LLC. A Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated February 13.2004 and recorded March IZ 2004 n insUument 4 1123559 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Deutsche Bank Nibonal Trust Company as Trustee of Argent Se<.urities inc.. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certntoates. Senes 2004-W8 under the Pookng and Servieng Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004. W?hout Recourse, on which mortgage there is dain.xl to be due at the date hereof the sum o Eighty-f-vo Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Four Dollars aiirt Thirty-Seven Cents ($82,444.37) including interest 9.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby g*r»n that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at thn Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Mi st IXX'PiH on Thursday. May 4. 2006. Said premises are situated in TovmsiJf of Castleton. Barry County.Michigan. and ai? described as: That part of the fractional Southwest one-quai ter of Section 20. Town 3 North, Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County. MiJugar. mere particularly as: Commencing al the South oneqiu rter comer of said section; thence due West akxg the South line of said section. 70 70 feet to tht poin' of beginning of this description; thence con'.mumg West along said South tone 161.75 feet; thence North 0 degrees 38 minutes 33 secords East 345.00 feet: thence Wes! 180.00 feet; hoice North 0 degrees 38 minutes 33 seconds East 447.00 feet, thence East 321.75 feet; thence South 0 degrees 38 minutes 33 seconds West 792.00 feet to the Commonly known as 6525 Thomapple Lake. NashvUe Ml 49073 _The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 6003241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: APRIL 3. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc., Asset Backed Pass­ Through Certificates. Series 2004-W8 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as ol May 1. 2004. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestrvo & Associates. P.C. 811 South BNd Suite 100 Rochester Hitts. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Rte No: 06-46220 �Pago 12 — Thursday. Apnl 6. 2006 — The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILL TARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be ntscmded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that even:, your damages if any. shall be tanned solely to the return □f the bte amount tendered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condition; of a mortgage made by Julie A Boedeker a Single Person, original mortgagor! s). to Wells Fargd Home Mortgage. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated February 14. 2003. and recorded on February 21. 2003 in instrument 1096080. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof tfie sum of Ninety-Six Thousand Three Hundred Ninety Seven And 74/100 Dollars (S96.397 74). including interest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wtil be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County t>wirthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM, on Apnl 13. 2CO6. Said premises are situated m Township of Hope, Barry County, Michigan, and are descnbed as PARCEL NUMBER 1, PART OF THE NORTH­ WEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SEC­ TION 20. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. COMMENCING AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 20. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 1380 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 08 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 472.5 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 52 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 330.82 FEET TO THE CENTER OF HEAD ROAD. THENCE ALONG THE CENTER OF HEAD ROAD ON A 10 DEGREE CURVE TO THE LEFT WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 56 DEGREES 25 M!NUTES 40 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 118 45 FEET THENCE SOUTH 21 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 372.26 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO A 33 FOOT PUBLIC EASEMENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE PAR­ CEL FOR HEAD ROAD ALSO SUBJECT TO A PRIVATE EASEMENT 33 FEET WIDE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF PARCEL AND 33 FEET WIDE ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF PARCEL PARCEL NUMBER 2; COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 20. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. THENCE WEST 1320 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 472 5 FEET; THENCE WEST 60 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING; THENCE WEST 60 FEET. THENCE SOUTH TO SHORE OF LONG LAKE; THENCE EAST ALONG SHORE OF LONG LAKE 60 FEE I MORE OR LESS TO POINT SOUTH OF PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. PARCEL NUMBER 3;PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 20. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST, COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 20. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. A DISTANCE OF 1.380 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 472.5 FEET; THENCE NORTH 21 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 372.36 FEET TO CENTER OF RELOCATED HEAD ROAD; THENCE ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF HEAD ROAD ON A 10 DEGREE CURVE TO THE LEFT WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 42 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 169 16 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 20 22 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO 33 FEET PUBLIC EASEMENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF PROPER FY FOR HEAD ROAD. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ot such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance wth MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated March 16. 2006 For more information please call. FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 3O4CO Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025 5822 Frie 4067041 H)1 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... 945-9554 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM0ER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damage*. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kate R Dipert and Julianna M Dtpen husband and wrfe, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgage* t-fed June 29. 2005. and recorded on July 8. 2005 in nstrument 1149176. m Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee to CitiFmancial Mortgage Company In as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-One Anc 56'100 Dollars ($227,421.56). including interest at 6.25% per annum Under the power o sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or acme pan ot them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM. on Apnl 27. 2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Commencing at the Northeast corner of Section 16. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, thence North 89 degrees 51 m«nutes49 seconds West 631.00 feet along the North tone of said Section 16. thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds West. 459 03 feet parallel with the East Ime of said Section 16 for a point ol beginning; thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 49 seconds East 331 00 feet parallel w>th said North Section tine, thence Nonh 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds East 85 00 feet parallel with said East Section Ime: thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 49 seconds East 300 feet par­ allel with said North Section line, thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds West 247.74 feet along sate East Section tine thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 30 seconds West 631 00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds East 163 42 feet parallel with said East Section ime to point of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: March 30. 2006 For more information, please call FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 B-ngham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #083238F03 i-wa Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FiRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee tn that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited solely to the return of the bte amount tendered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Vaneerden and AHison Vaneerden. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 20. 2004. and recorded on September 7. 2004 m instrument 1133578. m Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Countrywide Home Loans. In as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Four And 40’100 Dollars ($108,994 40). including interest at 5 875% per annum Under the power o» sale contained <n said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on Apnl 13. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village ol Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5 of Rolling Oaks Estates. According to the Recorded Plat Thereof. As Recorded in Liber 6 of Plats on Page 52 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban doned in accordance wrth MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such Sute Dated: March 16. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC X 248.593 13 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4087322F01 rw* DADSAUCTIONS.COM NOTICE QF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Future Advance Mortgage executed on September 11. 2003 by Kent' W Durkee and Donna Durkee, husband and wife, as Mortgagors, to Stale Bank of Caledonia now known as Chemical Ba.* as Mortgagee and which mort­ gage was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan on October 27. 2003. in Document No 1116338 (the "Mortgage'), on which Mortgage there is claimed to be an indebtedness, as defined by the Mortgage, due and unpaid in the amount of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Four Hundred Seventy Three and 06/100 Dollars ($119,473 06). as of the date of this notice, including principal and interest, and other costs secured by the Mortgage no suit ot proccrd mg a! law or in equity having been instituted Io recover the debt, or any part of the debt, secured by the Mortgage, and the power of sate in the Mortgage having become operative by reason ot the default. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. May 4. 2006. at 1 00 o'clock in the nttemoon at the Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michxjan. that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be offerstor sate and sold to the highest bidder, at pubic sale, for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness dun on the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sate, certam property located in the Township of Pramevile. Barry County. Michigan, described in the Mortgage as follows COMMENCING AT A PLACE OF BEGINNING IN SURVEY OF CRISP PLAT OF BONIFACE POINT. RUN NORTH 44 1/2 " AGREES WEST 277 1/2 FEET ALONG THE ortORE OF THE LAKE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAID PLAT TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAME AND CONTIN­ UING IN SAME COURPiT 160 FFET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER Or MRS BLAKELY'S LOT; THENCE NORTH 1.5 DEGREES WEST 57.5 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE FIRST LOT WEST OF MRS BLAKELY'S LOT FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING FROM THIS PLACE OF BEGINNING. BY METES AND BOUNDS AND COURSES RUN NORTH 54 1/4 DEGREES EAST ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF SAID FIRST LOT WEST OF MRS BLAKELY’S LOT 224 FEET TO THE SHORE OF THE LAKE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SAID BONIFACE POINT; THENCE ALONG THE SHORE OF THE LAKE NORTH 29.5 DEGREES WEST 50 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 54 1/4 DEGREES WEST 224 FEET TO THE SHORE OF THE LAKE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAID POINT; THENCE SOUTH 29 5 DEGREES EAST 50 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING ON THE SHORE OF PINE LAKE IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 6. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST Commonly known as 10930 Boniface, Plainwell. Michigan. The length of the redemption peno 1 will be six (6) months from the date of the sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance wrtn MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days imm the date of such sate Dated: April 6. 2006 Chemical Bank By: Lon L Purkey. Esq. Milter. Canfield. Paddock and Stone. P.L.C. 444 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 ip. nwuo. FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any information obtained wii! be used for this purpose. I you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: David J Herman and Mary R Herman husband and wife to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, a elaware Corporation Mortgagee dated February 23. 2004 and recorded March 4. 2004 in Instrument #1123131 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgag Securities Inc . Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2004-R4 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004. Without Recourse, on which mort gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousad Six Hundred Seventy-Nine Dollars and Sixty-Five Cents ($106,679.65) including interest 8 05% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be oreciosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. Apnl 13. 2006 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are dscnbed as: Lot 1 of Block 31 of the Eastern Addition to the City, formerly Village, of Hastings Barry County. Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof Commonly known as 436 E Marshall St. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 moths from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. m which case ’he redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated MARCH 2. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee o’ Aenquest Mortgage Securities Inc . Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2004-R4 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as ot May 1. 2004. Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 Souh Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hilts. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 06-44224 I will sell your antiques, collectibles and household items on EBAY for you' • FULL-SERVICE EBAY Trading Assistant! • EBAY Power-Seller! • Oser 6 years Experience! • Over 1200 Positive feedbacks! Driip crfT your items or I offer a pick-up sen ice for $10.0(1 I will do the research on your item(s). lake pictures, develop auction listings, professionally puck and ship your item(s). I v. ill do all the work and send you a check! / will sell almost anything valued at more than $50.00 and allow ed on Ehay Not sure what your stuff is worth Give Me A Call! If you prefer I will consider buying your items for cash! Visit my WEBSITE: dadsauctkms.com Email: davcdcvcrlfe msn.com Phone: (269) 945-5702 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages. In that *-/ent. your damages, if any, shall bo Hmrtod solely to the return o the bid amount tendered at safe, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Mark Jagieto. an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender nd lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 14. 2004. and recorded on May 21. 2004 in instrument 1127944. m Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there « claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Six Ano 38/100 Dottars ($59,206.33). including interest at 5.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case mad and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Burry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 W PM. on May 4.2006. Said premises art situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Tbe West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, also the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Seci on 15. except commencing at the Southwest comer of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 15; thence North on the West fane of said Section. 100 rods, thence East at right angles to said Section tone 20 rods, thence Southeasterly to a point 40 rods North of a pomt on the South ime of said North l/2of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 15. 60 rods East of said Southwest comer; thence South 40 rods to said South Ime of said Ncrth 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4; thence West on said South line of the North 1/2 of said Southwest 1/4 of Section 15. 60 rods to the Place of Beginning. ALSO EXCEPT a parcel ol land in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15 Town 2 North. Range 8 West, beginning at a point on the North line of said Section 15. which hes 563 feet due East of the Northwest comer of said Section 15; thence due East 743 feet, thence South 00 degrees 22 mmutes West 770 feet; thence due West 738 feet; thence due North 770 feet to the Posit of Beginning Baltimore Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date o’ such ate Dated April 6. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ftte 4088980F01 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS. DEFAULT having been made m the conditions of a certain real estate mortgage mau? and executed on October 30. 2003, by SCOTT IV FOUBARE and TINA M FOUBARE. husband anc wife, as mortgagors, to KELLOGG COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, a Michtgan Corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as mortgagee, and recorded on November 6. 2003. in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan, at No. 1117170, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due and unpaid at the date of this notice the prin­ cipal sum of $115,359.97, plus interest accruing at six (6%) percent per annum from and after Apnl 1. 2005, co the date of redemption, if any. and no legal or equitable proceeding having been instituted to recover the debt or any part of the debt secured by the mortgage, and the power contained having becom? operative by reason of such default: NOTICE IS THEREFORE GIVEN that on Thursday. April 13. 2006. at 1D0 o'clock Eastern Standard Time m the afternoon of sate day, on the east steps of tbe Barry County Circuit Court Building, 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan, in the County of Barry, the State of Michigan, the lands and premises descnbed in said mortgage will be offered lor sale at public auction and sold to the highest bidder, for the purpose of satisfying the amount due and unpaid upon the mortgage, together with the legal costs and charges •or -jate. including the statutory attorney fee. Tbe period of time for redemption shall be six (6) months from the date ot sate, unless determmed abandoned in accordance wrth MCL §600 3241a m which case the redemption period Shan be thirty (30) days from the date of sate. Tbe premises to be so*d at said sate are situated tn the Township of Johnstown. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and described as toflows Beginning at a point on the North and South 1/4 Ime of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, distant South 00 degrees 15 minutes 14 seconds West. 1680 00 feel from the North 1/4 post of sate Section, thence North 86 degrees 52 minutes 47 seconds East. 675.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 15 mmutes 14 seconds West. 340 29 feet; thence South 86 degrees 52 mmutes 47 seconds West. 675 00 feet to said North and South 1/4 line; thence North 00 degrees 15 minutes 14 seconds East, aiong sate ivxth and South 1/4 Ime 3*0.29 feet to the point of l«egmnmg. Subject to an easement over the West 33.00 feet for public highway purposes. March 6. 2007 KELLOGG COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION By Mark D Ho’stee (P66001) 2^31 Capital Avenue. SW. Suite B Battle Creek. Ml 49015 Tetephone: (269) 962-9058 VERMONTVILLE Maple Syrup Festival Starts Friday Evening, April 28th All Day Sal. & Sun., April 29th 6i 30lh TALENT SHOW 401 (k) rollovers made easy Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 H. tSoodlawn Ave. Fri., April 28 • 6:GO pm Call 517-726-1077 Three Divisions: Ages 6 and under • Ages 7 17 years • Ages 18 and over Application deadline Apr.! 22. 2006 Edwardjones Ml free (806| 288-52xu MMM.cdw^rdhincvc.m Srrvinf Indmdual inwston Since 1871 Me-naer SIPC Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY tNFORMATON WE CdTAiN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus intereat MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey M Bishop and Robin Wiifcams-Bishop, husband and wife, ongmal mortgagors), to Option One Mortgage Ccrponrtion. CaWomia Corporation. Mortgagee, dated December 17. 2004. and recorded on January 11. 2005 m mstrument 1140027. in Bony county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Seventy-Three thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Five And 92/100 Dollars ($373,225.92). including interest at 8% per annum Under the power of sate contained m sate mortgage and tbe statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that sate mortgage wiii be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubtoc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1 00 PM, on May 4.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan and are described as: commencing at a point 50 test North 44 1/2 degrees West from tbe Southwest comer of Crispe's Plat o’ Bonrtace Point according to ttie recorded Plat thereof, being a point on the shore of Pine lake at Southwest come' of Lot owned by James Ross, thence North 501/2 degrees East 172 1/2 feet along the line uf sate Ross Lot to the Northwest comer of sate Ross Lol and being a point on the Northeast shore of said Lake, thence North 9 1/2 degrees West along the shore of sate Lake 60 feet thence South 52 1/4 degrees West 208 feet to Shore of Lake on the South side of sate point; thence along shore of Lake South 44 1/2 degree* East 60 feet to the Place of Beginning, the same bordering on the shore ol Pine Lake at both ends of said Lof and being m the Southwest fractional 1/4 ot Section 6. Town 1 North. Range 10 West. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shaii be 30 days from the date of such sate. Date! Apnl 6. 2006 For more information, ptecse call; FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mchigan 48025-5822 File 4088559F01 PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P C . IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY : • '’ MORTGAGE SALE - Default NM been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by ANTHONY G. CROSARIOL and DEBORAH A CROSAROL. HUS3AND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registr.’tion Systems. Inc CMERS’). solely as r - -nee tor tender and tender's successors and i^s-nns . kfortgagee. dated November 16. 2004. and rtnorded on February 23. 2005. m Document No. 1141943. kxvry County Records. Michigan, on which mortage r^re is claimed to be due at the date hereof .Ke sum of Two Hundred Two Thousand Five Hm.dreo Eighteen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($202,518 50). uxAtemg interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sate curtained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such ca^' made and piovteed. notice is hereby given that said .mortgage be torectosed by a sate of the mortgaged »remiws. or some part ol them, al pubic venue, at the tlwry County Courthouse m Hastings. Michigan at 'JI PM o'clock, on Apnl 13 2006 Said premises are situated in Townsiup of BARRY. Barry County. Michigan and oesertoed as: THE WEST 1 / 4 POST OF SECTION 6. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. BARRY TOWNSHP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAT 885 90 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6; THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST. 406 50 FEET ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF STONEY POINT DRIVE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 SECONDS 42 MINUTES EAST. 25 73 FEET ALON SAID CENTERLINE. THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST. 109.78 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTH 35 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST. 504.24 FEET TO AN INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF CROOKED LAKE THENCE NORTH 79 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST, 183 08 FEET ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE LINE. THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST 375.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE WATERS OF CROOKED LAKE AS DETERMINED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDE LINES. SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PUR­ POSES OVER THE NORTHERLY 24.75 FEET THEREOF TAX ID NO 08-03-006-005-65 The redemption penod sha« be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned m accordance wrth 1948CL 800.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shaH be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated. March 13. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc fMERS’). solely as nominee for lender and lodar's successors and assigns. Mortgagee'Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Dove. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Client I D GMAC.0699 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 6. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has bmxi made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by David M Ryan and Cathy Ryan, husband and wife, to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated July 13, 205 and recorded July 25. 2005 in Instrument Number 1149953. Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now heic by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Secunties, inc. Asset Backed pass through Certificates. Senes 2005-R8 under the pooling and servicing agreement dated as of September 1. 2005. without recourse, by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Nine and 75/100 Dollars ($183569 75) including interest at 7.35% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fonxtoosd by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on MAY 4. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Barry. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The Northwest one-quarter of the Southeast onequarter cf Section 1. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, except commencing al the Northeast comer of the Northwest one-quarter, of the Southeast one-quar­ ter of Section 1. thence West 20 Rods along the cents* of highway, thence South 24 Rods, thence East 20 Rods, thence North 24 Rods to the point of beginning. Also, except commencing in the center of Section 1 for point of beginning, thence South 775 feet thence East 1320 feet, thence North 379 feet, thence West 330 West, thence North 396 feet, thence West 990 feet to the point of beginning Subject to Easements. Reservations and (imitation of record, if any. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Deled: April 6. 2006 Odens Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 214.3003 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WLL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the reum of the bld amount ten­ dered at safe, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gerald A Hines, a single man. original mortgagor(s). io Flagstar Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated May 5. 2000. and recorded onMay 10. 2000 in instrument 1044176. and modified by agreement dated September 1. 2005. and recorded on November 8. 2005 on Page 1155875. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp . a New Jersey Corporation cs assignee by an assign­ men. in Barry county records Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bs due at the date hereof tbe sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Ten And 98/100 Dollars ($87,710.98). including interest at 7% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case and pro vkfed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM on April 27. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Woodland, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 14. 15 and 16 of Innovation Subdivision according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Uber 3 on Page 21. The redemption pered shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: March 30 2006 For more information, please call: FC 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4088055F01 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE DEFAULT having been made in the conditions ol a certain Mortgage made by CRAIG J SWANSON Trustee ot the Craig J Swanson Trust under a Trust Agreement dated March 24. 1995. to SAND RIDGE BANK Formerly NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS dated September 24. 1997. and recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry, and State of Michigan, on September 25. 1997. document number 1002021. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice, for principal and interest, the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand. One Hundred Thirty-Three and 97/00s ($76.133.971 Dollars, and no proceed­ ings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sale contained in said Mortgage has become operative; NOW THEREFORE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sate curtained m said Mortgage and in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, the said Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Courthouse in the City of Hastings ano County of Barry. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court ii. and for said County, on Thursday. May 11. 2006. at 100 o’clock in the afternoon of said day. and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with 6.875 percent interest, legal costs. Attorney's fees and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee does pay on or prior to the date of said sale; which premises are descnbed in said Mortgage as follows, to-wrt: Lot 6 of the Assessors Plat Number 1 of the Village of Nashville, according to the recorded plat thereof. Redemption Period under Michigan Law (MCLA) 600 3240) is 6 months The period of redemption will be six months from the date of sate. Dated April 3. 2006 SAND RIDGE BANK. Mortgagee By ROBERT L. BYINGTON P27621 DEPOT LAW OFFICE. PLC 222 West Apple Street Hastings. Michigan 49058-0248 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATi’EMPTPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the ed solely to the return of the bld amount tendered at sale, plui Interest conditions of a mortgage made by Artemio MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in Villanueva and Anita S. Villanueva, husband and the conditions of a mortgage made by Robin E. wife, to Nations One Mortgage, mortgagee, dated Ryno. A Single Woman, original mortgagor(s). to October 17.2002 and recorded October 31.2002 in Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated Instrument Number 1090644.and Affidavit of Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale Apnl 15. 2005. and recorded on Apnl 22. 2005 in Scrivener's error to correct legal description submit­ THIS t-IRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ instrument 1145268. in Barry county records. ted to »<id recorded by Barry County Records Said ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee io Wells mortgage is now held by Washington Mutual Bank, WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ Fargo Bank. N.A. As Trustee For The Benefit Of FA by assignment dated October 22. 2002 and POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT The Certificate Holders. Park Place Securities. Inc. recorded on October 31. 2002 in Instrument THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Number 1090645., Affidavit of Scrivener's error Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series MILITARY DUTY. submitted to and recorded by Barry County 2005-WCW2 as assignee by an assignment, on ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be Register of Deeds. Barry County Records There ts which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand claimed to be due on such mortgage he sum of that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ Eighty-Four Thousand Fifty-Six and 80/100 Dollars Three Hundred Thirty-Six And 06/100 Dollars ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ ($84,056.80) including interest at the rate of 6.50% ($76,336.06). including interest at 9.85% per dered at sale, plus Interest. per annum annum MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in Under the power of sale contained in the mort­ Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ the conditions ol a mortgage made by James Grace gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ and Emma Grace, husband and wife, original mortnotice is hereby given that th mortgage will be fore­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will gagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, closed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and lender's some part of them, at pubic vendue al the Barry or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry successors and/or assigns, Mortgage, dated April County Courthouse :n Hastings in Barry County. County Courthouse in hastings at 1:0C PM, on May 27. 2005, and recorded on October 14, 2005 in Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on April 20. 2uu€ 4.2006 instrument 1154503, in Barry county records. Said promises are situated in Towns!'ip of Barry, The premises are located in the City of lake Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bank Odessa. Barry County. Mchigan. and are described Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: of New York as Trustee for the certifcate holders Land Situated in the Township ot Barry. Barry CWABS Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates. Series County. Michigan described Part ol The West Hall Lot 3. Lakewood Acres, according to the plat 2005-7 as assignee by an assignment, on which thereof as recorded in Uber 5. page 12. of Plats of Section 7. Town 1 North, range 9 West. Being mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date more Particularly Described as follows: Beginning Barry County Records hereof the sum o' Ninety-Four Thousand Nine at a Point 264 53 Feet North and 935 00 Feet East Lot 19, Lakewood Acres No. 2. i-ccording to the Hundred Twenty And 94/100 Dollars ($94,920.94), of the West Quarter Post o' Said Section 7; Thence plat thereof as recorded in Liber. page 12. of Plals including interest at 8.99% per annum South 49 degree 53 minutes 03 seconds East Barry County Records Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ The redemption penod shall be 6 months from 144 13 Feet; Thence South 46 degrees 15 minutes gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ 00 seconds’ West 102.10 Feet; Thence North 43 vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds’ West 143.30 Feet; be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period Thence North 46 degrees 15 minutes East. Along or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry the EastP;<y Line of Kline Street. 86.70 Feet to the shall be 30 days fro the date of the sale TO ALL County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 90 PM, on April PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can Beginning. 20. 2006. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the Said premises are situated in Township of Barry, property and there is a simultaneous resolution wrth the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in the borrower. In that event, your damages, if any. 25 and 26 of Barrett Acres, according to the record­ which case the redemption period shall be 30 days are limited soiety the return of the bid amount ed plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats, from the date ol such sale tendered at sale. Page 30. subject to a 20 foot easement over the Dated March 23. 2006 Dated: Apnl 6. 2006 North side of said Lot 26 of Barrett Acres For more information, ptease call: The redemption period shall be 6 months from ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Washington Mutual Bank. FA. as FC X 248.593 1302 the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in Trott & Trot. PC Assignee which case the redemption period shall be 30 days Attorneys For Servicer P.O. Box 5041 from the date of such sale. 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 Dated March 23. 2006 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 362 0033 r”00*J5 For more information, please call: Fite 4088669F01 mow FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 480255822 File 4087516F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any. shall bo limit­ ed solely to the etu m of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel R. Welton and Judith L. Welton, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Michigan Home Finance. LLC. Mortgagee dated February 10. 2005. and recorded on March 9. 2005 in instrument 1142480. tn Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, m trust for the CertificateboldefS of Carrington Mortgage Loan Trst. Senes 20O5-OPT2. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to bo due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Five Thousand Nine Hundred Nine And 02/100 Dollars ($205.909 02). including iterest at 8.49% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at publicvendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 27. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Lots 37. 38. and 39 of Indian HiUs. according to the lecorded platthereof. as recorded in Liber 4 ot Plats on Page 53 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date < such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of sch sate Dated March 30. 2006 For more information, please car.: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4087530F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale TH® FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, W any. shall be limit­ ed solely to th return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been m.xte in the conditions of a mortgage made by Fxett A Mancberger. a married man. original moHcagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's .-mcessors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated Febriary 7, 2003. and recorded on February 10.2003 in instru­ ment 1097350, in Barry county records, Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to Washii'gton Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at th? date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Seven And 70/100 Dollars ($113.537.70). including interest at 4 625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on Aril 20.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: l-Ots 68. 69. and 70 of the Replat of Outlet ’A’ ol Fair Lake Park Plat, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 88. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: March 23. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248.593 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. .Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4048949F06 Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them Hastings City Bank PROFESSIONALS! The BANNER PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We arc currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. 1-800-237-2379 MFfSYSIBHOFSOimMOTMCHGMi HC Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings Qty Bank Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION V/E OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Leslie J. Biteth a Marned Woman and Jeffrey Allan Biteth, Her Husband, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 12,2002, and record­ ed on September 17. 2002 in instrument 1087587. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Countryw.de Home Loans. Inc. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty And 62/100 Dollars ($125.860 62). including interest at 6% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ viced, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on May 4.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East 1/2 of the North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 4 North. Range 9 West Except a parcel in the Southeast comer thereof being 150 feet east and west by 350 feet North and South, but to be at least 21 feet from the house on said prem­ ises. Irving Township. Barry county. Michigan, except that part of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 2. Town 4 North. Range 9 West described as: commencing at the North 1/4 comer of said section; South 00 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds west 348 00 feet along the east line of said Northwest 1/4 to the point of begin­ ning; thence South 00 Degrees 00 Minutes 0 Seconds West 220 00 toet along said east line, thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 396 00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 00 min­ utes 00 seconds east 220.0 feet/ thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east 396.00 feet to the east line of said Northwest 1/4 and the point of beginning Also except the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 4 North, Range 9 west described as; commencing at the North 1/4 of said Section; Thence South 01 Degrees 30 min­ utes 32 seconds west 56.00 feet along the east line of said Northwest 1/4 to the point of beginning; thence North 88 Degrees 29 minutes 28 seconds West 366 00 feet; thence South 01 degrees 30 min­ utes 32 seconds west 100.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 29 minutes 28 seconds wes 330.00 feet; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 32 seconds east 54 37 teat; thence North 88 degrees 36 min­ utes 04 seconds west 616.33 feet; thence south 01 degrees 31 minutes 36 seconds west 707 38 feet along the west kne of said northeast 1/4. Northwest 1/4, thence South 68 degrees X minutes 04 sec­ onds east-1162.55 toet along the south line of said northeast 1/4 Northwest 1/4 thence North 01 degrees X minutes 32 seconds east 350 00 toet iiong the west line of the east 150 feet of said Northeast 1/4. Northwest 1/4; thence South 88 degrees X mmutes 04 seconds east 150 00 toot; thence North 01 degrees X minutes 32 seconds txst 401.86 feet along the east fine of said Nor^rwesi 1/4 to the point of beginning Subject to highway right-of-way for Buehler Rod The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: April 6. 2C06 For more informatkx.. pteace naB: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-582 Fite #084596F01 NOTICE To members of Hastings Mutual Insurance Company. Hastings, Michigan: Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Hastings Mutual Insurance Company will be held at the Home Office. 404 East Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings, Michigan 49058 on Wednesday. April 12. 2006, beginning at 9O0AM The annual meeting agenda includes a proposal approved by the Board of Directors to amend and restate the Articles of Incorporation. Article IV will be amended to increase the retirement age of directors from sixty-five years to sixty-eight years as follows (new text is undeiiined, deleted text is stricken through): Paragraph 4 "regardless of any othar provision contained herein or in the By-Laws, a director, whether elected or appointed, shall retire from the Board, and hie the director's term shall auto­ matically end. one year following the director's oxiy fifth sixty-eiohth birthday anniversary; provided, however, that the remaining directors, by a two-thirds vote, may continue the term to normal expiration." Paragraph 5 - "No person shall be qualified to file for election to the Board ot Directors for any term beginning after hio oiorty fifth the directors sixty: eighth birthday anniversary; provided, however, that any person over oixty five sixty-eight years of age. otherwise qualified, may be appointed a director by a two-thirds vote of the directors for such term, not exceeding three years, as may be designated." The proposed amended and restated Articles also contain miscellaneous grammatical changes For a copy of the proposed amended and restated Articles, please write to Michael Puemer, Secretary, at the above address. Tisooeez Michael W. Puemer. Secretary �Page 14 - Thursday, Apnl 6. 2006 - Tbe Hastings Banner Burglary victim helps apprehend suspects A little bit of sleuthing paid off for a 43year-old Caledonia man who had been vic­ timized by a burglary. After being gone for a night, the man returned home at 10 a.m. to discover his house had been broken into. The home inva­ sion occurred in the 10500 block of Duncan l.ake Ave SE, in Caledonia Township. Acting on a hunch, the homeowner drove by a known address of one of his teenage daughter’s friends and observed a car parked in the driveway of this home he was checking out. but it wasn’t the vehicle he was coking for. He parked nearby to watch anc called the Kent County Sheriff’s Department Within minutes two young men were observed coming outside to the car and to open the truck. His suspicions were con­ firmed when he witnessed them unload a variety of power tools matching the descrip­ tion of those stolen from his residence. The victim continued to watch from a dis­ tance until he felt they were about ready to lea”e. He then pulled his vehicle into the driveway, blocking their vehicle. He explained that the police were on the way. The young suspects were still on scene when the patrol unit arrived. A number of stolen items were recovered that belonged to the victim. During this inves­ tigation other items of interest were noticed inside the accused perpetrator's home on Maple Street. Caledonia. Deputies arc contin­ uing their investigation and interviews of the suspects to sec if this group is responsible for other crimes in the area. One 17-year-old and two 18-ycar-olds were taken into custody. Two attend Caledonia High School and one attends an alternative education program. Names will not be release until after arraignment. The victim tried using a pre-recorded entry for the Kent County Sheriff’s Department on his cell phone. When that call did not go through, because it was not a valid number for the dispatch center, he called the cell phone operator asking for the south substation office of the Kent County Sheriff’s Depanment. He was connected to civilian staff in the Records Office of the south substation. A delay in response occurred because these phone lines do not display vital call back information like the dispatch center has. Additional informa­ tion was needed and until the victim called back police were unable to direct patrol units to the location. The number to the Kent County Dispatch Center is 336-3113. This is a non-emergency number with multiple phone lines. The Kent County sub stations and east precinct office numbers should not be used or called for reporting a crime or requesting police to respond for assistance. This Kent County Sheriff Department phone number. (616) 336­ 3113. would be called if anyone needs assis­ tance in that patrol area of Kent County. Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Tom Clark Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 • Richard Bruinekool. 43. of Wyoming, was sentenced in Barry County Circuit Court March 29 to serve six months in jail with credit for 90 days served. Bruinekool was convicted in March of vio­ lating his probation on a conviction of operat­ ing a vehicle under the influence of alcohol (third offense) in January 2005. age of 13 but younger titan 16. • James Richard Porter. 44, of Hastings, was sentenced March 29 to serve from 24 to 180 months in prison for his February convic­ tion of second degree criminal sexual con­ duct. Second degree criminal sexual conduct covers the assault of an individual over the • Jason Lee Joppie. 25. of Nashville, was sentenced March 29 to serve 32 days in jail for his February conviction of charges of assault and battery. Joppie was given credit for two days served and may have the balance of his jail time waived in lieu of payment of all court assess­ ments. Joppie was fined $250 and assessed court costs of $500. He was arrested in January for an incident that occurred in Castleton Township. • Eugene Phil Wilson. 29. of Baltic Creek, was arraigned April 5 on e vterge of home invasion and had a trial date set for June 26 at 8:30 a.m. before Judge James Fisher. Wilson was arrested for breaking into an Assyria Township home in March of 2004. • Deanna Marie Morris. 35. of Nashville, was sentenced March 29 to serve six months in jail for a conviction in March on a charge of uttering and publishing. Morris was arrested for attempting to cash a $75 personal check in September 2005. Morris can have the balance of her sentence dismised upon payment of all assessment She was fined court costs of $500 and a restitution fee of $314.86. Barry-Eaton Health Dept, raising cancer awareness The Barry-Eaton District Health Department is attempting to call attention to April as National Cancer Control Awareness Month. In the U.S. cancer accounts for one of every four deaths and 1399.790 new cancer cases arc expected to be diagnosed in 2006. Each year April is proclaimed Cancer Control Month to highlight advances against cancer and to rc-dedicate the nation to fight­ ing this disease. The Barry-Eaton District Health Department, through various screen­ ing services; is among the many agencies throughout the U. S. pledging to help in the fight against cancer before it takes too many lives. Cancer is the second leading cause of death among Americans, exceeded only by heart disease. In 2006 the American Cancer Society estimates that in Michigan there will be 48.250 newly diagnosed cancer cases and 19.470 cancer deaths. The total number of newly diagnosed cancer Coaes in 2002 for Barry and Eaton counties were 635, while 290 cancer deaths occurred in 2003. Death statis­ tics in 2002 were: • Breast cancer, 107 cases diagnosed, 24 deaths. • Colorectal cancer. 59 cases diagnosed, 22 deaths. • Lung cancer. 66 cases diagnosed, 68 deaths. • Prostate cancer. 137 cases diagnosed. LETTER, continued from page 7 For all of you interested in stopping this goverment sponsored child abuse, and pre­ venting the Michigan Family Law Court System from further destroying an already decimated family, there is an answer. Currently in the Michigan House of Representatives Family and Children’s Services Committee is House Bill 5267: The Equal Parenting Bill. This would mandate the courts to order joint custody, unless proven by clear and convincing evidence that a parent is unfit, unwilling, or unable to care for the child! ren). A final quote from Phyllis Schlafly: "American courts arc presumed to be based on an adversarial system with each side argu­ ing its best case, subject to standards of due process, evidence and proof. Somehow, that doesn't function in family courts" and "fami- BARRY COUNTY PROVIDERS Bumham Brook is looking for community service providers to assistants to the frail and elderly County. Services available for Adult day care, homemaker, counseling, personal care, chore services, day and overnight respite. An extensive application and background check will be completed on all applicants. To apply contact Linda Jackson at (269) 966-2566 ext. 314 or mail inquiries to Bumham Brook, 200 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek, Ml 49017 or e-mail ljackson@bumhambrook.com 2ND ANNUAL Vermontville Maple Syrup Festivals FLEAMARKET Show Location: Vbrmontvilie United Methodist Church Lawn Outside only. Booth Size: 10x10 -$60.00 ‘The VermontvOe Maple Syrup Festival draws 30,000people to this smal community during the last fuB weekend d Apnl. This «s a greet opportunity to set items that are not avatabie at the arts and crafts show. SbowttmeeTo Receive an application, mail a sell-addressed stamped Lydia McCauley 5481 Brown Rd. Vermontville. Ml 49096 Satudey 4/29/06 10am o7pm Sinday 4/3006 10am to 4pm Day, 517-543-1740 Ewnkiga 517-725-0433 Ema* ly courts typically rule as though fathers have no value except their money, and routinely banish fathers (who have not been proven to have committed any misdeed) from the lives of their children, except for every other week­ end." For anyone interested in helping to stop all of this abuse, please call, write, or otherwise contact our local elected officials. State Representative Gary Newell can be reached at: State Capitol. P.O. Box 30014, Lansing. MI 48909-7514. and electronically at: repgarynewell@house.n-d.gov. State Senator Patty Birkholz can be contacted at: State Capitol, P.O. Box 30036. Lansing, MI 48909­ 7536. and at: senpbirkholz@senate.michigan.gov. Only by public intervention will the injus­ tices to our children and families ever stop. Phillip N. Wurm, Hastings LOSt Short haired tan pitt/Iab mix. female, black tail. Missing since March 30th, answers to r "Peaches" Family Pet! April 12 • 9am 384 Haynes Loop Drive (Goldsworthy Tow Lot), Hastings. Items for Auction: Call w/info 1998 Chevy Cavalier, 2 door , 269-945-9933. ?! 1998 Chevy Malibu, 4 door ’ Payment will be required at the conclusion on the auction ST HOME HEALTH « AIDES: Growing private duty home care agency seeking dependable caregivers for 12-hour shifts in Hastings. You're Invited to a Ilefsr »pph in person Io: Community Easter Celebration ARCADIA Sunday, April 16th, 10:00a.m. Must have at least 1 year prior experience. Sat up and show dates are CaitorDetais includes pap smears and breast exams. Ovet 1200 women were served through this pro­ gram last year. For more information about either of these programs, call 269-945-9516 extension 133 Primary care health services for uninsured and Medicaid recipients are offered at the Health Connections clinical the Health Department. For more information, call 1­ 800-553-2565. Remember, half of all cancer deaths in the United States could be prevented if Americans adopt healthier lifestyles and take advantage of all life screening programs offered in their communities. Speak your physician about screening services necessary for you or call the health department for mure information. • Increase your daily physical activilty level. • Protect yourself with sunscreen (at least SPF 15) when you go out ioors. Too much sun can cause skin cancer and ages the skin faster. Screening and lifestyle changes play an intricate part in the fight against cancer. In order to help citizens in the local community win in the fight against cancerthe Barry-Eaton District health Department is providing serv­ ices to individuals who qualify. Services con­ ducted include the todowing: • The Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program offers free mammograms breast exams, and pap smears for women in Barry and Eaton counties. Last year, this program provided screening services for nearly 450 women in the community. In addition, the Family Planning services for teens and adult women incorporate cancer screening that lldeaths Anyone can develop cancer. Therefore, it is crucial that Americans take advantage of the screening programs available within their communities Screening is a vital step in the early detection of cancer. Regular screening examinations by a health care provider can result in the prevention of cervical and col­ orectal cancers through discovery and and removal of precursor legions, in addition, screening can detect canceis of the breast, colon, rectum, cervix, prostate, oral cavity and skin at earlier stages when treatment is more likely to be successful Be* *s screen­ ing, Americans need to team how to reduce their cancer risk. For instance, did you know that all cancers caused by cigarette smoking and heavy use of alcohol could have been prevented? Have you heard that about one-third of the cancer deaths expected to occur in 2006 will be relat­ ed to poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and issues with weight and obesity, and thus could have been prevented? There are nuincrous lifestyle changes an individual can make in order to reduce their risks of developing Cancer. Some examples: • Cut cigarettes and any other kind of tobacco out of your life. Smoking is the biggest cancer risk by far and remains the most preventable cause of death in our socie­ ty • Eat a variety of fruits mid vegetables every day. Cut down on your intake of fat. choose low-fat milk, cheese, and yogurt, try lean meats, such as skinned licensed chicken or turkey, and fish: and finally eat more whole provide grain cereals and breads. in Barry • If you drink alcohol, drink bid are: moderately. HOME HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Ex-Woodland Twp. trustee’s trial is June 12 by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Former Woodland Township Trustee Thomas W. Clark, 42. will be tried in Barry County Circuit Court June 12 to face charges of assault with intent to murder and posses­ sion of a firearm. Clark is accused to shooting a w oman in Hastings July 28, 2005. According to court records. Clark is accused of attempting to gain entry to his ex­ girlfriend’s home wtiile she was with another man. Clark allegedly tried to gain access through a window when time be struggled with the man in the home, Jeremy Paul Broman, and shot at Broman, but missed. He then shot and wounded Kimberly Luelia Mellow, 24, his former girlfriend. Mellow’s two children were in the home at the time, records show. Afterward, Clark turned himself in to police with his attorney, Timothy Tromp of Hastings. Tromp said he has known his client all his life and is a friend of Mellow. He told the media at that time if the reports prove to be true, the shooting would be “out of charucter“ for Clark. Clark underwent a mental health evalua­ tion M the Barrry County Jail before being r >ased on a $100,000 bond. If convicted, Clark faces up to life in prison. Clark u ’he former fire chief in Woodland Township and he served a four-year term as a trustee of that township board. Because Clark is a public figure, Se Michigan Attorney General's Office appointed a special prosecu­ tor. Daniel R. Buscher of Caihnur. County to prosecute the case in Barry County Circuit Court. Lakewood CROP Walk is April 30 The Lakewood Area CROP Committee once again will sponsor an annual CROP Walk Sunday. April 30. beginning at 2 p.m. The walk will start and end at Central United Methodist Church in downtown Lake Odessa. Some changes are in store for this year’s fund-raiser. Walkers will take to the streets of Lake Odessa on a journey for about an hour, then at 3 p.m. there will be a celebration party. Hot dogs, ice cream and cookies will be available, along with live Christian music. These walks raise funds to feed the hungry locally and around die world. The first walk in 1974 raised $1,046 while last year in 2005 there was $10,673 raised. The Lakewood area has raised a total of $202,327. The goal for 2006 is to raise $12,500, with well over 100 walkers from around the community. Donations arc gathered by each walker through sponsorship by local people. Of tbe money raised. 25 percent stays locally for the Lakewood Community Council to be used to help the local people in need. The remaining 75 percent of the money goes to meet needs all around the world. This year the overall coordinator is Jeff Schrock. 517-566-8448 at work or 517-566­ 2066 at home. The BANNER or online at www.homehcalthprofessional.com “He is risen!' Luke 24:5 To subscribe, call us at... frontdusk @ homehcal thprofessional .com First Presbyterian Church 945-5463 269-945-9554 5350 E. Beckley Road Battle Creek, Ml 49015 EOE. Central Middle School 223 West Grant Street �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. Apnl 6, 2006 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Police chief refuses to identify shooting victim HASTINGS — Hastings Police Chief Jern Sarver has refused to release the name of a 28-year-old local man who was seri­ ously injured when be was shot in the face during the early morning hours of Saturday. April I. Preliminary reports indicate four people, two males and ran females, were in the home at the time of the shooting. Statements have been made that noises in the home caused the two men to arm themselves and check the residence for possible intruders At one point one of the men peered from a darkened room into an area where the other mate was located. A 12-gauge shotgun was discharged from a short distance striking the other causing critical and life threatening injuries. The man who discharged the shotgun, also a 28-year-old local resident, is a good friend of the victim, according to state­ ments. Police said alcohol is not believed to be a contributing factor in this incident. The victim was air lifted for emergency medical treatment and been admitted to an Ann Arbor hospital. Sarver said the names of those involved are being withheld due tc the on going investigation into this incident. The Banner has issued a Freedom of Information request asking for the name of the shooting victim, but the chief is allowed five business days to respond. Pedestrian struck by car dies 9 days iater HASTINGS — A local man who was struck white crossing State Street in Hastings March 24 died April 2 in a Grand Rapids Hospital. Lee Watkins. 55. of Hastings, was struck by a car at about 5:43 in the morning. The accident occurred when the driver was crossing State Street about 50 feet west of the intersection of State and Market Streets. Watkins was transported to Pennock Hospital and later to Grand Rapids, where he died white receiving treatment for his injuries. An investigation into the accident continues. Drunken man arrested for non-aggravated assault HAS! INGS — A 25-ycar-old Nashville man with more than three times the legal limit for blood alcohol content was arrest­ ed for non-aggravated assault March 29 in the 400 block of South Michigan Avenue. Hastings police found the 35-year-old victim in the driveway of the residence upon arrival. The victim pointed toward Michael Smith, who was attempting to leave the area, as being involved. The victim officers two men entered his apartment uninvited, both of whom he did not know. They were told to leave and later came back, and were told to leave once again. The two then began to assault the victim by punching and kicking him. Smith refused to talk about the incident and he registered a .25% blood alcohol content reading. He was placed under arrest and lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. The second suspect ir the case has yet to be identified. Two men who ‘weren’t fighting’ arrested HASTINGS — Two men were arrested last Sunday afternoon in the 500 block of East Grand Street after ? complaint of a fight. Hastings police said one of the men. who had an open bottle of beer in his possession, became verbally aggressive and start­ ed shouting obscenities at officers. Timothy Roscoe. 46. from Lowell, was placed under arrest for being a disorderly person. The other man. Tyrone Quick. 31. from Hastings, was placed indcr arrest on a warrant from Kalamazoo for contempt of court. According to Quick, no fight had occurred. He said was trying to walk Roscoe home and he was being loud and yelling due to being intoxicated. Both were transported and lodged at the Barry County Jail without further incident. Anhydrous ammonia tank cleaned up, disposed ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP — Troopers from the Hastings Michigan State Police Post checked an address in Orangeville 'IWri^hi^'Mlitth 24 for :r suspected anhydrous’ umtnrinia tank, commonly e«ed in the manufacture of methamphetamftte upon request by a landlord of a residence. Investigation revealed a previous tenant had left behind a 1 (X)-lb. propane tank that contained anhydrous ammonia, that had been opened and exposed a 26-year old-male resident to its contents. Tests confirmed the presence of anhydrous ammonia and the necessary clean-up crew (Sunpro Cleaning Services) disposed of the tank and its contents without further incident. Lakewood students nabbed in school break-ins Three Lakewood High School students are accused of breaking into the school March 24. Trooper Kelly Linebaugh of the Hastings post of the Michigan Stale Police spoke with Principal Mike O'Mara and .1 was revealed that several suspects were identified through video surveillance. The three been breaking into various rooms and locked cabinet* throughout the school and stealing money. The suspects, identified as students at Lakewood High School were all males ranging from 16 to 18 years old. The students were interviewed and two confessed that the three had obtained a master key to the school and then used it to break into the school with the intent to steal money. One juvenile suspect has been petitioned into court. One suspect. Jonathan Skirvan. P, was arrested and lodged at the Barry County Jail and a warrant has been sought for the third suspect. Approximately $200 in cash was recovered and returned to the school. I or Sale 80 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $800 - sell $295 (517)204-0600_______________ TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 \ tllolllKlO i I \lah Sale ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques (269)795-8717 lloll\t IllliJ BED - King pillowtop, new, in original package, warran­ ty. Can deliver. $179. (616)949-2683. BED- A brand new Queen pillowtop mattress set. Brand new. in plasbc, war­ ranty. $110. Can deliver. (616)318-6998.______________ BEDROOM SET - New blpc. complete set with Sleigh bed! Mus» sell $595. Can deliver. (616)949-6525 SOFA AND LOVESEAT Brand new in factory pack­ aging. Stain resistan* micro­ fiber, with warranty! Value $1,300, must sell $495. Call (616)318-6998 can deliver. J or Rent 2 BEDROOM DUPLEX in the country. Large yard, no pets. $525/month * security deposit. (269)948-8943 GUN LAKE: lakefront large 1 bedroom, 1 bath, stock pole bam, sandy beach, washer/dryer No smoking, no pets. Year lease. $600 plus utilities and deposit. (269)795-2574 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. . 1989 GMC 1/2-TON regular cab, long box, runs good, lit­ tle rust 212,000 miles. $1,000 obo, (269)838-6779. 2 GMC 4WD JIMMY'S: Same year (1994), Same col­ or. 1st - has ALMOST NEW MOTOR, only 20,000 mites; 2nd - GOOD BODY it IN­ TERIOR, needs a fuel pump. BOTH for $1,000 obo. As is. (269)795-2787 after 6pm. CONTRACTOR'S TRUCK CAP: Red, cabinets on both sides, ladder rack. Regular height, fits 88-98 Chevy long box. Good condition, $350 OBO. Call (269)792-1369. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at j.fordabte prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. YOU WANT QUALITY at effordat/fc- |>r#ei''<*hej> vou b:y printing. Cal.’ J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)94.5-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. Iflt'dlH XX 7 l /<7 v BEST RATES AROUND: Painting & home mainte­ nance. Call Michael Evans, (269)795-3133. BLUE BELL ENTERPRIS­ ES: LICENSED AND IN­ SURED FOR ALL YOUR DRYWALL PAINTING, SIDING AND ROOFING NEEDS. QUALITY, PRO­ FESSIONAL WORKMAN­ SHIP. YOl R SATISFAC­ TION IS OuR GOAL. CALL BLUE OR JOSH AT 269-953­ 0031. FREE ESTIMATES. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Cail (269)345-1173.______________ GLEN'S LANDSCAPING: From start to finish. (We're easy to get a lawn with). Owners since 1967. (616)891-1843 Latest scams involve fraudulant lottery gee pQLJCE, page 24 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-13 Hwy., Hastings. SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set. $175. (517)719-8062 ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP — Troopers are investigating three breaking and enterings in Assyria Township, two on Cox Road and one on Curtis Road. Autorities believe three mate suspects (one taller with blond hair) and driving a darker colored car. gained forced entry through the back doors of the homes and stole numerous items such as jewelry, guns. ammo, coins, video and audio equipment. DVDs, and a Sentry safe. These burglaries occurred during the daytime hours. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Trooper John Hofmeister or Trooper Scott Sharrar al (269) 948-8283. from Lynn s cell phone. YARD SALE: 9121 Butler Rd, Nashville, Ml. Thurs­ day-Saturday, 9am-5pm. AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattivss. New. never used; must sell $275 (616)291-1672_______________ Assyria Twp. burglaries under investigation FREEPORT — Barry County Sheriff’s Department is forwarding information to the Prosecutors Office to seek charges against Michael Stephen Lynn. 45. of Fiucpnr. for stalking an ex-girlfriend March 31. The victim said she looked oul her bedroom w indow shortly before midnight and saw Lynn looking in at her. She watched as he walked away and approximately 10 minutes later she received two hang-up phone calls which she was able ascertain came MOVING SALE: furniture. Tupperware, small house­ hold appliances and miscel­ laneous items. 502 E. Clin­ ton, Hastings, Saturday, April 8th, 8am-4pm A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set. new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709__________ YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP — Troopers from the Hastings MSP Post investigated a number of larcenies from a motor vehicle complaints March 29 in Yankee Springs Township. A couple of vehicles had been broken into at Estelles Auto Body and M-179 Storage sometime between Tuesday. March 28. and Thursday. March 30. The suspect(s) stole a Pioneer car stereo, two Road master bass tubes, and a Jensen amplifier. Anyone with any information can call Trooper Dan Cook or Scott Sharrar at (269) 948-8283. Freeport man charged with stalking ex-girlfriend 2 FREE GARAGE SA1E signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at |-Ad t'rapnics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. At the front counter. queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 Larcenies from vehicles in businesses reported The Hastings post of the Michigan State Police has investigated several complaints about a scam involving a fraudulent lot­ tery. A tetter from supposed companies "Manitoba Lotteries Corporation" and "G&F Financial Service" and advises the receivers they had won an amount of money in a sweepstakes or lottery . A check was sent with each of the letters as either a ’first install­ ment" or "a percentage surcharge covered by Uie financial sponsors" that was to be deposited into the receiver’s checking account, with the understanding the recipient then would send a personal check or money order back to cover the fees and taxes in order to receive their winnings. Further investigation revealed the supposed checks were counterfeit and the letters were part of a scam. The Department of Justice estimates that one in six American consumers are defrauded each year by fraudulent telemarket­ ing scams, at an estimated cost of more than $40 billion a year. These scams are specifically targeting elderly citizens in dis­ proportionate numbers. Some of the more common scams that continue today include Nigerian letters. Lottery/Sweepstakes scams, and Internet auc­ tion fraud. The Michigan State Police warn residents to always remember no legitimate contest requires a winner to pay money up front to claim winnings. Reul / \latc $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ SMALL ENGINE YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. MORTGAGE MAGIC: 20 ► yrs. exp. C down, no incom­ proof $850 ♦ monthly- your nouse or ours, problem properties it credit ok. FFR, (616)299-0757 or (269)795­ 0076 REWARD INVESTORS WAN 1 tD. Yen' high tax free returns, local. R.E.I.T. looking for investments of $50,000 +. Safe, secure you control it. FFR (616)299-0757, (269)7954)076.______________ STOP FORECLOSURES. Cash in 7 days, any area, condition or price. No equi­ ty-no problem. Cali FFR (616)299-0757, (269)7954)076. IL Ip WclHtt d DAYCARE/HOUSING DI­ RECTOR- FULL time direct care position, requiring 60 semester hours of college credit with 12 semester hours of child development. Previous Daycare manage­ ment required. 20-25k doe with benefit package. For immediate consideration please send resume to P.O. Box 232 Pteinwdk Ml 49080 or fax to (2o9)664-5850 EOE LPN OR RN for Family Tree Medical Associates. 1-2/day per week and fill in as need­ ed. Previous office experi­ ence preferred. Please send resume to 1375 W. Green St. Hastings Mi 49058 or fax to 269-945-0214. MENTAL HEALTH CLINI­ CIAN: A part-time position exists to work with the eld­ erly population in Barry County. This position re­ quires a Master's degree in Social Work and Michigan licensure. Experience work­ ing with the elderly necessa­ ry. Reliable transportation required. Send resume to Barry County Community Mental Health Authority, 915 West Green Street Hast­ ings, Michigan 49058. No 'phbrtet'alW.’EOEr NEEDED: Nail Technician and Hair Dresser for local Salon. Chair rental. (269)945­ 3115. VOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Cail J-Ad Graphics tor everything from business cards .'nd brochures to newdspapers aid catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 c* stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Hupp\ \J DAVID, Happy 1st Anniversary! You truly are my miracle. Have a 'Happy Easter"! All my love 4-ever. Precious DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. Is your neck grinding? Dr. Mike Callton, D.C. Mvh^an State UwarMy National Cotaga ot Ctinpfacbc Frequently I have patients complain that their necks grind when turned. • All Makes & Models • • FREE Estimates ■ • Fast Turnaround ■ WE REPAIR • Lawn Mowers • Power Mowers • Chain Saws • Snow Blowers • Weed Eaters • Tillers • Edgers SMITH’S j EQUIPMENT ? SERVICE Owner: Ric hard Smith 616-366-8092 or 269-945-8831 This 'gnnding' or 'crack­ ling' sound is not due to bone spurs or sand in the joints. It's the sound ol mis­ aligned neck bones, muscles and ligaments. If you experience neck grinding, then you should consult a chiropractor. Dr. Callton practices at Nashville Chiropractic Center. It you have ques­ tions or would He to make an appointment call 577­ 852-2070. Wa an • Bma Craaa Blue PPO M^cara MaOodandPPOU orovwtor �Page 16 — Thursday. April 6. 2006 - The Hastings Banner WSfrn gp\ t fra 0 t i o n f TA ’AR EXHIBITS 1 • Forerr-'st's Butterflies Are Blooming is on display Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m. at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Adults $12, seniors (65+) & students $9, children (5-13) $6, chil­ dren (3-4) $4, children under 2 are free. Visitors can escape the Michigan winter and mingle with hundreds of butterflies flying free in the 15,000 square foot Lena Meijer Conservatory. Now in its eleventh year, the exhibit boasts a total of over 6,000 tropical butterflies—between 40 and 50 different species—from the Far East and Central America. For more information call (616) 957­ 1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Through April 30. • Treasures of Ancient Egypt The Quest for Immortality is on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. The Museum will be open for extended hours from 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday hours are 9-5, and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Public admission to the exhibit and all museum galleries for adult non-members is (ages 18-61): $17, senior citizen non­ members (62 and over): S16, children non­ members (ages 3-17): $10, and children under 3 are tree. Through May 7. • Andy Goldsworthy will have his cre­ ation on display at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Adults $12, seniors (65+) & students $9, children (5­ 13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children under 2 are free. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org/. Through Muy 14. MUSIC THEATRE • Friday Nights at GRAM: Steppin* in It Friday 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Art Museum Live jazz music and all areas of the museum, except the tiexeted exhibition, are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. April 7. • Crazy Dave is billed as "The World's Greatest Sax Player" and he will be perform­ ing live at the Woodland Townhouse, located at 137 N. Main in Woodland, to celebrate their first year anniversary. There will be free pizza from 10 p.m. to midnight Friday, April 7. • Route 3 will perform will perform live at State Grounds Coffee House, 108 East State Street Downtown Hastings. Show starts at 8 p.m. For more information call (269) 948-7730 or see www.stategrounds.com. No cover. One drink minimum. Friday, April 7. • Happy Hour 6c Estic Trio will perform will perform live at State Grounds Coffee House, 108 East State Street, Downtown Hastings. Show starts at 8 p.m. For more information call (269) 948-7730 or see www.stategrounds.com. No cover. One drink minimum. Saturday, April 8. • Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Season Finale will be performed at Miller Auditorium. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. and features Igor Fedotov as soloist on Berlioz's "Harold in Italy." Other works to be performed indude Debussy's "La Mer" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Dukas. The show will also indude Maestro Raymond Harvey's announcement of the 2006-07 season and a pre-concert lecture beginning at 7 p.m. open to all ticket-holders that offers an in­ depth look at the evening music including historical background and a piano preview of the music. Concert tickets are S18-S38 and can be ordered at the Miller box office or charge by phone at 1-800-228-9858. Saturday, April 8. • James Taylor will perform at DeVbs Performance Hall at 730 p.m. Ticket prices are $49.50, $89.50 & $99.50. For more information please visit www.devosperformancehall.com. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. April 9. • Mozart's Birthday will be celebrated at the Olivet Congregational Church at 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public The Olivet College Women's Chorale and College Choir will perform selections from Mozart's sacred music repetory including movements from Requiem and the Missa Brevis with a pro­ fessional string ensemble. The choir will be joined by alumna Angela Boardman. soprano, in arias from Cosi fan Tutte and The Magic Flute. For more information call (269) 749­ 7660. Sunday, April 9. • American Idol Concert will be per­ formed by former contestants from the show. The concert is sponsored by Kellogg's and is a Food Raiser for the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. Performers include Vonzell Solomon. Anwar Robinson, Nikko Smith, Anthoony Fedorov and Jessica Sierra. Tickets are free with a non-perishable food donation. Tickets and food collection containers are located at the Kellogg Arena box office in Battle Creek. Tuesday, April 11. • Powerman 5000 with special guests Two Heded Chan, Unaltered, and one more act T.B.A. at the Intersection. Show is ages 16 and over. Tickets are $15 in advance. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show. Tuesday, April 11. • Broadway Theatre Guild presents Movin' Out coming to the DeVos Performance Hall. Performances are Tuesday & Wednesday 730 p.m., Thursday 2 p.m. & 730 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. 4c 6 p.m. Tickets are $32$67. Five-time Grammy winner Billy Joel and legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp have created this new musical. Movin' Out. The story is told through incredible dancing, a large band and Billy Joel songs. For more information contact the Broadway Theatre Guild at www.bwaygr.org. For more informa­ tion call (616) 235-6285 or visit www.devosperformancehall.org. April 11-16. • Movin' Out is a musical based on the songs of Billy Joel and featuring the choreog­ raphy of Twyla Tharp. Eight performances are set at DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids. See broadwaytheatreguild.org for show times and tick­ et prices. April 11-16. MISCELLANEOUS • First Friday will tackle the tough topic of affirmative action this Friday at noon. The free program takes place at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Jefferson and Green in Hastings. Speaker Dr. Lynne Haley will talk about this November's ballot initiative. Friday, April 7. • Tartan Day will be celebrated by the Scottish Society of Southwest Michigan at 6 p.m. at the Arcadia Brewery in downtown Battle Creek. Discounted drinks for anyone wearing their tartan on a kilt scarf, tarn, patch, etc. There will be live bagpipe music. Tartan Day honors those who lost their lives fighting the invasions leading up to April 6, 1320- the date of the Declaration of Abendroth. The day also honors contributions of Scots in history which include almost half the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Thursday, April 5. • Robots will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a.m. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. April 8-9. • Celebration of Spring will be held at Bowens Mills from noon to 5 p.m. There will be craft demonstrations, live baby animals, family photos, live fiddle music and more. Tickets are $2 per person. April 8-9. • Shipshewana on the Road Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the DeltaPlex Entertainment A Expo Center. Admission is $3, children (under 13) free.From the open market in Shipshewana, deal­ ers present various products from silver jew­ elry to decorating accents and DVDs. For more information call (616) 364-9000 or visit www.shipshewanaontheroad.com. April 8-9. • Damages of Dispensationalism is a cri­ tique of the "Left Behind" series presented by Bill Rittner, Pastor Emeritus at First United Methodist Church in Birmingham and visit­ ing scholar for Albion College's Gerstacker Institute. Rittner calls the popular series of books and film "faulty history, distorted the­ ology and dangeiuus political propaganda." He is also Albion's first Stroud Visiting Scholar for the Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service. For more informa­ tion call (517) 629-0359. Wednesday, April 12. • Endangered Species Expert Todd Hogrefe will speak at 7 p.m. at Binder Park Zoo's Binda Conservation Discovery Center in Battle Creek. The Brigham Audubon Society and the Binder Park Zoo are jointly presenting the program which will focus on the history and the on-going recovery effort to save the Kirtland Warbler. The bird is endem­ ic only to Michigan and ■ ume people would like to see the "bird of fire" replace the robin as the state bird. For m^re information call (269) 979-1351. Wednesday, April 12. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 10:30 p.m. All ages and ability' levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Cali (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber ol Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings The Chamber can be reached by phone al (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber s website at www.barrychamber.com The Barry County Chamber ot Commerce has phone hooka, maps and brochures ot tounst attractrons and places of merest locally and across the stale. The Chamber also has free mailers for old printer Ink cartridges and cell phones that wH financially benefit the Barry Conservation Chstnct. CHECK OUT THESE APRIL BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 6 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 8 Craft Show at the Barry Expo Center. Call Lucy Mater at (517) 852­ 9247 for more information. 8 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 ajn.-l p.m. at the city parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 8 fc 9 Devil Rays Home Game against Lansing Lugnuts at 2:05 pan. Wednesday and 335 p.m. Thursday at the Devi] Rays stadium in Bailey Park on M-66 in Battle Creek. Call (269) 660-2287 for ticket information. 8-9 Free Film Series at the Hastings 4 Theatre. Robots begins at 10 4c 11 a.m. No ticket purchase»jeessary. 10 Legislative Coffee at 8 ajn. at the Middle Villa Inn in Middleville. 10-12 Devil Rays Home Game against Forst Wayne Wizards Gt 635 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11:05 Sunday at the Devil Rays stadium in Bailey Park on M-66 in Battie Cttek. tsfcgr 11 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 aun.-l pjn. at the city parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 13 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 14 Easter Party at 1030 pun at the Commission on Aging, 320 Woodlawn, Hastings. Sign up by April 7. Call 948-4856. 15 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking tot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 15-16 Free Film Series at the Hastings 4 Theatre. Madagascar begins at 10 & 11 a.m. No ticket purchase necessary. 18 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking tot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 20 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 21 True Colors- Valuing Difference Slave to the System featuring former members of Queensryche and Brother Cane performing live Thursday, April 13 at Planet Rock in Battle Creek with Broher Cane and Deconstruct (featuring Joe Fraulob from Danzig). Doors open at 7 p.m. Ages 18 and over only. Tickets are $8 in advance. Call (269) 962-2121 or go to clubplanetrock.com for more information. Friday Nights at GRAM; Grand River Bhu Gall Friday 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Art Museum April 14. Live jazz music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhi­ bition. are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 5:30-730 p.m in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more informa­ tion call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramoniine.org. Mike Key will be performing live April 15 from 4-8 p.m. at the Gun Lake Grind. 11925 Marsh Road, Shelbyville. Key will be playing acoustic guitar and singing classic rode. Madagascar. Will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 A 11 a.m. April 15-16. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. The Phantom of the Opera will appear at the Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo April 19-May 14. Adapted from Gaston Leroux's classic novel of mystery and suspense, this award-winning musical has woven its magi­ cal spell over standing room audiences in more than 100 cities worldwide. For ticket call (269) 387-2300 or 800-228-9858 or go to the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office is located on the campus of Western Michigan University at 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo. Hastings late festival will be held the weekend of April 21-22. Friday night features free live jazz in downtown Hastings. From 9 a.m.-330 p.m. Saturday 14 high school jazz bands will perform at Central Elementary Auditorium. Saturday's feature event begins at 730 p.m. and will indude performances by the All-Star High School Jazz Band and the Lansing Symphony Big Band. Tickets to that show are $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, $5 for ages 12 and under. Tickets are available at Bosley Pharmacy, Thomapple Arts Council, Felpausch, State Grounds, and Hastings City Bank. Grand Rapids Symphony presents Richard and Helen DeYos Classical Series! Wt/Lond Peace at 8 p.m. at the DeVos Performance Hall April 21-22. Tickets range from $ll-$57. Haydn may have written his "Mass in C Major" during a "time of but the mas­ sive work reflects the composer's de.ire for peace. Respighi's kaleidoscopic "Pires of Rome" paints a picture of children playing near the Italian shore and the glorious reeni’y of soldiers into Rome. Plus, the North American Choral Company joins the orches­ tra to present a new work by American com­ poser Dalit Warshaw. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com/venue/65699/. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Earth Day is free admission day at the Kalamazoo Nature Center, 7000 N. Westnedge Ave., from 9 ajn.-5 p.m. April 22. For more intormation call (269) 381-1574 or see www.naturecenter.org Btcauu of Wim Dixie will be shown al a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 A 11 a m. April 22-23. The show is rated G. There will be a 15 minute intermission. Sensation guest starrun Petrie Reynolds at 6 p.m. April 26 at the DeVos Performance Hall. Tickets for the concert are $45, VIP dinner package tickets are $100. A gala benefit for Broadway Theatre Guild, an independent non-profit organization, bringing professional touring Broadway shows from New York to West Michigan audiences. For more informa­ tion please visit www.devosperformancehall.com. For more information call (616) 456­ 3333 or visit www.ticketmasler.com. Grand Rapids Ballet presents Bela Fleck & The Flecktones at 7:30 p.m. at the De Vos Performance Hall April 28. Tickets are $25$60. Bela Fleck & The Flecktones join the Grand Rapids Ballet Company for one amaz­ ing performance. For tickets please visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (6*6) 456-3333. For more information call (616) 454-4771 or visit www.devosperformancehall.com. Dreamer will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 4c 11 a.m. April 29-30. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. Sagar the musical, based out he classic Billy Wilder film "Some Like It Hot," will be performed by the Thomapple Players April 27-30 at Central Elementary Auditorium in Hastings. Adult tickets are $7; seniors, stu­ dents and children $5. Show times are at 7 p.m. Thurs.-Sat, Sunday's show is a 2 pan. matinee. For more info Call Norma Jean Acker at 945-2332. Qm Grand Raoids mtsentx Verdi's La Traviata et 7:30 p.m. at the DeVos Performance Hall May -6. Parisian romance will be in the air this spring. Set in the 1850's, the story begins as Violetta meets her match in handsome young Alfredo. She trades high society life for quiet countryside romanceuntil Aifredo'" father pushes her to leave his son. Confused, Alfredo denounces her, only to realize too late that he truly loves her! Captivating romance and music combine to make La Traviata an all-time favorite. For more information call (616) 451-2741 ext 3 or visit www.operagr.com or email jbrewertPoperagr.com. Actors’ Theatre 2nd Annual Benefit will present excerpts from their upcoming produc­ tion of "Urinetown" as well as food, cocktails, a silent and live auction May 6 at 7 p.m. in Spectrum Theatre at Grand Rapids Community College. Call (616) 234-3998 for more information. Gurions George Will be shown at a free .-■pring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a.m. May 6-7. The show is rated G. There will be a 15 minute intermission. Hocdu»inked will be shown at a free spring rrutinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a.m. May 13-14. The show is rated PG. There will L? a 15 minute intermission. Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 21-22 3rd Annual Thomapple Aris Council Jazz Festival in downtown Hastings. Call 945-2002 for more information. 21- 23 100th Anniversary of W.K. Kellogg Manor from noon-5 p.m. Kellogg Manor is located at 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr., Hickory Comers. Call (269) 671-2416 for more info. 22 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 22 Video Game Tournament Grand Championship from 3-7 p.m. at the Hastings Public Library. Call 945-4263 for more information. 22 Devil Rays Home Game at 6:35 p.m. versus the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 22- 23 Free Film Series at the Hastings 4 Theatre. Because of Winn Dixie begins at 10 & 11 ajn. No ticket purchase necessary. 23 Devil Rays Home Game at 335 p.m. versus the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 23 Devil Rays Home Game at 3:35 p.m. versus the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 24 Devil Rays Home Game at 635 p.m. versus the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 25 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 25 Devil Rays Home Game at 635 p.m. versus the Burlington Bees. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 26 Devil Rays Home Game at 11:05 a.m. versus the Burlington Bees. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. Place a number in the empty boxes in ouch a way that each raw across, each column down and each amal Mx» square certain* aB of aw numbers tram one to n*ns. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK * Moderate • • • ♦♦ Challenging ♦ ♦♦ HOO BOY! JdMSUV — nxoans - Call anytime for classified ads 269-945-9554 or 1-800-870-7085 �The Hastings Ban<.«»f - Thursday. April 6 2006 - Page 17 Sa(oMc ’j • Sfars • BORN THIS WEEK: You know how to inspire others to do their best by setting a per­ suasive example of your own. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) It isn’t always easy for the rambunctious Arcs to give a second thought l**’r °^,cn spu.’-of-themoment choices. But aspects a) favor recheckirig a decision before declaring it final. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) information emerges for the business-dnsen Bovine who HE , li||MH feels reads to restart a stalled y protect. Be prepared to make Ladjustments as needed at any fJ J2 ,irnc during the process. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Part of you warns to complete plans for an upcoming event, while your other self wants to sec how things develop first. Compromise by moving ahead with your plans while being open to change. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) An unexpectcd change in a relation­ ship could open up a prob­ - >■ or c“u'v* ,o a nlucbneeded and too-longdelayed reassessment of a number of matters. The choice is yours to make. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Time for the Lion to total the plusses and [minuses resulting from I recent personal and/or proIfessional decisions. See I what worked, what didn't ■and why. and base your next ’big move on the results. VIRGC (August 23 to September 22) The clever Virgo can make per1suasion work by presenting a case built on hard facts. BKSv^BSentimcnt might touch the UBRA (September 23 to October 22) You ' can usually win over the most f $ । stubborn skeptics on your own. 'But this time you can benefit • \ / \ from supporters who have been r— p/there. done that and are willing to speak up on your behalf. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) kt You win admiration for your Idctermination to do the right ^thing. Don’t be distracted ^from that course, despite the * V offer of tempting alternatives that might suddenly tum up. to SAGITTAXiUS (November v December 2!) While you still * 7* need to maintain control of a dominant situation, a new devel^BMBkopmcnt emerges, making the ire/ task easier and the outcome more rewarding. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January ^19) New factors might have a positive effect on a still-pendmatter, but only if the infor^^^Hwmalion proves to be credible. ^^^^Tnistcd colleagues might be able L (I to offer needed advice. / jJpotentially AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) “ The week favors moderation, ^especially if a health problem *is involved. Resist the impulse Ito do more than might be good ifor you at this time. You can _ \ catch up later. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You ^^. could feel more than a mite upset by someone or some people < who m’®hl ** crcal*n8 prob­ ' 7V llems for you. Find out why they won’t change their ways. Their reasons might surprise you. © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. heart. but it’s good, solid information that invariably wins the day. Super CrosswordANAGRAMS Spring food bank events help those in need According to the recently released Hunger in America 2006 Study, more than 43 percent of the clients served by F<xxl Bank of South Central Michigan agencies report having to choose between pay ing for utilities or heating fuel and food; 41 percent had to chcxisc between paying for rent or a mortgage and food; 28 percent report having to choose between pay ing for medical bills and food. Approximately 96.000 people receive food through the Food Bank of South Central Michigan every year, with 39 percent of the clients served being children. 18 or younger. Another 10 percent of the households served have members 65 years of age or older. Throughout the spring, businesses and organizations will offer area residents the opportunity to help through Spring Food Raiser events to benefit the Food Bank, such as Kellogg Company's 100th Anniversary community concert featuring favorites from American Idol, on Tuesday. April II. at the Kellogg Arena. Tickets are free of charge with a non-perishable food contribution to the Food Bank. Tickets and collection containers are available at the Kellogg Arena Box Office. Throughout the month of April residents can “Check Out Hunger” at Battle Creek area Felpausch stores. Customers simply ask the cashier to add $1 to $5 to the total grocery bill, and 100 percent of the money collected will be given to the Food Bank. The annual Canned Sculpture Exhibit will be on display April 2" through May 7 at Lakeview Square Mail. Companies and organizations will show their creative ability to help with the fight agains’ lunger by build­ ing a sculpture of non-perishable food items. All the items used will be donated to the Food Bank at the conclusion of the event. Any group or company wanting to be a part of the Canned Sculpture Exhibit should contact the Food Bank al 964-3663 for details. “The events listed here are just a few of the many spring food raiser events that are taking place to benefit the Food Bank.” said Les Miller of Kellogg Company. Spring Food Raiser co-chair and Food Bank board mem­ ber. “Over the next couple of months, a num­ ber of activities will be taking place, virtually enabling everyone in the community to pitch in." “We are tremendously grat-ful for the sup­ port of so many great companies and organi­ zations. during our spring events and through­ out the rest of »hc year." said Teresa Osborne, director of fooci donor and community rela­ tions for the Food Bank. “The local media has also been great helping to plan and get the word out on the activities.” Approximately 36 percent of the adults served by the Food Bank indicated they or other adults in the household did not cat for a whole day because there wasn't enough money for food during the past year. 39 per­ cent were hungry but did mH cat because they could not afford enough food during the pre­ vious 12 months. Adults in almost 28 percent of the client households had to cut the size of meals or skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food almost every month of the previous 12 months. “In many cases, these individuals are living paycheck to paycheck.” Osborne added. “It doesn't take much to throw their world into a tailspin. A sudden, unexpected illness; a heal­ ing bill that is higher than usual; a layoff; an unexpected car repair, that’s all it takes.” Other spring food raiser events that will take place this spring to help raise food and money to fight hunger in South Central Michigan include: The Feinstein Challenge, on now through April 30. when a monetary contribution is made to the Food Bank with the indication “Feinstein Challenge” on the memo line of the check, the Feinstein Foundation will also make a contribution. Secured donations may • in a recent survey of the dating scene, respondents were asked about how long they usually take on a first date to decide whether or not they're interested in a second date. The majority of women — 64 percent of them — say they take an hour to figure out if they're interested enough to go out again. The men, though, seem to be more decisive: 79 percent of them say that 15 minutes is long enough. • In 1800, there were an estimated 7,100 different varieties of fruit known to be in exis­ tence. Today, however, there are only 1,000 varieties. • The next time you're filling up your gas tank, take a look at the tally of gallons and dollars. That digital readout has a name: It's a "totalizer." • Those in academia, take note: in his Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce offered the following definition for “education'': “That which discloses to the wise and dis­ guises from the foolish their lack of under­ standing." He also said that "learning” is “the MAGIC MAZE • This week’s selection: V for Vendetta be made on-line at www.foodbankofsctn.org . Support the Food Bank at the Battle Creek Knights basketball games on May 12 and 13 Fans will have a chance to register to win Battle Creek Knights prizes by bringing a non-perishable donation to the game A por­ tion of the program sales from the two nights will also benefit the Food Bank. The Food Bank's Donor Day Skid-A-Thon will conclude the spring activities on National Hunger Awareness Day. Tuesday. June 6 Food manufacturers, retailers and distributors take pan in this event by delivering pallets or “skids” of donations to the Food Bank Additional activities are being planned with the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays. Watch for details to come. “The Food Bank continues to sec an increase in demand for the services they pro­ vide." said Jim Clark of Kraft Foods. Spring Food Raiser co-chair and Food Bank board member. “The spring food raiser events arc the perfect opportunity for the community to help oul." Last year’s events raised over 207.987 pounds of food and more than S 164.360. To learn more about the Food Bank and the Spring Food Raiser activities, visit www.foodbankofscm.org or call 964-F(X)l) (3663). Critic’s Corner by D.NJL Smith ftxxiixxxnnmm Running time: 132 minutes MPAA rating: R It is the year 2020. America is in the grip of civil war. plague and chaos. In England, peo­ ple arc under the thumb of a totalitarian des­ pot named Sutler (William Hurt). Britons are constantly under surveillance; on the TV a religious-right demagogue rails against well, everything; food is rationed and curfews imposed. This is the dystopian near-future presented in “V for Vendetta." director James McTeigue’s adaptation of Alan Moore’s graphic 198Qs novel. The problem with this adaptation is that Moore's book was a leftist reactionary screed against the far-right poli­ cies of then Prime Minister Margaret kind of ignorance distinguishing the stu­ dious.” and described a “lecturer" as "one w'ith his hand in your pocket his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience." • Before he achieved success in Hollywood, actor Ray Romano was a bank teller. * A British man named Gareth Davies tried to break into the home of a solicitor (that's a lawyer to those of us on this side of the pond) by levering open a “tilt and slide" glass door. He propped the door up with an iron bar, then started to crawl under it to get inside the house. Unfortunately for the would-be thief, the door slipped, pinning him by the neck. Unable to free himself, he suffocated. Thought for the Day: "I can take any amount of criticism, so long as it is unquali­ fied pra’se." — Noel Coward © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. Hugo Weaving is the man behind the mask in “V for Vendetta." Thatcher, while McTeigue’s (and producers Larry and Andy WacN'wski’s) vision is a muddled melange of allusions to current events, with hefty dollops of political bumper-sticker slogans that don't quite add up to a manifesto. If you were looking for an idea Movie, this one isn’t it. Still, litre’s lots of stuff that gets “blowedup rea' good” and some pretty nifty fight scenes to keep you awake between Hugo Weaving’s (V) droning monologues, allitera­ tive litanies and asexual seduction of Natalie Portman's character. Portman gives a great emotional perform­ ance as Evey, the protfgd oi ti»r terrorist free­ dom fighter V. Her only problem is railing down that English accent. Sometime* t's there, sometimes it’s ... over there behind ti»c couch. Go Natty! Fetch the accent! Gixxxxl giri. As the first of the big. dumb blocktusieis to numb us this year. “V For Vendetta” will certainly please 14-year-old boys and stoner college freshmen who’ve just discovered that the dude on their T-shirt was some guy name Che and he. like, rocked and stuff. For anyone else, it’s just another noisy movie pretending to be relevant. GRADE; C+ © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. 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World nght» .asarvad FIND AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PANELS. lueMtfip 0 UMUQ 9 poppa aia sjeddijs g Sumuj s» mog > jepoqs 0 Ipnaumja e luajaaip « ufi»s Z Si ' I :«O3uawo ©2006 bv Kmc Faaturw SvnUcata. Inc Wortd nflptt raswvad �Page 18 - Thursday. Apnl 6. 2006 - The Hastings Banner BOWLING SCORES Tuesday Mixed TVCCU 46-14; Hastings City Bank 36­ 24; J-Ad Graphics 33-27; Consumers Concrete 30-30; Walker. Fluke & Sheldon 30-30; Hastings Bowl 23.5-36.5; Woodland Machine 22-38; Yankee Zephyr 19.5-40.5. Men’s High Games & Series - G. Snyder 202; G. Hause 213-573; K. Beebe 222-632; D. Walden 244-540; D. Benner 238-661; R. O’Keefe 247-664 Travis Graham 198; D. Clements 190; P. Scobey 215; D. Blakely 211. Women’s High Games & Series - J. Clements 201-517; D. Neymeiyer 193. Battle Creek Knights G.M. visits Hastings' Kiwanis Club David Darkey (right) General Manager ot the Battle Creek Knights of the International Basketball League visited with Steve Jacobs (left) and the rest of the Hastings’ Kiwanis Club at their meeting on Wednesday. The Knights were a perfect 21 -0 last year in the IBL, and opened defense of their title last Friday. Darkey is in his second season as G.M. ot the Knights after spending time in the same position for the Battle Creek minor league baseball franchise. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Sunday Night Mixed 4 Horsemen 73 1/2; Bounty Hunters 68 1/2; Happy 4’s 65 1/2; Thunder Alley 63; CW's Repair 58; XXX Bowler. 58. Sandbaggers 57; Gutter Dusters 55; Robbers 54; Funky Bowlers 53 1/2; Wolverines 53; Pinchasers 47; 12 ozs. at a Time 42. Women’s Good Games and Series - M. Kirchen 215-568; N. Mroz 202-546; M. Heath 189-529; M. Simpson 191-501; B. Gingrich 166-453; H. Jordan 152-441; A. Churchill 159-430; K. Jenkins 174-416; J. Shoebridge 151-398; N. Ulrich 149-382; E. Hammontree 224; A. Hubbell 179; A. Williams 163; T. Turcott 143. Mens Good Games and Series - C. Alexander 278-640; A. Jenkins 213-637; K. Hammontree 224-619; B. Rentz 226-618; M. Ulrich 216-613; J. Shoebridge 211-589; B. Hubbell 222-586; J. Robbe 222-581; P. Ayers 222-579; A. Robins 234-564; B. Churchill 190-525; J. Smith 181-512; J. LaFrate 169-471; J. Mroz 237; B. Falconer 215; E. Bartlett 190; F. Thompson 182. Wednesday P.M. Al Home Real Estate 79; Hair Care Center 76 1/2; Eye & Ent 65 1/2; Mace Pharmacy 63; Seebers 61 1/2; Railroad St. Mill 59; Shamrock 56 1/2. Womens Good Games and Series - E. Ulrich 200-492; N. Pc’ter 193-490; B. Hathaway 180-482; S. Brimmer 179-475; N. Boniface 168-453; L. Elliston 188; J. Rice 172; Y. Cbceseman 168; P. Vanoost 139; B. Norris 127. Friday Night Mixed Renegades 80; All But One 74 1/2; Budweiser 72 l/2j 4 Fools 62 1/2; Get-RDone«MC. Jc«(eu* 61 1/2: Ten Pins 61* Even sports writers get home earlier than A.D.’s Most jobs have more to them than meets the eye. For a long time people would ask about my job. and then ask if it was my only job. “So you go to games and take picturesT’ they’d say. I suppose a lot of people who don’t pay attention would ask the kind of thing of an athletic director. “So you make up the schedules for the team?” Like 1 do a little more than take pictures, athletic directors do a little bit more than make up schedules. That’s why I have to say that in the next few meetings of the Maple Valley school board I hope that a plan can be worked out where athletic director Mike Sparks get to continue his work at Maple Valley. To tell the truth. I’m not exactly sure what all the duties are for an athletic director arc. I know that I see them at athletic events all the time taking care of teams, taking care of security, taking care of things at the head table, getting water for officials, driving lawn maintenance equipment, not to mention the time they spend in the office dunng the day doing paper work and returning and making phone calls. I know that many times they’re still there at the school after the game is over. I’ve done my interviews, and I’m staring at the road through my headlights on the way home. On the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (MlAAA) web­ site there’s a handy little list of about 30 different areas with three to seven different sec­ tions each, describing the responsibilities of an athletic director and his/her secretary's responsibilities. The list ranges from maintaining crowd control, to finding clock operators, ordering everything from bats to Band-Aids, working with the budget and trying to raise extra funds. Even scheduling isn’t just scheduling. It isn’t just calling the athletic director at Saranac and saying, “you want to play basketball against us next winter?” When are the two teams going to play? Wi»crc? Is the gym available? Where are your school's other teams going to practice if the gym is being used? Who’s going to drive the bus? >\rc the cheerleaders going? Can the cheerleaders fit on the bus. or do we need another bus? The game has to be put on the schedule Someone has to print the schedules. Someone has to distribute the schedules. Where are the referees coming from? Who's going to operate the clock. Who’s going to make sure the bleachers are pulled out after gym class? Are there game balls? Who’s popping the popcorn? Who’s sweeping the floor at half­ time? I’ve evea seen athletic directors doing that, including Mr. Sparks. Maybe all athletic directors don't know all those things, but I’d bet the best ones do. or they have to be able to delegate appropriately. Lion varsity football coach Guenther Mittclslacdt shouldn’t be the one making sure there’s waler on the other side of the field for the Olivet players during a game. He shouldn't be the one making sure that someone makes sure it happens either. The MIAAA lists athletic directors as having responsibilities to themselves and their families. to the student-athletes, to coaches, to the community and parents, to the school’s administration, and to the school’s support staff. Incidentally, the first thing on the list is “take time for your family”. As far as I can tell that’s exactly what athletic directors have to do. They don’t have time for their family, so they have to “lake" it. Everyone says how important athletics are to student*, so I’d guess that the position that’s in c-targe of that is a rather necessary one. Sparks said that maybe this will be the push he needed to get himself closer to a dream of being a college football coach. Maybe he’s right, and maybe it would be better for him in the long run Not to say that if it came down to it that basketballs are more important than books, but I doubt that it would be better for the Maple Valley schools. 1/2; 9-n-a-Wiggle 61 t/2; Heads Out 60. Sanborns & Shirlee 60; Whatever 58 1/2; Mercy 56 1/2; Just Here To Bowl 55 1/2; Brushworks 53 1/2; We’re a Mess 51; Winter Golfers 50; Oldies But Goodies 49; M&M Westbrook Trucking 48 1/2. Womens Good Games and Series - D. Pennington 214-562; N. Clow 229-556; M. VanDenberg 201-556; T. Phenix 195-535; B. Roush 186-508; R. Marrah 178-504; G. Meaney 166-468; S VanDenberg 164-423; R. Hammontree 145-408; E. Chewning 129­ 374; C. Etts 120-342; S. VanDenBurg 214; D. Bartimus 208; L. Potter 194; D. Ransom 167; B. West 162; S. Ripley 159; M. Westbrook 146. Mens Good Games ?nd Series - R. Guild 234-664. B. Rentz 224-637; B. Keeler 236­ 629; S. Peabody 236-627; S. Sanborn 227­ 604. G. Mesecar Jr. 232-587; A. Rhodes 218-577; T. Clow 202-573; R. Haight 205­ 559; M. Lydy 159-452; B. Ennison 175-435; J. Bush 241; M. Eaton 233; J. Barnum 225; B. West 197; W. VanDenburg 192. The 2006 Delton Kellogg varsity girls' soccer team. Team members are (front) Anna Goldsworthy, (seated from left) Kelsey Brownell. Kelsey Chapple. Caitlin Champion. Amanda Strick. Kelsie Smith, (back) coach Bill Roberts, coach Drew Chapple. Ashly Goldsworthy, Shawn Schut, Use Houtman. Lauren Knollenberg, Amber Strick, and head coach Paul Harter (Missing from photo are Katlynn McCormick. Sarah Robbins. Lacy Seamans. Katie Smith, and Tiffany Smith.) New faces all around on Delton Kellogg soccer team Delton Kellogg's varsity girls’ soccer team graduated 11 seniors Iasi spring, meaning that this year’s squad is filled with inexperience. The Panthers lost their top goal scores and their goal keeper. The only returnees to this season's squad are Tiffany Smith and Ashly Goldsworthy. Soohomore Anna Goldsworthy will try to fill .f. hole in goal with some help from last year’s keeper Katrina Harter, who’s joined her father head coach Paul Harter on the coaching staff, to help our the young goalie A handful of newcomers didn't have any problem getting the Delton offense going in th- season opener Mrurh 27 at home against Wayland. Delton scored a 5-0 win over the Wildcats, with three different players scoring goals and three girls earning assists. Shawn Schut had one goal and one assist. Ashley Goldsworthy and Lauren Knollenberg each had two goals, and Kelsie Smith and Kelsey Chapple both had an assist. As with any young team, there arc going to be ups and downs. In the second game of the season the Panthers couldn’t get their offense going at Thomapple Kellogg. Tuesday. April 4. The host Trojans look a 4-0 win. The Panthers will likely be in their annual bank for third place in the Kalamazoo Valky Association, behind traditional powers Kalamazoo Christian and Hackett Catholic Central. Delton doesn’t play its first KVA game until April 25. when the Panthers host the Fighting Irish from Hacken. Delton returns to action after the break by­ playing host to Comstock on Thursday, April 13. then will travel to Marshall on Saturday. April 15. DK boys open up Tuesday against one of KVA’s best by Brett Bremer Sport* Editor The Delton Kellogg varsity baseba.’l team will have to play a National League style of ball this season, relying on pitching, speed, and defense. First-year head coach Kyk Boehm inherits a program that went 15-10 last year with a 6­ 6 Kalamazoo Valley Association (KVA) mark. But that team from a year ago and this team don’t have a lot in common. “We are a young learn with only a few returning starters from last year.” said Boehm. Leading the list of returnees are senior catcher Chris Madill, senior pitcher/outfielder Brandon Butzirus. and sophomore center fielder Steven Scoby who’ll lead an inexperi­ enced outfield crew. The Panthers didn’t have a lot of pop in their hats a season ago. and probably have even less this year. They’ll have to rely on getting on base and then using their speed to maneuver themselves around the base paths. What the Panthers do have, says Boehm, is “lots of pitching.” He probably could have added, the adjec­ tive “young" to that statement. Looking to make their mark from the mound for the first time on the varsity kvel are sophomore pitcher/infielders Nick Blacken end Brian Diaz. There isn i a lot of time for the Fantbers to grow up. The top competition in the KVA this spring is expected to come from Faw Paw and Kalamazoo Christian. The Delton boys open aci.on on Tuesday. April 11. at Paw Paw. Then head tr Hartings for a non-conferencc contest April 13. Delton's home opener is April 18. again»« Galesburg-Augusta. “This year plans to be a step in the right direction for the Delton baseball program." said Boehm. Senior Citizens —Final Standings— Friends 73-47; #1 Senior 71.5-48.5; Nash’s Harem 69.5-50.5; Wieland’s 68.5­ 51.5; Ward’s Friends 63.-56.5; 4 B’s 63-57; King Pins 59.5-60.5; Kuempel 57.5-62.5; M&M’s 57.5-62.5; Sun Risers 56-64; Pin Pals 55.5-64.5; BAT's 53.5-66.5; Butterfingers 52-68; Early Risers 39.5-80.5. Ladies Good Games and Series -M. Kingsley 151-341; E. Moore 165; G. Denny 158; S. Pennington 175-500; G. Otis 179­ 486; A. Lcthcoc 171-437; B. Make- 189­ 519. Mens Good Games and Series - D. Kiersey 172-487; B. Terry 268-604: W. Brodock 157; E. Count 179; K. Schantz 188­ 475; L. Markley 170; D. Murphy 160; P. Scobey 204-565; K. Meaney 202-548; R. Boniface 204-521; R. Wieland 172; M. Brandl 143; L. Brandt 227-565; W. Birman 187-496. from left) Brian Springer. Brett Bissett. Chris Madill. Brandon Butzirus. Eric Reynolds. Tuesday Trios Coleman Agency 72-48; Trouble 72-48; Quality Roofing 68-52; CB’s 61.5-58.5; All in the Family 60.5-59.5; Critters 55-65; GitR-Done Gals 54.5-65.5; Superette Gals 54.5­ 65.5; Big Boy 52-68; 3 Lucky Ladies 50-70. High Games and Series - A. Norton 131; T. Franklin 153; J. Rice 168; S. Vandenburg 210-541; C. Mack 171; T. Daniels 212-565; D. James 200-522; R. Murrah 175; B. Wilder 91; T. HEinrich 146; S. Lancaster 195-521; J. Hurless 191-515; C. Gates 151; S. Snider 159; M. Gross 160; D. Harding 205 516; L. Trumble 224; C. Etts 112; O Gillons 156; L. Rorye 159; P. Hobert 133; M. Kill 146; K. Carpenter 168; L. Potter 163; M. Sears 162; R. Brummel 159: P. Ramey 176. Please submit bids, in writing or via email by April 22. 2006 to: The 2006 Delton Kellogg varsity boys’ baseball team. Team members are (front Ryan Smith, (middle row) Chuck Stallard, Kyle Purdum, Josh Themins. Ray Gressler. (back) assistant coach Chad Boehm, Steven Scoby, Brian Diaz. 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April 6. 2006 - Page 19 Saxon softball splits with Plainwell The Saxon varsity softball team split a pair of games at home against Plainwell on Wednesday afternoon to push iheir record to 3-1 on the season. The host Saxons took the second game 16­ 5. The Hastings bats came alive in a big way in game two of the doublcheader as the Lady Saxons pounded out 17 hits enroute to the win. • Seven Hastings batters had hits in the game as their team scored in every inning. Jen Bishop collected four hits including a triple to lead the hitting attack. Katie Kendall and Katie Kurr had three hits apiece with Kurr also hitting a triple. Kelly Vincent. Sophie Stavale and Kelly Wilson each had two hits. Stavale's hits included a triple and a double as she had 4 RBI to lead the Saxons in that department. Erica Swartz pitched a solid game as she earned her second win of the season on the mound. Swartz struck out two and walked one while giving up six hits. The Saxons suffered their first loss of the young season in game one of the doublehead­ er. Hastings managed just four hits in the game as they were shut out 5-0. Brandi Sutfin and Kendall accounted for all of the offense for the Saxons. Sutfin had two singles and Kendall had a single and a double. Katie Kurr pitched well for Hastings, as she shut out Plainwell in six of the seven innings. Plainwell scored all five of their runs in the second inning on five hits and the first two Hastings errors of the season. The next game for the Saxons will be after spring break when they host th.: Delton Panthers on Thursday. April 13. Chamber golf oulng set for second Wednesday in June The Barr.' County Chamber of Commerce will be holding its 20th Annual Golf Outing on Wednesday. June 14. 2006. The event will be held at the Hastings Country Club. Tee-off time is 8:30 a.m. A shotgun start will begin the four-person scramble. Men’s and women’s tees will be used. The event will include contests of skill and raffles. There will also be a hole-in-one con­ test. Participants will be treated to a wonder­ ful lunch. Golfers will have their choice of half of a chicken or two hamburgers plus all the fixings. Teams and individuals are welcome to par­ ticipate. Space is limited to 36 teams. Individuals are also welcome to join the golfers at the course for lunch. Patrick Buckland of Buckland Insurance and Tai Gearhart of State Farm insurance are co-chairs of the event. This is the Chamber’s biggest fundraiser of the year. If you would like to register for the outing or obtain more information, contact the Barry County Chamber of Commerce at (269) 945­ 2454 or barrychamber^ sbcglobal.net. There is no rain date and sponsorships are non-rcfundable. The Saxons’ Erika Swartz fires from the center ot the diamond in game two against Plainwell Wednesday afternoon. Swartz struck out two and walked one in the Saxon victory. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Sum Weekly Spirts ScMto Complete online schedule at: www haxxk12 my The Saxons’ Kelly Vincent waits for her pitch during Wednesday afternoon’s double header with Plainwell at Hastings High School. The Saxons fell 5-0 in the first game, then rebounded to win the second 16-5. (Photo by Perry Hardir) Hastings dub takes 2 titles at GR tourney Hastings YMCA Karate Club members competed in the 33rd Annual Grand Rapids Open Karate Tournament at Kenowa Hills Middle School Saturday. March 18. and brought a number of trophies and titles hack to the area. Larry Warren finished first in the senior advanced sparring division and fourth in the senior advanced forms. Ron Ogden was first in the men's white belt fighting division. A second place title was earned by Celena Johnsen in the women’s fighting division and she also placed third in the women’s green belt forms. The Hastings area participants had four other third place finishes. Derek VanDenberg was third in the men’s brown belt fighting division. Michael Johnson was third in the 16-17-year-old brown belt fighting division. Jared Smendik was third in the 12-13-yearold novice fighting division, and Tanner Ogden was third in the 7-and-undcr novice forms competition. TUESDAY, APRIL 11: 4:15 pm Boys JV Baseball Belding High Schoo! 4:15 pm Boys. Freshman Baseball TK High School 4:15 pm Girts Freshman Sc tball TK High School A H H WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12: 4:00 pm Boys Varsity 4:00 pm Boys JV 4:00 pm Girts 4:00 pm Girts JV 500 pm Girts Varsity 5:00 pm Girts JV Colt SvKXOf So’cer Kenowa Hits HS Kenowa HAsHS Baking rtQh School tjeong ragn ocnooi Maple WeyHS Hudsonviiie HS A H H A A H THURSDAY. 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Club members participating included (front from left) Larry Warren, Eric Smendik, Gelena Johnson, Tanner Ogden. Mark Smendik, (back) head instructor Steve Echtinaw, Derek VanDenberg, Michael Johnson. Jared Smendik, Ron Ogden, and instructor Nancy Hammond. (Missing from photo is David Born.) 1995 Ford Bronco A XLT - V8 - auto - 4x4 Blue Book $7,975 5^1 our price Wholesale $6,500 269-948-8210 * 1-800-8454033 Tu«, nmrv. FiiMepn; IO«n -2pm It was a long afternoon that turned into evening for the Hastings’ varsity baseball team last Wednesday against Plainwell. The Trojans came »n Hastings and handed the Saxons a 16-6 loss, their first of the sea­ son. The Saxons struggled defensively in the field, and allowed seven un-eamed runs. As bad as things were, the Saxons were still in the game until the late innings when Plainwell broke the game open. From the mound. Michael McPhillips (0­ I) started and took the loss. He was followed on the hill by Dylan Cuddahee and Kyle McNerny for Hastings. 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Last spring, the Panthers were second to Kalamazoo Christian in the KVA. Getting back on top won’t be easy. “The seniors on this team have experienced a championship two out of three years.” said head coach Jim Gibson. “We hope this will translate to success, even though the league is very deep this year.” The lop reluming seniors of the Panthers include distance runner Marissa Ingle, sprint­ ers Katie Smoczynski and Ashley Imerzcl. hurdler Aliscia Leo. and Heather Billin who competes in both sprints and field events. * strong group of sophomores and juniors will join them as they try’ and gel the Panthers back to their winning ways. Returning junior stars include Jessica Elliott in the hurdles and sprints. Jordan Haines in the sprints and field events. Katee Hogoboom in the hurdles and field events, and distance runners Candace VanDyk and Heather Millard, and Jenah Wandeii in the field events. Also back arc sophomores Rachael Williams in the sprints and middle distance races and Chelsea VanderWoodc in the sprints and field events. "1 really enjoy coaching this sport because everyone can participate.” said Gibson. “We have a big team this year, over 40 athletes. We have depth and experience. I hope this leads to a successful season and good things down the road.” There arc more man 20 new athletes on the team this spring, many of whom have impressed Gibson in early workouts. “Mandy Dye. a freshman sprinter and mid­ dle distance runner has stood out early in the season.” said Gibson. With Dye joining a solid returning group of sprinters, the Panthers aren’t too worried about being fast. The question is do they have enough girls who can endure and enough who can throw. Gibson said th’tf this team is a bit thin in the distance races compared to some other teams in the KVA. and his learn doesn’t really have any proven throwers. “We always shoot for a league champi­ onship and a top-five finish in the regional*. These arc both possible if we stay healthy, but the league will be as good as its been in years." said Gibson. The Panthers ran one practice meet before spring break, and will face competition for the first time on Wednesday. April 12. when Plainwell visits DKHS. The handful of seniors on Delton Kellogg varsity girls’ track and field team this year The 2003 Delton Kellogg varsity girls’ track and field team. Team members are (front from left) Katie Smoczynski. Aliscia Leo. Shelby Rouse. Jenny Arkwright. Cecilia Mayberry, Mandy Dye. Heather Millard. Alexis Yim, Melissa Julian. Sam Vickery, (second row) Jordan Haines, Katee Hogoboom. Jenah Wandell, Kristen Marble, Ashley Imerzel. Heather Billin, Becky Mikolajczyk, Libby Warren. Autumn Polley, Stephanie Johnson, Beth Johncock. (third row) Jasmine Nap, Hannah Chadderdon, Laura Knight, Stacey Hughes, Maria Fales, Chelsea VanderWoode, Jo Hoeberiing, Amber Bruder, Liz Johnson, coach Jennifer Delaphiano, (back) coach Jim Gibson, coach Rick Williams, and coach Jeff Erb. (Missing from photo are Laura Crookston, Jess Elliott, Catherine Goy, Sarah Heney, Marissa Ingle. Nicole Marzic, Jade Patrick, Brittney Petzold, Christina Piper, Stephanie Ross, Candace VanDyk, and Rachael Williams.) DK boys hope youth serves them another championship The 2006 Delton Kellogg varsity softball team. Team members are (front from left) Kacie Woznicki, Tarah Keim. Hannah Goy, Amanda Boss. Jessica DeWaters. Michelle by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Pennfield has been the team for the Delton Kellogg varsity boys’ track and field team to beat in the Kalamazoo Valley Association (KVA) in recent years. It was the only team that beat the Delton boys in the league last year, and ended DK’s streak at back-to-back leag.'c championships. Two things will be key for the Delton boys in regaining the top spot in the KVA this spring, staying healthy and developing young talent. “We have what appears to be a very talent­ ed group of freshmen out this year,” said Delton Kellogg head coach Dale Grimes. who’s entering his second season as the Panthers’ head track coach. “The majority of the team is made up of freshmen and sopho­ mores. so it will be exciting to see some young talent develop.” With a large, young team. Grimes will be looking for a handful of upperclassmen to help lead the way including senior captains Kyle Ferris and Nick Archer. Archer will score points for the Panthers in anything that involves leaping, whether it be hurdles, the high jump or the long jump. Ferris is a very talented pole vaulter for the Panthers. Over key contributors with some experi­ ence include juniors Dan Roberts and Justin Durbin in the distance races. <;ophomorc Anthony Riley in the sprints, and sophomore David Roberts in the hurdles. Chris Miller, a sophomore out for the first time, will look to pile up points for the Panthers in the hurdles too. as well as the throwing events. If everything works oul for the Panthers they will be able to celebrate a KVA crown on their own turf. Delton Kellogg plays host to the KVA championship meet this year on May 23, the Tuesday after regional*. Delton opens the season next Wednesday, at home against the Plainwell Trojans. That meet is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. Kromm, (back) coach Bill Yoder. Kelsey Ketola. Alex Colbert, Megan Loveland, Amber DeBolt, and coach Kelly Yoder (Missing from photo is Liz Rouse.) DK’s 9 returnees look to improve last year’s win total by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Experience can be a double edged sword. Nine of the '.! members of the Delton Kellogg varsity softball team were on the var­ sity a year ago. Those nine members didn't experience much winning however, as the team finished the year with a 2-20 iecord. The goal for the season is to improve on that overall record, and be more competitive in the Kalamazoo Valley Association said head coach Kelly Yoder. With nine returnees, there is experience all around. In the infield, senior Alex Gilbert makes the move over to second base with either sen­ ior Amanda Boss or junior Hannah Goy join­ ing her in the middle at short stop, that is when Goy isn’t wearing the catcher’s gear behind the plate. Senior Jessica DeWalers returns to man the bag at third, and at the other comer will either be junior Michelle Kramm or Boss. Returning to the outfield are senior Megan Loveland, juniors Kacie Woznicki. sopho­ more Kelsey Ketcia. and possibly Kramm. Yoder expects senior Amber DeBolt and freshman Tarah Keim to be pitching this sea­ son. Junior Liz Rouse will also look to add something to the outfield. The Panthers will have to be solid on the defensive side of the ball, because hitting is the thing they really have to work on early in the season to improve upon lheir overall record from a year ago. Delton opens its season at Hastings on Thursday. April 13. The Kalamazoo Valley Association season starts the following Tuesday. April 18. when Delton Kellogg plays its home opener against Galesburg- Augusta. The Rams expect to be battling it out with Kalamazoo Christian for the lop spot in the conference this spring. Tbe 2006 Delton Kellogg varsity boys’ track and field team. Lion ladies win two relays, plus 400-meter at Central The Maple Valley varsity girls’ track and field team had three championship perform­ ances last Wednesday (March 29) in the Jack Skoog Indoor Track and Field meet at Central Michigan University. The Lions won both the 4X200- and 4X400-meter relay races, and Dhani Tobias took the top spot in the 400-meter run. If the distance was 400 meters, the Lions were the team to beat. Tobias was one of three Maple Valley runners to finis.- in the top ten in the 400 She crossed the finish line in 1 minute 5.20 seconds. Teammate Lauren Pierce was less than a second behind her in second place, 1:07.10. Jessica Winegai was ninth in 1:10.00. Tobias and Pierce each ran one 400-meter leg of the Lions’ champion 4X400-meter relay team. Janelle Clements and Danielle Christensen teamed up for the other two legs. and the team finished in 4:37.30. In the 4X200-meter relay. Christensen. Pierce. Jenny Ellison and Alisha Felmlee took the top spot in 1:56.10. Maple Valley had two girls in the finals of each of the sprints, the 60-meter dash and the 60-meter hurdles. Christensen was second in the hurdles with a time of 10.70 seconds in See TRACK, next page �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Apr.! 6 2006 - Page 21 Saxons looking to fill two holes in girls’ golf line-up The O-K Gold girls’ golf conference is lev­ eling out a little bit in 2006. The two teams that were at the bottom of the standings a season ago. and at times had problems filling their line-up. Holland Christian and Wyoming Park have left the league ’’Hamilton, a traditionally strong program has joined the conference.” said Hastings var­ sity head coach Bruce Krueger. The Saxons were 16-41 a year ago. and fin­ ished fifth in the O-K Gold, just ahead of the now absent Maroons and Vikings. Hastings returns just four players w ith var­ sity experience in seniors Brooke Koons. Nikki Meredith, and Krystal Pond, and the team’s only junior Erin Fluke. Fluke was an all O-K Gold honorable mention selection last year. That means the early challenge for the Saxons will be to find a pair of underclass­ men ready to step up to the demands of play­ ing in varsity matches, to add depth to the team. ’’Middleville. Caledonia and South Christian are again expected to be strong, with Hamilton coming in as a relative unknown.’’ said Krueger. Everybody in the Gold will find out quick­ ly what Hamilton has. as the Hawkeyes host the first of six conference jamborees at Diamond Springs Golf Course. “A finish near the middle of the conference would be a successful year, and the overall goal is to steadily improve as the short season progresses to be prepared to challenge at the O-K Gold tournament on May 16 at The Meadows and the MHSAA Regional tourna­ ment on May 18 at Angels Crossing.” said Krueger. The Saxons begin play against Belding on April 12 at home. Lakewood's Erica Erz watches a shot fly during the Marshall Scramble on Wednesday. March 29. Enz and the Vikings finished fourth in the nine-team event. (Photo by Amy Jo Panish) Vikes 4th at 1st scramble of the spring The Lakewood varsity girls’ golf team opened the 2006 -.eason at the Marshall Scramble last Wednesday. The Viking ladies finished fourth overall in the nine-team tournament, in which each school had three pairs participating in the scramble. Lakewood seniors Lauren Abbott and Ashley Solomon led the way for their team with an 87. scoring a 43 on the front nine and a 44 on the back. Rachelle Kent and Vanessa Doak fired a 99. and Erica En/ and Morgan Pennington a 100. ' The Vikings’ total of 286 left them behind. Battle Creek Lakeview (237). Vicksburg (275). and Coldwater (276). Abbott and Solomon's 87 tied them for the fifth best score of the day. behind all three pairs from Lakeview, and the lop team from Mason. Th<- Vikings have the spring break week off before returning to action April 11 at Wayland. Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community I Programs. That’s what matters ; Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center The 2006 Hastings varsity girls’ golf team. Team members are (front from left) head coach Bruce Krueger, Chelsey Sr.yder, Katy Fluke. Page Kienzle. Erin Fluke. Kacy Hooten, Barbie Buehler, coach Stan Kirkendall, (back) Stephanie Glass. Ashleigh Holley. Brooke Koons. Krystal Pond. Nikki Meredith, and Jessica Kaczmarczyk. Missing from photo are Audrey Wakley and Taylor Hammond. (Photo by Perry Hardin) The 2006 Hastings varsity softball team. Team members are (front from left) Kaity Kendall. Kelly Vincent. Nikole Meade. Kadee Kurr, Kelly Wilson. Brandi Sutfin, Alli Bryans, Ashley Hartman, (middle) Amanda Clark, Cami Earl, Sophia Stavale, Jodi Jolley. Erika Swartz. Jen Bishop. Ashley DeVnes. (back) assistant coach Doug Griggs, head coach Dennis Beecham, assistant coach George Williams. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxon softball coach likes how his team hits and fields by Brett Bremer Sports Editor In his third season as the Saxon varsity girls' softball head coach. Dennis Beecham is setting the sights high for his team. He said he feels like the goals for this team should be to finish in the top of its conference and to go to stales, and to win the three tour­ naments their in during the season. The Saxons could have a chance to come close to some of those goals if they continue to improve as they have in the past two sea­ sons under Beecham. In the coaches first sea­ son. the Saxons won just five games. Last year, tbe Saxons won 13. The next logical step is at least a winning record. Beecham said that he secs strong defense and strong hitting up and down the line-up this year. Leading the defensive effort is a strong left side of the infield that includes senior third baseman Brandi Sutfin and senior shortstop Kaity Kendall Senior Kadee Kurr will be in tbe infield on the other side of the diamond when she's not set up in the center of the dia­ mond firing the ball at the plate. Senior Kelly Vincent w ill set up behind the plate, and seniors Sophia Stavale and Alli Bry ans return to the outfield. One key newcomer is junior pitcher Erika Swartz. She’s already earned a pair of victo­ ries for the Saxons this season. Hastings opened the season with double headers against Maple Valley and Plainwell last week, winning three of their four ball games The Saxons take on Delton Kellogg in Hastings Thursday. April 13. when they return from spring break. Hastings open* the O-K Gold Conference schedule at ho.Tk.‘ again*’. Thomapple Kellogg on Monday. April 74. Finishing at the top of the O-K Gold con­ ference won’t be easy. Finishing at the top of any conference that includes reams like Wayland. Byron Center, and South Christian have this year never is. TRACK, continued from previous page---------------------------------------------------------------------------the finals, and Felmlee was fifth in 11.10. in the 60-meter dash Ellison was fourth in 8.60. and Tobias eighth in 8.85. 1 he Lions showed that they remain strong in the field events, with three athletes finish­ ing in the top 20 in the pole vault, the long jump, and the shot put. Stacey rassetl led the Lions in the vault with a second place finish by clearing 8-6. Clements was fifth at 7’. and Jessika Brinkman tied for seventh at 6-6. Kaylcigh Browne led the Lions in the shot pul w ith a top throw of 33-1.5 to cam her third place honors Christensen was seventh at 30-5, and Ashley Gonser 11th at 28-6. In the long jump. Pierce was second w ith a leap of 15-5.75. Tobias fourth at 15-1.5. and Kayla Chapman was 20th at 12-2. The Lions were also strong in the high jump with Ellison finishing fifth by clearing 4-10. and Winegar in a tie for 16th at 4-4. Other top ten perfonrances by the Lions on the day included Kristen Hummel's seventh place finish in the 1600-metcr run (6:17.30) and Erin Shoemaker's tenth place finish (6:18.90) to go along with her fifth in the 3200-meter run (13.35.50). as well as the fourth place finish by the 4X800-meter relay team of Shoemaker. Amy Tobias. Jessica Otcher. and Hummel. Bring your film to J-Ad Graphic^ PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. GOLDSWORTHY’S Complete Parts Department NOW OPEN OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! HUGE IN-STOCK INVENTORY! VolUC OF PARTS Certified Service Centers Auto Featuring TRY IT BEFORE YOU BUY IT! BULLYDOG PROGRAM and all other major brands FOR YOUR DIESEL PICK UP SERVICE & PARTS OPEN WEEKENDS! sXwrd7?8to3 SUNDAY 9 to 2 LOCATED BEHIND THE MARATHON IN DOWLING 1 DON’T FORGET OUR C-STORE & DELI BEER • WINE • LIQUOR SUBS* PIZZA FRIED FOODS & MORE C STORE HOURS Monday - Saturday 6 am to 11 pm Sunday 7 to 11 TO GO ORDERS ~ PARTS, SERVICE & TOWINC & C-STORE CALL 721-9500 ' DOWLING 721-8888 HASTINGS 945-8888 GOLDSWORTHY’S SERVICE • PARTS • TOWING DOWLING PARTS & SERVICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8 am to 5:30 pm Sat. 8 am to 3 pm Sun. 9 am to 2 pm �Page 22 - Thursday April 6 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxon girls looking to catch other O-K Gold teams by Brett Bremer Sports Editor One of the big goals of Saxon varsity girts’ track and field head coach Bnan Teed, when he look over the program two sears ago. was to not only make the Saxons a better team but also a bigger one. That is starting to come to fruition. There are 31 athletes out for the squad this season "One of our team strengths is starting to be numbers.' said Teed. “We have been working really hard the last couple of years to get good numbers out. and we finally broke the 30 bar­ rier this year." l-cading the way this season is a solid group of middle distance runners (200-. 400­ . KOO-. and 1600-meter races), which includes seniors Natalie Pennington and Jamie VanBoven and could be strengthened by the likes of freshman Molly Smith. Pennington should score the 400th point of her track career this spring. Other key returnees include senior Tasia Thompson in the high jump, hurdles, and sprints, senior DeAnna Hill in the pole vault, the long jump, and the KM)-meter dash, junior Kristina Dobbin in the hurdles and sprints, junior distance runners Tiffany Edwards and Alyssa Case, and sophomore Nichole Moser in the shot put. the discus, and the 100. Of the 31 girls out for the team this season. 19 arc first time track and field participants at Hastings High School and ten of the 31 arc freshmen. "Our strengths for competition primarily lie with our 200.400. 800 runners and we arc also shaping into a good field event team." said Teed. "We are still lacking a source of pure short speed." Looking to give the Saxons a boost in the sprints are senior Kim VanNocker. sopho­ more Kayla Cain, and freshman Stacy Slaughter. Sophomore thrower Kate Sutherland is one first time participant who Teed believes can help the team in field events. The Saxons finished with a 1 -6 in the O-K Gold Conference a year ago and arc shooting to add a couple more conference victories to their resume this season and to generally try and become more competitive within the con­ ference. "I still contend that we have a much better team than our results show at the end of each year." said Teed. "I believe that we compete in the toughest Division 2 girls’ track confer­ ence on the whole west side of the state of Michigan, and arguably the whole state. "For example, we finished eighth out of cigh» -'-hools in our conference meet last year, but when we competed at the West Ottawa Relays which was primarily Division 1 schools we finished seventh our of 15 schools." The O-K Gold Conference won’t be any easier than it has been, with reluming confer­ ence champion South Christian still strong, and solid teams at Thomapple Kellogg and Caledonia The Saxons open the conference season at home on Tuesday. April 13. at home against South Christian, and will then host the Hastings Relays on Saturday. April 15. "The girls have had a great attitude and arc working hard so far this year." said Teed. "The girls seem to be competing well, and are focused on what they have to do to get bet­ ter." The 2006 Hastings varsity girts' track and field team. Team members are (front from left) Samantha McPhail. Sara Archambeau. Tiffany Edwards. Jamie VanBoven, Natalie Pennington. Tasia Thompson, DeAnna Hill. Kim VanNocker, Mckenzie Densmore, (middle row) coach Rori Homacek. coach Brian Teed. Molly Smith, Ashley Boomer. Tara Totten. Lindsay Azevedo, Rachel Clevenger, Kristina Dobbin, Jennifer Fuller. Lauren Hartman, manager Felicia Bazzett. coach Jamie Dixon, coach Paul Fulmer, (back) Kate r .UMn. Erin Petteng.!? Alyssa Case. Kayta Cain. Katie Sutherland, Nichole Moser. Shawna DeRoos, Brittany Hartman. Alexis Craven. Missing from photo are Deanna Odette and Alyssa Thornton. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Saxon soccer returns 7 starters for 2006 by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The 2006 O-K Gold Conference varsity girts' soccer race will be even more of a grind than it has been in previous season. Instead of facing each team in the league once during the regular season then facing off in a conference tournament at the end of the season, the conference championship will be The 2006 Hastings varsity girls' soccer team. Team members are (front from left) Jenny Johnston. Brittany Howell, (middle row) Ashley Eerdmans. Ali Howell. Kati Dakin, Rene Winegar. Lexy Rugg, Tara Schoessel, Jacqui Northrop, Alex deGoa, coach Sarah Derrico, (back) manager Barbara Crawford, manager Dan Rybiski. Ellie Devroy, Kristi Tolger. Dana Shilling. Hillary Ranguette. Sam VanDenack. Natalie Knorp. Ida Botten, Molly Wallace, student coach Brian McKeough, and assistant coach Jarod Smith. (Photo by Perrv Hardin) decided during the regular season when each team plays a home-and-home series with every other team in the league. The Saxons will see South Christian twice. The Saxons will see Caledonia twice. The Saxons will see Thomapple Kellogg twice. And they will see each of the other three teams in the conference twice as well. "We will get to see each team twice, which will eventually show which team h the best in the conference, and not just who gets lucky, which it has shown to be in the put." said Saxon head coach Sarah Derrico. Derrico thinks her team is ready for that kind of grind. "A large portion of the team was training :n the off-season, participating in speed and strength programs as well as skill training with some of the most talented college play­ ers in the area." said Derrico. The Saxons return seven of their starting 11 players from the team that finished the year 9­ 8 in 2005. and there is some young talent that should not have any problem in filling the few holes. One of the hard workers in the off-season was sophomore goalkeeper Brittany Howell. "She was thrown into the position for the first time halfway through last year." said Derrico. “After watching her now. if you did­ n't know better, you would think she had been playing goalie since she was five." She has lots of help in the backfield with the return of junior sweeper Dana Shilling and junior defender Molly Wallace. "(Dana) kept us in plenty of games last year, and so far she is probing to be that Dana, as well as twice as confident and aggressive," said Derrico. Shilling and Wallace will be joined in the backfield by a pair of youngsters, freshman Ali Howell and sophomore Ellie Devroy. Making the transition from defense to offense, in the midfield, will be senior Kati Dakin, junior Rene Winegar. and center mid­ fielders Natalie Knorp and Alex deGoa. Dakin is the first female soccer player from Hastings to have received a college soccer scholarship, with plans to attend Northwood University next fall. Up front are sophomore Sam VanDenack. senior Kristi Tolger. and foreign exchangescideni Ida Botten. The fact that we have depth at every posi­ tion. and romc that can even play more than one position very well, will help us adjust to what other teams inay throw ai us. I can hon­ estly say we have a soi:<1 team, and when I do look down the bench for a substitute I don’t have to think twice about what pUye- to put in because I have confidence in every single player." The Saxons start the season next Wednesday at Maple Valley. The team’s home opener is scheduled for Monday. May 17. against Grand Rapids Union. The O-K Gold Conference season begins for the Saxons at home against Caledonia cn Wednesday. May 19. �Tbe Hastings Banner - Thursday Apnl 6 2006 - Page 23 Saxon baseball looks to rebound from end of ‘05 by Brett Bremer Sports Editor After battling for the ’op spot in the O-K Gold Conference over the first half of the sea­ son a year ago the Saxons suffered through injuries aid the inability tn win several onerun games ever ih*« second half. Hastings finished the year 12-18 overall and in fifth place in the conference. The Saxons are looking to rebound this season. Leading the charge will be returning letter winners Mike McPhillips. Travis Taylor. Jackson Hoke. Austin Hurless. Brandcn Curtis. Dan Secord, and Matt Teunessen. Outfielders Teunessen and Secord both hit over .300 during the 2005 season, and Teunessen was named an all-conference per­ former in the Gold. They return tbe outfield where they’ll be joined by juniors Corey Herman. Greg Reynolds, and sophomore Ricky Mathis. Mathis is one of four sophomores on the Saxon squad, with pitchers Kyle McNcmy and Dylan Cuddahec. and pilcher/catcher A J. Tassos. Other juniors in their first season with the varsity are infielders Jon Garrett. Ken Taylor. and Erich Iberle. Junior Justin Carroll should see some time behind the plate as could Iberle and the senior Curtis. McPhillips. a senior is the most experi­ enced arm in head coach Marsh Evans' rota­ tion. and will also sec time in the infield along with Taylor. Hurless, and Hoke. Evans is beginning his fifth season as the Saxon varsity head coach. He said that Caledonia and Byron Center look to be the top contenders in the well-balanced O-K Gold Conference this spring. The Saxons have plenty of time to get ready for the Fighting Scots and Bulldogs. Caledonia and the Saxons don’t meet in league action until a double header at Hastings on Friday. May 12. Hastings will also host a double header with the Bulldogs on Friday. May 19. That doesn’t mean its smooth sailing until then for the Saxons. Hastings opens O-K Gold Conference play Monday. Mav 24. at home against Thomapple Kellogg, two days after hosting the Hastings Invitational. Hastings returns from spring break to make a trip to Kenowa Hills on Wednesday. April 12. then will be back at home to take on Delton Kellogg on Thursday. April 13. The 2006 Hastings varsity baseball team. Team members are (front from left) Erich Iberle. Austin Hurless, Justin Carroll. Jackson Hoke, Branden Curtis, Ricky Mathis. Corey Herman, Dylan Cuddahee, (back) coach Jack Hobert. coach Marsh Evans. Kyle McNemy, Jon Garrett. Matt Tuenessen. Greg Reynolds. Dan Secord. Michael McPhillips. Travis Taylor, coach Doug Garrett, and coach Brian DeVries. (Missing from photo is A.J. Tassos.) Saxons face South when they return from break by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Saxon varsity boys’ tennis team returns five lettermen from last year, and three of them will be holding down the top three singles positions this >eason. Stephen Peurach is making the jump up from the first doubles Hight a year ago to hold down the challenging first singles position. “His all-around game has stepped forward and his serve is much stronger then last year.” said Saxon head coach Rich Pohja. J.J. Quick returns to the second singles flight. He had a solid winning record in the same spot a season ago and should help strengthen the Saxon singles line-up. The third singles spot will also look the same as it did a year ago. with Alex McMillan ..-turning. He finished the season strong a year ago. and pushed Peurach and Quick in the preseason for one of the top two spots. Pohja said that he “will push the number one and number two singles to improve or move out of the way.” At fourth singles is newcomer Eric Treadwell, a sophomore with a solid game and good ground strokes. Returnee Josh Newell will sec action at both singles and doubles with his strong serve. "Our singles line-up is very solid and will get some needed wins." said Pohja. “At dou­ bles we have very athletic, but young men, fresh off the J.V. squad. Six to seven of the doubles players are only sophomores that will have to step up for us to win.” The doubles team of Jon Peurach and Brad Peterson will hold down the first doubles spot in the line-up. At second doubles the team of Chris White and Josh Bare will push the first doubles team to improve. Third doubles will be anchored by Doug Fcrrall and Eric Haney, and Jordan Rambin. Garrett Harris, and Thomas Newton will fill out the line-up at fourth doubles. “This season we are pushing to get some wins under our belt,” said Pohja. The Saxons were 1-9 in duals last year, and fell in their first meet of this season 7-1 to Otsego last Thursday. Hastings faces a tough stretch to start the season, after spring break the Saxons resume play Thursday. April 13. at South Christian. Then, after a trip to the Marshall Invitational (April 15) face duals against Grand Ledge and Caledonia the following week. South Christian and Caledonia are expect­ ed to be two of the top teams in the O-K Gold Conference this spring, along with Byron Center. “A big match for us is always arch rival Middleville, coached by Larry Seger.” said Pohja. "This match usually dictates where we will finish in the conference.” The Saxons host tlie Trojans in the final conference dual of the season. May 4. Pohja will have a familiar face helping to get the Saxons ready this season. Saxon alum­ nus Steve Storrs, who played on two state qualifying teams at Hastings, will be assisting Pohja in his 12th season at the helm. The 2006 Hastings varsity boys’ tennis team. Team members are (front from left) Keith Anderson, Josh Bare, Garrett Harris, Alex McMillan, Dave Ferrall, Jon Peurach, (middle) Felix Roessler. Eric Haney, Cameron Womack, Curtus Cowles, Chris White, (back) assistant coach Steve Storrs, Jordan Rambin, Josh Newell. J.J. Quick. Stephen Peurach, and head coach Rich Pohj?,. (Missing from photo are Tom Newton, Brad Peterson and Eric Treadwell.) n boys wanHo stay near the top of the league The 2006 Hastings varsity boys’ track and field team. Team members are (front from left) Ben Zaccanelli. Jesse Wells, John Olin, Josh Wymer, Dane Schils, Phil VanZyl, Alex Kimble, Jesse Ellwood, Josey Curcio, Kelcey Edwards, (second row) David Madsen, D.J. Falconer, Matt Donnini. Greg Woodmansee, Tom McKinney, Seth Noteboom, Keeton Rose, Jason Baum, Dylan Bowman, Gary Pleyte, Ryan Vaughan. Ryan Bosma, Chris James, A.J. Singleterry, (third row) coach Rori Homacek, coach Brian Teed, Ryan Burgdorf, Britton Olson. Brett Woodmansee, Travis Trudgeon, C.J. Green, Robert Parish, Tyler Lancaster, Nick Eaton, Josh Jevicks, Elliot Anderson, coach Jamie Dixon, coach Paul Fulmer, (back) Terry Rose, Jeremy Rogers, Wes Semler, William Woodmansee, Brandon VanHouten. Eric Gillespie. Josh Morehouse. Cassidy Sazima, Ashtin King, Bradan King, Bryce Spurgeon, and Sy Overmyer. Missing from photo are Kevin Armstrong, Rusty Burgdorf, and Mike Morehouse. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Pennock fr............ HASTINGS CITY BANK GOLE DENTAL GROUP "Safe & Sound Since 1886" 1009 W. Green St. Hastings 150 W. Court St. Hastings Dr. Daniel Gole - Dr. lason D. Gole 121 W. Woodlawn. Hastings 945-1749 945-2401 948-2244 WHITE'S PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO 131 W. State St. Hastings 945-3967 BROWN’S CARPET ONE & CUSTOM INTERIORS Miller by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Saxon varsity boys’ track and field team is hoping to match last year’s magic. 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Apnl 6. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Middleville woman to join panelists for program on food industry, labels as well as our health, the local economy and animal welfare." The panelists will be be made up of a group of West Michigan sustainable farmers who are members of Farms Without Harm, a network of groups and citizens that support sustainable farming, will help consumers make sense of the "healthy" food labels commonly applied to meat, dairy, poultry and produce. The event also w ill include a screening of the award-winning film "My Father’s Garden" followed by a panel discussion and Q-and-A at the Wealthy Theater. 1130 Wealthy SE. Admission is free. A donation of $5 is suggested. Panel participants are Chris Bedford, a founder of the Sweetwater Local Foods Market in Muskegon, and FWH members Jill Johnson of Crane Dance Farm in Jill Johnson of Crane Dance Farm in Middleville will be among the panelists in a Pre-Earth Day event to ’‘explore the food industry's impact on the environ­ ment through the lens of misleading food labels" at 7 p.m. Wednesday. April 19. at the Wealthy Theater in Grand Rapids. The film “Label Me Confused: What Organic. Free Range and All Those Other Words Really Mean” will be shown and panel discussion about food industry pro­ duction claims will take place. The program, sponsored by Farms Without Harm, will be held three days before the 36th anniversary of Earth Day. A spokesperson said. “Farms Without Harm deconstructs food industry product claims like free range' and organic' that often obscure the truth -bout industrial agriculture’s impact on c u environment Middleville; Nathan Creswick of Creswick Farms in Ravenna; Thomas Judge of Abronia Acres Organic Farm in Otsego and Paul and Nancy Keiser of Agriculture and Health Alive in Marne. The panelists will dissect the issue of how fixxl is produced today and tbe ter­ minology used by the food industry to promote products as healthy, environ­ mentally safe and/or humane. They’ll untangle such questions as: • Are cage-free eggs humane? • Can industrial factory farms be organ­ ic? • Which is better for the planet organic produce from another state or nonorganic local fruits and veggies? Thc.^e questions are important because how food is raised impacts Ute enviromnent. economy and health. Misleading food labels can give consumers false comfort that purchasing a particular prod­ uct is a g<xxJ choice for the planet, people or animals. For example, sustainable agricultural practices preserve the integrity of the environment by raising only as many ani­ mals as the land can support and w ithout the use of growth hormones or dtiubi­ ot ics. composting manure, and letting animals practice natural behaviors out­ doors. Crops are rotated and grown w ith­ out pesticides or chemical fertilizers. However, these practices differ greatly from the industrial methods used to pro­ duce 99 percent of all meat, dairy, poultry and produce available at local restaurants and grocery* stores today. Most meat products come from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) or factory farms, as they're known, which treat animals as production units. The Environmental Protection Agency defines CAFOs as having more than 1.000 beef cattle. 2.500 hogs or 100.000 broiler hens. Michigan has more than 200 factory farms, a number that continues to grow. To cut costs and raise production lev­ els. operators of these industrial facilities cram thousands of animals under one roof, often in small cages, and ignore basic needs like access to fresh air and exercise. To stave off disease and encour­ age growth, they feed the animals huge amounts of antibiotics. The result is a host of health, environ­ mental and economic problems such as antibiotic resistance, chronic respiratory disease, massive fish kills, water pollu­ tion. failed farms and dying rural economies. Pesticide and chemical fertilizer use on produce farms is a huge environmental threat addressed in "My Father s Garden." a film to be screened before the panel dis­ cussion. An official selection of the 1996 Sundance Film Festival, this documen­ tary explores the use and misuse of tech­ nology on the American farm. The film intertwines the stories of two men — a North Dakota farmer who switches from chemical to organic meth­ ods of raising produce in the 1990s. and the filmmaker s father, a Florida orange fanner at the forefront of the use of the new miracle sprays in the 1950s who dies permaturely at the age of 40. For more information about Farms Without Harm or this event, call 616-558­ 6490 or email fwh@ameritech.net POLICE, continued from page 15------- Sleeping driver charged after truck found abandoned Truck hauling livestock trailer struck by van ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP — Barry County Sheriff’s deputies were on the scene of an accident which occurred on North Avenue and Baseline Road April 3. The deputies discovered an abandoned truck in a ditch and contacted the owner of the truck, who informed them his son. Michael Morse, 17. of Bellevue, was driving the vehi­ cle at the time of the crash. When questioned. 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Mich 48909, phone (517) 373-0842 � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-04-13.pdf 78670134a3af74d1999884da2fad79a2 PDF Text Text HASTINGS PUBLIC LIERAfiT DIS CHURCH SI KTMIttl 4K5i-U»l City starts talks for new fire station If government can’t lead, can it help? Valley tops Vikes, both pound on Pennfield See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 16 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 DANNER Hastings VOLUME 153, No. 15 Thursday. April 13, 2006 PRICE 50C Forty employees'jobs to be shipped to China NEWS Tax breaks can’t keep Tyden from closing new plant BRIEFS Cross Walk set for Good Friday Grace Lutheran Church. Hastings, invites and welcomes everyone to he part of the annual silent “Crosswalk” on Good Friday. April 14. beginning at 9:30 a.m. Participants walk as a group carrying a cross to bear witness to the community about the meaning of the day. The group walks in silence to provide opportunity for reflection on the day's implications for the world and for all people. The route: starts al Grace Lutheran and then goes south on Michigan Avenue, west on State Street, north on Broadway, east on Mill Street, north on Michigan Avenue, back to Grace. The walk usually takes an hour or so. Anyone who can't complete the whole route, can join the group for a portion of the walk. The Hastings church's building is located at 239 E North St., four blocks east of North Broadway, across from the Tendercare Nursing Home. For more information, call 269-945-9414 or check the web site at www.discover-grace.org Yard waste pickup begins this week The City of Hastings is beginning its annual spring compostable yard debris pickup this week. Residents of the city are asked to place their waste items on street parking lanes close to the curbs or on lawns next to the curbs. Only bio-degradable yard waste such as leaves, grass, small limbs and brush will be picke d up by city crews and resi­ dents are asked to use only biodegrad­ able rather than plastic bags. TAC Jazz Festival is April 21,22 by Shawns Hubbarth Staff Writer Forty employees of the Tyden Seal Company will lose their jobs at the end of next month with last week's announcement the more than 100-year-old local industry will close its doors May 31. The company, founded by Hastings indus­ trial pioneer Emil Tyden in 1897. was sold almost a year ago to Crimson Investments, an international private equity firm with offices in California and China. The company was previously owned by the Groos family, descendents of the man who started it all after inventing a special cargo seal. The Tyden business for many years was housed in the same building as the Groos family's Viking Corp, on Industrial Park Drive in Hastings, but in 2002 moved into a new facility of its own across the street. With the promise of new jobs. Tyden was awarded a significant tax break from the City of Hastings. The Groos family members had been majority owners of Tyden until several years ago. They continue to manage and operate the Viking Coro., which manufactures commer­ cial and industrial fire sprinklers. The sale of Tyden to Crimson Investments last May was hailed as a positive move for the employees of the Hastings plant. President and Chief Executive Officer William Alt of Grand Rapids said at that time. “What this represents is a win-win situation for our shareholders, our company and the communi­ ty" In a memo to employees last year. Alt called the sale a positive move for the employees, and said the sale offered greater opportunities for growth and success. “I appreciate all your efforts in building Tyden Group and its companies into solid international leaders and look forward »u working with you toward an even brighter future.” he commented. Calls to Alt were unanswered as of press time Wednesday. The closing came as a surprise to many in the community because four years ago the company won tax abatements and invested nearly $7 million in a new 30.250-squarc-foot plant at 210 Industrial Park Drive. Officials at Tyden. which for more than 100 years has produced security and trans­ portation seals, have been said they plan to follow several big customers, including U.S. firms such as Ford Motor Company, which have manufacturing plants in China. Crimson Investments, established in 1993 is a firm that provides buyout and growth capital financing to companies capitalizing on the accelerating globalization market. Some observers have commented Tyden is just the latest victim in a state-wide and national trend of plants being shut down and jobs moved overseas for cheap labor markets. Hastings City Manager Jeff Mansfield said. “Certainly any job loss is bad. On a local and state level, the economy is hurting from these types of closures... ke arc certainly posi- See TYDEN, page 3 Chuck Nieves off Plan Commission Decision not to re-appoint draws criticism by David T. Young Editor Serafin (Chuck) Nieves was not re-appointcd to a second term on the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission, and the official reason given Tuesday morning was geographical. Nieves, a retired former Planning Commission Chairman in Wayne County, was passed over in favor of newcomer Jack Miner of Carlton Township, a self-employed busi­ ness broker. The other incumbent Planning Commissioner. Michael Barney, was re­ appointed unanimously without comment. Both Nieves and Barney were first appointee* in April 2003 and their terms expite at the end of this month. County Commissioner Michael Callton told his colleagues he didn't have a problem with appointing Miner, but he didn't like how the matter was handled. Barney and Nieves were recommended to the board March 14 for rc-appointment. but the process was tabled because a third appli­ The Thomapple Arts Council of Barry County has announced the third annual Thomapple Arts Council/Felpausch Jazz Festival is planned for Friday and Saturday. April 21-22. in downtown Hastings. The festival celebrates America’s music with live concerts Friday and Saturday, ending with a finale fund-rais­ ing concert Saturday evening, featuring the Lansing Symphony Big Band. The festival will begin at 5 p.m. Friday. April 22, with free concerts open to the public at several free venues in downtown Hastings and will continue all day Saturday with 14 high school jazz ensembles playing at Central Auditorium inside Central Elementary in Hastings. The festival includes musicians from middle school jazz bands, high school jazz ensembles. Les Jazz Big Band. Ed Englerth Band, jazz pianists Gene Englerth and Mark Ramsey, the Grand River Blues Cats, the High School All­ Star Jazz Band and concludes with the Lansing Symphony Big Band perform­ ance. Dinner theater to aid team Russia A dinner theater presentation Friday. April 28. and Saturday. April 29. at the Middleville United Methodist Church will help support the trip this summer of Team Russia 2006. The performances of "The Great Denver Rai.’road Scam" will be preceded by a Michigan pasty supper at 6 p.m. fol- See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 This is Tyden's new ptant built if .2002. but it will be vacant at the end ol next month when it is shut down, costing 40 emptoys-s their jobs. cant. Kathy Strickland, was unable to be interviewed due to being out of the country. Callton at that time opposed tabling because he said it set a bad precedent, allow­ ing people who apply to delay the process by being absent for the interviews. The County Board nonetheless decided to re-advertise for the two Planning and Zoning seats and Tuesday morning decided to re­ appoint Barney and appoint Miner. When asked why Nieves was not re­ appointed. Commissioner Tom Wing responded. “We already have three people from that district on the commission and we need to spread out the representation." Wing was referring to the fact Nieve* is Prairieville Township, Barney from Orangeville Township, James Alden rrom Hope Township and Tony Crosariol from Barry Township. The four townships make up the southwest quadrant of Barry County. See PLAN, page 7 County tables ‘Fire Senate’ resolution This just in, in Hastings The equipment that will soon brew Hastings local beer was delivered to the Walldorff Building this past Monday The building is under renovations to house not only a microbrewery but restaurant, banquet hall, and office space Owner Mike Bamharrt said that Monday marked a big event lor the protect as trucks delivered fer­ mentation tanks, serving vessels and other equipment from Portland Oregon Bamharrt. on hand with wife Susan (shown in photo) and friends and business asso­ ciates. said the brewery will produce six core beers to be offered on tap with two taps being dedicated Io rotating seasonal or holiday beers. Head brewer Rob Zamities was on hand to supervise the delivery and anticipates starting production in mid May- early June Bamharrt said that watching the equipment arrive brought the project one step closer to fruition and that it was exciting to see the project coming full circle by David T. Young Editor The Barry County Board of Commissioners has tabled a proposed resolu­ tion to support the Unicameral Michigan “Fire the Senate” petition drive based in Hastings. Commissioner Hoot Gibson, at the behest of a couple of his constituents, introduced the idea at the board meeting Tuesday, which led to brief and spirited discussion. Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp said she had “no idea what this is about” and asked what is meant by “unicameral.” Commissioner Mike Callton quipped. “I think we should fire the House." Commissioner James French said. “I *d like to hear more about it., would we save that much money (by abolishing the Michigan Senate)? French added that he’s a little skeptical because only Nebraska has a unicameral (one house! legislature among the 50 states and wondered how 98 percent of the stales could be wrong. The Banner has written several stories and editorial' ocr the past two years about the “Fire the Senate” campaign, putting it on the front page in January when it went to the State Capitol steps after receiving ballot lan­ guage approval by the State Board of Canvassers. The birth and continuing saga of the movement in Hastings last year was rec­ ognized as one of the top 10 local stories of 2005. Commissioner Tom Wing insisted he's heard enough about the proposed benefits of the proposal and would like to hear more about the negatives, say ing he wanted a more balanced presentation of the issue. David Brinkert. host of the First Friday forum series, told Wing he has contacted State Senator Patty Birkholz's office and that of Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema and asked them to take part in a debate with Unicameral spokesperson Joe Lukasiewicz, but has heard nothing back. It also was noted each of the 38 Michigan Senators personally has been asked by the “Fire the Senate” movement via e-mail to have an open debate on the issue of eliminate all senate chambers in all 50 states. Unicameral spokespersons have said they arc willing to negotiate times, dates and places, yet none of the senators have expressed a willingness to participate, so it's very difficult to present the other side when it refuses to speak. “Fire the Senate" representatives Harland Nye and Elden Shellenbargcr appeared before the board Tuesday to urge a resolution to sup­ port the campaign. Though some were reported to ha.e said it’s inappropriate for commissioners to weigh See COUNTY, page 12 �2 ;n u». Page 2 - Thursday, April 13. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page lowed by the performance at 7 p.m. The Great Denver Railroad Scam written by Douglas Kotwica is directed by Chery l Cravero. The cast of the laugh-filled melo­ drama includes Bob Bender. John Bremer. Mike Bremer. Colleen Cos. Pastor Scott Manning Ann Replogic. Tin. Rielman. Darlene Schellinger. Ixe Shumway. Jerry Welsh and Karen Winans. “Team Russia 2006" includes Bob and Carol Bender. Mike Bremer. Lyn Briel. Cheryl Cravero. Marianne Fritcher. Avis Geren. Pastor Scott Manning. Vicki Marsh. Cary Middlebush. Jody Pratt. Monica Roberts. Nancy Vandenbrink. Bianca Pratt and Amanda Vandenbosch. This project includes renovation and improvements to a commercial building now being ured a? a Methodist church is Voronezh. Russia. Tickets arc S10 per person. In addition pasties can be ordered frozen to lake home at $5 each. Reservations and pasty orders can be made by calling the Middleville United Methodist Church office at 795­ 9266 between 9 a m. and I p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Seating for the dinner is limited with a reservation deadline of April 24. Progressive Dems to view 9/11 film The documentary film, "Confronting the Evidence; A Call to Reopen the 9/11 Investigation* will be presented by the Progressive Democrats of West Michigan at the Thomapple Township Emergency Services Building. 128 High St. in Middleville at 7 p.m. Thursday. April 20. This film probes the question. "What if the event on Sept. II was not a surprise attack on America?" Everyone is invited to join the quest for the truth about the destruction of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon as questions continue to arise about the 9/11 Commission's Report of the events. David Ray Griffin's book. “The New Pearl Harbor.” which asks many questions about the 9/11 Commission’s Report will be available for purchase. A discussion, moderated by David Perkins, will follow the presentation. Refreshments will be available. Senate candidate to speak at dinner The Rev. Keith Butler, candidate for U. S. Senate, will be the keynote speaker at the Barry County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner at Middle Villa Inn Friday evening. May 19. Butler, who has served as a member of the Michigan Republican State Committee and on the Detroit City Council, is the founding pastor of Word of Faith Intematioal Christian Center Church in Southfield, a 21.000-membcr congregation. His ministry employs more than 200 work­ ers and he manages an annual operating budget of more than $30 million. A graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. Butler com­ pleted his theological studies at Rhcma Bible Training Center in Tulsa. Okla. He also has an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in theological studies from Canada Christian College. Butler is the author of “Reviving the American Spirit — a Strategy of Hope foi the 21st Century." The Lincoln Day Dinner will commence with a social hour at 5:30 p.m.. with dinner following. Tickets are 530 and may be pur­ chased by contacting the Barry County Republican Committee at 945-8903. Mark Englerth at 838-1289 or Brian Reynolds at 945-3668. ‘Sugar’ production set for April 27-30 Sugar Kane (Angie Sceber) the band's singer/ukulelc player, and begin a bidding war for Sugar’s affection. Carol Satterly is the director, with Norma Jean Acker producing the show with the help of assistant producer Kim Butler. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for sen­ ior citizens and students. This production may not be suitable for young children. Parents with noisy children will be asked to leave the auditorium. Blood drives set in 3 communities Red Cross blood drives will be held today in Nashville. Friday in Middleville and Monday. April 24 in Hastings. One will be Thursday. April 13. at the Mullberry Fore Golf Courses. 955 Main. Nashville, from I to 6:45 p.m. Anotiier will be from 1 to 6:45 p.m. Friday. April 14. at the Middleville/Thomapplc Twp Emergency Services. 128 High St. The third one this month will be from 8 30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. April 24 al Hastings High School Blood collections in Michigan are fol­ lowing the curve of spring temperatures: soaring up then down in a struggle to shake the winter blues. Currently, the 60-county Great Lakes Region of the American Red Cross has about a four day supply of the most positive blood types. But supplies of Type O-negative — the universal donor — are critically low. with less than a day on the shelves. A three-day supply is considered safe and adequate for meeting ongoing and emer­ gency needs, with five-to-seven days con­ sidered optimal. The Great l^kes Region needs about 3.500 people a week to volunteer to donate blood to maintain a strong blood inventory for patients in nearly 70 Michigan hospi­ tals. Statistics show that while 97 percent of people will need a blood transfixion in their lifetime, just 5 percent of people ever step forward to give blood. Blood donors must be at least 17 years old. weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in good general health. The process of giving blood takes about an hour and can help save up to three lives. Meals on Wheels kickoff planned The Barry County Meals on Wheels Walkathon kickoff and spaghetti dinner will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday. April 28. al 320 West Woodlawn. Hastings. Walkathon participants are invited to bring their team members to receive Walkathon pledge sheets and details about the fund-raiser. A goodwill offering for the dinner is appreciated. Hearing on arsenic to be rescheduled Yankee Springs Township has resched­ uled the April 17 public hearing on ways to control arsenic in the water supply to Tuesday. April 25. The township has changed engineering firms working on this problem and the newfirm Reis and Vandenbrink wish to discuss other methods of bringing the arsenic levels under the federal guidelines than just a fil­ tration system. The public hearing will begin at 6 p.m. in the township hall. Baby-sitting class set in Woodland The American Red Cross and the Barry County MSU Extension 4-H program will The cast and crew of the Thomapple have baby-sitting classes from 9 am. to 2 Players arc hard at work bringing one “hot” p.m. April 15 and 29. both Saturdays, at the show to the Central Auditorium Stage at 7 Woodland Township Hall. Each participant is to bring a doll or a p.m. Thursday. Friday and Saturday. April 27. 28 and 29. and al 2 p.m. Sunday. April stuffed animal to the first class to practice baby care. 30. The class is open to youth II to 15 years The 1959 Billy Wilder film classic. “Some Like It Hot.” starring Jack Lemon. of age. Participants will learn how to pro­ Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe. will be vide safe child care of children of all ages, conflict resolution and basic first aid and transformed to the musical. "Sugar.” When Joe (Ken Smith) and Jerry (Doug critical emergency action skills. All participants who complete the eight Acker.) two penniless, unemployed musi­ cians in depression era Chicago witness a hours of training will receive a Red Cross Baby-sitting Certification Card. The cost of mob slay ing in a downtown parking garage, the* become the target of a gangland man­ the class is $25. A snack will be provided. To register, call Kathv Walters Surratt at hunt and lake it on the lam. To get out of Chicago fast they lake jobs the MSU Extension Office. 269-945-1388 with Sweet Sue (Laura Soule) and her by April 12. The minimum number of youth Society Syncopatcrs. an all-girl band. Joe needed to hold this class is 12. and Jerry rise to the challenge, transform themselves into Josephine and Daphne and bead to the tropics of Miami and out of reach of the mob (or so they think). On the way they meet blonde bombshell. Holy Week to be observed by area churches by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Many local congregations have planned special observances for Holy Week and Easter. Churches welcome anyone to attend these special services. Delton Cedar Creek Bible church has planned spe­ cial services for the Easter celebration. The Good Friday Service on April 14 begins at 7 p.m On Easter Sunday. April 16. the Sunrise Service begins at 8 a.m. followed by breakfast at 8:30 a.m. The morning church sen ice will be from 9:30 to 11 am. and includes a special choir production along with the Easier mes­ sage. The Sunday evening service will take place at 6 p.m. with a message and Baptismal service. Cedar Creek Bible Church is at 9213 Cedar Creek Road in Delton. Call 269-623-5543 for more information. Hastings The Community Easter Celebration returns to Central Auditorium on April 16. The First Presbyterian Church at 231 South Broadway in Hastings will hold its Easter morning serv­ ice in the Central School auditorium. The celebration will begin with fellowship before the service with refreshments. At 10 a m. a brass ensemble will call everyone to worship. The service will include additional music by the congregation's praise team and chancel choir. The church choir will sing "Credo" (1 Believe.) a powerful, uplifting statement of faith celebrating the resurrection. The praise team will lead the opening worship set of songs and later sing “How Great is our God" by Chris Tomlin. Pastor Jeff Garrison will preach his annual Easter message. In addition to the community celebration. First Presby terian will host a sunrise service in the church sanctuary at 7 am. followed by breakfast prepared by the youth from 8 to 9 am. This is the second year the church has returned to the previous tradition of a com­ munity Easter service at Central school with its additional seating. There will be no Sunday School on Easter but there will be Children’s Worship and a nursery for infants and young toddlers. Call 945-5463 for more information. The First Baptist Church of Hastings is presenting "It is Finished!!!” a drama and musical at 7 p.m. on Good Friday evening. April 14. The church will serve a special breakfast from 8:45 a.m. until 9:45 am. before the 10 a.m. service on Easter Sunday rooming on April 16. This is a Celebration service with music of the great joy and meaning of the sea­ son. The First Baptist Church is at 309 E. Woodlawn Avenue in Hastings. Call 269-948­ 8004 for more information. Grace Lutheran Church. Hastings, invites and welcomes everyone to be part of the annual silent “Crosswalk” on Good Friday. April 14. The walk begins at 9:30 a m. Participants walk as a group carrying a cross to bear witness to the community about the meaning of the day. The group walks in silence to provide opportunity for reflection on the day's implications for the world and for all people. The route: starts at Grace Lutheran and then goes south on Michigan Avenue, west on State Street, north on Broadway, cast on Mill Street, north on Michigan Avenue, back to Grace. The walk usually takes an hour or so. Anyone who can’t complete the whole route, can join the group for a portion of the walk. The Hastings church’s building is located at 239 E. North St., four blocks cast of North Broadway, across from the Tendercare Nursing Home. For more information, call 269-945-9414 or check the web site at www.discovcr-grace.org Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 315 W. Center St. will hold its final Mary and Martha soup suppers on Wednesday. April 12. at 5:45 p.m. Compline services at 7 p.m. will be held April 11 and 12. There will be a worship serv­ ice at 7 p.m. on Maundy Thursday. April 13. Services on Good Friday arc scheduled for 7 a m. noon and 7 p.m. on April 14. There wifi be an Easter Saturday service at 10 a.m. on April 15 followed by the Easter Eve service with the Easter Vigil and baptisms at 7 p.m. Easter Day services will be at 8 and 10 a.m. on April 16. Grace Lutheran Church has planned wor­ ship services and fellowship during Holy Week and Easter. Maundy Thursday. April 13. the Potter’s Liturgy begins at 7:30 p.m. Local potter Melinda Shults will shape a pot on her wheel as the congregation follows the prophetic vision of Jeremiah "God creates, destroys and creates anew.” Good Friday. April 14. begins with the annua) silent Crosswalk al 9:30 a m. Worship at 7:30 p.m. uses Tenebrae (service of dark­ ness) to center on the death of Jesus and includes liturgical dance. Holy Saturday. April 15. the congregation gathers for the Easter Vigil at 7 30 p.m. The beginning of resurrection celebration include* baptisms and affirmation* of baptism. The Resurrection of Our Lord. April 16 begins with Festival Eucharist at 6:30 a.m. Breakfast starts al 8 The educational egg hunt begins at 9 a.m. Festival Eucharist is celebrat­ ed again al 10 a.m. Worship includes liturgi­ cal dance. Grace Lutheran's building is located at 239 E. North St., four blocks cast of North Broadway, across from Tendercarc Nursing Home. Call 269-945-9414 or check the web site www.discover-gracc.org for more infor­ mation Hope United Methodist Church. 2920 South M-37 Highway. Hastings will hold a Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. which commemorates the Last Supper and the First Lord’s Supper on April 13. On Good Friday at 7 p.m.. the Ensemble of Hope Church presents the cantata “Song of the Shadows." Easter Sunday on April 16 starts with a sunrise service at 8 a.m. followed by break­ fast. The morning worship service begins at 10 a.m. Hastings Free Methodist Church at the comer of State Road and Boltwood will hold an Easter service at 8:30 a.tn. This early Easter worship al tiie Hastings Free Methodist includes a performance of the "Amazing Grace Musical'. Easter breakfast will be served from 9:15-10:15 a m. and the Easter worship service Degins at 10:30 a.m. Dowling Country Chapc> at 9275 South M-37 Highway welcomes all to their Holy Week worship services. On Thursday. April 13 the Maundy Thursday starts with an unleavened bread meal at 6:30 p.m. followed by the traditional service at 7 p.m. On Friday. April 14 the Good Friday Tenebrae service begins at 7 p.m. The Easier sunrise service begins at 7 a.m. followed by breakfast at 8 a.m. There will be an Easter candy hunt for children following breakfast. The Easter service begins at 9:45 a.m. Pleasant view Family Church. 2601 Lacey Road, has planned a special children's cele­ bration during Easter week. On Saturday. April 15. the church is hold­ ing special children's activities from I to 3 p.m. with registration beginning at 12:45 p.m. This is not an Easter egg hunt. The activi­ ties are planned for children ages 3 to 12. Three- and 4-year-old children must be accompanied by an adult. Gun Lake Area The Gun Lake Community Church Easter Celebration includes the entire community. On Saturday. April 15. the church will be hosting the annual Easter Egg Hunt. !<egin­ ning with breakfast from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Registration is from 10 to 11 a.m There are games from 10 to II. The group assembles for a few words of explanation fron II to 11:25 and the Easter Egg Hunt is divided into age groupings at 11:30. Easter Service times are 9 and 10:45 .mil The church is located at 12200 West M-179. For more information, call 269-795-7903. Middleville The Middleville United Methodist Church has planned activities in both Middleville and Freeport this year On Tuesday. April 11 there will be a show­ ing of "The Passion of the Christ" video, fol­ lowed by a discussion al 7 p.m. On Thursday. April 13. the United Methodist Women will hold a Lenten Breakfast al 9:30 a.m There will be a Holy Thursday Seder Meal at 6 p.m. Pastor Scott Manning reminds everyone there should be no bare shoulders al the Seder dinner. The Middleville Community Good Friday service will be at 7 p.m. at the Middleville Chris’ian Reformed Church The Passion of the Christ video will be shown at the Freeport United Brethren Church co sponsored by the Freeport United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Saturday. April 15. Easier Sunday April 16 begins with the sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. on the hill, fol­ lowed by breakfast. There will be one service only at 11 a.m. On Good Friday at 7 W p.m. Middleville Christian Reformed Church. Parmaiee United Methodist Church, and Middleville United Methodist Church will hold a joint worship service at Middleville Christian Reformed Church. The service will be mostly music and songs with several special numbers from each of the churches. There will be choir numbers, a hand bell choir as well as other presentations. There will be a coffee time aftei the service. Everyone is invited. On Easter the Middleville Christian Reformed Church will have the traditional Easter Breakfast at 9:00 a.m There is no cost or donation for this. At 10:00 a.m. the Easter celebration service begins. The Middleville CRC choir will also sing. Again, everyone is welcome Peace Church centrally located between Caledonia and Middleville hopes to “shine a new light this Easter" and has planned sever­ al services open to the public. On Good Friday. April 14. the church has planned “A Journey to the Cross" an interactive Good Friday experience from noon to 8 p.m.. Drawing on an ancient Christian practice of prayerful reflection, participants will journey through various stations' where they can pause, meditate, and contemplate the events and images of Good Friday. At each station, there will be suggestions for meditation and reflection, as well as an 'interactive element* that will draw partici­ pants deeper into what the scene means to them. The journey will conclude with a time to celebrate the Lord’s Supper at the foot of the cross Most people will take about 30-40 minutes to complete the various stations. Easter services include a Sunrise service at 6:30 a.m.. Community Celebration Services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. which will include spe­ cial music and drama. The church is also host­ ing a community Easter Breakfast from 7:30­ 10 a.m. Orangeville St. Francis Episcopal Church, 11850 9 Mile Road, will hold aMaundy Thursday service April 13. Good Friday service April 14 a.xl Ea. ter Vigil service April 15. All begin at 7:30 p m. The celebration of Easter is at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. April 16. followed by a simple break­ fast of fruit and icsrd boiicu eggs. Those attending the service should bring a red col­ ored hard boiled egg and tru? to share New fire station suggested by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Hastings Township Supervisor and BIRCH chairman Jim Brown asked the City Council Monday night to officially start dialogue on a new fire station. BIRCH (Baltimore. Irving. Rutland. Carlton, and Hastings) works cooperatively with the city to provide fire services and equipment and city officials and the fire department agree that the cooperative has outgrown its current building at 110 E. Mill St. “We would like to start dialogue with the city about building a new fire department building. ’ said Brown. He said he hoped to enter into talks about potential methods of financing such a project. "I know there is a lot going on with the new library and all. but we should seriously think about this.” he told the council. City Manager Jeff Mansfield said he had been attending the BIRCH meetings for sev­ eral years and was impressed with the level of cooperation between the townships and city. "We do have a great relationship with them and I appreciate this and certainly we are willing to look into the different ways of financing and options to get this done.” Mansfield said. Mansfield said the current structure is the old Department of Public Services building and having not been built specifically as a fire bam it has its limitations and shortcomings. "The location is not bad." he said, adding that the structure itself was not big enough to store all the equipment. In other business at the meeting Monday evening, the council: • Heard the first reading of an ordinance to establish a joint library board. The new library board is being created to give two seats each to Hastings and Rutland township for representation as they help finance the library. The city will continue to hold five board seats. When the ordinance is adopted by all entities, the board will have the po&iibility of four open positions. If current mem­ bers. are retained one of the city’s board member positions will open, along with the four from the townships. • Presented a proclamation to Denise McCoy from the Fair Housing Board Center of Southwest Michigan recognizing April as “Fair Housing Month" in the city of Hastings. • Accepted the resignations of three mem­ bers of the Local Development Finance Authority and Brownfield Redevelopment Authority from Deb Hnifield. Mike Hubert and Rick Hemmering due to job conflicts and retirements. The authority now has four vacant positions and Mansfield said local res­ idents are encouraged to come to city hall and apply for the posts. • Approved the lease for Halo Products al the Hastings Industrial Incubator for reloca­ tion in the same building to create more office space and reduce manufacturing space. • Set several public hearings for Monday evening. April 24. at the regular council meet­ ing. The hearings will be about establishing the final assessment roll for the district on South Dibble Street for paving, curb, gutter and extension of sanitary sewer service; about hearing and making comments and make a determination on Hastings Manufacturing Company 's application for a tax abatement, and on hearing and making a determination on renewal of a franchise agreement with Millennium Digital Media. • Heard a report from Library Administrator Barbara Schondelmayer that bid packages on the new library would be opened on Tuesday. April 25. She also said the staff was planning a program for Earth Day with more details to be announced soon. • Accepted a bid from Lori Cheeseman for $2.3070 for the sale of the a 1994 Ford Taurus GL ow ned by the city. • Adopted Resolution 2006-17 which urges the state to support local economic develop­ ment and increase statutory revenue sharing. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, April 13. 2006 -- Page 3 ‘Civil rights initiative' is wolf in sheep's clothing Affirmative action must be defended on ballot by David T. Young Editor Michigan's voters arc being flim-flammed into voting for something that does just the opposite of what it promises this November. So says Lynne Haley of Marshall, retired Two State Rep. candidates back ‘Fire the Senate’ Joe Lukasiewicz. spokesperson for the group Unicameral Michigan, said two candi­ dates for the Michigan House of Representatives have supported their ballot proposal to abolish the Michigan State Senate. Republican Brian Reynolds of Barry County, seeks to follow term-limited Gary Newell in the 87th House District, which includes all of Barry County and most of Ionia County. Democrat Eric Geisler of Ionia County, is trying to unseat Rep. Judy Emmons of the 70th House District which includes the remainder of Ionia County and all of Montcalm County. Reynolds says. “Its time we stop talking about smaller government and finally do iximcthing about it! And. let’s start with a smaller legislature." He added “The house and senate duplicate the effort of each other, they form secret conference committees of a select few who make the laws which affect everyone, and they do that under the influ­ ence of special-interest lobbyist money." “My job as a representative will be to pro­ tect the interests of my constituents, not the interests of other politicians or lobbyists’” says Reynolds. “Our present system has it backwards!” Agreeing with Reynolds. Geister adds. “Why not take the $80 million (per year) sav­ ings from abolishing the senate and use it toward school funding, other essential servic­ es. or just give it back to the taxpayers? “It makes no sense for taxpayers to support two chambers, both based on population and having identical duties.“ Geister said “h’s time for our house and senate to quit hiding behind one -mother. Let’s get rid of the senate and force tne house to tackle tough problems instead of the leclgood legislation they’ve both wasted pre­ cious time on.” Unicameral Michigan is currently circulat­ ing petitions around the state to place its pro­ posal to abolish the state senate on the November 2006 ballot. They must collect 317,000 valid signatures by July 10. 2006 to get the issue on the ballot. The group’s website is www.fire-the-senate.com dentist. former school board president and a leader in the effort to defeat the so-called "civil rights initiative" that will face votris on the Nov. 7 general election ballot. Tne pro­ posal is to eliminate any preferences in hiring for jobs or in being accepted into academic programs. Haley is joining such diverse people as Gov. Jennifer Granholm. her likely opponent. Dick De Vos. and former Michigan Speaker of the House Paul Hillcgonds in opposing the ballot issue. Haley charges the people distributing peti­ tions with “fogging the issue.” misrepresent­ ing the case against affirmative action pro­ grams under the guise of trying to ensure fair­ ness. She claims what it would do is shut the door on women’s and minorities’ chances to get good j jb; and cam promotions. Financial support for the issue comes from out of state and its spokesperson is a wellspoken black man. Ward Connerly. of California who has become suddenly wealthy beii.g a pilch man for anti-affirmative action campaigns. Connerly has opposed racial pref­ erences and has written a book about it. Haley said Connerly strangely is opposing a program from which he has benefited. “Why is he doing it? Follow the money.” she said. “He’s made more than a million dol­ lars pitching this issue. He’s an eloquent black man who knows how to make a buck... But the people behind him are somewhere in the shadows." She said polls show the issue would pass if was on the ballot and the election was held now. Haley said eliminating affirmative action would cause minority enrollments in college to decrease significantly, it would affect recruiting bring people of color, it would turn back the clock on goals to achieve balance in society and it could even restrict men and women from getting chances at non-traditional jobs. Affirmative action isn't just about race, she pointed out. She noted that she was given a chance at demisay back in 1972. when she applied for medical school at the University of Michigan. She was discouraged from going into medicine because she was loo old at 27. but then dentistry was suggested. “I had never met a woman dentist (back then)." she said. “I didn’t even know if they TYDEN, continued from page 1 tinned to accommodate the job losses on a municipal budget level. We have been conser­ vative with our budget, but it's the cumulative effect that concerns us.” Mansfield said the city, which is hard at work developing the comprehensive commu­ nity plan, is consulting with experts on ways to diversity the job opportunities in Hastings and look to jobs of the future that will stimu­ late growth and build local economy . “We arc looking at ways to stimulate growth that is not dependent on traditional manufacturing." he said. “We need to protect the existing industrial job base, but we also need to look for new innovative types of jobs that can facilitate and create areas to replace job loss and the inevitable migration away from traditional industrial jobs. We arc work­ ing on identifying new job market sectors as part of our community plan that Hastings may be well positioned to take advantage of." Mansfield said that as part of the planning process, the city is not only set on identifying these areas, but also looking for ways the city can grow in the future to encourage these jobs to be located here. “We arc asking ourselves what active strategies can we undertake now to encourage implementation," he said. “The service sector is certainly growing, as is information tech­ nology jobs, and also a big one is direct to market agribusiness opportunities." Mansfield said there is growth potential in specialized organic farming and building a local food economy. He said consumers have set a trend in becoming more interested in consuming and purchasing organic and local foods, even at a hir* r direct cost. He added, however, that agribusiness opportunities would be a diverse strategy. “We arc exploring mxav areas.” he said. “Business as usual is just not going to be good enough in the future.” Mansfield said the city has received no official contact from Crimson .Investments as to the closing and could not comment on future plans for the soon to be vacant building that was built less than five years ago. He said it was premature until the city obtains details about the plant closing to comment on tax abatement refunds. "It really depends on the terms of closure.” he added. Politicians al the stale level ha.* called for lax cuts for business to help boost the slate economy and keep jobs local. Yet Tyden won lax abatements ir. rhe amount of $77,945.06 in the past two years, while in the same two years paid $96,997.98 in taxes, said Cily Assessor Jackie Timmerman. The compai.y officially announced the clo­ sure last Thursday -dicpioon wilh a press release lo local agencies. Christine Fisher, listed as a contact on the prepared release, said she had no further information. She said she did not know what would happen with the building, did not know details about sever­ ance packages to the employees and did not know anyone in the company who had any insight or further comment on the closing. Calls to Tyden were referred to Fisher. DDA demonstrating its impact on Middleville by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Middleville residents arc beginning lo see the impact of the Downtown Development Authority on the look of the old downtown business district. The latest development was noted al the Village Planning Commission Tuesday evening. April 4. when changes to the refur­ bishment of 207 Main St. were approve. The Middleville DDA had announced Tuesday. March 21. that four local businesses have applied and been granted approval to proceed with their projects. Two of these projects arc located in the old downtown, one in the gateway between M-37 and old down­ town, and one on M-37. Revitalization of old downtown is. of course, the focus detailed in the Blueprint for Michigan Downtowns. Middleville's partici­ pation in this program resulted in receiving the slate’s "Cool Cities” designation in 2003. A lot of work has been accomplished since the DDA’s inception in 2001. DDA member Rick Winans says, “With the help of architect Jim Winter-Troutwine. the DDA has been busy adapting the Victorianesquc theme from Middleville's turn of the century past to the present day reality we are so familiar with.” The DDA encourages service businesses to locate in old downtown. Keeping the area pedestrian friendly and maintaining the quaint rural atmosphere arc among the key­ goals of the DDA. “We arc extremely excited to share the plans of these four projects and lo recognize these business partners in their investment in Middleville." Winans says. Barry Brow n fell in love with an old build­ ing at 218 W Main i northwest comer of Main and Water, also known as the old Congregational Church.) Brown fell in love with ihis building when he first saw it. Having completed other historic renovations in Grand Rapids. Brown is painstakingly overseeing every detail. Already complete are improvements to the building's infrastruc­ ture preserving its integrity. Future improvements include tixk pointing of existing brick extenor. cleaning and mortar restoration of the field stone basement walls, new windows and dtxirs for above ground levels, glass block to replace daylight win­ dows on the ground level, fascia and soffet treatments, new gutters and downspouts. The yard will be landscaped, including lighting to gently outline this building's his­ torical charm at night. The inside will be com­ pletely updated, including new mechanicals and offer a spacious open floor plan. Tenants and the passing public also can enjoy the stained glass window accents designed by a local West Michigan artist. Once completed, this property could be an excellent address for any professional servic­ es business requiring office space. Interested parties may call Brown at (616) 957-4433. Denney Bennett of Champs Bar & Grill at 116 E. Main St. says. “Please excuse the dust as Champs will be open during this $90 thou­ sand plus renovation." Plans include raising the roof to support a two-story facade facing Main Street complete with parapet and comice detail reminiscent of turn of the century architecture. Backlit win­ dows and railings covered by a generous awning will lead customers to the new entrance. The west facade will cany the comice detail from front to rear, new siding, win­ dows. awnings, and down lighting to wash the sidewalk leading lo a new 800-square-foot retail space. The walls are coming down on the back deck and being replaced by railings !o open the view to the Mill Pond. Thomapple River and Stage Coach Park. Bennett says. “A great spot to enjoy dinner and your favorite beverage while listening to DDA sponsored Music in the Park series on Friday nights.” Jeff Hurst of Cherry Valley Plumbing is transforming 215 S Broadway (M-37.) Formerly the old Johnson property across from the post office, it will be new construc­ tion on what is currently a vacant lot. The showroom portion of the structure will face Broadway while the rear of the structure w ill provide storage for equipment, trucks and product. Extra attention has been given to the show­ room ensuring it will blend harmoniously with the neighboring residences. Architect"ial details will be noted in the gables and roof lines adding depth and char after. Local residents will be able to call Hurst at (616) 877-3700 lo discuss bath or kitchen remodeling or installations. Audrey VanStrein is working on a more than $150,000 renovation of 207 E. Main St. A major renovation will convert the current residential structure into a mixed commcrcial/residential property much like many buildings were back in historic Middleville. Approximately 1.600 square feel of commer­ cial space (can be divided into two smaller units) will be on the street level and two 640squarc-foot one bed nxim apartments on the upper level accessible from the new stairs at tlx: rear. The site is located on the eastern edge of old downtown and within a comfortable walk to services and eateries located on Main Street. The Main Street elevation will reflect the period architecture with parapet roof line that gradually steps down to the sides. The apartments will have a decorative balcony overlooking the street while providing a canopy over the commercial front. New win­ dows and doors have been designed to match the downtown theme. VanStrein can be reached at (616 ) 292-6134 or partner Jerrel Dekok at (616) 437-6000 for more informa­ tion about this site. The next major project to be tackled by the DDA will be a streetscape renovation to the old downtown section of Main Street. Currently in the data collection phase of the project, the Streetscape Committee has been making Field trips to other communities inter­ viewing their DDA and local businesses to learn what worked and what didn't, expand­ ing their understanding of what to expect as this project progresses. The DDA meets monthly, the third Thursday of each month at the Village of Middleville offices, starting at 7 p.m. Anyone interested in talking with the DDA about a project you can contact Ron Howell. Manager. Village of Middleville, at (269) 795-3385. The current DDA members are Dr. Eldon New my er (chairman). Shellie McQueen (vice chairwoman). Audrey VanStricn <secretary). Rex Schad (treasurer). Catherine Beyer. Mike Lytle. Kevin McGee. Lon Myers and Rick Winans. existed.” Haley said when she finally decided lo apply, she was asked. “Arc you inquiring for a friend, or yourself.’" When she began her quest, she was one of only two women in a class of 150. There were six women in the four dentistry school class­ es at U of M. It was so unusual there were no locker nxim facilities for the women and they had to use male bathrooms. However, through programs like affirma­ tive action, she and many women since have been given a chance, now to the point no one seems astonished when they encounter a female physician or dentist. And today about half the University of Michigan dental school classes arc filled with women. "If this (civil rights ballot initiative) passes, there will be all kinds of things to stop people from getting a chance." She said men should be aware their wives and daughters now arc assured they will be considered fairly for a job or college. And men shouldn't be exc'uded from careers cus­ tomarily reserved for women. People from others countries need to be assured they can compete for admission into college or to get quality jobs rather than being relegated to lower peying jobs or careers. Haley said it's a myth that we insist on only taking those with the highest scores because women score higher than men at ages 18 and 19 on standardized testing, yet more men arc accepted into many programs leading to good jobs. She added that in her past she occasionally has lost opportunities or jobs to people of color or people who haven't been blessed with advantages she has had. “We handicap horses, don’t we?" she asked, referring to the process in which more weight is put on a horse to assure all have the <ame burden on their backs. For example, she said. “We need strong male role models in nursing." so it's good to be able to recruit men to handle male patients with prostate cancer and women for patients wilh ovarian cancer or lo perform mammo­ gram testing. Noting that similar “civil rights” initiative, have been approved in the western states of California and Washington. Joe Lukasiewicz said as a result the number of minorities applying for admission into college plummet­ ed. Barb Cichy. chairwoman of the* Barry County Democratic Party, said therefore if this ballot issue is approved. Michigan’s insti­ tutions of higher learning will be less diverse. “It’s good to go lo college and meet people you haven't seen or met before.” she contend­ ed. She later added. “Affirmative action has to keep growing because it hasn’t reached its potential yet." Mike Lewis asked why this affirmative action is under attack. “It’s a mystery, we don’t know,” Haley ans vered. "just like the people who support Ward Connerly arc mysterious. 1 suspect, though, that it’s wealth-driven and elitist.. There are some extreme Libertarians who want us to be free of all government influ­ ences. they want no social security, no public education, no police..." She also noted that with the economy in bad shape, there arc fewer gixxl jobs and resentment by while males when they lose out to minorities or women. Easter egg hunt set for Saturday The Hastings chapter of the Jaycees will have their annual Easter egg hunt at 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon. April 15. at the Hastings Middle School (South Field). Children up lo the ages of 12 who arc Barry County residents are invited to partici­ pate. There will be four age groups (0-3.4-6. 7-9 and 10-12). The hunt will begin prompt­ ly at I p.m.. registration will begin at noon. Each child will receive a goody bag after the hunt and those who register will be eligi­ ble for prizes given away during drawings. Last year’ prizes included bikes, wagons, footballs, basketlialls and more. Registration ferms arc available prior to the event, by visiting the website at www.hastingsjayccss.org or they can be picked up at Chicago Title. MainStrect Savings Bank (Main Branch) and Sand Ridge E’^nk (Main Branch). Once again, there will be face painting, special guest appearances and photos with the Easter Bunny. For more information please call Jackie Barry at 269-838-3185. The Jaycees have made an impact in this community since 1939 when the Hastings chapter was founded. It is a non-profit com­ munity service organization for young people ages 21-40 who arc interested in developing leadership skills while providing services to the community. For information about the Hastings Jaycees. call Scott Chipman. chairman of the board, at 6)6-945-9981. or visit the web site. Dr. Lynne Haley of Marshall tells a First Friday audience of about 15 that the so-called “civil rights initiative" does not promote civil rights. Don Groendyk then said. “We don’t have to be told by the media that we’re a divided nation and we’re becoming more fragment­ ed... it’s alarming." Haley responded. "There’s a fine line between anarchy and organization. “People arc stressed these days trying to pay for their children’s college and at the same lime lake care of their parents in a stressed economy . So people may turn against each other.” Groendyk added that young people, partic­ ularly minorities, therefore see their only way out of poverty is to join the military, where they risk their lives by fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan. Haley summed up the "civil rights initia­ tive” with the comment. "If this were to pass, we wouldn't have a more free or open socie­ ty. we’d see a lot more cronyism. If wc think this will make things more fair, we are sadly mistaken. We need to squash this proposal like s bug" MOOT will begin work on M-66, 79 Monday, April 17 The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin work Monday. April 17. on a $4.1 million project to resur­ face M-66 and realign the intersection of M­ 66. M-79 and Lawrence Road in Barry County. Work includes 4.8 miles of resurfacing 0.1 M-66 from Assyria Road to Francis Street, intersection realignment at M-66. M-79 and Lawrence Road; M-66 bndge replacement within the intersection; and guard rail uid drainage improvements along the corridor. M-DOT also will be paving the existing car pool lol on M-66. 'There is a lot of work being done in this location." said Brad Wieferich, manager of MDOTs Transportation Service Center (TSC) in Marshall. "Once completed, motorists and residents will see a big change not only in the visual aspects of the area, but also in the operation of the intersection. “The resurfacing will also provide a smoother ride for motorists.* The intersection of M-66. M-79. and Lawrence Road will be completely recon­ structed to improve vision and safety at that junction. Lawrence Road and M-79, which currently meet with M-66 at a skewed angle, will be realigned to meet M->6 at near 90degree angles. In addition, the distance between Lawrence Road and M-79 will be separated by approximately 370 feet. The M-66 bridge over Quaker Bnxik also will be replaced During the intersection and bridge work, one lane of traffic will be main­ tained in each direction through the use of temporary roadways. M-DOT also will be resurfacing 4.8 miles of M-66 between Assyria Road and Francis Street, and the "s-curve" located at the north end of the project will be realigned for safety. During the resurfacing work, one lane of alternating traffic will be maintained via flag control during daytime hours. During the "scurve" realignment, one lane of alternating traffic will be maintained using of temporary traffic signals. This $4.1 million project continues a com­ mitinent by M-DOT and the Granholm Administration to create jobs, improve quali­ ty of life and provide the highest quality transportation services for Michigan resi­ dents and businesses. The resurfacing work will extend the life of M-66 by approximate­ ly 15 years and the new bridge will serve the motoring public for approximately 50 years. �Page 4 - Thursday. April 13. 2006 - The Hastings Banner What would become of us if Dems took over committees? Drinking, driving recipe for death To the editor: I can’t believe that people are still out there drinking and driving. According lo a recent report in the Banner, not once, but for a fourth time. I think it’s time to try and stop this. now. Whomever gets caught doing this the first time should be let known they won’t have a second time. We must do something about it and mean it — if they want to drink don’t drive. If they want to drive don’t drink. They could and do end up killing someone. Just look in your newspapers, you see it every day. when someone is hurt or killed by a per­ son who’s had too much to drink. So please think about it. Don’t get into your car if you’ve been consuming alcoholic beverages. As for that ficrson who got caught for the fourth time, he needs serious help. Fran Jelinek. Delton Hastings enjoys quality schools To the editor, I was dismayed to read in your report of the community planning group that the percep­ tion exists that our school system is not very good. Apparently, middle managers who work in our community arc choosing to live elsewhere based on that false rumor. When I first moved here 22 years ago. I was concerned about what type of education would be asailable for my children. My sec­ ond of two children will graduate this year and I have been extremely pleased with the quality of education my children have received and the wonderful educational com­ munity we have in Hastings. My daughter graduated with honors from a rigorous computer engineering program at the University ofMiciitgan last year and felt very prepared w ith her education from Hastings to compete with students from more elite high schools. My son will also attend the University of Michigan and I am confident that he will feel equally pvnared with the education he received from the Hastings Schools. The Banner has been doing a great job of publicizing our Hastings' students accom­ plishments and we need to continue to do that. We all need to spread the word: We have great schools! Diane Ebaugh M.D. Hastings Support non-custodial parents’ rights To the editor. Please consider the Equal Rights Bill >5267 for the non-custodial parent which is typically a man. Both parents should have equal time in the children’s lives. The family courts are too biased and you never get a fair trial or out­ come. 1 know mothers are more nurturing, but fathers can be too. Plus, it's easier for men to provide disciplinary action than mothers. If the fathers had more time with the children, then many of them wouldn’t become hood­ lums or losers. In my case, an appointed court psycholo­ gist met with me and came to the conclusion .hat I shouldn't have joint custody. He spent a total of three t»ours wilh me to make his deter­ mination about 14 years of marriage. The children were never physically or emotionally abused. I had many witnesses and letters from people who knew how great of a father I really am to my children. This was a court-appointed psychologist who was looking at a pretty face. His report only had two paragraphs about my side and eight para­ graphs of my spouse’s testimony. My testing on my behavior came as frank and honest, where hers came back as deceiving. At the time of the divorce. I was unem­ ployed after working at a job for 17 years. During this time I got an offer for a onc-year contract job a' Harley Davidson four hours away from my home on testing motorcycles as a technical specialist. My lawyer told me to take this job and it would be good for me. Others told me not to take this job because I will lose a lot of my visitation with the chil­ dren. I had three overnight stays with my chil­ dren per week at this time. 1 took the job to provide for my children. Now I had alternate weekends (two nights) to provide support for my children. When the contract ended. I filed for a motion to get my children back to the way it was before. Do you know what 1 was told? No. because the finalization of my divorce was only six months ago. There is no law about how long a divorce is. 1 guess I made the wrong decision for pro­ viding for my children and then losing time with them too. I’ve tried another time to gel my children with more time and I was refused again. The child support system needs to be reviewed again on how unfair it is to the non­ custodial parent. It puts the non-custodial par­ ent at a disadvantage. It's difficult to make ends meet. I know what it costs to raise chil­ dren. By the way, they added to the addition­ al support for health care items like Band­ Aids. cough syrup, etc. Weren’t theses items included in the original child support formu­ la? With two children the custodial parent gets 26% tax free with two dependants ($2500 for each dependant) which is almost 50 percent of the non-custodial parent's pay after taxes. The custodial parent wants you not to see the children because it’s more money in their pocket. If this wasn’t such a Christmas gift, then maybe more people would get back together than stay divorced. I don't have much money to survive on and I wish the roles were reversed because I wouldn’t take as much money. If the non-custodial parents had more time with their children then there would be a lot less abandonment and fewer ’ Amber Alerts.’’ It seems most of these alerts are from kidnap­ ping the children because of the small amount of time the non-custodial parent has with them. This would allow police officers to concen­ trate on other issues instea- i of chasing down non-custodial parents. For what both spouses paid in attorney fees could have gone for a good down payment on the children’s college education. Please pass the bill so both parents’ can be more involved in the children's lives. Stop the insanity! Chester J. Mcrda. Plainwell To the editor: I hope you folks can use an open mind and see what our country be with the following senators and congressmen running commit­ tees: Murtha and Byrd, appropriations; Spratt, budget; Miller, education; Frank, an open homosexual, finance; Waxman. government reform; Lieberman. Levin. Thompson, home­ land security; Lantos, international relations; Conyers. Leahy. Kennedy, judiciary; Rangel, ways and means; Harmon, intelligence; Levin, armed forces; Kennedy, health, educa­ tion. labor. It’s bad enough with the Kennedys. Leahys. Levins. Bidens and Durbins stabbing you in the back after you have bent over back­ wards for them. Congressman John Conyers' office was used by a staffer to get a passport and flee to Africa. He pocketed a $50,000 grant from a U.S. Dept, of Agriculture black farmers’ group that didn’t exist. This passport was obtained after he was convicted of fraud, theft, etc., and was sentenced to prison. Conyers keeps running his mouth be.ause he is safe in his Detroit district. Senate. Harry Reid was ordered lo pay SI0,000 to the U.S. Treasury because of ille­ gal campaign contributions from a Las Vegas developer. The Clintons complain about Bush secrecy. Of all people, the Clintons was about the most secretive and corrupt of any presidency, including Bush I or Bush II. If you think we have pabulum pukers now. just wait for whs* s coming. We can’t or won’t close our borders and those river waders keep getting bolder and even have guts enough to fly flags other than America's. We have weaklings to go right along for the votes. Harry Reid. Senate Minority Leader, and his assistant. Dick Durbin, are dictating the terms of our borders. Those west ends of a horse ore all in favor of giving amnesty to all and will not help to close borders. The immigrants have only taken from the U.S.. but never served in the armed forces. John McCain is another self-serving one. he's all for open borders. If he ever had it, he lost it in Hanoi. Senator Joe McCarthy is a hero of mine. He exposed more communists in our govern­ ment in the 1950s than anyone. President Truman called the McCartny investigations a “red herring." Secretary of State Dean Acheson said he wouldn’t turn his back on Alger Hiss, who was a high State Dept, offi­ cial found to be a Soviet agent. We have too many George Clooneys out there spreading their lies on film. Senator McCarthy investigated General George Marshall, the guy who rode a horse Mourning doves shouldn’t be hunted To the editor. I would like to address several comments within a recently published article ’Region 3 United Conservation Clubs Prepares for Convention" in the Feb. 23 Hastings Banner, which referenced the mourning dove referen­ dum. an issue that will be on ti* November ballot. An implication was made that anyone in favor of restoring the dove-hunting ban is against al) hunting. This is simple not true! This shooting ban. which had existed in Michigan since 1905 (longer than in any other state), is only referring to doves, no other animal is involved; not one. single other animal, zero! The issue only deals with rein­ slating the ban on the needless killing of a tra­ ditional backyard songbird. Public opinion polls show the majority of hunters in our state agree that this small bird. Michigan's official bird of peace and an inter­ national symbol of peace, should not be made into a mere target. There is no legitimate rea­ son to shoot mourning doves, as they arc not overpopulated and arc too small to offer suf­ Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. while Pearl Harbor was bombed and let the military down before the attack. He was in China in January 1947 and issued an ultima­ tum to Chiang-Kai-Shek to let communists into his government. Chiang refused and the president cut off supplies. That was the help Mao and Red China needed to take over two years later. Do the Democrats now understand what eventually led to both the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, costing the lives of 90.000 American service people? Senator McCarthy charged that Marshall’s actions must have been part of a greater con­ spiracy that brought communists and liberals together on a scale so immense as to dwarf any previous such venture in the history of man. What fools we have had. and look at wh.it v.e have now! Oh. for the almighty buck! Spend and spend from the township right up to the majestic halls of Washington. John Anderson of Middleville, a loyal Clinton booster, had a letter to the editor in the Grand Rapids Press. Clinton wasn't forced to sign NAFTA, he could have stopped it. Fifty-six people dead on Clinton's watch, some maybe accidental, but most not. That includes Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and his American Industrial deal makers, all 34. in a plane crash in Croatia in 1996. Brown was in on a lot of scandals, such as Whitewater, the Denver airport mess. MENA, the Keating Five. Lillian Madsen and her Haitian prostitutes. Many in Congress wanted Clinton to fire Brown, who was under inves­ tigation by a lot of agencies. Brown got $700,000 from North Vietnam to drop the trade embargo against them, sold plane seats on trips, made contributions to the Democratic Party or Clinton Victory fund for act. j. tax breaks and regulatory favors. Brown OK'd the sale of a new U.S. gas tur­ bine engine to China for use in cruise mis­ siles. The CIA was livid. And he was the point man for Clinton to bring the Iranian Muslims and their weapons into Bosnia. It goes on and on. That's why Clinton had to get rid of him. Like Vince Foster, he knew too much. Clinton pardoned some of the worst of human beings just before he left office. The City of Hastings is a mess and getting worse. It's just a few wheels making the deci­ sions that are good only for the few. self-cen­ tered people. Major highways try to miss shopping cen­ ters so M-37 should go straight com’tg from Middleville across M-43 instead uf joining a.id coming into Hastings al the stoplight. This way travelers wouldn't have to spend a lol of time going through Hastings and out Hanover to Battle Creek. Change a few signs ficient meat to warrant hunting. I personally know of several hunters, including my husband, who feel there is no need to allow dove hunting in Michigan. Among the hundreds of groups that have endorsed the reinstatement of this ban is Sportsmen Against Dove Hunting. This past year, the Committee to Restore the Dove Shooting Ban (not the Humane Society of the United States, as stated) coor­ dinated a massive state-wide grassroots effort and collectively - through thousands of vol­ unteers - collected more than 275.000 signa­ tures. more than twice the amount needed to allow the voters of Michigan the right to vote on the issue on the November 7th ballot. Isn't that how democracy works? If the majority of the voters vote "No" to shooting doves in Michigan, then it will simply contin­ ue the protection of the mourning dove and protect these birds we enjoy in our backyards, protection they have had for 100 years. Kathy Wiggins. Nashville Why are rec areas already booked? The state park system says that many recreation areas are already booked up for summer weekends. Why do you think that so many people are registering earty? and send the M-43 cars going to Lansing down West Green Street where it used to be and north at Ginbach's. Maybe then the city could get out of the embarrassing situation with the six property owners getting a raw deal from the Planning Commission and City Council. Where in tar­ nation do they get all this arrogance? Many people move in and try to run this place like it’s their own little plum. There are too many women making decisions they think are their expertise, but they’re nothing but common sense. It’s time for the vigilantes to take charge of these damn fools disrupting funerals of serv­ ice men. Maybe it’s time for one of their very own to be the central figure. it wasn't front page news, but the 911 Board just might get term limits. Wouldn't it be something to get Ron Neil and Don Boysen off the board? A breath of fresh air. I say. Neil is a good buddy of 911 Director Charlie Nystrom, a fellow ex-state cop who has no one to keep him from going wild on spending. 1 hear gixxl words alx»ut the work of new Sheriff Dar Leaf. He should be on a few more boards. And the Board of Commissioners need lo come through with some real money for the jail complex. Donald W. Johnson. Middleville Lottery beneficiaries hypocrites on casino To the editor: The level of hypocrisy that Gun Lake casi­ no opponents will stoop never ceases to amaze, but the case of Tommy Brann is one for the books. Mr. Brann is a vocal opponent of the casi­ no and is a member of "23 is Enough." He is also promoting and profiting from the expan­ sion of gaming in Michigan. Brann's Steak Houses in seven West Michigan locations and two in Southeast Michigan all offer Club Keno and pull tab gaming. The Michigan Lottery publishes sales fig­ ures on the popular Club Keno game, with 2005 sales exceeding $330 million. According to the Lottery, the median retailer kept approximately 35% of the total sales. Six of the top twenty Keno retailers are located in West Michigan. This is certainly contrary to the claim that 'people here are opposed to gambling!" Brann proves 23 is Enough itself isn’t opposed to gambling! Tommy Brann's Steak House in Wyoming is near the very lop of the Lottery’s statewide list of highest-selling Keno retailers. But it doesn't slop there. His empire boasts six other locations from Holland to Portage, and back to Muskegon, that al) take Club Keno wagers and pull tabs. It’s no wonder Tommy is opposed to the Guc Lake casino; he doesn’t want competi­ tion with his games! As many people in the know already understand. 23 is Enough isn't opposed to gaming, they’re upoosed to anything that threatens their profit nvrgins. Gun Lake casi­ no opposition only makes ^-nse if you are a competitor. Gaming is already here; ease in point — Tommy Brann’s Streak Hou;*. If Tommy Brann is truly opposed to gam­ ing. he should stop offering gaming it his bars and donate his gaming profits to charity. Jason Pa mer. Gun Lake Tribe Dorr Corrections: There were two misprints in last week’s letter by Phillip Wurm. Once was is a typo in Representative Gary Newell's e-mail address, which is repgarynewell@house.mi.gov. The other was in regards lo the bonus amount the states are competing for in fiscal 2006. which is is $458 million, not $4.58 million, as pub­ lished. The Hasting* Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PuusTMtv Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacob, Frederic Jacob, President Prot'dent Steven Jacobs Secretary Treasurer • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Edrtod Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Edtof) Helen Mudry Pataca Johns Brett Bremer Fran Fa ver man Bob Sherwood. Hastings: "I think that Michigan has a quality park system. I know people from Illinois who would rather have reservations al a Michigan State Park than the ones in their own state." Buff Rodgers, Caledonia: "I think the cost of fuel is influencing people's choices. They still want to go camping but it has to be closer to home." John Raque. Hastings: Warren Kidder, Delton: "1 think the high cost of fuel is going to influence a lot of vacation choices this year. It costs too much to drive loo far." "I think that people want to visit the parks to visit their lax money. Our taxes arc way lo high." “I think the cost of trav­ el is influencing vacation planning. 1 also think that the Michigan State Park system is extremely good and are places people want to visit." Kerry Werch, Hastings visitor from Iowa: "I think people just like to go camping and enjoy staying warm by the campfire." Sandra Ponsetto Ketty Lloyd Jon Gambee Shawna Hubbarth • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • CMssttied ads accepted Monday through Fndty 800an- to 530 pm Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subecription Ratta: $30 per year r Barry County $32 per year r adfonng counaaa $35 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address change* lo PO BfflB Hastings Ml 490580602 Second data Poetage Pato at Hastings Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday April 13 2006 - Page . If government can’t lead, can it help? Two of our publications, the Reminder and the MiddlevilleCaledonia Sun & News, have been reporting on two area churches’ efforts to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Kelly Lloyd, a reporter for the Sun and News, has been writing a series of stories over the last few months about "Caledonia Cares" and the Holy Family Catholic Church sending a group of local volunteers down to help fix up homes devastated by Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast. There’s a local church letting them stay there and providing some food. Meanwhile, volunteers fror Faith United Methodist Church in Delton are doing the same inds of things to help our fellow Americans down south in the .ake of the worst natural disaster in our nation's history. There also was a story in the Reminder this week about a group of Delton Boy Scouts trying help scouts in the Gulf Coast region. Tragedies often can bring out the best and the worst of us. The best is the evidence we see from people associated with two churches in this area willing to lend a hand in a time of need. The worst is federal and governments’ utter failure to deal effectively with the crisis. Vve have a Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency, yet it has been more than seven months since Katrina bashed the shores of Louisiana and Mississippi and too many of the storm's victims still have no place to live and are living day-to-day in temporary housing. Though President Bush appeared on national television one evening last September and assured us New Orleans would be rebuilt and return to its former glory, very little in the way of federal help has occurred since then. If government is unable to lead the way in helping, why can’t it lend an important and effective hand? While volunteer and church organizations have rolled up their sleeves to Itelp. why couldn't FEMA have become the clearing house in matching up groups of citizens from the north to head south to help their friends in a time of need? This would have reduced the costs to the taxpayers and would have help foster rela­ tionships among thousands of our citizens. People are really will­ ing to help one another —all we have to do is ask. There still exists some resentment between some groups from the north and people from the south, even more than 150 years after the Civil War. and this could be a way to bring them tegetner. If FEMA would have only set up a program whereby groups of citizens could have called and offered their services, then FEMA could have had a group in the disaster area ready to match up them up to help people in need. FEMA should set up areas where they can stay, offer food and support staff and help with supplies need­ ed. Most of the tools arc brought by the groups arriving from the nurth when they come, yet this is what this country really needed. It’s like we've already forgotten the troubles they face in the dis­ aster areas. Yet we continue to send groups down there, they rctr.,-n and tell us of the issues these people face in papers like ours all over the country. As of now, there are many people still waiting for help. We've spent millions on mobile homes, food and shelter and still haven't made a dent in the cure problem. If only our federal government would have called on the nation's best leaders to put together a plan that would be in the best inter­ ests uf the all the people, taking into consideration all the non-prof­ its. church groups and willing citizens to come to their fellow Americans’ plight, we would be much further along than we are today. Moreover, we would have spent far less money and would have gained in building relationships that would last a lifetime. 1 envision and hope years from today the people who traveled south to help these people in need will return some day t.j see their new friends and enjoy the area after it's rebuilt. A by-product would be that more Americans understand just how bad it is down there and they would return and educate more taxpayers of the impor­ tance of supporting these people in need rather than the political football for the parties to throw one another — Fred Jacobs, vice president. J-Ad Graphics Another area daily supports Tribe’s casino The Muskegon Chronicle has become the second area daily newspaper within the last month to pen an editorial in support of plans for the Gun Lake casino. The Chronicle has joined with the Lansing State Journal in criticizing casiono opponents for lack of fairness. The Grand Rapids Press consistently has editorialized against the Gun Lake band of Potawatomis* plans to establish a gaming casino near the Bradley exit of U.S.-I3I. where the former Ampro Seeds building was. Pressure groups such as MichGo and 23 Is Enough also have lobbied against having a facility at Gun Lake, maintaining there are enough Indian casinos in Michigan and reli­ gious concerns that gambling leads to prob­ lems with crime, drugs and prostitution. Proponents say these problems arc very min­ imal at best, the state sanctions and promotes gambling and contend many good jobs will be created. The following is the editorial that appeared in the Sunday. April 2, edition of the Muskegon daily newspaper Indian casino case troubling, about fair­ ness The issue of the proposed Gun Lake Tribe casino shouldn't really even be on our editori­ al radar screen. Then again, we don't think it should have been on U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra's radar screen, either. So it has wound up on both of ours, and it's impossible to ignore because this is a matter of fairness. Hoekstra, who championed the cause of Grand Rapids-based anti-casino organization 23 is Enough by aiding that group's lobbying effort to stop the Allegan County tribal casino from being built, clearly believes that stop­ ping this casino is a legitimate concern for his constituents. He has told us so in no uncertain terms. Yet the Holland-area congressman's work on this issue, as well as that of other Michigan congressmen, and that of the 23 is Enough group itself, is troubling in the sense that some of the tactics used to stall the Gun Lake casino from being built appear to share simi­ larities to other anti-casino efforts by groups and individuals acting at the behest of justconvicted Washington. D.C.. lobby i1-’ Jack Abramoff. In 2002. Hoekstra wrote then-Sccretary of the Interior Gale Norton a letter requesting an extension of a public comment period during the time the tribe's trust application ». as being reviewed by the government. The 30-day comment period was extended by Norton to 75 days, during which, .ribal officials told us. no additional comments were received. That delay represented another frustrating setback in the tribe's quest to establish what it secs as its legitimate right to do business like all the other federally recognized tribes in the slate. The application, though later approved, still hasn't resulted in a new casino, as efforts to block it remain ongoing. Gale Norton has since resigned her post. Abramoff, meanwhile, was sentenced this past week to federal prison for fraud. He is currently working with government prosecu­ tors who are seeking information about any of his accomplices who might be guilty of accepting tribes to influence legislation favorable to Abramoffs clients, efforts that included blocking new casinos from encroaching on the lerriUiry of existing ones. Frankly, we don’t think this casino issue was any of Hoekstra's business. But since he stuck his nose in. we'll pot tn our two cents also to suggest that the Gun l\tke Tribe hasn't been treated fairly, and still isn't. The Chronicle has consistently opposed using a casino as an economic engine to drive downtown Muskegon development, and we adhere to that position. However, we have not opposed casinos or legalized gambling as a matter of policy and in this case, we fail to understand why the Gun Lake Tribe has to be penalized when gambling now runs rampant in this state, and every other federally recog­ nized tribe has its hand in the game. The Banner last winter reported ties between Hoekstra and Abramoff and noted the latter was hired by the Saginaw band of Chippewa Indians to lobby against the Gun Lake casino. STONEHILL FARMJ Lake 0 Expo is canceled Honor Roll: To the editor: Because of my frequent contributions to the Hastings Banner, if you read it on a regu­ lar basis, you know 1 have no love of the Bush regime and its unchecked power by the Republican-controlled congress. 1 had enough a long time ago. but my ques­ tion to you dyed in the wool Republicans out there is. "Have you had enough, and if not, how much is enough"? It has been an extremely interesting two weeks in Washington. Only one piece of good news has come out: unemployment has fallen to its lowest level since Bush stole office. Unfortunately, the good news is the smallest paragraph in this letter. Bush gave credit to his tax cuts, but I quote Warren Buffet. "Give me a trillion dollars and I'll show you a good time too." The only difference is. Bush has spent more than $3 trillion. The most interesting and most damaging piece of info that came out was hardly cov­ ered in the "liberal" big city papers this week. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, under heavy fire from the Senate Judiciary Committee, vigorously defended eavesdrop­ ping on domestic phone calls and emails without a warrant as a president's wartime power. 1 am absolutely beside myself. The Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution guarantees citizens of the United States are free from unreasonable searches and seizures and that in order to obtain a search, the officers of the law must obtain a warrant. Ladies and gentlemen. I give no cre­ dence to whatever arguments, reasons or excuses this regime contends, the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution trumps every explanation they have. Ask yourself this question. "If America could be free of terrorism by becoming a Muslim theocracy would I give up my First Amendment right to freedom of religion and renounce my current religion to become a Muslim?" If you answered “yes." might J suggest moving to Iran? If you answered, "no," then why would you give 145 your Focrth Amendment right for supposedly the same end? 1 might be more interested in the immigra­ tion debate if we were in Los Angeles or El Paso. What did interest me much more about the U.S. Senate's failure to pass the immigra­ tion bill was what 1 heard from the talking heads during the day on Friday. This gets a hit arcane, but the main reason nothing was passed out of the Senate on immigration stems from the systematic and constant exclusion of Democrats during the House/Senate reconciliation process. This is where leaders of the two houses get together to compromise on the differing versions of the same bill. Democrats didn't trust the Republican leaders of the Senate to stand their ground on the compromises that were reached in the Senate bill. I don't blame them. With earmarks, amendments and historically unrecognizable legislation coming back to the Senate after the reconciliation process. 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Tom DeLay stepped down as a candidate for the House of Representatives lor the Texas 22nd district. This helps Republicans in the short term because DeLay was going to he crucified in the mid-term elections, not only by the Democratic challenger in his district but every Democrat in the House race of 2006 would be running against "Tom DeLay ism." Democrats don't have that any more. In the long term, a DeLay-less Republican Party cannot unite behind "the Hammer." This is good for America, too. Over the past 25 years. Republicans put their party ahead of their country. It still may be this way without DeLay, but we. as Americans, have a chance to elect memberof congress who vote their conscience, not "yes men" to a power-hungry hypocrite. I couldn't contain my laughter when I found out it was none other than President George W. Bush who authorized Lewis "Scooter" Libby to leak the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) to Judy Miller ol the New York Times in 2003. it appears that the president was in his legal bounds to declassify this NIE (the timing of the declas silication raises my eyebrows, however), ano nothing has come to light as of this writing that would lead me to be’icvc that Valerie Plaine's name was included on that Nil-., but it was released to rebut Joe Wilson's July op-ed piece in the New York Times calling the Bush reasons for war in Iraq untrue Ten days later every person in the industrialized world knew Valerie Plame's name and that she wa- thi wife of Joe Wilson. Is there a second source ’ Karl Rove perhaps? Now here's the funny part: Bush promised that the "leaker" would be found and dealt with. For almost three years, he has been looking for himself 1 wonder how long it's going to take him to find Bin Laden ’ Finally. John F. Kerry wrote an op-ed piece for the Nec' York Times earlier this week and to those of you who still believe that Democrats don't have any good ideas, research this on the web. How many more brave Americans have to die. caught in the crossfire of Shia and Sunni civil war before we finally realize that trying to transform Iraq was an enormous mistake? Check out my b.og: nogood ideas blogspot.com Eric Atxlers >n. Hastings HELP WANTED: CANOPY SALES & RENTALS ; 3E <1 M The Lakewood Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the April 29 Home, Garden and Craft Expo has been can­ celed for this year and rescheduled for next year. Haven’t you Republicans had enough? 338 N. Grove St. • Delton. MI 49046 Cedar Creek Christian School (Students must have a 3.3 or higher grade point average for the marking period to qual­ ify.) Fourth grade — Andrew Bromley. Cara Wellington. Casey DeMink. Cody Madsen (all As). Jesse Mishler and Natalie Warren (all As). Sixth grade - Andrea Polley (all A's). Kaylec DeMink (all A's). Phillip Mishler Seventh grade — Ariel Hayward. Ninth grade —Dustin Dowding. Kecia Visser. Rebecca Zantjer (all As). Rob Ogden. Tenth grade — Jon Cross (all As). Quinn Cook (all As). 1-800-237-2379 MRrs'rsraioraxjnwtSTMCHGiH.tc V.. ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS MOST HSUHANCES ACCEPTED CAtellui' Ci f..—M. M-43 & Sprague Rd. Delton 623-5521 �Page 6 - Thursday. April 13. 2uut> - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics 4 PRINT PLUS for quality film . processing. Worship Together... ...at the church of your choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLKVSANTMEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Ktiad. Dimitng. Ml 4«)()5<> Pastor. Steve Olmstead 16161 758-3021 church phone Sundae Senkc 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11X) im.. Sundae teening Service 6.00 p.m.. Bible Study \ Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6:30 p.m. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Al Russell. PastK. Saturday Maw 4:3G p.m.. Sunday Masses 8:30 am and I KM) a.m.. Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. HASTINGS ASSEMBI.Y OF GOO 1674 Wed Stale Road. Hau ing*. Mich. 49058 Sen** Pastor: Rce Wm. Claytix* Garrison. Service Times: Uli) a.m. and 11 IM) a m & 6<M) p m. 'Small group* on Iu and ’rd Sunday night*). Wednesday. Christian Education Classes. 7.00 pm WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O Box 95. W.Midland. MI 4X897 • 367-4061 Reecrend Mary Schipper*IkMunter. Sundae Worship 9.15 a.m • Sunday Schoc' 10.30 a.m. W ELCOME CORNERS UNITED MEtHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Res Bub Smith Phone 945-2654. Worship Service*: Sunday. 10:30 a.m.. Sunday School. 9:10 ami. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "Member Church .»/ rhe World Wide Anglican ( ornmunion." 315 W. Center St (corner of S. Broadwav and W. Center St.). Church Office; 1269) 945-3014 The Re* Fr Charles P. McCabe HI. Rector. Mr F. WHIiam v.iethcrf. Dtroctr.- of Music Sundae Worehip - 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Children s Chapel and Sunday School at 10 a m. Sunday "Mary and Martha S<xip Dinner*” Wednesdays dunng Lent al 5:45 p.m.. March 6. 15. 22. 29. April 5. 12 in the Parish House. Holy Week Palm Sunday. April 9, 8 and 10 a m April 10-12. Worship service of “Compline” 7 pm. Maundy Thursday. April 13. Worship 7 p.m. Good Friday. April 14. 7 a.m.. noon. 7 p.m. Holy Saturday. 10 a.m. Easter Eve Saturday. April 15. the first service of faster w ith the Easter Vigil and Baptism* at 7 p.m Easter Day. April 16. 8 and 10 am CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE >716 North Broadway Rev Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sundae Morning Worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School I MM) a.m; Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Wbmhip 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 6XM) p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pa*tor Ken Vaught <6|6i 945-9392 Sunday School 10 a m . Sunday Worehip 10.30 am.. P.O. Box 6’. Hastings. Ml 49058. COUNTRY CH APEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling Phone 269-721-8077. Pavtoc Patti Harpolc Sunday monung worship vcrvicc 9.45 a m. Nuncry provid­ ed Sunday evening "New Beginnings" su-rt* at 5:15 with meal. 5:30 adt.lt small group, youth group, kid* club. 6:30 prai*e service. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesday* at mxxt Thursday noon Senior Meal* Men'* group 2nd and 4th Thursday* al 7 p.m ChriM* Qu titer* Bible Study Thursday * 7:15. Choir Thursday* at 5 45 Coming in January , exploring spiritual gift* Bible *tudy Church website: coun­ try chapeiume org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn Hasting*. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn, Minister of Mumc. Ryan White. Youth & Family. Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministnes. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages. 10:45 a.m . Morning Worship; 61X) pan.. Evening Service; 7 00 put Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practise Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise A Motion Children's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministnes and Senior Luncheons. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. laivery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030 Sunday Mass 3:30 p.m. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. Confessions 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mas* ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Rev Al Russell. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday al 9: 30 a.m. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website www. hopeum.org Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am tn 2 pm. Survhy Morning: 9.30 am Sunday Sch xjI; 10: 45 am Morning Worship: Sunday csenmg service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4); Tuesday, Thursday from 9-11:30 am. 1240-2:30 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. • Jr. & Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mte Thursday 9:30 a.m. - Women’s Bible Study. SAINTS ANDREW & MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGIJCAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving) Sunday service* each week: 9.15 am. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at thi* service). II:00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6-00 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6-00 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those time*) The Rector of S*. Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Re*. David T Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number i* 269-948-9327 Our church website is http://trax.io/ andrew malthias. We are part of dee Diocese of the Great I.ake* w hich is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer al all our services. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service Nursery, children'* ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry , leader­ ship training ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Ixaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich 49073. Sun Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m.. 600 p.m . Wed 6:.V) p.m. Jc*u* Club for boy* A girl* ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDrmakl. An oasis of God's love. "Where Everyone is Someone Special.” Fix information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURUH 503 South Grove Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmann 623­ 5400 Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 am Sunday School for all age* at 9 45 a.m. Nursery provided. Ir. Church. Jr. and Sr High Youth Sunday evenings. 7/in information on worship srrxice \, i\ pn o idcd hx The Hasfings Ranner, the churchex and these Im ai businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • •’Prescriptions” I !8 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan . WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coat* Grove Rd Pastor Roberta Shaffer Wheelchair acct^*ihte and elevator. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 11:15 un. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHURCH 600 Powell Rd . Hastings. Sunday School 9:45 a_m ; Church Service 10:45 a.m.; Evening Worship 6 p.m. Prayer meeting • Thur* 7 p.m. Men's breakfast. 1st Sat. of the month. WMF ladies. 1st Tues, of the month Our Motto ~Thc Bible, the whole BiNe. and noth­ ing but the Bible." Pastor Rus Saner Pastor's phone 945-9224. PRAIR1EVIIXE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193 Pastor. Bernard Blair Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 a.m “Thu it my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with film, sur­ rendering our lives lo Him so that we may know His will and walk in Hi* ways. We arc located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive All baptized chnvlunx arc welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer H ASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd. (Cotner of State Rd. and Bohwood St across from Tom'* Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adult* and Visitation. D^ Brail. Phone 269-945-9'2!. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and IIW am Kids for Chnst. IIW a.m. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. old*. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for ail ages iOW a.m with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Group* 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week. I p.m Senior Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Adults; Sign 'N Shan- Pastor's Class. Youth. 6thI2lh grades, and Faith Weaver Friend*. 4 yr* thru 5th grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women’s Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hasting*. Phone 269-945-9414. Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday. Apnl 13 - 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir. 7:30 p.m. Holy Communion. Friday. Apnl 14 - 9:30 a.m. Crosswalk; 6:30 p.m Adult Choir. 6:30-10:00 p.m. Rock Group; 7:30 p.m. Tenebrae Saturday. April 15 - 10:00 a.m. Indoor Dtfcor; 7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil. Sunday. April 16 - 6:30 A 10 00 a.m. Holy Communion; 800 a.m Easter Breakfast; 900 a.m Easter Egg Hunt. Tuesday. April 18-100 p.m. Overeaten Anonymous; 700 p.m Congrega­ tion Council. Wednesday. Apnl 19 - 1000 a m Wordwatchen; 700 p m Holy Communion. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hasting*. Ml 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574 Fax (269)945-1961 Office hours are Monday-Thursday 900 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-300 p.m. Friday 900 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hour* 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11.00 Traditional Wixship Sen ice. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal it Wednesday* at 7 p.m., and the Praise Team rehearse* on Thursday* at 6:30 p m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURUH 231 S Broadway. Haumg*. Mich 49058 ( 269 ) 945-5463 Rev Dr Jeff Garrivon. Pastor. Sunday Service* - 700 a.m. Sunrise Service; 11:20 a.m senice w/IOOO a.m. Community Senice at Central Schoo No Sunday School Thusday - 8:30 a m Women's Bible Study. 7:30 p.m Maundy Thursday Senice Friday - 12 15 p.m. Good Friday xenwr Wednesday - 6:30 am Men's Bible Study Visit us online at ww w-fintehiirchhavtingx ixg and our web log for sermons al: hffp:// hjaiintwrcato tcrun.bki£aoouem mouio' MIDDLEVILLL - Helen L. Kelley, age 84. of Carveth Village of Middleville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday. April 4. 2006. Helen was bom in Grand Rapids on May 19. 1921 to Byron and Alice (Apps) Lewis, the youngest of seven children. She attended school in Grand Rapids and graduated from South High School in 1939. She look businesses courses and worked for Dr. Gillett. DDS in Grand Rapids for several years. She married Charles Lou Kelley on October 4. 1940 and later moved to ’be Caledonia/Middlcvillc area where she lived the rest of her life. She and Charlie lived for more than 45 years on pan of the Schcidel/Balke family farm where they raised their four children and enjoyed the simple life of country living. She was a homemaker, enjoyed gardening, canning, crocheting, knitting, sewing, cooking, golfing and gcneology. She was a faithful mem­ ber of the Hastings Grace Lutheran Church and lived with God as the center of her life. Member of the Lutheran Church's Sarah Circle. Parmalee Ladies Social Club, the Tuesday Morning Briarwood I-adies Golf League, mem­ ber of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wa«s Post 17581 in Wayland. She was the first ;e»idcnt to call Caiveth Village in Middleville her home and considered the staff her extended family. Helen was preceded in death by her husband Charles in 1994. parents Byron and Alice, brothers and sisters. Floyd. Lloyd. Bessie. Bertha. Claude and Glenn. Survived by son Charles L. (Judy) Kelley of Rockford and will Hie detirty missed by children. Mike B. (Vickey) KWIey of Middleville. Dale T. (Gay Lee) Kelley 6f Middleville. Mary Ellen Kelley of Caledonia; nine grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, including special nieces. Cathy Lewis of Byron Center and Lisa Koster of Moline; nephew. Richard Kosten of Connecticut. Helen will be remembcted by family and friends as a giving and loving person with a heart of gold. Funeral services were held Saturday. April 8. 2006 at the Wren Funeral Home in Hastings with Rev. Dr. Michael J. Anton officiating. Burial at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville. The family has suggested that in lieu of flow ­ ers memorial contributions may be made to Hastings Grace Lutheran Church. Heartland Hospice or charity of one's choice. Arrangements by the Wren Funeral Home (www-wren-funeral-home-com) TUCSON. AZ - James Edward Kcast Jr.. age 82. of Tucson. Arizona, formerly of Hastings, died Tuesday. March 28. 2006. at home Jim was bom May 20. 1923. in Detroit, to James Edward Keast and Margaret Turner Kcast. On November 23. 1946. Jim married Mary Ann Durkee in Ionia. He was a World War II veteran and served in the U.S. Army­ in the Aleutian Islands. After being employed by E.W. Bliss Company for 31 years, he enjoyed his retirement. Jim was preceded in death by his parents; his brother. John Cragg; and two sisters. Gladys Gordon and Elsie Salswcdcl. Survivors include his wife. MaryAnn. of 59 years; three sons. Larry (Suzy) Corkwell of Nashville. Michael Keast of Hastings. Douglas (Jcaninc) Kcasi of Hastings; three daughters. Kevin Sue (Lany) Christie of Moreno Valley. California. Margaret Sheridan of Tucson. Arizona. Ccndcll (Earl) Garden of Denton. Texas; 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. No services per his request. The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 David Thomas James Thomas Douglas Wheeler HASTINGS - David Thomas James, age 90. of Hastings and formerly of Broken Bow. Nebraska, passed away peacefully al the Flower House. Nashville, on Tuesday. April 4. 2006. He was bom on February 11. 1916 in Niagara Falls. New York, the sun of David Earl and Ida (Sauber) J a me* He attended Niagara Falls schools and Michigan State University where he met his future wife. On June 9. 1941. he married Jean R Small in Grand Haven. Mr. James was employed as a mechanical engineer in New York. Mary land. Pennsylvania. Ohio, and retired from Sargent Pipe Company in Broken Bow. Nebraska in 1985. David was a gentle, soft spoken man who was devoted to his wife. He enjoyed classical music. He play ed both pipe organ and piano. He loved crossword puzzles, literature and "Jeopardy”. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother. Howard Evan, of Niagara Falls. New York. David is survived by his wife. Jean; and sons. David Earl James of Frankfort. Germany. Fredrick Thomas (Peggy) James of Irving. Texas. John Evan (Ray netta) James of Forrestville. Calif.. Howard Ira (Joyce) James of Hastings. Roger Wilson (Linda) James of Birmingham. Alabama and William Lewis (Maurine) James of Salt Lake City. Utah; and a daughter. Elvira Jean James of San Francisco. Calif ; grandchildren include: Edna James, Sault St. Marie. Canada. Julia James. Vancouver. Canada. Corinna James. Leipzig. Germany. Daniel (Melissa) James. Shepher. MI. Joseph James (Jessalyn) Belmont. MA; Benjamin (Bethany) James. Chandler. AZ. Sarah James. Sommerville, MA. Ian James. Salt Laic City. UT, Lisa Otey. Nashville, TN. Tracey Oley-Blum. Washington. IX? and great grandchild Jordan Otey-Wilson. Nashville. TN. Respecting his wishes, cremation has taken place. A memorial service was held at the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville on Sunday. April 9. 2006. Memorial contributions may be m'jde to the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation. Arrangements were entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home. Nashville. MIDDLEVILLE - Thomas Douglas Whee’.-r. age 67. of Middleville, went to be with his Lord, the morning of April 5. 2006. He will be truly missed by many, many friends and other family members Tom will best be remembered ‘‘jt his love of the outdoors, his hunting and fishing, and being a Tpjc Sportsman. Tom was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Middleville United Methodist Church and a member of the Middleville Lion's Club. Tom is survived by his loving wife of 47 years. Marshia Wheeler; son. .'fouglas Wheeler; daughter. Christina Wheeler En in; and brother. George Wheeler, of Barberion, Ohio. He was also the proud grandfather of five. Please join in celebrating the life of Tom Wheeler. October 15th, 1938 to April 5th. 2006. All family and friends are welcome, and encouraged to attend. Memorial services will be held Saturday. April 15. 2006 at II a.m. at the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to "Ducks Unlimited” Leader in Wetland Conservation, or to the Middleville United Methodist Church. Lunch will follow at the Middleville United Methodist Church. Arrangements made by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Marjorie A. Guidet BATON ROUGE. LA - Marjorie A. Guidet. age 96. a life-long Barry County res­ ident. died at her son’s home in Baton Rouge. LA on Friday, April 7. 2006. Marjorie was bom in Hastings to James and Nellie (West) Gower on October 5. 1909. She attended school in Hastings, graduating in 1928. She married Wilson P. Guidet in 1933. She worked at Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. for many years and also on the family farm on Butler Road with her hus­ band. Preceded in death by her parents; husband; infant son. Larry A. Guidet; sisters. Bessie (Edward) Smith. Louise (Ward) Erway; and nephew. Kenneth Smith. Surviving arc son. Wilson J. (Gwendolyn) Guidet; three grandchildren; seven great grand*:hildren; three great great grandchil­ dren; nephew. Jack (Beverly) Smith and best friend for more than 90 years. Marjorie (Maurice) Ostroth. Honoring family wishes, no frneral service will be held. Burial in Union Cemetery. Memorid contributions may be made to Barry County Commission on Aging or Bany Community Hospice. Arrangements by the Wren Funeral Home. (www.wren-funcral-home.com) Eleanor L. Boldrey SPRING ARBOR - Eleanor L Boldrey. age 91. of Spring Arbor, formally of Nashville, passed away Monday. April 10. 2006 at Arbor Manor Care Center. Surviving are her daughter. Pauline (Marvin) Pardee of Concord; son. Edgar (Linda) Boldrey of Nashville; five grandchildr-n and six great grandchildren; sister-inla*v, Liz Cobb of Jackson. Preceded in death by her husband. Leslie; five brothers; two sisters; and a great grand­ daughter. Mrs. Boldrey started teaching in a oneroom schoolhouse in Barryville and her career continued on to Nashville. Woodland and then to Ixesburg. FL. She loved college football and basketball and wintered with her husband in Florida for 30 years. Funeral services will be held on Thursday. April 13. 2006 at I p.m. at the S.D. luiucr Funeral Home in Concord with Rev. James Mann officiating. Interment Horton Cemetery. For those who wish, memorial contribu­ tions may be directed to the Maple Valley Scholarship Fund or Great Lakes Hospice. Please sign Mrs. Boldrey's guest book or leave condolences at w ww.laucrfh.com. Arrangements by S.D. Lauer Funeral Home and Cremation Sen ice. Concord. Suxanne Jo (Murphy) (Newton) Hayes HASTINGS - Suzanne Jo (Murphy) (Newton) Hayes, age 38. of Hastings died on Saturday. April 8. 2006 at her residence. She was bom on July 15. 1947 in Vemxjntville. the daughter of Charles and Della Belle Murphy. She was a graduate from Maple Valley High School in 1965. and a graduate from Michigan State University in 1969 with a teaching degi?e. Suzanne taugh: school in Carpentersville. III. from the early 1970 s tu inid 1990’s, she taught in Hastings Middle School sevettih and eighth grades from I99i :n 2004. Suzanne was owner of Middle Creek Training Stables from 1981 to 1991 near Elgin. 111. She was a Horseman of the Year a 1990. Suzanne married Thomas Hayes on August 12. 2000. She was preceded in death by her mother. Della Belle; father. Charles and her only sub­ ling. Gary Murphy. Suzanne is survived by her husband. Tom Hayes of Hastings; step-daughters. Molly (Tom) Beauchamp of Hastings Suah (Wai:) Coleman of Sault Saint Marie. Elizabeth Hayes of Grand Rapids: grandchildren. Nick. Katie. Alex, aid Grade Beauchamp; several cousins Suzanne loved teaching, and horses. She combined both in teaching children and adults, both in school and in the horse arena. She will be lovingly remembered by all whose life she has touched. Visitation will be Saturday. April 15. 2006 from 10 a.m. until the service time at 11 a_m. at the Hastings Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Fr. Charles P. McCabe will officiate. A reception will follow at the Hastings Elks Lodge. Memorials can be made to Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements arc by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Carole Jean Carberry MIDDLEVILLE - Carole Jean Carberry, age 71. of Middleville, went to be with her Lord, on Tuesday. April 4. 2006. She is survived by her son. Christopher H. Carberry of Grand Ledge; one brother. Joseph (Kay) Dolan of Spring Hill. Florida; one granddaughter. Amber M. Carberry of Grand Ledge. She was preceded in death by her parents. Joseph and Edith Dolan; son. Craig Carberry; granddaughter. Sarah N. Carberry; and daughter-in-law. Anne D. Carberry. Funeral and committal services were held Saturday. April 8. 2006 at the Beeler Funeral Chapel. Middleville. Rev. Fr. Lam T. Le offi­ ciating. in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Arrangements by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 13, 2006 - Page 7 Jane Ellen (Ables) Williston BATTLE CREEK - Holly Eve KrcppsRiley. age 25. of Battle Creek and formerly of Hastings, died Saturday, April 8. 2006 as the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Holly was born on July 16. 1980 in Hastings, the daughter of Daniel and Lucinda t Goodenough) Krepps. She was raised in Hastings. Ashley and Eaton Rapids and attended schools there. Holly was engaged to Scott Whileford and was to be married in August. Holly enjoyed dancing, movies, bike rid­ ing. roller skating, swimming, reading. NASCAR enthusiast. Holly was a very spir­ ited person, she participated in basketball while in school, loved to draw and make peo­ ple laugh. Most of all she loved her children, singing them to sleep with "Butterfly Kisses". A loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. Holly is survived by her daughter. Stephanie Powell, age 5; son. Bradley Riley, age 14 months; fiance. Scott Whiteford of Battle Creek; parents. Lucinda and Daniel Krepps of Nashville; sisters. April Rowley of Grand Rapids. Danielle Schild of Hastings. Crystal Vaughn of Nashville. Desiree Krepps of Nashville, and Violet Krepps of Riverdale; brother. Anthony Krepps of Nashville; and grandfather. Robert Goodenough of Lansing. Preceding her in death were a sister. Sabrina Marie Krepps on June 30, 1990. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday. April 13. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home with Rev. Alan Mettler officiating. Burial will be at Rutland Twp. Cemetery. Barry County. Memorial contributions may be made to Holly Eve Krepps-Riley Memorial Fund for her children. Arrangements are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www. wren­ funeral-home-com). HASTINGS - Jane Ellen (Ables) Williston, age 84. died on Tuesday. April 11, 2006 at her residence in Hastings after a long illness. Jane and George came to Hastings in the fall of 2002 to be near their family. Jane leaves George C.. her husband of 55 years, and sons. William Charles (Janet), of Grand Rapids. George Hiram (Kelly) of Keller Rd.. Delton, and Richard Maurice. (Christa) of Pinckney; as well as six grand­ children. Gabriel L. (Michelle). Katherine J. (Zachary). Andrew J.. Elizabeth R.. Jacquilyn J.. Emily A. and a great-granddaughter. Claire Elisc (Gabriel and Michelle) of Jackson. Jane was bom July 26. 1921 in Artesia. CA to Dick Holgate and Eunice Brumagim Ables. Jane was preceded tn death by her parents; her brother. CMsgt (ret) Norman E. Ables, of Oxnard. CA. Jane leaves a sister; Ruth Hemler of Glendora. CA; sister-in-law. Muriel Ables and old friends. Jane graduated from the School of Nursing in Pasadena. CA in 1945. following that Jane went into the Army Nurse Corps serving at the Barnes General Hospital until after the end ofWWIl. Jane later earned a B.A. in Public Health Nursing from the University of California. Jane worked as a Public Health Nurse retir­ ing from the Erie County Health Department in Sandusky. Ohio. Jane with George was active in UnitarianUni versalist groups where they lived, espe­ cially in Wooster. Ohio. Jane was a very accomplished athlete in her youth, lettering in several sports in Artesia, CA. She loved participating in multiple outdoor activities with her family and grandchildren. She enjoyed making garments, knitting, and counted cross stitch as well as flowers and gardening. Respecting her wishes no services will be held. Leave a message to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). Arrangements arc by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Marriage licenses Brad James Kovich, Lowell and Sadie Mae Bowerman. Middleville. Paul William Dominy. Middleville and Minnie DeAnn Clouse. Middleville. Randy Alan Billings. Jr.. Hastings and Brenda Jean Noble. Hastings. Andrew Joseph Bluhm. Middleville and Andrea Louise Kelley. Middleville. Jonathan William Morgan Mudry, Woodland and Michelle Denise Roper. Woodland. faiy T fiirrtxirh Owner/ Director Girrbach tfuneralj-iome 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 • 269-945-3252 Serving Hastings. Barry County and Surrounding Communities for 40 years Offering Traditional and Cremation Services Hastings Only Independent. Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Services Available Senring All Faiths Visit our u>eb sitefor: • Pre-planning on line • View current Funeral Service information • Leave a memory message to family members www.girrbachfuneralhome.net THORnflPPLCB Will Present P i fl Y 1 fl S the Musical Comedy .. Based on the Screenplay Some Like It Hot Book by Peter Stone Music by Jule Styne Lyrics by Bob Merrill THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY APRIL 27 , 28, 29 AT 7 P.M. • APRIL 30 AT 2 P Central Elementary School Auditorium HASTINGS. MICHIGAN Tickets: Admits $7 • children. Students & Seniors $5 The Thomapple Players is a non-profit organization providing theatrical opportunities for Barry County area adults. For more information call (269) 945-2332 or visit our website at http://thomapplcplayers.tripod.com . Advance tickets available at Progressive Graphics or from Cast Members. j Frank Conor •Newborn babies scholarship established A new scholarship fund has been estab­ lished by John and Eileen Conor of Delton with the Barry Community Foundation in honor of their son Frank’s memory. The Frank Conor Memorial Reaching for the Future Scholarship will benefit a Delton Kellogg alternative high school graduate who plans to pursue a college degree or a voca­ tional or technical course of study. The schol­ arship may also be used to pay for equipment or tools required to complete such training. Frank Conor explored life and education. He learned on his own terms and in his own way. While working toward his high school diploma through the alternative education department. Frank tragically passed away at the age of 18. Through their heartbreak, his parents have found a way to carry on their son’s legacy by helping other students who learn and explore life the way he did. The Frank Conor Memorial Reaching for the Future Scholarship will give hard work­ ing, dedicated students who follow the beat of their own drums the opportunity to rise to their aspirations. Applications for this scholarship are due to the Delton Kellogg Schools no later than May I. For more information or to obtain an application for this scholarship, contact the Barry Community Foundation at (269) 945­ 0526. Anyone who would like to donate to the Frank Conor Memorial Scholarship, establish a new fund, or learn more about the Barry Community Foundation and any of its more than 100 funds, please contact Bonnie Hildreth. Barry Community Foundation pres­ ident To reach the foundation by mail or in per­ son please use the following address. Barry Community Foundation 629 W. State St.. Suite 201. Hastings. MJ 49058. Visit the foundations website at www.barrycf.org BOY. Bodhi Robert, born at Metropolitan Hospital on Feb 3. 2006 to Scott and Tracy Peck Weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and 18 1/2 inch­ es long. He was proudly welcomed home by his big sister. Sky lar. GIRL, Natalie Lynn Minch, bom at Spectrum Health on March 23. 2006 at 5:49 a m. lo Kristina (Javor) and Kevin Minch of Middleville. Weighing 8 lbs. 0 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. Proud grandparents are Dan and Mary Javor of Hastings. Bob and Sue Minch of White Cloud, and Donna DeRuiter of Wyoming. BOY, Nathaniel Lee. bom at Spectrum Health on March 13. 2006 at 10:39 a.m. to Kraig and Sarah Micklatcher of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 3 ozs. and 19 inches long. BOY, Mason James, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 22, 2006 at 9:40 p.m. to Karen and Jim Bailey Jr. of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. I oz. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Alauna Jo. bom at Pennock Hospital on March 23. 2006 at 11:53 p.m. to Melissa and Kendall Goxxlemoot of Portland. Weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz. and 21 inches long. BOY, Michael Lee. bom al Pennock Hospital on March 22. 2006 ?.* 10:30 p.m. to Christina and Donny Thomson of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and 21 inches long GIRL. Emily Madison, bom al Pennock Hospital on March 22. 2006 at 4:05 p.m. lo Carrie and Jeffrey Pratt Jr. of Ionia. Weighing 6 lbs. 15 1/2 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY. Brayden Andrew, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 24. 2006 at 2:16 p.m. to Amber and Andrew Thompson of Freeport. Weighing 8 lbs. 14 1/2 ozs. and 22 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Hailey Mae. bom at Pennock Hospital on March 26. 2006 at 7:04 p.m. to Samantha and Steven Leffel of Portland. Weighing 6 lbs. 10 ozs. and 19.5 inches long. BOY, Colton Byron, born at Pennock Hospital on March 22. 2006 at 12:41 a.m. to Nicole (Hesterly) and Don Smith of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Sarah Ellen, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 24. 2006 at 12:20 p.m. to Ben and Debra Nystrom of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. BOY, Francisco Abraham, bom at Pennock Hospital on March 29. 2006 at 9:30 a.m. lo Ashley Keyes and Abe Morales of Shelbyville. Weighing 7 lbs. II ozs. and 21 inches long. PLAN, continued from page 1-----Alden was re-appointed to his term in April 2004 and Crosariol was selected to replace the resigned Jan McKcough in December of the same. year. John Warren of Hastings and Chairman Clyde Morgan of Baltimore Township were appointed a year ago. Crosariol was appointed to give represen­ tation from area schools, which was advised by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Wing insisted there was “nothing person­ al” in not re-appointing Nieves. "He did a commendable job.” he said. Commissioner Jim French said he was impressed by Miner, saying. "He presented himself well, he asked good questions." Callton. who joined Don Nevins in voting against taking Nieves out of consideration, said. “Jack's well qualified, but I thought this was a poor process. It didn't seem like the process was transparent. The way it's come about has been sloppy." Commission Chairwoman Clare Tripp said the board tried to everything according to the rules. Callton once again insisted a bad precedent was set by the decision to re-advertise for the openings. “Do we have to re-post the position just because someone can’t make the interview?" he asked. Wing answered. “That’s our prerogative, politics being as it is." Callton reiterated, ”1 don’t disagree with the outcome, I disagree with the process." Nieves, when contacted at his home later Tuesday, said. “I think 1 served my three years on the commission fairly. I did my job. I like working with the community. This was their (the board’s) decision. “There are some other avenues I might consider. “I have no animosity toward the county, the people I served with were great, particu­ larly (Planning and Zoning Director) Jim McManus." Nieves still serves on the Four Townships Resource Commission in southwestern Barry County and is vice president of the Crooked Lake Association. In other business Tuesday morning, the County Board: • Re-appointed Dan Allen to a three-year term on the Zoning Board Board of Appeals. • Approved payment of up to $17,855 for a new boat for the Barry County Sheriff’s Department Marine Patrol on Gun Lake. The boat, which is being purchased from Matteson Marine of Orangeville Township, has an actual cost of $31,305, but $15,800 will be covered by a grant. • Approved an agreement for a Homeland Security grant for $22,000 for “purchasing communications equipment to enhance the capability of state and local agencies to pre­ vent. respond to and mitigate incidents of ter­ rorism involving chemical, biological, nuclear and explosive weapons." • Accepted a report from Equalization Director Karen Scarbrough that stated Barry County's equalized valuation is nearly $2.5 See PLAN, page 9 Syrup Queen continues family tradition One of the interesting sidelights of this year’s Vermontville Syrup Festival the week­ end of April 28-30 will be fact this year's queen, Kayla Rodriguez (seated), will be the fourth member of her family to be part of the festival royalty Her grandmother (stand­ ing. left) Joyce Reed, was Syrup Queen in 1961; her mother, Kim inyee Rodriguez (standing, center), who was on the queen's court in 1980; and Mary Kroger Roorguez, who was alternate queen in 1951. 1 SAVE s3,755 1999 DURANGO SIT PLUS. 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Lakewood UMC will be host for an Easter service at 7 a.m. Sunday with some assistance from Central UMC which alternates with Lakewood for this sunrise service. Breakfast will be served. Call 367-4800 for reserva­ tions. This is two weeks late, but March 31 was the deadline for locals to remove winter flow­ ers from ums at Lakeside Cemetery. Sebewa Center UMC will hold its annual chicken barbecue Saturday, April 15. with serving from 4.30 to 7 p.m. The Women's Fellowship of First Congregational Church will meet a week later than usual. The Wednesday. April 19. meeting will be the time to host ladies of the Vermontville Women's Fellowship. This is an annual event. Dale and Paula (Quisenberry) Jones arc happy to have a big sign on their front lawn on Jordan I-ake Avenue announcing that son Alex is back on U. S. soil after being several months in the Middle East. The State Journal last week had a big story with color photo of Roger Chase of Woodland in a new vehicle he won in a drawing on the last day of production at the Lansing Craft Center where Chevrolet SSrs have been built for years. He had been employed there for 38 years. His last day of work was on March 17. which also marked the last day the Chevrolet was manufactured. Chase was picked by ran­ dom from among 400 workers as the winner of the truck. There were three finalists in the drawing. They were called up to draw an unnumbered ping-pong ball from a paper bag. The first two to draw were to sit in one of the three trucks. Two trucks were rigged not to start. Chase, who drew the number 3 ball took a seat in the remaining truck. At a signal all three tried to start their engines but only Roger’s started. He threw his hands up in disbelief. He spent the bulk of his career at the Craft Center working most recently as a test driver. The truck is blue, his favorite color. His retirement party March 10 had a cake wilh a blue SSR for decoration. Sewn after winning, he called home to his wife. Gayle. Just as his wife could hardly believe his good fortune daugh­ ter Tiffany Leach. 38. also was in disbelief. His vehicle was third to last to come off the production line. The last one goes lo the GM H*ri»" Center. The second-to-last truck will be auctioned off to a dealer. The Chases plan to rack up a few miles on a trip to Kentucky and Tennessee. Roger has never seen the mountains, so this trip will enable him to do just that, in style and comfort. Wife Gayle retired last week from Wal-Mart. The Lansing State Journal had this story April 4. The wedding of Paul Schuurmans and Mary Lynn Fletcher in Kalamazoo on Feb. 24 has been announced. Paul is the son of John and Elizabeth Schuurmans of Vedder Road. Campbell Township. Jayme Cramer and Glenn Schmitt of Lake Odessa, whose parents reside at Fowler, have announced their engagement. He is a graduate of MSU. The bride's parents are Clarence and Judy Cramer of Caledonia. She is a graduate of Caledonia High School and Calvin College. Their wedding is to be on April 15. The local historical society met April 6 with president John Waite presiding. They announced coming events — the beef stew dinner sponsored by the county genealogical society, the annual hollyhock and plant sale in May. a rummage sale later this month, the May membership meeting with election of three directors. Members of the Clarksville- Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. 1005 West Green Street Hastings Michigan 19058 Telephone 2fi9 945 2419 • . Interna! Medicine! TREMORS I notice that my head shakes when I sit real still. Is this a problem and what can I do about It? A tremor is a rhythmic, involuntary muscular contraction characterized by oscillations (to-and-fro movement) of a part of the body. Tremors are the most common involuntary movements of the body and affect primarily the hands and head but can even involve the vocal cords. Although tremors are not life-threatening, it can be responsible for some functional disability and social embarrassment. Tremors can be generally divided into 3 categories. Resting tremors are those that occur when the body part is completely at rest and supported against gravity such as your hand resting in your lap. Postural tremors are those that occur while you are trying to hold the body part still against gravity. These occur such as when you are trying to hold your head still or a tremor in your hand held out in front of your body. Action tremors are those that occur when the body part is in motion such as while you are trying to write or point at something. "Essential tremors" can be either a postural or an action tremor and is by far the most common of all the tremors. It is not linked to any other medical symptom or disease. It is also believed to be genetically inherited. Parkinson's disease, on the other hand, causes a tremor that is most prominent in the hands at rest. It is also associated with many other health problems such as slow movement, shuffling, rigid limbs and a stooped posture. You may which to see your doctor to have them evaluate your tremor and determine if it is anything to worry about but most people with an essential tremor don't need any specific treatment beyond reassurance that it isn't part of a more serious problem. Caffeine can worsen an essential tremor while relaxation techniques and getting plenty of rest to prevent fatigue can lessen your symptoms. Medications are available to reduce the symptoms of essential tremors in more severe cases but often times are stopped because the sedating side effects are more of a problem than the tremor. Campbell Historical Society will be present to relate some of their activities and accomplish­ ments. Michael McCartney. president of Lakewood Habitat for Humanity, gave a review of Habitat aims and accomplishments of the local chapter. It is impressive that sev­ eral national companies support Habitat by providing key components of each house. The houses are sold to persons who have never been able to buy a house, using “sweat equi­ ty" and monthly payments. No interest is charged on the loans so equity builds up faster than in a normal purchase. Families ar; care­ fully selected and counseling is provided for the buyers as new home owners. Laurel Garlinger was the hostess for the evening. The Ionia County Genealogical Society met last Saturday, with about 60 present. A Dearborn teacher. Tom Barrett, was on hand for his presentation on Yuppers. Wolverines and Buckeyes, the Toledo War of 1835." Using an overhead projector he used several transparencies to make his points about the surveys, process of statehood eligibility and other factors which led to the dispute over a strip of land west of the Maumee River. The strip was eight miles deep at the east end and five miles in depth at the west end about mid­ way across the r 'ith edge of Michigan. Ohio was already a stale, but Michigan was still a territory and as such Michigan residents could not vote in the 1836 ccrning presidential elec­ tion. Citizens of Ohio could vote. They settled the matter, the strip was given to Ohio so they would control the mouth of the Maumee River. As compensation. Michigan was given most of the Upper Peninsula. Until then Michigan included the portion of the UP from a line which ran roughly from The Straits of Mackinac to Sault Ste. Marie eastward. No one knew at the time of the swap about the vast deposits of copper and iron nor the scope of the forested land which Michigan gained. The “Toledo War" was mostly a war of words, even though each area had its own militia which might make a foray into the dis­ puted strip. The next meeting will be May 13 at 1 p.m. There were many first-time visitors present The snowbirds are coming home. Jerry and Betty Bennett are back from Texas. Dorothy Barnum and Shitiey Morris also have returned from the sdutH. Judy and George Johnson Jr. spent last week in Missouri visiting their son, Benjamin. They made a side trip to Branson while there. Later in the week, their parents, Lester and Virginia Yonkers, accompanied Jerry and Jan Yonkers to Kentucky to visit the latter’s son. Jacob,, wife Shannon and chil­ dren. On Sunday the youngest Yonkers child was to be dedicated at church. Sunday's service at Central UMC iwt some seasonal features such as purple drapery on the railings at both entries, parades of chil­ dren around the aisles waving palm branches during the opening hymn, extensive scripture reading and several hymns besides the mes­ sage. Robert Kruisenga was liturgist. Teenager Elizabeth Morse, formerly of Richland had a scary experience on Thursday of last week when tornadoes struck western Tennessee . Her school bus delivered senior high school students home before the worst of the storm but the junior high students were held until later. Then they could not be sent home because of the severity of tne storm and were sent to the school basement -a rarity around Memphis. Elizabeth took shelter in an interior bathroom, recommended practice. She became frightened because of baseball­ sized hailstones. Both her parents were at work and her younger brother was detained at school. Their visiting relatives from Carlton Center left in the morning, early enough that they avoided the worst of the storm, but they encountered dark skies and strong winds much of the day as they made their way toward home through Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois. Brian and Marlene Harkey and children spent the weekend of April 1 in North Carolina visiting Brian's parents and grand­ parents. Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board ot Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. rrsci*»t To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Parental problems Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for three years, and things arc great. The problem is my parents, who can't stand my in-laws. ’ discovered how my parents felt when a friend told me that my mother said horrible, untrue things about my in-laws al our wed­ ding. I confronted my parents and asked where this hostility was coming from. Mom said my in-laws flaunt their wealth and behave as if they are better than everyone else. Annie, that's just crazy. My in-laws make a lot of money, but they would never say or do anything to make others feel inferi­ or. They've always been friendly and wel­ coming to my parents. My husband and I have chosen not to tel! my in-laws bow my parents feel, although they may have an idea. We've planned a vaca­ tion in my in-laws' hometown, and we'll be staying with them for a week. Since my par­ ents don't live far away, they're coming to meet us. Mom and Dad will stay at a hotel. My parents don't want to see my in-laws at all, but 1 think it will be hard to explain their absence. I'd like us all to be together, but I'd hate for my parents' hostility to come through. I love my in-laws and don't want my parents' behav­ ior to reflect poorly on me. How can I keep the peace? - - Stuck in the Middle Dear Stuck: Your parents seem insecure and jealous. You cannot fix that, but own time, we hope they will see that your in-laws are not a threat. (Although expect periodic flare-ups when you have kids.) People related through their married chil­ dren do not have to like one another or spend time together, so don't feel obligated to get everyone at the same table. Ask your parents to do one activity with the whole group, but otherwise let them make thei: own plans. Treating both your in-laws and your parents with respect and love is the best you can do. Try not to make their relationship your prob­ lem. Counseling costly Dear Annie: I note that you and other columnists often advise people to seek coun­ seling for their problems, but the cost for a professional is $100 to $200 an hour, and sev­ eral sessions arc required. I've tried five different counselors, but none would take Medicare. I was given another referral, and although we discussed the cost beforehand, the counselor raised the price three limes after my husband and I had gone to her for about 10 sessions. Now if I want help, I have to begin again. What can I do? - Need Therapy Dear Need Therapy: Finding the right counselor lakes time, and often, you have to go through several before you get the right match. We're sorry you've been having so much trouble. Try these: United Way, the YMCA, your local hospitals, churches, uni­ versity psychology departments and graduate school counseling departments; Recovery Inc. (recovery-inc.org) at 802 N. Dearborn St.. Chicago, IL 60610; the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (www.aapc.org) at 9504A Lee Highway, Fairfax. VA 22O3I-23O3; Samaritan Counseling Centers (samaritaninstitute.org) at 2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 380, Denver. CO 80222; and The Alliance for Children and Families (www.alliancel.org). Short and sassy Dear Annie: You printed a letter from "Always Been Short," and a few reader responses from short people. I, loo. am the runt of the litter, but I am proud of it. I have been told that I should sue the city for building the sidewalks loo close to my behind. However, my best comeback for the snide comments is this one: Do you know the difference between tall people and short peo­ ple? Short people reach perfection first. Proud To Be the Runt in North Carolina Dear Proud: Touche! We'd call that "short and sassy." Do I have to go? Dear Annie: My 60-year-old niece. "Louise." is being married for the first time. She lives out of state, and the whole shebang is being planned as if she w ere some 20-yearold blushing bride. Louise always has been a loner. She's industrious and proper, but not particularly close to her family, although she's on good terms with them. However. I am disenchant­ ed with the sparse anention she pays to her aged mother (my sister), who lives in the same town. Louise never goes out of her way for any of us. I have never seen the inside of her home, and she hasn't been in mine for many years, although when I visited her mother a while back. Louise did drive across town to spend a few minutes with me. I feel friendly toward Louise, but not over­ ly obligated. However, the entire clan expects me to attend the nuptials. I am in my 70s. divorced and in excellent health. However. 1 don't like the idea of a six-hour drive all by myself, and I hate large airports. There is no direct flight to the town where she will be married, and even if I were willing to fly there. I'd still have to rent a car and drive for a while. Common sense tells me that a civil cere­ mony with a handful of people would have been more appropriate, but it's not my cd! to make. 1 don't want to offend anyone, but do you think sending a gift and card would suf­ fice? -- Aging Uncle Dear Uncle: While we think getting mar­ ried for the first time at the age of 60 is a rea­ son to celebrate, we understand why you don't want to make the trip. Is there anyone from your area who might be willing to trav­ el with you? Are there family members you'd like to see who would be in attendance? If you can't find a reason that makes the trip worthwhile, sending a gift and card is per­ fectly fine. Forgotten in fight Dear Annie: i am a -veteran of two services. I -served in the U.S. Army, saw combat, and when the Army discharged me in early '44.1 got to thinking about all my friends still in the fight, so I decided to help them. I became a merchant seaman carrying the goods and sup­ plies required by our troops. To get to my problem. I see mentions of the Arinv. Navy. Marines, Air Force and even the Coast Guard. Never do I see merchant marines mentioned in any columns, not even yours. I think i: is high tiine we paid some respect to the 9.5(K? mariners who gave up their lives so that our troops could have the materiel they needed to fight. -- Proud Merchant Seaman in Sun City. Cailf Dear Merchant Seaman: The merchant marine delivers military supplies to our forces overseas, and our armed services ecu Id not manage without them. In Worid War II, mariners suffered the highest penxmage of casualties of all five branches of the armed services. We owe them a great deal. Well spouse group Dear Annie: As president of the Well Spouse Association. I would like lo respond to the letter from the 53-year-old man whose spouse had a stroke and is now totally para­ lyzed and in a nursing home You referred readers to our organization. The Well Spouse Association is a non-prof­ it group for the support of people married to. or partners of. persons with chronic illness and/or disability. Our motto is. "When one is sick, two need lielp." My heart goes out to the gentleman who wrote in. I would like to add that we do not act as a matchmaking service. I invite him and other well spouses to join the WS A and find people who arc living through similar circumstances, and who will listen. — Richard Anderson. President. WSA Dear Richard Anderson: Thank you for clarifying that. Again, those who arc interest­ ed can contact the Well Spouse Association al www.wellspouse.org or call 1 -800-838-0879. Happy Passover to all our Jewish readers. Annie's Mailbox is written b'i Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxisi comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 6O6H. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists. visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.crealors.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Apnl 13. 2006 - Page 9 Financial FOCUS From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. The Indigenous Native Americans of Hastings Don't Throw Your Mortgage into "Reverse" If you're like many homeowners in this country , you probably saw your house appre­ ciate in value quite a bit over the past few years. Thai's the good news. The not-so-good STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T 25.78 -1.34 Anheuser Busch 42.47 -.59 CMS Energy Corp. 1256 -.61 Coca-Cola Co 41 29 -.79 DaimlerChrysler 57.51 ■1.58 -125 Dow Chemical Co. 39.47 ExxonMobil 6200 + 25 Family Dollar Stores 25 76 -1.05 First Financial Bancorp 1561 -1.06 Ford Motor Co 7.17 General Motors 19.22 -.32 Inti Bus. Machine 81.16 •229 JCPenney Co 58.14 -1.11 Johnson & Johnson 57.75 -1.07 Kellogg Co 43 78 -.34 McDonald 's Corp 35.55 ♦ 89 Pfizer Inc. 24.35 -.75 Semco Energysears Holding 5.06 By Esther Walton Indians lived in the Hastings area Jong before settlers arrived. Today, few citizens are aware of the exact area where the Indians lived and how they interacted with our early forefathers. Slocum Bunker, a Quaker from Bellevue. Eaton County, and his family were the first Europeans to build a permanent residence in Hastings. In 1837 they constructed a log cabin on a site not far from the large stone marker situated on the comer of Michigan Avenue and Stale Street near the present Hastings City Hall. The following year. Daniel McClellan and his brother. Thomas, arrived and helped con­ struct a dam and saw mill on Fall Creek, which is located several hundred yards east of the Slocum Bunker cabin. Nol long after the dam and mill were constructed, the Bunker family moved back to Bellevue. When the Slocum Bunker family arrived, there was a village of Potawatomi Indians located in what is now the First Ward of Hastings. Alice [McClellan) Hayes, whose recollec­ tions of early Hastings were published in the 1894 Michigan Pioneer Collections, reported among other things that “About that time quite a number of men came through looking for land, but Mrs. Bunker had lived there 14 months without seeing a while woman. Indians were very plenty. One hundred lodges of them being camped on the north side of the Thomapple River. “They were always ready to swap, as they called it. fish, cranberries, maple sugar and venison for flour, bread, pork or potatoes. The next day after we got to our new home. I invested in some honey II was strained and looked very nice. In a few days Thomas Bunker came in and I was showing him what nice honey I had bought of the Indians. “‘How do you suppose they strain it’ said he. I told him f had though nothing about it; he said he saw them strain some through one of their old blankets. We did not eat any n'torc honey after that; of course we liked honey, but we cculd get along without it. and we did. “The Indians often frightened us by putting their faces against the windows to look in. before they came in. They were all very kind when they were sober, but dishonest and treacherous when drunk. One Indian that was always civil when sober, came very near killing me one day when drunk, he knocked me down with a large iron fire shovel, and if help had not come immediately, he surely would have killed me. “At one time they held what they called a medicine dance near us. and there were nearly 2.000 Indians gathered there. They had two sick members of their tribe in a very tall wig­ wam of bark, and no one but the medicine men were allowed to go in. All of them joined in the dance and grunted out some guttural unintelligible words. They went through a great many heathenish performances that were a wonder to us who had never seen an Indian before in our lives.” Many of these Indians left Hastings after the spring planting. Canoeing down the Thomapple River to the Grand and out into Lake Michigan they made their way to Mackinac Island. Indian children and white children often played together. There were a few intermarriages. Some of their descendants live in Barry County to this day. In 1907 Henry A. Goodyear an early settler and merchant wrote about his recollections of the Potawatomis and reported. “The Indian site was on the north side of the Thomapple River. The Indian settlement contained about 100 lodges of about 20 Indians in each lodge in winter these were made of bark of several thicknesses, with an opening al the top for the escape of the smoke. Their fires were built on the ground in the middle of the wigwam, here the cooking was done during the winter, other seasons, where the weather permitted, this was done outside. They slept upon mats placed upon the ground, the family arranging them­ selves in a circle, their feet to the fire and their heads to the walls of the lent or wigwam these were built round, the better for sleeping pur­ poses." The Hastings Village Company, organized by Erotias P. Hastings plated their newly pur­ chased tract of land in 1836. They marked each lot and designated streets. Five areas were set aside: a park [now the parking lot East of the Middle School); a cemetery in the area west of the Middle School, and Market Square, at the comer of Market and Slate street. The last set aside was the park still known today *»s The First Ward Park. The exact spot where the Indian village was is hard to pin down, however. Henry A. Goodyear’s description of the village says. “Pow wows were held by the Indians once a year and some times oftener the usual place .51 -.44 Sears Holding 140.05 ♦8.47 Spartan Motors 11.26 •09 TCF Financial 2518 -.64 Wal-Mart Stores 45.50 -1.00 Gold $593 77 +56.97 Silver $12.52 ♦$84 Dow Jones Average 11.089 63 -11422 Volume on NYSE 1.6B +100M immediately north of the iron bridge on Creek Street.” Il is also thought that there is an Indian burial ground somewhere in this area, too. |Ed. The 'ection of present day Michigan Avenue south of the Thomapple River was known as Creek Street in those days.] Some light was perhaps shed on pinpointing the exact spot of the Indian burial site in an article appearing in the J|n. 15. 1890. Banner. “While Jason L. Wilkes force of men were engaged last week ^grading up his lots, and filling the street leading to the mill in First Ward, they unearthed seven skeletons. They were those of Indians, as strings of buttons, a couple of flint arrowheads, some feathers, an old knife, and last, but not least, real old friendship clay pipe of the style that was in used many years ago. One of the oldest resi­ dents said that 50 years ago the spot was the Indian burying grounds." An expert on Indians settlements said. “This group of Indians buried their dead under their lodges." A trip to the abstract office shows that Jason Wilkes owned many lots in the area between Michigan Avenue on the west. Thom Street on the North, Henry Street on the cast and Mill Street south to the Thomapple River. Therefore, any property that Wilkes owned could be part of a Indian burial site. The mill referred to the Banner story is clearly marked on the enclosed 1873 map and was situated on Butler Creek, which flows through the First Ward into the Thomapple. Today Wilkes’ lard would cover the area from Michigan Avenue to the Hastings Manufacturing Company. So now we can walk down Mill Street, look west. east, north and south to the Thomapple River and imag­ ine how the Indian village looked. news is that, during this same lime period, your savings and net worth might have stag­ nated or fallen. What does this mean for you? It could mean that when you retire, you do what ?. lot of current retirees arc doing: using the equity in their homes to fund a large por­ tion of their retirement. And that is not a good thing. Before looking at how retirees arc tapping into their home equity, let's review a few sta­ tistics from a recent survey by the Federal Reserve. (The survey, released in early 2006. covers the years from 2001-2004.) • The typical American household's net worth (assets minus debts) increased only slightly, from $91,700 to $93,100. • The typical family's savings (including retirement accounts) fell from almost $30,000 to just $23,000. • The median value of homes rose from $131,000 to $161,000. a 22 percent jump. By looking at these numbers, you can easi­ ly see the problem that many retirees arc fac­ ing: too few liquid resources available to comfortably support themselves during their retirement years. Consequently, an increasing number of retirees ate taking out "reverse mortgages." This is a special kind of loan that enables borrowers to convert their home co- ;ty into cash, either through a line of cred­ it or installment payments. But if you ever decide to sell your home, you will have to pay back what you borrowed on your reverse mortgage. And if you were to die and leave the house to your children, they would have lo pay hack the loan. Clearly, these are potentially big draw­ backs to taking out a reverse mortgage. And that's why. if you have many years to go until you retire, you'll want io give yourself more options for boosting your retirement cash flow. Here are two to consider. • "Max out" on your IRA each year. Put in the maximum allowable contribution to your Roth or traditional IRA each year. And fund your IRA as early as possible every year; the more time you have on your side, the greater your growth potential. • Increase your 401 (k) contributions with every raise. Each time you get an increase in salary, defer more money in your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. As you enter retirement, you may be able lo boost your income by doing the following: • Delay taking Social Security. You can begin collecting Social Security at age 62. but your monthly checks will be larger if you ear. wait until your full retirement age. which can be anywhere from 65 lo 67. • Purchase an immediate annuity. An immediate annuity works pretty much as its name suggests: You make a lump-sum pay­ ment to an insurance company, and you immediately start receiving an income stream, which can last the rest of your life. Make sure you purchase an annuity from that receives high ratings from one of the inde­ pendent rating agencies. You work hard for much of your life to own your home - so do whatever you can io keep it once you've retired. This entire site Copyright © 2006 Edward Jones PLAN, continued from page 7-----billion, but $1.7 billion of it taxable. • Received the annual report from r»rain Commissioner Tom Doyle. • Received the annual report from Substance Abuse Services Director Brian Shumway, who noted the agency “tost less than 1 percent of our total budget and the despite an ion ja demand for Services •<’ He told the board Substance Abuse Services wants to move forward with a joint meth treatment program with neighboring counties and a relapse prevention group. “It’ll be interesting because we don’t have any additional money to do this." he said. • Was asked by Lt. Kevin McGafigan. com­ mander of the Michigan State Police past in Hastings, to set aside time at the evening meeting April 25 to honor Deb Smith, who saved three people from drowning al Jordan Lake, with a Distringuished Citizen award. • Fielded another complaint from Callton about excusing commissioners who are absent from meetings. Sandra James was not in attendance because, it was reported, she was on a second honeymoon. Califon said commissioners should not be excused for absences, they very simply do not show up occasionally for a variety of reasons, including vacations, being sick or out of town on business. The issue was first brought to the board's attention last fall when it was noted Wing had been missing or had been lardy often (for 32% of the meetings), yet nearly every time he had been excused. Most embarassingly. he had been given an excused absence and then showed up late. Woodland Twp. has one vacancy Anyone interested in filing for a vacancy for a trustee’s post on the Woodland Townrhip Board is asked to file a nominat­ ing petition with Township Clerk Cheryl Allen by 4 p.m. Tuesday. May 16. One township tniitre’s position must be elected this year due to the resignation of Tom Clark last summer. The board filled the vacancy by appointment until this election cycle. Candidates will appear on the Aug. 8 pri­ mary ballot. The winner in each party’s pri mary race shall appear on the Nov 7 general election ballot. The candidate who is elected shall serve from Nov. 20. 2006. until Nov. 20. 2008. Forms and information arc available at the Woodland Township office. 156 South Mata St.. Woodland. The office is open Monday. Wednesday and Friday mornings. For further information, call Allen at (269) 367-4094. Beyonp the Coi , Fahy Bookstok Located at 104 E. State Street. Hastings Ml Next to the State Grounds Coffee House J Organizational Meeting - Tuesday. April 25.1 pm for mote Information cal... 269-945-5377 BSjv* K T Hours: 9:00-5:30 Mon -Sot . Closed Sunday In loving memory of MARY E. HERMENITT 2ND ANNUAL who passed away 3 years ago, April 16, 2003. We miss you, we love you. . Vermontville Maple Syrup Festivals FLEAMARKET Always on our mind... Otis Hermeniu. Gloria Herman, grandchildren & great-grandchildren ■- ................ CZ^Z VERMONTVILLE S?" Maple Syrup Festival \ Starts Friday Evening, April 28th All Day Sai. & Sun., April 29th & 3Oth TALENT SHOW Fri., April 28 • 6:00 pm Can 517-726-1077 Three Divisions: Ages 6 and under • Ages 7-17 years • Ages 18 and over Application deadline April 22, 2006___________ Show Location: Vermontville United Methodist Church Lawn Outside only. Booth Size: 110x10 -$60.00 To Receive an . application, mail a sell-addressed stamped envelope to Lydia McCauley 5481 Brown Rd. Vermontville, Ml 49096 ■The Varmontvte Mapie Syrup Festival draws 30.000 people to this smai community dunng the last ful weekend of Apnl Thsis a great opportunity to sei items that are not ^enable at the arts and crafts show. Set up and show dates are Setup­ Can for Details Show times Saturday 4/2&06 10am to 7 pm Sirdev 4/3&06 Warn to 4pm Telephone: Day* 517-543-1740 Evenings 517-725-0633 Ema*: 9735 Coats Grove Rd., woodund, mi 3-bedroom. 1-bath. 2+ car garage Current appraisal $68,000 HERE IS HO* (7 trCWKSThe pnee ol this property will reduce $500 each Tuesday until it is tQUU 7ms weeks pnee is $59,000.00 Call for an appointment: 269-908-0525 or 0524 । �Page 10 - Thursday. April 13. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mongage made by Kale R Dipert and Julianna M Dipert. husband and wife original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated June 29. 2005 and recorded on July 8, 2005 in instrument 114P176. n Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to CrtiFtnancial Mortgage Company In as asste'^’e by an assignment on which mortgage there k> claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-One And 56/100 Dollars ($227,421.56). including interest at 6 25% pr.-r annum Under the powe’ o sale contained m said >nortgage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given thet saw mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pan Gf them, at public vendue at tne Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM on Apnl 27. 2006 Sad premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are describee as Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 16. Town 3 North. Range 8 West thence North 89 decrees 51 rmnutes49 seconds West 631 00 feet along the North line of said Section 16. thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds West. 459 03 feet parallel with the East line of said Section 16 lor a pomt of beginning, thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 49 seconds East 331 00 feet parallel with said North Section line, thence North 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds East 85.00 feet parallel with said East Sector Uk thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 49 seconds East 300 feet par­ allel with saJ North Section line, thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds West 247 74 feet along said East Section line. thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 30 seconds West 631 00 feet thence North 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds East 163 42 feet parallel with said East Section line lo point of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. tn which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated March 30. 2006 For more information, ptease can FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sle 200 Bingham Farms. Mchigan 48025-5822 Fite *083238F03 -w- NOTICE The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve or. the Construction Board of Appeals. Applicants must be a licensed builder, licensed plumber or licensed electrician. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, third floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State StHastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 17. 2006. CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE BUDGET DISCUSSION Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City ot Hastings will hold a special meeting on .Monday. April 17. 2006 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, second floor of City Hail, for the purpose of reviewing a draft of the 2006'2007 City budget and hearing presenta­ tions from administrative staff regarding the budget. Council will also hear comments from the public. Additional discussion and a formal public hearing on the budget will occur prior to its adoption by the City Council. Thomas E. Emery City Clerk_________________________________________ 775t>I.W» PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF THE INTENT OF FEMA TO FUND A PROJECT IN BARRY COUNTY Under the .National Environment Policy Act (NEPA). Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPAl, Executive Order (EO)11988. and E0 11990. the Federal Emergency Management .Agency (FEMA) is required to provide public notice of any proposed actions that have the potential to affect floodplain: wetlands, or historic resources. Notification is hereby given of FEMA's intent to provide Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding to the Barry County Drain Commissioner for a project to elevate thirteen (13) residential structures above the 100-year floodplain near Jordan Lake. The damages caused by wide spread flooding throughout Lower Michigan in May 2004 result­ ed in a Presidential Disaster Declaration. FEMA DR-1527-MI. Because of this declaration, fund­ ing is available for this project and certain other eligible projects through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 9P.L 93-288. as amended). NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on September 10.1999, by Mariana R Perez, a single woman, as Mortgagor, to Mainstreet Savings Bank. FSB as Mortgagee and which mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan on October 1. 1999. in Document No 1036003 (the “Mortgage'). on which Mortgage there is claimed to be an indebtedness, as defined by the Mortgage due and unpaid in the amount of Ninety Six Thousand Two Hundred and 27/100 Dollars ($96,200 27). as of the date of this notice, including principal and interest and other costs secured by Uie Mortgage, no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt, or any part of the debt secured by the Mortgage, an J the power ol sate in the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. May 11. 2006. at 1 00 o dock m the afternoon, at the Courthouse. 220 West State Street Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder, at public sate, for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness due on the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sate, cer­ tain property located in Barry County. Michigan, described in the Mortgage as follows A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 35. TOWN 2 NORTH, RANGE 8 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 POST OF SAID SECTION 35 AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES OB' WEST 426.4 FEET TO A POINT IN THE CENTER OF BIRD ROAD. WHICH IS THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 212.9 FEET ALONG THE CENTER OF BIRD ROAD ON THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT OF RADIUS 284 78 FEET. THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS NORTH 19 DEGREES 33’ EAST 207 97 FEET. THENCE NORTH 40 DEGREES 58 EAST 41.1 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 60 DEGREES 18’ EAST 203 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 10 DEGREES 04’ WEST 120 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES OT WEST 252 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The length of the redemption period will be six (6) months from the date of the sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sale Dated: Apnl 13. 2006 Mainstreet Savings Bank. FSB By: Lori L Purkey, Esq Milter. Canfield. Paddock and Stone. P.L.C. 444 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 KZLlB:509137 1\105064-00019 The project is to mitigate frequent flooding of homes on Jordan Lake by elevation of the resi­ dential structures in place. The proposed project would consist of elevating thirteen (13) resi­ dential itructures to a first floor elevation height of (at least) one foot above the 100-year flood elevation at 814.8 (feet. NGVD 29). The project will be located in section 4 of Township T4N, R7W. Barry County. Michigan. Additional details of this project can be obtained by contacting Mr. Thomas Doyle. Liny County Drain Commissioner, at (269) 945-1385. CITY OF HASTINGS Public Notice Fire Hydrant Flushing It is important that we receive your input on this project to assure that we have addressed any issues and concern' that the residents or other interested citizens believe are important. You can provide us with your comments by mailing or faxing them to the following address. Jeanne Millin. Regional Environmental Office (FEMA). Region V. 536 S. Clerk St. 6th Floor, ». hicago. IL 60605. Fax (312) 408-5551 email Jeanne.millinfrfema.guv. We need to receive comments no later than (30 days from Public date) -’soiwfi City work crews will be flushing fire hydrant* on Tuesday. April 25. 2006. In case of inclement weather we have scheduled Wednesday. April 26. 2006 as the alternate date. Tim Girrbach Director of Public Service* Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT TEE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of he bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Enc A. Beck, a single man. original mortgagor)s), to Amenhrst Financial Corporation. Mortgagee dated February 26. 1999. and recorded on March 4. 1999 m instru­ ment 1026045. and assigned by mesne assign­ ments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is ciair.led to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Nme Thousand Fifteen And 57/100 Dollars ($89,015.57). including interest at 7 5% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is het eby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a ate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry Countv Courthouse tn Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 4.2006 Sate premises are situated m Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel 1 That pat of the South 1/2 of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 27. Town 1 North Range 9 West, lying Westerly of the Consumers Power Company Parcel as recorded in Liber 307 of Deeds. Page 449 as recorded m Barry County Register f Deeds and lying Easterly of the Centerline of Highway (Brooklodge Road), reserv­ ing the Westerly 33 feet for road highway purposes. Parcel 2: Also the North 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 27. Town 1 North, Range 9 West. Except parcel sold to Consumers Power Company and recorded in Liber 307 ol deeds on Page 449 and described as a strip of land 311 teet wide across the Southwest i/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of sate Section 27. and described as follows To find the p>ace of beginning of this description com­ mence at the Southwest comer of sate section, run thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 05 seconds East along the South line of said section 871.05 feet to the place of beginning of this descnptxxi, thence continuing South 89 degree 46 minutes 05 seccnds East along said South line of said section 317 64 feet thence North 11 degrees 30 minutes 15 seconds West 1345.05 feet to the South 1/8 line of sate section; thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 32 seconds West along said South 1/Stale of sate section 317.63 feet, thence South 11 degrees 30 minutes 15 seconds East *345.01 feet to the place of beginning All in section 27. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 12 months fro the date o» such sate Dated: April 6. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sle 200 C ngham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite •088347F0’ rnotjca NOTICE The Barry County Board of Commissioner, is seek­ ing applicants to serve on the Community Corrections Advisory Board. Applicants must repre­ sent the media. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St. Hastings; (269) 945­ 1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 17, 2006. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Accuracy Test for the May 2.2006 Election will be conducted on Wednesday. April 19. 2006 al 5XX) p m. in the Woodland Township Hall located at 156 South Mam. Woodland. Michigan The Public Accuracy Test ts conducted to demonstrate that the program and the computer that will be used to tabulate the results Of the election have been prepared in accor­ dance with the law Cheryl Allen Woodland Township Clerk 156 S Mam. Woodland. Ml 48897 (269) 367-4915 NOTICE The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held April 11, 2006, are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St., Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. MM PUBLIC NOTICE OF ACCURACY TEST Notice is hereby given that the Public Accuracy Test for the May 2. 2iMm Election is scheduled for .April 17. 2006 beginning at 8J0 a.m. The test will be conducted at Hasting*. Charter Township Hall. 885 River Road. Hastings. Ml. The Public Accuracy Test is conduct­ ed to determine the accuracy of ths pmgiam and the computer being used to tabulate the results of the election. NOTICE The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seek­ ing applicants to serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. Applicants must represent agricultural interest. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St., Hastings; (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 17, 2006. All tabulators used for each precinct will he tested individually. The forming Townships will participate in the Test: Friday Night Live Jazz in downtown Hastings. Fra* to ail jazz fans ill Day Saturday, 14 High School uazz Bands Perform from 0:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Central Auditorium at Central Elementary on Broadway The All Star Student Jazz band opens for the £ Assyria - Deborah Massimino. Clerk Baltimore - Penelope Ypnu. Clerk Barn - Debra Dewey-Perry. Clerk Carlton - Wilma Daniels. Clerk Castleton ■ Loma Wilson. Clerk Hasting* Charter Bonnie Cruttendcn. Clerk Hope - Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Irving - Carol Ergang. Clerk Johnstown - June Doster. Clerk Maple Grove - Susan Butler. Clerk < Irangesille - Jennifer Guy; Clerk Prairieville • Normatcan Campbell-Nichols. Clerk Rutland Charter - Robin Hawthorne. Clerk Thomapple • Susan Mietstra. Clerk Yankee Springs Janice Lippert. Clerk THE Pl Bill IS INVITED TO ATTEND Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or service* should contact their township clerk at least five (5l days in advance of the lest. __________________________ 775t»l4tt BIDS ACCEPTED FOR SEXTON Assyria Township is taking bids for Sexton for Assyria Township Cemeteries. Bidders for this position must supply their own equip­ ment. Duties include, but are not limited to: - Mowing and trimming of all cemeteries (four) and Township Hall. - I'pkeep to keep cemeteries looking respectable. - Responsible for opening and closing of all graves and present at interment. - Maintain records of burials in coordination of Clerk. - Placement and removal of Veteran flag* for Memorial Day. A complete description of duties can be obtained by contacting Debbie Massimino. Assyria Township Clerk at (269) 7584003. Bids can be directed to Debbie Massimino. Clerk 7475 Cox Road, Bellevue. Ml 49021. Bids must be delivered to the Township Clerk, by 5pm, Monday May 5, 2006._________________ ttmisjs �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 13. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A 0E3T COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount tendered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Craig M Greenfield and Leona M Greenfield, hustand and wife, original modgagor(s). to Weils Firgo Home Mortgage, inc . Mortgagee, dated December 19. 2003. and recorded on January 6. 2004 in instru­ ment 1120305. tn Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve And 48/100 Dollars ($73,712 48), including interest at 10125% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foracmsed by a sate of the mortgaged premise, or some pari of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on May 11. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as. Lot 56 of the Village of Nashville, according to the recorded plat thereof, being m Uber 1 ol Plats on Page 10. The redemption period shall be 6 months »'om the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in axordance with MCLA 600 3241 a. in which rase the redemption period shall be 30 days from tne date of such sale Dated Apnl 13.2006 For more information, please call FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File f089230F01 rnown Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to th return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Bretl A Mansberger. a married man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 7. 2003. and recorded on February 10. 2003 in instru­ ment 1097350. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Washington Mutual Bank as assign?® by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Seven And 70/100 Dollars ($113,537 70). mcfuding interest at 4 625% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. nonce is hereby given that said mortgage wilt be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on Am 20. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lots 68. 69. and 70 of the Reptat of Outtot "A* of Fair Lake Park Plat, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 88 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such site, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: Mitch 23. 2006 For more information, ptease cal1 FC R 243 593 1305 Trort A Trott. PC _Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4048949F06 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foieclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to he return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Diomco Hernandez Jr. and Lor Hernandez, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated August 5. 2004. and recorded on August 16. 2004 tn instrument 1132430. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse as assignee by an assignment, on wn«n mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date nereof the sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Frve And 35/100 Dollars ($89,465.35). including interest at 6 85% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. nonce ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1.00 PM. on Apnl 27. 2006 Said premises are situated m City f Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Commencing at tne Southwest comer. Lot 289, thence West 4 rods, for beginning Thence North 8 rods. West 4 rods. South 8 rods. East 4 rods, to place of beginning. Ongnai Plan of the Village (now City) of Hasongs. City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated March 30. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mtenigan 48025-5822 Fite 4O87363F01 , THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David M Ryan and Cathy Ryan, husbano and wife, to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated July 13. 205 and recorded July 25. 2005 in Instrument Number 1149953. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities, inc Asset Backed pass through Cem:-cates. Series 2005-R8 under the pooling and servicing agreement dated as of Septcmix:.- 1. 2005. without recourse by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Nine and 75/100 DoMats ($183569.75) including interest at 7 35% per annum Under tri® power of sate contamsd in said mort­ gage and the statute ir such case made an provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings in Barry County Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on MAY 4, 2006 Sad premises are located in the Township of Bany. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The Nonhwest one-quarter of the Southeast onequarter of Section 1. Town 1 North, Range 9 West, except commencing at the Northeast comer of the Northwest one-quarter, of the Southeast one-quar­ ter of Section 1. thence West 20 Rods along the center of highway, thence South 24 Rods, thence East 20 Rods, thence North 24 Rods to the point of beginning Also, except commencing m the center of Section 1 for point of beginning thence South 775 feet, thence East 1320 feet, thence North 379 feet, thence West 330 West, thence North 396 feet, thence West 990 feet to the point of beginning Subject to Easements. Reservations and limitation of record, if any. The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MLA §600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited sotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated Apnl 6. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 214 3003 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Artemio Villanueva and Anita S Villanueva, husband and wife, to Nations One Mortgage, mortgagee, dated October 17 2002 and recorded October 31.2002 m Instrument Number 1090644.and Affidavit of Scrivener's error to correct legal description submit­ ted tu and recorded by Barry County Records Said mortgage ts now held by Washington Mutual Bank. FA by assignment dated October 22. 2002 and recorded on October 31. 2u02 in Instrument Number 1090645., Affidavit of Scrivener's error submitted to and recorded by Barry County Register of Deeds. Barry County Records There is claimed to be due on such mortgage he sum of Eighty-Four Thousand Fifty-Six and 80/100 Dollars ($84,056.80) including interest at the rate of 6.50% per annum Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that th mortgage wiH be fore­ closed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on Apdi 20. 2006 The premises are located in the City of lake Odessa. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 3. Lakewood Acres, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Uber 5. page 12. of Plats Barry County Records Lot 19. Lakewood Acres No 2. according to the plat thereof as recorded in Liber. page 12. of Plats Barry County Records The redemption penod siiaU be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days fro the date of the sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, rf any. are limited sotety to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated March 23. 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Washington Mutual Bank. FA. as Assignee P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No. 362,0033 Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bradley Novtskey and Jennifer Noviakey. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Reg.stration Systems Inc . as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 6. 2003. and recorded on August 12. 2003 in instrument 1110669. in Barry county records Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Two Hundred Eighteen And 74/100 Dollars ($156218.74). includ­ ing interest at 6 125% per annum tinder the power ol sate contained in sate mort gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of thorn, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on Apnl 20. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 47. Thomapple Valley Pines No 2. according to the recorded plat H ereof in Liber 6 of Plats, on Page 27. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined ..bandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Ds.sd March 23. 2006 For more information please call FC W 248 593.1312 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4087430F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT CUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bio amount ten­ dered a’ Mie, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions or a mortgage made by Thomas F. Krul III and Ly.ine c. Krul. husband and wife, origi­ nal mortgagees) to Mainstreet Savings Bank. FSB. Mortgage, dated December 12. 2001. and recorded on December 19. 2001 in instrument 1071742. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment on which mortgage there is claimed to be due a the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Seven And 89/100 Dollars ($115.247 89). ncluding interest at 7 125% per annum Under the power of sate contained tn sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puttee vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 4. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Charter Townsnip o Rutland. Barry County. Michigan. and are described as: Lots 27 arte 28. Plat of Loehr's Landing, itcocding to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 3 of Piats on Page 61. Township of Rutland. Bany County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance witn MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: Apnl 6. 2006 For more information, please call FC R 248 593 1305 Trod & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4070540F03 mono Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Mie may be rescinded by the for eclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at Mie, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven P Ingram, an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successor and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 12. 2005. and recorded on May 19. 2005 in Liber 2836 on Page 418. m Allegan county records. Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee to Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis (FKA Union Federal Savings Bank of Indianapohs) as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Seven Thousand Eighty-Six And 22/100 Dollars ($9. .066 22). includ­ ing interest at 5 875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the East front entrance to the Allegan County Building in Allegan at 9:00 AM. on May 18. 2006 Sate premises are situated in C»iy of Plainwell. Allegan Count;. Michigan, and are described as Lot numbered one hundred forty eight (148) of Woodham s Second Addition (also known as origi­ nal plat). Village of Plainwell (now a city). Ailegan County Michigan accord-ng to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated April 13. 2006 For more information, please cal' FC W 248 593 1312 Trott 4 Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4089586F01 City of Hastings PUBLIC NOTICE The City u< I Lutin*!' seek* uwididjlcs few wwintmcnt to the Z.min® Bo*rd ut MvcwK (ZBAi. lucal Hovlopnu-nt Finance Authority (LDFA). the Cable Accn* Lcwnmittce and the nets Mini lubrarv Bojrd InirrcUed petwns are cnc.<uraited It. apply l.w appointment by xwnpielinfi an applKJti'Hi iurm available at City Hall. 301 Eut .State Street. HaMin^ Tbomai Emery. ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP The Assyria Township Board is accepting letters of interest from any resident interested in fulfilling the vacant Trustee position. This position would be an appointed position and would run through the end of Lhe elected term (November 2008). Residents must be a registered voter in Assyria Township. Those interested are requested to send a letter of intent and background qualifications to Debbie Massimino. Clerk. 7475 Cox Road. Bellevue. Ml 49021. 77S01S32 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWN­ SHIP, BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance/Map will be held on Wednesday, April 19.2006, commencing at 7:30 p.m.. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Head: Road, Hastings. Michigan. PLEA".E TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered include, in brief, the following: 1. Consideration of the application of Marguerite Harvath and Brenda M. Hoffman, for rezoning of property #08-13-026-005-20 located at: 2240 West Quimby Road. Described as: RUTLAND TWP COM S 89 DEG 51* 20" W 264.01 FT FR SE COR SEC 26-3-9 FOR POB TH S 89 DEG 51’ 20" W 528 FT TH N 00 DEG 27 11" W 957.19 FT TH N 89 DEG 51' 19" E 528 FT TH S 00 DEG 27 11" E 954.52 FT TO POB. This property is currently zoned at “AG" AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT. The applicant seeks rescuing to “RE" RURAL ESTATES. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. ; 2. Such and further matters as nay properly come before the Planning Commission. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan. Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be examined by the general public at the Rutland Charter ‘Ih-.vnsh.n Hall, during regular business hours and that copies of the Zoning Ordinance and/or kind Use Plan may be examined at said public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserve* the right to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances and to make its recommendation to the Rutland CharU«• Township Board accordingly, either at or fol­ lowing the public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon seven (7) davs notice to the Rutland Charter Township Cleric, the Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the public hearing to individual with disabilities. Individual* requiring auxiliary aids or serv­ ices should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telepho.'v: number listed below. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to take part in the discussion on the above proposed amendments. ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Mi 49058 I2C9) 948-2194 PRA I :l I A'l I LLE TOWNSHIP PLANNJMC COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map will be held on Wednesday. April 19. 2006. commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Prairieville Township Hall, 10115 South Norris Road, within the Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered at this public hearing include, in brief, the following: 1. The application of Mark Hoffman for lhe rezoning from an existing “R-4" Multiple Family. High Density Residential District zoning classification to a proposed “C-l" Rural Art*. Convenience Commercial District zoning classification of an approximately two acre parcel of land abutting the east side of Doster Road and located approximately 370’ south of Merlau Avenue in Prairieville Township (Tax Parcel l.D. #007-006-05). It is also proposed to amend the Prairieville Township Land Use Plan so as to change the land use classification of the above­ mentioned property from a High Density Residential land use classification to a Commercial land use classification. 2. Such other and further matters as they may properly come before the Planning Commission at the Public Hearing. rLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Zoning Ordinance and Township Land Use Plan and Map and the proposed amendments thereto may be examined at the Prairieville Township Hall located at 10115 South Norris Road within the To»vnship at any rea­ sonable time from and after the first publication of this Notice until and including the time of the public hearing and may he further examined at the public hearing. The Prairieville Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right to make changes in the above mentioned proposed zoning amendments at or following the pub­ lic hearing. All interested parties are invited to he present to participate in discussion on the matter. Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or senices should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. PRMRIEV1LLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Normaican Nichols. Clerk Prairieville Township Hall lot 15 South Norns Road Delton. Ml 49(46 (269) 623-2664 0 B 77500*47 g �Page 12 - Thursday. Apnl 13. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL HOT1CES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This * ale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, tf any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return f the bid amount tendered at Mie, plus Interest. MORTG. .GE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brian VanWyk. a single man. original mortgagof(s). to Heartwell Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage tender. Mortgagee, dated August 6. 2004. and recorded on August 23. 2004 in instrument 1132775. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Michigan State Housing Development Authonty. a public body corporate and politic of the State of Michigan as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Forty-One And 14/100 Dollars ($123,641 14). including interest at 5.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in aid mort­ gage and the statute in such case made ina pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed Uy a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue. at the Bai -y County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1:X PM, o May 11,2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville, Barry County. Michigan, and arc described as: Lot 60. Bryanwood Estates No. 4, according to the recorded plat thereof m Liber C of Plats on Page 45. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in nvhich case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated Apnl 13. 2006 For more information, please call FC R 248 593.1305 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fams, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4089244F01 nwiaw Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Scie THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WLL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Mte may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the ream of the bid amount ten­ dered at Mte, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Gerald A. Hines, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Flagstar Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated May 5. 2000, and recorded onMay 10. 2000 in instrument 1044176. and modified by agreement dated September 1. 2005. and recorded on November 8. 2005 on Page 1155875. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp., a New Jersey Corporation as assignee by an assign­ men. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Ten And 96/100 Dollars ($87,710.96). including interest at 7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM on April 27. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 14. 15 and 16 of Innovation Subdivision according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 on Page 21. The redemption perod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: March X. 2006 For more information, please call: FC 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4068055F01 mo’om Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATICil WE OBTAIN WILL Be USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the Mum of the bid amount ten­ dered at Mie, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel R Wetton and Judith L Wetton. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Michigan Home Finance. LLC. Mortgagee dated February 10, 2005. and recorded on March 9. 2005 in instrument 1142480. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, in trust for the Certrficateholders of Carrington Mortgage Loan Trst. Senes 2X5-OPT2 Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Five Thousand Nine Hundred Nme And 02/100 Dollars ($205,909.02). mdudmg rterest at 8.49% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged oremises. or some part of them, at publicvendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on April 27, 2006 Said premises are situated m Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lots 37. 38. and 39 of Indian Hills, according to the recorded platthereof. as recorded in Uber 4 of Plats on Page 53 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of sch sate Dated March 30. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attornevs For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4087530F01 -^.oco Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This snte may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall be limit­ ed sotety to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has baen made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James Grace and Emma Grace, husband and wife, original mort­ gagor (s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated Apnl 27. 2P05. and recorded on October 14. 2005 m instrument 1154503. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bank of New York as Trustee for the certifcate holders CWABS Inc . Asset-Backed Certificates. Senes 2005-7 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty And 94/100 Dollars (S94.920 94). including interest at 8.99% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1 00 PM. on April 20. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 25 and 26 of Barrett Acres, according to the record­ ed plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats. Page 30. subject to a 20 foot easement over the North side of said Lot 26 of Barrett Acres The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in acco'uance with MCLA GOO 324 1a in which case tho redemption penod shall bo 30 days from *he data of such sate. Dated March 23. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 480255822 Fite 4087516F01 PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held by the Prairieville Township Planning Commission on April 19. 2006 at 7:00 P.M. at the Prairieville Township Hall. 10115 S. Norris Road within the Township. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the item(s) to be considered at this Public Heanng include, in brief, the fol­ lowing: 1. David W. Woodhouse. Englewood Builders. 12100 M-89. Plainwell. Ml 49080. requests a Special land Use permit and Site Plan Review, in order to construct a 32x60x16’ residential accessory building at 10047 Smitten Uni. parcel 408-012-033-003-13. lot C. Plainwell. Ml. A Special Land Use Permit and Site Plan approval is necessary as the combined floor space of accessory buildings is greater than permitted in Section 4.20C2 of the Ordinance. The property in question is zoned 'A" Agricultural. STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT KENT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT - FAMILY DIVISION PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING ALE NO. 0*-181.265 GA In the matter of GAYLE POE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS -nduding whose address(es) are unknown and whose inter­ est in the matter may be barred or affected by the following: TAKE NOTICE. A heanng will be held on 04/27.2006 at 9 00a m at 180 Ottawa. NW ■ 9th Floor. Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 before Judge JANET A. HAYNES (P33411) for the following pur- APPOINT A FULL GUARDIAN Date: 4/11/06 GINNY K MIKITA/Mikrta Kruse Law Center (P45305) 8705 Peterson. NE Rockford. Ml 49341 (616)866-1218 Fred & Lena Meijer Heart Center 100 Michigan. NE Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 (616)391-4327 Default having been made in the conditions ol a certain Future Advance Mortgage executed on September 11. 2003. by Keith W. Durkee and Donna Durkee, husband and wife, as Mortgagors, to State Bank of Caledonia, now known a« Chemical Bank, as Mortgagee, and which mort­ gage was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan on October 27. 2003. m Document No. 1116338 (the "Mortgage’), on which Mortgage there is claimed to be an indebtedness, as defined by the Mortgage, due and unpaid in the amount of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Four Hundred Seventy Three and 06/100 Dollars ($119,473.06). as of the date of this notice including principal and interest, and other costs secured by the Mortgage, no suit or proceed­ ing at law or in equity having been instituted io recover the debt, or any part of the debt, secured by the Mortgage, and the power of sale in the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the default. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. May 4. 2005. at 1XX) o'clock in the afternoon, at the Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County o’ Barry, there will be offered for sate and sold to the highest bidder, at public sate, for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness due on the Mortgage, together with legal costs and expenses of sate, cer­ tain property located in the Township ol Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, desenoed in the Mortgage as follows: COMMENCING AT A Pl ACE OF BEGINNING IN SURVEY OF CRISP PLAT OF BONIFACE POINT. RUN NORTH 44 1/2 DEGREES WEST 277 1/2 FEET ALONG THE SHORE OF THE LAKE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAID PLAT TO THE SOUTHV/F ST CORNER OF SAME AND CONTIN­ UING IN SAME COURSE 160 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MRS BLAKELY'S LOT; THENCE NORTH 1.5 DEGREES WEST 57.5 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE FIRST LOT WEST OF MRS BLAKELY’S LOT FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING FROM THIS PLACE OF BEGINNING BY METES AND BOUNDS AND COURSES RUN NORTH 54 1/4 DEGREES EAST ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF SAID FIRST LOT WEST OF MRS BLAKELY'S LOT 224 FEET TO THE SHORE OF THE LAKE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SAID BONIFACE POINT; THENCE ALONG THL SHORE OF THE LAKE NORTH 29 5 DEGREES WEST 50 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 54 1/4 DEGREES WEST 224 FEET TO THE SHORE OF THE LAKE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAID POINT. THENCE SOUTH 29 5 DEGREES EAST 50 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING ON THE SHORE OF PINE LAKE IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 6. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST Commonly known as 10930 Boniface, Plainwell. Michigan The length of the redemption period will be six (6) months from the date of the sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (X) days from the date of such sale Dated April 6. 2006 Chemical Bank By: Lori L Purkey. Esq. Milter. Canfield. Paddock and Stone, P.LC. 444 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 MORTGAGE SALE This firm ts a debt collector attempting to coltect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose Default has occurred in a mortgage made by Douglas A Snoeymk and Angela A. Snoeyink. hus­ band and wife, to First National Bank of America, dated January 19. 2001 and recorded on January 25. 2001 in Document 1054262. Barry County records The mortgage holder has begun no pro­ ceedings to recover any part of the debt, which is now SX.410 41 The mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the property, at public auction to the highest bidder, on Thursday. April 27, 2006 at 1.00 p.m. local time, at the mam entrance to Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan The property will be sold to pay the amount Oien due on the mortgage, together with interest at 12.75 per cent, foreclosure costs, attor­ neys fees, and also any taxes and insurance that the mortgage holder pays before the sate. The property is located in Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, and is described in the mortgage as A parcel of land in the Northwest one quarter of Section 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, described as beginning at an iron stake in the Southwesterly comer to the First Addition of the Plat of Gwin's Grove thence South 48° 7 minutes East 477.95 feet; thence North 46° 3 minutes East 228 feet; thence North 48° 17 minutes West 236 98 feet to the place of beginning; thence North 48° 17 minutes West 100 teet; thence South 50* West 100 22 feet; thence South 43° 17 minutes East 1X feet; thence North 50“ East 100 40 feet to the place of begin­ ning 1978 Concora Mobile Home Serial #5159. The redemption penod will be six months from the date of sate, but if the property is abandoned under MCL 600.3241a, the redemption period will be 30 days Date: March 24. 2006 Joseph B Bnckus. attorney for mortgage holder PO Box 794. East Lansing. Ml 48826 517-337-1617 2. Such other and further matters that may property come before the Planning Commission fur this meeting. Ml interested persons are invited to be present or submit written comments on this special land use per­ mit application to the above Township office address. Prairieville Township will provide necessary auxiliary aids or services such as signets for the heanng impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being consid­ ered at the Inanng upon five t5» days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities rcquinng auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk. Mike Herzog. Township Supervisor Prairieville Township 77501470 COUNTY, continued from page 1-----------in on a state wide issue. Wing several years ago successfully shepherded County Board adoption of a resolution opposing same-sex marriages at the state level. AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE NOTIFY (248) 362-6IX IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been mxje in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Rocky C. Rabishaw and Melva J. Rabishaw. husband and wife of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Sand Ridge Bank dated the 29th day of March. A.D 2005. and recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County ol Barry and State of Michigan, on the 14th day of Apnl. AD. 2005, in Instrument No 1144874 of Barry Records, which said mortgage was assigned to First Financial Bank, thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for pnnapal of $66,869.42 (Sixty Six thousand. Eight hundred Sixty Nme dol­ lars and Forty Two cents) plus accrued interest at 5.37% (five point three seven) percent per annum And no suit proceedings at law or tn equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by sate mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore by virtue of the power of sate xmtained m said mortgage, and pursuant to the stt.tue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 20th day of April. AD , 2006. at 1XX) o'clock sate mortgage will he fore­ closed by a sale at public auction,to the highest bid­ der. at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml, Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage Which said premises are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the City of Hastings, m the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: The North one-half of Lots 4 and 5 of Block 10. Daniels Suker's Addition to the City (Formerly Village) of Hastings, as recorded m Uber 1 c* Plats. Page 11. Barry County Records Commonly known as: 729 N Hanover Tax IO: 08-55-095-063-X The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period half be X days from the date of such sate Dated: March 16. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO. L PA By: Darnel E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weftman. Weinberg & Reis Co. LP A 2155 Butterfield Dove, Suite 2X-S Troy. Michigan 48064 WWR #04608387 77X00(11 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMAWN WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS. This sate r.xay be rescinded by the foreclosing m xtgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, a hall bo limit­ ed solely to the return o the bid amount tendered at Mate. Inta*set. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bi?n made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Lark lagieic. an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s(. to Mortgage Electronic Rogistrabon System.- Inc . nominee for tender nd tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 14 . 2004. arte recorded on May 21. 2004 in instrument 11279-M. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Six And 38/1X Dotlars ($59,206 X). including interest at 5.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case mad and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 4. 2006 Said premises are situated In Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15, Town 2 North. Range 8 West, also the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 ol said Section 15. except commencing at the Southwest comer ol the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 15; thence North on the West line of said Section. 1X rods; thence East at nght angles to sate Section line 20 rods; thence Southeasterly to a point 40 rods North of a point on the South line of sate North 1/2of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 15. X rods East of said Southwest comer; thence South 40 rods to said South Ime of sate North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4; thence West on said South line of the North 1/2 of said Southwest 1/4 of Section 15. X rods to the Place of Beginning ALSO EXCEPT a parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 ol Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, beginning at a point on the North line of sate Section 15. which lies 563 feet due East of the Northwest comer ol said Section 15; thence due East 743 feel; thence South X degrees 22 minutes Wes! 770 feet; thence due West 738 feet; thence due North 770 feet to the Point ol Beginning Baltimore Township, Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such ale Dated: April 6. 2006 For more information, please call FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 3O4X Telegraph Rd Ste 2X Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #088980F01 tw FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm ts a debt collector attempting to col•ect a debt. Any information obtained wHI be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Hany A Mead Jr aA/a H AMen Mead and Mary A Mead. Husband and Wife to Argent mortgage Company, LLC. A Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated February 13, 2004 and recorded March 12. 2004 in Instrument # 1123559 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Agent Securities Inc. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2004 W8 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there if. claimed to be due a! the date hereof the sum o Eighty-Two Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Four Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents ($82.444 37) including interest 9.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml at 1 XPM on Thursday. May 4. 2006 Said premises are situated In Township ol Castleton. Barry County.Michgan. and are described as: That part of the fractional Southwest one-quarter of Section 20. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan, more particularly as: Commencing at the South one-quar­ ter comer of said section; thence due West along the South fane of said section, 70.70 feet to the point of beginning of this description; thence continuing West along said South tone 161.75 teet. thence North 0 degrees 38 minutes 33 seconds East 345 X teet; thence West 1X X feet, hence North 0 degrees 38 minutes 33 seconds East 447 x feet. thence East 321.75 feet thence South 0 degrees 38 minutes 33 seconds West 792 X feet to the point of beginning. Commonly known as 6525 Thomapple Lake, Nashville Ml 4X73 .The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 6X 3241a. in which case me redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate. Dated APRIL 3. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc., Asset Backed Pass­ Through Certificates. Senes 2004-W8 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004, Without Recourse. Assignee of Mortgagee Attcnwys: Potestrvo & Associates. PC. 811Souir. Blvd. Suite IX Rochester Hilte. Ml 48X7 (248) 844 5123 nw.iM Our Fite No 06-46220 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMA ■DOH OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John M Lynch, a single man. to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation, mortgagee, dated June 18. 2004 and recorded July 16. 2004 in Instrument Number 1130918, Barry County Records Sate mortgage is now held by Wefts Faipo Bank. NA. as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust. Senes 2004-OPT1. Assc* Backed Pass-Through Certificates by assignment submitted to and recorded by the Barry Count/ Register of Deeds. There is claimed to be due on such mongsge ’he sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Twelve and 53/100 Dollars ($99,912 53) inc-temg mteresl it the rate of 7 X% per annum Under the power of sale con2»ineo r the mort­ gage and the statutes of the Star© of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgac,? wiM be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgajed pre-msec or some part of them, at pubhc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings n Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on ApnJ 27, 2006. The premises are located m the Vowrship of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan aite are described as: A parcel of land in the Southwest ore-quarter of Section 2 Town North. Range 7 West. WoodUnd Township. Barry County. Michigan, rjlace of begin nmg on the South line of said Section which lies 316.28 feet East of the Southwest comer of Section 2. thence North 233 teet. thence East 110 teet. thence South 233 feet, thence West 110 teet to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §6X 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the dale of the sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrows In that event, your damages, if any. are limited sotety to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated March X 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Wells Fargo Bank. NA. as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust. Senes 2004OPT1. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, as Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48X7-5041 (248) 457-1 OX Fite No 221 2989 305 S. Broadway (M-37) • Hastings ■fnid Office Hours: Mon.-Fit 9 an - 5 pm And ahrays svailxbte by appointment MLS £ TMI Free 1-886-4774M1 • Local V28M464S14 "Is your properly TrodeMurketuble?" Coll us when experience counts. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. Apr I 13. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions ol a mortgage made by Leslie J Biieth a Mamed Woman and Jeffrey Allan Bileth. Her Husband, original mortgagors I to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lender s successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 12.2002. and record­ ed on September 17. 2002 in instrument 1067587. in Barry county records Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to Countrywide Home Loans Inc as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to oe due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Eigh* Hundred Sixty And 62/100 Dollars ($125,860.62). including interest at 6% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said modgag'.- and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 4.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The East 1/2 of the North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 4 North. Range 9 West Ex'-ept a parcel in the Southeast corner thereof being 150 feet east and west by 350 feet North and South, but to be at least 21 feet from the house on said prem­ ises. Irvtng Township. Barry county. Michigan, except that part ol the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 2. Town 4 North Range 9 West described as commencing at the North 1/4 comer of said section. South 00 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds west 348 00 feet along the east line of said Northwest 1/4 to lhe point of begin­ ning; thence South 00 Degrees 00 Minutes 0 Seconds West 220.00 feet along said east Ime; thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 396 00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 00 min­ utes 00 seconds oast 220 0 feet/ thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east 396.00 feet to the east line ol said Northwest 1/4 and the point of beginning Also except the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 4 North. Range 9 west described as: commencing at the North 1/4 of said Section Thence South 01 Degrees 30 min­ utes 32 seconds west 56 00 feet along the east line of said Northwest 1/4 to the point of beginning; there? North 88 Degrees 29 minutes 28 seconds West 366 00 feet, thence South 01 degrees 30 min­ utes 32 seconds west 100 00 feet, thence North 88 degrees 29 minutes 28 seconds wes 330.00 feet; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 32 seconds east 54 37 feet lhence North 88 degrees 36 min­ utes 04 seconds west 616 33 feet; thence south 01 degrees 31 minutes 36 seconds west 707 38 leet along the west line of said northeast 1/4. Northwest 1/4. thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 04 sec­ onds east 1162 55Jeet atony the south ime of said northeast 1/4 Northwest V4 thence North 01 degrees 30 minutes 32 seconds east 350.00 feet along the west line of the east 150 1c«t o* said Northeast 1/4, Northwest 1/4. thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 04 seconds east 150 00 feet, thence North 01 degrees 30 minutes 32 seconds east 401 86 feet along the east line of said Northwest 1/4 to the point of beginning. Subject to highway right-of-way for Buehler Rod The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated April 6 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-582 Fite W84596F01 -wm. Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by KEITH A BASCO AND DAOURI L BASCO HUSBAND AND WIFE to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC. Mortgagee, dated October 25. 2001. and recorded on November 01 2001. as Instrument No. 1069097. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at lhe date hereof the sum of one hundred twenty nine thou­ sand seven hundred twenty six and 65/100 Dollars ($129,726 65). including interest at 7.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. noLce is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1:00 PM on May 11. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 17. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. ASSYRIA TOWNSH'P. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED aS THE NORTH 468 FEET OF THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHEAST ONEQUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 17. ALSO THE EAST 220 FEET OF THE NORTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONEQUARTER OF SECTION 17. ALSO THE EAST 220 FEET OF THE NORTH 468 FEET OF THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUAR­ TER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 17 TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST ACCORDING TO I HE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF IN LIBER 608 OF PLATS PAGE 568 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate DATED Apnl 13. 2006 Robert A Tremam & Associates PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI, LLC Mortgagee For More Information Call (248) 540-7701 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in •’e condnions ol a mortgage made by Sarah L Greenman. a single woman, to Horizon Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated April 18. 2003 and recorded *4x11 22. 2003 in Instrument Number 1102601 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Chase Home Finance L.L.C.. successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation by assignment. There is claimed to be due al the date hereof he sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Eight and 04/100 Dollars ($89,698 04) including interest at 6.25% per annum. Under lhe power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1TX) p.m on MAY 11. 2006 Sato premises are located ir the Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Northeast corner of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, thence South 01 degree 01 minute 00 seconds East along the East Section L. ■ >041.47 feet; thence North 89 degrees 48 minutes 42 seconds West 1041 49 feet lo the place of beginning, thence continuing Nortn 89 degrees 48 minutes 48 seconds West 275.00 feet to the centerline of Kingsbury Road; thence North 00 degrees 50 minutes 10 seconds West along said centerline 4085 feet, thence on a curve to the left along said centertine 273 76 feet, (radius 1271.32 feet chord 273.23 feet chord bearing North 07 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds West); thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 40 seconds East 309 94 feel, thence South 00 degrees 11 minutes 12 seconds East 312.73 feet to the place of begin­ ning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return ot the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. Dated Apnl 13. 2006 O>lan Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 310.0733 "*’** NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE DEFAULT having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by CRAIG J. SWANSON Trustee of the Craig J. Swanson Trust under a Trust Agreement dated March 24, 1995, lo SAND RIDGE BANK. Formerly NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS dated September 24. 1997. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry, and State of Michigan, on September 25. 1997. document number 1002021. on which Mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date of this notice, for principal and interest, the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand. One Hundred Thirty-Three and 97i00s ($76,133.97) Dollars, and no proceed­ ings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by sato Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sate contained in sato Mortgage has become operative. NOW THEREFORE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue ol the power of sate contained tn sato Mortgage and in pursuance of the statute in such case made ana provided, the said Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Courthouse in the City of Hastings and County of Barry. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court .n and for sato County, on Thursday. May 11. 2006. at 1:00 o'clock tn the afternoon ot said day. and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on sato Mortgage together with 6 875 percent interest, legal costs. Attorney's fees and also any taxes and insurance that sato Mortgagee does pay on or prior to the date of sato sate; which premises are described in sato Mortgage as follows, to-wit: Lot 6 of the Assessors Plat Number 1 of the Village of Nashville, according to the recorded plat thereof Redemption Penod under Michigan Law (MCLA) 600 3240) is 6 months The period of redemption will be six months from the date of sate. Dated: April 3. 2006 SAND RIDGE BANK Mortgagee By ROBERT L BYINGTON P27621 DEPOT LAW OFFICE. PLC 222 West Apple Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 0248 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey M Bishop and Robin WiHiams-Btshop. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Option One Mortgage Corporation. California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated December 17. 2004, and recorded on January 11. 2005 in instrument 1140027. in Barry county records. Michigan, on whicn mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Seventy-Three thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Five And 92/100 Dollars ($373,225 92). including interest at 8% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sato mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on May 4.2006 Sato premises are situated in Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as commencing at a point 50 feet North 44 1/2 degrees West from the Southwest comer of Cnspe's Plat of Boniface Point according to the recorded Plat thereof, being a point on the shore of Pine lake at Southwest comer of Lot owned by James Ross, thence North 501/2 degrees East 172 1/2 feel along the line of said Ross Lot to the Northwest comer of sato Ross Lot and being a point on the Northeast shore ol sato Lake, thence North 9 1/2 degrees West along the shore of sato Lake 60 feet; thence South 52 1/4 degrees West 208 feet to Shore of Lake on the South s>de of sato point; thence along shorn Lake South 44 1/2 d-qrees East 60 feet lo the Place of Beginning; the sa.ne bordering on the shore of Pine Lake at both ends of sato Lot and being in the Sou»t«west fractional 1/4 of Section 6. Town 1 North, Rcngo 10 West. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned tn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated Apnl 6. 2006 For more information, ptease call; FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025- '822 Fite *O8855QFO1 The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... You’re Invited to a Community Easter Celebration Sunday, April 16th, 10:00a.m. Central School 509 South Broadway “He is risen!’ Luke 24:5 First Presbyterian Church 945-5463 Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. V>'c arc currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus- Notice Of 'mortgage Foreclosure Safe THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN 'WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOWJF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILfTAAY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aate may be rescinded Ly the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to be return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - DJiult has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Douglas P. Vanisacker. a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Community Bank of Northern Virginia. Mortgagee, dated March 17. 2001. and recorded on March 20. 2001 in instrument 1057048. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sato Mortgagee to U.S Bank National Association, as trustee for the holders of lhe CSFB Mortgage Pass Through Certificates. Series 201-HE25 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Nine And 55/100 Dollars ($100,669.55). including interest al 9% per annum • Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such caso made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 0 PM. on April 20. 2006 Sato premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The South 1/4 of the Southeast of 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 23. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, also that part of the South 1/4 o the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of section 27. Lying Westerly of the center of highway (Brooklodge Road) The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated March 23. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite <086988F01 tomr. relations and sales skills. Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court St.. Hastings. Ml 49058 bQE/M-F Before you build, see us for your construction loan. Let's discuss the best financing options for you. 269-945-9554 EASTER EGG ROUND UP Fun in the “SON" K Hastings Church of the Living God r GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL!!! . LOOKING FOR GOOD STABLE PEOPLE WITli BAD CRED­ YOUR APPROVAL IS ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED"' Come join us for an Easter Egg Hunt Sunday, April 16. 2006 IF WE CAN T GET YOU APPROVED WITH THIS EXCITING Sunday School 10:00am Morning Worship 10:50am Evening Service 6:00pm / r'SOiSM NEW PROGRAM WELLGIVE YOU S500 00"! DRIVE A LATE MODEL CAR, SUV OR EVEN A 4X4 PICKUP TODAY!1; PLUS GET A S100 00 GAS CARO WITH YOUR VEHICLE!." CALL TODAY REGARDLESS OF YOUR PAST CREDIT HISTORY AND GET APPROVED1 CALL (269) 948-8210 today c 269-945-9561 1-800-267-3830 IT FOR NEW AUTO FINANCING PROGRAM 502 E. Bond St.. Hastings Immediately following morning worship service (ages 12 & under) construction loans (with only ONE closing) vacant land • home equity loans line of credit for approval mai^/Treet SAVINGS BANK It s how we bank here. WE FINANCE YOUR FUTURE NOT YOUR PAST' CALL MR. HAGG FOR YOUR APPROVAL TODAY! __ CALL (269) 948-8210 AND drive today' {■fr Member FDIC /Equal Housing Lender ttsoiw �Page 14 - Thursday. Apnl 13. 2006 - The Hastings Banner e®ow m • Jacob Emery Stewart. 24. of Hastings, was sentenced April 6 in Barry County Circuit Court to continue a probation sen­ tence he received on a September 2004 con­ viction on three counts of breaking and enter ing. Stewart was also ordered to participate in cognitive behavior therapy, substance abuse counseling and to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Stewart’s conviction also called for him to serve 10 months in the Barry County Jail with 54 days credit prior to his conviction. Stewart was arrested on the probation vio­ lation charge March 14. • Use of marijuana has earned a Middleville man continued probation on a September 2003 conviction of attempted third degree criminal sexual conduct. Garrett Ryan Rekis. 20. was sentenced by Judge James Fisher April 6 to continue his probation sentence after he was arrrested for consumption of marijuana on Feb. 23. 1 mmfoc Cardoufflcuwr Welcomes Cardiovascular mmpc New Patients Welcome! Ron VanderLaan, MD. FACT, FACC Board Certified: Cardiovascular Diseases & Internal Medicine . ■ ■ Tuesday Mixed TVCCU 50-14; Hastings City Bank 38-26; Consumers Concrete 37-27; J-Ad Graphics 34-30; Walker. Huke & Sheldon 33-31; Woodland Machine 24-40; Hastings Bowl 20.5- 43.5; Yankee Zephyr 19.5-44.5. Men’s High Gar.xs & Series - D. Blakely 208; Trent Graham 201; L. Porter 213; K. Beebe 256618 D. Walden 189-524; Stan Hause 191; G. Hause 202-548. Women’s High Games & Series - J. Clements 196-509; S. Beebe 200-562. Tuesday Trios Trouble 75-49; Coleman Agency 73-51; Quality Roofing 71-53; All in the Family 64.5- 59.5. CB’s 61.5-62.5; Git-R-Donc Gals 55.5- 68.5; Superette Gals 55.5-68.5; Big Boy 55-69; Critters 55-69; 3 Lucky Ladies 54-70. High games and Series - M. Gross 148; D. Harding 171; L. Trumble 187; C. Etts 105; O. Gillons 158; T. Thompson 137; J. Hurless 186; C. Gales 156; S. Snider 129; M Sears 181; A. Keillor 206; P. Ramey 194-542: A Norton 165; T. Franklin 161; J. Rke 167; B. Wilder 122; T. Heinrich 178; S. Vandenburg 206-586; C. Mack 159; T. Daniels 195-505; M. Kill 184; K. Carpenter 177; L. Potter 160. D. James 159; R. Murrah 161; T Smith 135. 1„ Rorye 156; P. Hooert 139. VanderPoon, MO Michigan Medical, 'P.C. .{00 fa gujfe ZQQ fyrand ‘fygrids, "MO 49546 616-974-4567 • Ted Thomas Knuppenburg, 19. of Hastings appeared before Judge James Fisher March 15 for a probation violation hearing on a 2005 conviction for CSC third degree. Knuppenburg had originally been sen­ tenced to serve six months in jail and six months probation in May of 2005. He was also ordered to pay court costs of $500. a crime victim fee of $60 and the state mini­ mum cost of $60. The fees can be paid in increments of $10 per week. BOWLING SCORES No deal for Mulberry Fore sale at auction Bidders and members of the audience listen as auction Sid Miedema of Miedema Auctioneering describes the parcels of land available for bids when Mulberry Fore Golf Course and Mulberry Gardens Banquet Facility and two parcels went on the block Wednesday afternoon. However, the highest bid of the day, S850.000. was a little more than than half the appraised value of $1.59 million for the 123-acre golf course with all facilities and the two building parcels totalling a little over 10 acres combined. The high­ est bid was not acceptable to the bank, which repossessed the property earlier this year. Miedema said his firm is considering an offer of approximately $600,000 for just the banquet facility. At the end of the auction, he said the golf course, and the two lots, minus the banquet facility, may be up for bids in two weeks' time. • leremy Steven Endress. 22. of Hastings appeared before Judge James Fisher April 6 for a re-sentencing hearing on a 2002 convic­ tion of third degree criminal sexual conduct and accosting a minor for immoral purposes. Endress. who is currently in lhe Saginaw Correctional Center was originally sentenced to serve from 85 to 180 months in prison. He was given credit for 1313 days served. Wednesday P.M. Hair Care Center 80 1/2; At Home Real Estate 79; Eye and Ent 69 1/2; Seebers 65 1/2; Mace Pharmacy 64; Shamrock 59 1/2; Railroad Street Mill 59. Womens (iood Games and Series - S. Beebe 193-508; N. Boniface 189-496; S. Brimmer 189-490; S. Drake 180-476; J. Rice 168-463; B. Smith 168-447; J. Surlow 164­ 392; L. Elliston 200; D. Secber 182; B. Hathaway 177; G. Otis 174. wvyw.mmpc.com Sunday Night Mixed 4 Horsemen 76 1/2; Bounty Hunters 72 1/2; Happy 4’s 66 1/2; Thunder Alley 64; XXX Bowlers 61; Sandbaggers 58; CW’» Repair 58; Gutter Dusters 58; Robbers 57; Funky Bowlers 54 1/2; Wolverines 54; Pin Chasers 50; 12 ozs. at a Time 45. Womens Good Games and Series - D. Snyder 238-579; M. Kirchen 191-527; M. Heath 192-515; A. Williams 176-513; T. Taylor 181-511; C. Miller 166-458; T. Turcott 170-400; K. Fariec 133-366; A. Laney 125­ 343; E. Hammontree 205; K. Becker 202; N. Mroz 194; K. Rabley 166; E. Hammontree 86. Mens Good Games and Series - J. Mroz 258-723; B. Rentz 256-692; K. Hammontree 257-627; A. Jenkins 235-610; J. Shoebridge 206-560; B. Ingram 209-556; P. Ayers 218­ 530; B. Churchill 214-530; M. Kidder 178­ 524; A. Robins 171-505; S. Fariec 202-491;. Ulrich 223; C. Alexander 223; B. Falconer 213; M. Snyder 213; J. Robbe 190; N. Robbe 174. Friday Night Mixed Renegades 81; All But One 771/2; Budweiser 75 1/2; 4 Fools 65 1/2; Ten Pins 65 1/2; Just Cuz 64 1/2; 9-N-A-Wiggle 64 1/2; Get-R-Done 63 1/2; Sanborns & Shirlee 63; Heads Out 61; Whatever 59 1/2; Just Here to b^wl 58 1/2; Mercy 56 1/2; Brushworks 54 1/2. M&M Westbrook Trucking 52 1/2; We're a Mess 52; Oldies But Goodies 50; Winter Golfers 50. Womens Good Games and Series - N. CLow 210-567; C. Kill 204-501; M. Westbrook »79-457; R. Hammontree 159­ 369; E. Chewning 133-322; R. Lydy 215; D. James 203; L. Potter >98; J. Madden 194; M. Vandenberg 180; M. So'rs 174; R. Murrah 174; T. Bush 159; B. Mesecar 157; J. Lancaster 157. Mens Good Games and Series • K. Hammontree 234-651; R. Guild 267-650; D Keller 240-607; T. Clow 222-604. A. Thylor 204-578; B. Madden 224-560. J. Bartirws 200-553; R. Lancaster 186-526; J. Grassm/er 233-525; B. Ripley 191-524; M. Lydy 113­ 495; K. Andrus 149-407; B. Rentz 221; S. K/ll 200. Historical Society to meet April 20 Where Healthy Bones Mean Healthy Lifestyles Quality Care with Compassion // " isicians and Staff invite you to say "yooa-nyc to ’ary luriny an open house held in his honor on Friday, cstaurant in Sdailing 1. Please PSVP to 945-9520 The Barry County Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting Thursday. April 20. at the Hastings Elks Club. 102 E. Woodlawn. The general meeting will begin at 7 p.m. following a6 p.m. board meeting. Kathy Walters Surratt. Barry County Extension 4-H youth agent, will be the fea­ tured speaker. All society general meetings are open to the public. The Historical Society continues to pro­ mote its most recent book. Barry County Veterans of the World War 11 Era. which may be purchased for $30. The books are on sale al the Hastings City Hall, the Barry County veterans office. Beyond the Cover Books and at the Nashville VFWHall. The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 13. 2006 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Former Hastings woman killed in traffic crash BEDFORD TOWNSHIP — Holly Riley. 25. formerly of Hastings, was killed Saturday in a truck-van accident on M-37 just north of Kirby Road. Battle Creek police investigating the accident said it appeared a pickup truck driven by 18-year old Robert Delaney of Battle Creek crossed the center line shortly after noon Saturday and struck Kiley’s mini-van head-on. Riley was the mother of two small children, ages 5 and I. Neither of her children were with her when the accident occurred, however. Riley, one of seven children attended school in Hastings and had been living in the area until recently moving to Bank Creek. Shoplifting probe leads to marijuana bust HASTINGS — A 19-ycar-old Hastings man was arrested on charges of retail fraud and possession of marijuana Sunday, April 9. at the Shell Food Mart. 135 E. Green St., after an employee witnessed a man leave the store without paying for some tobac­ co. Hastings police located the suspect at an apartment in the 300 block of South Michigan. The suspect, who was identified as Ronald Click, admitted to taking .he tobacco and was also found to be in possession of marijuana. Another man in the residence, identified as Christopher Clcme t. 20. from Hastings, also was found to be in possession of marijuana and wanted on an out­ standing bench warrant. Both Click and Clement were placed under arrest and lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. Nashville teen cited in hit and run accident HASTINGS — A 17-year-old Nashville motorist was cited in connection with a hit and run accident in the 200 block of West Amy Street April 6. The owner of the vehicle that was hit when it was parked on the street said the driver backed from a driveway into the side of her car and then left the area. Another family member followed the car and confronted the driver, who gave him false infor­ mation as to her identity. Officers were given a license plate number and located Caitlin Amalio. 17. of Nashville leaving the driveway of an East Thom Street residence. Amalio told officers she left after the accident because a passenger in her car told her to. It was later learned that she did not have a driver’s license. Amalio was cited for operating a vehicle without a license and for failure to report a motor vehick accident. Lowell man arrested after assault complaint HASTINGS — A 46-year-old Lowell man was arrested April 3 on charges of being a disorderly person as he interfered with the officers while they attempted to investigate an assault complaint. Hastings police responded to the complaint in lhe 500 block of South Jefferson Street, where three individuals were believed to have been involved in the incident. During the investigation. Timothy Roscoe began to yell at officers and was being verbal­ ly combative and threatening to assault bystanders. Roscoe was placed under arrest on charges of disorderly person and lodged at the Barry County. Also arrested on a bench war­ rant during the incident was Robert BcwL 46. of Hastings. Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the complaint. Auto theft complaint under investigation RUTLAND TOWNSHIP — The Barry County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the theft of an automobile from a resi­ dence on Cook Road. The theft appears to have occurred sometime between 10 p.m.Thursday. April 6, and 6:45 a.m. Friday, Apni.7. ........... ...................... .. . The vehicle is a 1993 Eagle Talon, license plate 3DXFI0. Sheriff's authorities have the name of a suspect wanted for questioning, a 29-year-old resident of Lansing, but have not been able to locate him. I or Salt / stall Sale \iihniuni\t $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - T'.w Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 1994 DODGF RAM 1500, 116.000 mites. $3,500. (269)838-7227 or (269)945­ 2235. 80 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $8(M) - sell $295 (517)204-064 X) SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set. $175. (517)719-8062 Mobile Hollies FOR SALE: DOUBLEWIDE in Meadowstone park, very nice home, 3 bed, 2 bath jet tub & appliances, $24,499. (269)275-5950 Hasim GUN LAKE — County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating an incident of vandalism to a cottage located on Bernice Drive on Gun Lake. The vandalism is believed to have occurred between March 22 and April 6. Property damaged includes chairs, a table, fish­ ing gear, ornamental decorations, stepping stones a dock and a small bridge. In addition, a large amount of garbage was discarded across the property. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Barry Count, ■iheriff’s Department. Drunken driver crashes into embankment CASTLETON TOWNSHIP — Charges are pending against a man who ran the stop sign on Thomapple Lake Road and crashed into an embankment across M-79 on April 8. Sheriff’s deputies report that the driver. Jared Lee Bell, suffered facial injuries and was treated at Pennock Hospital. According to the police report. Bell Was visiting a residence on Thomapple Lake Road and had consumed alcohol. Others present at the address had warned him against driving, but he left regardless and the crash occurred a short time later. Charges may be filed in assault complaint HOPE TOWNSHIP — Two females, who were assaulted by a friend of one of the victims, reported an assault to Barry County Sheriff’s deputies Saturday. April 8. The assault occurred on Schoolhouse Drive in Hope Township. The case has been forwarded to the Barry County Prosecutor's Office for review. CEMETERY PLOT $100: I will plant and maintain your site plus Spring and Fall clean up. Please call Joni at (269)367-9845/leave name and number for a call back BLUE BELL ENTERPRIS­ ES: LICENSED AND IN­ SURED FOR ALL YOUR DRYWALL PAINTING, SIDING AND ROOFING NEEDS. QUALITY, PRO­ FESSIONAL WORKMAN­ SHIP. YOUR SATISFAC­ TION IS OUR GOAL. CALL BLUE OR JOSH AT 269-953­ 0031. FREE ESTIMATES. OS LAWNCARE SERVICE: specializing in mowing, trimming, edging and Spring clean-up. Call for es­ timates, (269)838-2024. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Cal) (269)345-1173. Jobs Wanted • JANICE'S LOVING CARE: compassionate care for your elderly loved ones, transpor­ tation needs, and meals. Over 10 vears experience and References. (269)948­ 1975 / or Reni 2 BEDROOM DUPLEX in the country. Large yard, no pets. $525/month * security­ deposit. (269)948-8943 SPACIOUS 2 BEDROOM , main floor apartment . Stove I refrigerator, near schools, includes utilities, $775. (269)945-5810 or (269)838-6552. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. SMALL ENGINE L1W1J ■ All Makes & Models ■ • FREE Estimates • • Fast Turnaround • WE REPAIR Information sought in hit and run crash THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP — Troopers from the Michigan State Police Post in Hastings are seeking the public’s help in solving a hit and run property damage accident April 5 at Thomapple Estates. A United Stales mail truck was damaged while the carrier was inside delivering mail. The vehicle was damaged on the dri­ ver’s side rear fender area. Anyone with information is asked to call trooper Seth Reed at 948-82833. Public’s help sought on stolen cement mixer HOPE TOWNSHIP — The public is asked to help the Michigan State Police with an investigation of the theft of a gray cement mixer from Hope Township sometime between April 2 and April 6. Anyone with information on the theft is asked to call trooper Kevin Keto at 948-8283. Middleville man arrested for domestic assault IRVING TOWNSHIP — A 34-year-old Middleville man was arrested April 10 and lodged in the county jail on a charge of domestic assault. Michigan State Police troopers responded to an address where a woman said she thought her daughter had been assaulted by her boyfriend. Troopers found the victim walking down the road toward her mother’s residence. Subsequent investigation resulted in the arrest of Dennis Wilson Jr.. 34. of Middkville. Help sought in solving theft of copper wire HOPE TOWNSHIP — Trooper Andy Merry weather of the Michigan State Police post in Hastings is asking the public to help solve a crime of the theft of 200 pounds of copper wire from the Ace Hardware Store in Hope Township sometime between April 10 and 11. Anyone with information is asked to call Menywcather at 948-8283. GARAGE SALE - Saturday, April 15, 9am to 4:30pm, 603 E. Grant St., Hastings, comer of E. Grant & N. Wilson St. Clothes, dishes, silverware, pots & pans, jewelry, jigsaw \\ Sen/< < BEST RATES AROUND: Painting & home mainte­ nance. Call Michael Evans, (269)795-3133. Cottage vandalized in Gun Lake area 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. • Lawn Mowers • Power Mowers • Chain Saws • Snow Blowers • Weed Eaters • Tillers • Edgers SMITH’S I EQUIPMENT I SERVICE ‘ Owner: Richard Smith 616-366-8092 or 269-945-8831 GARAGE SALE: FRIDAY & Saturday 9-5, 4342 Wood School Rd. Antique furni­ ture, clothes, books, stereos, piano, pick-up truck, wood­ burner, shower stall. Incred­ ibly huge! West State Rd. to Wood School Rd. No sales before 9am. GARAGE SALE: FRIDAY A SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH-15TH, 8AM-6PM, 114 W. HIGH STREET (WEST OF MICHIGAN AVENUE). DOG KENNELS, SELF­ FEEDERS PENS, NEW PRESSURE CANNER, TOOLS A SPORTING GOODS, 25c KIDS CLOTHES. WANTED: DOG TRAIN­ ING collar. (269)838-8909 af­ ter 4pm. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)94 >-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. CARD OF THANKS The fi’mii-,- of BRUCE ALAN CARR wishes to express Ob’sincere thanks to all ot Bruce's friends in Honda and Michigan, as wei! as our friends and family for helping us through this time of sorrow. All the prayers, calls, cards, flowers and memorials are helping to sustain us. A special thank you to Pastor Steve Olmstead for his words of hope and healing, to Dave Wren, and to cur grandchildren for the luncheon. Your thoughtfulness is , treasured memory. Phoenix Spaulding Clyde A Betty Carr Jon Carr & family Tim Carr & family THANK YOU A surprise birthday was held for Harry McCollum on February 17th for his 80th birthday at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn DeLong. It was attended by 30 guests. He also received many cards from friends in Michigan. Hany would like to thank everyone who sent him letters and cards. Harry winters in Bonita Springs, Florida. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. 1994 ISUZU RODEO 4x4. Needs body work $1,500 OBO Call (269)838-4536. 1999 GMC SUBURBAN, 4wd, loaded, under 86,000 miles, $11,500, call (269)948­ 2421. Ri al I stah DUTCH AUCTION 9735 Coats Grove Rd. 3BD, 1 bath 2* garage. Current appraisal $68,000. Here's how it works, the price of this prop­ erty will reduce $500 each Tuesday until it sells. This weeks price is $59,000. Call for an appointment (269)908­ 0525 or 0524. FOR SALE BY OWNER: 2200 sq. ft. stick built home on 4 acres. 3 large bedrooms, 2 full baths, MFL, pole bam, designated trout stream runs through property. Asking $156,000. Sellers are motivat­ ed to sell and are listening to all offers. House on comer of Morgan and Bivens Rd. Cail (517)852-9246 or (269)838­ 3310. HASTINGS CITY: BUILD­ ERS NEW 4 bedroom, 2 bath home located in Hastings finest neighborhood. Locat­ ed at 121 W. Calgary. North on Broadway from down­ town to Calgary. East to home. Over X200 sq.ft, of living area with loads of fea­ tures. Call John at (616)698­ 8854 or (616)822-6040 for more information or show­ ing MORTGAGE MAGIC: 20­ yrs. exp. 0 down, no income proof $850 + monthly- your nouse or ours, problem properties & credit ok. FFR, (616)299-0757 or (269)795­ 0076 RFWARft. INVESTORS WANTED. Very high tax free returns, local. R.E.I.T. looking for investments of $50,000 ♦. Safe, secure vou control it. FFR (616)299-0757. (269)795-0076. STOP FORECLOSURES. Cash in 7 days, any area, condition or price. No equi­ ty-no problem. Call FFR (6 i5)299-0757, (269)7950076. ACCOUNT!? ’G CLEAR: Manpower of Hastings is currently accepting appticntions for 2 full time accocnling clerk positions ,n the Hastings area. Qualified ap­ plicants must have experi­ ence working with ali as­ pects of accounting and have excellent accounting skills. Hours will be from 8:00a n5:00pm. Pay will start from $9.00 based on position A experience. For more infor­ mation please contact the Hastings Manpower office <•> (269)948-3000. EOE._________ SPEECH PATHOLIGIST/ AUDIOLOGIST: a part time, contract position is available for a licensed Speech Pa»holigist/ Audiolo­ gist in a mental health ageny. Experience working with mentally ill and devel­ opmentally disabled clients is necessary. Send resume to Bany County Mental Health Authority, 915 W. Green Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058. No phone calls. EOE. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. HASTINGS 4 j Stocks J Bonds ALL DIGITAL SOUND J Mutual Funds J IRAs J CDs E-U Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodawn Art, Hastings, Ml 49058 (269) 945-3553 or to) tin (800) 2885220 www.edwardjo4ws.com Edward Jones I’.’.T.TIL.1.JLZ)| O * TIB WU (O» 12 40. 2 36. 4 40. 720.220 ; i ! '8 ummaoaok �Page 16 - Thursday, Apnl 13. 2006 - The Hastings Banner • Alumni Print Competition will be shown at the Calvin College Center Art Gallery's Spoelhof Center, 320. Burton St. SE. Grand Rapids. A? part of the exhibit a rccvpnon and printmaking talk on the subject of “Print as Concept" will take place Tuesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. in Science Building 10's lower level (RSVP to (616) 52b-6l42). March 27-April 22. • Foremost’s Butterflies Are Blooming is on display Monday-Saturday* Q a.m.-5 p.m, Sunday noon-5 p.m. at the Frederik Meijer Cardens & Sculpture Park. Adults $12. seniors (b5*) Sr. students $9. children (5-13) $6, chil­ dren (3-4) $4, children under 2 are free. Visitors can escape the Michigan ivinter and mingle with hundreds of butterflies flying tree in the 15.000 square fool Lena Meijer Conservatory. Now in its eleventh year, the exhibit boasts a total of over 6,000 tropical butterflies—between 40 and 50 different species—troni the Far East and Central America. For more information call (616) 957­ 1580 or visit wwwjneijergardens.org. Through April 30. • Treasures of Ancient Egypt* The Quest fot Immortality is on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. The Museum will be open for extended hours from 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday hours are 9-5, and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Public admission to the exhibit and all museum galleries for adult non-members is (ages 18-61): $17, senior citizen non­ members (62 and over): $16, children non­ members (ages 3-17): $10, and children under 3 are free Through May 7. • Andy Go’dsworthy will have his cre­ ation on display at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Adults $12. seniors (65+) & students $9, children (5­ 13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children under 2 are tree. Andy Goldsworthy's works not only accept transience, but often they themselves are mortal, transitory, protected from the pas­ sage of time only by a photograph that records what die artist saw, what he did I sing the often fragile and fleeting objects and elements of the natural world—snow, stones, twigs, streams—sculptor and photog­ rapher Goldsworthy has emerged at among the most respected and influential artists working today. Central to the exhibition are two seminal works, his huge stone Grand Rapids Arch and the related Herd of Arches, eleven smaller-scale arches. Complementing these larger works will be a selection of more intimate sculptures; a grouping of his "Forest Gatherings" reliefs; and original photographs, including examples from his Lake Michigan series. For more information call (616) 957­ 1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org/. Through May 14. • Slave to the System featuring former members ot Quecnsryche and Brother Cane performing live at Planet Rock in Battle Creek with Broher Cane and Deconstruct (featuring Joe Fraulob from Danzig). Doors open at 7 p.m. Ages 18 and over only. Tickets are $8 in advance. Call (269) 962-2121 or go to dubulanetrock.com for more information. Thursday, April 13. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Grand River Blue Cals Friday 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Live jazz music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhi­ bition, arc $3 after 5 p.m The finest blues and jazz bands play from 5:30-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available For more informa­ tion call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. April 14. • Mike Key will be performing live from 4-8 p.m. at the Gun lake Grind. 11925 Marsh Road, Shelbyville. Key will be playing acoustic guitar and singing classic rock. April 15. • Broadway Theatre Guild presents Movin’ Out coming to the DeVos Performance Hall. Performances arc Tuesday & Wednesday 7.30 p.m.. Thursday 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. & 6 p.m. Tickets are $32$67. Five-time Grammy winner Billy Joel and legendary choreographei Iwvla Tharp have created this new musical. Movin' Out. The sVxy is told through incredible dancing, a large band and Billy Joel songs. For more information contact the Broadway Theatre Guild at www.bwaygr.twg. For more informa­ tion call (616) 235-6285 or visit www.dcvospcrfonnancehall.org. April 11-16. • The Phantom of the Opera will appear at the Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo. Adapted from Gaston Lcrouxs classic novel ot mystery and suspense, this award-winning musical has woven its magical spell over standing mom audiences in more than 100 cities worldwide. For ticket call (269) 387-2300 or 800-228-9858 or go to the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office is located on the campus of Western Michigan University at 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo. April 19-May 14. • Madagascar will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a.m. l he show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. April 15-16. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 10*30 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library*. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (2b9) 945-42o3 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 7:30 p.m. .••nd the dance will take place after­ ward ard continue until 1030 p.m.. /Ml agt*s_ and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 10:30 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples wekome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). lx*an basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor. Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Gilmore Festival returns April 22-May 7 The stellar line-up for the 2006 Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival once again delivers a bounty of musical rich­ es to West Michigan. The Festival opens in Kalamazoo. Michigan on Saturday. April 22 and continues through Sunday. May 7. During the Festivals 16 days. solo, chamber and orchestral con­ certs by international musical artists, appear­ ances by young and lesser-known pianists and jazz greats, master classes, films, discus- GET ALL THE NEWS OF BARRY COUNTY! Subscribe to the Hastings Banner. Call 945-9554 for more information. sions and two Eldcrhostel sessions fill the schedule. Featured in this Festival, the 8th biennial Gilmore Key board Festival, arc artists such as Dawn Upshaw; Bruce Hornsby; McCoy Tyner; Pierre Laurent Aimard; Leif Ove Andsnes; the Lincoln Center Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra; Peter Serkin; Bolcom & Morris; The Bad Plus and dozens more. Special pre­ sentations include eight performances of 2 Ihanos 4 Hands, a play with music about two young men from their earliest piano lessons to their drcams of greatness. Offering special insights into music are performances dedicated to cabaret music. Renaissance music, the music of Janacck. and performances of Rossini's Petite Mcsse Solennelle for 2 pianos, harmonium. 2 cho­ ruses and 4 vocal soloists As in past Gilmore Festivals, the Fringe Concerts offer musical adventures for those seeking new horizons The Gilmore is the legacy of Irving S. Gilmore, a Kalamazoo native and active patron of the arts until his death in 1986. His special devotion to keyboard music and its musicians inspired the creation in 1989 of the Festival and Gilmore Artist Awards. For further information contact The Gilmore at 269-342-1166 or thegilmore.com. Tickets available through the Miller Box Office at 800-228-9858 or millerauditorium.com. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Cliamher can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454 Check out the Chamber s website at www banychamber com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tounst attractions and places of interest locally and across the state. The Chamber also has free mailers for old printer ink cartridges and ceil phones that will financially benefit the Barry Conservation District. CHECK OUT THESE APRIL BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 13 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 14 Easter Party at 10:30 p.m. at the Commission on Aging, 320 Woodlawn, Hastings. Sign up by April 7. Call 948-4856. 15 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the city parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 15-16 Free Film Series at the Hastings 4 Theatre. Madagascar begins at 10 & 11 a.m. No ticket purchase necessary. 18 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Pa^k in Hastings. 20 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty jdarking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 21 True Colors- Valuing Difference and Creating Unity Workshop is part of tiie Professional Development Series. From &30 a.m.-l p.m. at KCCs Fehaenfvld Cvntq^S09 general public Barry 'County members. QaUnMrih at (269> 945-2114 for more information 21 Habitat for Humanity Annual Chicken & Steak Dinner from 4-7 pan. at the First United Methodist Church in Hastings. No reservations needed. Free will donation. 21-22 3rd Annual Thomapple Arts Council Jazz Festival in downtown Hastings. Call 945-2002 for more information. 21- 23 100th Anniversary of W.K. Kellogg Manor from noon-5 p.m. Open house with free tours. Learn th** history of how the founder of Kellogg's lived in his elegant lakeside estate. Kellogg Manor is located at 3700 E. Cull Lake Dr., Hickory Comers. Call (269) 671-2416 for more into. 22 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 22 Video Game Tournament Grand Championship from 3-7 p.m. at the Hastings Public Library. Call 945-4263 for more information. 22 Devil Rays Home Game at 6:35 p.m. versus the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 22-23 Free Film Series at the Hastings 4 Theatre. Because of Winn Dixie begins at 10 & 11 a.m. No ticket purchase necessary. 23 Devil Rays Home Game at 3:35 p.m. versus the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Call (2b9) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 23 Devil Rays Home Game at 3:35 p.m. versus the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 24 Devil Rays Home Game at 6:35 p.m. versus the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 25 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 25 Devil Rays ’ tome Game at 6:35 p.m. ve.’sus the Burlington Bees. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 26 Devil Rays Home Game at 11:05 a.m. versus the Burlington Bees. Call • 269) (>60-2287 for tickets and info. 27 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the city parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 27 Devil Rays Home Game at 6:35 p.m. versus the Burlington Bees. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 27-30 Sugar is a musical based on the classic film “Some Like It Hot.” The Thomapple Players will present the spring show at Central Elementary Auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Adult tickets are $7, seniors & students $5. Hastings Jiizz Festival will be held the weekend of April 21-22. Friday night leatures free live jazz in downtown Hastings. From 9 a.m.-3:30 pan. Saturday 14 high school jazz band* will perform at Central Elementary Auditorium. Saturday’s feature event begins at 7:30 p.m. and will include performances by the All-Star High School Jazz Band and the I ansi ng Symphony Big Band. Tickets to that show arc $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, $5 for ages 12 and under. Tickets arc available at Bosley Pharmacy, Thomapple Arts Council, Fclpausch, Slate Grounds, and Hastings City Bank. tuid Helen DeVos Classical Scries;. War and EtMCe at 8 p.m. at the DeVos Performance Hall April 21-22. Tickets range from $11-$57. Haydn may have written his "Mass in C Major" during a “time of war," but the mas­ sive work reflects the composer's desire foi peace. Respighi's kaleidoscopic “Pines of Rome” paints a picture of children playing near the Italian shore and the glorious reentry of soldiers into Rome. Plus, the North American Choral Company joins the orche «tra to present a new work by American com­ poser Dalit Warshaw. Tickets are available at w <vw.ticketmaster.com / venue/65699 /. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Earth Day is free admission day at the Kalamazoo Nature Center, 7000 N. Wcstnedge Ave., from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 22 For more information call (269) 381-1574 or see www.natureccnter.org BccAusc^ofWiun Hixic will be shown at a tree spring matinee at the Hastinjs 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a.m. April 22-23. The show is rated G. 1 here will be a 15 minute intermission. Sensation guest starring Debbie Reynolds at 6 p.m. April 26 at the DeVos Performance Kill. Tickets tor the concert are $45, VIP dinnei package tickets are $100. A gala benefit for Broadway Theatre Guild, an independent non-profit organization, bringing professional touring Broadway show’s from New York to West Michigan audiences. For more informa­ tion please visit www.devosperformancehall.com. For more information call (616) 456­ 3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. GnitidJhipidsJhLllct The Flecktonesid 7:30 p.m. at the DeVos Performance Hall April 28. Tickets are $25$60. Bela Fleck & The Flecktoncs join the Grand Rapids Ballet Company for one amaz­ ing performance. For tickets please visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (616) 456-3333. For more information call (616) 454-4771 or visit www devospcrformancehall.com. Dreamer will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a.m. April 29-30. The show is rated PG. I here will be a 15 minute intermission. Sugar the musical, based ont he classic Billy Wilder film "Some Like It Hot" will be performed by the Thomapple Players April 27-30 at Central Elementary Auditorium in Hastings. Adult tickets arc 47; seniors, stu­ dents ard children $5. Show times are at 7 p.m. Tnurs.-Sat.. Sunday’s shew is a 2 p.m. matinee. For more info Call Norma Jean Acker at 945-2332. Ofrre drand Rtfub rrtxnLL Haji'i Lt Traviata at 7*30 p.m. at the DeVos Performance Hall May 6. Parisian romance will be in the air this spring. Set in the 1850s, the story begins as Violetta meets her match in handsome young Alfredo. She trades high society life tor quiet countryside romanceuntil Alfredo’s father pushes her to leave Hs son. Confused, Alfredo denounces her. only to realize too late that he truly loves her! Captivating romance and music combine to make La Traviata an all-time favorite. For more information call (61e>) 451-2741 ext 3 or visit www.operagr.com or emai! jbrexvertroperagr.com. Actors’ Theatre 2nd Annual Benefit will present excerpts from their upcoming produc­ tion nt "L’nnetown" as well as tood, cocktails, a silent and live auction May 6 at 7 p.m. in Spectrum Theatre at Grand Rapids Community College. Call (616) 234-3998 for more information. Curious George will be shown at a free spring i^atin-e at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a.m. May 6-7. The show is rated G. There will be a 15 minuir inbTmission. Classical Orchestra at 3 p.m. .it DeVos Performance Hall May 7. r.rkets ax* $6 for adults, senior & student tickets are $4. Featuring Skip Gates, Concerto Compcfition winner. For more infonnation vis? www.devosperformancehall.com or call (b!6) 454-9451. Gntnrf Raeiils eem 500.1002 mis: Stun ol Hit Sumeheitt <it LieVos Petformance Hall Friday & Saturday 8 pan. and Sunday 3 p.m. May 12-14. AdmisMon $18-$56. Some of your favorite Grand Rapids Symphony musicians take center stage to present a diverse selection of popular music, featured artists include Charley Lea. trumpet; Christopher Kantncr, flute; Bill Vits, percus­ sion; and Christina Fong, violin Tickets are available through TicketMaster. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit w ww.grsymphony.org. Hoodwinked will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a.m May 13-14. The show is rated PG. There w ill be a 15 minute intermission. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Apnl 13. 2006 - Page 17 SaioMe’j S+ars Thornapple Players preparing musical ‘Sugar’ for April 27-30 • • . BORN THIS WEEK: You arc known both for your love of acquiring beautiful things as well as for your generosity to c'.hers ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Whether a Qfl^^waitmg penod is taking longer than expected. or just seems th; t way. the anxious lamb would do well to create a center of ptfcalm within her- or himself, and not do anything rash. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Practical matters dominate the week, but cultural activities arc also favored, especially those that can be shared with someone special in th* Bovine’s life. Some important news might be forthcoming. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You nerd to know more about a possible career move in order to see if it offers a real opportuni­ ty or just a change. You’re sure to get lots of advice — some of it good — but the decision must be yours. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The arrival of hoped-for good news 'O’ I about a loved one dominates | most of the week and pn>J vides a great excuse for the \ party -loving Moon Child to plan a special event to cele­ brate. IJ-O (July 23 to August 22) Leos and Leonas rushing to finalize I their plans might want lo (think al out slowing down I the pace, or risk overlooking Van important consideration ■that could become a sore point dor'll the line. VIRGO (August 23 lo September 22) The S-rttjweek's challenges call for IIIp logical approaches. But sen­ timent also has its place. A Sharing memories with a spi • ^Rcia! someone, for example, LIBRA t September 23 to October 22) A -'brand-new approach to a probf Vi* lem could have a good chance \of succeeding if it’s based on a । \ / I \solid foundation of fact to m' /strengthen its potential for standing up to scrutiny. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A tot favorable report should give lyour optimism an important boost as you confront another phase of a challenge. Don’t be * * timid about accepting advice from someone you trust. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to £ v December 21) You might want vJyST’t 7* to target another goal if your ^^^^current aim is continually being deflected. But stay with it until >F you find that first sign of an Z JJopening, and then follow through. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January yp ’^19) Although offers of advice might not always please the usually sure-footed Goat, good >unscl is always worth considespecially from those wb^se J experience can be invaluable. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Don’t rush to make up for lost Jtime. Your productivity can ' be measured not only by what I you do. but how you do it ;Movc carefully until the job _ 4 is done the way you like it. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) xjp^Emcrging facts about someone ‘ you know might cause you to rethink your relationship. But remember to make judgments in context of a full situation, not just on scraps of data. C 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. strengthens the bond between you. -------- Super Crossword0NGUARD by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The cast and crew of the Thomapple Players arc hard at work bringing one “hot" show to the Central Auditorium Stage April 27. 28. 29 and 30. The 1959 Billy Wilder film classic, “Some Like It Hot." starring Jack Lemon. Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe, will be trans­ formed to the musical. “Sugar.” When Joe (Ken Smith) and Jerry (Doug Acker) two penniless, unemployed musicians in depression era Chicago witness a mob slay­ ing in a downtown parking garage, they become the target of a gangland manhunt and take it on the lam. To get out of Chicago fast they lake jobs with Sweet Sue (Laura Soule) and her Society Syncopaters. an all-girl band. Joe and Jerry rise to the challenge, transform themselves into Josephine and Daphne and head to the tropics of Miami and out of reach of lhe mob (or so they think). On the way they meet blonde bombshell. Sugar Kane (Angie Seeber) the band's singer/ukulele player, and begin a bidding war for Sugar's affection. Wil) Sugar fall for Joe or Jerry, or will she tell all to her new girlfriends. Daphne and Josephine? The story unfolds in a hilarious series of mistaken identities and multiple per­ sonalities as Joe and Jerry try to keep their secret (and their lives) safe. The cast under musical director Forrest Evans is learning the tunes by the incompara­ ble Jute Styne. Also in the cast are Gene Greenfield as Sir Osgood Fielding. Jeff Knaiz as Bienstock. Rich Furiong as Spats Palazzo. Franklin While as Knuckles Norton and Jason Roper as Dude. The members of the girl band are Rosemary Anger as Dolores. Leslie Guernsey as Olga. Cloe Oliver as Mary Lou. Gabriella Kellogg as Rosella. Tricia Haight as Emily. Sarah Lepak as Rachel. Tawny Roper as Helen and Margaret Hollenbeck as Dorothy. The Gangsters are Terry Dennison. Lynne Fisher. Barb Pruden, Aaron Russell and Terri Schray. The chorus and extras are Dout- Hart, Valone Hurless. Janine and Mike Kasinsky. Justin Suntken and Carol Swanson. Carol Satterly is ths director, with Norma Jean Acker producing the show with the help • Talk about overkill — if you'll excuse the pun. In May 1996, 39-year-old General Fleming (“General" was his given name, not a rank) decided to "shuffle off this mortal coil" in Akron, Ohio. His suicide note didn't explain why he found life to be so unbearable, but he evidently felt very strongly about the matter and left nothing to chance. Carrying a .38-caliber handgun, Fleming jumped off the balcony of his apartment, which was on the 14th floor. It seems he was carrying the gun because he was afraid the fall might not be enough to kill him; on the way down, he shot himself in the head. • Rnley Peter Dunne was a journalist and humorist — and an apt student of human nature, evidently. He's the one who made lhe following sage observation: "Trust everybody, but cut the cards.” • if you're average, over the course of your lifetime your mouth will produce about 10,000 gallons of saliva. • Those who are among the ranks of the Performances of “Sugar" are at 7 p.m Thursday. Friday and Saturday April 27. 28 and 29. and the matinee is at 2 p.m. Sunday. April ?0. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and students. This production may not be suitable for young children. Parents with noisy children will be asked lo leave the auditorium. Golf outing to help Paws with a Cause The 18th annual Swing for Independence golf outing for Paws With a Cause will take place on Monday. May 8. at Egypt Valley Country Club in Ada. Join fellow golfers on the Ridge and Valley courses fix a day of 18 boles of golf with cart, which will begin with registration at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. followed by a noon shotgun start. Entertainment, hors d’oeuvres, benefit din­ ner and raffle prize draw mg will conclude the evening. All proceeds go lo fund assistance dogs for people with disabilities. A general and golfer raffle prize drawing will conclude the evening with great prizes such as trips to Hawaii. Pebble Beach. Scottsdale. Hilton Head. Las Vegas and Myrtle Beach. Premier golf equipment with full sets of Ping and Calloway clubs, golf get­ aways. and cash can also be won. Golfer raf­ fle tickets are available for golfers only and general raffle tickets are available to all. For more information on the raffle tickets, call Paws With A Cause at (800) 253-7297. One need not be present to win. Dinner only reservations are available. Advance reservations for the golf outing are necessary. Call Paws With A Cause at (800) 253-7297 for package prices and to get regis­ tered. This week’s selection; Inside Man Running time: 128 minutes MPAA rating: R "Inside Man" is one of the better Spike Lee films I’ve seen in some time. On the surface, the film looks like the standard potboiler heist movie. But what makes this film enjoyable is the tight scripting and first-rate performances by the stellar cast: Denzel Washington. Clive Owen. Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer and Willem Dafoe. I mean, come on. how could this NOT be a good picture? Owen stars as Dalton Russell, a smooth-assilk bank robber who may turn out to be as "single and searching” will want to take note of the results of a recent survey of those on the dating scene. When asked what they consid­ ered to be the worst topics ot conversation on a date, 46 percent of respondents cited past relationships. At 21 percent, dieting or body image was the second-ranked conversation killer. Marriage and politics tied for third place, each receiving 15 percent of the vote. • I hope you are not among the unfortunate people who know this from experience, but a human can detect the smell of a skunk from a mile away. • Researchers have found that toddlers are surprisingly strong, especially in their leg muscles. Stronger even than oxen, they say, on a pound-for-pound basis. Thought for the Day: "People don't choose their careers; they are engulfed by them.” — novelist John Dos Passes ©2006 King Features Synd., Inc. Denzel Washington stars as Detective Keith Frazief in Spike Lee’s newst film, “Inside Man.” •mart as he thinks he is. Russell and his crew invade * bank, take hostages and proceed to gev down :o business. However, the business at ha.xd isn’t your run-of-the-mill heist. Russell dresses up all the hostages in lhe bank robbers* outfits and releases them — along with :he rest of his accomplices. Detective Keith Frazier (Washington) and Cape. Darius (Dafce, are stuck with the prob­ lem of trying to figure cut who are the true hostages and robbers, and - here’s ’he cool part — why no money was Sloten from the bank. All that was disturbed was a stable safe­ deposit box belonging to lhe bank's founder and president (Plummer). When Detective Frazier starts asking ques­ tions about why Plummer’s box was the only thing ransacked during lhe heist. Plummer calls in a “fixer" (Foster) to thwart the detec­ tive’s prying into Mr. Case's past. “Inside Man” is definitely one of the better films I’ve seen this year, which surprised me because I never expected a director like ixe to make a film like this. The performances are solid, and there’s never a moment when the tension breaks or you feel like checking your watch. This is definitely worth checking out. GRADE: A­ C 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. NEW YORK FILM CRITICS AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR MAGIC MAZE UBYVROL of assistant producer Kim Butler. Dennison. 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Inc. Wortd nghts raaeoao �Page 18 - Thursday. Apnl 13. 2006 - Tne Hastings Banner Valley tops Vikes, and both pound on Pennfield by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The easiest way to tell how close a track and field meet is before the final scores arc announced is to watch the athletes on the infield during the l6(M)-metcr relay, the final race of any meet The Maple Valley Lions. Lake wood Vikings, and even Pennfield Panthers spread out around the inside of the track, rooted on their teammates, and sprinted across the foot­ ball field towards the finish line as the anchor runners approached the finish. The battle between both lhe Lion and Viking boys and the Lion and Viking girls came down to the 1600-meter relay Tuesday Maple Valley junior Mike Hall finishes the final turn in the 3200-meter relay. His Lions were bested by Lakewood in the event, but he won both the 1600-meter and 3200-meter runs Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Brett Bremer) night, and both races were won by the Maple Valley foursomes. The two Pennfield teams were a combined 0-4 on lhe night, falling to both the Lions and the Vikings. Maple Valley’s boys defeated Lakewood 68-64. after trailing by a point heading into the final race, and topped Pennfield 78-59. Lakewood defeated Pennfield 69-67. Maple Valley's girls defeated Lakewood 72-65 and Pennfield 109-28. Lakewood defeated Pennfield 104-33. Although the score between the Lions and Vikings was tight heading into the final race, the final race results weren’t that close. The Maple Valley girls’ 1600-meter relay team of Jessica Winegar. Lauren Pierce. Danielle Christensen, and Dhani Tobias fin­ ished in 4 minutes 31.31 seconds, just over five seconds ahead of the Lakewood team of Ashley Pifer. Brittany Raffler. Amanda Briggs and Sadie Call The Lion boys’ blew away the Vikings in their 1600-meter relay, as Jarrod Brooks. Nick Thurlby. Champ Bodcll. and Jeff Burd combined to hit the finish line in 3:39.5. The Vikings finished in 3:51.6. Both the Lakewood and Maple Valley boys’ teams had point scorers missing. Lakewood junior Nate Root. Lakewood’s top pole vaulter could only watch as the Lions swept the event led by senior state medallist Matt Gordeneer who cleared 13 feet 8 inches. Matt Hamilton was second for the Lions by clearing 10* and Kaleb Root third, getting over 9-6. The Lions were without sprinting senior state medallist Adam Lamphcre. and Lakewood sophomore Justin Keller swept in to win the 100-meter dash in IL 14. Keller wor the 400-meter dash too in 53.03 seconds too. bu; Lakewood had just one other scoring performance in the sprints against Maple Valley with freshman Zach Kauffman placing third in the 200. T.J. Bentley won the 200 for the Lions in 24.42 seconds. Of the eight individual races. Maple Valley had two place winners in six of them against Lakewood. Charles Wymer was second behind Bentley in lhe 200. The Lions also placed second and third behind Keller in both the 100 and the 400. and behind Lakewood's Marcus Gonzales in both the hurdle races. Junior Mike Hall won both the 3200-meter run and lhe 1600-meter run for lhe Lions. He finished the 3200 in 10:44 and the 1600 in 4:47.53. Teammate Jeff Burd was second behind Hall in the 1600 and won the 800meter run in 2:10. Bo«h boys’ teams were disqualified in the 800-meter relay, and they split lhe other two relays with Brad McDonald. Ron Smith. Seth Madry. and T.J. Bentley winning the 400meter relay in 46.7 seconds for the Lions, and the Lakewood team of Mike Forman, Tim DeJong. Jason Sterkenburg. and Jesse Schrock winning lhe 3200-meter relay in 9:07.78. Other than the pole vault, the Lakewood boys controlled the field events placing first in the other four Zach Kauffman won both the long jump (17-6) and high jump (5-6). Mike Kuras and Gabc O'Mara both set per­ sonal records in the discus and the shot pul. finishing first and second in each event. Kuras won the discus with a throw of 145-9 and the shot put at 50-9.5. O'Mara threw the disc 131-10 and the shot 40-5. The Lake w ood girls kept pace with the Lions for most of the night by outscoring Maple Valley in the field events, something Maple Valley's Dham Tobias (center) the final hand-off from teammate Danielle Christensen in the &00-meter relay Tuesday after­ noon. Tobias and Christensen teamed with Alisha Felmlee and Lauren Pierce to win the race in 1.54.35 (Photo by Brett Bremer) that would have been unheard of in previous seasons. Kelcie Garmon won the long jump for Lakewood at 14-6. Amy Joostbems the discus with a throw of 105-6. and Kristin Chase lhe high jump by clearing 5-2. Kayleigh Browne was lhe shot put champi­ on for Maple Valley with a throw of 34-.25 and freshman Stacey Fassett cleared 9-5 to win the pole vault. The Lions • ok the lead by winning eight of the running events, including the three sprint relays. Alisha Felmlee joined 1600meter relay teammar.-s Pierce. Christensen, and Tobias to win the 800-meter relay in 1:54.35. Felmlee. Browne. Winegar. and Ellison teamed up to take lhe 400-meter relay in 54.8 seconds. The 800-meter relay was one of only two races Pennfield won in their dual with Lakewood, the other be.rg the 200-meter dash. Pennfield's only win against Maple Valley came in the 800-meter run. . Christerscn had a big day for the Lion ladies, helping out on two victorious relay teams and winning both hurdle races. She took the 100 hurdles in 16.87 seconds and the 300 hurdles in 51.7 L ,ari" Ap sprints for Maple Valley? taking 28.29 seconds and the 100 in 1330. Lakewood’s ladies earned their points on the track in the distance races, with Jessika Black pert leading the way. Blackport won the 1600 in 6:07 and the 3200 in 13.35.22. Lakewood's Lyndsey Shepard was second in both those races and Maple Valley’s Erin Shoemaker third. Blackport also teamed up with Raffler. Catt. and Pifer to win the 3200-meter relay in 11:24.13. Raffler dominated the 800 in 2:40.47. win­ ning by eight seconds. The longest individual race the Lions won was the 400-meter run. which Tobias look in 154.86. Maple Valley will be at the Olivet Invitational this Thursday afternoon, then will play host to Delton Kellogg and Dansville in another triangular meet next Tuesday. Lakewood traveled to Potterville on Wednesday to face their hosts and Webberville, and are off until hosting lhe Lakewood Invitational on Saturday. The Vikings open the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season next Tuesday when they piay host to Haslett. Jessika Blackport had a big day for the Lakewood ladies in the distance races. Lakewood's Jessika Blackport cruises along just ahead of Maple Valley’s Erin Shoemaker early on in the 1600-meter run Tuesday afternoon at MVHS. Blackport won both the 1600- and 3200-meter runs. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Lakewood's Mike Kuras fires the discus Tuesday afternoon at Maple Valley. He set a new personal record in winning the event with a top throw of 145 feet 9 inches. (Photo by Brett Bremer) East Lansing gets one hit off Spetoskey in two games by Brett Bremer Sports Editor East Lansing's Trojans couldn’t get their bats on the balls Lakewood senior pitcher Stevie Spetoskey was throwing at them in the Vikings’ season opener on lhe road Tuesday afternoon. lhe Viking senior Stevie Spetoskey pitched all 14 innings, allowing just one hil while striking out 24 Trojan batters. The Trojans managed just one hit and 16 strikeouts in lhe first game of the double header. In the two Lakewixxl victones. Bnana Bosworth. Spetoskey. Mallone Brodbeck. Vai Huisman, and Sylvia Welch had two hits apiece. I Bosworth scored four runs and had two RBIs. and Melanie Forman also had a pair of RBIs for Lakewood The Vikings play at home Thursday against Olivet. Spetoskey. a first-ieam all-conference per­ former. was 26-8 pitching for lhe Vikings a season ago. Nine seniors who filled lhe line­ up and spots on the bench a year ago for Lakewood arc gone. Those nine seniors helped the Vikings to a 29-8 finish a year ago. and earned Lakewtaxl a share of the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 championship with a 7-3 league record. “We graduated nine seniors and are real!) inexperienced and young this year.’’ said Head coach Roily Krauss, who is teaming up with Kristin Heinze to lead the Vikings this spring. “How quickly we mature will tell how good we will be this season.” That group is hoping to lead lhe way to a repeat of their 2005 Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 championship, and to also add a district title. Krauss said he believes that this is a team that can win at least 25 games again this sea­ son. if the team comes together well and learns to play with discipline. luikewood travels to Wayland for a tourna­ ment on Saturday. Next Monday the Vikings will be at home against Ionia. The CAAC-3 season doesn’t begin until May I. when l-akewood plays host to lhe Haslett Vikings STAN It’s not about jour life, it’s about theirs. Life insurance isn’t about your life, it’s about the people who rely on it. As a local independent agent, w e can design an insurance program that's just right for you and your family Give the people you love Safe Sound Secure ‘ protection from Auto-Owners Insurance Company _ — J* vfuto-Owners Insurance OMA*** TRUMBLE AGENCY BETTY r ) 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 FSiT-1 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, Apnl 13, 2006 - Page 19 LHS tennis opens with CAAC-3 win by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Lakewood’s lop two singles players and the all-time winningest first doubles duo in the program's history graduated last spring, but that didn't slow down Lakewood in the 2006 opener Tuesday afternoon. The top two singles' flights were the only spots that Haslett earned victories at l^akewoixi. in w hat was also the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 opener for lhe two teams. Lakewood swept the doubles flight, led by the number one doubles team of seniors Drake Slalter and Aaron Hargett who lopped Haslett juniors Mike Madigan and Chris Douglas 6-2. 6-3. The host Vikings didn’t drop a set on the doubles side. Matt Tidball and Alex Haskin teamed up to defeated Joe Aldrich and Jacob Faivor 6-4. 6-2 al second doubles. Mike Licari and Mike Fisk defeated Louis Barry County athletes doing an awful lot after HS Spring break is still in everyone’s memories, and only a handful of local athletic teams were back in action by Tuesday afternoon. The Saxon athletes wanted to make sure they were ready for post-spring break com­ petition and used Monday and Tuesday get back into form before facing competition. So. in other words there wasn’t a whole lot going on so 1 took a quick surf around the college ranks to see how some of the area's athletes have been doing in their new uni’s lately. The winter ended with a bang for a few athletes who shined on the Barry County scene in recent years. Former Thomapple Kellogg varsity boys’ basketball players Jeff Forbes and Kenny VanRyn helped lead the Grace Bible College Men's basketball team to the National Christian College Athletic Association Division 2 National Basketball championship al Mid*America Christian College in Okiahoma City. Forbes is a junior and VanRyn a sen­ ior at Grace Bible College. The Trojans' Darrin Tape, a sophomore a! Northwood, ended the Division 2 men's indoor track and field season at the NCAA championships March 10. He placed 13th overall in the 200-meter dash Delton Kellogg graduate Kortni Matteson, a sophomore guard on the Kalamazoo Valley Community College women's basketball team helped the Pumas to a fifth place finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association tournament. She was named MVP of the Puma’s regional tournament, then earned a spot on lhe all-toumamcni team at the national finals. I’ve seen all kinds of Barry County names around as I look a peek at the spring sports. Lakewood's Spencer Duits is on the Hope College men's track and field team as a hur­ dler. He’s not lhe only area athlete al Hope. Hastings grad Justin Pratt has gotten into four of the baseball team’s 21 games, and is hitting .500 with a pair of singles and a walk in four al bats. Another Hastings' alumnus, senior Erin Bradley is 5-10 in her singles matches and 8-8 in doubles for the Hope women's tennis team. A trio of local girls’ are on lhe Central Michigan University won*en’s track and field roster. Thomapple Kellogg’s Melissa Quiscnberry. Delton Kellogg’s Shanna Tamminga . and Maple Valley’s Stefanic Joostbcms. Quiscnberry and Tamminga both participated last Saturday in a tri meet with Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan. Quiscnberry was 13th in the 3000-mctcr run. and Tamminga placed third in the high jump by clear­ ing 5-1.75 and fifth in lhe javelin with a throw of 100-1. Lakewood's Jeremy Dow is well into his senior season at Grand Valley State University. He sports a perfect 6-0 record as a pitcher with lhe men’s baseball team, with an ERA of just 2.59. Opponents are hitting just .242 against him and he has struck out 33 batters in 43 and one third innings. Maple Valley’s Donna Cripe is a sophomore on the Olivet College Women's track and field team. She has the top time by a Comet this spring in both the 100- and 200-meter dash events. I know that this isn't everybody who's out there participating in a spring sport on the college level this spring, in fact this list isn’t close to being complete That tells you what kind of athletes are coming out of Barry County, which isn't only great for sports fans its great for fans of higher education as well. Wickham no-hitter helps Viking basebail get to 3-0 The Lake wood varsity boys’ baseball team hasn't always had an easy time getting up for both games of a double header, but there was­ n’t any problem in still being excited when the second game started against East Lansing Tuesday afternoon. Pitcher Josh Wickhum tossed a no-hitter as the Vikings defeated the Trojans 4-0 in game one. a performance that included 12 strike outs. “No-hitters are tough to come by. and Josh threw a great game.” said Lakewood head coach Bob Veitch. Il’s lhe first not hitler for Lakewood since Shawn Veitch threw one in the spring of 2000. Matt Schultz. Malt Scott. Kyle Rowland, and Brandon Tingley each had two hits in the game one victory for Lakewood. Tingley had a pair of RBI's. “It was a gcxxl game for us." said coach Veitch. “The kids came to play and they played for two games. Thai’s our big thing I feel right now. We always have a problem with a sweep. Last night in the second game we were focused and things went good.” Lakewood won game two 12-6. Scott Schultz was 3-for-3 in the second game, and Michael Barbour and Tingley both homered. Veitch has his boys getting set for another run at a Conference Area Activities Conference Division 3 championship and hopefully a long stay in lhe Michigan High School Athletic Association state tournament. The Vikings didn’t have cither last season, finishing second in the CAAC-3 and falling to Portland in the first round of the MHSAA Class B District Tournament. There arc a handful of returning starters for the Vikings this season who should be itching to improve on those finishes from a year ago. including second-team all-state catcher Rowland who's a'ready made plans to contin­ ue his baseball career at the Air Force Academy after graduation Also back are senior infielder Wes Wise, senior outfielder Matt Scott, senior pitchers Wickham, and Tingley and sophomore infielder Barbour. Junior infielders Scott Schultz and Nate Klein w ill look lo add their talents to the team this year as well. On Thursday. Lakewood travels to face Pewamo-Westphalia. Lakewood’s home opener will be next Monday. April 17. against Ionia. The Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season doesn’t begin until Monday. May 1. when Lakewood plays host to the Haslett Vikings. Eisbrcaver and Malt Booth at third doubles 6­ 4. 7-5. and Jared Secor and Cody Rowe lopped Phil Reed and Ryan Russ 6-2. 6-3 at fourth doubles. Sophomore Jeremy Avery made the jump from doubles to first singles this spring and suffered a lough loss to Haslett senior Chad Dowrick. 6-1.6-2. Haslett freshman Curran Macholz pulled out a tight second singles victory over junior Joe O’Brien. 6-7(2). 6-1.6-3. O’Brien was at third singles last year for the Vikings. The two Lakewood singles victories came from seniors Mike France and Seen Kirchner. At third singles. France defeated Haslett sen­ ior Mike Bearman 6-1. 7-5. In lhe fourth sin­ gles match. Kirchner avoided a long after­ noon by pulling out a tough second set against Haslett senior Chuck Patterson and won 6-2. 7-6(3). With the top two players gone from a year ago. singles experience is the biggest thing the Vikings will have to make up for in 2006. as they hope to be competitive in lhe Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 with the likes of DeWitt, lensing Catholic, and Williamston expected to be leading the way in tlic league. There won’t be a big disparity between the top play ers m the line-up and those at the bot­ tom for the Vikings' this spring, which can be both a strength and a weakness. If it works out to be a strength, the Vikings will be shooting for a top three finish at the regional tournament and a spol in the state finals. The Vikings will be home two more times this week, facing off against Lowell Thursday, then playing host to lhe Lakewood Invitational on Saturday. Saxon Weekly Sports Schedule Chamber golf outing planned for June 14 Complete online schedule at: WTVW.baakl2.OTt THURSDAY. APRIL 13: 3:45 pm Giris Varsity The Barry County Chamber of Commerce will be holding its 20th Annual Golf Outing on Wednesday. June 14. 2006. The event w ill be held at the Hastings Country Club. Tee-cff time is 8:30 a.m. A shotgun start will begin the four-person scramble. Men's and women’s tees will be used. The event will include contests of skill and raffles. There will also be a hole-in-one con­ test. Participants will be treated to a wonder­ ful lunch. Golfers will have their choice of half of a chicken or two hamburgers plus all the fixings. Teams and individuals are welcome to par­ ticipate. Space is limited to 36 teams. Individuals are also welcome to join the golfers at the course for lunch. Patrick Buckland of Buckland Insurance and Tai Gearhart of State Farm Insurance are co-chairs of lhe event. This is the Chamber s biggest fundraiser of the year. If you would like to register for the outing or obtain more information, contact the Barry County Chamber of Commerce at (269) 945­ 2454 or barrychamber@sbcglobal.net. There is no rain date and sponsorships are non-refundable. 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Mail to 100W Crossroad ( t Caledonia, MI 49316 www.porterhills.org � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-04-20.pdf 11d6bcb70e6ca378c1f7dbffddf841c5 PDF Text Text HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY 1'1 S CHURCH SI KASIIMS Ml <MM-1B3 HHS Youth in Govt, gets 6 bills passed County appointments still lade credibility HHS boy’s track win big in conference opener See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 20 FfTI Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HastingsBanner Thursday. April 20. 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 16 PRICE 50C Jazz Festival set for Friday and Saturday Habitat dinner slated for Friday The annual spring edition of Barry County Habitat for Humanity’s Swiss steak and chicken dinner will be dished up from 4 to ? p.m. this Friday (April 21) at the First United Methodist Church in Hastings. Proceeds will help build three Habitat homes for local families in the county this year. THo of the homes will be built in partnership with Thrivent Financial for Lutlienms and area Lutheran churches and the Home Buikiers Association of Barry County and other volunteers. A free-will donation will be accepted for the meal, which will include the two meats, masiieJ potatoes, gravy, a veg­ etable, salad, beverages and homemade desserts. Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian housing ministry dedicated to hefting people break out of the cycle of poverty. Volunteers work in partnership with low income families to build simple, decent homes that are sold at cost and without interest to the families. PBynxHts recHvcd from Habitat hwncou ners are recycled to build more hou: ts. For more Information about Barry’s Habitat affiliate or to-be a volunteer, please call 269-948-9939 or you may speak to a Habitat volunteer at Friday's Those who would tike to make a dona­ tion to Habitat and can t attend Friday's t&mermay send a check to Barry County Habitat for Humanity. P.O. Box 155; Hastings. Mich. 49058. Donations are tax deductible. Video tourney finals Saturday The grand championship round of the Video Game Tournament will be held at 3 ■ p.m. Saturday at the Hastings Public Library. A wild card tournament will be held first to qualify four more players for the fixal round of tournament play of Mario ■ Kart Double Dash and Super Smash Brothers Melee. The sixteen, sixth to 12th grade final­ ists will use Nintendo Game Cube sys­ tems to compete for the championship prizes. Each grand champion will win a portable DVD player. Second place prize winners will take home MP3 players and third place winners Zip Zaps micro racers. The prizes are provided by the Friends of the Hastings Public Library and Radio Shack. Sign up is required. Call the library at 945-4263 to register. There is no charge and refreshments are provided. by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The schedule has been announced for the third annual Thomapple Arts Couocil/Felpausch Jazz Festival Friday and Saturtay in downtown Hastings. The festival celebrates America's music with live concerts Friday and Saturday, end­ ing with a finale fund-raising concert Saturday evening, featuring the Lansing Symphony Big Band. The TAC All-Star High School Jazz Band, representing all 14 partici­ pating jazz bands, will open the show Saturday evening. The entire festival will begin at 5 p.m. Friday. April 22. with free concerts open to the public at several free venues in downtown Hastings and will continue all day Saturdav with 14 high school jazz ensembles playing at Central Auditorium inside Central Elementary in Hastings. The TAC/Fclpausch Jazz Festival includes musicians from middle school jazz bands. high school jazz ensembles. Les Jazz Big Band. Ed Englerth Band, jazz pianists Gene Englerth and Mark Ramsey, the Grand River Blues Cats, the High School All-Star Jazz Band and concludes with the Lansing Symphony Big Band performance. Kicking off the festival at 5 p.m. Friday will be the Steel Drum Panorama, featuring the Ionia High School Steel Drum Band. Strike Percussion Ensemble from the Caledonia area, and the Hastings High School Steel Drum Band in the Fclpausch parking lol. or in the case of rain, in Central Auditorium at Central Elementary School in Hastings. The festival is sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council. Fclpausch. Michigan Association of Arts and Cultural Affairs, and the Sue Drummond Endowment at the Barry Community Foundation. The Saturday evening concert will begin at See JAZZ, page 5 . I ? 1 The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan invite the community to attend the dedication of a Peace Pole to the Village of Middleville at 2 p.m. Saturday. April 22, Earth Day. The pole will be erected at the head of the Paul Henry Thomapple Trail. The message, "May Peace Prevail on Earth* will be printed in eight languages on the sides of the pole. A brief dedication ceremony will be presented by Jackie Schmitz, chair of the event, which will include readings and music. Children will be invited to decorate the walks with clialk drawings in honor of Earth Day. Twenty-four Pine seedlings will be available for those wishing to plant a tree in honor of the day. by Shawna Huhbarth Staff Writer A special Delton Kellogg Board of Education workshop Monday evening focused on what kind of qualities the school district wants in a new superintendent. Representatives from the Coalition for Quality Education, teachers, staff and the public all weighed in on what they'd like to see in a new school chief, who may be hired by the end of May to replace Ron Archer. Lori Harris, from the coalition, presented the board with a printout of input they have gathered from the public. Pam Wemcr said. ‘We've been working hard in the community gathering this infor­ mation. This reflects the people leaving the schixrl district, the people deciding whether or not to stay, and those who are staying because they love the community .. the school system needs significant change. We have wonderful great things happening here in the school, but there arc black clouds hanging over it. You as a board have a huge responsi­ bility and a lot of power.” Harris went over the handout the coalition ibrary as part ol this weekend s third annual jazz festival created with the district vision and beliefs in mind i Wc would like i* sec a superintendent who eliminates the word should from district beliefs and replaces it with will. We want a superintendent who looks at other districts who have solid plans for their districts like Thomapple Kellogg. They have an awesome strategic plan over there." Harris then went on to quote from the handout, which included the need for some­ one who understands the importance of strong working relationships with surrounding edu­ cational institutions and supporting student interns who bring innovation to the school. Phe handout emphasized they would like to sec teachers teaching with smaller ratios using slate of the art techniques. They requested a candidate who listens individual­ ly and collectively to the leachings staff and supports their ideas and research proven tech­ niques. They also cited the need for develop­ ing consistency in the learning environment, w ith each building operating on a whole. The coalition also feels the potential new superintendent musi positively support leg­ islative action such as the new math and sci­ ence requirements on the stale level, and review MEaP scores using the schools base line daia and past performance and in com­ parison to surrounding districts instead of using the low numbers of acceptance from the state. One of the bigger issues the coalition feels that needs to be addressed is a superintendent who is willing to lead in a transparent way and in partnership with solution-based out­ comes and accountability. This included strong leadership in each of the buildings in the district and their administrative staff, and follow ing through to see a “loop of accounta­ bility" when concerns arc brought forward from parents and community members. “We would like a superintendent to look at where there is repetitive problems in build­ ings and fix those problems.” said Harris. Also cited was a superintendent who returns phone calls of concerned parents, stu­ dents and community members in a timely fashion and does not dissuade families who choose to testify at board meetings about quality education and improvement. “We would like to see exit interviews with all staff and areas that need improvement identified in these interviewa,** uiid Harris. She also cited in the report that the new super­ intendent should understand the importance of public input when hiring and interview ing staff to ensure the best candidates and that they a>- hired in a transparent process that can be upheld when scrutinized. She said they need a candidate who understands public edu­ cation is a business and that students and fam­ ily members are the primary stakeholders. To achieve these objectives the coalition believes the superintendent rhould not icnew and sign contracts with staff who publicly yell at and humiliate students, and staff who have not met performance expectations and do nc< support outreach efforts to determine satisfac­ tion of district members. She said the coalition would like to sec strong written and verbal references and sup­ port from students, parents, and families in their pas’ position of leadership. They also said the superintendent needs to change the See DELTON, page 6 Northeastern’s PTO, staff plan Mary Youngs tribute Tin fin contained; it could have been worse Barry County Sheriffs deputy Gary Pearson was returning from Middleville shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday when he saw smoke coming from the Classic Chrysler. Dodge. Jeep dealership on West State Street Pearson called it in and l&oined fire fighters were already on their way He then entered the building and evacuated 14 employees, who were unaware of the fire and the potential danger The fire apparently started among a stand off tires behind the building Damage was to the outside of the build­ ing and had spread to insulation in a back storage room The Hastings and Freeport fire departments responded, assisting were the City of Hastings Police Department. Michigan State Police and the Barry County Sheriffs Department (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Public Delton gets input on superintendent search Peace Pole to be dedicated April 22 ; The Hastings High Schoo! Jazz Quartet ot Erika Schroeder, Dave Gallagher. Craig Sherwood and Max Myers will performs at 6:45 p.m. Friday. April 21. in the Hastings by David T. Young Editor A memorial to the late Mary Youngs, for­ mer Northeastern Elementary principal, will be un-riled next month at the school. the Hastings Board of Education was told Monday night. Local artist Cathy New sled rnd Northeastern students are creating a tile pic­ ture wall “that symbolizes both Mary Youngs' strength, a tree and her gixxiness and kindness, red and yellow flowers that adorn the tree' according to a flyer being circulated by school staff and members of the PTO. The flyer adds. “The tile work will be a light and glowing reminder of to all who enter Northeastern of Mrs. Youngs' everlasting touch on our school.” Airs. Youngs, a longtime educator and most recently principal, died unexpectedly in her sleep Feb. 19 at home, leaving the school district and community shocked and sad­ dened Financing for the tribute to Mrs. Youngs will be handled by the PTO. staff, parents and community. Flex lab. a local industry, has donated and planted a tree in front of the ele­ mentary school building and a bench will be added at a later date Superintendent Chris Cooley told the board the hope is to have the memorial ready by late May before the academic year ends A See MARY, page 6 Mary Youngs �Page 2 - Thursday. Apnl 20. 2006 - Tlte Hastings Banner 24-Hour Challenge returns to TK June 17-18 NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page Campaign kickoff set for Tom Evans Tom Evans, who is announcir g his canIdidacy for Barry County Prosecuting Attorney, will have a campaign kickoff at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. April 22, on the Barry . County Courthouse lawn in downtown Hastings. There will be music and light refresh­ ments. Evans is one of two known candidates for the job for a two-year term to fill a vacancy le»< in October 2005 by the resig­ nation of Gordon Shane McNeill. Cicuit Judge James Fisher appointed Julie Nakfoor Pratt to be interim prosecutorand she and Evans will meet in the August primary election, both as Republicans. Christian College. Buller is the author of “Reviving the American Spirit — a Strategy of Hope for the 21st Century." The Lincoln Day Dinner will commence ? with a social hour al 5:30 p.m.. with dinner following. Tickets are $30 and may be pur­ chased by contacting the Barry County Republican Committee at 945-8903, Mark Englerth at 838-1289 or Brian Reynolds at 945-3668. ‘Sugar’ production set for April 27-30 The cast and crew of the Thomapple Players arc hard at work bringing one “hot" show to the Central Auditorium Stage al 7 p.m. Thursday. Friday and Saturday. April 27, 28 and 29. and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30. The 1959 Billy Wilder film classic, "Some Like It Hot." starring Jack Lemon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe, will be transformed to the musical. “Sugar." When Joe (Ken Smith) and Jerry (Doug A dinner theater presentation Friday. Acker.) two penniless, unemployed musi­ cians in liepression era Chicago witness a April 28. and Saturday, April 29. at the mob slaying in a downtown parking g.uage. Middleville United Methodist Church will help support the trip this summer of Team they become the target of a gangland manhunt and take it on the lam. Russia 2006. To get out of Chicago fast they lake jobs The performances of "The Great Denver Railroad Scam’ will be preceded by a with Sweet Sue (Laura Soule) and her Michigan pasty supper at 6 p.m. followed Society Syncopatcrs. an all-girl band. Joe and Jerry rise to the challenge, transform by the performance at 7 p.m. The Great Denver Railroad Scam written themselves into Josephine and Daphne and by Douglas Kotwica is directed by Cheryl head to the tropics of Miami and out of Crevero. The casi of the laugh-filled melo- reach of the mob (or so they think}. On the way they meet blonde bombshell. drama includes Bob Bender, John Bremer. Mike. Bremer, Colleen Cos. Pastor Scott Sugar Kane (Angie Secber) the band’s singer/ukulele player, and begin a bidding Manning. Ann Replogic. Tim Rietman. Darlene Schellinger. Lee Shumway. Jerry war for Sugar's affection. Carol Satterly is the director, with Norma Welsh and Karen Winans. •’Team Russia 2006" includes Bob and Jean Acker producing the show with the help of assistant producer Kim Butler. Carol Bender. Mike Bremer. Lyn Briel. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for sen­ Cheryl Cravero. Marianne Fritcher, Avis ior citizens and students. This production Geren, Pastor Scott Manning. Vicki Marsh. may not be suitable for young children, Cary Middlebush. Jody Pratt. Monica Parents with noisy children will be asked to Roberts. Nancy Vandenbrink. Bianca Pratt leave the auditorium. and Amanda Vandenbosch. This project includes renovation and improvements to a commercial building now being used as a Methodist church is Voronezh. Russia. Tickets are $10 per person. In addition pasties can be ordered frozen to take home A Red Cross blood drive will be held at $5 each. Reservations and pasty orders can be made by calling the Middleville from 8:30 a.m. ig 2:15 p.m. Monday. April 24. at Hastings High School. United Methodist Church office at 795­ Blood collections in Michigan are fol­ 9266 between 9 a.m. and I p.m. Tuesday through Friday. lowing the curve of spring temperatures: Seating for the dinner is limited with a soaring up then down in a struggle to shake reservation deadline of April 24. the winter blues. Currently, the 60-county Great Lakes Region of the American Red Cross has about a four day supply of the most positive i Dinner theater | to aid team Russia 1 5 I i‘ i : | | | I | J • ? I j j | Blood drive set at HHS Monday ' 1 I | Progressive Dems to view 9/11 film 1 ! The documentary film. "Confronting the Evidence; A Call to Reopen the 9/11 , Investigation’ will be presented by the . Progressive Democrats of West Michigan at the Thomapple Township Emergency : Services Building. 128 High St. in • Middleville at 7 p.m. tonight. Thursday. April 20. This film probes the question. "What if ’ the event on Sept. 11 was not a surprise ; attack on America?" Everyone is invited to join the quest for ■ the truth about the destruction of the World ■ Trade Center and the Pentagon as questions continue to arise about the 9/11 । Commission’s Report of the events. David Ray Griffin s book. •’The New i Pearl Harbor," which asks many questions ■ about the 9/11 Commission’s Report will I be available for purchase. A discussion, moderated by David Perkins, will follow the presentation. Refreshments will be available. Senate candidate to speak at dinner The Rev. Keith Butler, candidate for U. I S. Senate, will be the keynote speaker at ’he I: Barry County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner at Middle Villa Inn | Friday evening. May 19. Butler, who has served as a member of the Michigan Republican State Committee and on the Detroit City Council, is the : founding pastor of Word of Faith Intematioal Christian Center Church in Sou'hfield. a 21,000-member congregation. His ministry employs more than 200 work­ ers and he manages an annual operating budget of more than $30 million. A graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. Buller com­ pleted his theological studies at Rhema : Bible Training Center in Tulsa. Okla. He also has an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in theological studies from Canada blood types. But supplies of Type O-negativc — the universal donor — arc critically low. with less than a day on the shelves. A thrce-day supply is considered safe and adequate for meeting ongoing and emer- bicycle ride is just about right for some nice recreational exercise It's quality outdoor fun. But like any activity, the more you do it. the better you become. Ten miles soon builds into 20. 40 and up For bicycling enthusiasts all over the country. 100 miles is a nice Saturday or Sunday "century" ride. Cycling, like other sports and recreations, can become addicting. Once bicyclists are able to do a century, some might try a double century. For others the next step might be to see how tar they can go in a day. Not everyone can complete in the Olympics, but most every­ one can set a goal and try to achieve it. These bicyclists who participate in the 24 hour challenge are not necessarily elite ath­ letes. They include ministers, college profes­ sors. doctors, engineers, assembly line work­ ers. washer repairmen, housewives, and bicy­ clists from all walks of life have participated in past events. "Ordinary people can accomplish extraordi­ nary goals. You don’t have to be elite to be successful." said Michael Shermer of I.a Canada. Calif., in 1988. The participants ride for medals in fiveyear age groups, ages 18 to 70-plus. both male and female. Enameled mileage pins, in 50­ mile increments, reward riders who ride more than 200 miles. Riders who return and accu­ mulate I.(XX) miles in the event earn a "Thousand Mile Jersey.’’ More than 100 riders have completed 2.(XX) miles. 36 have reached the 3.000 mile mark, four have 4.000 miles and one has 5.000. Highest total mileage is 6.168 miles by James Hlavka. of Racine. Wis.. who has ridden the event 16 times. While all riders get their names in the event’s record book. some riders set their sights on a personal best, an age group record, winning the event or breaking the overall record Participants leave al 8 a.m. on the first loop, a 126.5 mile rolling to hilly, scenic route through Barry County, which has three check­ points. A 12.5-mile per hour pace is required to finish the first loop in time to complete at least one of the second loops. After the riders depart, the crews leave on an alternate route to meet their riders al the various checkpoints. Then, the only sounds al Thomapple Kellogg Middle School arc from the Amateur Radio Communications Group, using a computer global positioning program and base radio to keep contact with the lead car. After returning in the afternoon, the bicy­ clists cycle a 23.7-mile tolling loop that goes through the Gun Lake Recreation area. Any rider who wants to ride on the overnight loop must complete both the 126.5-milc loop and at least one complete second loop. From evening to 8 a.m. Sunday morning, riders will complete as many 7.5-mile, fairly flat night loops, beginning and ending at the middle school. The riding finishes at 8 a.m. June 18 and riders arc treated to breakfast pro­ vided by McDonald’s of Caledonia. An award ceremony will begin at 9 a.m.. with door prizes that were displayed by prod­ uct sponsors on Friday night. Medals arc awarded and the traditional Siegel Silver See CHALLENGE, page 9 Mystery unfolds next month at Bay Pointe Inn, Restaurant German director Werner Von Hindenberg will be in town Friday. May 5. to audition local thespians for his new production: "Murder Under the Magnolias.” The auditions will be held at Bay Pointe Inn & Restaurant on historic Gun Lake. "Quiet on the Set" is the name of the mur­ der mystery show to be presented by Suspense & Nonsense. Kalamazoo’s original murder mystery comedy troupe. For more than 10 years, this group has delighted audi­ ences all over the slate with their special blend of humor and mayhem. This is their first visit to Bay Pointe. Tickets for the dinner theater are $45 per person; only 135 seats are available and reser­ vations are required. Seating begins 7:30 p.m.. with the performance scheduled to run from 8 to 10 p.m. The evening’s menu consists of a mixed greens salad or Bay Pointe chowder, choice of grilled ribeye, roasted herb chicken, steamed mussels or honey-ginger vegetable stir-fry and mystery dessert - where one lucky guest will find a mystery surprise in ■heir dessert, valid for a free night slay in the Lakeside Deluxe Suite. Discounted lodging packages arc also available, starting at $59 for a Southside Standard Room for Friday night. Bay Pointe Inn & Restaurant is a 38-room boutique property located at 11456 Marsh Road in Shelbyville. For reservations, call 888-GUN-LAKE or log on to www.baypointeinn.com Hastings Youth in Government delegation gets 6 bills passed ‘ | 5 I ! | J gency needs, with five-to-seven days con­ sidered optimal. The Great Lakes Region needs about 3,500 people a week to volunteer to donate blood to maintain a strong blood inventory for patients in nearly 70 Michigan hospi­ tals. Statistics show that while 97 percent of people will need a blood transfusion in their lifetime, just 5 percent of people ever step forward to give blood. Blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in good general health. The process of giving blood takes about an hour and can help save up to three lives. Meals on Wheels kickoff planned The Barry County Meals on Wheels \ Walkathon kickoff and spaghetti dinner will be held from 4 to 6 ,.m. Friday, April 1 28, al 320 West Woodlawn. Hastings. Walkathon participants arc invited to » bring their team members to receive Walkathon pledge sheets and details about the fund-raiser. A goodwill offering for the dinner is appreciated. Hearing on arsenic to be rescheduled Yankee Springs Township has resched­ uled the April 17 public hearing on ways to control arsenic in the water supply to Tuesday. April 25. The township has changed engineering firms working on this problem and the new firm Reis and Vandenbrink wish to discuss other methods of bringing the arsenic levels under the federal guidelines than just a fil- ■ tration system. The public hearing will begin al 6 p.m. in | the township hall. by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Applications arc now available for this year’s 24-Hour Challenge scheduled tor Saturday and Sunday. June 17 and 18. Early vgustration deadline is April 30. According io organizer Diane Obermeyer. more than half of the 550 places in the event have already been filled The 8 a.m start Saturday. June 17. is at the Thomapple Kellogg Middle School, and the riders w ill gel a sendoff from a bagpipe band The challenge w ill end at the same location, at 8 a.m. on l ather s Day. Sunday. June |8. There is still time to register. The deadline for entries is midmgh* Saturday. June 10. Early registration is $65 until April 30 per rider. From May 1 until May 31. the fee rises to $80 and the really late tee is S100 for those who register between May 31 and June 10. The 24-Hour Challenge began in 1983 w ith 18 riders and was headquartered at Wabasis luikc Park near Grand Rapids It moved to Middleville in the year 2(XX). where the lower traffic volume is an advantage. The facilities of the high school and middle school include increased parking area and showers. Riders started last year at the middle si hool. with breakfast served in the cafeteria. The start now goes down the long curving service road, which allows riders to spread out. The National 24-Hour Challenge has become the largest event of its kind in the U.S. In 2000. riders from 24 states. Canada and France entered and completed 77.212.8 miles. In 2005. there were riders from 21 states. Canada. Denmark and New Zealand. Middleville’s population will increase by about 1 5(X> when the National 24-Hour Challenge comes to town. Bicyclists and their crews will begin arriving Friday afternoon for number pickup. Riders can register beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday. June 16. Many sponsors of the event participate in a product display of the newest items. Photo albums from prev ious events arc available. The walls are papered with lists of riders by name, category and number. The Athletic Boosters Club of ThomappleKellogg High School puts on a spaghetti din­ ner on the Friday night before the event, a Saturday morning pancake breakfast and the club offers concessions and ice Saturday from 3 p.m. until 3 a.m. on Sunday. The Friday dinner is also a chance for the riders to socialize before the event. For riders who have done this event many years, it is a reunion. There are always new faces, firsttimers looking for advice on • hat to expect. It is also an opportunity for Middleville to get to know a little about the people who undertake lite physical and mental challenge. Why would a bicyclist try to ride for 24 hours? Beginning bicyclists find a l()-mile The Hastings High School Youth in Government delegation turned in another stellar performance at the Michigan Youth in Government state conference this year, as it had six bills passed this year, more than any of the other 45 schools participating. A legislative team consisting of 26 student legislators and a mock trial team consisting of four student lawyers traveled to Lansing and participated in four days of competitive simu­ lations al the State Capital in Lansing and other judicial buildings. In order to prepare for the legislative por­ tion of the conference, the student legislators worked with advisor Mike Engle to research state level issues in order to write bills for the student legislature of Youth in Government. Once each student wrote their bill, the Hastings delegation scrutinized each other’s bills in committees using a cost benefit analy­ sis model that attempted to identify econom­ ic. political and social ramifications. Once at the conference, the Hastings delegation trav­ eled daily to the state capital in order to con­ duct a simulation of the legislative process. This process included legislative debate, lobbying and voting on student bills prepared by Y1G delegates from Hastings and other students from throughout the state. Each bill that passed the House and Senate and was signed by the student governor will be intro­ duced on to the floor of the Michigan Legislature. The following students of the Hastings Delegation passed the following bills: I Bryan Campbell: A bill to mandate that the total number of students used to deter­ mine state funding for schools shall be based on the number of students enrolled, instead of the number of students present on "count day." 2. Dan Dimond and Scott Coleman: A bill to mandate the tenure of all public educators in the stale of Michigan shall be lengthened to seven years. 3. Amy Kidder and Alex Neil: A bill to mandate that there be no smoking on public school grounds or during any school organ­ ized activity. 4. Erin Fluke and Adam Sheldon: A bill to mandate that all recreational watercraft liver­ ies that rent out boats shall levy a lax of one dollar for every watercraft rented out. 5. Chelsea Siska: A bill to change the open­ ing date and end date tor firearm deer season in Michigan. 6. Jason Ries and Seth Beduhn: A bill to give a thousand-dollar tax credit to pur­ chasers of hy brid cars In order to prepare for the mock trial por­ tion of the conference, the mock trial team consisting of student lawyers Seth Beduhn. Mitchell Borden. Marie Hoffman, and Emily Parker examined facts and testimonies in the case of "The People versus Mickey Mullins." In this case. “Mickey Mullins" was alleged to have killed "Pally Pahl" after an evening of drugs and alcohol consumption. The mock trial simulation required each of the 13 teams at the conference to provide the witnesses, and either defend or prosecute the case. The teams participated in a scries of tri­ als over the four-day conference. The Hastings mock trial team spent several months under the tutelage of Tom Evans, a local attorney, and Tom Hoffman, a local family physician, in preparation for this event. Evans taught them the finer points of case presentation, direct examination, cross­ examination. presentation of evidence and objections. Once engaged in competition, however, the team was not allowed any direct professional help. Overall, this team of first-year student lawyers ranked fifth out of the 13 teams al the conference. Marie Hoffman received recogni­ tion as one of the two outstanding attorneys in the competition. When asked about her experiences in the Youth and Government program, she said. "In Youth in Government. I learned the difficul­ ties of putting a case together, and the joys of executing properly." She added her work with Evans has "improved my abilities to argue!" Besides competing in mock trial competi­ tions. the mock trial team had a tour of the Supreme Court. A judge t<x>k the students into the Court of Appeals, where he discussed the appeals process and answered their questions The students also had workshops al Cooley luiw Schoo! in "Ethics" and "The Electronic Classrixwn." Finally, the entire Hastings delegation attended a pizza party hosted by 87th District Stale Representative Gary Newell, who has made a tradition of sponsoring a dinner for the Hastings delegation every year. Newell told the delegation about some of the finer points of the politics in lansing. and provid­ ed examples of legislation he has introduced and sponsored that has impacted the citizens of Barry County. He noted that because of term limitations, he will no longer be able to run for the House of Representatives and his term will end Jan I.2007 Sheriff Leaf appointed to 3 MSA panels Michigan Sheriffs’ Association President Gary Finstrom has announced Bany County Sheriff Dar Ixaf has been appointed to serve on three MSA committees. Sheriff Leaf will serve on the K-9. Substance Abuse Prevention, and Triad Committees. The newly constituted K-9 Committee will deal with training, policies and procedures, and other issues related to canine units within sheriff’s offices. The MSA Substance Abuse Prevention Committee coordinates and oversees lies w ith alcohol, tobacco, and narcotics preven­ tion programs throughout the stale. The Triad Committee oversees the statewide Triad program. Triad means a three-way pannership between law enforce­ ment. senior citizens and the community to prevent both crime and the fear of crime among the elderly. The Michigan Sheriffs’ Association (MSA) is the official professional organization of Michigan's 83 sheriffs. MSA provides train­ ing to sheriffs and their personnel throughout the year. For more information, or to become a citi­ zen or business member, please visit the Web site at www michigansheriff.com �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 20 2006 - Page 3 In Freeport, the youngest egg searchers receive some help from their parents and grand parents. This bunny showed each age group where to find eggs at the Freeport Easter in Hastings, Anthony Brovo would rather have an afternoon nap than hunt for an egg Emily and ner little sister Tessa Fenstemaket are ready to start gathenng eggs at the Jaycees hunt. ’ Alaura Haueter (from left), Jordan and Megan Hildebrant bring canine friends Sunshine and 155-pound Star Baby to see the Easter Bunny at the Hastings Jaycee Easter Egg Hunt. Chase Washington has a basket full of eggs after the hunt. Autumn and her mother Connie Burgo came to enjoy the fun at the Freeport Easter Egg Hunt. Vaughn Guy hopes he wins this red Huffy in the drawings for the bikes at the Hastings Jaycees Easter Egg Hunt. �Page 4 - Thursday Apnt 20 2006 - The Haslings Banner We all come from Intelligent Design To the editor. Girl Scout volunteers exceptional To the editor: April 23-30 is National Volunteer Appreciation Week and this year's theme is "Inspire by Example." Giri Scouts of Glowing Embers Council is starting the week with Leader Appreciation Hay Saturday. April 22. by recognizing the inspiring examples set by the dedicated vol­ unteers of our organization. We arc incredibly fortunate to have the support of more than 1.000 volunteers in Allegan. Kalamazoo. Barry. Calhoun, and parts of Branch and Van Buren counties. The*? volunteers are committed to providing a positive and impactful experience for girls through the Girl Scout program. They give of their time and talents to ensure that this expe­ rience happens in a meaningful v ay for girls in our community . Our volunteers inspire Girl Scouts to develop their leadership skills and give back to their local communities. Leadc-s help girls take community service from a simple idea to an actual service project. Whether it is sewing hats for chemo patients, making soap for a homeless shelter, or reading stories at the local library, girls aspire to make a difference in their communities. Our volunteers also provide program opportunities and education for girls by developing and offering unique experiences in areas such as math, science, technology, and environmental awareness. In partnership with adult volunteers, girls widen their cultural boundaries by learning about other countries and cultures. Through the variety of opportunities that these volun­ teers offer, girls are continually inspired to expand their worlds, learn new things, and make the world a better place. Thanks to the efforts of these dedicated volunteers, we arc able to offer the benefits of Girl Scouting to more than 5.000 girls in our council jurisdiction. By their inspiration and involvement in Girl Scouting, these leaders help girls grow into young women of courage, character, and confidence, who make the world a better place. We urge the entire community to join us in expressing gratitude to these outstanding vol­ unteers. Jan Barker, chief executive officer, and Barb Giesen. board president. Glowing Embers Council. Kalamazoo Gasoline prices cause vegetation To the editor: I am so sick of these soaring gasoline prices. My wife and I arc retired and living only on social security, and we cannot afford these high prices. We cannot go anywhere because we can't afford the gas. We are doomed to sit at home and vegetate. It's not fair that people work all their lives and retire, but then can't do anything or go anywhere and enjoy retirement because some greedy oil companies say they need even more money Donald W. VanZandt. Hastings Giving blood is a great way to help To the editor: With a blood drive coming up in Barry County at Hastings High School Monday. I'd like to tell everybody I'm just one of the many people who depend on the generous and thoughtful donors. I do not have blood transfusions, but I use critically important parts of blood to receive antibodies in order to keep me healthy . I nearly died of complications from pneu­ monia in May 2004 and I was in a semi-coma for eight days. I was very ill again and hospi­ talized a year later. Doctors did an extensive workup and found I have something wrong with my immune system and for some unknow n reason my body is no longer able to manufacture enough antibodies to fight dis­ eases effectively. My body now requires an infusion of blood once a month, a process 1 must undergo for the remainder of my life. The antibodies arc so minute in each pint of blood that donations from nearly I.(XX) people are needed each month for me to receive treatment. The type of blood does not matter because I'm only using a par. of it. the disease-fighting anti­ bodies. This is just one of many reasons why it's so important for America's "quiet heroes" to donate blood, “the gift of life.” So. to those who give blood, you have my sincere gratitude. To those who don't. 1 ask they think about and decide to do the right thing because it helps so many, giving us another chance at life. I may not be on the receiving end. but there are so many others who desperately need the help. I pray this gift of life will help me to con­ tinue to be healthy because of the kindness of many people I'll never meet. I'm humbled. Mary Jane (Miller) Hayner. Hastings Judy Wooer will be missed To the editor: I would like to express my appreciation to and congratulate Barry Township Treasurer Judy Wooer for her many years of service and dedication on the 911 Administrative Board. She w ill be sorely missed. I hope they have a luncheon sometime soon for her and some type of plaque to commemorate such service. Barry Township is indeed very lucky to have someone of her caliber serving them. Her shoes will be difficult to fill, but I'm sure Jim Carr will move quickly to sec that the lower portion of Barry County will once again have a voice on this board. Larry B. Gentry. Chief of Police. Prairieville Township I wanted to ask you a question: Why? Why are you here?. Why am I here? Why this plan­ et earth?. Why this universe? There has been an on going question going on for a king, long time about How? But I thought maybe it was time we asked the ques­ tion. Why? It seems to me that this planet earth and the whole universe has been created Io fit us human beings along with all the other forms of life, both plants, animals, etc. But why.? What arc we here for? I am sure this whole universe was created Wooer replacement was 111 conceived’ To the editor: Recently the Barry County chapter of the Michigan Township Association replaced Judy Wooer as one of the township represen­ tatives on the Barry County Central Dispatch Administrative Board. The manner in which this change was made by the chapter was. in my opinion, illconceived and may have some people ques­ tioning Judy’s record as an Ad Board mem­ ber. As both a member of the MTA and the BCCD Ad Board. I want to assure the people of Barry County that Judy has been a valu­ able member of the board for the past 16 years. It has been my pleasure to work with Judy since the inception of 9-1-1 in Barry County and her dedication and concern has always been upper most as she made deci­ sions affecting the operation of Central Dispatch. Judy's input has always been valued by the members of Ad Board and we will miss her voice in our deliberations. It is not always easy, and certainly not pop­ ular. serving on these boards and commis­ sions in our corpmunity. Judy's service as a township representative has been exemplary and I want to publicly express my apprecia­ tion for a "job well done* as a member of the BCCD Administrative Board. Donald E. Boysen. Member. BCCD Ad Board. Thomapple Tern. Supervisor Many good people are friends in need To the editor: On Tuesday'mortanpMpnI II. wteile<on->> .the way to picking up our daughter and granddaughter. .Cindy.and Andrea Brewer from California, at the Grand Rapids airport, a truck crossed the center lane just north of the Barry County Fairgrounds and hit our car with my husband and myself in it. It was a very scary experience but we thank the Lord for all the gixxi people who came to ixir aid. We wish wc could remember every­ one's names, but they know who they arc and wc arc grateful to them. We do remember a woman named. Kate, who was first on the scene and used her cell phone to call 911: Robert Tyner with encour­ aging words; then Carol Snowden, who used her phone to call Paul and Diane Voegtler. who dropped everything to go pick up our kids at the airport while the ambulance took us to emergency, and Terne Stonebumcr. who picked us up at emergency later and took us home. The police, and emergency crew were so very kind to us during this ordeal. Because of these peop’es' efforts and the Good Lord, we were allowed to celebrate yet another birthday for Albert on April 12. Albert and Janice Atanay. Delton Public Opinion: by an Intelligent Creator. Wc arc still learning how all the pieces of this enormous puzzle all fit together. But why? In checking the Instruction Book preserved for us by the Creator. I found four reasons for you and me. this earth and the universe as our home. 1. For God's will and pleasure. "You arc worthy. 0 Lord. To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things. And by Your w ill they exist and were created." 2. For His glory. "Everyone who is called by My name. Whom I have created for My glory ; I have formed him. yes. 1 have made him." Isaiah 43:7. "Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you. and you shall answer Me. Where were you when I laid the founda­ tions of the earth? Tell Me. if you have under­ standing. Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? To what were its foundations fiistened? Or who laid its cornerstone. When the morning stars sang together. And all the sons of God shouted for joy?" Job 38:3-7. 3. For His fellowship. "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which wc have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have han­ dled. concerning the Word of life, the life was manifested, and wc have seen, and bear wit­ ness. and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us. that which we have seen and heard we declare to you. that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. And these things wc write to you that your joy may be full." I John I: 14. "God is faithful, by w hom you were called into the fellowship of His Son. Jesus Christ our Lord." I Cor. 1:9 4. For God's purpose. "And wc know that Correction: The Banner last week listed letter writer Eric Anderson's blog address incorrectly. The real address is: www.nogoodideas.blogspot.com/ all things work together fur good to those who love God. to those who are the called accord­ ing to His purpose." Romans 8:28. I like to call this, the formula for man. "Do not be deceived. God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh rcrq) corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit w ill of the Spirit reap everlasting lite. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart." Galatians 6:7-9 Rus Sarver. Hastings ‘Fire the Senate’ non-partisan effort To the editor: A recent letter to the editor fron\ Don Johnson suggested that it would be a mistake to eliminate the Stale Senate because Detroit then would have greater influence in the Michigan Legislature. Not so! The fact is that 10% of the present senators represent Detroit. Also, 10% of the represen­ tatives represent Detroit So. combined, sepa­ rately. or only one. the percentage is not changed. Another interesting fact: the Republicans have a majority by 6 in the Michigan Senate (22 to 16), and a majority by 6 (58 to 52) in the House. Therefore, it is difficult to see how either party can profit from eliminating the Senate. Who does profit? The people of Michigan, who will have the opportunity to do some­ thing the legislature has refused to do; down­ size government and save money. Sign a petition, distribute petitions, get involved — Unicameral Michigan, one house legislature. Box 117. Hastings. Call 269-948­ 4127. Or go to www.fire-the-senate.com Maybe the little-people of the state can make a difference! Harland Nye, Hastings (Know Your County Commissioners District No. 1 (City of Hastings) Don Nevins. 512 W. State Strw, Hastings, Mich. 49058, phone (269) 948-8782. District No. 2 ■ (Thomapple Too. 8 Irving Twp., Prec. 2) James French. 171 Hunters Trail Court, Middleville. Mich. 49333, phone (269) 795­ 9783. District No. 3 (Rutland Charter Twp. Hope Twp. & small area of Barry Twp.) Sandra L. James. 1388 Nissaki. Hastings, Mich. 49058, phone (269) 945-9402. District No. 4 (Carlton Twp., Hastings Charter Twp., Irv»^ Twp. Prec. 1 & a small portion of Woodland Twp.) Howard "Hoof Gibson. 1614 N M-43 Hwy.. Hastings, Mich. 49058, phone <269) 948­ 8325. District No. 5 (Maple Grove Twp.. Castleton Twp. and most of Woodland Twp.) Michael Callton. 307 N. Main. Nashville. Mich. 49073, phone (517) 652-2073 District No. 6 (Orangeville Twp. & Yankee Springs Twp.) Clare Tripp. 11776 English Court, Shelbyville, Mich. 49344, phone (269) 672-7474. District No. 7 (Assyria Twp., Baltimore Twp. & Johnstown Twp.) Thomas J. Wing. 15335 Wing Road. Bellevue. Ml 49021, phone (269) 660-0498 District No. 8 (Prairieville Twp. & most of Barry Twp.) Wayne H Adams. 4665 E. Orchard Rd.. Delton. Mich. 49046, phone (269) 623-2457. County Administrator Michael C. Brown, phone (269) 948-4891, fax (269) 948-4884. Gas prices affect summer plans? Will the continuing rise in the cost of gasoline change your sum­ mer vacation plans? How? Responses to our weekly question. The Hastings Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PiMthMbr. Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 jonn aacoM rreoenc jbcoo* Prwdem VtaaPraadam Steven Jacob* Secretary/Treasurer * NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Editor) Elaine Gitoert (Assistant Editoi} Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Market McDade. Haslings: Linda Bayer. Hastings: Vickie Gray, Hastings: Rick Mattson, Hastings: Michael Washbum. Hastings: Jason Scott. Hastings: Sandra Ponsetto Kelly Lloyd Bren Bremer Jon Gambee Fran Favefman Shawna Hubbarth ■ ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Oasstoed ads accepted Monday through Fnday. 800am to530pm. “Yes. 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Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, April 20. 2006 - Page 5 Iw Mf Opinion County appointments still lack credibility The Barry County Board of Commissioners too often makes decisions that poorly mask personal agendas and an obsession with squashing dissent and different ideas. I’ve mentioned the "only team players welcome" trend before m this column and once we even had a cartoon that depicted vagabonds getting the boot because they didn't march in lockstep with board leadership. The most recent example came to light last week with the appointments of two Planning and Zoning Commission members. In this puzzling story, two incumbent commissioners reapplied for their three-year seats and they were joined only by a woman who was unable to attend the interviews because she was out of the country. So when it was time in March to decide on filling the two open seats, it looked like a no-brainer, two incumbents win by defau!’. Not so fast. The County Board bended the rules again and re-advertised for the two seats to give that lady who was out of town a chance to interview. Since when does anyon- who applies for a job and is a no-show get another chance? After re-advertising, there suddenly was a flurry of additional interest, and as many as six applied. Ultimately, one incumbent. Mick Barney, was reappointed, but the other. Chuck Nieves, got the boot in favor of newcomer Jack Miner. What’s wrong with this picture? Commissioners insisted they have no problem with Nieves, but feel a need for better geographical balance on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Yet the board had no trouble re-appointing Barney, who is from the same southwest region of the county. And it had no trouble appointing another man from the same region a lit­ tle more than a year ago. I: almost feels like Nieves is being let go "to spend more time with his family” or “to pursue other career interests." the company­ line often used in the business world. Translation: “We don’t want you on this commission any more. Chuck." We’ve seen these kinds of fascinating dramas before from the County Board: • Rememocr when a board committee voted 4-0 two years ago to appoint Donald Wiggins to the Zoning Board of Appeals, only to reject him in a later 5-3 vote of the full board? Commissioner Sandra James was one of the four who voted for Wiggins after interviews conducted when she was a member of the committee, but she switched when the recommendation was made nut long afterward to the full board. She was asked why she had a change of heart and merely replied that it “just wasn’t the way to go.” Translation: We liked your interview. Don. but we found out you have this awful habit of thinking outside of the box. so we had to keep you off the ZBA. • Remember when Tom Wilkinson was the only applicant for an open spot on the Solid Waste Planning Committee? James said in open public session that the board is not required to appoint someone just because he’s the only applicant. This is true, but Wilkinson wasn't chopped liver, he already had served two years as a county commissioner and no one else was heating down the doors to sit on a committee like this one for no pay. Though Wilkinson isn’t particularly versed in solid waste mat­ ters. virtually every one knows he's the kind of animal who will get educated about it. get himself up to speed and take the work very seriously. The biggest reason Wilkinson was passed over was that he's proven not to be a "yes man" and has a nasty habit of questioning authority. Translation: We served with you before. Tom. and we know you’re just not a team player. • Remember when Jeff VanNortwick was booted off the Parks and Recreation Commission? That move was easy to figure. VanNortwick challenged the board and the parks and rec commis­ sion over its treatment of former Chariton Park Director Peter Forsberg, yet he was one of the first to put out the welcome mat for Forsberg’s successor, George shannon. The board seemed to view VanNortwick as a loose cannon, far worse than a free spirit So when he came before the board to seek appointment to the Farmland Preservation Board, the classic response was. "Thank you. Jeff, now run along." Translation: "Please run far. far away." • It was a little more than a year ago that Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp responded to the call to reduce the number of County Board representatives on the Parks and Rec Commission from three to two. The trouble here is that she and her colleagues approved former County Commissioner Ken Neil, who had been defeated by Hoot Gibson in his re-election bid. thereby becoming a member of the public instead. Essentially, his selection was merely a reap­ pointment to a panel for which he had been chairman, Tripp had been secretary-treasurer and another commissioner. Jeff Mackenzie, vice chairman. Translation: “You want more public representation? All right, 1’H reappoint Neil since he’s been retired from the County Board. I can have my cake and eat it too." This County Board appears to be more than a little bit guilty of cronyism. Even worse, it does not welcome people with different opinions. Therefore, I submit, this County Board's leadership appears to be staunch defenders of the status quo. staunch defenders of their friends and colleagues rather than servants of the people I ask people in Barry County to think seriously about this as we near the 4 p.m. Tuesday. May 16. deadline for filing for seats on the County Board of Commissioners. Mike Callton and Hoot Gibson answered the cal1 two years ago. and it appears they’ve done a pret­ ty good job of bringing some needed discussion to the local gov­ ernment process. Is there anyone else out there who might be interested this time around? — Fred Jacobs, vice president. J-Ad Graphics Quality deer management group Habitat Days planned for April 29 The Quality Deer Management Association. Barry County branch, has sched­ uled its annual Habitat Days for Saturday April 29. in Nashville, on John Cheeseman’s farm. The event will start at 11 a.m. and run until 4 p.m. The Habitat Day's committee has put together a list of nationally known speakers from Michigan and New York. • Neil Dougherty of North Country Whitetails is the habitat development special­ ist for the Whitetail Institute of North America. He has been involved with habitat development and food plot research for the past 15 years and has worked very closely with the top whitetail industry leaders such as Dr. Grant Woods. Charles J. -ilsheimer. Bob Fbulkrod and the Drury Brothers. His expert­ ise on food plot and habitat management has assisted landowners on their properties from all over die United States and Canada. • Tony Lapratt of Ultimate Land Management and Whitetail Boot Camp is rec­ ognized by many as the man who has written numerous articles in different publications throughout the country about improving whitetail habitat. He also is famous for the service he provides in evaluating property and helping the landowner set it up to produce and harvest trophy bucks. • Perry Russo, the former North East Regional Director of the QDN.. . currently owns the new Ebosslog mineral and food plot seed Company. Russo’s years of habitat research has helped him develop new mineral and food plot seed which excels over the tra­ ditional seeds and minerals on the market today. His love for the whitetail deer has made him one of the most versed and knowl­ edgeable resources when it comes to the sci­ ence of deer management and deer nutrition. • Charlie Morse, from the Battle Creek area, started Morse Nursery almost four years ago and has been a hunter for over 35 years. Morse Nursery specializes only in fruit and nut bearing trees and shrubs strictly designed for wildlife. There will be variety of different door prizes, food plot seed companies. ATV and tractor equipment manufactures from Great Plains Drills and Maple Valley implements. Chad Thelen, who owns Whitetail Clover, will be giving several on hand demonstrations on no-till planting food plots, and a whiletail deer outfitter from Illinois. (Illinois Trophy Outfitters). The branch will be drawing its 10 prize raf­ fle that day at 3 p.m. A few of the top prizes include a trophy whitetail deer hunt donated by Illinois Trophy Outfitters, Browning Gold cantilever mount 12 gauge shotgun. Mathews 29 inch 70# draw bow. .50 cal Knight muzzleloadcr. Nikon range finder, four tickets to the Barry County Branch banquet Sept. 9. climbing sticks, outhouse blind, roundup ready seed com and 2 Ebosslog mineral sta­ tions. Only 500 tickets will be sold. Visit the web at www.miqdma.com for directions of call Eric Howard at 1-269-838-2474. Chuck Elliston at 1-269-838-0656 or John Cheeseman at 1 -269-945-9926. Penrod among 4 finalists for Marshall post Former Hastings City Manager Howard Penrod is being considered as a serious can­ didate for the same position at the City of Marshall. Penrod. who served as city manager at Hastings from 1994 to 2000. is one of four finalists for the job. The other three are Tanna boxes to be distributed next Tuesday Tanna boxes for households with children will be distributed at the Maple Valley Community Center of Hope in Nashville Tuesday. April 25. starting at 9:30 a.m.. firstcome. first served. Adults should bring a drivers license or Michigan ID and a Bridge card if they have one. and show social security for all children in the family. For more information call (517) 852-0664. george Brown, former Adrian City Manager; Erik Wilson. Plainwell City Manager, and Keith Baker, village manager for Union City. The job pays between $85,000 and $90,000 a year. The post became vacant when Maurice Evans left after 13 years. He also had similar posts for the cities of Charlotte and Portland and was acting city manager at Albion before he began work with the Lenawee County Road Commission in Monroe, where he currently lives. He and his wife. Susan, a former volunteer with the Barry County Chamber of Commerce, have a daughter. Emily, who graduated from Hastings High School. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Michigan State University and a master of public administration degree from Western Michigan University. During Penrod’s tenure, the city completed its streetscape project and moved from its old City Hall building at the comer of Broadway and State Street and into the current facility at the comer of State and Michigan Avenue. Best way to avoid confusion, bill is to get a permit before burning by Patricia Johns Staff Writer As spring clean-up time has arrived in ihe area, some residents have raked their proper­ ty and have started to bum the twigs and branches, but wind has blown sparks to start­ ed brush fires. The local fire department then is called and the homeowner is startled afterward when a bill for the department's services comes in the mail. Bum permits are required before burning leaves, twigs, branches and other material. Construction material is restricted from the permits. There is no charge for bum permits, but residents must call the local fire depart­ ment before starting to bum. Complicating matters is the Michigan Department of Natural Resources can notify fire departments that burning restrictions are in place after a permit has been received. In those cases the fire department will notify the homeowner not to bum or if burning has begun, to put out the fire. Both BIRCH Fire Chief Roger Caras and Thomapple Township Emergency Services chief David Middleton work with residents in their coverage areas. The Freeport Fire department also issues bum permits in its coverage areas. Residents in other areas can get their per­ mits from Barry County Dispatch. To call for a permit call Hastings Fire Department at 945-5384. TTES at 795-7243 or Barry County Dispatch at 948-4800 and push option 1. The fire department will send a bill to a homeowner who docs not get the free bum permit whose fire does get out of control. A homeowner who has gotten a permit will not be charged. The Department of Natural Resources issues a list of helpful information about burning. First on the list is "Contact your local fire official before burning to obtain information about the burning regulations in your area. Some communities forbid burning debris, such as leaves, grass, brush, and trash — oth­ ers allow burning only during specified hours." Tin- DNR website at mich.gov stresses that residents “must obtain a burning permit (free) from the local fire agency. Slate law (Part 515. Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. 451 PA 1994) requires a per­ mit for open burning whenever the ground is not snow-covered — even on a resident's own property. On dry. windy days, burning restrictions may be in effect. State law pro hibits burning anything other than yard debris, brash, or household trash. "All bum barrels must be covered with a weighted metal cover, with holes no larger than 3/4 inch-it's the law!" The DNR also suggests residents “consider alternatives to burning — leaves and grass make a fine mulch for gardens, or they can be composted." The DNR also suggests recycling newspa­ pers and other household items. The DNR is promoting recycling and composting to elim­ inate the risk of wildfires and smoke which may cause breathing problems for some resi­ dents. The DNR and local fire departments stress that having visible house numbers is really important. Also important in rural areas is to make sure that driveways are accessible and in good condition so that fire trucks could get to fires. Once a homeowner has gotten a bum per­ mit and torched the pile of brash, it is impor­ tant to extinguish all outdoor fires properly. Drown fires with plenty of water, then stir. Continue adding water and stirring until everything is cold to the touch. Dunk charcoal in water until cold. It is important to never leave a fire unat­ tended. Sparks can blow into leaves or grass and quickly spread. Keep a shovel and charged garden hose nearby while burning so that they can be quickly used to extinguish a fire in an emergency. Maintain a 10-foot diameter circle around a debris pile or bum barrel clear of tall grass and other burnable materials. JAZZ, continued from page 1 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at Bcsley Pharmacy, all Fclpausch stores, all branches of Hastings City Bank in Caledonia, Middleville. Hastings and Nashville, and at Slate Grounds Coffee House. Ticket pnees are $15 for adults. $10 for students and sen­ iors 60 and older, and $:»for children under 12 years of age. For more information, call the Thomapple Arts Council at 269-945-2002. Check The TAC website contains the full schedule and more information at www.thomappleartscouncil.org. The schedule of events and performances: Friday. April 21 Sleel Drum Panorama with the Ionia High School Steel Dram Band, Strike Percussion Ensemble from the Caledonia Area and the Hastings High School Steel Dram Band Pipausch parking lot. or in case of rain, at Central Auditorium, beginning at 5 p.m. The Hastings Middle School Jazz Band performs at Hastings City Bank at 6 p.m. Mark Ramsey Piano Jazz will perform at White’s Photography, at 6:30 p.m. The Hastings High School Jazz Quartet made up of students Erika Schroeder. Dave Gallagher. Craig sherwood and Max Myers performs at the Hastings Public Library at 6: 45 p.m. The Byron Center Jazz Combo performs at the Slate Grounds Coffee House at 7 p.m. The Northview High School Jazz Quartet is featured at the Jefferson Street Gallery at 7: 30 p.m. The Comstock Park High School Jazz Combo comes to State Grounds Coffee House, at 8 p.m. The Northview High School Jazz Combo performs at the Jefferson Street Gallery at 8: 30 p.m. The Les Jazz Big Band performs at the Hastings City Bank at 9 p.m. The Grand River Blue Cals close the evening at the County Seat Restaurant at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22 The stage at Central Auditorium will be filled during the day by high school jazz bands to perform before professional musi­ cians and receive some helpful suggestions This year. Allegan performs first at 9:35 a.m., followed by the Forest Hills Eastern Jazz Band at 10 a.m. The Hastings Jazz Band Day performs at 19:25 with the Lakewood Jazz Band at 10:5b, the C-reenville Jazz Lab I at 11:15 arJ the Coopersville Absolute Zero band closing out ihe morning at 11:40 a_m. Starting ihe afternoon performances arc Comstock Park Jazz Ensemble at 12.05 p.m., the Gull Lake High School Jazz Barxl al 12:30, and the Hastings Jazz Band Night at 12:55 p.m. The Greenville Jazz Lab 2 bend per­ forms at 1:20 p.m.. the Ionia High School Jazz Band at 1:45 and the Homer Higl School Jazz Band at 2:10 p.m. The Northview High School Jazz Ensemble performs at 2:35 with the Thomapple Kellogg High School Jazz Band closing out the afternoon at 3 p.m. The high school band performances on Saturday afternoon arc free and open to the public. The High School All-Star Band will reheane on stage at Central from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The Jeff Oexler Jazz Ensemble will per­ form at State Grounds Coffee House from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The Ed Englerth Jazz Combo at Methodist Church from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Pizza will be sold by Friends of Community Music School at the same time al the Methodist Church. Saturday evening's jazz ends with the Finale Concert at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature the TAC Jazz Festival High School All-Star Band and the lensing Symphony Big Band. let mt • ’ voice Howard Penrod Send a letter to the editor! �Page 6 - Thursday. April 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner DELTON, continued from page 1 current culture of the district and implement a strong strategic plan for school improvement while taking into account the strengths and input from community members. She said the coalition it!: that a new super­ intendent should understand the inherent problems in how Michigan* schools are fund­ ed and should work collectively with other superintendents and districts tn advocate for adequate funding for public education while not using funding as an excuse a» to why the Delton school district cannot perform. Harris mentioned that the full report of the handout can be found at www.cgedks.org During the public comment. John Gores said the district needs a leader who can han­ dle the pressure of the parents, state funding and mandates. He said be felt there was a per­ ception that the best administrators the district has had have been promoted from within. He asked the board to “seriously consider look­ ing from within.” ”1 wish you the best," Gores said. * Some important times in Delton's future rest with you. * Marci Boulay talked to the board about the importance of communication. "We also need to be able to read and under- Worship Together,.. ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTS IEW FAMILY CHURCH ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 2601 Lacey R wd. Dowling. M! 49050 PiaUx. Sieve Otmueai (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School I ID a m.; Sunday Evening Service 6D0 p.m.. Bible Study St Prayer Tune Wednesday night* 6:30 p.m Nashville. Rev Al Russell. Pastor A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Sunday al 9: 30 a.m. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHL'RCH 805 S. Jefferson Father Al RuvacII. Pauor. Saturday Mas* 4 30 p.m.: Sunday Mas%e% 8:30 un. and HIM) am.; CoofesMon Saturday 3:30-4 15 p.m. W OODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH RD N Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippenDeMunter Sunday Wonhip 9:15 a m • Sunday School 10:30 a.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hasting*. Ml 49058 Res Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services Sunday. 10:30 a mSunday School. 9:30 a.m. EMMANUEL EPLSCOPAL CHURCH -.MrmArr Church of the World Wide Angluan Communion." 315 W. Center St (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev Fr Charles P. McCabe III. Rector. Mr F William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 a.m and 10 a.m Children’s Chapel and 5 unday School at '0 a m. Sunday Mary and Martha Soup Dinners” Wednesdays du?at lent at 5:45 p.m.. March 6. 15. 22.29. April 5. 12 in (he Parish House CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor Sunday Morning Worship9.45 a.m.. Sunday School I IDO a m . Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd . 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Nanon Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 600 p.m.. Wednesday Prayer Bible 7DO p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pa4or Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 a.m.. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.. P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077 Pastor Pain Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11 DO a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at n<x>n Thursday noon Senior Meals Men’s group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quitters Bible Study Thursdays 7 15. Choir Thursdays al 5:45 Church website countn chapelume.org FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodiawn. Hastings Pastor Dan Cumc: Pastor Osborn. Minister of Musk; Ryan White. Youth St Family ; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a.m . Morning Worship. 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 700 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m_. Awana. Sr and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise St MouotVChildren's Chou, ladies Btble Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49IM6 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 _ m . Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m . Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. HOPE UNITED METHODIS F CHURCH M-37 South al M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor Cnurch phone 269­ 945-4995 Churct. Web.. e www hopcum.org Church Fax No 269-8184)007 Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sundav evening service 6 pm. Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4); Tunday, Thursday from 9-11 JO am, 12:00-2:30 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m • Pioneers (meal served) Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. St Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 am - Women's Bible Study SAINTS ANDREW & MA1TH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11 DO a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6DO p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Day* services as announced (please call the rectory tar those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew St Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is httpJTrax.to/ andrewmatthias We are part of the Dhiccvc of the Great Lakes w hich is in communion with The Utnmd Episcopal Church of North America and use tfe ,92k Book of Common Prayer at all our services. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CNURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Mam Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mas* 3 JO pan. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. Confessions 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Moving Celebration 10 am Fellowship Tunc before the w'vice. Nurse.y. children's ministry, youth group, aduh small group ministry, leader­ ship training ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Ixaf Grange. Hwy M 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich 49073. Sun. Praise St Worship 10 30 a.m.. 6:00 p.m.; Wed 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for beys St girts ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. "Where Everyone is Someone Special " For information call 14416­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Service* 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd. (Corner of State Rd and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market) Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11 DO a.m. Kids for Christ. 11 DO a m Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. & 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages IODO am with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week, I p.m Senior Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Adults; Sign *N Share. Pastor's Class. Youth. 6<h12th grades, and Faith Weaver Friends. 4 yrs. thru 5th grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Mnu*i:) 7 p.m., 2nd Thur, each month GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH’ 239 E. North Street, Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414. Michael Anton. Pastor Thursday. April 20 - 7 DO p.m. Adventurers. Friday. April 21 - IODO p.m. High School Lock-In. Saturday. April 22 - 6:00 p.m. Euchre Tournament. Sunday. April 23 -8D0 St 10:45 a.m Holy Communion; 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 12:30 p.m Little Angels God's Children. Flying Doves. Tuesday. April 25 • IDO p.m. Overeaten Anonymous; 7:00 p.m Grace Bookies. Wednesday, April 26 - IODO a_m. Wordwalcbers; 7D0 p.n. Holy Commun*jn. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 EaM BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 a_m. This is rrty body given for you. Do this .n remembrance of me.’ (Luke 22:19 NIT’). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptised ■.Kristians arc welcome to partici­ pate tn the Holy Euciunst. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - juM a believer dedication ceremony is being planned. The flyer adds. “Many parents and others in the community have wanted to contribute to a permanent memorial to Mrs. Youngs and this is their opportunity to do so.” Cx<h or checks made out to the Northeastern PTO can be sent to tlie school, where they will be placed into a special account. Children arc encouraged to drop loose change into a jar inside the office of interim Principal Steve Hoke. Profits from the PTO's flower sale this year also will go toward the memorial. In other business at their meeting Mondayevening at Pleasantview Elementary, the school board members: • Adopted a new tobacco-free policy for the entire school campus. Under the old policy, smoking and tobacco use was restricted to after school hours sporting events and only in designated areas. The new policy will prohibit smoking on all school property at all times in the interests of promoting “the right to breathe air untaint­ ed by tobacco." • Heard reports from student representa­ tives Adam. Sheldon ,.tnd Erin Fluke on upcoming Mudeoi council elecltom. and a cancer fund-raising activity being held this Sunday in conjunction with the Grand Rapids Rampage football game. • Gave final approval to proposed trips by the Hastings High School Business and Professionals of America to Orlando. Fla.. May 10-11 to compete in the nationals; by the Pleasantview fifth*gpders to Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum May 18-19; and by Hastings Middle School eighth- graders to Chicago May 25. • Noted the return from leaves of absence by Pleasantview Principal Marjorie Haas and Sherry Russell, maintenance, and received notification of leave of absence by Robert Kruko of maintenance. The retirements of Nancy Walter and Sherry Kruko and the res­ ignation of Deb Huntley of the Early Chilhood Center also were announced. • Adopted a resolution declaring Tuesday. May 9. "School Family Day." which Cooley said would be used "to recognize all school personnel's contributions to the community." • Approved amendment number three for the general operating fund for the fiscal year 20054)6. • Accepted fifts of $5,480 from the Hastings Education Enrichment Foundation (HEEF) and $4,000 from the Hastings Saxon Athletic Boosters for athletic equipment for baseball, softball, tennis, and boys’ and girls’ track • Was told the school district’s “Connections" newsletter, spearheaded by Haas and J-Ad Graphics staffer Teresa Hughes, has won an award from Ccoununity Papers of Michigan. They-learned they received a 1st place in Division I for Be*t Circular using B’ack & I Color. • Learned that today (Thursday. April zfl). the WWMT-TV Channel 3 Weather First sta­ tion would come from Central Elementary School in Hastings. • Heard a presentation on Data Director, a tool for better sharing information about test results with parents, teachers and administra­ tors. Frederick W. “Bill" Butler HASTINGS - Frederick W “BUI" Butler, age 81. of Hastings, died on Friday. April 14. 2006 at his residence. He was bom February 11, 1925 in Grand Rapids, the son of Oliver and Louise (Fuselier) Butler. Bill graduated from Creston High School and has lived in Hastings for more than 40 years. He was employed at Hastings Manufacturing for 28 years and retired in 1989 Bill served in the United Stales Navy dur­ ing WWII and was honorably discharged February 15. 1946. Rill was a member of the American Legion in Hastings and Bradenton. Honda. He married Marguerite R. Slocum on July 20. 1957. He was very active in his children's and grandchildren's sporting events and Boy Scouts. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, mushroom­ ing. and for the past 18 years winters in Florida. He was preceded in death by h s parents, and two brothers. Bill is survived by his wife of 49 years. Marge Butler of Hastings; his children, Richard (Deborah) Butler. Melody (Gany) Bowman. Thomas (Vicki) Butler, grandchil­ dren, Lee. Carrie. Greg. Ryan. Jeremy, Megan; great grandchildren. Kassidy and Logan; brothers. Oliver, Edward. Thomas and Jack Butler. Memorial services were held on Monday, April 17. 2006 at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. John DeBoer officiating. Memorials can be made to Barry Community Hospice. Leave a message to the family at ginbachfuneralhome.net. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 900 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9.00 a m -Noon Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11 DO Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sund*tj school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team re hearses on Thursdays al 6:30 p.m. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARLSH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 11:15 a.m.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. tors had been thinking and asked their inpul into what they would like to see in the new superintendent. “What arc the administrators thinking, or is that a secret?" she asked. “1 think they are thinking a lot of the same things you arc." said board member Tony Crosariol. Administrators present said they have been asked and have turned in their personal input, but were remaining quiet at the forum because they were under the impression the forum was for community members. Elementary Principal Brenda Pickett said. “We arc interested in someone who has visi­ bility and is in the buildings, and also some­ one with a clear vision and who is a good communicator." The personnel committee consisting of board members Marsha Bassett. Tony Crosariol and Sharon Boyle arc accepting applications for the position of superintend­ ent. After Friday. April 21. the board will review the applications and set interviews for May 2-4. The following week final interviews will be held and site evaluations, if needed, will be scheduled. The board hopes to be able to have the position filled soon after that. Archer is scheduled to step down from his job officially al the end of June. MARY, continued from page 1 GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHRl CH 600 Powell Rd.. Hastings. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Church Service 10: 45 a.m.; Evening Worship 6 p.m. Prayer meeting • Thun. 7 p.m. Men's breakfast, lit Sat of the month Our mono “TV Bible the whole Btble. and nothing but the Bible ~ Pastor Rus Sarver. Pastor 's phone 945-9224 GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH stand the budget (and have it presented to the public) in a way where you do not need a Ph.D. to tead it.” she said. “We need a visible superintendent who is seen around town and who has better communications with the com­ munity. We need someone approachable." “We really want our children to aim high, not just aim to go to work. We want those of our kids who can go onto higher education to do so." she said. Boulay said after the meeting that she had forgotten to address the board on the topic but said she felt strongly that administrators tn the district do not yell at students . “It amputates a child's spirit and it's not professional." she -aid. Teacher Larry Etter, representing the teach­ ers union said the district needs a good com­ municator but also someone willing to com­ promise. “There are a lot of different views in the community," he said. "We need someone to act on the little things before they are blown up and grow into big things... the manage­ ment and the teachers need to cont-.iue to work together and not enter into an adversial relationship, because when that happens we lose out. and the community loses out and eventually the students do too." Werner asked what the school administra­ FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 900 a_m Traditional Worship Service; IODO a.m. Coffee House; 10:10 a.m. Sunday School - Preschool Through Adult; 11: 20 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. Nuncry care is provided for both services, and during Sunday School! Visit us online at .i ww fintchurLhhastins-. org and our web log for sermons at: hop // hjMinpptrsby tenanbloppot com. April 2» - 8:30 am Women's Bible Study April 26 • 11D0 p.m. Kiwanis 6:30 p.m. Church infor­ mation Class April 27-6:15 a.m Men's Bible Study. Give a memorial that can go on forever A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more This information on worship service is provided bv The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings information on the BCF or call (269) FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER J 351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings 945-0526. BOSLF.Y PHARMACY • “Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan ' 1 f -Wfi HASTINGS - Gerald (Jerry; Eugene Thompson, age 69. of Hastings and formerly of Jackson, passed away early Sntuntay morning, during a brief stay at Fenna-k Hospital, after a long fight with emphysema. He had been residing with hi1,* son * * * and 6 * * * 10 daughter-in-law in Hastings for tlte last four years. He was raised in the Michigan Center area and graduated from Napoleon High School in 1955. After high school he spent a brief time in the U.S. Army Reserves before joining the U.S. Navy as a Seabee in the construction batto'.ion stationed at Adak. Alaska. Pearl Harbor. Hawaii and Port Huineeme. California. After leaving the Navy he spent the first half of his career as a factory worker at Scott Machine and then as an overland truck driv­ er. He spent the last half of his working life as an independent office machine repair techni­ cian to be home with his family. During the 1960's he was an active and successful organizer tor the Teamsters. He avidly pursued family history and genealogy. He loved golf, and was a par golfer (with only a few mulligans). He will be horribly missed by family and friends. He was preceded in death by parents. Eugene J. Thompson and Doris (Snyder) Wineland and two brothers. Ray Donald (California) and Jack of Michigan Center. He is survived by hi* son. Gregory E. Thompson and daughter-in-law. b mnie, from Hastings and three grandchildren. Tamara. Tasia and Tyler and his daughter. Carmen Faircloth, and son-in-law. Lonnie Faircloth. He is also survived by one brother, Ray Thompson and sister-in-law. Carol Thompson of Jackson in honor of Jerry, a memorial service will be held this Saturday in Jackson. Please con­ tact his son in Hastings for further informa­ tion. Condolences may be sent to G.E. Thompson. 1589 Pleasant Dr.. Hastings, MI 49058. Memorial contributions may be made tc the American Lung Association. Arrangements by the Wren Funeral Home. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 20. 2006 - Page 7 Tire Senate’ group adds spice to inaugural Steil Coffee Club by Fran Faverman Staff Writer People at the inaugural gather, ng of the Caledonia Coffee Club last Friday were almost outnumbered by reporters and a televi­ sion news crew until a contingent from Unicameral Michigan showed up to promote the “Fife the Senate" petition drive. Approximately one dozen members from the group paraded in the parking lot outside the coffee shop before joining State Representative Glenn Steil (R-Cascade) and Caledonia Township Supervisor Bryan Harrison. Unicanrral Michigan needs to gather 317,000-plus valid signatures by July 10 to get a proposal to abolish the State Senate on the general election ballot in November. The signatures must come from all over Michigan. O.iiy after an adequate number of signatures have been validated, does the proposal make it to the ballot tor the November general elec­ tion; voters may pass or reject the proposal. Unicameral Michigan maintains savings could be as much as $50 million a year. Besides the salaries of senators, each senator has a staff and an expense allowance that is not required to be documented. Senate com­ mittees have staffs, and the chairs of some committees as well as the Senate Majority Leader, receive additional compensation for their roles. The senate also maintains its own agency for analyzing legislation proposed by members and legislation that comes to it from the House of Representatives. Joe Lukasiewicz, spokesperson for the group, said. "The system is broken. We’re try­ ing to do something about it." The group has proposed the amendment to the state constitution become effective Jan. 1. Steil was there to answer constituent ques­ tions and to explain his proposal. House Joint Resolution S (HJR S). George Hubka, a member of Unicameral Michigan, noted tartly. “When the Legislature wants to get something done, it gets done. Look how fast they whipped the minimum wage and the single business tax through. Nothing else gets done." Some expressed concerns about the influ­ ence of lobbyists. Lukasiewicz said. “You'll always have lob­ byists. We can get rid of the secret conference committees. It’s a lot harder to influence the w^gLe. legislature than it is six members of a mnlfryiwy committee." He also noted that conttfewRww by lobbyists to legislators were up 30 percent in the current election cycle (2005-2006) from the 2003-2004 cycle. (A bill passed in different versions by the House and the Senate then goes to a confer­ ence committee. Three members of the com­ mittee are each appointed by the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate. The committee reconciles the ver­ sions. signs off on the conference report, and returns the bill to the chambers for passage.) One person questioned the amount of money spent by Battle Creek on its lobbyist, who had attracted public attention when he said that the only way the city could get the ear of legislators was by having a lobbyist. Steil found this outrageous: “I talk to may­ ors all the time. I don't need a lobbyist to tell me the city of Grand Rapids is important." he Said. “That’s my job.” be ended. When a constituent questioned Steil about Social Security, and he replied. “I don’t know. It may not be there when I retire.” an angry Jose Blanco snapped that it was Steil’s presi­ dent who would be responsible. Concerns were expressed about jobs and the failure of the State Legislature to prevent the state's job losses. The state's fiscal crisis and the effect on services were also concerns. Another constituent seemed somewhat confused about retirement provisions for leg­ islators. She said. “I was told they get paid 100 percent of their salaries for the rest of their lives." A sotto voce murmur from anoth­ er was heard to the effect that that was one h­ -- of a pension for six years' work. Steil said. “No. that is not true. I have a 40IK to which I contribute." (It is likely the confusion arose from the fact that two legisla­ tive pension systems are in force; legislators who came into office after term limits became effective have the option of contributing to a 40 IK: legislators who were in office before term limits arc covered by the old system, which required several years of service to achieve a pension.) HJR S would reduce the size of Michigan govemnient by cutting the Senate from its present 38 members to 20 and the House of Representatives from 110 members to 60. It would also double the length of the present term limits from the current six years in the House to 12 and eight in the Senate to 16. “It would result in a smaller legislature with more experience.’’ he said. “It would save S5 million a year right off the top. We’d have one office building for the Legislature. Wc could sell a whole office building in Lansing." he continued. “My plan would happen after the 2010 redistricting and would not affect anyone cur­ rently in office, including me." he said. (Redistricting is required as a result of every federal census and would probably not Lake place before sometime in 2012 at the ear­ liest. Assuming redistricting goes smoothly, the earliest election affected would be in 2012; since the plan would represent a major change in the number of districts in both the House and the Senate, a smooth process may be considered to be unlikely as political par­ ties seek to bolster their position with the electorate.) Steil has chosen a different route to the general election ballot, one available to him by virtue of his office. As a member of the House, he is entitled to introduce a proposed constitutional amendment through the mecha­ nism of the joint resolution, thus his resolu­ tion is tilled. HJR S. The word. “Joint," te the title of the resolution means both the House and the Sena’e must pass the resolution for it to be placed on the next general election bal­ lot. Senators arc also entitled to introduce such resolutions, known as Senate Joint Resolutions (SJRs) and also known by letters. Lukasiewicz and the Unicameral Michigan group have a sizeable hurdle to overcome in getting to the November ballot, but so does Rep. Steil’s HJR S. Members of the Senate have been very cool to any attempts by Unicameral Michigan to elicit their interest in a debate on the issue. Steil’s task is the formi­ dable mountain of getting a supermajority of his House and Senate colleagues to agree to eliminate 50 seats in the House and 18 in the Senate. To pass a Joint Resolution requires a two-thirds majority in each chamber. That means 74 sitting House members (2/3 x 110 = 74) and 26 sitting Senators (2/3 x 38 =26) would have to vote in favor of his proposal before it could go to the voters on a general election ballot. Although the gathering was mostly con­ cerned with the proposals to change or elimi­ nate the Senate. Harrison got in some work himself on local issues. A recent resident of Porter Hills Station Creek development was confused about Advantage Health and why the building could not be built. Harrison explained and the resident was provided with a recent Sun & News article on the issue. In a final query Harrison was asked about the funds for the ad he placed in the Sun & News announcing the Caledonia Coffee Club and Rep. Steil’s appearance as its first guest. He answered. “I used my credit card. There arc no public fundvand***o campaign funds. It’s purely personal^1 decided to doit!r’ "J Parker-Delong Mr Tom Parker along with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hardt wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ms. Laina Parker to Mr. Donald DeLong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. DeLong reside in Bonita Springs. Florida.The bride’s parents reside in Naples. Florida. They were engaged on May 8. 2005 at the Hyatt Regency on the Gulf of Mexico. The rehearsal dinner for the wedding party will be hosted by the groom’s parents at the LaPlaya Beach Resort on the Gulf of Mexico in Naples. The couple will be married on April 22. 2006 in an evening service at the Ritz Carlton. Tiburon Golf Resort in Naples. Florida. Following the wedding they will take a honeymoon cruise. Langridge-PoBiemus wed Delton to lay off 2 teachers, but all-day kindergarten stays by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Two teachers will be laid off next month in a sweeping attempt to balance next year’s Delton school district budget. The district will keep its all-day kinder­ garten program, as strongly supported by community members. Superintendent Ron Archer told the Board of Education he and the committee have worked closely with the teachers' union to come up with a staffing reconfiguration to save the district $900,000 and successfully balance the budget next year. “We have worked really hard coming up with this." he said. “We have kept five things in mind while working on this and that is keeping the best learning environment, meet­ ing the new graduation requirements, having 100% high qualified staff according to feder­ al standards. We also looked at teacher requests and prior teaching experience while keeping in mind that we wanted Io hold staff layoffs to a minimum." The reconfiguring process was part of the attempt by the district to compensate for low enrollment figures and budget shortfalls. Eleven staff members went into early retire­ ment. as announced at the March board meet­ ing. with one staff member leaving the district for another job. Four positions needed to be filled, three in special education and one in auto mechanics, said Archer after the meeting. That left eight teacher positions cut. and he said the remain­ der of the budget deficit required two layoffs. Board administrators at the high school and the elementary said they felt comfortable with the staff reconfiguration and felt it would have minimal impact in the buildings. Archer said the layoffs would be announced at the May board meeting. Besides the reconfiguring, he said the district also will keep all-day every day kindergarten. “We did hear the people and are we looked really hard at keeping this program," he said. "We are looking into an alternate segment of every other day kindergarten, if there is enough desire for it from the parents." Archer said parent support for every other day. all-day kindergarten would be gauged at kindergarten roundup next week. If there is enough demand, two classes could be added. Board member Andy Stoneburner asked if the students who went to school every other day would be on the same educational level as students who went every day. Archer replied that research has shown the students balance out within three years, but the students would be closely monitored. “Well, it’s nice to have an option and choic­ es if it does not cause problems down the road." Stonebumer said. In addition to the reconfiguration. Archer said foreign language would be reinstated at the middle school, and a special class would be developed for the eighth grade for students who needed -extra help before entering high school. In other business at the meeting Mondaynight. the board: Heard from alternative education students Shyannc Lane and Jessica I jmorandier about projects the students arc doing with grants to improve the seventh and eighth grade court­ yard. and the Little Seedlings program, where students go into elementary classrooms and do seasonal and educational projects. The students said the courtyard is being landscaped and will be dedicated to students who have lost their lives. The dedication cer­ emony will be held for the courtyard the third week of May and they anticipate the project being completed by May 1. Heard from Director of Special Programs Lousie Angelo that prc-K roundup was very successful. Heard from Principal/Associate Principal Rick Amctt that MEAP testing was complet­ ed. He said that it took a good deal of effort to gel some students to take the test to meet the 95% participation required. Archer said many schools are now making MEAP participation a graduation requirement and it is a good way to get 100% participation. Heard from Middle School Principal Brooke Bailee about the success of the sev­ enth grade science fair. She also mentioned the students would be participating in a com­ munity art show at the library Friday. May 2. Heard from Elementary Principal Brenda Pickett that the school would be host for a volunteer appreciation luncheon Sunday. April 23. She also said the school would be holding kindergarten roundup next week. Pickett said as part of the administration she felt “really happy about the staffing rec­ ommendations we arc giving you for next year.” • Heard Michael Garvey has been elected as president of the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. • Heard a thank you from students Ocean Springs. Mississippi, who received more than 40 boxes of books and supplies from the stu­ dents in the district in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. "This is the kind of district-wide effort that makes us very proud." said Archer. • Adopted a wellness policy for the district which includes a framework for implement­ ing healthy eating and physical fitness goals. The first reading was held at last months meeting. • Heard the retirement announcements of food service director Janelle Iles and Judy Tuin of the food services department. Both have 31 years of experience in the district. Carol Handy in the food services department with 25 years is also retiring. • Heard from Archer that the board will present the second survey of community members on the state of the school district at next month’s board meeting. The first survey consisted of those in the district who had cho­ sen to leave or opt out attending the schools. The next survey is from other community members. Archer said he wanted to recognize Pam Werner and Lori Harris for their work with the local citizens’ education group. “They worked really hard on this and we want to recogi.ize them for it." he said. Archer also told the board that the district's technology plan was approved by the State of Michigan, and that contract negotiations and rewriting continue with the support staff. Baums to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary Earlene McMullin and Larry Baum were united in marriage on April 21. 1956 at the First Presbyterian Church of Hastings. The Reverend Leason Sharpe performed the cere­ mony. The couple is planning a family celebration later this summer. Their children are Karen Humphreys, and David and Susie Baum of Hastings, and Kevin and Tamara Baum of Rolling Meadows. Illinois. They have also been blessed with three grandsons and three granddaughters. Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 On a beautiful summer evening. July 22. 2005 in tl>c garden of Grand Valley Stale Uni vanity’s Alumni Center, Matthew Vernon Langridge ar»d Katie Anne Polhemus were united in marriage. Pastor Michael Y. Anton of Grace Lutheran Church performed the cer­ emony. Parents of the couple are David and Barbara Lund of Caledonia and Richard and Jackie Langridge of Hudsonville and the late Bette Langridge. Maid of honor was Ashleigh Lund, sister of the bride. Pest man was Richard Langridge, brother of the groom. Bridesmaids w*re Kristen Wodzinski. Melissa Peters and Cynthia Hiler. friends of the bride. Junior bridesmaid was Mt^an McGuire, niece of the groom. Groomsmen were Edward John: on. Thomas Roudabush and Michael Roudabish. friends of the groom. Ushers were Matthew Polliemus. brotier of the bride, and Tom Lowrie, brother-in-law of the groom. Ringbearer was Jason McGuire, nephew of the groom. Master of ceremonies was Jon McGuire, brother-in-law of the groom. Mistress of cer­ emonies were Michelle McGuire, sister of the groom and Sue Raab, a family friend of the bride. Spreading rose petals down the aisle were Lincoln and Jackson Lowrie. twin nephews of the groom. Attending the guest book was Brandi Bryce, cousin of the bride. Cutting the cake were Dcann and Denise Weeks, friends of the bride. Music for the wedding was the string quar­ tet of Rejouissance. Honored grandparents were Rodney and Gloria of California (Katies) and Hany and Dorothy Goldberg of Southfield (Matt’si. After a honeymoon in Jamaica, Matt and Katie are making their home in Caledonia. Marriage Jticenses Andrew David Rhodes. Hastings and Deanna Louise Pennington. Hastings. Jerry Wilson Mulligan. Wyoming and Kaylyn Marie Higgins. Middleville. Calvin Gene Lamoreaux. Middleville and Mary Jean Havcnaar, Middleville. Juan Hernandez, Jr., Grand Rapids and Suzanne Kay Standish. Delton. Robert Kay Baker. Dowling and Jessi Leigh Sinclair. Dowling. Mark Levi Fliearman. Middleville and Allison Lindsay Graham. Middleville. Raymond William Steele. Sr.. Nashville and Karla Kay Hughes. Nashville. Donald Jay Falconer II. Hastings and Rebecca Lynn Gingrich, Hastings. �Page 8 - Thursday. April 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Annie’s MAILBOX jgjk fp by Kathy Mitchell! and Marcy Sugar The Red Cross Bkxximobilc will be in town Monday. April 24. from noon to 5:45 p.m. to accept donations of red blood. They come hoping to gamer 60 pints . The food is great, to be enjoyed following the donation. Not only does it give sustenance, but it replaces donated fluids quickly. There ar varieties of soup prepared by some great cooking. Also, there are plenty of beverages that await the donors. There may still be a few openings for the luncheon seating for the Festival of Tables planned for Saturday. April 29. at the St. lid ward’s Family Center. This is a project of the Friends of the Library. There are to be 25 tables this year. There will be a time before noon when anyone may visit to view the 25 tables for a small fee. This is a great opportu­ nits to see how creative some local people can be. Tableware, glassware, silverware, ornaments and all manner of center- pieces will delight the viewers. Some hostesses even come dressed to match their tables. Who could forget Karen Banks in her mermaid voslume when her table theme was "Under the Sea?" Or Ann Johnson's table with every guest wearing a straw hat decked with flow­ ers? The food is always delicious, served by students in the local chapter of the National Honor Society. The program is a pleasure, loo. Call the library to ask if there are still some tickets available. If not. why not come for the table viewing? Also on April 29 will be the Women's Festival at the Ionia High School. There has been publicity about this great day. with a variety of classes, exhibits in all the halls, music, a catered lunch if one so desires, speaker Judge Sara Smolensk] in a departure from her judicial role. The planning commit­ tee for the festival meets monthly around the calendar. Tomorrow night there is to be a beef stew­ dinner open to the public at the Freight Station. Come for a fine meal, a bake sale and a view of the interior of a rather new building which has some permanent exhibits. This is sponsored by the Ionia County Genealogy Society, which has many local members. Coming next week on Friday and Saturday is a rummage sale at the Freight Ho>»e. an event sponsored by the local historical socie­ ty. The depot also will be open tne usual last weekend hours. In May there will be a mili­ tary exhibit and a plant exchange day. In June there will be an alumni day with an ice cream social on the next day. Sunday June 25. So there will be a lot of activity on the schedule. The community Good Friday service was held April 14 al Central United Methodist Church. Pastor Donald Ferris welcomed those who attended. The parts of the service were led by pastors Jerry Polk. Jonathan Reid. David Flegel. Gary Taylor and Mary Schippers. Pastor Mark Jarvie of First Congregational Church brought ihe sermon. He highlighted movies, books and writings through the centuries, each of which purport­ ed to Mvc The Real Truth which does not quite jibe with the Christian message. So what else is new? Before the DaVinci Code there was the Passover Plot and certain Gospels which have come to light, according to their finders. The Chancel Choir sang an anthem and several hymns were sung. There were people from many congregations pres­ ent. The local library was the scene of another program of interest to ladies with a craft proj­ ect for which librarians were well prepared Using a rabbit mold, the staff had prepared enough flat-backed bunnies for each partici­ pant. They were covered with bits of thin col­ ored paper, covered with a substance with glue properties and then boxes were painted in harmonizing colors. The flat backs of the Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. * . i 1005 WeM Green Street lasting*. V <. higa 4905.9 telephone 2^ ' 9-5 J 1 '. i Internal Medicine PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTIONS (PVC’S) I had an insurance physical done and the nurse said that I had a PVC on my heart tracing. What are they and do I need to worry about it? First of all, your heart is made up of 2 chambers called atria and 2 chambers called ventricles. Normal heartbeats will originate in the right atria in a regular rhythm causing your heart to beat in a synchronized manner. A PVC is when a heartbeat begins in the ventricle before the next normal beat from the atria, which is then missed. This causes a longer than normal pause between the PVC and the next normal heart beat which then is stronger than usual giving some people a sensation of a "skipped beat". PVC’s are common and many people can't even feel them. As long as you are otherwise healthy and don’t have high blood pressure or heart disease, PVC’s do not pose any health risks and don’t need to be treated even if you have hundreds per day. They might be simply normal for you or caused by stimulants such as caffeine, decongestants or a side effect of other medicine you are on. Unfortunately, PVC’s can also be a symptom of other medical problems such as various heart diseases, lung diseases and thyroid problems. rabbits were affixed to the boxes to make an attractive container for flowers or other good­ ies. LakewiMxl schools were not in session on Good Friday so staff and students were free to attend worship sen ices if they so desired. Marguerite Dick of Grand River Avenue, Ionia, recently underwent orthopedic surgery. On Sunday, with help from son Doug and his family, she was able to attend church here in town. Word has been received of the death of Thomas Foy. 61. of Ionia. He was the hus­ band of Man Foy. who formerly served as director of community education for Lakewood schools. He had been a teacher at Ionia schools and director of parks and recre­ ation for the City of Ionia. He is sunived by wife Mar) and three adult children. Spring has sprung. Our lawns arc carpeted with wild violets. Daffodils and crocus have been showing for days. Trees arc getting a haze of green where true leaves will soon be evident. Forsythia and flowering quince arc showing color in advance of their leaves. A few early birds have mowed their lawns. People arc packing away their winter woolens and getting out the other half of their wardrobes A report from western Tennessee is that th? clematis vines have their first blos­ soms of the year and it is time to fill the swimming pools. The time for planting let­ tuce is over. A Traverse City man reports that their snowbanks have finally melted. It is now possible to walk out one's door without taking time to get a jacket and gloves. We note that more of the sojourners from the south have returned. Theron and Joan King are home, as are John and Terri Catt. and Dick and Verr1* Winkler. Others arc coming every week. Carl and Marjorie Barcroft entertained family members on Ea-’cr Sunday from next door and Bloomingdale, along with friends of the grandchildren from Ann Arbor and Midland. They now have three grandchildren in college and one recent graduate. A Sunday article in the Grand Rapids Press on “lake living” listed Morrison Lake as one within driving distance of Grand Rapids. The article compared real estate values for the six. Crockery. Brooks Lake. Turk Lake ir Montcalm. MaRon fc Lake Count jMind Green L<c th AJfcgJn CftnjLx typi<Jflhome oh Morrison might sell for $165,000 on a lake front lot. Morrison Lake Gardens on the north side was plotted with staggered frontage so two rows of homes havr lake views. One set of enterprising neighbors once pooled their funds to buy a lakefront spot. They demol­ ished the house and divided the empty lot between the four owners so no one ever could rebuild on that spot and they all expanded their view. Thanks to you... 648^43 lbs. of food were delivered to our residents through the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. PVC’s are easy enough to diagnose with a simple heart tracing. Your doctor is going to want to do a complete physical and run a number of tests to make sure you don't have anything else wrong. This will likely involve an ultrasound of your heart, a stress test, chest x-ray, lung tests and a number of blood tests. You may even wear a device that records your heartbeat for a whole day to see how many occur and to see if there are any other rhythm problems. That's what mat­ ters Barry County If you do have other medical problems that are found, treatment of those conditions may likely reduce the frequency of your PVC’s. If it is found that you have heart disease, PVC’s in those patients are associated with an increased risk of other abnormal heart rhythms that are much more serious so therefore needs to be treated. Unfortunately, some of the best medicines that suppress PVC’s can also cause other abnormal heart rhythms. United Way & Volunteer Center Drunken dilemma Dear Annie: For 20 yeans, my alcoholic husband and I have been together. "Roy" is a good person, hard working, considerate and generous. Early in the day. Roy is a pleasure to be everyone hugs when we go our separate with, but by 4 p.m., he is drunk and obnox­ ways. ious. He argues about everything I say and We didn't hear from Don c-cr the holidays, staggers around using foul language and cre­ but we received an e-mail inviting us to his ating scenes. He tells horrid lies to our place for a summer event, along with all our friends, saying all my relatives are drunks and other friends. I replied in a joking manner. that I've been having sex with some of the "Nice to hear from you. Figured you’d been neighbors. kidnapped and held hostage." I went on to 1 nave adjusted to the fact that we can never thank him for the invite and included general go out in the evenings because it is too embar- chitchat. rassing. and I can’t go alone or he will accuse The next day. we received his shocking me of cheating. We have worked hard for reply, telling us bow upset he was by that what wc have, and if we divorced, everything comment, and since our relationship has been would have to be sold and divided with sub­ so limited over the last few years, why should stantial losses. Roy won’t try A.A. or counsel­ we expect any additional contact? He also ing. and I've been to Al-Anon and it didn’t referred to some ’event’ that happened sever­ help. al years ago and apparently changed our rela­ I’m very tired of getting up every day, tionship. He said talking about it then did no knowing 1 have nothing to look forward to good, so there is no point talking about it now. except his drunken verbal abuse. Roy claims He concluded by saying we will never have that if he can’t remember what he said to me the friendship we once had. when drunk, it isn't important. 1 feel that he After much soul-searching, we are at a total has no respect for me or for himself, other­ loss to recall the "event" in question, if we wise he would not behave this way. offended him so much, he certainly has put on I do not intend to leave because I'm quite a good act for the past few years. We would confident Roy eventually will drink himself apologize in a heartbeat if wc knew what for. to death, but the verbal abuse has depressed Don's e-mail was offensive, cowardly and me to the extent that I may have to get help colditeaned. 1 feel a reply is justified, but 1 for my own self-preservation. I knew he was want to see him face to face. My wife says it’s an alcoholic when I married him. but the hos­ over, move on. Don thinks the friendship died tile behavioi in the last five years has been years ago and wc should avoid any future unbearable. Any suggestions? - Alcoholic's contact with him. What do you say? — Mixed Spouse Up in the Midwest Dear Spouse: We're not sure what you Dear Mixed Up: We really hate when peo­ expect. Roy is an abusive alcoholic and has ple assume you know what you did. when in no intention of getting help. You put up with fact, you have no idea. Unless you can get it because it would cost too much to lenve. Don to explain the "event" so it can be and you assume he’ll die before things get too resolved, we have to agree with your wife that bad. What a charming arrangement. You brth mu st 'be perfectly miserable. *1 * I AVAborf wfil-hot mafb yourMMAnd Iprt*- ‘ It is intended to be a scarce of support foi family and friends. Counseling may help your depression, but it won't solve the underlying problem. You must decide if you truly want to tolerate Roy's alcoholism, because the alter­ natives you have chosen do not sound prom­ ising to us. Who's your brother? Dear Annie: Can you answer a question for me'1 Let's say a woman marries Man A and they have a son. Then the woman has an affair with her father-in-law and they. too. have a son. Are the sons stepbrothers? What is the relationship between them? - Perplexed in Shelby Dear Shelby: Very messy. The younger boy is a half-brother to the elder (they share a bio­ logical mother). In addition, the younger boy is the older boy's uncle, because he and Man A also arc half-brothers, sharing the same bio­ logical father. (We certainly hope you are ask­ ing only out of curiosity.) Reist for the reiki Dear Annie: 1 read the letter from "Night Owl." the rather hedonistic reiki master who has trouble sleeping. She acts as though she has been bestowed a Christ-like burden that torments her everyday life. "Oh. HOW can I stop it?" Her comments are delusional with a tinge of narcissism. Sometimes, I think the best advice can be to just knock some sense into people. Anyhow, as a reiki master myself. I find this insulting. Reiki masters are endemically tranquil-minded with a profound sense of inner peace. She is the one who should be able to cure this type of problem as part of her duties as a reiki master. I certainly hope she does not charge for her services. - T. in California Dear T.: Several other reiki masters wrote and suggested she go back to her reiki master for a refresher course. And we've learned more about chakras than we ever expected. Enigmatic e-mail Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. -TS0IM8 Dear Annie: My wife and I have a friend. "Don." whom we've known over 35 years. We have lots of good history together. Between our careers, moving away and life in general, we arc not as close as we once were, but we try to keep in touch. This includes occasional get-togethers with ocher mutual friends for dinners and weekend getaways. Our conver­ sations have always been interesting, and Frustrating fear Dear Annie: My roommate. "Patty," is par­ alyzed with fear. She is in her mid-50s, and although a native of the city, she is afraid to drive anyplace she's never been before. Patty also suffers from >ow self-esteem. She recent­ ly lost her job of seven years. but won: pur­ sue a more challenging or financially rewvrding position because she does.:'* believe she is worth more than $8 an hour. She actual ) hangs her head and laments. "No one wants me." Patty's attitude is both pathetic and frustrat­ ing. I am forever trying to encourage her and be supportive, but she constantly pushes me away and goes back to her defeatist persona. It’s getting old. Our mutual friends have sug­ gested she see a doctor for anti-anxiety med­ ication. but she gets angry and defensive and gees back into her bedroom and sulks. How can wc get Patty to move forward and feel good about herself? She genuinely lias a lot to offer, but refuses to acknowledge it At Wits’ End in Los Angeles Dear LA.: It sounds as if you've done everything you can. The rest is up to Patty. We recommend you check out the Anxiety Disorders Association of America (www.adaa.org) at 8730 Georgia Ave.. Suite 600, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Someone there may be able to make suggestions for you and. hopefully, convince Patty to get help. Short reasons Dear Annie: This is in response to "Always Been Short." who wanted to know what to say to people who remark about his lack of height. I tell people that I was 6 feet 2 before I was involved in an elevator accident. The doctors say not to worry. 1 could spring back at any moment. - Keeping My Tall Clothes Handy Dear Keeping: We love your attitude. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxGcomcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and readfeatures by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.crc ators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Benner — Thursday Aprt 20. 2006 — Page 9 Delton students of the month for March announced Students of the Month for March have been announced at Delton Kellogg Middle School this week. Thanks to support from the school dis­ trict’s MS-PIE group, the students each receive a certificate, four snack coupons and a cinnamon roll and juice. They will also receive a special certificate from Senator Patty Birkholtz. who is recognizing students of the month across the state of Michigan. Students are nominated by their teachers for good citizenship, academic performance, being positive role models or making efforts toward improvement in any area. CHALLENGE, continued from page 2---------------bowls arc presented to the top mileage male and female riders. Event organizers Jon and Diane Obermcyer work with a committee to make the challenge a reality each year. Entry forms are available by writing National 24-Hour Challenge. 2212 College Ave. SE. Grand Rapids, 49507-3 106 or direct­ ly from the website www.N24HC.org. Anyone who would like to volunteer or register for this year’s challenge can register on the website www.N24HC.org Fifth-graders (top row, from left) Josh Arkwright. Janelle Fluty, Christy Boze, (front row) Kelsey Sutherland. Chelsea Bartha and Conner Worm. Sixth-graders (top row, from left) Michael Bassett. Tyler Dempsey. Courtney Kilboum, (front row) Kaleigh Workman. Sarah Lepird and Jessica Decker. The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 History from the Banner Freeport Part I By Esther Walton M.L. Cook from 1930s to 1950s, wrote his­ tory articles about Barry County. Generally he would recall incidents from his life. This is one of his histories. Freeport wn? born when it had good prospects for a railroad. The township of Irving, in whose northeast comer Freeport Village is located, was so named because its first settler. Albert E. Bull, was a bachelor from New England. He was a great admirer of Washington Irving and his works. Bull settled on Section 23 in that town­ ship in 1836, but his largest land holding was in Rutland Township, where he several years later built a fine home on what was then called "Bull Prairie." He died in 1867. When Mr. Bull purchased his lands, all of Barry County was designated by the state as Barry Township. In 1838, the legislature created four town­ ships of equal size called Hastings, Johnston, Barry and Thomapple. The latter then includ­ ed the present four townships of Irving, Rutland. Yankee Springs and Thomapple became Thomapple Township and Irving and Rutland another, called Irving for the reason stated. While Mr. Bull’s principal holdings were in Rutland, he built his home and cleared up his 40 acres in Irving before changing his resi­ dence to Rutland. Thus he is entitled to be called the first settler of Irving Township. The first area settled in Irving was in the southern part. Later it was discovered that the best farm land was in Ihe northeastern of the township. It was some time before anyone set­ tled in that part of Irving. But in 1851, farms were located in that dis­ trict by John Archer, Foster Sisson Sr. ana oth­ ers. In that same year a company of Germans began to take up on the level and rich land soutn and west of Freeport. Among these were Conrad and Charles Beeler. Jacob Smelker, John Reuter and Gottlieb Nagle. As late as 1860, the present site of Freeport was an almost unbroken forest. William Yule, originally brought the land on which the vil­ lage stands from the government in 1856, when he acquired 400 acres. He sold most of it John Boush purchased one tract Upon his death, the land became the property of his two sons. Samuel and Michael. East of the village there were several settlers, mostly in Carlton Township, and a schoolhouse was erected in the Fish neighborhood. The Kalamazoo. Hastings. Lowell and Northern Michigan railroad, which was planned to be a narrow gauge, had been grad­ ed nearly to Lowell in 1873. The prospect of the railroad led Samuel and Michael Roush to plat the Village of Freeport, all of which was on their farmlands, in 1874. Soon thereafter building operation began within the village limits were Charles V. Reigler, Valentine Dipp, Truman Broerton, M.S., Roush and Frank Bronson. The subsequent building of Job Cheesebrough’s handle factory, and C.A. Curtis’ combined saw and planning mill along with two sawmills and a grist mill, a hotel, also three churches, and several stores and many dwellings, made Freeport a thriving and important village, lacking only railroad facili­ ties to realize the hopes of its projectors. Before Freeport was platted there was a small settlement in Bowne Township there near the Brayton and Childs grist mill which was powered by a dam on the Little Thomapple, west and a little north of the pres­ ent village. That land was considerably lower than the railroad of the proposed K.H.L. and N.M.R.R., where it reached the Little Thomapple It becanv evident that the railroad could not. without great expense, change its grade in order to reach the settlement on the north side of the county line. So it was decid­ ed to locate the town on the Barry County side of the Little Thomapple and thus avoid the expensive grading. When the town was platted, it was expected that the railroad would soon be in operation. Then came the severe depression following the sharp er^tomic panic of 1873. The pro­ jectors of the railraid even with almost all the right-of-way donated most of the grading clone from Kalamazoo to Lowell, found it impossible to borrow money to put over the population. In the meantime the advantages of having all railroads standard gauge to facili­ tate the handling of freight and through pas­ senger service had become so thoroughly rec­ ognized that there was no chance to finance a narrow-gauge line, which required the unload­ ing and reloading of freight and made it impossible for its passenger and freight cars to Expand Your Stock Ownership...DRIP by DRIP At one time or another, you probably wished you could increase your investments if only you had the money. And it’s certain!; true that investing can be expensive. However, you might be able to get "more bang for your buck" - and. over time, signifi­ cantly increase your holdings - by buying shares of dividend paying stocks and rein­ vesting the dividends into the same stocks. To follow this strategy , of course, you have to find stocks that regularly pay dividends. Fortunately, by doing a little research, you can indeed locate companies that have long histories of not only paying, but also increas­ ing. their dividends. (Keep in mind, though, that stocks are not fixed-income vehicles, and dividends can be increased, decreased or totally eliminated at any point without notice, no matter how good their track record has been.) If you are interested in reinvesting divi­ dends, you might want to look for companies that offer automatic dividend reinvestment plans, also known as DRIPs. Typically, you won’t have to pay a fee for a DRIP plan - in fact, if a fee is required, you might want to look elsewhere. And you don’t have to receive enormous dividends to participate, either, many DRIPs allow you to send in as little as $10 to $50 at a time to buy additional shares of stock. The biggest benefit of DRIPs. of course, is the ability they give you to increase the shares See TIME, page 24 of stock you own. But you'll find other advan­ tages, too. Here are a couple to consider • Investment discipline - To be a successful investor, you need the discipline to continu­ ously invest, month after month, year after year, in good markets and bad. Many people lack this discipline and take a "time out" from investing until they fed they can really afford it. But, as you know, wc can all find ocher ways to spend money, and investing often ranks tossed aside for what appear to be more pressing needs. However, by taking part in DRIPs, you will invest steadily, and with vir­ tually no effort on your part. And since you never received the dividend checks in the first place, you won't really "miss’ the money. Remember, though, that a systematic invest­ ment plan does not guarantee a profit and docs not protect against loss in declining mar­ kets. It involves continuous investment in the security regardless of the price of the securi­ ty. You should continue your ability to invest through periods of low price levels. • Tax benefits - Until the laws changed a few years ago. dividends were taxed at your current income tax rate. Now however, divi­ dends are taxed at a maximum rate of 15 per­ cent. (This rate is set to expire at the end of 2008, barring congressional action.) But even this new, re'atively low rate can lead to a hefty tax bill for you if you receive a great deal of dividends. Consequently, if you par­ ticipate in several DRIPs, you might want to 222 West Apple Street Hastogs, Ml 49058 Bang this Ad and receive a free consultation (Coupon expire* 5/1/2006) purpose of receiving public comment and making a determination on the application of Hastings Manufacturing Company LLC for an industrial facilities tax abatement as permitted by Public Act 198 of City Assessor at 269.945.2468 or at City Hall. 201 East Stale Street. 779012M 25.94 42.65 1323 41.30 56.54 39 85 63.54 25 69 15.80 7.47 +.16 ,.18 <67 ,.01 -.97 <38 ,1.54 -.07 ,19 <30 Hastings. Thomas E. Emery H City Clerk Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. April 24. 2006 at 730 PM in the Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall, for the purpose of receiving public comment and making a determination on the renewal of a franchise agreement with Millennium Digital Media Systems. LLC to provide cable television services in the City. For additional information about the franchise agreement con­ tact the City Manager at 269.945.2468 or at City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. The City will provide reasonable and necessary aids and services for persons with disabilities upon five days notice to the City Clerk by calling 269.945.2468 or TDD call relay scnices at 800.6493777. Call Kathryn M. Russell today 269-945-4243 AT&T Anheusa Busch CMS Energy Cap. Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Do* Chemical Co. Exxon Motil Family Dollar Stores First Financial Bancorp Fort Motor Co. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING For additional information about the application contact the Protect your interests.' business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week NOTICE OF PUB LIC HEARING 1974. as amended. facing a Bankruptcy...Divorce...Custody Dispute...! STOCKS The following prices are from the dose ol CITY OF HASTINGS Notice is hereL • given that the City Council of the City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. 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Emery 77501680 CilyCkrt TT501MO �Page 10 - Thursday. April 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY Notice to Creditors Decedent's Estate FILE NO. 2006-24515-DE Estate of Dorothea Enka Havens. D.O.B. 8/19/32 To all creditors The decedent, Dorothea Enka Havens, who lived at 7841 Marsh Rd.. Plainwell, Michigan died 2/13AJ6 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Christy Havens, named personal representative, or to both the pro­ bate court at 206 W Court St. Suite 302. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this Date. 4/10/2006 Christy Havens 454 Parkwood St., Ann Arbor. Ml 48103 734-996-8784 W' THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MOR i"GAGE SALE - Default has been made >n the conditions of a mortgage made by David M. Ryan and Cathy Ryan, husband and wife, to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated July 13. 205 and recorded Juk/ 25. 2005 in Instrument Number 1149953. Barn/ County Records. Michigan. Sard mortgac - is r.-jw held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities, inc. Asset Backed pass through Certificates. Series 2005-R8 under tbe pooling and servicing agreement dated as of September 1. 2005. without recourse, by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Nine and 75/100 Dollars ($183589 75) Including interest at 7.35% per annum U~der the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m on MAY 4. 2006. Said premises are located in the Townshtp ol Barry, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: i he Northwest one-quarter of the Southeast onequarter of Section 1. Town 1 North. Range 9 West oxdept commencing at the Northeast comer of the Northwest one-quarter, of the Southeast one-quar­ ter of Section 1. thence West 20 Rods along the center of highway, thence South 24 Rods, thence East 20 Rods, thence North 24 Rods to the point of beg.nnmg Also, except commencing in the center of Section 1 for point of beginning, thence South 775 feet, thence East 1320 feet, thence North 379 feet, thence West 330 West, thence North 396 feet, thence West 990 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to Easements. Reservations and limitation of record, rf any. The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MLA §600.324la, in which case the redemption penod shaft be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated April 6. 2006 Orians Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 T:te No 214 3003 r7*°’r’ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely tc the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kate R. Dipert and Julianna M Dipert. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 29. 2005, and recorded on July 8. 2005 in instrument 1149176. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to CitiRnandal Mortgage Company In. certain mortgage executed on September 10.1999, by Mariana R. Perez, a single woman, as Mortgagor, to Mainstreet Savings Bank. FSB. as Mortgagee, and which mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan on October 1. 1999. m Document No. 1036003 (the 'Mortgage’), on which Mortgage as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be Cue at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-One And 56/100 Dollars ($227,421.56). including interest at 6.25% per annum Under the power o sate contained In said mort­ gage and ihe statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on Apnl 27. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 16. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes49 seconds West 631.00 foei along the North hne of sate Section 16. thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds West. 459.03 feet parallel with the East line of sate Section 16 for a poa.t of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 49 seconds East 331 00 feet parallel with said North Section line; thence North 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds East 85.00 feet parallel with sate East Section line, thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 49 seconds East 300 feet paral'.el with sate North Section line; thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds West 247.74 feet along said East Section line; thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 30 seconds West 631.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 04 minutes 09 seconds East 163.42 feet parallel with said East Section line to point of beginning. The ledemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate. Dated: March 30. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC G 248.593.1310 Trott A Trott. P C. Attorneys For Ser.vcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 B-ngham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4063238F03 Default having been made in the conditions of a there is claimed to be an indebtedness, as defined by the Mortgage, due and unpaid in the amount of Ninety Sa Thousand Two Hundred and 27/100 Dollars ($96,200 .27). as of the date of this notice, including principal and interest, and other costs secured by the Mortgage, no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt, or any part of the debt, secured by the Mortgage, and the power of sate in the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the default. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. May 11. 2006. at 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon, at the Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the C.rcurt Court for the County of Barry, there will be offered for sate and sold to the highest bidder, at public sate, ior thj purpose of satisfying the unpate amount ol the indebtedness due on the Mortgage, Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by KEITH A BASCO AND DAQURI L BASCO HUSBAND AND WIFE to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC. Mortgagee, dated October 25. 2001. and recorded on November 01 2001, as Instrument No. 1069097, in BARRY County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed io be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred twenty nine thou­ sand seven hundred twenty six and 65/100 Dollars ($129,726.65), including interest at 7.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml , at 1 DO PM on May 11. 2006. Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARRY County. Michigan and are months from the date of the sate, unless deter­ described as: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 17. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS: THE NORTH 468 FEET OF THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHEAST ONEQUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 17; ALSO THE EAST 220 FEET OF THE NORTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONEQUARTER OF SECTION 17; ALSO THE EAST 220 FEET OF THE NORTH 488 FEET OF THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUAR­ TER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 17. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF IN LIBER 80S OF PLATS PAGE 568 Tbe redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. DATED: April 13. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birminaham Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC Mortgagee For More Information Call: mined abandoned in accordance with' MCLA (248) 540-7701 together with legal costs and expenses of sate, cer­ tain property located in Barrv County. Michigan, described in the Mortgage as icftows A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 35. TOWN i NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 POST OF SAID SECTION 35 AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 08' WEST 426.4 FEET TO A POINT IN THE CENTER OF BIRD ROAD. WHICH IS THE TRUF POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 212.9 FEFT ALONG THE CENTER OF BIRD ROAD ON THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT OF RADIUS 284 78 FEET. THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS NORTH 19 DEGREES 33' EAST 207.97 FEET. THENCE NORTH 40 DEGREES 58' EAST 41.1 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 60 DEGREES 18' EAST 203 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 10 DEGREES 04' WEST 120 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 07' WEST 252 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The length of the redemption period wifi be six (6) W’ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTl’<G TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall ba limit­ ed sotefy to he return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Dionico Hemandez Jr, and Lori Hernandez, husband and wife, original mortgagcr(s). to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated August 5. 2004. and recorded on August 16. 2004 in instrument 1132430. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Five And 35/100 Dollars ($89,465 35). mckxkng interest al 6 85% per annum. Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthcuse to Hastings st 1 DO PM. on April 27. 2006 Said premises are situated to City f Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Southwest comer, Lot 289, thence West 4 rods, for beginning. Thence North 8 rods. West 4 rods. South 8 rods. East 4 rods, to place of beginning. Original Plan of the VMtage (now City) of Hastings. City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 6003241a, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: March X. 2006 For more information, please call. FC H 248.593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *087363F01 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate. Dated. Apnl 13. 2006 Mainstreet Savings Bank. FSS By: Lori L. Purkey. Esq Miller, Canfield. Paddock and Stone. PLC. 444 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 KZLIB509137.1\105064-00019 mow Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW J/F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE ATTN PURCHASERS: Vfrte sate mar be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages, N any, shall ba limit­ ed sotefy to the return of he bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Eric A. Beck, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Amerifirst Financial Corporation. Mortgagee, dated February 26. 1999. and recorded on March 4.1999 in instru­ ment 1026045. and assigned by mesne assign­ ments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Fifteen And 57/100 Dollars ($89,01557), including interest at 7.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a ate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1DO PM. on May 4. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry, Barr/ County. Michigan, end are described as: Parcel 1: That pat of the South 1/2 of the North 1/2 oi the Southwest 1 <4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 27. Town 1 North. Range 9 West lying Westerly of the Consumers Power Company Parcel as recorded in Uber 307 of Deeds. Page 449 as recorded in Barry County Register 1 Deeds and lying Easterly of the Centerline of Highway (Brooklodge Road), reserv­ ing the Westerly 33 feet for road highway purposes. Parcel 2: Also the North 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 27. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Except parcel sold to Consumers Power Company and recorded in Liber 307 ol deeds on Page 449 and described as a stop of land 311 feet wide across the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 27. and described as follows: To find the place of beginning of this description com­ mence at the Southwest comer of sate section, run thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 05 seconds East along the South line of Rate section 871.05 feet to the place of beginning of this description, thence continuing South 89 degree 46 minutes 05 seconds East along sate South line of said section 317.64 feet, thence North 11 degrees 30 minutes 15 seconds West 1345. 05 feet to the South 1/8 line of sate section; thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 32 seconds West along said South l/Biine ol said section 317.63 feet, thence South 11 degrees 30 minutes 15 secor.Js East 1345 01 feet to the place of beginning All in section 27. Fown 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township. Barry County, Michigan The redemption. period shaft be 12 months fro the date of such sale Dated: April 6. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *088347F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Bate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ moun POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Bate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. in that event, your damages, If any, shall bo >'nftod sotefy to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has tern made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Jason K. French and Charlene D... French, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to Chase fc'iinhattari Mortgage Corp.. Mortgage, dated Septet toe. 17T 2004, and recorded on September 23. 2004 i> instrument 1134321. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed k» be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundrvd Twenty Thousand Fifty-Seven And 92/100 Do«ars($120.057.92). including interest st 8 625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM, on May 18. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 23. of Daisy Hill, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 2 of Plats. Page 28 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case toe redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: April 20. 2006 For more information. please call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *065054F03 Node* Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed sotefy to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Craig M. Greenfield and Leona M Greenfield, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to Wefts Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated December 19. 2003, and recorded on January 6. 2004 in instru­ ment 1120305, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve And 48/100 Dollars ($73.712 48). including interest at 10.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premise, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on May 11,2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 56 of the ViHage ol Nashville, according to the recorded plat thereof, being in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 10. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shaft be 30 day-, from the date oi such sale Dated April 13. 2006 For more information, ptease can: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Se. »>cer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *089230F01 ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHW* REGULAR MEETING APRIL 4, 2006 Meeting called to order by Supervisor Rook. Present: Rook. Goy. Perino, and Rfobte. Absent: Ritchie. Also present: Fire Chief Boulter, and 13 guests. Pledge of Allegiance Motion by Ribbte. support from Perino io approve minutes of regular board meeting held on March 7, 2006 and budget workshops held on March 13 and 16. 2006. Alt ayes. Motion canted. Motion by Ribbte. support from Goy to approve minutes from Fawn Lake Special Assessment Meeting held on March 21.2006. Al ayes. Motion canted. Motion by -/.I Mi w ■ ! - ■t-■ ■ enno, suppon irom o approve from ruoftc troogev nesnng, nen on maron 2006. Al ayes Motion carried Treasurer's Report: Total March receipts (general fund) . $303371.91 Total March receipts (building fund).............. $65.14 Total March disbursements (general luix!) ........................................................... 427.749.73 i>tal M-?rch disbursements (building fund) ......................................................... $25,384.13 Fire Department: Fire repurt read. Motion by Perino, support from Rtobte to accept Robert Smittor as a new lire fight­ er. Roll call vote. Aft Motion canted. Rre assistance grant for r»?w rescue unit to be submit­ ted in the amount of $28>.’00. h grant b accepted, township's share wW be 5% or $14,085. Motion by Ribbte. support from Perino to reserve August 18, 19. 20 as a teotau.*. difte for Orangeville days. Al ayes. Moton car.teo. Public Comments: Jube Nakfoor-Pratt. prosecutor tor Barry County introduced herself to residents and baud members and gave brief comment on her Ns»/. St* also stated that she has been traveling arouno the < xunty with methamphetamine task force. David Brinkert. owner of Gun Laki) Gind, announced his intention of running tor Barry Cotnfy Commissioner in November. Sexton contract signed. Contract sta’es that the township will pay for any extra work 'Jone by Ihe sexton. Fawn Lake Wastewater: A meeting is scheduled for April 12. 2006 for bond approval. Presentation for 2006-07 Bu Bin reviewed by Ribbte. Moton to pay bfite by Perino, support from Goy. AH ayes. Moton carried. Motion to adjourn by Ribbte. support from Perino. Motion carried Meeting adjourned at 830 p.m. Jennifer Goy Township Clerk Unapproved minutes mtxtn STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate ALE NO. 2006-244P9-DE Estate of LOIS T. ROUSH Date of birth: 5/9/1910. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. LOfS T ROUSH, who lived at 421 S WasNngton Street, Hastings. Michigan died January 18, 2006. Creditors of the decedent are notified that aS claims against the estate will bo forever barred unless presented to Mary Ann Sward, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative, or to both the probate court at 206 W Court Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058, and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Robert J Longstreet (P53548) 607 N Broadway Hastings. Michigan 49058 (269) 945-3495 Mary Ann Sward 907 N Wiote . La Grange Park. Iltenots 60526 (706) 354-5782 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. Apnl 20. 2006 - Page 11 FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm Is a dsbt collector attempting to collact a debt Any Information obtained will be uaed for thia purpoee. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the number Hated MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: _Hany A. Mead. Jr aA/a H. ABen Mead tnd Mary A. Mead, Husband and Wife to Argent mortgage Company, LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated February 13.2004 and recorded March 12, 2004 in Instrument 9 1123559 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Secunties Inc.. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2004-W8 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due at rhe date hereof the sum o Eighty-Two Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Four Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents ($82,444.37) including Interest 9.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and tie statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public ver due. at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. May 4. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton, Barry County.Michigan, and are described as: That part of the fractional Southwest one-quarter of Section 20, Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan, more particularly as: Commencing at the South one-quar­ ter comer of said section; thence due West along the South line ol said section. 70.70 feet to tne point of beginning of this description; thence continuing West along said South line 161.75 feet; thence North 0 degrees 38 minutes 33 seconds East 345.00 feet, thence West 160.00 feet; hence North 0 degrees 38 mwmtes 33 seconds East 447.00 feet; thence East 321.75 test. thence South G degrees 38 minutes 33 seconds West 792.00 feet to the point of beginning. Commonly known as 6525 Thomapple Lake. Nashville Ml 49073 .The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated APRIL 3. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc.. Asset Backed Pass­ Through Certificates. Senes 2004-W8 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004. Without Recourse. Assignee ot Mortgagee Attorneys: Potesttvo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-46220 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATK)N WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Sarah L Greenman. a smgls woman, to Horizon Bank. FSB, Mortgagee, dated Apnl 18,2003 and recorded April 22, 2003 -m Instrument Number 1102601. Barry . County Records. Michigan Said mortgage « now held by Chase Home Finance L.L.C.. successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof he sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Eight and 04/100 Dollars ($89,698.04) including interest at 6.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sals of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on MAY 11. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Barry. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 16, Town 1 North. Range 9 West: thence South 01 degree 01 minute 00 seconds East along the East Section line 1041.47 feet; thence North 89 degrees 48 minutes 48 secorxte West 1041.49 feet to the place of beginning; thence cootiruang North 89 degrees 48 minutes 48 seconds West 275 00 feet to the centerline of Kingsbury Road; thence North 00 degrees 50 minutes 10 seconds West along said centerline 4085 feel; thence on a curve to the left along said centerline 273.76 feet, (radius 1271 32 feet chord 27323 feet chord bearing North 07 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds West); thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 40 seconds East 309.94 feet; thence South 00 degrees 11 minutes 12 seconds East 312.73 feet to the place of begin"X redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in v4Sch case the redemption period shall be 30 days tom the date of such sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sale, in that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of tne btd amount tendered at sate, plus interest Dated: April 13, 2006 C lan Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 310.0733 The Barry County Road Commission is hiring for tem­ porary summer employment. Work will mostly be out­ side working the road maintenance crews. A job description will be provided at time of application. Hourly wage will be $7.00 - $8.00 per hour. Applicant must be at least 18 years of age. If interested, please stop by and fill out an application at the Road Commission located al 1725 West M-43 Highway, Hastings (behind FlexFab on M-37/M-43). Accepting applications through April 25, 2006._____________ PUBLIC NOTICE Tbe City of iUsbngs wcks candidal ci for app-.intnwnl to the Zoning Board of Appeals IZHA» Local Dewlopnxnl Finance Authority (LDFAl. the Cable Ac«*» Committer, and the new Joint Library Board Interested persons are encouraged to apply lor appointment by completing an application form available at City Hail. 201 East State Street. Hastings 77S01S23 ■ 775015/0 BALTIMORE TWP 3100 E. Dowling Rd.. Hastings - Baltimore Twp 200 E. Main. Middleville - Thomapple TVtp Hail HASTINGS CHARTER TWT 885 River Rd.. Hastings - Hastings Charter Kp Hall HOPE TWP 5463 S. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings - Hope Township Hall Hall THORNAPPLE TWT PRECINCT 3 100 E. Main Street Middleville - Middleville Kip Hail ORANGEVILLE TWP PRECINCT 1A & IB 7350 Lindsey Rd.. Plainwell - Orangeville Twp Hall PRAIRIEVILLE TWT PRECINCT 1 10155 S. Norris Rd.. Delton - Prairieville Twp Hall WOODLAND TWP PRAIRIEVILLE TW? PRECINCT 2 11351 Lindsay Rd.. Plainwell - Pine Lake Fire Dept YANKEE SPRINGS TWT PRECINCT 1 156 S. Mam St. Woodland - Woodland Twp Hall IRVING TWT PRECINCT 1 BARRY TWP PRECINCT 1 Kellogg School Rd.. Hickory Comen - Fire Station 209 State St.. Freeport - Freeport Village Hall BARRY TWT PRECINCT 2 3425 Wing Rd.. Hastings - Irving Township Hall Rutland Charter IWp 2461 Heath Rd.. Hastings - Rutland Charter IVvp Hall JOHNSTOWN TWT 13641 S. M-J7 Hwy.. Dowling - Johnstown Twp Hall THORNAPPLE TWP PRECINCT 1 128 High Street Middleville CITY OF HASTINGS WARDS 1.2.3 4 4 MAPLE GROVE TWP Thomapple Township Emergency Services 232 W. Grand St.. Hastings - Hastings Middle School 284 N. Briggs Rd.. Middleville IRVING TWT PRECINCT 2 155 E. Orchard St.. Delton - Barry Township Hall CARLTON TWP 85 Welcome Rd- Hastings - Carlton Township Hall CASTLETON TWP 915 Reed St, Nashville - Castleton Township Hall Yankee Springs Twp Hall YANKEE SPRINGS TWT PRECINCT 2 1425 3. Payne Lake Rd.. Wayland. MI 49348 721 Durkee St.. Nashville - Maple Grow Twp Hall THORNAPPLE TWT PRECINCT 2_________________ Electors who wish to receive an Absentee Voter ballot for the Election by mail may submi, vi AV application by 2:00 p.m.. April 29. 2006. Electors qualified to obtain an Absentee Voter ballot for the General Election may vote in person in the Township/City Clerk's office up to 4.-00 p.m.. May 1.2006. ROBIN HAWTHORNE. Rutland Charter Twp Clerk DEBORAH S. MASSIMINO. Assyria Township Clerk LINDA EDDY-HOUGH. Hope Township Clerk 7475 Cox Rd.. Bellevue Ml 49021 Phone (269) 758-4003 5463 S. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (269) 948-2464 2461 Heath Rd PENELOPE YPMA. Baltimore Township Ckrk CAROL ERGANG. Irving Township Clerk SUSAN VUE r STEA. Thomapple Townshtp Clerk 3100 E. Dowling Rd.. Hastings MI 49058 3241 Woodschool Rd.. Middleville Ml 49333 Phone (269) 948-8893 200 E. Ma-n St. Middleville Ml 49333 Phone (269) 795-7202 DEBRA DEWEY-PERRY. Barry Township Clerk JUNE DOSTER. Johnstown Township Clerk CHERYL ALLEN, Woodland Township Clerk 155 E. Orchard St. PO Box 705. Delton Ml 49046 Phone (269 367-4915 Office (269) 367-4094 Home SUSANK BUTLER. Maple Grove Township Clerk Ewrtfld... Nashville Ml 49073 Phone (5171 852-1859 WILMA DANIELS. Carlton Township Clerk 85 WelcomeRd- Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (369)945-5990 Orangeville Tbwnship Clerk 7350 londsey R*, Plainwell Ml 49080 Phone (269) 664-4522 J LORNA WILSON. Cot leton Township Clerk 915 Reed St.. Nashville MI 49073 Phone (517) 852-9479 • BONNIE L CRITTENDEN’. Hastings Charter T*p Clerk 885 River Rd.. Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (269) 948-9690 O.fice Hastings Ml 49058 Phone (269) 948-2194 156 S. Mail. Woodland Ml 48897 1815 Ucey Rd.. Dowling Ml 49050 Phone (269) 721-9905 , Phone (269) 623-5171 JANICE C. Li'TERT. Yankee Springs Township Clerk 284 N. Briggs Rd.. K -kUeviBe Ml 49333 Phone (269) 795-9091 THOMAS EMEhX Hasting City Clerk 201 E. State St., testings NORMAJEAN NICHOLS. Prairieville Township Clerk 49058 Phone (269) 945-2468 10115 S. Norris Rd.. Delton Ml 49046 Phone (269) 623-2664 For the following Bellevue Community Schoob Board oi Education Membenji; Caledonu Community Schools Board of Education Metnf ertH; Caledonia Community Schools Operating Millage Rerzwal Proposal: Delton Keilogg Schools Board of Education Herberts): Operating Millage Propmal: Maple Valley Schoob Board oi Education Memberu); M<4e Valk;- Schools Bonding Proposal; Martin Public Delton Kellogg Schools Operating Millage Renewal Proposal; Cull Lab Community Schooli Board of Educatxn Membcrti): Hastings Schoob Board oi Education Membertsl: Ptnnfield Schoob Board of Education Membcn».‘‘ Ptanwrll Public Schoob Board of Education Mr.i.Serts); lliomappie Kellogg Schoob Board of Education Memberln Thomapple Towns..? Emtrgtncy Sennets Millage Proposat Ana Schools Board of Education Membertsl: Labwood Public Schools Board of Education Membertsh Labwood Public School Wayland Dmon Schoob Board of Education Membertsl. 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HBtnpOufljfacsfc; Mkptfa*«< 25rtk Si aft 1N«* Sa* Tort MAE FnEacrant h ten Cart) 269-945-9554 Date change from May 2nd to May 9th at 7 p.m. , due to elections. - NOTICE - ASSYRIA TWP 8094 Tasker Rd.. Bellevue - Assyria Township Hall bHmlntaw The BANNER CHANGE OF DATE FOR REGULAR BOARD MEETING To the Qualified Electors of BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNTY OF BARRY, STATE OF MICHIGAN ON TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2006. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. - Voting Precincts - Barry County, Michigan bybdtamTaMMhr btenfarthv Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them SUMMER EMPIOYMENT City of Hastings Thomas Emery. City Clerk ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP: byTVorauAIxtaw b> lata Were ?<»'*' bytaSdmltaM 2NMN» IX aft Ifftab 5) tab 2M»7 Mi 2MSU 2M-2C 25 b* IX aft MV 2Jfo Uba* IS aft IXn* 10a* HM aft 5teb WIW 3IOV2SU MbW MM XK L taa tartC* taawtr 9 ba? Carty Ahpa hmb> art* ta a 9 Ftbrwy X 2ta ta watt tf ta tfct atot ta ta kU 9 id wttd nrtaa or and ta ta rtta oUMtad by 9 a ay bxal Mb 9 pMrtBA ta uUk FMrty toobd a feted Imo Sckod Mm. Corti Um *hrry Carty 2b* Iff a* 25^ Xaft IKtUs 21 aft by late foot Iota* h mt Ww«i D«M Chafe hb ♦tl Tferumr’tecr taut tat JSaft 51 aft INeft Xsft 25teb 5rtk M Tfe-MS Mbltu »BBiK*wsfeynMN MdmaadMidrtrtatani^e tyl-MtoXUBtaai 1 �Pafle 12 - ThurMay Apnl 20, 2006 - The HMhnps Banner LEGAL NOTICES Nonce Of Mortgage Forecloeure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A OEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia Mie mey be reedoded by the forectoelng mortgagee. In that event your demegee If any. shall bo ImHed solely to the return f the bld amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bnan VanWyk, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Heartwell Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage lender. Mortgagee, dated August 6. 2004, and recorded on August 23, 2004 in instrument 1132775, and assigned Dy said Mortgagee to Michigan State Housing Development Authority, a public body corporate and politic of the State of Michigan as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Forty-One And 14/100 Dollars ($123,641.14). including interest at 5.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in aid mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. is hereby given that said mortgage wilt be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM, o May 11,2006 Said premises are situated m Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 60. Bryanwood Estates No 4. according tc the recorded plat thereof in Uber 6 of Plats on Page 45. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in whlcn case the ademption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated Apnl 13.2006 Fcr more information, please call: FC R 246 593 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025-5822 Ate S089244F01 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE DEFAULT having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by CRAIG J. SWANSON Trustee of the Craig J. Swanson Trust under a Trust Agreement dated March 24.1995. to SAND RIDGE BANK Formerly NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS dated September 24. 1997. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry, and State of Michigan, on September 25. 1997, document number 1002021, on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at t! ie date of this notice, for principal and interest, the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand. One Hundred Thirty-Three and 97/00s ($76,133.97) Dollars, and no proceed­ ings having Jeer, instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any pari thereof, whereby the power of sate contained in said Mortgage has become operative-, NOW THEREFORE. .NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtyp ot thaoower of sate contained tn said Mortgage and iw pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, the said Mortgage wiM be foreclosed by a sale of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Courthouse in the Crty of Hastings and County of Barry. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court in and for said County, on Thursday. May 11. 2006. at 1O0 o'clock in the afternoon of sate day. and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with 6 875 percent interest, legal costs. Attorney s fees and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee does pay on or prior to the date of said sate: which premises are described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wit: Lot 6 of the Assessors Plat Number 1 of the Village of Nashville, according to the recorded plat thereof. Redemption Periol under Michigan Law (MCLA) 600 3240) is 6 months The period of redemption will be six months from the date of sate Dated: April 3. 2006 SAND RIDGE BANK. Mortgagee By: ROBERT L BYINGTON P27621 DEPOT LAW OFFICE. PLC 222 West Apple Street Hastings. Michigan 49058-0248 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made tn the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Fernando Crespo-O’Neill, married and Tara Crespo-OneiH. married of Barry County, Michigan. Mortgagor io Consumers Mortgage lLC dated the 18th day of December. A.D. 2001, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 3rd day of January. A.D. 2002, in Instrument 1072346 of Barry Records, and now held by Mesne assignments by Flageta' Bank. FSB. by an assign­ ment dated the 24th day of December. A.D. 2001. and recorded the 26th Day of Apnl. A.D. 2002 m Instrument f 1079511. Barry county Records, and subsequently amended by Loan Modification Agreement, dated the 15th day of August. A.D. 2002 and recorded the 11 th day of September AD.. 2002 instrument #1087227, Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $111,371.41 one hundred eleven thousand, hree hundred sev­ enty one dollars and forty one cents) plus accrued interest at 8.25% (eight point two five) percent oer annum And no su.-t proceedings at law or m equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the deoi secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by vinue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 25th day of May. D.. 2006, at 1:00 o'clock said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate at pubic auction. Io Ihe highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage Which said premises are desenoed as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate In the Township of Maple Grove Township, in the County of Bany and State of Michigan, and described as follows to wit A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 23 TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. SURVEYED BOUNDARY OF SAID PAR­ CEL DESCRIBED AS, COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION. 385 25 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION. THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST CONTINUING ALONG SAID WEST LINE 385.25 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. 330 00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 47 MIN­ UTES 05 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SAID WEST UN. 385.25 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID SOUTH LINE. 330 00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING Commonly known as: 7807 Guy Road Tax ID: 08-10-023-000-087-00 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of such sate, unless determined abc.idoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: April 20. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. L.P.A. By: Daniel E Best. (P-58501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Rets Co., L .P.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive, Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR #05195840 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John M. Lynch, a single man. to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation, mortgagee, dated June 18. 2004 and recorded July 16. 2004 in Instrument Number 1130918. Barry County Records. Said mortgage is now he*d by Wells Fargo Bank. N.A., as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust. Senes 2004-OPT1. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates by assignment submitted ?o and recorded by the Barry County Register of Deeds. There is claimed to be due on such mortgage the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Twelve and 53/100 Dollars ($99,912.53) including interest at the rate ol Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTNPURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the eturn of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel R. Wetton and Judith L Welton, husband and wife original mortgagor(s). to Michigan Home Finance. LLC. Mortgagee dated February 10. 2005, and recorded on March 9. 2005 in instrument 1142480, in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, in trust for the Certrficatehoklers of Carrington Mortgage Loan Trst. Series 2005-OPT2, Asset Backed Pasc Through Certificates as assignee by an assigr ment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Five Thousand Nine Hundred Nine And 02/100 Dollars ($205,909.02), including iteresl at 8.49% per annum. Under trie power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the jtatule in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is heraby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at publicvendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM, on April 27. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as; Lots 37. 38 and 39 of Indian Hills, according to the recorded platthereof. as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats on Page 53 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the dale of sch sate Dated March 30. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sle 200 Bingham Farms. M chigan 48025-5822 Fite #067530F01 r^.ooo 7.80% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in the mort­ gage and the statutes of the State of Michigan, notice is hereby given that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them. *1 ~**c vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings tn Barry County. Michigan at 1OO p.m. or, Apnl 27. 2006. The premises are located in the Township of Woodland. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southwest one-quarter of Section 2 Town North. Range 7 West. Woodland Townsnip. Barry County. Michigan, place of begin­ ning on the South line of said Section which lies 316.28 feet East of the Southwest comer of Section 2. thence North 233 feet, thence East 110 feet, thence South 233 feet, thence West 110 feet to the place of beginning. Tbe redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the property is deter­ mined abandoned tn accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, in which ca„ the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate in the event a 3rd party buys the property and there is a simultaneous resolution with the borrower In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate Dated March 30 2006 ORLANS ASSOCIATES PC Attorneys for Wells Fargo Bank. N.A.. as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust. Senes 2034OPT1. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, as Assignee P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 221 2989 Notice Of Mortga< ie Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Thomas F. Krul III and Lynne E. Krul. husband and wife, origi­ nal mortgagor) s). to Mamstreet Savings Bank. FSB. Mortgage, dated December 12.2001. and recorded on December 19. 2001 in instrument 1071742. in Barry county records. Mmhrgon and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due a the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Tw0 Hundred Forty-Seven And 89/100 Dollars ($115.247 89). including interest at 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on May 4.2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township o Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as. Lots 27 and 28. Plat of Loehr's Landing, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 61, Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from Ihe dale of such sate Dated: Apnl 6. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248 593.1305 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite f07Q540F03 mono Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid ..mount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven R Ingram, an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for tender and lender's successor and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 12. 2005, and recorded on May 19. 2005 in Uber 2836 on Page 418, in Allegan county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Union Federal Bank of Indianapohs (FKA Uriterv Federal Savings Bank of Indianapolis) as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Seven Thousand Eighty-Stx And 22/100 Dollars ($97,066 22). includ­ ing interest a* 5.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby g:ven that said mongage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the East front entrance to the Allegan County Building in Allegan at 9 00 AM. on May 18. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Plainwell. Allegan County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot numbered one hundred forty eight (148) of Woodham's Second Addition (also known as origi­ nal plat). Village of Plainwell (now a crty). Allegan County Michigan according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: Apnl 13.2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4089586F01 win MORTGAGESALE This firm ts a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose Default has occurred in a mortgage made by Douglas A. Snoeyink and Angela A. Snoeyink. hus­ band and wife, to First National Bank of America, dated January 19. 2001 and recorded on January 25, 2001 in Document 1054262. Barry County records The mortgage holder has begun no pro­ ceedings to recover any part of the debt, which is now $30,410.41 The mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the property, at public auction tn the highest bidder, on Thursday. Apnl 27. 2006 at 1 00 p.m. local time, at the main entrance to Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan The property will be sold to pay the amount then due on the mortgage, together with interest at 12.75 per cent, foreclosure costs, attor­ neys fees, and also any taxes and insurance that the mortgage holder pays before the sate The property is located in Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, and is desenbed in the mortgage as: A parcel of land in the Northwest one quarter ot Section 7. Town 1 North, Range 9 West, desenbed as: beginning at an iron stake in the Southwesterly comer to the First Addition of the Plat of Gwin s Grove: thence South 48° 7 minutes East 477.95 feet; thence North 46° 3 minutes East 228 feet; thence North 48° 17 minutes West 236 98 feet to the place of beginning; thence North 48° 17 minutes West 100 feet; thence South 50° West 100.22 feet; thence South 48° 17 minutes East 100 feet; thence North 50° East 100.40 feet to the place of begin­ ning. 1978 Concora Mobile Home Serial #5159 The redemption period will be six months from tne date of sale, but if the property is abandoned under MCL 600.3241a, the redemption penod will be 30 days. Date March 24. 2006 Joseph B Backus, attorney for mortgage holder PO Box 794. East Lansing. Ml 48826 517-337-1617 ”*»’«• Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bo resetncted by the foreefosi ng mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shad be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered MORTGAGE*SALEUjStairthli'been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Angela Moran and Linda Kasti. original mortgagor(s). to The CIT Group/Consumer Finance, Inc., Mortgagee, dated September 6, 200, and recorded on Apnl 9, 2001 in instrument 1057876. and assigned by said Mortgagee to HSBC Bank USA. as Trustee in trust lor Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Senes 2003-HE-3 as assignee by an assignment, in harry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Nineteen And 66/100 Dotes ($77,719.66). includ­ ing interest at 11.49% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premisos, or some part ot them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1X) PM, on May 18. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land located in the Nortteast corner of the South 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 35. Town 3 North. Range 8 West. Hastings Township. Barry County. Michigan described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast comer of the above described land; thence West 220 teat; thence South 198 feet; thence East 220 teet; thence North 198 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance wrtt. MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: April 20. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC D 248593 1309 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #044120F06 nwMOo Robert A. Tramain & Associates, P.C. is a debt collector and wo are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by DAVID LEINAAR AND LOY LEINAAR. HUSBAND AND WIFE to TIMOTHY BAKER. A MARRIED MAN. Mortgagee, dated December 20. 2004. and record­ ed on January 05.2005. as Instrument No. 1139702, m BARRY County Records. Michi jen. and assigned by MESNE assignment to U.S. BAA* NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSEi BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005-CB3. WITHOUT RECOURSE by an assignment dated January 05. 2005, and recorded on September 07, 2005. as Instrument No. 1152387 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of two hundred four thousand four hundred thirty four and 5/100 Dotes ($204,434.51). including interest at 8.000% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse, Hastings, Ml, at 1.00 PM on May 18. 2006. Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT 7 OF HINEWOOO PLAT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORD­ ED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 69 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1946CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sate. DATED. Apnl 20. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCI­ ATION. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-BAS MORT­ GAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005-CB3. WITHOUT RECOURSE Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 tom? STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decadent's Estate RLE NO. 2006-24527-DE Estate of CLARA KEIZER Date of birth: 04/06/1916 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. CLARA KEIZER, who lived at 726 NORTH TAF1 EE DRIVE. HASTINGS, Michigan died 12/05/2005 Creditors of the decedent are notified that al! claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to EGBERT KEIZER, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 206 WEST COURT. SUITE 302. HASTINGS. Ml 49053 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date 04/13/2006 DAVID H TRIPP P29290 206 SOUTH BROADWAY HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (269) 945-9585 EGBERT KEIZER 909 BARBER ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (269) 948-8161 TT*0,“ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLLASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreckteing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any. shall ba Hmttad sotefy to the return of the bid amount MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Leslie J. Bileth a Married Woman and Jeffrey Allan Bileth. Her Husband, ongmai mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nommee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee dated September 12. 2002. and record­ ed on September 17. 2002 in instrument 1067587, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Saty And 62/100 Dotes ($125.860 62). including interest at 6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfll be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse m Hastings at IOO PM. on May 4. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East 1/2 of the North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 23, Town 4 North. Range 9 West Except a parcel in the Southeast comer thereof being 150 feet east and west by 350 feet North and South, but to be at least 21 feet from the house on said prem­ ises. Irving Township. Barry county, Michigan, except that pan of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 2. Town 4 North. Range 9 West described as: commencing at the North IM comer of said section; South 06 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds west 348 00 feet along the east line of said Northwest 1/4 to the point of begin­ ning; thence South 00 Degrees 00 Minutes 0 Seconds West 220.00 feet along said east hne; thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 396.00 leet; thence North 00 degrees 00 mirr ules 00 seconds east 220.0 feeV thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east 396.00 feet to the east hne ol said Northwest 1/4 and the point of beginning Also except the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 4 North. Range 9 west described as; commencing at the North 1/4 of said Section: Thence South 01 Degrees 30 min­ utes 32 seconds west 56 00 teet along the east line of said Northwest 1/4 to the point of beginning; thence North 88 Degrees 29 minutes 28 seconds West 366 00 feet; thence South 01 degrees 30 min­ utes 32 seconds west 100.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 29 minutes 28 seconds wes 330.00 feet; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 32 seconds east 54.37 leet; thence North 88 degrees 36 min­ utes 04 seconds west 616.33 feet; thence south 01 degrees 31 minutes 36 seconds west 707.38 feet along tbe west Hne of said northeast 1/4, Northwest 1/4. ttxincri South 88 degrees 36 minutes 04 sec­ ond# oajt 1162.55 feet along the south Hne of said nortt.east 1/4 Northwest 1/4 thence North 01 degree 30 mini.ies 32 seconds east 350.G0 feet aicnq Lie wssi line of the east 150 feet c4 said Northeast 1/4. Northwest 1/4; thence South 88 degrees 36 minutes 04 seconds east 150.00 feet; trance North 01 degrees 30 minutes 32 seconds east 401.88 feet along tlie east line of said Northwest 1/* to the point of beginning Subject to highway tlnhf-oi way for Buehler Rod The reder .rotion period shall be 12 months from the date of sucn sale Dated: April 6. 2006 For mote information, pteaso caB: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-582 Fite #084596F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WLL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be reacinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be llrr.ited solely to the reum of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by GeraM A. Hines, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Flagstar Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated May 5, 2000, and recorded onMay 10. 2000 in instrument 1044176. and modified by agreement dated September 1. 2005, and recorded on November 8. 2005 on Page 1155875. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp., a New Jersey Corporation as assignee by an assign­ men. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Ten And 98/100 Dotes ($87,710.98). including interest at 7% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate oi the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1XX) PM on April 27.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lots 14. 15 and 16 ot Innovation Subdivision according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 on Page 21. The redemption perod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in •.rhich case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated March X. 2006 For more information, please call: FC 248 593 1304 Trott A Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #088055F01 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, Apnl 20. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE QFMORTGAGEFORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made tn the conditions of a certain Future Advance Mortgage executed on September 11. 2003. by Keith W Durkee and Donna Durkee, husband and wife, as Mortgagors to Stale Bank of Caledonia, now known as Chemical Bark, as Mortgagee, ard which mort­ gage was recorded in the office of tie Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan or October 27. 2003, in Document No 1116338 (the -Mortgage*), on which Mortgage there ts claimed to be an indebtedness, as defined by the Mortgage, due and unpaid m the amount of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Four Hundred Seventy Three and 06/100 Dollars ($119.473 06). as of the date of this notice, mdudirg principal and interest, and other cosis secured by the Mortgage, no suit or proceed­ ing at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt, or any part of the debt, secured by the Mortgage, and the power of sale in the Mortgage having become operative by reason o< the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. May 4. 2006. at 1 00 o'clock m the afternoon at the Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be offered for safe and sold to the highest bidder, at public sale for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of tf>e indebtedness due on the Mortgage together with legal costs and expenses of sale, cer­ tain property located in the Township of Prameville. Barry County. Michigan, described in the Mortgage as follows COMMENCING AT A PLACE OF BEGINNING IN SURVEY OF CRISP PLAT OF BONIFACE POINT. RUN NORTH 44 1/2 DEGREES WEST 277 1/2 FEET ALONG THE SHORE OF THE LAKE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAID PLAT TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAME AND CONTIN­ UING IN SAME COURSE 160 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MRS BLAKELY'S LOT; THENCE NORTH 1.5 DEGREES WEST 57.5 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE ARST LOT WEST OF MRS BLAKELY'S LOT FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; FROM THIS PLACE OF BEGINNING. BY METES AND BOUNDS AND COURSES RUN NORTH 54 1/4 DEGREES EAST ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF SAID FIRST LOT WEST OF MRS BLAKELY’S LOT 224 FEET TO THE SHORE OF THE LAKE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SAID BONIFACE POINT; THENCE ALONG THE SHORE OF THE LAKE NORTH 29 5 DEGREES WEST 50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 54 1/4 DEGREES WEST 224 FEET TO THE SHORE OF THE LAKE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAID POINT; THENCE SOUTH 29.5 DEGREES EAST 50 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING ON THE SHORE OF PINE LAKE IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 6. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. Commonly known as 10930 Boniface. Plainwell. Michigan The length of the redemption penod will be six (6) months from the date of ttie sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sale. Dated. April 6. 2006 Chemical Bank By: Lori L. Purkey. Esq Miller. Canfield, Paddock and Stone. P L.C. 444 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 ”*>’»• Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return o the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Mark Jagieto. an unmarried man. original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender nd lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 14. 2004. and recorded on May 21. 2004 in instrument 1127944. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Six And 38/100 Dollars ($59,206.38). including interest at 5.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case mad and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 4. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Sea»on 15. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, also the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 15. except commencing at the Southwest comer of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 15; thence North on the West line of said Section. 100 rods; thence East at nght angles to said Seaion line 20 rods; thence Southeasterly to a point 40 rods North of a point on the South hne of said North l/2of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 15. 60 rods East of said Southwest comer; thence South 40 rods Io said South line ol said North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4; thence West on said South line of the North 1/2 of said Southwest 1/4 of Section 15. 60 rods to the Place of Beginning ALSO EXCEPT a parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 8 Wes’ beginning al a point on the North line of sc;d Sec ion 15. which lies 563 feet due East of the Northwest comer of said Secton 15; thence due East 743 feot; thence South 00 degrees 22 minutes West 770 feet; thence due West 738 feel, thence due North 770 leet to the Point of Beginning Baltimore Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such ale Dated: Apnl 6. 2006 For more information, please call FC R 248.593 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4068980F01 W1- Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT- ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in Ihe conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey M. Bishop and Robi" Williams-Bishop, husband and wife, original mcrtgagor(s). to Option One Mortgage Corporation. California Corporation Mortgagee, dated December 17. 2004, and recorded on January 11. 2005 in instrument 1140027. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Seventy-Three thocaand Two Hundred Twenty-Five And 92/100 Dollars ($373,225 92) including interest at 8% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sard mortgage and the statute in such made and provided, notice is hereoy given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of lhem. at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 4.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as; commencing at a point 50 feet North 44 1/2 degrees West from the Southwest comer of Cnspe's Plat of Boniface Point according to the recorded Plat thereof, being a point on the shore of Pine lake at Southwest comer of Lot owned by James Ross, thence North 50 1/2 degrees East 172 1/2 feet along the line of said Ross Lot to the Northwest comer of said Ross Lot and being a point on tf._ '• rtneast shore of said Lake; thence North 91/2 degrees West along the shore of said Lake 60 feet; thence South 52 1M degrees West 208 feet to Shore of Lake on the South side of said point; thence along shoie of Lake South 44 M2 degrees East 60 feet to the Place of Beginning; the same bordering on the shore of Pine Lake at both ends of said Lot and being in the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 6. Town 1 North. Range 10 West The redemption penod Shan be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case tbe redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: Apnl 6. 2006 For more information, please call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4088559F01 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ot a mortgage made by THOMAS L. WARGO and POFCTTHY L WARGO. HUSBAND ANO WIFE, to FIRST TENNESSEE BANK . N.A.D/B/A FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN COR­ PORATION. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2003. and recorded on July 24. 2003. in Document No 1109313. Bany County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars and Seven Cents ($56,322.07), including interest at 9250% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statue m such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 01 DO PM o'clock, cn May 18. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Dowling, Bany County. Michigan and described as: LOTS 37. 38 AND 39 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 29. EXCEPT: PART OF LOT 37 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. DESCRIBED COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 37 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES; THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST 88 59 FEET; THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 39.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 49.25 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING TAX D NO. 09-165­ Cinder’s Hallmark store store closing here June 1 sby Jon Gainbee Staff Writer John and Pati Czinder have decided to close one of the area’s oldest and most beloved stores. Cinder’s Hallmark, located in downtown Hastings officially will close on June I. The Czinders came to Hastings in 1961 when John had the opportunity to become a pharmacist and partner at Gardner’s Drug Store, which then was located in the Walldorff Building. Even then they offered Hallmark cards, but the biggest draw*was the soda fountain where customers could meet, visit and enjoy great soda fountain trcaLs. "Around 1964. Kroger left downtown." Pati said. "John bought the budding and moved the pharmacy to where wc are now. "There were other changes over the years, including buying Birke's Shoe Store building for our firs* Gold Crown Shop. In 1995 John sold Lhe pharmacy and we remodeled the building to be all Gold Crown Hallmark and gifts." she said. "The Back Door Deli purchased the Birke building and created Heart's Desire Gift Shop, a good addition to downtown." Pati said over the years the store has been a favorite place to work for high school stu­ dents 4ixl they helped many young people enter the world of commerce. "We provided many of them with their first job." she said. “I’m sure they all have a lot of stories to share, some funny, some sad. but always with a teenage point of view. "Some of our students stayed with us after graduation. Sally Miller stayed with us for 15 years. Kelly Czinder. our daughter-in-law. has been with Hallmark for 16 years and managed our store." Czinders have scheduled June 1 as their “really retired" day. “1 will miss the people most of all." she said. "I enjoyed being at the shop and visiting Pati Czinder of Cinder's Hallmark in Hastings. Cinder’s is dosing after 45 years of service to the Hastings area. Starting in Gardner's Drug Store in the Walldorff Building, Pati and her husband John bought the old Kroger building in 1964 and moved to the store’s present location. with everyone. Every day was a social occa­ sion and always interesting. John had the behind lhe scene job of taking care of all the paperwork a business requires. Festival of Tables slated for April 29 The Friends of the Lake Odessa Community Library are busy planning the fourth annual Festival of Tables fund-raiser for Saturday. April 29. The festival will be tjfld at St. Edward’s Family Center in Laic Odessa from 11 a.m until 2 p.m. Tickets are S10 and they can be purchased through the library by calling 616­ 374-4591. Twenty five tables will be set according to a chosen theme of the hostess. “We have many new hostesses this year" commented librarian Connie Teachworth. "It’s always a delight to hear their ideas and see the resulLs at the festival." Some of the themes for this year's festival include Denim and Diamonds. Snowmen on Ice. The Crazy Quilts. ’Til the Cows Come Home. Masters of Music. Marietta Memories. Grandma's Roses. A Biblical Garden. Red Hat Mommas. Polly the Kettle on. The Chocolate Blues and Curiouser and Curiouser. Viewing of the tables begins at 11 a.m. with punch and a light snack to whet the appetite. Lunch will be served at noon with entertainment to follow. The “Jazz Four" are 025-00 Tbe redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance will 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated : April 11. 2006 FIRST TENNESSEE BANK N A. D/B/A FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORATION Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. PC. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Client I D. FTB0006 the featured guests for the entertainment. Following this there will be the drawing for door prizes, table prizes and raf­ fle prizes. Raffle prizes include two ticaets to "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'’ at the Wharton Center, and two gift baskets valued at $75 donated by “So Simply" and “Endless Expressions in My Wildest Dreams." Raffle tickets can be purchased al the library or at the festival that day. They arc priced at S3 each or two for $5. Other busi­ nesses donating door prizes include Ayres Video. Life Styling Hair salon. Laura Smith with Mary Kay prod­ ucts. Lois Barton with gift baskets and Beyond the Cover Bookstore. HELP WANTED: “I like my job much better." she said. “We both will play more golf. John enjoys the outdoors and will have more time to spend on hunting and the garden. We’ll enjoy hav­ ing our family and friends at the lake more often, too. “We’ll stoy busy and we’ll stay here. Hastings is a great tov-n with wonderful peoPie“We’ve called Hastings ’home’ for 45 years and we’re not going to change that." Plant your Savings Barry County Service Providers t&iS Bumham Brook is looking for licensed community service businesses for in home services for the frail and elderly in Barry County. Services available for bid are: Adult Day Care. Homemaker. Counseling. spring. Personal care. Chore Services. Day and Overnight Respite. Access www.bumhambrook.com follow path Area Agency on Aging, service providers forms downloads. DPOS standards, bid agreement and other agreements. Send completed forms to Burnham Brook. 200 West Michigan Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017. For further information call (269) 966-2566 exL 314. 13 .UoQtb Cl) 2ND ANNUAL Vermontville Maple Syrup A?Y' Festival & FLEAMARKET Hastings City Bank Festival draws 30.000people to PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank cstobL'shed in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. Wc are currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. We currently have an opening tn our Hastings office $500 minimum deposit Tbe VarrnontvOe Maple Syrup Show Location: Vermontville United Methodist Church Lawn Outside only. Booth Size: 10x10-560 00 Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. this smai community during the fast ful weekend of Apnl. Thais Hastings • Lake Odessa a great opportunity to sei items 269.945.9561 that are not av&iabie at the arts and cnifts show ■ S00.267.5S50 Set up and show dates are Setup­ Cat for Details Show times Sdftrtfay 4.^06 lOem to 7 pm To Receive an application, mail a sett-addressed stomped envelope to Lydia McCauley 5481 Brown Rd. Vermontville, Ml 49096 SuTda, 4/3006 10em to 4pm Telephone: Days 517-543-1740 Evenings 517-726-0633 Email: fydiamccauley •russellschrader.com Its how we bank here. ^Tter FDIC -Annual percentage yield Penalty for early withdrawal Limited time only L-J �Page 14 - Thursday. April 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Exchange Club Young Citizens of the Month chosen for April Greg Case, shown here with teacher Tricia Kietzman, is Young Citizen of the Month for April from Pleasantview Elementary School. Central Elementary's Young Citizens ol the Month for April, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are Eddie Kosta, Chase Huisman and Brandon Secord. shown with teacher John Merritt. Students at Northeastern Elementary School who have earned Exchange Club of Hastings Young Citizens ol the Month accolades tor April are Leah Czinder and John Dinges, with teacher Alice Gorgen. The Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizen ot the Month for April, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings. Ian Gaiski, shown with teacher Dan Benningfield. Star Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for April, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, aro Luke Heidi. Amber Dunkelberger and Shelby Price, shown with teacher Tim Newsted. WANT WEATHER FORECASTS? Want to know where to get all this information? From student loons to Social Security benefits to buying surplus government property, Know Your U.S. Senate ' Debbie Stabenow. Democrat, 702 Hart Senate Office Building. Washington, D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4022 Carl Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington. D.C. >3510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormeia, regional rep­ resentative U.S. Congress all kinds of government information □re just a dick or call away. Hastings Middle Schoo! students who have received Young Citizens of the Month honors for April from the Exchange Club of Hastings are (back, from left) Luke Howell, assistant Principal Mark Martin, Sean McKeough, (front), Michael Doran, Laken Meade and Jeromy Dobbin. FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FED-INFO Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District (AB of Barry County). 1714 Longworth House Office Building. Washington. D.C. 20515-2203, phone (202) 225-3031. fax (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. President s comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line to Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Democrat, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone 401 (k) rollovers made easy Mart D. Chrtstrnwa, AAMS 421 W. Woodbwn Ave. Edwardjones tMkwHMaMlM www^<hr«tyo«*aoi Serrig lajmdoxl Imtton Siac* 1671 Mamfcar SIPC Education Specialist Extensive Teaching, Curriculum Development, Technology Integration, and Public Speaking experience required. EOE Contact bvoung@eaton.kl2.mi.us 517-543-5500 x 1113. April 24, 2006 deadline. rraotMe ■ GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL!!! LOOKING FOR GOOD STABLE PEOPLE ^ITH BAD CRED­ (517) 373-3400. State Senator Patty Birkholz. Republican, 24th District (All of Barry County), Michigan State Senate. State Capitol, 805 Famum Building, P.O. Box 3006, Lansing, Mich. 48909-7536. Call: (517) 373-3447. Fax: (517) 373-5849. e-mail: senpbkkholz@senate.michigan.gov State Representative Gary Newell, Republican, 87th District (AB of Barry County), Michigan House ot Representatives. 351 Capitol, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. ^TcKERSON In loving memory of our dear mother. Dena Ackerson, who passed away four years ago today on Apnl 21, 2002. Loved with a love beyond al’ telling. Missed with a grief beyond all tears, To the world she was just one. To us she was all the world. Daughters, £> Mary and Julie Ackerson IT FOR NEW AUTO FINANCING PROGRAM YOUR APPROVAL IS ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED!" IF WE CAN T GET YOU APPROVED WITH THIS EXCITINGNEW PROGRAM WE LL GIVE YOU S500 00"' < DRIVE A LATE MODEL CAR SUV OR EVEN A .1X4 Maple Syrup Festival ers PICKUP TODAY"' Starts Friday Evening, April 28th All Day Sat. & Sun., April 29th <9 30th PLUS GET A SI 00.00 GAS CARD WITH YOUR VEHICLE!" 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While one dispatcher talked to the youth, a second dispatched Lansing Mercy Ambulance. The ambulance was on the scene in seven minutes, assisted by the Hastings Police Department. Daniel’s mother was trans­ ported to Pennock Hospital. Gobles woman under probe for embezzlement HASTINGS — The Hastings Police Department is investigating an embezzlement complaint from the later part of February. Management of a business in the 700 block of West Stale Street has reported a deposit of several hundred dollars by an employee Feb. 25. was never made. Once this discrepancy was found, ’he store manager contacted authorities. The 40-yearold suspect from Gobles admitted to the investigating officer that she failed to make the deposit and used it to handle person­ al debt. The investigation has been turned over to the Barry County Prosecutor s office for review. The suspect may face felony embezzlement charges. Her name is not being released nending the conclusion of the investigation. 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Give us a call we'll give you an estimate for all. CNS Lawn Care (269)623-2518 BARRY COUNTY — Richard Lee Orman. 26. of Middleville, was arrested by Barry County Sheriff’s deputies March 21. Orman was stopped for having an improper plate on his automobile and at first he gave police a false name, saying he had no identification on "his per «n. A search of the vehicle turned up a Tennessee prison Identification and Orman subsequently admitted his true identity. He was lodged in the Barry County Jail and was charged with driving while his license was suspended, no operators license, possession of marijuana and obstruction by disguise (giving false information to a police officer). CS LAWNCARE SERVICE: specializing in mowing, trimming, edging and Spring clean-up. Call for es­ timates, (269)838-2024. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Cail (269)345-1173. Two men arrested on alcohol offenses, warrant MIDDLEVILLE — Barry County Sheriff’s deputies stopped a car in Middleville April 11 and subsequent investigation resulted in the arrest of two persons, the driver and a 23-year-old passenger. According to the Police Report. Nicholas Mconey. 20. of Middleville was arrested for driving while his license was sus­ pended and having open intoxicants in lhe car. A passenger. Mark Lee Vanderpoppen. of Caledonia, was arrested on an out­ standing warrant issued by the Hastings Post of lhe Michigan State Police. Both were lodged in lhe Barry County Jail. A sec­ ond passenger. 18-ycar-old Rachel Katherine Benedict, of Middleville, was cited for being a minor in possession, was trans­ ported home and released. GLEN'S LANDSCAPING: TOP SOIL, SCREENED, UN-SCREENED, RETAIN­ ING WALLS, TREATED TIES, BOULDERS & SEA WALLS. NEW LAWNS PUT IN, OLD LAWNS RE­ PAIRED. TREES, PINE TREES, SHRUBS, CHIPS, BARK. TREES CUT OR RE­ MOVED. PAVER, BLOCK, WALK WAYS, POURED CEMENT, FLAT WORK, LAND CLEARING 4t LEV­ ELING, SEEDING & SOD­ DING. -WE RE EASY TO GET A LAWN WITH”. OWNER SINCE 1967. (616)891-1843 Police warn of medical emergency scam EAST LANSING — The Michigan State Police is warning citizens about a disturbing new scam that involves telephone callers who identify themselves as MSP personnel. In this scam, the victim is contacted via telephone by an individual claiming to be a law enforcement officer or dispatcher. The pretend officer or dispatcher informs the victim that a family member (who they name) has been involved in a serious traf­ fic crash and needs to be transported to a hospital for immediate emergency care. A second con artist claiming to represent the medical transport company then contacts lhe victim and informs them that pay­ ment must be received in advance. The victim is directed to wire a significant amount of money to a third indi' iduM before their loved one can be transported. *• -7. rrnr•< rhirt"-1 that it is policy to notify next of kin in person, if at all possible, on the case of a fat&qMfcftentially fatal accident. If the next of kin lives out of stale, a local law enforcement agency may be used to relay lhe mesiA?. Additionally, you will never be asked for payment prior to emergency transportation. The cost of transferring a paient is handled by the receiving hospital, lhe transport company and your health insurance provider. Please contact your health insurance provider for more information on your coverage. When making payment for medical services, please take note of the billing company. Do not send money to an unknown individual or company. If you receive a suspicious telephone call from someone claiming to represent lhe police, please contact your local agency for confirmation YOU WANT QUALITY at affordabk* prices when you buy printing. Cali J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. . Mobil, Hom, FOR SALE: DOUBLEWIDE in Meadowstone park, very nice home, 3 bed, 2 bath jet tub & appliances, $24,499. (269)275-5950 Two area men injured in rollover accident Two area men were seriously injured Saturday in an early morning roll-over accident on Bivens Road in Maple Grove Township and were air lifted to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. Authorities from the Barry County Sheriff’s Department said at approximately 3:18 a.m. Saturday. April 15. Bryon Dunlop. 21. of Vermontville, was westbound on Bivens Road approximately one tenth of a mile east of Swift Road in Maple Grove Township when he Io .t control of lhe GMC pickup truck he was driving. The vehicle rolled several times and Dunlop and his passenge James Harness, 20. of Hastings, who were not wearing seat belts were ejected from the vehicle. The cause of lhe accident remains under investigation. It is unknown whether alcohol was a factor in the crash. •G© ORT NEWS • Ryan David Smith. 24. of Middleville, was sentenced by Circuit Judge James Fisher April 13 to serve nine months in jail with 183 days credit for lime served. Smith was convicted in November for criminal sexual con­ duct (fourth degree) and violation of the terms of his probation. Smith may undergo counseling while he is incarcerated. He originally was arrested and charged in September of 2004 for an incident which occurred in July of that year. • Bradley Earl Hall. 30. of Hastings, was sentenced at a pro­ bation violation hearing April 13 to 16 to 24 months in prison with 139 days credited for time served. Hall was convicted in June 2005 on a charge of maintaining a drug house and was sentenced to serve three years probation. He originally was arrested in December 2004. • Anthony Bashawn Deluridge. 24. of Grand Rapids, was sentenced April 13 to serve 12 months probation and six days in jail with credit for all six days served. Deluridge was convicted in March for aggravated stalking over a pcrod of lime from March to November 2005. Deluridge was fined $500. assessed a crime victim fee of $60 and the state minimum cost of S45. in additon to a probation fee of $360. • Michael Allen James. 18. of Lake Odessa, was sentenced April 13 to serve two months in jail with 76 days credit for lime served and a probation term of 18 months. James was convicted in February on attempted larceny of a building for an incident that occurred in January. He also was assessed court costs of $500 and a probation fee of $180. • Douglas Jack Ezinga. 44. of Middleville was sentenced April 12 to serve three months in jail with credit for eight days served and a probation term of 24 months. Ezinga was arrested in January and convicted in March of aggravated stalking He is eligible for work release. • T) ’.er Torrence Trout. 34. of Nashville, was sentenced April 12 on two counts, one of assaulting/resisting and obstructing of a police officer and the second for domestic violence. Trout was arrested in February. His sentence on the charge of assaulting the police officer and resisting and obstruction was 11 months in jail and his sentence for lhe conviction of domes­ tic violence was 62 days in jail. He was credited with 62 days of time served. He was fined $60 for the crime victim’s fund and the state minimum cost of $60 for the first count and $45 for the second. He was also fined court costs of $500. Judge Fisher ordered the last four months of his jail sentenced suspended upon payment of$IX)I5. • Kyle Ryan Carpenter. 22 of Hastings, was sentenced April 12 to serve three months in jail with 36 days credited for time served and placed on probation for two years. Carpenter was convicted in March of second degree home invasion. Judge Fisher agreed to suspend the balance of his jail time upon completion of a rehabilitation program. • Brian Claude Snyder. 40. of Ada. was sentenced to serve five months in jail on April 12 for his March conviction for vio­ lating the terms of his parole. Snyder also was charged with assaulting a police officer causing injury and with being a habitual offender. Previous con­ victions include a malicious destruction of police property in 1984. absconding in 1985. two counts of attempted breaking and entering in 1989. and with operating a vehicle while intox­ icated in 1997 and again in 2001. Snyder was arrested Feb. 18 when he got into a fight at the Olde Towne Tavern in Hastings. When officers questioned him. he admitted to being on parole and told officers he was “not going back.’’ Snyder attempted to run from the police and assaulted offficers when they tried to subdue him. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. CaJl J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. I stall Salt ESTATE/MOV1NG SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. 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"Approx. 340sq.ft. main floor office w/sink and large closet, $400/month. Both of­ fices indude utilities and have front 4t back parking available. (269)945-9321 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices v ’ten you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics far^ryching from businea^aafris aoi. brochume to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-955’ or stop in at 1351 N. M-53 Hwy., Hastings. 2 FREE GARAGE SALT signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. ATTENTION HASTINGS!!! CITY WIDE SALES WILL BE MAY 19TH, 20TH 4c 21ST. WATCH FOR MORE ADS 4c MAP!! YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for even-thing from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. queen mattress. Complete, nev-r used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 80 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $800 - sell $295. (517)204-0600 SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set. $175. (517)719-8062 \altiahilji t 1994 ISUZU RODEO 4\4 Needs body work. $1,500 OBO. Call (269)8384536 ’ . Real I stale $89,000. TWO-TENTHS ACRES. 4 car garage, 4 bed­ room home, all new carpet­ ing. 1017 E. State Street. Hastings (by Niagara-Bliss). FOR SALE BY OWNER: great hidden treasure on FINE LAKE. Relocating must sell now. Open Sunday l-4pm. 2,160sq.ft 3 bed­ room, 2-1/2 baths. 3551 W. Shore Dr. $284,500. (269)721­ 3223. FOR SALE BY owner www.fsboad4free.com 877882-7339 ext. 108. Jobs Wanted JANICE'S LOVING CARE: compassionate care for your elderly loved ones, transpor­ tation needs, and meals. Over 10 years experience and references. (269)948­ 1975 Help Wauled DO YOU KNOW and love Barry County? Is customer service important to you? Are you proficient with a computer? Do you want to work part-time? The Barn County Chamber of Com­ merce is now accepting ap­ plications for the position of 4MMA1. ASSISTANT. Apply immediately by send­ ing your resume to: Julie DeBoer, Executive Director, Bany County Chamber of Commerce, 221 W. State Street Hastings, Ml 49058 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269/245-9554. 2 MALES, 4 females. Bull/Rott mix, $50, nuke an offer, (269)207-9494. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. HASTINGS 4 Is your neck grinding? DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. SMALL ENGINE i * All Makes & Models • • FREE Estimates • • Fast Turnaround • urn rnrram • Lawn Mowers • Power Mowers • Chain Saws • Snow Blowers • Weed Eaters • Tillers • Edgers SMITH’S j EQUIPMENT ! SERVICE Owner: Richard Smith 3790 W. Grange Rd.. Middleville 616-366-8092 or 269-945-8831 Dr. Mike Callton. D.C. Michigan State University National College ol CtwopractK Frequently I have patients complain that their necks grind when turned. This ‘grinding’ or ’crack­ ling’ sound is not due to bone spurs or sand in the joints. It’s the sound ol mis­ aligned neck bones, muscles and ligaments. If you experience neck grinding, then you should consult a chiropractor. Dr. Callton practices at Nashville Chiropractic Center. It you have ques­ tions or would tire to make an appointment can 517­ 852-2070. Wa ara a Blva Croa, Blua WO., MaocaKl and FROM j provider Most insurances accepted 1 PUBLISHER'S NOTICE: �Page 16 - Thursday, Apnl 20, 2006 - The Hastings Banner WSffing FAtfractionS car Snows County • Alumni Prini Competition will be shown at the Calvin College Center Art Gallery's Spoelhof Center, 3201 Burton St. SE, Grand Rapids. As part of the exhibit a recep­ tion and printmaking talk on the subject of "Print as Concept" will take place Tuesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. in Science Building 10's lower level iRSVP to (616) 526-6142). March 27-April 22. • Foremost's Butterflies Are Blooming is on display Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m. at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Adults $12, seniors (65+) & students $9, children (5-13) $6, chil­ dren (3-4) $4, children under 2 are free. Visitors can escape the Michigan winter and mingle with hundreds of butterflies flying in the 15,000 square foot Lena Meijer Conservatory. Now in its eleventh year, the exhibit boasts a total of over 6,000 tropical butterflies—between 40 and 50 different species—from the Far East and Central America. For more information call (616) 957­ 1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Through April 30. • Treasures of Ancient Egypt The Quest for Immortality is on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. The Museum will be open for extended hours from 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday hours are 9-5, and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Public admission to the exhibit and all museum gallenes for adult non-members is (ages 18-61): $17, senior citizen non­ members (62 and over): $16, children non­ members (ages 3-17): $10, and children under 3 are free. Through May 7. • Andy Goldsworthy will have his cre­ ation on display at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 pan., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Adults $12, seniors (65+) & students $9, children (5­ 13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children under 2 are free. Andy Goldsworthy's works not only accept transience, but often they themselves are mortal, transitory, protected from the pas­ sage of time only by a photograph that records what the artist saw, what he did. Using the often fragile and fleeting objects and elements of the natural world—snow, stones, twigs, streams—sculptor and photog­ rapher Goldsworthy has emerged as among the most resnected and influential artists working today. Central to the exhibition are two seminal works, his huge stone Grand Rapids Arch and the related Herd of Arches, eleven smaller-scale arches. Complementing these larger works will be a selection of more intimate sculptures; a grouping of his "Forest Gatherings" reliefs; and original photographs, including examples from his Lake Michigan series. For more information call (616) 957­ 1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org/. Through May 14. • Kirk Newman: The Next Step will be presented at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street downtown Kalamazoo. Popular for las work in Kalamazoo and throughout the Midwest, this pre-eminent sculptor and draftsman has achieved national and international acclaim for his art. This exhibition includes sculptures, drawings and prints that focus on the artist’s development from the 1950s to the present day. April 1Junelg. MUSIC THEATRE • Hastings Jazz Festival will be held this weekend. Friday night features free live jazz in downtown Hastings. From 9 a.m.-330 p.m. Saturday 14 high school jazz bands will per­ form at Central Elementary Auditorium. Saturday's feature event begins at 730 p.m. and will include performances by the All-Star High School Jazz Band and the Lansing Symphony Big Band. Tickets to that show arc $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, $5 for ages 12 and under. Tickets are available at Bosley Pharmacy, Thomapple Arts Council, Felpausch, State Grounds, and Hastings City Bank. April 21-22. Richard and Helen DeVos Classical Series: War and Peace at 8 p.m. at the DeVos Performance Hall. Tickets range from $ll-$57. Haydn may have written his “Mass in C Major" during a "time of war," but the mas­ sive work reflects the composer's desire for peace. Respighi's kaleidoscopic "Pines of Rome" paints a picture of children playing near the Italian shore and the glorious reentry of soldiers into Rome. Plus, the North American Choral Company joins the orches­ tra to present a new work by American com­ poser Dalit Warshaw. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com / venue / 65699/. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsyTnphony.org. April 21-22. • Broadway Theatre Guild's One Singular Sensation guwst starring Debbie Reynolds at 6 p.m. at the DeVos Performance Hall. Tickets for the concert are $45, VIP din­ ner package tickets are $100. A gala benefit for Broadway Theatre Guild, an independent non-profit organization, bringing professional touring Broadway shows from New York to West Michigan audiences. For more informa­ tion please visit www.devosperformancehall.com. For more information call (616) 456­ 3333 or visit. April 26. • The Phantom of the Opera will appear at the Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo. Adapted from Gaston Leroux’s classic novel of mystery and suspense, this award-winning musical has woven its magical spell over standing room audiences in more than 100 dries worldwide. For ticket call (269) 387-2300 or 800-228-9858 or go to the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office is located on the campus of Western Michigan University at 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo. April 19-May 14. MISCELLANEOUS • Madagascar will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a.m. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. April 15-16. • Earth Day is free admission day at the Kalamazoo Nature Center, 7000 N. Westnedge Ave., from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information call (269) 381-1574 or see www.naturecenter.org April 22. • Because of Winn Dixie will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 6t 11 a.m. The show iv rated G.-_ There will be a 15 minute intermission. April 22-23. • Pre-School Story Time '-ikes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dance* with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Gilmore Festival returns to K’zoo April 22-May 7 The stellar line-up for the 2006 Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival once again delivers a bounty of musical riches to West Michigan. The Festival opens in Kalamazoo. Michigan on Saturday. April 22 and continues through Sunday, May 7. During the Festivals 16 days, solo, chamber and orchestral concerts by international musical artists, appearances by young and lesser-known pianists and jazz greats, master classes, films, discussions and two Elderhostel sessions fill the schedule. Featured in this Festival, the 8th biennial Gilmore Keyboard Festival, are artists such as Dawn Upshaw; Bruce Hornsby; McCoy Tyner; Pierre Laurent Aimard; Leif Ove Andsnes; the Lincoln Center Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra; Peter Serkin; Bolcom & Morris; The Bad Plus and dozens more. Special pre­ sentations include eight performances of 2 Pianos 4 Hands, a play with music about two young men from their earliest piano lessons to their dreams of greatness. Offering special insights into music are per­ formances dedicated to cabaret music. Renaissance music, the music of Janacek. and performances of Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle for 2 pianos, harmonium. 2 chorus­ es and 4 vocal soloists. As in past Gilmore Festivals, the Fringe Concerts offer musical adventures for those seeking new horizons. The Gilmore is the legacy of Irving S. Gilmore, a Kalamazoo native and active patron of the arts until his death in 1986. His special devotion to keyboard music and it musicians inspired the creation in 1989 of the Festival and Gilmore Artist Awards. For further information contact The Gilmore at 269-342-1166 ur thegilmore.com. Tickets available through the Miller Box Office at 800-228-9858 or millerauditorium.com. Chamber of Commerce The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber’s website at www.barrychamber.com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and places of interest locally and across the state. The Chamber also has free mailers for old printer ink cartridges and cell phones that will financially benefit the Barry Conservation District. CHECK OUT THESE APRIL BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 20 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 am.-J p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 21 True Colors- Valuing Difference and Creating Unity Workshop is part of . the Professional Development Series. From .8:30 a.m.-l p.m. at KCCs Fehsenfeld Center. $89 general public, $79 for Leadership Barry County members. Call Dana at (269) 945-2114 for more information. 21 Habitat for Humanity Annual Chicken A Steak Dinner from 4-7 pan. at the First United Methodist Church in Hastings. No reservations needed. Free will donation. 21-22 3rd Annual Thomapple Arts Council Jazz Festival in downtown Hastings. Call 945-2002 for more informal icn. 21-23 100th Anniversary of W.K. Kellogg Manor from noon-5 p.m. Open house with free tours, team the history' of how the*/ * of* rfafed at Hickory for more info. 22 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 azn.-l pin. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 22 Video Game Tournament Grand Championship from 3-7 p.m. at the Hastings Public Library. Call 945-426’ for more information. 22 Devil Rays Home Game at 635 p.m. versus the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 22-23 Free Film Series at the Hastings 4 Theatre. Because of Winn Dixie begins at 10 & 11 a.m. No ticket purchase necessary. 23 Devil Rays Home Game at 335 p.m. versus the Cedar Rapids Kernels. 011 (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 23 Devil Rays Home Game at 335 p.m. versus the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 24 Devil Rays Home Game at 635 pan. versus the Cedar Rapids Kemeis. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 25 Hasting* Farmers Market from 7 azn.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 25 Devil Rays Home Game at 635 pan. versus the Burlington Bees. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 26 Devil Rays Home Game at 11.05 a.m. versus the Burlington Bees. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 27 Hastings Farmers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 27 Devil Rays Home Game at 635 p.m. versus the Burlington Bees. Call (2$9) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 27- 30 Sugar is a musical based on the dassic film "Some Like It Hot." The Thomapple Players will present the spring show at Central ElementaryAuditorium at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Adult tickets are $7, seniors & students $5. 28 Devil Rays Home Game at 635 p.m. versus the Burlington Bees. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 28 Teen Game Night at the Library features cards and other games at the Hastings Public Library. Bring your friends and hold a euchre tournament. Call 945-4263 for more information. 28- 30 56th Annual Vermontville Syrup Festival will be held once again. Stay tuned for a schedule of Grand Rapids Ballet presents Bela Fleck b The Ficckfonart 730 p.m. at the DeVos Performance Hall April 28. Tickets are $25$60. Bela Fleck & The Flecktones join the Grand Rapids Ballet Company for one amaz­ ing performance. For tickets please visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (616) 456-3333. For more information call (616) 454-4771 or visit www.devosperformancehall.com. Dreamer will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a.m. April 29-30. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. Sugar the musical, based ont he classic Billy Wilder film "Some Like It Hot" will be performed by the Thomapple Players April 27-30 at Central Elementary Auditorium in Hastings. Adult tickets are $7; seniors, stu­ dents and children $5. Show times are at 7 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., Sunday's show is a 2 p.m. matinee. For more info Call Norma Jean Acker at 945-2332. Optra Grand Rapids presents; Verdi's U Traviata at 7:30 p.m. at the DeVos Performance Hall May 6. Parisian romance will be in the air this spring. Set in the 1850's, the story begins as Violetta meets her match in handsome young Alfredo. She trades high society life for quiet countryside romanceuntil Alfredo's father pushes her to leave his son. Confused, Alfredo denounces her, only to realize too late that he truly loves her! Captivating romance and music combine to make La Traviata an all-time favontr. For n.ore information call (616) 451-2741 ext 3 or visit www.operagr.com or email jbrewertfoperagr.com. Actors’ Theatre 2nd Annual Bc.r&t will present excerpts from their upcoming produc­ tion of "Urinetowr" as well as food, co'ktailb, a silent and live auction May 6 at 7 p-m. in Spectrum Theatre at Grand Rapids Community College. Call (616) 234-3998 foi more information. Curious George will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a.m. May 6-7. The show is rated G. There will be a 15 minute intermission. Grand Rapids Youth Symphony _b Classical Orchestra at 3 p.m. at DeVos Performance Hall May 7. Tickets are $6 for adults, senior & student tickets are $4. Featuring Skip Gates, Concerto Competition winner. For more information visit www.devosfierformancehall.com or call (616) 454-9451. Grand Rapids Symphony Paps Seriajrrtsz ents: Stars of the Symphony at DeVos Performance Hall Friday A Saturday 8 p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. May 12-14. Admission $18-$56. Some of your favorite Grand Rapids Symphony musicians take center stage to present a diverse selection of popular music, featured artists include Charley’ Lea, trumpet; Christopher Kantner, flute; Bill Vits. percus­ sion; and Christina Fong, violin. Tickets are available through TicketMaster. For more Weekly SUDOKU < Bela Fleck The Flecktones information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a.m. May 13-14. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. Prari lam with special gnat My Morning Jacket will perform lhe at Van Andel Arena May 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets arc $53 ($2 from each ticket will be donated to charity). For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com Grand Rapids Symphony nresmts: A Hero's Life at the DeVos Performance Hall May 19-20 at 8 p.m. Admission is $ll-$57. Glen Dicterow, concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, joins the orchestra for this spectacular season finale. Hungarian compos­ er Rozsa's "Violin Concerto" is as tremulous and dramatic as movie scores he composed for classics like Ben Hur. Richard Strauss' autobiographical tone poem tells the story of a hero c life. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.cum. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or vis? w ww.grsymphony.org. Annual competition showcases KCC art students Each spring, the Kellogg Community College Davidson Gallery exhibits the many talents of its visual art students with a juried competition. KCC’s Annual Student Art Exhibition is on display through May 5. Currently featured are many exceptional and diverse works in the areas of drawing, paint­ ing. photography, graphic design, 2 and 3-D mixed-media. 4-D time-based, alternative processes, and ceramics. This year’s inde­ pendent juror was regional photographer and art educator. Chris DiCicco. Join us for the awards ceremouy and recep tion on Saturday. April 22 from 2-5 p.m. The awards ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. with more than $500 in cash awards to be present­ ed for outstanding work. This is a free pubik event with light refreshments being ser^ol For additional information, please contact the KCC Art & Communications Department at (269) 965-3931. exL 2554. » c 8 s • 9 L z 9 • I r c Z 9 6 I « Z 9 L I 9 9 c • • I L » $ Z » z • c I 8 9 9 c I 9 z • • I z e • s L s c I 9 C Z L 9 9 I » S 9 9 8 Z l DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK * Moderate ♦♦ Challenging HOOBOY1 s 9 L i 9 8 8 C « L 9 jdwsuy — nxoansApiMM — events. 29 Hastings I armers Market from 7 a.m.-l p.m. at the dty parking lot Call anytime for classified ads adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 30 YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin Open House with food and drinks. 269-945-9554 or 1-800-870-7085 �The Hastings Banner _ Thursday. Apnl 20 2006 - Page 17 Stars Battle Creek Symphony concert features fiery pianist April 29 BORN THIS WEEK: You can be strong when standing up for justice, both for yourself and for others. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Impatience M^^is still somewhat of a problem. But Aka sign of progress shou.’d soothe ^^"\the anxious Aries heart. ^Meanwhile. invest some of Ldthat waiting time in preparing for the change ahead. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Bovincs tend to excel al solving prob­ lems, not creating them. But you risk doing just that if you're slow to respond to a timely situation. If necessary, seek advice from someone you trust. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) The Gemini Twin might need to do more than a routine check of both a job-linked and home­ based situation. Dig deeper for more data on both fronts to avoid unwanted surprises later. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Moon Children facing an important workplace decision are X "encouraged to use their perccptive.ness to see through any attempt to win them over with a suPerchar8c of * fawning and flattery. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Good news catapults Leos and Leenas linto reconsidering a deferred Idecision. But time has | moved on. and it's a good I idea to recheck your plans Band make adjustments where ’necessary. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) The 8-*«j«weck favors relationships. IIV both personal and profes­ sional. Take the time to look A for and immediately repair any IK vulnerable areas caused by unresolved ings. misunderstand­ L1BRA (September 23 to October 22) A ^friend’s problems bring out "**your protective instincts. Be \careful to keep a balance \between meeting the obligajp^tions of friendship without Being overwhelmed by them. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) fckThe temptation to take an lextreme position on an issue is strong, but moderation is R favored both in personal and * Vprofessional dealings. Move toward finding areas of agreement. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21i Getting another V 74^oss ot teacher? Try to «ce the ^^■B^person behind the image. It will help you adjust more easily to changes that new authority * ^figures inevitably bring. Z J^Zthe " CAPRICORN (December 22 to January A/F ^^19) Much as you might dislike V^^^Djthe idea, keep an open mind about using the assistance of a lhird Part>to hc,p rcsolvc Pn){> Icms that threaten to unravel an * d important agreement. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18 ) A Music helps restore the “ J“ J Aquarian's spiritual energies this week. Take someone you Icarc for to a concert of your \ musical choice. Also, expect 2) news about a workplace mat- PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A chal­ lenge that seems easy enough at first could take an unex[ pected tum that might lest [your resolve. Decide if you feel you should stay with it or if it's better to move in anothci direction. © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. Super Crossword The Battle Creek Sy.nphony will present an all-Russian concert featuring the dynam­ ic pianist Alpin Hong on Saturday. April 29. 7:30pm at First Assembly of God Church. Hong, who as a child resided in Battle Creek, has established an international rep­ utation for stunning virtuosity and a charis­ matic. irreverent style. He will perform Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto, a popu­ lar work by the composer of "Peter and the Wolf" that features a witty interplay of lyri­ cism and dissonance. The orchestra will also perform Tchaikovsky's passionate Fifth Symphony, also known as the "Fate Symphony." where hope and free will triumph over doom and pain. The concert will open with a short, fast romp: Kabalevsky's "Galop" from the orchestra suite "The Comedians.*' Called by critics "a charismatic wild-man pianist" and "pianistic firebrand.” Alpin Hong appears through the Symphony's partnership with the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival. His recent orchestra performances include the Korean Broadcast Symphony. OrchestraX. and the Greeley Philharmonic. He has performed in recital at such venues as Alice Tully Hall. Avery Fisher Hall, and the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Among his many awards is First Prize at the Concert Artists Guild International Competition. A Battle Creek resident from 1985 to 1989. Alpin attended Battle Creek Academy and lhe Seventh Day Adventist Church. He and his brother. Victor, a talent­ ed violinist, were members of the Battle Creek Youth Orchestra and the Kalamazoo Junior Symphony. Alpin began studying piano at age four and performed a violin solo with the Kalamazoo Symphony at age ten. The brothers traveled to Lansing and Chicago for lessons and won awards in sev­ eral competitions. In 1989. both of their parents died in a car crash. Alpin. then twelve years old. and his brother, age ten, moved to Los Angeles to live with an aunt and uncle, who contin­ ued the nurturing of their musical talents. A yea; later. Alpin returned io Battle Creek to perform Schumann's Piano Concerto in Aminor with the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra under Matthew Hazelwood. T*»c concert is sponsored by the Battle Creek Community Foundation and Lawrence Productions. First Assembly ol God Church is located at 800 South 24th Street, just south of Columbia Avenue in Lake view. Tickets to "Pianist Alpin Hong" are $5 to $40 and can be purchased in advance by calling the Music Center at 269 565-2199. Tickets will also be available at lhe door Information is also available at www.musiccentcrscmi.com. The Battle Creek Symphony is a program of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, funded in part by the Battle Creek Community Foundation, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts. At left: Alpin Hong will perform with the Battle Creek Symphony all-Russian con­ cert at the First Asembly of God Church in Battle Creek Saturday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. This week’s selection: Ice Age 2 Running time: 93 minutes MPAA rating: PG It's safe to say that no one is going to see “Ice Age: The Meltdown” because they’re looking forward to an electrifying perform­ ance by Ray Romano. No. the reason why anyone over the age of say. fetus, is heading to the theater is to get another healthy dose of Scrat the Sabertoothed Squirrel. Thankfully, the filmmakers know their audience, and I'm happy to say that there are a LOT more scenes of Scrat’s futile (and painful) attempts to capture lhe Last Acorr on Celebrity voices and computer anima­ tion come together to create “Ice Age The Meltdown." • Do you suffer from ombrophobia? I hope not; it would probably be inconvenient to be afraid of rain. • Author Robert Louis Stevenson, bestknown for works such as "Treasure Island," "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Kidnapped," met his wife in a rather unusual manner. While spending time in France he enjoyed going on evening walks through city streets. On one of his perambula­ tions he glanced in the window of a stranger's house as he passed by and saw a group of people having dinner. At first glance Stevenson was entranced by one of the diners, an American named Fanny Osborne. After staring at her for quite some time, he threw open the window and jumped into the dining room, shocking the guests. Not to be deterred, Stevenson simply bowed and introduced himself. A few years later, he and Fanny were married. • When a 42-year-old Italian woman named Norma Gaietto decided to end her life. she wanted to go out in a blaze of glory — lit­ erally. She drenched herself in gasoline, but before lighting herself on fire, she changed her mind. Deciding that life might be worth living, after all, Gaietto jumped into a river to get rid of the flammable liquid w'ith which she was covered. Unfortunately for her, she didn't know how to swim and so drowned. • Next time you're fertilizing your lawn, consider this: When calculated on a per-acre basis, homeowners use up to 10 times more chemical pesticides on their lawns than farm­ ers use on crops. • The record at hand does not indicate why, but Mohandas Gandhi, revered advocate of peaceful resistance, refused to speak on Mondays. Thought for the Day: "Television is chewing gum for the eyes." — Frank Lloyd Wright © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. Earth. Gfcourscf^he'film'i’sn^-ttMally about Scrat The plot revolves around a bunch of animals .'■’ho have three days to escape their valley home before an ice dam breaks and floods them into extinction. Helping the animals arc the heroes from the first film: Manny the Mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano). Diego the Sabertooth Tiger (Deuis Leary ) and Sid lhe Sloth (John I-equizamo). There's also a boring and unconvincing subplot involving Manny's fretting about being the last of his kind, uuu* he meets Ellie (Queen Latifah). a femJc mammoth who thinks she's a possum. The main plot is pretty pedesuixn. Wc ull know that everything's gonna tum out fine: everyone will live happily ever after: ai d anyone whose character at the beginning < f the film has some personal demon to conquer will, by Act Three, have a Personal Growtl Moment. Which is all fine and good for a childre n's movie. What’s Old Hat to us grown-up. is fresh and new to the younguns. and goodness knows kids need some lessons in commit­ ment, friendship and family. But for the rest of us, it’s all about Scrat. GRADE: A­ © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. MAGIC MAZE • — TIMES BPNNKI AGDBZSXVS QOEMKY 1 NGES EECA Y W W(F~ 1 N A N C 1 A L)U S Q PRYNLJ EDG 1 TEHMF EFOTSEBNNTEGOOD CARMTYOXAUVNUDS DQKPAFPENMSATEK JRMHTNSFTNESERP EUAHSS ELTNUOCNC BZEHTDNIHEBLYXV UTRQPOMLK I HGEDC Find the listed words in the diagram. They run tn all directions forward, backward, up. down and diagonally Anae nt Behind the Best of Countless Financial Good Hard Los Angeles Modern Present Roman Seattle Sign of the Sunday Umpteen ©2006 bv King FMturM Syn*C««. Inc. World nghti r«Mrv«d uonnios p-JOMMOJO J®dns S3KLL — luajejpp si i®»s 9 undo si mopm.M S luaiejpp si iwq* Ouueeis V PGJ0MO| si uuy E luajoipp K yius *2 Buissnu si Mog l :s83uojdjjio ©2006 by King FsWurw SynOcxW. Inc. World rights imwvk �Page 18 — Thursday, April 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner New vault record at Valley helps Lions win over Delton Kellogg and Dansville by Brett Bremer Maple Valley senior Matt Gordeneer turns himself upside down as he tries to dear 14-6 in the pole vault Tuesday afternoon. Gordeneer set a new Maple Valley record when her surpassed the bar at 14-2 on his previous try. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Pole vaulters starting to deserve prime time billing It’s just a happy coincidence that the giant picture of Maple Valley senior Matt Gordeneer trying to clear 14-5 in the pole vault happened to land right above this space today. Gordeneer didn’t just happen to clear 14-2 Tuesday afternoon in the pole vault He told me about pole vaulting during the indoor season, during which he'd already cleared 14-0. His personal best and school record before Tuesday was the 13-11 mark he met last Thursday at Olivet. I’m sure pole vaulters are always getting better and better, but I feel like I’ve gotten to sec some of the best without even having paid attention for very long. Just since 2003. the Maple Valley boys’ record. Thomapple Kellogg girls’. Lakewood girls'. Delton boys’, and Caledonia girls’ records have fallen. Those arc just the ones I can rattle off the top of my head from the six schools I cover. I know 100-meter dash, and 3200-meter relay records aren’t falling that quickly. Although I took some grief for seeing it from afar. Gordeneer’s vault over 14-2 was one of the best I’ve seen. Jason Erb set Delton Kellogg’s boys record at the 2003 Barry County Meet, clearing 14-5 that was quite awe inspiring. I asked Gordeneer what it was like to come down from 14 feet, but he didn't really have an answer. Probably a lot like falling out of the sky from 12 feet I'd suppose. After Gordeneer gave a couple, tries at 14-5 and then decided to pack up the poles for the night. I got to have a short talk with I ion assistant coach Jerry Sessions who instructs the Lion pole vaulters. I don't know if track and field associations in Michigan give out assistant coach awards like I’ve seen in football and wrestling. If they do. and Mr. Sessions doesn't have one yet. he should get one soon. Those who can’t find Maple Valley on any state maps, just need to head to the Division 3 state finals if they want to see the Lions pole vault. Gordeneer is almost cer­ tain to be back, and he’ll likely be joined by freshman teammale Stacey Fa&seii who cleared 9-5 the other night. I know that’s higher than the records Kcrsta Gustafson and Megan Holaski set at TK and Lakewood last year, but Fassett’s still got a ways to go yet. She has athletes like Miranda Farr and Matt's sister Ashley Gordeneer. She is closing in on where teammates Tara Gordenski and Lisa Hamilton ended their season seasons at the Valley, clearing 9­ 6 as they won medals at tbe state meet. The pole vault pits are usually tucked away in the back somewhere, many times with the throwers, so if you can find them check them out. Barry County's still got some of the best around. Who arc the best I've seen? Can't forget Caledonia's Angie Maxey who won the slate meet in 2004 in Division 2. and I know a iot of people's necks might still be a little sore from watching Muskegon Oakridge's Zach Burlington and Portland's Tom Stomant go at it in the 2004 finals. Burlington won by clearing 15-9.25. Stomant was second at 15­ 6. Sports Editor If freshman pole vaulter Stacey Fassctt sprints around the outside of the track and up the bleachers to the press box every lime sen­ ior teammate Matt Gordeneer sets a new team record this season, coach Gary Hamilton might just spot her and stick her in lhe 200. Fassctt and another teammate did all that running Tuesday afternoon so the announcer could let everyone know that Gordeneer had just set a new Maple Valley record in the pole vault by clearing 14 feet 2 inches, breaking the record he set last Thursday at the Olivet Invitational of 13-11. “If we just keep inching it up every meet, that’ll be fun.” said Maple Valley assistant coach Jerry Sessions, who coaches the Lion vaulters. Gordeneer said that his goal is to get to i5feet by lhe end of the school year. He ended last season by clearing 13-9 at the Division 3 state finals, earning himself lhe fifth place medal. Not bad for a young man who did vault as a freshman. Gordeneer had vaulted for the Maple Valley Junior High track and field team, but wasn’t ready to give up baseball as a freshman. As a sophomore, he returned to t-.ack and field and qualified for the Division 3 state finals in the pole vault. “I sucked at baseball.*’ said Gordeneer. The Maple Valley boys’ track and field pro­ gram is happy to have him back. The five points he earned helped the Lions to a 98-39 victory over Delton Kellogg and a 112-25 win over Dansville in a triangular meet at MVHS Tuesday. Maple Valley’s girls also earned two wins, topping Delton Kellogg 75-58 and Dansville 119-8. Both Delton Kellogg's boys (111-17) and girls (119-18) defeated Dansville. The win over Dansville was the first of the season for lhe Delton boys and girls. “As lough •• it is to start one and two. I’d be surprised n we lose another meet c’l year.” said Delton Kellogg girls’ cocch Jim Gibson. He said that his girl* ran faster in all but two races than they had yet this season, but it still wasn’t enough to beat the talented Lion ladies. Maple Valley controlled the field events in the girls’ meet between the Lions and Panthers, with the exception of the long jump which wasJby the Panthers' Jordan Haines at* iS^’.'p. Her teammate Katie Smoczynski was third in the event at 14-4.25. Kayleigh Browne Won both lhe throws for the Lions, tossing the shot 33-11 and the dis­ cus 99-5. She led sweeps in the two events, with teammates Ashley Gonser and Brittany Brady behind her in both events. Jenny Ellison won lhe high jump for Valley by clearing 4-10 and Fassctt took the pole vault by going over 9-feet. The two teams split the victories on the track, both winning four individual races and two relays. Alisha Felndee, Lauren Pierce. Danielle Christensen, and Dhani Tobias teamed up to win both the 1600 meter relay (4:36.2) and 800-meter relay (1:53.62) for Maple Valley. Heather Millard. Mandy Dye. Marissa Ingle, and Rachael Williams won the 3200-meter relay for Delton Kellogg in 10:56. and the Panthers took the 400-meter relay in 52.86 seconds with the team of Chelsea VanderWoode. Smoczynski. Haines, and Ashley Imerzel. Christensen won both hurdle races for the Lions, taking the 100-meter high hurdles in 17.31 and lhe 300-meter intermediate hurdles in 50.15. Ellison won the 200-meter dash in 28.06. and Erin Shoemaker look the 3200meter run in 13:38 for Maple Valley. Delton Kellogg’s individual race winners were Ashley Ingle in the 100-meter dash See VALLEY, page 24 Delton Kellogg's Katee Hogoboom flies next to a Plainwell runner in tbe 100-meter hurdles during last Wednesday s non-conference contest between the two teams. Hogoboom won the race in 18.37 seconds. (Photo by Perry Hardin) 0-K Gold teams shuffle for position in first jamborees Hamilton's varsity girls’ golf team felt right at home on its first day in the O-K Gold Conference, but there was a big shake-up in the standings when the league’s teams met for a second time.. The Hawkeyes hosted tbe first league jam­ boree of the season last Thursday, and edged out Thomapple Kellogg and Caledonia for the top spot by firing a 192 at Diamond Springs. The Trojans and Fighting Scots both fin­ ished lhe day at 193. and lhe Trojans won the tic-breaker to earn second place. South Christian was fourth at 198. followed by Wayland 217 and Hastings 226. Caledonia freshman Britni Gregory »ircd the day’s best score, a 40 to lead lhe Eghting Scots. Teammate Sara Leatherman added a 45. Carolyn Schaner 48. and Brittany Gibbons 60. Thomapple Kellogg was Jed by Caitlin Chamberlin’s 44. Heather Hawkins shot a 47. and Rachel Harris and Macy Chamberlin each shot 51. Erin Fluke led Hastings with a 48. and w?s followed by teammates Nikki Meredith (57). Krystal Pond (59). and Brooke Koons (62) on the Saxon scorecard. Hamilton's Cassie Sncller and Wayland's Jessica Dewit each shot 42 to lead their teams. The standings were completely mis­ matched when lhe teams gathered again at Hastings County Club on Tuesday. The Saxons jumped past Wayland into the f'fth spot, shooting a 232 to the Wildcats 242. Caledonia look the top spot with a 194. fol­ lowed by South Christian 200. Hamilton 211, and Thomapple Kellogg 214. Caledonia was the lone team with three scores under 50. as Schaner led the way with a 43, Leatherman contributed a 46. and Gregory a 49. Gibbons added a 56 for the Scots. Caitlin Chamberlin led TK with a 48. Hawkins shot a 52. Macy Chamberlin 55. and Allison Whitney a 59. Fluke and Meredith shot 57’s for the host Saxons and Pond and Koons added 59’s. The Gold gets back together again on Friday at Broadmoor County Club in Caledonia, then again at Orchard Hills in Wayland next Tuesday. In between, a number of the Gold teams including the Saxons will compete in the Jenison Invitational Saturday at The Meadows, the home of the end of sea­ son O-K Gold Conference championship. Hastings opened its season last Wednesday with a 10-stroke loss to Belding at Hastings Country Club, 241 to 251. Huke had the day’s best score by nine strokes with a 49. but was followed for the Saxons by Meredith's 60. Koons 69, and Pond’s 73. Tara Allen led Bskfifig w«»h a 58. Sixth place finish for Viking golfers at Haslett Invitational The Lakewood varsity girls’ golf team appeared to be on the rise in its first week back from spring break. At the Haslett Invitational Tournament Wednesday the Lakewood ladies performed a bit better in the 18-hole scramble than they did the week before the break at Marshall. “1 observed some very good teamwork and communication as our teams managed the golf course today.’’ said Lakewood head coach Carl Kutch. "The rain came down in horizontal waves making the playing condi­ tions very tough al times.” Despite the April showers, the Vikings placed sixth out of 13 teams with a total score of 265. Lauren Abbott and Morgan Pennington teamed up to shoot an 84, Erica Enz and Rachelle Kent combined for a 90. and Axdorff and Ashley Solomon fired a 9i. Okemos’ Chieftains placed first with ? score of 231. They were followed by Hartland with a 238, Bedford with a 239, DeWitt with a 240, and Perry with a 257. Other scores of interest to the Vikings were fired by Capital Area Activities Conference members Haslett (270) and Mason (280). The lowest two-person scramble total came from a duo from Bedford who shot a one-under par 70. The Vikings will he at Jackson Northwest on Thursday. Saturday, the Vikings will take part in a tournament at Mason. Next Monday. April 24. they will head back to Mason. Saxons score 19 goals in starting year with two wins The Lions' Lauren Pierce sails 14-11.5 in the tong jump Tuesday, a mark which earned her second place in the meet with the Delton Kellogg Panthers. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Goals weren’t hard to come by for lhe Saxons in their first two matches of the sea­ son. Hastings is 2-0 on lhe year after a 10-1 win over Grand Rapids Union and a 9-1 win over Maple Valley. Saxon head coach Sarah Derrico said that her team got off to a bit of a slow start in lhe first half against Union on Monday afternoon, but recovered to finish strong in the second half despite playing without a couple key team members. Natan.- Knorp scored four goals for lhe Saxons. iui the other six scores were spread around the team. Sam VanDenack had two goals and an assist, while Kristi Tolger. Tara Schoessel. Jacqui Northrop, and Ali Howell added the other Saxon scores. Northrop. VanDenack. Alex dcGoa and Ellie Devroy each had one assist on the after­ noon. In ’.he season opener for the Saxons at Maple Valley last Wednesday, VanDenack had four goals for the Saxons to lead the way. Dana Shilling had two goals, and the other three scores were made by Ida Botten. deGoa. and Tolger. Tolger and Kali Dakin both had two assists in the game for Hastings. The Saxons could use the confidence they built up in the two blow out victories this week. Hastings hosted Caledonia in ihe first O-K Gold Conference game of the season for lhe Saxons on Wednesday afternoon, and face another strong league rival on the road this Friday when they take on the South Christian Sailors. Next Monday Hastings will visit Hamilton, and then play host to Byron Center on Wednesday in another pair of conference games. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, April 20. 2006 - Page 19 Trojans bounce back from loss to Fighting Scots by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Caledonia may have finally figured out the turf in Bob White Stadium at Thomapple Kellogg High School last Wednesday, and it helped the Fighting Scot varsity girls’ soccer team to a 4-0 victory in the O-K Gold The Trojans’ Molly Wilson fights to keep the ball away from a Fighting Soot defender in Caledonia’s 4-0 win at TKHS last Wednesday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Conference opener with the Trojans. The Scots came out on fire in the second half, scoring three goals in the first 15 min­ utes of the second half after taking a I -0 lead into the break. Brandi Victory had assists on the first two Caledonia goals of the second half and scored the third to lead the offensive attack. “We’ve struggled on turf in the past by hit­ ting too many balls into space and having to chase or having them go out of bounds or to defenders." said Caledonia head coach Steve Sanxter. “We tried to make more passes to feet.” Caledonia used its controlled passing game to take command of the game midway through the first half. Jenna Bigger battled for a loose ball on a free kick by Morgan Warner in front of the Trojan net. and knocked it into the goal for the Scots’ first score •vith 20:51 left in the first half. Less than two minutes into the '•ccond half. Victory chased down a long pass and centered it to teammate Kelly Cavanaugh who fired a shot off the fingertips of Trojan keeper Robbi Blain to make it 2-0. Only two minutes had passed when Victory found Warner in the middle of the field and she blasted a shot that put her team up 3-0. Victory’s goal came with 25:10 left to play. Lindsay Marks found Victory above the Trojan goal bvx. and when the TK defense took her right foot away Victory spun and hit a left-footed shot that curled away from Blain into the lower right-hand comer of lhe goal. “I think we gave a great effort tonight," said Sanxter. “We’ve been a little up and down with our quality of play this year, so it was good for us to play a full 80 minutes.” Caledonia is 3-i overall, and now I-0 in the O-K Gold Conference. The Trojans had a number of chances both in the first half, on a couple of breakaways and a handful of comer kicks, and in the sec­ ond half but were unable to capitalize. Kaitlin Oberlin. Shannon Lcnartz. and Chelsea Denton played some solid defense to help out net-minder Taryn Parker who earned the shut-out for lhe Scots. “We’ll enjoy this one on lhe bus and then we have to get back to work on it.” said Sanxter after the game. His Scots hosted South Christian on Monday night, and will be back in action on Wednesday when they visit Hasungs. TK has already bounced back from lhe tough loss. The Trojans won their second annual TK Invitational, by topping Grand Rapids Catholic Central in a shoot-out in the championship game. Both teams missed goals by inches during regulation, and the first 80 minutes ended with a 0-0 lie. With less than five minutes left in the game. TK was called with an infraction in the penalty box. Catholic Central was awarded a penalty kick, the shot was off. and hit the goal post. Trojan freshman Molly Willson had a quick reaction and cleared the ball. In the shoot-out TK’s penalty kickers Ashleigh Lund. Ellen Phillips, Vai VanBemdcn. and Chelsey Strumberger all made their shots, and Blain made a great save which secured the victory. After Wednesday’s shut-out Trojan head coach Katie Langridge was happy to see the young TK offense of Molly Wilson, Sammy Hauschild, Courtney Smith, Asljley Jachim. Celia Salmon, and Brittany Giguere showing signs of gelling with the veterans of the team. “I am so proud of these girls," said Langridge. “We are young and there is so much for them to learn in so little time. In the course of few days they have greatly improved. They are stepping up to the higher level of intensity and are starting to really understand lhe concepts of the game.” The Trojans defeated Cedar Springs in the opener Saturday. 3-1. TK jumped out to a quick start. Lund inter- cepted a pass from a defender and launched a 25-yard shot over the outstretched hands of the Cedar Springs’ goalie just 40 seconds into the contest. Barely two minutes later junior defender Vai VanBemden sent a long ball to forward Smith who passed it to Strumberger who drib­ bled down the sideline. A Cedar Springs defender gained possession of the ball, but an attacking Strumberger created enough pres­ sure for lhe defender to send a bad pass and Lund again intercepted the ball and fired a shot past the goalie to find lhe back of the net again. Al ihe 16 minute mark. Cedar Springs closed lhe gap by sending a long ball over the heads of lhe TK defense, and put it in the net. The second half was intense with Trojan defenders Jessica Johnson, VanBemden. Sam Reeder and Phillips doing an excellent job of keeping Cedar Springs at bay Junior Melissa Piets came into the game with grea» intensity which helped keep the girls fired. The Trojans started a busy week by travel­ ing to Hamilton on Monday and scoring a 3-2 overtime victory. Lund scored the game winning goal for the Trojans on an assist from Strumberger. after the two teams ended lhe first 80 minutes tied at two goals apiece. It was the second goal of the game for Lund, who started the scoring in lhe first half Han ilton took a one-goal lead on a pair of scores by Stacey Hokse. before Hauschild tied it for lhe Trojans in the second half on an assist from Lund. Blain made 15 saves in net for TK. Vikes leave too many on vs. Ionia by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Lakewood varsity baseball team had its chances to sweep Monday night’s double header with Ionia, but couldn't take advan­ tage in the second game and ended up with a split. Latotwbbd took game one against the rival Bulldogs 8-4. then fell 6-3 in the nightcap. The Vikings left 16 runners stranded on base in the two games, nine in the opener and seven more in game two. Viking head coach Bob Veitch said he told his team after lhe game, “if you want to play championship ball and win a league champi­ onship. you can’t have mental mistakes and physical mistakes. “We had some of each of those tonight.” Josh Wickham was strong enough on the mound to make up for lhe missed opportuni­ ties. He pitched a complete game two-hitter, striking out seven Bulldogs and walking just three in lhe first game. He was also one of six Vikings to have a hit in the game. Kyle Rowland was 2-for-4 at the plate for Lakewood, and Malt Schultz. Michael Barbour. Brandon Tingley, and Matt Scott earned lhe Vikings other hits. Schultz. Barbour, and Tingley had the three Viking hits in the game two loss. Corey Rayner started the second game for Lakewood, striking out three while allowing three hits in three innings before being relieved by Jesse Martin and Tingley. Lakewood took a pair of wins at PewamoWestphalia last Thursday afternoon. The Vikings piled up 15 runs, despite hav­ ing just 11 hits in the two games. The defense of the Vikings was solid however, not comYhitrtng drt critk. ■ " In the 7-1 game one victory. Jesse Martin earned lhe win for the Vikings. He struck out five and allowed just two hits in the first three and a half innings. Tingley closed out P.W. in the final three and a half. Scott Schultz and Rowland each had hits for the Vikes. Lakewood took game two 8-1, scoring all eight of their runs in the final two innings. Pewamo-Westphalia led 1 -0 heading into the bottom of the fifth, before the Viking bats finally woke up. Rowland, Wickham, and Tingley each had two RBI’s for. Tingley earned the victory, coming on in relief of Wise who struck out four and allowed just one hit over the first four innings. “It’s a couple of wins where you just say thanks, and keep on going,” said Veitch. Thursday the Vikings play host to Mason, then Saturday will ’ake part in the Hastings Invitational. Caledonia's Brandi Victory reverses field to escape the pressure put on by Thomapple Kellogg's Courtney Smith (center' and Jess Johnson (right) in the first half of last Wednesday’s O-K Gold Conference opener in Middleville. (Photo by Brett Bremer) BOWLING SCORES Sunday Night Mixed 4 Horsemen 80 1/2; Bounty Hunters 76 1/2; Happy 4’s 70 1/2; Thunder Alley 65; XXX Bowlers 61; CW’s Repair 60; Gutter Dusters 60; Sandbaggers 59; Wolverines 58; Funky Bowlers 57 1/2; Robbers 57; Pin Chasers 53; 12 ozs. at a Time 46. Womens Good Games and Series - C. Shcllenbarger 256-537; T. Robbc 198-519; T. Taylor 180-512; J. Ingram 190-497; A. Hubbell lbC-473; K. Farlec 132-371; K. Becker 203; M. Simpson A. Williams 161. Mens Good Games and Series • A. Jenkins 243-679; B. Hubbell 245-662; M. Ulrich 256-618; B. Falconer 231-592; J. Shoebridge 213-570; C. Taylor 190-543; P. Ayers 198-529; J. Smith 190-520; A. Robins 207-512; C. Alexander 247; M. Kuhlman 200; M. Snyder 199; M. Kidder 196; B. Allen 190; J. LaFrate 169. Lakewood's Josh Wickham fires from Wednesday P.M> the mound in the seventh inning of his Sunday, April 23, 2006 • 1-4 complete game victory Monday night, in the first game of the double header OPEN HOUSE between the Vikings and Ionia Bulldogs (Photo by Brett Bremer) -Final Standings- Hair Care Center 83 1/2; At Home Real Estate 80; Eye and Ent 72 1/2; Seebers 65 1/2: Mace Pharmacy 65; Shamrock 63 1/2; Railroad Street Mil! 63. Womens Good Games and Series - L. Viking tennis gets one win against Arrows KELLER WILLIAMS. REALTY Host Phil Kinney 8175 Creekside Drive Portage. MI 49024 269-492-7556 502 E. Clinton St., Hastings $118,500 Each Keller Williams Office is independently Owned and Operated Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. ! Things got tougher on Thursday for the Vikings, against a talented Lowell team. The Vikings lone victory in a 6-1 loss, came at second doubles where the team of Matt Tidball and Alex Haskin defeated Lowell sophomores Tony Dubbink and Greg Harreld 6-4. 6-3. The Vikings were topped in straight sets in the other six matches that finished, but at third doubles Mike Licari and Mike Fisk were in a fight with Lowell’s Elvis Lane and Nathan Wilemstcin when rain ended their night prematurely. Licari and Fisk fell 6-7(6) in lhe tint set, then won the second 7-5. They led 3-0 n lhe third when the match was called. The second doubles team of Tidbaii ?nd Haskin had lhe Vikings best finish Saturday at the team’s own invitational. They won the second doubles flight with a 4-6. 6-3, 6-3 win over the team from Ovid-Elsie. That was the only flight championship for the Vikings, as they finished third on the day with 17 points, behind Mason (29) and Wayland (24). Ovid-Elsie ended the day with ten points. Elliston 215; B. Hathaway 185-522; S. Pennington 193-512; T. Christopher 181-497; Y. Cheeseman 167-484; B. Smith 184-480; S. Brimmer '83-472; J. Shuriow 153-434; N. Varney 144-401; N. Boniface 169; R. Murah 168; G. Potter 154; J. Doster 149. Friday Nigiit Mixed -Final Standbigs- Renagades 81; Budweiser 78 1/2; All But One 77 1/2; 4 Fools 68 1/2; Just Cl: 67 1/2; Ten Pins 66 1/2; 9-n-a-Wiggle 65 1/2; Otl-RDone 64 1/2; Sanborns & Shiriee 63; Whatever 62 1/2; Heads Out 62; Mercy 60 1/2; Just Here to Bowl 59 1/2; Brushworks 58 1/2; We're a Mess 55; Oldies But Goodies 54; M&M Westbrook Trucking 53 1/2; Winter Golfers 53. Womens Good Gaines and Series - N. Clow 200-596; K. Becker 202-557; L. Potter 210-549; T. Phenix 197-503; M. Sears 184­ 488; S. Ripley 134-383; D. James 218. C. Maitland 179; G. Meaney 160; S. Van Den berg 154; T. Bush 153; R. Hammontree 139. Mens Good Games and Series - T. Clow 228-645; L. Porter 227-640; J. Bartimus 268­ 622; A. Maitland 226-588; M. Kasinsky 205­ 585; R. Lancaster 199-541; B. Madden 191­ 536; M. Lydy 162-465; M. Albert 159-444; M. Eaton 233; S. Peabody 227; J. Bush 214; A. Taylor 212; K. Meaney 201; B. Keller 200; S. Kill 190; W. VanDenbcrg 184; D. Tinkler 172; B. Dennison 161. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE HOPE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2006 - 7 RM. HOPE TOWNSHIP HALL AT 5463 S. M-43 HWY. 269-948-2464 There will be a Public Hearing of the Hope Township Planning Commission to consider the following matter(s): An application by Nancy Grabiak of 6610 Head Rd.. DeiUxi. MI. 49046 for a Special Exception Use on her parcel located on Head Rd. Hope TWp. The subject parcel being parcel numbers 08-007-020-053-00 for a Home Occupation "Doggie Daycare' Represented as a DAYCARE FOR DOGS. BREED SPECIFIC WITH NO BOARDING AS TYPICALLY DEFINED FOR A KENNEL The property is located off of Head Rd. approxi mately 780 ft. north of Guernsey lake Rd. on the eas’ side of Head Rd. The application, legal description, inning ordinance and zoning maps may be viewed during regular business hours on Wednesday- 9a.m. to 12 noon and 1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hope Township Hall located at 5463 S. M-43 Highway. Thc clerk will accept written comments by mail or during regular business hours in regard to the above-mentioned proposed application at the public hearing. The Hope Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right to make changes in the above-mentioned proposed application at the public hearing. Hope Township will provide the necessary’ reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to the individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five (5> days notice to the Hope Township Clerk. Individuals with dis­ abilities requinng aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk by writing or calling the clerk at tbe address or telephone number as listed in this letterhead. Jim L Carr. Hope Twp. Zoning Administrator 5463 S. M-43 Hwy. Hastings. Ml 49058 77501678 �Page 20 - Thursday. April 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Hastings boys and South girls start with big wins Eric Gillespie. Ashtin King, and Alex Kimble each won two individual events for the Saxon varsity boys’ track and field team as it opened the O-K Gold Cor ference season with a 92-45 victor)- over the South Christian Sailors last Thursday. South Christian’s girls won every event, including five sweeps, to take the girls’ meet Thursday 119-18. Gillespie got lhe Saxons started out strong in the field events, winning the discus with a throw of 142-11 and the high jump by clear­ ing 5-8. King set a new personal record in the long jump with his first-place distance of 18­ 7. and Will Wixximansee and Jason Baum tied for lhe top spot in the pole vault by clearing 9 6 for Hastings. Hastings was strong out of the gates on the track as well, with John Olin. Cassidy Sazima. Tyler Lancaster, and Keeton Rose winning the 3200-meter relay in 8:57. The Saxons won every race that was 800meters or longer and didn’t do loo bad in the sprints cither. Kimble won the 3200-meter run (11:02) and the 1600-mctcr run (4:58) for Hastings. Rose was the 800-meter champ in 2:12. Freshman Ryan Burgdorf showed his speed by winning the 100-meter dash rn 11.7 sec­ onds. and King won the 300-meter intermedi­ ate hurdles in 43.9 seconds. Burgdorf also teamed up with Matt Donnini. D.J. Falconer, and Greg Woodmansee to lead the Saxons to a win in the 400-mcter relay with a time of 46.6 sec­ onds. Hastings also had a number of exciting sec­ ond and third place finishes, including Ashtin and Bradan King finishing second and thud in lhe 110- meter high hurdles in just under 17 seconds. Josh Jevicks taking second in the long jump, and Elliott Anderson placing sec­ ond in the 300-meter hurdles. Second place finishes were the best lhe Saxon girls could get against the talented The Saxons and Sailors get started in tt»e 3200-meter run Thursday afternoon at Hastings High School. Leading the way for the Saxons are (blue and yellow from right to left) Alex Kimble. A.J. Singleterry, Dane SchHs, Kevin Armstrong, and Ryan Bosma. (Photo by Lisa Singleterry) HHS 3rd at Marshall doubles event Hastings finished third Saturday at the Marshall Doubles tournament. Singles and doubles players all played dou­ bles matches, and the Saxons’ top five teams all earned one victory to net the team 11 points. First and second singles players Steve Peurach and J.J. Quick teamed up to make the Saxons’ number one doubles team and scored a 6-0. 6-3 win over the top team from Bronson. Quick and Peurach also lost a tough three-set match with Bridgman 0-6.6-4.6-1. The number two doubles team of Alex McMillan and Eric Treadwell downed Bronson 6-0. 6-0, and the number three dou­ bles team of Chris White and Josh Bare defeated Bronson 7-5.6-0. At number four doubles the Saxon team of Doug Ferrall and Eric Haney beat Bridgman by the scores of 6-1. 6-3. and at number five Felix Roesslcr and Tom Newton bested Bronson 6-4.6-3. The Saxons are 0-2 in duals on the season, and 0-1 in the O-K Gold Conference after falling 8-0 to South Christian last Thursday. Quick played the match of the day for tbe Saxons, but came up short in a hard fought loss at second singles against Seth Workman 6-2. 5-7.6-4. At third singles. McMillan played tough, but fell 6-4. 6-0 to the Sailors’ Eric Koll. Treadwell fell in a close match as well, to Marty Stout 6-3.7-6(6 c At first doubles, the Saxon team of While and Bare lost 6-1.6-4. and at second doubles Ferrall and Haney fell by the scores of 6-4 and 6-1. The Saxons will play host to Caledonia on Thursday. The Fighting Scots are 1-0-1 in the Sailor girls. “I was pleased with lhe performances of our girls, even against such a powerhouse as South." said Saxon girls’ coach Briar. Teed. “At least we might have gotten the best team out of the way early.’’ The Saxons were second in four individual events. Kristina Dobbin finished behind Jess Roodvoets in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.83 seconds. Tasia Thompson was second in the high jump by clearing 5 feet. Nicole Moser was second in lhe discus with a throw of 92-5. and Katie Sutherland was sec­ ond in the shot put at 33-.5. The Saxon girls scored more points Saturday at the Hastings Relays than they did in their dual with South Christian. Hastings was ninth in the girls’ meet Saturday with 22 points. Chelsea won the relays with 54 points to edge out second place Grand Haven which finished with 48. Delton Kellogg's girls were ninth with 16 points. See TRACK, page 22 Trojans fall in Gold matches with Caledonia and Hamilton Thomapple Kellogg scored its first points of the 2006 varsity boys’ tennis season Thursday against Caledonia, but ihe Fighting Scots topped the Trojans in Middleville 6-2. The Trojans took the top spot, but Caledonia won six of the remaining seven matches led by Jason Wiegand’s 64), 6-0 vic­ tory over Andrew Meads at second singles. Corey Humphrey earned the Trojans’ only singles victory, taking lhe first singles match 6-3. 6-2 against the Fighting Scots' Brad Gates. TK’s other point came from the third dou­ bles team of Kyle Selleck and Ryan McMahon, who topped Jason DeMeuse and Ricky Roosin 6-3,6-3. Brad Ahrens topped the Trojans’ Cory Jewett 6-3. 7-6(5) at third singles, and Caledonia got a win from Justin Koning at fourth singles over Ross Barrett 5-7. 6-2. 6-0. Mitch Kruizcnga and Zach Chapin scored the victory for Caledonia at first doubles, 6-3. 6-3, over TK’s Jordan Smith and Darrell Smith. At second doubles, Caledonia’s Scott Cargill and Eric VanAuken topped Mike Texter and Zack Smith 6-4,6-3. Caledonia also won the fourth doubles flight, with Jamie McCarty and Scott Pell top­ ping Nate Otto and Blake Berkimer 6-0,6-4. The Trojans fell to 0-2 in the Gold Tuesday afternoon when they were topper* by lhe Hamilton Hawkeyes 6-3, but Humphrey improved to 2-0 in the conference at first sin­ gles with his three set victor) over Isaac Breuker. Humphrey lost a tough first set 5-7, then cruised in the next two for th? victory 6­ 1.6-3. Meads didn’* let Thursday’s loss gei*W? froian trojan second singles player Andrew ■( 4*^ second sin. WK. »d topped HrianJMntrfthe Bril Meads winds up for a serve in the first set gles match 6-1,6-1. of his loss to Caledonia’s Jason Wiegand The Trojans’ other victory was a 6-3, 6-3 Thursday afternoon. Meads bounced win by the fourth doubles team of Otto and bad* to win his match Tuesday at Barrett. Hamilton to move to 1-1 in the O-K Gold The Trojans had been defeated 8-0 in their Conference. (Photo by Brett Bremer) . first two outings of the season, at Lowell April 11, and against Wyoming Park March 28 before spring break. Thursday, theti will be a! Wayland on The Trojans play host to Byron Center this Tuesday. Lion bats are booming, now defense needs to catch up by Brett Bremer The Saxons’ Felix Roessler fires a forehand shot back across the net at his oppo­ nent during the doubles tournament Saturday at Marshall High School. (Photo by Kevin Drescf^er) conference after last week’s win over Thomapple Kellogg and this Tuesday’s tie with lhe Sailors. Saturday. Hastings will be a part of the Vicksburg Invitational. Next Tuesday, the Saxons visit Hamilton for another O-K Gold Conference dual. Sports Editor Maple Valley’s varsity baseball team scored its first victory of the season last Wednesday in a shoot-out at Morenci. The Lions scored in every inning to take a 17-12 victory, and are now 1-4 on the year. “We put lhe ball in play and forced them to make plays." said Lion head coach Bryan Carpenter. “We did a real good job of manu­ facturing runs." Maple Valley trailed 2-1 after the first inning then put three runs on the board in the second, three in the third, five in the fourth, and three more in the fifth to take control of the game. Morenci scored three runs in lhe third and three in the fourth, then added four in the bottom of the seventh to make things more interesting. The Lions added insurance rjns in the sixth and seventh. “Wc got the lead and continued to add to it," said Carpenter “It was nice to ?et in the win column before we start our league sched­ ule." Garrett VanEngen went 3-for-4 with a gouble and 4 RBI’s to lead the Lion offense. Adam Gonser was 2-for-4 with a triple, three stolen bases, and he scored four times. Kyle Fisher added two hits and two RBI’s for Maple Valley, and Rusty Harris. Drew Kersjes. Joey James, and Chris Hoffman had one hit each. Andrew Ashcraft earned the win for Maple Valley, pitching three and one third innings. “We have improved and that’s key for our success.” said Carpenter. "We have to get bet­ ter each week." The bat.s were better, but the Lions are still working with their gloves. Maple Valley was able to overcome five errors in the win. Friday the Lions will be at Portland St. Patrick, then Saturday they will host their own Maple Valley Invitational. THORflAPPLEI Will Present p 1 n Y 1 11 s " the Musical Comedy ... Book by Peter Stone Music by Jule Styne Lyrics by Bob Merrill THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY APRIL 27,28,29 AT 7 P.M. • APRIL 30 AT 2 P.M. Central Elementary School Auditorium HASTINGS, MICHIGAN Tickets: Adults $7 • Children. Students & Seniors $5 The Thomapple Players is a non-profit organization providing theatrical opportunities for Barry County area adults. For more information call (269) 945-2332 or visit our website at http://thomappleplayers.tripod.com J Advance tickets available at Progressive Graphics or from Cast Members. | �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. Apnl 20. 2006 - Page 21 Trojan girls win Lakewood Invite, both Viking teams 2nd Both the Viking boys and girls finished second Saturday at their own Lakewood Invitational. Lakewood’s boys finished just 13.5 points behind first place Marshal. while Thomapple Kellogg's girls took a sizable vic­ tory in the ladies meet. Thornapple Kellogg's girls won nine events and piled up 566.5 points for their win. Lakewood finished in second with 479 points and two event wins. Jessica Flatka won the 100-meter hurdles in 17.28. the 300-mcter low hurdles in 52.51. and the loig jump at 15-1. Rebecca Winchester won the 3200 in 12:47.73. the 800 in 2:28.76. and the 1600 in 5:33.84. Kersta Gustafson and Erica Peschel earned TK’s other individual victories. Gustafson was first in the pole vault by clearing 9’ and Peschel took the shot put w ith a throw of 35­ 10.5 TK's girls also won the 3200-meter relay in 10:48.36. Lakewood’s Kristin Chase won the high jump by clearing 5’. and Amy Joostbems took the discus with a throw of 107-6. Lakewood also finished third in each of those events, with Sara Jemison throwing the disc 91’ and Jacqui Collins clearing 4-10 in the high jump. Marshall won the boys meet despite taking just one event, junior Marcus Vallar's cham­ pionship performance in the 200-mcter dash with a time of 23.75 seconds. Lakewood’s boys won six events, includ­ ing the first two races of the day. Michael Forman. Tim DeJong. Jason S.erkenburg. and Jesse Schrock teamed up to win the 3200- meter relay in 8:48.96. more unn 20 seconds better than lhe second-place team from Marshall. Marcus Gonzales followed that up with a victory in the 110-meter hurdles (15.65 seconds). Mike Kuras won both the shot put (51 feet 6 inches) and the discus (143-1.5). Schrock and Forman took the team’s other individual victories. Schrock won the 1600 in 4:48.95 and Forman the 800 in 2.06.36. The Trojan boys were fourth behind Marshall. Lakewood, and Perry Saturday. TK’s boys won three events. Troy Rock won the 400 in 52.91 seconds. Mike Rhoby the 300-mcter hurdles in 43.07 seconds, and Keith Winchester the 3200 in 10:40.4. Saxons have lost six of last seven The Saxons' Kadee Kurr is tagged out at the plate by Delton Kellogg catcher Hannah Goy during last Thursday s double header in Hastings. (Photo oy Perry Hastings* varsity baseball team hopes that the end of this week goes better for it than the beginning did. The Saxons have lost four in a row. drop­ ping two games against South Haven on Tuesday, a game at Allendale Monday, and the second game of a double header last Thursday against Delton Kellogg. Hastings- hosts the annual Barry County Invitational this Saturday, with lhe opening game beginning at 9 a m. and the host Saxons against the Delton Kellogg Panthers once again. The second game, between Lakewood and Thomapple Kellogg is scheduled to begin at 11:30. followed by championship and con­ solation contests. The Saxons showed some character on Tuesday putting together a late rally in a 19-7 loss to South Haven in game one. then bat­ tling through a 2-1 loss in game two. In the opener, a 10-run second inning spelled disaster for the Saxon ball club. Ricky Mathis led the Saxon hitters with a pair of doubles, while Matt Teunessen and Michael McPI illips added a pair of base hits each. Also getting hits in the game for Hastings were Ken Taylor. J.D. Garrett (RBI). Branden Curtis. Kyle McNemy (RBI) and Corey Herman. Austin Hurless drove in a pair of runs in the game as well. In game two. the Saxons battled down to the Ixst out before losing 2-1. Matt Teunessen pitched well from the mound, throwing a complete game while striking out six. Mathis picked up two more singles, along with A.J. Tassos and Garrett. Michael McPhillips. Travis Tay lor and Matt Teunessen also added base hits in this game with Teunessen driving in the lone Saxon ran. The Saxons are now 2-7 on the season. Allendale defeated Hastings 10-0 on Monday. The Saxons managed just three hits in the game with Hurless leading lhe hitters with a double. Garrett and Teunessen also had base hits in the game. McNemy (0-1) was tagged with the loss. In game one of the double header with Delton last Thursday Hastings rallied from six ran downs with a six-run third inning, and then scored the winning ran in the bottom of the sixth on a Dan Secord single to take the game 7-6. Secord's game winning hit was set up with a lead-off single from McNemy. who was Kyle McNemy tnes to lay down a bunt for the Saxons during Thursday afternoon's then bunted over to second by Mathis before scoring tin the base hit. McPhillips (1-1) earned the win from the mound in relief of Teunessen. McPhillips scattered four hits over five innings, striking out three in this outing. Hastings had nine hits in the opener led by Sccord’s two singles (RBI). Mathis. Taylor (double). Garrett ( 2 RBIs ). Branden Curtis. Tassos (RBI). McPhillips (RBI) and McNemy all had one hit each. Teunessen also picked up an RBI with a bases loaded walk. In the second game, which went only five innings, Delton turned a I -0 lead into a fiverun lead with a four-run fifth inning. The Saxons would battle back with four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, but left two runners stranded and fell 5-4. The Saxons out-hit Delton in game two. with Mathis (RBI). Garrett (RBI). McPhillips. Hurless and Herman all getting one hit each. Delton was limited to a pair of hits, but took advantage of five walks to gain the win. The Saxons dropped both gai.ies of a dou­ ble-header to Kenowa Hills last Wednesday . losing the opener 15-7 and the second game 12-4. Things started out well for Hastings as Mathis and Secord each drew walks followed by a three-run home run from Teunessen. his first of the season. The roof caved in on the Saxons and Kenowa Hills came back with nine runs in tne bottom half of the inning. Hastings continuedtp dypaway attheJ$ad_. throughout the aftemo&rcSdding a single ran in lhe second on a Teunessen RBI single, and a single ran in the third, after Mathis was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, forcing in a ran. Poor field .ng though plagued the Saxons throughout the game and the team was never able to close lhe gap. Teunessen led lhe Saxon hitters in game one with three hits, a homer and a pair of sin­ gles. along with four RBI’s on the day. Hastings actually out-hit Kenowa Hills in the opener 11-10. but five un-camed runs made the difference in the game. In game two. it was more of the same as Kenowa Hills scored another nine runs in the opening frame and coasted to a 12-4 finish that ended early due to darkness. • Teunessen picked up two more hits to fin­ ish 5-for-7 on the day at the plate, including another RBI. Jon Garrett (RBI). Travis Taylor and Dylan Cuddahec each had a single in the game. The Saxons open the O-K Gold Conference season on Monday with the first of two games against Thomapple Kellogg. Hardin) Saxons top DK and Union twice Hastings’ varsity softball team improved to 7-1 on lhe season with double header sweeps against Grand Rapids Union on Monday and Delton Kellogg last Thursday. Both games against the Union Red Hawks were shortened as the mercy rale was put into effect because of big Saxon leads. Hastings won game one 11 -0. even though it took the Saxons a little while to gel their bats going. Hastings led 2-0 after three innings, but pushed across nine runs in the final three innings of the game. Seven different players had a hit in tne game for Hastings. Kadee Kurr. Brandi Sutfin. Keliy Vincent. Sophie Stavale. Katie Kendall. Cami Earl and Nikki Meade. Sutfin collected two RBI. Kadee Kurr went the distance on the Ihoiind as she sthTck our eight Union batter and walked two while giving up only two hits. The red hot bats continued into the start of the second game, and Hastings ended lhe day with a 12-1 win. The Lady Saxons sent 13 players to the plate in lhe first inning and scored ten runs as they collected six hits and four walks in lhe inning. The first inning hits included two doubles from Vincent, singles by Sutfin and Jen Bishop. a triple off the bat of Stavale and a double from Kurr. Ihe Saxons scored two more times in the third inning on singles by Kurr. Erica Swartz and Vincent. Vincent finished with six RBI’s for the game while Sutfin collected two RBI. Erica Swartz got lhe win on the mound to ran her season record to 4-0. Swartz struck out three, while walking three and giving up just one hit. The Saxons rode strong pitching perform­ ances by Kurr and Swartz to a doubleheader sweep of Delton on Thursday night. Kurr tossed a one-hit shutout in the first game in leading her team to a 10-0 win. Kunstruck out eight Delton batters and walked just one in her strongest performance of lhe young season. The Saxons started the scoring early as Kurr led off lhe first inning with a walk. Vincent tripled to drive in Kurr and then Katie Kendall followed with an RBI double to s-‘ore the sdCohd riiti. Th«. Saxons pushed two more runs across in the second inning on a singles by Jodie Jolicy and Kurr and a Delton error. The Saxon.-, scored again in the third inning as Stavale walked and scored on another double by Kendall. The Lady Saxons broke lhe game wide open in the fourth inning as they scored four more runs on a walk, an error and hits by Meade and Kendall. The tenti. ran was scored in the last inning as Kendall collected her fourth RBI of the game on her fourth double See SAXONS, page 23 double header with Delton Kellogg. (Photo by Perry Hardin) CLOSED FOR PAVIN e equity Hne gives you to use however you choose. 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April 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Vikes drop four straight after winning their first five games by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Lakewood varsity softball team look on some of the toughest competition around in the past few days. Although four losses were hung on the Vikings' record, they were the kind of games that should make the team iuUgbtr to handle in late May and early June when tournament lime rolls around After a 5-0 start the Vikings are now 5-4 on lhe year. The Vrkings fell in both games of a double header against their rivals from Ionia on Monday afternoon. The Bulldogs pulled out a 2-1 win in eight innings in lhe opener, then won the night-cap 7-2. Ionia came to Lakewood with an unblem­ ished record and is now 8-0 on the year. It was an outstanding pitchers dual in game one. as Lakewood’s Stevie Spetoskcy and Ionia’s Jessica Patterson both threw the full eight innings. !r. the lop of the eighth lhe Bulldogs’ Kellie Patterson ripped a shot that got by Lakewood's diving center fielder, and after two bunts the Bulldogs had the bases loaded with nobody out. Spetoskey got the Bulldogs’ next batter. Sarah Poole to strike out swinging, but when lhe ball got away from Viking catcher Vai Huisman. Watson sprinted home from third and Poole took off for first base. The ball bounced off Poole’s bat on the ground and mlled further away from Huisman allowing Poole to score the w inning run. to the dismay of Viking head coach Roily Krauss. Iuikewood avoided any further damage the rest of the inning, but couldn’t get a runner on base in the bottom of lhe eighth. Both teams had just one hit in lhe game. Patterson finished with 16 strike outs. Spetoskey had 11. then went to work i ,uc second game, pitching all 15 innings on the night for Lakewood. The nightcap was ended with Ionia scoring five runs in the seventh inning. l^akewood had three hits in game two. and Ionia had six. Briana Bosworth. Spetoskey and Huisman had three singles in the first inning for the Vikings* and then tbe Lakewood bats were silenced the rest of the n*ghL At the Wayland Invitafional on Saturday the Vikings faced a pair of teams ranked in the top six in the state in Division 2. The Vikings suffered a 2-0 loss to No. 5 Unity Christian in game one. then were lopped 5-1 by No. 6 Wayland in the second game of the day. Toni Hazel had Lakewood’s only hit in the two games, breaking up Wayland's no-hitter in the Mxth inning with a single. Lakewood finished the tournament with a 12-1 win over Grand Rapids Union. Melanie Forman and Natalie O’Rielly had two hits each for Lakewood, and Bosworth. The softball bounces away from Lakewood catcher Vai Huisman after Ionia’s Sarah Poole strikes out in the top of the eighth inning of game one Monday afternoon at -akewood High School. The go ahead run came home to score on the play as the Bulldogs took the game 2-1. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxon Weekly Sports Schedule Hazel. Lyndzy Curry and Huisman had one hit each. Forman pick up the win on the mound. Lakewood picked up wins number three and four on the season last Thursday night at home against Olivet. Complete online schedule at: www.hasskl2.org THURSDAY. APRIL 20: 400 pm Boys Varsity 400 pm Boys JV 4:00 pm Boys Varsity 4 :00 pm Girts Varsity 4:15 pm Boys Fresh 4:15 pm Girts Fresh Tennts Tennts Track Track Basebail Softball Caledonia Caledonia Caledonia Caledonia Caledonia Caledonia FRIDAY. APRIL 21: 3:45 pm Girts Varsity Golf Jamboree at Caledonia at Broadmoor A South Chnstian HS A South Christian HS A 500 pm 6:45 pm JV Varsity Girts Girts Soccer Soccer HS HS HS HS HS HS SATURDAY. APRIL 22: Varsity 900 am Boys 9.00 am Boys JV 900 am Girts Varsity 900 am Gms JV 900 am Boys Varsity 9 :30 am Girts Varsity Baseball Baseball Softball Softball Tennis Golf 9 :30 am Boys 10:00 am Boy 5 10.00 am Gms JV Fresh Fresh Tennis Basebail Softball MONDAY. APRIL 4:00 pm Girls 400 pm Boys 4.00 pm Girls 4:16 pm Boys 4:15 pm Boys 4:15 pm Girts 4:15 pm Girts 24: JV Middle Middle V&rsity JV Varsity JV Soccer Game changed - TBA Track Jackson Park Middle Track Jackson Park Middle Baseball— -TK. High Bchxil TK High School Baseball TK High School Softball Softball TK High School TUESDAY. APRIL 25: 3 30 pm Girts JV Golf 3:45 pm Girts Varsity Golf 4 00 4-00 4:00 4.00 4:15 4:15 Boys Boys Boys Girts Boys Girts Varsity JV Varsity Varsity Fresh Fresh. Tennts Tennts Track Track Baseball Softball pm pm pm pm pm pm WEDNESDAY. APRIL 26: Soccer JV 4:00 pm Girts Track 4 00 pm Boys Middle Track , 4:00 pm Girts Middle Varsity Soccer 5:45 pm Gms THURSDAY. APRIL 27: 3 30 pm Girts JV Varsity 3:45 pm Girls 4-00 pm 4 DO pm 4 00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 400 pm 4:15 pm 4.15 pm 4:15 pm 4 :15 pm 4:15 pm 4:15 pm Boys Boys Boys Boys Girts Girts Bovs Beys Boys Girts Girts Girts Varsity JV Varsity Middle Varsity Middle Varsity JV Fresh Varsity JV Fresh Golf Golf Tennis Tennis Track Track Track Track Baseball Baseball Baseball Softball Softball Soflbail Hastings Invitational Lakewood Invitational Hastings Invitational Hastings Invitational Vicksburg Invitational Jenison Invite at The Meadows JV tourney cancelled Grandville Quad Changed lo Byron Ctr Caledonia at Hastings Country Ckjj Jamboree at Waytan j at Orchard Hills Hamilton High School Hamilton High School Hamilton High School Hamilton High School South Christian HS South Chnstian HS H H H H H H The Delton Kellogg varsity girls’ soccer team won two in a row to pull its record to 3­ 2 early in the season. The Farthers topped cross-county rival Lakewood at The Swamp in Delton on Tuesday night. -».• Ashley Goldsworthy scored three goals and assisted Shaw* Schut on the other Panther scor^ Schufalso had one assist in the ...ball game, j A A H A A A H H H' ' A H A H A A H A A A A H A A H T-KOHas Coun Club Jamboree by T-K at Yankee Springs Byron Center HS Byron Center HS Byron Cenfer HS Detton/Aileg. Tri ©Del Byron Center HS Delton/AHeg Tn©Del South Christian HS South Christian HS Wayland Union HS South Christian HS South Chnsrtan HS Wayland Union HS H A H A H A H A H A A H A A received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through From the Friends a id Families at BRADFORD WHITE CORPORATION HASTINGS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS J E Time and gates sutyKl to change Lakewood^s nZWrz-B on the season. Delton was looking to end this week with a couple strong performances at South Haven Wednesday and Three Rivers on Friday, in preparation for the Kalamazoo Valley Association season which begins with a game at DKHS next Tuesday against Hackett Catholic Central. The Panthers pulled out a 5-4 victory Saturday against the host Red Hawks during the Marshall spring sports festival. Lauren Knollenberg scored three goals for Delton in the win. to go along with one assist. Goldsworthy and Schut had the two other Panther goals, while Schut added an assist as well. It was a solid offensive tum around for the Panthers after being shutout at home against Comstock last Thursday. Paige Barnes scored two goals for the Colts, and Allison Dyer added the third to Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children Thanks to This Week’s Sponsor Cunact Laura ‘M8-U5O6 to Sponsor the Sports Schedule scored a run for Lakewood. Huisman had two singles and a RBI. Spetoskey had a triple, scored a run and had an RBI. Mallorie B rodbeck had three singles, scored *wo runs and had an RBI. Welch had two singles and two RBI’s, scoring once herself. Two hat-tricks help DK to two wins H A H H A Kenowa Hills HS Newhall Middle Newhall Middle Byron Center HS Olivet managed just two hits on the night, one in each game. Spetoskey threw a one-hit­ ter as the Vikings took game one 4-1. Spetoskey and Forman combined to allow just one hit in game two. a 7-2 Lakewood win. On the night. Bosworth had three hits and Delton Kellogg's Katie Smith (right) and a Marshal! forward race after a rose ball during the Panthers' 5-4 win on Saturday. (Photo by Kevin Drescher) improve their team's record to 2-0 on the sea­ son at that point. Lakewood also suffered a lough loss last Thursday. The Viking girls put on a fine comeback in the final minutes of a non-confercnee contest at Ovid-Elsie, but came up short in a 4-2 loss. Lakewood had a lough first half. OvidElsie scored twice in lhe first five minutes of the game on Viking defensive miscues. OvidElsie out-shot the Vikings 9-3 in the first 40 minutes. "Wc didn’t get much offense going.” said Lakewood head coach Paul Gonzales. The Marauders added a third goal, midway through the second half to go ahead 3-0. on a penalty kick when Lakewood was called for a hand-ball in the penalty box. Lakewood finally got on lhe scoreboard with 2:21 left in lhe game, when Kayla Durham turned a nice pass from teammate Alex Taylor into a goal. With 1:48 to play. Lakewood scored again, this time Durham made the assist Taylor. With the score 3-2 and time running out. lhe Marauders got a break away chance and converted for the game’s final score. Offense was still hard for the Vikings to come by in the second half, but Lakewnod did out-shoot lhe Marauders over the final 40 minutes. 6-4. The Vikings open the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season at Haslett this evening. 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Deanna Hill, and Natalie Pennington which placed second The Saxon boys were third in lhe 400meter relay with the team of Burgdorf, Donnini. Falconer, and Greg Woodmansee, and fourth in the 800-meter relay as Woodmansee. Falconer, and Burgdorf were joined by Bradan King. Hastings is scheduled to face Caledonia this afternoon at HHS. then visit Hamilton next Tuesday in O-K Gold Conference action. CHASE GEIGER IRONSIDE INSURANCE AGENCY 129 Divtalon SI, RO. Box 2S. Frevport. Ml 49325 (616) 765-3445 • Fax (616) 765-3460 1-800-522-2919 Small Town Friendly, Personal Service Pleas' zLar. on. attending to receive your r'oistiot.or. tocftft ar.d iwiportHrvt iuforruation. you. a>t welcoM tr semi with yen' All Your insurance Needs! u ^Hastings Mutual ; M| Insurance Company �The Hastings Banner - Thursday April 20 2006 - Page 23 Hamilton girls one point better than TK in Gold dual by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Thomapple Kellogg girls and Caledonia boys took what they hope will be the first steps toward a championship spring in the O-K Gold Conference in Middleville on Thursday afternoon. The Trojan girls however hit a hiccup on Tuesday when they fell by one point at Hamilton. 69-68. Thomapple Kellogg’s girls had one more first-place finish Tuesday, but couldn't make up for the points tallied by the Hawkeyes’ sec­ ond and third place finishers. Junior Rebecca Winchester won three races for the Trojans, taking the 1600-meter run in 5:50.8. the 800-meter run in 2:34.7. but even her first-place finish in the 3200-meter run (11:51.72) wasn’t enough for the Trojans to catch up to the Hamilton girls. Erica Peschel had a great day in the shot put for TK. setting a new Trojan record with her throw of *8 feet 1.5 inches. TK outscored the Hawkeyes by a point in the field events, with Kersta Gustafson winning the pole vault at 8-6 and Imari Engstrom taking the discus with a throw of 100-8. Winchester was the only individual to win on the track for TK. although the Trojans did win three of the four relays. Nicole Raymond. Emma Ordway. Ashley VanderMeer. and Danielle Rosenberg took the 800-metcr relay in 1:54.2. Raymond. VanderMecr. and Rosenberg teamed up with Jessica Fl aska for the win in the 400-meter relay with a time of 53.1 seconds. In ihe 1600-meter relay. Ordway. VanderMecr. Raymond, and Gustafson won with a time of 4:25.98. Four wins were all the Trojan boys could muster in a 100-37 loss to the Hawkeyes. Keith Winchester won both the 1600- and 3200-meter runs, while Ben Ybema scored the win in the 100-meter dash. TK also won the 1600-meter relay. Caledonia’s varsity boys track and field learn scored a 93-44 victory over the host Trojans last Thursday, and the TK ladies topped the Caledonia girls 79-58. “Everybody performed just about like we thought they would." said Caledonia boys' coach Kevin Remenap. Both teams won six races on the track. Remcnap's boys won II of the *7 events, including all five field events. "They had me worried for a while." said Remenap. "Our field events are so strong, it gives us a boost you don’t see out on the track when you're keeping times." The field events were a huge boost for the Scot boys. With the top three in each event scoring points for the team. TK managed just one second place finish and one third com­ bined in the discus, the high jump, long jump, pole vault, and shot put. Ken Echtinaw dominated the throws for Caledonia, taking the discus with a mark of 139 feet 7 inches and the shot pul a! 50-9. He led a Scot sweep in both events. Justin Vandervenen was second in the discus and third in lhe shot. Lorin Anderson was third in the discus, and Thomas Spitzlc} was second in the shot put. Spitzley won both lhe high jump (6-3) and long jump U 1-2.25). The Scots swept the high jump with Adam Follett taking second and Jake Taylor third. Mike Gless won lhe pole vault for Caledonia by clearing 11-6. Remenap didn’t have much to worry about until things started on the track. The Scots won the first event, the 3200-meter relay, w ith Brian Wilder. Joel Green. Mike Schmidtke. and Alex TenElshof crossing the finish line in 9 minutes 6.53 seconds, but TK took the next lour events. Mike Rhoby won the 1IOmeter hurdles tor the Trojans in 15.52 seconds. Ybema took the 100-meter dash in 11.66. the 800-metcr relay team of Troy Rock. Rhoby. Mike Vanspronsen. and Ybema won in 1:36.47. •? Keith Winchester took lhe 1600-meter run 4:57.42. The Scots secured the win by taking the next five races, including a sweep of the 800 by Wilder. Brandon Postema. and Schmidtke. Wilder won that race in 2*10.32. Andrew Schaibly. Jake Taylor, Josh Echtinaw. and David Villerot teamed up to win the 400meter relay for the Scots in 45.86. Tom Fifer won the 400 in 54.01, Steve Veltin the 300mcter intermediate hurdles in 41.67. and Villerot edged Ybema at the line to win the 200 in 24.04. To end lhe evening. Winchester won the 3200 in 10:38.38. and the Trojan 1600-meter relay team of Rhoby. Jorge Lopez. Travis Dy kstra, and Rock won in 3:41.41. The Caledonia boys will be helped out in future Gold races by the return of distance runners Justin Kucharczyk and Luke Taylor, a pair of state cross country qualifiers who sat out the meet. The Trojar. girls will be even better in the future than they were Thursday, when sprinter/middle distance runner Chaney Robinson returns to the track. She missed Thursday’s meet with a sore ankle and Tuesday’s meet. TK varsity girls’ coach Tammy Benjamin expects the Scots to be better later in the sea­ son too. She told the Caledonia coaches aftc: the meet that she was happy to see the Scots on the schedule so early, because of the improvement their teams annually make over the course of the season. "You’re going to get tougher.” she told them. The Trojan girls won 12 of 17 events, including nine on the track. Rebecca Winchester and Gustafson each won three individual events forTX. Winchester look the 1600 in 5:33.97. the 800 in 2:32.79, and lhe 3200 in 11:57.09. Flaska won the 100-meter hurdles in 16.31 Thomapple Kellogg teammates Keith Winchester (left) and Ethan Fuller stride along together early on in the 3200-meter run against Caledonia on Thursday at TKHS. Winchester would win the race in 10:38.38. (Photo by Brett Bremer) seconds. Gustafson look won lhe pole vault by clearing 8-6. and won the 100-meter dash in 13.44 and 400 in 1:02.07. Jessica Flaska was also a part of three Trojan victories. She won the 100-meter hur­ dles in 16.31 seconds, the long jump at 15­ 8.75, and helped TK to victory in the 400meter relay. In the 400 relay. Fiaska teamed with Raymond. VanderMeer. and Rosenberg to win in 52.78. Raymond. Roscnbe'g. and VanderMeer added teammate Ordway to make a foursome and win the 800-meter relay in 1:51.25. Rosenberg also edged Gustafson to win the 200-meter dash in 27.53. The Trojans only other victory was Peschel’s 34-7 throw in the shot put. Leslie Curtis and Kayla Wilson were both part of two victories for lhe Scot girls. Curtis won the discus with a throw of 111-8 and the high jump by clearing 5’. Wilson won the 300-meter low hurdles in 49.89. and teamed with Can Butcher. Andrea Schedlbaucr. and Kendal Grant to take the 1600-meter relay in 4:23.82. Caledonia also won the 3200-meter relav in 10:36.77. TK hosts Byron Center for a Gold dual this Thursday , and Way land next Tuesday. Enter To Win a Harley Davidson Pizza by the Slice Pepsi Specials Lots of Pun Motorcycle! Thomapple Kellogg freshman Danielle Rosenberg closes in on the finish line in the 200-meter pash Thursday afternoon against Caledonia. She won the race in 27.53 seconds. (Photo by Brett Bremer) GOLDSWORTHY’S Complete Parts Department NOW OPEN SAXONS, continued from page 21--------of the game. Swartz look the mound in the second game and also turned in a strong performance allowing just one earned run on three Delton hits to lead Hastings to an 8-3 victory. Swartz struck out four Delton batters. The game was tied 3-3 after four innings, but in the fifth inning the Saxons pulled away as they scored four times on two walks and hits by Sutfin. Earl ami Bishop. The Saxons final run was scored on a walk and singles by Kurr and Sutfin. Bishop. Earl and Sutfin fin­ ished with two hits apiece. The Saxons will host their own invitation­ al this Saturday, facing Delton Kellogg again. Lakewood, and Thomapple Kellogg. On Monday, the O-K Gold Conference season starts when the Saxons host a game against Thomapple Kellogg. OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK! HUGE IN-STOCK INVENTORY OF PARTS Featuring TRY IT BEFORE YOU BUY IT! Cooper . TIRES . FOR YOUR DIESEL PICK UP >1 VOtUO Certified Service Centers SERVICE & PARTS OPEN WEEKENDS! SATURDAY 8 to 3 DELIVERY available SUNDAY 9 to 2 LOCATED BEHIND THE MARATHON IN DOWLING DON’T FORGET OUR C-STORE & DELI YMCA News The Bany County YMCA will be having a family fun night at the Hastings Community Center on Friday. April 21. The event will take place from 6:30 p.m until 8:30 p.m. Family members can use Lhe open gym. roller skate or roller blade, make crafts, play games, and go sw imming. The cost for the event is SI0 for families. $5 per adult, and $3 per child. For more information call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574. BULLYDOG PROGRAM Auto BEER • WINE • LIQUOR TO GO ORDERS' & C-STORE FRIED FOODS & MORE C STORE HOURS Monday - Saturday 6 am to 11 pm Sunday 7 to 11 CALL 721-9500 PARTS, SERVICE & TOWINC DOWLING 721-8888 HASTINGS 945-8888 GOLDSWORTHY’S SERVICE • PARTS • TOWING DOWLING PARTS & SERVICE HOURS Monday • Friday 8 am to 5:30 pm Sat. 8 am to 3 pm Sun. 9 am to 2 pm �Page 24 - Thursday. April 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner VALLEY, continued from page 18 (13.31). Marissa ingle in the I6(X) (6:02). Williams in the 44X) (1:03.80). and Dye in the 800(2:49.04). The Maple Valley boys did their damage to Delton Kellogg on the track. Nick Archer’s first-place time of 16.74 seconds in the I IO­ meter high hurdles was the only champi­ onship time for the Panthers. The Lions won every other foot race. Delton Kellogg did manage victories in all the field events, except the pole vault. Archer also won the high jump by clearing 5-10 and the long jump at 19-4.75. Ross VanderMeer t<K>k the shot put for Delton with a throw of 38-10.5 and Ky le Ferris was the discus champ with a throw of 111 -1. Ferris did have a gixxl day at the pole vault pit clearing 11-feet to place second behind Gordeneer and ahead of third place Lion finisher Kaleb Root who cleared 10-6. Senior sprinter Adam Lamphere won both the 100- and 2(X)-meter dash races for the Lions. He finished the HX) in 11.16 seconds and the 2(X) in 23.09. He was also a part of the Lions' victorious 400- and 800-meter relay team:.. Lamphere teamed with T.J. Bentley. Champ Bodell. and Seth Madry to win the 800 in 1:3602. Lamphere. Madry. Bentley. and Charles Wy mer won lhe 4<X) in 46.22 sec­ onds. Jarrod Bnxiks. Nick Thurlby. Bodell. and Jeff Burd won the 1600-meter relay in 3:41. and Mike Hall. Schroeder. Morehouse, and Burd took the 32(X) meter relay in 9:05. Hall also won the 1600- (4:50) and 3200meter (11:15) runs. Bodell took the 4(X) in 55.54. Thurlby the 300-mcter hurdles m 42.58. and Burd the 800 in 2:13.05. Both Delton Kellogg teams fell to Plainwell last Wednesday. The Trojan girls took a 72-65 victory and the boys a 78-59 win. Delton’s boys won six events, including the 3200- and 16CX)-mcter relay s. David Roberts. Dan Roberts. Nathan Rush, and Jeremy Reigler ended the night on a high note for DK by taking the 1600 in 3:54.03. Dan Roberts. Conrad Drum. Josh Marzic. and Justin Durbin took the 3200 relay in 9:30.94. Dan Roberts won all four events he ran in. Individually he took the 1600-meter run in 5:04.52 and the 800 in 2:17.84 Archer won the high jump for DK by clear­ ing 6-2 and Ferris the pole vault by clearing 11 -feet. Delton's girls won ten events, but didn't have the depth to keep pace with Plainwell in lhe score column especially in the field events. Plainwell swept the pole vault, the shot put. and the discus. Jenah Wandell had lhe Panthers’ only first in the field by clearing 4-9 in the high jump. Katee Hogoboom and Jessica Elliott fin­ ished first and second in both hurdle races fnr DK. Hogoboom won the I (X) hurdles in IK.37 and lhe 300 hurdles in 53.60. Delton did win all the relay races. Millard. Dye. Marissa Ingle, and Williams look the 32(H) in 11:09.63. Marissa Ingle. Dye. Williams, and Smoczynski won the I6(X) in 4:34.48. In the 800-meter relay. Smoczynski teamed with Haines. Imerzel. and Elliott to win in 1:56.44. VanderWoodc. Smoczynski. Haines, and Imerzel won the 400-meter relay in 53.57 seconds. Individually. Haines won the 200 in 28.30 seconds. Williams the 4(X) in !:O3.93. and Ingle the 1600 in 6:19.93. Delton Kellogg will be a part of an invita­ tional at Olivet this Friday, then opens the Kalamazoo Valley Association season at home against Paw Paw on Monday afternoon. Next Wednesday the Panthers continue the KVA season al Galesburg-Augusta. Delton Kellogg's Stephen Rising just makes it over the high jump bar Thursday afternoon in the meet against Plainwell. Rising and teammate Jimmy Hammann tied in second place by clearing 5-6. part of the ^anther sweep in the event. (Photo by Perry Hardin) CAA’s Walk for Warmth has record year Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan's Walk for Warmth had a record year, raising over $60,000 throughout Barry ($3,400). Branch (Coldwater & Union City - $23,286). Calhoun (Albion & Battle Creek - $25,922). and St. Joseph ($8,306) counties; an increase of over $23,500 from 2005. The Michigan Public Service Commission will now match this money at least dollar for dollar, giving each community an even greater increase in funds. The 21st annual Walk for Warmth held Saturday. Feb. 25. at six locations throughout lhe four counties, raised funds to help low- to moderate-income individuals and families with heating-related emergencies. With ever increasing fuel costs, the funds raised by this year’s Walk were extremely important in making sure that everyone has a warm home this winter. The CAA specifically mentioned lhe efforts of Thomapple Valley Church. Mike Madill. Mary Bradfield. Mayor Bob May. Steve Reid. Accessvision. Community Service Learning Class from Hastings High School. Wal-Mart. Fclpausch. Maclcod Chiropractic Center, King's Electronics. Hastings Family Chiropractic. Barry County Youth Advisory Council. Hastings 4 Cinema. McDonalds, State Grounds Coffee House. Vitale's Pizza. Culligan's. U-Rent-Em Canoe. Ultimate Spa. and Razor’s Edge as contribu­ tors in Barry County. All funds raised in a community are used to help residents of that community only. Anyone interested in still donating to the Walk for Warmth can do so by visiting www.CAASCM.org. or calling 1-877-422­ 2726. TIME, continued from page 9 Kiwanis and Baseball The Hastings Kiwanis Club continues its love affair with baseball. Two representa­ tives from the Battle Creek Devil Rays came to promote this final season of the club in Battle Creetk. Kiwanis member Neil Braendle will be announcing information about the Hastings Club before the game this Saturday. Apnl 22. Pictured from left are Devil Rays Martie Cordara, Greg Kiuger, Neil Braendle and Steve Jacobs. 269-945 3431 or 888 945 3431 Barry County Lumber be transferred to the standard gauge lines. Thus, the prospect of building the K.H.L.&N.M. as a narrow-gauge line faded from the picture line. This meant mere were fewer chances of Freeport to become a lait \r town. My father (David Cook) was one of the enthusiastic boosters for the K.H.L. & N.M. line. I can recall matiy visits to our home by Sam Roush and Job Cheesbrough and their earnest talks about that railroad. All three OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK anxious to have the line built, but there seemed no way possible to get it. Several years later that part of lhe old roadbed between Kalamazoo and Hastings was acquired by a group of capitalists who then extended it through Woodland to Woodbury, which left Freeport out altogether. But the irrepressible Jerry Boyrton of Grand Rapids conceited the idea of starting a rail­ road al Freeport. and extending it to Lowell and farther -lOrth. Did the people of Freeport work for it? They certainly did and had :he pleasure of seeing lhe railroad extending from their town to Lowell and Belding. The Perc Marquette bought it. To check­ mate the Perc Marquette railroad from build­ ing into Hastings and buying the C.K.&S. from Woodbury to Kalamazoo, the Michigan Centra] picked up the C.K.&S. That put a qui­ etus on any attempt by the Perc Marquette to build from Freeport south and through Hastings. Good roads auto-trucks and buses made the plug line* from Elmdale Junction to Freeport and the C.K.&S.. from Delton to Woodbury, so unprofitable that they were abandoned. The Elmdale-Lowell line is an important link in the P.M. system from the junction to Saginaw. But the stub* from the junction to Freeport will probably never be used again. (•Both plug and stub arc railroad talk for a short line of railroad track.) This article was written in 1942. Now in 2006. all the Bany Count)' railroads are defunct. Part 11 will be a story by Dr. H.G. Peckham as told to M.L. Cook. FREE Buy any Pole Bam Package... Maadani S»rte« WklitJri * Hull rci.lata pahaniscil I abral GRIll Sidinc and prt-buill roof tru$«c*. and a large tlklmg door Custom Sizing & Buffl For You Options Delton Follies to grace stage April 20-23 •P0R A PACKAGE MATERM! UBT, SEE OUR WEBSITE AT WWW-MUWWMXi imiMBOXOM ••CUSTOM POLE BARNS MORE THAN 19000 ALSO QUALIFY Annual GIVEAWAY TOOL SALE going on NOW! The popular Delton High School Follies will be on stage this weekend with four shows. Show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with a Saturday afternoon show at 2. Tickets are S4 and available at the high school guidance office. Shown here is the kickline for the Delton Follies: (front, seated from left)Samantha Patrick, Kacy McCormick, Laura Crookston (back, standing from left) Karianne Kozan, Jill Newton, Destiny Newton. Kendra Davis. Samantha Reynolds and Jessica Taylor. Missing from photo is Melissa Robbins. Saxon Sports Shorts JV Giris’ Golf The Saxon junior varsity girls' golf team opened its season with a 255 to 266 win over the Belding Redskins on April 18. Scoring for lhe Saxons were Tv lor Hammond with a 60. Stephanie Glass 61, Barb Buehler 64. and Ashleigh Holies 70. HMS Giris'Track and Field Hastings’ Middle School girls’ track and field team won their first meet of the season against Wayland and Otsego at Wayland on Monday. Hastings finished with 61.5 points. Otsego was second with 52. and Was land third with 50.5. Placing first in events and earning five points for the Saxon team were Christy Engle and Katie Ponsctto. Engle lied the school shot put record with a throw of 36-feel. The Saxons also won a relay with the team of Ponsctto. Gabbs Eaton. Brittney Hickey, and Natalie VanDenack. Placing second in individual events and earning three points for the team were Ponsctto. Lauren Anderson. Jessica Czinder twice. Eaton . Meghan Vanzyl twice, and Heather Cady. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-04-27.pdf 05daa6cd05519d40b1f2362e37e2aba3 PDF Text Text HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY 121 S CHURCH ST tWSlIkOS Ml 4905LIH1 Area school elections promise races for seats County Board should oversee 911 Saxons tennis show strength at Vicksburg See Story on Page 4 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 27 The Hastings VOLUME 153, No 17 ____________________________________________________ Lady Dems group will be dissolved The Lady Dems of Barry County has announced it is disbanding after serving for many years in upgn ling and main­ taining the Thomas Jeffe. on Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. Audrey Thomas, secretary of the Lady Dems Committee of Barry County Democrats, said the officers -extend their appreciation to all the members and friends for their support. Daniel Mulhern Leadership Barry County has announced a “Linking Leaders" lunch­ eon. featuring Michigan’s First Gentleman. Daniel Mulhern. Friday. May12. in the community room on the lower level of Hastings City Bank Building in Hastings. "We are thrilled to rave Mr. Mulhern join us to share his insights on leadership and integrity in these ever-changing and sometimes try ing times for leaders at all levels." said leadership Barry County Director Dana Rittenberg. “Mr. Mulhern’s experience with ’Mentor MichiganMichigan Community Service Commission.' as well as his leadership education at Harvard and Yale, make him more than qualified to speak on many aspects of leadership." Lunch will be at noon with the pro­ gram beginning at 12:35. The cost, which includes a buffet lunch, is $25 for the general public and $20 for Leadership Barry County alumni who are up-to-date with dues. For more information, contact Rittenberg at 269-945-2114 or leadershipoefa sbcglobal.net ‘Golden Deeds’ nominees sought > The Exchange Club of Hastings is seeking nominations for the BixiJpf Golden Deeds Award it This is an exclusive Exchange program that honors members ot ME: community who sene their fellow Wi­ zens The club annually seeks to recog­ nize a member ot the community lor his or her exceptional public-spirited deeds See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 PRICE 50C Charlton Park seeks renewal, increase NEWS BRIEFS First Gentleman to speak May 12 Thursday. April 27, 2006 Sandra James Commissioner Sandy James stepping down Sandra James. Barry County’s longest serving commissioner has decided to retire at the end of this year. James announced her decision not to seek an eighth two-year term to the County Board Tuesday night. She told her board colleagues that before she made her decision to run office each of her previous seven times. “I prayed, asking God if I should run again." She added that this time she came to the conclusion it’s time to step down. James first was elected to the board in 1992 and she won six subsequent elections, often with opposition in the August Republican primary. Her 14 years on the board is the longest tenure in Barry County history and she served several terms as vice chairwoman. She said though she w ill no longer be on the board after Dec. 31. she plans io stick around the area. She lost her husband to can- See JAMES, page 2 by David T. Young Editor Voters in the Aug. K primary election will be asked to approve two county-wide millage requests tin behalf of Historic Charlton Park. One request will be for a renew al of a quar­ ter of a mill tor It) years. The other will seek an additional quarter of a :nili to fund projects such as capital improvements, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, operation of a section of the ul Henry recreational trail and develop­ ment for new parks. Charlton Park Director Dr. George Ward Shannon gave a presentation to the Barry County Board of Commissioners Tuesday evening. The board agreed afterward on a 7­ 0 vote, with Dr. Michael Cal lion absent, to place the two requests on the primary elec­ tion ballot. Shannon noted 72 percent of Charlton Park's revenue comes from the current levy of a quarter of a mill, whtch amounts to about $342.1X10. He added that another $132,000 is "self-generated." only $31,858 of which comes from pnxeeds from the park’s 10 spe­ cial events. The park was donated to the county by Irving S. Charlton, who asked the land be set aside for recreation and a historically signifi­ cant attraction. Charlton Park s first millage was approved in 1986 and -I was renewed for See COUNTY, page 2 Trooper Brian Roderick presents a special 'Distinguished Citizen' plaque to Debra Lynn of Woodland Township, who was credited with saving three lives on Jordan Lake in May 2005. One 19-year-old who was in the capsized canoe was drowned, but Roderick said Smith's actions and quick thinking was instrumental in making the best ot a horrible situation. Removed 911 Board member feted by Jon Gainbet* Staff Writer When the Barry County chapter of the Michigan Township Association replaced Judith Wooer with Jim Brown on the 911 Board April I. a lot of people were surprised, perhaps no one more than Wooer. "I thought I had done a good job for 15 years." Wooer said last week. “I was surprised by the decision. "If they had approached me and said they felt 15 years was long enough for someone to be on the board. 1 might have agreed with them and stepped down. But I am not pleased with the way it was handled." Jim Carr, president of the Barry County Judith Wooer received a plaque at the Apnl 20 meeting of the Barry County 911 Board Wooer, who was an original mem­ ber of the board when it was established in 1991. was recognized for her 15 years of service and dedication. Chapter of the Michigan Township Association, said the decision was the result of an 11 -7 vote of the members of the associ­ ation. “I’m just not happy about the way it was harried. I think it was unethical. I just wonder if something went on I was not aware of I rasnt aware that I wasn’t doing a good iob" - Judith Woorw "There were 18 members present at ihc meeting." Carr said. "I made a nomination (for Brown) and there was another nomin ition (for Wooer) and a vote was taken. It wits a hand vote, though I offered the option of a paper ballot. The vote was 11-7 in favor o,‘ Jim Brown." See 911 BOARD, page 20 Unicameral forum set for May 4 The next First Friday forum will be held on a Thursday evening. May 4. and will feature a round-table discussion on the Unicameral Michigan petition drive to “Fire the Senate." Area politicians and candidates have been inv ’led to participate in the discussion, which will be moderated by J-Ad Graphics Vice President Fred Jacobs. The forum is expected to gel under way at 7 p.m. at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. It will last no more than two hours. Though the format has not been entirely decided, it is expected that each of the politi­ cians or candidates will be asked to begin w ith a position statement on why or why not a state senate or bicameral legislature is nec­ essary. Afterward. Jacobs will lead a discus­ sion and ask questions and then members of the audience will be invited to present ques--Tons in writing. The guests will be asked to confine their comments and opinions to the Unicameral question The Fire the Senate" state-wide petition drive was started in late January and more than 20.H00 petitions, each with 12 spaces for See UNICAMERAL, page 2 ‘Sugar’ takes the stage starting tonight The "Hey Why Not” scene features -Sugar, Angie Seeber. dancing with Doug Hart. Mike Masmsky. and Justin Suntken in p fan- tasy/dream sequence number Performances of Sugar baseo on the movie "Some Like it Hof at Central Auditorium are April 27 to 29 Thursday Fnday and Saturday at 7 p.m The Sunday performance April 30 is at 2 p.m. Tickets are S7 for adults �Page 2 — Thursday. April 27. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page who. because of quiet unassuming dedica­ tion. may be unrecognized for his or her activities. This year’s award will be presented at the Mayor’s Exchange Luncheon on Thursday. May 25 at Hastings City Bank. in addition to being recognized al the luncheon, the Book of Golden Deeds recip­ ient has historically been honored with being the grand marshal of the Hastings Summerfest parade in August. To nominate someone for the award, please pick up an application at the Hastings Public Library. After filling out the nomination form, return it to the library in person or via mail by Friday. May 19. The Exchange Club is a national service organization whose volunteers seek to bel­ ter their community through service to oth­ ers. Ehlers will visit Hastings Saturday Third District Congressman Vern Ehlers will be in Hastings at 11 a.m. Saturday. April 29. at the Hastings City Hall. The session will be one of a scries of three town meetings to listen to concerns or constituents and to report on his activities in Washington. The meetings, which will take place in each of the three counties comprising the Third Congressional District, will last approximately one hour and will include ample time for questions and answers and discussion. 'I truly look forward to these opportuni­ ties to meet with the residents of my dis­ trict.’ said Ehlers. R-Grand Rapids. "Of course, I meet with many groups and indi­ viduals around the area throughout the year, but these town meetings are special. I strongly encourage people to attend." The Third District includes Kent. Ionia and Barry counties. Teen game night slated at library Hastings Public Library will be host for an evening of games fq^ccgsFriday. May 5. from 7 to 9 p.m. TWWP • Anyone in grades 6-12 is invited to come play board games, cards, 'cwftl video games an-i more. Play one game or play them all! There viB be food. For more informa­ tion. call the library at 945-4263 County Lawmen to meet Monday The Barry County Chapter of the Michigan Lawmen Committee for the Public Interest will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. May 1. at the Ma?!c Leaf Grange Hall. 7490 South M-66. Anyone interested in the issues of zoning ordinances and what can be done about them with application of the law is invited to attend. The group meets the first Monday of each month at the Maple Leaf Grange Hall, the lawman groups in the country deal with various constitutional issues. George Morris is the Barry County coor­ dinator. Charles Conces of Battle Creek, is the national chairman and founder. Senate candidate to speak at dinner The Rev. Keith Butler, candidate for U. S. Senate, will be the keynote speaker at the Barry County Republican Party’s annu­ al Lincoln Day Dinner at Middle Villa Inn Friday evening. May 19. Butler, who has served as a member of the Michigan Republican State Committee and on the Detroit City Council, is the founding pastor of Word of Faith Intematioal Christian Center Church in Southfield, a 21.000-mcmber congrega­ tion. His ministry employ s more than 200 workers and he manages an annual operat­ ing budget of more than $30 million. A graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. Butler com­ pleted his theological studies at Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa. Okla. He also has an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in theological studies from Canada Christian College. Butler is the author of “Reviving the American Spirit — a Strategy of Hope for the 21 st Century ." The Lincoln Day Dinner will commence with a social hour at 5:30 p.m.. with dinner following. Tickets arc $30 and may be pur­ chased by contacting the Barry County Republican Committee al 945-8903. Mark Englerth at 838-1289 or Brian Reynolds at 945-3668. ‘Sugar’ production set for April 27*30 The cast and crew of the Thomapple Players arc hard at work bringing one "hot” show to the Central Auditorium Stage at 7 p.m. Thursday. Friday and Saturday. April 27. 28 and 29. and at 2 p.m. Sunday. April 30. The 1959 Billy Wilder film classic. “Seme Like It Hot." starring Jack Lemon. Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe, will be transformed to the musical. "Sugar." When Joe (Ken Smith) and Jerry (Doug Acker.) two penniless, unemployed musi­ cians in depression era Chicago witness a mob slaying in a downtown parking garage, they become the target of a gang­ land manhunt and take it on the lam. To get out of Chicago fast they lake jobs with Sweet Sue (Laura Soule) and her Society Syncopalcrs. an all-girl band. Joe and Jerry rise to the challenge, transform themselves into Josephine and Daphne and head to the tropics of Miami and out of reach of the mob (or so they think). On the way they meet blonde bombshell. Sugar Kane (Angie Seeber) the band's singer/ukulelc player, and begin a bidding war for Sugar’s affection. Carol Satterly is the director, with Norma Jean Acker producing the show with the help of assistant producer Kim Butler. Tickets arc $7 for adults and $5 for sen­ ior citizens and students. This production may not be suitable for young children. Parents with noisy children will be asked to leave the auditorium. Meals on Wheels Mflatiir/ The Barry County Meals on Wheels Walkathon kickoff and spaghetti dinner will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday. April 28. at 320 West Woodlawn, Hastings. Walkathon participants arc invited to bring their team members to receive Walkathon pledge sheets and details about the fund-raiser. A goodwill offering for the dinner is appreciated. Dinner theater aids team Russia A dinner theater presentation Friday. April 28. and Saturday. April 29, at the Middleville United Methodist Church will help support the trip this summer of Team Russia 2006. The performances of "The Great Denver Railroad Scam’ will be preceded by a Michigan pasty supper at 6 p.m. followed by the performance at 7 p.m. The Great Denver Railroad Scam written by Douglas Kotwica is directed by Cheryl Cravero. The cast of the laugh-filled melo­ drama includes Bob Bender. John Bremer. Mike Bremer, Colleen Cos, Pastor Scott Manning. Ann Repkgle. Tim Rietman. Darlene Schcllinger. Lee Shumway. Jerry Welsh and Karen Winans. "Team Russia 2006" includes Bob and Carol Bender, Mike Bremer. Lyn Briel. Cheryl Cravero. Marianne Fritcher. Avis Geren. Pastor Scott Manning. Vicki Marsh. Cary Middlebush. Jody Pratt. Monica Roberts. Nancy Vandcnbrink. Bianca Pratt and Amanda Vandenbosch This project includes renovation and improvements to a commercial building now being used as a Methodist church is Voronezh. Russia. Tickets arc $10 per person. In addition pasties can be ordered frozen to take home at $5 each. Reservations and pasty orders can be made by calling the Middleville United Methodist Church office at 795­ 9266 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Seating for the dinner is limited with a reservation deadline of April 24. Hastings changes auditor to save money by Shawna Hubbarlh Staff Writer The city of Hastings will save $44,250 over tile next three years by switching to Rehmann Robson for independent audit serv­ ices. as decided at ’he council meeting Monday night. The city put the serv ice up to bid after con­ tracting with Plante and Moran for the past 12 years. City Treasurer lorn Emery said Plante and Moran has done a great job in the past years, but a service contract like the cities should periodically be pul up for bid as a way to potentially save money. Five bids for the service were returned with Rehmann Robson from Grand Rapids coming in at a substantially lower price than other bidders. The contract will cost the city SI2.000 the first year. $12,500 the second, and $13,000 the third year. Some council members expressed surprise al the amount and had questions as to whether or not the firm could get the work done in the estimated hours they proposed. They also expressed concern about the way the fir.n uses a risk-based auditing approach, which Emery said is a new technique that some firms do not choose to pursue. Representatives from Plante and Moran See COUNCIL, page 7 told James. "You have been a wonderful friend and commissioner and you will be missed." James used to the occasion to say there are still almost three weeks for anyone interested to file for her soon to be open seat on the board She has represented the Third District, which takes in Rutland and Hope townships. Ken DeMotl. a Republican, and Democrat Mike Lewi*, already have filed to run for the position. 28-May 7. Hastings Mayor Bob May looks on. COUNTY, continued from page 1 another 10 years in 1996. Other projects Shannon mentioned includ­ ed moving the old Carlton Township Hall to the park, constructing a half-scale railroad for an on-site working train and construction of an amphilcatre. The director said if voters approved the quarter-mill increase, it would generate more than $433,000 in the first year, yet would cost the average homeowner only about $12 extra dollars per year. In other business Tuesday night, the County Board of Commissioners: • Observed a ceremony in which Debra Lynn Smith was honored by Michigan State Police Lt. Kevin McGaffigan and Trooper Brian Roderick for her role in saving three lives almost a year ago on Jordan Lake in Woodland Township by using her wave run­ ner to tow them to safety after the'r canoe had overturned. One of the victims couldn't be saved and was drowned in the accident. Roderick said had it not been for her quick response to the emergency, it was entirely possible that all four, including a child, could have lost their lives. Smith, after receiving the Distinguished Citizen Award, commented during the cere­ mony. "I was glad to do what 1 was able to do. 1 wish 1 could have saved all of them. It was a terrible thing to see. My heart goes out to them) for the loss of life for one in their party).’’ McGaffigan said. "It's good to know there are still heroes out there." • Adopted a resolution to authorize the bonds for the medical care facility renovation and expansion project. The $18,850,000 in bonds for Thomapple Manor were approved last August by a coun­ ty-wide vole. The resolution also spells out the terms and conditions of the bonding over 20 years. Attorney James White said the county is still awaiting a certificate of need, "but this resolution will keep the process moving for­ ward." • Voted 5-2 to excuse Callton for his absence, wiih Hoot Gibson and Don Nevins dissenting. Both said Callton does not accept excuses for missing meetings and does not expect the same from his colleagues. • Adopted a septage waste disposal ordi­ nance. which advocate Mark Doster called "s> pro-environment ordinance.’ Il essentially prohibits disposal of domestic septage on fields in Barry County as long as there are treatment facilities that can accept it. There arc three such facilities in Barry County. However, the ordinance does not apply to biosolids or animal waste. • Learned from Sheriff Dar Leaf that a cou­ ple of outside experts were in town to exam­ ine the county jail and perform a study as a prelude to proposing renovations or improve­ ments. Leaf added that new security cameras also may be purchased. • Approved the appointment of Jon Gambee of Hastings to a thrce-year term on the Community Corrections Advisory Board. • Adopted a resolution to establish and pro­ vide for the Orangeville Township Fawn Lake sewer project. • Agreed to change the pay grade levels, retroactive to Jan. 1. for the probate register, deputy family division administralor/deputy friend of the court and attorney refree/magistrale. • Decided to permit the prosecutor to hire a substitute employee to fill in for another employee who had to take a maternity leave sooner than expected. UNICAMERAL, continued from page 1-----------------signatures, have been mailed out already. The deadline to collect 318.000 valid signatures of registered voters is July 4. The drive got its start in Hastings a little more than a year ago and Joe Lukasiew icz, ar area resident, has been spearheading the movement. He was a guest earlier this week on a Grand Rapids cable television station and he has appeared on WKAR-TV’s "Off the Record" program and a variety of radio stations across the state. Lukasiewicz and and his group maintain Michigan does not need its 38-member sen­ ate and they advocate saving as much as $80 million a year by abolishing it and leaving legislation to be handled by the House of Representatives and by the governor. Those who oppose or support such an idea arc welcome to attend the forum, which is sponsored by the Barr. County Democratic Party, but the Unicameral advocates insist the petition drive is strictly non-partisan. Candidates and politicians who already have indicated they plan to participate are four Republican candidates for 87th District Stale Representative. Brian Reynolds. Susan Vlietslra. Frank Campbell and Brian Callcy; Eric Geisler, a Democratic candidate for slate representative from the Ionia area, and Al Abbassc of Grand Rapids, a Democratic can­ didate for state senate. State Senators Patty Birkholz. who repre­ sents Barry County in Lansing, and Ken Sikkema have consistently ignored or turned down invitations to publicly debate the issue, and next Thursday night’s forum will be no exception. David Brinkcrt. who will be the evening’s host, said he still is wailing to hear from Stale Reps. Glen Steil. Joanne Voorhees. Fulton Sheen. Rick Jone*, and Jim Koetjes as to whether they intend to attend. The public is welcome to attend with ques­ tions or just to watch. The Thursday night session will take the place of the customarily scheduled noon Friday program for May. JAMES, continued from page 1 cer several years ago and recently remarried. She missed the April 11 meeting because she was on her second honcymexm in Aruba. Mark Doster, who was in the audience dur­ ing the meeting, noted he and James were newcomers together on the board in January 1993 and now she’s the only one left from that group 14 years later Doster added that he was sorry she was leaving public sen ice County Board Chairwoman Clare Tnpp Dave Wren (left) and Doug Case (at podium) representing the Hast gs Lions Club, talk about the proclamation received from the city in support of White Cane Week Apnl DeMott, a retired detective on the Barry County Sheriff's Department, said he wishes James well in her •etirement. but is disap­ pointed he will not have the chance to com­ pete with her in the Aug 8 primary for the commission seat. "I was looking forward to hav ing an open ”..d spirited discussion with her about the issues lacing Barry County." he said. The deadline for filing with the county clerk’s office is 4 p.m. Tuesday. May 16. Hastings BPW members (left) Angie Baker and Deb Baker are shown accepting a proclamation from Mayor Bob May. acknowledging Tuesday, April 25, as Equal Pay Day. BPW observes Equal Pay Day, encourages self-audit process Business and Professional Women (BPW) in Hastings mobilized Tuesday to call atten­ tion to the wage gap in which women, on average, are paid 77 cents for every dollar paid to men. April is symbolic of the point into the next year that a woman must work in order to cam the wages paid to a man in the previous year, according to a BPW press release. Because women, on average, earn less, they must work longer for the same pay. Over a woiking life­ time. this wage disparity costs the average American woman and her family an estimat­ ed $523,000 in lost wages, the press release said. "Poll after poll has demonstrated that unfair pay ranks as one of the top issues of concern for working women. I he wage gap affects women throughout their working lives and then follows them into retirement where their receive lower pension and Social Security benefits based on the salaries they received while working." said Roslyn 7'dgeway. President of Business and Professional Women I SA <BPW USA >. BPW members m Hastings joined hun­ dreds of BPW liK.il organizations across the nation by accepting a proclamation to call attention to the continuing wage disparity and to educate women and men about solutions to wage discrimination In Hastings. BPW members .cccpted a proclamation from Mayor Bob May. acknowledging Tuesday. April 25th as Equal Pay Day in Hastings The proclamation encourages the business community to review their pay practices to ensure that women arc not discriminated against in Hastings by per­ forming an Equal Pay Self-Audit. "America continues to face a downturn in rhe economy. Women and their families can no longer afford to be shortchanged." said Deb Baker. Hastings BPW. President. "Hastings Business and Professional Women and Michigan Federation of Business and Professional Women arc committed to work­ ing toward an end to the wage gap. We will encourage businesses to pay women fairly, push for laws that will enforce current equal pay legislation and educate women on how to negiviatc for higher salaries. It’s time to pul an c|d to pay inequity." H>lmgs BPW hosted an “After Hours" cv as Tuesday tonight at Beyond the Cover B^f-tore in downtown Hastings. Michigan Bm Federation President Trish Knight sp<^.- on the issue of Pay Equity and Affirmative Action. Questions or additional information about BPW may be directed to Deb Baker al 269­ 945-2902 or Mary Macqueen. BPW vice president, at 269-945-8832 �The Hastings banner - Thursday April 27 2006 - Page 3 Jazz Festival brings music and fun to downtown by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The weather cooperated ami the third annu­ al Thomapple Arts Coum il'Felpausch Jazz Festival on Friday and Saturday in downtown Hastings went on without a hitch. The festival celebrated America's music with live concerts Friday and Saturday, end ing with a finale fund-raising concert Saturday evening, featuring the Lansing Sy mphony Big Band. The TAC All-star High School Jazz Band, representing all 14 partici­ pating jazz bands, will open the show Saturday evening. Festival chair Joe LaJoyc was heard say­ ing. "I've died and gone to the islands" as the first strains of steel band music were heard in the parking lot al Felpausch on Friday night. The Ionia steel drum band, the Strike percus­ sion group from Caledonia and the Hastings High School steel drum ensemble performed separately and together to kick oft the festi­ val. The Hastings group sold copies of its first CD. Anyone who would like a copy of the CD can contact LaJoyc at the high schrnil tor more information The TAC'Felpausch Jazz Festival included musicians from middle school jazz bands, high school jazz ensembles. Les Jazz Big Band. Ed Englerth Band, jazz pianists Gene Englerth and Mark Ramsey, the Grand River Blues Cats, the High School All-star Jazz Band and concluded with the Lansing Symphony Big Band performance. The festival is sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council. Felpausch. Michigan Association of Arts and Cultural Affairs, and the Sue Drummond Endowment at the Barry Community Foundation. On Saturday the stage at Central Auditorium was filled during the day by high school jazz bands to perform before profes­ sional musicians and receive some helpful suggestions. The adjudicators were members of the Lansing Sy mphony Big Band. Hastings High School steel drummers had their first CD for sale dunng the concert The Hastings Middle School Jazz Band filled the community room at Hastings City Bank. -4 . i »• i|zi 'Mubw Mark Ramsay performed piano jazz at White's Photography. Caledonia's Strike percussion group performed everything from classical to jazz to island rhythms. Jon Nichol, professor of saxophones at Central Michigan University, directed the Tom Evans plans to seek county prosecutor’s post Tom Evans, candidate lor Barry County prosecutor, announced the kick-otT of his campaign Saturday on the Barry Counts Courthouse steps in Hastings before a crowd of supporters. Thus far he is the only other candidate besides Julie Nakfoor Pratt, who was appoint­ ed to the post last October after the resigna­ tion of Gordon Shane McNeill. Evans stressed the need for change in the prosecutor s office to reflect the values of those who live and work in Barn County. He offered the following four-point plan to make the office "work" for the. citizens of Barn County: 1. Single case, single attorney policy From arraignment to sentencing, a single attorney will handle the prosecution. Files will no longer be passed like a “hot potato" between attorneys in the office. Tins should make for more effective ani efficient prose­ cution. 2. No more "banker's hours"' tor the prose cutor's office: The office will be open during lunch, just like any other county department. Even the banks are open during lunch nowa­ days. 3. Responsible charging and pleading of offenders: The • rice will charge those offenses that it can prove, and will not "cop pleas" out of convenience when it comes to repeat offenders Evans said he supports allow ing youthful and first-time offenders to work charges off of their permanent records, but believes repeat offenders deserve less of a "bargain" in plea bargaining. The office will work closely with victims, victim's services and victim's advocates for input in restoring their lives. 4. Evans said he will personally litigate and try his fair share of cases in court. He believes that it cheats the public if he were to simply administer the department and not lake an active role in bringing victims justice. Evans is a graduate of Wayne State University and Washington University Law School in St. Louis He is the former chief assistant prosecuting attorney of Barry County and the former prosecuting attorney of Montmorency County . Since leaving the Barry County Prosecutor's office, he has been asked to serve as special prosecutor on several cases outside of Barry County. He is active in many com­ munity and professional organizations includ­ ing the Middleville Lions Club. Kiwanis Club of Hastings, the Middleville United Methodist Church, the Barry County Bar Association. Leadership Barry County, the Barry County Republican Party and the Representative Assembly of the Stale Bar Association of Michigan He also helped found a reading program at Dolton Elementary with the help of former Vice Principal Robert Jansen He and his wife. Lisa, reside in Middleville For more information about Evans and the campaign, e-mail him at tevans«> tomevansforprosecutor.com or call (2h9> 795-7871. Festival All Stars. Any of the more than 65 people who attended Tom Evans political rally on the court­ house lawn last Saturday, knows that. Evans shown here with 40 of his supporters talked briefly about his candidacy and welcomed supporters to have a piece of pie and listen to music �Page 4 - Thursday Apnl 27. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Area school elections Tuesday promise races for open seats by Shawna liubbarth Stuff Writer Voters m most of Barry County’s school districts will have school board seals to be decided in next Tuesday’s elections. The polls w ill be open al all sites from 7 a.m. to X p.m. In Hastings, three candidates arc vying for two board openings. Incumbent trustee Terry McKinney will seek re-election to his fourth term while Jeff Guenther and Tammy Pennington are offering the challenges. The top two vote-getters of the three will be elect­ ed to four year terms. Board Vice President Mike Hubert is not seeking reelection. • lummy Pennington is best known as the director of the Barry County Commission of Aging. She has been in the ptwition for 19 years. She has a secondary teaching degree from Central Michigan University with a major in history and English. She has a daughter who is a student in the middle school and she is a youth leader al Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hastings. She said the biggest issues she sees for the school district are finances and student enroll­ ment. "We have to concentrate on keeping stu dent enrollment up so that school revenue docs not fall dramatically in the school year. I think as a school board member you also need to interact with the community and gel the community involved at promoting the district. I think a large part is getting the word out and the mission of the Hastings area schools and how we are educating the students for future success. 'I think we also have to be able to look at all areas of the budget when we arc making financial decision. As I have been attending school board meetings, that is an issue I have been looking into. It would be my goal as a school board member to always support cuts that would have the least impact on school learning "1 think we need to keep a close eye on cur­ riculum changes from the state and how we can implement those changes without putting further strain on the budget. I agree that there may be an impact on the fine arts programs, but I w ould not want to limit students’ partic­ ipation... the responsibility of the school sys­ tem is to get the students into a career path as early as possible and if you limit fine arts classes and elective classes, you limit their possibilities.” Pennington said she is happy with the current direction the school board is moving. "They have made good solid progress with building the fund balance and my experiences w ith the teachers In the districts has led me to believe we nave one of the finest teaching staffs around. I think the board works well with the staff and are working in a spirit of cooperation.” Pennington said she secs the biggest responsibility of a school board member as advising and working with the administration and community to make the best decisions on behalf of the district and the students and to be in continual contact with the Stale of Michigan as to what the Hastings schools needs are. She also said she sees a need to reach out and promote the schools in the com­ munity and surrounding area. "I think I have a unique perspective... dif­ ferent from the other candidates. I do have a teaching degree and have served for several years on the Hastings Education Enrichment l-oundation. I also serve on several local com­ munity boards such as the women’s health advisory board at the health department, and the United Way board of directors. I also serve on the Family Violence Prevention Group and served for many years on the Workforce Development Board. 1 am a leader for the senior youth group at my church and through all this community involvement each deals with youth issues and school aged chil­ dren and the issues they free in their homes and in the community. I think I can offer a Terry McKinney OND THE CO Located at 104 E State Street. Hastings Ml Next to the State Grounds Coffee House 7 ■ ?, Book Club Formin for more information cd... 269-945-5377 > Hours 9 00-5 30 Mon.-Sat • Closed Sunday, Jeff Guenther John Marshall Aqdrefl Montgomery Kevin Rost Mark Shoemaker Barry Vezion Gary Foltz Pennington Martha Johnson cohesive community perspective into these matters. Because of my experience serving on several board of directors I feel it aids me in multidimensional problem solving and seeing things from different perspectives.” Family Bookstore Tammy Pennington I also manage an agency with a $1.2 mil­ lion budget with 30 employees, so I make tough decisions on a daily basis and have to deal with employees needs as well.” Jeff Guenther. 43. son of former Hastings School Superintendent Richard Guenther (1961-1982). said caring about public educa­ tion is in his blood. He is a lifelong resident of Hastings and he graduated here with current Superintendent Chris CocJey. He has a bachelor’s'degree from Central University in marketing, advertising and psy­ chology. and is the director of sales al Hastings Manufacturing. He has been a board member at Noah’s Ark Preschool for ten years and primarily assists in the financial areas of the board. He is also on the local YMCA board and is the president of the board of trustees for the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings. He is also on the Summerfest board. He has four children in the school district, two in elementary, one in middle school, and one in high school. He said increasing pressure from the state in financing is the biggest issue facing public schools in the state. “Managing our finances is very important.” he said. “A lot of it is out of our control, but what we can control with the defined pool of funds is what is the wisest way to use them. We need to look at the betterment of the stu­ dents. and the betterment of the community. We also need to not just keep looking to the state Io help us out and complain about lack of funding, but ask ourselves what can we do to bridge the gaps in funding.” He said he is impressed with how the cur­ rent board and administration has built up the "rainy day reserve fund.” so that if something should go awry , the board would be in a good position to deal with iL "But let’s take that same watchful eye and look at where every last penny is being spent... it makes you crazy to examine it like that, but that’s what we have to do in the cur­ rent conditions of funding. We need to look at STONEHILL FARM New Home For Sale CANOPY SALES & RENTALS 10088 W. Vermontville Hwy.. Vermontville, MI ls2>' ii Ranch u/wjlkoui basement • 3 Bedroom • 2 Tiled Balh- • Xl.iin n>K< laundry • Open living room • Tiled kitchen raised !• i' • B;eakl.v>t nook • Dishwasher • Micro hood • Wood floor din­ ; •.......... .. • < cniral air • 2 Mall garage • Ikvk overlooking pond In I be North RMtc Estates 127 E. 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My philosophy is that if you are stuck you ask yourself one question and that is what is best for the kids. With that in mind you will always make the right decision.” “An advantage I have. I believe is my busi­ ness sales and marketing background. I think that could be very useful to the board. From the time I could walk I grew up in a home where caring about public schools was the norm. I learned a lol from my father and looked al how he handled things and it’s in my blood to care about the schools. I try to follow in his legacy." Guenther said he is good friends with Cooley, but they do disagree on particular issues. "We have a strong relationship, but it is one that will stand even if wc disagree on particu­ lar issues. I know Chris expects me to be my own person and to vote my conscience on issues.” He said regarding new mandales from the slate strengthening math and science require­ ments could negatively affect fine arts pro­ graming. "I think it could have a significant impac* on fine arts and that's a negative. I am a big fan of our fine arts program. One size docs not fit all with education and I think it’s dis­ concerting that the heat is on for students right in their freshmen year. I do think it’s See ELECTIONS, page 16 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, Apr.l 27. 2006 - Page 5 fe My Opinion TT TA /T 0 0 County Board should oversee 911 There are disturbing similarities .between the stories about the Barn' County Board of Commissioners not re-appointing Chuck Nieves to the Planning and Zoning Commission and about the removal of Judith Wooer from the Emergency 911 Board. Let’s revisit my editorial of a week ago. when I suggested the County Board was playing with the process when they denied Nieves another threc-year term on the Planning and Zoning Commission. The commissioners' explanation about geography, four of the seven Planning and Zoning members coming from the southwest region of Barry County, was lame because Mick Barney was reappointed despite also being from the same area. It would be better indeed to have members of the commission from all areas of the county, but that should have been mandated up front, rather than after the fact. Furthcrnxirc. Nieves. Barney and Cathy Strickland, who was unable to attend the interview, were the only three who originally appli^i so ’he board should have declared the two incumbents resjw’eiiited by default. Instead they voted to re-advertise for the posi­ tions. leading to the eventual selection of Barney and a newcomer. Meanwhile. Wooer. Barry Township treasurer, somehow was sacked as one of two township representatives on the 911 board after she has served honorably for 15 years. I say “honorably” because she was lauded as guest of honor last Thursday night at her last 911 Board meeting (sec story in today's Banner) and because two colleagues wrote letters to the editor last week praising her service and questioning how everything was handled. The decision of her being replaced suspiciously occurred while she was on vacation, not exactly the best way for a public servant to learn his or her services are no longer required. The reason given for her ouster by local Township Association President Jim Carr was that it was time for a change, that new voic­ es were needed. That doesn't hold a lot of water if you consider that Thomapple Township Supervisor Don Boysen was re-appointed to the 911 Board at the same time. Boysen has served exactly as long as Wooer, ever since the board was established in 1991. So much for the phony “term limits” explanation. Carr said the Township Association of Barry County voted 11-7 to replace Wooer with Jim Brown, supervisor of Hastings Township, and so everything was done properly. I have heard from more than one source that Carr. Brown and 911 Director Charlie Nystrom had been meeting together recently Oft the surface, that shouldn't mean a great deal, people get together for social reasons every day. But what a coincidence, given what occurred not long afterward! Nystrom has pleaded ignorance on this one. saying he was on vacation when Carr and the Township Association decided to have Wooer replaced, so he was out of the loop and this actually was a democratic decision made by 18 people. I don’t believe it for a minute. Nystrom is not a hands-off kind of administrator. Anyone who knows Nystrom understands he likes to be in control and runs the 911 program with a heavy hr nd. Some inside observers have described him to us as a “control freak" It should be noted Carr works for Nystrom at 911 as a dispatcher. It also should be noted that Carr and Brown are good friends. There’s nothing wrong with hav ing a fellow supervisor or colleague as a friend, but when friends remove long-serving public servants to appoint friends, it smacks of cronyism. Furthermore. I have it on good authority Wooer had developed a habit of asking a lot of questions in 911 Board meetings, irritating the director, and she wouldn’t sign vouchers until they were proper­ ly approved. 1 said in a recent opinion column this board needs oversight from the Barry County Board of Commissioners. When I asked the County Administrator Michael Brown about the situation, he told me because of the way the 911 department was set up, the County Board has no authority over them, and the only wav to change the situation would be to change legal governance ot the 911 board. This means Barry County taxpayers have no real oversight on expenditures for 911 activities. That is why they were able to spend upwards of a million dollars recently on a GPS system. No one else except the 911 Board had any say about the purchase or whether it was in the best interests of Barry County. Any time you allow an individual or a small group of people to have this much power in spending the people's money, you put tax­ payers in a weakened situation. Too many of the mandated repre­ sentatives on this board, such as the sheriff, chief of police, fire chief and others, directly benefit from these expenditures. It's time to re-organize the 911 governmental system so the County Board of Commissioners and the administrator have final approval on the budget. Plus, any additional funds left in the budg­ et should have some oversight from the County Board rather than be salted away for pet projects. Our commissioners aren't perfect by any means, but they are elected and arc supposed to be accountable to the taxpayers. The way this 911 board is currently set up. we’re just asking for trouble, because there’s too much opportunity for corruption. There seem to be only a few members at large and they seem to be hand picked by management. It’s not the way to run the peoples’ business. It has long been my impression that Nystrom exerts a lot of undue influence on the boards charged with overseeing him and that he is skilled in making sure his “bosses" arc loyal to him. After seeing what happened to Judy Wooer recently, I still have no reason to believe otherwise. Don’t forget to vote Area annual school elections will be held Tuesday. May 2. and nearly all in this area will have school board races. Though the state seems to be wielding too much power over local school districts latch, particularly with the purse strings. I can’t stress enough how important it is for local voters to study the issues and candidates and cast their votes. School boards do not have as much impact as they once did. in the aftermath of Proposal A and unfunded mandates, but they govern very close to the people, unlike Lansing. We are blessed with a lot of races and serious issues that need to be decided next Tuesday. Maple Valley to boot will have a bond pro­ posal to try to separate the high school and middle school and there are homestead millage renewal request*. This reminds of when Benjamin Franklin was asked what kitxl of government was being formed back in IT^-j^rwas said to have replied. “A republic, if you can keep it". JkL. One of the best ways to preserve it is toSh&rup at the polls whenever there is an election. We need to set asidethe short amount of time necessary that day to do our civic duty. More than 200 years after Franklin, it is still our republic — if we can keep it. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Friend of Court advisory panel needed To the editor: Early this past January, a small group of parents approached ihe Barry County Board of Commissioners' Central Services Committee about establishing a citizen's advi­ sory committee to oversee the operational policies and procedures ot the Barry County Friend of the Court. After a few meetings, exchanges of infor­ mation. and much letter writing, some of which came from the public at large, there will finally be a meaningful discussion in late May to explore in detail whether nr not to establish this committee. Representatives will be on hand from the Barry County Friend of the Court, as well as from the State Friend of the Court Bureau in Lansing. I would like to ask the concerned citizens Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! of Barry County, including parents, grandpar­ ents, aunts, uncles, and anyone else who has a relative, friend or neighbor who has to suffer dealing with the Barry County Friend of tl»e Court to take action to help get this commit­ tee established. A citizen's advisory committee, if estab­ lished. would be comprised of nine members, including parents, members from private and public agencies, and two members from the general public, but no politicians or judges. This committee would meet at least six times annually, and would review and investigate grievances filed against the Friend of the Court. Friend of the Court now is responsible only to itself and the judges. There is no fur­ ther recourse for anyone with a legitimate grievance against the Friend of the Court, and their favorite response to grievances is to simply ignore them, or to deny any involve­ ment or knowledge of the problem. Only a handful of Michigan counties have such an advisory committee. Jackson County did until a few months ago when their chief judge, tired of having "his employees." their actions and policies being questioned and challenged by coninon citizens, managed to have their advisory committee done away with. After all, how dare anyone question a judge Americans’ elitist tag unfair, untrue To the editor: Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 or his decisions? Maybe Jackson County has left the United States and our democratic way of life. For anyone concerned about this to take action, please write or call your Barry County Commissioner. The Central Service Committee consists of Chairman Thomas Wing, (269)660-0498. Don Nevins. (269) 948-8782, Howard Gibson. (269) 948-8325. and Wayne Adams. (269) 623-2457. Each commissioner can also be reached by writing at: 226 West State Street. Hastings. MI. 49058. The other Commissioners are James French. (269) 795-9783. Sandra James, (269) 945-9402. Dr. Michael Callton. (517) 852­ 2070. and Clare Tripp, (269)795-1215. Please write or call your commissioner, let them know that Barry County needs a citi­ zen's advisory committee to oversee our Friend of the Court. Only by public action will the wrongs in the family law court sys­ tem ever be corrected. Not to speak up on this matter is the same as accepting that the Barry County Friend of the Court can do whatever they want, to whomever they choose, when­ ever they want with no accountability at all. Frederick 0. Wurm. Middleville I resent anyone telling us that there are jobs that we Americans will not do. They imply that we arc such an elite socie­ ty that we must allow illegals from other countries to become slaves to greedy American corporations who illegally hire these workers. We don't secure our borders, nor do we hold these corporations to the existing laws. When I was a teenager. I picked tart cher­ ries in Door County. Wisconsin, along with many other young people. We did this for two summers when the cherries were ripe. When my wife was a teenager she and her friends worked detasscling com in farm fields near Findlay. Ohio. I have three sons who when they were young were each hired by neighbors to mow. weed, dig, plant, etc. They also worked each summer at the YMCA camp. 1 am not suggesting that corporations should hire only young people, but 1 fee) cer­ tain that if corporations paid decent wages they would not need to rely on illegals to do the work that "Americans will not do." My mother. Karolina Karlsson, arrived from Finland, and my father, Victor Forsberg, arrived from Sweden at Ellis Island on sepa­ rate ships early in the last century. They met and married in Iron Mountain. Michigan. They reared eight children, of which I am the last. They worked very haid to feed and clothe this family and becime devoted American citizens. They never r tarched in the streets, demanding rights that other citizens didn’t have. Walter Forsberg. Hastings ‘Da Vinci Code’ entertains, but that’s ail To the editor: If you want to propagate a lie, what's a good way to go about it? Spin artists know that the lie that succeeds best is the half-truth. Mix up a generous portion of falsehoods, mis­ conceptions. and wild speculations. Season with a few well-chosen facts. It doesn't matter if the facts arc genuine or not. Just make sure your readers think they are facts. Spoon-feed the gruel to an audience that is phenomenally ignorant of the subject matter you're dealing with and you’ve got the perfect formula for a sure-fire con job. Author Dan Brown, in his best seller, “The Da Vinci Code." has used this technique to perfection to gull millions of readers into believing they have finally gotten the goods on institutionalized Christianity. The book is billed as a conspiratorial page-tumer. It involves a Harvard professor of symbol­ ism. Robert Langdon, who is called to the Louvre Museum to help investigate the grisly murder of the curator. Langdon is accompa­ nied on his quest by an eminent British histo­ rian, Sir Leigh Teabing, and Sophie Neveu, a crypcologist and granddaughter of the slain curator. Following a trail of mystical symbols and codes. Langdon and his compatriots flee con­ tinental Europe and end up in London, one step ahead of the cops. Pursuing the mystery of the murder of the curator, they discover a deep, dark secret. The secret, which forms the core of the book, is this: Jesus Christ, far from being the Savior of the world portrayed in the Gospels, actually married one of his female disciples, Mary Magdalene, and sired a bloodline of French kings. According to Brown, it is this secret, fatal to historical orthodox Christianity, that the leaders of the Catholic Church have brutally suppressed for two thousand years. Brown packages this myth for popular consumption by using the stuff that conspiracy addicts get their fixes on: heroes, villains, secret soci­ eties, codes. my'Aical symbols, cop chases, and the potential for the revelation of world shattering knowledge. He takes a few barc-bones historical lacks (Actually, most of these "facts" he gets wrong, despite his claim to impeccable research) and fleshes them out with a tale that, though technically fiction, is supposed to let us in on the real truth of Christianity. You see, according to Leigh Teabing. tht historical autl<ority in the Da Vinci Code, "almost everything our fathers taught us about Christ is false." The truth is found in those suppressed writings, known as the Gnostic Gospels. Kept buried for 1800 years, they finally surfaced about 60 years ago in Egypt, and since then, whatever else they've done, they've served to fatten the bank accounts of authors like Brown. The world of early Christianity swarmed with what are called "mystery religions." Gnosticism was among the most popular of these. Gnostics (the word comes from the Greek gnosis=knowledge) claimed to possess certain insider knowledge that pertained to the salvation of humans. They would impart this to selected indi­ viduals who were deemed capable of receiv­ ing iL Brown, himself a Gnostic, takes a few socalled facts and uses them as bait to get his readers to swallow the hook of Gnostic Christianity. Informed readers will be aware of a glitch here. The term "Gnostic Christianity" is an oxymoron of the first rank. If you truly under­ stand both Gnosticism and historical Christianity, you will quickly see that you can't be both Gnostic and Christian. These are mutually exclusive faiths. If the Gnostic Gospels arc right, then tra­ ditional Christianity isn't. It's that simple. Will Rogers once said that the problem in America isn’t what people don't know. The problem is what they think they know that ain't so. Right now there are literally tens of mil­ lions of readers, who. having been conned by Brown's Gnostic game of insider knowledge, think they have finally been let in on the truth of the Christian religion. Historically and religiously illiterate, they haven't the requisite skills with which to pen­ etrate the glitzy exterior of The Da Vinci Code and peer into the deep abyss of decep­ tion that constitutes the core of the book. For those who wish to guard the integrity of their minds and souls against this kind of thing, a good place to start is with the Fathers of the Early Church. The ancient Church didn't suppress the Gnostic writings with brutal means, but. guid­ ed by the Spirit of truth, refused to include them in its canon of Sacred Scripture. Spend four hours reading in St. Irenaeus’ book Against Heresies, and you'll know why. Irenaeus, a second century Christian, bril­ liantly exposes the Gnostics for the frauds they are and provides a penetrating look into a world that is at once anti-reason and elitist. On the other hand, for those who would rather be entertained with lies than enlight­ ened by the truth. The Da Vinci Code is right up your alley. Gary W. Coates. Hastings Progressive ideas Guenther’s strength To the editor: What sets Jeff Guenther apart from the rest? ' Guenther provides a very progressive w ay ot 'hinking. His 20-plus years of conducting sales and marketing in a world market offers .m abundance of business strength, which would benefit our schools in these challeng­ ing economic times. His roots continue to entrench ’hemrelves wider and deeper within the Hastings area. He was bom end raised here, conducts his business responsibilities from here and con­ tinues to raise his four school-age children in Hastings. Jeff Guenther has demonsuMcd a hifji dedication to family and community ’hrough his involvement in community events and ‘h: Presbyterian Church. He realizes the role thi schools have on attracting new residents tn Hastings and how crucial competitive postur­ ing is for our schools. Jeff Guenther offers the Hastings area School Board a diverse way of thinking. He has both a worldly business perspective, raid a vested local perspective. Please remember to cast your vote May 2. Mike and Lin James-Nkkels. Hustings Guenther is good for Hastings schools To the editor: Jeff Guenther is a perfect candidate for the Hastings Board of Education. As a life-long resident of Hastings, he has an unequaled knowledge and passion for both the city and the school system. I can recall 14 years ago when 1. a "big city boy" who grew up in the Detroit area, was a little hesitant to move my family to this "small town" of Hastings. However, after many conversations with Jeff, during which I observed this aforementioned passion for the city and the school system. I moved my fam­ ily to Hastings. It was the best move I have ever made, and I have Jeff to thank for iL While it is true Guenther has a lot to offer the Hastings Sciiool Board with his knowl­ edge and passion, there is another important element that Jeff can bring to the position... his business sense. Over the past 20 years Jeff has been employed by Hasting* Manufacturing Company. During that time he has worked his way up the ranks to his current position of vice president of aftermarket sales. While the recent struggles of the company have been well documented, they have only served as fuel for Jeff’s desire to assist the company in its turnaround. As a result of hiss leadership. Hastings Manufacturing is now on the road to recovery. Jeff understands that the status quo no longer applies in business and in life. As a wise man once said, "the only thing constant in life is change." Let’s bring change to the Hastings School Board. Please join me in voting for Jeff Guenther May 2. Rick Zwiemikowski. Hastings Guenther offers much to schools To the editor: As the local school board election approaches Tuesday . May 2. we would like to show our support for Jeff Guenther. Not only does Jeff come from an educa­ tional background (his father being previous Superintendent Richard Guenther), his strong sense of family and commitment to Hastings is known throughout the community. His four children range in age from elementary, mid­ dle. and high school. This gives him an understanding of what’s going on in all our schools, as well as what needs to be done for the future. He can bring a business way of thinking to the table with new. progressive ideas to help take the Hastings Area School System to the next level. He is a great leader, and our schools would certainly benefit from his knowledge and expertise! Please remember to vote! Jack and Lori Wisweli. Hastings �Page 6 - Thursday. April 27, 2006 - The Hastings Banner That ‘other woman’ reveals herself in appointment issue To the editor: Road Commission should clean up mess To the editor. You had a number of letters in the last issue of the Maple Valley News (April 18) that my husband and I would like to respond to. but the one concerning us most was the one titled ’Trees being ripped out in Barry County." We live in Maple Grove Township and experienced this so-called "brush cutting" done to a considerable amount of the frontage of our property, and we now look like a tor­ nado has hit. In fact, we have had out of town guests ask us when the tornado went through here. My husband and I arc elderly (he is 80 and I am not far behind) and we arc unable and unwilling to clean up the havoc left by the Barry County Road Commission from their so-called brush cutting, and after calling them and having a young man come out to see our situation, his only answer was that the com­ mission d«s not have the funds to come back and clean this up. He also suggested that one of the commis­ sioners would like the firewood, but he declined. Then he suggested we might put up a sign for free firewood, which we declined, because we would then be subjected to any­ body on our property whowanted to take advantage of this offer. We contend that if they don't have the funds to clean up after they cause this kind of destruction then they should not be allowed to create such a mess. They went up these old trees to a height that was no longer brush cut­ ting. sometimes at much as 15 feet Is there any recourse for a taxpayer to have this rectified? Maybe your photographer would like to take some pictures of this destruction? Barbara Heiss. Nashville I am the woman" referred to in Fred Jacobs' April 20 editorial who applied in February for either of the seals on the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission or the Zoning Board of Appeals. The purpose of this letter is to say 1 am really disappointed I was not contacted me for the facts surrounding my application and sub­ sequent interview. Therefore. I am writing this letter to clear up some misunderstand­ ings. 1. 1 am very disappointed that you did not take a few minutes to find out anything about me professionally , and that you referred to me as “only a woman." While I realize that the point of your editorial was not the fact that I was a highly qualified applicant who was not chosen (for various political reasons, not the least of which is likely the fact that Yankee Springs does its own planning rather than using the county resources), a quick phone call could have revealed my identity, qualifi­ cations and the facts. 2. I am offended by the implication tha» I was “out of the country" (later diminished to “out of town”) ns though it was some kind of junket Had you looked into the matter fur­ ther. you would have discovered that I was on a business trip to Taiwan, which had been scheduled months earlier when the interview dates were unknown. This trip could not be rescheduled due to the fact that I was speak­ ing to an aidience that had already committed t<. dais dale. 1 would love nothing better than to be in a position to put my civic duties first, but unfortunately I still have to eat and make a house payment, so gainful employment does come first. 3. It was not I who requested that the early March interview be rescheduled or delayed to accommodate my inability to attend. Rather. ’ was disappointed that I would not be able to meet with the Board of Commissioners, but asked that the board at least review my appli­ cation and accompanying letter. The county administrator's office asked that 1 send a fax indicating the reason why I could not attend the March interview, hence, it is unfair and inaccurate to paint me as a “no-show." Upon my return from Taiwan. 1 was extremely surprised (and appreciative) to receive a letter from the county administra­ tor's office staling the interview had been rescheduled for April 4. I thought that gesture was both very gracious and encouraging on the part of the board, as I know they were anxious to fill the seats on both boards. 4. Finally. 1 take exception to the depiction of sitting on a county board as a “job." Anyone who has been appointed or elected to a public position is honored to be chosen for the duty. I doubt that any of us think of it as a “job." but rather are pleased to be able to contribute to the well-being of our fellow cit­ izens and to the ultimate protection of our local environment. Let me assure you, the pay and the number of hours expended in public service don't come anywhere near qualifying as a “job." In my book, this is a golden volunteer opportu­ nity to be of service to the community and I dislike the insinuation that I am only “that lady" who applied for “a job." In conclusion. I would like to add that 1 am very distressed about possibly being viewed as a "spoiler" who manipulated the applica­ tion process that resulted in an incumbent los­ ing his seat. That was never my intention. Needless to say, 1 will likely apply again aext year. Never tell me “Never!" Catherine Strickland. Yankee Springs Township Editor's Note: Ms. Strickland is a master citizen planner, was appointed to the ZBA and is currently serving as an officer of the Yankee Springs Township Planning Commission and Township Park Committee. She was also a member of the Citizen Advisory Commitee that assisted with the drafting of the latest master land use plan for Barry County. Issue with casino is fair competition A non-team player won’t accept leadership mediocrity To the editor: This is in reply to a letter to the editor writ­ ten by Jason Palmer April 13 concerning 23 is Enough and the Gun Lal : casino: To para­ phrase Paul Harvey, now or The rest of the story." 1 don't appreciate hypocritical people either, but I do appreciate people who get their story straight. I don't know Mr. Palmer, but I do know my "empire" and the world it rules. My "empire* consists of a blue apron and a tray which I use to bus my tables. If you know me. then you have seen me at my restaurant working for the past 35 years. I'm not against gambling. I play the lottery every week, and yes. my bar does sell Keno which helps me meet my $7,000 a week pay­ roll and my unemployment taxes, property taxes, personal property taxes. Single Business Tax. state income taxes and other bills. Make a difference by voting Tuesday To the editor: As a preschool, we care very much about the education of the children in otw commu­ nity. We would like to encourage our communi­ ty to get involved with our public schools. There are many ways to do that, which include volunteering, and supporting activi­ ties like music, drama and sports. Another way is through your vote. Next Tuesday there is a school board election, and there are three very qualified candidates run­ ning for the two seats. Our public schools are facing very difficult times, and leadership is critical. Schools are facing budget cuts, pro­ gram reductions and layoffs. These all affect our children, their education and future. Wc would just like to urge our community to become involved in our schools at this cru­ cial time. Please mark your calendars for the school board election May 2 and make a dif­ ference’ Sally Keller, director Noah's Ark Preschool First Presbyterian Church. Hastings 23 is Enough consists of good people and we do have different reasons for being mem­ bers. My reason is simple: Fair competition. The Gun Lake casino won't have to pay prop­ erty taxes, personal property taxes. Single Business tax. sales or use taxes. AU tobacco, liquor and gasoline sold on tribal land is free from federal and state excise taxes. I have nothing personally against the Gun Lake Tribe, but like them. I'm sticking up for my family and my business. I can see the free food bars now used to entice customers with crab legs and lobster. If they would agree to pay all the above taxes, then wc would have fair competition. I have worked 35 years with three vaca­ tions and have paid taxes which have helped the city of Wyoming and our state. I have started a donors fund with the Grand Rapids Foundation that is giving to charitable causes to help less fortunate people. I'm not a hypocritical person. I'm Tommy Brann, a business owner and often a busboy WB’#ants fair competition. Tommy Brann. Wyoming Guenther has the right values To the editor, I have been acquainted with Jeff Guenther since he was in my fourth grade classroom. He is as enthusiastic today as he was back then! He also has been a friend of our son. Dean. Subsequently, he has spent some time in our home. I have observed that he has good moral values. He. his wife, and his children have been actively involved in the Presbyterian Church as well as many com­ munity activities. His family and children in general have and alwayr will be of utmost importance to Jeff. He is cognizant of our first rate school system. He should receive your consideration on School Board Election Day. Emmaler- McConnell. Retired teacher. Hastings Tv the editor: The Banner editorial of April 20 described me as not being a “team player.” I suspect that this comes from my willingness to ask the hard questions after doing my homework As a county commissioner who took the responsibility seriously, that meant spending many long hours reading tedious and compli­ cated budgets and trying to understand the stacks of legal documents and reports that came to me every day. Il meant traveling to places outside the county to serve on regional boards and to ask the liard questions needed to get Barry County noticed when the pie was being sliced. It meant challenging attorneys who were charging huge fees for work they had not done and had not properly proofread before coming to meetings. It meant being part of a small minority of the commissioners who bothered to read everything personally instead of taking the opinions of other “team players" as die well-informed truth. It meant being f>pe,ot 0c Jok pile's" who bothered to leam nmrKKuae modern technol­ ogy to gather information from the outside world. It meant networking with other people in responsible positions to debate complex issues. Most of the people I respect are not “team players” unless the team is willing to strive for excellence. Being part of a mediocre team has never been one of my goals. 1 am very thankful for the chance to serve a term as a county commissioner. It presented some wonderful opportunities. 1 was appoint­ ed to the Regional Workforce Development Board, where I continue to serve, and where I have earned the reputation of being the guy who asks the hard questions. I didn't take much to the table back then, but I was w iHing to study and am now the board treasurer and serve on the Planning and Development Committee. If nothing else, the titles indicate a degree of respect by a large group of com­ munity leaders. 1 was also appointed to the Barry County Community Mental Health Authority Board. I have served for a few years as the chairman and am proud to tell you that this is a team that strives for excellence and supports an organization of dedicated professionals. The Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. Mental Health Authority comes out on the bottom of the list when it comes to funding and the top of the list when it comes to serv­ ice and results. Being the chair of this board places me on the regional administrative board with a dozen highly educated professionals who speak a language considerably different than you will read in your newspaper. I learned enough to become the vice chairman of this board, which is another “team” 1 am proud to “play" with. None of these teams hits a home run every time they get up to bat. A big part of playing on a good team is being able to recognize the weak spots and focusing on constant improvement. The editorial mentioned my application to serve on the Solid Waste Planning Committee and suggested that I might not be “particular­ ly versed in solid waste matters." In fr.t, 1 had been studying the subject and during the interview pointed out that we have a number of opportunities in Barry County to do more than just collect tipping fees from our grow­ ing pile of garbage. For example. I tud visited the Trash Mountain near Coopersville and had talked to the operator of the Granger facility that con­ verts landfill gas into 4.5 megawatts of elec­ tricity for Ottawa County. Landfill gas is methane, which is used in place of natural gas. American boys and girls are dying every day in order for us to get as much cheap fuel as we can bum, so getting fuel from garbage seems like an idea worth exploring. 1 would invite you to run for a public elect­ ed office if you are my kind of “team player." Being on my team means you will work your uutt off. both on the field and off. Years after you have played, your name will come up as one of the folks who questioned the “team players" who had the authority to lead with­ out the willingness to strive for excellence. You need to act. now. It's very easy. The county clerk staff will help you. Go to the county building today. You don’t need to be a famous scholar or have years of experience in government. All you need is a willingness to challenge the status quo and try as hard as you can to leave the world a bit better as a result of your short visit Even if you only get your one vote, you will put the other folks cm notice that medioc­ rity will not be tolerated in Barry County. Tom Wilkinson. Hastings Why stop with only firing senate? To the editor: Get rid of the Michigan Senate. Not a bad idea; though it would probably take an earth­ quake to unhinge those guys. Whoever said ’No man's life or property is safe while the legislature is in session" must have been talking about Michigan, but I'd take it a big step further. How about Congress? Has anybody noticed the GOP is spending like, Democrats? Annual federal spending since Republicans captured Congress in the 1994 elections has surged by nearly Si trillion, rising to $2,473 billion this year. Representing a 63 percent increase in annual spending, that's an average jump of nearly $100 billion per year for the entire decade, la fiscal 2005 alone, which ended Sept. 30. spciding increased $181 Lillion over 2004. According to the Congressional Budget Office s (CBO) base­ line projection: which forecast entitlement spending based oc current law and discre­ tionary spending based on anticipat'd infla­ tion. annual federal outlays are on tra'-k to soar to $3,134 billion in 2010. That $66’1 bil­ lion increase represents a rise of 27 perceit And these guys are supposed to be the champions of small government? Be very afraid. Republicans, that a larje portion of your base bails out in November. C. Edwards. Kalarm zoo Correction: In last week's letter to the editor from Albert and Janice Atanay. the last name of Good Samaritan Kate Alverson was omitted. Alverson was first on the scene al a traffic accident the couple was involved in. Is new school vote date better? The Tuesday, May 2. election includes school board races and in some communities other issues or the ballot. Previous to the state legislature consolidating elections into four per year, schools routinely held their own election in June. Do you think that the May election works better for schools than the previous June election tm Hasting* Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 Puus/Mby Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division ot J-Ad Graphics Inc. dates? 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-955* John Jacobs Frederic Jecobe VIcHwM Steven Jecobe Seertcary/Traaaurer • NEWSROOM • David I. Young (EOBor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant EtSlor) Nyla Nyc. Cartton Township: “Yes. I think that elec­ tion consolidation helps. It gets more voters to the polls and can save dis­ trict’s money to run the election." Rosemary Phenix. Nashville: “No I don’t think that election consolidation has been good for schools. 1 think people forget that there arc elections for the school and don't go and vote " John Morgan, Hastings: “I think that the change to the consolidated elec­ tions was a good one. However. I think that there should be much more advertising for the school elections so people know who to vote for." Reatbel Fuller, Hastings: Joann Seeber, Hastings: Eugene Pyne, Hastings: Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Sandra Ponsebo Ke«y Uoyd Brett Brener Fran Fsvermsn Jon Gambee Sha-.vna Hubberth ■ ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • 01—sifisa ads accepted Monday through BOO a m io 500 p.m. “I think the new elec­ tion system helps. I think schools need all the help they can get." “Yes. I think the change to the May election brings more attention to the school election and that more people pay attention to voting." Yes. this has been a good change. People remember to vote more easily." Scott frnmen Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacobs Subecrtpttori Rmm 530 per yeer in Barry Ccurty 532 per year m edjontng counaea Ko ^ar year etoewhere POSTMASTER Send address Chang— to: PO BoaB Hastngs. Ml 49O50-O0C2 Second da— Pottage Pad at Haaangs. Ml 48060 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. Apnl 27. 2006 - Page 7 WOODLAND - Robert L. Cappon. age 77. of Woodland, died suddenly on Monday. April 24. 2006 at his residence. He was bom October 19. 1928 in Prairieville, the son of Cornelius and Nora (Adrainson) Cappon Jr. He was raised on a farm with four sisters and two brothers. The family moved to east and south of the Woodland area before moving to their Wellman Rd. Farm home in 1939. Bob attended the Richland and Woodland schools. He farmed with his parents, and on September 16. 1950 he married Dorothy J. Bump of Hastings. They moved into a house built on the farm and they later bought it in 1962. Bob and Dorothy farmed for 25 years with the help of his father. Bob drove school bus for Lakewood Schools for 28 years and was a bus mechan­ ic for six years until his retirement in 1990. He was a member of the Michigan Historical Steam Engine Association. Michigan Steam Engine and Thresher Club started in 1958 al Chariton Park. Barry County Steam and Gas Antique Machinery Club and the Clarksville Gas and Steam Engine Association. Bob was preceded in death by his parents; brother. William Cappon; sisters. Winifred Conrad and Arlita Travis. Bob is survived by his wife of 55 years. Dorothy J. Cappon of Woodland; daughter. BMP'Stfcbiy 'bi WoodfaWd: ^"‘GbHion fUerM Cappon of Lake' Odessa; Wo grand children. Crai£ (Shana) Cappon and Trent Cappon; two great grandchildren. Zeeke and Gabe Cappon; sisters. Wilma Spaeth of Williamston. Wanda (Russel)Golden of Delton; brother. Marshall “Dutch" (Vonda) Cappon of Hastings; several nieces and nephews; bnXhrr-in-law. Jasper (Sharon) Travis of Hastings; half sister. Francis Smith of Grand Rapids. Funeral services will be held on Thursday. April 27. 2006 at 11 a.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Kenneth R. Vaught will officiate and burial will be at Woodland Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to Barry Community Hospice. Leave a memory to the family at (ginbachfuneralhome.net). Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Robert C. “Bob" Norris Esther M. Sackitt HASTINGS - Robert C. “Bob" Norris, age 60. of Hastings, died Tuesday. April 25. 2006, at his residence. He was bom on January 19. 1946 in Hastings, the son of Claude B. and Mary E. (Knowles) Norris. Bob was a graduate from Lakewood High School. He was an avid fisherman, enjoyed farm­ ing and playing with his grandchildren. Bob married Susan Jane Bouck on October 31. W76 He was preceded in death by his father. Claude B. Norris. Bob is survived by his wife. Susan J. Norris of Hastings; his son. Daniel Norris of Hastings; a daughter. Janice (Charles) Mead of Hastings; three grandchildren. Dylan. Douglas and Noah Mead; his mother, Mary E Norris of Hastings; sisters. Doris (Lee) Shellenbarger of Lake Odessa. Irma (Duane) Endsley of Grand Rapids; several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Thursday. April 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Girrbach Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Friday. April 28. 2006 a! 4 p.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home. Pastor Scott Manly will officiate. Burial will be at Fuller Cemetery. Memorials can be made to Delton ScventhDay Adventist Church. J .eave a memory to the family at (ginbachfuneralhomc.net). Arrangements arc by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. HASTINGS - Esther M. Sackitt. age 85,of Hastings, died friday. April 14, 2006 at Thomapple Manor. Mrs. Sackitt was bom on August 15. 1920 in Prccotl. the daughter of Ransom and Matilda (Weaver) Miller. She was raised in the Freeport area and attended schools there. Sl»c was married to Everett Sackin on November I. 1945. The couple lived in Battle Creek until retirement, then to Mecosta, spending winters in Texas until Everett’s death on December 26. 1986. Esther moved to Hastings in July 2005 from Mecosta. Esther’s employment included Southerland Paper Co., did home care. AC Spark Plug Co.. Sears in Battle Creek, several bowling alley restaurants. Esther enjoyed vegetable and flower gar­ dening. fishing and traveling. She drove to Alaska by herself when she was 72 years of age. Esther is survived by her brother-in-law. Phillip Lott; sisters-in-law, Mary Miller and Betty Sackitt; many nieces, nephews, great and great great nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents and step-father. ’Elton Church; brothers, Albert. Truman. Carl. Francis. Lester Miller, sisters, Eva Meisner. Leia Miller, Cora Tuckery, Amy Shaffer. Lydia Miller. Marian Overholt, and Florence Lott. Memorial services were held Saturday, April 29. 2006 at Hope Church of the Brcthren/M-50 Freeport. Pastor Douglas A. Reichenbach officiated. Burial was at Memorial Park Cemctefy in Battle Creek. Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Church of the Brcthren/M-50, Freeport, MI 49325. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome.com). Beverly A. Williams DOWLING - Beverly A. Williams, age 64. of Dowling, passed away April 2\ 2006. in Battle Creek. Bev was bom June 14. 1941. in Quentin, PA. the daughter of Edward and Adele (McMinn) Lutz. Bev enjoyed playing bingo, going to the casinos, and traveling back to Pennsylvania to visit family and friends. Bev loved her grandchildren and her dog Bud. On January 30. 1965. she married Dale R. Williams, who survives. Other members of her family include daughters: Connie Lynn tMike) Bagley of Hastings, and Lori (Daryl) Cbceseman of Woodland; brothers. Artic Lutz of Lebanon. PA. Kenneth Lutz of Durham. NC. Donald Lutz of Schafferstown. PA. and Robert Lutz of Lebanon, PA; sisters, Mary Swisher of Erieville. NY. and Phyllis Hollinger of Lebanon. PA; grandchildren. Justin and Nicole Cordray, and Shelby. Hannah, and Christopher Bagley and several nieces and nephews. Bev was preceded in death by her parents and brothers. Charles, Lester. Jack and Edward Lutz. Private interment will take place in Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence will be appre­ ciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. approach to accounting. Basically, a CPA firm goes in and assesses the risk and changes their scope based on that risk...so for example if an entity is considered low risk, less attention is paid to it....wc feel this presents risks and can possibly lead to audit failure and we as a com­ pany arc not willing to take that risk. There is a lot of controversy over the procedure but like Tom said many firms are going that way." Council member Barry Wood said. “I need to be convinced that they arc going to do an adequate job when we traditionally do an audit and they can do it in half the time." Emery said, “Yes. this auditing process is newer, but I believe its becoming more popu­ lar and we understand it takes hours to do this but what the city pays for is not the process but the final statement of the process.” He also told the council the firm comes [a|[a][a][a][a][a][0]|Qij[a ATTENTION Hastings High School SENIORS The Annual Graduation Issue of ... hIswgsBaNNER will be May 25, 2006 Please have your pictures to the J-Ad Graphics office or the high school office by Friday, May 19th_____ •NOTE" If your portraits were done at White’s Photo, they have already furnished us with a copy. DIeIIeIIeIIeIIbIIeI Dave and Sheila Barnard of Hastings wish to announce the engagement of their daugh­ ter. Courtney Barnard to Broc Rcascr, the son of Steve Reaser and Becky Brown of Hastings. The bride-elect is a graduate of Hastings High School and is currently employed with Hastings Mutual Insurance Company. The groom-elect is a graduate of Hastings High School and is currently employed with Affordable Asphalt. An Aug. 12, 2006 wedding is being planned at The Algonquin Farm. Keep your friends Carpenter-Hill Marie Louise Carpenter and Joshua Franklin Hill are pleased to announce their engagement. Josh proposed Jan. 28. 2005 on stage after the Broadway rmrical Rent at Miller Auditorium. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Mike and Rebecca Lydy of Hastings and Henry ’’.nd Donna Carpenter of Grand Ledge. She is a 2000 graduate of Hastings High School and a 2002 graduate of Kellogg Community College with a degree in Radiological Sciences. Marie is currently employed at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. The groom-to-be is the son of Pat ami Dorothy Hill of Hastings. He is a 1997 grad­ uate of Hastings High School and a 2006 graduate of Western Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. and relatives .ujaf .i .......... •• । .. .-JNFdlJOEDE..^ .ft noiWnto'i.i ' ' ’/ 'jfti Jk.'TTM; ■' i . Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... Roy Bauman celebrates 105th Roy Bauman will be 105 on May 3. A birthday party will be held for him May 7 at 2;3O p.m. at Alma. MI. Cards may be sent to Room 100. 1200 Wright Ave.. Alma. MI 18801. Jason Daniels Bailey. Hastings and Kristen Kay Keech. Hastings. Scott Raymond Riffel, Middleville and Renee Site Skinner. Middleville. Joseph Robert Stevens. Middleville and Leslie Rer.re Haight. Middleville. Kyle Andrew Hess. Rantoul, IL and Jackilyn Rosemary Mann. Middleville. Jon Ray Ackels, Westings and Tulic Ann Matthews, Delton. Justin Dean Mikolajczyk. Shelbyville and Denise Kimberly Chase. Shelbyville 269-945-9554 COUNCIL, continued from page 2 were on hand to talk about the bids. One told the council Plante and Moran has looked at the issue of risk based auditing approach and have decided that while it can save money and time, they felt it was too risky to imple­ ment. Councilman Dave McIntyre said. “I go back to the old adage you pay for what you get. and I hope a decision like this does not come back to haunt us." He asked for more information about risk based auditing. “We expect that you would go out to bid." said Mary Schafer of Plante and Moran. “When wc looked at the hours we have always been around 250 for the year, with one year we put in 500 hours, so there is a differ­ ence between their 135 hours and our 300. Some companies are using this newer Barnard/Reaser with high recommendations from other enti­ ties and he has heard personal references from people he trusts. He said the contract could be broken if the city was unhappy with the firms performance. City Mayor Bob May said, “I have over the time Tom has been with us continued to be impressed with his integrity and if he feels this is the way to go apd we have budget con­ cerns and arc looking to do more with less, then I think this is a cost cutting measure and something we need uj do ’’ The council then voted unanimously to approve the contract and thanked Plante and Moran for their work with the city. In other business at the meeting the coun­ cil: • Heard that Hastings Manufacturing is pulling its application for a tax abatement until further notice. • Presented a proclamation to Hastings Lion’ Club members Dave Wren and Doug Case acknowledging April 28-May 7 as White Cane Week in the city of Hastings. Case talked briefly about the White Cane project and said the club would be collecting outside the Feldpauch Food Center that week. • Approved an alternative bid from Highway Maintenance and Construction for the 2006 sealcoating program on local bids at the cost of $147,750.00 which was just slight­ ly over what the city had budgeted for the project. The company is located in Romulus and will use a more natural type of ground stone, which is cleaner than the traditional patching material said Tim Girrbach, director of public services. • Approved the renewal of a franchise agreement with Millennium Digital Media. • Approved a request from Pennock Protect A Life Chairwoman Stacey Graham for a temporary street closing of Center Street between Bol’wood and South Michigan See COUNCIL, page ? Dear Barry County Residents, You are invited to our... Ope/t fflou&e Sunday, April 30th 1:00 p.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. Come help us celebrate ... • 145 years of collective history of our firm's service to the citizens of Hastings and Barry County • David C. Wren’s 40th year as director • 28th year of operation by the Wren Family • 15th anniversaiy of the opening of our new modem facility • The opening of our new community room for funeral family functions and other group meetings . • New arrangement - selections - personalization room • Newly decorated and furnished children's room • New advanced planning information display station • Newly decorated and furnished pastor's I consultation room We will offer... Guided tours, informative hand-outs, gifts for all ages, free drawing for three Felpausch Gift Cards ($75.00, $50.00 and $25.00), and refreshments. | WREN Funeral Home 1401 North Broadway. Hastings Ml 49058 — David C. Vften, Director Aimiwcxxm- �Page 8 - Thursday. April 27. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Worship Together... ...at the chinch ofyour choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 260! Lacey R<wd. Do*ling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Steve Olmstead. (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service *>:’»» am.. Sunday School 11:0 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m.; Bible Shrfy *< Prayer Time Wcdncvday nights 6:30 p.m. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.. Sunday Masses 8:30 tm. and IIW am.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4 15 p.m. WOODLAND I SITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N Mam P.O Box 95. Woodland. Mi 4X897 • 367-4061 Reverend Mary SchippersDe.Munter Sunday Worship 9:15 a m. • Sunday School 10:30 am WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sundav. 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9:30 a.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ■ Member Chunh of the World Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broad*av and W. Center St ). Church office: <269 > 945-3014. The Rev Fr Charles P McCabe III. Rector Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship Him. and 10 a.m. Children's Chapel and Sunday School al 10 a.m. Sunday "Mary and Martha Soup Dinners" Wednesdays during Lent al 5:45 p.m.. March 6, 15. 22. 29. April 5. 12 in the Parish House. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 a.m ; Sunday School 11.*00 am.: Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.. Worship ll:tiO a.m.; Evening Service at 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHI RCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught. (616) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 a.m . Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd . Dow ling Plume 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpolc. 9 30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11.00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 mxm Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays al noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilter* Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5 45. Church website coun­ try chapelume ixg. HRST BAPTIST CHI RCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries 9:30 a.m. Sunday Schoo! for all ages. 10.45 a.m.. Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m. Evening Service. 7:00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 pan.. Aw ana. Sr. and Jr High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office far information on MOPS. Praise & Motk«n'Children'* Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHI RCH 12711 S M 41 Hrehwas. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193 Pastor. Bernard Blair Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m . Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Rev Al Russell. Pastor A mission of Si. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday al 9: 30 am. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum.oig • Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Chun.:. Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4): Tuesdav. Thursdav from 9-11:30 am. 12-00-2:30 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wedr1esd.-’y 6 p.m - Jr. & Sr. High Youth (meal served>. Wednesday 7 pm • Prayer Mlg Thursday 9:30 a.m. - Women's Bible Study. SAIN FS ANDREW A M4TTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday service* each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each mo,uh at this service). 11IX) a m. Holy Comnvnton (each week), and Evening Prayer 6:00 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory fix those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ undrew matthias. We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in < ommumon with T.ic i.'nited Eprcnpal Church trf North America and u*c the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our sen ices. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the sen tee. Nursery , children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. ABUNDANT 1JFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd., Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m.. 6:00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club hx boy s & girls ages 4-12. Pasuxs David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. "Where Everyone is Someone Special." Fix information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or 1-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grose Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Senices; 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARLSH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 11:15 a.m.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. ST. TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9.30 a.m. "This is my body given fix you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22 19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and bring muled with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are loca’cd in a wixxled selling, nonh of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized chnstun* arc welcome to partici­ pate in the H-Jy Eucharist We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADIT1ONA' LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Su«et. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mass 3:30 p.m. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. Confessions 30 minutes before Mass Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. GRACE BRETHREN BIBLE CHRUCH 600 Powell Rd.. Hastings, Sunday School 9:45 tm.; Church Service 10:45 a.m.; Evening Worship 6 p.m Prayer meeting - Thurs. 7 p m. Men's breakfast. 1st Sat. of the month. Our motto: "The Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible." Pastor Rus Sarver. Pastor's phone 945-9224. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd. (Corner of State Rd. and Boltwnod St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Dun Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8 45 and 11.*00 a.m. Kids for Christ. 11.-00 a.m Worship Service only for 3 & 4 yr. olds. & 5 y r-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 10:00 a.m. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week. I pm Senior Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Adults; Sign *N Share. Pastor's Class. Youth. 6<h12th grades, and Faith Weaver Friends. 4 yrs. thru Sth grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur each month GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday. April 27 - 700 p.m. Adventurers; 700 p.m Adult Choir. Saturday. April 29 10:00 a.m Catechism 6. Sunday. April 30 - 10:00 a m. Holy Communion; 8:45 a.m. Sunday School; Pie Ccntcst Monday. May I - 700 run. Brothen of Grace; 700 p.m. Women of Faith. Tuesday. May 2-1:00 p.m. Overeaten Anonymous; 700 p.m. The Way Wednesday. May 3 10: 00 a.m. Wordwatcher*; 7-00 p.m. Holy Communion; 700 p.m. Sarah Circle. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 900 a.m.-Noon and 100-300 p.m. Friday 900 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship houn: 9:30 LIVE' Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11:00 Traditional Worship Sen ice We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Pnise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. HRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9iX) am. Traditional Worship Service; 10:00 a.m. Coffee House; 10:10 a.m. Sunday SUwCl Preschool Through Adult; 11: 20 a.m. Contemporary Wonhip Service. Nursery vare is provided for both services, and during Sunday School! Visit us online at }UuUk>JduudibaaiiQgiJKg and our web log for sermons at: hop/' having tffKbyicfian.bfag>p9L£Qm. Apnl 27 - 8:30 am Women's Bible Study. April 28 - 600 p.m. Menders April 30 • 300 p.m. Presbyterian Women Daughter Tea. May 3 • 6:15 am. Men's Bible Study; 1200 p.m. Kiwams; 6:30 p.m. Church Infixmation Class. This information on worship service i.\ provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: HASTINGS - Mr. Frederick M. Anderson, age 75. of Hastings, went to his heavenly rest on Sunday. April 23. 20G6. at Hastings Tendercare. Mr. Anderson was bom on March 8. 1931 at Hastings, the son of Clarence and Lenora (Miller) Anderson. He was raised in the Hastings area and .ended the Gregory country school and Hastings schools. He served in the U.S. Army from March 17. 1948 until his honorable discharge on March 16. 1952. He was employed al Standard Stamping Co. in Nashville and as a security guard for Norton’s Security Services for several years. He was a member of Hastings Free Methodist Church, enjoyed classic cars and old westerns. Mr. Anderson is survived by sisters. Norma McNutt of Hastings and Patricia (John) Higgins of Hastings: and several cousins, nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents; a brother. Robert Anderson; and a sister, Lavonda Bos. Ser.ices will be held 11 a.m. Thursday. May 4. 2006 at Hastings Free Methodist Church. Pastor Daniel Graybill and Pastor Donald Brail will officiate. No funeral home visitation. A memorial reception will be held al the church immediately following services. Burial will be at Rutland Twp. Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Free Methodist Church Building Fund ArrangemenLs are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrenfuncral-homc.com). WAYLAND - Edward C. Sawdy. age 81. of Yankee Springs Twp.. Wayland and formerly of Hastings. Woodland and Coats Grove, passed away Friday. April 21, 2006 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Sawdy was bom on January 2. 1925 in Woodland, the son of Miles and Florence (Vandlen) Sawdy. He was raised in the Woodland area and attended Woodland schools. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from March 20. 1943 until his honorable discharge on December 19. I945. He was married to Virginia Main on March 18. 196I. His employment included Keeler Brass Co. in Lake Odessa and General Tire Co. in Ionia. He enjoyed fishing, watching and feeding birds, going to auctions, his loving canine companions Sassy and Puddles. Mr. Sawdy is survived by daughters. Florence (Melvin) Myers of Wayland. Kimberly (Todd) Smith of Portland, and Marcia (Leonard) Mclheny of Plainwell; sons. Floyd (Dawn) Sawdy of Middleville. Charles (Heather) Sawdy of Belding and Gordon (Sue) Wilkins of Hastings; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; brother. Fred (Theresa) Sawdy of Hastings; sisters. Rosa Mae Eddy of Hastings. Doris (Vem) Bjork of Lake Odessa and Irene Norris of Florida; and nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents; wife. Virginia on September 26. 1999; daughter. Sherry Sawdy and a brother. Lloyd Sawdy. Services will be held II a.m. Thursday. April 27. 2006 at Woodgrovc Brethren Christian Parish in Coats Grove with Rev. Roberta Shaffer officiating. Burial will be at Woodland Memorial Patk Cemetery. No funeral home visitation. A memorial reception will be held at the church immedi­ ately following services. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhomc.com) Banner CLASSIFIEDS Hay Q Girrbach Oinicr/Dirrrtor Girrbach fluneraljiome • 269-945-3252 Serving Hastings. Barry County and Surrounding Communities for 40 years Offering Traditional and Cremation Services CALL... Pre-Planning Services Available Serving All Faiths Visit our irrb site for: • Pre-planning on line • View current Funeral Senrice information BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions’’ 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan Lillian P. Wilkey NASHVILLE - Lillian P. Wilkey, age 78. of NashviUc. died Wednesday. April J9„20Q6 at Spectrum Health-Bujtcrworth Campus in. Grand Rapids. Mrs. Wilkey was bom on October 14.1927 at Battle Creek, the daughter of Frederick and ';cra (LeClear) Bartsch. She was raised in the Battle Creek area and attended schools there, graduating in 1945 from Bartle Creek Central High School. LiUtsn met Truman V. Wilkey in Noseteber -945 and they were married Decembet 25, i945. Lillian loved children and enjoyed working with them in school and Sunday School in Battle Creek. She enjoyed traveling aod lived in Arizona for a few years. She enjoyed going to the casino in Mt. Pleasant with Frank end Elaine and Elaine’s mother, the late Violet Sbtrry. If there is a casino in heaven, we know whetc Violet and Lillian are. Lillian is survived by her son, Fran); (Elaine) Wilkey of Nashville; daughter Trade Burkholder of Louisiana; five grcndchiidren. Heather Watkins of Grand Rapids, Yvonne Gundrum of Orlando. FL. Keith Wolff of Louisiana. Joshua Wolff of White Cloud and James Wilkey of Las Vegw, 12 great grandchildren; and special friends. Diane Ontis and Lillian Ross of Kentwood. Preceding her in death were parents; hus­ band, Truman on Aug. 14. 2001; four broth­ ers, Fred. Harold. Elmer and Earl Bartsch; and sister. Donna Keyes. Respecting her wishes, there will be no services. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Disease Foundation. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome.com) Hastings Only Independent. Funeral Homo Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings 11K S. Jefferson - 945-3429 VERMONTVILLE - Edna E Crothers, agi 91. of Vermontville, passed away on Saturday. April 22. 2006. Edna was bom in Shepherd, on January 21. 1915 to Roy and Jose (Swix) Gould. She graduated from Lansing Central High School in 1932 and received her Bachelor's Degree from Central Michigan College in 1935. Edna continued her education and received a Master’s Degree in Education from Michigan State University. She married her long-time sweetheart. Bruce Crothers on July 14. 1935. Bruce preceded her in death on February 9. 2003 after 67 years of marriage. Edna had taught school in Woodland. Vermontville, Nashville. Hastings, and Lakewood. She had been a member of the Woodland Women’s Study Club. Michigan Farm Bureau for almost 60 years, the Women’s Bowling Association of Lake Odessa since I960 where she had also bowled in many state and national tournaments, the Woodland United Methodist Church, and the Woodland United Methodist Women. She is survived by her daughter. Joy Angel; grandchildren. Bryce (Cheryl) Ange). David Angel. Ruth Ann Crothers, and Ellen (Michael) Angel-Williams; great-grandchil­ dren. Morgan and Bryce T. Angel. Claire and Jacob Angel-Williams, and Erin Crothers; ano many other loving relatives and friends. Edna was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bruce; son and daughter-in-law. Roy M. and Vera R. Crothers; grandson. Bruce Archie Crothers; and sister. Eva Algate. The funeral service was held on Wednesday. April 26. 2006 at the Koops Funeral Chapel. Interment was in Woodland Memorial Park. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Woodland United Methodist Women at the Woodland United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. HASTINGS - Betty Jean (Allerding) Blair, age 84. of Hastings, formerly of the Lake Odessa area, left this earth with a thoroughly wom-out body hollering “Woo Hoo! W»uit a ride* M She w* preaxled in deal ty )4!(X Blake and Flossie (Norcutt) Allerding. Betty is survived by her husband. Hat’and “Pete" Blair of Hastings; aunt. Ruby Komander of Hollywood. FL; children. M’riene (Forrest “Butch") Kimmey of Delton, Patti (Rich) Ashack of Caledonia. Randy (Jill) Blair of Woodland. Denise Blair (Mark Smith) of Grand Rapids. Kent (Michelle) Blair of Clarksville; 15 grandchil­ dren; 14 great grandchildren; niece. Jean (Jack) Walker of Hastings; nephew. Tom (Lynne) Cavanaugh of North Carolina; and many cousins. Betty was bom on March 30. 1922 in Clarksville. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1940. spent a year al Western Michigan University, and married Pete in June of 1946. Betty was an outgoing person who enjoyed making others laugh. She and Pete were partners in their dairy operation. Pinhook Farms, in the Lake Odessa area. They retired in 1986. wintered in Lakeland, FL for 20 years, and enjoyed trav­ eling and spending time with friends, family and relatives. Her great sense of humor graced our lives. Every time we look up at the sky we will remember her bright shining blue eyes, twin­ kling with good-natured impishness. Visitation will be held at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa on Friday. April 28, 2006 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday. April 29. Interment will be in Clarksville Cemetery. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the JacksonMutchler VFW Post #4461 in Lake Odessa. Arrangements made by Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. QO WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. HIE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER HASTINGS - Robert W Beard, age 74. of Hastings, passed away Sunday. April 23. 2006 at Tendercare. Hastings. He is survived by his caring, loving wife of 27 years. Marcia J. Beard; three children. Tom (Debbie) Beard of Middleville. Cathy (Chuck) Purdum of Hastings. Robert A. Beard of Hastings; eight grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one brother. Albert Beard of Hastings; one sister. Alice Campfield of Hastings. He was preceded in death by his parents. Tom and Josephine (Gregg) Beard and a brother, Kenneth Beard. Respecting his wishes, cremation has taken place. No visitation or funeral sen ices. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. Mr. Beard was bom on October 6. 1931. He was raised in Nashville and attended Nashville schools. He was married to Marcia J. Sherk on December 9. 1979. Bob enjoyed being with his family and friends, and tinkering with small engine repairs. Arrangements by the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. 945-9554 • Leave a memory message to family members www.girrbachfuneralhome.net �The Hastings Banner — Thursday April 27, 2006 — Page 9 Financial FOCUS From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. History of Freeport Part II By Esther Walton (Part 2 of M.L. Cook’s article from Banner. June, 1942). The Freeport Herald, then edited by Dr. H.G. Peckham, in its issue of Feb. 6. 1885. published a brief historical sketch of Freeport. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Blakney of that town have a copy of that article, which they kindly loaned to the writer to aid him in the preparation of this bit of Freeport history. Michael S. Roush, brother of Sam and jointly with him the maker of the first plat of Freeport, was the grandfa­ ther of Mrs. Blakney. Uncle Mike Roush, as he was familiarly called, felled the trees that originally covered the site of Freeport. After they were chopped down and the limbs trimmed off. it became necessary to haul the logs into high piles for burning. This meant a “bee" when several men with ox teams would assemble to get the tree trunks in big heaps for firing. If the bod­ ies of trees thus destroyed in the area in and around Freeport were now owned by the citi­ zens thereof, they could be sold for enough now to purchase more than SI00.000 of gov­ ernment bonds But that’s another story. Uncle Mike, according to the Herald account, enjoyed “bees" and knew how to handle them so as to get a lot of work done quickly and at comparatively small expense. He used several of these groups before the present site of the village was cleared of its wealth of trees. Uncle Mike was known to be liberal in his inducements to men to join in this work. His wife. Aunt Polly, was famous for the big meals she served on such occa­ sions. So his “bees" were popular. When Mr. Roush wanted to clean up the logs on a district of 30 rods or so wide, taking in the present Main Street of Freeport, he made extra preparations for a big day’s work. The response to his invitation, according to the Herald, was hearty. There were 20 men and several ox teams ready for the fray. According to the article referred to. Uncle Mike procured four jugs of “good old bour­ bon" and placed one in each comer of the tract to be cleaned up that day. The Herald said the 20 men seemed imbued with new life and strength, even the patient, slow oxen quick­ ened their pace and entered into the exatement of the occasion. Oxen rind men seemed to have doubled their unusual strength. By evening, the logs were heaped ready for burn­ ing. The Herald account says that the strangest and most unaccountable feature of the bee was that when Uncle Mike gathered up the jugs after the affair was over, he found three were empty, while one of the bourbon had not even been tapped. Asked how he accounted for this strange phenomenon Uncle Mike said he could not produce the positive proof, but the probability seemed to be that the crowd had all they wanted from three jugs. He explained that this unexpected result might also have been due to the fact that he and five others whom he named might have practiced total abstinence that day. The Herald did not claim they did. it even intimated that it would have been unusual if they had. The Herald ought to have gene to the bot­ tom of this strange, occurrence, but it did not. So we are left to imagine the why of that untouched jug of bourbon. It might have been that “saugers”* were plentiful that year. Or it might have been that members of that bee had heard of that wily old serpent, the “Carter Snake," which was said to have been seen in Freeport al one time. Consideration of the rat- tier or the big Carter Monster might have been in the minds of the 20 men in that group. They might have thought Uncle Mike himself ought to have a good supply of the snakebite reme­ dy for his own protection. It’s too bad that Editor Peckham didn’t clear up this matter when he interviewed Uncle Mike. (•Saugers arc a type of fish. Maybe it meant the workers went fishing). The Herald related that when Unde Mike had another “bee" in 1862. with 15 busy men at work for him. a recruiting officer for the Union Army appeared and induced some of them to enlist. According to the Herald .account. David Ruckel operated the first store near Freeport, in his own home. Afterward he built a store, but abandoned it in 1869. In 187’, Charles V. Reiglcr came to Freeport from Ohio and start­ ed a store in the building deserted by Ruckcl. In 1874 he entered into partnership with his brother-in-law. Sam Roush and the firm later built and for a long lime operated a large store in the village. In the early 1880s, the writer frequently vis­ ited Freeport. It seemed to be a very busy town. It had the handle factory of Job Cheesebrough. the two sawmills and many active business places. The writer can recall that Reiglcr & Roush had a large store, Moore & Yarger a prosperous hardware and imple­ ment business. Mr. A. Herrington operated a drug store. Frank Bronson, a hotel, and Isaac Mor re owned a grocery store. Thet? were also other business places. After Jerry Boyton extended his railroad into Freeport, a large elevator was built and did a considerable business. The Freeport creamery was also established and still flourishes Freeport had a bank, but it was unable to sur­ vive the Great Depression. Ken Braendel. who is also the president of the village, published its newspaper, the News. Freeport has a 12 grade school (in 1942). two churches, and has a considerable busi­ ness. But like all small towns, good roads and automobiles have cut into its former trade. Freeport has always a community of home­ loving. law-abiding people. Don't "Overstuff" Retirement Plan with Company Stock Nearly a century ago. George Santayana, philosopher and poet, wrote: "Those who can­ not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Sadly, this statement may be prov­ ing prophetic when it comes to the amount of company stock that people put into their retirement plans. Here's one key event in the recent past that people seem not to remember: Enron employ­ ees who participated in their 40l(k) plan had invested about 58 percent of their 40l(k) assets in Enron slock when it lost almost all its value during 2001. But have things changed much since then? Consider this: In plans that sllou company stock as an invest­ ment option. 46 percent of participants hold more than 20 percent of their account balance in their company stock, and one-sixth hold more than 80 percent of their account in employer stock, according to a study by the Center for Retirement Research al Boston College. You may like your company, but like all stocks, it is going to rise and fall in value. By­ putting loo much company stock in your 401(k) portfolio, you might be taking on loo much risk. Finding the Right Amount How much of your 401 (k) portfolio should consist of company stock? Many financial experts recommend investing no more than 10 percent of 401(k) plan assets into compa­ ny stock, but this figure is just a guideline. When determining how much company slock to put in your 401 (k). ask yourself a couple of questions: • How far away am I from retirement? If you are starting out in your career, you might feel justified in having a larger share of com­ Avenue Saturday. June 3. from 9 a.m. to I p.m. for its fourth annua! Bicycle Safety Jamboree. • Approved the parade request from American Legion Lawrence J. Bauer Post No. 45 to hold its annual Memorial Day Parade Monday. May 29. at 10:30 a.m. • Heard from David Wren of the Wren Funeral Home that the building will be hold­ ing an open house on Sunday. April 30. from 1 to 5 p.m. for their new community room. • Approved a request from First Presbyterian to close West Center Street between Church Street and Broadway from 6:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 12-16, for its annual vacation Bible school. • Heard from Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt who introduced herself to the council. She said she was happyMo be appointed and looked to make a difference in the coinmunity. She said in the future she would someday like to have a child assessment center as a one stop place for children when they are being investigated for child abuse. • Appointed Bill Hurt to the Local Development Finance Authority and Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2009. Also '-ppointed was Tom Huis to the Cable Access Committee with a term expiring Dec. 31. 2006. • Renewed the city’s contract with Professional Code Inspections. • Approved the standard leases for Good Stewards Inc. at the Hastings Industrial incubator. • Made minor changes to the criteria for apportioning downtown parking special assessments, as recommended by Barry Hoppy25n' Christy!! County Surveyor Brian Reynolds. City Manager Jeff Mansfield said. "Everyone will have a chance to see what their assessment is in time for the second pub­ lic bearing." • Set a public bearing for Monday, May 8. to hear comments and to establish the final assessment roll for a Special Assessment 25.60 42.63 13.31 41.35 56 82 4120 63.95 24.95 15.93 6.96 2141 82.67 64 52 5821 44 55 33 85 24.72 5.32 142.34 11.18 2615 45 63 -34 Gold Silver Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE $630.50 $12.54 1128325 1.76 S-8 72 $-1.53 ^1448 -ZOOM -.02 ♦.06 ♦.05 ♦28 ♦1.35 ♦.41 -.74 ♦.13 -.49 ♦.83 -.64 ♦3.87 ♦36 ♦121 -.63 •21 ♦.06 ♦2.01 -.07 ♦20 -.77 District on South Dibble Street for paving curb and gutter and extending sanitary sewer service. • Set public hearing for May 8 to hear comment and to establish the final assessment roll fuy a Special Assessment District on South Jeffersoi. Street for extending sanitary sewer service at the next council meeting. Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community hank established m Cotton Prints, Calico fr T'Knits, Poplin, V Twill F Gift Certificates V New Oriental Fabrics ■■■Mk | OPtW. Monday-TH/ldey B orw-530 pet jMTTl Hulst Ctownwra Hck-Up AARP DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM ANNOUNCED math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Apply at toe Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Coart SU Hastings. MI 49058 EOE/M-F __________________ cmsoin__________________ ,T God called you home ' His Heavenly face & that you have felt His j warm embrace. We still are sad and miss you so. ; But we know your spirits see us below. In all our thoughts, prayers and sleep we S. fety Program might he of interest to you. While this program is a to know if you’ll come stay to be with him and see him through. wanting to brush up on their driving skills may also attend. The course explains the changes that occur in vision, hearing and reac­ tion time as individuals age and provides useful driving safetv- tips for So be at peace in your Heavenly home. We ll handling these changes. Topics covered in the course are tell J.C. you’re watching him grow. You’ll see 2 him play and then he’ll know, that you're at peace in you’re Heavenly place with others. • Also covered are effects of medications, rules of the road and God your. Savior face to face. more. 8WY SYStai OF SOUTHWEST MOON PC How joy- ful it was for us to know that you have seen if the eve sight isn’t quite what it used to he. then the AARP Driver confident driver. • Learn how to share the road with trucks, aggressive drivers and 1-800-237-2379 2 years ago • classroom refresher course for driver’s aged 50 and older, others • Learn box- age related physical changes affect driving • Learn how to adjust your driving habits to become a safer, more Womerw Good Games and Series • M. Hastings office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for & know - There will come a time or come a day. .-4 ■? w'.ten the little boy you never knew. will want 4 If you are over 50 and fed the old ruction time slipping a little, or BASEMENT PROFESSIONALS! to join our team. We currently have an opening in our 218 E State St. Hastings ■ 945-9673 I Sunday Night Mixed A. Rohms 213-532; E. Bartlett 196-531; F. Thompson 182-518; S. Fariee 181-491; M. Ulrich 254; B. Falconer 226; C. Alexander 208. J. Shocbndge 193; J. Smith 182; B Churchill 181 Diversification is Key Company stock can have a place in your 401 (k) or other retirement plan. But you've also got to leave plenty of room for the other investment accounts inside your 401(k). including accounts that contain stocks, bonds AT&T Anheusef Busdi CMS Energy Corp Coca-Cola Co DamleiCtirysler Dow Chemical Co. Exxon MoM Farndy Dollar Stores First Financial Bancorp Ford Motor Co. General Motors Ind. Bus. Machine JCPenneyCo. Johnson & Johnson Kellogg Co. McDonald's Corp. Pfizer Inc. Semco Energysears HoUng Sears HoMng Sparta > Motors TCF Financial Wal-Mart Stores 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer Mixercttes 553; N. Robbe 222-547; J. Robbe 190-546; It can be risky to pack your 401 (k) with a high percentage of company stock - but if it's offered for free, consider taking it. If your employer offers shares of company stock as a 401(k) matching contribution, put in as much as necessary to earn the match. Bui after you've received it. see if you can trade in the company shares for other investments within your401(k). STOCKS The following prices are from the close ot business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller Kent Oil 80; Trumble Agency 77.5; Sassy Babes 71.5; Dean’s Dolls 70.5. N.B.T. 70; Dewey’s Auto Body 67; Hinkle's Body Shop 66.5; Hallifax Services 65; Girrbach‘s 58. High Games and Scries - L Davis 211­ 550; P. Hinkle 166. S. Huhtic 213-485; D. Snyder 194-556; L. Greer 190-504; J. Doster 170-398; S. Vandenberg 179-Triplicate; L. Elliston 189-521; T. Christopher 167-473; S. Drake 165-464; B. Anders 151-435. Heath 209-535; T Robbe 238-531; A. Williams 205-526; A. Hubbell 184-501; N. Ulrich 198-470: L. Rentz 152-453; A. Churchill 172-43. K. Fariee 133-360; A. Laney 136-348; E. Hammontree 193; H. Jordan 172; B. Gingrich 158. Mens Good Games and Series - J. Mroz 270-687; M. Eaton 218-577; C. Taylor 212­ lake the Match and other securities. In short, diversify your 4til(k) today - you’ll be glad you did when tomorrow arrives. This entire site Copyright €> 2006 Edward Jones COUNCIL, continued from page 1 —r-rsr BOWLING SCORES Bounty Hunters 80 1/2; 4 Horsemen 80 1/2; Happy 4’s 72; Thunder Alley 69. XXX Bowlers 64 1/2; Gutter Dusters 63 1/2; Sandbaggers 63; CW’s Repair 62; Wolverines 61 1/2; Robbers 61; Funky Bowlers 57 1/2; Pin Chasers 57; 12 ozs. at a Time 48. pany stock in your 40l(k) than if you were planning on retiring in a few years. The more time you have, the better your chances of overcoming the short-term downturns that will affect your company stock. But if you are nearing retirement, and you may soon need to start taking distributions from your 40l(k). you might not want to be overweighted with company stock. * What is the prognosis for my company? This can be a tough question to answer. If you look back just a few years, most people would probably say that some of the big, wellknown companies that arc struggling today would always be strong, solid and profitable. And several years from now, perhaps these firms w ill again be on solid ground - but right now. the picture is not pretty for them. So. as you decide on how much company stock to keep in your 401 (k). keep your eyes and ears open on what might be happening in your company and in the industry to which it belongs. This is an eight (81 hour course, which is scheduled tn two blocks. The course will be held at the County of Aging. 320 West Woodland Dnvc. Hastings, on May 10 and May 11. scheduled to run from 1pm to 5pm. There is a nominal fee of $10.00 for each attendee. Interested persons may sign up at the County f Aging. or call 948­ 4856. Questions regarding the program you ca i call Neva Bishop at % We'll always miss you & love you! Your Loving Family �Page 10 - Thursday. Apnl 27, 2006 - The Hastings Banner ^finnie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar There is to be a rummage sale at (he Freight House on Emerson Street Friday and Saturday. The hours are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The Depot and Freight House will be open for the regular monthly open hours on Sunday. April 30. from 2 to 5 p.m. The Ionia County Genealogy Society’s room will be open to visitors and searchers next Wednesday evening. May 3. A computer is available. Thousands of obituaries are on file. More are awaiting their turn to get into the fil­ ing cabinets On Sunday evening. April 30. there will be a Christian music concert at Central United Methodist Church, with the praise band Fret Not performing. This is to be a benefit for the church’s work mission camp in Red Lake. Minn., coming in June when 20 youths and adu':-. will make the journey and spend a week. The third annual Joe Leslie Memorial Golf outing will be held Sunday. May 7. at Centennial Acres golf course. Call the church office at 374-8861 for details or Walt Collins at 642-6618 for information. The Lakewood CROP Walk is scheduled for Sunday afternoon. April 30. Most church­ es in the Lakewood area have envelopes and welcome walkers who will lake pledges and collect fund*. Twenty-five percent of the pro­ ceeds will be returned to the Lakewood com­ munity. The other 75% will go for world hunger needs, some of which will be used in the continental USA. Call any church for information. There are water stations along the route and restrooms are available. Maps are provided. This begins at 2 p.m. Check-in time is al 1:30 p.m., when people who arc walking report to their stations in Fellowship Hall in advance of the kickoff, which will be outside, weather permitting. The newest twist is that you can register on the web site and get Hospitality horror Organist Carol Reiser. Pastor Jonathan Reid of Zion Lutheran Church, the Mark Jarvie and host pastor Don Ferris enjoy a fric«idly chat after the community Good Friday service. pledges. Simply e-mail your prospects. The semi-annual rummage sale at Fellowship Hall in Central UMC will take place on Friday and Saturday. May 5 and 6. Details will be forthcoming next week. Norma Stowell of Woodland was the hon­ ored guest last Sunday at the coffee hour at Central UMC. Daughters Peggy Wilkins of Florida and Bonnie Fry of Evart were the hostesses. Other family members who came to share in the day there and with Norma later were her sister Aleen and husband from Ludington, son Tim Carter, grandson Michael Fry. Jiggs and Violet Miller. Sarah Miller and Roger Stowell. The occasion was her birthday Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur, M.D. IOO5 West Green Street Hastings Michigan T9O5S Telephone. 26:1 9 »5 J 1 19 • Internal Medicine INSULIN I take pills for my diabetes but my doctor wants to start insulin. My friends tell me that once I start insulin, I can never come off. Is that true? Basically, there are two general types of diabetes. Type I diabetics do not make any insulin whatsoever and absolutely require it to control their disease. "Blood sugar pills" will not help at all with Type I diabetes. Type II diabetics make some insulin albeit much less than needed to keep from getting sick therefore need some help from "blood sugar pills", insulin or both. Either type of diabetic patient needs Io eat right, exercise and lose weight to help control their blood sugars. If you are a Type II diabetic, that alone may be all that is necessary to keep you healthy. If that does not control your blood sugar, your doctor will start you on one or more pills io help lower your blood sugar. If that is not sufficient, then you will be started on insulin either in addition to the pills or by itself. Often times, like the rest of us. simply because you are a diabetic, your diet may not be the best, exercising is minimal and you may very well be able to lose a few pounds if you are placed on insulin, or even pills for that matter, for your diabetes and you finally decide to kick it into gear and eat right, exercise and lose weight, your blood sugars may very well come down enough to eliminate the need for the insulin and maybe even the pills. The idea that ona you are placed on insulin you can never come off comes from the simple fact that you are not likely to change your life style any more than any one else. But it can be done, it has been done and there is no reason why you can't do it too. I've taken a number of patients “off insulin once they have straightened out their eating, exercising and lost weight. Insulin used to be given two or more times per day to control blood sugars and depending on your specific circumstances, you may still need to do so. Recently though, new very long acting insulin has been developed so that a single shot per day is all that is needed. In addition to that, inhaled insulin is now available for certain situations. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center al Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. ______________________________________ ____________ rnoiMQ* back on April 14. Lorraine McMillen returned to work in Grand Rapids with short hours last week after being confined to home with illness since the first of the year. Ladies of First Congregational Church were hosts last Wednesday (April 19) to ladies from the sister group at Vermontville Congregational Church. One of the guests was 102 years old. They enjoyed lunch together and Dana Traub’s program about musical boxes and their history. The annual spring breakfast was held at Fellowship Hall Saturday with Rosemary Hickey doing the catering. President Sharon Goodemoot welcomed tl*e members and sev­ eral guests and Betty Shetterly led in a brief devotional time before the meal. After the breakfast 'he ladies moved to another half of the room and enjoyed their time with the Rev. Susan Trowbridge of Vermontville, who relat­ ed the story of her painting career, which has gone from leisure time to, full time, consider­ ing she has a husbandand 10-year-old ado^ • cd sou. She showed some of the techniques she uses in placement and demonstrated how to execute a painting using a vase ot daffodils for her subject. She brought along some examples of her work. A row of her paintings graces the wall of Mace Pharmacy in Nashville. Tulips, daffodils, crocus are in full bloom. Forsythia and flowering quince bushes arc coming into their full glory..Rhubarb plants arc growing inches every day. Many home­ owners have mowed their lawns. John and Terri Cart arc home from Apache Junction, Ariz. From Florida. Theron and Joan King have arrived, as have Max and Phyllis Decker. Bob and Jane Shoemaker. Henry and Beulah Beland . Bob and Noreen Mosson arc due home soon. The beef stew fund-raising dinner held last Friday evening was a success at the Freight House. At the same lime the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society was having a sale of baked goods in the lobby. The Ionia County Genealogy Society was host for the dinner. Diners could enjoy viewing some of the per­ manent displays after their meal. Diners came from Portland and Lansing, as well as from closer by. Thanks to you... 426 Girls ages 5­ 17 were able to participate in a variety of Girl Scout activities. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Dear Annie: For over a year. I’ve been involved in a serious relationship with "Dane." a wonderful guy. Wc arc both 24 years old. and despite the distance between us (a two-hour drive), wc arc very committed. The other night. Dane went out drinking with a group of people and returned home with his roommate and two female co-workers in low. Since they all were very intoxicat­ ed. Dane thought it would be chivalrous to let the two ladies spend tlie night. His roommate took one bedroom. and Dane gave up his bed­ room to the two women. (Dane slept on the couch.) After dropping them off the next morning, he discovered that one of the charm­ ing ladies had vomited in his bed. After considering the situation, I find myself a hit pul off. He calls it "our bed." but then he treats it with as much dignity as a motel room. Furthermore, if he's in a serious rclationship, isn't it disrespectful to have females spend the night? I told Dane this made me uncomfortable, and if it should happen again, he ought to make other arrangements, like dropping the women off at their own place. He doesn't sec an issue here. Am I overreacting? — Miffed in Massachusetts Dear Miffed: We wouldn't get too upset over this unless Dane makes a regular habit of inviting intoxicated (or not) females to his apartment. They were obviously smashed, he thought it was safer to bring them home, and he slept on the sofa. It turned out to be inno­ cent. but when people arc drunk, this isn't always the case. Yes. you should ask that next time, he sees that the female co-workers get safely to their own homes, and Dane should agree to this small concession for your peace of mind. Troubled trustee Dear Annie: This is a plea for all parents. Please do not appoint someone trusl^gr guardian unless you know they an. willing ib take on the responsibility. My husband begged his mother not to make him trustee over her estate, but when the lawyer read the will, guess who got the job? Mom left my husband as trustee over money to be held for nine great-grandchil­ dren. He will be 81 before the last one comes of age. His younger sister has to go through him to get at her inheritance because his mother felt she would spend the money fool­ ishly. Maybe she would, but at least she would have a decent relationship with her brother. Please don’t try to control your children from the grave. It just might kill them. R I P. (Not) in Louisville. Ky. Dear R.I.P.: Parents should not put their children in the position of policing one anoth­ er. But we have good news. The law does not force someone to be a trustee if he doesn't want the job. Tell your husband to send a let­ ter to the lawyer who handled the estate and resign the position. Someone else will be appointed. Tough love option Dear Annie: I’d like to respond to "Desperate," whose drug-addicted daughter kept moving in and out of the house. Thank you for telling her to keep the lines of com­ munication open. 1 recently buried my 48year-old son after 32 years of trying to let him be responsible for himself while addicted to drugs and alcohol. I became confrontational after he lost his job. wife, stepchildren, house and car. In our last phone call, he said. "Dad. whatever you do. bury me in my green flan­ nel shirt." Taking her clothes to Goodwill will only push her further away. Instead, ask. "What can we do to help us be a family again?" -­ Jim in Baton Rouge. La. Dear Jim: Our hearts arc breaking for you. There is only so much a parent can do to help a child who is addicted, and we know you tried your best. Our condolences on your ter­ rible loss. Learn the lingo Dear Annie: I am a nurse, and work in an environment where there is an increasing number of Filipino employees, especially women. The problem is. these Filipino nurses con­ stantly talk to one another in their native lan­ guage. When there is downtime, they sit in a group and chat Many times I am the only non-Filipino in the room and I feel ostracized, like a stranger in my own country’. Also, it is exceedingly difficult to concentrate while this language thing is going on. For me. it is not a pretty language. I find myself exhausted lis­ tening to it. At staff meetings, we are told that English is the only language to be spoken in the nurs­ es' station. I would like to politely tell these women that 1 understand how much easier it is for them to speak in their own language, but it is disturbing to some of us. However, I'm sure if I said that. 1 would be labeled a racist. And if management is not enforcing the rule to speak English, it won't help to mention it to them, either. I really do not care whai they are saying to each other, but the situation is quite unpleas­ ant. Do you have any suggestions? -- English Spoken Here Dear English: Don't you think your reac­ tion IS a little bigoted if you object to others speaking their native tongue because it sounds harsh to you? We agree it is rude to carry on a conversation in a foreign language if others are excluded, but that rule applies only to social encounters. People can speak whatever they like if they are talking to each other privately. If your hospital has an English-only policy, it should be enforced, and your complaints should be directed there. Otherwise, you might try asking these women to teach you a few words of their language so you can show them you are interested in developing a friendship. Can't hurt, and it might alleviate your concerns. Height hilarity Dear Annie: I'd like to respond to "Always Been Short." who asked how to answer peo­ ple who commented on his height. My grand­ father, who was the shortest of very tall, teas­ ing brothers, liad the best comeback He. said. kY>u measure a man from the neck up." To me, he was a giant. - Michigan Woman Dear Michigan: Well put. Sobering signs Dear Annie: 1 have a beautiful daughter who has a lovely family and a great career. The problem is I’m afraid she is becoming an alcoholic. She thinks she has a high tolerance for alcohol and that it's OK. Would you please list the signs? - Worried Dear Worried: Kere they ere. from Alcoholics Anonymous: 1. Have you ever decided to r'op drinking for a week or so. but only lasted for; couple of days? 2. Do you wish people wouJd mind their own business about your drinking — stop telling you what to do? 3. Have you ever switched from one kind of drink to another in the hope that this would keep you from getting drunk? 4. Have you had to have an eye-opene.’ upon awakening during the past year? 5. Do you envy people who can drink with­ out gelling into trouble? 6. Have you had problems connected with drinking during the past year? 7. Has your drinking caused trouble at home? 8. Do you ever try to get "extra" drinks at a party because you do not get enough? 9. Do you tell yourself you can stop drink­ ing any time you want to, even though you keep getting drunk when you don't mean to? 10. Have you missed days of work or school because of drinking? 11. Do you have "blackouts"? 12. Have you ever felt that your life would be better if you did not drink? Did you answer YES four or more limes? If so, you arc probably in trouble with alcohol. Copyright by The A.A. Grapevine Inc. Reprinted from the pamphlet "Is A.A. for You?" with permission of A.A. World Services Inc. Permission to reprint this mate­ rial docs not mean that AAWS has reviewed and/or endorses this publication Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxGcomcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 6O6I1. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at wwwxrr ators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Apnl 27, 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL HOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARC IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale nay be reocHided by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Neva M. Ftsh, a single woman, original mortgagors), to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated October 8. 2002. and recoded on November 13. 2002 in instrument 1091425. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2003-2 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Sixteen And 10/100 Dollars ($111,516.10). including interest at 9.75% pjr annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mor.gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings a 1 00 PM. on May 25.2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1/4 LINE SECTION 28. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST. 1965.04 FEET FROM THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SEC­ TION 28; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 40 MIN­ UTES 26 SECONDS EAST 61 59 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE »'ORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE ( XJTHFAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28 TO THl TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST 502.99 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 394.12 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 69 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST. 477 09 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 F THE SOUTH­ EAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28; THENCE SOUTH 00 DECREES 01 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST 126.33 FEET ALONG SAID EAST LINE. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 26 SECONDS WEST 1266 12 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28 TO THE POINT OF BEGIN­ NING TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO A PRI­ VATE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS. EGRESS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES PURPOSES. TO BE USED IN COMMON WITH OTHERS 66 FEET WIDE. 33 FEET EACH SIDE OF A CENTERLINE DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 28. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST. 1985 04 FFET FROM THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 28 THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST 61 59 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH UNE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SAID DESCRIBED CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 34 SECONt-S EAST 502.99 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 394.12 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 69 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST. 477 09 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28. AND THE END OF SAID DESCRIBED CEN­ TERLINE THE SIDE LINES OF SAID EASEMENT TO BE LENGTHENED OR SHORTENED AS APPROPRIATE TO TERMINATE AT THE SOUTH LINE AND AT THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28 ALSO. THE RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM STARR SCHOOL ROAD TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPE RTY ACROSS THAT PORTION OF LAND DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING 660 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 28. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. THENCE EAST 660 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 33 FEET; THENCE EAST 3300 FEET. THENCE NORTH 33 FEET. THENCE WEST 3.267 FEET; THENCE NORTH 33 FEET THENCE WEST 693 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 33 FEET TO PLACE <5F BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #090470F01 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by THOMAS L WARGO and DOROTHY L. WARGO. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to FIRST TENNESSEE BANK . N A.D/B/A FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN COR­ PORATION. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2003, and recorded on July 24. 2003. in Document No. 1109313. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars and Seven Cents ($56.322 07). including interest at 9 250% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public v.*nue. at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 0100 PM o dock. on May 18. 2006 Said prem.ses are situated in Crty of Dowling. Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOTS 37. 38 AND 39 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 29. EXCEPT: PART OF LOT 37 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. DESCRIBED COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 37 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES; THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST 68 59 FEET THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 39 55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 49.25 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. TAX D NO. 09-165­ 025-00 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: April 11.2006 FIRST TENNESSEE BANK . N.A. D/B/A FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORATION Mortgagee/Ass^jnee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. PC 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Client I.D. FTB 0006 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Donald E. Lsvair Jr and Sara E. Lavair. husband and wife, to Amenquest Mortgage Company Mortgage, dated October 28. 2004 and recorded November 18, 2004 k) Instrument Number 1137435, Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by WM Specialty fXortgago LLC. Without Recourse by assignment There >s claimed to be due at the date hereof he sum of Two Hundred Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty and 13/100 Dollars ($200,780.13) including interest at 6.95% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given tht said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at pubic vendue at theBarry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on MAY 25. 2006 Said premises are located in the Towship of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The South 220 Feet of the West 264 Feet of the West 330 Feet of the Southeast one quarter of the Southwest one quarter of Section 17. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. Thornapple Township, Barr County. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in when case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PURCHASRS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale in that event your damages, if any, are hmrteo solely to the return of the bid amount tendered r.i sale, plus interest Dated: April 27. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 File No. 214.2317 r7*5”'0 Regular Beard Meeting Synopsis April 10, 2006 All board members present: 13 guests. Approved previous minutes, standing reports bills, a re-proposal of a Eagle Project, purchase of Adjourned at 7:43 p.m. Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk the conditions of a mortgage made by Craig M Greenfield and Leona M. Greenfield, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated December 19. 2003. and recorded on January 6. 2004 in instru­ ment 1120305. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be du a at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve And 48/100 Dollars ($73,712.48). including interest at 10.125% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said <nortgage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premise, or some part of them, at pubhc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on May 11. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 56 ol the Village of Nashville, according to the recorded plat thereof, being in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 10. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untrue determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption ponod ! hall be 30 days from the date of such sate Da’**1 Apnl 13. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593.1309 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Senncer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 40892XF01 mown AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BEI OW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in the terma and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Terry Neymeiyer and Denise Neymeiyer and Esther M Neymeryer. husband and wife, t nd a single woman. Mortgagors, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated the 24th day of May. 2004 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 17th day of Juno. 2004 H Instalment No. 1129427 of Bany County Recoids. Mortgage having been assigned to Welts Fargo bank. NA as Trustee on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice. the sum of One Hundred Party Thousand Nine-Hundred Eighty Tvro Dollars and 33/100 ($140,982,31). ^pd no suit or proceed­ ing at law or m equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by taid mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained m said mortgage, and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 1st day of June. 2006 at 1 odock pm Local Time, said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate at public auc­ tion. to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building where the Circuit Court for the County of Barry is held), of the premises described in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.5% per annum aid all legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attor­ ney fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to protect its interest in the premises Which said premises are desenbed as follows All that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and all struc­ tures. and homes, manufactured or otherwise, located thereon, situated in the City of Hastings. County of Barry, State of Michigan, and described as follows, to wit: Lot 4. Block 13 of H.J. KenfteKTs Addition to the Village, now. City of Hastings according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats. Page 9 During the six (6) months immed-ately foWcwtng the sate the property may be redeemed, except that in the event that the proper­ ty is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600 3241a, the property may be redeemed during 30 days immediately following the sale. Dated 4/27/2006 Wetts Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee Mortgagee FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC Attorney for Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee 888 W. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-2600 ASAPH 767159 04/27/2006, 054)4/2006. 05/11/2006.05/18/2006 moms SYNOPSIS Barry Township Regular Meeting April 11, 2006 Regular meeting called to Order at 7XX) p.m Roll Call 5 members and 5 guests present. Pledge ol Allegiance Approved minutes and Treasurers report lor Mar/06 Accepted Department Reports Motion approved to not allow transfers of ceme­ Attested to by Patncia Albert Supervisor Meeting was called to order at 7 XX) P.M. Ron Call: Present: Supervisor Herzog, Treasurer Nottingham. Cicrk Nichols and Tru'.tees Ritchie and Kennedy Also present: 5 members of the public. Approved agenda with addition of Board mem­ bers voting Approved minutes February 27. 2006. Budget Workshop, March 8. 2006. Regular B^ard Meeting. March 13. 2006 Budget Workshop. March 27. 2006 Budget Hearing as corrected Public comment was received Correspondence was read Barry County Sheriff. Dar Leaf reparomg the Barry County Shenff Dept Five Year Plan Fire Reports (BPH. and Pine Lake) received Placed firefighter on Medical Leave o< Absence Police report received Passed Resolution to support FEMA grant for Pine Lake Ftre Department Recommendations for Grand Marshal for Memory; Day Dis-xission regarding board members voting Received notice of Park Commission vacancy and appointment necessary within 45 days Received copy ot letter to Barry County Central Dispatch written by Supervisor Herzog Discussed Hickory Corners Fire Department Trustee Kennedy to get information on Crooked Lake Weed Project for next meeting Board comments were received Approved list of bills in the amount of $85,431 80 Meeting adjourned at 9 05 p.m. Normajean Nichols. Clerk Attested to by Mike Herzog. Supervisor rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tendered et sole, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in Hope Township Budget Hearing and new copier, and Green Gables grant Synopsis PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be tery deeds Motion approved to appoint hst ol Election work­ ers Accepted the Check Regtster/kst of bills for April. Meeting adjourned at 9 15 p.m Respectfully submitted. Debra Dewey-Perry. Clerk STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY Aneswdteby: Richard Barnum. Supervisor NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent s Estate ALE NO. 2006-24513 DE Estate of John D. Schreuder. Jr. Date al STATE OF MICHIGAN birth: PROBATE COURT 12/07/1929. BARRY COUNTY TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. John CIRCUIT COURT-FAMILY DIVISION PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING D. Schreuder Jr., who lived at 5654 Patterson S.E . Thomapple Township. Michigan died 01/23/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all ALE NO. 06-24538-NC In the matter of Kanssa Faith Thurman TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS including claims against the estate wtfl be forever barred whose address(es) are unknown and whose inter­ unless presented to Mary Ellen Hathaway, named est in the matter may be barred or affected by the personal representative or proposed personal rep­ following resentative. or to both the probate court at 220 W TAKE NOTICE A hearing will be held on May 24. Court St. Suite 302, Hastings. Ml 49058 and the 2006 at 9 30 am at 206 W Court St.. Ste 302. named/proposed personal representative within 4 Hastings. months after the date of publication of this notice Date : 04/17/2006 Doherty 41960 for the following purpose: ON THE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Christopher D Matthysse P60535 OF Kanssa Faith Thurman to Kanssa Faith Andrus 648 Monroe Ave. N W. Suite 400 This change of name is not sought for fraudulent Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 intent (616) 459-0556 Date 4/19/06 Mary clten Hathaway Comstock Park. Ml 49321 Chnst>ne M Andrus 219 Robin St Middleville Ml 49333 (616) 784-5870 (269) 795-4297 308 Netherfield St N.W Ml 49058 before Judge William M THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Lanny Blankenship and Kassi S Blankenship, husband and wife, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 23. 2004 and recorded August 30. 2004 in Instrument Number 1133231. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank. National Trust Company, as Trustee for kiorgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2005-HE1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Senes 2005-HE 1 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Ave Hundred EightyFive and 78/100 Dollars ($103,585.78) including interest at9 50% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wW be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan a! 1XX) p.m. on MAY 25, 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Hope Township. Section 9. Town 2 North. RangeO West, part of the Southwest one-quarter commencing North 00 degrees 03 minutes 50 sec­ onds East 1936 06 feet from the South one-quarter; thence West 198 feet; thence North 00 degrees 03 minutes 50 seconds East 220 feet; thence East 198 feet, thence SouthOO degrees 03 minutes West 220 feet to the Place of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. In which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. Dated: April 27. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 221.3078 ”«’•» Notice Of Mortgage Foreciosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT- NO TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN AC nVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate m jy be rescinded by the toractoeing mertysoea. to dorad at safe, plus Interact. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been n ade te the conditions of a mortgage made by ’x>i J McCarter, a married woman and Ronnk C McCarter, her husband, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated Juno 4. 2004. and recorded on June 11. 2004 In Instrument 1129135. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bank of New York as Trustee tor the Certificate Holders of CWABS 2004-BC5 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Ave Hundred Ninety-Eight And 52/100 Dollars ($117,598.52). including interest at 8.45% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made end pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot No. 101. Middleville Downs No. 5, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Uber 5. page 43, Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate. Dated: April 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #091380F01 mowM Notice Of Mortgage Foractoeure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reednded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damogee. If any, shaM be limit­ ed eoteiy to the return f the bid emount tendered et eata. plus interact. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Brian VanWyk. a singte man. ongnai mortgagors), to Heartwell Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage lender. Mortgagee, dated August 6. 2004 and recorded on August 23. 2004 in instrument 1132775. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Michigan State Housing Devetopmeni Authority, a pubic body corporate and poMc of the State of Michigan as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Forty-One And 14/100 Dollars ($123.641 14). including interest at 5.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in aid mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wffl bo foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. o May 11,2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 60. Bryanwood Estates No. 4. according to the recorded piat thereof in Uber 6 of Plats on Page 45. The redemption penod shall bo 6 months from the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 8003241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of ouch sate. Dated: April 13. 2006 For more Informatton. ptease cai: FC R 248.593 1305 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #089244F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foractoeure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFF1C E AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo reocinded by the foractoelng mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shell bo limit­ ed eoteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered et sate, plus Interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been ctede in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Jeffrey M Btshop and Robin W»ssna Brhop. husband and wife. Original martgaop^s). to Option Ono Mortgage CorpdraBBM;''.'^CraivnlF:COfpt>rai>on. Mortgagee, dated December 17. 2004. and recorded on January 11, 2005 in Instrument 1140027. m Berry county records. Mctsgan, on which mortgage there to claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Tixee Hundred Seventy-Three thousand Two Hur.dred Twenty-Five And 92/100 Dollars ($373,225.92). including interest at 8% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage ano the sistute in such caa* made and provided, notice :s hereby given that said mortgage will be torectoeeo hy a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of ?wn. at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on May 4. 2006 Said premises are situated in lo.n'ship ol Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, aid are described as: commencing al a point 50 terit North 44 1/2 degrees West from the Southwest comer of Crispo's Plat of Boniface Point accoror,^ fc the recorded Plat thereof, being a point on tfie shu** a* Pine lake at Southwest comer of Lot ownec t> James Ross, thence North 501/2 degrees East 172 1/2 feet along the line of said Roes cot to the Northwest comer of said Roes Lot and beir\n a pc tot on the Northeast shore ol said Lake; thenev North 91 /2 degrees West along the shore ol said Utke 30 feet; thence South 52 1/4 degrees West 208 foot .o Shore of Lake on the South side of said point, thence along shore of Lake South 44 1/2 Jegrees East 60 feet to the Place of Beginning; 'ne same bordering on the shore ci Pine Lake at both ends of said Lot and being in the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 6. Town 1 North. Rango 10 West. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in wtsch case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: April 6. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 40025-5822 File #088559F01 SYNOPSIS RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING APRIL 12. 2008 - 7JO P.M. Regular meeting catted to order and Pledge of Allegiance Present Lee. Rogers. Hawthorne. Fhnt. Lyons. Greenfield and Can and twelve guests Approved amended agenda by voice vote. Minutes of the March 8. 2006 Regular Soard Meeting approved Accepted the buildtng/zoning report for the month of March by voice vote Appointed two township representatives to the Joint Library Board by voice vote. Vouchers and payroll approved tor payment. Treasurer's report tor March accepted by voice vote. Budget amendment was approved by roll cell vote Adopted Resolution #2006-51. Township Employee Handbook by roll call vote Approved first reading of Ordinance #2006-110. Amendment to Article XVIII. Schedule of Regulations by roll call vote Postponed the Amendment of Section 20.26 to establish a new sign ordinance for the Mixed Use District and returned to the Planning Commission by roll call vote Postponed the Amendment of Section 20 to cor­ rect aH typographical and scribner s errors by roll can vote Approved first reading of Ordinance #2006-111. Conditional Rezoning Ordinance by roll call vote Meeting adjourned st 1031 p.m Respectfully submitted. Robm Hawthorne. Clerk Attested tc by. Jim Carr. Supervisor Synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regutar Boerd Meeting April 11, 2006 An Board members present; Comm. Gibson. 6 guests. Approved consent agenda. Approved revised Joint Library Agreement Appointed Brenda Teegardm to fill library term expiring 12-31-2007 Appointed Kim Domke to fin library term expiring 12-31-2006 Adopted revised Planning & Zoning Resolution Approved 1% admir^stratKXi fee on tax bitts in perpetu.iy Election Commission appointed Selby. Hitson. Stockham, and Cruttenden to work May 2 election Amended budget in the Social Services category $3500 Paid outstanding bills Meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. Bonnie Cruttenden. Clerk Attested to by Jim Brown. Supervisor �Page 12 - Thursday. April 27. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is herein- given that noxious weeds and vegetation as defined by Section 38-100 to Section 38-106. ot Division 4. or Article It. of Chapter 36 of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances, not cut dunng the growing season ot’ April 15. 2o06 to October 15.2006 may be cut by the City of Hastings or its designated representative, and the owner of the property shall be charged with the cost thereof. Noxious weeds and grasses more than eight (8) inches in height, dead bushes dead treesand stumps, bush­ es and trees infested with dangerous insects and infectious diseases must be cut and removed from the proper y. Any owner who refuses to destroy and remove such material may be subject to a Civil Infraction and fine, and the City of its designated representative may enter upon the land as many times as necessary, and di stray and remove «uch material and charge the cost to the property owner. Any expense incurred by the City shall be reimbursed by the owner of the land. Unrecovered costs shall be levied » a lien on the property and shall be collected against the property in the same manner as general taxes. Pie City, through its Code Enforcement Officer, shall have the right to enter upon such lands for the pur­ pose of cutting down, destroying, or removing noxious weeds or vegetation and shall not be liable in any action of trespass. Thomas Emery NOTICE OF ZONING ORDINANCE ADOPTION Pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 183 of 1943. as amendeu. mtice is hereby given that the Barry’ Count) BuvJ of' Commissioners has adopted the tollowirig Ordinance which amends the Barry County­ Zoning Ordinance in the following manner. The Zoning District Map has been amended as follows: ORDINANCE NOj AJ.JAM Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hear­ ing for the following; Case Number V-10-2006 Gary Overloop. Location: 4207 E Joy R tn Section 6 of Orangeville Twp Purpose: Requesting x variance to erect a 22x26-11 attached garage & a 16x22 ft addition to an existing home that is too dose to the side lot Ime (4.1 -ft). the minimum ts 6-tt. m the RL-1 zoning dis­ trict Case Number V-11-20UC William Fayling. Location: 11202 Shultz Dr . in Section 12 of Barry TWp Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a 32x56 ’1 detached accessory budding larger than allowed (1.792 sq ft), the maximum allowed size is 1.024 square feet, in the RL-1 zoning Oistnct Case Number V-12-2006 Bobble & Vickie Ritchie. Location: 7005 Marsh Rd., m Section 20 ol Orangeville Twp Purpose: Requesting a variance io erect a 4yp ft sign closer to the road nght of way (17-ft from two county roads), the minimum is 50-ft from road right of way. in the C-1 zoning district. Casa Number V-13-2006 William Charts* Mosher (applicant), Wayne Goss (owner). Location: Huff Rd., in Section 32 in Assyria Twp Purpose: Request for a variance to create a par­ cel with less road fiontage than required (158.09-ft). the minimum is 220-ft. in the AR zoning district Meeting Date: May 9. 2006. Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Community Room m the Courts & Law Building at 206 West Court Street. Hastings. Michigan. Site inspection of the above desenbed property(ies) will be completed by the Zoning Board of Appeals members before the hearing Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above men­ tioned time and place Any written response may be marled to the address listed below or faxed to (?69) 948-4820 The variance apphcation(s) is/aro available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 West State Street. Hasting*. Ml 49058 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed between 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.) Monday-Fnday. Please call the Planning Office at (269) 945-1290 for fur­ ther information The County cl Barry will provide necessary aux­ iliary a>ds and services, such as signers for the heating impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered al the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeiing/heanng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requinng auxiliary a*Js or services should contact ine County of Barry by writing or calling the following Michael Brown/County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hast es. Ml 49058. (269) 945-1284 Debbie Smith. Barry County Clerk rrscirn Robert A. Tremain & Associate*. P.C. is a debt collector and we sre attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by ROBERT S ERICKSON. DENISE L ERICKSON. HUSBAND AND WIFE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS­ TRATION SYSTEMS SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER’S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. SAID LENDER IS REPUBLIC BANK. Mortgagee, dated August 31. 2004, and recorded on September 07. 2004. as Instrument No. 1133595 m BARRY County Records Meagan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred seventy three thousand three hundrau ninety seven and 44/100 Dollars ($173,397.44). including interest at 6375% per annum WITH AN ADJUSTABLE RATE RIDER Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubbe vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 130 PM on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF IRVING. BARRY County. Michigan and are desenbed as THAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QL'ARTER OF SECTION 26. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE NORTH ONE-QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SEC­ TION 26. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 23’ 13* WEST 1321 69 FEET ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH ONE-QUARTER LINE TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 56’ 55’ EAST 402.20 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 22' 42* WEST 243 00 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 56’ 55* WEST 402 33 FEET. THENCE NORTH 00 DECREES 23’ 13* EAST 243 00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH ONE-OUARTER LINE TO THE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING SUBJECT TO HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY FOR BUEHLER ROAD THE DESCRIBED LAND ALSO INCLUDES THE MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOME AFFIXED THERETO AN MORE PARTICULARLY IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS 2000 SKYLINE. SERIAL NUMBER D2380435NA8 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a, m which case the redemption penod Shan be 30 days from the date ot such sale DATED April 27. 2006 Robert A. Tremam & Associates. P.C. 401 South Otd Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRAPON SYSTEMS SOLELY AS NOMI­ NEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCES­ SORS AND ASSIGNS. SAID LENDER IS REPUB­ LIC BANK Mortgagee For More information Call; (248) 540-7701 to* FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt CGUector attempting to col­ lect * debt. Any information obtained will be use* for this purpose. It you are In the Military, please contact our office at the number listed MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bwn made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by. Harry A. Mead. Jr a’k.'a H Allen Mead and Mary A Mead. Husband and Wife to Argent mortgage Company LLC A Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated February 13.2004 and recorded March 12. 2004 in instrument f 1123559 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee ot Argent Securities Inc.. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2004-W8 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2004. Without Recourse, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum o Eighty-Two Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Four Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents ($82,444.37) including interest 9 25% per annum Under the power cf sate contained in saxl mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pan of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. May 4, 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Castleton, Barry County.Michigan. and are dvsenbed as That part of the fractional Southwest one-quarter of Section 20. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township, Barry County. Michigan, more particularly as: Commencing al the South one-quar­ ter comer of said section. thence due West along the South line of said section. 70 70 feet to the point of beginning of this description thence continuing West along said South Ime 161.75 feet, thence North 0 degrees 38 minutes 33 seconds East 345 00 feet: thence West 160.00 feet, hence North 0 degrees 38 minutes 33 seconds East 447.00 feet; thence East 321 75 feet, thence South 0 degrees 38 minutes 33 seconds West 792 00 feet to the point of beginning. Commonly known as 6525 Thcmapple Lake. Nashville Ml 49073 _The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned tn accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date cf such sate Dated: APRIL 3. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee of Argent Secunties Inc.. Asset Backed Pass­ Through Certificates. Series 2004-W8 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as ot May 1. 2004. Without Recourse. Assignee ol Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestrvo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Htils Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 OurRieNo 06-46220 it-jy m laru n.’ y: \’!vlci« >S •*’3 • . nn yrt .9?^ linnH 'litept.A yd •’ Oua U A . .JOKiUbOU lb ,1.-- Nneb From A to C-l “““* twe outlined area on map) This map is a portion of the Official Zoning .Map of Baltimore IWp.. of Barrv County. Michigan. The above named ordinance becomes effective May 4. 2006. A copy of this ordinance is available for pur­ chase or tnspi-ctior in the Barry County Planning Office at 220 W. State St.. Hastings. Michigan between the hours 8^>’> AM. • 5 RM. (closed between 12-1 p.m.l. Monday thru Friday. Please call (269) 945-1290 for CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Notice is hereby given that the Harting* City Council will hold three public hearing* on Monday. May 8. 2006 at 7:30 P.M in the Council further information. Date: April 2 * 2006 Clare Trip). Chairperson Chamber*. second floor of City Hall. 201 East Stale Street, fiastings. Michigan. ' Barry County Board of Commissioners Debbie S. Smith. Clerk The purpose of the Public Hearings is for City Council to hear com­ ments and make a determination on the establishment of a final Barry County assessment roll for each ol the following "pecial assessment districts: 775011165 NOTICE The minutes ol the mee'ing of the Barry County Board ot Commissioners held April 25, 2006, are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St.. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. 1. Sanitary sewer extension on S. Dibble SL front East S<wth Street to the north plat line of Southeastern Village fl. 2. Curb, gutter, paving, and storm sewer imp. ‘nvmer.ts on S. Dibble St. from East South Street to the rertn plat line of Southeastern Village fl. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN abled persons wishing to attend these hearings upon seven dav* notice to the Clerk ol’ the City of Hastings. 201 East Slate Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Telephone 269-945-2468 or TDD call The City of Hastings Department of Public Services is accepting applications for one (1) full-time position. .Applications will be relay services 8M-649-3777. accepted until Friday. May 19.2006 at 5fl0 p.m. 3. Sanitary sewer extension nn S. Jefferson St. near the south City limits. The City will provide necessary reasonable aid and services to dis­ NOTICE OF TVBUG HEARING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO. THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RITLAND BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSON i PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Rutland will hold a City of Hastings Position Available: Operator 2 - Department of Public Services Thomas E. Emery City Clerk 77S01Mg public hearing on Wednesday, May 17. 2006. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Duties for the Operator 2 in the Public Services Department include manual and semi-skilled tasks related to the operation, maintenance, and repair of the City of Hartings public works facili­ ties and infrastructure. Hastings. Michigan, commencing at 7-30 p.m. as required under the provision.' of the Township Zoning Act and the Zoning Ordinance for the Township. A high sctxxil diploma or GED and Commercial Drivers lacense valid in the State of Michigan with a "B" endorsement and air brakes PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the proposed itemls) to be considered at this public hearing are required. One year of related experience is preferred. include the following, in summary-: Beginning wage rate ivr this position is $10.97 per hour. A good fringe henefit package is also provided. 1. Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article XX. General Provisions. Section 1042023 Minimum landscape requirements. 2. Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article XX. General 3 Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article XIX. Parking and PUBLIC NOTICE Loading Spaces, by addition of Section 104.1908. Landscaping of Off-Street Parking Areas. Thomapple Township and the Village of Middleville in collaboration 4. Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article X\1la. Mixed Use with the Barry County Road Commission will be holding informal meetings regarding a proposed roadbridge project. The proposed Provisions. Section 1042014 General lighting and screening rrcj.iremenls. District. Section 104.1709a, Architectural Standards. Girrbach. Director ot Public Services. 269-945-2468. Tim Girrt-ach mtVK?_______________________________ Director ol Public Services project includes - 5. Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Z<-mng Ordinance Article X\ll.a. Mixed Use District, by addition of Section 104.1 710a Greenbelts. 6. Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission CONSTRUCTION OF FWKBEINEB AND CRAKE ROADS BETWEEN PATTERSON AND WHITNEYV1LLE k'OADS AS WELL AS A NEW BRIDGE OVER THE THORNAPPLE RIVER BETWEEN M-37 AND WHITNEYMLLE ROAD PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Zoran,’ Ordinance. Zoning Map. Land Use Plan, and land These informational meetings will be provided to assist tlx public in Use Flan Map of the Township may be examined al the Township Hall at any time during regular business hours on any day except public and legal holidays from and after 'he publication of this notice and until and including the day of this public hearing, and may further be examined at the public hearing to deter­ understanding Lhe scope of the proposed project including the proj­ ect history, location, limits, funding, and other background informa­ mine tlut exact nature of the aforementioned matters. tion. A schedule of upcoming preliminary public he-uings will also be made available at these informational meetings or by contacting one You are invited to attend this hearing. If ynu arc unable to attend, written comments may be submitted in lieu of a personal appearance by writing to the Township Clerk at the Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. I fastings. .Ml 49058. at any time up to the date of the hearing and may be further received by the Planning Commission at said public hearing. This nul'ce is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 4l.72a.2i(3i and the Americans with Disabilities .Act (ADAf. Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and service*, such a* signers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes ol’ printed material* hemg considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the mectmghearmg upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individual* with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. All interested perron* are invited to he present for comments and suggestion* at this public hearing. Robin J. Hawthorne. Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings. .Michigan 49058 -750,-5 Application and full job description is available upon request at City of Hartings. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Questions regarding this position should be directed to Tim Telephone: (269) 948-2194 of the agencies below. INFORMATIONAL MEETING 81 WEDNESDAY, MAY 10. 2006 - 7:00 P.M. INFORMATIONAL MEETING #2 SATURDAY. MAY 20. 2006 - 10:00 A.M. BOTH MEETINGS TO BE HELD AT THORNAPPLE KELLOGG H.S. AUDITORIUM (Park in West Lol off Green Ijke Rd. • Middleville. Ml) Thomapple Township \ilbge of Middlnnlte 200 E Main Street Middle lie. Ml 49133 100 E. Main Street Middleville Ml 49333 269-795-3385 269-795-7202 Barrv County Road Commission PO Bm 158 Hartings. Ml 49058 1725 W. M-43 Hwy 269 945 3H9 SUMMER STUDENT INTERN WANTED Ttie Commission on Aging seeks a summer intern to perform clerical and marketing duties. Demonstrated proficiency in comput­ erized work processing and desktop publish­ ing. Experience with Access. Word and Excel programs a plus! Attention to detail and out­ standing customer service skills required! This position will also assist with reception­ ist duties. This position will be funded for 35 hours a week, for up to !3 weeks. To apply, pick up an application al the COA. 320 West Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings or email resume to tpenningtonbarrycounty.crg. Applications and resumes will be accepted through May 10. 2006 Equal Opportunity Employer rn(>v m - �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 27. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale maf be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the Nd amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Karl M Millard and Patnoa M. Millard, husband and wife, original mortgagors). to Decision One Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated November 21. 2000. and recorded on December 4, 2000 in instru­ ment 1052519. and assigne-1 by said Mortgagee to Eqmcredrt Corporation ot America as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Five And 47/100 Dollars ($130,635.47), including interest at 9.75% per annum Under the power ol sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made nd provid­ ed. rotice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are descntx. J as: Lot No. 13 of Home Acres, according to the plat thereof recorded in Uber 4 of Plats, on Page 67. being part of the Southwest fractional 1/4 ot Section 8 Town 1 North. Range 10 West The redemption period shall be 6 months from the data ot such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the data of such sale Dated: April 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC J 248.593 1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Mct»gan 48025-5622 File F090548F01 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR T' I AT PURPOSE. NOTFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACHVE MIL ITA R Y DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Fernando Crespo-O’Netil. mamed and Tara Crespo-Oneill, married of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Consumers Mortgage LLC dated the 18th day of December. AD. 2001. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 3rd day of January. A.D. 2002. in Instrument 1072346 ot Barry Records, and now held by Mesne assignments by Flagstar Bank, FSB. by an assign­ ment dated the 24th day of December. AD 2001. and recorded the 26th Day of Apnl. A D 2002 m Instrument * 1079511. Barry county Records, and subsequently amended by Loan '.lodlfication Agreement, dated the 15th day of August. AD. 2002 and recorded the 11th day of September AD.. 2002 Instrument 41067227. Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $111,371.41 one hundred eleven thousand, three hundred sev­ enty one dollars and tony one cents) plus accrued interest at 8.25% (eight point two five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on, the 25th day of May. D. 2006. at 160 o'clock r-aid mortgage win be fore­ closed by a sale at puolc auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described m said mortgage Which said premises are described as follows All that certain piece or .parcel of land situate in the Township of Maple Grove Township, tn the County of Barry and State ot Michigan and described as follows to wit: A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 23. TOWN 2 NORTH RANGE 7 WEST SURVEYED BOUNDARY OF SAID PAR­ CEL DESCRIBED AS; COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23: THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION. 385 25 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 47 MINUTES C5 SECONDS WEST CONTINUING ALONG SAID WEST LINE 385.25 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. 330 00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 47 MIN­ UTES 05 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SAID WEST LIN. 385 25 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID SOUTH LINE. 330 00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING Commonly known as: 7807 Guy Road Tax ID: 06-10-023-000-067-00 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the isdempton period shall be 30 days from the date of sush sale Dated: Apnl 20. 20G6 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO, LPA. By: Daniel E. Best. (P-56501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weftman. Weinberg & Reis Co . LP.A. 2155 Buttertield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR4C5195840 rno’*' • STATF OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT BARRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT-FAMILY DIVISION PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING FILE NO. 06-24539-NC In the mailer of Bnana Alane Bromley TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS including whose addressees) are unknown and whose inter­ est m the -natter may be barred or affected by the following TAKE NOTICE A heanng will be held on May 12. 2006 at 400 p.m at 206 W Court St, Ste 302. Hastings. Ml 49058 before Judge William M Doherty 41960 tor the followtng purpose ON THE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF Bnana Alane Bromley to Bnana Alexis Grace Ferrier. Date 4/21/206 Bnana Alane Bromley 11902 W Lawrence Hwy Nashville. Ml 49073 269-758-3291 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event. your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by David M Wagner, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, datec October 10.2003. nd recorded on October 21.2003 in instrument 1116081. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Argent Securities Inc . Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2003-W7 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as of November ;. 2003. without recourse as assignee by an assignment, tn Barry county records. Mich-gan on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Three Hundred Fourteen And 11/100DoUars ($125,314.11). including interest at 9.05% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statule >n such case made and pro vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on May 25, 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Commencing at the Southwest cor­ ner o the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 10. Town 3 North. Range 10 West, for a place of beginning; thence East 16 rods; thence North 10 rods; thence West 16 rods; thence South 10 rods to the place ot beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date cl such sate Dated Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *068997702 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may tts rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to th return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, oius Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Ronald L. Stampfler. a single man, original mortgagor(s). to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation Mortgagee, dated May 17. 2005. and recorded on June 29. 2005 in instrument 1148757. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed io be due at the date hereof tho sum of One Hundred Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Four And 59/100 Dollars ($100,694.59). including interest at 8.1% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such czse made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by« sate of the nortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of Land m the Southeast 1 /4 of Section 17. Town 2 North. Range 10 West Described as beginning at a point o< the east line of said section 17 which lies South 1 degrees 46 min­ utes East 221 88 leet from the East 1/4 post of said section 17. Thence South 1 degrees 46 minutes East 220 feet thence South 89 degrees 51 Minutes 30 seconds West 547.12 feet thence North 11 degrees 50 minutes 30 seconds East 224.81 feet thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds East 494 21 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption oenod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4090730F01 m&nt Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for hat purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by DAVID LEINAAR AND LOY LEINAAR. HUSBAND AND WIFE to TIMOTHY BAKER. A MARRIED MAN. Mortgagee, dated December 20. 2004. and record­ ed on January 05.2005. as Instrument No 1139702. in BARR" County Records. Michigan and assigned by MESNE assignment to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005-CB3. WITHOUT RECOURSE by an assignment dated January 05. 2005. and -ecorded on September 07. 2005. as Instrument No 1152387 in BARRY County STATZ OF M1CHJ 4AN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Environmental Stewardship Division NOTICE OF DRAINAGE BOARD MEETING FOR THE DETERMINATION OF NECESSITY AND ADDING LANDS TO THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT <1» •ccacfeac, <Htk rx SO «r loss, •• ■ ■Mill! BRANCH #1 OF MALLISON INTERCOUNTY DRAIN on May 26. 2005. a petit-on was filed with John Bush. Ionia County Drain Commissioner, praying for the cleaning out. relocating, widening, deepening, straightening, tiling Notice ii tertky given, that Records Mich>gan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of two hundred four thousand four hundred thirty four and 5/100 Dollars ($204,434.51). including interest at 8 000% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given thal sa d mortgage w<i be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public ‘'endue, at the At Barry County Courthouse, nestings. Ml. at 160 PM on May 18. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARRY County. Michigan and are extending, or relocating along a highway and adding one or more branches of the drain known and designated as the Branch *1 of Mallison Intercounty Drain, and further, to determine whether it is necessary to add lands to the Drainage District pursuant to Section 197 of Act No. 40. PA 1956, as amended: and Wbereaa, the Drainage District for the Branch *1 of Mallison Intercounty Drain includes lands within the following counties and their respective municipalities: Campbell and Odessa Townships in Ionia County and Carlton and Woodland Township* in Barry County; and Whereas, due notice of the filing of said petition and copy thereof was served upon Thomas Doyle. BarryCounty Drain Commissioner and Dan Wyant the Director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture by John Bush. Ionia County Drain Commissioner. in accordance with PA 40, of 1956. as amended, a Drainage Board meeting of the Branch • I of Mallison Intercounty drain will be held on May 8,2006 at 1060 .im. at Odessa Township Hall. New therefore, desenbed as: LOT 7 OF HINEWOOD PLAT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORD­ ED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 69 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall b«» 30 days from the date of such sate DATED Apnl 20. 2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P.C 401 South Oto Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCI­ ATION. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-BAS MORT­ GAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005-CB3. WITHOUT RECOURSE Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 rnoiw 3862 Laurel Drive. Lake Odessa. Ml in the County of Ionia. State of M.chigan. to determine if the drain is necessary' for the good of the public health, convenience, or welfare and to determine the necessity of adding lands to the Branch *1 of Mallison Intercounty Drainage District. The Drain Code (PA 40. of 1956, as amended) provides that any person feeling aggrieved by the deter­ mination of the Intercounty Drainage Board may institute an action in the Circuit Court in the coun­ ty in which they reside for a determination of necessity. This action must be filed within 10 days after the determination of necessity or no necessity by the Intercounty Drainage Board. Now therefore, all persons owning lands liable to an assessment for benefits, or whose lands will be crossed by said drain, or any municipality affected, are requested to be present at said meeting, if they so desire Public comment will be received at the meeting. Persons with disabilities needing accom­ modations for effective participation in the meeting should contact the Drain Commission in the county which l!.cy reude at the numbers noted below (voice) at least one week in advance ot the meeting to request nvinlity. visual, hearing, or other assistance. If anyone wishes to submit wntten comments prior to th: date of the meeting, or has any questions regarding this notice, they may con tact the following County Drain Commissioners’ office: Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS. This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mertgegee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions cf a mortgage made by Angela Moran and Unfa Kastl. original mortgagor(s). to The CIT Group/Consumer Finance. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated September 6. 200. and recorded on April 9. 2001 in instrument 1057876. and assigned by said Mortgagee to HSBC Bank USA. as Trustee in trust for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Serios 2003-HE-3 as assignee by an assignment, in bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Nineteen And 66/100 Dollars ($77,719.66). includ­ ing interest at 11.49% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and tne statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that 'said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 0 PM. on May 18.2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel of land located in the Northeast corner of the South 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 35. Town 3 North. Range 8 West. Hastings Township. Barry County. Michigan described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast comer of the above desenbed land; thence West 220 leet. thence South 196 feet; thence East 220 feet: thence North 198 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be- 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated; April 20. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4044120F06 rnmtoo John Bush Ionia County Thomas Doyle Drain Commissioner Drain Commissioner 100 W. Main Street 220 W. State Street Ionia. Ml 48846 616-527-5373 Hastings Ml 49058 269-945-1385 Barry County­ Dated at Lansing. Michigan. April 19.2006 Mitch Irwin. Director of Agriculture Abigail Eaton. Deputy for the Director P.O. Box 30017 Lansing. Ml 48909 517-3354497 77501880 PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OP ERAiK'EVILaE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map will be held on Wednesday. May 17. ?00C, commencing at 760 p.m. at the Prairieville Township Hall. 10115 South Norris Road, within the Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the item* to be considered at this c-blic he* :ng include, ir brief, the following; 1. The proposed amendment of Section 3.1.18b of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance sr, to define the terms "Child Care Facility". “Child Care Center’ and “Day Care Center". 2. The proposed amendment of Section 6.0.B of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so u to allow Family Day Care Homes as a permitted use and to allow Group Day Care Homes. Child Care Centers and Day Cart Centers as a special land use in the “R-l" Single Family. Low Density Residential District and the “R-2" Single and Two-Family Medium Density Residential District. 3. The proposed amendment of Section 62.B of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain­ ing to the ”R4' Multiple Family. High Density Residential District zoning classification so as to allow Family Day Care Homes as a permitted use and to allow Group Day Care Homes. Child Car Centers and Day Care Centers as a special land use. 4. The proposed amendment if Section 63.B of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain ing to die *R-5~ Mobile Home Parks Residential District zoning classification so as to allow Family Day Care Homes as a permitted use and to allow Group Day Care Homes as a special land use. 5. The proposed amendment of Section 6.4.B of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain ing to the “C-l" Rural Area Convenience District zoning classification so as to allow Child Cart 6. The proposed amendment of Section 6.6.B of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain - Centers and Day Care Centers as a special land use. ing to the "A" Agricultural District zoning classification so as to allow Family Day Care Homes as a permitted use and to allow Group Day Care Homes. Child Care Centers and Day Care Centers as a special land use. 7. The proposed amendment of Article IV of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so as to add a Section 439 containing extensive regulations for Child Care Facilities. 8. The proposed amendment of Section 4.17A of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so as to add new- subsections 28 and 29 setting forth minimum off-street parking requirements for. respec 9. The proposed amendment of Section 9.4 of »he Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so as to add lively, a Child Care Center or Day Care Center and for a Group Day Care Home. language setting forth factors to be considered by the Prairieville Township Planning Commission and the Prairieville Township Board in reviewing an application for the rezoning of land. 10. The proposed amendment of Article XI of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance by the addi tion of a new Section 9.4A containing extensive provisions setting forth the procedure and require ments for conditionally- rezoning land pursuant to Section 16i of the Township Zoning Act (MCL 125286i). 11. Such other and further matters as may property come before the Planning Commission at the Public Hearing. PHASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Zoning Ordinance and Map and the Township Land I'm Master Plan and Map and the proposed *n«:ndments thereto may be examined at the Prairieville Township Hall located at 10115 South Norris Road within the Township at any reasonable tunc from and after the first publication of this Notice until and including the lime of public hearing and may be further examinea at the public hearing. The Prairieville Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right to make changes in the above mentioned proposed amendments at or following the public hearing. All interested parties arc invited to be present to participate in discussion on the matter. Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of pnnted material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five (5) days' notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requinng auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Normajean Nichols. Clerk Prairieville Township Hall 10115 South Norris Road Delton. Ml 49046 ____________________________________________ 269-623^664____________________________________ 77SOIS7J | �Page 14 - Thursday, Apnl 27. 2CO6 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bld amount tendered al sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jason K French and Charlene D.. French, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s) to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp., Mortgage, dated September 17. 2004. and recorded on September 23. 2004 in instrument 1134321. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Fifty-Seven And 92/100 Dollars($120.057.92). including interest at 8.625% pier annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the 3any County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on May 18. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township oi Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Lot 23. of Daisy HHI. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 2 of Plats. Page 28 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated Apnl 20. 2006 For more information, please call FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fife *065054F03 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage executed on September 10.1999. by Manana R Perez, a single woman, as Mortgagor. to Mainstreet Savings Bank. FSB. as Mortgagee, and which mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan on October 1, 1999. in Document No. 1036003 (the -Mortgage'), on which Mortgage there is claimed to be an indebtedness, as defined by the Mortgage, due and unpaid in the amount of Ninety Six Thousand Two Hundred and 27/100 Dollars ($96,200 27). as of the date of this notice, including principal and interest, and other costs secured by the Mortgage, no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt, or any part of the debt, secured by the Mortgage, and the power of sale in the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the default. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. May 11. 2006. at 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon, at the Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder, at public sale, for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness due on the Mortgage, together with legal costs and expenses of sale, cer­ tain property located in Barry County. Michigan, described in the Mortgage as follows A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 35. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 POST OF SAID SECTION 35 AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 08 WEST 426 4 FEET TO A POINT IN THE CENTER OF BIRD ROAD. WHICH IS THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 212 9 FEET ALONG THE CENTER OF BIRD ROAD ON THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT OF RADIUS 284 78 FEET. THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS NORTH 19 DEGREES 33' EAST 207.97 FEET. THENCE NORTH 40 DEGREES 58' CAST 41.1 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 60 DEGREES 18' EAST 203 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 10 DEGREES 04' WEST 120 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 0T WEST 252 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The length of the redemption period will be six (6) months from the date of the sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sale Daied April 13. 2006 Mainstreet Savings Bank. FSB By: Lon L. Purkey. Esq Miller. Canfield. Paddock and Stone. P.L.C. 444 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 KZLIB 509137 1\105064-00019 nso.w. the conditions of a mortgage made by David M Ryan and Cathy Ryan, husband and wife, to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee dated July 13. 205 and recorded July 25. 2005 in instrument Number 1149953. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities, inc. Asset Backed pass through Certificates. Senes 2005-R8 under the pooling and servicing agreement dated as of September 1. 2005. without recourse, by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Nine and 75/100 Dollars (S183569 75) including interest at 7.35% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m on MAY 4. 2006 Said premises are located in tlie Township of Barry, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The Northwest one-quarter of the Southeast onequarter of Section 1. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, except commencing at the Northeast comer of the Northwest one-quarter, of the Southeast one-quar­ ter of Section 1. thence West 20 Rods along the center of highway, thence South 24 Rods, thence East 20 Rods, thence Nonh 24 Rods to the point of beginning Also, except commencing in the center of Section 1 for point of beginning, thence South 775 feet, thence East 1320 feet, thence North 379 feet, thence West 330 West, thence North 396 feet, thence West 990 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to Easements. Reservations and limitation of record, if any The redemption period shad be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MLA §600 3241a, in • case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated Apnl 6. 2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 214 3003 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE 0BTAINW1LL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the eturn of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert A Watson, a married man and Wanda Watson, origi­ nal mortgagor(s). to Exchange Financial Corporation. Mortgagee, daed June 30, 2000. and recorded on July 6. 2000 in instrument 1046341. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Midfirst Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due a’ the date hereof the sm of FiftyTwo Thousand Five Hundred Twelve And 61/100 Dollars (S52.512.61). including interest at 8.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgagewill be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings a! 1 00 PM. on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are descibed as: Commencing at the West 1/4 post of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence 491 feet South along the Section line in the center of M-66 for beginning, thence East 335 leet; thence North 250 feet, thence West 335 feet, thence South 250 feet o the Place of Beginning The redemption period shali be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated Apnl 27 2006 For more information, ptease call FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4089965F01 ^It9. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTTVF MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may ba rescinded by the foredoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, »hell be limit­ ed solely to the return of the ' «u>int tendered at sate, plus inf MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bv~.. .nade in the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven R Ingram, an unmarr^d man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successor and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 12. 2005. and recorded on May 19. 2005 in Liber 2836 on Page 418. in Allegan county records. Michigan, and assigned by sad Mortgagee to Umon Federal Bank of Indianapolis (FKA Union Federal Savings Bank MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed sote'y to the return of the Md amount tendered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conortions of a mortgage made by Leslie J. Biteth a Marrieo Woman and Jeffrey Allan Blteth. Her Husband, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nomirvie for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 12.2002, and re>xxded on September 17. 2002 in instrument 1087547. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty And 62/100 Dollars ($125,860 62). including interest at 6% per annum. Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts nereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 4. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Irving, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East 1/2 of the North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 ot Section 23. Town 4 North. Range 9 West Except a parcel in the Southeast comer thereof being 150 feet oast and west by 350 feet North and South, but to be at least 21 leet from the house on said prem­ ises. Irving Township, Barry county. Michigan, except that part of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 2. Town 4 North. Range 9 West described as: commencing at the North 1/4 comer of said section; South 00 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds west 348.00 feet along the east hne of said Northwest 1/4 to the point ot begin­ ning; thence South 00 Degrees 00 Minutes 0 Seconds West 220 00 tee! along said oast line; thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 396 00 feet, thence North 00 degrees 00 min­ utes 00 seconds east 220 0 feet/ thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east 396 00 feet to the east Hne ot said Northwest 1/4 a~j the point ol beginning. Also except the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 4 North, Range 9 west described as. commencing at the Ntxtn 1/4 of said Sectxm: Thence South 01 Degrees 30 min­ utes 32 seconds west 56.00 feet along the east line of said Northwest 1/4 to the point of beginning; thence North 88 Degrees 29 minutes 28 seconds West 366.00 feet: thence South 01 degrees 30 min­ utes 32 seconds west 100.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 29 mmutes 28 seconds wes 330.00 feet; thence north 01 degrees 30 minutes 32 seconds east 54.37 feet; thence North 88 degnvs 36 min­ utes 04 seconds west 616 33 leet, the,w,e south 01 degrees 31 minutes 36 seconds west 707.38 feet along the west line of said northeas' Northwest 1/4. thence South 68 degrees 36 minutes 04 sec­ onds east 1162.55 feet along the sou? hne of said northeast 1/4 Northwest 1/4 thence North 01 degrees 30 minutes 32 seconds east L'SO.CO feet along the west lir.j of the east 150 feet of s*i'd Northeast 1/4. Northwest 1/4; thence S.mth 88 degrees 36 minutes 04 seconds east 150 00 feet; thence North 01 degrees 30 minutes 32 seconds east 401.86 feet along the east line of said Northwest 1/4 to the point of beginning. Subject to highway right-of-way for Buehler Rod The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: April 6. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-582 File #O84596F01 rw.. of Indianapolis) as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Seven Thousand Eighty-Six And 22/100 Dollars ($97.08622'. delud­ ing interest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and (he statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of thorn, at public vendue, at the East front entrance to tne Allegan County Building in Allegan at 900 AM. on May 18. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Plainwell. Allegan County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot numbered one hundred forty eight (148) of Woodham s Second Addition (also known as origi­ nal plat). Village of Plainwell (now a dty). Allegan Ccumy Michigan according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: Apnl 13. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4089586F01 nxw Notice Of Mortgegs Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: • his sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed so*£fy to the return o the bld amount tendered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the cond>’ of a mortgage made bv Mark Jagteto. an unmarried man. ongmal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Rapafrshon Systems. Inc . ar nominee for tender nd te'eer'e successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, oated May 14 . 2004. and recorded on May 21. 2004 in instrument 1127944. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Washington Mulual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Six And 38/100 Dollars ($59,206.38), including interest at 5.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case mad and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 OC PM. on May 4,2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 o< Section 15, Town 2 North. Range 8 West, also .-ie North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 15. except commencing at the Southwest comer of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 15; thence North on the West line of said Section. 100 rods, thence East at right angles to said Section line 20 rods; thence Southeasterly to a point 40 rods North of a point on the South line rf said North 1/2of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 15. 60 rods East of said Southwest ~crner; thence South 40 rods to said South line of said North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4; thence West on said South line of the North 1/2 of said Southwest 1/4 ol Section 15. 60 rods to the Place of Beginning ALSO EXCEPT a parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, beginning at a point on the North line of said Section 15, which lies 563 feet due East of the Northwest comer of said Section 15; thence due East 743 feet; thence South 00 degrees 22 minutes West 770 feet; thence due West 738 feet; thence due North 770 feet to the Point of Beginning. Baltimore Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such ate Dated: Apn! 6, 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4088930F01 Give a memorial that can go on forever A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526. PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by CHARLES R CONVERSE and PAMELA K CONVERSE HUS BAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc CMERS"). solely as nominee for lender and tender's successors and assigns,. Mortgagee, dated April 24, 2003. and recorded on August 19. 2003. in Document No 1111317, Barry County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Sixty-Eight Dollars and Seventy-Three Cents ($76,068.73). including interest at 6.250% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 01 00 PM o'clock, on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of HASTINGS. Barry County, Michigan and described as: LOT 30: ALSO THE NCHTH 1 ROD OF LOT 29. ALSO THE NORTH 5 ROOS OF LOT 28 ALL IN AMMON EATONS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF HAST­ INGS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 2. PAGE 15 TAX ID NO 08-51-225-021-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from th dateol such sale. Dated: April 24. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc CMERS’). solely as nominee for lender and tender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Provdence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Client I D GMAC0962 Historic HARLTON ■ -RUM IAM1 «u< Q3BU • Wont to know where to get all this information? From student loans to Social Security bendits to buying surplus government property, o!1 kinds ol government information are jusi a dick or cal! away. FlRSlGOVgov 1 (800) FED-INFO Village. Museum & Recreation Area 2545 S O-urtton Part. Rd. Hastings, Ml 49058-8102 Park ** w*-'**-*™ Fav 269-945-0390 www.charttonpark.org SUMMER JOB OPENINGS (I) SECURITY GUARD High School Diploma, valid dnver'i hern*, pre -employtnent drug screen and background check required. Mum be at leavt 18 year* of age and have own tranvpocution Summer Houn: Sunday, noon to 9 PM. Pay $6JO per hour, no benefits. 14) T1CKETBOOTH ATTENDANTS Summer evenb only. weekend* Mum be 16 yean or older, have a valid driver'* licence. own trans­ portation and reference* required Pay. $6.50 per hour, no benefits Employment applications and summer event uhedulrv available at Charlton pari. Mon Fn . tan-Spm. DEADLINE May 12. 2006 HELP WANTED: Barry County Service Providers Burnham Brook is looking for licensed community service businesses for in home services for the frail and elderly in Barry County. Services available for bid are: Adult Day Care, Homemaker. Counseling. Personal care. Chore Services, Day and Overnight Respite. Access www.bumhambrook.com follow path Area Agency on Aging, service providers forms downloads, DPOS standards, bid agreement and other agreements. Send completed forms to Bumham Brook. 200 West Michigan Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017. For further information call (269) 966-2566 ext. 314. W �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 27. 2006 - Page 15 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE WCHGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC MOTKE HERBCCE PROGRAM The Wcftgan Department of Transportaton hereby prowtes rc*ce to the pubbc. and procerr/ ownen adjaont fc stale rtghaop of fat 2006 Herticde Appfcafcjn Program far roAlsrie ngrts-d way wn?w Megan. Barry Bemer Branch. Cafaoun Cass. Mtamawo. StJosepn and Van Buren courfaes M awAotcrs ta*e pace befwwr Ma, 1 AX6 and Decanter 1.2006 LOCATIONS Appicaeom «■ be made for control of (1) vegeQOcn r *w! c< GuardreJj. (2) ncoous ano troadeaf weeds n Mf areas and. (3) rtgetabon growing through pared areas. (4) •wc. .egeoscn itmah) wrthn oear rones M app cawns be ground or tolar app*ed by vehcJar mourted f.ied boom or hand ger eoaproent The fatowng hertedes wi be nwed or ejected far each appfcaeon Guard.-* G'ypro Plus Roundup Pro or Acord XRT .Gyrhcsatei and Dm 41 or Duron 41 IW (3 44khfaropheny<). or Pendukr. Cap (Pendenetaln) Note Vreedesaoy AAMO *mne SM iZA^knorocherwyecetc Aod) and tar OF OtnJfo- jEsccrt XP iMetsJUonmety) OaA^uJder Oypro Pfas Rardup Pro or Accord xRTtGy^csafe) and Weedertoy AM40 Vnne Sat t2 «k?farophenciyace»c Aod) Brush. Gartn 3A or Garton Ajndoptf arc Escort XP (MeSdbcn mefayj. or O,pro Pkas Rordup Pro tort XHlbr Rodeo lOjtftw*) A surtaaant Cr» 564 {100% Diena cne). Nu-Ffrn - « fPori-1-p-Merfenei or fafarwe (Nonene) wd be used wth at appfcalom A i*ft control agent. 41-A /Pdyaaytamde and Porjsaccnande pctymers) wA aSo be used as •4*d€d aS sorayng eperaoors Do rot trier med anes uM te spay ha dad Al acpkcaKns wdl be made by certified •PlAcators •ropoyed by fae Ucftgen Department c< Transportation For further r.fomabQn contact Clrssopher Vera. Resource Anatyst Mchgan Department of Transportaton 1501E Kilgore Road Kalamazoo. Ml 49001 Phone (269)337-3945 TM nobce e pubfahed per Regutaton 637 Ad No 451. PuttcAds of 1994. as amended TK’«7 ----------- J Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT t)UR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Thomas F. Krul III and Lynne E. Krul. husband and wife, origi­ nal mortgagor(s). to Mainstreet Savings Bank, FSB. Mortgage, dated December 12. 2001, and recorded on December 19, 2001 in instrument 1071742. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be cue a the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifwen Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Seven And 69/100 Dollars ($115,247.89), including interest at 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage find the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DC PM. on May 4. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township o Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 27 and 28. Plat of Loehr's Landing, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 61. Township ol Rutland. Barry County. Michigan Tbs redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period snail be 30 days from the dale of such sale. Doled: April 6. 2006 For more information, please callFC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File A070540F03 reonu Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale HIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Roger J Hussong. A Single Man and Russell J. Hussong. A Single Man. as joint tenants wrth full rights of sur­ vivorship. original mortgagor(s). to National City Mortgage Services Co.. Mortgagee, dated November 20.2001. and recorded on April 12.2006 in instrument 1162995. in Barry county records. Michigan, or- which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Three And 25/100 Cellars ($131,833 25). including inter­ est at 6.625% per annum, Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM, on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry Count. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 28 on West Beach, According to the Recorded Plat Thereof in Liber 2 of Plats, on Page 67 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance wrth MCLA 600.3241. m which case the redemption period shall be 3C days rrem the date of such sale Dated: Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248 593.1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Meh. an 48025-5822 File *012951F02 PROBATE COURT reoren NOTICE TO CREDITORS BARRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT - FAMILY DIVISION Decedent's Estate PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING COUNTY OF BARRY RLE NO. 2006-24536-DE Estate of Mary E Tolan. Deceased Date 1/19/1922 TO ALL CREDITORS ot birth: RLE NO. 2006-24532-DE & 2006-24529-GM In the matter of Holty E. Riley. Deceased and Bradley T Riley. Guardianship TO ALL INTLrtESTED PERSONS including: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Mary Thomas Riley whose address(es) are unknown and Tolan. who lived at 10929 Gun Lake Road. whose interest in the matlei may be barred or affected by the following: TAKE NOTICE: A heanng will be held on May 17. Middleville Mch^an died March 22. 2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Clare Tolan. named personal representative, or to both the probate court at 206 W Court St.. Ste 302. Hastings and the named personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notico Date 420/06 Orton. Tooman, Hale, McKown & Kiel. P.C. Stephen B McKown P25675 314 Trowbridge St. P.O. Box 239 2006 at 10 XX) a m. at 206 W. Court Street. *302, Hastings. Michigan 49058 before Judge William M. Doherty P41960 for the foltowing purpose Petition for Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative Intestate (Formal), witn regard to the Estate of Holly E Riley. Deceased Petition for Appointment of a Guardian of Bradley T. Riley, a minor Date 4/25/2006 Robert L Longstreet P53546 AHegan. Michigan 49010-0239 607 N. Broadway Hastings. Michigan 49058 (269) 673-2136 (269) 945-3495 Clare Tolan 405 Hill Lake Road Daniel I Krepps 6334 Thornapple Lake Road. Lot 44 Wayland. Michigan 49348 Nashville. Michigan 49073 (269) 792-6073 (517)852-0942 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This mW may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by John E Mays II and Bridget A Mays, Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s), to Broadmoor Financial Services. Inc . A Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 13. 2002. and recorded on September 17. 2002 in instrument 1087606. and assigned by mesne assignments to Chase THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Marcia Ann Campbell, and Lane Whipple Campbell, wife and husband and Kirk D Campbell, as joint tenants with full rights of survivorship, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2005 and recorded May 25. 2005 m Instrument Number 1147099. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Fourteen and 02/100 Dollars ($117,214.02) including interest at 5.75% per interest at 6.625 « per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby g-ven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on MAY 25. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of gage and the statute in such case mad and provid­ Rutland. Barry County, Michigan, and are described ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May as: Lots 46 and 47. except the South 40 feet of Lot 46 of Algonquin Lake Resort Properties Unit Number 1. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Libe* 2 of Plats, Page 6. Barry County Re»»ds. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. Dated Apnl 27. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment, m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety Thousand Seven Hundred FiftyFive And 38/100 Dollars ($90,755.38). including 25 2006 Said premises are situated in city of Woodland. Barr/ County. Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 16. Town 4 North. Range 7 West. Described as Beginning at a Point 12.56 Chains West of the Southeast Comer of said Section 16. Thence West 4 Rods. Thence North 12 Rods 14 Inches. Thence East 210 Feet 10 Inches. Thence South 4 Rods 14 Inches. Thence West 144 Feet 10 Inches. Thence South 8 Rods to the Place of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *090701F01 remm THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOh ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOl *RE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sarah L Greenman. a sngle woman, to Horizon Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated April 18, 2003 and recorded April 22. 2003 m Instrument Number 1102601, Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now heto by Chare Home fin—wLL.C^ successor by merger to Chase ManhaMan Mortgage Corporation by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date nereof he sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Eight and 04/100 Dollars ($89,698.04) including interest at 6.25% per annum Under the power ol sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will te foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on MAY 11. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Nortiwast comer of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West: thence South 01 degree 01 minute 00 seconds East along the East Section line 1041.47 feet; thence North 89 degrees 48 minutes 48 seconds West 1041.49 feet to the place of beginning, thence continuing North 89 degrees 48 minutes 48 seconds West 275 00 feet to the centerline of Kingsbury Road; thence North 00 degrees 50 minutes 10 seconds West along said centerline 4085 feet; thence on a curve to the left along said centeriine 273.76 feet, (radius 1271.32 feet chord 273 23 feet chord bearing North 07 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds West); thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 40 seconds East 309.94 feet; thence South 00 degrees 11 minutes 12 seconds East 312.73 feet to the place of begin­ ning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. Dated Apnl 13. 2006 Ortan Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 310.0733 File No 356 0200 rrwm For everything from business cards and brochures call J-Ad Graphics (269) 945-9554 No’ice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return o the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Jon Manm. A Mamed Man. original mongagor(s). to Mortgage .Electronic Registration Systems, Inc . as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 10 2004 and recorded on June 14, 2004 in instrument 1129226. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER S CWABS INC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2004-6 as assignee by an assignment on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Sixty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Four And 53’100 Dollars ($61.774 53). including interest at 7 25% per annum Under the power of sate contameo in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM, on May 25.2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lol 945 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated April 27. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *091252F01 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to coiled a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by KEITH A BASCO AND DAOURI L BASCO HUSBAND AND WIFE to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC. Mortgagee, dated October 25. 2001. and recorded on November 01 2001. as Instrument No. 1069097. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due al the <ate hereof the sum of cne hundred twenty ninp rxxisand seven hundred twenty six and 65/100 Dollars ($129,726.65). including interest at 7.375% per annum. Ifnder the power of sate contained in saic. mort­ gaged tat .sututa m such case made , am pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wi2 be foreclosed by a sate o' the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml , al 1:00 PM on May 11. 200f. Said premises rae situated in TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARNY County. Michigan and are described as: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST ONE-OUARTER OF SECTION 17. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST, ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS: THE NORTH 468 FEET OF THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHEAST ONEQUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 17; ALSO THE EAST 220 FEET OF THE NORTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHWEST GnE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONEQUARTER OF SECTION 17. ALSO THE EAST 220 FEET OF THE NORTH 468 FEET OF THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-OUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 17. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF IN LIBER 608 OF PLATS PAGE 568 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate DATED: April 13. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR; FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE DEFAULT having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by CRAIG J. SWANSON Trustee of the Craig J Swanson Trust under a Trust Agreement oated March 24.1995. to SAND RIDGE BANK. Formerly NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS dated September 24. 1997. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT STATE OF MICHIGAN E Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Future Advance Mortgage executed on September 11. 2003. by Keith W Durkee and Donna Durkee, husband and wife, as Mortgagors, to State Bank of Caledonia, now known as Chemical Bank, as Mortgagee, and which mort­ gage was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan on October 27. 2003. m Document No 1116338 (the -Mortgage ), on which Mortgage there is claimed to be an indebtedness, as defined by the Mortgage, due and unpaid in the amount of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Four Hundred Seventy Three and 06/100 Dollars ($119,473 06). as of the date of this notice, including principal and interest, and other costs secured by the Mortgage, no suit or proceed­ ing at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt, or any part ol the debt, secured by the Mortgage, and the power of sale in the Mortgage having become operative by reason ot the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. May 4.2006. at 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon, at the Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder, at public sale, for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness due on the Mortgage, toyether wrth legal costs and expenses of sale, cer­ tain property located in the Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, described in the Mortgage as follows: COMMENCING AT A PLACE OF BEGINNING IN SURVEY OF CRISP PLAT OF BONIFACE POINT, RUN NORTH 44 1/2 DEGREES WEST 277 1/2 FEET ALONG THE SHORE OF THE LAKE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAID PLAT TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAME AND CONTIN­ UING IN SAME COURSE 180 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MRS BLAKELY'S LOT; THENCE NORTH 1.5 DEGREES WEST 57.5 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE FIRST LO i WEST OF MRS BLAKELY'S LOT FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; FROM THiS PLACE OF BEGINNING. BY METES AND BOUNDS AND COURSES RUN NORTH 54 1X4 DEGREES EAST ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF SAID FIRST LOT WEST OF MRS BLAKELY'S LOT 224 FEET TO THE SHORE OF THE LAKE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SAID BONIFACE POINT, THENCE ALONG THE SHORE OF THE LAKE NORTH 29 5 DEGREES WEST 50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 54 1/4 DEGREES WEST 224 FEET TO THE SHORE OF THE LAKE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAID POINT; THENCE SOUTH 29.5 DEGREES EAST 50 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING ON THE SHORE OF PINE LAKE IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 6. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST Commonly known as 13930 Boniface. Plainwell. Michigan. The length of the redemption period will be six (6) months from the date of the sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall oe thirty (30) days from the date of such sale Dated Apnl 6. 2006 Chemical Bank By; Lon L Purkey. Esq. Milter. Canfield Paddock and Stone. P±.C. 444 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo. *41 49007 Barry, and State of Michigan, on September 25. 1997. document number 1002021. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice, for principal and interest, tho sum of Seventy-Six Thousand, One Hundred Thirty-1 nree and 97/OOs ($76,133.97) Dollars, and no proceed­ ings having been instituted Io recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power ol sale contained in said Mortgage has become operative; NOW THEREFORE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sate contained in said Mortgage and in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, the said Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary, at pubic auction, to the highest bidder, at the Courthouse in the City of Hastings and County of Barry. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court in and for said County, on Thursday. May 11. 2006. at 1XX) o'clock in the afternoon of said day. and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with 6.875 percent interest, legal costs. Attorney s fees and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee does pay on or poor to the date of said sale, which premises are desenbed in said Mortgage as follows, to-wit: Lot 6 of the Assessors Plat Number 1 of the Village of Nashville, according to the recorded plat thereof Redemption Period under Michigan Law (MCLA) 600 3240) « 6 months The period of redemption will be six months from the date of sate Dated April 3. 2006 SAND RIDGE BANK. Mortgagee By ROBERT L BYINGTON P27621 DEPOT LAW OFFICE. PLC 222 West Apple Street Hastings Michigan 49058-0248 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of he bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Eric A Beck, a single man. ongetal mortgagortsi to Amenfirst Financial Cotpofabon. Mortgagee, dated February 26. 1999. and recorded on March 4. 1999 m instru­ ment 1026045. and assigned by mesne assignn.*nts to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on wt.-ch mortgage there is claimed to be due al the Xate hereof the sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Fn^sen And 57/100 Dollars ($89,015.57). including interest at 7.5% per annum. Unde, the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a ate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, pt pub1* vendue, at ttie Barry County Courthouse in Ha^mgs at 1 OU PM. on May 4.2006 Said premises are situated tr. Township of liarry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Parcel 1: That pat of the South 1/2 of the North 1/2 c* ihe Southwest 1.4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section J i. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, lying Westerly of the Consumers Power Company Parcel as recorded n Liber 307 of Deeds. Page 449 as recorded n Bany County Register f Deeds and lying Easterly of ths Centerline of Highway (Brooklodge Road), re.terv ing the Westerly 33 feet for road highway purposes Parcel 2: Also trie North 1/4 ot the Southwest 1/4 of »he Southwest 1/4 of Section 27. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Except parcel solo to Consumer'. Power Company and recorded in Liber 307 of deeds on Page 449 and described as a strip of land 311 leet wide across the Southwest 1/4 ol the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 27. and described as follows: To find Ihe place of beginning of this desenpuon com­ mence at the Southwest comer of said section, run thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 05 seconds East along Ihe South Ime of said section 871 05 feet to the place of beginning of this description thence continuing South 89 degree 46 minutes 05 seconds East aiong said South line of said section 317 64 feet, thence North 11 degrees 30 minutes 15 seconds West 1345. .05 feet to the South 1/8 hne of said section; thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 32 seconds West along said South i Bime of said section 317.63 feet, thence South 11 degrees 30 minutes 15 seconds East 1345 01 feet to the place of beginning. All m section 27. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 12 months fro the date of such sale Dated Apnl 6. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott 4 Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *OB8347FO1 J Stocks J Bonds J Mutual Funds JlRAs J CDs Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodawn An, HMtinp. Ml 49058 (2891 945-3553 or M irao (8001 288-5220 Edward Jones �Page 16 - Thursday. Apnl 27. 2006 - The Hastings Banner RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the fo. lowing is a summary of two proposed Ordinances, which we received for first reading by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Rutland at a regular meetiiig held on April 12. 2006. Therefore. Rutland Charter Township. Barry County. Michigan ordains: SEOIONI AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE XVIII - SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS Ordinance 2006-110 - An Ordinance to amend Article XVIII. Schedule of Regulations, in the AG District of the Zoning Ordinance to read as follows. to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in con­ flict herewith; and to provide for an effective date. The amendment of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance. Article XVIII. Schedule of Regulations, to delete subsection (a) For platted lot in the AG district, the minimum parcel size shall be one (1) acre and the minimum lot size shall be one hundred fifty (150) feet, with ~RR~ standards applying to lot coverage and yard setbacks. SECTION n AMENDMENT OF ARTICULXX Ordinance 2006-111. An Ordinance to amend Article XX of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance, to add Section 29 Conditional Rezoning to read in summary as follows: to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herew ith: and to provide for an effective date. 20.29 Intent- It is the intent of this Section to provide a process consistent with the provisions of Section 16i of the Township Zoning Act (MCL 125.286i) by which an owner seeking a rezoning may voluntarily propose ccndit«ons regarding the use and or development of land as part of the rezoning request. B Application and Otter o( Conditions. 1. An owner of land may voluntarily offer written conditions for which a rezoning is request- The application and process shall be the same as that for considering rezoning requests. 3. The offer of conditions may not authorize uses or developments not permitted in the requested new zoning district .Any use that would require a specal land use may only be commenced if a specal land use is ultimately granted. Any use ’hat would require a variance may only be commenced if a variance is ultimately granted 6. Any use *. at would require site plan approval may only be commenced if site plan approval is ultimately granted. The offer of conditions may be amended during the process of rezoning consideration. C. Planning Commission Review. The Planning Commission rfter public hearing and consideration of the factors for rezoning set forth in Article XXV of this Ordinance, may recommend approval, approval with recommended changes or denial of the rezoning. D. Township Board Review. After receipt of the Planning Commission's recommendation, the Township Board shall deliberate upon the requested rezoning and may approve or deny the con­ ditional rezoning request. AnnriA.il. 1. If the Township Board finds the rezoning request and offer of conditions acceptable, the offered conditions shall be incorporated into a formal written Statement of Conditions acceptable to the owner and conforming in form to the provisions of this Section. 2. The Statement of Conditions shall: Be in a form recordable with the Register of Deeds. - - b. dtaMM Contain a legal description of the land. Contain a statement that the conditions run with the land. d. Incorporate by attachment or reference any diagram, plans or other documents sub­ mitted. Contain a statement that the conditions may be recorded by the Township with the Register of Deeds. Contain the notanzed signatures cl all of the owners of the subject land. Upon rezoning. the Zoning Map shall be amended to reflect the new zoning classification along with a design*.fon that the land was rezoned with a Statement of Conditions. The Township Board shall have authonty to waive recording of documents if it determines that the recording of such a document would be of no material benefit to the Township. 5. Upon rezoning, the use of the land so rezoned shall conform thereafter to all of the require­ ments regulating use and development within the new zoning district All development and use of the land shall continuously operate and be maintained in com­ pliance with all of the conditions set forth in the Statement of Conditions. No permit or approval shall be granted for any use or development that is contrary to an applicable Statement of Conditions. suant to building must be commenced upon the land within 18 months after the rezoning took effect. H. Reversion of Zoning. If development does not occur within the time frame specified under Subsection 2029G above, then the land shall revert to its former zoning classification as st* forth in MCL 125286i. Subsequent Rezoning of Land. When land that is rezoned with a Statement of Conditions is thereafter rezoned, the conditions imposed under the former zoning classification shall ceased to he in effect. ■Amendment ot Conditions. 1. [hiring the time penod for commencement of an approved development, the Township shall n 4 add to or alter the conditions in the Statement of Conditions. 2. K. Hie St •’rment of Conditions may be amended thereaft* r in the same manner as was pre­ scribed for the original rezoning and Statement of C-wditions. Township Right to Rezone- Nothing in the Statement of Conditions nor in the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to prohibit the Township from rezoning all or any portion of land that is subject to a Statement of Conditions to another zoning classification. Failure to Offer Cor f’ion#. The Township shall not require an owner to offer conditions as a requirement for rezoning. SECTION m ■ SEVERABILITY Should any provision or part of the within Ordinances be declared by any court of competent juris­ diction to be invalid or unenforceable. the same shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the balance of these Ordinances which shiii remain in full force and effect. Thu Ordinance shall take effect seven days after final publication. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith art repealed. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full texts of the proposed Ordinances are available at the Township Hall. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinances will be considered for adoption by the Township Board at its ngular meeting to be held at the Charter Township Hall on May 10. 2006. com­ mencing at 730 p.m. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 41.72a(3)(3) and the Amencans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxilary aids and services, such as sign­ ers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to indi­ viduals with disabilities at the meeting'hearing upon seven (7) days’ notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxilary- aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. All interested parties are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to participate in discus­ sion upon said Ordinances. KOBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP >441 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS, MI 4*058 (>••) *48-11*4 77501824 ELECTIONS, continued from page 4 important to remain competitive, but it’s important to not go from point A to point 7. overnight and that as curriculum require­ ments change wc work to make the transition as smooth as possible for the studenLs.” Terry McKinney. 48. has been a member of the community for 27 years. He graduated from Coopersville High School and is owner of McKinney Poured Wall. He is married with four children, two of whom arc in high school in Hastings. McKinney said tw o of the biggest issues be secs in the district arc the continuing lack of financing by the state and the changes in the state requirements for graduation and how that will affect students as well as teachers. "Each year we keep tightening our belt and without cutting curriculum programs and each year we continue to improve on the qual­ ity of education to meet the future needs of our children. We have to take a hard look at financing and how that relates to our kids. We need to try to educate our kids so that they can function in tomorrow’s world because theworld is changing at a very fast rate. But we also have to take into mind how that financ­ ing affects our teachers and administrators because they arc also part of the community. Above all. the children's needs come first.” McKinney said changes and stricter requirements from the state in science and math may have an effect on the fine arts pro­ grams. "The fisc arts program is extremely impor­ tant in school. It’s a necessity for kids looking to pursue that and it’s a way to allow students to become more well rounded. The new man­ dates coming from the state are one of the biggest reasons I would like to continue on the board. It’s going to have an impact cer­ tainly for the kids and we might see some cur­ riculum changes to make room for both. Our fine arts program is outstanding and 1 would like to sec that continue.” McKinney said he is concerned about increasing state control over education man­ dates. "1 am concerned because I think the state does need to give educational requirements, but there is a limit to how much control the state should have vs. local control. I do not trust election year politics and its affecting our schools. 1 do not like seeing these man­ dates being used as a way for politicians to be re-elected in November.” McKinney said he sits on the school board because. "I want to be able to give back to the local community and make a difference in a child's life. What better way to affect a child than be ible for 3.200 of them?” fcKinnvy thinks voters should choose him. he said. "Hopefully the 9-10 years experience I have on the board. If the community has'been happy with where the board has been going, then they should vote for me. And if they are unhappy with the way it is going, then they should not vote for me” In Delton, incumbent Elizabeth Matteson is seeking re-election and is being challenged by newcomer John Marshall. The district is in the process of hiring a new superintendent and has faced criticism and concern from a parents-led group, the Coalition for Quality Education. The district has also faced low enrollment issues. Delton Kellogg Matteson. 57. is a Wayland High School graduate, and graduate of Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music. She also attended Grand Rapids Community College and is co­ owner of Matteson Marine. She has served for 12 years as trustee on the school board and has served on the Barry Intermediate School District board since 2005. She has been a res­ ident of the district for 30 years. She has three children who have graduated from Delton and now has three grandchildren in the district. She said budget cuts from the state contin­ ue to be an issue for Delton schools. “We’ve been cutting for two years and we have tried not to cut out programs for chil­ dren. but when you cut other things it starts to affect every thing. I think next year things will look better if we do not lose too many kids.” She said the board has been hard at work looking for ways to cut costs and stay on track, budget wise. "We’ve put administration and staff on a new insurance program, which is a self fund­ ing pool, and these are some of the areas we need to look at. h’s a day-to-day thing. look­ ing at what to cut next. Wc need to focus on oeing fiscally responsible without hurting the kids but everything is affected and sometimes that is hard for the parents to understand.” With regards to the low enrollment trou­ bling the district, she said. “I don't think it is just us losing kids, it’s everyone. Wc lose some kids through schools of choice, but wc also get kids through school of choice. I would like to see more kids in the district, as homes arc being built I think that will happen, h’s a nice little town with great people." Matteson said she is looking for qualities in a new superintendent that include someone who is community oriented, friendly and able to communicate openly and well. “We also need someone with considerable financial experience and background in cur­ riculum experience." When asked if she thought the Coalition for Quality Education had valid concerns she replied. “I don’t really know how to comment on that... a lol of the concerns we have been working on. but I do not feel wc arc in as bad of shape as they think we arc. Sometimes you have to look for the good in situations and not concentrate so much on the bad." She said to help prevent students who are falling through the cracks, the district has to recognize who the students are and work toward getting the parents involved. She said recent changes in curriculum arc an effort to Fill gaps and that parental support and resources might make a difference in helping •;*''dc,iis study more effectively at home. John Marshall. 42. is a 1981 graduate of Delton High School and has taken classes at Davenport business college. He works in real estate management with Signature Associates and has been a resident of the community for 35 years. He has been on the core curriculum board for the district, a Delton Little League baseball coach and a volunteer with Boy Scouts of America Troop 3050. “One of the biggest problems I sec in the district is the loss of students. They arc pre­ dicting a loss of 50 students next year, so this obviously affects our budget. To fight budget problems wc need to be teaching more stu­ dents bt.tter. Sometimes we teach to the mid­ dle students but the gifted and learning chal­ lenged students arc left out. “The low unemployment situation has been tough in this area and many parents who have opted out of the school sy stem by choice because they feel their child is not being aca­ demically challenged enough, and some feel we have less than high quality athletics... it’s a mixture of things, but they all need to be addressed if we are going to change the lowenrollment trend around. I have two students in the district and my wife and I both went to school and graduated from Delton. W? volun­ teer in the community and we arc concerned about the situation. If 1 want to see it get bet­ ter I feel as if I need to be part of the solu­ tion.” “We also need to start taking a serious look at alternative financing and grants for the dis­ trict to reach all students across the board Right now. I see one of the main focuses as bringing in the right superintendent to lead the district. 1 would like to see someone with strong financial skills, someone who has experience working in a tight budget and suc­ cess with that. I would like to see someone skilled at working in good communication with the community, and someone who is willing to hold teachers and administrators accountable.” Marshall said teachers need to have support in place to be able to teach effectively. “We need to challenge the studenLs and get them prepared for higher education. Wc need to start that process early and use the proper curriculum and give support to the teacher is needed. When asked if he thought the Coalition for Quality Educatk>n had valid concerns about the trict to update boilers and windows, develop a separate middle school and update the high school curriculum. Voters approved a six-mill levy for school impn- venemts and additions in 1997. The dis­ trict s current five-mill levy is scheduled r<-4ied hack to approximately 3.2 in December Voters now are being asked to allow the district to not roll back the levy, and add a half mill to the original six. If approved, the $11.5 million generated would be used to replace energy-inefficient windows and boiler sy stems district-wide and allow the district to add additional classrooms space and modify existing labs to allow the development of a separate middle school and the restructuring of the high school to better prepare graduates for post-secondary educa­ tion and the changing job market. Maple Valley Superintendent of Schools Kim Kramer estimated 42% of the funds gen­ erated by the additional millage would be used for education and the remaining 58% for infrastructure. During a community forum held earlier this year. Kramer said if voters approve the bond proposal, the 6.5-mill levy would mean an additional 26 cents per day for homeowners with a residence with a taxable value of $62,500. Construction would begin in the spring of 2007 and be completed by the fall of 2008. To establish the middle school. 13 classrooms would be added on to the high school to cre­ ate a separate wing for seventh and eighth grade students. One of the rooms, measuring 35 x 80 feet, would sene as a cafeteria, band room and gymnasium. The middle school would also have its own administration, cafe­ teria and teaching staff, something Kramer said could be done without adding additional full-time staff, simply by realigning existing personnel. Kramer said based on what he has heard, most people support the largest portion of the bond issue, which be used to replace aging windows and boiler systems with more ener­ gy-efficient models. "I haven’t heard a single person who dis­ agrees with that portion of the bond. They think it is prudent and wise to make those changes due to the economy; they are all for h." However. Kramer said he hopes people realize how important the entire bond issue is to Maple Valley students. ’The smaller portion of the bond, ear­ marked for a separate middle school and the restructuring of the high school, was the ini- be dealt with.” He said he felt his real estate background would be a good asset to the board. “I have been in the community for over 35 years and my experience in real estate could be helpful for the board. I have managed muiti-million dollar facilities and understand the nuances of budgets and doing numbers and then performing to those numbers and the bid processes. These are qualities that could be better represented on the board.” kids and the long-range goal of better educa­ tion for our kids.’ said Kramer. "The second part is the most important part of the bond for our kids and their futures. I wish everyone in the district was able to com­ prehend ’he impact this will have on the future and Ir.'es of our young people as they prepare for the vorld of work.’ he added. ’I know people don’t like change. I don’t like iL but we have to accept times are charging and it will be different for cur children. We can’t say. ‘It was OK for me. it ^ill be okay for them.’ These kids arc facing a different world than we did. The world is changing cut there and we need to bring our high-led < Maple Valley Voters will be asked to choose between two ir .umbenLs and one challenger for two seats on the Board of Education and decide the fate of an $11.5 million dollar bond issue. Approval of the bond would enable the dis- See ELECTIONS, page 18 Here Today. Here Tomorrow. Dan King. Dennis Gland. Kevin Conner. Karla McKeongk. Neil Gardner. Mark Koianomki. 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New $800 - sell $295. (517)204-0600_______________ her handler. Deputy Richelle Spencer. Augusta man, 21, struck, killed by vehicle An Augusta man. Kenneth R. Baker II. 21. was killed early Saturday morning when he was struck bj a vehicle while he was walking in the roadway. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department said Baker was walking in the eastbound lanes of M-96 near 38th Street in Kalamazoo County’s Charleston Township. Deputes said an eastbound car driven by Ashleigh Blevins. 18. of Delton, struck Baker. Officers said Blevins was unable to avoid the man. who was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident was reported at 2:46 a.m. and remains under investigation. Woman injured in 2-vehicie traffic accident SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set $175. (517)719-8062 I.stale Sale ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Sethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 \n lit/ue\ A minor accident in Hastings April 18 resulted in injuries to a Nashville woman. Hastings Police responded to the accident at the intersection of South Market and West Court Street at about 3 p.m. The accident occurred when a vehicle being driven westbound on Court Street stopped for the stop sign at Market. The driv­ er. Lori Vanderzandt. 40. of Nashville, proceeded across the intersection and drove into the path of a vehicle driven by Gary Pettit. 59, of Hastings. Vanderzandt sought treatment at Pennock Hospital for injuries sustained during the accident. ALLEGAN ANTIQUE MARKET- Sunday, April 30th. 400 Exhibitors. First show of 2006! Rain or Shine. 7:30 am to 4:00 pm., located at the fairgrounds in Alle­ gan. Mich. $4.00 adm. www.alleganantiques.com DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. Local man charged with domestic assault Hastings Police arrested a 31-year-old Hastings man on charges of domestic assault in the 100 block of W. Marshall Street on April 22 Responding officers spoke with a 31-year-old victim who told them her husband had physically assaulted her after a verbal dispute, and destroyed the phone as she called 911. A juvenile witness who was present during the assault confirmed that Nicholas Seiter, was the aggressor. He was placed under arrest on domestic assault charges and lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. It appears alcohol was a factor in the assault. Two-vehicle traffic crash injures 9-yearold boy Hastings Police responded to a personal injury accident at the intersection of South Broadway and West State Street April 23 at about 2 p.m. The accident occurred when a vehicle being driven by Tylor Millbourn. 18. from Grand Rapids, ran the cast bound red light on West State Street and struck a north bound vehicle attempting to turn west off Broadway. That vehicle was driven by Jennifer Johnson. 26. from Hastings. A 9-year-old boy was injured during the crash, his condition is unknown. Millboum .old officers he was looking for an address and did not notice the red light. Man held for 6th suspended license driving $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 v A Hastings man was arrested by Barry County Sheriff's Deputies April 19 for his sixth offense of driving while his license was suspended. Deputies said Chris Edward Hayes. 32. was stopped for speeding and a check of his record revealed five previous incidents of driving on a suspended license. Hayes was lodged in the Barry County Jail without incident. Horse obstructing traffic corraled by deputies Deputies from ihe Barry County Sheriff’s Department corraled a horse obstiucting traffic on M37 near Shaw Lake Road on April 21. Deputies turned the white quarterhorsc over to a neighbor and notified animal control in hopes the owner would be looking for the lost steed. Man admits to passing at least 6 bad checks Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a bad check charge against a man who is already incarcerated in another county. According to records, Robert Gilmore. Jr. postdated u check to a septic tank repairman March 21 and the check was drawn on an account that was closed in 2005. Further investigation revealed Gilmore is currently jailed in Van Buren County on two bad check charges and he has admitted to authorities he has at written at least six bad checks in recent months. The case has been forwarded to the Barry County Prosecutor’s Office for review. Local woman to face charges of check forgery The Barry County Prosecutor is reviewing possible charges against Heather Renee Koning, 27. of Hastings for cashing a total of 16 checks by forging the name of the owner of the account. The victim told deputies he and Koning formerly had a relationship and she sometimes babysat for his children. He said he did not give her permission to sign his name to any checks. Kor’.ng told officers there were two checkbooks, one for him and a second given to her with permission to sign his name. The total amount of the 16 checks was $1,000.10. Man arrested for domestic assault with knife Daniel Ralph Kendall. Jr. 34. of Hastings was arrested hy Barry County Sheriff’s deputies April 19 on a charge of domestic assault. The victim said she and Kendall were arguing when Kendall pulled out a nine-inch hunting knife and held it to her chest. Kendall’s brother took the knife away and the victim fled the residence to call 911. Kendall was lodged in the Barry County Jail and a mental health evaluation was forwarded to the Barry County Mental Health Department, POLICE, next page Rasiacss 5, i vi< < \ DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. REPRESENT YOURSELF: Divorce, Custody and Visi­ tation. We do the paper­ work. Call 269-945-4243. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Red I / stall FOR SALE BY OWNER: great hidden treasure on HNE LAKE. Relocating must sell now. Open Sunday l-4pm. 2,160sq.ft. 3 bed­ room, 2-1/2 b”.hs. 3551 W. Shore Dr. $284,500. (269)721­ 3223. HASTINGS CITY: BUILD­ ERS NEW 4 bedroom. 2 bath home located in Hastings finest neighborhood. Locat­ ed at 121 W. Calgary. North on Broadway from down­ town to Calgary’. East to home. 2,200 sq.ft, of living area with loads of fea­ tures. Call John at (616)698­ 8854 or (616)822-6040 for more information or show­ ing. HOME FOR SALE: 4bdrm, 1-1/2 bath, 1600 sq. ft., large lot 1155 Cherrv Lane, Del­ ton Schools,' $120,000. (269)209-6179 LAKE ACCESS PROPER­ TY- Open Hous, Sunday 2­ 4. 3 bedrooms, 1+bath on Kettle Lake. 7239 Kettle Lake Dr. For more info. 800-441­ 4968 ext. 4007 KRJ Real Es­ tate Inc. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. SMALL ENGINE • Jason Daniel Elkins. 33. of Hastings, was sentenced Apnl 20 in Barry County Circuit Court by Judge James Fisher to serve from 18 to !20 months in prison for his March conviction of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny. Elkins' sentence is to be served consecutively to any parole violation sentence. Elkins, who is currently housed in the Barry County Jail was arrested for a break-in which occurred in October of 2005. He was convicted as a four-time habitual offender, with previous convictions in Kent County for uttering and publishing (2003). receiving and concealing stolen property (2004) and fleeing and eluding (2004). He was assessed court costs of $500 and a restitution fee of S354. • Christian Cossu Gonzalez. 26. appeared before Judge Fisher April 20 and had a five-month jail sentence for possession of methamphedaminc dismissed without prejudice. Gonzalez had served a year of probation for operating a methamphetamine lab. Gonzalez also was assessed court costs of $500 and a probation fee of $240. He was also ordered to pay $75 a month to the Friend of the Court. • Robert Bishop McFarland. 20. of Freeport, was sentenced April 19 to serve eight months in jail with 71 days credit for time served and 36 months probation for his March conviction of delivery/manufacture of marijuana (second offense). McFarland was ordered to undergo cognitive bahavior thera­ py and substance abuse counseling in jail with day reporting upon release. • Arthur Raymond Frank III. 32, of Norway, Mich., was sen­ tenced April 19 to serve six months in jail with 29 days credit for time served and 36 months probation for his March coniction on failure to pay child support for more than six years Judge Fisher agreed to suspend the jail time upon payment of $ 1.000 to the Friend of the Court. Frank also was assessed court costs of $100. a fine of $60 to the crime victims fund and the state minimum cost of $60. All Makes & Models • FREE Estimates • • Fast Turnaround • (>ardt:c Salt aunt jen's daycare has openings for all shifts. Full-time, part-time after school care and even tempo­ rary. Located between Hast­ ings & Middleville off State Road. F1A accepted and in­ centives. Lie -DFO8O275419. (269)795-7215 I or Rem FOR RENT IN Woodland mobile home 2 bedroom $400/month plus security and deposit. 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(616)891-1843______________ ( aril«*/ I hanks WE WOULD LIKE to "thank" our family for the wonderful party they gave us for our 50th anniversary. We would also love to "thank" all who came to celebrate with us, and all who sent cards, gifts or helped in any way. We had a wonderful day. Love to all, Pat & Zelma Armintrout POLE BARN FOR SALE: 60ft.xl20ft.xl6ft. Also, tres­ ses: 24 18ft 13 20ft 616-293­ 4184 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings.___________________ Rtinalion 1992 35' NOMAD travel trailer, great condition, sleeps 8, full tow package, $4,900. (616)693-2866 Clarks­ ville after 5pm or (616)841­ 1451 cell. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for every thing from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phon** '769)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-I3 Hwy.,’ Hastings. 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. ATTENTION HASTINGS!!! CITY WIDE SALES WILL BE MAY 19TH, 20TH A 21ST. WATCH FOR MORE ADS A MAP!! HUGE POLE BARN Sale, April 27th. 28th. 29th. 9am. 2 miles east of M-37 on M-79. MOVING SALE: 55" big screen TV, 200 disc CD play­ er, 2 VCR's, book shelves, video camcorder, portable DVD player, small applian­ ces, sectional couch, ceiling fan, 2 ceiling lights, lawn mower, leaf blower, spread­ er, weed eater, patio table & chairs, some boy's clothes (size 7 & 8), toys. Little Tykes electric race ar, queen bedding, pictures, wireless computer keyboard & mouse, cohr printer, much more! 1505 S. Broadway. Fri­ day, April 28th & Sat., April 29th 9-5. RUMMAGE SALE: Semi­ Annual U .M.W. Ru nmage Sale 912 Fourth Ave., Lake Odessa. Friday, May 5th 9am-5pm; Saturday $1 bag day 9am-llam. Ih //» Waith <1 CHEERLEADING COACH­ ING POSITIONS: Youth Activities Organization is looking for responsible, en­ ergetic individuals with cheerleading experience. Must enjoy working with children and have excellent communication skills, part time evenings. Call 1-800­ 940-7469 ext. 204 CLEANING: BAY POINTE seeking part time house­ keeper w/wknd availability. Experience preferred. Apply in person. 11456 Marsh Road. EXPERIENCED BANK TELLERS: MANPOWER of Hastings is currently accept­ ing applications for possible upcoming positions within a i fastings based company. Must have previous teller experience, h?vc a stable/positive work his’ory and be available or flexible hours. An updated resume it required for consideration Contact MANPOWER to­ day for more information (269)948-3000 EOE FRONT DESK: Bay Pointe seeking part-time, friendly, knowledgeable front desk agent w/wknd availability. Experience preferred. Apply in person with resume A coverletter, 11456 Marsh Rd. MENTAL HEALTH CLINI­ CIAN. A full time position exist to work with the elder­ ly population in Barry Coun­ ty. This position requires a MSW/CSW in Social Work and valid Michigan licen­ sure. Experience working with the elderly necessary. Reliable transportation re­ quired. Send resume to Bar­ ry County' Community’ Men­ tal Health Authority, 915 West Green Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058. No phone calls. EOE. WORK FROM HOME: Christian based co. seeking hard working mature indi­ viduals or couples. Part-time or full-time. Call (269/MS 3665. WE RKPAIR • Lawn Mowers • Power Mowers * Chain Saws • Snow Blowers • Weed Eaters «Tillers • Edgers SMITH’S j EQUIPMENT * SERVICE Owner: Richard Smith 3790 W. Grange Rd.. Middleville 616-366-8092 or 269-945-8831 ■ O’5«(PG) >2 00 2 10.4 20 7 00 i *iQ rwsxrusii is tane. ipg-ix 2 50, 4 45,6 50 015 1 irrinm—ii (pg-13) ■ PRVSATLS114S �Page 18 - Thursday. Apnl 27, 2006 - The Hastings Banner ELECTIONS, continued from page 16------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------training up to speed." As an example. Kramer cites how General Motors is closing three plants in Lansing, which will cost 1,000 people their jobs; but at the same time. GM is opening a new plant in Delta Township that will out produce the three plants combined with 50 percent ot the workforce. "They are all high tech people who are highly skilled and technically trained." said Kramer. "One person can do the work of 15. That is the wave of the future. Even factory workers are going to need an associate's or a bachelor's degree. We need to be adaptable; we can't afford to be shortsighted." Kramer said that providing a separate mid­ dle school for Maple Valley students is also important. "Times are changing and today our middle school students are being confronted with issues involving drinking, drugs and sex and studies have shown that we can do a better job of educating this age group when they are sheltered and separate from the older stu­ dents." he said. "Money-wise I also believe this is a smart move because it allows us io improve what we offer, but still live within our means. "I understand that times are hard and we are losing jobs, but this can't wait or our kids will lose." said Kramer. "It is the bcxird’s job to do what they can to encourage the best edu­ cation for our kids. They have spent a lot of time researching, planning and studying our fina. ces. It makes sense to do it now in terms of a smaller tax increase. All we’re asking is to allow us to levy the tax they approved a couple years a go plus a half mill more. "it will cost the taxpayers more if wc delay and do this later. Now is the time to strike and look to the future. If we do it now we will save money in the long run." he said adding. "Don't let the infrastructure overshadow the importance of education. When the board decided Io pursue the bond issue they decided that they couldn't do one without the other and voted unanimously that the bond should not be split and should be presented as a com­ bined package." Kevin Rost will take on incumbents Andrea Montgomery and Mark Shoemaker in the election as they vie for two seats on the Maple Vailey Board of Education. Rost, a life-long Maple valley resident cur­ rently on disability from GM. has served as a volunteer basketball coach for middle and freshman basketball and Amatuer Athletic Union summer camps and Barry County Christian summer camps. Unlike incumbents Shoemaker and Montgomery, he is not planning to vote in favor of the bond. "As a school board candidate, I will vole no on the bond. Not because I wouldn’t like to sec the middle school separate from the high school, but due to student counts." he said. Rost cited the un-audited student counts as of February 2006. which show a decrease average class size of 146 for seventh through twelfth grades and an average class size of 112. "After the seventh grade class, there is a steady count of students except for the fourthgraders, which is still well below the other classes (seventh through eleventh). If these numbers hold up, it would mean a loss of more than SI50.000 a year for the next five years. If you look at the economy for the last five years I would be surprised if our children or future student counts don’t drop even more." said Rost, who went on to say that he didn’t see future growth in Maple Valley due to a poor job market in the area, no express­ way and gas prices. Rost also said he had four objections to the proposed 35 x80-foot area which would be used as a cafeteria, band room and physical education classroom for the middle school. First, he contended that the as a cafeteria it would limit students’ spare lime before class­ es resume. "The high school has the gym and hallway where kids can bum off energy." he said. Second, he felt that as a band room it would cause a distraction for students in classrooms across the hall. "I believe that’s one of the reasons for hav­ ing the band room at the other end of the school." Third, he objected to there being no locker rooms, saying students would have to wear street clothes to gym. Fourth, he would prefer the room he larger (50 x 90) to accommodate regulation sized basketball and volleyball courts, which could be used for school meets and travel teams. Further. Rost said he would have liked to see ihe bond split. "I would have voted for the upkeep (boil­ ers. windows, etc.)." he said, but added that the bond issue had little to do with his deci­ sion to run for a seal on the board. "... I have respect for Ihe board and realize the hard decisions they have to make," he said. "I do share some of the same concerns of other parents and students. Some of these concerns wouldn't he very popular with a lot of people, but do need to be addressed any­ way. which includes administration, athletics, and fair/cqual treatment for all students... these are concerns 1 plan to address if elect­ ed... I wouldn't vole for or against something or someone if I didn't feel comfortable with my decision, but I also wouldn't vote one way just because it's the easy way out." incumbent Mark Shoemaker has served on the board for four years. He is a Detroit native who moved to Maple Valley with his wife and children several years ago and woiks as a general manager al Next Door LLC. a joint venture with Thomas Fabrications. Inc. Shoemaker supports the bond issue and sees the separate middle school and restruc­ tured high school as necessary steps to meet­ ing the Stale of Michigan’s more rigorous graduation requirements. "I feel that ‘raising the bar* for our students is a good thing. Our students need to be com­ petitive both locally and in an expanding world economy." he said. "Our challenge as a district and school board is to help give our students the basic skills to move into either the work environment or the post high school education arena. "Because of instruction time available for the students, the challenge here will be to give our students exposure to various learning environments while complying with the Stale's new graduation requirement." Shoemaker said the district will have to be creative in order to comply with the new requirements while continuing to provide the students with diverse learning experiences. "This is one of the reasons we wish to reconfigure our junior high to a middle school. By doing this, we can better provide alternatives to our students, which will com­ ply with the state’s requirements without sac­ rificing the learning experiences available to our students." he said. Cuts in stale funding for public schools is forcing more and more districts to turn to pri­ vatization as a way to help "make ends meet," causing some to fear that communities are sacrificing local control for a balanced budg­ et However Shoemaker said he feels privati­ zation can be a wise choice if used prudently. "Privatization of school services is always a very sensitive subject. School districts should have loyally to its employees but they also have a responsibility to be good stewards of the community's money and resources. Maple Valley did privatize its special educa­ tion busing, but has not privatized the regukr busing. Each situation has to be weighed appropriately and decisions made based on what is best for the district, community and most importantly the students." he said, adding. "I feel local control of our school dis­ trict is very important. Our community's val­ ues and commitment to our children is best served by maintaining local control." Incumbent Andrea Montgomery is current­ ly finishing the term of Trustee David Favre, who resigned in February 2005. She was pre­ viously appointed to the board in 1996 to fin­ ish ihe last year of the David Schantz's four year-term when he resigned. Montgomery, a graduate ol Maple Valley High School and a programmer and systems analyst at Auto Owners Insurance Company, agrees with Shoemaker that it is importar? for communities to retain kcal control of their schools, but privatization is not an inherently bad decision if a district weighs its choices carefully. "While you do lose some connection with privatization. I think with the proper scrutiny of each decision, it is possible for a district to keep as much control as possible." she said. "We privatized our special education busing and the management of our food service department has been privatized. But. especial­ ly with regard to the food service, it has been a very positive experience." Montgomery said she supports the bond issue and feds that the board has been very careful to weigh out the pros and cons before asking the public for approval of the bond. "We realize that the economy is not good and wc arc losing students, everyone is losing students because people are leaving the state looking for jobs." she said "But we need to be proactive and wc need to be diverse. State funding cuts are increasing, but Maple Valley runs a tight ship. "I can’t get over how many districts around us are making huge cuts to their services and See ELECTIONS, next page POLICE, continued from previous page Convicted felon arrested after gun allegation A convicted felon was arrested by Michigan Stale Police troopers April 23 when they were called to a residence in Yankee Springs Township to investigate a complaint of a per­ son in the residence w ith a gun. Troopers observed Robert Anderson. 58. of Wayland, in the home, but did not see a weapon. They subsequently entered the residence, which was located on Parker Road, and confronted the suspect. When they attempted an arrest. Anderson struggled with the offi­ cers and spat on one. Further investigation revealed Anderson had assaulted three persons inside the resi­ dence, including one child and a woman who was thrown to the floor, suffering an injury to her head. Troopers subsequently determined Anderson has previously served time in prison for kidnapping and assault with a dangerous weapon. Some items recovered in home burglaries Michigan State Police were called to a residence on Rolling View Drive in Hope Township April 12 to investigate a series of home burglaries that have taken place over several week.*. The victim told troopers items stolen included electronic equipment and a number of guns. A female family member was identified as a suspect and some of the items have been recovered. Another suspect is sought for questioning and the investigation is cxxitinuing. Man anested in Nashville on many charges Michigan Stale Police roopers were ct’led to a residence in Nashville April 13 to assist fellow troopers from Van Buren County when they attempted to serve an arrest warrant on James Nelson, 34. When troopers approached Nelson, he fled, leading troopers on a foot chase through a downtown restaurant and a private residence before he was apprehended. Nelson was arrested on outstanding warrants out of Paw Pav for resisting and obstructing, uttering and publishing, unlawful driving away a vehicle. and receiving and concealing stolen property. Nelson now faces additional charges of fleeing and eluding and p»<session of nanjuana. Goodwill Retail Store M-43, near the M-37 intersection (next to Tractor Supply) Hastings, Ml Copper wire reported stolen from bam Stop and Donate: 10AM to 8PM Monday - Friday Noon to 5PM Sunday More than 1000 lbs. of copper wire were taken from a ham on Barber Road in Hastings Township sometime between April 10 and April 12. The value of the copper wire taken has been placed at approximately $2,000. A possi­ ble suspect vehicle has been identified as a mid-'90s green Chevrolet. Michigan State Police are seeking help from the public in connection with the investi­ gation and are asking anyone with information to call trooper Phi! Vannette at 948-8283. Ooodwill helps Individuals overcome barriers to employment. Your donations make that happen! Sex offenders not reporting address changes Goodwill Opened its Newest Retail Store Just Weeks Ago. Thanks to all who came oy to shop and drop off donations. a Gu&nd Day Area Businesses Donating Prizes lot the Congratulations to our Goodwill Grand Opening Doug Auer Lois Baylor Joyce Gates Don Harkness Karolyn Blocher Catherine Hartwell Tami Binkowski George London Jennifer Brisco Debra Meyers Dorothy Burns Roslyn Christiansen Gloria Miller Michele Cisler Pat Coykendall Luis Norris Winnie Coy Opal Rowley Nancy Cramer Shamin Rowley Sue Schuhmacher Michael Enders Chamber *>t Commerce Cindy Nelson Chad Rabideau Christy Enright Doug Fedewa Tammy Shoemaker Jacquelyn Foote Tammey Thomas Judith Weigle Sheryl Franks Michigan Slate Police are investigating a number of incidents recently in unich con­ victed sex offenders have failed to register when they change lheir address. “This is a growing problem." said Trooper Brian Roderick, of the Hastings State Police Post. “We have seen a number of incidents recently and have effected arrests in many of the cases. If anyone wishes to check on a suspected sex offender, they can visit ihe sex offender web site on www.michigan.gov." i Paint t Now!! Special - Any 3 Rooms $299.95 Think Spring!! Basement Clean Oirts Tra-.h Hauling. Yard Debris and More' FREE ESTIMATES ... Call Michael Garage 616-301-2362 M.A. Kerr and Son Deborah Sprague Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, April 27. 2006 - Page 19 ELECTIONS, continued from previous page---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------programs, but wc haven’t had to make those kinds of cuts yet because we have been care ful and conservative.’ Like Shoemaker. Montgomery supports more rigorous graduation requirements but feels that the federal "No Child Left Behind’ mandate, the stale's ’Highly Qualified Teacher" requirements combined with the tougher graduation requirements and contin­ ued decrease in state funding creates, "an interesting dilemma." "More funds from the stale would definite ly help solve the problem, but I feel that Maple Valley does a great job of managing its funds and avoiding the deep cuts other dis­ tricts have had to make. Montgomery said that while she supports the tougher graduation requirements, she hopes that the state tempers and modifies them before they arc implemented to accom­ modate student abilities and learning styles. "When the Stale Department of Education was talking about increasing graduation requirements they were talking about content, which could be taught in a variety of different ways and classes. But. when it got to the Senate anu ihe House, they named required classes like algebra I and 11 and geometry." she said. "I hope they decide to relax the requirements so non-college prep students could meet the requirements for content in different classes and al a different pace. We'll just have to wait and see how it all works out." Barry' County voters in the Maple Valley School District will cast their ballots al their township hall. Maple Valley School District voters who live in Eaton County will cast their ballots at Maplewood ElementarySchool in Vermontville. Thomapple Kellogg Kim Selleck and David Smith arc both run­ ning unopposed in the May 2 election for two open seals on the Thomapple Kellogg Board of Education this year. Selleck says. "I look forward to continuing to work with the administration to keep the quality of the education high in this district. It has been very rewarding to work with parents, teachers and students over the last 12 years.” Smith says. "I want to continue to work to keep the standards in TK high. This is an exciting time for the district. 1 am happy to have been part of the effort to keep the dis­ trict a quality one. even in difficult economic times." Absentee ballots will be available at all the voting precincts on Saturday. April 29. from 10 a m. until 2 p.m. Those who will be absent from the community on May 2. are physical­ ly unable Io attend the polls, or whose religion does not allow•tmrndanWorf dKkfion MH W who are 60 years old or older arc eligible tor an absentee ballot Lakewood There arc two candidates. Gary Foltz and Vincent Pennington vying for one four-year term ending 2010. There are three candidates. Martha Johnson. Barry Vezion and Gregg Davis for one partial term ending 2007. The seat is currently held by Pam Christensen, who was appointed to the post last summer. Christensen has decided not to run for the seat. Davis is a write-in candidate and his name will not appear on »hc ballot. Because of the recent election consolida­ tion law. w ith the exception of Sunfield resi­ dents. voting will be in township halls, not in the district's elementary schools. Sunfield voters will vote in the Sunfield Elementary. The candidates were invited to submit information about themselves and their views. Gary Foltz is opposing incumbent Vince Pennington to fill a four-year sc «t. He wrote: “I was bom and raised in Sunfield and am a 198! graduate of Lakewood. I attended Central Michigan University where I. in addi­ tion to meeting my wife. Michele, earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration. "Michele and I were married in 1987 and have three boys. Jason (13). Brian (10) and Kevin (7). Next year we will have a child at the elementary school, middle school and high school levels. "I work at Michigan Stale University in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital as a hospital administrator. My primary focus at MSU is in the areas of human resources and cost control, which, arc probably my primary focuses at home, too, now that I think about it. “Wc lived in Lansing from 1987 until wc moved to the eastern suburbs of Sunfield in the summer of 2004. We have had our kids in a public school and a charter school at one lime or another when wc lived in Lansing, but nowhere have we seen our children receive the care they get at Lakewood. "My decision to run for the scfaxil board is a result of a couple of issues. The more press­ ing is the proposal of last year to close ele­ mentary schools in this district. My opinion is that the four local schools create advantages for the students of Lakewood that would not be present if there were a consolidated ele­ mentary school. The sense of community pride that comes from attending school close to home. I think is important to the Lakewood system. I am also concerned that the level of parental participation that we currently enjoy would be diminished. "The other reason I am running for the school board seal, is because of the example my dad set while I was growing up. he inspired in me a sense of civic responsibility that I take seriously. Il I can represent the view <»f Lakewixxl's citizens. I will be happy to do so." The family worships at Kilpatrick United Brethren Church near Woodland, having pre­ viously attended Willow Community Church in Lansing, where he was treasurer and vice chairman of the church board. Pennington, an incumbent, did not submit any information. Martha Johnson is running to fill the oneyear terms currently held by Pam Christensen. She submitted a statement: "I grew up on a family farm in Lake Odessa and attended Lakew-txxi Public Schools. I have been a life long resident of the commu­ nity and chose to marry and raise my family here. I am the oldest girl of 11 children and most of my family still lives in this area. “I am a member of the Boy Scouts as a Venture Crew advisor and help out with Girl Scouts. I am currently employed as a youth specialist by the Ionia Intermediate school district where I work with junior and seniors preparing for and finding employment. "I have worked for the Lakewood school district for the past 25 years as a bus driver with both regular and special education stu­ dents. As past president of the tuppon staff association. I was very involved with the Lakewood school board for many years. I have a passion for providing opportunities for all students. All the students of Lakewood deserve the opportunities that allow them to set goals, push themselves, and see that no matter who they arc. they have a lot to offer our community. I believe that the school board must bring accountability to all levels of our school sys­ tem and that includes the school board itself. The school board hires employees and it is part of the board's responsibility to insure that the employees carry out their duties. I bring a high level of trust and expertise that will serve to restore community pride and togetherness. Once wc start working together. I know we can make it happen. "One of the main issues facing the Lakewood system is balancing the budget. During the past month the I_akcwood School Board has taken bids to privatize the jobs of the support staff and close elementary schools. I do not agree with either of these optknu. a think we need to listen to all the employees who are with our student* every­ day on ways to save. The district needs to look at new ideas and listen to new voices. Wc have many talented people in our communi­ ties who think outside the box and have ideas to make our schools better and save. I am not sure wc have turned every stone or looked at every option. ”1 have been a representative, employee and community member and can see all sides of this issue. I can make a difference, voting for me w ill open the door for all voices to be heard. I will work hard to bring respect, trust ’ tthd 'Jibcot/nhlbfllty to the board, yb^if^ts and ears. I can make a difference. 1'11 stand up for the gixxl of Lakewood. All you need to do is get me there and I’ll work hard for you. "This is not a problem that can be fixed over night but when we all start listening and working toward the common goal of making luikcwood a better place. We can become what wc believe." Barry Vezion is seeking to fill the one-year term opening on the board. Vezion. a 1976 graduate of Lowell High School, managed the family poultry farm for one and a half years after graduation. He then entered into the heating and cooling industry, beginning in the manufacturing of sheet metal pipe and fittings. From there he worked his way up to warehousing, shipping, counter sales, inside sales and customer service, pur chasing, inventory control. quoting and instal­ lation of residential and commercial HVAC systems, and assisting in the development of an in-floor heating system, which is now sold across the US and Canada. In 1998. in a big leap of faith, he left that industry behind and started a small tool and die shop called Cascade Metal Works Inc.. manufacturing stamping dies for the automo­ tive and furniture industry, in just seven years Cascade Metal Works has grown from three to 24 employees. He is married to Pat. his high schoo’ --**•heart. They will celebrate their 30th . sary this year. The Vczinos moved u Sunfield area in 1990 so Pat could be closer to her work in l-ansing as a registered nurse. They have three children, all graduates of Lakewood High School. Angela, a St. Joseph's College (Ind.) graduate, is an ele­ mentary teacher at the Palo school system. Heather, a Michigan State graduate, is employed by Cascade Metal Works and serves as office manager. Kristopher is cur­ rently attending Olivet Cbllege. where he is studying journalism and graphic arts, and is on the Comet football team. Vezion has been an active, contributing member of the community for many years and has served as a 4-H leader for over 20 years. He is a member of the Sunfield Area Sponsors of Programs for Youth (the SPY’s). and is currently serving his fourth term as vice president. Due to his outstanding contribu­ tions and leadership over the years, he has been awarded the SPY'S "Rookie of the Year" and "Outstanding Service" awards. For a number of years, he has headed up a major fund-raising project that has generated many thousands of dollars for various youth pro­ grams. He said the reason he running for the school board can be summed up by one state­ ment — "It’s all about the kids." He further staled. “As much as we hate to admit it. schools are becoming more of a busi­ ness with increased competition from all around us. Our community is our customer base, and our product to offer is a quality edu­ cation that prepares our students for the next level of life. One thing I have absolutely learned in my involvement with the youth of our area, whether it was through 4-H. the SPY's. pee wee sports, band boosters, what­ ever is that given ihe opportunity to succeed, along with the training and tools to do it they will!" He wrote. "The subject of budget cuts is never a pleasant one. either for the board, the administration, the departments, or individu­ als involved. Nonetheless. Lakewood is cur­ rently facing a million dollar plus projected deficit for the 2006-07 school year. We as a district have no choice but to present a bal­ anced budget. Where will this all come from? When exploring areas for cuts we must never lose sight of why wc are here in the first place wc are here — to educate our students to their fullest potential in the most desirable environ­ ment possible. While 1 feel that everything is on the table for review of areas to be cut. any­ thing that would negatively affect the student learning experience should be the last areas cut. "This lakes us to the areas the board is exploring, with administration, health care, custodial, food service and transportation cur­ rently topping the list. While I agree that in an effort to be fiscally responsible wc must examine what other people might charge for services we currently provide in-house, the request for quote for the outsourcing of custo­ dial. food service, and transportation was both ill-timed and ill-conceived "Wc can only currently address the custodi­ al bid as thai is the only area where bids arc returnee’, reviewed and presented to the pub lie. I do not feel that the bids received were a true reflection of everything that the custodial department docs for the district. This was not the fault of the people that submitted bids, but our own fault for not doing our own home­ work first. We must first examine ourselves I) what we are doing (functional analysis). 2) how wc arc doing it (job descriptions), and 3) arc wc cost effective in doing so (cost analvsis)? "If areas of improvement or cost savings arc found through examination, we must first work with our own staff to do everything pos­ sible to fix the problems in-house before ask­ ing outsiders to come into our facilities, as I feel we have some of the most dedicated sup­ port staff that we could ever ask for. "Hindsight is always 20/20 and even the board members have staled that, this issue could have been handled differently. Looking forward, if we arc truly going to fix this problem, we must all come together as a group (board, administration, teachers, sup­ port staff, and citizens) to come up w'ith con­ structive and creative ways of balancing next year’s budget and get back to our main task at hand of educating our kids." Gregg Davis is a write-in candidate for the one-year term currently held by Pam Christensen. Court of Appeals judge to speak at Law Day Court of Appeals Judge Alton T. Davis will be the special guest speaker Monday . May I. for the the Barry County Bar Association's annual Law Day ceremony Monday. May I. in the courtroom of the courthouse. This year's theme is "Liberty under Law. Separate Branches. Balanced Powers.” The Circuit. District and Probate Courtrooms will be busy as local fourth­ graders will engage in mock tria' presenta­ tions at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. and al 1:15 p.m. with the assistance of local attorneys. The Liberty Bell Award will be presented at noon to De V. Harry Adrounie of Hastings in a special presentation in the courtroom. The Honorable Alton T. Davis of the Michigan C«u -will serv- as guest speaker at this special extent. A reception hon­ oring Adrounie and Davis will be held at 11 a.m. in the Community Rcatn ol the Courts and Law Building. Davis was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 14, 2005. Prior to his appointment, he was chief judge of the 46th Judicial Circuit Court. He spent 21 years as circuit judge, including the last 17 as chief judge. Davis is a former prosecuting attorney of Crawford County, past president of the 46th Circuit Bar Association, past chairman of the State Bar jf Michigan Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions, past chairman of the Crawford County Democratic Party, and past president of the Michigan Judges Association. Adrounie has been a public servant for many years. After a 27-ycar military career, in which he rose to the rank of Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, he continued his career in public health from 1968 to the present. Among his accomplishments benefitting Barry County and Southwestern Michigan, are his work as chairman of the Advisory­ Council of the South Central Michigan Commission on Aging, chairman of the Barry County Department of Human Services, vice chair of the Hastings City Planning Commission, member of the Michigan Underground Storage Tank Financial Policy­ Board. and founder and first president of the Michigan Association of Local. Environmental Health Admrnisuatcys. > Adrounie also was instrumental in obtain­ ing a grant for nearly a half million dollars from the Kellogg Foundation to perform stud­ ies of all southwest Michigan aquifers, helped write ihe state hazardous waste plan as a member of the Michigan State Hazardous Waste Committee from 1990 to 1991. and spearheaded an effort to get the Michigan legislature to pass a law for environmental laboratory accreditation (The bill signed into law in 2004 is named the V. Harry Adrounie Lab Law). Adrounie is a life member of Michigan Environmental Health Association. Association of Military Surgeons.. National Environmental Health Association. Military Officers Association, Disabled Veterans Aitnn T Davis Association, the Elks, the National Rifle Association and the VFW. He ;s also a pas; president of the Kiwanis Club of Hastings and past commander of the American Legion Pom 45. Where Healthy Bones Mean Healthy Lifestyles Quality Care with Compassion // " ngs Orthopedic Physicians and Otaff incite you to sag «good-bye to 2)«rufS. rjCarhc during an open house hefd in honor on ^Triaau, tran Please PSVP to 945-9520 S. �Page 20 - Thursday. April 27.2006 - The Hastings Banner Yankee Springs Twp. must choose between flitration or drilling wells by Fran Fa verman Staff Writer Operating just under the wire of a May 1 deadline, the Yankee Springs Township Board is expected to choose between a filtration sys­ tem for removing arsenic from its public water system or drilling new w-lls in a differ­ ent well field site. The purpose is to provide water meeting the new standard for arsenic levels in drinking water. The final project plan must be to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. Yankee Springs Supervisor Al McCrumb said. "We have to tell the DEQ whether we are going to do wells or filtration." The board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight. Thursday. April 27. in the township hall on Briggs Road. Nine residents of Yankee Springs Township, the Township Board, and Robert Monroe, manager. Gun Lake Sewer and Water Authority (GLASWA), heard a presen­ tation Tuesday night by Rich Grant and Don DeVries of Fleis & Vandenbrink. township engineers. The presentation at the public hear­ ing is a requirement of the DEQ as part of the process of applying for a loan from the state’s Drinking Water Revolving Fund. Five of the nine residents are owners (George and Gail Cigler and Andrew and Sh'riey Cigler) of the proposed site for drilling new wells on the west side of Patterson and the owner of an adjacent tract (Frances Mlynarchek). Four were neighbors on Archwood Drive in Section 19 (Don and Lin Dawson and Carol and Gerald Warner) are customers of the public water system. Al McCrumb, supervisor summarized the series of events that led up to the hearing: The revision by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the allowable arsenic drinking water standard from 50 parts per billion to ten ppb, effective January 2006. He said. "I let the system and the board down by not acting sooner." At the same time, the board was also grap­ pling with the need to build a water tower, a need imposed by reversal of a previous DEQ ruling that a tower would not be required until the system reached the level of 250 connec­ tions. The DEQ notified the township in May 2005 that it had determined the township’s system would not meet the January 2006 date for compliance with the new arsenic standard, and offered an administrative consent order. McCrumb last October signed the order, which extended the compliance deadline to January 2008 and specified dates for the sub­ mission of plans for action, to wit. the provi­ sion of an acceptable alternative water source or a filtration system. While theoretically there were ocher alternatives, the only two acceptable (able to meet the standard) are an alternative water source or a filtration system. He said, commenting on the Kafkaesque quality of the experience trying to drill new wells in the present well field off Payne Lake Road, "We were pushed into several fast actions. We were under the gun of certain dates since January 2006." A start with one consulting firm recom­ mending a filtration process sold by the par­ ent of the well drilling company that connect­ ed the consultant to the board was abruptly terminated in March 2006. Fleis & Vandenbrink (F&V) suggested finding a new well field and was retained by the township. A site west of Patterson on the Cigler prop­ erty was identified as a potential source of water meeting the arsenic standard. A draft report was submitted to the DEQ for review and comment; it is the draft report which has been available for inspection at the township hall for the past ten days. Grant began the presentation by explaining that the township’s application will be ranked Peace Po/e dedicated in Middleville Music, poetry and a few heartfelt workds were part of the dedication of the Peace Pole at the entrance to the Paul Henry Trail in Middleville. with other applications and needs to show how needs and requirements will be met. A loan for the project from the fund versus a bond issue would save over $200,000 in inter­ est costs. He also introduced a cautionary note. Citing an article on measurement in the cur­ rent issue of the American Water Works Journal (April 2006). he noted. "There is a difference between what we can measure and what counts." In other words, he continued. "Ten ppbs may not be the final answer. It can­ not be predicted." According to the timetable in the consent order, construction of a filtration system or an alternate water source must begin by January 2007 in order to meet the January 2008 dead­ line. The township must also submit its user charge system by December 2006. Assuming the DEQ approves the application in January 2007, the township will solicit bids. McCrumb commented, following the pres­ entation. "1 hate to put such a burden on 182 users." David Brinkert. who also is Democratic challenger to 6th District County Commissioner Clare Tripp, led off the ques­ tions. "Why does the system have to pay for inadequate research by the state?" he asked. McCrumb responded. "The system was put in by the state — the DEQ. It was und-r built. John Jerkatis. treasurer, said, "The levels of substances were legal in 1991." Carol Warner, Archwood Drive, observed. "The DEQ did a poor job. I have complaints about neighbors on the system who don’t attend these meetings. The iron in the water is bad. Why the tower?" Robert Monroe, general manager. GLASWA. answered. The DEQ pushed for the tower. They wanted a 250.000 gallon tank; we were able to get 200,000 gallons." Continuing, he added. "It really hurts for a small system to be hit with the lower arsenic standard. I prefer wells to an arsenic treatment system. It is a hardship on the township." Grant re-entered the discussion, saying, "Iron is not a good thing. The same treatment system for iron as for arsenic." Taking up the issue of the cost of the property for drilling new wells, he said, "We have meet with the owners who have said $6,000 per acre is too low." (The township would need 4.6 acres; F&V budgeted $30,000 for land acquisition costs.) Some items within the project budget could be transferred, according to Grant, to land acquisition. For example, the budget assumed 1,350 feet of water main to Patterson Road al a cost of $54,000; using a portion of the site much closer to the road would reduce the cost of the water main significantly, leavi-.g $30,000 available for transfer to land costs. Also, a portion of the $35,600 construction contingency item could be available. Besides the problem of land acquisition, he discussed the fact that four governmental units would have to agree: Wayland in Allegan County and Yankee Springs in Barry County. In what may have been one of the under­ statements of the evening, he said. "The implementability of new wells is a challenge Conditions could be imposed, such as serving property in another county." (Another event that may have an impact on land negotiations occurred in the summer of 2005. Developer Stephen Cigler wanted to connect to the township water system for property in Allegan County in Wayland town­ ship; the township board turned down his request.) Still on the project’s financing, Carol Warner asked, "If the RDWF doesn't come through, do you assess everybody in the sys­ tem?" McCrumb replied. "Another loan is possi­ ble — a higher rate but a longer term payback (40 years versus the 20 years for an RDWF loan). Gail Cigler inquired, "If filtration system, would it get out all of the arsenic or just the standard?" DeVries answered. "It would remove it to non-detectable level." Grant added that it would also remove iron (red as opposed to gray) and manganese. Jack Finkbeincr. trustee, commented that he had to install a system to remove iron from his well water about ten years ago. "It stank." he said. The subject of rates, which will rise con­ siderably. was broached. DeVries noted that the DEQ will require a revenue collection report. Grant acknowledged that there is some flexibility’to raise rates. A phase-in of new rates will be required before either the new wells or the filtration system is on line. "Rates have to make payments and operat­ ing and maintenance costs projected over the growth rate of the system. You can have a minimal phase-in before construction," he said. John Jerkatis. treasurer, asked, "Could the proposed well-site be affected by leachate from the landfill?" Grant replied, "The contamination goes in the lake. The well site is protected by the channels and the lake." McCrumb wondered about the effect of arsenic on GLASWA. Grant said that solid arsenic precipitate would go into the b-iosolids. "Arsenic is already in the system." he noted. Monroe commented. "We have to test our biosulids before they can be applied to a farmer’s field. The arsenic levels in the sludge are rising. Lin Dawson asked. "Why not go on state property?" Her question refers to the state recreation area east of the present well field on the comer of Payne Lake Road and M-179. Grant observed that state property posesd great difficulty. DeVries added that it was lower and the Briggs Road Shell station could be a source of contamination. In a continuation of the financing discus­ sion. Grant pointed out that there were sur­ veys showing people regarded $45 a month for water as affordable (the rate proposed in the drilling for new wells application is ciate everything you taught me about working on the board and we all appreciate everything you stand for." State Rep. Gary Newel, a former 911 Board member, was on hand to present Wooer with a plaque for her many years of service. The plaque recognized Wooer for her longtime selfless dedication and expressed the board's “heartfiiled thanks." When she accepted the award. Wooer had a few words for the board. “My 15 years have been challenging, but also rewarding," she said. “1 brought to this board experience in finance." She acknowledged she has a times been a thorn in the side of some board members, par­ ticularly to Nystrom. “Charlie, what can 1 say? You have certain­ ly been a most unique and unpredictable indi­ vidual," Wooer said. “I don’t think board members should be yelled at or chastized for asking questions or voicing their opinion." she said. “Always remember, you work for this board. “I always thought that questioning was my job because I represent the Township Association and my duties and responsibili­ ties as an elected official are to the taxpayers of the county. “My removal from L'lis board was unique to say the least. 1 think the board needs to know how I feel. I don’t believe it was done Wooer finished by issuing a challenge to those who remain on the board. “I challenge the finance committee not to sign a voucher before a meeting,” she said. “If $45.10 per month). He likened it as being similar to rates for cable and internet service. Dawson asked. "Are we giving you our opinions?" McCrumb said, "Absolutely. We neec to know what people think." A question about whether or not general fund dollars drew a response from Jerkatis: "The same issue came up on the water tower — it was a guaranty to pay bond payments." McCrumb added that any general fund dollars would have to be in the form of a loan, which would have to be paid back from system rev­ enues. Mary Cook, trustee, asked. "Isn’t there something about federal appropriations?" Grant answered , "Yes. You do this through your senators." Don Lawson asked, "If new wells don't pan out. can you go back and amend the project plan?" Grant said. "Yes. A new public hearing would be required. You would still be in the same funding cycle. It has to a substantial change; for example, pipe rerouting has qual­ ified." Returning to land acquisition costs, Jerkatis asked. "What is the price per acre?" He persisted. "No price set by sellers?" Grant answered, "No price shared." McCrumb added. "I have some data here. $10,000 an acre along Patterson Road in Allegan County in 2003 and 2004. There is some room for negotiation; price is the decid­ ing factor. We paid $25, 000 for one acre on M-179." Cook raised the question of the compara­ tive longevity of wells and filtration systems, asking, "How long do wells last?" DeVries replied, "Wells last a long time. Pumps may last 15 years before replacing. Wells may need to be relined, and screens can be replaced. Arsenic systems require replac­ ing in about 20 years." McCrumb asked for a head count: "How many of you want the filtration system?" Five hands were raised in favor of the filtration system; one hand was raised in favor of drilling new wells. Cook moved to close the public hearing; Finkbeiner supported the motion, and it passed unanimously. Traffic crash causes power c Lori Seymour. 28, of Hastings, was cited for driving too fast for conditions nt tne road when her car went out of control on M-37 near River Road last Thursday evening. The accident caused a power outage in the southern portion of Bary County. According to the Michigan State Police, who were called to the scene. Seymour lost control of her vehicle as she was passing another car, left the road and struck the util­ ity pole. Seymour was taken to Pennock Hospital, where she was treated for minor injuries and released 911 BOARD, continued from page 1 Carr insisted there was no collusion in the voting. “It was decided by a show of hands,’’ he said. “I had no way to stuff the ballot box.” Wooer, however, was not convinced. “I was on vacation when the decision was made. Charlie Nystrom (Barry County 911 Director) knew I was going to be on vacation because I asked for an excused absence. I don’t know when the decision was made, but I understand Charlie, (911 Board member) Ron Neil. Jim Carr and Jim Brown all met for lunch and the next thing I knew I was out.” Wooer said she believes the fact that <im Carr works for Nystrom played a part in the decision. Carr, who is a 911 dispatcher, disavowed any suggestion of pressure. "People who know me know I am not the type of person who can be pressured into anythiing.” he said. “I just feel that no posi­ tion should be viewed as a lifetime appoint­ ment. I belive we should get as many people as possible involved in the process." “I think I created waves," Wooer said. “I raised questions about expenditures and about vouchers. I think Charlie was not happy that I refused to sign vouchers before they were presented at the meetings." Wooer, who serves on the finance commit­ tee of the 911 board, said one of the reasons she may have been replaced is she has not made a report to the Township Association recently. “But,” she said. “Jim Carr had not request­ ed a report.” Wooer said at the last County Treasurer’s Association meeting she polled other town­ ship treasurers. ■ “I was told there was a nominating com­ mittee," she said, “but I polled the 11 treasur­ ers present and not one was contacted about taking any office on the 911 board. “I’m just not happy about the way it was handled. I think *t was unethical. “I just wonder if something went on I was not aware of," she said. “I wasn’t aware that I wasn’t doing a good job." Wooer was recognized last Thursday night for her 15 years of service and leading the praise for her dedication and committment was Nystrom. “We all have been lucky," Nystrom said. “She (Wooer) can find the money and she watched how we spent it. I think that is why we have what we have. "Judy was on finance since day one. I did­ n’t always agree with her. Sometimes I want­ ed a little more here and a little more there, but it was done right and it was done with integrity every time." Hastings Police Chief Jerry Sarver, a mem­ ber of the board, told Wooer, “J really appre­ ciate your input on the board. We have not always agreed, but that is not a bad thing. 1 appreciate everything you stand for." Board member Lani Forbes said. "I appre­ in an ethical way.” they want your business, they’ll wait for the check. And it doesn’t make any difference if it’s $60 or $600,000. It needs to be signed at a public meeting.” Merle Payne, fire chief in the Delton area, was awarded the Barry County Central Dispatch Director's Award at the April 20 board mkeetmg. Making the presentation is State Rep. Gary Newell. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday Apnl 27 2006 - Page 21 Hobbling TK girls still manage to defeat Wayland by David T. Young Editor It would be nice to have the whole family back together again. That's what Middleville girls' track coach Tammy Benjamin and ace distance runner Rebecca Winchester said they'd like to see soon. The Trojans Tuesday night defeated Mike Rhoby was a double winner in the high and low hurdles. Wayland 88-48 with little difficulty, but they haven't been al full strength all season. Though Chaney Robinson appears to be recovering nicely from an injury, ace hurdler and sprinter Jessica Flaska was limited to just the first kg of the 400-meter dash and sprint er and relay cog Kersta Gustafson was off to Washington D.C. as part of Project Closeup. Winchester remarked she’d like to sec the team members all back together and healthy Danielle Rosenberg had a big day for the Trojans, winning three individual events. in time to face league favorite South Christian and the conference meet next month. The Trojans were still good enough to win the O-K Conference dual meet, however. Winchester turned in perhaps the most astonishing performance of the afternoon when she grabbed the lead over Wildcat archrival Jessica Armstrong in the first lap of the !6(X)-mcter run and never y ielded it the rest of the way. cruising to an excellent time of 5:17.3. She added a first in the open 800 in 2:23 and ran a leg of the 1600 relay, joining Chaney Robinson. Emma Ordway and Ashley VandcrMcer in 4:24.2. Danielle Rosenberg won three individual events, the pole vault at 7-6. the 100-meter hurdles in 16.6 seconds and the open 200 in 27.4. Robinson didn't have a vintage perform­ ance in her state-qualifying event, the open 400. but she still won it with a time of 1:01.2. She also joined VanderMeer. Whitley Brcm.r and Nicole Raymond in winning the 800metcr relay in 2:00.3. VanderMeer also placed first in the long jump with a 13-11 leap. In the throws. Erica Peschel won the shot pul in 34-11 and Tatjana Krouse look the dis­ cus in 105-9. Alexa McClain was first in the high jump at 4-10 and Emma Ordway took the 100 dash in 13.2 seconds. Hooking up with Flaska in the 400-meter relay victory in 55.6 seconds were Raymond. Alesha Ward and Rosenberg. The Trojans swept the discus, with Imari Engstrom and Peschel taking second and third place, respectively. Ordway look a strong second to Robinson in the 400 and was runner-up to Rosenberg in the 20C. Ward tied for second in the high jump al 4-8 and Krouse was second in the shot. The Middleville boys, meanwhile, went down to the host Wildcats 86-51. Mitch Edwards won the high jump at 64). Mike Rhoby toak the 110-meier high hurdles in 16.5 and the 300-meter intermediate hur­ dles in 42.6. Jorge Lopez was first in the open 400 in 55.6 seconds. Troy Rock won the 200 in 23.1 seconds. Scott Blood won the pole vault in 104) a»xi Keith Winchester ran past all coi»k.-ts with an impressive 10:27 in the 3200-meter run. The Trojan girls top Byron Center in Middleville. 79-53. Robinson opened her season in the O-K Gold by leading a Trojan sweep of the 400meter dash, in I minute 1.27 seconds, about half a second faster than the time Hamilton used to take the event on their home track Tuesday. Raymond was second in I 4)7.66 and Bremer third in I :O8.47. The Trojans also swept the high jump, with Alesha Ward and McClain both clearing 4 feet 8 inches and Jenny Noffke clearing 4-4. The sprints ind the throws were all the Bulldogs were better than the Trojan girls in on Thursday. TK won every event except the shot put. the discus, the 100-meter run. the 200-meter run. and the 400- and 800-mcter relays. The Trojans controlled the distance events, with Rebecca Winchester taking the 3200metcr run in 12:16,22. the 1600 in 5:24.21. and the 800-meters in 2:40.65. Rosenberg won three individual events for TK. the long jump (14-7). the 100-meter hur­ dles (17.02 seconds) and the pole vault (8-0). VanderMeer took the 300-meter low hur­ dles in 52.34 seconds. TK also won the 1600and 3200-meter relay races. The Trojan boys trailed by one point head­ ing into the final event against Byron Center Thursday , but the Bulldogs edged the Trojans by a little more than three seconds in the 1600-meter relay to take the win 71-65. Both teams had won eight events to that point. Two of the Trojan individual win s were by Rock, who took the long jump at 19­ 2.5 and the 200-meter dash in 23.03 seconds. Rock led a TK sweep in the long jump. Ryan VanKuilenburg was second at 18-3 and Cameron Vanspronsen third al 17-11 Rhoby took the 300-meter intermediate hurdles in 41.47 seconds, and teammate Edward. won the HO-meter high hurdles in 16.69 seconds. Endsley look the high jump at 8. 5Keith Winchester look the 32fXMnctcr run in 10:22.92. TK also won the 3200 meter relay and the 800-metcr relay The Trojans are off until hosting South Christian next Tuesday. Rebecca Winchester was impressive in besting archrival Jessica Armstrong in the 1600-meter run. O-K Gold soccer tourney will not be missed by me For sports with more individual components I love heading out to conference tourna­ ments at the end of the season. In spring sports like track and field, golf, and tennis, conference tournaments arc a great day and a greit chance to see a number of talented student-athletes all on one after­ noon or evening (or an afternoon and an evening). Sports that are a little more team based however, like baseball, softball, and soccer shouldn't sacrifice their entire regular season schedule to build up to a conference tour­ nament. Teams have the state tournament to build up to. That's why I like the change the O-K Gold Conference made this spring in its girls' soccer schedule. Instead of playing the regular season for a seeding in the conference tournament and then putting the whole conference championship up in the air. the league eliminated the conference tournament and each team in the league now plays one game on the road and one at home against every other team in the league. Sure, part of it was out of necessity . The league has seven teams this year instead of eight, so things wouldn't work out perfectly for a conference townament. The top seed would have probably had to have a bye. and who wants to wait until the end of the sea­ son to find out if they can schedule one more game or not? I don't know how beneficial this will be to any of the teams I co* er in the conference in terms of the standings this year. Hastings. Thomapple Kellogg, and Caledonia. The South Christian gr.ts look pretty tough so far. and has beaten two of those three teams in last Friday's 5-0 win over the Saxons and a 3-1 win over Caledonia April 17. TK ano X_ Sailors square off for the first time on Monday . The beauty of this new sy stem is that they all get to sec the Sailors again, and they gel to sec each other twice as veil. As if the rivalries in the conference for girls' soccer weren't s?n ng enough, this will only make them better, having the two games guaranteed. When I played high school soccer more than ten years ago wc didn’t have a confer­ ence tournament. Looking back now. I’m glad. Sure the intensity of a tournament for­ mat is nice, but I'm glad we got to play South Christian, and Calvin Christian, and Forest Hills Northern twice a year. Once tii their turf and once on ours. In soccer there's not much down time to get to know your opponents, like at big track or tennis meets. Playing against someone twice a year from freshman year on it made things a lot more interesting. How can you seed a tournament properly when one team had home court advantage for the regular season contest (hat the seeding depends on. High School basketball teams decide a conference champion just fine playing (wo games against each team in the conference. Imagine if Lakewood played one Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 contest al Haslett and that determined who would host the conference tournament, or vice versa. I'd like the home team's chances whoev­ er the home team was. The Big Ten Conference went to a tournament format for its men's and women's bas­ ketball programs a few years ago. The tournament is fun. but there have been years when Michigan and Michigan State play tw ice and only one of the games counts in the con­ ference standings. On the college level big tournaments in far off destinations make some extra money for the conference. I went to the boys' conference tournament championship game in the Gold last year, when South Christian hosted Caledonia. It was fun. There were a lot of fans there. I don't know if there were any more than there would be for a typical Caledonia versus South Christian match-up though. It was the second excellent game of the year between the two teams and the second 1-0 South Christian victory. It would have been a shame it a bad bounce here or there had denied both teams’ fans and players that second meeting. I whine when things don't go the way I think they should (there's still no official MHSAA team track and field championship!, so I figured I'd better say something when officials do change things for the better. Keith Winchester was third in this race, j Ashley VanderMeer hands the baton to Nicole Raymond in the winning 800-meter relay. the 1600, but came back strong to win the 3200 later in the afternoon. Michigan to host Midwest Meet of Champions in June High School track and field stars from Michigan will have a chance to showcase their talents in front of the home-state fans on June 10 when the Midwest Meet of Champions will be held in the Wolverine State for the first time in its 33-year history . The meet, which will be held at Withington Stadium in Jackson, will pit high school sen­ iors from Indiana. Michigan and Ohio against each other in 17 men’s and women's events. The top six finishers in each individual event will be awarded points on a 10-8-6-4-2-1 basis. In the relay events, points will be awarded on a 10-6-2 basis. The meet is being organized under the leadership of Kim Spalsbury. Team Michigan and Grand Ledge boys’ track coach; meet manager Charlie Janke, a retired Jackson track coach; and meet financial officer Jerry Reis, current Hanover-Horton track coach. Last year. l.cx Williams of Dexter won the men's 3.200 meters in 8 minutes 57.15 sec­ onds to break a 27-ycar-old meet record. In the women's competition. Gena Gall of Grand Blanc broke a 20-year-old meet record in the 800 with a time of 2:07.45. "Although wc do not always set meet records, the level of uompetition is always very high and the alumni of this meet read like a 'Who's Who?' of national caliber track and field athletes over the past 33 years." Spalsbury said. “This is truly one of the finest high school track and field meets in the coun­ try. and we arc proud to be hosting it here in Jackson for the next four years." Six athletes who competed in the Midwest Meet of Champions, including Michiganians Brian Diemer. Earl Jones and Darnell Hall, later won medals in the Olympic Games or World Championships. Diemer. a 1979 graduate of Grand Rapids South Christian, won a bronze medal in the 3.000 meter steeplechase in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Jones was a bronze medalist in the 800 in the 1984 Olympics after graduating from Taylor Center in 1982. Hall, a 1990 graduate of Detroit Pershing, was awarded a gold medal in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and in the 1995 World championships in Goteborg. Sweden, after running in qualify ing heats of the 1.600 relay for U.S. teams that went on to win the finals of those meets. Plans have been completed with Spring Arbor University to house and feed the ath­ letes and coaching staffs. The organizational committee is currently seeking sponsorships on a variety of levels to keep cost foi partici­ pating athletes and coaches at zero as it has traditionally been when the event was held in other states. For information on the event or sponsor­ ship packages, contact Reis at 517-750-2836 or Jreis42&comcast.net. �Page 22 - Thursday, April 27. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Trojans improve to 3-1 in 0-K Gold Lakewood’s Lauren Abbott (right) watches her second shot tty from the fairway onto the green on the par-4 seventh hole at Centennial Acres Golf Course Tuesday after­ noon, in the Vikings' win over Lansing Waverly. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Lakewood wins by 35 stokes in first contest at Centennial Acres by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Home wm sweet for the Lakewood vanity girls’ golf team on Tuesday afternoon. Competing at Centennial Acres Golf Course for the first time this season, the Vikings improved to 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the Capital Area Activities Conference with a 190-225 win over Lansing Waverly. Lakewood’s Lauren Abbott. Ashley Solomon. Rachelle Kent, and Morgan Pennington had the four lowest scores of the day. "I think we were all just glad to be on our home course.” said Kent, who had extra re.“son to be happy after the dual. Her 47 was ten strokes lower than her pre­ vious league average after the first four CAAC matches. “My chipping and putting were amazing." said Kent after the round. "1 had four one putts. I had four up and downs. I had a bad start on five, but I pulled it out with a double." Abbott led the way for the Vikings with a 45 She sank a short, but tough . putt on the seventh hole for birdie after reaching the green in two shots. Solomon added a 46 for the Vikings and Pennington a 52. Debbie Vogt led Waverly with a 53. Jachie Puhi added a 55. Jamie Kenger 56. and Christian Olden. Jenny Roost, and Andrea Barry all scored 61 for the visitors. The Vikings’ first six contests of the season were on the road, including Monday after­ noon's league loss to Mason. The Bulldogs topped the Vikings 192 to 199, as the hosts posted their lowest total of the season thus far. Abbott and Solomon tied for medallist honors on the day with 46’s, and bested the Bulldogs' top two who each finished with 47. Viking head coach Carl Kutch was pleased with the results at the top of the line-up Monday, but the Vikings used a 51 from Erica Enz and 56 from Stephanie Axdorff for their final two scores. The Vikings face another league battle when they head to Hasten on Thursday, then step outside of the CAAC to take on Thomapple Kellogg Monday afternoon. Sports Editor It won't completely be snxxxh sailing the rest of ihe way. but the Delton Kellogg varsi­ ty girls' track and field team put itself in excellent position in the Kalamazoo Valley­ Association with a 69-67 win over Paw Paw on Monday afternoon. It was the first KVA contest for the Panthers, but the two teams are the favorites to win this spring's league crown. The Delton boys won easily over the Redskins, 100-37. The two girls’ teams were tied at 61 with two races to run. When Delton Kellogg’s Marissa ingle and Rachael Williams strode across the finish line together to place first and second in the 3200-meter run. the Panthers had enough points for the victory. Ingle won the race in 13 minutes 15.22 sec­ onds. w uh Williams on her heels in 13:15.52. Paw Paw s nearest competitor was fov sec­ onds back. Pau Pau held the early advantage in the meet, winning four of the five field events. Delton did outscore the Redskins 8-0 in the pole vault, with Ashley Imcrzcl winning by clearing 7 feet 6 inches and Heather Billin placing second by clearing 7-0. That was big. with Paw Paw outscoring Delton in nine of the 17 events overall. The Redskins then got things off to a good start on the track by winning the 3200-meter relay in 1105.76. Chelsea VanderWoodc picked her Panther team up by winning the 100-meter dash in 13.43 seconds. Delton controlled the sprints, with Katie Smoczynski winning the 200meter dash in 27.20. The Panther foursome of VanderWoodc. Jessica Elliott. Jordan Haines, and Imerzel won the 400-meter relay in 1:03.57. and Elliott. Smoczynski. Imerzel. and Haines took the 800-metcr relay in 1:52.64. Thornapple Kellogg’s Ashleigh Lund steers the ball away from a Byron Center Bulldog near midfield during the teams’ O-K Gold Conference contest in Middleville last Wednesday. (Photo by Perry Hardin) goal. This Thursday TK will travel to Forest Hills Eastern, and next Monday the Trojans host South Christian for an O-K Gold contest. Viking boys overpower Haslett Lakewood’s Ashley Solomon sends her tee shot flying from the box on the eighth hole Tuesday afternoon at Centennial Acres in Sunfield. She turned in the Vikings’ second best score of the day, a 46. (Photo by Brett Bremer) DK girls two points better than Paw Paw in the KVA by Brett Bremer Thomapple Kellogg dominated Wayland Monday evening in O-K Gold girls soccer action. The Trojans poured in four goals in the sec­ ond half, and earned a 6-0 victory. Ashleigh Lund had four goals for the Trojans, including three of the team's four second-half goals. Sammy Hauschild and Courtney Smith added the other tallies for TK. Things were a bit tougher when the Trojans traveled to Lowell for a non-conference con­ test Friday afternoon however. "Lowell has a quality program and we knew wc would have to play smart and aggressive." said TK head coach Katie Langridge after her team’s 2-0 loss to the Red Arrows. The Trojans did just that in the early going. Led by the defense of Heidi VanderHeide. Sam Reeder. Melissa Piets. Jess Johnson. Sam VanBcmden. and Ellen Phillips TK held the Red Arrows in check during the first half. The two teams finished the first 40 minutes in a 0-0 tie. "We uc still working on getting the team to play consistently for 80 minutes." said Langridge. “However, their intensity and their drive to perform well has improved tremendously over the last couple of weeks." It was certainly evident in the Trojans' con­ ference victory over Byron Center last Wednesday. Il only look six minutes for Smith to make a nice pass to Hauschild, who knocked it in for the first TK goal against Byron Center Wednesday. The Trojans went on to win 5-0. Three minutes after Hauschild's goal Celia Salmon controlled the ball in the middle of the field and sent a great pass to Lund who maneuvered around the Bulldog defense and scored a second TK goal. The game remained 2-0 at the half. A steal by Lund five minutes into the sec­ ond half led to her scoring her second goal of the game. Smith got her first goal of the game, on a nice cross from Strumberger. and Hauschild assisted Molly Wilson on the final Trojan Williams and Ingle, who did so well in the 3200 for De’:on. earned the Panthers' other two wins on the track. Williams took the 400 in 1:03.57 and Ingle the 1600 in 5:49.32. Delton's boys didn’t have to worry. The Redskin boys’ team won just two events all afternoon, the discus and the 800-metcr run. The Panthers showed off their athleticism by sweeping both the high jump and the 200meter dash. Nick Archer won the high jump by clearing 6-0. and teammate Steve Rising matched him at 6-0. Jimmy Hammann was third in the event at 5-8. In the 200, Kyle Wells had the top time at 24.41 seconds. Martel Epperson was second in 24.51 and Rising third in 24.96. In the field events. Archer also won the long jump at 19-6.75 and the shot put with a throw of 39-3. and Kyle Ferris won the pole vault at 11-0. Archer won the 110-meter high hurdles too. in 16.61. His high jump partner Hammann won the 300-meter hurdles in 45.86. Epperson took the 100 for Delton in 11.98, Jason Rush the 400 in 55.05, Dan Roberts the 1600 in 4:59.00. and Justin Durbin the 3200 in 11:31.77. Ferris, Wells. Hammann. and Epperson teamed up to win the 400-meter relay in 47.62. Dave Roberts. Wells. Ferris, and Epperson took the 800-meter relay in 1:37.94. The l6(X)-meter relay champions were Dave Roberts. Ross VanderMeer. Blackbum. and Dan Roberts in 3:43.09. In the 3200-meter relay. Dan Roberts Wandcll. Drum, and Durbin crossed the finish line first with a time of 9:14.05. The Panthers were at home again on Wednesday to take on Galesburg-Augusta in me KVA. and continue conference action next week at home against Parchment Monday and at Kalamazoo Christian on Wednesday. Lakewood's varsity boys’ track and field team overpowered Haslett in the field events, the hurdles, and the distance races to start the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 .season 1-0 Tuesday (April IS). Lakewood scored 4 77-60 victory . In the girls' meet. Haslett scored a 73-64 win. Lakewood's boys set a number of personal bests. Gabe O’Mara had his best ever throw of the discus, 137 feet 8 inches to edge out teammate Mike Kuras for the top spot in the event. Kuras got his teammate in the shot put though, tossing it 48-10. Jason Sterkenburg. usually a distance run­ ner. raced in the 400 for the first time and won the event with a time of 55.87 seconds Teammate Miguel Martinez was third in the race with his best time ever. 57.94. Marcus Gonzales won both hurdle races for Lakewood, taking the 300-meter event in 43.84 seconds and the 110-meter high hurdles in 16.13. Jesse Schrock was another two time winner for Lakewood, taking the 1600-meter run in 4:54.85 and the 3200 in 11:13.26. The Lakewood boys swept the 3200. with Tim DeJong finishing second and B. Sterkonburg third. Lakewood won three of four relays, with Haslett taking the 800-metc event. Lakewood won the 3200-met_-r relay in 9:06.98. the 400-meter relay in 49.9 seconds, and the 1600-meter relay in 3:47.66. Michael Forman ^ys on both the 1600meter and 3200-meter relay team... and also won the 800-metcr run with a time of 2:10.67. Zach Kauffman has his persona.1 best in both the long jump and the high jump for Lakewood placing third in the long jump and second in the high jump. Mike Gregory made 9’ to place third and set his personal best in the pole vault. Nathan Turner won the 100- and the 200meter dash events for Haslett Lakewood's girls had a chance to win. trailing by just four points heading into the 1600-meter relay and had the lead coming around the last curve, but Haslett's anchor was able to kick enough to win by a step at the finish. It second-place time of 4:23.09 was the best by a Lakewood girls’ 1600-meter relay team in a few years. “The Haslett girls have won our league the past two years and the regional the past two years. It was great to be so close to them." said Lakewood head coach Jim Hassett. "The girls’ teams in this league are relatively close in ability." Lakewood's girls had personal bests all around as well. Amy Joostbems threw a career best in the discus, to win with a 113-9-5. Sara Jemison set a new personal record (p.r.) with her third place finish in the shot put at Chase wotf thd pole vShlt WhlA y.&M fflO. Chase and Joostbems also finished first and second in the high jump. Lakewood's other victories on the day were by the 44X)-metcr relay team in 56.01. Jcssika Blackport in the 1600 at 6:1149, Jacquie Collins in the 100-meter hurdles at 18.16 seconds, and by Lyndsey Shepard who won the 3200-meter run in 13:2449, Shepaid’s rime in the 3200 was a px. and she also had her best 1600-metei run ever and placed second. Natalie Blackmer also ran her best time in the 3200 meter to hero her team sweep the event. The Lakewood girls’ 3200--.neter relay team set its season best, but war. $u!> defeated by Haslett. “Brittany Raffier may have nn the fastesi ’ have ever had a girl run the open 800 meters to set her best.” said Hassett. Ashley Pifer set her best in the WO-meter dash. Amanda Briggs had the best 300 meter hurdles she has ever ran. Megan F.olask’ ran a personal best in the 200-meter dash. Fourth doubles earns only point for LHS against DeWitt Lakewood’s varsity boys' tennis team suf­ fered its first Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 loss of the season Tuesday afternoon, 7-1 at home against DeWitt.' Rachael Williams won the 400-meter dash and finished second in the 3200meter run Monday afternoon to help the Delton Kellogg girls to a two-point win over Paw Paw in the KVA opener. (File photo) The Panthers won the top seven flights, with Lakewood's lone victory coming from the fourth doubles team of Jared Secor and Scott Kirchner. Secor and Kirchner topped Ben Gwizdala and Sean Ketchum 6-3.6-1. The only other set the Vikings won came thanks to Joe O’Brien al second singles. He went three sets with the Panthers' Matt Powers, but fell 6-0. 5-7.6-4. Lakewood is 2-3-2 overall this season, and l-’-l in thcCAAC-3. The Vikings tied L «nsing Everett on Monday afternoon. The 4-4 final outcome wasn’t the only tight score on the board. Ihe lop three singles matches all went three sets, with Everett win­ ning at the top two spots. Mike France earned the Vikings’ third sin­ gles victory by topping Nick McKimmy 5-7. 3,6-3. 6At the top spot. Jeremy Avery fell to Everett's Garrison Thompson 6-3.4-6. 6-3 in a match between a pair of first singles sopho­ mores. Al second singles. O’Brien fell 6-4.2­ 6. 7-5 to Justin Stowe. The fourth singles match went to Lakewood, as Kirchner won 6-2, 6-0 against Nate Moreno. On the doubles side. Lakewood came out on top at the number one position and number three. Matt Tidball and Alex Haskin won 6-4, 6- 2 at first doubles and Drake Stalter and Secor 6-0.6-2 at number three. The Vikings’ last win came last Wednesday at Eaton Rapids, 6-1 All four singles matches featured a secondset tie breaker to decide whether or not the match would go three sets. The Vikings came out on top in three of them, and earned two victories. O'Brien at second singles scored a 6-4, 7­ 6(3) win over the Greyhounds' Evan Olmstead. Al fourth singles. Zack Woodman topped Eaton Rapids' Will Latham 6-1, 7­ 6(4). At third singles. France stayed alive with a 7- 6(2) victory over Zach Spillnen in the sec­ ond set. but fell 6-2 in the third. Eaton Rapids* senior Chris Daley defeated the Vikings' Avery in the first singles flight. 6-4, 7-6(4). Tlie doubles matches weren’t nearly as close, with the Vikings winning all four in straight sets. At first doubles, in an all senior competition. Lakewood’s Staher and Aaron Hargett defeated Chris Cathey and Addison Dunn 6-2,6-4. In the second doubles match. Lakewood’s Tidball and Haskin topped Colin Anderson and Mike Parmelee 6-4.6-1. Licari and Fisk won at third doubles 6-4.6­ 0. and the fourth doubles team of Secor and Kirchner won 6-0.6-3. The Vikings visit Hastings for a non-confcrence contest this Friday. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 27. 2006 - Page 23 Lions bounce back from bad losses to Western It wasn’t the prettiest championship game Saturday at the Maple Valley Invitational, but it did come down to the final pitch as Coopersville topped the host Lions 11-8. The two teams combined for 15 errors, eight by the championship winning team from Coopersville. Only three of the seven runs scored against Maple Valley starting pitcher Kyle Fisher were earned. The Lions headed into the seventh inning down four runs and scored one to cut it to three, then put the tying run at the plate. “We had a chance to win the game with the tying run at the plate in the last inning. We played well enough in this game to win. we just couldn't score enough runs to beat them." said Lion head coach Bryan Carpenter Coopersville jumped out to a 4-0 advan­ tage. but the Lions came back with four runs of their own in the bottom of the second inning. The Broncos put three more runs on the board in the fourth and three in the fifth to jump back to a big lead. Garrett VanEngen and Keith Lackscheidc had two hits apiece for Valley in the title tilt Lackscheidc and Fisher both had two RBI's, and Andrew Ashcraft, Jake Myers, and Joey James had one hit each. The Lions are now 4-6 overall and 0-2 in the SMAA (South). Valley earned a spot in the championship game by keeping winless Webberville win­ less. The Lions topped the Spartans 15-4 in five innings. The Lions made the day move a little faster by piling on seven runs in the bot­ tom of the fifth to put the mercy rule into affect. Maple Valley had 14 hits in the game and just two errors. Drew Kersjes earned the win on the mound, pitching all five innings and striking out six. Webberville had six hits. “We hit the ball very well and played to our potential against a team we felt we were bet­ ter than." said Carpenter. “We limited our mistakes and put the ball in play forcing them to make plays." The middle of the Lion line-up came up huge. Fisher. Kersjes. VanEngen. and Ashcraft all had at least two hits. VanEngen had three with a pair of doubles and five RBI’s. Kersjes had four RBI’s. The Lions also swept a double header against Portland St. Patrick on Friday, after starting the SMAA (South) season on a sour not: with two losses at Parma-Western on Tuesday. Carpenter hopes that last week will be a turning point for the entire season. “We sat down as a team on Wednesday after losing both games to Parma-Western and talked about what we needed to do to improve.’’ said Carpenter. “I’ve very proud of our team this week. We learned a lot at Parma on Tuesday, and really carried that into the rest of the week.” ' Wc still have a lot of work to do and wc will only get better if we keep working and learning. It’s impressive that the boys made the adjustments at practice to prepare them­ selves for the games. I think they see what they are capable of when they start to put everything together." The Lions topped St. Pal's on Friday, after their talk. 3-1 and 13-6. Maple Valley only had three hits in the first game, but one was a home run by Andrew Ashcraft. Fisher and Adam Gonser had the other two Lion hits. Gonser earned the win. pitching all five innings and allowing just four hits while striking out five and walking only one. None of the runs against him were earned. In game two. the Lions had a huge second inning, putting six runs on the board. For the game. Myers. Kersjes. and VanEngen had two hits each. One of Kersjes was a home run. “These were two nice wins for us ’’ said Carpenter. “We played good solid fundamen­ tal baseball. We limited our errors on defense and took advantage of our opportunities on offense.'’ What started it all were the 13-4 and 11-1 losses to Parma Western last Tuesday (April 18). The Lions had 11 errors in the two games and just six hits. “Parma is a solid baseball program. It was a measuring stick for us to sec how wc stack up in the new league. If *e play well, we can be competitive. We need to do a better job of making our own break* and putting control of the games in our own hands." Kersjes took the loss in game one. but had a home run and two RBI's offensively. Gonser and VanEngen both had doubles. •n game two. Ashcraft suffered the defeat as Parma piled on seven runs in the top of the fifth to end the game early. Troy Wcstendorp and Chris Hoffman had the Lions only two hits in the game. Valley will host Portland Thursday. On Saturday, the Lions will be part of the Saranac Invitational. Maple Valley's Garrett VanEngen slides in under the tag of the Coopersville catch­ er during Saturday's consolation contest Saturday afternoon at the Maple Valley Invitational in Vermontville. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Trojan tennis team splits conference dual with ‘Cats by Brett Bremer Sports Editor For the first time this season in O-K Gold Conference action the Thon,apple Kellogg varsity boys’ tennis team won at least as many contests as their opponent, on Tuesday at Wayland. The Trojans and Wildcats split their con­ ference dual. 4-4. Both teams won two sin­ gles marches and two doubles matches. Thomapple Kellogg was strong at the top of its line-up with Corey Humphrey and Andrew Meads pulling out tight matches. Humphrey improved to 4-0 in the league at first singles with a 4-6. 6-2, 6-2 win over Keith Sikkema. Meads topped Neil Richards at second singles 7-5.6-3. victories Ter'iwntem of Zack Smith andzSn^Ero-n Vikes on 7-game win streak Kyle Fisher fires from the mound for the Lions during the championship game Lake wood’s varsity softball team improved its record to 12-4 in the last week by winning seven consecutive ball games. The Vikings took two against Lansing Everett on Tuesday afternoon, 2-1 and 8-0. Stevie Spetoskey won loth games throw­ ing a one-hitter in the first game. Melanie Forman came on in relief in the fifth inning of the second game. Brians Bosworth scored a run and had two stolen bases for the Viking offense. Melanic Forman had a hit and an RBI. Spctoskey had two hits, and Tony Haze) a single and an RBI. In the 2nd game the Lakewood bats came alive with 12 hits. Forman had three hits, Bosworth and Vai Huisman two each, and Spctoskey. Hazel. Emilie Enz. Rachel Tryon, and Sylvia Welch one each. The Vikings won their tenth game of the season on Monday afternoon, topping Lowell 1-0. Mallorie Brodbeck started the Viking rally with a single in the seventh inning. Tryon laid down a sacrifice bunt that moved Brodbeck to second. Sylvia Welch hit a roller down the first base line, and avoided the tag. When Welch got by the swipe attempt by the Red Arrows, Lowell fired towards first but the throw was wild and Brodbeck scored from second. Spctoskey was 2-for-3 for the Vikings in the game, and Huisman. Brodbeck and Tryon had one hit each. Spc'oskey also earned the win on the mound for the Vikes. The Viking girls swept a double header from Pewamo-Westphalia last Wednesday. Lakewood topped the Pirates 5-0 and 5-3. Spctoskey picked up the win in the first game throwing a one-hitter, and Forman and Spctoskey teamed up for a three-hitter in the night-cap. Hitting highlights for the Vikings on the night included Huisman with four hits, two runs, a double and three RBI’s and Spctoskey with four hits including a triple and a double, three runs, and three RBI’s. Lindzy Curry had two hits, with a triple and scored a run. Forman had two hits a inn and an RBI. Welch had a triple and scored a run. Last Saturday, the Vikings topped both Hastings and Thomapple Kellogg to win the Barry County Invitational. The Vikings are off until Monday when they take on Haslett in the Capital Area Activities Conference opener. Saturday at the Maple Valley Invitational. (Photo by Perry Hardin) and the fourth doubles team of Ryan McMahon and Blake Berkimer. Smith and Warren won 7-6. 6-3 and Berkimer and McMahon scored a -6.6-4.6-4 victory. Cory Jewitt also continued his improved play for TK. but fell 3-6,6-3.6-3 against Joel Hooker at fourth singles. TK is now 0-3-1 in the O-K Gold. The Trojans fell for the third time in the O-K Gold Thursday afternoon when they were topped by the Byron Center Bulldogs 7-1. Humphrey knocked off the Bulldogs’ top player. Josh Petrini 7-6(2). 6-2. The individual matches weren't as lopsided as the team score. TK iost three-setters at sec­ ond and third doubles, a tough two set match at first doubles, and a also got a solid per­ formance from third singles player Jewitt in a 2, 7-5 loss. 6The Trojans tried something new at first doubles. Jordan Smith and Darrll Smith still teamed ip for TK. but they swapped sides of the court with Darrell moving from the add side to the deuce side. “It just made a world of difference.” said TK head coach Larry Seger. “Those guys really looked good. They got to the net. They looked quick. They looked strong. Hopefully, we’ve made a good gain with these guys." Darrell and Jordan pushed the Byron Center first doubles team of Nick Hansen and T^i)filling The Trojans’ Zack Smith and Warren took the first set at second doubles 7-5, but fell in the next two 6-0. 6-3. At third doubles. McMahon and Kyle Selleck also won their fust set for TK. 6-4. but fell in the final two sets 6-4.6-3. Segv had hoped his Trojans had finally settled tnio their line-up, but things were shaken up a ert this week with two starters out of the line-up. Saturday, the Trojans will host their own LivitationJ in Middleville. Next week the Trojans host South Christian on Tuesday, then visit Hastings on Thursday. Both arc conference matches for TK. Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. Presents Healthy Talks Topic of Discussion: Total Joint Replacement • • • • Which joints in the body are commonly replaced Signs, symptoms and indications for total joint surgery Discussion of the surgical procedure What to expect prior to and following surgery Daniel M. Malsheske, P.A.-C., will be presenting this educational forum at Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. on May 4, 2006 from 4:00pm-5:00pm Refreshments will be served Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, PC 840 Cook Rd. Hastings, MI 49058 Phone: 269-945-9520 Toll Free: 800-596-1005 77501688 Any questions please ask for Kristy' @ ext: 3020 or Sara @ ext: 3031 �Page 24 - Thursday. April 27. 200b - The Hastings Banner Saxons staying in front of Wayland in the O-K Gold by Brett Bremer Sports Editor While things are spinning at the top of the O-K Gold Conference girls’ golf standings, the Hastings* Saxons have put themselves The Saxons' Erin Fluke fires an iron shot towards the green on the ninth hole Fnday afternoon during the O-K Gold Conference jamboree at Broadmoor Country Club in Caledonia. (Photo by Brett Bremer) firmly ahead of Wayland for fifth place in last three league jamborees. Tuesday at Orchard Hills Golf Course in Wayland the Saxons fired a 207 to stay one spot ahead of the host Wildcats. The Saxons were only four strokes behind fourth place Thomapple Kellogg. South Christian won for the first time in four league jamborees this season with a 187. Hamilton was second with 193. and Caledonia third with a 195. TK fired a 203 in fourth place and Wayland 224 in sixth. After having a 50 as the team's best score at the Caledonia hosted jamboree Friday, it was the Sailors* fourth best score Tuesday. Kelsey VanNoord led the Sailors with a 43. She tied Wayland's Jessica Dewit for the sec­ ond best score on the day. Caledonia’s Carolyn Schaner led all shooters with a 41. Erin Fluke paced the Hastings* girts with a 46. Brooke Koons fired a 50 for the Saxons. Nikki Meredith 53. and Krystal Pond 58. Caitlin Chamberlin led the Thomapple Kellogg Trojans with a 44. while teammate Heather Hawkins fired a 48. Macy Chamberlin a 54. and Heidi Klundcr 57. Behind Schaner for the Scots. Britni Gregory shot a 45. Sara Leatherman 53. and Brittany Gibbons 56. The Scots were nine strokes better than second-place Thornapple Kellogg at Broadmoor County Club on Friday afternoon. Schaner led the Fighting Scots, and the rest of the league. She fired a 42 on her team’s home course Friday. Gregory added a 44 for the Fighting Scots. Leatherman 53. and Valerie Chase 59. Caledonia finished with a 198. Thomapple Kellogg and South Christian tied at 207, with the Trojans scoring second place with the tie­ breaking score. Hamilton was fourth with 213. followed bv Hastings 227 and Wayland 244. Gregory has joined Schaner and Leatherman to make a solid top three for the Fighting Scots. “She's a freshman." said Caledonia bead coach Gus Wagner. “She’s our number three, but she’s been playing like a two.’’ Some of the league’s other teams probably wouldn’t mind having her as their number one. She had the best score at the league’s first jamboree. Gregory’s 44 tied her for the second best score of the day Friday with Hamilton’s Cassie Sneller. Wa Dewit shot a 45 and TK’s Caitlin Cha. a 46 to lead their teams. Macy Chamberlin shot a 49 for the Trojans. Hawkins a 56. and Kelly Funk 56. South Christian was led by Sam Duthler and Emily Atsma who each shot 50. VanNoord shot a 52 and Heidi Kuipers 55. The Trojans got a 60 from Allison Whitney for their fifth score, which was two strokes better than South’s Kelly Timmer. Hastings was led by Huke’s 49. Meredith fired a 52. Kacy Hooten a 61. and Koons 65 for the Saxons. Last Saturday, the Saxons took pan in the Jenison Invitational at The Meadows in Allendale and placed 12th out of 13 teams. The host Wildcats were the only team to fin­ ish behind the Saxons. Hastings fired a 412 to Jenison’s 478. Huke shot a 92. Koons 104. Pond 107, and Meredith 109. Traverse City Central won the tournament with 336. 22 strokes better than second-place East Grand Rapids. Last Wednesday, at the Hastings County Thomapple Kellogg’s Caitlin Chamberlin looks on as her drive sails away from trou­ ble on the ninth hole Friday afternoon at Broadmoor Country Club. The Trojans were second behind Caledonia at the Fighting Scot hosted jamboree. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Club the Saxons split with Lakewood and Portland in non-conference matches. Lakewood had the best day of the three teams, as the Vikings combined to shoot a 189. The Saxons fired a 224 and Portland Raiders a 238. The Vikings had four girts finish under 40. the only four. Lauren Abbott shot a 44 to lead all scorers, while Erica Enz and Morgan Pennington tied with 48’s. Ashley Solomon added a 49 for Lakewood. Huke led Hastings with a 51 and was fol­ lowed by Meredith with a 57 and 58’s from Koons and Pond. Portland's leader was Kenzee Hoffman with a 50. Hawkeyes and Scots defeat HHS track | Saxon Sports Shorts The top contenders for the O-K Gold Conference crown took down the Saxon var­ sity boys’ track and field team in the last week. Hamilton and Caledonia. The Saxons saw how much better they need to be in the field events to contend for a conference title. Eric Gillespie’s wins in the discus marked the only wins in the field for Hastings in the two meets. Gillespie threw 146 feet 11 inches in Tuesday’s meet at Hamilton, after throwing 144-10 last Thursday in Hastings against the Fighting Scots. ....... The Saxons were still right with Hamilton until late in the meet. Both teams won six races on the track. The Saxons won the 3200-meter relay in 8 min­ utes 48 seconds and the 400-meter relay in 46.11 seconds. Ryan Burgdorf look the 100-meter dash for Hastings in 11.32 and the 200 in 23.2. Keeton Rose was the 1600 champ in 4:58.2. and AJ. Singleterry won the 3200 in 11:02. The discus was one of a handful of events Be a “SPORTS NUT” Read The BANNER! the Saxon girts won in their 97-40 loss to Hamilton. Nicole Moser took the event for Hastings with a mark of 98-1. Tasia Thompson won the high jump by clearing 5-1 and Natalie Pennington was the 800-metcr champ in 2:38.9. “Hamilton was a meet that should have been closer than it was," said Saxon girts' coach Brian Teed. "A couple of events slipped away from us that wc should have done better in. A couple of relays were lost ’hat wc antic­ ipated winning, and so that swings a score by 20 points" . Both' the Caledonia boys and girls scored more than 90 points at Hastings on Thursday afternoon. It marked the first time in three meets that the Fighting Scots didn’t sweep their way to victory in all five of the field events, as Gillespie took the discus for his team. That was the only field event the host Saxons would win however, in a 91-46 Fighting Scot victory. Ken Echtinaw won the shot put with a throw of 52-6, Thomas Spitzley the long jump at 19-9. Mike Gless the pole vault by clearing 6-11. and Jake Taylor the high jump at 6-0. Burgdorf won the 100-meter dash (11.61) and the 200-meter dash (23.01) for Hastings, and was also a part of the Saxons' winning teams in the 400 and 800-metcr relay races. The distance races and hurdles belonged the Fighting Scots as well. Brian Wilder. Joel Green, Luke Taylor, and Justin Kucharczyk started things off by winning the 3200-meter relay in 8:39.38. Kucharczyk won the 3200 in 10:23.41. Luke Taylor the 1600 4:48.29, and Wilder the 800 in 2:07.28. In the ’600-meter run. Wilder and Luke Taylor teamed with Tom Fifer and Andrew Schaibly for victory in 3:25.99. Fifer also won the 400-meter run with a time of 54.09 seconds. Brian Bailey and Steve Vetting combined to win the hurdle events for the Scots. Bailey won the 110-meter high hurdles in 15.95 sec­ onds and Veiling the 300-meter intermediate hurdles in 42.07. Caledonia's girls von 98-39, winning every event Thursday. “In spite of the loss to Caledonia, we were excited about our progress," said Teed. "We held Caledonia under 100 points for the first time. We were also generally more competi­ tive in most events. Even when^wc lost, we were closer and in mstace. That hasn't hap­ pened in ‘he past.” Kay Wilson won the 100-n»c*er hurdles in 17.45, the 300-meter hurdles in 49.89. the long jump al 15-11.75, and was a part of Caledonia’s championship 1600-meter relay team in 4:29.39 with Cari Butcher, Andrea Schedlbauer, and Kendal Grant. Leslie Curtis took three individual events for Caledonia, winning the discus with a throw of 104-2. the shot put at 35-6. and clearing 5-0 in the high jump. The only field event not won by Curtis or Wilson was won by the Sects’ Cook, who cleared 7-6 in the pole vault. Watson won the 100 in 14.09 seconds, Stephanie Packer the 200 in 28.76, Butcher the 400 in 1:04.69. and Schedlbauer the 300 in 2:27.93. Stephanie Rossman took the 1600 in 5:49.35 and Kendra Ross the 3200 in 12:00.87. Caledonia won the 3200-meter relay in 11:32.39. the 800-meter relay in 1:56.03, and the 400-meter relay in 55.06 seconds. Hastings will play host to Byron Center Thursday afternoon this week, then travels to Wayland next Wednesday. The Saxon boys arc currently 1-2 in the conference and the girts arc 0-3. Junior Varsity Giris’ Golf The Saxon junior varsity girts’ golft team stretched its record to 2-0 with a 282-315 vic­ tory over Caledonia on Tuesday afternoon at Hastings Country Club. Scoring for the Saxons were Barb Buehler. Page Kienzle, Stephanie Glass, and Ashleigh Holley. The Saxons next match is against Thomapple Kellogg Thursday. HMS Boys’ Track and Fkid The Saxon middle school boys track and field team improved to 3-0 this season ith a ,108-29.win over Jackson Buck^n Afpadjy.,, Luke Hubbell. Darrell Slaughter. Chase DelCotto. and Josh Coenen each “amed three first place finishes for Hastings. Dan Mikolajczyk, ’on Gieseler, Jason EcHey, Jake Stockham, Gage Pederson, and Garrett Darling were each first twice. Troy Dailey, Colby Wilcox, Nick Shuster, and Eric Kendall each had one first placfinsh. Jason Heinrich. Jared Bosma, Matt Cathcart. Roe Salazar. Marshall Warren. Mark Salski, and Brian Baum each had at least one second or third place finish for Hastings. Ponsetto. Alex Wendorf. Jessica Lee, Eaton. Czindo, Morgan Stowe, and Cady. Patricia Garber. Bailey Wilcox, Meghan VanZyl, VanDenack. Shelby Roush, and Hickey all placed third in an event. Haslett topples Lakewood HMS Giris’Track and Field The Saxon girls’ middle school track and field team earned a 104-24 win over Jackson Park on Monday. Alex Wendorf, Christy Engle. Lauren Anderson. Jessica Czinder. Katie Ponsetto, Heather Cady, Jessica Lee, and Jessica Howell all won individual events for the Saxons, while Kelsey Devroy. Cady, Haylee Rhodes. Gabby Eaton. Britney Hickey. Mandy Buehler. Laci Cowles, Anderson and Ponsetto were all first with a Saxon relay team. Second place finishes for the Saxons were earned by Natalie VanDenack. Ashley Petree. Lakewood's Kaitlin Seese (1) battles for possession of the ball with a Haslett attacker in the first half of last Thursday’s Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 opener between the two teams. I.Y.A.A. Fall Football 8 Cheerleading Sign-Up Thursday, May 4, 2006 • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Hastings Middle School East Gym A Parent Must Be Present At Sign-Up Slgn-up is open to all children who will be in grades 3rd throui AS Fee must be paid in full at time of registration. U eth grade for the 2006-2007 school year. Discounts are available for additional children (Maximum fee) Space ts limited for both football and cheerleading $120 per family plus fundraiser Sign up fee: $45. plus participation in fall cookie dough tundra^ Scholarships are availble to qualifying families ftr $75 sign-up fee to buy out of the fundraiser V The schedule makers didn't do the Lake wood varsity girls’ soccer team any favors when the placed its Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 opener as the third road game of the week, last week. With a handful of players nursing injuries and the strain of three games in four days, the Lakewood girls suffered a 10-0 loss at Haslett. A couple of defensive mistakes put Haslett up 2-0 in the first half, but with the exception of those two miscues Lakewood head coach Paul Gonzales said it was a great first half for his girts. They put up a great fight. Lakewood went all out on the offensive side, trying to get back into the game in the second half. It cost the visiting Vikings on the defensive end, and Haslett tallied eight more goals in the second half. “1 still think this is a good team, and with four days to prepare for Williamston we hope to move forward and keep improving." said Gonzales. “With only two seniors on this team the future looks bright for us." The Vikings aren’t in action again until this Thursday when they play host to the Williamston Hornets in another CAAC-3 contest. Lakewood is now 2-5 overall. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. Apnl 27. 2006 - Page 25 Delton tops Vikes and Saxons for Barry Co. title by Brett Bremer Sports Editor One big inning was all Delton Kellogg needed Saturday. The Panthers won their second consecutive Barry County Invitational baseball champi­ onship. scoring six runs in the bottom of the fifth to gel by Lakcwtxxi 6-5. The Panthers got four hits and four walks The Vikings had the go-ahead run on sec­ ond base, with players on second and third in the lop of the sixth but failed lo get a run in. In the top of the seventh the Vikings started a two-out rally. Scott Schultz walked and Kyle Rowland was hit by a pitch behind him. Josh Wickham singled home Schultz, but the Viking threat ended there with runners on first and second. Delton in the opening game of the tournament Saturday morning DK scored a 4-2 win The Panthers scored single runs in the fifth and sixth to btcak a 2-2 tie and adsance lo the championship game. Teunesscn’s home run pulled the Saxons to within a run in the bottom of the first, after Delton opened the game with two runs in the first half of the inning. The Saxons lied the game in the home half of the fourth Teunessen and Michael McPhillips led the Saxon hitlers with a pair of hits. Garrett and Kyle McNemy also had hits in the game for Hastings. McPhillips (1-2) pitched well from the mound, going the distance, striking out four on the day. TK didn’t gel as much help from the Lakewood Vikings in the first round of the tournament as the Saxons provided them. Viking pitcher Tingley threw a complete game in Lakewtxxi’s 9-5 win. He allowed just four Trojan hits, while striking out three and walking only one. Offensively. Tingles led l.akcwood with a pair ot hits and three RBI Mike Berry man. Nick Stark. Andrew Roy. and Anthony Lukas had the lour Trojan hits. Berryman’s was a double lo lead otf the third inning, and he also had a pair of RBI’s. Lakewood knocked 12 hits in the game, and rallied to break a 5-5 tic with four runs in the bottom of the sixth. A couple Viking etTors let the Trojans tic the game in the top of the sixth. TK also had a couple defensive mis­ cues in the bottom half of the inning to help Lakewixxl get back in front. Malt Schultz and Rowland also had two hits each for the Vikings. Saxon Weekly Sports Schedule Complete online schedule at: w ww.ha.skl2 org THURSDAY. APRIL 27: 3 :30 pm Girls JV 3:45 pm Girts Varsity Golf Golf 4 :00 4 :00 4 00 4:00 4:00 4 00 4 15 4 15 4 15 4 15 4 15 4 15 Tennis Tennis Track Track Track Track Baseball Baseball Baseball Softball Softball Softball pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm Boys Boys Boys Boys Girts Girts Boys Boys Boys Giris Girts Girls Friday. April 28: 4 00 pm G “ k’iS 4 :00 pm Boys 400 pm Boys 4:30 pm Boys 4: 30 pm Girts 5: 45 pm Girts The Delton Kellogg varsity baseball team celebrates its second consecutive Barry County Invitational championship in Hastings on Saturday, after topping Lakewood 6-5 in the championship game with six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. (Photo by Brett Bremer) in the inning, after the Vikings had built a 4-0 lead. Brett Bissett. Kyle Purdum. and Chris Madill led off the inning with a double, a sin­ gle. and a double for the Panthers. Lakewood starting pitcher Scott Schultz had allowed just one hit over the course of the first four innings. Jesse Martin and Tingley came in to close out the inning on the mound for Lakewood Madill. Ryan Smith. Brandon Butzirus. and Bissett all had RBI's in the inning. Twice the Panthers waited out a walk at the plate to drive in a run with the bases loaded. Smith gave up just one walk and six hits over the first four innings for the Panthers to u«n» tha-*kinr**cd-B*it4*ru»*.i>8k.’Wn4»>gc( Ac save although it wasn't easy. I.akewood took a I -0 lead on an RBI single by Scott Schultz in the top of the third. Tingley drove in a run on a fly-out in the fourth, and Matt Schultz, drove in a pair of runs with a single in the top of the fifth that put his team up four. Tingley shut down Delton over the final two innings to give his team a chance. In the consolation game between O-K Gold Conference rivals Hastings and Thomapple Kellogg, the Trojans pounded out 11 hits and were helped by 12 walks. The Trojans topped the Saxons 11 -8 in five innings. TK battled nack from an early deficit, and then the Saxons nearly matched the Trojans’ comeback. TK built an 11-5 lead in the top of the fifth, after trailing early in the game, only to see the Saxons some back with three runs in the bot­ tom half of the inning. Hastings had the bases loaded when the game ended. The Saxons picked up six hits in the game against the Trojans. with-Ricky Mathis. J D. Garrett. Matt Teuness-n. Branden Curtis (double). A.J. Tassos (double) and Austin Hurless accounting for one each. Garrett had three RBI's in the game and Tcunesscn had one as well. 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Invite by Brett Bremer Sports Editor varsity softball team would likely trade its Barry County Invitational championship from Saturday to get their teammale back The Viking girls were passing around the softball shortstop Ltndzy Curry had in her glove when she put a tag on a Thomapple Kellogg base runner in the first game of the tournament. The Trojan runner slid into her leg as she tried to make a tag at second base, breaking her tibia and fibula, ending her sea­ son. The plan was to have every member of the team sign the ball and take it to her. along with her tournament championship medal, rhe Vikings added the medal to the gift pack­ age with a 3-0 win over the host Hastings Saxons in the championship game. LakewiMxl opened the tournament by top­ ping the Thomapple Kellogg Trojans 4-1. Stevie Spetoskcy picked up both wins on the mound for Lakewood. She pitched a onehitter in the first game and gave up just three hits in the second. Spetoskcy faced the minimum number of batters m the first tour innings of the champi­ onship game, and Hastings didn’t have a run­ ner reach second base until the bottom of the seventh laikewiMxi played small-ball to score single runs in the first, second, and third innings against the Saxons and pitcher Kadee Kurr. Vai Huisman doubled in a run. after Briana Bosworth opened the championship game with a single then moved to second on a sac­ rifice by Melanic Forman. Rachel Tryon scored after getting hit by a pitch to lead off the second inning, and Huisman reached on an error w ith one out in the third and was knocked home by Spetoskcy. For the day. Huisman had three hits includ­ ing two doubles and scored three runs to lead the lAkewood offense. Spetoskcy had three hits and two RBI's. Bosworth had a hit and scored two runs. Forman had a hit. a run. and an RBI. and Toni Hazel and Tryon each had a hit. Thornapple Kellogg dominated Delton Kellogg in the consolation game at Saturday's Barry County Invitational. The Trojans had 14 hits, and scored ten Lakewood's varsity softball team celebrates its Barry County Invitational championship Saturday afternoon, after topping the host Hastings Saxons in the final game of the day 3-0. (Pnoto by Bren Bremer) runs, in a 10-3 win over the Panthers. Brittany Stecnsma was 3-for-4 for the Trojans, and Stephanie Lukas. Meagan Bishop. Anna Fnslen. aid Kate McCarty had two hits each for TK in the win. Stcensma was solid on the mound for the Trojans, striking out four and walking two while allowing just five hits. The Trojans also had a solid pitching per­ formance in game one. but it wasn't enough for TK to top the Lakewood Vikings. Bishop allowed just three hits, but Lakewood came away with a 4-1 victory. Bishop had eight strike outs aid two walks on her record. “Stecnsma and Bishop are pitching well right now. keeping the hitters off-balance.” said TK head coach Rich Palmer. “If the defense tightens up. we should start to play by Brett Bremer) Is your business all that it can be? Call and schedule an on-site business assessment today. Kendrcw Mueller Hastings had 11 hits to the Panthers’ seven in the game, both teams committed just one error. Brandi Sutfin. Katie Kendall. Kelley Wilson and Jen Bishop all had two hits in the game for Hastings. Sutfin's hits included a triple. Erica Swartz got the victory on the mound as she struck out four and walked three. Saxons run out of answers in extra-innings against TK In the second contest between the two teams in three days, the Saxon varsity sascball team battled back from six runs down tn force extra innings Monday against Thomapple Kellogg but suffered a 14-11 defeat in the O-K Gold Conference opener. The Trojans built a 7-1 lead through the first four and a half innings, but the Saxon bats finally got going. Hastings eventually tied the game at nine in the home half of the sixth. Both teams added a pair of runs in the sev­ enth. but the Trojans opened the eighth inning with three more scores to cam the win. The Saxons scoring three times in the bot­ tom half of the fifth inning to close the gap to 7 -4. but TK came right back with two more tuns. Both teams picked up 11 hits in the game, but the difference was fielding. Hastings Saxon senior catcher Brandi Sutfin chases down a bouncing ball in the second inning of Saturday's Barry County Invitational championship game against Lakewood. The Vikings scored one run in each of the first three innings for a 3-0 victory. (Photo We'll work toward: • Maximizing your cash flow. • Streamlining accounting processes. • Developing an annual business plan. • Using technology to your maximum benefit. competitive softball.” Christina Kunde came in to score for the Troians in the first inning on a Lakewood throwing error, but that was all the offense TK could muster. The Trojans had four hits and six walks, stranding nine runners on base. In both the sixth and seventh inning TK had the bases loaded, and couldn't push a run in. In the tournament opener the host Saxons knocked off Delton Kellogg 7-6. scoring the winning run in the bottom of the seventh. bbth committed eight errors on the day. while TK played errorless ball. Hastings was led in hitting by Ricky Mathis who collected three .singles in the game. Two hits each were collected by J.D. Garrett, who also had two RBI's. Mau Teunesscn. who had three RBI’s and a triple, and Austin Hurless. Brenden Curtis and AJ. Tasso.: both had one hit for Hastings. Curtis’ was an RBI double. Teunesscn started for the Saxons and went 5 1/3 innings before giving way to Garrett, who was tagged with die lo** Teunesscn scattered seven hits whdf striking out eight for the day. Hastings returns to conferenc- play on Thursday when they host South Ch isti.ui before traveling to NorthPointe Christian ui Friday for a non-confcrcnce game. Annual VERMONTVILLE MapCe Syrup Festtwt Saxon pitcher Kadee Kurr winds up in the third inning of Saturday's champi­ onship game against Lakewood. She Enter To Win a Door Prizes Pizza by the Slice Pepsi specials Lots of Pun Don't MicS It! Harley Davidson Motorcycle! GOLDSWORTHY’S I Complete Parts Department NOW OPEN I”™":.””? •TOWIHC HUGE IN-STOCK INVENTORY OF PARTS Auto Value opeh ? pays a week? SSMCEAMRTS OPEN WEEKENDS! SATURDAY 8to3 SUNDAY 9to2 LOCATED BEHIND THE Certified Service Centers MARATHON IN DOWLING DON’T FORGET OUR C-STORE & DELI BEER • WINE • LIQUOR SUBS* PIZZA FRIED FOODS & MORE c STORE HOURS Monday ■ Saturday 6 am to 11 pm Sunday 7 to 11 PARTS, SERVICE A TOWINC DOWLING 721-8888 HASTINGS 945-8888 GOLDSWORTHY’S SERVICE • PARTS • TOWING DOWLING PARTS A SERVICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 30 pm Sat 8 am to 3 pm Sun 9amto2pm Friday; allowed just five hits and struck out three Viking batters. (Photo by Brett Bremer) april 2#*. 2006 7.40 pm. to .1:00 pm..Pancakn American IxgnwVNasht ilte laom latent Show - 1 tie official opening <4 the festival i» the Talent Show to he held oe the stage downtown with Iten Rasey (517) Scot soccer held Saxons scoreless Playing the third of nine consecutive O-K Gold Conference matches, the Fighting Scots won their second conference game Wednesday at Hastings 1 -0. In a very physical game. Lindsey Woodcock received a nice feed from Jenna Bigger, and put a shot just under the cross bar to give her team a I -0 lead in the ninth minute. It was the second game in a row where the Fighting Scots scored on their first attempt of the night. Thai was the end of the scoring, but not the shooting. Caledonia created a number of good opportunities over the rest of the game, and pul 13 more shots on the Saxon net. Hastings had a handful of solid chances that were ultimately turned away by the Fighting Scots and their goalkeeper Taryn Parker. “After that (goal) we stepped it up. but we only have five solid scoring opportunities and were not able to convert on any." said See SOCCER, next page Sunday. April 30". 2006 6:00 P.M. - OFFICIAL OPFINIMi Grectinp. latncalten and Introduction* Prr«nta!io<i of Quern and Court 726-1077 aa chairman Talent Show winners appear on the Sunday program Friday Sight ‘pedal Starts 4pm Mid America Shew* Pas One Pnce - SI 3 00 4 IN) p m ■ IODO pm Vmerican l-eponSashidk I tem Sene Pancakes al the 4 00- NOU pm legtea Hall Marling al 11:00 am Bar B Que Chicken - Item Chih 7J0 am. to IJ8 pm Pancake* Band Boosters 10:00 am. to 4:00 pmAria & Crafts Maplew ood School 10:00 am.Flea Market (Downtown) 10: 15 am. Io 11:15 pm. ... .Grace Coenmonitt Church (Star* - Progrum Snhfrit h> Change - Saturday, April 29"'. 2(HK> Church Services IfhOO a.m. Welcome by Douglas Krhct Wai/rr of Crrrmomn for thr Urrlfitd t oncmraiional (Irarch 110 S Main. 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Maple VaBey High Schml Choir Duvckt Ryan Rosin 1240 am(.leu Erin Bagpipe Rand 12JO pm.Dasid Dickerson 240 pm............................ Graad Parade (■rand Manhah: Veterans lh*lrd h: Pml 9222 \mrntan IsfMn Paradr Thrmr “ Waplr Sirap-ZA 4 lamih Tradition’ Paradr (kamnrn: Hon <C /am Wm/ymi 3J0 pm. to 540 pm. Bitrond Brothers 540 p.m. I ultouing Drrtn .. Puff Dragon Pedal Tractor Pull 540 pm. (Opera Home .. I ntk Mm Maple Strap Partant Chairman Kathie Perez 540 pm. - 1140 pm-Special IIJ / 6 hrs. •( rides Ly ।, .4 y ---(517) 72641394. (517) 726-0670 (5171 726-0859 The Producers takepride in bringing you PureMeple Syrup A Maple Products. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. April 27. 2006 - Page 27 Lions drops two against Bellevue The Bellevue Broncos look a pair of games against Maple Valley’s varsity soft­ ball team on Thursday afternoon, in a non­ conference double header. The Lions fell Il-l in game one. and 5­ 3 in game two. Maple Valley couldn't get much going offensively in game one against Bellevue starter Michelle Mathewson. Mathewson had 12 strikeouts and a single by Whitney Shilton in the bottom of the fourth was the lone Lion hit. Bellevue jumped on the Lions early with two runs in the top for the first inning, but Maple Valley came right back with one of their own in the bottom half as Katelyn Boss raced in to score from third on a wild pitch. Boss' teammate Sam Pierce went to third on the play and Mindy Newton to second, but that was as far as they could advance as Mathewson struck out the last two Lion batters of the inning. It wasn’t until the bottom of the seventh that the Lion ? would make it as far as sec­ ond base again. The Broncos had a big fifth inning, push­ ing four runs across on a pair of walks, a single, and some solid sacrifice work. Maple Valley managed six hits in game two. but it wasn't enough to overcome a Bronco rally in the fifth inning that sealed the loss. The Lions open the SMAA (South) sea­ son this afternoon at home with a double header against Hillsdale, then have a week off before traveling to take on Brooklyn Columbia Central in another league match up. Maple Valley's Amber Wells (right) steps in to slow down a Spnngport attacker deep in her own defensive end during the second half of Thursday's non-conftrence con­ test. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Bellevi.e s Megan Wemowski slides in a moment too soon for Maple Valley catch­ er Sam Pierce to apply a tag during game one of last Thursday's double header sweep by the Broncos at MVHS. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxons show strength at Vicksburg The Saxon varsity boys’ tennis team has two more chances this week to cam their first victory of the season. Hastings will take on Byron Center at home Thursday afternoon in O-K Gold Conference play, then host Lakewood on Friday for a non-conference dual. Hastings' fell to 0-4 on the season and 0-2 in the O-K Gold when it traveled to Hamilton on Tuesdav and was put down by the score of 6- 2. ‘ Both Saxon victories came on the singles side. J.J. Quick won 6-0.6-0 for the Saxons at second singles and Eric Treadwell pulled out a three set win a! fourth singles 6-4. 4-6. 6-0. The Saxons weren't too far from splitting the match, but fell Tn the afternoon’s two other three set matches. At third singles. Alex McMillan lost a tough three-setter after a strong first set. 0-6. 7-6(4), 6-4. In the fourth doubles match Jon Peurach and Michael Peterson of Hastings fought through three sets but fell 6-2. 3-6. 6­ 0. The Saxons had a tough time at the number one positions, as Stephen Peurach at first sin­ gles and the number one doubles team of Chris White and Josh Bare both fell 64). 6-0 to the Hawkeyes. At second tioiihles Doug Ferrall and Eric Haney felt by scores of 6-0.6-4. and at third double- Tom Newton and Jordan Rambin came up short 6-3. 6-0. Hastings finished in the lop half of the Vicksburg Invitational on Saturday, scoring 36 points to place fourth out of eight teams. The Saxons won at least one match at every flight. . . “The boys came out from the jump and played solid, competitive tennis.." said Saxon head coach Rich Pohja. “This tournament is a reflection on how tough arc league is in ten­ nis.’' The Saxons’ O-K Gold rivals from Caledonia were second at the invite, only a couple of points behind a tough team from Portage Northern. Quick had the Saxons* best finish, placing second to Hackett Catholic Central’s number two. Quick earned a 8-0 win over Coldwater then topped a strong second singles player from Portage Northern 8-5. At third singles. McMillan started with an 6 win over Hackett, then lost to Plainwell 88- 4. He bounced back in his third match to top Caledonia’s number three 8-4 and cam the third place medal. “This is by far the best finish we have had in a long time." said Pohja. The Saxons were also third at fourth sin­ gles. where Eric Treadwell topped Vicksburg 8-2. fell to Portage Northern 9-8(6). then topped Coldwater 8-1 in his final contest. Stephen Peurach finished with a fourth The Saxons’ first cTodH^'tearn oF^hite and Ferrall was also fourth w'nh%n 8-4 win over Leslie. At third doubles, the Saxon team of Felix Roessler and Cameron Womack captured fifth place with an 8-4 win over Leslie. Hastings was seventh at both second and fourth doubles. The second doubles team of Jon Peurach and Peterson scored an 8-1 win over Leslie, and the fourth doubles team of Kenneth Anderson and Timm Lewis lopped Plainwell. The Saxons will play for another strong tournament showing at Allegan this weekend, then get back into O-K Gold action al Wayland next Tuesday. Paid for by the Jeff Guenther family 9 Ironside Dr.. Hastings. Ml 49058 GUENTHER for Hastings School Board • Born & Raised in Hastings • HHS Class of 1980 • Business Degree Graduate CMU • 21-year Hastings MFG employee • Four children; Paul (Freshman) Simion (7th Grade) “SPORTS NUT’’ Springport scored five times in the first 27 minutes of the second half. Only one of the goals all afternoon could really be pul on Lion keeper Lynzie Rigelmm. who Ricketts would much rather have in the field than in net if injuries weren’t slow ing her down. Maple Valley’s defenders had a lough time covering the full w idth of the field, focusing a little too much attention on the ball and allow ing attackers to get open for good shots on the weak side. The Lions are still working on putting a pounding on the ball, both on the offensive and defensive ends of the field. The defense would have an easier time if could clear goal kicks over first wave of the opposing attack­ ers. The offense did manage a lew solid attacks, getting the ball in front of the Spartan net bu! just couldn't get a strong foot o the b?ll to cause the Springport keeper any dis­ tress The Lions were scheduled to be back at it for the sCart of the conference season on Monday afternoon against Hillsdale. This Wednesday the iJons travel to Dansville, then play host to Laingsburg Friday at Fuller Street Field. Next Monday. Maple Valley hits the road to take on Brooklyn Loiumbia Central. The Lions are now 0-5 on the season. Jeff • Wife Julie (Daniel) Be a by Brett Bremer Sports Editor As encouraging as anything on the field for the Maple Valley varsity girls' soccer pro­ gram during Thursday’s 7-0 loss to Springport was what was going on all around the field. Surrounding the Fuller Street Field, small­ er teams of area youth prepared for games on all the available land. That 's how a program grows, even if there arc still some growing pains on the varsity level "The kids don't give up." said Maple Valley varsity head coach Chris Ricketts. "They keep playing. I’ve got some number out and they all want to play." The l.uHis, wliv arc still looking lot 'their first win and first goal of the season, were solid in the first halt agains* Springport. The Spartans had just a 24) lead at the half. The slim margin was due in no small part to the efforts of Maple Valley midfielders Sarah Ellison. Chelsey Shoemaker, and Brittney Gardner. Ricketts told his team after the game that his midfic 'ders had played the best game he’d seen them play this season. After more than 40 minutes of leading the play in btHh the offensive and defensive ends for the Lions, the Lion midfielders just didn't have enough breath to keep up with the Spartan^. VOTE May 2nd SOCCER, continued from previous page Saxon head coach Sarah Dcrrico. “A large portion of the game was played between the 18-yard boxes. Both teams played hard." Hastings defenders and goalkeeper made a number of nice plays to keep the Saxons within striking distance. Hastings scored a 3-2 win over Hamilton on Monday afternoon. Although the score was tight, the Saxons controlled things on the offensive end for much of the game. Hastings outshot the Hawkey es 20-6. Ali Howell scored the game decididing goal for the Saxons in the second half, after the Hawkeyes had rallied to tic the game twice. Sam VanDcnack got the scoring started on an assist from Alex deGoa. Hamilton anwswercd with the first of two goals from Amanda Loudia. Rene Winegar put the Saxons back in front in the second half, before Loudia tied the game again for Hamilton. The Saxons were scheduled to play last night against Byron Center. Hastings returns to action this Friday with a non-conference contest at Rogers. The Saxons visit Wayland in the Gold on Monday, then host Thomapple Kellogg next Wednesday. MV strong in 1st half against Springport Effie (5th Grade) Isaiah (Kindergarten) • First Presbyterian Church: President Board of Trustees Sunday School Teacher Noah's Ark Preschool Board • YMCA of Barry County Coach of many sports teams Past Board member • Junior Achievement volunteer • Volunteer to many community events from Tangle Town to Barry County Fair Read The BANNER! 'My entire life is invested in this community ■ I want Hastings Area Schools to be the finest in Barry County" "ft will be an honor to serve on the current school board - contributing to the team with the top priority being the kids" �Page 28 - Thursday. April 27. 200c - The Hastings Banner New Eveiything You Could Want in Apartments Now Available! AffordableSenior Uvins New Residential Senior Community in Caledonia! 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Xaine:_ _ _____________________________________ Address:_____________ ________________________ Cit) 10010 Crossroad Court • Caledonia, Michigan 49316 State:Zip: Phone NimilwrEmail Address:_________________________________ Mail to: UM>III < irossniad (it (.'aledonia. Ml 49316 www.porterhills.org � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-05-04.pdf ca40ad69d9bf30f1eab1a1a476927733 PDF Text Text Rep. Ehlers hears the frustration of locals Are we finally ready to do the right thing? Both DK track teams start conference 3-0 See Story on Page 3 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 21 » --■ Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 VOLUME 153. No. 18 B ANNER Thursday. May 4. 2006 V"% * PRICE 50C School board incumbents ousted in several districts Unicameral forum goes to high school Area officials and state candidates will participate in a public forum on Unicameral Michigan’s petition drive to “fire the state senate" at 7 p.m. Thursday. May 4. in the Hastings High School lec­ ture hall. J-Ad Graphics Vice President Fred Jacobs will be the moderator. Candidates and politicians already agreeing to attend include four Republicans vying for the 87th District House seat. Brian Reynolds. Susan Vlietstra. Frank Campbell and Brian Callcy. and Democrat Doug Kalnbach Eric Geister running for the 70th District House seat, and senatorial candidates Al Abbassc and William Gelineau both of Grand Rapids have also agreed to attend. Geister and Abbasse arc Democrats while Gelineau is a Libertarian. State Representative LaMar Lemmons III (D-Detroil) also agreed to participate in the forum. Rep. ixmmwn* has been a long-time advocate of unicameralism and introduced a bill to that end in the State House of Representatives last year The forum is open to the public, free of charge. Students and concerned citizens are encouraged to attend. It is sponsored by the Barn County Democratic Part) and will be hosted by its vice-chair. David Brinkert. For more information, please call 269­ 672-5541 or 269-623-8481 or call David T. Young. J-Ad Graphics al 269-945­ 9554. by Shawna Huhbarth Staff Writer Hastings Area School System voters made a bid for change Tuesday by electing two newcomers. Tammy Pennington and Jeff Guenther, to the Board ot Education Tuesday. Final vote tallies, which were delayed in Hastings by computer malfunction, had Pennington the leader with 656 votes. Guenther with 624. and incumbent Terry McKinney with 558. The three were running for two open seats. Hastings experienced malfunctioning soft ware and all votes had to be hand counted which delayed results until early Wednesday afternoon. Orangeville Township also expert enced issues with its tabulators and had to perform a hand count for the Delton Kellogg school district. Incumbent Elizabeth Matteson won the election in Delton with 371 votes, and chal­ lenger John Marshall had 274 votes. Renewal of the homestead operating millage passed w uh 470 yes and 174 no. * However, voters in the Maple Valley School District soundly defeated a proposed 11.5 million dollar bond issue and ousted an incumbent school board trustee. Mark Shoemaker, in favor of newcomer Kevin Rost and incumbent Andrea Montgomery, in a three-way race for two seals. See SCHOOL, page 13 Jeff Guenther Deadline May 16 for candidates to file for elections by David T. Young ‘WalkAmerica’ set for Saturday Barry County “WalkAmerica” is planned to be a fun-filled morning for a worthy cause Saturday. May 6. at Fish Hatchery Park, next to Pennock Hospital in Hastings. All funds raised at the event will bene­ fit March of Dimes. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and the opening ceremonies begin at 8:30. Walken, will begin the trek at 9. The Awards Ceremony takes place after walkers return to the park Offering entertainment will be DJ John Hudzik. with Kooper s Marine, and the Lakewood High School Trash Can Ensemble. The Family Fun Tent and Mission Tent activities start at 8 a.m. and continue after walkers return. Providing food for the walkers are Northside Pizza. Hungry Howies Pizza. Subway of Hastings and the Middleville Subway. Pepsi is provid­ ing pop and bottled water. State Grounds is providing coffee; Start Puffs, dough­ nuts and Minute Maid, juice. Blood drive set at Grace Lutheran A Red Cross blood drive is planned for noon to 5:45 p.m. Friday. May 5. at the Grace Lutheran Church. 209 E. North St.. Hasting'. Red Cross officials say as spring heats up to summer, people of all ages arc being urged to .locate blood with offers of a variety of giveaways, incentives and activities. "We want to make donating fun as well as meaningful.’ says Shawn Sura director of donor recruiting for the Great Lakes Region Blood Services of the American Red Cross. ’Depending on who you arc and where you donate, you may have a chance to enter a raffle or receive a spe­ cial giveway. all designed to make your summer more fun." Upcoming campaigns beginning in mid-May invite 17- to 19-y ear-old blood See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Tammy Pennington Dr. V. Harry Adroume receives the Liberty Bell Award at the Law Day ceremonufrom Attorney Bob Byington. Adrounie winner of Liberty Bell Award Court of Appeals judge speaker for Law Day ceremony by Shawna Hubharth Staff Writer Dr. V. Harry Adrounie received the I iberty Bell Award at the Barry County Bar Association's annual Law Day ceremony Monday. In addition. Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Alton T Dav is was guest speaker al the annual ceremony at the Barry County court­ house. Adrounie. of Hastings, was given the award for his work in bettering the communi ty. and specifically for being instrumental in obtaining a grant for nearly half million dol lars to fund studies of southwest Michigan aquifers. He lobbied for a bill tor cm ironmental laboratory accreditation, which passed in the Michigan Legislature Adrounie also has served as chairman ot the Advisory Council of the South Central Michigan Commission on Aging, chairman ot the Barry County Department of Human Services, vice chair of the Hastings City Planning Commission, member ot the Michigan Underground Storage Tank Financial Policy Board and founder and first president of the Michigan \ss«..iation ot Local. Environmental Health Administrators He is a life member ot Michigan Environmental Health Association. Association ot Military Surgeons. National Environmental Health Ass*viation. Military Officers Association. Disabled Veterans Association, the Elks, the National Riffe Association and the N I NN He o also past president o: the Kiwanis Club ol Hastings and past commander ot the American I cion Post No. 45. Attorney Bob Byington told those present. “Il is simply astounding the environmental contributions he has made.” Adrounie. who recently celebrated his 91st birthday, regaled the crowd with stories of his tonnative years spent in Barry County. He told of how he learned to drive and when caught speeding the policeman confiscated Court of Appeals Judge Alton T Davis addresses the crowd at Law Day his license for two weeks. Back then, he said, there were only two policemen on staff, one for the day. and one for the night. “I want to thank the whole community for everything and giving me this award.” he said. "I want to thank them for forming my life and making me w hat I am. I also want to thank my family for the long days and nights I was away from them... I did learn in my life­ time integrity, loyalty, faith and treating every individual with dignity. I try to pass that on to the youth today because they will be the lead­ ers of tommorrow." He said though he traveled the world, he came back to Hastings. “It’s the best place to live.” he said. Judge Davis spoke to the crowd with the days theme: “Liberty under Law- Separate Branches. Balanced Powers.” He spoke of how when government was divided into three branches it was with the intention that each had the power to check and balance each other. "The motivation was that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” he said. "The power of one branch to check another branch might be the key to the suc­ cess of the longevity of the government, it must be wisely observed or it can cause trou­ ble "In the end every branch of government is dependent on the goodwill of the people and the political base of the people." He talked about the need for restraint, good will and civility within those powers. He said the checks and balances were never meant or See LAW, page 5 Editor The deadline for filing for offices in the 2(M»6 so-called "off-year ejeetjotts" is 4 pm hiesday. May 16. in the Barry County Clerk s office. All eight seats on the Barry County Board of Commissioner, arc up for election in the Aug. 8 primary and Nov. 7 general elections, as arc the 87th District Slate Representative and 24th District State Senate posts. Also on the ballot will be Barry County Probate Judge and District Judge. Three Republicans a^<l one Democrat offi­ cially have filed thus far in »he 87th District, which includes ail of Barry County and rn >st of Ionia County. The three Repubii ’ars arc Thomapple Township Clerk Susan Vhei.;»ri. former Barry County Commissioner ana Prairieville Township Supervisor Man; Doster and Ionia County Commissioner Brian Calley. Doster since filing the S100 fee has withdrawn. Barry County Surveyor Brian Reynolds is not listed officially as filing, nor is former Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell, but Doth have expressed interest and both plan to be part of a state candidates’ forum tonight in Hastings on the question of firing the Michigan Senate. No one yet has filed for 24th District Slate Senator, but incumbent Republican Patricia Birkholz of Saugatuck is expected to seek her second four-year term. The district includes all of Barry. Allegan and Eaton counties. Two have filed for the Barry County Prosecutor’s job. One is Julie Nakfoor Pratt, who was appointed to the post last October when Gordon Shane McNeill resigned. The other is fellow Republican Tom Evans, for­ mer chief assistant prosecutor. Barry County District Judge Gary Holman and Probate Judge William Doherty both have filed for their non-partisan posts and thus far arc unopposed. The follow ing is a district-by-district run down of those who have filed thus far to run for two-year scats on the County Board of Commissioners: • District No. I (City of Hastings! — Incumbent Republican Don Nevins has filed. • District No. 2 (Thomapple Tow nship and Precinct No. I. Irving Township) — Noone has filed yet. but incumbent Republican James French is expected to do so. • District No. 3 (Rutland and Hope town­ ships) — Republican Ken DeMott and Democrat Mike Lewis both have filed. Incumbent Republican Sandra James has announced she is retiring after 14 years. • District No. 4 (Carlton and Hastings townships and Precinct No. 2 of Irving Township) — Incumbent Republican Howard "Hoot” Gibson and perennial candi­ date John Ixvftus. a Democrat, both have filed • District No. 5 (Maple Grove. Castleton and Woodland townships) — Dr. Michael Callton. incumbent Republican, has filed. • District No. 6 i Yankee Springs Tow nship See DEADUNE, page 2 I �Page 2 — Thursday. May 4. 2006 The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page donofc tqjtiy^at a blmxi driv e in their com­ munity during die summer while their high •schools arid college are on break. Another pronpfion leading up to Memorial Day encourages blood donors to give n. honor of ^war veterans, with all presenting donors at ' participating “Homefront Heroes” blood drives receiving a commemorative T-shirt "We're adding some creative giveaways and twists to our summer blood drives.” says Sura, alluding to a handful of other campaigns in the development stage. "We’re also exploring more targeted recruitment techniques. Our hopes arc to collect the vol­ unteer blood donations ospita patients need, and offset the possibility of another summer blood shortage." Blood donors must be at least 17 years old. weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in good general health. The process of giving blood takes about ar. hour and can help save up to three lives. Red Cross officials say they anticipate a strong need for type O-negative blood over the summer because more people travel. Legislative Coffee slated for Monday The next Legislative Coffee program will be held at 8 a.m. Monday. May 8. at the County Scat Restaurant. Hastings. Scheduled to appear are State Senator Patty Birkholz; State Representative GaryNewell; and Rick Truer, representing Third District Congressman Vem Ehlers. They will discuss recent issues and take up any concerns constituents may wish to talk about. A straw vote will be tuken at the end of the session to give legislators feedback on the issues discussed. The Legislative Coffee scries is spon­ sored by the Barry County Chamber of Commerce. The public is welcome to attend. First Gentleman to speak May 12 Leadership Barry County has announced a “Linking Leaders” luncheon, featuring Michigan's First Gentleman. Daniel Mulhern. Friday. May 12. in the communi­ ty room on the lower level of Hastings City Bank Building in Hastings. “We arc thrilled to have Mr. Mulhern join us to share his insights on leadership and integrity in these ever-changing and some­ times trying times for leaders at all levels.” said Leadership Barry County Director Dana Rinenberg. "Mr. Mulhern’s experi­ ence with ‘Mentor MichiganMichigan Community Service Commission.’ as well as his leadership education at Harvard and Yale, make him more than qualified to speak on many aspects of leadership.” Lunch will be at noon with the program beginning at 12:35. The cost, which includes a buffet lunch, is S25 for the gen­ eral public and S20 for Leadership BarryCounty alumni who arc up-to-date with dues. For more information, contact Rittenbcrg at 269-945-2114 or leadershipbeta sbcglobal net ‘Golden Deeds’ nominees sought The Exchange Club of Hastings is seek­ ing nominations for the Book of Golden Deeds Award. This is an exclusive Exchange Club pro­ gram that honors members of the communi­ ty who serve their fellow citizens. The club annually seeks to recognize a member of the community for his or her exceptional public-spirited deeds who. because of quiet unassuming dedication, may be unrecog­ nized for h*s or her activities. This year s award will be presented at the Mayor’s Exchange Luncheon on Thursday. May 25 at Hastings City Bank. In addition to being recognized at the luncheon, the Book of Golden Deeds recip­ ient has historically been honored with being the grand marshal of the Hastings Summerfest parade in August. To nominate someone for the award, please pick up an application al the Hastings Public Library. After filling out the nomination form, return it to the library in person or via mail by Friday. May 19. The Exchange Club is a national service organization whose volunteers seek to bet­ ter their community through service to oth­ ers. Teen game night slated at library Hastings Public Library will be host for an evening of game* for teens Friday. May 5. from 7 to 9 p.m. Anyone in grades 6-12 is invited to come play board games, card.:, chess, video games and more. Play one game or play them all! There will be food. For more informa­ tion. call the library at 945-4263 Lincoln to be focus of Bernard Society The Bernard Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. May 8 at the Delton Kellogg Middle School library in Delton. The public is welcome. Gerald Bestrom. of Middleville, will por­ tray Abraham Lincoln and speak about "The Heart and Humor of Abraham Lincoln." He also will entertain by playing a musical saw. The society’s board will meet at 6:15 that evening. Senate candidate to speak at dinner The Rev. Keith Butler, candidate for U. S. Senate, will be the keynote speaker at the Barry County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner at Middle Villa Inn Friday evening. May 19. Butler, v ho has served as a member of the Michigan Republican Stale Committee and on the Detroit City Council, is the founding pastor of Word of Faith Intematioal Christian Center Church in Southfield, a 21,000-membcr congregation. His ministry employs more than 200 work­ ers and he manages an annual operating budget of more than S30 million. A graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn cathpus. Butler com­ pleted his theological studies at Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Okla. He also has an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in theological studies from Canada Christian College. Bull:r is the author of "Reviving the American Spirit — a Strategy of Hope for the 21st Century." The Lincoln Day Dinner will commence with a social hour at 5:30 p.m., with dinner following. Tickets arc $30 and may be pur­ chased by contacting the Barry County Republican Committee at 945-8903. Mark Englcrth at 838-1289 or Brian Reynolds at 945-3668. Handbell choir’s concert is Sunday by Fran Fa verman Staff Writer The Yankee Springs Township Board Thursday night decided to use a filtration sys­ tem to remove slightly excessive levels of arsenic from the water. Most recent results of a water test from an existing well were fine for arsenic, but a dud for iron and manganese. To remove the iron would have required a filtration system, the same as for rcmov mg arsenic. Iron levels in the system are already the source of com­ plaints. The test results conveyed to the tow nship at 4:30 p.m.Thursday by township engineers Fleis A: Vandenbrink showed no arsenic bu? unacceptably high levels of iron and man­ ganese. While neither pose a health hazard, they do create a bad taste and difficulties in household tasks such as laundry. Test results earlier had shown arsenic at 12 parts per billion, two parts per billion above what the federal Environmental Protection Agency regards as the maximum acceptable level Yankee Springs Township Trustee Jack Finkbeiner said. "We can’t give people had water. We would get complaints. The treat­ ment would take out the iron and arsenic." The filtration system proposed would com­ bine the arsenic and iron into a harmless pre­ cipitate. ferrous arsenate. The township’s other option was a well sy stem. Township Supervisor Al McCrumb said. "What’s coming down the road'.’ I don’t Doug Kalnbach Dem candidate in 87th District Douglas Kalnbach has announced his can­ didacy as a Democrat for the 87th District State House of Representative, which covers part of Ionia County and all of Barry County. Kahlbach has been in the construction business for 30 years, and fi< more than the past four years has been active with Local 340 as Union Ironworker Representative and has been an active participant with the AFLCIO. Kalnbach has been riding motorcycles all his adult life. In his leisure time he is vice president and executive legislator for ft Union Ironworkers Motorcycle Club of Michigan. He is a member of ABATE of Michigan. the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, the COC and the Patriot Guard Riders Kalnbach decided to be a candidate for the 87th District because he has an interc-. in protecting and creating good pay ing jobs in the state of Michigan, the need to fight for affordable health care and to stop the trash from Canada coming into Michigan. He said there are other issues that need to be looked al and discussed and they will be expanded on as the campaign goes along. Kalnbach and his wife. Kim. and two sons. Jon. 16. and Bob. 14. live on a farm in the Nashville area. "Our sodiers are fighting for the right to vote in a demiK-racy and we should not let them down.” he commented. “Register and vote’.” know." His remark is a reference to a discussion at the public hearing last week to the effect that the arsenic standard could be lowered again since another review of arsenic in water is scheduled by the federal Environmental Protection Agency in 2010. Mary Cook, trustee, commented, ’ll makes sense to have the equipment in place ’ John Jerkatis. treasurer, added. "It would give people higher quality waler — use less detergent." McCrumb noted. ’$488.(XX) for arsenic treatment; $570,000 for wells. Over 20 years, more money for arsenic." (A reference to the higher operating, replacement, and mainte­ nance costs of the filtration system; Fleis & Vandenbrink estimated a system lifetime of about 20 years, » Discussion moved on to w hethcr or not the pump house would require remodeling to house She filtration equipment McCrumb said that the removal of the two disused hydromantic storage tanks would provide adequate space. McCrumb moved approval by the board of a resolution selecting the arsenic filtration system and to be forwarded to the Michigan Department of Env ironmental Quality before May I. It was approved Deputy Gina was sworn in as the newest member of the Barry County Sheriff’s Department in a unique ceremony last Thursday. Participating are (front, from left) Sheriff Dar Leaf. Deputy Richelie Spencer. Gina. Commissioner “Hoot" Gibson, Pat Doezema from the motorcyle dub, (back) Jeff Westra from Drug Court. Mayor Bob May, Fifth Third Bank Manager Shawn Winters and Marcia Wolfe from the Hastings Jaycees. Newest deputy, ‘Gina,* sworn in Deputy Gina was sworn in by Sheriff Dar Leaf last Thursday in a ceremony in front of the Barry County Sheriff’s Department. On hand were members from are.t antique car. motorcycle and trock clubs, as v dl as drug court officials, the Fifth Third Bank manager and K9 Unit handler Deputy Richelie Spencer. Deputy Gina is a 23-month-old shepherd who was imported from Hungary by Northern Michigan K-9 Inc. at the beginning of this year. She was introduced to Spencer and they trained together throughout March at the Northern Michigan K-9 campus and graduat­ ed from that program March 31. Spencer was chosen to be the Sheriff’s Department's K-9 handler through an appli­ cation and interview process by a panel of professional K-9 handlers. She started work­ ing with canines in 4-H and has continued to show dogs in local, state and national shows. "The knowledge and experience she brings to the program were cited as a great asset.” Leaf said. "Northern Michigan K-9 got to know Spencer before hand picking Deputy Gina to be her partner. It proved to be a good match as they performed together at the lop of their class.” Various grants, fund-raising events and donations are making this unit possible. The next large fund-raiser will be a Road Rally Mystery Trip Saturday. May 13. The first place winner receives a $500 prize donated by Fifth Third Bank of Hastings. Sign-in begins at Thomapple Valley Church. 2750 South M-43, Hastings at 11:30 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m. back at the church with luneb and awards. There will also be an antique car. track and motorcycle show with prizes for each. Applications arc available at Fifth Third Bank of Hastings. Donations are $10 per vehicle. Phone (269) 948-5'87 or sign up the day of the rally. The Jaycees also are sponsoring £ rxffit for the K-9 Unit for a two night stay for four peo­ ple at the Holiday Inn water park in Grund Rapids. Tickets can be purchased from he Jaycees. at Fifth Third Bank or at the Sheriff’s Department. The public is invited to the third annual handbell concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Middleville United Methodist Church. The concert will be followed by an ice cream social in Fellowship Hall. The church is located in downtown Middleville. The handbell choir will be joined by Ann Hamming on her flute for several numbers, including an arrangement of "Amazing Grace." A variety of music will be performed, from "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" to the rousing "Percussive Praise." to the group’s traditional closing number. "The Heavens Arc Telling." The three-octave handbell set was pur­ chased in 1983. using United Methodist Church memorial funds and the handbell choir was formed the following year. The bells have performed in local churches as part of their outreach ministry and for sev­ eral community services and the 911 memorial service. Three members of the current choir. Sue Enders. Beth Bauer and Carolyn Steensma were charter members. Other ringers include Julie Coon. Kris Sclleck. Sheryl McWhinney. Pat Baragar. Diane Hoskins. Mary Cisler. Michelle Johnson and Sue Wilkins. The bells have been under the direction of Vicki Marsh since 1997. DEADLINE, continued from page 1 and a portion ot Orangeville Township! Democrat David Brinkert Incumbent Republican Clare Tnpp. chairwoman of the County Board, has not filed as yet • District No. 7 (Assyria. Johnstown and Baltimore townshipsi No has filed, but incumbent Republican Tom Wing and chai lenger Jeff VanNortw ick are expected to run Yankee Springs arsenic filtration system is a go • District No. 8 (Prairieville and Barry townships and a portion of Orangeville Township) - Republican Serafin "Chuck” Nieves, former member of the County Planning and Zoning Commission, has filed. Incumbent Republican Wayne Adams has not filed as yet. St. Rose has annual First Holy Communion First Holy Communion took place Sunday. April 30. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. The youngsters taking part were (bottowm row. from left) Alex Beauchamp. Charlie Hayes. Jamie Dillon. Dav;d Rrvett. Eli Flood, Todd McConnon, Genevieve Bums, Jon Shepler. (second row) Lydia Parker. Matt Thompson. Emily LaJoye. Austin Haywood. Matthew Maurer, Amanda Thomas, Sarah Feldpausch. Aaron Denny. Abby Girrbach. (third row) Becky Maurer. Jade Gregory. Liam Watson, Connor Shea. Tyler Youngs. Noah Snyder. Maddie Youngs. Krylan Pederon. Dylan Gleeson, (fourth row) George Murphy. Trevor Ryan. Lee Stowe. Jacob Wilgus. (fifth row) Maddie Dailey. Jeff Thompson. Nicole Thompson Laura Brasseur, (top row) Diane Klipfer. Father Alfred Russell and Jo Carr. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 4. 2006 - Page 3 Congressman Ehlers hears a lot of frustration from local citizens by David T. Young Editor Third District Congressman Vem Elders heard a lot of frustration from constituents during his annual “town meeting" in Hastings last Saturday morning. About three dozen area citizens attended his 12th annual visit, most of them upset about what's been happening in Washington D.C. and what direction the nat'on has been heading. The critical issues discussed includ­ ed the war in Iraq, gay rights, emergency response to victims of Hurricane Katrina, the high prices of gasoline, the federal budget deficit, lack of an energy policy, immigration, the plight of small farmers and government surveillance of American citizens. Ehlers told the crowd at the council cham­ ber of City Hall he thought things had been moving along reasonably well last year until Hurricane Katrina blasted New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. He said a lot of people at the federal, local and state levels have been pointing fingers and blaming, but. “I think it’s all a bunch of nonsense, every body screwed up.” He said an earthquake like the one in San Francisco 100 years ago would have much worse in terms of damage to the infrastructure and loss of life. “It (the hurricane) taught us a lesson, that we arc not prepared for a disaster." He also spoke about the new Medicare Prescription D program that takes effect this year. “It's complicated." he acknowledged. "I get a lot of complaints. But there are a lot of different options. “1 urge you to sign up if you’re eligible. (Bush) “is not the worst president we’ve had, just look in the history books... If you're not an optimist you can't solve the problems * - Congressman Vem Ehlers You never know whe> you're going to gel sick." George Williston, the second member of the audience to take the podium, told Ehlers candidly. “The older I get the more troubled I get. I’m extremely troubled by the Bush II Administration. I think he’s taken the country in the wrong direction. I think he should be impeached." Urging Ehlers to join fellow Michigan Congressman John Conyers in an effort to impeach the president, he called the war in Iraq “a fraud, it’s an awful mistake... we ought to get our troops out." Ehlers responded to Williston's comments by saying Bush "is not the worst president we’ve had. just look in the history books.” He later added. "If you’re not an optimist you can’t solve the problems.’ Williston and Ehlers disagreed on the rea­ son for the need to protect the Great Lakes. Williston contended the environmental trou­ bles arc the result of corporate greed and opening shipping via the St. Lawrence Seaway. Ehlers held the Great Lakes has been vic­ timized by predatory animals coming in and he is working to help pass a bill to clean up the lakes. His efforts were lauded by George The older I get the more troubled I get. I’m extremely troubled by the Bush II Administration. I think he’s taken the country in the wrong direc­ tion. I think he should be impeached." - George Williston Cullers of Baltimore Township, a fellow member of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs. Jeff Winston of Grand Rapids attacked Ehlers’ comment from Sept. 10. 2004. that “I’ve always believed marriage is between a man and a woman and he expressed support for the Defense of Marriage ballot initiative that was passed statewide that year. Winston said the initiative “discriminates against a certain portion of the population.” He then asked the congressman. “Do you view homosexuals as second class citizens who don’t deserve the same rights and protec­ tions as everyone else?" Ehlers replied. “1 think marriage is between two individuals of the opposite sex and that traditional meaning should be preserved." He added that he doesn’t want to force his personal views on the rest of society, but these kinds of issues historically have not been set­ tled quickly, pointing to civil rights and the women’s suffrage movement. Winston charged that the current move­ ment to define marriage as strictly between a man and a woman is the Erst constitutional amendment intended to take away rights from certain Americans rather than extend them to them. Eric Anderson of Hastings talked about gas prices and the news Exxon Mobil is making the ’largest profits in corporate history. “The public is subsidizing big oil profits and the Republican-controlled House and Senate have run up massive deficits since George W. Bush took office in 2001." he commented. “My children and their children will be paying for it." Ehlers said. “I won’t defend the behavior of oil companies or Congress" and said more money needs to be invested in finding alter­ native energy sources. He said he investigated the 1973 energy crisis and predicted that fossil fuel output would decline steadily thereafter. “I hate to tell you I was right." he added. “The long-term trend is grim " He said he would have increased govern­ ment standards lor gas mileage because “We can't continue to bum oil like we have been... We have built a society and a system that depend on the use of oil and inexpensive fos­ sil fuels." Ehlers said he told the Big Three auto man­ ufacturers 10 years ago they should switch to hybrid technology. but was told the American people wanted big gas-guzzling SUVs ar«d trucks. He said people should examine solar or wind power for home heating and other dif­ ferent ideas. One woman told the congressman of her frustration with the immigration problem. She said she is alarmed there are so many illegal aliens living and working in the U.S. and "it’s about enforcing our borders and enforcing our laws." Ehlers said. "We’re a very large country with many borders and it’s tough to enforce our laws (dealing with illegally crossing into the country)... I appreciate the points you make, but huge numbers of people want to get into our country." He said the borders between the U.S. and Canada arc much more extensive than with Mexico. Avis Martin, who noted she doesn't know of many Canadians who arc trying to sneak into the United Slates, said it just isn't fair. "I do know some Hispanics who are lovely people, but we've got to stop this.” Ehlers rejected notions that Mexican immi­ grants don’t pay taxes and he said they don’t get services such as social security. Dr. David Sonsmith. a retired Battle Creek physician, said Mexican President Vincente Fox has encouraged his constituents to cross the borders. Some, he said, are radical racists who come to foment unrest, claiming the land the U.S. chimed in the 1800s really belongs to them. “The purpose of government is to protect our individual rights." he claimed, but the nght to privacy is being threatened by pas­ sage of the Patriot Act. He added that small farmers are being destroyed by corporate farms, the Republicans have failed to live up to their traditional promise to avoid foreign entanglements and have jacked up the price of governing. Sonsmith said he disagrees that oil is being dangerously depicted, maintaining there's plenty in Alaska. Ehlers disagreed, contending "There's oil there, but certainly not enough to keep us going for a very long lime." Jack Lenz, former Road Commissioner, described himself as a part of a third-genera­ tion small farm operation. askeu what hap­ pened to research on methanol, which was touted as very promising back in the 1980s. “It seemed to be a renewable source of energy." he said. Ehlers replied that ethanol was found to be a better option, but he doesn't assume cither will solve the massive energy problems. Furthermore, there is data that says both require a lot of fossil fuels to manufacture them. He said soy diesel may be promising. “Energy is the most basic natural Mystery dinner theater slated at Bay Pointe Holly Bolthouse and her s.< -dent Lauren Leazenby perform at the Community Music School Share-A-Thon in March. Registration is now open for summer lessons. Call 948-9441 Music School summer lessons to start soon Registration is now open for summer music lessons at the Community Music School of Hastings. Children and adults can keep skills sharp or start a new hobby with private lessons. Registration is now open for weekly lessons in most band and orchestra instruments, piano, voice and guitar. The semester runs from June 5 to Aug. 11. The instructors are music professionals with extensive teaching and performance experience. Need-based financial aid is avail­ able. For registration information, call the Community Music School-Haslings at 269 948-9441. The school is located at First United Methodist Church. 209 W. Green St The Community Music School is a pro­ gram of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, and is funded in part by grants from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endow ment for the Arts. For many Gun Lake is mysterious. There are questions about everything from how the lake was named to whether Al Capone dumped the bodies of his enemies into some of the deeper parts of the lake. This Friday, diners al the Bay Pointe Inn can take a light hearted venture into the mys­ terious while they enjoy a meal. According to a sneak peak at the script. Germany’s leading director. Werner Von Hindcnbcrg. is in town on Friday. May 5 to audition locals for his new production: "Murder Under the Magnolias" and diners are invited to the casting call! Auditions arc al Bay Pointe Inn & Restaurant on historic Gun Lake. "Quiet on '.he Set" is the name of the mur­ der mystery show being presented by Suspense & Nonsense. Kalamazoo's original murder mystery comedy troupe. For more than 10 years, this group has delighted audi­ ences all over the state with their special blend of humor and mayhem. This is their first - but hopefully not last - visit to Bay Pointe. Tickets for the dinner theater are $45 per person; only 135 seats are available and reservations arc required. Seating begins at 7:30 p.m.. vilh the performance scheduled to run from 8 to 10 p.m. The evening's menu consists of a mixed greens salad or Bay Pointe chowder, choice of grilled ribeye, roasted herb chicken, steamed mussels or honey-ginger vegetable stir-fry and a my stery dessert. One lucky guest will find a mystery sur­ prise in the dessert, valid for a free night's stay in the Lakeside Deluxe Suite. Discounted lodging packages are also available, starting at $59 for a Southside stan­ dard nxim for Friday night. Bay Pointe Inn & Restaurant is a 38-room boutique property located at 11456 Marsh Road in Shelbyville. For reservations, call 888-GUN-LAKE or log on to www.baypointeinn.com Congressman Vem Ehlers (center) talks to Hastings City Councilman David McIntyre (left) aiid Mayor Bob May after his 12th annual town meeting in Hastings. resource." he said. “It’s the only resource we can't recycle. We have to understand these principles of physics.” Jerry Roberts charged that Ehlers voted for the NAFTA and CAFTA free trade agree­ ments. “How do these policies benefit your con­ stituents?" he asked. "Do you believe Americans arc overvalued and unable to com­ pete with cheap labor?" Ehlers said CAFTA (the Central American Free Trade Agreement) “has a negligible impact on our economy." NAFTA, mean­ while. has been a mixed bag. helping West Michigan, but not so for other parts of the country. “Our real loss is to China, with which we don't have any trade agreement, maybe we should." The congressman told the audience he appreciated the candid comments and said they were stimulating. Ehlers represents Barry. Ionia and Kent counties in the Third Congressional District, a post he has held since winning a special election in 1993 to succeed the late Paul Henry . Riverwalk extension from city limits to Tyden Park planned by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The City of Hastings is planning to extend the Rivcrwalk from the eastern city limits to Tyden Park, according to an announcement at the Planning Commission meeting Monday night. City Manager Jeff Mansfield said the scope of the project depends on the 2006-07 fiscal year budget being passed and the city procur­ ing state T-21 grants for non-motoriLrd trans­ portation. Total cost for the project is estimated at $325,000. with hopes of $ 125.00') coming from local funds and $200,000 coming from the slate. Mansfield said after the meeting that the Riverwalk has been identified as a priori ty by the City Council. Mansfield said even if the grants are not approved, the city will move ahead with plans to extend the walk, though the scope of the project may be smaller. T-21 grants are avail­ able through the Michigan Department of Transportation and arc for non-motorized transportation to enhance pedestrian traffic. Mansfield said the grants arc available via a year round application process and it usual­ ly takes three to six months to hear back after applying. He said on that time frame the proj­ ect could be started as early as this fall, or next spring. In other business al Monday night’s meet­ ing. the commission: • Talked about the ongoing sidewalk pro­ gram. The city is identifying where sidewalks are lacking and where they arc needed so a proposal to upgrade sidewalks and decision about which ones to put in can be made. The proposal should come by the end of the year, said Mansfield. Mansfield said that the city has looked into putting in sidewalks where they arc missing, adding it would cost approximately five to six million dollars. He said it’s a huge number for the city. Commission member Sylvia Treadwell asked about grants from the stale, but Mansfield said sidewalk grants are scarce. "There are very few grants to help us out," Mansfield said. • Heard an update from Mansfield about the Joint Planning Committee, which consists of Rutland Township. Hastings Township and the city. He said the committee is working with a granting agency to prepare a growth manage­ ment research paper with will give ideas on how to handle growth and accommodate growth in the best way. Mansfield said after the meeting the com­ mittee was formed because new growth is coming in that is affecting all the entities and that as lies new growth comes, all parties want to work together to explore the greatest benefit with regards to growth from a whole community perspective "As this growth comts in," said Mansfield after the meeting, “we need to look at how it is affecting all of us on a community level — not just through our own separate jm isdictions." • Decided to go with the original site plan for sidewalks with the Ivy Woods construc­ tion project. There was discussion about changing the location of the sidewalks, but they will remain on the southsidc as original­ ly planned. Maple Valley teachers, support staff ratify new 1-year contracts by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer The Maple Valley Board of Education voted unanimously last week to ratify a oneyear contract wirh its teachers similar to the contract it ratified with the district's support staff earlier in the month. "It is my understanding that this is the first time in more than 27 years that a contrast has been ratified prior to the expiration of the existing contract," said Maple Valley Superintendent of Schools Kim Kramer. "I think everyone wen* into negotiations with a very realistic view of our district's finances." Dennis Vandcrhocf. the representative for the teacher's union, agreed it was unusual for the district to reach a contract agreement this early, but said the negotiation process was. “very good and went very well." "It was part of our last contract that a joint committee of teachers, staff and school board members, set up by both sides would study schools in our area to see what was fair and we used that information to adjust our con­ tract." said Vandcrhocf. "They key was both sides knew what was fair, so it wasn't about what we want and what they want; it was about what was fair." While Steve Augustine, the union repre­ sentative for the support staff, could not be reached for a comment by press time. Kramer said all parties seemed satisfied with the out­ come of the negotiations. "Everyone came to the table ready to com­ promise. Everyone was very amenable and worked together to create a contract that would gel us through one more year in hope that the economy will tum around and we won’t be forced into tougher negotiations." he said. Kramer said the teacher and support staff contracts arc very similar. The teachers will get 1.5 percent raises at the beginning of the second semester of the 2006-2007 school year. Also, a salary schedule formula will be activated with an audited blended student count if 1669 based on a specified table, retroactive to July 1. Under the new contract, the district will continue to pay 93 percent of the insurance premium and the teachers and staff will pay 7 percent, with a $4 to $5 increase next year. Also the salary for some coaches and advi­ sors and other auxiliary personnel were increased to bring them up to the level of their counterparts in neighboring school districts. The calendar, for the 2006-2007 school year, was shortened, in keeping with the cal­ endar of neighboring districts. While the stu­ dents w ill receive the same amount of instruc­ tional time as previously, the school year, as required by state law. will begin after Labor Day. Maple Valley will resume classes Thursday. Sept. 7. there will be nine days of break al Christmas time, six days of break in the spring and the school year will end Friday . June I. 2007. The new contract also included changes in the language, which allows the teachers and staff more leeway m how they may use bereavement leave and accrued sick time. �Page 4 - Thursday May 4. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Collaboration increases availability of ethanol in Michigan To the editor: Something rotten about Wooer’s removal To the editor: I am responding to the news about the removal of Judy Wooer from the 911 Administrative Board by the county’s Township Association. I was a township official for 14 years and attended many Township Association meet­ ings. There always were rules that had to be followed. In my opinion. Judy's removal was unethical to say the least. I called Jim Carr, president of the associa­ tion. to ask him tor tte reason why she was not reappointed. Carr told me she had been on the board for 16 years (actually, it’s been 15 years) and there should be term limits. Yet 1 was told there are no term limits specified for any 911 board member. If Judy Wooer was taken off the 911 beard after she served 15 years, then this same rul­ ing should apply to Don Boysen, who was reappointed March 22. They both became 911 board members at the same time. So the argu­ ment to let Judy go because of some kind of time limit just doesn’t hold water. A better nominating procedure would have made things more proper. Nominations should have been sought from all township officials. There are 16 townships and as many as 74 township officials who could have been contacted by a nominating committee to make recommendations prior to the appoint­ ments officially made March 22. Why wasn’t this done? Why are all the Barry County Township Association officers, the president, vice pres­ ident. secretary ard treasurer, all from Rutland Township? And Jim Brown. Judy Wooer's successor on the 911 board, presides over two of the five committees. 1 think the officials and responsibilities in the associa­ tion should be spread around. I also question why someone with a finan­ cial background was not selected by the Township Association? It seems almost al? the member of the 911 Administrative Board are from Hastings and the northern half of the county, thereby leav­ ing the southern half of the county without representation. After 1 read Fred Jacobs’ editorial April 27 stating that Carr. Brown and Director Charlie Nystrom had met just before Judy's removal, this looks like the “good ole boys" politics at work. I may be wrong, but it seems to me Judy's removal was cut and dried before the rest of the board members understood what was hap­ pening. I may be wrong, and then 1 will apol­ ogize. but somehow I have the feeling I won’t have to. Another thought: There is one more woman left on the board. Is she the next to go? Darlene Vickery. Delton May 14 is an anniversary for Israel To the editor May 14. 2006. will mark the 58th anniver­ sary of the re-birth of the ancient nation of Israel. Its history emerged in Palestine 4.500 years ago when a military captain named Joshua took possession of the strip of land known today as Palestine. Israel reached its zenith as a nation in about 1.000 B.C. under the able leadership of King David and his son. Solomon. That was 3,000 years ago. During that period Israel was in full possession of all of what is known as Palestine, along with substantial territories cast of the Jordan River in the area of present day Jordan. Israel's fortunes waxed and waned with the incursions of mighty powers like Egypt. Syria. Assyria, Babylon (present Iraq). Persia (present Iran). Greece and Rome. It was after the birth of Christ, in 70 A.D.. that Titus with his Roman legions sacked Jerusalem and eventually dispersed Israel’s population from Palestine to the far reaches nf the known world. The Romans went so far as to re-name Jerusalem "Aelia Capitolina* to expunge all traces of the nationalist Jews from then horreland. But 2.000 years of assimilation in the nations of the world failed to extinguish Jewish identity. Repression and persecution of the homeless Jews served to isolate and identify them. Prejudice against this unique people reached its climax with Hitler’s insane attempt at 'The Final Solution.* the systemat­ ic slaughter of six million European Jews before and during World War II (1934-1945). The world was still in shock at the atroci­ ties against the Jews when on Nov. 29, 1947. •he United Nations General Assembly estab­ lished the partition of Palestine as a safe haven for world Jewry as well as for the 650.000 Palestinian Jews then living in Palestine. The U.N. Resolution was rejected by the Arabs *n Palestine and by the Arab world. On May 14. 1948. the National Council adopted a Declaration of the Establishment of the Jewish State. The Stale of Israel was immediately attacked by five forces including Egyptians. Syrians. Iraqis, the Transjordan Arab League, and the Liberation Army. The masssive effort to anniliate the infant state of Israel, having not one plane, tank or heavy artillary. was stopped by powers beyond human cognizance, and Israel was recognized as a member of the community of nations. May the state of Israel live forever! May 14 is a Day of Remembrance, a Day of Celebration, and a Day of Commitment. Rev. Robert G. Clinton. Nashville Bring your special event photos to us for quality, professional processing. J-Ad Graphics PRINTING PLUS As gasoline prices continue to soar, several area companies and organizations are work­ ing together to increase infrastructure for the alternative fuel E85 (an 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline blend). On April 18 on the Capitol lawn in Lansing. Governor Jennifer Granholm and Grand Rapids-based Meijer inc. announced plans to install twenty E85 pumps in Michigan in a collaborative effort with General Motors and CleanFL’EL USA. Many more Michigan residents soon will be able to run their vehicles on the power of com. Meijer is planning the installation of E85 pumps at over a quarter of their 79 fuel­ ing stations in Michigan. Governor Granholm attended the announcement and addressed the crowd about the opportunities renewable fuels will provide Michigan in the future. Later General Motors presented Michigan Department of Agriculture Director Mitch Irwin with a 2007 Chevy Tahoe. The Tahoe is decaled with a large car of com on the sides to promote the "Live Green. Go Yellow* General Motors E85 campaign. The primary component of E85 is ethanol, a non-toxic. water soluble, biodegradable renewable fuel made from com. E85 is an alternative transportation fuel that can be used in flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs). FFVs arc available from several automobile manufac­ turers. An FFV can operate on ordinary gaso­ line blended with up to 85 percent ethanol and al) combinations in between. About six million FFVs travel on American roads today and many FFV' owners do not even know their vehicle's alternative fuel capabilities since the option comes standard on many models. A listing of FFVs can be lishing a larger market for com. After these plants arc up and running, nearly 100 million bushels of Michigan-grown com will be used to produce Michigan-made ethanol used by consumers. The plants will not only help our state's agriculture industry, but each plant will also provide 3 0 to 40 jobs in rural communi­ ties and bring in about $200 million annually to their local economy,* said Pollok. In Michigan alone, com producers plant an average of 2 million acres per year, yielding an average of 120-130 bushels of com per acre for a total crop of about 250 million bushels. Only a small percentage of the crop is currently used for ethanol production in Michigan, but on a national basis 1.43 billion bushels of com were used for ethanol produc­ tion in 2005. an increase of almost 900 mil­ lion bushels since 1999. Ethanol helps all consumers by lessening U.S. dependence on foreign oil. strengthening rural economies, and increasing market opportunities for the nation's com crop. Headquartered in DeWitt, the CMPM is a legislatively-established statewide program that uses one-cent per bushel of Michigan com sold. Investments arc made in the areas of research, education, market development, and new uses in an effort to enhance the eco­ nomic position of Michigan com producers. CMPM works cooperatively with the Michigan Com Growers Association (MCGA), a grass roots membership associa­ tion representing the stale's com producer's political interests. Jody Pollock. Com Marketing Program of Michigan, DeWitt. Mich/ A breakdown is looming for the Bush administration To the editor: President Bush is headed for a colossal col­ lision with the American people, through con­ gress and the highest court. Like Richard M. Nixon's, the Bush administration seems intent in its insistence presidential powers trump all. Should Bush win (or had Nixon), congress becomes a powerless mob scrambling for administration crumbs. Not likely to be allowed, or upheld, by congress or courts. I'm not saying the adm. nistration will leave office before scheduled, but I expect either Cheney or Rumsfeld to leave, maybe Rice, maybe all Cheney may die from stress trying to keep his countless lies balanced. Rice, cer­ tain to make Muslims bristle should she have to "talk tough*' diplomatically, is (though I risk political incorrectness) likely to prove counter-productive in a deteriorating Middle E»l. Senator Russell Fmegold introduced a sen­ ate resolution of censure against President Bush for his NSA/FBI/CIA/DIA domestic spying activities. He hoped to stir a (badly needed) national debate forcing the issue, but with little success. Almost every day brings another example of administration lies (to congress and peo­ ple) during the buildup to war in Iraq. With every revelation comes further public aware­ ness of incompetent administration at home, abroad, in war. trade, science, public health, jobs, homeland security. The contest cannot be long delayed, or Tex will have us nuking Iran. (Iran's nuclear program must be neutra.ized. 1 don't believe we have to nuke to neu­ tralize.) With evident failure comes public retributi.jn. Two new supreme court justices, seven experienced, will face-off against the worst over-reaching in the executive branch since Nixon, perhaps ever. Without doubt this is the biggest citizens' rights issue since Nixon. When will it happen? Sorry, I can't say. but it can happen wju; surprising speed. And there are many, many constitutional issues at work. Much depends on what more comes to light as Iraq disinte­ grates and we retire into the bright glare of light public scrutiny reserved for the inept. Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. found at ww w.E85fucl.com. On behalf of Michigan's com producers, we arc so pleased of the coming together of General Motors. Meijer and ClcanFUEL USA to expand the availability of E85 to our state's consumers. It is important that E85 is made available to consumers because there arc already more than six million FFVs capable of running on E85 on the roads today. General Motors. DaimlerChrysler and Ford provide the flexible fuel engine as standard on sever­ al models, including mid-size cars, minivans, trucks and SUVs. High gas prices arc creating major pain al the pump, not only for consumers, but our country’s economy, according to Bruce Noel, a com producer from Leslie who serves as chair of the National Com Growers Association Ethanol Committee and as CMPM treasurer. In an effort to reduce high fuel costs and lessen our country’s dependence on foreign oil. we must look to alternative fuel sources like ethanol. Ethanol is not only a renewable energy source, but it is also a way to reinvig­ orate our state’s economy by creating addi­ tional markets for com growers and increas­ ing job opportunities through ethanol produc­ tion. Michigan currently has one ethanol plant in production. Michigan Ethanol, LLC. which has the capacity to produce approximately 40 million gallons of ethanol per year. Michigan also has three more ethanol plants under construction and one in the final permitting process. Upon completion of these plants, the state's ethanol production will reach approximately 250 million gallons annually. These new ethanol plants will definitely strengthen Michigan's com industry by estab­ untruthful and unsuccessful. Reports and leaks indicate more, not less confusion since centralization of intelligence under a "czar." Administration failures are being disclosed more completely, daily, like the guts of a dead possum along the road on the way to work. B/C/R Iraq failures have been detailed by­ retired Marine Corps Genera! Bernard Trainor and (former “embedded’) war reporter Michael Gordon in "'Cobra II" (A guaranteed best-seller as word gets around.) General Trainor says, the highest military "'did not shine." He says Rumsfeld “badg­ ered" pentagon flag officers into doing what Bush. Cheney and Rumsfeld wanted done. They knew better, but "caved-in,” says the general. Since Trainor published, twlf-a-dozen Army and Marine generals have pointed up the same shortcomings. One Marine !x General. Gregory Newbold, apologized to Americans for slipshod planning, in which he acquiesced, more importantly, for not stand­ ing up to Rumsfeld and Bush to the point ot making a public stir. These generals all deserve a good swift kick in the rear. Where were they when, with concerted action, they might have changed policy, saved 2.400 soldiers' lives, prevented (often horrible) wounds to 18.000 more? When they might have kept our nation on the hunt for those who attacked us. rather than prospecting for oil? Hey. I'm glad to have 'em aboard, but they might have led. (May I add retired general Wes Clark has led and Is leading. Look him up on the web for a soldierly and statesman­ like approach to America's many dangerous problems.) Iraq’s elected representatives have proven inept as their D.C. mentors, bickering as the state hurtles into civil war. A couple of (trou­ blesome) countries East, the administration claims a big victory in a gunfight with Taliban in Afghanistan, killing 30 in a region we swept them from several years ago. None of this should come as any big sur­ prise to Americans. After all. we haven't won a war since 1945 (unless you want to include Panama and Grenada as something they weren't). Claiming “mission accomplished" while holding a bear by the tail is taught only in the Texas Air National Guard. I've been studying history, politics, the mil­ itary for a long time. I do believe America, for the first time since first colonists arrived, has reached a point of declining expectations — few expect things to be better for their chil­ dren and grandchildren, than for themselves. Well. Intelligent Design helps those who help themselves. Larry Hamp. Hastings ‘Wreckless’ abuse of our tax dollars To the editor: l*m a proud resident of Barry County. Why? Our county is one of the most beautiful on the southwest side of the state. Barry County makes me think of Antrim County in northwest J^ower Michigan with all of it’s lovely sparkling lakes, forests, hills and dales. So as a proud 'and owm? »nd taxpayer of this lovely county, 1 5**1 it’s time to speak up about the devastation left in the pat), of what I would describe a “man-mad* tornaio" that befalls our county every spring w.tt removal of roadside trees. What’s up with the mechanical n-acheic that attacks every year? This is *.• humin cre­ ated disaster machine. Human or animal beware, you may be the next victim! Please stop this thing cold in its tricks! What wreckless abandonment with out tax dollars! The mess left is debris strewn every­ where. And what about the sheered and broken trees that are left standing? I’m used to Consumers Energy trimming the trees with knowledge of the correct procedure that allows the tires to continue to live and grow. 1 can always tell when I’m entering our county. Look to the roadways... it’s a dead give away! Kay Doyle. Bellevue What about new grad requirements? Gov. Granholm has signed legislation raising graduation require­ ments for high school seniors beginning with those entering high school in September. The new requirements include four years of math and English, three years of science, a year of art and physi­ cal education and exposure to a foreign language. Do »»ou think this is the right choice for students? Th. Hiutinfl. Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N.M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacobs Frederic Jacobs n-nxw, veftwam Steven Jacobs SecretaryTTraaaurar • NEWSROOM • DavdT. Young Elaine Gifcert (Assistant Edttn Helen Mudry Sandra Ponsetto Patnaa Johns Kelly Lloyd Br°n Bremer Jon Gambe? Fran Faverman Shawna Hubbarth Doris Geibe. Hastings: “I am not too excited about these changes. I think schools and commu­ nities have more impor­ tant issues they need to solve.” Irene Russell. Hastings: Glenn Ainslie, Charlotte: Shannon Wilson, Hastings: Robert Hapeman. Sunfield: • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Oassrfied ads accepted Monday through Friday. 800 a.nt to 550 p-ffl “I think that politicians, including the governor and the president, should stay out of education and let the educators do what is best for students." “1 think that something has to be done to keep American students com­ petitive with students from Asia and Europe. We don't want our students to fall behind.” “I don't agree with these new requirements. I think more students will go for their GED (General Education Diploma) because the requirements arc not relevant to them." “I think these require­ ments are a good step Kids need all the educa­ tion they can get." “I think these require­ ments arc good for stu­ dents planning to go to college. I have some con­ cerns they may keep stu­ dents from participating in extra-curricular activities because they can't keep their grades up.” Scon Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subscription Rates: $30 per year ft Barry County $32 per year r adjo-wg ««*><» $35 per year etaewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to P O BmB Hastings. Ml 49058-0602 Second Qass Postage Pato at Hasbngs Mi 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 4. 200C Are we finally ready to do the right thing? The high price of gas is a lo< like the weather: Everybody talks about it. but nobody docs anything. This is my third editorial about oil and I remain consistent with my positions in the first two. I’m sorry, folks, but I told you so. We all agree the impact is tremendous and widespread. When Americans have to put another $30 to $50 per week in their gas tanks, something else has to suffer. Local restaurants, movies, shopping — it all has to do with disposable income and when you have to cough up the cash each week at the pump, the difference shows up somewhere else. But our government leaders have failed to deal with real issues that affect taxpayers at all levels. What will the impact be in our future? Will it force more people to live closer to where they work? Will it reduce travel for vacations and entertainment in our lives, not to mention what it's going to do to school finances? Will it increase persona! debt of our citizens, when they don't have the additional cash and continue to put purchases on their credit cards? These are serious economic issues and I don't see our leaders dis­ cussing them in earnest. There has been cheap talk of tax rebates, gas increase restrictions and petroleum profits taxes, but notie of these really get to the meat of the issue. The current high prices of gas in the United States should be shocking to absolutely no one. We all should have seen this com­ ing. we can’t say we weren’t warned. Our first warning was in the fall of 1973 during the Arab oil embargo, which should have taught us we had long been a society blessed with cheap energy, but it was to be no more. The second ” vning came in the summer of 1979. Since then we collectively have done virtually nothing to prepare for the inevitability of the gathering storm. Presidents Richard Nixon. Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carte’- at least made attempts to provide leadership on energy issues, but it’s been more than a quarter of a century since anyone in Washington D.C has given us anything more than brief lip service and empty ges­ tures. Those of us old enough can remember Nixon going on television and urging us to dial the thermostat down to 68 degrees, to drive only 55 miles per hour on the highways and to car pool whenever possible to avoid driving alone. Nearly six years later, that national sense of shared sacrifice seemed to come crashing down after Carter's infamous "malaise speech." in the summer of 1979 and then with the Iranian hostage crisis. Carter in his malaise speech insisted we had to find ways to lessen our dependence on oil we had been getting from politically unstable areas such as the Middle East, and it wasn't until the 2006 State of the Union speech by George W. Bush that such a notion was brought up again in a nationally televised speech by a presi­ dent. What we saw in those 27 years in between was the failure of leadership from Democrats and Republicans to forge a sensible and nfbrtanately, we citizens allowed our­ selves to be lulled into a false sense ofsecurity over the same peri­ od. During the 1980s. gas prices went downward because of a reported oil glut, leading us to believe there was plenty of this good stuff after all and those warnings about the end of oil were about as accurate as the dire predictions about Y2K. As a result, we seemed to c’.ieer collectively a» speed limits went back up to 70 miles per hour we relegated the car pool site to cob­ webs and we stopped paying attention to the numbers on the miles per gallon when buying vehicles. We even went as far as making gas guzzling sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and huge trucks with hemi> our transportation of choice. So we partied down, and our government enjoyed it all as well. How quickly we had forgotten the lessons of the first two energy crises, in 1973 and 1979. Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks almost five years ago. we've been saddled with a war with major oil supplier Iraq, with devas­ tating hurricanes that may be lied to global warming and the rise of India and China as major consumers of oil. So demand is extreme­ ly high, supply is questionable at best and we have multi-national oil companies not loyal to any country, but now does the most busi­ ness with the highest bidder in the open global marketplace. Therefore, it appears the party is over for America, we’re awak ening from a deep slumber and now we have to deal with an awful hangover. I suspect we're being manipulated, that someone is taking advantage of us. We shouldn't be experiencing pricing like a stock market that goes from $2.69 per gallon to $2.89 in one day. and then days later you start to see prices come down a little, then shoot up again by 13 to 15 cents per gallon. These price changes are in the millions of dollars, all at our expense. I understand market demand, but 1 really think this is not just demand, it's taking advan­ tage of a situation to the point where our state and national gov­ ernments need to investigate. I realize other countries like China and India are creating a demand on supplies, but I think gas companies arc taking advan­ tage, and it shows in their earnings reports. Gas companies arc reporting the largest increase in earnings in their history, while Americans suffer the pump and legislative leaders arc pandering to taxpayers with few or no real answers. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it yet again, we all must work together in so many different ways to wean ourselves off our oil addiction and move steadily and resolutely toward alternative ener­ gy sources. I honestly believe we have the talent, the technology and we have a terrific history of meeting challenges in the past, such as the Manhattan Project and putting a man on the moon. However, we have to work together collectively for the greater good and make sacrifices like our ancestors did. Fuel use affects everyone. It's not a situation where we can say. "I just won't buy the stuff." There's just no alternative yet, so we need to apply some restrictions on gas companies' ability to increase their prices, but only under watchful eyes of our elected officials. If prices continue to run out of control, the economic turn­ around our leaders like to talk about will only be a memory. Michael A. Fox. a conservative Republican state legislator from Ohio, recently commented. "If it is financially sustainable for our nation to spend what some estimate will be a trillion dollars in the Iraqi War before we’re finished, then why is it so outlandish to expect that we make an equal investment of national and financial resources to energy independence’ If we are willing to ask our young people to sacrifice and die or get maimed so we can top off our tanks, then why arc we not equally willing to commit our nation to energy independence? “Our nation's energy vulnerability is an outrageous betrayal by both parties — Democrats and Republicans. In the coming days you will see a frenzy of proposals coming from both Democrats and Republicans in the Congress. These proposals will continue to cascade until the November election and then we’ll go back to busi­ ness as usual. “These are nothing more than symbolic gestures. The public needs more than symbols from our leaders; we desene solutions. America has the ingenuity, intellectual infrastructure, spirit and knowledge to come through this crisis as we have others in our his­ tory. “Across America there are young minds teeming with ideas that deserve research funding so they can help us end our reliance on foreign energy. There are ideas that will enable us to conserve more energy, get more efficiency out of our engines and industrial enter­ prises and lead to alternative sources heretofore not ever, consid­ ered “The missing ingredients arc and always have been, leadership, vision and will. Money follows vision. Our political leaders need to articulate a simple vision and actually mean it — energy independ­ ence.” I couldn't agree more: Necessity is the mother of invention. But this means it's also up to us io hold our government, our leaders accountable. We must insist they tell us what we need to hear and do. not what we want to hear and do. We must have the will to make sacrifices and we must turn away from those who promise us quick fixes and goodies they can't deliver. While we provide incentives for alternative energy research, we must go back to those short-lived conservation measures we aban­ doned almost 30 years ago. We must elect leaders who provide vision, and as Winston Churchill so brutally and honestly promised the British citizens 65 years ago. only “blood, sweat and tears." It was Churchill, incidentally, who once said the American peo­ ple generally do the right thing after first exhausting every other alternative. It is my sincere hope that we have had enough and we’ve reached the point where we decide to work together for our beloved nation and stop being selfish. I can only hope it's not too late, and that we haven't indeed exhausted all those alternatives. Just wild about Hairy It's amazing to me to sec Dr. V. Harry Adrounie celebrating his 91st birthday and still serving on boards doing the people's busi­ ness. Over the past weekend he took part in the play "Sugar" put on by the Thomapple Players. At the end they sang “Happy Birthday" to him. followed by “I’m Just Wild About Harry." When the cast began to sing Harry treated the audience to a little soft shoe. I really don't know many people who've received as many awards as Harry has. but I would like to publicly express my appre­ ciation the Barry County Bar for acknowledging him for his many years of service. Harry has been a great asset to our community, state and nation. My dad went to high school with Harry, and often would share some colorful stories about him. but one thing was for sure, ne respected Harry and his dedication to our community. Keep up the good work. Harry, it will keep you young, or as some would say" Give 'em hell. Harry!" — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics LAW, continued from page 1 intended to be used for divisiveness, but to provide for the public's health, safety and welfare. “To work well we need a problem solving reference and good will. Without that com­ mitment. bad things can happen.” He cited specific instances where he had seen these breakdowns occur and the heavy cost of those breakdowns to the taxpayers. “We need to give regular and considerable attention to the local court system as it pro­ vides dispute resolution between people and public order requires a high functioning court system that requires the skill of well trained The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 people working within it... people engaged in public work do not have easy tasks. Providing good government is an art and every citizen has th*, opportunity and obligation to create a civic canvas." Davis was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 14. 2005. Prior to his appointment, he was chief judge of the 46th Judicial Circuit Court. He spent 21 years as circuit judge, including the last 17 as chief judge. Progressive Dems to show movie ‘The Corporation’ The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will trgin their second year of edu­ cational progr«.ns with an invitation to the public to attend a presentation of the award­ winning film. ’The Corporation’ at 7 p.m. Thursday. May 18. in the Thomapple Township Emergency Services Building. 128 High St.. Middleville. This film documents the origin of the cor­ poration in America and its gradual pervasive presence in all our lives to become today's dominant institution. It examines the farreaching repercussions of the corporation's increasing pre-eminence. Based on Bakan's book. “The Corporation: the Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power." the film is a timely, critical inquiry to reveal the corporation's inner workings, curious his­ tory. controversial impacts and possible futures. It charts the spectacular rise of an institution aimed at achieving specific eco­ nomic goals as it also recounts victories against this apparently invincible force. The presentation of the film will be fol­ lowed by a discussion. Page 5 Judy Wooer treated with respect, dignity To the editor: Lately this paper has been writing some very disparaging things against the elections and nominations that were made at the Barry County chapter of the Michigan Township Association (MTA) quarterly meeting. As the secretary at the time of the meeting. I would like to set some things straight as 1 feel they have been portrayed inaccurately. 1 . Our nominations and elections of offi­ cers. by our by-laws, are always held at the March meeting. These elections were no dif­ ferent. 2. At the December meeting a nominating committee was set up to find people willing to serve in all the different capacities for our chapter. This is also per our by-laws. 3. The membership, made up of all town­ ship officials in Barry County, were aware of this election. I personally sent out the letters and notices to all 87 supervisors, clerks, treas­ urers. and trustees in this county as 1 have done before every meeting since I was secre­ tary The letter each one received stated each and every office that was to be nominated. 4.1 personally feel that to say all the town­ ship officials present at that meeting could have had their votes tainted or manipulated against Mrs. Wooer's position at the 911 Administrative Board in any way is an insult to every one of them. It is as if to say we are not capable of thinking for ourselves. The vote was not a vote of one or two people, but a vote of the majority, as all elections should be. 5. Nothing but good things were said about Mrs. Wooer's time spent on the 911 Administrative Board and she was praised for all she has done. Jim Carr, the MTA County Board President, even wrote her a very nice letter complimenting her on all she has done It is hard to find people willing to serve their communities and we should all be thankful she was willing to do all she did. 6. These positions on the various boards and committees were never really meant to be lifetime positions just like the executive boards aren't. I suppose part of the fault in this should lie with the MTA Chapter, as this whole thing should have been addressed much sooner. 7. If at (Mir June meeting when we update the by-laws, term limits arc imposed on all offices and seats on committees representing the local MTA Chapter. Don Boysen will no longer be able to represent us on the 911 Board either. This also will not be done with any intent to hurt anyone's feelings or be against Mr. Boysen personally. I think we should get this straight so we don't go through this again. With fresh faces and fresh voices come new ideas and 1 feel that's what our demo­ cratic society is all about. In my opinion, it was never the intent of anyone attending the March meeting to hurt Mrs. Woer's feelings in any way. I personally feel she did a great job representing all of us on the 911 Board and I'm sure Jim Brown also will do a great job. We need to get even greater participation in all our county chapter meetings. It would be really great to have more representatives from the various townships come and contribute their ideas. Cur next meeting will be held the third Tuesday in June and we will be discussing the amending of our chapter by-law s. Input from all of the members is needed. Robin Hawthorne. Treasurer. MTA County Chapter Better oversight of 911 board is needed To the editor: After reading Fred Jacobs* editorial April 27 about the removal of Judith Wooer from the 911 board. I am in complete agreement with him. The 911 board is an autonomous group operating in a democratic society, meaning they are expending taxpayers' money with no oversight. This is a situation calling for immediate correction. Apparently there is no provision for out­ side auditing of funds, nor regulating how those funds may be spent. With Judy on the board. I had no doubt about the propriety of those expenditure of funds, however, there is ample room now for doubt on any board without oversight for improprieties. 1 am curious how this board was formed, and by what authority it formed in such a hap­ hazard manner. Arc there no term limits for an appointee, and no oversight of business prac­ tices? And spending taxpayers money ? It's high time the situation is reviewed and corrective action taken. It seems that w hen we -lect a person to office, or appoint to co.nmil • tec. that it has lost its meaning. A person can serve faithfully do what he or she think - . best for the constituents... and then still lose that position without adequate explanation. It seems when Judy Wooer asked for a excused absence from the meeting in March, she didn't know the results would be removal from the Board ot 911. She has served faith­ fully and challenged some dewions and questioned some expenditures That svms what is expected of our rcpbventatives on boards that represent us. Maybe we need to check more fully o<; «ht people we elect to represent us. Laurel E. Newton. Patricia Newton. Ha-lings Bashing Big Oil like domestic abuse To the editor: There were two articles of interest in the April 25 Reminder The article on biomass energy and the article on domestic violence. In the recent fuss over gasoline retail prices, the latter article appears to be more applicable. Refiners collect nine cents on a gallon of gasoline, the federal government. 18 cents in gasoline taxes, the state government (Michigan), over 50 cents a gallon in gasoline taxes. The refiners, collectively known as “Big Oil.” arc the ones singled out for punishment, a process that can best be described as BBashing (B for Big Oil). Not only do the governments gel a bigger part of the gallon price, the retailer gets approximately a dime on each gallon. The B (Big Oil) comes in fourth place, and possibly fifth place behind foreign crude oil exporters. The B also has to pay income taxes on their nine cents, and Congress wants to blame the B and bash the B with additional taxes. Watching Congress bash the B is. in my opinion, very much like watching an act of domestic violence. In both cases, the excuse is the same. The B’s activity made the abuser angry and that excuses the abuse Of note is the fact that the abuser (Congress) is already collecting double the "windfall profits" received by the B. All the arguments against domestic v iolcnce seem hopeless in the light of this B-bashing spectacle. Frederick G. Schantz. Hastings (a|[aj@y[a|[a|[a|[a][a|[a ATTENTION Hastings High School SENIORS ... The Annual Graduation Issue of... i&gsBaNNER May will be 25, 2006 Please have your pictures to the J-Ad Graphics office or the high school office by Friday, May 19* "NOTE" If your portraits were dene at White's Photo, they have already furnished us with a copy. �Page 6 - Thursday. May 4. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film Kimberly Rae Gorte-Danks processing. Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Patfur. Steve Olmtfead. <OIO) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service: 9:30 xm.; Sunday School 11:0 xm.; Sunday Evening Service 6.00 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer Tune Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9: 30 xm. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jeffenon. Father Al RumcII. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 pm.; Sunday Masses 8:30 am and 11OO xm; Confession S’.turday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 4X897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 xm. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith Phone 945-2654. W'orship Services: Sundiv. 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9:30 xm. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH ~ Member Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadwav and W. Center St.). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev Fr Charles P McCabe III. Rector. Mr. F. William Voeiherg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 a m. and 10 am. Children's Chapel and Sunday School at 10 xm. Sunday “Mary and Martha Soup Dinners" Wednesdays during Lent at 5:45 p.m.. March 6. IS. 22. 9. April 5. 12 in the Parish House. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship9:45 xm.; Sunday School 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pxvor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School al 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 6:00 p.m.. Wednesday Prayer Bible 7iX) p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught. (616) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 aan.; Sunday Worship 10:30 xm.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077 Pastor Patti Harpolc. 9:30 xm. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesday * at noon. Thursday noon Sen.c' Meals. Men’s group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ’s Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: countrychapelumc.org FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn, Hxstings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pxtfor Osborn. Minister of Music. Ryan White. Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 am.. Morning Worship; 6.<M) p.m.. Evening Senice; 7:00 p.m Sr. High Yocih. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Cail Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & MotiorVChildren's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193 Pastor. Bern vd Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 xm.; Worship Senice 11 xm.; Sunday Evening Sen ice 6 p.m.; Wednesdas Prayer Sen-ice 7 p.m HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.. 269-8I84MJO7 Church Secretary Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday / am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4); Tuesday. Thursday from 9-11 am. 12:00-2:30 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m. • Pioneer* (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. & Sr. High Youth (meal sened). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mlg. Thursday 9:30 a.m. - Women's Bible Study. SAINTS ANDREW & MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday service* each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6.00 p.m. (May-August). Wc have a weekly Wednesday * ‘C z m. Even Prayer service and *pec.“l Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hnttwick. The church phone num­ ber t* 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number h 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrewmatthias Wc are part of the Dtoccac of the Great Lakes which is tn communion with The United Epiaanpal Church of North America and use the 1928 BixA of Common Prayer at all our sen ices. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 am. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROS'AN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mass 3:30 p.m. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. Confessions 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd. (Comer of Slate Rd. and Boltwood S’ across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults ana Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 xm. Kidv for Christ. 11:00 xm. Worship Service only for 3 & 4 yr. olds. & 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 1000 a m with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week. I pm Senior Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Adults; Sign 'N Share. Pastor's Class. Youth. 6th12th grades, and Faith Weaver Friends. 4 yrs. thru 5th grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 xm Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Tncr. each May 5 • 1200-5:45 p.m. Rad Cross Blood Drive: Mea s Retreat. Saturday. -May* 6 . 1008 xm. Carechivnf 6; Men's ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 xm. "This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me ' (Luke 22:19 NIV) Come share in the weekly Holy­ Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that wc may know His will and walk in His ways. We arc located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized chntfians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. GIRL, Abigayl Maree. bom at Spectrum Hospital on March 22,2006 at 9:24 a.m. to JB and Angela Bower of Hastings. Weighing 4 lbs. 6 ozs. and 16 1/2 inches long. Retreat. Sunday. May 7 - 800 A 10:45 xm. Holy Communion; 9:30 xm. Sunday School; 12:45 p.m. Jail Worship. 600-800 p.m. High School Youth Group. Tuesday, May 9-100 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous; 6:45 p.m. The Way; 700 p.m. Education Committee. Wednesday. May 10 - 1000 a.m. Wordwatchers; 600 p.m. Stewardship Committee; 700 p.m. Holy Communion. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 xm. Sunday School 11:15 xm.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor Sunday Services - 900 xm. Traditional Worship Service; 10.00 xm. Coffee Hour. 10:10 xm. Sunday School - Preschool Through Adult: 11:20 xm. Contemporary Worship Service; 6:30 p.m. Youth Group. Nursery carc is provided for both services, and during Sunday School! Visit us online at w ww-firstrhurchhastinft nry and our web log for sermons at: hffp7/ hauwprcdpicrun hiftgkpouom/ May 4 - 8:30 xm. Women's Bible Study. May 6 - Progressive Dinner. May 18 - 6:15 xm. Men's Bible Study; 12.00 p.m. Kiwanis: Newsletter deadline! GIRL, Emma Lynn Kemp, bom Feb. 27. 200c at 9.42 p.m. to Michelle Rohrbacher of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 7 ozs and 20 inches long. Give a memorial that can go on breve! Anderson-Fischer Dave andJoEllen Anderson of Hastings are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter. Cathy Jo to Adam Quincy Fischer, son of Nick and Patti Fischer of Warsaw. Ohio. Cathy Jo is a 2001 Hastings High School graduate and a 2005 Central Michigan University graduate with a business degree in human resources. She is currently employed as the benefits administrator for Stanley Electric-US in London. Ohio. Adam will graduate from DeVry University in May 2006. A July 8. 2006 wedding is being planned and will be held in Hastings. BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout designate. Ask your Wallace-Chappelow FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings Member F.D.I.C. Come celebrate 90 years with Dolores Hall at a birthday party hosted by her children! An open house is planned for Saturday. May 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Hope United Methodist Church, located on the comer of M-79 and M-37 south of Hastings. Those who are unable to attend and wish to send a card or stop by for a visit will find Dolores at 212 West Marshall Street. No gifts, please Happy birthday. Mom. we all love you!! Ron. Judy. Christopher. Carole and Christine. of the person you WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings celebrate 90th birthday the county in the name Thin information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these lixvl businesses: SAND RIDGE BANK Delmar W. Bachert, Dowling and Gayle Ann West-Webster, Dowling. Scott Thomas Thorpe. Wayland and Faith Michele Guyon. Wayland. Mark William Flick. Plainwell and Cassie Jo Graham. Plainwell. James Dean Mathis. Middleville and Gina Marie NLmchick. Middleville. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours arc Monday-Thursday 900 a.m.-Noon and 100-300 p.m. Friday 900 xm.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 UVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 1IOO Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15, 9:30 and 11 xm. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH FREMONT - Mrs. Marjorie J. McGhan. age 80. of Fremont and formerly of Hastings and Woodland, died Monday. May 1,2006 at Transitional Health Services in Fremont. Mrs. McGhan was bom on December 17. 1925 in Barry County, the daughter of Orville and Nora (Miller) Bristol. She was married to Elton F. McGhan on April 7. 1945. Mrs. McGhan is survived by three sons, Michael McGhan of Eaton Rapids, Robert (Laurie) McGhan of Newaygo. Darryl (Diane) McGhan of Tennessee; seven grand­ children; seven great-grandchildren; brother. Lyle (Katy) Bristol of Hastings. Preceding her in death were her parents and husband Elton on September 3. 2001. Services will be held 12 noon Saturday. May 6. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home. Burial will be at Woodland Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to Transitional Health Services of Newaygo. Arrangements are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www. wren funeral-home.com). 239 E. North Street. Hidings. Phone 269-945-9414. Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday, May 4 7:00 p.m. Adventurers. Friday. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HASTINGS - Harriet E. (Cross) Meyer, age 89. of Hastings, died on Thursday. April 27. 2006 at Clark Retirement Community in Grand Rapids. She was bom on May 11. 1916 in Caledonia the daughter of Emesl and Arlie (Kinsey) Cross. Harriet graduated from Caledonia High school in 1933. then enrolled in the Blodgett School of Nursing. She was married to William Meyer in 1937. The couple resided in many areas of Michigan, moving to Hastings in 1966. Harriet’s priorities included her family and friends, music, -ind gardening. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hastings, a life member of the Caledonia Chapter #97 O.E.S. of Caledonia. United Methodist Women. Goodwill Class, Hastings Women’s Club, and coordinator for the Hastings Visually Impaired Persons. She was preceded in death by her husband. William; her parenLs; and an infant daughter. Beverly Ann Meyer. Surviving are her sons. Richard Meyer of North Muskegon. Jon Meyer of Middleville; daughter. Jean (Larry) Wesaw of Kentwood; grandson. Craig (Maryboth) Meyer of Cedar Springs; great grandson. Tyler Meyer of Cedar Springs; a brother-in-law. Archie Meyer of Florida; sistcrs-m-law. Glozella Meyer of Arizona and Judy Mahar of Florida; several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held on Monday. May 1.2006 at Clark Retirement Community Chapel in Grand Rapids. Rev. Cathy Rafferty officiating. Interment was at Lakeside Cemetery in Caledonia. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider Clark Foundation Benevolent Care. 1551 Franklin, SE. Grand Rapids. Ml 49506. Leave a memory to the family at (girrbachfuncralhome.net). Arrangements arc by the Ginbach Funeral Home in Hastings. month. A Spirit-filled church. Meeting al the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria RdNashville. Mich. 49073. Sun Praise & Worship 10:30 xm., 6:00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys & girl* ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information cal) 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 xm. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. HASTINGS - Kimberly Rae Gorte-Danks. age 45. of Hastings and formerly of Saginaw passed away Monday. April 24, 2(816 at the University of Michigan Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. Kim was bom October 26. I960 in Owosso, to Diann D. and C. Michael Gorte. Kim grew up in Bay City, and attended Bay City Central High School and then Central Michigan University. She married Edwin R. Danks !r. on July 25. 1981. Surviving besides her belov: rand. Ed. are three sons and one daughter. Daniel (Mandy) Danks. Jordan (Heidi) Danks. Charles Danks and Jennifer Danks; one grandson. Cameron Michael; her parents, Diann D. Gorte. C. Michael and Priscilla Gorte; four siblings. Krystn (Jerry) Kline. Kerry (Gordon) Williams. Stephen (Rose) Gorte. Julia (Mick Furlo) Richardson; sistersin-law and brothers-in-laws. Sharon Elliott. Catherine Dyer. Jeanette (Warren) Wyatt. Martie (Tom) Abbott. Peggy Williams, Sally (Roger) Grappin. Lee (Al) Brechtclsbauer. Joe (Enola) Danks. Skip (Mary) Williams and Ben Williams; several aunts, uncles, nieces atni nephews. Kimberly was preceded in death by her grandparents. Christian and Margaret Gorte and Donald and Clara Bronson; in-laws, Edwin R. Danks. Sr.. Robert and Thelma Williams. Kim’s family would like to express their gratitude to friends and family for their lov­ ing support and prayers; and to the medical staff at U of M for their kindness and com­ passion. “She fought the good fight." According to Kim's wishes, cremation has taken place. A celebration of her life took place Friday. April 28. 2006 at Deisler Funeral Home. 2233 Hemmeter (off State). Sr. Kay Tardiff. SC presided. In lieu of flowers, please consider memori­ als in Kim’s honor to the Amer.can Cancer Society. Please share your thoughts and memories at the funeral home or through www.deislerfuneralhome.coir. Dorothy Ames turns 95 Dorothy Ames, formerly of Nashville, will be celebrating her 95th birthday. May 11. If you would like to send her a card or stop for a visit. Her address is Thomapple Manor. 2700 Nashville Hwy.. Hastings. Ml 49058. Bill and Lisa Wallace of Hastings are pleased to announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter. Samantha Rose, to Brent David Chappclow. the son of Keith and Karen Chappclow. also of Hastings. Samantha is a vocal music student at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville. MO. Brent will be graduating from NWMSU in April with degree in jour­ nalism. The wedding is planned for June 2006. at the First Presbyterian Church of Hastings. funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 4 2006 - Page 7 Sun shines on Syrup Festival this time by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer Though there were a few rain showers Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon, there were no drifts of snow on the streets and snowmen on the festival stage and crowds of people thronged the streets of Vermontville to enjoy the food, fun and festivities of the vil­ lage's annual Maple Syrup Festival. They didn’t keeping an official tally but live Maple Valley Band Boosters said they sold "a lot" of pancake breakfasts Saturday morning and the booths of syrup producers were doing a brisk business selling maple syrup and other products made from pure Vermontville maple syrup. Vermontville Street Supervisor Monte O'Dell said that despite the fact the final layer of asphalt and the landscaping had not been completed for the village's new streetscape. ’Everything came together real smooth." for this year's event. The annual Children s Parade with the theme of "The Big Three: The Super Bowl, the Olympics and Maple Syrup." had just three entries, but everyone went home a win­ ner. All entrants received tickets for Mid­ America carnival rides, maple candy and cash prizes. Dakota and Dillon Wagner and Langdon Evans took first place and a $40 prize; Jacob and Jackie Mater earned second place and a $30 cash prize, and Josie Turpcning was awarded third place and a $20 cash prize. The Grand Parade, led by local veterans of every war since World War II. who were hon­ ored as this year's grand marshals, had more than 75 entries this year and prizes were given for first through third place for commercial and nun-commercial entries. This year’s commercial winners were: Campbell's Country Crafts, first place; The Chesaning Showboat, second place; Vermontville Hardware, third place. Non­ commercial winners were: Vermontville Junior Farmers 4-H Club, first place; Giris Scouts, second place; and Maple Valley FFA. third place. Festival visitors had an opportunity to try their hand at using a crosscut saw at the woodworking demonstration set up in front of Made Manor during the festival The Maple valley Junior High School band leads off the children's parade. Vermontville chainsaw artist Mike Meyers drives a handmade cart pulled by an African bull. 2006 Maple Syrup festival Queen Kayla Rocinguez addresses the crowd before her coronation. Members of the Maple Valley Band Boosters make fresh pancakes on the griddle. A replica ci the sheriff’s car used in the television series Mayberry RFD mae'e an appearance in the parade Wider sidewalks and blooming Bradford pear trees enhanced this year's festival. The Glen Erin Bagpipe band made its annual appearance in the Grand Parade. The Vermontville Township Fire Department’s original fire truck made an appear­ ance in the Grand Parade. Hundreds of Harley Davidson owners parked their motorcycles on Vermontville's baseball diamond and enjoyed many of the weekend's festivities. Maple Valley High School Honors Choir members Sarah Vandehoef. Tarah Yenger. Briana Bromley and Kayla Chapman sing Spirit Land from Walt Disney s The Lion King. �Page 8 - Thursday, May 4. 2006 - The Hastings Banner prime’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet at the Freight House at 7 p.m. Thursday. May 11. Members of the Clarksville Historical Society will be speak­ ing on the efforts and accomplishments of their fledgling society. The spring issue of Bonanza Bugle has been received by mem­ bers. The business meeting will include vot­ ing on the dues for the coming year and elec­ tion of three directors. Officers will be elect­ ed at a later date by the board of directors. Refreshments will be served. The public is welcome. The rummage sale held by the Historical Society April 28 and 29 was successful. Membership in the society includes being on the mailing list for the Bonanza Bugle four times each year. Pam Swiler has resigned as editor after several years. The next venture of the LOAHS is the Plant Sale on May 13. This year will feature plants and perennials shared by members of the Garden Club and others. Exchange plants or give a donation. The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday. May 13. The program will be on the Wilkinson rural school. The beef stew dinner held recently by ICGS was a success. Members staff the research room on Saturday and Sunday open houses at the end of each month and from 3 to 7 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. Cali Robin Michaelski tor tickets to the Mother-Daughter brunch al the Freight house Saturday. May 6. There will be tasty food served and a style show with young models. More season chasers are home. In the latest group are Ed and Donnie Leak. Don and Janet King of Morrison Lake. Barbara Waring. Bon and Dons Huyck. The trees arc nearly full of leaves. Rhubarb is > owing enough to be plucked for those seas nal yummy desserts. The Fret Not conce.t Sunday evening was well attended at Central United Methodist Lose ‘other man' Lakewood High School senior Amanda French, daughter of Peter and Lori French, was one of the winning artists in the VFW Voice of Democracy contest. Church. Dick Nelson and Amanda Wells were directors. Singers were Chelsea Bickford. Amanda French. Lindsey Hemming. Julie K’ynstra. Karl Klynstra. Laura Lynch and Amanda Wells. Band members were Andy Perris. Richard Nelson. Matt Scoby. Kallie Walker. Heather Wortlcy and Amanda Wells. The text of the songs was projected on a screen so the audience could follow the mes­ sage. There were solo numbers, duets and full chorus. Refreshments were served in Fellowship Hall after the performance. Julie Nelson served as manager for the group. All Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur, M.D. * • 1005 West Green Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 Telephone: 269 945 2 119 Internal Medicine SHIN SPLINTS I'm starting an exercise program but now find it painful to run because of shin splints. What are these and can anything be done about them? Although shin splints are one of the most common running injuries, they can also be caused by other activities that involve repeated impact on your feet on hard surfaces such as tennis, dancing or aerobics. People have used the term "shin splints" for a wide variety of exercise related lower leg pains but it actually refers only to pain along the front of your lower leg It results from an injury to that bone (the tibia) and the connective tissue that attach the muscles of the lower leg to the tibia. You may notice not only tenderness but swelling along the inner part of your lower leg. The pain may initially stop when you stop exercising but may eventually turn into a continuous ache. Some of the sources of injury other than repeated impacts on hard surfaces include training too hard, too fast and too long. Sometimes running on uneven surfaces can be a problem as well as running in worn-out footwear. Preventing shin splints can be accomplished by wearing footwear designed for your sport and replacing them when they are worn. Considering shoe inserts may also help especit:., those with flat feet to disperse the impact on your legs. Cross training with other sports that place less impact on your shins such as swimming or bicycling can also help. Strength training to build muscles also helps to prevent injuries. For the pain that is already there, resting, icing, compression and elevation are the four self care items that may help. Resting does not imply avoiding physical activity altogether but rather reducing duration, frequency and avoiding high impact activities. Ice packs used for several days after an injury for 15 minutes several times a day can help control pain and swelling. Compression with an elastic bandage can also help control symptoms Elevation of the injured area especially at night helps to drain excess fluid. Over the counter pain medications will also go a long way to getting you back on your feet quickly. See your doctor if any unusual symptoms develop or recovery is slow. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board ot Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings Contact Casey Chaney, a home-schooler, holds a bond and certificate after being named the top winner in the VFW “Voice of Democracy" essay contest. The win­ ners in different categories were announced at a dinner April 25 at the post home. the members wore shirts in a variety of col­ ors, but with the Fret Not logo. James Eldridge of Clarksville is in the southwest in an intensive training program for the Border Patrol. A former college campus was purchased by the federal government for training purposes. It is used Ly the FBI. Bureau of Indian Affairs. U. S. Apartment of Agriculture and other federal law enforce­ ment agencies, including advanced and instructor training for the Border Patrol. The 2.540-acrc campus of the former college has allowed these agencies to have their training concentrated m one spot. The all new Border Patrol agents must complete the rigorous 19 week basic training -course. which includes classes in immigration and nationality laws, anti drug wars, criminal law. behavioral sci­ ence. intensive Spanish language. Border Patrol operations, care and use of firearms., physical training, self-defense, arrest tech­ niques and pursuit driving. The academy also provides anti-terrorism training, including radiation detection, inspection techniques, and advanced Border Patrol training. The academy now has a new 286-bed dormitory and cafeteria. In the future there will be an aquatic center, expansion of phys ed training facilities, another smaller dormitory, and a new language arts building. The southeastern New Mexico desert location provides a dis­ tinct advantage, an ideal learning laboratory. The first class of agent recruits came in October 2004. The patrol is charged with pro­ tecting the 6,000 plus miles of international border between the points of entry with Mexico and Canada. Eldridge's prior experience includes time in The U. S. Marines after his 1988 graduation from Lakewood High School. He was attached to the air wing during Operation Desert Storm and spent several months in Saudi Arabia. His unit was the third unit to be sent to Arabia. He is now a member of the Naval Reserves and his Sea Bee unit has been preparing for the last year to be activated. He left on Easter Sunday for Tucson. Ariz... for three days of orientation with the patrol. His parents are William and Terri Slade. Eddie and Mary Ann Eldridge of Berlin Township. He and his wife have four young children. The forsythia bushes and flowering quince are beginning to fade. When one drove south on Martin Road approaching Brown Road, it appeared there was a huge yellow bush in the comer of the lawn. Instead if was a hedge of bushes of the same variety. It was really showy... Jeremy and Carrie Johnson on North Fourth Avenue arc getting new green siding on their house as well as new soffits to followall new windows. This house had been home to five genera­ tions of the Baker family and then the Thompsons. Jeremy is from Iron Mountain and Carrie is from Pewamo. He is employed at Ionia. The Kalamazoo College magazine LuxEsto in its spring issue included on its “In Memory” page a paragraph about BetsyHoort. Class of 2006. Dear Annie: I am 45 years old. married for 15 years, with three children. Last summer. 1 discovered that my wife was having an affair with another man. She immediately ended it. Since then, we've had couples counseling to work through what led to the affair and how to deal with the aftermath. We have made great progress and are closer now than before. Here is the problem. My wife still works in the same office as the "Other Man." In fact, their cubicles are adjacent, and they continue to co-manage projects. My wife assures me they hne no contact besides what is neces­ sary fcr business, and I have no doubt that she is sincere. But from the beginning. I have made it clear that 1 am uncomfortable with her work arrangement and 1 want there to be a permanent, physical separation between the two of them. For a lime, we thought that he might change jobs, but those hopes have faded. Wc have spoken often about her working else­ where. She is hesitant to do so because of the perks and salary of her current position. Still, she told me that she wants to "do the right thing" and has promised to leave. Eight months have passed, and she has made little or no effort to find a new job. Whenever 1 broach the subject, she gets tense and resentful. She thinks I am trying to pun­ ish her. but I can't bear the thought of the two of them maintaining a relationship, even a professional one. Am I being unreasonable? - Looking for a Fresh Start Dear Looking: Often, one of the conditions of getting past an affair is giving up contact with the other person. Of course, it requires more effort when it also entails giving up a job. but your marriage should be worth it. Your wife no doubt believes she can handle this, but staying close to this man will eat away at whatever fragile trust there is between you. Go back to your counselor and sort it out. Bikini bruhaha Dear Annie: Now that swimsuit season is almost here. I am asking that you reconsiier the advice you gave to the woman whose friend neglected to remove her bikini hair before attending a pool party. I also have a lol of hair, and lhe inevitable irritation and discomfort that follows any means of hair removal from that sensitive area has caused me to give up any attempt to do so. Do I want people to look at my netherregions? Of course not. But conforming to society's expectations of hairless women sim­ ply isn't worth the pain and itching that fol­ lows. My friends still invite me to their pool sanies because they value my company more than the appearance of my thighs. We laugh about it. - Bushy in a Bikini Dear Bikini: If your friends don’t mind, we certainly don’t. But we are not going to tell others that they are wrong to feel uncomfort­ able. Viewing bikini hair is. for some, intensely intimate and seems like an invasion of personal space. Women who find it uncom­ fortable to shave, wax or use depilatories, but still want to cover up, can wear swimsuits with skirts or shorts attached. It solves the problem and can be flattering as well. Mom's school daze Dear Annie: My heart connected with "Worried Mom." whose 14-year-old daughter was hanging out with lhe wrong crowd. I have two teenage girls. Talking and taking away privileges worked for my now-18-yearold. However, it's not working for my 15year-old. I have tried everything, and she still is gravitating toward the not-so-good kids. In desperation. I have decided to go to school with her for a day. On Friday of next week I have made an appointment to be her b wldy at school. She is not too happy about it. but I refuse to lose my child to this scary world and will do whatever it takes to guide her. Mama Trauma in California Dear Mama: An interesting approach. Let us know what happens. Long lost love Dear Annie: I want to respond to "Done." the never-married. 42-year-old academic woman who thinks love has passed her by. For five years after my divorce. I felt the same way. I decided this was a great time to do all the things I was too scared or never had the time to do. So I took a graduate course, jumped out of a plane, acted in community theater, traveled to Europe alone, ran my first 5K. and went solo camping and rock climb­ ing. I talked to God and read articles to help me deal with personal issues (Oprah's maga­ zine was a godsend) I learned I was my own good company. Two months later. I finally had the confi­ dence to tty online dating. Guess what? I met the most wonderful man. It took me until I was 42 to leam how to feel worthy enough to be loved by a good person. "Done" has a lot of work to do to heal her­ self. but there is beauty down the road. 1 wish her the best and I’ll pray for her. - Virginia Beach. Va. Dear Virginia Beach: That letter really res­ onated with our readers. They wanted "Done" to know that they have been in her shoes and they are thinking of her. Here is a small sam­ pling of our mail: From Louisville. Ky.: The best way to feel lovable is to love others. There arc struggling children who need mentors, terminally ill patients who need a hand to hold, and lonely elderly folks with stories to share. If "Done" looks to the needs of others, she’ll have less lime to dwell on her own. Kelowna. Canada: I wonder if "Done" is taking medication for what she describes as "low-level depression." Anti-depressants have changed a lot over the years, and the first one a person tries may not be the best. I am now using a combination of two anti­ depressants and have never felt better. Chicago Doctor There is a medical condi­ tion called "dysthymic disorder," which affects mostly unmarried women younger than 64 and is characterized by a depressed mood that lasts most of the day and is present for at least two years. If she doesn't receive proper treatment, including psychotherapy and medication, she won't feel any better, regardless of how much counseling she gets. Midwest: I'm a 44-year-old divorced female engineer. I have few close friends and date rarely. But I take great satisfaction from my carter and have lots of hobbies and activ­ ities. I have a positive attitude not because 1 try to, but because I'm content with myself and that spills over into every part of my life. People who think poorly of themsclvet will attract others who are unhnppy. And it she’s desperate for love, it will be a giant red flag. Semora. N.C.: I am an 82-year-oW male former academic who has never been happier. The world does not owe you happiness, but it opens to you the means to happiness when you adjust your outlook. Be grateful for life, health, education, a profession, a world t»f opportunity. Take up some form of regular exercise. Move to where you can be in tune with nature's rhythms. Leam new life skills. Practice an art or craft and make something beautiful. Give back to the planet and the community. Giving can make you rich. Ohio: She should volunteer at a children's hospital or nursing home. And in so doing, she may find someone who shares her inter­ ests and with whom she can be a real friend. Southern Illinois: That letter touched me deeply. Within the past year. I lost my boyfriend of 10 months and a job that had seemed promising. I would urge "Done" to get involved in positive activities such as community or worship services. Taking up a sport or hobby or joining a club would be good. too. And don't overlook support groups. Life often hands us a raw deal, but we arc responsible for creating our own happiness. If we don't like lhe direction in which our lives arc traveling, we have to turn the steering wheel. Don't give up. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxtBcomcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at wwwxreators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. mas'*! PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. May 4. 2006 — Page 9 From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN Barry County in the Great Depression of Edward Jones and Co. By Esther Walton Recession, depression, panic, boom. bust, bubble, crash arc some of the words used to describe economic conditions. The term "depression” is used to describe a prolonged period of severe economic stagnation. Untold volumes have been written describ­ ing the causes, and socio-economic effects of the Great Depression of the 1930s. Historians frequently state the recession began when the stock market crashed Tuesday, Oct 29. 1929. abruptly ending the speculative excesses of the "Roaring Twenties." They often refer to that Oct. 29 as "Black Tuesday” because this is the day the stock market lost 40 percent of its value. It took a number of months before the full effects of the recession filtered down and affected rhe lives of the average family in Barry County. The economic effects of the Great Depression lingered throughout the 1930s and ended in 1939 with the onset of World War II. This was the longest depression in our country’s history. By 1932, conditions al) over the country had worsened considerably. Unemployment increased dramatically. People defaulted on their mortgages and banks began to close. Whenever a bank became insolvent, its depos­ itors lost everything since there was no such thing as deposit insurance in those days. Depositors lost faith in bank* and began mak­ ing runs on banks to withdraw savings. Shortly after taking office in 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a "Bank Holiday” to give banks time to assess their liquidity and reorganize. Insolvent banks were then taken over by Lhe federal government. As unemployment increased more and more people defaulted on their mortgages and lost their property. Banks that foreclosed on prop­ erties couldn’t recoup their capital because no one had cash with which to make down pay­ ments on their repossessed properties. This circumstance greatly deflated the market value of real estate al! over the country. 'fhe depression was felt throughout Barry County in different ways. At one time more than 1.200 heads of households were unem­ ployed and this was at a time when our popu­ lation was less than half of what it is today. Property tax delinquencies reached 21 per­ cent. which diminished local operating rev­ enues. As demand for goods decreased many businesses and industries retrenched, often reducing the number of their employees as well as their hours. Eventually, many businesses declared bank­ ruptcy and had to close their doors. Schools cut back salaries and services, and sometimes issuing script to meet payrolls. Many fanners lost their farms and those who survived didn't have much cash and often restored to barter­ ing with merchants and professional people for the services and goods they needed. The Parker Hotel, located on the site of the present day theater on State Street, closed its doors for several months. The Hastings Table Company was sold and the business was moved to Grand Rapids. The Wool Boot Factory was closed and eventually razed. From 1932 through 1935, the Barry County fairs were cancelled. An association of parents and teachers col­ lected used clothing and established t clothing bank for children. Besides this, they made weekly visits to needy families to be sure that they had enough food in the house ary< coal to keep them. Collecting enough shoes to fill the need was an ongoing problem because unlike clothing, people wore their shoes until they were completely worn out. Area 4-H clubs organized and provided hot dishes at noon in rural schools for these that needed them. In the early 1930s. a group of volunteers organized a welfare association with the idea of making sure each child got a hot meal every day. In 1934, the county assumed the manage­ ment of this organization and renamed it the Barry County Welfare Department. Its many volunteers continued helping just as they had before. It was reported on July 18, 1934, that Barry County had 548 active cases on welfare. One out of eight households in Barry County was dependent on welfare. This 548 number of course did not reflect the true number of peo­ ple on assistance because the number of fami­ ly members in each household wasn't count­ ed. Despite widespread despair, positive things did happen during the 1930s. One of the biggest changes was the consolidation of the rural schools. Though consolidation had been proposed in 1920. it did not gain public acceptance until the 1930s. With financial help from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Hastings began construction of Central Elementary School in 1930 and completed it in 193). In 1932. Middleville became the first Barry County consolidated school system. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation helped finance a new high school there too as town­ ships began giving up their cherished multi­ graded one room schools and sending their kids to town. Consolidation took many years and wasn't completed until 1967. Transportation also changed during the 1930s. The main streets in the business district of Hastings were already paved with brick by 1930 but the rest of city streets, county anil slate roads such as M-43. M-37. M-79 and M- 66 were graveled. The Works Progress Administration |W,P.A.|. a federal program established in 1936. upgraded several state highways in Barry County. The Barry County Road Commission undertooK improvement of 167 miles of gravel roads during this time. In the early 1930s. a common mode of trav­ el was by train. The depression eventually took a toll on local railroad service, too. The Pere Marquette Railroad discontinued service to Freeport and the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw [C.K.&S.j cui back service from Hastings to Woodbury. A few years later, the C.K-&S. service was discontinued altoget'ier. Partially influenced by decreased rail service the United States Post Office Department began consolidating some rural post offices in Barry County while abolishing others. Barry County was serviced by a robust bus system during the late 20s. 30s and 40s. Hastings was a hub of this system, since M-37 and M-43 intersected here. Buses serviced passengers traveling between Lansing and Kalamazoo. Battle Creek and Grand Rapids. For many years the bus station was located at the Trio Cafe on the southwest comer of Michigan Avenue and State Street. The Trio was owned and operated by the Karmes fami­ ly. It was not unusual for several buses to be parked on Michigan Avenue loading and unloading at the same time. Farmers sometimes peddled their produce house »o house, but the Farmers Market down­ town was a more popular venue. The Farmers Market was located in what is now the large parking lot directly behind Bosley’s Pharmacy. The west edge of this lot was lined with individual tarp covered booths. During the summer and fall months it was open six days a week including Wednesday and Saturday nights. Farmers sometimes bartered their produce for needed goods or services with doctors and merchants for chickens, eggs. dill, apple cider, potatoes, honey, maple syrup, homemade bread. cookies, fruit and vegetables. The Hinch Pickle factory located on east State Street along the railroad tracks bought cucumbers and cabbages from farmers. Harvesting these crops provided seasonal employment for many young people who were paid in hard cash according to how much they picked. In December 1931. J.C. Penneys opened a store on State Street in downtown Hastings. Penney’s was the first national clothing chain to open in Hastings. In addition Armbruster’s Kist ice cream and soft drink company locat­ ed in the First Ward opened a store on State Street featuring a soda fountain and booths. It soon became a very popular place especially with young people. Dr. Adrounie. father of V. Harry Adrounie built a store building on the west side of south Jefferson Street to the 100 block. A large Montgomery Ward outlet, with headquarters in Chicago, was the first business to occupy the site. Some manufacturing businesses such as the Hastings Manufacturing Company expanded during the decade. The Royal Coach Company, which manufacture^ recreational trailers, was established by lhe Gonyou fami­ ly taking over the site of the old table compa­ ny The government proposed an old age pen­ sion plan to be financed by a S2 “head tax” on everyone over the age of 21. This idea proved to be unpopular and was abandoned after it was determined there was not enough people over the age of 21 to pay for it. Subsequently in 1936. the Social Security Act, as we know it now. was passed. A federal program called the Civilian Conservation Corp was established in 1933. The CCC required unemployed men and took on various projects. One project the CCC took on in Barry County was road improvement Perhaps its best known project was the devel­ opment of the large recreational area in Yankee Springs. The government had systematically bought up the sub-marginal farms in the area and relo­ cated residents elsewhere. The CCC was used to develop the area into what is now known as the Yankee Springs Recreational Area. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation headquar­ tered in Bartle Creek chose Barry County for a pilot children’s he? d; program. This pro­ gram continued under the auspices of the Kellogg Foundation for several years then was integrated in a State of Michigan program now known as the Barry County District Health Department. In combination with their health program W.K. Kellogg constructed three beautiful camps: Clear Lake. St. Mary's Lake and at Pine Lake. When not servicing children they were used for adult training pro­ grams. We've barely touched on a few topics and events related to the Great Depression. We've not mentioned the important role that church­ es played or the contributions of the many social and fraternal organizations. One thing that stands out when reviewing the Great Depression years is that the community recog­ nized that it had to come together if it was to survive. Everyone recognized that we were in a seriou* situation. Those who were fortunate enough to have something learned the joy of sharing with his brother or sister.. Pension in Trouble? Take Steps to Replace Income In recent months, some well-known com­ panies - including Verizon, Lockheed Martin. Motorola and IBM - have "frozen* their pen­ sion plans. If your company freezes its plan or if you think it might do so in the future you'll want to start thinking now of how to replace the potential lost income during your retirement years. When a company free*cs its pension plan, contributions or additional benefits will be discontinued during the freeze. Additional benefits typically would have increased each year of continued employment. Generally, when you retire or if you become disabled and can no longer work, for example, distri­ butions will be paid to you based on your plan's distribution options. Companies that freeze their pension plans may replace them with 401(k) plans, a move that gives you both opportunities and respon­ sibilities. N«w. you must determine how much you need to save in your retirement plan. That means you need to calculate your retirement income needs and determine bow much you might need from your 401 (k). Also, you must choose the right mix of available investments within your 401(k) to STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp. Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Dow Chemical Co ExxonMobil Family Dollar Stores First Financial Banrvp Ford Motor Co. General Motors Ind Bus. Machine JCPameyCo. Johnson 4 Johnson Kellogg Co. McDonald s Corp Pfizer Inc. Semco Energyseals Hotdog Sears HoW-ng Spartan Motors TCF Financial Wal-Mart Stores Gold Silver Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE 2616 4520 1329 4224 54 41 41.80 64 67 24.87 15.91 6.91 2321 82.42 65 54 5867 46.15 34.41 25.18 5.50 14121 14.10 26.58 46.16 $668.80 $14.35 11.416.45 1.7B +.56 ♦257 -.02 +.89 -2.41 +.60 +.72 -.08 -.02 -.07 +1.80 ■25 +1.02 +.46 +1.60 +.56 +.46 +.18 -1.13 +2.92 +.43 ♦53 +538.30 +51.81 +13320 — help meet your retirement goals, given your individual risk tolerance and time horizon. As time goes on. and your situation changes, may need to periodically adjust your investment mix. as well. To manage your 401 (k) correctly, you may want to work with a qualified investment pro­ fessional - because, as you can see, there's a lot at stake. Roth 401(kl May Be Available If your company moves from a pension plan to a 401(k), it may also provide you with lhe option of putting some of your money into the new Roth 40l(k). Using the Roth feature in your 401 (k) allows you to contribute after­ tax dollars, which means you pay taxes on your contributions right away. Although dis­ tributions of Roth 401(k) contributions are always tax free, distributions must meet a triggering event such as retirement, disability or death. Earnings also can be tax free once you reach age 59 1/2 and have had the Roth 401 (k) for five years. This tax-free feature can be quite valuable in helping you build resources for retirement. Other Income-Building Possibilities Apart from actively managing your 401(k). you have other options to help replace some of the income you might lose from the freez­ ing of your pension plan. Here are some pos­ sibilities: • Contribute to your IRA - Try to fully fund your Roth or Traditional IRA. both of which offer tax-advantaged savings and an almost unlimited array of investment possibilities. • Purchase an annuity - If you can afford it you might want to purchase a fixed annuity, which offers tax-deferred growth of earnings and can be set up to provide you with a life time income stream. * Take Social Security earlier - If your pen­ sion had not been frozen, you might have pre­ ferred to start taking Social Security at your "full" retirement age, which can be anywb-.-re from 65 *o 67. Now, however, you might .red to start collecting your checks at age 62. Your monthly payments will be smaller than if j«ou loss of what you once counted on. This entire site Copyright © 2006 Edward Jones Thanks to you... 648$43 lbs. of food were delivered to our residents through the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. That’s what mat­ ters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center had waited, but tf you need the money. there for you. • Adjust your investmen. portfolio - With the help of an investment professional, you might want to restructure your portfolio to provide you with more income during your retirement years. Don't Get Frozen Out Clearly, it can be upsetting to see your pen­ sion frozen. But by managing your 401(k) wisely, and by considering the other steps mentioned above, you may be able to attain sufi .cient retirement income to overcome the SHARING IMPORTANT HEALTH NEWS AND INFORMATION WITH OUR COMMUNITIES Free Organ Donation Presentation The Pennock Hospital Ethics Committee will sponsor a free community education panel to discuss “The Gift of Life” organ donation. There will be a discussion panel that includes an organ recipient, an organ transplant team physician, a local clergy member and a Pennock physician. Community members are encouraged to come and leam. listen and take part in this valuable and educational discussion! What: When: Where: Why: Community Education Panel May 11, at 6:00 p.m. The Conference Center at Pennock Hospital For Education and Refreshments! Call (269) 948-3125 for more information 1009 W. Green St. • Hastings • (269) 945-3451 • www.pennockhealth.com �Page 10 - Thursday. May 4. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in Depot lair ©(to, plc ■■■■jijrtL the conditions of a mortgage made by Lanny Blankenship and Kassi S Blankenship, husband and wife, to Option Ono Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 23. 2004 ar<d recorded August 30. 2004 in Instrument Number 1133231. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank. National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2005-HE1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2005-HE 1 by assignment There is claimed 222 West Apple Street Hasttngs. Ml 49058 Facing a Bankruptcy .Divorce . Custody Dispute ? Protect your interests! Call Kathryn M. Russell today 269-945-4243 to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Bang this Ad and receive a free consultation. (Coupon expires 6/2/2006) Hundred Three Thousard Five Hund:ed EightyFhre and 78/100 Dollars ($103,585 78) including nscou? interest at9.50* per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some par of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 00 p m on MAY 25 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Hope. Barry County, Michigan, and are described City of Hastings Position Available: Operator 2 - Department of Public Services as: Hope Township, Section 9. Town 2 North. Hange9 West, part of the Southwest one-quarter commencing North 00 degrees 03 minutes 50 sec­ onds East 1936 06 feet from the South one-quarter, (hence West 198 feet; thence North 00 degrees 03 minutes 50 seconds East 220 'eet; thence East 198 The City of Hastings Department of Public Service', is accepting applications for one (1) full time position. Applications will be accepted until Friday. May 19, 2006 at 5:00 p.m. feet; thence Souu’OO d-qrees 03 minutes West 220 feet to the Place of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort­ Duties for the Operator 2 in the Public Services Department include manual and semi-skilled tasks rela'ed to the operation, maintenance, and repair of the City of Hastings public works facili­ ties and infrastructure. A high school diploma or GED and Commercial Drivers License valid in the State of Michigan with a *B' endorsement and air brakes are required. One year of related experience is preferred. gagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. Dated: April 27.2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Beginning wage rale for this position is $1057 per hour. A good fringe benefit package is also provided. Application and full job description is available upon request at City of Hastings. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Questions regarding this position should be directed to Tim Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Cirrbach. Director of Public Services. 269-945-2468. Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 2213078 Tim Cirrbach 7750196?______________________________ Director of Public Services rno’“ AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been mecte in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Fernando Crespo-O'Neill, married and Tara Crespo-Oneill. married of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Consumers Mortgage LLC dated the 18th day of December. A.D. 2001. and recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds, tor the County of Barry and State of Micmyan. on the 3rd day of January. A.D. 2002, in Instrument 1072346 ot Barry Records, and now held by Mesne assignments by Flagstar Bank. FSB. by an assign­ ment dated the 24th day of December. AD. 2011. and recorded the 26th Day of April. AD. 2002. tn Instrument s 1079511. Barry county Recoros and subsequently amended by Loan Modification Agreement, dated the 15th day of August. A D. 2002 and recorded the 11th day of September AD.. 2002 Instrument #1087227, Barry County Records, on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due, at the date of this notice, tor principal of $111,371.41 one hundred eleven thousand, three hundred sev­ enty one dollars and forty one cents) plus accrued interest at 8.25% (eight point two five) percent per annum And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 25th day of May. .0.. 2006. at 1.00 o'clock said mortgage win bo toredosed by a sate at public auction, to the highest biOder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises desenbed in said mortgage. Which said premises are desenbed as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Maple Grove Township, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 23. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST SURVEYED BOUNDARY OF SAID PAR­ CEL DESCRIBED AS, COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION. 385.25 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST CONTINUING ALONG SAID WEST LINE 385 25 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THF SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. 330.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 47 MIN­ UTES 05 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SAID WEST LIN. 385 25 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID SOUTH LINE. 330.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING Commonly known as: 7807 Guy Road Tax ID 08-10-023-000-087-00 The redemption period shall be six months from ♦he date of such sale, unless de^armined aban­ doned In accordance with 1948C- 500.3241a, in which case the redemption period .shall ba 30 days from the date ot such sate. Dated: April 20. 2006 '"f ''r> City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO . ‘..PA By: Daraal E. Bas.. (P-58501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co.. L.P.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR #05195840 Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday. May 16. 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. 77S01MI Hastings. Michigan 49058. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Zoning Board of Appeals to hear comments and make a determination on a variance request by owner B&R Oil Company. 1021 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. The applicant has requested a variance from Section 90-529 (2) (bl of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances, that if granted, will allow the construction of an accessory building closer to the side yard set­ back than the minimum ten feet. Legal descri.ition of said property is: COMMENCING AT THE CEN W. STATE ST. AT PT 10085 FT. E OF W 1/8 LINE OF THE NW 1/4 SEC. 183N-8W. TH E IN THE CEN W. STATE ST. TO PT 70 FT. W OF THE N & S 1/4 LINE SD SEC. 18. TH N PAR­ ALLEL WITH SAID 1/4 UNE TO THE OLD R.R. R/W TO A PT DUE N OF BEG. TH S TO BEG. OF TRACT A Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Requests for information and/or minutes of said heari'ig should be directed to NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF BARRY COUNTY SEPTAGE WASTE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 451 of 1994, as amended, the Barry County Board of Commissioners adopted a County Septage Waste Disposal Ordinance. The above named ordinance becomes effective thirty days after notice is given. A cop)- of this ordinance is available at the Barry County Clerks Office. the Hastings City Clerk at the same address. 220 W. State St. Hastings. Michigan between the hours of 8:00 am The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to Hastings City and 5:00 pm. Monday through Friday. Clerk (telephone number 269-945-24681 or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. Clare Tripp. Chairperson Thomas E. Emery Bany County Board of Commissioners Debbie S. Smith. Clerk REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ENGINEERING SERVICES - EAST STATE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION the conditions of a mortgage made by Neva M Fish, a single woman, original mortgagors), to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated October 8. 2002. and recoded on November 13. 2002 in instrument 1091425. in Bany county records. Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust. Series 2003-2 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Sixteen And 10/100 Dollars ($111.51610). including interest at 9.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wM be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ot them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings a 1 :00 PM. on May 25. 2006 Sate premises are s-fuated m City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH ANC SOUTH 1/4 LINE SECTION 28. TOWN Z NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST. 1985 04 FEET FROM THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SEC­ TION 28. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 40 MIN­ UTES 26 SECONDS EAST 61 59 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST 502 99 FEET. THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 394.12 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 69 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST. 477 09 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 F THS SOUTH­ EAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28; THENCE SOUTH 00 DECREES 01 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST 126.33 FEET ALONG SAID EAST LINE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 26 SECONDS WEST 1266 12 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28 TO THE POINT OF BEGIN­ NING. TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO A PRI­ VATE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS. EGRESS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES PURPOSES. TO BE USED IN COMMON WITH OTHERS. 66 FEET WIDE. 33 FEET EACH SIDE OF A CFNTERLINE DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1/4 UNE OF SECTION 28. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST. 19E5 04 FEET FROM THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 28 THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST 61 59 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SAID DESCRIBED CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST :Z»2 99 ^EET; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 394 12 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 69 DEGREES 19 MINUTES IB SECONDS EAST. 477.09 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28. AND THE END Cc SAID DESCRIBED CEN­ TERLINE THE SIDE LINCS OF SAID EASEMENT TO BE LENGTHENED OR SHORTENED AS APPROPRIATE TO TERMINATE AT TF’E SOUTH LINE AND AT THE EAST LINE OF THE 6ORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1OF SAID SECTION 28 ALSO THE F IGH •’OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM STARR SCHOOL ROAD TO THE ABOVE DEtCRIBED PROPERTY ACROSS THAT PORTION OF LAND □ESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING 860 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER DF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2fl. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANG* fi WEST. THENCE EAST 660 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 33 FEET; THENCE EAST 3300 FEET; THENCE NORTH 33 FEET; THENCE WEST 3.267 FEET; THENCE NORTH 33 FEET. THENCE WEST 693 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 33 FEET TO PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated Aonl 27. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC H 248.593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. MW>.gan 48025-5822 Fite F090470F01 City of Hastings City of Hastings Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This eate may he rescinded by the foreclosing mortgage. In that event, your damages, tf any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Defauh has been made m NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday. May 16.2006 at 7.-00 p m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. The City of Hastings has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for professional engineering services for the design, construction staking, construction inspection, and coordination of materials testing of East The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Zoning Board of State Road reconstruction from the cast Hastings City limits to Hanover Street. Proposed construction will consist of curb and gutter and resurfacing from Hanover to Wilson Avenue, reconstruction of the Butler Appeals to hear comments and make a determination on a variance request by owner Brian Roderick. 603 West Clinton Street. Hastings. Creek crossing, complete reconstruction from Wilson Avenue io the East City limits, including curb and Michigan 49058. Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold three gutter, sidewalk, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, and water »nain improvements, and bituminous asphalt public hearings on Monday. May 8. 2006 at 730 PM in the Council The applicant has requested a variance from Section 90171(A)(1) paving. CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances, that if granted, will allow Copies of the RFP are available at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. MI 49058. Consultants requiring additional information or clarification relative to the RFP may direct inquires to Mr. the construction of a building addition to increase the extent of a Tim Ginbach at 1269) 945 2468. does not conform to the setback standards of the Ordinance. nonconforming building in such a manner that the extension itself Chambers, second floor of City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of the Public Hearings is for City Council to hear com­ ments and make a determination on the establishment of a final assessment roll for each of the following special assessment districts: Proposals may be mailed or personally delivered to the Citv of Hastings. ATTN: Clerk/Trtasurer. IListings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Proposili mast be received no later than 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, Jane 1, 3006 at which time they shall be opened and publicly read aloud. Legal description of said property is: 1. Sanitary sewer extension on S. Dibble St. from East South Street to the north plat line of Southeastern Village fl. LOT 1193 OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS. FORMERLY VILLAGE OF HASTINGS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PUT THEREOF. 2. Curb, gutter, paving, and storm sewer improvements on S. Dibble St from East South Street to the north plat line of Southeastern Respondents shall submit three(3) copies of their Proposals and shall provide clear written notice in the Proposal tf there is any intent to make any exception to any requirements of the RFP. The City reserves the nght to reject any and all proposals and award the contract in a manner Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Requests for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be Village #1. 3. Sanitary sewer extension on S. Jefferson St. near the south City limits. directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address. deemed to be in its own best interest, price and other factors considered. Perspective bidders shall be The City will provide necessary reasonable aid and services to dis­ required to provide satisfactory evidence of successful completion ot’ work similar to that contained within abled persons wishing to attend these hearings upon sewn days the RFP to be considered eligible to perform this work. All proposals shall be clearly marked on the outside The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 269­ of the submittal package Proposal - Engineering Services - East State Road Reconstruction. 945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings. 201 East State Street. Hastings. .Michigan 49058 Telephone 269 945 2468 or TDD call relay services 800-649-3777. Tim Cirrbach Director of Public Services Thomas E. Emery Thomas E. Emery City Clerk 77501882 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 4. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE DEFAULT having been made in the conditions ol a certain Mortgage made by CRAIG J SWANSON Trustee of the Craig J. Swanson Truyt under a Trust Agreement dated March 24.1995. tv SAND RIDGE BANK Formerly NATIONAL BANK OF HASTINGS dated September 24. 1997. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Bany. and State of Michigan, on September 25, 1997. Document number 1002021. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the late of this notice, for principal and interest, the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand. One Hundred Thirty-Three and 97/00s ($76,133 97) Dollars, and no proceed­ ings having been instituted to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any pan thereof, whereby the power of sale contained in said Mortgage has become operative; NOW THEREFORE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sate contained in said Mortgage and in pursuance ot the statute in such case made and provided, the said Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Courthouse tn the City of Hastings and County ol Barry, Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court in and for said County, on Thursday. May 11. 2006. at 1XX) o'clock in the afternoon of said day. and said premises will be sold to pay the amou it so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with 6.875 percent interest, legal costs. Attorney’s fees and a'so any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee does pay on or prior to the dale of said sate; which premises are described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wtt: Lot 6 of the Assessors Plat Number 1 of the Village ol NashviHe. according to the recorded plat thereof. Redemption Period under Michigan Law (MCLA) 600.3240) s 6 month* The penod of redemption will be six months from the date o' sale. Dated April 3. 2006 SAND RIDGE BANK. Mortgagee By: ROBERT L BYINGTON P27621 DEPOT LAW OFFICE. PLC 222 West Apple Street Hastings. Michigan 49056-0248 maim Robert A. Tremain & Aaaoclatse, P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for tbet purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by DAVID LEINAAR AND LOY LEINAAR. HUSBAND AND WIFE to TIMOTHY BAKER. A MARRIED MAN. Mortgagee, dated December 20.2004, and record­ ed on January 05.2005, as Instrument No. 1139702. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005-CB3. WITHOUT RECOURSE by an assignment dated January 05, 2005. and recorded on September 07. 2005. as Instrument No 1152367 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed tn be due at the date hereof the sum of two hundred four thousand four hundred thirty four and 5/100 Dollars ($204.434 51). including interest at 8.000% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1W PM on May 18. 2006. Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARRY County. Michigan and are desenbed as: LOT 7 OF HINEWOOO PLAT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORD­ ED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 69 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. DATED: April 20 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-3616 ATTORNEY FOR: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCI­ ATION. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-BAS MORT­ GAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2C05-CB3. WITHOUT RECOURSE Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Foracloeure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if teiy, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven R. Ingram, an unmarried man. onginal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successor and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 12. 2005. and recorded on May 19. 2005 in Liber 2836 on Page 418. tn Allegan county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis (FKA Union Federal Savings Bank of Indianapolis) as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at tt.e date hereof the sum of N.oety-Seven Thousand Eighty-Six And 22/100 Dollars ($97,086.22). includ­ ing interest at 5.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the East front entrance to the Allegan County Building in Allegan at 9 00 AM. on May 18. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Plainwell. Allegan County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot numbered one hundred forty eight (148) of Woodham s Second Addition (also known as origi­ nal plat). Village o’ Plainwell (now a city). Allegan County Michigan according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date o’ such sate, unless determined aban­ doned rr. accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: April 13. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bi ng ham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *089586F01 wn AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Terry Neymeiyer and Denise Neymeiyer and Esther M Neymeiyer. husband and wife, and a single woman. Mortgagors, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC Mortgagee, dated the 24th day of May. 2004 and recorded in lhe office of the Register of Deeds, for The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 17th day of June. 2004 in Instrument No. 1129427 of Barry County Records, said Mortgage having been assigned to Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, the sum of One Hundred Forty Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Two Dollars and 33/100 ($140,982.33). and no suit cr proceed­ ing at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan tn such case made and provided, notice ts hereby given that on the 1st day of June. 2006 at 1 o'clock pm Local Time, said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate at public auc­ tion. to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml (that rising the building where the Circuit Court for the County of Barry is held), of the premises desenbed in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.5% per annum and all legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attor­ ney lees allowed by law, and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to protect its interest in the premises Which said premises are desenbed as follows: All that certain piece or parcel o' land, including any and all struc­ tures. and homes, manufactured or otherwise, located thereon, situated in the City of Hastings. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and described as follows, to wrt: Lot 4. Block 13 of HJ Kenfield s Addition to the Village, now. City of Hastings according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 1 of Plats. Page 9 During the *;x (6) months immediately following the sate, the property may be redeemed, except that in the event that the proper­ ty is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a. the property may be redeemed durmg 30 days immediately following the sale Dated: 4/27/2006 Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee Mortgagee FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC Attorney for WeHs Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee 888 W. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-2600 ASAP# 767159 04/27/2006. 05/04/2006. 05/11/2006.05/18/2006 mow* Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect ■ debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by ROBERT S ERICKSON. DENISE L ERICKSON. HUSBAND AND WIFE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS•n* -’•ON SYSTEMS SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDFR AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. SAID LENDER IS REPUBLIC BANK. Mortgagee, dated August 31. 2004. and recorded on September 07, 2004. as Instrument No. 1133595. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred seventy three thousand three hundred ninety seven and 44/100 Dollars ($173,397 44). mefudmg interest at 6.375% per annum. WITH AN ADJUSTABLE RATE RIDER Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1:00 PM on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF IRVING. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: THAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUAR­ TER OF SECTION 26. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE NORTH ONE-QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SEC­ TION 26. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 23' 13“ WEST 1321 69 FEET ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH ONE-QUARTER LINE TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 56' 55’ EAST 402 20 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 22 42* WEST 243 00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 56' 55' WEST 402 33 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 23' 13* EAST 243 00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH ONE-QUARTER LINE TO THE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING. SUBJECT TO HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY FOR BUEHLER ROAD. THE DESCRIBED LAND ALSO INCLUDES THE MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOME AFFIXED THERETO AN MORE PARTICULARLY IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS: 2000 SKYLINE. SERIAL NUMBER D2380435NAB The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. DATED: April 27. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodv.ard Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS SOLELY AS NOMI­ NEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER'S SUCCES­ SORS AND ASSIGNS. SAID LENDER IS REPUB­ Single Man. as joint tenants with full rights of sur­ vivorship. original mortgagor(s). Io National City Mortgage Services Co, Mortgagee, dated November 20.2001. and recorded on Apnl 12. 2006 in instrument 1162995. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Three And 25/100 Dollars (S131.833.25). including inter­ est at 6.625% per annum Under the power of sate containe, non­ gage and the statute in such case pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premise^, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry Count. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 28 on West Beach. According to lhe Recorded Plat Thereof in Uber 2 of Plats, on Page 67 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241. in which case lhe redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale. Dated: Aprii 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicnr 30400 Telegraph Rd S’e 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite <012951F02 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by KEITH A BASCO AND DAOURI L BASCO HUSBAND AND WIFE to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC. Mortgagee, dated October 25. 2001. and recorded on November 01 2001. as Instrument N j 1069097. in BARRY County Records. Mtchtgen. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred tv. <»nty nine thou­ sand seven hundred twenty six and 65/100 Dollars ($129,726.65). including interest at 7.375% per annum. Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the stanie in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pan of them, at public vendue, a: the At Barry County Courthouse. Hast-ngs. Ml . at 1:00 PM on May 11 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARRY County. Michigan and are desenued as A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST ONE-OUARTER OF SECTION 17. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN, DESCRIBE kS THE NORTH 468 FEET OF THE SOUTH UNE-HALF OF THE NORTHEAST ONEOUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 17; ALSO THE cAST ?20 FEET OF THE NORTH ONE-HALF GF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONEOUARTER OF SECTION 17; ALSO THE EAST 220 FEET OF THE NORTH 468 FEET OF THE SOUTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHWEST ONE-QUAR­ TER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 17. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF IN LIBER 608 OF PLATS PAGE 568 The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale DATED April 13. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC Mortgagee For More Information CaH: (248) 540-7701 moiow NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Trust tn the matter of JOAN G. FINNIE TRUST under AGREEMENT dated November 12. 1997. as amended. Dale of Birth: May 13.1933. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Joan G. Annie, who lived at 1308 Ridgewood Drive. Hastings. Michigan died March 4. 2006. leaving the above trust entitled -JOAN G FINNIE TRUST in full force and effect. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the decedent or against the Trust will be forever barred unless presented to GORDON M FINNIE JR, of 2760 Van Dam Drive. NE. Belmont. Michigan. Co-Successor Trustee, or THOMAS R FINNIE. of 3689 Good Wood Drive. Cascade. Michigan, Co-Successor Trustee, within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice April 26. 2006 HUDSON LAW OFFICES PLC Richard J. Hudson P15220 150 West Court Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-9292 Gordon M. Finme Jr. Co-Successor Trustee 2760 Van Dam Drive. NE Belmont. Ml 49306 Thomas R. Annie Cc-Successor Trustee 3669 Good Wood Drive Cascade. Ml 49546 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the conditions ol a certain mortgage executed on September 10. 1999 by Mariana R. Perez, a single woman, as Mortgagor to Mamstreet Savings Bank FSB. as Mortg »qee and which mortgage was recorded in the oftce of the Register of Deeds tor Barry County. Michigan on October 1. 1999. m Document Ng 1036003 (the -Mortgage*), on whch Mortgage there is claimed to be an indebtedness, as defined by the Mortgage, due and unpaid in the amount of Ninety Six Thousand Two Hundred and 27/100 Dollars ($96,200 27). as of the date of this notice, dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Ronald L. Stampfler. a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation Mortgagee, dated May 17. 2005. and recorded cn June 29. 2005 in instrument 1148757. including principal and interest, and other costs m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Four And 59/100 Dollars ($100,694 59). including interest at 8.1% per annum Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of tiem. al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville, Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as A Parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 17, Town 2 North, Range 10 West Desenbed as beginning at a point of the east hne o’ said sectionl7 which lies South 1 degrees 46 min­ utes East 221 88 feet from the East 1/4 post of said section 17; Thence South 1 degrees 46 minutes East 220 feet thence South 89 degrees 51 Minutes 30 seconds West 547.12 feet thence North 11 degrees 50 minutes 30 seconds East 224 81 feet thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds East 494.21 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated Apr ! 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 Fite /090730F01 rwn secured by the Mortgage, no suit or proceeding at taw or in equity* having been instituted to recover the debt, or any part o’ the debt, secured by the Mortgage, and the power of sate in the Mortgage hpving become operative by reason ot the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. May 11, 2006. at IfX) o'clock in the afternoon, at the Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be offered for sate and sold io the highest bidder, at pubic sate, for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness due or. the Mortgage together with tega' costs and expenses of sate, cer­ tain property located in Barry County. Michigan, described in the Mortgage as follows A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 35. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 POST OF EAID SECTION 35 AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 08' WEST 426 4 FEET TO A POINT IN THE CENTER OF BIRD ROAD. WHCH IS THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTHEASTERLY 212.9 FEET ALONG THE CENTER OF BIRD ROAD ON THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE RIGHT OF RADIUS 284 78 FEET THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS NORTH 19 DEGREES 33* EAST 207 97 FEET. THENCE NORTH 40 DEGREES 58 EAST 41.1 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 60 DEGREES 18' EAST 203 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 10 DEGREES 04' WEST 120 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 07- WEST 252 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The length of the redemption period win be sa (6) months from the date of the sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate. Dated: Apnl 13. 2006 Mainstreet Savings Bank. FSB THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Marcia Ann Campbell, and Lane Whipple Campbell, wife and husband and Kirk D. Campbell, as joint tenants with full rights of survivorship, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2005 and recorded Mny 25. 2005 in Instrument Number 1147099. Barry County Records. Mich-gan. There is claimed to be due at tne date herooi the sum ol Ore Hundred Seventeen Thousa id Two Hundred Fourteen and . 02/1Q0 DUtere ($117,214.02) including interest f. □ 75% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn sucn case made an provid­ ed, notice is herety given that said mortgage will be foreclosed oy a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on MAY 25. 2006. _ Said premses are located in the Township ol Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lots 46 and 47. excupt the South 40 feet of Lot 46 of Algonquin Lake Resort Properties Unit Number 1. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Ltoer 2 of Plats. Page 6. Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban Gened ‘n accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in By: Lori L. Purkey. Esq. Mrtter. Canfield. Paddock and Stone. PLC. 444 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 KZLIB5O9137 1 \105064-00019 mc’»« STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate RLE NO 2005-2421 7DE Estate of Charles S Howard, Deceased Date of NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Charles S. Howard, who lived at 10787 Gun Lake Ru'd. Middleville. Ml 49333. died 08/06/2000 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless piesented to Shirley M. Howard, named per­ son*.' representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or io both the probate court at 206 West Court Sveet, HasUngs. Ml 49058 and the named/propojed personal representative within 4 months after the date cf publication of this notice. Date: 4/27/2006 Michael J McPhdiips (P33715) 121 West Apple Street. Suite 101 Hastings. Ml 49058 Shirley M. Howard 10787 Gun Lake Road MKJdtevUte. Ml 49333 which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, it any. are limited solely to the return ol the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. Dated: April 27. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 File No 356 0200 Mlt "ARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall be limit­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Robert S. Peake, a single man, onginal mortgagor)s). to National City Mortgage Services Co. Mortgagee, dated February 27. 200. and recorded on March 4. 2004 in instrument 1123155, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hu.xfred Ninety-Three And 10/100 Dollars ($86,893 10), including interest PUBLIC NOTICE Thomapple Township and the Village of Middleville in collaboration with the Barry County Road Commission will be holding informal meetings regarding a proposed road/bridge project. The proposed project includes - CONSTRUCTION OF FINEBEINER AND CRANE ROADS BETWEEN PATTERSON AND WHITNEYVILLE ROADS AS WELL AS A NEW BRIDGE OVER THE THORNAPPLE RIVER BETWEEN M-37 AND WHITNEYVILLE ROAD at 5.875% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM. on These informational meetings will be provided to assist the public in June 1.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. INFORMATIONAL MEETING «1 WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2006 - 7K>0 PJI. Barry County. Michigan, 48 of J.R Bush's First Delton, according to th recorded in Liber 1 of and are desenbed as: Lot Addition to the Village of recorded plat thereof, as Plats on Page 33. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated May 4. 2006 For more information, please call FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Sen/icer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4046042F02 1 Notice Ot Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, tf any, shall be limit­ ed solely to th return of the bld amount ten­ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ LIC BANK Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale HIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, tf any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Roger J. Hussong, A Single Man and Russell J. Hussong, A understanding the scope of the proposed project including the proj­ ect history, location, limits, funding, and other background informa­ tion. A schedule of upcoming preliminary public hearings will also be made available al these informational meetings or by contacting one of the agencies below. INFORMATIONAL MEETING #2 SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2006 - 10:00 A-M. BOTH MEETINGS TO BE HELD AT THORNAPPLE KELLOGG H.S. AUDITORIUM (Park in West Lol off Green Lake Rd. - Middleville. MU Thomapple Township Village of Middleville 200 E. Main Street 100 E. Main Street Middleville. Ml 49333 Middlevilk. Ml 49333 269-795-33H5 269-795-7202 Barry County Road Commission 1725 W. M-43 Hwy. - PO Bos 158 Hastings. Ml 49058 (WC1W75 269 945 3U9 mmw I �Page 12 - Thursday. May 4. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale r.tay be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return f the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In the conditions of a mortgage made by Bnan VanWyfc. a single man. onginal mortgagor(s). to Heartwell Mortgage Corporation a mortgage lender. Mortgagee. dated August 6. 2004. and recorded on August 23. 2004 in instruntora 1132775. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Michigan State Housing Development Authority, a public body corporate and politic of the State of Michigan as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Forty-One And 14/100 Dollars ($123,641.14). including interest at 5.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in ax! mort­ gage d the statute in such case made and pro■ -ded notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM. o May 11 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Lot 60. Bryanwood Estates No 4. according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 6 of Plats on Page 45. The 'euemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which :ase the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated Apnl 13. 2006 For mor* information, please can. FC H 246 593.1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025-5822 Fite #089244F01 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES, PC., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)536-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m tne conditions of a mortgage made by CHARLES R. CONVERSE and PAMELA K. CONVERSE. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc ,'MERS’J. solely as for lender and lender's successors and Mortgagee, dated April 24. 2003. and on August 19. 2003. in Document No Barry County Records. Michigan, on nominee assigns . recorded 1111317. which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Sixty-Eight Dollars and Seventy-Three Cents ($76.066 73). including interest at 6 250% per annum Under tne power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue m such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01 00 PM o’clock, on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan and desenbed as: .LOT 30; ALSO THE NORTH 1 ROD OF LOT 29: ALSO THE NORTH 5 RODS OF LOT 28. ALL IN AMMON EATONS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF HAST­ INGS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 2. PAGE 15. TAX ID NO 08 51-225-021-00 Subject to easements, reservations, restrictions and limitations of record, if any The redemption period shall be 6 months from the oate of such sate unless determined abandoned tn accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from th date of such sate Dated; April 24. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc ("MERS"). solely as nominee for lender and lenders successors and assigns. Mortgagee/Assignee Petei M Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 SouthhekL Ml 48075 Client I D GMAC 0962 nwtii THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sarah L Greenman. a single woman, to Horizon Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated Apnl 18. 2003 and recorded Apnl 22. 2003 in Instrument Number 1102601. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Chase Home Finance L LC., successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation by assignment There is claimed to be due at tne date hereof he sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Eight and 04/100 Dollars ($89.698 04) including interest at 6.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, of some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings m Barry County, Michigan at 100 p.m on MAY 11. 2006. Sate premises are located ;n the Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan and are desenbed as: Commencing at the Norfr.east comer of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence South 01 degree 01 minute 00 seconds East along the East Section line 1041 47 feet; thence North 89 degrees 48 minutes 48 seconds West 1041 49 feet to the place of beginning; thence continuing North 89 degrees 48 minutes 48 seconds West 275.00 feet to the centertine of Kingsbury Road; thence North 00 degrees 50 minutes 10 seconds West along sate centerline 4085 feet, thence on a curve to the tefi along sate centerline 273 76 feel, (radius 1271.32 feet chord 273 23 feet chord bearing North 07 degrees 00 minutes 18 seconds West); thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 40 seconds East 309 94 feet, thence South 00 degrees 11 minutes 12 seconds East 312.73 feet to the place ot begin“L redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bte amount tendered at sate, plus interest Dated April 13. 2006 Ortan Associates. PC Attorneys for Senncer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 Fite No 310 0733 rrw’M* Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This tale may be rescinded by ths foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall b* limit­ ed scXy to ths return of ths bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Chfi Morse and Brenda J Morse, as joint tenants, original mort­ gagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as -rxninec tor lender and tender s successors and/tM assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 8. 2005. and recorded or December 6. 2005 in instrument 1157263. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER S CWABS. INC. ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005- 16 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Tiiousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Nine And 42/100 Dollars ($98.929 42) mciud-ng interest at 7.7% per annum Unoer the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of the. at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 1. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lol 5 and the West 1/2 of lot 4. Block 2. James Dunning addition to the City Formerly Village of Hastings according to the plat thereof as recorded in liber 1 of plats, page 5 Bany County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated May 4 . 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Senncer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 8025-5822 File 4092115F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, tf any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in th-? conditions of a mortgage made by Karl M Millard and Patnaa M Millard, husband and wife original mortgagor(s). to Decision One Mortgage Company. L LC Mortgagee, dated November 21. 2000. and recorded on December 4. 2000 m instru­ ment 1052519. and assigned by sate Mortgagee to Equicredit Corporation of America as assignee b« an assignment, in Barry county records, Michigan on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Five And 47/100 Dollars ($130,635.47), including interest at 9.75% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made nd provid­ ed. notice is ne-eby given mat sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in H .stings at 1 00 PM. on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville, Barry County. Michigan, and are desc'teed as: Lot No. 13 of Home Acres, according to the plat thereof recorded in Liber 4 of Plats, on Page 67. being part of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 6. Town 1 North. Range 10 West The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, please call FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #090548F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John E. Mays II and Bridget A Mays Husband and Wife, onginal mortgagor(s). to Broadmoor Financial Services Inc . A Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 13, 2002 and recorded on September 17, 2002 tn instrument 1087606, and assigned by mesne assignments to Chase Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment in B.i'ry county records Michigan on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety Thousand Seven Hundred FiftyFive And 38/100 Dollars (S90.755 38). including interest at 6 625% per annum Under the power of sate contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case mad and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. o' May 25. 2006 Sate premises are situated in city of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of land in the Southeast 1 /4 ol the Southeast 1/4 of Section 16. Town 4 North. Range 7 West. Described as Beginning at a Point 12 56 Chains West of the Southeast Comer of said Section 16. Thence Wes'. 4 Rods. Thence North 12 Rods 14 Inches. Thence East 210 Feet 10 Inches. Thence South 4 Rods 14 Inches. Thence West 144 Feet 10 Inches. Thence South 8 Rods to the Ptace of Beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: April 27. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #090701F01 rrwuw 122 W. Mill St. Next to Mills Landing Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer set vice. We arc currently looking for a part-time teller to join our leam. Wc currently have an opening in our Hastings office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court St.. Hastings. MI 49058 EOE/M-F Fresh Water Fish Reptiles • Birds Small and Exotic Animals and everything you need to go with them Dog and Cat Supplies!! USDA and MDA Licensed Open Mon. - Sat. 10am - 6pm 269-945-0400 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, tf any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Craig M Greenfield and Leona M Greenfield husband and wile, onginal rnortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated December 19. 2003. and recorded on January 6. 2004 in instru­ ment 1120305. in Barry county records. Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Seven Hundred 1 waive And 48/100 Dollars ($73.712 48). including interest at 10 125% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premise, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry Ccunty Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 11. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan and are described as Lot 56 of the Village of Nashville according to the recorded plat thereof, being m Uber 1 of Plats on Page 10 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, m which case the redemption period snail be 30 days from the dale of such sate Dated April 13. 2006 For more information, ptease caH: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott A Trott. P C. Attorneys For Senncer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #089230F01 rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited to the return of the bld amount tendered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been i.iade in solei 1 the conditions ot a mortgage made by Angela Moran and Linda Kastl. onginal mortgagor(s). to The CIT Group/Consumer Finance Inc., Mortgagee, dated September 6. 200. and recorded on Apnl 9. 2001 in instrument 1057876. and assigned by sate Mortgagee to HSBC Bank USA. as Trustee in trust for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Senes 2003-HE-3 as assignee by an assignment, in bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there s claimed to be due at the oato hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Nineteen And 66/100 Dollars ($77,719.66). includ­ ing interest at 11 49% per annum Unoer the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:0 PM. on May 18.2006 Sate premises arc situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are desenbed as: A parcel of land located in the Northeast comer of the South 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 35. Town 3 North. Range 8 West. Hastings Township Bany County. Michigan desenbed as follows: Beginning at the Northeast comer of the above desenbed land; thence West 220 feet, thence South 198 feet; thence East 220 feet; thence North 198 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from tne date of such sale Dated: Apnl 20. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC D 248593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #044120F06 mc’«x STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate FILE NO. 2006-24463-DE Estate of Robert E. Noble. Date of b’.th: THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONACT OUR OFFICE AT FHE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made oy Donate E. Lavair Jr. and Sara E. Lavair, husband and wHe. to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgage, dated October 28. 2004 and recorded Nove-nber 16. 2004 in Instrument Number 1137435. Bany County Records. Michigan Sate mortgage is now held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof he sum of Two Hundred Thousand Seven 04/29/1923 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The r.e;edent. Robert E. Noble, who lived at 1544 Whskey Run Drive. Hastings. Ml 49058. dted 1101/2005 Creditors of the decedent are notified t.tst all claims against the estate wK! be torevw tarred unless presented to Connie J Miller, named oersonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative or to both the probate court at 206 We-.' Court Street. Hastings, Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after me date of publication of this notice. Date: 4-26-06 Michael J MdPhillips (P33715) 121 West Apple Street. Suite 101 Hundred Eighty and 13/100 Dollars ($200,780.13) including interest at 6 95% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an jxovteod. notice is hereby grven tht said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or s»nme part of them, at pubic vendue at theBarry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County Michgan at 1:00 p m on MAY 25. 2006 Sate premises are located m the Towship of Ti.ornappte. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The South 220 Feet of the West 264 Feet of the West 330 Feet ot lhe Southeast one quarter of the Southwest one qirancr of Section 17. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. Thomapple Township. Barr Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-3512 Connie J Milter 1556 Whiskey Run Drive Hastings. Ml 49058 Wc OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Tner-*t Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM 15 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed so 'ely to the return o the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jon Manni. and Jennifer Manm. husband and wife, original mortgagor!s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated June 10. 2004. and recorded on June 14. 2004 in instru­ ment 1129226. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER S CWABS. INC ASSET-BACKED CER­ TIFICATES. SERIES 2004-6 as assignee by an assignment on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Four And 53/100 Dollars ($61,774.53). including interest at 7.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 25. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Crty of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Lot 945 of the Crty. formerly Village of Hastings, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof The redemption pened shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m which case the redemption penod snail be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, please caH FC X 248 593 1302 Trott A Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #091252F01 mot County. Michigan The redemption period chail be 6 mon? e from the date of such sale, untei- determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA S600.32A11. in whch case the redemption period Shan be 30 Cays from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCh.'SRS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind ftie sate :n that event, your damages, if any. are limited soiHy to the return of the bid amount tendere-1 at sate, plus interest. Dated April 27. 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box5041 Troy. Mi 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 File No 2142317 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate TH’S FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFF1CL AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the etum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert A Watson, a mamed man and Wanda Watson, ongi­ nal mortgagor(s). to Exchange Financial Corporation, Mortgagee, daed June X. 2000, and recorded on July 6. 2000 in instrument 1046341. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Mtefirst Bank as assignee by an assignment, on whch mortgage there is claimed tc be due at the date hereof the sm of FiftyTwo Thousand Five Hundred Twelve And 61/IX Dollars ($52,512.61). including interest at 8.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgagewil be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are desabed as Commencing at the West 1 /4 post of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence 491 feet South along the Section line in the center of M-66 for beginning, thence East 335 feet; thence North 250 feet, thence West 335 feet, thence South 250 feet o lhe Place of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, please call FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Senncer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File X069965F01 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, May 4. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASc CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE. IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bld amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jason K French and Charlene 0... French, husband and wife, onginal mortgagor(s). to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp., Mortgage, dated September 17. 2004. and recorded on September 23. 2004 in instrument 1134321. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Fifty-Seven And 92/100 DolIzrsfS120.057.92). including interest at 8.625% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 18. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as. Lot 23. of Daisy Hill, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 2 of Plats. Page 26. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: Apnl 20. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4065054F03 rnmmi Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASEFG: This sale may be rescinded by the for* losing mortgagee. In that event, your dama<_ ts, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m tlw conditions of a mortgage made by Loi J McCarter, a married woman and Ronnie C McCarter, her husband, original mortgagor(s). Io Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 4, 2004. and recorded on Jum 11. 2004 in instrument 1129135, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificate Holders of CWABS 2004-BC5 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Eight And 52/100 Dollars ($117,598 52), including interest at 8 45% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM, on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Midoleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lo' No. 101. Middleville Downs No. 5. according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded tn Liber 5. page 43, Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of sucn sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL\ 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trod & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fife #091380F01 nsmma Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORVAT10N WF. OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus *nterest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David M Wagner, a single man. onginal mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated October 10. 2003. nd recorded on October 21.2003 in instrument 1116081. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Argent Securities, Inc.. Asset Backed Pass-Throuoh Certificates. Senes 2003-W7 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as of November 1. 2003. without recourse as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Fourteen And 11/IOODollars ($125,314.11). including interest at 9.05% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1:00 PM. on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Commencing at the Southwest cor­ ner c the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 10. Town 3 North. Range 10 West, for a place of beginning: thence East 16 rods: thence North 10 rods; thence West 16 rods; thence South 10 rods to the place ri* beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, please call FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trod. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File 4068997F02 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by THOMAS L. WARGO and DOROTHY L WARGO. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to FIRST TENNESSEE BANK . N.A.D/B/A FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN COR­ PORATION. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2003, and recorded on Ju*y 24. 2003. in Document Nc. 1109313, Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars and Seven Cents ($56,322.07). including interest at 9.250% per annum Under the power cf sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01:00 PM o'clock, on May 18. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Dowling. Barry County, Michigan and described as: LOTS 37. 38 AND 39 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 29. EXCEPT PART OF LOT 37 SCHOOL, continued from page 1 The bond issue, which asked voters to approve a half mill mill increase in addition to the six-mill levy approved in 1997. instead of rolling back the current five-mill levy to 3.2 in December 3)06. was defeated 861 to 212. In the trustee race Rost garnered 661 voles. Montgomery 590 and Shoemaker 499. While incumbents Shoemaker and Montgomery firmly supported lhe proposed bond issue as presented. Rost opposed it. stating that he felt the bond should have been split, allowing vot­ ers to approve a bond for physical improve­ ments to the schools such as new energy effi­ cient boilers and windows, while rejecting improvements to the existing junior-senior high school which would have allowed for Lhe development of a separate middle school nod lhe realignment of the high school curriculum to better prepare graduates for post-secondary education and training and the changing job market. "This happened in a lot of districts in the Lansing/Mid-Michigan area, but not in West Michigan in the Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids areas." said Maple Valley Superintendent of Kim Kramer of the defeat of the bonu issue. “I think it may be due to lhe fact that while they have to deal with the same flat economy and high gas prices, they aren’t hurting as much because they are not so directly linked to the automotive industry." Kramer added that it was loo early to com- ment on how lhe board would proceed after the defeat of the bond. "I just don’t know. I’m still gathering data and meeting with architects and builders try­ ing to find out w hat our options are. We prob­ ably three or four options wc need to look and that 1 can present to the board al our meeting Monday night. Right now we need to regroup." In Thomapple Kellogg. Kim Sclleck and Dave Smith ran unopposed with 660 votes and 661 votes respectively. The Thornapple Township Emergency services millage, meanwhile was passed with 296 vo*cs in favor and 291 votes opposed. Lakewood voters elected two new board members, with Barry Vezion receiving 503 votes to win the contest for the remainder oT lhe one-year seat held by Pam Christensen by appointment. Martha Johnson received 259 votes and write-in Gregg Davis 122. Gary Foltz defeated incumbent Vince Pennington for the four-year term ending 2010. The vote was 665 to 211. There were 10 invalid write-in votes for lhe four-year seat. The Headlee Override proposal passed 581 to 304. County-wide, there was only a 10.69 per­ cent voter turnout in the school elections. — Staff writers Sandra Ponsetto. Patricia Johns and Helen Mudry contributed to this article. UZ Matteson Spring Fling set for May 20 in Nashville by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Nashville VFW Post No. 8260 and Ladies Auxiliary will have its first “Spring Fling“ Saturday. May 20, a day of festivities to raise money for lhe Nashville Fire Department and Nashville EMS. There will be a “Cruise-In" car show from 1 until 5 p.m. with prizes awarded at 4 p.m. Non-perishable food items or donations, which will go to the community food pantry, is the only entrance fee requited for getting a classic car into the show.Throughout the day. there will be hamburger and hot dog baskets available, memorabilia contests, music from the i960* and continual raffles and drawings, including 50/50 drawings. There will be a ’60s dance in the evening, continuing until nwhught. At 10 p.m. there will be a drawing for a five- by eight-foot American flag. Tickets for the drawing may be purchased between now and May 20 from members of the VFW. the Fire Department or EMS. Tickets to the dance will be $5 per person. Anyone who brings a donation to the the community food pantry will receive a free gift. "This is our first year." said Elaine Ashley, spokesperson for the event, "and we want to encourage as many people as possible to come out. have a great time and support our firefighters and EMS personnel." office walls to open lines ot comm inicaiion between employees and encourage com­ munication. Jeff Guenter. director of attem arket sales, said the open environment is "user friendly" and promotes interaction between workers. Cook, who is noted for pitching in to help when the hard work is needed, said he wants a work place where employees car. easily access one another and encourages open communication. Hastings Mfg. has spring cleaning OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. DESCRIBED: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 37 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST 88 59 FEET. THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 39 55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 49 25 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING TAX D NO 09-165­ 025-00 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless detennined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated : Aoril 11. 2006 FIRST TENNESSEE BANK . N.A. D/B/A FIRST STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORATION BARRY COUNTY Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23’00 Providence Dove. Suite 450 CIRCUIT COURT - FAMILY DIVISION PU BLIC ATI ON OF NOTICE OF HEARING FILE NO. 2006-24532-DE & 2006-24529-GM In the matter of Holly E. Riley. Deceased and Southfield. Ml 48075 Client i D FIB 0006 Br»dley T Riley. Guardianship. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS including Thomas Riley whose addresses) are unknown and whose mter^jt tn the matter may be barreo or affected by the following: TAKE NOTICE A hearing will be held on May 17. 2006 at 1CO0 a m at 206 W Court Street. *302, The BANNER Hastings. M-chigan 4'058 before Judge William M Doherty P41960 for tl e following purpose: Petition for Probate and/or Apipointment of Personal Representative Intestate (Formal), with regard to the Estate of Holly E. RHey. Deceased Petition for Appointment of a Guardian of Bradley T. Riley, a minor Date 4/25/2006 To subscribe, call us at... Employees of Hastings Manufacturing now enjoy a more open atmosphere as they interact during the workday. "We think the new layout, with office areas not closed in. make lor better working condi­ tions." said Fred Cook. CEO. "it is easier to move around and easier for people to make contact with co-workers." Victor Kelly works on the outside of Hastings Manufacturing to help clean up and beautify the work environment. Jeff Guenther, director ot aftermarket sales, said it is all part of the company's effort to make the workplace a more attractive site tor employees and visitors. "We have made a number of positive changes both inside and out." he said, "and the process is ongoing." Robert L Longstreet P53546 60’ N Broadway ““Spaghetti Dinne 269-945-9554 Hastings Mchqan 49058 (269) 945-3495 Daniel I Krepps May Sth, 2006 • 5:30-8:00p.m. St. Edwards Family Ctr. 531 Jordan lake St. (M-50), Lake Odessa *334 Thornapple Lake Road. Lot 44 NeshviUe. Michigan 49073 (517)852-0942 mmimo Open Swim Time change for open swim at the community center Tuesday and Thuisday evening open swim will not begin until 6:30pm beginning | Tuesday. May 16. Watch for the new summer hours coming soon!!! MAWSTREET FINANCIAL COBPORATION, MHC The Center Stage Dance Academy Dance Team is expecting another outstanding year! The dance team begins their competition season in NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING January by participating in the LA. Danceforce 2 dav workshop and The annual meeting of the members of MAINSTREET FINANCIAL CORPORATION. MHC. will beheld at the bank’s offices at 629 W. you will support them by attending a spaghetti dinner. Freewill donation competition held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn U? hope tha. accepted al the door. State Street. Hastings. .Michigan, on Tuesday. May 16.2006. Polls will be open from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The annual meeting is to follow at 7 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to elect three directors and to transact any other business that may come before the meeting. Sandra K. Nichols. Secretary Take-uuv 50/50 Raffle? X;t °3P tX* ' 00629631___________________ __________________________________ �Page 14 - Thursday May 4, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Snowmobile death case finally ends by Jon Gainbee Staff Writer Corey Schut. convicted in the traffic death of a 17-year-old Wayland High School stu­ dent in January of 2004. was sentenced in Barry County Circuit Court April 27 to 24 to 60 months in prison. Schut. also of Wayland, will serve the sen­ tence for failing to stop at the .cene of an accident resulting in serious impairment or death and 16 to 24 months for negligent homicide. The sentences will be served con­ secutively. An additional charge of second degree murder was dropped earlier. Schut was driving on a suspended license when his pick-up truck struck a snowmobile piloted by Jamie Reurink on Bass Road neat Patterson Road. Schut’s license was suspend­ ed in June of 2001 because of repeated mov­ ing violations. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Post in Hastings conducted the investigation and determined Schut struck Reurink’s snow­ mobile as it crossed the roadway, dragging 'icr more than a mile with the snowmobile lodged in the truck > snowplow. Records show Schut then pulled into a driveway, lift­ ed the plow and left the scene. In announcing the sentencing by Judge James Fisher. Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt said Schut had “no business driving without a valid license in the first place. “However, it was his conduct after he struck the victim that warrants the most pun­ ishment." Nakfoor Pratt said. "For instance, the most disheartening part of the incident was Schut's disregard for human life. After dragging the victim on the Motorist takes police on chase, but gets busted by Jon Gambee Staff Writer A 46-year-old Hastings man led Hastings police and troopers from the Michigan State Police on a traffic chase Monday, with speeds exceeding 110 miles per hour. William Hubbard faces a number of charges, including violation of his parole. Trooper Brian Roderick of the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police said there was a report of an intoxicated driver in the city lim­ its and when officers tried to stop the motorist, he fled through lhe city and io M­ 66. where he turned south. Along the way. officers witnessed a number of beer cans being thrown from the vehicle. Troopers then put out Stop Sticks on M-66 near Dowling Road and when he hit the sticks. Hubbard's veh clc slowed lo less than 50 miles per hour. Troopers then initiated a Rolling Road Block maneuver to box Hubbard in. When he exited the vehicle. Hubbard made a spontaneous statement to troopers that he was never in fear while driving because of his skill as a driver and his experience as a race car driver. He wa; given a preliminary breath test and his blood alcohol content was regis­ tered at. 16. twice the legal limit Hubba.il was arrested and lodged in the Barry County Jail without further incident. He is facing additional charges of fleeing and eluding and driving with improper license plates. Rotary Club hosts Saxon seniors Corey Schut front of his snowplow for over a mile, the defendant pulled in a driveway, making it dif­ ficult for anyone to locate her. The defendant got out of his vehicle, looked at the victim and instead of helping her. he made a con­ scious choice to leave her. not knowing whether she was dead or alive. “Schut. thinking only of himself, fled the scene, and for that he should be punished." Nakfoor Pratt said a precipitating factor was Schut's leaving the area, forcing those looking to search for 45 minutes before find­ ing her body. “In light of the defendant's disregard for human life. I feel a prison sentence is appro­ priate." Schut's driving record prior to his license being suspended included operating while under the influence of alcohol and speeding. The pick-up truck, equipped with a snow­ plow. was registered to his wife. Kelli Jo Schut. and was used in a family snowplowing business. North Country Trail Association to meet May 10 The monthly meeting of the Chief Noonday Chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. May 10. al the Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard St. in Delton. The North Country National Scenic Trail is one of the nation's premier hiking and back­ packing trails, extending 4.600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links outstand­ ing scenic, natural, recreational, historic and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s, it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2.000 miles are completed and open to public use. The trail is administered by lhe National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with maiij public agencies, private organizations and generous landowners across seven northern states The North Country Trail Association, working closely with lhe NPS. plays a leading role in the effort lo complete the trail, organ­ izing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday Chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit www.northcountrytraU.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. Head Start 1% budget cut affects local CAA programs Community Action Agency of South Centra] Michigan's Head Start program has been severely affected by Congresses deci­ sion to cut 1% of the federal Head Start budg­ et. in mid-cycle. Because of these cuts. CAA Head Start has had to eliminate wrap around child care serv­ ices that had previously been offered. "We have been forced to make some cuts in order to continue to meet the required stan­ dards for the program." said Don Mercer. CEO of CAA. "We pride ourse’vcs on exceeding these standards, but the more and more the budget is cut. the harder it gets to meet them." National Head Start Association President and CEO Sarah Greene said. "With the 2006 budget cut. Congress set in motion the slowmotion demise of Head Start programs, most of which already had run out of things to cut. Let there be no confusion about what is at stake here: local Head Start programs cannot hope to meet federal requirements,- including mandatory levels of children that must be served, without the funds needed to do so. “Unless Congress wants to essentially force local Head Start programs into non­ compliance with Head Start program per­ formance standards, they must provide the 2,700 local programs around the country with the resources they need to succeed. If Congress does not do so. I fear that Head Start may end up crippled and unable to recover. With the 2007 budget cycle. Is looking for qualified applicants for Congress can start fixing the the positions of: HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL 5 j The Hastings Rotary Club was host for the Hastings High School senior boys for their annual luncheon this past Monday. for the 2006-2007 school year. Interested persons should contact: Mike Goggins, Athletic Director at Hastings Area Schools at 269-946-4409 problem with a small down payment of fund­ ing over and above what the President's budg­ et would provide." Programs across the slate have had to cut services such as transportation, and full day care. CAA Head Start ha> not had to go those extremes, but if funding continues to be cut. the entire program will be in jeopardy. •’Wc weren't affected as hard as some of the programs across lhe stale, but if there are any­ more cuts. I don't know how long we can sur­ vive." said Panic Walter, superintendent of CAA Education and Children's Service-.. "Our Head Start and Early Head Start chil­ dren have parents losing jobs and working for minimum wage, by congress cuning Head Start funding there arc less and less services available lo these poorest of the poor. Why is a program like Head Start being slowly stran­ gled to death? When is someone going to jump in and champion for these families. "There are hundreds more children, fami­ lies. and expectant mothers throughout Barry1. Calhoun, and St. Joseph counties that are in need of Head Start and Early Head Start serv­ ices. but by reducing, instead of increasing funding, they will never gel the help they need." CAA Head Start and Early Head Start offer a quality educational and social experience for children, age's birth to five, expectant mothers, and their families. These services arc offered at no cost to lhe families. For more information about CAA Education & Child's Services or CAA. per­ sons may call 1-877-422-2726. 401 (k) rollovers made easy Pleasantview volunteers honored In celebration of national Volunteer Week, Pleasantview Elementary honored vol­ unteers at a breakfast awards ceremony. “Planting the Seeds of Kindr.vss and Learning." Principal Marjorie Haas, began by recognizing the importance of volunteers as role models for today's youth. The student council then read three original poems written by fellow students expressing gratitude for the time and talent volunteers donated throughout the year. Sue Kelly and the student council concluded by pre­ senting certificates of appreciation and flower seed packets to each volunteer. Thirtyfive volunteers attended the ceremony, however. 99 volunteers were recognized in a school of 145 students. GARAGE SALE THURSDAY, MAY 4TH & FRBAY, MAY 5TH 8:00 A.M. Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 8305 WEST QUNBY ROAD,Mtnmwwm 421 W. 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A search resulted in the seizure of almost 100 marijuana plants and smaller amounts of suspected cocaine and marijuana. The man was lodged in the Barry County Jail on the arrest warrant for suspended driver's license and a Friend of the Court viola­ tion. The suspected drugs will be submitted to the crime lab in Lansing for analysis and appropriate charges may then be filed with the Barry County Prosecutor. Woman runs stop sign, causes traffic crash A woman who failed to stop at an intersection caused a personal injury accident last Monday morning at the intersection of Market Street and Court Street. Hastings police said a vehicle being driven by Beverly Wagner. 69. from Nashville, failed to stop for a stop sign on Court Street, driving into the path of a vehicle driven by Lisa Rohm. 34. from Delton, who was north bound on Market. Lansing Mercy Ambulance responded to the scene and transported Rohm to Pennock Hospital tor treatment of her injuries. Her condition is unknown. Local woman arrested for disorderly conduct A 41-year-old Hastings woman was arrested April 25 after Hastings police responded to loud music complaint in the 500 Block of East Mill Street. Officers said they could hear the loud music coming from an apartment house approximately two blocks away. As they attempted to get the suspect lo answer the door, they could hear expletives being shouted toward a neighboring tenant and thun dering banging on the floor. The suspect, who was identified as Tami Wanamaker. was placed under arrest for disorderly conduct. Alcohol consumption appeared to be a factor. Woman’s alcohol level 4 times legal limit A 36-year-old woman was arrested April 25 for operating a vehicle while intoxicated after witnesses reported she tried to leave a periling lot in the 1000 block of W. Green Street that Tuesday afternoon. A witness stopped and prevented her from leaving until police arrived. She intoxicated motorist was identified as Nicole Snyder of Delton. She was still behind the wheel of her mini-van and she had a 15-year-old passenger. Further investigation revealed she registered a .33% blood alcohol level. The legal limit is .08. Officers also recovered an open container of liquor inside the vehicle. Snyder was placed under arrest and lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. She is facing charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, transporting an open container of alcohol, and child endangerment. Man held for domestic assault, other charges A Hastings man was arrested on citarges of domestic assault after he attacked his wife April 27 at a residence in the 200 block of East Thom Street. The 25-ycar-old victim told police her husband was intoxicated and being abusive. When she attempted to call for help, she said he tackled her and took the phone and smashed it on the floor. She also told officers when she tried to leave he became physically abusive, throwing her down and striking her. The suspect, identified as Kevin Lee. was combative and refused to cooperate. officers reported, and they placed him under arrest for domestic assault at which point he resisted and fought with officers, causing minor injuries to a Michigan State Police trooper aaj eHashngs officer. _ ......... ......................... . lodged at the Barry County JaintriO is feeing charges of aggravated domestic assault, telephone tampering, two counts of resisting and obstructing with injury to an officer, and for being a habitual offender. Repeat offender arrested for assault after fight Tim Roscoe. 46. of Lowell, was arrested April 30 at a residence in the 500 block of South Jefferson Street after a report of a fight in progress. The 44-year-old victim said Roscoe had been at his residence and had made lewd comments to one of the residents. Roscoe was asked to leave and he became assaultive, punching the victim numerous times, and attempted to gouge the victim’s eyes out. threatening to blind him. Roscoe was placed under arrest and transported to lhe Barry County Jail for lhe assault. Because of Roscoe’s lengthy crimi­ nal history and his history of causing problems for officers, he was met at the jail by three additional Barry County Sheriff’s deputies. As be was being processed, Roscoe was overheard issuing threats to officers, saying he had access lo thousands of pounds of fertilizer. He reportedly said to officers. “My name isn’t Timothy McVeigh, it's Tim Roscoe." Roscoe is facing charges of assault with intent lo do great bodily harm, and for being a habitual offender and may face addi­ tional charges in connection with his threat of reprisal against officers at the jail. Hastings man arrested in domestic assault Ted Allen Prater. 42, of Hastings was arrested by Bany County Sheriff’s Deputies April 22 on charges of domestic assault Deputies were called to the area of Lacey and Case roads, where they discovered Prater walking alone. Deputies had been warned Prater was possibly suicidal and they discovered a cut on his arm. Subsequent investigation revealed Prater had been in an argument earlier with the victim and had left their residence only to return later. When the victim attempted to talk to him. Prater produced a knife and cut himself. As the victim attempted to get the keys from the ignition to prevent Prater from leaving, he put lhe car in gear and dragged her a short distance, causing injuries to her arm and chest. He then drove away with the victim in pursuit. She managed to stop his car and when she confronted him. he left the vehicle and began walking away. Prater was transported to Battle Creek Health Systems, where he was treated for the cut on his arm and given a mental health evaluation. He was subsequently lodged in lhe Barry County Jail on a charge of domestic violence. Cedar Springs man arrested on drug charges A 23-year-old Cedar Springs man. Steven Michael Young, was arrested April 22 by deputies from the Barry County Sheriff’s Department. Young was charged with violation of his driving restrictions, operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs (second offense) and possession of marijuana. g__ „ In addition, a warrant has been requested for possession of cocaine. rvUCE, P&gB Z2 • Kelly Jo Fedewa. 26. of Eagle. Mich., was sentenced April 27 by Circuit Court Judge James Fisher to serve 36 months pro­ bation and two days in jail for criminal sexual conduct (CSC) fourth degree-multiple variances. Fedewa was arresteu in March and convicted April 5. He also received two days in jail with credit for two days served and was ordered to pay court costs of $500 and a probation fee of $360. • Ted Thomas Knuppenburg. 20. of Hastings, went before Judge Fisher twice last week, receiving separate prison sen­ tences in each case. Knuppenburg was sentenced to serve from 11 months to 60 months in prison for violating his probation on a 2005 convic­ tion of CSC (third degree) and from 29 months to 120 months in prison for his March 29 conviction on charges of assault with intent to sexually penetrate his victim. Knuppenburg will serve his sentences concurrent with one another. • John Paul Murphy. 27. of Delton, was sentenced April 28 to serve four months in jail and 24 months probation for his February conviction of breaking and entering a Delton barber shop in November of last year. Judge Fisher agreed to suspend the last 90 days of his sen­ tence upon payment of all assessments and Murphy will be eli­ gible for work release. Murphy was assessed court costs of $500. a restitution fee of $1170 and a probation fee of $480. He was also assessed $120 to the crime victims fund and the state minimum cost of $60. • Jennifer Lynn Clay. 19. of Nashville, was sentenced April 27 after reaching a plea agreement earlier on a charge of slealing/using a financial transaction device without consent and for­ gery. Clay was charged with forging and cashing a check for $82.50 a Fifth Third Bank in August. She was sentenced to three months in jail on each count, with credit for 90 days served, and placed on probation for 24 months. She was also ordered to undergo cognitive behavior therapy, pay court costs of $250. restitution of $580 and a probation fee of $240. Stic was ordered to pay the crime victims fund $60 and the state minimum cost of $60 for each of the two convictions. Reul I sluU HASTINGS: 910 W. Walnut. 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, newlv remodeled, $112,000 (517)652-2525. HOME FOR SALE: 4bdrm.. 1-1/2 bath. 1600 sq. ft., large lot. 1155 Cherry Lane. Del­ ton Schools. $120,000. (269)209-6179_______________ HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: close to schools + shopping, 3 bed, 15 baths, kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 enclosed porches, extra large lol, 2-10x1 decks with pooi and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945­ 9382 KALKASKA COUNTY TORCH LAKE AREA: 5 fantastic wooded acres near Torch Lake. Ideal secluded camping or home site. Coun­ ty olacktop dead end road, electric. Driveway and cleared camping site. $34,900. $500 down. $430/mo., 11% land Con­ tract. www.northemlandco.com. Northern Land Company, 1­ 800-968-3118. OPEN HOUSE - 3495 S. M­ 37, Hastings, great 3 bed­ room, 2 bath ranch w/ walk­ out basement. 2-4 Sunday, May 7. More info. 1-800-441­ 4968 ext. 4356 KJR Real Es­ tate Inc. Help Wtuiud PART-TIME RETAIL/CUSTOMER SERVICE: MAN­ POWER of Hastings is cur­ rently accepting applications for a local company. Previ­ ous retail & customer service experience is a MUST. Knowledge of electronics is also helpful. Must be able to work nights and weekends. Pay rate will start around $7.GO and hours will range between 20-25 per week. Qualified candidates must also have a stable/steady work history, positive work references, be detail orient­ ed, have excellent customer service skills and a profes­ sional demeanor. An updat­ ed resume is required for consideration. Contact MANPOWER today for more information. (269)948­ 3000 EOE__________________ WELDER: MANPOWER of Hastings is currently accept­ ing applications for positions in the Freeport area. Must be familiar with all aipects of welding and have some knowledge of welding in a manufacturing environment. Hours will be from 6:30am3:00pm, Monday-Friday. Pay will be $9-$10 per hour based on experience Quali­ fied applicants must have an updated resume for consid­ eration. Contact MANPOW­ ER for more information (269)948-3000 EOE.__________ WORK FROM HOME. Christian based co. seeking hard working mature indi­ viduals or couples. Part-time or full-time. Call (269)9-18- trailer, great condition, sieeps 8. full tow package, $4,900. (616)693-2866 Clarks­ ville after 5pm or (616)841­ 1451 cell.___________________ 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ALUMI-LITE XL, 29' TRAILER: Like new, fullyloaded, light blue interior. Beautiful oak kitchen & liv­ ing room, spacious closets, easy & smooth to pull. $8,950 OR with 1999 Chev­ rolet Tahoe, white, 4 wheel drive, trailer towing pack­ age, leather, loaded, extra dean. $19,500 for trailer & Tahoe. (269)664-4983________ PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All Rai cuatr advcrtiMnf M ttir* newtpaper i* Msbycvt »«Se Fan lkxr»m< Act the Mtchifan Civil Right* Act which cwflcctivelj make it illegal to adverrtie “any preference. hmnalmn or diw-nmmataai Ni*e*l on race. enkw. reb f»n. am. handicap, familial «ai». national iwijm. ape or martial »cam». or an inrertMin lo make any Mach prefer ence. limitation or diMriminainm " I amilial Matin include* children under the a«e <4 II lnm( with parent* «■ legal cutiinlian* pregnant wianen and people cecuring *u«*niy of children unoer IK Thi* newspaper will not knowingly accept any adceniong for real relate wluch i. in ttoUrnw of the law Our reader* are hereby inf.xmed lhai all dwelling* ad»crti*ed in tht* ne**pjprr are a.aiUNc an equal nppwtunH* hnu* To report dncnmmMiom call the Farr Hewing Center al MM5i.?BII The HLT toll-tree leleptame number for lhe hearing impaired i» 1 I tn Rent ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 -Household APARTMENT FULL OF FURNITURE; sofa, chair, diningroom set, bedroom, appliances. Like new condi­ tion. Cost $3,000. Sell $995. (1 month old) (517)719-8062 KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set, 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (616)318-1974 SOFA/LOVESEAT SET: tan. mauve. Still in plastic. Never used. Cost $800. Sell $395. (517)719-8062 Ru\im \\ St n n <* CS LAWNCARE SERVICE, specializing in mowing, trimming, edging and Spring clean-up. Call for es­ timates, (269)838-2024. CUSTOM CONCRETE: Decorative, colored, and printed concrete available for side walks, patios, drive­ ways, basements, and ga­ rage floors. Also 10 yt are ex­ perience in dairy bam con­ struction. free stall bams, holding areas, parlors, and stand separations system. For all your concrete needs call (269)945-5894 to sched­ ule a free estimate. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children Cail (269)345-1173. EXPERIENCED WRITER, PHOTOSHOP work web design, web site improve­ ment, all purpose writing. Examples at www.stonetenon.com, www.barrycounty.info. Call (269)915-9437 or e-mail boM*rmalin! .com. RESTORE YOUR HUME from the inside out. Quality craftsmanship for over 15 years. Some look all th°ir lives for a good painter; others find one with their first call. Michael Evans Painting & Wall Covering (269)795-3133. Jo/a Wauled RESPONSIBLE TEENAGE GIRL with own transporta­ tion looking tor summer ba­ bysitting job. Call Jessica (269)9484X114 / nr Sh/< $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queer, mattress. Compete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set, new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350 (616)366-2709__________ AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New, never used; must sell $275 (616)366-2709.______________ SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 2 BEDROOM (269)945-3079 HOUSE, 2 BEDROOM in the coun try. Large yard, no pets. $495/month ♦ securitv de­ posit. (269)948-8943 (fura^t’ Side 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Ctet them at J-Ad Grapnks, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. ATTENTION HASTINGS!’! CITY WIDE SALES WILL BE MAY 19TH, 20TH & 21ST. WATCH FOR MORE ADS & MAP!! DRASTIC PRICE REDUC­ TION to settle estate. Com­ pletely renovated! New hardwood floors. wooden blinds, Anderson windows, a/c & more. Charming high quality 2 bedroom, 3 bt’h condo with golf cart access to Hastings Country Club. All offers considered! Open house, 1527 Liberty Lane. Cherry Hills Estate condo. May 6th & 7th., l-3pm., or call (231)334-7595 or (505)490-3262 cell phone for private showing. \lohih 11 tutus FOR SALE: DOUBLEWIDE in Meadowstone park verynice home, 3 bed, 2 bath jet tub & appliances, $24,499. (269)275-5950 / ♦»%/ A I tmud LOST: PERSCRIPTION EYEGLASSES around Ad­ miral Gas Station or heading north on Bread wav Reward! (269)948-2730 ' Riisiitc\s Services GttN’B ' LANDSCAPING: TOP SOIL, SCREENED, UN-SCREENED, RETAIN­ ING WALLS, TREATED TIES, BOULDERS & SEA WALLS. NEW LAWNS PU1 IN, OLD LAWNS RE­ PAIRED. TREES, PINE TREES. SHRUBS, CHIPS, BARK. FREES CUT OR RE­ MOVED. PAVER. BLOCK, WALK WAYS, POURED CEMENT, FLAT WORK, LAND CLEARING & LEV­ ELING, SEEDING A SOD­ DING. -WE RE EASY TO GET A LAWN WITH". OWNER SINCE 1967. REPRESENT YOURSELF: Divorce, Custody and Visi­ tation. We do the paper­ work. Call 269-945-4243. AKC REGISTERED BLACK/CHOCOLATE Lab puppies. (616)893-6892 Christy- Is your neck grinding? TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 Wauled WANTED FABRIC FOR quilting 1900-1960's cotton fabrics any size, scraps okay. Call (269)945-3670 Dr. Mike Callton, D.C. Mchrgan State Urwersrty National Coaage ot CnaopractK Frequently I have patients HASTINGS 4 complain that their necks find when turned This ‘grinding- or ’crack­ brig' sound is not due to bone spurs or sand in the joints. H's the sound of mis­ aligned neck bones, muscles and ligaments. If you experience neck gnnding. then you should consult a chiropractor Dr. Callton practices at Nashville Chiropractic Center. H you have ques­ tions or would like to make an appointment call 517­ 852-2070. Ws are a Blow Cross Blue PPO . Meoairc MeOowd and PPCH.f j provider Most insurances accepted 1 �Page 16 - Thursday. May 4. 2006 - The Hastings Banner 'Wlffing JAtfraCtionS • KCC» Annual Student Art Exhibition is on display through May 5. Currently featured an* many exceptional and diverse works in the areas ot drawing, painting, photography, graphic design, 2 and 3-D mixed-media, 4-D time-based, alternative processes, and ceram­ ics This year's independent juror was regional photographer and art educator. Chris DiCicoo. For additional information, please contact the KCC Art & Communications Department at 465-3931, ext. 2554. Through May 5. • Treasures of Ancient Egypt The Quest lor Immortality is on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. The Museum will be open for extended hours from 9 a.m-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday hours are 9-5, and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Public admission L the exhibit and all museum galleries for adult non-members is (ages IS-61): $17, senior citizen non­ members (62 and over): $16, children non­ members (ages 3-17): $10, and children under 3 are free. Through May 7. • Andy Goldsworthy will have his cre­ ation on display at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Monday-Saturday 4 a.m -5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Adults $12, seniors (65+) & students $9, children (5­ 13) $6. children (3-4) $4. children under 2 are free. Andy Goldsworthy's works not only accept transience, but often they thc.nselves are mortal, transitory, protected from the pas­ sage of time only by a photograph that records what the artist saw, what he did. Using the often fragile and fleeting objects and elements of the natural world—snow, stones, twigs, streams—sculptor and photog­ rapher Goldsworthy has emerged as among the most respected and influential artists working today. Central to the exhibition are two seminal works, his huge stone Grand Rapids Arch and the related Herd of Arches, eleven smallcr-scale arches. Complementing these larger works will be a selection of more intimate sculptures; a grouping of his “Forest Gatherings" reliefs; and original photographs, including examples from his Lake Michigan series. For more information call (616) 957­ 1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org/. Through May 14. • Kirk Newman: The Next Step will be presented at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtmen Kalamazoo. Popular for his woifE in KalamSzoo and throughout the Midwest, this pre-eminent sculptor and draftsman has achieved national and international acclaim for his art. This exhibition includes sculptures, drawings and prints that focus on the artist's development from the 1950s to the present day. April 1June 18. • 2006 Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival once again delivers a bounty of musical riches to West Michigan. The festival opens in Kalamazoo, Michigan or. Saturday, April 22 and continues through Sunday, May 7. During the Festivals 16 days, solo, chamber and orchestral concerts by international musical artists, appearances by young and lesser-known pianists and jazz greats, master classes, films, discussions and two Elderhostel sessions fill the schedule. For further information contact The Gilmore at 269-342-1166 or thegilmore.com. Tickets avail­ able through the Miller Box Office at 800-228­ 9858 or millerauditorium.com. April 22-May 7. • Seeing Eye God will perform live with local band Six Prong Paw at Planet Rock. Planet Rock is located at the comer of Upton and Angell at 191 Angell St., Battle Creek. Call (269) 962-2121 or e-moit info4®clubplanetrock.com for more information. Planet Rock’s web site is www.clubplanetrock.com May 5. • Opera Grand Rapids presents: Verdi's La Traviata at the DeVos Performance Hall beginning at 7:30 p.m. Set in 1850s Paris, the story begins as Violetta meets her match in handsome young Alfredo. She trades high society life for quiet countryside romanceuntil Alfredo's father pushes her to leave his son. Confused, Alfredo denounces her, only to realize too late that he truly loves her. Captivating romance and music combine to make La Traviata an all-time favorite. For more information call (616) 451-2741 ext 3 or visit www.operagr.com. May 5-6. • Actors’ Theatre 2nd Annual Benefit will present excerpts from their upcoming produc­ tion of "Urinetown" as well as food, cocktails, j xilent and live auction at 7 p.m. in Spectrum 1 heatre at Grand Rapids Community College. Call (616) 234-3998 for more information. May 6. • The Phantom of the Opera will appear at the Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo. Adapted from Gaston Leroux's classic novel of mystery and suspense, this award-winning musical has woven its magical spell over standing room audiences in more than 100 cities worldwide. For ticket call (269) 387-2300 or 800-228-9858 or go to the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office is located on the campus of Western Michigan University at 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo. Through May 14. • Jim Gaffipan comes to Kalamazoo’s State Theatre to showcase his newest work Beyond the Pale. Show starts at 8 p.m. Jim’s clever quiet style has earned him numerous appearances on the “Late Show with David Letterman" and “Late Night with Conan O'Brian.” Gaffigan's "Comedy Central Presents: Jim Gaffigan” half hour special remains one of the highest-rated for all stand up specials on the network. Off-stage Jim has appeared in numerous sitcoms and dozens of feature films. Don't miss your chance to catch him live. Tickets are $25. The ticket office is located at 404 South Burdick, Kalamazoo. To charge tickets by phone please call Ticketmaster at 373-7690 To charge online go to www.ticketmaster.com. Friday, May 5. • Victorian Day will be held from 10 a.m.5 p.m. in downtown Grand Ledge and fea­ tures a non-motorized parade at noon, quilt show. Civil War re-enactors, teddy bear tea. Maypole dance, high tea, carriage rides, 19th century fashion show at 230 p.m., and period craft demonstrations. Call (517) 627-2383 or (517) 627-1443 for more information. Those attending are encouraged to dress in period garb. May 6. • Curious George will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 6 11 a.m. The show is rated G. There will be a 15 minute intermission. May 6-7. • 2006 All-State Bonsai Show happens Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Admission is $12 for adults, seniors (65+) $9, students $9, children (5-13) $6, chil­ dren (3-4) $4, children (under 3) free. Whether you're new to the art or an old hand, you'll absolutely delight in the eighth annual Michigan All-State Bonsai Show. Hosted by West Michigan Bonsai Club, it features all six Michigan bonsai dubs and societies, display­ ing more than 100 of their very best trees. In addition to the displays, vendors specializing in finished bonsai, pre-bonsai stock, pots, tools, books and other supplies will be on hand for the weekend. There will be bonsai pottery demonstrations, educational displays, and styling demonstrations featuring bonsai m-dety members. For more information call (883) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. May 6 &7. • 77th Annual Tulip Time Festival returns to the dty of Holland. Holland, Michigan cel­ ebrates its Dutch heritage and the blooming of millions of tulips with parades, street scrub­ bing, costumed Klompen Dancers, musical shows and eight miles of tulip lanes. For more information call (800) 822-2770 or visit www.tufiptime.org for complete schedule of events. May 6-13. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Cali (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 7:30 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 10:30 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, ai>d rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor. Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Wildflower workshop in Ionia May 19 The Ionia Conservation District will spon­ sor a free Wildflower Workshop on May 19 at b pm. It will be held at the Boyce Elementary School. 3550 N Stale Rd (M-66) Ionia. Guest speaker Vem Stephens, owner of Nature By Design, will discuss the use of native plants in your landscape. Leam how to naturalize your lawn and bring wildlife lo your property. Many varieties of plants will be available immediately after the workshop including shade and wet types. Or they can be seen in advance al www.ioniacd.org to reserve a spe­ cific type. Contact Melissa Eldridge of the Conservation District for more information at 616-527-2620. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber's website at www.barrychamber.com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tounst attractions and places of interest locally and across the state. The Chr ■‘Iso has free mailers for old printer in. and cell phones that will financially . . .efft the Barry Cons *r vat ion District. CHECK OUT THESE MAY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 4 Hastings Fanners Market from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at die dty parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park in Hastings. 4-6 Lions Club White Cane Drive at Felpausch. Stop by and donate. 5 Middleville Farmers Market from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Middleville Village Hall, 100 E Main Street. 5 Cinco de Mayo Dinner at the W.K. Kellogg Manor House. 6:30pm. 6-course dinner, $32 per person. Reservations required. 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr. in Hickory Comers. Contact (269)671-2400 ' 5 Living Connections Pot Luck at 6pm at the Commission on Aging. Bring a dish to pass ano $7.. (269)948­ 8452 6 Hastings Farmers’ Market 7am1pm At tile dty parking lot on N. Broadway 8? Tyden Park Hastings City Parking Lot on Broadway © Tyden Park April Nicholson (616) 7(£-3257 6 Barry County Sheriff Canine Unit Fund-raiser Fifth-Third Bank 10­ 2 7 Track Show/Monstcr Trucks by Nothin'But .Truck in Hastings. At the Barry Expo Center from 9-3pm. Kim Vo8hell(269) 948-2811 8 Devil Raya Home Game Southwest Michigan Devil Rays 635p~ Home game against the Clinton Lumber Kings, battle Creek 189 Bridge St. (269) 660-2287 9 Pennock Auxiliary Spring Luncheon Pennock Health Services Hastings Hastings First UMC 9 Hastings Farmers’ Market 7am1pm At the dty parking lot on N. Broadway C Tyden Park Hastings City Parking Lot on Broadway Tyden Park April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 9 Devil Raya Home Game Southwest Michigan Devil Rays 635pm. Home game against the Clinton Lumber Kings. Battle Creek 189 Bridge St. (269) 660-2267 10 Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins Gilmore Car Museum 6pm-9pm. Grounds open free-All vehicles welcome Hickory Comers 6865 Hickory (269)671-5089 10 Children’s Health & Safety Fair Pennock Health Services Hastings Fish Hatchery Park 10 Devil Rays Home Game Southwest Michigan Devil Rays 11:05am. Home game against the Clinton Lumber Kings. Battle Creek 189 Bridge St. (269) 660-2287 11 Bereavement Luncheon at 1130am at Ponderosa Restaurant. Participants are responsible for the cost of their own meals (269) 948­ 8452 11 Guided tour of Warner Sanctuary at 7:00pm. Free. Meet at Erway Rd parking lot. Otis Sanctuary (269) 948-5777 11 Hastings Farmers' Market 11am7pm At the dty parking lot on N. Broadway © Tyden Park Hastings City Parking Lot on Broadway & Tyden Park April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 11 Devil Rays Home Game Southwest Michigan Devil Rays 635pm. Home game against the Clinton Lumber Kings. Battle Creek 189 Bridge St. (269) 660-2287 11 Gilmore Keyboard Festival Thomapple Arts Council Hastings (269) 945-2002 13 Hastings Fanners’ Market 7am1pm At the dty parking lot on N. Broadway Tyden Park Hastings City Parking Lot on Broadway Tyden Park April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 13 4-H Poultry Clinic Barry County 4-H Hastings Barrv Expo Ctr. (269) 945-2224 car Snows . |j to Gand Rapids Youth Symphony & Classical Orchestra at 3 p.m. at DeVos Performance Hall May 7. Tickets are $6 for adults, senior & student tickets are $4. Featuring Skip Gates, Concerto Competition winner. For more information vMt www.devosperformancehall.com or call (616) 454-9451. Cirdr Thratrr Prrsents: "Oliver" at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center May 11-13, 17-21, 24-27. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday 5 p.m. General admission seating $24 each. How do you make a remarkable musical? Start with a remarkable book—in this case, Charles Dickens' incomparable Oliver Twist, first published in 1837. The story of young Oliver, Fagin, and the Artful Dodger has delighted audiences ever since. The 1968 movie won six Oscars. For more information call (616) 456-6656 or visit www.circtetheatre.org. Grand Rapids Symphony Pops Senes pres­ ents: Stars of the Symphony at DeVos Performance Hall Friday & Saturday 8 p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. May 12-14. Admission S18-$56. Some of your favorite Grand Rapids Symphony musicians take center stage to present a diverse selection of popular music featured artists include Charley Lea, trumpet; Christopher Kantner, flute; Bill Vits, percus­ sion; and Christina Fong, violin. Tickets are available through TicketMaster. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Grand Rapids Ballet presents: Exotica at the Grand Rapids Ballet Company Studios May 12-14, 19-21. Performances are Friday 730 p.m., Saturday 2 & 730 p.m., and Sunday 2 p.m. The most recent addition to the Dancers' Theatre Series returns to close the season. An eclectric blend of jazz and comtemporary classical music provides the perfect backdrop for an escape to an exotic Island as we explore the games played and replayed between the sexes For more information call (616) 454-4771 or visit www.ficketmaster.com. Hoodwinked will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a.m. May 13-14. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. Pearl lam with special gnat My Morning Jacket will perform live at Van Andel Arena May 19 at 730 p.m. Tickets are $53 ($2 from each ticket will be donated to charity). For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com Grand Rapids Symphony presents: A Hero's Life at the DeVos Performance Hail May 19-20 at 8 p.m. Admission is $ll-$57. Glen Dicterow, concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, joins the orchestra for this spectacular season finale. Hungarian compos­ er Rozsa's "Violin Concerto" is as tremulous and dramatic as movie scores he composed for classics like Ben Hur. Richard Strauss' autobiographical tone poem tells the story of a hero's life. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Corvette Celebration at Charlton Park May 21. The 18th annual event is the largest of its kind east of the Mississippi and will be held Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration for show cars is $15 and includes passenger admission. Swap meet spaces are $15. Spectator admission is $5 for adults, $3 ages 5­ 12. Charlton Park’s corvette show observes 18th anniversary A- • -wgc- W a8 Historic Chariton Park Village. Museum and Recreation Area in Hastings, will host the largest one day Corvette Show cast of ’he Mississippi River. The 18th Annual Corvette Show and Swap Meet will be held on Sunday. May 21. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy this unique form of American work­ manship. as more than 300 Corvettes of dif­ ferent models, are proudly displayed. Admire all the ‘vettes and then, vote for your favorite. A Best of Show trophy will be awarded to the most admired corvette. Trophies will be awarded to corvettes in 11 classes. Spectators will be able to vote for the People’s Choice Trophy car and a Club Participation cash award will be presented. Dash plaques will be given to the first 300 cars, and door prizes and goody bags will be available for all Corvette Exhibitors. .-Wimd Registration for Show cars is $15 and includes admission fee for passenger. An open swap meet will feature corvette parts, auto parts, arts and crafts, and a flea market. Spaces measuring 15 feet wide by 30 feet deep arc still available for SI5 each. TYcs event is co-sponsored by the Corvette Club ot Battle Creek. Proceeds from the show go to local rterities. Also visit the recon­ structed 1800’s Village Buildings. Admission for spectators is 35 for adults ($13 and over) and $3 tc- children (five to 12 years of age). For more information, contact Historic Charlton Park at 945-3775 or visit www.charltonparic.org. Historic Chanton Park is located at 2545 S. Charlton Park Road, just north of M-79 between Hastings and Nashville. Jim Worthing concert planned at Marshall Wesleyan Church Nashville recording artist Jim Worthing will appear in concert at Marshall Wesleyan Church at 11 a.m. Sunday. May 7. For more than 25 years, he has sung Gospel music professionally in most States. Canada, the Bahamas, and Switzerland. He has produced multiple solo albums and performed with two national award-winning groups. "Re-Creation” won lhe prestigious Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 4 9 3 1 2 1 4 8 1 3 5 6 7 6 5 2 6 S 4 3 5 7 2 4 9 Place • number m the empty boxes tn such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains an ot the numbers from one to nine DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK * Moderate ★ 9 8 6 » L 2 c L 2 I 2 Z 9 9 9 8 c 9 L 6 9 9 I z 9 L L c 9 2 9 9 9 8 9 2 8 c 9 L 4 9 2 1 » 9 9 7 8 8 George Washington Medal of Honor by Freedor.is Foundation by Valley Forge. "The Cumberland Boys” shared the Horizon Award. Christian Country Group of the Year Award, and seven nominations for the Music City News/TNN Christian Artist of the Year Award. The Grand Ole Opry. Prime Time Country. Nashville Now, Crook and Chase, and the Trinity Broadcasting Network all have fea­ tured Worthing. He has also appeared on Comet stone Television Network, the Canadian Gospel television show "100 Huntley Street” and Paul Heil’s nationally syndicated radio show. ’The Gospel Greats”. The community is invited to attend. A freewill offering will be received for Worthing’s ministry. The church is located at 15510 A Drive North between 15 and 15 1/2 Mile Roads (South). • • • 8 8 9 8 4 9 Z C 6 I 9 9 9 9 9 9 I ♦ 9 L L Z 9 9 6 I 9 9 9 2 Z c L ♦ * Challenging HOOBOY! JBNlSUy — nxouns api»»m - �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 4. 2006 - Page 17 Sa(oiv»efs Sfars • . • BORN THIS WEEK: You might not say much. but you’re capable of extraordinary achievements. You are a loyal friend and a devoted family person. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A once-harM^^monious relationship appears to be hitting some sour notes Spend some time together to see why [K things have gone off-key. Lw What you leam might surprise LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A ‘ Tjycar of riding an emotional pogo stick finally settles down. Use this calmer period to restore \ frayed relationships and to purj/suc new opportunities. you. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You feel a need to make some changes. Good — you can do it on a small scale (some new clothes, for example), or go big and redecorate your home and/or office. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Control your tendency toward early bore­ dom. A situation in your life might be taking a long time to develop, but patience pays off. Stay with it. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might ^cel ,haI y00 rc on an cnKV E^M^taAtional roller coaster this 1)on 1 ,rvl' JUst r,ac 11 OUt Uf1t* *Ct I^linSs down. A Pisces shows x understanding. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Do something different for once — compro­ mise. A stubborn stand on an important issue proves counive. You need to open to new ideas. VIRGO (August 23 lo September 22) A tip friend offers advice that you V perceive as an act of betrayBut before you ,urn against lhe messenger pay attention to message. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) .Your words can sting, so be ■careful how you respond to a friend’s actions. A calm [approach could produce some ••surprising facts. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to -(December 2») Be careful 7* about whose secrets you’re ^^^^being asked lo keep. They could impose an unfair burden on a *F straight arrow like you. f_ k <^-4 CAPRICORN (December 22 lo January /f» 19) While you prefer taking lhe tried-and-true course in life. ^fe^^Bbe adventurous this week and ^^^^Vaccept a challenge that can open F^jruew vistas. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) ~ Your strong sense of justice /helps you deal with a job- or school-related situation. Slay [with your principles. A r Sagittarius emerges as a supJ porter. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You need lo build a stronger on-the-job flKCP support system lo convince f doubling colleagues that ’ your (innovative proposals arc workable. © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. ------------- Super Crossword S0UNDSRIG' Aladdin Jr. children’s cast largest in Revue’s history Director Hollie Auten is busy rehearsing with the largest children's cast in The Revue's history for Disney’s Aladdin. Jr. in Vermontville. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. May 5. 6. 12 and 13 and at 3 p.m. Sunday. May 7 and 14. Tickets are available at the door, adults $8. seniors/students S7. children 12 and under S5. For more information call Bill Reynolds at 269-367-4455 or e-mail the revue 1 (<? yahoo.com Performances are in lhe air-conditioned Vermontville Opera House 211 South Main St. across from the fire station. The 62 children from fourth to eighth grades come from Hastings. Woodland. Nashville. Vermontville and Charlotte. Twenty-four of the children are making their debut on The Revue stage. Bill Reynolds has produced all of the shows at the Revue since its beginning in 1996. Musical director is Amanda Wells, cho- This week’s sefedkw.- Summer Movie Preview reographer is K’mberly Knoll-Rodrigue/, and assistant director is Pat Campion. “This is a show children and adults will thoroughly enjoy. Make a dale and lake Mom.’’ said Reynolds. Critic’s Corner by D.NJL Smitfi Boy howdy, does this summer's movie crop show a lot of promise. Start saving your nickels, kids, ’cuz you’re gonna be spending most of the summer in a dark room with sticky floors and surround sound. Country gospel sing-a-long set MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND X-Men: Tire Last Stand — The Mutant War escalates. Who will win? Hopefully the audi­ ence. A country gospel sing-a-long is planned for 7 p.m. Saturday. May 6, at the Commission on Aging in Hastings. 320 W. Woodlawn just west off North Broadway on the left. The list for this time includes Jacob’s Journey. The Gospel Lights, and Gloryland Gospel Singers. Joe Lewis and more. Some surprises are possible, too. Area musicians are welcome to join in the jam with acoustic instruments. For further information, call Carol Bird at 269-945-2720. JUNE Cars — Pixar's animated film featuring anthropomorphic vehicles is sure to please kids and adults. It’s what Pixar does best It may not be as great as “The Incredibles." but I’ll still be first in line. (June 9) A Prairie Home Companion — Legendary director Robert Altman's take on the 32-yearold PBS radio series. And with a cast featur­ ing such talents as Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep. I’m betting this will be the sleeper hit of the summer. (June 9) Nacho Libre — Jack Black stars as a Mexican cook who becomes a professional wrestler in order to save an orphanage. I’ve seen the previews, and 1 never laughed so hard. June 16) Superman Returns — Brandon Routh dons the cape and blue tights for the most antici­ pated film of lhe summer. With original XMen director Bryan Singer directing, what could possibly go wrong? (June 30) KCC student art show on display through Friday Each spring, the Kellogg Community College Davidson Gallery exhibits the many talents of its visual art students with a juried competition. KCC’s Annual Student Art Exhibition is on display through May 5. Currently featured are many exceptional and diverse works in the areas of drawing, paint­ ing. photography, graphic design. 2 and 3-D mixed-media. 4-D time-based, alternative processes, and ceramics. Thii year’s inde­ pendent juror was regional photographer and art educator. Chris DiCicco. For additional information, please contact the KCC Art & Communications Department at (269) 965-3931. ext. 2554. Pixar's newest computer animated film. “Cars." opens June 9. “Superman Returns" with the director who made the X-Men a summer film franchise. JULY Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest — Johnny Depp returns in the muchanticipated sequel. Yo ho! (July 7) A Scanner Darkly — Keanu Reeves stars in this stylized, animated sci-fi film about a powerful and dangerous drug. (July 7) My Super Ex-Girlfriend — An architect (Luke Wilson) breaks up with his girlfriend lack Black stars as a pro wrestler in Naa:o Libre • Those who study such things say that humorous Father's Day cards sell very well, while funny Mother's Day cards don't. You'll have to figure out for yourself, though, why that's true. • It may seem odd that there are people all over the world — in remote areas, anyway — who have seen many airplanes, but have never seen a railroad car. • Famed actress and comedian Carol Burnett was once asked how she felt about performing in the buff. She replied, “Nude scenes? I wouldn't take off my clothes. There's enough violence in the world." • There is a species of kangaroo that lives underground — it doesn't hop at all. Locals call it the "Burrowing Boodie." • Well-known outdoorsman Daniel Boone actually grew up in a big city — Philadelphia. • If your hair is black or brunette, you prob­ ably have right around 100,000 hairs on your head (that's also the average across the board when al) hair colors are taken into account). Redheads are not as abundantly blessed; they average 80,000 hairs. And blondes? With approximately 120,000 hairs each, they have the most. What I'd like to know, though, is who did the counting. And why. • It's not just hvmans; research shows that salmon, too, suffer from arteriosclerosis. • Perhaps unsurprisingly, the English word "rodent" comes from the Latin word meaning "to gnaw." • The stones that were used to build the Egyptian pyramids weighed approximately 30,000 pounds. Each. Thought for the Day; "It's not the going out of port, but the com­ ing in, that determines the success of a voy­ age." — Henry Ward Beecher (Uma Thun»?an). 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May 4, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Caledonia lady golfers win final two 0-K Gold jamborees by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Caledonia girls made it four-of-six by winning Tuesday's final C'-K Gold Conference jamboree at Raihide Golf Course. The Fighting Scots topped second-place Hamilton by two strokes for the top spot, 204 to 206. South Christian was third with a 209, fol­ lowed by Thomapple Kellogg 216, Hastings 228, and Wayland 254. Hamilton's Cassie Sneller kept her team close to Caledonia, leading all scorers with a 42. Hastings finished ahead of Wayland for See GOLF, page 20 Saxon Sports Shorts Sports Physicals Free physicals for students planning on playing sports at Hastings High School and Hastings Middle Schoold during the 2006-07 school year will be held Tuesday, May 9. Students must have a physical to partici­ pate in any middle school or high school sport. The physicals will be done at the high school, beginning at 5:45 p.m. Current sixth grade girls are scheduled to haw: their physi­ cals at that time, followed by seventh gnxx girls (6 p.m.), eight grade girls (6:151. ninth grade girls (6:30), tenth grade girls (6:45), and 11 th grade girls (7). Families that have both girls and boys who need physicals are scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Boys physicals will follow, with sixth grade boys beginning at 7:30 p.m.. followed by seventh grade boys (7:45). eight grade boys (8), ninth grade boys (8:15), tenth grade boys (8:30), and 11th grade boys (8:45). Tunes are approximate. Athletes who are unable to attend at the scheduled time should arrive at 8:45 p.m. Athletes may pick up a physical form in the office in advance, and have a parental signa­ ture put on the form. HMS Girls’ Track and Field Brooke Koons was one ot the Saxons' top three scorers at Tuesday’s O-K Gen Conference jamboree hosted by South Christian at Railside Golf Course. Koons fired a 60. to help the earn to a fifth place finish. (File photo) The Saxon middle school girls' track and field team fell in their meet Monday with Caledonia, 80-53, The Saxons did win three relay races on the afternoon, inciadittBi^le 3200-meter relay in which Brittney Hickey. Laci Cowles, Stephanie Warren, and Lauren Anderson teamed up to set a new school record. A dif­ ferent foresome had just set that record for the Saxons in the previous meet. Other relay winners for the Saxons includ­ ed Kelsey Devroy, Heather Cady, Gabby Eaton, and Katie Ponsetto. Anderson and Ponsetto had the Saxons' only two individual victories. Natalie VanDenack, Jessica Lee, Ponsetto. Jessica Czinder Christy Engle, and Morgan Stowe all placed second in at least one event for the Saxons. Last Thursday, the Saxon 3 i rls topped both Allegan and Delton Kellogg. Hastings fin- The Hastings Middle School girts’ track and field teams' 3200-meter relay quartet of Bnttany Hickey (from left). Lad Cowies, Stephanie Warren, and Lauren Anderson broke the less than six-day old HMS record in the event Tuesday, when they crossed the finish line in 11:17 at Caledonia. (Photo by Sandy Ponsetto) ished with 66.5 points. The Tigers scored 52.5, and Panthers 49. The Saxon team of Hickey, Engle, Anderson, and Ponsetto set the 3200-meter relay school record for the first time on that night, with their first place finish. Anderson. Eaton. Hickey, and Ponsetto also won the 1600-meter relay that night. Individual winners for Hastings included Engle. VanDenack. Ponsetto, Anderson, and Jessica Lee. HMS Boys’ Track and Field The Saxon middle school boys’ track team lost for the first time this season at Caledonia on Tuesday. 70-67. Josh Coencn. Jason Heinrich, Matt Schild. Chase DelCotto. Luke Hubbell. Dan Mikolajczyk. Colby Wilcox. Gage Pederson, and Nick Shuster all had at least one champi­ onship performances for Hastings on the day. Jared Bosma, Troy Dailey, and Jake Stockham had one second place finish each. and Darrell Slaughter. Matt Cathcart and Chase Coughlin all finished third once. Hastings boys defeated both Delton and Allegan last Thursday. Hastings piled up 112 points. Delton finished with 49 and Allegan 14. Hubbell and Coencn finished first three times apiece for the Saxons, while Jon Gieseler. Mikolajczyk, DelCotto, Dailey, Jason Eckley, and Pederson each finished first twice. Schild and Mark Salaki had Hastings other first place performances. Hdp Wanted Hasings High School is looking for quali­ fied applicants for the positions of Girls’ Varsity Basketball Coach and Girls’ Varsity Volleyball Coach for the 2006-2007 schoool year. Interested persons should contact Mike Goggins. Athletic Director at Hastings Area Schools at (269) 948^409. Lakewood girls just short of DeWitt by Brett Bremer Sporty Editor A handful of distance races and a handful of field events were all the Lakewood varsity boj'S* and girls' track and field teams were able to win in thesday's Capital Area How many can really take sports messages to heart? Monday was the third or fourth time I’ve seen a class of senior boys from Hastings enjoy lunch with the Hastings Rotary Club. Off the top of my head 1 remember seeing Central Michigan University Football coach Brian Kelly speak, former Caledonia schools superintendent Wes VanDenburg, and 1 seem to recall Central Michigan University Men's Basketball coach Jay Smith. This spring, the Saxon senior boys enjoyed a lunch of ham. buked potatoes, and com kernels before being entertained and hopefully inspired by former professional line­ backer turned broadcaster Ray Bentley. Spoils arc great, they pay the rent, but I’m still not sure how much the boys get out of these visits. Many of them were trying to decide on a major on the spot, just to have something to tell the Rotarians. It’s fun to listen to sports heroes tell war stories. If it wasn’t so much fun, 'Ball Four’ wouldn't be such a best seller. Those stories are hard to translate into real life sometimes. Of the 40 or 50 Hastings senior boys in attendance, only about a 20-percent are going off to a Division 1 school and none of them said “I’m attending Western Michigan University, to study basketball (or football, or hockey, or baseball, or any other sport).” None r, the kids attending mentioned that they were going to school to pl»y a sport at any level. Bentley is one of those special ones. I wonder what percentage people could actually be professional Athletes if we had it as a single minded goal? I know it was n’t Bentley's only goal in life. Bentley graduated from Hudsonville High Schoo! md went on to play football at Central Michigan University. He was an all Mid-American Conference (MAC) per­ former. and eventually the MAC MVP. He also studied English and Communications at CMU. and is now a published author and football game announcer. He told a story about how as a senior he was chosen to go to Cincinnati for the MAC media day. Coaches from inc league's teams would take one or two of their best players to meet the media and talk about the upcoming season. One morning, the players were all invited to a local amusement park and they jumped on a bus. Bentley said he chose to stay behind. He hadn't gotten his workout in for the day yet. so while all the rest of the MAC'S best were waiting in line for roller coasters he was went in search of some open area to get a good run in. At the end of the season, most of the guys who were waiting in line for roller coast­ ers that day were on hand to applaud Bentley as he accepted the MAC MVP award. It's a great little story. Did that one day of jogging in a vacant lot in Cincinnati make him a professional line­ backer? No. Stories about all-nighters spent studying for a Marketing test wouldn't be as exciting though. 1 guess. It sounded like there were a lot of future education, business, and music majors and such among the group of Hastings boys. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. Hopefully, a handful of the kids found something in Bentley's speech Monday. Hopefully, those that didn't find a differ­ ent place to take some inspiration from. What is it now. 11 days until the last day of school for them? Activities Conference Division 3 dual with DeWitt The Panthers topped the Lakewood boys 86-51 and the girls 71.33-65.66. Lakewood's top performances of the day came in the throws. On the boys' side Mike Kuras and Gahe O’Mara finished first and second in the shot put and the discus. Kuras won the discus with a throw of 135 feet 5 inches and the shot put with a throw of SO­ LS. O’Mara fired the disc 127-7 and the shot 40-5.75. Amy Joostbems won the discus for the Lakewood girls with a top throw of 106-8.5. Sara Jemison was second in the discus and first in the shot put with a throw of 3O-.5. The Lakewood girls’ only other wins came in the 3200-meter relay, the 3200-meter run, the 1600-meter run, and the 800. The Lakewood girls scored all the points available in all four of those events. Jessika Blackpbrt won the 3200 in 13:01.85, followed by teammates Lyndsey Shepard and Natalie Blackmer. Shepard won the 1600 in 5:59.16, followed by Blackport and Brittany Raffler. Ashley Pifer was the 800-meter champ for Lakewood, with a time of 2:38.88. She was followed in by Rattier and Sadie Catt. The girls meet came down to the final event, but the Panther 1600-meter relay team edged the Viking foursome in the event by just under eight seconds. DeWitt won three of the four relay races, all but the 3200-meter event. Lake wood's boys also won the 3200-meter relay race, with Michael Forman. Tim DeJong, Jason Sterkenburg, and Jesse Schrock teaming up for a time of 8:36.55. The Viking boys won only one other event on the track however, as Schrock look the 3200 in 10:34.11. Zach Kauffman won the high jump for the Vikings by clearing 5-10. The Viking boys arc now 1-2 in the league and the girls arc 0-3. The next CAAC-3 con­ test for both is next Tuesday at home against Fowlerville. Before then, the Vikings will be a part of this Friday’s Pennfield Relays. The Lakewood girls finished fourth and boys fifth Friday at the II-team Wildcat Invitational, hosted by Lakeview High School. The Viking girls scored 50 points, placing in the top six in 11 events. Otsego won the meet with 118 points, followed by Chippewa Hills with 83 and Shepherd 71. Rattler and Joostbems had the Lakewood girls’ top performances, placing second in the 800 and the discus. Joostbems threw the dis­ cus 109-6 and Rattler ran the 800 in 2:28.84. Jemison also placed in the discus for Lakewood. She was sixth with a throw of 87­ 8. Joostbems. Raffler, Megan Holaski. and Ashley Pifer all placed in three events. Pifer, Raffler. and Joostbems teamed up with Sadie Catt to place fourth in the 1600-meter relay (4:26.41). Joostbems was fourth in the high jump (4­ 10) right behind third-place teammate Chase (4-10). Raffler, Pifer. and Catt also placed fifth with teammate Blackport in the 3200meter relav (10:41.27). Pifer was sixth in the 400 in 105.27. Lakewood's 400-meter relay team of Holaski, Becca Willison. Alexis Brodbeck and Kelcie Garmon was third in 54.46 sec­ onds. Holaski was also third in the 100 and sixth in the pole vault. Garmon was sixth in the long jump, and Amanda Briggs was fifth in the 300-meter low hurdles. Lakewood's boys were only one point behind fourth place, and four behind third Friday. Shepherd took the boys’ meet with 89 points. Otsego was second with 82 followed by Ithaca 68. Pine River 65, and Lakewood 64. Kuras and Marcus Gonzales earned the Viking boys’ three first place finishes. Kuras won lhe discus at 132-4 and the shot put at 49-9.5. Gonzales took the 110-meter high hurdles in 15.43 seconds. Gonzales was also sixth in the 300 hurdles (44.95), and O’Mara was fifth in the discus with a throw of 40-7.5. Lakewood's 3200-meter relay team of Schrock, Forman. DeJong, and Sterkenburg placed third in 8:38.09. Forman was also fourth in the 800 (2:04.70) and Schrock third in the 1600(4*53.11). Justin Keller was third in the long jump at 19-3.75, and Justin Walters tied for sixth in the high jump at 5-6. Lyndsey Shepard won the 1600-meter run for the Viking girts in their tough CAAC-3 loss to DeWitt Tuesday night. (File photo) Maple Valley girls suffer first SMAA (South) defeat by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The bigger, badder SMAA finally caught up to the Maple Valley varsity girls’ track and field team Tuesday. The Lions suffered their first loss in the league. 75-62 to the Albion Wildcats. Maple Valley's girls are 1-1 in the SMAA (South) so far. Valley couldn't catch the 'Cats in any of the relay races, and won just six individual events. Kayleigh Browne and Dani Christensen won two events each for the Lions. Browne took both the throws and Christensen both the hurdle races. Browne threw the shot put 33-3 and the discus 81-7. Christensen was second behind Browne in the shot with a throw of 30­ 2. In the hurdles, she took the 100-meter event in 16.45 and the 300 in 49.33. Erin Shoemaker scored a win for the Lions in the 3200-meter run with a time of 13:40.47. Stacey Fassctt led a Lion sweep in the pole vault by clearing 8-9. Janelie Clements was second at 8-3 and Jessika Brinckman third at 7-9. Sprinters helped carry Albion to victory, as the Wildcats placed first and second in both the 100- and 200-meter dash. Those races both went to the Lions Jennifer Ellison, as did three of the four relays, in the Lions simultaneous dual with Olivet. The Maple Valley girls knocked off the Eagles Tuesday 99-38. Maple Valley’s boys also fell to Albion Tuesday, but earned a win over Olivt?. Albion topped the Lions 74.66-61.33, and Maple Valley topped Olivet 86-50. In the SMAA dual between the Lions and Wildcats, the Maple Valley sprinters, hur­ dlers. and pole vaulters were the only ones to have much success. Adam Lamphere took the 100 for Maple Valley in 10.86, but was edged by three onehundredths of a second in the 200 by Crum who also beat him by 3.75 inches for the top spot in the long jump. TJ. Bentley. Tyler Christensen. Brad MacDonald, and Ron Smith won the 400meter relay for the Lions in 55.11, as the Wildcats did not finish the race. The Lions won both hurdle races, outscor­ ing Albion 15-3 in the two events. Nick Thurlby won the 110-meter high hurdles in 16:54. Evan Smith won the 300-meter hur­ dles in 43.29. Thurlby was second and Christensen third in the 300. Matt Gordeneer led a Lion sweep of the pole vault. He cleared 13-0. Teammate Tyler Chris Eckhoff was second at 10-6 and Kaieb Root third also over 10-6. The Lions will be a part of lhe Concord Relays this Friday, then travel to face two conference foes Parma-Western and Stockbridge next Tuesday. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 4. 2006 - Page 19 Sailors hand TK girls a second loss by Brett Bremer Sports Editor More than the sky rained on Thomapple Kellogg's parade Tuesday afternoon. The South Christian Sailors boys' and girls' track and field teams topped both teams from TK in O-K Gold Conference duals. TK's girls were trying to keep pa».e with the Sailors and Hamilton Hawkeyes in the conference standings, but were downed 81 -56 in Middleville. South Christian’s girls fin­ ished off their league duals with a 6-0 mark, while Hamilton. Caledonia, and TK arc now tied in second place al 3-2. The Trojans didn’t have the distance depth or the star power in the sprints that the Sailors have. South Christian’s Jess Roodvoets won the IOO-mcter hurdles (15.9 seconds) the 100meter dash (13.00) and the 300-meter hurdles (48.73). The Sailors won uncontested in the 3200-meter relay, and swept the top three spots in the 3200-meter run. Trojan junior Rebecca Winchester won both her showdowns with South Christian senior Lori Burgess. Winchester took the lead early in both races and then held off Burgess’ late charges. In the 1600-meter run. Winchester finished in 5:11.33 to Burgess’ 5:11.77. In the 8(X). Winchester won in 2:25.61 ahead of Burgess’ 2:30.47. Chaney Robinson won the 200-meter dash for TK. in 26.55 seconds by edging out lhe Sailors' Chelsea Heyne and Kaitlin Diemer. Diemer got Robinson in lhe 400 however, w’th a scorching 59.41. Robinson hit lhe fin­ ish line in the 400 second in 1:01.49. The teams split the relays, with the Trojans winning the 800-meter relay and lhe 1600meter relay. It was a tough day in the rain for the field event participants. South Christian piled up 11 more points than the Trojans did away from the track. TK's two victories in the field came thanks to Kersta Gustafson clearing 8-6 in the pole vault and Erica Peschel throwing the shot 36-1. Tatjana Krouse had a good day for TK in the field, placing second in the dis­ cus and third in the shot put. South Christian's boys topped TK 96-41. The Trojan boys won just three events, the 800-meter relay and lhe last two races - the 3200-meter run and the 1600-meter relay. The Sailors won every field event, and swept the top three spots in both lhe 800 and 1600. Keith Winchester had TK's only individual victory, taking the 3200 in 10:32.50. Troy Rock. Ben Ybema. Mike Rhoby. and Ryan VanKuilcnburg took the 800-meter relay in 1:35.30. and Rock. Mitch Edwards. Brad Wisniew’ski. and Jorge Lopez the 1600-meter relay in 3:45.90. The Sailors’ Matt Bakker showed off his speed, winning the I00-. the 200-. and the 400-meter runs. He took the 100 in 11.08. the 200 in 23.10. and the 400 in 50.11. Ybema was second to Bakker in lhe two sprints, and Rock was second behind him in the 400. TK’s boys will have their last shot at a Gold dual victory when the travel to face Hastings Thursday afternoon. Thomapple Kellogg’s Chaney Robinson begins to edge ahead of South Christian’s Chelsea Heyne in the 200-meter dash Tuesday afternoon in Middleville. Robinson won the race in 26.55 seconds, but Heyne s Sailors won the O-K Gold Conference dual 81-56. (Photo by Brett Bremer) The Trojans’ James Tobin makes his way towards the finish line in the 800meter run Tuesday. He was the first TK runner across the line in the event, but trailed a crowd of South Christian Sailors. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxon softball rallies in 6th for win over the Hawkeyes Thomapple Kellogg’s Erica Peschel begins her spin in the discus Tuesday afternoon during the O-K Gold Conference dual with South Christian. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Thomapple Kellogg’s Troy'Rock leans into the turn in the 4(X)-meter run Tuesday afternoon against South Christian. Rock was second in the race in 51.07 seconds. (Photo by Brett Bremer) • • Spetoskey chooses basketball at Olivet by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Stevie Spetoskey’s choice might have been a littler easier than many people thought it was going to be. The Lakewood three-sport star made the decision recently that her sport of choice at the collegiate level would be basketball, and the school where she’l* continue her academ­ ic and athletic education will be Olivet College. Spetoskey is one of the top pitchers around in softball, and earned all-state honors in vol­ leyball as a junior and as a senior. Her heart belongs to basketball though. *Tve been playing it since I was in kinder­ garten, in the little Ionia YMCA league. It’s a big sport in my family." said Spetoskey. who’s uncle Mark Ferrall is lhe Viking varsi­ ty boys' basketball coach. "I’ve just been involved with it since I was little, more than any other sport." Time served isn’t the only reason she chose basketball. “Il's the most phy sical game of the three I play." she said. ’’1 like getting in there and rebounding and everything. Just being on that court and dribbling the ball is where I want to be." Olivet is close enough to home to make her parents and her high school coach happy that they'll have the chance to get to sec her play on lhe next level. "1 think its a great school and an excellent basketball program, and I’m looking toward to watching her play next year." said Lakewood varsity girls' basketball coach Kale Prominski. who coached Spetoskey in her final two seasons at Lakewood. "I know she's not only going to excel! ath­ letically. but academically.” Her new head coach feels the same way. The Comets are led by 1991 Lakewood High School alumnus Deanna Richard. ”1 am very happy she chose basketball. I can’t wail to coach her," said Richard. Although varsity softball season is in full swing. Spetoskey has had plenty of talks with Richard about what the future might hold for her at Olivet. A point guard for the most part in high school, the plans arc for her to play lhe two or three spot at Olivet. One thing she already knows she needs m work on is her speed, especially on the defensive end of the floor. “I think the best thing is. you don’t come across athletes of her ability who are so ver­ satile in so many sports.” said Richard. Spetoskey is pretty certain that her volley­ ball days arc behind her. but wouldn't rule out the possability of trying to play softball at the collegiate level once she secs how things go in her first semester at Olivet. “If she does choose to play another sport in college. I’m behind her 100-percent. I would never hold a kid back from that.” said Richard. On the basketball court Spetoskey aver­ aged 7.6 points per game, had five assists and more than two steals per game in her senior season at Lakewood, while also finishing scc- Thomapple Kellogg fell to 1-3 in O-K Gold Conference with Monday's 13-0 fiveinning loss to Wayland. The Wildcats' Katie Greenman ran her record for the season to 10-0 in the shut-out of lhe Trojans. She had nine strike outs. Meagan Bishop took the loss for TK. walking four and striking out four. Bishop had a double on the offensive side for TK. TK faces a conference double header Friday at Caledonia, and then next Monday travels to Byron Center. Saturday. TK will he a part of the Gull Lake Invitational at Bailey Park. Hamilton topped the Thomapple Kellogg varsity softball leam 9-1 in Middleville on Friday. The game was tied I-I heading into the fifth inning, when three costly errors sunk the Trojans. on the mound as she struck out one and walked three. Her record is now 6-2 on the season. Hamilton look an early 1-0 lead in the sec­ ond inning on a walk and two singles. The Saxons grabbed the lead in the third inning as Katie Kendall reached base on a Hamilton error Sutfin sliced a triple into the right field comet to score Kendall, and Kurr followed with a base hit do drive in Sutfin. The score stayed 2-1 until the top of the sixth inning when Hamilton used a triple and a double to lie the score at 2-2. The Saxons improved their overall record to 12-3. and arc now 2-1 in lhe O-K Gold. Hastings will travel to take on Wayland Friday in lhe league, then have a trip to South Christian planned for next Wednesday. In between, lhe Saxons will be part of the Allendale Invitational Saturday. Delton softball does it up big in its first win of season Stevie Spetoskey ond on the team in rebounding with 4.5 per game. BOWLING TK softball has lost last two SCORES in the O-K Gold Conference Sunday Night Mixed -Final StandingsBounty Hunters 86 1/2; 4 Horsemen 81 1/2; Happy 4's 76; Thunder Alley 72; Sandbaggers 66; Guttci Dusters 65 1/2; XXX Bowlers 65; CW’s Repair 65; Robbers 64; Wolverines 62 1/2; Pin Chasers 60. Funky Bow lers 59 1/2; 12 ozs. at a Time 52 Womens Good frames and Series - K. Becker 254-640. D Snvder 205-542; N. Mroz 189-536; K. Farlec 151 393; A 1-ancy 134-384; H. Jordan 163; K Jenkins 161; T. Turcott 156; K. Rablcy 151; N. Ulrich 141. Mens Good Games and Series - J Mroz 299-698; B Falconer 258-620. M Kuhlman 223-594; A. Robins 232-593; B Ingram 209­ 565; B. Churchill 206 560: P Ayers IK I-509. J. LaFrate 175-477; M. Ulrich 213. M. Eaton 212; K. Hammontree 202. J Shoebridge 191; CW Simpson 176; S. Farlec 163. The Saxon varsity softball team scored ts second O-K Gold Conference contest or the season Monday, topping Hamilton 3-2 The Lady Saxons used some timely hi ting along with a solid defensive effort and a •strong pitching performance by Katie Kun* to outduel the Hawkeyes. The Saxons were flawless in the field as they made several fine defensive plays and did not make an error in the game. Hastings scored what proved to be the win­ ning run in the bottom of the sixth as Kurr singled and then advanced to third base on a single by Cami Earl. Kelly Wilson followed with lhe big hit of the inning as she drove a pitch into center field for a base hit scoring Kurr from third base. Brandi Sutfin led the hitting attack for the Saxons with a double and a triple, while Kurr also collected two hits. Kurr went the distance Hamilton only had one more hit than TK did. The Hawkeyes managed nine hits off of Trojan pitcher Bishop. Bishop struck out eight batters, but also allowed nine walks Ashley Lewis and Rebekah Raymond had two hits apiece for the Trojans, and Raymond hit the ball hard for TK’s lone RBI. Both Lewis and Raymond had a double in the game. The Trojans topped Byron Center last Wednesday. 10-8. Like the Hawkeyes, lhe Bulldogs were able to gel a few hits off Bishop. Byron Center managed eight hits, but Bishop held her bases on balls count to three and struck out 12 to earn the win. She retired nine of the last 11 Bulldog batter Stephanie Lukas. Raymond, and Anna Enslen had two hits each for TK. which pounded out 14 hits total. The Delton Kellogg varsity girls' softball team scored its first win of the season last Thursday, knocking off Kalamazcx) Hackett Catholic Central in Kalamazoo Valley­ Association play. The Panthers pounded out seven hits on their home field, and scored more than twice that many runs in a 15-0 victory over the Fighting Irish. Hannah Goy led the Delton offense with two hits, while Kelsey Ketola. Amber DeBolt. Alex Hulbert. Amanda Boss, and Jessica DeWaters had one each. •n Kalamazoo Tuesday (April 25). the Dei ton girls were on the other end of the scoreboard in both games of a double header with Kalamazoo Christian. The Panthers had just one hit in each game, a 10-0 loss and a 6-1 defeat. Culbcrt had the Panthers’ hit in game one and Goy in game two. Delton is now 1-9 overall this season. The Panthers will look for win number two. and maybe number three, when they play a double header at home against Paw Paw at home on Thursday afternoon. Tuesday’s KVA double header with Parchment was postponed because of lhe weather. The Panthers have plenty of non-conferencc action ahead to get them ready for lhe rest of the KVA season. DK will host its own invitational this Saturday, then be home again on Monday lo take on Plainwell. Is your business all that it can be? 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The Vikings topped Webberville 15-0 in the opening round of the tour-team tournament, then defeated Forest Hills Northern 15-5 in the cham­ pionship game (Photo by Perry Hardin) Saxon Weekly Sports Schedule Lakewood dominated its own invitational Saturday, putting the mercy rule into effect against both its opponents. The Vikings needed just six innings lo top lhe Forest Hills Northern Huskies in lhe championship game, earning head coach Bob Veitch his 301st career victory. Win number 300 was a 154) four-inning triumph over Webberville to stirt the day. “Wc played great offensively." said Veitch. “We just attacked the ball and ran the bases well." Wes Wise pul an end to the tournament by blasting a home run in the bottom of the sixth, to put his team up ten runs. Josn Wickham had also homered in the sixth for the Vikings. Wise ended the game with four RBI and Wickham had three. Kyle Rowland and Michael Barbour had two hits each for Lakewood in the champi­ onship game, and Matt Schultz. Scott Schultz, and Nate Klein had one. Corey Rayner started both games on the mound for Lakewixxl. but wasn't needed to finish either one as lhe Vikings built big early leads. The Vikings could save their arms for more important outings in lhe future. Ray ner allowed four hits in just over two Thornapple Kellogg tennis team knocks off Kelloggsville Complete online schedule at: wuu.hasskl2.org by Brett Bremer THURSDAY, MAY 4: 4 00 pm Girts Varsity 4 00 pm Boys Varsity 4 00 pm Boys JV 4 00 pm Boys Varsity 4 00 pm Girls Varsity Fresh 4 15 pm Boys Fresh 4 15 pm Girts Golt Tennis Tennis Track Track Baseball Softball Calvin Chnstian HS T-K High School T-K High School T-K High School T-K High School T-K High School . T-K Hign School H H H H H A A FRIDAY. 4 00 pm 4 15 pm 4 15 pm 4 15 pm 4 15 pm 5 45 pm Soccer Baseball Baseba" Softball Softball Soccer Soulh Chnstian HS Wayland Union HS Wayland Union HS Wayiand Union HS Wayland Union HS South Chnstian HS H A H A H H SATURDAY. MAY 6: 8 00 am Boys Varsity 9 30 am Boys Varsity Varsity 9 30 am G'rts 10 00 am Girts Varsity 9 00 pm Boys JV Tennis Track Track Softball Tennis Creston Invite West Ottawa HS Wes! Ottawa HS Allendale Invite Conference Meet at Byron Center A A A A MONDAY. MAY 8: Varsrty 1 00 pm Girts Golf Regtonais Practice Round • Angels Cross. Wayland at Otch Hills Charlotte High School Charlotte High School T-K Miodie T-K Middle Portland HS Portland HS Portland HS Comstock Park HS 3 30 pm 4 00 pm 4 00 pm 4 00 pm 4 00 pm 4 15 pm 4 15 pm 4 15 pm 4 15 pm MAY 5: Girts Boys Boys Giris Girts Girts Giris Boys Boys Boys Girts Boys Boys Girls Girts JV Varsity JV Varsity JV Varsity JV Varsity JV Middle Middle Varsity JV Varsity JV TUESDAY. MAY 9: 3 00 pm Boys Varsity 3 00 pm 3 30 4 15 4 15 5 45 7 30 pm pm pm pm pm Golt Tennts Tennis Track Track Baseball Baseball Soccer Softball A A A H H H H A H A H Wayland High A (make up date) Varsny Girts Track Wayland High A (make up date) S Chnst at The Pines A Girts JV Golf Byron Center HS H Fresh. Baseball Boys Byron Center HS H Fresh Softball Girts Girts MS HS Free Sports Physicals lor 2006-07 school year Boys MS HS Free Sports Physicals tor 2006-07 school year Track WEDNESDAY. MAY 10: 4 00 PM Girts Varsity 4 00 pm Girts JV 4 00 pm Boys Varsity 4 00 pm Boys JV 4 00 pm Boys Middle 4 .00 pm Girls Middle 4 15 pm Boys Varsity 4 15 pm Boys JV 4 15 pm Boys Fresh 4 15 pm Girts Varsity 4 15 pm Girts JV 5 00 pm Girts JV 6 45 pm Girts Varsity Golt Goll Tennis Tennis Track Track Baseball Baseball Baseball Softball Softball Soccer Soccer Gull Lake HS Gull Lake HS Wayiand HS • resched Wayland HS • resched. Hamilton Middle Hamilton Middle South Christian HS South Chnstian HS Grand Rapids Union South Christian HS South Christian HS Caledonia HS Caledonia HS H H A A A A A H A A H A A THURSDAY. MAY 11: 8 30 am Boys Varsity 3 30 pm Boys Varsity 3 30 pm Girls Varsity 4 15 pm Girts Fresh 5 00 pm Girts JV 5 15 pm Girts Varsity Tennis Track Track Softball Soccer Soccer Conf Meet at SC. EK Conf Meet - Wayland Conference Meet Portland High School Portland i-»»cr»d from ssi Delton Note Time Change A A A H A A Thanks to This Week's Sponsor... (1 Hastings Athletic Boosters HASTINGS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS AT THE INTERSECTION OF M-37 & M-43 269-948-8210 »1-800-845-8333 innings in the title lilt, before being relieved by Scon Schultz who pitched three innings of no-hit ball. Rayner pitched just one inning to start game one. and was relieved by Isiah Bosworth. Bosworth allowed just three hits in three innings as lhe Vikings routed the Spartans. Matt Schultz. Scott Schultz, and Barbour all had two hits each tor luikewood. while Rowland and Jordan Richardson 'tad one each. Scott Schultz had three RBI’s in lhe game. Lakewood will head to Williamston for a Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 game this Thursday “Haslett and Williamston are the two toughest teams in the league." said Veitch. “I think those arc going to be two biggies. We’ve got lo sweep both of those." Lakewood got its sweep of Haslett Monday afternoon al LHS. The Vikings won game one 7-5 and game two 8-5. Lakewood is 24) in the CAAC-3 and 17-3 overall. This Saturday , the Vikings will be at Grand Ledge. HOURS: Mon &Wed. tilt 8pm; Tue., Thun . Fri. til 6pm; Sat 10am - 2pm Lakewood starting pitcher Corey Rayner takes a glance over at a runner on first base during the Vikings opening round victory over Webberville Saturday morning at the Lakewood invitational. (Photo by Perry Hardin) GOLF continued from page 18 — fifth place for the fifth consecutive jamboree. Niki Meredith led Hastings with a 50. while Erin Fluke added a 54, Brooke Koons 60 and Katy Fluke 64. Sara Leatherman paced the Fighting Scots with a 44. She was followed by Teammate Britni Gregory with a 49. Carolyn Schancr 53. and Amy Russo 58. Fourth place Thomapple Kellogg was led by Caitlin Chamberlin's 45. Kelly Funk shot a 51 for the Trojans. Heather Hawkins 58. and Rachel Harris 62. Last Thursday. Caledonia was 11 strokes ahead of the second place team at Yankee Springs Golf Course. The Fighting Scots fired a 180. Hamilton was that second-place team, finishing tied with Thomapple Kellogg al 191 after the first five scorers. The Hakwcycs took the tie­ breaker over the host 1 rojans. Caitlin Chamberlin shot a solid 40 to lead the Trojans, but Caledonia’s Schancr edged her out for medallist honors on the day with a 39. Gregory fired a 42 for the Fighting Scots. Leatherman 44. and Russo 55. Caitlin Chamberlain was followed for TK by Hawkins with a 45. Macy Chamberlin 51. and Harris 55. Hastings was led by Meredith for lhe first time this season. She fired a 49. Erin Fluke added a 50 for lhe Saxons. Krystal Pond 56. and Kacy Hooten 57. Snellcr led Hamilton with a 42. While Caledonia won four of lhe six jam­ borees. Hamilton and South Christian tcxik the other two. The Fighting Scots will shoot for the league championship May 16. when the league gathers again at The Meadows on lhe campus of Grand Valley State University In between those two conference jam­ borees. the Saxons took on Charlotte at Charlotte Country Club Monday and scored a 218 to 234 victory. Erin Fluke had the day's best score, a 52. Meredith shot a 54. Koons 55 and Hooten 57. Charlotte was led by Rachelle Prater’s 53. The Saxons will host Calvin Christian at Hastings Country Club this afternoon, then are off until next Wednesday when they host Gull Lake Sports Editor The Thomapple Kellogg varsity boys' ten­ nis team will be happy lo be back at full strength last week, but even having a handful of players out last week didn’t hurt the Trojans too badly. TK lopped Kelloggsville 6-2 last Thursday. The only losses came at first singles and third doubles. Corey Humphrey lost 4-6. 6-2, 6-3 at first singles, against a very strong player from KeHoggsville. “Corey played the best match of his life." said Trojan head coach Larry Seger. “He real­ ly, really played great tennis. It was fun to watch. He teally kept the ball deep. He reallypressed at the net all night long." TK's other singles players played well too. Andrew Meads won 6-0. 6-3 at second sin­ gles. Mike Textcr won 6-2, 6-4 at third sin­ gles. At fourth singles. Cory Jewitl won 6-1. 6-2. In the doubles matches. Jordan Smitfi' and Ryan Me Mahon at number one. Zech Smith and Zach Warren won at number two. and Dave McMahon and Blake Berkimcr won at number three all without dropping a set. The Trojans were 2-0-1 in duals last week. This Tuesday’s O-K Gold Conference contest with South Christian was bumped to Wednesday because of rain. The Trojans finished their busy week by­ hosting the TK Invitational Saturday, and fin­ ished in fourth place in the four-team tourna­ ment. Otsego won the event with 29 leam points, followed by Comstock Park 26. Hudsonville !9.andTK 16. TK's fifth doubles team of Berkimer and Dave McMahon won their flight with a 6-2. 6-1 victory over Comstock Park, a 7-5. 6-3 win over Hudsonville, and a 6-2.6-1 win over Otsego. TK’s fourth doubles team of Nate Otto and Ross Barrett placed second, scoring a 6-4. 6 4 win over Otsego and a 6-4. 7-6(6) win over Hudsonville. Humphrey and Meads each had a win over Hudsonville at first and second singles. The Trojans’ Ross Barrett blasts a serve in a fourth doubles match Saturday afternoon at the TK In.'itaticnal. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Humphrey topped his opponent 6-1. b-J and Meads won 6-1.6-3. TK’s other point came from the first dou­ bles team, which topped Comstock Park 2-6. 6-3. and lhen 10-4 in a super lie-breiker for the ihird set. The Trojans will travel to Hastings Thursday. Friday the Trojans will be home for a non-conference match with Forest Hills Eastern. Friday & Saturday, May 5,6,12 & 13 at 7PM Sunday, May 7 & 14 at 3PM sin Vermontville Opera House 211 S. MAIN ST. VERMONTVILLE. Ml (Across from the Fire Station) Tickets Available at the Door ADULTS $8 SENIORS / STUDENTS CHILDREN 12 & UNDER $7 $5 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 4. 2006 - Page 21 Both DK track teams start conference season 3-0 by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Delton Kellogg varsity track and field teams made it through the first half of their conference schedule unscathed. Both teams moved to 3-0 in the Kalamazoo Valley Association by defeating Parchm-nton Monday and Galesburg-Augusta last Panther girls haven’t scored in four games Delton Kellogg varsity girls’ soccer coach Paul Harter explained what is going on with his team very simply. “You can’t win, if you can't score.’’ he said. “We need to have our shooters step up and perform.’’ Delton has lost five games in a row. includ­ ing the first two Kalamazoo Valley Association contests of the season. The Panthers have scored just one goal in that five game stretch, and haven’t scored in the last four games. Delton is now 3-7 on the season. Parchment handed Delton its second KVA loss on Tuesday afternoon, at Parchment. 1-0. Last Thursday. Delton suffered an 8-0 loss at home against Vicksburg. Megan Simmonds scored four times for the visitors, and Kelsey Ruimveld and Sam Mey ers added two goals each Friday. (April 21) the Panthers opened the season with a 10-0 loss at home against Kalamazoo Hackett, in which Julie Hamilton and Megan Wilson both scored three times for the Fighting Irish. Things don’t get a whole lot easier for Delton in the coming days. The Panthers travel to Otsego on Monday, then host Battle Creek Harper Creek on Monday. Next Tuesday Delton will try for its first KVA win when it makes the trip to Paw Paw. Wednesday. Having a few outstanding distance runners wasn't enough for the Parchment boys at DKHS Monday. Parchment took the 800. the 1600. the 3200. as well as the shot pul. but Delton wor. every other event. Delton's hurdlers did a number on Parchment, sweeping lhe 300-meter event and placing first and third in the 110-meter high hurdles. Nick Archer won the 110-meier event in 17.32 seconds, and Dan Roberts won the 300-meter hurdles in 46.64. Archer continued his high scoring season by winning the long jump at 19 feet 1.25 inch­ es. and the high jump by clearing 6-4. He also placed second in the shot pul with a throw of 36-10.5 behind Parchment’s Matt Hale (39­ 7). He wasn’t lhe only Delton athlete doing double duty. Kyle Wells won lhe 400-meter dash in 56.38 and lhe 100 in 12.41. Kyle Ferris was the discus champ with a throw of 109-0 and the pole vault by clearing I l-O. Martel Epperson led a Delton sweep of lhe 200-meter dash in 24.40. Fems was second in 24.83 and Steven Rising third in 25.73. Epperson teamed with Dan Roberts. Dave Roberts, and Rising to win the 1600-meter relay in 3:52.03. Ferris. Epperson. Wells, and Dave Roberts won the 800-meter relay in 1:41.01. Delton's 400-meter relay leam of Taylor Kingsley. Ricky Davidson. Jeremy Reigler. and Martel Epperson won in 48.25. Nick Tecca and Jeff Nordquist led Parchment. Tecca won the 3200 in 10:24.16 and the 1600 in 4:41.76. Nordquist took the 800 in 2:10.46. Those two teamed up with Cody Switzer and Kyle Johnson lo lead their leam to victory in the 3200-meter relay with a time of 9:14.66. Delton Kellogg’s girls were 86 30 winners against Parchment. Like the boys, the DK girls piled up points in the hurdles - sweeping both races. Jessica Elliott, Katee Hogoboom. and Aliscia Leo finished first, second, and third in both. Elliott won the 100-meter hurdles in 18.35 and the 300-meter low hurdles in 52.24. DK also had the only two scorers in the pole vault. Heather Billin cleared 7-0 for DK and Ashley Imerzel was second at 6-0. Trojan’s get seventh win by giving FHE just second loss . On Friday the Trojair pitnatf no a tough, contest at Forest Hills Eastern, and got exact­ ly what they bargained for. TK’s varsity girls’ soccer team handed the Hawks just their second loss of the season, scoring a 2-1 win for themselves. “We knew we had to have a full team effort to win," said TK head coach Katie Langridge. In the beginning of the game, the Trojan defense of Jessica Johnson. Vai VanBemden. and sweeper Ellen Phillips had to deal with lhe Hawks more than they would have liked to. As the game progressed. TK started to take control. At the 13 minute mark. Phillips sent the ball up the field to Lund who maneuvered it through the defense, and got the ball to Wilson, who put TK on the board, it was the only goal of the first half. Less than one minute into the second half. Phillips sent a nice ball in from the comer flag and Lund and the Hawks goalie collided in from of the goal, and the ball made its way across the goal line for TK’s second score. The intensity of the game increased from there, both teams pressing to score. Forest Hills Eastern added one tally, but TK play ed solid ball after lhe miscue. TK improved to 7-2 on the season with the win. TK visits Caledonia this Friday. That made six events that the Parchment girls didn’t score any points in. The other three were relays. Marissa Ingle. Mandy Dye. Rachael Williams, and Katie Smoczynski won lhe 1600-meter relay for DK in 4:37.99. Elliott, Katie Smoczynski. Ashley Imerzel. and Jordan Haines won the 800-meter relay in 1: 53.55. In the 400 meter relay the Delton team of Chelsea VanderWoude. Smoczynski. Haines, and Imerzel was first in 53.72. Imerzel and VanderWoude were first and second in the 100. finishing in 13.64 and 13.81 seconds. VanderWoude was second to Haines in the long jump. Haines flew 13­ 10.25 and VanderWoude 13-5. DK also won the 400 and the 800. Williams look the 400 in 1:02.19 and Dye the 800 in 2: 43.41. The 800 was one of only four events the Delton girls didn't win last Wednesday against Galesburg-Augusta. The Panthers scored a 101.5 to 35.5 victory. Haines scored four wins for Delton in the meet. She took the 200 in 2 8.53 a - \ !ong jump at 14-2.25. and helped her u fins in the 400-meter relay and the 8bv-meter relay. Elliott, Smoczynski, Haines, and Kathryn Goy won the 800-meter relay in 1:55.52. Haines. VanderWoude. Smoczynski, and Elliott took lhe 400 in 53.96. Delton's seven other individual event championships were split between six ath­ letes. The only other two time winner was Liz Johnson, who took the shot put at 23-9.5 and Viking teams both win one to open CAAC Lakewood’s seven game winning streak came lo an end Monday, but a split with Haslett lo open the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season made up for that a bit. In a battle between the two top contenders for this year's conference crown. iZaslett look game one 2-0, but the hosts from Lakewood came back to take game two 1-0. In the nighlcnp. senior pitclier Stevie Spetoskey hurled a no-hitter against Haslett and won the game 1-0. Lakewood scored in the bottom of the sixth inning when Vai Huisman and Spetoskey each had singles, and then Toni Hazel had the game winning RBI with a sin­ gle down the right field line scoring Huisman from second. Huisman had three singles in the game. Spetoskey shut down Haslett in the 7th. Haslett won the first game when Alyssa Reser hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning off Spetoskey. It was the only hit Lakewood's pitcher gave up in game one. Reser also allowed just one hit, throwing for Haslett. Huisman id Lakewood's Ion? hit, a dou­ ble to the fence in the fourth inning. Lakewood plays at Williamston on Thursday and the will be j part ot the 16team Gull Lake Invitational at Bailey Park on Saturday. Valley still working on consistency by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Maple Valley varsity baseball coach Bryan Lincoln couldn’t have asked for much more out of his team than it gave in last Tuesday’s (April 25) SMAA double header with Hillsdale. If anything, he would have loved to see just one more big hit. Hillsdale came to Maple Valley and won both games, but lhe Lions had the lying run on third base in the seventh inning of both games. Hillsdale took game one 3-2 and game two 5-4. “If we continue to play with the same intensity and purpose that we did against Hillsdale, we will win a lol of ball games this year.’’ said Carpenter. “I am very proud of lhe effort of our kids. Now we just have lo leam to win these dose games.” The Lions had the eariy lead in both games. Maple Valley went up 2-0 in the bottom of the third in game one. but Hillsdale came right back with three runs of its own in the top of the fourth. That was all lhe Hornets need­ ed. Drew Kersjes was terrific on the mound. In a complete game effort, he gave up nine hits but only two earned runs. He also struck out two batters. The Lion offense only managed two hits, one a double by Adam Gonser who finished the contest with a stolen base, a run scored, and an RBI. Chris Hoffman had the Lions’ other hit. Maple Valley was up 1-0 in the first inning of game two. but Hillsdale came back to score two runs in the second ar.d three more in lhe third. The Lion offense had a much better lime in game two pounding six hits, three by Kersjes. two by Kyle Fisher, and one for Joey James. Kersjes had tw o doubles. Fisher scored twice, and Garrett VanEngen drove in three runs. Things didn’t go quite as well for the Lions lhe rest of the week. Maple Valley dropped a pair of games at Portland on Thursdav 7-2 and 12-4. “Wc came out and played very flat against Portland." said Carpenter. “We weren't the same leam wc were against Hillsdale. “Wc have to leam that wc need to be focused each and evety game. We can’t just show up and expect to play well.” The Lions didn’t have much luck in putting all aspects of the game together. In game one they had only one erro- and only four hits. In game two, they had seven hits but three errors. Fisher. Jake Myers, Keith Lackschcide, and Troy Westendorp had the fous hits in game one. and Andrew Ashcraft was hit with the loss from the mound. Kersjes. VanEngen. and Ashcraft each had two hits for the Lions in game two. Westendorp suffered his first loss of the sea­ son. The Lions went 1-1 al the SaranacInvitational Saturday. The Lions topped Charlotte 7-2 in the consolation game after an 8-6 loss to Saranac to start the day. “Wc hit lhe ball well against Charlotte and did what we needed to do to win the game," said Carpenter. “It was important for us to play well to end the day after a slow start." Maple Valley had six different players cam one hit each in lhe win over the Orioles, put­ ting five runs on lhe board in the third inning. Kersjes earned the win. giving up four hits and striking out four in five innings. In the loss to Saranac, both teams hit the ball well - racking up 12 hits each. Saranac scored five runs in the first two innings and the Lions couldn't pct out of the hole. Westendorp was 3-for-4 from lhe plate with a double, a home run and five RBI’s. Ashcraft had three hits as well, and Rsher and Kersjes had two hits apiece. Friday the Lions head to Olivet. the discus at 70-11. Ingle won the 1600 in 6:12.87. Williams the 400 in 1:05.48. VanderWoude the 100 in 13.46. Elliott the 300-meter hurdles in 52.19. and Imerzel won the pole vault by clearing 7-0. The team of Ingle. Dye. Smoczynski. and Williams took the 1600-meter relay in 4:30.34 and Dye. Candace VanDyk. Williams, and Ingle won the 3200-meter relay in 11:18.69. Delton's boys won 86.5-50.5 against lhe Rams. The Panther leapers did their job. sweeping the long jump and scoring 8.5 of 9 possible points in the high jump. Archer took the long jump at 18-10.25 and the high jump at 6-1. He also won lhe 110-meter hurdles in 16.69. Justin Durbin was the only other Delton boy to win more than one individual event. He took the 1600 in 5:07 K9 and the 3200 in 11:20.19 Ferris took the 100 in 11.89. Wells the pole vault at I < 0. and Dave Roberts the 300-meter hurdle* in 44.21. Dk also won the three shortest relays Ferris. Rising. Kingsley, and Wells won the 800-meter relay in 1:39.57. Kingsley. Jimmy Hammann. Ricky Davidson, and Wells took the 400 in 48.33. The 1600-meter relay win­ ners for DK were Dave Roberts. Nathan Rush. Justin Vandermeer. and Dan Roberts with a lime of 3:46.97. Delton was scheduled to take on Kalamazoo Christian Wednesday afternoon in the KVA. Delton will be a part of the Pennfield Relays this Friday, then return to KVA action next Monday with a trip to Hackett Catholic Central. Saxon soccer evens league record with win at Wayland Wedng^day. when they battled through two halves and then two overtime sessions with Byron Center without either team scoring a goal. During the overtimes, the dominate play came from the Saxons. Hastings had nine solid scoring opportunities compared to the Bulldogs' four. Brittany Howell earned lhe shut-out in net for Hastings, and Carrie LeHockey was per feet at the other end for Byron Center. In non-conference action Friday, the Saxons topped Rogers 7-1. Sophomore Sam VanDenack led lhe Saxon scoring effort with three goals, while Winegar. Dana Shilling and Tolger had one goal and one assist. Jacqui Northiop had one goal for Hastings, and Molly Wallace and Knorp had one assist each. Rogers had jus! four total shots on goal, while Hastings tallied 26 shots on goal. The Saxon varsity girls’ soccer team outscored its last three opponents 11 -1. and won two of the three contests to improve its record to 5-2-1. The Saxons improved their O-K Gold Conference record to 2-2-1 by knocking off Wayland Monday night 4-0. Kali Dakin. Ida Botten. Kristi Tolger. and Natalie Knorp each scored one goal for the Saxons in lhe game. Tolger. Knorp. Rene Wmegar. and Lexy Rugg all had assists. The Saxons were scheduled lo take on Thomapple Kellogg at home on Wednesday night, and will try to avenge one of their two conference losses on Friday night when after­ noon when they take on South Christian at home. Hastings has a non-conference game on Monday at Portland, then faces the other team that defeated it in conference play next Wednesday. Caledonia. The Saxons scored their tie in the Gold last Saxons found offense Friday, but not on Monday afternoon The Saxon baseball team saw its losing streak continue Monday, in a 4-0 O-K Gold Conference loss to Hamilton Monday after­ noon. Hastings played better defensively in this game than they had been, committing onlytwo errors, but had trouble putting together any type of offense as they ended up with only two hits for the game. J.D. Garrett anj AJ. Tassos both recorded base hits for the Siaxons. Hamilton picked up three runs in the sec­ ond inning and one in the sixth lo seal the vic­ tory. Austin Hurless (1-5) went the distance from the mound in his best appearance of the season to date, said Saxon head coach Marsh Evan* Hurless struck out six and allowed only five hits on the day. The Saxons were scheduled to face Thomapple Kellogg in the conference on Wednesday afternoon. They continue play this Friday when they visit Wayland. Next Monday, the Saxons face a non-conference test al Portland. Offense wasn’t hard to come by Friday afternoon tor the Saxons, but it also wasn't hard to come by for the Northpointe C hristian Mustangs. The host Mustangs lopped Hastings 13-12 in nine innings. The Saxons fought their way back from an eariy deficit to tie the score in the top of the seventh inning, and then went ahead in their half of the ninth. only to see Northpointe rally with two out: to win the game. It was a day for the hitters as Northpointe picked up 14 hits in 'he game with Hastings racking up a dozen itself. Tassos had three singles, Garrett. Brenden Curtis and Travis Taylor had two each a;> well. Ricky Mathis had a triple aud three RBI’s. Mall Teunessen had a double and an RBI. Corey Herman also had one hit for Hastings. Mike McPhillips. Justin Carroll, and Austin Hurless added RBI’s in the game for lhe Saxons. Hastings Swim Club All interested boys and girls ages 5-18 •Participants must be able to swim one length of the pool REGISTRATION will take place at the Hastings Community Center at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2006 in Rooms A & B Cost is $40 per swimmer due at registration ($35 for 2nd participant in family; $30 for 3rd) (Please make checks payable to Hastings Area Schools) All practices will be held at the Hastings Community Center Pool on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Tuesday, May 16, 2006. Loans for Every Home. At MainStreet Savings Bank, we realize that every home is not the same. Nor is every home buyer exactly the same. That is why we don't try to force everyone into the same home loan. MainStreet looks at your situation, the home you want and works at finding a way to say "yes”. Let us customize a loan that is just right for you and your family. Contact a Loan Originator at 945-9561 or 1-800-267-3830 MAI(N/tREET It's how tie honk here! �Page 22 - Thursday May 4. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Lakewood’s top player saves win over the Saxons by Brett Bremer Sports Editor l he Saxon varsity boys' tennis team ts ran ning out of chances to earn its first win of the 2<MW» season. Friday afternoon, the Saxons were topped by the Vikings al l^ikewood High ?»chool 5-3 fjikeu-oixi swept the four doubles matches easily, but with the Saxons taking the second. third, and fourth singles matches Jeremy Avery needed lo knock off Hastings' Steve Peurach at first singles to secure the win for the Vikes Avery was steady and much more consis lent than Peurach on lhe other side of lhe net. and scored a 6-2. 6-3 win. At second smeles and fourth singles, the Saxons won without much trouble. J J Quick topped l.akcw»M»d‘s Joe O’Bncn 6-3. 6-0 in the number two singles match At number lour. Enc Treadwell defeated l-akcwood’s Cody Rowe 6-0. 6-0 l he tightest singles match of the day was played at the number three spot, with the Saxons’ Alex McMillan scoring a 7-5. 7-5 win over Mike France. “He's struggled in the dose matches." Hastings’ head coach Rich Pohja said ol McMillan, "so it’s nice to see him gel over the hump. lhe only doubles Bight where the Saxons scored more than two games was third dou­ bles l^ikcwcxKl's Mike IJcan and Mike Fisk dropped their first set 6-3 against lorn Newton and Jon Peurach. but turned things •wound lo w in the next iwo 6-0. 6-2. Matt lidball and Alex Haskin won 6-0.6-2 at first doubles. Drake Staller and Zack Woodman won 6-1.6 I at second doubles In the fourth doubles match. Jared Secor and Scott Kirchner won 6-0. 6-1 Quick and Ireadwell had won lhe after noon before, scoring the Saxons' (wo points in a 6 2 loss to the O-K Gold Conference leading Byron Center Bulldogs Quick scored a hard fought 6-4. 6-4 deci­ sion against Chase Judy at second singles, and Ireadwell topped Josh Salamone 62.6-4 al number four. Hie Bulldogs won big in three of the four doubles matches At number three doubles. Newton and Jordan Rambin played two tough sets but were downed 63. 7 5. Josh Petnm lopped Steve Peurach 6 1.6-1 m the first singles match Hastings is now 0-6 overall and 0-3 in O-K (iold Conference play I uesday’s contest with Wayland was rained out. lhe Saxons w.’Ii be on the courts this Thursday to face Thomapple Kellogg. then head to the Creston Invitational Saturday Next Monday, the Saxons play host to ('harlotte. Saxon girls one point short of first conference victory Hastings first singles player Steve Peurach chases down a wide forehand shot during his match with Lakewood s Jeremy Avery on Friday afternoon at LHS (Photo by Brett Bremer) By ron Center topped both lhe Saxon varsi­ ty boys’ and girls’ track and field teams in O­ K Gold Conference action last Thursday The Saxon girls came close to earning their first conference victory, falling by one point to the Bulldogs 69-68. Natalie Pennington had a huge day for the Saxons, winning all four events she partici­ pated in. She l<Mik the 800 in 2 minutes 43 40 seconds, the 1600 in 5:50.72. and helped Hastings win a pair of relay s 1 he Saxons won both lhe 1600-meter relay and the 3200-meter relay. Pennington. Tiffany Edwards. Samantha McPhail, and POLICE, continued from page 15---------- Underage teen arrested for drunken driving Troopers from the Hastings post of the Michigan Slate Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle fii.’ an improper turn in Barry Township April 26. Epon making contact with the driver, a 19 year-old man from Cloverdale, the strong odor of intoxicants was detected, and after a brief investigation the driver was arrested for operating while intoxicated and was lodged al lhe Barry County Jail. A subsequent breath test resulted in a I8‘< blood alcohol content, more than twice the legal limit. Various items stolen from Yankee Springs home Troopers from the Hastings post of the Michigan Slate Police report a burglary from a residence on Parker Drive in Yankee Springs Township April 26. Investigation revealed unknown suspect!s) gained entry to lhe residence and stole sev­ eral items (tools, alcohol and audio- visual articles). Anyone with any information may call Trooper Ray Volosky at 1269) 948-8283. Molly Smith won the 3200 in 11:17.80 Pennington. Tasia Thompson. Kristina Dobbin, and Jamie VanBoven won the 1600 in 4:27.96. lhe Saxons won nine events on the day. Dobbin was a three time champ, also faking the 100-mcter hurdles in 17.41 seconds and lhe 300-meter low hurdles in 52.90. Hastings' only other win on the track came in the 400. which VanBoven look in 1:06.20. In lhe field. Thompson won lhe high jump it 4 feet 8 inches, and DeAnna Hill won the pale vault at 8-0. By ron Center's boy s topped the Saxons 77­ 60. 1 he Saxons won just five events, three on the track and two in the field. Enc Gillespie took both field event victo­ ries for Hastings. He won the discus with a throw of 143-1 and lhe high jump al 5-8. Hastings started out strong on the track, winning the first two events. Jesse Ellwood. Tyler Lancaster. Sy Overmyer. and Keeton Rose took the 3200-meter relay in 9:12.55. Ashtin King won the 110-meter high hurdles in 16.31. The Bulldogs won lhe next six races. Hastings didn't gel another victory until Ryan Burgdorf raced across the finish line first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.73. The Saxon boys are now I -4 in lhe confer­ ence with a meet scheduled for Thursday against Thomapple Kellogg, and then a trip lo Wayland next Tuesday. The meet with Wayland is scheduled to begin early, at 3 p.m. lhe Hastings' girls arc now 0-4 in the league. The Saxons Alex McMillan winds up for a serve in the second set of his third sin­ gles match with Lakewood's Mike France Friday afternoon McMillan earned a 7-5, 7­ 5 victory. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Two 5th-graders at Star win state history crowns Travis Sixberry(left) and Luke Domke won state championships with their b-4.<ch»;an History Day performances April 22 at Grand Valley State University Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. Presents Healthy Talks Topic of Discussion: Total Joint Replacement • • • • Which joints in the body are commonly replaced Signs, symptoms and indications for total joint surgery Discussion of the surgical procedure What to expect prior to and following surgery Daniel M. Malsheske, P.A.-C., will be presenting this educational forum at Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. on May 4, 2006 from 4:00pm-5:00pm Refreshments will be served Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, PC 840 Cook Rd. Hastings. MI 49058 Phone: 269-945-9520 Toll Free: 800-596-1005 Any que'-tinns please ask (or Kristy or Sara iff' ext: JOJI (P ext: J020 Star Elementary fifth-graders Luke Domke and Travis Sixberry were crowned sUte champions Apnl 22 at the Michigan Hssto'y Day state finals at Grand Valley State University. Domke portrayed John Hancock and Sixberry was John F. Kennedy in lhe Youth Individual Performance category. Teacher and advisor Tim Newsted said. "Hals off to our outstanding performers this year. The students were absolutely first class. Words cannot express the pride I feel fot these top notch students and their families." Other qualifiers for the state championship from Star Elementary were Katy Garber as Robert E. Lee and Kelsi Harden as Bob Mariey. Newsted said “they made Hastings proud with their great performances as weil." The theme for this year's competition was "Taking a Stand in History ." Commenting on Luke Domke as John Hancock, judges said: "Props and costume well thought out." "Excellent memory of important dates." "Thorough research must have contributed to knowing so mans details of Hancock's life." "Very knowledgeable about time period, events, culture, etc." "Great job showing how he relates to the theme." "Handmade U.S. flag very impressive!" "You also did a great job making John Hancock a 'real person.'" Comments about JFK. as portrayed by Travis Sixberry: "Good focus on highlights of Kennedy's achievements and goals." "Interesting background information on Kennedy's past." "Good thinking on what JFK would have worn." "Life and Look magazines were valuable resources." "You emphasized how Kennedy's presi­ dency impacted the future goals of the U.S." "Composed in presentation; well done." This marked the fourth straight year a Hastings elementary school has been anle to boast about a state champion. "lhe future of education looks very bright with the likes of Luke. Travis. Kelsi and Katy, and the rest of the wonderful kids from Hastings." Newsted said � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-05-11.pdf 5217d4307fa5a6435fdf7dd70505f749 PDF Text Text Area candidates divided on unicameral proposal Fresh ideas needed to solve new problems Saxon baseball wins a pair at Wayland See Story on Page 3 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 22 HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY 121 S CHURCH SI The Hastings HASTINGS Ml ISOM IMS VOLUME 153. No. 19 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 Sanner Thursday. May 11. 2006 PRICE 50C Cynthia Vujea only candidate in 2nd round of interviews NEWS Delton may be close to hiring new school chief BRIEFS Central El plans parade Friday Central Elementary School in Hastings will continue to celebrate its 75th birth­ day Friday. May 12, with a block parade at 1 p.m. starting in front of the school on Broadway. Dave Arnold, former principal at Central for 24 years, will be grand mar­ shal of the parade Also riding in the parade will be 36-year teacher John Merritt, who is retiring at the end of this school year, and Board of Education President Pat Endsley. Students will highlight Central School through the decades as parade partici pants. After the parade will be birthday cake in the gym at 2 p.m. and a building visitation from 2 to 3. Central is a community landmark and a school regarded as having a rich tradition of excellence in teaching and learning. Central opened in 1931 as a combined elementary-junior . 'gh school. Over the years, classes were also held in the Annex, also called the White Building. Warren S. Holmes of Lansing, a national­ ly known architect, designed the building. Central Elementary also features a 1,136-seat auditorium which is the center­ piece of many school and community events, such as musicals, plays and con­ certs. Central School uses it regular’/ throughout the year for assemblies, grade­ level and classroom activities and musical programs. The auditorium was refurbished in the 1990s with community-donated funds and is now a registered Michigan Historical Site. Hastings Memorial Day parade slated The American Legion Post No. 45 will hold a Memorial Day parade Monday. May 29. at 10:30 a.m. Anyone wishing to participate should meet in the Felpausch parking h» at 9:30 a.m. and may call Bob May at 945-2468 or 838-5850 or Jim Atkinson at 948-8219 to arrange participation. The parade will begin at Boltwood and Stale streets proceeding west to Broadway with a stop for placing wreaths at the courthouse. It will continue north on Broadway with stops at Tyden Park and the bridge, ending at Riverside Cemetery on State Road. There will be a brief ceremony at the Avenue of Rags at Riverside, where a wreath will be placed on the grave of the latest veteran. This year’s speaker will be Chad Ray. who has recently returned from his sec­ ond tour of active duty in Iraq. He is mak­ ing his home in Grand Rapids and is enrolled in Grand Rapids Community College. He is the son of Bill and Tammy Ray of Hartings. Hastings alumni banquet is June 3 Tickets for the 119th Hastings High School Alumni Banquet on Saturday. June 3 may be purchased at Bosley Pharmacy. 118 S. Jefferson hi Hastings. 945-3429. or by contacting Jack Smith at 945-4939. Festivities begin with a punch bowl reception at 4:30 p.m in the Hastings High School cafeteria, followed by the banquet and program at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $ 12 each. The banquet is for all who attended Hastings High School and their guests and honors the 25th. 40th. .Hkh. 55th. 60th and 7()th class anniversaries. Activities for the day include a lour of See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Cynthia Vujea. director of instruction and technology for Comstixrk Park Schools, was the only candidate from a pool of four called back for a second interview for the Delton Kellogg schools’ superintendent position. The second interview was held last night (Wednesday. May 10) and it was not apparent by Banner press time whether or not she was offered the position. If she was. she would replace Ron Archer, who is stepping dow n al the end of June. The first round of interviews with four finalists covered two evenings last week. Vujea's work experience in addition to her current job which she has held since 1996 includes instruction and assessment coordina­ tor for East Grand Rapids Schools from 1992 to 1996. elementary and middle school teacher and reading specialist in Kentwood Public Schools 1984 to 1992, and teacher in the elementary at St. Isidore School of Grand Rapids from 1980 to 1984 She has served as internal facilitator for her current district’s first strategic plan, helping develop the mission, vision and beliefs that serve as the district’s basis for future action plans. She has implemented the Michigan Comprehensive Guidance Program, devel­ oped the Career Preparation program, the Elementary Reading Support program and mentorship training that has become the mod­ els for several other districts in Kent County. She w as also one of the writers for the KC-4 curricula recently adopted by the district. Vujea has served as interim superintendent during the absence of the superintendent at Comstock Park and has experience supervis­ ing all building staff and assisting students in the absence of the building principals. Her education includes an mastei of arts degree in curriculum and teaching from Michigan State University, trom which she also obtained a bachelor of arts degree in ele­ mentary education. She also is a certified human resource specialist with Michigan State University, has her school technology management certification, has coursework in elementary and central office administration from MSU. She also has graduated from the Superintendent Academy. Vujea said in the first round of interviews with the district that her g ul if given the job would be to bring everyone in 'he community together to create successful learning. She said that as a superintendent she would work to increase clear and open communication, work to challenge students to become com­ petitive; academically, and make Delton a school that all parents, including parents not in the district, would want their children to attend "My vision is success for all students," she said. "My personal vision for the district would be to determine through community and professional involvement what kind of district we would want to become and how I could remove the obstacles to that. We would need a strategic plan, action plans and a time line to make and track progress. We would build the plan from the ground up where peo­ ple owned the plan and believed in it." Vujea has experience trimming budgets in difficult financial times in the state. She worked in the Comstock Park district reduc­ ing the budget by 3 million (179f) over a three-year period. She also managed the design and implementation of two technology bond projects totaling S3 million. She super­ vises an annual budget of $400,000 for See DELTON, page 7 Cynthia Vujea Orangeville girl’s . death drug related by Jon Gambee Staff Writer A 13-ycar-old Orangeville Township girl died last Saturday, the apparent victim of a drug overdose. Lexy Purdum was found in her bedroom unconscious and efforts by emergency per­ sonnel to revive her at the scene were unsuc­ cessful. Michigan State Police troopers from the Hastings post were summoned to the address just before 12:30 p.m. Saturday, along with the Orangeville Fire Department and L**xi Purdum Wayland EMS personnel. The girl was not breathing and had no pulse. Officials found evidence on the scene to indicate the girl s death was caused by a com­ bination of a prescription drug, possibly Vicodin, and methadone. The body was discovered in a second story bedroom by her mother, who called for help immediately. Lexy Purdum. who was to celebrate her 14th birthday Tuesday, was reported to have had drug problems before, but she was under­ going treatment and responding well. She had been a student at Delton Kellogg Middle School. "She had problems (with drugs) in the past." said a family spokesman. Brian Burke, “but she had been doing very, very well. We were helping her through family intervention, not allowing certain friends to visit and by imposing a curfew." Purdum had been on a shopping trip to Kalamazoo Friday, a trip supervised by her mother. Valerie. However, there were times she was not directly monitored and Burke said when they returned home Friday evening, it appeared she had been taking "something." She went to bed at approximately 10:30 p.m. and may have taken the drugs, or addi­ tional drugs, at that time. Burke said. There is an ongoing investigation into the cause of death and assisting in the investiga­ tion are the Barry County Medical Examiner and the Barry County Prosecutor’s Office. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday in Lansing, but the results have not been released. NIOO-Ville drops in on Chicago Ken Nye of Michigan Farm Bureau chats with Doug and Lousia Westendorp, Barry County Farm Bureau members from Nashville, Monday. May 8, at the entrance to the Michigan Showcase asile at the FMI (Food Marketing Institute) at Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Complex. The Westendorps were attending the event as part of a Farm Bureau/Michigan Dept, of Agriculture trip to gain some possible insights in methods to use at their MOO-Ville Creamery operation on their farm south of Nashville. (Photo by George Hubka) Two Charlton Park millage requests join Aug. 8 ballot by David T. Young Editor The Barry County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning adopted resolutions to place two millage requests foi parks and recreation on the Aug. 8 primary election ballot. One request will be for a renewal of a quar ter of a mill to continue operations at Charlton Park. The other proposal w ill be for a quarter of a mill increase to fund recreational oppor tunities in the county, including the McKeown Bridge and Paul Henry Rail Trail Commissioner Don Nevins . when he moved to adopt the resolutions, stressed that the board isn't endorsing the proposals but is simply allowing them to be placed on the August primary ballot. "It's not our job to do the millage." he said. "It's up to us (board members) to let the peo­ ple decide.” Commissioner Sandra James chimed in. "That is the citizens’ right. That's why you should vote." However. Commissioner Michael Callton said he’s concerned about the explosion of the number of earmarked millages outside the county general fund budget. "I think there arc a lot of millages in the county." he said, noting that Barry has more than five of six surrounding counties. “And when these millages come up one by one. it's hard for the people to understand." Besides the millage for Charlton Park and recreation, other earmarked millages include the Commission on Aging. Thomupplc Manor. Barry County Transit and emergency 911 service. Nevins acknowledged. "We have a lol of (earmarked) millages, but they're a heckuva lot smaller (than in surrounding counties)." Callton explained. "I don't have a problem with millages for capital expenditures, (like for Thomapple Manor’s expansion and reno­ vations). but I do have a problem with pro­ gram budgets supported by millages.” Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp noted. "If the renewal doesn't pass (on Aug. 8). Charlton park would have to close their doors." She added that the proposed renewal for 10 years is Charlton Park’s third, dating back to 1986. James said, "This (Charlton Park) was gift­ ed to the county (by the legacy of Irving Charlton), but with the gift came the respon­ sibility to maintain it." She acknowledged that the different ear­ marked millage requests arc not all made at the same time because, “that's not the way it works. We don't have any control over that. Barry County 25 years ago had no ear­ marked millages, but because of declining state and federal support for local programs, local millages have become necessary. James said. "So much of this h being pushed on us by the state and federal govern- See COUNTY, page 8 �Page 2 - Thursday. May 11. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page the “old” high school (now middle school) at 11 a.m. Those wishing to go on the tour can meet at the office entrance. Tours of the new community education ind recreation center will be held al 1:30 ar d 2:30 p.m.. and those planning to panicip; tc can meet at the Hastings High library entrance. Alzheimer’s group plans free program The Alzheimer’s Association will pres­ ent the education program “Wandering: Keeping Your Loved One Safe” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday. May 18, at the Bany County Commission on Aging. 320 W. Woodlawn. Hastings. Wandering is one of the most frightening and potentially life threatening behaviors that may accompany Alzheimer’s disease; 67 percent of individuals with Alzheimer’s will wander and become lost. Caregivers and family members of people with Alzheimer's ait encouraged to attend and learn what they can do to help keep their loved ones safe. Safe Return registration and respite care will be available on site. For more informa­ tion. call (517) 364-7590. The program, free and open to the pub­ lic, will be held in conjunction with the monthly meeting of the Alzheimer’s Association’s family caregiver support group, which meets the third Thursday of each month from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Meetings are free and confidential. The Hastings area support group is co­ sponsored by the Barry County Commission on Aging and the Area Agency on Aging Region 3B. For more information, contact the Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Great Lakes Chapter at (800) 272-3900. The Michigan Great Lakes chapter serves a 23-county region of Michigan that includes Barry County. Child protection breakfast resumes The eighth breakfast in the child protec­ tion series will be held from 7 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 16, at the First United Methodist Church, 2098 W. Green St. in Hastings The Strong Families Safe Children Foster Home Recruitment Program. Child Abuse Prevention in Barry County, the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA), and the Department of Human Services Family to Family Program arc collaborating to sponsor the breakfast meeting series to focus on the issues of child protection in Barry County. Steve McEldowney. executive director of CASA for Kids, Inc. for Eaton and Barry County, will be guest speaker. McEldowney has a master’s degree in counseling psychology and has been a ther­ apist in private practice for 15 years. CASA recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers that advocate for abused and neglected children in Family Court pro­ ceedings. He has been with CASA since December 2005. Prior to this he was a ther­ apist in private practice in Battle Creek. The breakfasts are a monthly meeting aimed al professionals as well as the public to focus on issues pertaining to child pro­ tection in Barry County. An RSVP to 948-3264 would be helpful, but is not required. First Gentleman to speak May 12 Leadership Barry County has announced a “Linking Leaders” luncheon, featuring Michigan's First Gentleman. Daniel Mulhern. Friday. May 12. in the communi­ ty room on the lower level of Hastings City Bank Building in Hastings. “We are thrilled to have Mr. Mulhern join us to share his insights on leadership and integrity in these ever-changing and sometimes trying times for leaders at all levels,” said Leadership Barry County Director Dana Rittenberg. “Mr. Mulhern’s experience with 'Mentor MichiganMichigan Community Service Commission.’ as well as his leadership edu­ cation at Harvard and Yale, make him more than qualified to speak on many aspects of leadership.” 1 unch will be at noon w ith the program beginning al 12:35. The cost, which includes a buffet lunch, is $25 for the gen­ eral public and $20 for Leadership Barry County alumni who arc up-to-date with dues. For more information. contact Rittenberg at 269-945-2114 or leadcrshipbcfcsbcglobal.net ‘Golden Deeds’ nominees sought The Exchange Club of Hastings is seek­ ing nominations for the Book of Golden Deeds Award. This is an exclusive Exchange Club pro­ gram that honors members of the commu­ nity who serve their fellow citizens. The club annually seeks to recognize a member of the community for his or her exception­ al public-spirited deeds who. because of quiet unassuming dedication, may be unrecognized for his or her activities. This year’s awaid will be presented at the Mayor’s Exchange Luncheon on Thursday. May 25 at Hastings City Bank. In addition to being recognized at the luncheon, the Book of Golden Deeds recip­ ient has historically been honored with being the grand marshal of the Hastings Summerfest parade in August. To nominate someone for the award, please pick up an application at the Hastings Public Library. After filling out the nomination form, return it to the library in person or via mail by Friday. May 19. The Exchange Club is a national service organization whose volunteers seek to bet­ ter their community through service to oth­ ers. Senate candidate to speak at dinner The Rev. Keith Butler, candidate for U. S. Senate, will be the keynote speaker at the Barry County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner al Middle Villa Inn Friday evening. May 19. Butler, who has served as a member of the Michigan Republican Stale Committee and on the Detroit City Council, is the founding pastor of Word of Faith Intematioal Christian Center Church in Southfield, a 21,000-member congregation. His ministry employs more than 200 work­ ers and be manages an annual operating budget of n»rc than $30 million. A graduate of the University of Micnigan-Deartom campus. Butler com­ pleted his theological studies at Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Okla. He also has an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in theological studies from Canada Christian College. Butler is the author of “Reviving the American Spirit — a Strategy of Hope for the 21st Century." The Lincoln Day Dinner will commence with a social hour at 5:30 p.m., with dinner following. Tickets are $30 and may be pur­ chased by contacting the Barry County Republican Committee at 945-8903. Mark Englerth at 838-1289 or Brian Reynolds al 945-3668. Rotary honors top Hastings students By Betsy Acker J-Ad Graphics Intern The Rotary Club of Hastings honored 10 students Monday. May 8. for leadership, scholarship and community service. Assistant Principal Judy Johnston intro­ duced each student, and their parents, to the club individually, and presented them with engraved dictionaries and thesauruse' Students that were honored included: Allison Bryans. Scott Coleman. Dan Dimond. Emily Haney. Jenny Johnston. Erika Schroeder. Adam Sheldon, Craig Sherwood, Kristi Tolger. and Rene Winegar. Students and Rotarians welcomed guest speaker Jack Doles from WOOD-TV 8. Doles graduated from Drake University, located in Des Moines. Iowa, with a bachelor of science degree from the School of Journalism, major­ ing in radio, television and broadcast news. He began his career in 1990 as a sports anchor tor 24 Hour News 8. and now holds the posi­ tion of sports director. Doles opened his speech by saying “The Lord calls us to K* servants.” and told the stu­ dents that they mus' continue to serve their community, use their talents, and to "give back." Doles read lyrics from “Glory Days.” a song by Bruce Springsteen, and stressed to the honorees that they make sure high school is not the highlight of their lives. He also shared inspirational sports stories and said simply that. ”a smile and a handshake can really make an impact.” Doles finished by reading "Oh. the Places You Will Go” by Dr. Seuss to the audience. He then commended the students for their achievements, and Rotary for their outstand­ ing community service nationwide. The students honored were: • Allison Bry ans is the daughter ot Bill and Sue Bryans. She has been very active in her church, volunteering each school day for third hour. Bryans has helped raise money for mis­ sion trips, and has assisted with vacation Bible school, praise hand, and any where else needed. At school. Bryans has been involved with Interact Club. Key Club. Adopt-a-Highway. Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU). Youth in Government, and Pnde Club. She has volunteered for United Way. Silent Observer. Love for Lennon, and is a member of the Youth Advisory Council. Bryans has been a member o' volleyball. Rotary honor students and their parents pose with their new dictionaries and the­ sauruses. (Front row. from left) Scott Coleman, Kristi Tolger, Dsn Dimond, Emily Haney. Craig Sherwood, (back row) Maggie and Dave Coleman, Connie and Keith Tolger. Diane Ebaugh, Steve and "anya Haney, and Craig Sherwood Sr. tennis. JV softball and varsity softball teams. She has participated in musicals a? a junior and a senior. She is a member of the Varsity Singers. Bry ans has been honored as the Exchange Club student of the month. Kiwanis stuo’nt of the month, is a member of the National Honor Society, a scholar-athlete, and was accepted into the Rotary College Mentoring program. She will be attending Michigan Stale University in the fall to study business and apparel and textile design. • Scott Coleman is the son of David and Margaret Coleman. In school, he is a member of Student Council, and was class vice presi­ dent his junior year. He is vice president of the National Honor Society, and has partici­ pated in Youth In Government for Itwr^&rs He is a member of the choir and Interact Club. Outside of school. Coleman holds the posi­ tion of president for the Youth Advisory Council, which he has participated in for four years. He is also a member of the Barry Community Foundation executive board. Scott has participated in basketball for four years, serving as captain during his senior year. He has been awarded the Exchange Club student ot the month, scholar athlete. RO lARY, page 11 Technology improvements slated for Hastings City Hall Blood drives set for May 18,21 The Hastings area will have two more blood drives this month in preparation for meeting summer blood needs. One drive is planned at the Hastings Moose Lodge from 1 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday. May 18. Root beer floats will be available at the canteen. The other drive will be at the Hastings Thomapple Valley Church from 8 am. to 1:45 p.m. Sunday. May 21. As spring heats up to summer, the American Red Cross is urging people of all ages to donate blood by offering a variety of giveaways, incentives and activities. "We want to make donating fun as well as meaningful,'* says Shawn Sura director of donor recruiting for the Great Lakes Region Blood Services of the American Red Cross. "Depending on who you arc and where you donate, you may have the chance to enter a raffle or receive a special giveaway — all designed to make your summer more fun." Upcoming campaigns beginning in mid­ May invite 17- to 19-year-old blood donors to give at a blood drive in their community during the summer while their high schools and colleges arc on break. To learn about blood drives in your area, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or visit www.givelife.org Blood donors must be at least 17. weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in good gener­ al health. The process of giving blood takes about an hour and can help save up to three lives. Guest speaker Jack Doles from WOOD-TV 8 poses with the Rotary honors students and their parents. (Front row. from left) Erika Schroeder, Allison Bryans. Adam Sheldon, Jenny Johnston, Rene Winegar. (back row) Joan and Craig Schroeder, Bill and Sue Bryans. Jim and Teresa Sheldon. Tim and Lori Johnston, Shelley Winegar, and Doles. "Hoot" Gibson ‘Hoot’ Gibson to seek a 2nd term on board Howard "Hoot” Gibson has announced he will seek a second two-year term on the Barry County Board of Commissioners. Gibson, an auctioneer by trade, first was elected to the County Board two years ago in an upset victory over incumbent Ken Neil in the August Republican primary. He won the seat by just K) voles. The Fourth District he represents on the County Board of Commissioners includes Carlton Township. Hastings Township and Precinct No. 2 of Irv ing Township. “1 think we have made some progress on some issues on the County Board over the last year and a half." Gibson said. "For exam­ ple. we now have night meetings once a month so more people can attend. Commissioners no longer take per diem pay when they go to MAC (Michigan Association of Counties) semi-annual conferences and we hope there w ill be some more changes in a positive direction for the people " Thus far. Gibson’s only competition in fil­ ing for the seat is from John Loftus, a Democrat, who would contest the office in the November general election by Shawna Hubharth Staff Writer The Hastings City Council authorized a $75,000 inlerfund loan between the water and sewer fund (as lender) and the administrative services fund (as borrower) to begin phase one and two of technology improvements at City Hall. The loan will be repaid through assessment of charges in the administrative services fund in Five years and will be built into the coming year’s budget. The improvements will include replacing file sharing and application servers, upgrading software, back up systems, and network electronics, installing an implement exchange server for staff e-mail and calendar­ ing ami standardizing office software with Microsoft Office 2003. The city also will pur­ chase hardware from Hewlett-Packard and professional services from Secant Technology. The improvements sprung from a city-w ide technology report conducted last year from Plante and Moran. In other business at Monday night's meet­ ing. the council: • Adopted a resolution in support of the Local Telecommunications Franchising Authority. • Appointed Thomas Neil to the Local Finance Development Authority (LDFA) to complete a term expiring Dec 31 • Renewed the BIRCH fire agreement . which is essentially the same as last year. • Adopted a resolution to establish the necessity for improvements and the creation of the Downtown Parking Special .Assessment District. • Held public hearings on establishing the final assessments for sewer extension, and paving curb and gutter «»n South Dibble Street, and extending sanitary sewer service on South Jefferson Street. • Approved a request by Alan Eavey for permission to install a 500-gallon LP gas tank a! his home at 1308 West State Road Natural gas lines do not go by his home • Approved a request by the Hastings Public Library to temporarily close East Slau? Street from Michigan to Boltwood Friday. May 19. from 4 to 7 p.m. for tlic ground­ breaking celebration for the new library. • Approved a request from John Johnston. Principal of Central Elementary School to hold a parade to celebrate Central's 75th birthday. • Approved several requests to use pavil­ ions at Fish Hatchery Park. Councilman Barry Wood asked City Manager Jeff Mansfield. “We don’t reserve these spots right? Isn’t it first-come, first-served?" Mansfield said that in certain instances it is appropriate to reserve them for official func­ tions. • Declared a proclamation recognizing the week of May 15 as National Police Week and May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day hon­ oring police people killed in the line of duty. • Discussed an e-mail complaining about people driving at high rates of speed on the 400 block of Park Street before and after school. Councilman Curt Cybulski said. “I am up there everyday and 1 sec people driving at a relatively high rate of speed." Councilman Dave Jaspcrse asked where the speed limit sensor was that could be parked by the street. Police Chief Jerry Saner said it was bro­ ken and was in the garage He said an anten­ na needs to be sent in by mail and usually that can be fixed in a matter of several days. Heard from city attorney Stephanie Fekkes that the city was still seeking information from the Tydcn company about the local plant’s closing and was hoping to be able to brief council with details at its next meeting. Tydcn. which was founded in Hastings by Emil Tydcn in 1897. announced last week it would close its new plant, which was opened in 2002. affected about 40 employees. The firm received about $78,000 in tax breaks from the city to create or retain jobs. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 11 2006 - Page 3 Area house, senate candidates divided on unicameral proposal by Jon Gambet* Staff Writer When a panel of politician waanabes me! al Hastings High School last Thursday nighi. the premise was to discuss Unicameral, the movement to abolish the Michigan Senate. Instead, the sparse crowd was treated tccampaign rhetoric and customary political positions of being neither completely in favor of or completely against anything at all. The unicameral movement to eliminate the senate and keep just the house, began in Barry County last year and is currently in the process of trying to get 318.000 signatures on petitions with the aim of getting the proposal on the November ballot, which would give the voters the opportunity to make their choice on the issue. The most vocal of the Unicameral oppo­ nents were Brian Calley. Susan Vlietstra and Frank Campbell. 87th District State Representative candidates, and Democrat Al Abbasse. who is running for a State Senate seat in the Grand Rapids area. Amohg those in favor of “firing the sen­ ate” Brian Reynolds. Republican candidate for 87th District, spoke clearly, but not often, in explaining his position. ”1 am in favor of the proposal to fire the senate for two reasons." Reynolds said during his introduction. “The first is cost savings. The money saved by eliminating the Michigan Senate can be re-directed to schools, roads and other services. “The second reason is it will provide more transparency in government." Democrat Eric Geister. running for the 70th District Slate Rep. seat, said he is in favor of the proposal to eliminate the Michigan Senate because of the cost savings and because it would make the legislature more non-parti­ san. Others said they are opposed to the propos­ al as it is stated, but were not necessarily against the concept a unicameral (or one house) legislature. William Gelineau, a “proud Libertarian" told the audience government is rife with cor­ ruption. “Government benefits from the operations such as they arc now.” he said. "Government favors bi-cameral because they can introduce legislation with the full knowledge it will be killed in committee." Delton alumni banquet slated for May 20 Delton Kellogg High School will have its 63rd annual alumni banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday evening. May 20. The evening's events will begin with a potluck dinner in the high school dining com­ mons. The classes of 1956. 1981 and 2006 will be honored. The class of 193 J (25 years) will be host for the banquet Included in the program will be the presentation of the 50-year pin to each of the attending alumni from the class of 1956. All Delton graduates and staff arc invited to attend. Please bring a dish to pass and table service. For more information, call 623-8314 or 623-2610. Galineau later added. “Unicameral will create transparency We can sec what the leg­ islature is doing. We would get more account­ ability and belter accountability will get better legislation " Abbasse said. “Democracy is about input. The spir t of democracy has availed itself for centuries in business. It is all about the return on investment and market shares. “Government is all about you and serving your needs." he said. “The Constitution set up three branches and no branch shall exercise power over another branch. It is the way the system has been run. “Only one state. Nebraska, has had uni­ cameral. If it is such a great system, why is there only one state which has it? “I don't think this proposal is good for the state." he said. He later amended his position, however, indicating. “I am not stating I disagree with unicameral. I disagree with this particular proposal. I am willing to listen to alternative proposals.” Calley said unicameral is not the real issue. “The issues actually are the state and national educational system, health care and the economy." Calley said. “State government has been completely ineffective for the last five or six years. No one can argue this. The answer to the problem is not to fire the senate. This is a distraction from the real issues. “Party politics has risen sharply over the last five or six years. Where are the statesmen we used to have? “We must stop party politics and let the best interests cf the people be our guide. “It is like two professional football teams." he said. "Both with world class defenses and ineffective offenses. The score is still 0-0... Until we get past party politics, it won’t be effective." Frank Campbell, another senate candidate, said. “My take on it is. I’m very much opposed to eliminating 38 people. It would give 60% of the voters in southeast Michigan control and the rest of us won’t have a chance." Campbell said he was in favor of a system which included representatives by county. “If we had 83 State Representatives, one from each county, the minority would have a chance. Wc need to represent all the people. If we don’t we will all go down a long tube." Vlietstra said she was somewhat of an ana­ lyst and challenged the public to look at the figures. “With 110 legislators, there will be one for every 77.900 people. With 38 senators, there is one for every 253.500. “It will create more special interests, more lobbyists and make it harder to reach legisla­ tors. Now we have two people to contact instead of only one. "My gut feeling is there will be more and more committees. With one body participat­ ing in the process, less will get done. Bills will be introduced too fast. "Now there is a two-part system to fight corruption." she added. “With unicameral, the same body will charge and prosecute corrup­ tion." Doug Kalnbach. the last to candidate to speak, said “There arc good points and bad points. I think we would lose representation, but overall I support the proposal." Calley told the audience he could not defend unicameral. "The root cause is not that we now have a Nicole Meredith selected ‘06 outstanding business student Nicole Meredith, daughter of Jeffery and Bonnie Meredith of Hastings, has been selected as the Class of 2006 Outstanding Business Student. The Hastings High School Business Education Department chose her on the basis of her commendable achievements in the business curriculum at Hastings. The teachers who selected her are Nancy Cottrell and Tracy George. Meredith has focused her elective studies in business by taking Introduction to Business. Accounting I and II. Introductory and Advanced Computer Information Technology. Introductory and Advanced Web Design. Visual Basic Programming, and Teacher Aide for the Business Department. She has also been an active member in business activities outside of the classroom as a thrce-ycar member of Business Professionals of America. Meredith has par­ ticipated in a number of BPA activities and fund-raisers. She has been a regional, state, and national representative for two consecu­ tive years in Database Applications and a regional and stale representative in the Visual Basic Programming event. Other extracurricular activities have kept her busy throughout her high school career. She has been involved in 4-H for 10 years and is currently serving as her club's president and teen superintendent for the dairy project at the Barry County Fair. She is also serving as the Barry County American Cancer Nicole Meredith Society Relay for Life online chairperson. Meredith will continue her studies at Northern Michigan University in the fall, majoring in business computer information systems. Appearing at last Thursday night's forum on the idea of a unicameral legislature were (from left) Doug Kalnbach. Susan Vlietstra. Eric Geister. Frank Campbell. Brian Calley. Al Abbasse, William Gelineau and Brian Reynolds. senate." Calley said. “The root problem is party politics. Government is ovcrrcgulated. I'nder unicameral we will be reduced to a part-time legislature Right now there arc 3.100 pieces of legislation in the house and the legislature is disconnected to what is hap­ pening. To eliminate the senate will not make voters better understood." "The issue is the system which allows citi­ zenry to participate more and unicameral will not solve the problems." Galineau said. "Solution comes from good ideas and cooper­ ation and money targeted to legislators. "Under proportional legislation there will always be someone to talk to. Too many elec­ tions arc decided in the primary . To think you arc going to have any kind of influence is kind of silly. Ordinary people understand they can’t influence government very much." Slate Senator Patricia Birkholz and Ken Sikkema were conspicuous by their absence from the forum. Both were invited and chose to ignore the opportunity to make their posi­ tions known, but their absence was not over­ looked by those who did attend. “I find it interesting they arc not here." Abbasse said, "and I. for one. feel slighted." Barb Cichy. chairwoman of the Barry County Democratic Party, was in the audience and she. too. pointed out the absence of the two elected officials, one the Slate Senator for this area, the other the Senate Majority Leader. “What good is my senator when she is not sitting here tonight?" Cichy asked. "She is saying she doesn't care." Fred Jacobs, who moderated the panel, posed the questions and also offered his ow n opinion on why he supports the unicameral proposal. “We need more participation by everyday citizens." Jacobs said. “Like this panel here tonight, it is not just that wc meet, but what do each of us bring to the table." Speaking after the meeting. Jacobs offered more opinions. “We could have the House in a unicameral setting and each county could send two or three representatives on a regular basis to meet with their legislators and talk about issues important to their particular part of the stale. And when a legislator is considering legislation, these representatives could be contacted to gel feedback from the local areas. "These representatives would be paid only for the time they travel to Lansing, only every few months or so. and meet with their repre­ sentatives. "Il would give the local areas more input." Jacobs said. Fund-raiser planned Saturday at COA Treasure hunt walk to aid Meals on Wheels by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Walkers who collect donations to help bring meals to homebound senior citizens in Barry County will go on a treasure hunt while they participate in the Saturday. May 13. Meals on Wheels Walkathon and Luncheon. More walkers (treasure hunters) are needed to make this year's event, sponsored by the Barry County Commission on Aging, a suc­ cess. Walkers arc asked to collect donations and pledges from friends, family members, co-workers, neighbors and others to help the COA pay for meals and the costs to deliver them. Pledge sheets are available by calling the COA at (269) 948-4856. With the high cost of gasoline to deliver meals, this year's walk is extra important, officials say. For example, in just one day last week. COA drivers traveled 300 miles to bring nutritious meals to folks unable to leave their homes. “We’re paying at the pump like everybody else.” COA Executive Director Tarnmy Pennington said of higher gasoline prices. "The walkathon is always important for us. but more than ever (this year) because we arc feeling the pinch because we deliver to every place in Barry County. Saturday's walkathon starts at 10 a.m. at the COA building in Hastings where registra­ tion begins at 9:30 a.m. When the walk ends al the COA. a grilled hot dog luncheon will be served to participants and activities for chil­ dren will take place. Hol dogs will be cooked on a new stainless steel grill purchased with donations the COA received in memory of the iate Honk Keeler, a dedicated volunteer who grilled food for COA events for a number of years. Besides benefiting people who need to “receive balanced meals to help them main­ tain or reach adequate nutritional health." the walkathon will have some new fun twists this year. Along the walk route, a number of busi­ nesses and the Farmers Market have prizes, ranging from jar openers to notepads, to give to the walkers as part of the treasure hunt theme of the event. At the Farmers Market. April Nicholson will be giving loaves of bread to walkers and farm products will be among the door prizes. EverAfter Banquet Hall w ill have a snack for walkers. Others who will give prizes include Founders Community Credit Union. Affordable Asphalt. Union Bank of Freeport. Arris Matrix. Hastings Flower Shop. Lifesty les and Second Hand Comers. For the out-of-town businesses, "pirates" will be at Tydcn Park to hand out prizes. (More busi­ nesses may be added by walk day 1. Corally O'Dell. COA nutrition program coordinator, said the Meals on Wheels pro­ gram is a "hidden treasure" in the county, and that's why this year's walk has a hidden treas­ ure theme, including teens dressed as pirates. Nancy Morgan also is bringing her parrots. Sam and Sassy, io join in the fun after the wrfk. Continuing with the subject of "hidden treasure." O’Dell said. "A lot of times people will call to sign up for Meals on Wheels because their doctor or neighbor will tell them about it. and a lot of times I hear: ‘I never knew you were here. I wish I knew more about you.’ So I always say wc have Barry County's best kept secret, but we’re sure not trying to be. We're a hidden treasure because not everybody knows about us. and we wish more people knew about us and used us. We’re here to be used.” In keeping with the theme, route maps for the wrjiuchon have been printed as "treasure maps." "Mary Jane Bradfield made two lovely quilts." O'Dell said, and those will be given to the top fundraisers. There will be other prizes too. There arc many ways people can help the Meals on Wheels Walkathon. "They can be a direct sponsor, collect pop cans for us. sell Meal Wheels (for $1 each) and donate some loot (for the treasure hunt)." O'Dell said. Some businesses arc holding “drcss down days” when employees can pay to 'dress down.' and the proceeds go to Meals on Wheels, she said. Teams from GFWC-Hastings Women's Club, the County Prosecutor's Office, the County Family Court and Thomapple Manor arc participating this year. O'Dell said. Hospital Purchasing Service and Thomapple Manor have sent representatives to help plan the event and arc assisting in other ways. Flexfab and Viking have given advance donations. “And local unions are good friends." she said. All proceeds from the walkathon stay in Barry County to feed county residents who are over 60 and homebound. O'Dell said. Last month, the COA delivered 3.674 meals. Just last Wednesday, the COA staff and volunteers delivered 90 n<M»n meals and 52 supper meals to homebound people in the county. That’s not counting meals served at COA Friendship Centers. Some seniors on the Meals on Wheels routes also receive “Elder Paes." which arc bags of groceries and frozen dinners for the weekend. Liquid meals, if prescribed by a doctor, also arc available for those who need them delivered. Those meals are comparable to Ensure and Boost and other products on the market. "You can get it through us at a great­ ly reduced cost.” Pennington said. "We ll mix a case with different flavors aid our driver can bring it right to the door by the case. We re doing a lot more (liquid meals) for peo­ ple with chewing problems or on chemothcr apy and things like that." More than 850 individual liquid meals were delivered last month. O’Dell said. The requested donation is $2 for each home delivered noon meal, but if seniors can't Afford that, they can give a lower donation or ge! their n'cals free. “The luxury of that is the millage money." Pennington said. “It picks up the cost for those pcopl.- who aren't able to pay (the $2 per meal). Foi some people, they just can't afford $2 a day for s meal. The COA sends out monthly statements telling each home-delivered meai recipient the number of meals they received the previ­ ous month, but there's never a dollar amount on the statement. There's a place for com­ ments on the statement, and Pennington said, “just this week I had a comment from a lady who said. 'Wish I could have sent more (money for meals), but 1 had to have fuel oil delivered and it was $800.' We have had peo­ ple say the house insurance came due the same month as my taxes.” and they can't pay ’he $2 per meal. Occasionally somebody will call O'Dell tc cancel their delivered meals because they ro longer can afford them, "but she won’t accept that.” Pennington said. "She gets right on the phone and says that's not an acceptable rea­ son for not getting Meals on Wheels as far as we're concerned." O’Dell adds. “Everybody is short some­ time." Pennington said. "We're blessed in this county that all of the Hastings meals arc delivered by volunteers, and we have volun­ teers to assist us with the big routes occasion­ ally... This year for the first time ever, we're reimbursing volunteers for some of their mileage. We've never done it before because volunteers want to be benevolent, but arc finding it difficult with the gas prices, so we arc happy to reimburse. And we're always looking for volunteers, right now particularly We just had one move away." "We have volunteers who just deliver on call. Wc have volunteers who just deliver in the summer w ith their children when they arc off from school, and that gives people who deliver year-round a break. Wc have people who deliver one day a week, every week. People who deliver every other day. so there arc a lot of options available.” Pennington said. All ages arc welcome to volunteer. “We have a lot of fun.” she said. All people 60 and over may eat lunch a: the COA's Friendship centers and people in cer­ tain townships may have meals at participat­ ing restaurants, including the Prairieville Family Inn near Delton, the Thornapple Kitchen in Middleville, and others in Lake Odessa. Bellevue and Battle Creek. Call the COA for drtails. �Page •» - Thursday. May 11. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bush has utter disregard, contempt for our freedoms Unicameral forum response disappointing To the editor: I'm very disappointed in the public turnout to last week's state candidate forum at Hastings High School in which the statewide ballot proposal to abolish the state senate was debated. Nine candidates for both house and senate seats representing Democrats. Libertarians and Republicans participated while the community did not. State Senator Patty Birkholz. chose to ignore an invitation to participate and escaped having to defend why the senate should not be abolished. To me. that typical lack of response is just one more reason we could do without one chamber. Flip a coin. Heads, get rid of the house. Tails, get rid of the senate. It makes little difference. They are clones of one another. There is no accountability. As taxpayers, we are paying $80 million per year in support of each chamber so they can ignore us. Our founding fathers engaged in lively debate over the form of government the United States should have. In 1787. at the Constitutional Convention, the colonies :noved from unicameralism under the Articles of Confederation to bicameralism (two hous­ es) under the new constitution. Ben Franklin, however, continued to favor unicameralism. The debate that took place in Hastings last week was of similar political importance, at least to the people of Michigan. Aside from the two Allegan County teachers. I recog­ nized in the crowd, noticeably absent were our local educators and politicians. I guess intellectual curiosity or a sense of historical importance is not a prerequisite to teach or lead. 1 suspect our founding fathers would be ashamed of their indifference. I am. If for no other reason to attend, nine candi­ dates for state positions took time from their busy schedules to make the case for their election. While the forum was on unicameral­ ism, each candidate was given enough time to speak on other issues. It was yet another missed opportunity by the voting public to become informed. My patience with whiny teachers and school administrators over layoffs and tight budgets has worn thin. They, of all people, should be at the forefront of knowledge-gath­ ering and drive for change. The same could be said of our local leaders who have seen nearly a 40% cut in state revenue sharing. We have gotten what we voted for, and its not pretty! It's time to pay attention and get involved. Its been said before, democracy is not a spectator sport. It’s time we stopped treating it as such. Joseph Lukasiewicz. Hastings Let’s honor police memorial day/week To the editor: I would like to ask all citizens of Barry County to join with their Law Enforcement Community to honor our fallen comrades from years past. In 1962. President John F. Kennedy desig­ nated May 15 of each year as National Peace Officer Memorial Day. and the week sur­ rounding it (May 14 through May 22, in 2006) as National Peace Officer Memorial Week. In 1994. President Bill Clinton passed an amendment to the Kennedy Bill requiring that all governmental buildings display their American Flags at half-mast. There will be a candlelight vigil at the National Law Enforcement Office.- Memorial, at Judiciary Square. Washington, D.C. Saturday. May 13,. at 8 p.m. Many sur­ vivors and officers will be preserf. The cere­ mony will conclude with the reading of newly engraved names added to the list. The name of Detective Lavem Brann of the Battle Creek Police Department, should be one of the names honored. Two Prairieville Township officers and one Barry C ounty deputy had the distinct honor of serving with lavem while they also were members of the Battle Creek PD. For more information please visit the web­ site at www.prairievilletwp-mi.org (click on police news). Or visit www.nationalcops.org. Larry Gentry, Police Chief. Township of Prairieville Send a letter to the editor! To the editor: At the 2001 Washington Gridiron dinner, our esteemed president joked, "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and those are the ones we have to concentrate on." No none knew just how serious he was. Seventy-three years before George W. Bush made that remark. Justice Louis Brandeis issued a prophetic warning. The greatest dangers to liberty." he wrote, "lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning, but without understanding." The real threat to American freedom, he warned, comes not from beyond our shores but from inside our own government. A open eye will see the following examples: Halliburton, Vice Preident Dick Cheney's former company, recently received a $350 million grant to build a network of detention centers across America. These detention cen­ ters. probably to be built on unused military bases, would be run by the Department of Homeland Security. If built, each of them would "detain" up to 5,000 people. Halliburton, of course, won't comment. Bush & Co. refer to this as "contingency plan­ ning." For what, they won't say, so wc arc left to wonder. A new kind of Gitmo in our own backyard? They almost certainly would not be used to detain "foreign combatants." For whom, then? Hidden deep inside the xtended and expanded Patriot Act lurks u-*. Jier example of the insidious encroachment Justice Brandeis warned of. This act, which is any­ thing but patriotic, makes provisions for a new kind of federal felon called the "dis­ rupter." A disrupter is defined as anyone chai ged with disrupting or otherwise interfer­ ing with any event labeled by the Secret Service as a "National Special Security Event" An NSSE would be any event which the president or other protected official is vis­ iting... such as a political rally, the Olympics, or even the Super Bowl. Under this new pro­ vision. anyone wearing, say. a Cindy Sheehan T-shirt at a Tigers game attended by the pres­ ident, would not only be escorted off the premises, but also charged with a felony and possibly sentenced to hard time in a federal prison. Is this what they have in mind for Halliburton's detention centers? Like a lot of things Bush and his cronies do, this provision, neatly tucked into the bill last January, was added without debate or hearing. One of our most important Constitutional protections is the guarantee that our own military may never be useo against us. Despite this protection. Rumsfeld's Pentagon has been quietly expanding its role in the American spook irdustry. Since 9/11, Bush and Company have been waving the flag of patri­ otism in itheir assertion that terrorists have tuned the Homeland into a foreign battlefield. Our Constitution, already an instrument of irritation to Btnh Chenqy e't < seems to have i little in the way of prowetion of our efrifflberties any more. Because, as Bush claims, the terrorists are forcing us to fight this battle on our own soil (didn't he tell us we needed to invade Iraq so we don't have to do this at home?) Bush claims to have constitutional powers in using the NSA to conduct electron­ ic surveillance of American citizens without a court order. But why stop at the NSA? The Pentagon has a vast array of electronic gad­ getry for just this purpose and since no bullets are being fired, he sees no problem in using the military and its gadgets against us as well. ’ .ause Rumsfeld h<c called the war on terrorism "The Long War." the government's so-called "right" to use our military to spy on us won't be ending any time soon. Also in the expanded Patriot Act is a requirement placed on the government to report to Congress on how. when, and how often it uses its new, expanded, police powers of "search and seizure." Bush & Co. fought that provision, but finally acquiesced and signed the bill amid much hoopla and media coverage. After the media had left, however. Bush quietly added an "executi’e signing statement* to the bill he had just signed. It provides that the president does not consider himself bound by the law to disclose to Congress how the Patriot Act's expanded police powers are being used. Public Opinion: Once again. Bush has blxtantly displayed his contempt of not only the law but of Congress, the American people, and the very Constitution he is sworn to uphold. Bush recently nominaleu General Michael Hayden to replace ousted Porter Goss as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. This is the same guy who helped design and then administer the government's illegal domestic spying program. Hayden, who has said he will not resign his commission if con­ firmed. will take his military connections and authority into the CIA with him. Of course the law forbids the CIA and the military from spying on Americans so we nave absolutely nothing to worry about. But just so we're clear on this, isn't this the same law that also for­ bids the NSA from domestic spying without a warrant? One must ask. which laws are for the president and which laws arc for the esl of us? On a different front, why can’t the Secretary of the Interior be an environmental­ ist’ Where doeS it Say that the Steward of our public landS haS to be in bed with the mining, timber, and oil industries? When was the last time we had an interior secretary who placed more value on protecting the environment and endangered species than satisfying the profit driven lust of industry? In Gale Norton's first three years, drilling permits issued by the Bureau of Land Management rose by more ’.han 70%. Yellowstone National Park is once again more of a haven for pollution belching snow­ mobiles than for the elk and bison it was meant for. A secret Norton deal in 2003 opened up more than 2.5 million acres for development in Utah alone Norton was no better than her mentor. Bruce Babbitt. Bush's new pick, Idaho's gov­ ernor Dirk Kempthome, is no better than Norton. When will these people realize that when we've soiled our nest, we will have nothing that matters? Larry J. VanZalen, Hastings Silly Unicameral criticisms continue To the editor: Two "responses" to public statements made recently about Barry County's Unicameral (Tire :hc Senate") effort: 1. At last Thursday night's forum on the subject of Unicameral Michigan, where guest panelists were invited to speak for or against the idea... one speaker, Brian Reynolds, a candidate for the State House, spoke clearly in favor of the idea and made no statements that were not related to the concept beii.j dis­ cussed. Every other speaker, in my judgment, went off on some sort of tangent; from read­ ing a prepared campaign speech to recom­ mending some other form of change. When a politician is asked for a "yes* or “no" answer, wouldn't it be nice to have just a "yes" or “no?" This could be easily followed by a brief explanation for the response. The one speaker mentioned above may not have been the most gifted or fluent, but he certain­ ly left no question about his position on the matter. That was most refreshing! 2. At the Legislative Coffee Monday morn­ ing, a former state representative spoke strongly against the Unicameral effort, saying that both Senate and House of Representatives arc necessary because he could recall the House passing a poor bill. only to have the Senate turn it down; and he could remember the House canceling out a bad Senate bill, he suggested the people are better off as a result. My response is that I have not always thought our County Commissioners have made the best decisions; and what we really need is a second Board of Commissioners to offset any bad decisions. And we really should consider another school board for the Hastings schools, after all, using this former legislator's logic, two two is better than one. And maybe we should insist on two township boards. And General Motors, certainty, could profit from two boards of directors. Does this begin to sound a little riuiculous? (Just a plain "yes" or "no" will suffice.) Incidentally, at that same Legislative Coffee, State Senator Patricia Birkholz was asked if the legislature had any plans to limit the campaign fund-raising of people who were term-limited and could no longer use such funds for re-election. She spoke for sev­ eral minutes, and never gave a “yes'* or “no" answer. I suppose that lack of candor makes a good politician? Pam I andon, Hastings Media has failed to do its job in telling truth To all media: You continue to fail in your obligation to the American people because you have failed to cover the following: 1. The role of Larry Silvertein, leaseholder of the WTC complex, and his admission that Building 7 was "pulled.* 2. New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani^ 2. There is . an overwhelming amoui.! of evidence proving that the attacks of 9/11 were orchestrated by a criminal element win jn our own government and military. 3. Treason and crimes against humanity have been committed by this same criminal element for 9/11 as well as the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. 4. Our national treasury has been siphoned by war profiteers friendly to this administra­ tion to pay for these wars at the detriment of the domestic needs of the U.S. 5. The military/industrial/congressional complex has replaced our cold war foe. Russia, with Arab extremists as the demon for which we must fear and fight against This new demon was nurtured, trained and funded by our CIA in conjunction with Pakistan's IS I. 6. You are guilty of a "deadly double stan­ dard’ which places the highest possible bar of journalistic requirement upon 9/11 researchers while having no requirement whatsoever of credibility of the government's official story. 7. You are guilty of covering up the cover­ up of 9/11. namely the 9/11 Commission Report which is an obvious exercise in fraud and deception. Additionally, wc must insist that you fulfill your responsibility by reporting on: 3. The fact that the towers were built to withstand the impact of a Boeing 707, had 47 reinforced, redundant load bearing core columns , and the 9/11 Commission lied say­ ing the buildings had a hollow core. 4. The criminal act of the removal and destruction of the steel debris at Ground Zero. 5. The fact that there is no valid explana­ tion for the absence of U.S. air defense in intercepting the hijacked planes other 'han deliberate planning using the execution of several war games th.* morning. 6. The absence of out /*hain of command from the President right on oewn to the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 7. The refusal of Director of Into lig-nce. Porter Goss, to investigate key agents withi.T the CIA who were responsible either allowing the attacks of 9/11 or actively pariicipiting in them. This investigation must include Porter Goss' actions on the morning of 9/11. 8. The fact that 3 steel frame buddings fell at virtually the speed of gravity, which is physically impossible absent demolition charges. 9. Able Danger, including the treatment of the Naval officers who have become whistle blowers, and the failure of the 9/11 Commission to include knowledge of the pro­ gram in their final report. Patricia Wilson. Middleville What’s hardest for a mother? Sunday is Mother's Day. What do you think is the hardest thing about being a mother? What do you like best about your mother or what is your favorite memory of your mother? Responses to our weekly question. n>e Haatins* Banner Devoted to the Interests of Barry County since 1856 htnaMObf Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacoba Frederic Jacoba Praardent Vce Preetoent Slaven Jacoba Secretary/Treasurer • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Edrttx; Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor) Helen Mudry Sandra Ponsetto Patricia Johns KeMy Ltoyd Brett Bremer Jon Gambee Fran Faverman Shawna Hubbert). Steve Kopf, Middleville: Chad Bruinssiot, Grand Rapids: “I think the hardest thing for mothers is wor­ rying about their children all the time. I really like that my mother brought me up to be an independ­ ent person." Sonya Akers, Middleville: • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT * Qaoefted ada accepted Monday trough Fndey. 800 am. to 530 pm. "The hardest thing moms have to do is to put up with their children's "stuff" but my mom is the sweetest woman you could imagine." “1 think one of the hard­ est things is having to get up before everyone else to make sure that we have breakfast. 1 like that she reads to me and makes me laugh." “1 think the hardest part of being a mother is tak­ ing care of their children. What I like best about my mother is how loving she is to me." “I think that the hardest part of a mother's job is taking care of kids. What 1 like best about my own mother is what a good job she does taking care of me." "The hardest thing mothers have to do is all the cleaning. What 1 like best about my mother is how she takes such good care of me." Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs SubecrtpOon Ralaa: 830 per year r Barry County 832 per year <i adyoreng courtoee 836 per year daeehere POSTMASTER Send addreea chanpee to P.0 Boa B �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, May 11. 2006 - Page 5 Hastings Music School adds three new instructors for ‘06 Fresh ideas needed to solve new problems I have written often about the frustration I’ve had with our state legislators and their failure to deal with real issues facing Michigan's business. I have been prompted by announcements of plant closings in Greenville. Marshall. Hastings and other towns across the state. I have been critical about the legislature’s inability to work together to solve some big problems, while at the same time passing “feel good” legislation dealing with issues that really don't matter to most of the state's taxpayers. It was in March of 2005 I wrote about the idea of a unicameral legislature, bringing the Michigan Senate and House together to work as one body, working as a team to really get at the issues busi­ ness and industry need to compete in a world market The idea also sounded promising because such downsizing would save precious taxpayers’ money, about $80 million a year. Our manufacturing sector is in decline. It seems every week we read about yet another plant that's either shutting down and or leav­ ing far cheaper place to build products somewhere else. Ford, General Motors and much of automotive supply chain are either losing market share, money and some like Delphi, are on the brink of bankruptcy. The City of Detroit and its public schools are in trouble. Public schools all over Michigan are facing increasing costs, yet experi­ encing less money from the state to deal with the increases. Michigan's unemployment rate is among the highest in the nation, month after month, and household family income is in a stall or decline. And the recent increase in gas prices is pushing the limit on families all across this state. 1 like to call it the “Walmartization of America,” do it for less or we will find someone who will and it most likely won’t be someone in America. But here we are 14 months after 1 wrote that editorial and we still don't have any answers from our state government about the very real economic crisis at hand. Sadly, our political leaders have done nothing *o solve this crisis, and from where 1 sit it doesn't look like they have any brilliant ideas or plans to deal with it any time soon. We need »o do something big — something that sends the message that Michigan is back and we have a plan to tum our economy around, compete for jobs in every industry, business or service. Most of the politicians arc just sitting on the sidelines and look­ ing at Unicameral Michigan as a pipe dream going nowhere, but I think just having the debate makes the idea worthwhile. This is a non-partisan issue — it’s an idea for change and if you're going to embrace the idea, you’ll need to be able to think outside of the box. Why not get rid of one of our legislative chambers? Just how many companies do you know that have two boards of directors? There's not a township, county, school board, business or industry in Michigan that puts up with two groups of people telling them how io run their business. Some would say, what other state has a unicameral legislature, and I would answer only Nebraska, but that doesn't mean it won't work. It actually means we’ve become com­ placent and just accepted the status quo. We haven't been aggressive in looking for new a better way to run the people’s business, we've just accepted Michigan would continue to do business as usual for nearly 200 years rather than adjust to the new market of continuous change. I can remember in the last 10 years how our political leaders were telling business and industry they needed to become better prepared for the changes coming in order to compete in the new global mar­ ketplace. For the most part, business and industry have worked to prepare themselves for the new competition, but look around you today — who didn't change? Our state government, for which it's still business as usual. So that's why last Thursday night in a forum we had a chance to look at a proposal to send Michigan in a new direction, with a gov­ ernment leaner and meaner, more responsive to its residents, mak­ ing changes in the way we do business and sending a message to the nation, and to the world. I was at a training seminar last week where our consultant told us we needed to change the way we think about doing business. These days, you need to be constantly reviewing the impact you have on the market The watch words should be, "If it's not broke, break it". Don’t take anything for granted, be on top of your market all the time, every day. As I travel in my business across this state, 1 hear residents, voic­ ing frustration over what’s been happening to them. They're looking for leadership to deal with some of the these issues, but our politi­ cal leaders liave refused to deal effectively with any of them. As I said earlier, al) we sec coming out of Lansing is feel good legislation and the same old tired ideas. They haven't been able to deal with the massive loss of good jobs, business taxes, education and over-regulation of business and industry in general. They talk the talk, but then run away from the big issues as though they have not a clue or desire to deal with them. We need leadership to step up and return this state to t5te top of the list of places to live work and play. Michigan has throughout my lifetime maintained a rich and proud position among all the states in this nation, but today. Michigan hovers at the bottom of almost every list or pol’ and it's time to say - that’s enough - we need new direction. Michigan should take a second seat to no one. We should be able to compete on the world stage and we should compete like never before. But first, we have to stop our fierce defense of the status quo and begin the difficult process of coming up with new and creative ideas in meeting the ever-changing challenges ahead. And a good start is this seemingly radical, but simple act of eliminating the Michigan Senate, very simply because it’s not necessary. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Wouldn't it be nice if Congress showed up for work? I!11 .rt * j j *1 *v * **tV' ‘ by Lee Hamilton Watching Congress this year has put me in mind of that classmate we al! had in high school who liked to wait until three days before his term paper was due to really dig into it He usually got it done, but not in a way that made him want his parents to see it Our lawmakers in Washington have a lot on their plates this spring and summer. They have to deal with emergency spending bills for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and for rebuilding the Gulf Coast. They have to come up with a budget blueprint, which the House failed to do before taking off for a recess in early April, and try to get a handle on immi­ gration reform, which the Senate likewise had to put off so its members could leave town. They have lobbying reform, rewriting the nation's telecommunications laws, energy legislation, health care measures, and revital­ izing the nation's emergency management system — ideally, before hurricane season starts on June 1. So how much time has Congress given itself to accomplish ail this? During the first two months of 2006. the House of Representatives spent 47 hours — that's hours, not days — in session. If it sticks to its current plans. House members will spend 97 days in Washington this year. That's down from 141 last year, and is even fewer days than the 108 that led Hany Truman to blast Thunder Floor Cloggers to visit Tk senior citizens The Thomapple Kellogg Senior Citizens will have the last meeting of this school year from I to 3 p.m. Monday. May 15. The Thunderfloor Cloggers are the guests with their folk dance demonstration. The monthly meetings arc a time to share laughs meet senior citizens, get information about local programs and enjoy refreshments. Shellic Erb’s first grade class will open the May 15 meeting at 1 p.m. with patriotic songs, which they will sign and sing. There arc no meetings in June or July. The next meeting is on Aug. 2. The next bus trip planned for Thomapple Kellogg senior citizens will be Sept. 22 in a trip to see “Fiddler on the Roof.” including a performance and a turkey dinner with all the fixings. The fee of $42 includes transporta­ tion by school bus. the meal and the perform­ ance. Reservations accompanied by payment is due by Aug. 21. The Thomapple Kellogg senior citizens group meet in the Thomapple Kellogg Learning Center adjacent to McFall Elementary. Call 795-3397 for more informa­ tion. the “do-nothing" Congress of 1948. Just for comparison, congressional scholar Norman Omstein points out that during the 1960s and 70s, Congress averaged 323 days in session; even the lower 278-day average in the 1980s and ’90s was still three-quarters time. By that stance, d, this Congress looks like a bunch of temp workers. I do not want to give the impression that members of Congress don't work hard. They do -- but increasingly it has been in activities other than legislating. They spend a lot of time back in the district, visiting constituents and attending to local needs. They put in untold hours on the telephone and at fund-raising events, raising money for their own campaigns, for their personal PACs — designed to help them pursue or buttress positions in the leadership — and for their party's treasury. They spend weeks on the road, campaigning for their own re-election or making appearances on behalf of other candidates. And they go out on "fact-finding" missions abroad. Many of these activities are not irrelevant to the work of a member of Congress. Yet overall our nation is not well served by the current legislative schedule. Sure, people like to joke that the less time legislators spend in Washington, the better off wc are, but it's just not so. The job of Congress is to build a consen­ sus, both within its own hails and in the coun­ try at large, behind solutions to public policy dilemmas. This is exceedingly difficult work. It requires time, patience, research, dialogue, and deliberation. It demands that members of Congress sit down with one another, try to understand one another, and grapple with one another’s ideas and concerns. You can't build a consensus without taking the time to do all this. And more important. you can’t craft good legislation. As with otif high school classmate, cramming it all in at the end produces shoddy work. It also reduces not only the effectiveness of Congress, but the legitimacy of our democra­ cy itself. In recent years, ostensibly as a time­ saving measure. Congress has become enam­ ored of doing its work through so-called "omnibus* bills. These arc huge and ungainly pieces of legislation that just happen to have the effect of stifling free inquiry and debate, and of concentrating power in the hands of a few legislative leaders. The result is that most of the people we send to Congress have little input into what comes out of it Moreover, the late Tuesr*. aftemoon-to-Thursday schedule that mem­ bers of Congress now keep prevents them from discharging one of the most vital duties our Constitution gives them: carrying out robust oversight of the executive branch. It’s not too much to think that a Congress that had the time and the inclination to look ovei the President's shoulder might have led to more judicious decision-making on everything from Abu Ghraib to domestic spying to the Dubai ports deal. I realize that there are all sorts of forces leading members of Congress to want to spend as little time at the Capitol as possible. Their families are at home in their districts; so is their future in politics. But these are our elected representatives, and we're talking about governing the United States, not writ­ ing a term paper. Surely it's not too much to expect them to give the job enough time to get an A. (Lee Hamilton is director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. He was a member of the US. House of Representatives for 34 years.) Camp planned at Circle Pines Circle Pines Center. 8650 Mullen Road has scheduled its peace-themed camp for June 25 through July 8. The program is intended to encourage, teach and reinforce interpersonal skills believed useful in helping lead to a world with less conflict. Circle Pines has long held the ideal of peace as one of its core values. CPC’s mission is "to teach peace, social justice and environ­ mental stewardship through cooperation in work and rccrca'.’on." Mat Pryfogle. director of Circle Pines, said. “Because of the war in Iraq that has no end in sight, the continuation of policies which don't place the military as a last resort, increased violence within the U.S., ar.d a retreat to the couch in front of the television as the typical response from American citi­ zens. the members of Circle Pines feel that this summer they needed to do something more." During he tw o-week Peace Camp, campers (ages 7 to 17) will be challenged to look at inc world around them from a different perspec­ tive. They will receive training in non-violent conflict res­ olution. be exposed to children and adults from diverse backgrounds, strive to live each day in a peaceful way. and be asked to reflect on what social responsibility means to them. “The plan is to help raise a group of edu­ cated and thoughtful community leaders who will create a lasting impact on the U.S. and the world." Pryfogle said. “Our hope is that one day we will be able to change thez theme of 'he camp to be one that celebrates world peace." Circle Pines Center is a non-profit cooper­ ative summer camp and year-round retreat center founded in 1938. For more information about any of its programs, visit the website at www.circlepinescenter.org Matthew Elzinga The Community Music School in Hastings has added three new private lessons instruc­ tors to its faculty. They arc now accepting students for sum­ mer semester, which runs June 5 to Aug. II. The new instructors are: • Matthew Elzinga. who teaches trumpet and beginning brass. He holds a bachelor's degree in music education from St. Olaf College (Minn.). He has performed with the St. Olaf band and orchestra and has been an instructor at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. • Christina Horrigan. cello instructor, is a graduate of Hope College, with training in special needs education and care. She per­ forms with the West Shore Symphony and the Grand Rapids Symphony. • Mark Borner leaches electric and acoustic guitar, specializing in rock music. He has studied at Lansing Community College and is currently plays lead and rhythm guitar in the Classic/New Rock band AmpRage. Registration is now open for private les­ sons in most band and orchestra instruments, piano, guitar and voice. Need-based finan tai aid is available. For registration information, call Community Music School-Hastings at (269) 948-9441. The CMS is located at First Lniled Methodist Church, 209 W. Green St. The Community Music School is a pro­ gram of the Music Center of South Central Mark Borner Christina Horrigan Michigan, and is made possible by contribu­ tions from individuals, businesses, and foun­ dations, and by grants from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. Delton dairy farmer faces charge of felonious assault by Jon Gambee Staff Writer A felonious assault charge has been author­ ized against a Delton area dairy fanner who is accused of steering his truck dangerously close to a worker March 4. Al Riedstra. whose farm is located on Milo Road, is alleged to have become angry with Carlos Alej -Jidro Padilla Guadarramo. 20, after more than 100 head of cattle had gotten loose from a holding pen. Riedstra allegedly arrived on the scene, berated and yelled at Padilla and then got back in his truck, spun around and narrowly missed the workerr as he sped away. (Guadarramo is Padilla’s mother’s name and he goes by the name of Padilla) Riedstra later was alleged to have attempt­ ed to persuade Padilla not to press charges. Padilla, who entered this country illegally, was hesitant to press charges, but did so with the help of his brother. Jose, who contacted the Barry County Sheriff’s Department. Jose Padilla, who speaks fluent English, made the original call to the Sherifff s Department. Lori Mercedes, of the Hispanic American Council, said she is representing Padilla as an advocate and a translator because he does not speak any English. “The client (Padilla) came to us.” Mercedes said. “He had contacted the police immediately and was told to come in person. That was on a Saturday. He came in on Sunday and made a report. He was told an officer would come out Tuesday to investi­ gate the charge, and that never happened.” Mercedes said the complaint was original­ ly filed as a "dispute.” “I am acting only as a facilitator because of the language barrier," she said. “The investi­ gation into the delay of action taken by the sheriff's department is being handled by the Michigan Civil Rights Commission." Harold Core of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission confirmed his department is conducting an investigation into the way the Barry County Sheriff’s Department's handled the investigation. "We arc conducting an investigation into the allegation that this person was subjected to illegal discrimination by the sheriff's department because of his race.” Core said. Barry County Undersheriff Robert Baker said his department docs not discriminate on Al Riedstra any case reported. "When any person has a complaint, we take investigate it. regardless of who is mak­ ing the complaint." Baker said. Baker said he is conducting an internal investigation into the allegations there was a delay of more than two weeks before the investigation began. “1 cannot comment on the investigation except to say 1 am conducting interviews and trying to wrap up the internal investigation." Riedstra was arraigned May 4 and released on a $25,000 personal recognizance bond. If convicted Riedstra faces up to four years in prison and a fine of $2,000. The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 �Page G - Thursday. May 11. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics Ofehumtm Jeannette Kniss PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Worship Together... ...at the church of your choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 260) L*.ey Road. Do*ling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Sieve Olmucad. (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 110 a.tn.; Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday mjfatx 6:30 p.m. Nashville. Rev. Al Rusaell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9: 30 a.m ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S JeHcnon. Father A) Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4 30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m • Sunday School 10:30 a.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. MI 49058. Rev Bob Smith Phone 94*-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH Wemhrr Church of the World Wide Anglican Communion.- 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev Fr. Charles P McCabe III. Rector. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Children's Chapel and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Sunday “Mary and Martbz So«n Dinners" Wedn*«<"ys during Lent at 5:45 p.m.. March 6. : . 22.29. April 5. 12 in the Parish louse. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 >ju; Sunday School 1100 a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 Wes’ Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Warship 10:30 a.m.; P.O. Box 6.’. Hastings. MI 49058 COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays a* noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapelume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH .309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages: 10:45 a.m.. Morning Worship-. 6 00 p.m.. Evening Service; IM) p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana, Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & b'otkm/Childrm's Choir. Ladies Bib’e Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypoi I. Sunday School 10 a.m.. WorshT Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm. Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4); Tuesday, Thursday from 9-1130 am. 12:06-230 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. • Jr. & Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 a.m - Women’s Bible Study. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11OO a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6:00 pm Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory tor those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Manhias is Rt. Rev. David T. Husiwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the reclo­ ry number is 269 948-9327 Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrewmatthias. We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which ts in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. GRAL 11OMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Doo Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m_ Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spiril-fflted church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich 49073 Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 a_m. 6.00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special.” For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Dehor. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10a.m. Sunday School 11:15 a.m.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. ST. TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday . 9:30 a.m. “This is my body given for you. Do this m remembrance of me ' (Luke 22:19 NlV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that wc may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized Christians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not cv.lusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITION AL DOGMATIC TEA 'KINGS 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030 Sunday Mass 3:30 pun. First Fnday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. Cwrffiwni: 30 minutes before Mass. Roary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E State Rd (Corner of Stale Rd. and Bollwood Si across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastot. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121 Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11O0 a.m Kids for Christ. 11:00 a_m. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements Sunday School for all ages 10:00 a.m. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week. I pan Senior Bibte study; 6:30 p.m. Adults; Sign *N Share. Pastor's Class, Youth. 6th12th grades, and Faith Weaver Friends. 4 yrs. thro 5th grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 ajn. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women’s Ministry 7 p.m., 2nd Thur, each month. LAKE CITY Jeannette Kniss. age 81, of Lake City, formerly of Delton passed away May 8. 2006, in Cadillac. Jeannette was bom April 28. 1925. in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Elias and Lena (Izenbaard; Kloosterman. On November 26. 1946. she married Edwin G. Kniss who survives. A former member of Inter Lake Baptist Church. Delton. Jeannette was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star and a housewife and mother. She is also survived by children. Roger (Vera) Kniss of Vicksburg. Barbara (Jim) Hudson of Lake City. Lorraine (Ron) Whiteakcr of AR. and Donald Kniss of Augusta. Brothers: Harry. Elias (Evelyn) and Robert (Tillie) Kloosterman all uf Kalamazoo; sisters, Lena Doherty and Josephine (Jerry) VanderRoost both of Florida; 19 grandchildren; 16 great grand­ children and several nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by a son Dannie in 1989, a daughter Gail Aldridge in 1998. and brothers and sisters. William. John. Maude and Neil. The family will receive friends. Thursday 2:00 to 400 and 500 - 800 PM at the Williams - Gores Funeral Home. Delton where funeral services will be conducted Friday. May 12. 2006. 10:30 AM. Pastor Jeff Worden, officiating. Interment Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta. Ml. Meinorial contributions to Alzheimer’s Association will be appreciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. HASTINGS FIRST UN IT ED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 900 a.m.-Noon and 100-300 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. IIOO Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 900 a_m Traditional Worship Service; 10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour. 10:10 am. Sunday School - Preschool Through Adult; 11:20 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service: 6:30 p.m. Youth Group. Nursery care is provided for both services, and during Sunday School! Visit us online at WW.firHdlltfChhMtingl Ofg and our web log for sermons at: http-7/ hasiingiprabyignM.blogiptt.CQm/ May 12 - Last day of NAPS • Noah's movie atid popcorn day! May 14 - Celebrating Women in Ministry. May 18 - Rummage Sale begins 1-7 p.m. May 19 • Last day of Rummage Sate 9 a.m.-4 p.m. BOY. Reece Robert Simon Hoeksma. bom April 19. 2006 at Metro Health Hospital. Weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and 20 inches long, bom to Ron and Amanda Hoeksma of Freeport. Grandparents are Simon and Sheryl Hoeksma. Janny Timans. Bob and Marge Genther and Mark and Alainc Chrusciel. GIRL, Pearl Marion, bom May 3. 2006, to Michelle (McCausey) and Michael Turowski. She was bom at home in Portland. Oregon. Pearl weighed 9 lbs. 2 ozs. and was 20 inches long. Grandparents arc Karen and Joe Harton of Hastings. Great grandma is Virginia Alles of Middleville. BOY, Dillen Steven, bom at Battle Creek Health System on April 22 at 7:33 p.m. Weighing 10 lbs. 4 ozs and 21 inches long. Proud parents are Jacob and Rhonda Pennepacker) Roll. GIRL, Audrey Corinne, bom at Spectrum Hospital on April 20. 2006 al 8:26 p.m. to Jon and Lindsay Vertalka of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 12 ozs. and 21 inches long. Welcomed home by big brother, Braden, age 2 1/2. GIRL, Arial Linn, bom at Pennock on April 20, 2006 at 3:55 p.m. to Krista Britten and Eric Coleman of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 czs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Troy Steven, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 23. 2006 at 9:14 a.m. to Matt Hokanson and Stephanie Hokanson of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and 20 inch­ es long BOY, William Phineas, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 17. 2006 at 12:38 p.m. to Melinda and Michael Smalley of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 3 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. BOY. Christian Scott Boniface, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 19, 2006 at 12:38 p.m. to Janet Evans and Jeff Boniface of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 5 ozs. and 22 inch­ es long GIRL, Mia Graciela, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 23. 2006 at 11:40 a.m. to Kala and Johnny Villa of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 8 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Aydna Claire, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 25. 2006 at 12:51 p.m. to Ryan and Melissa Willard of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 9 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Molly Jade, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 25, 2006 at 5:29 p.m. to Rick and Michelle Krebs of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Katie-Grace Danielle, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 28. 2006 at 8:34 p.m. to Denise Woodbury of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs. 11 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Shaeleigh Lou, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 28, 2006 at 10:04 a.m. to Matthew and Jessica Gahan of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 3 1/2 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Lily Rose, bom on May 4, 2006 at Spectrum Health to Holly McKeown and Jason McKeown. GIRL, Lily Marie, bom at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids on Sunday, Aprii 30. 2006 at 7:30 a.m. to Jacquelyn Helsper .ind Matt Beavan of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 6 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Juice Ann Mavis, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 21, 2006 at 1:57 p.m. to Joleen Rasnake and Glen Walkinshaw of SHELBYVILLE - Lexy W. Purdum. age 13. of Shelbyville, passed away unexpected­ ly Saturday, May 6 at home. She was bom May 9. 1992 in Grand Rapids, and was an eighth grade student al Delton Kellogg Schools. Lexy was cherished by her friends and family, her smile and laughter lit up a room like no other. She had a special love and talent for music, singing, dancing and art. She will be forever missed. She is survived by her mother. Valerie Purdum and a special friend. Brian Burke; her father. Deraid Purdum and special friend. Patricia Johnston; two brothers. Clay and Kyle Purdum at home; maternal grandpar­ ents. Bill and Darlene Rac of Kalamazoo; aunts, uncles and cousins. Willard Button. (Nick); Tom (Connie) Button (Mitchell. Zachary); Rhonda (Bill) Pullano (Trevor, Chad, Anthony, and Nicole); paternal grand­ parents. Wilbur and Beryl Purdum of Colorado; aunts, uncles and cousins, Tammy Patchett (Cade); Penny Brecht (Amber. Sommer, Brandon); Renae Kent (Stacy, Brody. Jared and Colter); Robin Guerrant (Angy. Terrence and Jessy. Lori Reed (Bryce, Monica, Evan and Luke); Wilbur Purdum (Allison and Chase) and numerous friends. She was preceded in death by Grandfather Willard Button and Aunt Donna Button. Funeral services will be on Thursday. May 11. at II a.m. at the Thomapple Valley Church (M-43 in Hastings). Pastor Jay Taylor officiating. The interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery of Wayland. Visitation will be at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home in Delton on Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to: DKS SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions). Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Van Alan Stauffer. Hastings and Rachc’ Marie Havens, Hastings. Ross M. Morrison. Hastings and Susan Rhea Allerding, Hastings. Michael Douglas Hart, Middleville and Rebecca Jeneen Higgins. Middleville. Paul Andrew Reed. Hastings and Brenda Kay Dean, Hastings. David Hunter Darling. Hickory Comers and Kathryn Ann Downer. Augusta. David Thomas Merica, Hastings and Sue Ellen Weller. Hastings. David Ronald Godfrey. Hesperia and Mary Beth Watterson. Middleville. John Schnittker III. Middleville and Penny Lee Belka. Middleville. Jonathan Paul Scharping. Hastings and Brandy Marie Smith, Hastings. Matthew Thomas Peake, Hastings and Elizabeth Ashley Bowers, Hastings. Jeffrey Richard Braden, Vermontville and Arica Lyn Newton, Hastings. Patrick Michael Tighe, Middleville and Laura Emily Spens. Middleville. Phillip Joseph Vroman. Middleville and Tiffany Nicole Ekola. Middleville. Dolores HaU to celebrate 90th birthday* Come celebrate 90 years with Dolores F all at a birthday party hosted by her children! >kn open house is planned for Saturday. May .’3 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Hope United Methodist Church, located on the comer of M-79 and M-37 south of Hasting-,. Those who are unable to abend and wish to send a card or stop by for a visit will find Dolores at 212 West Marshall Street. No gifts, please. Happy birthday. Mom. we all love you!! Ron, Judy. Christopher. Carole and Christine. f(ay J^Girrbach Oirner/Dirpctor Girrhach -funeraljfome 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 • 269-945-3252 Serving Hastings, Barry County and Surrounding Communities for 40 yerrs Offering Traditional and Cremation Services Hastings Only Independent, Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Plannmg Services Available Serving All Faiths Visit our irtb sitefor • Pre-planning on line • View current Funeral Service information • Leave a memory message to family members This information on worship service is provuLd by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings Richland. Weighing 5 lbs. 7 1/2 ozs. and 18 1/2 inches long. BOY, Blake Noah, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 18, 2006 al 6 p.m. to Man and Melissa Dykstra of Middleville. Weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz. and 21 1/2 inches long. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 Michael Anton. Pastor. Friday. May IJ 6:30-10:00 p.m. Rock Group. Saturday. May 13 - KMX) a.m. Catechism 6. Sunday. May 14 8.00 A 10:45 a.m Holy Communion; 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. Monday. May 15 - 2.00 p.m. Congregational Care. Tuesday. May 16 -100 p.m. Overeaten Anonymous. 700 p.m. Congregation Council. Wednesday. May 17 - 1000 a_m Wordwatchers; 700 p.m. Holy Communion. Jfewbom babies www.girrbachfuneralhome.net 77S02B07 FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings S AND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.l.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings Give a meinorial that can go on forever BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions" 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526. �The Hastings Banner — Tr.^rsdey, May 11, 2006 — Page 7 Financial FOCUS From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Temperance Crusade Began Here in 1859 By Esther Walton On the front page of the July 11. 1906. edi­ tion of the Hastings Banner, a feature story described the seriousness of the local liquor problem around the time of the Civil War and how a group of ladies organized to confront it. The 1906 article quoted from an earlier 1859 Banner story whose author stated that he came to Hastings in 1863 and that at that time there wasn’t a grocery store in Hastings that didn't sell liquor off the shelf, as well as to customers who consumed it on the premises. “(There was) not a grocery in Hastings at that time that did not sell liquors of which a saloon was not an indispensable part." the arti­ cle said “Charles H. Hicks now living here east of the city established the first grocery store in Hastings that did not sell liquors. At one time in the 1860s, when Hastings was a village of 1500 to 1600 people, there were 27 places in town where intoxicants were sold. Let no one think molds are declining on the average, for they are not. We believe there is far more integrity, higher ideals of character, more sobriety and temperate living among the pc »ple of Hastings and vicinity now than 47 yea>"s ago when the women of Hastings wrote this of their temperance crusade, and had it printed in the Banner at that time." The following has been extracted from a let­ ter to the editor appearing in the 1859 Banner under this heading. “Ladies Temperance Association.” “We ask you [the editor] to publish them [their reports] not withstanding all of their imperfections hoping that it may rouse to action every lover of temperance and right in the county. Intemperance is an evil which has been widening and deepening its hold upon the heart of the community around us until its fibers are so interwoven with every interest that to mitigate or remove it is like taking the life blood. The more we do the more we see the enormity of this evil and the necessity of constant persevering and untiring effort to do any permanent good. Wc have and we ask the sympathy and co-operation of all those who see in the success of this movement, the sal­ vation of those they love better than life. We havegKd whokwwnc Mn and w them we with their keepers to stop of intoxicating drinks and perseveringly continue such appeal from them to time until the monster is driven from our midst. “The ladies between 40 and 50 in number proceeded to the Globe Hotel, kept by Dr. Bonsteel. where an appeal was read and also a ledge which he was requested to sign. He said if everyone else did. he would, but (he’d) rather not be the first one.” The article named the other 10 saloon own­ ers the women approached, "nicy returned to the stores a week later to see if the pledges were being honored. The article continued on and said. "There is not a women’s heart in our midst that does not beat high with hope at the prospect of seeing our beautiful village freed from the monster, which has so long ruled us with an iron rod. whose tyranny has carried neglect, abuse, star­ vation and ruin in so many homes.” In 1859, there were no laws regulating the sale and consumption of liquor. Drunks would sit in the grocery stores, making rude remarks and passes al women doing their shopping. This problem was a minor one when com­ pared to those who beat their wives and chil­ dren and drank the money up that should have been spent to feed and clothe their families. Women had no way of changing the situation and relieving the misery they and their chil­ dren had to endure. Those women trying to slop all liquor traf­ ficking were probably over reaching, but they had good reasons why they thought it needed to be done. Interesting enough, gambling was illegal and saloons that allowed it were fined and closed when they were discovered. Local women apparently did make some headway in lessening the problem. The Banner of Dec. 10, 1857, printed this bit of news. “Rodgers and Carpenter have gone upstairs into the third story of Rower block and fitting up a saloon. They have taken up several kegs of Oyster and wc are sfraid something else.” The Women’s Temperance Crusade National Association began in 1871. During the crusade .iyomcn and church members entereu-salMntAsaug hymA. prayed, and have resolved u> appeal to accomplish our purpose, when more mild means and suasion fail us. “We take this opportunity to express our thanks to A. Holbrook and George W. Mills for the promptness with which they have enforced those laws thus far. The ladies of Hastings met at the Presbyterian Church to consult together as to the most effectual means of the vendors of intoxicating liquor in our vil­ lage. After much consultation a resolution was adopted to meet at John W. Stebbins (house) the tollowing morning and proceeded amass to all of grog-shops and public houses in this village and earnestly and affectionately plead asked the saloonkeepers to stop selling liquor. During 1871, the Temperance Crusade swept over 23 states and resulted in the closing of thousands of places that sold liquor through­ out the nation. The W.C.T.U. [Women’s Christian Temperance Union] grew out of the Women's Temperance Crusade of 1871. They agitated continuously and sometimes violently until the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was passed in 1919, banning the manufacturing and sale of alcoholic bever­ ages. This amendment remained the law of the land from 1920 until 1933 when it was repealed. DELTON, continued from page 1 instruction and technology. She participates with the ousiness manager and the sperintendent in the development of the annual district budget and serves on the Kent County Grassroots Committee, which advocates funding for public schools. Vujea, in her interview, said she described her leadership style as situational, and collab­ orative. She said she is a proactive leader who would rather “put things out on the table” so they can be addressed effectively and said she believes in open and honest communication. “There should be no surprises or covering up conflict." she said. “Whenever 1 make a decision, it is sifted through a lens of is this good for kids? Good communication and trust comes out of shared experiences and truly lis­ tening to people’s needs and then formulating a plan to address them, not just saying you are going to do something and not follow through. The three other finalists for the Delton superintendent’s post who were not called for a second interview included John Raab, superintendent of Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools; James Ply. high school princi­ pal at Montrose Community Schools, and Millie Mcllgrcn. elementary principal at Forest Hills Public School. Current Superintendent Ronald Archer, who will leave the district for semi-retire­ ment. said that board could repost the position or offer Vujea the job. ATTENTION Hastings High School SENIORS Annual Graduation Issue of ... h^™gsBaNNER will be May 25, 2006 Please have your pictures to the J-Ad Graphics office or the high school office by Friday, May 19th "NOTE" If your portraits were done at White’s Photo, they have already furnished us with a copy. EEIEIIEIIEIIEB Fight the "No Savings" Trend Late last year, something happened in this country that had not occurred since 1933: The nation's personal savings rate went neg­ ative. And we don’t even have much compa­ ny in our spendthrift ways: Our savings rate was the lowest in the industrialized world, according to the Organization of Economic Co-Operation and Development. Yikes! What's behind this lack of savings? Mwiy factors are involved, but some experts say that last year’s extreme situation was caused, in part, by skyrocketing housing prices. Apparently, as home values have increased rapidly, homeowners feel more comfortable spending money, assuming that, if they ever need to. they can lap into the equity of their STOCKS The following prices are from the close of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T 26.31 Anheuser Buscli 46.81 +1.61 CMS Energy Corp. 12.64 -.65 Coca-Cola Co. 43.67 +1.43 +.15 DaimlerChrysler 56.01 +1.60 Dow Chemical Co. 42.95 ♦1.15 ExxonMobil 63.94 -.73 Family Dolla-Stores 26.73 +1.86 First Financial Bancorp 16.13 +.22 Fort Motor Co. 7.17 +26 General Motors 25.80 ♦2.59 Inti. Bus. Machine 8323 +.81 JCPemey Co. 67.56 ♦2.02 Johnson & Johnson 58 36 -JI Kellogg Co 46.51 +.36 McDonald's Corp 35.83 ♦1.42 Pfizer Inc. 25.51 +.33 Semco Energysears Holding 5.43 -.07 Sears Holding 145.43 +422 Spartan Motors 1428 +.18 TCP financial 27.55 ‘.97 Wal-Mart Stores 47.87 +1.71 homes. But this is not a good idea. While the housing market has indeed been hot in recent years, it can, and will, cool down. And in any case, it's risky to depend on your home equi­ ty to help meet your financial needs. How can you increase your savings? Consider taking the following steps: • Build an emergency fund. Try to put away six to 12 months* worth of living expenses in a liquid vehicle, such as a short term investment money market account, to pay for household emergencies. By having these funds readily available, you won't be forced to dip into your savings or run up big credit card bills. However, you may find it hard to set aside money for your emergency fund after you've paid all the monthly bills. That's why you might want to establish a bank authorization to automatically move some money - even $50.00 a month, for starters - from your checking or savings account into a short term investment It's painless, you won't miss the money, and you will be surprised at how much you can accu­ mulate over time. Keep in mind, though, that a systematic investment plan does not assure a profit and does not protect against loss in declining markets. You should consider your ability to continue investing through periods of low price levels. • Boost your 401(k) contributions. Are you putting in as much as you can afford to your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored plan? At the very leas’, contribute as much as necessary to earn a matching contribution from your employer, if one is offered. Thi* type of plan typically offers tax-deferred growth of earnings and the ability to make ■pre-tax' contributions that can lower your annual taxable income. And you may be able to spread your contributions among 10 or more investment accounts within your 401(k). so you can help diversify your retire­ ment savings. • Open an IRA. In most cases, you can contribute to both a 401(k)-type plan and an IRA in the same year, so, if you don't already have a traditional or Roth IRA. consider opening one - because it’s almost impossible to save "too much" for retirement. A tradi­ tional IRA offers lax-deferred growth of earnings, while Roth IRA earnings grow tax­ free (provided you are at least 59-1/2 when you start taking withdrawals, and you’ve had your account at least five years). And you can fund either type of IRA with virtually any investment you choose. By following the* basic suggestions, you’ll help yourself make progress toward your financial goals - and you'll be doing your part to reverse those terrible savings statistics. This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward J(hies KmilTION: CLASS OF 1981 USnilGSWll semi *25 YEM cuss Hastings High School Alumni Banquet is Saturday. June 3,2006 Social Hour 4:30 pm • Dinner 5:30 pm LOCATED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA wonU Ukc to invite af / M/ gnJnotn “» thii Alnmni Bangnet to rtprtitni our 25th chus. Toon of the New Cqrubuc- ly Center will be I JO and 2:30 p.m. Ticket* can be punha>-u from Robin (Kclter) Chase H 269-367-4429 • W: 615-765-3445 - Before May 1M> -or- Botiey'» Pi armacj - Hasting* w*4n*j Fleaie contact Robo: with » guntioiu. Ftennocks Women’s Health Expo May 17, 2006 6-8 p.m Free Childcare Free Chair Massages Free Blood Sugar Testing Free Blood Pressure Checks Free Bone Density Checks Free Refreshments & Fun Chance toWin: •Pennock Wellness Center - Personal Training Sess •Ultimate Spa - Spa Manicure •Gole Dental Group - ZOOM! II Teeth Whitening •Felpausch - Gift Card Come and enjoy an evening of fun and health education at the Ffennock Women's Health Expo. It's for women of all ages ... grandmothers, mothers, and daughters, anc Ftennock’s very ovtatura Doherty, MD, Board Certified OB/GYJ+ill speak on "Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and What You Need to Know" Also.David Parker. MD, Board Certified Internal Medicinal! speak on “Women's Guide to Heart Health 200f You'll also be able to visit informative booths with free women's health and wellness information including: • Pennock Community Education - Cardiovascular Health • Pennock Village Retirement Community - Carefree Living Information • Pennock Dietary Services - Healthy Eating Habits • Pennock Radiology Services - Breast Cancer Information, Bone Density Screen • Barry County Mental Health - Women's Emotional Health & Issues___ • Pennock Homecare - Free Blood Pressure Checks .4*070/0/0/9 1/9 • CareLinc Home Medical Equipment & Supply - Blood Sugar CheBs^11.1Z • Hastings Orthopedic Clinic - Osteoporosis & Bone Density Screww • Pennock Health & Wellness Center - Chair Massages & Childcare^ E A L t h SERVICES • Michigan Community Blood Centers - Blood Typing .a P'01'*’10”*1 Pra«r««,t • Refreshments courtesy of Pennock Green Street Cafe' and Felpausch Food Centers. www.pennockhealth com Location: Pennock Hospital Conference Center 1009 West Green Street, Hastings Date: Wednesday, May 17 Time: 6-8 p.m. Bring a friend for an evening of healthy fun! Seating is limited, RSVP encouraged (269) 945-5871. @][aj[aj[a][a][a][a|[a][a The Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. 77501972 �Page 8 - Thursday, May 11, 2006 - Ttte Hastings Banner Annie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchell! and Marcy Sugar The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday. May 11) at the Freight House. Visitors and guests are welcome. Members of the ClarksvilleCampbell Historical Society will make a presentation about their endeavors and activi­ ties. The May edition of the Bugle was mailed in time for members to receive their copies on May 1. Fhe Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday. May 13. Edwin Roth will speak on the Wilkinson School and its history, giving attendees a glimpse of life in a typical one-room school. Members come fmm far and near to take part in this organi­ zation. The calendars are getting full with dates for graduation ceremonies, end of school pro­ grams and open houses for graduates There will not be a monthly clinic in Lake Odessa in May. according to the announcement by the Ionia County Health Department. A plant exchange is planned for Saturday from 9 a.m.. to noon at the depot, with mem­ bers of the garden club in charge. Bring a plant, take home a plant. An alternative is to choose a perennial brought by a garden club member and leave a donation. Another fea­ ture of the day will be a a drawing from a raf­ fle with the prize a $200 shopping spree at Carl’s Market in Lake Odessa. If yours is the winning ticket you will have spent only $1 for a ticket or you might have spent $5 for six tickets. Either way. it is a great prize for a small ticket price. This is project of the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society. Lions Club members are selling tickets for their annual chicken barbecue to be held Saturday. May 20. at the beach pavilion. Diners enter al the drive near the bowling alley and civic garage. Those who want take­ out meals are to use Jordan Lake Highway off M-50 south. The Lions have a very efficient barbecue operation, thanks to many years of practice. The chicken is prepared by Highs* Baibecue Service of Indiana. For many weeks, the Jordan Lake entrance to the fairgrounds parking lot has been piled with all manner of strange concrete and plas­ tic items destined to be part of the street proj­ ect on Fourth Avenue and Bonanza Road. The big concrete circle segments appear to be intended for use in new water mains or sewer lines. One could have fun guessing what the other pieces are intended io be. At the former Moe property on Jordan Lake Road just north of Bonanza, both garages on the property have been removed. Word is that the house built by Charles and Margaret (Johnson) Moe is to be moved to a side street nearby. Sunny Fresh purchased the Moe property, chiefly to gain space for a drive to Jordan Lake Highway. This will be crucial once the front access. Bonanza Road, is being tom up and redone as a Class A road. Hospice volunteers from Ionia County a~* Lansing were feted with a dinner on April 27 at the Lansing Sheraton Inn. Awards were given for volunteers who had racked up untold hours. Some had accumulated as much as 200 hours. The diners were entertained by the Lansing Irish Dance team, which included two girls from Hubbardston. Last week workers were sand blasting the new water tower on M-50. On Thursday the first painting was done. Graveside services were held at Lakeside cemetery Monday with Rev. Mark Jarvie offi­ ciating for Marguerite (Hazzard) Short of Kalamazoo. She was bom here to Benjamin and Zclla (Seckstonc) Hazzard and graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1935. She attended cosmetology school and had a beauty shop for years in Charlotte. She Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. 1OO5 West Green Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 Telephone 269 945 2419 * • Internal Medicine' HEART MURMURS I have been told that I have a heart murmur. Just exactly does that mean? When the heart beats, blood flows in a particular direction due to valves in your heart that allow blood to go in one direction when they are open but slam shut when blood tries to bad- up and go in the wrong direction. During each heart beat, the valves alternate between being open and closed. When normal valves close during the heart cycle, the typical “lub-dub" heart sounds are made. Heart murmurs then, are abnormal sounds during your heartbeat such as a swishing or whooshing sound. They can represent conditions in the heart that are completely harmless or something that is quite dangerous. Patients that have murmurs often don't have any associated symptoms therefore finding them often occurs during a visit to a doctor for other reasons. The source of these abnormal sounds can be something as simple as blood moving more rapidly through ycur heart. These “innocent heart murmurs" occur with physical exertion, pregnancy, low blood counts or during a fever. They do not require any specific treatment. “Abnormal heart murmurs" are due to structural changes in the heart itself that allow the blood to flow in abnormal patterns. Although many are not serious, some are, and your doctor should determine what the cause is so that the problem can be followed and treated if necessary. Common structural defects include a hole in the heart inner walls or valve abnormalities caused by other medical problems. Diagnosing the source of a heart murmur will include a physical exam as well as a chest x-ray. EKG and an ultrasound of your heart. Other tests may need to be done to determine the cause of any abnormalities found. Most causes of abnormal heart murmurs don't need treatment initially but rather are watched and see how they progress over time. Some may need antibiotics before visiting the dentist to protect them from heart infections. Surgery may be needed to patch a hole in the heart, replace a valve or widen a blood vessel that's too narrow. Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. was preceded by her first husband. Leighton Scott, and son Robert Scott, her parents, her siblings Max Hazzard. Maxine Torrey. She is survived by daughter Carol, son-in-law and granddaughter, her sister Betty McMillen, her husband Norman Short, nieces and nephews, her sister-in-law. Mrs. Max Hazzard of Grand Rapids. Family members later gathered at the McMillen home. Graduation ceremonies were held Friday and Saturday for the many colleges within Michigan State University. Among the l^kewood alumni who graduated on the weekend were Brenna Flannery. Danielle Fabri and Christy Barcroft. Local members and officers of the VFW post and Auxiliary Sunday attended the district meeting at the Sheridan VFW. On May 12 and 13. the local post will hold its monthly flea market with tables available for rent and food is available. The Mother-Daughter Brunch held at the Freight House last Saturday was a great suc­ cess. with several tables filled. Rosemary­ Hickey catered the meal. Robin Michaelski was in charge and welcomed the guests. She also read the descriptions of the garments wom by the several young teens and teen models. Some wore the prom dresses intend­ ed for wear this week at the Lakewood prom, as compared to a few prom dresses from years past. There were dresses wom in wedding parties, for First Communion, for other spe­ cial occasions. Linda Collison modeled her own wedding dress, a teat most women can­ not accomplish. There was one dress created for the American bicentennial for a 4-H proj­ ect. The company was congenial the food great, and the style show informal and inter­ esting. The Eaton County listing of marriage licenses included those of Leroy Jackson and Elaine Merrifield of Sunfield and of Darold Cunnningham and ZcUa Landfair of Charlotte. Darold is a brother of Dale Cunningham of Lake Odessa. He and his bride were married the day before Easter. The Jacksons ate in the 70s age bracket and the Cunningliams both have each reached 80. COUNTY, continued from page 1----------ment." Board Vice Chairman James French said. “This additional millage will expand our recreational facilities in the county. People will have to decide they whether they want it or not.” The vote on the resolution for the renewal was 7-0. with Tom Wing absent. The vote was 6-1 on the additional quarter of a mill, with Callton dissenting. In other business, the County Board: • Approved the proposed contract for a vol­ untary recycling program county-wide. Dubbed the Waste Reduction Inter Local Agreement Surcharge Contract, it would allow local units of government such as townships and villages to charge residents who want to participate in a recycling pro­ gram a maximum of $2 per month or $25 per year. How the program would be handled and through what service would be up to the local unit of government French said. “We’ve tried not to get into the waste management business.” but the idea is to offer a program for those who want it. much like Allegan County’s. The idea was proposed in August of last year by Mark Doster and Don Boysen. Nevins added. “We’re just agreeing to let the townships do this if they want to.” “I guess this is a pretty important step for our county." Tripp added. • Heard a complaint from Wayne Pumford. co-owner of Cornerstone Assisted Living in Hastings Township, who said “misguided easement approvals” are endangering the res­ idents his foster care business serves. He told the board his clients are being threatened by cars, trucks, dirt bikes and motorcycles. “They (the residents) feel their country home is no longer safe " Pumford said. “Who is responsible for these people if they're in an accident?" He said Planning and Zoning Director Jim McManus “ran his own hearing” before the Zoning Board of Appeals, which denied Pumford's request for help in the matter. He asked the board to review the issue in committee. After the board to have it looked into. James commented. “I think there’s much more to this." • Received the annual report from Barry County Register of Deeds Darla Burghdoff. She said. “Because of the (downturn in the) economy, we’re taking in a few less recordings." She noted that current activity is about the same as it was as 2002 and well below the high levels of the year 2003. She said revenue is down a little more than $67,000. "but I think we’re still doing very well" • Voted 5-2 to excuse the absence of Tom Wing, who was not present because he was Spoiling the twins Dear Annie: My husband has twin 9-year old girls. When they stay with us on week­ ends. my husband insists we wait on them hand and foot. 1 am infuriated by this, but n:y husband enjoys it. He delivers their breakfast while they watch cartoons. They have no chores and never help. They insist on eating nothing but pizza, hot dogs or macaroni and cheese. For Christmas we iuid to cook macaroni and cheese for them, even when we went to some­ one else's house. My husband gets upset with me when 1 ask the girls to help set the table or pick up their toys. He says they are guests in our home and shouldn't have to lift a finger. I feel these chil­ dren are being babied way too much. Is this normal? - Boston Dear Boston: Daddy obviously has a lot of guilt about the divorce, but he is not helping his daughters by indulging them or siding with them against you. They are not guests in your home. They live there every weekend and should be doing the same chores they do at their mother’s. They also must see you and Dad as a united front. This situation will get worse if it is not addressed immediately. Please ask your hus­ band to come with you for family counseling, and also contact the Stepfamily Association of America (saafamilies.org). Sorry sexcuses Dear Annie: After reading the letter from "Missing Him Now.’ it occurred to me that you should conduct a poll. Women have tons of excuses for not having sex with their hus­ bands. everything from headaches to "he's too fat." It's like the man who asked a farmer if he could borrow his rope. The farmer refused, saying he needed the rope to tie up his milk. The man said. "You can't tic up milk with a rope.’ The fanner replied, ’Yes. but when you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another." Please ask women their reasons for not having sex. It would be great to ace some of the lame excuses they come up with. Bossier City. La. Dear Bossier City: You sound like the recipient of many of those excuses. So. OK. we'll do it. Readers, what are some of the excuses you've used (or have heard) to avoid sex with yvur spouse - male or female? We'll print the best ones. Magnificent mom Dear Annie: Every time I read letters from the poor put-upon folks crying about their ter­ rible mothers-in-law, it makes me want to scream from the mountaintops about the beautiful woman who is such a blessing in my life. For 40 years, we have been a family in the true sense of the word. My partner’s mother is a generous, kind, loving woman, now in her late 80s. Someone should write her life vory. When she was 12. her mother died, and Mom worked on a farm for her room and board. Later she picked cotton and fruit. She and her husband lived in a tent when she gave birth tn the man I love. We are proud and grateful to be with het and to share in her memories, no matter how many times she remembers them. We live every day basking in her warmth and her wonderful sense of humor, such as the time she attempted to make a phone call with the TV remote, or woke up terrified that she had gone blind, only to realize her sleep cap had slipped over her eyes. She always thought I was the perfect man to make her son happy. We try to make her life easy now because she deserves it. Missouri Man Dear Missouri: You and your partner arc fortunate to have this loving. »pen-minded woman in your lives. We hope you will show her this tribute and tell her you wrote it. She'll be thrilled Out of sight... Dear Annie: I am a 21 -year-old mother-tobe. and my husband and 1 arc currently sepa­ rated by our duty stations in the military, and will be until July. With the impending childbirth this fall, my husband has been acting out of his box. so to speak. He says he's been thinking a lot. and he’s not sure of our marriage or if he can hon­ estly say "I love you’ to me. He also says he misses me. but at the same time he's loving the fact that he has time to party and be free. Most people tell me that he's just trying to squeeze all of this "single life’ in before he comes home, and that things will change once he is with me again. But Fm worried, and Fm also emotional. I do not want to become a divorcee at the age of 21. Do you think my husband's ’deep think­ ing’ is being triggered by the anxiety and dis­ tance? Or do y ou think there is an underlying problem he isn't telling me? 1 worry about him being with other women and doing things he should not be doing. - Mama Wears Combat Boots Dear Mama: We think it's the separation that is causing your husband to question tris marriage. I^ong-distance relationships are dif­ ficult under any circumstances. This doesn't mean things will fall into place when he returns home. You will have plenty of work to do to re-establish your commitment The mil­ itary provides counseling services. Even if your husband will not take advantage of them, you should. Also, look into support net­ works. such as militaryspousesupport.net. Good luck. Packrats' trap Dear Annie: I have never written you before, but 1'm really worried about my daughter and her family. She and my son-in­ law have a beautiful home and three lovely children, but their house is a fire hazard. I used to go over there and clean like crazy, thinking they would keep it up after I left, but it didn't happen. 1'm not talking about minor cleanliness. My husband refuses to step inside, let alone spend the night, and ocher family members feel the same. There is stuff stacked nearly to the ceiling in all the rooms and the garage. Half the time the kid*, can't even sleep in their own beds because of all the junk. Both parents work, even though our daugh­ ter doesn't have to. I think it's her way of avoiding cleaning. I've tried talking to her. but she gc*s mad and screams at me, and then the grandchildren get upset. We’ve told her we won't visit if she doesn't get some cleaning help. We are so worried the bo«ise is going to catch fire and they wi!.’ all burn up. - Help Us Help Dear Help: This actually sounds more like a packrat problem, which pu*.s it under "obsessive-compulsive beht;*»or.’ Demanding that she clean up 'vont do any good. She must learn how to control he' need to collect and save. Please look intj the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation (ocfoun­ dation. org). 676 Slate St. New Haven CT 06511. and ask for assistance. Backyard bother1 Dear Annie: This is in response to "Working Mom in Wisconsin," who often comes home to find her neighbor and the neighbor's children using her backyard play equipment. I work in the insurance industry, and it's possible ’Wisconsin" would be liable for any accident that occurs on this equipment when she is not there. Perhaps she and her neighbor could work together to establish a communi­ ty playground that all the children can use safely . - Kristen in Pass Christian. Miss. Dear Kristen: Thanks for the suggestion and for providing another reason to ask the neighbor not to occupy the backyard when the owner is absent. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to annirsmaitboxticomcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at wwwereators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. NOTICE The minutes ol the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held April 25. 2006, are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St.. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. See COUNTY, page 11 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 11. 2006 - Page 9 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte tale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. >n that event, your damages, If any, shall be limited soiety to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Angela Moran and Linda Kasll, ongawl mortgagor(s). Io The CIT Group/Consumor Finance, Inc., Mortgagee, dated September 6. 200. and recorded on April 9, 2001 in instrument 1057876. and assigned by said Mortgagee to HSBC Bank USA. as Trustee in trust tor Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Series 2003-HE-3 as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Nineteen And 66/100 Dollars ($77.719 66). includ­ ing interest at 11.49% per annum Under ihe power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sa.G mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ut them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:0 PM. on May 18. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land located in die Northeast comer of the South 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 35. Town 3 North. Range 8 West. Hastings Township. Barry County. Michigan descnbed as follo.vs: Beginning at the Northeast comer of the above described land; thence West 220 feet; thence South 198 feet; thence East 220 feet, thence North 198 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: April 20. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248593 1309 Trott A Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *044120F06 mo««c Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John E Mays II and Bridge' A. Mays. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Broadmoor Financial Services. Inc.. A Michigan Corporation, Mortgagee, dated September 13. 2002, and recorded on September 17. 2002 in instrument 1087606, and assigned by mesne assignments to Chase Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due a' the date hereof the sum of Ninety Thousand Sc.cn Hundred FiftyFive And 38/100 Dollars ($90.755 38). including interest at 6 625% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and tfie statute in such case mad and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM, on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situateo in city of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as A Parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 13. Town 4 North, Range 7 West, Described as Beginning at a Point 12.56 Chains West of the Southeast Comer of said Section 16. Thence West 4 Rods. Thence North 12 Rods 14 Inches. Thence East 210 Feet 10 Inches. Thence South 4 Rods 14 Inches. Thence West 144 Feet 10 Inches. Thence South 8 Rods to the Place of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shah be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FCS 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *090701F01 nww. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be KI ACP AD IN AOVAtV rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ NASCAR day is May 19th NASCAR pins nailable for $5 donation dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert S. Peake, a single man. orginal mortgagor(s). to National City Mortgage Services Co. Mortgagee, dated February 27. 200. and recorded on March 4. 2004 in instrument 1123155. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Three .And 10/100 Dollars ($86,893.10). including interest al 5.875% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that saio mortgage w-S be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 1.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County, Michigan, 48 of J.R. Bush's First Delton, according to th recorded in Uber 1 of and are descnbed as: Lot Addition to the Village of recorded niat thereof, as Plats on 3, Barry County Records The redemption period shall be u from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 4. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott, P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *046042F02 rwr Apparel. Gifts & Collectables Mom's A 2 Fan Ioo!j TING COLORS SatlMkMni • OaaadSandi 214 N. Jefferson St. • Hastings 269-945-4551 CITY OF HASTINGS REQUEST FOR BIDS 2006/2007 PARKING LOT LAWN MOWING AND MAINTENANCE The Ciiv of Hastings Department of Public Services is accepting bids for lawn mowing and maintenance of its downtown parking lots for the 2006/2907 mowing season beginning July 1.2006 and ending October 31.2006. and beginning April 1.2007 and ending June 30.2007 (approximately 30 weeks). Complete specifications are available at City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Questions may be addressed to Tim Girrbach, Director of Pubic Senices, at 269.945.2468. Bids will be received at the office of the City Licrk/Treasurer. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan until 9iS« AM «i Wadaeaday,M«y 31,2066at which time they shall be opened and publicly read aloud. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to award the bid in a manner which it believes to be in its own best interest, price and other factors considered. Perspective bidders shall be required to provide satisfactory evidence of successful completion of work similar to that contained within the bid pack­ Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE age to be considered eligible io perform this work. All bids shall be dearly marked on the outside of the sub­ mittal package Seated Bid - 3006/3007 Parting U< Lawn Mowing amd Maintenance. Tim Girrbach Director of Public Sen-ices 77502779 MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be Notice Of Mortgege Foreclosure Sale HIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgegee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made in fte.SW, made by Rogac J. Hussong. A Single Man and Russell J Hussong. A Single Man. as joint tenants with full rights of sur­ vivorship. original mortgagor(s). to National City Mortgage Services Co.. Mortgagee, dated November 20.2001. and recorded on Apnl 12. 2006 in instrument 1162995, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Three And 25/100 Dollars ($131,83325). including inter­ est at 6.625% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on May 25,2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry Count. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 28 on West Beach, According to the Recorded Plat Thereof in Liber 2 of Plats, or. Page 67 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date 0’ such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: April 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248.503.1313 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Flo *012951F02 reoma THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Katnna Smith, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. Mortgagee, dated March 26. 2004 and recorded March 30. 2004 in Instrument Number 1124440. Barry Ccunty Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at b« date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Five Hundred Sixteen tnd 15/100 Dollars ($103.516.15) ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Terry Neymeiyer and Denise Neymeiyer and Esther M Neymeiyer, husband and wife, and a single woman. Mortgagors. Io Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated the 24th day of May. 2004 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 17th day of June. 2004 in Instrument No 1129427 of Barry County Records, said Mortgage having been assigned to Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at date of this notice, the sum of One Hundred Fvrty Thousand Nine Hundred E»gh*v Two Dollars ano 33/100 ($140,982.33). and no suit or proceed­ ing at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part tiiereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 1st day of June. 2006 at 1 o'clock pm Local Time, said mortgage wiM be foreclosed by a sale at public auc­ tion, tc the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml (that being the building where the Circuit Court for the County of Barry is held), of the premises described in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.5% per annum and all legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attor­ ney fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to protect its interest in the premises. Which said premises are descnbed as foitows: All that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and all struc­ tures. and homes, manufactured or otherwise, located thereon, situated in the City of Hastings. County of Barry, State of Michigan, and described as follows, to wit Lot 4, Block 13 of HJ Kenfield s Addition to the Village, now, City of Hastings according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 1 of Plats. Page 9 Dunng the six (6) months immediately following the sale, the property may be redeemed, except that in the event that the proper­ ty is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a. the property may be redeemed during 30 days immediately following the sale Dated 4/27/2006 Wefa Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee Mortgagee FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC Attorney for Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee 888 W. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-2600 ASAPW 767159 04/27/2006. 05/04/2006. 05/11/2006.05/18/2006 reweu NOTICE TO CREDITORS Trust In the matter of HAROLD E. ATKINSON. Trust dated December 12. 1997 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Harold E. Atkinson, who lived at 5972 Sheffield Road. Hickory Comers. Michigan died March 24. 2006 including interest a' 7 60% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ leaving a certain trust under the name ol Harold E. gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be wherein the decedent was the Settlor and Marcia A Atkinson Trust, and dated December 12. 1997. foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pail of them, at public venaue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Mchigan at 1 GO p m. on JUNE 8. 2006 Said premises are located in the City of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 128. City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind Johnson and Barbara H Atkinson were named as the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ Hastings. Michigan 49058 dered at sale, plus interest. Dated May 11. 2006 Orians Associates P.C. Marcia A Johnson 34237 First Street Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 4007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File Nc 244.2258 (269)382-0515 the co-trustees serving at the time ol or as a result of the decedents death. Creditors of the decedent and of the trust are notified that all claims against the decedent or against the trust will be forever barred unless pre­ sented to Marcia A Johnson, the named trustee at 34237 First Street. Paw Paw. Michigan 49079 with­ in 4 months alter the date of publication of this notice May 4. 2006 Robert L Byington 222 W Apple St.. P.O. Box 248 (269) 945-9557 Paw Paw. Michigan 49079 mcaej rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the eturn of the bio ■•mount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert A Watson, a married nan and Wanda Watson, origi­ nal mortgagor is), to Exchange Financial Corporation, Mortgagee daed June 30. 2000, and recorded on July 6. 2000 in instrument 1046341. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by (wr®J^r1 B,nk “ •ss,on,,e by an assignment on whtoh mortgage there is Dollars (S52.512 61). including interest at 8.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that saU mortgagewiil be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are descibed as: Commencing at the West 1/4 post of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence 491 feet South along the Section line in the center of M-66 for beginning, thence East 335 feet; thence North 250 feet, thence West 335 feet, thence South 250 feet o the Place of Beginning The Jemption penod sha" be 6 months from the uaio ol such sale, unless Ovtermined aban­ doned m accordance wrth MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption :«enod chall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *089965F01 nwiae CITY OF HASTINGS REQUEST FOR BIDS 2006/2007 PARK LAWN MOWING AND MAINTENANCE Complete specifications are available at City »<all. 201 East State street. Hastings. Questions may be addressed to Tim Girrbach, Director of Public Services, at 265 9945.2468. Bids will be received at the office of the City ClerkTrex'urer. 20] East State Street, Hastings. Michigan until HO AM mi Wednesday May 31.3006 at which time 'hey siall be opened and publicly- read aloud. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to award the bid in a manner deemed to be in its owr best interest, price and other factors considered. Prospective bidders shall be required to provide satisfactory evidence of successful completion of work similar to that contau.-J within the bid package to be considered eligible to perform this work. All bids shall be clearly marked on the ouUhte the submit­ tal package Seated Bid - 3006/3007 Parti Lawn Mmriag and Maintenance. T<m Girrbach Director of Public Services 77502782 CITY OF HASTINGS REQUEST FOR BIDS 2006/2007 SIDEWALK & CURB & GUTTER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM The City of Hastings, Michigan is soliciting bids for its annual concrete sidewalk and curb and gutter repair and replacement program. This work is to be bid on a unit price basis with payment based on field measured in-place quantities. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED ' OR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall bo limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the cc.-'ditions ol a mortgage made by Jason K French and Charlene D. French, husband and wife, original mortgagors). to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Core Mortgage, dated September 17. 2004. and recorded on September 23. 2004 in instrument 1134321. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Fifty-Seven And 92/100 Dollars($120,057 92). including interest at 8.625% per annum. Under the power of sale ccntained in said mort­ gage and the ste'ute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at ti:c Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 160 PM. on May 18. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 23. of Datsy Hill, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m Liber 2 of Plats Page 28 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wrth MCLA GOO 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated April 20. 2006 For more information, please call FC S 248 593 1304 Trott 4 Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 File 4065054F03 Complete specifications are available at City Hall. 201 East Stale Street. Hastings. Questions may tie addressed to Tim Girrbach. Director of Public Services, at 269.9452458. Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 until l(h30 AM on Wednesday, May 31, 3006 at which time they shall be opened and publicly read aloud. The City of Hastings reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities in the bid proposals, and to award the bid as deemed to be in the City's best interest, price and other factors consid­ ered. Prospective bidders shall be required to provide satisfactory evidence of successful completion of work similar to that contained within the bid package to be considered eligible to perform this work. All bids shill be clearly marked on the outside of the submittal package Sealed Bld ■ 3006/3007 SMewaRr and Cork and Cutter. Tim Girrbach Director of Public Services --lyp-KS RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The Rutland Charter Township Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a hear­ ing on Wednesday. May 24. 2006. commencing at 7:00 p.m. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. To act upon a request of Mr. James E. Bun for a variance of his property located at 1436 Grand Ct.. Hastings, to build a garage closer to rear property line than inning setbacks allow. Property is described as: RUTLAND TWP LOT 7 FAIRVIEW ESTATES fl. Interested persons desiring to present their views upon the above request, either verbally or in writing, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above time and place. The applications for the above requests are available for inspection al the Rutland Charter Township Hall during regular business hours. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the public hearing to individuals with disabilities. Individuals requiring aids or services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to take part in the dis­ cussion on the above proposed amendments. ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 7T5U2M2 948-2194 �Page 10 - Thursday. May 11. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN FAMILY DIVISION, 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF BARRY ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION FILE NO: 06-58-DE HON. WILLIAM M DOHERTY JESSICA LEIGH BIGHAM. Plaintiff, MAINSTREET FINANCIAL CORPORATION, MHC NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting if the members of MAINSTREET FINANCIAL CORPORATION. MHC. will beheld at the bank’s offices at 629 W State Street. Hastings. Michigan, on Tuesday. May 16.2006. Polls will ANTHONY JAMES THERKILDSEN. be open from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The annual meeting is to follow Defendant__________________________ / at 7 p.m. Attorney for Plaintiff Lori L. Pourzan (P59396) LEGAL SERVICES OF SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN 3490 Belie Chase Way. Ste 50 Lansing. Ml 48911 (517) 394-2985 ext 231_____________ / The pu.pose of the meeting is to elect three directors and to transact any other business that may come before the meeting. Sandra K. Nichols. Secretary 7750245S City of Hastings REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ENGINEERING SERVICES - EAST STATE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION The City of Hastings has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for professional engineering services for the design, construction staking, construction inspection, and coordination of materials testing of East State Road reconstruction from the east Hastings City limits to Hanover Street. Proposed construction will NOTICE TO DEFENDANT IT IS ORDERED 1. You are being sued by Plaintiff in th.s court for Custody. 2. You must file your answer to take other action permitted by law in this court at 220 W State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 on or before Tuesday. July 2,2006. If you fail to do so. a default judgment may be entered against you tor the relief demand­ ed in the complaint filed in this case 3. A copy of this order shall be published each week in the HASTINGS BANNER for three con­ secutive weeks and proof shall be filed In this 4. A copy of his order shall be sent to ANTHO­ NY JAMES THERKILDSEN at his last known address by registered mail return receipt requested before the date of the last publication and the Proof of Mailing shall be filed wrth this court. Date: 4/26/06 Hon WILLIAM M DOHERTY Circuit Court Judge rrwrw consist of curb and gutter and resurfacing from Hanover to Wilson Avenue, reconstruction of the Butler Creek crossing, complete reconstruction from Wilson Avenue to the East City limits, including curb and gutter, sidewalk, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, and water main improvements, and bituminous asphalt paving. Copies of the RFP are available at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Consultants requiring additional information or clarification relator to the RFP may direct inquires to Mr. Tim Girrbach at (2691 945-2468. Proposals may be mailed or personally delivered to the City of Hastings. ATTN: Clerk/Treasurer. Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Proposals most be received no later than 2:06 pun. on Thu-reday, June 1, 2006 at which time they shall be opened and publicly read aloud. Respondents shall submit three(3) copies of their Proposals and shall provide clear written notice in the Proposal if there is any intent to make any exception to any requirements of the RFP. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to award the contract in a manner deemed to be in its own best interest, price and other factors considered. Perspective bidden shall be required to provide satisfactory evidence of successful completion of work similar to that contained within the RFP to be considered eligible to perform this work. All proposals shall be clearly marked on the outside of the submittal package Proposal - Engineering Service* • East Slate Road Reconstruction. Tim Girrbach Director of Public Services PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Marcia Ann Campbell, and Lane Whippie Campbell, wife and husband and Kirk D. Campbell, as joint tenants with full nghts of survivorship, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2005 and recorded May 25. 2005 in Instrument Number 1147099. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Fourteen and 02/100 Dollars ($117,214.02) including interest at 5.75% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an prowl­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue a! the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on MAY 25. 2006 . Said premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described Lots 46 and 47. except the South 40 feel of Lot 46 of Xlgoriquirt Lake Resort Properties Unit Number 1. according Id the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 2 of Plats, Page 6. Barry 1. The proposed amendment of Section 3.1.18b of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so as County Records. The ■ademption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages. N any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest Dated Apnl 27. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 to define the terms “Child Care Facility”, “Child Care Center” and "Day Care Center”. File No 356 0200 2. The proposed amendment of Section 6.0.B of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so as to allow Family Day Care Homes as a permitted use and to allow Group Day Care Homes. Child Care Centers and Day Care Centers as a special land use in the "R 1" Single Family. Low Density NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map will be held on Wednesday. May 17.2006. commencing at 7.-00 p.m. at the Prairieville Township Hall, 10115 South Norris Road, within »he Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered at this public hearing include, in brief, the following: mt^ THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven C. Guy. a single man. to Chase Home Finance L LC., successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 24. 2002 and recorded November 25. 2002 in instrument Number 1092378. Barry County Records. Mictiigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Six and 43/100 Dollars ($76,976.43) Including interest at 6.50% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in saM mort­ gage and the statute in such case made a i provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged promises. or some part of them, at public vendue at thv Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 00 p m on JUNE 8, 2006 Said premises are tocrled fri thi'CWy bf Hastngs. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: The South 2 Rods only of Lot 227 of the City, for merfy Village ol Hastings. County of Barry, and State of Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof. Also. Lot 309 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgage can resand the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: May 11. 2006 Ortans As'.uciates. P.C. Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (24) 457-1000 File No 310 0604 The proposed amendment of Section 62.B of the I rairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain­ ing to the "R-4" Multiple Family, High Density Residential District zoning classification so as to allow Family Day Care Homes as a permitted use and to allow Group Day Care Homes. Child Care Centers and Day Care Centers as a special land use. 4. The proposed amendment of Section 63.B of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain ing to the "R-5” Mobile Home Parks Residential District zoning classification so as to allow Family 5. The proposed amendment of Section 6.4.B of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain­ ing to the “C-l” Rural Area Convenience District zoning classification so as to allow Child Care Day Care Homes as a permitted use and to allow Group Day Care Homes as a special land use. BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP 2006-07 SCHEDULE OF REGULAR MEETINGS 3100 E. Dowling Rd.. Hastings. Ml Held at 7:00 p.m. on the following dales: Centers and Day Care Centers as a special land use. 6. The proposed amendment of Section 6.6.B of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain­ ing to the "A" Agricultural District zoning classification so as to allow Family Day Care Homes as a permitted use and to allow Group Day Care Homes. Child Care Centers and Day Care Centers as a special land use. 7. The proposed amendment of Article IV of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so as to add Mav 9. 2006 November 14,2006 June 13.2006 December 12. 2006 January 8.2007 July 11,2006 August 1, 2006 September 12. 2006 October 10. 2006 February 13. 2007 March 13. 2007 a Section 439 containing extensr-e regulations for Child Care Facilities. This notice is given pursuant to and in full compliance with the 8. 9. The proposed amendment of Section 4.17.A of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so as to add new subsections 28 and 29 setting forth minimum off-street parking requirements for. respec­ Open Meeting act. being Act 267. Public Acts of Michigan. 1976. tively. a Child Care Center or Day Care Center and for a Group Day Care Home. Penelope Ypma Baltimore Township Clerk The proposed amendment of Section 9.4 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so as to add MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Donald E. Lavair Jr. and Sara E. Lavair, husband and wife, to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Mortgage, dated October 28. 2004 and recorded November 18. 2004 in Instrument Number 1137435. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Wittxxrt Recourse by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof he sum of Two Hundred Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty and 13/100 Dollars ($200,780.13) including interest at 6.95% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m suet, case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given tht said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue t theBany County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Mchigan at 1D0 p m. on MAY 25. 2006 Said premises are located in the Towship of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The South 220 Feet of the West 264 Feet of the West 330 Feet of the Southeast one quarter of the Southwest one quarter of Section 17. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. Thomapple Township. Ban County. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case <he redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASES: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. Dated: Apnl 27. 2006 Ortans Assoaates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 214.2317 maim AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Fernando Crespo-O’Neiii, married and Tara Crespo-Oneill, married of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Consumers Mortgage LLC dated the 18th day of December. A.D. 2001. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 3rd day ot January. A.D. 2002. in Instrument 1072346 of Barry Records, and now held by Mesne assignments by Flagstar Bank. FSB. by an assign­ ment dated the 24th day ol December. A.D 2001. and recorded the 26th Day of April. A.D. 2002. in Instrument * 1079511. Barry county Records, and subseqqentfy amended by Loan Modification Agreement.' dated the 15th day of AuousL A.D. 2002 arid recorded the 11th day df September A.D.. *n02 Instrument *1087227. Barry County Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the onto of this notice, for principal of $111,371.41 nne hundred eleven thousand, three hundred sev­ er^. one dollars and forty one cents) plus accrued irrtertst at 8 25% (eight point two five) percent per annum. And no set proceedings at law or tn equity hav­ ing been insttu'.sd tc recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any pert thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sate chained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State ot Michigan in such case made & -d provided, m.tice is hereby given that on. the 25th of Mry, D., 2006. at 1D0 o'clock said mortgage be oredosed by a sate at public auction, to ttvj highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast* gs. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premines described in said mortgage. Which saio premites are described as foltows AR that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township ot Maple Grove Township, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1« OF SECTION 23. TOWN 2 NORTH. RAh/GE 7 WEST SURVEYED BOUNDARY OF SAID PAR­ CEL DESCRIBED AS; COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION. 385 25 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST CONTINUING ALONG SAID WEST LINE 385.25 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. 330 00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 47 MIN­ UTES 05 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SAID WEST LIN 385 25 FEET; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID SOUTH LINE. 33000 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING Commonly known as: 7807 Guy Road Tax ID 08-10-023-000-087-00 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. « from the date of such sale Dated: April 20. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. LPA and the Prairieville Township Board in reviewing an application for the rezoning of land. By Daniel E Best. (P-58501) The proposed amendment of Article XI of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance by the addi­ tion of a new Section 9.4A containing extensive provisions setting forth the procedure and require­ ments for conditionally rezoning land pursuant to Section I6i of the Township Zoning Act (MCL 125.2860. 11. ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION- WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days language setting forth factors to be considered by the Prairieville Township Planning Commission 10. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Residential District and the "R-2” Single and TUo-Family Medium Density Residential District 3. Notice Of Mortgage Foradoeure Sale THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be raadndad by the foreclosing mortgagee. In tturt event, your dem­ ages. If any. shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Willie G Murray and Usa Murray, husband and wrfe. ongmai mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.,as nomi­ nee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 19, 2004. and recorded on April 23. 2004 in instrument 1128258. m Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sa*d Mortgagee to Household Finance Corp. Ill as assigned by an assignment, on which mortgage tbere <s claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-One And 44/100 Dottars ($125,871.44). including interest at 7 415N per annum Under the power of sale contained m sax! mortgage and the statute *i such case made and provided, notice is here­ by given that said mortgage wfl be foredcsed by a sale ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of Cwm. at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse «i Hartings al 00 PM. on June 8. 2006 Sac premises are situated c Township of Cartion, Barry County. Mchigan. and are descnbed as The North 436 of the West 500 feet of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 ol Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 7 West Excepting therefrom that part deeded to the Mchigan Department ot State Highways, as recorded in Uber 250 of Deeds on Page 531 and as recorded in Uber 250 ot Deeds on Page 575 Subject to an easement tor pubhc highway puposes ever the Northerly 33 foot thereof lor Bayne Road, and subject to an easement lor pubic highway purposes tor highway M-66 as recorded m Uber 251. Page 61 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated May 11.2006 For more information, please cal FC H 248 93.1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. M.ch^an 48025-5822 File >092434F01 City of Hastings Attorney tor Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co.. L.P.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWRR05195840 7TS0’®’ Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission at the Public Hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Zoning Ordinance and Map and the Township Land Use Master Plan and Map and the proposed amendments thereto may be examined at the Prairieville Township Hall located at 10115 South Norris Road within the Township at any reasonable time from and after the first publication of this Notice until and including the time of public hearing and may be further examined at the public hearing. REQUEST FOR BIDS The City of Hastings. Michigan is soliciting bids for the provision of The Prairieville Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the eight to make changes in the above mentioned proposed amendments al or following the public hearing. a 2006 (4x4) Truck for use by the Department of Public Services. Specifications are available from the Office of the City Clerk. All interested parties are invited to be present to participate in discussion on the matter. The City of Hastings reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for waive any irregularities in the bid proposals, and to award the bid as the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals deemed to be in the City's best interest, price ami other factors con­ with disabilities at the hearing upon five (51 days' notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with sidered. disabilities requinng auxiliary aids or services should contact the Pra-ueville Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. Bids shall be clearly marked on the outside of the submittal package PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION - “2006 (4x4) Truck Bid". Bids will be received at the Office of the City ClerkTreasurer. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan Normajean Nichols. Clerk 49(68 until 9.-00 AM. on Thursday. June 1. 2006 at which time they Prairieville Township Hall shall be opened and read aloud. 10115 South Norns Road Delton. MI 49046 ____________________________________________ 269-623-2664 Tim Girrbach 77502653 City of Hastings Police Department 775(12*mi _________________________ Director of Public Services POSITION OPENING The Hastings Police Department is accepting applications for the position of patrol officer. Interested individuals must be 21 yrs of age and MCOLES certified or certifiable at the time of appointment Applicants must have a valid drivers license, and have no felony or domestic violence related convictions. Applications can be obtained at the Hastings Police Dept. 201 E. State St (2nd floor) Monday thru Friday 8KM)am-5pm. Applications will be accepted through May 19th. 2006. The City of Hastings is EOE employer. —50290" �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, May 11. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Delault has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Lanny Blankenship and Kassi S. Blankenship, husband and wife, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 23. 2004 and recorded August 30. 2004 in Instrument Numbei 1133231. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank. National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capita) I Inc. Trust 2005-HEi Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2005-HE1 by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Five Hundred Eighty- Five and 78/100 Dollars ($103,585.78) including interest at9.5O% per annum. Under the power al sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public venue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings m Barry County, Mtohigan at 1 00 p.m. on MAY 25. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Hope, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Hope Township. Section 9. Town 2 North, Range9 West, part of the Southwest one-quarter commencing North 00 degrees 03 minutes 50 sec­ onds East 1936.06 feet from the South one-quarter, thence West 198 feet: thence North 00 degrees 03 minutes 50 seconds East 220 feet: thence East 198 feet; thence SouthOO degrees 03 minutes West 220 feet to the Place ot Beginning The redemption period shall bo 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 324la. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sale. In the’ event, your damages, rf any. are tinirted solely to the return of THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACT1VL MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Delaull has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ronald G. Roach and Gary L Roach, as torn! tenants with full rights of survivorship, to Welk?. Fa-go Bank NA., successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc., Mortgagee, dated January 26.2002 and recorded February 27. 2002 in Instrument Number 1075598, Barry County Records, Michigan. There is damned to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Four Thousand Seven Hundreu Forty-Seven and 38/100 Dollars ($54,747.38) including interest at 6.88% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in castings in Barry County, Michigan at 1:00 p.rr. on JUNE 8. 2006. Said premises art. incited m the Township of Assyria, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East 200 feet of the West 1000 feet of the North 200 feet of the Southwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of Section 21. Town 1 North. Range 7 West. The redemption period shall be 6 month from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that even, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus inter­ est. Dated May 11. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 326.0525 the bld amount tendered at sale, plus interest Dated: April 27. 2006 Ortans Associates P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 221.3078 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Safe THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO C OLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed sorely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SA r - DeL'uft has been made in the conditions of a lOrtgage made by Clift Morse and Brenda J Morse. as joint tenants, ongmal mort­ gagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 8. 2005, and recorded on December 6. 2005 in instrument 1157263. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER S CWABS, INC. ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005- 16 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Nine And 42/100 Dollars ($98,929 42) including interest al 7.7% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage *nll be foreclosed b. a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part oi the. at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1O0 PM, on June 1.2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5 and the West 1/2 of tot 4, Block 2. James Dunning addition to the City Formerly Village of Hastings, according to the plat thereof as recorded in liber 1 of plats, page 5 Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: May 4. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Forms, Michigan 8025-5822 File 4092115F01 SMALL ENGINE REPAIR • All Makes & Models ■ ■ FREE Estimates • • Fast Turnaround • and was a Wendy's High School Heisman nominee. Scon plans to attend Miami University to study business administration. • Dun Dimond is the son of Diane Ebaugh and Mike Dimond. He has served for years in Youth in Government, and is a member of Excel Club. Science Olympiad, in which he was a stale medalist for three years. National Honor Society and Kiwanis Club. Dimond has participated in soccer for four years, serving as captain for two. and was named all-conference his senior year. He has also participated in basketball for four years. He is an active member of the Marching band. Dan has been received the following hon­ ors: Kiwanis Club student of the month. Academic Top Ten. National Merit Award. University of Michigan Regents Merit , Scholarship and four years of high academic honors. Dimond had been active in his community as well. He has helped run youth basketball clinics, has assisted with Toys for Tots. >"*1 has also participated in Relay for Life. Dan plans to attend the Uni'crsity of Michigan, and hopes “to attain happiness in all aspects of his life career and otherwise." • Emily Haney is the daughter of Tanya and Steve Haney. She has been active in: Excel Club, serving as President for three years. SADD. TATU. Key Club. Interact Club and Youth In Government. Haney also has been a participant of Business Professionals of America (BPA). She was regional and slate winner in word processing and placed seventh at the National Competition in Fundamental Word Processing. She plans to attend the national competition again this year for advanced word processing. Haney has been involved with the music program She is a member of the Jazz Band. Pit Orchestra, and served as drum major for two years. She is also involved with Honors Band. Haney has received membership in the National Honor Society. HHS Student of the Month. Academic Letter. Exchange Club stu­ dent of the month, and Academic Top Ten. She has volunteered at Northeastern Elementary . March of Dimes. Tendercare, and Toys for Tots. She also finds Tim to work at Kings Electronics and Appliances. Haney plans to attend Michigan Slate University to pursue a degree in Elementary Education with a Spanish minoi. She is considering certifica­ tion in special education. • Jenifer Johnston is the daughter of Tim and Lori Johnston. Her academic honors include membership in the National Honor Society, and Honor Roll. She has been active in student coupci^ S^pD. whcre she is yice president. FFA Stale and National Band mem­ ber. Marching and Symphonic Band. Steel Drum band. Pride Club. Teen Council, and was a Rotary Life Leadership participant. Johnston has been very active in athletics. She was a member of the JV and varsity ten­ nis teams, participated in sottball. was varsity wrestling manager, a student athletic trainer, and varsity soccer. She was also on the Captains Council. Jennifer has volunteered for Habitat for Humanity. St. Rose Church Spirit and Song. Community Music School. Relay for Life. Tendercare, pi! ministry and the YMCA of Barry County. She works as a lifeguard at the Community Ed and Rec Center. She was named Hastings Exchange Club Student of the month, and Kiwanis Student of the month. • Erika Schroeder is the daughter of Craig and Joan Schroeder. She has been active in Steel Drum Band. Night and Day jazz band. FFA president for four years. Excel Club. Science Olympiad and was Drumline Section Leader. In her community. Erika has been active in: 4-H Youth Advisory Council. Relay for Life. CROP Walk, and Food Drives. She has been a member of the National and Stale FFA Band. District Honors Band. GVSU and CMU Honors bands, and has worked as a life­ guard She has received the Lee Kaiser Scholarship. Kiwanis Student of the Month and was the Congressional Medal of Merit winner for 2006. Schroeder plans to artend Alma College to obtain a double major in music and pre-med. • Adam Sheldon is the son of Jim and Teresa Sheldon. He is an Eagle Scout of Boy Scouts of America and Executive Vice President of the Student Body. He was First Place for public speaking at Business Professionals of America, was named Michigan Youth In Government Best Senator, has received multiple First Division ratings at both regional and state vocal competitions, and was a student representative at the World Affairs Seminar in University of WisconsinWhitewater. Sheldon is the president of the SADD C’.ub. He also participates in the following ciubs: Key Club. Pride Club. Venturing Club. BPA and Excel Club. Adam has had many key roles in the high school musical productions. He plans to attend Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music to obtain a degree in Music Education. • Craig Sherwood is the son of Craig and Becky Sherwood. He has been active in the music program, participating in Symphonic Band. Concert Band. Marching Band and Steel Drum Band. He is the historian of the SADD Club, Excel Club Sgt. of Arms, and is a member of TATU. Sherwood has volunteered at YMCA fami­ ly fun nights, has participated in snow shov­ eling for senior citizens, and helped at Leaders Club events at the Community Center. He is an at-large member of the YMCA board, a member of the Venturing Club with Boy Scouts of Amerk?.. and has worked as a YMCA summer playground employee. Sbcrtwod participated in ftsshmun base­ ball. He was named Exchange Clun student of the month, Kiwanis club student of the month, and was part of the regional champi­ onship Science. Olympiad team. Recently, he was selected to be a member of the dram line at Michigan State University; where he will study zoology in the fall. • Kristina Tolger is the daughter of Keith and Connie Tolger. She has served as her class President for three years, and student body president her senior year. Tolger is a member of Interact Club. Pride Club, Youth in Government. SADD and is a member of the National Honor Society. She has volunteered for the St. Rose youth group. Relay for Life, was a YMCA golf assistant, and a soccer camp coach. Tolger plans to attend Michigan State University and study communications. • Rene Winegar is the daughter of Rick and Shelley Winegar. She has been active in stu­ dent council, serving as student body treasur­ er. and Pride Club, where she was treasurer and vice president. Rene has been a state and national qualifier in Business Professionals of America, and is a member of the National Honor Society. Rene hits been a member of JV and varsity cheerleading squad, and was also varsity team captain. She is a member of the varsity soccer team, and was named scholar athlete. Winegar is very involved in her church youth group. She participated in a mission trip to Kansas City, is involved with Relay for Life, and has been a summer camp counselor for four years. She plans to study business and public relations at Western Michigan University or Valparaiso University. COUNTY, continued from page 8----------planting com. His wife. Heather, was in the audience. Callton and “Hoot" Gibson voted against excusing Wing’s absence. Callton. who was absent from the board s April 25 meeting, fas told his colleagues he doesn't believe in excusing anyone's absence. Two weeks prior, when Ik was absent. Gibson and Nevins voted not to excuse him at his request. Nevins said he changed his vote this time because Wing did not make the same request Callton did • Approved a map change request from Larry Knobloch from C-3 to C-1. a lighter commercial designation for his real estate business in Barry Township. The County Planning and Zoning Commission earlier had voted 6-1 to recommend approval. • Adopted a resolution to enforce and administer soil erosion and sediment control within the county. • Appointed John Lenz of Hastings Township to the remainder of a three-year term on the Agriculture Preservation Board, ending Dec. 31 of this year. • Appointed electrician Norman Hosford of Carlton Township to a two-year term on the Construction Board of Appeals. • Appointed former Hastings City Clerk and Finance Director Ev Manshum to a oneyear term on ttoeTpx Allocation'Board. • Authorized the Barry County Farmland Preservation Board ro apply for a federal grant through the Farmland and Ranchland Protection program. • Agreed to the 2007 budget calendar. • Was introduced to Susan Vlietstra. candi­ date for state representative from the 87th District, who talked about unfunded man­ dates from Lansing and Washington that she see; as clerk of Thomapple Township. She commented. "I think we're struggling (financially) because of the tax cuts at the state and federal levci." ■W RtPMH • Lawn Mowers • Power Mowers • Chain Saws ■ Snow Blowers ■ Weed Eaters • Tillers • Edgers SMITH’S . EQUIPMENT ? SERVICE Owner: Richard Smith 3790 W. Grange Rd., Middleville 616-366-8092 or 269-945-8831 Open Swim Time change for open swim at the community center Tuesday and Thursday evening open swim will not begin until 6:30pm beginning ( Tuesday, May 16. Watch for the new summer hours coming soon!!! OPEN: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Deluxe Homes Prices starting at $189,900 Golf Course Views SHARING IMPORTANT HEALTH NEWS AND INFORMATION WITH OUR COMMUNITIES Free Organ Donation Presentation The Pennock Hospital Ethics Committee will sponsor a free community education panel to discuss “The Gift of Life” organ donation. There will be a discussion panel that includes an organ recipient, an organ transplant team physician, a local clergy member and a Pennock physician. Community members are encouraged to come and learn, listen and take part in this valuable and educational discussion! What: When: Where: Why: Community Education Panel May 11, at 6:00 p.m. The Conference Center at Pennock Hospital For Education and Refreshments! UoJawn F / Year Golf Membership Included (SIS) 7*1-1500 ROTARY, continued from page 2 Call (269) 948 -3125 for more information @ . 1-800-29G-3289 fc 1009 W. Green St. • Hastings • (269) 945-3451 • www.pennockhealth.com �Page 12 - Thursday. May 11. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARF IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by DAVID LEINAAR AND LOY LEINAAR. HUSBAND AND WIFE to TIMOTHY BAKER A MARRIED MAN. Mortgagee, dated December 20. 2004. and record­ ed on January 05,2005. as Instrument No. 1139702. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005-CB3. dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made <n the conditions of a mortgage made by James M. Norman and Dana R Norman. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s), to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated December 4, 2002, and recorded on December 27. 2002 in instrument 1094506. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, ol Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc., Asset-Backed Pass Through Certificates, Senes 2003-1. nder the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of February 1.2003. Without Recourse as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Two Thousnd One Hundred SeventyFour And 89/100 Dollars ($152,174.89). including interest at 8.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forecosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pan of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June B. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County, Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lt 66. Middleville Downs No. 3. according to the recorood plat thereof in Uber 5 of Plats on Page 26 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in .vhtch case the redeption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dried May 11. 2006 F<x more information, please catt: FC H 246 593 1300 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mchigan 48025-5822 WITHOUT RECOURSE by an assignment dated January 05. 2005. and recorded on September 07. 2005, as Instrument No 1152387 in BARRY County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of two hundred four thousand four hundred thirty four and 5/100 Dollars ($204,434 51). including interest at 3 030% per annum. Under the power of sale stained in said mort­ gage and the statute in sich cace made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given tlxri saio mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1:00 PM on May 18.2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARRY County. Michigan and are LOT 7 OF HINEWOOD PLAT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORD­ ED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 69 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale DATED: April 20. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Benwigham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: U S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCI­ ATION. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-BAS MORT­ GAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005-CB3. WITHOUT RECOURSE Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 monw nwm File *07753203 CITY OF HASTINGS REQUEST FOR BIDS 2006/2007 HAND PATCHING HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVING The City o( Hastings is accepting bids for hand patching of hot mix asphalt paving at variow locations throughout the City of Hastings. Complete specifications are available at City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Questions may be addressed to Tim Girrbach, Director of Public Services, at 269.9452468. Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. 201 East State Street, Hastings. Ml 49058 until 10:00 AM ea Wtdanday. May 31, SOM at which time they shall be opened and publicly read aloud. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids anJ to award the bid in a manner which it believes to be in its own best interest, price and other ./ctors considered. Perspective bidders shall be required to provide satisfactory evidence of successful completion of work similar to that contained within the bid pack­ age to be considered eligible to perform this work Contractors shall also be required to provide proof of insurance in the amounts included in the bid package. All bids shall be clearly marked on the outside of the Notice O* Mortgage Foreclosure S»le THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to th return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has Deen made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Ronald L. Stampfter, a single man, original mortgagor(s). to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation Mortgagee, dated June 16. 2005. and recorded on June 29. 2005 in instalment 1148757. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the data hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Four And 59/100 Dollars ($100.694 59). including interest at 8.1% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgar j will be foreclosed by a sale ot ttie mortgaged premises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on May 25. 2006 Said promises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as. A Parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 17. Town 2 North. Range 10 West Described as beginnu.i at a point of the east line of said sectioni7 which lies South 1 degrees 46 min­ utes East 221.88 feet from the East 1/4 post of said section 17; Thence South 1 degrees 46 minutes East 220 feet thence South 89 degrees 51 Minutes 30 seconds West 547 12 feet thence North 11 degrees 50 minutes 30 seconds East 224.81 feet thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds East 494 21 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penud shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated April 27. 2006 por more information, please call: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File /090730F01 rwv MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ Node* Ot Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT HJR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This tale may be rescinded liy the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in me conditions of a mortgage made by D a vid M Wagner, a single man. original mortgcgor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mor gagoe. dated October 10.2003. nd recorded on October 21.2003 in nstrument 1116081. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Argent Securities. Inc., Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2003-W7 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as of November 1, 2003. without recourse as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Fourteen And 11/iOODollars ($125,314.11). including interest at 9.05% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ submittal package Seated Bid - 36M/3M7 Head Patehiag Hat Mix Aapbah Paviag. Tim Girrbach Director of Public Services 77502776 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Rutland will hold a pubic hearing on Wednesday. May 17, 2006. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hactingc. Michigan, commencing at 7:30 p.m. as required under the provisions of the Township Zoning gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premise* or some part ot them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Southwest cor­ ner o the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 10. Town 3 North. Range 10 West, for a place of beginning; thence East 16 rods; thence North 10 rods; thence West 16 rods; thence South 10 rods to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Deled: April 27, 2006 .Act and the Zoning Ordinance for the Township. For more information, ptease call FC H 248.593.1300 Trott 8 Trott. P.C. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the proposed itemls) to be considered at this public hearing Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 include the following, in summary: 1. Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article XX. Genera) Provisions, Section 1042023 Min.mum landscape requirements. File 4068997F02 2. Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article XX. General Provisions. Section 1042014 General lighting and screening requirements. dered at sale, plus interes L MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage McCarter, a marned woman McCarter, her husband, original Mortgage Electronic Registration made by Loi J and Ronnie C mortgagor(s). to Systems, Inc . as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 4 . 2004. and recorded on June 11. 2004 in instrument 1129135. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificate Holders of CWABS 2004-BC5 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be- due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Eight And 52/100 Dollars ($117,598.52). including interest at 8.45% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 25.2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot No. 10). Middtevilte Downs No. 5. according to the recorded piat thereof as recorded in Liber 5. page 43, Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of sucn sate, unless determined aban­ doned rn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal> be 30 days *rom the date of such sate Dated Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, ptease call. FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *091380F01 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be us-jd for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by ROBERT S ERICKSON. DENISE L ERICKSON. HUSBAND AND WIFE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS­ TRATION SYSTEMS SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER'S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. SAID LENDER IS REPUBLIC BANK. Mortgagee, dated August 31, 2004, and rp.orded on September 07. 2004. as listrumant No. 1133595, m BARRY County Records. Mkriigan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred se /enty three thousand three hundred ninety seven arte 44/100 Dollars ($173,397 44). including interest al <>.375% per annurK WITH AN ADJUSTABLE RATE f IDER Under the power of -ate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and nrovided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage vfll be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1:00 PM on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated tn TOWNSHIP OF IRVING. BARRY County, Michigan and are descnbed as: THAT PART OF 1 HE NORTHEAST ONE-QUAR­ TER OF SECTION 26 TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE NORTH ONE-CUARTER CORNER OF SAID SEC­ TION 26: THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 23' 13" WEST 1321 69 FEET ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH ONE-QUARTER LINE TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 56' 55" EAST 402 20 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 22' 42” WEST 243.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 56 55" WEST 402.33 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 23' 13" EAST 243 00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH ONE-QUARTER LINE TO THE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING SUBJECT TO HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY FOR BUEHLER ROAD THE DESCRIBED LAND ALSO INCLUDES THE MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOME AFFIXED THERETO AN MORE PARTICULARLY IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS: 2000 SKYLINE. SERIAL NUMBER D2380435NAB The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wrth 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod snail be 30 days from the date of such sate DATED Apnl 27. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. PC. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham, Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS SOLELY AS NOMI­ NEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER'S SUCCES­ SORS AND ASSIGNS. SAID LENDER IS REPUB­ LIC BANK Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 w* 3. Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article XIX. Parking and Loading Spaces, by addition of Section 104.1908. Landscaping of Off-Street Parking Areas. 4. Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article XVII.a. Mixed Use District. Section 104.1709a. Architectural Standards. 5. Amet dment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article XVlla. Mixed Use District, by addition of Section 104.1710a, Greenbelts. Harold Gray 6. Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Zoning Ordinance. Zoning M-p. land 1st Plan, and Land Use Plan Map of the Township may be examined at the Township Hall at any time diving regular business hours on any day except public and legal holidays from and after the publication of this notice and until and including the day of this public hearing, and may further be examined at the public hearing to deter­ mine that exact nature of the aforementioned matters. You are invited to attend this hearing. If you are unable to attend, written comments may be submitted in hi loving ini mon/ of dear husband. JIaroldGray, tr/io went to be with his Savior on May 14,2005 lieu of a personal appearance by writing to the Township Clerk al the Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Ml 49058. at any time up to the date of the hearing and may he further received by the Planning is wnwniheivd and appnriaifd, t^yond nuaxuirf<;r Ilin uncondi­ tional iorc. positive atti­ tude, humor, humility, tender heart, patience, kindness, and the irondcrful stories he shand about his anastors. God nally shined through him.Jlis lift teas not easy, hut he never said. "U hy Mt” J/t Commission at said public hearing. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 41.72a(2)(3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considereu at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting'hearing upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. All interested person* are invited to be present for comments and suggestions at this public hearing. Robin J. Hawthorne. Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road . Hastings. Michigan 49058 Telephone: (269) 948-2194 3 Covp you busfcpfi; and bushpfs, -Ijouit suga*. CltiiCrti Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OCTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed eoiefy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Neva M. Fish, a single woman, original mortgagors), to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated October 8. 2002. and recoded on November 13. 2002 in instrument 1091425. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank NationaJ Trust Company, as Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust. Senes 2003-2 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum ot One Hundred Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Sixteen And 10/100 Dottars ($111,516.10). including interest at 9.75% per annum Undor the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings a 100 PM. on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated tn Chy of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1/4 LINE SECTION 28. TOWN 3 NORTH, RANGE 8 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST. 1965 04 FEET FROM THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SEC­ TION 28; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 40 MIN­ UTES 26 SECONDS EAST 61.59 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST 502 99 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 394.12 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 69 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST. 477 09 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 F THE SOUTH­ EAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28; THENCE SOUTH 00 DECREES 01 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST 126 33 FEET ALONG SAID EAST LINE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 26 SECONDS WEST 1266 12 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28 TO THE POINT OF BEGIN­ NING TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO A PRI­ VATE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS. EGRESS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES PURPOSES. TO BE USED IN COMMON WITH OTHERS 66 FEET WIDE. 33 FEET EACH SIDE OF A CENTERLINE DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 28. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DIS FANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 29 M'NUTES 05 SECONDS EAST. 1985 04 FEET FRCM THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 28 THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST 61 59 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SAID DESCRIBED CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST 502 1,9 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 394.12 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 69 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST, 477.09 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 Of S.*«O SECTION 28. AND THE END OF SAID DESCRIB'D CEN­ TERLINE THE SIDE LINES OF SAID EASrMENT TO BE LENGTHENED OR SrIORTEkED AS APPROPRIATE TO TERMINATE AT THE StXTTH LINE AND AT THE EAST LINE OF THE FAJRTH1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHt AST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28. ALSO. THE: RIGH" OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM STiVRR SCHOOL ROAD TO THE ABOVE DESCRIED PROPERTY ACROSS THAT PORTION OF LAND DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING 660 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER CF T-fE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 28. TCWN 3 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST THENCE EAST 660 FEET THENCE SOUTH 33 FEET. THENCE EAST 3300 FEET; THENCE NORTH 33 FEET THENCE WEST 3.267 FEET; THENCE NORTH 33 FEET: THENCE WEST 693 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 33 FEET TO PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248 593 1300 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *090470F01 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 11. 2006 - Page 13 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Identity of man shot in face finally revealed Hastings police finally have released the name of a man who was shot in the face more than a month ago within the city lim­ its. Curtis Pavlik. 28, was seriously injured in the incident, which occurred during the early morning hours of Saturday. April 1. The man who allegedly shot Pavlik is expected to tum himself into police later this week and will be arraigned on charges of felony firearms possession, discharge of a firearm in a residence and discharge of a weapon while aimed. Police say there were four people in the home when the incident occurred, two males and two females. Statements indicate noises in the home alerted the people to the possibility of intruders. The two men armed themselves and began a search of the home and at one point. Pavlik peered from a dark med room into another room where the second armed man was stationed. A 12 guage shotgun was discharged from a short distance, striking Pavlik in the face and causing a life threatening injury. Pavlik was airlifted to An Ann Arbor Hospital, where he later gave a written statement to Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt. Pratt said this week Pavlik will not be charged in the incident and cleared the way for his name to be released to the public. The Banner asked Police Chief Jerry sarver for his identity, but the Freedom of Information request was denied. The identity of the second man is being withheld pending his arraignment in Barry County District Court. / or Srt/< / ar Rent (iarattc Sale $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 2 BEDROOM in the coun­ try Large yard, no pets. $495/month ♦ security de­ posit. (269)948-8943 ' 1980 GMC 5000 dump truck, still runs & dumps $500. (269)721-8733_______________ BUSINESS OFFICES FOR LEASE: Woodridge Building Downtown Hastings, 136 E. State Street, call for an appt. (269)945-9321. "Attention At­ torneys, Accountants, Pho­ tographers or anyone else who needs to store original documents. l.OUOsq.ft. office space with nice front en­ trance from lobby and a 180sq.ft. bank vault right in your office. Must see! "Also 340sq.ft. office space with sink & large closet. Both spaces includes utilities and haw front and back entran­ ces and parking. Great loca­ tion- Call Today! 10785 N. 45TH St. Augusta off C Ave. Hummel plates by Danbury Mint, $10; little girls clothes size 4-6 and oth­ er stuff. Thursday & Friday 9am-2pm. (269)731-3855 ' A KING SIZE pffiow top mattress set, new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost 51,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709__________ AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New, never used; must sell $275 (616)3^6-2709.______________ Disgruntled ex-employee arrested in assault SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set $175. (517)719-8062 Hastings Police arrested a 17-year-old Hastings teen after she assaulted an employee at the Burger King Restaurant. Caitlin Amalio-Morris. a former employee, became disgruntled May 5 when she was told she had to wait another day to pick up her last paycheck. According to witnesses. Amalio-Morris began yelling and swearing at the 20-year-old victim as she was leaving the building. The victim followed her outside and told her to leave the property, and as the victim started to re-enter the restaurant she was assaulted. Hastings officers placed Amalio-Morris under arrest on charges of assault and she was transported and lodged at the Barry County Jail without further incident. TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 Alcohol a factor in domestic violence complaint Hastings officers responded to a domestic violence complaint between a man and a woman in rise 100 block of East High Street May 3. A dispute between the couple became physical, and as the 18-year-old woman attempted to leave, her 35-year-old boyfriend smashed the passenger side window of her S-10 Blazer when he threw a beer bottle into the side of it. Both parties indicated each had been assaulted by the other It appears alcohol played a factor in the incident, which has been turned over to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office for review. Lake Odessa man to face charge of sex offense Charges have been authorized against a 19-year-old Lake Odessa man for third degree criminal sexual conduct after an inves­ tigation revealed he had been having an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year-old minor for the past several months. The incident was reported to the police April 10. after a family member was made aware of the relationship. The suspect’s name has been withheld pending an arraignment date later this week. Authorities investigatiing theft of tractor Troopers from the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police arc investigating the theft of a John Deere Gator in Rutland Township. The John Deere Gator was taken sometime between May 4 and May 5 from an address on West Quimby Road. ' Anyone with information can call trooper Dan Cook at (269) 948-8283. , Greens, tee blocks damaged at area golf course Troopers from the Hastings MSP Post investigated the destruction several greens and wooden tec blocks on the Yankee Springs Golf Course on Bowens Mill Road. Anyone with information can call trooper Dan Cook at (269) 948-8283 ‘Quick change’ scam attempted at Goodwill State police troupe's investigated a "quick change’ scam which occurred May 3 at the Goodwill Industries on M-43 in Rutland Township. A description was obtained from the clerk of two black male suspects driving a maroon Ford Taurus. It was revealed that sus­ pects fitting the same description were also responsible for the same type of incident in the Belding area recently. Anyone with any information can call trooper Bryan Fuller at (269) 948-8283. Audio-video equipment stolen from residence Items stolen from Castleton Twp. residence See POLICE, page 16 • Joseph Lee Thiel. 19. of Middleville, was sentenced May 4 to serve six months in jail with 69 days credited for time served for violating his probation on a 2005 conviction for unlawful use of a motor vehicle. Thiel was also continued on probation. The balance of his jail time may be suspended upon payment of court assessments totaling $370. Thiel was convicted of violating his probation by possessing a controlled substance in December 2005 and for failure to attend his treatment program on two occasions in February of this year. • Dennis Wayne Shaffer. 34. of Baldwin, was sen­ tenced on May 4 to serve 24 months probation and 36 days in jail for his April conviction on possession of a controlled substance and assault with an dangerous weapon (felonious assault). Shaffer will also have his driver’s license sus­ pended for six months. Shaffer was arrested in Irving Township in February 2005 on the controlled substance charge and was again arrested in Johnstown Township in September on the charge of felonious assault. He originally faced addi­ tional charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, fleeing and eluding and resist­ ing and obstructing. Sale ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 Hn\hn "• 11 ii < ' CS LAWNCARE SERVICE: specializing in mowing, trimming, edging and Spring clean-up. Cail for es­ timates, (269)838-2024. CUSTOM CONCRETE. Decorative, colored, and printed concrete available for side walks, patios, drive­ ways, basements, and ga­ rage floors. Also 10 years ex­ perience in dairy’ bam con­ struction, free stall bams, holding areas, parlors, and sand separation system. For all your concrete needs call (269)945-5894 to schedule a free estimate. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173^_____________ QUALITY WORK AT rea­ sonable rates for all your home/business repairs. Roofs, carpentry, kitchens, baths, decks, plumbing, elec­ trical, etc. Insured. Referen­ ces. Call anytime, (616)437­ 0172. Middleville. REPRESENT YOURSELF: Divorce, Custody and Visi­ tation. We do the paper­ work. Call 269-945-4243. RESTORE YOUR HOME from the inside cut Quality craftsmanship for over 15 years. Some look all their lives for a good painter; others find one with their first call. Michael Evans Painting & Wall Covering (269)795-3133. Help Wanted Troopers from the Hastings post of the stale police are investigating a breaking and entering of a residence on South Clark Road in Assyria Township. Burglars were reported to have stolen audio/video equipment before leaving the scene. Anyone with any information can call trooper Ray Durham at (269) 948-8283. • David Salazar, Jr. 25. of Hastings, was sentenced May 4 by Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher to serve 90 days in jail on one count of home invasion (third degree) and three days in jail for one count of possession of marijuana. Salazar was given credit for three days served and his sen­ tences were scheduled to run concurrently. He may have the last 60 days of his sentence suspended pending work release. Salazar also was sentenced to serve 36 months probation and to have his driver’s license suspended for six months. He was also ordered :o participated in drug court, wear a wrist monitor and have a 10 p.m. curfew. Salazar was convicted in April on the charges stemming from a January incident in which he entered the home of an ex-girl­ friend without permission. Additional charges of tampering with a telephone device and assault and battery were dismissed by the court. Salazar was assessed $500 in court costs. $360 in probation fees and $200 in drug court fees. He must pay $60 to the crime victims fund and stale minimum costs of $105. He mu« also attend two Alcoholics Anonymous/Narctocis Anonymous meet­ ings weekly. / CNC OPERATOR: MAN­ POWER of Hastings is cur­ rently accepting applications for a 1st shift position in Freeport. Must have previ­ ous experience operating a CNC machine and have a stable/steady work history’. Pay rate will start ft $10.00. An updated resume is re­ quired for consideration. Contact MANPOWER today for more information, (269M8-MWEOE__________ TOOL DESIGNER, detail checker, engineer manager. Aerospace fixture & gauge company is now taking re­ sumes. 3-D Cad experience a must. Solid work experience a plus. Please send resume to P.O. Box 189 Vermont­ ville, Mi. 49096 Reen iilion 1992 35' NOMAD travel trailer, great condition, sleeps 8, full tow package, $4,900. (616)693-2866 Clarks­ ville after 5pm or (616)841­ 1451 cell.___________________ 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ALUMI-LITE XL, 29’ TRAILER: Like new, fully loaded, light blue interior. Beautiful oak kitchen & liv­ ing room, spacious closets, easv & smooth to pull. $8,950 OR with 1999 Chev­ rolet Tahoe, white, 4 wheel drive, trailer towing pack­ age, leather, loaded, extra clean. $19,500 for trailer & Tahoe. (269)664-4983________ ■iVnTnimrr FOR SALE: 1996 SeaDoo XP, new motor, with trailer. $3,500. Call after 5PM, (269)672-7628 Mobile Hann \ FOR SALE- DOUBLEWIDE in Meadowstone park, very nice home, 3 bed, 2 bath jet tub & appliances, $24,499. (269)275-5950 hi Mi nioriuni IN MEMORY OF Don Britten who went to be with his heavenly father three years ago. May 14th. I think of you so often and then the teardrops start. It's lonely here without you, so 1 carry you in my heart. The joy you brought into my life made me proud to be your wife. i miss your smile, your touch, your voice it was God's wish, you had no choice. You left me with the memories your strength and all your love, 1 know that you will guide me now from Heaven ’up above. I watch you suffer and slowly fade there was nothing I could do. Then God stepped in and said I'll look :■ fter you. You were my love. my strength, my friend, you will always be with me until we meet agdn. We love you and mus you so much. Your wife, Phvllis children, grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchild. Real I \tate HASTINGS: 910 W. Walnut. 2 bedroom, 15 bath, newly remodeled, $112,000 (517)652-2525. HOME FOR SALE: 4bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, 1600 sq. ft., large lot. 1155 Cherry Lane, Del­ ton Schools,' $120,000. (269)209-6179_______________ HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: close to schools ♦ shopping, 3 bed, 15 baths, kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 endowed porches, extra large lot, 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945­ 9382 ./<»/»* Want\\f RESPONSIBLE TEENAGE GIRL w-ith own transporta­ tion looking for summer ba­ bysitting job. Call Jessica (269)948-0014 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. ( mu in unity Satiei \ Al TENTION GAMBLERS: Little River Casino & Resort bus trip, Saturday, June 10th. Frc.r* Hastings, Middleville, Caledonia. $25 per seat, to­ ken and meal packages at Casino. Departing Hastings 8:00am, arriving Hastings 8:30pm. Reservation dead­ line, June 2nd. No alcohol on motor coach, must be at least 21, round up 10 people you ride for free. Call today for seat reservations and park­ ing details, (269)948-9281, TRAVEL TIME EXPRESS, owned & operated in Hast­ ings, Ml. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy panting. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from busings cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in an)’ of our papers. Get them at J-Au Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. YARD SALE SAT, May 13th. 9am-4pm. Baby iN»ms, clothing housewares, ndsc. 527 E Mill St. I nloiiiolive FOR SALE 1993 Ford Tau­ rus, 35 auto, 200K miles on body, 70K miles on rebuilt engine & transmission. New tires. Dependable transpor­ tation. $950. CASH TALKS. (269)948-2919 after 4pm IlmiM hold APARTMENT FULL OF FURNITURE: sofa, chair, diningroom set, bedroom, appliances. Like new condi­ tion. Cost $3,000. Sell $995 (1 month old) (517)719-8062 KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set, 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (616)318-1974 SOFA/LOVESEAT SET- tan, mauve. Still in plastic. Never used. Cost $800. Sell $395. (517)719-8062 IN MEMORY OF Wanda Jones on Mother's Day The Broken Chain We knew little that morning that God was going to call your name, in life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you. you did not go alone, for part of us went with you, the day God called you home, you left us peaceful memories, y our love is still our guide, and though we cannot see you, you are al way's at our side. Our family's chain is broke. । and nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again. Sadly miss-d & ioved by her children & grandchild, .-n AKC REGISTERED English Bulldog puppies for sale. (269)948-8830 Help Wanted PROGRESSIVE TOOL & DIE ASSEMBLER: MAN­ POWER of Hastings is cur­ rently accepting applications for a 2nd shift position in the Middleville area. Qualified applicant must have pro­ gressive die experience NOT PLASTIC OR WOOD MAKING MOLDS Job du­ ties will include but are not limited to: assisting with the build of new progressive dies, insuring quality of workmanship, assembling progressive dies and tooling components and various maintenance tasks. May also be required to do some ma­ terial handling (overhead crane and possible hi-lo driving). MUST have solid machining and math skills, be familiar with all tool room equipment and have ability to read and interpret blue prints. Pay rate will start between $12.00-514.00 based on experience. For more information contact MANPOWER today.....(269)948-3000 EOE Wanted WANTED FABRIC FOR quilting 1900-1960's cotton fabrics any size, scraps okav Call (269)945-3670 / arm POLE BARN DISASSMBLED FOR SALE 60ft.xl20ft.xl6ft., also 200 sheets of 4X8 Celletex. Also, tresses: 24 18ft, 13 20ft (616)293-4184 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. �Page 14 - Thursday, May 11. 2006 - The Hastings Banner ATAGi DAROFE • Andy Goldsworthy will have his cre­ ations on display at the Fi^derik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Adults SIX seniors (65+) & students $9, children (5­ 13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children under 2 are free. Central to the exhibition are two seminal works, his huge stone Grand Rapids Arch and the related Herd of Arches, eleven smallerscale arches. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org/. Through May 14. • Tea Time: The Art of the Teapot will be on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street downtown Kalamazoo. From the serene and elegant to the playful and eccentric, the teapot is highlighted as both a functional object and an artistically inventive form. This national invitational exhibition will showcase the work of more than 100 ceramic artists. The Permanent Collection is featured in galleries devoted tv selections from the KlA's collection of nearly 4,000 paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture and ceramics. May 13-July 16. • Kirk Newman: The Next Step will be presented at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Popular for his work in Kalamazoo and throughout the Midwest, this pre-eminent sculptor and draftsman has achieved national and international acclaim for his art. This exhibition includes sculptures, drawings and prints that focus on the artist's development from the 1950s to the present day. April 1June 18. • Building Images: Seventy Yean of Photography at Hedrich Blessing on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.« Friday 10 azn.-830 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m., closed Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults, seniors $5, children (6-17) $3, under 6 are free. Hedrich Blessing is a Chicago-based photographic studio that started its practice in 1929 with the photographs of Ken Hedrich and Hank Blessing. During its seventy year history, over 19 photographers have joined the firm that has revolutionized architectural photography since its early beginnings. Through Hedrich Blessings lens, real architecture disappears in order to become the image of its ideal. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramohline.drg. May 12-August 20. • 10th Anniversary Gaither Homecoming Tour Van Andri Arena at 7 p.m. Tickets are $19.75 6t $34.75. Bill Gaither will celebrate this milestone tour with a cavalcade of singers, musicians and comedians, including the Gaither Vocal Band (Bill Gaither, Guy Penrod, Marshall Hall & Wes Hampton), Jessy Dixon, Jeff & Sheri Easter, Lynda Randle, Ivan Parker, Russ Taff, The Isaacs, Mike Allen, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound and Ben Speer (all artists subject to change). Visit www.vanandelarena.com for more information. For more infor­ mation call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. May 12. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Mary Rademacher at the Grand Rapids Art Museum from 5-9 p.m. Live jazz music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhi­ bition, are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more informa­ tion call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. May 12. • Thursday will perform an ail ages show live at The Orbit Room in Grand Rapids. Tickets are $17 in advance, $20 day of the show. See orbitroom.com for more informa­ tion. Friday, May 12. • Disney's Aladdin, Jr. will be performed in Vermontville. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 5,6,12 and 13 and at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7 and 14. Tickets are available at the door, adults $8, seniors and students $7, children 12 and under $5. For more information call Bill Reynolds at 269­ 367-4455 or e-mail the revuel<Pyahoo.com. Performances are in the air-conditioned Vermontville Opera House 211 South Main St. across from the fire station. May 12-14. • Grand Rapids Symphony Pops Series presents: Stars of the Symphony at DeVos Performance Hall Friday & Saturday 8 p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. Admission $18-$56. Some oi your favorite Grand Rapids Symphony musicians take center stage to present a diverse selection of popular music, featured artists include Charley Lea, trumpet; Christopher K-'jitner, flute; Bill Vits, percussion; and Christina Fong, violin. Tickets are available through TicketMaster. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. May 12-14. • Fled Five CD Release Party will take place at Planet Rock, located at the comer of Upton and Angell, 191 Angell St., Battle Creek. Call (269) 962-2121 or e-mail info«Mubplanetrockcom for more informa­ tion. Planet Rock is on-line at club.planetrock.com. Saturday, May 13. • In Flames will perform with Throwdown, Nevermore, and Evergrey at The Orbit Room in Grand Rapids. Tickets arc $18 in advance, $22 at the door. Ages 16 and up only. See orbitroom.com for more info. May 13. • The Phantom of the Opera will appear at the Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo. Adapted from Gaston Leroux's classic novel of mystery and suspense, this award-winning musical has woven its magical spell over standing room audiences in more than 100 cities worldwide. For ticket call (269) 387-2300 or 800-228-9858 or go to the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office is located on the campus of Western Michigan University at 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo. Through May 14. • Grand Rapids Ballet presents: Exotica at the Grand Rapids Ballet Company Studios. Performances arc Friday 730 p.m., Saturday 2 & 7:30 p.m., and Sunday 2 p.m. The most recent addition to the Dancers' Theatre Series returns to close the season. An edectric blend of jazz and comtemporary classical music provides the perfect backdrop for an escape to an exotic island as we explore the games played and replayed between the sexes. For more information call (616) 454­ 4771 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. May 12­ 14,19-21. • Circle Theatre Presents: "Oliver* at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday 5 p.m. General admission seating $24 each. How do you make a remarkable musical? Start with a remarkable book—in this case, Charles Dickens' incomparable Oliver Twist, first published in 1837. The story of young Oliver, Fagin, and the Artful Dodger has delighted audiences ever since. The 1968 movie won six Oscars. For more information call (616) 456­ 6656 or visit www.drcletheatre.org. May 11­ 13,17-21,24-27. • Circle Theatre Presents: "Olivei" Wednesday through Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 5 p.m. at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center. General seating tickets are $24. For more information call (616) 456-6656 or visit www.drcletheatre.org. May 17-21,24-27. MISCELLANEOUS • 77th Annual Tulip Time Festival returns to the dty of Holland. Holland, Michigan cel­ ebrates its Dutch heritage and the blooming of milhons'bf tulips wittt parades, «cru3* bing, costumed Klompen Dancers, musical shows and eight miles of tulip lanes. For more information call (800) 822-2770 or visit www.tuliptime.org for complete schedule of events. Through May 13. • ]. Scott Homan & Ruben Ruben Guajardo will be performing at the Gary Fields Comedy Club Theatre, 51 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek. Homan has worked with Jeff Foxworthy and Chris Rock. Guajardo has opened for Tim Allen. Show is rated "PG 18." Tickets are $10. Shows are Friday and Saturday at 8 & 1030 (early show is non­ smoking). Cali (269) 965-4646 for more infor­ mation. May 12 & 13. • Hoodwinked will be shown at a free spring matinee at the Hastings 4 Theater at 10 & 11 a m. The show is rated PG. There will be a 15 minute intermission. May 13-14. • Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival cele­ brates stringed instruments. Saturday’s events are free from noon-5 p.m. with instru­ ment makers, performances, lectures, and more. Sunday features a 3 p.m. concert in the Mary Jane Stryker Theatre with Joel Mabus and Mark Sahlgren and the Fuzzy Math Band. Tickets are $15. Call 1-800-772-3370 for more information and tickets. May 13-14. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons arc offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Burnham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor: Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber s website at www.barrychamber.com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tounst attractions and places of interest localty and across the state. The Chamber also has free mailers for old printer ink cartridges and cell phones that will financially benc'it the Barry Conservation District. Kiltie will perform at Planet Rock May 18. Opening will be The Agony Scene, Calico System, Ringworm. Planet Rock is located at the comer of Upton and Angell at 191 Angell St, Battle Creek Call (269) 962-2121 or e-mail info4Mubplanetrock.com for more informa­ tion. For booking information e-mail booking^clubplanetrockcom. Planet Rock is on­ line at ciub.planetrock.com Pearl lam with special guest My Morning locket will perform live at Van Andel Arena May 19 at 730 p.m. Tickets are $53 ($2 from each ticket will be donated to charity). For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com 11 Bereavement Luncheon at 11:30am at Ponderosa Restaurant. frutajc Nights at GRAM; Linda Missed beginning from 5-9 p.m. May 19. Live jazz Participants are responsible for the music and all areas of the museum, except the cost of their own meals. (269) 948­ ticketed exhibition, are $3.00 after 5 v.m. The 8452 finest blues and jazz bands play from 530­ 11 Guided tour of Warner 730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor of Sanctuary at 7:00pm. Free. Meet at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Light fare and Erway Rd parking lot. Otis Sanctuary a cash bar will be available. For more infor­ (269) 948-5777 mation call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gra11 Hastings Fanners* Market 11ammonline.org. 7pm At the dty parking lot on N. Grand Rapids Symphony presents; A Broadway @ Tyden Park Hastings Qty Hero's Life at the DeVos Performance Hall Parking Lol on Broadway @ Tyden May 19-20 at 8 p.m. Admission is $ll-$57. Park April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 Glen Dicterow, concertmaster of the New 11 Devil Rays Home Game York Philharmonic, joins the orchestra for this Southwest Michigan Devil Rays spectacular season finale. Hungarian compos­ 6:35pm. Home game against the er Rozsa's "Violin Concerto" is as tremulous Clinton Lumber Kings. Battle Creek and dramatic as movie scores he composed 189 Bridge St (269) 660-2287 for classics like Ben Hur. Richard Strauss' 11 Gilmore Keyboard Festival autobiographical tone poem tells the »tory of Thomapple Arts Council Hastings a hero's life. Tickets are available at www.tick(269) 945-2002 <■imaster.com. For more information call (616) 14 12YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin’s 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphonj.oig. Mother 4c Daughter Hone WjAend Mayfest Bluegrass Music Festival at the Kent Countv .Youth Fairgrounds in Lowell May 19-if. The Chapmans will headline the event. The Thunder Floor Cloggers, Ellen included. Time »and' charges TBA Beam & Bluegrass Twist Cedar Ridge, Pickin’ Hastings Camp Manitou-Lin 269-795­ Up Speed, and Schlitz Creek are scheduled to 9163 or Aturpin^grymca.org perform Friday 6-10 p.m. Saturday's lineup 13 Hastings Farmers' Market 7amincludes the headliners, FiddieFire, Friends of 1pm At the dty parking lot on N. Bluegrass, Out of the Blue, Schlitz Creek and Broadway © Tyden Park Hastings Qty the Thunder Floor Cloggers performing noonParking Lot on Broadway 9 Tyden 4:45 p.m. & 6-10 p.m.. Sunday will feature Park April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 Bluegrass Revival 9-10 a.m. and audition 13 4-H Poultry Clinic Barry County bands 10 a.in.-noon with a chance to win $100. H 4Hastings Barry Expo Ctr. (269) Friday admission is $10, Saturday $15, 945-2224 Sunday $5, $20 for weekend passes. Children 14 13YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin’s 15 and under free with parent. Campsites Women's Weekend YMCA Camp A available. Call (616) 846-5163 or see women's weekend away. Unwind and www.wmbma.org for more information. enjoy fitness classes, massages, hair There will also be children's activities, a bam styling, nature hikes, campfires, sale, workshops and more. eback riding, crafts rock climbing Miatas & Mort Svorts Car Meet is spon­ and more! Time and charges TBA sored by the Kazoom Miata Club and will Hastings Camp Manitou-Lin 269-795­ take place Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m.-4 9163 or LBrown4»gr mca.org p.m. at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 13 4-H Open Horae Show Barry Hickory Road, Hickory Comers. General County 4-H Hastings Barry Expo Ctr. admission charged. See Theresa Ferris (269) 721-9961 wnvw.GilmoreCarMuseum.org or call 269­ 14 4-H Speed Horse Show Barry 671-5089 for more information. County 4-H Hastings Barry Expo Ctr. Corvette Celebration at Chariton Park May Theresa Ferris (269) 721-9961 21. The 18th annual event is the largest of its 14 Mother's Day Brunch at WK. kind east of the Mississippi and will be held Kellogg Manor House. 10am-2pm. Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration for Reservations required. $18.93 adults, show cars is $15 and includes passenger $17.95 seniors, $9.95 children. 3700 E. admission. Swap meet spaces are $15. Gull Lake Dr. in Hickory Comers. Spectator admission is $5 for adults, $3 ages 5­ (269) 671-2400 16 Hastings Farmers' Market 7am- 12. Theory of a Deadman will perform May 24 1pm At the dty parking lot on N. CHECK OUT THESE MAY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVP TS: Broadway @ Tyden Park Hastings Qty Parking Lot on Broadway &> Tyden Park April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 16 Devil Rays Home Game Southwest Michigan Devil Rays 6:35pm. Home game against the South Bend Silver Hawks. Battle Creek 189 Bridge St. (269)660-2287 16 Dessert with Discussion about Endangered Species & Agriculture. Dinner is available with reservations. $35 per person. WJG Kellogg Manor House it 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr. in Hickory Comers. (269)671-2263 17 Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins Gilmore Car Museum 6pm-9pm. Grounds open free-All vehicles welcome Hickorv Comers 6865 Hickory (269)671-5089 17 Devil Rays Home Game Southwest Michigan Devil Rays 11:05am. Home game against the South Bend Silver Hawks. Battle Creek 189 Bridge St. (269) 660-2287 18 Hastings Farmers' Market 11am7pm At the dty parking lot on N. Broadway 9 Tyden Park Hastings City Parking Lot on Broadway Tyden Park April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 1 3 4 3 5 8 6 7 1 3 8 4 6 4 5 9 2 3 5 2 2 8 7 7 1 5 9 7 at Planet Rock with Hinder and Faktion. Planet Rock is located at the comer of Upton and Angell at 191 Angell St, Battle Creek Call (269) 962-2121 or e-mail info4Mubplanetrock.com for more information. Planet Rock is on-line at club.planetrock.com Friday Nights at GRAM; Lazy Blue Tunas at the Grand Rapids Art Museum May 26 from 5-9 p.m. Live jazz music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more informa­ tion call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Memorial Day Parade in Middleville May 29. Call (269) 795-3385 for information. Hastings Memorial Day Parade will be sponsored by the American Legion Post Mr.y 29. Line-up starts at 9:30am in the Felpausch parking loL parade starts at 1030am. No pre­ registration required. For information con­ tact Mayor Bob May at 945-2468. Broadway Theatre Guild presents Doctor Dolittle at DeVos Performance Hall June 6-11. Performance times are Tuesday 4c Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Thursday 2 & 730 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 & 8 p.m., and Sunday 3 p.m. Admission is $32-$57. Journey to the farcomers of the world with the incredible Doctor Dolittle and a host of amazing animals in this big, boisterous family musical. Delightful melodies, unique puppetry and impressive special effects. For more informa­ tion contact the Broadway Theatre Guild online: www.bwaygr.org. For more informa­ tion call (616) 235-6285 or visit www.devosperformancehall.org. Hedjte will perform June 8 at Planet Rock with Wicked Wisdom and Mower.’ Planet Rock is located at the comer of Upton and Angell at 191 Angell St., Battle Creek Call (26®) 962-2121 or e-mail infoGdubplanetrock.com for more information. Planet Rock u on-lir»e at club.planetrock.com Lixle Theatre Presents; "Dnck Hunter Shoots Angtl" will be performed at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center June 8-10, 14-18 A 21-24. Certain rises Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. General seating ticur»s are $22. fhis fab­ ulous new comedy is about o jaded tabloid journalist from New York who covers the story of his life, two Alabama swamp J etch­ ers who believe they shot a celestial beir g. He gets the story, and more. Duck Hunter Shoots Angel is an out-of-this-worid tale full of mag­ ical surprises, zany characters and uoex oected second chances. It holds the distinction of being the most successful show ever f-tagec’ at Jeff Daniels' Purple Rose Theatre. For moi~ information call (616) 456-6656 or visit www.drdetheatre.org/. Fences by August Wilson will be performed June 8-24 at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. Show times are Wednesday 730 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. Troy Maxson, a man who has wrestied with Death and the Devil,' saw his dreams denied by the racism of the 30's. Tormented by a repressed rage, Troy's misdirected anger alienates him from his own soul. Lyrical as Tennessee Williams, powerful as Arthur Miller. For more information call (616) 222­ 6020 or visit www.grct.org/season.html or email info^grct.org. Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meiier Gardens prrsgnts; Koko Taylor <rir Shcmtkifl Copeland at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park June 15. Gates open at 6 p.m., concert begins at 7 p.m. Rain or shine. Known around the world as "the Queen of Chicago blues.” Koko Taylor is keeping the tradition of big-voiced, brassy female blues belters alive in the modem age. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org 8 6 □□□□□□□□□I 4 6 2 5 8 Place a number m the empty boxes « such a way that each row across, each column down and each smaa 9 box square contains al of the numbers from one Io nine DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK • * * Moderate ** Challenging ♦ ♦ ♦ HOO BOY! jawsuy — nxoansApp»M — �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 11. 2006 - Page 15 Sa(oivie!j Sfary Concermaster of N.Y. Philharmonic joins BORN THIS WEEK: You arc both emotional and sensible. You enjoy being with peo­ ple. Good career choices include teaching, performing and the clergy. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You're the M^^first sign in the Zodiac and like to |^K|B^take the lead wherextr sou go. '^^S^But this time, you'd be wise LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A relationship that survived * V some rocky moments could be — \facing a new challenge. Deal |_\ / \with the problem openly, hon- ►to follow someone who has much to teach you. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your 'adversary hasn’t given up * trying to undermine you. Continue to stay cool — someone in authority knows what’s happening. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Spring debuts with a positive aspect for relationships. Paired Twins grow closer, while the single set finds new romance — perhaps with a Leo or Libra. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Wavering aspects this week mean weighing your words care,o au,ul niisunders,anti*nPs- LEO (July 23 to August 22) You could soon be on a new carcer path Jn pursuit of those long­ standing goals, but don't [cut any current ties until I you're sure you're ready to ’make the change. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A former colleague wants to are-establish an old profesk sional connection. It would Abe wise to make the contact, at least until you know what g^he or she is planning. MP'estly and without delay. Good luck. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) 4XA recent and much-apprccifated change in the workplace inspires you to make some Ba 1 changes in your personal life f( as well. Stan with a plan to travel more. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to ~your kind and caring advice, ’< but you need to know what he ^^^^Wi^or she is hiding from you / Jbefore you agree to get involved. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January /y 19) Your circle of friends con^^^^ft^tinues to widen. Expect to lic.ir from someone in your BS^Bpast who hopes to re-establish Yyour once-close relationship. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Your aspects favor the arts, /indulge in whatever artistic .expression you enjoy most. A (workplace situation will. I'm '^pleased to say. continue to ■ ‘improve. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Warning! Your tendency to , let things slide until the last minute could have a negative effect on a relationship that you hope can develop into something meaningful. © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. -------- Super Crossword genebiczo° G.R. Symphony season finale May 19-20 A touch of New York is coming to Grand Rapids. The concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic will solo with the Grand Rapids Symphony for a spectacular season finale May 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. in DeVos Performance Hall. Glenn Dicterow. one of today's most prominent violinists, will per­ form during a program led by Music Director David Lockington. "I heard him perform with the New York Philharmonic and I was blown- away.” says Lockington. The Richard and Helen DeVos Classical Series concert also features Mozart's “Overture to Don Giovanni" and Richard Strauss. “Ein Heldenleben" (A Hero’s Life). For 26 years. Dicterow has served as concert master of one of the nation’s finest orchestras, under three demanding and sty­ listically different music directors. He’s also had a distinguished career as a soloist and as a teacher. Dicterow will perform Miklds Rdzsa's “Concerto for Violin and Orchestra." A gifted classical music com­ poser. Rdzsa is also widely known for his composition of more than I0G movie scores including blockbusters such as Alfred Hitchcock’s “Spellbound." Vincente Minnelli’: “Madame Bovary" and William Wyler’s epic “Ben-Hur." Lockington says “Rdzsa’s ’Concerto for Violin and Orchestra’, vividly expresses his emotion­ al. passionate style that was also evident in the music he wrote fur the movies." Mozart’s “Overture to Don Giovanni" will open the concert. It’s been said that a procrastinating Mozart wrote the Overture to his opera “Don Giovanni" during the night before its premiere. His wife stayed up to keep him company as he wrote, but she urged him to sleep for just one-hour when he started to doze at 3 a.m. Though she promised to rouse him in one-hour, her compassion for her exhausted husband won and she let him sleep two-hours. When she woke him. he quickly finished the work and amazingly, the piece was ready for the copyist at 7 a.m. Such was Mozart’s genius. The opera "Don Giovanni" tells the story of the infamous Don Juan who kills the father of the woman he has seduced. The father returns in the form of a statue to haunt his killer. The Overture begins with the same imposing music that introduces the stone figure in the last act. Richard Strauss was the master of the “tone poem." music that tells a story. One of Strauss’s most notable tone poems. “Ein Heldenleben" (A Hero's Life) is the final work of the concert. Rather immodestly. Strauss told a friend the piece was based on his own life, as well as the genera] ideal of heroism. The work features six principal sections and opens with "The Hero." fea­ turing a swashbuckling, energetic theme. During “The Hero’s Adversaries" Strauss calls for “hissing” cymbals and “snarling" oboes to express the enemy s sound. A solo violin in “The Hero’s Helpmate" represents Strauss, wife. The musical work continues • Did you know that bamboo is actually a kind of grass? Reaching heights of up to 130 feet, it's the world's tallest grass, in fact. • Walter Winchell, famed newspaper reporter of the early part of the 20th century, once made the following shrewd observation: "The way to become famous fast is to Jirow a brick at someone who is famous." • Many of us who grew up watching the popular PBS series "Sesame Street" don’t real­ ize that the show's original title was "The Preschool Educational Television Show." I imagine "Sesame Street" was easier for youngsters to remember — and pronounce. • "Casino" means "place of entertainment" in Italian. • It's been reported that TV persoi.-- .iy Oprah Winfrey learned to read before she was 3 years old. • It's fairly common knowledge that the Qvil War started at Fort Sumter in South Carolina, but many salient details of that encounter are more obscure. The fateful hour was 4:30 a.m., when a 67-year-old supporter of MAGIC MAZE* with * Tht Hero’s Battlefield." "The Hero's Works of Peace" and concludes w ith “The Hero’s Retreat from the W'orld and Fulfillment." Audiences will be captivated by this adventurous journey of a hero. Tickets arc $ 11 to $57 and can be pur­ chased by calling Ticketmaster at (616) 456-3333. online at www.tickctmaster.com or in person at the Symphony office open 9 a m. to 5 p.m.. Monday through Friday. 300 Ottawa NW. Suite 100. “Upbeat." sponsored by BDO Seidman. LLP. a free pre-concert conversation with Music Director David Lockington will take place at 7 p.m. in the DeVos Place Recital Hall (accessible through the south doors leading from the outer lobby). Following the concert. Lockington will return to »hc stage for “Talk Back." an opportunity for audience members to ask questions about the performance This week's sefedwi: Scary Movie 4 Running time: 83 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 How do you review a Xerox copy of a Xerox copy of a Xerox copy? Because really. “Scary Movie 4" is basically the same as its previous three incarnations, except (like a string of Xerox copies) the latest one is three generations weaker than the original. The recipe for the film (I refuse to call it a plot) is unchanged: Cobble together a string of one-liners, fart jokes and pratfalls and hang them on set pieces based on blockbuster films and pop culture references from LAST YEAR. Tne victims this lime around are “War of ihc Worlds." “Saw," "The Village." “The secession named Edmund Ruffin fired the first shot a task he volunteered to perform. The official records say that over the course of that day and the next the fort was hit by a grand total of 3,341 shells from cannons; miraculous­ ly, though not a single Union soldier was injured during the barrage. There was one casualty that day, though: As the fort was being surrendered, a ceremonial 50-gun salute caused the explosion of some gunpowder. A Union soldier named Daniel Hough was killed. • Linguists report that the United States has the fewest distinct dialects of any major coun­ try in the history of the world. • Gangster Al Capone reportedly paid more than $290,000 every week for bribes. Thought for the Day: "What, after all, is a halo? It's only one more thing to keep dean." — C Fry © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. Anna Faris returns in another “Scary Movie" sequel. Grudge.” “Million Dollar Baby” and “Brokeback Mountain.” Toss in a bunch of ’Tom Cruise is a crackpot and a moron” situ­ ations. and there, in a nutshell, is “Scary Movie 4.” The gags roisKmpc? often than they hit. and the only redeeming thing about this movie is the comedic performance by Anna Faris, who somehow takes some of the worst lines and makes them funny. Faris is perhaps the most underrated (and certainly the most underused) comedienne in Hollywood today. Her timing is spot-on. and she nails every joke. Other notable performances: Leslie Nielsen’s “nude” rcene is funny in a kinda “Ugh ...” sort of way But •»’« nice to see Hollywood giving the Undead more non-ttaditional roles. Craig Bierko plays the mate teed — the Tom Cruise part. His scenes with Amu paris are often hilarious — not because of the wru ing. but because both actors have their char­ acters down so well that they rise above the lackluster script to create some funny moments. I wish I could recommend “Scary Movie 4.” but it just falls short. If you simply MUST see this film, then for goodness' sake, see it at a matinee. Or. if you can muster the intestinal fortitude, wait three months; it’ll probably be out on video by then. GRADE: C­ © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. CORNY WORDS OI EBYVSQDNKHEBY WTROLJGEBESYWUR PNKIGADECINROCB ZXVSQOIMLKRRIGE CAYWCUS LHQOPOAN TENROCALESCJECH FECARWYXVN INUSS Q<C O R N H U S K E~R)N P N M KJHRENROCOPORFE CBOZLYXVCUATCOR QCPLLABNROC INUC Find the luted words in the diagram. They run tn all dirtebom forward, backward, up. down and dia.tonally. Capricorn Comball Cornea Corned uo||n|os pJOMSSOJQ uadns MIMOH IKMO ) Cornelia Cornell Comer Comet Comhusker Comice Cornish Corns Cornwallis Scorned Unicorn ©2006 by XM5J FmCutm SynOcate. inc. WtxW nghti rwwvbd FIND AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PANELS. luojaMp a jibh 9 rauoys r. SAeets g paaop * jooq > luaje^jp si ejBJO £ tuajauip si u»us Z sfiuiy l cnxMuagia ©2006 by SynOcai* Inc. Wortd ngbta 'mwvm �Page 16 - Thursday. May 11. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Hastings Exchange Club May Youths of the Month named Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens ot the Month honors this month from the Exchange Club of Hastings are Megan Lowe. Krystal Pratt. Morgan Leep. Taylor Simpson and Jon Phillips. Taytor Klotz and Evan Ramsey, shown here with teacher Bernadette Norris, have been selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizens of the Month for May at St. Rose Schoo, Stephanie Kissinger, shown here wrth teacher Trisha Kietzman, is Young Citizen of the Month for May from Pleasantview Elementary School. The Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizen of the Month for May, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, is Desirae Heers, shown here with teacher Dan Benningfreld. POLICE, continued from page 13-------- Students at Northeastern Elementary School who have earned Exchange Club of Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades for May are John James and Joseph Sislea. Central Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month tor May, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Zach Clow, Emily Hodges. Chesley Culp and Raven Lyttle. State police troopers are investigating a breaking and entering May 3 of a residence on Howards Point in Castleton Township. Burglars gained access to the residence and stole a chainsaw, sump pump and a buck­ et containing fittings before leaving the scene. Anyone with any information may call Trooper Ray Durham at (269) 948-8283. Another area Lottery fraud scam reported Another 'Lottery' fraud scam" in which the victim was advised he/she could receive a large sum of cash/' winnings' has been reported in the area again. The victim is asked to send an amount of money to an address in Canada in order to receive "winnings." Authorities advise that "If you have to pay money to get money/winnings" or "If it sounds to good to be true, then it probably is"! Abandoned 10-speed bicycle found J Stocks J Bonds J Mutual Funds J IR^ -J CDs i. vW**-** found ahandf^ad WM turned into the Hastings Michigan Slate poheefwat.The bicycle is a blue in color and tvn-speed. Anyone with any information or who wants to claim the missing bicycle can call trooper Dan Cook at (269) 948-8283. Mark D. Christensen, AAMS Fallen officers to be memorialized May IS 421W. Woodham An, HKtmgs, Ml 49058 (2691 945-3553 or Mine 000) 288-5220 Edward Jones Star Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for May, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are Stevie Pennepadror, Abby Prill and Hannah Herbstreith, shown with teacher Dawn Secord. Area law enforcement leaders are joining with Hastings Mayor Robert May in asking area residents to recognize police offifeers who have been trilled in the line of duty by flying their American flags at half mast on Monday, May 15. Every day, police officers put their lives on the line, never knowing if the vciuc!* they pull over holds a driver who is late gening home from dinner or a wanted Mon who wiU go to any length to avoid arrest. Those officers who have died while acting to protect the public, deserve respect and eternal thanks. The symbolic gesture of flying the flag at half mast recognizes that ultimsre sacrifice. The Congress and the President of the Unided States have designated May 15 as Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and the week of May 15 as National Police Week. ’stonehill farm' CANOPY SALES & RENTALS 10088 W. Vermontville Hwy., Vermontville, MI Family Bookstore Owned and Operated by David and Mary Macque r New style and size available - 30 x 45 Cathederal windows Optional Make sure your event is covered. Call for reservations today! Tables • Chairs • Coolers • Hot Boxes Book Club Lest Thursday of every rnonffi at Ipmi VMNt TOP90 9C»«»4MNr OCnONrt Located at 1W E State Street. Hastings Ml Wert to toe State Grounds Coffee House For more informaNon cd... 269-945-5377 . Call anytime^ Bob Dormer, 517-726-1084 J Hours: 9.00-5:30 Mon -Sat • Clewed Sunday '-raw 122 W. 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Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court St., Hastings, MI 49058 EOE/M-F ___________ 775C3Q7J_________________ Fresh Water Fish Reptiles • Birds Small and Exotic Animals and everything you need to • * go with them *. Want to know where to get all this information? Dog and Cat Supplies Too!! * USDA and MDA Licensed * '•Open Mon. - Sat 10am - 6pm ’ t 269-945-0400 t* From Uxianl lawn to Sood Security bandik to buyhg surpkn gpvamrrwit property, al khds d gownmenl Uownalton are pda did or «dl away FlRSTGOVgw I (800) FED-INFO �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 11. 2006 - Page 17 Trojans win last dual before conference tourney by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Thomapple Kellogg and Lakewood prepped themselves for big conference com­ petitions on Monday in Middleville. Beth teams arc hoping for better things ahead, after the Trojans' 6-2 win in non-conference action. TK head coach Larry Seger said that his team didn't give its best performance of the season, but he called it a much needed win. The Trojans were looking to build some con­ fidence heading into today's O-K Gold Conference championship tournament at South Christian and East Kentwood. The Trojans finished sixth in the O-K Gold dual meet season, earning a single victory over the Hastings Saxons last week. TK first singles player Corey Humphrey suffered just one league defeat during the reg­ ular season, and should receive one of the top seeds in the tournament. Humphrey won Monday for the Trojans, topping Lakewood's Jeremy Avery 6-1. 6-2. TK swept the singles matches, although Lakewood was without second singles player Joe O’Brien. Mike France moved up from third singles to the number two spot for the Vikings, and was topped 6-2. 6-4 by TK’s Andrew Meads. Lakewood’s Aaron Hargett readies himself for a serve Monday at Thomapple Kellogg. The Trojans scored a 6-2 win over the visiting Vikings, as both teams tuned up for this Thursday’s conference tournaments. (Photo by Brett Bremer) TK’s Mike Texter scored a 6-3. 64) win over Zack Woodman at third singles, and Cory Jewitt defeated Cody Rowe by the same score at the number four spot. Jordan Smith and Darrell Smith scored a 6­ 3. 6-4 victory over Lakewood’s Aaron Hargett and Drake Stalter in the first doubles match, and TK also earned the win at third doubles where Kyle ScI leek and Ryan McMahon topped Mike Licari and Mike Fisk 6-1. 6-3. Lake wood's two doubles victories came from the number two team of Matt Tidball and Alex Haskin who topped Zach Smith and Zach Warren 6-3, 6-1 and the number four team of Jared Secor and Scott Kirchner who earned a 6-4.6-3 win over Nate Otto and Ross Barren. Thomapple Kellogg was beaten fur the fourth time in the O-K Gold Conference, when the South Christian Sailors came to Middleville last Wednesday. South scored a 6-2 victory. Jewitt won for TK at fourth singles 7-5,7­ 5. and Barrett and Otto came from behind to win at fourth doubles 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(5) after trailing 4-1 in the third set. The Trojans were hoping for a little better showing against the Sailors. “The lop two singles matches we thought might be a little closer than they were.’’ said Seger. "We just didn't feel like wc played our best tennis on that particular night and I thought really. South Christian played extremely well. “Hopefully we'll get another shot at them in the conference meet at those flights." South's Brad Jansen topped Humphrey 6-1. 6-2 at first singles, and Meads fell 6-0.6-2 to Seth Workman. In non-confcrcnce action Friday, the Trojans fell 8-0 to Forest Hills Eastern. Eastern is ranked as the tenth best team in the state in Division 3. TK didn’t win a set, but TK’s coach wasn’t disappointed. “Our singles looked pretty good against a slate ranked team," said Seger. Humphrey fell 6-3, 7-5 at first singles. Meads fell 6-4. 6-1 at second singles. Texter fell 6-3. 6-3 at number three, and Jewitt was topped 6-3.6-3 at number four. "Humphrey played a super match in a los­ ing effort," said Seger. "I don't know if he can play any better than he did." The tightest doubles match was at the num­ ber one spot, where Jordan and Darrell Smith were downed 6-3.6-3. Trojan third doubles player Ryan McMahon blasts a serve in the second set of his match Monday afternoon against Lakewood. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Delton Kellogg needs another Saturday to roll around soon Delton Kellogg’s varsity baseball team has scored wins the last two times its been on the field on a Saturday, but most games are played during the week. Monday through Friday, the Panthers have lost their last four. Plainwell got the best of the Panthers at Delton Kellogg’s Steven Scoby follows the ball as it begins a high arching path to the Plainwell left fielder for out number two in the bottom of the sixth inning Monday afternoon at DKHS. Plainwell earned a 10-0 win in six innings over the host Panthers. (Photo by Brett Bremer) DKHS Monday afternoon. The Trojans look a 10-0 victory in six innings. Delton got a rally going in the bottom of the sixth to try and get a full seven inning game in. The Panthers got a one-out single by Brian Diaz, then a bunt single by Brandon Butzirus, to put runners on first and second. That’s as far as either one of them got though. Those were Delton’s first two hits of the ball game. Things could have been worse for the host Panthers if it hadn't been for some spectacu­ lar defense at times. In the top of the sixth with the bases loaded and one out Plainwell hit a fly ball to center field. DK center fielder Steven Scoby hauled it in then fired a bullet to catcher Chris Madill who made a diving swipe al the Trojan runner trying to tag up from third base "or the third out of the inning. Even a tough loss like that was better than last Thursday's 24-2 defeat at home against Paw Paw Last Wednesday, the Panthers fell in a pair Delton had three hits in game ane. and seven in game two. The Panthers will get the chance to play on a Saturday again this weekend, when they travel to the Harper Creek Invitational in Battle Creek. Before that, the Delton boys host Maple Valley Friday afternoon. Wednesday's Kalamazoo Valley Association contest with Parchment was post­ poned for the second time, and will be made up at a later date. The Panthers take on Penfield next Tuesday in league action. Delton Kellogg's Devin Desgranges fires towards the plate in the top half of the sixth inning Monday afternoon against Plainwell. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Vikes glad to face Gladiators by Brett Bremer Lakewood's Kelcie Garmon sails through the air in the long jump Tuesday afternoon. She finished second in the event with a top mark of 13 feet 9 inches. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Sports Editor The Lakewood varsity track and field teams expected to come away with two victo­ ries from Tuesday night’s Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 dual with Fowlerville, and they weren’t disappointed. Fowlerville had the sprinters to compete and beat the Vikings, but one a few distance and middle distance races had been run Lakewood pulled away with two easy victo­ ries. The Viking girls won 99-38. and the boys took a 76-61 triumph. The longest individual race the Fowlerville girls won was the 200-mcter dash. The Gladiators’ Corrinc Jelkin won both sprints, taking the 100 in 13.93 seconds and the 200 in 28.79. Megan Holaski was right behind Jelkin in both races, taking second place. Holaski also won the pole vault by clearing 8-6. Her team­ mate Jessie Monroe also cleared 8-6 to finish in second place. Kristin Chase and Amy Joostbems both won two field events for the Vikings. They tied for first in the high jump, both clearing 5­ I. After quite some time trying to break the lie. Joostbems decided she’d spent enough energy on the event and rushed off to the dis­ cus. which she won with a throw of 107 feet 8 inches. Chase won the lone jump by flying 3. 14The six individual races Jelkin didn’t win. were won by five different Lakewood girls. Jacqui Collins took the 300-meter hurdles in 54.08 and won the 100-metcr hurdles in 17.65 seconds, with teammates Monroe and Amanda Briggs placing second and third behind her in the 100. It was one of three indi­ vidual events the Vikings swept. Lyndsey Shepard won the 1600-meter run in 5:56.54. followed by teammates Brittany Raffler and Jessika Blackport. Raffler won the 800 in 2:37.56. followed by Shepard and Ashley Pifer. Sadie Call had a good day. winning the 400 in 1:04.95. and Blackport took the 3200 for the Vikings in 13:04.78. Can, Blackport, Raffler, and Pifer won the 3200-mcter relay for the Lakewood girls in 10:36.55, and Becca Willison, Briggs, Alexis Brodbeck, and Kelcie Gannon took the 800meter relay in 1:57.36. Fowlerville took the other two relays. Like the Gladiator girls, the boys won both sprints, but added a victory in the 300-meter hurdles on the track. Jesse Schrock won all four of his events for the Viking ooys, taking the 3200 in 10:51.55, the 1600 in 4:52.44, and the 800 in 2:08.53. He also anchored the 3200-mcter relay team to victory in 8:56.39. Taking the baton before him in the race were Michael Forman. Tim DeJong, and Jason S terkenburg. Forman was right behind Schrock in second place in both the 800 and the 1600. Marcus Gonzales won the 110-meter high hurdles for Lakewood in 16.50. and was sec­ ond in the 200-meter dash behind the Gladiators' EJ. Copeland. Corey Moltmaker won the 400 for the Vikings in 54.35. Gonzales and Moltmaker teamed up with Jason Sterkenburg and Forman to win the 1600-meter relay in 3:42.95. Lakewood also won the 800-meter relay with the team of Scott Boyink, Brandon Cheeseman, Nate Tischer. and Nate Root finishing in 1:41.36. Zach Kauffman won the high jump for the Vikings* at 5-8. The big stars really shined in the field events. The Vikings’ Mike Koras won the shot put with a throw of 53-3 and the discus with a throw of 148-5.5. The Gladiators' Vinnk Tyic led Ids team to a sweep of the pole vault, waiting until only one of his teammates remained in the event and the rest of the meet was over to strap on his helmet and flawlessly fly over 13-0. Lakewood is off until hosting Lansing Catholic in the final CAAC-3 dual of the sea­ son next Tuesday. Lakewood's Jesse Schrock (left) and Michael Forman strain as they rornd the final turn in the 800-meter run Tuesday afternoon against Fowlerville. Schrock edged Foman by one tenth of a second for first place in the race. (Photo by Brett Biomer) I I �Page 18 - Thursday. May 11. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxons finish dual season with losses at Wayland by David T. Young Editor The Hastings High School boys’ and girls’ track teams ended their dual meet seasons Tuesday afternoon and suffered double defeat. The boys lost 79-58 at Wayland to finish their O-K Gold dual meet season at 1-6. only above Thomapple Kellogg iieading into today's league meet at Wayland, fhe girls fin­ ished the dual meet campaign winless with a 97-39 loss to the host Wildcats. The Saxon throwers were the most suc­ cessful competitors for the afternoon. Eric Gillespie hurled the shot put a winning distance of 42 feet, one inch and he took the discus w ith a throw of 145-6. For the girls. Katie Sutherland won the shot with a toss of 35-6 and Nichole Moser outdis­ tanced all comers with a 97-7 1/8 perform­ ance. Otherwise, the victories for the Saxons were few and far between. The Hastings 400-meter relay team bested Wayland's with a time of 45.9 seconds. The winning quartet consisted of Matt Donnini, Ryan Burgdorf. DJ. Falconer and Greg Woodmansee. Tyler Lancaster won the 800-meter run in 2:07.4 and A J. Singleierry checked in with a fine time of 10:32.2 to take the open 3200meter run. Tie meet was highlighted by a school record performance by Wildcat standout sprinter David Kyulu in the long jump in only his first time ever competing in the event. He flew 21 feet 7.75 inches. The Hastings girls won only one of the run- Ashton King finished a dose second to Wayland's Kyle Bolton in the 100-meter high hurdles. ning events, as Kristina Dobbin prevailed in the 100-meter high hurdles. The only ocher Saxon first for the day was turned in by Tasia Thompson, who went 5-2 to win the high jump. The boys’ and girls’ teams this evening are at Wayland for the O-K Gold Conference meet, sirring at 6 p.m. The second day of the ev*acx will be Friday evening. Hastings topped the TK boys in the final league dual of the season for the Trojans last Thursday, 86-51. The TK girls bounced back from their loss the previous Tuesday to South Christian with a 106-30 victory over the Saxon girls. The Saxon boys won every field event, including a pair of victories by Gillespie. He took the high jump at 5-8 and the discus with a throw of 138-0. Ashtin King took the long jump at 18-10.75, Josh Morehouse the shot put at 40-2, and Jason Baum the pole vault by clearing 10-6. Hastings won three of the four relays. Sy Overmyer. Lancaster, Jesse EllwoGd, and Josh Jevicks took the 3200-meter relay in 8:56.07. Cassidy Sazima. Bradan King, Burgdorf, and Woodmansee took the 800meter relay in 1:35.O8. The Saxon 400-meter relay team of Donnini. Seth Noteboom, Falconer, and Woodmansee won in 46.45 sec­ onds. Burgdorf won the 100 in 11.34. Keeton Rose the 1600 in 4:54.38, and Lancaster the 800 in 2:11.18. Mitch Edwards and Troy Rock had two individual victories each on the day for the TK boys, and combined with Brad Wisniewski and Jorge Lopez to win the 1600meter relay in 3:46.00. Rock took the 400 in 53.29 and the 200 in 24.06. Edwards won both hurdle races, taking the 110 in 16.24 and the 300 in 43.37. TK’s girls won every even*., except the high jump, but teammates Alesha Ward and Alexa McClain tied for second in the event behind the Saxons’ Jamie VanBoven who cleared 4­ 9. Chaney Robinson won three individual events, and Danielle Rosenberg, and Rebecca Winchester each won two for TK. Robinson took the 400 in 1 .*01.48, the 200 in 27.62, and the 100 in 13.02. Winchester won the 800 in 2:30.41 and the 1600 in 5:29.16. Rosenberg took the 100-meter hurdles in 16.78 and the long jump at 15-1.5. Winchester and Robinson teamed up with Emma Ordway and Kersta Gustafson to win the 1600-meter relay. Nicole Raymond. Emma Ordway. Ashley VanderMecr. and Rosenberg won the 800-meter relay. Nicole Raymond, Ward, VanderMeer, and Rosenberg took the 400-meter relay. In the 3200-mcter relay. Erica Peschcl, Whitley Bremer, Emily Nyland, and Kylie Schultz teamed up for vic­ tory in 12:17.64. Peschel won the shot put with a throw of 36-4, Gustafson the pole vault at 8-0, Tatjana Krause the discus at 97-11, VanderMeer the 300-meter hurdles in 52.79 seconds, and Melanie Truer the 3200 in 13:02.15. Tasia Thompson cleared 5-2 to win the high jump competition. Vikes, unbeaten in league, face DeWitt today Greg Woodmansee runs the final leg of the winning 400-meter relay team. Friday & Saturday May 5,6,12 ft 13 at 7PM Sunday, May 7 & 14 at 3PM VEHMONTVMXE $8 Opera House ADULTS 211 S. MAIN ST. VERMONTVILLE, Ml SENIORS / STUDENTS $7 $5 CHILDREN 12 & UNDER (Across from the Fire Station) Air Conditioned Lakewood varsity baseball coach Bob Veitch said heading into last week's action that his team needed to sweep both its Capital Area Activities Conference double headers, and those needs were met. The Vikings took two games from Williamston on Thursday, after winning two at home against Haslett Monday. Lakewood and Fowlerville are now tied atop the CAAC3 standings with 4-0 records. Those two teams meet Monday, May 15 at Lakewood High School. The Vikings have a tough conference test on Thursday first, as the DeWitt Panthers come to Lakewood for two games. Brandon Tingley and Josh Wickham each came up big on the mound for the Vikings last week. Tingley pitched a complete game in the opener of each of last week’s CAAC double headers, then came in to close out game two after a good start by Wickham. The Vikings had plenty of offense to get the job done too. “The kids came intense and ready to play,” said Veitch. “We’re on a little mission to try and win a league championship.” The Vikings topped Williamston on the road Thursday 5-4 and 10-6. Lakewood had eight hits in game one. led by Matt Schultz and Kyle Rowland who bad two each. In game two the Vikings jumped in front early and iield on. Schultz had three hits, and Rowland and Nate Klein had two hits apiece. The Vikings had 13 hits as a team. Away from the league on Saturday the Vikings let down a bit and dropped a pair of games at Grand Ledge 5-0 and 11-1. In non-conference action Monday, the Vikings pounded out 34 runs in two games to top Olivet 18-13 and 16-7. Both games were slug-fests. A total of 20 runs were scored in the first inning of game one. Olivet put eight quick runs on the board, only to see Lakewood take a 12-8 lead in the bottom of the inning. The Eagles also had the early lead in game two 4-0. before the Vikings came back for the victory. This coming Saturday, the Vikings will host Lansing Sexton beginning at 11 a.m. A.J. Singleterry won the 3200-metei run in 10:32.2 and Ryan Bosma (behind him (was runner-up. (Photos by David T. Yeung) Tyler Lancaster strains to the finish line in winning the open 800-meter run. Kristina Dobbin won the 100-meter high hurdles in 17.7 seconds �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 11 2006 - Page 19 Scot softball stays in second by sweeping Trojans Caledonia kept pace with South Christian for second place in the O-K Gold Conference softball standings by winning a pair of games against Thomapple Kellogg Friday afternoon. The Fighting Scots lopped the Trojans 11 -1 in six innings in game one. then had to go The Trojans' Meagan Bishop winds up for a pitch in the fourth inning of TK’s game one loss to the Fighting Scots Friday afternoon at Caledonia. (Photo by Brett Bremer) extra innings to take game two 10-8. Kaylee Kalajainen earned both wins for Caledonia. Caledonia erupted for eight runs, six of which were unearned. IK had three errors and gave up four walks in the inning. The big blow came from Caledonia's Britannia Hormel. w ho drove m three runs with a bases loaded triple. It was one of four hits by Hormel in the two games. Sarah Van Velsen and Holly Denton both went 5-for-9 over the course of the two contests for Caledonia. Meagan Bishop took the loss for the Trojans in game one. and had TK’s lone RBI with a triple in the top of the fourth that scored teammate Ashley Ayers from first base. Bishop struck out nine for the Trojans, while her counterpart on the other side. Kalajainen. finished with ten strike outs. Caledonia scored the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth in game two. and held on for the 10-9 win. Hormel was 3-for-5 in the second game, with a double and two RBI's to lead the Caledonia offense. Ayers and Rebekah Raymond connected for three hits each for TK. Bishop topped all hitters with four RBI's. Brittany Steensma suffered the loss, striking out two and walking two. The Trojans avenged a loss to Hastings the previous week by lopping the Saxons last Wednesday 5 1. The TK ladies came out swinging with the bats, and jumped off to an early one run lead when Rebekah Raymond slammed a triple in the first that scored Christina Kunde from second base. The Trojans would score all the runs they would need in the third inning when, putting three more on the board thanks to five hits. The Trojans pounded out ten hits on the after­ noon. including two from Raymond. Meagan Bishop. Kunde, and Ashley Ayers. Bishop and Raymond each had two RBI’s. Bishop received the win. pitching a twohitter with seven strikeouts. She allowed only one walk and three base runners. Hastings scored it's only run in the top half of the seventh inning, when a lead-off triple by Kadee Kurr was followed by a sacrifice fly by Sophie Stavale. Delton Kellogg shortstop Amanda Boss (13) checks first base to see if she can get two outs, after tagging a Plainwell base runner at second in the top of the third inning Monday as second baseman Alex Culbert (left) backs up the play. (Photo by Brett Bremer) TK followed up its double header losses to Caledonia Friday by going 1-2 at the Gull Lake Invitational Saturday A triple by Anna Enslen and a home run by Raymond helped the Trojans stay close to Mendon in game one of the tournament. The two teams battled to a 5-5 tic through regula­ tion. but in the eighth inning Mendon pushed across eight runs to win 13-6. Raymond hit her second home run of the day in a 7-5 loss to Decatur in game two. Brittany Steensma took the loss despite allowing only three earned runs. Ashley Lewis pitched the Trojan's to their only win of the day defeating. Hackett Catholic Central 9-1. Lewis dominated the Hackett line-up .allowing only three hits, while striking out five and walking one. Bishop lead all players with three RBI's. Friday afternoon, the Trojans have a con­ ference double header at home against South Christian, then Saturday the TK ladies host a double header with Northpointe Christian. Lakewood girls split DH with Williamston Williamston and Lakewood each picked up one win at the home of the Hornets Thursday afternoon in Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 softball action. The Hornets won the first game 3-1 and the Vikes took the nightcap 6-4. The Vikings rallied in the fifth inning of game two to score four runs. Stevie Spetoskey pitched both games., and helped lead the team offensively with a pair of hits, two runs scored, and an RBI. Toni Hazel was l-for-3 in game two with an RBI and scored a run. Courtney Wierenga had a hit and scored a run. and Emilie Enz had two hits including a double. The Vikings followed up those league con­ tests with a 2-1 day at the Gull Lake Invitational Saturday, and a double header sweep of Lansing Eastern Monday. The Vikings defeated Eastern 14-4 and 7­ 5. Melanie Forman picked up both wins, with Malloric Bnxibeck and Spetoskey coming on in relief in the nightcap. Every one of the Vikings contributed to the two victories. Rachel Tryon was the team's big hitter with four singles and a two-out triple in a seventh mning rally with the Vikings or. the brink of defeat in game two. Enz had four hits and Vai Huisman had three for the Vikes. Lakewood suffered a pair of losses in the Gold Division Saturday during the Gull Lake Invitational at Bailey Park. Marine City one-hit the Vikings in the first game, with Enz getting the only Viking hit in a 5-0 defeat. In the what should have been the third game of the day for Lakewood. Watervliet threw a two-hitter against the Vikes and scored a 3-2 win. Spetoskey had both Lakewood singles, and a RBI. Chelsey Dowhad an RBI for the Vikes. The Vikings picked up a rare forfeit in game two when Portage Central beat Okemos in the firs* game and then refused to contin­ ue play the winners bracket because of their Prom later in the evening. Okemos was given the win instead and chese to play in the winners bracket rather than play Lakewood. The Vikings record is 17-8 with a league date Thursday with DeWitt. Thomapple Kellogg's Christina Kunde tries to get her bat on the ball in the fifth inning of game one Friday at Caledonia High School. The Trojans fell in both games of an O-K Gold Conference double header to the Fighting Scots (Photo by Brett Bremer) Maple Valley softball sweeps double header with the Eagles Maple Valley's offense exploded to take two wins from Olivet last Friday. The Lion varsity softball team had 24 hits and scored 27 runs to sweep a double header from the Eagles. 12-9 and 15-6. In game one. the Lions found themselves down 6-4 after five innings but rallied for eight runs in the sixth inning. The Lions had three singles and three walks in the inning. Katelyn Boss and Mindy Newton had three hits each for the Lions in the win. Newton had a pair of doubles and an RBI. Brooke Bracy drove in three runs for the Lions. Markelle Brumm earned the win. pitching for Valley. She had nine strike outs, while allowing seven hits and six walks. The Lions scored five runs in the fourth inning and five more in the fifth of game two to break open a close ball game. Brumm. Newton. Whitney Shilton, and Sarah Trumble had two hits each, and Bracy had three. Newton and Bracy had three RBI’s each, while Trumble. Brumm, and Sam Pierce each had two. Chelsea Davis earned the game two victo­ ry from the mound. She allowed the Eagles just three hits, while striking out three and walking three. It was a nice turn around for the Lions after dropping a pair of SMAA (South) contests at Brooklyn Columbia Central Tuesday (May 2). The Lions fell 9-2 and 9-4 in the two con­ ference games. A wild pitch and three Lion errors helped Columbia Central score six runs in the top of the third, of game one. Maple Valley had taken a 1 -0 lead in the top of the first. The Lions managed just three hits in game one. one each for Brumm. Shilton, and Trumble. Erroi'- and wild pitches also hurt the Lions in fame two. For the day. only eight of the 18 BrooMyn Columbia Central runs were earned. Boss had three hits in the game two loss, scored three tunes, and had two stolen bases. The rest of the Lions had just three hits com­ bined. one each for Newton. Trumble, and Pierce. The Lions play non-confercure contests at Delton Kellogg Friday and Bai l* Creek Central Saturday. Here Today. Here Tomorrow. Panthers have tough time with Plainwell Coming off a strong weekend, the Delton Kellogg softball team didn’t have the kind of results it waned Monday afternoon when Plainwell visited the home of the Panthers. The Trojans earned a 10-0 victory over Delton, in five innings. Delton struggled offensively and defen­ sively. The Trojans built a 5-0 lead in the first two innings, then scored five more runs in the fourth with just two hits. DK had three errors and another misplayed ball in the outfield to spark the Trojan rally. The Panthers couldn't get a rally started. They did put two runners on in the bottom of the fifth, in an effort to extend the game. Pitcher Amber DeBolt reached base, by­ knocking a ball off the Plainwell pitcher. DeBolt moved to second on a wild pitch, then to third on the Panthers' first and only hit of the night - an infield single by Megan Loveland. The rally ended three with runners on the corners. The Panthers were 2-1 at their own invita­ tional Saturday, with wins over Lansing Sexton and Battle Creek Lakeview. Delton opened the day with a 9-2 win o'er Sexton. Alex Culbert had three hits for the Panthers, and Kelsey Ketola and Amanda Boss had two each. Hannah Goy. Kacie Woznicki. and Tarah Kcirn had one hit each. Keim earned the victory, allowing Sexton just four hits and two walks while striking out ten. The Panthers made just one error in the game, and didn't have any in their 4-1 win over Lakeview. The defense wasn’t as solid for Delton in the second game of the day. a 9-5 loss to Pennficld. Delton made seven errors in the game. DK's offense played well enough to win. Culbert had two hits for DK. and Ketola. Keim. Goy, Boss, and Liz Rouse had one each. Keim threw well in the win over Lakeview, allowing just two hits and one walk. She struck out nine, and was just as strong on offense with a single, a triple, and a home run. Boss also had three hits for DK in the win. Culbert had two including a triple, and Loveland. Michelle Kramm. and Goy had one hit each. In their most recent Kalamazoo Valley­ Association contests, the Delton girls were topped 7-0 and 8-3 at Paw Paw last Thursday. Goy had two hits for the Panthers in the game one loss. Ketola added a triple, and Keim a single for all the DK offense. Ketola had another triple in the second game, while Goy. Culbert. and DeWaters had the other Delton hits. Keim took the loss in game two. Paw Paw managed eight hits, but Keim struck out nine and walked only four. Delton hosts Maple Valley for a non-conference contest this Friday, then travels to The Panthers’ Amber DeBolt gets ready to let a pitch go against Plainwell on Monday afternoon at DKHS. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Battle Creek Central Saturday. DK will get another shot at Pennfield. when the teams meet for a KVA game next Tuesday. Dan King. Dennis Oland. Kevin Conner. Karla McKeough. Neil Gardner. Mark Kolanowski. 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Lakewood had several chances the whole night to score but shots went high. wide, or oft’ the post. “I thought this was our best game of the year as the defense played exceptional, other than the own goal." said Lakewood head coach Paul Gonzales. "The offense had sever­ al shots and shots on goal and 1 thought wc controlled most of the game. • Sometimes the best team does not always win. Luck or breaks arc factors sometimes.” First half action saw Lakewood outshoot Fowlerville 6-4. with both teams getting chances to score. Late in the first half Fowlerville got a PK attempt, but Viking goalkeeper Lacey Chase made the stop. Going into the second half with no score, both teams kept each other at bay with Fowlerville getting 5 shots on goal to Lakewood’s 4. “My outside midfielder Autumn Cussen had a tenacious game, and my other outside mid Courtney Palmer also had a super game both offensively and defensively.” said Gonzales. “Kayla Durham applied great pressure on their defense and even though she was tripled teamed at times she still got off several good shot on goal.” The whole Viking team played a great passing game and the communication between the players is getting better on the field. Lacey Chase had eight saves for the night. Tuesday. May 2. Lakewood traveled to take on the DeWitt Panthers and suffered a •0-0 defeat 13 minutes into the second half. Lakewood goalkeeper Lacey Chase wraps her hands around a Bulldog shot in the Vikings’ 5-1 win over Ionia Monday. May 1. DeWitt was chosen by the CAAC-3’s coaches to be al the top of the league again this season after winning the league last year and it did not lose many girls to graduation. The game started off not too bad for the Vikings, as they held DeWitt scoreless for the first ll minutes before the Panthers scored their first goal on a own goal by Lakewood. From that point on it was all DeWitt, as the Panthers quickly put the Vikings away with a Lions win two at Columbia Central, but fall Fri. at Olivet Maple Valley’s varsity baseball team scored its first two wins of the SMAA (South i season last Tuesday (May 1) at Brooklyn Columbia Central. The Lions pounded their way to a 164) win in game one. then took game two 5-2. The Lions had 12 hits in game one. Adam Gonser. Kyle Fisher. Garrett VanEngen. and Drew Kersjes led the way for the Lions with two hits each. Kersjes had four RBI’s, while VanEngen and Fisher had two each. Both of Gonser's hits were doubles. Kersjes earned the win on the mound, pitching all three innings the game lasted. He allowed just one hit while striking out four. After taking a 14) lead in the top of the first, the Lions scored nine runs in the second and six more in the third. Both teams com­ mitted just one error in the first game. “Wc hit the ball very well in game one.” said Lion head coach Bryan Carpenter. “Wc got a nice lead early and finished them off. It was good for our kids to put a game away, and not let Columbia get back in the game.” Andrew Ashcraft pitched five solid innings in the second game, allowing just one hit and one run while striking out five. After falling behind by a run in the first inning, the Lions came back by scoring single runs in the third, fourth, and fifth then added two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth. Kersjes was 2-for-3 from the plate in game two. Gonser had a pair of RBI’s, while VanEngen and Troy Westendorp had one hit and one RBI apiece. “It was a good feeling to get a couple of wins in the league,” said Carpenter. “Hopefully this can carry us into the coming weeks and we can finish strong in the league.” The Lions were 2-4 in the league after the two wins over Columbia Ccntml which fell to 0-6 in the conference. The Lions lost both games of a double header to Olivet on Friday afternoon. The Eagles took game one 2-0, then outscored Valley 13-3 in the nightcap. “Our inconsistency really showed up against Olivet.” said Carpenter. “Wc played very well in the first game, and just couldn't get a timely hit. In the second game wc just couldn't get anything going and didn’t make any plays.” Olivet scored one run in the second and one in the fourth, of game one. to pin the loss on Kcrsjc-. vho allowed just five Eagle hits. VanEngen had two hits, and Ashcraft and Lackscheidc had one each. In game two. Olivet pushed across five runs in the second inning, and seven in the third to put an end to the game after five innings. Gonser was hit with the loss and is now I 3 on the year. The Eagles had 12 hits in the game Maple Valley had just three hits, one by Ashcraft, one by Troy Westendorp. and one by Rusty Harris. “We have to learn to find that consistency and play both ends of a double header.” said Carpenter. ”Wc just aren’t talented enough to lake a game of and have out ability make up for it.” Maple Valley travels to Delton Kellogg on Friday and the Harper Creek Invitational Saturday. It’s all right to dream _ ...as long as you’ve planned for it. Long Term Care Insurance from Auto-Owners Freedom. Choice. Independence. Security. As a local independent agent, we can design an insurance program that’s just right for you and your family. 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The Vikings were much better the night before. May I, when they scored a 5-1 win over their rivals from Ionia. The Bulldogs scored the first goal of ’.he game, less than a minute in. but Chase quick­ ly changed the momentum in the Vikings’ favor. Soon after the first goal. Ionia earned a penalty kick and the Lakewood goalie came up with a big save. Less than 30 seconds had passed off the clock when the Vikings Kaitlin Secsc drib­ bled down the left side of the field and cen­ tered the ball to Alexandria Taylor who lied the game with her tenth goal of the season. At the 28:00 mark. Ali Morris from her right fullback position made a run up the side line and made a great cross to the left side of the goal for a nicely timed score that was rocketed in by Durham. At the 25:07 mark Taylor made a nice pass right to left for Durham’s second goal of the night. Early in the second half Taylor picked up another assist, on the Vikings fourth goal. She fired a shot from the left side which went wide of the Ionia net. but teammate Courtney Palmer came racing in slid down to carry her­ self and the ball into the net in front of the Bulldog keeper. Palmer assisted Durham on the final Viking goal, which was Durham’s third of the night and 12th of the season. The Vikings play host to Haslett this Thursday, then host Chesaning on Monday. Next Tuesday. Lakewood hits the road to take on Williamston. 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 Lakewood senior Lauren Abbott got off to a great start Thursday, in the Vikings’ Capital Area Activities Conference victory over Ionia, and didn't slow down. Abbott scored a birdie on the first hole and a par on the second, and went on to finish the day with a 42. It is the lowest score of her high school career. “Lauren nas been playing extremely well around the greens.” said Viking head coach Carl Kutch. “She finished the day w ith only 12 putts." She led the Vikings to a 190 to 236 win over the visiting Bulldogs at Centennial Acres Golf Course. Abbot was followed for the Vikings by Ashley Solomon w ith a 48. Erica Enz w ith a 49. and Morgan Pennington w ith a 51. Caledonia's Morgan Warner (18) charges hard, as Thomapple Kellogg sweeper Ellen Phillips looks to dear the ball out of her team's end of the field Friday night. The Trojan defense shut down the Fighting Scots in a 1-0 O-K Gold Conference victory. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Trojan girls’ soccer has won 3 straight in the conference A quick counterattack with just over 15 minutes left in the first half was enough offense to get the Thomapple Kellogg varsity girls’ soccer team an O-K Gold Conference victory at Caledonia Friday night. Molly Wilson scored the only goal of the game, as the Trojans look a 1 -0 win. Trojan sweeper Ellen Phillips started the play, that led to Wilson’s goal. She cleared the ball out of her end of the field to teammate Ashleigh Lund. Lund sent a long ball up the field to Sammy Hauschild, who one-touched a pass back lo Lund. Lund chipped the bail over a Scot defender to Wilson, who placed a shot in the right hand corner of the goal, beyond the reach of Caledonia goalie Taryn Parker. “I knew my girls had to give 100-perceni to beat Caledonia, and that is just what they did,” said TK head coach Katie Langridge. “When TK and Caledonia play, it is always a great game, with so many of the girls know­ ing each other, that really increases the inten­ sity of play.” TK is 10-3 overall, after Monday’s 3-1 win over Hamilton. Lund scored twice in the second half to lead the Trojans to victory. Hauschild scored the only goal of the first half, to give her team an early lead. The Trojans outshot the Haw keyes 20-6 for the night. Last Wednesday, the Trojans were 24) at Hastings. TK put the bail in the net for the first time at the 24 minute mark. TK was awarded a direct kick, about 45 yards out, and Phillips sent a beautiful long ball up the field to Wilson who was able to get a head on the ball, and send it past the Saxon goalie From that point, the intensity of the game picked up immensely, both teams having sev­ eral shots on goal. TK senior keeper. Robbi Blain made some nail biting saves. The game stayed 1-0 until the second half. With 8:40 left in the game, the Saxon defense was trying to clear the ball deep in its own ter­ ritory when TK junior Sammy Hauschild intercepted the ball and shot it by the Saxon goalie. ”1 am so proud of these girls, the game became so physical and tough, but everyone stepped up the pace, said iJingridge. “Keeper Robbi Blau; had some awesome saves for us.” Saxon girls’ soccer scores shut-out of Portland Raiders The Saxon varsity girls’ soccer team scored its sixth win of the season Monday evening at Portland. The Saxons shut-out the Raiders 54). It was sweet revenge for some of the Saxons’ more experienced players, who fell to Portland by one goal each of the last two years. “We came ready to play.” said Saxon head coach Sarah Derrico. Foreign exchange student Ida Botten start­ ed off the scoring for the Saxons, with her first goal of the season. Also racking up goals for the Saxons were sweeper Dana Shilling. Sam VanDenack with two goals, and Kristi Tolger with a goal and an assist. Lexy Rugg had two assists for the Saxons. and Ashley Eerdmans and Rene 'Vinegar had one each. Brittany Howell was credited with the shutout, and six saves, in net for Hastings. The Saxons outshot the Raiders 19-6 in the contest. Hastings is 6-4-1 overall. The team’s fourth loss of the season came last Friday South Christian. The Sailors lopped their hosts 84). The Saxons visited Caledonia in the con­ ference on Wednesday night, and will be at Delton this Thursday for a non-conference contest beginning at 5:15. 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The Kalamazoo Christian Comets handed both Panther teams their first losses of the Kalamazoo Valley Association season, then on Monday DK’s boys fell for a second time in the big city down south to Hackett Catholic Central. Delton Kellogg’s girls did manage a 71-57 victory Monday against the Fighting Irish, and are now 4-1 in the conference. The Panther girls had too much depth for the Fighting Irish. Both teams won eight events, but Delton had 15 total second and third place finishes compared to nine for Hackett. Delton also won the first three relay races, while the final outcome was still in doubt. Jordan Haines. Katie Smoczynski. and Ashley Imerzel teamed up with Chelsea VanderWoude to win the 400-meter relay in 51.87 seconds, after winning the SOO-meter relay with Jessica Elliott in 1:52.99. Heather Millard. Mandy Dye. Rachael Williams, and Marissa Ingle took the 3200-mcter relay for the Panthers in 10:54.15. Dye led a Delton sweep of the 800-meter Delton Kellogg's Marissa Ingle takes a hand-off from teammate Dan Roberts and takes off down the track in the Lions Memorial Co-ed Distance Medley Friday after­ noon at Pennfield High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Saxon softball team places third at Allendale tourney The Saxons got a good look at their next O­ K Gold Conference opponent Saturday at the Allendale Invitational, and came away with a third place finish. Hastings was 2-1 on the day at the eight­ team tournament, and edged Caledonia 6-5 in the tinal game of the day for both teams. In the seventh the Saxons snapped a 5-5 lie. when Allie Bryans d »ve home teammate Katie Kendall from sec nd base with a single to center field. Kendall had reached base on a single, and moved into scoring position on a sacrifice ground out by Kadee Kurr. The fireworks had started much earlier for the Saxons. Brandi Sutfin led off the game with a home run to give to give her team a 1­ 0 lead. Caledonia had an answer every time the Saxons went ahead in the early going. The Fighting Scot. came back with a run in the bottom of the second inning to lie the game at one. The Saxons pul two more runs on the board in their half of the third inning on a triple by Sutfin. a single along with a couple of stolen bases by Katie Kendall and a sacrifice fly from Kadee Kurr. Caledonia pushed another run across in the bottom half of the third, which cut the Saxon lead to 3-2. Hastings scored two more runs in the fifth inning, as Sutfin led off the inning with her third hit of the game. Kendall fol­ lowed with a walk. After stealing third base Sutfin scored on a ground out off the bat of Sophie Stavale and then Kendall was driven in by Bryans. Caledonia proceeded to lie the game up at 5- 5 with a run in the fifth, and two in the sixth inning. Kurr pitched all seven innings to cam the 6- 5 win. She now has seven wins this season. Hastings and Caledonia will meet again in an O-K Gold Conference double this Friday in Hastings. The Saxons had a difficult time getting the bats going in the opening game against host Allendale as they were defeated 5-0. The Saxons had five hits in the game. Cami Eat I led the Saxons with two hits while Sutfin. Stavale and Kurr collected one hit apiece. Kurr wcnl lhe distance on the mound allowing nine hits while striking out one and walking one. In the Saxons’ second game the bats came alive as they defeated Covenant Christian 7­ 2. The Saxons had 11 hits in lhe game. Leading the hitting attack was Sutfin with three singles and two RBIs. Jodie Jolley and Erica Swartz had two hits apiece. Kurr. Kendall. Earl and Jen Bishop also each had a hit in the game. Swartz got the win on the mound as she allowed just five hits while striking out two and walking three. She also has seven wins now this season. The Saxons overall record now stands at 14-7. Last Friday, the Saxons were roughed up by the O-K Gold Conference leading Wayland Wildcats 10-0 in six innings in the first game of a double header and 9-1 in game two. run. with a time of 2:42.71. Candace VanDyk was second behind Dye and Sarah Hency third. In those three relay races and die 800. Delton outscored the Irish 24-0. DK took four of six scoring places in the two sprints. VanderWoude won the 100-meter dash in 17.72 seconds and Smoczynski the 200 in 25.43. With no pole vault competition in meets at Hackett, the host Irish won three of the four field events. DK’s lone victory came from Katee Hogoboom in the high jump. Hogoboom also scored in second place in the 300-meter hurdles, behind Elliott who won the event in 51.37 seconds. Last Wednesday, the Delton girls suffered their lone loss of the KVA season. 82-46 at Kalamazoo Christian. DK won just four events, three of them were relays. Ingle. Dye. Williams, and Smoczynski won the 1600-meter relay. VanderWoude. Elliott. Haines, and Imerzel the 400-meter relay, and Ingle. Dye. Williams, and Millard the 3200-mcter relay. The Panthers' only individual victory came from Williams, who took the 400 in 1:04.21. The Delton boys won just one relay at Kalamazoo Christian, but managed six other victories in a 75-53 loss to lhe Comets. Nick Archer scored a trio of victories, tak­ ing the nigh jump at 6-0. the long jump at 18­ 9.5. and the 110-metcr high hurdles in 17.07 seconds. Kyle Ferris won both sprints for Delton, taking the KM) in 11.9 and the 200 in 24.34. Dave Roberts had Delton’s other individual victory, winning the 300-meter hurdles in 44.32. DK’s relay victory came in the 800-meter event, with a lime of 1:38.03. Roberts and Ferris had Delton’s only victo­ ries in the team’s 89-39 loss at Hackett Monday. Roberts won the 300 hurdles in 44.46 and Ferris the discus with a throw of 122-10. Last Friday, the Delton boys finished sec­ ond at the 11 th Annual Pennfield Lions Relay s. DK finished just 16 points behind first place Otsego. 110 to 94. Pennfield was third in the six-team event, with 90 points. Lakewood was a distant fourth with 54. DK scored a first place finish in four of the 14 events. Hastings golf defeats Calvin and Hackett The Saxon varsity girls’ golf team won a pair of non-confcrcnce matches inst week at Hastings County Club. Hastings topped Calvin Christian on Thursday afternoon . 214-223. The Saxons' Erin Fluke and Nikki Meredith shot the two top scores of the day, a 48 and a 49, to lead theii team. Katy Fluke added a 58 for Hastings and Kry stal Pond a 59. Calvin Christian was led by Mallory Feyen. who fired a 53. Last Wednesday, the Saxons knocked off Hackett Catholic Central 210-215. Erin Fluke and Nikki Meredith were again the Saxons’ lop two scorers, one stroke apart, with a 46 and a 47. Brojkc Koons added a 56 for Hastings and Pond a 61. Gretchen Gangwcr led the Fighting Irish with a 52. The Saxons were scheduled to take on Gull Lake Wednesday afternoon at Hastings Country Club. Next Tuesday, the Saxons will join the other five teams from the O-K Gold Conference for the league tournament at The Meadows on lhe campus of Grand Valley State University. Regionals arc next Thursday for the Saxons, at Angles Crossing. CHASE GEIGER IRONSIDE INSURANCE AGENCY 129 Division St.. P.O. Box 25. Freeport. MI 49325 (616) 765-3445 • Fax (616) 765-3460 1-800-522-2919 Small Town Friendly, Personal Service All Your Insurance Needs! u I Hastings Mutual | M [Insurance Cocnpany TIRE & WHEEL SPECIALS 9 Cooper TIRES cooper Tires @11®% I J rrt«£«n 7775 Scckik-jj ; 1-aw Road M 66 no w LAKE ODESSA MI 4*<49 616-374 1200 South M-37 (Maned. Cappor. s) Aliscia Leo flies along on the first leg of the Lions Co-ed Shuttle Hurdle Relay Friday afternoon. The Panthers won the event with a time of 1 minute 7.60 seconds. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Saxon Weokb Snorts Schedule Complete online schedule at: www.hasskl2.org THURSDAY, MAY 11: Varsity 8:30 am Boys 330 pm Boys Varsity Varsity 3:30 pm Girls Fresh 4:15 pn. Girls JV 5:00 pm Girts 5:15 pm Girts Varsity Tennis trark Tuck Softball Soccer Soccer Conf Meet at SC. EK Coni Meet - Wayland Conference Meet Portland H«h School Portland ..mom from Ml Delon (Note TewOar^.: A A A H A A FRIDAY. 4 :00 pm 430 pm 4:15 pm 4:15 pm 4:15 pm 4:15 pm MAY 12: Boys Varsity Girts Varsity Boys Varsity JV Boys Girls Varsity Girts JV Track Track Baseball Baseball Softball Softball Conf. i.Aeet - Wayland Cent Me?t - Wayland Catecnnta US Caledor. R HS Caledonia rS Caledonia HS /L A H A H A SATURDAY. MAY 13: 9:00 am Boys Varsity 1030 am Boys Middle 1030 am Guls Middle Baseball Track Track Wooden Bat Toomey Hamdton Invi! Hamilton Invrt. A A MONDAY. 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May 11 2006 The Hastings Banner Saxons win a pair at Wayland Hastings* baseball evened its O-K Gold Conference record at 3-3 Friday aftemtxin. by sweeping a double header at Wav land. The Saxons took games with late rallies, winning game one 12-6 and game two 5-4. Hastings held an 8-6 lead going into lhe seventh, and put four runs on the board in lhe top half of the inning to put the win out of reach of the Wildcats in game one. The Saxons combined several outstanding individual performances and a season-high 17 hits to win the opener. Travis Taylor and Austin Hurless (double. RBI) led the Saxon offense with three hits apiece. Hurless had a double and an RBI Matt Tuenessen added a pair of extra base hits, a double and his fourth home run. a three-run shot to right field and finished with five RBIs Ricky Mathis (2 RBIs). J.D. Garrett . Ken Taylor (3 RBIs) and Mike McPhillips (dou­ ble. RBI) also had two hits in lhe game. Branden Curtis added a base hit. Kyle McNemy picked up the win from the mound. McNemy pitched into lhe seventh inning before giving way to Tcuncssen who finished up the game for his third save. In game two. the Saxons scored twice in the bottom of lhe fifth to pull ahead of the Wildcats 5-4. The inning began with Jack Hoke reaching base by being hit by a pitch, then mtn ing up on a single by Austin Hurless After both runners moved up. Hoke came home on an RBI ground out by J.D. Garrett, and Hurless would score on an RBI single from the bat of Tcuncssen. Teunessen had three hits tn the game, including a double and a pair of RBI s Hurless. Garrett (RBI), and Curtis (double RBI) had one hit each for the game. The Saxons fell behind in the second game 24) in the top of the first, but answered with three runs of their own in lhe bottom of inning behind run scoring doubles from Tcuncssen and Curtis, and a run-scoring ground out from Dan Secord. Wayland came back to lake the lead in the top of the fourth with a pair of runs to lead 4­ 3 The Saxons battled back with two runs in the bottom of the fifth to re-gain the lead that would end up being lhe final. Teunessen was the winning pitcher, going the distance, scattering seven hits while strik­ ing out seven. The Saxons are 6-13 overall this season after scoring a non-conference win at Portland on Monday. 7 5. The Saxons came mt fiat but managed to play through their funk to pick up the victory. Both teams managed just four hits in the game, but Hastings put together several ral­ lies with good base-running, a solid bunting game, and by taking advantage of several Portland miscues. Tassos picked up a pair of hits and an RBI for the game. McNemy and Hurless (RBI) also added base hits. Ken Taylor executed a squeeze bunt scoring Curtis for a.iother run. Hurless turned in another strong perform­ ance from the mound to earn his second win of the season. He spread scattered four hits, struck out five before giving way to Teunessen who picked up his fourth save of the reason ending a Portland rally in the sev­ enth. The club returned to league play on Wednesday with a trip to South Christian. Hastings will be home this Friday fur a dou­ ble header with the Caledonia Fighting Scots. On Saturday, the Saxons host the annual wooden bat tournament featuring Grand Rapids Northview and Battle Creek Lakeview. Last Wednesday, lhe Saxons snapped a los­ ing streak that lasted a bit loo long with a 7-4 win over Thomapple Kellogg. Mike McPhillips pitched an outstanding game, evening his record at 2-2 on the season. McPhillips struck out four on the day. and spread seven hits over lhe first six innings. He allowed just one earned run. Teunessen came in to finish out the seventh inning by striking out the side. The Saxons picked up 16 hits in lhe game, and were led by Secord (double) and Taylor (2 doubles. RBI) with three hits each. Garrett (RBI).Curtis (RBI). McPhillips (2 RBIs) and Tassos added two hits apiece, while Mathis and Hurless had one hit each for the game. Defensively the Saxons committed three errors, which led to three un-eamed runs, those all coming in the bottom of lhe seventh as the Trojans rallied from a 7-1 deficit. Tuenessen and Tassos also turned in great performances with the gloves. Hastings tennis team tops Charlotte for first victory Hopefully, the Saxons still have something left in their legs. Hastings varsity boys* tennis team played in four duals and a tournament in the seven days leading up to today’s O-K Gold Conference tournament at South Christian. The Saxons scored their first victory of the season Monday afternoon. 6-2 over Charlotte. On the singles side. Hastings had to pull out a pair of three-set victories to avoid the tie. J.J. Quick scored a 6-2. 4-6. 6-4 win at second singles for the Saxons, and teammate Alex McMillan won 6-3. 6-7(4). 6-2 at third singles. Panthers lose for third time in three tries in the league After winning three of its first five games, the Delton Kellogg varsity girls* soccer team has hit some tinigh times. The Panthers have now dropped eight games in a row. including its first three Kalamazoo Valley Association contests. Delton fell for the third lime in conference play Tuesday afternoon. 14) at Paw Paw. Ashley Leduc had the only goal of the game for the Redskins. The Panthers did break out of their long scoreless drought Monday aftcm<x»n at home against Harper Creek, in a 4-3 loss. Both teams pul three goals on lhe board over the course of lhe first 79 minutes, but with 58 second*, ieft Harper Creek knocked in the game winner. Delton Kellogg's Lauren Knollenberg and Fehsenfeld Center 2950 W. M-179 Hwy. Hastings, Ml 49058 269-948-9500 www.kellogg.edu Advising Hours Tuesdays & Thursdays 9:30 am • 5:30 pm Summer Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm (Closed Fridays) Harper Creek's Maggie Kelley had two goals each for their respective teams. Kelsey Smith scored the other Delton goal. Ashley Goldsworthy had two assists for DK. and Shawn Schut one. The Panthers fell 6-0 last Friday at Otsego. The Bulldogs fired shot after shot at the Delton net. DK’s freshman goalkeeper Anna Goldsworthy had all lhe work she could han­ dle. She saved 33 of 39 Otsego shots, finish­ ing just two saves shy of the all-time Delton record in a single game. The Panthers will try and make sure she's a little less busy when they host Hastings Thursday afternoon. Next Tuesday. Delton faces a tough KVA contest at Kalamazoo Christian. Summer Semester 2006 The KCC Fehsenfeld Summer Term begins May 15th with most classes starting the first week of June. THERE IS STILL TIME TO ENROLL! Make the most of your summer by attending class locally and afford­ ably in our air conditioned facility. • KCC New and Continuing Students • Guest students from other colleges/universities • Graduating High School Students Contact us at (269) 948-9500 or www.kellogg.edu for complete information KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE Starting our 10th year of "Getting You There" in Barry County. Eric Treadwell won by default for the Saxons at fourth singles. Hastings' three olher wins came on the doubles side. The number two doubles team of Doug Farrell and Eric Haney and lhe num­ ber three doubles team of Tom Newton and Jordan Rambin both won easily. 6-1.6-1 The Saxons* fourth doubles victory was a much tighter two-set contest, with Michael Peterson and Jon Peurach scoring a 7-6(3). 6-4 victory. Al first doubles. Hastings’ Chris While and Josh Bare battled and battled to try and gel to a third set. but were downed 6-2.7-6(8). Hastings is 1-9 overall this season, and fin­ ished lhe O-K Gold dual match season with a record of 0-6. Tuesday the Saxons traveled to Wayland fell by lhe score of 7-1 The lone win came at second singles, where Quick scored a tough 6-3. 6-4 win. The Saxons lost three dose three-set matches at ihird singles, first doubles and sec­ ond doubles. Last Thursday, lhe Saxons fell lo Thomapple Kellogg 5-3. The Trojans pulled out the win by sweep­ ing lhe doubles flights and getting a 6-0. 6-1 victory from Corey Humphrey over the Saxons* Steve Peurach at first singles. TK’s second doubles team of Zach Smith and Zach Warren didn't play its best tennis, but found a way to win. The Trojan duo had to come from behind twice, after losing the first set 6-4 to lhe Saxons Doug Ferrall and Haney. Smith and Warren trailed 5-4 in both the second and third set. but pulled out both of them - the second in a tie-breaker 7-6(5) and the third set 7-5. There were tight matches at third and fourth singles. TK’s Mike Texter was downed 5-7.7-6(3). 6-1 by McMillan, and Cory Jew itt fell 7-5. 6-3 to Treadwell. Quick scored a 6-1. 6-4 victory at second singles, over Andrew Meads. The Trojans expected the Saxons to show their strength in the second, third, and fourth singles matches and needed all lhe doubles points to cam the w in. Jordan Smith and Darrell Smith scored a 6­ 0. 6-2 win for TK at first doubles. Kyle Srllcck and Ryan McMahon won 6-3. 6-3 at third doubles, and the fourth doubles team of Ross Barrett and Nate Otto won 6-1.6-2. TK finished the conference season at 1 -4-1. Hastings* opponent last Wednesday. Caledonia, ended the conference season with a 54)-1 mark and will be the favorite to win the conference championship when play gets started Thursday. The Fighting Scots topped the Saxons 6-2. McMillan won for the Saxons 6-2. 6-2 at second singles, and Treadwell picked up a 6­ 4. 6-2 win at fourth singles. Saturday, the Hastings boys traveled to Grand Rapids Creston and finished in third out of four teams with ten points in the Polar Bears' invitational. Quick won ihc number two singles flight, with wins over Creston. By run Center, and a 5.6-3 win over Wy oming Park in the cham­ 7pionship. At third singles. McMillan topped both Creston and Wyoming Park's players 6-4. 6­ 4. Treadwell was runner-up at his fourth sin­ gles flight, with wins over Creston and a hard fought 6-2. 7-6(5) win. White and Dui*g Farrell picked up a win over Creston 1-6. 6-4. 10-2 at first doubles. At third doubles Peterson and Jon Peurach had a 6-4.6-2 win over Creston, and at fourth doubles the team of Felix Roessler and Timm Lewis downed Creston 6-2. 6-4. After the conference tournament, the Saxons visit Portland on Monday. The Hastings Middle School girls' 1600-meter relay team of (from left) Katie Ponsetto, Brittany Hickey. Gabraelte Eaton, and Lauren Anderson set a new school record in the event Monday afternoon against Thomapple Kellogg. The Saxon four­ some finished the race in 4 minutes 35 09 seconds Saxon Sports Shorts JV Giris’ Golf The Saxon junior varsity girls* golf team was defeated by Hamilton on Monday after­ noon 264 lo222. Taylor Hammond. Audrey Wakley. Stephanie Glass, and Jessica Kaczmarczyk had the top four scores for the Saxons. Last Wednesday . The Saxons scored a 291 301 win over Hackett Catholic Central. Chelsey Snyder. Hammond. Barb Buehler, and Wakley led Hastings to lhe win. Hastings is now 3-2 on lhe season. JV Girls’ Soccer The Hastings' junior varsity girls* soccer team is now 6-1-3. losing only lo Hudsonville as the first game of the season. The girl's team has tied South Christian twice and Cu.edonia once. ’’This year’s girls have worked together amazingly as a team, shutting out fimr teams now.” said Saxon head coach Doug .’ lepham. ”Our defense has matured, and our three sophomore player- like Becky Davis Sara Dunkleberger. and Ashley Maurer have led lhe team. Most larger teams have a freshnun team, so the remaining 13 girls have been freshmen playing older girls. “It's been great watching them progress as the season goes along." JV Softball The Hastings junior varsity softball team dropped two games to Way land last Friday. 21 2 and 16-1. Lisa Gordenski had a perfect night, getting a hit in every at bat. against a very good Wayland pitcher. Kalie Jordan. Sara Radant. and Chelsea Siska scored the Saxon runs. Monday, the Saxons dropped two else games to Comstock Park. 10-7 and 6-5 (in extra innings). Tarra Nassif scored three runs, and Cal I i Carpenter and Megan Lipstraw both scored twice. Freshmen Baseball The Hastings freshmen baseball team swept a doubleheader from Middleville last Thursday. 34) and 18-7. Chris Devries pitched a two-hit gem to get the victory on the mound in game one. The Saxons play ed sparkling defense while being led by at the plate by Trent Brisboe who had two hils. Brad Hayden. Branden Courtney, and Trevor Heacock all had key hits in the victory as well. In lhe second game. Bobby Steinke went the distance on the mound to gel the victory in the slugfest. Brisboe continued his hot hit­ ting by collecting three hits in the second game. Hayden. Courtney. Devries. Heacock. and Matt Lewis each had a hit ir the second game as well. The freshmen team's current record on the season is 13-3-1. HMS Giris’ Track and Field The Hastings Middle School girls’ track and field team won its meet Monday against Thomapple kellogg 74.5 lo 58.5. Placing first in cm individual events and earning five points for the team were Katie Ponsetlo. Jessica Lee. Heather Cady, and Christy Engle. Lee and Cady both won two events. Lauren Anderson. Gabby Eaton. Brittney Hickey, and Ponsetlo teamed up to win lhe 1600-meter relay for lhe Saxons, setting a new school record in lhe process. Other relay winners for Hastings were Kelsey Devroy, Mandy Buehler. Stephanie Warren. Eaton. Hickey. Laci Cowles. Stephanie Warren, and Anderson Placing second and earning three points for the Saxons were Natalie Vandenack. Anderson. Jessica Czindcr (twice). Ponsetlo. 1-ee. and Britney Morgan. Placing third and ’-aming one point were Patricia Garber. Cowles. Buehler. Eaton . Jena Leigh Bailey. Czindcr. Engle. Morgan Stowe, and Ashley Petree and Holly Borner were in a four-way tie for third in an event. HMS Boys’ Track and Field The Hastings Middle School boys’ track and field team improved to 8-1 on the season with an 88-49 win over Middleville Monday. Chase DelCotto. Coiby Wilcox. Luke Hubbell, and Gage Pederson earned ttrnx first place finishes each for the Saxons. Nick Shuster.Troy Dailey, and Josh Coenen puced first twice for the Saxons. Dan Mikolajczyk. Matt Schild. Jake Stockham. Darrell Slaughter, and Garret Darling all earned first place finishes for Hastings. Mikolajczyk. Schild. Stockham. S^aoghitr, Jason Heinrich. Jason Eckley. Mark Salski. and Brian Baum placed second in al least one event. Marshall Warren. Heinrich. Jared Bosma. Eric Kendall, and Caz. Mix all earned thrid place finishes. Larsen Pitching at Calvin College Scott Larsen led the Calvin College Knights in pitching appearances this season. A 2004 Hastings graduate. Larsen has took the mound 11 times this spring for Calvin, posting a 6.64 E.R.A. which was the fifth best on lhe team. Larsen started one game this season, but mainly came in out of the bullpen. His record is 1-1. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-05-18.pdf 5714ca2ba6e1dc8b6149b7d71cbaa170 PDF Text Text mm _ • Two HHS students among national top 10 Two vote reforms would improve system See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 5 nil MSTIKGS PUBLIC UiKA*r UiMntMHSI m.niws Bi««« j»j Delton s postmaster new * varsity football coach See Story on Page 20 The D HastingsBanner Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 Thursday, May 18, 2006 VOLUME 153. No. 20 Field of state rep, candidates grows to 6 NEWS BRIEFS County board will have 5 contests in Aug. 8 primary election Barry County GOP chairman resigns Orvin Moore has resigned as chair­ man of the Barry County Republican Party. Moore, who served as chairman for less than two years, had been absent often from county GOP meetings and he recently had the misfortune of filing for bankruptcy as co-owner of the Mulberry Fore Golf Course and restaurant in Nashville. Moore was a county commissioner and was chairman of that board from 1993 to 1995. He was ousted from his seat in the August 1994 primary by chal­ lenger Tim Burd. It has been reported that County GOP Vice Chair Reka Holley has a residency issue, so new leadership for the party is entirely possible soon. TK High principal planning to resign Thomapple Kellogg High School principal Ellen Zack told members of the Parent Advisory Committee last Friday she had told staff al the high school the previous week she is resigning as princip*l Zack said she had though: about retir­ ing from the district completely which would allow her to spend more time with her new grandchild, who lives in Oregon. However, she has been working for several years on ways to make the senior year of high school more meaningful for students. She is geing to spend the next school year working to create partner­ ships with local businesses and colleges. Her goal is to make the last year of high school important to graduates. Members of the Thomapple Kellogg Board of Education last week also approved a long term leave of absence for Page Elementary Principal Brad Warren. This leave will begin Nov. 27. Warren hopes that living in a warm climate will help his 5-yeai-old daughter better cope with a chronic illness which seems to be exacerbated by cold weath­ er. Zack and administrative interns will be taking over the responsibilities at Page while Warren is gone. Warren will decide whether to leave the district for good by the end of May 2007. The opening for a new high school principal has been posted. Health Dept, earns water quality grant HHS band director plays swan song Longtime Hastings High School band director Joseph LaJoye has announced he’ll be hanging up his music instruments after more than 22 years leading the Saxon marching band and other local ensembles. by David T. Young Editor Several unexpected late filings and one withdrawal have pushed the total number of Republican candidates for 87th District Stale Representative to six in the Aug. 8 primary election. The deadline for filing was 4 p.m. Tuesday in county clerks’ offices. Besides the heightened interest in succeed­ ing the term limited Gary Newell, there appear to be primary contests for five of the eight seats on the Barry County Board of Commissioners. The Aug. 8 primary also will have two millage proposals on the ballot, a quarter mill renewal and a quarter mill increase for Charlton Park and county parks and recre­ ation projects. Of course, the race with the highest profile will be in the November general election between incumbent Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican challenger Dick De Vos. Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow will face a contest, also in November, with a the winner of the Republican primary . Third District Congressman Vcm Ehlers, a Republican who represents virtually all of Barry County, will run for his seventh twoyear term. Opposing him will be one of two Democrats. Peter Hickey of Kentwood and James Rinck of Grand Rapids, who have per­ haps the only Democratic priiiiary race in West Michigan . The following is a brief rundown of the state and county candidates who will appear on the ballot in August: • State Senate. 24th District (Barry. Allegan and Eaton counties) — Incumbent Republican Patricia Birkholz of Saugatuck will seek re-election to a second term with no opposition in the GOP primary. She’ll be challenged by Democrat Suzettc M. Roysten of Charlotte in November. • State Representative. 87th District (Barry and most of Ionia County) — The six-persur field will include former Barry County Board Chairman James Bailey of Hastings; Barry County Surveyor Brian Reynolds of Hastings; Susan Vlietstra. Thomapple Township Clerk; Brian Calley of Portland. Ionia County Commissioner. Wade Trombley of Middleville, and Tom Lower of Ionia. The latter two candidates were somewhat of a sur­ prise and had not indicated interest publicly until just before the deadline. Two candidates have withdrawn from the race. Former Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell formally announced Tuesday he was pulling out for personal and family rea­ sons and declined to endorse any of the others remaining in the race. Campbell also said he he might consider a run for mayor again or for county commissioner in a couple of years. The other “virtual withdrawal” was from Mark Doster, who filed the $100 fee to run. but since then has indicated he is not seeking the office. Of the slate rep candidates, all but Vlietstra and Reynolds filed the $100 fee. Vlietstra filed 331 valid petition signatures and Reynolds 220. • Barry County Board of Commissioners — Only two of the eight districts will have no races at all. Donald Nevins in the First District and James French in the Second arc Republican incumbents running unopposed. The Third District will see a primary runoff Aug. 8 between retired Detective Ken DeMott and Keith Ferris on the Republican side. The winner then will face Democrat Mike Lewis in the November general elec­ tion. All three arc attempting to succeed Barry County’s longest serving county commission­ er. Sandra James, who is not seeking another two-year term after sitting on the board for 14 years. In the Fourth District, incumbent Republican Howard “Hoot” Gibson will seek his second two-year term. He will be faced in the November general election by perennial Democratic Party candidate John Loftus. The Fifth District will have Michael Callton of Nashville on the ballot running for his second term. He will be opposed by Mark Noteboom of Nashville, who ran unsuccess­ fully for the post in 2004. The Sixth District will be watched closely, as incumbent Republican Clare Tripp, current chair of the County Board, will be challenged in the August primary by Mark Englerth. for­ mer chairman of the Barry County Republican Party. The survivor of that matchup then will do battle on the ballot against Democrat David Brinkert. Gun Lake businessman. The Seventh District will be a rematch between incumbent Republican Tom Wing and Jeff VanNortwick. The two had a fairly closely contested race in 2004. The Eighth District will feature an interest­ ing race between Republican incumbent Wayne Adams and Serafin “Chuck” Nieves. The latter recently was not reappointed to another thrce-year term on the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission. In the only other county-wide race. Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt will Uy to fill the unexpircd term of Gordon Shane McNeill, who resigned the job last October. She was appointed to the post last fall by Circuit Judge James Fisher. Challenging her will be former Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Evans. There will be one request on the August primary ballot for a renewal of a quarter of a mill for 10 years for Charlton Park. Another request for an additional quarter of a mill will be earmarked for parks and recreation pro­ grams and equipment and facilities for McKeown Bridge and the Paul Henry Rail­ Trail. Among the local ballot question" in the August primary will be requests for a renew a! of a half mill for 10 years for the Freeport District Library in Carlton and Irving town­ ships; a request for an override of the Headlee rollback io restore a two-mill levy for roads in Woodland Township, an override of Headlec to rcstoi- two mills in Woodland Village for operating Classic Park; an override of Headlec to rcsinrc a two and a quarter mill levy in Woodland Village for sidewalks; and a rollback override for Woodland Village oper­ ations. Chemical Bank buys Sand Ridge by Jon Gambee Staff Writer First Financial Bancorp has announced the sale of its Sand Ridge Banks in Hastings and Wayland to Chemical Bank, a subsidiary of Chemical Financial Corporation, based in Midland. The sale is part of the liquidation of five banks by First Financial in Central Indiana and Michigan. The Indiana-based Sand Ridge Bank said its subsidiary. First Financial Bank, also will also sell branches in Wabash. Warsaw and Winchester. Ind., to Mutual Federal Savings Bank, a subsidiary of MutualFirst Financial Inc., headquartered in Muncie. Ind. Financial originally had announced in April those branches would be among 19 it planned to close. The transactions are expected to close in the third quarter and produce an after-tax gain of $5 million, or 13 cents per share, the bank said Tuesday . Shares of First Financial were trading at $15.56 Tuesday, down 14 cents per share. Courtney Collison, manager of the Sand Ridge Bank in Hastings, said he felt the move was a positive one for its customers. “We had only two branches. Under Chemical Bank we will have branches throughout this area, including Caledonia and Middleville. It will give us many more oppor­ tunities. increase customer service opportuni­ ties and give customers more timely access." he said. Collison said Chemical Bank is approxi­ mately the same size as First Financial and the fact it is Michigan-based and has 124 full service branches will produce a positive effect. He also said he did not anticipate any changes in personnel. “There arc not going to be any changes at the bank." he said. “We will still have the same people providing services to our friends and neighbors." The Barry-Eaton District Health Department has been awarded a S5.699 grant from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to monitor e-coli bacteria at three beaches in state parks and six local beaches. DEQ Director Steven E. Chester Tuesday announced that a total of $444,277 in water quality monitoring grants were awarded to 17 applicants to assist local governments, universities, and non-profit organizations to monitor the quality of Michigan's waters. "These grants demonstrate our contin ued effort to partner with local communities to protect our vast water resources," Chester said. "By working together, we can ensure that our lakes and streams are protected for generations to come." The joy of breaking records Sand Ridge Bank now Chemical Bank. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 PRICE 50C Thornapple Kellogg High School girls' track standouts Chaney Robinson (left) and Rebecca Winchester share their excitement about hearing the news they and Emma Ordway and Kersta Gustafson hooked up to set a new O-K Gold Conference record in the 1600-meter relay The two both had outstanding days Tuesday, but South Chnstian won the girls' league title and Caledonia captured the boys' crown. For mere complete information, see page 24 �Page 2 — Thursday. May 18. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page Adopt a Corner program planned With the completion of the extended streetscape in downtown Hastings, the Thomapple Garden Club is seeking organ­ izations. churches and groups interested in planting and maintaining a flower bed through its "Adopt-a-Corner" program. Four flower beds arc currently available for •‘adoption." according to Jan Lydy, who is chairing the program. The City of Hastings provides the flowers, mulch and Preen for each flower bed. and the groups that adopt the beds just have to agree to plant the flowers and maintain the beds. For instance, two other flower beds were recently adopted by the Friends of Mary' Youngs, a Hastings elementary principal who died earlier this year. The flower beds available for "adoption" include two on the comer of Jefferson and Court streets, one on the comer of Jefferson and Center streets and one on the northwest comer of Church and Court streets. Planting of the flowers is planned for the first week of June, and Lydy will call each gioup personally with specific information. For more information, call Lydy at 948­ 8796. Hastings Memorial Day parade slated The American Legion Post No. 45 will hold a Memorial Day parade Monday. May 29. at 10:30 a m. Anyone wishing to participate should meet in the Fclpausch parking lot at 9:30 a.m. and may call Bob May at 945-2468 or 838-5850 or Jim Atkinson at 948-8219 to arrange participation. The parade will begin at Boltwood and Slate streets proceeding west to Broadway w ith a stop for placing wreaths at the court­ house. It will continue north on Broadway with stops at Tydcn Park and the bridge, ending at Riverside Cemetery on State Road. There w ill be a brief ceremony at the Avenue of Flags at Riverside, where a wreath will be placed on the grave of the latest veteran. This year's speaker will be Chad Ray. who has recently returned from his second tour of active duly in Iraq. He is making his home in Grand Rapids and is enrolled in Grand Rapids Community College. He is the son of Bill and Tammy Ray of Hastings. Hastings alumni banquet is June 3 Tickets for the 119th Hastings High School Alumni Banquet on Saturday. June 3 may be purchased at Bosley Pharmacy. 118 S. Jefferson in Hastings. 945-3429. or by contactir g Jack Smith at 945-4939. Festivities begin with a punch bowl reception at 4:30 p.m. in the Hastings High School cafeteria followed by the banquet and program at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 each. The banquet is for all who attended Hastings High School and their guests and honors the 25th. 40th. 50th. 55th. 60th and 70th class anniversaries. Activities for the day include a lour of the "old” high school (now middle school) at 11 a.tn. Those wishing to go on the tour can meet at the office entrance. Tours of the new community education and recreation center will be held at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.. and those planning to participate can meet at the Hastings High library entrance. Alzheimer’s group plans free program The Alzheimer's Association will pres­ ent the education program "Wandering: Keeping Your Loved One Safe" from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday. May 18. at the Barry County Commission on Aging. 320 W. Woodlawn. Hastings. Wandering is one of the most frightening and potentially life threatening behaviors that may accompany Aizhcimer’s disease; 67 percent of individuals with Alzheimer’s will wander and become lost. Caregivers and family members of people with Alzheimer’s are encouraged to attend and learn what they can do to help keep their loved ones safe. Safe Return registration and respite care will be available on site. For more infor­ mation. call (517) 364-7590. The program, free and open to the pub­ lic. will be held in conjunction with the monthly meeting of the Aizhcimer’s Association’s family caregiver support group, which meets the third Thursday of each month from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Meetings are free and confidential. The Hastings area support group is co­ sponsored by the Barry County Commission on Aging and the Area Agency on Aging Region 3B. For more information, contact the Alzheimer’s Association. Michigan Great Lakes Chapter al (800) 272-3900. The Michigan Great Lakes chapter serves a 23-county region of Michigan that includes Barry County. ‘Golden Deeds’ nominees sought The Exchange Club of Hastings is seek­ ing nomination:, for the Book of Golden Deeds Award. This is an exclusive Exchange Club pro­ gram that honors members of the commu­ nity who serve their fellow citizens. The club annually seeks to recognize a member of the community for his or her exception­ al public-spirited deeds who. because of quiet unassuming dedication, may be unrecognized for his or her activities. This year’s award will be presented at the Mayor's Exchange Luncheon on Thursday, May 25 at Hastings City Bank. In addition to being recognized at the luncheon, the Book of Golden Deeds recip­ ient has historically been honored with being the grand marshal of the Hastings Summerfest parade in August. To nominate someone for the award, please pick up an application at the Hastings Public Library. After filling out the nomination form, return it to the library in person or via maii by Friday. May 19. The Exchange Club is a national service organization whose volunteers seek to bet­ ter their .'ommunity through service to oth­ ers. Senate candidate to speak at dinner The Rev. Keith Butler, candidate for U. S. Senate, will be the keynote speaker at the Barry County Republican Party’s annu­ al Lincoln Day Dinner at Middle Villa Inn Friday evening. May 19. Butler, who has served as a member of the Michigan Republican Stale Committee and on the Detroit City Council, is the founding pastor of Word of Faith Intematioal Christian Center Church in Southfield, a 21.000-member congrega­ tion. His ministry employs more than 200 workers and he manages an annual operat­ ing budget of more than $30 million. A graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. Butler com­ pleted his theological studies at Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa. Okla. He also has an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in theological studies from Canada Christian College. Butler is the author of “Reviving the American Spirit — a Strategy of Hope for the 21st Century.’’ The Lincoln Day Dinner will commence with a social hour at 5:30 p.m.. with dinner following. Tickets are $30 and may be pur­ chased by contacting the Barry County Republican Committee at 945-8903. Mark Englerth at 838-1289 or Brian Reynolds at 945-3668. Two HHS business students among top 10 in the nation Hastings High School students Nicole Meredith and Adam Sheldon earned national awards by placing among the lop 10 at the Business Professionals of America 2006 National Leadership Conference "Make Your Mark" May 10-14 in Orlando. Fla. Sheldon and Meredith joined fellow Hastings BPA chapter members Alexis Baker. Emily Haney and Rene Winegarand more than 5.(MX) other conference delegates from across the nation to participate in national­ level business skill competitions, workshops, general sessions, and the national officer can­ didate campaigns and elections. Besides having the opportunity to excel, they also visited sites in central Florida. "The conference is the culmination of a school year’s worth of business workforce education and training, which members of the local chapter of Business Professionals of America have received." said chapter advisor Tracy George, who teaches web design, com­ puters and information technology, and accounting. These students earned the honor of attending the National Conference by plac­ ing in events held at the regional and state levels earlier in the year. Meredith, a senior and the daughter of Bonnie and Jeff Meredith, won fifth place in the database applications event. In that event. (From left) Rend Winegar. Adam Sheldon, Alexis Baker. Nicole Meredith and Emily Haney. she had to demonstrate her ability to create and manipulate a database to produce reports w ith specified criteria. Three veteran Hastings teachers to retire at end of academic year by Jon Gambec Staff Writer Three teachers with a combined 80 years experience will be retiring from Hastings Schools at the end of this academic year. Business and social studies instructor Alvina Griswold, band director Joseph LaJoye and elementary teacher John Merrill all were recognized at the May 15 Hastings school board meeting for their dedication to students and education. Griswold taught socia1 studies and world history at Hastings High School. She actually began at Hastings in 1968 as a substitute teacher and an instructor in the adult educa­ tion classes. She continued in that capacity until she was hired full time in the fall of 1984 LaJoye taught in the Lakewood School System from 1972 until 1980 and at Central Montcalm from ?98O'until 1984. Like Griswold, he joined the staff at Hastings in the fall of ’84. He has been the middle school and high school band director since that date and has been recognized throughout his career for the excellent musicians he has helped develop. He was named the Michigan Teacher of the Year in 2006. Elementary; James Wiles, art teacher at the middle school; Laura Winterton. English and social studies teacher at the middle school; and Tera Zurface. eighth grade language arts teacher at the middle school. Cooley also informed the board of two res­ ignations he has accepted. They were from Echo Burbank al the Child Care Center and Dawn Smith, a paraprofessional at Northeastern Elementary School. Transfers and reassignments in the school system will include Barbara Case, special education teacher at the middle school; Kitty Hoke, third grade teacher at Southeastern Elementary; Jan Lawson, fifth grade at Southeastern; Deborah Mepham. ar. teacher at the middle school; Timothy Nc’.sted, fifth grade at Central Elementary ; and Sherry Russell, maintenance. Appointments for next year inc fried Tom Brighton, head wrestling coach, middle school: Pat Cohson. head junior vars’ty font* ball coach, high school. Jeff Denny, assistant varsity football coach, high school; Brian Donnini. assistant junior varsity football coach, high school; Michael Goggins, varsity wrestling coach, high school; Amy Hubbell, varsity sideline and competitive cheer coach; Historical Society meets at Elks Club Blood drives set for May 18,21 The Hastings area will have two more blood drives this month in preparation for meeting summer blood needs. One drive is planned at the Hastings Moose Lodge from 1 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday, May 18. Root beer floats will be available at the canteen. The other drive will be at the Hastings Thomapple Valley Church from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Sunday. May 21. As spring heats up to summer, the American Red Cross is urging people of all ages to donate blood by offering a variety of giveaways, incentives and activities. "We want to make donating fun as well as meaningful." says Shawn Sura, director of donor recruiting for the Great Lakes Region Blood Services of the American Red Cross. "Depending on who you are and where you donate, you may have the chance to enter a raffle or receive a special giveaway — all designed to make your summer more fun." Upcoming campaigns beginning in mid­ May invite 17- to 19-year-old blood donors to give at a blood drive in their community during the summer while their high schools and colleges are on break. To learn about blood drives in your area, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or visit www.givclife.org Blood donors must be at least 17. weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in good gener­ al health. The process of giving blood takes about an hour and can help save up to three lives. Sheldon, also a senior and the son of Teresa and James Sheldon, placed ninth in the extemporaneous speech event. He had ten minutes to prepare and five minutes to deliv­ er a speech on a business topic. In each case, students do not know ahead of time what functions will be required or what topics will be included. Sam Scholtens represented Thomapple Kellogg High School at this national BPA competition in VB.net programming. He fin­ ished 14th of the lop 48 programmers in the country. Business Professionals of America is a national organization for students preparing for careers in business and information tech­ nology. The organization’s activities and pro­ grams complement classroom instruction by giving students practical experience through application of the skills learned at school. Business Professionals of America acts as a cohesive agent in the nationwide networking of education and business and industry and is contributing to the preparation of a world­ class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic and techno­ logical skills. Hastings business teachers who support the BPA activities are chapter advisor Tracy CjgOKgfr department head Nancy Cottjrll and .-tfvtrtfl&swold. pEbgYtudcnts expressed appreciation to the many individuals, businesses, and groups who helped to defray the cost of their trip, including Hastings Educational Enrichment Foundation. King's Appliances and Electronics. Hastings Rotary. Coleman Agency of Hastings. Thomapple Valley Family Health. MainStreet Savings Bank. Hastings Exchange Club. Hastings Lions Club. Charles Caldwell Orthodontics. West Michigan Endodontists. Gcukcs Market. J-Ad Graphics. Duane Hamilton E.-cavating, Hastings Women’s Club. Hastings Ponderosa Steakhouse. Maple Valley Reul Estate. Hastings Mutual Insurance Company. Hastings Fiber Glass Products. H.urings Business and Professional Women. Advanced Eye Care Professionals. Hastings Orthopedic Clinic. Picture This Photography, Larry Neil Agency and many anonymous donors. Three retiring teachers with a combined service of 80 years are (from left) Joe LaJoye. Alvina Griswold and John Merritt. "I consider myself fortunate to have had the opportunity to be a teacher in the area of music education." LaJoye said. "It’s been my pleasure over my career to teach in three dis­ tricts that gave me great opportunity. Lakewood. Central Montcalm and for the past 22 1/2 years at Hastings. “I have enjoy ed the support of a wonderful administration and staff and a terrific parent booster organization. "I will miss my work and leave with many very fond memories and experiences." John Merritt has been with the Hastings School system since 1970. teaching fifth grade. The popular instructor was recognized by the board for the many lives he has touched over the years. As he accepted an award from the board for his many years of dedicated service, he spoke of the children. "I tried to think back over the years and recall one year that I did not enjoy. I couldn't think of one. Even when you had kids who were a challenge, they all were special in the end." Merritt said. The board, at its meeting Monday night, also recognized the retirement of Barbara Sams from the Transportation Department. In other matters. Superintendent Chris Cooley announced the layoffs of Kevin Morgan, fourth grade teacher at Southeastern Fred Rademacher, varsity football coach, high school; Dennis Redman, junior varsity wrestling coach, high school; Brian Roderick, boys varsity soccer coach, high school; Carl Schoessel. girls swim coach, high school; and Darrell Slaughter, assistant wrestling coach at the middle school. The board accepted Cooley’s recommenda­ tion to participate in the Schools of Choice plan and authorized the administration to implement the schools of choice plan and to take action on student transfer requests. The board also accepted Cooley ’s recom­ mendation to support the Barry Intermediate School District’s budget for the 2006-2007 school year. The board accepted a gift of funds totaling $3,358 from the Hastings Educational Enrichment Foundation. The board was told that information about the school improvement plan will be present­ ed to the board for consideration and possible approval at the June 19 board meeting. A pro­ posed financial plan for the 2006-07 school year and suggestions for system-w ide areas of emphasis will be presented to the board for consideration and possible approval. The board was given information about the recommendation of a new history textbook series to be used in the eighth grade classes. The Barry County Historical Society will be meeting at the Hastings Elks Club at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 18. Dr. Jerry Morton will be presenting a pro­ gram on ‘Past Memorial Day celebrations" in Barry County. He has researched the subject, and is regarded as an excellent speaker. It will be interesting to look back in history and hear how it was ’then" and "now." As usual, the public is invited at no charge. Refreshments will follow. World War 11 veterans books will be avail­ able at this meeting. Groundbreaking for library slated for 4:30 Friday citizens in Hastings will make the earth move Friday afternoon. May 19. when cele­ brating the groundbreaking for a new $5.2 million dollar library. After several years of working to raise $5.2 million (all of which was raised locally), up to one hundred community members will pick up their shovels and turn the first shov­ els of dirt to celebrate the beginning of con­ struction. The afternoon events will include a press conference at 4:30 p.m.. ground breaking at 5. frog unveiling at 5:15. chicken barbecue at 5:30. live music starting at 5:30 and story telling at 6. The public is invited the media to join the fun starting at 4:30 to receive detailed infor­ mation on the construction schedule, building design and the economic impact of this proj­ ect on the City of Hastings. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 18. 2006 - Page 3 Cynthia Vujea new supt. of Delton Kellogg Schools First gentleman Daniel Mulhern took time to speak to Hastings area leaders follow­ ing his luncheon presentation May 12. First gentleman Dan Mulhern attempts to inspire local leaders by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Michigan’s "first gentleman." Daniel Mulhern, was a special guest at a Leadership Barry County luncheon last Friday to inspire local leaders to encourage the community to succeed. He told the group of more than 20 at the Hastings City Bank conference room he was bringing a "non-partisan" message on leader­ ship. He told the group he found that being involved in leadership gave him "youthful vigor." He asked local leaders to define their focus through envisioning, engaging involvement, energizing and enduring. Under envisioning he said no leader should ever "stop painting the picture of a great com­ munity. defining success." He noted that most people don’t realize that Michigan is a mag­ net for the most well educated work force. "Often you need to repeat the vision, again and again, for others to see its reality,” he said. ’ Getting others engaged in that vision is a "crucial conversation" and it is continuous, according to Mulhern. "Lead, change and challenge" are his watchwords. He encouraged them to add adventure to their work and lives. He reminded them that Monet’s Live at Givemy became a life long reality. It is important to get youth at the table as well. He encouraged local leaders to subscribe to his weekly newsletter "Reading for Leading." He directs this newsletter to more than 7000 people from across the country involved and interested in leadership. In a recent newsletter and at the luncheon, he discussed participating in Leadership Detroit’s high ropes course. In this last ses­ sion. he challenged the group to strap on har­ nesses and safety topes, and climb 40 or 50 feet up the tall pine trees and maneuver across cables suspended between the trees. The exer­ cises were demanding physically and emo­ tionally. And nearly every participant (includ­ ing Mulhern) excelled beyond what they thought was possible for them when they first walked back into the pine trees in the morn­ ing. Mulhern, who is married to Gov. Jennifer Granholm, reminds leaders that such exercis­ es help people learn to fail, try new tech­ niques. listen to guidance and try that which is difficult Participants responded to verbal encouragement. He also stressed the need to ask people to do something challenging. In conclusion Mulhern advised. “Lead with your best stuff. You can't fail, but can only learn." For more information about Leadership Barrv County call director Dana Rittenberg at 945-2114. by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Cynthia Vujea was officially hired as new superintendent of Delton Kellogg at the school board meeting Monday night. Vujea. currently director of instruction and technology for Comstock Park Schools, was the only candidate from a p<x>l of four called back for a second interview last week. Board President Sandra Barker said Vujea was out of town, but the board would be entering into contract negotiations with her when she returned, which would be at the end of this week or the beginning of next. Vujea would replace Ronald Archer who has been superintendent for almost five years in the district and is entering semi-retirement effective June 30. Vujea's work experience, in addition to her current job. which she has held since 1996. includes instruction and assessment coordina­ tor for East Grand Rapids Schools from 1992 to 1996. elementary and middle school teacher and reading specialist in Kentwood Public Schools 1984 to 1992. and teacher in the elementary at St. Isidore School of Grand Rapids from 1980 to 1984 She has served as internal facilitator for her current district’s first strategic plan, helping develop the mission, vision and beliefs that serve as the district’s basis for future action plans. She has implemented the Michigan Comprehensive Guidance program, devel­ oped the Career Preparation program, the Elementary' Reading Support program and mentorship training that has become the mod­ els for several other districts in Kent County. She wxs also one of the writers for the KC-4 curricula, which was recently adopted by the district. She hxs served as interim superintendent during the absence of the superintendent, and has experience supervising all building staff and assisting students in the absence of the building principals. Her education includes a master of arts degree in curriculum and leaching from Michigan Stale University, also with a bache­ lor’s degree in elementary education. She also is a certified human resource specialist with Michigan State University, has her school technology management certification, has coursework in elementary and central office administration from MSU. She has also grad­ uated from the Superintendent Academy. Vujea said in the first round of interviews with tiie district that her goal if given the job would be to bring everyone in the community together to create successful learning. She said as superintendent she would work to increase clear and open communication, work to challenge students to become competitive academically, and make Delton a school that all parents including parents not in the dis- trict, would want their children to attend. "My vision is success for all students." she said. "My personal vision for the district would be to determine through community and professional involvement what kind of district we would want to become and how 1 could remove the obstacles to that. We would need a strategic plan, action plans and a time line to make and track progress. We would build the plan from the ground up where peo­ ple owned the plan and believed in it." Vujea has experience trimming budgets in times of light cuts from the state. She w orked in the Comstock Park district reducing the budget by S3 million (17%) over a three year period. She also managed the design and implementation of two technology bond proj­ ects totaling $3 million. She supervises an annual budget for instruction and technology of $400,000. She also participates with the business manager and superintendent in the development of the annual district budget and serves on the Kent County Grassroots Committee which advocates funding for pub­ lic schools. Vujea could start xs early as June. Archer has said in the pxst he plans to stay on until June to help in the transition and eliminate the need for an interim superintendent. In other business at the May 15 meeting, the board: • Heard results of the board’s evaluation for Archer. On a scale of I to 5 he received an overall score of 3.7, which is a “satisfactory plus." In fiscal planning, he scored 3.8. in general administration he scored 3.6, in per­ sonnel administration 3.3. in interaction with the board of education 4.0 and in educational leadership he scored a 3.8 Barker said. "On behalf of the Board of Education we would like to thank Ron for job well done and for the five years of service to the district." • Reviewed results of a community survey in which 338 people responded about the strengths and weakness’ of the school district. The district scored high marks in treating people with respect when they communicate with the school, promoting a culture and cli­ mate of good values and quality standards and many respondents found the districts disci­ pline policies "about right." The schools seemed weaker on its athletic program, programs for gifted students, lack of policies and procedures for adminislra ion. low test scores and lack of direction. The board itself had 47% of respondents saying that the board did not respond to their ques­ tions in a timely manner with the elementary school scoring highest, with 90% saying they were responded to in a timely fashion. Cynthia Vujea Full results from the survey can be read at the school’s website. • Announced new hires including Vic Haas as new head football coach. Rene Stopher. middle school secretary, and two special edu­ cation teachers Dina Rios, and Melissa Meyer. Heard that the building trades class will be holding an open house for public view ing and bidding on the house on 10699 Stoney Point Drive May 24 6 to 8 p.m. just pxst the high school that students have been working on ail year. Archer said that bidding information and house information can be obtained at the open house. He said the district hxs built homes in the past as a way for students to learn building trades and its an opportunity for the public to purchase lake front homes at a rcxsonable price. • Voted to allow a student entering II th grade in the district to attend Gull Lake Schools although Gull Lake Schools does not participate in the schools of choice program. Board members Elizabeth Matteson. Sharon Boyle and Joseph Noto voted no. Heard from Archer that there will be a budget hearing before the next school board meeting. He said he is hoping that with the budget cuts the board will be able to cut sev­ eral hundreds of thousands of of dollars and possibly eliminate the deficit. • Heard from retiring auto mechanics teacher Rich Finedell who thanked the board, administrators and co-workers for his 32 years with the district. Heard that the alternative education will be holding its graduation Thursday. May 25. al 7 p m. in the high school auditorium. Walldorff Bistro and Brewpub expected to offer 40 new jobs Brad Gee Brad Gee newest Hastings attorney Brad Gee is following in the steps of his father, Bruce Gee, who has practiced law in Hastings for more than 30 years. Brad Gee begins practicing this week as a licensed attorney in Hastings. He was sworn in May 9 in the Barry County Circuit Court by Circuit Judge James Fisher. Gee, a Hastings High School and Wheaton College (III.) alumnus, graduated from Thomas Cooley Law School in Lansing last January 2006. He graduated with concentra­ tions in litigation and general practice He is employed at Gee & Longstreet LLP at 607 North Broadway in Hastings, where he has worked as a law clerk for the past 18 months. "I’ve been busy drafting and doing research for the past 18 months and I am looking forward to meeting with clients and getting hands on experience with what I have learned in law sciiool." said Gee. As a new associate, he will work along side the law firms partners, attorneys Bruce W. Gee and Robert J. Longstreet. Gee, who lives in Hastings, is married to Julie L. Gee (formerly Julie Worth) from Dowling. Their son. Patrick. 2. was bom the day before Gee’s second semester law school exams. The Gees said they are grateful Patrick's grandmothers were able to provide child care during Brad s lime in law school. Julie recently left her position in the quali­ ty assurance department at Farmers Insurance in Caledonia to become a homemaker. Tiie Gees said they look forward to becom­ ing more involved in the First Baptist Church of Hastings and other local community groups. Gee was among the 51% of who passed the Michigan Bar exam in February. by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The new Walldorff Bistro and Brewpub under construction downtown will soon be seeking to fill roughly 40 new positions throughout 'he organization. With much of the structural reconstruction complete and a full liquor license obtained from the state, the brewpub positions itself for operational readiness, said co-owner and chef Mike Bamaart. Susan Bamaart. wife and co-owner, said. "The Nugent team (Nugent Builders Inc) is making excellent progress with the building and our focus is shifting toward the human factor of the organization. We arc preparing for the interview process now." she said. The Walldorff. as the name suggests, is to be a bistro and brewpub but even more. The building's third story ballroom will have banquet/event capacity, seating up to 225, with the second floor and garden levels offering retail and office space. Mike Bamaart said he is focused on bring­ ing a different sort of working experience to the community in Hastings. "The workplace is alive because it is made of people. It is our mission to provide the peo­ ple within the Walldorf organization with an atmosphere to grow, not only xs employees, but as themselves." he said. "I will be wear­ ing many hats, of course, but I am a 'systems’ guy. I believe attitude and desire to perform are much more important than previous expe­ rience. I am hopeful we will draw from the entire talent pool of the community, not just those who have restaurant backgrounds. Mike said a recent job fair for 38 positions within the new ethanol plant in Woodland reportedly drew upwards of 1.000 applicants, and that with the increxsc in gas prices, work ing nearer to home hxs its definite advan­ tages. "Its not news that job shortage hxs been a part of Michigan’s experiem e lately. I think this makes it tougher for people to distinguish themselves qualitatively to prospective employers. The information suggests that we. xs management, will have our hands full iden­ tifying those with the intangible, but ever important human assets to deliver a truly unique cxpi rience." Mike said the Walldorff Brewpub & Bistro will be releasing information about the urga- nization's mission and beliefs so that prospec­ tive employees can get and idea of their oper­ ational expectations, and the application pro­ cedures. He said the organization also plans to hold a job fair in the near future. "We hope to make our intentions clear so new hires feel comfortable with what they arc signing up for. We arc looking for people who truly seek an opportunity to express them­ selves in an environment where creaL • - con­ tribution is valued and supported. Our culture is based on delivering first and foremost and engaging human experience for the organiza­ tion. Only then can we really perform on our promise to our audience, the guest." Mike said construction on the brewpub and bistro, located at the northexst corner of State and Jefferson streets, is on schedule. Eric Ykema. of Nugent Builders, said. "Our crew is very talented and diligent. We arc hopeful that completion will be reached for an early summer opening. We have been, and continue to be very pleased to be a part of this project." "It’s a very exciting time... we have obtained a full liquor license which will enable us to serve not only our own micro brews but a full line of wine and spirits. The hard feature difference of our product offer­ ing will be the creation of meals from raw­ ingredients. The menu will be delivered from scratch. We will not be serving prepackaged food product here. This feature requires a sig­ nificant comm.imcnt on the part of the kitchen and support staff." Mike said through the application process he is open to pursuing employees in non tra­ ditional ways. "The people arc only as good xs the sys­ tems they work within and the systems arc devised and operated by the people. Creativity has difficulty blossoming in flawed sy stems. I am seeking to deliver a platform, a stage, where our people arc allowed to per­ form quite literally beyond the expectations they arrive here with. Proving this difference in a concrete and visible way to our guests w ill be our function." A Waldorff website is up and running to help facilitate with the application process and provide information on job openings. It can be found online at ww-w walldorffbrcwpub.com Hastings Varsity Baseball Coach Marsh Evans and his team visited Tendercare in Hastings Monday to help celebrate Babe Ruth Day. The team spent time with the res­ idents and played a trivia game with questions about Ruth, the former New York Yankee who hit 60 home runs in 1927 and finished his career with 714. Team mem­ bers, left to right, who visited Tendercare are: Brarden Curtis, Matt Teunessen, A. J. Tassos, Austin Hurless, Ken Taylor, Justin Carroll and Dan Secord. Varsity team meets with or time fans Hastings Varsity Baseball Coach Marsh Evans and team members Dan Secord and Branden Curtis met with residents of Tendercare in Hastings to talk baseball. The event was part of the team’s efforts to reach out to the community and talk with base­ ball fans. �Page 4 - Thursday. May 18. 2006 - The Hastings Banner There are plenty of other nominees for state bird Wing’s wife should’ve planted corn instead To the editor: When I read last week's Banner story (May II) about the Barry County Board of Commissioners' debate over granting Commissioner Tom Wing an "excused absence’ for missing the meeting to plant com. it again points out that Wing just does not seriously enough take his responsibility to those of us who elected him. The article made it known that Wing’s wife was in the audience while he was absent, which just adds insult to the injury. J don't know if Commissioner Wing sent her there to keep track of what went on and give him a personal report, or if she just happened to be there as a Barry County resident. In any case, he should have been there to represent those of us who elected him. I thought that W’ing had learned something from the negative exposure he received in a front page Banner article last October, which reported he has been absent or has been late for about one-third of County Board meet­ ings. However, it appears to not be the case. Would it have been too much to have expected Mr. Wing to have (aught his wife how to plant com so he could have attended the commission meeting he was elected to attend? If we are smart voters, cone Aug. 8, we will vote for his opponent in the Republican primary and grant Mr. Wing a permanent ’excused absence’ from all future Barry County Board of Commissioners meetings after January ’07. Maybe then, we the residents of the Seventh District, will ge? the representation we are paying for and deserve. Happy plant­ ing, Mr. Wing. George Hubka, Dowling Oil and gas are still essential to America To the editor: technical programs, and outright bans on By now most of us are aware that the cur­ drilling in large areas that contain huge reser­ rent administration recently outlined a recov­ voirs. Our nation has vast oil and gas resources ery plan to end America s ’addiction" to oil by prescribing alternative energy resources sufficient to make our country relatively ener­ exclusively. However, many of the alternative gy independent for the next one half century fuels mentioned, trom ethanol to hydrogen, ano far beyond. Mother Earth is thermally require natural gas or oil to be produced. cooking new gas and oil as you read this mes­ The simple fact is oil and natural gas is sage. Adequate domestic supplies of oil offer essential to modem society. Consider that half a barrel of crude oil is refined into various major benefits to our nation and state. gasoline fuels for transportation while the National security, balance of trade payments, other half is refined into millions of products large numbers of skilled employed, and mil­ we take for granted, including asphalts, lubri­ lions of dollars in royalties to mineral owners cants. plastics, fibers, clothes, pills and even and to the Michigan Natural Resources Trust food. Wc need crude oil and natural gas with Fund (used to develop community parks and or w ithout alternative fuels. purchase public lands) are among those worth "Where do we get crude oil and natural gas mentioning. Today there exists a new generation of at a desirable price?" Historically, oil prices were relatively low skilled and environmentally sensitive explo­ in the 1950s. 1960s. the late 1980s and I 990s ration managers among the independent pro­ when foreign oil imports were about 50% or ducers of America. They benefit from new lower. Oil prices were relatively high during technology that has revolutionized the indus­ the I 970s. and-carljf^DQLX <bcn fareig* oil try Way wejWBonc well insteja^jef tear in 1985 for the same resources. Directional and imports were about 60% ocihigher. Historical evidence suggests our job is to horizontal drilling offers a much smaller reduce our reliance on foreign imported oil by environmental impact. Multiple cemented about 10% to 15% trom present levels. At casings in wells protect shallow ground water some high price consumer demand will flat­ zones. Safety has improved. These measures insured that virtually no ten as conservation makes an impact High cost alternative uels. such as oil trom shale oil was spilled offshore as a result of the dev­ mining in Cans -a. will become more com­ astating hurricanes Katrina and Rita last year. A strong local oil and gas industry is mercially viable. At the same time, the domestic supply will extremely important to our state and nation. Now is the time for our legislators, our regu­ increase as independent oil and gas produc­ ers. who team up to drill 90% of our nation's lators, the environmental industry, conserva­ onshore and offshore wells, rush to add to tion clubs, private citizens, and the energy domestic supplies by exploring for new reser­ industry to come together in an atmosphere of voirs. The rate that oil is added to domestic mutual respect to accomplish a big job that is supplies is dramatically slowed by unreason­ worth the effort. Thomas Mall, able regulatory drill permit delays, ro’ary drill rig availability (now 1400 nationally verses Michigan Oil and Gas Assn., chairman Trendwell Energy Corp. CEO, Greenville 2500 in 1985), zero budgeting of the Department of Energy's successful oil and gas Bring your special event photos to us for quality, professional processing. J-Ad Graphics PRINTING PLUS To the editor: A few Michigan Senators seem to have nothing better to do. in exercising the peo­ ples’ business, than to spend umpteen gov­ ernmental man-hours Lord knows how much money to change the state-mandated declara­ tion of 1931 to establish the robin as the official slate bird to the Kirtland’s warbler. Need we need any better reason to abolish the Michigan Senate than this ’‘Nero philoso­ phy’’ of not paying attention to the urgen­ cies facing all of us, these perilous times of lost jobs, outsourcing, illegal immigration, rampant government waste, outrageous depletion of human and financial resources in a war built on lies and deception, borrow­ ing money from China and Asia to finance our national debt? As if Clings aren't bad enough in Michigan, the Senate, specifically Patty Birkholz. wants to dishonor the robin to boot! Who killed Cock Robin? Aye, said the Michigan Senate. What the pinheads in the senate don't seem to understand, or want to understand, is that there arc many special interests with their own agendas to promote, including, but not limited to: • The Bankers Association, which wants to goldfinch. • Alcoholics, who want the “Whiskey Jack.’ • Loudmouths, who are interested in the crow. • Cowards, who want to have the chicken. • Flirts, who want the Whistler. • Draft dodgers from the Vietnam era. who want the yellow bellied sapsucker. • Fat cats, who choose the grosbill. • Dairy farmers, who promote the cow­ bird. • Grumpy old men and women who want the grouse. • Relentless sinners who want the Hell Diver. • Prison inmates who insist on the jailbird. • People condemned to the streets because of mental illness, the cuckoo, or the nuthatch. • Satanists want the blackbird. • Stalkers want the creeper. • Vice President Dick Chaney, the yellow­ breasted bird of your choice. • Republicans who want to fiy to the moon, the waxwing. • Those who believe President Bush’s lies about the reasons for war in Iraq, the dodo bird, or perhaps the turkey. • The Enron upper echelon, the lark. • The Carpenters Union, what’s left of it. Is government creating our problems? To the editor: 1 am grateful to Larry J. VanZalen of Hastings and Patricia Wilson of Middleville for the letters they wrote and had published in the May 11 edition of the Hastings Banner. I am very relieved to find out I’m not the only one who has had these thoughts and fears. People, if you think our government can’t be involved in things like the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, think again! Let's think back in history — this is the same government that gave us the Korean and Vietnam conflicts and other little wars. It gave us troublesome incidents such as Waco and Ruby Ridge. It’s almost like we. the gov­ ernment. need an enemy and what better way to squander our money and resources than have a calamity like 9-11? I remember reading something Herman Goering wrote just after World War II about the ordinary everyday people don't want war because the best they can expect to get out of it is to return home alive and unharmed The average person must be given a compelling reason to fight. So we have a 9-11. 1 also read somewhere that the best way to control a population is to control their money (direct deposit), control their ability to arm themselves (gun control), control their ability to travel (higher gas prices and airline restric­ tions). If you can do this, you can control the population. Look around us and pay attention. It's hap­ pening to us with stricter laws on everything from walking your cat to speaking out in pub­ lic. We Americans arc in trouble and only we can solve it, not government. Steve Toman. Nashville Brann’s letter shows lack of understanding To the editor: Before T numerous Brann in his letter tq the Banner April 26. The Gun Lake casino will contribute sig­ nificantly to state and local taxes and the economy. Under terms of a compact the Tribe is willing to sign, revenue sharing payments in lieu of taxes will far exceed all combined taxes collected from businesses like Tommy Brann's Steak House. Brann's letter displayed a fundamental lack of understanding that the Gun Lake Tribe is a government, recognized as such by the framers of the U.S. Constitution, and validat­ ed in numerous decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Tribe is not a business organization. That is the reason that the Tribe doesn’t pay the same taxes Tommy does, but neither docs the Slate of Michigan. Governments can’t tax other governments; in the same way Michigan doesn’t pay taxes to Ohio. However, under terms of a compact, the Tribe will pay well over $10 million directly to the stale and local governments, in the first year of operation. To pul that figure into per­ spective. compare it to the $30,000 in annual property tax paid to Wayland Township! Such is the case for all Indian casinos operat­ ing under compacts. In regards to taxes paid on alcohol, tobac­ co, and gasoline. Tommy is just plain wrong. Public Opinion: Abd dock. 99.99% of tribal business, must pay tax on these products no different than if they were buying from the 23 is Enough gas station. Here's an even more important fact, collec­ tion of taxes on tobacco and gasoline arc issues that can be addressed under terms of a compact! Sounds like a logical reason to enter into an agreement, does it not? In addition to these logical examples of how a compact could address Brann’s con­ cerns. consider that gaming compacts have resulted in payments of over $389 million to the state and local governments. Brann’s concern about fair competition, in genera], is misplaced. We have not proposed a casino to compete in the restaurant business, we are going into business to compete in the gaming market. And contrary to Brann’s unfounded accusations, you will not find tables of free crab legs at the casino. The Tribe has only pointed out the relevant issue that Tommy Brann's opposition to the casino is rooted in his membership in a self­ proclaimed "statewide anti-gaming organiza­ tion." while he is reaping the profits from electronic lottery gaming. That is hypocriti­ cal, pure and simple. John Shagonaby, Dorr, Gun Lake Tribal Council Treasurer “As a regular user of the library, several times a week. I am looking for­ ward to having morspace and more access to information.” “I am looking forward to having a facility that is better for local historians and geneology researchers. There will also be a lol more shelves for books.” “I am looking for more information on the area, including how this area developed over time.” The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... What’s best about new library? The Hastings Public Library will break ground Friday afternoon for its new building. This follows years of fund-raising efforts. What are you looking ’onward to the most from the new library? The Heating* Ilene Hilson, Hastings: “I am just thrilled that the new library is a reality. 1 am looking forward to the expansion of services and greater accessibility.” Megan Lavell. Hastings: “Being new to the area I am excited to have more services, including more resources for job seekers.” Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 Pubish^b, ifisn Dave Macqueen, Hastings: How many can honestly say we should turn our backs on the annual pronouncer of (he arrival of spring? Is there really a more appropriate state bird for Michigan than the robin? Our Sute Senate has gone haywire! These 38 public ser'ants have been ignoring the practical needs of live and government while proposing the nerdities ignominity! Fire the bums! Scott Sm th. Delxn 269-945-9554 Responses to our weekly question. George C. Williston. Hastings: the wood duck. • Most American CEOs and their immedi­ ate subordinates, the vulture. • Attorneys, the legal eagle. • Many people of Barry County, the king­ fisher • Fans of Batman, the Penguin, of course. • Michigan’s many snowbirds, the winter wren. • Edgar Allen Poe fans. The Raven, of course. • Senate Majority Leader Kenneth Sikkema, the loon. • County Commissioner Howard Gibson, the hoot owl. • General Motors and arsonists would go for “the Firebird.’’ • SWET anti-drug teams, the stool pigeon. • Sesame Street watchers. Big Bird. • Rich people want the blue billed, fat rich folks the broad billed. • Truckers are partial to the Road Runner. • Cheating spouses promote the red head­ ed woodpecker. • Sand and gravel mining companies, the sand piper or the sandhill crane. • Anyone named Robert, the Bobolink. • Stockbrokers and stock watchers, the junco. • Fat people, the butterball turkey. • Citizens who know better, but just don’t see. the burrowing ostrich. • People who engage in gossip, the cat bird. • Those who don’t take the time to pay attention to what’s really happening because they don’t care, the bird brain. • The disaffected, disenfranchised, down­ hearted, the bluebird. • Funeral home directors pick the mourn­ ing dove. • Poachers might like the killdeer. • Heavy smokers or TB sufferers might want it to be the whooping crane. • Shirley Jones. David Cassidy, Susan Dey and company, the partridge. • The CIA might prefer the hooded mer­ ganser. • Howard Hughes would have spoken on behalf of the Spruce Goose. • Barry County farmers might want to go with the bam swallow. • Dino would sing on behalf of the Martin. • Winos will opt for Thunderbird, or per­ haps these days the Smoking Loon or the Winking Owl. • Would Laura Bush take the Emperor Goose? • Peaceniks and shy people might choose the turtle dove. Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division ot J-Ad Graphics lx. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacoba PnMM Frederic Jacoba vkahwan Slaven Jacoba Secretary'Tiwsum • NEWSROOM • David T. 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Ml 49058 �The Hastings Bannar - Thursday May 18. 2006 - Page 5 Two vote reforms would improve system It was gcxxl to sec a great deal of interest from candidates filing for county and state political offices this week to make the upcom­ ing election season interesting. I sincerely believe a democracy is healthy and works well when there is an ongoing debate, before a winner eventually is decided at the polls. However. 1 also sincerely believe our electoral process is slowly but surely being undermined by lust for power and greed and by an apathetic and uninformed public that seems to just go through the motions when selecting our so-called public servants. We Americans have an awful tendency to whine and complain about the way things are or the way things seem to be going, yet we keep electing the same people over and over again. We are amaz­ ingly resistant to change and new ideas. Look at some of the more interesting data before us now: President Bush’s poll numbers are as low as 31 nerccnt and the stats for Congress arc even worse. Yet. the irony is ’ don’t believe for a minute that any of our incumbent members of Congress arc in seri­ ous danger of being turned away at the polls in August or November. The job approval ratings for Congress arc below 30%. but I’m willing to bet these figures arc not applicable to Peter Hoekstra. Vcm Ehlers. Fred Upton or Joe Schwarz. All of them arc virtual shoo-ins in their re-election campaigns. Other data shows us about 98 percent of all incumbent politi­ cians are re-elected with little trouble because while we say we’re fed up with politicians, we still like the ones who represent us on our own turf. We seem to be saying “Throw the rascals out.’’ but let's keep our own rascal. With that in mind. I hereby propose a couple of radical changes to election laws. First, I’d like to see straight ticket voting as we know it out­ lawed. I’m sick and tired of rewarding lazy voters who don’t want to seriously consider each race by letting them simply mark one part of ballot to vote for one party all the way through the ballot. My idea instead is simply to eliminate the straight party option from the ballot, thereby forcing all voters to make their selections on every contest Though it would slow down the voting process, it also would force a more intelligent voting procedure. People who want to vote straight ticket would not be denied that option, but they would have to go through the entire ballot and make each selection, just like any other voter who wants to spilt his or her tick­ et. I’m sure politicians now in power would not support my idea. I’m sure it would find no favor from Republicans in West Michigan, nor Democrats in the Detroit metro area But I think it would give us a better chance to make wiser choic­ es in electing our people we send to Lansing end Washington. The second idea I propose is to abolish the election of the socalied “county elected officials." This would include the positions of clerk, treasurer, prosecuting attorney, drain commissioner, sur­ veyor. register of deeds and sheriff. Villages and cities often have their police chiefs, clerks, attor­ neys and finance directors appointed by their councils and I fail to see where this has hurt the public. I believe there are certain public jobs that should not be elected because they actually are functional rather than legislative positions. Under current laws, we could elect a clerk, drain commissioner or register of deeds who is incompetent very simply because most of us truly don’t understand what it takes to do these jobs well. Furthermore, as 1 have pointed out so often in this very space, these jobs loo often are “anointed” rather than elected. Of the seven so-called “elected county officials" now serving, only Surveyor Brian Reynolds and Sheriff Dar Leaf earned their jobs by first being elected. All others were appointed first in a silly manufac­ tured process that placed them in positions of incumbency., which makes them virtually invincablc. So we could put the charade out of its misc.'y by having the state change its laws to make all seven of them appointed rather than elected. Personally. I rarely if ever feel good about taking away electoral power from the people, but in this case, too often electing these people turns out to be nothing more than a rubber stamp to manu­ factured consent. 1 think the result of both of these proposals, if they were to be approved, would be more level playing field in the electoral arena and more efficient government. Meanwhile, I'm looking forward to a vigorous debate of issues important to us all as we head into the hectic season before the Aug. 8 primary. Please note: You cannot split your ticket in a primary, which is a contest that decides who will appear on the ballot in the November general election. Please don't spoil your ballot by switching back and forth between Republicans and Democrats or Independents. If you want to split your ticket, save it for November, the final runoff. — Fred Jacobs, vice president. J-Ad Graphics So what’s wrong with human desires? To the editor: What’s wrong with our human desires (wants)? First, let’s name a few of these human desires. Second, let’s list some dangers connected with these desires. And third, what are the prescriptions to prevent these desires from hurting, stealing from us or killing us. First you will notice this list of human desires or wants arc somewhat age related. A baby first wants to communicate, (cry. talk, yell, whisper, sing, etc.) Second, that person wants to eat (more or less what. "I want”). Third, that person wants to sleep, "when I want to. and if I want to." Fourth, that child wants to have fun (he entertains with what he likes). Fifth, he wants to learn. Have you noticed how easy it is for a 2-year-old child to remember everything that’s new and fascinat­ ing to that child? And the questions they ask - Why? How?, etc. Sixth, sex. when? where?, etc. Seventh, people want money, things, popu­ larity. peace, freedom, truth or my own way. Now, think with me — all of these seven­ plus desires arc good and legitimate within certain limitations. Otherwise, all of these things can hurt you. steal from you or even kill you. Let me list a few names of dangers connected with these human desires. The list of dangers is almost endless. First, anger, madness, swearing, lying, etc. Second, hunger, diet, healthy, fattening, gluttony, etc. Third, rest, sleepy, etc. Fourth, joy, hurt, accident, killed, etc. Fifth, truth or lies, deceived, etc. Sixth, adultery, fornication, disease, etc. Seventh, stealing, no work, spending, bor­ rowing, covetousness, etc. Now for the prescriptions, as presented to us from the Book of Instruction... First, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Psalms 34:13, "You shall not take the name of the Lorri your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain." Exodus 20:7. "It is not good to eat much honey; so to seek one’s own glory is not glory." Proverbs 25:27. "Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do. do all to the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31. "Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread." Proverbs 20:13. "Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober." 1 Thessalonians 5:6, “Do not be deceived. Evil company corrupts good habits." 1 Corinthians 15:33. "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. Psalms 1:1. "Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil. Avoid it. do not travel on it; turn away from it and pass on." Proverbs 4:14-15, "It is good for me that I have been afflicted. That I may learn Your statutes." Psalms 119:71. "You* hands have made me and fashioned ine; Give me under­ standing. that 1 may learn Your command­ ments." Psalms 119:73, "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the king­ dom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither for­ nicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor reviiers. nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows". I Timothy 6:10. 1 like the title to the Instruction Book - The Bible, found in James 1:25 "The perfect law of liberty." Rus Sarver. Hastings Everybody but Grand Rapids backs Gun Lake Casino Dear editor, Tiie Grand Rapids Press seems to be rather isolated in its support for Todd Boorsma’s “Michigo" and 23 is Enough. Editorial sup­ port for the Gun Lake Casino and the compact have come from the Detroit Free Press, Grand Rapids Business Journal. Muskegon Chronicle and the Lansing State Journal. In addition to these great editorials. George Weeks, the syndicated political columnist, and former chief of staff to Governor William Milliken, also published an extremely sup­ portive column. Todd Boorsma received support from many individuals against the casino because of moral reasons. I am sure they are very sincere in their convictions. However, I wonder if these same people know that Todd Boorsma used the exact same attorneys and lobbyists as Kevin Flynn, who received $5 million from Boyd Gaming to keep the Gun Lake Casino from opening. Kevin Flynn was paid by Boyd Middleville area businessman will seek 87th District seat Wade Trombley has thrown his hat into the ring for the 87th District State House scat bring vacated by terminated Rep. Gary Newell. The 43-year-old Thomapple Township Republican plans to roll out a "A Conservative Republican...for a Change" campaign theme as he pursues the 87th District seat which covers Barry and much of Ionia County Trombley explained that the "A Conservative Republican...for a Change" theme is based on his belief that more politi­ cians are not needed in Lansing, rather more citizens in government. “Too many elected officials and candidates arc infected with the 4 P’s." he explained. "That is the desire for the Power. Perks. Privileges and Prestige of elected office. They become more concerned w»th winning the next election and climbing the political ladder and maintaining their power and perks than doing what is right for the next generation. “As a small business owner. I feel unique­ ly qualified to take on the challenges facing Michigan and the 87th District. I don't aspire to climb the political ladder like the other candidates in this district. I want to go to Lansing to serve the people of the 87th District and when I am done. 1*11 go back to my business and resume my life as it was before I was elected to the State House." Trombley said he supports the current peti­ tion drive to eliminate the Michigan Senate. "If they can get the necessary signatures to put it on the ballot — more power to them. You should never be afraid of letting the citi­ zens decide an issue, even if it affects the makeup of our state government. If the sen­ ate elimination bid fails. I will then introduce legislation to immediate!} reduce the size of the legislative budget by 20%. That would save the taxpayers about 26 million dollars a year and reduce the staff size and salaries of the legislators. I would stipulate that the sav­ ings go into an alternative energy research and development fund to help make Michigan the alternative energy capital of the world " The Trombley campaign also supports Gaming... but the question is. where does Todd Boorsma get the 'funding for Michgo? The Gun Lake Tribe has had to fund huge sums of money to defend this deliberately delayed legal process. The tribe does have investors that have been very steadfast; how­ ever. the tribe must pay back these hugh sums of money when finally this is resolved and the tribe has their rightful sovereignty. Friends of the Gun Lake Indians (FOGLI) started with six members and now numbers more than 10.000. This is a totally grass-roots organization and none of the volunteers have ever been paid for their efforts. We sec the unfairness and we are truly friends of the tribe. U.S. Representative Peter Hoekstra endorsed the Manistee Little River Band in 1993 for their casino. However, he has been a firm opponent and an e-mail from Jack Abramoff (along with a donation) ties him in with others in government who seem more worried about where their next political dona­ tion will be coming. All of the "heavy weights’ from Grand Rapids seem to be against this project from Pete Secchia. Dick DeVos. Michael Jandernoa to Peter Cook (Todd Boorsma’s boss). We must ask ourselves... why have they fought this so hard? Do they really believe the Gun Lake casino will lake money that other­ wise would be spent in downtown Grand Rapids? Or... are there other reasons? The Gun Lake casino w.’l be creating 1.800 i»ew jobs and 3,100 new indirect jobs in our lock.’ community. They are supported by more than 35 chambers, schools, labor unions, municipalities, tourism councils, alliances and lodging associations. This casino will happen... it is only a mat­ ter of time. Kathy Bowerman. FOGLI S*iard Member. Dorr Wade Trombley approval of a state compact for the Gun Lake casino and the elimination of the Single Business Tax. "The SBT is a hurting our attempts to bring more businesses Into Michigan which accounts for our higher than average unem­ ployment rate and lower economic growth. It needs to be eliminated, but only when a plan is in place to replace the $2 billion in lost rev­ enue so as to not de-slabilize the state budget. 1 will press for a combination of a small replacement tax and state budget cuts to cover the lost SBT revenue." Trombley is an associate real estate broker and co-owner of For Sale By Owner Realty. LLC and die For Sale By Owner Magazine which operates in Barry and Ionia counties, plus the metro Grand Rapids area. He is a graduate from Western Michigan University and is married and has one daughter. www.walldorffbrewpub.com i । �Page 6 - Thursday. May 18. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Worship Together... ...at the church of your choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURC H 2601 Lacey Road, Doultng. Ml 49050 PaMor. Sieve Olmsicad. (S!6) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Sen ice: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School I IO a.m.. Sunday Evening Service 6 (M) pan.; Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6:30 p.m Nashville. Res Al Russell. Pastor A missHMi of St. Ro*e Catholic Church. Hasting* Mas.* Sunday al 9: 30 am. ST. ROSE C ATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. JefTcrwn Father Al Ru**cil. Paitor. Saturday Mas* 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 am and II 00 a.m.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N Mam. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061 Reverend Mary Schipperv DeMuntcr Sunday Worship 9:15 im • Sunday School 10.30 a.m WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hasting*. Ml 49058. Rev Bob Smiti Phone 945-2654 Wonhip Service* Sunday. 10.30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9:30 am. EMMANUEL EPLSCOPAI. CHURCH WemAcr Churrh of the World Wide Anflican Communion." 315 W Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office: (269 ) 945-3014 The Rev Fr Charles P McCabe III. Rector. Mr F William Voetberg. Director of Musk*. Sunday Worship ■ 8 a.m. and 10 am. Childrens Chapel and Sunday School at 10 am. Sunday “Mary and Martha Soup Dinner*" Wednesdays during Lent at 5:45 p.m.. March 6. 15.22, 29, April 5. 12 in the Parish House CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev Timm □yer. Pastor Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 am.; Sunday School IIXXI a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.. Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDA1 CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-550. Sunday School at 9 45 am.; Worship 11:00 am.. Evening Service at 6 00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7 IM) p.m. QUIMBY INITED METHODLST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616 ) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11.-00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12.00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at n<><>n Thursday noon lemur Meals Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilter* Bible Suidy Thursday* 7.15 Choir Thursdays al 5:45. Church website coun­ try chapclume.org FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH X>9 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Cume; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Musk; Ryan White. Youth A Family. Dave Wixid Sr.. Adult Ministries 9:30 am. Sunday School fix all age*. 10 45 a m . Morning Worship; 6.00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7.00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 o.m. Aw ana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office tor information on MOPS Praise & Motion Children * Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Minisine* and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193 Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a m.. Worship Service II am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday P-ayer Service 7 p.m. HOPF: UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M 79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastix. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopcum.org Church Fax No 269-8I84MMI7 Church SecretaryTreasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm Sunday Morning 9:30 am Sunday School; 10: 45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4); Tuesday, Thursday from 9-11:30 am, 12:00-2:30 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneer* (meal served) Wednesday 6 p m. - Jr. & Sr. High Youth (meal served) Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg Thursday 9:30 a. in. • Women'* BiNe Study. SAINTS ANDREW & MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (tn Irving). Sunday service* each week 9 15 a.m. Minning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 1100 a.m. Holy Communion euKh week), and Evening Prayer 6:00 pan. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Day* service* as announced (please call the rectory fix those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rt. Re*. David T. HustwK'k The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and (he recto­ ry number i* 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrewmatthia* We arc part of the Diixesc the Great Lake* which d> in communion with The United Episcopal ClcircE iU North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer al ail our services GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. M! 49073 Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Monung Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Tunc before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry , leader ship training. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise & Worship 10:30 am.. 600 p.m.. Wed. 6:30 p.m. Je*u* Club for boys & girl* ages 4-12. Pastors Da* id and Rose MacDonald An oasis of God's love. '■Where Everyone is Someone Special." For i .formation call I -616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann 623­ 5400 Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a m Sunday School for all ages at 945 am Nursery provided lr Church. Jr. and Sr High Youth Sunday evenings. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Roberta Shaffer Wheelchair accessible and elevator Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 11:15 a.m . Youth activities call for informa­ tion. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 98(10 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269429-9436 Euchanstk service every Sunday. 9:30 am This i* my hixiy given MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mass 3:30 p.m. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. (OnfetMons X) minutes before Ma** Rosary Prayer 30 minute* before Mass HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd. (Comer of State Rd and Boltwood St across from Tom'* Market) Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adutu and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121 Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11 DO a m Kids for Christ. 11 DO a m Worship Service on' for 3 & 4 yr. olds. & 5 yr-4th grade Sunday School for all ages IODO am with adult electives Sunday Evening Service and Smail Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week, I p.m. Senior Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Adults; Sign 'N Share. Pastor's Class. Youth. 6th12th grades, and Faith Weaver Friends. 4 yr*. thru 5th grade. Thu. «day: 9:30-11 am. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women’s Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269 945-9414 Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday. May 18 700 p.m Adventurer*. Friday. Mav 19 - 9:30 am LMT Retreat Saturday. May 20 800-1200 p.m. Geranium Sale Pickup; 9;3O Yun. LMT Retteai. IODO I'm Catechism 6. Sunday. May 21 800 & 10:45 am. Holy Communion; 9:30 am. Sunday School. Little Angels. Flying Dove* and God'* Children Field Trip. Tuesday. May 23 - IDO p m Overeaten Anonymous; 7:00 p.m The Way Wednesday. May 24 - IODO a.m Wordwatchers; 7D0 p.m. Holy Communion. KENTUCKY - George Roche, former President of Hillsdale College, a teacher, a Marine officer, one of the leaders of the con­ temporary conservative movement, died in Louisville, Kentucky Friday. May 5. 2006 of complications relating to his life-long battle with diabetes. Dr. Roche loved a good Tight. His most famous one was against the federal govern­ ment. a crusade to keep Hillsdale College the only truly private institution of higher learn­ ing in the United States. He traveled over three million miles and raised over $300 mil­ lion in this "David and Goliath” campaign. He was the author of a dozen books, including A World Without Heroes which defined and described a broken world that he so much wanted to help restore. George grew up in the Colorado moun­ tains. attended Regis College in Denver and the University of Colorado where he received his Ph.D. in History and later taught at the Colorado School of Mines. He loved the mountains, but in pursuit of bis drive to teach about the fundamental values of western civ­ ilization found it necessary to live much of his life near New York City and in Hillsdale. He was Director of Seminars for the Foundation for Economic Education before becoming the youngest college president in the nation in 1971. Under his leadership Hillsdale College went from a struggling little school to a nationally acclaimed institution. The libraryquadrupled in size, the faculty increased by over half, the endowment increased from about $2 million to over $200 million, the Hillsdale Academy became a national leader in elementary and secondary education, and the campus was transformed. His record as a college president has seldom been equaled. Dr. Roche leaves family and friends around the country who honor him, despite the unhappiness of his departure from Hillsdale College. His wife. Dean Rnche. requests that memorials be sent to The Foundation for Children with Autism. Attn: Development Office-The STAR Program, Fairfax Building. University of Louisville. Louisville, Kentucky 40292. He is also survived by his sister. Peggy Brockway; his sons. George IV and Jacob; daughters. Muriel ffeters and Maggie Murphy: grandchRdred. George V.. Patrick. George, and Maty Kite Morphy, and hrs for­ mer wife. June Bernard Roche. The family also requests that memorials be given to St. Rose of Lima Schoo) (where his grandchildren attend), Attn: Mike Sweeney. 707 South Jefferson St.. Hastings. MI 49058. There will be a public memorial service on May 24th at 7ix) p.m. at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Hillsdale. MI. HASTINGS - Regina L. Astteford, age 88. of Hastings, passed away Sunday. May 14. 2006. at Woodlawn Meadows. Hastings. Regina was bom on January 1). 1918 in Big Rapids, the daughter of Joseph and Rose (Samon) Brown. She was raised in Big Rapids and attended Big Rapids school, graduating in 1935. She was married to Lilc B. Astleford on September 14. 1936 at Big Rapids. She attended Caledonia Holy Family Catholic Church. Mrs. Astleford was a homemaker, she enjoyed cooking, baking bread, gardening, flowers, sewing, reading, and playing cards. She devoted her life to her family, was a car­ ing. loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, always doing kind deeds for her family and friends. Surviving are two sons. Bert A. (Annie) Astleford of Linton. Indiana, Daniel D. (Catherine) Astleford of Jackson; daughter. Mabie L. Denniston and special friend. Robert Haywood of Hastings: nine grand children: many great grandchildren; sister-in­ law. Sylvia Brown of Grand Blanc; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Lite D. Astleford; brother. Anthony Brown; great grandson. Matthew Denniston; two sis­ ters. Teresa Cookingham and Margaret Banks. Funeral services were held Wecnesdiy. May 17. 2006 at the Beeler Funeral Vfc&e, Middleville. Rev. F,’. Dave LeBlanc officiat­ ing. Memorial contributions may be made the Alzheimer's Association. Special thanks to the Woodlawn Meadows Care Givers and In-House Hosp'ce. Arrangements by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. HASTINGS FTkST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Oflice Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961 Office houn are Monday -Thursday 9D0 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9 00 a.m.-Noon Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11 DO Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9.30 am! 11 a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays al 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursday s at 6:30 p.m. Brenton Earl Adgate FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058 ( 269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pa«tor Sunday ScrvKes - 9.00 a.m Traditional Worship Service. IODO a.m. Coffee Hour; 10:10 a.m Sunday S.hool - Preschool Through Adult Last Day!; 11:20 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service; 6:30 p.m Youth Group Nursery care i* provided for both service*, and during Sunday School! Visit us online at WWWfintthtb hasting* org and our web log for sermon* at: hrtp-: ha lUa^picvby icnan.blQgtpQt.Lum. May 18 - Rummage Sale begins - I p.m. • 7 p.m.; May 19 - Last day of Rummage Sale - 9 am - 4 p.m.; May 20 Youth out to Rock the Coast Event. for you. Do this in remembrance of tne.' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy CommunuMi - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our live* to Him so that we may know Hi* will and walk in Hi* ways. We are located in a wooded seL.ng. north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. AH baptized rhnyiian* are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Euchanst. We believe that Christianity i* a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't liave to he an Episcopalian - just a believer This information on tvinhip sm icc is provided by The Hastings Banner, rhe churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hasting* FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK George Roche Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • ’Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS - Walter J. “Bill” Martin, age 71, of Hastings, died Thursday. May 11.2006 at his home. Mr. Martin was bom on April 15. 1935 in St. James Twp„ Charlevoix Co., the son of John and Ada (Burke) Martin. He was raised in the Beaver Island area and attended schools there. Served in the U.S. Army from May 8. 1958 until his honorable discharge November 12. 1959. He was married to Jeanette E. Woltz on December 1. 1962. He came to live in Hastings in 1962. He was employed at Hastings Manufacturing Co. for 36 years, retiring in 1998. He was currently working at Hastings First United Methodist Church. Bill enjoyed ice fishing and hunting. Mr. Martin is survived by his wife. Jeanette; son. Walter. “Jim" (Renee) Martin Il of Lansing; daughter. Bernice (Daniel) Hanks of Battle Creek; four grandchildren. Liam and Evan Martin and Allison and Matthew Hanks; brother. Thomas “Jack" Martin of Beaver Island; brothers-in-law. Jerry (Mary ) Woltz of Hastings and Dennis (JoAnn) Allerding of Grant; nieces and nephews; loving canine companion. Sara. Preceding him in death were parents; brothers. John and Marcus Martin; sisters. Mary Reynolds and Bernice Conn. The Mass of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday. May 17. 2006 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. Alfred Russell Celebrant. Burial was at the Fuller Cemetery in Carlton Township. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhomc.com). Brenton Earl Adgate passed away on May IS. 2066 after an extended illness. He was bom to Max and Nola (Rickett) Adgate on July 29. 1934. Brent graduated from Saranac High School in 1952. He worked at Mitchell Bentley until he joined the Army in 1953 and was sent to Germany as a heavy artillery specialist. After his discharge he married Marilyn Sprague in 1959. He worked as a barber in Ionia and Lake Odessa. He and his wife owned and ran the Funhouse Restaurant in Lake Odessa for many years. Brent worked at Meijer in Ionia for 10 years until retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife. Marilyn and his brother. Bruce. He is survived by his son. Theodore (Brenda) Adgate of Hastings; his daughter, Brenda (Steven) LeLand of Tavares. Flotkla and his daughter. Dawn Jackson of Ionia. He is also survived by his grandchildren. Nicholas and Kayla LeLand and Christopher Jackson and his brother. Rodney (Lorene) Adgate of Ionia and many nieces and nephews. Brent was an avid golfer and bowler and loved to be around people. He will be missed by his many friends and family. Graveside services will be held on Saturday. May 20. 2006 at 12 p.m. at Balcom Cemetery in Ionia. Contributions may be made to the Ionia Area Hospice. HASTINGS - Martha (Mrs. Edward) Daniels, age 75. of Hastings, died Tuesday. May 16. 2006 at Pennock Hospital. A visitation will be held Friday. May 19. 2006. 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.. at the Wren Funeral Home in Hastings. A memorial service at Hastings First Presbyterian Church will be scheduled at a future date. Memorial contributions may be made to Hastings First Presbyterian Church or Kalamazix) Y.W.C.A. Arrangements by the Wren Funeral Home (www.wren-funeral-home.com). HASTINGS - Willard L Bennett, age 89. of Hastings, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, May 14. 2006. at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Willard was bom October 10, 1916, in Detroit, the son of Roy G. and Bertha H. (Abbott) Bennett. He was a 1934 graduate of Battle Creek Central High School and was a veteran serv­ ing in the U.S. Army during WWII. On June 5. 1940. in Cygnet, Ohio, be was united in marriage to the former Donna Mae Lillie who preceded him in death in 2001. Willard attended GRSBM from 1969 to 1971 then started graduate studies in 1975 ending with six degrees including a PhD in Theologj. He was involved in jail ministry from 1956 to 1977, mostly Calhoun County jails but some in Carolina. He also was involved with the Battle Creek Rescue Mission. Willard taught at Calvary Christian College from 1975 to 1979. was licensed Plymouth Brethren Elder in 1990, and served on several church boards. He attended Battle Creek Bible Church, but most recently was attending Pteasantview Family Church in Lacey. He was a member of the Local Musicians Union and loved to play guitar and saxo­ phone in many dance bands. Surviving, are children. Cindi (Joseph) O' Leary of Rock Stream. NY. Bill (Kaihy) Bennett of Greer. SC. Devid (Wanda) Bennett of Milligan. Florida and Priscilla jury) Sellcck of Hastings; 10 grandchildren and several great grandchildren; two broth­ ers. Richard (Mary) Bennett. Robert (Dorothy) Bennett of Michigan; two sisters. Beatrice (Date) Sinclair of Battle Creek and Ella Vai/xelcter of Michigan. He was preceded in death by a brother. Linton Bennett :n 1997. Funeral services -vill be heid ’0:00 a.m.. Thursday. May 18.200C at the funet.U home with Pastor Steven Olmsi-ad officiating. Interment will be at Hicks Czmrtery. Memorials may be directed to the Tnom-ipple Manor. 2700 Nashville Rd., Hastings. i<l 49058. William E. Main CLARKSVILLE - William E. Mam. age 63. of Clarksville, was called Home on Monday. May 15. 2006. Bill was bom in Hastings on May 25.1942 to Floyd and Leta (Sears) Main. He graduated from Hastings High Schoo) in 1961, and served in the U.S. ,\rmy from 1964-1966. Bill had worked at E.W. Bliss for 16 years, and at Alticor for almost 25 years before ill­ ness forced him to retire in October. 2005. Bill had served on the Clarksville Village Council. He enjoyed caftiping. fishing, and hunting, and was a skilled woodworker who had won grand prizes in fairs with his entries. Bill is survived by Bonnie (Ackerson), his loving wife of 39 years; daughters. Laura (Terry) Thornton and Shelly (Camille) Main; grandchildren. Michael Main and Riley Ann Main; sisters and brothers. Harold (Marlene) Main. Eldon (Thea) Main. Janet (Don) Barlow. David (Sue) Main. Marsha (Robert) Stanton, and Robin Curtis; brothers and sis­ ters-in-law. Charlene Main. Ed Sawdy. Frank Smith, and Sharon Main; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers and sisters. Floyd Main. Virginia Sawdy. Letha Smith, and Richard Main. The funeral service will be held al 2 p.m. on Thursday. May 18.2006 at the Clarksville Bible Church. Burial will be in Clarksville Cemetery. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Koops Clarksville Memorial Chapel. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 18. 2006 - Page 7 Karl W. “BUI” KruKo HASTINGS - Kathleen Ann Curtis, age 50. of Hasting?, passed away Monday, May 15. 2006 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Kathleen was bom on September 8. 1955 in Hastings, the daughter of Clarence and Kathleen (Hurley) McNee. She was raised in Middleville and attended Thomapple Kellogg Schools, graduating in 1973. She was married to Mark S. Curtis on September 3. 1993 at Shephardvilk. Kentucky. Katheen was a member of Quimby United Metimdist Church, was a homemaker. She devoted her life to her family and grandchil­ dren and had the biggest heart. She would give the shirt off her back. She enjoyed doing crafts, garage saleing. writing letters, and talking on the phone. She is survived by her husband. Mark S. Curtis; two daughter. Julie Ann Foster of Middleville and Carrie Foster (Bill) Drew of Middleville; two grandchildren. Adrian Guy Foster and Jazminc Jean Marie Burd; five sis­ ters. Nancy Andrews and fiance Lamont Topp of Hastings. Susan (Robert) Caldwell of Georgia. Sharon (Doug) Elam of Middleville. Judy (Bill) McMaster of Wayland, and Brenda (Juan) Gonzalez of Grand Rapids; one brother. Michael (Beth) McNee of Middleville; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. Clarence and Kathleen McNee and a niece. Amber Webb. Funeral services will be held Thursday. May 18. at 11 a.m. at the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Rev. Kenneth Vaught officiating. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or those who wish may make memorial contributions to the family with expenses. Arrangements by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. •lack McDonald NASHVILLE - Mr. Jack McDonald, age. 76. of Thomapple Lake. Nashville, passed awa> Tuesday. May 16, 2006. peacefully at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Jack was bom in Hastings on January 16. 1930. the son of the late Kenneth and Velma McDonald. He was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings High School. After finish­ ing his education. Jack joined the United States Army, serving on the island of Okinawa during the Korean Conflict. On January 24. 1968, he married Bemeta (Cogswell) at the Nashville United Methodist Church. The couple spent their lives together in the Potterville area, then returned to Nashville in 1988. Along with his wife. Jack enjoyed spend­ ing summers at their cottage on Little Pine Lake. He enjoyed reading and spending time outdoors hunting mushrooms in the spring­ time. Jack also had a passion for the history of Barry County; this knowledge has been used by several historians over the years. When Jack returned from his military duty, he was employed at the Barry County Road Commission, and Reo Motors in Lansing. He spent most of his working career employed at Carl's Market. Over the years, he worked at both the Sunfield and Nashville locations. Jack was employed at Carl's for over 20 years. Jack is survived by his children: daughter. Rebecca Porterfield; sons. Patrick McDonald. Michael (Edwin) McDonald, and Jeff (Mary) McDonald; his stepdaughters, Susan (John) Flook-Haley, and Kay (Rex) Hook; his brothers. William McDonald. Robert (Betty) McDonald: his grandchil­ dren. Justin and Katie McDonald, Jessica Porterfield. Jamie Kay (Jamie) Brighton, Bobby (Stephanie) Joseph. Austin FlookHaley: great-grandchildren. Andrew. Jacob, and Mikayla Brighton, and his newest great­ grandchildren which will be bom in November. Jack was preceded in death by his wife, Bemeta (Cogswell) McDonald, who passed away in 2003. The family will receive visitors at the Daniels Funeral Home on Friday, May 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a;m. on Saturday. May 20. 2006. at the Daniels Funeral Home. Pastor Jay Taylor will offici­ ate. Interment will follow the funeral service at Lakeview Cemetery. Nashville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to donor’s choice. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville. HASTINGS - Karl W. -Bill" KruKo. age 73, of Hastings, passed away at his residence Saturday. May 13, 2006. Bill was bom on August 9, 1930 in Jackson, the son of Claude and Bertine (Phelps) KruKo. He was reared in the Jackson area where he attended school through the ninth grade. Moved to Hastings in 1945. graduating Hastings High School in 1948. He participated in school activities, which consisted of basketball and track. Bill married the former Barbara L. Nixon on May 28. 1949, celebrating 53 years of marriage, until she passed away on September 25, 2002. Bill served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1954. He was a life member of the Elks. He was a self-employed contractor for many years, building several homes in the Hastings area. In 1975 he was employed by the Hastings area schools until he retired in 1988 as the building and grounds maintenance supervisor. After retiring, he returned to con­ struction with his brother, the late David KruKo, until 1996 building their last home together. Bill was a mentor to all his family mem­ bers. He taught them many values in life. He was a listener and gave us his shoulder to lean on in any difficult situations. He taught many how to build, fix and remodel any pan of a house. Bill took pnde in his work. He was well known for his craftsmanship and perfection in detailed finish work. He was very patient and knowledgeable, performing his gift, that the job was done properly. He showed us how to respect nature, enjoying fishing and camping. “Grampic" loved his grandchildren. He was there for them, “on the spot,” whether keys were locked in the car, the tire needed pumping or what tool to use. or what to do if the engine light comes on! He leaves us with many gifts we have learned and will continue to remember to use in our daily lives. We are extremely proud of Grampie. Bill KruKo. being a strong, coura­ geous. young man of 76 years. He certainly was a “Marine until the end." Bill was preceded in death by his wife. Barbara; parents, Claude and Bertine KruKo; his brother, David KruKo. Survived by his son. Robert E. (JoAnn Sherwood) KruKo; his daughter, Karla J. McKeough; three granddaughters, Molly H. KruKo. Elizabeth A. KruKo. Abbey R McKeough; and one grandson. Cullen P. McKeough. Also by sister-in-law, Joyce Morgan and brother-in-law, John (Christy) Nixon. Many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank all who stopped by for visits during this difficult time. We know he enjoyed all the stories and conversations, special thanks goes to dear friends Tom and Jan Warner, their grandchil­ dren Taylor and Reese for all the love and caring for “KruKo". Special friends for 60 years. Robert and Leslie Branch. Robert and Shirley Reaser for all the care and lime spent throughout everyday of Bill’s remaining time; Joyce Morgan for all her loving care. Thanks to Barry Community Hospice for their wonderful care. Respecting his wishes, there will be no services. A memorial gathering will take place on Thursday. May 18. 2006 5:30-8 p.m. in the Community Room of St. Rose Catholic Church. Memorial contributions to Barry Community Hospice would be greatly appre­ ciated. No funeral home visitation. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home (www.wrcn-funeral-home.com) Dorothy Ruth (Boak) Saxton Phelan, tran­ scended in peace on May 13. 2006 at Pennock Hospital on her 90th birthday. She was bora May 13, 1916 in Boone, Iowa to Ruth Cline and Fay Boak. She was married to LcRoy B. Phelan in 1934 and the children of that marriage included James and Jacqueline. She later married Ralph Saxton. She demonstrated enduring love and devo­ tion to her family. She was a nurturing and incredible grand­ mother to James Phelan, Patricia (Phelan) Davis and Patrick Phelan; W’lliam, Stephen. Jacques and Sean Battiste She took great pride in he. t ■ grandchil­ dren. Angela and Jeffrey Phelan, Harrison and Samuel Phelan; Raleigh, Hayden and Gailen Davis. Michael and Christopher Battiste: and great-great granddaughters. Kylee and Jordyn Paiva. She remembered everyone’s birthday and created enduring holiday memories with her thoughtfulness. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her older brother Howard Boak and younger sister, Mildred (Boak) McAllister. She enjoyed a 30 year food service career at Pontiac State Hospital retiring ii: 1981 as a dietitian. She served as treasurer for the State of Michigan Retirees for 18 years. Besides her rock-solid stability and inde­ pendence. she will be remembered for her delicious home cooking especially her fried chicken, breaded pork chops, pecan pies and Mamie Eisenhower fudge. She enjoyed dnvipg hw pew car. crocheting, crafts bitf. patching. her flower garden and many happy years with her lap dog. Reva. She was a very popular resident of Carveth Village in Middleville where she enjoyed the company of residents and staff and was fond­ ly crowned the Farkel Queen. She will join her husband, Ralph Saxton, who predeceased her in 2003 at Fl Custer National Cemetery in Augusta. Respecting her wishes, no memorial serv­ ice is planned. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Carveth Village. 690 W. Main Sl. Middleville, MI 49333 would be appreciated. You may send a memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). The family is being served at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Marriage ■licenses HASTINGS - Margaret R. Westfall, age 88. of Hastings and formerly of Montrose, died Thursday, May 11. 2006 at her daughter Barbara Decker's home in Hastings. Mrs. Westfall was born on February 3, 1918 in Potterville, the daughter of Frank and Jenny (Starkweather) Maurer. She was raised in the Potterville area and attended schools there, graduating Potterville High School. She was married to James B. Westfall on June 29, 1940 at the Westfall family farm in Montrose. Following her marriage, she con­ tinued to live on the family farm, coming to Hastings in September 2005. She was employed at General Motors A.C. Spark Plug Division in Flint for 33 years as an insurance administrator. Margaret enjoyed knitting, crocheting, bowling, reading. She traveled with her hus­ band James for 30 years to his many bowling events, keeping score and encouraging him. Mrs. Westfall is survived by her daughter. Barbara Jean (David) Decker of Hastings; granddaughter, Casey Lynn Knoll-Solomon (husband Aaron) of Jackson; two step great grandchildren, Biake and Wendy Solomon; sister. Kathryn J. Smith of Gun Lake: several nieces, nephews and cousins; long-time friends. Alfred and Jean Thorsby, their sons Brad, Barry and Patrick, family physician Dr. C.K. Dettman and family. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, James in September 1990; sisters. Claudia Greenman and Marilyn Harrington; and brothers, Doarn, Donald and Richard Maurer. Services were held Tuesday. May 16.2006 at Hastings Free Methodist Church with Pastor Daniel Graybill officiating. Burial was at Moi/rose Township Cemetery. Montrose. Memorial contributions may be made to Hasrings Free Methodist Church Building Fund. Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrcn-funeral-home.com). Keep your friends and relatives Joseph William Norton, Delton and Elizabeth Ann Winebrenncr, Woodland. Brian David Helmus, Jenison and Lacey Lynne Patterson, Middleville. Christopher Bruyn Brownell, Delton and Christine Marie Amson, Delton. Joshua John Bower. Delton and Bonnie Sue Huffman-Smith. Delton. Timothy P. Walsh. Hastings and Holly Lynn Martz, Hastings. Daniel George Parker. Middleville and Laura Beth Rimals. Middleville. Dustin James Leslie Martin. Nashville and Jessica Lee Hulsebos. Nashville. Andrew Michael Tobias. Delton and Jennifer Marie Wasikow ski. Middleville. Kyle John Henry, Woodland and Jennifer Lynn Livermore, Woodland. Earl Leighton Gaddis, Plainwell and Sherry Lorraine Brodock, Plainwell. Cal Brian Husman, Hastings and Kelli Sue Root. Hastings. INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 ATTENTION Hastings High School SENIORS jfewbom babies GIRL, Aydria Claire, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 25. 2006 at 12:51 p.m. to Ryan and Melissa Willard of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 9 ozs. and 22 inches long. HASTINGS - Barbara J. Werner, age 63, of Hastings, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Werner was bom on February 20, 1943 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Paul and Dora (Griffin) McDowell. She was raised in the Grand Rapids area and attended schools there. She was married to Donald P. Werner on January 29. 1983. The couple lived on the Gun Lake Road for 20 years, moving to their present address in 2003. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. American Legion Auxiliary, enjoyed flower gardening, arts and crafts and playing bingo. Mrs. Werner is survived by her husband, Donald; sons. Jerry Raak of Hastings. Gary (Carol) Raak of Hastings and Rick Raak of Hastings; step-son. Rick (Pam) Werner of Hastings; step-daughters, Donna (Dave) Rogers of Tennessee. Kim (Jesse) Berg of Tennessee. Jodi (Patrick) Plite of Sparta ai d Tammy Ream of Cedar Springs; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; sis­ ters. Nancy Niva of Grand Rapids and Shirley Seymore of Munising; brother, Pat McDowell of Grand Rapids; nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents; granddaughter, Sheila Raak; and brother-in­ law. Richard Seymore. Services were held Friday, May 12,2006 ut Good Snepherd Lutheran Church in Middleville with Pastor Tony Sikora officiat­ ing. Burial at Hastings Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome. com). The Annual Graduation Issue of ... Drew Anderson to turn 90 Drew Anderson will be honored on his 90th birthday with an open house. Saturday. May 20th at the Baltimore Township Hall, a mile cast of Dowling on Dowling Road, from 2 to 5 p.m. His 90th birthday is May 22nd, but his family are inviting family and friends to come on the 20th to help him celebrate this special dav. If unable to de this, his address is 7955 Bird Road. Hastings. MI 49058 and a card would be the next best thing. h^wgsBaNNER will be May 25, 2006 Please have your pictures to the J-Ad Graphics office or the high school office by Friday, May 19***______ ’NOTE” If your portraits were done at White s Photo, they have already furnished us with a copy. e][e1[e][e1[e1[B|e1[e1 �Page 8 - Thursday. May 18. 2006 - The Hastings Banner jinnies MAILBOX by Kathy MiicheUl and Marcy Sugar Saturday is the time for the Lions Club chicken barbecue. Best to buy your tickets in advance, they are cheaper that way. Serving is done at the Jordan Lake pavilion just off M-50 at Jordan Lake Highway. School events arc crowding the calendars with "end of year" events. Baccalaureate and graduation arc prime examples. Looking ahead a week. Memorial Day weekend is prime time to go to the Lake Odessa Depot Complex for the weekend military displays. There will be mementos from most conflicts in American history. The depot will be open on Friday. Saturday. Sunday and Monday. Hours will be given in the Lakewood News next week. Memorial Day services will be held at Lakeside Cemetery Monday. May 29. at 11 a.m. with the Lakewood High School marching band and the local VFW post taking part. Central United Methodist Church will honor its graduates from high school and college Sunday. May 21. Third-graders will receive Bibles to use in their classes in the future. On the following weekend. Memorial Day weekend, the Sunday wor­ ship services will shift to summer hours. 9:30 a.m.. until Labor Day weekend. The second Sunday of September, the starting time will go back to 10:30. The genealogy room at the Freight House will be open Saturday. May 27. and on Sunday. May 28. Visitors have come from as far away as Traverse City. Funeral services were held at the South Boston Church on Grand River Avenue Saturday morning for Richard Heaven of Clarksville, longtime village council member, director of the Lake Jane's ashes The Rev. Mark Jarvie of the Congregational Church stops to get a cold drink before starting his CROP Walk fund-raising journey. Odessa Area Historical Society and the Clarksville Steam Engine Society. He was a tireless worker for the LOAHS. several years serving as vice president in charge of programs. He was a member of the county genealogy society and its “First Families of Ionia County” through his descendance from the White. Hatch and Heaven fami­ lies. Alethians of Central UMC met at the Lloyd Corston home north of Vermontville on Tuesday of last week (May 9) with 28 present. Ed and Bonnie Leak showed one of the Fine travci Films produced by Lake Odessa grad Don VanPolen, who now lives in Washington state. Don. Ed and Mary Health Line Jane Carlson were classmates here. The Ionia County Genealogical Society met last Saturday. Dr. Lola Haller presided in the absence of President Pam Swiler. who with others from ICGS were at the Heaven funeral at South Boston Church. Edwin Roth of rural Lowell and wife were present to bring the story of the Wilkinson School in Keerc Township, which has a colorful history. The original building suf­ ficed until 1929, when a new building was erected. It had a furnace, indoor toilets, a piano and other amenities uncommon for the day in other rural schools. It was closed at one time due to low enrollment. but with some population shifts, the numbers climbed and n reopened to serve until the district was annexed to other dis­ tricts. Now the pupils in that area go to by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. Like longhair 1005 West Green Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 Icj« phone 2f>9 94 5 24 19 Internal Medicine LACTOSE INTOLERANCE If I have lactose intolerance, does that mean that I am allergic to lactose? Intolerance to a particular food is not the same thing as being allergic to that food. Either way, you're not going to be able to enjoy eating that food very much, but it is for two very different reasons. When a person is allergic to something, their immune system has built up antibodies against the item that they are allergic to. When they are then exposed to that item, an allergic reaction occurs which may include rashes, swelling, hives, difficulty breathing and itching. The Rev. Gary Taylor of Pleasant Valley United Brethren and the Rev. Jeff Schrock of Sunfield United Methodist Church give the sendoff for CROP walk­ ers at Central United Methodist Church. Lactose (spelled with an -o') is a type of sugar that is found in milk and products made from milk. Lactase (spelled with an “a") is a chemical in your intestinal wall that "breaks up* lactose into smaller pieces so that it can be absorbed into your body and be used. Without lactase, the lactose stays in the intestine which then causes diarrhea, nausea, cramps, bloating and gas. This does not have anything to do with your immune system. There are three basic types of lactose intolerance. Some are bom with it. This is actually pretty rare and both of your parents must have carried the gene for lactose intolerance. These babies are even intolerance of their own mothers’ milk. The second kind is one which happens when you have a significant intestinal surgery or have severe intestinal diseases. This may be temporary or permanent based on what is wrong. The third kind may actually be the most common and this is a gradual decline in lactase level as some people age. Lactose deficiency is more common in black. Asian. Hispanic and Native American populations. Unfortunately you cannot improve your body's ability to produce lactase but once your doctor has confirmed that this is likely your problem you can control your symptoms by modifying your diet and possibly taking lactase pills when you eat. Making sure that you get enough nutrients that usually come in milk such as calcium, vitamin A and D will also be important to supplement in your diet. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. It you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. rntnoti Dear Annie: My sister "Jane* passed away five years ago. leaving her husband. "Greg," and two sons, who were 12 and 13 at the time. 1 helped my brother-in-law make the arrange­ ments for cremation and a memorial service. At the time. Greg informed me that it was Jane's wish for her ashes to be buried so her sons would have a place to visit. The problem is. Greg has not followed through, and Jane's ashes arc still sitting in his house. I have brought this up many times, including when he announced last summer that he was going to remarry. He actually said. "Yes. it wouldn't be fair to ask my new wife to dust Jane's ashes." and yet there they are. My older nephew is graduating from high school this spring and will be going off to col­ lege. It really upsets me that my brother-in­ law has not honored my sister's last request. Friends have advised me to ask Greg for her ashes and make arrangements to bury them myself. However, 1 live 1,000 miles away, and besides. I feel it is Greg's responsibility. This is a source of great distress for me. I'd like to have your advice. ~ Sad Sister and Aunt Dear Sad Sister We know this is disturbing for you. but Greg obviously cannot bring himself to deal with Jane's cremains. You have three choices: You can ask Greg for the ashes and make arrangements yourself; you can enlist the help of the new wife, who undoubtedly would prefer to have Jane's ashes out of the house; you can decide this is between Greg and his sens, and when the boys are old enough to demand a more respectful resting place for their mother, they will take care of it. Saranac. Lowell and Belding. The Roths brought a fine display of souvenirs, includ­ ing many photos. Refreshments were served by Genevieve Read of Palo and oth­ ers. In recent weeks, the ICGS has been of help to a man from Lakeview and a lady from Traverse City who came looking for family information. Two Seasons greenhouse is open for business. Their displays arc so attractive, one wants to shop immediately. With a site on M-50 at Second Avenue, they arc in a handy spot. Board members of the local historical society met Monday to finalize some plans for summer events and to elect offi­ cers for the 2006-07 year. Kell in Merryfield is new on the board as a director. President for the coming year is John Waite, vice president. Thelma Curtis, secretary. Betty Carey, and treasurer. Ann Meedham. Funds from the plant sale and the moth­ er-daughter brunch will go toward the foun­ dation of the Hosford house. Big events coming up are the military displays on Memorial Day weekend over four days, alumni day in late June with an ice cream social on the following Sunday. Depot Day in late July, with the grand marshal’s recep­ tion in late June at the Depot complex. Literacy volunteers at West Elementaryschool were treated to a fine lunch Tuesday. Soups, salad bar. rolls and a wide array of desserts provided by teachers and aides were served to staff and volunteers in the teachers' lounge. Dear Annie: "Stan" and I have 'xren mar­ ried nearly 40 years. He has been a wonderful husband, lover and father. Eight years ago. hi business division was moved overseas, so he decided to freelance. He has done well. He has a small office, and his clients come from all over. He is booked six months in advance. However. I'm concerned about Stan's appearance. He wears jeans and plaid shirts everywhere, except to church. I can live with that, but in the last year, he has decided to let his hair grow. It is wiry, and although he washes and combs it. by lunchtime, he has that "mad scientist* look going. I've asked him to cut it, but he says his customers are purchasing his brains, not his looks. Stan says people were always forcing him to cut his hair - his mother, the Army and his bosses and he's tired of iL The problem is. our son is engaged to a lovely girl whose parents live in another city. We me' them last year, before the hair got out of hand Last week, our son stopped by. took one look ai his father and asked when Dad was going to get a haircut. Stan says he'll get it styled for the wedding, but he doesn't want to cut off all that growth. What should I dn? - At Wits’ End in Los Angeles Dear Los Angeles: Your son should ask his father if he will please cut his hair for the wedding. but otherwise, leave it alone. If your son's m-laws and the wedding guests are appalled, sigh deeply and say, "Stan's a big admirer of Albert Einstein." Someday you'll look back al those wedding pictures and laugh. Meddle in marry Dear Annie: I read the letter from "Not Engaged Yet." who kept getting asked when she was going to get married. It always amazes me how rude people can be. My response to a question like that is to firmly, but politely, say, "Why do you ask? Do you know something I don't?" It says a lot while leaving little to be said. - J.S. Dear J.S.: That ought to do the trick — although we know there are way too many people who would not be deterred. Stormy courtship Dear Annie: My daughter. "Tess." has been in a five-month relationship with "Thad." who lives in another city. The) already have had at least three big Fights where they've broken up and gotten back together. The most recent occurreo last weekend. While having a heated argument. Thad broke her living room window. They ended up in a scuffle at the front door before he left. Needle, s to say. Tess was shocked to the core. She never expected anything like that from him. The problem is that Thad keeps calling her and apologizing. He's told her that he bought a ring and is about to make the last payment, blah. blah, blah — the same old song and dance. I know she'll end up getting back with him. Tess was in a similar relationship with another man when she was 18. and they split up at least 20 times before it finally ended. She was left with twins. Tess' father and I divorced when she was 6. She's now 26. and 1 don't want her to waste years on the same type of man. She tells me she has a real connection with Thad, but I believe her low self-esteem is getting in the way. and I think counseling might do her good. Any advice? - Mom in Texas Dear Mom: Yes. but you may not be satis­ fied with it. Tess is an adult, and she's going to have to make her own mistakes, no matter how costly. All you can do is be a source of support. Counseling might help, and you should recommend it. but Tess has to be will­ ing to go. Perhaps if you present it as a way of learning why she falls into the same volatile relationships over and over, she may be receptive. Also keep the number of the National Domestic Violence Hotline handy (1 -800-799-S AFE) (1 -800-799-7233). Phony friend? Dear Annie: My friend. "Kim." and 1 used to hang out all the time, but a new. snobbish girl is now at our school, and Kim has left me to fend for myself. The main thing that bothers me is that Kim and her new friend. ’Leeza." hang out all the time, and Leeza hates me She picks on me and has said that she will try her best to make my life miserable. She isn't succeeding, but what really hurts is that when she teases me, Kim backs her up. Kim is only friendly to me when Leeza irn't around. 1 don't get how she could hate my guts one day and be nice the next. We rarely tai? now. and when I try to be friendly, like saying 1 like her shirt, she becomes a lit­ tle snobbish, too. I don't like Leeza. a-xl I'm not so sure about Kim anymore. Every day e*e drift further and further apart. Should I just let ibis happen or try hard to stay friends? - Clueless Eighth­ Grader Dear Clueless: It's time to move on. Kim may someday decide that she values you more than Leeza. but it will take a lot more maturity on her part. Get involved in other activities, in and out of school, where you can make new friends - the genuine types who will stick with you through thick and thin. You sound like a smart girl with a good head on your shoulders, and you deserve friends who appreciate you. Apply the absurd Dear Annie: I saw the letter from "Not Knowing in Illinois," who asked how to iden­ tify her child's ethnic background on registra­ tions or applications. Jef Mallett had another solution in his comic strip. "Frizz." A multiracial child com­ plained to Frazz that he didn't like the race question on a form because he resented the question and he was of mixed race. Frazz told the kid that when asked that question, he always put down "Callipygian." I did that myself in an application to a gov­ ernment agency and I got the position. "Callipygian" means having a shapely bot­ tom. - Burbank. Calif. Dear Burbank: You CAN learn something from comics. One of the first uses of ’callipy­ gian." by the way. was by Thomas Pynchon in his book "Gravity’s Rainbow." We think unusual words are worth learning. Impress your friends. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxQcomcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at wH'M-.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE, INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thuraaay. May IB. 2006 - Page 9 From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Part II The Liquor Struggle 1870s-1900 Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. By Esther Walton which resulted in the fine of $50 and impris­ In 1871. some action was taken to control onment in the county jail 50 days and in case the liquor problem, with a new liquor law. of the nonpayment of the fine, then 90 days in This state law made efforts of control by fin­ jail. He (Mr. Bell) is at present serving his Now that we're well into May. you might ing the owners of saloons for not keeping cer­ time in jail. Now we repeat, ‘does it pay to look around your house and yard and decide tain laws, such as hours, allowing people to violate the law? Mr. Bell knew that he would it’s lime for a little spring cleaning, if you're the sort of person who does that kind of thing. drink too much and to pay a fee to do busi­ be liable to prosecution if he either sold liquor But even if you aren't, you can probably ben­ to a minor, or if he sold on Sunday. He did ness. efit from "sprucing up’ another part of your In Barry County, this article was in the both and the results are what we have given life - your investment portfolio. Why? Banner “S.L. Slone has concluded to evade above. We do not rejoice over any man’s mis­ Because things change in your life. And while the $100 ordinance by starting a temperance doings. nor punishments; and unless he does your investment and insurance products and saloon. He moved 'Hit of the bank business violate some law. there is no danger of pun­ strategies may have been appropriate for you building and opens up in Sweezy building. He ishment. Although imprisonment and fines arc at one lime, that may no longer be the rase. has billiards and oysters only, ‘to take ." the legitimate outcome of lawbreaking, yet we So. once you decide io clean up your portfo­ lio. what sh*mld you look for? Here are a few Another incident was reported in the Banner do not rejoice that any man should be so law­ ideas to consider: of July 27. 1871: “Fur. the brewery in this less and heedless as to put himself in a posi­ • Avoid "redundant" holdings. Do you have city, owned by Chas. Diehl, was consumed by tion to be deprived of his liberty, or to have to too many of the same type of stocks "clutter­ fire on Monday night. ‘As in this place there is pay his money for his foolishness to violating ing" your portfolio? Too many people think the law. The law is plain as plain can be. there no great loss without some gain.”’ that, when it comes to investing, they can’t get On March II. 1874. under local news, was is no catch about it, no guesswork, but plain ’too much of a good thing." Consequently. ;f this: ‘‘Women sent postcards to liquor dealers English, and to mistake it. or to purposely vio­ they have two growth stocks from the same in this city notifying them that a delegation of late it, will cost both money and liberty. Does industry, they add a third. Or. on the other women would visit them on certain specified it pay?" side of the investment spectrum, if they like the steady income from their fixed income days to pray with and for them." There was no The Temperance Crusade remained active they might buy another. Depending on your followup reporting on how successful they in the 1880s and a large majority of citizens, individual needs, you may find that growth were. wanted to have the liquor laws enforced. The In 1877. a new liquor tax law was passed by Banner of Feb. I. 1884. opined: “Nothing but the state legislature. The idea was to “collect an organized movement can suppress law tax upon businesses of manufacture or selling breaking by gamblers and saloonists of this or keeping for sale by all persons whose like­ city. Shall we have such an organization? Or For the first time since the twicc-a-year lihood or business in part, whole selling shall we turn the city and its growing young Barry County Household Hazardous Waste liquor. It went on to describe liquor as distilled men over the tender mercies of its law defying Collections have been held, motor oil will be or malt liquor by retail or only patent medicine elements? Think and act." accepted at the site. There is a limit of five The liquor issue caused sharp divisions mixture or compound which in whole or part gallons of motor oil per vehicle. among the citizens of Hastings and prompted consist of spirituous in intoxicating liquors." The Hazardous Waste and Tire Collection The May 23. 1877. Banner published this comments in other related issues as indicated is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. May 20 at the Barry County Fairgrounds, located on M­ warning: “Saloon licenses must be paid now by a letter to the Banner dated. May 9. 1884. 37 between Hastings and Middleville. “In common with most of your city sub­ or there will be trouble. Reports from all parts County residents are being urged to take an of the state indicate that hundreds of small scribers. I perused the council proceedings in inventory of their households and bring their drinking places are being closed on account of your last issue. My main object in reading hazardous waste - ranging from batteries to them was to learn who the bondsmen were for the tax and it hoped more would be.” pesticides - to the free disposal site. Junk tires Apparently compliance was slow and Hastings' liquor sellers. To my surprise. I are welcome too. but there is a fee for dispos­ enforcement of this law was difficult because found that, while the recorder's report gave ing them. on Jan. 24. 1878. it was reported in the Banner the names of the saloonists. it failed to name The event is sponsored by the Barry their bondsman. As both should appear and County Solid Waste Oversight Committee that, there were several violraors of the new with the cooperation of the Barry-Eaton liquor tax law in the community. Three weeks must appear on the original record. I cannot District Health Department. Waste later on Feb. 21. 1978. this notice was pub­ believe but that the recorder purposely omit­ Management and the Barry Ccunty Fair lished “John Stanley hereby gives notice to ted naming the bondsmen. Without making a Board. the people of Hastings and vicinity that he direct charge. I insist that everything indicates "Our main effort for all this is basically to , never wdlfyuy ard bring to tfiis city any more that this omission was intended." u : maintain the health of thscommunity - coun After declaring his duty to cheerfully pay spirituous liquors that the stock now on hand, ty residents." said Dr. V. Harry Admunie. which is very small is sold ou’ he will close his taxes his added. “Justice demands this and chairman of the Berry County Solid Waste his bar forever and devote all his time and in common with others who pay taxes on all Oversight Committee. For instance. “Tires are good breeding energy to the sale of groceries of which a fine they own. it is my right to sec that none escape stock which is being constantly increased by taxation. Every man who signs a liquor bond the addition of new desirable goods, which he in this city swears that he has property above will sell as cheap as any man can live. Give his indebtedness worth $4,000. If he is worth that sum he should pay taxes on it. I can sec him a call.” The next mono , on March 27, the Banner bow those who sign liquor bonds, if they ran this item: “On Saturday a warrant was desire to escape taxation, would wish that the swom out against H.A. Russell charging him fact of their signing such bonds should not be with selling liquor to a common drunkard. He known." He continued on to list why bondsmen was arrested and Monday morning, pled guilty and was fined $25 and costs before would not like to have their names in the “While 1 have no sympathy for Judged M.W. Ridder. Justice of Peace." The paper. struggle to control liquor continued into the saloons, neither giving nor asking any favors of them. I recognize the right of any man to 1800‘s. On Feb. 11. 1880. there was a notice about hold and advocate different views. While I two tavern owners being arrested for selling would not for any sum attach my name to a liquor to minors on Sunday. Two weeks later, liquor bond. I recognize the perfect right of a long article entitled: “Does It Pay?" every other man to do so if he pleases. It is his right under the law if he is willing to take the appeared. Here is the article: “As the citizens of Hastings and probably a risk. Therefore, it is not that I have any ill-will large majority of the people of this county are toward bondsmen’s, whose names I have aware that Andrew Bell, of this city was since learned, that 1 desire their names and the responsibility they have assumed made pub­ arrested, tried, and convicted before M.H. Wing. Esq. for selling liquor to a minor on lic. I recognize in some of them men who Sunday; that he (Bell), appealed from the deservedly are called good men and good cit­ Justice Court, to the Circuit Court, where was izens. What I do want is that these bondsmen pay taxes on w hat they swear they arc worth. added both to the fine and imprisonment. “The sentence in Justice Court, was a fine of Some of them do not. as an examination of the $25 and imprisonment in the county jail ten assessment rolls for 1883 will prove." The letter writer then lists the men and their days; but Mr. Bell, thinking the sentence unjust, or thinking, perhaps, by appealing to worth. After this the Banner published the the higher court the sentence cf the court of names of the bondsmen along with the names below be reversed, therefore made the appeal of the saloon owners. (To be continued) Time for a Portfolio "Spring Cleaning?" stocks and fixed income can play a role in your diversified portfolio, but "overloading" on either of these securities - or any other, for that matter - can actually hinder your progress toward your financial goals. For example, if you add too many of the same type of growth stocks, you may expose yourself to a market downturn that is particularly hard on one spe­ cific sector. Or. if you divert some of your investment dollars toward additional fixed income, you may deprive yourself of needed growth opportunities. • Examine "automatic* investments. Are you still automatically moving money from your checking account into an investment that you first purchased years ago. under different circumstances? Could this money possibly be better directed elsewhere? Check your auto­ matic purchases carefully to see if they still meet your needs. • Review your insurance coverage. When you first start out in your career, and you have a young family, you definitely need a certain amount of life insurance to replace your income, pay for your mortgage, educate your children, etc. But. as your children grow and leave home, and you finish paying for your home, your needs for life insurance will change Go over your policies with your investment professional to see if your cover­ age is still appropriate. You may find that a different type of policy can be beneficial in helping you meet other types of needs, such as estate planning. • Check your beneficiaries. Over the years, your family situation may change To cite just one possibility, you may remarry and take on the responsibilities of a blended family. If this happens, you'll need to closely check the ben­ eficiary designations on your investments, retirement plans and insurance policies. If you don't update these designations, your wishes may not be carried out when it's time for your estate to be settled. By following these suggestions, you can give your portfolio a spring cleaning that should can help serve you well in all seasons. This entire site Copyright © 2006 Edward Jones Used motor oil, tires added to household waste collection Jenison man believed to be serial flasher places for mosquitoes, and mosquitoes carry a variety of diseases. Of course, the West Nile seems to be the prevalent thing in the media these days, but there arc other diseases as bad. if rxx worse that they carry." Adrounie has said. Water that accumulates in tires left out­ doors also attracts “insects and varmints" and “can cause a variety of problems." In addition, tires abandoned outdoors can be harmful to the environment and are a fire risk. Fees to dispose of junk tires are $ I each for standard tires; $2 each for standard tires on rims; $3 for truck tires (16.5-inches to 19.5); $6 for truck tires on rims; $15 for tractor tires, and $27 for tractor tires on rims. Then: is an additional charge for soiled or dirty tires. The fees for tire disposal arc being offered at reasonable rates, below the actual cost to properly dispose of them. Adrounie s»id. The Solid Waste Oversight Committee iu^ made li/ed Items accepted at no cost to citizens during Saturday’s waste collection include: oil-based paints, aqueous acids and bases, aerosol cans. reactives, solvents, automotive liquids (limit five gallons auto oil per vehicle), pesticides (liquid and solid), alkaline, nickel-cadmium and/or silver oxide batteries, automotive bat­ teries. liquid cleaners, heavy metal solutions, mercury-containing items and pharmaceuti­ cals (expired medicines). Not accepted at the collection site arc latex paint, propane tanks (Ferrell Gas will accept empty propane tanks), commercially generat­ ed waste, radioactive material, explosives, unknown wastes, electronic wastes, automo­ tive batteries and propane tanks. Students from Hastings High School's Community Service Cass will be volunteer­ ing to help at the collection site. The next Household Hazardous Waste Collection will be held in September at the Barry County Fairgrounds where all future collections will be held. Adrounie said the Oversight Committee decided not to hold col­ lections in outlying communities anymore hr can— ttittas much waste w as generated at those tftes The faitgrounds arc more centralJy located, he said. For questions or fix prices of tires over 19.5 inches, call 269/945-9516. ext. 3-5. Dear Community Partners Pennock Health Services is about to undertake a major Parking Lot Renovation project to improve patient and visitor parking. This project will replace all of the grading as well as the asphalt and pro­ vide a number of new benefits like: angled/easier to use parking spaces, dedicated car and truck lanes to avoid traffic problems and better surface runoff to help eliminate rain puddles and ice spots. While we know this will be disruptive and a temporary inconvenience, we are committed to provid­ by Jon Gambee Staff Writer A 54-year-cld Jenison man was arrested May 11 and charged in connection with a scries of indecent exposure incidents in the area dating back to 2004. Richard Lee Scholten was arrested by Kent County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyson Moore after he allegedly exposed himself to the staff and patrons of Great Clips Hair Salon in Caledonia. The suspect fled the scene in a blue pickup truck, going north on Cherry Valley Road. Tyson, working on information provided by the victims and previous reports of similar incidents, knew the stolen license plate on the vehicle was from the Holland area and started a search for a similar vehicle beading west. He noticed a vehicle and subject matching the indecent exposure case and conducted a traf­ fic stop on 68th Street near U.S.-13). A victim was brought to the scene of the raffle stop and identified Scholten as the per­ son involved. After his arrest. Scholten con­ fessed to this incident and many more throughout west Michigan. He said hu sexu­ ally deviant behavior was a problem he could not control and admitted needing help. He admitted having this problem for at least 10 years. He said he has exposed himself to oth­ ers in many other communities, cities and townships in Kent and Ottawa counties. He said he would use parking lots near hotel pools. c*rivc-through windows at fast food establishments and other parking lots near businesses. Scholten was arraigned May 12 in 63-B District Court in Kent County and was freed on a $10,000 cash'surety bond. His prelimi­ nary examination is scheduled for Wednesday. May 24. at 3:30 p.m. ing a safe and accessible parking lot for our patients and visitors for the future. To ease congestion and ensure our patients and visitors have adequate parking, our day shift employees will not be parking on the Hospital campus during this project. Shown above is the main campus parking lot divided into sections with dates each area will be start­ ed and completed. The main entrance lot where the Emergency Department is and the lot across Preen Street will not be repaved and will remain available at all limes during the entire project. In addition, staff and volunteers will be available to assist our patients coming to the Physician Center or the Hospital. We appreciate your understanding and patience as we once again improve the facilities of Pennock Hospital for the benefit of our community. Sincerely Harold L. Doele Chief Executive Officer Pennock Health Services �Page 10 - Thursday. May 18. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHI­ GAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAME NOTICE that on the 10th day of May. 2006. at a regular meeting of the Township Board of the Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan. the Township Board of Said Township adopted the following two Ordinances, in summary, to read <a follows. SECTION I - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE XVT11 • SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS Ordinance 2006 110 ■ An Ordinance to amend Article XVIII Schedule of Regulations, in the AG District of the Zoning Ordinance Io read as follows, to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in Conflict herewith: and to provide for an effec­ The amendment of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance. Article XVIII. Schedule of Regulations, to delete subsection (a) For platted lot in the AG district the minimum parcel size shall be one 111 acre and the minimum lot sat shall be one hundred fifty (1501 feet, with RR" standards applying to lot coverage and yard setbacks. SECTION UAMENDMENTOfAKnCLE XX TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY SER­ VICE FLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made NUMBER BELOW. ATTENTION POTENTIAL PURCHASERS AT FORECLOSURE SALE Green Tree Servong LLC m the terms and conditions ol a certain mortgage made by Fernando Crespo-ONeill. mamed and Tara Crespo-Oneill. married of Barry County. (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Green tree Acceptance) may rescind ttus sale at Michigan, Mortgagor to Consumers Mortgage LLC dated the 18th day of December. A.D. 2001. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 3rd day of January. A.D 2002. in Instrument 1072346 ol Barry Records, and now held by Mesne any time prior to the end of the redemption penod. In that event, your damages, rt any. shall be limit­ ed to the return of your bid amount tendered at the sale, plus interest Default hav>ng oeen made in the conditions of a made by Joni A Olson to Southwest Mobile Homes. Inc . dated May 1. 1995. certain Mortgage and recorded in the Office of trie Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on ts date. AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT; ANY INFORMATION May 4. 1995. in Uber 629. Page(s) 494. et seq and which Mortgage was assigned to Green Tree Servicing (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Tree Green Acceptance), assignments by Flagstar Bank. FSB. by an assign­ ment dated the 24th day o< December. A.D. 2001. and recorded the 26th Day of April. A D 2002 m Instrument f 1079511. Barry county Records, and subsequently amended by Loan Modification Agreement, dated the 15th day of August. AD 2002 and recorded the 11th day of September A.D . 2002 instrument *1067227. Barry County Records by Mortgage on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $111,371.41 Assignment dated May 1.1995. and recorded in '.he one hundred eleven thousand, three hundred sev­ Ordinance 2006-111. An Ordinance to amend Article XX of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance, to add Office of the Register of Deeds for tl»e County of Seet±r 79 Conditional Rezoning to read in summary as follows: to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith: and to provide for an effective date. Barry in the Statu of Michigan on May 4. 1995. in enty one dollars and forty one cents) plus accrued interest at 8.25% (eight point two five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ there is claimed to be due as of the date of this 2029 A Liber 62S. Pagefs) 497. et seq . on whch Mortgage Intent. It is the intent of this Section to provide a proc*u consistent with the provisions of Section I6i of the Notice the sum of S40.256 68. which amount may Township Zoning Act (MCL 125286i) by which *>■ v-ner seeking a rezoning may voluntarily propose conditions or may not be the entire indebtedness owed by Joni A. Olson to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green regarding the use and'or development of land as part of the rezoning request. Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Green Tree B. .toiKabon and Otter of Conditions. Acceptance), together with interest at 9.72 percent 1. An owner of land may voluntarily offer wntten conditions for which a tezonmg is requested. per annum NOW THEREFORE, Notice is hereby given that 2. The application and process shall be the same as that for considering rezon.ng requests. the power of sale contained in said Mortgage has 3. The offer of conditions may not authorize uses or d-wlopments not permitted in the requoted new toning district. become operative and that pursuant to that power of sate and MCL 600.3201 et. seq., on June 22. 4. Any use that would require a special land use may only be commenced if a special land use is ultimately granted. Court Building in Hastings. Michigan, that being the 5. Any use that would require a variance may only be commenced if a variance is ultimately granted. place for holding the Circuit Court and/or for con­ ducting such foreclosures sales for the County of 6. .Any use that would require site plan approval may only be commenced if site plan approval ts ultimately granted. Barry, there will be offered at public sale, the prem­ 2006 at 1 00 p.m., on the East steps of the Circuit Planning Commission Review. The Planning Commission, after public hearing and consideration of the factors ises. or some part thereof, described in said Mortgage as foHows. to-wit: LAND COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST for rezoning set forth tn Article XXV of this Ordinance, may recommend approval, approval with recommended CORNER OF SECTION 1, TOWN 2. NORTH. 7. The offer of conditions may be amended during the process of rezoning consideratirr-. C. changes or denial of the rezoning. RANGE 10 WEST; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. 748.16 FEET D. Township Board Review After receipt of the Planning Commission s recommendation, the Township Board shall deliberate upon the requested rezoning and may approve or deny the conditional rezoning request. E. .Approval. 220 00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 01 1. If the Township Board finds the rezoning request and offer of conditions acceptable the offered conditions MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST. 380 88 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 11 shall be incorporated, into a formal wntten Statement of Conditions acceptable to the owner and conforming in form to the provisions of this Section. 2. The Statement of Conditions shall: TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE CON­ TINUING WEST. ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE. SECONDS EAST 220 00 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTE 49 SECONDS EAST. 381 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF f EGINNING a. Be in a form recordable with the Register of deeds. SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC OVER THE SOUTHERLY PORTION OF SAID b. Contain a legal description of the land. PARCEL AS USED FOR ROADWAY PURPOSES ON SHAW ROAD c. Contain a statement that the conditions run with the land. d. Incorporate by attachment or reference any diagram, plans or other documents submitted. The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of rale or abandonment, it abandon­ ment occurs aftei sale. e. Contains a statement that the conditions may be recorded by the Township with the Register of Deeds. t. Certain the notarized signatures of all of the cwnen of the su^cUamL BRANDT. FISHER. ALWARD & ROY. PC. Green Tree servicing HC (tfcto Green Tree Financial Corporation 3. Upon rezo-.ing. the Zoning Map shall be amended to reflect the new zoning classification along with the des­ ignation that the land was rezoned with a Statement of Conditions. 4. The Township Board shall have authority to waive recording of documents if it determines that the recording of such a document would be of no material benefit to the Township. d/b/a Green Tree Acceptance) use and development within the new zoning district. F. mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 25<h day of May. D . 2006, at 1:00 o’clock said mortgage win oe fore­ closed by a sale at pubhc auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage. Which said premises are described as foltows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Maple Grove Township, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 23. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST SURVEYED BOUNDARY OF SAID PAR­ CEL DESCRIBED AS; COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23. THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION. 385 25 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 05 SFCONDS WEST CONTINUING ALONG SAID WEST LINE 385 25 FEET. THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 330 00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 47 MIN­ UTES 05 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SAID WEST LIN. 385 25 FEET. THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID SOUTH LINE. 330 00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING Commonly known as: 7807 Guy Road Tax ID: 08-10-023-000-087-00 The redemption penod shall be six months ‘.cm the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241 it in which case the redemption penod shall bo 33 Cays from th* date of such sile. Dated April 20.2006 ’ K WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO, L.P A. By: Daniel E Best. (P-585C*) By DONALD A BRANDT (P30183) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgage Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co, LP.A, 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWRI05195840 Attorneys for Mortgagee 1241 E. Eighth Street. P.O- Box 5817 Traverse City. Michigan 49696-5817 5. Upon rtzoning, the use of the land so rezoned shall conform thereafter to all of the requirements regulating ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained tn said (231)941-9660 Dated: May15. 2006 Canplantc with Conddmu. 1. All development and use of the land shall continuously operate and be maintained in compliance with all of the conditions set forth in the Statement of Conditions. 2. No permit or approval shall be granted for any use or development that is contrary to an applicable Statement of Conditions. G lime Period for Establishing Development or Use. Land development and'or use of the land pursuant to building must be commenced upon the land within 18 months after the rezoning took effect H Reversion of Z «ning. If development do'.-i rat occur within the time frame specified under Subsection 2029G above, then the land shall revert to its former zoning classification as set forth in MCL 1252861. I. 5ubxuuc.l RogfillU 91 Uli When land that is rezoned with a Statement of Conditions ts theieafter rezoned, the conditions imposed under the former zoning classification shall ceased to be in effect. J. Amendment of Conditions. 1. During the time period for commencement of an approved development, the Township shall not add to or alter the conditions in the Statement of Conditions. 2. The Statement of Conditions may be amended thereafter in the same manner as was presenbed for the origi­ nal rezoning and Statement of Conditions. K. Township Right to Rezone. Nothing in the Statement of Conditions nor in the provisions of this Section shall be deemed to prohibit the Township from rezoning all or any portion of land that is subject to a Statement of NOTICE The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking appli­ cants to serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. Applicants must represent Natural Resource Conservation. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St, Hastings: (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5-"o p.m. on May 30.2006. Conditions to another zoning classification. Notice Of Mortgage Foreckx-ure Sale THIS ARM tR A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO OOt^ECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE 081 A.. LL BE USED FOR THAT PURr'OSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your demegee. If any, shaN bo NmNed solely to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by David M Wagner, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company LLC. Mortgagee, dated Cctober 10.2003. nd recorded on October 21.2003 in instrument 1116081. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Argent Securities, inc, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-W7 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as of November 1. 2003. without recourse as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Fourteen And 11/lOODoHars ($125,314.11), including interest at 9.05% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1W PM. on May 25.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Southwest cor­ ner o the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 10. Town 3 North. Range ’0 West, lor a place of beginning; thence East 16 rods: thence North 10 rods; thence West 16 rods; thence South 10 rods to the place ol beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 800 3241a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated Aprd 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248 593 1300 TroC & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File M068997F02 Delton alumni banquet slated for May 20 Delton Kellogg High School will have its 63fd annual alumni banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday evening. May 20. The evening's events will begin with a potluck dinner in the high school dining com­ mons. The closes gF 1956.198) and 2006 will be honored. The '’lass of 1981 (25 years) will be host for the banquet included in the program will be the presentation of the 50-year pin to each of the attending alumni from the ulsss of 1956. All Delion graduates and slab’ ?re invited to attend. Please bring a dish to pass and Uiblc service. For more information, call 623-8314 or 623-2610. INVITATION TO BID The County of Barry is accepting sealed bids for HVAC service. The term of the contract will be for the year beginning November 1.2006 and ending on October 31.2009. The closing date for the bid is June 29, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. Bids must be submitted to County Administration. 3rd floor. 220 W. State St. Hastings. Ml 49058, in a L Failure Offer Conditions. The Township shall not require an owner to offer conditions as a requirement for sealed envelope clearly marked “HVAC BID." A copy of the invitation rezoning. to bid may be requested by phone or in person at the County Clerk’s SECTION U1SEYERABIUTY Should any provision or part of the within Ordinances be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the balance of the Ordinances which shall remain in .ull force and effect. SECT1ONIY-EFFEGUYEDATE These Ordinances shall take effect seven days after final publication. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed. PLEASE TAME FURTHER NOTICE that the full tezts of the two Ordinances are available at the Township Hall. PLEASE TAME FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinances will take effect May 25. 2006. A copy of these Ordinances may be purchased or inspected at the office of the Township Clerk at any time during regular business hours of regular busi­ ness days at the following stated address: Office (269) 945-1285,220 W. State St.. Hastings. Ml 49058. Specific NOTICE questions regarding the Invitation to Bid may be directed to Tim Neeb. Building and Grounds Supervisor at (269) 838-7084. The Ban>' County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Mental Health Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 30.2006. 77503120 ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERM HYLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP MCI HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS, Ml 4WS8 CITY OF HASTINGS Thanks to you... 426 Girls ages 5-17 were able to participate in a variety of Girl Scout activities. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center REQUEST FOR BIDS WATERMAIN AND APPURTENANCES The City of Hastings is soliciting bids for the provision of water­ main. fittings and related appurtenances. Bid specifications and subnuttid forms are available at the Office of the City cierk/Treasurer. 261 East bate Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. The City of Hastings reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to awaru the bid in a manner which it deems to be in its best interest. prii*e and other factors considered. Scaled bids a*e due at the Office of the City Cierk/Treasurer at the abovr address no later than June 5.2006 at 9:00 a m, at which time they shall be opened and publicly read aloud. Bids shall be clearly marked on the outside the bid submittal package: SEALED BID - 200« WATERMAIN AND APPURTANCES. Tim Girrbach Director of Public Services „ NOTICE The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking appli­ cants to serve on the Construction Board of Appeals. Applicants must be a licensed builder, licensed plumber or licensed electrician. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State St. Hastings. Ml: and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 26.2006: (269) 945-1284. City of Hastings Police Department POSITION OPENING The Hastings Police Department is accepting applications for the position of patrol officer. Interested individuals must be 21 yrs of age and MCOLES certified or certifiable at (lie time of appointment. Applicants must have a valid drivers license, and have no felony or domestic violence related convictions. Applications can be obtained at the Hastings Police Dept 201 E. State St. (2nd floor) .Monday thru Friday 8:0dam-5pm. Applications will be accepted through May 19th, 2006. The City of Hastings is EOE employer. —sozscr �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 18. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLC*«E CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM" . dELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may oe rescinded by the forecloa'ng mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall bo limit­ ed soiety to the return ol the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Delault has been made .n the conditions ol a mortgage made by John E. Mays II and Bridget A Mays. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Riuadmoor Financial Services. Inc.. A Michigan Uorporahon. Mortgagee, dated September 13. 2002. and recorded on September 17. 2002 in instrument 1067606, and assigned by mesne assignments io Chase Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety Thousand Seven Hundred FiftyFive And 38/100 Dollars ($90.755 38). including interest at 6.625% per annum Unde, ihe power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case mad and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May 25. 2006. Said premises are situated tn city of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 16. Town 4 North. Range 7 West. Described as Beginning at a Pomt 12 56 Chains West of the Southeast Comer of said Section 16. Thence West 4 Rods. Thence North 12 Rods 14 Inches. Thence East 210 Feet 10 Inches. Thence South 4 Rods 14 Inches, Thence West 144 Feet 10 Inches. Thence South 8 Rods to the Place of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: Apr! 27. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *090701FO1 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kirk Robert Reed and Candace Kay Reed. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee lor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgegee. dated February 3. 2003, and recorded on February 11. 2003 in instrument 1097473. tn Barry co .nty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereto the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Twentv-Eight Ard 94/100 Dollars ($153.828 94). including mtei?s* at 7 625% per annum. Under the power ol sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or rome part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Spring. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as. Lots 92 and 93. Valley Park Shores No. 2, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 5 of Plats, on Page 62 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, »n which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated May 18 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248.593 1312 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025-5622 File *092873F01 rnw THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMAT1ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the Nd amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAG^e^ ■ DWatft hts been mate kt the conditions of a mortgage made by Cliff Morse and Brenda J Morse, as joint tenants, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., es nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 8. 2005, and recorded on December 6. 2005 in instrument 1157263. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER S CWA5S. !NC ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005- 16 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand NFie Hundred Twenty-Nine And 42/100 Doasu ($98,929 42) including interest at 7.7% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiU be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged pemises. or some part of the. at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on June 1. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5 and the West 1 /2 of lot 4. Block 2. James Dunning addition to the City Formerly Village of Hastings, according to the plat thereof as recorded in liber 1 of plats, page 5 Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Lanny Blankenship and Kassi S Blankenship, husband and wife, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 23. 2004 and recorded August 30. 2004 in Instrument Number 1133231. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank. National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2005-HE1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2005-HEl by assignment There is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Five ’Hundred EightyFive and 78/100 Dollars ($103.585 7?) including impest at9 50% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hast-ngs in Barry County. Michigan al 1 00 pm on MAY 25. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Hope Township. Section 9. Town 2 North. RangeO West, part of the Southwest one-quarter commencing North 00 degrees 03 minutes 50 sec­ onds East 1936 06 leet Iron- the South one-quarter. thence West 198 feet; thence North 00 degrees 03 minutes 50 seconds East 220 feet; thence East 198 feet; thence SouthOO degrees 03 minutes West 220 feet to the Place of Beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest the date of such sale Dated: May 4. 2006 Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 221 3078 For more information, ptease call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott A Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 8025-5822 Fite *092115F01 rnoMu STATE OF MICHIGAN FAMILY DIVISION. 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF BARRY ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION FILE NO: 06-58-DE HCN. WILLIAM M DOHERTY Dated April 27. 2006 Orfans Associates. PC. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Mie may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at Mie, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condition-, of a mortgage made by Neva M Fish, a s:r.gte woman, original mortgagor(s). to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated October 8. 2002. and recoded on November 13. 2002 in instrument 1091425. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee lor New Century Homu Equity Loan Trust. Series 2003-2 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Sixteen And 10/1CJ Dollars ($111,516.10). including interest at 9.75% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings a 1 00 PM. on May 25.2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry Count/. Michigan, and are described as COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1/4 LINE SECTION 28. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST. 1985 04 FEET FROM THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SEC­ TION 28; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 40 MIN­ UTES 26 SECONDS EAST 61 59 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; ’HENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST 502 99 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 394 12 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 69 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST. ' ~7 09 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 F THE SOUTH­ EAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28; THENCE SOUTH 00 DECREES 01 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST 126 33 FEET ALONG SAID EAST LINE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 26 SECONDS WEST 1266 12 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28 TO THE PO’NT OF BEGIN­ NING TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO A PRI­ VATE EASEMENT FOR i\*GRESS. EGRESS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES PUn°OSES. TO BE USED IN COMMON WITF. OTHERS 66 FEET WIDE. 33 FEET EACH SIDE OF A CENTERLINE DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 28. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST. 1985 04 FEET FROM THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTIQM28 THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 40 MINUTES26 SECONDS EAST 61 59 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28 TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF SAID DESCRIBED CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST 502 99 FEET. THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 394.12 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 69 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST. 477 09 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTH 12 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28. AND THE END OF SAID DESCRIBED CEN­ TERLINE THE SIDE LINES OF SAID EASEMENT TO BE LENGTHENED OR SHORTENED AS APPROPRIATE TO TERMINATE AT THE SOUTH LINE AND AT THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 28. ALSO. THE RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM STARR SCHOOL ROAD TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY ACROSS THAT PORTION OF LAND DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING 660 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 28. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. THENCE EAST 660 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 33 FEET: THENCE EAST 3300 FEET. THENCE NORTH 33 FEET. THENCE WEST 3.267 FEET; THENCE NORTH 33 FEET: THENCE WEST 693 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 33 FEET TO PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated April 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248.593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Service/ 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 5822 File *090470F01 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND FILING OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL Fawn Lake Sewer Improvement Special Assessment District No. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township of Orangeville, Barry County. Michigan, has approved a contract with the County of Barry, acting by and through its Board of Public Works ("Barry County ) pursuant to Act 185 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1957. as amended ("Act 185’1. whereby Barry County will proside for the acquisition, construction and financing of an extension tc the Gull Lake Sewer System to serve the Fawn Lake area in the Township including pressure sewer lines, cleanout chambers, grinder pumps, appurtenant facilities thereto, and necessary rights of way and interests in land in the Township of Orangeville (the "Improvements”). In accordance with the terms of Section 15c of Act 188 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1954. a* amended ("Act 188”). th* Township of Orangeville has determined that all or part of the Township’s obliga­ tion contracted with Barry County pursuant to Act 185 shall be defrayed by special assessments levied against the properties benefitted thereby. The Township has determined to proceed with the Improvements, has approved preliminary plans and estimates of costs for the Improvements, and has determined a special assessment district, consisting of the following described lots or parcels of land which are specially benefitted by the Improvements and against which a portion of the cost of the Improvements shall be specially assessed. 0811-009-011-00 0811-009-011 10 0811-009-011-20 0811-009-011-30 0811-009-011-40 0811-009-011-45 0811-009-011-60 0811-009-011-70 0811-009-011-80 0811-009-012-00 0811-009-012-10 0811-009-015-00 0811 085-008-00 0811085020 00 0811-009-019-00 0611-009-422-00 0811-085-001-00 0811-085-009-00 0811-085-010-00 0811085020-50 0811-085-01 i-OO 0811-085-013-00 0811085022 00 0611085022 10 081108502300 0811-085-001-10 0811-085-001-33 0811-085-001-34 0811-085-002-00 0811-085-003-00 0811-085-004-00 0811-085-005-00 0811-009-012-20 0811085-006-00 0811-009-012-30 0811-009-012-40 0811-085-006 10 0811-085-007-00 081108502100 0811-065-014-00 0811-085-015-00 061108502400 081108501600 081108501700 081108502500 0811085018-10 0811085018-20 081108502700 0811085018-30 081108501900 0811-085 040 00 081108502600 081108503700 0811085019-50 MAP OF FAWN LAKE SEWE9 IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 o\w\ NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Township Supervisor of the Township of Orangeville has mane and certified a special assessment roll for the Special Assessment District, which roll sets forth the relative portion of part of the costs of the Improvements which are to be levied in the form oi special assessments against each benefitted lot or parcel of land in the special assessment district. TAKE NOTICE THAT THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON TUESDAY. THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE. 2006, AT 7:00 PJC. LOCAL TIME. AT THE TOWNSHIP HALL 7350 LINDSEY ROAD PLAINWELL MICHIGAN. TO REVIEW THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL AND THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR THE IMPROVE­ MENTS AND TO HEAR AND CONSIDER ANY OBJECTIONS THERETO. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the special assessment roll as prepared his been reported to the Township Board and is on file with the Township Clerk a! the Township Hall for public examination. moiMv TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT AN OWNER OR A PARTY IN INTEREST IN A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SUBJECT TO A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MAY FILE A WRITTEN APPEAL OF THE SPE­ CIAL ASSESSMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF CONFIRMATION OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMEfT ROLL BIT ONLY IF SAID OWNER OR PARTY IN INTEREST APPEARS AND PROTESTS THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT Af THIS HEARING. An appear­ ance may be made by an owner or a party in interest, or his or her agent, in person or. in the alternative, an appearance or protest can be filed with the Township by letter prior to the hearing, in which case a person­ al appearance at the hearing is not required. This notice was authorized by the Township Board of the Township of Orangeville. JESSICA LEIGH BIGHAM, Plaintiff, ANTHONY JAMES THERKILDSEN. Dated: May 9. 2006 JENNIFER GOY. CLERK TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE Defendant_________________ _______ _/ Attorney for Plamtifl Lori L Pourzan (P59396) LEGAL SERVICES OF SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN 3490 Beite Chase Way. Ste 50 Lansing. Ml 48911 (517) 384-2985 rd. 231/ NOTICE TO DEFENDANT IT IS ORDERED 1. You are being sued by Plamtifl in this court for Custody. 2. You must file your answer to take other action permitted by law in this court at 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 on or before Tuesday, July 2,2006 If you fail to do so. a default judgment may te entered against you for the relief demand­ ed in the complaint filed in ihis case. 3 A copy of trits order shall be published each week m the HASTINGS BANNER for three con­ secutive weeks and proof shall be filed In this court. 4. A copy of his order shall be sent to ANTHO­ NY JAMES THERKILDSEN at Ns last known address by registered mat! return receipt requested before the date ol the last publication and the Proof ol Mailing shall be filed with this court. Date 4/26/06 Hon WILLIAM M DOHERTY Circuit Court Judge Give a memorial that can go on forever A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526. �Page 12 - Thursday. May 18. 2006 — The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by ROBERT S ERICKSON. DENISE L ERICKSON. HUSBAND AND WIFE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS­ TRATION SYSTEMS SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. SAID LENDER IS REPUBLIC BANK. Mortgagee, dated August 31. 2004. and recorded on September 07. 2004. as Instrument No 1133595. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed io be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred seventy three thousand three hundred ninety seven and 44/100 Dollars (Si 73.397.44). including interest at 6.375% per annum. WITH AN ADJUSTABLE RATE RIDER Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU Ah* IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to th return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ronald L Stampfier. a single man. ong>r.a: mortgagor(s). to Option One Mortgage Corporation a California Corporation Mortgagee, dated June 16. 2005. and recorded on June 29. 2005 in instrument 1148757. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Four And 59/100 Dollars (S100.694 59). Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of thu mortgaged premises, or some part of them. M pudc vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1:00 including interest at 8 1% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice >s hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of lAe mortgaged premises, or seme part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM. on May PM on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF IRVING. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as THAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUAR­ TER OF SECTION 26. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTH ONE-QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SEC­ TION 26; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 23 13" WEST 1321.69 FEET ALONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH ONE-QUARTER LINE TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING: THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 56' 55" EAST 402.20 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 22 AZ WEST 243.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 56' 55’ WEST 402 33 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 23' 13' EAST 243 00 FEET A! ONG THE NORTH AND SOUTH ONE-QUARTER LINE TO THE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING SUBJECT TO HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY FOR BUEHLER ROAD THE DESCRIBED LAND ALSO INCLUDES THE MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOME AFFIXED THERETO AN MORE PARTICULARLY IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS: 2000 SKYLINE. SERIAL NUMBER D2380435NAB The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate DATED: Apnl 27. 2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham, Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS SOLELY AS NOMI­ NEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER S SUCCES­ SORS AND ASSIGNS. SAID LENDER IS REPUB­ LIC BANK Mortgagee For More Information Call (248) 540-7701 w* 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A Parcel of Land tn the Southeast 1 /4 of Section 17. Town 2 North. Range 10 West Described as beginning at a point of the east line of said section 17 which lies South 1 degrees 46 min­ utes East 221 88 feet from the East 1/4 post of said section 17, Thence South 1 degrees 46 minutes East 220 feet thence South 89 degrees 51 Minutes 30 seconds West 547 12 leet thence North 11 degrees 50 mmules 30 seconds East 224.81 feet thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds East 494 21 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, please call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *090730F01 HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following Ordinance, being Ordinance No. 64. was adopted by the Township Board of Hope Township at a special meeting held on May 8. 2006. TOWNSHIP OF HOPE ORDINANCE NO. M ADOPTED: MAY 8, 2006 EFFECTIVE: THIRTY (30) DAYS FOLLOWING PUBLICATION AFTER ADOPTION An Ordinance to prohibit nudity on premises witi.in Hope Township licensed by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission: and to repeal ordinances which are in conflict with this Ordinance. THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN ORDAINS: SEOIQUlI. PROHIBITION AGAINST NUDITY ON LICENSED PREMISES. No person, while appear ing in a state of nudity as defined by this Ordinance, shall frequen*. loiter, work for or perform in any estab­ lishment licensed or subject to licensing by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. No proprietor or operator of any such establishment shall allow the presence in such establishment of any person who vio­ lates the provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION 11, DEFINITION OF NUDITY, “Nudity" shall be defined for purposes of this Ordinance to be the exposure by view of persons, of any of the following body parts, either directly or indirectly, including Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale HIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Roger J. Hussong. A Single Man and Russell J. Hussong. A Single Man, as joint tenants with full rights of sur­ vivorship. original mortgagors). to National City Mortgage Services Co.. Mortgagee, dated November 20. 2001, and recorded on April 12. 2006 in instrument 1162995. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Three And 25/100 Dollars (S131.833 25). including inter­ est at 6 625% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry Countv Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry Count. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 28 on West Beach. According to the Recorded F'a! Thereof in Uber 2 of Plats, on Page 67 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date c< such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: April 27. 2006 For more information, ptease calf: FC F 248.593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 4802b b822 Fite *012951F02 nww Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINWILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, h •my. shall be limit­ ed solely to the etum of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in The whole or part of the pubic region; 2. The whole or part of the anus: 3. The whole or part of the buttocks: 4. 5. The whole or part of the genitals; The female breast area, including the nipple or more than one-half of the area of the breast. SECTION III, SANCTIONS, Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provi«ion of this Ordinance shall be deemed responsible for a municipal civil infraction as defined by Michigan Statute which shall be punishable by a civil fine of not more than $500 along with costs which may include all expenses either direct or indirect, to which the Township of Hope has been put in connection with the municipal civil infraction. In no case, however. shall cosh of less than $9 nor more than $500 be ordered. A violator of this Ordinance shall also be subject to additional sanctions and judicial orders as are authorized under Michigan law. Each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Provisions of this Ordinance may also be enforced by suit for injunction. SECTION IV, SEVERABILITY. This Ordinance and the various parts, sections, subsections, sentences, phrases and clauses hereof are declared to be severable. If any part, section, subsection, sentence, phrase or clause is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby. SECTION V, REPEAL .All other ordinances, parts of ordinances, or amendments thereto, any of which are in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION VI, EFFECTIVE DATE, This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days following publication after adoption. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Ordinance has been posted in the office of the Hope vs. ROBERT MERLE BURTON Corporation Mortgagee, daed June 30. 2000, and recorded on July 6. 2000 in instrument 1046341. m Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Mtefirst Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is maimed to be due at the date hereof the sm of FiftyTwo Thousand Five Hundred Twelve And 61/100 Dollars ($52,512.61). including interest at 8.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgagewill be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them at pubt.c vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hasting? at 1 00 PM, on May 25. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are descibed as: Commencing at the West 1 /4 post of Section 10, Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence 491 feet South along the Section line ir. the center of M-66 lor beginning, thence East 335 feet; thence North 250 feet, thence West 335 feet, thence South 250 feet o the Place of Beginning The redemption penod shell be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days trom the date of such sale Dated: April 27. 2006 For more information, please call: F C F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bit tm Farms. Michigan f 8025-5822 Fite *089965F01 David H. Tnpp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings. Michigan 49058 Phone (269) 945-9585 Altomayiarntete—_________ At a session of sate Court held in tried.V of Hastings. Countv of Barry, State of Michigan on the 11th day of May, 2006 PRESENT: HON. JAMES H. FISHER. Circuit Judge TO: ROBERT MERLE BURTON OR THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ROBERT MERLE BURTON Based on the pleadings filed in the above emitted case, it is ordered that Defendam. Robert Marte Burton, or the heirs of Robert Merle Burton ftte a Notice of Interest in the vacant land, located in Orangeville Township. Barry County. Michigan, more fuHy described as follows LOT NUMBER 20 OF FAWN LAKE PLAT. PARCEL NUMBER: 08-11-085-000-018-20 at least 3 days prior to the hearing date noted below to assert any interest in the above desenbed property. If the Defendant. Robert Merle Burton, a.'d/or the heirs of Robert Meric Burton, tail to do so that shall constitute a default in the above entitled matter, and on the 13th day of July. 2006 at 200 o'clock m the afternoon, this Court shall take proofs and shall terminate whatever interest Robert Merle Burton or his unknown heirs, may have in and to the above described property unless a Notice of Interest m the Real Property is filed or unless Defendant oi hts representative appears on that dale and tirie James H. Fiaher Circuit Judge Drafted by: David H. Tripp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings. Michigan 49058 (269) 945-9585 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Marcia Ann Campbell, and Lane Whipple Campbell, wife and husband and Kirk D Campbell, as joint tenants with full rights of survivorship, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . Mortgage?, dated May 20. 2005 and recorded May 25. 2005 in Instrument Number 1147099. Barry County Records, Michigan There is claimed to be due t‘ th? date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Fourteen and 02/100 Dollars ($117,214.02) including interest at 5.75% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barv Countv Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County Michigan at 100 p m on MAY 25. 2006 _ Township Clerk at the address set forth below and that copies of this Ordinance may be purchased or Said premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described inspected at the office of the Hope Township Clerk during regular business hours of regular working days as following the date of this publication. Lots 46 and 47. except the South 40 feet of Lot 46 of Algonquin Lake Resort Properties Unit Number 1. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 2 of Plats. Page 6. Barry Ijnda Eddy Hough. Clerk HOPE TOWNSHIP County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ol such sate. un.'ess determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 324la. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days 5463 South M-43 highway Hastings. Ml 49O5M (269) 948-2464 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... 945-9554 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY FILE NO. 06-275-CH ORDER TO ANSWER HON JAMES H. FISHER BRUCE DANIELS. Plaintiff. the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert A Watson, a named man and Wanda Watson, origi­ nal mortgagor(s). to Exchange Financial but not limited to exposure, see-through clothing articles or body stockings: 1. AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE Default having been made tn the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Terry Neymeiyer r.nd Denise Neymeiyer and Esther M Neymeiyer. nusband arte wife, and a single woman. Mortgagors Io Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, ruled the 24th day of May, 2004 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for The County of Harry and State of Michigan, on the 17th day of June. 2004 m instrument No. 1129427 of Barry Coun'y Records, sate Mortgage having been assigned to Weils Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due. at the dale of this notice, the sum of One Hundred Forty Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Two Dollars and 33/100 ($140,982 33). and no suit or proceed­ ing at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by sate mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained m sate mortgage, and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provteud. notice is hereby given that on the 1st day of June. 2006 at 1 o'clock pm Local Time, sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate at public auc­ tion. to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building where the Circuit Court for the Count-; of Barry is held), of the premises described in sate mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7 5% per annum and aN legal costs, charges, and expanses, including the attor­ ney fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may be pate by the undersigned, necessary to protect its interest m the premises Which sate premises are described as follows All that certain piece or parcel ol land, including any and ail struc­ tures. and homes, manufactured or otherwise, located thereon, situated in the City of Hastings. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and described as follows, to wit: Lot 4. Block 13 of H.J. Kenfteto’s Addition to the Village, now. City of Hastings according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats. Page 9 During the six (6) months immediately following the sate, the property may be redeemed, except that in the event that the proper­ ty is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a. the property may be redeemed during 30 days immediately following the sate Dated: 4/27/2006 Weils Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee Mortgagee FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC Attorney for Wets Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee 888 W. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 2*8-362-2600 ASAPH 767159 04/27/2006, U:'04/2006. 05/11/2006.05/18/2006 .'wait from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosi.-j mort­ gagee can resand the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bte amount tendered at sate, plus interest Dated Apnl 27. 2006 Ortans Associates PC Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 356 0200 Defendant________________ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered et sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Anthony Votetti and Kimberty Votetti, husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc, as nominee lor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 28. 2004. and recorded on June 1. 2004 in instrument 1128436. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand One Hundred Eleven And 90/100 Dollars ($150,111.90). including interest at 8.775% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in ste mort­ gage and the statute m such case made ard pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Lot 11. Hunters Ridge Estates, according to the recorded plat thereof m Uber 6 of Plats, on Pages 12 Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 18. 2006 For more information, please call F H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *092715F01 THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Donald E Lavair Jr and Sara E. Lavair, husband arte wife, to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgage, dated October 28. 2004 arte recorded November 18. 2004 in Instrument Number 1137435. Barry County Records. Michigan Sate mortgage ts now held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse by assignment. There ts claimed to be due at toe date hereof he sum of Two Hundred Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty and 13/100 Dollars ($200.78013) including interest at 6.95% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed notice is hereby given tht sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue al theBany County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m on MAY 25. 2006 Sate premises are located in the Towship of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The South 220 Feet of the West 264 Feet of the West 330 Feet of the Southeast one quarter of the Southwest one quarter of Section 17. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. Thomapple Township. Barr County. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASRS The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited sote*y to the return of the bte amount tendered at sate, plus interest Dated April 27.2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 214.2317 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In trial event, your damages, If any, shall be Until­ ed solely to the retu m ol ths bld cmount ten­ dered at sale, phis Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James M Norman arte Daria R. Norman. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Amenquest Mortgage Company, Mortgagee, dated December 4. 2002. and recorded on December 27 2002 in instrument 1094506. and assigned by said Mortgages to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee. of Amenquest Mortgage Securitiea. Inc, Asset-Backed Pen Through Certttcates. Series 2003-1. nder the Pooling arte Servicing Agreement Gated as of February 1.2003. Without Recourse as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county recotos, Michigan, on which mortgage there is -laimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hu.-xlrea Fifty-Two Thousnd One Hundred SeventyFour And 83/100 Dollars ($152.174 89), induding interest a: 8 25% per annum Under the powtx of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the su'ute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is herecy given ■«: cate mortgage wifl be forecosed by a sate u4 the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al pm3c vendue, at .foe Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1OC .’M. on June 8. 2006 Sate premises are situated in **Mia?e of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, an; are described as: Lt 66. MtedteviMe Downs ha S. according to the recorded plat thereof in Uba* 5 of Plats on Page 26. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600.3141* in which case the redeption period shall be 30 d.iys from the date of such sate Dated : May 11. 2006 For more infonnation, please caM. FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys Fcx Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *07753203 mtmn THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Katrina Smith, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . Mortgagee, dated March 26. 2004 and recorded March 30. 2004 in Instrument Number 1124440, Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Five Hundred Sixteen and 15/100 Dollars ($103,516.15) including interest at 7 60% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in 3any County, Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on JUNE 8. 2006. Sate premises are located m the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Lot 128. City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the txd amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated May 11. 2006 Ortans Assoaates. PC Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 4007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 244 2258 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 18, 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, k. that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John D. Minehart and Patnaa Minehart, husband and wife, original mortgagor! s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 28. 2005. and recorded on March 8. 2005 m instrument 1142398, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust. 2005-5 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Five Hundred Seventy-Two Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Five And 90/100 Dollars ($572675 90). including interest at 8.2% per annum Under t.ne power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some par of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: A parcel of land in the South 1Z2 of Section 30. Town 1 North. Range 8 West described as follows beginning at the Southeast comer of Packer's plats; thence South 05 degrees 18 minutes East 160.60 feet; thence South 00 degrees 37 min­ utes West 915 feet; thence North 89 degrees 23 minutes West 747.50 feet; thence South 940 00 feet ; thence West 1300 (♦/-) feet; thence North 2660(4-/-) feet; thence East 1330 (♦/-) feet to the center of said Section 30 and the Northwest comer of Parkers plat; thence South 22 degrees 44 min­ utes 10 seconds East 126.46 feet, thence south 20 degrees 34 minutes East 287 90 feet, thence South 39 degrees 30 minutes East 171 50 feet; thence South 77 degrees 08 mmutes East 493 69 feet (recorded 439 69 feet) to the point of beginning Bemg more particularly described by a survey as follow that part of Section 30. Town North. Range 8 West, described as beginning at the center of said Section 30. being the Northwest comer of ’Parkers Plat", thence along the Southerly line of the said plat the following four courses. South 22 degrees 44 minutes 10 seconds East 126.46 feet thence South 20 degrees 34 minutes 00 Seconds East 287 90 feet, thence South 39 degrees 31 minutes 03 Seccnds East. 17146 feet, thence South 77 degrees OR minutes 00 seconds East 493 69 feet to the Southeast comer of said plat; thence South 05 degrees 18 mmutes 00 seconds East 160.60 feet; thence South 00 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds '.Vest 915 00 feet, thence North 89 degrees 23 min­ utes 00 seconds West 762.83 feet to the North and South 1/4 lines thence South 00 degrees 4 minutes 59 seconds West on said 1/4 line. 958 22 feet to the South 1/4 post of said Section, thence North 89 degrees 15 minutes 36 seconds West on the South section hne. 1330 40 feet to the South Eighth post of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of said Section; thence North 00 degrees 24 minutes 31 seconds East on the North and South eighth line of the Southwest fractional 1/4. 2653.52 feet to the North eighth post of the Southwest fractional 1/4, thence South 89 degrees 15 minuter 08 seconds East on the East and West 1/4 line. 1323.04 feet to the place of beginning Parcel B: Also Lot 5 of Parkers Plat, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded Uber 3 of Plats, page 106, Barry County Records Parcel C: Also, a pumei of land located in the SoutheastV4 of Section 30, Town 1 North. Range 8 West desenbed as follows Beginning at a point on the Center hne of South Shore Drive which lies North 78 degrees 30 minutes West 275.00 feet from the Southwest comer of recorded plat ol Reid Park, thence North 8 degress 30 minutes West. 101.75 feet; thence North 58 degrees 31 minutes East. 215 64 feet; thence South 73 degrees 20 min­ utes East 31.45 feet; thence South 41 degrees 29 minutes West 169 92 feet to the point of beginning, together with the land between the Shore traverse hne and the South shore of Fine lake, subject to an easement of the Consumers Power Company. Being more particularly described by survey as fol­ lows: beginning at a point on the center line of South Shore dnve which ties North 78 degrees 21 minutes West 275.00 feet from the Southwest cor­ ner of recorded plat of Reid Park; thence Nortn 78 degrees 21 minutes West on the Center line of South Shore Drive. 101.75 feet; thence North 67 degrees 40 mmutes East 215 64 feet to the shore of Fine Lake; thence on an intermediate traverse line along the shore of Fine Lake. South 73 degrees 11 minutes 28 seconds East 31.45 feet; thence South 41 degrees 38 mmutes 00 seconds West 169 92 feet to the point of beginning, together with all the land between he intermediate traverse line and the South shore of Fine Lake The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: rC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 3400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Met ..pan 48025-5822 Fife #092302F01 memo The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoaure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This ule may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your dam­ ages. If any, thaii be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered al ule. plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Delault has been made n the conditions of a mortgage made by Wilae G Murray and Lea Murray, hmborxi and wife, original mortgagorts). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc .as nomi­ nee frx lender and lender's successors and-or assigns. Mortgagee, dated Aprs 19. 2004. and recorded on April 23. 2004 m instrument 1128258. m Barry county records. Mcfvgan. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Household Finance Corp. Hi as assigned by an assignment, on when mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-One And 44/100 Dollars ($1.5.871 44). mdudmg interest at 7.415% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, nobce is here­ by given that said mortgage w# be lorectoeed by a sale of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 00 PM. on Juno 8. 2006 Said premises are situated c Townshp ol C^rtton, Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as The North 436 of the West 500 foot of the Northwest 1/4 ol the Northwest 1/4 of Section 12. Town 3 North, Range 7 West Excepting therefrom that part deeded Io the Michigan Department of State Highways, as recorded in Uber 250 of Deeds on Pago 531 and as recorded in Uber 250 ol Deeds on Page 575. Subject to an easement lor pubic highway purposes over the Northerly 33 feet thereof tor Bayne Road, ard subject to an easement for pubic highway purposes tor highway M-06 as recorded m Uber 251 Page 61 The redemption penod shal be 12 months from the dale of such sate Dated May 11.2006 For more information, please cafl FC H 248 93 1300 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmoham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 F4e »09?434F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall bo limited solely to the return f the bld amount tendered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ryan R Foote, a stngte man. original mortgagor(s). to Aames Funding Corporation DBA Aames Home Loan. Mortgagee, dated November 3. 2004, and recorded on December 9. 2004 in instrument 1138442. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Five And 75/100 Dollars ($102.975 5). including interest at 9.68% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage end the statute si such case made and pro vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises. ot some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on June 15, 2006 Said premises are situated tn Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: BEGINNING AT A POINT OF THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 23. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MIN­ UTES WEST 2238 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE DUE WEST 83 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 32 EAST 59 FEET; THENCE WEST 327 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES EAST 115 FEET; THENCE WEST 250 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MIN­ UTES WEST 410 FEET; THENCE EAST 660 FEET TO SAID EAST LINE; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES EAST 236 FEET ALONG EAST LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such safe Dated: May 18. 20GS For more information, please call: FC J 248 593.1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #079133F02 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Delault has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven C. Guy. a single man. to Chase Home Finance L LC., successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 24. 2002 and recorded November 25. 2002 in Instrument Number 1092378. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Su and 43/100 Dollars ($76,976.43) including interest at 6 50% par annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County Michigan at 1DO p m. on JUNE 8. 2006 Said premises are located in the Crty ol Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The South 2 Rods only of Lot 227 of the City, for­ merly Village of Hastings. County of Barry, and State of Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof. Also. Lot 309 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgage can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are hmrted solely to the return of the txd amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated May 11. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, olus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert L Spencer Jr., and Michelle L. Spencer, husband and wife original mortgagons). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as lommee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 21. 2005, and recorded on June 7. 2005 in instrument 1147755. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum o' One Hundred One Thousand Five Hundred NinetyFour And 36/100 Dollars ($101,594.36), including interest at 7.875% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1G0 PM. on June 15. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Cartton. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Commencing 8 rods East of the Center of Section 6. Town 4 North. Range 8 West at the Southeast corner of land owned by John Roush, fomierty owned by Mito Bunn Running thence North 20 rods; thence East 16 rods, more or less, thence South 20 rods, thence West 16 rods, more or tess. to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated May 18. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #093431F01 ttkom. PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by JAMES K OSTERHOUT JR and KERI L OSTER OUT, AS HUSBAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc ("MERS"). solely as nominee for tender and tender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee dried July 2. 2002. and recorded on July 22 2002, in Document No 1084160. and assigned by said mortgagee to EXCHANGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, as assigned.Barry County Records. Michigan, un which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars and Twenty-Eight Cents ($115,889.28). including inter­ est at 7 0001oper annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort gage and the statue in such case made and provded. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wli be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue, a the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Michigan, at 01 DO PM o'clock, on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated m City of HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOT 38 AND THE NORTH 1 / 2 OF LOT 37 OF SMITHS LAKEVIEW ESTATES #1. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS ON PAGE 2 TAX ID NO08-13-23-011-21 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with T948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated : May 15 2006 EXCHANGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 rnm,® THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFlCr T THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACilVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Kenneth William Schild and Danielle L Schild, husband and wife to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated June 19. 2003 and recorded June 27. 2003 in Instrument Number 1107314. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities inc. asset backed pass-through certificates, series 2003-W4 under the pooling and servicing agree­ ment dated as ol October 1. 2003. without recourse by assignment There ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Fifty-Five and 66/100 Dollars ($12,055 66) including interest a! 9 65% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that sa>d mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, a! pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry Countv. Michigan at 100 p.m on JUNE 15. 2006 Said premises are located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lots 3 and 4 I Block 13 ol Eastern Addition to the City, formerly Village, of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, excepting therefrom the East 7 Rods The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600324la. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are hmrted solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest Dated May 18. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (24) 457-1000 Fite No 310 0604 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be -xem (248) 457-1000 File No 213 0833 ^,0. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return o the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Delault has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made Dy Deborah K Haas and Stephen Andrew Haas wife and hus­ band. original mortgagorts). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee tor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 26. 2003, and recorded on April 1. 2003 in instrument 1101297. tn Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Seven Hundred One And 26/100 Dollars ($120.701.26). including inter­ est at 3.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pre­ sided, nobce is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM on June 15. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2. 3. 4 and 5 of Sunny Shore Subdivision accord­ ing to the plat thereof, as recorded in LitX' 4 of Plats on Page 33. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600 3241 a, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 File #093262F01 tom. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing for the foitowng Special Use Permits Case Number SP-4-2006 Robert LaCourse. Location: 7311 Day Rd . in Section 28 of Assyria Twp Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for temporary family suppiemental housing ir. the AR zoning district Case Number SP-5-2006 Theron Carter (owner), Jeanne Klynome (applicant). Location: 4100 Crane Rd . m Section 17 of Irving Twp. Purpose: Requesting a special use permit tor a vetennanan dine in the AR zoning district Case Number SP-6-2006 James Fogle. Location: 14510 S M-66 Hwy. in Section 27 of Assyria Twr. Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for a home occupation (auto body repair) in the AR zon­ ing district. Meeting Date: May 22. 2006. Time: 7DO p.m. Place: Community Room in the Courts & Law Building at 206 West Court St, Hastings. Michigan Site inspections of the above described proper­ ties will be completed by the Planning Commission members before the day of the hearing. Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above men­ tioned time and place. Any written response n ay be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to ’,269) 948-4820 The special use appbcation(s) ts/are available for public mspeebor. a! the Barry County Planning Office, 220 West State Street, Hastings. Michigan 49058 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed between 12-1 p.m ), Monday thru Friday. Ptease cal the Planning Office at (269) 945­ 1290 for further information. The County of Barry wil provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers tor the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabiMtes at the meetmg/hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxHiary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown. County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE 49058. (269) 945-1284 Debbie S. Smith. Barry County Clerk MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert S. Peake, a single man. original mortgagor(s), to National Crty Mortgage Services Co. Mortgagee, dated February 27. 200. and recorded on March 4 2004 in instrument 1123155, in Barry countv records. Micvgan, on which mortgage there s claimed to be oue at the date hereof the sum of F.ignty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Noety-Three And 10/100 Dollars ($86,893 10). including Interest at 5.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute m such c«>se made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given tfiat said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puohc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at ’00 PM. on June 1. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Barry. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as Lot 48 of J R Bush's First Addition to the Village of Delton, according to th recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 33, Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from tb-i dat? ol such sate Dated: May 4. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC F 248.593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate #046042F02 moam Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be roeef nded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In '.hat event, your damages, if any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered st sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Loi J McCarter, eunamott woman and .Ronrwe C McCarter, her husband, original mortgagors), to PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE COMTACT OUR OFACE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by THOMAS L. WARGO and DOROTHY L WARGO. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to FIRST TENNESSEE BANK . N.A. DB/A FIRST I ORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORA­ TION. Mortosgee. dated July 15. 2003, and record­ ed on July 24. 2003. m Document No 1109313. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due ai the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Six Thousand sa Hundred NinetyOne Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($56,691.95). including interest at 9.250% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue m such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 01 DO PM o'clock, on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN. Barry County. Michigan and described as LOTS 37. 38 AND 39 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 29. EXCEPT: PART OF LOT 37 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. DESCRIBED COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 37 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES; THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST 88 59 FEET; THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 39.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 49 25 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING TAX ID NO 08-09­ 165-025-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: May10. 2006 FIRST TENNESSEE BANK. N.A D/B/A FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORATION Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive, Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 mmor- Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as noiPtoee for tender and tender's successors and/or assign. Mortgagee, dated June 4. 2004. and recorded on June 11. 2004 in instrument 1129135, in Carry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Kfortgagoe to Bank of New York as Trustee for the Cer^ficate Holders of CWABS 2004-BC5 as assignee few an assignment, on which mortgage there is dain.xl to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hu/xlreo Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-£.W And 52/100 Dollars ($117,598.52), includn»j interest at 8.45% per annum Under the power of sate cotj’ameo in said mort­ gage and the statute in such cast, made and pro vided. notice ts hereby given that said -'tortgage wil be forevtosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the u*rry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM. on Ma, 25. 2006. Said premises are situated m '.'illage of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot No. 101. Mtodteviite Downs No. 5. according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 5. page 43. Barry County Records The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shell be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated Apnl 27. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Brngham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #091380F01 nwi«4 Synopsis PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP waiter Mating May 10,2006 Meeting was called to order at 7DO P.M Roll CaU: Present: Supervisor Herzog. Clerk Nichols and Trustees Ritchie and Kennedy Absent: Treasurer Nottingham Also present: 8 members of the public. Approved agenda Approved minutes of Apnl 12. 2006, Regular Board Meeting as corrected Pubic comment was received Correspondence was read Brian Reynolds. Candidate for State Representative Commissioner 's Report received Appointed Wendy Newland to Parks Commission Fire Reports (BPH. Hickory Comers and Pine Lake) received Police report received Approved Pine Lake Association Fireworks per­ mit Approved new drive tor Cressey Cemetery Refused Taxpayer request tor township to pay tax penalty Approved Pine Lake Fire Dept memorandum #06-03 for leave of absence with best wishes Pine Lake Fire Dept memorandum #06-02 nl*r*d nn fita �Page 14 - Thursday, May 18 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Robert A. Tremain A Aseoctetee. P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be ueed for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by THAD DEGOOD AND BARBARA L DEGOOO, HUS­ BAND AND WIFE to MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK. FSB . Mortgagee, dated March 15. 2001. and recorded on March 20.2001 as Instrument No. 1057040. m BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to MORT­ GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC . AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION by an assignment dated March 15. 2001, and record­ ed on March 20. 2001 . as Instrument No. 10570*1 m BARRY County Records MicTugan. on which mortgage there ts cla med to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred eighty five thousand sixty one and 437100 dollars ($185,061 43). includ­ ing interest at 7.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is here jy given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgage premises. or part of them, at pubic vendue, at the At Barry Cocmy Courthouse. Hastings. Ml , at 1.DO PM on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARRY County. Michigan and are desenbed as: _ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTH­ EAST ONE QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 24. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. LYING NORTHEAST­ ERLY OF HIGHWAY RUNNING THROUGH SAME. HOPE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN The redemption period shall bo 12 months from the date of such sale DATED: May 18. 2006 Robert A. Tremain A Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC.. AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS HEARTWELL MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION Assignee ol Mortgagee Fo< More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Foroclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aste may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at aalo, plus I nterest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Troy D. Fedewa an unmarried man. as his sole and sepa­ rate property, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 12. 2004, and record­ ed on November 15. 2004 m instrument 1137248. in 9a"y county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety And 32/100 Dollars ($91,790.32). including interest at 6 25% per annum Uncter the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on June 15. 2006 Sate premise are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 35. Town 3 North. Range 7 West desenbed as: commencing 34 rods South of the South hne of the Grand River Valley Ramoau on section line between sections 35 and 36. Town 3 North. Range 7 West; thence West 10 rods; thence South 4 rods; thence East 10 rods; thence North 4 rods to beginning. More particularly desenbed as: beginning at a point on the East line of Section 35. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, distant North 850 17 feet from the Southeast comer of said Section 35; thence West 165 feet; thence North 66 feet; thence East 165 feet to sate East section line; thence South along said East hne. 66 feet to the point of beginning Subject to an easement lor public high­ way purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof for Durkee Street. Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months !;om the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call FC W 248.593 1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #093351F01 mown Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evert, your damages, if any, shall bo limit­ ed soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Heather R. Cappon. a marned woman and Jason Cappon, her husband, original mortgagor(s). to Lender LTD DBA Lake State Funding. Mortgagee, dated October 22. 2004. and recorded on December 10. 2004 in instrument 1138536 and assigned by sate Mortgagee to Washington fdutual Bank FA as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Seven And 11/100 Doi’ars ($188,137.11). including interest at 8% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made nd provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM, on Juno 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Carter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Beginning at a point on the East and West 1/4 line of Section 16. Town 3 Nortn. Range 9 West, distant West 1710 83 feet from the East 1/4 post of sate Section; thence South 01 degree 06 minutes 46 seconds East 747.87 feet, thence South 87 degrees 55 minutes 06 seconds West 298 47 feet; thence North 01 degrees 04 mmutes 57 seconds West 758.71 feel to sate East and West 1/4 line; thence East along sate 1/4 hne 298 08 feet to the plat of beginning. Subject to an easement for pub­ lic highway purposes over the Northerly 33 feet thereof. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott, P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte#092940F01 T7W9n Nodes Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAT1ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that everrt, your damages, If any, shall bs tend­ ed solely o ihu return of the bid emount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jermaine E Sulfivan-Miiter. a single woman, original mort­ gagors), to Mortgage Pius of America Corporation, a Michigan Corpcretton. Mortgagee, dated June 28. 2002. and recorded on July 1. 2002 in instrument 1063128, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to US Bank. NA as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to e due at the date hereof the sum ol Eighty-Frve Thousand Three Hundred F-iiatyEight And 03/100 Dollars ($85,398.03). including interest at 7.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry Countv Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 56 feet of Lot 3 and the East 1/2 of Lot 4. Block 8, Butter Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 66 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 Fite #070964F02 Reporting History for the Future in \6 Barry County Area Newspapers • Lakewood News * Maple Valley News * Middleville-Caledonia Sun & News • Reminder • Weekender • Hastings Banner Over 64,000 Papers Distributed Every Week! 1351 N. M-43 Highway • P.O. Box 188 Hastings, Ml 49058 Pnona (269) 945-9554 • Fax (269) 945-5192 Delton Kellogg Middle School April Students of Month named Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TC COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reednded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event your damagea. if any, shall bo tentted solely to the return of the bld amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Joseph E. May and Julie A. May. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, date Apnl 4. 2003. and recorded on Apnl 11. 2003 m instrument 1101868. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there « claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-One And 66/100 Dollars ($14.52’ 66). including interest at 6 125% per annum Under the power of sate contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises. o< some part ul them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on June 15. 2006. Sate premises are situated in Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are Fifth-graders Alex Milan. Austin Wines, Justin Cook. Kyle Duff and Brianna Russell. (Not pictured: Shelby Payne. David McConahay.) described as A parcel of land m the Southeast 1/4 of Section 2. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township, Barry County. Michigan, desenbed as: Beginning al the Southeast comer of Section 27; thence North 534 feet; thence West 253 feet; thence South 534 feet; thence East 253 feet to the point of beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ Sixth-graders Kasey Braska, Caylio Hudson. Nicole Blaszak, Jolene Dram and Ashley Jones. (Not pictured: Jessica Zavala.) ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE COWTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be reed nded by the foreclosing mortgegee. In that event, your dameges, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to ths return o the Lid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Intel asL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Rebecca Lord and Eric Lord, wife and husband, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 2. 2005, and recorded on August 5. 2005 in instrument 1150763. in Barry county records. Michigan assigned by sate Mortgagee to U.S Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust. 2005-8 as ass^nee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Two Tiiousand Four Hundred Sixty­ Eight And 69/100 Dollars ($92,468 69). including interest al7 124% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is heieby given that sate mortgage wW be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, t the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 21 and the South 1/2 of Lot 20 of Broadway Heights Plat, according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of plats, or. page 48. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6003241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate #09231CF01 thomi Seventh-graders Kayla-Lea Paradowski. Jamie O'Grady. Nicholas Bieganski, Emilee Everett and Becky Isaacson. THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ronald G. Roach and Gary L. Roach, as joint tenants with full rights of survivorship, to Wells Fargo Bank NA . successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc . Mortgagee, dated January 26. 2002 and recorded February 27, 2002 in Instrument Number 1075598. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Seven and 38/100 Dollars ($54,747 38) including interest at 6.88% per annum • Under the power of sale contained in sard mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premisM. or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m on JUNE 8. 2006 Sate premises are located m the Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The East 200 feet of the West 1000 feet of the North 200 feet of the Southwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter ol Section 21. Town 1 North. Range 7 West The redemption penod shall be 6 month from the date ol such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that even, your damages if any. are limited soteiy to tne return of the bte amount tendered at sate, plus inter­ est Dated May 11.2006 Ortans Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 326 0525 Eighth-graders Taylor Rountree. Taylor Sewell. Dylan Tilbury and Chana Gehrman. Enforcement of seat belts stepping up Officers from the Hastings Police Department, the Barry County Sheriff’s Department and the Hastings Post of the Michigan State Police will join with 20 Michigan counties to conduct enforcement of the state’s seat belt law between May 22 and June 4. The following are just some of the statistic which emphasize the importance of seat belt use: • Michigan is one of only eight states to have a safety bell use rate of 90 percent or higher and last year Michigan reached a record high rate of 92.9 percent. • Safety belt use is highest in vans and minivans (95.4 percent) and lowest in pickup trucks (89.4 percent). • Women buckle up more frequently than men, 94.7 percent compared to 92 percent. • Last year, 15 people died over the Memorial Day Holiday period. • In Michigan, rural roads account for 52 percent of unbelted fatal crashes, but only 3! percent of the overall miles driven. • Safety belt use is lowest for those 16 to 29 years old (91.1 percent). • Belt use falls to 86.3 percent for 16- to 29-y ear-olds in pickup trucks • According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, safet. belts are proven to reduce the risk of serious injury or death in a crash by 45 percent in a car. The risk of reduction for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles is as much as 60 percent. • Teens and young adults constituted about 24 percent of all Michigan traffic fatalities in 2004. despite the fact they represented less than 15 percent of the driving population. • Four out of five accidental deaths for 16to 24-year-olds are due to motor vehicle crashes. • Generally, younger drivers were more involved in single vehicle and off-road acci­ dents, had the highest incidence of striking ditches and trees, and were least likely to be alone in their car at the time of the crash in 2004. • Half of all 15-year-okis will have been involved in a crash by the time they reach age 19. • In the next four years, one out of 11 15year-olds will be injured in an accident. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 18. 2006 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Man accused of shooting another in face arrested / t>r Hastings officers arrested a 29-year-old Hastings man in connection with the shooting that occurred Apnl i at a residence in the 200 block of South Hanover Street. Jessie Elliot was arrested on May 10 after he turned himself in to authorities in connection with an incident in which a local man was shot in the face and was taken to Ann Arbor with serious injuries. Elliot was lodged al the Barry County Jail without incident and facing charges of felony firearm, discharging a weapon in a building, and discharging a weapon while aiming (without malice). Lake Odessa teen arrested on sex charge Hastings officers arrested a 19-year-old Lake Odessa man last week after charges of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree were authorized by the Barry County Prosecutor’s office. Randy Starks was placed under arrest on the charges May 10 and he was lodged in the Barry County Jail without incident. $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set. new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New, never used; must sell $275 (616)366-2709. SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 Gobles woman accused of embezzlement Hastings officers arrested a 41-year-old Gobles woman who is accursed of failing to deposit several hundred dollars belong­ ing to her employer. Color Time. 725 W. State Sl. Hastings. Brenda Eberhardt turned herself into authorities May 1 and was lodged at the Barry County Jail. She is facing a charge of embezzlement. TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709__________ lit \lt iihirium Local teen-ager arrested for domestic assault A 17-year-old Hastings man was arrested May 15 and charged with domestic assault. Hastings officers were summoned to the comer of West Court Stieet and South Broadway where they learned that family members had just bonded the suspect out of jail for a similar incident earlier in the day. He became verbally and physically abu­ sive after they told him that contraband he had left at their home was thrown out. Cory Wagner was arrested and placed into custody after a short foot chase and then was lodged at the Barry County Jail. He is facing charges of domestic assault, malicious destruction of property, resisting and obstructing a police officer, and is facing charges of violating his conditional bond release. Woman arrested for assaulting teen student An off-duty Hastings officer witnessed a 42-year-old Hastings woman assaulting what turned out io be a 14-year-old student May 15 at Church and Bond Street. The incident occurred as school was letting out and the woman was angry about a conflict between the victim and her 14-year old daughter. W'hcn the woman took matters into her own hands. Sgt. Jeff Pratt requested a patrol unit to respond. He then sub­ dued the woman until other officers arrived. She is facing charges of assault and battery . Seat belt enforcement times and dates listed Local law enforcement agencies will be working together over the Memorial Holiday period to enforce sera belt laws. The following is a list of the dates, the times and the locations officers will be issuing tickets for drivers and passengers who fail to buckle up. Time Location M-43 Hwy @ Delton Road. N. B roadway/Woodtawn Ave;(Hastmgs) M-37/Adams Rd. (Middleville) May 27 W. State Si/Cook Rd. (Hastings) May 28 12 p.m W. Slate Rd/City Limits (Hastings) May 30 9 a.m. M-179/Patterson Rd. (Gun Lake) June 2 4 p.m. S. Hanover StJCity Limits (Hastings) June 3 4 p.m. M-66/ M-79 Hwy (Nashville) All enforcement zones will be manned for approximately four hours on each dale. COIHRT NEWS? • Justin Curtis Oliver. 20. of Hastings, was sentenced May 11 by Barry County Circuit Court Judge James Fisher for violating his probation. Oliver was convicted in February 2003 on three counts of breaking and entering a number of schools in the Hastings area and Barry County Lumber. At his hearing. Oliver was ordered to continue on probation, which was extended for 12 months, attend cognitive behavior therapy and pay court costs of $750 and restitution costs of $2,701.80 He was ordered to spend 12 months in jail on each of the three counts with 239 days credit for time served. The balance of his jail time may be suspended upon payment of the assessments. • Kenneth Allen Redman. 42. of Hastings, appeared before Judge Fisher May 11 for violating his probation sentence from June 2005. Redman was convicted of resisting and obstructing a police officer and sentenced to 36 months probation and six months in jail with 27 days credit for time served. Redman w as ordered to continue or» probation. The balance of his jail time may be suspended upon entry into a treatment program, payment of court assessments and the 122 W. Mill St* Next to Mills Landing Fresh Water Fish Reptiles • Birds Small and Exotic Animals and everything you need to go with them Did you know everyday is Senior Discount Day at Critters and has been for the last year? Dog and Cat Supplies Too!! USDA and MDA Licensed s * JOpen Mon. - Sat. 10am - 6pm * V » 269-945-0400 * A, >• • a. d. m approval of the transfer of his probation to Indiana. • Joshua Scott Bell. 25. of Hastings, was sentenced May 11 to serve 30 days in jail with credit for two days served and 12 months probation for his April conviction of home invasion (third degree). Bell also must participate in day reporting and complete a substance abuse assessment within two weeks. The balance of his jail time may be suspended upon payment of court assessments. Bell was convicted of breaking into a building in Hastings on March 8. ' Chad Michael Loftus. 31. of Hastings, was sentenced May 11 by to serve 30 days in jail with one day credit for time served and 12 months probation. Loftus was convicted in April of malicious destruction of property ($200 or more, but less than $1,000). Loftus was convicted of destroying tools in Orangeville Township in January. A second charge of home invasion (third degree) was dismissed. Loftus was assessed court costs of $1.500. a restitution fee of $569.96 and a probation fee of $480. The balance of his jail time may be suspended upon payment of . the court assessments. PUBLIC NOTICE OF RFP PACKAGE AVAILABILITY Barry, Branch, and Calhoun County Michigan Works! is now accepting proposals from organizations interested in admin­ istering employment and training services for public assis­ tance recipients through 3 different workforce grants in Barry. Branch, and Calhoun Counties. Request for Proposal (RFP) packages may be requested by FAX (269) 781-8792, phone (269) 789-2446. the Michigan Relay Service at 1-800­ 649-3777 (voice or TTY), or email at larson 1 fecahounisd.orfl. Request for the RFP packages should be submitted by 3 p.m. on A Bidder's Conference will be co*xiucted on 5/31/06. at the Calhoun 1SD, 17111 C Drive North, Marchall. Ml. Potential Work First bidders will meet from 9 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.. Work Readiness bidders will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and Food Assistance bidders will meet from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Complete proposals for Welfare Reform programs (Work First. Food Assistance, and Sheltered Workshop/Work Readiness) are due by 12 p.m. (noon on 6/23/06. Equal Opportunity Employer/Prcgrani. Amciliary aids and services are available upon request to indi­ viduals with disabilities. TTY-1-800-649-3777. war IN MEMORY OF Dallas Rush May 21st, 2002 Gone from our every day life but never missing from our hearts and minds. Les ftjanie. Herb, Bonnie, grandchildren and great grandchildren MAY 13TH, 1986 Remembering Lester Figel on this 20th anniversary of his home going. You live in our hearts and minds every day. That memory will live on until 1 see you again. Daughter, Sharon (Figel) Watson DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person w’ith chauf­ feurs. CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment. (616)248-7729 MENTAL HEALTH PEER SPECIALIST: A part time position is available for a Ger specialist in a mental □Ith agency. A peer spe­ cialist will support, mentor and provide assistance to mental health beneficiaries to achieve community inclu­ sion, participation, inde­ pendence, recovery, and productivity' Experience with mental health system as a consumer is critical to this position. Send resume to Barry County’ Community Mental Health Authority, 915 West Green Street Hast­ ings , Michigan 49058. No phone calls. EOE. TOOL DESIGNER, detail checker, engineer manager. Aerospace fixture 4c gauge company is now taking re­ sumes. 3-D Cad experience a must. Solid work experience a plus. Please send resume to P.O. Box 189 Vermont­ ville, Mi. 49G96 FOR SALE: 1996 SeaDoo XP, new motor, with trailer. $3,500. Call after 5PM, (269)672-7628 1995 HO'IDAY RAMBLER ALUMI-LITE XL, 29' TRAILER: Like new, fully loaded, light blue interior. Beautiful oak kitchen 4t liv­ ing room, spacious closets, easv 4c smooth to pull. $8,950 OR with 1999 Chev­ rolet Tahoe, white, 4 wheel drive, trailer towing pack­ age, leather, loaded, extra clean. $19,500 for trailer 4c Tahoe. (269)664-4983 pets. $495/ month • security posit. (269)948-8943' OFFICES BUSINESS LEASE: Woodndge de­ FOR Building 136 E. State Street call for an appt. (269)945-9321. * Attention At­ torneys, Accountants, Pho­ tographers or anyone else who needs to store original Downtown Hastings, documents. space with l.tXXkq.ft. office nice front en­ trance from lobby IHhq.ft. bank vault and right a in your office. Must. see! ‘Also 340sq.ft. office space with sink & large closet Both spaces includes utilities and have front and back entran­ ces and parking. Great loca­ tion- Cal) Today! NEW 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath home south of Hastings. Ja­ cuzzi tub, central air, garage, large yard, $700 a mondi. (517)852-9402_______________ APARTMENT FULL OF FURNITURE: sofa, chair, dining room set bedroom, appliances. Like new condi­ tion. Cost $3,000. Sell $995. (1 month old) (517)719-8062 KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (616)318-1974 SOFA/LOVESEAT SET: tan, mauve. Still in plastic. Never used. Cost $800. Sell $395. (517)719-8062_______________ UtlMlH NS ScTti< ( > DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Cail (269)345-1173. NON CONTESTED DI­ VORCES WITH OR WITH­ OUT CHILDREN. the paperwork. Also ble: Motions tor time, child do all availa­ parenting support. (269)945-4043. QUALITY WOI’K iqBbM raks t r AT rea«D your I Kime/business Poofs. carpentry, rei.sirs. kitchens baths, decks, plumbin’, elec­ trical. etc. lasured. Referen­ ces. Call anytime, (616)437­ 0172. Middleville. RESTORE YOUR HOME from the inside out. Quality craftsmanship for over 15 years. Some look all their lives for a good painter; others find one with their first call. Michael Evans Painting 4c Wall Covering (269)795-3133.______________ ( tiiiiinimilv Siilit t v ATTENTION GAMBLERS: River Casino bus Little Saturday, 10th June trip, from Cale­ donia. $25 per seat, $15 in to­ kens, $3 meal voucher. Res­ Middleville, Hastings. ervation deadline. June 2nd. no alcohol, must be 21 to en­ ter game floor people Call i n tilnm no yard, Large try. tions and today and get Round up 10 a free for seat parking seat. reserva­ WB RtPAIH • Lawn Mowers • Power Mowers • Chain Saws • Snow Blowers ■ Weed Eaters ■ Tillers • Edgers SMITH’S s EQUIPMENT I SERVICE Owner: Richard Smith 3790 W. Grange Rd.. Middleville 616-366-8092 or 269-945-8831 2 FRtc GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of imr papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Ha-'-tings. At the fn>nt counter. CALEDONIA DUNCAN LAKE annual garage sale. Thursday thru Saturday, May 18th-20th. 9am-? ' GARAGE SALE: FRIDAYSATURDAY, May 19th 4c 20th. 1012 N. Ferris St., 9am­ ? Lots of fun stuff for adults and kids; clothes, toys shelves, aluminum door & on & on SECTION :2 GARAGE SALE: May 19th & 20th. 9am-5pm, 1561 Pine­ cone Dr. (Pine Haven Estates-just off N. M-37, be­ tween Whitmore and McCann Rd.) Lots of misc. (home decor, dish/kitchen, pictures), boys clothes size 18mth-4T, outdoor/indoor toys, stroller, adult clothing. Rain or shine.______________ \h>hilt /Imritk FOR SALE: DOUBLVWIDE in Meadowstone park, very nice home, 3 bed, 2 bath jet tub & appliances, $24,499. (269)275-5950 THE FAMILY OF Betty Blair expresses their heartfelt thanks to those who sent cards, plants, flow­ ers, and made donations to the VFW or other charities, met with the family during visitation and memorial service and offered caring words and prayers in celebration of Betty's wonderful stay on Earth. A’। nl I \iuit 1990 REDMAN DOUBLE­ WIDE, $18,900 delivered to your site or trade for land, handvman special? (517)852­ ______________________ FOR SALE BY OWNER: great hidde treasure on - FINE LAKE. Relocating Open Sundays l-4pm 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 baths. 3551 W. Shore Dr. t’ricv reduced to $279,650. (269)721-3223 HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: close to schools *■ shopping, 3 b>.d, 1.5 baths, kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 enclosed porches, extra large lot, 2-10*12 decks with pool and ?.+ car garage Asking $106,90c (269)945­ 9382__________________ 1992 35' NOMAD travel trailer, great condition, sleeps 8, full tow package, $4,900. (616)693-2866 Clarks ville after 5pm or (616)841­ 1451 cell.___________________ ESTATE/MOVING SALES, by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 details, (269)948-^281, Travel Time Express, owned and operaied in Hastings.__________________ Wanted BUYING USED CARS any condition up to $1,000. Free pickup. (616)890-1553 HASTINGS 4 AKC REGISTERED English Bulldog puppies for sale. (269)948-8830 Is your neck grinding? tv Dr. Mike Callton, D.C. SMALL ENGINE REPAIR • All Makes & Models • • FREE Estimates • • Fast Turnaround • Salt- Cy 2 BEDROOM in the coun­ UKVgun SfaV Urwwv Frequently I have patients complain that their necks grind when turned. PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real in dm ampjprr ■< In Iht I air Uoumhj Ail and the Ma.hi»an Cl. 11 Rifhti Act which cnUrctnely it illegal ki »henix "am prvfeteisr. taniuuoa or dncnminat»wi hmed on race. cuhv. reli fwte. art. handicap, familial «UMv naii.au I ongm. aft nr martial iUUm. or an internum In male any »<w.h prefer cikc. limitation or AacrMtaMtMM ~ Farailui datm rrvlude* children unoer the a|te of I * In ing with parent* .< lejal wvurms cmlod) id children under ID Thi> nc»*papet will r»» knowly any a.!»cn>*ing f« rv-l —tMc which n in noiatwm 4 the law Our reader, are hereby inbemed tSn all dwelling, ahertned ra thi, newspaper are available <m an cijual opportunity hmi. To repat diwnniinataai call the Fan Hnwwnf ( enter al h|M<l.,'*i The HI IT Udi lire leleptuaK rummer tor the hrannr itnpured i, 14BMZ7-R275 This ‘ghnding’ or ’crack­ ling' sound is* not due to bone spurs or sand in the joints. It's the sound of mis­ aligned neck bones, muscles and ligaments. If you experience neck grinding, then you should consult a chiropractor Dr. Calfton practices at Nashville Chiropractic Center. Il you have ques­ tions or would like to make an appointment call 517­ 852-2070. a MW MIWW. *. rrw. Medcare Medcaxd and PPOM 2 provider Most insurances accepted �Pag® 16 - Thursday. May 18. 2006 - The Hastings Banner K XHIBITS • Tea Time: The Art of the Teapot will be on display at the Kalamazoo Insttute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. From the serene and elegant to the playful and eccentric, the teapot is highlighted as both a functional object and an artistically inventive form. This national invitational exhibition will showcase the work of more than 100 ceramic artists. The Permanent Collection is featured :n galleries devoted to selections from the KIA's collection of nearly 4,000 paintings, print. photographs, sculpture and ceramics. Through July 16. • Kirk Newman: The Next Step will be presented at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street downtown Kalamazoo. Popular for his work in Kalamazoo and throughout the Midwest this pre-eminent sculptor and draftsman has achieved national and international aedaim for his art. This exhibition includes sculptures, drawings and prints that focus on the artist's development from the 1950s to the present day. April 1June 18. • Building Images: Seventy Yean of Photography at Hedrich Blessing on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-S:30 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m., closed Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults , seniors $5, children (6-17) $3, under 6 are free. Hedrich Blessing is a Chicago-based photographic studio that started its practice in 1929 with the photographs of Ken Hedrich and Hank Blessing. During its seventy year history, over 19 photographers have joined the firm that has revolutionized architectural photography since its early beginnings. Through Hedrich Blessing's lens, real architecture disappears in order to become the image of its ideal. For mote information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. May 12-August 20. MUSIC THEATRE • Kittie will perform at Planet Rock. Opening will be The Agony Scene, Calico System, Ringworm. Planet Rock is located at the comer of Upton and Angell at 191 Angell St.. Battle Creek Call (269) 962-2121 or e-mail infoWclubplanetrock.com for mote informa­ tion. For booking information e-mail bookmg^tlubplanetrockcom. Planet Rock is on­ line at dub.planetrockcom. May 18. • Pearl Jam with special guest My Morning Jacket will perform live at Van Andel Arena at 730 p.m. Tickets are $53 ($2 from each ticket will be donated to charity). For mote information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com May 19. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Linda Missad beginning from 5-9 p.m. Live jazz music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3.00 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 5:30-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor of the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. May 19. • Grand Rapids Symphony presents: A Hero's Life at the DeVos Performance Hall at 8 p.m. Admission is $ll-$57. Glen Dicterow, concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, joins the orchestra for this spectacular season finale. Hungarian composer Rozsa's "Violin Concerto" Ls as tremulous and dramatic as movie scores he composed for classics like Ben Hur. Richard Strauss' autobiographical tone poem tells the story of a hero's life. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. May 19-20. • Mayfest Bluegrass Music Festival at the Kent County Youth Fairgrounds in Lowell. The Chapmans will headline the event. The Thunder Floor Cloggers, Ellen Beam Bluegrass Twist Cedar Ridge, Pickin' Up Speed, and Schlitz Creek are scheduled to per­ form Friday 6-10 p.m. Saturday's lineup includes the headliners, FiddleFire, Friends of Bluegrass, Out of the Blue, Schlitz Creek and the Thunder Floor Cloggers performing noon4:45 p.m. & 6-10 p.m.. Sunday will feature Bluegrass Revival 9-10 a.m. and audition bands 10 a.m.-noon with a chance to win $100. Friday admission is $10, Saturday $15, Sunday $5, $20 for weekend passes. Children 15 and under free with parent. Campsites available. Call (616) 846-5163 or see www.wmbma.org for more information. There will also be children's activities, a bam sale, workshops and more. May 19-21. • Grand Rapids Ballet presents: Exotica at the Grand Rapids Ballet Company Studios. Performances are Friday 7:30 pan., Saturday 2 4c 730 p.m., and Sunday 2 p.m. The most recent addition to the Dancers’ Theatre Series returns to dose the season. An edectric blend of jazz and comtemporary classical music provides the perfect backdrop for an escape to an exotic island as we explore the jiames played and replayed between the sexes. For more informa’ion call (616) 454­ 4771 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. May 19­ 21. • Theory of a Deadman will perform at Planet Rock with Hinder and Faktion. Planet Rock is located at the comer of Upton and Angell at 191 Angell St, Battle Creek Call (269) 962-2121 or e-mail info&dubplanctrock.com for more information. Planet Rock is on-line at dub.planetrockcom. May 24. • Circle Theatre Presents: "Oliver* at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday 5 p.m. General admission seating $24 each. How do you make a remarkable musical? Start with a remarkable book—in this case. Charles Dickens* incomparable Oliver Twist first published in 1837. The story of young Oliver, Fagin, and the Artful Dodger has delighted audiences ever since. The 1968 movie won six Oscars. For more information call (616) 456­ 6656 or visit www.drcletheatre.org. May 11­ 13,17-21, 24-27. • Circle Theatre Presents: "Ohver*' Wednesday through Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 5 p.m. at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center. General seating tickets are $24. For more information call (616) 456-6656 or visit www.drdetheatre.org. May 17-21,24-27. MISCELLANEOUS • Miatas & More Sports Car Meet is spon­ sored by the Kazoom Miata Club and will take place from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Comers. General admission charged. See www.GilmoreCarMuseum.org or call 269­ 671-5089 for more information. Saturday, May 20. • Corvette Celebration at Chariton Park The 18th annual event is the largest of its kind east of the Mississippi and will be held Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration for show cars is $15 and includes passenger admission. Swap meet spaces are $15. Spectator admission is $5 for adults, $3 ages 5­ 12. May 21. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is he’d at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Burnham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. GET ALL THE NEWS OF BARRY COUNTY! Subscribe to the Hastings Banner. Call 269-945-9554 for more information. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce «• located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber s website at www.banychamber.com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and places of interest locally and across the state. The Chamber also has free mailers tor old printer ink cartridges cell phones that will financially benefit the Barry Conservation District CHECK OUT THESE MAY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 18 Hastings Fanners' Market 11am7pm At the dty parking lot on N. Broadway © Tyden Park Hastings City Parking Lot on Broadway ©» Tyden Park April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 18 Women’s Health Expo Pennock Health Services 6pm-8pm Hastings Pennock Hospital Conference Ctr. Chris 945-3451 or Stacy 945-1860 18 Devil Rays Home Game Southwest Michigan Devil Rays 635pm. Home game against the South Bend Silver Hawks. Battle Creek 189 Bridge St. (269) 660-2287 19 Hastings Library Ground Breaking next to the City Hall. (269) 945-4263 19 Devil Rays Home Game Southwest Michigan Devil Rays 7:05pri. Home game against the South Bend Silver Hawks. Battle Creek 189 Bridge St. (269) 660-2287 19 Living Connections Game/Card Night at 7pm at the CommiyMon on Aging. Bring atsnack t^shyT^l $2 for supplas. f2i®^ 20 Hogjsehbl^ -Hazardous - Waste Collectiorf Ban>-Baton District Health Dept & Barry County Solid -Waste Oversight Committee Bring your household hazardous waste products to the Barry County Fairgrounds from 9am-1pm (call for waste exclusions 945­ 9516 ext. 107) Hastings 1350 N. Nl-37 Hwy 269-945-9516 ext. 107 20 Spring Wildflower Hike along the North Country Trail/Chief Noonday Chapter. www.northcountrytrail.org / end 20 Hastings Farmers’ Market 7am1pm At the dty parking iut on N. Broadway 9 Tyden Park Hastings City Parking Lot on Broadway & Tyden Park April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 20 Miatas & More Sports Car Meet Gilmore Car Museum 9am-4pm General Admission Hickory Comers 6865 Hickory Rd. (269) 671-5089 20 Street Car Show Downtown Business Assoc TBA Hastings Downtown/State ST. Karen 945-5005 20 Meals on Wheels Walk-a-thon Barry County Commission on Aging 930 Hastings Tammy Pennington (269) 948-4856 20 Devil Ray* Home Game Southwest Michigan Devil Rays 635pm. Home game against the Dayton Dragons. Battle Creek 189 Bridge St. (269)660-2287 20 Michigan Week Begins Michigan Week runs May 20-26 21 YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin Open House YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin Register for summer camps, tour camp, ask questions, wagon rides, pony rides and much more. For the entire family 2: 00 pm to 4:00 pm Free Hastings YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin 269-795­ 9163 or ATurpm^grymca.org 21 4-H Point Hone Show Barry County 4-H Hastings Barrv Expo Theresa Ferris (269)721-9961 ' 21 Annual Corvette Celebration Historic Charlton Park 104pm at the park Hastings 2454 S. Chariton Park Rd. (269)945-3775 21 Devil Rays Home Game Southwest Michigan Devil Rays 3: 35pm. Home game against the Dayton Dragons. Battle Creek 189 Bridge St. (269) 660-2287 21 International Migratory Bird Day Weekend at the Otis and Warner Sanctuaries. Free bird watching. Canoe the Glass Creek at 6pm for $5 per person. (269) 948-5777 22 Spaghetti Fundraiser for Maple Valley Little League from 4-8 pm. Cost is $730 adults, $5 children. Tammy Pool (269) 838-0734 or (517) 852-2096, Claudia Reed (517) 852-0822 or (269) 838-1197. Friday Nights at GRAM; Usy Blue Tunas at the Grand Rapids Art Museum May 26 from 5-9 p.m. Live jazz music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more informa­ tion call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Memorial Day Parade in Middleville May 29. Call (269) 795-3385 for information. Hastings Memorial Day Parade will De sponsored by the American Legion Post May 29. Line-up starts at 930am in the Felpausch parking lot parade starts at 1030am. No pre­ registration required. For information con­ tact Mayor Bob May at 945-2468. Greater Tuna will open the Bam Theatre's 61st season May 30-June 11. This livewire, outrageous comic satire is a guided tour of the the fictional south Texas town of Tuna and all the quirks, foibles, and downright insanities of its citizens. Stars Joe Aiello and Scott Burkell portray virtually the entire population of Tuna in a tour de farce of quick-change artistry, both of costumes and of comic char­ acterizations. The Bam Theatre is located on M-96 West of Augusta. Performances are Tuesday through Friday at 8:30 p.m., Saturday at 6 & 9 p.m., and Sunday at 5 p.m. Tickets are $29 each any day, any performance. Visa and MasterCard are accepted. For tickets call (269) 7314121. There is also a free cabaret-style show in the Reheaisal Shed Lounge sder the main stage performance. Broadway Theatre Guild preset 1a-Doctor Dolitile at DeVos Performance Hall June 6-11. Performance tfrriA are Tuesday <8c Wednesday 730 p.m., Thursday 2 6t 730 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 & C p.m., and Sunday 3 pan. Admission is $32-$57. Journey to the farcomers of the world with the incredible Doctor Dolittle and a host of amazing animals in this big, boisterous family musical. Delightful melodies, unique puppetry and impressive special effects. For more informa­ tion contact the Broadway Theatre Guild online: wwwbwaygr.org. For more informa­ tion call (616) 235-6285 or visit www.devosperformamchall.org. lied pe will perform June 8 at Planet Rock with Wicked Wisdom and Mower. Planet Rock is located at the comer of Upton and Angell at 191 Angell St., Battle Creek. Call (269) 962-2121 or e-mail infoQclubplanetrock.com for more information. Planet Rock is on-line at dub.planetrock.com Circle Theatre Presents; "Duck Hunter Shoots Angel" will be performed at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center June 8-10, 14-18 21-24. Curtain rises Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. General seating tickets are $22. This fab­ ulous new comedy is about a jaded tabloid journalist from New York who covers the story of his life: two Alabama swamp poach­ ers who believe they shot a celestial being. He gets the story.- and more. Dude Hunter Shoots Angel is an out-of-this-world tale full of mag­ ical surprises, zany characters and unexpect­ ed second chances. It holds the distinction of being the most successful show ever staged at Jeff Daniels' Purple Rose Theatre. For more information call (616) 456-6656 or risit www.drdetheatre.org/. Weekly SUDOKU Fences by August Wilson will be performed June 8-24 at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. Show times are Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. Troy Maxson, a man who has 'wrestled with Death and the Devil,' saw his dreams denied by the racism of the 30s. Tormented by a repressed rage, Troy's misdirected anger alienates him from his own soul. Lyrical as Tennessee Williams, powerful as Arthur Miller. For more information call (616) 222­ 6020 or visit www.grct.org/season.html or email info4Pgrct.org. Summa Concert Strict at Frederik Maier Gardens presents: Koko Taylor wsg Shemekia Copeland at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park June 15. Gates open at 6 p.m., concert begins at 7 p.m. Rain or shine. Known around the world as "the Qu°en of Chicago blues," Koko Taylor is keeping the tradition of big-voiced, brassy female blues belters alive in the modem age. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org Eridau-Nights at GRAM; frerf Knam Dio at the Grand Rapids Art Museum June 16 from 5-9 p.m. Live music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Friday Nights at GRAM; Junior Vikatinc and the AU Stars at the Grand Rapids Art Museum June 23 from 5-9 p.m. Live music and all areas of the museum, except the tick­ eted exhibition, are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-^:30 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more infor­ mation call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramoaline.org. Michael Buble will perform June 27 at 8 p.m. at the Van Andel Arena. Tickets are $51.50 & $67. For more information call 616.4563333 or visit ticketmaster.com. guest Sonya Kitchel! June 29 •! Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Susan Tedeschi is among the new generation of blues musicia-.s who are keeping ti’.e genre alive, important and evolving. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Gates oper at 6 p.m., concert begins at 7 pan. Rain or shim Friday Nights at GRAM; Dave CoLee Quartet with Ginny Dusseau at the Grand Rapids Art Museum June 30 from 5-9 p.nv Live music and ail areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information cal) (616) 831­ 1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. I 9 9 6 8 9 E £ C 8 t S 8 L 8 9 z I 8 $ 9 6 C L 9 » E 9 6 t L I 9 8 9 8 9 L c 8 8 6 I » e 8 9 z 8 9 9 L I 4 8 9 9 8 I S 8 Z Z 6 9 $ » 9 z z s 9 9 e E 9 8 8 I 9 L by Linda Thistle j&MSuy 9 8 4 6 8 3 2 7 2 2 5 8 2 1 3 8 6 7 7 4 9 4 6 5 1 9 3 Place i number n the empty boxes mi such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-bo* square contains an of the numbers trom one to nine DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK * * Moderate — nxoansAw*M - 4 9 6 5 1 6 9 7 4 * * Challenging *♦* HOOBGYI Call anytime lor HastingsUanner classified ads 269-945-9554 or 1-800-870 7085 �The Hastings Banner - Thurway. May 18. 2006 - Page IT SafotMe1* Sf ars BORN THIS WEEK: You have a gift for being open-minded about people. This helps you make friends easily. You do very well in public service. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Heme condilions still demand attention. Also. keep an open mind about sudden question of trust ► involving a close friend. All the facts are not yet in. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) With summet just around the comer, travel begins io dominate IMOXyour sign. Make plans carc/ fully to avoid potential prob- 11 CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Those (cnse times in your personal krtSMacpjfj life arc jusl about over. l'I1Lcn,r’i,e ,,n rcatl',rni,n^ relationships Your love of travel opens a surprising >» A new opportunity. LEO (July 23 to August 22) The Big Cat usually loves to be in the Lcenter of things. But this [week it might be wiser to ■watch and learn from the (sidelines. A Pisces wants to ■make you purr. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) 'till “New” is your watchword Uk^R^^'Vthis week. Be open to new ideas, both on the job and in ’^VjJRyour personal life. A romantic ! sions have to be faced, but be \sure to gel more facts before \you act. Be careful not to negFlect your health during this trying time. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) k You still need to support a i loved one through a difficult time. Meanwhile, things con­ tinue to work out to your lems in the first half of June. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A romantic Libra sets a challenge that your “sensible" side might question, but your idealis­ tic self finds the prospect too intriguing to resist. The choice is yours. vs LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) * TjSome difficult family deci­ CSr Ar’cs or Sagittarian beckons. benefit in the workplace. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to \ ^(December 21) Aspects con^7^7* l’nuc to favor expanding social L^H^^opportunities. A Gemini reach- out to offer a chance for re­ / ^reestablishing a once-close rela­ tionship. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January /f* 19) There’s a potential tor 2^^^fl^misundcrstanding in both vour job and your personal BS^Elife. A full explanation of your [ ^intentions helps smooth things over. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You might be feeling restless on the job. but delay making WEftany major moves until all the facts are in. A Scorpio has a I surprising revelation. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your business sense works to your j advantage as you sort j through the possibilities that jBarc opening up. A Libra is pP Cupid's best bet for your romantic prospects. © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. ---------- Super Crossword Open House May 18 Battle Creek Boychoir and Girls’ Chorus seeking singers For children who love to sing, the Battle Creek Boychoir and Girls' Chorus offer unparalleled opportunities for educational and personal growth, lasting friendships, and unforgettable experiences. Find out how your child can join these lop choirs by attending the Boychoir and Girls’ Chorus Open House on Thursday. May 18. 7:00pm at the Music Center on Fremont Street at Kellogg Community College. At the 45-minute session, you will learn how boys age 7 to 13 and girls 8 to 18 achieve an exceptionally high standard of performance, personal responsibility and teamwork. No previous musical training is necessary. Need-based financial aid and fundraising opportunities are available. An outstanding preparation for college and professional life, choir membership includes training in musical theory, foreign languages and teamwork. The choirs per­ form a wide range of classical, folk and popular music, and are exposed to a variety of cultures through performance tours. Recent choir alumni have been accepted to MIT. Cal Tech, and the Eastman School of Music, among other top schools. The choirs perform a local concert series, "mini-tours" in Michigan and the Midwest, and an annual summer performance tour. Last summer, the choirs toured Great Britain, where the children performed at festivals and cathedrals, interacted with British families and foreign travelers, and toured the Houses of Parliament and other historical and cultural landmarks. Other recent highlights include a performance with the Grand Rapids S4».ny before 2,500 at sold-out De Vos t a concert as the headline act at MSU's Wharton Center. This summer's Boychoir will feature per­ formances in Pittsburgh and other Pennsylvania cities and a tour of Monticello in Virginia. The Giris' Chorus tour will include Chicago and St. Louis. An excellent opportunity to make new friends, the choirs draw members from school districts throughout the battle Creek region, including Albion. Hastings. Kalamazoo, Lansing. Marshall. Olivet. Union City, and others. For additional information, call the Music Center at 269 963-1911. The • It seems that everywhere you go these days, cell phones are ubiquitous. They’re even small enough now to fit in t!»e ear — which has given rise to the phenomenon of people walking down the street talking, seemingly, to themselves. Considering all that, it’s hard to believe that the first cellular phone weighed a full 2 pounds. • On average, men spend a total of five months over the course of their lives just shav­ ing. • Are fish smarter than people? In some respects, it seems, that may be true. The gurnard, a fish found in Florida, grunts when a thunderstorm is brewing. That may not seern like much, but locals say the fish arc more reliable predictors of storms than meteo­ rologists. I wonder, though: How do you hear a fish erunt? • .. was Andre Maurois who made the fol­ lowing sage observation: “The only thing that experience teaches us is thet experience teach­ es us nothing." MAGIC MAZE • The Battle Creek Boychoir is open to boys 7 to 13. Members Kevin Murphy and Eric Frost of Marshall and Jacob Yeager of Pennfield. Boychoir and Girls' Chorus arc programs of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, a member agency of the United Arts Council of Calhoun County, funded in part by the Michigan Council for Arts and The Battle Creek Boychoir and Giris' Chorus offer outstanding training, new friendships, and top-level performances locally, nationally, and abroau. Giris' Chorus accepts girts 8 to 18. Members include Kendra Mobley, Naomi Joseph, and Hannah Garrett. Cultural Affairs and Endowment for the Arts. the National This week’s selection: American Dreamz Running time: 107 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 “American Dreamz." is director Paul (“American Pie") Weitz's satire of politics and pop culture — a send-up of ths current administration and our country’s oesession with (and feelings of entitlement to) fame Weitz assembled a wonderfully gifted ensemble cast who lake a fairly mediocre script and raise the quality of the film a few notches higher than it probably would've been. Hugh Grant stars as Martin Tweed, the Simon Cowcllesque host of a TV talent show. “American Dreamz." This is Grant’s best per- • Here's a tidbit for golf aficionados: Before 1850, golf balls were made of leather and stuffed with feathers. • Now that baseball season is in full swing — so to speak — here are some statistics you might want to consider. A recent survey found that unly 8 percent of women would even con­ sider having a relationship with a man who watches sports constantly. If you watch only two or three games a week, just over a quarter of the women polled would put up with you. If you Match just one game every week, the number of women willing to date you jumps to 41 percent. Thought for the Day: “Try as much as pos­ sible to be whoiiy alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough." — William Saroyan © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. Sam Golzari plays the Arab sccidebomber posing as a William Hung-like contestant in order to kill the President in "America.- Dreamz " fonnance in years. Tweed is a self-absorbed, self-loathing jerk, and Grant nails this guy’s character perfectly. DeriWfs Qukid''plays the We*rt-Not-SurcBut-We-Think-He-May-Be-Retarded presi­ dent. whose approval rating is in the toilet. Hh chief of staff (Willem Dafoe) decides to up ths president’s numbers by having him guest-judge die final episode of “American Dreamz." Throw into :he mix a show-tunes-loving Arab suicide-bomber (Sam Golzari) as a William Hung-like contestant ordered to strap a bomb on himself and kil* the president, a Girl Next Door type (Mandy Moore) who \ just 3$ big a phony and a jerk os Marti1) Tweed, and a gaggle of fame-obsessed temiiy members, and you end up with a few good plot twists and plenty of funny moments. My only criticism of “American Dreamz” is that the satire could have been more biting. Even the people you think we should hatn come off as sympathetic. If “Wag the Dog" was a satirical pit bull, then "American Dreamz" is a fairly annoyed dachshund puppy. Sure you’re getting nipped, but no blood is drawn. Still, that’s only a minor quibble and my personal taste. Regardless. I heartily recom­ mend this movie. GRADE: B © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. CANADA ^AME^ FVSPNKI FCGAXVSR QOL J HECANNXVTRE P P(E VAN GEL I STA)N N LITTLESLYNJHYFT UDCBDLYDXWVETRA MPOKEYNMKOR 1GEH MDBIFAOIZRXXWUS CD0M trr Kzig Faaurw SrxKM. KY Wortd nps <«MrvM ETNRCODRABMOLQR RONOLJRCKWIGFFE DCAYIXWDNYTVTJY SRPONDLKAJAS1GM find the lined words in the diagram. 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The Panthers got three hits the rest of the way. and pushed across one run. but it wasn’t enough in a 9-1 loss. Delton will try and get its bats going when the Kalamazoo Valley Association season continues next Monday, with a trip to Hackett Catholic Central. The Delton girls are scheduled to end the regular season next Thursday, al home with a non-conference game against Gull Lake. Viking golfers six strokes better than school-record by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Records are great, but getting a win over Lansing Catholic was just as nice for the Lakewood varsity girls' golf team Tuesday (May 9). The Vikings set a new nine-hole record for 'earn, with a 182 on the Sunset course at Centennial Acres. They also picked up a pair of Capital Area Activities Conference wins, defeating Lansing Catholic (187) and Charlotte (218). Lakewood’s record now stands at 7-3 in the league and 10-4 overall. Tuesday was the second time the team record fell for the Vikings this season. At the start of the spring the team's best nine holes ever ended with a 192. Earlier this spring, the Vikings topped that with a 188. “It was a balanced effort out there today.” said Lakewood head coach Carl Kutch. “The depth we tur'e talked about came through today. These girls have worked so hard this year. 1 am so proud to sec them break the record for a second time this year. We had been talking about Lansing Catholic as a key league match-up this year. Our Lady Vikc golfers really played tough today and rose to Against the top teams in the Lansing area, the Lakewood Vikings are still working on how to get a full 80 minutes of solid play. A number of times the Vikings have had solid first halves, only to sec their opponents start piling up goals in the second half. It hap­ pened again to the Viking varsity girls’ soccer team last Thursday, when Haslett scored a 9­ 0 Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 victory at Lakewood by scoring seven second half goals. Lakewood started out strong. It took Haslett more than 20 minutes to put one in the net for the first time, and the visiting Vikings held just a 2-0 lead at the break. “1 felt we had a game plan and we followed it very good in the first half other then the two mistakes." said Lakewood head coach Paul Gonzales. “Second halves for us against good teams seems to be a problem we need to solve. The good out of this game was my girls never quit and hustle to the end." Lakewood was nearly down just one goal at the break, having just missed the net on a direct kick deep in the Haslett end of the field. "This learn has more heart then any team 1 have ever had.’’ said Gonzales. “The problem is we started five freshman . one sophomore, three juniors, and two seniors. Which is a verv young team. With only four of these girls who played last year the new one’s are not only new they didn’t even play soccer before this year.” The Vikings did play a very good second half, and a very good first half, in last Tuesday's (May 9) 1-0 win at Lansing Catholic. With 3:50 left in the first half. Lakewood's Kaitlin Seese stole a Cougar pass and drib­ bled up field. She made a long pass to Kayla Durham who had two defenders hanging on her as she moved left to the top of the 18yard-line. Durham turned the ball back to her right and all in one motion let a shot fly that went over the Cougar goalie’s head in the center of the goal. The game was back and forth for much of the night, despite the Cc igars outshooting the Vikings 16-5. Lakewood boosted its defense in the second half, by dropping Durham and Alexandria Taylor back. With their skills, and an outstanding defensive effort by teammates Danielle Palmer and Janie O’Donnell, the Vikings and goalie Lacey Chase were able to preserve the shutout. Chase ittdb 16 haves in the game, tocluding a great save in the final seconds to pre­ serve the 1-0 win. “The whole team played great in all aspects of the game." said Gonzales. The Vikings host DeWitt this Thursday. Lakewood is now 4-9 overall this season. See GOLF, page 20 HASTINGS MCI SCI90L *25 YEAR Cl ASS Has tings High School Alumni Banquet is Saturday, June 3,2006 Social Hour 4:30 pm • Dinner 5:30 pm LOCATED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA H'r would like to invite all 19H1 graduates to this Alumni Banquet Tour* of the New Conununity Center will be 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from Robin (Keller) Chase: H. 269-367-4429 • W: 616-765-3445 - Before May 19th -or- Bosley's Pharmacy - Hastings GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL!!! LOOKING FOR GOOD STABLE PEOPLE WITH BAD CRFD-. 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The Community Center would like to congratulate all of the Hastings High School Graduates and especially our senior employees: Jeana Bishop, Jennifer Johnston Max Myers, Chelsle Passmen, Adam Sheldon, Craig Sherwood, Kristi Tolger, Marissa VanWIngan, and lore Winegar! ScMmanf HMMrprooAng Raiaing Sunken Concrete RagncBng 1-800-237-2379 MRY SYSTHKOF SOUTHWEST MCHGML BC Lakewood's Christie Schuurmans (17) makes settles the ball as the Lansing Christian defense closes in during last week's 1-0 CAAC victory for the Vikings. t Bremer Area conference carousels keep spinning around and around and... Lots of people outside of the ci’y linSts don’t have a lot of sympathy when things don’t go Caledonia's way. but the Fighting Scv’s didn’t get any help in the recent vote about realigning the O-K Conferences. Wayland and Caledonia were the only two schools from the current O-K Gold Conference that voted down the proposal which will swap Caledonia and Forest Hills Northern beginning in the 2007-08 season. There aren’t many rivalries that are bigge> that; the one between Caledonia and Wayland. In fact, Caledonia has great rivalries with Thomapple Kellogg. South Christian, and even Hastings. It’s been great the past few years having them all in the same confer­ ence. It’s not only great for fans and athletes. It’s great for this spens reporter. had six teams in five different conferences across the state when he started h : iob. Right ix>w. I’ve got six different schools in four different conferences across the state. I guess that'll remain the same come 2007, if Maple Valley stays in the Kalamazoo Valley Association with Delton Kellogg. While 1 can’t be there for every game, it's great to see Caledonia and Hailings, Caledonia and TK. and TK and Hastings play each other once or twice a year in the regu­ lar season in every sport and at conference tournaments. 1 thought the leagues were swapped around to promote geographic rivalries nxwe than anything, although there is a big emphasis put on schools of the same size competing against each other. I don’t want the Fighting Scots to move, but I suppose if any day proves that they should be moving on up to face the likes of East Grand Rapids and Lowell it was Tuesday. The Caledonia boys won the O-K Gold Conference tennis championship. The Caledonia girls won the O-K Gold golf championship. The Caledonia boys won the O-K Gold track and field championship. Depending on what happened in last night's twin-bill against the Saxons. Caledonia could very well be playing for the O-K Gold Conference baseball championship Friday afternoon against Hamilton. Their girls’ track and softball teams are in the top half of the league this year. That’s just a great spring though. Their boys' basketbail team couldn't clip South Christian. Caledonia’s wrestling program is good, but not good like Hastings or Thomapple Kellogg. Sure the Caledonia football team won a Division 3 state champi­ onship. but it didn’t win the conference - losing games to Thomapple Kellogg and Hamilton. TK fans were still wearing shirts during guys’ basketball season that reminded the Fighting Scots of the score when the two teams met on the gridiron in early September, “22-20". Would the Trojan fans have puff-painted their own shirts to celebrate how they beat Byron Center. Maybe, but the rivalry isn’t there yet. Maybe it never will be. TK and Caledonia had a pretty good rivalry before they were in the same conference, and it will continue I’m sure The last two years though, the rivalry has been better than ever and I’m gonna miss it when the time comes. The Grand Rapids area isn’t the only one that just announced recently it would be twist­ ing things around. Starting in the fall of 2007. the Lansing area will shake things up as well. Lakewood will be a part of a new Capital Area Activities conference Division 4. They'll be the big fish in the small pond, sporting the highest enrollment of the six league schools. Leaving the CAAC-3 and joining the Vikings in the C A AC-4 will be Lansing Catholic and Williamston. Those three teams will be joined by Corunna. Portland, and Perry. Haslett. DeWitt, and the Lakewood kids have put on some great battles in recent years, and lots of times I still think of lonix Charlotte, and Mason as Lakewood's biggest rivals although they haven’t been in the same league for some time now. Mason will be in the CAAC-2 and Charlotte, Ionia. DeWitt, and Haslett in the CAAC3. Here’s my dream leagues for the area schools (without throwing Lakewood in a league with TK, Hastings. Caledonia. Wayland. South Christian. Byron Center. Forest Hills Northern) Leave the O-K Gold Conference as it is. Hastings. TK. Caledonia. Wayland. South Christian. Hamilton. Byron Center, and then just add Forest Hills Northern so there are eight teams in most sports. I’d put Lakewood in a league with Msson. DeWitt. Ionia. Charlotte. Haslett. Portland, and Lansing Catholic. I know Lansing Catholic is a much smaller school, but that’s what you get for being able to recruit kids. The Cougars can beat up on teams in smaller Divisions in the post-season if they want to. The KVA would shake out much the way its going to. but its kind of a tough one to find schools of similar size without going too far. It’s not perfect, but how about Maple Valley. Olivet. Delton Kellogg. Galesburg-Augusta. Pennfield. Parchment, and how about Bellevue and Hopkins. You've got to have eight. Oops. Hopkins to Olivet is a long way. This isn’t as easy as it seems. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 16. 2006 - Page 19 Two Saxons, one Trojan, reach Gold tourney finals by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The space between the top and bottom teams in the O-K Gold boys’ tennis confer­ ence shrank a lot this spring. Caledonia, the top team heading into Tuesday’s conference tournament, finished on top of the standings by scoring 30 points. South Christian was second with 28.5. and Byron Center third with 22. "The points arc much more balanced. Usually the last place team gets two or three points. We got nine. It’s not like the old days when somebody would run away with it," said Hastings' head coach Rich Pohja. Wayland was fourth with 19.5 points, fol­ lowed by Thomapple Kellogg 17. Hamilton 14. and Hastings 9. Hastings had two players reach the cham­ pionship round at their flights. JJ. Quick at second singles and Eric Treadwell at fourth singles. Second-place South Christian onlyreached the championship round at three flights, but scored victories at all three while Quick and Treadwell loth finished in second place. The fifth place Trojans had the league’s lop player. Junto*. Corey Humphrey entered the tournament as the second seed at first singles, and topped Caledonia's Brad Gates in three sets for the championship. “He came in hot and he left hot.” TK head coach Larry Seger said of his first singles player. Five different teams won flight champi­ onships. including two for the league champi­ on Fighting Scots. Caledonia's Justin Koning defeated Treadwell for the fourth singles championship 6-4, 6-0. The Fighting Scot fourth doubles team of Scott Pell and Jamie McCarty won back-to-back three set matches, including a 6-4. 1-6, 6-3 victory over the duo from Byron Center for the championship at their flight. “That's the nice thing about tennis." said Caledonia head coach Mike Wilson. “Every single point counts the same. If first singles wins that’s great, sure, but it doesn't count any more than the fourth doubles win. Sometimes the kids forget it. and sometimes the fans forget it. but wherever you win it’s going to be helpful to your team." Grtes did provide some big help for the Fighting Scots, defeating South Christian’s number one player. Brad Jansen, in the sec­ ond round of the tournament. Jansen was the Saxon Sports Shorts HMS Giris' Track and Field The Hastings Middle School girls' track and field team won their last dual meet of the season last Wednesday against Hamilton 95­ 35. Placing first at least once in an individual event and earning five points for the Saxon team were Heather Cady. Christy Engle, Katie Ponsetto. and Jexxica Czinder. Placing first in a relay were Kelsey Devroy. Mandy Buehler. Stephanie Warren. Gabby Eaton. Brittney Hickey. Laci Cowles. Lauren Anderson. Jasmine Love. Taylor Carpenter, and Katie Ponsetto. Placing second and earning three points for the Saxons were Ashley Petree. Cady. Bailey Wilcox. Czinder. Anderson. Jessica Lee. Eaton. Devroy. and Stowe. Placing third and earning one point for the Saxons were Britney Morgan, Natalie VanDenack. Meghan VanZyl. and Lee. The girls finished the season with a 7-1 record. Freshmen Basebail The Hastings freshmen baseball team picked up a pair of wins last week, defeating Byron Center 8-1 Tuesday and Union 14-1 Wednesday. In the first game, the host Saxons were led by Branden Courtney’s pitching. He gave up one hit over five innings while striking out nine batters. Gregg Heath pitched the last two innings holding Byron Center scoreless while striking two as well. Tyler Kalinink and Trent Brisboe led the way with two hits in the game for the Saxon, and Chris Devries. Branden Courtney, and Brad Hayden chipped in with a hit each. In the second game, the Saxon's visited Grand Rapids Union and were led by the pitching of Devries. Bobby Steinke. andBrisboe. Trevor Hcacock led the way from the plate collecting three hits. Hayden. Kalmink, and Courtney had two hits each, while Devries and Dylan Mckay contributed a hit as well. After the two wins the Saxon team’s record stood at 15-3-1. . top seed at first singles. Gates already had a 6­ 4. 6-0 win over Byron Center’s top player under his belt, while Jansen had a first-round bye. Seger was happy that the first seed went to Jansen instead of Humphrey. Humphrey got to start on the lower half of the bracket, where he scored a 6-2, 6-2 win over Wayland's top player then defeated Hamilton's best 6-3,6-4. Humphrey topped Gates in straight sets when they met in O-K Gold Conference duals, but Gates picked up his game in the second set Tuesday and forced a three-set contest which Humphrey eventually won 6-4. 3-6.6-4. Humphrey said he came into the tourna­ ment with the same type of anitude he’ll take into today's Division 3 regional at Allegan, which also includes the Saxons, “go and have a great time. Hit some balls and do what I can do." The Saxons’ Quick topped Hamilton in the first round 6-3. 6-3. then topped Caledonia's Jason Wiegand in the semifinals 6-4.3-6,6-4. In the second singles championship match. Quick was knocked off by South Christian’s Seth Workman 6-2,6-3. Treadwell topped Hamilton's fourth singles player 6-2, 6-3, and then Byron Center’s number four 6-2,6-2 to reach the final against Koning. “At this point in the season, they’ve maxi­ mized their game." Pohja said of Quick ana Treadwell. “They play every point out to the finish and don’t give up on anything. They’ve got big hearts and they play to win." Hastings other point came from Alex McMillan, who finished sixth at third singles with a 6-2. 6-3 win over Caledonia's Steve Ahrens. Thomapple Kellogg won at least one match at every flight, but Humphrey was the only Trojan to reach the finals. Mike Texter at third singles, Cory Jewitt al fourth singles, and the fourth doubles team of Nate Otto and Ross Barrett all finished fourth for TK by winning their opening round matches. 1 he Saxons’ Josh Bare sets up for a serve in his final round match against Wayland with first doubles teammate Chris White during Tuesday's O-K Gold Conference tour­ nament at the South Christian Athletic Complex. (Photo by Brett Bremer) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BARRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT PIE.ASE TAKE NOTICE THATtllERE Mil BE A PTBLi'? HEARiNC REGARDING THE PROPOSED 2006-2007 BUDGET AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF BARIC INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Relays rough on Lakewood in home meet with Cougars by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Lansing Catholi had just a little too much depth on the tracl for the Lakewood varsity girls’ track and fiei J team to steal a victory at home on Tuesday afternoon. The Vikings held a 66-51 advantage in the individual events. The Cougars however swept the four relay races, including the 1600-meter race with the team score tied at 66 for a 71 -66 victory. Lansing Catholic's boys also squeaked out a narrow victory over the Vikings. 76-60, and also swept all four relay races. Lakewood's girls were right on the heels of the Cougars in the two sprint relays, the 400and 800-meter events, but the Cougars won the i600-meter relay by just over five sec­ onds by crossing the finish line in 4 minutes 23.98 seconds. The sprints were really where the Lansing Catholic girls piled up points in the meet. Allison Strouse edged out Lakewood’s Megan Holaski in both the 100- and the 200meter dash, and her Cougar teammate Lex; Solomon was third in both races. Strouse took the 100 in 13.29 seconds and the 200 in 27 9. Holaski finished in 13.79 and 28.97. Liz Watson won the 400 (1:02.21). the 800 (2:30.66). and the 1600 (5:40.17) for the Cougars. Amy Joostbems and Jacqui Collins both won two events for Lakewood. Joostbems took discus with a throw of 105 feet 3.5 inch­ es and the high jump by clearing 5-1. Collins was second in the high jump behind Joostbems at 5-0. and won both hur­ dles. She look the 100-meter hurdles in 17.56 seconds and the 300-meter hurdles in 53.34. Closing out a sweep of the high jump for the Vikings was Kristin Chase, who cleared 4-10. Chase was also part of a Viking sweep in the pole vault. Holaski won the event by clearing 8-0 in fewer tries than it took Chase to clear ihe same he’ght. Teammate Jessica Monroe was third in the vault at 7-6. 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The Board may not adopt its proposed 2006-2007 budget until after the pub­ lic hearing. Cdlccn Garber • Secretary Board of Education Barry Intermediate School District mmo* Delton Kellogg head coach Kyle Boehm talks things over with his pitcher. Chuck Stallard during Tuesdays Kalamazoo Valley Association win over Pennfield at DKHS. (Photo by Linda Boyce) Sixth inning rally gets DK by Pennfield The Delton Kellogg boys waited until the last minute Monday, but sometimes good things come to those who wait. DK scored its second Kalamazoo Valley Association victory of the season. 3 2 over Pennfield. Delton pushed three runs across in the bot­ tom of the sixth inning to earn the victory. Pennfield had a 2-0 lead at that point, hav­ ing scored single runs in the fourth and fifth against DK starting pitcher Chuck Stallard. Delton made three errors in the game, and only one of the two runs against Stallard was earned. He went the full seven innings, strik­ ing out four and not allowing a base on balls. Kyle Purdum led the Delton Kellogg offense with a single and a double. Brandon Butzirus. Steven Scoby. Nick Blacken, and Stallard all added singles for their team. Delton is now 6-11 overall this season, and will look to avenge a tough KVA loss to the Kalamazoo Christian Comets, at DKHS this Thursday. The Panthers will be at Allegan this Saturday for a double header that begins at 10 a m., then head to Hackett Catholic Central for another KVA contest on Monday afternom. NEW Portrait Choices! Black & White and Sepia 24 Portraits 5s8 No Sitting Fees! No Hidden Costs! One Pot* Package include* Two-8x10'*, Two-5 x7'*, Four-3.5x5'* and 16-Wallet* . WAL*MART Portrait Studio — 1— Photographer will be available these days only: One Week Only Thursday, May 18 through Monday, May 22 Photographer Hours: 10am-7p«n Hastings (West M-43) �Page 20 - Thursday, May 18. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Hawkeyes top Saxons by six in league contest The Saxons’ chase for the league title took a turn for the worse as front-running Hamilton defeated Hastings 8-2 Monday afternoon in Hamilton. Heading into double headers on Wednesday night. Hamilton and Caledonia were tied for the top spot in the conference standings with 7-1 records. Hastings was 4-4 in the conference heading into Wednesday's action. The Saxons technically could still catch those two teams in the Gold standing* by sweeping the final four games of the regular season (yesterday against Caledonia and Friday against Byron Center), if Caledonia and Hamilton split the two games of their double header on Friday afternoon. Hastings held a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth Monday, but Hamilton regained the lead in the bottom of the inning then dis­ tanced themselves from the Saxons the rest of the way. Tne Saxons were held to five hits in the game by the league's top pitcher. Michael Dekker (9-0). Austin Hurless still managed to continued his hot streak at the plate .with two more hits. Ricky Mathis. Dan Secord and A.J. Tassos had one hit each in the game, with Tassos driving in both Saxon runs with a base hit Mike McPhillips (3-3) pitched the com­ plete game for the Saxons striking out four. Hastings split a pair of one-run games at their own 11th Annual Wooden Bat Tournament Saturday. In the opening game, the Saxons rallied for five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to edge Grand Rapids Northview 10-9. The Saxons jumped out to a four run lead after the first inning, and added a single run in the second to extend their early lead to 5-0. Northview put together a five-run third to tie the score, and later added four more runs in their half of the fifth to go up 9-5 , setting the stage for the Saxons late inning heroics. Secord and Travis Tayloi led off the inning drawing walks. Tassos added a single to drive in one run. before Austin Hurless added a two-run single to draw the Saxons to within one. J.D. Garrett would then tie the score driving in a run while reaching on a fielding error. Garrett would then move to third on a ground out and then score on a wild pitch for the game winner. Hurless led the Saxon hitters with a double, single and two RBI. Matt Teunessen. McPhillips. Branden Curtis. Secord and Tassos also had hits in the game. McPhillips. Curtis. Taylor and Tassos also drove in runs for the Saxons. Garrett (1-1) picked up the win in relief of starter Ky le McNemy. Garrett struck out two in his two plus innings of work, and did not allow a run. In the championship game of the wooden bat tournament. Battle Creek Lakeview scored a 6-5 victory over the hosts. Lakeview came from behind to tie the score after the Saxons rallied to go up by a run in the lop of the sixth inning. Lakeview, the second ranked team in the state in Division 2. tied the score at five in the bottom of the sixth, and would then score the game winning run in the last of the seventh to win the game and the championship. The Saxons hung tough with Lakeview the entire game, but could not stop the late inning scor­ ing. The Saxons had eight hits in game two. with Garrett and Curtis both adding two more to their season totals. Corey Herman. Teunessen (RBI). Taylor and Hurless (RBI) added one hit apiece. In non-conference district tune-ups next week the Saxons visit Godwin Heights Tuesday, then travel to Fowlerville on Wednesday Last Wednesday the Saxons topped South Christian in nine innings, 6-3. In what was a tight game throughout, the Saxons stayed alive with some key defensive plays and the tough pitching of McPhillips in the bottom of the seventh as the Saxons escaped a bases-loaded jam. After a score-less eighth, the Saxons took advantage of some key hits, good base-running and capitalized on a couple of South errors, to score three times and put the game out of reach. McPhillips pitched the complete game in another strong performance from the mound. He kept the Sailor hitters oft balance through­ out the game, scattering eight hits, striking out two and allowing just one earned run. Saxon hitters banged out 13 hie. on the day with Garni* continuing his hot streak with two more singes and an RBI. McPhillips also picked up two hits (RBI), along with Curtis (2 RBI). Taylor and Hurless with two hits each. Mathis. Secord (RBI), and Tassos also had base hits in the game. GOLF, continued from page 18 the occasion.” Lakewood had all four of its golfers finish in the mid-forties. The low round for Lakewood was fired by Lauren Abbott and Ashley Solomon, each with a 45. They were followed by Erica Enz and Rachelle Kent, each with a 46. “Our captain. Lauren Abbott, continues to play very consistently.” said Kutch. A highlight of her round was an eagle on the par-5 eighth hole. Viking seniors. Ashley Solomon and Erica Enz also had a great day as well. Enz had two birdies on the day. Kent played in the sixth spot Tuesday, and came in with her 46 to lock up the win over Lansing Catholic and the school record. The Vikings will be a part of the Division 3 regional tournament hosted by Perry at Glenbrier Golf Course on Friday. LAKEWOOD, continued from previous page point lead heading into the final two races, but took the top two spots in the 3200 and won the 1600-meter relay to seal the win. Like the girls meet, the Viking boys held an advantage in the individual events. Without the four relays. Lakewood held a 60­ 56 advantage. Much of that was built on sprint victories and an eight-point advantage in the field events. Mike Kuras won both the shot put and the discus for the Vikings. He threw the shot 49­ 2.25 and the discus 151-4. He led a Lakewood sweep in the discus, with G".be O'Mara second (1323-8) and Dan Desgranges third (108-10). Lakewood's Mike Gregory and Richie Noyce were the only scorers in the pole vault. Gregory cleared 9-0 and Noyce 8-6. Every race under 400 meters was w« d by the Lakewood boys. Marcus Gonzales cook the 110-meter hurdles in 16.10. the 300-meer hurdles in 42.92, and the 200-meter dash in 24.81. His teammate Zach Kauffman won the 100 in 12.19. The Cougar* s»«cpt the 400. finished first and third in the 800, and second and third in the 1600 behind the Vikings’ Jesse Schrock (4:40.81). Both teams will be a part of regional races this weekend The Vikings run at the Charlotte hosted Division 2 regional Friday afternoon. 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She struck out six, and offensively contributed a pair of hits including a double and had TK’s lone RBI TK stuck with Wayland for a while Monday afternoon, but wound up falling 10­ 0 in six innings. The host Wildcats held a 1 -0 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth inning, then scored three runs in that half and five more in the bottom of the fifth. The Wildcats added one more run in the sixth to end the game early. Bishop suffered the loss for TK. She had seven strikeouts and walked seven. Wayland had seven hits, while the Wildcats’ Misty Willison held the Trojans hit­ less. Willison walked one and had 12 strike­ outs. TK is off until hosting a double header with South Christian next Tuesday. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 18. 2006 - Page 21 Albion doesn’t score in 12 innings against Maple Valley by Brett Bremer Sports Editor In three game*, last week for the Maple Valley varsity baseball team on lean didn’t score any runs. Thankful!) for the Lions, it only happened to them once. The Lions swept a SMAA (South) double header at Albion on Tuesday (May 9). 11-0 and 2-0. Andrew Ashcraft threw the game two shut out. striking out seven in seven innings and allowing just three hits. Maple Valley only had one hit in the second game, an RBI dou­ ble by Drew Kersjcs in the ixmom of the sixth inning. The Lions scored both u.«*»r runs in the bottom of the sixth, to help Ashcraft improve to 3-3 on the season "Andrew Ashcraft did a great job x.n the mound, keeping us in the game and shutting them down." said Maple Valley head coach Bryan Carpenter. "He really showed he can pitch in a big game” Adam Gonser and Keith Lackscheide scored the two Lion runs in game two. "We were just hitting balls right at people.” *aid of the lack of offense in game two. "We only struck out once, but couldn't get any hits to fall.” "It was a learning moment for us. to win a close game like that.” The Lions built a 4-0 lead over the course of the first three innings in game one against the Wildcats, then exploded for seven runs in the fourth The contest was finished after five innings, with Kersjcs going the distance on the mound. He struck out four and allowed just two hits. "We came out and hit the ball in the first game, and really put pressure on them.” said Carpenter. "We were able to get a nice lead, and put them away early. Il was a team effort, as seven different kids had at least one hit and all nine darters scored a run.” Seven different players contributed to the Lions 11 total hits. Chris Hoffman. Rusty Harris. Ashcraft, and Gonser had two hits each. Lackscheide. Kersjcs. and Garrett VanEngen had the <xhcr three Lion hits. Last Monday (May 8). the Lions hosted one of the premier programs m the stale. Homer High School, and suffered a 12-0 defeat in five innings "Homer is a great team with some great athletes." said Carpenter. "We will not see another team like that this season. I hope we learned from playing them, and realize that we are capable of being a good team.” Homer improved to 20-0 on the season with the win. The Trojans won the 2004 Division 3 state championship, and finished as the runner-up in the state a year ago. "I am proud of our kids for stepping up and play ing nard." said Carpenter. The Trojans had nine hits, compared to the Lions' two. Maple Valley committed just one error in the game, but Homer was flawless. Gonser and Lackscheide had the two Maple Valley hits. The Lions will be at home for the rest of their scheduled contests. Bellevue visits Maple Valley on Thursday. Saturday, the Lions will play host to Morenci. Maple Valley is now 9-14 overall this sea­ son. and 4-4 in the SMAA. Hastings can’t get the big hit in loss to the Hawkeyes The Saxon varsity softball team has strug­ gled to find its offense lately. Hastings scored just three runs total m its past two games, including a loss to Hamilton on Monday afternoon and loss to South Christian last Wednesday. Getting hits wasn't a big problem Monday afternoon, but getting runs was in a 5-2 loss at Hamilton. The Saxons collected eight hits in the game, but weren't able to get the big hit w hen they needed it. Hastings loaded the bases in the second inning and again in the sixth, but failed to score both times. Hastings' two runs came in tlx* seventh inning when Katie Kendall and Sophie Stavale singled, and then both scored on a Hamilton error Brandi Sutfin. Kendall and Erica Swartz each had two hits in the game for the Saxon*, while Stavale and Kelt* Wilson each had singles. Kadee Kurr started on the mound and gave up six hits over the first six innings. The Bulldogs scored their first three runs in the third inning on three singles and a Hastings error, and then followed with their final two runs in the fourth inning on two singles and a second Hastings error. Swartz pitched a scoreless seventh inning to finish the game for the Saxons. The Saxons got ail their runs in the top of the first last Wednesday at South Christian, and the Sailors came back for a 3-1 win. Things started out well for Hastings in the game. Brandi Sutfin doubled and was driven in on a single by Kendall. Hastings was able to muster just two more hits the rest of the way Swartz and Camie Earl had the other two hits for the Saxons. The Sailors scored two runs m the bottom of the second inning on a walk and two sin­ gles. to take the lead for good. and then added an insurance run in the fifth inning on two singles and a Hastings error. Kurr went the distance on the mound, allowing six hits and walking one and record­ ing one strikeout. i ne Saxons were set to host a rescheduled double header with Caledonia on Wednesday afternoon this week, and will play two more games on Friday against Byron Center It's a busy end of the week. Hastings will piay three more games at the Charlotte Invitational Saturday. The Saxons close out the regular season with a pair of non-conference games next week, at home.- against Gull Lake Monday then at Jenison on Wednesday. Everyone is all smiles after Hastings High School senior Kati Dakin (front center) signs her National Latter of Intent to play college soccer at Northwood Univeristy. With her at the signing were mother Patti Dakin (front left) and father Wade Dakin (back left). HHS girls' soccer coaches Sarah Derrico (front nght) and Doug Mepham (back center), and Hastings athletic director Mike Goggins (back right) Saxon soccer players to take game to college level Hastings Saxon soccer stars Brian McKeough and Kati Dakin recently signed National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic careers a the college level. Both are seniors at Hastings High School. McKeough has made plans to continue playing at Aquinas College, while Dakin will attend Northwood University. McKeough. was a four-year varsity player at Hastings who is also an assistant on the girls' varsity team this spring. He has been named All-County. All­ Conference and All-District and team MVP. Last fall, he led the O-K Gold Conference in goals and assists His plans at Aquinas besides soccer include working towards a degree in Secondary Education to become a teacher and soccer coach. It is believed that Dakin is the first lady Saxon to receive a scholarship in soccer. She was also a member of the Saxon varsity girts’ basketball team. Gold’s top two girls’ soccer teams will meet up Monday Thomapple Kellogg's varsity girls' soccer team needed Way land to have had a better day Wednesday this week than it had on Monday. The Trojans topped the Wildcats 5-0 Monday evening, w.th four different players scoring in the first half for TK. TK held on to its second place position in the O-K Gold Conference with the victory The Trojans arc 8-2 in the conference, and 12-3 overall. South Christian leads the Gold with a perfect 10-0 conference mark. The Trojans and Sailors square off next Monday al South, and TK needed a win there and Mime other help to catch the Sailors for the confer­ ence lead. South was scheduled to visit Wayland Wednesday night. The Sailors were the overwhelming favorite in that contest. Way land managed just one shot in its loss to TK Monday. Trojan keeper Robbi Blain made the save to presene the shut out for her team. Ashleigh Lund scored twice for TK in the ball game, including the only goal of the sec- ond half. Sammy Hauschild and Molly Wilson had one goal and one assist each. Chelsey Strumberger had two assists, and Courtney Smith scored the other Trojan goal. TK topped Byron Center last Wednesday (May 10)4-1. ’ The Bulldogs' only goal came on a penalty kick, after the Trojans were whistled for a hand-ball in the box. TK already had a 3-0 lead at that point. Ashleigh Lund got the scoring started for TK. when she received a pass from Sammy Hauschild and put '.he ball in the net TK went from back to front to score their second goal. Defender Vai VanBemden passed the ball ahead to midfielder Ashley lachim. who made a nice cross to teammate Strumberger. Strumberger took the ball and knocked a shot over the Bulldog goal keep­ er’s head. A nice givc-and-go between Amy Ball and Lund led to ball scoring the final goal of ’he first half. With five minutes remaining. Hauschild scored TK's final goal on an assist from Strumberger TK’s defense keep the ball on the Byron Center end of the field most of the game. TK coach Katie Langridge said. "In the last four games the defense of Jessica Johnson. Vai VanBemden. Sam Reeder. Melissa PicU. and anchored by sweeper Ellen Phillips has allowed only one goal. TK goalie Robbi Blain has had some key saves to ensure the wins." TK closes exit this week with a trip to Wyoming Park Friday. Next Wednesday, the Trojans visit Hastings for the final O-K Gold Conference contest of the season for both teams. PRESS OPERATOR MANPOWER of Hastings is currently accepting applications for a 2nd shift position in the Depot law Middleville area. Previous press operation experi­ ©fficr.PLc 222 West Apple Street Hastings. 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Ml 49058 269-948-7730 Mon -Thur* 6 30-7 pm. Fn 6 30-1030. Sat 8-10 30. Sun 8-3pm �Page 22 — Thursday, May 18. 2006 The Hastings Banner Hastings’ girls’ soccer team plays to 1-1 tie with Scots by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Hastings scored its second tie of the O-K Gold Conference season last Wednesday, bat­ tling through 110 minutes ot soccer to a 1-1 tie at Caledonia. Caledonia held a I -0 advantage through the final minutes of the first half and the first half of the second half The Saxons' Ida Botten pulled a nice crossing pass from teammate Kati Dakin out of the air and put it in the net to tie the score. Botten was attacking the Fighting Scot net all night long. With 6:30 to play in the first half. Caledonia's Jenna Bigger sent a pass across the field in the Saxon end to teammate Lindsey Woodcock. Woodcock and teammate Morgan Warner performed a text-book giveand-go, and Woodcock scored Caledonia's only goal of the contest. Neither team could penetrate the oppo­ nents' net over the course of the final 20 min­ utes of regulation and two 15 minute overtime periods. Caledonia had a great chance to take the lead with 11:22 to play, when the Saxons were whistled for hand-ball in their own penally box. Fighting Scot senior Kelly Cavanaugh lined up for the penalty shot, but her kick rolled into the hands Saxon keeper Brittany Howell. Both Howell and Caledonia's keeper Taryn Parker made some spectacular saves over the course of the night, especially early on in the game. Parkei made a great play in the first 20 minutes of the game, taking the ball off the feet of Botten who was closing in on goal after using some fancy footwork to get through the Scot defense. Just minutes before. Howell made an out­ standing play by coming out of her goal to eliminate any openings for Morgan Warner to get a shot in the net despite being alone in the Saxon penalty box. The Fighting Scots were a bit rattled by the physical play of the Saxons as the game pro­ gressed. and missed top scorer Brandi Victory who was out for the game. Hastings has two conference contests left on its schedule, a home game with Wayland Monday and a trip to Thomapple Kellogg next Wednesday. This Friday, the Saxon host South Haven in a non-conference contest. Hastings’ Ida Botten (2) settles the ball as Caledonia's Chelsea Yondo tries to get by her in the first of two overtime sessions last Wednesday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) The Saxons' Kati Dakin works the ball around Caledonia's Morgan Warner along the sideline in the first half of last Wednesday s O-K Gold Conference contest at Caledonia, which ended in a 1-1 tie. (Photo by Brett Bremer) BASEBALL South Central Michigan Youth Basebail Willie Mays Division (LJ10) Team W- L-T Union Bank/Woodbury Grain ............ 4-0-0 Pennock Health & Wellness................. 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Summer Semester 2006 The KCC Fehsenfeld Summer Term begins May 15th with most classes starting the first week of June. One of the 2004 Saxon alumni baseball teams gets together after the contest. Hastings will host its 30th annual aiumni game at the high school baseball field beginning at 1 p.m. on Memorial Day. Saxons will host thirtieth alumni game The 30th annual Hastings Alumni Baseball game is scheduled for Monday, May 29. a I p.m. "It’s time to shake out the rust and get the arms in shape." said former Saxon varsity baseball coach Bemie Oom. All former Saxon varsity baseball players arc invited to come, regardless of age. 120 years old still single. "If you do not feel comfortable playing, come and coach a base for us." said Oom. Warm-up and batting practice will begin shortly after 11 a.m. & THERE IS STILL TIME TO ENROLL! 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Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE Starting our 10th year of 'Getting You There" in Barry County. www.h4stingscitybAnk.com • 269-945-2401 150 West Court Street, Hastings, MI 49058 Member FDIC �The Hastings Ba in^r I'hursdav May IB 2006 - Page 23 Scots have top 3 scores to win third straight title by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Finishing in or near the top ten in the O-K Gold Conference girls’ golf standings is noth­ ing new to juniors Sara Ixathcnnan. Carolyn Schaner. and Caitlin Chamberlin. Leading their teams is still a bit new "There's more pressure for you to play bet ter. because you're the head of your team and they expect you to do well. It drives you to do better." said Chamberlin Ixatherman and Schaner led the Scots to their third consecutive O-K Gold Conference championship, finishing with the top two scores of the day. an XI and an 82. Freshman teammate Britni Gregory placed third with an 84. Chamberlin had the best score not by a Fighting Scot, an 88. Hamilton's Cassie Sneller was the only other golfer under 90. rounding out the top five with an 89 After a solid regular season, the Fighting Scots need to place first or second to cam the conference title outright "Our biggest thing coming in this year was. I knew we were going to have two very good golfers coming back. Carolyn and Sara. Britni is a freshman, and you usually can't expect a freshman to do what she has done." said Caledonia head coach Gus Wagner. Ixatherman came in to the tournament as the Fighting Scots number three, based on average over the course of the conference season. “Sara started slow this year, but she’s a Ixatherman so I wasn't worried a bit. They kind of find a way to get the ball in the hole." said Wagner. South Christian was second with a 387. fol­ lowed by Hamilton 394. TK 400. Hastings 415. and Was land 463 The Saxons’ had two players finish in the top ten. Nikki Meredith and Erin Fluke tied in ninth place with 95's. Krystal Pond fired a 114 for the Saxons, and Kacy Hooten added a III Caledonia's fourth score was a 111. by Brittany Gibbons. How well Gibbons. Amy Russo, and/or Valerie Chase do in providing a solid fourth score will determine how well Caledonia can do in the state tournament which starts today. Hastings. Caledonia, and TK will all be a part of the Division 2 region­ al tournament hosted by Vicksburg High School at Angel's Crossing. TK and Caledonia both reached the state finals a year ago. "They 're closing the gap (between them­ selves and the team's top three players)." said Wagner of his fourth, fifth, and sixth golfers. "The last couple weeks our team has been playing pretty good. We were getting a little mo-.e confidence on the course. They were a little more relaxed out there. It's easier going when you’re not so up tight." That's something Wagner hasn't had to worry about with his top players. "I usually just go out there and try and have fun." said Leatherman, echoing statements made by her teammate Schaner Ix-aihermaii tired a 42 on the front tune and a 39 on the back using a solid short game to take the t«sp spot at the tournament Dryer weather the second hall of the attenaxm helfx.-u most ol the players improve as the day went on. Schaner fired a 42 on the front and a 40 on the back, while Chamberlin shot a S) on the first nine then cut that down to a 38 on the second Lrm Fluke shaved off seven strokes, firing a 51 on the front and 44 on the back nine. "It started off really rough." said Chamberlin "It was really wet exit. You hit every thing thick and the ball wasn't rolling at all. It was typical Michigan weather." Behind Chamberlin for TK. Rachel Harris fired a 100. and Kelly Funk and Macy Chamberlin added IO6‘s. Rounding out the top ten Way land’s Jessica DeWit tied South Christian’s Emily Atsma for sixth place at 93. and South’s Erin Buerger was eighth w ith a 94 Saxon Weekly Sports Schedule Complete online schedule at: w ww.hassk12.erg THURSDAY. MAY 18: 9 00 am Girts Varsity The Saxons' Nikki Meredith (right) accepts her medal from Thomapple Kellogg head coach Bob Kaminski after tying teammate Erin Fluke for ninth place at Tuesday's O-K Gold Conference tournament at The Meadows. (Photo by Brett Bremer) 4:15 pm 4:15 pm 6 30 pm MAY 19: Boys Varsity Boys Varsity Girts Varsity Girts JV Boys Varsity Boys JV Varsity Girts Girls JV G'fls Varsity Tennis Track Track Soccer Baseban Baseball Softball Softball Soccer Regionals al Allegan MHSAA Regionals MHSAA Regionals South Haven Byron Center HS Byron Center HS Byron Center HS Byron Center HS South Haven SATURDAY. MAY 20: 10 00 am Boys Fresh 10 00 am Girts Varsity Basebail Softball GR Catholic Centra: Charlotte Invitational MONDAY. MAY 22: 3 30 pm Boys Varsity Track FRIDAY. TBA 12 noon 12 noon 4 00 pm 4:15 pm 4 15 pm 4:15 pm 4:15 pm 5 45 pm 3:30 pm 4 00 4 15 4: 15 5: 00 5:45 700 Thomapple Kellogg’s Kelly Funk hits _off the tenth tee Tuesday at JThe Meadows. The TK gii£lr$#i&d fourth at the conference tournament. (Photo by Brett Bremer) K-Christian tops DK girls ten to nothing Hastings' Krystal Pond gets set to fire a dnve olf the tenth tee Tuesday during the O-K Gold Conference championship meet at The Meadows Pond had the fourth best Saxon score at the event. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Reword • $1,000 • Reward For information leading to the Arrest and Conviction of the Person or Persons responsible for the theft of a 4x2 John Deere Gator from a residence on West Quimby Road, Hastings, Ml 49058 Call: Silent Observer 1-800-310-9031 State Police 269-948-8283 I Guaranteed Anonymity \ 2005 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB . 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She struck out ten in the first game and 14 in the second. Toni Hazel had two hits and scored three runs for Lakewood. Vai Huisman had three hits, a pair of doubles and a home run. Spetoskey had three hits too. and scored the w inning run in the nightcap. Melanie Forman had three singles in the first game Natalie O’Rielly pinch hit in the second game and had a single, and Briana Bosworth pinch ran and tied the game in the sixth. 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The large yard, woods, small wet lands and a sandy swim bottom reminiscent of Lake Michigan equal boundless romping for the children and endless summer fun for the family Directions: West on Chief'Noonday. north on Patterson io property. Z~\ GREENRIDGE Realty, Inc.® Baa Mike Engle 269-268-0437 �Page 24 - Thursday, May 18. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Robinson, Winchester, Ordway, Gustafson set new standards Record-setting efforts help Trojan girls take 2nd in Gold by David T. Young Editor Middleville claimed the runner-up slot in the final O-K Gold Conference girls' track standings by taking a solid second in the league meet Monday and Tue day aftemtums Natalie Pennington of Hastings takes the baton in a rain-soaked 3200-meter relay Monday afternoon. The Saxon girls' quartet did place fifth. in Wayland. Coach Tamms Benjamin’s Trojans were the only team besides O-K Gold champ South Christian to score more than KM) points in the two-day competition. South had 159.75 points. Middleville had 108.75 and Caledonia 79 for the top three places. Hastings came in dead last, seventh, with 13.75 points. In the boys’ meet. Caledonia surprised no one by taking first with 164 points. 70 more than runner-up Hamilton. Hastings was sixth with 30 and Middleville last with 27. The Middleville girls, hampered by injuries all spring, had lost two dual meets earlier in the season, one to South Christian and the other to Hamilton by one point. However, the Hawkeyes settled for fourth place in the league meet to allow the Trojans to stake their claim to the runner-up spot. It was a big day for senior Chaney Robinson and junior Rebecca Winchester. Robinson sprinted into uncharted waters in the open 400-meter run with a conference and school record time of 58.5 seconds. Teammate Kersta Gustafson was huge in a supporting role, taking third and breaking the 60-second barrier w ith a time of 59.4. Robinson. Gustafson, distance ace Rebecca Winchester and Emma Ordway combined efforts to set a new school and 1600-meter relay record with a time of 4:01.5. Benjamin scratched Winchester’s entry into the open 3200 in order to give the TK girls a better chance to set the mark. Winchester ran a terrific 5:07.9 in the open 1600 meters to beat some of the best Division II competition in the state. She crossed the finish line ahead of Wayland’s Jessica Armstrong. Lori and Kelsey Burgess of South Christian and Kendra Ross and Andrea Schedlebauer of Caledonia, all solid con­ tenders in this Friday’s regionals to advance to the state meet. Winchester also defeated l.ori Burgess by almost four seconds in the open KOO by recording a fine time of 2:21.6. Natahe Pennington of Hastings finished fifth in that race with a 2:30.9. Gustafson also had an outstanding day for the Trojans. She took first in the pole vault with a leap of 9-0 and hooked up with Ordway. Ashley VanderMecr and Danielle Rosenberg to win the 800-meter relay in 1:47.8. Also scoring points for Middleville were Eric Peschel. fourth in the shot put w ith a toss of 36-4 1/2; Tatjana Krouse and Imari Engstrom, third and fifth, respectively, in the discus at 100-8 and 97-1; Jessie-. Flaska, fourth in the long jump at 15-8; Alesha Ward, sixth in ’.he high jump at 4-8; the 3200-meter relay team, sixth; Rosenberg, fifth in the 100mete." high hurdles, fourth in the pole vault and fourth in the 200; Robinson fourth in the 100 and third in the 200; and the 400-meter relay team, fourth, with Nicole Raymond. Flaska. VanderMeer and Ordway. Also earning points for Hastings were the 1600-meter relay team, sixth; Kristina Dobbin, sixth in the high hurdles; the 3200meter relay team of Molly Smith. Sam McFall. Tiffany Edwards and Natalie Pennington, fifth; Tasia Thompson. fourth in the high jump; Nichole Moser, sixth »n the discus, and Katie Sutherland, fifth in the shot. Neither Hastings nor Middleville claimed an individual or relay league championship over the two days. Eric Gillespie finished second in the discus throw at 142-8 for the Saxons. Ryan Burgdorf was third in the 100-meter dash and fourth in the 200; the 800-meter relay team of Cassidy Sazima. Burgdorf. Brandon King and Greg Woodmansee, fourth in the 800-meter relay; fourth in the 400-meter relay quartet with Matt Donnini. Burgdorf, D.J. Falconer and Hastings' Ryan Burgdorf finished third in the 100-meter dash and fourth in the 200. Woodmansee. Ashtin King was sixth in the 300-meter hurdles, and A.J. Singleterry took fifth in the 3200-meter run. Troy Rock was the heaviest scorer for Middleville boys, taking second in the 400meter run with a 51.1-second clocking, fifth in the long jump and he was third in the 200 with a time of 23.2 seconds. The 800-meter relay team was fifth. Travis Farris was sixth in the discus. Mike Rhoby was fifth in the 100-meter high hurdles and fifth in the 300-meter hurdles, and the 400meter relay team and 1600-meter relay group both were sixth. Up next for all area athletes is the Division II regional meet Friday at Houseman Field in Grand Rapids. Eric Gillespie of Hastings had-an off day in the high jump, failing to place in the event, but he did take second in the discus TK’s Rebecca Winchester had a particularly outstanding 1600-meter run. besting standouts Jessica Armstrong of Wayland and Lori and Kelsey Burgess of South Christian with a time of 5:07.9. Barry County Lumber OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mcn-Thurs 8-6 Fn 8-8 Katie Sutherland hurts the shot 33 feet 7 inches to place fifth for Hastings. Hastings’ A.J. Singleterry checked in fifth in the open 3200-meter run with a time of 10:25.4. Behind him are Wayland's Mario Fritz and Saxon team­ mate Mike Bosma, who started very strong, but ran out of gas at the end. Jessica Flaska of Middleville took fourth in the long jump with a leap of 15­ 8. ; Summer Camp • Year-Round Retreats • RW Park | � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-05-25.pdf 5204ea57ba938d17312d7607c2aea639 PDF Text Text HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY 121S CHURCH S’ RISIIHGS Ml 4S058 U93 County officials, employees get raises Library reflects community character Saxons will send two to state finals See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 24 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HastingsBanner Thursday, May 25, 2006 VOLUME 153. No. 21 PRICE 50C Top 10 academic students announced at Hastings Correction: An item in the Banner News Brief secuoa Ust week incorrectly reported that Orrin Moore and Tad Davis have filed for bankruptcy for Mulberry Fore golf course and restaurant in Nashville. The business went up for auction last me-ah, but the bid price was too low for the sell­ er and was rejected. The Banner editor believed the auction was the result of bankruptcy, but that is not the case. HHS band director open house slated Scott Coleman Dan Dimond Emily Haney Jessica Mikolajczyk Erika Schroeder Emiiie Shumway Lauren Azevedo Nicole Jager The Hastings Band Boosters and stu­ dents arc platmkg an open house recep­ tion to honor retiring band director Joe LaJoye from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. May 28, at the Thomappie Arts Council building in Fish Hatchery Park. LaJoye is retiring this spring after guiumg die marching Saxons and the music program here for 22 years, besides his leadership in local jazz programs. The Band Boosters suggest no gifts, but dropping In pay tribute and perhaps bringing in some photos and appropriate momeotoes of the retiring band director’s career. London new Irving Twp. supervisor George London, former Yankee Springs Township supervisor, was appointed io the same position for Irving Township on a vote of 3-1 of the board last Wednesday night. London, whe had retired as Yankee Springs super/Lor almost six years ago, moved into Irving Township last year. Outgoing Irving Supervisor Kathee Pierce, who resigned recently to spend more time with her family, was praised for her six years of service to the commu­ nity. Sht received a plaque from State Rep. Gary Newell and was feted with cake following the meeting. Hazardous waste collects oil, tires The line to drop off tires was long last Saturday, as the Barry County Health Department and Solid Waste Committee held thei May hazardous waste collec­ tion. A grand total of 2.494 tires were col­ lected during the hazardous waste collec­ tion at the Barry County Expo Center. Drug & Laboratory Disposal of Plainwell has not notified the health department on the total amount of pounds of waste collected but the site was busy all day. The collection brought in 450 gallons of used motor oil. The next hazardous waste collection is scheduled for Sept. 23 at the Expo Center. Summer Fun Guide planned The Reminder is putting together its yearly •'Summer Guide to Fun” insert The insert is due out sometime after Memorial Day weekend. Included will be recreational activities, places for lodging, golf courses, and summer events and festivals. If there arc any events you would like to be mentioned please call Betsy Acker at (269) 945-9554 or email her at news@j-adgraphics.com (Attn: Betsy j Acker). I See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Lindsay Laubaugh The top ten students for the Hastings High School graduating class of 2006 have been announced. • Valedictorian Dan Dimond is the son of Diane Ebaugh and Mike Dimond. He is graduating with a 4.133 grade point aver­ age. He has served for years in Youth In Government, and is a member of Excel Club. Science Olympiad, in which he was a state medalist for three years. National Honor Society, and Kiwanis Club. Dimond has participated in Soccer for four years, serving as captain for two. and was named All-Conference his Senior year. He has also participated in basketball for four years. He is an active member of the marching band. He has received the following honors: Kiwanis Club student of the month. Academic Top Ten. National Merit Award. University of Michigan Regents Merit Scholarship, and four years ot high aca­ demic honors. Dimond had been active in his commu­ nity as well. He has helped run youth bas­ ketball clinics, has assisted with Toys for Tots, and has also participated in Relay for Life. He plans to attend the University of Michigan, and hopes to attain happiness in all aspects of bis life career and otherwise. • Salutatorian Scott Coleman, son of David and Margaret Coleman of Hastings is graduating with a 4.044 GPA. He has been in basketball for four years, and as captain JV and senior year of varsi­ ty. He was student council vice president in his junior year, has been involved in busi­ ness professionals of America four years, qualifier for freshmen and senior year. Youth in Government for four years. Interact Club two years, in the National Honor Society for two years, choir for three years. Scholar Athlete award winner. Shelby Sleevi and was a Wendy's High School Heisman nominee. He has been on the Youth Advisory Council for four years, as Yire president for his sophomore and junior years and as president in his senior yes* He has bsen a Barry Community Foundation hoard mem­ ber for three years, exchange clubs student of the month for November 2005. and has been on the Presbyterian Church Miss, on Trip for 2004. He is an employee al Sunshine Pack aid Ship of Hastings and plans to attend Miami See HHS TOP 10, page 2 Sale of Rutland parcel clears way for a new hotel by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Rutland Township Board voted Monday night to sell a 6.9-plus acre tract of land near the comer of Heath Road and M­ 43/37. paving the way for a new hotel to be built. The $600,000 land deal finally was bro­ kered with buildcr/developers Darrel Herweyer of Dar Development and Mike Moyle, Moyle Development LLC of Rockford. Herweyer intends to build retail space and Moyle will put in an Americlnn Hotel. Moyle said the hotel will have 70 rooms and a pool. Construction could start as early as this year with an anticipated finish time of next June. Moyle previously come to the Township Board March 8 with an offer for the proper,) of $400,000. but the board turned down his his proposal. He approached the board tte fol­ lowing month with an offer to buy the total of 11.1 acres, which includes the wetland por­ tion of the parcel, for $700,000. and was turned down. Herweyer said Moyle approached him about joining the project, and he came out to Hastings to investigate. "When he approached me about Hastings, to be truthful. I was not familiar with the area and so I came out and had a look. I was real­ ly impressed with the whole area. There is a thriving downtown and the way you arc situ­ ated you arc a tearoom community for four of five different areas.*' Herwey er said he has been in the real estate business for 35 years and as a builderidevcloper for 25 years. He has recently completed several projects on the East Beltline and brought in photos of these projects to show to board members. The land sale stipulates that developers will have first right of refusal on the remaining approximately four acres if the land is offered up for sale. This will give them a chance to buy up the remaining land if they match or exceed such an offer. Herweyer told the board. “We specialize in mid range projects and we try to create build­ ings not w ith your typical flat face, but with charactor.. we try to do things that are pleas­ ing.” Board member Dorthy Flint asked what plans were for the rest of the acreage besides the hotel. Herweyer said he envisions a free standing restaurant, perhaps space for a bank or retail space or a small medical office to be put in on the property. He said the buildings would be created with cohesion in appearance to the hotel in mind "We will develop the whole seven acres and the hotel will take up two acres." he said. "1 think the hotels are nice looking, with a rustic country look and they fit into the area well." said clerk Robin Hawthorne “Do you have your own crews (for construction) or do you take local bids?" Herweyer said they open it up to local bids on many of the projects. Rob Ixe asked if the hotel would employ people locally. "Oh yes. it is in the test interest to employ local people , if they aren't happy we are here then we aren't happy." said Herweyer. "We w ant to make this a part of the community. Its a lot more enjoyable when it's a group effort and people are involved." Board member Joe Lyons said. “1 looked at price and what it does for the community... 1 was talking to someone al the gas station ear­ lier today, a business man who said that when he brings clients in they have to spend the night in Grand Rapids and that sort of thing weighs heavy on me while considering this.” Lyons brought up the remaining four acres of wetlands that will not be purchased as part of this deal. “While we develop what we arc doing, it should make the other four acres more saleable.” said Herweyer. who noted that the project would create infrastructure, roads, sewer and water most likely brought across the road. He said the w ater details will have to be worked out and that both he and Moyle would probably spend a significant amount of money connecting the water system to the development. He estimated more than $100,000 would have to be spent in infra­ structure costs. “We have looked into it and it’s approxi­ mately $60 a linear foot for water and under the road accelerates the cost." said Moyle. “Well with the water and sewer the four acres will be worth more than it is now so I think your asking price is not loo off base.” said Lyons. "Well. 1 think its more than fair and 1 like this last offer-1 also think the earthiness of the hotel is great." said Haw thorne. "I am mixed." said Sandy Greenfield. "I don't think we need another mall, but we do need a hotel, and the sewer and water is a big plus.” Herweyer said it would not be a mall "A mall is something I sec as larger — this would be a three of four tenant scenario." he said. "Well, that acreage is our money in the bank,” said Greenfield. “Its our savings account and we don't have to sell... I don't feel compelled to sell.” Township Attorney Jim Porter said. “Hopefully it will be a benefit for all of down­ town because where people stay, they shop.” “Well, based on all the pluses described. I would be in favor of it.*’ said member Dorthy Flint. “Well 1 thought the offer was low.” said trustee Rob Lee. who noted that the whole parcel of land was appraised in the year 2000 for $984,000. "But when you start breaking it down, it works out OK... what makes it appealing to me is I like the way you consid­ er local contracts and the residents will be the winners because we will get a hotel. I know that if we held out we could probably get more money for it but we should try to pro­ vide the test service for Barry County. We have all been in the situation where we have had to put guests up." "We do need a hotel, but as it stands right now I w ould not vote for it.” said trustee Gary Rogers. “I think yeah, we could hold on to it but I think it’s in the test use for everyone in Barry County... 1 guess I would be in favor of it." Township Supervisor Jim Carr listened to each board member's input and then said. "1 think it’s going to be a positive thing for the reasons mentioned, and I think it’s a positive to put in more services because it gives us more leverage and makes the other four acres more saleable " The motion to sell passed 6-1 with board member Gary Rogers casting the one no vote. Rogers did not stale why he voted no. �Page 2 - Thursday. May 25. 2006 - The Hastings Banner County elected officials, non-union employees get 2.5,3% pay raises Hastings alumni banquet is June 3 Health Dept, earns water quality grant Tickets for the 119th Hastings High School Alumni Banquet on Saturday. June 3 may be purchased at Bosley Pharmacy, 118 S. Jefferson in Hastings, 945-3429, or by contacting Jack Smith at 945-4939. Festivities begin with a punch bow) reception at 4:30 p.m. in the Hastings High School cafeteria, followed by the banquet and program at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are SI2 each. The banquet is for all who attended Hastings High School and their guests and honors the 25th, 40th. 50th. 55th. 60th and 70th class anniversaries. Activities for the day include a tour of th* "old" high school \now middle school) at 1 i a.m. Those wishing to go on the tour can meet at the office entrance. Tours of the new community education rad recre­ ation center will be held at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.. and those planning to participate can meet at the Hastings High library entrance. The Barry-Eaton District Health Department has been awarded a $5,699 grant from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to monitor e-coli bacteria al three beaches in state parks and six local beaches. DEQ Director Steven E. Chester Tuesday announced that a total of $444,277 in water quality monitoring grants were awarded to 17 applicants to assist local governments, universities, and non-profit organizations to monitor the quality of Michigan's water*. "These grants demon.irale our contin­ ued effort to partner with local communities to protect our vast water resources," Chester said. "By working together, we can ensure that our lakes and i.-^cams arc protected for generations to come." Freeport Fire Dept, auction set The annual Freeport Fire Department auction is scheduled for Saturday, May 27. The department has already begun col­ lecting items for this year's event. The department uses the funds raised at the auction to finish the expansion project. The auction accepts everything except clothing, tires and refrigerators. Arrangements can be made to pick up large items by calling the department at 616-765-5450 and leaving a message. “Anyone doing spring cleaning who comes up with items they no longer need should consider donating them to the auc­ tion.” says Lani Forbes. N. Country Trail Adopt a Comer program planned With the completion of the extended streetscape in downtown Hastings, the Thomapple Garden Club is seeking organ­ izations, churches and groups interested in planting and maintaining a flower bed through its “ Adopt-a-Comcf program. Four flower beds are currently available for “adoption," according to Janlydy, who is chairing the pjografh. The City of Hastings provides the flowers, mulch and Preen for e4ch flower bed, and the groups that adopt the beds just have to agree to plant the flowers and maintain the beds. For instance, two other flower beds were recently adopted by the Friends of Mary Youngs, a Hastings elementary prin­ cipal who died earlier this year. The flower beds available for “adop­ tion” include two on the comer of Jefferson and Court streets, one on the cor­ ner of Jefferson and Center streets and one on the northwest comer of Church and Court streets. Planting of the flowers is planned for the gp^ureelLof June, and^ydxjnlhjaP The monthl/*meefflg of ink Chief 'mation. For more tr1 Noonday Chapter of the North Country 948-8796. Trail Association will be held Wednesday. June 14. at 7 p.m. at the Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard St. in Delton. North Country Trail Association (NCTA) Board of Directors member Jim Baldwin, who is also a member of the local chapter, will give a report on doings in the The American Legion Post No. 45 will national office. Baldwinalso serves on a hold a Memorial Day parade Monday, volunteer basis as the office manager »t May 29, at 10:30 a.m. NCTA's national office in Lowell. Anyone wishing to participate should The North Country National Scenic meet in the Felpausch parking lot at 9:30 Trail is one of the nation’s premier hiking a.m. and may call Bob May at 945-2468 or and backpackin': trails, extending 4,600 838-5850 or Jim Atkinson at 948-8219 to miles from New York to North Dakota. It arrange participation. The parade will begin at Boltwood and links outstanding scenic, natural, recre­ ational. historic, and cultural areas. First Stale streets proceeding west to Broadway with a stop for placing wreaths at the conceived in the 1960s, it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2,000 courthouse. It will continue north on Broadway with stops at Tyden Park and miles arc completed and open to public the bridge, ending at Riverside Cemetery use. on State Road. There will be a brief cere­ The trail is administered by the National mony at the Avenue of Flags at Riverside, Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with where a wreath will be placed on the grave many public agencies, private organiza­ of the latest veteran. tions, and generous landowners across This year's speaker will be Chad Ray, seven northern Stales. The North Country who has recently returned from his second Trail Association, working closely with the lour of active duty in Iraq. He is making NPS, plays a leading role in the effort to his home in Grand Rapids and is enrolled complete the trail, organizing and direct­ in Grand Rapids Community College. He ing the volunteer effort to build and main­ is the son of Bih and Tammy Ray of tain the trail. Hastings. For more information about the meet­ ing or about the Chief Noonday Chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. Hastings Memorial Day parade slated by David T. Young Editor All county employees not represented by unions and some who arc received 2.5 percent pay raises this year and 3% for 2007 in action Tuesday night by the Barry County Board of Commissioners. Included in the salary increases were the so-called "county elected officials." Their annual salaries next vear. according to the agreement, will be as follows: Drain Commissioner Tom Doyle. $51,802; Register of Deeds Darla Burghdoff. $51,802; Treasurer Sue Vandecar. $52,642; Clerk Deb Smith. $56,002; Sheriff Dar Leaf. $67,258. and Prosecuting Ailomey Julie Nakfoor Pratt. $86,803. Surveyor Brian Reynolds will receive an annual stipend of $7,280. The annual salaries of other department heads and non-union county employees in 2007 arc as follows: sheriff's administrative assistant. $32,168; control I monitor. $23,496; administrator’s secretary. $29,960; jail secretary. $31,358; office manager. $38,341; first deputy county clerk. $38,341; emergency management coordinator (Jim Yarger). $40,343; building and grounds supervisor. $41,284; drug court coordinator. $49,852; jail administrator. $51,736; deputy family division administrator. Friend of Court. $51.736; planning and zoning director (Jim McManus). $45,749; equalization direc­ tor (Karen Scarbrough), $55,711; attorney referee magistrate, $55,711; IT/GIS director. $55.711. chief assistant prosecuting attorney (David Bannister). $62,035; undersheriff (Bob Baker). $55,711; trial court divisional administrator (Kathy Holman). $81,556; fam­ ily court divisional administrator (Bob Nida), $81,556; court officer, $28,380. and manage­ ment analyst. $44,534. Drumline Section Leader. She has been part of the National Honors Society. In her community. Erika has been active in 4-H Youth Advisory Council and related 4-H activities. Relay for Life. Crop Walk, and Food Drives. She has been a member of the National and State FFA Band. District Honors Band. GVSU and CMU Honors bands, and has worked as a life­ guard. She has received the Lee Kaiser Scholarship. Kiwanis Student of the Month, and was the Congressional Medal of Merit w inner for 2006. Erika plans to attend Alma College or Central Michigan University to obtain a double major in music and pre med. • Lauren Marie Azevedo is the daughtei of John Azevedo and Martha Hollister of Hastings. She is graduating with a 4.0 GPA She has been involved in Key Club. Pride Club. Science Olympiad, honor roll throughout high school. Science Show See HHS TOP 10, page 10 Electric for six additional fiber cables to link the courthouse and Courts & Law building, specifically intended to help with video arraignments. • Approved a proposal to raise the flexible spending medical reimbursement account maximum from $1,000 to $2,500. • Adopted a resolution authorizing the county to sell up to $500,000 in bonds to finance the Fawn Lake sanitary sewer project m a contract between the county and Orangeville Township. • Adopted a resolution authorizing the sale of up to $ 1.215 million in bonds to finance the Village of Middleville water's project, in which it will construct a new elevated water tower on the west side of the village. The vil­ lage is getting a terrific interest rate of just 2.125%. Attorney James White from Grand Rapids, who drew up the agreements, said. “It’s the best (public financing) program going because there really isn’t a lot of money out there for these kinds of projects.” • Approved the Michigan Department of the Treasury Tax Rate Request form in order to authorize summer tax collections. Equalization Director Karen Scarbrough said two-thirds of the tax bill will be in the sum­ mer this year, and next year all of it will be. • Accepted the 2005 audit for the county, noting it has a satisfactory fund balance that is 16 percent of the budget. • Approved the County Corrections Comprehensive Plan and Application for the next fiscal year, which reportedly “just lets Lansing know the county is pursuing another year of funding" for the program. Barry County GOP honors Judge Holman by Jon (Jambee Staff Writer Keith Butler is a man who is used to chal­ lenges. In 1979 he started the Word of Faith International Christian Center Church with only ten members. He now manages a staff of 250 employees with an annual operating budget of over $30 million dollars. n edeJrae-aaarf 'Cdtmcn TH rjs'TKcitll'Wlcr Wcartfc ift first Republican elected to that position since before World War IL ’I “I grew up a Democrat," Butler told the audience gathered las Friday night at the annual Barry County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner at MiddleVilla. “My father was a Democrat, my grandfather was a Democrat, everyone in my family and every ­ one I knew. All Democrats I was a Democrat because that's just the way it was. “Then, when I was in college. 1 heard a man speak. That man was Ronald Reagan. As he spoke. I realized he believed in the same things I believed in. He believed in the right of every child to live. He believed those who work hard and succeed should profit from their efforts. He believed taxes should be low­ ered to stimulate the economy. He believed in that document we call the Constitution and in particular, the Second Amendment. “After 1 heard him speak. I realized I was a Republican." Butler said he identifies with Reagan, who was also a Democrat at one time. “President Reagan said. *1 didn’t leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me.’ 1 fee) the same way." Butler now faces perhaps his biggest chal­ lenge ever. He is running for the United States Senate and will have to upset incumbent HHS TOP 10, from page 1 University or Cornell University and study business. • Lindsay Laubaugh. daughter of Martha and Lynn Laubaugh of Hastings, is gradu­ ating with a 4.024 GPA. Her activities and awards include bas­ ketball. volleyball, including captain, soc­ cer also as captain, student council her sophomore and freshman year, yearbook staff her freshman and sophomore years. Interact Club and Youth Advisory Council her senior year. “Who’s Who Among American High School Students" her freshman and senior year, and academic honor roll all years in high school. She plans to attend Michigan State University and looks forward to punning a successful career and family • Erika Schroeder is the daughtei of Craig and Joan Schroeder. She is graduat­ ing with a 4.0 She has been active in Steel Drum Band. Night and Day jazz band. FFA president tor four years, in addition to being part of the state FFA band and convention. Excel Club. Science Olympiad and was Also getting 2.5% and 3% raises over this year and next arc officers in the Barry County Corrections Dis ision. All of the employees mentioned will be eli­ gible to enroll in one of three health care plans, each with a different co-pay and bene­ fits. In the most expensive plan, a family could pay up to $2,656 in a year, but get pre­ scription drug cards w ith co-pays of just $10 to $20. The sole to ratify the employment con­ tracts was 74)-1. with Commissioner Michael Callton recusing himself because as a chiro­ practor. he stands to benefit or lose financial­ ly by the decision. In related business Tuesday night, the Board of Commissioners announced results of the evaluation of Administrator Michael Brown, who received an average score of about 90 percent. Commissioner Sandra James said. “It's important to sec where we’re at with our administrator." Brown has been on the job for a dozen years now and continues to cam the praises of his bosses, the members of the board. In other business at Tuesday night’s meet­ ing. the County Board: • Welcomed an unusually large numbei of candidates for board scats in attendance at the session. Included ir the audience were chal­ lengers Mark Noteboom (Fifth District). David Brinkert (Sixth District). Jeff VanNortwick (Seventh District). Keith Ferris (Third District). Ken DeMon (Third District) and Mark Englerth (Sixth District). • Approved a proposal from Harrison 'Landmark Criminal Justice Facilities Planners to do study of the Barry County Jail at a cost of $6,900. • Agreed to spend $5,650 with Delta District Judge Gary Holman was recognized with the Lincoln Award at this year s Lincoln Day Dinner. Holman has served as judge for nearly three decades and he wa? honored for his years of service to the people of Barry County. Debbie Stabenow. He also must first win his party 's nomonation in the August primary . Butler stresses two issues as he travels around the state seeking support. He speaks out against party politics and special interest groups, better known as lobbyists. “Then, when I was in college, I heard a man speak. That man was Ronald Reagan. As he spoke, I realized he believed in the same things I believed in.” - Keith Butler, Republican U S. Senate candidate Keith Butler was the featured speaker at this year’s Lincoln Day Dinner May 19 at the MiddleVilla Inn. Butler, a candidate for the United States Senate, spoke of his life and his commitment to serving the people of Michigan. "I am a different kind of candidate." he said. "I will not be bought by special interests. I am not a career politician who owes any special interest groups." For every problem facing the people today. Buller cited party politics and special interest groups as the culprits. “It is time for a change in Washington." he said. “I vow to represent all the citizens of Michigan and not the special interests. His resume is impressive, to be sure. In 1992. Butler served on the National Platform Committee for the Republican Party. President George H.W. Bush selected Butler to be deputy chair of the Republican National Convention and at the convention. Butler delivered the introductory speech for then Congressman Newt Gingrich. Buller, a polished speaker, was well received by those in attendance at the Lincoln Day Dinner and he called on all Republicans to join in his u jest to unseat Stabenow. V.ark Englerth. a member of the Barry County Republican Party, was the emcee at the dinner and his call for support for Butler drew a resounding response. The Lincoln Day Dinner is held each year by Republicans to recognize Abraham Lincoln, one of the founders of the Republican Party. Formed in 1854. the party came into the mainstream of American poli­ tics with the election of Lincoln as President in I860. The Lincoln Day Dinner has become a stepping stone for local politicians who seek office and a number were on hand this year. Candidates for the State Legislature, County Board of Commissioners and Barry County Prosecutor were all on hand to meet mingle w ith party members and to recognize community leaders. Candidates on hand included Brian Reynolds and Susan Vlietstra. running for Slate Representative. Mark Englerth and Jeff VanNortwkk. seeking seats on the Barry County Board of Commissioners, and Julie Nakfoor Pratt and Tom Evans, candidates for the office of Barry County Prosecutor. The party faithful also used the opportuni­ ty to recognize those in the community who have made a positive impact. A Military Service Award was given to every veteran in attendance and the Second Amendment Award was presented to Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf. The most presti­ gious award of the evening was presented to Barry County District Court Judge Gary Holman for his nearly three decades of serv­ ice to the people of Barry County. A number of people took part in the pres­ entation. including Barry County Circuit Court Judge Jamc* Fisher. Attorney Robert Byington and Englerth. All recognized Holman for his humanistic approach to the law and his fairness without regard to status or position in the community. Ir accepting the award. Judge Holman rec­ ognized the importance of his family and the communitv in his years on the bench. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 25. 2006 - Page 3 Lakewood Supt. resigns abruptly by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Former Lakewood School Superintendent James Richardson abruptly resigned on his own volition Friday. May 19. according to a press release issued by Board of Education President Tim Tromp. Tromp announced Saturday evening at an emergency board meeting. "At the time of his resignation, an investigation by the board was pending regarding violations of the school Internet use policy. The investigation was not completed when Mr. Richardson tendered his resignation. “ High School Principal Mike O’Mara was appointed interim superintendent. Richardson in his statement wrote. “I here­ by tender my resignation as Superintendent of Lakewood Public School District, effective immediately. While I have done things that I am not proud of. I must also point out that the district is in a position to move forward only if the board and community come together for the good of the students in the district. "Please accept my apology for all that I may have done to deter this district from moving in a positive direction and I wish you all the best in the years to come.” Tromp said the investigation has ended with Richardson’s resignation. Richardson was hired by the board last Nov. 14 by a 4-3 vote with Vince Pennington. Pam Christensen. Tromp and Jeff Gibbs sup­ porting him and Mark Woodman. Dave Lind and Gordon Keticl voting against the hiring. Richardson was superintendent at LakeVille Community Schools, nonh of Flint. His resume included administrative positions at Whittemore-Prescott. Freeland. Stockbridge and Hartland. He has undergrad­ uate and graduate degrees from Michigan State University. Richardson, in a prepared statement, last November said. "It is a great pleasure for me to be asked to become the superintendent at Lakewood Public Schools. As someone who James Richardson grew up near the Lakewood area. I have some history with the district and know some of the history of the district. ...The district has much to be proud of and everyone needs to under­ stand that and build on it." Before the vote last November. Lind pre­ sented a list of reasons he felt were sufficient to not choose Richardson at that time. They included no thorough background check, no review of personnel file, no measurable results provided by Richardson and he did not appear to be results driven. "Based on the above, it would be a great disservice to the community and to the Lakewood district to hire anyone with so lit­ tle factual information." Honor Roll: Delton Kellogg Middle School Fifth marking period Fifth-graders All-A Honor Roll — Corinthia Andersen. Nicholas Aukcrman. Christian Boze. Jared Buckland. Jarryd Calhoun. Kenneth Coates. Robert Cooley. Virginia Forsyth. Christian Fritz. Caleb Gurd, Logan Hansen. Arianna Heator. Elizabeth Jackson, Zachary Leinaar. Alex Lepird. Brooke Martin. Cassidy Morgan. Hunter Nemeth. Tabitha Nguyen. Lucas Panos. Rachel Parker. Jaime Risner. Brianna Russell. Mallory Sewell. ZacharySimon. Austin Storm. Jessalyn Tamez. Conner Worm and Samantha Zettleinaier. Honor Roll — Aaron Addison. Caleb Alman. Joshua Arkwright. Nicole Arredondo. Chelsea Bartha. Anthony Bates. Travis Boze. Jacob Calkins. Wyatt Case. Shawna Cheney. Sarah Cleven, Zachary Cook. Kyle Dulf Logan Durbin. Molly Egclkraut. Janelle Fluty. Selena Garrett-Huizar. Zacharay Haas. Rachael Heacock. Brittany Hicks. Blake Jones. Emily Leslie. Morgan Marshall. David McConahay. Wesley McManus. Zachary Meyers. Lacey Miller. Brookclynn O’Meara. Julia Owen. Shelby Payne. Cole Ritchie. Brandon Robbins. Erika Roberts. Tiffany Smith. Kelsey Sutherland. Jordanne Terry. Steven Terry. Simone Tilbury. Colton Tobias. Alisha VanderWoude. Emily Vaughn. Raymond Vickery. Austin Wines. Shelby Woodmansee and Zachary Young. Sixth-graders All-A Honor Roll — Kacy Amaro-Check. Michael Bassett. Jacob Bentz. Nicole Blas/ak. Nicholas Christiansen. Cassandra Coplin. Taylor Earl. Sarah Eddy, Lewis Hunt. Sarah Lepird. Chelsea Martin. Kami McCowan. Alexis Newland. William Schut. Gabrielle Shipley. Morgan Smith. Casey Trefry. Tyler Vining. Ryan Watson and Brian Wilder ' Honor Roll — Kaitlyn Addison. Brandon Arnold. Haley Barks. Elizabeth Bartha. Emilca Bender. Meghan Boer. Sara Boric. Megan Boulter. Kasey Braska. Nicolas Brindley. Trent Cardosa. Crystal Colwell. Adrianna Gilbert. Tyler Dempsey. Courtenay Dirks. Jolene Drum. Matthew Durham. Misti Farrah. Adam Farrah. Tessa Foreman. Katherine Groesbeck. Mikayla Hackler. Aiea Hammond. Amanda Harrington. Brooklyn Hayes. Kannon Hoffman. Katie Hixik. Ryan Hook. Cay lie Hudson. Kayla Hyatt. Jeffrey Jackson. Ashley Jones. Victor Jovanovich, Shar.ae Kalee. Bnxike Lamphier. Chelsea Marshall. Casey McCoy. Brandi Miner. Mattie Morgan. Ky la Mutch. Ashton Norris. Norman O’Meara. Daniel Overbeek. Alison Papesh. Tyler Payne. Phoenix Pease. Nickolas Peters. Ryan Phillips. Talia Quern. Luke Schroeder. Camcron Schulte. Michael Schockley. Lindsay Smith. Hannah Smith. Kelsey Sofia. Colin Talbot. Megan Themins. Jeffrey Thompson. Mitchell Wandell. Ciaira Willma. Connor Wolschlcger. Kaleigh Workman and Jessica Zavala Seventh-graders All A Honor Roll — Clara Bagley. Aubrey Beeler, Avery Blackbum. Carly Boehm^ Breeana Calhoun. Shelby Douglas. Matthew Fahrenbacher. Collin Foote. Taylor Gallagher. Katelyn Grizzle. Alex Haase. Taylor Hennessey. Krista Holtman. Rebecca Isaacson. Cameron James. Maegan Manning, Renee McConahay. McKenzie Nguyen. Jamie O’Grady and Kristin Wine. Honor Roll — Lany Atwater. Nicholas Bieganski. Jeffrey Bissctt, Taylor Blacken. Alexander Blincoe. Meghan Bortle. Dylan Bouchie, Tyler Bourdo, Matthew Champion. Mitchell Chapman. Cody Covington. Trevor Curtice. Elizabeth Dezess, Jordan Dimock. Bradley Eddy. Emilee Everett, Brooke Gaylor, Melinda Grant. Micah Gurd. Aaron Hakes. Jacob Harvath. Ronald Hermenitt, Charles Hoadley. Ryan Hoeberiing. Anthony Holbrook. Jessica Jackson. Kasie Jacobs. Cody Lepper. Kristy Matthews. Robert Mayberry. Aaron McPheeters. Amanda Mikolajczyk. Harley Miller, Jacob Minshall. Scarlett Moore. Ryan Mount. Brittany Norris. Kayla-Lea Paradowski. Aaron Pierce. Megan Pufpaff, Andrew- Pursley. Joel Quick. Jamie Raulston. Amber Rawlings. Kaleigh Robinson. Cindy Schultz, Nolan Smith. Emily Smith. Brittany Smith. Connor Stewart. Dallas Swinehart. John Synwolt, Jonathon Todd. Charles Van Hoose. Krystal Wensauer. Christina Wilcox. Josie Wooten. William Wycoff and Beau Zelenock. Eighth-graders All-A Honor Roll — Cody Anderson. Joshua Boulter. James Deibert. Chana Gehrman. Tyler Haywood. Christopher Horrocks. Brandon Humphreys, Anna Hunt. Matthew Ingle. Jonathan Kelley, McKenzie Lester. Kaitlin Marshall. Dustin Millard, Maria Ogg. Randi Pash. Taylor Sewell. Dylan Tilbury. Cody Warner. Joshua White. Hannah Williams and Lauren Young. Honor Roll — Maxwell Alman. Aaron Aukcrman, Blake Baird. Molly Baker. Katelyn Bloomberg. Taylor Boreham. Logan Boss. Jordan Bourdo. Timothy Brauer. Gavin Brinley. Chelsea Brisboy. Tiffany Bryant. Renida Clark. Benjamin Crookston. Abigail Gilbert. Justin Curtis. Kelly Dill. Shelbie Dimond. Trevor Eitel. Samantha Englesma, Deon Ferris. Benjamin Geibig. Paige Green. Thomas Groesbeck. Emily Hardy. Luke Hatfield. Jennifer Hency. Tiffany Hofe. Anton Hofmann. Jake Homister. Nicholas Koon. Joseph Koopman. Richard Lindsey. Andrea Merriman. Bradley Meyers. John Meyers. Samantha Michael. Sequoyah Millard. Jake Moore. Michelle NeSmith. Terin Norris. Kirsten Nottingham. Dylan O’Brien. Sara Osborne. Tay lor Peavey. Joshua Phan. Cara Phelps. Keegan Planck. Samantha Reed. Nicholas Rendon. Paige Robinson. Katie Searles. Lainey Seaver, Brenton Smith. Jennifer Spencer. Clinton Sloneburner. Brianna Taylor. Kali Tobias. Nicholas VanArsdal. Caitlin Williamson. Lance Wortinger and Francque Zelenock. HHS seniors honored at Baccalaureate service St. Rose of Lima Ch. -Id Baccalaureate lor the Class of 2006 on Sunday. May 21. Father Al Russell presided over the event, and Steve Youngs, Melissa Risk, and Linda Talpos-Dewitt assisted. Following the ceremony, which is put on yearly by the Junior Class and their parents, a brunch was held fo< all attendees. Mrs. Sally Dreyer was the speaker at the brunch. The honored students pictured above were (front row) Joseph Cary, Justin Knjl, Krystal Pond, Shelby Sleevi, Samuel Larson, (second row) Dustin Teixeira. Adam Shnldon, Shannon Dudley. Jennifer Johnston, Abigael McKeough, (third row) Kelly Wilson. Sophia Stavale, Alexis Baker. Kristina Tolger, Max Myers, (fourth row) Emilie Shumway. Kaiherine Trahan. Brian McKeough. Jackson Hoke, and Peter Feldpausch. New Hastings Library Board official; appointments made by David T. Young Editor A new. expanded nine-person Hastings Public Library Board is now official. The City of Hastings officially adopted an ordinance Monday night establishing the new panel and specifying five members serve from the city along with two each from Rutland Township and Hastings Township. The City Council appointed Donald Tubbs. Carol Jones Dwyer. Lyndy Bolthouse, Jack Slocum and Lisa Wallace to the new board. They replace the old board that included Lizanne Fehsenfeld, Brenda Teegardin. Neil Gardner and Kim Domke. Wallace, who will serve until the end of this year, and Tubbs, the representative from the council, are holdovers. The old board had only five members, all from the city. The move follows the groundbreaking cer­ emony for the new library that was held Friday. May 19. In other business at Monday night's meet­ ing, the council: • Agree once again to revisit the downtown r -*mg limit issue after Councilman David McIntyre reported an "ugly" incident last Friday across from the Hastings 4 Theatre. in which one patron became belligerent over the discovery he had received a parking ticket while watching a film. While Mclntryc said he couldn’t defend the patron’s behavior, it showed the unfairness of someone coming to the downtown and paying $7 to watch a movie and then having to shell out an extra S5 for a parking violation. He said two hours just doesn’t appear to be enough time for visitors and shoppers to do business. McIntyre added an unscientific poll was taken of 50 local businesses in while virtually half expressed a preference for a three-hour limit and another seven in the survey said they’d like time limits eliminated altogether. The councilman, noting the recent drive to bring people to do business in downtown Hastings, said, "It (the two-hour limit) send the wrong message to people coming here from outside our community... Let’s not chase customers away.” Fellow Councilman David Jaspersc said he worries increasing the time limit across the street from the cinema would encourage courthouse employees to park there virtually all day because they’d break up six hours with a lunch break City Manager Jeff Mansfield suggested staff conduct a more comprehensive survey to get business owners’ and proprietors’ opin­ ions. Otherwise, staff is expected to report on the matter at the council’s next meeting June Dr. Jerry Morton. John Barany and Hastings Mayor Robert May admire the artist’s sketch of nine local World War II veterans killed in action. 12. • Accepted a gift from the Barry County Historical Society of a sketch of nine World War II veterans killed in action. The sketch was done by John Barany and the effort was coordinated by Dr. Jerry Morton, president of the Barry County Historical Society. The nine were Merle Tasker. Martin Hawthorne, Robert Henney. Robert Reid. Hubert McCallum. Robert Gardner. Robert Fifield, Cleo Card and Charles Casey. • Heard Mayor Bob May and Deputy Police Chief Michael Leedy read proclama­ tions honoring retiring police officer Lowell Wilde, who will step down at the end of this month after serving for almost 32 years. Wilde, in a letter to the council, said. "The city has been very good to me over these many years." • Adopted a resolution of support for an application to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for a Local Bridge program grant for the North Michigan Avenue bridge near the Dreisbach car dealership. Mansfield said he’s not optimistic about the city’s chances this year, but it must keep applying in order to move up the priority list. The city manager said the bridge "doesn’t look very pretty, but structurally, it’s ade­ quate." so there is no great hurry to have work done. • Approved modest increases in fees for water distribution and sewage disposal. The water fee is increasing by 2 percent to SI.14 per 100 cubic feet. The sewer rate will be S2.40 per 100 cubic feet. A number of other fees on a schedule also was approved. • Approved a request from Pennock Hospital employees to use the Fish Hatchery­ Park parking lot on a temporary basis while the hospital’s lot is being resurfaced. • Agreed to a request from Hastings Mutual Insurance to use Fish Hatchery Park for its annual company picnic from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Aug. 3. • Approved the appointment of Eric Dreisbach to the Local Development Finance Authority Board, filling a vacancy. • Authorized a purchase agreement with Affordable Asphalt for Lot No. 5 in the indus­ trial park and approved a lease with the same business for additional space in the industrial incubator. • Agreed to the appointment of Director of Public Services Tim Girrbach as zoning administrator. replacing Economic Development Director Daryie BenjaminForbes in a shift of assignments. Girrbach performed those duties until 18 months ago. when Forbes took them over. • Approved an application for federal fund­ ing under the Help Americans Vote Act to bet­ ter enable handicapped citizens to vote. • Scheduled three public hearings for the 7:30 p.m. meeting Monday. June 12. One will be to solicit comments on the downtown parking assessment rolls and the other two will be on closures for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Streetscape grant, and the MEDC Clinton Street Storm Sewer Improvement grant. �Page 4 - Thursday. May 25. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Criticism of snowmobile enthusiasts is unfair Let’s keep Memorial Day’s true meaning To the editor: This tetter actually is meant to the people of America from a veteran of a war. We are about to celebrate a holiday that many have forgotten the real meaning of. That holiday is Memorial Day. To those who remember. I and many others thank you. but mans do not remember that this day is to 'Remember the Honored Dead.’ We wish you would remember that the free­ dom that you lake so lightly was bought with a price that you can not even comprehend. Th* price that was paid was blood. That's what war. is blood and pain and death. It is a terrible price that we wish you would remem­ ber. It is not just another "day off work." You would not have the “right” to doing anything that you take for granted today if not for those who have paid the ultimate price with their lives. Men and women have died to keep you and others free. You have no "rights." except to vote, every­ thing else is a privilege. If you do not vote, then do not claim you have any rights, for you have surrendered your privilege to claim a wrong was done and by not voting have said "I do not care and the government can do as it pleases." All other “rights” are really privileges: The right to worship as you please; the right to live where and as you please; the right to go to a school or college or trade school of your choice. The lists of “rights’ that you regard so lightly is very long and these are only a few. ONLY please remember that your privileges have been bought and paid for by those who were willing to pay the price, they arc not free. When you see a "vet" on crutches, in a wheelchair or missing an arm or teg. thank them! Go to your local Veterans Administration Hospital and thank them! The least they deserve is your thanks. When you drive past a cemetery at any time; slop and look. There you will see many tiny American flags beside the headstones. Each flag shows you where a person is buried that in someway paid for your "rights" by fighting for them. And when a vet says 'fight' he does not mean "to hit someone with your fist" he means "somebody is going to die!' 1 myself was very lucky, in that 1 never earned a 'Purple Heart', but 1 have carried a “brother in arms” who had. I've comforted and cared for a dying “brother" as best as I could., white trying to get us the h... out of there. I have several cousins today who are in. or have been in the current wars. My father lost his right arm fighting al Tarawa in World War II. one of my mother's brothers was wounded in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Many of my other uncles also served in that war. 1 have looked at my family history and have noticed that many of my ancestors have fought in a war for this country since 1776. including the Revolutionary War that freed us from Britain. I have been married three times and every one of my fathers-in-law were World War II veterans. And to anyone who says "So what!" I, and I believe many others will say ’Then leave, as you are not an American!’ To those who are new to this land of free­ dom and believe in our freedoms. I we say ’Welcome!' Daniel Wesley Linderman Vietnam veteran. Nashville Know Your County Commissioners District No. 1 Don Nevins’. 512 W. State StreM/Hastin^l^h. 49058. phone <289) 948-8782. . ........................ SDIetrlcfNo. S’ ’ ’ 3 (Thomapple Twp. & Irving Twp.. Prec. 2) James French, 171 Hunters Trail Court. Middleville. Mich. 49333. phone (269) 795­ 9783. District No. 3 (Rutland Charter Twp. Hope Twp. & small area of Barry Twp.) Sandra L. James. 1388 Nissaki, Hastings. Mich. 49058, phone (269) 945-9402. District No. 4 * (Cartton Twp., Hastings Charter Twp., Irving Twp. Prec. 1 & a small portion ol Woodland Twp.) Howard •Hoot’ Gibson, 1614 N M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Mich. 49058. phone (269) 948­ 8325. District No. 5 (Maple Grove Twp., Castleton Twp. and most ol Woodland Twp.) Michael Canton. 307 N. Main, Nashville, Mich. 49073, phone (517) 852-2070. District No. 6 (Orangeville Twp. & Yankee Springs Twp.) Clare Tripp, 11776 English Court, Shelbyville. Mich. 49344, phone (269) 672-7474. District No. 7 (Assyria Twp., Baltimore Twp. & Johnstown Twp.) Thomas J. Wing, 15335 Wing Road, Beilevua, Ml 49021, phone (269) 660-0498. District No. 8 (Prairieville Twp. & most of Barry Twp.) Wayne H. Adams. 4665 E Orchard Rd.. Delton. Mich. 49046, phone (269) 623-2457. County Administrator Michael C. Brown, phone (269) 948-4891. lax (269) 948-4884. To the editor: This letter is in response to Larry Van Zalen's comments on "pollution belching snowmobiles" allowed to enjoy the natural wonders of Yellowstone Park. The snowmobiles that arc allowed in the park are four-stroke (two-stroke machines are not allowed into Yellowstone National Park) and do not cause as much air pollution as the RV's that arc allowed in. These RV's have generators that emit far more pollution than the snowmobiles ever thought of. The gas and charcoal grills they use are more harmful to wildlife. They have no regu­ lations on them the way snowmobiles do. You can go into the park with an RV that has no exhaust and is blowing oil out of the pipes. Snowmobilers can't do that. Mr. VanZalen needs to do his homework before he spouts off. The Wyoming Game. Fish & Wildlife Biologists supports snowmobiling. In December 2001 one of the leading biologists for Wyoming announced studies conducted in Yellowstone and the Crand Teton National Park that regulated snowmobiling in the park minimizes harmful effects to wildlife. Careful, active management of the park allows snowmobiling to continue in the national parks so that there will be virtually no adverse effects. John Keck. Director of Parks and Cultural Resources Dept, for Wyoming agrees with snowmobilers in staling his position that the parks needed to be managed for all individu­ als so wc don't lose the important resource. Wyoming Tounsm Director Lori Green joins in by announcing that snowmobilers and wildlife can coexist very well and have done so for years. John Monarch, president of an ecological consulting firm in Colorado, contends that people need to spend as much time in the field as he has over the past years then maybe they would have a better understanding of how wildlife reacts to not only winter, but year- round recreation and other activities. Then maybe they wouldn't be so inclined to get on the bandwagon in opposition of motorized recreation. In fact bison, rrxxisc and deer are using the snowmobile trails instead of the plowed roads to travel on to gel to food. It actually has helped them surv-vc in the harsh winter. The list goes on and on of the studies that were done when experts came to the conclu­ sion that snowmobiling in the National Parks should be permitted. A person walking through the parks frightened elk. moose and deer more than a snowmobiler did riding through. (I personally have driven my snow­ mobile within five feet of a deer in Yankee Springs and the deer just stood there and looked al me. They never ran.) Yellowstone National Park allows snow­ mobiling in certain areas only and it is regu­ lated. You cannot go anywhere you want like a hiker or cross-country skier. You have to be pan of a guided tout. Snow mobilers also contribute to the econ­ omy. Michigan Stale University, for the Michigan Depariment of Parks and Recreation, completed an assessment of snowmobiling impact in the State of Michigan in February 1998. That survey showed that more than $1 billion in econom­ ic impact in Michigan is generated by snow­ mobiling per year and the numbers have increased due to the rising cost of fuel. Over 6.455 full-time jobs are created by snowmo­ biling in Michigan alone. We also fund our own trail systems. We do not get money from lax payers. This money comes from snowmobile registration fees, snowmobile gas tax rebates, trail permits, snowmobile user permits and volunteers who spend countless hours maintaining the trails we have. We also "lease" land from farmers and other individuals thereby helping the farmer when normally his land would be idle. Our snowmobile funds also benefit other outdoor recreations. Dunng the nt hi-winter months, many of our trails are used for hik­ ing. horseback riding, bicycling and other trail-based activities. Parts of our trail system in Yankees Springs are used by mountain bicycle riders from all over the United Stales; they loo. generate money to the local econo­ my. They say it is the best trail system any­ where to train on. Why? Because volunteers from local Snowmobile Clubs (I am a mem­ ber of the Wayland Snowmobile Association) clear the trails in the fall of downed trees, rocks and brush that could endanger them and us on our snowmobiles. We spend countless hours on these trails to prepare them for our winter sport. Snowmobilers. in general, are respectful to wildlife and others. Of course, there arc those bad apples who don't, just like everything else. We don't leave behind campfires that could cause devastating harm to the environ­ ment. Many w ildfires arc started by campers in the summer who throw cigarettes out and leave behind unattended campfires. We don't leave mounds of trash for others to pick up. We mind our Ps and Q's because we know it can be taken away from us if we don't respect what we have. Mr. VanZalen needs to visit the web sitewww.snowmobile.org and be enlightened. He obviously has no clue when it comes to the effects of snowmobiling. RV's and people in national parks. In closing. I hope Mr. VanZalen has read this carefully and understands that snowmobiters. have a right to enjoy the beauty of win­ ter and all that it offers; just as everyone who travels in the parks in an RV have the right to do so in the summer. Michigan is a winter wonderland and we have the right to enjoy it too. Tari Sherk. Irving Township Woman was defending herself against teen To the editor: I feel the need to correct the misinforma­ tion reported in the Police Beat in the May 18 edition of the Banner titled: "Woman arrested for assaulting teen student." 1 did not assault a teen and was not arrest­ ed. She assaulted me. I defended myself. The teen and her friend have been intimidating and harassing my daughter and threatening to beat her up. I spoke to the assistant principal and the parents of both teens a week prior to try to resolve the issue. Pie teens still continue to chase after my 13- (not 14) year-old daughter every day after school. They were approach­ ing my car as I was picking up someone on Bond and Church streets at the end of the school day. I got out of my car and told the teens they obviously did not understand the vice principal or their parents and they need­ ed to stay away from each other and stop harassing and intimidating. One of the teen girls said, "like daughter, like mother, you whore." trying to provoke me. My response was "really" then she screamed at the top of her lungs that " My f...ing Mother gave me f...ing permission to kick your f...ing a..." (If her mother really said that she should not be allowed tc raise chil­ dren). I said "Go for it" as I put my arms out like a cross, thinking she would just walk away. The teen then shoved me in the shoulders with both her hands. I then grabbed her shoul­ der to keep her at a distance. She continued to punch at me and pull my hair so I slapped her face, thinking that she would stop if she thought 1 would fight back. She then wrapped her leg around mine and tried to take me down. I in turn took her down and then sat on Public Opinion her trying to get her to let go of me. Sgt. Jeff Pratt then walked up and said "Stop that and get off her." I said. "Tell her to let go of me." she let go and I got up, I went to my car. gave him my ID and sat down. He slated that he saw the whole thing and *.'.iat I assaulted the teen and could go to jail. 1 replied that he obviously didn't sec the whole thing or he wouldn't say that. If Sgt. Pratt saw the whole thing then why didn't he stop it when the teen was screvining obscenities at me? . Then a man across the street said to Sgt. Pratt to call him. as he saw the whole thing. Sgt. Pratt walked over to the teen to subdue her as she was still cussing and angry and called for a police car. Sgt. Pratt gave me my ID back and asked me to meet him at the Hastings Police Department at 6 p m. He didn't arrive at that time so he came to my home al the agreed time of 8 p.m. and picked up the report he told me to write. We spoke and he admitted to me that I didn't hit the teen first, but he feels it is my fault for gening out of my car. which is not against the law. Sgt. Pratt asked me why 1 didn't file a police report the week before. 1 explained that I didn't sec the need, as 1 thought there would­ n't be any more problems after speaking to the school and the teens’ parents. Yet every day after school there were no adults supervising outside, as they usually do. and these tee kept running up behind my daughter like t’ ?y were going to jump her. until they saw I was there to pick her up. 1 was simply trying to remind the teens that they were to stay away from my daughter. 1 never knew it was a crime to protect your child. I have since taken my daughter out of school to avoid any more problems. I am also pressing charges on the teen for slander and on both the teen and her mother for assault. Donna Reis. Hastings Proportional representation not threatened To the editor. In response to a tener by Dot. Drummond some time ago in the Banner and to Frank Campbell, one of the candia«!es for the State Legislature who appeared on the rrcen’. pinel held at the First Friday forum on unicameral­ ism. 1 want to make the point that eliminat the State Senate would not. as they claimed, give undue influence and representation to south «t Michigan in a unicameral tegishtur •hx .ie makeup of both houses arc based population, a one-house legislature v oulo keep the balance almost exactly as it is now. Unlike the national Congress, where the Senate is based on two senators per state and gives extra representation to small states, our Stale Senate is proportioned by population and its elimination would not affect propor­ tional representation. Eileen Oehler. Hastings What should grad speaker talk about? High school graduations in Barry County start this week and con­ tinue next wet* If you were one of the graduates, what would you liKe the graduation speaker to talk about? Responses to our weekly question. The Hastings Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 Puu.shedby Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone. (269) 945-9554 John Jacobs Frederic Jacobs Presides VcePr«<Xrt Steven Jacobs Secretarymeasurer • NEWSROOM• David T. Young (Editor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor) Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Brett Bremer Fran Faverman Kimberlv Miller. Middleville: “1 would like the speak­ er to reflect on our school memories, from kinder­ garten through high school. I would like the speaker to relate to us per­ sonally.” Lindsay Clark. Middleville: Kyle Sawdy, Wayland: Amy DeMaagd. 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Scott Ommen Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacobs Subscription Rates $30 per year r Barry County $32 par yea.- m *jpn»ng counkes $35 per year ataeefwm POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Box B Hasl-ngs VI 43056-0602 Second Dass Postage Pa<d atHasengs Ml 49056 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday May 25. 2006 - Page 5 Library reflects Hastings’ strength, character Often times when we live in a small town we might ask ourselves, why? But if you attended the ground breaking ceremony for the new Hastings Public Library last Friday afternoon, you shouldn't have to ask. There were about 200 people attending the special ceremony last Friday evening at the site in downtown Hastings next to City Hall. There were the usual comments by cit­ izens. followed by the ceremonial shoveling of dirt and then a chicken dinner. It was sunny, a bit on the cooler side, but citizens of all ages gathered around arid dis­ cussed evenlhing from the new library, to family, to politics. For many of the people attending, this was a long-awaited event and they wanted to be there to sec it off. The new library project has seen some bumpy roads along the way. but with the construction set to begin, it’s only a matter of time until we will hold the next ceremony in the process — the grand opening of our new. modem facility that will change down­ town Hastings for the better for many years to come. What docs the new library say about Hastings? It says we care about what Hastings has to offer residents. The money to build it came from its citizens and a very generous anonymous donor, not government. It shows an understanding about basic facilities com­ munities offer its citizens, and the concern we have for education and the pleasure and service the facility will bring to so many from the area. The new library also will help establish the downtown as the cen­ ter of community activity, along with the many retailers, restaurants and services available to area residents. To the people who pass through, visit or live here. Hastings appears to be a city of strength. The new sidewalk, street light and landscaping improvements welcome you to get out of your car and look around. Recent storefront facade improvements have freshened up the downtown area. And you can't drive through downtown with­ out seeing the new bank and a new restaurant under construction. All these activities give you the impression that Hastings is a ‘In Plane Sight’ chilling documentary small town with great character and strength. All over west Michigan small towns are experiencing competition from their fringes and are experiencing losses from their downtowns. Many would say 'You're lucky to have a strong downtown area with so many retailers and restaurants." But I say it has nothing to do with luck. If you give customers good service and sell they what they're looking for at a price that's reasonable, you'll be successful. People come to small towns for atmosphere, friendly service and convenience. Hastings still maintains a good mix of retailers and services that customers looking for. If we are to continue to see growth in the future we must protect our storefronts and Till them with things our customers want. That takes direction and determination. 1 hope the leaders of Hastings understand their role and continue to work to fulfill our residents’ desires, otherwise we will go the way of so many other small towns around the country, losing to growth a drive away, all from lhe downtowns that we used to know. To paraphrase the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. "Some com­ munities see things as they arc and don't sec anything wrong. We need to dream of the possibilities and ask why not." — Fred Jacobs, vice president. J-Ad Graphics Dems responsible for most wars To the editor: The answer to Steve Toman's letter of May 18: The Democrats gave us the Korean and Vietnam wars, also Waco and Ruby Ridge. You have forgotten Clinton already! Truman fired MacArthur in Korea o’ lhe Chinese would be different today. Johnson. Kennedy, and their little sneaky decisions in Vietnam led to 50.000 or so dead The Democrats have blocked drilling for oil, even the wind power off Kennedy's home shore. The Democrats are after your guns. Steve, why don’t you know that? Get yourself a life membership in the National Rifle Association. I'm sure you are a life member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, as you mention war from World War II on to now. If you read about Goering just after World War II. you sure are old enough to remember back then the folks weie patriotic and patriot­ ism ran wild in the good old U.S.A. There wasn’t the bickering you see today. Now the Democrats don't even want to close the boHer to Mexico. Senator John McCain, the .-est end of the a horse going east, joins Kt tnedy and Democrats to give amnesty even before the border is sealed. If it weren’t for these pablum puking thumb suckers, we would have some M-I’s on the border and pointing south. You would be sur­ prised how high you could make those invaders of our country jump and turn around in mid-air and head back south. That M-1 was a good rifle. I’ll bet you fired one. Steve, and know exactly what I’m referring to. We have in our midst, a bunch of locals, that if they got the kind of government they arc trying to gel. they would be mighty sorry. Instead of the Governor going to Japan beg­ ging. she should get DeVos to get her some jobs. We do not need affirmative action. It has to be defeated. The Democrats just don’t get it! I’ll bet Dr. Lynne Haley knows all about cronyism right now. It is a Democratic thing. Jam it down your throats. They don’t want you to vote. 1 can give you a good report of the third floor at Pennock Hospital. They treated me good. I hope it wasn't because I told them I’d put them in print. It wouldn't be good if you had to drive to Grand Rapids for a hospital. Common sense has to prevail on all sides. Donald W. Johnson. Middleville To the editor: Sooo. you thought you'd seen everything Well, so did I. And I was wrong. And so are you. Give me 52 minutes of your time - watch the prrpared-for-TV-(but never run) docu­ mentary entitled "In Plane Sight" and you'll never again believe Osama bin Laden and al Queda were any more than useful tools and stalking horses for a much more sinister group, residing much closer to home; and car­ rying out far from their first assault on nation and constitution. I've begun to sec more references recently to the materia] in this film than any newsman or historian worth his salt can ignore. There's nothing to this film but a host — and reruns of news film we all saw on 9/11/01. As you see these clips, you'll recall them (as I did and thousands more have) from the many horrors of the day. A woman standing with a crowd on a bridge as the second airplane struck the sec­ ond tower, screamed "That wasn't an American Airlines plane, "that wasn't American Airlines!” A Fox broadcasting associate, speaking of the same plane. "It wasn't a commercial jet — there were no windows - it was flying very low and I saw it clearly!" He claimed the piane had a "round logo at its nose. " Later in the film (after debunking the Pentagon attack) producers blow up and slow down four pieces of video which clearly show neither World Trade Center airplane had win­ dows. and furthermore, were not true com­ mercial jets, but military tanker conversions of commercial planes, made unmistakable by the odd lines of the fuselage to the rear where military craft have a fuding-boom housing built into the hull. Closer examination of the attacking aircraft show each was fitted with an odd-appearing bulge on the bottom just forward of amidships. Just before each plane The children of Riehflrd find Louise Todd Request the Honor of your Presence ............ far.du.w., FifHeth Anniversary celebration June 3, 20O&, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. r»tthe charlotte Assembly ofe^d 11OO east Clinton Trail hits the building, flashes appear near the front of the bulge, and small while explosive puffs appear just below impact-points on the two buildings. There's more — HI let you find it for your­ self There are interviews with countless fire­ men and police officers who claim (over and over) demolition charges were going off in both WTC buildings just before they col­ lapsed. You never saw them again after 9/11. but if you'll think back to the day. you'll recall what you don't want to believe. "They went off b<K>m. boom, boom. boom. btxim." a group of four firefighters on the scene insist­ ed. People around Shanksville. Pa., told reporters over and over on 9/11 Right 93 had been shot down by military planes. With the plane s wreckage spread across eight miles of Pennsylvania, it's hard not to believe. "It exploded in the air." as local witnesses claimed just after the event. I've purposely avoided talking about the Pentagon 'attack' because you have to re-view the photographic evidence to see the point producers are making. There is no way the Pentagon was hit by a plane loaded with yet fuel. Unburned books and paper were lying every where in the aftermath - white and flut­ tering. The initial hole (before (Miter walls fell) was only 16 feet wide. It was a cruise missile - in fact, one on-site witness described the attacking craft as a "missile with wings." (We never saw him again.) Federal agents confiscated every bit of video surveillance tape within miles, and claim no Pentagon security cameras captured images of the craft. Remember how, within a couple days of 9/11. Bush. Cheney and Rumsfeld were cau­ tioning us against haroonng “conspiracy the­ ories?” With good personal reasons, no doubt See this film — "In Plane Sight." Larry Hamp. Hastings Gavin Chevrolet Presents Auto Cros s Cai Races at the Barry Coiinty Expo Center Saturday/jkhe 3 • TPM chariotte, Michigan 48313 '■(OUY Enough mam PROFESSIONALS! SaaamanT Wtaf Basement Waterproofing Hastings City Bank Write Us A Letter PART-TIME TELLER HERE ARE THE RULES: Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in Giese Btodt Windows New Wlnd&e WeBs Raising Suntan Concrete Negntang I8S6. is dedicated to pioviding outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. 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Copies conveniently available on newsstands throughout the Barry County ar^a. Dog and Cat Supplies Tool! USDA and MDA Licensed * •Open Mon. - Sat. 10am - 6pm" ’ 269-945-0400 i- TRUMBLE AGENCY 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 �Page 6 - Thursday. May 25. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Worship Together... ...at the church of your choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 2601 L*x> Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. PaMor. Steve OlmMead (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunda* Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School I HI a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m.; Bible Shady a. Prayer Time Wednesday nightx 6:30 p.m. Nashville. Rev Al Russell. Pastor A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9: 30 a.m. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson Father Al Ruvvell. Pastor. Saturday Maw 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Mawev 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.. Confession Saiurdav 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061 Reverend Mary SchippersDeMuntcr. Sunday Worship 9:15 a m. • Sunday School 10:30 a.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 a.m; Sunday School. 9:30 a.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "Member Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broad*av and W Center St.). Church Oftice (269) 945-3014 The Rev Fr. Charles P. McCabe 111. Rector. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director .'f Music. Sunday Worship - 8 a m and 10 a.m. Children’s Chapel and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Sunday "Mary and Martha Soup Dinners” Wednesdays during Lem at 5:45 p m.. March 6. 15.22. 29. April 5. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENR 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School 11:00 a m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 pan. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.. Evening Service at 6:00 p.m.: Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M 79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunda* School 10 a.m.; Sunday Wirship 10:30 a.m ; P.O. Box 63, Hastings. Ml 49058. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Wonhip Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesday s at noon Thursday noon Senior Meals Men’s group 2nd and 4th Thursdays al 7 p.m Christ** Quilters Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapelume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie. Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 am. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a.m . Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7:00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m . Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Oftice for information on MOPS. Praise & Motii nChildren’s Choir, luidies Bible Studies Sports Ministr.cs and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193 Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool Sunday School 10 am. Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.. Wednes'tay Prayer Service 7 p.m. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Church SecretaryTreasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Soo Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4); Tuesday, Thursday from 9-11:3® am. 12:00-2:30 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. & Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 a.m. • Wor-en’s Bible Study. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irvingj. Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11.-00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6.00 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6:00p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call lhe rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number t* 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.lo/ andrewmatthias We are part of’.he Diocese of the Great Lakes which A'vNUhunion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Mi 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 am. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-rilled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd. Nashville. Mich. 49073 Sun Praise & Worship 10:30 am.. 6:00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys & girls age* 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's Jove. "Where Everyone is Someone Special.” For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or 1-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 am. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenm^». WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 am. Sunday School 11:15 am Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Main Sweet. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mass 3:30 pun. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. ConfnaJoas 30 minutes before Mas*. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH .301 E State Rd. (Comer of State Rd and Boltwood Si across from Tom’s Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Dun Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 a.m. Kids for Christ. 11 00 a.m Worship Sets ice only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4lh grade dismissed during announcement* Sunday School for all ages ICkOO a m. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Serv-.ce and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week. 1 p.m. S^mot Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Adults; Sign *N Share. Pastor’s Class. Youth. 6<h 12th grades, and Faith Weaver Friend*. 4 yrs. thru 5th grade. Thursday: 9:30-11 o.m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women’s Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414. Michael Anion. Pastor. Thursday. May 25 • 7.-00 p.m. Adventurers Saturday. May 27 • 10:00 a.m. Catechis.il 6. Sunday. May 28 A 10-45 am Holy Commuaioe: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School . May 30­ I (X) p.m. Overeaters Anonymous; 7:00 p.m. Grace Bookies. Wednesday. May 31 - 10:00 a m. Wordwatchers; 7:00 p.m. Holy Communion. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9.00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11:00 Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15, 9:30 and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and lhe Praise Team rehearse* on Thursdays at 6:30 p m FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Service* - 9:(X) a_m Traditional Worship Service; 11:20 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided for both service*, and during Sunday School! Visit us online at www.fKMkhiircMnsLum.Qtf and our web log for sermon* *t:hnp;//luMingsprcsbyLcrian.bk)g xpot.com' May 28 - Graduation Sunday. May 29 - Office closed. May 31 • 12:00 p.m. Kiwanis. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 am. “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that ue may know Hi* will and walk in Hi* ways. W'e are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized Christians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Huiy EuchansL We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don’t have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Bonner the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings MIDDLEVILLE - Grace E. Walton, age 91. of Middleville, formerly of Freeport, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday. May 18. 2006. at Lincoln Meadow­ Senior Housing surrounded by her family. Grace E. Walton was hom on October 5. 1914 in Baltimore Township, the daughter of Frank and Minnie (Lechleitncr) Bryans. She was raised in Freeport, and attended Freeport schools, graduating in 1934. She was married to Ralph Walton on January 4. 1935. She was a homemaker, mother and friend and caregiver. She was employed at Lake Odessa Manufacturing and Baby Bliss in Middleville. She was a member of lhe American Legion in Alto. She is survived by five daughters. Deloros (Howard) Kenyon of Hastings, Bctty(Clyde) Carr of Hastings. Bonita Cronk of Middleville. Shery l (Tom) Dillin of Hastings. Darla (Dan) Burghdoff of Freeport and one son. Linden (Sherry) Walton of Hastings. Also survived by over 100 grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grand­ children. She was preceded in death by her husband. Ralph Walton in 1977; son. James L. Walton in 1982; three rirters. and two brothers. In keeping v/ilh her wishes, cremation has taken place aad graveside scryjccs wiU .be JMWalJJ. mil « JMPc 3. 2QP6 ®F the Freeport Cemetery, wjjjpxp ipnchcon to follow at the Freeport. Community Building. Rev. Douglas Reichenbach officiating. In lieu of flowers, please make contribu­ tions to the Barry Cpunty Hospice at 450 Meadow Run Drive. Suite 200. Hastings. Ml 49058. Arrangements by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. |Elizabeth (Betty) Hyde| DELTON - Elizabeth (Betty) Hyde, age 84. of Delton, a devoted wife, mother, and care­ giver, passed away May 19. 2006. at the Kairos Dwelling Place in Kalamazoo. Elizabeth was bom on December ! 7. 1921. in Toledo. Ohio, the daughter or Carl and Lillian (Fanner) Bergman. She graduated from the University of Toledo in 1945. and received her masters degree from Western Michigan University in 1966. Elizabeth's first teaching assignment was in Hudson, it is there she met and fell in love with a young coach named George Hyde. Mr. and Mrs. Hyde were married in Toledo on April 19. 1947. In 1951. they moved to Prairieville, to live and raise their family on the Hyde family­ farm. While raising her family. Elizabeth substi­ tute taught at many Barry County schools, and eventually taught at Delton Kellogg Schools for 24 years. Elizabeth was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Savior, the M.E.A. the N.E.A.. Barry County Retired School Personnel, and Alpha Chi Omega. She enjoyed cooking, and baking for fami­ ly and friends, camping and traveling. Mrs. Hyde is survived by sons, Steve Hyde of Delton, and David (Marcia) Hyde of Comstock; a daughter-in-law Denise Hyde of Grand Rapids; brothers. Robert (Esther) Bergman of California, and William Bergman of Arizona; eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at the WilliamsGores Funeral Home. Delton. Wednesday. May 24. 2006. Pastor Mike Kemper, officiat­ ing. Interment took place in Prairieville Cemetery. Memorial contribdtfons to St. Jude Children's Hospital or the Lutheran Church of the Savior will be appreciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. HASTINGS - Martha Daniels, age 75, of Hastings passed away Tuesday. May 16. 2006 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Daniels was bom on March 31, 1931 in Omaha. Nebraska, the daughter of John and Margaret (Solomon) McMillan. She was raised in the Omaha area and attended schools there, graduating in 1948 from Centra) High School. She went on to attend Grinnell College in Grinnell. Iowa for two years, received her AB degree from the University of Nebraska and her M.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin. She was married to Edward G. Daniels on November 9. 1957. Except for three years as a research nutri­ tionist at the University of Illinois prior to her marriage. Martha was a lifelong homemaker. She has lived in Hastings for the past 15 years and prior to coming to Hastings. 33 years in Portage. She was a member of Hastings First Presbyterian Church. Deacon. Stephen Ministries Mary Martha Circle. Presbyterian Women’s Organization, member Westminster Presbyterian Church in Portage for 33 years. Elder. Deacon. Past President Women’s Organization. Circle Leader. In Kalamazoo. Meals on Wheels volunteer. Ministry with Community (Food Bank) FISH (transpcriation for welfare clients). Friendly visitor (dderly visitation program). Habi’a' for Humanity. Member Meijcr Gardens in Grand Rapids. 45 year member. YMCA, Chi Or.iega sorority. NY Turtle and Tortoise Society. Rai! to Trails Conservancy. Kalamazoo Nature Center. Enjoyed tennis, biking, studying and watching birds, walking with her dogs in the woods and most of all. her extended family. Mrs. Daniels is survived by her husband, Edward; son. Jim A. (Jennifer) Daniels of Grand Junction. CO; daughter. Barb K. (Jeff) Poliak of Portage; son. Bill E. Daniels of Lexington. KY; six grandchildren. Allison. Samantha. Mich«tel Poliak. Eliron. Ariel and Daniel Tavori; sister. Virginia Wooden cf Madera. CA; brother. Roger (Emily) McMillan of Orinda. CA; sister-in-law. Dorothy McMillan of Lakewood. OH; nieces and nephews; loving canine companions Tippy and Blaise. Preceding her in death were her parents; brother. Herbert McMillan; and brother-in­ law. Merrill Woollen. Services were held Monday. May 22. 2006 at Hastings First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dr. C. Jeffrey Garrison officiating. Burial was al Westminster Presbyterian Church Memorial Gardens in Portage. Memorial contributions may be made to Hastings First Presbyterian Church of Kalamazoo Y.W.C.A. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhomc.com) Ida Mae Ruthruff HASTINGS - Ida Mae Ruthruff, age 78. of Hastings, died on Tuesday. May 23. 2006. at Hastings Tendercare. Arrangements are pending at Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Claitd Chester Shellenbarger. age 86. of Lake Odessa, passed away unexpectedly on May 20. 2006. after a very brief illness at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Claud was bom on October 4. 19)9, to Austin and Mabel (Bums/Welfare) Shellenbarger in Odessa Township. Claud married Phyllis Lowrey on November 28. 1936. and their tuiion pro­ duced four chip Iren. Claud is suivt-ed by his wife, Phyllis, at Thomapple Man*,.; son. Gary (Gloria) of Big Rapids; daughter. Linda (Stuart) Travis of Mecosta: daughter. Diane Duflo (Jerry Hufnagel) of St. Johns; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brother-in-law. Elden Jackson; many cousins, nephews and nieces. Claud was preceded in death by his son. Greg, and his sister. Marilee Jackson. Claud grew up through the Great Depression, spending most of his younger years around luike Odessa, especially at his parents’ farm on Tupper Lake. He attended and graduated from Lake Odessa High Schoo). He worked in Grand Rapids and var­ ious shop and farm jobs in the Lake Odessa area prior to WWII. He enlisted and served in the Army Air Corp but was placed on orders to lhe Navy as an Air/Sea Rescue pilot Claud reached the rank of 1st Lieutenant, flying a PBY rescue plane in the south Pacific. He and his crew received the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. At the end of the war. after his discharge from the military. Claud and Phyllis settled in raising their children on the 1856 family cen­ tennial farm in Berlin Township. Later. Claud was employed at the Ionia State Hospital/ Riverside Correctional facility for 30 years. In retirement. Claud and Phyllis enjoyed trav­ eling around the U.S. and spending many winters in the Fort Myens. Florida area. Claud loved sharing many stories of his childhood, the Depression, his military serv­ ice. family athletics, and the history of the Lake Odessa area with family and friends. His positive presence will be greatly missed by his loving family. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Lakewood Community Ambulance Service, or the Lake Odessa VFW Post # 4461 Scholarship Fund or the American Cancer Society Donna J. Hubbell| HASTINGS - Mrs. Donna J. Hubbell, age "’S. of Hastings, died Monday. May 22. 2006 at Laurels of Sandy Creek in Wayland. Mrs Hubbell was bom on March 14. 1928 at Middicville. the d -.ghter of James and Ethel (Churchill) Polhemus. She was raised in the Middleville area and attended Middleville schools and graduated from Middleville High School. She was married to Willia.o D. Hubbel Jr. on February 7. 1948. Donna was a loving wife, moti.r’ aid grandmother. She was a n-rmber of the Ordrr of the Eastern Star, was an avid golfer and member of Hastings Country Club and Riverbend Golf Club, enjoyed knitting, cro­ cheting and gardening. Mrs. Hubbell is survived by sons. William Hubbell of Hastings. Stephen (Deborah) Hubbell of Grosse Pointe Woods. Charles Hubbell of Hastings; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren: and nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were parents, hus­ band William on Dec. 25. 1996. sister llenc Rogers and a brother. James Polhemus. Services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday. May 25. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home. The Rev. Dr. Michael J. Anton will officiate. Visitation will be Thursday. May 25 from 12 noon until service time. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association. Arrangements arc being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrcnfuneral-home.com). kay L Girrbach Owner/Director Girrbach ^uneraljiome 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 • 269-945-3252 Serving Hastings. Barry County and Surrounding Communities for 40 years Offering Traditional and Crematidn Services Hastings Only Independent. Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Senrices Available Serving All Faiths SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions" 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan Bring your film to J-Ad GraphicsPRINT PLUS for quality film processing. F isit our web sitefor: • Pre-planning on line • View current Funeral Service information • Leave a memory message to family members www.girrbachfuneralhome.net �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 25. 2006 - Page 7 ^7 (7 Bottchers to celebrate 65th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bottcher will be honored by their children on June 3. 2006 at a celebration of their 65th wedding anniver­ sary. Friends and family will join them for dinner in Tinton Falls, New Jersey where they now reside. Margaret and Herman Bottcher were mat ■ tied on June 7, 1941 at the First Park P.aptist Church in Plainfield, New Jersey. They are the proud parents of three children. Carol Davies of Belmar. New Jersey, Cynthia Donnelly of Canton, Ohio and Steven Bottcher of Charleston. South Carolina. They have nine grandchildren and 11 great-grand­ children. They were longtime residents of Hastings. Michigan where they made many dear friends through their activities in the church and the community. Best wishes and congratulations can be sent to 115 Arbor Court, Tinton Falls. New Jersey 07753. MIDDLEVILLE - Inna A. Glover, age 85. of Middleville and formerly of Saginaw, died Saturday. May 20. 2006 at Carveth Village in Middleville. Mrs. Glover was bum on October 28. 1920 in Sheboyan. W:sconsin. the daughter of Herman and Wilhelmina (Abramowski) Sonntag. She was raised in the Frankenmuth area and attended the St. Lorenz school, grad­ uating in 1939 from Arthur Hill High School. She was married to Russell B. Glover on September 19. 1942. Lived in Saginaw until moving to Middleville in 2005. Irma was devoted to her huehand and fam­ ily. her church Sunday School teaching and dedicated her life to her faith in Lord Jesus. She was a member of Peace Lutheran Church-Saginaw, over 50 years as a Sunday School teacher; church choir memberenjoyed gardening; healthy Jiving; reading her Bible and playing Scrabble. Mrs. Glover is survived by her husband. Russell. Carveth Village, Middleville; daugh­ ters. Gloria (Wade) Nitz of Hastings and Sally (Marty) Palmer of Holland; five grand­ children. Melissa (Terry) Schwartz. Marc (Lindsay) Nitz. Michael Nitz. Brian (Randi) Palmer, and Stuart (Jody) Palmer, eight great grandchildren. Jack and Janie Schwartz. Taylor Nitz. Kyleigh. Joshua. Bryce Palmer. Ashley Brandon. Palmer; sisters. Gertrude Zehcnder of Frankenmuth. Eleonore Fraham of Saginaw and Renata Ott of Saginaw. Preceding her in death were her parents; brother, Martin Sonntag; and sisters. Cornelia Fraham and Hildegard Bisbey. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday. May 25, 2006 at Peace Lutheran Church in Saginaw. Memorial contributions may be made to Carveth Village. Barry Community Hospice or Peace Lutheran Church. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome.com) Marriage 4 Xicenses Sandra K. Oudman MANISTEE - Sandra K. Oudman. age 62. of Manistee and formerly of Middleville, died Saturday. May 20, 2006 at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. Sandra was bom February 8. 1944 in Detroit, the daughter of Virgil and Myrtle (Fletcher) Adams. She was reared in the Middleville area, attended ThomappleKellogp schools and graduated high school in 1962. She went on to attend Bob Jones University in Charleston. South Carolina. Sandra married Donald W. Oudman on August 15, 1964. The couple lived in Grand Rapids, Middleville, Grand Ledge and in Manistee this past year Sandra's employment included Kent County Intermediate School District. St. Lawrence and Sparrow hospitals in Lansing. She retired in 2004 from Sparrow Hospital as an administrative assistant. Sandra enjoyed sewing, feeding and watching birds, traveling and especially Lake Michigan sunsets. She is survived by her devoted husband. Donald; loving son. Jeffery (his wife Candy) Oudman of Baroda; granddaughter, Laila Oudman; mother. Myrtle Adams of Middleville; brothers. Jerry Adams of Calumet, Carlton (his wife Susen) Adams of Hastings, sister Myrna Weatherford of Ludington, nieces and nephews end her lov­ ing feline companion Millie. She was preceded in death by her father. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday. May 26, 2006 at the Gun Lake Community Church (12200 West M-179 at Gun Lake). Pastor Todd VanEck will offici­ ate. Visitation also at the church on Friday. 10 a.m. until service time and immediately fol­ lowing services at a memorial luncheon pro­ vided by the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Thomapple Foundation. Hastings. Arrangements by the Wren Funeral Home. Hastings. Patsy Jean Mahar LAKE LEELANAU - Patsy Jean Mahar, age 73. of Lake Leelanau, died February 14. 20G6. A graveside service will be held. Saturday. May 27. at 1:30 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Cemetery located at the corner of West Green St. and Cook Rd. in Hastings. Arrangements are with the Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay. (231) 271­ 3441. Deans to celebrate 60th wedding anniversary Darrel) and Dorthy Dean were united in marriage on May 29. 1946. in Hastings, Michigan. They have two children. Elyse (Dean) Miller of Howard City, and Metric Dean of Union City. They have been blessed with two grand­ children. and six great-grandchildren. Timothy Charles Nixon. Hastings and Jamie Lin Whitehall. Dimondale. Jarrod Lee Stahl. Hastings and Emily Jo Thompson. Hastings. William Christopher Sisu), Fairbanks, AK and Jennifer June Kapla, Fairbanks, AK. Jerry Alan Lown. Hastings and Kasandra LeeAnn Alexander, Hastings. David Duane Hunt. Hastings and Wendy Sue Hall, Hastings. Brent David Chappelow, Hastings and Samantha Rose Wallace. Hastings. Nicholas Eugene Hammond. Plainwell and Nicole Rene Hall,‘Plainwell. Harland R. Fish. Hastings and Melissa Ann Jones. Delton. Joseph Lee Miller, Hastings and Lindsey Ann Lambert, Hastings. Joshua Lee Boulter, Hastings and Santana Consuelo Gonzslez. Hastings. William David Addison, Battle Creek and Jennie Lynn Bagley. Battle Creek. Keith Allan Brace, Sunfield and Linda Lou Bolo, Hastings. Brett Nile Lancaster, Nashville and Sindi Lynn Felzke, Hastings. Rick Alan Reed, Delton and Sarah McMullin McKeough, Delton. Case/Braska Derus/Westover Jami Marie Case and Daniel Braska. of Hastings, wish to announce their engage­ ment. Their parents are Wili and Debbie Case of Wayland and Daniel and Mary Braska of Delton Jami is a graduate of Thomapple Kellogg High School and attends KCC, working towards a career in nursing. She is employed at Porter Hills Retirement Home. Daniel is a graduate of Delton High School and is employed at Bradford and White. A September 23. 2006 wedding is being planned. Patrick and Holly Throop of Battle Creek. Ian and Shannon Westover of Galesburg, and Juergen and Freia Denis of the town of Etschberg. State of Rhineland. Pfalz. Germany are pleased to announce the engagement of Marc Adam Westover to Claudia Denis. Marc is a 1998 graduate of Hastings High School He is currently a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force stationed in Germany. Claudia is a 2003 graduate of high school with an Abitur at Gymnasium in Kusel. Germany. She is currently attending the University of Saarland in Saarbruecken. Germany and is majoring in law. The wedding is planned for May 26. 2006 on the Wasserburg in Riepoltskirchen. Germany. Reception to follow in Neunkirchen am Potzberg. Germany. Tncre will also be another reception for the couple when they return to the United States in November 2006. The couple will be residing in lhe United States at the end of 2006. Ilah Norris will mark 89th birthday Marsh/Olmstead Don and Cindy Marsh of Hastings and Russ and Linda DeVries of Rockford wish to announce the engagement of their daughter. Michelle Marsh to Christopher Olmsted, the son of Mary Jane and the late Thomas Kenfield and Mark and Tammy Olmsted of Hastings. A June 10,2006 wedding will take place at the Algonquin Lake Lodge in Hastings. Bah Norris will be celebrating her 89th birthday on May 30. 2006. She has 80 plus grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. A card shower would be appreciated in her honor. Send cards to Ilah Norris. 8341 S. Cedar Creek Rd., Dowling. Ml 49050. Jlewborn babies BOY. Alexander Conlan Hess, bom Metro Hospital on May 15. 2006 to Dale and Holly Hess, Middleville. Weighing 7 lbs iO ots. 19 1/2 inches long. Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. Presents Healthy Talks Topic of Discussion: Osteoporosis and its role in women’s health • Signs and symptoms of Osteoporosis • Ways to prevent and treat Osteoporosis • Predisposing factors of the disease Maria Benit, P.A.-C will be presenting this educational forum at Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. on June 1, 2006 from 4:00pm-5:00pm 3tejres(iments wiKde served Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. 840 Cook Road Hastings MI 49058 Ph: 945-9520 Toll Free: 800-596-1005 Any questions please ask for Sara @ ext: 3031 Call our office for your Free Screening for Osteoporosis �Pago 8 - Thursday. May 25. 2006 - The Hastings Banner JLaJee (MeUa ^Lnnie's MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchell! and Marcy Sugar Shacking up? There is plenty to do this weekend right in town. The Depot complex will be open most of the weekend. Friday hours will start at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the depot and freight house will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with the military display. Sunday hours will be from 2 to 5 p.m. On Monday, the w buildings will be open for the final day of the display from noon to 5 p.m. This follows the Memorial Day service at Lakeside Cemetery at 11 a.m. There will be uniforms, medals, photo displays and more. Summer hours will be in effect at Centra! United Methodist Church starting on Sunday. May 28. with worship services starting at 9:30 a.m. Memorial services for Brenton Adgate. 7 i. of Ionia, will be held at Balcom Cemetery south of Ionia al noon Saturday. He died on May 15. With his late wife Marilyn, he ran Adgate s Funn House for years on Fourth Avenue. He is survived by children Ted. Brenda and Dawn, a brother and sister. The Grand Rapids Press last week had an obituary for Jeffery Potts. 42. of Comstock Park. He was the son of Susan Steams Schnicke (Zeke) of Caledonia. He is a grand­ son of Leon Steams and the late Betty (Esther) Steams, who were Lake Odessa resi­ dents until well after retirement. Susan and her older sisters Patricia Allen and the late Peggy Freeman were ail graduates of Lake Odessa High School during the years their father was a bulk distributor for Standard Oil products. Jeff is survived by his wife. Sue. and children. Danielle. Jeffrey and Billy. His mother and her husband and his grandfather survive, as do his aunt Pal in Arkansas, his brother James of (Toni) Steams and other rel­ atives. His death came on May 15. He bad served eight years in the U.S. AJr Force. He was a dedicated trainer and leader in Boy Scouts of America. His memorial service was held at a Boy Scout building in Grand Rapids with Pastor Brad Kalajainen officiating. Brad is pastor of the Cornerstone United Methodist Church on 68th Street. Graduating seniors were honored at Central UMC Sunday, with recognition of the group up front and at the end of the service with a time of individual blessing for each. College graduates were also recognized. During coffee hours hosted by the United Methodist women, the decorated cake had 16 flags, each marked with the name of a gradu­ ate of whom five were college graduates. Earlier in the service, children who had com­ pleted third grade were presented new Bibles for use in the rest of their childhood years in church school. Gifts were given by Julie Nelson to the graduating seniors in Fret Not. the praise band which provided all the music for the service, including accompaniment for the chancel choir, which was seated in the north section of the church instead of the choir loft. A briefing was held last Wednesday. May 17. at First UMC Lansing for the church member who will represent their congrega­ tions at the annual conference at Calvin College next week. There were members Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. 1005 West Green Str Internal .Medicine PROSTATE GLAND ENLARGEMENT When I urinate, the stream seems so slow. I also get up frequently at night to urinate. What can be done to help? These are the classical symptoms of an enlarged prostate. The prostate gland is found just under a man's bladder and surrounds the tube that drains urine from the bladder called the urethra. The prostate gland looks a little like a doughnut and when it enlarges, not only does the gland get bigger in size, but the doughnut hole gets smaller which pinches off the urethra thus making it difficult for men to urinate. The prostate naturally gets bigger as men age and it generally is just a matter of time before symptoms develop usually starting in the late 40's. Other symptoms include difficulty starting urination, stopping and starting again while urinating and having the urgent need tc urinate. Your doctor will generally be able to determine that you have an enlarged prostate simply by getting a full histor, of your symptoms but if there is any doubt, there are a number of simple tests that can be done to confirm the diagnosis. Your doctor will be concerned about making sure that your symptoms are not due to other causes such as infections, kidney stones, diabetes or even prostate cancer. Once your doctor has determined that your symptoms are truly due to an enlarged prostate and there are no other medical concerns, there are a number of treatment options. If you don't find your symptoms all that bothersome, you may choose not to do anything at all. If treatment is needed, your doctor has a number of medical and surgical options to choose from that can be discussed with you. Additional self­ care items can be done to help reduce symptoms as well. Limiting beverages, especially those with caffeine in the evening will help reduce the need to get up at night. Try to avoid letting your bladder get so full by using the bathroom on a regular basis rather than just when you feel that you need to go. For some men, sitting is more effective than standing while urinating to fully empty the bladder. Limiting alcohol, keeping active and avoiding over the counter decongestants will all help reduce your symptoms. Scott Brasseur, M. D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. from Lakewood. Central UMC. Welcome Comers and Peace churches, along with oth­ ers. Funeral services will be held Friday at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church in Lansing for Nina Merritt. 94. of Lansing who died May 20. She grew up near Mulliken with her Proctor sisters and brother. She was a fre­ quent visitor here when sisters Margaret McDiarmid and Bernice Whiting were local residents. She was an aunt of the late Barbara Peacock. She was preceded in death by her two sons. She is survived b grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Lilacs are at full bloom or fading. Poppies are coming into their glory. The beauty busyes arc starling to show their pinkness. Lawns now need to be mowed more often than weekly. YOUTH BASEBALL STANDINGS South Central Michigan Youth Baseball Willie Mays Division (U10) Team W- L-T Union Bank/Woodbury Grain............ 6-0-0 Pennock Health & Welk .......... 3-3-1 Hastings Car Club .... 1-2-0 Thomapple Financial Center.............. 0-2-1 Applebix’s/Dr. Weaiherhead .............. 0-3-0 Results - PenfKick Health & Wellness 9. Applebee's/Dr. Weatherhead 7; Union Bank/Woodbury Grain 16. Thomapple Financial Center 8: Pennock Health & Wellness 15. HjMng<rCu*?lub 13; Hastings Car Club 17. Pennock Hehfth & Wellness 5. Pee Wee Reese (U12) Family Tree ............................................. 6-0-0 AlS/TradcMark Realty.......................... 3-0-0 Penny’s Five Star Pizza........................ 2-2-0 J&B Lawncare/Grcen Grass Fertilizer ................................................ 1-2-0 Bleam Eavestroughing/Blair Landscaping ......................................... 1-4-0 Massclink Dairy...................................... 0-1-0 Hastings Family Dental Care.............. 0-4-0 Results - AIS/TradeMark Realty 15. Penny’s Five Star Pizza 2; Penny’s Five Star Pizza 12. Bleam Eavestroughing/Blair Landscaping 3; J&B Lawncare/Green Grass Fertilizer 10. Hastings Family Dental Care 4; Family Tree 12. Hastings Family Dental Care 7; Family Tree II. Bleam Eavestroughing/Blair Landscaping 5. Sandy Koufax (U14) Hastings Elks ........................................... 3-0-0 Seif Chcvrolct/FCC Construction .. .2-0-0 Portland FCU/Hasting’s Body Shop .1-0-0 MainStrect Savings Bank/Bosley’s Pharmacy............................................... 1-2-0 Ed’s Body Shop..................................... 1-3-0 Mid Michigan Group/Wilder Auto .. .0-3-0 Results - Portland FCU/Hasting’s Body Shop 10. MainStreet Savings Bank/Bosley’s Pharmacy 0; Seif Chevrolet/FCC Construction 11. Mid Michigan Group/Wilder Auto 5; MainStreet Savings Bank/Bosley’s Pharmacy 17. Mid Michigan Group/Wilder Auto 4; Hastings Elks 10. Ed’s Body Shop 0; Hastings Elks 17. Ed’s Body Shop 6. SMALL ENGINE REPAIR • All Makes & Models * • FREE Estimates • • Fast Turnaround • W RKPAIR • Lawn Mowers • Power Mowers • Chain Saws • Snow Blowers • Weed Eaters »Tillers«Edgers SMITH’S 8 EQUIPMENT I SERVICE Owner: Richard Smith 3790 W. Grange Rd.. Middleville 616-366-8092 or 269-945-8831 Dear Annie: I’m 23. When 1 graduated col­ lege last May. 1 decided to take a year off to travel before going to graduate school. I was determined not to date because I knew I'd be moving away soon. Of course, life didn’t go as planned. 1 fell in love with one of my sum­ mer co-workers, "Shawn." We get along great, have common interests and values, and are very happy together. We've been a couple since last August, and we became engaged two weeks ago. Shawn is 34. but I've always found guys my age to be rather immature. I've decided where 1 want to attend graduate school in the fall, and it's about six hours away from where I live now. Shawn is planning to find a job in the same city. Shawn and I spend nearly all of our free time together and often sleep over at each other's places. It doesn't make sense to us to pay rent for two apartments. However. I've read that living together before marriage isn’t good for the marriage, so we are talking about getting married right before we move. My parents think we should wait a year and live separately during that time. What do you think? Are we moving too fast? Is it bad to live together first? - Anna in Boston Dear Anna: Living together generally does­ n't create a problem when there already is a firm commitment in place, and you have that. However, we do think you are moving a bit on the quick side. You've known Shawn less than a year. Please don't rush this because you are trying to save money on rent. Ladies first? Dear Annie: The males in my church are stuck in a 90-year-old farm tradition. At fam­ ily functions, the men go through the buffet line first, then the women, then the children. It is quite discouraging for the young women to see their passive parents allowing this to continue. We women do all the preparation and cleanup, with the added insuk that we eat after the men. The crazy thing is. away from their peers, these guys work in the houte, from charging diapers to food prep and cleanup. How do we young women convince the older ones to lead by example and quit this silly tradition that goes back to the days when the men earned their bread out in the fields? - Hoping for Help in Vancouver Dear Hoping: Ah, chauvinism, alive and well. You need to discuss this tradition with the older women and with your husbands. Enlist at least one of them to take the initia­ tive and bring some women into the buffet line at the next church event. We're betting that Gtxx it happens, people will wonder why it took so long. i don’t want help Dear Annie: I read the letter from "Nevada Daughter," who is conflicted because her par­ ents don't want her to move to another state to be closer to her disabled sister. I wish you had simply said. "Your parents are the selfish ones." I am the caregiver for my 68-year-old hus­ band, who has a degenerative disease. We moved in order to be closer io our children and enable my husband to receive tup-quality medical care. The problem? My mother-in­ law. in her late 80s. has become increasingly feeble. In the past few years, she has had a fire in her house, has fallen and injured her­ self. and has experienced several attempted break-ins. She absolutely refuses to move closer to us or accept hired assistance. I know where my loyalties lie. My husband is my priority. He. however, is tom by the sit­ uation. and the stress only makes his condi­ tion worse. -- Ohio Dear Ohio: We can do nothing about stub­ born parents who refuse help. You can call the Eldercare Locator (eldercarc.gov) at 1-800­ 677-1116, or contact a geriatric care manager (carcmanager.org) to look into Mom's situa­ tion and make recommendations. It may give your husband some peace of mind. Greedy grandma? Dear Annie: 1 have been a happily married man for nine years. I have two children and a wonderful wife. My concern is that my moth­ er-in-law is using my son's bank account for her own personal use. Mom opened an account for each of my children. I like to deposit a few dollars into the kids' account each week. However, my mother-in-law withdraws money out of our son's account on a regular basis. I've asked her to remove her name from the account, but she won't. And the bank will not remove her from the account because she opened the account as a gift and it's not under my control. I know you will say get another bank, but this bank has a great kids' program, and 1 fee! it would be unfair to our son if he missed out. How do I handle this dilemma without any hard feelings? - Broken Piggy Bank in Iowa Dear Iowa: Nice mother-in-law you have. Here's what you do: Open another account for your son at the same bank. (Do this for your daughter, too. before Grandma gr‘s into that one.) Grandma might eventually drain the old accounts, and there's nothing you can do about that, but at least she won't be able to get her hands on any future deposits. Life saver is 50 Dear Annie: In July 2000, I fell asleep while driving, flew 50 feet over a dry creek bed and ended up pinned under the steering wheel. Two days later, I woke up hearing a surgeon telling me I had broken my back. He said 1 was lucky to have a MedicAlert'R) bracelet, because it prevented the doctor from ordering an MRI. which would have been fatal since I have a pacemaker. MedicAlert(R) provides emergency med­ ical information and has a 24-hour hotline that gives doctors all the medical information that cannot fit on the bracelet. They also noti­ fy the contact person you have listed. This year. MedicAlert(R) is celebrating its 50th anniversary of saving lives. Please tell your readers to become a member by calling 1-800-432-5378, or visiting www.medicaJert.org. You never know when you might need ;hem. and they are always there. Virginia in San Antonio Dear Virginia: That bracelet was certainly a godsend. Thanks for reminding our readers about McdicA’ert(R). We hope they will check it out. Flirting foibles Dear Annie: This is for "Boss in a Bind.' the married man who flirted with "Lu’s," hii employee, and now she is propositioning him via e-mail. I'm one of thousands of women like Lois. Does that man have any idea how frustrating it is for us when he phys these kinds of games? My boss has flirted with me for the past year. I ignored it until it became so obvious that the other girls in the office started teasing me about the compliments, the special atten tion, etc. I never once returned any of his advances. But when he spent half an hour hanging on me and kissing my cheek at an out-of-office function. I realized he was not joking. Almost every woman likes attention from attractive men. Now I'm caught in a bind. If I return his affections, I could be fired, and if I don't. I could still be fired. Here's my advice for "Boss." You need to tell Lois you messed up. Say the flirting was wrong and the two of you should set some boundaries. Make sure she knows she is a valued employee and you don't want to lose her. If you just brush her off, she may try even harder to get your attention. - Another Lois Dear Lois: These little office flirtations can lead to serious trouble. We like your sugges­ tion that he speak to her directly, and we hope he is willing to do so. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marry Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox. and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creatorsxom. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. Keep up with your local team in your local newspaper, The Hastings BANNER! �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 25. 2006 - Page 9 Financial F4JCUS From TIME to TIME Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN * A look down memory lane... / of Edward Jones and Co. Moonshiners and Bootleggers Part III By Esther Walton | A brief discussion of how legislation regu­ lating alcohol and prohibition impacted Bany County as reported in contemporary issues of the Hastings Banner.] By 1900 fives states had instituted pro! ibition. Hastings had restrictions on the number of saloons that were allowed in the city. In 1913, the United Slates Congress passed the Webb-Kenyon Act which forbad the shipment of liquor from a wet state to a dry state. Congress passed laws in 1917 and 1918 that limited or prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages during the last years of World War I. In 1917. Congress approved the 18th Amendment to our Constitution. This amend­ ment. which is known as the Volstead Act. became the law of the land in 1920. Prohibition made it illegal to manufacture, sale or transport alcoholic beverages. Historically, the term refers to the period of time beginning in 1920 and ending in 1933. when the act was repealed. The Volstead Act drove the production and sale of booze underground, where it instantly became an extremely lucrative business. In larger cities rum runners organized themselves into violent gangs like the Al Capone Mob in Chicago who fought over turf. Barry County was such a small fish in the big pond that we never became involved in gang wars. Howevei. a few Barry County res­ idents resented the law and turned to devious and illegal ways of evading the law. Like many other areas in the United States. Barry County did have unlicensed “blind pigs” and private clubs that bought and served moon­ shine liquor from bootleggers even before the 18th Amendment became law. A blind pig was a place that sold illegal liquor. The Banner reported that in 1913. three places were raided; a shoe store, a pool room and a private residence. Two owners protested their innocence while the third, a woman, admitted that she was guilty. The shoe storeowner claimed it was his own dwelling and lhe liquor was his personal sup­ ply. The Banner published an inventory of his “personal supply.” which included 75 bottles of beer, five gallon kegs containing a quantity of whiskey. 1 1/2 quart bottle of whiskey, a quantity of hard cider and several empty con­ tainers. Interestingly, while this raid was in progress another was being conducted at the pool room next door. The net contraband confiscated was; pint bottle of whiskey, six or eight empt> quart whiskey bottles and several empty beer bottles. The officers also found that there was a doorway leading from the pool room to the shoe store's back parlor and had evidence that the stock of wet goods in the back parlor was a common supp’y center from which lhe assorted customers could share." The third raid was at a private residence. The Banner reported. “The officers had a good reason to believe that Mrs. B...’s house was the Mecca for several thirsty pilgrims in and about this city otherwise they would not have invaded her domicile, as she is 79 years old. This search netted the following: two-quart bottles whiskey. 1/2 pint of whiskey. 1/2 pint of gin. and 19 bottks of beer. Five men were arrested. The Banner, exclaimed. Mrs. B. stal­ ed she would now quit this liquor business for good." Later in the article, the Banner proclaimed. “Mrs. B. had not been detained, but it is expected she will be.” In 1913. The Banner had a front page article ibout moonshiners remarking that; “The most favorably location for the operation of these unlawful concerns are almost entirely con­ fined to Tennessee. Alabama, North Carolina. Virginia, and Georgia.” Tlie article also included Kentucky, but no records were available. There was no mention of moonshine stills in Barry County. But this was changed in 1921. when two stills were discovered in Yankee Springs. The Banner ran a front page article on April 19. 1922. reporting that. Bootleggers from Indiana have been bringing booze up into this section. It will be remembered that some time ago a bootlegger was arrested at Guernsey Lake in Hope Township. It was thought that this might end it. but the flow of wet goods still continued.” The Banner, on May 31. 1922 carried this headline: “The Biggest Plant For Moonshine Making Seized." It was about a company in Lawion that processed grape juice. “The com­ pany operated its plant in a large building at Lawton and apparently was engaged in lhe manufacture and sale of unfermented grape juice. However, investigation disclosed that the liquor going out were not all of the inno­ cent character purported." Later in the article it said. "Altogether 1.841 gallons of whiskey and 2.361 gallons of wine were seized besides mash..." On July 19. 1922. a large still was discov­ ered in Assyria Township. Barry County while the following week two more moonshine stills were discovered in Johnstown Township. In the Assyria raid, six men from Battle Creek and two others from Olivet were caught. The authorities confiscated 15 barrels of mash, 13 1/2 gallons of moonshine. 500 lbs. of sugar. 30 lbs. of yeast cakes, quantity of cracked com and scratch feed, a gallon of denatured alco­ hol. "The moonshine group thought that if they had the still back in the trees and on a very sel­ dom used road they would not be discovered. To be sure of not being seen they used two vacant houses near by. one for the second still and the other, a father and his two children occupied the second house complete with chickens to make it look like a farm. The workman would travel through the trees to not be seen going to and forth between the stills.” According to the Banner article. “One of the things that led to the raid was the fact that this highway had seemed to become unusually popular; and recently made paths indicated that there was considerable foot travel also.” The largest still was able to make 20 gallons a day; the smaller one was about 3 1/2 gallons. The moonshiners were of course sentenced to prison. The Banner in Feb. 8. 1922, mentions find­ ing other moonshine stills in Orangeville Township. In 1922. the Banner had an article about the Barry County prosecutor reporting the number of prosecutions for the previous four years. In 1919. there were 128. in 1920 it was 141 cases, in 1921 it had almost doubled at 212 cases. In 1922, from January to July there were 68 cases prosecuted. Many of these cases were liqunr related. The Banner in 1922 ran seven articles on moonshine. During 1923 to 1929, moonshine stills were periodically dis­ covered. By 1929. it was becoming increasingly apparent that lhe Volstead Act was not solving tiic liquor problem and that in fact it had cre­ ated worse social problems than its idealistic creators originally thought they were going to solve. We will discuss lhe prohibition situa­ tion in Barry County during lhe years from 1929 to 1933 next week. Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Help your children (and grandchildren) become smart investors To become a good saver and investor, you probably had to learn some hard lessons along the way. Wouldn't you like to save your chil­ dren or grandchildren those troubles? You can • by teaching them, early on. about the basics and benefits of investing. Here are a few ideas for getting young investors off to a good start: * Suggest a savings strategy. If you give young children an allowance, suggest that they divided it into two pools - "saving* and 'spending.* And if they cam money babysit­ ting or mowing lawns, offer to match whatev­ er they put in to a savings account. They will be pleased to sec how their balance grows, and. hopefully, they will be motivated to keep putting more in. * Make "stock-picking* fun. A lol of adults believe their children or grandchildren would not be interested in something as "grown-up" as the stock market. But that's just not true; Kids are often fascinated by lhe idea of own­ ing shares of a company. And lhe more they understand about owning stocks, the more interested they become. So. consider playing a family ’stock-picking" game. Have every­ one in your family choose a stock to follow for a month or so. At the end of that lime, award a small prize to the person whose stock has done the best. You also may want to add some "qualitative analysis’ by examining the different factors that may have caused the winning stock to outperform the rest. Keep all explanations fairly simple, but don't underes­ timate your children's ability to grasp fairly sophisticated concepts. Children love to learn - and they’re often better at it than adults. * Give stocks. If you want to invest the money, you can go beyond the stock-picking game and actually give shares of stock to your kids. Try to find companies that make prod­ ucts with which your children are familiar provided, of course, that the stocks are of high quality and have good prospects. When you do give stocks to your kids, be aware of the "kiddie tax." According to lhe kiddie tax rules for 2006. lhe first $850 in unearned income interest, dividends and capital gains - is tax­ free. and lhe next $850 is taxed al the child's tax rate, which is typically 10 percent, or 5 percent for long-term capital gains. If your child has unearned income of more than $1,700, he or she will be taxed at lhe rate that would apply to you if this money were added to your taxable income. Children 14 and over pay taxes on all unearned income at their own rate. • Show the right behavior. Children are great imitators - so. if you show them how you are saving and investing for the future, it’s likely to leave a strong impression Let them know when you’ve reached a particular savings/investment goal - enough money for a new car. for example. Show them the state­ ments for the accounts in which you arc investing for their college education. However you do it. make sure they under­ stand the concepts of setting objectives, mak­ ing regular contributions, delaying gratifica­ tion. etc. By following the above steps, you’ll be pro­ viding your children or grandchildren with the knowledge and skills necessary to help them become savers and investors. And those lessons can last a lifetime. Copyright © 2006 Edward Jones Manpower of Hastings 127 N. Market St.. Hastings. MI 49058 269-948-3000 Currently Recruiting for tool & die positions: • Progressive Tool & Die Assembler • Die Repair • Machine Operators H Must have previous related experience I PoriUoofcMt looi term »iU> pomibUkjiMW*^ QualUM candidates must have -UableMeatfy <*ork history. be drug free and have reliable transportation to the surrounding areas of Hastings. EOE 77XUMM ■ , ■ ' ________ Parking Changes at Pennock Hospital Dear Community Partners Pennock Health Services is about to undertake a major Parking Lot Renovation project to improve patient and visito: parking. This project will replace all of the grading as well as the asphalt and pro­ vide a number of new benefits like: angled/easier to use parking spaces, dedicated car and truck lanes to avoid traffic problems and better surface runoff to help eliminate rain puddles and ice spots. While we know this will be disruptive and a temporary inconvenience, we are committed to provid­ PUBLIC NOTICE ing a Safe and accessible parking Ig! for our patients and visitors for the future. To ease congestion The Barry County Road Commission has scheduled two Preliminary Public Hearings concerning the CONSTRUCTION OF FINKBEINER AND CRANE ROADS BETWEEN PATTERSON AND WHITNEYVILLE ROADS AS WELL AS A NEW BRIDGE OVER THE THORNAPPLE RI\TR BETWEEN M-37 AND WHITNEYVILLE ROAD The public will be given an opportunity to express their opinions of the project as was presented in the tnformationai meetings held May 10 and 20. and ensure our patients and visitors have adequate parking, our day shift employees will not be parking on the Hospital campus during this project. Shown above is the main campus parking lot divided into sections with dates each area will be start­ ed and completed. The main entrance lot where the Emergency Department is and the lot across Green Street will not be repaved and will remain available at all times during the entire proiecL In addition, staff and volunteers will be available to assist our patients coming to the Physician Center or the Hospital, PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEARING fll We appreciate your understanding and patience as we once again improve the facilities of Pennock Thursday. June 1. 2006 at 7:00 p.m. and Hospital for the benefit of our community. PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEARING #2 Saturday. June 10. 2006 at 10:00 a.m. Sincerely Both Mutinjs to bf hdd at THORNAPPLE KELLOGG HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Wot Main St. • Middleville. Michigan Harold A Doele Thomapple Township Village of Middleville 200 E. Main Street 100 E. Main Street Middleville. Ml 49333 269 795 3385 Middleville. Ml 49333 269-795-7202 Barry County Road Commission 1725 W M 43 Hwy. PO Box 158 Chief Executive Officer Hastings. Ml 49058 Pci.nock Health Services 269-945-3449 -sn™ Pennock HEALTH SERVICES �Page 10 — Thursday, September 2. 2004 — The Hastings Banner Dignity, Respect awards presented at Delton school Delton Kellogg Middle School has recog­ nized the spring nominees for the Dignity and Respect Award made possible from the part­ nership with Meijer. Students and staff nominate stue'ents who demonstrate the qualities of dignity and respect and represent Delton Kellogg Middle School u ith pride. Each nominee receives a certificate and a copy of the narrative nomi­ nation. Each month a drawing is held for a $10 gift card winner. Culminating the year, a final drawing was held. All students who had been nominated throughout the year were entered. A S50 and a $10 gift card were awarded. "The partnership w ith Meijer has helped in numerous ways, not just the Dignity and Respect Award.” said Mary Guthrie, repre­ senting Delton Kellogg Middle School. "Meijer also supported an Accelerated Reader Award and help with incentives dur­ ing the MEAP (Michigan Education Assessment Program) testing. In addition. Meijer provided gift cards to help provide for families in need during the holidays and DKMS was also able to award two families $100 gift cards after losing their homes to fires. "We can't thank Meijer enough for not only supporting our students, but extending their support to our community.” Dignity and Respect award nominees this spring were (top row. from left) Blake Jones. Kyle Duff Marissa Garrison. Emily Hardy Johnnie Hicks. Taylor Rtsner. Allison Papesh and Kristin Wine. End of year gift card winners were Chelsea Brisboy. a $50 gift card, and Emily Hardy, a $10 gift card HHS TOP 10, from page 2 Team. Excel Club. Student Council includ­ ing secretary’treasurer her sophomore year, basketball, soccer, track, swimming. Youth in Government, the school fall play her freshman year, photography and busi­ ness editor for her junior and senior year, staff writer and business editor her junior and senior year, varsity letter and scholar athlete for track and swimming, a high schixd Heisman Nominee. National Honor Society. SADD club member, and TATU member. She has worked at Guitar Center in Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo Cardiology, has tutored students, and is a ventures scholar. She plans to attend Kalamazoo College to major in biology and would like to attend graduate school at Princeton to become an MD or PhD and specialize in cardiology or psychiatry. • Emily Haney is the daughter of Tanya and Steve Haney. She is graduating With a 4023. She has been active in: Excel Club, serv­ ing as president for three years. SADD. TATU. Key Club. Interact Club and Youth In Government. Haney has been a participant of Business Professionals of America tBPA). She was regional and state winner in Word Processing and placed seventh at the National Competition in Fundamental Word Processing. She plans to attend the National Competition again this year for Advanced Word Processing. Emily has been intensely involved with the music program. She is a member of the Jazz Band. Pit Orchestra, and served as Drum Major for two years. She is also very involved with Honors Band. Haney has received the following hon­ ors: Membership in the National Honor Society. HHS Student of the Month. Academic Leiter. Exchange Club student of the month, and Academic Top Ten. She has volunteered at Northeastern Elementary. March of Dimes. Tendercare, and Toys for Tots. She also finds time to work at Kings Electronics and Appliances. Haney plans to attend Michigan State University to pursue a degree in Elementary Education with a math minor. She is considering certification in special education. • Jessica Mikolajczyk is lhe daughter of Matt and Sandy Mikolajczyk and is gradu­ ating with a 3.955. Her activities and awards include con­ cert choir. SSAH choir. Varsity Singers. Varsity Voices. Solo and Ensemble Division I rating, chorus member in six different school plays and musicals. Interact member and yearbook member. She has been u part of her church youth group at Grace Lutheran Church. Youth and Family Committee Chair at church and in the church choir. She is an employee at Bell Cleaners in Hastings and plans to attend University of Michigan to study mechanical engineering. • Emilie Shumway is the daughter of Brian and Annegret Shumway of Hastings. She is graduating with a 3.955 GPA. Her school activities and awards include copy editor and editor for the school news­ paper. copy editor for lhe yearbook, secre­ tary for the Excel Club and Student Council. She played volleyball and is a member of the SADD Club. She won first place for a short story in the Write Away contest last year. She has volunteered at Tendercare, including 40 hours of community service for confirmation at St. Rose, has worked at the library and State Grounds Coffee House. She plans to attend either University of Chicago or University of Michigan with a major in anthropology, though she is inter­ ested in possibly English literature. inter­ national affairs, linguistics, and creative writing. She hopes to someday write a novel, join the Peace Corps, and live in another coun­ try. • Shelby Sleev i is the daughter of Tim and Vicki Sleev i of Hastings. She is gradu­ ating with a 3.9 GPA. She has been French horn section leader in symphonic and marching band, has par­ ticipated in spring musicals, in the Day Jazz Band, and Night Jazz Band, has played JV soccer, a SADD member, has participated in community service as part of the St. Rose CCD is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Homxs Society, and has worked at Arby's. She plans to study journalism at an undecided university and hopes to write and travel. • Nicole Jager is the daughter of Diane and Hans-Jurgen Jager of Hastings. She is graduating with a 3.933 GPA. Her activities while in school include marching band, section leader in 2005. concert band, symphonic band. Jazz Night Band, and Jazz Day Band. CMU Jazz Festival. TAC Jazz Festival, and JV cheer­ leading. Stie plans to attend Central Michigan University, and plans to participate in the Central Michigan University leadership camp. She hopes to travel, be successful and settle dow n and become part of a com­ munity. Gavin Chevrolet Presents Bring your film to PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Car Races at the Barry County Expo Center* Saturday. June 3 Y 7PM lor More into, C'.ilI Z// (i.iS 2661 fmNHHECOVS Auto Cross Saxon Weekly Sports Schedule Spnng gift card winners (from left) Blake Jones. Johnnie Hicks and Kristin Wine. Two HHS students 1st in state MITES competition Two Hastings High School students took first place last week in the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society’s 78th annual slate project competi­ tion in Saul! Ste. Marie. David Peterson captured three first place awards and one seventh place award in the Mechanical Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) competition. Justin Purdun took a first place award and DJ. Falconer a tiffh place award in lhe Mechanical CAD competition as wefl. Abbey Mckeough took a fourth place instructional award. Doug Ferral earned a fourth place model award. Steve Westen eld took a ninth place design award, and Andy Payne received a 10th place design award in the Architectural CAD competition. Family Bookstore Owned and Operated by David and Mary Macqueen Book Club 1«t Book-Doicw of Death by Preston A CMd locatsd al 104 E State Street. Hastings Ml Complete online schedule at: www.hasskl2.org For more Woanahcn cal... THURSDAY, MAY 25: 700 pm 269-945-5377 90b900Mon Sat • 1 OCMOGStxxtoy Grad Honors Night - HHS Gym FRIDAY. MAY 26: 7.30 pm HHS Graduation TUESDAY, MAY 30: Boys Giris Varsity Track All County Meet al MV A TBA Varsity Track All County Meet at MV A 300 pm Girls Varsity Softball Softball Districts at ’BA Charlotte w/Lakewood 5 00 pm Boys Varsity Baseball 5 00 pm Gels Varsity Soccer CITY OF HASTINGS A PUBLIC NOTICE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 406 Baseball Districts al Charlotte vs Lakev.-ood A Districts al Byron Cenler vs Byron Center A WEDNESDAY. MAY 31: 7 30 am Spnng All Conference Pictures at Caledonia 4 30 pm Boys Varsity Baseball 5/24) - Single game 7 00 pm The undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Hastings. Michigan, does hereby certify that Ordinance No. 406: Penntield (make up from A Meet the Coaches - Girts Basketball 7-12 HHS Gym - AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 50-2 AND 50-3 OF CHAPTER 50. OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE cm' OF HASTINGS. AS AMENDED. 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Emery Gt> Clerk David Peterson 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Page 11 Delton Kellogg Middle School Students of the Month honored Seventh-graders (from left, back row) Kristy Matthews. Beau Zelenock, Dylan Gallegos, Kayla Hartline. Shelby Douglas. Kaliegh Robinson, Aaron Hakes. Jon Synwolt, David Watson. Dallas Swinehart. Chelsea Haas, (middle row) Jacob Mmshell. Megan Pufpaff. Amber Rawlings. Brittany Norris. Jamie Raulston, Alex Haase, Brooke Gaylor. Jell Bissett. Taylor Blacken. Collin Foote (front row) Nick Blincoe and Alex Blincoe. Fifth-graders (from left) Shauna Cheney, Jessie Wolthuis. Rachel Heacock, Nikki Airendondo. Erika Roberts. Alex Lepird and Brittany Leatherman Delton Kellogg Middle School honor roll Delton Kellogg Middle School Fifth marking period Sixth-graders (from left) Daniel Overbeek. Cameron Schutte. Jacob Bentz and Katie Groesbeck. Eighth-graders Deon Ferris. Caitline Williamson, Lainey Seaver and Shelby Dimond. p 2006 P 2006 P 2006 p Fifth-graders All-A Honor Roll — Corinthia Andersen. Nicholas Aukcrman. Christian Boze. Jared Buckland. Jarryd Calhoun. Kenneth Coates. Robert Cooley. Virginia Forsyth, Christian Fritz. Caleb Gurd. Logan Hansen. Arianna Heator. Elizabeth Jackson. Zachary Lcinaar. Alex Lepird. Brooke Mvtin. Cassidy Morgan. Hunter Nemeth. Tabitha Nguyen. Lucas Panos. Rachel Parker. Jaime Risner. Brianna Russell. Mallory Sewell. Zachary Simon. Austin Storm. Jessaiyn Tamez. Conner Worm and Samantha Zet lemaier. Honor Roll — Aaron Addison Caleb Alman. Joshua Arkwright, Nicole Arredondo. Chelsea Bartha. Anthony Bates. Travis Boze. Jacob Calkins. Wyatt Case. Shawna Cheney. Sarah Cleven. Zachary Cook. Kyle Duff. Logan Durbin. Molly Egelkraut. Janclle Fluty. Selena Garrett-Huizar. Zacharay Haas. Rachael Heacock. Brittany Hicks. Blake Jones. Emily Leslie. Morgan Marshall. David McConahay. Wesley ‘McManus, Zachary Meyers. Lacey Mrllir. Brookelynn O’Meara. Julia Owen. Shelby Payne, Cole Ritchie. Brandon Robbins. Erika Roberts. Tiffany Smith, Keisey Sutherland. Jordannc Terry. Steven Terry. Simone Tilbury. Colton Tobias. Alisha VanderWoude. Emily Vaughn, Raymond Vickery. Austin Wines. Shelby Woodmansee and Zachary Young. Sixth-graders All-A Honor Roll — Kacy Amaro-Cheek. Michael Bassett. Jacob Bentz. Nicole Blaszak, Nicholas Christiansen. Cassandra Coplin. Taylor Earl. Sarah Eddy. Lewis Hunt. Sarah Lepird, Chelsea Martin. Kami McCowan. Alexis Newland. William Schut. Gabrielle Shipley. Morgan Smith. Casey Trefry, Tyler Vining. Ryan Watson and Brian Wilder. Honor Roll — Kaitlyn Addison, Brandon Arnold. Haley Barks, Elizabeth Bartha. Emilca Bender. Meghan Boer. Sara Bork. Megan Boulter. Kasey Braska. Nicolas Brindley. Trent Cardosa. Crystal Colwell, Adrianna Culbert, Tyler Dempsey, Courtenay Dirks. Jolene Drum. Matthew Durham. Misti Farrah. Adam Farrah. Tessa Foreman. 2006 P 2006 P 2006 p Katherine Groesbeck. Mikayla Hackler, Aiea Hammond. Amanda Harrington. Brooklyn Hayes. Kannon Hoffman. Katie Hook. Ryan Hook. Caylie Hudson. Kayla Hyatt, Jeffrey Jackson. Ashley Jones. Victor Jovanovich, Shanae Kalee. Brooke Lamphier. Chelsea Marshall. Casey McCoy. Brandi Miner. Mattie Morgan. Kyla Mutch. Ashton Norris, Norman O’Meara. Daniel Overbeek. Alison Papesh. Tyler Payne. Phoenix Pease, Nickolas Peters, Ryan Phillips. Talia Quero. Luke Schroeder. Cameron Schutte. Michael Schockley. Lindsay Smith. Hannah Smith. Kelsey Sofia. Colin Talbot. Megan Themins. Jeffrey Thompson. Mitchell Wandeli. Ciaira Willma. Connor Wolschleger, Kaleigh Workman and Jessica Zavala. Seventh-graders All A Honor Roll — Clara Bagley. Aubrey Beeler, Avery Blackbum. Carly Boehm. Brceana Calhoun. Shelby Douglas. Matthew Fahrcnbacher. Collin Foote. Taylor Gallagher. Katelyn Grizzle. Alex Haase. Taylor Hennessey. Krista Holtman. Rebecca Isaacson. Cameron James. Maegan Manning. Renee McConahay. McKenzie Nguyen. Jamie O’Grady and Kristin Wine. Honor Roll — Larry Atwater. Nicholas Bieganski. Jeffrey Bissett. Taylor Blacken. Alexander Blincoe. Meghan Beetle. Dylan Bouchie. Tyler Bourdo. Matthew Champion, Mitchell Chapman. Cody Covington. Trevor Curtice. Elizabeth Dezess, Jordan Dimock. Bradley Eddy. Emilee Everett. Brooke Gaylor. Melinda Grant. Micah Gurd. Aaron Hakes. Jacob Harvath. Ronald Hermenitt. Charles Hoadley. Ryan Hoeberling. Anthony Holbrook. Jessica Jackson. Kasic Jacobs. Cody Lepper. Kristy Matthews. Robert Mayberry. Aaron McPhecters. Amanda Mikolajczyk. Harley Miller. Jacob Minshall, Scarlett Moore. Ryan Mount. Brittany Norris. Kayla-Lea Paradouski, Aaron Pierce. Megan Pufpaff. Andrew Pursley. Joel Quick. Jamie Raulston. Amber Rawlings. Kaleigh Robinson. Cindy Schultz. Nolan Smith. Emily Smith. Brittany Smith. Connor Stewart. Dallas Swinehart. John Synwolt. Jonathon Todd. Charles VanHoosc. Krystal Wcnsauer. Christina Wilcox. Josie Wooten. William Wycoff and Beau Zelenock. Eighth-graders All-A Honor Roll — Cody Anderson. Joshua Boulter. James Deibcrt, Chana Gehtman. Tyler Haywood. Christopher Horrocks. Brandon Humphreys. Anna Hunt. Matthew Ingle. Jonathan Kelley, McKenzie Lester. Kaitlin Marshall. Dustin Millard. Maria Ogg. Randi Pash. Taylo» Sewell. Dylan Tilbury. Cody Warner. Joshua While. Hannah Williams and Lauren Young. Honor Roll — Maxwell Alman. Aaron Aukcrman. Blake Baird. Molly Baker. Katelyn Bloomberg. Taylor Boreham. Logan Boss. Jordan Bourdo. Timothy Brauer. Gavin Brinley. Chelsea Brisboy. Tiffany Bryant. Renida Clark. Benjamin Crookston, Abigail Culbert. Justin Curtis. Kelly Dill. Shelbie Dimond. Trevor Eitel. Samantha Englesma. Deen Ferris, Benjamin Geibig. Paige Green. Thornes Groesbeck. Emily Hardy. Luke Hatfield. Jennifer Heney. Tiffany Hofe. Anton Hofmann. Jake Homister. Nicholas Koon. Joseph Koopman, Richard Lindsey. Andrea Merriman, Bradley Meyers. John Meyers. Samantha MHiaei, Sequoyah Millard. Jake Moore. Michelle NeSmith, Terin Norris. Kirsten Nottingham. Dylan O'Brien. Sara Osborne. Taylor Peavey. Joshua Hian Cara Phelps. Keegan Planck. Semantha Reed. Nicholas Rendon. Paige Robin on. Katie Searles. Lainey Seaver. Brenton Smith, Jennifer Spencer. Clinton Stonebunicr. Brianna Taylor. \ali Tobias. Nicholas VanArsdal, Caitlin Williamson. Lance Wortinger and Francque Zelenock. YMCA OF BARRY COUNTY irAraBWHiyBopY ? SPECIALTY DAY CAMPS MAD SCIENCE'S mission is to spark Ibe imagination and curiosity of children everywhere. We do this by providing them with fun, interactive and educational activities that instill a clearer understanding of science and how it affects the world around us. With over 17 years experience, we are experts in spectacular science. Our Summer Science camp programs are hands on, unique and innovative. They will build awesome take-homes such as rockets and robots. BE SURE TO BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH DAILY. Site: YMCA Camp Algonquin Time: Monday-Friday 9 aun.-4 p.m. (week long camp) Fee: Resident: Sl.M) - Non Resident: $160 Enroll: Min. 10 / Max. 20 Mad Science Inst: Congratulates all 2006 Graduates! With a special Congratulations to: -CAMP 1- RED HOT ROBOTS Date: June 5-9 / Ages 7-12 Join us for a week of fun with robots! team about the uses of robots in the world. Spend time playing with our super cool red-hot robots. Use your skills to build your very own working robot to take home to “live" with you. Join us this summer in our Mad Science robot world. Eric Laurie Hastings High School SPACE LIMITED... Call YMCA 945-4574 for registration information. -CAMP 2- -2-1...BLRST OFF!... ROCKET CHIRP Date: July 17-21 / Ages 7-12 Woodland Auto Body 499 E. Broadway (M-43) - Woodland * 269-367-4642 2006 P 2006 P 2006 p 2006 P 2006 p 2006 p ThiN action packed week will focus solely on rockets and the physics of rocket flight. 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Hastings 118 S lefferson. Hastings 945-9549 948-8000 945-3412 945-3495 HASTINGS FLOWER SHOP CHIROPRACTIC 402 N Michigan. Hastings 327 W Apple St. Hastings 945-3484 948-3170 DEWEY'S AUTO BODY KING'S ELECTRONICS & APPLIANCES STATE FARM INSURANCE 1111 W Green Hastings 130 W State, Hastings 1215 N Broadway. Hastings 945-4915 945-4284 948-8001 TRADEMARK REALTY, INC. WELTON’S HEATING & COOLING PRECISION AUTO BODY & REPAIR, INC. GIRRBACH FUNERAL HOME 305 S Broadway. Hastings 401 N Broadway. Hastings 8|Q E Railroad St Hastings 328 S Broadway. Hastings Ibehind Daval sl 945-0514 945-5352 948-9472 945-3252 269-945-7777 'Nour Reul Eskitr Connection MacLEOD KCC FEHSENFELD CENTER 2050 W M l 70 Hwv 948-9500 COLEMAN AGENCY PERFORMANCE PLUS QUICK LUBE 430 W State St. Hastings 948-8558 _______ _ ___________ PROGRESSIVE LARRY NEIL GRAPHICS Farm Bureau Insurance 115 S lefferson St Hastings 333 W. State St. Hastings 945-9249 945-4520 M66 TIRE 616-374-1200 7775 Saddlebag Lk Rd. Lake Odessa Paul Peterson M37 TIRE South M-37 Hwy. Hastings 269*945*6296 BROWN’S CARPET ONE & CUSTOM INTERIORS 221 N Industrial Park. Hastings 945-2479 PRIORITY COLLISION 412 Haynes Loop. Hastings �Pennock <> ALLSTATE HASTINGS CITY BANK GOLE DENTAL GROUP "Safe & Sound Since 1886" Dr. Daniel Gole - Dr Jason D. Gole TOM SALINGUE AGENCY 1000 w Green St. Hastings ISO W Court St. Hastings !?. w. Woodlawn, Hastings 136 E. State St, Hastings 945-1749 945-2401 948-2244 AT HOME REAL ESTATE Miller MILLER REAL ESTATE 135 E State St. Hastings 945-3550 CREEKSIDE PROFESSIONAL CENTER 1761 W M-37 Hwy. Hastings is tail 14? w State St. Hastings 945-5182 WBCH "World's Best Country" 945-4030 BUCKLAND AGENCY HASTINGS NAPA 122 N lefferson Rd Hastings 948-9696 STATE GROUNDS COFFEE HOUSE 11235 S Wall Lake Rd. Delton 623-5! 15 108 E State St. Hastings 511 W. State St, Hastings 948-7730 948-3720 HODGES JEWELRY AFFORDABLE ASPHALT 122 W. State St. Hastings 1035 E. State St. Hastings MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK 629 W State St. Hastings 945-3888 100.1 FM Hastings 948-2963 945-0900 STATE FARM INSURANCE KEVIN’S DRAPERIS & FINE FURNITURE NORTHSIDE PIZZA WHITE’S PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO GAVIN'S CHEVROLET & BUICK Tai Gearhart tye»(y 620 tanner Lake Rd Hastings 131 W State St. Hastings 4600 N M-37 Hwy. Middleville 825 S. Hanover St. Hastings 945-4177 945-3967 795-3318 829 N Michigan. Hastings 945-3418 • 945-3419 948-9561 �Page 14 - Thursday. May 25. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES ................................ .... ................... Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the Nd amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Kirk Robert Reed and Candace Kay Reed. Husband and Wife, ed solely to the return of the Nd amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SAL E • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Anthony Voletti and Kimberty Voletti. husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 28. 2004. and recorded on June 1. 2004 in instrument 1128436. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned bv said original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated Febroary 3. 2003. and recorded on February 11. 2003 tn instrument 1097473, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereto the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight And 94/100 Dollars ($153,828.94). including interest at 7.625% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Spnng. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lots 92 and 93. Valley Park Shores No. 2. according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 5 of Plats, on Page 62 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shaft be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 18. 2006 For more information, please call FC W 248 593 1312 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #092873F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foredoaing mortgagee. In that event, your damagea, W any, shall be limit­ ed soleiv to the return of the Nd amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sandra Lou Madsen, original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated November 19. 2004. and recorded on November 30. 2004 in instrument 1137915, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. NA as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty And 19/100 Dollars ($110,720.19). Including Interest at 9.7% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 22 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: CITY F HASTINGS EAST 1/2 Of LOT 3 BLOCK 3. EASTERN ADDITION EXCLUDING RIGHT OF WAY TO CONSUMERS POWER CO. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: May 25. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248.593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Ser/cer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mchigan 46025-5822 File #085700F2 THIS HRM 'S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT YOU OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Corrin N. Holm, and Knsti S Holm, husband and wife, to Best Rate Funding Corporation, Mortgagee, dated day 15, 2003 and recorded June 25. 2003 in Instrument Number 1107102. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by JP Morgan Chase Bank, as successor-in-interest to Bank One, National Association, as Trustee of the ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2003-NC1 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fourteen Thousano Two Hundred Eighteen and 74/100 Dollars ($114218.74) including interest at 1025% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 130 p.m. on JUNE 22. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at tiie Southwest comer of the East one-half of the Southeast one-quarter. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, thence West 545 feet, thence South 500 feet to the Place of Beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a, m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated May 25. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 213 0857 ___ Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Hank, as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at Ste date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand One Hundred Eleven And 90/100 Dollars ($150,111.90). including interest at 6.775% per annum Under the power of sale contained m ste mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. nonce is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 11. Hunters Ridge Estates, according to the recorded plat r*«ereof in Uber 6 of Plats, on Pages 12 Barry County Records. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call F H 248.593 .300 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #092715F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY FILE NO 06-275-CH ORDER TO ANSWER HON. JAMES H FISHER BRUCE DANIELS. Plaintiff. ROBERT MERLE BURTON Dclendanl_______________ David H. Tripp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings. Michigan 49058 Phone (269) 945-9585 Anomey for namlifl_______ At a session of said Court held tn the City of Hastings. County of Barry. State of Michigan on the 11th day of May. 2006 PRESENT. HON JAMES H FISHER. Circuit Judge TO: ROBERT MERLE BURTON OR THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ROBERT MERLE BURTON Based on the pleadings filed in the above entitled case, it is ordered that Defendant, Robert Merle Burton or the heirs of Robert Merle Burton file a Notice of Interest in the vacant land, located in Orangeville Township. Barry County. Michigan, more fulty descnbed as follows: LOT NUMBER 20 OF FAWN LAKE PLAT PARCEL NUMBER: 08-11-085-000-018-20 at least 3 days pnor to the hearing date noted below to assert any interest in the above described property, fl the Defendant. Robert Merle Burton, and/or the heirs of Robert Merle Burton, fail to do so that shall constitute a default in the above entitled matter, and on the 13th day of July. 2006 at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon, this Court shall take proofs and shall terminate whatever interest Robert Merle Burton or his unknown heirs, may have in and to the above described property unless a Notice of Interest in the Real Property is filed or unless Defendant or his representative appears on that date and time. James H. Fisher. Circuit Judge Drafted by: David H. Tnpp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings, Michigan 49058 (269) 945-9585 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS HRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed sotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Christopher Wiennga and Lisa Wieringa. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC, Mortgagee, dated May 24. 2005. and recorded on June 13. 2005 in instrument 1147958. tn Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. N.A. in Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders Park Place Securities. Inc. Asset-backed Pass­ Through Certificates Senes 2005-WCW3 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Fcrty-Se.en Thousand Seven Hundred One And 36/100 Dollars ($147,701.36). including .merest at 9.55% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings a! 1 00 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said promises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Berry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 22, Fairview Estates No. 1. according to the plat thereof as recorded n Uber 6 of Plats. Page 6. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, please call. FC X 243 593 1302 Trott A Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 2U) Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fde #093972F01 ”»»» THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven C Guy, a single man, to Chase Home Finance L LC., successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 24, 2002 and recorded November 25. 2002 m Instiument Number 1092378. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due a’ the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Six and 43/100 Dollars ($76.976 43) including interest at 6.50% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on JUNE 8. 2006 Said premises a e located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: The South 2 Rods only of Lot 227 of the City, for­ merly Village of Hastings. County of Barry, and State of Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof. Also. Lot 309 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.324la. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgage can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated May 11. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (24) 457-1000 File No. 310.0604 mora Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by ths foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shell bo limit­ ed solely to the return o the bid amount ten­ dered st sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Deborah K. Haas and Stephen Andrew Haas, wife and hus­ band. original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,, tec., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dat'-d March 26. 2003. and recorded on April 1. 2003 in instrument 1101297. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Seven Hundred One And 26/100 Dollars ($120,701.26), including inter­ est at 3.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on June 15. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Sunny Shore Subdivision, accord­ ing to the plat thereof, as recorded tn Liber 4 of Plats on Page 33. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 dr.ys from the date of such sale. Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 File #093262F01 moww Notice Of Mortgage Foredoaure S^e THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed sotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert S. Peake, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to National City Mortgage Services Co. Mortgagee, dated February 27. 200. and recorded on March 4. 2004 in instrument 1123155. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date tv M the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Three And 10/100 Dollars ($86,893 10). including interest at 5.875% per annum Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at i 00 PM. on June 1.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry, Barry County. Michigan, 48 of J.R. Bush's First Delton, according to th recorded in Liber 1 of and are descnbed as Lot Addition to the Village ol recorded plat thereof, as Plats on Page 33. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 4. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #046042F02 ■'■■■.................. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely o the return of the bld amount ten­ dered st sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jermaine E. Sullivan-Miller, a single woman, original mort­ gagors). to Mortgage Plus of America Corporation, a Michigan Corporation, Mortgagee, dated June 28. 2002. and recorded on July 1, 2002 in instrument 1083128. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to US Bank, NA as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage tiiere is claimed to e due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ninety­ Eight And 03/100 Dollars ($85,396.03). including interest at 7.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vondue. at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as. The West 56 feet of Lot 3 and the East 1/2 of Lot 4. Block 8. Butler Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 66. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025-5622 File #070964F02 "*«•’ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sate may be •d sotety to the return of the bid amount torKtered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been madj m the conditions of a mortgage made by Joseph E. May anu Juke A. May, husband and wife, rxtjinal mortgagor(s). to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, date April 4, 2003. and recorded on April 11. 2003 in instrument 11011'60, ■n Barry county records. Michigan, on which mwv gage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Ftvo Hundred Twenty-One And 66/100 Dollars ($14.521 66). including interest at 6.125% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiB be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 2. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, Castleton Township, Barry County. Michigan, d^scnbfld as. Beginning at the Southeast comer of Section 27; thence North 534 teat; thence West 253 feet; thence South 534 feet; thence East 253 feet to the point of beginning. The redemption period Shan be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 New Zoning Laws Adjourned at 8 :30 p.m. Lmda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested toby Patricia Albert. Supervisor THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ronald G Roach and Gary L. Roach, as joint tenants with full rights of survivorship, to Wells Fargo Bank NA.. successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc . Mortgagee, dated January 26. 2002 and recorded February 27, 2002 in Instrument Number 1075598. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed to be due at tne date hereof the sum of Fifty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Seven and 38/100 Dollars ($54,747.38) including interest at 6.88% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 130 p.m. on JUNE 8. 2006. Said premises are located m the Townshtp oi Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The East 200 leet of the West 1000 feet of the North 200 feet of the Southwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of Section 21, Town 1 North. Range 7 West The redemption period shall be 6 month from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sate In that even, your damages if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus inter­ Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 326 0525 rreom SYNOPSIS Barry Township Regular meeting called to Order at 7:00 p.m Ron Cal: 5 members and 9 guests present Piedoe of Alleoiance. Approved minutes and Treasurers report for AprU/06 Accepted Department Reports. Motion approved Io add $100 extra charge tor Sunday/HoWay cremation or burials. Motion approved to adopt Resolution 06-02. Motion approved to purchase a 07 CV Police '"^Accepted the Check Regwter hat kx May. Meeting adjourned al 831 p.m. Respectfully Submitted. Debra Dewey-Perry. Clerk Attested to by: Richard Barnum. Supervisor -ramiw SYNOPSIS HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Maattng May 9, 2006 Five Board members present. Smith and Bassett absent: Co. Com. Givson, LHxarian Schondetanayer, 2 guests. Received 2005 audit from Walker. Fluke, and Sheldon Approved consent agenda. Received Treasurer's report Postponed road program until Juns. Paid outstanding btUs Adjourned at 8:55 p.m. Bonnie L Cruttenden. Clerk Attested to by: Jim Brown. Supervisor nwn PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN 1 ASSOCIATES, P.C^ IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INF OR M ATI ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MLITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mads in the conditions of a mortgage made by JAMES K. OSTERHOUT JR and KERI L OSTERHOUT. AS HUSBAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc. ("MERS"). solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns, Mortgagee, dated July 2. 2002, and recorded on July 22, 2002, In Document No. assigned.Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date i^reof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars and Twcoty-Etght Cents ($115,88926), including Inter­ est ai 7.000%per annum. Undei the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and 0^ status in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is her'by given that said mortgage wB be Ioredosod by a saie of lhe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue, a the Barry County Courthouse In Hashngs, Michiysr at 0130 PM o'clock, on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situateo *n Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan and described *s: LOT 38 AND THE NORTH 1 / 2 OF LCT 37 CF SMITHS LAKEVIEW ESTATES #1. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Ab RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS ON PAGE 2 TAX ID NO. 08-13-23-011-21 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 6003241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: May 15.2006 EXCHANGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates, P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Dated May 11. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C Attorneys for Servicer RO Box 5041 mwirr Hop* Township Joint Board Meeting With Panning Commission and Zoning Board of Appaate Synopsis Mey 11,200$ 4 Township Board members present. 4 guests and PC and ZBA members. Approved previous min­ utes Received PC and ZBA reports anc discussed n».<» IHiS HRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE Defaull has been made m the terms and conditions of a mortgage made by JEF­ FREY A HAMMOND AND DONNA HAMMOND, husband and wile, and HELEN M. SCOTT, a single woman. Mortgagors, to MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee, dated October 9. 2003. and recorded on October 15. 2003. as Document No. 115626. Pages 1 through 15 of Barry County Records, and on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND SEVENTY-FOUR AND 29/100 ($112,074.29) including interest at 6.25% pM annum. Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged remises, or some part of them, al public venue at the Jefferson Avenue entrance to the City County Building in Detroit. Michigan, at 130 p.m. on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed asTHE NORTH 150 FEET OF LOT 38 OF SUPER­ VISORS GLASGOWS ADDITION. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF More commonly known as: 1728 S Jefferson St.. Hastings. Ml 49058 Tax I D 08-5-250-060-00 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241 a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated May 19. 2006 MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee HoUman Ritter & Leduc, PLLC By Charles J Holzman Attorney for Mortgagee 28366 Franklin Road Southfield. Michigan 48034 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 25. 2006 - Page 15 LEGAL NOTICES THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Katrina Smith, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc , Mortgagee, dated March 26. 2004 and recorded March 30. 2004 in Instrument Number 1124440. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Five Hundred Sixteen and 15/100 Dollars ($103,516.15) including interest at 7.60% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 OO p.m. on JUNE 8. 2006 Said premises are located in the City of Hastings, Berr; County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 128. City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered r.t sale, plus interest. Dated May 11. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 4007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 244 2256 rowwi PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAlN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)538-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by THOMAS L. WARGO and DOROTHY L. WARGO. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to FIRST TENNESSEE BANK . N A. DB/A FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORA­ TION. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2003, and record­ ed on Juty 24. 2003. in Document No 1109313. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Six Thousand six Hundred NinetyOne Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($56,691.95). including interest at 9.250% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings, Michigan, at 01 .-00 PM o'erode. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN. Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOTS 37. 38 AND 39 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN UBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 29. EXCEPT: PART OF LOT 37 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. DESCRIBED COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 37 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES; THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST 88 59 FEET; THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 39.55 FEET: THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 49 25 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING TAX ID NO 08-09­ 165-025-00 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date, of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such safe Dated: May10. 2006 FIRST TENNESSEE BANK. N.A. D/B/A FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORATION Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 rncao,. Notice O Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS . DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia tale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered a! sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has bven made m iho conditions of a mortgage made by Melissa R Slater, an unmarried woman, original mortgagor(s). to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc. Mortgagee, dated February 2. 2003, and recorded on March 6. 2003 in instrument 1098891, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-One And 48/100 Dollars ($106,291 48). including inter est at 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them.at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 22. 2006. Said premises are situated In Township of Baltimore. Barry County, Michigan, and are descnbed as COMMENCING AT THE NORTH­ EAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST THENCE EAST 16 1/2 RODS TO THE EAST SIDE OF HWY M-37. THENCE EAST 38 RODS FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING THENCE SOUTH 16 RODS. THENCE EAST 20 RODS THENCE NORTH 16 RODS; THENCE WEST 20 RODS TO THE POINTE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall bo 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abar doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite WJ82020F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jodie K. Mugridge. A Married Man. original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc . as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 25. 2005. and recorded on March 4. 2005 in instrument 1142289. in Barry county records. Mtaugan. on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof lhe sum of One Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty And 48/100 Dollars ($179,720.48). including interest at 7.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgagee premises, cr some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 22.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, nd are descnbed as: Lot 11. Pine Wood Estates, being in the Southeast V4 of Section 7. T3N, R10W. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County, Michigan, as recorded in Liber 5 ol Plats. Page 91. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, please call. FC W 248.593 1312 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mchigan 48025-5822 File #093790F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This Mie may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your dam­ ages. if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made .n the conditions of a mortgage made by WiH-e G Murray and Lisa Murray, husband and wile, original mortgagorls). Io Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc .as nomi­ nee tor tender and tender's successors and'or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April to. 2004. and recorded on April 23. 2004 m instrument 112625B m Barry county records. Michigan. and assigned by sad Mortgagee to Household Finance Corp. HI as assigned by an assignmen:, on when mortgage there ts claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Ewe Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-One And 44/100 Dollars ($125,871 44). including interest at 7 415% per annum Under tno power ol sate contained m sad mortgage and the statute n such case made and provided, notice te Here­ by given that sad mortgage wiM be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pari of them, at pubic vendue, at the Hany County Courthouse m Hastings at 00 PM. on June 8. 2006 Sad premises are situated in Township of Cartton Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The North 436 of the West 500 feet of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 7 West Excepting therefrom that part deeded to the Michigan Department of State Highways, as recorded in Liber 250 cf Deeds on Page 531 and as recorded m Liber 250 of Deeds on Page 575 Subject to an easement tor public highway purposes over the Northerly 33 feet thereof lor Bayne Road, and subject 10 an easement tor public highway purposes tor highway M-66 as recorded m Ltoer 251. Page 61 The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated May 11.2006 For more information. please caX FC H 248.93.1300 Trott & Ttott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #092434F0l Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. Is a debt THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMAT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW !F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kenneth William Schild and Danielle L Schild, husband and wife, to Argent Mortgage Company. L.LC. Mortgagee, dated June 19. 2003 and recorded June 27. 2003 in Instrument Number 1107314. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities inc.. asset backed pass-through certificates, series 2003-W4 under the pocimg and servicing agree­ ment dated as of October 1. 2003. without recourse, by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Fifty-Five and 66/100 Dollars ($12,055.66) including interest at 9.65% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on JUNE 15. 2006 Said premises are located m the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: _Lots 3 and 4 f Block 13 of Eastern Addition to the City, formerly Village, of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, excepting therefrom tho East 7 Rods The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. Dated May 18. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 213 0833 mnw Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEAS- CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Angela M. Briggs. A Single Woman, original mortgagor(s). to Cascade Financial. Inc. Mortgagee, dated January 9. 2001, and recorded on January 11. 2001 in instrument 1053786. and assigned by mesne assignments to MidFirst Bank as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Seven And 50/100 Dollars ($91.267.50). including interest at 8.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby gn/en that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot of Block 14 of Parrott's Addition to the Village of Woodland and the North 39 1/2 Feet of the following description; Commencing at a point 52 rods East of the Southwest comer of sec­ tion 15. Town 4 North. Range 7 West for a Place of Beginning; thence North 13 1/2 rods. Thence East 4 rods, 9 Feet. Nine inches Thence South 13 1/2 Rods; Thence West 4 rods. 9 feet. 9 inches to the point of beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from lhe date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penoa shall be 30 days from the oate of such sate Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, please call FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4093898F01 man- collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beer made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by THAD DEGOOD AND BARBARA L. DEGOOD. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE to MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK. FSB . Mortgagee, dated March 15. 2001. and recorded on March 20.20C1 as Instrument No. 1057040. in BARRY County Records, Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to MORT­ GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC.. AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION by an assignment dated March 15. 20C1. and record­ ed on March 20. 2001 . as Instrument No 1057041 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol one hundr«d eighty five thousand sixty one and 43/100 dollars 1*185.061 43). mdudtng interest at 7.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil! be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgage premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse, Hastings. Ml . at 1 DO PM on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTH­ EAST ONE QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 24. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. LYING NORTHEAST­ ERLY OF HIGHWAY RUNNING THROUGH SAME. HOPE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate DATED: May 18. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Okj Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC.. AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS HEARTWELL MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 Defendant/ Attorney for Plaintiff Lori L Pourzan (P59396) LEGAL SERV.CES OF SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN 3490 Belle Chase Way. Ste 50 Lansing. Ml 48911 (517) 394-2985 ext 231/ NOTICE TO DEFENDANT IT IS ORDERED 1. You are being sued by Plaintiff in this court for Custody. 2. You must file your answer to take other action permitted by law in this court at 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 on or before Tuesday, July 2,2006. If you fail to do so. a default judgment may be entered against you for the relief demand­ ed in the complaint filed in this case. 3 A copy of this order shall be published each week in the HASTINGS BANNER for three con­ secutive weeks and proof shall be filed in this court. 4. A copy of his order shall be sent to ANTHO­ annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p m. on JUNE 22. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the West one-haff of the Northwest one-quarter of Section 15. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence East 580 feet for a point of beginning, thence North 300 feet thence East 624 feet, more or less, to the cen­ ter of rod; thence Southwesterly 434 one-half feet, more or less, to a point in the center of Osborn Road which is 338 feet East of the point ol begin­ ning: thence West 338 feet to beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest Dated May 25. 2006 Orlans Associates. PC. — STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decadent's Estate FILE NO. 2006-24509 DE Estate of JEAN WHITNEY NEWELL aka BETTY JEAN NEWELL. Deceased. Date of birth: 1007/1920 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Jean Whitney Newell aka Betty Jean Newell, who lived at Yankee Springs Township. Barry County, Michigan, died 12/22/2005 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to David H. Newell, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal. or to both the probate court at 206 W Court Street. Suite 202. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative wHhm 4 months after the date of publication ol this notice. Date 05/12/2006 Robert L Byington P27621 222 West Apple Street. P.O. Box 248 Hastings. Michigan 49058 (269) 945-9557 David H Newel 11020 Hastings Pt. Road Middleville. Ml 49333 (269) 795-9903 rTwa,- NY JAMES THERKILDSEN at hts last known address by registered mail return receipt requested before the date of the last publication and the Proof of Mailing shall be filed with tms court. Date: 4/26/06 Hon WILLIAM M DOHERTY Circuit Court Judge mam Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INF OR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Nicholas Eckert, an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 17. 2005. and recorded on November 2. 2005 in instrument 1155601. tn Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association as assignee by an assfgnrrmt. on which mortgage there is claimed to be uue at the da>a hereof the sum of One Hundred I-orty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Fourteen And 73/100 Dollars ($143,814.73). including mteres at 8.7% per annum. Under the power ol sate contained in s,ud mort­ gage and the statute in such case made .nd pro­ vided. notice is hereb, given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Btny County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. or June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County, Michigan, and are descnbed as: Unit 18. Pleasant Valley Condominiums, a Residential Site Condominium according to the Master Deed recorded in Document No. 1132867. and designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 37. together with rights in the general common ele­ ments and the limited common elements as shown on the Master Deed and as described in Act 59 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: May 25. 2006 For more information, please call: FC 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4093512F01 nww Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Military duty. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate mey be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed sotety to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered st sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Cliff Morse and Brenda J Morse, as joint tenants, original mort­ gagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 8. 2005. and recorded on December 6. 2005 in instrument 1157263. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER S CWABS. INC ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005- 16 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at tt>e date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-Nine And 42/100 Dollars ($98.929 42) including interest at 7.7% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sad mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby gn/en that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged promises, or some part of the. at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on June 1. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Lot 5 and the West 1/2 of lot 4. Block 2. James Dunntng addition to the City Formerly Village of Hastings, according to the plat thereof as recorded m Irtx^ 1 of plats, page 5 Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600 3241. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the dale of such sate Dated May 4. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Dmgham Farms. Michigan 8025-5822 File #092115F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sete THIS HRM 8 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, ahaH be limit­ ed sotety to the return o the bid emount ten­ dered et sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Rebecca Lord and Eric Lord, wife and husband, ongmai mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 2. 2005. and recorded on August 5. 2005 in instrument 1150763, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust. 2005-8 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Ninety-Two Thousand Four Hundred Sixty­ Eight And 69/100 Dollars ($92,468 69). including interest at7.l24% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue t the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Bc'rry County, Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 21 end the South 1 /2 of Lot 20 of Broadway Heights Plat, according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of plats, on page 48. Tite reoompbon period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in u-roordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of surh sete Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, ptetere call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #092316F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foractoeure &tie THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORIIATIOK WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE rnaxm THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey J. Smith, a single man and Debra L. Taykx. a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., Mortgagee, dated June 17,2003 and recorded July 2. 2003 in Instrument Number 1107730, Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Secunties Corporation Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-BC 10 by assignment Thera is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty Thousand Four Hundred Two and 93/100 Dollars ($140,402.93) including .nterest at 6.95% per Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 STATE OF MICHIGAN FAMILY DIVISION. 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF BARRY ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION FILE NO: 06-58-DE HON. WILLIAM M. DOHERTY JESSICA LEIGH BIGHAM. Plaintiff. -vsANTHONY JAMES THERKILDSEN. twm MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damagaa, if any. than be limit­ ed aoteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert L Spencer Jr., and Michelte L Spencer, husband and wife, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systsms. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 21. 2005. and recorded on June 7.2005 in instrument 1147755. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred One Thousand Five Hundred NinetyFour And 36/100 Dollars ($101,594.36). including interest at 7.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on June 15.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Cartton. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Commencing 8 rods East of the Center of Section 6. Town 4 North. Range 8 West at the Southeast comer of land owned by John Roush, formerly owned by Milo Bunn Running thence North 20 rods; thence East 16 rods, more or less; thence South 20 rods; thence West 16 rods, more or less, to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #093431F01 n«o« �Page 16 - Thursday. May 25, 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOP THAT PUR­ POSE IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY SER­ VICE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFF'CE AT THE NUMBER BELOW. ATTENTION POTENTIAL PURCHASERS AT FORECLOSURE SALE: Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation dto/a Green tree Acceptance) may rescind this sale at any time pnor to the end of the redemption period. In that event, your damages, rf any. shaS be limrted to the return of your bid amount tendered at the sale, plus interest. Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Joni A. Olson to Southwest Mobtie Homes. Inc., dated May 1,1995. and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on May 4. 1995. in Liber 629. Pageft) 494. el. aaq. and which Mortgage was assigned to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Cnmorabon d*/a Green Tree Acceptance), by Mortgage Assignment dated May 1. 1995. and rocoroed m the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry m the State of Michigan on May 4. 1995. m Liber 629. Page(s) 497. et. aeq.. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due as of the date of this Notice the sum of $40,256 68. which amount may or may not be the entire indebtedness owed by Joni A. Olson to Green Tree Serving LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Green Tree Acceptance) togethe- with interest at 9.72 percent per annum NOW THEREFORE, Notice is hereby given that the power of sale contained in said Mortgage has become operative and that pursuant to that power of sale and MCL 600.3201 et. seq.. on June 22, 2006 at 1 00 pm.. on the East steps of the Circuit Court Building in Hastings. Michigan, that being the place for holding the Circuit Court and/or for con­ ducting such foreclosures sales tor the County of Barry, there wul be offered at public safe, the prom­ ises or some part thereof, described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wit: LAND COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 1. TOWN 2. NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST; THENCE WEST ALONG the SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. 746 .6 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING: THENCE CON­ TINUING WEST. ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE. 220 00 FEET. THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST. 380.88 FEET; Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited sotety to the return f the bid amount tendered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made tn the conditions of e mortgage made by Ryan R Foote, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Aames Funding Corporation DBA Aames Hon e Loan. Mortgagee, dated November 3. 2004. and recorded on December 9. 2004 in instrument 1138442. in Barry county records. Michigan on which mortgage there >5 claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Five And 75/100 Dollars ($102,975.5). Includin'j interest at 9.68% per annum Under the power of sate contained m sa«d mor gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on June 15. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County, Michigan, and are descnbed as: BEGINNING AT A POINT OF THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 23. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MIN UTES WEST 2238 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION. THENCE DUE WEST 83 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 32 EAST 59 FEET, THENCE WEST 327 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES EAST 115 FEET. THENCE WEST 250 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MIN­ UTES WEST 410 FEET. THENCE EAST 660 FEET TO SAID EAST LINE: THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES EAST 236 FEET ALONG EAST LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date ol such sate Dated: May 18.2006 For more information, please call: FC J 248.593.1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mcl-gan 48025-5822 File *079133F02 SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC OVER THE SOUTHERLY PORTION OF SAID PARCEL AS USED FOR ROADWAY PURPOSES ON SHAW ROAD. The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of sate or abandonment, if abandon­ ment occurs after sale. BRANDT. FISHER. ALWARtSS ROV.P.C. , Green Tree servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Green Tree Acceptance) By DONALD A. BRANDT (P30183) Attorneys tor Mortgagee 1241 E. Eighth Street. P.O Box 5817 Traverse Crty. Mchigan 49896-5817 (231)941-9660 Dated: May15. 2006 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN AC’-TVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Defauti has been made in the conditions o' 3 mortgage made by CHRISTIAN DENCKER. A SINGLE MAN. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (’MRS’), solely as nominee for lender and lender's succes­ sors and assigns. NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC.. Mortgagee, dated April 6. 2005. and recorded on May 4. 2005. m Document No. 1145930, and assigned by said mortgagee to NOVASTAR MORT­ GAGE, INC., as assigned. Barry County Recoros, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Ninety-Four Dollars and Eighty-Two Cents ($99.094.82). inducing interest at 8.150% pe> annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and pro­ video. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, a! the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01 .00 PM o'clock, on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of PRAIRIEVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and deserved as _THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE CENTER QUARTER POST OF SECTION 36. THENCE SOUTH 906 75 FEET ALONG THE N/S QUARTER SECTION LINE TO CENTER OF M-43 HIGHWAY. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 258.41 FEET ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF M-43 TO BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET. THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST 180 07 FEET. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 15943 FEET PARALLEL TO M-43. THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES EAST 240 FT TO CEN­ TER OF M-43. THENCE SOUTH 54 DEGREES WEST 208 FT ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF M-43 BACK TO BEGINNING. EXCEPT THE SOUTHEASTERLY 33 FT FOR HIGHWAY PUR­ POSES AND EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 16.5 FEET FOR DRIVEWAY TO AND FROM M-43 AND TO RUN PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ADJACENT PARCELS OF LAND. TOGETHER WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. STATE OF MICHI­ GAN TAX ID NO 08-12-036-058-00 T.ie redemption penod shall bo 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance Wrt*: 1948CL 600 3241a, ir which case the redemption penod shaH be 30 dr.ys from the date of such sale Dated May 22. 2006 NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC. Mort gagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Dove. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 rrmxn dered at sate, plus intsrest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John D. Minehart and Patricia Minehart, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, daleC February 28. 2003. and recorded on March 8 2005 in instrument 1142398, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sa>d Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investrnen' Loan Trust. 2005-5 as assignee by an assignr.ient on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof .he sum of Five Hundred Seventy-Two Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Five And 90/100 Dollars (5572675 90). including interest at 8.2% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some par of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM on June 15. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: A parcel of land m the South 1/2 of Section 30. Town 1 North, Range 8 West descnbed as follows beginning at the Southeast comer of Parker's plats; thenco South 05 degrees IB minutes East 160.60 feet; thence South 00 degrees 37 min­ utes Wesi 915 feet, thence North 89 degrees 23 minutes West 747.50 feet; thence South 940.00 feet ; thence West 1300 (♦/-) feet; thence North 2660(+/-) feet: thence East 1330 (♦/-) feet to the center of said Section 30 and the Northwest corner of Parker s plat; thence South 22 degrees 44 min­ utes 10 seconds East 126.46 feet; thence south 20 39 degrees 30 minutes East 171.50 feet, thence South 77 degrees 08 minutes East 493.69 feet rrou SECONDS EAST 220 00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 381 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your demegee, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ degrees 34 minutes East 287 90 feet; thence South THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 11 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTE 49 SECONDS EAST. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION Nonce u> Mortgage Foreclosure oaie THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Ibis sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that eHrt. your damages, If any. shaft be limit­ ed sotefy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Troy D. Fodewa an unmarried man. as his sole and sepa­ rate property, ongmai mortgagor(5). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 12.2004. and record­ ed on November 15.2004 in instrument 1137248. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety And 32/100 Dollars ($91,790.32). including interest at 6.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue. at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 3f Section 35. Town 3 North. Range 7 West described as: commencing 34 rods South of the South S.ie o< the Grand River Valley Railroad on section iine between sections 35 and 36. Town 3 North. Range 7 West; thence West 10 rods; thence South 4 rods; thence East 10 rods: thence North 4 rods to beginning. More particularly descnbed as: beginning at a point on the East line of Section 35. Town 3 North. Range 7 West distant North 850.17 feet from the Southeast comer of said Section 35; thence West 165 teet; thence North 66 feet; thence East 165 feet to said East section hne; thence South along said East line. 66 feet to the pomt of beginning Subject to an easement for public high­ way purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof for Durkee Street. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Service* 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *093351F01 Hope Township Regular Board Meeting Synopsis (recorded 439 69 feet) to the point of beginning Being more particularly descnbed by a survey as Inflow that part of Section 30. Town North. Range 8 West, descnbed as beginning at the center of said Section 30. being the Northwest corner ol ’Parkers Plat": thence along the Souti.sriy Ime of the said plat the toltowinq four courses; South 22 degrees 44 minutes 10 seconds East 126.46 feet thence South 20 cteqrees 34 minutes 00 Seconds East 287.90 feet thence South 39 degrees 31 minutes. 03 Seconds East. 171.46 feet; thence South 77 degrees Of. n»nutes 00 seconds East 493 69 feet to the Southeast comer of said plat; thence South 05 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds East 160.60 feet; thence South 00 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds West 915.00 feet, lhence North 89 degrees 23 min­ utes 00 seconds West 762 83 feet to lhe North and South 1/4 lines thence South 00 degrees 4 minutes 59 seconds West on said 1'4 hne. 958 22 feet to the South 1/4 post of said Section; thence North 89 degrees 15 mmutes 36 seconds West on the South section line, 1330.40 feet to the South Eighth post of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of said Section; thence North 00 degrees 24 minutes 31 seconds East on the Norin and South eighth line of the Southwest fractional 1/4. 2653.52 feet to the North eighth post of the Southwest fractional 1/4 thence South 89 degrees 15 minutes 08 seconds East on the East and West 1/4 fane, 1323.04 feet to the place ol beginning Parcel B: Also Lol 5 of Parkers Plat, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded Liber 3 of Plats, page 106, Barry County Records Parcel C: Also, a parcel of land located in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 30. Town 1 North Range 8 West descnbed as follows: Beginning at a point on the Center line of South Shore Drive which les North 78 degrees 30 minutes West 275 00 feet from the Southwest comer of recorded plat of Reid Park, thence North 8 degrees 30 mmutes West. 101.75 feet: thence North 58 degrees 31 minutes East. 215 64 feet, thence South 73 degrees 20 min­ utes East 31 45 feet: thence South 41 degrees 29 minutes West 169.92 feet to the point of beginning, together with the land between the Shore traverse line and the South shore of Fine lake, subject to an easement of the Consumers Power Company. Being more particularly described by survey as fol­ lows: beginning at a point on the center ime of South Shore drive which lies North 78 degrees 21 minutes West 275 00 feet from the Southwest cor­ ner of recorded plat ol Reid Park; thence North 78 degrees 21 minutes West on the Center ime of South Shore Drive. 101.75 feet, thence North 67 degrees 40 minutes East 215 64 feet to the shore of Fme Lake: thence on an intermediate traverse line along the shore of Fine Lake. South 73 degrees 11 minutes 28 seconds East 31.45 feet; thence South 41 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds West 169.92 feet to the pomt of beginning, together with all the land between he intermediate traverse line and the South shore of Fine Lake The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, piease call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 3400 Telegraph Rd Sle 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #092302F01 Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damage*. if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of lhe bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m ttie conditions of a mortgage made by Heather R. Cappon. a married woman and Jason Cappon. he* husband, ongmai mortgagors). to Lender LTD. DBA Lake State Funding. Mortgagee, dated October 22. 2004. and recorded on Decomber 10. 2004 in instrument 1138536. and assigned by sate Mortgagee to Washington Mutual Bank. FA as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed io be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Etghty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Seven And 11/100 Dollars ($188.137 11). including interest at 8°o per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case mace nd provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1 00 PM. on June 15. 2006. Said premises are situated in Carter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Beginning at a point on the East and West 1/4 Ime of Section 16. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, distant West 1710.83 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section; thence South 01 degree 06 minutes 46 seconds East 747.87 feet; thence South 87 degrees 55 minutes 06 seconds West 298 47 feel; thence North 01 degrees 04 minutes 57 seconds West 758 71 feet to sate East anc West 1/4 hne. thence East along said 1/4 Ime 298 08 feet to the plat of beginning. Subject to an easement for pub­ lic highway purposes over the Northerly 33 feet The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated May 18. 2006 For more information please caH: FC R 248 593.1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *092940F01 ___ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFKc AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE P. ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate nxy be rescinded by the foreclosing molfiagee. In that etent. your damagee. If any. ah»1 be limp­ ed solely to the return of the bid emc uht ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been maot m the conditions of a mortgage made by Debate J. Bates and nancy L. Bates. Husband and Wife, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems.lnc as nominee for tends.' and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 7. 2003, and recorded on November 14. 2003 in instrument 1117626. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage thete is claimed to be due at the date hereof lhe sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand One Hundred Forty-Four And 31/100 Dollars ($115,144JI), including interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will he foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on June 22. 2006 Said prem.ses are situated in Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: A Parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 24. Town 1 Nor.h, Range 10 West. Described as: Commencing art a pomt on the East Line said Section 24. Which lies 565 53 Feet due North of the Southeast Comer of Sato Section 24; Thence North 1440 Feet for lhe place of beginning. Thence South 89 degrees 35 minutes West 264 feel; Thence North 300 teet. Thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes East 264 feet to the center of Highway M-43; Thence South along the center of said Highway. 300 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ol such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241 a. in which case the redemption penod shah be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, ptease can. FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *093773F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sa% THIS F.rtM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE tN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed sotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Gerald T Davis and Veto C Davis. husband and wO. ongmai mortgagors) to Mortgage Electronic Relation Systems. Inc s nominee tor lender and tender's successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated October 21. 2003. and recorded on October 29. 2003 in instrument 1116570. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee as ss«gnee by an assignment on which mortgage e is claimed to be due at me date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Eighty-Four And 53/100 Dollars ($131,084.53). inducting interest at 9.15% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute m sue.' case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, o* some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on June 22. 2006 Sate premises are situated m Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Commencing at the center of Highway M-43 where rt intersects the South Secton hne ol Section 14. 'own 3 North. Rang 9 West tor the pomt of beginning, thence Northerly along lhe centerline o< M-43 500 teet: thence East 175 teet: thence South 500 feet more or less to the South Ime of Secton 14. thence Westerly along the section Ime to the pomt of beginning The redemption penod shaB be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, please all FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate #065283F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. stiaM be tend­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the cordilions o' a mortgage made by James M. Norman and Daria R. Norman. Husband and Wife, oi'ginal mortgagors), to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, Mongagee. dated December 4. 2002. vto recorded on December 27. 2002 in instrument 1G94506. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, of An^rfiquest Mortgage Securities. Inc., Asset-Backed Pass Through Certificaies. Senes 2003-1. nder the Poc'-nq and Servicing Agreement Dated as ol February 1. 2003. WKhnut Recourse as assignee by an assignment, in B^iy county records. Michigan, on w.x*»i mortgage there is claimed lo be due at the date her^f the ?um of One Hundred Fifty-Two Thousnd One Hu/tonsd SeventyFour And 89/100 ^xtars ($152.174.09,. wetudtog interest at 8.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained m sail mort­ gage and the statute in such case made ard pro­ vided. notice is hereby Given that said mortgage w# be forecosed by a sate of the mortgagee' premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 0C PM. on June 8. 2006 Said premises are situated in ’/i»f^ge Plats on Page 26 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date o< such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redeption penod shall be 30 oa> 1 from th3 date of such sate Dated May 11. 2006 For more information, piease call: FC H 248 593 1300 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mchigan 48025 5822 Fite *07753203 r-m.iv Read The BANNER every week! Copies conveniently available on newsstands throughout the Berry' County area. ltoyl.200( Alt board members present; 8 guests Approved previous minutes, standing reports, and bills. Approved final 2006 Road improvements tor gravel roads. Pest Control. YMCA Grant, park repair, and work with the County on Millage renew­ al Adjourned at 8:35 p.m Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested to by Patricia Albert Supervisor Gavin Chevrolet Presents Auto Cross Car Races at the Bai 1 y County Expo Center Saturday. June 3 Y 7PM ,h>i Xh.je into ( .ill . o< Middleville. Barry C ounty. Michigan, and ar* descnbed as: Lt 66. MtodtevMte Downs No. 3. according to the recorded plat Iheteoi m Liber 5 ol See us for color copies, one-hour photo processing and all your printing needs. 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. At the gray barn �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 25. 2006 - Page 17 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... Rider thrown from hood of vehicle suffers injury Hastings Police responded to a personal injury accident May 16 on Ridgewood Drive near David Drive. The accident, which involved a pedestrian, occurred when a 16 year old driver from Hastings, backed out of a private drive onto Ridgewood. A 16 year old pedestrian, also from Hastings, hopped on the vehicle's hood. The driver proceeded to the west on Ridgewood with the teenager on the hixxl of her car. After traveling a short distance the teen rid­ ing on the car fell from the vehicle, receiving injuries. Treatment was sought at Pennock Hospital. The teen's condition is unknown at this time. Officers too quick for fleeing suspects Hastings police responded to a residence in the 400 block of E. Center Street when1 there was a report of unwanted subjects on May 21. As officers attempted to make contact with the men involved in the incident, two of them fled on foot. One was appre­ hended a short time later. Taylor Wolfinger. 18. from Hastings was placed under arrest or. charges of being a minor in possession of alcohol by consumption and for resisting and obstructing an offi­ cer. Also arrested during the incident was Miquel Salazar. 19. also from Hastings, on charges of being a minor in possession of alco­ hol by consumption. Charges are being sought against the third subject who was identified, but managed to elude police. Salazar and Wolfinger were transported to the Barry County Jail without incident. Verbal dispute gets out of hand Hastings officers were dispatched to the 100 block of E. Center Street where there was a reported fight May 22. involving several people in the street. Officers responding to the complaint arrested three people involved in the incident, charging them with disor­ derly conduct. The incident got out of hand during a verbal dispute which escalated into the street from an apartment house. There were no reported injuries. Thomas Herbst. 28. Amanda Tumblom. 21. and Dustin Herbst. 18. all from Hastings, were lodged at the Barry county Jail without incident. Hastings driver injured Hastings Police responded to a personal injury accident on North Broadway in front of Tyden Park, on May 18. The 5:52 p.m. accident oararred when-w■vehicle driven by'Edna Miller, 66, from Hastings, was stopped *n the northbound lane waiting to turn west into the park. Another northbound vehicle being driven by Hillary Ranquette. 18. from Hastings, was unable to change lanes prior to running into lhe back of Miller’s vehicle. Ranquette. was trans­ ported by Lansing Mercy to Pennock Hospital for treatment. Her condition is unknown. Have fax, will travel The Hastings Police Department is investigating an aggravated assault complaint that occurred on May 17 at Hastings Aluminum. 429 S. Michigan Ave. The assault occurred at 11:30 a.m. after a man who works for an affiliation of the factory in Walhalla. Mich, was sent a fax earlier in the day from lhe Hastings planl regarding some discrepancies tha’ were found. The 58 year old suspect, who is from Walhalla, drove to Hastings and confronted the victim and assaulted him with a pool cue because he felt the fax was sent in an unprofessional manner. The victim sought treatment on his own at Pennock Hospital. The incident remains under investigation and is pending review by the Barry County Prosecutor’s Office. Personal injury accident reported Hastings Police responded to a May 13 personal injury accident at the intersection of N. Michigan Ave. and E. State Road. The accident occurred after a westbound vehicle on E. Slate Road, driven by Stanley Strathem. 48. from Delton, failed to yield to a southbound vehicle on Michigan Ave. driven by Stephen Schilz. 38. from Hastings. Schilz was transported to Pennock Hospital by Lansing Mercy Ambulance. His condition is unknown at this time. Prairieville boosting patrols over the holidays The Prairieville Township Police Department will have extra patrols out this Memorial Day Weekend. Enforcement will be concentrated, based on accident statistics, on many of the main roads: Lockshore. Milo. Parker. Norris. Pine Lake Road. Doster Rd. 3 Mile Rd. Cressey, and Enzian. Officers will focus on speed­ ers. those driving while intoxicated, and scat belt violations. Due to the many lake visitors, officers will also be patrolling lhe side roads around the lakes. LEIN check nabs driver Barry County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Daniel Favela. 55. of Lake Odessa on May 19 when a LEIN check showed he was driv­ ing on a revoked license. Favela was also charged with driving with open intoxicants in the vehicle. Sheriff’s Dept, investigating break-ins Barry County Sheriff’s deputies arc investigating a scries of break-ins between May 3-4 in Yankee Springs Township. In total, four reports of items missing from garages on Beatrice Avenue have been reported. Two suspicious males were seen in the area, but no arrests have been made. Anyone with information concern­ ing these thefts is asked to contact the Barry County Sheriff’s Department at 948-4805. Phone scam successful The Sheriff’s Department is investigating a report of an attempt to defraud an elderly citizen by posing as a bank employee. Deputies said the woman, who suffers from a degenerative disor­ der. said she was contacted by phone by someone who said he was from lhe bank and needed her routing number and bank account number. She provided the information and when she informed her daughter, the daughter contacted lhe bank and the Sheriff's Department. Accident victim’s story doesn’t hold up The Barry County Sheriff’s Department was called to the scene of a single vehicle accident May 8 on Solomon Road near Airport Road. They found a van partially submerged in a creek with no one around. A witness said he saw two people, a man and a woman, leave the area. Police found beer near lhe vehicle and began a search. They subsequently spotted another van with a passenger, who matched the description they had been given of lhe driver, and stopped the vehicle. The passenger in lhe van admitted he was driving the van that crashed. He told lhe officer his female passen­ ger grabbed the wheel and “freaked out." causing the accident. His story was not very credible, according to the deputy, as the man insisted his passenger turned the wheel to the right and the van went off the road on the left side of lhe highway. When questioned, he said he left the scene to find lhe keys, although lhe keys were in the vehicle. The man admitted to having a minute amount of alco­ hol but when tested, his blood alcohol content was . 15 percent. The man. later identified as Morris House. Jr. of Kalamazoo, was lodged in the Barry County Jail for operating a vehicle while intox­ icated and driving without a license. Seat belt infraction leads to more problems for driver Michigan Slate Police troopers conducted a traffic stop May 19 on a driver who was speeding and not wearing a seat belt. The stop occurred on Airport Road. When contact was made with the 27 year old driver, he staled he had consumed three pints of beer prior to operating the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle turned up three burnt marijuana cigarettes and more open containers of alcohol. A 49 year old passenger in the vehicle was cited for not wearing a seat belt. The driver was lodged in the Barry County Jail and charged with possession off marijuana and operating a vehicle while intoxicated (second offense), while the passenger was cited and released. Series of vandalism against mail boxes investigated Michigan State Troopers from the Hastings Post are investigat­ ing a scries of vandalism of mail boxes in the area. A number a mail boxes have been destroyed by what appears to be bottle bombs. Incidents have been reported in Hastings Township and the Woodland area. Anyone with information is asked to contact Troopers Ray Durham or Trooper Dan Cook at 948-8283. Arson destroys bales of hay Troopers are also trying to find a person or persons who set fire to 12 bales of hay in Castleton Township between May 19-20. The owner of the farm found the bales smoldering and said they were all destroyed. The value of the hay was listed as $360. Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Dan Cook at 948­ 8283. Fishermen assaulted On May 21. Trooper Kevin Keto was dispatched to an assault in Hastings Township. Two fishermen reported they had been attacked by a man in a canoe, who threw their fishing poles into the Thomapple Lake after they had accidentally hooked the canoe. When troopers approached the suspects, they were leaving the area in a vehicle. One suspect, identified as Scan Kelley. 27. got out of the car and confronted officers. When he failed their direction to get back in the car. a struggle ensued and Kelley was arrested and charged with resisting and obstruction and assault and battery. A passenger in the car. Chad Snell. 22. of St. Johns, was found to have a warrant out for his arrest in St. Johns for failure to appear. Snell was also arrested and both were lodged in the Barry County Jail. A field sobriety test determined Kelley’s blood alcohol level to be .15 percent and Snell’s to be .13 percent. Traffic stop results in OWI arrest Michigan State Police Troopers on patrol May 13 conducted a traffic stop in Barn Township and arrested 37 year old Janet Baird for driving under the influence of alcohol (third offense). A field sobriety test determined her blood alcohol level to be . 15 percent. Baird was also charged with driving while her license is suspend­ ed. A search of the vehicle produced open containers of alcohol. Baird was lodged in the Barrs County Jail without incident. Dowling man arrested for assault Hastings officers arrested a Dowling man May 20 after he assaulted his 42 year old wife at a residence in the 700 block of E. State Street. The assault occurred after a verbal dispute escalated and became physical. A 36 year old Hastings man. who tried to interject, was also assaulted and was transported by Lansing Mercy Ambulance to Pennock Hospital for treatment of his injuries. Henry Hook. 42. was arrested on charges ol domestic vio­ lence and lodged at the Barry County Jail. He is facing charges of domestic violence third offense, assault and for being in violation of a no alcohol consumption probation order. The case has been turned over to the Barn County Prosecutor's Office for review. The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 599 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set, new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New, never used; must sell $275 (616)366-2709.______________ SLEIGH BED: queen cherry­ wood with pillowtop mattiCjS set, $175. (517)719-8062 TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 I (IHII A (lOI'lll II AQUATIC PLANTS: WA­ TER Lilies & Lotus, Goldfish & Koi, liners, pumps, filters. Apol’s Landscaping Co., 9340 Kalamazoo, Caledonia. (616)698-1030. Open Mon­ day-Friday 9am-5:30pm; Sat­ urday, 9am-2pm. 2 BEDROOM in the coun­ try. Large yard, no pets. $495/month + security de­ posit. (269)948-8943 MANY THANKS TO ALL who came to help me celebrate my 90th birthday. I’m enjoying my flowers, gifts 4r many beautiful cards. Thanks also for the cards in the mail that keep coming each day. A special thanks to my caring family for putting it all together. Dolores Hall In \lt iiinriani' IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN CUDDAHEE 3/11/1935 - 5/24/2000 DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP. I AM NOT THERE. I DO NOT SLEEP. 1AM A THOUSAND WINDS THAT BLOW. I AM THE DIAMOND GLINTS IN SNOW. I AM SUNLIGHT OF THE RIPENED GRAIN. I AM THE GENTLE AUTUMN’S RAIN. WHEN YOU AWAKEN IN THE MORNING HUSH. I AM THE SWIFT UPLIFTING RUSH. OF QUIET BIRDS IN CIRCLED FLIGHT. I AM SOFT STARS THAT SHINE AT NIGHT. I DO NOT STI BY MY GRAVE AND CRY; I AM NOT THERE 1 DID NOT DIE ITS BEEN SIX YEARS SINCE WE LOST YOU DAD, YOU ARE STILL AND ALWAYS WILL BE IN OUR HEARTS. LOVE ALWAYS. BRIAN, BRENDA. JEREMY 4c DYLAN, BRENDA 4c ANDREW, CATHY, FELICIA & GLEN BUSINESS OFFICES FOR LEASE: Woodridge Building Downtown Hastings, 136 E. State Street, call for an appt. (269)945-9321. ’Attention At­ torneys, Accountants, Pho­ tographers or anyone else who needs to store original documents. l.OOOsq.ft. office space with nice front en­ trance from lobby and a 180sq.ft. bank vault right in your office. Must see! ‘Also FOUND: GRFrN 340sq.ft. office space with black cat. (269)945-5512 sink & large closet. Both spaces includes utilities and have front and back, entran­ ces and parking. Great loca­ Decorative, colored. and tion- Call Today! printed concrete available EMERSON MANOR for side walks, patios, drive­ APARTMENTS in Lake ways, basements, and ga­ Odessa HAS IMMEDIATE rage floors. 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Channing high quality 2 bedroom, 3 bath condc with golf cart access to Hastings Cuantrv Club. All offers considered’ Call (231)334­ 7595 for private showing. FOR SALE BY OWNER: great hidden treasure on FINE LAKE Relating. Open Sundays l-4pm. 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 batns. 3551 W. Shore Dr. Price reduced 1ST TIME BIG GARAGE NON CONTESTED DI­ to $279,650. (269)721-3223. SALE: Household and some VORCES WITH OR WITH­ fann items. 1080 East Clo­ OUT CHILDREN! We do all HOUSE FOR SALE IN verdale Rd. Just off M-37 the the paperwork. Also availa­ HASTINGS: close to schools paved side. 25th, 26th, & ble: Motions for parenting + shopping, 3 bed, 15 baths, 27th, 9am-5pm. Saturday time, child support. kitchen, dining room, living 9am-12pm only. room, 2 enclosed porches, (269)945-4043. extra large lot 2-10x12 decks 2 FREE GARAGE SALE with pool and 2+ car garage. RESTORE YOUR HOME signs with your ad ‘hat runs Asking $106,900. (269)945­ in any of our papers. Get from the inside out. Quality 9382 craftsmanship for over 15 them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At years. Some look all their lives for a good painter; the front counter. others find one with their ESTATE SALE NUMER­ first call. Michael Evans OUS items, jewelry, anti­ Painting & Wall Covering ques, crafts, fabric, furniture, (269)795-3133. lift chair. Rock Saw, and Help Wauled Tumblers. Friday-Monday May 26th-May 29th 9-5 APPLEBEE'S IS NOW ac­ 13001 S. Norris Rd., Delton. cepting applications for all Watch for signs. dining room and kitchen po­ sitions. Apply in person XiiloiUtHixe Monday-Friday from 2pm1990 F-150 XLT Lariat: 4x4, 5pm at 638 W. State St. EOE. $800. (269)838-7794 DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for Hotm hold dependable customer service APARTMENT FULL OF oriented person with chauf­ FURNITURE: sofa, chair, feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ dining room set, bedroom, cense. Good working envi­ appliances. Like new condi­ ronment. (616)248-7729 tion. Cost $3,000. Sell $995. (1 month old) (517)719-8062 \illiqhe\ KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set, 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (616)318-1974 ALLEGAN ANTIQUE MARKETSunday, May 28th. 400 Exhibitors. Rain or Shine. 7:30 am to 4:00 pm., located at the 'airgrounds in SOFA/LOVESEAT SET: tan. Allegan, Mid: $4.00 adm. mauve. Still in plastic. Never w ww.a I leganantiques.com used. Cost $8(X). Sell $395. no rfsfrvf auction; (517)719-8062 2pm Friday, June 2, 2006 at Wunied Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory BUYING USED CARS any condition up to $1,000. Free Comers, ML Nearly 50 col­ lectible cars, misc. anti­ pickup. (616)890-1553 ques, lawn equipment and consignments. Visit Gil/ \latc Saif . moreCarMuseum.org for ESTATE/MOVING SALES updated list of items oi by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ jhone (269)671-5089. No tage House Antiques. Bidder's Fee! No Bidder's (269)795-8717 Premium and FREE admis­ sion! �Page 18 - Thursday. May 25. 2006 - The Hastings Banner INVITATION TO BID term of the contract will be for the year beginning November 1,2006 NOTICE and ending on October 31. 2009. The closing date for the bid is June The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking appli­ The County of Barry is accepting sealed bids for H'.'AC senice. The 29, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. Bids must be submitted to County cants to serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. Administration. 3rd floor. 220 W. State St.. Hastings. Ml 49058. in a Applicants must represent Natural Resource Conservation. sealed envelope clearly marked "HVAC BID" A copy rf the invitation Teens suffer injuries in car-school bus crash Applications may be obtained at the County Administration to bid may be requested by ,-hone or in person at the County Ck'k's Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State St, Office (269) 945 1285. 220 V. State St.. Hastmgs. Ml 49058. Specific questions regarding the Invitation to Bid may be directed to Tim Hastings; (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than Neeb, Building and Grounds Supervisor at (269) 838-7084. 5:00 p.m. on May 30,2006. NOTICE thbuit NOTICE The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Mental Health Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St., Hastings; (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 30,2006. The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held May 23. 2006, are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St.. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. CITY OF HASTINGS 2005 Annual Water Quality Report CHY or HASTINGS WATER QUALITY FOR SOOS Dear Customer We are pleased to present a summary* of the quality of the water provided to you during the past year. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires that utilities issue an annual "Consumer Confidence" report to customers in addition to other notices that may be required by law. The City of Hastings vigilantly safeguards its water supplies and is proud to report that our system has never had a violation of maximum contaminant levels. This report is a snapshot of last year s water quality. Included are details about where your water comes from, what it contains, how it compares to EPA and State standards, and the risks our water testing and treatment are designed to prevent We are commit­ ted to providing you with information because informed consumers are our best allies. WATER SYSTEM INFORMATION We encourage public interest and participation in our community's decision affecting drinking water. Regular City Council meetings occur on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month in City Hall at 730 p.m. The public is welcome. If you have any questions about this report or any other questions pertaining to the City of Hastings drinking water, please contact Chuck Miller or Verne Robins, City of Hastings Water Treatment Plant at 269-945-2331 or Tim Girrbach. City of Hastings DPS Director, at 269-945-2468. WATER SOURCE The City of Hastings is supplied by groundwater from 4 wells located within the City limits. Three of the four wells are in excess of 290 feet deep and supply a very good quality of water. The fourth well is somewhat shallower and is only used in emergencies. During the year 2005, the City of Hastings distributed 338 million gallons of water. This water was distributed not only to residential customers but also to industry locat­ ed with the City of Hastings service area. The State performed an assessment of our source water in 2003 to determine the susceptibility or the relative potential of contamination. The susceptibility rating is on a six-tiered scale from “very-low" to "high" based primarily on geological sensitivity, water chemistry and con­ taminant sources. The susceptibility of our source is Very Low. A copy of the full report can be obtained by contacting the City of Hastings at 269-945-2468. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-47Ci). Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromir . such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIWAIDS or oth*. .. .ie sys­ tem disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Crypto-sporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). No serious injuries were reported in a Middleville accident Wednesday. May 17, when a vehicle driven by a 16-year-old female was struck broadside by a Thomapple Kellogg School bus shortly after school let out for the day. The 1999 Ford Taurus was northbound at the intersection of Bender Road and Main Street in Middleville and had stopped at the intersection. The Taurus then proceeded through the intersection and was struck by the west-bound school bus. Four passengers in the Taurus, three 15year-old girls and a 14-year-old girl, were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. The school bus had 15 occupants, the driv­ er. 13 pre-school passengers and a teacher. They were not injured in the crash, which occurred at approximately 2:34 p.m. Alcohol was not a contributing factor in the accident, which remains under investigation by troopers from the Michigan State Police Hastings Post. Troopers were assisted at the scene by Thomapple Hre/EMS and several bystanders, many of whom were fellow high school stu­ dents of the driver of the Taurus. COURTNEWS • Martin Harry Brietner, 44. of Hastings was sentenced May 18 by Circuit Court Judge James Fisher to serve 12 months probation and 30 days in jail with two days credit for time served on his April conviction of assault­ ing and resisting a police officer. Fisher agreed to suspend the balance of his sentence upon payment off court assessments and will discharge Brietner from probation upon pay­ ment. His court assessments included $500 in court costs. $50 to the Crime Victim’s Fund, and the state minimum cost of $45. Brietner was arrested in February. • Michael Chad Adams. 30. of Hastings, was sentenced by Judge Fisher on May 18 to serve 36 months probation and five months in jail with two days credit for time served for his May 3 conviction of breaking and enter­ ing with intent. Adams was ordered to partic­ ipate in Drug Court and complete a substance abuse assessment within seven days and attend two Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. The balance of his sentence may be suspend­ ed upon payment off $500 in court costs. Adams was also assessed $854 in restitution. a probation fee of $720 and a Drug Court fee of $200. Adams was arrested for breaking into a building on Bever Road in Orangeville Township in October. 2005. • Nathan Levi Christie. 30. of Middleville, was sentenced on May 17 by Judge Fisher to serve from 23 to 60 months in prison with 95 days credit for time served for violating the terms of his probation. Christie was placed on probation in 2004. He was arrested May 16 for driving on a suspended license and driv­ ing while intoxicated. His 2004 charge was a third offense of driving while intoxicated. • James Curtis Sivitz, 20. of Woodland, was sentenced May 18 by Judge Fisher to spend from 18 to 120 months in prison for his April conviction of breaking and entering with intent of a building on Heath Road in December. Sivitz will serve his sentence con­ current to four previous convictions and was fined court costs of $500. a restitution fee of $500, Crime Victims Fund payment of $60. and the state minimum cost of $60. The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or thiough the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring mineral.', and. in some cases, radioactive mate­ rial, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals of from human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source water include: • Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife. • Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally occurring or result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming. • Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential uses. • Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial processes and petrole­ um production, and can. also come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems. • Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink EPA prescribes '<gulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water pro­ vided by public water systems. Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health. WATER QUALITY DATA TABLE The following table lists the result of every regulated contaminant that we detected in your drinking water during lhe 2005 calendar year. The presence of these contaminants in the water does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health nsk. Unless otherwise noted, the data presented in this table is from testing performed from January 1.2005 through December 3J. 2005. The State requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants are not expected to vary significantly from year to year. Some of the data, though representative of the water quality is more than one year old. The table contains the name of each substance, the highest level allowed by regulation (MCL): the ideal goals for public health, the amount detected, the usual sources of such contamination, footnote* explaining our findings, and a key to units of measurement. KEY DEFINITIONS M*¥<■■■ C—Level or MCL: The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLG as feasible using the best available treatment technology. Maxima Caaxaalaaat Level Goal or MCLG: The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known oi expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. Aetioa Level er AL: The concentration of a contaminant, which, if exceeded, triggers treatment, or other requirements, which a water system must follow. MRDLi Maxtaaua RnUau Ulrtafactaat Level: The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is nec. ssary for control of microbial contaminants. MRDLGt Maxima ReeMaal Disinfectant Level Gaab The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expect­ ed risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants Spaa: parts per million, or ag/k milligrams per liter pCi/b picocuries per liter (a measure of radioactivity): ppbi parts per billion, or micro­ grams per liter (ag/l): NHi Non Detectable: NA: Not Applicable: HRAA: Highest Running Annual Average. iMMtr Water MCL MCLG (EPAGaaO MCI Sampfc Date 4 4 0 2005 N A 0 N \ 0 _’oni Xaturulh present m environment per Month 0 (1 Monihlv Xaturallv present tn env uonment MRDL MRD4.G Foundation gives $6,000 for K-9 unit The Barry Community Foundation presents a check to the Barry County Sheriff’s Department to help fund the newly formed K-9 Unit. Making the presentation to Sheriff's Dar Leaf and Deputy Richelie Spenser are Bonnie Hildreth left, and Jennifer Richards, right. The $6,000 check will go to support Gina, the K-9 who will be utilized in drug enforcement, searches tor lost persons and apprehension of fleeing suspects. Deputy Spencer has been trained to handle Gina and they will be working together in the support of the department's efforts to provide services to the community. tMrrW. 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Sodium & Sulfate were found in well 2. This well is only used in emergencies. • ••Regulated at Customer Tap • Unregulated contaminants are those for which EPA has not established drinking water standards. Monitoring helps EPA to determine where these contaminants occur and whether it needs to regulate those contaminants. ________ ttsokm PRINTING PLUS HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am -1:00 pm �The Hastings Banner - Thuraday. May 25. 2006 - Page 19 Gun legislation to be discussed June 5 Parks millage debate set at First Friday -J MF In Honor of CJJarfara Coffeen Hooten Cnwr out (n< a good four and kr>Cp us rrffhuntr and to ipmoMbot tkr filo ol a Dr. Michael Callton The next First Friday program, at noon Friday. June 2. will be be a debate on the pros and cons of lhe two county-wide parks and recreation millage requests that will appear on the Aug. 8 primary election ballot. Dr. George Ward Shannon, director of Charlton Park, is expected to explain the quarter of a mill renewal and the proposal to increase lhe millage rate by another quarter of a mill to fund recreational programs. Dr. Michael Callton. a member of the Barry County Board of Commissioners. Fifth District, will speak on behalf of those opposed to the millage increase. Dr. George W. Shannon State Rep Rick Jones Another First Friday program set for Tuesday evening. June 5. will be a discussion of gun legislation being proposed in the Michigan State Legislature. State Rep. Rick Jones. 71st District of Eaton County and a former sheriff who is the main sponsor of the "Castle Doctrine" legislationthat would establish a presumption that a criminal who forcibly enters or intrudes in your home or occupied vehicle is there to cause death or great bodily harm. The meas­ urers will also remove the duty to retreat if you are attacked anywhere you have a legal right to be. The bills would also prevent criminals (or their families) from suing their victims (in civil court) fo injury or death. The meetings is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday; June 5. at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. Both meetings are sponosred by lhe Barry County Democratic Committe. The latter ses­ sion also is being sponsored by Great Lakes Shooting Sports Association. Wayne Groth, legislative director, a slate wide non-partisan, grassroots pro-shooting sports firearms rights organization. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND FILING OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL Fawn Lake Sewer Improvement Special Assessment District Na. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township ol Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan has approved a contract with the County o( Barry, acting by and through its Board ol Public Work* (■Barr)' County") pursuant to Act 185 ol the Public Acts ol Michigan ol 1957. as amended (“Act 185"). whereby Barry County will provide lor the acquisition, construction and financing of an extension to the Gull Lake Sewer System to sene the Fawn Lake area in the Township including pressure sewer lines, cleanout chambers, grinder pumps, appurtenant facilities thereto, and necessary rights of way and interests in land in the Township of Orangeville (the “Improvements"). Saxons split last two league double-headers Hastings earned one win and one loss in O­ K Gold Conference softball double-headers with Byron Center and Caledonia last week. The Saxons split a pair of games with Byron Center on Friday night. Kadee Kurr recorded here ninth pitching victory of the year as she led the Saxons to a 4-1 win in game one against the Bulldogs. Kurr struck out three and walked one. while scattering eight hits to pitch the complete game win. The score was tied I-1 until the fifth inning when the Saxons pushed three runs across the plate. Jen Bishop fed off the faming with a sin'/c and advanced to second base on a ground out from Brandi Sutfin. Katie Kendall walked, and then after both runners stole bases, they scored on a base hit by Kurr. Sophie Stavale drove Kurr in with another base hit to finish the scoring for Hastings. The Saxons scored first as Ally Bryans led off the bottom of the second inning with a sin­ gle. Kelly Wilson followed with a walk. A passed ball advanced lhe runners, and then Bryans scored on a ground out off the bat of Nikki Meade. The Saxons threatened again in the third inninp as they loaded the bases on a single by Sutfin and walks to Jodie Jolley and Kurr, but failed to score as the inning ended with a fly out to right field. Byron Center scored its only run of the game in lhe third inning on a Hastings error and a base hit to tie the game at one run apiece. The second game featured a lot of hitting as the Bulldogs pounded out 13 hits to defeat the Saxons 13-4. The Saxons bats were also active, as they collected 11 hits in the game. Stavale led the attack for Hastings with three hits, including a double. Kendall and Bryans each had two hits apiece. Erica Swartz pitched for the Saxons, and was dealt just her third Joss of the season. The Saxons were 16-11 overall heading into Wednesday’s contest at Otsego to end the regular season. The Saxons also won game one on Wednesday afternoon, against Caledonia. Hastings broke a 2-2 tie in dramatic fashidn with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 3-2 win. Wilson was hit by a pilch as she led off the seventh inning, and Sutfin and Kendall fol­ lowed with singles to load the bases. Swartz then pul down a perfect bunt to score Camie Earl, who was pinch running for Wilson, for the game winning run. Sutfin collected four hits in the game, while Kendall had three singles and Swartz had two base hits. The Saxons jumped out to an early two-run lead in the game, as Sutfin led-off the first inning with a double. Kurr followed with a walk. Both runners advanced on a pass ball, and then scored on a single by Stavale. Caledonia put two runs on the board in the third inning on a walk, a double and a Hastings error. Kurr pitch a very solid game for the Saxons, as she allowed just four hits while striking out seven Caledonia batters and walking two. HASTINGS COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND RECREATION CENTER SUMMER HOURS Pool & Cardio Exercise Room Schedule Effective 5/30-9/02/06 Lap Swim _ M-F from 6:30 am - 9:00 am Hastings School District resident seniors swim free! Open Swim M-T-Th & F from 7:00 pm -10:00 pm W from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm (until 8/14,06) SAT from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (2 lams win be provided for lap swimming during these times) Cardio Exercise Room (ages 14 6 up) M-F 6:30 am - 9:00 am 11:00 am -1:00 pm SAT 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Teen Center (current 6th ■ 12th graders) ______ M-F 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Open Gym T, W. & TH from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm SAT from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm In the second game lhe Caledonia bats exploded for 12 runs on 12 hits as they beat the Saxons 12-2 in five innings. Every batter in the Caledonia line-up had at least one hit in the game. The Saxons scored their two runs in the third inning on a single by Meade, a double from Sutfin. and a Caledonia error. Swartz had lhe only other Saxons hit in the game. Hopefully for Hastings, lhe Saxons can continue with their solid first games on Tuesday when they only have to play one. The SaWns open the Division 2 district against Lakewood, at Charlotte, on Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. Lakewood topped the Saxons in their only meeting of the year thus far. in the champi­ onship finals of the Barry County Tournament. The winner of that game will face Lansing Waverly in lhe district semifinals Saturday. June 3. at 10 a.m. in Charlotte. Iran contracted with Barry County pu.**uant to Act 185 shall be defrayed by special assessments k-ried against the properties benefitted thereby. The Township has determined to proceed with the Improvements, has approved preliminary plans and estimates o( costs fur the Improvements. and has determined a special assessment district consisting of the following described lots or parcels o( land which are specially benefitted by the Improvements and against which a portion of the cost of the Improvements shall be specially assessed: 0811-0094)114)0 0811-009-015-00 0811-0854X184)0 0811-085-021) 00 0811-009-011-10 08114)094)19-00 081 1409-4224M) 08114)854)014)0 0811-0854)01-10 08114)85-009-00 08! 14185-010-00 08114)654)20.50 08114)094)11-20 08114)854)114)0 08114)85-022 00 08114)854)134)0 0811-0854)22-10 0811-0854)23 00 08114)094)11-30 0811-009-011-40 08114X19-011-45 0811 0094)11-60 08114)854)01-33 08114*5-001-34 (1811-085-002-00 0811 -085 003-00 08114)85-004-00 0811 085-0144)0 0811-0094)12 20 98114)85-005 00 0811 -085406-00 0811-009-012-30 08114)85-006-10 Ml 14)85 0194)0 08114)854)074)0 08 J 4)854)19-50 0811 •009-011 -80 0811-0094)124X1 08114)09-012-10 0811-009-012-40 0811-0854)244)0 0811-085-025-00 0811-085-026 (A 0811-0854)27 00 08114)654)154)0 08114)650164N) 08114)85-0174)0 0811-0854)18-10 0814)65-018-20 08114*85-018-30 0811-009-011-70 08114)85-021-00 0811-0854)374)0 0811-0854)404)0 MAP OF FAWN LAKE SEWER IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 Hastings alumni game set for Mon The 30th annual Hustings Alumni Baseball game is scheduled for Monday. May 29. a I p.m. “It’s time to shake out the rust and get the arms in shape.” said former Saxon varsity baseball coach Bernie Oom. All former Saxon varsity baseball play ers are invited to come, regardless of age. “If you do not feel comfortable playing, come and coach a base for us.” said Oom. Warm-up and batting practice will begin shortly after 11 a.m. Gavin Chevrolet Presents Auto Cross Car Races at the Barry County Expo Center Saturday. June 3 V 7PM O\\\\\ GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL!!! LOOKING FOR GOOD STABLE PEOPLE WITH BAD CRED­ IT FOR NEW AUTO FINANCING PROGRAM. YOUR APPROVAL IS ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED!!1 IF WE CAN T GET YOU APPROVED WITH THIS EXCITING • Scheduled days and times are subject to change NEW PROGRAM WE'LL GIVE YOU S50000!'! Than will be no open swims on Thursday, July 6 and Thursday, July 13 due to Swim Club Meet* at the Community Center DRIVE A LATE MODEL CAR. SUV OR EVEN A 4X4 The Hastings Community Education & Recreation Center will close at 5:00 pm on Thursday, May 25 & Friday, May 26 for Graduation Caremonies. The Community Center would like to congratulate all of the Hastings High School Graduates and especially our senior employees: Jeana Bishop, Jennifer uohnston, Max Myers, Chelsle Passmore, Adsm Sheldon, Craig Sherwood, Kristi Tolger, Marissa VanWingen, and Lora Winegar! ■ . In accordance with the terms ol Section 15c ol Act 188 of the Public Acts ol Michigan of 1954. as amended (“Act 188"). the Township ol Orangeville has determined that all or part ol the Tbwnship’s ob.'tga PICKUP TODAY!!! PLUS GET A $100.00 GAS CARO WITH YOUR VEHICLE!!! CALL TODAY REGARDLESS Of YOUR PAST CREDIT - HISTORY ANO GET APPROVED! call (269) 948-8210 today for approval WE FINANCE YOUR FUTURE NOT YOUR PAST! CALL CALL MR. HAGG FOR YOUR APPROVAL TODAY! (269) 948-8210 AND DRIVE TODAY! NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Township Supervisor of the Township of Orangeville has made and certified a special assessment roll for lhe Special Assessment District, which roll sets forth the relative portion of part of the costs of the Improvements which are to be levied in the form of special assessments against each benefitted lot or parcel of land in the special assessment district TAKE NOTICE THAT THE TOWNSHIP BOAID OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE WILL HOLD A PIUL1C HEARING ON TUESDAY. THE STH DAY OF JUNE. 2006. AT 7:00 PJL LOCAL TIME AT THE TOWNSHIP HALL 7350 LINDSEY ROAD. PLAINWELL MICHIGAN. TO REVIEW THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL AND THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR THE IMPROVE­ MENTS AND TO HEAR AND CONSIDER ANY OBJECTIONS THERETO. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the special assessment roll as prepared has been reported to the Township Board and ts on file with the Township Clerk at the Township Hall for public examination. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT AN OWNER OR A PARTY LN INTEREST IN A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SUBJECT TO A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT MAY RLE A WRITTEN APPEAL OF THE SPE­ CIAL ASSESSMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF CONFIRMATION OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROIL BUT ONLY IF SAID OWNER OR PARTY IN INTEREST APPEARS AND PROTESTS THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AT THIS HEARING, tn appear ante may be made by an owner or a party in interest, or hts or her agent, in person or. in the alternative. an appearance or protest can be filed with the Township by letter prior to the hearing, in which case a person al appearance al tlie hearing is not required. This notice was autlwriied by the Township Board of the Township of Orangeville Dated: May 9. 2006 JENNIFER GOY. CLERK TOWNSHIP OF ORANGEVILLE �Page 20 - Thursday, May 25. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Lions beat up on Bellevue and Morenci Maple Valley’s varsity baseball team pulled its overall record to within two wins of .500, by scoring four straight victories to end last week. The Lions were 13-15 overall, and 4-5 in the SMAA South, and could have evened their overall record, and gotten one game over that mark in lhe SMAA, with a solid per­ formance last Tuesday at horn; against Stockbridge. Maple Valley took two wins from Morenci Saturday after winning twice Thursday after­ noon against Bellevue in non-conference con­ tests. Adam Gonser had a huge day for Maple Valley Saturday, getting the win in game two against Morenci and going 7-of-8 from the plate on the day. He improved his pitching record to 2-3 in game two, a 5-1 Lion win. “We are becoming a good team.” said Lion head coach Bryan Carpenter. “All the credit goes to the kids, who have made a commit­ ment to get better and improve each week. We have really started to play our best baseball." Troy Westendorp had a pair of doubles and a pair of RBI for the Lions in game two Saturday. Kyle Fisher also had two hits, and Garrett VanEngen and Joey James one each. In game one against Morenci, Drew Kersjes scored the victory on the mound, scattering seven hits over the full seven innings. Maple Valley had nine hits in the game, including four by Gonser, two by VanEngen, and one each for Andrew Ashcraft and Rusty Harris. fhc Lions topped Bellevue Thursday. 8-2 and 12-3. “We played two good games in miserable weather.” said Carpenter. “We got ahead in both games, and finished the job." Five runs scored for the Lions in the first Maple Valley freshman Kyle Fisher takes a big cut at a pitch in the bottom of the fourth inning of game one Thursday afternoon in Vermontville. (Photo by Brett Bremer) inning of game two, and Fisher eventually earned the win in five innings. Bellevue cut the Lion lead to five two in the second, but the Lions came back with five more runs in the third. Gonser was 2-for-4 in the contest and scored three times. Fisher and VanEngen had a pair of RBI each for the Lions. In game one. Troy Westendorp scored the win for lhe Lions, allowing just tliree hits and no earned runs in six mixings of work. Bellevue busied up the shut-out in the sev­ enth with a pair of runs, but the Lions had just added four runs to an early 4-0 lead for some insurance. Fisher and Gonser both had two RBI for the Lions in the first game, while Kersjes. VanEngen. Keith Lackscheide. and Joey James added hits for the Lion attack. “We’ve been playing well lately, and it is good to see us using the things in games that we have been working on in practice." said Carpenter. “We are hitting the bail and mov­ ing runners over into scoring position. We are finally starting to put the pressure on the other team instead of on ourselves." The weather wasn't much better Tuesday than it was Thursday, and game two of the SMAA double header between the Lions and Leslie was rained out. The Blackhawks got the afternoon started with a 7-4 win in eight innings.. The Lions were behind three different times in the game and fought back to tie the game, but couldn't come up with a timely hit in the last three innings to pass the Blackhawks Tied at four, the Lions weren’t able to move runners around in the sixth and seventh innings. “We played well enough to win,” said Carpenter. “I’m happy with the way our kids battled.” Kersjes and Ashcraft had two hits each for the Lions in the loss. Kersjes scored twice and had an RBI, while Ashcraft had a double and knocked in two runs. Fisher, VanEngen, and Harris also had hits for the Valley. No date has been decided upon yet for a second contest between the Lions and Leslie. Sour end to regular season for Saxons The Saxons had one last chance to get things turned around before the start of the state tournament, Wednesday afternoon against Fowlerville. Hastings had lost five straight, heading into Wednesday night's game which closed out the regular season. The Saxons were 8-20 heading into the contest, and will open the Division 2 district tournament at Charlotte with a pre-district game against Lakewood Tuesday at 5 p.m. Godwin Heights topped Hastings 9-4 Tuesday afternoon. The Saxons out-hit Godwin, but committed 10 errors which led to seven un-eamed rims. Leading hitters on the day for Hastings were J.D. Garrett with two base hits, Dan Second with an RBI double. Matt Teunessen. Mike McPhillips, Branden Curtis, AJ. Tassos (RBI), Ken Taylor (RBI) and Kyle McNemy (RBI) with one hit each Garrett pitched the complete game for Hastings allowing just five hits while striking out one. Hastings closed out the O-K Gold Conference season with five consecutive losses, and finished the season with a 4-8 con­ ference mark. Those five games were against the top three teams in the league. Hamilton. Caledonia, and Byron Center. The Saxons suffered two tough 15-0 losses to the Bulldogs Friday, after being swept in a double header against the league champion Fighting Scots last Wednesday. Caledonia pitcher Rob Hamly no-hit lhe Saxons in game one Wednesday, a 10-0 Caledonia victory. Hamly ran his record to 6­ 1, with ten strikeouts while also contributing two hits at the plate. In lhe second game Aaron Englebert pitched the complete game for the Scot?, u 12-2 win. to bring his record to 3-0. Caledonia jumped out to an early lead and cruised to the five-inning win. Hastings man­ aged four hits in the game. St'ord had a dou­ ble and an RBI, while Jack Hoke, Taylor and Corey Herman each had base hits. The winner of Tuesday’s pre-district con­ test at Charlotte will face Lansing Waverly in the district semifinals Saturday (June 3) around noon at Charlotte. Lansing Sexton and Charlotte meet in the first pre-district contest Tuesday, at 3 p.m. The winner of that game will take on Eaton Rapids in the first semifinal Saturday. June 3. at 16 a.m. Adam Gonser slides safely into third with a stole base in the third inning of Thursday’s game one against Bellevue. (Photo by Brett Bremer) JV Giris’Golf The Saxon junior varsity girls’ golf team fin­ ished off the conference season with a fourth place finish at the league tournament Monday, May 15, at Yankee Springs Golf Course. The Saxon team fired a 258. with Barb Buehler. Audrey Waklcy. Stephanie Glass. Taylor Hammond. Ashleigh Holley, and Page Kienzcl participating for Hastings. The junior varsity girls finished the dual sea­ son with a 3-3 record. Freshmen Baseball Last Thursday die Saxon freshmen baseball team swept a double-header against South Christian. 4-1 and 6-5. Tyler Kalmink went the distance in the first game from lhe mound throwing a no-hitter for Hastings. Kalmink also led the way from the plate collecting three hits which included a home-run. Brad Hayden and Dylan Mckay also contributed with hits in the first game. In the second game, Trent Brisboe col’>ected the win from the mound as the Saxons rallied from a two-run deficit in the bottom of the fourth to get the victory. Kalmink. Matt Lewis, and Trevor Heacock each contributed hits in the nightcap, while Bobby Steinke came up with game winning hit for the Saxons. Saturday, the Saxons swept a pair of games from Grand Rapids Catholic Central. In the first game, Chris Devries pitched the first five innings while Branden Courtney pitched the last two as the Saxons won a slugfest 12-10. Brisboe. Kalmink, Heacock, Hayden. Courtney, and Greg Heath had hits in the game for Hastings. Devries and Steinke came up with key bunts for the team as well. In the second game, the Saxons continued their hot hitting as the won 13-2. Steinke pitched the first five innings while Heath and Heacock pitched one inning a piece. Heacock, Brisboe, Hayden, McKay. Andrew Bolton, and Matt Lewis all contributed hits in the second game for Hastings. Vikes sweep Ionia County tourney The Lakewood Vikings bounced back from the tough week in their conference by domi­ nating the Ionia County Tournament Saturday, outscoring their three opponents 40-3. Lakewood mercicd Portland St. Patrick's in the championship game, 13-1 in six innings, with the second of two late game offensive explosions. “We had a great day today,” said Lakewood head coach Bob Veitch. “We hit the ball well today. Everybody was hitting the ball well." Seven runners touched home plate for the Vikings in the sixth inning against the Shamrocks, with five of the team's 14 total hits coming in the inning. Isiah Bosworth had three hits and a pair of RBI in the win for Lakewood, and Kyle Rowland. Brandon Tingley, and Nate Klein had two hits and two RBI each. Jordan Richardson also had a pair of RBI for the Vikes. Brandon Tingley earned the win on the mound, striking out four over the course of the first three innings. Josh Wickham came in to face the final eight Shamrock batters, and struck out four of them. In the semifinal. Lakewood scored a 23-1 win over Portland. The Vikings scored 16 runs in the top of the seventh inning, includ­ ing three on a home run by Matt Scott. Lakewood had ten hits in the seventh inning rally. For the game. Wes Wise had four hits and two RBI. Klein had three hits and two RBI, Martin two hits and two RBI, and Richardson two hits and three RBI. Bosworth earned the win on the mound for the Vikings. The Vikings started the day off with a 4-1 win over Saranac. Corey Rayner pitched a great game, allowing just four hits while striking out four. Wise had three hits and an RBI, and Richardson had two hits and an RBI. Lakewood twice gave up ten runs to Lansing Catholic Thursday, falling in game one 10-9 and game two 10-2. The Vikings led game one 7-0 heading into the fifth inning, before the Cougars came back to tie the game. The two teams battled back and forth the rest of the way until Lansing Catholic broke a 9-9 tie in the bottom of the eighth to score the win. Rowland had four hits to lead the Lakewood offense, while Matt Schultz and Tingley had two hits each. Tingley had a pair of RBI, and Wise had three. Matt Schultz. Rowland, Wickham. Tingley, and Scott had the five Viking hits in the game two loss. “Before we came out to start the second game 1 told the kids we needed to have that in case Fowlerville lost again, which they did to DeWitt, but we fell flat on our heels.” Delton scores a dozen against Irish Delton Kellogg's varsity girls' softball team scored an impressive Kalamazoo Valley Association victory Monday afternoon, 12-2 over the Hackett Catholic Central Fighting Irish. The Panthers pounded out eight hits in the win, including a three-run home run by Alex f'llbert, Culbert also had a single to lead the Dei., n offense. Kelsey Ketola and Tarah Keim had two hits each for the Panthers, and Hannah Goy. Amanda Boss. Megan Loveland, and Amber DeBolt had one hit each. Keim earned the win, allowing just three Irish hits. She struck out 11 and walked five. Last Wednesday, the Panthers split two games with Battle Creek Central. DK won game two, 5-2, knocking 11 hits. Boss had three hits, and Culbert and DeBolt had two each. Goy. Kacie Woznicki, and Loveland had the other Delton hits. Keim earned the win. allowing four hits while striking out three and walking only one. In game one. Central scored a 9-4 victory. DeBolt suffered the loss, allowing nine hits. She struck out six and walked four. Culbert had three hits, Ketola two, and Keim. Goy. Liz Rouse, and Michelle Kramm one each. The Panthers ended the conference season Wednesday against with a double-header against Parchment, and will finish off the reg­ ular season with a non-conference contest against Gull Lake Thursday. Those same Panthers and Blue Devils will meet again next Tuesday, in a Division 2 pre­ district contest at Allegan High School. The winner of that game meets Allegan in the dis- trict semifinals next Saturday (June 3) at noon. Plainwell and Otsego meet in the other district semifinal next Saturday. The district finals are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., June 3. DK heads into tough district on a two game winning-streak Delton Kellogg’s varsity girls’ soccer team finally scored its first victory of the Kalamazoo Valley Association season, on Tuesday. Delton's girls knocked off Pennfield 2-1. Ashley Goldsworthy and Tiffany Smith scored the two Delton goals. Kelsey Smith and Kelsey Chapple each had an assist for Delton. Erica Stark scored Pennficld’s lone goal. Delton is now 5-11 overall this season, and finishes the league scheduled with a 1-4 record. The Panthers are 5-11 overall this season, and have won two in a row. Last Thursday, the Delton girls scored a 10-0 victory over Maple Valley on the road. Lauren knollenberg had a huge game for the Panthers, finishing with four goals and one assist. Goldsworthy flipped those num­ bers, ending up with one goal and four assists. Shawn Schut had two goals for the Panthers, and Tiffany Smith, Chapple, and Katie Smith had one goal each. Tiffany Smith had three assists as well. Things get tough for the Panthers in a hurry next week. Delton drew O-K Gold Conference champion South Christian for the first round of the Division 3 district tourna­ ment. The only positive thing to come out of the draw for DK is that, while South Christian is hosting the final two rounds of the tourna­ ment, the Panthers will get to be on their home field to face the Sailors Tuesday evening. The winner of that contest will face cither Parchment or Pennfield in the semifinals. Thursday June 1. at 5 p.m. at South Christian. Hamilton meets South Haven in one of the opening round games on the other side of the bracket Tuesday, while Zeeland West and Otsego meet in the other. Holding it in until the Tig’s get at least one from Sox Next week is a big one in baseball from Barry County to Detroit. Baseball (and softball) districts begin for Hastings and Lakewood on Tuesday in Charlotte. Thomapple Kellogg is hosting its own district Delton will be at Allegan. Maple Valley is heading to Saranac for the first rounds of post-season play. I’ve been holding my excitement back for the big-league team in Detroit a bit, waiting for the coming weeks to get really geeked about the Tigers. It’s been tough. I caught my first Tigers’ game of the season live on Sunday, a 1-0 gem as the Tigers topped the Cincinnati Reds. The Tigers have done a great job of beating up on Kansas City. Seattle. Texas. Minnesota and even a few tougher teams so far this spring. Now the fun really starts, and we’ll get to see if they’re for real. I don’t really remember 1984 except for the highlights that get shown over and over again. 1987 is only a vague memory, something about Doyle Alexander. John Smotlz. and the Toronto Blue Jays in those funky powder blue uniforms. This is the first time in my adult life that the Tigers have a shot a doing something real­ ly special. People keep bring up. “how ’bout them Tigers.” I keep saying. “I’m trying not to get too excited.” After this scries with Kansas City ends on Thursday, the Tigers play three games against Cleveland, four against the Yankees, three against Boston, have a day off. play three at Chicago, and then three against the Blue Jays before they can even think about taking a breath in a home series against the Devil Rays. Boston. New York, the White Sox. and Toronto have the three best records behind Detroit in the American League. The Tigers are 0-3 against the defending World Series champion and American League Central champion White Sox. If we hit June 12 and the Tigers still have the best record in baseball, it’ll be time to start saving up for play-off tickets (and gas money to get back and forth to Detroit). The Red Wings pooped out in the play-offs, and the most exciting hockey news at the moment is where or not Steve Yzerman will be back. Many of my friends are fanatical for the Pistons, and I can get into that now that it’s play-off time. But basebail is still the best. The talk on Detroit sports radio on the ride home Sunday had a number of people com­ menting that the Tigers still need some bigger bats. A better hitter in left field, a better hit­ ter at third base, and a better DH. I think they should stick with what’s working. All the commercials ask. “Who's your Tiger?" Brandon Inge is "my Tiger”. He keeps getting better and better at third base. His batting average of .230 as of Wednesday isn’t spectacular, but a guy hitting .230 in the number nine spot isn’t all bad. He comes up with some big hits. He’s fifth on the team in RBI. The best part about him is that he seems like a guy that just loves to play the game. The Tigers have moved him from catcher, to the outfield, to third base and he's taken it all in stride. The same thing I’ve tried to do with this hot start. Take it all in stride, while quietly boil­ ing inside wondering what it would be like to see the Tigers in the play-offs? �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. May 25. 2006 - Page 21 Trophies leave DK with Irish and Comets by Brett Bremer Sports Editor It’s been a while since the Panthers weren't pan of the part) The Delton track and field teams were shut-out of the trophies Tuesday, at the Kalamazoo Valley Association championship meet which they hosted. The Kalamazoo Christian girls were lhe ones celebrating their conference champi­ onship on the side of the track, and the Hackett Catholic Central boys were the ones dumping icy water over the head of their head coach. The Delton girls finished third Tuesday, and lhe boys fourth. Paw Paw snuck past lhe Panther girls, to earn a second-place tie in the overall conference standings behind the Comets. The Delton girls' only victory Tuesday came from the 400-meter relay team of Chelsea VanderWoude. Katie Smoczynski. Jordan Haines, and Ashley Imerzel. The group was just over a half a second behind its school record time, finishing in 52.49 sec­ onds. Kalamazoo Christian, led by sprinter Mary Delton's Martel Epperson drives into the final turn of tha 400-meter run at the KVA meet Tuesday. Epperson was sec­ ond m the race with a time of 52.75 sec­ onds. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Ramsey and distance runner Leah Reames. won five events and piled up 124.33 points. Paw Paw was second with 118. followed by Delton Kellogg 83.33. Parchment 66. Pennfield 65. Hackett 55.33. and GalesburgAugusta 15. Ramsey won the 100-meter dash and fin­ ished second in lhe 200 for the Comets, and Reams raced to victory in the 1600 and lhe 3200 ahead of second-place teammate Kristine Clay in both events. Parchment won all three other relays. “We were a little bit flat tonight.” said Delton girls’ coach Jim Gibson. “We've got some holes to fill next year. In the field events we got just 15 points, where we had been get­ ting 50 or so in lhe past.” Delton’s top finish in the field came from Imerzel. who was second in the pole vault at 7-6. Teammale Heather Billin was third in lhe vault, clearing 7-0. The Panthers’ only other points from the field came *rom sixth place finishes by Haines in the long jump (14-0.25) and Katee Hogoboom in the high jump (4-6). Third place finishes were the norm for the Delton girls on the track. The 3200-meter relay team, the 1600-meter relay team, and the 800-meter relay team all finished third. Delton was third in a number of individual events as well. Jessica Elliott was third in the 100-meter hurdles in 17.09. VanderWoude third in the 100 in 12.74, Williams third in the 400 in 1.-02.01. Smoczynski third in the 200 in 27.46, and Elliott third in the 300-meter hurdles in 50.02. Hogoboom was right behind Elliott in the 300 hurdles, placing fourth in 50.55. Other scorers for Delton were Heather Millard who was sixth in the 3200. Marissa Ingle sixth in lhe 1600. and Ashley Imerzel fourth in the 100. The Hackett boys won three individual events and all four relay races to take the boys title with 134 points. Pennfield was second with 106 followed by Kalamazoo Christian with 91, Delton Kellogg 80. Parchment 54 Galesburg-Augusta 40. and Paw Paw 22. Delton's boys had two victories. Kyle Ferris took the pole vault by clearing 12-0. and David Roberts won the 300-meter hurdles in 42.37. The Delton boys faired a little bit better in the field than lhe girls did. Adam Keys was fifth, behind Ferris, ir. the pole vault by clear­ ing 9-6. Ferris also placed fifth in the discus with a throw of 114-7.5. Nick Archer scored in his three indiv idual events for DK. He was second in the high jump at 6-6, fourth in the long jump at 18-11, and was second in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.61 seconds. Teammate Jimmy Hammann joined him in scoring at the long jump pit. with a best leap of 18-5.5. Ferris’ mark in the pole vault and Acher’s mark in the high jump were personal records for both, who will be competing in those Saxons tenth and TK sixth at Division two golf regional After winning lhe O-K Gold Conference championship last Tuesday at The Meadows, Caledonia will return trip to the course on the campus of Grand Valley State University, June 2, for the start of the Division 2 state finals. Thursday al Angels Crossing Golf Course, the Fighting Scots finished second in the Division 2 regional tournament hosted by Vicksburg. Carolyn Schaner blew away the competi­ tion individually, earning medallist honors with a 76. Her score was three strokes better than the second-place finisher. Battle Creek Lakeview's Brooke Ruble. Ruble’s Lakeview team did edge the Scots out for the top spot as a team, firing a 359. Caledonia scored a 373. and Portage Northern earned the third and final team trip to the state finals with a 386. The top three teams and top three individu­ als not on those three teams at each regional tournament around the state last week earned a spot in the June 2-3 state finals. The Hastings' girls finished in tenth place with a team score of 460. Nikki Meredith led Hastings with a 104. Brooke Koons fired a 112. Erin Fluke 114, and Katy Fluke a 130 for the Saxons. Thomapple Kellogg's Caitlin Chamberlin just missed lhe cut, finishing with the fifth best individual score away from the top three teams. Chamberlin led TK to its sixth place finish with r 93. Sara Leatherman was second for the Fighting Scots with a 92, while Britni Gregory fired a 99 and Amy Russo a 106. Behind Chamberlin for TK. Heather Hawkins shot a 98. Rachel Harris 108. and Kelly Funk 120. The three individual state qualifiers from Angels Crossing are Wayland *s Jessica DeWit (87), Vicksburg’s Jessica Vanderklok (88). and Gull Lake's Jessie Capron (89). Vicksburg's team finished fourth with a 405, followed by Marshall 417, TK 419, Coldwater 433, Plainwell 445. Mattawan 459, and Hastings 460 to round out the top ten in the 18-team tournament. Viking girls finish in middle of Division 3 regional tourn. The Lakewood girls’ golf team placed sev­ enth out of 14 teams in Division 3 regional action in Perry (Glenbrier Golf Course) Monday, shooting a team total of 468. Low fur Lakewtxid was fired by Lauren Abbott with a 108. She was followed by Erica Enz with a 116. Ashley Solomon with a 117. and Stephanie Axdorff with a 127. “Conditions were windy and very cool. Keeping lhe ball below the pin was crucial." said Lakewood head coach Carl Kutch. "There were many tough greens out there. This combined with all the hazards and rain we have received lately, made for a very chal­ lenging day on the golf course.” Alma (391). Lansing Catholic (402). and Flint Powers (410) made the best of the bad siturtion. advancing to the state finals with the three best team scores. Also advancing as individuals from the regional to the finals were Perry's Blaize Baumgartner, who was the day's medallist with an 88. Ithaca’s Megan Rimmel (89). and Perry's Bree Baumgartner (90). “Looking over the entire season. I am very proud of our team and their accomplish­ ments.” said Kutch. "I will really miss this group of seniors. They have really worked hard and played tough all year. We have a good core of golfers returning (4 juniors and one freshman)." Tuesday. May 16. the Vikings closed out the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 2/3 season on their home course at Centennial Acres. Lakewood finished third out of 11 teams in the tournament, and third overall for the sea son in the conference behind undefeated DeWitt and second-place Lansing Catholic. It is the Vikings' highest ever finish in the league. Lakewood fired a 411. with Abbott and Solomon leading the way with a pair of 100s. They were followed by Enz with a 103 and Morgan Pennington with a 108. Delton Kellogg's David Roberts flies over the hurdles in the 300-meter race Tuesday afternoon. He took the KVA title in the race with a time of 42.37 seconds. (Photo by Brett Bremer) events at lhe Division 3 state finals June 3. Martel Epperson Dan Roberts, and Justin Durbin had the Delton boys* other individual scoring performances. Epperson was second in the 400 (52.75). Dan Roberts was third in the 800 (2:06.97), and Durbin sixth in the 3200(10:52.59). DK’s boys also finished third in the 5200meter relay and lhe 800-meter relay, and fourth in both the 400-meter relay and the 1600-meter relay. Delton's’ girls ended the conference season with a 6-1 dual meet record, topping Pennfield last Wednesday 84-52. Delton's boys fell to the Green and Gold Panthers 71­ 64. Division 3 Regional* Delton Kellogg had six state qualifying performances during Saturday's Division 3 regional meet hosted by Grand Rapids West Catholic at Houseman Field. Four of those were by the Delton girls. "We really ran well,’’ said DK girls’ coach Jim Gibson. “We placed in ten events, and had P.R.’s (personal records) in everything but two events.” Even with many of their best times of the MtaSVQ; Uk Delton gitfs.^cre -sixth-as a team with 36 points. Kent City won the girls’ meet with 121.20 points, followed by West Catholic with 94.2 and Montague with 77.5. Delton's boys were seventh with 32.5 points. West Catholic won the boys’ meet with 130.4. followed by Allendale 71, and Godwin Heights 60. Delton Kellogg's Jordan Haines (left) takes a hand-off from teammate Katie Smoczynski in the 400-meter relay Tuesday during the Kalamazoo Valley Association championship meet. The Delton girts won the race in 52.49 seconds. Earlier this sea­ son in the league dual with Hackett, the Delton foursome of Haines, Smoczynski. Ashley Imerzel. and Chelsea VanderWoude set a new school record in the same event in 51.8 seconds. (Photo by Brett Bremer) The best P.R. of the day for the Delttxi girls came in the 3200-meter relay, where the team of Heather Millard. Mandy Dye. M.irissa Ingle, and Rachael Williams set a new sc tool­ record with their second place time of utes 5.40 seconds. Williams scored Delton’s only other secotxi place finish, finishing the 400 in 1:10.30. The top two scorers in each event earned a spot in the state finals, as well as any others who met certain pre-set times and distances. The DK girts had two other state qualifying performances. Katie Smoczynski earned a spot at stale with her third place lime of 27.20 seconds in the 200-meter dash. She also joined Chelsea VanderWoude. Jordan Haines, and Ashley Imerzel on .thp, Delton 400-meter relay team which qualified for state with a frith place time of 52.50 seconds. Oi? the boys’ side, Nick Archer and Kyle Ferris earned spots in the state finals. Ferris tied for second in the high jump by clearing 5­ 11. Fc*ris was second in the pole vault at 11­ 6. Saxons and Bulldogs will meet again In more than 3 hours and 14 minutes of soccer this season, two overtime games, only one goal has been scored when the Hastings Saxons and Byron Center Bulldogs have met up. The Saxons scored that one goal. 4 minutes and 15 seconds into the first overtime, on a penalty shot by Natalie Knorp last Wednesday at Byron Center for a 1-0 victory in O-K Gold Conference action. The penalty kick was awarded when the Bulldogs were called for a hand-ball in the box. “I must say that is a crappy way to win or lose a game.” said Hastings' head coach Sarah Derrico. "The entire game (Byron Center head coach) Mike Rimersma and I both counted four uncalled handballs in the box (two by each team) and the refs waved to play cn. ai.d then they call it in OT. That’s nc.t right if you ask me." “I was disappointed with the way we won. but we won and that is all that matters. Most of the girls were happy, but yet said it didn't feel as good as they thought an OT win would feel because of the FK." The two teams will meet again Tuesday in Byron Center at 5 p.m.. for the first round game of the Division 2 district tournament. Thomapple Kellogg will host the final two rounds of the tournament, and the Trojans await the winner, of Tuesday’s game between the Saxons and Bulldogs, for a semifinal match-up next Thursday. TK and Hastings were scheduled to meet up in the final O-K Gold Conference contest of the season on Wednesday night. The Saxons certainly had their chance.-, o get a goal to be proud of in the game with th e Bulldogs last week. Hastings dominated the majority of the —roe. outshooting the Bulldogs 13 to 1. "Again, we were not able to finish, but 1 have to give credit to Byron Center's goalie. Carrie Lehockey. She is a very good goal­ keeper and she always seems to be in the right spot." said Derrico. “Her athleticism definite­ ly stood out yesterday as we had some nice shots she just was able get something on it and keep it out." The Saxons followed up that win with a 2­ 2 tie in non-conference action against South Haven Friday, and a 9-0 win Monday in O-K Gold Conference action against Wayland. -------------- -------------- —-------.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; SHE SAYS... Me "Restaurant HE SAYS... GREAT BREWPUB DowntownHastings �Page 22 - Thursday. May 25. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Top CAAC teams shut out Viking girls Lakewood's Courtney Palmer pushes the ball up the field in last Monday's victory over Chesaning on Unity Field. The Vikings couldn't keep their hands off the ball Thursday. Unfortunately for goal keeper Lacey Chase, three hand balls were whistled right in front of her leading to penalty shots for the DeWitt Panthers. The Panthers had four penalty shots in all against the Vikings, and scored a 10-0 w in Chase got her hands on three of the penal­ ty shots, stopping two of them "Lacey has allowed very few PK goals, as she has stopped quite a few for the year.” said Lakewood head coach Paul Gonzales. "She has been super in that situation for us." After playing mostly defense, for the first half and allowing six goals, the Vikings decided to switch to something new again “We generated lots of offense as we had the ball on their end quit a bit and slowed their attack, as we had control of the ball more, so they could not score as often,” said Gonzales. "We did get mercied, but Lhe girls had fun learning more new things and played well as a team making great passes and runs and had a few chances to score." Thursday's loss was the second Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 loss of the week for the Vikings. The fourth ranked Williamston Hornets topped lhe Vikings 8-0 (May 16). but Lakewood was pleased after having been mercied in lhe first meeting of the year between the t wo teams. "We held them to three £,oals in the first half try ing a new alignment.” said Gonzales. "The plan worked pretty good, but not as good as we had hoped. Second half we tried changing up on them and tried to play mostly defense." It worked very good for the Vikings ‘til the 31:51 mark when Williamston scored its fourth game of lhe night. Ten minutes went by before Williamston scored its fifth goal, then the Hornets added three more scores over the course of the final 13 minutes. “We learned a lot from this game, as we now have tried three different alignments on them which some worked to a degree. They are in our district and we could very well meet up for a third time this year, so we will have a plan and won't go down without a fight.” said Gon rales In non-conference action Monday (May 15). the Vikings were on the other end of a blow out. Lakewood topped Chesaning 8-0. "It was a fun night for the whole team, as everyone got involved and gave us a chance to try others at other positions." said Gonzales. "This was a great help as we found we can interchange more people and change up our kx>k sometimes." Kay la Durham got the Vikings on the board in the first five minutes of the game, taking a nice pass from Courtney Palmer in the middle of the field and one-touching it over the Chesaning keeper's head It took quit a while for the Vikings to beat the Chesaning defense again, but at the 12:11 mark Alex Taylor made a nice pass coming down the middle left to Durham who fired a shot in for the Vikings second score. Alex Taylor added a pair of goals for the Vikings to close out the first half, on assists from Janie O'Donnell and Lauren Shaffer. The Vikings dominated the second half. At the 25:30 mark Autumn Cussen assisted Durham, then at the 21:14 mark Christie Schuurmans got an assist on Taylor's third goal of the game. With 12:30 to play O'Donnell assisted Ali Morris, then on the Vikings’ final goal Kristy Piper made a nice pass to Kaitlin Secse who blasted a shot into the net. Lake wood's defense had a great game two, not allowing a single shot on the night. The Vikings had 23 shots of their own. Lakewood finishes off the CAAC-3 season this week at home against Lansing Catholic Wednesday Delton baseball about to get very familiar with Blue Devils In the next five days. L'elton Kellogg and Gull Lake will play two baseuMl games. One is very important, and one not so much. The Panthers close the regular season at home against the Blue Devils this afternoon, and open lhe Division 2 district tournament with another game against them Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Allegan. Delton is currently 7-13 overall. Playing solid baseball Thursday would be a good way for the Panthers to head into the pre-district contest after falling in their last three ball games. DK dropped its final game of the Kalamazoo Valley Association season Monday at Hackett Catholic Central. Hackett scored a 10-0 win in five innings, and had a ten to four advantage in hits. The Fighting Irish were also helped out by three Delton errors. Brandon Butzirus had two of the four Delton hits, both singles. Nick Blacken added a single and Brett Bissett a double for DK. Chuck Stallard suffered lhe loss on the mound, and was relieved in the third by Devin Desgranges. The Irish put three runs on lhe board in the bottom half of the third and then five in lhe fourth to end the game early, after taking a 20 lead in the first inning. NOTICE Look who's turninga 40! The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking appli­ cants to serve on the Construction Board of Appeals. Briggs Applicants must be a licensed builder, licensed plumber or licensed electrician. Applications may be obtained at the May 26"’ County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State St, Hastings, Ml; and must be returned no later Love, your wife & kids thanjffl^. on May, 26,2006; (269) 945-1284. 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DK scored two runs in the first inning of game two too, but Allegan scored one in the first, three in the second, and two more in the third to build a solid lead. Allegan only had nine hits, to the Panthers' eight, but DK committed five errors. Scoby had two doubles and Butzirus two singles for Delton. Bissett. Purdum. Brian Diaz, and Chris Madill had the other four Delton hits. DK's last win came last Thursday, when the Panthers pounded on Kalamazoo Christian for a 9-3 win. Blacken pitched the full seven innings for lhe Panthers, allowing just two earned runs on four hits and a pair of walks. He struck out 11 Comet batters. Diaz led lhe Delton offense ,vith three sin­ gles. Madill and Scoby had two singles each, while Butzirus. Purdum. and Blacken each had one hit. Delton jumped on the Comets early, scor­ ing three runs in the first, one in the second, and two in the third. After Kalamazoo Christian pulled within three runs. Delton added some insurance scoring three runs of its own in the home half of lhe sixth. Trojans drops one, wait on outcome of second with South Rain washed away what was starting tu be the Trojan varsity girls' softball team's bes* performance of the week, last week. TK suffered an 8-1 defeat in game one of a double header with South Christian last Wednesday. The two teams were locked in a one-run game. South 2 - TK 1, when the sec­ ond game was called in the fourth inning because of rain. The two teams were scheduled to finally finish off the last contest of the O-K Gold Conference season on Tuesday in Middleville. TK pitcher Ashley Lewis had a fine per­ formance in game one. allowing just three Sailor hits. That didn't however stop South Christian from scoring runs. TK's offense did manage to get its bats on the ball often. The Trojans ouihit the Sailors in the game, smacking eight hits of their own. 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May 25. 2006 - Page 23 Maple Valley has 14 state qualifying performances by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Senior sprinter Adam Lamphere already owns the Maple Valley 100-meter and 200meter dash records, and was only a second off from adding his name to the Lion record books in two other events last week. He’ll have about three more chances to set school records in the 400-meter run. anJ the 1600-meter relay, at the May 30 Barry County Meet, the Division 3 State Finals June 3 at Comstock Park, and the Lions also ran Wednesday afternoon (May 24) in the SMAA championship meet. Lamphere qualified for the state meet in four events during Saturday’s Division 3 regional meet at Laingsburg, winning region­ al championships in the 100 and the 200. and qualifying for state with the Maple Valley 400- and 800-meter relay teams. In last Tuesday's SMAA duals with Brooklyn Columbia Central and Leslie Lamphere ran the individual 400 for the first time and hit the finish line in 51.2 seconds, just half a second off the school record. That new found 400 speed showed up too late for him to participate in the event at the regional. Lamphere finished seventh in the state in Division 3 last year in both the 100 and the 200. His time of 10.7 seconds in the 100 Saturday was one tenth of a second off his own school-record time. He tied his own school mark in the 200 with a time of 22.25 Saturday. “1 like the 100,” said Lamphere. “I think I'm better at it than I am at the rest of them.” Then sounding an awful lot like a sprinter, he added. "It’s les-, distance for me to run.” The Lion 1600-meter relay team, which also included Champ Bodell. Jarrod Brooks, and Jeff Burd placed third behind the teams from Williamston and Ovid-Elsie, but quali­ fied for the state meet with a time of 3:30.66. The foursome was just one second off lhe school record, despite a dangerous hand-off between Brooks and Lamphere who were crossed up with a pair of runners from Ithaca. "Our arms were crossed." said Lamphere. "I kind of got my fingertips on (the baton) and I grabbed it.” He had to perform a 360-degrec spin in his lane as he tightened his grip on the baton, then took off on the third leg of the relay. In the 800-meter relay, Lamphere. Bodell. Burd, and T.J. Bentley placed second in 1:33.29. Maple Valley's Dani Christensen flies over a hurdle in the 300-meter race Saturday afternoon during the Division 3 regional meet hosted by Laingsburg High School. Christensen won both the 300- and 100-meter hurdle races Saturday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) In all. the Lions had I4 state qualifying per­ formances Saturday, whether by finishing in the top two in an event or by surpassing pre­ set qualifying times and distances. Maple Valley’s boys were third with 55 points, behind Williamston (170) and Ovid-Elsie (111). Williamston’s girls’ were also regional champions, topping the second place Lion ladies 115 to 89. Lamphere had lhe Lion boys’ teams only regional championships. The Maple Valley girls’ team had four regional championship performances. Sophomore Dani Christensen won both the 300-meter low hurdles (49 20) and the 100meter hurdles (17.06). Teammate Alisha Felmlec was second behind Christensen in the 100 hurdles (17.09). Felmlec also won a regional championship with the Lion ladies’ 400-meter relay team. Felmlec, Lauren Pierce. Dhani Tobias, and Jenny Ellison won that race in 51.40. The Lions' 800-meter relay team also qual­ ified for state with the fourth place perform­ ance of Pierce. Christensen. Tobias, and Ellison (1 minute 50.15 seconds), despite a dangerous hand-off of its own between Pierce and Christensen after the first 200 meters where Christensen was just able to keep her feet in the exchange zone as she took the baton. The rest of the Lion girls’ teams’ state qual­ ifying performances happened in the field events. Ellison won the high jump by clearing 5 feet 3 inches Pierce was second in the long jump at 15-7.5. Stacey Fassett met the slate 10-0 The Vikings scored one run in the third, and then exploded for nine runs in the fourth inning led by Wierenga's pinch-hit grand slam home run and two RBIs by Natalie O’Rielly. Hazel and Melanie Forman had two hits each for the Vikings in the win. Wierenga. O’Rielly, Enz and Dow had one hit each for Lakewood. Spetoskey pitched a one-hitter. She pitched another one-hitter in the 3-0 win over Sparta in game two. Offensively. Spetoskey had three singles snd scored a run. Hazel had two hits, Huisman had a double, and Enz. Wierenga and Briana Bosworth each had hits. Last Thursday, the Vikings dropped two one-run games against CAAC-3 leading Lansing Catholic. At Right: Maple Valley senior Jennifer Ellison cruises across the finish line in fifth place in the 200-meter dash Saturday, in a time of 27.56 seconds. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Maple Valley juniors Jarrod Brooks (left) and Champ Bodell complete the first hand-off in the 1600-meter relay Saturday after­ noon at Laingsburg. The Lion team placed third in the event, but beat the qualifying time needed to earn a spot in tt.e June 3 Division 3 state finals at Comstock Park High School. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Viking softball swept own Invitational For the second year in a row. the Lake wood varsity softball team won its own invitational. Saturday, the Vikings were a perfect 3-0 at the eight-team Lakewood Invitational shut­ ting out North Pointe Christian. Sparta, and Grand Rapids Catholic Central on their way to the title. Senior starting pitcher Stevie Spetoskey had 40 strike outs in the three games, and she allowed only three hits to the GRCC girls in lhe championship game which was a 3-0 Lakewood win. Lakewood scored its three runs on six sin­ gles. by Spetoskey. Toni Hazel. Emilie Enz, Chelsey Dow. Courtney Wierenga, and Mallorie Brodbeck. Dow. Spetoskey, and Vai Huisman had the three Lakewood RBI. Lakewood won the first game of the day in fi/e innings, defeating North Pointe Christian qualifying height in lhe pole vault, finishing third at 9-3. Matt Gordcneer will join Fassett at the state finals’ pole vault pit. He placed second in lhe boys’ event by clearing 14-0. Mike Hall set a new Maple Valley record in the 1600-meter run. 4:33.65. The lime was only good enough for seventh place in the regional, but fast enough to cam him a spot in the state meet. Other scorers for the Maple Valley boys’ team included Gordencer placing sixth in the discus (122-10). Nick Thurlby placing fifth in the 300-meter hurdles (16.07), and the 3200meter relay team of Burd. Dustin Houghton. Tyler Corwin, and Hall finished fifth (8:38.85). Others scoring points for the Lion ladies were Kaylcigh Browne with a third place fin­ ish in lhe discus (97-9.5) and a fourth place finish in the shot put (33-7), Ashley Gonser fourth in the discus (96-4.5). Dhani Tobias sixth in lhe 400 (1:02.75). Amy Tobias fifth in <he 800 (2:33.76). Ellison fifth in the 200 (2756) and the 1600-meter relay team of Amy Tobias. Pierce. Christensen, and Dhani Tobias which placed fourth (4:22.61). The Lion girls’ finished the dual meet sea­ son this year with a 10-1 record. The Cougars scored a run in the eighth inning to top Lakewood 2-1 in game one. Game two saw Lakewood rally in the sixth inning, only to come up short 4-3. Lakewood swept Fowlerville Tuesday night, 7-1 and 2-1. Spetoskey pitched both games for the Vikings, throwing a one-hittr.r and a three-hit­ ter. She struck out ten in the first game and 14 in the second. Hazel had two hits and scored three runs for Lakewood. Huisman had three hits, a pair of doubles and a home run. Spetoskey had three hits too, and scored lhe winning run in the nightcap. Forman had three singles in lhe first game. O’Rielly pinch hit in the second game and had a single, and Bosworth pinch ran and tied the game in the sixth. Lakewood's varsity girls’ softball team won all three of its games Saturday to take the top spot in its own Invitational. The Viking girls will be on the diamond again next Tuesday, when they travel to Charlotte to take on Hastings in a Division 2 pre-district con­ test beginning at 3 p.m. �Page 24 - Thursday May 25 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxons sending Gillespie and Burgdorf to finals Hastings' senior Jamie VanBoven (center) cruises around the final corner in the 400-meter run Friday during the Division 2 regional meet hosted by Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Houseman Field (Photo by Sandy Ponsetto) by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Not counting the lop two scorers in each event. 52 extra qualifiers from Friday's Division 2 regional meet hosted by Grand Rapids Catholic Central at Houseman Field earned a spot in the June 3 state finals at Forest Hills Northern High School. "What an incredible regional." said Hastings head coach Brian Iced, who's girls’ team was scoreless on the afternoon. "I felt as though we brought our team to the state meet.” "We just watched each event unfold with amazement. It was truly a historic sports event.” Thomapple Kellogg and Caledonia's girls teams had a little less lime to watch things unfold. Caledonia's girls had 14 state qualify­ ing performances, and TK’s had ten. Caledonia's boys team had eight state quali­ fying performances. Hastings boys had two of their own. Ryan Burgdorf in lhe 200 and Eric Gillespie in the discus. Even with those numbers, the point totals pul up by the Fighting Scots and Trojans weren’t that close to the South Christian girls and Forest Hills Northern boys. The O-K Gold champion South Christian girls won the meet Friday, with 111 points. Forest Hills Northern was second with 80. followed by TK 72 and Caledonia 54. On the boys' side O-K White champion Forest Hills Northern piled up 121.5 points for the victory, while second-place Caledonia finished w ith 82.5. Teed did the math to find out just how tough the regional was. “Put us in any other division 2 regional in the slate, and we would have scored no fewer than 13 points. In region 13-2 we would have even scored 45 points, in region 17-2 we would have scored 37 points, and in region 18-2 we would have scored 28 points. Oh well, excuses, that's how high school sports are sometimes.” Getting to state isn’t all about the competi­ tion however. The top two placers in each event at regionals cam a spot in the state finals, and other participants who meet certain pre-set times and distances also qualify. Gillespie's second place throw of the dis­ cus. that flew 156 feet 10 inches is just four inches short of the Hastings school record. Caledonia's Ken Echtinaw won the discus with a throw of 170-11. and also took the shot Thornapple Kellogg's Danielle Rosenberg takes a hand-off from teammate Emma Ordway in the 800-meter relay Friday afternoon during the Division 2 regional meet in Grand Rapids. The TK took the regional championship in the event with a time of 1 minute 46 seconds (Photo by Sandy Ponsetto) put at 53-11. Burgdorf placed fourth in the 200-meier dash, which was won by South Christian's Matt Bakker (22.00 seconds). Burgdorf’s lime of 22.62 earned him a spot in the state finals, lhe state qualifying time in the event was 23.00 seconds. Five runners from the regional qualified for the finals in the event. The Trojan girls won two regional champi­ onships. the 1600-meter relay and the 800meter relay, and also qualified for state in the 400-meter relay. Chaney Robinson. Rebecca Winchester. Kersta Gustafson, and Emma Ordway teamed up to take the 1600-meter relay in 4 minutes 3.59 seconds. Robinson. Gustafson. Ordway, and Danielle Rosenberg took the 800-meter relay for lhe Trojans in 1:46.0. TK’s 400-meter relav team qualified with a third place time of 51.78. Leslie Curtis won the Caledonia girls’ onlyregional championship, taking the high jump .J e PICK OF THE WEEK! 2000 F150 SHORT BOX OUR PRICE Chrome wheels, dual exhaust • CO changer • Btaupaunk Stereo-only 28.000 miles, one owner, garaged every winter Blue Book511,100“ TWBj IVflwW HOURS: MorvAWvd. M 8pm; Tut., Thun., Fri. tin 6pni; Sal 10am - 2pm at 5 feet 5 inches, and also qualified for the state finals with a third place finish in the shot put (36-5.5) and in the discus (117-8). Curtis was right behind TK’s Erica Peschel in the shot put. Peschel was second at 36-6. Byron Center’s Mary Angell won both throwing events. Robinson. Gustafson, and Winchester all placed second in individual events. Gustafson was second in the pole vault at 8-6. Robinson second in lhe 400 in 58.76 seconds, and Winchester second in the 1600 in 5:10.91 Winchester also qualified for state in the 800. She was third in 2:21.63. TK’s Danielle Rosenberg qualified for stale in the 100 hurdles, coming in with a fifth place time of 15.95. TK’s Jessica Flaska qual­ ified at lhe long jump pit. by sailing 16-2.5 in a non-placing effort. Troy Rock and Mike Rhoby scored lhe only two points for the Trojan beys' team. Rock was sixth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.40. while Rhoby was sixth in the The Saxons' Ryan Burgdorf grabs a hand-off and takes off for his leg of the 400-meter relay Friday. Hastings scored in the event with a fifth place time ot 45 4 seconds (Photo by Sandy Ponsetto) 110-meter hurdles in 15.59. Forest Hills Northern fans will get to see plenty of action al their home track during the stale finals. The FHN boys won six events, with Josh Hembrough taking both hurdle events and the Huskies sweeping the top spot all four relay races. The South Christian girls had three cham­ pionship performances, with Katie Guikema taking the long jump (18-3). Jessica Roodvoets winning lhe 300-meter hurdles (46.16), and a first-place time by the 400meter relay team (51.17). Correction: Hastings' Katie Sutherland's fifth place throw in the shot put, from last week’s O-K Gold Conference championship meet, was incorrect on the original results released by the league. Her top throw al the meet went 35 feet 2 inches. / Kuras and Joostberns ride discus to Div. 2 state finals by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Nearly half of the medals earned by the Lakewood varsity track and field teams at their Division 2 Regional meet hosted by Charlotte Friday were hauled in by Mike Kuras and Amy Joostberns. The Vikings earned nine total medals, and Kuras and Joostberns both qualified for the Division 2 slate finals in two events. Kuras set a new Lakewood record with his first place toss of the discus, which landed 165 feet 3 inches away. His throw of 50-11 earned him second place in the shot pul. and a spot in the state finals in that event as well. Ionia's John Wirtz edged Kuras in the shot put Goodwill Retail Store M-43 ju«t west of M-37, next to Tractor Supply • New, modem building • Convenient, covered drive-up donation door • Bargains on clothing, shoes, household goods, books, and more! acid, 'Dwatc Monday-.-Sat ur<l;n 10 a.m. to S p.m. • Sunday Noon Io 5. p.m. Goodwill helps individuals overcome barriers to employment. Cl You help make that happen when you support Goodwill’s retail stores. [6^. Come visit the newest store in the area soon. Amy Joostberns with a top throw of 51 -.75. Joostberns isn’t al the Viking school-record in the discus yet. but won the event with her personal best throw Friday of 120-9. She also qualified for the state finals in th; high jump, placing third by clearing 5-1. The top two fin­ ishers in the girls’ high jump also cleared 5-1. Lansing Waverly’s Daja Ford and Shombrieka Williams, but did it in fewer tries than Joostberns. 1 he top two placers in each event at the regional meet earned an automatic berth in the slate finals, which will take place June 3 at Forest Hills Northern High School. Other athletes qualified by meeting certain pre-set times and distances in their events. Lakewood’s boys finished tenth and the girts 12th in the 16-team meet. Lansing Sexton’s boys' and girls’ teams both scored regional championships. The Sexton boys piled up 90 points to top second-place Coldwater's 71. Sexton's girls scored 76 points, to edge second-place Lansing Waverly which finished with 64.5. Lakewood’s boys scored 22 points, and the girls 19.5. Kuras is seeded third in the discus heading into the Division 2 state finals, behind St. Clair Shores Lake Shore's Anthony Agrusa. Caledonia's Ken Echtinaw. and Allegan’s Brad Wentzel. Hastings' Eric Gillespie is the sixth seed in the event. Joostberns is seeded eighth on the girls' side. Mike Kuras The Vikings’ Kristin Chase matched her two stale qualifying teammates, also placing in two individual events She was fifth in the high jump at 4-11. She also tied the Lakewood school record in the pole vault at 8-6, a feat which two of her teammates matched Friday as well. Megan Holaski and Jessica Monroe both cleared 8-6. but both fin­ ished out of the medals based on the number of attempts. The Lakewood boys’ and girls' 3200-meter relay teams both earned medals. The boys' team of Michael Forman. Tim DeJong. Jason Sterkenburg. and Jesse Schrock placed fifth in 8:45.16. The girls’ team of Brittany Raffler. Jessika Blackport. Sadie Can. and Ashley Pifer was sixth in 10:27.62. Forman’s fifth place finish in the 800 (2:49.20) was the Vikings’ other medal win­ ning performance. The medallists weren't the only ones who had a great afternoon for the Vikings. Blackport. Schrock, and DeJong all had per­ sonal records in the 3200-meter run. Brandon Sterkenburg set his best time in the 1600. Jacquie Collins had her best time in the 100meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles. Becca Willison had her best in the 100-metei Dash. Kelcie Gannon had her best in the 200. Alexis Brodbeck had her personal best in the 400. Sara Jemison threw her best in the dis­ cus. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-06-01.pdf c4899c5fea8e60e84d06db27941c77ef PDF Text Text Golden Deeds awarded to Dr. Jim Spindler Local heroes flavor small town life County sending best to state finals See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 4 See Story on Page 22 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 e^c ( JHF HastingsBanner Thursday, Jun. 1,2006 VOLUME 153. No. 22 PRICE 50C ■NEWS Delton Kellogg names Top 10’ academic scholars BRIEFS Gospel Sing-along to be held June 3 The public is invited to sing and local musicians who have acoustic instruments aie invited to play during the Country Gospel Sing-along at 7 p.m. Saturday. June 3 at the Barry County Commission on Aging, 320 W. Woodlawn Ave.. Hastings. Featured during the event will be Heartsong, Luke Lenhart and his band. Ron Kloostermun at the piano and others. This is the third program in a series. For more information call Carol Bird, event coordinator, at 269-945-2720. Five Red Cross blood drives set Demand for blood is high as summer donations drop, so the American Red Cross has scheduled five blood drives in Barry County this month. Shortages typ­ ically happen from May through September at regular donors get busy with summer rctivities and put off donat­ ing Mood. Every day, patients in 70 Michigan hospitals depend on the blood given by donors in the American Red Cross Great Lakes Region for the blood they need for surgery or for the treatment of serious diseases like cancer. In the summer, the need for blood can intensify as people hurt in travel-related accidents require emergency care. The following area blood drives are: • Hastings/Viking Corp., 210 N. Industrial Park Drive, from 12 to 5:45 p.m. June 3. • Hastings/I irst Baptist Church. 309 E. WocxUawn, from 1 to 6:45 p.m. June 7. • Nashville/Mulberry Fore Golf Course, 955 Main SL, from 1 to 6:45 p.m. June 8. • Middlcvillc/Bradford White Union Hall. 295 Washington, from 12 to 5:45 p.m. June 12. • Hastings/Kellogg Community College s Fehsenfcld Center. 2950 West M-179 Highway, from 12 to 5:45 p.m. June 20. Hastings alumni to gather Saturday Tickets for the 119th Hastings High School Alumni Banquet on Saturday, June 3 may be purchased at Bosley Pharmacy, 118 S. Jefferson in Hastings, 945-3429, or by contacting Jack Smith at 945-4939. Festivities begin with a pinch bowl reception at 4:30 p.m. in the Hastings High School cafeteria, followed by the banquet end program at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 each. The banquet is for all who attended Hastings High School and their guests nd honors the 25th. 40th, 50th. 55th. and 70th class anniversaries. Activities for the day include a tour of the “old** high school (now middle school) at 11 a.m. Those wishing to go on the tour can meet at the office entrance. Tours of the new community education and recreation center will be held at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.. and those planning to par­ ticipate can meet at the Hastings High library entrance. Volunteer training for handicapped riding YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin will hold volunteer training from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 3 for it’s handicapped rid­ ing program at Spirit Farms at the camp. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Delton Kellogg High School has announced its top ten students for the gradu­ ating class of 2006. The class features four co-valedictorians with a grade point average of 4.0. • Valedictorian Andrea Beach is the daugh­ ter of Keith and Julia Beach, of Battle Creek. She has participated in Student Council, Executive Sergeant at Arms, National Honor Society, junior varsity softball, and was in the Follies Variety Show in 2005 and 2006. Her community activities include being a Borgess Hospital Volunteer, a children’s church teacher, performing harp concerts at various church gatherings, and she will be participat­ ing in an upcoming mission trip to Jamaica as a member of her church youth group. Beach plans on attending Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. Okla., with a long range goal of attending Michigan State University’s Medical School to practice medicine. • Valedictorian Laura Crookston is the daughter of John and Gcri Crookston, of Delton. Her school activities include basket­ ball, cross country, track, participation in the Interact Community Service Club in her jun­ ior and senior years, serving as senior year class secretary and participating in the kick­ line at the Delton Follies Variety Show in both junior and senior years. She is involved with the youth group at her church, St Ambrose, and she is part of the school’s Interact Cub, which performs com­ munity services. She has worked during high school at Sajo’s restaurant in Delton and in Richland. Laura plans to attend either the University Diplomas awarded to 223 Hastings grads "It feels like yesterday, that we were outside on the monkey bars, chasing each other around, like nothing could ever bring us down... Look at where we've been, and now look at where we are, who here would have ever thought that we could make it this far?" so sang 2006 Hastings graduate and composer Dave Gallagher (left) at the schools commencement held last Friday. At right, student Ken Shellington receives his diploma. See Page 3 for more photos and the story. (Photos by Perry Hardin). of Michigan, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Kansas City Art Institute or the Savannah College of Art and Design. • Valedictorian k^chel Humphreys is the daughter of Derek and Kmee Humph-eys. of Plainwell. She has been involved in sports during her years at Delton, inciting Yeshman basketball and the varsity competitive cheer team, which she helped start. She took numerous awards as part of the competitive cheer team, including All KVA honorable mention, most improved, most valuable and See DK TOP TEN, prtgt 7 �Page 2 - Thursday. June 1. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS Book of Golden Deeds awarded to Dr. Jim Spindler continued from front page The program, which is seeking volun­ teers. helps disabled children ride horses therapeutically. At the training, volunteers tfiil have a chance to tour the :amp and All that is needed to be a volunteer is a willingness to work with animals and chil­ dren and be over the age of 14. Training is for summer session, and will include lunch. Those interested can call Karen Jousma at (269) 945-8828. TK boosters seek nominations The Thomapple Kellogg Athletic Boosters nominate officers at the Monday. June 5 meeting. The meeting begins in Room 505 at the high school in Middleville. Anyone interested in being an officer for the 2006-07 school year should attend this meeting The new officers will be elected in September. This summer, the boosters will be cook­ ing and serving food during the National 24 Hour Challenge, beginning with a spaghetti dinner on Friday, June 16. Members of the boosters and team members volunteer from lunch time on Saturday. June 17 until 3 a.m. on June 18. The group is also planning a fall fundraiser. North Country Trail group to meet The monthly meeting of the Chief Noonday Chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be held Wednesday, June 14, at 7 p.m. at the Barry Township Hall, 155 E. Orchard St., in Delton. North Country Trail Associate n (NCTA) Board of Directors member Jim Baldwin, who is also a member of the local chapter, will give a report on doings in the national office. Baldwin also serves on a volunteer basis as the office manager at NCTA's national office in Lowell. The North Country National Scenic Trail * -* *’‘ * * *"' and feiles historic, and cultural areas. First conceived in the i9uui. it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2,000 miles are com­ pleted and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with many public agencies, private organiza­ tions. and generous landowners across seven northern States. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS, plays a leading role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday Chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit www.nortbcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. Help beautify downtown Hastings With the completion of the extended streetscape in downtown Hastings, the T.iomapplc Garden Club is seeking organi­ zations, churches and groups interested in planting and maintaining a flower bed through its “Adopt-a-Comcr" program. Four flower beds are currently available for "adoption," according to Jan Lydy, who is chairing the program. The City of Hastings provides the flowers, mulch and Preen for each flower bed, and the groups that adopt the beds just have to agree to plant the flowers and maintain the beds. For instance, two other flower beds were recently adopted by the Friends of Mary Youngs, a Hastings elementary principal who died earlier this year. The flower beds available for "adoption” include two on the comer of Jefferson and Court streets, one on the comer of Jefferson and Center streets and one on the northwest comer of Church and Court streets. Planting of the flowers is planned for the first week of June, and Lydy will call each group personally with specific information. For more information, call Lydy at 948­ 8796. Manistee officials including Mayor Chip Goodspeed (front, left) toured Hastings last Thursda» as part of Mayor Exchange Day. by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Dr. Jim Spindler is this year’s Book of Golden Deeds Award winner. Given annually by the Hastings Exchange Club, the award was presented to Spindler at the annual Mayor Exchange Luncheon last Thursday. The ceremony was part of the day’s festivities with visiting officials from Manistee. Pastor Jeff Garrison, of Hastings' First Presbyterian Church, introduced Spindler, saying he was a man who not only dreams big. but also sees to those dreams being ful- Summer Fun Guide planned The Reminder is putting together its yearly "Summer Guide to Fun” insert. activities. courses, ana sum­ mer events If there are any events you would like to be mentioned please call Betsy Acker at (269) 945-9554 or e-mail her at news@jadgraphics.com (Attn: Betsy Acker). trolley, visiting Fish Hatchery Park, Pennock Retirement Village and Woodlawn Hastings Ponds Development. They held a roundtable discussion at City Hall and went to the County Seat for dinner. Chip Goodspecd. of Manistee, was the vis­ iting mayor. Lauren Stineman. who won the honor of Hastings "mayor of the day" by a winning bid in a fundraising auction for Green Gables, said she was enjoying her stint as mayor and though she has lived in much bigger cities after graduating from Hastings High School, she recently purchased a house in Hastings because it is a great town to live in. Steve Youngs, coordinator of the Community Music School, was the featured guest speaker at the luncheon. He talked about the school and its many programs and its impact on the community. He said the school has 250 students and 17 staff members and teaches all music except drums. The school is nonprofit and gives out more than $5,000 in scholarships every year with a goal of providing everyone with musi­ cal education. Students from the school, Talia Chen and Jonathon Olsen, performed on the keyboard at the event. Hastings Mayor Bob May said. ‘We are enjoying the company... We have a lot of good things to share and hopefully we can the? downtown and issues like that." Dr. Jim Spindler, Book of Golden Deeds winner, thanks the crowd and the Hastings Exchange Club. i Next Generation Fund accepting grant proposals Garrison said that in 2004. thanks to Spindler's efforts. 125 wheelchairs were col­ lected and have been shipped to Honduras. "Because of Jim and his devotion and deep faith, hundreds of people have had the oppor­ tunity to serve those in the Third World, and through their hands thousands, probably tens of thousands of lives have been impacted." Spindler previously was a family physi­ cian, starting at Pennock Hospital in 1967. He then went on to open a practice with Dr. Larry Blair and eventually served as chief of staff at Pennock in 1974. He left his practice in 1983 and went to work at Upjohn in Kalamazoo for 10 years, doing research on Rogaine and eventually helping get the product approved. In 1993, Spindler became a member of the faculty of Grand Rapids Family Practice Residency at St. Mary ’s Hospital for five years and during that time he established two rural family practice clinics, one in Delton and one in Gun Lake. He then went on to serve as a consultant with Upjohn for another five years before retiring. He has been involved with Rotary and served a term as president in 1977. He has also been a member of the YMCA Board. He is currently involved with the Barry County Commission on Aging and serves as president of that board. In addition, he is on staff at the Presbyterian Church in Hastings doing con­ gregational care and outreach. filled. He said Spindler’s active work as a doctor in mission trips has touched the lives of thousands of people. "Back in the 1980s at a Billy Graham revival. Jim re-dedicated his life to Christ and the vision he once had of world missions returned. He began volunteenng for short term missions, first with the Christian Medical and Dental Society and later with the Luke Society, an organization of committed medical professionals who serve the poor of the world in Jesus’ name providing medical care." Garrison told the crowd. “Jim has been instrumental through the Luke Society in setting up clinics in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and in Nairobi. Kenya. He is currently a member of the Luke Society’s Board of Directors. Jim has also been instrumental in getting his home church as well as folks from our community to do short term missions in the Yucatan as well as in Honduras where he hel.xd create a part­ nership between the community of Jesus de Otoro and Wheels for the World, for provid­ ing wheelchairs to those in the community who arc unable to get around on their own." After accepting the award, he said. "Thank you. I am overwhelmed and flattered. When Nancy Bradley informed me about the award. I was reminded of something I have heard from volunteers on the mission trips: 1 have received much more than I gave. I also have found that to be true of my life. As I look out over the audience. I sec faces of people who have given much to this community. I know you. too, have felt joy in your service to oth­ ers. The only things we keep forever arc what we have given away. Thank you for this award." Mark Kolanowski. president of Hastings City Bank where the luncheon was held, spoke to the crowd. “I was bom and raised in Manistee and I am excited that the two cities' officials can get together and share dialogue." Manistee officials spent the day touring the city and learning about the many facets of Hastings. Officials took a walking tour of the down­ town streetscape area, heard presentations from Dixie Stadel-Manshum. Barry County Economic Alliance director: and Julie DeBoer, director of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce: and City of Hastings department heads. After the lunch, they toured Hastings by Last call for Hobbit Nine young actors have applied for this year’s Summer Youth Theatre production of The Hobbit. The play wifi be directed by Christopher Weaver. Rehearsals begin June 12. The summer youth theatre program is designed for stu­ dents in 5th- 12th grade This is the 11th year of Summer Theatre, where students will learn and perform The Hobbit is a full-length play, based on I.R. Tolken’s book. Final performances will be held July 20-23. Call 269/945-2002 to regis­ ter by Friday, June 2. There needs to be at least 15 actors enrolled to continue this pro­ gram. The Summer Youth Theatre program cost is $300 for six-weeks of instruction. Program fees include costumes, scripts, royalties, instructors, sets, *’ghts, dry-cleaning, etc. Payment plans and partial scholarships may be available. The program runs from June 12 through July 23. Auditions will be held the week of June 5. Please contact Lizanne Fehsenfeld at the number above for more information. While parents ate slightly more sophisticated pasta upstairs, children enjoyed a kid friendly supper (including macaroni and cheese) downstairs at the Hastings Country Club. by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The Next Generation Fund (NGF) of the Barry Community Foundation has planned a new grant cycle. NGF grants will be accepted once a year on August 30 for distribution in October. The committee is looking at funding grant requests that impact families and after school activities. The NGF be’icves that after school activities are important to keep kids invoh cd and build leadership among local youth. What is the Next Generation Fund? Barry Community Foundation Vice President Jennifer Richards says. "This is a charitable fund promoting long-term philanthropy by involving a group of 20-somelhing to 40something community leaders interested in improving the quality of life for citizens of Barry County." The Community Foundation sponsors this fund and will provide some matching monies initially to help build the fund for larger grant-making capacity. Now in its 10th year, the Foundation is a non-profit public charity dedicated to managing charitable endowment funds and making grants to other charitable programs to enhance the quality of life of cit­ izens in the community See FUND, page 5 Tuesday storm brings down long-standing tree Lightening from Tuesday evening's storm split this decades-old tree in the field on the southwest comer of Velte and 3rown Roads by Lakewood High School in Woodland Township. The bolt ignited the trunk, and the Woodland Fire Department was called to the scene as a precaution One v>itness said it was "really weird to see flames coming from the trunk of the old tree" The tree was still smoldenng Wednesday (Photo by Helen Mudry) �The Hast .-kgs Banner - Thursday, June 1, 2006 - Page 3 HASTINGS GRADUATION, continued from page 1 Scnool board members, staff and administration look on as Katilyn Kurr welcomes friends and family to the graduation ceremo­ ny. Keynote speaker and math teacher James Metzger gives the students a "View from the Waffle Iron." Brittany Cotant grins as she walks from the stage with her diploma. Rachel Wood (center) moves her tassel from the right to the left at graduation. by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Hastings High School’s Class of 2006 cel­ ebrated graduation last Friday night. The cer­ emony honored 223 graduates at the school’s 130th annual commencement. High school Principal Tim Johnston wel­ comed the crowd, which packed the gym. and announced that the graduating class had been awarded $820,000 in scholarships from both local agencies and universities and colleges across the U.S. Class Valedictorian Daniel Dimond spoke to the students about the theory of “falling with flair.” He said the theory, which hails from math teacher James Metzger, speaks to putting your heart and soul into a task and if you fail, fail with flair He spoke of being a member of the basketball team, and the game they lost at dis­ trict competition. “A loss is painful, and at the end of the sea­ son it is even more so but loss is a poor description of the game We put our heart and soul into that game and when it was finished there was something inside of me that had not been there before. We were changed forever... 1 want to challenge you. Class of 2006. to arrive successfully at your destination, and if you must fall, fall with flair." Special speaker and teacher James Metzger prodded the students to stand and shout "happy retirement!" to Band Director Joe LaJoye, which they did. Metzger spoke to the students about doing little things in every day life to make the world better for themselves and those around them. “It’s the little things that make a differ­ ence." he told the graduates. “Whenever someone comes into your sphere of operation, make eye contact and smile big - it’s one of the great little things you can do to make someone’s day .. Take the time to be helpful. The next time you see someone having a bad day. find something personal and nice to say.’’ He also encouraged the students to give their parents a big hug and say thank you for the years of support they-have given. Charles Leonard III receives his diplo­ ma. “No matter where you go and what you do. you will have many opportunities to make someone’s days brighter. You can make a dif­ ference. Go forward and do great things!" Student and composer David Gallagher wrote and performed a song about friendship during the ceremony. The graduates gave him a standing ovation. Students Jennifer Johnston and Lora Winegar spoke of the history of the graduat­ ing class, starting 13 years ago with kinder­ garten memories. They said the class has moved from contests on the playground as to who could jump the farthest from the swingset to mock weddings and entering high school with each student finding his/her own unique path. Many have participated in sports and played games they will never forget. “This is the last time we will be in the same room again." said Winegar. “Live with no regrets and never forget who you are and where you came from and who helped you get there." Class of 2006 Valedictorian Daniel Dimond addresses his fellow students. (Photos by Perry Hardin) �Page 4 - Thursday. June 1. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Long Memorial Day speeches have evaporated To the editor: At its May meeting, the Barry County Historical Society heard a program by Dr Jerry Morton on the history of Memorial Day. After the Civil War ended, the Union Army was officially disbanded May 30. 1869. Within 10 years, the state of Michigan, which had lost thousands in the war. declared May 30 to be “Decoration Day." a day to remem­ ber fallen veterans by placing flowers on That dau- later became "Memorial Day," and in 1971 Michigan officially changed Memorial Day to the last Monday in May. The tradition of parades and honoring fall­ en veterans continues to this day. Different communities celebrate in different ways. bu» the tradition of hour-long speeches at the courthouse or cemetery has fallen by the way-side. Harland Nye Hastings gravesites. f Know Your Legislators: U.S. Senate Debbie Stabenow. Democrat, 702 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510. phone (202) 224-4822 Carl Levin. Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building. Washington, D C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional rep­ resentative. U.S. Congress Vernon Ehlers. Republican. 3rd District (All of Barry County), 1714 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D C. 20515-2203. phone (202) 225-3831, fax (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. President s comment line: 1-202-455-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Democrat, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Patty Birkholz, Republican, 24th District (All of Barry County), Michigan State Senate. State Capitol, 805 Famum Building, P.O. Box 3006, Lansing, Mich. 48909-7536 Call: (517) 373-3447. Fax: (517) 373-5849. e-mail: senpbirkholz@senate.michigan.gov State Representative Gary Newell. Republican. 87th District (All of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives. 351 Capitol, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. fKnow Your County Commissioned District No. 1 (CHy of Hastings) ............. Don Nevins, 512 W. Stale Street, Hastings, Mich. 48058, phone (269) 948^78?. District No. 2 (Thomapple Twp. & Irving Twp., Prec. 2) James French, 171 Hunters Trail Court, Middleville, Mich. 49333, phone (269) 795­ 9783. District No. 3 (Rutland Charter Twp. Hope Twp. & small area of Barry Twp.) Sandra L. James. 1388 Nissaki, Hastings. Mich. 49058, phone (269) 945-9402. District No. 4 (Cartton Twp., Hastings Charter Twp., Inring Twp. Prec 1 & a small portion of Woodland Twp.) Howard "Hoof Gibson, 1614 N M-43 Hwy., Hastings, Mich. 49058, phone (269) 948­ 8325. District No. 5 (Maple Gro-'-j Twp., Castleton Twp. and most of Woodland Twp.) Michael Callton. 307 N. Main. Nashville. Mich. 49073, phone (517) 852-2070. District No. 6 (Orangeville Twp. & Yankee Springs Twp.) Clare Tripp. 11776 English Court, Shelbyville. Mich. 49344, phone (269) 672-7474. District No. 7 (Assyria Twp., Baltimore Twp. & Johnstown Twp.) Thomas J. Wing. 15335 Wing Road. Bellevue. Ml 49021, phone (269) 660-0498. Local heroes flavor small town life Last week, I discussed the new Hastings Public Library and how living in a small town has its advantages. Reading through the papers last week reminded me of the real reason why I live in a small town - it's the people. As I looked back over the past few weeks, our papers were filled with people doing special things for someone else. Last week, we honored the graduates from all over Barry County and the top aca­ demic students from their classes. I know we do it every year, but history is unfolding right in front of us as these kids turn into young adults and begin another phase of their lives. They've done the tests, read the books, memorized the lessons and participated in a phase of their lives they will always remember. Coming from a small town is very special, and even if these young graduates don't realize it today, they will retain certain friendships from a small town high school that will live on for a life­ time. This coming weekend is a good example as Hastings High School graduates, representing classes from years past, gather to honor the Hastings Alumnus of the Year for positive contributions and accomplishments. These are activities we look forward to in small town America. Last weekend, we celebrated the people who gave their lives for our county. All over this nation parades were held in honor of our men and women for their military service. These service men and women arc local heroes who make us proud. Barry County has a rich history of unique and talented people w ho were bom and raised here or who just found this a great place to live a part of the their lives. Every week, we report on people going that extra mile in order help the community or a group of peo­ ple in need. Like the Hastings Alumni Association honors a former graduate, the Hastings Exchange Club annually honors someone with the Book of Golden Deeds Award for public-spirited contribu­ tions. This year. Dr. Jim Spindler was honored for his mission work here in Michigan and around the world. Jim. and the volunteers he assembles, have touched the lives of thousands of people. Every week as you look over our publications, you'll find people being honored for service to their fellow citizens. It’s pot that you don't find them in the big cities, we just place a high value on their service because they arc neighbors and friends. So as you read through the pages of our publications, remember you’re reading about some of the most important people in your life - the people with whom we should place a high value because they impact the lives of our family and friends. They are local heroes. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Thompsons named county’s ‘Foster Parents of the Year’ Mark and Cindy Thompson have been selected as Barry County Foster Parents of the Year. They were honored at a Recognition Banquet during May. Foster Care Month. The banquet, held at Impression 5 Science Museum, was well attended by more than 50 Barry County foster parents and children. Two other foster families - Josh and DiAnn Randall and Phillip and Jennie Stoetzel were recognized for five years of service. The Thompsons wen. licensed on June 30, 2004. Before they were licensed, the couple were already caring for children in need of their lov^ and support by acting as guardians for several teenagers who were placed in their care at the suggestion of friends or the Barry County Family Court. .......... The Thompsotr nffrepd love, acceptance. rewxaHcAwp •• W>Cnn the teenagers in t^ ,.-re, said a spokesper­ son. Within five days of becoming licensed for foster care, the Thompsons began to offer the same level of concern to foster children placed in their home by the Barry County Department of Human Services (DHS). The Thompsons were overjoyed when they adopted three siblings last year, becoming parents to Jeffrey. 12; Nicole, 10; and Matthew. 8. They are also currently fostering two additional siblings in their home. Information about fostering teenagers or sibling groups for Barry County DHS. and the schedule of upcoming training classes in Nashville or Hastings, can be obtained by eniail (Mueller-HayesJtS’michigan.gov) or by calling 517-543-5844. Cindy and Mark Thompson are Barry County's Foster Parents of the Year. Bring your special event photos to us for quality, professional processing. District No. 8 (Prairieville Twp. & most of Barry Twp.) Wayne H. Adams. 4665 E. Orchard Rd., Delton, Mich. 49046, phone (269) 623-2457. County Administrator Michael C. Brown, phone (269) 948-4891, fax (269) 948-4884. J-Ad Graphics PRINTING PLUS Public Opinion: Understanding community service? Banner iw What do you think is the best way to get children to understand community service? Responses to our weekly question. Devoted to the Interests of Barry County since 1856 PMsnedb,. Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division ol J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacob, Frederic Jacob, President V<ce Presriont Steven Jacobs SecretaryrTreastrer • NEWSROOM • David T. Young Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor) Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Bren Bremer Fran Faverman Alyx Van Dyke, Middleville: “I think students need to learn about community­ service by first doing something that is fun. Then they can learn about other community needs." Bill Scholtens, Middleville: “Parents should be role models for their students. Then after students work as volunteers, parents should affirm their efforts.” Randi Varney, Hastings: “I think you can encourage students to share what they love to do. For example. I volunteer with the Camp Manitoulin horse program." Ryan Curtis, Hastings: "I think you should encourage students to par­ ticipate where they think it is important. 1 used to volunteer for a nursing home." Ron Lewis, Hastings: "I think that organiza­ tions that need volunteer assistance should plan activities where whole families can participate. That is the best way for people to learn." Jennifer Rairigh, Hastings: “I think that parents and teachers should lead by example and children will follow." Sandra Ponsetto Kelly Lloyd Jon Gambee Shawna Hubbarth • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • QaMifwd ads accepted Monday through Fndey. 6 00 am to 530 pm Scott Ommen Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacobs Sutoacrtptton Rates: $3Cprr year in Barry County $32 per year n adtoevng counties $35 per year etoewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to POBoB Hastngs. Ml 49058-0602 Second Class Postage Paid at Hastings. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 1. 2006 - Page 5 Women are driving force behind Scholarship Foundation by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer Twenty years ago two women with a mutu­ al dream joined forces and founded the Maple Valley Memorial Scholarship Foundation (MVMSF). One year later the foundation awarded its first two scholarships totaling $300. This year, the foundation will award a total of $32,000 in scholarship money. All Dialed the Maple Valley Memorial Scholarship Foundation has awarded "well over" a quarter of a million dollars in scholarships during the past 20 years. Not bad. considering it all started with $121.44 "Twenty years, it doesn't seem possible." said Dorothy Carpenter, who with Junia Jarvic founded the Maple Valley Scholarship Foundation two decades ago. By her own account, at that time Junia was collecting money in memory of fellow home economics teacher Olith Hamilton, and there was also a small amount of money left in the Future Homemakers of America account that was going to revert to the school's general fund unless it was used. "Junia was collecting money, but it eemed silly to buy flowers since (Olith) had no fam­ ily in the area so she thought why not collect a little money so we could give a scholarship in her name at graduation." said Dorothy. In an account written on the first anniver­ sary of the MVMSF. Junia explains. "It occurred to me that if a scholarship fund wen? to be established, where only the interest was used each year, one could really have a long lasting impact on many students. I couldn't get the idea out of my head... It wasn't until I told Dorothy Carpenter about the idea, and she said. Tve always wanted to do just that.' that we immediately decided to join forces... and made a commitment to establish just such a fund. I remember saying something about with such a wonderful idea if wc were both dedicated to it, that we would make an unbeatable team." Dorothy said that both she and Junia had scholarships when they went to college, and that’s why they were so committed to the idea of providing the opportunity for others to fur­ ther their education. But. they also agreed that their scholarship foundation would be differ­ ent from many others in that income, grades and extracurricular activities would not be part of their criteria for awarding scholar­ ships. "We wanted our scholarship to not neces­ sarily be for just the best scholars, but for those who try the hardest and have a good attitude. We wanted to be a help and influence for them," said Dorothy. Indeed the guidelines for the MVMSF selection committee spell it out clearly: "1) All Maple Valley graduates are considered day school, night school, other. 2) Grades are not a determining factor. A ‘C’ student going to truck driving school would be given as serious consideration as an * A* student going to pre-med. 3) Selection is based on attitude, effort and the desire to succeed. 4) There are no applications and no financial statements of parents or self. 5) Overall attitude and effort are considered. One negative day in the stu­ dent's high school experience should not eliminate him/her from consideration. 6) Student should be interested in an accredited school. (Money will be paid to registrar of any accredited institution at time of registra­ tion.) 7) The student should be one who will benefit greatly from this encouragement and help in developing self assurance." Both Junia and Dorothy stress that the MVMSF offers a level playing field for all students. "Just because we say that grade point aver­ ages and extracurricular activities don't count in our decision making process doesn’t mean we eliminate those students from considera­ tion. It just means students who may have family commitments or other circumstances that prevent them from participating in out of school activities and so forth are given equal consideration." said Junia. "We’re not against good grades or honor students; these scholar­ ships are for everybody. ”1 think the fact that the scholarships would be based on attitude was one of the things that sold it and brought in donations. I think peo­ ple want to see others rewarded for doing good, trying hard, and being a good citizen." she added. "Ten years out of high school it doesn't matter what a person’s grades were in determining who achieves the most; it's atti­ tude." They also stress that Maple Valley alumni can submit a request for a scholarship at any time. "A person can go into the Army right out of high school and come back and be awarded a scholarship," said Dorothy. "Our only requirement is that they graduate from Maple Valley," said Junia. The ladies soon began the process of becoming a legal nonprofit organization, fil­ ing for tax-exempt status, writing articles of incorporation and bylaws, with the help of Hastings attorney David Timmers, employ­ ees of Hastings City Banks and Kevin Killpatrick. who worked for Price Waterhouse in Battle Creek and agreed to be the founda­ tion's accountant. Together Dorothy. Junia, Dimmers and Killpatrick became the four incorporators of the MVMSF, and soon a board of directors was selected from both Nashville and Vermontville residents from various back­ grounds, but all with an interest in education and who had some sort of expertise that would help the foundation. Throughout the initial process and during the past 20 years, the MVMSF has had the unwavering support of the Maple Valley Board of Education, which allowed the schol­ arship foundation to use the district's admin­ istration office as their official address and agreed to hold donated scholarship funds until the foundation was legally established. However, Junia and Dorothy note that despite their support, the MVMSF is com­ pletely independent of the Maple Valley School District. The district can never touch money in the scholarship fund and the district has no input or influence in the foundation. "They gave us a lot of good advice at the beginning and were every supportive, but we felt it was important that the foundation be independent of the schools." said Junia. Dorothy and Junia also took pains to ensure that should the Maple Valley School District ever be dissolved, the MVMSF would contin­ ue on and scholarships would be granted to graduates who were residents of the geo­ graphic area that comprised the Maple Valley School District when the MVMSF was estab­ lished. "A woman gave us $100,000 because she was comfortable knowing that the money would always be there to help students in Maple Valley," said Dorothy. Even as the ladies hammered out the legal details, they began making their rounds of local groups and organizations spreading word about the MVMSF and their vision for encouraging Maple Valley graduates to seek further education. By June of 1986. the MVMSF received its first donation of $500 from Ileuc Young in memory of her husband, llene and her hus­ band had heard Dorothy speak about the MVMSF at an alumni meeting. Later that summer they received a donation of $3,000 from family and friends of Larry Neil Musser, a Maple Valley graduate who died in an airplane accident. Rose Heaton, secretary of the MVMSF Board of Directors, said that it is Junia and Dorothy's personal touch that has made the foundation so successful. "I always think about all the time the two of you put into writing personal notes to every­ one who makes a contribution." she told them. Dorothy remembers writing notes to all of the Musser's family and friends who made a donation, except one. "I just didn’t recognize her name, it must have been her married name, and I had no idea where she lived. 1 asked around and nobody knew who she was," explained Dorothy. However, 14 years later Dorothy was talk­ ing to someone about mutual acquaintances, when the woman’s name came up, and she suddenly realized they were talking about the unknown donor. Dorothy went home and immediately sat down and wrote a thank you note. "She called me up after she got the thank you note, laughing, and told me that she never thought anything of it," said Dorothy with a smile. In 1987 the MVMSF awarded its first two scholarships. And, as the funds grew with each passing year so did the amount and the number of scholarships awarded. It takes a minimum of $10,000 to establish a name scholarship and the foundation now has 10. Of the $32,000 in scholarship money the foundation will award this yei’-. $16,500 is earmarked for the recipients of the named scholarships; the remaining amount will be at the discretion of the selection committee. Each year the recipients of MVMSF schol­ arships are chosen by a seven-member selec­ tion committee, which includes five teachers from five different disciplines. The committee reviews the surveys submitted by graduating seniors and alumni 'arid'make Their recom­ mendations to the board1 Of directors for approval. Each year the MVMSF tries to get all sen­ iors to fill out the survey for a scholarship. Dorothy and Junia stress that it is a survey, not an application. The foundation wants to know what the graduate's plans are for post secondary education and training. They don’t ask for information on grade point averages, personal or family finances, or extracurricular activities. There is also no essay to wnte. "We didn’t want to make it so someone with a computer could type up a resume, etcetera which might influence a selection committee," said Dorothy, who added, "Junia FUND, continued from page 2 Junia Jarvie and Dorothy Carpenter display a "birthday cake" which was served dur­ ing the May meeting of the Maple Valley Memorial Scholarship Foundation board. and I fell that as teachers, wc had spent our careers as teachers trying to nurture our stu­ dents, particularly those who might not shine or demand attention like the others. We tried to find the spark in those students and encour­ age them; that's why we wanted the scholar­ ship foundation to include those people as well. "A child people shake their heads over in ninth grade can mature and develop into a fine citizen even though they may have thought that would never happen." she said. "That’s why we want die committee to look at everyone. But that doesn't mean we don’t honor outstanding students." "We want to encourage all deserving indi­ viduals. who have the attitude, effort and desire to succeed," said Junia. Dorothy added that a recipient never loses the scholarship they are awarded. "If somebody decides to wait before going back to school, that’s fine. The money will be there," she said. "The only thing is that schol­ arship has to be used at an accredited school. "Even if a student doesn’t finish their edu­ cation at that time, the money is not lost because their eyes have been opened to opportunity," she added. "We’ve had people come up to us and say, *1 know you’d b. pleased to hear that I’ve decided to go back to school.’ It’s thrilling to know that you’ve encouraged them to follow their dream later." "I estimate there will be about 30 scholar­ ship recipients this year." said Jattia. Dorothy added. "We’d like to be able to give a sizable amount :o all those who air interested, but we haven’t been able to achieve that goal yet. We try to honor as many as possible but the amount of their award may vary.” After 20 years, Dorothy and Junia are still bolding fast to the dream. "When we did an article about the Maple Valley Memorial Scholarship Foundation on our first anniversary, we laughed that one day we’d be coming into the board meetings in walkers and wheelchairs, and you know over the years we’ve actually done it." said Junia with a laugh at the last board of directors meeting. "1 can’t say enough about all the two of you have done over the past 20 years and to get this started." said Brian Lincoln, a member of the board of directors. "When I think of all the community support you have received. 1 look forward to doubling it in the next 10 years. When I think of ali the people who have been exposed to it and benefited from it. it’s amaz­ ing." Both women arc adamant that the MVMSF. "is not about Junia and Dorothy." ‘It is a community scholarship foundation." said Junia. Dorothy said. "It is funded primarily by alumni, and their family and friends." "When I look out at the crowds at gradua­ tion, I see so many people w.v> have made donations in someone's memory and I know they take pride and pleasure in seeing how their money is being used to help young peo­ ple." said Junia. "We are just the facilitators of the scholarship. "It's been a joy and a great project," she added. 'Dorothy said, ’wouldn’t it be funny if w hat we re remembered for was not teaching but for the scholarship foundation.” In honor of the Maple Valley Memorial Scholarship Foundation’s 20th anniversary. The Maple Valley News will feature the story of one scholarship each month until June 2007. if you are a scholarship recipient and would like to tell your story, or know a recip­ ient you would like to see featured in an upcoming edition, contact Sandra Ponsetto via e-mail randra@j-adgraf4iics.com or call (269) 948-8706. ext. 236. Gilmore Car Museum to host Classic Car Club of America The Classic Car Club of America Museum will have the 2006 Concours, "The Grand Experience." a display of more than 100 ’Full Classic' cars at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners Saturday and Sunday. June 3-4. This event will take place from 10 am. to 4 p.m. both days and will feature Lincolns built between 1920 and 1979. It will be this year’s largest gathering of open cars from the antique and classic era in the state of Michigan. There will be judging and activities will include driving experiences and a drive-by awards presentation. Cars recognized by the Classic Car Club of America as “Full Classics” were built in limited production numbers prior to 1949. Today, they represent the pinnacle of engineering, styling and design for the era and range from $20.0iX) to $1,000,000 depending on their condition. Admission each day is $10 for adults and $6 for children age 12 and under. The Gilmore Car Museum is located a: 6865 Hickory Road, near the comer of M-43 Highway. Write Us A Letter The Community Foundation is providing staff to assist in the coordination of special events and workshops for the members of the Next Generation Fund. Donations and membership funds become part of an unrestricted endowment (the Next Generation Fund) and are pooled with other Foundation assets. As the fund grows, a por­ tion of investment return will be used for grant making. The principal will be preserved and the fund will grow through investment appreciation. The Community Foundation manages all funds with direction from its Investment Committee and Board of Directors. According to Richards, ’’Pooled assets of the Foundation are managed through a diver­ sified mix of high quality stock and bond portfolios, and our investment pool has an excellent track record over its history.” A grant making committee of Next Generation Fund participants will make rec­ ommendations to the Foundation Board for the distribution of grants based on sugges­ tions and input from the Next Generation Fund members. Fund members will have opportunities to learn about grant making processes through events sponsored by the Foundation. Richards is often asked. ’’When I join, what is my role with the Next Generation Fund?" She says, ’’By joining, your charitable gift makes you eligible for all events associated with the Next Generation Fund. To the extent you wish to commit time and effort, you can become extensively involved by joining one of the committees: Membership Development, Grantmaking or Special Events." Local philanthropists ages 20-something to 40-something are pooling their resources to help make a difference in the community. The Next Generation Fund Committee is a new clement of the Barry Community Foundation. The group meets quarterly, usually in a casual setting, such as the Hastings Country Club or MainStreet Savings Bank's Community Room. About 30 to 50 people have attended past events. To make it easy for young parents to be involved, the Next Generation Fund and the Barry Community Foundation encourage young volunteers from the Youth Advisory Council to provide activities for children while their parents meet. At the April meet­ ing, the volunteers gave children an idea of what community volunteerism is all about. Donations to the Community Foundation or any of its endowment funds qualify for a Michigan income tax credit cr op of the nor­ mal federal charitable donation deduction. The Community Foundation Board of Trustees has appropriated $10,000 for the Next Generation Fund for this year. That money will be used to match donations given by members of NGF. Richards says, "It is not true that you have to be old. rich or dead to make a positive impact on your community. You can be part of good things happening now in Barry County." For more information about Next Generation Fund or to obtain a grant appli­ cation. call the Community Foundation at (269) 945-0526. Grant applications also may­ be obtained on the BCF Web site at www.barrycf.org. HERE ARE THE RULES: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: •All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer’s name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. ■ Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing lor style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters serving the function of “cards of thanks" will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • “Crossfire" letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per per­ son per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. �Page 6 - Thursday, June 1. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film Bruce Harold Alderink CLARKSVILLE - Brace Harold Aldcrink. age 79. of Clarksville, went to be with his Lord late Friday evening. May 26. 2006. Brace was bom in Saranac on March 16, 1927 to Harold and Pearl (Thom) Aiderink. He graduated from Clarksville High School in 1944. Brace married Joyce Howlett on September 20. 1947 and enjoyed 55 years of marriage before iter death on October 31. 2002. Brace had worked for General Motors in Grand Rapids for 33 years, as well as the U.S. Post Offices in Clarksville and Freeport for over 25 years. He had served as the Mayor of Clarksville for over 15 years, served on the ClaiksvilleMorrison Lake Sewer Authority, and was active in the Clarksville Lions Club and the Campbell Township Historical Society. Brace was an avid gardener and outdoors­ man. He loved people and had a special devotion to his family. Brace will be remembered as a devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his children. James (Diane) Alderink. Jane Alderink. Sue (Craig) Pants. Thomas Aiderink. Mary (Mike) VanDenburg. Lori (Brace Stinson) Alderink. and Amy (Brian Stinson) Aldcrink; 11 grand­ children. two great grandsons; special friend. Dorothy Cool; step-mother. Dorothy Alderink; sister. Beverly Overbeck; step­ brothers. Duane Weeks and Roger (Marcia) Weeks; step sister-in-law. Shirley Weeks; sis­ ters-in-law. Patricia Howlett and Rosemary (Robert) Kauffman; and many ocher relatives and friends. Bruce was preceded in death by his par­ ents; wife, Joyce; and daughter, son-in-law and grandson. Nancy and Dennis Walker and DJ. Winkler. The funeral service was held at the Clarksville Bible Church on Wednesday. May 31. Burial was in Clarksville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Campbell Twp. Park, the Clarksville Library, or the Campbell Twp. Historical Society. Arrangements by Koops Clarksville Memorial Chapel. processing. Worship Together-.. ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 Puior. Steve Olmstead (616) 756*3021 church phone Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 110 a m.. Sunday Evening Service 600 p.m.; Bible Study 4 Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 a m. and 11.00 a.m.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippervDeMunte*. Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunda; School 10:30 a_m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9:30 a.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH Member Church <>/ the World­ Wide Anglican Communion.- 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev Fr Charles P McCabe III. Rector. Mr F. William Voetherg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 a.m and 10 a.m. Children’s Chapel and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Sunday "Mary and Martha Soup Dinner " Wednesdays during Lent at 5:45 p.m.. March 6.15.22.29. April 5. 12 in the Parish House. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website www hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church SecretaryTreasurer. Linda Cobb Offict hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Sou Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4) (to re*'line m September) Wednesday 7 pm • Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 am - Women’s Bible Study. SAINTS ANDREW A MAITHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 1100 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6:00 p.m. (May-August) We have a weekly Wednesday 6 00 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrcwmatthias. We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of Nonh America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spint-filled church. Meeting al the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy MAtsyna Rd. CHURCaOTTHF. <”■ <i-M south nf NAZARENE NktfriWc. Mich. 49073. Sun. 1716 North Bra&way. Rev. Timm Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m.. 6.00 Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning p.m.‘; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Cub Worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School for boys & girts ages 4-12. Pastors 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service 6 David and Rose MacDonald. An p.m.; Wednesday Evening oasis of God's love. "Where Equipping 7 p.m. Everyone is Someone Special." CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 600 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7.-00 p.m COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077 Pasux Patti Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapelume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastinp Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan While. Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult MiniUries 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for al*, ages; 10:45 a.m.. Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7 00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & Motiori'Children's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m . Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH ’shville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A nassioo of St Rove Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday al 9:30 ajn. For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or 1-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a m Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr High Youth Sunday evenings WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 am. Sunday School 11:15 am.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. ST. TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436. Euchanstk venice every Sunday. 9:30 am. This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NTV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Chris! and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded retting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. AH baptirrd chnstians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian ■ just a believer. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashv.lle. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Monung Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery , children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings, Ml 49058. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd. (Corner of State Rd. and Boltw ood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Doo Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 a.m. Kids for Christ. 11-00 a.m. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. oMs. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed dunng announcements. Sunday School for all ages IODO am. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 pan.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414. Michael Anton. Pastor. Thursday. June 1 6:30 p.m Softball Saturday. June 3 - 900 a.m. Worship Planning Sunday. Jun<W - 8.00 A 1000 i.m Holy Co&unuon; H/S Grads Reception M*day. June 5 - 600 p.m Women ofFaith Outing; 700 p.m. Brothers of Grace. Tuesday . June 6-100 p.m. Overeaten Anonymous; 700 p.m. Softball. Wednesday. June 7 - 5:45 p.m. Sarah Circle Outing; 700 p.m Holy Communion HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961 Office hours are Monday-Thursday 900 a m.-Noon and 100-300 p.m. Friday 900 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 1IOO Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II am Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays al 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Kirsten Ann Lake Patricia A. "Patty" Mi nor-Brownell, age 44. of Pennficld Township, died Tuesday morning. May 30. 2006 at her residence surrounded by her family and friends, following a lengthy ill­ ness. Patty was bom on August 25. 1961 in Bank Creek, the daughter of Ruben and Phyllis (Nelson) Minor. She was a 1980 graduate ot Pennficld High School and Wrights Beauty Academy; was the owner/operator of Back Door Pet Grooming of Middkvilk; and was employed at the Babylon Hair and Tanning Salon. Patty was a member of "HOG” (Harley's Owner Group); enjoyed vacation cruises and convertible cars; genealo­ gy work and shopping was her passion. On April 18.2000 in Bank Creek. Patty mar­ ried Jeffrey D. "JefT Brownell and he survives. Also surviving are her son. Specialist Ryan A. Misner. US Army of Battle Creek; a grand­ daughter. Chloe M. Misner of Bank Creek; a stepdaughter. Abbie J. Stevens of Bank Creek; three sisters. Michelle M. Stimac of Bank Creek; Jenny D. (Jesse) Hansen of Coldwater and Pamela K. (Greg) Lucius of Pioneer. Ohio; two brothers. Wayne E. Moore of Coldwater and Robert P. Moore of Knoxvilk. Tenn.; a MCreck anda halt-Ulster. Bc^icJ|Jwqcj6>tral aunts, uncles. Akca. and nepfasus. her Jeffrey D. and Kathleen (Armour) Brownell. Sr.; sisters-inlaw. Teresa (Joe) Garren and Marj Brownell, btothers-in-law. Robert Brownell. Tim (Mindy) Brownell and Brad (Sue Ann) Brownell; special friends Christine Smith. Miava Gravelyn and Tiru? Dai.fk and her best friends, her dogs Maggu Permilia. Baby and Bcnji and her cal Oscar. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister: Theresa L. Van Nonwick in 1998 and a niece, Karla Smith. At the request of the fanJIy, a graveside serv­ ice to cckbrate Patty’s life will be kid on Sunday. June 4. 2006 at 2 p.m. C the Cedar Creck Cemetery. Hope Township, ouuide of Hastings. Memorial contributions in Patty ’s honcr may be made to the Good Samaritan Lifsspan Hospice. The Farley-Estes & Dowdk Funeral Hone is in charge of all the arrangements. Personal messages for the family mr.y be left at ww w.farkyestcsdowdk.com FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 900 a_m Traditional Worship Service; 11:20 a.m Contemporary Worship Service Nursery care is provided for both services, and during Sunday School' Visit us online at w ww.firstchurchhastings.org and our web log for sermons at http //hastingspresbylcnan blog spot corn/ June 2 • Office closes at noon. June 7 - 1200 Kiwams. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030 Sunday Mam 3:30 p.m. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. Confessions 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: . GRAND RAPIDS - Mildred C. Schuitema. age 93. of Luther Village. Grand Rapids, for­ merly of Middleville, went to be with her Lord on Thursday. May 25.2006 at Spectrum Health Kent Community Campus. She was preceded in death by her husband. John, of 61 years, her children. Virginia. John and William. She is survived by her daughter. Mary Civils of Wyoming; son. Michael (Janet) Schuitema of Pentwater and Grand Rapids; daughters-in-law. Vergie Schuitema of Wyoming and Carol (Jack) Majeski of Jenison; one sister. Eva Clayton of Stevensville; sisters-in-law, Jess Schuitema of Byron Center and Katherine Tryc of Grand Rapids; 17 grandchildren; 28 great grandchil­ dren and 17 great great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff at Kent Community Hospital and Hospice of Michigan for the wonderful care taken of our mothei ano grandmother. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday. May 30.2006 at 11 a.m. at the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Rev. Chris DeBlaay offi­ ciating. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Michigan. Arrangements by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK HASTINGS - Mr. Paul Raymond Cassel, age 69. of Hastings, died Tuesday. May 30. 2006. at his home Mr. Cassel was bom on July 3. 1936 at Hastings, the son of Roscoe and Olive (Van Wee) Cassel. He was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings schools He was married to Judy K. (Rinnels) Goodenough on August 12. 1978. Paul's employment included Hartz Mountain for 28 years. Hastings Manufacturing for 10 years. A.I.M. Cleaning for 10 years, before ill health forced his retirement. He was a former member of Hastings Moose Lodge. Paul was a wonderful, loving husband, dad. grandpa, brother and friend. He enjoyed bowling, fishing, playing dice and loved his canine companions Coco and Shadow. Paul is survived by his wife. Judy; daugh­ ter. Brenda (Paul) Reed of Hastings; son. Scott (Deb) Goodenough of Nashville; grandchildren. Ray. Jr.. John. Amanda and Eric McKelvey; brother. Carl (Pal) Cassel; sister. Lois (Junior) Hurless; nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his roirents; a son. Mark Goodenough. Services will be held II a.tr.. Thursday. June I. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home. Rev. Georgc Spcas will officiate. Burial will be at RwlahtF “T iwmdtip. Cemetery. • Memorial contributions may be nude to Barry Community Hospice or to the family. The family would like to especially than^ Barry Community Hospice. Dr David Parker and his staff for their wonderful care. Arrangements arc being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrenfuncral-home.com). Betty Beronja Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS - Betty Beronja. age 82. of Hastings, died on Wednesday May 31. 2006 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Arrangements are pending at Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. MIDDLEVILLE - Kirsten Arm Lake, age 11. went to be with her Lord on Monday. May 29. 2006 of accidental injuries. She was bom December 23, 1994 in Grand Rapids and was a fifth grade student at Thomapple Kellogg Schools - Page Elementary. Kirsten was a girl full of life. Her heart was full of love to give to anyone who needed it. If there ever was a situation where she got something and someone had to go without, she would give up hers. Kirsten loved singing, dancing, swimming that involved fun. She will be greatly missed by her parents. Dave and Cindy Schnittkcr; older brother. James Lake; and three little sisters. Rachel and Alyssa Lake and Mikayla Schnittkcr. all of Middleville; her grandparents. Jim and Dorothy Drake of Shelbyville. Tom and Vicky Secord ot Middleville. Lyle and Sandy Lake of Boyne Falls and John and Judy Schnittkcr of Caledonia; many, many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her father. Scott Alan Lake. July 1998. Funeral services will be held Friday. June 2. 2006 at 11 a.m. al the Thomapple Valley Church (M-43 in Hastings). Pastor Phil Courtright will officiate. Visitation will be at the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville on Thursday. June 1. 2006 from 6 to 8 p.m. interment al Yankee Springs Cemetery. Yankee Springs Tow nship. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Makc-A-Wish Foundation. Arrangements by the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. HASTINGS - Lansing Edison Greenleaf, age 89. of Hastings, died on Satu> day. May 27. 2006 at Thomapple Manor in Hastings. He was bom in Lansing on December 9. 1916. The son of Edison and Astella (Ferrar) Greenleaf. Lansing attended school in Haslett. In his early years he worked in a factory as well doing some farming. Lansing moved to Hastings from Lansing in the early 1940's, he married Sarah C. Hawkins on June 21. 1946. They were mar­ ried for almost 50 years when she died on June 15. 1995. He served in the United States Army from 1941 until his honorable dis­ charge in 1945. Ijmsing worked at the E.W. Bliss Co. from 1949 to 1967. From 1967 until his retirement in 1983 he owned and operated Greenleaf TV Repair Service. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, gar­ dening. being in the outdoors, and his dogs. Lansing was preceded in death by his par­ ents. his wife. Sarah; brother. Monte; and sis­ ter. Gladys. He is survived by his daughters. Mary (Elmer) Irish of Christmas. Linda (Eugene) Tobias of Hastings. Judy Greenleaf of Hastings; two grandchildren. Brian (Tina) Tobias of Holland, and April Tobias of Hastings; five great grandchildren. Seth. Trisun. Gabriel, and Garrett; one brother. Marshall (Barbara) Greenleaf of Hastings; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Wednesday. May 31. 2006 at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Gary Newton officiating. Burial with full military honors was at Hastings Tup. Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Alzhcimers Association. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 1. 2006 - Page 7 DK TOP TEN, continued from page 1 Marriage licenses Iron Woman four times (never missing prac­ tice or competition). She was captain for both seasons her senior year and also earned a four-year varsity award for competitive cheerleading. She is involved in her church youth group and has served as a volunteer at assisted liv­ ing centers since her sophomore year. She is » member of the National Honor Society, is senior editor of the yearbook, is a member of Students Against Drunk Driving, is in gym­ nastics. has participated in the Delton Follies productions and has worked at Doster Country Store. Rachel plans on attending Grand Valley State University where she has been offered a full tuition scholarship. Her long term goals include pursuing either a career in education or marketing. She said she plans on including Spanish into either of those goals and would like to study abroad in Spain. She has taken many Spanish classes in high school and is looking forward to studying Italian and French at the college level. • Valedictorian Karianne Kozan is the daughter of Randy and Sandra Kozan, of Delton. Her activities in high school include serving as sophomore class president, junior class president. Student Council executive vice president, an interact member her junior year, a four year member of Delton Kellogg’s Theater Arts Company, a four year member of the kickline in the Delton Follies, M.C. fw the Follies in 2006 and a National Honor Society member. She has been on the Miss Delton Court as alternate in 2003. on the court in 2004 and was crowned Miss Delton 2005. She is a member of Faith United Methodist Church in Delton and a part of the youth group there. She is a six year member of band and plans to attend Western Michigan University in the Shane Alwyn Faunce, Freeport and Sarah Irene Willbrandt, Freeport. Timothy Lee Lynema. Grand Rapids and Tasha Ann Arnold, Hastings. James Michael VanRiper, Delton and Erin Marie Reynolds. Delton. Mark Daniel Pentecost, Lake Odessa and Michelle Lynn Abernathy, Corpus Christi. TX. Daniel Aaron Worth, Hastings and Kelli Elizabeth Flohr. Grand Ledge. Christopher Martin Hawthorne, Hastings and Kikki Dec Hendershot. Hastings. Eric Licgh Lindsley II. Battle Creek and April Marie Janowski. Buttle Creek. Christopher David Lentz. Nashville and Lynn Marie Hosmer, Nashville. Joshua Adam Porritt, Hastings and Aimce Marie Landon, Middleville. Kiley Charles Webster. Middleville and Rebecca Lynn Nicholson. Middleville. Andrew Taylor Thompson. Hastings and Michelle Renee Michalski. Hastings. Dan Gregory Wiltrout. Hastings and Kathleen M. Wiltrout. Hastings. Vincent Gates Baird, Hastings and Rebecca Jo Snyder, Hastings. Troy Edward Cannon. Plainwell and Stacy Kay Wright, Plainwell. Herbstreith/Martin Jack and Gloria Jean Herbstrcith of Dowling wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Karen Herbstrcith, to Joseph Martin, son of Ron and Ann Martin of Hastings. Karen is a 1999 graduate of Hastings High School and a 2003 graduate of Western Michigan University. She is currently pursu­ ing a master’s degree at Western. Joseph is a 2000 graduate of Hastings High School and a 2006 graduate of Western Michigan University. He is currently employed at Grand Rapids. A September 2006 wedding is pk.incd. Readme BANNER every week! Copies conveniently available on newsstands throughout the Barry County area. Sales Opportunity in Hastings fail to study an undecided area of business. She hopes to graduate from college, get a job as the manager of a business, get married and have a family. • Salutotorian Anna Nielsen is the daughter of Mike and Charlene Nielsen, of Battle Creek. Her scho l activities and awards include marching/concert/pep bands, being first chair trumpet for entire high school career, participating in the Follies during sophomore and junior years, softball and a member of the Society of Women Engineers for highest honor and merit and in recognition of excellence in science and mathematics. Her community activities include volun­ teering at the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission, delivering Angel Tree Gifts to children whose parents are in jail, being part of the church worship team, helping out with Vacation Bible School, volunteering in her church nursery, and being active in the youth group at Kalamazoo Covenant Church. Anna has performed at Hometown Christmas vith the band, helped with Earth Day trash pick up. tutored younger trumpet players, participated in a 2004 mission trip to Chicago and a 2005 mission trip to Tijuana. Mexico where she helped hold Bible School at a church in Rosita. She also worked at an orphanage, cleaning urd repairing the facility. Anna also participate. *n the annual spelling bee at the local, regional, and state levels for two years in the middle school, placing 8th in the state. Her career plans include studying Pre-med next fall at Albion College with hopes of a career in the neurologicai science field. She said her passion lies within this subject area as she knows personally how life changing it can be to find a medicine that works to coun­ teract a neurological disorder. • Stacey Hughes is the daughter of Thomas See DK TOP TEN, next page CARLTON TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN PUBLIC MEETING ON PROPOSED PUBLIC SEWER RESIDENTS AROUND LEACH, MIDDLE AND LOWER LAKES Kings to celebrate 65th wedding anniversary Bob and Frances (Pudge) King married May 31.1941 at Pudge’s home in Wakefield, Michigan. Three children: Sally and Ron Moinette of Florida. Torn and Carol King of Indiana. Jim and Susan King of Hastings; seven grandchildren: Steve. Dave. Brant. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Township Board of Carlton Township will hold a public meeting to discuss an oppertupity to pursue a Slitt of Michigan grant and low-interest financing in connection wfrh the construction of a public sewer system to serve homes around Leach, Middle and Lower Lakes, and the surrounding area. This meeting will be held at the Carlton Towrvhip Hall, 85 Welcome Road. Hastings. Ml on June 15,2006, xnd will begin at 7:00 PM. Wen established funeral home in Hastings and serving Barry County is looking for new Sales Professional for funeral preplanning. Please apply via fax (517) 337-9202 or visit oui corporate website: www.akierwoods.com go to the career locator, select Michigan and Sales and Apply on-line. • Paid Training • Benefits EOE • Commission and base Plus mion Residents of the Township who wish to discuss or comment on this issue are invited to attend. oeaiw WREN RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Funeral Home________________ 1401 Nonh Bioadway. Hastings Ml 49058 ; David C. Wren. Director ? NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Hastings TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUN­ TY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning propose ' amendments to th? Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance/Map will be held on Wednesday, June 21. 2006, commencing at 730 p.m., at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Hath Road. Hastings. Michigan. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2006/2007 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered include, in brief, the following: 1. Consideration of the application of Susan Archambeau, for rezoning of the following three parcels: a) •08-13-033-0? 7-20 located at; 3040 Brass Road. Described as: RUTLAND TWP N 1/2 NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 SEC 33 3-9 E X COM AT NW COR NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC 33 TH E 318 FT P'R It >B TH E 200 FT TH S 330 FT TH W 200 FT TH N 330 FT TOPOB. b) W8 13-033-013-00 located at 3111 Hull Road. Described as: RLH AND TWP TH N 330 FT OF The City of Halting* will hold a Public Hearing for the purpose of hearing writ­ ten and/or oral comments from the pub­ lic concerning the annua! budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 3007. The pub­ lic hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 12, 3006 in the City Council S 660 FT OF NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 SEC 33-3 9. cl •08-13-033-017-30 located at 3184 Brass Road. Described as: RUTLAND TWP TH S 330 FT S 1/2 OF NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 SEC 33-3-9. These properties are currently zoned as "AG* AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, The applicant seeks rezon ing tc “CR" COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 2. Consideration of the application of Larry Poll for Conditional Rezoning of the following three parcels, commonly known as Clearview Lake Estates. 3645 Scenic trail: a) «08-13-010-007-00 b) •08-13-010-010-05 c) •08-13-010-010-20 Chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. These properties are currently -oned as *RE“ RURAL ESTATES RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. The appli cant seeks rezoning to ‘AG’ AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT and'or "RR" RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT The City Council will consider the budget as proposed by the City Manager and presented to and/or "R-l" RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT. 3. Consideration of the application of Eric Olsen as a representative for Thomapple Valley Church, for rezoning of property •08-13-027-008-10 located at: 2750 South M-43 Hwy Described as: RUTLAND TWP COM AT S 1/4 POST OF SEC 27-3-9 TH N 00 DEG 001 00" E 1015 FT FOR POB TH N 85 DEG 18’ 38" W 737.06 FTTH S61 DEG 46 02" W367.03 FTTH N 02 DEG 49 38" W9375 FTTH N 90 DEC 00- 00" E 1104.2 FT TO N & S 1/4 LI SEC 27 TH S 00 DEC 00‘ 00" W 822.99 FT TO POB City Council on May 8,2006. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budg­ et will be a subject of this hearing. All interested citizens are encouraged to attend and to submit comments. A copy of this information, the entire pro­ posed budget and additional background mate­ rials are available for public inspection from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Office of the City Clerk, 201 East State Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the City Clerk at 269.945.2468 or TDD call relay services 800.649.3777. Thomas E. Emery The property is currently zoned as 'AG* AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT. The applicant seeks rezoning to Cases to celebrate golden wedding anniversary In honor of Robert and Shirley Case’s 50th Wedding Anniversary, friends and family are invited to a special program at 12:30 p m. and an open house from I to 4 p.m. on Sunday. June 11. 2006 at Cedar Creek Bible Church. Delton. Mich. Robert Case and the former Shirley Hammond were married on June 1. 1956 at Cedar Creek Bible Church, where they contin­ ue to serve as faithful members Robert worked at Ralston Purina Company for 35 years and Shirley as Hope Township Clerk for 21 years, both retiring in 1996 They have five children: Marilyn (Bill) Storm, Linda (Doug) Stampfler. Brian (Michelle) Case. Bruce Case, and Stephen (Tina) Case; 15 grandchildren, and five great­ grandchildren. “CR- COtXTRV RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 4. Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use plan. Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance art available and may be examined by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, during regular business hours and that copies of the Zoning Ordinance and/or Land Use Plan may be examined at said pub­ lic hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission resents the right to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances and to make its recom nendation to the Rutland Charter Township Board accordingly, either at or following the public haring. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will preside necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the public haring to individuals with disabilities. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to take part in ’be dis­ cussion on the above proposed amendments. 0M31M7 ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (269)948-2194 �Page 8 - Thursday. June 1. 2006 - The Hastings Banner lake (fyeMa Annie’s MAILBOX by Kathy MitckeiU and Marcy Sugar Re-ignite spark? On Saturday. June 10. the Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at the Freight House at 1 p.m. Lori Fox of Portland will be the speaker. Her topic will be "Filling in the Blanks." The First Families Committee is at work on applicants for the 2006 class. The Internet capabilities at the genealogy room make it possible for people to research the census. The Lake Odessa Community Library has census reels for Ionia County from 1860 to 1920. It is easy to get a printout from any of the reels. The library will be open on the first Wednesday evening of each month, on the last Saturday and Sunday each month and at other times by appointment. Visitors and guests are welcome each time. Snowball bushes are at their showiest now. Lilacs are fading. Those few residents who do serious gardening are busy with their hoes. One young neighbor has just prepared his gar­ den spot and enclosed it with a wire fence. The Two Seasons Greenhouse is doing big business with tomato, pepper, onion, zucchini plants along with herbs and flowers. Beauty bushes in most recent years have been ready a few days jfter graduation. This year’s spring brought them into full bloom the same week. Likewise, the iiJacs were early this year. Poppies are making a great show. The village has new welcome signs at the three approaches into town. The new water tower has the same logo with a nautical anchor on east and west ssides of the tower. The military exhibit at the Freight House on the weekend drew many visitors. On Mondays more than 70 registered. There are ample attendance on Saturday and Sunday also. On Friday evening, the exhibit opened with President John Waite leading the pro­ gram which included music, a minute of silence, salute to the armed forces and announcement of this year’s Military Person of the year. The selection committee had a number of nominations to consider but settled on the nomination by Sharon Fawlcy. of Tennessee, who nominated her late father Gerald Haskins, who served in World War 11 and a wide variety of avenues in the years which followed. There was a DAR exhibit with the proofs of two local women whose female ancestor. Julia Frank Russell was one of the twin daughters of a veteran of the Revolutionary War. There was the uniform of Viveme Pierce and the porcelain teapot he rescued from a South Pacific Island left intact after the house was destroyed. He called it the "Indestructable Teapot.” There were items from the Spanish American War. the Civil War. WW1. WWII. Korea and Vietnam. On Sunday and Monday, those who entered were glad for the coolness of the building in contrast to the heal outside. Some visitors were from other states. The attendance was good at the Monday Memorial Day services at Lakeside cemetery, but tiicrc was no sound equipment so it was difficult to hear. Mrs. Ulrich (Elizabeth) Baecker of Grenoble. France has been here for two weeks visiting her parents. Ward and Elaine VanLaanen. She was able to see other local relatives also. In July she and husband. Uli. will return for her nephew’s wedding. Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. IOO5 West Green Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 Telephone 269 945 24 19 hncrn.il Medicine HIATAL HERNIA I apparently have a hiatal hernia that is causing my heartburn but I’m not quite sure what that is. In general, a hernia is when one part of your body protrudes through an opening into another part of your body. A hemia therefore, can develop just about anywhere given the right conditions but the ones that you typically hear about are those involviiig the abdominal contents. Inguinal hernias are most often seen in men and occur in the groin area. Incisional hernias are the bulges you see developing under old surgical scars and umbilical hernias are the bulges around the belly button. Hiatal hernias are a little more difficult to describe because you can't see them. A hiatal hemia is when a part of your stomach which should stay below your diaphragm in the abdominal cavity pushes up through the diaphragm into the chest cavity. The esophagus, which is the tube that carries food from your throat into your stomach, must pass through a small hole in the diaphragm (the muscle that separates your chest from your belly). Anything that puts pressure on your abdomen such as persistent or severe coughing, vomiting, or lifting heavy objects can contribute to hiatal hernias by "pushing" your stomach through that small hole in the diaphragm. Once part of the stomach is "pushed" into the chest, it becomes difficult to keep the stomach acids from backing up into the esophagus and causing pain. Because you can't see a bulge and many small hiatal hernias don't cause any problems you may not even know you have one. As they get larger, symptoms might include acid reflux, indigestion and heartbum as well as belching and pain as the stomach acids back up into your esophagus. If you don't have any signs or symptoms from the hemia, you probably won't need any treatment. Self help treatments include losing weight, eating smaller meals, sitting up after you eat. elevating the head of your bed and avoiding tight fitting clothing. All of these are designed to help keep your stomach in the abdominal cavity where it belongs. Your doctor will have other ideas including medication that may help your symptoms if necessary. If severe, surgery may be needed to help the problems associated with a hiatal hemia. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. mcoAti On Sunday. May 21, during coffee hour at Central UMC. visitors dropped in to find cousin. Allen Goodcmoot. They were James and Rev. Alfredia Battdorf, of Coos Bay. Oregon. They have been e-mailing each other in recent months and this was their first time to meet. They also saw Von Goodeinoot and Marian (Curtis) Klein. AH are descended from the Truman Curtis family. Mrs. Battdorf who died in 1907 was a sister of William Curtis. They had come from Fort Wayne with their son and were headed to the UP to visit other relatives. DK TOP TEN, continued from previous page-----and Kareri Hughes, of Delton. Her school activities include volleyball, track, theater. Follies. Student Council, helping organize Delton’s Founder’s Weekend 5 K race, help­ ing organize blood drives at the high school and assisting with the Earth Day trash pickup. She is a member of the National Honor Society, Students Against Drunk Driving, and the elementary school mentoring program. Her school awards include 11 academic honor awards, a Who’s Who Among American High School Students, and an award from United States Achievement Academy. Stacey is the Senior Youth Group represen­ tative for Faith United Methodist Church. She has organized a community Valentine’s Day dinner at the church and played piano there. She also helps perform puppet shows and skits and volunteers in the nursery for church. Stacey has participated in litter cleanups, singing Christmas carols at local houses and nursing homes and has performed at the piano for the Delton Area Community Crop Walk and Delton’s Hometown Christmas. She teaches piano lessons and is dual enrolled at Kellogg Community College. She plans to attend Central Michigan University cb study'journalism with a con­ centration in photojournalism. She hopes to become a photojoumalist and work for a magazine company and possible start her own photography studio. • Claire Moore is the daughter of Beth and Stan Leprid of Plainwell. Her school activi­ ties include track, debating and the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. She has earned academic achievement awards for four years. In addition to working four days a week, she volunteers in an independent living home in the Delton area. She plans to attend Michigan State University in the Academic Scholars Program and RISE, a program that works on environment?! research. She will be working towards a master’s degree in environmental research and plant biology. Her long range goals include making advances in natural medicine and bettering the natural environ­ ment • Melissa Robbins is the daughter of Michael and Diane Robbins, of Plainwell. Her school activities include varsity and jun­ ior varsity soccer, cross country, rifle guard, chorus line, marching band, concert band, and being a representative of the senior class Student Council, captain of the Quiz Bowl team, participating in other Student Council activities, refereeing for AYSO games and giving flute lessons to 5th and 6th graders. She plans to attend Western Michigan University to major in nursing and hopes to give back to the community through health care after graduating. • Allene Smith is the daughter of Paul and Marybeth Smith, of Plainwell. Her activities include two years in Student Council, Paleontology Club, French Club, Quiz Bowl; band for four years, first chair for two years and section leader at times; assisting at blood drives and volunteering in the National Honor Society. She has been part of the youth editorial staff for the Kalamazoo Gazette, has three years training in Tae Kwon Do, worked as a docent at the Gilmore Car Museum and taken photography classes at the Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts. Allene has won a certificate of Improved Grade Point Average, received five citizen­ ship awards and honors for cumulative GPA all four years in high school. She has taken honors in French, advanced algebra, biology, English and advanced placement English, health, paleontology, band and world geogra­ phy. She has received a musicianship award and an award from the Delton Kellogg Theater Arts Company. • Katharina Wine is the daughter of Tony and Heidi Wine, of Battle Creek. She is a member of the National Honor Society and a 2006 Quiz Bowl captain. She is a Sunday school teacher, has performed puppet shows at church, is active in her church youth group and has volunteered at a soup kitchen. She plans to attend Cornerstone University pursue a career in elementary or secondary education. Dear Annie: My husband and 1 were both virgins wtien wc married recently. Wc started dating in college, and after six months, wc both knew we had a special relationship. We wanted to take intimacy to a higher level, but also wanted to save something for marriage. We didn't have intercourse, although wc did everything else. Our "sex life" was outstand­ ing. Since marriage, however, things have gone downhill. Intercourse is not at all satisfying for me, and it has become stressful for my husband. I've discussed therapy, but he feels we can't afford it since we are saving for a house and want to start a family in a few years. Is this going to be as good as it gets? What can we do to rc-ignite the spark? -­ Need Intimacy in San Carlos, Calif. Dear San Carlos: The "forbidden" can be very exciting, and this could explain why your sex life is not as satisfying as it was before. However, sometimes simple anatomy makes fulfillment more complicated than you expect. And your dissatisfaction may make your husband feel inadequate, which in turn, can lead to other problems, making sex unpleasant altogether You can get informa­ tion and help through the American Association of Sexuality Educator*.. Counselors and Therapists (aasect.org). P.O. Box 1960. Ashland. VA 23005-1960. Equalize holidays Dear Annie: I would guess my problem is not unusual. I have two sons, and both mar­ ried women from huge families. Since my husband and I are only children and have no relatives in this area, holidays arc a problem. My daughters-in-law are always invited to the home of one of their family members for the day. That means even when I have holidav dinners at our home, they either refuse >o come or are here only briefly before running off without eating, saying they must be else­ where. If my daughters-in-law have the fes­ tivities at their home, we are usually invr.ed, but their relatives treat us as if we are frvra another.planet. If my sons push to have a holiday with us. 1 know they get a lot of grief from their wives. We have just decided to stay home and not even ask them anymore. What else can we do? - Lonely Holidays Dear Lonely: First, stop pouting. It doesn't help. When you are invited to your sons' homes, don't make an issue of the fact that their in-laws are not your cup of tea. It’s irrel­ evant. The important thing is that you are cel­ ebrating with your children and their families. Make the best of it. As for the rest of those holidays, you need to vork out an arrangement so that things are more equal. Lovingly explain to your sons and their wives that you would like them to select one holiday each year that would be celebrated in your home (you might even consider inviting the other set of parents). We hope your sons will have enough backbone to follow through. Objections to ties Dear Annie: I think that you and "D.P. in Muskogee. Okla." didn't address the necktie issue from the correct perspective. Neckties are archaic and silly devices with which the well-dressed man is saddled. Their only func­ tion is decorative. Women don't have a universal symbol for which they are judged to be properly attired. Men should reject this "noose of oppression" and join the modem world. - T.W. in Santa Cruz, Calif. Dear T.W: Women are judged on plenty as it is. As far as we know, the modem world still requires a Ge for men, and until things change, it helps to know how to tie one properly. But thanks for weighing in. Wearing out the welcome Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our late 40s. and our friend, "Bill." is a few years younger. Bill lives 20 miles away from us. and in the five years we have known him. he has either called or stopped by our house nearly every day. We have Caller ID and often don't answer when Bill phones, but that doesn't stop him from ringing our bell Sometimes, he will pull into our driveway and call us on his cell phone We see him park down the road and watch our place. A lot of the ume we just lock the door and hope he goes away. Bill used to borrow our car and lawnmow­ er. but he never refilled the tanks with gas. so wc stopped doing that. He also borrows all of our tools and then complains about them when he returns them. He is full of sugges­ tions that he doesn't take himself. Bill has to know everyone and everything before you do. and he lies to make himself look good. We once confronted him about a lie. and he got mad and stayed away for months. However, the phone calls and visits have started again. How do we get this guy to go home to his loving wife so we can have our lives back? — Go Away in the Midwest Dear Go Away: You've been way too accommodating. Regardless of the reasons that Bill is hanging around, it's Ume to pull up the welcome mat. Tell him. "Bill, we love you, but we need some privacy. You arc wel­ come to drop by now and then. ?s long as you call first to see if it's convenient." If he shows up unexpectedly, stand by the door, remind him he was supposed to call, say it's an incon­ venient time, and tell him he will have to leave. If you don't have the courage to do this, he will be a fly in your ointment forever. Giri wants to shave Dear Annie: I am a 12-year-old girl with very sensitive skin, and I have an annoying problem with underarm hair. I want to shave there, but my mom won't let me. She tells me scary stories of ingrown hair and how 1 could cut myself, and speaks badly about waxing and using depilatories, since 1 have sensiUve skin. My mom uses tweezers to remove her hair. 1 tried it twice and found it incredibly painful. I would like my mother to respect my choice and let me shave, but she won’t. I’ve already talked to her. but she still turned me down. So I’ve bee? using scissors, but people still seem to notice the hair '.inder my arms when I wear sleeveless shirts or a swimsuit. My best f riend started hinting to me about my hair, but so far. I've ignored her. What should 1 do. Annie? I can’t shave or use creams. tweezers arc too painful, laser is too expensive, waxing looks scaiy. aM I draiV want to use scissors for the rest of my Inc — Want To Go Bald Dear Bald: There arc women who like their underarm hair, but since you don't, we hope Mom will reconsider shaving. You are jus? as likely to get ingrown hairs from tweezinfl. There also are creams to help deal with sensi­ tive skin after shaving, and depilatory creams made especially for sensiuve skin. If Mom won't listen to you. discuss it with your father, another relative or an adult friend - someone who will talk to Mom on your behalf. Good luck. Go to trade school Dear Annie: This is for "Simi Valley, Calif.." the 55-year-old self-employed hair­ dresser who feels she cannot last another 10 years at her job. Tell her to go to a trade school. I am 60 yea’s old and wanted to get out of nursing. Whe;. I was unable to find a job with the skills I had. I went to a trade school and took a course to be an administrative assis­ tant. Within a month of completing the course. 1 was employed and now have insur­ ance. One is never too old to learn. - Former Nurse Dear Former Nurse: We heard from quite a few readers who have made late career changes. Life is full of possibilities at any age. Onward and upward. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxlScomcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. Chicago, IL 60611. Gavin Chevrolet Presents Auto Cros s Car Races at the Barry County Expo Center Saturday, June 3 • 7PM . For More info .Call 231-638-2661 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. June 1. 2006 — Page 9 'Financial FCXHJS From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Prohibition and Temperance from 1929 into the 1940s, Part IV By Esther Walton The Banner of March 20, 1929 printed an article headlined, "Provisions of Jones Bill Effective." It opined that "the law will be a formidable weapon for enforcing the 18th amendment seems beyond doubt. Congress in passing the bill, made it plain that it was their wish it should be used to put an end to boot­ legging and not just punish some party who really hadn’t any serious designs except to make a little money." Later in the article is this: "The Detroit News, of March 15 says that, ‘many of the men who have made fortunes in bringing liquor from Canada to down river towns arc preparing to end the business.” Finding that their earlier laws were inade­ quate, the Michigan Liquor law was tightened in early May. 1929. "It is the intention of the legislation that the court, in imposing sentences under this act. shall discriminate between casual or slight violation and habitual sales of intoxicating liquor, or to commercialize violations of the law." The law’s intent was to punish bootleg­ gers who sold liquor, not people who made it for their own consumption. On May 15, 1929. the Banner printed an article with the headline. "Prohibition is Here and Will Stay.” The article discussed an address given by Mrs. Woodford, a national Women Christian Temperance Union repre­ sentative. at the Methodist Church in Hastings. She spoke about all the physical effects of alcohol and other narcotics on the human system. She stated that, “Prohibition will continue because conditions in this country demand a dry America and a dry America is demanded because of health considerations." In 1929, the local Sheriff’s department was kept busy raiding various illegal moonshine operations. The July 3. 1929 Banner had a front page story about a still in Irving Township. It was reported that, "the officers captured 150 gallons of alcohol. 200 barrels of mash, one tank ready be put through the still, the rest rapidly getting ripe for that purpose one and one half tons of com sugar, a quanti­ ty of barrels, cans, etc., and the biggest copper still that was ever seen in this county. It had a capacity of 100 gallons per day.” This still was in the basement of the building. Upstairs in one of the rooms was a big round mash hold­ ing tank. The article went on to say that, “Down in the cellar were two more circular tanks. Each of which were about seven feet and a half in diameter... In the cellar was also a big rectan­ gular cement lar k, which was six feet eight inches wide; 12 feet long, had a depth of four feet. These tanks were roughly estimated to have a capacity of 200 barrels." The workmen arrested on site were reported to be Sicilians who lived in Grand Rapids. The article continues. “Sheriff Leonard, realized that this is too big a case to handle in the courts of this county, realizing too that under the laws of this state these criminals would not be handled as successfully or punished a severely as they could under federal law.” The sheriff called in the federal agents and the mis­ creants were eventually sentenced to prison. The very next week, on July 10. 1929. the Banner printed a story entitled. “A Couple of Detroit Leggers.” which reported, “when they smashed their car on West State Street where it turns south to cross West Creek Street” (Creek Street is now Michigan Avenue], the sheriff heard the crash and went to the site, found the Dodge car badly wrecked ind one man hurt. Examination disclosed that there were about 199 quarts of Canadian whiskey and champagne in the rear of the coupe, a good share of the bottles had been smashed as a result of ‘he accident... The two men claimed they were taking the load to Chicago. At cur­ rent prices on such bottled goods the load would be worth between $300 and $1000.” Using the CPI index method a 1929 dollar was worth S11.02 in 2004. so the booze was worth between $3,300 and $11,000 in today’s dol­ lars. One year later after, the "Detroit ‘leggers’" episode, the Banner of May 21. 1930 printed this story: "At the request of (the) Prohibition Commissioner and Attorney General, the U.S. Supreme Court has made a decision on con­ troversial questions connected with the enforcement of the Voistead Act and will doubtless make others." These rulings related to selling, “barreling, bottling markings, stamping, and labeling... the packing of the article has always been treated by congress as an incident of its manufacture." Despite the efforts of the United States Congress, moonshiners and bootleggers con­ tinued their illegal activates. On June 6.1930, Banner headlines proclaimed, “Sheriff Captures Another Still." This time, the moon­ shiners were a grandmother and her grandson, who were Irving residents. The Banner said, “Her husband was not charged with direct responsibility in the matter, because he was not home at the time.” He worked in Grand Rapids and only came home on weekends. The Banner commented, that. "It is more than probable that he knew something of the wet goods industry being carried on in his home." The following year in Jan. 7. 1931, a quan­ tity of wood was stolen from Eagles School in Assyria Township. Investigation caught the culprit who lived in Johnstown Township. “When the officers arrived they not only found the wood which had been stolen, but they also discovered a still in operation in the home." In its March 28. 1931 issue, the Banner reported that Sheriff Bell, of Middleville, stopped a bootlegger from Grand Rapids in an alley. When the sheriff approached to start his investigation, the driver “stepped on the gas and went sailing down the alley. If he had known as much about it as he found out later, he never would have made the attempt. He ran into an ash pile, which he thought would be a yielding mass, but it was actually frozen hard. His car tipped over. The sheriff arrested the driver. About seven gallons of moonshine were found in his car.” The following month. April 29, 1931, the Banner had this story: “Sheriff Leonard" picked up several gallons of moonshine, wine - some home brew." The incident look place in Orangeville Township. The article describes who was doing what and at the end of the article was this gem: “There were sev­ eral amusing incidents connected to the raid. Mrs. L.________claimed that she was much opposed to her husband's venture in the moonshine business and yet the husband insisted that his wife is able to beat him up whenever she takes me notion." The Banner of August 12. 1931 reported that a still was found on the old Cobb farm. Interesting enough, this was the same place that was raided in 1929. This time the owner, “used the occupation of dairy farmer, realtor and business men to mask his activity as gang leader." Later in the same article, it was reported that, “the man had other goals. He ran for sheriff in Oseola County. He lost, which was a good thing. The same issue of the Banner stated that a man in Baltimore Township was apprehended with “approximately 60 pints of home brew." The article continued cn saying. “Not long ago the officers picked up a young man in a car who was dead to the world on a road southeast of town. He was said to have gotten his liquor at this man’s house. Had this man gone out on the road in this condition he or somebody might have been killed." In December. 1933. the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was adopted which repealed the 18th Amendment ending prohibition. "Buy High and Sell Low": A Formula for Failure It's unfortunate, but true: Many people are not particularly successful investors. Why? Part of the reason can be explained in these few words: Fear and greed. How do these two emotions keep investors from making progress toward their goals? Let's start with greed. Too many people arc mesmerized by "hot" stocks - those stocks whose prices have risen substantially, often in a relatively short period of time. Instead of being satisfied with their gains, however, investors hang on to their shares, hoping they can wring more and more profits from ever­ rising prices. But sometimes, rising stock prices are not indicative of high-quality stocks. For proof, just look back a few years, to die late 1990s, when investors poured huge amounts of money into high-tech and "dot.com" companies, many of which had lit­ tle to offer, apart from futuristic names and fanciful business plans. For a while, the stock prices of these companies just kept rising. But in early 2000, the technology "bubble" burst, helping usher in a lengthy bear market. Now, let’s switch to the other emotion that can harm investors: fear. Above all else, investors fear losing money - no surprise there. This fear often causes them to sell their stocks when the price has fallen, so that they can "cut their losses." In short, too many investors hear this advice: "buy low and sell high" - and then do just the opposite. When to Boy...and When to Sell To avoid "buying high and selling low," it would be helpful to know when a stock is going to reach its peak or valley. But no one can really predict these things - and it's usual­ ly a bad idea to try io "time" your sales based on when you think a "high" or "low" is near. Your investment professional can help you ask the right questions about why a stock is moving up or down. For example, is a stock rising due to "hype," as was largely the case with the technology stocks of the late 1990s? Is its price/eamings ratio (stock price divided by earnings per share) unsustainably high? Or has its price gone up so long that some type of "correction" is perhaps inevitable? If any of these things are true, you might want to start thinking about the "sell high" part of the equation. On the other end of the spectrum, you'll want to know why a stock's price is falling before you "bail out’ Are its products or serv­ ices losing their luster? Does the company belong to an industry in decline? Is it experi­ encing disappointing earnings? Or is it mere­ ly the victim of a "bear" market, which tends to drag down most stocks, even the high-qual­ ity ones? If this is the case - in other words, if you're However, this did not end the illegal manufac­ ture and selling of bootleg liquor. The World Book describes the end of prohi­ bition saying: “The Volsteao Act became the law of the land in 1920. By the late 1920’s, many people decided that prohibition had brought mere harm than good. Crime had increased, and the enforcement of prohibition had become ineffective. Many thought prohi­ bition should end so the government could again collect taxes on alcoholic beverages. They declared that the government could use these tax funds to traprove the economy. Local problems w»*h rr^onshine arc report­ ed periodically rig! mil the onset of World War n. whc.. ;o-j- became strictly rationed and unavailable in large quantities. One interesting legacy of prohibition that exists to this day is NASCAR racing. Historians generally agree that bootleggers and rum runners gave birth to NASCAR because of their constant need to soup up their engine and sharpen their driving skills in xder to outrun the “revenuers.” The Michigan Liquor Control Co.nmission was created by the state legislature in 1933 following the repeal of the Volstead /\cl The Commission’s guiding philosophy his Wri to —ii H ulating their sale afJ distribution in onter to protect the rights and interests of Michigan citizens. considering a high-quality stock whose price has fallen due to a down market or a recession - you might actually want to buy more shares, not sell the ones you have. Warren Buffet, perhaps the most famous investor in the world, has made a fortune buying out-of­ favor stocks at favorable prices. And even if you don't achieve Buffet-like status, you can improve your chances of investment success by purchasing good stocks at good prices. Fear and greed. Buy low and sell high. 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Bus Machine 80.16 JCPenney Co. 59.69 Johnson & Johnson 59.85 Kellogg Co. 4681 McDonald's Corp. 32.72 Pfizer Inc. 23.58 Semco Energysears Hotting 5.42 Sears Holding 152.66 Spartan Motors 13.99 TCP Financial 26.52 WaMtatSloiM 48.30 GoAf^" Silver' Dow Jones Average Varma ai NYSE ’ W.90 -$1480 » $13.08 11.004.43 1.5B * 06 ’ -3.92 -400M Parking Changes at Pennock Hospital Dear Community Partners Pennock Health Services is about to undertake a major Parking Lot Renovation project to improve patient and visitor parking. Tliis project will replace all of the grading as well as the asphalt and pro­ vide a number of new benefits like: angled/easicr to use parking spaces, dedicated car and truck lanes to avoid traffic problems and better surface runoff to help eliminate rain puddles and ice spots. While we know this will be disruptive and a temporary inconvenience, we are committed to provid­ ing a safe and accessible parking lot for our patients and visitors for the future. To ease congestion and ensure our patients and visitors have adequate parking, our day shift employees will not be parking on the Hospital campus during this project. Shown above is the main campus parking lot divided into sections with dates each area will be start­ ed and completed. The main entrance lot where the Emergency Department is and the lot across PROFESSIONALS! Green Street will not be repaved and will remain available al all times during the entire project. In addition, staff and volunteers will be available to assist our patients coming to the Physician Center or the HosphaL We appreciate your understanding and patience as we once again improve the facilities of Pennock Hospital for the benefit of our community. Chief Executive Officer Pennock Pennock Health Services » *59 -1.00 *11 *08 *05 -29 -.19 -.75 *.16 *.13 *2.09 *.33 -2.14 -.15 * 86 -51 -.41 -.09 -4.55 -.08 -.13 *78 �P«g. 10 — Thursday. June 1. 2006 — The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has t»en made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ronald G Roach and Gary L Roach, as jomt tenants with full rights ot survivorship, to Wells Fargo Bank NA.. successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc . Mortgagee, dated January 26. 2002 and recorded February 27. 2002 in Instrument Number 1075598. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Seven and 38/100 Dollars ($54,747 38) including interest at 6.88% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p m. on JUNE 8. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Assyna. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East 200 feet of the West 100C feet of the North 200 feet of the Southwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of Section 21. Towi 1 North. Range 7 West The redemption period shall be 6 month from the dele of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in wi.ch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such safe TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that even, your damages, if any. are limited solely to trie return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus inter­ act. Dated: May 11. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007-5041 (2*8) 457-1000 Fie No. 326 0525 THS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. °LEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Denis Chase and Mekssa Chase, husband and wife, to Citicorp Trust Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated August 4. 2003 ad recorded September 5. 2003 in instrument Number 1112635. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Forty and 21/100 Dollars ($99,340 21) including interest at 8.50% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfcc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1D0 p.m. on JUNE 29. 2006 Said premises are located m the Village of Woodland, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing 48 Rods 7.50 feet South of the Northeast comer ot Section 21, Town 4 North. Range 7 West, for the Place ol Beginning, thence West 14 Rods; thence South 4 Rods; thence East 14 Rods; thence North 4 Rods to Place of Beginning . Also Commencing 52 Rods. 7 feet and 6 inches South of the Northeast comer of Section 21. Town 4 North. Range 7 West, for a Place of Beginning, thence West 14 Rods, thence South 2.50 feet, thence Easterly in a straight line to a point 4.50 feet South of fie Place of Beginning, thence North 4 50 teet to the Place of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are Mmrted solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: June 1.2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-041 (248) 457-1000 Fie No. 201.2624 owtn Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This «aie may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kirk Robert Reed and Candace Kay Reed. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc. as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 3. 2003, and recorded on February 11. 2003 m instrument 1097473. m Barr; county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due ai the date hereto the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight And 94/100 Dollars ($153,828 94). including interest at 7.625% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pan of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Yankee Spring. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Lots 92 and 93. Valley Park Shores No. 2. according to the recorded plat thereof m Liber 5 of Plats, on Page 62 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated May 18. 2006 For more information, please call FC W 248.593 1312 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4092873F01 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by THOMAS L WARGO and DOROTHY L WARGO. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to FIRST TENNESSEE BANK . N.A. DB'A FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORA­ TION. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2003, and record­ ed on July 24. 2003. in Document No. 1109313. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Six Thousand six Hundred NinetyOne Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($58,601 95). including interest at 9 250% par annum. Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Mchigan. at 01 DO PM o'clock. on June 15. 2006 Sate premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF JOHNSTOWN. Barry County. Michigan and desenbed as. LOTS 37. 38 AND 39 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN UBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 29. EXCEPT: PART OF LOT 37 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. DESCRIBED: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 37 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES; THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST 88 59 FEET; THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 33 MINUTES '5 SECONDS WEST 39.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 49.25 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. TAX ID NO 08-09­ 165-025-00 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: MaytO. 2006 FIRST TENNESSEE BANK. N.A. D/B/A FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORATION Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. PC. 23100 Providence Drive, Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 V,9S FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven C Guy. a single man. to Chase Home Finance L.L.C . successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 24. 2002 and recorded November 25. 2002 m Instrument Number 1092378. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the data hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Six and 43/100 Dollars ($76,97643) including interest at 6.50% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on JUNE 8. 2006 Said premises are located c the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as The South 2 Rods only of Lot 227 of the City, for­ merly Village of Hastings. County of Barry, and State of Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof. Also. Lot 309 ot the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof Tne redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. tn which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from tiie date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgage can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: May 11. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (24) 457-1000 File NO 310.0804 rrwm. STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY FILE NO. 06-275-CH ORDER TO ANSWER HON. JAMES H FISHER BRUCE DANIELS. Plaintiff. ROBERT MERLE BURTON Defendant__________________ David H. Tripp (P29290) 206 South BmaJway Hastings. Michigan 49058 Phone (269) 945-9585 At a session of sate Court held m the City of Hastings, County of Bany, State of Michigan on the 11th day of May. 2006 PRESENT; HON. JAMES ht FISHER. Circuit Judge TO: ROBERT MCRtE BURTON OR THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ROBERT MERLE BURTON Based on the pleadings filed in the above entitled case, it is ordered that Defendant. Robert Mede Burton, or the heirs of Robert Merle Burton file a Notice of Interest in the vacant land, located in Orangeville Township. Barry County. Michigan, more fully desenbed as follows. LOT NUMBER 20 OF FAWN LAKE PLAT PARCEL NLMBER 08-11-085-000-018-20 al least 3 days prior to the hearing date noted below to assert any interest in the above described property. If the Defendant. Robert Mode Burton, and/or the heirs of Robert Merle Burton, fail to do so that snail constitute a default in the above entitled matter, and on tlie 13th day of July, 2006 a* 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon, this Court shall take proofs and shall terminate whatever interest Robert Mede Burton or hts unknown heirs, may have in arte to the above desenbed property unless a Notice of Interest m the Real Property is filed or unless Defendant or hts representative appears on that date and time James H. Fisher. Circuit Judge Drafted by: David H. Tripp (P2?290) 206 South Broadway Hastings. Michigan 49058 (269) 945-9585 BringyourfilmtoPRINTPLUS for quality film pressing. Bay Hot, Piy Hot, Sm Hot! • • • • 122 W. Mill St.'* critters^ 7. Fresh Water Fish Reptiles • Birds Smail and Exotic Animals and everything you need to go with them Did you know everyday is I 8 a Senior Discount Day al Cotters and has been for the last year? Tow ’ "301 W. State St.. Hastings (269)945-5700 SUPERIOR ★AUTO* 1-877-79-SUPEHIOR t USDA and MDA Licensed * /Open Mon. - Sat. 10am ■ 6pm * 269-945-0400 * ,-x <• Z- • A. a. X-. » I L* Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Site THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, M any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the Nd amour* ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bee i :nade in the conditions of a mortgage made by Heather R. Cappon. a mamed woman and Jason C appon. her husband, original mortgagor(s). to Lerner LTD DBA Lake Stale Funding. Mortgagee, dated October 22. 2004. and recorded on December *0. 2004 tn instrument 1138536. and assigned b< said Mortgagee to Washington Mutual Bank. FX as assignee by an assignment, in Barry coutty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Seven And 11/100 Dollars ($188,137.11), including interest at 8% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made nd provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Carter Township of R-rtland. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Beginning at a point on the East and West 1/4 line of Section 16. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, distant West 1710 83 feet from tne East 1/4 post ot said Section; thence South 01 degree 06 minutes 46 seconds East 747.87 feet; thence South 87 degrees 55 minutes 06 seconds West 298 47 feet; thence North 01 degrees 04 minutes 57 seconds West 758 71 feet to sate East arte West 1/4 line; thence East along sate 1/4 fane 290 08 feet to the plat of beginning Subject to an easement for pub­ ic highway purposes ovei the Northerly 33 feet thereof The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #092940F01 Thank You Next to Mills Landing Orw !,••• «»n, trwta * ram ehalnwid* Fast CrWttt Jtonml Bn AppifartiMB AtMpted AfVlr ouliiM @ vwjaparior-uto.oom Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall bo limn­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tandared at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Anthony Votetti and Kimberly Votetti. husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 28. 2004. and recorded on June 1.2004 in instrument 1128436, in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty Tliousand One Hundred Eleven And 90/100 Dollars ($150,111.90), including interest at 8 775% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m ste mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on June 15. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Village o< Middleville, Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 11. Hurters Rtege Estates, according to the recorded pia: thereof in Libor 6 of Plats, on Pages 12. Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, ptease can F H 248.593.1300 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #092715F01 The family of Greg Shellenbarger is very appreciative of ’.lie many gestures and cards of sympathy we received since his death in Fort Myers. FL on February 6th. Greg would have been very pleased with the donations to Hospice, the VFW Scholarship Fund and the Genealogical Society. He was a very courageous, proud, private man who chose to spend his final days in the Florida sunshine. Many thanks to all of you who knew Greg and/or us and comforted us in our grief A memorial celebration of Greg's life will be held at the Lake Odessa VFW on June 3rd from 11am until 12:30pm. Please feel welcome to join the family for a brief remembrance and a light lunch. Donav>n SheDcnbarger KathcnrK’ Sbelk-nbarger Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return o the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions ot a mortgage made by Rebecca Lord and Eric Lord, wife and husband, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee tor tender and tenders successors and/or assigns Mortgagee dated August 2. 2005, and recorded on August 5. 2005 tn instrument 1150763, in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee to US Bank Nanonal Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust. 2005-8 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Two Thousand Four Hundred Sixty­ Eight And 69/100 Dollars ($92.468 69). including interest at7 124% per annum Under the power of sate cor.tai.ied m sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ wled. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, t the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1-00 PM. on June 15. 2006 Sate premises are situated tn Crty of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, aite are described as: Lot 21 and the South 1/2 of Lot 20 of Broadway Heights Plat, according to the recorded Plat thereof ns recorded In Uber 3 of plats, on page 48. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shaB be 30 days from the date o* such sate Dated May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott A Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #092316F01 mew, Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the Nd amount tendered al sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Joseph E May and Juke A. May. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee date April 4 . 2003. arte recorded on April 11. 2003 m instrument 1101868. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Five ><undrtd Twenty-One And 66/100 Dollars ($X.521.86). including interest at 6125% per annun Under power of sate contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sete oi mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubke vendue, at .’he Bany County Courthouse m Has’hgs at 1 DO ^M. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Souther’ 1/4 of Section 2. Town 3 North. Range 7 Vtesi. Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Beginning at the Southeast comer of Section 27; thence North 534 feet; thence West ;*53 feet; thence South 534 feet; thence East 253 lee to the point ot beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 month i from the date of such sate Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC S 248.593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return o the Nd amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Deborah K. Haas and Stephen Andrew Haas, wife and hus­ band. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc , as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 26. 2003, and recorded on April 1. 2003 in instrument 1101297. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there « claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Seven Hundred One And 26/100 Dollars ($120,701.26). including inter­ est at 3.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage arte the statute in such case made and pro­ wled. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on June 15. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 2. 3. 4 and 5 of Sunny Shore Subdivision, accord­ ing to the plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats on Page 33 The redemption penod Shan be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated May 18. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #093262F01 mcoM �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 1. 2006 - Page 11 J^ewbom babies BOY, Alexander Conlan Hess, bom at Metro Hospital on May 15. 2006 to Dale and Holly Hess. Middleville. Weighing 7 lbs 10 ozs. Id 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Brooke Lynn, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 18. 2006 at 12:04 p.m. to Judith Hansen of Hastings and Robert Lance of Kalamazoo. Weighing 6 lbs. 3 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. and Parker C. Jacobs III of Grand Rapids. Weighing 6 lbs. 10 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Dillon Matthew, born at Pennock Hospital on May 14. 2006 at 7:41 p.m. to Matthew and Pearl Goodcmoot of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs. 5 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Jasmyn Kate, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 19. 2006 at 11:31 a.m. to Kevin and Michele Erb of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Justin Allen, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 17. 2006 at 12:19 p.m. to Tom and Amy Goggins of Middleville. Weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. Proud grandparents arc Rob and Sue Dykstra of Middleville and Nancy Goggins of Hastings. BOY, Devin Allyster. bom al Pennock Hospital on May 16. 2006 at 1:10 p.m. to Scott and Tina Triick of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Kira Elisc. bom at Pennock Hospital on May 15. 2006 at 9 a.m. to Donna and Eric Miller of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs. 8 ozs. and 19 inches long. GIRL, Kylie Ruth Anne, bom al Pennock Hospital on May 16. 2006 at 8:50 to Jessica Wines and Darin Card of Delton. Weighing 6 lbs. 1 ozs .<u«d 20.5 inches long. GIRL, Madison Jaymc, borr at Pennock Hospital on May 11. 2006 at 2:54 p.m. to Jason and Becky Deal of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Aubree Rae. bom at Pennock Hospital on May 17. 2006 al 5:44 a.m. to Stacee and Scott English of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs. 12 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. TWIN GIRLS, Mackenzie Jane and Mallory Elaine, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 9. 2006 to Deborah and Brian Thomason of Hastings. Mackenzie was bom at 5:33 p.m. and weighed 6 lbs. 8 ozs. and 18 inches long. Mallory was bom at 5:36 p.m. and weighed 6 lbs. 3 ozs. and was 19 1/2 inches long. BOY, Thomas Raymond, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 2. 2006 at 10:43 a.m. to Erica Rau and Ray Shields of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 12 1/2 inches and 19 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Ciarra Dixie, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 16, 2006 at 9:50 p.m. to Billy and Jolene Rea of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 6 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. BOY, Simeon Michael, born at Pennock Hospital on May 15, 2006 at 5:08 p.m. to Andrea and Michael Reiffer of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs. 9 ozs. and 18 inches long. GIRL, Kadence Marie, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 3. 2006 al 10:47 a.m. to Lynn Hosmer and Chris Lentz of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs. 9 ozs. and 19 inches long. BOY, Levi Frederick, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 14. 2006 at 2:14 p.m. to Bill and Beth (Gidley) Moss of Alto. Weighing 6 lbs. 11 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Kylie Irene, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 14. 2006 at 6:41 a.m. to Kyle and Brandy Walkington of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs. 13 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. BOY, Parker C. bom at Pennock Hospital on May 14. 2006 al 1:30 p.m. to Sara Burghdoff . We Congratulate die pastings J-|*gh jchool Class«r2006 ■ • . STATE FARM INSURANCE PRINTING PLUS KEVIN'S DRAPER1S & FINE FURNITURE • SAT k»liN MON-HU Jn Ut< Gray Barn 1351 N (M-43 Hwy) Hastings 620 Tanner lake Rd Hastings 945-4177 * Tai Gearhart \gency 825 S. Hanover St. Hastings 945-9105 948-1284 ' GIRL, Emma Elaine, born at Pennock Hospital on May 10. 2006 at 6:28 p.m. to Todd and Connie Fisher of Martin. Weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and 20 inches long. Pennock m & State St. Hastings 1000 W Green Sr. Hastings GIRL, Adrianne Hospital on May Sarah and Derek Weighing 8 lbs. 1 long. CREEKSIDE PROFESSIONAL CENTER AT HOME REAL ESTATE ni.rra^M ...... 1761 W M-37 Hwy. Hastings 945-3550 945-1749 Mac. bom al Pennock 8. 2006 at 8:19 a.m. to VanDenburg of Hastings. 1/2 oz. and 20 3/4 inches 1 - 945-3888 ____________________________________ ALLSTATE TOM SAUNGUE AGENCY GOLE DENTAL GROUP Dr. Daniel Cole - Dr lason D. Cole 121 W Woodlawn. Hastings BOY, Anthony Dean, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 8. 2006 at 6:40 a.m. to Melissa and Tim Trumbull of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 13 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long HASTINGS NAPA 122 N lefferson Rd Hastings 136 E. State St. Hastings 944-2244 948-9696 945-4030 1 STATti GROUNDS COFFEE HOUSE BUCKLAND AGENCY BOY, Gabriel Thomas, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 6. 2006 at 12:54 p.m. to Sara and Jeremiah Smith of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 8 ozs. 11235 S. Wall Lake Rd. Delton 625-5115 A great place to meet friends after the game'. 108 E. State St Hastings 511 W. State St. Hastings 944-5720 GIRL, Laurel Jean, bom at Pennock Hospital on April 30. 2006 at 11:16 a.m. to Daniel and Michelle Phillips of Delton. Weighing 7 lbs. 10 ozs. and 20 inches long. 948-7730 _______________ .___________ / GIRL, Lydia Esther, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 19. 2006 at 12:50 p.m. to William and Sandra Schirmer of Middleville. Weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and 20.5 inches long. HODGES JEWELRY AFFORDABLE ASPHALT <22 W Slate St. Hastin g 1055 E State St. Hastings 944-2963 945-0900 MA1NSTREET SAVINGS BANK 626 W State St. Hastings 948-9561 V_____________________________ fl NORTHSIDE PIZZA New library’s ‘stone columns’ to be created this month 829 N. Michigan. Hastings 945-3414 * 945-3419 WHYTE'S PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO GAVIN'S CHEVROLET 8 BUICK 111 W Stalest. Hastings 4600 K M-37 Hwy. Middleville 945-3967 795-3318 COLEMAN AGENCY PERFORMANCE PLUS QUICK LUBE BOSLEY PHARMACY “A Full Service Independent Pharmacy serving Hastings & Barry County' 118 S lefferson. Hastings 312 E Court. Hastings 430 W Stale St. Hastings 945-3412 948-8558 945-3495 y ____________________________________ PROGRESSIVE GRAPHICS KCC FEHSENFELD CENTER 2050 W M-170 Hwy LARRY NEIL 1 IS Slefterson St. Hastings 944-9500 945-9249 Form Bureau Insurance 333 W State St. Hastings t ij 945-4520 i ____________ .___________________________________________ MM TIRE STATE FARM INSURANCE Alt-174-12M BROWNS CARPET ONE 8 CUSTOM INTERIORS M37 TIRE 221 N Industrial Park. Hastings 7775 Saddlebag Lk Rd. Lake Odessa Paul Pttenon 1215 N Broadway. Hastings South M-37 Hwy, Hastings 948-8001 945-2479 26M4M2H__________ ___________________________ •________ Keep an eye out for the crane and join the sidewalk superintendents as the stone columns get set in place for the new Hastings Public Library. The stone columns are one of the new terms library staff and board members are becoming familiar wfh as the construction of the new library moves forward. (Illustration from Hayward Baker brochure on Vibro Systems) In early June, constructicn workers at the new Hastings Public Library site are going io start creating the s’one columns that will hold up the library and keep it horn settling. A new process is being ised. and the pub­ lic may wonder what aL the vibration is about, library staff said. The library site is composed of layers of soil of various compositions. After doing a geotechnical evaluation tie site’s subsurface soils, SME-Soil and Materials Engineers. Inc. reported that the site was composed of 11- to 18 feet of sand fill, over intermittent buried topsoil, then natural sands. Within the sand fill s a mix of debris like brie! glass and cinder fragments. Below the burieo . '*>soil are organic silt and peat seams. The latter are probably due to the Thomapple River and Fall Creek, which over the years have changed the position of their banks. Erecting a building on this combination of soils could risk cracks in foundations and walls. That’s why SME has recommended using “vibro compaction” or “stone columns.” This process was first developed in Europe in 1936 as a way to densify loose soils. Using a specially designed vibrating tube suspended from a crane, compaction is achieved as the tube bores vertically. Published literature explains that "horizon­ tal vibrations arc generated at treatment depth with the use of eccentric weights that are rotated by means of electric motors rated up to 20u hp and eccentric forces up tn 38 tons.” In other words, the soil is punched with weights and compacted by the accompanying vibrations. Hayward Baker, the company that special­ izes in this process, will begin “vibro com­ paction" on the library site in early June. The stone column is created by injections of crushed stone, densely packed into the boreholes and injected through the end of the vibrator tube as it is withdrawn. In some cases, waler is used to remove soft material in the borehole. An alternative to that is a dry. bottom feed replacement which is expected to be used at the library site. With all this weight and vibration action underway, one would expect nearby buildings to be affected. SME officials have assured Hastings City Manager Jeff Mansfield, that the process should not bother City Hall. Once the stone columns arc established around the site, steel framing and convention­ al slab foundations can be laid and the twostory library building should be stable and not experience any effects from settling, said Library Administrator Barbara Schondclmayer. PRECISION AUTO BODY 8 REPAIR. INC GIRRBACH FUNERAL HOME 819 E Railroad Sr. Hastings 328 S Broadway. Hastings 948-9472 945-3252 412 Haynes Loop. Hastings (behind Daval's) 269-945-7777 • ■ -Sri|r 6 Sound Sime 1886- BRIANS TIRE 8 SERVICE DREISBACH PONTIAC, OLDS, GMC TRUCK IS0W loud St. Hastings 23S S. lefierson. Hastings 328 N Michigan. Hastings 945-2401 945-9549 948-8000 i HASTINGS CITY BANK J . |»r ij JRMT I ’•F beT£ate 149 W State St. Hastings 945-5182 - __ Z- WBCH ’WorWs Best Country' 100.1 FM Hastln«s MacLEOD CHIROPRACTIC 402 N Michigan. Hastings 327 W Apple St Hastings 945-3484 948-3170 __ ___________________________________ KINGS ELECTRONICS & APPLIANCES DEWEY'S AUTO BODY I30W State. Hastings till W Green. Hastings 945-4915 _____ ____ 2___ :________ HASTINGS FLOWER SHOP . [j _______________________________ PRIORITY COLLISION 4 945-4284 '___________________________________________ J-AD GRAPHICS Quality Pnnlen f. PuHtskers 1351 N M-43 Hwy. Hastings ! 945-9554 TRADEMARK REALTY, INC ■Your Real Estate Connection' 305 S Broadway. Hastings 945-0514 WELTON'S HEATING 8 COOLING 401 N Broadway. Hastings 945-5352 FOR A COLOR POSTER OF THE HHS CLASS OF 2006, CALL PRINTING PLUS AT 945-9105 �Page 12 - Thursday. June 1. 2006 The Hastings Banner ANDRE HILE BROOKE KOONS �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 1. 2006 - Page 13 BRITTANY COTANT ZACHARY FAY JENNIFER JOHNSTON TLA LOFTUS KRYSTAL POND KYLE QU ADA MARTIN QU ARG EMIUE SHUMWAY JACQUELYN SIS KA KATHERINE TRAHAN BRITTANY URIAS JAMIE VANBOVEN LORA WINEGAR Students not pictured: Alex Abbot. Brandon Aspinall, Benjamin Bany, Jacob Bany, Vincent Basler. James Bennett. Brandon Black. Timothy Bowerman. Danielle Brower, Ryan Burbank, Mariah Burd. Camerin Ginton, Chelsea Count. Jessica Coy. Ryan Davis, Shane Demute. BenjaminDesVoignes, David Dipp. Jacquelynn Dufour, Tara Dunn. Timothy Eerdmans Jr, Krisu Fenstemaker, Chantal Gerber, Samantha Glurnrn. Belgica Gonzalez-Abreu. Jerica Greenfield. Darren Gregory. Brock Hammond. Judith Hansen. Chastidy Harmon. Leah Harris. Bradley Hayes. Jonathon Hook. Seth Hom, Krystte Johnson, Devin Jordan. Justin Kral. Jesse Lemon. Charles Leonard III. Nichole Louden. Sasha Lynn. Jessica Mann. Michelie Miller, Steven Miller. Joseph Mix. Jessica Newton. Viola Payne. Jonathon Qualls. Noah Rathbun. Kendall Rees. Aaron Richardson, Felix Roessler. Kenneth Shellington. LINDSAY LAUBAUGH Richard Sherk. Tiffany Stanton. Dustin Teixeira. Andy Tobias. Rebecca Trevino. Samuel Verdcrber. Jesse Wells. Brittany Wilt _____ �Page 14 - Thursday, June 1. 2006 - The Hastings Banner THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Christopher M Menneii and Laneta K. Menneil. husbnnd and wile, to First Finance. Mortgagee, dated Aril 3.1996 and recorded April 13. 1998 in Instrument Number 1010270. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Chase Home Finance LLC by assignment There is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Ninety Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Nine and 76/100 Dollars ($90,679.76) inducing interest at 10.35% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiU be foredosed b a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, a! public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Bany County, Michigan at 1 .30 p.m. on JUNE 29. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 3 and the North 4 feet of Lot 4 of the plat ol Fairhaven, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Uber 5 of Plats, Page 45. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale plus interest. Dated: June 1. 2006 Ortans Associates, RC. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 209 3593 mm NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals wifi conduct a public hearing for the following: Case Number V-15-2006 - Joel A Sherren Ztoter (owner): Sharon CarHele A Dennis FWd (applicant). Location: Letches Lane. East Big Gfikey Plat. In Section 10 of Barry Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to create five parcels with less (rentage and less lot area than allowed: First parcel is Lot 21, frontage 146.12-fl and lot area 17.817.15 sq It; Second parcel is Lots 17 & 18. with a lot area of 19.500 sq ft; Third parcel is Los 19 & 20, with a lot area of 19,500 sq ft; Fourth parcel is Lots 23 A 24. with a lot area 19.500 sq ft; Fifth parcel« Lots 25 A 26. with a lot area of 19,500 sq ft; The minimum frontage is 150-ft and the mini­ mum lot area is 24,000 square feet, in the RL-1 zoning district. Caee Number V-16-2006 Marvin A SlegUnde Location: 2343 Lower Lake Rd., in Section 34 of Cartton Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a 14x28-ft addition onto an existing home that is too dose to the side lot line (9-fl), the minimum is 12-ft, m the AR zoning district. Caee Number V-17-2006 David Clark. Location: 1487 Clearview Dr, in Section 5 of Johnstown Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a 12x30.4-/1 roof over an existing deck onto an exist­ ing home that is too dose to the front lot line (15.3­ ft). the minimum is 35-ft, and too dose the side lot line (3.25-ft), the minimum is 6-ft, in the RL-1 zon­ ing district. Case Number V-18-2006 Jeff A Krtotte Warren. Location: 1540 Bristol Rd., In Section 16 of Johnstown Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a 32x40-ft attached garage onto an existing home that IS too dose to the roid nght ot way (29-ft). the minimum is 50-ft. in the AR zoning district. Case Number V-19-2008 Dorothy A Kirk Gosciniak. Location; 2033 E Bristol Rd. in Section 10 of Johnstown Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a I8x24-ft addition onto an exist.ig home that is too closo to the road right of way (21.5-ft), the minimum is 5O-fl, in the RL-1 zoning district. Caee Number V-20-2006 Jack Woodmansee. Location: 1690 A 1692 Nashville Rd. in Section 21 of Hastings Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to create two parcels with less lot width than allowed (parcel C-1 with 180-ft and parcel C-2 with 62-ft), the minimum IS 200-ft, in the AR zoning district Case Number V-21-2006 Robert A Dobra Ordlway. Location: 5407 Lacey Rd. in Section 6 of Assyria Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a 10x3! .5 A 26x28-ft addition to an existing home that will be doser to the road right of way than allowed (46-fl), the minimum is 50-fl. in toe AR zon­ ing district. Meeting Date: June 13, 2006. Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Community Room in the Courts A Law Building at 206 West Court Street, Kratings, Michigan. Site inspection of the above described property(ies) will bo completed by the Zoning Board of Appeals members before the hearing. Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be beard at the above men­ tioned time and place Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820 The vanance appiication(s) is/are available for public inspection at Barry County Planning Office, 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.(dosed between 12 p m. to 1 p.m.) Monday-Friday. Please can the Planning Office at (289) 945-1290 tor fur­ ther information. The County ot Barry will provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers for the heanng impaired and audio tapes of panted materi­ als being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon ten (10) days nrlice to the County of Barry. Individuals with disabilities auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by wnting or calling the following. Michael Brown/County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-1284 Debbie Smith. Barry County Cleric THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT YOU OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Ml LITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Corrin N. Hotm. and Kristi S. Holm, husband and wife, to Best Rale Funding Corporation. Mortgagee, dated dav 15. 2003 and recorded June 25. 2003 in Instrument Number 1107102. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by JP Morgan Chase Bank, as successor-in-interest to Bank One. National Association, as Trustee of the ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust. Series 2003-NC1 by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Two Hundred Eighteen and 74/100 Dollar, ($114,218.74) including interest at 10.25% per annum. Under the power ot sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in «uch case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on JUNE 22. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Baltimore, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Southwest comer of the East one-heff of the Southeast one-quarter, Town 2 NorTr. Range 8 West, thence West 545 feet, thence South 500 feel to the Place ol Beginning The redemption period shall be 12 r.ionths from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind ttie sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limrted solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sale, plus interest Dated May 25. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Senricer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 213.0857 Tlva3m Notice Of fikxtgege Ryckwure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be ed solely to the return f the bid amount tendered at sate, phis Interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bradley T. Halsey and Cynthia L Halsey. Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants, original mortgagors), to Mortpsge Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 9, 2004, and recorded on May 3, 2004 in instrument 1126779, in Bany coun­ ty records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date fiereof the sum of Two Hundred Fifty-Nine Thou- «nd Two Hundred Ninety­ Eight And 02/100 Dofiars ($258,298.02). including Interest at 8.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or soma part of them, st public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at IDO PM, on June 29, 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria.Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel 2; A Parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 28. Township 1 North. Range 7 West. Described as follows: Beginning at the South 1/4 Post of Section 28. Township 1 North. Range 7 West. Thence North 0 Degrees 12 Minutes 48 Seconds East along the North and South 1/4 Line of Section 28 a Distance of 962.01 Feet; Thence South 89 Degrees 47 Minutes 12 Seconds East at Right Angles to said North and South 1/4 line, 504.42 Feet; Thence North 70 Degrees 51 Minutes 18 Seconds East, 113.00 Feet; Thence South 16 Degrees 11 Minutes 32 Seconds East 84.15 Feet; Thence South 07 Degrees 05 Minutes 51 Seconds West 129.11 Feet; Thence South 27 Degrees 02 Minutes 05 Seconds Weft. 176.43 Feet; Thence North 77 Degrees 2F!rimutes 58 Seconds West. 114.51 Feet; Thence South 30 Degrees 09 Minutes 59 Seconds West. 399 26 Feet; Thence South 16 Degrees 06 Minutes 37 Seconds West. 156.43 Feet; Thence South 20 Degrees 44 Minutes 37 Seconds East 159.14 Feet; Thence South 21 Degr*e*45 Minutes 25 Seconds East 11.60 Feet to ths South Line of said Section 28; Thence North 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West aieng said Line 337.17 Feet to the Place ol Beginning Subject to and Together with a Non-Exdushre Easement for Ingress. Egress and Utilities over a Strip of Land 66 Feet Width, the Centerline of Which is Described as Commencing at the South 1/4 Poet of Section 28, Township 1 North. Range 7 West; Thence South 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds East along the South Line of aid Section 28 a Distance of 337.17 Feat; Thence South 21 Degrees 45 Minutes 25 Seconds East. 208 40 Feet; Thence North 88 Degrees 06 Minutes 44 Seconds East 35.10 Feat to the True Place of Beginning of said Centerline; Thence North 21 Degrees 45 Minutes 5 Seconds West 231 86 Feet; Thence North 20 Degrees 44 Minutes 32 Seconds West 148.29 Feet, Thence North 16 Degrees 06 Minutes 37 Seconds East 121.90 Feet; Thence North 30 Degrees 09 Minutes 59 Seconds East. 327.86 Feet; Thence North 86 Degrees 10 Minute 49 Seconds East 90.76 Feet: Thence North 27 Degrees 02 Minutes 05 Seconds East 246 64 Feet; Thence North 07 Degrees 05 Minutes 51 Seconds East. 129.11 Feet; Thence North 16 Degrees 11 Minutes 32 Seconds West M.15 Feel; Thence South 70 Degrees 51 Minutes 18 Seconds West. 113.00 Feat; Thence North 21 Degrees 20 Minutes 31 Seconds West. 168.54 Feet; Thence North 40 Degrees 14 Minutes 40 Seconds East. 130.44; Thence North 82 Degrees 52 Minutes 52 Seconds East. 213.38 Feet Thence South 76 Degrees 55 Minutes 1 Secooc, East. 104 49 Feet; Thence North 68 Degrees 45 Minutes 24 Seconds East. 112.30 Feet to the Centertine of Day Road and the Point of Ending. Barry County. Michigan. The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: June 1 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4081733F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages. In that event, your damages, ff any, shall be limit­ ed eotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert L. Spencer Jr., and Michelle L Spencer, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated May 21, 2005. and recorded on June 7. 2005 in instrument 1147755, in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is dawned to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred One Thousand Five Hundred NinetyFour And 36/100 Dollars ($101.59436). including interest at 7.875% per annum Under the power of safe contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage w'd be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ot them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on June 15.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Cai lion, Barry County. Michigan, and aro desenbed as: Commencing 8 rods East of the Center of Section 6. Town 4 North. Range 8 West at the Southeast comer of land owned by John Roush, formerly owned by Milo Bunn Running thence North 20 rods: thence East 16 rods, more or less; thence South 20 rods; thence West 16 rods, more or less, to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 8003241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4093431F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHA8ER8:Thte sate may be rescinded by the kHedoeing m& Igagee. In that event, your demegee, If any, shell be limit­ ed sotety to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered st aate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SAL’S - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Troy D. Fedewa an unmaried man, as his sole and sepa­ rate property, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated Ntfltember 12.2004, and record ed on November 15. &64V1 instrument 1137248, in Bany county records. Mfcrtgan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety And 327100 Dofiars ($91,790.32). todudtog Interest at 635% per a—w Under the power c* tained in said mort­ gage and the statute ► -ase made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or somo part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 130 PM. on Juno 15, 2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land n the Southeast 1 /4 ol Section 35. Town 3 North. Range 7 West described as: commencing 34 rods South of the South Ino of the Grand River Valley Railroad on section line between sections 35 and 36. Town 3 North. Range 7 West; thence West 10 rods; thence South 4 rods; thence East 10 rods; thence North 4 rods to beginning. More particularly described as: beginning at a point on the East fine of Section 35. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, distant North 850.17 feet from the Southeast comer of said Section 35; thenco West 165 feet; thence North 66 feet; thenco East 165 feet to Baid East section fine; thence South along said East line. 66 feet to the point of begtonton. Subject to an easement for public high­ way purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof for Durkee Street. Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593.1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste ?00 Bingham Farms. Mictegrm 48025-5822 Fite 4093351F01 moon Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Stoe THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be readnded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damage*. If any, shall bo limit­ ed sotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Intsrest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Melissa R. Slater, an unmarried woman, original mortgagor(s). to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc. Mortgagee, dated February 2. 2003. and recorded cn March 6. 2003 In instrument 1098891. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-One And 48/100 Dofiars ($106391.48). including inter­ est at 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wR be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them.at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: COMMENCING AT THE NORTH­ EAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST 1A4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST THENCE EAST 16 1/2 RODS TO THE EAST SIDE OF HWY M-37; THENCE EAST 38 RODS FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 16 RODS; THENCE EAST 20 RODS THENCE NORTH 16 RODS THENCE WEST 20 RODS TO THE POIN7E OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 6 months from the 'late of such sale, unless determined abwtdoned Jn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the 'late of such sale. Dated: May 25. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File 4082020F02 Notice Of Mortgage Forecioeure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: “*• "'•y *>• rescinded by th* foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed aoteiy to the return of th* bid amount tandared ot sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mr> to the conditions of a mortgage made by Nicholas Eckert, an unmarried man. original mortgagoi (s . to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc as nominee for lender and lender's successors And cr' assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 17. 2005. ar.d recorded on November 2 2005 in tostrumen’ 1155601, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association as assignee by an assignment on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Fourteen And 73/100 Dofiars ($143,814.73), todudtog interest at 8.7% per annum. U.xier the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at '30 PM, on June 22, 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yakee oprings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as; Unit 18. Pleasant Valley Condominiums, a Residential Site Condominium according to the Master Deed recorded in Document No. 1132867, and designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 37. together with rights to the ger«eral common ele­ ments and the limited common elements as shown on the Master Deed and as described to Act 58 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: May 25, 2006 For more information, please call; FC 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attc-neys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4093512F01 rnm Notice Of Mortgage Forecioeure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSt. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be reeclndad by the forectoateg mortgage*, in that erent, your damage*. If any, ahait b* M•d sotety to the return of th* bid amount tandared at aate, piua Intereat MORTGAGE SALE - Dateult has b*en made n the conditions of a mortgage made by Angela M Briggs. A Stogie Woman, ongmal mortgagors), to Cascade Financial. Inc, Mortgagee, dated January 9, 2001. and recorded on January 11. 2001 to instrument 1053786. and assigned by mren* aisignments to MldFirst Bank as assignee by en assignment, to Bany county records. MtaNgwi. on which mortgage there ia claimed to b* due at th* date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Seven And 50/100 Dollars ($81367.50). todudtog interest at 8.5% par annum. Under the power of sale contamod in said mortgage and the statute m such caae made and provided, notice ia hereby given that said mortgage wfl be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse to Hastings at 130 PM. on June 22, 2006. Said premises are situated to Village ot Woodland, Barry County. Michigan, and ar* described aa: Lot of Block 14 of Parrott's Addition to the Village of Woodtend and the North 39 1/2 Feat of the following description; Commencing at a point 52 rods East of the Southwest corner of sec­ tion 15, Town 4 North, Range 7 West tor a Place of Beginning; thence North 13 1/2 rods; Thence East 4 rods, 9 Feet. Nine inches Thence South 13 1/2 Rods: Thence West 4 rods. 9 toet. 9 inches io to* point of beginning. The redemption period shafi be 8 months from the date of such sate, unites determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 800.3241a, to which case the redemption period Shafi be 30 day* from the date of such sale. Dated; May 25.2006 For more information, please cal: FC F 248.583.1313 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Senricer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farm*. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4093898F01 rmm Notice Of COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MFORMATON WEOBTAWWU.be USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE N ACTIVE MRJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte aete may ba raadndad by th* foractoeing mortgagae. in that event, your damage*. If any, ahaN ba WladaotetytomareturnofViabidamounttandared at aate, pkM Interaet MORTGAGE SALE - Dafaufi haa been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Donald J. Bates and nancy L Bates. Husband and MMe.. orig­ inal mortgagor^), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Bystems. Inc . as norrtnae ter tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 7,2003, and recorded on November 14, 2003 in instrument 1117826, to Barry ccunty records, Michigan, on which mortgage i>ere is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sur.-> ot One Hundred Fifteen Thousand One HunOi^d Forty-Four And 317100 Dollars ($115.1 *-<31). todudtog interest al 6.375% per annum. Under the pewer of sale contained to said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby steen that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sate oi tea ir<^»ced promisee,. or some part of them, at puttee vendue, at tn* Bany County Courthouse in Hastings «t 130 PM, tn June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township oi Prairieville, Barry County, Michigan. snC are described as: A Parcel ol Land in the Southeast 1*5 of Section 24. Town 1 North, Range 10 West. Described as: Commencing at a point on tho East Line said Section 24. Which les 686.53 Feat due North of the Southeast Comer of Said Section 24; Thence North 1440 Feet tor the place of begtonte.g; Thence South 88 degrees 35 minutes Wsst 284 feet; Thence North 300 teat; Thence South 81) degrees 40 minute* East 284 teat to the center ci Highway M-43; Thence South along th* center of said Highway. 300 toet to the place of begtontop The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untoes natermtoed abandoned in accordance with MCLA 800.3241a, In which case the redemption period shafi be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: May 25, 2006 Fur more information, please cal: FC W 248.593 1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorney* For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4093773F01 TT*omi �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, June 1,2006 - Page 15 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Jodie K. Mugndge. A Married Man. original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 25. 2005. and recorded on March 4. 2005 in instrument 1142289. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty And 48/100 Dollars ($179,720 48). including interest at 7.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby grven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, nd are desenbed as: Lot 11. Pine Wood Estates being in the Southeast 1/4 of Sefton 7. T3N. R10W. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded tn Liber 5 of Plats. Page 91. The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the daie of such sale Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4093790F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Sandra Lou Madsen original mortgagor(s), to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated November 19. 2004, and recorded on November 30. 2004 m instrument 1137915, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. NA as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there te claimed to be due at the dale tvraai the aumo. 4)ne Hundred TarvJltouaana. Seven Hundred Twenty And 19/100 Dollars ($110,720 19). including interest at 9.7% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM, on June 22. 2006 Said oremises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The East 1/2 of Lot 3 of Block 3 of Eastern Addition to the City of Hastings, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, Barry County. Michigan. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. tn which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, please can: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File 4085700F2 Notice Of Mortgage Foracloaur? Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia tale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of he bW amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Intorear MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by George E Owen and Jane E Owen, husband and wife, with full rights of survivorship, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgage-?, dated June 11. 2003. and recorded on lune 19. 2003 in instrument 1106846. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is cla med to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Seven And 25/100 Dollars ($106,777.25). including interest at 7.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The Village of Morgan. (Formerly Shendan). Lot No 43. of Morgan Ptat. 4 rods wide 8 rods long The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the da’e ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated June 1. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Mchigan 48025-5822 File *035344F03 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the terms and conditions of a mortgage made by JEF­ FREY A. HAMMOND AND DONNA HAMMOND, husband and wife, and HELEN M. SCOTT, a single woman. Mortgagors, to MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee, dated October 9. 2003. and recorded on October 15. 2003. as Document No. 115626, Pages 1 through 15 ol Barty County Records, and on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND SEVENTY-FOUR AND 29/100 ($112,074.29) including interest at 6.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged remises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Jefferson Avenue entrance to the City County Building in Detroit. Michigan, at 1 00 p.m. on June 29.200TSaid premises are situated in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: THE NORTH 150 FEET OF LOT 38 OF SUPER­ VISORS GLASGOWS ADDITION. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF More commonly known as: 1728 S Jefferson St. Hastings. Ml 49058 Tax I D 08-5 250-060-00 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such saie Dated May 19. 2006 MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee Holzman Ritter & Leduc. PLLC By Charles J Holzman Attorney for Mortgagee 28366 Franklm Road Southfield. Michigan 48034 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILLBE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILIARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the retur of the bld amount ten­ dered fit sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by August Gene Lustey and Belinda Ann Lustey, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Countrywide Home I oans. Inc . Mortgage, dated September 19. 2003, and recorded on October 14. 2003 in instrument 1115556, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at tie date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Ten And.54/100 Dollars (77.81CU54). including interest al 6.5% per annum. Under the power ot sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be toreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some art of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM. on Juno 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Spnngs. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The vrost 8 rods of the East 17 rods of the Non 14 and 2/7 rods of the Southeast 1/4 ot Section 2, Town 3 North. Range 10 West The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shad be30 days from the date of such sale Dated June 1.2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4090326F02 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey J. Smith, a single man and Debra L. Taylor, a single woman, to Mortgage Electro. «c Registration Systems. Inc., Mortgagee, dated June 17.2003 and recorded July 2. 2003 in Instrument Number 1107730. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Structured Asset Invest lent Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-BC 10 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty Thousand Four Hundred Two and 93/100 Dollars ($140,402.93) including interest at 6.95% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an providad. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 100 p.m on JUNE 22. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Comrre>oing at the Southwest comer of the West one-half of the Northwest one-quarter of Section 15. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence East 580 feet for a point of beginning; thence North 300 feet thence East 624 feet, more or less, to the cen­ ter of rod; thence Southwesterly 434 one-haff feet, more or less, to a point in the center of Osborn Road which is 338 feet East of the point of begin­ ning; thence West 338 feet to beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, rf any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale plus interest Dated May 25. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer PO BOX 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CHRISTIAN DENCKER. A SINGLE MaK. to Mortgage Electronic Registration S) stems. Inc. ('MRS’), solely as nominee for lender and lender's succes­ sors and assigns NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC . Mortgagee, dated April 6. 2005. and recorded on May 4, 2005. in Document No. 1145930. and assigned by said mortgagee to NOVASTAR MORT­ GAGE. INC., as assigned. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Ninety-Four Dollars and Eighty-Two Cents ($99,094.82). including interest at 8150% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage vtll be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01:00 PM o'clock, on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of PRAIRIEVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and desenbed as THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE CENTER QUARTER POST OF SECTION 36. THENCE SOUTH 906 75 FEET ALONG THE N/S QUARTER SECTION LINE TO CENTER OF M-43 HIGHWAY. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 258.41 FEET ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF M-43 TO BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET. THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST 180.07 FEET. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 159 43 FEET PARALLEL TO M-43. THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES EAST 240 FT TO CEN­ TER OF M-43. THENCE SOUTH 54 DEGREES WEST 208 FT ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF M-43 BACK TO BEGINNING, EXCEPT THE SOUTHEASTERLY 33 FT FOR HIGHWAY PUR­ POSES AND EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 16.5 FEET FOR DRIVEWAY TO AND FROM M-43 AND TO RUN PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ADJACENT PARCELS OF LAND. TOGETHER WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. STATE OF MICHI­ GAN TAX ID NO 08-12-036-058-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption perioo •hall be 30 days from the date n< such sale Dated . May 22. 2006 NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 mam NcUce Of Mortgage Fqyec^aumSfta^THIS M FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the retum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gerald T Davis and Vicki C Davis, husband and wits, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. « nominee for lender and lender s successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 21. 2003. and recorded on October 29. 2003 in instrument 1116570, in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Eighty-Four Ar.d 53/100 Dollars ($131.064 53). including interest at 9.15% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby grven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the center of Highway M-43 where it intersects the South Section line of Section 14. Town 3 North. Rang P West, for the point of beginning; thence Northerly along the centerline of M-43 500 feet; thence East 175 feet; thence South 50C feet more or te«s to the South line ol Section 14. thence Westerly along the section line to the point of beginning. The redemption period shail be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sate. Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, please alt: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 File 4065283F02 STATE OF MICHIGAN •»ROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS ALE NO. N/A In the matter ol Elizabeth A Hyde Trust Date of birth: 12/17/1921. TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Elizabeth A. Hyde, who lived at 735> Crooked Lake Rd . Delton. Michigan, died May 1. z006 There is no personal representative of the decedent's estate to whom Letters of Authority have been issued Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the Trust will be forever barred unless pre­ sented to David G. Hyde. Trustee of the Elizabeth A Hyde Trust within 4 months after tne date of pub­ lication ot this notice Carol J Kan P-29130 250 Monroe Ave . Suite 800 Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 616-831-1700 David D Hyde 6543 Crestwood Ave Kalamazoo Ml 49048 *J'"C Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered af sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made tn the conditions ol a mortgage made by Gerald Wouda. unmarried, original mortgagor(s). to Wilmington Finance, a Division of AIG Federal Savings Bank, Mortgagee dated Apnl 8. 2004, and recorded on Apnl 19. 2004 in instrument 1125990. and assigned by mesne assignments to Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificate Holders of CWABS 2004-06 as assignee by an assignment, m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Nmety-Sa Thousand Nine Hundred NinetyNine And 97/100 Dollars ($96,999.97). including interest at 5.99% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute >n such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sa>d mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1.00 PM. on June 29. 2006. Said premises are situate in Townsnip of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The North 1/2 of Lot 14 of Parker's Sandy Beach Plat, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 4 of Plats. Page 56. and that part of the West 25.00 feet of the South 137115 feet of East Parker Drive, as vacated in Barry County Circuit Court File No. 85-118 CH. as lies immediately adjacent to. and as an Easterly extension of. the North 1/2 of said Lot 14. as platted in the recorded pkrt of Parker's Sandy Beach Plat. Section30. Town 3 North. Range 10 West The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: June 1.2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 8071112F02 NQTIGiLQFFORECLQSUHE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT; ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY W£RV1CE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW. ATTENTION POTENTIAL PURCHASERS AT FORECLOSURE SALE: Green Tree Servicing lLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/lva Green tree Acceptance) may rescind this sate at any time prior to the eno of the redemption penod In that event, your damages, if any. shall be hmn ed to the return of your bid amount tendered at the sate, plus interest. Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Joni A. Olson to Southwest Mobile Homes, Inc . dated May 1. 1995. and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the Stale of Michigan on May 4. 1995 in Uber 629, Page(s) 494. et seq.. and which Mortgage was assigned to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Green Tree Acceptance), by Mortgage Assignment dated May 1. 1995. and recorded in the Office of the Register ot Deeds tor trie County of Barry in the State of Michigan on May 4. 1995. m Uber 629. Page(s) 497. et. seq. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due as of lhe date of this Notice the sum of $40256.68. which amount may or may not be the entire indebtedness owed by Joni A. Olson to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Green Tree Acceptance), together with interest at 9.72 percent per annum. NOW THEREFORE. Notice is hereby given that the power of sate contained in said Mortgage has become operative and that pursuant to that power of sate and MCL 600.3201 et. seq.. on June 22. 2006 st 1OO p m., on the East steps of the Circuit Court Building in Hastings. Michigan. that being the place lor holding the Circuit Court and/or for con­ ducting such foreclosures sates for the County ot Barry, there will be offered at public sate, the prem­ ises. or some part thereof, described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wit: LAND COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 1. TOWN 2. NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. 748 16 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE CON­ TINUING WEST. ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE. 220 00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST. 380 88 FEET. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST 220 00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTE 49 SECONDS EAST. 381 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC OVER THE SOUTHERLY PORTION OF SAID PARCEL AS USED FOR ROADWAY PURPOSES ON SHAW ROAD The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of sate or abandonment, if abandon­ ment occurs after sale BRANDT. FISHER. ALWARD & ROY. PC Green Tree servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Green Tree Acceptance) By DONALD A BRANDT (P30183) Attorneys lor Mortgagee 1241 E. Eighth Street. P.O Box 5817 Tt averse City. Michigan 49696-5817 (231) 941-9660 Dated May 15 2006 'axa“ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS HnM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION V/E OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This aate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to me return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Delautt has bsen made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John D Minehart and Patricia Minehart, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 28. 2005. and recorded on March 8. 2005 in instrument 11423E3. tn Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S Bank National Association as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust. 2005-5 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Five Hundred Seventy-Two Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Five And 90/100 Dollars ($572675 90). including interest at 8.2% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wi» be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some par of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situaied in Township of Johnstown, Barry County. Michigan, and are desenoed as: A parcel of land in the South 1/2 of Section 30. Town 1 North. Range 8 West described as follows: beginning at the Southeast comer of Parker's plats; thence South 05 degrees 18 minutes East 160.60 feet; thence South 00 degrees 37 min­ utes West 915 feet; thence North 89 degrees 23 minutes West 747.50 feet; thence South 940 00 feet ; thence West 1300 (♦/-) Met; thence North 2660(*/-) feet, thence East 1330 (W-) feet to the center ot said Section 30 and ths Northwest comer of Parker's plat; thence South 22 degrees 44 min­ utes 10 seconds East 126.46 feet; thence south 20 degrees 34 minutes East 287.90 feet; thence South 39 degrees 30 minutes East 171.50 feet: thence South 77 degrees 08 minutes East 493.69 feet (recorded 439.69 feet) to the point of beginning Being more particularly described by a survey as follow that part of Section 30, Town North. Range 8 West, desenbed as beginning at the center of said Section 30. being the Northwest comer of "Parkers Ptar; thence along the Southerly line of the said plat the following tour courses; South 22 degrees 44 minutes 10 seconds East 126.46 feet thence South 20 degrees 34 minutes 00 Seconds East 287.90 feet, thence South 39 degrees 31 minutes. 03 Seconds East. 171 46 feet, thence South 77 degrees 08 minutes 00 seconds Eas’ 493 69 feet to the Southeast comer of said plat; thence South 05 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds East ’60 60 toet; thence South 00 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds West S15 00 feet, thence North 89 degrees 23 min­ utes 0C seconds West 762.83 feet to the North and South 1/4 lines thence South 00 degrees 4 minutes b? seconds West on said 1 /4 Sne. 95822 feet to the Souffi 1/4 post of said Sefton; thence North 89 degrees 15 minutes 36 seconds West on the South lection line. 1330 40 feet to the South Eighth post ot ’he Southwest fractional 1/4 of said Sefton; thenci North 00 degrees 24 minutes 31 seconds East on the itorth and South eighth line of the Southwest .'.-sctonal 1/4. 2653.52 feet to the North eighth post of the Scrthwest fractional 1/4, thence South 89 degrees ’.5 n?nutes 08 seconds East on the East and West i/< Ini, <?23 04 feet to the place of beginning. Parce: B: Also Lot 5 cf Parkers Plat, according to lhe recon-fed plat thereof as recorded Liber 3 of Plats, page 1C*>. Barry County Records Parcel C: Also, a parcel of lard locute! in the Southeast 1/4 of Sefton 30. Town *. North. Range 8 West described as follows: Beginning a point on the Center line of South Shore Drive which lies North 78 degrees 30 minutes West 275.00 feet from the Southwest comer of recorded plat of Red Park, thence North 8 degrees 30 minutes West. 101.75 feet; thence North 58 degrees 31 minutes East. 215.64 feet; thence South 73 degrees 20 min­ utes East 31.45 feet; thence South 41 degrees 2$ minutes West 169.92 feet to the point of begtr,mng. together with the land between the Shore inverse line and the South shore of Fine lake, subject to an easement of the Consumers Power Company Being more particularly described by survsy as fol­ lows: beginning at a point on the center kne of South Shore drive which lies North 78 degrees 21 minutes West 275.00 feet from the Southwest cor­ ner of recorded plat of Reid Park; thence North 78 degrees 21 minutes West on the Center line of South Shore Drive. 101.75 feet; thence North 67 degrees 40 minutes East 215 64 feet to the shore of Fine Lake; thence on an intermediate traverse hne along the shore of Fine Lake. South 73 degrees 11 minutes 28 seconds East 31.45 feet; thence South 41 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds West 169 92 feet to the point of beginning, together with ail the land between he intermediate traverse line and lhe South shore of Fine Lake The redemption penod shall ba 12 months from the date of such sate Dated May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 3400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4092302F01 Gavin Chevrolet Presents Auto Cros s Car Races at the Barry County Expo Center Saturday, June 3 • 7PM For More info Call 231-638-2661 �Page 16 - Thursday. June 1. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT BARRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT - FAMH.7 DIVISION PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING RLE NO. 2006-24537-NC In the matter ol SEAN PATRICK SULLIVAN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS including: whose addresses) are unknown and whose inter­ est tn the matter may be barred or affected by the TAKE NOTICE: A hearing will be held on Wednesday. June 21. 2006 at 130p.m. at 206 W. Court St . Ste 302. Hastings. Ml 49058 before Judge Wm M. Doherty P41960 for the following purpose ON THE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF: Sean Patrick Sullivan to Sean PatrickLancaster SiHltvan This change of name is not sought for fraudulent intent Date: 4-194)6 Sean Patrick Sullrvar. 6625 Usbome Road Freeport. Ml 49325 (269) 945-2775 THtS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN OFFICE AT THE NUMBER 3EL0W IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Katnna Smith, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated March 26. 2004 and recorded March 30. 2004 in Instrument Number 1124440. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Five Hundred Sixteen and 15/100 Dollars ($103.51615) including interest at 7 60% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiN be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Ikistrigs m Barry County. Michigan at 1DO p.m. on JUNE 8. 2006. Said premises are heated in the Ctry of Hastings. Bany County, Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 128. City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA $600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your oamages. if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: May 11. 2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 4007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fie No. 244.2258 PUBLIC NOTICE The Barry County Road Commission has scheduled two Preliminary Public Hearings concerning the CONSTRUCTION OF FINKBEINER AND CRANE ROADS BETWEEN PATTERSON AND WHTTNEYVILLE ROADS AS WELL AS A NEW BRIDGE OVER THE THORNAPPLE RIVER BETWEEN M-37 AND WHITNEWULE ROAD The public will be given an opportunity to express their opinions of the project as was presented in the informational meetings held May 10 and 20. PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEARING il Thursday. June 1, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. PRELIMINARY PUBLIC HEARING #2 Saturday. June 10. 2006 at KhOO aan. m M Dotn ---- a- k - k -IJ to or rrno ■* THORNAPPLE KELLOGG HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM West Mate St. - Middleville, Michigan Thomapple Township , • 200 E. Main Street Middleville. MI 49333 269-795-7202 ’ p I Village of Middleville 100 E. Main Street Middleville. Ml 49333 269-795-3385 Barry County Road Goeumssion 1725 W. M43 Hwy. PO Box 158 Hastings. Ml 49058 269-M53M9 mm™ PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHI­ GAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map will be held on Wednesday, June 21.2006, commencing at 700 p.m. at the Prairieville Township Hall, 10115 South Norris Road, within the Township. Notice Of Mortgage Forodoeuro Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WU L BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFIC E AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MMJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thto eMe may be raactadad by the foracioatng mortgagee. In that event. your damagaa. If any. shall bo tenftod aotaiy to tha return of tha bto amount tendered at sale, pkis Internet MORTGAGE SALE - Oeiauit has oaen made r the condbona of a mortgage made by W*e G Murray and Uaa Murray, husband and wde. ongmel mortgaged!), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Sysiems. Inc..as nomi­ nee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated Apnl 19.2004. and recorded on Apnl 23. 2004 <i instrument 1126258. m Barry county records. Mchigan. and assigned by sard Mortgagee to Household Finance Corp. Ill as assigned by an assigrment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at lhe data hereof tha sum ot Ona Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-One And 44/100 Dotaro ($125,871.44). indud*X) interest at 7.415% per annum. Under lhe power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute c such case made and provided, note* is here­ by given that said mortgage wd be foreclosed Vy a sale of the mortgaged promises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse <i Hastings at 00 PM. on Jur* 8. 2006 Said promaas are situated m Townehp of Cartton. Barry County Michigan and are desenbed as Tha North 436 of the West 500 toet of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 ot Section 12. Town 3 North. Range 7 Was! Excepting therefrom that part deeded to the Mctagan Department of State Highways, as recorded m Uber 250 ot Deeds on Page 531 and as recorded m Uber 250 of Deeds on Page 575 Subject to an easement tor pubic highway purposes over the Northerly 33 toet thereof tor Bayne Road, and subject to on easement tor pubUc hqhway purposes tor highway M-66 as recorded si Uber 251. Page 61 Pa redemption penod shall ba 12 months from the dots ot such sale Dated May 11. 2006 For more intormabon. please can FC H 248 931300 Trod & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sts 200 Bmgham Farms. Mchigan 48025-5822 Fee /092434F01 PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MMJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by STEVEN SCHREIBER. A SINGLE MAN. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc ("MERS". solely as nominee for tender and lender's succes­ sors and assigns.. Mortgagee. dated July 30.2004, and recorded on August 10.2004. kt Document No. 1132191, and assigned by said mortgagee to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. AS TRUSTEE, as assigned,Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Four Hutdred Sixty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Eight Cents ($73,469.98), including intetst at 7.250% per annum Under the power of sate contened in 5*-7 .■ en­ gage and the statue m such case made and prm^led. nonce is heretiJg/ven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a saft al the mortgaged p.emtses. or some part of them, at public venue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01 CO PM o’clock, on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE ol NASHVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOT 95 OF THE VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 10. TAX ID NO. 08-52-000-000-095-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with ’948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption pcroxl Shan be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 25 2006 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. AS TRUSTEE Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield, Ml 48075 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent’s Estate FILE NO. 2006-24532-DE Estate of Hotly E. RMey. Deceased Date of birth 7/16/1960 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Holty E. Riley. Deceased, who kved at 6334 Thomapple Lake Road. Lot 44. Nashville. McNgan died April 8. 2006. Creditors of the decedent are notified that ail claims against the estate will be forever bar ed unless presented to Daniel I Kreppe. named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court and the named.'pcoposed personal representative within 4 months after the dale of publication of this notice. Robert J. Longstreet (P53546) 607 N. Broadwav Hastings. Michigan 49058 (269) 945-3495 Daniel K. Krepps 6334 Thomapple Lake Road. Lot 44 Nashville. Mch-gan 49073 (517)852-0942 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Safe THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This eale may be rescinded by the foradoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be Hmtted eoieiy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at tele, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions o' a mortgage made by James M. Norman and Darla R Norman. Husband and Wde. original mortgagor(s). to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated December 4. 2002. and recorded on December 27. 2002 in instrument 1094506, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, of Amenquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Asset-Backed Pass Through Certificates, Series 2003-1, nder the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated as of February 1.2003, Without Recourse a* assignee by an assignment, in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Two Thousnd One Hundred SeventyFour And 89/100 Dollars ($152,174.89). incfuding interest at 8.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be forecosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at public vendue r.f the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 8. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middtevilte. Barry County. Michigan, and are itesenbod aa: Lt 66 Middtevilte Do»*ns No 3. according to the recorded plat thereof r, LibC' 5 of Plats on Pago 26. The redemption period shall be 6 mon.hs from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redepfion penod shall be 30 day? from the date of such sale Dated: MayJ1,2006 For more information, please call FC H 248.593 1300 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns, Michigan 48025-5822 File #07753203 mmn PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JAMES K OSTERHOUT JR and KERI L OSTERHOUT. AS HUSBAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electron* Registration Systems. Inc ("MERS*). solely as nominee for tender and lender’s successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 2. 2002. and recorded on July 22. 2002, m Document No 1064160. and assigned by said mortgagee to EXCHANGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, as assigned.Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars and Twenty-Eight Cents ($115389.28), including inter­ est at 7.000%per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statue m such case made and provid­ ed. notice IS hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at pubbe venue, a the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan st 01 DO PM o’clock, on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated tn Township of Rutland. Barry County, Michigan and desenbed as: LOT 38 AND THE NORTH 1 / 2 OF LOT 37 OF SMITHS LAKEVIEW ESTATES #1. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS ON PAGE 2. TAX ID NO 08-13-23^)11-21 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shaM be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 15. 2006 EXCHANGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite *50 Southfield. Ml 48075 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered at this public hearing include, in brief, the following: 1. The proposed amendment of Section 1.1 of lhe Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so as to provide that effective July 1.2006, the authority for the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance is set forth tn 2006 PA 110 THtS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING 70 COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in ‘he conditions ot a mortgage made by Kenneth WrtUam Schild and Danielle L. Schild, husband and wife, to Argent Mortgage Company. L.L.C Mortgagee, dated June 19. 2003 and recorded June 27. 2003 in Instrument Number 1107314. Barry County Records. Michigan Saia mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities inc. asset backed pass-through certificates, series 2003-W4 under the pooling and servicing agree­ ment dated as of October 1. 2003. without recourse, by assignment. There « claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Tnousand Fifty-Ftve and 66/100 Doears ($12:055 66) Indudfng interest« 9B5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wiB be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Berry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Mio?qan a! 130 p.m on JUNE 15.2006 Saxt Bernices are located in the City ot Hastings. Bany Cou«*v. Michigan, and are described as: .Lots 3 and 4 f Block 13 of Eastern Additur to foe City, formerly ViHag«. of Kasinc. ac-xxdmg to the recorded plat thereof, excepting therefinm the East 7 Rods The redemption period stuJ’ be 6 rxnths from the date of such sale, unless octer-runsd aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 7/bC^ L241a. in which case the redemption period shaft be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosirg mort­ gagee can rescind the sale to that eve n, your damages, if any. are limited solely to foe mtum of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus in'ereat Deted: May 18. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 File No. 213 0833 mmm 2. The proposed amendment of Section 6.10.B of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance per­ taining to public hearing and notice requirements with respect to an application for a special land use. 3. The proposed amendment of Subsection 6 of Section 6.12-5 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertaining to public hearing, notice and general standards for a requested Planned Unit Development. 4. The proposed amendment of Section 7.1 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain ing to the creation, membership and terms of office of the Prairieville Township Zoning Board of Appeals. The proposed amendments include, but are not limited to. amendatory language providing for the appointment and service of alternate members to the Zoning Board of Appeals. 5. The proposed amendment of Section 7.4 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordin'-ve pertain­ ing to the duties and powers of the Zoning Board of Appeals. 6. The proposed amendment of Section 75 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain­ ing to public hearing and notice requirements for matters that come before the Zoning Board of Appeals. 7. The proposed amendment of Section 8.0 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so as to chant? the statutory reference therein io “Section 506 of the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (Public Act 110 of 2006. js it may from time to time be amended)". 8. The proposed amendment oi Section 9.0 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance as to change the statutory reference therein to Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (Act 110 of the Public Acts of 2006. as it may from time to time be amended). City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a pub­ lic hearing on Monday. June 12. 2006 at 7J0 PM in the Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall. 201 East Slate Street. Hastings, Michigan. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for City Council to hear com ments and make a determination on the establishment of a final assessment roll for the Downtown Parking Special Assessment District for 2006. The City will provide necessary reasonable aid and services to dis­ abled persons wishing to attend these hearings upon seven days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Telephone 269/945-2468 or TDD call relay services 800/649-3777. Thomas E. Emery 775UJ416 City Clerk PUBLIC AUCTION Wednesday, June 7th 10:00AM at Goldsworthy's 8860 S. M-37, DOWlIng ** tt98 CHEVY TAHOE ** Balance due at conclusion of auction 401(k) rollovers made easy The proposed amendment of Section 9.4 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain­ ing to amendments to the Zoning Ordinance 9. 10. Marte D. Christensen, AAMS Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission at the Public Hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Zoning Ordinance and Map and lhe Township land Use Master Plan and Map and the proposed amendments thereto may be examined at the Prairieville Township Hall located at 10115 South Norns Road within the Township at any reasonable time from and after the first publication of this Notice until and including the time of public hearing and may be further examined at the public hearing. The Prairieville Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right to nuke changes in the above mentioned proposed amendments at or following the public hearing. CARLTON TOWNSHIP BUDGET HEARING Notice is hereby given that the proposed budget for Carlton Tou-nship for 2006-2007 fiscal year will be submitted for considera­ tion at a public hearing. The proposed budget is available for inspec­ tion at the Township Hall at 85 Welcome Rd.. Hastings. Ml. on Thursday. June 8 between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. The Public hearing will be held Monday. June 12 at 6:45 p.m. All interested parties are invited to be present to participate in discussion on the matter. Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers lor the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five (5) days’ notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Normajean Nichols. Cterk Prairieville Township Hail 10115 South Norns Road Delton. Ml 49046 (2691623-2664 Immediately following the public hearing a township board meeting will be held to consider adoption of the 2006-2007 fiscal THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A SUB­ JECT OF THIS MEETING. bwtaet Wilma DuikI, Carlton Twp Clerk 77503432 421 W. Woodtowa Ave. SSXT Edwardiones M free IMO) 20-5220 Serving Individual Invevlon Since 1871 www.edwardjonrc.com SIPC Gavin Chevrolet Presents Auto Cros s Car Races at the Barry County Expo Center Saturday, June 3 • 7PM For More info Qall 231-638-2661____ - �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 1. 2006 - Page 17 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTiVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing i? ortgagee In that event your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed sotety o the return of the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jermaine E Sullivan-Miller, a single woman, original mort­ gagors). to Mortgage Plus of America Corporation, a Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated June 28. 2002. and recorded on July 1. 2002 in instrument 1083128, in Barry county records Michigan and assigned by mesne assignments to US Bank. NA as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to e due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Throe Hundred NtnefyEight And 03/100 Dollars ($85,396 03). including interest at 7.25% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. noticj 15 nureby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The West 56 feet of Lot 3 and the East 1/2 of Lot 4. Block 8. Butler Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 66 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case tne redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please cad: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #070964<02 nxawr Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reecinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your demegee. If any, shall be limitad sotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael Arnold and Ramona J Arnold. Husband and Wife, original mortgagors). to American Elite Financial. Inc . Mortgagee, dated April 15.2002. and recorded On June 11. 2002 in instrument 10820* j. aid assigned by said Mortgagee to Flagstar Bank. FSB as assignee by an assignownL m Barry county records Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Eleven And 18/100 Dollars ($85,611 18). including interest at 7.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 100 PM. on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Bany County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Parcel Q: commencing at the Northwest comer of Section 3. Town 1 North. Range 9 Wet; thence South 89 degrees 37 minutes 49 seconds East on the North section line 1035.50 ieet to the place of beginning of this description, thence South 00 degrees 06 mnutes 34 seconds West 61.00 feet; thence South 87 degrees 04 minutes 32 seconds East 129.12 feet; thence South 67 degrees 53 min­ utes 17 seconds East 95.30 feet; thence South 26 degrees 50 minutes 47 seconds East 132.62 feel; thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 300.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 22 min­ utes 11 ieconds East 218 06 feet to the North sec­ tion line; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 49 seconds West on same 578 43 feet to the place of beginning Together with and subject to a 66 foot wide ease­ ment for ingress, egress and public utilities, the centerline of said easement being desenbed as commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 3; thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 07 seconds West on the West .section line 55.80 feet to the place of begkirang of this description; thence the centertine runs as follows South 84 degrees 22 minutes 06 seconds East 44.43 feet; thence South 73 degrees 23 minutes 19 seconds East 53.57 feet; thence South 67 degrees 53 minutes 35 seconds East 58.38 feet; thence South 60 degrees 49 min­ utes 30 seconds East 5913 feet; thence South 81 degrees 27 minutes 33 seconds East 77.19 feel; •hence South 85 degrees 32 minutes 38 seconds East 68 85 feet; thence North 87 degrees 23 min­ utes 43 seconds East 178.84 feet, thence North 70 degrees 39 minutes 38 seconds East 195 61 feet; thence North 77 degrees 38 minutes 27 seconds East 47.96 feet; tliencc South 89 degrees 23 min­ utes 06 seconds East 12C 42 feet; thence South 87 degrees 03 minutes 51 seconds East 174.83 feet; thence South 87 degrees G4 minutes 32 seconds East 129 12 feet: thence South 67 degrees 53 min­ utes 17 seconds East 95.30 feet; thence South 26 degrees 50 minutes 47 seconds East 132 62 teat to the point of ending The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of su.h sale Dated: June 1.2006 For more information, please call FC W 248 593 1312 Trott A Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #025605F03 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall be limited solely to the return f the bid amount tendered at sale, pt ye interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ryan R Foote, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Aames Funding Corporation DBA Aames Home Loan. Mortgagee, dated November 3. 2004. and recorded on December 9. 2004 in instrument 1138442, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Five And 75/100 Dollars ($102,975.5), including interest at 4.68% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiN be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1.00 PM. on June 15. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township ot Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT OF THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 23. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MIN­ UTES WEST 2238 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE DUE WEST 83 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 32 EAST 59 FEET; THENCE WEST 327 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES EAST 115 FEET; THENCE WEST 256 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MIN­ UTES WEST 410 FEET. THENCE EAST 660 FEET TO SAID EAST LINE; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES EAST 236 FEET ALONG EAST LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption penod shal be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please caN: FC J 248.593.1311 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 Fife #079133F02 Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. to a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will ba used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by THAD DEGOOD AND BARBARA L DEGOOD. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE to MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK. FSB Mortgagee, dated March 15. 2001. and recorded on March 20.2001 as Instrument No 1057040. in BARRY County Records. Michigan and assigned by MESNE assignment to MORT GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC . AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION by an assignment dated March 15. 2001. and record­ ed on March 20. 2001 . as Instrument No 1057041 in BARRY County Records, Mchigan. on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred eighty five thousand sixty one and 43/100 dollars ($185.061.43). includ­ ing interest at 7.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mortgage premises, or some part of them, at pubhc vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1 DO PM on June 15. 2006. Said premises ate situated in TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARRY County. Michigan and are desenbed as _ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTH­ EAST ONE QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 24. TOWN 2 NORTH, RANGE 9 WEST. LYING NORTHEAST­ ERLY OF HIGHWAY RUNNING THROUGH SAME. HOPE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. DATED: May 18. 2006 Robert A. Tremarn & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC.. AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS HEARTWELL MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 rtwjcrt Bill and Mary BurghdofT of Hurghdotl to Todd Schoen. sun of Patrick and Pamela Schoen of Petersburg. Michigan Anne is a 1998 graduate of Hastings High School and a 2002 graduate of the Umsenity of Michil'*an. Todd it « 1997 graduate of Summerfield High School and a 2001 graduate of lhe University of Michigan. Anne is employed as an admissions counselor al the University of Michigan Todd is an application engineer with UGS Corp, in Ann Arbor A June 3rd wedding is being planned and lhe couple will be residing Here Today. Here Tomorrow. Dan King, Dennis Oland, Kevin Conner, Karla McKeough, Neil Gardner. Mark KolanowsJd. With over 150 years of banking € <perience, our Hastings lending team has been helping the same customers for many years, and will be helping them for years to come. 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. Wc are currently looking for a part-time teller to join gut team. With all the financial services yrni need and the personal attention you deserve...whyjorn theatva's oldest,"- "l ----largest, and most experienced local bank? Wc currently have an opening in our Hasupts office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court SU Hastings, MI 49058 Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 www.hastingsritybank.com • 269-945-9535 150 West Court Street, Hastings, MI 49058 Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. Presents Healthy Talks Topic of Discussion: Osteoporosis and its role in women's health • Signs and symptoms of Osteoporosis • Ways to prevent and treat Osteoporosis • Predisposing factors of the disease Maria Benit, P.A.-C will be presenting this educational forum at Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. on June 1, 2006 from 4:00pm-5:00pm Refreshments will be se Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. 840 Cook Road Hastings MI 49058 Ph: 945-9520 Toll Free: 800-596-1005 Any questions please ask for Sara @ ext: 3031 Call our office for your Free Screening for Osteoporosis 06831797 Member FDIC �Page IS - Thuradey. June 1. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 - - s - -■ ------ - ■ g--------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ... $275 AMISH LOG BED .v/ queen pillowtop mattnss. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 BED - King pillowtop, new, in original package, warran­ Can deliver. $179. ty. (616)949-2683. 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)204-0600 BED- A brand new Queen pillowtop mattress set. Brand new, in plastic, war­ ranty. $110. Can deliver. (616)318-6998. FOR SALE: CANON AE-1 program lens 50mm, F-135mm, F-200mm Macro, Prosper multi-coated optics 1:8 F=500mm mirrc’’ lens, 72mm, power winder. Ach­ iever 220DX flash, carrying case. Tri-pod, auto tele con­ vertor 2X for Canon FD, (269)945-3751. BEDROOM SET - New 6/pc. complete set with Sleigh bed! Must sell $595. Can deliver. (616)949-6525 FOR SALE: Clarke parts washer, $75; Snap-On Mig, Tig, spool gun, large Argon & large Argon CO2 tanks, $4,500; OTC Port-A Power, used once, $300; Blue Point Engine Picket; 2000Ibs max load, used once, $500; Blue Point Torch, Rose Bud, Braz­ ing tips, tanks 6t cart, $500; Troy-Gilt 6HP tiller. $500; Werner 24" extension lad­ der, $35; Snap-On 6HP air compressor, $2,000. Call af­ ter 60C pm (269)945-9340. SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set $’75 (517)719-8062 E5TATE/MOVIN3 SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 AQUATIC PLANTS: WA­ TER Lilies A Lotus, Goldfish & Koi, liners, pumps, filters. Apol's Landscaping Co, 9340 Kalamazoo, Caledonia. (616)698-1030. Open Mon­ day-Friday 9am-5JOpm; Sat­ urday, 9am-2pm. YOU WANT QUALITY at affdrthlbfe ‘prices vrium you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. LAKE MANOR APART­ MENTS, a family communi­ ty, w now accepting applica­ tions for our spacious 1 A 2 bedroom apartments and barrier fore waiting list Rent is based on income. For ad­ ditional information or ap­ plication please call (616)374-7380. TDD call 1­ 800-649-3777. EOE, Keystone Management group. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. Is your neck grinding? FOR SALE BY OWNER: great hidden treasure on FINE LAKE. Relocating Open Sundays A Monday, lpm-4pm. 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 baths. 3551 W. Shore Dr. Price reduced to $279,650. (269)721-3223. HOME FOR SALE by own­ er. 3 bedroom ranch, kitch­ enette in basement, all fin­ ished; with cottage on prop­ erty, 100* +/- of lake front­ age, 1 acre total. Saggio Road: from Hastings take M­ 43 towards Cloverdale to Head Lake Road, turn right go to stop sign, turn right on Head Road, go to bottom of hill turn let on Saggio Road, You'll see signs! Little Pine Lake. Between $209,900 A $217,900. All offers consid­ ered. Cali (269)623-3045 for appointment. KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set, 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (616)318-1974 SOFA/LOVESEAT SET: tan, mauve. Still in plastic. Never used. Cost $800. Sell $395. (517,719-8062 WANTED: PACK-N-PLAY in good condition (269)945­ HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: dose to schools + shopping, 3 bed, 1.5 baths, kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 enclosed porches, extra large lot, 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945­ 9382 ______________________ YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, KALKASKA COUNTY: 9.76 rolling acres near state land. Ideal hunting and romping base, short drive tc, the Man­ istee River. Drivewav and cleared site. $29,900,' $500 CAT in the south M-37 area? White with browan/black markings on her face A tail. (269)948-4179 down, $370/month, 11% land contract, www.northernlandco.com. Northern Land Company, 1-800-968­ 3118. LOST MAY 29TH on the comer of Charlton Park A State Rd. female Jack Russell Terrier with black patch over right eye. If found please call 269-945-2223 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy. Hastings.., ... signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. JUNE 2-3 (8AM-4PM): 1831 N. Briar Hill Drive, Hustings the subdivision behind Grace Lutheran Church. Lots of baby clothes and baby items! NON CONTESTED DI­ VORCES WITH OR WITH­ OUT CHILDREN! We do all the paperwork. Also availa­ ble: Motions for parenting time, child support. (269)945-4043. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. RESTORE YOUR HOME from the inside out. Quality craftsmanship for over 15 years. Some look all their lives for a good painter; others find one with their first call. Michael Evans Painting A Wall Covering (269)795-3133. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. EXPERIENCED LINE COOKS: also wait staff. Must be 18yrs. A older. Ap­ ply at the County Seat Res­ taurant Lounge, 128 S. Jeffer­ son St., Downtown Hastings. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. Dr. Mike Callton. D.C. Uctapan Stata UhftOTfr SMALL ENGINE REPAIR National CoBago ol Chiropractic Frequently I have patients complain that their necks grind when turned. Ail Makes & Models • FREE Estimates • • Fast Turnaround • This ‘grinding’ or ’crack­ PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: ling' sound is not due to bone spurs or sand in tie joints. It's the sound of mis­ ■ Lawn Mowers • Power Mowers • Chain Saws ■ Snow Blowers • Weed Eaters • Tillers • Edgers aligned neck bones, nusdes and ligaments. If you experience neck grinding, then you should consult a chiropractor. Dr. Callton practices at Nashville Chiropractic Center. If you hate ques­ tions or would like to make an appointment cal 517­ 852-2070. SMITH’S . EQUIPMENT | SERVICE Owner: Richard Smith 3790 W. Grange Rd., Middleville w. an a BU Craaa. Ska PPO., Maacaia. Maacaal and PPOM provider j Moat naunneaa accaptod. 616-366-8092 or 269-945-8831 ‘ । Thieves target cemetery visitors Hastings Police are investigating a larceny compiarnt that occurred on May 23 in the 1000 block ot West State Road. A Shelbyville woman was tending a grave site at Riverside Cemetery at 330 p.m. and had left her purse inside her unlocked vehicle. The 67 year old victim returned a short time later to find that someone had taken her purse while she was away from the car. ft was later learned that her bank card had been used at a gas station in Middleville. It was also learned that two identical incidents occurred at the cemetery in Middleville. The incident remains under investigation. The Hastings Police Department is advising residents Io retrain from leaving items unattended or in plain view in their vehicles and suggests locking them in the trunk of the car if they cannot bring the Hern with them. Distraught man assaults spouse Hastings Police responded to a residence in the 800 block of Balsam Drive on May 25 after an assault victim called 911 al 11:50 p.m. lor help. Responding officers spoke with the 42 year old victim who lold them that her hus­ band was distraught and hit her in the eye during an argument. Officers confronted Michael Brasher, 46. who admit­ ted hitting his wife as he was trying to deal with the loss of a friend. Brasher was placed under arrest and lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident, facing charges of domestic assault. Alcohol appears to be a contributing factor. Lemonade stand stolen Hastings Police responded to a larceny complaint on May 28 on Ironside Drive, after the home owner found that her children's lemonade stand had been taken. The stand, a two-shelf 40x30 metal stand, along with a folding chair and stool were taken sometime during the earty morning hours. It is believed that a passerby may have thought the items were free due to their proximity to the street. Accident results in citation Barry County Sheriff's deputies issued a citation on May 27 to Terry James Tumbkxn, 22, of Dowling, when his black pickup was involved in a rollover accident on Cedar Creek Road shortly after midnight. Tumbkxn was trans­ ported to Pennock Hospital and upon his release was questioned by officers. He admitted drinking two beers, and two empty containers were found in the vehicle. Tumbkxn was issued a citation for the incident. Sleeping man arrested Barry County Sheriff's deputies were called to the Delton Shen gas station on May 19 when it was reported a pickup had parked In the lot and no one had exited the vehicle for more than an hour. Police found Domingo VHfarreal Jr., 36, of Hastings, sleeping in the vehicle and when they approached he awakened and tried to start the truck. Officers detained Villarreal and subsequent Investigation revealed he was driving on a suspended license and had been consuming alcohol. A preliminary breathalyzer test registered his blood alcohol level at .23 percent. Villarreal was lodged in the Barry County Jail and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (second or subsequent offense) and driving on a suspended license (secord or subsequent offense). Boat operator arrested on Middle Lake Deputies assigned to the Barry County Sheriff’s Marine Unit Mcpoed a pontoon boat on Middle Lake in Castleton Township on May 28 and subsequently arrested Kenneth Michael Thompson, 25, of Bellevue Thompson was oper­ ating the boat with nine passengers, though he could produce or Jy three We jackets, no fire extinguishers and no registration. His blood alcohol level was registered at .21 percent and he -vas unable to perform a series ol stan­ dard sobriety tests administered by deputies. Thompson was lodged fit the Bany County Jail without incident, and the pontoon boat was turned over to another driver. Marine officers arrest Gun Lake boater Marine Officers from the Barry County Sheriff's Department also arrested the pilot of a pontoon oust on Gun Lake on May 28. Joshua Allan Mannings, 22, of Kentwood had eight passengers in the boat when lx was stopyied and his blood alcohol level was registered at .156 percent. Menninga was charged with operating a vessel while intox­ icated and lodged in the Barry County jail. Shots fired bring the law Bany County Sheriff’s deputies issued 17 citations for minors in possession of alcohol when they responded to a report of shots fired on Jenkins Road on April 23. Stopping a number of vehicles leaving the scene, deputes learned a man wearing a red shirt and a red hat had been firing a handgun. When they approached the resdsnee. they encountered a man who answered the description given to them, but a search of the area did not produce a weapon. The man, who was not arrested, told officers he was firing a Glock 9mm pistol in the air to break up a fight that started when uninvited guests crashed the party. He refused to reveal the owner of the weapon and told offi­ cers that person had already left the area. He said he was throwing a party for some friends who had just returned from Iraq" when a number of uninvited people crashed the party and started a fight. The incident remains under investigation. • Nathan Levi Christie. 30. of Delton, was sentenced May 17 by Barry County Circuit Court Judge James Fisher to serve from 23 months to 60 months in prison for violating his probation on a 2004 conviction of operating a vehicle under the Influence of alcohol (third offense). Previous convictions were handed down in 1995 and 1999, both for possession of a controlled substance. Christie was arrested for his latest charge on March 16. • James Curtis Sivits, 20. of Woodland, was sentenced May 18 by Judge Fisher to serve from IS to 120 months in prison for his April conviction on charges of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny of a building. Sivits was arrested Dec. 8 for breaking into a building on Heath Road. He was also assessed court costs of $500 and a restitution fee of $500. •Martin Harry Breitner. 44. of Hastings, was sentenced May 18 to serve 12 months probation and 30 days in jail with credit for two days served following his April 19 conviction of attempt­ ing to assault a Hastings Police officer on Feb. 15. Judge Fisher ruled the balance of his jail time could be suspended upon pay­ ment of assessments and he may be discharged from probation at that time. Breitner was assessed $50 to be paid to the Crime Victim Fund. $45 in State Minimum Costs, $500 in court costs and a probation fee of $10 a month. Breitner was arrested fol­ lowing an incident on Dusty Lane in Hastings Township. • Michael Chad Adams. 30, of Delton, was sentenced May 18 to serve 36 months probation and five months in jail with two days credit for time served. Adams was arrested in October. 2005 and charged with breaking into a building on Bever Road in Orangeville Township. Adams was ordered to participate in Drug Court and cognitive behavior therapy and observe a curfew from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. each day. The balance of his jail time may be suspended upon payment of $500 in court costs and Adams was ordered by Judge Fisher to report to Drug Court upon his release from jail, complete an assessment within seven days and start treatment within seven days. He was also ordered to attend­ ed Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Bring your film to J-Ad �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 1. 2006 - Page 19 Saxon Summer Camps Football The football staff at Hastings High School will be conducting two camps for future Saxon football players this summer. The high school camp for boys entering 9-12 grade will be spread over three periods (June 12-14. July 10-12 and July 24-26). This camp will be from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on these specific dates at the high school practice field. 3 BALL South Central Michigan Youth Baseball Willie Mays Division (U10) Team W- L-T Union Bank/Woodbury Grain ............ 7-0-0 Hastings Car Club ................................. 2-2-0 Pennock Health & Wellness................. 3-4-1 Thomapple Financial Center.............. 0-3-1 AppW*e’s/Dr. Weatherhead .............. 0-3-0 Results - Union Bank/Woodbury Grain 18. Thomapple Financial Center 12; Hastings Car Cub 16. Pennock Health & Wellness 11. Pee Wee Reese (U12) Family Tree .......................... AIS/TradeMark Realty .... .7-0-0 Masseslink Dairy................. Penny’s Five Star Pizza .. . .2-1-0 .5-0-0 J&B Lawncare/Green Grass 1-5-0 8 p.m. The cost is $60. fnr the camp that will be run by the Hastings High School Tennis Staff Landscaping ......................................... 1-5-0 Hastings Family Dental Care.............. 0-5-0 Results - Penny’s Five Star Pizza 24. Hastings Family Dental Care 14; Masse I ink Dairy 19. J&B Lawncare/Green Grass Fertilizer 8; Masselink Dairy Lawncare/Green Grass AIS/TradeMark Realty 20. Penny’s Star Pizza 0; Family Tree Eavestroughing/Blair AIS/TradeMark 13. J&B Fertlizer 15, 4; Five Bleam Landscaping Realty 3; 19. L&B Lawncare/Green Grass Fertlizer 1. Sandy Koufax (U14) Hastings Elks ........................................... 3-0-0 Seif Cbcvrolet/FCC Construction . . .3-0-0 Portland FCU/Hasting’s Body Shop .3-0-0 MainStreet Savings Bank/Bosley's Pharmacy................................................ 1-2-0 at the Hastings High School tennis courts. Volleyball The Saxon girls’ volleyball camp will include skills instruction and individual con­ tests and scrimmages conducted by the Hastings High School varsity volleyball coaching staff at the CERC. Girls entering grades three through five in the fall, will participate July 31 -Aug. 4 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The cost is $25. Girls entering grades six through eight will participate July 31-Aug.4 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the cost is $35. Diving TK-Hastings diving coach Joe Pellerito will offer diving instruction to students enter­ ing grades six through 12, in the CERC Pool on Mondays. Wednesdays, and Fridays begin­ ning June 14. Beginner level divers will be taught from Results - Portland FCU/Hasting’s Body Shop 16. Mid Michigan Group/Wilder Auto 4; Seif Chevrolet/FCC Construction 18, Ed’s Body Shop 4; Portland FCU/Hasting’s Body Shop 14. Ed's Body Shop 4. Cheer Cheer Camp will be hosted by the Hastings Cheer coaches and senior cheerleaders this June at the CERC Fitness Room. Students entering grades three through five will participate June 12-14 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Students entering grades six through eight will participate June 12-14 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The cost for both camps is $45. and includes a camp T-shirt. Skills to be taught will be splits, heel stretches, back walkovers, back hand springs, proper arm motions and placement, jumps, and voice technique. Tennis The Saxon team tennis camp will cover competitive tennis strategies, advanced singles play, advanced doubles play, and net strategies for students entering grades six through 12. The camp will be held in two sessions, the first from June 5-8 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and the second from June 12-15 at 6 p.m. until .3-3-0 Fertilizer ........................ P. Iearn Eavestroughing/Blair A Kids Camp for boys entering grades 3-8 will be conducted on July 24-27 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. This camp will also be located at the high school practice field. If you are interested in either camp, please sign up at the Community Recreation Center. Participants will receive T-shirts, drinks and snacks. All participants should wear football or athletic shoes, socks and shorts. The fee for each camp is $35.00. advanced level diveis will participate from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. The cost is $40. Beginner level is described as for the per­ son who wants to try springboard diving. These lessons teach the basics of an approach, take-off. diving positions, and entry. All par­ ticipants shoe Id be at least in the sixth grade, and independent deep water swimmers. Intermediate-advanced level classes will be geared towards the competitive diver. The class reviews and improves the basics of springboard diving. More attention is given to dives of greater difficulty in varying posi­ tions. Though these lessons are given as a group, attention is given io the needs of the individual diver. Giris' Basketball Hastings girls’ basketball camp will be held from June 19-23 in the CERC gymnasium. The camp will be hosted by the Saxon var­ sity girls' basketball coach and varsity basket­ ball players. The camp will feature daily skills instruc­ tion. officiated team scrimmages, and individ­ ual contests. Campers will receive a regula­ tion size blue and gold rubber basketball, and awards will be given out. Camp for girls entering grades three through five will run from 8:30 am. to 10 a.m. The cost is $30. Camp for girls entering grades six through eight will run from 10:30 am. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $40. Boys’ Basketball Hastings boys’ basketball camp will be held from June 5-9 in the CERC gymnasium. The camp will be hosted by the Saxon var­ sity boys’ basketball coach Don Schils and varsity basketball players. The camp will feature daily skills instruc­ tion. officiated team scrimmages, and individ­ ual contests. Campers will receive a regula­ tion size blue and gold rubber basketball, and awards will be given out. Camp for boys entering grades three and four will run from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. The cost is $30. Camp for boys entering grades five through eight will run from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The cost is $40. Soccer Two sessions of soccer camp will be held al Pierce Field behind Hastings High School in June, for boys and girls entering grades K through eight. The camp will be hosted by Saxon varsity girls’ soccer coach Sarah Derrico. with help from Hastings varsity players, as well as some college players from Calvin and Aquinas. The cost is $65 and includes a camp T-shirt All participants must have shin guards. Questions More information and registration forms may be obtained from Hastings Community Education at 520 W. South Street, in Hastings. Camp registration can also be completed at die CERC. Direct any questions to (269) 948­ 4414. Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! ■ Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at.. and sports bag. Session I runs from June 12-16. and Session II from June 19-23. Both camps will be held from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 269-945-9554 Karate Club student kicks at cancer Larry Warren, of Hastings, took first place in Fighting and first place in Forms a the Fourth Annual Take A Kick At Cancer Karate Tournament May 6. The event, sponsored by the White Lake Karate Club, at Whitehall Middle School is an event which benefits the American Cancer Society. Warren is undefeated in his Fighting Division in Michigan, learning his craft at the YMCA Hastings Kara/e Club run by owner/master Steve Echtinaw and head instructor Nancy Hammond. Michael Johnson and Jared Smendik of the Hastings Karate Club also participated in the event. Warren said the kinds of tfengs you see in the movies aren't the kinds of things to focus on when studying the martial arts. “It looks cool, but its too slow," said Warren. “Nancy and Steve teach about things that are usable in real life situations, which are proven through touffcAinent phy." Hastings Karate club also partici the Holland Civk’ Warren took first ond place in forms af the event Fellow Hastings Club member, Erin Leach placed second in Forms and second in Fighting. YMCA Hastings Karate Club student Larry Warren (right) poses with cancer survivor Cindy Olmstead, after earning a pair of trophies at 'he Fourth Annual Take A Kick At Cancer Karate Tournament. May 6. in Whitehall. Memlan of Grand ftapid*, Mktigm 1 Nrionil Amotion of REALTORS' 305 S. 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Experiment with different robot designs, as you learn what makes a robot work. Invent your own robot designs using recycled materials. DAY 2 - Robot Basics - Discover the world of robots as we investigate the differences between humans =nd their robotic counterparts. What makes a robot work will be explored during hands-on activities and discussions. DAY 3 - Robot Building - Each day some lime will be spent perfecting a real working robot that you will finish and take home on Friday. We will be using our fine motor skills and we require that campers be entering second grade so they do not become frustrated with construction. DAY 4 - Red Hot Robots - Hands on activities will include fun time with our robots. We will play games and experiment with supei cool robots such as a soccer robot, a line tracker, a hyper peppy, and a robotic arm. DAY 5- Robotic Science - Campers will learn how robots discover the environment they are placed in using sensors like infrared. Working in groups, we will explore how robots work and hov, they can make our lives easier. -CAMP 2- 2-1...BLBST0FF!... ROCKET CHIRP Date: July 17-21 / Ages 7-12 This action packed week will focus solely on rockets and the physics of rocket flight. After learning the model rocket safety code, campers will build ten different types of rockets and participate in the launching of six different rockets during the week-long program. Children will be divided into three groups; altitude trackers, launch preparation, and launchers. Everyone will get the opportunity to try all three roles. maaan SPACE LIMITED...Ca// YMCA 945-4574 for registration information. �Page 20 - Thursday. June 1. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Golf outing planned to benefit Duits Memorial Scholarship The first annual Emily Duits Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing and BBQ will be held July 29 at Centennial Acres Golf Course in Sunfield. After Duits* death, family and friends decided to honor her life by providing a $3,000 scholarship to one Lakewood High School senior who exemplifies the qualifies shared by Emily. The scholarship will be awarded each school year to one Lakewood senior who understands the importance of excellence in the classroom, and shows tremendous com­ munity involvement, respect for teachers, coaches, parents, and peers, and support for school related activities whether in sports or other areas. “Since Emily's death lots of community members have asked what they could do.” said Emily's father Jeff Duits. “This is a way that people can remember Em and at the same time provide a scholarship to a deserving Lakewood High Senior. “Selena. Sarah and I have been over­ whelmed by the things people have done for us. We are still amazed at the impact Emily had on everyone who knew her. We hope this will be a way for us to say thank you to all Emily’s friends no matter what age." The golf outing will help raise money for the scholarship. At 1 p.m. July 29, registration and lunch will begin for the golf tournament «» Centennial Acres Golf Club in Sunfield. Golf begins at 2 p.m. with a shotgun start. The cost of $60 for an individual, $24O/team. or $350 for a team with sponsor includes 18-holes of golf with cart and food all afternoon. There is dinner for noa-guifers starting at 5:30, also at Centennial by free will offering. Oesch Mobile Softserve Ice Cream will pro­ vide dessert. A raffle and silent auction begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by a live auction at 9:00 p.m. The same weekend. Saturday July 28, there will be a beach volleytail tournament at the Saxon baseball wins last two regular-season games The Saxon varsity baseball tiim picked up its ninth and tenth wins of the season, by pouiiding out two victories over Fennville last Wednesday. The Saxons won 18-2 and 15-0. In game two of their double-header, Kyle McNemy threw a no-hitter, which was also a perfect game for the Saxons. McNemy struck out seven for the game, and improved his record to 2-3. It was the first no-hitter for Hastings since 1989. The Saxon offense recorded 12 hits in this game, with Dan Secord picking up three along with an RBI. Ken Taylor (RBI), Mike McPhillips and Matt Teunessen each had two hits while A.J. Tassos (2 RBIs), Kyle McNemy and Corey Herman (RBI) added one hit apiece. Justin Carroll and Greg Reynolds each had RBIs for the Saxons in the game as well. McPhillips (4-4) evened his pitching record for the season with the win in game one. He scattered five hits and struck out three for the game. The Saxon bats came alive after a tough week the previous week, and pounded out 14 hits in the opener. J.D. Garrett led lhe way with three hits, one a double, and three RBI. Secord had two hits (RBI), Teunessen also had a pair of hits including a three-run home run for lhe Saxons. Tassos and Austin Hurless both added two hits in this game for Hastings, with one hit in the opener were McPhillips (RBI), Branden Curtis (RBI), and Taylor. Lake Odessa fairgrounds for kids through the eighth grade. The exact times are still being worked out Sunday. July 29. back at the fairgrounds the beach volleyball tournament will continue with teams from freshman level and up through adult. For more information on the golf outing contact Chris Duits at (616) 550-7046 or Ev Manshum at (269) 945-0710. To donate items for auction, contact Dena Chase at (269) 367­ 4989 For sponsorship opportunities contact Jeff Hynes (517) 652-3520. Peggy Bucbe (616) 340-7991. or Sue Lake (616) 862-1389. More information can also be found on the Internet at www.faroutvbc.org. home of Emiiy’s former A AU volleyball team. Lions face Rams in semifinal Saturday Maple Valley’s varsity softball team didn’t get on the kind of roll it would have hoped for heading into this week's Division 3 district tournament at Saranac. The Lions closed out the regular season with four losses, two to Stockbridge and two to Lakewood last week. There is one more chance for the Lions to turn things around, this Saturday when it opens the district tournament in the semifinals against Galesburg-Augusta. The Lions are scheduled to take the field against the Rams at 10 a.m., with the champi­ onship game scheduled for 2 p.m. Pitching let the Lions down a bit in 12-0 and 12-7 losses to Lakewood Wednesday afternoon. Lakewood batters walked 23 times in the two games. Vikings reached on walks seven times in the sixth inning of game two, and scored 12 runs to score the 12-7 win. Maple Valley had built a 7-0 lead over the course of the first The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 three innings. Markcllc Brumm and Mindy Newton both had RBI in the first inning, and Newton drove in another run with a sacrifice in the second. Maple Valley scored three runs in the top of the first, two in the second, and two m-irt in the third to build its lead. Katelyn Boss had two hits and scored twice for the Lions in the loss, and Whitney Shilton, Brooke Bracy, and Newton had the other Maple Valley hits. Lakewood scored in every inning of game one, for a 12-0 six-inning victory. The Vikings scored two runs in the first, one in the second, three in the third, one in the fourth, two in the fifth, and three more runs in the sixth. The Lions didn’t get a hit off Viking ace Stevie Spetoskey. Maple Valley fell 9-8 and 11-1 against Stockbridge Tuesday (May 23). Shilton drove in Brumm in the first inning of game two, to give their team a 1-0 lead, but the Spartans came back with five runs in the bottom half of the inning to pull in front Springport would score five more times in the bottom of the sixth to end the game early Bailey Flower and McCaul had the only two Lion hits in the game, both singles. The Lions jumped in front in game one too. scoring once in the first then four times in lhe second inning. Maple Valley built its lead to 8-1, before the Spartans came back with five runs in the fifth and three in the sixth. Maple Valley had nine hits in the game, including three by Newton and two by Shilton. Shilton opened the third inning with a triple, then stole home to put her team up 6­ 1 at that point Newton had two RBI, driving in runs in the first and third innings. Brumm had a two RBI single for the Lions in the second inning, and teammates McCaul and Flower also had RBI in the game. Viking baseball team moves on in the Diamond Classic The Lakewood varsity baseball team made sure its season will last at least until next Monday, no matter what happens in this week’s Division 2 district tourna­ ment at Charlotte. Lakewood won its opening round game of the Diamond Classic last Wednesday, topping St. John’s 9-1. The Vikings will play either Grand Ledge or DeWitt in the next game of the classic at Oldsmobile Park in Lansing Monday. June 5, at 5:30 p.m. “I’m hoping that’s the straw that just broke his back, and put us back on track," said Lakewood head coach Bob Veitch. His team had just lost a pair of games to DeWitt on Tuesday afternoon, to close out the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season short of its goal of a conference championship. Fowlerville knocked off Williamston twice Tuesday, to earn this season’s CAAC-3 title. The Vikings pounded out nine hits in the win over St. John’s. Corey Rayner scored the complete game victory from the mound. “He did a great job on lhe mound,” Veitch said of Rayner. “He kept them off balance, and stayed ahead on his pitches.” Wes Wise, Brandon Tingley, and Josh Wickham each had two hits and an RBI in the win for the Vikings. Lakewood also played an outstanding defensive game, not committing an error. Before the next game of the Diamond Classic in Lansing, the Vikings have some business to take care of in Charlotte. Lakewood opened the Division 2 district tourna­ ment against Hastings Tuesday, and held a 3-0 lead in the third inning before storms forced the rest of the game to be moved to Wednesday afternoon. The winner of the game between Lakewood and Hastings will face Waverly in the second district semi­ final Saturday in Charlotte, which is scheduled to i«gin around noon. Best in field are best in league, at SMAA meet GRADE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND For: TOT LOT L Boys and Girts 6-12 yean old Timas: 9 a.m.-noon, 1-3 p.m. (Monday-Thursday) Friday: Special trips tones to be announced. Lunoh Suponffslotit Fon l-S yur oU Boy> A OH, (moM be toilet trained) Tlmaai 9 a.m.-noon A playground staff member will remain at the playground site each day to provide supervision for those desiring to eat lunch at the playground site. Those stay ing must bring their own lunch. SPECIAL FRIDAY TRIPS Fort Youth 6 years of age to 12 Anyone (6-12 years old) who lives in Barry County is wel­ come io participate. Transportation to and num the playground will be provided during the following weeks. Few: To be announced (covers admission costs and bus transportation) • (Ju-ae 26-29) (Freeport Transportation) Times: Friday’s (9 a.m-3 p.m.) (dates and trips ■ (June 26-29) (Middleville Transportation) subject to change) • (July 10-13) (Delton Transportation) • (Julv 24-27) (Nashville Transportation) istratkm for this service is required one week prior to the scheduled departure. Call YMCA for information. TIMES FOR PICK-UP* DROP-OFF. 8J0AM A3J0P.M. DEPARTURE / ARRIVAL SITE - LOCAL LIBRARY. ■ YMCA OF BARRY COUNTY P.O. Box 252 • Hastings, Michigan 49058 (269) 945-4574 www.ymcaofbarrycounty.org Events: •June 16 YMCA Camp Algonquin • June 23 Cosmic Bowling and I-Max Movie • June 30 Grand Rapid's Children’s Museum and GR YMCA Swim • July 14 Kalamazoo Air Zoo and Nature Center • July 21 Lansing Impression 5 and Nature Center • July 28 Full Blast To Register for Field Trips: Obtain permission slip at Playground registration desk located on site. Registrations and fee must be returned to the playground by Wednesday noon before the trip is to take place. by Brett Bremer Sports Editor None of the members of the Maple Valley varsity girls’ track and field team had ever suffered a loss in a league dual until the team’s May 2 meeting with Albion in the SMAA (South), let alone not won a team conference championship. Not winning a conference championship last Wednesday at Hillsdale was out of the question. The Lion ladies piled up 139 points at the confer­ ence championship meet, to top second place Albion which finished with 112. Hillsdale was third with 80 points, and Parma-Western fourth with 78. Maple Valley. Albion, and Parma-Western were tied for the league lead heading into the meet, with 5-1 dual me?' records in the conference. The Lion boys ended the conference season in third place, with a third place finish behind Albion and Hillsdale at the SMAA meet Wednesday. Division 3 state qualifier Dani Christensen had the Maple Valley girts’ team’s only two victories on the track, taking the 100-meter hurdles in 16.7 seconds and the 300-mcter hurdles in 49.2. Maple Valley did much of its damage in the field events. The Lions scored 71 total points in the long jump, shot put, pole vault, high jump, and discus. The next best total in the field was put up by ParmaWestern, which scored 29 points in those five events. Hillsdale scored 22 points in the field. The Lions won four of the five events, and took the top three places in lhe pole vault as Stacey Fassett cleared 9 feet, Jessika Brinkman 8-0, and Janelle Clements 7-6 to finish in a third place tie with Western’s Karilynn Noppe. Senior Kayleigh Browne won both lhe shot put and the discus for lhe Lions, taking the shot put with a throw of 35-4 and the discus at 110-2.5. She was the only competitor to top 100 feet in the discus, and teammate Ashley Gonser was third in the event at 97­ 11. Christensen placed fourth in the shot put at 30-11. Jenny Ellison won the high jump for the Lions by clearing 5-0, and Lauren Pierce placed second in the long jump at 16-5 behind Hillsdale’s MaryKate Barber. Christensen wasn't alone in scoring in lhe hurdles for Maple Valley. Teammale Alisha Felmlee was sec­ ond in the 100-meter hurdles (17.0), while Janelle Clements was fourth in lhe 100 hurdles (17.7) and fifth in the 300 hurdles (54.7). The Lion ladic» added second-place finishes in the 400-mcter refry and lhe 800-metcr relay behind Albion, while placing fourth in lhe 3200-meter refry. Others scoring for the Lions were Amy Tobias with a third place finish in the 800 with a time of 2 minutes 32.1 seconds. Felmlee third in the 100 in 13.3 seconds, and Erin Shoemaker who was fifth in the 3200-meter run with a time of 13:37.9. Browne. Christensen, and Albion’s Zuselia Bannister were the only girts to win multiple individ­ ual events. Bannister took the 400 in 1:01.4, the 800 in 2:27.2, and was second in lhe 1600 with a lime of 5:15.07 behind Western’s Megan Freeland (5:09.7). Lion senior Adam Lamphere had lost out in a cou­ ple of sprints this year in the SMAA, but turned on the jets Wednesday to win the 100-, the 200-, and the 400meter run. His time of 50.1 seconds in the 400 is 9 new Maple Valley record, in just his second competitive appearance in the event. Lamphere’s time of 10.7 in the 100 was enough to edge Albion’s Mike Ridley, and his time of 22.4 in the 200 brought him across the finish line just ahead of Albion’s Dustin Crum. Those were the only three Lion wins on the track in the boys’ meet. Albion took the conference champi­ onship with 143 points, with Hillsdale right on the Wildcats* heels with 140. Hillsdale held a five-point lead heading into the final event, the 1600-meter refry, but Albion hit the finish line first in 3:28.6 while Hillsdale placed fifth. The Lions were second in the 1600-meter relay, and third as a team with 133 points well ahead of fourth place Brooklyn Columbia Central which finished with 54. The ten point final advantage for the Wildcats over the Lions was earned in the field. The Lion boys scored 39 points in the five field events to 49 for Albion. Both teams won two events. Maple Valley's Jeremy Riley won the shot put with a throw of 45-0.5, and Matt Gordeneer took the pole vault at 14-0. Gordeneer was one of four Lions to score in lhe pole vault. Chris Eckoff was fourth at 11-6, Kaleb Root fifth at 11-0, and Justin Kennedy sixth at 10-6. Gordeneer also placed third ia the discus at 124-0. Nick Thurlby was third for the Lions in the high jump at 5-8. In the 110-meter high hurdles, Thurlby and Gordeneer both placed, as did teammate Evan Smith. Thurlby was third in 16.2 seconds. Gordeneer fourth in 16.8, and Smith sixth in 17.4. Thurlby and teammate Tyler Christensen were fifth and sixth in the 300-meter hurdles, with times of 45.8 and 45.9 seconds. The Lions also had two scorers in the 400 and the 800. Jarrod Brooks was fourth in the 400 in 53.4 sec­ onds. while Jeff Burd was third in the 800 in 2:04.02 and Kyle Staines sixth in 2.08.8. Mike Hall was the only other individual scorer for the Lions, placing fourth in the 3200 in 10:16.1 and fifth in the 1600 in 4:41.6. The Lion boys were second in both the 1600 and 3200 meter relay races, fourth in the 800-meter refry, and fifth in the 400-meter refry. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 1. 2006 - Page 21 Late goals against Saxons lift TK into second in O-K Gold Tha Saxons' Natalie Knorp chases down Thomapple Kellogg's Heidi VanderHeide from behind in the first half ol last Wednesday’s O-K Gold Conference finale in Middleville. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Participation in high school sports hits top mark again After setting a record for the second straight year and topping the 300,000 mark for the first time during 2004-05, the Michigan High School Athletic Association dubbed the 2005-06 athletic school year as a "Celebration of Participation." The participa­ tion figures just in for the current year give even more reason to celebrate. For the third straight year, all-time records in high school sports participation in Michigan were set. MHSAA member schools report that 313.589 participants took part in sports in which the Association sponsors post-season tournaments, surpassing last year's record of 304.568. Both girls and boys participation were al all-time highs This year, there were 131,662 girls taking part in high school sports, topping last year's mark of 127.890; and the boy's fig­ ure of 181,927 passed last year's record of 176*678. The totals count students once for each sport in which he or she participates, meaning students who are multiple-sport ath­ letes are counted more than once. Records for participation were set in 14 sports - seven in each gender. Football's total of 46,447 topped the 2002-03 figure of 44,480. and continues to be the most popular sport for boys. Ice hockey has hit a new high in each of 11 coni-ccutive years, topping the 4,000 mark this year with 4,065. Soccer, ten­ nis and track and field made it two consecu­ tive years of new records; as did the Association's newest sports - bowling and lacrosse. Girls volleyball hit a participation all-time high in 2005-06 with 21,919, breaking the old mark of 21,678 set during 2002-03; and con­ tinues to be the most popular sport for girls in Michigan. Giris competitive cheer and soccer set records for the third straight year, tennis made it back-to-back record years along with new sports bowling and lacrosse; and track and field topped its previous record from 2001-02. The participation figures are gathered annually from MHSAA member schools to submit to the National Federation of Slate High School Associations for compiling its national participation survey. The results of the national survey from the 2000-01 school year to the present may be viewed on the NFHS Web site - www.nfhs.org. Nationwide results for 2005-06 will be available later this summer. Results of Michigan survey from the 2000 01 school year to the present may be viewed on the MHSAA Web site www.mhsaa.com and clicking on Administrators. A chart showing participation figures for :he 2005-06 school year from MHSAA mem­ ber schools in sports in which the Association sponsors a post-season tournament, can be found at http://www.mhsaa.com/news/060531 partici­ pation. html. The MHSAA is a private, not-for-profit corporation of voluntary membership by over 1.700 public and private senior high schools and junior high/middle schools which exists to develop common rules for athletic eligibil­ ity and competition. No government funds or tax dollars support the MHSAA. which was the first such association nationally to not accept membership dues or tournament entry fees from schools. Member schools which enforce these rules are permitted to partici­ pate in MHSAA tournaments, which attract approximately 1.6 million spectators each year. A crowd of Saxons and Trojans dog the front of the Hastings' net as Saxon sweeper Dana Shilling knocks a comer kick away from the Trojans' Ashleigh Lund in the first haff of Wednesday night's 2-1 TK victory. (Photo by Brett Bremer) by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Thomapple Kellogg's varsity girls soccer team knew it had to score one win in two chances last week to wrap up second place in the O-K Gold Conference. Things didn’t go the Trojans’ waj in a 4-0 lost to first-place South Christian Monday (May 22). and their focus shifted to Wednesday night’s meeting with the Hastings Saxons. The TK ladies managed to squeak out a 2-1 win over Hastings in the final seconds of regulation to finish right behind lhe Sailors in the league standings. In the final minute of regulation the Trojans broke a 1-1 tie. as Molly Wi'son crashed the net. and took a crossing pass irom teammale Sammy Hauschild. and knocked the ball past Saxon keeper Brittany Howell with 11 sec­ onds remaining The Trojans made quick transition from offense to defense to score the goal. Stopper Sam Reeder sent a pass ahead to teammate Ashleigh Lund. Lund sent a pass outside to Hauschild. who beat her defender and drew sending the ball across to Wilson. Hastings took a 1-0 lead in the first ten minutes of the second half, before the Trojans finally found the net with 16 minutes remain­ ing in the game. Trojan defender Jessica Johnson lofted a long shot over the Saxon keeper's head to tic the game at one. "At that point, it became mostly a defen­ sive game,’’ said TK head coach Katie Langridge. "My sweeper. Ellen Phillips had to have had a tired leg, after clearing many balls out of the backfield.’’ Natalie Knorp scored the Saxon goal, after teammate Sam VanDcnack fired a free kick that bounced around in the Trojan goal box. TK had some very close shots, but it was looking as though the game was going into overtime, before Wilson’s score. The first half of the game was back and forth, and ended with neither team finding die net. There is a good chance that the Trojans and Saxons will meet again in Middleville. TK earned a bye in the first round of the D. vision 2 district tournament it is hosting. The Toons the semifinals Thursday. Hastings and Byron Center were scheduled to play Tuesday after­ noon. but the weather forced that game to move to Wednesday. In two O-K Gold Conference meetings this season the Saxons and Bulldogs twice went to overtime. Hastings won the second of those two meetings, 1-0. on a penalty kick in the first over time session. The first meeting ended in a 0-0 tie. On the other half of the district bracket. Z.-eland East met Holland Christian in the first round, while Wayland hosted Caledonia. Tlie winner of those two games will meet in the first of two scheduled semifinals at TK Thursday. If Holland Christian wins its first game, that semifinal will begin at 2 p.m. with the Trojans taking the field in the second semifi­ nal around 5 p.m. If Zeeland East comes out on top. the first semifinal will be at 5 p.m.. and the Trojans will play at 7 p.m. The district championship game is sched­ uled for 7 p.m. on Saturday. June 3. in Bob White Stadium. Lakewood's Alexandria Taylor (8) turns with the ball as teammate Kayla Durham (right) begins to break for some open space in the first half of last Wednesday’s Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 finale between the host Vikings and Lansing Catholic Cougars. Vikes and Cougars wait to break tie Lakewood's Danielle Palmer clears the ball away from a Cougar attacker in last Wednesday s CAAC-3 finale on Unity Field. The Lakewood Vikings and Lansing Cougars know each other very well, and have played two very tight ball games this season. Lakewood and Lansing Catholic were scheduled to meet on Unity Field Tuesday evening, at 5 p.m.. for the start of the Division 3 district tournament. That contest was moved »o Wednesday, after Tuesday ’s storms. "This should be a thriller.” said Lakewood head coach Paul Gonzales. "The whole team is asking all Lakewood fans to come out and cheer them on. I akewood is looking for a first district win in school history. The girls have worked very hard this year and have really improved from the start of the season." The Vikings lopped the Cougars 1-0 when they met in Lansing early in the season, but Lansing Catholic scored a 2-0 win over the Vikings on Unity Field last Wednesday in the CAAC-3 season finale. The winner of the district opening game has a good shot at reaching Saturday’s final hosted by Williamston. Winless Maple Valley will take on the winner, in the semifinals at Williamston Thursday afternoon. In the opening round games on the other side of the bracket. Williamston and Stockbridge will meet Tuesday as will Portland and Perry. Tuesday’s district opener should be an even bigger battle than Wednesday’s 2-0 Cougar win was. "We knew going in it was going to be a bat­ tle. As it turned out wc were right. Thu first half saw their team marking up Kayla Durham and a second person helping out every time she touched lhe ball.” said Gonzales. This left others open, and Alex Taylor and Kristy Piper did a good job of moving the ball offensively against Lansing Catholic. After the first 40 minutes the two teams were still tied 0-0. “At the half lhe team and I talked about the importance of staying focused and how the first five minutes of a start is so important,” said Gonzales. “Well, we lost focus and they scored in the 37:28 mark to go up 1-0.” The Vikings kept fighting, but just couldn’t find the back of lhe net. even on a penalty kick which could have tied the score at one. Play was intense and got very tough. Gonzales said the Cougars were doing any­ thing and everything to slow down his two top scoreres. Taylor was taken out by the Cougar goalie and no call was made. Durham was doubled teamed, being held and grabbed, when she made a move for the goal and the ref called a foul on Durham. "I became a little upset and asked that fair­ ness was up held for both teams,” said Gonzales, who was awarded a yellow card for his protest. Ijikewood's girls became more intern? and worked very hard, but the Cougars scored again at the 8:21 mark. "With only two subs for the night and play­ ing back-to-back icague games, it took it’s toll on the team." said Gonzales. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 1. 2006 - Page 22 County sending best to state finals Tuesday's storms brought an early end to the 2006 Barry County Track and Field Meet at Maple Valley High School. A few of the state's best, and the rest of Barry County’s best athletes in the field got to get some jumps, throws, and vaults in before lire skies opened up. Now its on to the state finals this Saturday for many of them. Hastings'. Lakewood’s, and Thomapple Kellogg's stale qualifiers will be competing in the Division 2 meet at Forest Hills Northern Saturday, while Delton Kellogg and Maple Valley’s state qualifiers take on the competi­ tion at the Division 3 finals hosted by Comstock Park The meets are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., with finals races set to start around 2 p.m. Hastings and Lakewood both have two qualifiers in Division 2. Lakewood*:. Mike Kuras has qualified for the state meet in both the discus and the shot put. He'll be joined by the Saxons’ Eric Gillespie in the discus. Kuras is the fourth seed heading into the meet, in the discus, and Gillespie the sixth. Hastings' Ryan Burgdorf had the 12th fastest regional time, of the 29 Division 2 state qualifiers in the 200-meter dash. Lakewood's Amy Joostbems also qualified for the finals, in the discus and is the eighth seed. She will be competing in the high jump as well. Thomapple Kellogg’s girls had ten state qualifying performances, at their Division 2 regional at Houseman Field. TK’s 800-meter and 1600-meter relay teams are the top seeds in those events, after posting regional times of 1:46.00 in the 800 and 4:03.59 in the 1600. TK’s 400-meter relay team also qualified for the suite finals. Members of TK’s 1600 relay teams quali­ fied in a number of other events as well. Rebecca Winchester is the fourth seed in the 1600-meter run and the sixth seed in lhe 800. Chaney Robinson had the third best regional time in the 400. Other Trojan state qualifiers are Danielle Rosenberg in the 100-meter hurdles. Jessica Flaska in the long jump. Kersta Gustafson in the pole vault, and Erica Peschel in the shot put. Delton Kellogg’s girls have two relay teams that will be competing at Comstock Park, the 400-meter relay team and the 3200- Lauron Pierce Stacey Fassett Kersta Gustafson Jessica Flaska Eric Gillespie meter relay team. Katie Smoczynski. a memoer of the 400-meter relay team, also quali­ fied for state in the 200 and Rachael Williams, a member of the 3200-meter relay team, qualified in the 400. A pair of Delton Kellogg boys qualified for state. Kyle Ferris in the pole vault and Nick Archer in the high jump. Maple Valley has girls going to the state finals in three of the five field events. Jenny Ellison in the high jump. Stacey Fassett in the pole vault, and Lauren Pierce in the long jump. Dani Christen qualified in both the 100metcr hurdles and 300-meter hurdles, and will be joined in the KM) hurdles by teammate Alisha Felmlee. The Lions’ 800- and 400meter relay teams also qualified. Adam Lamphere. from the Lion boys’ team, is the number two seed in the 200 and number four in the 100-metcr dash, and will also look to help out the 1600- and 800-meter relay teams that qualified for the finals from the Valley. The Lions' Matt Gordeneer is lhe number two seed in the pole vault. Teammate Mike Hall is the 16th seed in the 1600-meter run. �Page 23 - Thursday June 1. 2006 - The Hastings Banner SCMYB holds 3rd annual Hastings Day of Baseball The South Central Michigan Youth Baseball league hosted their third annual Hastings Day of Baseball, at Fish Hatchsry Park Saturday (May 20). Seven of the Hastings teams battled each other tliroughout the day. which featured six ball games. While there was a lot of competition hap­ pening on the field, there was also a lot of camaraderie involved. The day was ci.h-tn.ed with free hot dogs, chips, and sports drinks provided by the Hastings Elks. Newton Vending, and Hastings Shell. A new sign was also erected, just in time for the fun event, by Dave Viana from Grand Rapids. The day began with the two ten-and-under Hastings teams competing in a double header. In the first game. Hastings Car Club won out over the Pennock Health and Wellness Center team. Pennock Health and Wellness Center came back to win the second game between the two teams. In the 12-and-under division, there were three teams playing in a round-robin format. Family Tree won both its match-ups. one against Hastings Family Dental Care and one against Blcam's Eavestroughing/Blair Landscaping. In the final game. Blcam's Eavestroughing/Blair Landscaping squeaked out a victory by one-run in its last at bat against Hastings Family Dental Care. In the final game of the day. two of the 14and-under teams competed under the lights. The team sponsored by Bosley's Pharmacy and MainStreet Savings Bank pulled out the victory over lhe team sponsored by Wilders Auto and Mid Michigan Group. Hastings 12-and-under teams. Family Tree Medical Associates and Hastings Family Dental Care met May 20 during the Hastings Day of Baseball at Fish Hatchery Park. Family Tree won both its games on the day. LHS softball tops Saxons in pre-district The ten-and-under toams sponsored by Pennock Health and Wellness and Hastings Car Club split their two games Saturday morning at Fish Hatchery Park. The 14-and-under teams sponsored by Bosley's Pharmacy/MamStreet Savings Bank and Wilder ’s AutaMd Michigan Croup played under the lights May 20 during the Hastings Day of Baseball. Lakewood ended the Hastings’ varsity softball season Tuesday night. The Vikings opened district play with a 3­ 1 win over the Saxons, in Division 2 action hosted by Charlotte. Stevie Spetoskey pitched a three-hitter against the Saxons. Rachel Tryon led the Lakewood offense with two nits, including a double, and scored a run. Toni Hazel and Mallorie Brodbeck had singles for the Vikings, while Vai Huisman and Chelsey Dow each scored a run. The Vikings are now 27-10. and play Lansing Waverly on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in Charlotte. That semifinal contest will be followed by the second semifinal, which pits Charlotte against Eaton Rapids. The district championship contest is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Saturday. BANNER every week! Copies conveniently available on newsstands throughout the BarryCounty area. Hastings 12-and-under teams. Family Tree Medical Associates and Beam's Eavestroughing/Blair Landscaping met in one of three games in their age division May 20. Dave Viana (back right) shows off the new scoreboard he built for Fish Hatchery Park, with some of his players, during the May 20 SCMYB Hastings Day of Baseball. Goodwill Retail Store M-43 just west of M-37, next to Tractor Supply • New, modem building • Convenient, covered drive-up donation door Bargains on clothing, shoes, household goods, books, and more! Goodwill helps individuals overcome barriers to employment. You help make that happen when you support Goodwill's retail stores. Come visit the newest store in the area soon. �Ire Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 1.2006 - Page 24 ‘Thank a veteran and remember those who didn’t come home’ by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Chad Ray. a veteran of two tours in Iraq, was the featured speaker at the Hastings Memorial Day observance at Riverside Cemetery. Ray was stationed with the 182nd Security Force, whose missions included training and mentoring Iraqi Police, assisting the police and Army during the elections in January and October, as well as patrolling and securing some of the most dangerous roads in the country. His unit was attacked by three car bombs, as well as several roadside bombs, and was the target of small arms fire on several occa­ sions. On March 15. one of his fellow soldiers was killed by sniper fire. Ray told the crowd that to date 2.462 American soldiers have died in Iraq since the start of the war in March. 2003. and he asked the people to observe a moment of silence to honor all of the fallen soldiers who have given their lives in the effort. "Whether or not you agree with the war in Iraq. Memorial Day is a day set aside to ensure that their sacrifices, along with past veterans who gave their lives, will not be for­ gotten." Ray said. “I would like to thank all of the past veter­ ans. especially tliose of the Vietnam War. for doing so much to ensure that ‘new’ veterans like myself receive a proper welcome home and support during and after our deploy­ ments. “That way, another generation of veterans will never be forgotten. Please take the time on this day to thank a veteran and remember those who never made it home to receive our thanks." The son of Bill and Tammy Ray. of Hastings. Chad Ray is currently living in Grand Rapids and is attending Grand Rapids Community College. He plans to transfer to Michigan State next year. The Memorial Day parade and cemetery service were organized by the American Legion Post No. 45. Dr. V. Harry Adrounic. of Hastings, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, was the grand marshal of the Memorial Day parade. Carrying wreaths and placing them at strategic points along the parade route were Cub Scout Pack 3175 members Aaron Price. Braxton Prill and Logan Clements, who were with their leaders Cubmastcr Tom Price and Assistant Cubmaster Eric Scnard; Boy Scout Troop 175 members Ben Dickerson, Alec Dickerson and Man Johnson; and Girl Scouts Chcy Childers. Abby Campbell and Heather Koncska. Chad Ray, who recently returned from his second tour of active duty in Iraq, was the keynote speaker at the cemetery service. (Photos by Perry Hardin) An Avenue of American flags al the cemetery helped portray the proud patnotic heritage of all the veterans who gave their lives in service to our country. The Hastings High School Rag Corp, parades through town in honor of those who have given their lives for our nation. in honor of the latest veteran to be buried at Riverside Csmetery, a wreath was placed at the gravestone by the Scouts. A 21-gun salute punctuated the silence in honor of all the men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Girl Scouts march up hill on North Broadway on the way to Riverside Cemetery to honor the war dead. The parade also included Boy Scouts from Troop 175 and Cub Scouts from Pack 3175. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-06-08.pdf bb3bce6122a5cedb7b917087dbfa5537 PDF Text Text RUSTING n»9<irf>r»»r DK’s Class of 2006 receives diplomas Case for parks, rec increase not made TK’s mile-relay wins state championship See Story on Page 3 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 21 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 Hastings DANNER Thursday. June 8. 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 23 PRICE 50C Community activist Joyce Weinbrecht dies Ex-nursing administrator known as historian, advocate for elderly, veterans A Paul Henry Thomapple Triil clean up is scheduled for Saturday. June 10 beginning at 9 a.m. al the Mc'Tcown Bridge park across from Thornapple Manor. Dr. George Shannon says, "We are going to be picking up traah. trimming brush and putting up atgna." . Vkrhmseen should bring wort gloves, trimmers, hammers or other tools at 9 a.m. Shannon says. "This is a great way to look at the trail, meet members of the Thomapple Trail Associataoo and the Barry County Parts Comtniwoo." For mote information, call Shannon at 995-3775. Red Cross blood drives by David T. Young Editor Joyce Weinbrecht. 77. long identified as a local historian and by her service to Barn County veterans and the elderly, died Saturday at Pennock Hospital. It was somewhat ironic she recently had been a patient at Thomapple Manor, the for­ mer County Medical Care Facility, where she began her career in geriatric nursing in the mid-1960s. She later served as administrator at Provincial House, now known as Tendercare. Weinbrecht in the past year was conferred the honor as Life Member of the Barry County Historical Society, which she joined in 1979 and then served the organization in nearly every capacity possible, including nearly three terms as president. She has been almost continuously on the Board of Directors and was publicity chairperson. She was the recipient of the society’s Distinguished Member Award in 1989. Doris Greenfield, who worked closely with her as a nurse, a genealogist. Historical Society member and good friend for nearly 40 years, said she was proud she had encouraged Mrs. Weinbrecht to go back to school in the 1960s. Joyce had gone to Huntington College in Indiana and resumed her post-high school education at Kellogg Community College. “We got our bachelor’s degrees at Western Michigan (University) together.’’ Greenfield recalled. “We worked together for so many years as nurses and with the Historical Society. “Joyce was very outgoing and helpful, and willing to be of service to everyone.” Joyce Fisher was raised in the Woodland area and graduated from Woodland High School in 1946. She -married Frank Weinbrecht in 1954 and lived with him in New Mexico for a time before returning to Barry County and landing a job with the lab­ oratory at Pennock Hospital. She and Frank were dairy farmers during the 1960s and she worked as a milk tester for the Dairy Herd Improvement Association. She was active in the Carlton Center Grange and was installed as its master in 1965. While working with the Grange, she also was a 4-H leader. Weinbrecht won first place at the State Grangers Convention in 1962 with an oil The three remaining drives this month are: * Nashville/Mulbcrry Fore Golf Course, 955 Main St., from i to 6:45 pm. Tbunday. June 8. * MiddleviUe/Bradfnrd While Union Hail. 295 Washington. 6«n noon io 5:45 p.m Monday. June 11 * Hastings/Kellogg Community College's Hastings campus. 2950 West M-179 Highway, from noon to 5:45 pm Tuesday. June 20. The Pierce Cedar Creek Institute will have a another renewable energy work­ shop on "Building a Solar Panel System" from 9 am. so I p ar Saturday. Those Bonding can learn how to build their own small panel system, with all supplies provided. Cost is $365 and pre­ registration K-td pre-payment are required. Historical Society to meet June 15 The Barry County Historical Society will bold its fin*I meeting of the season at 6 p.m. thursday. June IS. at the Hastings ' Elks Club. The meeting will begin with a potluck dinner. Election of officers and a silent auction will follow. The Historical Society issued a state­ ment that it was saddened recently to hear World War 11 Veterans Books are avail­ of the death of long-time member Joyce ableSee at "Beyond Cover" page and City NEWS The BRIEFS, 2 Weinbrecht. Hall, as well as in the Veterans' Affairs The Historical Society will not meet Offkc in the Courthouse Annex and from again until September, but will have a society members booth at the Hastings Summerfest in August. I $ See JOYCE, page S Joyce Weinbrecht won the Senior Citizen of the Year Award in 2001. Gun Lake tribe asks opponents to give up on lawsuit vs. casino The American Red Cross will have three mote local Wood drives this tnooth. Officials say demand for bleed is high as summer donations drop. Shortageswically happen from May through September as regular daws get busy with summer activities and put off doom­ ing Hood. Bnry day. patients in 70 Michigan boapitals depend on the Hood given by donors in the American Red Cross Greet Lakes Region Snr the Hood they need for surgery or for the treatment of serious dis­ eases like cancer. In the summer, the need for Hood can intensify as people han te travd-relued accidents require taet- Renewable energy series to continue painting of a rural scene. She won a third place award in 1967 for an oil painting at the national convention at Syracuse. N.Y. At the same convention, her son Frank Jr. won a third place award with a drawing. She earned an associate’s degree with hon­ ors in 1970 from Kellogg Community College with a major in nursing. She later earned a bachelor of science degree from Western Michigan University and then a mas­ ter’s degree in public administration. She moved to Provincial House (now Tendercare) into an administrative position and stayed there for 11 years before retiring. She was listed in the book “Who’s Who In Nursing.” Weinbrecht took an active part in the restoration of the 120-year-old organ in the Emmanuel Episcopal Church and served as sales representative and treasurer for the Historical Society group that produced the 1985 Barry County book. She was also active in the Genealogy Society. She was active in the American Legion Auxiliary Post #45 for more than 20 years and Tribal Chairman John Miller (left) of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and Vice Chairman John Bush of the Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis at the Four Winds Casino groundbreaking June 3 near New Buffalo. Mich. The Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis has called on Michigan Gambling Opposition (MichGO) and 23 is Enough to drop their lawsuit and stop funding opposition efforts against the proposed Gun Lake casino. The statement was issued earlier this week, just as the Pokagon Band, after defeating an identical challenge from Tax Payers of Michigan Against Casinos (TOMAC). broke ground June 3 for its new Four Winds Casino facility in southwestern Michigan. "It is wonderful to see our brothers and sis­ ters to the south begin their economic and cultural recovery." said Tribal Chairman D.K. Sprague. "MichGO and 23 is Enough contin­ ue to delay the creation of thousands of good jobs, regional economic development, and the potential for millions of dollars in revenue sharing payments to local and state govern­ ments. In the meantime, the number of unem­ ployed in our community continues to climb.” MichGO filed a lawsuit almost a year ago against the U.S. Department of Interior to delay the Bush Administration from taking land into trust for the construction of the Gun Lake casino planned in Wayland Township at the former Ampro Seeds site near the Bradley exit on U.S.-131. Prospects fix the Gun Lake casino received a boost alter the United States Court of Appeals in Washington. D.C. upheld the trial court's ruling to dismiss a challenge ro the Pokagon Band's casino in New Buffalo. That challenge was identical to that contained in MichGO's lawsuit against the Gen Lake casi­ no. The tribe has maintained that MiciiGO filed suit against the Department of Interior to delay the opening of the casino, a strategy repeated by 23 is Enough's spokesman in a number of news reports. The lawsuit has delayed the casino for almost one year, cost­ ing the state and its residents millions of dol­ lars. as well as millions of taxpayer dollar, in the courts. Tribal spokespersons have maintained that based on gaming opeiating conditions in Michigan the one-year delay has cost the state: • $60 million in salaries and wages. • $53 million in spending for goods and See CASINO, page 5 Parks & rec millage renewal, increase proposals debated by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Like death, taxes won’t be denied. But unlike death, taxes are debatable. And the debate was in full swing al the First Friday. June 2. at the Thomas Jefferson Hall. The issue was the Aug. 8 proposed mill­ age requests by the Barn County Parks and Recreation Commission for a renewal of a quarter of a mill and an additional quarter mill for future development. Speaking in favor of the millage request was Parks and Recreation Director Dr. George Ward Shannon and making the case for the other side was Fifth District Barn County Commissioner Michael Callton Shannon told the audience the additional millage request is justified by the Parks Department’s plans to improve the Paul Henry Thomapple Rail-Trail Park, the McKeown Bridge Park and the addition of new park facilities throughout the county But the kicker is a plan to build an amphitheater in Charlton Park, where produc­ tions and musical events can generate addi­ tional income. Shannon said “The parks provide not only recreational activities but a touch of history." Shannon said. He pointed to historical artifacts discovered at Charlton Park, particularly the items dating back to when the land was occupied by Potowatami Indians. Shannon said the educational component is a strong motivator. “We have 28 houses and structures on site," he said. The park also offers recreational activities such as swimming, boating and hiking. Shannon said there have already been improvements made to Charlton Park and he cited one reason for the increased activity seen over the last year was the decision to eliminate fees. Asked how the elimination of fee increased revenue. Shannon said the significant rise in the number of visitors to the park made access more desirable and the number cf special events held throughout the year generated Dr. George Shannon "We have a site we want to develop, com­ plete with artifacts." said Shannon, w ho has a doctorate in archeology. "We have all true Commissioner Michael Callton historical buildings and a Native American village onsite with a native species invento- income. “It was costing us more to man the entrance and collect the fees than we were making." he said. “It was not generating positive income." But by making access free to the park and by sponsoring special events throughout the summer, the park did show a profit. He estimated there were 40,000 visitors to the park last year. He said this year he esti­ mates some 15.000 have used the park’s facil­ ities so far. "We took in $31,858 of self-generated income through 10 special events in 2005." he said. But Shannon said the number of staff and the limitations of time prevent the park from See PARKS, page 5 �Page 2 - Thursday. June 8 2006 - The Hastings Banner Hastings Planning Commission nixes Brittney Estates proposal Pennock blood drive date reset The Pennock Health Services blood drive has been rescheduled from Friday, June 16, to Friday, July 7, in the Conference Center at Pennock Health Services, 1008 W. Green St, Hastings. The blood drive win be held in conjunc­ tion with Michigan Community Blood Centers, which supplies 100 percent of the regular blood supply for Pennock. Michigan Community Blood Centers Assistant Director of Mobile Recruitment Emily McMullen said summer is a very tough time for blood banks. donors and blood drive groups at this time," she said. "The the need for blood never takes a fact the added travel and outactually increase the need. vehicle. AU sales must be located in the swap moet/arts and crafts area. Charlton Park is a 300acres Barry County Park offering a-17 building early rural Michigan village, a museum and gift shop, and a swim beach, boat launch, grills, picnic tables, and shelters on Thomapple Lake. For more information or directions. call (269)945-3775. Otis Sanctuary free hike slated The Otis Sanctuary in Jutland Township will have a a hike through its property at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday, June 8) at no charge to the public. The sanctuary entrance is located at 3560 Havens Road. For more information, call 948-5777. we collect may pint we pouibiy can.' weighs at fean HOporaxb may be eligible to give Mood every 56 days. A non-profit blood bank, Michigan with a combined population at approxiBlood Blood Nxliooal Michigan Community also participates in the Bernard Society to meet Monday The Bernard Historical Society will meet at a new time and place for this month's meeting, and the public is invited to attend. The group will meet at 6 p.m. .Monday, June 12, al Tamarack Valley on Leinaar Road. The meeting will start with a soup and sandwich meal, and those who attend are asked to bring a sandwich for themselves Larry Talmage, who operates Tamarack Valley. will be the speaker for the evening. future of Tamarack Valley. Those who attend the meeting also will tour the facili­ ty to become familiar with its programs and projects. P«rk in Hmtingx. Freeport Alumni ■t the e rehearsals and five concern. Rehean*h tU are al 7 p.m. at the Hasting, High School Band Room -nteadaya, Jone 6. 13, 20 and 27 and July 11. All interested participants should show up with instrument in hand. 14,21.28 and July 12. ing the concerts axe reminded to bring lawn chairs and be prepared for a relaxing evening in the park with great casual band literature." Father’s Day Car Show scheduled More than 1300 vehicles are expected to be exhibited at (he 25th annual Father's Day Car Show at Histone Charlton Park in Hastings Sunday, June 18. All cars entered must be 1980 or older and must be driven in under their own power. No traitered vehicles are allowed. Show hours are 8 a.m to 5 p.m. and will include music, food and a swap meet with over 200 venue*.*. The awards ceremony will begin at 3 p.m., and participants must This event is sponsored by the Southern Michigan Street Rod Association, featuring the first 1300 can, and 43 other awards. Show Car Registration is $15, general admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 5 to 12 and ages 4 and under are free. Swap meet and arts and crafts spaces are $35 per space. Show cars must access Chartton Park from M-79 only. Finally, nothing may be sold from or near a show The event will begin al 5 p.m. with a social hour, with dinner starting at 6. duct tours of the farmer Masonic Hall. Included will be an artifacts collection, with watercolor paintings of Freeport buildings by Corky Blanchard. For more information, call 795-7193. Hobbif auditions slated for Monday Auditions for this year’s Summer Youth held at 9 a.m. Monday, June 12, in the Arts Hatchery building. Fish Hatchery Park, in Hastings. Rehearsals will begin Tuesday, June 13. The summer youth theater program is designed for students in grades 5-12. "The Hobbit” is a full-length play based on J.R. ToUcein’s book. Final performances will be held on July 20. 21, 22, 23. Call 269-945-2002 to reg^ter by Friday, June 9. There need to be at least 15 actors enrolled to continue this program. This is the 11th year of the summer the­ ater program, in which students learn and perform productions. The program cost is $300 for six-weeks of instruction. Payment plans can be set to spread the cost over the The program will run from June 12 through July 23. A minimum of 15 students are required to run the program. Program fees include costumes, scripts, royalties, instructors. sets, lights, dry cleanup, etc. Cal’ 945-2002 for more information. Thomapple Manor groundbreaking set Thomapple Manor, the 138-bed Barry County-owned skilled nursing facility, is hosting groundbreaking ceremonies at 3:30 p.m. Friday. June 16. The public is welcome. Thomapple Manor is located three miles cast of Hastings. The proposed $19 million renovation/expansion project started in 2002 when facility management began a strategic Hanning process that led to the conclusion th., m order for Thomapple Manor to serve county residents well into the future, major renovations were needed for the building originally completed in 1958. Currently. 88 of the 138 beds arc in fourbed wards. When renovations are complete in 2009. 96 of the 138 beds will be in private rooms with the remainder being semi-privatc. Small “neighborhood" dining rooms and liv­ ing rooms will offer more privacy when fam­ ilies visit their loved ones. A play area will provide activities for visiting children A separate rehab “wing" with 21 private rooms will surround a large rehabilitative therapy area with its own entrance to serve both inpatient and outpatient therapy clients. County voters approved a millage to pay for a bond issue to finance the project in August 2005. Since then, plans have been finalized and construction will begin this summer on “the new" Thomapple Manor, a spokesperson said. by Shawna Huhbarth Staff Writer The preliminary plat proposal for Phase 2 of Brittney Estates was turned down by the Hastings City Planning Commission Monday night. The project, headed by Gerrit Scholten of GMS Properties LLC. is located on William Street. The commission hau several concerns w ith the proposed project, which differed from original plans of the Phase 2 Scholten pre­ sented to council a couple of years ago. The biggest difference is that Scholten was seeking to do the "back" portion of the devel­ opment on East William Street while forego­ ing the front portion of the property which connects to William and Ferris streets. Scholten was requesting the phase as outlined to save money on hooking up sewer, which is closer and more available to the back half of the portion of the project. He also said the back was closest to the storm water drain. “Due to slow sales in Phase I and carrying costs. I would like to have (this phase) a little smaller than outlined as we talked about last time." said Scholten. He was asking to do half the amount as was originally called for in Phase 2. with 11 lots being developed in the proposed plan and 12 or 13 planned for the next phase The biggest issue commission members had with the revised plan included the cre­ ation of a 660-foot dead end street which the council felt would be too long, and would not create linked or looped development patterns for the street or utilities. Commission felt emergency access would be an issue, not to mention that a variance from council would have to be sought. Commissioners also brought up concerns about what would happen if the front part of the portion was not finished. "I don’t think this phase should be built first," said Planning Commission Chairman Dave Jasperse. "It makes much more sense to start at Williams, as originally planned... 1 don't know, what if Phase 3 was not complet­ ed and then we are stuck with a street that's not finished.” Scholten, who said he would like to see the lots developed for residency and would like to start building tlie homes in three months, told the commission members they had done a good job on Phase 1 and saw no reason w hy they would not do a good job with Phase Two. He assured the council that he would finish the phase, including the portion connected to Williams^Street and sai/ he was willing to get 'a letter of credit to that effect if needed The commission voted to have stall look into the issue and come hack with recommen­ dations. • Was given a power point presentation about the sioewalk program. Final tallies show 246.1XM) linear feel missing in the city, with a 55 million cost to construct that amount of sidewalk. Communit) Development Director Daryle Benjamin-Forbes said that there arc three funding options: a millage, a city-wide spe­ cial assessment in relation to sidewalk con­ struction or grants. She said the committee then broke down the data into smaller projects with the critical concern being where children walk to school and looked al the price of those sidewalks. All in all. these projects would cost an estimated half million dollars for sidewalks, and $300,000 for non-motorized trails with a total of $800,000. They would connect four parks in the city by sidewalk or trail creating a more pedestrian friendly city which is one of the goals of the planning commission said Mansfield after the meeting. “These projects would bring us the most safety and the most bang for our buck," said Benjamin Forbes. J asperse said. “Well. 1 think this brings it down to under one million, which makes it a lot easier than five million, but still makes it expensive." Jasperse said he wanted to take the propos­ al. come back at the next meeting to finalize the ideas and then send it on to the City Council. • Changed the date of the next Planning Commission meeting from July 3 to July 5 because of the holiday. • Reviewed a list of work tasks identified by the planing commission as priority tasks for 2006 including: -Monitor plan to construct sidewalks throughout the City of Hastings. -Complete work on the Hastings Comprehensive Community Plan. -Consider architectural standards for com­ mercial and possibly industrial building facades. -Consider Overlay Zoning related to design guidelines for buildings located west of Market Street in the B2 zoning district. -Consider an amendment to the sign ord­ nances to allow entry signs to be positioned at key in’ersections that serve as entrances to the downtown. -Consider zoning amendments related to the M-37 Access Management Plan -Work with Hastings Charter Township, Rutland Charter Township and others in regional growth planning and maragement efforts. -Review ordinances that regulate fences per ZBA request. -Review ordinances that govern adult busi­ nesses in an effort to keep current. -review residential zoning ordinances relat­ ed to keeping the city competitive with resiilential options available outside the City of Hastings. Heard an update on the West Slate Sand Ridge Bank planned drive-through facility, which had site plan approval. Commission members said that with the bank being bought by Chemical Bank, plans were now on bold until the new owners decide on how to pro­ ceed. • Scheduled a public workshop for July 17, with the time to be decided to present findings from surveys and informational gatherings regarding the Comprehensive Community Plan, outline implementation steps and open the forum for public comment. Honor Roll Barry County Christian School (Fourth academic quarter) Third-graders — ’Johnny DeMaagd. Emily Schuurmans and ’Katie Shaffer. Fourth-graders — Brad Neudeck and Andrew Webb. Fifth-graders — ’Cathleen Coryell, Rose O'Grady. Michael Ondersma and Jacob Schuurmans. Sixth-graders — William Ondersma and Orion Webb. Seventh-graders — Kathleen Bukoski, Lindsey Grubb, ’Tom Rozema and Shelby Webb. Eighth-graders — Allison DeMaagd. Lucas Edwards. Trisha Fairbrother. Alex Methvin, Sara Rozema and ’Ashley Webb. Ninth-graders — Chase DeMaagd, •Andrew Hess, Ryan Holley, Sam Neudeck, Tom Ondersma, ’Lisa Schuurmans and Elsa Smith. Tenth-graders — *Jill Rozema and Austin Wisner. - indicates ill As’ City Manager Jeff Mansfield said he agreed with Jasperse. ’ “The logical development pattern is to con­ tinue with the loops...* The commission then voted to reject the phase as prepared, with Sylvia Treadwell vot­ ing yes. In other business at Monday night's meet­ ing. the commission: • Heard an update on the new Pizza Hut building. Pizza Hut representatives had come to council nearly a year ago and were approved for a new building which will be built near the older Pizza Hut and has a more bistro-like facade. The company is in talks with MDOT about driveway access from the highway and possibly from the side street. • Heard a request from Brad Carpenter for relief from several of the requirements regarding landscaping and a dumpster screen previously outlined by the Planning Commission for his site plan for the Ever After Banquet Hall. He asked to leave existing trees planted in the two aisles directly in front of the building, the ones in the parking isles north of the park­ ing lot and the ones in front of the front park­ ing isles instead of replacing them with larger trees. He also asked to waive all tree planting between the sidewalk and curbing. "The construction project went way over (budget) and we need to cut costs to make it affordable with it being just a weekend thing." said Carpenter. Director of Public Services Tim Girrbach said the landscaping for the banquet hall did not come anywhere near the site plan, but that the inside of the building was “good to go." "There are just these issues left,” he said. Mansfield asked. "What if you planted the trees in the spring? You can't plant them now and even if you planted them in the fall they would not grow during the winter." The commission approved Carpenter's requests except for four trees in the landscape islands on Michigan Avenue and additional landscaping, which must be put in a year's time. • Heard from Alan Eavey who received a violation for installing a wood fired boiler at his residence on West State Road. Eavey said he was not aware of the code violation and asked that because his parcel is larger (five acres) that he be allowed to keep it. He was requesting a change in Section 90­ 778 of the zoning ordinance, noting many municipalities accepted the boilers with restrictions considering lot size and setback requirements. "The council looked into this issue three years ago... the smoke is the issue... we could gather some information and bring it back to council about possible restrictions concerning them.” Jasperse said. “If you have asthma or bronchial problems it’s a real issue.” Eavey noted he did not have neighbors nearby and that only a small lot to the east would possibly be affected. but no one has built there. Barry County Meth Task Force and Farm Bureau are teaming up to post meth awareness road signs around county. Shown here are Pete Dunn and Inez Hubka of the Farm Bureau working to install a sign along M-37 near Barry County's south line. Barry County’s ‘Meth Watch’ road sign project nearly done The Barry County Methamphetamine Prevention Task Force and Barry County­ Farm Bureau have announced they are in the finishing stages of posting “Meth Watch” road signs along the county’s borders. Barry County Farm Bureau, an active member of the task force, came up w ith the idea to create the signs in an effort to raise awareness and establish a sense of communi­ ty pride in the fight against manufacture and use of methamphetamine. Seventeen signs have been posted thus far along roadways that intersect the border of the county and six more will be posted this week. The signs feature the logo of Meth Watch, a state-sponsored awareness cam­ paign that local task forces use to reach out to their communities. “The best part of this Meth Watch project is seeing an idea become a reality." said Liz Lenz. Barry County Meth Prevention Task Force coordinator. “Farm Bureau's idea to poM these road signs will help all who enter Barry County know meth isn’t welcome here.” Barry County Farm Bureau's mission is to represent and create a better understanding between farmers and community members regarding local, state and national affairs, lt.s a non-profit organization that.s an agricultur­ ally focused, membership-driven grassroots organization. Barry County Farm Bureau has been involved with the task force since its incep­ tion in 2004. George Hubka, one of Barry County Farm Bureau’s board members, came up with the sign idea last October and has worked since then to ensure its realization. “Barry County Farm Bureau was excited to learn our Meth Watch grant was approved through this cooperative effort,'' Hubka said. “We believe the efforts of the task force and Farm Bureau will help make the communitysafer for farmers and all community mem­ bers." The Meth Watch program is provided through a grant from the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and the Michigan Department of Community Health. Office of Drug Control Policy. The Barry County Methamphetamine Prevention Task Force is in its second year of operation. The group i« made up of a variety of health and human services agencies, non­ profits and local government entities that work together to develop education and pre­ vention strategies, as well as protocols for child and environmental protection. For more information or for anyone inter­ ested in attending a monthly meeting, please contact Liz Lenz at (269) 945-1387 or eal (siserv.net �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 8. 2006 - Page 3 Delton Kellogg’s Class of 2006 receives diplomas at commencement Delton Kellogg High School seniors offi­ cially became graduates in the annual com­ mencement ceremony Sunday. June 4. Senior Class President Allene Smith wel­ comed parents, family and friends to the cer­ emony with her introduction. Soon after, graduate Jackie Truman read the senior class poem that she w-ote. The poem seemed to sum up many of the feelings of the students as they awaited their diplo­ mas: “Remember the days of our carefree youth? We were limitless. IVr were gods, and our dreams could always become truth. Our hands grasped towards the sky with every expectation in mind. We trudged side by side lik. small soldiers through this battlefield of time. Our souls were young hut our dedication was tenacious. With our bodies our minds have grown to catch up and we are every bit as ostentatious. Gut time is non- and we've passed the adversities ofadolescence We'll part our separate ways to our sepa­ rate sunsets in evanescence. But we'll never forget the memories we've sculpted here and shared. The people that walked along side you on this quest of knowledge and helped you per­ severe. This is our fate and now it's time for us to create our own destinies. "You thought high school was hard: just wait until life hits you with all its complexi­ ties,” Truman said. The Class of 2006 graduated four valedic­ torians. each of whom spoke to the class. They thanked their parents and spoke of lead­ ership. respect and taking the next step out into the world with confidence and pride in the education they have received. The four valedictorians are Andrea Beach. Laura Crookston. Rachc! Humphreys and Karianne Koznn. Senior Class Treasurer Aliscia Leo then presented the school with the graduating class gift of nearly SI .000. The class has raised the money and decided it should be spent on new picnic tables and benches for a patio are being created behind the high school. The class colors were blue and green, the class flower was a lose, and class songs included “The Times They are A- Changin’” by Bob Dylan. “Hundred Y»*ir Song” by Five for Fighting. "Truckin’- by the Grateful Dead, and “Somewhere over the Rainbow” by E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen. The Delton Kellogg Board of Education then handed diplomas out to students as they crossed the stage one by one. Members of the graduating class of 2006 has received numerous scholarships and Principal Paul Blacken encouraged them to work hard to reach their goals as they made their way out into the world of jobs and col­ lege. After the ceremony, students hugged par­ ents and laughter and whoeps of joy floated above the crowds of people gathered. Graduates sit and listen to the ceremony before receiving their diplomas. Class Valedictorian Rachel Humphrey speaks to the class of 2006. Chris Madill (left) and Paul Diaz grin as they pt ware to walk down the aisle. (Photos by Linda Boyce) High School Principal Paul Blacken addresses the class of 2006. Marissa Engle and Stacy Hughes prepare to walk down the aisle. Class Treasurer Aliscia Leo presents the class gift at the ceremony. The Delton Kellogg Symphonic Band presented “Lament" and “Tribal Dances" by Michae' Sweeney. Graduating seniors Ross Green, Kyle Kiser and James Bagley, sing “Desperado' by the Eagles at the ceremony. Class valedictorians all spoke to the graduating dass. They are (from left) Karianne Kozan, Rachel Humphreys. Andrea Beach and Laura Crookston. �Page 4 - Thursday. June 8. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Disabled veteran’s dying wish granted on Memorial Day Beware of claims about ‘landfill gas’ To the editor: According to some recent bulk mail from Stephen Stubleski at Consumers Energy about their "Green Generation Renewable Energy Program." they would like their cus­ tomers to voluntarilv pay an extra $2.50 a monti: •*» *chsidize their use of wind power and "landfill gas." They are being encouraged by the Michigan Public Service Commission and the non-profit "Green-e Center for Resource Solutions." While this concept may have some limited value, it is counterproductive in that it implies falsely that being earth-friendly is more expensive than being eco-destnictive. It also supports the concept of throwing stuff away indiscriminately into a landfill. The wind power part is probably valid, but Consumers doesn't produce wind power. They merely buy the electricity at a low rate from private wind power companies and mark it up for resale. You may have seen the Bay Windpower wind generators up by the Big Mac Bridge. They are financed by Crystal Flash and have operated since 2001. When organic waste is abandoned to a landfill, it has no further value as a renewable resource. Recovering methane, or ’landfill gas." from a landfill, where organic wastes have been carelessly tossed, is being done at large landfills by the Granger Energy Co. out of Lansing. They are producing 4.5 megawatts of electricity in Coopersville alone and selling the electricity to Consumers Energy. Tins is a good thing but the gas is non-rcncwable. Once the gas has been col­ lected. the remaining effluent stays buried in the landfill. The Barry County Solid Waste Planning Commission estimates that in the next 10 years we will generate 180.000 tons of refuse in Barry County. Each ton of refuse can produce 8.000 cubic feet of methane "landfill gas." The correct disposition is to send your organic waste to a methane generating facili­ ty, instead of to a landfill. Natural gas is a non-rcncwable fossil fuel that is pumped out of the ground. Methane "biogas" is a renew­ able energy resource tliat can be used in the same ways that natural gas is used. Methane digesters are being used all over the world very successfully. The county of Tillamook in Oregon is building a dozen of them to use a surplus of dairy cow manure. The Holsum Dairy in Hilbert. Wisconsin, digests the manure from 3,700 cows and sells the extra electricity to the power company. Small fanners in other countries build their own digesters very cheaply. Any country that can build 25.000 nuclear bombs or fill the night sky with satellites can probably figure out the details. After the methane has been removed in a methane digester, the effluent can be convert­ ed to compost or humus and then returned to the soil from which it was removed in the first place. In time, perhaps we will be inviting Canada to send us more of their refuse to convert into cheap energy and valuable compost. Perhaps we will encourage factory farms to feed the leftovers from producing ethanol to animals, for manure to generate methane, and compost to restore our soils to grow more corn, for producing more ethanol. This is the way it was intended to be. Tom Wilkinson. Hastings, and Coopa Buena. Cost- Rica Gasoline costs hurt road commissions, too To the editor: The effects of rising gas prices are being felt around the country in consumers* pocket books, and Michigan's county road agencies are no different. Rising fuel costs have forced road commis­ sions, just like consumers, to tighten their belts and stretch budgets even further. This difficult task is compounded because funding for road commissions has not increased for nearly a decade, while demands for new roads and road repairs continue to grow. Road commissions rely on many petrole­ um-based products for daily operations, most notably diesel fuel to run trucks and equip­ ment. This never-ending demand is unavoid­ able, as employees must be able to drive vehi­ cles to plow, salt and repair the roads. Less driving would mean less maintenance and slower or incomplete repairs. The increasing cost of materials used to repair and build roads is also a concern. Road agencies are reporting the cost of repaving with asphalt (a petroleum-based material) has increased as much as 50 percent since last year. The cost of steel iias also increased dra­ matically. which affects the cost of equip­ ment. trucks and building materials. Road commissions simply cannot absorb these unprecedented increases under already tight budgets. The rising cost of materials has already caused delays of road projects that were slat­ ed to begin in the near future. Road commis­ sions budget a certain amount for each proj­ ect, sometimes several years out. and make their best guess at inflation and increases. The recent dramatic increases in the cost of mate­ rials means some no longer have enough money to pay for projects that were approved when material expenses were much lower. Daily maintenance like filling potholes, plowing and salting must come first. Everything else, including resurfacing proj­ ects and other construction projects, could see delays from these increasing costs. Funding for local roads and bridges has been falling behind for five years. Recent spikes in the cost of petroleum-based prod­ ucts simply make a bad situation worse. It is important that road commissions are properly funded to reflect rising costs and inflation. The last five years have shown flat revenue growth and road commissions have already been forced to make tough decisions u i road projects. Adequate funding that realistically accounts for growing costs is the only way to ensure road commissions remain capable of providing necessary services and maintaining the condition of our roads. John D. Niemela, director. County Road Association of Michigan To the editor: The L'fecarc Ambulance Service recently made a disabled veteran's dying wish come true on Memorial Day. Between January and May of 1944, in the Anzio Beachhead campaign. Murray Stuck was a paratrooper with the 509 and received multiple injuries. Charging in to clear a snipers’ stronghold, machine gun fire ripped through both his legs. He later received artillery fire that tore the helmet off his head and blew it (and the New Testament in the helmet liner) to unrecognizable bits. The shrapnel still remains embedded in his skull and multiple other sites of his body. When the company had to retreat suddenly, his buddies gave him their morphine patches and left him in an old farmhouse fireplace. Days later, when a rescue attempt was made, enemy fire killed one of the medics carrying him out, and the other medic was wounded and had to run for his life. Wounded for the third and fourth time. Murray was left on the battlefield once again. He had dysentery going into the battle, had to cut his pants and boots off his shattered legs and feet With no more clothes left on than the remains of a tat­ tered, filthy T-shirt, he dragged himself inch by inch through the half-frozen mud to get down into the drainage ditches of the swamp where he managed to eventually get back to Allied territory. After he passed out, his body was picked up and thrown onto a truck with the dead. When it was discovered that he was alive, he was taken to an over-crowded field hospital. Since there were other GIs with a chance of survival. Murray was left outside, naked, on his cot, covered with mud and blood from head to toe, given a zero chance of surviving the night. A compassionate medic, John Peters, discovered Murray, brought him out a blanket and checked on him throughout the winter night. In the morning, the nurses overtook the overwhelming job of cleaning him up and his gangrene leg was prepared for amputation. The doctor treated his wounds the best they could at the lime, and waited to get his infec­ tions in check before taking off the hopeless limbs. Penicillin was new on the scene, and prayers, miracles and medical care astounded doctor after doctor as Murray slowly recov­ ered. For a long time, he wasn't sent back nome to the U.S., since he wasn’t expected to sur­ vive the »rip. In time, he was shipped back and ended up at the Percy Jones Hospital (now the Battle Creek Federal Center). He regained the use of both legs and was eventu ally only 60% disabled Murray’s wife, Sophia, was a “Rosie-theRiveter" during the war. She worked as a shell-casing welder at Eaton's and met and married Murray in Baltic Creek after he was discharged from Percy Jones Hospital. Sophia suffered a stroke at Christmas 2005. Before his retirement. Murray Stuck was a building contractor and hospital engineer at the Battle Creek Sanitarium and later Pipp (Borgcss) Hospital of Plainwell. He lived an active life until 2004 when he had to have a cancerous kidney removed. Cancer overtook his leg. pelvic rim, spine and rib bones. Murray Stuck is currently a hospice patient at the Veteran's Administration Medical Facility. Murray had a final wish to be able to visit the Stuck Road homesteads of family, and to see the Memorial Day parade in Hickory Comers one more time. Because he was bedridden, it would be an impossibility for him to be taken by car. The jarring is extreme­ ly painful, and he can't get into and out of his wheelchair without extensive help. Jeff Hillman of Lifecare Ambulance Service was contacted by John Matthew of the VA and he, with Craig Dieringer, Steve Millions paid and made to delay casino To the editor: It’s a well-known fact that the Blue Chip Casino didn't want Indian casino competition in Southern Michigan and therefore hired for­ mer owner Kevin Flynn to delay the Gun Lake Casino. Flynn’s contract with Blue Chip paid him almost $42,000 per month for five years, culminating in December 2004 when Flynn race v.jd at least $5 million for delay­ ing the proposed Gun Lake Casino and two others. Sound like a sweet deal? Consider Flynn did not incur any costs. Blue Chip paid the tab for a public relations firm in Chicago, a law firm in Grand Rapids, and a lobbying firm in Lansing. All these high-powered profession­ als collecting millions to fight the Gun Lake Casino also just happened to be helping Todd Boorsma and Michigan Gambling Opposition (MichGo). Sound like a coincidence? Hardly. “23 is Enough," led by wealthy people such as Peter Secchia and Peter Cook, have also paid huge sums of money against the casino. With millions of dollars up for grabs, it makes you wonder where the money is going, and went? Boorsma got help from Flynn, and now gets 23 is Enough's resources. He "works" for Peter Cook, ostensibly selling cars. Cook must be an extremely lenient boss because he’s given Boorsma a lot of time off for inter­ views, press conferences or any chance to fight the casino. We know where opposition funding has come from: Grand Rapids and Michigan City. We know the professionals they hired to work with the local opponents. The money men have used Boorsma as the common thread to weave a conglomerate of anti-competition forces together with so-called "morahas." Many people have bought it, so I guess h’s been money well spent by Peter Cook and Kevin Flynn. Susan Sheley, Gaines Township Did we go to war for drugs? To the editor: When reading in the newspapers, we are :oki about a huge influx of available heroin, probably fresh from the newly planted poppy fields of Afghanistan. In 1978, Michael Ruppert was forced to resign from the LAPD when he tried to expose the CIA for running drugs from South or Central America into the U.S. Could it be that we are paying the CIA to bring drugs into the country and the DEA to keep drugs out? This does not seem like a profitable ven­ ture, except for some key personnel in the CIA This idea of a top secret operation where no one has the need to know can be highly prof­ itable. The CIA might not know what WMDs Public Opinion: look like, but they know what poppy fields look like. Did we go to war with Afghanistan to gain access to the poppy fields for the CIA? Did we go to war with Iraq to draw attention away from the poppy fields of Afghanistan? When the news of all the newly planted poppy fields in Afghanistan came, the ques­ tion was how will they get the drugs out of the country? How about on a CIA plane on a super secret mission? According to the newspapers it has come to Southwest Michigan. I know this is top secret info, and we do not have the need to know. I think the readers of the Banner can see a possible connection that 1 have related, too. Robert R. Johnson, Hickory Corners Frisbie and others, presented the need to Ron Slagcll and Larn Anderson From the CEOs to the dispatchers and drivers, the staff at Lifecare said they could not refuse a disabled World War 11 veteran's last wish. Murray was j,iven the unlimited use of an Ambuvan with a hydraulic lift for Memorial Day. Because of this wonderful gift, Murray was not only able to see the parade, he, with his wife and daughter, were able to be in the parade, in air-conditioned comfort right behind the grand marshal's car. thanks to parade organizer Chris Reid. At the annual cemetery program in honorof the vets. Murray was given a special trib­ ute by Rev. Jeff Worden of the Hickory Comers Bible Church. With amazing stamina, Murray was able to drive up to his children's and brother’s home in the Fine Lake Augusta area, to go to a restaurant in Delton with fam­ ily members, and spend some time outside his home looking out over Tamarack Lake. Without the tender compassion and infinite patience of his driver. Jennifer Turner, and approval from Rich and the ocher supervisors at Lifecare, this “dream wish" Memorial Day would never have been possible. We appreciate all those who continue to honor the courageous service of our military men. The veterans of Bldg. 83. Floor 2, have some amazing stories, come visit them at the V. A. Hospital any time! Carol Rhodes, Murray Stuck’s daughter, Delton Stop harassing Native Americans To the editor: I believe the Nashville village police has been racially profiling local Native Americans who visibly have dream catchers and other tribal religious medicines or sym­ bols in their possession from their cars’ side mirrors. I don’t see ocher motorists being stopped for similar “offenses." I think local police should stop harassing and trying to intimidate Native American people. I’ve always thought the law was clear and uniform, not to be selectively enforced. Eldon Shellenbarger, Gitchidaw Megwin, Hastings Non-military idiots sending us to war { To the editor: Boy. oh boy, you have to admit that Vice President Dick Cheney has a lot of gall! In his speech to graduating U.S. Army cadets, he told them he was “proud of you for not shirking your duty’’ and praised them for being "ready ’o serve." Such remarks are appropriate, but they came from a man who did not serve during th* Vietnam Conflict, later explaining that had “other priorities." A large percent of the ,:»nent White House staff somehow was able to avoid serving in Vietnam. Today they beat the war dmms. Having four Navy, four Marine*, thru? Air Force and three Army veterans on my flag, I am now doing all I can to dissuade my gr indsons and great-grandsons from signing up to become cannon fodder in the mess these non military idiots have gotten us into. How nutny have been killed or wounded in Iraq'? How many have been family members or friends of those who sent them? When our troops went hunting '.or terror­ ists in Afghanistan. 1 supported them whole­ heartedly. But when 2,500 of our brave men and women are dead in Iraq with no end or victory in sight, I am totally against :t. Yes. Don Johnson. Democrats in the past have gotten us into wars, but what the hell to do we call this Iraqi mess? I am disillusioned Eva Cox. Woodland What’s best local attraction? nx Huttos. More than 30,000 tourists visit Barry County each year. What local attraction oo you think they should be sure not to miss? Responses to our weekly question. Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PMthMty Hastings Banner, Inc. 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It also has a great historic area and a beach." “I think visitors to the area should be sure to visit our Kmart because it has great specials and can sup­ ply anything they need during a visit.” “I think people should visit Charlton Park because it has a lot to offer from the natural area to the historic sites." “I think people should come during Summerfest. At other times they should be sure to visit Charlton Park" “I think that people should find out about the free RV parking in the county. This county has a lot to offer those who arc visiting by RV." Scott Ommen Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacobs SubacripBon Rates; $30 par yaar in Barry County $32 par year si adpnng courses $35 per yaar Maawftara POSTMASTER Sand address changes to PO. Bas B Hastings. Ml 49058-0602 Second Oats Postage Pad st Hastings. Mi 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 8. 2006 - Page 5 Hiffl My Opini&m Case for parks, rec increase not made The June 2 First Friday discussion about the two parks and recre­ ation millage proposals facing voters Aug. 8 revealed some inter­ esting information, some of it rather disturbing. The result for me is that while Charlton Park deserves the renew­ al of its one quarter of a mill levy for another 10 years, it seems the County Parks and Recreation Commission is overreaching in ask­ ing voters to approve another quarter of a mill for a variety of proj­ ects. The first proposal on the Aug. 8 primary election ballot asks for the same .25 mil) voters approved in 1986 and again in 1996. The second quarter of a mill request would be earmarked for ballfields, capital improvements, soccer fields, operation of a section of the Paul Henry- recreational trail, perhaps moving the old Carlton Township Hall to Charlton Park, constructing a half-scale railroad for in on-site working train and construction of an amphitheater and general development for new parks. Charlton Park Director Dr. George Shannon said if voters approve the quarter-mill increase, it will generate more than $433,000 in the first year, yet would cost the average homeowner only about 12 extra dollars per year. Though on the surface it seems to be a good idea, it is not appro­ priate in these hard economic times to effectively double recreation taxes for citizens who have been dealing with a serious economic downturn. Too many families are facing wage cuts or freezes, or even worse, layoffs because of plant closings. We’ve seen such hor­ ror stories close to home this year and last with the announcements by Tyden and Viatec. And this is not to mention downsizings and plant closings in facilities nearby that have employed people who live in Barry County. Whenever families must deal with an economic pinch, they often must decide to forego what they would like to have, but can live without in the interests of balancing the checkbook. The way 1 see it, that second proposal, for a .25 mill increase, fits that description. Anyone who drives around the county can see plenty of ballfields and park facilities that loo often are underused or strangely empty. Furthermore. County Commissioner Michael Callton. in present­ ing his case last Friday against the increase, spoke eloquently and convincingly about Barry County’s growing "earmarked tax” bur­ den. He has pointed out that Barry now has a higher tax rate for spe­ cial services than five of our six neighboring counties. The reason for this is not greed by commissioners. It’s very sim­ ply the fallout from reduced taxes at the state and federal levels, which has translated into less financial support for local services and programs. Former Congressman Howard Wolpe explained it more than a dozen years ago as. "Read my lips, raise your (own) taxes." The irony is that while the state now essentially funds Michigan's public schools, thereby eliminating local millages, other local fund­ ing is doing just the opposite for things such as parks and recreation, services to senior citizens, public transit, emergency 911 and retaflltJing*#^updli| faciWty by growing substantially. Look at the Barry County lax rolls 25 years ago and you won’t find any county-wide earmarked millages. Today you will find five of them, totaling almost three mills by next year. It is this figure that puts us above most of our neighbors and if the parks and rec mill­ age is doubled in August, we would, according to Callton. "have the dubious distinction of having the highest county taxes in our sur­ rounding seven-county region." A strong parks and recreation system in this county is desirable, but is it crucial in these tough economic times? At this point. I fear the Parks and Recreation Commission has not made a compelling case for voters to approve an increase in August. There’s still time, but 1 must confess I’m skeptical one can be made. A historian’s legacy The death of Joyce Weinbrecht last weekend leaves a tremendous void in public service and institutional memory of our communities. Mrs. Weinbrecht was a fountain of knowledge about how it was in Barry County's early limes. She told many of those stories each week in her "From Time to Time" column that enriched the lives of so many of our readers. We often received telephone calls from readers from out of state who wanted copies of many of her stories. Many more called us to ask how they could get in touch with Joyce to urge her to do a story about some slice of history they had come across. Besides her strong identification with Barry County history and her dedication to the Historical Society, she also helped many local military veterans with their problems as Veterans Affairs Officer and she and her late husband. Frank, were tireless in their volunteer efforts on behalf of the American Legion post, whether it be partic­ ipation in parades, cooking dinners or washing dishes. Many also were aware of Joyce’s steady and firm leadership at Provincial House and her strong support and advocacy of older Americans. The personal side of Joyce Weinbrecht was even better. She was a charming, intelligent, insightful and engaging conversationalist who rarely was afraid to tell it like it was and is. She had a remark­ able knack of calmly explaining how she saw things. After Frank died several years ago. she seemed to lose a step or two and then her health deteriorated. She seemed devastated by the loss of her longtime companion and partner in service. We appreciate Esther Walton for agreeing to return to penning "From to Time" after Joyce was no longer able to do it. Esther said she did it so quickly out of respect for her fellow historian. As I said in this very space just last week, the best thing about communities like Hastings is its people. And Joyce Weinbrecht was one solid example of those very special human beings who make living here worthwhile. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics CASINO, continued from page 1 services from local businesses. • $47 million in employee purchasing from local businesses. • $3.5 million to local governments. • $19 million in sales taxes, state income tax. and additional revenues. Jason M. Palmer, the tribe's director of nomic opportunity.” Gun Lake casino proponents have claimed Tribe have a compact like the other 11 wealthy Grand Rapids area businessmen Michigan tribes. MichGO and 23 Enough spokespersons Richard De Vos (who is running for gover­ have argued that Michigan and the Great nor). Peter Secchia and Peter Cook have Lakes area has enough casinos and s line played active role* in trying to stop or delay needs to be drawn in the sand. The Gun Lake tribe maintains its proposed the casino for their own economic interests. development, said. "It’s surprising that 23 is MichGO and 23 Is Enough spokespersons casino will create 1,800 direct jobs with a Enough and MichGO have the audacity to have contended they oppose the opening of total average annual compensation package gloat about delaying the Gun Lake casino another casino in Michigan because of possi­ of $40,000; 3,100 ii* jobs; and more when what they're doing is keeping food off a ble negative societal side effects such as than $20 million per direct purchases lot of kitchen tables in West Michigan. The increased gambling addiction, increase in of goods and services from West Michigan casino is going to greatly benefit this state and businesses, many in the Barry County area. it's a shame that a small group of millionaires crime and alcohol abuse. In the Michigan Legislature, one of the have put their own individual financial inter­ leading opponents to the casino is State ests before the thousands of struggling West Senator Patricia Birkholz, who represents both Allegan and Barry counties, which Michigan families who deserve a shot at eco­ would be affected most by the facility. Also Workday planned at Carter Lake Preserve June 17 The Carter Lake Preserve in Hastings Township will be the site of a stewardship workday from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. June 17. The public is invited to join stewardship volunteers of the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC) restore oak wood­ lands and savanna habitat by remov ing inva­ sive autumn olive. They also are invited to see if the wild bergamot and butterfly weed­ plants that are helped by restoration efforts are in bloom yet. The group also will work on trails that loop through the woodland and wetlands and along the lakeshore. Those planning to attend are urged to bring sturdy work gloves and loppers. and to wear sturdy shoes and long pants to protect against poison ivy. Depending on recent rainfall, waterproof boots might be necessary. The SWMLC will provide beverages. Carter Lake Preserve is a 57-acre nature preserve with frontage on Carter Lake, just northwest c. the City of Hastings. It was donated to SWMLC by Tom and Lisa Groos to protect sensitive wetlands and preserve the forest as a haven for wildlife. To find Carter Lake, take M-43 to Hastings and follow it north out of the city. Then turn east on Indian Hills Drive, turn north on Country Club Drive and look for the prescrv c sign at the intersection of Lakeside Drive and Country Club Drive. Park along the side of the road on Lakeside Drive. For information about car pooling, call Nate Fuller at 269/324-1600 by Thursday. June 15. opposing the casino has been Congressman Peter Hoekstra, who has been connected in minor ways to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who was paid to try to stop the Gun Lake tribe's plan .. At the groundbreaking of the Four Winds Casino Resort. John Wemet. Gov. Jennifer Granholm's representative and legal counsel on Indian affairs, commented, "The benefits (of Indian gaming) have not been limited simply to Indian communities, either, with jobs for all of the citizens of communities. improving on that figure to any great degree. The director told the audience the Parks and Recreation Commission has developed a five-year plan to improve Chariton Park and develop new parks in the county. He said the board had outlined 36 capital improvement items and as of April has completed 20. He said there is a particular need for more parks in the southeastern section of the coun­ ty and that is a priority. He said plans also include development of more soccer and softball fields. “We want to strike while the iron is hot," he said. "The opportunity to purchase land won’t nomic development. Over time, revenues working with you on a govemmenl-to-gov- “We want to strike while the iron is hot. The opportunity to purchase land won’t exist 10 or 20 years from now. and with the population grow­ ing in Barry County, more recre­ ational land is needed." emment basis and as partners in economic — Dr. George W. Shannon tribes to begin diversifying their economies and to begin mov ing into other kinds of eco­ nomic activities, from tourism to manufactur­ ing. (Michigan) looks forward to continuing development and job creation in southwest Michigan." Many newspapers around the slate editori­ ally have endorsed the Gun Lake casino and the proposed tribal-state gaming compact. The papers include the Detroit Free Press. Grand Rapids Business Journal. Muskegon Chronicle, Lansing State Journal, the Hastings Banner and syndicated columnist George Weeks. The editorials have reasoned that with or without a state compact the casino is inevitable, so it makes sense for the stale to negotiate for oversight agreements and rev­ enue payments. If the tribe’s plans for a casi no eventually arc approved, without a com­ pact it will not be bound by such regulations from the state. Furthermore, the papers have argued that it’s a matter of fairness that the Gun Lake Retired Barry County Sheriff’s detective Ken DeMott has announced he is a Republican Party candidate for Third District County Commissioner. DeMott, who served with the sheriff’s office for 28 years, from 1966 to 1994. is seeking the two-year seat being vacated by the retiring Sandra James. The district includes Rutland and Hope townships. “1 want an open line of communications with the citizens of the townships and would want their input on issues and opinions that they think are important to them, before the voce comes m front of the full Board of Commissioners.” DeMort said in a prepared statement. One of his ideas is to host a coffee to listen to constituents issues with county govern­ ment. He also is promising a better working relationship with the county employees, lis­ tening to their feedback or suggestions on how current procedures and policies could be improved. “I would use my years of investigative knowledge and management experience,'* DeMott said, “to search out the right answers to any issues to come in front of the board and cast the right vote for the citizens of Hope and Rutland townships and all of Barry County.” He is pledging to contact as many of the citizens of Hope and Rutland townships in person or by phone or in public meetings to discuss upcoming issues and get their feed­ back. DeMott, a lifelong resident of Barry County, graduated from Hastings High School in 1962 and served in the United States Coast Guard reserves from 1962 to 1970. After working at Chenowith Tool & Die, he joined the Barry County Sheriff's Department, serving as a deputy, undercover officer, corporal, jail administrator and detec­ tive sergeant. After his retirement, he worked in con­ struction and construction management and obtained a commercial driver’s license Class A. He now is owner and operator of a semi­ truck and drives part time for Quality Ken DeMott Aluminum Products in Hastings. He is married with three children and four granddaughters. "I want to be one of the best county com­ missioners that has ever represented the vot­ ers,” DeMott said. “1 stand for strong, taw enforcement; no cutting of present funds for the COA. the senior citizens who have already paid the most taxes; giving more than $1,000 back to the townships for road main­ tenance. which all citizens use; no huge pay increases for elected or appointed Barry County officials; more involvement, by citi­ zens in county government and appointment to different county boards.” DvMott is opposed by fellow Republican Keith Ferris in the Aug. 8 primary. The Democrat who plans to run in November is Mike Lewis. JOYCE, continued from page 1 was a member of the VFW. She held several offices there, as well as working on the Memorial Day parades and joined her hus­ band in taking a leading role in the Veterans' Fourth of July activities and chicken barbe­ cue. She and Frank had several foster children over the years, as well as raising three chi) drcn of their own. two sons and a daughter. An avid history buff. Weinbrecht became involved writing and producing the "From Time to Time” weekly articles for the Hastings Banner before finally giving way to health problems. She also spent several years as ?. Veteran Affairs Officer for Barry County. Holly Steiner, former president of the Barry County Historical Society, succeeded Weinbrecht as Veterans Affairs Officer. “She was a wealth of information about the history of Barry County.” Steiner said. “It’s a shame we have lost so much with her pass­ ing." Steiner said personally, what she remem­ bered most about Mrs. Weinbrecht was "her calm manner. She never seemed to get overexcited. She would settle everybody down whenever things would seem to be get­ ting out of hand. “She also made sure veterans in need were taken care when they and their families had received shutoff notices.” Most recently. Mrs. Weinbrecht ..pent end­ less hourse working on the Historical Society’s book on "Barry County Veterans of the World War 11 Era,” co-chairing the project with Nyta Nyc. “For .nany years she was a guiding voice in the organization as well as handling publici­ ty’" sJd Historical Society member Harland Nyc. “Siis will also be remembered for her many ’From Time To Tune’ columns in the Banner. She will be sorely missed." Weinbrecht also served for many years as a member of the Barry Couuij P?rks and Recreation Commission. Weinbrecht was awarded :.he “Senior Citizen of the Year” honor in 200’. by the Barry County Commission on Aging foi her volunteer work, which included taking blood pressure of clients for many years. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings with the Rev. Michael Anton offici­ ating. PARKS continued from page 1 There has been a great deal of spin-off eco­ from these casino operations have allowed Ken DeMott seeking County Board position from Third District Aug. 8 exist 10 or 20 years from now. and with the population growing in Barry County, more recreational land is needed. "Recreation improves the quality of life." he said, “and gives us an opportunity to expand our lifestyles and encourages the preservation of land." In return for the benefits of the chance improve existing parks and expand recre­ ational opportunities. Barry County taxpayers arc being asked to spend less than $12 per year extra. Callton focused his opposition on the request for additional ..tillage. "1 am in favor of renewing the existing millage." Callton saiu. “Bui • am not in favor of the additional millage request. “I have seen a lot of millages over the years." he said. "I have been in favor of some and opposed to others. ”1 am opposed to this request for .in addi­ tional quarter mill for three reasons. First, it is too much money. Second, these are tough times, and third, we arc already overtaxed." Callton provided the audience with printed figures to support his position. According to his figures, in 1973 Barry County had no extra voted millage. In 2003. the latest figures made available to him. he said. Barry County was tops among seven area counties with 2.240 extra voted millage. He projected that figure would rise to 2.785 by 2007 of this additional millage proposal is passed. In particular, he cited the amount of increased millage for Charlton Park over the years. In 1991, the total amount of money desig­ nated for Charlton Park was $140,643. It has enjoyed an average increase of 6.61 percent over the years since then to reach a total of $342,458 in 2005. The biggest single increase in millage to the park was in 1998 when its income grew from a 1997 figure of $200.398 to $234,848, an increase of 17.19 percent. To emphasize his position. Callton read a portion of a letter he received recently from an elderly Barry County citizen, who said she often had to choose between eating and buy- “I am opposed to this request for an additional quarter mill for three rea­ sons. First, it is too much money. Second, these are tough times, and third, we are already overtaxed." — Commissioner Mike Callton ing medications because of the burden of so many taxes she is required to pay. “To vote for the increase will more than double the income to the Parks and Recreation Department.” he said, citing the increase in population projected over the span time. "That's just too much." As for the second reason for his opposition. Callton pointed to the increase in the number of foreclosures and the loss of much of the area’s manufacturing base. To emphasize his argument that Barry County citizens arc already overtaxes, he reit­ erated the figures he handed out. “Barry County has gone from last to first in millage outlay,” he said. “We need to scruti­ nize ail requests for new millage and look at the big picture. “We have a tendency to vote one by one on each request without looking al the overall amount of taxes we arc forced to pay. “Looked at individually, every request has merit." he said, mentioning the transit servic­ es, a new 911 facility and operation, and addi­ tional millage for the Commission on Aging. “I think every request has to be looked at closely, keeping the overall tax picture in focus." he said. Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 �Page 6 - Thursday June 8. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 L*xy Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Sieve Olmstead. (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11.0 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 600 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 a.m.: Sunday School. 9:30 a.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH Werner Church of the World Wide Anglican Communion.” 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Res Fr. Charles P McCabe III. Rector. Mr F. William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 a_m. and 10 am. CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.. Wednesday Evening Equipptng 7 p.m CEDAR CREEKBIBLE Cedar Creek Rd. 8 ml South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robed Morton Phone 05-5543 Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 600 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 700 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service: 11O0 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 1200 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays al noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's gr.mp 2nd and 4th Thundays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays al 5:45. Church website: countrychapelumc.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10 45 a.m.. Morning Worship; 600 p.m., Evening Service; 700 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m., Awana, Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & Motkm/Children's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service II a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopcum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to ? pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School: 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4) (to resume in September) Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 a.rr.. - Women's Bible Study. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jeffc’son. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 am. and 11:00 am.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter Sunday Worship 9:15 am. • Sunday School 10:30 am. SAINTS ANDREW ft M ATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). IIOO am. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 pirn Way-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327 Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrc* matthus We arc part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Mapk Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich 49073. Sun Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God’s love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call I -616­ 731 -5194 or I -517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 48X7 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Robena Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible ..d elevator. Worship 10 am. Sunday School 11:15 a.m.. Youth activities: call for mfonnation. 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. MI 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 a m “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me ' (Luke 22:19 N1V) Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Htm so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized Christians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just i* believer. HOPE UNITED MOST HOLY ROSARY ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hustings. Mass Sunday at 9:30 im WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARLSH ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Man 3:30 pan. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. Confentaoa 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 3950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. MI 49073. Pastor Don Rosene. (517) 852-9228. Monung Ceiebiatior. 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery , children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 aan.; Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; RO. Box 63. Hastings. MI 49058. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHI RCH 301 E Slate Rd (Corner of Slate Rd. and Sellwood St acron from Tom’s Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation, Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship scrvkea 8:45 and 1IOO am. Kids farCWst. il«) a.m. Wonk? Service only for 3 ft 4 yr. olds, ft 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 10:00 a.m. with adult electives. SundayEvening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women’s Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE 1 LTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698 Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. IIOO Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058 ( 269) 945-5463 Rev Dr Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9.00 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11:20 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided for both services, and during Sunday School! Visit us online al wwwfirstchurchhaslings.org and our web log for sermons aihnp//hast;nyspfrvhyterixn btny spoc com/ June 2 - Office closes at noon. June 7 - 12:00 Kiwanis. This information on worship sen ice is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings HASTINGS - B. Jean Beronja, age 82. of Hastings, died on Wednesday, May 31. 2006 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Bom May 14, 1924 in Albion, the daughter of Charles and Clara (Glenn) Coffman. She graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1942. Working various jobs until 1952 when she started working for Federal Home Life Insurance Company, working her way up to Vice President of the Claims Department, and retiring in 1984. Jean enjoyed golfing, skiing, caning chairs, and watching her grandchildren. She is survived by her daughter. Mil'Anne (Bill) Walters of Hastings; a son. George S. (Pat) Beronja of Battle Creek; her grandchil­ dren. Stephen, Shelby. Pete. Mary and Megan: five great grandchildren; and a sister and best friend. Joyce A. Congdon of Kalamazoo. Respecting her wishes no services will be held. Memorial contributions can be made to the Salvation Army, her favorite charity. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. ------------------ ;------- —----- —--------------------------------------- —--------------------------------------------------------- - • 3 Ln. . ' ' Member F.D.I.C. 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Joyce was born June 21. 1928. in Woodland, the daughter of Lowell and Eugenia (Barry) Fisher. She graduated from Woodland High School, and attended Huntington College in Indiana. She had an associates degree from Kellogg Community College with a major in nursing, and became a registered nurse. She attended Western Michigan University where she earned a B.S. and a Masters in public­ administration. Joyce married Frank K. Weinbrecht on June 4. 1954. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband. Frank K.; and her sister, Jc-uine Fisher. Surviving are her son. Frank L. (Jeri) Weinbrecht; her daughter. Judith (James) Clark, both of Hastings. They had five grand­ children. She also had a son from her first marriage. Joyce worked Thomapple Manor Extended Care Facility for over 15 years and was the administrator at Provincial House (Tendercare) for 11 years. retiring in 1990. She worked for the Barry County Veterans Trust Fund as a Veterans Counselor. She wrote a weekly history column for the Hastings Banner. She was a lifetime member of The Barry County Historical Society, and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #45 Lawrence J. Bauer Post 45. She did volunteer work for 4-H as a club leader. Barry County Red Cross, including blood pressure clinics in Hastings and Woodland. She also served on the boards of the COA and the Barry County Parks and Recreation. Joyce and Frank were also foster parents to several children. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Legion Auxiliary or the BarryCounty Historical Society. Memorial services will be Friday. June 9, 2006 at 1 p.m. at Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Reverend Michael Anton offirisiing. Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Seventh-graders Alexander Auer, Shelby Bagely. Anna Banister. Torn Barry. ‘Brian Baum. Michelle BeBeau. ‘Jared Bosma. ‘Kevin Bosma. Tyler Bridgman. Mitchell Brisboe. Cory Bunge. Taylor Carpenter. ‘Ala. .u Case. ‘Myrina Clements. Justin Daniels. Cody Davis. Shelby Deming. Anna Densberger. ‘Kelsey Devroy. •Tyler Dewitt. ‘Jeromy Dobbin. Jessi Doxtader, Desirae Dunklee. Gabraelle Eaton. Chelsea Falconer. Rebecca Fish, Taylor Gabel, Sarah Ganger. ‘Patricia Garber, Omar Gomez, Brittaney Gray. Robert Hansen. Tara Harding, Emily Hart. Veronica Hayden, Anthony Heath. ‘Grant Heide. Jeremy Heinrich. ‘Megan Herbstreith, William Hildreth. ‘Hannah Hodges. Micah Huver. Elainnic Ingiam. Jonathon Kalmink. Nathan Kam. Katie Kaufman. ‘Eric Kendall, Amanda King. Ashlic Kinney. ‘Jessica Kloostcrman. ‘Stephen Krammin. Coni LaCosse. ‘Jennifer LaJoye, ‘Montana Leep. Savanna Lemon. Connor Lomas. Matthew Mansfield. Casey Martin. Kevin Maurer. Steven Maurer. Nathaniel McComb, Brandon McConnon. Ryan McPhail. ‘Christopher Mennell. Ashlee Mikolajczyk. Krista Miller. Matthew Mueller. Lacey Mutch, Kevin Osterink. Christopher Parker. Jake Partridge. Nicholas Peterson. ‘Alexandria Pierce, Sydney Pierce. ‘Kayla Pohl. Jessica Quillen. Cody Redman. Haylee Rhodes. Jacob Rogers. •Samantha Roofstra, Christopher Rugg. Rogelio Salazar. Tauren Schils, ‘Katie Secord. John Shakespeare. Amanda Shaw. Will Simmons, ‘Taylor Simpson. Amber Slagel. William Sprague, Sabrina Stellema. Brett Stephens. ‘Morgan Stowe. Paul Stutzman. Shelby Sweeney. ‘Jordan Swinkunas. Michael Trumbull. Alexa Tyson. Jessica Ulrich. ‘Natalie VanDenack. Meghan VanZyl. ‘Kayla Vogel, Cassandra Watson. •Alicia Wheeler. Aimee Wiker and ‘Hailey Zalewski. Eighth-graders Jonathan Aki, Jessica Barrus. Hayley Bishop. Brooke Blair. Zachary Bolthouse. Ho>ly Borner. Brandon Bower. Clinton Brill. •Amanda Buehler. ‘Morgan Burger. Chelsea Burke. Alicia Bush. ‘Chris Campbell. Michelle Campbell. Benjamin Cappon. Matthew Cathcart. Gretchen Christensen. Chase Coughlin. Jessica Czinder, Troy Dailey. ‘Alexis Dakin. ‘Allison Danis. Garret Darling. Amy Dean. Dylan Downs. Joshua Dunkelberger. Emily Dunnigan. ‘Maeve Dwyer. Allyson Ellsworth. Austin Endsley. Robert Endsley. ‘Matthew Fcldpausch. Nathan Ford. Sarah Frame. Sara HASTINGS - Mrs. Julia D. Blain. 90. of Hastings, died Tuesday. June 6. 2006 at Hastings Tendercare. Mrs. Blain was bom on March 25,1916 at Overisel. near Holland, Mich., the daughter of Jacob and Gertrude (Driesenga) Huizenga. She was raised in the Overisel/Holland area and attended school there. Site was married to Milo E. Blain on November 3, 1939. They moved to the Hastings area in 1944. She was employed at the former Barry County Medical Care Facility, now Thomapple Manor, for 19 1/2 years as a nurs­ es aid. She retired in March 1978. She was a member of Grace Wesleyan Church, Wesleyan Women’s Missionary Society. She was an avid reader. Mrs. Blain is survived by sons. Roger (Virginia) Blain of Battle Creek, Lyle (Pamela) Blain of Kentwood; daughters. Ruth (Martin) Bigley of Lapeer, Shirley (Leonard) Noorman of Hastings; 23 grand­ children; 47 great-grandchildren; 15 great­ great-grandchildren; sister. Stella (Lawrence) Bakker of Holland; nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents,; husband Mito on Aug. 28, 1967; brother Wilson Huizenga; sisters Henrietta. Beasley and Janet Vanderwal. Services w»H be hold 11 aja Thursday. Juno. 8. 2006 at Hastings Grace Woteyan Church. Pastor Alvin C. Yates will officiate; Mrs. Eileen Yates, organist. Casket bearers: Mike Clark. Paul Bigley. Jacob Noorman, Drew Ellis, Patricia Feltner, Marian Bigley, Brenda Dawe, Tamela Elrdge. Burial will be at Warner, Stoney Point CcGwtery. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace W-slcyan Church or Barry Community Hospice Arrangements are being nu»de by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrenfuncral-home.com). Franklin. Pamela Franson. Ashley r^zier, •Nicole Gardner. ‘Jonathon Gie.teler, Lhtstif. Glaser, ‘Brandy Gorodenski, Katileen Govert. ‘Katelyn Graybill. Kyle Griffith, Paul Guenther, Timothy Hanlon, ‘Seth Haynes, ‘Kelsi Herrington, ‘Brittany Hickey, Ashley Higgins. ‘Luke Howell, Jesstoa Howell, Kayla Huver. Zachary Jarman, Tret* Kauffman. ‘Kaylee Kidder. Nicholas Kovacevich, Kody Laws. ‘Dena Ixtoc, ‘Kyle Letot, Pattrick Loew. Megan Lowe, ‘Helen Macqueen. Heather McCoy, Jacob Mesecar, •Karissa Milleson. Casmir Mix. ‘Andrew Moore. Tyler Nelson. John Nichols, ‘Seth Parker. ‘Zachary Passmore. Gage Pederson. Ryan Pennington. Eric Pettengill. ‘Emily Phillips. ‘Katherine Ponsetto. ‘Krystal Pratt, Paige Pumford. Michael Purchase. Samantha Purdum. Ashley Purdun. Bethany Sams. Matthew Schild, George Shannon. Hannah Shumway, Nicholas Shuster, ‘Amanda Stenzelbarton. Jacob Stockham. Kathleen Thomas. Wendy Todd. Amelia Travis. ‘Randi Vamey. Ashley Vincent. Alexa von der Hoff, Nicholas Wallace. Courtney Ward. Marshall Warren. ‘Samantha Watson. Sarah Weems. Alexandra Wendorf. ‘Samantha White, Holly Wilkins. • Lindsey Williams. Cooper Woodward and ‘Abigail Worm. • — Denotes all-As. or a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Marriage^ licenses r Luis Alonso Lopez Carranza. Seaside, CA and Amber Ellen Reid, Seaside. CA. Saul Zavalza-Ruelas. Middleville and Edclmira Nava-Martinez, Middleville. Peter Jonathan Klemm, Houston. TX and Karey Anne Schlachter, Hastings. James John Triick II. Hastings and Jennifer Marie Rogers. Hastings. Collin Lee Davis. Hastings and Lisa Lynn Raudcnbush. Hastings. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, June 8. 2006 - Page 7 Essential fire safety training program to blaze into Delton A dramatic live bum safety event is coming to th Delton area Thursday. June 29. to edu­ cate firefighters on the safe handling of propane. The program is planned for 8 p.m. at the Orangeville Fire Department. 7076 Lindsey Road. Delton. The Michigan Propane Gas Association Emergency Response Team will conduct this Propane Emergency Response Training class, a stale certified course for all firefighters. Law enforcement personnel, city and town­ ship officials, and news media are also encouraged to attend this event. "It was a total adrenaline rush." — Jim Blacker, Lawrence Township firefighter Large flames that can be seen for miles will result from this training, but neighboring res­ idents should not be alarmed. This program is open to people from Barry and surrounding counties. The sessions are meant to educate participants in Propane Emergency Response techniques and is free of charge to all partici­ pants. "Modem conveniences, like propane, have been a valued technological contribution for heating and electrical utilities, making us safe and comfortable." MPGA President Terry Rhoads said. "But sometimes the conven­ iences of modem society can have cata­ strophic results. Propane gas. like natural gas and electricity, can be harmful if not handled properly." The state-of-the-art training for propane emergencies is divided into a classroom ses­ sion and an outside hands-on session. The classroom session covers properties and prin­ ciples of propane. The hands-on session includes live bum interactive scenarios designed to simulate various types of propane emergencies. Some quick facts about propane gas: • If liquid propane leaks, it vaporizes and safely dissipates into the air. • Burning coal to generate electricity releases carbon dioxide and other pollutants into the atmosphere. Per pound of fuel burned, coal emits more than twice the amount of carbon dioxide as propane. By using propane gas instead of eicctricity. con­ sumers can cut emissions 2nd help preserve the environment. • Propane gas is nontoxic, so it's not harm­ ful to soil and water. Because propane does not endanger the environment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "I was really impressed with the pro­ gram. Propane safety training is ben­ eficial to all." Gtendon Pierson — Doug Carr, Looking Glaas/Grand Ledge firefighter celebrates 85th birthday does not regulate the placement of propane tanks either above or below the ground. For more information, log onto: www.mipga.org Glendon Pierson celebrated his 85th birth­ day Sunday. June 4. Those wishing to send greetings may do so al 3152 Barber Rd. He would love to hear from his many friends. Allerding-Carroll joined in marriage Mr. and Mrs. David Allerding and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Carroll are happy to announce the union of their children. Samantha Marie Allerding and Adam Michael Carroll. The couple was married on July 23, 2005 at the First Presbyterian Church of Hastings. Officiating was the Rev. Jeffrey Garrison with special scripture readings given by Vai and Max Carroll, aunt and uncle of the groom. Music was provided by friends of the bride and groom. Jennie and Mike Bohne as well as the bride’s piano teacher, Melissa Risk. The couples attendants included maid of honor, Katy Ross and best man, James Gregory along with^tfridesmaids Shayna Selleck, Jenna Bryansk Samantha Sugar, and Feasters to celebrate silver wedding anniversary Heather Carroll and groomsmen, Justin Naomi Bigelow The cover of “The Taste of Violets" Carroll, Jeff Trikk. and Scott Allerding. The flower girl was Maggie Doherty, cousin of the bride and ring bearer was Jac Wheeler, cousin of the groom. Delton woman’s 2nd novel released The Taste of Violets resulted from a recur­ ring nightmare that Delton resident. Naomi Bigelow, shaped into a trio of novels. Taking the most frightening things from the bad dreams and translating them into plots and subplots that take readers on a journey through the black years of World War II and into brighter times afterward fueled the writ­ ing projects. A native of Fenton. Mich.. Bigelow is now a grandmother, retired from careers in nurs­ ing. office positions with State of Michigan, and as a medical programs representative in workers’ compensation. She began writing as a young child, but did not share her work with others until about ten years ago. She credits getting published to her father's unending encouragement to try to get a particular man­ uscript. his personal favorite, into print. Bigelow’s son, Justin Cross, is captain of the Hastings auxiliary police team. He and her daughter. Maria Overbeek, also reside in Delton with their respective families. Bigelow now is working to encourage bud­ ding authors and invites them to a special page for that purpose at www.naomibigelowbooks.com/youngwritersgallery.htm Bigelow will appear at the Delton District Library on Tuesday, June 13. from 5 to 7 p.m. and at a later date in Hastings at Beyond the Cover Family Bookstore. Family friends. Bill and Sue Bryans and Mark and Shawna Ross were master and mis­ tress of ceremonies. Special friends, Janna Jackson, Jessica Roush and Cathy Newsted designed and arranged the flowers. The reception look place at the Monterey Grille Center in Alto where the bride’s Aunt Michelle Kooistra gave the invocation. The couple honeymooned in Brevard, North Carolina and now resides in Greenville, Michigan. Cases to celebrate golden wedding anniversary In honor of Robert and Shirley Case’s 50th Wedding Anniversary, friends and family are invited to a special program at 12:30 p.m. and an .pen house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 11. 2006 at Cedar Creek Bible Church, Delton, Mich. Robert Case and the former Shirley Hammond were married on June 1, 1956 at Cedar Creek Bible Church, where they contin­ ue to serve as faithful members. Robert worked at Ralston Purina Company for 35 years and Shirley as Hope Township Clerk for 21 years, both retiring in 1996. They have five children: Marilyn (Bill) Storm, Linda (Doug) Stampfler, Brian (Michelle) Case, Bruce Case, and Stephen (Tina) Case; 15 grandchildren, and five great­ grandchildren. Michael and Lori (Hostetler) Feaster will celebrate their 25in Wedding Anniversary on June 6,2006. They wot united in marriage at Nashville Baptist Church, Nashville, MxA., on June 6, 1981. Rev. Lester DeGroot, the groom’s uncle, officiated. Mike and Lori have five children: Ketel (Pekin, Ill.), Jared (Hastings), Caleb (a stu­ dent at Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, Fla.), Luke and Levi (Andc.’son, Ind.). Mike and Lori were in full-time Christian service in Maine, Ohio, Illinois. North Carolina and Michigan. Mike is currently the Indiana Educational Representative fee Saxon Publishers, and Lori is a preschool teacher at Indiana Christian Academy, Anderson, Ind. They would enjoy hearing from family and friends at their current address: 1021 N. 300 E., Anderson, Indiana 46012. 122 W. Mill St* ftii/ 4 Girrbach Next to Mills Landing Owner/ Dirt-dor Crjitters^ Girrbach -/uneraljiome 328 S. Broadway, « Hastings, Ml 49058 269-945-3252 Hastings City Bank Fresh Water Fish Reptiles • Birds Small and Exotic Animals and everything you need to go with them PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in Serving Hastings. Barry County and Surrounding Communities for 40 years Ottering Traditional and Cremation Services Hastings Only Independent. Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Services Avai'able Senring All Faiths 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. Did you know everyday is L. Senior Discount Day at Gitters .. and has been for the last year? | * Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be rktail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ f isit our web sitefor: • Pre-planning on line • View current Funeral Service information • Leave a memory message to family members www.girrbachfuneralhome.net r i tomer relations and sates skills. Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank ISO W. Court SU Hastings. MI 49058 EOE/M-F ' USDA and MDA Licensed * /Open Mon. - Sat. 10am - 6pm. 773O2D73 269-945-0400 77502807 J* A. Read The BANNER every week! Copies conveniently available on newsstands throughout the Barry County area. �Page 8 - Thursday. June 8. 2006 - The Hastings Banner ^Annie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar Deeply in debt The Ionia County Genealogical Society er. but in bud. Lawns have to be mowed often. will meet at 12 p.m. Saturday. June 10. at the Gardeners pretty much have their seeds plant­ ed and the tomato plants in place. Freight House in the Depot Complex. Contrary to the name ijiven last week for a speaker, the program »his time will be pre­ sented by Judge Robert Sykes, probate judge of Ionia County, who will be talking about The West Michigan Conference of the United Methodist met in annual session June 1-4 at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. Bishop Jonathan Keaxen presided. records available at his office and procedures Local members attending to represent their io gain access to them for searching one’s family lines. The meeting is free and open to the public. The library will be open until 5 respective churches were Daryl and Kaye p.m. with assistants ready to help in your Local pastors are returning to their appoint­ ments. New to Leighton will be David search. The Heartland Health and Rehabilitation Hartzler. Paul Quigley. Barbara Heise. Joy Angell. Delos Johnson and Elaine Gariock. McBride of Ithaca . who has served there for 15 years. He is a nephew of the late Charlotte Center will present a free seminar on relax­ ation therapy Tuesday. June 13. Community (Mrs. Emmett Sr. ) Kadwell. professionals will talk about and demonstrate massage therapy, aroma therapy and medita­ Michigan Association of Retired School tions at Lake Manor Apartments from noon to Personnel (MARSP) will be host for the 1 p.m. One can attend the Commission on Aging lunch on the premises by calling 527­ Montcalm members Thursday. June 15. at the 5365. Tom and Jackie Gilliland are to be honored for reservations by Friday. at coffee hour at Central United Methodist Members of Ionia County chapter of die Freight House in Lake Odessn. Call 522-1495 John Waite will be the speaker. The meal will be catered by Dan Cusack. Church at 11 a.m. Sunday for their 6Oth wed­ Start of work on the three street projects for ding anniversary. Friends are invited to drop in then or at 9:30 for the church service. They summer will be soon, according to the will later be grand marshals of the Lake chants downtown, the churches and the Lake Odessa Fair parade Tuesday. June 27. Odessa Fair parade Lakewood News. This will affect all the mer­ Rain last week stripped the poppies of all their petals. Now the alium plants are in bloom. Roses are coming into bloom. Peonies, which get lots of sunlight, are at their best and those grown in shady spots are slow­ Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. • 1005 West Green Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 Telephone: 269 945 24 19 Internal .Medicine POISON IVY RASH When I get a poison ivy rash, I’m afraid to touch or do anything around my family. Just how contagious is a poison ivy rash? The poison ivy plant contains oil that causes a skin reaction when you come in contact with it. The rash will be red and is often very itchy. You may also see local swelling and blisters and it usually develops a few days after exposure to the oil. The point to remember is that you must come in contact with the oil itself for you to get a rash. Other than direct contact with the plant on your skin, you may also contact the oil from clothing, pet hair and outdoor tools. The oil is very stable and can last for years on these items so it would not be difficult to get poison ivy by doing the laundry days later, getting your contaminated garden tools out the following spring or even discarding a pair of old boots from of the garage years later. A rash that seems to spread is actually likely to be repeated contact such as if there was oil on pet hair (pets don't usually get a poison ivy rash) or on the work gloves you repeatedly put on and take off. Burning poison ivy will release the oil into the air which will go anywhere the smoke goes. The poison ivy rash itself is not contagious even if someone comes in contact with the fluid from the blisters because it does not contain any of the oil. Although poison ivy is miserable, it usually is self limiting and with a little self care using wet cool compresses and simple over the counter anti-itch medication, it should go away by itself. If the rash is widespread, gets significantly worse or if it involves the eyes, mouth or genitals, you may wish to see your doctor for more aggressive treatment. Another complication can be a secondary infection from scratching. If you develop a fever or if the area gets warm and painful, you may want to have a doctor check it for you. Prevention is clearly the best way to avoid a rash from poison ivy. Remove any know plants then carefully remove your gloves and wash them with detergent. Clean anything that may have been in contact with the oils with soap and water including your outdoor pet. Enjoy your summer! Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. Dowling woman’s cancer walk to get boost at car show The Drifters Car Club is holding a car show with a special purpose at 9 a.m. Sunday. June 11. at Popeye’s Chicken on Columbia Avenue in Battle Creek. Kids’ events will be included. Trophies will be presented. Rain date is June 25. Proceeds will go to the funds Julie Jung Flook. of Dowling, is raising to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. Flook is participating in the Aug. 11-13 “Breast Cancer 3-Day” walk on the east side of the state, and she has already raised $2,400, but she wants to collect as much as possible because the walk is such a worthy cause. To participate, each walker has to raise at least $2,200 Eighty-five percent of what Flook raises benefits the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for research and community out­ reach programs, and the rest. 15%. goes to the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund, which provides support for breast cancer research, treatment, prevention and education. Every 13 minutes breast cancer claims a life in the United States, according to walk organizers. And every 3 minutes, another woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, bringing the estimated new cases of U.S. breast cancel to more than 200.000 this year. Hook is walking in the event and raising funds because she doesn’t want anyone to have to suffer from cancer. She is undaunted by the 20 miles she’ll have to trek each^day during the walk. Flook has spent considerable time raising funds in creative ways, including raffles for prizes, and gained the support of a number of businesses, relatives and friends and hopes for more. Those who wish may donate online to sup­ port Flook or may make a donation with a personal check to the Breast Cancer 3-Day Bank by mail or phone. Visit www.The3Day.org or www.theday.org!michigan06!bossladiey for a donation form or for more information or call 1-800-996-3DAY. Julie’s "supporter ID number" for the walk fundraising is 113620710. Flook may be reached at Bossladiey@yahoo.com. Keep up with your local team in your local newspaper, The Hastings BANNER! Dear Annie: I am your average Jane, mar­ ried with a child, with a modest house and mid-size car. 1 also have about $10,000 ii credit card debt. $20,000 in student loans, and I can't keep track of all the medical bills I owe. My husband and 1 make just slightly too much to qualify for food stamps or other assistance. I watched an infomercial about a book that has government grants available to help peo­ ple like me. They wanted $49.95, plus ship­ ping and handling. If I had an extra $50, I wouldn't be in this mess. I have searched online at the library and can only find infor­ mation about grants for scientific research and starting a small business. Is there any way I can get this information for free, or do these programs not really exist? I’d like to know before 1 consider shelling out $50. - Average Jane Dear Jane: Government grants are general­ ly given to organizations working on public­ service projects, not to individuals in debt. There arc no federal assistance programs that will take care of your student loans and med­ ical bills. You need to talk to a debt counselor at your local ban* or someone at the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (nfcc.org) at 1-800-388-2227. Please do this soon. 'Chubby' chum Dear Annie: 1 am 12 years old. Last sum­ mer. I went to sleep-away camp for a month. I met "Trudy." a really nice girl, and we became good friends. Trudy was slightly overweight, which wasn't a problem until she asked me if 1 thought she was "chubby." I was speechless. I obviously didn't want to tell the truth and hurt her feelings. Luckily someone caused a diversion, so I didn't have to answer her. She didn't bring it up again for the rest of the sum­ mer. This year. I am going back to the same camp, and I know Trudy will be tbr.r. If she asks me again. I want to be able to am wer her without hurting her feelings. What should 1 say? - Unsure Friend Dear Friend: At the age of 12. it is not unusual for girls to carry a little extra weigh; which comes off naturally as they mature physically. It actually can be unhealthy for some girls that age to lose weight, and it is important that Trudy not be obsessed about her size. If she asks again, tell her, "I think you look great." which can honestly mean that you are seeing her inner beauty, and since she is your friend and "a really nice girl," we assume that's indeed what you are seeing. Remains respect Dear Annie: Some time ago, you printed a letter from a bereaved woman in Medford, Ore., whose mother had died. She was upset that Mom's body had been donated to the Ohio State University College of Medicine. 1 am a medical student at OSU, and am on the student committee planning the annual memorial service for the wonderful people who donate their bodies for our learning. Families of each donor are invited and asked to send pictures they would like included in a slide show that we put together in honor of the donors. The memorial service includes candle lighting for each donor, music and a eulogy. One year, we also dedicated a tree from each class to that year's donors. I think it is important to mention that we take special care to return the cremains to any family that requests them. Most, if not all, medical schools have similar programs We are all very thankful to the people who entrust their bodies to us to leam from. It is truly a wonderful gift. - A.W. in Ohio Dear A.W.: Thank you for letting our read­ ers know that these bodies are treated with the greatest respect and care. You have provided consolation to those whose relatives have made this unselfish gesture. Open House - Sunday 1-4 PM 5162 Walnut Ridge. Fine Lake and deeded lake access across the street. Selling Price $149,900 Phone 269-746-0195 or 269-584-0132 j Cousin companion Dear Annie* My family is from the Midwest, and a cousin of mine is getting mar­ ried in California this spring. My wife and I have two young children, so she is not able to make the trip for the big celebration The wedding invitation was addressed to my wife and me. However. 1 really don’t want to artend alone. A good friend of mine (and my wife's) lives in the same town as my cousin. 1 thought I'd ask her to attend the wedding wi’h me so we can catch up and she can enjoy seeing my family, but my mother and sister think it is ridiculous and very inap­ propriate. What do you say? -- Two Birds With One Stone Dear Two Birds: The invitation was for you and your wife, not for you and \ 'nomever you choose instead. However, there is nothing wrong with asking your cousin if you can invite someone in your wife's place. If this friend knows your entire family, your cousin may be happy to include her. Our real ques­ tion is. how does your wife feel about this? If it's CK with her. and it's OK with your cousin, it's c’ with us. Newborn lifeline Dear Annie: Your column is often the topic of the day. Please help us start a conversation that will save a newborn's life. In 47 states, it is now legal for a parent to confidentially relinquish an unharmed new­ born to a hospital employee. Most stales’ "safe haven" laws say this can be done within three days of birth. The goal is to prevent an unwanted newborn from being abandoned or killed. The babies are not the only beneficiaries. Parents who use this law will be able to go on with their lives knowing they’ve made a lov­ ing choice for their newborns. Plus, new fam­ ilies will be formed through adoption. Newborn Lifeline Network (www.newhomlifeline.org) operates a national toll-free hoi'ine at L866-694-BABY (1-866-694­ 2229) ’o answer questions about individual states' requirements. More people need to know that this safety net is available. Your readers may save a iiic simply by talking about your column a.?d this topic. — Terry Spevacek Walsh. Execux.’re Director, Safe Place for Newborns of Wisconzm Inc. Dear Terry Walsh: Thank you fo» giving us this information. There are too many pcnicstricken new mothers who are tn ing to hide the birth or have no idea bow to care lor a baby. Too often, these infants arc left in dumpsters, in public bathrooms or ox a church doorstep in frigid weather Please, please, please, if you are about to have a baby and do not want it, for v/hateve.reason, call the toll-free hotline to find out if your state has a "safe haven" policy. If it does, take the child to the nearest hospital. You may be asked to leave some family background information tfor the child to have), but that's it No one will call your parents. No one will arrest you. No one will demand that you sup­ port the baby. Do the right thing for your child. Address apnea Dear Annie: Please tell "Clueless in California* to have her husband checked for sleep apnea. I am a 58-year-old male and always thought I was getting a good night's rest. The results of testing at a sleep disorder clinic showed that I was actually waking up 90 times an hour to breathe. 1 am a new man since 1 use a CPAP machine. I feel more energized and alert than I have in 20 ’ ears. The extra bonus is. even my asthma has improved, and my entire car­ diopulmonary system feels great. - Awake and Alert in Texas Dear Texas: Your letter is sure to help oth­ ers. Many thanks for suggesting he be tested for sleep apnea. The problem is more com­ mon. and more dangerous, than people know. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and readfeatures by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at M’ww.rrrators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 8, 2006 - Page 9 From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Hastings in the 1840’s, A Pioneer’s Recollections Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. What to Expect During a Portfolio Review If you are serious about achieving your long-term financial goals, you should work with an investment professional - someone with the training, resources and objectivity to help you choose the right mix of investments for your individual needs and preferences. And you’ll want to meet periodically with your investment professional to gauge your progress. You’ll get more out of these meet­ ings if you know what to look for - and what to expect. To prepare for a portfolio review, you may need to bring last year's tax return, recent statements from your 401 (k) or other employ­ er-sponsored retirement plan, life insurance policies and other documents suggested by your investment professional. When the review begins, here are a few things to look STOCKS A family gathering outside their log cabin home. By Esther Walton The Jan. 7, 1923 Banner printed an article authored by 86 year old Oliver Greenfield relating his recollections of Hastings wlien his family arrived in 1844. “Oliver Greenfield. Hastings' second oldest surviving pioneer has written the following icminiscences of life in Hastings in the early day which will be of interest to many of our readers and we hope will be followed by more articles from the same pen... “Looking across the widening chasm of the years. I see. as if passing in review, many events, changes and epochs in the life and growth of Hastings. First and foremost the condition and aspect of the little and woolly settlement as it to me when a boy at the recep­ tive age of 7 years in the early 1840s, that decade of nuish hay. quinine, 25 cent postage and wild cat money: marsh hay for the oxen and quinine for the shaking pioneers. “In 1844 it took four days to come from Buffalo to Hastings, one day up Lake Erie to Detroit; one day from Detroit to Marshall, the western terminus of the Michigan Central rail­ road there, then two days by team to Hastings. Now we make it in 12 hours - quite a change in the mode of transportation. “In the evening of the second day out of Marshall, as the sun was sending its last glints through the treetops, we suddenly came out of the woods into a clearing and stopped at a log house. This proved to be a hotel in Hastings, two stories on the ground and standing where the Cool and Dooling garage now is. Quite a number of the villagers, were there and to me. a strange class of people; strange in dress, color and language. These I soon came to know and learn were the first and original American citizens misnamed “Indians" Recalling some of their names - first will be Chief Packetaah. tall and straight with a digni­ fied bearing and wearing the insignia of his office, next comes Askasaw. Sundago, Bobby, Skippergosh. and Wankazoo et al; all gone to the happy hunting grounds. “There are 15 families of the first pioneer here at that time; namely, George Fuller, Levi Chase. Abner Parmlee. H.A. Goodyear, Vespasian Young, W.W. Ralph. John Lothridge. Daniel Cook, John W. Stebbens. Elijah Alden. Willard Hayes. Daniel McLellan. Dr. Upjohn. H.K. Kenfield. Henry Jennings, and Harvey Horton. The next year. 1845,1 became acquainted with O.B. Sheldon. Homer L. Knappen. Nathan Barlow. I.A., Holbrook. Dr. John Roberts, and J.W. T. On, all gone to their reward. “In 1846 when 9 years old. I lived with my parents in a log house on the lot directly west of the courthouse, now known as the Dr. Upjohn property. Daniel Cook lived in a one story frame house on the side of Dr. Lowry residence; these, with the courthouse recently finished a road out up to the burying ground, was all there was then of what is now Broadway Boulevard. State Street was cut through from Fall Creek to Broadway, but the stumps and hazlenut brush held possession on either side of the road most of the way. The forest came well to State Road on the north. Court Street on the south and Church Street on the west. The area of the clearing was about three city blocks on which the timber had been cut off and partially cleared. “The summer of 1846 we boys noticed that a road had been cut down north on Bioadway to the river and men going down there, fol­ lowing them wc found they were raising a bridge, very much unlike the new cement of today. With no modem machinery it took every available pound of force with only pike poles, a rope, and strong ami muscles to raise the heavy oak vents and stringers, so we boys pulled on the ropes, anticipating Crago by 76 years, in bridge building. “With 1847. came the excitment of the Mexico War. a war for conquest and by exten­ sion of slavery, not very popular, but the slave power was in the saddle and it had to go through. Five enlisted in Hastings, Albert Tabor, and Livi Chase died in Detroit. Bill Seavey and John Van Arman went into Mexico. Harve Horton changed his mind and did not go. One verse of a Mexican war song I recall yet. “The cry of war runs through the land. For volunteers to go. Andfight in the war for slavery. On the plains of Mexico Seven dollars a month and shot at that Is a common soldiers pay. While those who send the poor fellows there. Get eight dollars a day." |Ed. note. Other Barry County soldiers and sailors fought in the Mexican/American war than those mentioned by Mr. Greenfield.) "Very little of old Hastings remains today; only two houses standing now. I know of only one, possibly, two, now living, who can locate them or say how many log houses there were in the settlement 80 years ago.” The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Do* Chemical Co. Enon Mobil Family Dotar Stores First Financial Bancorp Ford Motor Co. General Motors Ind. Bus. Machine JCPenney Co. Johnson & Johnson Kellogg Co. McDonald’s Corp. Pfizer Inc. Semco Energysears Hddng Sears Holding Spartan Motors TCF Financial Wal-Mart Stores 26.73 44 96 12.97 43.50 49 SI 39.58 60.40 23.80 15.99 6.90 2525 79.76 65.22 60.94 47.7’ 3331 23.84 5.55 161.53 1451 27.06 47.03 +.89 -.54 +.15 -.17 -2.09 +.05 ♦20 -.96 -.02 -.06 ■1.32 -.40 ♦5.33 +1.09 +.86 +.59 +.26 +.13 ♦8.87 +.52 +56 -127 Gold Silver Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE $629 35 $1185 11.002.14 1.9B $23.55 •$121 -92.29 +400M for • Suitability of investments - You'll need to make sure your investments are suitable for your individual needs. This may mean hold­ ing on to investments that are, for the moment, not "doing well’ as defined by tradi­ tional measures, such as stock prices. To cite a recent example, from 2000 to 2002, many investments were "down" - and yd, they were still the right ones for some people to own. This isn't to say you don't want to know your investments' recent performance history - just don't let it be the determining factor in mak­ ing "buy" or "sell" decisions. • Portfolio balance - Investment portfolios are never "static." You should be open to making adjustments in response to changes in your life; i.e., a child nears college, you move closer to retirement, etc. Consequently, it's a good idea to review your holdings periodically to see if they are still properly balanced in a way to help you make progress toward your goals. At the same time, you'll need to make sure your portfolio is still aligned with your risk tolerance; in other words, you don't want to inadvertently take on more risk than you'd like. • Tax efficiency - Many people don’t pay sufficient attention to the impact of taxes on their investments. A portfolio review may be a good time to examine your situation and determine if you are fully taking advantage of lax-deferred vehicles (such as your 401 (k) or traditional IRA), tax-advantaged free invest­ ments (such as municipal bonds) and tax-effi­ cient strategics (such as holding stocks for the long term to achieve the best capital gains rate). Be sure to consult with your tax advisor prior to making any "tax-smart" investment decisions. • Changes in investment-related laws Like most people, you are probably busy with your work and family, and you may not have time to stay current on the always-ch^iging laws that can affect your investment strate­ gies. At your portfolio review, your invest­ ment professional can inform you of these changes. In 2006, for instance, the nest "Roth 401(k)T was introduced; if you ha^thit option where you work, you may be iMe ii* receive tax-free earnings on some of your 401(k) dollars. To stay on track toward your important financial objectives, you will find few events more helpful than your portfolio reviews - so make the most out of them. This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward Jones Thanks to you... 648,943 lbs. of food were delivered to our residents through the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. That’s what mat­ ters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Parking Changes at Pennock Hospital Dear Community Partners • A MAPLEVALLEY 1 Pennock Health Services is about to undertake a major Parking Lol Renovation project to improve patient and visitor parking. This project will replace all of th- grading as well as the asphalt and pro­ FOOTBALL f ^9) CAMP i July 17-20 8:30 A.M.-12KM) Noon -3 to vide a number of new benefits like: angled/easier to use parking spaces, dedicated car and truck lanes tc avoid traffic problems and better surface runoff to help eliminate rain puddles and ice spots. While we know this will be disruptive and a temporary inconvenience, we are committed to provid­ ing a safe and accessible parking lot for our patients and visitors for the future. To ease congestion and ensure our patients and visitors have adequate parking, our day shift employees will not be parking on the Hospital campus during this project. Cost $35.00 Checks payable to: Maple Valley Schools ed and completed. The main entrance lot where the Emergency Department is anil the lot across Free T-shirt if pre-paid Green Street will not be repaved and will remain available al all limes during the entire project In Questions? Call Guenther Mittelstaedt 517-852-9510 or Maple Valley Schools 3* 517-852-9275 Shown above is the main campus parking lot divided into sections with dates each area will be start­ addition, staff and solunteers will be available to assist our patients coming to the Physician Center or the Hospital. Wc appreciate your understanding and patience as we once again improve the facilities of Pennock Hospital for the benefit of our community. 08612332 Chief Executive Officer Pennock Health Services Pennock �Page 10 — Thursday. June 8. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALF ■ Default has be?n made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jcseph Carl Brown and Amber Lynn Brown, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc­ as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and-'or assigns, mortgagee, dated March 16. 2005 and recorded March 24. 2005 in Instrument Number 1143180. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Four and 07/100 Dollars ($182,304.07) including interest at 7.27% per annum Linder the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made an provid­ ed. nonce is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on JULY 6. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County, Michigan, and are described Lot 36. Pine Haven Estates No. 2. Rutland Township. Barry County. Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 6 of Plats. Page 9. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited soieiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered a*, sate, plus interest. Dated June 8. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Truy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 231.5071 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Leinaar. by Loyann Leinaar acting as Power of Attorney, and Loyann Leinaar husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated April 19. 2005 and recorded Apni 21. 2005 in instrument Number 1145223. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by GreenPoint Mortgage Funding by assign­ ment. There is claimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Six Hundred Eighty and 87/100 Dollars ($150,680.87) including interest at 7.00% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortnaged premises, or some part of them, at public -.-endue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hasings m Barry County, Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on JULY 6. 2006 Said premises are located m the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 2 and 3 of Supervisor's Plat of Techland, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in liber 3 of Plats. Page 40, Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated June 8, 2006 Ortans Associates, PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 367 0048 2006 TENTATIVE TREATMENT DATES FOR GUERNSEY LAKE 6/5/06, 7/10/06 and 8/14/06, Contact Professional Lake Management with questions. City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR MICHIGAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING FOR THE BLISS, CLEARING, NIACRA STORM SEWER PROJECT The City of Hastings will conduct a public hearing as part of their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June 12,2006 at 730 p.m. at City Hall located at 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of the public hearing is to afford citizens an opportunity to examine and submit comments on the City’s intent to close a grant received from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The City received $120,000 in Community Development Block Grand (CDBG) funding for the completion of a storm sewer project surround the Bliss. Clearing. Niagra building. Further information, including a copy of the City’s community development plan, the description of the project and the grant agreement related to the CDBG funding is available for public inspection at City Hall during normal business hours. Comments may be submitted in writing through June 9. 2006 or made in person at the public hearing. Citizen views and comments on the proposed grant closure are welcome. The City will provide reasonable aid and services upon seven days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Telephone 269/945/2468 or TDD cal) relay services 800 649-3777. Daryle Benjamin-Forbes Community Development Director Thomas E. Emery City Clerk RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RtTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is a summary of a proposed Ordinance, which was received for first reading by the Township Board of the Charter Township oi Rutland at a regular meeting held on May 10. 2006. Therefore. Rutland Charter Township. Barry County. Michigan ordains: SECTION I - REZONING OF PROPERTY IN LAND SECTION 26 Ordinance 2006-112 • An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by rezoning the following described property in Land Section 26 from "AC" Agricultural zoning classification to "RE" Rural Estates zoning classification, to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict here­ with: and to provide for an effective dale: The property located at 2240 West Quimby Road, which is further described as: RUTLAND TUT COM S 89 DEG 51 TO” W 264.01 FT FR SE COR SECTION 26-3-9 FOR POB TH S 89 DEG 51*20* W 528FTTH N 00 DEG 2711* W957.19 FT TH N 89 DEG 51’19* E 528 FT TH S 00 DEG 2711* E 95452 FT TO POB. Parcel No. •08-13-026-005-20. SECTION II - EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect eight days . fler final publication. Ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed. All Ordinances or parts of PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of the proposed Ordinance is available at the Township ’tail. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOT1CT that said Ordinance will be considered for adoption by the Township Board at its regular meeting to be held at the Charter Township Hall on June 14. 2006. com­ mencing at 7:30 p.m. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Actl. MCLA 41.72al2>(3l and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers tor the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meetingheanng upon seven (71 days’ notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxilary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. All interested parties arc invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to participate in dis­ cussion upon sard Ordinance. ROBIN HAWTHORNE.VCLERK RtTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (2691948-2194 775«JS2O PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by THOMAS L. WARGO and DOROTHY L WARGO. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to FIRST TENNESSEE BANK . NA DS/A FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORA­ TION. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2003. and record­ ed on July 24. 2003. in Document No 1109313, Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Six Thousand six Hundred NinetyOne Dollars and Ninety-Five Cents ($56,691.95), including interest at 9.250% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01:00 PM o’clock, on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP GF JOHNSTOWN. Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOTS 37. 38 AND 39 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 29. EXCEPT PART OF LOT 37 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES. DESCRIBED: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 37 OF THE PLAT OF SHADY SHORES; THENCE SOUTH 80 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST 88 59 FEET. THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 39 55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES 34 MINUTES oO SECONDS WEST 49 25 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING TAX ID NO. 08-09­ 165-025-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from tne date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: May10. 2006 FIRST TENNESSEE BANK. N A D/B/A FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORATION Mortgagee/Asstgnee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OU* OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by tna foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely tc the return f the bld amount tendered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bradley T. Halsey and Cynthia L_ Halsey, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants. oUgtrmi mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Regisfraffdn’ Sirstems. Ind., bs nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April' 9. 2004. and recorded on May 3. 2004 in instrument 1126779. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed tc be due at the date hereof the sum ol Two Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Ninety­ Eight And 02/100 Dollars ($259.296 02). including interest at 8.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at tne Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Assyria.Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Parcel 2; A Parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 28. Township 1 North. Range 7 West. Described as " .-ginning at the South 1/4 Post of Section ship 1 North. Range 7 West. Thence N. ./egroes 12 Minutes 48 Seconds East along tne North and South 1/4 Line of Section 28 a Distance of 962.01 Feet. Thence South 89 Degrees 47 Minutes 12 Seconds East at Right Angles to said North and South 1/4 line. 594.42 Feet; Thence North 70 Degrees 51 Minutes 18 Seconds East. 113.00 Feet; Thence South 16 Degrees 11 Minutes 32 Seconds East 84.15 Feet; Thence South 07 Degrees 05 Minutes 51 Seconds West. 129.11 Feet; Thence South 27 Degrees 02 Minutes 05 Seconds West. 176.43 Feet; Thence North 77 Degrees 25Minutes 58 Seconds West. 114.51 Feet; Thence South 30 Degrees 09 Minutes 59 Seconds West. 399.26 Feet; Thence South 16 Degrees 06 Minutes 37 Seconds West. 156 43 Feet; Thence South 20 Degrees 14 Minutes 37 Seconds East 159.14 Feet; Thence South 21 Degrees45 Minutes 25 Seconds East 11.60 Feet to the South Line ol said Section 28; Thence North 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West along said line 337.17 Feet to the Place of Beginning. Subject tc and Together with a Non-Exdusive Easement for Ingress, Egress and Utilities over a Strip of Land 66 Feet Width. She Centerline ol Which is Described as Follows: Commencing at the South 1/4 Post of Section 28. Township 1 North. Range 7 West; Thence South 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds East along the South Line of aid Section 28 a Distance of 337.17 Feet; Thence South 21 Degrees 45 Minutes 25 Seconds East. 208 40 Feet Thence North 88 Degrees 08 Minutes 44 Seconds East 35.10 Feet u> the True Place of Beginning c’ said Centerline. Thence North 21 Degrees 45 Minutes 5 Seconds West 231.86 Feet; Thence North 20 Degrees 44 Minutes 32 Seconds West 148.29 Feet; Thence North 16 Degrees C6 Minutes 37 Seconds East 121.90 Feet; Thence North 30 Degrees 09 Minutes 59 Seconds East. 1-27.86 Feet; Thence North 86 Degrees 10 Minute 49 Seconds East 90 76 Feet; Thence North 27 D^rees 02 Minutes 05 Seconds East 246 64 Feet; Thence North 07 Degrees 05 Minutes 51 Seconds East. 129.11 Feet: Thence North 16 Degrees 11 Minutes 32 Seconds West 84.15 Feet; Thence South 70 Degrees 51 Minutest8 Seconds West. 113.00 Feet; Thence North 21 Degrees 20 Minutes 31 Seconds West. 168 54 Feel; Thence North 40 Degrees 14 Minutes 40 Seconds East. 130 44. Thence North 8? Degrees 52 Minutes 52 Seconds East. 213.38 Feet; Thence South 76 Degrees 55 Minutes 1 Seconds East. 104 49 Feet; Thence North 68 Degrees 45 Minutes 24 Seconds East. 112.30 Feet to the Centerline of Day Road and the Point of Ending. Barry County. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: June 1 2006 For more information, ptease call FC X 248 593 130* Trott & Trott, PC Attorneys For Server 30400 Telegraph He Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mtchtgan 48025-5822 Fite 4081733F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. H any. ahall be limit ed ectaty to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Susan Rietman a married woman and Daniel Rietman. her husband, original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC. Mortgagee,dated May 14, 2004, and recorded on March 9. 2006 in instrument 1161114, tn Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP, GSAMP TRUST 2004 AR2 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES.SERtES 2004- AR2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there 4 claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Six And 11/100 Dollars ($86,876 1). indudmg interest at 7.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice a hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of hem. at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1W PM. on July 6. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West 1/4 Post of Section 26. Town 4 North,Range 10 West . Village of Middleville, Barry County. Michigan. Thence South 89 degrees 18 minutes 55 seconds East along the East and West 1/4 Line of said Section 26. a distance of 693.00 feet; Thence North 00 degrees 57 minutes 03 seconds East. Parallel with the West Line of said Section 26 a distance of 759.00 feot to a point on the East Line ol Market Street Plat, as recorded in Uber 5 of Plat, page 89. Thence South 89 degrees 18 minutes 55 seconds East Parallel with said East and West 1/4 Une 164.33feet to the True Ptace of Beginning; Thence North 01 degrees 02 minutes 07 seconds East 241.73 feet; Thence South 89 degrees 02 minutes 27 seconds East 164.61 feet to a point on the Southerly Extension of the West Line of Lot 17 of •he plat of Holes Subdivision. As recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Barry County. Michigan in Uber 3 of Plats, on page 42. Thence South 01 degrees 05 minutes 04 seconds West, akx g the Southerly Extension of said West Line of Lot 17. a distance of 240.95 feet; hence North 89 decrees 18 minutes 55 seconds West Parallel with said East and West 1/4 Une. 164.33 feet to the point of beginning. Together with and subject to a non­ exclusive Easement for Ingress and Egress to be used jointly with others over a stop ol land 33 feet in Width East and West and Lying 16.5 feet either side of a line described as; Beginning at he Southwest comer of the above described oe/cel and running Thence North 01 degrees 02 r.riutes 07 seconds East along the West Une of said F’arcel ad the Northerly Extension Thereof 483 4€ feet to the South Une of Market Street and the Pent of ending; together with ail thff improvements eroded on the property, and all easements. Appurtenances and Fixtures which are pa- of the property. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated; June 8, 2006 For more infc’matkxi. ptease caB: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph R d Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4094688F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION Wc OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus I ntwrest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions o* a mortgage made by Michael Arnold and Ramona J Arnold. Husband and Wife, original mortgagot(s). to American Elite Financial. Inc., Mortgagee, dated April 15.2002. and recorded on June 11. 2002 in instrument 1082015, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Flagstar Bank, FSB as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Eleven And 18/100 Dollars ($85,611.18), including interest at 7.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wHl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Barry. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Parcel G: commencing at the Northwest comer of Section 3. Town 1 North. Range 9 Wet; thence South 89 degrees 37 minutes 49 seconds East on the North section line 1035.50 feet to the place of beginning of this descnption; thence South 00 degrees 06 minutes 34 seconds West 61.00 feet; thence South 87 degrees 04 minutes 32 seconds East 129.12 feet; thence South 67 degrees 53 min­ utes 17 seconds East 95 30 teat; thence South 26 degrees 50 minutes 47 seconds East 132.62 feet; thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 300.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 22 min­ utes 11 seconds East 218.06 feet to the North sec­ tion tene: thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 49 seconds West on same 578.43 feet to the place of beginning. Together with and subject to a 66 foot wide ease­ ment (or 'ngress. egress and public utilities, the centerline of said easement being described as commencing at the Northwest comer of said Section 3; thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 07 seconds West on the West section (me 55.80 teat to the place of beginning of this description; thence the centerline runs as follows South 84 degrees 22 minutes 08 seconds East 44.43 teat; thence South 73 degrees 23 minutes 19 seconds East 53.57 feet; thence South 67 degrees 53 minutes 35 seconds East 58.38 feet; thence South 60 degrees 49 min­ utes 30 seconds East 59.13 feet; thence South 81 degrees 27 minutes 33 seconds East 77.19 feet; thence South 85 degrees 32 minutes 38 seconds East 68 85 feet; thence North 87 degrees 23 min­ utes 43 seconds East 178 84 feet; thence North 70 degrees 39 minutes 38 seconds East 195.61 feet; thence North 77 degrees 38 minutes 27 seconds East 47 96 teat; thence South 89 degrees 23 min­ utes 06 seconds East 120.42 feet; thence South 67 degmea 03 nwmnws 51 seconds East 174.83 toot; thence South 87 degrees 04 minutes 32 seconds EkM 129 12 feet; thence South 67 degrees 53 min­ utes '7 seconds East 95.30 feet; thence South 26 degree 150 minutes 47 seconds East 132 62 feet to ti'e point of ending The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of 3uch sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accoirtance with MCLA 600 3241a, in when case lite redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of cich cate. Dated : June 1. 200b For more information, piceae csi: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4025605F03 City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2006/2007 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET The City of Halting* will hold a Public Hearing for the purpose of hearing writ­ ten and/or oral comments from the pub­ lic concerning the annual budget for the fiscal year ending June 30,2007. The pub­ lic hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 12, 2006 in the City Council Chambers, on the second floor of City Hall, 201 East State Street, Hastings. Michigan 49058. The City Council will consider the budget as proposed by the City Manager and presented to City Council on May 8,2006. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budg­ et will be a subject of this hearing. All interested citizens are encouraged to attend and to submit comments. A copy of this information, the entire pro­ posed budget and additional background mate­ rials are available for public inspection from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Office of the City Clerk. 201 East State Street, Hastings. Michigan 49058. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the City Clerk at 269.945.2468 or TDD call relay services 800.649.3777. Thomas E. Emery �The Hastings Banner - Thursdav. June 8. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by JAMES K. OSTERHOUT JR and KERI L OSTERHOUT. AS HUSBAND AND WIFE, lo Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. (‘MERS’). solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 2, 2002. and recorded on July 22. 2002, in Document No. 1084160. and assigned by sa<d mortgagee to EXCHANGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, as assigned.Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars and Twenty-Eight Cents ($115,889.28), including inter­ est at 7 000°oper annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, a the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Michigan, at 01 DO PM o'clock, on June 15, 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOT 38 AND THE NORTH 1 / 2 OF LOT 37 OF SMITHS LAKEVIEW ESTATES #1. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS ON PAGE 2. TAX ID NO 08-13-23-011-21 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: May 15. 2006 EXCHANGE FINANCIAL CORPORATION Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates, P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 hkoxm PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. PC. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CHRISTIAN DENCKER. A SINGLE MAN. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (*MERS*). solely as nominee for lender and lender's succes­ sors and assigns. NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC.. Mortgagee, dated April 6. 2005, and recorded on May 4. 2005. m Document No. 1145930. and assigned by said mortgagee to NOVASTAR MORT­ GAGE. INC . as assigned, Barry County Records. Michigan, on wtuch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Ninety-Four Dollars and Eighty-Two Cents ($99,094 82). including interest at 8.150% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereoy given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan, at 01 DO PM o’clock, on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of PRAIRIEVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and described as THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE CENTER QUARTER POST OF SECTION 36. THENCE SOUTH 908.75 FEET ALONG THE N/S QUARTER SECTION UNE TO CENTER OF M-43 HIGHWAY. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 258 41 FEET ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF M-43 TO BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET. THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST 180 07 FEET. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 159.43 FEET PARALLEL TO M-43. THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES EAST 240 FT. TO CEN­ TER OF M-43. THENCE SOUTH 54 DEGREES WEST 208 FT ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF M-43 BACK TO BEGINNING. EXCEPT THE SOUTHEASTERLY 33 FT. FOR HIGHWAY PUR­ POSES AND EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 16.5 FEET FOR DRIVEWAY TO AND FROM M-43 AND TO RUN PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ADJACENT PARCELS OF LAND. TOGETHER WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. STATE OF MICHI­ GAN TAX ID NO. 06-12-036-058-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: May 22. 2006 NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC. Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Mi 48075 mam AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Aurora Santana .a single woman. Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc (MERS). Mortgagee, dated the 3rd day of June. 2005 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 7th day of June. 2005 in Document No. 1147745 of Barry County Records, said Mortgage having been assigned to Wells Fargo Bank National Association as Trustee on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due. at the date ol this notice, the sum of Sixty Two Thousand Four Hundred Eighty & 43/100 ($62,480.43). and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any pan thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage. and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 6in day ol July. 2006 at 1 t00 o’clock pm Local Time., said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at public auction, to the high­ est bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml (that being the bailing where the Circuit Court for the County of Barry is held), of the premises described tn said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount Cue, as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.000% per annum and all legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attorney fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to pro­ tect Its interest in the premises. Wnich said premis­ es are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and all structures, and homes, manufactured or otherwise, located Ihereon, situated in the Township ol Castleton. County of Bany, State of Michigan, and described as follows, to wit: Commencing at a point 60 rods West of the Northeast comer of Section 17, Town 3 North. Range 7 West for a place of beginning; thence south 131/3 rods; thence East 6 rods; thence North 13 1/3 rods; thence West 6 rods to the place of beginning During the six (6) months immediately foliowing the sate, the property may be redeemed, except that in ttie event that the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a. the property may be redeemed during 30 days immedi­ ately following the sale Dated 6/8/2006 Wells Fargo Bank National Association as Trustee Mortgagee__________ FABRIZIO 8 BROOK. P C Attorney for Weils Fargo Bank National Association as Trustee 888 W. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-2600 Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE ‘ .BED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. to that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Troy D Fedewa an unmarried man. as his sole and sepa­ rate property, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated November 12. 2004. and record­ ed on November 15. 2004 in instrument 1137248. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there .s claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety And 32/100 Dollars ($91.790 32). including interest at 6.25% per annum. Under the power of '.ontamed in said mort­ gage and the statute n su:h case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby gKen that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 35. Town 3 North. Range 7 West descrioed as: commencing 34 rods South of the South line of the Grand River Valley Railroad on section line between sections 35 and 36. Town 3 North. Range 7 West; thence West 10 rods; thence South 4 rtZfs; thence East 10 rods; thence North 4 rods to beginning More particularly described as: beginning at a point on the East line of Section 35, Town 3 North. Range 7 West, distant North 850.17 feet from the Southeast comer of said Section 35; thence West 165 feet; thence North 66 feet; thence East 165 feet to said East section line; thence South along said East line. 66 feet to the point of beginning. Subject lo an easement for public high­ way purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof for Durkee Street. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593.1312 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *093351F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT FOR BARRY COUNTY 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Phone; (618) 948-4815 Fite No. 06-309-00 Attorney for Defendant In Pro Per MICHAEL D. MOORE. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM K A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, H any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return o the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Deborah K. Haas and Stephen Andrew Haas, wife and hus­ band. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated March 26, 2003, and recorded on April 1. 2003 in instrument 1101297. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Seven Hundred One And 26/100 Dollars ($120,701.26), including inter­ est at 3.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in saio mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pari of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on June 15.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 2, 3. 4 and 5 of Sunny Shore Subdivision, accord­ ing to the plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats on Page 33. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241 a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 8093262F01 took SUSAN MOORE, Attorney for Plaintiff: David M. Koons (P39300) 214 N. Broadway Hastings, Ml 49068 616-948-9407_____________ ORDER FOR ALTERNATED SERVICE At a session of said court, held in the City of Hastings and County of Barry, State of Michigan. on this 2nd day of June. 2006 THE COURT FINDS: Service of Process upon Defendant, cannot be reasonably made as provided in MCR 2.105 ano services of process may be made In a manner which is reasonably calculated to give dependants actual notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard. IT IS ORDERED that the Defendant SHALL by July 28. 2006 date file an Answer to the Compiatet For Divorce, between Michael D. Moore vs. Susan Moore. Circuit Court File No. 06­ 309-00; at the Barry County Clerk's Office. 220 State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058; or a DEFAULT SHALL enter and the court may take proofs on Aug. 1.2006 at 8:30 a.m. in the after­ noon for entry of a judgment of divorce in favor of the Plaintiff; IT IS ORDERED that a copy of this order shall be published in the Hastings Banner located in Hastings, Michigan; the advertisements in the paper shall run for 3 consecutive weeks and proof of pub ication. filed with the court and a copy of this order shall be posted in the Barry County Court House for 3 consecutive weeks. DRAFTED BY: David M. Koons Attorney at Law 214 N. Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-9407 PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by STEVEN SCHREIBER. A SINGLE MAN. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc (’MERS". solely as nominee for lender and lender's succes­ sors and assigns.. Mortgagee, dated July 30. 2004. and recorded on August 10. 2004. in Document No 1132191. and assigned by said mortgagee to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. AS TRUSTEE as assigned.Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Eight Cents ($73,469.96). mdudrng interest at 7.250% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 0100 PM o'clock, on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE of NASHVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOT 95 OF THE VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 10. TAX ID NO 08-52-000-000-095-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: May 25. 2006 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. AS TRUSTEE Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgegee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall ba limit­ ed sototy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at eate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the cond-tions of a mortgage made by Anthony Votetti and Kimberly Votett. husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 28. 2004, and recorded on June 1.2004 in instrument 1128436. tn Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned bv said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as r.ustpo as assignee by an assignment, on which n’^gage there ts claimed to bo due at the date rwireof the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Or e Hundred Eleven And 90/100 Dollars ($150,111.90). iKludmg interest at 8.775% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in sk’ mort­ gage and the statute •" such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given tnat said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County Michigan, and are described as: Lot 11. Hunters Ridge Estates, according to the recorded plat thereo’ in Liber 6 of Plats, on Pages 12. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dnted: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: F H 248 593.1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetograph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *092715F01 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in :ne conditions of a mortgage made by Christopher M Menneil and Laneta K Menneii. busband and wife, to First Finance. Mortgagee, dated Anl 3.1998 and recorded April 13. 1998 m Instrument Number 1010270. Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage ts now held by Chase Home Finance LLC by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Nine and 76/100 Dollars ($90.879 76) including interest at 10.35% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed b a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on JUNE 29. 2006. Said premises are located tn the Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 3 and the North 4 feet of Lot 4 of the plat of Fairhaven, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats, Page 45 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages rf any. are limited sototy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated June 1. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Ale No 209 3593 mro^ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed sototy to ths return of he ted amount ten­ dered st sale, phis Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Georg* c Owen and Jane E Owen, husband and wife, with full rights of survivorship, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee tor lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 11. 2003. and recorded on June 19. 2003 in instrument 1106846. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Seven And 25/100 Dollars ($106,777.25), inctoding interest at 7.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ dded, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on uone 29. 2006 boid premises are situe-ed in Township of Castleton, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The Village of Morgan (Formerly Sheridan). Lo» No. <3. of Morgan Plat. 4 rods wide. 8 rods long. The redemption period she!* h« 6 months from the date of such sate, unless detern,.-nod aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: June 1,2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetograph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *035344F03 wr77503883 KELLER WILLIAMS REA! T Y OPEN HOUSE Fenced double lot. oak kitchen Seaday, Jaae 11th, 2004 1:00 - 4:00 pun. & bath, 3-4 bedrooms. Host - Phil Kinney *118,500 269-492-7556 From Green Si- south on Hanover (M37) to Clinton, east one block. City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR MICHIGAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING FOR THE DOWNTOWN STREETSCAPE PROJECT CARLTON TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Cou.wil will hold a pub­ lic hearing on Monday. June 12. 2006 at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of the Public Heanng is for City Council to hear com­ ments and make a determination on the establishment of a final assessment roll for the Downtown Parking Special Vwssment District for 2006. The City will provide necessary reasonable aid and services lo dis­ abled persons wishing to attend these hearings upon seven days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Telephone 269/945-2468 or TDD call relay services 800/649-3777. Thomas E. Emery PUBLIC MEETING ON PROPOSED PUBLIC SEWER RESIDENTS AROUND LEACH, MIDDLE AND LOWER LAKES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Township Board of Carlton Township will hold a public meeting to discuss an opportu­ nity to pursue a State of Michigan grant and low-interest financing in connection with the construction of a public sewer system to serve homes around Leach. Middle and Lower Lakes, and the surrounding area. This meeting will be held at the Carlton Township Hall. 85 Welcome Road. Hastings. Mi on June 15,2006. and will begin at 7X10 PM. Residents of the Township who wish to discuss or comment on this issue are invited to attend. Mcnm The City of Hastings will conduct a public hearing as part of their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. June 12.2006 at 730 p.m. at City Hall located at 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of the public hearing is to afford citizens an opportunity to examine and submit comments on the City's intent to close a grant received from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The City received $260,000 in Community Development Block Grand (CDBG) funding for the completion of u streetscape project in the target area of the DDA District to include concrete curb and gutters, concrete sidewalks, stamped concrete crosswalks, bituminous pavement, landscaping and irrigation, signage, electri­ cal work, site work and construction engineering, surveying and testing. The target area is identified as that portion within the DDA District bound on the east by Jefferson Street, on the west by Church Street and on the north by Court Street. Further information, including a copy of the City's community development plan, the description of the project, and the grant agreement related to the CDBG funding is available for public inspection at City Hall during normal business hours. Comments may be submitted in writing through June 9.2006 or made in person at the public hearing. Citizen views and comments on the proposed grant closure are welcome. The City will provide necessary reasonable aid and services upon seven days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Telephone 269/945/2468 or TDD call relay services 800/649-3777. Daryle Benjamin-Forbes Community Development Director Thomas E. Emery City Clerk �Page 12 - Thursday. June 8. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting tc collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. II you are in the Military, please contact our office at tlie number listed below MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Moreen E Darting, a/k/a Moreen C Darling, and William Gregory Darting, wife and hus­ band to Mortgage Electronic Registraton Systems. Inc solely as nominee for Paragon Home Lending. LLC. a Wisconsin Limited Liability Company. Mortgagee, dated December 10. 2004 and record­ ed January 4. 2005 in Instrument Number 1139686 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to Household Finance Corp III. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars and Thirty-Two Cents ($271,565.32) includ­ ing interest 9 75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. July 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Gotten. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West one-quarter comer of Section 2. Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence East 558 feet along the East and West one-quarter tine of said Section 2; thence North at right angles with said one-quarter line 300 feet: thence West 90 feet parallel with said one-quarter line: thence North at right angles with said one-quarter line 465 feet to the true place of beginning; thence South 465 feet; thence East 90 feet, thence South 300 feet to said East and West one-quart er line, thence East along said one-quarter line 300 feet, thence North parallel wi*. West bne of said section 765 feet; thence Westerly 390 feet, more or less to the place of beginning, subject to an easement for public high­ way purposes over the Southerly 33 feet thereof for Pifer Road Commonly known as 2910 Piter Rd. Delton Ml 49046 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600 3241, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: JUNE 1. 2006 Household Finance Corp III Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys. Potestrvo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hitts. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No 06-48650 (HSBC) ASAP# 773476 06/06/2006. 06/15 20O6. 06/22/2006, 06-29/2006 maut THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Glenna E. Smith, a widow, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns, mortgagee dated April 8 2004 and recorded April 8. 2004 in Instrument Number 1125012. Barry County Records. Michigan. There ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty and 61/100 Dollars ($102,720.61) including interest at 8 70% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage ano the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed ty a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part u< them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on JULY 6. 2006 Said premises are located in the City of Hastings. Barry County Michigan, and are described as: The South 50 feet of the North 72 feet of Lots 471 and 472 of the City, formerly village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat, thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated. June 8. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 199 2755 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Denis Chase and Melissa Chase, husband and wife, to Citicorp Trust Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated August 4. 2003 ad recorded September 5. 2003 in Instrument Number 1112635, Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Nmo Thousand Three Hundred Forty and 21/100 Dollars ($99 340 21) including interest at 8 50% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part nt them, at public vendue at the Barry County Cour'house in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 90 p m. on JUNE 29. 2006 Said premises are located m the Village of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Commencing 48 Rods 7.50 feet South of the Northeast comer of Section 21. Town 4 North. Range 7 West, for the Place of Beginning; thence West 14 Rods; thence South 4 Rods; thence East 14 Rods; thence North 4 Rods to Place of Beginning Also Commencing 52 Rods. 7 feet and 6 inches South of the Northeast corner of Section 21, Town 4 North. Range 7 West, lor a Place of Beginning, thence West 14 Rods, ’hence South 2.50 feet, thence Easterly in a straight line to a point 4.50 feet South ol the Place of Beginning, thence North 4.50 feet to the Place of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated June 1. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-041 <248) 457-1000 . e No 201.2624 otv'trj THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ot a mortgage made by Kenneth William Schild and Danielle L. SchHd. husband and wife, to Argent Mortgage Company. L.L.C Mortgagee, dated June 19. 2003 and recorded June 27. 2003 in Instrument Number 1107314. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank Nalktnal Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Secunties me., asset backed pass-through certificates, series 2003-W4 under the pooling and servicing agree­ ment dated as of October 1. 2003. without recourse, by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Fifty-Five and 66/100 Dollars ($12,055 66) including interest at 9.65% per annum. Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on JUNE 15. 2006. Said premises are located in the City of Hastings. Barry County Michigan, and are described as: .Lots 3 and 4 f Block 13 of Eastern Aodit-on to the City, formerly Village, ol Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, excepting therefrom the East 7 Rods The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mort­ gagee can resend the sate in that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. Dated May 18. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 213 0833 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN W1LLBE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If sny, shall be limit­ ed solely to the retur of the bld smount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by August Gene Lustey and Belinda Ann Lustey, husband end wife, original mortgagor(s), to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc.. Mortgage, dp.ted September 19. 2003. and recorded on October 14. 2003 in instrument 1115556. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Ten And 54/100 Dollars (77.810.54). including interest at 6.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some art of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The west 8 rods ol the East 17 rods of the Nort 14 and 2/7 rods of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 2. Town 3 North. Range 10 West The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be30 days from the date of such sale Dated: June 1. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 . Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4099326F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Angela M. Briggs. A Single Woman, original mortgagor(s). to Cascade Financial. Inc. Mortgagee, dated January 9, 2001. and recorded on January 11, 2001 in instrument 1053786. and assigned by mesne assignments lo MidFirst Bank as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Seven And 50/100 Dollars ($91.267.50). including interest at 8.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings ft 1 00 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated m Village of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot of Block 14 of Parrott's Addition to the Village of Woodland and the North 39 1/2 Feet ol the following description; Commencing at a point 52 rods East of the Southwest comer of sec­ tion 15. Town 4 North. Range 7 West for a Place of Beginning, thence North 13 1/2 rods; Thence East 4 rods, 9 Feet. Nine inches Thence South 13 1/2 Rods; Thence West 4 rods. 9 feet. 9 inches to the point of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #O93898FO1 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE #T THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, olus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Heather R Cappon. a married woman and Jason Gappon. her husband, original mortgagor(s). to Lender LTD DBA Lake State Funding. Mortgagee, dated October 22. 2004. and recorded on December 10. 2004 in instrument 113853C. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Washington Mutual Bank. FA as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Thirty-Seven And 11/100 Dollars ($188.13711). including interest at 8% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made nd provid­ ed, notice is Hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Carter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the East and West 1/4 line of Section 16. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, distant West 1710.83 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section; thence South 01 degree 06 minutes 46 seconds East 747.87 feet: thence South 87 degrees 55 minutes 06 seconds West 298 47 feet, thence North 01 degrees 04 minutes 57 seconds West 758.71 feet to said East and West 1/4 line; thence East along said V4 line 298 08 feet to the plat of beginning Subject to an easement tor pub­ lic highway purposes over the Northerly 33 feet thereof The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott A Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #092940F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN FURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Donald J. Bates and nancy L. Bates. Husband and Wife., orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Etectronic Registration Systems.lnc.. as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 7.2003. and recorded on November 14. 2003 in instrument 1117626, tn Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at lhe dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand One Hundred Forty-Four And 31/100 Dollars ($115,144.31). including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sale container) in said mort­ gage and tne statute in such cat? made •■'nd pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of Land in the Southeast 1 /4 of Section 24, Town 1 North, Range 10 West. Described as: Commencing at a point on the East Line said Section 24. Wh-ch lies 565 53 Feet due North of the Southeast Comer of Said Section 24; Thence North 1440 Feet for the place of beginning. Thence South 89 degrees 35 minutes West 264 feet; Thence North 300 feet: Thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes East 264 feet to the center of Highway M-43: Thence South along the center of said Highway. 300 feet to t ie place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from «ne date of such sate, unte* s determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, please call. FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #093773F01 SYNOPSIS RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MAY 22, 2006 - 7:00 P.M. Special meeting called to order and Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Lee. Flint. Lyons. Rogers. Hawthorne. Greenfield & Carr. Accepted the 'Agreement to Purchase Real Estate* as presented by DAR Land Company. LLC and Moyle Development. LLC by roll call vote Motion to adjourn at 8:05 pm Respectfully submitted. Robin J. Hawthorne. Clerk Attested to by; Jim L Carr. Supervisor tvxw Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASF CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey J. Smith, a single man and Debra L. Taylor, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated June 17. 2003 and recorded July 2. 2003 in Instrument Number 1107730. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for St uctured Asset Securities Corporation Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-8C10 by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot One Hundred Forty Thousand Four Hundred Two and 93/100 Dollars (S140.402.93) including interest at 6.95% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 OO p.m. on JUNE 22. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Barry, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Commencing al the Southwest comer of the Wesi one-half of the Northwest one-quarter ot Section 15, Town 1 North, Range 9 West. Barry Township, Barry County. Michigan; thence East 580 feet for a point of beginning; thence North 300 feet thence East 624 feet, more or less, tc the cen­ ter of rod; thence Southwesterly 434 one-half feet, more or less, to a point m the center of Osborn Road which is 338 feet East of the point of begin­ ning; thence West 338 feet to beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. Dated May 25. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Notice Of Mortgage Fyecfoevre Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may he rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee in that event, your damages, If any, shall be imltsd solely to the return f the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has torn made m the conditions of a mortgage made br Ryan R Foote, a single man. original mortgaoorfs), to Aames Funding Corporation DBA Aar.M'S Home Loan. Mortgagee, dated November 3 2104. recorded on December 9. 2004 in insvument 1138442. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at tie date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Fr/e And 75/100 Dollars ($102,975.5). including interest st 9.68% per annum Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM. on June 15.2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are cescribed as: BEGINNING AT A POINT OF THE EAST UNE OF SECTION 23. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MIN­ UTES WEST 2238 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE DUE WEST 83 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 32 EAST 59 FEET; THENCE WEST 327 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES EAST 115 FEET; THENCE WEST 250 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 32 MIN­ UTES WEST 410 FEET. THENCE EAST 660 FEET TO SAID EAST LINE: THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES EAST 236 FEET ALONG EAST LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC J 248.593 1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File #079133F02 SYNOPSIS RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING MAY 10. 2006 - 7:30 P.M. Regular meeting called to order and Pledge of Allegiance Present: Lee. Rogers. Hawthorne. Flint. Lyons Greenfield and Carr and eighteen guests Approved amended egenda by voice vote Minutes of the April 12. 2006 Regular Board Meeting approved . Accepted the building/zoning report for the month of April by voice vote Rescinded one representative and appointed one representative to the Joint Library Board by roll call vote Vouchers and payroll approved for payment. Treasurer s report for April accepted by voice vote Adopted Resolution 42006-52. Joint Library Agreement by roll call vote. Adopted Resolution 42006-53. Road Resolution by roll call vote. Adopted Ordinance 42006-110. Amendment to Article XVIII. Schedule nf Regulations by roll call vote. Adopted Ordinance 42006-111. Conditional Rezoning Ordinance by roll call vote Approved Old Railside Estates Preliminary Approval by roll call vote Approved first reading of Ordinance 42006-112. Rezoning of and m Section 26. Parcel #03-13-026005 20 by roll call vote. Meeting adjourned at 10 07 p.m Resccutfully submitted. Robm Hawthorne. Clerk Attested to by. Jim Carr. Supervisor maMw Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION ‘xt OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has be* n made m the conditions of a mortgage made b, Joseph E. May and Juke A. May. husband and wife, ongtnal mortgagor(s). to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation, Mortgagee, date April 4. 2003. and recorded on April 11. 2003 in instrument 1101868. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there Is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-One And 66/’00 Dollars ($14,521.66). including interest at 6125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Castleton. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 2, Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Beginning at the Southeast comer of Section 27: thence North 534 feet. thence West 253 feet; thence South 534 feet; thence East 253 feet to the point of beginning. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated May 18. 2006 Fur more mfermaben. please caH: FC S 248.593 1304 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetograph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 TrtS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT1NG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the terms and conditions of a mortgage made by JEF­ FREY A. HAMMOND AND DONNA HAMMOND, husband and wife, and HELEN M. SCOTT, a smgte woman. Mortgagors, to MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee, dated October 9. 2003. and recorded on October 15. 2003, as Document No. 115626, Pages 1 through 15 of Barry County Records, and on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND SEVENTY-FOUR AND 29/100 ($112,074.29) including interest at 6 25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged remises, or some part of them, at public venue at the .teflerson Avenue entrance to the City County Building in Detroit. Michigan, at 1OO p.m on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in the City of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: THE NORTH 150 FEET OF LOT 38 OF SUPER­ VISORS GlASGOWS ADDITION, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOr More comrconty known as: 1728 S Jefferson S». Hastings. Ml 49058 Tax I.D. 06-5-250-360-00 The redemption period shall be six nzxiths from lhe date ol such sate unless, determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.32 <1a. In winch case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: May 19. 2006 MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee Hoizman Ritter & Ladue, PLLC By: Charles J. Hoizman Attorney for Mortgagee 28366 Frankfcn Road Southfield. Michigan 48034 Notice Of Mortgage Forcetoeurr Seto THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the forecioeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If cry, shafl be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered st sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Charles T. Hendricks and Kathleen J. Hendricks, a married couple, original mortgagor(s), to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc., Mortgagee, dated June 24. 2002. and recorded on July 3. 2002 in instrument 1083313, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Seven And 89/100 Dollars ($64,427.89). including interest at 8% per annum. Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1OO PM. on July 6,2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Southwest 1/4, Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, described as: Commencing 109.43 feet South of the Northwest comer of Lot 9 of Sam Bravata Plat; thence South 60 0 feet; thence West 166 24 feet; thence North 0 degrees 33 minutes West 6u.O feet along the West property line as described in Liber 244, Page 407; thence East 166 83 feet to the place of beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days Irom the date of such sale Dated: June 8. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mictbgan 48025-5822 Fite #084377F02 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, June 8. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been mane in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert L Rosa. Jr. and Karen J. Rosa, husband and wife, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 30. 2002 and recorded October 7, 2002 in Instrument Number 1088866. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank. NA. as Trustee lor MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2003-OPTl Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Senes 2003-OPT1 by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousanj One Hundred Fifty-Nine and 91/100 Dollars ($120,159.91) including interest at 9.50% per annum Under the power of sale conta-ned in said mort­ gage and the statute in such cas ■ made an povided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on JULY 6. 2006. Said premises are located in the Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are Lot 1 of Block 9 of M.ddievtlle Assessors Plat No 3. according to the recorded plat thereof, as record­ ed tn Liber 3 c< Plats on Page 11. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abac, doned in accordance with MCLA §800.3241 a, in whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: June 8. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 221.3289 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall bo limit­ ed sototy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, olus Interso* MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kirk Robert Reed and Candace Kay Reed. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 3. 2003. and recorded on February 11. 2003 in instrument 1097473. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereto the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight And 94/100 Dollars ($153,828.94). tndudtng interest at 7.625% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue. the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 15. 2U06. Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Spring. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lots 92 and 93. Valley Park Shores No. 2. according to the nicorded plat thereof in Uber 5 of Plats on Page 62 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 500.3241a. In which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 *93.1312 Trott & Trott. P.O. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *092873F01 muaet Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. if any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Intoroet MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sandra Lou Madsen. origins! mortgagor s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated November 19. 2004. and recorded on November 30. 2004 in instrument 1137915. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank, NA as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty And 19/100 Dollars ($110,720 19). including interest at 9.7% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East 1/2 of Lot 3 of Block 3 of Eastern Addition to the City of Hastings. formerly Village o' Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetograph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *085700F2 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WUX BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions c< a mortgage made by John D. Minehart and Patricia Minehart. husband and wife original mortgagoris). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Syshsms. inc., as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated February 28. 2005. and recorders on March 8. 2005 in instrument 1142398. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust. 2005-5 as assignee by a i ass-onment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof lhe sum of Ave Hundred Seventy-Two Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Five And 90/100 Dollars ($572675 90). including interest at 8.2% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage rnd the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby grven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some par of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouso in Hastings at 100 PM, on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land m the South 1/2 of Section 30. Town 1 North. Range 8 West descnbid as follows: beginning at the Southeast corner of Parker's plats: thence South 05 degrees 18 minutes East 160 60 feet; thence South 00 degrees 37 min­ utes West 915 feet; thence North 89 degrees 23 minutes West 747.50 feet; thence South 940 00 feet ; thence West 1300 (♦/-) feet; thence North 2660(*/-) fee*; thence East 1330 (W-) feet to the center of said Section 30 and the Northwest comer ot Parker's plat; thence South 22 degrees 44 min­ utes 10 seconds East 126.46 feet: thence south 20 degrees 34 minutes East 287.90 feet; thence South 39 degrees 30 minutes East 171.50 feet: thence South 77 degraes 08 minutes East 493 69 feet (recorded 439.69 feet) to the point oi beginning Being more particularly desenbed by a survey as follow that part of Section 30. Town North. Range 8 West, described as beginning at the center of saw Section 30. being the Northwest comer of 'Parkers Plat*, thence along lhe Southerly bne of the said plat the following lour courses. South 22 degrees 44 minutes 10 seconds East 126 46 feet thence South 20 degrees 34 minutes 00 Seconds East 287.90 feet, thence South 39 degrees 31 minutes. 03 Seconds East. 171.46 feet; thence South 77 degrees 08 minutes 00 seconds East 493 69 feet to the Southeast corner ot said plat; thence South u5 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds East 160.60 feet; thence South 00 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds West 915.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 23 min­ utes 00 seconds West 762.83 feet to the North and South 1/4 lines thence South 00 degrees 4 minutes 59 seconds West on said 1/1 line 958.22 feet to the South 1/4 post of said Section; thence North 89 degrees 15 minutes 36 seconds West on the South section toe. 1330 40 feet to the South Eighth post of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of said Section; thence North 00 degrees 24 minutes 31 seconds East on the North and South eighth bne oi the Southwest fractional 1/4. 2653.52 feet to the North eighth post of live Southwest fractional 1/4. thence South 89 degrees 15 minutes 08 seconds East on the East and West 1/4 bne. 1323.04 feet to the place ol beginning. Parcel B Also Lot 5 oi Parkers Plat, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded Liber 3 of Plats, page 106. Barry County Records Parcel C: Also, a parcel of land located m the Southeast 1/4 oi Section 30. Town 1 North. Range 8 West described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Center line of South Shore Drive which lies North 78 degrees 30 minutes West 275.00 feet from the Southwest comer of recorded plat of Reid Park, thence North 8 degrees 30 minutes West. 101.75 feet; thence North 58 degrees 31 minutes East. 215.64 feet; thence South 73 degrees 20 min­ utes East 31.45 feet; thence South 41 degrees 29 mtnules West 169 92 feet to the point of beginning, together with the land ’jetween the Shore traverse line and the South shore of Fine lake, subject to an easement of the Consumers Power Company Being more particularly desenbed by survey as fol­ lows: beginning at a point on the center Ime ol South Shore drive which lies North 78 degrees 21 minutes West 275.00 feet from the Southwest cor­ ner of recorded plat of Reid Park; thence North 78 degrees 21 minutes West on the Center bne of South Shore Drive. 101.75 feet; thence North 67 degrees 40 minutes East 215 64 feet to the shore of Fine Lake; thence on an intermediate traverse Ime along the shore of Fine Lake. South 73 degrees 11 minutes 28 seconds East 31 45 feet, thence South 41 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds West 169.92 feet to the point of beginning. together with all the land between he intermeddle traverse Ime and the South shore of Fine Lake The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593.1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 3400 Tetograph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4092302F01 NOT1CE QFFORECLQSURE THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT: ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY SER­ VICE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW. ATTENTION POTENTIAL PURCHASERS AT FORECLOSURE SALE Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Green tree Acceptance) me; rescind this sate at any time prior to the end of the redemption period. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed to the return of your bid amount tendered a* the sate, plus interest Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Joni A. Ofson to Southwest Mobile Homes. Inc . dated May 1, 1995. and recorded m the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on May 4. 1995. in Liber 629. Page(s) 494. et. seq . and which Mortgage was assigned to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Green Tree Acceptance), by Mortgage Assignment dated May 1. 1995. and recorded in the Office of lhe Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on May 4. 1995, in Liber 629. Page(s) 497. et. seq.. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due as of the date of this Notice the sum ot $40,256 68. which amount may or may not be the entire indebtedness owed by Joni A Olson to Green Tree Servicing LLC (1/k/a Greer, free Financial Corporation dftVa Green Tree Acceptance), together with interest at 9.72 percent per annum NOW THEREFORE. Notice is hereby given that the power of sate contained in said Mortgage has become operative and that pursuant to that power of sate and MCL 600.3201 et. seq. on June 22. 2006 at 1 00 pm. on the East steps of the Circuit Court Building in Hastings. Michigan, that being the place for holding the Circuit Court and/or for con­ ducting such foreclosures sates for the County of Barry, there win be offered at pubic sate, the prem­ ises. or some part thereof, described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wrt LAND COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 1. TOWN 2. NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION, 748.16 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE CON­ TINUING WEST. ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE. 220.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST 380 88 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST 220 00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTE 49 SECONDS EAST. 381 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEL 'NN I NG SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC OVER THE SOUTHERLY PORTION OF SAID PARCEL AS USED FOR ROADWAY PURPOSES ON SHAW ROAD The redemption penod shall be six (6) months from the date jt salt.- or abandonment, if abandon­ ment occurs after sate BRANDT. FISHER. ALWARD & ROY. P.C. Green Tree servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Green Tree Acceptance) By: DONALD A. BRANDT (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 1241 E. Eighth Street. P.O. Box 5817 Traverse City. Michigan 49696-5817 (231)941-9660 Dated: May15. 2006 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tondared at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jodie K. Mugndge. A Marned Man, ongtnaf mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated February 25. 2005. and recorded on March 4. 2005 m instrument 1142289. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty And 48/100 Dollars ($179.720 48). including interest at 7.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of tne mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1O0 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, nd are described as Lol 11. Pine Wood Estates, being in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 7. T3N. R10W, Yankee Spnngs Township. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded m Liber 5 of Plats. Page 91. The redemption penod sha:: be 12 months from the date ol such sate Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Ate 4093790F01 Notice Ot Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE Un i AIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Gerald R Collige. a married man and Vatene S CoMige. his wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 21.2004. and recorded on February 4. 2004 in instrument 1121724. in Barry county records Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve And 96/100 Dollars ($98.712 96). including .merest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby grven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 10O PM, on July 6.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Mich-gan. and are desenbed as: Beginning at the Northwest Comer of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 16. Town 1 North of Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County. Michigan. Running Thence East on the East and West 1/4 Line 16 Rods; Thence South. Parallel with the East Line of Said Secton. 20 Rods. Thence West, at Right Angles Parallel with the South Une of Said Section. 16 Rods, to the North and South 1/4 line; Thence North of Said 1/4 line 20 Rods to the Place of Beginning The redempton period sha’l be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: June 8. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *095221F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSS. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Nicholas Eckert, an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 17. 2005. and recorded on November 2. 2005 in tnstoi.-ent 1155601. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Fourteen And 73/100 Dollars ($143,814.73). tockxtog interest at 8.7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue. «t the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1.00 PM. on June 22. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Unit 18. Pleasant Valley Condominiums, a Residential Site Condominium according to the Master Deed recorded m Document No. 1132867. and designaled as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 37. together with rights m the general common etements and the limited common elements as shown or. the Master Deed and as described in Act 59 of the Public Acts of 1978. as amended. The redempton period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6003241a. in which case the redempton period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: May 25. 2006 For more information, please cal) FC 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorney! - nr Servicer 30400 Tok xph Rd Ste 200 Bingha -n Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate *093512F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale _TH!S FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY Notice Of Mortgage foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limited solely to the return nl the bid amount tendered at sate, plus Internet. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in lhe conditions of a mortgage made by Gerald Wourta. unmarried, original mortgagor(s). to Wilmington Finance, a Division of AIG Federal Swings Lank. Mortgagee, dated April 8. 2004. and recorded on April 19. 2004 in instrument 1125990. and aMigned by mesne assignments to Bank ot New Yotk as T-ustoe for the Certificate Holders ot CWABS 2L94-06 as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Six Tbousaixl Nine Hundred NinwyNine And 97/100 DoUa.3 ($96.999 97). inducing interest at 5.99% per annum Under the power of sate confined in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro vided. notoe is hereby given that said n<rtgage w»l be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the b«.^y County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on .une 29. 2006 Said premises are situate in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as; The North 1/2 of Lot 14 of Parker's Sandy Bea*h Plat, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 4 of Plats, Page 56. and that part of the West 25 00 feet of the South 137115 feet of East Parker Drive, as vacated in Barry County Circuit Court Ate No 85-118 CH. as lies immediately adjacent to. and aj an Easterly extension of. the North 1/2 of said let 14. as platted In the recorded plat of Parker's Sandy Beach Plat. Secfion30. Town 3 North. Range 10 West The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. to which case the redempton period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: June 1. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate*071112F02 DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limb­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount hin­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made n the conditions of a mortgage made by Gerald 7 Davts and Vicki C Davis, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc s nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 21. 2003. and recorded on October 29. 2003 in instrument 1116570, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Eighty-Four And 53/100 Dollars ($131,064.53). including interest at 9.15% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notoe is hereby given that said mortgage win be fcedo*ed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 22. 2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township ot Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the center of Highway M-43 where it intersects the South Section line of Section 14. Town 3 North. Rang 9 West, for the point of beginning, thence Northerly along the centerline of M-43 500 feet; thence East 175 feet; thence South 500 feet more or toss to the South line of Section 14; tnence Westerly along the section toe to the point of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redempton period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: May 25. 2006 For more information, ptease all: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. 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Hastings Ml ■ " Next to the State Grounds Coffee House Foe more information call... 269-945-5377 New St/TYner Hoixi 900800 Mon -Sai • 100500 Sixx»r _____________ $ 365,000 Call Pat________ i . JB �Page 14 - Thursday, June 8. 2006 - The Hastings Banner GEGE LEGAL NOTICES Robnrt A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. la a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by THAD DEGOOD AND BARBARA L DE GOOD. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE to MAINSTRE.ET SAVINGS BANK. FSB Mortgagee, dated March 15. 2001. and recorded on March 20.2001 as Instrument No. 1057040. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to MORT­ GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC, AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS HEARTWELL MORTGAGE CORPORATION by an assignment dated March 15. 2001. and record­ ed on March 20. 2001 . as Instrument No. 1057041 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred eighty five thousand sixty one and 43/100 dollars ($185.061.43). mcktomg interest at 7.375% pe.- amum Under Cx. of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgage premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1:00 PM on June 15. 2006 Said premises are situated tn TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARRY County. Michigan and are desenbed as: _ALL THAT PART OF THE NORTH­ EAST ONE QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 24. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. LYING NORTHEAST­ ERLY OF HIGHWAY RUNNING THROUGH SAME. HOPE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the dale of such sale DATED: May 18. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Oto Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC. AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS HEARTWELL MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 mexn Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS F’tfiM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reecinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed aoWy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert L. Spencer Jr, and Michelle L Spencer, husband and wile, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc, as nominee lor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 21. 2005. and recorded on June 7.2005 in instrument 1147755. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred One Thousand Five Hundred NinetyFour And 36/100 Dollar* ($101.594 36), including interest at 7.875% per annum Under the power of s^le contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given tha* said mortgage wU be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on Juno 15. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Carlton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing 8 rods East of the Center of Section 6, Town 4 North, Range 8 West at the Southeast comer of land owned by John Roush, formerly owned by M4o Bunn Running thence North 20 rods; thence East 16 rods, more or iess; thence South 20 rods; thence West 16 rods, more or less, to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please caN: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File >093431F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM <S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale mey be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall bo limit­ ed aoteiy to the return o the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In the cond it ions of a mony^c made by Rebecca Lord and Enc Lord, wife and .msband. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc, as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 2. 2005, and recorded on August 5.2005 in instrument 1150783, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loen Trust 2005-8 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Ninety-Two Thousand Four Hundred Sixty­ Eight And 69/100 Dollars ($92,468.69). including interest at7.124% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made end pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, t the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM, on Juno 15. 2006. Said premises are situated m City ol Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 21 and the South 1/2 of Lot 20 of Broadway Haights Plat, according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of plats, on page 48. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, In which case the redemption period shj>«l be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593.1309 Trott A Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servtoer 30400 Telegraph Ro Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5622 File *092316F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foredoeure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reecinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damegee. If any, ehan bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interact ** *------- ----------- ---------- r nonce Mortgage rorwetoautv aapa THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DJTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This onto may be reecinded by the forecioelng mortgagee. In that event, your damages, N any, shall be limit­ ed sototy to the return of the bM amount tandared at sale, phis Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Angela Clevenger and James Clevenger. Wife and Husband, original mortgagor(s), to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated Februaiy 20. 2004, and recorded on February 27. 2004 in instrument 1122814. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee as assignee by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Forty-Four And 55/100 Dollars ($78,044.55). including interest at 6.8% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided, notice Is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1O) PM. on July 6. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 2 and 3 of Block 10 of Assessor's PM #3. of the village of Middleville, according to the recorded PM thereof, as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats on Page 11 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241 a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: June 8. 2006 For more information, please call: FC C 248.593.1301 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Service' 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4094504F01 MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Melissa R. Slater, an unmarried woman, original mortgagors), to Countrywide Home Loans, Inc, Mortgagee, dated February 2.2003, and recorded on March 6. 2003 m instrument1 1W6891. In Barry county records, Michigan, on , which mortgage there is c' aimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-One And 48/100 Dollars ($106,291.48). including inter­ est at 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them,at pubHc vendue, al lhe Barry County Courthouse to Hastings at 1.00 PM, on June 22. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as COMMENCING AT THE NORTH­ EAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 16, TOWN 2 NORTH, RANGE 8 WEST THENCE EAST 16 1/2 RODS TO THE EAST SIDE OF HWY M-37; THENCE EAST 38 RODS FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 16 RODS; THENCE EAST 20 RODS THENCE NORTH 16 ROOS; THENCE WEST 20 RODS TO THE POINTE OF BEGINNING The redemption period ahal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, In which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: May 25. 2006 For more information, please caM: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sta 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File F082020F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely o the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SA1E - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jermaine E. Sulltvan-MiUer. a air-ito woman, original mort­ gagors). to Mortgage Pluo of America Corporation, a Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated June 28. 2002. and recorded on July 1. ZOO? in instrumer 1063128. m Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to US Bank. NA as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to e due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Fn/e Thousand Three Hundred Ninety­ Eight And 03/100 Dollars ($85,398 03). including interest at 7 25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on June 15. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The West 56 feet of Lot 3 and the East 1/2 of Lot 4. Block 8. Butler Addition. according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 66 The rodemptioc. penod shall be 6 months from tlie date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: May 18. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attomevs For Servicer 30400 Tetegiaph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4070964F02 W’ ■ I-.I • James R. Kaufman. 37, of Hastings, was sentenced June I by Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher to continued probation for his failure to pay court assessments, a vio­ lation of his probation. Kaufman was sentenced in June 2005 to 36 months probation for possession of a con­ trolled substance and resisting and obstruc­ tion. He originally was ordered to spend 275 days in jail and pay a fine of $500. $500 in court costs, $60 to the Crime Victim’s Fund, and a slate minimum cost fee of $60. Kaufman originally was arrested in June 2005 and his probation violation was ii January , 2006. • Brandon Jon Belson, 23, of Middleville, was sentenced to continue his 2004 probation sentence for possession of a controlled sub­ stance with intent to deliver. Belson was ordered to paiticipate in day reporting, perform 100 hours or community service and pay $750 in court assessments by Sept 1. • Scott Strother Anderson. 36, of Nashville, was sentenced on June 1 or. a probation vio­ lation. Anderson originally was charged in 2003 with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol (third offense). He was charged with violation off that probation for assault, possession of a firearm and possession of marijuana, all on March 27. Anderson was sentenced to serve five months in jail and will continue on his proba­ tion. He must participate in day reporting, wear a wrist monitor until Nov. I, attend two Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week, and continue substance abuse counseling. He may be released from jail to attend counseling sessions. • Brenda Sue Eberhardt. 41, of Gobles, was sentenced June 1 to serve two days in jail and 12 months probation for her conviction May 10 of attempted embezzlement of more than $1,000 but less than $20,000 from ColorTyme in Hastings in February. • William Gene Hubbard, 46, of Hastings was sentenced June 1 to serve from 12 to 24 months in prison. Keepyoui friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945NASCAR Apparel, Gifts & Collectibles 2004 and 2005 Team Caliber and Action Die Cast . . starting at •9.99 Over 200 different to choose from PROFESSIONALS! Dale Jr. and Tony Stewart Autographed Photo Plaques Gilliland will celebrate their 60* Wedding Anniversary Hurry in limited edition. Driver Tee’s Ml June 1<T. 2006. M ............. starting at 1.77 Driver Hats........... . . . starring at ‘5.99 Over 60 different 2006 Die-Cast Cars in stock 1-800-237-2379 MRTSYSTBll OF SOUTHWEST MCHEWLtC. nm M • k.>Lan.>««> rant • u. .~««i SPORTING COLORS N. Jefferson St. • Downtown Hastings : ( Tom & Jackie (Curtis) 269-945-4551 •- They were married on die Cortis Farm in Lake Odessa on June 10. 1946. Tom reared from the Stale of Michigan in 1984. Jackie retired from McCartney Agency in 1985. They have five children. Barb Bosworth. Tom (Jane). Terry (Jocelyne), Bonnie Mation A Brian (Gay); nine gandchtldren A seven great grandchildren. The family will celebrate during ft ilow ship coffee hour after church A a family dinner The couple are also being honored as Grand Marshals of the 2006 Lake Odessa parade. His sentence will be served consecutively with a previous felony conviction for which be was on parole. His originally conviction was for operating a vehicle under lhe influ­ ence of alcohol. Hubbard was fined $100 and ordered to pay court costs of $500 and restitution of $82. He was also assessed $60 to the Crime Victim’s Fund, and $105 for the state mini­ mum costs. • Jennifer Leah Jones. 21, of Middleville, was sentenced May 31 to serve 31 days in jail with 31 days credit for time served for viola­ tion of her probation on a 2004 conviction of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Jones was ordered to continue probation, wear a wrist monitor until July 31, continue Alcoholics Anonymous counseling. Community Mental Health counseling and substance abuse counseling. She was also ordered to continue day reporting. South Central Michigan Youth Baseball Willie Mays Division (U1Q) Team W- L-T Union Bank/Woodbury Grain ............ 8-0-0 Hastings Car Club ................................. 3-2-0 Pennock Health & Wellness................. 4-5-1 Thomapple Financial Center.............. 0-4-1 Applebee’s/Dr. Weatherhead .............. 0-4-0 Results - Pennock Hospital 17, Thomapple Financial Center 16; Hastings Car Club 26, Applebee‘s/Dr. Weatherhead 7; Union Bank/Woodbury Grain 9. Pennock Health & Wellness 0. Pee Wee Reese (U12) Family Tree ............................................. 7-0-0 AlSTradeMark Realty.......................... 5-04) Masseslink Dairy ...................................3-1-0 Penny’s Five Star Pizza........................4-4-0 Bleam Eavestroughing/Blair Landscaping ........................................ 2-6-0 J&B Lawncare Green Grass Fertilizer ................................................ 1-6-0 Hastings Family Dental Care............... 1-00 Results • Penny’s Five Star Pizza 16, Bleam Eavestroughing/Blair Landscaping 6; Messelink Dairy 12, J&B Lawncare/Green Grass Fertilizer 5; Bleam Eavestroughing/Blair Landscaping 16. Hastings Family Dental Care 6; Hastings Family Dental Care 16. Penny's Five Star Pizza 9. Sandy Koufax (U14) Hastings Elks...........................................6-0-0 Seif Cbcvrolet/FCC Construe, ion .. .4-0-0 Portlar.'i FC1 J/Hasting’s Body Shop .4-00 MainStree; Savings Bank/Bosley’s Pharmacy...............................................1-4-0 Mid Michigan Grvip/Wilder Au»o .. .1-6-0 Ed’s Body Shop......................................1-7-0 Results - Hastings Ell's 7. ManStrect Banking/Bosley’s Pharmacy 0: H.istings Elks 16, MainStreet BariVD'sley’s Pharmacy 1; Seif Che vrole/FCC Construction 14, Mid Michigan Group/Wilder Auto 2; Mid Michigan Group/Wilder Auto 11, Ed’s Body Shop 1. Hastings officer denies sex assault charge by woman by Jon Gambee Staff Writer A Hastings woman has filed suit in civil court charging a Hastings police officer with sexual assault and personal injury. The woman, Sarah Barcroft, filed the suit m Barry County Circuit Court charging offi­ cer Josh Sensiba in an incident Nov. 13. 2005. Sensiba. in the city’s response, has denied the charges. In her complaint. Barcroft alleges Hastings police offices, including Sensiba. responded to a domestic violence complaint at 319 South Broadway and arrested Tony Hernandez for domestic violence and assault and battery on Barcroft. Barcroft, in her lawsuit, claims she left the apartment and took refuge in an adjacent apartment where Sensiba interviewed her. and il was there sh: alleges the sexual assault took place. There were no witnesses. She has accused Sensiba of threatening her with arrest if she did not cooperate and then ordering her to expose herself to him before touching her inappropriately. After lhe charge was made, an independent investigation was conducted by Michigan State Police officers from the Paw Paw Post. The investigation did not find reason to charge Sensiba with any crimes. Sensiba has been a Hastings police officer since 1998 and has had an exemplary record with the department, with no serious com­ plaints. Officials from the Hastings Police Department said they could not comment on the case because it is in the court process. A settlement conference has been sched­ uled for Oct. 26. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday June 8. 2006 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 I or Sale Who’s that woman sleeping in this chair? A 29-year-old woman is facing charges of breaking and cnlcring/unlawful entry into an occupied dwelling after she was found sleeping in a chair in a house in the KOO block of East Madison Street in Hastings. Hastings Police officers were summoned to the residence during the early morning hours Sunday, June 4. after homeowners reported they found an intruder sleeping in a chair. The intruder was identified as Jessica Brambert, 29, from Cedar Springs. It appears that Brambert entered the home in an intoxicated state sometime during the late evening or early morning hours and thought she was at a residence of someone she knew. She could not however, provide that information to the officers. Brambert was placed under arrest and lodged at the Barry County Jail. Police seek help in middle school burglary attempt Hastings police are seeking the public's help with an investigating of a breaking and entering complaint May 31 at the Hastings Middle School. A window was found broken out of a door leading into a computer lab. which allowed entry into the room. The initial inves­ tigation did not reveal anything was taken and it is suspected that the individual responsible gained entry into the school by manipulating a lock mechanism on an outside window. Anyone with information about the incident i*. asked to contact officer Cliff Morse at the Hastings Police Department. Bosley pharmacist catches prescription alteration A 34-year-old Dowling woman is suspected of altering a prescription at Bolley Pharmacy in Hastings to obtain more pain medication than was originally prescribed. A local pharmacist suspecting something was amiss contacted Pennock Hospital June 3, and verified that there was a dis­ crepancy in the amount prescribed and police subsequently were notified. The woman who told a Hastings police officer she didn’t feel the amount presenbed would be enough, so she altered the number. The incident has been turned over to the Barn County Prosecutor’s office for review. 5275 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen pi I low top mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (5l7)7194i062 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)2D4-On(X)______________ FOR SALE: Clarke parts washet $75; Snap-On Mig, 11g, spool gun, large Argon & large Argon CO2 tanks, $4,500; OTC Port-A Power, used once, $300; Blue Point Engine- Picker, 2(MXJIbs max load, used once, $500; Blue Point Torch. Rose Bud, Braz­ ing tips, tanks & cart. $500; Troy-Bilt bHP tiller, $500; Werner 24” extension lad­ der, $35; Snap-On 6HP air compressor, $2,000; Chevy S10, truck topper, short box $25. Call after 6:00pm (269)945-9340. SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 / \laic S<r/< Hastings man accused of break-in attempt Hastings police last Thursday arrested a 37-y ear-old man for attempted breaking and entering in the 1500 block of Lavender Drive. Officers responding to the complaint at about 11:16 p.m. confronted the suspect as he was attempting to enter the home through a window in front of the residence. Jeffrey Thompson of Hastings, was taken into custody and lodged at the Berry­ County Jail without incident. Prairieville officers bust student for pot in dorm Security officers at the Michigan Career and Tech Center on Pine Lake Road in Prairieville Township found about a quarter of a pound of marijuana after searching a student's dorm room. The Prairieville Township Police Department confiscated the drugs. A warrant was obtained charging a 19-year-old Weidman. Truck driver in accident arrested on warrant A minor accident on Manning Lake Road May 29 and resulted in the driver of a pickup truck which struck a house being arrested on outstanding warrant out of Battle Creek. ( .... Barry County Sheriff's deputies said they were called to the residence at 15025 Manning Lake Road when a woman*aid she returned home to find her ex-husband had driven into her house with his pickup and the accident distodged four young people who were riding in the back of the truck. Though no one was seriously injured, the woman decided to report the incident. When deputies arrived, lhe man had left the scene, but they were advised he might be still on the property, back by the lake. Deputies found the truck near the lake and the driver attempting to hide in the brush. When they interviewed the driver and ran a check of his record, it was discovered there was an outstanding felony warrant for his arrest out of the Battle Creek Police Department. Albert Alan Barbee of Battle Creek then was arrested on the outstanding warrant and lodged in the Barry County Jail. Expired license plate costly for motorist Barry County Sheriff's Deputies stopped into the Speedway Gas station in Woodbury Sunday. June 4. and came away with an arrest. While in the parking lot. officers noticed expired plates on a vehicle and a LEIN check also revealed the registered owner of the vehicle to have valid bench warrant on file out of Ionia County. When lhe driver of the vehicle exited the station, deputies followed him while the LEIN check was in progress and arrested Jerrod Douglas Waterman. 31, of Woodland, when he pulled into a private address. Waterman, who was questioned at the scene, also admitted having consumed “three to seven” alcoholic drinks pri«r traffic stop and he was lodged in the Barry County Jail on charges of operating a vehicle under the influence of alee bench warrant out of Ionia county. the the Flute reported missing at TK Middle School A Yamaha flute valued at more than $800 has been reported stolen from Thomapple Kellogg Middle School. Though officials do not know the exact date of the theft, it is believed to have occurred sometime between May 1 and May 5. School officials held off reporting the theft until May 31 in hopes the instrument would be located and relumed. Deputies from the Barry County Sheriff's Department have investigated the theft and said the cabinet which holds musical instruments is unsecured and anyone with access lo the room would have easy access to the instruments kept there by students. School officials decided to report the theft because the instrument is a rental and the parents of the student who was using lhe instrument needed a police report for insurance purposes. Woman won’t press charges in assault, theft A Yankee Springs Township woman reported a domestic assault last Saturday, but when sheriff's deputies arrived, she declined to make a formal complaint. Deputies say Wanetia Barrick of Wayland reported she and her boyfriend were visiting friends near Gun Lake when he left in her truck to buy more beer. When he returned, he informed her he had spent her money to purchase the beer. She became angry and an argument ensued. The boyfriend said he was leaving and went out to get in her truck. She said he had left his cigarettes on the table and she took them outside and threw the pack onto the windshield of the pickup. When he attempted to exit the vehicle, she said she blocked the door. She said he pushed free and struck her six times on the back of lhe head, knocking her to the ground. She reported he then kicked her four times before leaving the scene. When questioned by the police, the woman said she did not want to file a complaint for domestic violence or assault nor did she want to charge him with stealing her vehicle, but only wanted the vehicle returned. The investigation continues and no charges have been filed as yet. r I awu A ( nil lit II AQUATIC PLANTS: WA­ TER Lilies & Lotus, Goldfish & Koi, liners, pumps, filters. Apol's Landscaping Co, 9340 Kalamazoo, Caledonia. (616)698-1030. Open Mon­ day-Friday 9a'n-5:30pm; Sat­ urday, 9am-2pm. / FOR bile $605 15th, (Michigan) man with possession with intent to deliver marijuana. He was arrested al the lech center without incident and lodged in the Barry County Jail. New Home For Sale ESTATE/MOV1NG SALES: bv Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 STONEHILL FARM it Ki-\ii RENT: 3 bedroom mo­ home, S605 monthly, deposit, available June (269)838-6942. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphic- for everything from busmess cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Plume (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Humihw n in s RESTORE YOUR HOME from the inside out. Quality craftsmanship for over 15 years. Some look all their lives for a good painter; others find one with their first call. Michael Evans Painting & Wall Covering (269)795-3133. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices tvhen you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (26*1)9^5.0554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. A’< i n (Ilion 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ALUMI-LITE XL, 29* TRA1LER: Like new, fully loaded, light blue interior. Beautiful oak kitchen & liv­ ing room, spacious closets, easy & smooth to pull. $8,950 OR with 1999 Chev­ rolet Tahoe, white, 4 wheel drive, trailer towing pack­ age, leather, loaded, extra clean. $19,500 for trailer & Tahoe. (269)664-4983_______ FOR SALE 1992- K75 BMW motorevde, very nice bike. (269)945-3087 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordabk prices when you buy printing. Call l-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards anil brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or slop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. I uiomotivr 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings At the front counter. ANNUAL FAIRVIEW ES­ TATES Rummage Sales: (Across from Barry Expo Center). Friday June 16th, 8am-5pm Saturday June 17th, from 8am-3pm Rain date do over._______________ GARAGE SALE, JUNE 8th. 9am-4pm, 1000 David Drive, infant boy clothes lo 12 months, exersaucer, baby front pack, playmat, toys and lots of other items. GARAGE SALE: June 8th. 9th, & 10th, 8am-5pm. 5777 Broadway Rd., Freeport. Big mens clothes, Tupperware, household items, lots of misc. ___ GARAGE SALE: June 9th, 8am-4pm, 528 S. Washing­ ton, Hastings. Toys, child­ rens clothing, furniture & misc.______________________ GARAGE/FARM ITEMS/YARD SALE: 1080 East Cloverdale Rd (off M­ 37, paved side), June 8th & 9th, 9am-5pm, June 10th, 9am-noon. SOFA SLEEPER. CHAIR lift, brass head board, other furniture, upright freezer. Home Decor, books, games, sporting goods, shirt and hat press, lawn mowers, garage items, household items, and much much more. Thurs­ day-Friday 9-5, Saturday 9-1. 12481 Green Lake Rd , Mid­ dleville. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-»3 Hwy, Hastings. DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment. (616)248-7729 EXPERIENCED UNE COOKS, also wait staff. Must be 18yrs. & older. Ap­ ply at the County Seat Res­ taurant Lounge, 128 S. Jeffer­ son St., Downtown Hastings. HASTINGS 4 THEATER: Now hiring part time Man­ agers. Flexible scheduling, opportunities for advance­ ment. Apply in person 213 W. State Street._____________ PROGRAM AIDE FOR mental health treatment pro­ gram. Job responsibilities in­ clude assisting in rehabilita­ tion, recreational skills and other duties related to pro­ gram implementation. Expe­ rience in working with per­ sons with developmental disabilities and mental ill­ ness helpful. Record keeping and data collection skills de­ sired. Send resume to BarryCounty Community Mental Health Authority, 915 West Green Street Hastings, Michigan 49058. No phone calls. EOE. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or Mop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. 11 ohm hold BED - King pillowtop, new, in original package, warran­ ty. Can deliver. $176. (616)949-2683. BED- A brand new Queen pillowtop mattress set. Brand new, in plastic, war­ ranty. $110. Can deliver. (616)318-6968._____________ BEDROOM SET - New 6/pc. complete set with Sleigh bed! Must sell $595. Can deliver. (616)949-6525 KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set. 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (616)318-1974 SOFA/LOVESEAT SET: tan. mauve. Still in plastic. Never used. Cost $800. Sell $395. (517)719-8062 DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. FOR SALE Shar Pei/Lab pups, $25 each. (269)838­ 5720 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings.__________________ Rt al l.\lalc CHEAPER THAN RENT? 2 bedroom farmhouse on ap­ prox. 1-acre. Main flour laundry' hook-up. Mature shade trees. Peaceful a.-ntry road only 2-miles from city of Hastings. Only $89,900. (269)908-1100 HOME FOR SALE 3 bedrxx;m, 2 bath, garage, nice area. $300 to dose, $765 per month. (317)402-5987 COUNTRY «IVING! CLEAN and well- main­ tained 3-4 bed> >mi farm­ house. Newer kitchen and bathroom. Original 1930's oak trim throughout. Main floor laundry. Tastefully decorated. 2-largc bams too! All this only 1-mile from Hastings Gty limits on ap­ prox. 1 1/4 acres. Only $122,500. (269)908-1100 HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: dose to schools + shopping, 3 bed, 1.5 bath-., kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 enclosed porch's, extra large lot, 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945 6382 KALKASKA COUNTY: 9.76 rolling acres near state land. Ideal hunting and camping base, short drive to the Man­ istee River. Driveway and deared site. $26,900, $500 down. $370/month, 11'. land contract www.northemlandco.cum. Northern Land Company, 1-800-9^83118. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. J Stocks J Bonds J Mutual Funds CANOPY SALES & RENTALS 10088 W. Vermontville FOR SALE 1993 Ford lau­ rels, 3.8 auto, 200K miles on body, 70K miles on rebuilt engine & transmission. New tires. Dependable transpor­ tation. $950. CASH TALKS. (269)948-2919 alter 4pm Vermontville, Ml J IRAs J CDs Mark D. Christensen, AAMS New style and size available - 30 x 45 Cathederal windows Optional 1820 M|. fl. Ranch w/walluxit basement • 3 Bedroom • 2 Tiled Baths • Main floor laundry • Open living room • Tiled kitchen w/ raised mg room • Central air • 2 stall garage • Deck overlooking pend In The North Ridge Estates 127 E. 1 horn hill Court, Hastings $215,9W.M Call Perry’s Construction Inc. (269)948-0147 www.edwardjones.com Make sure your event is covered. Call for reservations today! Tables • Chain Coolers • Hot Bores bar • Breakfast nook • Dishwasher • Micro hood • Wood floor din- A, 421 W. Woodlawn Are, HasUncs, Ml 49058 (269)945-3553 or tol free <8001 288-5220 Edward Jones "o11 -anytime - Bob Dormer, 517-726-1084 , i s �Page 16 - Thursday. June 8. 2006 - The Hastings Banner wSWiing FAtfraCtions car Snows • Tom OttemeM in Grand Rapids: The Gardens to the Grand will be on display Monday & Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is $12, student and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4. children (2 and under) free. Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids will begin at Meijer Gardens, where members and the public can pick up a map and passport packet, learn about the artist, discover some of his major works in th*« Sculpture Park, and prepare themselves to explore the sculptures along the pedestrian walkways and bridges of downtown Grand Rapids. The entire two-mile downtown experience is approximately 4,000 steps and will take you past some of the most beautiful areas of downtown Grand Rapids. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.metjergardens.org. June 1-September 10. • Kirk Newman: The Next Step will be presented at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Popular for his work in Kalamazoo and throughout the Midwest, this pre-eminent ,<ulptor and draftsman has achieved national and international acclaim for his art. This exhibition includes sculptures, drawings and prints that focus on the artist's development from the 1950s to the present day. Through June 18. • Michigan Artist's Competition will be on display at the Battle Creek Art Center. 171 artists entered work in the 27th annual ,uried show. The exhibition is free and runs through Julgl. • Tea Time: The Art of the Teapot will be on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street down* Jwn Kalamazoo. From the serene and elegant to the playful and eccentric, the teapot is highlighted as both a functional object and an artistically inventive form. This national invitational exhibition will showcase the work of more than 100 ceramic artists. The Permanent Collection is featured in galleries devoted to selections from the KIA's collection of nearly 4,000 paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture and ceramics. Through July 16. • Building Images: Seventy Yean of Photography at Hedrich Blessing on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.. dosed Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults , seniors $5, children (6-17) $3, under 6 are free. Hedrich Blessing is a Chicago-based photographic studio that started its practice in 1929 with the photographs of Ken Hedrich and Hank Blessing. During its seventy year history, over 19 photographers have joined the firm that has revolutionized architectural photography since its early beginnings. Through Hedrich Blessing's lens, real architecture disappears in order to become the image of its ideal. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. May 12-August 20. MUSIC THEATRE • Hed pe will perform at Planet Rock with Wicked Wisdom and Mower. Planet Rock is located at the comer of Upton and Angell at 191 Angell St., Battle Creek. Call (269) 962­ 2121 or e-mail info^dubplanetrock.com for more information. Planet Rock is on-line at club.planetrock.com June 8. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Rick Reuther at the Grand Rapids Art Museum from 5-9 pm. Live jazz music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 pm. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-7:30pm in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. June 9. • Greater Tuna will open the Bam Theatre's 61st season. This livewire, outrageous comic satire is a guided tour of the the fictional south Texas town of Tuna and all the quirks, foibles, and downright insanities of its citizens. Stars Joe Aiello and Scott Burkell portray virtually the entire population of Tuna in a tour de farce of GET ALL THE NEWS OF BARRY COUNTY. _ _ artistry, both of costumes and of comic characterizations. The Bam Theatre is located on M-96 West of Augusta. Performances are Tuesday through Friday at 8:30 p.m., Saturday at 6 & 9 p.m., and Sunday at 5 p.m. Tickets are $29 each any day, any performance. Visa and MasterCard are accepted. For tickets call (269) 731-4121. There is also a free cabaret-style show in the Rehearsal Shed Lounge after the main stage performance. Muy 30-]une II. • Broadway Theatre Guild presents Doctor Dolittle at DeVos Performance Hall. Performance times are Tuesday 6c Wednesday 730 pan., Thursday 2 6c 730 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 6c 8 p.m., and Sunday 3 p.m. Admission is $32-157. Delightful melodies, unique puppetry and impressive sprvial effects. For more information contact the Broadway Theatre Guild online: www.bwaygr.org. For more information call (616) 235­ 6285 or visit www.devosperformancehall.org. June 6-11. • Circle Theatre Presents: "Duck Hunter Shoots Angel" will be performed at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center. Curtain rises Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 5 pan. General seating tickets are $22. This fabulous new comedy is not about our Vice President but tells the tale a jaded tabloid journalist from New York who covers the story of his life: two Alabama swamp poachers who believe they shot a celestial being. He gets the story, and more. It holds the distinction of being the most suc­ cessful show ever staged at Jeff Daniels' Purple Rose Theatre. For more information call (616) 456-6656 or visit www.circletheatre.org. June 8-10,14-18 & 21-24. • Fences by August Wilson will be per­ form*^ at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. Show times are Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. Troy Maxson, a man who has 'wrestled with Death and the Devil,' saw his dreams denied by the racism of the 30's. Tormented by a repressed rage, Troy's misdirected anger alienates him from his own soul. Lyrical as Tennessee Williams, powerful as Arthur Miller. For more information call (6’5) 222­ 6020 or visit www.grct.org. June 8-24. • Oklahoma! will be performedat the Bam Theatre in Augusta. For ticket? call (269) 731­ 4121. June 13-25. MISCELLANEOUS • Car Show 2006 at Popeye’s Chicken, 91 E. Columbia, Battle Creek. Show starts at 9 a.m. with trophies presented at 3 p.m. Dash plaques and goodie bags for first 50 regis­ trants. Visit bcdrifters.com for more informa­ tion or call (269) 965-8194. June 11. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-schcol age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance a! the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 7:30 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances .ake place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information, 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Jlag £>ay Subscribe to the Hastings Banner. Call 945-9554 for more information. C 2006 by Kmg Featurw Sy’xScate. inc Wortd right* reserved Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber ot Commerce is located at 221 W. Slate Street to HatHnss The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454 Check out the Chamber s website at uww barrychamber.com The Barty County Chamber ol Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and places or Interest kxafr; and across the state. The Chamber also Im free mailers for old printer Ink cartridges and cell phones that «ft financially benefit the Barry Consarwoon twrrict CHECK OUT THESE JUNE BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: Through June 10 Spring Parade of Home sponsored by the GR Builders Association. Visit one of the entries at the Mill Pond Luxury Condos on the Thomapple River in downtown Middleville. Mon., Tues. A Fri. from 6 pm-9 pm. Wed., Sat. 1 pm-9 pm. Ticket required. 8 Hastings Farmers' Market 7am1pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 8 Otis Sanctuary Hike at 7 pzn. at the Otto Sanctuary, 3560 Havens Rd. Free. Meet at the parking area. Call (269) 948-5777 for more ir formation. 9 Middleville Fanner's Market from 9am-2pm at Middleville Village, 100 E. Main St. Ca’2 795-3385 for info. 9 Ac 10 Annua! Tent Sale from 10 am-4 pm a1: the Sea Shanty, 11332 M-179 Hwy., Gun Lake. Call Sue Otto at 795­ 9947 for more information 9 Ac 10 Village-Wide Garage Sales from 9 am-5 pm throughout the village of Middleville. Register your sate with Amy DeVries by calling (269) 795-7520. 10 Hastings Fanners' Market 7am1pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 10 A 11 Free Fishing Weekend throughout the State of Michigan this weekend only. See www.midiigan.gov/dnr for details. 10 Bicyde Safety Event sponsored by Pennock Health System at the Felpausch Food Center parking lot in Hastings. 10 4-H Open Hone Show at the Barry Expo Center. Call (269) 721-9961 for more info. 10 Devil Rays Home featuring the Southwest Game Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 735 pm. Home game against the Swing of the Quad Cities. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 11 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 535 pm. Home game against the Swing of the Quad Cities. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 11 Vintage Motorcycle Show from 9 am- 4 pm at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Rd., Hickory Comers. Pre-1986 motorcycle show and swap meet. Special parking for motorcycles. Admission $7 admission includes museum exhibits. 11 Speed Hone Show at the Barry Expo Center. Call (269) 721-9961 for more info. 12 Summer Programs Start at the Thomapple Arts Council. Cali 945-2002 for more information. 12 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 7:05 pm. Home game against the Swing of the Quad Cities. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 13 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 735 pm. Home game against the Swing of the Quad Cities. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 13 Hastings Fanners’ Market 7am1pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 14 Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing at the Hastings Country Club, tee off at 8:3C am. Registration limited to 36 teams. Call 945-2454 for more info. 14 Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Rd., Hickory Comers. Grounds open free. Al vehicles welcome. Call (269)671-5089 for more information. Dope will perform with Makeshift Romeo, A New Revolution and Bleed the Sky Thursday, June 15 at Planet Rock, 191 Angell Street, Battle Creek. Charge tickets by phone at (269) 962-2121 or see planetrock.com for more information. Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens Presents; Koko Taylor wsg Shemekia Copeland at the Frederik Meijer Gardens 6c Sculpture Park June 15. Gates open at 6 p.m., concert begins at 7 p.m. Rain or shine. Known around the world as "the Queen of Chicago blues," Koko Taylor is keeping the tradition of big-voiced, brassy female blues belters alive in the modem age. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org friday Nighta ot GRAM; Fred Knapp Trio at the Grand Rapids Art Museum June 16 from 5-9 p.m. Live music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Friday Nirhts at GRAM; Iuniar Valentine and the All Stan at the Grand Rapids Art Museum June 23 from 5-9 p.m. Live music and all areas of the museum, except the tick eted exhibition, are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-730 pzn. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more infor­ mation call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonlinc.org. Mid-Midtigon Cat fanrim Cat Shew at the The Del taPtex Entertainment 6c Expo Center June 24-25. Hours are 10-5 pm. Stage show performances at 11 am, 14 3 pm both days. Adult admission is $8, seniors $7, chil­ dren (5-12) $6, under 5 are free. Several breeds of cats to be shown by local breeders and some from all over the United States and judged by internationally known judges. Visit www.midmichigancatfanciers.com for further details. For more information call (616) 364-9000 or visit www.deltaplex.com. Michael BltbU will perform June 27 at 8 p.m. at the Van Andel Arena. Tickets are $51.50 6c $67. For more information call 616.4563333 or visit ticketmaster.com. 1226 will be performed June 27-Ju’y 9 at the Bam Theatre in Augusta. For tid^ets call (269) 731-4121 or see bamtheatre.com Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents: Susan Tedeschi with spocid guest Sonya KitchelJ June 29 at Frederik Meijer Gardens 6c Sculpture Park. Susan Tedeschi is among the new generation of blues musicians who are keeping the genre alive, important and evolving. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Gates open at 6 p.m., concert begins at 7 p.m. Rain or shine. Friday Righto at GRAM; Dave Collet Quartet with Ginny Dnsaeau at the Grand Rapids Art Museum June 30 from 5-9 p.m. Live music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 pzn. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 5:30-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831­ 1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents; Willie Nelson at 7 pm at Frederik Meijer Gardens 6c Sculpture Park July 7. For more than half a century, Willie Nelson is a living legend and has played a vital role as an innovator of post-rock 6c roll country music. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardensorg Misjft Car Club 14th Annual Benefit Cruise beginning at 5 p.m. July 8 at the Beckley Road Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 5 8 6 4 5 2 7 1 2 8 6 S 9 Hute of Grand Rapids & State ofMidogta BBQ Competition will be held July 14-15 Friday 3-10 pm, Saturday 11 am-10 pm at the John Ball Zoological Garden. Admission is free (tastes A samples will cost between $1 and $5). More than 20 fine restaurants and caterers selling tastes and samples of their excellent food. There will be live entertain­ ment, children's play area, beer tent and mo.*! Foi more information call 616-776­ 5493. 33rd Annual Art Fair takes place in Rid Jand Saturday, July 15 from 9 a.m.-4 pzn. The jutted show features a diverse selection of original art and hand-crafted items from 75 artists. 12x12 space.? available for $125. Call (269) 629-0149 tor i.rort information. Summer Concert Series at t-rraerik Meijer Gardena preaenta; hupirt.4 Ini Mqxjd: at Frederik Meijer Gardens 6c Sculpture Park July 18. Gates open at 6 pm, concert b^pns it 7 pm rain or shine. The music of Mozart is unrivalled in celebration of his 250th b rthda). this concert features the magic of tho artist and his legacy that lived on through ovhers . For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org limbo Ms thus at 630 pzn. at the Rosa Parks Cirole in downtown Grand Rapids Joly 19. Admission is free. Events cosponsored by the City of Grand Rapids are open to the pub­ lic and free of an admission charge. Pte&se call the Parks and Recreation Department at 456­ 3696 for additional information. For more information visit www.grand-rapids.mixs Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents: lonny Lang at Frederik Meijer Gardens 6c Sculpture Park July 20. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm rain or shine. At 23, Jonny Lang is hailed by artists twice his age as one of the finest vocal­ ists and guitarists in a generation. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit w-ww.meijergardens.org I ga rdens Really Rosie tells the story of the saddest kid on Avenue P in Brooklyn and will be per­ formed by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre July 28, 30, August 3 4 5. Book by Maurice Sendak with music by Carole King. See grct.org for more information. 5 8 7 2 3 9 3 9 6 7 1 7 4 9 5 3 3 2 Taco Bell in Battle Creek. Proceeds benefit the Arc of Calhoun County. All welcome. Donations appreciated. Marshall Garden Market & Tour is planned for July 9 A 10. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 pzn. Out of Order will be performed July 11-23 at the Bam Theatre in Augusta. For tickets call (269) 731-4121 or see bamtheatre.com. Summer Concert Stria nt Frederik Maia Gardena preaenta; Donna the Buffalo at Frederik Meijer Gardens A Sculpture Park July 13. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. rain or shine. Donna the Buffalo offers a layered and diverse feel-good vibe that makes you want to stand up and dance the night away with your closest friends. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Chose Picnic Pops Presents; Classical Fireworks at Cannonsburg Ski Area July 13­ 14 at 8 pm. The 2006 Picnic Pops series kicks of. with a bang - fireworks that is! An eclectic mix of classics you know and love all topped off by a stunning fireworks display. Our most popular event of the summer. Tickets: TicketMaster. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit u-ww grsymphonv.org. 5 4 8 1 6 Place a nuntwr r the empty boxM in such a way that each row across. each column down and each amal 9-box square contains al ot the nuntiers from one to naw DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK • * Moderate ** Challenging ♦ ** HOOBOY! JQMSUy — nxoons Apiwm — Call anytime for classified ads 269-945-9554 or 1-800-870-7085 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 8. 2006 - f- nge 17 MV vaulters earn medals at Division 3 state final by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Seeing 16 state medallists honored at the Division 3 state track and field finals hosted by Comstock Park High School wasn’t quite enough for Maple Valley pole vault coach Jerry Sessions Saturday. With one pit running for boys and one for girls the Division 3 vaulting was done well before the vaulting in Division 2. and Sessions made the trip across Grand Rapids to see how things were going at forest Hills Northern. Two of Sessions' star pupils. Maple Valley senior Matt Gordeneer and sophomore Stacey Fassett earned state medals in the Division 3 meet. Gordeneer finished second to Ovid-Elsie's Joey Latz at the Division 3 meet. Both vaulters cleared 14 feet 6 inches, but Latz did it in fewer attempts to score the top spot. Fassett finished in a seventh place lie with Armada’s Christine Kiehler and Addision’s Jaime Ruoff at 9-6 in the girls’ competition. Gordeneer broke his own school record with the vault of 14-6. Only three vaulters at the four state finals meets around the Grand Rapids area went higher than Gordeneer and Latz did at Comstock Park Tempetiince-Bedford’s Logan Lynch set a new Division 1 finals meet record at East Kentwood High School by clearing 16-0, and Midland's Luke Dinnan finished second behind him in D-l at 14-7. Byron Center’s Matt Fisher won the Division 2 boys’ pole vault by clearing 14-7. Gordeneer and Fassett were the only two Maple Valley competitors to score, by placing in the top eight, at the Division 3 finals. Lion senior sprinter Adam Lamphcre came down with an illness Saturday, and didn’t finish the day of racing. He had qualified for the finals in the 100. the 200. and with the Lion 800and 1600-mcter relay teams. Delton Kellogg's boys and girls also came away without scoring. Williamston’s boys and Kent City’s girls won the team titles. Williamston piled up 81 points to lop second-place Detroit Country Day which finished with 65. Latz’s first-place vault and a first-place fin­ ish in lhe 110-meter high hurdles helped the Ovid-Elsie boys' team finish third will? 51 points. The Lions' SMAA rivals from Albion were fourth with 43. Kent City edged Goodrich in the girls’ meet. 42 to 40. Armada was third with 33 points. Bade Axe fourth with 30. and Albion fifth with 28. Kent City was spurred to victory by its sprinters, who won both the 400-metcr and 800-meter relay races. Sarah Shirey. Kristi Boehm. Courtney Zahrt. and Amber Holcomb won the 800-meter event in 1 minute 45.45 seconds, and the same team look the 400 in 50.06 seconds. Keyria Calloway of Detroit Crockett was the only multiple individual event winner on the girls’ side, taking the 200 in 24.85 and the 100 in a new Division 3 meet record time of 12.16. Amber Siegle of Macomb Lutheran North tied the Division 3 finals meet record of 5-5 in the high jump, which was set by Delton Kellogg's Shanna Tamminga in 2004. Williamston’s boys’ team was led by the performance of its middle distance runners, including the foursome of David Ash. Tyler Sharp. Dan Nix. and Chris Pankow which set a new slate record in the 3200-meter relay with a time of 7:49.83. Nix won the 1600 in 4:22.00 and Ash the 800 in 1:57.09. Williamston’s Donny Stiffler won the shot put with a throw of 52-7.5 and placed second in the discus at 154-0. lhe Hornet boys’ performance in the 1600meter relay wasn’t lhe only state record set­ ting one at Comstock Park Saturday. Detroit Country Day’s Chris Rucker won the 100meter dash in 10.32 seconds. Rucker also led Country Day foursomes to victories in the 400-. 800-. and 1600-mcter relay races. Delton Kellogg's 3200-meter relay team of Marissa Ingle, (from left) Rachael Williams, Mandy Dye, and Heather Millard warms up on the infield before the start of their race at the Division 3 state finals Saturday. (Photo by Jeff Erb) Maple Valley senior Matt Gordeneer begins to pull himself over the bar at 14 feet 6 inches in the pole vault Saturday at the Division 3 state finals hosted by Comstock Park High School. Gordeneer set a new Maple Valley record with the vault, and placed second in the event. 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That didn't stop the Caledonia Fighting Scots from putting up something of a battle in the district finals Saturday afternoon. Runs were hard to come by for the South Christian Sailors in the district tournament, but one run was all they needed to top Thomapple Kellogg in the pre-district contest at TK on Wednesday afternoon. It was the best showing of the year for the Fighting Scots against the 'Cats, after suffer­ ing a pair of mercies during the O-K Gold Conference season. The Caledonia girls topped another confer­ ence rival in the district semifinals Saturday 'iiorning, South Christia.' Caledonia scored a 5-0 win over the Sailors in the semi’s. It just took a long time to get that one run. South topped the Trojans 1-0 in 11 innings. “It was a tough loss, but the kids played the best game of the year.’’ said TK head coach Rich Palmer. “This was the longest game I’ve ever witnessed in the last 10 years.*’ Il was a pitchers dual from the start. Both were outstanding. There was a total of 35 strike-outs. Holly Monsma from South threw a three-hitter with 16 strike outs and one error in facing 37 batters. Meagan Bishop of TK threw a three-hitter, facing 39 batters and striking out 19, while walking just two. One of the three hits against Bishop was a soft one-out grounder on the infield by the Sailors' Emily Flikkcma who beat out a throw to first base. A stolen base and a throwing error by the Trojans on a steal attempt brought her all the way around the bases. Bishop struck out the next two batters, to make sure her team didn’t trail by any more than one. TK couldn't get a girl on base in the bottem half of the 11 th. TK had a chance to win the game in the bottom of the ninth inning. Sarah Garren started the innin.? with a single to right field then Chnstins Kunde reached first on an error. TK’s next batter failed to get a bunt down and ended up taking a called third strike. With one out. Anna Enslen hi: a high grounder up the middle that looked like the game winning single, but Monsma made a great stop and forced the runner out on third. The inning ended with a pop-up to the second baseman. Freshman Jena Teunessen gave the home crowd a thrill with a pinch-hit single in her first at-bat as a varsity player. Rebekah Raymond had the other hit for the lady Trojans. The Wayland Wildcats earned the district championship, and a spot in next Saturday’s regional tournament at Lakewood, with a 6-! win over the Fighting Scots in the final. TK's Adrienne Palmer tries to start a Trojan rally to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning, but grounds out to third base, in her team’s 1-0 pre-district loss to the South Christian Sailors last Wednesday in Middleville. (Photo by Brett Bremer) TK doesn’t get enough clutch hits by Brett Bremer ball game. Sports Editor Casey Pittlekow suffered the loss for TK. South Christian and TK had to avoid he also allowed seven hits while walking four storms Tuesday and placed their pre-district and striking out three. contest last Wednesday, where South came A couple of seniors drove in the only two out with a 5-2 victory. Trojan runs. With runners on the comers in Saturday skies were clear enough for the the top of lhe sixth. Tony Carpenter grounded Caledonia Fighting Scots to knock the Sailors into a fielder’s choice that brought Blake from lhe district tournament, but not lo get the Johnson home from third. Gar Allison had an Division 2 district championship game in RBI single in the top of the seventh that against the Byron Center Bulldogs. Byron scored teammate Andrew Roy from third with Center and Caledonia fmisned their district two-out. championship tilt Monday afternoon in Allison was 2-for-2 at the plate for TK with Middleville, with the Fighting Scots closing a pair of walks as well. Carpenter J>o had out a 2-0 victory to cam a place in this twn hits for TK. Roy reached base ir. the top Saturday ’s regional tournament at Lakewood. of the seventh on his only hit of the gune, and TK would have been in better shape in the Tom Enslen and Nick Stark had the other two di«trict tournament, if it hadn't left so many Trojan hits. runners waiting on base against the Sailors South Christian built a 1-0 lead in Lw last Wednesday. inning, then added .wo more runs in tlv bot­ The Trojans had two runners on with tom of the third. Kyle Van Kootcn had an RBI nobody out in the top of the sixth inning, and triple for South in the third, and came around managed just a single run. Thci; in the top of to score on a ground ball by teammate the seventh had the bases loaded with one out. Mitchell Doxey. 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Bob Veitch didn't want to go through that all over again Saturday, and most coaches would have hoped for nothing more than a victory and a trip to the regional tournament. “I told them before the game I wanted a mercy, because Charlotte’s been stinging us the last couple years at districts, and nothing would be better than a mercy here against them.” said Veitch. The Vikings came through for their coach, scoring an 11-1 six-inning victory, over the Orioles in Charlotte. Lakewood had to wait until Monday Lakewood second baseman Wes Wise tries to turn two with a Charlotte base runner barreling down on him, as short stop Michael Barbour backs up the play in Saturday's district championship game. (Photo by John Duggan) evening to see who they’ll play when the Division 2 regional tournament they're host­ ing Saturday opens. The other three district finals that feed the Lakewood regional, were postponed until Monday because of storms on Saturday. Now the Vikings do know they'll be in (he secopd semifinal contest- scheduled to bejpn around noon, against Holland Christian. Caledonia meets Grand Rapids Christian, in a rematch of a regional championship game from last season, which was won by the Eagles. First pitch of that game is scheduled for 10 a.m. The Vikings pounded out 13 hits in the win over the Charlotte Orioles, two each for Man Schultz. Kyle Rowland. Brandon Tingley, and Man Scott. Rowland had three RBI. including a two-run home run. Jordan Richardson had one hit and four RBI for the Vikes. Lakewood held a 6-1 advantage heading into the sixth inning, then turned it on to put the mercy rule into effect by scoring five runs in the inning Josh Wickham pitched the Vikings* second solid complete game of the day. In six innings he struck out five, and allowed just three hits and three walks. The Vikings defeated Lansing Waverly in the semifinals Saturday. 3-1. Scott’s solo home run in the third inning gave the Vikings a 2-0 lead, and Tingley made sure that was plenty of offense. Tingley threw all seven innings, striking out two and walking four. Waverly managed just three hits in the ball game. Lakewood had three players with three hits of their own, Schultz, Josh Wickham, and Richardson. Rowland, Michael Barbour, and Scott had the three Viking RBI. Monday afternoon, June 5. the Vikings fell to Grand Ledge 7-6 in the semifinals of tne Diamond Classic at Oldsmobile Park in Lansing. Grand Ledge scored two runs in lhe top of the seventh to extend its season until Wednesday (June 7) when it was scheduled to take on Homer for lhe Diamond Classic Championship. Pre-District: Hastings vs. Lakewood Lakewood held a 3-0 lead when Tuesday's pre-district game against lhe Hastings Saxons was brought to a halt by spring thunder­ storms, and finished off the Saxons Wednesday afternoon 4-1. The game was suspended in the bottom of the third due to weather conditions last Tuesday and resumed Wednesday afternoon. Lakewood drew an eariy lead scoring in the top of the first and then coming back with two more in the top of the third, and that is when the game was suspended. Hastings came out swinging on Wednesday and picked up their only run of the game in their half of the third. Lakewood would add an insurance run in the top of the sixth to finish out the scoring at 4-1. Hastings threatened in the last of the sev­ enth putting their first two hitters on, moving them to second and third on a sacrifice bunt, but two strike outs would end the threat. “Our kids battled the entire game," said Saxon head coach Marsh Evans. “I was proud of their effort, they never quit. From the mound, Mike McPhillips (4-5) pitched the complete game taking the loss. McPhillips frustrated the Vikings a bit, scat­ tering ten hits and striking out three for the day. “Mike McPhillips pitched one of his best games of the season for us and our defense played very well." said Evans. “We had char-cs on offense that we could not capital­ ize on and I credit the Lakewood pitcher for that. Brandon Tingley made some great pitch­ es when he had to and in the end that was the difference.” The Saxons picked up six hits in the game with J.D. Garrett and Ken Taylor getting two apiece. Ricky Mathis and Dan Secord would add one hit each. Hastings finishes the season at 10-21 over­ all. and with a league record of 4-8 with earned them fourth place in the O-K Gold. Tryon’s double in 13th gets Viking girls through district Lakewood and Eaton Rapids both nearly got three full games of softball in Saturday during the Division 2 district tournament at Charlotte, winning semifinal contests then going 13 innings in the championship before the Vikings came out as lhe victors 4-3. The Vikings’ Rachel Tryon broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the 13th, with an RBI double to the gap in right center that scored team­ mate Toni Hazel from second base. Lakewood took a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning of the championship game, only to see the Greyhounds tie lhe game in the lop of the seventh inning. Stevie Spetoskey pitched all 20 innings for the Vikings Saturday, and scored both the wins. Hazel started the Viking rally in the bottom of the 13th with a single, then moved to sec­ ond on a sacrifice bun? by teammate Mel Forman. The Vikings are 29-10 on the season, and will face Wyoming Park in the regional semi­ finals at Lakewood Saturday at 10 a.m. Wyoming Park upset defending Division 2 state champion Wyoming Rogers in another district tournament last Saturday. Grand Rapids Catholic Central plays Wayland in the second semifinal game Saturday, at noon. The regional final is sched­ uled to start at approximately 3 p.m. Lakewood topped Lansing Waverly 4-0 in the district semifinal Saturday. The Vikings were held scoreless until the seventh inning, when finally they unleashed their bats and scored four runs on four hits, and a couple of walks. Mallorie Brodbeck started the inning with a single, then came a walk to Hazel, a single by Tryon, a walk by Vai Huisman, a single by Spetoskey and a RBI fielder's choice by Courtney Wierenga. Lakewood ended the Hastings' varsity soft­ ball season Tuesday night. Lakewood's varsity baseball team celebrates with the district championship trophy Saturday afternoon at Charlotte High School, after topping the host Orioles in the final 11-1. (Photo by John Duggan) Lion offense off in district semifinal by Brett Bremer Sports Editor If the ball isn’t hitting lhe grass in the out­ field, its tough to score runs. Maple Valley managed just two hits, both by senior Garrett VanEngen who was 2-for-3 at the plate, in Saturday’s Division 3 district semifinal loss to Galesburg-Augusta at Saranac. “That made it pretty tough tor us to put anything together," said Lion head coach Bryan Carpenter. The Rams scored two runs in the first inning, and that was enough to earn them a 2­ 0 victory and a spot in the district champi­ onship game against Olivet. GalesburgAugusta went on to take a 5-3 win over the Eagles for the district title Saturday after­ noon. Lion senior pitcher Drew Kersjes went the full seven innings for the Lions. He walked the first man he faced, and that batter eventu­ ally came around to score what proved to be lhe game winning run. Il was the only walk Kersjes allowed all game. He struck out one and gave up just seven hits over the course of the contest. “He pitched a great game," said Carpenter. The chances to score were few and far between for the Lions, but they did have a good chance in the bottom of the seventh inning. VanEngen knocked his second single of the night, and Andrew Ashcraft reached on a walk. With one out the Lions had runners on second and third. Maple Valley’s next batter popped a short fly ball, that an infielder was able to back ped­ dle towards and catch for the second out. “It wasn't deep enough to even think about trying it," Carpenter said of sending the run­ ner from third base home. The final line batter struck out, and the sea­ son was over for Maple Valley. It was a good season however, as the Lions closed out the campaign with a 15-17 record. “I tl ink wc improved over the course of the year. The kids just kept getting better, and I jhink that showed in our record," sajd Carpenter. The Lions were just 5-12 in their first 17 games, before coming back to win ten of their last 15. Cougars knock Vikes from district Meeting for the second time in a week on Unity Field. Lakewood's varsity girls’ soccer team couldn’t find a way to put the ball in the net against the Lansing Catholic Cougars. The Cougars advanced in the district tour­ nament by topping the host Vikings in the Division 2 district opener last Wednesday, 3­ 0. “This concludes our season, but we leave on a up side to our season." said Lakewood head coach Paul Gonzales. “We tied the school record for wins, and broke several other school records for the year. With us only losing two seniors to graduation, even though Alexandria Taylor and Christie Schuurmans will be missed, we should have a good core of players back for next year.” Taylor and junior Kayla Durham had a great offensive and defensive year for the team, and Durham will return. Taylor ended the season with 14 goals and 7 assists and Durham finishing with 16 goals and 5 assists. “1 he whole team improved over the whole year.” said Gonzales. "The best part of tonight's game was watching the girls give their all for the whole game. Lansing Catholic only had two more shots in the first half than the Vikings did, but the problem for Lakewood was that those two shots found their way to the back of the net. The Cougars scored at the 29:53 mark and again at lhe 28:10 mark. The first goal was a one-on-one with our Lakewood keeper Lacey Chase. “We thought she had possession of the ball as the CC player ran her over and the ball dribbled in." said Gonzales. “Lacey left the game with a pretty sore neck as the CC girl plowed her over." Durham then went into goal, but didn't get a lot of help as the Viking defense left a CC player unmarked on top of the key for a hard Lakewood’s Christian Main (21) works to get the ball away from her team’s net in last Wednesday's Division 3 district opener against Lansing Catholic. The Cougars topped the host Vikings 3-0, on Unity Field. shot over Durham’s head. Courtney Palmer then went into goal for the rest of the half and shut the Cougars out lhe rest of the way Chase relumed to the goal in the second half, and turned away five of six Cougar shots. The Cougars put in another goal the 24:02 mark. "Being down 3-0 wc went for broke using a 3 defender. 4 midfield, and 3 forward al.gnment," said Gonzales. “This kept the pressure on them for the rest of lhe game as we did have lhe ball on their end for most of lhe remainder of the game. The whole game the shots on goal that we had were pretty good ones, their goalie just made great saves. “We also, had several break-aways, but again their goalie left the box and made the saves.” Lakewood managed seven shots to the Cougars' 11. 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The Maroons earned the district title with a 4-0 win over the Saxons. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Senior class of 2006 ’ closing career with a bang What a way to end a school year, or a four year running career for that matter. The Division 2 state track and field finals at Forest Hills Northern covered nearly 14 hours Saturday, thanks to some spring storms that took about four hours to pass through in the afternoon. The Thomapple Kellogg foursome of Chaney Robinson. Kersta Gustafson, Rebecca Winchester, and Emma Ordway raced to victory in the 1600-mcter relay to bring an end to the meet. “I’ve waited four years for this." said Gustafson, so waiting a few extra hours wasn't too much of a problem for the TK senior. Hopefully there are still more great feats to come for the Barry County senior class which has provided us with thrills, spills, and chills over the past four years. Lakewood's varsity baseball and softball teams arc still going strong in the state tournament. The Viking baseball team takes on Holland Christian in the second of two regional semifinals Saturday, while the Lakewood softball girls battle Wyoming Park in the opening regional semifinal Saturday. I’m thankful I’ll get to watch Lakewood senior catcher Kyle Rowland pull the catch­ er's mask down over his head one more time. Josh Wickham let loose with a pretty swing, and Stevie Spetoskey fire the ball into the mit of teammate Vai Huisman from the circle in the center of lhe softball diamond. This year’s seniors are special lo me because they were freshman when I was a fresh­ man sports editor. I know how to read my chicken-scratch notes now, but 1 can hardly tell what I was writ­ ing when I watched lhe Lakewood Vikings with Spetoskey. then a freshman playing the point, fall 35-31 to the Hastings Saxons in the Lakewood High School Gymnasium on a Tuesday night in August of 2002. Right now. it’s fresh in my mind, but 1 don't feel like I’ll ever forget standing just beyond the finish line al FHN and slapping a high five with Robinson as she stepped off the track, baton in hand, Saturday night. I certainly didn’t think of Robinson as one of the fastest 400-mcter runners in the state, wlien I first saw her cross the finish line in fourth place at the O-K Blue Conference cross country championship meet at Johnson Park in 2002. She was suddenly a sprinter, oh how we grow. Like ’he high five with Robinson. I won't soon forget getting a big sweaty hug from Lakewood's Cody Dupont after his 275-pound state championship victory at the individ­ ual stale wrestling finals in the bowels of the Palace of Auburn Hills. Nor will I forget the kind of hype that surrounded the !89-pound battle between Alex and Eddie Phillips, and then how it turned into a great match with Eddie coming out on top. These seniors have shown off a lot of great smiles, from Robinson to Dupont, to Maple Valley's Keith Lackscheide leading the celebration as the Lions won a district wrestling championship with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet band blasting over the sound system, and in a quieter conversation in lhe Delton Kellogg High School office with Marissa Ingle in preparation for a story about her Michigan High School Athletic Association Scholar­ Athlete award. 1 hope Ms. Ingle doesn't mind, but I'm going to share some words from the essay she wrote about sportsmanship, which helped her earn that scholar-athlete scholarship I would have said it myself, if I could have said it as well. "High school sports have always been more than just tossing a ball around a gym. or running around a rubber track. Put ne. the high school athletics dial I have been a part of have taught me sportsmanship tha. 1 have witnessed and reflected. The attitude and lifestyles that I have been in contact with, will help me become a better spouse, friend, coworker, and employee in the years to come. I give all of the credit lo the programs I have been involved with." I hope that is not only something for the seniors who arc heading off to college, jobs, and the "real" world next fall can ponder, h’s something that the athletes who will be step­ ping to the start line at Johnson Park, strapping on shoulder pads in the new Saxon Fieldhouse, looking up at how much time is left on the Eric C. De Groote Memorial Scoreboard, or teeing up a ball at Centennial Acres for the first time next fall can think about, although they won't really understand until they've lived through everything that a graduating class like the one of 2006 has gone through. Congrat's grads by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Sarah Derrico could tell m the first three minutes of Monday's Division 2 district championship game in Middleville that her girls weren’t as ready lo play that day as they had been Saturday evening when the game was originally scheduled for. Holland Christian's Kaitlin Speolhof scored in lhe first three minutes Monday, to put her team up 1 0. and the Maroons went on to a 4-0 victory and a spot in Tuesday 's regional semifinal contest in Greenville. "That was huge," Hastings head coach Derrico said of the early goal. "Heads went down as soon as we got scored on. Wc strug­ gled all season when the other team got the first goal." The Saxons held the Maroons off the board again until late in lhe first half when Rachel Rooks put her team up 2-0. Holland Christian followed up with two more goals in the second half. One came on a long free kick by Amber Slcnk that sailed over the head of Saxon sophomore goalkeep­ er Brittany Howell with 23:55 to play. The Maroons added their final tally, with 19 sec­ cods to play. Howell was caught in between chasing down the Maroons' Kara Stanley and getting back to protect the net. when Stanley knocked the ball by her for her team's fourth goal. "They had eight shots on goal and they pul four of them in.” said Derrico. who was coaching in her first district final. "That's what you have to do. take advantage of oppor­ tunities. Two of them were errors on our part.” The Saxons had an excellent opportunity to cut into the Maroon lead late in the second half, when the Maroons were whistled for holding a Saxon in their own goal box as she tried to make a break on a free kick. Hastings was awarded a penalty kick, but the shot sailed wide to the left of the goal. "I thought our girls were ready to play on Saturday." said Derrico. "We didn’t look ready to play today." Neither Thomapple Kellogg or Caledonia could advance past last Thursday's Division 2 district semifinals in Middleville. The Fighting Scots were knocked off by the Maroons hi the first of two semifinals, 1-0. Hastings, for the first time in three tries this season, knocked off the Trojans in the second semifinal 1-0. Hastings and Holland Christian couldn't play their district final game on Saturday, because of the storms that passed through the area and the contest was moved to Monday afternoon in Middleville. The sun was shining bright on the Saxons when Sam VanDenack curved a long shot into Saxon senior Kristi Tdger (right) cuts of! TK’s Asnleigh Lund as she carries the ball through midfield during last Thursday s disLrict semifinal contest in Middleville. (Photo by Brett Bremer) the left side of the Trojan net. for the only goal in that semifinal, with 27:14 left to play. The Trojans defeated the Saxons twice in O-K Gold Conference action this spring, lhe second time scoring two goals in the final 13 minutes including one in the final 11 seconds for a 2-1 win. Goals haven’t always been easy to come by for the Saxons. VanDenack's score was her 18:h of the season, but she has twice as many as lier next highest-scoring teammate Natalie Knorp. VanDenack also leads her team with 11 assists on the season. Rather than try and do anything fancy and chance another late Trojan charge, tne Saxons resorted to booting the ball deep into the Trojan end on every opportunity. "They wanted :t more.” TK head coaci. Katie Langridge said of lhe Saxons. “My team is young and inexperienced. 1 told them at the beginning of the game, the state touma- Saxon Alumni Baseball Game a winner again for everyone Once again the annual Saxon Alumni Baseball game was a complete success. Twenty five grads came back to engage in battle with each other on a beautiful Memorial Day for this 30th Annual game. It just so happens that the odd number graduat­ ing years edged the “evens" 10-8. however, according to former Saxon coach and game organizer Bernie “everyone here was a winner". Dan Wilson, t.— 57. returned to umpire lhe game as he always does. Terry Greenfield, class of 66. coached the odd team to victory and Doug Garrett (78). Dave Reardon (80) and Bruce Case (81) returned to show the youngsters a little about how the game was played a few years back. Rounding out the roster for the evens was Greg Heath (88). Mike Hubbard (02), brandon Burke (02). and Eric Schiedel (04). Also on the even team were Luke Olmstead (04). Adam Case (04). Caleb Case (04). Matt Moore (98). along with Garrett and Reardon. The odd graduating years roster featured Luke Warner, Ty Greenfield. Andy Keller. Adam Whitney, and Josh Bundy from the class of 99. Others on lhe odd roster were Josh Storm (97). Roger Bykkonen (87). Lucas Waters (01). and Aaron Snider (03). Rounding out the lineup for the odds were Tyler Jiles. Mike Garrett, and Andy Kelly from lhe class of 05 and Case. A men's wedding ring was found in the parking lot after the game. If any of the play­ ers or fans lost this ring call bcmie Oom. YMCA Playground ready begin another summer The YMCA of Barry County is happy lo announce that another year of the Playground program is set to begin. Playground begins on Monday. June 12. at the Community Education and Recreation Center. Playground run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m Monday through Thursday for six week; Playground is available for anyone in the community ages six to twelve and is free for residents of Hastings City. Hastings Charier Township. Rutland Township. Hope Township, and Cnrlton Township. Residents of other areas must pay a $10 registration fee. There arc many fun and exciting activities available to children coming to Play ground. There will be crafts, gym games, table games, reading, playing games outside, going on nature walks to name a few. There will also be special Friday Trips available to anyone inter­ ested in participating. For the June Friday trips participants will be traveling to YMCA Camp Algonquin where they will get to go swimming, boating, shoot arrows or BB guns, climb the tower and other fun activities. The second tnp will be Cosmic bowling and watching an l-Max movie in the afternoon. There is also a sched­ uled trip to the Grand Rapids Children's Museum and lhe New Grand Rapids YMCA for swimming. In July there is going to be a trip to the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. Impression 5 and the Zoo. The program's last trip will be to Full Blast water park for a day of sun and fun on July 28. Tot Lot is provided for children three to five. Tot Lot runs Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. lo 12 p.m. for six weeks and is free for residents of Hastings City. Hastings Charter Township. Rutland Township, Hope Township, and Carlton Township. Residents of other areas must pay a $10 registration fee. The first week is June 12 to June 15. Children will be able to do coloring, play games, use playground equipment, play games in the field, and make crafts. New for 2006 Playground will be offering free transportation to and from the Play ground for the surrounding communities. Freeport and Middleville week is June 26 to June 29. Delton week is July 10 to July 13. and Nashville week is July 24 to July 27. Prcregistration for this service is required at least one week prior to the scheduled week. Pick­ up and drop-off locations arc the local libraries. The bus will be leaving for play­ ground from the library at 8:30 am. and returning to drop the kids off at 3:30 p.m. ment is a whole different intensity level. Playing a local rival, for the third time, in the state tournament, and add that to a young team and it definitely caused some trouble for us." Both teams had some trouble getting things going in the first half. "We were both pretty flat in the first half." said Derrico. “It was pretty much 18 to 18. Wc had four opportunities on goal and they had one. It was the typical MiddlevilleHastings game." Goal keeper Robbi Blain, midfielders Jill Funk and Chclsey Strumberger. and defender Jessica Johnson are the only seniors the Trojans will miss next season. Their coach hopes lhe district defeat is a lesson for those returning. Tennis Lessons The YMCA of Barry County is excited to be offering tennis lessons starting Tuesday June 13. The lessons will run every Tuesday and Thursday through June 29. There is also a second session scheduled for Ti?c-da/s and Thursdays in July running July 11 thtcugh July 27. Lessons begin at 10 am. and run until 11 a.m. for students in second thr?ugh fifth grade, and lessons for participans in sixth through ninth grade run from 11.15 i.m. until 12:15 p.m. Registration is $25 |>cr par­ ticipant per session. Registration forms are available at the YMCA. Community Center, and Felpausch. Early registration is available tlirough the YMCA. Register early as space is limited!! Financial assistance is available to those who qualify. Anyone with questions should call the YMCA of Barry County at 269-945-4574. Golf Lessons Beginning Monday June 12 the YMCA of Barry County will be offering golf lessons to lhe local community at Riverbend Goff Course. The lessons begin at 8 a.m. and run until 9:30 a.m. for students having completed second through fourth grade. For students in fifth through eighth grade lessons begin at 9:30 a.m. and run through 11 a.m. The partic­ ipation fee is only $12 per child per session, plus a $1 green fee per lesson attended. Participants will learn many golfing essen­ tials. Instruction will be given on grip, swing, ball striking, and course management. Students will also be giving the opportunity to play a few holes and show their improve­ ment. Games will be played and prizes awarded! There will also be a Middle School Goff League. Any student having completed fifth through eighth grade is welcome to partici­ pate in this league. The Middle School Goff League runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will be able to show their skills and play golf against their friends. Goffers to not need lo be present every week lo partici­ pate. Participation fee is only $12 per child. There is also a $ I green fee per league date attended. Registration forms are available at the YMCA. Community Center, and Felpausch. Early registration is available through the YMCA. However, registration may be done the first day of golf lessons at sign in. Financial assistance is available to those who qualify. Anyone with questions should call the YMCA of Barry County at 269-945-4574. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, June 8 2006 - Page 21 TK’s mile-relay championship well worth the wait Lakewood’s Kuras wins shot put Thomapple Kellogg's Chaney Robinson takes off with the baton as teammate Rebecca Winchester peels off the track, while competitors line up to take hand-offs behind her in the 1600-meter relay at Saturday’s Division 2 state finals hosted by Forest Hills Northern High School. Robinson and Winchester teamed with Emma Ordway and Kersta Gustafson to win the race in 4 minutes 2.83 seconds. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Hastings’ Ryan Burgdorf races along the track in his heat of the 200-meter dash •xeliminaries during Saturday’s Division 2 state finals at Forest Hills Northern, Burgdorf qualified for the semifinals with his performance in the prelim's. (Photo by Brett Bremer) by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Chaney Robinson swore that the competi­ tion was close, but the only thing on her heels was the fog that settled in over the track at Forest Hills Nonhem High School late Saturday evening. Robinson took the baton from teammate Rebecca Winchester, with the lead, for the anchor leg of the 1600-mcter relay at the Division 2 state finals and never looked back. The Trojan foursome of Robinson. Winchester. Kersta Gustafson, and Emma Ordway finished off a marathon day with a Hastings’ Eric Gillespie sets himself for a throw of the discus at Saturday’s Division 2 state championship meet host­ ed by Forest Hills Northern High School. (Photo by Brett Bremer) sprint to remember. Robinson hit the finish line in 4 minutes 2.83 seconds. The Kcnowa Hills girls’ anchor behind her was more than two seconds back, and actually finished third behind lhe Haslett team which ran a better time in an earlier heat. “I thought someone was behind me the whole time," said Robinson. But they weren’t. There was actually some­ what of a traffic jam behind her. A few teams were crossed up on their final hand-off and one runner fell to the track. Robinson took off into the fog on the back stretch, never know­ ing anything had happened, and emerged along the far comer farther in front than she had been when she took the baton. “1 started cry ing when you took off in the lead." said Winchester. ”So did I.” said Ordway. The Trojans could tell they were tears of joy. and not rain drops, only because ’.he clouds, thunder, and lightning that brought the meet to a halt for four hours had finally ceased. The lights came on. and Winchester still had an 800-meter race to go before get­ ting ready for the 1600-meter relay. Winchester earned three state medals on the day. placing sixth in the 800 with a time of 2:15.13 and sixth in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:05.40. At 8:15 p.m. there was a big ovation for the start of the boys' 800-meter race, which was the first after a long delay. ‘It was all worth it,” said TK head coach Tammy Benjamin, when lhe girls had their medals around their necks sometime after 10 p.m. Gustafson was in the first event, the girls pole vault which began sometime around 9 a.m.. and then in the last heat of the last race of the day. **I took in every event today, the discus, the shot put. everything." said Gustafson. The discus and the shot put areas were a good place to see some of Barry County’s top performers at the meet, including Lakewood’s Mike Kuras (shot put and discus) and Amy Joostbems (discus) Hastings’ Eric Gillespie (discus), and TK’s Erica Peschel (shot put) Kuras thought he was all ready to win a state championship Saturday at the Division 2 state track and field finals. He had his uniform, the shot and discus implements he would need, and the strength and experience to throw them a long way. The only thing the junior didn’t have when he arrived at Forest Hills Northern with his coaches were his throwing shoes. “I was a little nervous. I left them in Lhe back scat of my car back at the school," said Kuras. He struggled just lo keep from scratching on his first two throws in the discus. Mom and dad arrived with the shoes just in time for him to fire a throw of 157 feet eight inches, which earned him an eighth place finish. Kuras then moved on to the shot put area and on the first throw of the finals earned himself a state championship as he fired his shot 54-11.75. a new personal record for himself. "I knew it put me into first," said Kuras. "1 just had to wait to see if it would hold." It diu. Mt. Morris senior Jordan Derosia finished in second place with a throw of 54-9. and Caledonia senior Ken Echtinaw was third at 51-6 Echtinaw and Derosia also joined Kuras on the medal stand when the discus awards were handed out. Echtinaw was third in that event with a throw of 172-2. and Derosia fifth at 168-7. Gross lie sophomore won the discus with a throw of 179-4. The three were the only boys to medal in both throwing events. “There was pretty good competition (in lhe throws).” said Kuras. “A couple guys I think warmed up a little bit too much. Going into the finals the throws weren't that great, but it seemed th.il everybody had their best throws in the finals." Kuras was actually seeded higher in the discus (fourth) than he was in the shot put (seventh) heading into the meet. Derosia was the eighth seed in the discus. and after tossing 150’s in the early going found the strength for one throw of 179-4 which put him past the others who had con­ sistently been making the best throws. “It’s a good experience." said the Saxon senior Gillespie of his first trip to the fir tls. “I wish 1 could have done a bit belter. It’s pretty coo! to see all the good athletes come togeth­ er. and to see everybody in the state that’s up where you’re at." Gillespie's Hastings' teammate Ryan Burgdorf ran well enough in the 200-meter dash preliminaries to cam a spot in the semi­ finals. but did not qualify for the champi­ onship race. Adrian’s Markqone Russell wound up winning the event with a new Division 2 finals record time of 21.88. The only other local medallists in Division 2 were TK’s team of Gustafson. Ordway. Robinson, and Danielle Rosenberg which placed fourth in the 800-meter relay with a time of 4:02.83. The Thomapple Kellogg girls finished in eighth place with 21 points. The Detroit Renaissance team piled up 68 points to take lhe title, with Forest Hills Northern second with 47 followed by Kcnowa Hills 38. South Christian 29. and Byron Center 26. It was a good day for the O-K Gold Conference, which also saw Byron Center junior Mary Angell win lhe shot put (41-9.5) and place second in the discus (147-1). and South Christian sophomore Katie Guikema set a new Division 2 finals record in the long jump at 18-6.25. On the boys’ side. Hamilton’s Brad Birkholtz won the high jump at 6-6 and Byron Center's Matt Fisher took the pole vault at 14-7. In all. 13 Division 2 state meet records were set Saturday between the boys and girls, including an all division state record by Detroit Renaissance's Ramzec Fondren, a sophomore, who won the girls' 800 in 2:11.08. Forest Hills Northern’s boys lied Ypsilanti for lhe other team title, both teams finished with just 40 points. Orchard Lake St Mary was third with 34. and Coldwater fourth with 29. Ypsilanti’s boys scored a first place finish in the 1600-meter relay (3:23.48) to pull even with the host Huskies in the team standings, despite protests from the Adrian team which fell it was cut off a number of limes by Ypsilanti's runner on the anchor leg. Adrian finished less than three tenths of a second behind in the race. Forest Hills Northern was fifth in the relay lo keep pace with Ypsilanti The host Huskies' Josh Hcmbrough. who was a member of the FHN 1600-meter relay team, wowed lhe home crowd with a new Division 2 finals record in the 110-meter high hurdles, hitting the finish line in 13.82 secon. is. Thornapple Kellogg varsity girts’ track and field coach Tammy Benjamin takes a moment to get a photo of (from left) Chaney Robinson, Kersta Gustafson. Danielle Rosenberg, and Emma Ordway with their 800-meter relay medals Saturday. The TK foursome placed fourth in the event with a time of 1:45.86. (Photo by Brett Bremer) The top four shot put medallists, led by Lakewood's Mike Kuras (left), take the medal stand at the Division 2 state finals Saturday. Kuras won the event with a throw of 54 feet 11.75 inches, followed by Mt. Morris’ Jordon Derosia. (from left) Caledonia’s Ken Echtinaw. and Linden's Chris Berry. (Photo by Bren Bremer) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, June 8, 2006 - Page 22 About 50 attend hearing on bridge by Patricia Johns Staff Writer lage and the area.” David Low. Members of the Barry County Road Commission listened carefully on Thursday. vehicles, including snowmobiles and bicy­ members of the Road Commission Board will cles. could use the crossing. their opposition, support or neutral questions about a proposed second bridge crossing the Brandon Mieras. from Williams and Works, engineers for the Village of decide whether to go forward with the design phase. Thomapple River at Finkbeincr and Crane. Don Walcott and Dave Dykstra listened as Middleville, talked about the condition of the existing bridge and the amount of repairs it at the end of the next hearing.” opponents called the proposed project a takes to keep the bridge in good condition. “truck route to nowhere.” “not advantageous He also mentioned that the Village has done such a good job maintaining the bridge hearing on Saturday. June 10 at 10 a.m. in the Thomapple Kellogg High School auditorium Erich Lannes from Bradford White spoke briefly on the need for the bridge and an all weather east-west connection. He also men­ tioned the possibility of an expansion of the Philip Daniel Gole, son of Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Gole. graduated May 20 from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry. “Dr. Phil” has received his license from the State of Michigan to practice dentistry and has joined the Gole Dental Group at 121 W. Woodlawn Ave.. Hastings. He will be provid­ ing general dental services like fillings, crowns, bridges, partials, dentures, extrac­ tions. night guards and root canals. Philip was one of 77 candidates who received a doctor of dental surgery (DDS) degree. He was hooded by his father and brother. Dr. Jason D. Gole. at the graduation ceremony. The 73rd commencement ceremo­ ny was held at Saint Scholastica Catholic Church near the Outer Drive Campus. Philip Gole is a 1998 Hastings High School Graduate and a 2002 graduate of Albion College, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in biology. He said his education at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry prepared him technically and diagnostically to practice dentistry to all i.ges. He also said he is social­ ly and ethically sensitive and committed to professional growth and development that the problems are hidden. Other tupporters mentioned that in light of the recent hurricane damage that a second river crossing would improve safety in the Walcott said. “We may make the decision Anyone who cannot attend the preliminary can send comments either positive, negative or neutral to the Road Commiss* an. Comments should be mailed to the Board of the Barry County Road Commission. 1725 West M-43 Highway. PO. Box 158. Hastings. area. Mich. 49058. Writers should include their Others raised concerns that houses would end up being too close to the road and that name, address and telephone numbet These comments will be entered into the public need better all weather routes. The Middleville Bradford While plant when they had purchased their property they hearing record. were not aware of these plans. The safety of employs 1.100 people. children and existing intersections were also Formal public hearings will be scheduled if the project goes on to the design phase. For Lannes said. “We do the best wc can to focus on safety. Bradford While is in full sup­ among the topics raised. Walcott stressed that many questions could more information about the June 10 prelimi­ nary public hearing, call lhe Road port of this project. It will be good for the vil­ not be answered about the project until there Commission at 945-3449. water heater manufacturing, which would Dr. Phil comes to Hastings Commission's commitment to safety. Following the next preliminary bearing, the mately 50 people in the audience presented and road connection would not eliminate traf­ fic problems. Hastings Rotary Club President Dan Mejeur accepts a life jacket from Community Education and Recreation Center Director Joe Edger for Rotary's sponsorship of the children's water safety program, •Splash." Thirty children took part in swim classes held last Tuesday through Friday at the community center, focusing on pool safety, boating safety, beach and water safety and water park safety. The program also fea­ tured character development themes, which were honesty, responsibility, caring and respect yet been authorized. He stressed the Road Snowmobile Association, asked that if a new bridge is built that it be designed so that other the June 1 as about 10 people of the approxi­ to the area” and claimed that this new bridge Rotary awarded a life jacket arc actual designs, and a design phase has not Michigan from Have gypsy moth caterpillars returned? by Patricia Johns their backs along with coarse, black hairs. Staff Writer Each of the 11 sections of a developed cater­ nuisance Some area residents who remember all too vividly losing a favorite tree to an infestation pillar will have two coloured spots, the first Anyone with questions can contract the Michigan Slate Extension office at 945-1388 of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) cateril- caterpillars can be as long as 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cnp. lar several years ago have seen many tents five pairs, blue, and the last six. red. Mature Gypsy moths are seen only in mid-summer. appearing again in trees. However, it is most likely that invaders Males arc grayish brown and can fly; females which have been seen in the area are either arc larger, whitish with black marks and can­ eastern tent caterpillars (Malacosoma ameri- not fly. canum) or forest tent All three of these caterpillars can become a and can defoliate yard trees. or the Barry Conservaiton district at 948­ 8056. Information for this article came from Bulletin E-2299. caterpillars (Malacosoma disstria). The eastern tent caterpillar has a black head, a prominent central dorsal stripe and small blue spots to the Jde.Thcse animals creat silk tents in a branch crotch. The egg masses are dark brow n spindle-shaped laid on twigs. The tires most often infested are wild cherry, apple and crab apple trees. The forest tent caterpillar has a blue head, a prominent central row of yellow keyhole shapes with bluish sides. The resting site is often covered with silk but this animal does not make tents Eggs are (aide on twigs similar to the east­ er ten but they have flatter and less tapered ends. This caterpillar infests poplar, sugar maple, birch, oaks, ash and black gum trees. The gypsy moth caterpillar has a beige head with dark marks with prominent blue and red dots. This animal docs not make silk tents. Eggs are laid in beige or yello v masses on the bark of the trunk. These caterpillars infest Dr. Philip D. Gole graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry May 20. He is associating with Gole Dental Group, P.C., 121 W. Woodlawn Ave., Hastings. oak. birch, aspen, poplar and willow trees. Anyone who lived through the last infestation knows that these caterpillars will fate*! any trees. Gypsy moth caterpillars change appear­ ance as they grow. Young caterpillars are black or brown and about 1/4 inch (.6 cm) in Accepting New Patients length. As they grow, bumps develop along Lion girls’ soccer suffers shut-out in D-3 tourney The teams that won. won big last week in the Division 3 girls’ soccer district hosted by Dispatcher retires after 28 years Diana Meade receives congratulations from Emergency 911 Director Charles Nystrom for 14 years of service to the Barry County Central Dispatch Center. Meade has a total of 28 years of experience as a telecommunicator for dispatch and last Wednesday was her last day on the job in Barry County. “Like all of our operators, Diana has been a valued member of our team," Nystrom said, “and over the years she has made the cntical difference for countless people with her quick and professional response. She will be missed and we wish her only the best in her retirement." Williamston. The host Hornets came out on top. scoring 19 goals in their three-game tournament run which included an 8-0 victory over Lansing Catholic in the championship game Saturday. Of lhe six tournament games, five ended in a shut out. including Maple Valley's 6-0 semifinal loss to Lansing Catholic Thursday afternoon at Williamston. The Cougars' Meghan Huber scored two goals and Morgan Kuhnmuench. Julie Jason D. Gole D.D.S., Philip D. Gole D.D.S. Madden. Caitlin Riley, and Tamara Selleck scored the others for Lansing Catholic to end the Lions' season. Sopho Natroshuh had 14 saves for Maple Valley. The Lions managed just one shot on Gole Dental Group 111 W Wwdtawa AW Hattfaqp Ml lhe Cougar keeper. Maple Valley had a bye in the opening round of the tournament, while Lansing As a local independent agent, wc can design an insurance program Catholic knocked off Lakewood Wednesday Safe Sound Secure * protection from Auto-Owners Insurance Company Life insurance isn't about your life. M's about the people who rely on it. that s just right for y ou and y our family Give the people you love night 3-0. 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Jones promotes ‘Castle Doctrine' June 5 Prosecutors’ forum is next 1st Friday June 22 Progressive Dems to watch movie The Progressive Dcmocnt* of Wea Michigan will open their rammer eearan of informative moviei with the preeemelion of ‘Why We Fight* al 7 p.m. Tbtasdaj. lune 15. a. the T6onaapple Township Emergency Services Budding. 128 High St . Maidtertitk. Roiling Stone’s review of this thought provoking film htjtex. "Why We Hght* is an unflinching kx* a the military indus­ trial complex and the rise of the American Empire, inspired by President Dwight Eisenhower's legendary farewell speech, in which he coined the phrase ‘military industrial couipiex.' The film surveys the scorched landscape of a half century's military adventures, asking bow... and telling why... a nation of. by and fee the people tat become the aaviny.-and-loan of a syrrem whose survival depends on a sure of constant war. The film moves beyond the headlines of various Amaicam military operations to the deeper questions of why — why does America fight? What we the forces, political, economic and ideological, that drive us to fight againsi an es er-changh^ enemy? There is no charge for admission. Refreshments will be available. Daryle Benjamin-Forbes Community development director dies Thomappie Kellogg High School graduates are invited to spend a reunion Saturday afternoon and evening June 24 at the Middle Villa Inn. Notices were sent to graduates from the 1930s through I960, but anyone who by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Hastings community uas shocked and saddened last Friday by the news of the death of Community Development Director Daryle Benjamin-Fort>es. Michigan State Police from the Hastings post reported Benjamin-Forbes. 52. died at Pennock Hospital after injesting an overdose of medication. Police were called to her home at 10:04 a.m. and she died soon after arriving al the hospital. The Banner was unable to obtain information to confirm by press time Wednesday whether the overdose was acci­ dental or intentional. Community members and co-workers remembered Benjamin-Forbes as an enthusi­ astic hard worker, dedicated to improving the City of Hastings through her job. “She did a wonderful job while she was here." said City Manager Jeff Mansfield. “She accomplished a tremendous amount in the time that she was with the city.” Mansfield said Benjamin-Forbes was hired into the position about two and a half years ago. She came to the city after working for three years as director of community plan­ ning for the City of Kalamazoo. "She had a lot of enthusiasm and a real desire to help the city grow and prosper.” said Mansfield. “She worked on many integral projects to the growth of the city, including the downtown facade improvements, both in the grants and loans of that project, she spent a lot of time in the past year working on the comprehensive community plan, she worked closely in the DDA Board and committees and of course the new library. She really did a tremendous amount in the time that she was with us. “She was a great co-worker in that she was always energetic and positive.” he added “She poured herself into everything she did and her enthusiasm was catchy. She was a real spark in the office and not only did she accomplish a lot. but she really supported and helped other people to accomplish a lot. “She will be deeply missed but long remembered." Sister -in- law Lani Forbes said BenjaminForbes was the kind of person who balanced a solid work ethic with a rich family life. She is survived by her husband, three children and three grandchildren. "She would take days off of work to can strawberries with her family.” said Forbes. "She loved to spend lime with them anu she loved to be outside whether golfing or in the garden. She was the kind of person who could put up 150 quarts of tomatoes in two days.” Forbes said she met her sister-in-law when she was 15 years old and at the time. Benjamin-Forbes was actively involved in music, another one of her loves ”She had been in musicals and was very active in singing while growing up." she said "She sang in a Christian group. ‘Promise.* and she had a really beautiful voice." See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 See FORBES, page 3 Our Lady of Great Oak Catholic Church is preparing for a blessing of the animals service at the 8:30 ut mass Sundry. June 25. Any creature that lives amongst us is welcome. Young and old. tiny to large is acceptable. Also, in memory ofournitnah who have passed oo. there will bo a "This is a memorable event, one drat all enjoy." said Kay Doyle, service coortSaaior "Families come from tar io visit us with their Mimaki and it seems each vear UmT* neonte and animals attend. Despite a bit of barking and a few hisses, all the creatures are peaceful, we haven't had any problems yet. Even the resident mourning doves coo during the service. It is quite a blessed and spiritual happen­ ing." The service has its historical roots b Catholic tradition with St. Francis of Assisi. All are welcome to attend even those who do ant have an animal. Those who bring animals are asked to simply look after and be in control of them. The Nesting will take place outdoors in the tree lined churchyard overlooking the rolling countryside. Our Lady of Great Oak is located 10 miles north of Battle Creek (between North Avenue and M-06 on Lacey Road) Fr. Mathew Manalei win officiate. Those attending are asked) to bring lawn chain and/or blankets Come end enjoy coffee and rolls after the service. For more informa­ tion, caB Doyle at 269-758-3116. tn case o? inclement weather, the serv­ ice will be cancelled. TK High School reunion June 24 The next First Friday forum will be a spe­ cial edition Thursday evening. June 22. at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, where the two candi­ dates for county prosecutor will debate issues. The forum, which will begin at 7 p.m., will welcome interim appointed Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt and former Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Evans. The scat became vacant last October with the resignation of Gordon Shane McNeill, who left to get into the pharmacy business. Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher appointed Nakfoor Pratt as the interim prose­ cutor. but the remainder of McNeill’s term, which expires at the end of 2008. will be assumed by the winner of the primary elec­ tion Aug. 8. Both candidates are Republicans. Nakfoor Pratt former was as assistant pros­ ecutor in Barry County before taking a simi­ lar post in Allegan County. Evans was chief assistant prosecutor in Barry County after he served as prosecutor in Montmorency County. Banner Editor David T. Young will serve as moderator for the debate and a list of ques­ tions has been prepared. Written questions will be taken after the prepared questions have been answered. The event. sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee, will have David Brinkert. party vice chairman, as host. The public is invited to watch and to pre­ pare written questions^TV session is expect­ ed to last between an hour and an hour and a half. State Rep. Rick Jones R-Grand Ledge, for­ mer Eaton County Sheriff, was guest speaker at a special First Friday forum June 5 on the topic of the “Castle Doctrine." Jones talked about a package of bills that has been approved handily in the Michigan House of Representatives and stands a good chance of passage in the State Senate. Calling Julie Nakfoor Pratt the package “common sense American right to defend yourself." he explained crime vic­ tims would be able to use deadly force if nec­ essary without penalty of civil litigation. In other words, if a man breaks info your house and you believe your life, <jt that of your spouse of children, is in danger, it would he Icga'ly permissible to use whatever force necessary in your defense. Jones said it’s called the Castle Doctrine because of the long-cherished notion “A man's house is his castle.” He told about a man in Dimondale who broke into a home armed with a screwdriver when the wife in the house hit him over the head with a jar to stop him. A few months later the woman and her husband were sued Thomas Evans by the perpetrator, who claimed they used excessive force. “This should never happen in America.” Jones told the audience at Thomas Jefferson Hall. He said that besides easy passage in the Michigan House, there appears to be broad public support. He cited Bill Ballenger’s “Inside Politics." newsletter, which reported 71 percent backing in a poll, and another showed 81% support. Jones said many police agencies also arc in favor because “The men and women on the front iines see the results (of crime and defenseless victims).’’ See FORUM, page 7 County Board accused of bad banking The Bliss Clearing Niagara plant on E. State St. in Hastings. Bliss may be sold to German firm by Jon Gamber Staff Writer Though Bliss Clearing Niagara officials have refused to comment, the Banner has received information about the pending sale of the local industry to Muller Weingarten of Madison Heights. Mich., a subsidiary of Muller Weingarten of Germany. The Banner has been fold details necessary to finalize the sale soon will be completed. Muller Weingarten has sites in Weingarten. Essingen and Erfurt. Germany, with sub­ sidiaries in China. Switzerland, the United Kingdom. France. Spain, the Czech Republic and the United States. A check of the company's website revealed Muller Weingarten France recently took over the Belgian group branch, which previously formed part of Muller Weingarten United Kingdom. The Belgian branch is based in Charleroi. Muller Weingarten is also constructing a torging line in China, projected to be the most mi»dem forging line in the world. The plant will be built in Ba.xou, Inner Mongolia. According to the web site, the line will be used to produce large crankshafts and front axles for heavy-duty trucks and tracked vehi­ cles on a press which weights 900 metric ton. Muller Weingarten boasts itself as the only machine and equipment manufacturer in the world to unite the three core competencies in metal forming to the automotive industry under one umbrella, sheet metal forming, forging and diecasting technology. A call to Muller Weingarten in Weingarten. Germany Tuesday failed to clear up the issue. A spokesperson for the company there said he could not comment on the matter at this time. Bliss Clearing Niagara, located on East Slate Street in Hastings.formerly known as E. W. Bliss, provides after market parts, service and rebuilding for large metal forming equip­ ment that was manufactured by the former Bliss. Clearing and Niagara companies. There have been reports by undisclosed sources that the company recently reduced its work force from more than 40 to fewer than 30. by David T. Young Editor The Barry County Bo^rd of Commissioners Tuesday morning was accused of shortchanging taxpayers by not getting the biggest bang for the buck in bank­ ing. Barbara Cichy and David Brinkert, chair and vice chair of the Barry County Democratic Party, respectively, both read statements critical of the board gening only between .5 and 1.25 percent interest in its checking account at Hastings City Bank while Fifth Third Bank early last March offered 4.25% with its “NOW checking account." Since then Hastings, City Bank has increased its interest bid to 2.95% and most recently 3.75% if the county continues to bank with the local firm, according to min­ utes of the Finance Committee meetings last March. Cichy read the same statement from Mike Lewis that appears in today’s letters to the editor section of the Hastings Banner. Brinkert read his own statement. Both were critical of the board, zeroing in on the Finance Committee, which has yet to decide on a banker since offers were made three months ago. as reported by County Treasurer Sue Vandecar. Commissioner Don Nevins, a member of the committee along with Clare Tripp. Wayne Adams and Tom Wing. said. “We're not done with it (the issue) yet. We have to contact the other banking institutions.” The county has done its banking locally with Hastings City Bank, but Brinkert and Lewis, both of whom are Democratic Party candidates for the County Board, have con­ tended it's best to get the highest possible return on investing money, and there's a big difference between Fifth Third's 4.25% and what City Bank had been offering. Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp pointed See BOARD, page 14 �Page 2 - Thursday. June 15. 2006 - The Hastings Burner Downtown parking assessments opposed, but remain for a year has graduated from TK is invited to meet their former classmates at the Villa. Social hour with a punch bowl and cuh bar begins at 5 p.m. with a buffet dimer following at 6. Dinner includes tossed salad, baked cod, swiss steak, red skin potatoes. California blend vegetables, rolls, coffee, tea and dessert. Cost is $18.50 per person. Golfers have an optional event sched­ uled, a nine-hole scramble at the Yankee Springs Golf Course Friday. June 23. Golfers win gather at Yankee Springs dub­ house at 11:30 for lunch with tee times to follow. To make dinner reservaGons. call Walt Eavey at 795-9269 or Don Williamson at 795-j030. Information about the golf out­ ing is available by calling Jack Hooper at 795-9444 ‘Kanoe the Kazoo’ visits Barry County TVo “Kaaoc the Kizoo" events will like place in Barry County Saturday, June 17, and Saturday. July 22. The Four Townships Watershed Council will host a float on the Crooked Lakes systern to explore wetlands and observe land use around the lake system. Otis float will begin at 8 im and lake approximately three hours. Participants must provide their own vessel for this float. The Michigan Audubon Society Olis Sanctuary also will boat a float on Hsh Lake near Orangeville Saturday. July 29. This float will feature bud watching in a wild, lake ecosystem. This float will begin at 9 amt. and take about three hours. One’s own vessel also ovist be provided for this flout. There is a fee for both events and pre­ registration is necessary bi order to partici­ pate. Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek is handling registration. Registration forms and details about these and other Boats in the Kalamazoo River Watershed are found on their website at www.binderparkzoo.org or call (299) 979-1351. extension 203 to receive details about where to ktageupon registering. against a deadline to sec who cr-*' build die best monster. Prizes will be awarded. Another “Dance Dance Revolution” event will take place at the library from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Juno 17. Teens are invited to this video-game challenge, in which arcade quality pads for the event will be provided by 2 Intense Gaming and Media Studio. Free food will be provided to energize competitors. All teens are invited to come and cheer on their favorites at this second event of the summer for teens at the library. The summer event is held in conjunction with the “Creature Feature" teen summer reading program, which gives tec.> readers the chance to win prizes for reading ?nd lis­ tening to audio books through the end of July. Teens may sign up now at the library. Call the library at 945-4263 for more infoi mation. Orangeville Day will be Aug. 19 The dale for Orangeville Day has been for Saturday, Aug. 19. The committee working on this project is planning a parade, baking contest, oldfashioned games, kids' activities, a home­ shoe tournament, vendor booths for crafts and food, a pancake breakfast, music and local entertainment. . Event T-shirts will be for sale to hai^ raise funds to support the event^tie commitieet is looking for sponsors for (he event asf for vendors. Any Orangeville resident who would like to work on this project can call the sowndup haB st 664-4522. Informatioo about Orangeville Day also is available at the Barry County Chamber of Commerce by calling 945-2454. Pennock blood drive date reset The Pennock Health Services blood *ive< has been rescheduled front. Friday. , June 16, ip Friday. July 7. in,the Conference Ccpter at Ecnnock Health Services, 1008 W. Green Sl, Hastings. The blood drive will be held in conjunc ticn with Michigan Community Blood Crv-ers. which supplies 100 percent of the The American Red Cross will have a regular blood supply for Pennock. Michigan Community Blood Centers blood drives from noon to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, at the Hastings/Kellogg Assistant Director of Mobile Recruitment Community College Hastings campus, Emily McMullen said summer is a very 2950 West M-179 Highway. tough time for blood banks. Officials say demand for blood is high as Any healthy person 17 or older who summer donations drop. Shortages typical­ weighs at least 110 pounds may be eligible ly happen from May through September as to give blood every 56 days. regular donors get busy with summer activ­ A non-profit blood bank. Michigan ities and put off donating blood. Community Blood Centers provides 100 Every day. patients in 70 Michigan hos­ percent of the regular blood supply for hos­ pitals depend on the blood given by donors pitals in several major regions of the state in the American Red Cross Great Lakes with a combined population of approxi­ Region for the blood they need for surgery mately 1.5 million. A member of America's or for the treatment of serious diseases like Blood Centers, Michigan Community cancer. In the summer, the need for blood Blood Centers also participates in the can intensify as people hurt in travel-relat­ National Blood Exchange and regularly ed accidents require emergency care. responds to requests for Hood across the nation, after making sure all local needs have been met Red Cross blood drive is June 20 Historical Society to meet tonight The Barry County Historical Society will hold its final meeting of the season at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at the Hastings Elks Club. The meeting will begin with a potluck dinner. Election of officers and a silent auc­ tion will follow. The Historical Society will not meet again until September, but will have a booth at the Hastings Summerfest in August. World War II Veterans Books are avail­ able at ’Beyond The Cover* and City Hall, as well as in the Veterans' Affairs Office in ? the Courthouse Annex and from society I members. Library sets dance, teen creature film The "Creatures" featured al the Hastings I Public Library's Teen Movie Night Friday, June 16, will be the rap.ors from the movie based on Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park.” The free movie will be the highlight of the first of four summer events for teens in sixth through 12th grades at the library. The I event will begin at 7 p.m. and end around 10. Free food will add to the enjoyment Before the movie, there will be a mon­ * ster building contest Teams will be given a : box of assorted objects and compete Father’s Day Car Show scheduled More than 1300 vehicles are expected to be exhibited at the 25th annual Father's Day Car Show at Historic Chariton Park in Hastings Sunday, June 18. All cars entered must be 1980 or older and must be driven in under their own power. No trailered vehicles are allowed. Show hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will include music, food and a swap meet with over 200 vendors. The awards ceremony will begin at 3 p.m., and participants must be present to win. This event is sponsored by the Southern Michigan Street Rod Association, featuring door prizes, cash prizes, dash plaques for the first 1300 cars, and 43 otlier awards. Show Car Registration is $15, general admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 5 to 12 and ages 4 and under arc free. Swap meet and arts and crafts spaces arc $35 per space. Show cars must access Charlton Park from M-79 only. Finally, nothing may be sold from or near a show vehicle. All sales must be located in the swap meet/arts and crafts area. Charlton Park is a 300acres Barry County Park offering a 17 building early tural Michigan village, a museum and gift shop, and a swim beach, boat launch, grills, picnic tables, and shelters on Thomapplc Lake. For more information or directions, call | (269) 945-3775. by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Hastings City Council Monday night established the final assessment roll for the downtown parking special assessment district but will look at the issue more closely for next year. Hastings Township Supervisor Jim Brown passed out a flyer during the public hearing and said he would like to sec the assessment go away completely, but barring that he thought cenain businesses should be included in the assessment that benefit from public­ parking lots provided by die >:!v. The cost to be assessed goes toward the maintenance of the downtown parking lots and goes against properties deemed to benefit from the use of the parking lots. Total annual cost to be assessed is S22.524.OO City Manager Jeff Mansfield said there was a lot of logic to what Brown was saying but said there were other areas to look at. too. However, in order to get the assessment on this summer's tax rolls, the council would have to review the issue for next year, not this year. "Why not this year?” asked Brown. "Its too late to do the reallocations this year. We would have to first have council buy into the idea, then reallocate and then adopt it... it needs to be adopted by this meeting to get it on the summer tax roll." said Mansfield. He added the issue could be looked into and something presented to council for con­ sideration for next year. Councilman David Jaspcrse made a sup­ ported motion to look into the issue in time to consider it for next y ear. The City Council discussed the downtown parking situation and possible options for extending/rearranging parking times. "Our challenge is that there is a great range of needs regarding parking so finding a com­ mon solution is hard..." said Mansfield. He said that investigating into parking issues with other cities he found many different options and that if the city was vibrant and successful, parking seemed to be an issue every city grappled with. "There are many solutions but no one has found the magic bullet concerning parking." said Mansfield. "We could change several spots by the movie theater to meet their needs....we could do a more comprehensive survey and look at our options." "Ojxming of the brewpub might have a sig­ nificant impact on 3o4ntown parking," said JLspcrse. "We need some mechanism to meet and get input and by uncouple of months we will know what kind of impact the brewpub might have land can go on from there)." Councilman Dave McIntyre said he thought the council should do a more com­ prehensive survey and get citizens opinions also. "We have letters going both ways." said Bowers. "We have a business who says they can't survive with parking being more than two hours, and places saying they would like to do longer parking..." Councilman Curt Cybulski said perhaps the city should seek professional advice. "Maybe someone who deals with this as his business might be able to give insight...it can't hurt to listen." he said. "There is parking available, people just de not want to walk to it." said Bowers. Council talked about the complaints they had heard from people regarding the parking downtown. “If there are so many people complaining and are bothered by it then why don’t they come down here and tell us? Where are they? We sit here Monday after Monday and the only people who show up are ’Jicse on the agenda." said Bowers. McIntyre said has acquired the impression from people that they have given up on gov­ ernment. be that national, state or local. "I think they think their voices fail of deaf ears," he said. In other business the council: • Approved a draft establishing language for a ballot proposal to levy a millage to sup­ port operation of Riverside Cemetery. “I think we need to urge the people who think we should lake on the cost of the ceme­ tery to make a case for it." said councilman David Jasperse. "If they want this millage passed they really need to make a case for it; otherwise it's an exercise in futility...” Don Bowers said. “I don't think its our place to push it either way. 1 don't think the city should lake a siance on this at all. We arc just the representatives of the people and they can speak to us through a vote." • Adopted the budget for 2006-2007. The general fund totals $4.451,684. • Approved a request from Barry County­ Chamber of Commerce Summerfest Committee for use of Fish Hatchery and Ty dcn Parks and certain street use and street closings during the Suminerfest Festival Aug. 25. 26 and 27. • Approved a request from Tendercare tc hang a banner on Main Street announcing their festivities for the Tendercare Summer Festival July 7 and 8. • Approved a request from the Viking Corporation for Vise of Pish Hatchery Park for their corporate picnic July 29. • Approved a request from April Nicholson, representing the Hastings Farmer's Market and Admiral Gas Station for use of Tyden park fo; a customer appreciation day Saturday, June 24. from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.. ’ Adopted resolutions to approve deposito­ ries for funds of the City of Hastings, and authorized the approval of the assignment of cable franchise from Millennium Digital Media Systems LLC to Michigan Broadband LLC. contingent on a few certain require­ ments. • Appointed Angela Wilburn to fill a vacan­ cy on the Local Development Finance Authority and Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to a term expiring Dec. 31. 2008. • Appointed Craig Jenkins Jr. to fill a vacancy on the Cable Access Committee for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2008. • Approved a lease with USA Recycle for 817.83 square feet space in the Industrial Incubator for $188.10 a month in rent. • Approved a bids recommended by Tim Girrbach, Director of Public Services for $65,900 to Slagel Construction of Hastings for Curb and Gutter Replacement; $22,616.18 to Bill Seif of Hastings for a 2007 Chevy truck; $17,000 to A-l Ashphalt of Wayland for Hot Mix Asphalt Paving (this was $9,000 below the next highest bid); and $4,500 for 30 weeks of mowing and maintenance of parking lots to Hallifax Services of Hastings, and $19,830.00/30 weeks to L &K Lawn Care Service of Woodland for a three-year contract with lawn mowing and maintenance. • Learned by lettei from Hastings Charter Township who appointed Brenda Teegardin and Kim Domke to the joint library board with Teegardin's term expiring at the end of 2007 and Domke's at the end of this year. Teegardin had served as president of the Library Board until she moved out of the city recently. • Heard by letter from Rutland Charter Township who appointed Kenneth Smith and Ruth Hill to the joint library board with Smith’s term ending Dec. 31 of this year, and Hill's term ending Dec. 31. 2008. • Heard from Mayor Bob May who spoke about Community Development Director Daryle Benjamin Forbes who passed away suddenly this past Friday. There was a single rose set at her spot at the table with a cup of coffee. “She was a dynamic lady with a lot of zest for life... her grandbabies meant everything to her. She was a strong influence on so many things here and will be greatly missed by all of us. I put a rose and a cup of coffee there for her because she always had to have a cup of coftcr during her meetings." He asl ed for a moment of silence and then said. “Daryle, we’ll miss you friend." Middleville area will welcome 24-Hour Challenge June 17-18 The 24-Hour Challenge on Father’s Day weekend this Saturday and Sunday will have up to 500 bicyclists and their supporters fill­ ing Barry County. Ten of those cy clists this year arc 70 years old or older Usually about three cyclists in this age range participate. The 8 a.m. start Saturday. June 17. Is at the Thornapplc Kellogg Middle School, and the riders will get a send off from a bagpipe band. The challenge ends at the same location at 8 a.m. on Father's Day. Sunday. June 18. Those who would like to hear the bagpipes can be al the middle school for the 8 a.m. start or on Main Street in Middleville as the band will move down to Stagecoach Park to give the riders a musical boost as they go through downtown Middleville on their way to com­ pleting the 126.5-mile main loop which takes riders through the entire county. Volunteers arc still needed to work at the middle school site. Information about volun­ teering is available on the event website at www.N24HC.org. The Challenge began in 1983 with 18 rid­ ers and was headquartered a*. Wabasis Lake Park near Grand Rapids. It moved in the year 2000 to Middleville where the lower traffic volume is an advantage. The facilities of the high school and middle school include increased parking area and showers Last year, riders started al the middle school with meals served in the cafeteria. The start now goes down the long curving service road which allows riders to spread out. The National 24-Hour Challenge has become the largest event of its kind in the U.S. In 2000. riders from 24 slates. Canada and France entered and completed 77.212.8 miles. In 2005 there were riders from 21 states. Canada. Denmark and New Zealand. Middleville's population will increase by about 1.500 when the National 24-Hour Challenge comes to town. Bicyclists and their crews will begin arriving on Friday afternoon for number pickup. Riders can register beginning at 5:30 p.m. Friday. June 16. Many sponsors of the event participate in a product display of the newest items. Photo albums from previous events arc available The walls arc papered with lists of riders by name, category and number. The Athletic Boosters Club of Thomapplc- The population of the Middleville area will swell this weekend as participants in the 24-Hour Challenge arrive to ride Saturday and into Sunday rooming. Kellogg High School puls on a spaghetti din­ ner on the Friday night before the event, a Saturday morning pancake breakfast and offers concessions and ice on Saturday from lunchtime until 3 a m. Sunday. The Friday dinner is also a chance for the riders to socialize before the event. For riders who have done this event many years, it is a reunion. There arc always new faces, tirsttimers looking for advice on w hat to expect. It is also an opportunity for Middleville to get to know a little about the people who undertake the physical and mental challenge These bicyclists who participate in the 24 hour challenge arc not necessarily elite ath­ letes. Ministers, college professors, doctors, engineers, assembly line workers, washer repairmen, housewives, and bicyclists from all walks of life have participated in past events. ’Ordinary people can accomplish extraor­ dinary goals. You don't have to be elite to be See CHALLENGE, page 14 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 15. 2006 - Page 3 Downtown bookstore selling used books for public library Beyond the Cover Books in downtown Hastings, operated by David Macquecn. has befriended the Friends of the Hastings Public Library. Since May the store has become a 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. outlet for the sale of the library’sused books. Macquecn’s Sunday (1 to 5 p.m.) hours make their books available to readers seven days a week. The bookstore’s back room features popu­ lar authors and current titles from the Friends collection of donated books. Hardbacks sell for $40 and paperbacks for $2. Shirley Wietnik and Pat Brown, who sort and organize the thousands of donated books that pour into the library each year from com­ munity members, said they are delighted with this new outlet. Through Macqueen’s book­ store. they are able to place more books in the hands of readers and increase the amount of financial help the priends can give the local public library Dcaaicd books pour into the library throughout the year. A few are put on the library’s shelves, replacing worn titles or titles missing from the collection, but most arc sold by the Friends of the Library at their annual used book sale during Sidewalk Days. The Friends have been collecting and sell­ ing used books to benefit the library since it opened in 1964 The first Sidewalk Used Book Sale was held in the library's parking 'ot on a few tables. This year the sale will be held on the courthouse lawn under the big tent with nearly 20 tables. The Friends look forward to their ow n shop in the new library al Apple and State. However, they have no plans to abandon the Bey ond the Cover Bookstore, since its hours are convenient for so many readers. St. Rose of Lima Elementary School students do a routine during their annual "Spring Sing" celebration near the dose of the academic year. St. Rose students perform in annual ‘Spring Sing’ St. Rose Elementary students and their music instructor. Melissa Risk, presented their annual “Spring Sing*’ last month, in which a variety of music was performed and the evening was emceed by graduating sixth grade class members. The program opened with grades K-5 pro­ cessing into Centra! Auditorium singing a South African song. "Siyahamba." which translates to "Marching in the Light of God." After the procession, the audience stood and joined in singing the national anthem. Kindergarten and first grades were dressed as kings, queens, princes and princesses while they acted out a story to the music of Johannes Brahms' "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6." The Kindergarteners then sang their favorite song. "I Am a Promise" followed by the first-graders singing and playing the bells to a Spanish version of "Yes. Jesus Loves Me.' The second-graders were excited to per­ form a medley of dinosaur songs composed by Risk which included "The Miasaura Lullaby." "Iguanadon Song" and "Styracasaurus Rap." Third-graders adorned with feather boas, tiaras. Viking hats and top hats performed an Rose Project is Saturday at Hastings airport The Hastings City/Bany County Airport Compass Rose Project is planned for 8 a.m. Saturday. June 17. featuring the “Nineynines” women’s pilot group. The “Ninety-nines" are a renowned non­ profit international organization of women pilots, founded in 1929. and Amelia Earhart was their first president. They named their organization after the original 99 members. Today the Ninety-Nines are composed of 5.500 licensed women pilots from 35 coun­ tries. Their website is at http://ninetynines.org One of the many things they do is help air­ ports paint "compass roses." These are not flowers with a sense of direction. These are large, attractive, functional images; painted on airports, oriented with magnetic north, and usually about 100 feet in diameter. "Every aircraft has to have its compass cal­ ibrated periodically using a compass rose." said J.T. Rairigh, airport manager. "This is very important for safety. These large color­ ful compass roses are also attractive and very visible from the air. It will not only improve safety for our many local pilots, but will add distinction and aesthetic appeal to your local airport." Painting will start the morning and those who have any long-hand'ed rollers and paint trays could probably use them. There is a limit to how many people we can actually have painting, but anyone can bring a camera and watch it take shape from the gallery. Lunch will be provided by Hungry Howie's and Arby’s for up to 30 volunteers. Coffee and muffins/bagels/donuts by Felpausch Food Center. Other local businesses that have helpeo with this project are: • Tractor Supply Co. has supplied all the paint (5b gallons). • Pavement scaling donated by Murray’s Asphalt of Nashville, and the Hastings Flying Association and the Hastings / Barry Aiiport Commission. • Brian Reynolds Surveying is laying out the Compass Rose to accurate magnetic north. • Mitch Tolan Custom Painting and Design is laying out the lettering. • Sand Ridge Bank • Flex Fab • Auto Collision Service • Viking Corp • Barry County Amateur Radio Association • Wal-Mart • Coldwcll Banker Classic Realty • K-Mart operatic version of popular Mother Goose tales titled "Mother Goose Meets Mozart." They also performed "BAGE Blues’ on their recorders which were purchased for them by a donation from Steve Buehler at Munn Manufacturing. Former Principal Steve Youngs started the beautiful ceremony for First Communicants at St. Rose over 20 years ago; a tradition sec­ ond grade teacher Diane Klipfer continues for every second grade class. Klipfer each year chooses a theme for First Communion such as "light." "treasure" or "shepherd." After receiving their First Communion, the secondgraders offer their gift of music as a prayer of thanksgiving by singing a special song reflecting the theme for the year. She used "footsteps" as the focus this year for their journey to First Communion. “Our church, school and community were deeply saddened in February when God unex­ pectedly called Mrs. Mary Youngs home to Heaven." said Cathie Hemingway, a spokesperson for St. Rose. “Mrs. Youngs was a wonderful teacher, administrator, mother and grandmother. Her faith and kindness made her a role model for all. Mrs. Youngs truly followed in the footsteps of Christ." Risk composed "Follow the Footsteps of Jesus" in her memory for the First Communicants this year, two of them being her grandchildren. The song was written “to remind everyone to follow the path of Christ in every aspect of their lives, just as Mrs. Youngs demonstrated through her wonderful example." Hemingway said. Fourth-graders played "Amazing Grace" on their recorders, sang a variety of Spanish songs, including "Santo. Santo. Santo," "Song of Pamplona." "La Cucaracha" and per­ formed tlicir rendition of the Mexican Hat Dance. Next, fifth grade students performed a live­ ly rendition of "Hail. Holy Queen," which was accompanied by the sixth-graders who played a variety of percussion instruments. The graduating sixth grade class presented their teachers with flowers as tokens of their thanks and gratitude for their education at St Rose. The faculty at St. Rose is Karen Myers (Kindergarten). Sister Marie Ursula (first grade), Diane Klipfer (second grade). Connie Tolger (Third grade). Katie Youngs (fourth grade). Sally Dreyer (fifth grade). Bernadette. Norris (sixth grade), and Mike Sweeney (principal). The graduating sixth-graders are Kara Cuncannan. Brice DeJong. Jennifer Fcldpausch. Rebecca Senard, Micala Klipfer. Hannah Sailar, Sarah Sleevi. Dalten While, Zack Zwiemikowski, Chad Singlcterry, Carl Franson. Evan Ramsey and Taylor Klotz. All the students then sang "What a Wonderful World" as a gift of thanks to their parents and to all the volunteers who donated time and talent during the school year. The program concluded with grades K through 6 performing "We Shall Be the Light." reminding all that we are the light of God on earth. For information about enrollment in the private Catholic school for the 2006-2007 academic year, call the office at (269) 945­ 3164. David Macqueen. owner of Boyond the Cover Books. Shtriey Wietnik and Pat Brown, co-chairs of the Friends of ths Library used book sale, look over new titles now for sate at the downtown Hastings bookstore. - * * FORBES, continued from page 1 Forbes said she loved to sing to her grand­ children. Forbes said the new library, which broke ground last month, was a project that was close to Benjamin-Forbes’ heart, as she was an avid reader. “She had an incredible collection of books and was reading new books all the time. She loved to leamnew things and she loved workng for the city and thinking of ways to make the community better. She had great visions for the city and we would have long talks about ideas and how things could be better... she loved Barry County. She was an incredi­ ble woman and is deeply missed.” Hastings Mayor Bob May said BenjaminFobes was the kind of person who grew enthusiasm in those that worked with her in City Hall. "She was a dynamic lady with a lot of zest tor life," he said. “She was constantly coming up with innovative ideas for the city and she worked hard. No matter what kind of day she wai having she was always quLk to show concern for others. She was a sincere person, and always asked how I was feeling...I*ve never heard anyone say anything but great things about her....her death hits the commu­ nity hard, it is widespread into the Fieeport community and all of the surrounding ^reas. she was a Kent County resident for rainy years. “Her grandbabies meant the world to her... my wife and 1 had become closer to her in tiic past couple of years and she will be missed all of us. The staff here is in total shock and she will be deeply missed by all of us." Barry County Commissioner Don Nevim Tuesday morning told his colleagues be had a lot of respect for Benjamin-Forbes while serving with her and getting to know her on the Local Development Finance Authority. “She was a devoted city employee," he said, “and think she did a good job with the LDFA." Thornapple Manor groundbreaking slated for Friday afternoon, June 16 Mainstreet Lake Odessa Branch Manager Melissa Shank presents Michael Forman the Varsity Savings Club Scholarship. Michael Forman earns scholarship from MainStreet Michael Forman, a 2006 graduate of Lakewood High Schoo), has been awarded $500 toward his college education by David Hatfield, president of MainStreet Savings Bank, as winner of its first annual Varsity Savings Club Scholarship. Applicants had to be a member of the Varsity Savings Club. MainStrect's savings account for high school students. Applicants were judged based on their non-academic school activities, community involvement, work experience and academic performance. Applicants also were required to answer the essay question. “What have you learned through the MainStreet Banking programs that will help you in the future?” Forman is heading to Lake Superior State University to study wildlife management and fisheries in the fall. He is currently employed by the DNR at Gun Lake, which will help him gain experience in his chosen field. He would like to continue working there on summer breaks. Forman also was recipient of a Lakewood Education Suppol Personnel Association (LESPA) Scholarsnip this year. As a member of the Varsity Savings Club, he will put his toward expenses for college and books. Forman’s achievements in high school included honor roll all four years, all -confer­ ence awards in cross country, wrestling and track, and a perfect attendance award. He was presented with his scholarship check by Lake Odessa Branch Manager Melissa Shank. Upon winning the scholarship, he said. “1 know saving is important and I will continue to save in the future." After four years of planning, the vision for a new era at Thomapplc Manor will begin to take shape at a groundbreaking ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Friday. June 16. The public is being invited to join the cele­ bration to start the construction phase of a $19 million renovation/expansion project Thomapplc Manor is a 138-bed Barry County-owned skilled nursing facility, locat­ ed at 2700 Nashville Road. Hastings. Currently. 88 of the 138 beds are in fourbed wards. When renovations are complete in 2009. 96 of the 138 beds will be in private rooms with the remainder being semi-private. The expansion will double the floor space. Small “neighborhood" dining rooms and living rooms will offer more privacy when families visit their loved ones. A play area will provide activities for visiting children. A separate rehab “wing" with 21 private rooms will surround a iarge rehabilitative therapy area with its own entrance to serve both inpatient and outpatient therapy clients. County voters approved a millage to pay for a bond issue to finance the project in August 2005. Since then, plans have been finalized and construction will begin this summer on "the new" Thomapplc Manor. "This project is a tribute to the people of Barn' County who saw the need to provide care for our chronically ill friends, neighbors, and loved ones, and put their money where their hearts arc," said Administrator Jim DeYoung. "This will have a positive impact on the lives of residents for generations to come. Our groundbreaking ceremony this Friday will symbolize the beginning of a new era in Thomapplc Manor’s proud history." Thomapplc Manor Resident Council President Irma Gene Baker is excited about the project too. "I'm glad we are getting the changes," she said. “It will make it better for everyone. We al) want a single room. It gives us privacy and our own space. That's important." The proposed project started in 2002 when facility management began a strategic plan­ ning process that led to the conclusion that in order for Thomapplc Manor to serve county residents well into the future, major renova­ tions were needed for the building originally completed in 1958. Thomapplc Manor started out as a farm to care for the poor in 1854. and it has evolved into one of the finest skilled nursing facilities in the state, officials said. �Page 4 - Thursday. June 15. 2006 — The Hastings Banner Appointments in Prairieville were questionable Say yes twice to grow better parks & rec To the editor: 1 am writing in response to the articles, let­ ters and opinion presented in the Banner of June 8 regarding the parks and recreation millage requests. I missed the First Friday forumfor June. Like most board members, our day jobs kept us away. I was glad to read people have a good impression of Charlton Park. It is some­ thing Barry County can be proud of. thanks to lots of hard work by lots of volunteers and employees over the past 35 years. Taxpayers have had a part in its success, too. with 20 years of millage support. Three of the six responders to the ("Public­ Opinion") question of the week cited Charlton Park as a must visit. The .25 mil) renewal is for maintenance and education programs at Charlton Park, and it's enough to do just that. However, the second .25 mill is for neces­ sary growth to the park system. The current under funded projects are the Thomapplc Paul Henry Trail and McKeown Bridge Park. We also hear about recreation needs from the townships.villages and citizens of the city. The ballot question states it will provide "operating revenue for other parks and recre­ ation opportunifies for Barry County resi­ dents." So the second .25 mil) will allow us to •iddress these needs. I think the board would like to start build­ ing a cohesive, comprehensive parks and recreation system that complements what the city, villages and townships have all ready started. Without the second yes, we will only be able to talk about needs, with it we will be able to act on those needs. So it takes two •‘yeses" on Aug. 8 to grow a better park system and make a better quali­ ty of life in Barry County, about 12 extra dol­ lars per year. You won’t get much in town for 12 dollars these days. We know it may be a burden for some at this time. But these same people would bene­ fit by recreation choices close to home. The Michigan Tourism Council reports that for each dollar spent locally it generates three and a half to four dollars to local business. So the old saying might be true, "you need to spend money to make money.” It is my vision as a citizen first, then as a board member to have a model community­ based parks and recreation system, constantly striving to enhance services, thus improving the quality of life for cifizens and guests of Barry County. With your help on Aug. 8. we will be able to address recreation needs through out the county. Please vote yes on both parks and recreation millages. Tim Weingartz. chairman. Barry County Parks & Recreation Commission County Board should do better banking To the editor: Taxpayers of Barry County, it is time we look at how our elected officials who occupy the seats of the County Board of Commissioners are handling your money. In a recent meeting held by the finance committee, our County Treasurer proposed to the Finance Committee move our funds to Fifth Third Bank for a higher interest rate. The committee members, commissioners Clare Tripp, Don Nevins, Wayne Adams and Tom Wing, decided it was in the best interests of the taxpayers of this county to ignore a request made by Fifth Third Bank to accept its proposal for county banking needs at the interest rate of 4.75%. Hastings City Bank currently holds this account for a mere .5 to 1.5%. Fifth Third also made a proposal to continue to handle the funds at a rate of return of 3.75%. 1 am deeply concerned that the commis­ sioners decided it was best to keep taxpayer money at the lower rate of return. Is this so they can continue to ask taxpayers for more millages? Where is the accountability? Where is our best interest being served? Who is ben­ efiting from keeping your money at a lower rate? Why has HCB continued to offer below prime rate to the taxpayers? I recommend that whoever is able to attend the county meetings to voice concerns, we need every taxpaying citizen to attend the next meeting and tell the commissioners to better put our money to work for us. I am deeply concerned about this lack of responsibility on behalf of the elected county commissioners who arc not taking advantage of the interest rate proposal brought before the finance committee. What a shameful and irresponsible committee to not approve or support our county treasurer to move the tax­ payers' funds where it will earn the most interest. Interest earned is interest gained, but per­ haps not in the minds of those on the finance committee. This is irresponsible and lack of accountability. When arc the taxpayers going to receive common sense government? I hope that our elected county commissioners do not run their personal finances the way they want to oversee the county’s money. The proposal that was brought forth represents a 3.75% increase in interest on the county’s collected revenue. How can this be overlooked? When is there going to a solution? I ask this board to accept the proposal and move the funds where they best benefit the taxpayers of the county. The interest earned means fewer requests of the taxpayers, less­ ening the tax burden. We need a county gov­ ernment that will use the systems and controls in place. If this County Board does not know how to use the current systems and controls in place, then ask for help. There seems to be a lack of accountability to the taxpayers. It's time to be proactive and not reactive. Mike Lewis. Rutland Township Editor's Note: Mike Lewis is the Democratic Party candidate for the Third District seat on the Barry County Board of Commissioners. To the editor: Due to the unfortunate passing of elected Prairieville Township Supervisor Tom Guthrie it appears that the re^vltant shuffling to fill his vacant post has led to a tangle of “conflict of interest.” which usually is not a common occurrence in the quiet little country village of Prairieville. Initially, the Prairieville Township Board appointed Mike Herzog (township trustee) township supervisor. Herzog also is a captain on the Pine Lake/Prairieville Township Fire Department. Then, the Township Board appointed Jack Kennedy to fill Herzog's abandoned post as township trustee. Both of these posts are elected positions by the registered voters of Prairieville. Now, both of the posts are filled by appointment not elected. Furthermore, as township supervisor. Herzog is now the boss or superior to the The greatest profit, or the greatest loss? To file editor: Profit is. "monrk gained after all expenses have been subtracted, or gain of any kind, benefit, or advantage.” So the dictionary says. I have often thought of out presidents such as Kennedy and Eiscnhouwer at their deaths, al) the money in the world could not give them another day of joy and happiness. 1 have a question or two: Is there a greater profit than all the money in the world? Can there be any doubt that the Creator of this uni­ verse is much wiser and right-wiser than you or I? Here are some quotes you may want to consider for there profit value. They have been tried and proven. I will tell you later why I chose these from all the other quotes in the world. "And do not turn aside, for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing." I Samuel 12:21. "Treasures of wickedness profit nothing. But righteousness (right-wiseness) delivers from death." Proverbs 10:2. 'Riches do not profit *n the day of wrath. But righteousness delivers from death." Proverbs 11:4. "In all hbor there is profit, but idle chatter leads only to poverty." Proverbs 14:23. "Behold, you trust in lying words that can­ not profit." Jeremiah 7:8. "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and Joses his own soul? "Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?" Mark 836-37. "And this I say for your own profit, not that 1 may put a leash on you. but for what is prop­ er, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.” I Corinthians 7:35. "Just as 1 also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit but the profit of many, that they may be saved." I Corinthians 10:33. "But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: ’ I Corinthians 12:7 "Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.’ 2 Timothy 2:14. "For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it" Hebrews 4:2 "For they (our fathers) indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He (God) for our profit that we may be par­ takers of His holiness." Hebrews 12:10. "What does it profit my brethren, if some­ one says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?" James 2:14. "And one of you says to them. "Depart in peace, be wanned and filled, but you do not Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. chief of the fire department (Rick Garrison) and the assistant fire chief. Herzog's superiors as he is captain in the fire department. So. we have a situation that results in Herzog being Garrison's boss, who in turn is Herzog's boss. This, on the surface appears to be a “conflict of interest '... if not totally confusing. Who tells who what, why and when to do what? When it came time to fill Guthrie's vacated position - the person that came in second in the most recent election to the post (Ken Craft) was. in my opinion, not seriously and/or legitimately considered for either the post as supervisor or trustee. Instead Herzog was elevated to supervisor and a non-cand>dates. Kennedy, now fill the voids. I know Jack Kennedy... he is a good and honorable man - to my knowledge, as well as acquaintance and neighbor. As the late ex­ senator Lloyd Benson of Texas said to Dan give them the things which arc needed for the body, what does it profit?" James 2:16. "Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit’.” James 4:13. "Do not be deceived. God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart." Galatians 6:7-9. "For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God. but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteous­ ness. and seeking to establish their own right­ eousness. have not submitted to the right­ eousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes." Romans 10:24. "So then faith comes by hearing, and hear­ ing by the word of God." Romans 10:17. "So shall My (God's) word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void. But i; shall accomplish what I please. And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it* Isaiah 55:11 This is why 1 quote from the Bible so often. What do you think? Is it profitable''' Rus Sarver, ।r Hastings Quayle in the 1988 debates... “I'm no Jack Kennedy ”! 1 have no grievance with Herzog or Kennedy.. However, these are elected positions for government... not appointed. The difficulty I have with the situation is obvious “conflict of interest." proper proce­ dural jurisdiction, and “who's telling who who’s who??" Additionally, Herzog does routine minor maintenance on both fire department and police department vehicles in Prairieville Township. How many hats is he wearing and being paid for by the citizens of Prairieville Township? Lastly, it seems to me that ... as township supervisor, captain of the fire department and vehicle maintenance personnel... Herzog should either recuse himself from decisions concerning the issues delineated above, or allow all members of the township, including members of the fire and police departments, to have an equal vote in any matters pertain­ ing to fire and police department's mainte­ nance and/or operations. Scott Smith Delton Casino backers tell half truths To the editor We are so tired of reading the half-truths spewed by the Gun Lake tribe to justify their gambling casino. The top line of their proposed income statement is gambling revenue. And what is this? The amount of gambling losses siphoned out of the community. This far exceeds estimated salaries and wages, goods and services and payments to government units. Mr. Palmer, in last week's Banner, didn't comment about what’s not on the table because of gambling losses. I'm sure "strug­ gling west Michigan families" will by losses from gambling at yet another casino. When is enough enough? Who are really behind another gambling bouse? Does the current administration want to base Michigan's economy on gambling? Is any one truly winning? Gordon and Susan Fuchs, Middleville Know Your Legislators: “' U.S. Senate Debbie Stabenow, Democrat, 702 Hart Sei.ite Office Building. Washington. D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Cart Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormeia, regional rep­ resentative. U.S. Congress Vernon Ehlera Republican. 3rd District (All of Barry County), 17 >« Longworth House Office Building. Washington. D.C. 20515-2203, phone (202) 2253331, fax (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 166. Federal Building, Grand Rapids. i»Sch. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Democrat. P.O. Box 30013. Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Patty Birkholz, Republican, 24th District (All of Barry County). Michigan State Senate. State Capitol. 805 Famum Building. P.O. Box 3006, Lansing. Mich. 48909-7536. Call: (517) 373-3447. Fax: (517) 373-5849. e-mail: senpbirirholz@senate.michigan.gov State Representative Gary Newell, Republican, 87th District (All of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives, 351 Capitol, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. What about new helmet law? n>e Hartkisa Recently both house of the Michigan State Legislature approved a bill which would allow adult motorcycle riders to ride their vehi­ cles without a helmet. How has the recent accent involving Pittsburgh Steeler's quarterback Ben Roethlisberger changed your Banner Devoted to the Interests of Barry County since 1856 PuMMbr Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. opinion about this issue? 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 9459554 John Jacobs t*res«jent Frederic Jacoba Vice Preealert Steven Jacoba SecrataryrttMaurer • NEWSROOM • Davtd T Young (Editor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor) Helen Mudry Sandra Ponsetto Patricia Johns Kely Lloyd Brett Bremer Jon Gambee Fran Faverman Shawna Hubbarth Rosemary Snider, I .arising (formerly of Gun Lake): "Yes I am definitely in favor of mandatory hel­ met use. Each time there is a serious injury my medical insurance rales go up” Shirley Bishop, Shelbyville: Barbara DeBoer, Shelbyville: Susan Stephenson, Middleville: Barbara Kriskp, Yankee Springs: Donna Podhcvsak, Shelbyville: ■ ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • CUssXWd ads Rxaptod Monday tvough Friday. 800 e tn io 530 pm. “? am definitely in favor of requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets. What kind of example are we showing children we want to wear helmets when young aduits on motorcy­ cles do not have to wear helmets.” “I am in two minds about this issue. On the one hand adults should be able to make their own decisions, but on the other hand those who do ride without helmets does become liable to life threatening injuries.” "Yes, I believe helmets should be required Drivers are required to wear scat belts and get tickets if they don’t." “As a nurse I have seen first hand the damage that can be caused if a cyclist is injured. Care of these injuries is very expen­ sive." “We need to have a hel­ met law. If people are injured the physical thera­ py they need can take a -ery long time and it is expensive.” Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subecrtpdon RaMe: $30 per year n Barry County $32 per year in adoring countee $35 per year ateewhere POSTMASTER Send address change® to POBoiB Hastmga Ml 49058-0602 Second Class Postage P«kJ at Haeange. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. June 15. 2006 — Page 5 Iw My Opinion New motorcycle law bad public safety policy Riding a motorcycle in many ways is like driving a car. It's a way to get around, a means of transportation, perhaps more economi­ cally than in an automobile or a truck. So for me. it’s common sense that the two modes of transporta­ tion should treated pretty much the same way in the eyes of the law. I’m bringing this up because last week both houses of the Michigan Legislature passed a bill to allow adult motorcyclists to ride without a helmet and without legal penalty. Our lawmakers in lensing then might as well pass a bill taking away penalties for not wearing seat belts in cars and trucks. Those who support this bill say it’s a move against “nanny gov­ ernment,’’ in which citizens are legally forced to do things that are regarded as best for them. Proponents also maintain helmets don’t really save lives for motorcyclists, especially when they’re clipping down ar. expressway at 75 miles an hour, and they have produced data that supports such a claim. I oppose this bill and urge Gov. Jennifer Granholm to veto it for several reasons: 1.1 believe once again the two houses of the State Legislature are grandstanding. They’re doing much the same thing they did not long ago when they quickly moved to increase the minimum wage. I don’t really believe they're interested in a law to help people solve problems, I think they’re trying to reach out to a certain vocal seg­ ment of the voting community in an election year. It’s another example of partisan politics trumping good public policy. The idea is to force Democrat Granholm to veto a bill motorcycle enthusiasts have backed for a long time and bring them into the Republican camp in November. In other words, it’s a slick move to get another campaign issue and an attempt to make Granholm look bad to a certain segment of the voting populace. 2. If this becomes law. it will make our seat belt legislation and enforcement vulnerable. Seat belts have played a major role in improving traffic fatality statistics over the last 20 years, but it wasn't until the state began an aggressive legal campaign that it really made a difference. It was in 1986 that state law went into effect to enable police to ticket motorists who weren’t wearing seat belts while they were committing an offense. Not long afterward came the slippery slope and finally today we have "Click It or Ticket” campaigns. The result has been that scat belt use has gone from about 60 percent to better than 93 percent. I remember the first year strict law£ for buckling up infants and children under the age of 4 went into effect. Statistics showed a drop of 97 percent in traffic deaths that year. I’d call that major pos­ itive impact. As the seat belt laws steadily became more strict, libertarian­ style opposition was launched, based on the notion it’s not govern­ ment’s role to force us to do what it thinks is good for us. While this argument indeed has a lot of merit, it ignores the fact too often we Aniericans will do the right thing only when we arc forced to. Sometimes common sense and public safety have to trump an indi­ vidual liberty that actually only amounts to a minor inconvenience, whether it be buckling up or strapping on a helmet before getting on the road. 3. Driving a car or truck and riding a motorcycle are privileges, not rights. Therefore, they must be done under certain rules and regulations, which must be decided by government of the people and by the people collectively and based on sound public safety policies. 1 don't think it's excessive government intrusion to insist we buckle up in cars, use helmets on motorcycles and obey speed lim­ its. stoplights and stop signs when we enter the transportation arena that is shared by so many others. Common sense dictates we be as prepared as possible for the bad things can happen on our high­ ways. 4. It is wrong for those who choose risky behavior to saddle the rest of us whh the costs associated with the consequences of that behavior. If someone chooses to drive drunk or not wear a seat belt while operating a motor vehicle or exceed the speed limit, the rest of us should not have to pick up the lab when they get into a fatal traffic crash. We should share the costs when bad things happen accidentally, as in natural disasters, but we shouldn't have to pay for someone else’s reckless or foolish behrvior. If a motorcyclist gets into a wreck and as a result becomes a para­ plegic because he was drunk, speeding or not wearing a helmet. I fail to see the fairness in the rest of us picking up the costs of his lifetime medical bills because he made a bad choice. If this law is passed, we should have them sign an agreement that releases the rest of us from financial responsibility for their injuries incurred as a result of an accident. 5. Obviously, every American is entitled to certain rights, but with them come responsibilities, a contention often made by people who know better than any of us ever will — police officers. I fail to see where putting on a helmet or buckling up with a seat belt infringes on anyone’s personal freedoms. 1 believe we all have rights and freedoms, but we don't have the right to do something stupid with tragic consequences, without being held accountable. 6. There are many accidents that happen when somebody is trav­ eling at less than 75 miles an hour, and my sense is that a helmet just might help save lives in these instances, regardless of what some motorcycle enthusiasts claim. The Pittsburgh Steelers quar­ terback Ben Roethlisberger Monday was driving in city traffic when a car pulled out in front of him and he broadsided the car with his cycle and was projected into the side of the vehicle. New reports implied he wouldn t have been as seriously hurt if he would have been wearing a helmet because most of his injuries were to his head. Don’t forget, many in the past have used anecdotal evidence to talk about people who died in auto or truck crashes in which a seat belt failed to save them or maybe even hindered their chances to survive. And don’t forget no long ago we had an event in which bicycle helmets were given away to kids to teach them it’s impor­ tant they wear them when they’re on the road. We adults should practice what we preach. Anyone who knuws me understands I have a strong streak that opposes government interference in our lives. But the line in the sand 1 draw is that I believe we cannot claim the right to do simply as we please in the face of evidence that shows it was reckless, dan­ gerous and unnecessarily harms others. 1 urge Gov. Granholm to do the courageouifthing and veto this bill. It’s bad public policy and it doesn't deserve to be made into Michigan law. I think this was a setup and I hope that after she vetoes the bill, she could call the legislators on their shameful polit­ ical gamesmanship. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Pillsbury supports Unicameral Michigan’s petition campaign George Pillsbury, co-chair of Minnesotans for a Single House Legislature, announced his support of Michigan's effort to create a uni­ cameral legislature through abolishing the Michigan State Senate. Pillsbury, a former Minnesota State Senator and corporate executive said “The voters deserve this opportunity to participate in reforming their state government to better deal with Michigan’s opportunities and prob­ lems in an open and timely way”. Joseph Lukasiewicz, spokesperson for Unicameral Michigan, said. "The elimination of the senate would create a more transparent and accountable legislature. There would no longer be a need for conference committees which are composed of just a few legislators, who often work in secrecy under the influ­ ence of special interest money." Lukasiewicz also said abolishing the state senate eliminates the duplication of represen­ tation and duties that now exist between Michigan’s house and senate. "They are clones of one another," he said. “Why should taxpayers have to pay the extra $80 million per year for redundancy?" Pillsbury said. “We believe your initiative process in Michigan offers a great opportuni­ ty for the unicameral amendment to be adopt­ ed by the citizens of Michigan.*' Unicameral Michigan must obtain nearly 318.000 signatures by July 10 to have their proposal appear on the November slate-wide ballot. Minnesota does not allow citizen-initiated amendments to its constitution. Such propos­ als can only te introduced by the State Legislature. Pillsbury said. "Virtually every special interest group and their lobbyists worked to keep the House from voting to put the legisla­ tive proposal on the state ballot." The full text of Pillsbury’s letter of endorsement is as follows: “On behalf of all the contributors and sup­ porters of Minnesotans for a Single House Legislature, we applaud efforts now under way in Michigan to place the unicameral or single house amendment on the ballot for voter approval next November. “We strongly encourage the citizens of Michigan to support your efforts in sufficient numbers so that the amendment will be on the ballot and give the voters in Michigan the opportunity to adopt this major state govern­ ment reform and ultimately lead the way for Minnesota and other states to do likewise. “In Minnesota, we initialed such ar effort in 1999. but under quite different circum­ stances. Our state constitution only authorizes the legislature to put a .onstitutional amend­ ment on the ballot and only then do the Minnesota voters have the opportunity to amend the constitution. So we first had to have both the Senate and House pass a bill to do so. “However, with the leadership of Gov. Jesse Ventura, our non-partisan, non-profit group raised nearly $1 million in voluntary contributions; earned the endorsement of more than 100 newspaper editorialists; secured legislative authorship from top lead­ ers in the Senate and the House; and waged an all-out campaign involving nearly 100,000 citizens in some manner. Numerous opinion surveys taken at the time consistently regis­ tered over 80% support for the opportunity to vote on the proposal. "Unfortunately, even though the single house bill was given full hearing in several committees and ultimately sent to the full House for consideration, it was eventually blocked by legislative brinkmanship, which kept the bill from receiving a final vote for passage in the House. “Virtually every special interest group and their lobbyists worked to keep the House from voting to put the legislative proposal on the state ballot. “The special interests saw their ability to influence the legislative results significantly diminished with the elimination of one body and therefore the conference committees where additions or deletions can be made without recorded votes. Likewise, enough members of the Minnesota House apparently did not want to take on the accountability that they would have if there w as not a second leg­ islative body to give them an excuse for what they did or did not do. "We believe your initiative process in Michigan offers a great opportunity for the unicameral amendment to be adopted by the citizens of Michigan. The voters deserve this opportunity to participate in reforming their state government to belter deal with Michigan's opportunities and problems in an open and timely way. “Again, our hopes and good wishes that Michigan will lead the way in the 21 It Century for other slate governments to fol­ low. George Pillsbury, co-chairman. Minnesotans for Single House Legislature” For more information please contact: Joseph Lukasiewicz. Spokesperson 269-948­ 8444 and joluka@hctmail.com or Harland Nye 269-948-4127. Honor Roll: Hastings High School (Second semester, ending May 26) Seniors High Honors (3.5 grade point average and higher) — Kaylyn Armstrong. ’Lauren Azevedo. ’Alexis Baker, Stefan Bender. Ashley Blankenship. Regina Bouchard. Aubri Brandt. Shanna Burgett. Zack Coenan, Scott Coleman. ’Chelsea Cotant. Barbara Crawford. Ryan Davis. Conine Eggleston. David Gallagher. ’Emily Haney. Judith Hansen. Deanna Hill. Nicole Jager. ’Jodi Jolley. Lauric Karrar, ’Lindsay Laubaugh. Samuel Lewis, Nichole Louden, Jennifer Madsen. Renee Marr, Abbey McKeough. Kalhlynn McKinney, Jessica McLaughlin. Alex McMillan. Amanda McQuem. Bradley Mead. Nicole Meredith. Jessica Mikolajczyk. •Chelsie Passmore, -Stephan Peurach. Brooklyn Pierce. Martin Quarg, Hillary Ranguette. Felix Roessler, Jessica Roper. •Erika Schroeder. ’Lee Selby, Elizabeth Shafer. Adam Sheldon. Craig Sherwood. ’Emilie Shumway, Shelby Slcevi. Rachel Smith, Brandi Sutfin, Julia Thomas, Kristina Tolger, ’Katherine Trahan. Kimberly Vannocker, ’Marissa Van Wingen, Samuel Vcrderber, Krystal Wait and ’Rene Winegar. Honors (3.10-3.49) — Amanda Anderson. James Bennett. Jeana Bishop. Steven Bolo. Ida Botton. Allison Bryans. Greggory Cain, Marion Christensen. Kayla Clark. Kali Dakin. Meagan DePew. Benjamin DesVoignes, Daniel Dimond. Kayla Ellsworth. Zachary Fay. Krista Fenstemaker. Douglas Ferrall, Andre Hile, Nathaniel Hodges, Amber Hoffman. Seth Hom. Krystle Johnson. Jennifer Johnston, Courtney Marsh, Joseph Mix. Michael Morehouse, Max Myers. Viola Payne. Krystal Pond, Jeffery Quick, Jacquelyn Siska. Chelsea Standler, Tasia Thompson, Jami VanBcven . Jessica VanBuren. Brittany Wescott and Heather Wilcox. Honorable Mention (3.0-3.09) — Lacy Bunker, Mathew Courtright, Shawna DeRoos, Jacquelynn Dufour, Jill Dykhouse. Jackson Hoke, Austin Hurless. Ashtin King. Brooke Koons, Eric Laurie, Tia Loftus. Jessica Mann, Brian McKeough. Leah Overmire, Kimberly Pyle. Kyle Quada, Kendall Rees, Sophia Stavale. Stephanie Titmus. Meredith Waters, Kelly Wilson and Lora Winegar. Juniors High Honors — ’Kayla Angeletti, ’Jason Bies, ’Margaret Buehl, Taylor Casarez. Alyssa Case. Hannah Case. Beth Christiansen. ’Kaylcigh Dclcotto. ’Kristina Dobbin, Carrie Eagle. ’Jesse Elwood. ’Erin Fluke. Ashley Hairing. Bradley Horton. •Rachael Iler, ’Amy Ingle. Lindsay Kam, Amy Kidder, Alexander Kimble, Natalie Knorp, Shandi Kosbar, Katee McCarthy, Alexandria Neil, Jacqualynn, Northrop, Leanne Pratt. Dana Shilling, Addison Singleterry. Molly Wallace and ’Scott While. Honors — Aaron Barrus, Emily Benningfield. Jennifer Bishop, Hannah Buckles, Jason Cook. Kelly Cuncannan, Ashley Devries. Matthew Donnini, Eric Duits, Gregg Hasman, Justin Jorgensen. Seth Mansfield, Nikole Mead, Amanda Mueller. Cassidy Sazima, Mickele Scofield, Raymond Westfall. Katlyn Wilson. Davcn Winans and Christopher Wymer. Honorable Mention — Justin Carroll, Stephen Case, Ashley Chewning. Rachel Czajkowski. William Davis. Mckenzie Densmore, Tiffany Edwards, Kristina Kaufman. Sheena Kling. Lacy Lancaster, Tyler Lancaster. Michael McGandy, Tim Purdum. Danielle Schwartz. Lindsay Sours. Dakota Storey. Jamie Wait and Kyle White. Sophmores High Honors — Owen Anderson. ’Elliot Anderson. Kevin Armstrong. ’Bixin Basler. Robert Cady. Ryan Cain, Deanna Carpenter. Corey Doxiader. Patrick Dreyer. ’Myles Eldred. Matthew Gardner. Ilze) Gomez. •Emily Graybill. ’Shane Henry. Cody Hom. Brandi Hurless. Cassandra Huver. Amanda Kloostra. Jennifer Komoelje. Brittany Lepard. ’Ashley Maurer. Alyssa Mills. •Katherine Partridge. ’Brad Peterson. Gary Pleyte, Sara Radant. Mark Scofield. Zackary Scofield. ’Joseph Sleevi. ’Chelsey Snyder. Brittney Soya. ’Stephen Tolger, Hayley Tui istra. Audrey Valentine. ’Ryan Vogel and Travis Wirebaugh. Honors (3.1-3.49) — Joseph Amett. Kimberly Beck, Ryan Bosma. Melissa Brill. Rebecca Christensen, Nicholas Converse. Rebecca Davis. Jeanette Davis. Ellie Devroy. Traci Eggleston. John Feldpausch. Jami Franson. Paul Fruin. Haley Ginbach. Robert Hamel. Eric Haney. Brittany Hartman. Stephen Haynes, Raven Hess. Ashleigh Holley, Brittany Howell. Joshua Jevicks. David Kendall. Khalcn Laubaugh. Kaleb Laws. Jonathon Mahmat. Kimberly Main. Ricky Mathis. Megan McClelland, Derrick McKee, Andrew Payne. Jonathan Peurach. Max Raymond. Wesley Sender. Katherine Sutherland. Kevin Taylor. Samantha Tobias. Samantha VanDcnack and Jacob Wescott. Honorable Mention — Daniel Auer. Joshua Bare. Sara Dunkelburger, Andrea Eaton. Ashley Eerdmans, Kelly Frame. Trevor Gerber. Patrick Gillespie, Casey Goodenough. Lisa Gorodenski, Christopher James. Megan Lipstraw. Brenden Lomas. Andrew Matthews. Tara Pennepacker. Jessica Slagel. Eric Treadwell and Jason Washbum. Freshmen High Honors — Kacy Anderson. Sara Arch? mbeau. Ashley Benton. Sarah Brandt. Trent Brisboe, ’Barbara Buehler. Robert Cathcart, Marcus Chase, Kendal Darling. •Leanne Dinges, Katherine Dobbin. Emils Doherty. Danielle Elzinga. Chris Floyd. Katy Fluke. Nicole Frantz L’Orea) Gironda. •Bradley Hayden. ’Marie Hoffman. Alisha Howell. Megan Hunt, Bianca Iberle. Nicole Kloostra, Chelsea LaJoye, ’Justin McComb. •Dylan McKay. Kazzi Mikolajcyzk. Morgan Miller. Michelle Mills. Emily Moore. ’Tess Nugent. Melissa Pennington. Sarah Phillips. Katie Romanak, Kris Rutzebeck. Kathryn Sanders. Dane Schils. Preston Schwartz. Hanrnh Scofield. Adam Skedgell. ’Molly Smith. Alyssa Thorton. Shelby Winans and •xmy Zu iemikowski. Honors — Kaylee Alexander. Ethan Angus, J?son Baum. Jyssica Blantz. Carmen Burlingame. Bryan Campbell. Brittany Clear. Rachel Clevenger. Matthew Cooley. Christopher Devric:. Teri Dull. Trenton Johnson, Tyler Kalmink Autumn Keeler. Kaitlynn Kensington, Ashlry Lancaster. Courtney Larsen, Brenna Leedy. Timoth) Lewis, Matthew Lewis. Zachery Lloyd. Nicholas McClelland. Adam Miller. AUysoc Nelson. Amanda Olson. Julie Pennepacker. Erin Pettengill. Jennifer Phillips. Bethany Roderick. Kaitlyn Sender. Kyleigh Sheldon. Bryce Spurgeon. Rachel Stephens. Tiffany Tassos. Adam Wiker and Stephanie Wymer. Honorable Mention — Derek Birman. Brandon Courtney. Megan Dclcotto. Nicholas Eaton, Aaron Fenstemaker. Adam Hodges. Sherry Jager. Sarah Kidder. Osman Koroma. Luke Mansfield. Rachael McFarland. Gabriel Purchase. Steven Safie. Lee Swartz. Sarah Symonds and Aaron Wright. • -indicates a grade point average of 4.0 or above. Know Your County Commissioners --------------------------------------------------------- Dl.trict No. 1------------------------------------------------------------ (City of Hastings) Don Nevins. 512 W. State Street, Hastings, Mich. 49058, phone (269) 948-8782 City Bank plans estate planning seminar June 29 The Hastings City Bank Trust and Investment Group will have an informational seminar on estate planning from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. June 29, in the Community Room at the Hastings office, located at 150 West Court St. Local attorney Richard J. Hudson will be a guest speaker. Topics to be covered will include: • Passage on Death of Typical Family Assets • Intestacy. What Happens if there is No Will • Estate Planning Documents • Estate Planning Considerations • Federal Estate Tax. This information is presented to the com­ munity at no charge. RSVPs are requested to Nancv Goodin at (269»948-5579. District No. 2 (Thomapple Twp. & Irving Twp„ Prec. 2) James French. 171 Hunters Trail Court, Middleville. Mich. 49333. phone (269) 795­ 9783. District No. 3 (Rutland Charter Twp. Hope Twp & small area of Barry Twp.) Sandra L James. 1388 Ntssaki. Hastings, Mich. 49058, phone (269) 945-9402. District No. 4 (Cartton Twp.. Hastings Charter Twp., Inring Twp. Prec 1 & a small portion of Woodland Twp.) Howard "Hoof Gibson. 1614 N M-43 Hwy., Hastings, Mich. 49058, phone (269) 948­ 8325 District No. 5 (Maple Grove Twp. Castleton Twp. and most ol Woodland Twp.) Michael Callton. 307 N. Main. Nashville. Mich 49073, phone (517) 852-2070 District No. 6 (Orangeville Twp. 8 Yankee Springs Twp.) Clare Tripp. 11776 English Court. Shelbyville. Mich. 49344, phone (269) 672-7474 District No. 7 (Assyria Twp.. Baltimore Twp & Johnstown Twp.) Thomas J. Wing, '5335 Wing Road. Bellevue, Ml 49021. phone (269) 660-0498 District No. 8 (Prairieville Twp. & most of Barry Twp.) Wayne H Adams. 4665 E. Orchard Rd.. Delton. Mich. 49046, phone (269) 623-2457. County Administrator Michael C. Brown, phone (269) 948-4891. fax (269) 948-4884 �Page 6 - Thursday. June 15. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Worship Together... ...at the church of your choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW F AMILY UHURU* HOPE UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 2NH Lacey Road. Dewing. MI 49050 PaMor. Steve Olm*tcad. t6lb» 758-3021 church phone. Sunda* Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 110 a.m.; Sunday I v.-ning Service MM) p.m.. Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6.30 p.m. M-37 South al M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website: www. hopeum org. Church Fax No.: 269-XI84MM)7 Church SccreuryTreasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am io 2 pm Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4) (to resume in September) Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 a.m. - Women’s Bible Study. t <>Mh CORNERS (Mill) METHODIST CHURCH wh 3185 N Broadway. Hasting*. Ml 49058 Rev Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654 Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9:30 am. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "Member Church of the World­ Wide Angluun Communion " 315 W Center St. (comer of S. Brnadwav and W Center St.). Church Office: i'jWl 945-3014 The Rrv I r Charles P. McCabe 111. Rector. Mr. F. William \oelberp. Director of Music. Sunday Worship • 8 a.m. and 10 a.m CHI RCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School I1 :<M) a.m : Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd., X mi. Stwth. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7.00 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Worship .Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group W'ednesdays al iKMin. Thursday noun Senior Meals. Men’s iroup 2nd and 4th Thursdays al 7 p.m. Christ’s Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7 15 Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapclume.cMg. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Musk; Ryan White. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a m . Morning Worship. 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7:00 p.m. Sr. High Youth Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m., Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church OT*ce tor information on MOPS. Praise & Motion Children's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Minitfrie* and Senior Luncheons. PR A1R1EVII J.E BIBLE CHURCH 12711 s M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Phslnr. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a m . Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9 Rl n.m WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4MN7 Coals Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 11:15 a.m.. Youth activities call far informa­ tion. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4 ,3() p.m.. Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m. and 11W a.m.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOOD1.AND UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 203 N Main. P.O Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-1061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 a.m. SAINTS ANDREW & MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGUCAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 am. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11:00 «.n. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced iplease call the rectory fix those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrewmatthias. We are part of the Diocese of (he Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting al the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m.. 6:00 p.m.: Wed. 5:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boy* & girls ages 4-12. Pas'or* David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. "Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharivtic service every Sunday. 9.30 a.m. "This is my body given fix you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in (he weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in Hi* ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC ,* venue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive All baptised Christians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is i*. faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian • just a believer. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROM AN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS | Daryle Lynne Benjamin-Forbes Mrs. Daryle Lynne Benjamin-Forbes. 52, went home to Glory on Friday. June 9. 2006. Her legacy lives on through her husband of 33 years, Steven. She is cherished by their children, Rebecca (Jeremy) Shepard, Benjamin (Lori) Forbes. Bethany (Caleb) Mason; grandchildren. Madeline. Molly, Garret; mother and stepfa­ ther. Tracey and Richard Gillen; brothers-inlaw. Robert (Delores) Forbes and J.D. (Lani) Forbes; sisters-in-law. Barbara (Curt) Daniels and Karen (Jim) Welniak; many aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father. Dale, and siblings. Dawn, Randy, and Denise Benjamin. A celebratory service in honor of her life took place on Wednesday. June 14 at Peace Reformed Church, Cherry Valley. Middleville, with Rev. Richard Gillen offici­ ating. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Foundations-Hastings Library. 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mana 3:30 p.m. Rm Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mas* 6 p.m. Confessions 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 im. Fcllovzship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, aduh small group ministry, leader­ ship training. QUIMBY UNITED METHODLST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaujht. (616) 945 9392. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. Stale Rd. (Corner of State Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior PaSor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all service* Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 a m Kids for Christ. 11:00 am Worship Service only for 3 & 4 yr. olds, & 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages KKJO am. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:30-11 im. Senior Aduh Coffee Hour. Women’s Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or S-.5-2645. Fa* 269-945-2698 Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hasting*. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961 Office hours arc Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 am. Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE' Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11:00 Traditional Woivhip Sen ice. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II am. Chancel Choir rehearsal ii Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team reheenes on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESB YTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058 (269) 945-5463. Rev Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 900 am. Traditional Worship Service; 10:30 am. Contemporary Wor.hip Service. Nursery care is provided for both services, and during Sunday School! Visit us online at www.ftiaiGhHrchhMLiflii.tMg and our web log for sermons at:hup /,'havlingspresbyterian bk>f spot,coni' June 20 - 6:30 p.m. Youth Mission Trip Meeting. June 21 -12.-00 Klwaais. Jnr 22 - Youth to MI Adventure This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner. the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions" i 18 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan Hah M. Norris DOWLING - Mrs. Ilah M. Norris, age 89. of Dowling, passed away on Monday. June 12. 2006. She was bom May 30. 1917 in Hastings, the daughter of Ira E. and Julia G. (Lewis) Chaffee and lived in the Barry County area her entire life and the same family farmhouse for over 65 years. Mrs. Norris was married to George Lynden Norris in 1934 and he preceded her in death on June 27, 1986. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church of Delton, part of the Lunch Bunch and the Sr. Group Extension Club. Surviving Mrs. Norris is a wonderful and large loving family including: two daughters, Grace Eileen Bonar and special friend Charlie Hamblin and Janet Louise (Bob) Elwell; four sons. Eugene Lynden (Lois) Norris. Gerald Duane (Helen) Norris, Steven Gordon Norris and special friend Linda Peters and Stanley George (Karen) Norris; 28 grandchildren; 41 great grandchildren and 13 great great grandchildren; a sister-in-law. Lorraine Lewis; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband. George; three sons. Vernon. Vcrlyn and Larry Norris and five brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 16. 2006 at 11 a.m. at the Faith United Methodist Church. Delton. Pastor Jeff Worden officiating and interment will be at Cedar Creek Cemetery . Visitation will be on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wiiliams-Gorcs Funeral Home. Delton. Memorial contributions may be made to Hastings Commission on Aging or the Faith United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home, Delton. Violet P. Deal HASTINGS PitteikoWiHZBf Hasting. diemutHllOuhd B. residence. « She was born 'November 25, 1933 in Salem. Ohio the daughter of Fred and Hazel (Green) Haughton and graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1950. Mary was a claims examiner for the unemployment office for the State of Michigan, retiring in 1991. Mary Ruth Haughton married Norman Dean Pittelkow cn September 14. 1951 in Battle Creek. Norman preceded her in death on January 22,2001. Mary is survived by four sons. Mark A. (Penny) of the same residence. Matthew D. (Meredith) of Pine Island, MN. Brett P. (Kathy) of Kalamazoo, Lance S. (Lynne) Pittilkow of Shelbyville; ten grandchildren. Troy A.. Lindsey N., Lacy R.. Angela N.» Erick M.. Jessica M., Kelly L., Lisa E.. Casey I. McKenzie L. Pittelkow and one great grandchild, Caden M. Schneider. She attended Country Chapel United Methodist Church. Dowling; member of Red Hat Society, enjoyed mushroom hunting, playing gulf and loved being with her grand­ children. Memorial services were held Sunday. June II. 2006 at her home at 7650 North Ave, Hasting, north of Dowling Rd. Memorial contributions maybe made to the Heartland Home Health Care & Hospice. Personal remembrances may be made at "www. farleycstesdowdle.com" DOWUNG - Violet P. Deal, age X4. of Dowling, died on Friday, June 9. J006 at home with her family at her side. She was bom December 30. 1921 in Mortimar. Ohio the daughter of Ivan and Jessie (Jenson) Prowant. Violet married Robert Edwards and he pre­ ceded her in death, she then married Lowell Deal and that marriage ended in divorce. Violet enjoyed crafts, playing cards, and spending time with her family and friends. Violet was a truck driver during WWH and was employed in housekeeping for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband. Robert; one brother, two sisters and a granddaughter. Violet is survived by four children. Bobbie (Kevin) Tobias of Dowling. Donna Hartman of BowTmg Green. Ohio. Pam (Joe) Allen of Arcadia. Ohio. Randy Deal (Sandi VanDenburg) cf Hastings; 16 grandchildren; 37 great grandchildren; 10 great great grand­ children; six step grandchildren; six step great grandchildren; four sisters-in-law. Rhea Patterson of Toledo. Ohio. Juanita Prowant of Arizona. Sharon Flugga of Findlay, Ohio. Ruth Bayless of Findlay. Ohio; brother-in­ law. Ray Edwards of Cal.; many nieces and nephews. Respecting her wishes cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be at a later date. Memorial contributions can be made to charity of one's choice. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Leave a memory to the family nt (eirrbachfuneralhome.net). Mark E. Smith Claud C. Shellenbarger A memorial celebration of life for Claud C. Shellenbarger, who died on May 19. 2006. will be held at the Lake Odessa VFW Post # 4461 on June 24th from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Please feel welcome to join the family for a brief remembrance and a light lunch. Interment of Claud's ashes occurred on Saturday. June 3 al the Odessa Township Cemetery. Samuel I. McCormick Samuel 1. McCormick, November 11. 1919 to June 3. 2006. Grandsons Kurt Newland and Bill McCormick in loving memory invite friends and family to a party at American Industrial a Millwright Co. located al 11190 S. Wall Lk. Rd. (M-43), Delton. 2-5 p.m. Saturday. June 17. For more information call (269) 623-2582. FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings I Read The BANNER every weekl DELTON - Mark E. Smith, of Delton, passed away June 8. 2006. Mark was bom on September 28. 1961. in Baffle Creek, the son of Paul and Dianna (Farkas) Smith. He was a 1980 graduate of Hastings High School. Mark was a foreman at Balkcma Excavating. Mark enjoyed racing cars a! Galesburg Speedway, and watching NASCAR races. He loved riding on his pontoon boat and attending his children's sporting events. On September 30, 1995. Mark married Tammy Duron, who survives. Other members of his family include sons: Austin and Brogan Smith; a daughter. Leslie Miller; his father. Paul Smith; his mother. Dianna McMillon; brothers. Paul (Tammy) Smith and Todd (Dawn) Smith; a sister. Shawn (Wynn) Wilkins; grandparents. Bob and Faye Ballard: his mother-in-law. Diane Walker, father-in-law. Anthony Duron; and several nieces, aunts and uncles. A memorial service was conducted Tuesday. June 13. 2006. at the WilliamsGores Funeral Home. Delton. Pastor Jeff Worden, officiating. Memorial contributions to Mark Smith's children educational fund will be appreciat­ ed. i LaVeme Louis BeBeau HASTINGS - LaVeme Louis BeBeau. age 70, of Hastings, passed away Wednesday. June 7. 2006 at his home after a long illness. LaVeme was bom May II. 1936 in Shanagolden. Ashland Co.. Wisconsin, the son of Louis “Buck" and Agnes Irene (Wright) BeBeau. Agnes passed away in April 1945 leaving her husband and four young children. Agnes sister. Marion Wright traveled from Assiniboia. Saskatchewan. Canada to help take care of the children. Buck married Marion Wright in late December 1945. giving the four young chil­ dren a new beloved step-mother-aunt. Laverne grew up on the family dairy farm and attended a two room schoolhouse in Shanagolden. later attending hijh school in Glidden. Wisconsin. In 1952 Buck and Marion left the family farm and moved to the prairies of Willows. Saskatchewan. Canada where they purchased a combination post officr, ‘tore and gas sta­ tion V»»i’ows did not have a high school so LaVe. e completed high school in 1954 in Assiniboia. [hiring the summer he worked with his Wright uncles helping build an oil pipeline in the Canadian Rockies. After graduation LaVeme returned lo Ashland County, Wisconsin where, with his cousin. Stanley BeBeau he joined the US Marine Corps. In 1955 LaVeme was transferred to Pensacola. Florida Naval Air Station to attend Naval Air Cadet training. On November 10. 1956 LaVeme was in charge of organizing a Marine Corps birthday bell at Whiting Field. At this ball he met Joan Wilson. LaVeme and Joan were married February 21. 1957 in Mobile, Alabama. In 1962. LaVeme graduated from the University of Alabama •-•.'•♦h a BA degree in education. He applied for a teaching position in Hastings, and was tuiod. He and Joan, along with tr»?ir two children, Rene and Rochelle moved to Mastngs in August 1962 for the beginning of the ’chool year. In 1965 their third child. Scott was bom. In 1967-68 LaVeme was granted a sabbatical leave from his teaching position. He hac been awarded a fully-funded Federal grant for a year of study at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, graduating with t mastr n; degree in renaissance reformation. He returned to the Hastings area school system and remained in the field of education until he retired in 1991. LaVeme loved teaching and the many won­ derful students who took his class. In 1970. LaVeme and Joan returned to the family farm in Shanagolden. Wisconsin and began restoring the primitive log cabin where he was bom and which was built in 1935-36. They spent almost every summer after 1970 enjoying their primitive life in the log cabin on the Chippewa River. LaVeme enjoyed hunting, traveling, camp­ ing and canoeing. LaVeme is survived by his beloved wife, Joan; sms. Ren£ BeBeau of Alexandria, Virginia. Scott (Christine) BeBeau of Freeport; daughter. Rochelle (Spencer) Taylor of Novi; three granddaughters. Lauren Taylor. Jordan Taylor and Michelle BeBeau; sisters. Yvonne (Harvey) Fender of Assiniboia. Sask.. Denycc (Edmund) Coldwell Saskatoon. Sask.. Beverly (Les) Coldwell of Assiniboia. and Brenda (Michael) Newman of Saskatoon, Sask.; brothers. Brian (Verna) BeBeau of Assiniboia. Blaine (Yvonne) BeBeau of Hinton. Alberta.Canada; sister-in-law. Kay (Wilfrid) BeBeau of Livonia: and many nephews and nieces. Preceding ? im in death were parents. Louis "Buck" and Agnes (Wright) BeBeau; step­ mother-aunt, Marion (Wright) BeBeau and eldest brother. Wilfrid BeBeau. The Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday. June 12. 2006 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. Fr. Char es H. Fischer and Fr. Alfred J. Russell Celebrant's, with burial at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials can be made lo the American Cancer Society or Barn Community Hospice. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Leave a memory to the family at (girrbachfuncralhome.net). �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 15, 2006 - Page 7 HASTINGS - Frances H. Lee. of Hastings, went to be with her ’-ord and Savior on Friday, toe 9. 2006 al Thomapplc Manor. Mrs. Lee was bom on October 24. NIK in Rutland Township. Barry County, the daugh­ ter of William and Minnie (Burghdoff) McNutt. She was raised in Rutland Township and attended Barry County rural schools. She was married to Arthur H. Lee in August 1954 in Hastings. Following their marriage they lived in Ohio and Florida, returning to Hastings in 1979. Frances did factory work luring WWII and did cooking in restaurants for many years. She enjoyed playing bingo, reading, attending church services at Thomapplc Manor. She was a foster mother, raising 19 foster children. Mrs. Lee is survived by son. James D. (Sandra) Lee of Hastings; four grandchil­ dren. Erin. Lindsay. Matthew and Elaina; sis­ ter. Oretta Warren of Middleville and nieces and nephew s. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband. Arthur on July 25. 1997; brothers. Lawrence. Frank. Jake and George McNutt; sisters. Gladys Madison and Gertrude Latta. Services were held Wednesday. June 14. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home with Pastor Daniel Currie officiating. Burial was at Rutland Township Cemetery Memorial contributions may be made to Thomapplc Manor Activities Fund. Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home vf Hastings (www.wren-funeral-home.com). MIDDLEVILLE Martha Maxine Maichele. age 83. of Middleville, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday. June 6. 2006. sur­ rounded by her loving family. Martha was bom on December 19. 1922 at Schultz, the daughter of Orson and Martha (Hull) Tobias. She was raised in the Jackson and Dexter area and attended Dexter and Ann Arbor Schools, graduating in 1940. She was married to Charles "Fred” Maichele on July 5. 1940. She was a dairy farmer with her late hus­ band. Fred Maichele. She was the head of the Cafeteria Staff at the Haqxrr Creek Junior High School. Martha Maxine, enjoyed quilting, sewing and flower gardening. Her family was her first love and especial­ ly her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Martha Maxine was known far and wide for being the maker of gingerbread cookies. Also pies, cookies and homemade cinnamon breads. Survived by her two sons. Grant (Gloria) Maichele of Battle Creek. Clay (Penna) Maichele of Ceresco; one daughter. Chris (Tom) Zcrbcl of Escanaba; 11 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren; a special friend. John J. Wcycrman; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her husband. Charles "Fred" Maichele; son. John Maichelle; five brothers, and two sisters. Funeral services were held Monday. June 12. 2006 at thr Beeler Funeral Chapel, Middleville. Dr. Robert Renberg officiating. Interment Cedar Creek Cemetery. Hope Township. Memorial contributions may be made to Cook Hospice Center. 2589 44th S.E., Kentwood. Ml 495 i 2. Anangements by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. FORUM, continued from page 1 When asked who opposes the package of bills. Jones replied. “The Brady Bunch.” referring to former press secretary to Ronald Reagan James Brady and his supporters. Brady was seriously wounded by John Hinckley's gunfire in an assassination attempt against Reagan in March 1981 and since then has led efforts to curb firearms use. When asked why there are groups that oppose the legislation. Jones said the organi­ zations need issues in order to raise funds and justify their existence and salaries. The guest speaker said 91 House of 107 eligible members voted for the package, which is now before the Michigan Senate. When asked what he thinks Gov. Jennifer Granholm will do if it reaches her desk, he replied that she has been waffling and "She'll probably get four to five hundred letters say­ ing the sky is falling (if the bills are approved).” Jones insisted there are safeguards and the new legislation will not protect those who arc committing crimes themselves while attack­ ing an intruder. He added "You have to prove you were in danger... If you shoot someone improperly. Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 you will still be held accountable. But this Imuc 'sii’i really about guns, it's about self­ defense.” Jones said only a few years ago there were dire predictions for Michigan as a lawless society if the concealed weapon law was passed. "They (opponents) all cried 'the sky is falling.' but it didn't happen then and it won’t happen with this law... They either don’t understand it (the proposed legislation), or they just want to raise money for their organ­ izations.” He menroned he has had 33 years of expe­ rience in law enforcement, most recently as sheriff of Eaton County. [Information for the story about the June 5 forum was provided courtesy Mike Hook and local Cable Access television. Channel 12.) Lepak/Hall Marvin Roy Hall and Sarah ET. Lcpak are pleased to announce their engagement. Sarah is the daughter of Elizabeth R. and the late David E. Lcpak of Hastings. Roy is the son of the late Emily Ann Draves and Donald K. Draves of Hastings and Marvin Wayne Haii of Kentwood. Sarah is a 2005 graduate of Grand Valley State University and owns the small business. Professional Cleaning Services. Roy is the manager of Roy’s Detail Shop at Dreisbach Motors in Hastings. The wedding will be held October 14.2006 at Sts. Andrew and Matthias Anglican Catholic Church. Walt will be celebrating his 100th birthdas on June 26. 2006. He would enjoy receiving cards from fam­ ily and friends. He is currently residing at Carveth Village in Middleville, but has his mail sent to Walter J Lewis. Lake 21.598 Scott's Drive. Delton, MI 49046-9678. •Newborn Tobies Smiths to celebrate 50 years of wedded Wiss Marvin and Linda Smith were married on Father’s Day. June 17. 1956 al the First Methodist Church in Hastings. It would go down in history as the "Hottest Day of the Year!” They will be celebrating the occasion at the Middle Villa Inn (with air condition­ ing) with a dinner for family and friends host­ ed by their three children: Lisa and Buff Coe. Michael Smith and Laura Robinson, and Kristine and Morgan Olson, along with their grandchildren: Kyle. Kelsey and Nathan Stevens Marvin and Linda operated Goodwill Dairy farms - home of the Lakegrove Holsteins - a six generation family farm. Marvin now plays with big trucks and Linda keeps her sanity by working part-time at Bull Creek Veterinary. Marriage licenses Kim Arthur Wesserling. Hastings and MaryMatilda Clark. Hastings. Anthony Richard Knapp. Hephzibah, GA ;.nd Julie Nichole Anthony. Hephzibah. GA John Paul Noto. Battle Creek and Nicole Lynn Kotrba. Plainwell. Isaac James McCloud. Freeport and Tania Danielle Garrity. Freeport. Christopher Dary l Olmsted. Ashland, WI and Michelle Marie Marsh. Ashland. WI. Michael Anthony Stevens. Nashville and Betsy Sue Roberts. Vermontville. Matthew Armand Blumke. Grand Rapids and Kristen Marie Heikkinen, Middleville. Adam luirry Slaufier. Freeport and Toni Marie ixkenta, Middleville. Leon Alexander Williams. Hickory Comers and Lindsay Rae Parker. Hickory Comers. Graham Paul Smith. Delton and Amy Taipei Young. Delton. Scott Richard Szczepanek, Hastings and Lindsey Marie Berry . Kentwood. Anthony Chester Harmer. Lake Odessa and Jaime Lynn Fluegge. Cass City. Robert Charles Garrett. Battle Creek and Kandy Ann Peed. Battle Creek. Johnny Dean Richter. Hastings and Tiffany Machcile Rogers. Hastings. Timothy John Russell. Hastings and Katherine Marie Welton. Hastings. Walter J. Lewis toms 100 GIRL, Madison Louise Shattuck, bom on May 23rd at 5:40 a.m. at Spectrum Health to Kyle and Alice Shattuck. Weighing 7 lbs.. 13 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. Welcoming her home were brother. Michael and sister. Megan. Reathel Fuller to celebrate 90th birthday June 25 The family of Reathel Fuller invites you to celebrate her 90th birthday. June 25th. 3 to 5 p.m. at Hope United Methodist Church, located on the comer of M-79 and M-37 south of Hastings. No gifts please. BOY. Quinn Robert Fox. bom on June 3. 2006. at 9:07 p.m. to Kris. Sarah, and big brother. Garrett of Lowell. He was 7 lbs. 5 ozs ai?i 19 inches long. Grandparents are Don and Deb Hall of Lowell. Great grand­ parents are Norm and MilF.c Hall and the late Bob and Pat Newll. all of Hastings. Great aunts and Uncles. Brenda Randy Teegardin and Martha and Dave Hollisirr. all of Hastings, and Luke and Jennie Bos«cher Special cousins, Elyse Bosscher. Lauren .ind Lindsay Azevedo and Jon and Steve Hollister. Duty: Saturday. July 15 • Cost: ‘200.00 per team All Proceeds to Benefit Local Charities! 2006 Charities • Alpha Women’s Center - To fund the expansion of their Eam-While-You-Leam Program. • Barnabas Ministries - Seeking funds to establish a shelter home for youth in Hastings. • The Family Mentoring Network, which is a partnership of several family serv­ ing organizations in Barry county, needs funding to obtain and train a larger Dorothy Bustance celebrates 100th birthday number of active volunteer mentors. • Green Gables Haven, a domestic violence shelter, is seeking funding to increase the energy efficiency at the shelter through the installation of insulation, carpet and windows. Sign your team up today and sh^port your community while having a great day of inn and golf!- Dorothy Bustance celebrates 100th birth­ day. Dorothy is the oldest of 10 children with remaining sisters, Maxine Mick of Florida. Joey Wise of Indiana; brother. Calvin Buehler of Freeport. Dorothy's children are Frances Maichele of Middleville. Clifford (Karen) Bustance and Ted (Susan) Bustance. both of Hastings. She has seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and six great great grandchil­ dren. An open house celebration will be held at Thomapple Manor. 2700 Nashville Hwy.. Hastings, from 2-4 p.m. June 24. 2006 (small dining room). Let your presence be the only gift. Business.'orflantiation _______________________________________________________________________ Contact name________________________________________________________________________________ Day Phone Evening Phone Email___________________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________________________________ City State Zip Team Member I Team Member ? i>ndr» 1 Mak “1 _______________________ Team Member 3 ikndrr • "I Mai« “1 Fmjr . Team Member 4 TMak Ihm*_________________________________________________________ EncliMcd h my chccfc-mnoo order for >200.00 per team made payable to the Hasting-. Country Club Mail this registration and payment to: Hastings Country Club • MSB Chanty Coif Outing _____________ PO Box 128. Hastings. Ml 49058 • 269-945-2756 • u-wu.haslinflscc.org ______ Or pick-up registration forms at Hastings Country Club Pro Shop �Page a - Thursday, June 15. 2006 - The Hasnngs Banner jinnies MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchell! and Marcy Sugar Romance reduced Both Lakewood and Central United Methodist Churches are having vacation Bible school this week. Lakewood's is being held in the forenoons and Central’s are in evening. Fathers' Day will lx: observed on Sunday. June 18. "Buy a tie for your Guy!” An informational meeting was held Wednesday night (June 14) at the Page Memorial Building for business owners and citizens to bear the projected plans for the three street projects which are about to start. Jarkson Dirt Works has the contract for the Bonanza Road portion to replace the street structure from Jordan Lake Highway to Fourth Avenue. This is to be come a heavy duty road due to the high number of semitrailer/trucks which come daily with loads of liquid eggs and others hauling out the finished products such as omelets. The Fourth Avenue work is in two sections with Bonanza Road to Tupper Lake Street one portion and Tupper Lake Street to Jordan Lake Street/M-50 the other project. Bids for the latter two were let to the same contractor. Coming next week is the annual alumni banquet at St. Edward's Family Center. Invitations by the hundreds were mailed a few weeks ago. The graduate., range from the mid-1920s to 1964. The Depot Complex will be open Saturday. June 24. with the graduation composite pic­ tures on display. The book, which was pub­ lished months ago. is a good product, which is still in demand. It has not only the photos of all available classes, but also an index that enables one to find the year of graduation for all the alumni. Many people come to the Freight House to see the old pictures and their friends. The exhibit will still be in place Sunday. June 25. when there is to be an ice cream social with tables on the depot deck for eating pleasure. The hours are noon to 5 p.m. The genealogy room will be open Saturday. June 24. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday 2 to 5 p.m. to assist anyone interested in the library material or the information available on the computer. The Lake Odessa Fair parade will be on Tuesday. June 27. al 6 p.m. This hour has proved to be successful with greater partici­ pation than in daytime. The grand marshal reception will be at 2 to 4 p.m. in honor of Thomas and Jacqueline Gilliland. This will be held at the Freight House in a departure from the tradition since 1970. The Lansing State Journal recently pub­ lished two obituaries of interest to local peo­ ple. Arlo Pickens Sr., formerly of Lansing, died at an Ovid facility where he has had care in recent months. He was 87 at the time of his May 27 death. His memorial service was held Saturday. June 10. at an East Lansing funeral home. He was survived by his wife Peg (Metcalf), children William (Marilyn), Scott (Teresa). Steven (Melissa). Sue. Nannette and Debra (Gary) Parks and five grandchildren. Other survivors are his sister-in-law. Marie Pickens of Hastings, nieces and nephews. Joy Adams of Jackson. Jill Leito of Muskegon. Tom of Clarksville. Dr. Timothy of Saline. He was a Navy pilot in World War II. a mor­ tician. a chemist for the State of Michigan. Funeral services were held Monday at a Perry funeral home for Henry Masurek Sr. who passed away June 8. Among his sur­ VASOMOTOR RHINITIS It seems that I get a runny nose whenever I eat and sometimes when I go outside. Am I allergic to something? A ninny nose can occur with nasal infections but is often a symptom seen with allergic rhinitis. This is a reaction often caused by exposure to pollen, dust mites, mold or animal dander if you are allergic to them. But not everyone with a runny nose has an infection or allergies. In non-allergic rhinitis (also called vasomotor rhinitis), there seems to be an imbalance with the function of the nerves that go to the glands in your nose that make fluid. Patients with vasomotor rhinitis therefore can get a runny nose under the strangest of conditions such as with changes in temperature or barometric pressure, turbulent air, certain smells, some medications, sexual arousal, stress and even eating! One particular medication cause is worth mentioning; it is the chronic use of over-the-counter nasal decongestant sprays! People often use these to relieve congestion and drainage but if used for more that just a few days, it can actually be the reason why nasal congestion and drainage continues! vivors are a brother Leo (Gerri) Masurek of Hastings, three adult children and three other siblings. He was bom in Molt and retired from Oldsmobile. Jason Lootens of Lake Odessa is listed as a spring graduate of Alma College The Ionia County Genealogical Society met Saturday. June 10. with more than 30 in attendance to hear Judge Robert Sykes explain some of the duties of his office. Not only is he entitled to perform marriage cere­ monies. but he acts as judge in cases involv­ ing the Family Court. He had some stories of the type of cases he sees with child neglect, improper parenting, sad cases of family inter­ action as well as handling of estates. Guests enjoyed seeing the remnants of the May mili­ tary exhibits. Refreshments were served and the library had a stream of visitors. Several people were first-time visitors. Did you know there is a farm in Odessa Township which has a number of peacocks and exotic poultry. One variety of hens pro­ duce green eggs. The peacocks preen them­ selves and display their fine feathers whether or not they have an audience. They fly into nearby trees or perch an high bars and display their long tails in a folded position. They hunt for bugs in the tall grass of their farm yard. Roses are in bloom. Poppies have had their day. Flowers planted in a timely fashion are getting to a good size and make their pretty appearance daily. Vegetable gardens are clearly showing their rows. Others are still eyeing bedding plants from the greenhouse, waiting to be put into their summer slots. Tomato plants are about a foot high. Perry Stowell has been a patient at Meijer Heart Center. Dale Mossburg, who had bypass surgery, recently has been on the go with a trip to Traverse City for a grandson's graduation and more. There was a commissioning service at Central UMC last Thursday for the 199 adults and youth who were headed Friday morning for Red Lake, Minn. Each was blessed in turn with friends and fagiily laying on of hands with prayer. Their trip would involve three days of travel for the 90- mile trip north a cross the Big Mac bridge, a turn west ai the Soo and more miles across the Upper Peninsula, northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota. They arrived safely by Saturday night. They plan to start home on Friday night this week with overnight driving by responsi­ ble adults who have designated "stay awake people.” Each camper has a prayer partner back at home. They were to sleep at a high school building on the reservation for Native Americans. Lakeside Cemetery now has new rules regarding decorative items. The changes were included in a published list of new regulations in the Lakewood News from the Odessa Township Board. No more crosses, shep­ herd’s crooks or whiriygigs unless they are in urns. No urns may be used unless on concrete bases. Keep up with your local team Your doctor may be able to determine that you have vasomotor rhinitis by a careful history but if there is any question as to the cause of your symptoms other testing may be indicated such as allergy testing and CT scans. Just to make things interesting though, some patients will have evidence of both allergic and non-allergic rhinitis. in your local newspaper, Treatment will certainly depend on your specific symptoms. Antihistamines help more with allergic types with a runny nose. Nasal steroid sprays may help with congestion, a runny nose or sneezing if taken routinely. Decongestants are often helpful for congestion but can cause nervousness, irritability or difficulty with sleep and remember even a worse runny nose! Anticholinergic nasal sprays can be effective in patients who primarily have a runny nose. Surgery is very rarely needed but can help certain specific causes of nasal congestion. Discuss your symptoms with your doctor before committing to long term use of any over-the-counter medication even if they seem to work. The Hastings BANNER! Dear Annie: I’ve been married for 18 years. About 11 years ago. I caught my husband. "Lex," having long phone conversations with another woman. He told me he was bored at night being home with the kids while I was working two jobs. Hello! He had three chil­ dren to take care of! We had counseling, and although there were a few minor ’hiccups,’ our relationship went well for a while. However, four years ago. Lex went out of town, presumably with a male co-worker, but I discovered he was having an e-mail relationship with a woman and planned on meeting her. (He told me he needed to ’spice up’ his sex life because ours was getting boring.) I no longer have any interest in being inti­ mate with Lex. I tried going back to school, but I just couldn't do it while working full time. Lex told me he would help around the house while 1 went to school, but it never hap­ pened. We moved to a new bouse, hoping this would change things, but we are just further in debt. We tried counseling again, but Lex insists it’s my ’hang-up’ that is affecting the marriage. I feel betrayed and taken advantage of and no longer find my husband to be the man I thought I married. I'm not sure if I'm waiting for his third strike, or if I’m just too afraid to make the jump out of the marriage. It would be hard on the children. Any suggestions’? Miserable in Illinois Dear Miserable: If Lex has been a faithful husband since his little side trip, it means he is making an effort, but if you are withholding sex. it will only undermine your chances. You both must be fully committed to the marriage or it is not going to work. You are still har­ boring a kit of anger (justifiably), and if you can't let it go. you will continue to be unhap­ py. Please go back to your counselor, with or without Lex. and find out if you truly want to salvage what's left of this relationship. Mother miffed Dear Annie: My husband and I retired three years ago and moved from Indiana to Georgia. Since that time, my married daugh­ ter has yet to visit 1 am hurt and feel rejected. Some days. I want to tell her off. reminding her of every­ thing we sacrificed to raise her. She knows we want her to visit and we offered to help cover the expense, but she still hasn't come. 1 miss my young grandchildren. 1 asked her if she is mad because we moved away, and she says no. She said she always knew Dad would retire somewhere warm. She calls almost daily and never forgets a birthday or holiday. I will not beg her to visit 1 don't want her to come out of guilt. What do you read into ihis? How do I handle the resentment? Rejected Mom Dear Mom: We think a woman with young children might find it difficult to pick up and visit Mom and Dad in another state, especial­ ly if she has to bear some of the cost. It's also possible that her husband is pressuring her not to go. or that she is having financial or marital difficulties of which you are unaware. She is trying to be a loving daughter by call­ ing often. If you want to see your grandchil­ dren. be the bigger person and make a trip to Indiana. Don't wait until the kids grow up. Half, not step Dear Annie: "Mary Ruth in Colorado’ made a mistake, which you repeated. She said her father had a son with his first wife, and she referred to him as her stepbrother. If they have the same father, he is her half-brother. - Aloha From Sam in Honolulu Dear Sam: We were surpriied at the num­ ber of alert readers who pickec up on this dis­ crepancy and nailed us for it. You are correct. If they do. in fact, share a father, thrt would make him her half-brother. Thanks for the clarification. Avoiding abuse Dear Annie: My husband. 'Darryl,' is ver­ bally and mentally abusive to me. and physi­ cally intimidating. During our courtship and early marriage, things were wonderful, but obviously that has changed. Darryl has anger management problems. He doesn't get mad. he goes into a full-blown 401(k) rollovers made easy Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician lor medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or tu.y ether medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. rnajmo Mark D. Christensen, ARMS 421 W. Woodlawn Ave. # Edwardjones M free (MOI 2004220 www^dwardjooesxooi Serving Individual Invrvtoo Since 1S71 Member SIPC rage. Although he has some very good quali­ ties. they are all washed away when he is dis­ respectful to me in front of the kids and any­ one else who is around. I once was in a store with him and he was so belligerent that the clerk put her hand on my shoulder and whis­ pered in my car. "I feel your pain.’ My friends call and ask. 'Arc you all right?’ as they can hear him ranting and raving at my son. There have been times when Darryl has pounded his fists on the dashboard of the car while screaming at me. He has never hit me. but I have actually prayed that he would just so I could walk out the door guilt-free and put a stop to this miserable life. I have gone to counseling, but he won't It isn't as though I don't recognize the problem, it is just very hard to leave because 1 have a young daughter. And every time I reach the point where I think enough is enough, my mother guilts me into staying for my daugh­ ter's sake. I'd like to pass on some advice to other women: If a mans father is abusive and dis­ respectful towa»d his mother, no matter how sweet and gentle he is with you. RUN. The apple never falls far from the tree. — Miserable Dear Miserable: What arc you doing 'for your daughter's sake’? You are teaching her that women deserve to be treated disrespect­ fully and that they should put up with abusive men. Stop listening to your mother. You have picked up her antiquated ideas about a woman's role in marriage. Before your own little apple doesn't fail far from her mother's tree, go back to your counselor and get some help, and also call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800­ 799-7233) (ndvh.org). Grief over guests Dear Annie: Last night my daughter had her 7th birthday party at a local venue. We invited 20 children. 18 of whom RSVP'd pos­ itively. and the other two didn't respond at all. So. I planned for 18 children - and 28 showed up. When the parents dropped off the invited child they simply informed me that their other children would have to stay as well. When I said I was already at a surplus, they responded. "Oi». my child won't be a prob­ lem." and left. 1 don't want to sound like a cheapskate, but every child over the limn is a hefty txtra expense. The children were wild. and my daughter ultimately ended up in tear i hope by printing this, the guilty parents will think before placing an undue burden on what is supposed to be a happy occasion. — Birthday Doormat Dear Doormat: Don't count on it Thesr freeloaders intended to use your party is a day care center. Next time they come with extra kids in tow. say forcefully. "Sorry, no. your other children cannot stay." and make sure they don't leave without them. You don't have to give a reason. They were not invited. Milk is culprit (Dear Annie: This is in response to 'Mimi's Friend." who wrote about Mimi's bedwetting problem. My husband is a doctor of Chinese medi­ cine and has had many clients, young and old. with this problem. The first thing he always suggests is to stop drinking milk, as he learned that for some people, a component of milk causes the kidneys or bladder to relax during sleep. The problem goes away when they switch to soy or rice products. - Kona. Hawaii Dear Kona: Thank you. Several readers mentioned that milk products created a bed­ wetting problem for them. We hope this helps. Dear Readers Today is Flag Day. and the 27th Annual Pause for the Pledge of Allegiance is at 7 p.m.. Eastern time. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and readfeatures by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at wwwxrr* ators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. June 15. 2006 — Page 9 From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... By Esther Walton 1886 list of all soldiers and marines in Riverside Cemetery and Catholic Cemetery. Found in the May 13. 1886 Banner. Riverside South Side Rank Co. Regiment Date of Death Name 1st Lieut E 3d Mich. Infty. NowJune 12. 1865 Albert H.E 7 7 War of 1812 June 4. 1876 •Henry Stafford 7 1st Lieut 47th Ind. Infty June 19. 1884 Wm. H. Hayford 7 7 19th Ohio Infty Oct. 20. 1879 Edward B. Cotton Private C 1st Mich Eng & Meeh Sept. 23. 1870 Zorphcr Soidmore Private K 10th Mich. Cav March 29. 1885 Henry W. Heath 7 Private 8th Mich. Cav. Sept. 17. 1864 John E. Powers Private C 1st Mich Eng & Meeh Nov. 14. 1871 Russell Allen Private 1st Mich. Eng & Meeh C Aug. 19. 1881 George W. Bronson Private 1st Mich. Cav March 4. 1882 George Wolcott Private 1st Mich Eng & Meeh John Weissert Sept. 28. 1883 7 B 8th Mich Cav. July 6. 1884 ♦Solon M. Bentley7 Private War 1812 in U.S. Navy Matthew Baird Sept. 13.1874 Capt. Adit. C 11 th M. Cav. 30th Infty Aug. 11. 1884 ♦George E. Goodyear Musician 7 2nd Mich. Cav Augustus W. Atkins July 26th 7 3d New’ Mich. Infty Private Nov. 26th George McCoy Private D 65th III. Infty Bedford McLelian March 2nd Private D 55th III. Infty May 21st George H. McLellan Captain C 3d Old Mich. Infty May 14th Israel S. Geer Private D 2nd Mich Infty Wm. M Scudder May 14th Private D 128th Ind. Infty Arther J. Matthews Jan. 25th c c Rebuen H. Merrill James Swin Martin Rice Andrew Nodine Thomas Burke Liberty Marble Alonzo B. Stevenson Wm. Vaughn Lewia Cambell Philander T. Myers Stephen Nichols Willliam F. Boorom AJoel O. Wheeler Marqus Durham SSibley Sutton James H. Sutton Sr. George W. Waldroff Riverside 7 7 7 7 Private Private Prviate Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Musician Private Private Private Private 7 Private D 7 9 7 ? 7 7 C 7 7 7 7 7 North Side 3d Mich Infty 8th Mich Infty 7 1st Mich. Eng & Meeh 65th Ills. Infty 1 st Mich Eng & Meeh Old 3d Mich Infty 1st Mich. Eng Meeh 3d Mich. Infty 3d Mich. Infty 82nd Ill's Infty 11th Mich. Cav. New 3d Mich Infty 1st N.Y. Cav. New 3d Mich Infty War of 1812 8th U.S. Cav. Aug. 18. 1878 Nov. 9. 1879 Feb. 19. 1869 Sept. 18. 1874 March 25.1871 Dec. 12. 1880 May 15. 1869 March 9. 1877 June 1, 1875 Fd>. 7. 1878 Aug. 20. 1871 Sept. 23. 1881 March 26. 1871 Feb. 12. 1875 June 1. 1872. Cemetery Catholic Michael Kelley John English • bom in Rutland Co. Vt. July 29. 1795. ! 65 years of age # Enlisted Aug. 13. 1862 Discharged Nov. 24. 1865 ♦Aged 38 yrs. 9 months 19 days. AWar with Mexico enlisted in the new 3d Regiment in 1864 $ Enlisted in 65th Illis. Infty. Re-enlisted on the new 3d Micft.lnfty. There were two other veterans not mentioned in the article: 1. Amos Ingraham Revolutionary War. died Aug. II. 1838 buried in Irving Cemetery. Irving Twp. 2. John Quick Revolutionary War died 1851 buried Quaker Cemetery. Maple Grove Twp. BASEBALL South Central Michigan Youth Basebail Willie Mays Division (Uli) Team W- L-T Union Bank/Woodbury Grain ............ 9-0-0 Hastings Car Club ..................................7-2-0 Pennock Health & Wellness................. 6-5-1 Thomapple Financial Center.............. 0-7-1 Applebee’s/Dr. Weatherhead .............. 0-8-0 Results - Union Bank/Woodbury Grain 18. Applebee’s/Dr. Weatherhead 2; Hastings Car Club 20. Thomapple Financial Center 7; Hastings Car Club 17. Thomapple Financial Center 12; Pennock Hospital & Wellness 14. Applebee’s/Dr. Weatherhead 4; Pennock WANT WEATHER FORECASTS? Want to know where to get all this information? From student loans to Social Security benefits to buying surplus government property all kinds of government information ore |ust a click o» call away FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FEDINFO Financial FOCUS Furni&ieS by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN ; of Edward Jones and Co. Use "Odometer" • Not "Ruler" • To Track Financial Journey When you're on a long driving tnp. how do you check your progress? Do you stop every few feet, pull out a ruler and measure your progress from Point A to Point B? Of couise not. You drive for miles and miles and then, every so often, yoo look at your odometer. And this same method of evaluating how far you have come is valid for another type of trip - your financial journey through life. Unfortunately, loo many people, whrn evaluating how well their investments are doing, choose the "ruler’’ over the "odome­ ter." And the "ruler" they choose is their monthly investment statement. Too often, they get nervous, upset - and even panicky - if this month's statement shows a drop in value from last month's statement. And if they don't like this "measurement." they may well take hasty, ill-advised actions, such as purchasing STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp Coca-Cola Co DaimlerChrysler Dow Chemical Co. ExxonMobil Family Dollar Slores First Financial Bancorp Fort Motor Co. General Motors InU. Bus. Machine JCPenney Co Johnson & Johnson Kellogg Co. McDonald's Corp. Pfizer Inc. Semco Energyseais Holding Sears Holding Spartan Motcrs TCF Financial Wal-Mart Slores 27.02 4524 1273 4291 46.56 37.14 56.65 23.60 15.89 6.68 25.28 76.93 62.10 61.05 46 59 31.94 23.U4 5.65 152.60 13.96 2656 47.53 ♦29 ♦28 -24 -.58 -3.02 -2.44 -3.75 -.20 -.10 -.22 ♦.03 •1.83 -3.12 ♦.11 -128 -1.37 -.80 ♦.10 -8.93 -.55 -.52 ♦.50 Gold S*w Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE $56245 -S66.90 .................. -296.00 ♦400M a.«.6O ■ T1O.7W.14 2.3B investments they shouldn't buy and selling investments they shouldn't sell. This type of rushed decision-making points out the dangers of gauging your financial progress over very limited periods of time. Quite often, if you look behind the figures on a monthly statement, you'll find the cause for a short-term price drop is not reason enough to sell an investment For example, if you see that a stock has lost money over a couple of months, you might do some research, possi­ bly with the help of an investment profession­ al, and discover that the company has experi­ enced some temporary problems with its products and services. But you might also find that the company itself still has solid fun­ damentals and good prospects for the future. Therefore, the stock may well be worth hold­ ing. So. if using a "ruler" in the form of month­ ly investment statements is not a good idea, what type of "odometer" can you use to check your progress? Actually, you can still use those same monthly statements - just look at the longer-term information that should be contained there. (If this data is not shown, you may have to do a little digging - but it's worth the effort.) For starters, how have your individual investments done over the last five or ten years? By looking at how a specific invest­ ment has fared over a period of several years, you can get a sense of what’s really going on. although an investment's history is not always a guide to its future results. Ask yourself these questions: Does an investment have an over­ all strong track record, with the occasional "blip* caused by external factors, such as an industry downturn or a bear market? Or is it truly a chronic underperformer? Another "odometer"-type measurement is the difference in your portfolio’s total value from one year to the next. Some of this dif­ ference will be due to additional contributions you've made, but beyond that amount, you should be able to determine how muc'i your portfolio has gained - or lost - during this time penod. . c .asssfssas ference in your portfolio's total value, you can gain a clear sense of the progress you're mak­ ing on your financial journey - and what steps you might need to take to make the rest of the trip even smoother. This entire site Copyright © 2006 Edward Jones Thanks to you... 648*143 lbs. of food were delivered to our residents through the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. That’s what mat­ ters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center -r Lh Parking Changes at Pennock Hospital Health & Wellness 28. Applebee’s/Dr. Weatherhead 2; Hastings Car Club 21. Applebee’s/Dr. Weatherhead 8. Pee Wee Reese (U12) Family Tree ........................................... 10-1-0 AIS/TradeMark Realty.......................... 9-0-0 Penny's Five Star Pizza........................ 6-6-0 Masselink Dairy...................................... 4-4-0 Bleam Eavestroughing/Blair Landscaping .........................................3-8-0 J&B Lawncare/Green Grass Fertilizer ................................................ 2-8-0 Hastings Family Dental Care............. I -6-0 Results - AIS/TradeMark Realty 10. Bleam Eavestroughing/Blair Landscaing 3; AIS/TradeMark Realty 11. Family Tree 2; J&B Lawncare/Green Grass Fertilizer 17. Penny's Five Star Pizza 16; Family Tree 8/ Masselink 3; AIS/TradeMark Realty 1/ Hastings Family Dental Care 0; Bleam Eavestroughing/Blair Landscaping I8/Masselink Dairy 13; Peny’s Five Star Pizza 11. Hastings Family Dental Care 1; Family Tree 8/J&B Lawncare/Green Grass Fertilizer 3; Family Tree 15. J&B Lawncare/Green Grass Fertilizer 4; Masselink Dairy 8. Penny’s Five Star Pizza 7; Penny’s Fire Star Pizza 14. Masselink Dairy 6; AIS/TradeMark Really I4/Bleam Eavestroughing/Blair Landscaping 4. Sandy Koufax (U14) Hastings Elks ........................................... 7-0-0 Portland FCU/Hasting’s Body Shop .7-0-0 Seif Chevrolet/FCC Construction ...6-1-0 MainStrcet Savings Bank/Bosley’s Pharmacy.............................................. 2-5-0 Mid Michigan Group/Wilder Auto . . .1-6-0 Ed’s Body Shop..................................... 1 -9-0 Results • Hastings Elks 6. Seif Chevrolet/FCC Construction 3; MainStrcet Savings Bank/Bosley’s Pharmacy 14. Ed’s Body Shop 11: Portland FCU/Hasting’s Body Shop 13. Mid Michigan Group/Wilder Auto 3; Portland FCU/Hasting’s Body Shop 9. Ed's Body Shop I; Portland FCu/Hasting’s Body Shop 15. Fd’s Body Shop 4; Seif Chevrolet/FCC Construction 6. Mainslreei Savings Bank/Bosley’s Pharmacy 5; Seif Chevrolet/FCC Construction 9. MainStrcet Bank/Boslcy's Pharmacy 4; Portland FCU/Hasting’s Body Shop 8. MainStrcet Savings Bank/Bosley's Pharmacy 0. Dear Community Partners - Pennock Health Services is about to undertake a major Parking Lot Renovation project to improve patient and visitor parking. This project will replace all of the grading as well as the asphalt and pro­ vide a number of new benefits like: angled/easier to use parking spaces, dedicated car and truck lanes to avoid traffic problems and better surface runoff to help eliminate rain puddles and ice spots. While we know this will be disruptive and a temporary inconvenience, we are committed to provid­ ing a safe and accessible parking lot for our patients and visitors for the future. To ease congestion and ensure our patients and visitors have adequate parking, our day shift employees will not be parking on the Hospital campus during this project. A Showb above is the main campus parking lot divided into sections with dates each area will be start­ ed and completed. The main entrance lot where the Emergency Department is and the lol aataa Green Street will not be reoaved and will remain available al all times during the entire project In addition, staff and volunteers will be available to assist our patients comine to the Physician Center or the HospitalWe appreciate your understanding and patience as we once again improve the facilities of Pennock Hospital for the benefit of our community. Sincerely _ Harold Doelc Chief Executive Officer Pennock Health Services Pennock health (As er vices �Page 10 — Thur •day, June 15 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE NOTICE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT; ANY INFORMATION WE OB TAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. IF V * *OU * * *ARE * * * 1 IN * * *ACTIVE M * * * * * *MILITARY ** SER­ VICE PLEAVE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE The minutes of the meeting cf the Barry County Board of Commissioners held June 13, 2006. are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St., Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. NUMBER BELOW. ATTENTION POTENTIAL PURCHASERS AT FORECLOSURE SALE Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Green tree Acceptance) may rescind this sale at any time poor to the end of the redemption penod In that event, your damages if any. shall be limit­ ed to the return of your bid amount tendered at the sale, plus interest Default having been made in the condit-ons of a certain Mortgage made by Joni A Olson to Southwest Mobile Homes Inc . dated May 1. 1£95. and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on CITY OF HASTINGS May 4 1995. in Uber 629. Pagels) 494. et seq. and which Mortgage was assigned to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Green Tree Acceptance) by REQUEST FOR BIDS Mortgage Assignment dated May 1. 1995. and HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVING East Bond Street and East State Street recorded m the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on May 4. 1995. in itoer 629. Page(s) 497. ot seq. on which Mongage there is claimed to be due as of the date of this No.ce the sum of $40256 68. which The City of Hastings is accepting bids for the placement of hot mix asphalt paving in the 600. 700. and 800 blocks of East Bond amount may or may not be the entire indebtedness owed by Joni A Olson to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d.b/a Green Street, and in the 800 block of East State Street. Tree Acceptance), together with interest at 9 72 percent per annum NOW THEREFORE. Notice is hereby given that Complete specifications are available at City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Questions may be addressed to Tun Girrbach. the power of sale contained in said Mortgage has Director of Public Services, at 269.9452468. become ope'ative and that pursuant to that power of sale and MCL 600.3201 et seq, on June 22. Bids will be received at the Office of the City ClerkTrtasurer at the above address until 9:30 AM on Thursday. June 29. at which time they shall be opened and publicly read aloud. 2006 2006 at 1 00 pm. on the East steps of the Circuit The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to Court Building tn Hastings. Michigan, that being the place for holding the Circuit Court and/or lor con­ award the bid in a manner which it believes to be in its own best ducting such foreclosures sales for the County of interest, price and other factors considered. Perspective bidders shall be required to provide satisfactory evidence of successful com­ Barry, there wiH be offered at public sale, the prem­ ises. or some pari thereof, described in said pletion of work similar to that contained within the bid package to be required to provide proof of insurance in the amounts included Mortgage as follows, to-wit LAND COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 1. TOWN 2. NORTH. in the bid package. RANGE 10 WEST; THENCE WEST ALONG THE be considered eligible to perform this work. Contractors shall also SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. 748 16 FEET AH bids shall be clearly marked on the outside of the submittal TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE CON­ TINUING WEST. ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE. Scaled Bld - Hot Mix Asphalt Paving for East Bond and East State StrceU. package 220 00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST. 380 88 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 11 Tim Girrbach 77503977 Director of Public Services SECONDS EAST 220.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 01 MINUTE 49 SECONDS EAST. 381 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC OVER THE SOUTHERLY PORTION OF SAID RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUN­ TY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PARCEL AS USED FOR ROADWAY PURPOSES ON SHAW ROAD The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of sale or abandonment, if abandon ment occurs after sale BRANDT. FISHER. ALWARD & ROY PC Green Tree servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Corporation d/b/a Green Tree Acceptance) By: DONALD A BRANDT (P30183) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance.Map will be held on Wednesday. June 21. 2006. commencing at 730 Attorneys for Mortgagee 1241 E Eighth Street. P.O. Box 5817 pin., at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan. Traverse City. Michigan 49696-5817 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered include, in brief, the following: (231)941-9660 Dated May15. 2006 ?ncxn* 1. Consideration of the application of Susan Archambeau. for rezontng of the following three parcels. al •08-13-033-017-20 located at: 3040 Bross Road. Described as: RUTLAND TWT N 1/2 NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 SEC 33-3-9 E X COM AT NW COR NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SFC 33 TH E 318 FT FOR POB TH E 200 FT TH S 330 FT TH W 200 FT TH N 330 FT TO POB. bl #08-13-033-013-00 located at: 3111 Hull Road. Described as: RUTLAND TWT TH N 330 FT OF S 660 FT OF NW’ 1/4 OF NE 1/4 SEC 33-3-9. POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT cl «08-13-033-017-30 located at 3184 Bross Road. Described as: RUTLAND TWP TH S 330 FT S 1/2 OF NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 SEC 33-3-9. Thest properties are currently zoned as "AG" AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT. The applicant seeks rezon­ ing to -CR’ COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. 2. Consideration o: the application of Larry Poll for Conditional Rezoning of the following three THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn parcels, commonly known as Clearview Lake Estates. 3645 Scenic trail: al •08-13-010-007-00 b) •08-13-010-010-05 cl #08-13-010-010-20 These properties are currently zoned as -RE" RURAL ESTATES RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. The appli­ cant seeks rezoning to "AG" AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT andor “RR" RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT and or "R-l" RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT. 3. Consideration of the application of Eric Olsen as a representative for Thomapple Valley Church, for rezoning of property •Oh-13-027-008-10 located at: 2750 South M-43 Hwy Described as: RUTLAND TWP COM AT S 1/4 POST OF SEC 27-3-9 TH N 00 DEG 00’ 00" E 1015 FT FOR POB TH N 85 DEG 18‘ 38" W 737.06 FT TH S 61 DEG 46’ 02" W 367.03 FT TH N 02 DEG 49’ 38" W 9375 FT TH N 90 DEG00- 00"E 11042 FT TO N & S 1/4 LI SEC 27 TH S 00 DEC 00’ 00" W 822.99 FT TO POB. The property is currently zoned as "AG" AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT. The applicant seeks rezoning to ■CR" COUNTRY RESIDENTIA1 DISTRICT. 4. Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the land Use plan. Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are available and may be examined by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, during regular business hours and that copies of the Zoning Ordinance andor Land Use Plan may be examined at said pub­ lic hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves the right to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances and to make its recommendation to the Rutland Charter Township Board accordingly, either at or following the public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon seven (71 days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the public hearing to individuals with disabilities. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. .All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to take part in the dis­ cussion on the above proposed amendments. ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 •M31M7 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ (269) 948-2194 Bring your film to PRINT PLUS the conditions of a mortgage made by Angela Clevenger and James Clevenger. Wife and Husband, original mortgagors). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC, Mortgagee. dated February 20 2004. and recorded on Fcoruaiv 27. 2004 in instrument 1122814. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee as assignee by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Forty-Four And 55/100 Dollars ($78,044.55), including interest at 6 8% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 6,2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County Michigan, and are described as Lot 2 and 3 o'. Block 10 of Assessor*, Plat #3. of the village c* Middleville according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 11 The redemption oenod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: June 8. 2006 For more mforma’on. please call FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 46025-5822 File 4094504F01 -kim-c Hope Township Special Board Meeting Synopsis May 22. 2006 All board members present. 1 guest Approved previous minutes Discussed place­ ment of Brush Ridge Cemetery sign. Memorial THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AiTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Joseph Carl Brown and Amber Lynn Brown husband and wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF UVINGSTON HON. DAVID J. READER FILE NO. 06-22112-CH Edward W. Bottum Jr. Peraonal Representative of the Estate of Edward W. Bottum Sr.. Plaintiff. as nominee 'or lender and lenders successors and/or assigns mortgagee, dated March 16. 2005 and recorded March 24. 2005 in Instrument Number 1143180. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed io be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Four and 07/100 Dollars ($182,304.07) including interest at 7.27% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an nrovteed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on JULY 6. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described Lillian W. Bottum. The Estate of U'iian W. Bottum, arte as: Lot 38. Pirt Haven Estates No. 2. Rutland Township. Barry County. Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof, cs recorded m Liber 6 of Plats. Page 9. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated June 8. 2006 Orlans Associates, P C Attorneys lor Servicer PO Box5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 231 5071 ttkmm SUZANNE M. DUGAS (P36774) Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in all known and unknown heirs and assigns Curtis E. Bottum. Sr. The Estate of Curtis E. Bottum Sr. and al known and unknown hews and assigns. Gladys Jarvis Bottum hts wife. TT e Estate of Gladys Jarvis Bottum. and all known and unknown heirs and assigns Curtis E. Bottum, Jr. Estate of Curtis E. Bottum Jr, and all known and unknown heirs and assigns Olivia Bottum. Carolyn Lee Bottum. Peter J. Ljutich. Edward Jarvis Bottum. and all unknown John Does, heirs and assigns Defendants . LAW OFFICE OF DUGAS AND ASSOCIATES Counsel tor Plaintiff 822 E Grand Rrver Ave. Brighton. Ml 48116 Tel: (810) 227-2702 Facsimile (810) 227-2712___________ , EX-PARTE ORDER FOR ALTERNATE SER­ VICE BY PUBLICATION TO QUIET TITLE TO REAL ESTATE AT A SESSION OF SAID COURT. HELD IN THE COURTHOUSE. IN THE CITY OF HOWELL. COUNTY OF LIVINGSTON AND STATE OF MICHIGAN. THIS 1 DAY OF JUNE. 2006, A.D. PRESENT: THE HONORABLE DAVID J. READER. Circuit Judge This matter having come before the Court on Plaintiffs Ex-Parte Motion tor Alternate Service by Publication to Quiet Title to Real Estate, and the Court being otherwise fuHy advised in the premises; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED. ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that you are being sued by Plaintiff m this court to Quiet Title to Real Estate. You must file your answer lo take other action permitted by law in this court at 204 S Highlander Way. Howell. Ml 48843 If you fail to do so. a default judgment may be entered against you for the rekef demanded m the complaint filed in this case. n IS FURTHER ORDERED. ADJUDGED AND DECREED that a copy of this order shal be pub­ lished once a week m The Hastings Banner, the legal paper for Barry County, tor three consecutive weeks, and proof of publication shall be filed in this the conditions of a mortgage mode by Gerald Wouda. unmarried, original mortgagor(s). to Wilmington Finance, a Division of AIG Federal Savings Bank. Mortgagee, dated April 8. 2004. and recorded on Apnl 19. 2004 in instrument 1125990 and assigned by mesne assignments to Bank New York as Trustee for the Certificate Holde-s of CWABS *.004-06 as assignee by an assignment. in Barry county records Michigan, on which motgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Six Thousand Nine Hundred Nlnc*vNine And 97/100 Dollars ($96,999.97), including interest at 5 99% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM, on June court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED. ADJUDGED AND DECREED that a copy of this order shall be pub­ 29. 2006 Sate premises are situate in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North 1 /2 of Lot 14 of Parker's Sandy Beach Plat, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 4 of Ptats. Page 56. and that part of the West 25.00 feet of the South 137115 feet of East Parker Drive, as vacated in Barry County Circuit Court Fite No. 85-118 CH. as kes immediately adjacent to. and as an Easterly extension of. the North 1/2 of sate Lol 14 m platted m the recorded plat of Parker's Sandy Beach Plat. SecbondO, Town 3 North. Range 10 West The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance wrth MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: June 1.2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #071112F02 STATE OF MICHIGAN PRO3ATE COURT COCNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS lished once a week m the Livingston County Press, the legal paper tor Lrvi'-gston County, tor three con­ secutive weeks, and proof of publication shall be filed in thts court IT IS SO ORDERED DAVID J READER P-27877 JUDGE READER Circuit Judge Drafted By Sjzanne M. Dugas (P38774) Law Office of Dugas and Associates 822 E Grand River Ave Enghton. Ml 48116 (810) 227-2702 Decedem’s EsUte RLE NO. 2006-k-!M7 DE Estate of ROGER HUSSONG. Deceased Dt te Ot birth 02/24/1949 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Fk^er Hussong. who lived at 3153 W Shore Drive. Battle Creek. Michigan died 06^2004. Creditors of the decedent are notified trial all claims against the estate will be lorever btrred unless presented to Sarah C Hussong and Sha vn M Hussong. named personal representative or proposed personal representative, or to both thj probate court at 220 W. Court St.. Hastings, fill 49058 and tne named/personal representative with­ in 4 months after the date of publication of ihis notice. Date 6-7-06 Mark D Hofstee P66001 2861 Capital Avenue. SW Battle Creek. Ml 49015 269-962-9058 Sarah C. Hussong and Shawn M. Hussong 2060 Arbor Circle E. #108. Ypsilanti. Ml 48198 and 3153 W. Shore Dnve. Battle Creek. Ml 49017 (734)936-4193 J-ad Graphics publishers of • The Reminder • Sun and News • Hastings Banner • Lakewood News • Maple Valley News OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:00AM - 5:30I’M Garden, and Township Park Approved purchase of Basketball backboard, or quality film processing. hoop and supplies for park, network wiring for copt­ er and discussed Cemetery Ordinance Adjourned at 10:53 a m Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested to by Patnaa Albert. Supervisor -xmmo PRINTING PLUS HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am -1:00 pm �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 15, 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Forecloaure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia aale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Tyan Lenartz. An Unmarried Man. original inortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc . as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 22. 2003. and recorded on June 10. 2003 in instrument 1106156. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Four And 45/100 Dollars ($44,604.45). including interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby giver, that said mortgage wIh be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM, on July 13. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Freeport. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 3. Block 6 Roush's Addition to the Village of Freeport, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 month? rom the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30. days from the date of such sale. Dated: June 15,2006 For more information, please call: FC X 246 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4095548F01 7TMm, THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the terms and conditions of a mortgage made by JEF­ FREY A HAMMOND AND DONNA HAMMOND, husband and wile, and HELEN M. SCOTT, a single woman. Mortgagors, to MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee, dated October 9. 2003, and recorded on October 15. 2003. as Document No. 115626. Pages 1 through 15 of Barry County Records, and on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND SEVENTY-FOUR AND 29/100 ($112,074.29) including interest at 6.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged remises, or some part of them, at public venue al the Jefferson Avenue entrance to the City County Building in Detroit. Michigan, at 1 00 p.m. on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as. THE NORTH 150 FEET OF LOT 38 OF SUPER­ VISORS GLASGOWS ADDITION. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF More commonly known as: 1728 S Jefferson St.. Hastings. Ml 49058 Tax I D 08-5-250-060-00 The redemption period Shan be six months from the dale of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated May 19. 2006 MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee Holzman Ritter & Leduc. PLLC By: Charles J. Holzman Attorney for Mortgagee 28366 Franklm Road Southfield. Michigan 48034 Notice Of Mortgage ForeclO'Aire Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, tn that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Angela M. Briggs. A Single Woman, original mortgagor(s). to Cascade Financial, Inc, Mortgagee, dated January 9. 200'. and recorded on January 11. 2001 in instrument 1053786. and modified by agreement dated December 19. 2005. and recorded on January 10. 2006 in instrument 1158716, and assigned by mesne assignments to MidFirst Bank as assignee Ly an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Two Hunched Sixty-Seven And 50/100 Dollars ($91.267 50), including invest at 8.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute In such case made and provided, nonce is nereby given that said mortgage will be fo eclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or sxne part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1O0 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot of Block 14 of Parrott's Addition to the Village o< Woodland and the North 39 1/2 Feet of the following description; Commencing at a point 52 rods East of the Southwest comer of sec­ tion 15. Town 4 North. Range 7 West for a Place of Beginning, tnence North 13 1/2 rods; Thence East 4 rods. 9. Feet. Nine inches Thence South 13 1/2 Rods; Thence West 4 rods. 9 feet. 9 inches to the point of beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, please call FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. PC, Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fhs 4093898F01 nwro PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by SI EVEN SCHREIBER. A SINGLE MAN. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. ("MERS". solely as nominee for lender and lender s succes­ sors and assigns.. Mortgagee, dated July 30. 2004. and recorded on August 10.2004. in Document No 1132191. and assigned by said mortgagee to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. AS TRUSTEE, as assigned.Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Eight Cents ($73,469.98). including interest at 7.250% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given tha'. said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mc^geged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01 00 PM o'clock, on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE of NASHVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and described a?. LOT 95 OF THE VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 10. TAX ID NO. O8-52-OOO-OOO-O9t>uu The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: May 25. 2006 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. AS TRUSTEE Mortgagee’Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. PC 23100 Providence Drive, Suite 450 Southfield Ml 48075 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages. If any, shall be .im>ted solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus InteresL MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Donald J. Bates and nancy L. Bates. Husband and Wife., orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems.Inc. as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 7.2003. and recorded on November 14. 2003 in instrument 1117626. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand One Hundred Forty-Four And 31/100 Dollars ($115,144.31), including interest at 6 375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as A Parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 24. Town 1 North. Range 10 West. Descnbed as: Commencing at a point on the East Line said Section 24. Which lies 565 53 Feet due North of the Southeast Comer of Said Section 24; Thence North 1440 Feel for the place of beginning; Thence South 89 degrees 35 minutes West 264 feet; Thence North 300 feet; Thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes East 264 feet to the center of Highway M-43; Thence South along the center of said Highway. 300 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated; May 23. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4093773F91 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEE T COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sandra Lou Madsen, original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated November 19. 2004, and recorded on November 30. 2004 in instrument 1137915. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. NA as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty And 19/100 Dollars ($110,720 19). including interest at 9.7% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and tho statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at tho Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Aurora Santana .a single woman Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc (MERS). Mortgagee, dated the 3rd day of June. 2005 and recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds, for The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 7th day ol June. 2005 in Document No. 1147745 of Barry County Records, said Mortgage having been assigned to Wells Fargo Bank National Association as Trustee on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, the sum of Sixty Two Thousand Four Hundred Eighty S 43/100 ($62,480 43). and no suit or proceeding at law or m equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue ol the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage. and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice hereby given that on the 6th day of July. 2006 at 1 00 o'clock pm Local Time, said mortgage will be foreclosed by a safe at public auction, to the high­ est bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building where the Circuit Court for the County of Barry is held), of the premises described in said mortgage, or sc much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.000% per annum and all legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attorney lees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to pro­ tect its interest tn the premises Which said premis­ es are descnbed as follows: Ali that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and all structures, and homes, manufactured or otherwise, located there­ on. situated in the Township of Castleton. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and descnbed as follows, to wit; Commencing at a point 60 rods West of the Northeast comer of Section 17. Town 3 North, Range 7 West for a place of beginning; thence south 131/3 rods: thence East 6 rods: thence North 13 1/3 rods: thence West 6 rods to the place of beginning During the six (6) months immediately following the sale, the property may be redeemed, except that in the event that the property is determined to bo abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600 3241a. the property may be redeemed during 30 days immedi­ ately following the sale Dated 6/8/2006 Wells Fargo Bank National Association as Trustee Mortgagee_________________________________ FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC. Attorney for Wells Fargo Bank National Association as Trustee 888 W Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy, Ml 48084 248-362-2600 County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated May 25 2006 For more information, please call FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite A085700F2 2006 Street Line Painting The City of Hastings Department of Public Services is requesting sealed bids for its 2006 street line painting program. Bid proposal forms and specifications are available at the address listed below. The City of Hastings reserves the right ti reject any and all bids, to want any irregularities in the bid proposals. and to award the bio m deemed to be in the City's best interest, price and other factors con­ sidered. Scaled bids shall be received at the Office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 until 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. June 29.2006 at which time they shall be opened and publicly read aloud. All bids shall be clearly marked or. the outside of the submittal package “Scaled Bid - 2006 Street Line Painting". Tim Girrbach ttsojict Director of Public Services PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Puhlk Hearing will be held b> trie Prairieville Towrahip Planning Commission on June 21. 2006 at 7:00 P.M. at the Prairieville Township Hall, 10115 S. Norris Road, within the Township. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the itemfs) to be considered at this Public Hearing include, in brief, the fol­ lowing: 1. Patricia Snyder, 7025 .Milo Rd.. Delton. Ml 49046. requests a Special Land Use permit and related site plan review. in order to operate a group day care home at the above address. Parcel 408-012­ 024-006-00. Under the Name "Just Being Me Child Care". A Special Land Use permit is necessary for a child care center use per Section 6.6.4d> of the Ordinance. The property in question is zoned "A" Agricultural District. 2. Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission for this meeting. All interested persons are invited to be present or submit written comments on this Special Land Use per­ THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey J. Smith, a single man and Debra L. Taylor, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated June 17.2003 and recorded July 2, 2003 in Instrument Number 1107730. Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now held by LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee fcr Structured Asset Securities Corporation Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-BC10 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty Thousand Four Hundred Two and 93/100 Dollars ($140,402.93) including interest at 6.95% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on JUNE 22. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of mit application lo the above Township office address. Prairieville Township will provide necessaiy auxiliary­ aids and services such as signers for the bearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being con- sidried at the hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with disabil­ ities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk. Mike Htraog. Township Supervisor 7ZMC»S . I'ainevillc Township PRAIRIEVILLE TOWSHIP I PLANNING COMMISSION | NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING I TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICH’ GAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: vl N PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Prairiivillc II Township Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map will be held on Wednesday. June 21. 2006. commencing at B 7:00 p.m. at the Prairieville Township Hall. 10115 South Norris Road, within the Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to he considered al this public hearing include, it ■ Barry, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Commencing at the Southwest comer of the West one-half ol the Northwest one-quarter of Section 15. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan: thence East 580 feet for a point of beginning; thence North 300 feet thence East 624 feet, more or less, to the cen­ ter of rod; thence Southwesterly 434 one-half feet, more or less, to a point in the center of Osborn Road which is 338 feet East of the point of begin­ ning; thence West 338 feet to beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.324la. in which case redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, it any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, brief, the following: plus interest. Dated May 25. 2006 Orlans Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 ing to the duties and powers of the Zoning Board of .Appeals. 1. R The proposed amendment of Section 1.1 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so as to ■ provide that effective July 1,2006. the authority for the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance is set forth in 2006 PA 110 2. The preposed amendment of Section 6.10.B of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance per­ taining to public liearing and notice requirements with respect to an application for a special land use. 3. The proposed amendment of Subsection 6 of Section 6.12-5 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertaining to public hearing, notice and general standards for a requested Planned Unit Development 4. The proposed amendment of Section 7.1 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain­ ing to the creation, membership and terms of office of the Prairieville Township Zoning Board of .Appeals. The proposed amendments include, bul are not limited to. amendatory language providing for the appointment and service of alternate members to the Zoning Board of Appeals. 5. 6. The proposed amendment of Section 7.4 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain­ The proposed amendment of Section 75 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertain­ ing to public hearing and notice requirements for matters that comt before the Zoning Board of /Appeals. 7. Tiie proposed amendment of Section 8.0 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so as to change the statutory reference therein to “Section 506 of the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (Public Act 110 of 2006. as it may from time to time be amended I". 8. The proposed amendnwnt of Section 9.0 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance so as to change the statutory reference therein to Michigan Zoning Enabling Ad (.Ad 110 of the Public Ads of 2006. as it may from time to time be amended!. 9. j The proposed amendment of Section 9.4 of the Prairie-rill-- Township Zoning Ordinance pertain­ ing to amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. 10. Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission at the Public Hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Zoning Ordinance and Map and the Township Land Use Master Plan and Map and the proposed amendments thereto may be examined at the Prairieville Township Hall located at 10115 South Norris Road within the Township at any reasonable time from and after the first publication of this Notice until and including the time c public hearing and may be further examined at the public hearing. June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Mtehigan. and are described as. The East 1/2 of Lot 3 of Block 3 of Eastern Addition to the City of Hastings, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the ।ecorded plat thereof. Barry CITY OF HASTINGS REQUEST FOR BIDS The Prairieville Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right to make changes in tne above mentioned proposed amendments at or following the public heanng. Want to get a passport? All interested parties are invited to be present to participate in discussion on the matter. Prairieville Townsl-ip will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary* aids and services, such as signer? for All kinds of government information are just a click oi call away. the heanng impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the heanng upon five 15i days' notice tn the Prairieville 1/ wnship Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. PRAIRIEVILLE TOVA-NSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FEDINFO Normajean Nichols. Clerk Prairieville Township Hall ; 10115 South Norns Road j Delton. Ml 49ft46 <269)623-2664 77503432 �Page 12 - Thursday. June 15. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale ney be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgi'gee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return f the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bradley T Halsey and Cynthia L Halsey. Husband and Wrfe as .Joint Tenants, cnginal mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 9. 2004. and recorded on May 3. 2004 m instrument 1126779. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred NinetyEght And 02/100 Dollars ($259,298 02). including interest at 8 25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyna Batry County. Michigan and are described as Parcel 2: A Parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 26. Township 1 North. Range 7 West. Descr.jed as follows Beginmr j at the South 1/4 Post of Section 28. Township 1 North. Range 7 West. Thence North 0 Degrees 12 Minutes 48 Seconds East along the North and South 1/4 Line of Section 28 a Distance rf 962 01 Feet; Thence South 39 o*ar«w*n 47 Minutes 12 Seconds East at Right Angies to said North and South 1/4 line. 594 42 Feet; Thence North 70 Degrees 51 Minutes 18 Seconds East. 113 00 Feet; Thence South 16 Degrees 11 Minutes 32 Seconds East 84.15 Feet. Thence South 07 Degrees 05 Minutes 51 Seconds West. 129 11 Feet; Thence South 27 Degrees 02 Minutes 05 Seconds West. 176 43 Feet. Tnence North 77 Degrees 25Minutes 58 Seconds West. 114 51 Feet; Thence South 30 Degrees 09 Minutes 59 Seconds West. 399 26 Feet. Thence South 16 Degrees 06 Minutes 37 Seconds West 156 43 Feet. Thence South 20 Degrees 44 Minutes 37 Seconds East 159.14 Feet; Thence South 21 Degrees45 Minutes 25 Second? East 11 60 Feet to the South Une of said Section 28; Thence North 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West along said Une 337.17 Feet to the Place of Beginning. Subject to and Together with a Non-Exdusrve Easement for Irgress. Egress and Utilities over a Strip of Land 66 Feet Width, the Centertine of Which is Described as Follows: Commencing at the South 1/4 Post of Section 28. Township 1 North. Range 7 West; Thence South 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds East along the South Line of ad Section 28 a Distance of 337 17 Feet. Thence Soutn 21 Degrees 45 Minutes 25 Seconds East. 208 40 Feet. Thence North 88 Degrees 08 Minutes 44 Seconds East 35 10 Feet to the True Place of Beginning of sad Centerline; Thence North 21 Degrees 45 Minutes 5 Seconds West 231 86 Feet; Thence North 20 Degrees 44 Minutes 32 Seconds West 148.29 Feet; Thence North 16 Degrees 06 Minute» 37 Seconds East 121 90 Feet; Thence North 30 Degrees 09 Minutes 59 Seconds East. 327.86 Feet; Thence North 86 Degrees 10 Minute 49 Seconds East 90 76 Feet: Thence North 27 Degrees 02 Minutes 05 Seconds East 246 64 Feet; Thence North 07 Degrees 05 Minutes 51 Seconds East. 129 11 Feet; Thence North 16 Degrees 11 Minutes 32 Seconds West 84.15 Feet; Thence South 70 Degrees 5’. Mmutes 18 Seconds West. 113.00 Feet; Thence North 21 Degrees 20 Minutes 31 Seconds West. 168 54 Feet; Thence North 40 Degrees 14 Mmutes 40 Seconds East. 130.44; Thence North 82 Degrees 52 Minutes 52 Seconds East. 213.38 Feet. Thence South 76 Degrees 55 Minutes 1 Seconds East. 104 49 Feet; North 68 Degrees 45 Minutes 24 Secjnds East. 112.30 Feet to the Centerline of Day Road and the Pomt of Ending, Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated June 1 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fie 4O81733FO2 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Moreen E Darling, a/k/a Moreen C Darling, and William Gregory Darling, wrfe and hus­ band to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc solely as nominee for Paragon Home Lending. LLC. a Wisconsin Limited Liability Company. Mortgagee, dated December 10. 2004 and record­ ed January 4, 2005 in Instrument Number 1139686 Barry County Records. Michigan Sad mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Household Finance Corp III. on Which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Frve Dollars and Thirty-Two Cents ($271,565 32) includ­ ing interest 9 75% per annum Under the power of sale contained in sad mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that sad n-engage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. July 6 2006 Sad premises are situated in City of Delton. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Commencing at the West one-quarter comer of Section 2. Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence East 558 feef along the East and West one-quarter line of sad Section 2. thence North at nght angles with sad one-quarter line 300 feet; thence West 90 feet parallel with sad one-quarter line, thence North a! nght angles with sad one-quarter line 465 feet to the true place of beginning, thence South 465 feet, thence East 90 feet thence South 300 feet to sad East and West one-quarter line; thence East along sad one-quarter lino 300 feet; thence North parallel with West hne of sad section 765 feet; thence Westerly ?9C feet, more or less to the place of beginning, subject to an easement lor pubic high­ way purposes over the Southerly 33 leet thereof for Prfer Road Commonly known as 2910 Prfer Rd Delton Ml 49046 The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600 3241 in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated JUNE 1, 2006 Household Finance Corp III Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestwo A Associates PC 8H South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No 06-48650 (HSBC) ASAP# 773476 0698/2006 06/15.2006. 06-22 2006 06/292006 -wm. PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CHRISTIAN DENCKER. A SINGLE MAN to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc ('MERS'). solely as nominee for tender and lender's succes­ sors and assigns. NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC . Mortgagee dated April 6. 2005. and recorded on May 4. 2005. m Document No 1145930. and assigned by said mortgagee to NUrASTAR MORT­ GAGE. INC . as assigned. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Ninety-Poui Dollars and Eighty-Two Cents ($99.094 82). including interest at 8 150% per annum Under the power of sale contained in sad mort­ gage and the statue in such rise made and pro­ vided notice is hereby given ;;>£• said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged p-emises or some part of them, at pubLv venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 01 00 PM o’clock, on June 22 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of PRAIRIEVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and described as THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 36. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE CENTER QUARTER POST OF SECTION 36 THENCE SOUTH 906 75 FEET ALONG THE N/S QUARTER SECTION LINE TO CENTER OF M-43 HIGHWAY, THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 258 41 FEET ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF M-43 TO BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 31 DEGRFES 57 MINUTES WEST 70 FEET. THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 34 SECONDS WEST 180 07 FEET. THENCE NORTH 54 DEGREES EAST 159.43 FEET PARALLEL TO M-43. THENCE SOUTH 31 DEGREES 57 MINUTES EAST 240 FT TO CEN­ TER OF M-43. THFNCE SOUTH 54 DEGREES WEST 208 FT ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF M-43 BACK TO BEGINNING. EXCEPT THE SOUTHEASTERLY 33 FT. FOR HIGHWAY PUR­ POSES AND EXCEPT THE WESTERLY 16 5 FEET FOR DRIVEWAY TO AND FROM M-43 AND TO RUN PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ADJACENT PARCELS OF LAND. TOGETHER WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. STATE OF MICHI­ GAN. TAX ID NO. 08-12-036-058-00 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: May 22. 2006 NOVASTAR MORTGAGE INC Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. PC. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 TTTOJin Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained wi 11 be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by STEVEN R ADAMS AND CATHY A ADAMS HUSBAND AND WIFE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA­ TION SYSTEMS INC . (MERS)fSOLEY as nomi­ nee for Lender, as hereinafter defined, and Lender's successors and assigns). Homestead USA. Inc, as Lender. Mortgagee, dated Decembe' 23. 2003. and recorded on January 09. 2004. as Instrument No 1120456. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said inortgagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there is claimed to be duo at the date hereof the sum of one hundred sixty three thousand two hundred eighty one and 28/100 r>jllars r$1G3 281.28). including interest at 6 000% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings, Ml. at 1 00 PM on July 13. 2006 Said premises are situated tn TWP OF RUT­ LAND. BARRY County. Michigan and are descnbed as: A PARCEL LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 4. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS COM­ MENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 29 SECONDS EAST. 1325 42 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH 05 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF IRVING ROAD. 303 70 FEET TO THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID CENTERLINE NORTH 05 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST. 200 FEET; THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST 300 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 05 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST. 200 FEET; THENCE SOUTH •? DEGREES 36 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST. 300 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be JO days from the date of such sale DATED June 15. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. PC. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 B.rmingham Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call (248) 540-7701 Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be MILfTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be 'Intted solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MiJRTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Charles T Hendncks and Kathteei. J Hend'icks. a married couple, original mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Groun. Inc. Mortgagee, dated June 24. 2002. and rect 'bed on July 3. 2002 in instrument 1083313. in B irry county 'ecords Michigan on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the dale hereof ’he sum of Sixty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Seven And 89/100 Dollars ($64,427.89). including interest at 8% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 6. 2006 Said premises are situa’ec.* in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as That part of the Southwest 1/4. Section 5. Town 2 North, Range 10 West, described as Commencing 109 43 feet South of the Northwest comer of Lot 9 of Sam Bravata Plat; thence South 60 0 feet, thence West 166.24 feet, thence North 0 degrees 33 mmules West 60 0 feet along the West property hne as described in Liber 244. Page 407. thence East 166 83 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod snail be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated June 8. 2006 For more information, please call FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4084377F02 TnatKn Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS. This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to tlie return of ihe bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus irderost. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In the conditions of a mortgage made bv Dennis Demski, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration System* inc . as nominee tor lender and tender's successor.-, andto' assigns. Mortgagee. dAed July 15. 2005. and recorded on July 29. 2005 m instrument 1150259. m Ba-ry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Eight And 77/100 Dollars ($144,738 77). including interest at 7 375% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 13.2006 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North 1/2 of Lots 918 and 919 and the North 1/2 of the East 1/2 of Lot 922. City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated June 15. 2006 For more information, please ca't FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File r095989F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILLBE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT '•HE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY, ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by lhe foreclosing mortgagee, in that event your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the retur of the bid emount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by August Gene Lustey and Belinda Ann Lus'ey. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc . Mortgage, dated September 19. 2003. and recorded on October 14 . 2003 m instrument 1115556. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Ten And 54/100 Dollars (77.810 54). induJ.r.g interest al 6 5% per annum Under tne power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mertgaged premises or some art of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1D0 PM. on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as The west 8 rods of lhe East 17 rods of the Non 14 and 2/7 rods of the Soutlwast 1/4 of Section 2. Town 3 North Range 10 West The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wrtn MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be30 days ’rom the date of such sale Dated June 1. 2006 For more information please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 File 4090326F02 that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the retui n of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael Arnold and Ramona J Arnold. Husband and Wrfe. original mortgagor(s). to American Elite Financial. Inc . Mortgagee, dated Apnl 15. 2002. and 'ecorded on June 11, 2002 m instrument 1082015. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Fiagstar Bank. FSB as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records Michigan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Eleven And 18/100 Dollars ($85,611.18), including interest at 7 .375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises. or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Parcel G: commencing al the Northwest comer of Section 3 Town 1 North. Range 9 Wet. thence South 89 degrees 37 minutes 49 seconds East on the Nortn section line 1035 50 feet to the place of beginning of this description, thence South 00 degrees 06 minutes 34 seconds West 61 00 feet, thenuj South 87 degrees 04 mmules 32 seconds East 129.12 feet: thence South 67 degrees 53 mm­ utes 17 seconds East 95 30 tad; inence South 26 degrees 50 mmutes 47 s«ccnds East 132 62 feet, thence North 90 degrees 00 mmutes 00 seconds East 300 00 feet: tnence North 00 degrees 22 mm­ utes 11 seconds East 218 06 feet to the North sec­ tion hne: thence North 89 degrees 37 mmutes 49 seconds West on same 578 43 feel to ’he place of beginning Together with and subject to a 66 foot wide ease­ ment for ingress egress and public utilities, the centerline of said easement being descnbed as commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 3 thence South 00 degrees 03 mmutes 07 seconds West on the West section hne 55 80 feet to the place of beginning of this description; thence the centerline runs as follows South 84 degrees 22 mmutes 08 seconds East 44 43 feet: thence South 73 degrees 23 mmutes 19 seconds East 53 57 feet; thence South 67 degrees 53 mmutes 35 saconds East 58 38 feet; thence South 60 degrees 49 mm­ utes 30 seconds East 59 13 feet, thence South 81 degrees 27 mmutes 33 seconds East 77.19 feet: thence South 85 degrees 32 mmutes 38 seconds cast 68 85 feet; thence North 87 degrees 23 nmutes 43 seconds East 178 84 feet, thence Nortn 70 degrees 39 mmutes 38 seconds East 195 61 feet; thence North 77 degrees 38 minutes 27 seconds East 47 96 feet, thence South 89 degree:- 23 min­ utes 06 seconos East 12042 feet; thence So ith 87 degrees 03 mmutes 51 seconds East 174.83 :?et; thence South 87 decrees 04 minutes 32 sec mat. East 129 12 feet; ttxince South 67 degrees 53 r.imutes 17 seconds East 95 30 feet; thence South 26 degrees 50 mmutes 47 seconds East 132 62 feet to the pomt of ending The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: June 1.2006 For more information, please call FC W 248 593 1312 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 5822 Fie .'025605F03 FORECLOSURE NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Default has been made in the terms and condi­ tions of a Mortgage made by DOUGLAS J EZINGA and OARCI EZINGA. husband and wile, of 6025 Cherry Valley Road. Middleville. Mchigan 49333. to CHOICEONE BANK, a Michigan banking Corpora­ tion. of 109 East Division. Sparta. Michigan 49345. Mortgagee The Mortgage ts dated August 23. 2001. and is recorded in the Office of the Register ol Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan on October 25. 2001. as Instrument num­ ber 1068736. The sum claimed to be due and owing on the Mortgage as of the date of this Notice ts Twenty Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and 62/l00ths ($20 272 62) tncluding prin­ cipal and interest Under the power of sate contained m said Mortqage and the statute in such case made and provided. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 20th day of July. 2006. at 1 00 p.m. in the afternoon, local time sad Mortgage will be fore­ closed at a sale at pubic auction to the highest bid­ der at the East door of the Courthouse at 220 W State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said County), of the premises and land described in the Mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due on the Mortgage together with interest, legal costs, and charges and expenses, including the attorney fee. and also any sums which may be pad by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest Sad premises are situated in Thomapple Township. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as follows PARCEL A BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING PARCEL B PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4. OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4. SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING 130 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF. THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING PPN 06014-008-013-00 Commonly known as 6025 Cherry Valley Road Middleville. Ml 49333 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the d.ite of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948 CL 600 3241, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated June 6 2006 Chc«ceOne Bank Mortgagee Ingrid A Jensen. Attorney for ChoiceOne Bank Clark Hill PLC 300 Ottawa Ave N W Suite 300 Grand Rapds Michigan 49503 THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE tN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Denis Chase and Melissa Chase husbana and wrfe. to Citicorp Trust Bank. FSB. Mortgagee dated August 4. 2003 ad recorded September 5. 2003 in Instrument Number 1112635 Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date iiereof the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Forty and 21/100 Dollars (S99.340 21) including interest at 8 50% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be loredcsed by a sate of the mortgagee premises, or some part of them, al public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on JUNE 29. 2006 Said premises a-e located in the Village of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan and are described as. Commencing 48 Rods 7.50 leet South of the Northeast comer of Section 21. Town 4 North. Range 7 West, for the Place of B?iginning. thence West 14 Rods; thence South 4 Rods, thence East 14 Rods; thence North 4 Rods to Place of Beginning Also Commencing 52 Rods. 7 feet and 6 inches South of tho Northeast comer of Section 21. Town 4 North. Range 7 West, for t Place ol Beginning thence West 14 Rods, thence South 2 50 feet thence Easterty in a straight Ime to a point 4 50 feet South of the Place of Beginning, thence North 4 50 leet to tho Place of Beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod Shan be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, rf any. are limited solely to the return of the b«d amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated June 1. 2006 Orlans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 201 2624 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT FOR BARRY COUNTY 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan 4M68 Phone: (618)948-4815 File No. 06-309-DO Attorney for Defendant In ProPer MICHAEL D MOORE. SUSAN MOORE. Attorney for Plaintiff: David M. Koons (P39300) 214 N. Brosdwey Hastings, Ml 49058 615-948-9407_____________ ORDER FOR ALTERNATED SERVICE At a session of said court, held in the Crty of Has- ngs and County of Barry. State of Michigan. on this 2nd day of June. 2006 THE COURT FINDS Scnnoe ol Process upon Defendant, cannot be reasonably m^de as provided tn MCR 2.105 and services u* process may be made r a manner which is re&sunsbty calculated to give dependants actuaI notice of the pru'-.eedings and an opportunity to be heard IT IS ORDERED that Detenu® SHALL by July 28. 2006 .-tote I-te an Answer to the Complaint For Divorce, r ,tween Michael D Moore vs. Susan Moore. Circuit Court File No. 06309-DO; at the Barry County Clerk s Office. 120 Slate Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 or a DEFAULT SHALL enter and the court mjy take proofs on Aug 1.2006 at 8 30 a.m. m the after­ noon for entry of a judgment of divorce m favor rf the Plaintiff; IT IS ORDERED that a copy of this order shall bt published m the Hastings Ba .er located 111 Hastings. Michigan; lhe advertisements in the paper shall run for 3 consecutive weeks and poof of publication, filed with the court and a copy o; this order shall be posted in the Barry County Court House for 3 consecutive weeks DRAFTED BY: David M Koons Attorney at Law 214 N. Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-9407 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Christopher M Menneil and Laneta K Menneii. husband and wife, to First Finance. Mortgagee dated Anl 3. 1998 and recorded Apnl 13. 1996 in Instrument Number 1010270, Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Chase Home Finance LLC by assignment. There ts claimed I? te due al the date hereof the sum of Ninety Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Nine and 76/100 Dollars ($90.879 76) including interest at 10.35% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed b a sate of lhe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings tn Barry County Michigan at 1 DO p.m on JUNE 29. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township ol Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Lot 3 and the North 4 feet of tot 4 of the plat of Fairhaven, according to the • ecorded pfat thereof as recorded tn Liber 5 of Plats. Page 45 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind tne sate In that event, your damages, rf any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated June 1. 2006 Ortans Associates PC Attorneys lor Servicer P.O Box 5/41 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 209 3593 �The Hastings Banne' - Thursday. June 15. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gerald R Colligo, a mamed man and Valerie S. Collige. his wife, ofginal mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 21. 2004, and recorded on February 4. 2004 in instrument 1121724. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve And 96/100 Dollars ($98,712.96). including interest at 5 875% per annum Under the power or sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in fucn case made and pro­ vided. notice ic ^reby gi *en that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on July 6.2006 Said premises are situated In Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at the Northwest Comer of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 16, Town 1 North of Range 7 West. Assyria Township, Barry County. Michigan. Running Thence East on the East and West i.4 Line 16 Rods; Thence South. Parallel with tho East Line of Said Section. 20 Rods. Thence West, at Right Angles Parallel with the South Line of Said Section. 16 Rods, to the North and South 1/4 line: Thence North of Said 1/4 hne 20 Rods to the Place of Beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: June 8. 2006 For more information, please callFC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 File *095221F01 MORTGAGE SALE This firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained win be used for that purpose Default has occurred in a mortgage made by Elliott Lee Vinson. Jr. and Candice L Vinson, hus­ band and wife, to First National Bank of America, dated March 15. 1999 and recorded on March 22. 1999 in Document 1026917, Barry County Records. The mortgage holder has begun no pro­ ceedings to recover any part of the debt, which is now $44,881.61. The mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the property, at public auction to the highest bidder, on Thursday. July 13, 2006 at 190 p.m. local time, at main entrance to Courthouse. Hastings, Michigan. The property will be sold to pay the amount then due on the mortgage, together with interest at 11 75 per cent, foreclosure costs, attorney fees, and also any taxes and insurance that the mortgage holder pays before the safe The property is located in Cartton Township. Barry County. Michigan, and is descnbed in the mortgage as Beginning at a point on the West line of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 14, Town 4 North. Range 8 West, which lies 100 feet South n< the Northwest comer of said east 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4. thence East at right angles to said West line of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4. 198 feet, thence South parallel to SiJd West line of the East 172 ol the Southeast 1/4, 220 feet, thence West 198 feet to said West line of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4. tnence North along said West ime of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4.220 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to easement over the Westerly 33 feet thereof for highway purposes The redemption penod will be six months from the date of sale; however if the property is aban­ doned. the redemption period will be one month from the date of sale Date: June 13. 2006 Joseph B Backus, attorney for mortgage holder P.O Box 794. East Lansing, Ml 48826 517-337-1617 mom THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert R Pennett. a married man and Julienne Bennett. h«s wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns, mortgagee dated March 31. 2005 and recorded April 4. 2005 in Instrument Number 1144267. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed to be due at tho date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Eighteen and 61/100 Dollars ($178,518.61) including interest at 6.74% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 190 p.m. on JULY 13. 2006 Sari premises ate located in the Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The South 5 acres of lhe West one-half of the Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quar­ ter of Section 23. Town 3 North. Range 8 West. Hastings Township, Barry County. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated June 15.2006 Orlans Assoaates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 231 5089 r?som- Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILfTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered st sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Melissa R. Slater, an unmarried woman, original mcrtgagor(s), to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc., Mortgagee, dated February 2,2003. and recorded on March 6. 2003 in instrument 1098891. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-One And 48/100 Dollars ($106,291 .48). including tnterest at 7.125% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case nade and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them.at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as COMMENCING AT THE NORTH­ EAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 16. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST THENCE EAST 16 1/2 RODS TO THE EAST SIDE OF HWY M-37; THENCE EAST 38 ROOS FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 16 RODS; THENCE EAST 20 RODS THENCE NORTH 16 RODS; THENCE WEST 20 RODS TO THE POINTE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandun«d in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated May 25 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 t>93 1302 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 F.te *082020F02 FAWN LAKE PUBLIC HEARING June 6, 2006 Meeting called to order at 790 p.m. Supervisor Rook All board members present. Also present 17 guests including residents from Fawn Lake. Pledge of Allegiance Supervisor Rook reviewed the assessments pro­ posed with 28 developed properties assessed at $12,598.99 each and 34 vacant properties assessed at $4,330.24 each over a 20 year period. Estimated cost of project is $500,000 One assess­ ment per 500 feet, two assessments per 500-749 feet, three assessments per 750-999 feet Dwellings greater than 200 feet are not required by law to connect, however a vacant lot connection stub has been assessed Assessments will occur annually and be due with the winter taxes. Public Comment: Township board heard from residents concerning the Fawn Lake Sewer Improvement Special Assessment District No. 1. Objections were raised by several citizens about the petition and informa­ tion they f&tt was deceiving. Residents also claimed a certified tetter was not sent from the Fawn Lake Association with upaates on the sewer. Although he signed the petition, Kelly Copfm felt the petition was 'not legal' and that he and other residents had been misted about the contents. Steve Schneider. Janet Sliwoski, and Ron Newcomer also objected to the manner in which the petition and its contents were presented. Bob Perino read the petition to the resi­ dents and copies were made lor those who request­ ed them. It was determined that the wording of the petition was clear and the board would move for­ ward on the special assessment. The petition con­ tained 26 signatures representing 45 parcels equal­ ing 57.7% approval to proceed with the project Exemptions from the assessment were dis­ cussed by board. Janet Shwoski's property was exempt as it is too small to develop. Tom Rook to contact planning and zoning to determine if this ts the case. Motion by Perino, support from Goy to exempt Luther Gamsey from special assessment as dwelling is greater than 200 feet and would not be able to connect. All ayes Motion earned Confirmation of Special Assessment Roll; Resolution *3 put on held as an amendment may be necessary due to exemptions. Motion by Perino, supoort from Ritchie to dose public hearing. All ayes Monon earned. Meeting adjourned 8:40 p.m. marm THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Leinaar. by Loyann Leinaar acting as Power of Attorney, and Loyann Leinaar husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.. Mortgagee, dated April 19. 2005 and recorded Apnl 21. 2005 in Instrument Number 1145223. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage ts now held by GreenPomt Mortgage Funding by assign­ ment. There is claimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Six Hundred Eighty and 87/100 Dollars ($150,680 87) including interest at 7.00% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. no.ee is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, a' public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 190 p.m. on JULY 6, 2006 Said premises are located m the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 2 and 3 of Supervisors Plat of Techland, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats. Page 40. Barry County Records. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated June 8. 2006 Orlans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Ser.scer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 Ate No 367 0048 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made oy Tina Louise Slyter. a single woman, original morlgagor(s). to Novelle Financial Services. Mortgagee, dated October 19. 2005. and recorded on October 26. 2005 in instrument 1155214. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Select Portfolio Servicing, me.. as servicing agent for Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Seven And 27/100 Dollars ($137,267.27), including interest at 7.4% per annum Under the powe< of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 190 PM. on July 13. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County, Michigan, arid are described as: Lot 21 of Block 5 of Sandy Beach Park according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Uber 2 of Plate on page 18. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated June 15. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC J 248 593.1311 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sie 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *095632F01 rnatw Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may ue rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return e* the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, p.us interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jodie K. Mugndge, A Married Man. original mortgagor(s). lo Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 25. 2905. and recorded on March 4. 2005 in instrument 1142289. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty And 48/100 Dollars ($179,720.48). including interest at 7.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of lhe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 190 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, nd are described as: Lot 11. Pine Wood Estates, being in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 7. T3N. R10W. Yankee Spnngs Township. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats. Page 91 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC W 248 593.1312 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *093790F01 Notice Of Mort gage Foreclosure Sa le THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the f **ng mortgagee. In that event, your dat . - any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the retu... me bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel R. Welton and Judith L Welton, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). lo Michigan Home Finance. LLC. Mortgagee, dated February 10. 2005, and recorded on March 9. 2005 in instrument 1142480. and assigned by mesne assignments to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, in trust for the Certificateholders of Carringion Mortgage Loan Trust. Series 2005-OPT2, Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates as assignee by an assign­ ment. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Five Thousand Six Hundred Thirty And 21/100 Dollars ($205.630 21), including interest at 8.49% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forec osed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 190 PM. on July 13.2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 37. 38. and 39 of Indian Hills, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats on Page 53 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: June 15. 2006 For more information, pl ?ase call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *087530F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OF ACE AT THE NUM­ BER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Gerald T Davis and Vtcki C Davis, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s>. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc. s nominee lor tender and tender s successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 21. 2003 and recorded on October 29. 2003 in instrument 1116570. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-One Thoi-aand Eighty-Four And 53/100 Dollars ($131,064.53). including interest at 9.15% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 190 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charier Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the center cf Highway M-43 where it intersects the South Section line of Section 14. Town 3 North. Rang 9 West, for the point of beginning; thence Northerly along the centerline of M-43 500 feet; thence East 175 feet, thence South 500 feet more or less to the South line of Section 14; thence Westerly along the section Ime to the point of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, please all: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *065283F02 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gtenna E. Smith, a widow, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns, mortgagee, dated April 8, 2004 and recorded April 8, 2004 in Instrument Number 1125012. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty and 61/100 Dollars ($102,720.61) including interest at 8.70% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage ant the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notica is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County Michigan at 190 p.m on JULY 6. 2006 Said premises are located in the City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The South 50 feet of the North 72 feet of Lots 471 and 472 of the Ctty. formerly village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat, thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in aco. dance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated June 8. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys lor Service; PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 199.2755 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert L. Eosa. Jr and Karen J. Rosa, husband and wife, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 30. 2602 and recorded October 7. 2002 in Instrument Number 1088866. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage ts now held by Welts Fargo Bank. N.A.. as Trustee fc* MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2003-OFTi Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 20(X’-OPT1 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Nine and 91/100 Dollars ($120,159.91) including interest at 9.50% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage w.ll be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Mchigan at 190 p m on JULY 6. 2006 Sate premises are located m the Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Lot 1 of Block 9 of Mtedteville Assessors Plat No. 3. according to the recorded plat thereof, as record­ ed m Uber 3 o« Plats on Page 11 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated June 8 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 221 3289 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WIlL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE r LEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sate may be rescinded toy the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, phis Interest. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Nicholas Eckert, an unmarried man. original tnortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/cr assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 17. 2005. and recorded on November 2. 2005 in instrument 1155601. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Fourteen And 73/100 Dollars ($143,814.73). including interest at 8 7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM. on June 22. 2006 Said premises cre situated in Township of Yankee Spnngs. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Unit 18. Pleasant Valley Condominiums, a Residential Site Condominium according to the Master Deed recorded in Document No. 1132867. and designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No 37. together with rights in the general common ele­ ments and the limited common elements as shown on tho Master Deed and as descnbed m Act 59 of the Pubic Acts of 1978. as amended The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated May 25. 2006 For more information, please call: FC 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham F irms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *093512F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgages. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to tho return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in lie conditions ol a mortgage made by Susan R.etman n mamed woman and Daniel Rietman, her hubband, ordinal mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee.dated May 14. 2004 and recorded on March 9. 2006 in instrument 1161114, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by I'ate Mortgagee to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP. GSAMP TRUST 2004 AR2 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES.SERIES 2004- AR2 as assignee by an assignment, on which .-nongcg® there is claimed to be due at the date heicof the sum o> Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Coventy-Six And 11/100 Dollars ($86,876.1). including interest at 7.5% per annum. Under the power of sa'e contained in sate mort­ gage and tho statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol hem. at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on Jul/ 6.2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Mtedteville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West 1/4 Post of Section 26. Town 4 North.Range 10 West . Village of Mtedteville. Barry County. Michigan, Thence South 89 degrees 18 minutes 55 seconds East along the East and West 1/4 Line of sate Section 26. a distance of 693.00 feet; Thence North 00 degrees 57 minutes 03 seconds East. Parallel with the West Line of sate Section 26 a distance of 759.00 feet to a point on the East Une of Market Street Plat, as recorded in Uber 5 of Plat, page 89. Thence South 89 degrees 18 minutes 55 seconds East Parallel with sate East and West 1/4 Line I64.33leet to the True Place of Beginning; Thence North 01 degrees 02 minutes 07 seconds East 241.73 feet; Thence South 89 degrees 02 minutes 27 seconds East 164.61 feet to a point on the Southerly Extension of the West Une of Lot 17 of the plat of Holes Subdivision As recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Barry County. Michigan in Liber 3 of Plats, on page 42. Thence South 01 degrees 05 minutes 04 seconds West, along the Southerly Extension of sate West Line of Lot 17. a distance of 240 95 feet: hence North 89 degrees 18 mmutes 55 seconds West Parallel with sate East and West 1/4 hne, 164 33 feet to the point of beginning. Together with arte subject to a non­ exclusive Easement for ingress and Egross to be used jointly with others over a strip of land 33 feet in Width East arte West and Lying 16 5 feet either side of a line described as: Beginning at the Southwest comer of the above described parcel and running Thence North 01 degrees 02 minutes 07 seconds East along the West Une of sate Parcel »d the Northerly Extension Thereof 483 46 feet to the South Line of Market Street arte the Point of ending, together with all the improvements erected on the property, and all easements. Appurtenances and Fixtures which are part of the property. The .edemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated June 8. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *O94688F0l __,4 �Page 14 - Thursday, June 15. 2000 - The Hastings Banner CHALLENGE, continued from page 2 successful.' said Michael Shermcr of La Canada. California in 1988. The participants ride for medals in five year age groups, ages 18 to 70-plus, both male and female. Enameled mileage pins, in 50-milc increments, reward riders who ride more than 200 miles. Riders who return and accumulate 1.000 miles in the event earn a Thousand Mile Jersey. More than 100 riders have completed 2.000 miles. 36 have reached the 3,000-mile mark, four have 4.000 miles and one has 5.000. Highest lo'at mileage is 6.168 miles by James Hlavka. of Racine. Wis.. who has ridden lhe event 16 times. While all riders get their names in the event's Record Book, some riders set their sights on a Personal Best, an age group record, winning the event or breaking the overall record. I Participants leave at 8 a.m. on the first loop, a 126.5-mile rolling to hilly, scenic route through Barry County which has three checkpoints. A 12.5-mile per hour pace is required to finish the first loop in time to complete al least one of the second loops. After the riders depart, the crews leave on an alternate route to meet their riders at the vari­ ous checkpoints. Then, the only sounds at Thomapplc-Keiiogg Middle School are from the Amateur Radio Communications Group, using a computer global positioning program and base radio to keep contact with the lead car. After returning in the afternoon, lhe bicy­ clists cycle a 23.7-mile roiling loop that goes through the Gun Lake recreation area. Any rider who wants to ride on the overnight loop must complete both the 126.5-mile loop and at least one complete second loop. From evening to 8 a.m. Sunday morning, riders will complete as many 7.5-mile. fairly flat night loops beginning and ending at lhe middle school. The riding finishes at 8 a.m. June 18 and riders are treated to breakfast provided by McDonald's of Caledonia. An awards ceremony begins at 9 a.m. with dtx»r prizes that were displayed by Product Sponsors on Friday night. Medals arc award­ ed and the traditional Siegel Silver bowls are presented to the top mileage male and female rider. Event organizers Jon and Diane Obcrmeyer work with a committee to ma*« the challenge a reality each year. Anyone who would like to volunteer for this year’s 24-Hour Challenge can register on the website www.N24HC.org BOARD, continued from page 1---------------------------------------------out. "We arc no longer receiving the half per­ cent (from City bank), the rate has been increased." But Cichy has maintained the committee has dragged its feet since March on choosing a banker, which means less interest revenue coming in for the county. Brinkert also held that U.S. Treasury rates as of June 9 were between 4.85 and 5.05 per­ cent. “When is there going to be a solution to WANT WtATHEI I Ot: CASTS? Want to know where to get all this information? From student loans to Social Security benefits to buying surplus government property, al' kinds ol government information are |ust o dick or call away FlRSTGOVgov (800) FEDINFO I solve the financial dilemma to fix the insuffi­ cient interest rate?" Brinkert asked in his statement. “If lhe beard had millions of dol­ lars themselves, would you accept only 1/2% interest on your money wten you know you can get 4.75%? When is this board going to be accountable and utilize the systems and controls that are in place to benefit the tax­ payers of this county... A proposal was brought forth three months ago. interest money is lost that we cannot regain." The Finance Committee will continue to meet and make a decision on who will get the county's business. In other matters Tuesday morning, the County Board: • Adopted a resolution to accept contracts in connection with the $1.8 million Thomapple Manor renovation and expansion project, which was approved by voters coun­ tywide last August. Attorney James White from Grand Rapids told the board the action authorizes the proj­ ect to proceed, even though the bonds have not been sold yet because a certificate of needs hasn't yet been issued by the state. White said Thomapplc Manor has agreed to use $1.3 million in operational funds it has on hand to get things started and that fund will be reimbursed after the bond sale is com­ pleted. The resolution, he said, will give the project an extra six weeks before the snow flies late next fall. • Agreed on a 4-2 vote to excuse absent commissioners Sandra James and Wayne Adams, both of whom indicated ahead of time they would not be present. Commissioners Mike Callton and Howard “Hoot” Gibson both voted against excusing the absences, saying the action isn't neces­ sary. GARAGE 6791 East M-79 Hwy., Nashville June 16 and 17 8:00 a.m. ti 5:00 pun. and The Banner questioned whether the action would stand because four affirmative votes doesn't constitute a majority for an eight­ member board. The same question was asked in a 4-3 vote more than a year ago to accept per diem pay for attending Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) conferences in Lansing and at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. It was noted then a majority of the board was needed, so per diems were rescinded for conference attendance. However, County Administrator Michael Brown pointed out that a majority of those present is sufficient for routine matters such as granting excuses for absences. • Received a presentation from Carla Fales, director of planning for Region HI of the Area Agency on Aging, about its three-year plan and a promise to extablish a foot clinic for diabetic clients at the Commission on Aging center in Hastings. • Decided to allow county employees to have the day off Monday. July 3, the day before a holiday, but also noted anyone could come in lo the courthouse to work if neces­ sary on that day. It would not be treated as a recognized holiday, however. • Rescheduled a Development Committee meeting from July 4 to Thursday. July, at 9:30 a.m. because of the holiday. • Learned from Commissioner James French that the Economic Alliance will meet for a summit at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 2. The place has not yet been decided. • Received a report from Jan Hartough, director of the Cooperative Extension Service, about a five-year. CES assistant Laura Anderson also spoke briefly, along with Ag Agent Dennis Pennington. • Watched as Callton received a master cit^1 izen planner certificate from Hartough. • Approved Form L-4046 2006 Taxable Valuations, which have to be filed with the Stale of Michigan. • Received comments from Tom Evans and Julie Nakfoor Pratt, both candidates for Barry County Prosecutor. Nakfoor Pratt invited all commissioners to a debate between the two scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, June 22, at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings. • Noted a larger than usual turnout for a morning meeting, with about 15 audience members present. However, five were from Cooperative Extension, two were the prose­ cutor's candidates and five others. Brinkert. Mark Englerth. Mark Noteboom. Ken DeMott and Keith Ferris, are candidates for commission seats. Help for Tiddies 'n Strums” The Barry Community Foundation has awarded a grant of $2,700 to the Hastings Music School's "Fiddles' 'n Strums" program. The grant will go toward the purchase of violins and guitars for the program. Shown in the photo are (from left) Jennifer Richards, vice president of the Barry Community Foundation, Emily Benningfield from the Youth Advisory Council, music teacher Holly Bolthouse, and Music School Director Steve Youngs. YAC gives music school a grant The Barry County Youth Advisory Council (YAC) recently awarded a $3,490 grant to the Hastings Community Music School. The money will go toward the Kid's Choir and Spotlight project. Shown here are (from left) Emily Benningfield June 18 8:00 a.m.ti 3:00 Keep your from YAC and music school students Hannah and Amanda Wilgus. We wM have futon with mattress, XBox games, Christmas decorations and much more. 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Hastings, MI 49058 EOE/M-F 1-800-237-2379 mrt sw of sotmwyer moon. *c RIO I ,. I • 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 15. 2006 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Scary intruder incident under investigation After Barry County Sheriff’s deputies received a complaint of a suspicious person at a residence in Hope Township, offi­ cers were told by the homeowner i man had entered his yard and scared his daughter. The daughter told deputies she was visiting friends outside near their vehicle when she saw the man approach. She became alarmed and retreated behind another vehicle. She said lhe man approached to within three feet of her position and just stared at tier. She asked. "Who are you?" and lhe man replied. “Who are you?" She said lhe man was wearing tube socks covering his hands up to his elbows and carried a claw hammer. When asked by lhe police if she was threatened with lhe hammer, she said she did not feel threatened, just concerned and lhe mere presence of the man scared her. She said she ran into the house as the man went around behind the residence. She elicited the help of her brother and a friend and they chased the man back to where he had a truck parked and he sped away. The incident remains under investigation. Delton woman injured in 2-vehicle accident Hastings police responded to a personal injury accident June I in the 300 block of West State Street. The collision occurred after a vehicle heading south on Park Street, driven by a 16-year-old Hastings teen, failed to yield to a vehicle traveling east on State Street, driven by Sharyne Greenman. 59. from Delton. Greenman sought treatment on her owr, si Pennock Hospital for injuries sustained during the accident. The extent of those injuries is unknown. Motorist arrested for booze, pot, speeding Hastings Police arrested a 21-year-old Hastings man on June 11 for charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicat­ ed. after he was slopped for speeding at 4:34 a.m. on East Mill Street near Second Street. The man. who was identified as Benjamin Hiram, told officers he had two drinks earlier in the evening. Further investiga­ tion revealed a . 12% blood alcohol level. Hiram was placed under arresi ami transported to the Barry Jail. He was also wanted on a warrant out of Barry County for possession of marijuana. Women arrested for open intoxicants, pot / nt So/< (itiratp \tilt ( aid nf lltunk^ $275 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen pillowtop mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papcr». Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. At the front counter.___________ THANK YOU We would like to thank Dr. Woodliff, Hastings Tendercare Nursing Home and staff and In Hou.-c Hospice of Kalamazoo for their many hours of caring for our mom, and a special thank you to Rev. Yates for his many hours spent with the family. Your prayers and kindness will always be appreciated. Also to the Hastings Police Dept, on the day we put mom to rest. Thank you again, God bless you all. The family of Julia Blain 2004 JOHN DEERE GT 235; 18hp, 85 hours, 48“ mower deck, excellent condition, $3,500. (269)948-2559 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)204-0600______________ FOR SALE: Clarke parts washer, $75; Snap-On Mig, Tig, spool gun, large Argon & large Argon CO2 tanks, $4,500. Blue Point Engine Picker, 2000lbs max load, used once, $500; Blue Point Torch, Rose Bud, Brazing tips, tanks & cart, $500; Snap-On 6HP air compres­ sor, $2,000; Polaris 250 4­ wheeler, doesn't run, $250; semi-trailer tarp bows & ap­ prox 30' tarp, brand new, $500. Call after 6.00pm (269)945-9340.______________ SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set $175. (517)719-8062 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at Hastings Police arrested two area women on June 10 on charges of possession of marijuana after they were stopped for a seat belt infraction. Their vehicle was slopped on Marshall Street at 6:49 p.m. after the officer noted lhe passenger was not wearing her seal belt. During the investigation it was learned that the driver. Jennifer Mindte. 34, wus operating the vehicle on a suspended license and her passenger. Annette Noel. 46. was found to be in possession of open intoxicants inside the car. Also located in the car was three ounces of marijuana. Both women were placed under arrest and lodged at lhe Barry County Jail without incident Hastings man charged with sex offense Hastings Police have arrested a 25-year-old Hastings man on charges of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree. Police began the investigation June 12 after family members of the 13-year-old victim contacted the authorities after lhe incident came to light during the late evening hours of June 11. Leroy Hill, has been charged with criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, after he had an inappropriate relationship with the minor child. Hill, who is an acquaintance of the victim's family, was arrested for lhe offense on June 13 by Detective Thomas Pennock of the Hastings Police Department. Hill was taken into custody and is currently lodged at the Barry County Jail. Small engine plane makes emergency landing , The Federal Aviaaon Authority has been called in lo help with the investigation of a small aircraft that made an emergency landing Sunday night in a farmer’s field near Pine Lake Road in Orangeville Township. Michigan Slate Police troopers from the Hastings post responded to lhe call at 11:45 p.m. and subsequent investigation revealed a small aircraft experienced an equipment malfunction and was forced to land. According to preliminary investiga­ tion. there was no significant damage to the aircraft or lhe four passengers aboard. The incident remains under investigation. Castleton Twp. residence burglarized twice Michigan State Police are investigating two break-ins of a residence in Castleton Township between May 30 and June 6. A search of the premises revealed a small amount of money and a quantity of alcohol was taken. Any one with information about lhe incidents should contact trooper Kevin Keto at 948-8283. Woman’s blood alcohol registers 3 times limit Kathryn Koster. 50. of Freeport, was arrested by Michigan State Police June 4 when a complaint was filed against the woman for driving recklessly and yelling obscenities to residents in the area. When Michigan State Police troopers stopped Koster, she failed a field sobriety test and later her blood alcohol level was registered al approximately three limes the legal limit, according to reports. Koster was lodged in the Barry County Jail. Woman nabbed for 7 license suspensions Troopers stopped a speeder in Johnstown Township June 2 and a LEIN check revealed seven prior suspensions for driving on a suspended license. The female driver was lodged at the Barry County Jail and awaits arraignment See POLICE, next page ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 AQUATIC PLANTS: WA­ TER Lilies 6c Lotus, Goldfish & Koi, liners, pumps, filters. Apol's Landscaping Co., 9340 Kalamazoo, Caledonia. (616)698-1030. Open Mon­ day-Friday 9am-5:30pm; Sat­ urday, 9am-2pm.____________ YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. / nr Rt nl BUSINESS OFFICES FOR LEASE! Downtown Hast­ ings ® 136 East State Street. 3 spaces available. Bring your professional building to the newly remodeled Wiwdridge Building. Spaces would be ideal for an Ac­ countant, Chiropractor, Pho­ tographer, Lawyer, or ??? A 180 square fool bank vault is also available. Front and back entrances with parking. Utilities included. Lots of possibilities- MUST SEE! Call (269)945-9321 for an ap­ pointment FOR RENT OR LEASE WITH OPTION: Large ranch, 5 bedroom, 2 bath, all appliances included. Great location, close to schools. Nice corner lot. $1,500/mo plus utilities. Rental will re­ quire 1st, last & security de­ posit. Lease with option will require 10% down. Call (269)804-9214. FOR RENT: 3 bedroom mo­ bile home, $605 monthly, $605 deposit, available June 15th, (269)838-6942. • Timothy David Roscoe. 46. of Hastings, was sentenced June 8 in Barry County Circuit Court lo 21 months to 36 months in prison for his May conviction of attempted assault with intent to do bodily harm less than murder. Roscoe was also sentenced by Judge James Fisher to serve 40 days in jail with 40 days credit for time served on a conviction for being a disorderly person. Roscoe was charged with being intoxicated in a public place (the Barry County Jail) and endangering directly the safety of another person or property . Roscoe was arrested on April 30 and was originally charged with making a false bomb threat at the jail. Roscoe had previous convictions in 1972 for larceny of a per­ son and in 1979 for assault with a dangerous weapon. • Archie Lawrence Leatherman. 38 of Shelbyville, was sen­ tenced June n to serve from 16 to 24 months in prison for his May conviction of domestic violence (third offense). Leatherman was arrested in Orangeville Township April 26. In making his decision. Fisher noted Leatherman "posed a seri­ ous public safety threat. In this case he very nearly killed lhe vic­ tim." Fisher also noted Ixatherman "has a long standing alcohol abuse condition, which is not in remission. Leatherman previously served time in prison for a 1995 con­ viction of domestic violence (assault and battery). and a convic­ tion in 1996 for domestic violence (breaking and enteung with intent to do great bodily harm). • Kristopher Ray Bailey. 27, of East Lansing, was sentenced June 8 to serve 12 months probation and four months in jail for his April conviction of possession of a controlled substance (sec­ ond offense). Bailey was arrested March 8 in Woodland Township. He can have the balance of his jail time suspended and may be dis­ charged from probation upon payment of $740 in court costs and fees. Bailey also had his license suspended for one year. Bailey had a previous conviction of possession of a controlled sub­ stance in 2003. • Donna Mae Culver. 49. of Delton, was sentenced by Judge Fisher on June 8 to serve 24 months probation and two days in jail for her April conviction of possession of a controlled sub­ stance and use of a controlled substance. She will also have her license suspended for six months and was assessed $1,110 in probation fees, court costs and fines. • Jason Allen H»le. 24. of Plainwell, was sentenced June 9 to serve 12 months probation and four days in jail for his June 8 conviction of breaking and entering (illegal entry). Hale was arrested on April 29 in Orangeville Township. He was also assessed $820 in court costs and fees. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. /w < n al inn 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER A LU MI-LITE XI. 29' TRAILER: Like new, fully loaded, light blue interior. Beautiful oak kitchen & liv­ ing room, spacious closets, easy & smooth to pull. $8,950 OR with 1999 Chev­ rolet Tahoe, white, 4 wheel drive, trailer towing pack­ age, leather, loaded, extra clean. $19,500 for trailer & Tahoe (269)664-4983 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. HUGE MULTI-FAMILY: 612 Howard Lane off Hano­ ver & Barfield Dr., June 15th, 16th, 6c 17th, 9am-5pm. Kitchen items, health aids, glassware, furniture, I’ecorating items, elf. Hr.________ LARGE WALL LAKE DR. GARAGE SALE: Friday June loth 8am-5pm, Satur­ day 8am-12._____________ 11< Inin mi it 1986 CHEVY ASTRO; van new tires, exhaust & battery, runs great. $800 obo. (517)852-2146 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. ■linnet link! BED - King pillowtop, new, in original package, warran­ ty. Can deliver. $179. (616)949-2683. BED- A brand new Queen pillowtop mattress set. Brand new, in plastic, war­ ranty. $110. Can deliver. (616)318-6998.______________ BEDROOM SET - New 6/pc. complete set with Sleigh bed! Must sell $595. Can deliver. (616)949-6525 KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set, 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (616)318-1974 SOFA/LOVESEAT SET: tan, mauve. Still in plastic. Never used. Cost $800. Sell $395. (517)719-8062 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. ___________ DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with -hauffeurs, CDL-B, or CDL-/'. li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment (616)248-7729 FOOD SERVICE PART­ TIME POSITION VACAN­ CY: Battle Creek Public Schools is seeking individu­ als to work part-time as’ a food service employee for the Battle creek Outdoor Education Center. Qualifi­ cations: Knowkledge of bassic food safety, experience in food preparation, must have the ability to lift 30 pounds. Training and Experience: High School diploma. AP­ PLICATION PROCESS: Employment Applications Available at Battle Creek Public Schools Personnel, 3 West VanBuren. Battle Creek, MI 49017. For more information call 269-965­ 9472 EOE HASTINGS 4 THEATER: Now hiring part time Man­ agers. Flexible scheduling, opportunities for advance­ ment. Apply in person 213 W. State Street. OWNER OPERATORS W/CLASS A: '96 or newer, expanding business w/dedicated routes to MI, IN, KY. 90< base pay ♦ FSC. Quality HOME-TIME!! Lease piate, an option!! Apply with in: CWS, 411 Blaine St, Gary, IN or call 800-832-7036 ext 3. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. hi \h nmriain IN LOVING MEMORY OF Herman E. Coenen passed away June 18,1993 On June 16th This da / of our Golden Anniversary will be filled with so many memories of blessings, joys and sorrows, and your complete devotion to family life. You arc missed every­ day, in countless wavs, but your spirit and values live on in our children. I thank God for the gift of you. Loving you ever and always, your wife, Henrietta. Loved and missed by your children, grandchildren, great grandchildren. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. NON CONTESTED DI­ VORCES WITH OR WITH­ OUT CHILDREN! We do all the paperwork. Also availa­ ble: Motions for parenting time, child support. (269)945-4043. RESTORE YOUR HOME from the inside out. Quality craftsmanship for over 15 years. Some look all their lives for a good painter; others find one with their first call. Michael Evans Painting & Wall Covering (269)795-3133. AKC REGISTERED YEL­ LOW LAB PUPPIES. Readv June 25th. (1) male, (3) feirales, dewdaws removed. Mother on site. Good Blood­ lines. Call after 5:30pm. (269)948-3717 HOME FOR SALE: 3 bed­ room, 2 bath, garage, nice area. $300 to dose, $765 per month. (517)402-5987 HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: close to schools + shopping, 3 bed, 15 baths, kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 enclosed porches, extra large lot 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945­ 9382 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554 Hiippi \d DAVID Happy' Fathers Day! To the best dad ever, 1 love you Moo-Much 4 ever yours! Precious. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. �Patje 16 - Thursday. June 15. 2006 - The Hastings Banner POLICE, continued from previous page Two Rutland Twp. homes victims of larcenies Michigan State Police Troopers are investigating the theft of property from two Rutland Township homes between June 12 and 13. Taken in the separate incidents were sections of a split rail fence and a large quantity of fire wood. Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call Trooper Ray Volosky at 948-8283. Mountain bike stolen in Middleville Trooper Phil Vannette of the Michigan State Police Hastings post is asking for the pub­ lic's help in solving the theft of a 26-inch Huffy mountain bike from Middleville. Anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Ray Volosky at 948-8283. Rash of vandalism reported at Spring Park Authorities in Middleville have reported a rash of vandalism at Spring Park recently and have stepped up patrols in the area. They are asking residents to help by keeping an eye out for suspicious peixms or vehi­ cles and to report any suspicious activity. Yankee Springs Township Park dedication set There will be a dedication for the new Yankee Springs Park beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday. June 24. Besides approving this celebration, the Township Board approved paying for addi­ tions made to the park. In other business last week, lhe board heard from Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf about his accomplishments since the election. He also presented his long range planning document, which includes new additions and changes, including perhaps a new jail. The board will have a resolution to vote on at their meeting July 6, increasing water rates and hookup fees. According to Supervisor Al McCrumb he believes the drinking water revolving fund will fund the new water sys­ tem to control the arsenic in the water and the fees are more realistic. The board also approved rescinding the 1 percent administrative fee and the 3 pcrce.it late penalty for taxes filed in both the summer and winter. There will be a new handicapped accessi­ ble voting machine available the Aug. 8 pri­ mary election. A resolution on cemetery rules will be voted on at the Thursday evening meeting June 22. The township computers are recuperating from recent lightning strikes. The next Yankee Springs Township meet­ ing will be at 7 p.m. Thursday. June 22. There board held a work session on the next budget June 12 and the public hearing will be on Thursday. June 29. Carter Lake Preserve sets Work June 17 Jason D. Gole D.D.S., Philip D. Gole D.D.S Gole Dental Group ' I ’ 121 W Woodli.n Avt H.UInp Ml EMERGENCY SERVICES AVAILABLE Cal! 269-948-2244 Participating in Delta Dental. Blue Cross, Healthy Kids and MI Child Hours: Monday - Thursday 8AM-8PM; Friday 8AM-5PM The Carter Lake Preserve in Hastings Township will be the site of a stewardship workday from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. June 17. The public is invited to join stewardship volunteers of the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC) restore oak wood­ lands and savam>a habitat by removing inva­ sive autumn olive. They also are invited to see if the wild bergamot and butterfly weed­ plants that are helped by restoration efforts are in bloom yet. The group also will work on trails that loop through the woodland and wetlands and along the lakeshore. These planning to attend are urged to bring sturdy work gloves and loppers, and to wear sturdy shoes and long pants to protect against poison ivy. Depending on recent rainfall, waterproof boots might be necessary. The SWMLC will provide beverages. Carter Lake Preserve is a 57-acre nature preserve with frontage on Carter Lake, just northwest of the City of Hastings. It was donated to SWMLC by Tom and Lisa Groos to protect sensitive wetlands and preserve the forest as a haven for wildlife. To find Carter Lake, take M-43 to Hastings and follow it north out of the city. Then turn cast on Indian Hills Drive, turn north on Country Club Drive and look for the preserve sign at the intersection of Lakeside Drive and Country Club Drive. Park along the side of the road on Lakeside Drive. For information about car pooling, call Nate Fuller at 269/324-1600 by Thursday, June 15. 120 years old still single. These days, being'unattached'in the banking world is becoming unusual. At Hastings City Bank, we're proud of our tradition as a strong, independent community bank. And while we're still single, we're also big on commitment. The dollar you deposit at Hastings City Bank is loaned to a person or business right in the area... not to someone halfway across the country. What's more, we support our local community organizations with financial gifts and employee participation, which helps make this a great place to live today ... and an even better place tomorrow. Any bank can say it cares about community. Wouldn't you like to bank with one that has been doing it for 120 years? Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 www.hastingscitybank.com • 269-945-2401 150 West Court Street, Hastings. MI 49058 Member FDIC LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT- MO TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by James N. Borner and Dense K Borner, husband and wife. to Saxon Mortgage, tne.. Mortgagee, dated April 17. 2001 and recorded May 10. 2001 tn Instrument Number 1059460. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage « now held by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas formerly known as Banker’s Trust Company, as Trustee and Custodian by: Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc. Vk/a Mentech Mortgage Services. Inc as its attomey-Wr fact by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof tne sum of One Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Sa and 80/100 Dollars ($155,186 80) including interest at 10.06% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings In Barry County, Michigan at 1 CO pm. on JULY 13. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the North one-quarter comer of Section 14. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, thence South 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East, 280.17 leet along the North and South one-quarter line to the Point of Beginning; thence North 87 degrees 43 minutes 05 seconds East, 210.58 feet; thence South 41 degrees 51 minutes 54 seconds West. 37.70 feet; thence South 03 degrees 05 min­ utes 59 seconds West 107 95 feet; thence South 25 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds East. 163.70 feet; thence South 56 degrees 59 seconds 04 min­ utes East. 168 66 feet; thence South 36 degrees 48 minutes 17 seconds West. 113.69 feet; thence South 03 degrees 18 minutes 58 seconds West. 33.00 feet; thence North 86 degrees 41 mmutes 02 seconds West. 148.54 feet; thence Northwesterly 62.98 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, the radius of which is 52.00 feet and the chord of which bears North 51 degrees 59 mmutes 28 seconds West. 59 JO feet; thence South 72 degrees 42 min­ utes 06 seconds West 33.00 feet; thence South 79 degrees 37 minutes 07 seconds West. 76.85 feet to said one-quarter Hne. thence North 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds West. 465.14 feet along the said one-quartertine to the Point of Beginning. Together with and subject to a non-exclusive pri­ vate easement tor ingress, egress and public utili­ ties described separately. A non-exclusive private easement for ingress, egress and public utilities purposes described as: 66 feet in width 33 feet each side of a centerline which is described as: Commencing at the North one-quarter comer of Section 14, Town 2 North, Range 10 West; thence South 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East. 2634.28 feet along the North and South one-quar­ ter line to the center of said Section; thence North 87 degrees 56 mmutes 12 seconds East. 342 74 feet along the East and West one-quarter line o' said Section to the Point of Beginning of said axterline; thence North 10 degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds East. 190.22 feet; thence Northwesterly 80.03 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, the mMQtwMeh ia 58 15 feet and me chord of wftete bears North 19 degrees 24 minutes 37 second West 57.40 feet thence North 49 degrees 00 nwutes 14 seconds West. 312.66 feet; thence Northwesterly, Northerly and Northeasterly 401.04 feet along the arc of a curve to the right the radius of which is 240 46 feet and the chord of which bears North 01 degrees 11 minutes 16 seconds West 358.15 feet; thence North 46 degrees 35 minutes 33 seconds East 91.96 feet: thence Northeasterly 12349 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, me radius of which ts 253.24 feet and the chord of which bears North 32 degrees 37 minutes 21 seconds East. 122.27 feet; thence North 18 degrees 39 minutes 09 seconds East. 40729 feet; thence Northerly 148.60 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, the radius of which is 444.70 feet and the chord of which bears North 09 degrees 04 minutes 47 seconds East. 147.91 feet; thence North 00 degrees 29 mmutes 36 seconds WesL 253 74 feet to a pom; hereinafter referred to as Reference Point "A"; thence North 68 degrees 56 minutes 29 seconds East. 66 76 feet; thence Northeasterly 114.75 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, the radius of which is 206 88 feet and the chord of which bears North 53 degrees 03 mmutes 06 seconds East. 113 29 foot; thence North 37 degrees 09 mmutes 43 secords East. 337 10 feet to a point hereinafter referred to as Reference Point 'B* and lhe end of said centertine. Also, wi Regular extension of the above described non­ exclusive pnvate easement for ingress, ogress and public utilities purposes described as: Beginning at aforementioned Reference Point "B*; thence North 52 degrees 50 mmutes 17 seconds West. 33 00 feet; thence Northerly 88.24 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, the radius of which is 174.53 feet and the chord of which bears North 19 degrees 11 mmutes 52 seconds East 87 JO toot; thence North 01 degree 14 mmutes 01 second East. 180.01 toot, thrmce North 58 degree® 56 minutes 10 seconds West, 86.50 feet to an intermediate traverse Hne of the shore of Stewart Lake; thence North 01 degrees 57 minutes 37 seconds East. 64 64 foot along said traverse Hne, mence South 89 degrees 43 mmutes 27 seconds Eust. 133.58 feel along said traverse line to ths end of said traverse Hne; thence South 02 degrees 49 minutes 56 seconds East. 230.65 feet; thence North 86 degrees 59 min­ utes 54 seconds East 18149 toot; thence South 02 degrees 33 minutes 39 seconds East. 66.00 feet; thence North 86 degrees 59 minutes 54 sec­ onds West. 183.55 toot; thence Southerly. 9081 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, the radius nl which is 170.95 toot and the chord of which bears South 21 degrees 56 minutes 37 seconds West 89.75 feet; thence South 37 degrees 09 min­ utes 43 seconds West. 38 93 toot; thence North 52 degrees 50 minutes 17 seconds West. 33.00 feel to the Point of Beginning. A non-exdusrve private easement tor ingress, egress and public utilities purposes. 66 feet in width, 33 feet eacn side of a centerline which is described as: Beginning at aforementioned Reference Point "A"; thence North 57 degrees 55 minutes 41 seconds West. 147.93 feet; thence Westerly 66.57 feet along the arc of a CU.-.-3 to the left, the radius of which is 132.63 feet and the chord ol which bears North 72 degrees 18 mmutes 22 second? West. 65.87 feet; thence North 86 degrees 41 mir.jtes 02 seconds West. 65.87 feet; thence North 86 degrees 41 minutes 02 sec­ onds West. 148.54 feet; thence Northerly 62.98 feet ahng the arc of a curve to the right, the radius of which is 52.00 feet and toe chord of which bears North 51 degrees 59 mmutes 28 seconds West. 59.20 feet; thence North 17 degrees 17 minutes 54 seconds West. 133.41 feet; thence Northerly 195.75 feet along the arc of a curve to the nght. the radius at which is 388.71 feet and the chord of which bears North 02 degrees 52 minutes 16 sec­ onds West. 193.89 feet to a point hereinafter referred to Reference Pomt ‘C and the end of said centerline Also, an irregular extension of the above described non-exclusive private easement for ingress, egress and public utilities purposes descnbed as: Beginning at aforementioned Reference Point X"; thence North 78 degrees 26 mmutes 38 seconds West. 78.89 test. thence North 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds West. 104.81 feet; thence North 87 degrees 43 minutes 05 sec­ onds East. 139-95 feet; thence South 11 degrees 33 mmutes 22 seconds West. 135.01 feet thence Nath 78 degrees 26 mmutes 30 seconds West. - 33.00 feet to the Point of Bapinang. The redemption period shall be 12 months fra.' the dale of such sate, unless determined abanu ed in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. Jn which case the redemption period shall be 30 da/s from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In mat event, your damages. If any, are limited soMv to lhe reksm of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus uMerest Dated: Juno 15. 2OOC Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Seryicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No. 244.0478 7T*am �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, June IS. 2006 - Page IT Bike helmet program held for children Leslie Pigeon Ellie Youngs wins the 16 inch bike donated by Ace Hardware of Hastings. Felpausch store manager Mike Berry presents the bike. Jaso". Dayus wins the 20 inch boys bike donated by Felpausch and presented by store manager Mike Berry. 9Q.. ipcj?., gir|s L«ri3 Chapdock,.(wjw the, ssociation. bike donated by Thomapple T -ail Next children’s protection meal, program June 20 The next free community breakfast will be held from 7 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 20. at the First United Methodist Church at 209 W. Green St. in Hastings. The program will focus cm child protection in Barry County and will feature guest speak­ er Leslie Pigeon, behavioral health and human services coordinator for the Gun Lake Tribe. Pigeon has a master’s degree in social work and will speak about Native Amer^an children and cultural tradition and the law in respect lo child protection. She is working to develop individual and family service pro­ grams respective of individual and communi ty needs concerning cultural tradition and the law as it pertains to the situation. The breakfasts are on a monthly basis and are sponsored by Strong Families Safe Children Foster Hone Recruitment Program. Child Abuse Prevention of Barry County the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program and the Department of Human Services Family to Fanrly Program. “This is an opportunity to start your day off with a great breakfast and interact with com­ munity leaders and members who are inter­ ested in the protection of children in Barry Count/,” said Child Abuse Prevention of Evry County Director Karen Jousma. “Anyone is welcome and encouraged to attend cs we learn more about issues facing the children in Barry County." An RSVP to <269t 948-3264 is helpful, but not required. Four-Township Water Resources Council receives education grant Tyson Rattler wins the boys toddler bike Grace Madden wins the giris toddler bike donated by Hastings Orthopedic. Owen Poll wins the 16 inch boys bike donated by Kiwanis Club of Hastings. Pictured are Mike Lesdy. Kiwanis President (from left). Owen Poll and Don Tubbs, Kiwanis Board member The Four-Township Water Resources Council has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to enhance land use education in the GalesburgAugusta. Delton Kellogg and Gull Lake school districts. The project will train area teachers to use Michigan State University Extension's Junior Citizen Planner curriculum. These lessons will expose third, fourth and fifth grade stu­ dents to land use issues in their communities. “By doing so, youth will b* better prepared to make land use decisions in their futures." said Christyl Burnett, project coordinator. "The curriculum consists of four units and multiple lessons designed to help students grow and develop into involved citizens who understand the importance and practice of wise land use. Each lesson presents an unbi­ ased introduction to controversial land use issues, presenting all sides on an issue in a fair and honest manner." Teacher training activities will take place during the 2006-2007 academic year. This program will demonstrate to teachers the need for introducing land use decision mak­ ing to their students and show them how to use the Junior Citizen Planner curriculum to complement the school's existing curricula The Junior Citizen Planner program is a joint effort between Michigan State University Extension's Citizen Planner and 4­ H programs. For additional information. visit www.ftwrc.org The W. K. Kellogg Foundation was estab­ lished in 1930 "to help people help them­ selves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations ’ Its programming activities center around th* common vision of a world in which each per­ son has a sense of worth; accepts responsibil­ ity for self, family, community, and societal well-being; and has the capacity to be pro­ ductive. and to help create nurturing families, responsive in*4itutions. and healthy commu­ nities. �Page 18 - Thursday. June 15. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Wrmng lAtfractions • Tom Ottemew in Grand Ripids: The Gardens to the Grand will be on display Monday ft Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is $12, student and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4. children (2 and under) free. Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids will begin at Meijer Gardens, where members and the public can pick up a map and passport packet, ham about the artist, discover some of his major works in the Sculpture Park, and prepare themselves to explore the sculptures along the pedestrian walkways and bridges of downtown Grand Rapids. The entire two-mile downtown experience is approximately 4,000 steps and will take you past some of the most beautiful areas of downtown Grand Rapids. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.mcijergarJens.org. June 1-September 10. • Kirk Newman: The Next Step will be presented at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. Popular for his work in Kalamazoo and throughout the Midwest this pre-eminent sculptor and draftsman has achieved national and international acclaim for his art. This exhibition includes sculptures, drawings and prints that focus on the artist's development from the 1950s to the present day Through June 18. • Michigan Artist's Competition will be on display at the Battle Creek Art Center. 171 artist* entered work in the 27th annual juried show. The exhibition is free and runs through July 1. • Tea Time: The Art of the Teapot will be on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street downtown Kalamazoo. From the serene and elegant to the playful and eccentric, the teapot is highlighted as both a functional object and an artistically inventive form. This national invitational exhibition will showcase the work of more than 100 ceramic artists. The Permanent Collection is featured in galleries devoted to selections from the KIA s collection of nearly 4,000 paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture and ceramics. Through July 16. • Building Images: Seventy Yean of Photography at Hedrich Blessing on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-830 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m., closed Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults , seniors $5, children (6-17) $3, under 6 are free. Hedrich Blessing is a Chicago-based photographic studio that started its practice in 1929 with the photographs of Ken Hedrich and Hank Blessing. During its seventy year history, over 19 photographers have joined the firm that has revolutionized architectural photography since its early beginnings. Through Hedrich Blessing's lens, real architecture disappears in order to become the image of its ideal. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. May 12-August 20. MUSIC THEATRE • Dope will perform with Makeshift Romeo, A New Revolution and Bleed the Sky at Planet Rock. 191 Angell Street Battle Creek. Charge tickets by phone at (269) 962­ 2121 or see planetrock.com for more information. Thursday, June 15. • Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents: Koko Taylor wsg Shemekia Copeland at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Gates open at 6 p.m., concert begins at 7 p.m. Rain or shine. Known around the world as "the Queen of Chicago blues," Koko Taylor is keeping the tradition of big-voiced, brassy female blues belters alive in the modem age. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. June 15. 5-9 p.m. Live music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-7:30 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. June 16. • Circle Theatre Presents: "Duck Hunter Shoots Angel” will be performed at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center. Curtain rises Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. General seating tickets are $22. This fabulous new comedy is not about our Vice President, but tells the tale a jaded tabloid journalist from New York who covers the story of his life: two Alabama swamp poachers who believe they shot a celestial being. He gets the story, and more. It holds the distinction of being the most suc­ cessful show ever staged at Jeff Daniels' Purple Rose Theatre. For more information call (616) 456-6656 or visit www.circletheatre.org. June 14-18 & 21-24. • Fences by August Wilson will be per­ formed at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. Show times are Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. Troy Maxson, a man who has wrestled with Death and the Devil,' saw his dreams denied by the racism of the 30's. Tormented by a repressed rage, Troy's misdirected anger alienates him from his own soul. Lyrical as Tennessee Williams, powerful as Arthur Miller. For more information call (616) 222­ 6020 or visit www.grct.org. June 8-24. • Oklahoma! will be performedat the Bam Theatre in Augusta. For tickets call (269) 731­ 4121. June 13-25. MISCELLANEOUS • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bing o is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free . All vehicles welcome. Show off you.- "Pride 4c Joy," enjoy oldies music snap a photo in front of the 1930s gas station or authentic 1941 "George 4c Sally's Blue Moon Diner" - now serving frozen custard and limited menu. Every Wednesday. GET ALL THE NEWS OF BARRY COUNTY || Subscribe to the Hastings Banner. Call 269-945-9554 for more information. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber at Commerce is located at 221 W. Slate Street in Hastings The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber's website at uww.banychamber.com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phons books, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and phees of interest locally and across the state. The Chamber also free matters tor old printer ink cartridges and ced phones tiw win financially benefit the Barry Conservation District. CHECK OUT THESE JUNE BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 15 Hxxtingx Fanners' Market H am7 pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at TyJen Park in Hastings. Call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 for mon information. 16 Middlevffle Fanner's Market from 9 am-2 pm at Middleville Village, 100 £ Main St Call 795-3385 for info. 16 Biver Bank Musk Series at the Gaaebo in downtown Middleville from 6:30-830 pm with folk singer A songwriter Ray Kamalay. bring lawn chata or blankets. Rain location is the Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. Call (269) 795-3365 for more info. 16 Card A Game Nigh* at 7 pm at the Barry County Commission on Aging, 320 W. Woodlawn. Hastings. Bring snack to share and $2 for supplies. OiH Dona at (269) 948-8452 for more information. 17 HasHngs Fanners' Market 7 am1 pm at the dtyyxridng tot on N. more information. ‘ 17 Bite Safetyffebnet Give-Away sponsored by Pennock Health Services A Fefoauach 10 am-1 pm at Hastings Felpausch, 127 S. Michigan Ave. Call Pennock at 945-17160 or Felpausch-9452474 for more information. 17 RepUcar Oab Sandwich North Meet at the Gilmore Car Museum featuring exotic replkars A kit cars from throughout the Midwest 10 am-3 pm. General admission. Call (269) 671­ 5089 for more information. 17 Checker National Meet at the Gilmore Car Museum from 10 am-3 pm. General admission. Call (2629) 671-5089 for more information. 17 4-H Point Horae Show at the Barty Expo Center. Call Theresa Ferris (269) 763-9392 for more information. 17 Junior MI Shorthem Assoc MI Shorthorn Assoc at the Barry Expo Center. Call Van Keehne (269) 763-9392 for info. 17-18 24th Annua! National 24 Hour Challenge at the Thornapple Kellogg Middle School starting at 8 am. Call Diane/John Obermeyer (616) 241­ 1969 for more information. 18 Annual Father’s Day Car Show from 8 am-5 pm. at Historic Charlton Park, 2545 S. Charlton Park Rd. Call (269) 945-3775 for more information. 18 Father's Day Branch from 10 am2 pm. at '''.K. Kellogg Manor House, 37 Gul! Lake Dr. fo Hickory Coi,»„. $18.95 adults. $17.95 seniors, and $9.95 children. Reservations required by calling (269) 671-2400. 20 Community Breakfast for lhe Child Abuse Prevention Council from 7-8 pm at the First United Methodist Church. Native American children's issues and tribal rights will be disc ussed. Call 948-3264 for more information. 20 Hastings Fanners' Market 7 am1 pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park in Hastings. Call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 for more information. 20 Royal Tea A Tour at the W.K. Kellogg Manor House, 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr., Hickory Comers. Sandwiches, scones and other traditional treats with teas. $18 for adults, $12 for children ages 2-12. Pre­ paid registration requested by calling (269) 671-2416 or email to manhouse@msuJcbs.edu 21 Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6 pm-9 pm. at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory, Hickory Comers. Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. Call (269)671-5089 for more information. Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle B 1 6 4 7 2 1 4 3 2 8 9 7 5 3 5 7 2 3 4 8 6 1 9 5 9 DIFFICULTY THIS V. EEK * Moderate 7 pm. rain or shine. Donna the Buffalo offers a layered and diverse feel-good vibe that makes you want to stand up and dance the night away with your closest friends. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Ctex Picnic Purs Pramit: Clutictl Fireworks at Cannonsburg Ski Area July 13­ 14 at 8 pm. The 2006 Picnic Pops series kicks off with a bang - fireworks that is! An eclectic mix of classics you know and love all topped off by a stunning fireworks display. Our most popular event of the summer. Tickets: TicketMaster. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Taste of Grand Rapids & State ofMichigan BBQ Competition will be held July 14-15 Friday 3-10 pm, Saturday 11 am-10 pm at the John Bal) Zoological Garden. Admission is free (tastes 4c samples will cost between $1 and $5). More than 20 fine restaurants and caterers selling tastes and samples of their excellent food. There will be live entertain­ ment, children's play area, beer tent and more! For more information call 616-776­ 5493. 33rd Annual Art Fair takes place in Richland Saturday, July 15 from 9 ajn.-4 p.m. The juried show features a diverse selection of original art and hand-crafted items from 75 artists. 12x12 spaces available for $125. Call (269) 629-0149 for more information. Summer Concert Stria at Frtdtrik Meijer Gardens presents; Inspired, bp Mozart at Fredenk Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture Park July 18. Gates openji 6 pm. oxKvrt begins at 7 pm rain or shine. flic music of Mozart is unrivalled in celebration of his 250th birthday, this roncert features the magic of the artist, and ht legacy that lived on through others . Fit more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit :vww.,-neijergardens.org JimkfL. Maihus at 630 p.m. at the Rosa Parks Circle «n downtown Grand Rapids July 19. Admission u tree. Events cosponsored by the City of Grand Rapids are open to the pub­ lic and free of an admiss>.->n charge. ."lease call the Parks and Recreation Department at 456­ 3696 for additional information. For mor.’ information visit www grand-rapids.nS.us Summer Concert Series at Frederik Gardens presents; lonny Umg at Frederik Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture Park July 20. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm rain or shine. At 23, Jonny Lang is hailed by artists twice his age as one of the finest vocal­ ists and guitarists in a generation. For mor.’ information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org / gardens Really Rosif tells the story of the saddest kid on Avenue P in Brooklyn and will be per­ formed by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre July 28, 30, August 3 Ac 5. Book by Maurice Sendak with music by Carole King. See grct.org for more information. 4 9 7 1 4 3 2 5 2 9 var Snows |, ■ Friday Nights at GRAM; Junior Valentine and the All Stars at the Grand Rapids Art Museum June 23 from 5-9 p.m. Live music and all areas of the museum, except the tick­ eted exhibition, are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more infor­ mation call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Mid-Michigan Cat Fanciers Cat Shaw at the The DeltaPlex Entertainment 4c Expo Center June 24-25. Hours are 10-5 pm. Stage show performances at 11 am, 1 4c 3 pm both days. Adult admission is $8, seniors $7, chil­ dren (5-12) $6, under 5 are free. Several breeds of cats to be shown by local breeders and some from all over the United States and judged by internationally known judges. Visit www.midmichigancatfanciers.com for further details. For more information call (616) 364-9000 or visit www.deltaplex.com. Midted Bublf Will perform June 27 at 8 p.m. at the Van Andel Arena. Tickets are $51.50 4c $67. For more information call 616.456.3333 or visit ticketmaster.com. 1776 will be performed June 27-July 9 at the Bam Theatre in Augusta. For tickets call (269) 731-4121 or see bamtheatre.com. Summer Concert Serin at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents; Susan Tedeschi with special guest Sonya Kitchell June 29 at Frederik Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture Park. Susan Tedeschi is among the new generation of blues musicians who are keeping the genre alive, important and evolving. For more information cal) (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardcns.org. Gates open at 6 p.m., concert begins at 7 p.m. Rain or shine. Friday Nixhta at GRAM; Dave Collet Quartet with Ginny Dweau at the Grand Rapids Art Museum June 30 from 5-9 p.m. Live music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831­ 1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Sammer Concert Stria.at.Irtdetik Meijer Gardens presents; Willie Nelson at 7 pm at Frederik Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture Park July 7. For more than half a century, W:i.ie Nelson is a living legend and has pla' ed a vital role as an innovator of post-rock 4r roll country music. For more informatic<n call (616) ,.957-1580 or ^i-isit www.meijergardens.org Misfit Car Club 14 th Annual Benefit Cruise beginning at 5 p.m. July 8 at the Beckley Road Taco Bell in Battle Creek Proceeds benefit the Arc of Calhoun County. All welcome. Donations appreciated. Marshall Garden Market & Hoar is planned for July 9 Ac 10. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 pan. Out of Order will be performed July 11-23 al the Bam Theatre in Augusta. For tickets call (269) 731-4121 or see bamtheatre.com. Sammer Concert-Stria at Frtdtrik Meijer Gardens presents; Donna the Buffalo at F’-.-dcrik Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture Park July 13. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at Cn?Oenging *♦* HOO BOY! s • c Z fr 8 z • I z • z 9 z fr I • t • I z fr s • 9 z s 8 □ □ □ □ □ z □ □z □ □ Z I 8 fr I s L B fr S 8 • c c z 8 1 8 8 8 c 8 ( z fr 8 t 8 • z I s 9 8 fr r 8 z t 8 8 fr jSMSuy — nxoans*pi»»M - Call anytime for Hastings Banner classified ads 269-945-9554 or 1-800-870-7085 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 15. 2006 - Page 19 BORN THIS WEEK: You love to compete, both on a personal and a sporting level, and you hale to settle for anything less than excellence. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Family friends rally around as you ^^^^^kconfront an unexpo ted chal^^^■klcnge. Some plans will have [to be changed until all the fuss and fluster settle down. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your crev/alive gifts find new outlets ^^^^Qfor expression this week. Someone (a Libra, perhaps) 11 / has ideas (hat you might find surprisingly appealing. Pay "" attention. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You’ll soon be able to restart those delayed travel plans. A financial matter you thought was closed could suddenly reopen. Be pre­ pared to take swift, decisive action. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A roman­ tic relationship takes an unexpected turn. You might be confused about how to react. It’s best not to be rushed into a decision that you’re not ready to make. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Don't let your ~ .pride stand in the way of [resolving an emotionally [painful situation. This is a [good time to deal with it and |let the healing finally begin. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A 8'Up workplace problem that 71 v you’ve been handling so k well suddenly spins out of ^control. Don't panic. You can ^Brely on your good sense to Whelp you restore order. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) JjWearing rose-colored glasses won’t solve a thorny personal ^situation. You need to take a \hard look at what’s happening Fand then act according to the facts. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Weigh all your options careJfully before making any ^decisions you’ve been putMting off. Then go ahead and ’ ''plan a weekend of family fun. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to BC Sound venue presents Blue Heaven & Dustin Potter in concert BC Sound Venue. 28 W. Michigan Ave. Battle Creek. Michigan will host a concert Sunday. June 25th from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm to benefit lhe Southwest Michigan Youth Community Project. Blue Heaven Blues Band, well known for it's gospel blues music has appeared at area venues like the BC Sound Venue. Gary Fields Comedy Club, the Grain Coffee House. JW Barleycorn’s and Wonderfuls to name a few. This week’s selection: X-Men: The Last Stand Running time: 104 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 ' and financial «ituations contin­ \ ue to improve, some setbacks might occur. But they're only j fjtemporary, so hang in there. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January ^,19) Family matters dominate ^^^^^Qjthe week. Health problems W * concern but soon prove lo ** *css s^riour than you had Wfeared. Things start easing up by * the weekend. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Most situations are calmer ^^■junow, both at home and on ll^^ihc job. But there’s still a chance that a co-worker vzill Aset off another round of 1 unpleasantness. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) There’s no need to fish for com­ pliments from an admirer I who can’t say enough nice things about you. The , upcoming holiday bodes well for family gatherings. © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. ------ Super CrosswordTOOTHPASTC Like most fanboys. 1 had the lowest of expectations for “.X Men: The Last Stand.” I thought director Brett “Rush Hour” Ratner was a horrible replacement for Brian Singer, who directed the first two and did a spectacu­ larjob. Weil. I’m here to tell you that Ratner did a great job. and “X-3” is actually BETTER in some ways than the first film in lhe scries. The pacing is fast, furious and never lets up. The action set pieces are well staged, and the special effects (with a few exceptions) are spectacular. But considering Fox rushed the production by several months, the few instances of sloppy wire work can be over­ looked. “X-3" continues from where the previous film left off. The X-Men are still grieving over lhe death of Jean Grey (Famkc Janssen), and the country is becoming increasingly divided over the is?ue of Mutant Rights. Making things mere complicated is the dis­ covery of a vaccine that can reverse the effects of the mutant X-gene. This “cure” divides lhe mutant community — with those opposed to it following the evil Magneto (Sir Ian McKellen), while others side with Professor X (Patrick Stewart) and the X-Men. The tensions escalate as both sides discov­ er that lhe government has taken the vaccine and turned it into a weapon. The final con­ frontation takes place between the X-Men. “Oklahoma!” playing at Bam Theatre Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Romijn star as Wolverine and Mystique tn the third X-Men movie. Magneto's crew and the military on Alcatraz island — the site of lab where the vaccine is developed. A lot of things happen that lend an air of finality to the series. Some characters die; some lose their mutant powers — either because they chose the cure or had it forceably injected into them. I won’t mention names, because I don’t want to spoil any sur­ prises. Speaking of which: Make sure you stay past the end credits. I heartily recommend this movie. It’s a great addition to the franchise — and the per­ fect popcorn movie. GRADE: A­ © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. • Weighing more than 90 pounds and standing nearly 31/2 feet tall, the largest pen­ guin in the world is the emperor penguin. It's also the deepest-diving penguin, attaining depths of more than 1,700 feet beneath the sur­ face of the ocean. By comparison, the maxi­ mum recommended depth for sport SCUBA divers is 100 feet. • On May 9, 1999, there was a fire at the Wild Turkey Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Ky. That might not be a noteworthy event, except for the colossal waste that was involved. As a result of damage from the fire, approximately 600,000 gallons of whiskey spilled into the Kentucky River. . • If you're like many Americans these days, you have fond childhood memories of trips to the ice-cream parlor — and, according to sta­ tistics, it's fairly likely that you had vanilla. Baskin Robbins reports that vanilla is its top­ selling flavor, accounting for 25 percent of sales. You almost certainly didn't have ketchup-flavored ice cream. That may sound like a joke, but Baskin Robbins did, in fact, try MAGIC MAZE 9 making ketchup ice cream. It was never mar­ keted, though, since for some reason they thought it wouldn't sell well. • Next time you're ir Texas, be sure to visit Egypt. And Earth, too. They're both towns in the biggest state in the lower 48. While you're at it, check out Happy, Jot 'em Down, Looneyville. Nameless, Needmore and Notrees. • At Carleton University, a group of engi­ neering students were caught plagiarizing essays from the Internet. They’'re not the fir«t to have done so, of course, and they certainly won't be the last. It was pretty ironic, though, that the class for which the essays were to be written was a course on ethics. 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Dustin, also region­ ally recognized is well known for his cutting lyrics and powerhouse guitar and vocal deliv­ ery which is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat all through his performance. Don’t miss this opportunity to support the Southwest Michigan Youth Community Project, a local youth affiliate of lhe Battle Creek Community Foundation. There will be a $5.00 cover charge with proceeds going to lhe Youth Project. Children under 12 admitted FREE when accompanied by an adult. BC Sound Venue is family friendly, no smoking, alcohol free venue. For more infor­ mation. please call (269)965-7500. PTDNMKJHFFECEBZ YXKFJVUTRQPOMLK Find the lisaed words m the diagram. They run tn all directions forward, backward, up. down asd diagonally Bayh Benny Bob Dote Dirksen Earl Warren Mantle Truman Eastwood FDR Muskie Rayburn Welk Will Rogers JFK Tip O'Neill ©2006 by Kjoq Faaturw SyndcaW. me World nghts rwerved s?rn On Tuesday June 13th. the Bam Theatre opens Rodgers and Kammerstein's classic American musical. “Oklahoma!" starring Barn favorite Eric Parker portraying Curly and newcomer. Chicago actress Christine Robertson as Laurey. The Barn’s production features apprentices Anthony Christian Daniel as Will and first year apprentice Kelly Maier as Ado Annie. Local actress Mychelle Hopkins will portray Aunt Eller. Also fea­ tured are Bam regulars Joe Aiello as Jud. Roy Brown. Howard McBride and Gregg Rehrig in the cast of nearly 40. Bared on the play "Green Grow The Lilacs" by Lynn Riggs. “Oklahoma!” was the first collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Kammerstein and broke Broadway box office records when in opened in 1943 playing for over 2.000 performances. This legendary musical has had many revivals (as well as the 1955 movie starring Shirley Jones and Gordon McCray), including 1951. 1969 and 1979 productions. The highly successful 1998 London-based revival was brought to Broadway in 2002. The musical, set against the backdrop of the rural American West, focuses on the rivalry between the farmers and the cowboys as Curly, a handsome cow­ boy. and Jud. a hired farmhand, battle for the affection of Laurey. a winsome farm girl. The show contains Broadway classics such as “Oh What A Beautiful Morning.” “People Will Say'We’re In Love,” “The Surrey With The Fringe On Top” and “I Cain’t Say No." as well as the glorious title anthem. “Oklahoma!’’ has received many accolades including a special Pulitzer Prize (1944). two Academy /'.wards (1955). an induction into the Grammy Awards Hall of Fame (1976). and a specie! Tony Award (1993). It became the first music?! commemorated by a U.S. postage stamp also in 1993. The show is directed by Scott Burkell and designed by Doug Blickk Costumes are designed Thomas J. Bernard. Properties are designed by James B. Knox; Garrylee McCormick is Hair/Wig Designer and Lights are designed by Frank J. Vela. Bradford Chapin is Sound Designer. Technical Direction by Fred Gillette. There will be a free cabaret-style show in the Rehearsal Shed Lounge after the main stage performance. The Bam Theatre is located on M-96 West of Augusta. Performances are Tuesday through Friday at 8:30pm. Saturday at 6:00pm and 9:00pm. and Sunday at 5:00pm. Tickets are $29.00 each, any day. any per­ formance. Visa and MasterCard are accejrted. The box office is open daily from 10:00 am-10:00 pm. Group price > available. For tickets call (269) 731-4121. �Pago 20 Thursday. June 15. 2006 - Th Hastings Banner Lakewood grad, Dow, signs with the Kalamazoo Kings by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Jeremy Dow. a 2002 graduate of iuikcwood High School who can throw a fastball 95 mph. has signed w uh the Kalamazoo Kings of the Independent Frontier League. He and his parents. Tem and Brad Dow of Sunfield, hope this "summer job" will give him more exposure where perhaps a major league scout will see him in action and recruit him for the majors. After he signed in the morning. Dow made his pro debut in the afternoon, pitching in relief. He pitched five innings giving up one hit. one run and striking out three batters. He was credited with the win over the River City Rascals from Missouri. The Frontier Lcagur includes 10 teams across the Midwest with teams in Indiana. Illinois. Kentucky. Michigan. Missouri. Ohio and Pennsylvania. Dow signed with Michigan State when he graduated from Lakewood. He played two years and finished with a 2-0 record. He transferred to Grand Valley in his junior year and was starter for two years. He finished with a 19-2 record with 177 strikeouts which was good tor fourth all lune Grand Valley record. He recorded KM stikeouts in his senior year. He won 12 games in 2006 and tied the school record for most wins in a season. He was selected Pitcher of the Year in the Great Lakes Athletic Conference in 2006. Dow was first team All-League in 2005 and 2006. first team Ail-Region in 2006. sec­ ond team All-Region in 2005. He was named pre-season All-American by Collegiate Baseball Magazine in 2006 and had second highest win total for a season in the country in NCAA Division 11. Terri s*id baseball has always been a big part of the family. The family cheers for all teams, but tends to favor the Boston Red Sox. Jeremy is a big fan of 1999 Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan. Jeremy Dow went 12-1 with a 2.57 ERA. leading the Grand Valley State University pitching staff in strike outs and innings pitched during his senior season this spring. Jeremy Dow 77'jOSU PAID ADVERTISEMENT “ Michigan Gambling Opposition (MichGO) is celebrating five years of preventing new casino development in Michigan. Five years after the Gun Lake Tribe proposed their gaming complex, it has yet to take flight, largely due to MichGO's relentless efforts...." Todd Boorsma. MichGO Chairman. Letter to the Editor. Penasee Globe, February 20,2006 With Friends Like MichQO, Who Needs Enemies? I wonder if I can retire on my ball-card collection yet It's amazing isn't it? 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Remembering when we were all going to be rich in our old age. because we saved a mountain of cardboard with photos on lhe front and stat’s on lhe back. Oops. that’.-, no' a retirement plan. Too bad me and my buddies didn't pul that money into something with some value, lik? bobble heads, or comic books, or discount-chain store stock. That doesn't mean baseball (and football, and basketball, and hockey) cards weren't a lol of fun. Baseball did rule the day back then though. It was tough just to find u pack of basketball cards at the local 5-and-10. let alone hockey cards. There was something special in lhe anticipation of opening those wax-packs. Finding a Tiger was always a thrill, until you had three dozen Mickey Tettleton cards and not a sin­ gle Cecil Fielder. Then there were the “rising star" or whatever they were called rookie cards, of young guys you’d never heard of and unfortunately still haven’t This wasn’t that long ago. although Mark McGwire was just the other muscle man on the Oakland A’s at that point. Cal Ripken's little brother was trying to break into the big’s, and I'd heard of Ken Griffey but had no idea who Junior was. Actually, that was the beginning of the end for card collecting for me. When Ken Griffey Junior was a rookie. Upper Deck cards were the new thing, you couldn't get a handful of cards for $.50. and there wasn't bubble gum in the pack anymore. Who's gonna pay $1.25 for a pack of baseball cards with no bubble gum? Every season there came a handful of new brands, and spin-offs of old brands. Each was supposed to be more valuable than the last. Cards came with pieces of jersey. and instead of stickers there were ho’ograms. You needed to get the one special insert card which might be in one-in-792.000 packs, instead of trying to get one of each of 792 cards in lhe set that year. Pretty soon, people were selling game used gum on E-Bay. I checked out E-Bay Wednesday afternoon, there were plenty of ex-husband's card col­ lections on sale for bargain basement prices. One ad started this way. “my husband was recently caught be me cheating on me so i kicked him out of the house. To make a long story short i have his cards and are going to sell them in 100 card lots. His collection was massive and i don't even know why he spent so much money on all of these cards.” Why husbands still keep massive card collections. 1 don’t know. I guess mine are still around in case I w ant to use them for w allpaper or something some day. and because mom hasn't thrown them out of her house yet. It's still a nice stroll down memory lane to whip open a folder from time to time and see the likes of Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Stevie Y.. Michael Jordan. Cecil Fielder, Mario Lemieux. Wayne Gretzky. Magic Johnson, l^rry Bird. Walter Payton. Anthony Carter. Barry Sanders. James Worthy. Dominique Wilkins. Nolan Ryan. George Brett, and Joe Montana in their hey day. It's almost as good as looking back at the family photo album. Would I tell kids to collect cards? Sure. There are two things I learned. I learned that you're probably never going to find that get rich quick scheme, and some valuable organizational skills. Sorting cards by player, team, brand, season, serial number, whatever. Without thai. I don't know if I'd be able to sort through four years worth of stories on a computer hard drive to find out how a cross country runner finished on one particular Saturday in October of 2002. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 15. 2006 - Page 21 Holland Christian ace one-hits Vikes in semifinal by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The next time Lakewood head coach Bob Veitch, senior catcher Kyle Rowland, and Holland Christian senior pitcher Jacob Arcndsen meet up, they'll be teammates. They're all members of the West team, fir next Tuesday’s 25th annual Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association (MHSBCA) East-West All-Star Baseball Classic. “He had a 0.88 ERA we knew he was a great pitcher.” Veitch, an assistant coach with the West squad, said of Arcndsen. "He's only given up 22 hits all season. He had 142 strike outs. That's why he was the number one pick for our East-West all-star team as a pitcher.” That’s why the Lakewood Vikings' varsity baseball season is over. Arcndsen threw a complete game one-hit­ ter. as his Maroons topped the Vikings 8-0 in the Division 2 regional semifinal contest at Lakewood Saturday. Only three Lakewood hitters reached base, including Rowland, who doubled off Arcndsen to lead off the top of the fourth inning. Arcndsen allowed just one walk and struck out three. The Maroon defense was superb behind him. committing just one error late in the game although their right fielder did get turned around as he tried to track down the Rowland double as it came out of the sky. Most of the Lake wood hitters weren’t at the plate long enough to strike out or walk. Arcndsen was throwing strikes, and the Vikings were swinging at them, often on the first or second pitch of an at-bat. "1 thought we could hit him." said Veitch. "We re that way all the time We’re aggres­ sive hitters. We try to have that type of atti­ tude in our hitting and our base running.” Unfortunately for Lakewood, there wasn't much chance for lhe Vikings to run the bases hard. Rowland was just the second Viking to reach base, with his fourth inning double. At the time, his team was only down 2-0. Arcndsen retired the next ten Viking batters in order. The Maroon offense came to lite in the bot­ tom of the fifth, scoring five runs on three sin­ gles. a walk, a hit batter, and a Viking error. Holland Christian had nine hits off Lakewood pitcher Bnmdon Tingley. Tingley struck out two. walked three, and hit a batter. Only three of the runs against him were earned. Lakewood first baseman Jesse Martin slaps a tag on Holland Christian’s Alex Beelen, after Beelen’s RBI single in the bottom of the first Saturday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) "He did a nice job." Veitch said of Tingley. "When you get behind, you make an emir and you don't make a double play, you’re giving up a lot of outs." Holland Christian’s Nicholas Scholten led off the bottom of the first with a single, but a Lakewood error allowed him to stretch it all they to third base. Alex Beelen followed with an RBI single, that put his team up 1-0 early. Scholten was 3-for-4 at lhe plate, and Beelen 3-of-3 with two RBI. Jeffrey Nykerk was 2-of-3 with two RBI for the Maroons. Grand Rapids Christian topped Caledonia in the other regional semifinal at Lakewood Saturday. 5-2. The Mauxins then topped the Eagles in the regional championship game 6­ 1. Lakewood ends the season with a record of 29-12, while the Maroons (28-6) fell to No. 1 ranked Battle Creek Lakeview (33-4) Tuesday in the Division 2 state quarterfinals at Jenison High School, 5-0. Escanaba (25-0) meets Chelsea (28-10) in one slate semifinal al Battle Creek’s Bailey Park Friday, on Nichols Field at 10 a.m. Marshall (19-14) will take on Battle Creek Lakeview (33-4) in the other semifinal, in C.O. Brown Stadium Friday at 11 a.m. The Division 2 finals are scheduled for Saturday, at 9:30 a.m. Rowland and Veitch still have one game left this season, the East-West All-Star Classic at Comerica Park in Detroit, June 20 at 7 p.m. It’s the first night game in the 25-year history of the event. There are practices the day before, and die day of the event, as well as the introduction of the players June 19 during the MHSBCA Hall of Fame banquet. Rowland is the second Lakewood player chosen for lhe event. Pitcher Jeremy Dow. now with the Kalamazoo Kings, played in the game in 2002. A total of 18 seniors from around lhe state were picked for both the East and West teams. Veitch was chosen as one of the coaches, long before Rowland was named a:, the second catcher to the West squad. Veitch said that his spot as an assistant coach, under Rockford's Ted Iciek. didn't help Rowland get a spot on the team. “His stat's earned it," said Veitch. Rowland was lhe second catcher chosen for the West team, after Division 4 power Homer’s Dale Comstubbie. Viking senior pitcher Brandon Tingley fires towards the plate in the bottom of the first inning Saturday, in Lakewood’s 8-0 loss to the Holland Christian Maroons. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Roberts helps K-zoo team take^ title The Kalamazoo Kingdom Reserves Boys Under 16 team captured the Michigan State Premier Soccer League (MSPSL) Yellow Division Title. The team's league record is 8-0-2, and they want to win under any circumstances will sac rifice to make that happen." In their latest tournament. The Best of the Midwest in Chicago, the boys earned a pool play record of 3-0. They defeated regional powers. Kansas Rush (1-0), Schwabcn Nationals (1-0). and the Chicago Magic (3­ 2). They advanced to lhe semi-finals for the second straight year, but lost lo lhe eventual champion, FC Chicago 1-0. Lakewood sophomore Jordan Richardson gets his bet on the ball in the fifth inning of Saturday's Division 2 regional semifinal contest agains* Holland Christian. (Photo by Brett Bremer) The 2006 Kalamazoo Kingdom Reserve U16 boys’ soccer team. Team members are. (front) goalkeeper Paul Lewis, (first row from left) junior assistant coach Brian Schreiber. Christian Schreiber. Mike Carroll, Daedal Derks. Alex Ermatinger, James Oh. Colin Arnold, Henrique Boscolo. Brendan Barnes, (back) head coach Andy Fuehr, Shane Baker. Marshall Turner, NL> Thon. Nick Kroll. Joseph Fold, Spencer Ferraco, Chris Picking. David Roberts, assistant coach Mark Lewis, and team managar Vicki Job th explore the ■inch of the Bible at HaXfa* Fhret United Methods Church, 309 W. Green Street, frteirt the office at 369.94S.9S74 for tafomtetlon! Lewis. outscored their opponents 34-5. The team .cat ires players from Kalamazoo, Portage, Gull Lake. Marshall, Battle Creek. South Haven. Mattawan. Galesburg-Augusta, and Delton-Kellogg. Delton Kellogg's Dave Roberts played in all ten of lhe team’s games this spring, tying for the second best tally on the team by scor­ ing five goals. This has been quite a season for the team as they have compiled an overall record of 12-1­ 4. “These boys have bought into the teamfirst concept from the start, and have repre­ sented the Kingdom Reserves in great fash­ ion." said Coach Andy Fuehr. who also serves as head coach of men's varsity soccer at Kalamazoo Central High School. “The team's accomplishment's this season is a prime example of how a group of young men who The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 BUZZ, RIBIT AND ROAR Abrakadoodle offers creative and invigorating art classes for children ages 20 months to 12 years of age. Specialty trained teachers introduce students to master and current artists, and a wide range of an elements, principles, and techniques. Get into nature with fish, frogs, bugs, turtles and dinosaurs! Create your own wild and wacky world with these fun lessons. We will learn about Klee and do scratchboard art creating a cool underwater scene. We'll make bugs in ajar and do a groggy doodle. We will also do sand an. We'll talk about Korky Paul and make a dinosaur like the one in his artwork. We will use watercolors. FX markers, sand art. scratchboard and more during this four day camp. M|N| dqodlERS Place: YMCA Camp Algonquin (3 years of age through kindergarten) SPACE LIMITED... Date: July 10 - July 13 Time: 10 a.m.- noon (includes two lessons/snack) Registration Deadline: June 26 Call YMCA: 945-4574 for Fee: Resident: $100 / Non Resident: $110- Min. 4 / Max. 6 TWOOSY DOODLERS: MORE INFORMATION! (20-36 months & their parents/guardian I Time: 9-9:40 a.m. (includes one lesson) Fee: Resident: $601 Non Resident: $70 • Min. 4 / Max. 6 DOODLERS (grades 1-6) Time: 1-3:30 p.m. (includes two lessons/snack/activity) Fee: Resident: $115/ Non Resident: $125 • Min. 5 / Max. 10 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 15. 2006 - Page 22 Snow-cone catch ends Vikes season Lakewood senior Stevie Spetoskey allowed just five hits and three earned runs in her team’s 5-4 loss to Wyoming Park in the regional semifinal contest at Lakewood Saturday morning. (Photo by Peny J turdin) by Brvtt Bremer Sports Editor A few inches was all that kept the Lakewood varsity girls* softball team from extending its season Saturday. Extending it another game, or even just another inning, would have been preferable to what happened in the bottom of the seventh inning of the Division 2 regional semifinal. With two outs and runners on first and sec­ ond. Lakewood senior catcher Vai Huisman blasted a ball deep towards the gap in right center field. her team trailing by just one run. Wyoming Park center fielder Kelsec Hertschol raced back towards the fence, and snow-coned the ball in her mit before tum­ bling to the turf. Host Lakewood would have scored at least one run on what surely would have been at least a double for Huisman. Instead, the Lakewood threat was over and Wyoming Park advanced to the regional championship game with a 5-4 victory. “If it’s six inches fucther. it’s over her glove.” said Lakewood head coach Roily Krauss. “We probably lie it. or maybe we could have scored another run." Huisman had a huge day for Lakewood. She was 2-for-4. with an RBI and a run scored. She drove in a run with a single in the first inning, to put her team up 1-0. “She’s been big for us all year long. ’ said Krauss of Huisman. With the score tied at one. Huisman started a Lakewood rally in lhe bottom of the fourth inning with her second single of the game. Fellow Lakewood senior Stevie Spetoskey moved Huisman to second with a sacrifice, then Emilie Enz drove her home with a triple. Enz would come around to score on a passed ball, putting her team up 3-1 for the moment. Wyoming Park battled back, with the help of some shaky Lakewood defense to score two times in the top of the fifth, then added single runs in the sixth and seventh. “It’s 3-1. and we gave them back two runs." said Krauss “They canted a couple after that, but it still came down to the last play of the game ” Throwing from the circle for Lakewood. Spetoskey allowed just five hits and three earned runs. She struck out seven. Lakewood had seven hits in the game, including one each for Toni Hazel. Rachel Tryon. Chclscy Dow. and Melanie Forman. Bnana Bosworth walked to start the bottom of the seventh, and eventually came home on Tryon's RBI ground-out. Sophomore Brittany Richmond was 2-for4 at the plate to lead Wyoming Park, and sen­ ior clean-up hitter Elizabeth Chappell walked all four times she stepped into the batter’s box and came around to score twice. The Lakewood girls finish the season 29­ 11. Wyoming Park (24-9) fell to Wa? ‘and 12­ 2 in the regional championship game The Wayland girls defeated Grand Rapids Catholic Central in the other semifinal game Saturday. 10-0. “We lost nine seniors from last year and only hat four seniors coming back.” said Krauss. “We set a goal to match last season’s win total (29-9). Never in our wildest dreams did (assistant coach) Kristen (Heinze) and I think we would match those wins. Next year, we have a lot of girls coming back. We’ll miss our catcher and our pitcher, and Toni Hazel our center fielder, but we’ve got two pitchers waiting in the wings.” Wayland (38-3) topped Stevensville Lakeshore (35-61 in the Division 2 quarterfi­ nals Tuesday at Jcnisci High School. 4-2. The Wildcats will now take on Goodrich (35­ 6-1) in the semifinals Friday at Bailey Park in Battle Creek. Game time is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Ionia (37-6) will meet Monroe Jefferson (28-6) in the other Division 2 semifinal Friday, at 6:30 p.m. The Division 2 finals arc scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday. During this year's fundraiser of selling Savory Food cookie dough. South Central Michigan Youth Baseball earned 184 pounds of additional dough through sales incen­ tives. The board of SCMYB decided to donate this cookie dough to Green Gables Haven. Pictured with the free dough are Green Gables board member and SCMYB coach Tim McMahon, Mary Kay Ingram from Savory Foods, Green Gables Executive Director Christine Hiar, SCMYB coach and board member Shane Bronson. Green Gables board member Laura Brisboe, SCMYB board member and coach Tom Price, and SCMYB board member and coach Mark Brisboe. YMCA celebrating 100 years of teaching Americans to swim Sporting Colors celebrating first Baseball Card Day Sporting Colors in Hastings will be a part of the inaugural National Baseball Card Day. Saturday. The first 100 customers who visit Sporting Colors Saturuay will receive one free pack of baseball cards. The event runs from 10 a m. to 4 p.m. More than 500.000 exclusive baseball card packs will be given away around the world during the event. The 13-card sets will include some of today’s best players in Major League Baseball, and packs will be comprised of five cards from both Topps and Upper Deck, an insert card, and an informational card. The five Topps cards will feature the St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols. New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez. Texas Rangers' Mark Teixeira. New York Mets* David Wright, and Florida Martins' Miguel Cabrera. The five Upper Deck cards will feature the New York Yankees' Derek Jeter. Cincinnati Reds' Ken Griffey Jr.. Florida Marlins' Dontrell Willis. Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz, and the Chicago White Sox’s Paul Konerko. The insert cards from Topps will be of the Los .Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Vladimir Gurrero. the Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman, and Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle. The three insert cards from Upper Deck boast the Seattle Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki, the Los Angeles Dodgers' Nomar Garciaparra. and the Seattle Mariners' Kenji Johjima. SCMYB donates dough Lakewood's Emilie Enz slides safely into home as Wyoming Park pitcher Andrea Vasguez waits to take a throw following a passed ball Saturday. The run gave Lakewood a 3-1 lead at the time. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Summer is almost upon us. meaning chil­ dren and families in Barry County are begin­ ning to daydream about warm surrner days spent at the beach, lake, water pa-.k or pool. While swimming is an idea', activity for families, providing fun in the sun ind quality­ time spent together, it is also mb important tool in the ongoing fight against rising levels of obesity in the United States. K.yown as “America’s Favorite Swim Instrictor,' YMCAs this year celebrate 100 years of teaching Americans not only how to swim, but also how to maintain health and wellness in spite of our busy lives. “With nearly 60 million adults and 9 mil­ lion children obese or overweight, increasing levels of physical fitness for children and families has becomes of increasing impor­ tance in the Barry County community.” said Joe Edger. YMCA Aquatics Director. “Learning how to swim is not only an impor­ tant part of growing up. but it is also a fun form of exercise and a great first step in preparing kids for a lifetime commitment to physical fitness. Swimming is an ideal form of exercise because it tones the entire body­ while providing an excellent cardiovascular workout, and strengthens the heart muscle while improving delivery of oxygen to mus­ cles.” Since 1906. when George Corsan. a Detroit YMCA fitness instructor, revolutionized the way people learned how to swim. YMCA aquatics staff have been unrivaled in their training and expertise. Today, with more than 2.000 pools across the country. YMCAs are the place where Americans go to find the most trusted instructors of swimming lessons Ul and lifeguard training. Tens of millions of people across the United States have learned how to swim at the YMCA, including Olympic medalists Mark Spitz. Greg Louganis and Janet Evans, as well as President Ronald Reagan. “Swimming lessons provide children with essential skills to be safe in and around water.” said Edger. “In addition to building character and self-confidence, children learn about leadership, safety and rescue skills, and waler activities. These important survival skills allow parents and children to enjoy a i.Tetim* of both fun and healthy activity at pools, beaches and water parks.” Swincning is also an ideal exercise for Baby Boomers and other older adults who want to maintain their fitness, but may need to give up high-impact or repetitive-motion activities such as runnm?. cycling And aero­ bics. YMCAs also offer wairr fitness classes and competitive swim program for youth and adults. This year. the YMCA of Barry County js set to help children and families ring in the swim season by providing water safety edu­ cation. swimming lessons and othe- fun aquatics programs, available to all ages— from babies to senior citizens. YMCAs serve 20.1 million peop'e. includ­ ing 9.7 million children, through a broad range of programs. YMCAs are for people of all faiths, races, ages, incomes and abilities. Financial assistance is available. 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NinaticaManBcanB � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-06-22.pdf 40893fb6728a78a7d6eff7fd63febe3b PDF Text Text Delton schools fine tune grade point averages View candidate forums like job interviews Dan Carpenter new HHS girls’ basketball coach See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 20 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since ■ HF HastingsBanner Thursday, June 22, 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 25 PRICE 50C Tire the Senate’ drive sent troubling e-mail from Lansing Prosecutor forum slated for tonight The next First Friday forum will be a special edition this evening, June 22. at the Thomas Jefferson Hal!, where the two candidates for county prosecutor will debate issues. The forum, which will begin at 7 p.m., will welcome interim appointed Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt and for­ mer Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Evans. The seat became vacant last October with the resignation of Gordon Shane McNeill, who left to get into the pharma­ cy business. Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher appointed Nakfoor Pratt as the interim prosecutor, but the remainder of McNeill's term, which expires at the end of 2008. will be assumed by the win­ ner of the primary election Aug. 8. Both candidates are Republicans. Nakfoor Pratt former was as assistant prosecutor in Barry County before taking a similar post in Allegan County. Evans was chief assistant prosecutor in Barry County after he served as pros­ ecutor in Montmorency County. Banner Editor David T. Young will sen e as moderator for the debate and a list of questions has been prepared. Written questions will be taken after the prepared questions have been answered. by David T. Young Editor The Hastings-based "Fire the Senate” peti­ tion campaign’s Internet website received a puzzling and unwanted guest earlier this week. An e-mail identified as being sent Tuesday from Steve Ewers, media specialist with the Senate Majority Communications Office in Lansing, is regarded by spokespersons for the grass-roots state-wide drive as threatening, intimidating and abusive. Joe Lukasiewicz of Hastings, spokesperson for Unicameral Michigan, said, the e-mail, “is just another example of the intimidation we have experienced promoting our petition drive to abolish the Michigan State Senate " He added that he feels “Mr. Ewers should be fired, and if he acted al the behest of senate leaders, action should also be taken against them." Ewers, listing the subject as “Your cru­ sade” in his e-mail to the website address at senateBgone@fire-the-senate.com. was reported to have written. “This likely came about fn* a personal reason. There is nothing on your website that gives a valid reason for your pursuit. You are a f...ing idiot — shoot yourself through the temples and do us all a favor.” Ewers works in the office of Republican Senator Ken Sikkema. majority leader in the Senate. Lukasiewicz said. “As we've gathered sig­ natures around the state, both state represen­ tatives and senators have literally gotten into our faces. I did not back down from their intimidation and in some cases. I left them swearing at me in frustration over their lost argument. But Mr. Ewers’ letter is especially troubling. It appears to be a threat." George Hubka of Dowling, another Unicameral Michigan spokesman, said he has asked state officials to investigate and take action as a result, if necessary. He has asked. “Was it sent from a state owned computer by one of the senate staffers?" Unicameral Michigan’s campaign to abol­ ish the Michigan Senate was bom in Hastings in 2005 and language for the petition drive was approved last January by the Slate Board of Canvassers. Since then the people involved in the grass-roots movement have been attempting to collect petition signatures all over the slate. In order to get the question on the November general election ballot, more than 317.000 signatures of registered voters are required. The deadline for filing the petitions is less lhan a month away and those close to the campaign have acknowledged they have a daunting task ahead. The group maintains the 38-mcmber senate is not needed in Michigan government, that the duties can be handled by the 110-mcmber House of Representatives and the governor. Nebraska has had a single-house (unicam­ eral) legislature for almost 70 years and Minnesota made an effort several years to move in that directing. hut failed. George Pillsbury, a retired offi*uti from die food industry, has expressed support fcr the See E-MAIL, page 5 Dr. Lynn McConnell wins Rotary’s Red Rose Award The Hastings Rotary Club saluted retired dentist Lynn McConnell this week for his service to the community and club and for exemplifying the Rotary ideal of "Service Above Self." The special Red Rose Award was present­ ed to McConnell at Monday’s club meeting by Rotarians Carl Schoesscl. chairman of the Red Rose Award Committee, and Dr. Eldon Cassell. Red Rose Committee member “...We’re telling you what we think of you." Schoesscl told McConnell, “...and it’s that we think you are very special, and that w’c’re so pleased that you came to our com­ munity and that ’ ou joined this Rotary Club.” The Red Rose originated in the local club’s District 6360 in 1945 when District Governor Art Frazie, of the Dowagiac Club, designed and promoted this special award to recognize and honor those who exemplify the Rotary ideal of "Self Above Self.” Schoesscl said. McConnell joined Hastings Rotary in 1978 and served as club president from 1983-84 and is a Paul Harris Fellow. He currently serves as a director. In the Hastings community. McConnell has been active in a variety of activities. Schoesscl said McConnell’s service has included serving on the Red Cross Board, two terms on the YMCA Board and the United Way Board, including being the campaign chairperson in the 1970s and president in 1980. He continues to be a United Way Board See RED ROSE, page 5 Two-car crash causes one to flip over David Morales. 40, of Grand Rapids was injured when his vehicle turned in front of a car driven by Ambrocio Flores, 39. of Hastings Tuesday morning. Troopers from the Michigan State Police post in Hastings who investigated the accident said Morales was airlifted to Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids, where he was treated for his injuries and released. Troopers said Morales turned in front of Flores and his car was hit broadside causing it to flip over. (Photo by Shawna Hubbarth) Two local schools employee unions agree to 1-year pact by David T. Young Editor It’s two down and one to go for Hastings Area School System employee contracts for next year. The Hastings Board of Education Monday night officially ratified one-year employment agreements with the Bus Drivers Association and with Educational Support Personnel Association. The pacts will go into effect sorting July 1 and end June 30. 2007. Superintendent Chris Cooley said both employee groups agreed to 2 percent pay increases and have switched to a new $10 to $20 prescription card co-pay program, replac­ ing the $5 to $10 program. Hourly wages for bus drivers range from $11.70 to $14.38 per hour, for secretaries and paraprofessionals. $7.15 to $13.17; food serv­ ice workers. $7.99 to $11.90. and custodial and maintenance. $8.96 to $15.79. Yet to be settled is a new one-year contract agreement with the Hastings Education Association, the teachers’ union. The board went into closed session at the end of the reg­ ular meeting Monday night to talk further about that matter. In other business, the school board: • Vol rd to accept the proposed team realignment in the O-K Gold Conference. The teems in the league will remain for the next academic year, but starting in the fall of 2007. Caledon?* will move to the O-K White and Forest Hills Northern will come to the Gold. The reason for the switch is simply that Caledonia's high school student population now has reached 1.300 while Forest Hills Northern is at 970. abou’ the same as Hastings. The O-K Conference plans to nuik? some changes in its by-laws after the 2007-08 sea­ son. • Adopted budget parameters only for the next fiscal year. Exact figures are impossible to figure now because the state’s per-pupil financial commitment has not been dec dec’. By law. the local school systems must have a budget in place before July I and tty.- board plans to have a special meeting a'. 4 p.m. Thursday. June 29. to do exactly that. In a related move, the board decided to bor­ row $4.5 million, as it often does this time of year, to avoid a cash flow problem. Payback is expected in August when state aid pay­ ments finally come in. • Authorized the continued agreements See UNIONS, page 5 Tony Koski Middleville water project receives $1 million grant TK names Koski as new principal Tony Koski. who had been assistant principal and athletic director at Thornapple Kellogg High School, has been named principal replacing Ellen Zack, who resigned as principal earlier this year. Zack has stepped down to head a new effort encouraging student internships, job shadows and school to work efforts during the 2006-2007 academic year. Superintendent Kevin Konarska informed parents of Koski's appointment in the school district by letter dated June 14 Interviewing began May 22 when a committee of administrators, two board members, seven .eachers, a secretary and a parent screen the 36 applications sub­ ! mined for the position. The committee then interviewed 10 applicants May 31. There was a second round of inter­ views of three candidates June 8. Two candidates were selected for a third inter| view. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Too pooped to participate? These two bicyclists in the National 24-Hour Challenge held last weekend are col­ lapsed on the lawn at the Thornapple Kellogg Middle School. Some cyclists rested at night (this photo was taken at about midnight) before resuming the 7.5 overnight loops More pictures and results from the annual event are inside today s Banner. (Photo by Elena Gormley) by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality announced last week that Barry County has received $1.04 million for the Village of Middleville to complete a new water tower and to •mprovc outdated infrastructure. Letters already are being sent to homeown­ ers in the Irving and Slate roads area about the 10-week infrastructure project. Dan Valley was the w inning bidder for the project and has already met with the village on getting ready to begin the project. This loan was one of eight new loan com­ mitments from the Department of Environmental Quality’s revolving fund pro­ gram. These loans arc part of an effort to help local communities in making needed infra­ structure improvements The eight loans total more than $34.5 million "Michigan continues to make unprecedent­ ed progress in protecting and enhancing our sast water resources." said DEQ Director Steven E. Chester. "These loans represent a real investment in our communities, and our quality of life.” The State Revolving Fund (SRF) and Strategic Waler Quality Initiatives Fund (SWQ1F) provide low-interest financing for local units of government to make needed improvements to wastewater collection and treatment facilities, while assistance from the Drinking Water Revolving Fund (DWRF) finances improvements to public drinking water systems. The $1.04 million will be administered by Barry County to allow Middleville to con­ struct a new elevated storage lank and replace deteriorated water mains. The county becomes the fiscal agent for this project and sells bonds to finance it. Village engineers already have submitted designs for the project, with work on the water tower beginning later. The improvements financed by the DWRF See WATER, page 14 �Page 2 - Thursday June 22. 2006 The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page According to the letter, the interview committee unanimqml? supported the move to the nejv pd&iion Historical Society honors Weinbrecht The Barry County Historical Society, at its meeting earlier this month, established the Joyce Weinbrecht Memorial Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is to be awarded to a Barry County graduate who has shown a special interest in history. "Joyce was an active member of the soci­ ety for many years and this seemed like an appropriate way to honor her." said member Harland Nye. Donations to this fund may be made to the society, designated for the scholarship fund, and mailed to Box 311. Hastings. In other business at the June 15 meeting . officers for the coming year were elected. Dr. Jerry Morton was chosen president. Nyia Nye. vice president; Priscilla Bea van. secretary; and Mary Hesterly as treasurer. New board members include Doris Greenfidd. Leona Myers. Brian Reynolds, and Mel and Alberta Goebel. Fourth of July set at Charlton Park The 24th annual old fashioned Fourth of July and veterans' barbecue will be held at Charlton Park from 11:30 am. to 5 p.m. Tuesday. July 4. This year's celebration will begin with the flag-raising ceremony at 11:30. handled by the Veterans Association. The chicken and pork barbecue buffet, sponsored by the 4th of July Veterans Association, will run from noon to 4 p.m. in the Walnut Grove. Old fashiond family games will start at I p.m. on the village green. Annual favorites will include sack races, the water relay, pie and watermelon eating and straw bale toss. Everyone is encouraged to bring a home­ made pic to be judged by an “expert panel." There will be music by the Dixieland Raggets. In the village, buildings will be open. Hand-crankcd ice cream and bottom­ less mugs of lemonade will be available at the Bristol Inn. The event is free to Barry County resi­ dents and veterans and their families. There also is one free admission per pie. Admission is $5 per adult. Tickets for the barbecue buffet are $7 for adults and $5 for grade school children and younger. For more information, call 945-3775. Our Lady Blessing of the Animals set Our Lady of Great Oak Catholic Church is preparing for a blessing of the animals service at the 8:30 a.m. mass Sundav. June 25. Any creature that lives amongst us is welcome. Young and old. tiny to large is acceptable. Also, in memory of our animals who have passed on, there will be « memo­ rial book in which participants arc encour­ aged to write the names of their beloved deceased companion animals. “This is a memorable event, one that all enjoy." said Kay Doyle, service coordinator. “Families come from far to visit us with their animals and it seems each year more people and animals attend. Despite a bit of barking and a few hisses, all the creatures are peaceful, we haven’t had any problems yet. Even the resident mourning doves coo during the service. It is quite a blessed and spiritual happening." The service has its historical roots in Catholic tradition with St. Francis of Assisi. All are welcome to attend even those who do not have an animal. Those who bring animals arc asked to simply look after and be in control of them. The blessing will take place outdoors in the tree lined churchyard overlooking the rolling countryside. Our Lady of Great Oak is located 10 miles north of Battle Creek (between North Avenue and M-66 on Lacey Road) Fr. Mathew Manalel will officiate. Those attending are asked\ to bring lawn chairs and/or blankets. Come and enjoy cof­ fee and rolls after the service f or more information, call Doyle at 269-758-3116. In case of inclement weather, the service will be canceled. TK High School reunion June 24 Thomapple Kellogg High School gradu­ ates are invited to spend a reunion Saturday afternoon and evening June 24 at the Middle Villa Inn. Notices were sent to graduates from the 1930* through I960, but anyone who has graduated from TK is invited to meet their former classmates at the Villa. Social hour with a punch bowl and cash bar begins at 5 p.m. w ith a buffet dinner fol­ lowing at 6. Dinner includes tossed salad, baked cod. swiss steak, red skin potatoes. California blend vegetables, rolls, coffee, tea and dessert. Cost is SI8.50 per person. Golfers have an optional event sched­ uled. a nine-hole scramble at the Yankee Springs Golf Course Friday. June 23. Golfers will gather at Yankee Springs club­ house at 11:30 for lunch with tec times to follow. To make dinner reservations, call Walt Eavey at 795-9269 or Don Williams' n at 795-3030. Information about the golf out­ ing is available by calling Jack Hooper al 795-9444. Orangeville Day will be Aug. 19 The date for Orangeville Day has been for Saturday. Aug. 19. The committee working on this project is planning a parade, baking contest, old-fash­ ioned games, kids* activities, a horseshoe tournament, vendor booths for crafts and food, a pancake breakfast, music and local entertainment. Event T-shirts will be for sale to help raise funds to support the event. The committee is looking for sponsors for the event and for vendors. Any Orangeville resident who would like to work on this project can call the township hall at 664-4522. Information about Orangeville Day also is available at the Barry County Chamber of Commerce by calling 945-2454. Pennock blood drive date reset The Pennock Health Services blood drive has been rescheduled from Friday. June ’ 6. to Friday. July 7. in the Conference Center at Pennock Health Services. 1008 W. Green St.. Hastings. The blood drive will be held in conjunc­ tion with Michigan Community Blood Centers, which supplies* 100 percent of the regular blood supply for Pennock. Michigan Community Blood Centers Assistant Director of Mobile Recruitment Emily McMullen said summer is a very tough time for blood banks. Any healthy person 17 or older who weighs al least 110 pounds may be eligible. Music continues in Middleville Well known musician Joe! Mabus will take the stage at Stagecoach Park this Friday night. Middleville will be host to live music every Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. until Aug. 18. Concerts will be held in the Gazebo along the fhomapple River in Old Down Town Middleville. The rain location for these concerts will be the Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. Performance dates are as follows: • June 23 - Joel Mabus • June 30 - Drew Nelson • July 7 - Archive • July 14 - Grand Rapids Barbershop Quartet and Chorus • July 21 - Morning Dew (Bluegrass) • July 28 - Blue waler Ramblers • August 4 - Missing Linx (Traditional and pop classics) • August 11 - The Nowhere Band (Beatles tunes) • August 18 - Middleville United Methodist Musicians All performances arc free. People arc welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets, etc. Estate planning seminar June 29 The Hastings City Bank Trust and Investment Group will have an information­ al seminar on estate planning from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. June 29. in the Community Room at the Hastings office, located at 150 West Court St. Local attorney Richard J. Hudson will be a gvest speaker. Topics to be covered will include: • Passage on Death of Typical Family Assets • Intestacy. What Happens if there is No Will • Estate Planning Documents • Estate Planning Considerations • F ederal Estate Tax. This information is presented to the com­ munity at no charge RSVPs arc requested to Nancy Goodin al (269) 948-5579. Delton schools fine tune grade point averages by Shawna Huhbarth Stuff Writer The Delton Kellogg Board of Education) Monday night approved recalculation of grade point averages. The current system of grading is a straight system of A=4<\ B=3.<>. C=2.0. and D=l.0. There is no differentiating between an A or A+. so essentially a student can score a 93*31 on i test and receive the same grade as a stu­ dent who scores |(M>’<. Ihe new grading system will add plusses and minuses and give greater distinction between grade scores “This would differentiate a super achiev­ er." said member Marsha Basset. "This is all about rewarding students for outstanding work and we are all about that." said Superintendent Ron Archer. Archer said the high school staff approved of the concept, and a committee of teachers and administration was formed which created “This is all about rewarding stu dents for outstanding woik and we are all about that." — Superintendent Ron Archer the proposal subn itted to the board. In other business the school board: • learned of the resignations of Elementary Assistant Principal Jason Surian. who is tak­ ing a job ••.ith Saugatuck Public Schools. and Peter Sazima. director of operations. • Approved layoffs of teachers Elizabeth Knoll, middle school music and theater arts. Jesse Mayes, high schtxil drafting and graph­ ics. Andra Newington, middle school wood­ shop. and Lisa Torres, second grade teacher Archer said. "We are hoping to call some of these people back, this is really a precaution." • Approved the next fiscal year’s budget as proposed. The budget is projecting a $168,016 deficit which will decrease the fund equity for 2006-2007 The fund equity is a sort of sav mgs account for the schools. It was pointed out that currently, wages and benefits make *ip 82*1 of the budget. • Did not approve two requests for student releases to attend other area school districts. In the first vote, involving three students, in grades 4.6. and 7. asking to attend Lakeview Schouls,in Baltic Creek. Motion was made to deny the request with Joseph Noto. Elizabeth Matteson, and Sandy Barker voting yes. The motion did not pass, but a new motion approving the release was not made. In the second vote which involved a kindergartner, a motion was made to approve the release, wirt Sandy Barker. Tony (. rossariol. and AwtaSjuaipbunier voting yes. This motion also .flErM pass. • Hired l^irry wrtulrrKlok as food service Archer said it was proposed that the ditch be filled in but with the playground on the comer he said it needed tn stay for the safetv of the children playing "They mentioned filling it in but without a guard rail the fence would not stop a car. so that is run an option for the safety of the kids." he said. He said the road improvement project was slated tor 2007 • Approved the Cedar Crest Dairy Milk bid • Approved the Schools of Choice resolu­ tion. • Approved a 5-cent increase in cost for school lunches "We haven’t raised prices in three years and we have one of the lowest prices in the area." said Archer. • Heard the superintendent's report. This will be Archer’s last board meeting with his last dav in the district being al the end of the month. Cynthia Vujea has been hired to replace Archer. “Over five years we’ve grown older and gotten more gray hair." he told the board “We have seen a lot of change both positive and negative. I want to focus on the positive tonight..." He mentioned the bond vote as being a big positive in his time with the district. "Il said a lol about the community and we have made numerous improvements to the buildings here. We have made significant cur­ riculum changes and with the KC4 curricu­ lum we have made learning a key issue here... the data shows our students are improving and that’s the goal we had when I came here We arc on a path of improvements w ith learn­ ing as w itnessed tonight with one of our stu­ dents traveling to be part of a national awards ceremony." “Its easy to focus on the things that arc going wrong." he said. "We need to celebrate New food VanderKlok service director Larry the good things that arc happening, and we need to celebrate our academics and arts as well as our athletics. When I look at the five years I spent here 1 ask myself was this five years a success or not? Its not up to anyone else but me and 1 will tell you these five years have been a success for me and I want to thank you all for making that happen." director and Rebecca Corbin as middle school special education teacher. • Heard Jtf^ner update on the continuous development plan. “This plan is what guides us into the new year." he said. Acher identified writing skills as a contin­ uous goal, with a continuing emphasis on reading in early grades. He also identified professional development, especially in the areas of KC4 curriculum training, and writing skills strategics as priority. "When I came here reading and writing was the focus and we have done an excellent job al bringing our reading scores up and now we can see that writing needs work and help .it shows up in our testing." he said. "I am pleased to say this learning target is mov­ ing forward and is getting accomplished ..we can all take pride in this." He told the board to analyze the plan and come back to decide to approve next years development plan. • Accepted a bid for the home built by tlic building and trades class for $190,000. • Expelled a student for 180 days. No other information was available by press time. • Approved the 2006-2007 school calendar w uh board member Sharon Boy le voting no. She said she was concerned that the Christmas break was too long. Boy le told her board colleagues. "I am con­ cerned about the free and lunch reduced stu­ dents. and also studies show that kids retain less and its hard for them to get back in sync the longer break is.” • Approved giving the Michigan Department of Transportation an 18-inch casement on the comer of M-43 in front of the elementary school to improve the comer with curb and gutter. Farmers Market, Admiral set ‘Customer Appreciation Day’ bv Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Hastings Admiral and the Farmers Market arc teaming up to have a Customer Appreciation Day Saturday. June 24. The appreciation day has grown from a small idea to a big happening, says organizer and Admiral Manager Mike Huska. "Admiral has been around for as long as I can remember and I thought it was about time to do something as a way for thanking our customers throughout the years." said Huska. "I came up with the idea and thought of using the lot the Farmers Market uses, and they wanted to be involved, loo. "We know that the Farmers Market would like to become a permanent fixture downtow n here and we hope they arc successful. So then I started telling people about it aid all sorts of business' wanted to get involved and it has just grown and grown." The event, which will feature free hot dogs while they last, country music from Name That Tune DJ service, and numerous d<x>r prizes, will take place across from Admiral in the parking lot adjacent to Tyden Park. Huska said the city has given permission for parking overflow to use the park. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Local businesses that have donated prizes includes local farmers. Felpausch. Tom’s Market. Allure Hair Studio. Walldorff Brew Pt.b. Hastings City Bank and numerous product companies. Huska said the event also will serve up 25 cent chips and cans of soda. "Felpausch and Tom’s Market has donated the hot dogs, which we will be serving up until they arc gone." he said. “We will also be doing a flashback from the past with full serv­ ice at the pump at the station. The fire depart­ ment is going to bring a truck down and the police will be there for the kids to see the vehicles. "(Prosecutor) Julie Nakfoor Pratt will also be here or will send information to educate the public on the anti-meth campaign with information to retailers about what to watch for w ith regards to manufacturing the drug. "It should be a really fun day for everyone, and we hope to sec all of our customers down here " Have a happy, safe, Independence Day Enjoying fireworks displays at dusk is syn­ onymous with Fourth of July celebrations, however. Sheriff Dar Leaf of Barry County wants area residents to know the rules in order to stay sale this Independence Day. There are two classes of fireworks. Class B is manufactured for use in professional dis­ play s like the one put on by your city or town­ ship These tireworks arc illegal in the state of Michigan without a permit. Class C fire­ works. however, arc the kind commonly sold in stores tor consumer use. Examples of Class C fireworks include paper caps, toy trick noise makers, sparklers, fountains, toy snakes, and toy smoke devices. It you are unsure whether your fireworks are ( lass B or Class C. follow this one simple guideline II it makes a loud bang or leaves the ground, then it is illegal’" stated Leaf "The most important thing you can do for your family is to properly educate them about fireworks and you do this by setting a gixxl example." Leaf prov ides the follow ing guidelines for the safe use of fireworks for at-home dis­ plays. • Stay away from illegal explosives. • Obey the local laws and use common sense. • Read the fireworks instructions and fol­ low them. If an item looks damaged, do not attempt to use it. • Purchase fireworks only from reputable established dealers. Legal fireworks are tested as to quality and safety Never attempt to build your own fireworks or use illegal cxpliv.sives such as M-80*s or "cherry bombs" • A responsible adult should supervise all fireworks usage. Youngsters should watch, but not handle fireworks. When used proper­ ly. all fireworks can be safe. • Fireworks arc meant to be used one at a time. Do not attempt to combine or mix fire­ works at the same time. Fuses have different bum rates. Actions like this invite accidents. • Fireworks should never be pointed or thrown at anyone. Make sure people and ani­ mals arc a safe distance away fireworks being set off. Use them only outdoors, and away from houses and vehicles. • Alcohol and fireworks do not mix. • Caution is important. Use protective eye wear and keep a water hose nearby. Don’t try to re light a dud. Soak it in water and let sit for 15 minutes before disposal. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 22. 2006 - Page 3 Wife of former Congressman Howard Wolpe dies of drowning Gifted and talented students and their two instructors at Detton Kellogg Middle School (front row, from left) Kennedy Case. Wyatt Case. Brett Thomas. Kylie Lavender. Ginny Forsyth, McKenzie Nguyen, (back row) instructor Nicole Tumer. Hunter Nemith, Alisha Vanderwoude. Brittany Leatherman. Brooklyn O'Meara. Talia Quero. Molly Egelkraut. Liz Jackson. Michael Bassett and Amanda Kanaziz Not pictured: Rose Hill and Colton Tobias Delton Middle Schoolers enjoy art camp Gifted and talented Delton Kellogg Middle School students in the area of art benefitted from a summer camp opportunity June 12-16 during the mornings at the middle school. Art teacher Nicole Tumer and fifth grade teacher Amanda Kanaziz led students through activities that incorporated science, social studies and language arts with art. Students created animal sculptures, pottery, water color paintings, sketches and tie-dye T-shirts. The art camp was made possible thanks to the Barry Intermediate School District Gifted and Talented program. Cara Dougherty, gifted and talented coordinator at the B1SD, made DKMS principal Brooke Bailee aware of a grant opportunity for gifted and talented stu­ dents. Tumer and Kanaziz then put their heads together and created a week-long pro­ gram what would enrich DKMS students' by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Judy Wolpe. wife of former Michigan Congressman Howard Wolpe. died of drown­ ing last Friday while on vacation with her husband in Guatemala. According to e-mails sent from Howard Wolpe to friends, he and his wife were swim­ ming in the Pacific Ocean when the undertow began to take them both further out to sea. Wolpe was able to make it to shore, but his wife was not. Judy Wolpe was 62. The couple was on vacation to the resort town of Chulumar. A native of Battle Creek and a graduate of Battle Creek Central High school, she served as a cabinet member for then Indiana Governor Evan Bayh and was chairwoman of the Lansing Community College Board of Trustees. She also served on the staff of then Michigan Governor James Blanchard and it was during that time she met Howard. Her first husband was David Hollister, a former Lansing mayor, state representative and now director of Labor and Economic Growth for Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Howard Wolpe was elected to the slate House in 1972 and then to Congress in 1978. serving most or all of Barry County during that time. He retired after his district was eliminated in 1992 because of rcdistricting. He also served as the U.S. State Judy Wolpe Department's special envoy to Africa He ran for governor of Michigan in 1994 but was defeated by John Engler. Wolpe currently serves as director of the Africa Program for the Woodrow Wilson International Center of Scholars in Washington. D. C. He and his wife lived in Reston. Va. experience with art and the curriculum. The kids said they had a wonderful time and left on the last day asking "When will we get to do this again?" Barry County entrepreneur club forming by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer Anyone in Barry County who owns his or her own business or is thinking of starting a new business or expanding an existing one is invited to join a new entrepreneur's club. The new group is being formed under the auspices of the Barry County Economic Development Alliance of the Barry County Area Chamber of Commerce. Representatives from the Barry County Economic Development Alliance. The Michigan State University (MSU) Cooperative Extension Service, the BarryEaton County Health Department, the Barry County Community Foundation and repre­ sentatives from several Barry County agricul­ tural businesses met at MOO-ville creamery Tuesday morning to brainstorm and discuss the possibility of forming a committee that would help promote agriculture related busi­ nesses in the county. However, after Matthew Birbeck. a supply chain specialist and counselor liaison for Michigan State University's Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, spoke about his work with other communities and a brief brainstorming session it was decided to form an informal "club" to promote entrepre­ neurship of all types in the county. "The biggest need for entrepreneurs is sup­ port." said Birbeck. "What I like to do is cre­ ate 'clubs’ where people can get together and network and share information rather than stuffy committees." Birbeck said that with the club people could come in talk about problems they are having with establishing or expanding their business and others could share their experi­ ence or connect them with resources that helped them when they were in a similar sit­ uation. "If we work together to pave the road, we will sec more businesses in Barry County. Said Barry County Economic Development Alliance Director Dixie Standel-Manshum. The entrepreneur's club will meet on the third Tuesday of every month starting in August, and will be held at a different loca­ tion in the Barry County There will be a fea­ tured speaker who is an expert in some field or area of interest to entrepreneurs such as getting all the required permits and other paper work, creating a business plan and more. The first meeting of the club is slated for 6:30 to 9 p.m Tuesday. Aug. 15. at MOOville creamery located south of Nashville at the comer of M-66 and Lawrence Road. Steve Tackitt. director of the Barry-Eaton County Health Department w ill be the speak­ er. Those who attend are asked to bring a sug­ gestion for name of the newly formed group. A prize will be awarded tor the name that is chosen. For more information, call StandelManshum (269} 945-2454 Barry County Sheriff's deputies found this growing operation at a Hickory Comers area house and later arrested the suspect Deputies bust area pot grower Hard at work with their artistic endeavors are Liz Jackson, instructor Nicole Tumer and Brooklyn O'Meara. by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Barry County Sheriff’s deputies got a big bonus Tuesday when they arrested a man on Sheffield Road near Hickory Comers Tuesday in connection with the theft of cop­ per wire and tubing from the Kalamazoo area. To their surprise, a search of the residence turned up. in addition to the copper wiring and tubing, 367 marijuana plants growing in the basement. Deputies also recovered a quad runner reported stolen from Calhoun County. The suspect, who was not home at the time of the search, subsequently was arrested and lodged in the Barry County Jail, where he awaits arraignment. He faces charges of delivery and manufacture of drugs, maintain­ ing a drug house, probation violations and receiving and concealing stolen property. Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf, said the wrest may solve a series of thefts throughout the area. Leaf said the suspect was running from one of the loca’ions of a larceny when he got a flat tie and was tiding on the rim. “He got a flat tire and was riding on his rim all the way up through Barry Cour.ty and that is hew they tracked him rghl to his heme.’’ Leaf said when deputies arrived at the home, however, the suspect was nc« then and they received permission from his faihtr to search the house. “That's when they stumbled on the mari­ juana operation.’’ Leaf said. The sheriff estimated the value of the mar­ ijuana at approximately $1,000 per plant. He also said the parents of the suspect could face legal action, including possible forfeiture of their home, if it is determined they knew about the alleged crime', discov­ ered there. Construction in Lake 0 begins Michael Bassett shows instructor Amanda Kanaziz his artistic creation The road construction on Fourth Avenue in Lake Odessa has just begun and though the main street will be closed all summer, local businesses are open. There is parking on the side streets that cross Fourth Avenue, in Carl’s parking lot, beside the library, on Tupper Lake Street, in the village park on M-50 and in the village parking lot at the north end of the business block. The alleys are paved and customers are encouraged to use back entrances when necessary. The south end of Fourth Avenue will; amain open for Art in the Park Saturday July 1. (Photo by Helen Mudry) �Page 4 - Thursday. June 22, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Republican administrations proven hazardous to our nation To the editor: Every time I sec (or hear) a conservative whining about the Bush To the editor. I am very upset with Wade Trombley, one of the candidates running for the Michigan House of Representatives, who seems to called them.) This shows me a disregard for property owners and their rights, because I see many of this candidate’s signs are up in road right of 1 often think of an old friend who was a ranking officer in both the Kalamazoo police and sheriff’s department. He claimed he’d been for the last 40 years. Consider for a revenge and oii) they’ve been subverting the constitution's intent for six years (including the stolen elections of 2000 and 2004). a moment (if you will) what they've foisted off on the nation as "leaders" over the past I do not exaggerate when 1 contend total failure in every aspect of administration poli­ four Republican presidential administrations. cy. foreign and domestic. Even the much- Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew both forced to vaunted economy is a false bubble, bloated oy the destructive expenditure of billions on a Administration. I wonder where they’ve Candidate should remove unwanted signs Under the guise of a “War on Terror." (actually abandoned in a secret dual quest for resign — Agnew as a thief, Nixon as foul­ mouthed liar who allowed (even ordered) underlings to plot abduction, break-ins. and murder of a prominent columnist (Jack Anderson) in the White House basement. Nixon was replaced by Gerald Ford who'd never busted a person solely for possession of POL "In 30 years. I've never met a mean pot­ bead," he said (on many occasions). In the intelligence department, just over a year and a half ago Bush. Cheney, Rice, and situation we wish didn't exist. If people feel Rumsfeld were saying the same things about Porter Goss they re now saying about General so good about this economy, why has the price of gold nearly doubled? Why do mort­ Hayden (the Air Force model technocrat), the latter recently replacing the former at CIA. gage foreclosures hover near all-time highs? The Bush administration has further muddled Why must we rely on illegals to fill so many jobs? an intel community reeling from repetitive failure and many leadership gaffes. think he can put his campaign signs wherever ways in front of vacan’ properties around the signed (attested to truth off the Warren Report he county. Docs he have so little support that he can't get permission to put signs out in legiti­ on the murder of JFK. Ronald Reagan/Gcorge Herbert Walker planning. They're not even reacting, merely mate locations? I have a couple of recommendations for Bush refused to maintam a hard-line (in sup­ adapting stated policy to results of their own port of president Carter) toward Iran over the blunders. Virtually nothing has been accom­ party. He’ll soon become the Earl of some­ thing or another, and be kicked upstairs (to Mr. Trombley: 1. Pull all signs that are placed where per­ embassy hostage crisis in the 1980 campaign. Electai and re-elected, they eventually sold plished in Iraq. By every measure and stan­ the House of Lords) where nothing ever hap­ dard, things are worse there than before we sons didn't give permission 2. Apologize to the landowners and then weapons to Iran, used the profits to support private armies in Central and South America. went in. We've lost 2,500 soldiers dead. pens any more. In a more light hearted vein, it’s a boot the 18,000 wounded (many most horribly). Two way take the offending sign and leave. 3. Learn a little more about the laws deal­ Several of their minions were convicted of felonies in the aftermath. Iraqi army outfits began shooting at one Catholic, are reacting to "’The DaVinci Code” on film. The novel has called forth a ing with property owners’ rights, and the use (Admiral Tom Poindexter, and the idiot Ollie North forgot their oaths of office wants. My father owns property just north of Hastings, and someone trespassed on the property and put out his sign. I am confused about how an individual can believe he has the ability and knowledge to represent us in Lansing, but yet he doesn't have an under­ standing about basic issues such as property owncta* rights and state highway right of ways. The road right of way doesn't belong to just These people are not leading. They’re not another earlier this month — you'll see more of it. In the ally department, it appears Tony Blair has worn out his welcome in his own Protestant zealots. religious and mighty effort by the zealously faithful, but the The best (fastest and best protected) runner crackpots seemed u. he growing frantic, stri­ required preserving, protecting, and defend­ of Sept. 11, realizing he's up to his eyeballs in dent. as the release date for the movie neared. and wait until you have had chance to learn ing the U.S. Constitution, not the president). Well, they have a lot to hide. property and besides, the state has rules that don't allow you to place your signs in their how to treat and respect constituents and their Reagan avoided impeachn<nt only because errors, is now running away from the war he foolishly begged the enemy to "'bring it property. Then maybe they will respect him on."Oh, yeah, in Afghanistan, where we had a right of ways. enough to give him their vote. congressional leaders knew him to be in early siages of Alzheimer's disease. any citizen to do what they want to it. You can't just think that this looks like a good place for a sign, and put it there. It’s not your of state highway right of ways. 4. Reconsider the candidacy at this time righteous cause and our real enemy all but in At Auschwitz recently, the new Pope asked God (rhetorically, of course) how he allowed (By the way. the state highway department D. Leask. G. H. W. Bush’s choice of Dan Quayle as the bag. things are pretty much back to where the Nazi holocaust. For pan of his answer he should check out the wartime Pope. Pius XII. will start removing this sign because ! have Hastings vice president (who couldn't spell potato) was they were when we went in there (all those known to modem historians as ’"Hitler’s an indication of :he contempt the president felt for the electorate, and a sad commentary wasted years ago). 1 don't think we'll get another chance in Afghanistan. No invader Pope’ or the ”Nazi Pope.' on his concern for the country should he (and some tough ones have tried) has ever become incapacitated. With sound democrat­ succeeded there. Horrible place to wage war. ners. Sicker, most likely, as the suck-ups are usually both sinner and zealot. Religious ic allies they had Saddam Hussein on the Horrible place to live, as well, if you're a woman, girl, Christian, free spirit or non­ zealots of every stripe (historically speaking) Muslim. Great place to live if you want to get A record of organized religion's transgres­ sions would fill at least as much space as Old NOTICE OF ZONING ORDINANCE ADOPTION Pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 183 of 1943. as amended, notice is hereby given that the Barry County Board of Commissioners has adopted the following Ordinance which amends the Barry County Zoning Ordinance in the following manner ropes in the first Gulf War, then left the prob­ lem there for the 21st century, after blowing 100 billion dollars. rich in the opium trade. Since we arrived God must get as sick of suck-ups as of sin­ have hands dirty as any politician or general. George (Dubya) Bush/Richard Cheney. there, they've become the world's biggest (90 Where do you start with these pathetic crimi­ percent) supplier of the drug. Waging a war The Zoning District f ap has been amended as follows: nal cowards, torturers, draft-dodgers, service on pot and cocaine in the Americas, assisting Did ya see Senator McCain sucking-up to ORDINANCE NO.: AJ-2OT6 evaders? Every week another ranking admin­ growers of opium and manufacturers of hero­ Falwell at Liberty University's commence­ in in Afghanistan. ment ceremony? Truly sad. Selling his soul, is fart of the North 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Sec. 18. TIN. R9W. Described as commencing at the West 1/4 comer of Sec. 18. th running along the West line of said section North. 1364.0 ft more or less to a point which is North 33 ft from the intersection of the North 1/8 line of Sec. 18 and said West line of Sec. 18, said point also being the POINT OF BEGINNING of this description: th continuing along said West line North. 355.0 ft; th North 89 Deg 29' 10" East. 249.0 ft to the Northerly extension of an existing fence line; Th along said fence line South 07 Deg 01’ 24" East 360.0 ft; th parallel with North 1/8 line of Sec. 18. West. 293.0 ft to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Containing 2.14 acres more or less. Subject to the use of land 100.0 ft in wid*h lying 50.0 ft on each side of the Center line (measured at right angle of South M43 Hwy for high­ way purposes subject to other easements, conditions, restrictions, limitations and easements of record. istration official is convicted, arrested, sub­ poenaed. or accused of criminal violations. if “War on Drugs" money was dropped my guess, to a fat (and false) prophet for the (Growing numbers believe they're the best from the federal budget, at least half the cops ignorant fringe. Maybe the attempt will cost suspects in the Sept 11 attacks, using their in America would be out of work. I'm not say­ him his moderate base, but who knows with long-time associate Osama bin Laden's al ing it would be a good thing, though if offi­ these Republicans — nothing ever develops Quaeda to set the stage.) cials would stop spreading horror stories the way they think it will. At any rate, no No wonder they broke long-standing proto­ col to raid a Democrat congressman's office about pot to kids - who quickly learn it's pret­ more (or less) than I expected from the sena­ ty harmless stuff — they might get a more tor. (infuriating congressional members of both positive reaction from them regarding the Larry Hamp. parties). Thieves make up a majority of the really dangerous drugs, such as meth, coke, Hastings congress, and a majority of the majority in both houses. Investigations won't make much crack, heroin. headway before election day. f Know Your Legislators: Cemetery needs new entrance sign To the editor: I wasn’t aware that the poster of ‘rules" at the main entrance of Riverside Cemetery was there until I purchased lots there a few years ago. Nor did it occur to me that the "Riverside From C-3 TO C-l (see outlined area on map) Entrance" sign showed many years of exis­ This map is a portion of the Official Zoning Map of Barry Tw-p. of Barry County*. Michigan. tence and certainly wasn’t attractive any The above named ordinance becomes effective June 29. 2006. Copies of this ordinance are available for purchase or inspection in the Bany County Planning Office at 220 W. State St. Hastings. Michigan between the hours 8:00 AM. • 5 P.M. (dosed between 12-1 p.mj. Monday thru Friday. Please call (269) 945-1290 for further information. Date: June 22. 2006 Clare Tripp. Chairperson Barry County Board of Commissioners and New testaments combined, in print half die size. more. The cemetery is very beautiful with its rolling hills and trees and its history of about 200 years. By now. most everyone should know the “rules" and must feel that a new entrance sign would be very much appreciated. Laura Schroeder. Debbie S. Smith. Clerk 77MHuy.>_________________________________________________ Barry County______________________ Hastings Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. U.S. Sanais Debbie Stabenow, Democrat, 702 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510. phone (202) 224-4822 Cart Levin, Democrat. Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510. phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 '.hchigan Ave.. Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503. phone (61?i 456-2531. Rick Temnela. regicnel rep­ resentative. U.S. Congress Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District (All of Barry County), 1714 Luncwoth House Office Building, Washington, D C. 20515-2203. phone (202) 225-3831. <ix (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 166. Federal Building. Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503. phone (616) 451-8383. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Democrat. P.O. Box 30013. Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Patty Birkholz. Republican, 24th District (All of Barry County). Michigan State Senate. State Capitol. 805 Famum Building, P.O. Box 3006, Lansing, Mich. 48909-7536. Call: (517) 373-3447. Fax: (517) 373-5849. e-mail: senpbirkholz@senate.michigan.gov State Representative Gary Newell, Republican, 87th District (All of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives, 351 Capitol. Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. More parking time needed? The Hastings Do you think that times for parking in downtown Hastings should be the two or three hour limits be extended so that people who come into town to shop, dine or go to a movie don’t get a parking ticket? Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 nttshKib,. Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 jonn j acoos rreoenc jacooc President Vtx Preactort Steven Jacob* Secretary/Treasurer • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Editor} Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor} Jar. Cohoon. Hastings: "I have the biggest beef about the time limits. I think the lime limits dis­ courage shoppers who want to spend time down­ town dining as well." Rob Augustine. Hastings: "I think the extension is much needed. It will help both tourists to the area and residents who don’t want to have to move their cars after two hours." Brandon Bower. Hastings: “Yes. especially since most movies are more than two hours long ar. extension of time is really needed." Harold Fields. Hastings: "1 would like to see parking times extended because two hours is just too short. It would make parking more equitable" Rusty Fields, Hastings: “Two hours is too short for people who want to do things or go to movies and no one wants to get a tick­ et." Larry Whitaker, Hastings: "Two hours is just not enough time to shop or eat or visit with friends." Helen Mudry Sandra Ponsetto Patricia Johns Brett Bremer Fran Faverman Kelly Lloyd Jon Gambee Shawna Hubbarth • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Ciass*ad ads accepted Monday through Fnday. 800am io 5:30 pm Scott Ommen Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacobs Subscription Rates: $30 per year m Barry County $32 per year r adjommg counties $35 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Sand address changes to: PO BoiB Hastings. Ml 4*0580002 Second Ctas Postage Pad It Huangs. Ml 49058 .. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 22. 2006 - Page 5 RED ROSE, continued from page 1------- Opinion Ire View candidate forums like job interviews In this increasingly hot political season, we still have three public forums left before the Aug. 8 primary election, the first of which will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings. The two candidates for Barry County Prosecutor finally will go head to head in what we hope will provide voters with essential information to enable them to make wise choices at the polls. I agree with the criticism that too many candidate forums wind up being exercises in finding out which candidate is most likable. That’s why we're working with the Barry Democrats in try ing to provide a pub­ lic service — a forum in which the accent will be on important issues rather than on fluff. We voters need to listen carefully to answers from appointed incumbent Julie Nakfoor Pratt and challenger Thomas Evans to get a good handle on what kind of job cither would do as prosecutor. We have to overlook superficial factors. Instead, we have to look seri­ ously at what either of the two will bring to the job. a position too important and challenging to be left simply to the one who we think has the nicest personality. The Banner is taking a more active role in this year's candidate events by being moderators and helping to plan the events. Some may suggest the local newspaper shouldn't get involved because it has to report on these proceedings. We couldn’t disagree more. Presidential debates almost always are refereed by journalists because they often have sound knowledge of the issues, they've been following the campaigns and have a good idea about what to ask. It's what they do. Furthermore, though we agree prejudice can be part of the process, we believe everybody has bias, and anyone who says otherwise is naive or not telling the truth. Thirdly, who else should moderate such a forum, someone from the outside who is unbiased, but clueless about what the issues really are? We believe candidate forums, not just in Barry County, but almost everywhere, too often fall short of providing voters with essential information in order to make up their minds. That's why we will try. and maybe we’ll fail, to oc tougher with the people who have cho­ sen to ask for your votes to serve the public. We're going to attempt to ask tough questions and insist on answers that enlighten us. rather than just make us feci good. All pubik officials should be held accountable to tire people they serve. We insist they show up for their job interview in front the pub­ lic and earn their trust. And may the better candidate win. We sincerely hope there is a good crowd tonight at Thomas Jefferson Hall. But if you can't make it. we hope yea read the Banner afterward and begin thinking critically about who you want to be Barry County's ejected prosecutor for the next two years. Board members accountable to the public, not colleagues Some people may think it's just a tempest in a teapot, an issue no: really worth debating, but the constant struggle on the County Board over granting excused absences can be revealing and informative. I; seems over the yes-s the commissioners have taken up the ritu­ al of granting absolution to those not able to show up. Closer exair ination shows the entire idea is a waste of board time and more evi­ dence of a social club in which somehow members have to excuse one another when they're not doing what we elected them to do. Thc.v is no question there are times commissioners will have good reasons not to attend meetings — maybe a death in the family, illness, vacation or other circumstances. However, when board members don't show up for work, it seems foolish to excuse them, like they're high school students try ing to explain absenteeism from class or children trying to assure parents they have reasons for doing something they shouldn't have. I agreed with Commissioner Michael Callton when he said it’s high time commissioners treat their colleagues like adults, like col­ lege professors treat their students. In other words, if you don't show up and you are unable to do your job properly because of it. you must run the risk of being held accountable by a higher authority — the voters in your district. Calhon believes in this so strongly that he insisted eccntly to fel­ low commissioners Hoot Gibson and Don Nevins he not be excused for his own absence. The other five, however, somehow felt the nerd to grant him. over his own objections, forgiveness for not being there. The insight this can give us is sometimes commissioners seem to be compelled to protect one another from the potential wrath of their constituents, as if they're members of some sort of special club, or a ■■team.” My memo the board, as a result, is very simple: Good government does not exist for the benefit of those who govern, its solemn task to serve the people who elect them. For me. this point is non-negotiable. — Fred Jacobs, sice president. J-A<* Graphics Woodmansee and Conner Worm. Honor Roll: All As — Clara Bagley. Aubrey Beeler. Nicholas Bieganski. Avery Blackbum. Carly Boehm. Tyler Bourdo. Taylor Gallagher. Sixth grade All As — Kacy Amaro-Cheek. Michael All Alex Haase. Taylor Hennessey. Ryan Delton Kellogg Middle School Bassett. Nicole Blaszak. Meghan Boer. Hoeberling. Cameron James. McKenzie Sixth marking period Nicolas Brindley. Cassandra Coplin, Taylor Nguyen, Fifth grade Earl. Sarah Eddy. Katherine Groesbeck. Ryan Hook. Lewis Hunt. Sarah Ixpird. Paradowski. Britta^ ' Smith, Dallas Swinehart. Knstine Wine and Josie Wooten. As — Caleb Joshua Alman. Brittany — Kayla-Lea Norris. Evan Beadle. Jeffrey Arkwright. Nicholas Aukerman. Christian Chelsea Martin. Kami McCowan. Alexis Newiand. William Schut. Gabrielle Shipley. Boze. Jarryd Calhoun. Molly Egelkraut. Michael Shockley. Hannah Smith. Tyler Bissell. Alexander Blincoe. Meghan Bottle, Dylan Bouchie, Breeana Calhoun. Mitchell Virginia Forsyth. Christian Fritz, Logan Vining. Ryan Watson. Brian Wilder. Ciaira Chapman. Trevor Curtice. 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Arredondo, Anthony Bates. Wesley Boniface. Travis Boze. Jared Buckland, Jolene Drum. Adam Farrah. Misti Farrah. Minshall. Scarlett Moore. Ryan Mount. Tessa Foreman. Chaleah Gehrman. Aiea Jamie O’Grady. Aaron Hammond. Pursley. Joel Quick. James Ramsey. Jamie Jacob Calkins, Shawna Cheney. Sarah Kanr.on Hayes. Brooklyn McConahay. Amanda Mikolajczyk. Jacob Clcven. Kenneth Coates, Zachary Cook. Hoffman. Katie Hook. Caylie Hudson. Raulston. Amber Robert Cooley. Kyle Duff. Logan Durbin. Kayla Hyatt. Jeffrey Jackson. Ashley Jones. Robinson. Cassandra Justin Ferris, Janelie Fluty. Dakota Fugate. Victor Brandon Graff. Caleb Gurd, Zacharay Haas. Chelsea Ari an ns Blake Hearor. Jones. Jovanovich. Marshall. Brooke Adam Lamphicr. May. Casey Kylie McCoy. Brandi Miner. Mattie Morgan. Ky la Leatherman. Zachary Mutch. Ashton Norris. Norman O’Meara. Leinaar. Emily Leslie. Morgan Marshall. Alison Papesh. Tyler Payne. Phoenix Pease. Zachary Meyers. Brookelynn O'Meara. Julia Owen. Lucas Panos. Shelby Payne. Nickolas Lavender. Brittany Peters. Talia Quero. Jessica Pierce. Andrew Kaleigh Rawlings. Simmons. Emily Smith. Nolan Smith. Ashley Strobel. John Synwob. Jonathon Todd. Charles VanHoose. Krystal Wensauer and Beau Zelenock. Eighth grade All As — Cody Anderson. Joshua Boulter. Ramsey. Cody Sevigny. Lindsay Smith. Morgan Smith. Kelsey Sofia. Colin Talbot. Robbins, Mallory Sewell. Hannah Smith. Tiffany Smith, Kelsey Sutherland. Jordannc Jeffrey Thompson. Caitlin Travis. Casey Groesbeck. Tyler Haywood. Christopher Trefry. Mitchell Wandcll. Kaleigh Workman Terry. Simone Tilbury, Colton Tobias, and Jessica Zavala. Horrocks. Brandon Humphreys. Anna Hunt. Matthew Ingle. Jonathan Kelley. Nicholas Raymond Vickery, Grant Walker. Austin Wines, Jessie Wolthuis. Shelby Seventh grade “We apologize to the people of Barry County and Surrounding areas. Try as we may to repair, service, or re-tire your vehicles, we find it impossible to do more than 100 cars per week. Please be patient with us We are worth the wait. Please call ahead as scheduling is very tight. Thank you for your patience Neil Wilder Deibert. Phelps. Taylor Hannah Williams. 818 E. Clinton St.. Hastings 269-5148-2192 Thomas Sewell. Cody Lauren Warner. Young and Francque Zelenock. Honor Roll — Aaron Aukerman. Blake Baird. Molly Baker. Katelyn Bloomberg. Boss. Jordan Bourdo. Timothy Brauer. Chelsea Brisboy, Tiffany Bryant. Renida Clark. Alexander Coplin. Benjamin Crookston. Justin Curtis. Sarah Dawson. Shelbie Di mond. Morgan Duff. Trevor Eitel. Samantha Englesma. Courtney Frost. Benjamin Geibig. Paige Green. Chelsea Haas. Emily Hardy. Luke Hatfield. Jennifer Heney. Derek Hibbert. Tiffany Hofe. Anton Hofmann. Jake Homister. Leah Hook. Joseph Koopman. Richard Lindsey. Kelley Hobbies for McConnell include swimming and being on the water and under the water as a scuba diver. He also once restored a 1931 Ford Model A Roadster. McConnell “loves classic movies, the History Channel, video games and especially computer solitaire." Schoesscl said. “Lynn was a member of the General Academy of Dentistry, the Omicron Kappa U psi I on Honorary Dental Society and received the Dr. Paul S. Crosby Award for Excellence in Operation Dentistry. “...It is apparent that Rotary themes and ideas are prominent - excellence in his voca­ tion. club service, community activism and definitely “Service Above Self." Schoesscl said of McConnell. “...The impetus for the Red Rose Award came from three of the Dowagiac club mem­ bers passing away within three months, and the realization that we should tell people what we think of them while they are with us rather than waiting to say nice things about them after they've gone." Schoessel said. The Red Rose Award has been pre­ sented to Lynn McConnell, who is pic­ tured here with his wife. Emmalene UNIONS, continued from page 1 Martindale. Andrea Merriman. Bradley with the Community Action Agency's use of two classrooms at Southeastern Elementary for the Head Start program and Barry Intermediate School District's use of one classroom at Southeastern and one at Star Elementary for the next academic year. They may be up to a 5 percent increase in facility usage fees. • Adopted system-wide areas of emphasis for the 2006-07 school year. • Agreed to levy 17.754 mills in non-homestcad property taxes, 6.0 mills in homestead property taxes and 5.75 mills for debt retire­ ment for the next fiscal year. • Approved the appointments of Pam Colburn and Katelyn Martz as early child­ hood specialists at the Child Care Center, and of Molly and Melissa Wallace as lifeguards at the pool in the community recreation center. • Approved the school improvement plan for the next four years, starting with the 2006­ 07 academic year. • Decided to renew its annual membership with the Michigan High School Athletic Association. • Adopted an eighth grade textbook. “Creating America: The History of the United States through World War I.” • Scheduled the date of its annual reorganizational meeting for 7:30 p.m. Monday. July 10. at the all-purpose room at the middle school. New board members Tammy Pennington and Jeff Guenther will be wel­ comed, replacing Teny McKinney and Mike Hubert. E-MAIL, continued from page 1--------Unicameral Michigan effort. Lukasiewicz and other members of the “Fire the Senate" campaign have offered each member of the Michigan Senate an opportu­ nity to debate the issue publicly at a mutually convenient time, but not one has taken up the challenge. There was no word yet on whether any action at the state level would be taken as a result of the e-mail. Meyers. John Meyers. Samantha Michael. Dustin Millard. Sequoyah Millard. Michelle Nesmith. Terin Norns. Kirsten Nottingham. Sara Osborne. Jamie Patrick. Samantha Reed. Wilder’s Tire & Auto Service Gehrman. Chana Koon. McKenzie Lester. Kaitlin Marshall. Maria Ogg. Randi Pash. Taylor Peavey. Cara Logan member. McConnell was a founding board member of the Hastings Education Enrichment Foundation. He also led the Hastings schools* millage campaign in the 1970s and later the campaign to renovate Central School Auditorium. He has served as a church elder at the First Presbyterian Church. The “Positive Action For Tomorrow Award" was presented to McConnell a few years ago from the Barry County Futuring Committee. He also was a semi-finalist in a Community Spelling Bee. “Since his retirement in Avgust. 2005. Lynn has worked with Habitat tor Humanity and finally bought tire ‘boat of his drcams' this past April," Schoesscl said. Born and raised in Grand Ledge, McConnell went to Michigan State University on a band scholarship. "A good argument could be made that the most rabid sports fans in college come from the band,” Dr. Cassell teased. “If you ever get to watch the State band get ready for game day and march down the street through that tunnel, you will understand why you dw't want to get in their way. ”He (McConnell) was enrolled in the pttdental program until 1959 when military service interrupted his career path for about three years. He returned to State in 1962. graduated and headed to the Dental School at the University of Detroit.” After graduating from Dental Schoo! in May 1970. McConnell moved to Hastings and worked in the office of Dr. Steve Loftus. “Unless he’s given it up recently, he con­ tinues to play in the MSU Alumni Marching Band for football games and the Alumni Pep Band for basketball. He is a long term season ticketholder for football games and goes to some of the basketball games." Cassell said. Schoessel spoke about McConnell's love for music, noting that he was a drum major in high school, was a member of the Saxon City 6 (a German band) and currently is a member of the Thomapple Wind Band. Hastings City Band and Les Jazz besides his MSU stints. McConnell also has a private pilot's license, and flew his father's Cessna, often taking MSU students home for Christmas. Schoessel said. Brinley. Abigail Culbert. James Gavin Aryka Poling. Taeler Proudfit. Brandon Lynn McConnel. (third from left) has received the Hastings Rotary Club's Red Rose Award Pictured with him are (from left) Carl Schoessel. Red Rose Award Committee chairman; wife Emmalene McConnell, grandson Blake McConnell, son Dean McConnell, daughter-in-law Karen McConnell, granddaughter Sydney McConnell, stster-in-law Marti McConnell. Dr Eldon Cassell, Red Rose Committee member; and Dan Mejeur, club president. McConnell also has a daughter. Shannon Venable and son-in-law, Ed Venable, and grandsons Joshua Killinger and Hunter Venable, who live in Virginia and were not present during the award ceremony. Nicholas Rendon. Jacob Rhoda. Ryann Risner. Stephanie Ritchie. Paige Robinson. Kenzi Rombaugh. Taylor Rountree. Katie Searles, l^mey Seaver. Brenton Smith. Clinton Stonebumer. Dylan Tilbury. Kali Tobias. Nicholas Vanarsdal. Joshua White. Caitlin Williamson. Lance Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... Wortinger and Nicole Zito. 269-945-9554 �Page 6 - Thursday, June 22. 200t - The Hastings Banner Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics Walter J. Lewis PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 locry Road. Do* ling. Ml 49050 Pastor. Sieve Olmstead. (616) 758*3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m_; Sunday School 11.*0 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m; Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. WELCOME CORNEILS I SITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. MI 49058 Rev B-b Smith Phooe 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9:30 a.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "Member Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev Fr Charles P McCabe III. Rector. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship • 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School 11*00 a m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship It.*00 a.m.; Evening Service at 600 p.m; Wednesday Prayer Bible 700 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd . Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077 Pastor Patti Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men’s group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ’s Quilter.. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapelume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn, Hastings. Pastor Dan Cunu. Pastor Osborn, Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth & Family ; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a.m.. Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m. Evening Service; 7:00 p.m Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise A MotioiVChildrcn's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Dehon. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m.. Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Senice 7 p.m. ST. C Y RIL'S CATHOi IC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Cmholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9:30 a.m. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 48X7 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 a_m Sunday School 11:15 a.m.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-? 18-0007. Church Secretary Treasurer. Linda Cobb Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Soo Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4) (to resume in September) Wednesday 7 pm • Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 am. - Women's Bible Study. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 am. and 11:00 am; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Maw. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 ajn. • Sunday School 10:30 am SAINTS ANDREW & M ATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week* <15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rt Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ ondrewmatthias. We arc part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prater at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-Tilled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m.. 6.00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girts ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNTTED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9803 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 am. This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptised Christians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITION AL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHLNGS 314 E Mam Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030 Sunday Mam 3:30 pun. First Fnday Holy Hour 5 p.m. First Friday Mass 6 p.m. ConfeMiom: 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mau. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 a m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E Sate Rd. (Corner of State Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 a.m. Kids for Christ. 11:00 a.m. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages KMX) am with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m., 2ral Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645 Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street Hastings. MI 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. IJrtX) Traditional Worship Service. Wc offer various Sunday school classes al 8:15, 9:30 and II am. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058 ( 269 ) 945-5463. Rev Dr Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9.00 a.m Traditional Worship Service; 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided for both services, and during Sunday School! Visit us online at v jt<tt Itraichurchhminga.Qig and our web log for sermons at hnp //haMingspresbytrnim Hog apottutik Jam 22 • Youth to MI Adveature. June 25 - Youth Group - off kto. June 26 - AB Faith Nlghl/Whltecaps game. June 28 • 1248 Kiwani* This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEX FAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan CLOVERDALE Waller J. Lewis of Cloverdale passed away Friday. June 16. 2006 at Carveth Village in Middleville. He was bom June 26.1906 i.y Middleville, the son of James and Mary (Guest) Lewis. Walt owned and operated Lewis Electric and Plumbing Co. in Cloverdale and Hastings and sponsored a bowling team for many years. He was a published poet and received sev­ eral awards; was a 1926 graduate of Hastings High School; was in the U.S. Navy and a P.T. Boat Member. Walt also has been entered in the World War II Registry of Remembrance for partici­ pating in World War II. He had a life membership in the VFW. American Legion. Moose Lodge. Knights of Pythias, and was the Quartermaster and the District Commander of the VFW of Hastings. He was certified for Civil Defense, was a Republican Presidential Task Force Life Member and a member of the Heritage Foundation. Walt was a proud Americ/n. Many homes in and out of She area had their first electricity installed by Walt. He had a ksen memory and when driving around could tell you what house he installed electricity or pump or sold them their first kitchen and laundry appliances. In later years he made over 500 wooden Uncle Sam Lawn Ornaments. He was still making diem nearly to the end of his life. Preceding him iB death Were his parents; siblings; first wife, Blanche (Brooks) Lewis; his second wifcT’M^gueritc (Mack) Kelley Lewis and youngest >on. James W. Lewis. He is survived by his children. Mary Lou (Bob) Mackaluso of Battle Creek, Phil (Marilyn) Lewis of Salem. South Carolina. Suzanne (Ron) Nash of Freeport. Barbara (Karl) Andres of Delton; daughter-in-law. Anita (Jim) Lewis of Richland; former daughter-in-law. Margaret (Jim) Hnlliwill of Nashville; stepchildren. Dr. Jack (Leta) Kelley of West Lafayette. Indiana and Janice (Albert) Atanay of Lake 21, Delton; many grandchildren; nieces; nephews; cousins and friends. A memorial service was conducted on Wednesday. June 21. 2006. Ministers offici­ ating were Walt’s grandsons. Reverend David Mackaluso and son-in-law Reverend Albert Atanay. Internment as at Fort Custer National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the VFW Home. 3573 S. Waverly Rd . Eaton Rapids. Ml 48827 or a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Williams-Gorcs Funeral Home. Delton. Betty L Cutshaw A memorial service for Betty L. Cutshaw. age 80. of Ponshewaing, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday. June 24. at the First Presbyterian Church of Petoskey. The Rev. Robert Kyser, pastor emeritus of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Betty will be interred with her husband. Cutty, at Greenwood Cemetery in Petoskey. She died March 27. 2006 at Kindred Hospital in st. Petersburg. Fla. She was bom January 31. 1926. in Elkhart. Ind., the daughter of Earl McDowell and Florence Long. Betty grew c'khart. Ind., and aiiended Elkhart scl ' Kalamaztxi College. On June 7. i w7, she married Orval "Cutty" Cutshaw Jr., in Elkhart. Ind. Betty was active in the church. She loved to travel and play bridge. Betty especially enjoyed working with youth groups and young people. She and cutty hosted a Vietnamese refugee. Thich Van Le. in addi­ tion to numerous exchange students over many years. In later years, she volunteered for the American Cancer Society and the American Red Cross. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Petoskey. Survivors include her children. Greg Cutshaw of Ponshewaing. Barbara Cutshaw of Waterford. Conn.. Nancy and John Braamse of St. Petersburg. Fla.. Peggy and Chris Hanford of Leland, and "adopted" son Thich Van. Lc. of Albuquerque. N.M.. Betty also leaves six grandchildren. Parker. Jordan. Emily. Jack. Phillip and Vincent. The family suggests memorial contribu­ tions be made to Camp Quality Michigan. HASTINGS - Anna Mae Solmes. age 80. of Hastings died on Thursday. February 9. 2006 at Thomapple Manor in Hastings. Best remembered as a lovely and generous woman who was dedicated to her family. Ann Solmes was a working mom who never failed to bake special treats; take her children swim­ ming or roller skating; listen to and help her children with their schoolwork; provide din­ ners for her late-working husband and give of herself to family and friends. Bom in Blue Island. Illinois, on September 26. 1925. to Oscar Theodore Fridholm, and Anna Maria Bolin Fridholm. a Swedish immigrant family. Anna Mae Fridholm was the youngest of seven children. She was raised by her siblings and supported herself from age 15. She married Dewey Solmes on September 20. 1941. They moved to Hastings, several years later and raised three children. Russell. Leslie and David. Ann worked for 30 years at Hastings Manufacturing Company, while helping her husband with his local business: Dewey’s Sales and Service. She became expert at detailing cars. She was skilled at running just about every machine in the factory as well. After retirement, she and her husbandu spent many winters in Florida. Preceding her in death were her parents Oscar and Anna; and her siblings: Mildred Arthur. Theodore, baby Anna Florence, and George. She is survived by her husband. Dewey; her oldest sister. Violet Fridholm Bruzer of Chicago. Illinois; her three chil­ dren. Russell Allen (Dianna Ford) Solmes. Leslie Ann Solmes (David) Grunau. David Wayne (Joan Kae Cole) Solmes; eleven grandchildren. Erin Elizabeth Solmes (John Michael) Howarth. Anna Mac Solmes (John Kent) Hathaway. Gabrielle Elaine Solmes (Leander) Kellogg. Jessica Dyan Solmes (Chadwick Mark) Walden. Levi Daniel (Martina Janine Gass) Solmes. Isaac Samuel Sclmes. Robert Brook (Tiffany Turley). Andrea Brook (Bill Close). Stacey Sue Solmes (Robert) Vanderberg. Christina Jo Solmes (Wade) Woytal. David D. (Tracey Allison Reynolds) Solmes; and 16 great­ grandchildren so far. Her family wishes to thank Pennock Hospital and Thomapple Manor for all of their kindness, care, and support, particularly her many dedicated and caring nurses (Kelly Morton. Tracey Taylor. David Logan, and others) during the last two months of her life. Ann was a faithful Lutheran all her life and has many caring friends from her local con­ gregation. Memorial services will be held on Saturday. June 24. 2006 al 10 a.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church. 239 E. North St.. Hastings. Rev. Michael J. Anton officiating. All are welcome. Arrangements arc by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. HICKORY CORNERS - Kenneth C. "Bud" Brown, age 79. of Hickory Comers, passed away Monday morning at his home surrounded by his loving family. Bud was bom September 27. 1926 in Bedford, the son of Cleo F. Brown and Gena E. ( Whittemore) Brown, and moved to Hickory Comers when he was 3 years old. where he has lived since. Bud was a busy man in both his work and his community. He spent many years in the construction industry as a cement mason and as a builder and rcmodeler. Bud was also employed in maintenance at Gull Lake Community Schools. Bud loved to do wood­ working and decorating pine cones. He was a life member of the American Legion where he dedicated much time; he was also a 32nd degree mason. Surviving Bud are his wife Mary, whom he married July 30th. 1982; his former wife and mother of his children. Beverly Brown; 2 sons. Dean Lantona and David (Julie) Brown; and daughter Debi (Steve) Lewis. He is also survived by 2 step-sons. Jack (Cindy) Nadwomik and Daniel (Tonye) Nadwomik; step-daughter. Kathy (Barry) Walker. Grandchildren Jennifer. Ryan. Chris. Tiffany. Brittney. Susan. Adam, Jacob, and Hemi; Brother. Cleo “Jr" Brown; sisters, Lois (Gene) Woolley and Barbara (Ted) Davidson; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 24. at 10:00 a.m. at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home in Delton. Pastor Jeff Worden officiating and the interment with Military Honors will be in the East Hickory Comers Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday. June 23 from 4:00 p.m. - 9 p.m. al Williams-Gores Funeral Home in Delton. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion Playground Fund. | Mary Louise (Dunham) Geiger■ WOODLAND - Mary Louise (Dunham) Geiger, aged 82, of Woodland, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, June 20.2006. She was bom in Lansing on May 10. 1924, the daughter of the late Eldon and Mabel Dunham. She married Roland Geiger on August 29. 1947. Mary Lou was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and the Woodland United ftnumiitcffr, children. Sherry Geiger of Lmlng. dreg (Deb) Geiger of Coral. Jeffrey (Elaine) Geiger of Woodland, and Kris (Greg) Thelen of Lake Odessa; 8 grandchildren; 4 great godchildren; sister, Doris (Richard) Benedict of Columbus, Ohio; and many nieces a^d nephews. Visitation will be held at the Woodland United Methodirt Church on Thursday, June 22. from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. slM 6 00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The funeral service will bt held at the Woodland United Metkndist chuivh on Saturday. June 24 at II .*00 a.m. Burial will take place in Woodland Memorial The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Woodbind United Methodist church, or the Ba*ry County Commission on Aging. Geraldine F. Fikes HASTINGS - Geraldine F. Fikes, ige 88. of Hastings, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday. June 14. 2006 at Carveth Village. Middleville. She is survived by her caring, loving hus­ band of 64 years. Maurice S. bikes; two daughters. Phyllis A. (Jerome) Essex ot Hastings, Elaine S. (John) Kelley of Clinton Twp.; three sons, Robert C. Fikes of Sterling Heights. Timothy N. Fikes of Clinton Twp.. David P. Fikes of Clinton Twp; four grand­ children; six great grandchildren; three broth­ ers. Gordon Timyan of Deland. Florida. Robert (Sue) Timyan of Grand Blanc. Phillip (Pat) Timyan of Grand Blanc; many nieces, nephews and a host of friends. According to her wishes, cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by the Beeler Funeral home. Middleville. Rm/ L(iirrbarii Owner/ Dinrior Girrbach tfuneraljfome 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 • 269-945-3252 Serving Hastings, Barry County and Surrounding Communities lor 40 years Offenng Traditional and Cremation Senrices Hastings Only Independent. Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Services Available Serving All Faiths f isit our ird> siltfor: • Pre-p>anning on line • View current Funeral Senrice information • Leave a memory message to family members www.girrbachfuneralhome.net 77502807 | �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 22. 2006 - Page 7 Maxine A. McClelland | Richard (Dick) Wilcox ■ HASTINGS - Maxine A. McClelland, age 83,of Hastings, died Tuesday. June 13. 2006 at her home. Mrs. McClelland was bom on November 25. 1922 tn Maple Grove Township, Barry County, the daughter of Sterling and Gladys (Roberts) Ostroth. She was raised in the Maple Grove Township and attended the Bell country school and Nashville High School. She was married to Maynard R. McClelland or. January 1.1948 and moved to the Hastings area shortly following their mar­ riage. Maxine was a loving wife, mother, grand­ mother and sister. She attended Hastings Church of the Nazarene, enjoyed traveling, photography, dining out, dancing, music of all kinds and playing the piano. Mrs. McClelland is survived by son, Maynard (Pat) McClelland of Nashville; daughters. Linda (Chuck) Stevens of Grand Rapids and Cheryl Pierson and fiance Glen Guernsey of Hastings; sons, Wayne (Jackie) McClelland of Hastings and Neil McClelland of Hastings; nine grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; brother, Gerald (Eleanor) Ostroth of Kissimmee. Florida. Preceding her in death were her parents and husband, Maynard, on November 5, 1987. Services were held Friday, June 16,2006 at Wren Funeral Home with Pastor Timothy L. Oyer officiating. Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery. Vermontville. Memorial contributions may be made to Church of the Nazarene or Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeral-home.com). Frances Ermina (Talmage) Litts DELTON - Frances Ermina (Talmage) Litts of Delton, age 85, went to be home with the Lord on June 16,2006. Frances was bom on December 9, 1920 at Nichols Hospital in Battle Creek, to Ancil and Louise Talmage. She graduated from high school in Hecla, South Dakota in 1939 and from St. Camillus School of Nursing at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo in 1947 as a RN. Frances married Kenneth Litts on October 24. 1947 in Kalamazoo. Frances was employed at the OB unit of Community Hospital and later at Arrowood Nursing Home and Upjohn Home Care in Battle Creek. Frances was a faithful and active member of Gull Lake Bible Church since 1948. serv­ ing as a junior church teacher and librarian. Frances enjoyed needlework, quilting, sewing and traveling. Frances was pi’xeded in death by her infant daughters, Nellie Esta and Adelaide Joy; daughter, Joyce Ann; and brother, Eugene Roy Talmage. She is loving remembered by her husband of 58 years, Kenneth Litts; son, Brian (Loraine) Litts; grandsons. Christopher and Matthew of Hudsonville; daughter, Ruth (Dave) Farrall, grandsons Mark and Doug of Dowling; son. Ivan (Jerri) Lins, grandchil­ dren Nathan and Kara of Stevensville; daughter, Rosemary Middleton (Jim), grand­ son. Aaron Herwarth of Battle Creek; broth­ er, Paul (Frances) Talmage of Great Falls. MT; brother, Rex (Linda) Talmage of Sulfer Springs, TX; sister. Mabel (Willie) Valech from Salem. OR. A funeral service to celebrate her life was held Wednesday, June 21, at Gull Lake Bible Church, with Pastor Gary Contrell and Pastor Paul Deal officiating. Family burial at Hickory Comers Cemetery . In lieu of flowers the family request dona­ tions to Gull Lake Bible Church or Barry Community Hospice Care. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home, Delton. HASTINGS - Richard (Dick) Wilcox, age 81, of Hastings, passed away at his home on Friday. June 16,2006 after several years of Parkinson disease. He was bom on January 1, 1925 in Hastings, the son of Lyle D. and Brenice (Pierce) Wilcox. Richard entered the United States Air Force March 20, 1943. He was sent to Keesler Field Miss., then to Airplane and Engine Mechanics School in Kansas City. Mo. He also put in training al the Northrop Factory. He spent nearly 16 months overseas with the 425th Night Fighter Squadron, seeing action al Normandy. Northern France. Adrennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. He was hon­ orable discharged as staff sergeant on October 31, 1945 at Camp Grant. 111. Richard worked at Hastings Aluminum Products in maintenance and as tool and die maker before retiring in 1986. Richard was an outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and hunting, especially going out west with his friends to hunt mule deer and antelope. He also enjoyed camping, traveling and spending winters in Florida. Richard is survived by his wife of 60 years. Arlene Wilcox of Hastings; his daughter. Carol (Charlie) Sheldon of Nashville; 2 grandchildren. Brandic (Tim) Kosters of Holland and Michael Herbig of Nashville; one great grandson, Gavyn Kosters; two brothers. Roy (Shirley) Wilcox of Hastings. Fred (Donna) Wilcox of Hastings; one sister, Alita Sinclair of Florida, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson. Kristofer Meek; a brother. Roger Wilcox; sisters, Helen Lake and Iris Underhill. Memorials can be made to Barry Community Hospice. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 al the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Carla Smith officiating. Burial with full military honors was at Hastings Twp. Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Leave a memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). celebrate 85th birthday Byron Hesterly celebrates 80th birthday Arviila Bunnell will be celebrating her 85th birthday on June 23. 2006. Those wish­ ing to send cards may do so at 200 Fair Lake. Delton. MI 49046. She would love to hear from her many friends and relatives. Happy birthday Arviila! An open house is planned for Sunday. June 25, 2:30 til 4:30 p.m. at his home 4377 E M43 Hwy.. Freeport, Ml 49325. 3 1/2 miles west of Woodland on M-43. If you are unable to attend a card would be appreciated. No gifts please. Arviila Bunnell to LAfVAkA SA AaIaMBASA Mgers to ceeorate golden wedding anniversary Lake-Havens/Veith Dorothy Bustance celebrates 100th birthday Dorothy Buslance celebrates 100th birth­ day. Dorothy is the oldest of 10 children with remaining sisters, Maxine Mick of Florida. Joey Wise of Indiana; brother, Calvin Buehler of Freeport. Dorothy’s children are Frances Maichele of Middleville, Clifford (Karen) Bustance and Ted (Susan) Bustance. both of Hastings. She has seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and six great great grandchil­ dren. An open house celebration will be held at Thomapple Manor, 2700 Nashville Hwy., Hastings, from 2-4 p.m. June 24,2006 (small dining room). Let your presence be the only gift. April Renee Lake-Havens and Mathew Edward Verth would like to announce their engagement. April is a 1995 graduate of Hastings High School and is currently working in retail in Texas. April is the daughter of Nancy Tebo, Lake. Miller of Hastings and the late Glemont Milo Lake Sr. Mathew is a 2000 graduate of Big Sandy High School in Texas and is currently work­ ing in maintenance in Texas. Mathew is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Smith of Scotland, U.K. and the late Brett Morgan Veith Sr. The couple plan to marry on a cruiseliner in Kemah. Texas on July 22. 2006. The cou­ ple will reside in Huntsville, Texas. In honor of Willie and Mary Sager’s 50th Wedding Anniversary, friends and family arc invited to an open house from I to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 1, 2006 at Faith United Methodist Church, Delton, Mich. Willie Sager and the former Mary Morse were married on June 30. 1956 in Delton, where they continue to reside. They met while attending Delton Kellogg Schools, and spcM a lot of time together at the teenage hangou’ spots: Meander Inn and the Delton Roller Rink. They are valuable members of the commu­ nity thinugh their involvement in just about every Delton event. Both have been very generous of their time over the years as active members of the Deiton Fire Department. Delton Lions Club and Faith United Methodist Church Their generosity also extends to many elderly Delton residents whom Mary and Willie have jiven much needed assistance. They have three children: Sue Quick. D'id (Tracy) Sager and Shelby (Greg) Godde; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 3td Aeutttol * r MAI/jfTREET SAVINGS BANIG eMyMreMal COUNTRY Date: Saturday. July 15 * C ost: 200.00 per team All Proceeds to Benefit Local Charities! 2006 Charities • Alpha Women's Center - To fund the expansion of their Eam-While-You-Leam Program. • Barnabas Ministries - Seeking funds to establish a shelter home for youth in Hastings. • Ute Family Mentoring Network, which is a partnership of several family serv­ ing organizations in Barrv county, needs funding to obtain and train a larger number of active volunteer mentors. • Green Gables Haven, a domestic violence shelter, is seeking funding to increase the energy efficiency at the shelter through the installation of insulation, carpet and windows. Sign your team up today and Mipp<>& your ronrmuuity while having a Osgoods to celebrate Business/organization golden anniversary Stephen and Jennie (Rine) Osgood were married on June 23. 1956 at McCallum U.B. Church by the Reverend Melvin Smith. The couple enjoyed a honeymoon traveling to the U.P. and around Lake Michigan. Family and friends arc invited to an open house in their honor on June 24th at Hope Township Hall. 5463 M-43 Hwy., from 4 to 8 p.m. Please join their children. Kenneth (Julie) Osgood. Carolyn (Jeff) Mansfield. Mary (Scott) Hodges. Susan (Matthew) Nichelson. Ruth (Jim) Myers, and 23 grandchildren to cele­ brate the memories of 50 golden years. Contact name Reathel Fuller to celebrate 90th Day PhoneEver .Email Address City __________________________ .State .Zip Team Member 1 Onto "I Mak birthday June 25 Team Member 2 *1 Mtk "1 Frm»k Team Member 3 Onto • rt M«k "1 FcnwU The family of Reathel Fuller invites you to celebrate her 90th birthday. June 25th, 3 to 5 p.m. at Hope United Methodist Church, located on the comer of M-79 and M-37 south of Hastings. No gifts please. Team Member 4 .knto "I M»k n Frnuk Enclowd is my chfck/moncy order lor J200.W per team nude payable to the Hastings Country Club Mail this registration and payment to: Hastings Country Club • MSB Charity Golf Outing PO Box 128. Hastings. Ml 49058 « 269 945-2750 » www.hastingsccorg Or pick-up registration forms at Hastings Country Club Pro Shop �Page 8 - Thursday. June 22. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Annie’s MAILBOX JflBk by Kathy Mitchell! and Marcy Sugar Fighting freeze The Lake Odessa Freight House will be open Saturday. June 24. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the annual Alumni Day. All the grad­ uation photos from the Lake Odessa High School will be on display. Often the honor classes (this year. 1956. 1946.1936) will have separate gatherings earlier in the day than the alumni banquet, which is scheduled for Saturday at 6 p.m. at St. Edward's Family Center. The depot complex is open to all vis­ itors. This is not limited to old grads. Come and see your friends from out of town. During some of the same hours, the genealogy room will be open. Then on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.. the complex will be open with the same displays in place There is to be an ice cream social in the afternoon Sunday. Michigan History magazine in its newest issue has a feature story on the Ionia County Gencaological. Society its founding and its scope of membership and accomplishments. The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in town next Monday to gather the precious liq­ uid from local residents between the hours of noon and 5:45. Previous donors have been notified by cards from the Red Cross. The Lake Odessa Fair parade will be step­ ping off at 6 p.m. Tuesday. June 27, from the comer of M-50 and Jordan Lake Highway. There were specific directions for parade entrants in last week's Lakewood News. Janet Thomas is in charge of the parade. Different units are to assemble on side streets, different from other years because of the Fourth ^EYONlFTHruOVHS Fmv Bookstore I Owned and Operated by David and Mary Mocqueenl Book Club Last Thursday of ovary month at Ipml Cunant Baofr. Lyon's Ga*o by Catherine Couftor located at 104 E. State Street. Hastings Ml g Next to the State Grounds Coffee House y For more Wormatton cal... * 269-945-5377 Now Stxnmor Houn 9008 00 Mon -Sat • 100-500 Sunday b 4fl F • Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. IOO5 West Green Street Hast ini’s Mi< hi£an lOO.TS Telephone 200 945 24 19 Internal Medicine TENNIS AND GOLFER’S ELBOW (EPICONDYLITIS) Avenue street project. By Monday, much of the business section was closed to traffic. One of the first items was for the crews to remove the trees growing along Fourth Avenue. This was from a beautification project several ye?rs ago. The trees provide welcome shade downtown. Where to park? As the street work moves block io block, residents may need to find places n keep their cars overnight if their driveways are blocked. Most streets have alleys that can be used to access one's rear lawn. This works fine for most people except those who in past years chose to erect fences along their rear property line for privacy. One neighbor has a row of evergreen trees that bar access to the lawn. Otherwise one might park on the fairgrounds, at Lake Manor, at the APEC parking lot. The Ionia County chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) entertained last Thursday several members of the Montcalm chapter. Nearly 50 were present for a fine lunch catered by the Dan Cusack family of Ionia. President Gretchen Nyland presided. The guests were introduced, along with officers from both groups. Some exhibits from the military dis­ play on Memorial Day were yet on the tables, so the guests enjoyed checking out those as well as the medical equipment, the arrow­ heads, post office boxes and more. John Waite addressed the group, relating the history of the local historical society, its projects, the depot and the freight house, and projections for the future. The Ionia County immunizaton clinic will be held next Wednesday. >ne 28. in the base­ ment of Central UMC. This clinic is held on the fourth Wednesday of each even numbered month. Probably that means the next one will be in August and the following one in October. Michael and Karen Morse and children from Tennessee arrived last Saturday night to spend a week in tins area house hunting in anticipation of a move back to Michigan after rwo years near Memphis. This is precipated by his change in work responsibilities with Kellogg’s. Nineteen adults and youth of Central United Methodist Church arrived home safe­ ly last Saturday night from their mission work trip to Red Lake in Minnesota on a reserva­ tion of Native Americans where there had been violence in a high school months earlier. Their trip was made possible by many fund­ raising events and personal giving. They took tools and some materials to use. They were housed at a high school. Their route was north to Ste. Sault Marie and across the Upper Peninsula, through northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota. Brian Rowe took an arsenal of tools to be ready for any emer­ gency. He said the most valuable gadget proved to be a tiny device with ocher purpos­ es but it was the best tool for removing ticks. He had never seen as many ticks as they had encountered. At the Sunday momring service, each of the campers had a few words, mostly of thanks to the congregation. Vanessa Todd Nash of Port Huron was the crew leader for the past two years and she fulfilled her obli­ gation despite moving to Port Huron in January. She gave the morning sermon. What Is the difference between tennis and golfer’s elbow? Tennis and golfer's elbow are common names for a medical problem called epicondylitis. If the epicondylitis is located on the outside or lateral side of your arm (as you are standing up, palms forward), it is called tennis elbow but if the epicondylitis is located on the inside or medial side of your arm, it is called golfer’s elbow. Epicondylitis is an overuse injury caused by any activity that repetitively uses the muscles of the lower arm. Tennis and golfing are only two activities that can cause this condition but any activity that repetitively uses the muscles of the lower arm such as painting, raking, hammering, chopping wood or typing can also cause this. These activities cause inflammation and pain where the tendons of the lower arm muscles attach to the elbow area. Pain will be the primary symptom and can occur not only with the above activities but also with shaking hands, twisting doorknobs and extending or flexing your wrist. It can also be quite painful just to touch. Dear Annie: I am a junior in high school and am fortunate enough to have a wonderful girlfriend. ’Dana" and I have been together two years. I want to continue this relation- ship, and so does she. We have always argued (that's part of any he just quit calling. relationship), but lately we have been fighting and we've been happy together. I'm not inter­ all the time. We can't go anywhere without having some kind of an argument. It has got­ ested in resuming any ronuu.tic relationship with Alex, but I'm finding he has stirred up ten so bad that I have started to yell and hang some conflicting emotions. up the phone. Back then, his walking away from our rela­ Somehow we always find something to fight about. 1 think we just need to leant to let tionship without any explanation fed into my insecurities and left me feeling I could not go of small things. We get mad at each other so easily. Please help us in any way you can. trust my emotions or other people. I've spent many years trying to overcome that. His e­ - At Each Other’s Throats mails say he continues to think about me and Dear At Each Other’s Throats: A healthy relationship doesn't involve all this constant often compares me favorably to others. I'm flattered. For a long time I felt unlovable and conflict. People who arc compatible do not get angry over every little thing. You and would not have believed he ever thought about me. Dana have been together since you were freshmen. Maybe you are picking at each I've made it clear to Alex that nothing in our e-mails should make either of our spous­ other because one of you is looking for an es jealous. But 1 really want to ask him why excuse to break up. There is nothing wrong he walked away from me all those years ago. with telling Dana that you care about her, but all this fighting means both of you need a I’d like to know what was wring with me. time out from one another. Try it and see if it helps. ing why I wasn't enough for him before. Any Miserable mom Dear Conflicted: Yes. Stop. Years ago, you rejected Alex and he was hurt He was too Dear Annie: I am one of seven adult chil­ dren. and our mother is recently widowed. Lately, Mom has been complaining a lot that her children do not call her. Here arc my rea­ sons for not calling more often, and I know I'm not alone: Ninety-nine percent of the time. Mom does nothing but whine, complain, scold, lecture, criticize, berate, belittle, gossip, demean, etc. TTSCBUO Lake. Hastings. break-up, it wili only confirm that you are interested. Don't go there. Shirking shower Dear Annie: I recently received an e-mail call more often. After all. she is n y mother and I'm not without a heart. Bui 1 don't believe the fact that I am her child gives her the right to let me have it with both barrels and then expect me to keep calling back. I guess my problem is that I can't figure out why she can't figure it out. Anything I can do? -- Mystified Dear Mystified: Has your mother always been this way, or only since she has been wid­ owed? Is it possible she is still grieving and needs some professional help to find pleasure in life again? If that's the case, please look into it for her. Otherwise, you simply must one of my husband's co-workers, along with the places shg. is registered. This is their sec­ ond child together. The co-woricer has three children from a previous marriage, and his wife has one. I sent a generous gift, along with my regrets that I had a previous engagement. To rey shock. I received the following e-mail from the inother-to-be, addressed to approxi­ mately nine of us: "Hi. Everyone: Because so many people can't come to my shower. Fvc decided not to have it. My family members would rather spend the money on the baby than on a show­ er. Please don't take this the wmg way. I jell her that her negative and critical attitude wasn't planning on having any more c^uldren. unpleasant. so I don't have anything. I am starting nom Promise to call more often if she will be nicer, and should she slip into old habits, gently scratch. Thank you." Mind you, nowhere does it thenk ne for remind her. the gift. I fed this is extremely rude. Am I A new beginning Calif. Dear Lodi: This was an open announce­ ment that the shower had beer cancelled, makes phone conversations being judgmental? - Partied Out in Lodi, Dear Annie: I could have written that letter from "Discarded Wife." I, too. had been mar­ ried for nearly 30 years when my husband asked for a divorce. I was shocked, hurt and angry. And yes. there was another woman involved. However, I never completely blamed the could take care of myself. Has it been hard? You betcha. But discovering how capable I Elaine K. Meeuwes. Hastings. Junior Jay Driesenga. Caledonia and Harlene Jeanne Kok. Wayland. Douglas Todd Sarver. Hastings and Rebecca Sue Simmons. Woodland. Jerry Clark. Hastings and Cherry Lynn start asking him questions about your ancient inviting me to the baby shower of the wife of mum wage and all. and finding out that I Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. vulnerable to a flirtation (or more). If you now?" I can't win. Annie, if she were nicer to talk to, I would want someone who was not in love with me. l\vo years later, I am a lot happier. The most positive aspect was getting a job, mini­ Lynn VanHaitsma. Freeport. Terry Lee Hall. Plainwell and Leslie Lea Williams. Kalamazoo. Donald Manuel Mello. Middleville and Malanda Sue Reed. Middleville. Andrew David Kennedy IV. Hastings and flattering you because he thinks you may be you calling me? Don’t you know I'm busy therapy, and discovered that I really did not Jacob James Caliendo, Middleville and Sara Witte Weiler. Middleville. Ryan James Ries, Hastings and Rachel Marie Buist, Hastings. Anthony Chez Neal, Hastings and Beth Ann Lynch. Dowling. Matthew Charles Hines, Portage and Kristine Joy Brown. Hastings. Douglas Michael Lawson. Delton and Dawn Suzettc Oberhauser. Delton. EJean Lewis Myers, Delton and Julia Lee Font. Delton. Ronald Paul Strouse, Wayland ai.d Dana immature to figure out how to handle the rela­ tionship. so he let it fritter away. Now he is The other one percent, she says, ’Why are some time. 1 did some soul searching and had Clearly, the best way to handle epicondylitis is to try and avoid continued injury to the elbow. These injuries are often caused by weak forearm muscles and bad form. Exercises to strengthen your arm muscles to help absorb the stress of sudden physical stress may help. With tennis, you may need to have someone check your technique, racket size and assure you that you have a proper grip. In golf, form is also important. Swinging the club more slowly or gripping the dub with less pressure may decrease the amount of shock in your arm when you hit the ball. Flexible shaft dubs may help also. In all adivities, keeping your wrist straight and allowing your whole arm to do the work rather than just your hand and wrist will be the most benefidal habit to develop. I'm on an emotional roller coaster knowing he cared enough to look me up, and wonder­ thoughts? - Conflicted other woman. I had to be honest and admit that our marriage had not been truly happy for The initial treatment generally involves resting the arm, using ice and over-the-counter pain medications as needed. If these measures don't work, your doctor will have exercises, braces and even other medication to help reduce the pain and inflammation. A few years later. I married someone else, tucked into a plea for gifts anyway. It was not a personal letter, so we hope you still get that thank-you note. Forever farming Dear Annie: Just another one for you to add to your "farmer" inventory. When I fanned, we had a year-round operation. Friends used to encourage me to take Sundays off. They said. "Even God rested one day." I pointed out that God never had to milk cows. - John on the Internet Dear John: Thanks for the farm humor. Our best to Elsie. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy am has been wonderful. It would be easy to blame the other woman for all the trouble, but Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors my ex-husband was obviously unhappy. Tell of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail "Discarded Wife" to seek therapy and look at your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, this as a chance to discover a brand-new her. - Tossed Away but Doing Well Dear Tossed Away: You certainly figured out how to make lemonade out of lemons. Kudos for turning a negative into a positive and making the best of your life. Let old fire die Dear Annie: Recently, an old boyfriend, who apparently is happily married, began e­ mailing me after finding my name on a high school reunion website. "Alex" and I spent one summer together prior to graduating. Other than some great kissing, we were never intimate (not for lack of interest). Toward the end of the summer, be talked about our marry ing, but I said I was too young and not ready for that. It ended when IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at WH-wxreators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 22. 2006 - Page & Financial FOCUS FurtUfatf by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN '' of Edward Jones and Co. The Home Front and Rationing Build Retirement Savings ■ But Don't Forget Income By Esther Walton From the World Book Encyclopedia. “In modem times, no nation or group chooses war if it can get what it wants peacefully. The fighting starts when a nation wants something so badly that it is willing to go to war to get it. Sometimes war results from a disagreement between two nations, and sometimes from a desire for conquest. Some basic causes may be a desire for more land, a desire for more wealth, a desire for more power, or a desire for security." The Second World War was a mix of all of above World War II was not started by the United States. The Japanese attacked us at Pearl Harbor. We had no choice or were pre­ pared to have a war. The war changed us all. Everyone had to take part. We all had to help, give up many things, change our way of living and doing without. The troops needed equipment, fuel, ordinances, food supplies, land and air power. Manufacturing plants changed from domes­ tic products to war products. For instance, in Kalamazoo, the Checker Cab Company stopped making cabs and started making tanks. These war items were needed immedi­ ately. Plants went on three shifts or around the dock work to produce the necessary equip­ ment. The home people had to fill in the jobs that the soldiers left. A large share of the soldiers were factory men. as factory jobs were vacat­ ed. women were welcomed into the manufac­ turing plants, working the jobs their husbands or sons previously held. These women were named “Rose the Riveter." The home folks had to .rst learn how to use ration books. The rationing board's official name was War Price and Rationing Board. Allen C. Hyde. Barry County Clerk, was the chairman. The board contained 18 volunteer members who were assigned to various pan­ els. Each panel contained three men. The pan­ els were: tire, rubber footwear, food and ceil­ ing price, fuel oil. and gasoline. The first ration book was for gasoline. Gas was an imported commodity, which the war South Central .Michigan Youth Baseball Willie Mavs Division (Ul«) Team W- L-T Union Bank/Woodbury Grain ...........12-0-0 Hastings Car Club .................................7-3-0 Pennock Health & Wellness................ 7-6-1 Thomapple Financial Center............2-10-1 Applebce’s/Dr. Weatherhead ............ I -10-0 Results - Pennock Health & Wellness 17. Thomapple Financial Center 9; Thomapple Financial Center 18, Applebce’s/Dr. Weatherhead 13; Union Bank/Woodbury Grain 14. Pennock Health & Wellness 2; Applebce's/Dr. Weatherhead 12. Thomapple Financial Center 10; Thomapple Financial Center 14, Hastings Car Club 2; Union Bank/Woodbury Grain 12, Thomapple Financial Center 2. 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Sandy Koufav (UI4) Portland FCU/Hasling’s Body Shop .9-0-0 Hastings Elks ...........................................6-1-0 Seif Chevrolet/FCC Construction .. .7-3-0 MainSf**t Savings Bank/Bosley's Pharmacy............................................ 3-6-0 Mid Michigan Group/Wilder Auto . .3-86-0 Ed’s Body Shop................................... 1-11-0 Results - Mid Michigan Group/W'ilder Auto 15. Ed’s Body Shop 5; Hastings Elks 14. Seif Chevrolet/FCC Construction 8; Mid Michigan Group/Wilder Auto 14. MainStreet Savings Bank/Bosley's Pharmacy 5; Seif Chevrolet/FCC Construction 14. Ed’s Body Shop 2; Portland FCU/Hasting’s Body Shop 6. Hastings Elks 5; MainStreet Savings Bank/Bosley’s Pharmacy 7. Mid Michigan Group/Wilder Auto 5; Hastings Elks 6. Seif Chevrolet FCC Construction 4; Portland FCU/Hasting’s Body Shop 4. Mid Michigan Group/Wilder Auto I. made it almost impossible to ship across the ocean. The government had the first priority on gas for the military. Gasoline production in the States was not big enough to provide gas for both the troops and the civilians. A Banner article dated Dec. 10. 1941 describes the program: “The registration of motor car owners, including passenger cars, trucks, buses, commercial vehicles and all types of non-highway gasoline used for indus­ trial purposes, and in registering some five hundred wholesale and retail gasoline dealers of the county and converting their gasoline needs used for industrial purposes and con­ verting their gasoline needs into coupons and gasoline books of suitable number and value, undei the plan as set up by the O.P.A." Allen C. Hyde reported 5,689 passenger automobiles registrations and as many “A" Ration Books were processed by Dec. 10. Mr. Hyde in Jan. 15, 1942, resigned his chairman seat saying the rationing board conflicted with his county clerks job. To illustrate how strict the gasoline rules were, the Banner of June 17, 1943. reported. ‘The Barry County War Price and Ration Board has revoked both the basic and supple­ mental B gasoline ration book of a (young man) for reckless driving at speeds of about 70 miles per hour. He was assessed a fine of $25 and costs of $4.50 with an alternative of 20 days per hour. The action taken by the ration board is in line with their announced policy of clamping down on joy riders.” (To understand the cost today $25 would be about $250 and $4.50 would be about $45.) Perhaps it is important to say. back then gaso­ line stations did not function like today’s fill­ ing stations. An attendant pumped the gas. It was his job to get the ration stamps, pump the gas and get the money. The second ration book was for car tires. Few tires were available. During that time, tires were made from rubber that was import­ ed in to the United States. Thus only a small amount of rubber was imported. Fabricating synthetic tires had not been developed yet. New tires were nonexistent for civilians. Only if the local ration board ruled that your travel was approved your travel was vital to the war. could you get permission to buy a new f re. If your application was approved you were required to turn in your old tire when you picked up the new one. So-called "new" tires were sometimes ‘retread tires." Each person applying for a tire was given a permit for one tire and one tube, if the tire permits were available. Tire quotas assigned to all of Bany County, from March 2 to May 31. 1942. were only 34 units. Cars and farm machinery also were hard to acquire. Farmers were encouraged to share their machines and gas for farming. No new cars were built in the United States during the war. The third ration card was for food stamps, used for imported foods as well as domestic foods such as meat, fats. oils, cheese, coal, sugar and coffee. The latter two were the imported ones. Sugar and coffee were the more contentious. People were called "hoard­ ers" if they hid either sugar or coffee. Luckily. Michigan was one of the states that grew sugar beets. The biggest rationing upset in Barry County was during canning time when women needed to can their food. The Banner on May 21. 1942, reported. "People who wish to buy sugar for canning can now. or at any time, make their applications for the quantity allot­ ted by the government for such purpose, on the blanks supplied by the government as nec­ essary blanks have arrived." The Banner of July 9.1943. tells of "Nearly 5000 asked sugar for canning. One day 549 applied and were given 12. 118 pounds of sugar." As food was in short supply, people needed to make “Victory Gardens." People in the stales could grow their own food and were encouraged to do so. Vegetable gardens were also important to the war over seas. War tom countries needed food aid from The United States. The farmers’ crops were sent overseas to help. The scarceness of items such as metal, paper, tin and used fat were recycled. Every one assisted the drives. Grownups did the heavy scrap drives, while children did what they could by gathering milkweed pods. These fluffy contents were substituted for the Kapok or cork, normally used in the manufacturing of life vests. Older children collected newspapers. No metal toys were found under the Christmas tree, but the children understood they were helping the war. Their mothers saved and gave salvaged fat. each lb. of fat = 2 one point of ration stamps. The fat was converted into nitroglycerin for explosives. Almost everyone did what they could to assist the war. There were a few people who sold illegal rationed goods. But the majority gave what they could, got along without some things and were proud to help. re you between the ages of 55 and 64? If so. income." while the remaining 85 percent arc ments you belong to a peer group that is apparently quite concerned about saving for retirement - still concentrating on building a retirement Consequently, you might want to look at but not at all sure how to convert those sav­ ings into a steady income stream. If this nest egg. preserving their savings or working toward better returns. Generating Retirement Income an immediate annuity, which can be struc­ tured to pay you an income stream you can't describes your situation, you will need to take action to ensure that you have the financial national populace. it seems clear that many resources available to cryoy the retirement lifestyle you've envisioned. But before we look at how you can help take control of your retirement income sce­ nario. let's look at some interesting statistics. If the above statistics are indicative of the near-retirees are going to have to start taking action to meet their retirement income needs. Here are a few steps to consider: • Evaluate your available Financial A Prudential Financial. Inc. study of "near- resources. When you retire, you will probably be able to draw income from a variety of retirecs" - those in the 55-64 age group - sources: Social Security, your 40l(k) or other found the following: • Eighty-three percent of those surveyed employer-sponsored plan, your Roth or tradi­ think it is very important to generate an income that can provide a comfortable retire­ ment lifestyle - but only 20 percent say they are well-informed on how to do so. • Ninety percent of near-retirees are either guessing how much income they will have in tional IRA and your other savings and invest­ ments. Well before you retire, you will want to estimate how much money you will likely have accumulated from these resources. • Calculate a withdrawal rate. Once you want to determine a suitable w ithdrawal rate - that is. you’ll need to determine how much you can reasonably afford to take out each focused on "generating retirement ones. fixed-income vehicles, such as bonds, or even outlive. By following these suggestions, and by constantly keeping "income" in your thoughts as you create an investment strategy for retirement, you can help create the cash flow jou need to fully enjoy your "golden years." This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward Jones Keep your friends and relatives available during your retirement years, you'll income they will be able to generate during are income-producing know about how much money you will have retirement or have no idea of how much their retirement years. • Only 15 percent of survey respondents into INFORMED! year. Of course, your age will help determine your choices. You typically must start taking distributions from your 40i(k) or other Send them employer-sponsored plan once you reach 70­ 1/2, and the size of your Social Security checks will depend on when you start taking them. Yet you have a great deal of latitude in deciding when, and how much, to withdraw from your investment portfolio. By working with a qualified Financial professional, you The BANNER To subscribe, call can determine a rate of withdrawal based on your portfolio's expected growth and your us at... individual needs. • Consider income-generating strategies. If you are within a few years of retirement, you may wart to consider shifting some - but cer­ tainly not dl - of your grewth-oriented invest­ FREEPORT - Marguerite B. Barcroft, age 86. of Freeport, died on Monday. June 19, 2006. at Thomapple Manor. She was bom on June 13. 1920. in Mason, the daughter of Edward and Bertha (King) Judson. She was raised in the Mason area and attended senool there, then went on to cos­ metology school in Lansing, becoming a licensed beautician. She was previously married to James Woolman and then was married to Lawrence E. Barcroft on September 14. 1963. Marguerite moved to Lake Odessa in 1955 from Mason and opened “Marguerite’s Hair Fashions" beauty salon. Later opened anoth­ er beauty salon in Hastings. She and her hus­ band Lawrence were engaged in farming on North Hastings Road. Freeport, for many years. She retired in the 1980s. She was a former member of Hastings First Presbyterian Church and also attended Pleasant Valley Church. She was a member of Farm Bureau, enjoyed playing bingo and euchre, traveling. Most of all she was a lov­ ing wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Her family meant everything to her. Mrs. Barcroft is survived by sons Bill (Lori) Barcroft of Hastings, Andy (Bonnie) Barcroft of Delton. John (Anita) Barcroft of Hastings. Lloyd (Jean) Barcroft of Clarksville. Dennis Woolman of Lake City; daughters Janet (Stan) Hemminger of Ionia. Amy (Duane) Campbell of Delton; daughter­ in-law Iliadelle Barcroft of Hastings, several grandchildren and great grandchildren; sis­ ters Josephine Green of Leslie and Vivian Bloom of Lansing; and nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were parents; hus­ band Lawrence on November 22. 1989; granddaughter Jeanette Barcroft; great­ granddaughter Keri Carlson; brothers Albert and Edward Judson and sister Lucille Kramer. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrcn-funeralhome.com) where services will be held on Thursday. June 22. 2006. at 3:00 p.m.. at Wren Funeral Home with Reverend Willard H. Curtis officiating. Burial will be at the Freeport Cemetery . Memorial contributions may be made to Thomapple Manor. 269-945-9554 5538 E. Orchard St., Delton • 10 Acres w/stocked fish/swim pend • 30X50 heated pole bam *2 garages • 3BR • 2 BA • 90% Remodeled $229,000.00 �Page 10 - Thursday, June 22. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Accepting New Patients Jason D. Gole D.D.S., Philip D, Gole D.D.S. Gole Dental Group 121 W Woodlawn Ave Hastings MI EMERGENCY SERVICES AVAILABLE Call 269-948-2244 Participating in Delta Dental. Blue Cross, Healthy Kids and Ml Child Hours: Monday - Thursday 8AM-8PM; Friday 8AM-5PM RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUT­ LAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 14th day of June. 2006, at a regular meeting of the Towiiship Board of the Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County, Michigan, the Township Board of sJd Township adopted the following Ordinance to read, in summary as follows: SECTION I - REZONING Qf PROPERTY IN LAND SECTION M Ordinance 2006-112 - An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by rezoning the following described property in Land Section 26 from “AG" Agricultural zoning classification to “RE” Rural Estates zoning classification, to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith: and to provide for an effective date: THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE iN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Glenna E. Smith, a widow, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for Mnder and lender's successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated April 8. 2004 and recorded Apnl 8. 2004 in Instrument Number 1125012. Barry County Records. Michigan There ts claimed to bo due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty and 61/100 Dollars ($102,720.61) including interest at 8.70% per annum. Under the power of sde contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on JULY 6. 2006 Said premises are located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The South 50 feet of the North 72 feet of Lots 471 and 472 of the City, formerly village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat, thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determir«-J aban­ doned in acco. dance with MCLA §600 3241a. *n which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated. June 8. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 4*007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 199 2755 NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing for the fofiowtng: Case Number V-14-2CJ6 Peter & Constance Vunovich. Location: Loon Lake Road in Section 33 of Assyria Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to create a par­ cel with access on a private road, which is too long (2,222.70 ft.) with only one egress and ingress, the maximum length is 1.250 ft. for one egress and ingress, and would make nine parcels on the pri­ vate road, the maximum is seven parcels, in the AR zoning district. Case Number V-22-2006 Jeffrey A Pesrl Dsvis. Location: 5050 and 5050 14.' Lacey Road m Section 7 of Assyria Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to create two parcels with less lot width than required. Parcel 1 is 196.14 ft., and Parcel 2 is 95 ft. the minimum is 220 ft. and creatine, a side yard setback of 16-ft on Parcel 2. the mnimum is 20 ft. in the AR zoning dis­ trict. Meeting Date: Jufy 11, 2006. Tima: 7:30 p.m. Ptace: Community Room in the Courts & Law Building at 206 West Court Street. Hastings. Michigan. S'te inspection of the above described proper­ tylies, will be completed by the Zoning Board of Appeals members before the hearing Interested persons desinng to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above men­ tioned time and place. Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820 The variance appbcation(s) .s/are available for public inspecton at the Deny County Planning Office, 220 West State Street. Hastings, Ml 49058 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (dosed between 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.) Monday-Friday. Please call the Planning Office at (269) 945-1290 lor fur­ ther information. The County of Barry will provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown/County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. (269) 945-1284 Debbie Smith. Barry County Clerk Hope Township Board Meeting Synopsis June 12. 2006 All board members present; 12 guests Approved previous minutes, standing reports, and bills. Approved expenses for Summer Evening Zoning Series and discussed Brush Ridge Memorial Garden and new doors for hall. Adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested toby Patricia Albert. Supervisor mower The property located at 2240 West Quimby Road, which is further described as: RUT­ LAND TWP COM S 89 DEG 51 ’20" W 264.01 FT FR SE COR SECTION 26-3-9 FOR POB TH S 89 DEG 51*20" W 528 FT TH N 00 DEG 2711" W 957.19 FT TH N 89 DEG 51’19" E 528 FT TH S 00 DEG 2711" E 954.52 FT TO POB. Parcel No. #08-13-026-005-20. SECTION n - SEVERABILITY The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable, and if any part of it is declared invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the remainder of the Ordinance, which shall continue in full force and effect THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James N. Borner and Delise K. Borner, husband and wife. to Saxon Mortgage. Inc . Mortgagee, dated Apnl 17. 2001 and recorded May 10, 2001 in Instrument Number 1059460. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas formerly known as Banker's Trust Company, as Trustee and Custodian by: Saxon Mortgage Services. Inc. f/k/a Mentech Mortgage Services, Inc. as its a!tomey-mfact by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot One Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Six and 80/100 Dollars ($155,186 80) mtiudr^ interest at 10.06% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on JULY 13. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Orangeville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the North one-quarter comer of Section 14. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, thence South 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East. 280.17 feet along the North and South one-quarter kne to the Point of Beginning; thence North 87 degrees 43 minutes 05 seconds East. 210.58 feet; thence South 41 degrees 51 minutes 54 seconds West. 37.70 feet, thence South 03 degrees 05 min­ utes 59 seconds West. 107.95 feet; thence South 25 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds East. 163.70 feet; thence South 58 degrees 59 seconds 04 min­ utes East. 168 68 feet; thence South 36 degrees 48 minutes 17 seconds West. 113.69 feet; thence South 03 degrees 18 minutes 58 seconds West, 33.00 feet; thence North 86 degrees 41 minutes 02 seconds West. 148.54 feet; thence Northwesterly 62.98 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, the radius of which is 52.00 feet and the chord of which bears North 51 degrees 59 minutes 28 secords West. 59.20 feet; thence South 72 degrees 42 min­ utes 06 seconds West. 33.00 feet; thence South 79 degrees 37 minutes 07 seconds West. 76.85 feet to said one-quarter line, thence North 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds West. 485.14 feel along the said one-quarteriine to the Point of Beginning. Together with and subject to a non-exdusive pri­ vate easement tor ingress, egress and public utili­ ties described separately. A non-exdusive private easement lor in-jress. eg<es.c and public utilities purposes described as: 66 feet in width 33 feet each side of a centerline which is described as: Commencing at the North one-quarter comer of Section 14. Town 2 North. Range 10 West; thence South 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East. 2634.28 feet along the North and South one-O'Xter line to the center of said Section; thence North 87 degrees 56 minutes 12 seconds East. 342.74 feet aiong the East and West one-quarter 'me of said Section to the Point of Beginning of mM cen­ tertine; thence North 10 degrees 10 minulns 00 seconds East, 190.22 feet: thence Northwe-. :*rty 60.03 feet along the arc of a curve to the left. th€ radius of which is 58 15 feet and the chord of which bears North 19 degrees 24 minute* 37 seconds West. 57.40 feet, thence North 49 degrees 00 min­ utes 14 seconds West, 312.66 feet; thence Northwesterly. Northerly and Northeasterly 401.04 feet along the arc of a curve to the nght. the radius of Which is 240 46 feet and the chord ot which bears North 01 degrees 11 minutes 16 seconds West 356.15 feet; thence North 46 degrees 35 minutes 33 seconds East, 91.98 feot, thence Northeasterly 123.49 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, the radius of which is 253.24 feet and the chord of which boars North 32 degrees 37 minutes 21 seconds East 122.27 feet; thence North 18 degrees 39 minutes 09 seconds East. 407.29 feet; thence Northerly 148.60 feet along the arc of a C-.• vC to the left, toe radius of which is 444 70 foot and the chord of which bears North 09 degrees 04 minutes 47 seconds East. 147.91 feet; thence NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decadent's Trust Estate Trust Estate ot Charles F. Maichete and Martha M. Maichele ("Grantors"). Name of Trust: Living Trust of Charles F. Maichele and Martha M. Maichete dated January 30.1991. Date of Grantors' Birth: January 5. 1917 and December 19.1922. respectively NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decadents. Charles F. Maichete and Martha M. Maichele. who lived at 857 Pine Creek Drive. Middlevine. Michigan, died December 16.1993 and June 6.2006. respec­ tively. There are no personal representatives of the Grantors' estates to whom Letters of Authority have been issued Creditors of the decedents are notified that all claims against the decedents' trust estate will be forever barrod unless presented to Trustee Mark W Teachout of 801 S Waverly. Suite 101, Lansing. Michigan 48917 within four (4) months after the date of publication of this notice Date: June 15,2006 Douglas J. Brackmann (P-4O885) WESSELING & BRACKMANN P.C. 6439 28th Avenue Hudsonville. Michigan 49426 (616)669-8185 Mark W Teachout 801 S Waverty Road. Suite 101 Lansing. Michigan 48917 (517)327-2900 mown North 00 degrees 29 minutes 36 seconds West. 253.74 feet to a point hereinafter referred to as Reference Point ’A"; thence North 68 degrees 56 minutes 29 seconds East. 66.76 feet; thence Northeasterly 114.75 feet along the arc of a curve to tha left, the radius of when is 206 88 feet and the chord of which bears North 53 degrees 03 mmutes C6 seconds East. 113.29 feet; thence North 37 degrees 09 minutes 43 seconds East. 337.10 feet to a point hereinafter referred to as Reference Point *B" and the end of said centertine. Also, an irregular extension of the above described non­ exclusive private easement for ingress, egress and public utilities purposes described as Beginnmg at aforementioned Reference Point *B"; thence North 52 degrees 50 minutes 17 seconds West. 33.00 feet; thence Northerly 88.24 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, the radius of which is 174.53 feet and the chord of which bears North 19 degrees 11 minutes 52 seconds East. 87.30 feet; thence North 01 degree 14 mmutes 01 second East. 160.01 feet; thence North 58 degrees 56 minutes 10 seconds West. 86.50 feet to an intermediate traverse line ot the shore of Stevrart Lake; thence North 01 degree* 57 mmutes 37 seconds East. 64.64 feet along said traverse hne; thence South 89 degrees 43 mmutes 27 seconds East. 133 58 feet along said traverse line to the end of said traverse tine; thence South 02 degrees 49 minutes 56 seconds East. 230 65 feet; thence North 86 degrees 59 min­ utes 54 seconds East. 181.49 feet: thence South 02 degrees 33 minutes 39 seconds East 66 00 feet; thence North 86 degrees 59 mmutes 54 sec­ onds West 183.55 feet; thence Southerly. 90.81 feet along the arc of a curve to the right the radius of which ts 170.95 feet and the chord of which bears South 21 degrees 56 minutes 37 seconds West. 89.75 feet; thence South 37 degrees 09 min­ utes 43 seconds West. 38 93 Met; thence North 52 degrees 50 mmutes 17 seconds West. 33.00 Met to the Point of Beginning. A noo-exdusrve private easement for rngross. egress and public utilities purposes. 66 feet in width. 33 feet each side of a centertine which is described as. Beginning at aforementioned Reference Point "A"; thence North 57 degrees 55 mmutes 41 seconds West. 147.93 feet; thence Westerly 66.57 teet along the arc of a curve to the left, the radius of which is 132.63 feet and the chord of which bears North 72 degrees 18 mmutes 22 seconds West. 65 87 feet; thence North 86 degrees 41 mmutes 02 seconds West. 65 87 feet; thence North 86 degrees 41 minutes 02 sec­ onds West. 148.54 feet, thence Northerly 62 96 feet along the arc of a curve to the nght. the radius of which is 52.00 feet and the chord of which bears North 51 degrees 59 minutes 28 seconds West. 59 20 feet; thence North 17 degrees 17 minutes 54 seconds West. 133.41 feet; thence Northerly 195.75 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, the radius of which is 388.71 feet and the chord of which bears North 02 degrees 52 minutes 16 sec­ onds West. 193.69 feet to a point hereinafter referrea to Reference Pomt *C" and the end of said centerline. Also, an irregular extension of the above described non-exdusive private easement for ingress, egress and public utilities purposes described as: Beginning at aforementioned Reference Point *C“; thence North 76 degrees 26 minutes 38 seconds West. 76.89 feet; thence North 02 degrees 48 mmutes 05 seconds West. 104.81 feet; thence North B7 degrees 43 minutes 05 sec­ onds East 139.95 feet; thence South 11 degrees 33 minutes 22 seconds West. 135.01 Met. thence North 78 degrees 26 minutes 38 seconds West. 33.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined auvtoonod in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in wirich CKse the redemption period shall be 30 days frem the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In ti^«t event, your damages, it any, are limited solely to tr^ reium of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated June 15. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 Fite No. 244.0478 Hope Township Special Board Meeting Synopsis June 15, 2006 All board members present; 2 guests. Approved previous minutes; confirmed details of Brush Ridge Memorial Garden; and netvorkmg copier to Clerks Dept. Discussed plaque for Cedar Creek Cemetery for Rock Garden and Pavflton; placement of entrance *'jn at Brush Ridge; and May 2 election ballot and programming issue Adjourned at 9:40 a_m. Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested to by Patricia Albert. Supervisor noon SECTION in - SUPPLEMENTARY EFFECT All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted shall be considered to be supplemented by the terms of this Ordinance. SECTION IV - REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES Aii Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repeal i SECTION V - EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days after publication of the Notice of Adoption by the Township Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of the Ordinance is available at the Townfliip Hall. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinance will take effect June 30. 2006. A copy of this Ordinance may be purchased or inspected at the office of the Township Clerk at any time during regular business hours of regular business days at the following stated address: ROBIN HAWTHORNE, CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2481 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS, Ml 49058 (309) 948-2194 PUBLIC NOTICE Dolton Drinking Water Quality Consumer Confidence Report Summer Tax Deferments For 2005 Notice is hereby given that applications for deferment of summer taxes are available at Hastings City Hall, 201 East State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Those who qualify may complete the application at City Hall or request that an application be mailed by calling Is Available at: Southwest Barry County Sewer & Water Authority 11191 S. M-43 Hwy Delton, MI 49046 City of Hastings 269.9482468. The deadline for completing and filing a deferment application for the 2006 summer tax ieason is September 15. 2006. Thomas E. Emery _______ City Clerk/Treasurer �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, June 22 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Christopher M Menneli and Laneta K Mennell. husbtnd and wife, to First Finance. Mortgagee, dated Aril J.1998 and recorded Apnl 13. 1998 in Instrument Number 1010270. Barry County Records. Michigan Sato mortgage is now held by Chase Home Finance LLC oy assignment There is claimed to be due at tr* date hereof the sum of Ninety Thousand Eignt Hundred Seventy-Nine and 76/100 Dollars ($90,879.76) including interest at 10.35% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed b a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on JUNE 29. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Lot 3 snd the North 4 feet of Lot 4 of the plat of Fairhaven, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats. Page 45. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in whet, case the redemption period shall be 30 days from trie date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: June 1.2006 O'fans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 209 3593 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Leinaar. by Loyann Leinaar acting as Power of Attorney. and loyann Leinaar husband ano wire, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated April 19. 2005 and recorded April 21. 2005 in Instrument Number 1145223. Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by GreenPoint Mortgage Funding by assign­ ment. There is claimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Six Hundred Eighty and 87/100 Dollars ($150.680 87) including interest at 7.00% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1.00 p.m on JULY 6. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Hope Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lots 2 and 3 of Supervisor's Plat ot Techland, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats. Page 40, Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to ’he return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated June 8. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 367 0048 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Denis Chase and Melissa Chase, husband and wife, to Citicorp Trust Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated August 4.2003 ad recorded September 5, 2003 in Instrument Number 1112635. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimeJ to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Forty and 21/100 Dollars ($99,340.21) including interest at 3.50% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on JUNE 29. 2006 Sard premises are located in the Village of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing 48 Rods 7.50 feet South of the Northeast comer of Section 21. Town 4 North. Range 7 West, for the Place of Beginning; thence West 14 Rods; thence South 4 Rods; thence East 14 Rods; thence North 4 Rods to Place of Beginning . Also Commencing 52 Rods, 7 feet and 6 inches South of the Northeast corner of Section 21. Town 4 North. Range 7 West, for a Place of Beginning, thence West 14 Rods, thence South 2 50 feet, thence Easterly m a straight line to a point 4.50 feet South of the Place of Beginning, thence North 4.50 feet to the Place of Beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of lhe bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated June 1.2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 201 2624 oan-tn THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Joseph Carl Brown and Amber Lynn Brown, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and/or assigns, mortgagee, dated March 16. 2005 and recorded March 24. 2005 in Instrument Number 1143180. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Four and 07/100 Dollars ($182,304.07) including interest at 7.27% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and me statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 10O p.m. on JULY 6. 2006 Said premises are located in ihe Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, ano are described as: Lot 38. Pine Haven Estates No. 2. Rutland Township. Barry County. Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 6 of Plats. Page 9, Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption penod shail be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In trial event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: June 8. 2006 Orians Associates, PC. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 231 5071 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILLBE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia tale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, ahall be limit­ ed solely to the retur of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by August Gene Lesley and Belinda Ann Lesley, husband and wife, o.iginal mortgagor(s). to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc. Mortgage, dated September 19. 2003. and recorded on October 14. 2003 in instrument 1115556. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Ten And 54/100 Dollars (77.810 54), including interest at 6.5% per annum Unoer trie power of sale contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed fry a sate u< the mortgaged premises, or some art of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1 00 PM. on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The west 8 rods of the East 17 rods of tne Nori 14 and 2/7 rods of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 2, Town 3 North. Range 10 West The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: June 1. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4090326F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS- This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at s»'e, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel R. Welton and Judith L Wetton. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Michigan Home Finance. LLC. Mortgagee, dated February 10. 2005. and recorded on March 9. 2005 in instrument 1142480. and assigned by mesne assignments to Deutscne Bank National Trust Company, in trust for the Certificateholders of Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust. Series 2005-OPT2. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates as assignee by an assign­ ment. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Five Thousand Six Hundred Thirty And '*1/100 Dollars ($205.63021), including interest at 8.49% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 100 PM. on July 13.2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lots 37. 38. and 39 of Indian Hills, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats on Page 53 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated June 15. 2006 Fc» more information, please call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott, PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sle 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4067530F02 -wm ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP REGULAR MEETING June 6, 2006 Meeting called to order by Supervisor Rook. All boa.d members present Also present: Fire Chief Boulter, County Commissioner Clare Tnpp. and approximately 13 guests. Pledge of Allegiance. Motion by Ribble. support from Penno to approve minutes of regular board meeting held on May 9, 2006 All ayes Motion carried. Treasurers Report: Total May receipts (general fund) . $38,404 99 Total May receipts (building fund) ........... $21 19 Total May disbursements (general fund) $58,132.46 Total May disbursements (building fund) $1.521.78 Correspondence GLASA minutes horn May. Green Gables con­ tract to be notarized. Barry County Supervisors meeting for June 15, 2006 at 12:00. Fire Department: Fire report read. Motion by Perino, support from Ribble to remove Jason McMillon from probationary status to full firefighter status II. All ayes. Motion carried Motion by Penno. support from Ribble to approve purchase of hose tester for Si.400 Hose tester had been budgeted for $900. Additional monies to be transferred from other projects. Ak ayes Motion carried Reminder the Severe Weather Siren will be tested on the first Saturday of each month at 1:00 p.m April-September. County Commissioner Clare Tripp teported the purchase of a i«w patrol boat for Gun Lake Half of the cost to be covered by a grant from the state. Orangeville Days: Mark Paradowski reported that 3 out of 4 church­ es had responded to the participation of Orangeville Days. A preliminary budget was presented to the board. Next meeting to be held on June 8. 2006 at 8:00 p.m. at the townsnip hall. Sam's Landing Special Assessmer.i District ■Road Improvement'. Treasurer reviewed petition circulated and veri­ fied 51% of residents had signed. A new petition will need to be circulated due to new bids. Planning and Zoning Issues: Board members responded to request by Tom Rook to comprise a list of Orangeville residents to form a committee and research the benefits and drawbacks of creating planning and zoning for Orangeville Township Citizens to be contacted by board members Trustee Linda Ribble was contacted by resident of township concerning streetlights for the KelterMarsh Rd crossing Research into the cost of plac­ ing light at this comer to be conducted Motion by Penno. support by Goy to approve OMM contract lor professional services lor the Fawn Lake Special Assessment District. The cost of 5500.000 is subject to change and will be reviewed Roll call vote All ayes. Motion earned Paying of Bills. Motion by Goy. support from Penno to approve paying of bills in the sum of $23.206.21. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion to adjourn by Ritchie, support from Rook. All ayes. Motion earned. Meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m. Jennifer Goy Township Clerk Unapproved Minutes STATE OF MICHIGAN JUDICIAL DISTRICT BARRY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICAT1ON/POST1NG AND NOTICE OF ACTION CASE NO. 06-294-DM Court Address 220 W. State Strset Hastings. Ml 49058 269-948-4814 Rebecca M. Foster 615 W High Hastings. Michigan 49058 Plaintiffs attorney Bruce W. Gee. P23696 607 N Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-3495 Dallas Foster 1623 F Dewberry Ct. Valdosta. GA 31605 TO: Dalias Foster. IT IS ORDERED 1. You are being sued by plaintiff in this court to dissolve your marnage. You must file your answer to take other action permitted by law in this court at the court address above on or before. It you fail to oo so. a default judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint filed in this case. A copy of this order shall be published once a week in Hastings Banner for three consecutive weeks, and proof of publication shall be filed in this court. A copy of this order shall be sent to Dallas Foster at the last known address by registered mail, return receipt requested, before date of the last publica­ tion. and the affidavit of mailing shall be filed with th® court. Date June 13. 2006 Judge James H. Fisher mooi NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission will conduct a public heanng for the following Special Use Permits: Cate Number SP-7-2006 Michelle A Daniel Arnold. Location: 5805 Arnolds Fofty Dr.. in Section 19 of Assyria Twp Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for temporary supplemental housing for an immediate family member, in the AR zoning district. MEETING DATE: July 10, 2006. TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: Community Room in the Courts & Law Building at 206 West Court St. Hastings. Michigan Site inspections of the above described proper­ ties will be completed by the Planning commission members before th' ‘ the hearing. Interested perse ' fl to prosent their views upon an appeal eif --ally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above men­ tioned time and place Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820 The special use application s) is/are available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office, 220 West State Street, Hestings, Michigan 49058 during the hours of 8 a m. to 5 p.m. (closed between 12-1 p.m.). Monday thru Friday Please call the Planning Office at (269) 945­ 1290 for further information. The County of Barry will provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers for the heanng impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at lhe meeting to individuals with disabilities at the meetmg/heanng upon len (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown. County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49053 (269)945-1284 Debbie S Smith. Barry County Clerk ttscmow STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY P.O. Box 30204 Lansing. Michigan 489O9 NOTICE OF PUBUC HEARING TAKE NOTICE, that the Land and Water Management Division of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will hold a pubic heanng at the Prairieville Township Hall. 10115 South Norns Road. Ptamevide. Michigan, on Tuesday. July 11. 2006. at 700 p m The purpose of this heanng is to secure the views of interested persons concerning the follow­ ing application for permit Application for Permit 06-08-0013-P under Part 301. Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. 1994 PA 451. as amended, by Barry County Drain Commissioner. Attn: Tom Doyle. 220 West State Street, Hastings. Michigan The applicant proposes io construct a weir structure, and excavate and place nprap in Upper Crooked Lake for maintaining the court-established minimum lake level of 922 75 The project site is northwest of the intersection of Parker Road and Oak Drive. The proposed weir structure will be constructed of approximately 42 lineal feet of steel sheet piling. Two. 4.5 foot by 1 foot openings with stop-plank will be placed in the weir to allow the water level to be lowered 12 inch­ es Approximately 10 cubic yards of material wiH be excavated from the lake with 17 cubic yards of riprap proposed within and surrounding the pro­ posed weir structure. The project is located at T1N. R10W. Section 11, Prairieville Township. Barry County. Michigan The application is available for review at the DEQ website, www deq state mi.us/CIWPIS. or may be reviewed in the Land and Water Management Division. DEQ. 4460 44th Street SE. Suite E. Kentwood. Michigan 49512, by calling 616-356­ 0286. The pubic hearing record will remain open for 10 days after the public hearing date. Any writ­ ten comments to be submitted for the public hear­ ing record must be received at this address on or before lhe dose of the record. The hearing will be held pursuant to Section 30105 of the died statute. The heanng will not be a court-type proceeding; witnesses wtU not be sworn, and thsra will be no cross examination Pubic hear­ ings are pnmanty informational and are held to encourage the expression of views and presenta­ tion of facts. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will, upon wntten request, provide a copy of the Department's decision on this application. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY By: Wendy Fitzner Permit Consolidation Unit Land and Water Management Division 517-373-9244 Date: June 8. 2006 NOTE: Persons with disabilities needing accommo­ dations for effective participation in this meeting should call the telephone number listed above one week in advance to request mobility, visual, hear­ ing. or other assistance. row Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Safr. THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORM A TON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTTYE MILITARY DUTY. 1 * * * * * '* P' * * ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, it any, shall be Unit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David H. Leinaar. a married man, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee lor lender ano tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 29. 2005, and recorded on August 1.2005 in instrument 1150387 in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Etoh’ Hundred Thirty And 25/100 Dollars (»’39.830.25), including interest at 8 18% per a'mum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ video notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or sor.ie part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on July 20. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township ot Hope. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15, Town 2 North. Range 9 West, described as Beginning at a point on the North and South 1/4 line of sate Section 15. distance South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 24.75 feet from the North 1/4 post of said Section 15. thence South 00 degrees 00 mmutes 00 seconds West, along said North and South 1/4 line. 658.83 feet; thence North 84 degrees 41 minutes 12 seconds West. 174.70 feet, thence North 60 degrees 52 minutes 37 sec­ onds West 225 03 feet to the Easterly shores of Long Lake, thence along a Traverse of said Easterly shore of Long Lake and the outlet of Long Lake the following courses. North 16 degrees 17 minutes 45 seconds East. 120.58 feet; thence North 31 degrees CO minutes 54 seconds East. 156.76 feet; tl.snce North 25 degrees 31 minutes 09 seconds East, 316 24 tee! to the end of said tra­ verse line, thence South 88 degrees 53 minutes 05 seconds East, parallel with the North line of said Section 15 a distance of 119 71 feet to the Place of Beginning Also including all land lying between the above described traverse ling and the waters edge of Long Lake. Subject to an easement for ingress and egress by others over a strip of land 20 feet In width, the centerline of which is described as: Commencing at the North 1/4 post of Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 9 West, thence South 00 degrees 00 min­ utes 00 seconds West, a long the North and South 1/4 line of sate Section 15 a distance of 24.75 feet, thence North 8 degrees 53 minutes 05 seconds West. 58 56 feet to the Westerly right of way line ci Highway M-43: thence Southerly. 73 20 feet along said Westerly right of way to a curve to the left whose radius is 6401.35 feat and whose chord bears South 00 degrees 31 minutes 25 seconds East. 73.20 feet to the true place of ueginning. and running thence South 28 degrees 55 minutes 10 seconds West. 554.96 feet to the Southerly hne on the above described parcel and the point of ending of said centertine The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date ol such sale Dated June 22. 2006 For more information, please call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *096139F01 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default having been made in tie terms and conditions ol a certain mortgage made by Aurora Santana .a single woman. Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc (MERS). Mortgagee, dated the 3rd day of June. 2005 ano recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for The County o! Barry and State of Michigan, on the 7th day of June. 2005 m Document No. 1147745 of Barry County Records said Mortgage having been assigned to Wells Fargo Bank National Association as Trustee on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, the sum of Sixty Two Thousand Four Hundred Eighty & 43/100 ($62,480.43). and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power ol sale contained m sate mort­ gage. and pursuant to statute of the State ot Michigan in such case made and provided, notice ts hereby given that on the 8th day of July. 2006 at 100 o'clock pm Local Time, said mortgage will be foreclosed by e sate at pubbe auction, to the high­ est bidder, a! the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building where the Circuit Court for the County of Barry is held), of the premises descnbed m said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be ix^essary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on sate mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.000% per annum and all legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attorney fees allowed by law. and also any som or sums whch may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to pro­ tect its interest in the premises. Which said premis­ es are described as follows: AH that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and alt structures, and homes, manufactured or otherwise, located there­ on. situated in the Township of Castleton. County of Barry, State of Michigan, and described as follows, to wit: Commencing at a point 60 rods West of the Northeast comer of Section 17. Town 3 North. Range 7 West for a place of beginning, thence south 131/3 rods; thence East 6 rods; thence North 13 1/3 rods; thence West 6 rods to the place of b°Siffing> the six (6) months Immediately following the sate, the property may be redeemed, except that >.t the event that the property « determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a. the property may be redeemed during 30 days immedi­ ately following the sale. Dated 6/8/2006 Wefts Fargo Bank National Association as Trustee Mortgagee FABRIZIO & BROOK. P.C. Attorney tor Wefts Fargo Bank National Association as Trustee 888 W. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy, Ml 48064 248-362-2600 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by STEVEN SCHREIBER. A SINGLE MAN. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. ("MERS", soiefy as nomtoee tor lender and tender s succes su-s and assigns.. Mortgagee, dated July 30. 2004. and .^corded on August 10.2004. in Document No. 1132191, and assigned by said mortgagee to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. AS TRUSTEE, as a signed. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date heiaof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Four Hunched Sixty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Eight Cents ($73,485 96). -nduding interest at 7.250% per annum. Under the power ot sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case maue snd provid­ ed. notice is hereby given thai said mortgage jMB be foreclosed by a sate of the mort^ned promts®, or some part of them, al public venue, at the Ea-ry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan, at 01 HO PM o'clock, on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE ci NASHVILLE. Barry County. Michigan ami LOT 95 OF THE VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 10. TAX ID NO. 06-52-000-000-095-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date o» such sale unless determined abando.ied in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in whicn case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: May 25, 2006 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK. AS TRUSTEE Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C 23100 Providence Drtvs. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 This firm is a>£btCTl!^xMtempting to collect a debt, and any info-mabon obtained will be used for that purpose Default has occurred in a mortgage made by Elliott Lee Vinson. Jr and Candice L Vinson, hus­ band and wife, to First National Bank of America, dated March 15. 1999 and recorded on March 22. 1999 in Document 1026917. Barry County Records. The mortgage holder has begun no pro­ ceedings to recover any part of the debt, which is now $44,881.61 The mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the property, at public auction to the highest bidder, on Thursday. July 13. 2006 at 1 -00 p m local time, at main entrance to Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan The property wifi be sold to pay the amount then due on the mortgage, together with interest at 11.75 per cent, ‘oredosure costs, attorney fees, and also any taxns and insurance that lhe mortgage holder pays before the sate. The property is located in Cartton Township Barry County. Michigan, and is descnbed m the mortgage as: Beginning at a point on the West line of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 14. Town 4 North. Range 8 West, which bes 100 toot Sooth of the Northwest comer of said east 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4. thence East at nght angles to seto West hne of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4. 198 feet, thence South parallel to sate West line of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4. 220 feet, thence West 198 feet to sate West hne of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4. thence North along said Wes; hne of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4. 220 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to easement over the Westerly 33 feet thereof for highway purposes The redemption period will be six months from the date of sale; however if the property is aban­ doned. the redemption period will be one month from the date of sate. Date June 13. 2006 Joseph B Backus, attorney for mortgage holder P.O. Box 794. East Lansing. Ml 48826 517-337-1617 �Page 12 - Thursday. June 22 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES FORECLOSURE NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANO ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Default has been made in the terms and condi­ tions of a Mortgage made by DOUGLAS J EZING A and DARCI EZINGA. husband and wile, ot 6025 Cherry Valley Road. Middleville, Michigan 49333. to CHOICEONE BANK, a Michigan banking corpora­ tion, of 109 East Division, Sparta. Michigan 49345. Mortgagee The Mortgage is dated August 23. 2001. and is recorded in the Office of the Register ol Deeds lor the County ol Barry and State of Michigan on October 25. 2001. as Instrument num­ ber 1068736. The sum claimed to be due and owing cm the Mortgage as of the date ot this Notice is Twenty Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and 62/l00ths ($20,272 62) i.Kfuding prin­ cipal end interest. Under the power ol safe contained in said Mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 20th day of July. 2006, at 1 00 p m. in the afternoon, local time, said Mortgage will be fore­ closed at a sate at public auction to the highest bid der at the East door of the Courthouse at 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court tn said County), of the premises and land described in the Mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amcjnt due on the Mortgage, together with interest, 'egal costs and charges and expenses, including the attorney fee. and also any sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest Said premises are situated in Thomapple Township. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as follows: PARCEL A BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. PARCEL B: PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4. OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4, SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING 130 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF. THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. PPN: 08014-008-013-00. Commonly known as 6025 Cherry Valley Road. Middleville. Mi 49333 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948 CL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale. Dated June 6. 2006 ChoiceOne Bank. Mortgagee ingnd A Jensen. Attorney for ChoiceOne Bank Clark Hill PLC 300 Ottawa Ave N.W., Suite 300 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503 rTSC*” Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Susan Rietman a married woman and Daniel Rietman. her husband, original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee.dated May 14. 2004, and recorded on March 9. 2006 in instrument 1161114, m Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP . GSAMP TRUS*T 2004 AR2 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES.SERIES 2004- AR2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof ihe sum of Eighty-Six Thousand light Hu.tored Seventy-Six And 11/100 Dollars ($86,876.1), including interest at 7.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of hem. at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 100 PM. on Juty 6 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Commencing at the West 1/4 Post of Section 26. Town 4 North.Range 10 Wei . Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan. Thence South 89 degrees 18 mmutes 55 seconds East along the East and West 1/4 Line of said Section 26. a distance of 693 00 feet. Thence North 00 degrees 57 minutes 03 seconds East. Parallel with the West Line of said Section 26 a distance of 759 00 feet to a point on the East line of Market Street Plat, as recorded m Uber 5 of Plat, page 89. Thence South 89 degrees 18 minutes 55 seconds East Parallel with said East and West 1/4 Line 164 33feet to the True Place ot Beginning; Thence North 01 degrees 02 minutes 07 seconds East 241.73 feet. Thence South 89 degrees 02 minutes 27 seconds East 164.61 feet to a point on the Southerly Extension of the West Line of Lut 17 of the plat of Holes Subdivision As recorded m the Office of the Register of Deeds ot Barry County. Michigan in Uber 3 of Plats, on page 42. Thence South 01 degrees 05 mmutes 04 seconds West, along the Southerly Extension of said West Line of Lot 17. a distant<» of 240 95 feet, hence North 89 degrees 18 minutes 55 seconds West Parallel with said East and West 1/4 hne. 164 33 feet to the point of beginning Together with and subject to a non­ exclusive Easement for Ingress and Egress to be used pmtty with others over a strip of land 33 feet in Width East and West and Lying 16.5 feet either side of a line descnbed as: Beginning at the Southwest comer of the above described parcel and running Thence North 01 degrees 02 minutes 07 seconds East along the West Line of said Parcel ad the Northerly Extension Thereof 483 46 feet to the South Line of Market Street and the Point of ending, together with all the improvements erected on the property, and ail easements. Appurtenances and Fixtures which are part of the property The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated June 8. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File X094688F01 Robert A. Tremaln & Associates. P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by STEVEN R. ADAMS AND CATHY A ADAMS. HUSBAND AND WIFE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA­ TION SYSTEMS INC . (MERS)(SOLEY as nomi­ nee for Lender, as hereinafter defined, and Lenders successors and assigns). Homestead USA. Inc. as Lender. Mortgagee dated December 23. 2003, and recorded on January 09. 2004. as Instrument No 1120456. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mort­ gagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage ttiere is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred sixty three thousand two hundred eighty one and 28/100 Dollars ($163,281.28). including interest at 6.000% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the rrvtgaged premises, or some part of them, at public 'endue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1 00 PM on Ju*y 13. 2006. Said premises are situated tn TWP OF RUT­ LAND. BARRY County. Mchigan and are d jsenbed as: A PARCEL LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 4. TOWN 3 NORTH. R/NGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS COM­ MENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 29 SECONDS EAST 1325 42 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. THENCE NORTH 05 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF IRVING ROAD. 303 70 FEET TO THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID CENTERLINE NORTH 05 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST. 200 FEET; THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST 300 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 05 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST. 200 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 84 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST. 300 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale DATED: June 15. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. PC. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR. WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evenL your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed setoty to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael Arnold and Ramona J Arnold. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Amencan Elite Financial. Inc., Mortgagee, dated April 15.2002. and recorded on June 11, 2002 in instrument 1082015. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Flagstar Bank. FSB as assignee by an assignment, tn Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Eleven And 18/100 Dollars ($85,611.18). including interest at 7.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in Townsnip ot Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Parcel G: commencing at the Northwest comer ol Section 3. Town 1 North. Range 9 Wet; thence South 89 degrees 37 minutes 49 seconds East on the North section line 1035 50 feat to the place of beginning of this description. Lienee South 00 degrees 06 minutes 34 seconds West 61 00 feet; thence South 87 cegrees 04 minutes 32 seconds East 129.12 feet; thence South 67 degrees 53 min­ utes 17 seconds East 95.30 feet; thence South 26 degrees 50 minutes 47 seconds East 132.62 feet; thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 300 00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 22 min­ utes 11 seconds East 218.06 feet to the North sec­ tion Ime: thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 49 seconds West on same 578 43 feet to the place of beginning Together with and subject to a 66 foot wide ease ment for ingress, egress and pubic utilities, the centerline of said easement being descnbed as commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 3; thence South 00 degrees 03 mmutes 07 seconds West on the West section line 55 80 feet to the place of beginning of this description, thence the centerline runs as follows South 84 degrees 22 minutes 06 seconds East 44 43 feet, thence South 73 degrees 23 mmutes 19 seconds East 53 57 feet, thence South 67 degrees 53 mmutes 35 seconds East 58.38 feet, thence South 60 degrees 49 min­ utes 30 seconds East 59.13 feet, thence South 61 degrees 27 minutes 33 seconds East 77 19 feet, thence South 85 degrees 32 mmutes 38 seconds East 68 85 feet thence North 87 degrees 23 mm­ utes 43 seconds East 178 84 feet, thence North 70 degrees 39 minutes 38 seconds East 195 61 feet; thence North 77 degrees 38 mmutes 27 seconds East 47.96 feet; thence South 89 degrees 23 min­ utes 06 seconds East 120.42 feet; thence South 87 degrees 03 mmutes 51 seconds East 174.83 feet, thence South 87 degrees 04 mmutes 32 seconds East 129 12 feet; thence South 67 degrees 53 mm­ utes 17 seconds East 95 30 feet: thence South 26 degrees 50 minutes 47 seconds East 132 62 ieet to the point of ending The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated June 1. 2006 For more information, please call FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingharr. Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File A025605F03 I Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evenL your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to lhe return of the bid emount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of z mortgage made by Angela Clevenger and James Clevenger. Wife and Husband original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated Feoruary 20. 2004. and recorded on February 27. 2004 in instrument 1122814. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee as assignee by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Forty-Four And 55/100 Dollars (S78.044 55). including interest at 6 8% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said nvjrtgage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts h xeby given that said mortgage will be foredosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 6.2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2 and 3 of Block 10 of Assessor's Plat #3. of the village of Middleville. according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 11 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of suet. sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: June 8. 2006 For more information, please call: FC C 248.593 1301 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sle 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4094504F01 moawc Notice Ot Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL B USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILEARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This saw may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return f the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions d a mortgage made by Bradley T. Halsey and Cynthia L. Halsey. Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 9. 2004, and recorded on May T 2004 in instrument 1126779. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, ori which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Ninety­ Eight And 02'100 Dollars ($259,298 02). including interest at 8 25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on June 29. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria.Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Parcel 2; A Parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 28. Township 1 North. Range 7 West, Descnbed as follows: Beginning al the South 1/4 Post of Section 28. Township 1 North. Range 7 West. Thence North 0 Degrees 12 Minutes 48 Seconds East along the North and South 1/4 Line of Section 28 a Distance of 962.01 Feet; Thence South 89 Degrees 47 Mmutes 12 Seconds East at Right Angies to said North and South 1/4 line. 594 42 Feet; Thence North 70 Degrees 51 Minutes 18 Seconds East. 113.00 Feet; Thence South 16 Degrees 11 Minutes 32 Seconds East 84.15 Feet; Thence South 07 Degrees 05 Mmutes 51 Seconds West. 129 11 Feet: Thence South 27 Degrees 02 Minutes 05 Seconds West. 176.43 Feet; Thence North 77 Degrees 25Minutes 58 Seconds West. 114.51 Feet; Thence South 30 Degrees 09 Minutes 59 Seconds West. 399 26 Feet; Thence South 16 Degrees 06 Minutes 37 Seconds West. 156.43 Feet. Thence South 20 Degrees 44 Mmutes 37 Seconds East 159.14 Feet; Thence South 21 Degrees45 Minutes 25 Seconds East 11 60 Feet to the South Line of said Section 28; Thence North 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 0C Seconds West along said Line 337 17 Feet to the Place of Beginning. Subject to and Together with a Non-Exdustve Easement tor ingress. Egress and Utilities over a Strip of Land 66 Foot Width, the Centertine of Which ts Described as Follows Commencing at the South 1/4 Post of Section 28. Township 1 North. Range 7 West; Thence South 90 Degrees 00 Mmutes 00 Seconds East along the South Line o? aid Section 28 a Distance of 337.17 Feet. Thence South 21 Degrees 45 Mmutes 25 Seconds East. 208 40 Feet; Thence North 88 Degrees 08 Minutes 44 Seconds East 35 10 Feet to the True Place of Beginning of said Centertine; Thence North 21 Degrees 45 Minutes 5 Seconds West 231 86 Feet; Thence North 20 Degrees 44 Minutes 32 Seconds West 148 29 Feet; Thence North 16 Degrees 06 Minutes 37 Seconds East 121 90 Feet; Thence North 30 Degrees 09 Minutes 59 Seconds East. 327 86 Feet; Thence North 85 Degrees 10 Minute 49 Seconds East 90.76 Feet. Thence North 27 Degrees 02 Mmutes 05 Seconds East 246 64 Feet. Thence North 07 Degrees 05 Minutes 51 Seconds East. 129.11 Feet; Thence North 16 Degrees 11 Minutes 32 Seconds West 84 15 Feet. Thence South 70 Degrees 51 Minutes18 Seconds West. 113 00 Feet; Thence North 21 Degrees 20 Mmutes 31 Seconds West. 168 54 Feet. Thence North 40 Degrees 14 Mmutes 40 Seconds East 130 44. Thence North 82 Drjrees 52 Mmutes 52 Seconds East. 213 38 Feet; Thence South 76 Degrees 55 Minutes 1 Seconds East. 104 49 Feet; Thence North 68 Degrees 45 Mmutes 24 Seconds East. 112.30 Feel to the Centerline of Day Road and the Point of Ending. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated June 1 2006 For more information ptease call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trod. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #081733F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your dameges. if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tandared at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Tyan Lenartz. An Unmarried Man. original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender s successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee dated May 22. 2003, and recorded on June 10. 2003 m instrument 1106156. in Barry county records Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Four And 45/100 Dollars ($44.604 45). including interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubbe vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 .00 PM. on July 13. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village ot Freeport. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 3, Block 6 Roush's Addition to the Village of Freeport, according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: June 15. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248.593 1302 Trod & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #095548F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be readnded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evenL your damages, 11 any, shall be limit­ ed aotoi y to the return of the bid amount tandared at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Dennis Demski, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2005, and recorded on July 29. 2005 tn instrument 115025C, in Barry county records. Michigan, on wnich rvjrtgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sui<i of One Hundred Forty-Four Thjcsand Seven Hundred Thirty-Eight And 77/100 Collars ($144,738.77), including interest at 7.375% per annuni Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and ptovided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage w-H be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises. or some part ot them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 13. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Midngen. and are described as: The North 1/2 of Lots 918 and 919 and the North 1/2 of the East 1/2 of Lot 922. City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, Barry County Records The redemptton period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordaxte with MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: June 15.2006 Far mere information, please cal: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #O95989F0'. Hotfoe Of Mortgage Forfoure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be readnded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damagee, If eny. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Intereet. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Tina Louise Sfytef, a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Novelte Financial Services. Mortgagee, dated October 19. .2005, and recorded on October 26, 2005 In instrument 1155214. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Select Portfolio Servicing. Inc., as servicing agent for Goldman Oachs Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Seve>. Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Seven And 27/100 Dollars ($137,267.27). including interest at 7.4% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1DO PM. on July 13. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 21 of Block 5 of Sandy Beach Park, according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded m Liber 2 of Plats on page 18. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ot such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: June 15. 2006 For more information, please cal FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #095632F01 tow STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF LIVINGSTON HON. DAVID J. READER ALE NO. 06-22112-CH Edv.ard W. Bottom Jr. Prxsonal Representative of the estate of Edward W. Bottom Sr., LlUlan W. Bottom. The Estate of Ullian W. Bottom, and all known and unknown hews and assigns. Curtis E. Bottom. Sr. The Estate of Curtis E. Bottom Sr. and all known and unknown heirs and assigns Gladys Jarvis Bottom his wife. The Estate of Gladys Jarvte Bottom, and sit known and unknown heirs and assigns Curtis E. Bottom, Jr. Estate of Cortis E. Bottom Jr., and all known and unknown heirs and assigns Olivia Bottom, Carolyn Leo Bottom, Peter J. Ljutich, Edward Jarvte Bottom, and all unknown John Does, hairs and assigns Defendants , LAW OFFICE OF DUGAS AND ASSOCIATES Counsel Io. Plaintiff 822 E. Grand River Ave. Brighton. Ml 48116 Tel: (810) 227-2702 Facsimite: (810) 227-2712 f EX-PARTE ORDER FOR ALTERNATE SER­ VICE BY PUBLICATION TO QUIET TITLE TO REALESTATE AT A SESSION OF SAID COURT. HELD IN THE COURTHOUSE. IN THE CITY OF HOWELL. COUNTY OF LIVINGSTON AND STATE OF MICHIGAN. THIS 1 DAY OF JUNE. 2006. AD. PRESENT: THE HONORABLE DAVID J. READER. Circuit Judge This matter having come before the Court on Plaintiff s Ex-Pane Motion tor Alternate Service by Pubicabxi to Quiet Titte to Real Estate, and the Court bet.ig otherwise fully advised In the premises; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED. ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that you are being sued by Plaintin in this sourt to Ouie* Title to Real Estate You must file your answer to take other action permitted by taw in this court at 204 S. Highlander Way. Howel, Ml 48843. H you tan to do ao. a default judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint filed in this case. T IS FURTHER ORDERED. ADJUDGED AND DECREED that a copy of this order ahal be pub­ lished once a weak In The Hastings Banner, the legal paper for Barry County, for three consecutive weeks, and proof of publication shall be Med in this court. FT IS FURTHER ORDERED. ADJUDGED AND DECREED that a copy of this order shal be pub­ lished once a week In the Livingston County Press, the legal paper for Livingston County, for three con­ secutive weeks, and proof al publication shall bo filed in this court rr ts SO ORDERED DAV© J. READER P-27877 JUDGE READER Circuit Judge Drafted By: Suzanne M. Dugas (P38774) u*w Office of Dugas and Associates 822 E. Grand River Ave Brighton. Ml 48116 (810) 227-2702 --------- THIS RRM K A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DtBT. ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEA8Z CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW iF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MtUTAhY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Detac* has bean m*te In the conditions of a mortgage >^*da by CarkNta WHtard. and . Marte Wtfiard, wile ano husbenj. to Ameriqueet Mortgage Company. Mortgage? dated May 16. 2003 and recorded Mey 29. ZOIC >n Instrument Number 1106383, Barry Count/ Records. Michigan. Said mortgage le now held bf Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, at Trustee of Ameriqueet Mortgege Securities, Me., asset backed pass-through certificates . eertee 2003-8 under the pooling and servictog agrnament dated as of August 1. 2003, without reco>xeo by assignment There is claimed to be due at the Cate hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty ThouriWid Seven Hundred Saventy-Ntoa end 31/100 foaars ($160,779.31) including interest at 7.7V* per annum. Under the power of aale contained to said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provfcF ad. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB ba foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged promisee, or some part ol them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings to Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on JULY 20. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as; Beginning at the Southwest comer of Lot 22 of Me Lenithan Subdrvision ( Uber 3 of Ptets. on Page 44); thence South 68 degrees 05 minutes East. 100.00 feet to the Southeast comer of said Lot 22; thence East 140.13 feex; thence North 71 degrees 22 minutes 41 seconds East. 111J5 feet; thence North 21 degrees 55 minutes East 34.37 loot; thence South 64 degrees 57 minutes 10 seconds East, 77.80 feet: thence South 05 degrees 28 min­ utes 33 seconds East. 22.74 feet; thence North 87 degrees 34 mmutes West. <50.47 feet to a point which has North. 01 degree 00 minutes 00 seconds East. 1304 66 feet and South 87 degrees 34 min­ utes East. 56 86 feet from the Southwest comer of Section 4. Town 4 North. Range 7 West. Woodtand Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence North 2 degrees 26 minutes East. 150.00 feat along the East hne of Maple Street as relocated; thence North 00 degrees 15 minutes Erst. 55 40 feet along said Street hne to the Place of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated June 22. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servcer F.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 214..'*381 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 22. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice 01 Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered st sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage mace by Charles T Hendricks and Kathleen J Hendricks, a ma">ed couple, original mortgagor(s). to ^BN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc., Mortgagee, dated June 24. 2002. and recorded on July 3. 2002 in instrument 1083313 in Barry county records. Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Seven And 89/100 Dollars ($64,427 89). including interest at 8% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ wled. notice i3 hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM. on July 6. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: That part of the Southwest 1/4. Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, descnbed as: Commencing 109.43 feet South of the Northwest comer of Lot 9 of Sam Bravata Plat; thence South 60 0 feet; thence West 166.24 feet; thence North 0 degrees 33 mmutes West 60 0 feet along the West property hne as descnbed in Liber 244. Pago 407. thence East 166 83 feet to the place o' beg.nning ■Rte redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ot such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: June 8. 2006 For more information, please caM FC C 248.593.1301 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servrer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #084377F02 r7V53*n THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the terms and conditions of a mortgage made by JEF­ FREY A HAMMOND AND DONNA HAMMOND, husband and wife, and HELEN M. SCOTT, a single woman. Mortgagors, to MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee, dated October 9. 2003. and recorded on October 15. 2003. as Document No. 115626. Pages 1 through 15 of Barry County Records, and on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND SEVENTY-FOUR AND 29/100 ($112,074.29) including interest at 6.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mortgaged remises, or some part of them, at public venue at tne Jefferson Avenue entrance to the City County Building in Detroit. Michigan, at 1 00 p m on June 29. 2006 Sate premises are situated in the City ot Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: THE NORTH 150 FEET OF LOT 38 OF SUPER­ VISORS GLASGOWS ADDITION. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF More commonly known as: 1728 S. Jefferson St. Hastings. Ml 49053 Tax I D 08 5-250-060-00 The redemption pen xi shall be six months from the date of such sate ur less determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241 a. in which case the redemption penod Shan be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: May 19. 2006 MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee Hotzman Ritter & Leduc. PLLC By . Charles J Holzman Attorney for Mortgagee 28366 Franklin Road Southfield. Michigan 48034 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFRCE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by JILL A. WICKHAM. A MARRIED WOMAN, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. (’MERS’). solely as nominee for lender and tender s succes­ sors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 21. 2005, and recorded on October 24, 2005. in Document No 1155040. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there « claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars and Five Cents ($86.832 05). including interest at 7.625% per annum Under the pov'er of sate contained tn sate mort­ gage and the statu i in such casr. made and provid­ ed. notce is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry Countv Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 01 00 PM o'clock, on Jufy 20. 2006 Sate premises are situated m Township of CARL­ TON. Barry County. Michigan and described as LOT 18 OF CULBERTS PLAT NO 3. ACCORD­ ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN UBER 3 OF PLATS. ON PAGE 78. CARLTON TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN TAX ID NO 08-04-060-000-018-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such rate unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated June 17. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc (’MERS"), solely as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and assigns Mortgagee'Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. PC 23100 Providence Drive Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 rnwow THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in ihe conditions of a mortgage made by Robert L Rosa. Jr and Karen J Rosa. husLand and wife, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a CaLforma Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 30. 2002 and recorded October 7. 2002 in Instrument Number 10°8866. Barry County Records. Michigan Sate mortgage is now held by Welts Fargo Bank. NA. as Trustee tor MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2003-OPT1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Senes 2003-OPTi by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Nine and 91/100 Dollars ($120.159 91) including interest at 9 50% per annum Under the power of sate contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some oart of them, at public -.-endue at the BarryCounty Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 100 p.m. on JULY 6. 2006 Sate premises are located m the Village ol Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as; ' ot 1 of Block 9 of Mtedtevilte Assessors Ptat No 3. according to the recorded plat thereo*. as record­ ed m Uber 3 ot Plats on Page 11 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated June 8. 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite Nc. 221.3289 ttwmo FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempnng to collect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose If you -re in the Military, ptease contact ou' at the number listed betew MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Moreen E Darling, a/k/a Moreen C Darting, and William Gregory Darling, wife and hus­ band to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. solely as nominee for Paragon Home Lending. LLC. a Wisconsin Limited Liability Company. Mortgagee, dated December 10, 2004 and record­ ed January 4. 2005 tn Instrument Number 1139686 Barry County Records. Michigan Sate mortgage was subsequently assigned to Household France Corp III, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars and Thirty-Two Cents ($271,565 32) includ­ ing interest 9 75% per annum Under the power ol sate contained tn sate mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby grven that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. July 6. 2006 Sate premises are situated in City of Delton, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West one-quarter comer of Section 2. Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence East 558 feet along the East and West one-quarter line of sate Section 2. thence North at right angles with sate one-quarter hne 300 feet; thence West 90 leet parallel with sate one-quarter line; thence North at nght angles with sate one-quarter line 465 leet to the true place ol beginning, thence South 465 feet: thence East 90 feet; thence South 300 feet to sate East and West one-quarter line; thence East along sate one-quarter hne 300 feet; thence North parallel with West hne of sate section 765 feet, thence Westerly 390 feet, more or less to the place of beginning, subject to an easement for pubto high­ way purposes over the Southerly 33 feet thereof for Pifer Road Commonly known as 2910 Prfer Rd. Delton Ml 49046 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCI 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shaM be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated JUNE 1. 2006 Household Finance Corp III Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys; Potestrvo & Associates. PC 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hils. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 06-48650 (HSBC) ASAP# 773476 06-08/2006, 06/15/2006. 06/22/2006. C-6/29/2006 raw THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert R Bennett, a married man and Julienne Bennett, he wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns, mortgagee, dated March 31. 2005 and recorded April 4. 2005 in Instrument Number 1144267, Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Eighteen and 61/100 Dollars ($178,518.61) including interest at 6 74% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p m. on JULY 13. 2006 Sate premises are located in the Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as The South 5 acres of the West one-half of the Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quar­ ter of Section 23, Town 3 North. Range 8 West. Hastings Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 32418, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated June 15.2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 231 5089 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus intereet. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made b- Gerald R Collige. a mamed man and Vatene S Coihge. his wife. original mortgagor(s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee few lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 21. 2004. and recorded on February 4. 2004 m instrument 1121724. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve And 96/100 Dollars ($98,712.96). including interest at 5.875% per annum U tec. the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage atte the statute in such case made and p-> vteed. notK>' is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part t f them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1DO PM. on July 6. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Beginning at the Northwest Comer ot the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 16. Town 1 North of Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County. Michigan. Running Thence East on the East and West 1/4 Line 16 Rods; Thence South, Parallel with the East Line of Sate Section. 20 Rods. Thence West, at Right Angles Parallel wth ’he South Line of Sate Section, 16 Rods, to the lorth and South 1/4 line; Thence North ol Sate 1/4 line 20 Rods to the Place of Beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: June 8. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mchgan 48025-5822 Fite #095221F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUh OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by llw foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, W any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Marilyn Winkle, an unmarried, woman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee lor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 6. 2005. and recorded on July 13, 2005 in instru­ ment 1149507. m Barry county records. Michigan, arte assigned by sate Mortgagee to Weils Fargo Bank Minnesota. NA as trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Sixteen Thousand One Hundred EightyNtne And 53/100 Dollars ($316,189 53). including interest at 6.7% per annum Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made nnd pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 20.2006 Sate premises are situated in Township ot Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Land in the Township of Maple Grove, County of Barry. State of Michigan, descnbed as: Beginning at the Southeast comer of the North 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 7. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, thence West 702 6 feet along the North 1/8 line of Section 7; thence North 310 feet; thence East 702 6 feet to the East line of Section 7; thence South 310 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: June 22. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Frte #096077F01 rrwo„ STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT FOR BARRY COUNTY 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Phone: (616) 948-4815 File No. 06-309-DO Attorney for Defendant In Pro Per MICHAEL D. MOORE. Plaintiff. vs. SUSAN MOORE. Defendant, Attorney for Plaintiff: David M. Koons (P39300) 214 N. Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 616-948-9407 ORDER FOR ALTERNATED SERVICE At a session of sate court, held in the City of Hastings arte County of Barry, State of Michigan. on this 2nd day of June. 2006 THE COURT FINDS Service of Process upon Defendant, cannot be reasonably made as provided in MCR 2 105 and services of process may be made in a manner which is reasonably calculated to give dependants actual notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard IT IS ORDERED that the Defendant SHALL by July 28. 2006 date file an Answer to the Complaint For Divorce between Michael D Moore vs Susan Moore. Circuit Court Fite No. 06309-DO at the Barry County Clerks Office. 220 State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058; or a DEFAULT SHALL enter and the court may take proofs on Aug 1.2006 at 8 30 a m. in the after­ noon for entry ol a judgment ol divorce in favor of the Plaintiff. IT IS ORDERED that a copy ol the order shall be published in tne Hastings Banner located in Hastings. Michigan; the advertisement? in the paper shall run for 3 consecutive weeks and proof of publication, filed with the court arte a copy ol this order shall be pos’ed in the Barry County Court House for 3 consecutive weeks DRAFTED BY: David M Koons Attorney at Law 214 N Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-9407 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAPON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tendared at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Terry L. Myers and Kristine K. Myers, husband and w**<j. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Elecfonic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or swjgns. Mortgagee, dated May 18. 2001, and recorded on June 8. 2001 in instrument 1061050, m Barry coun­ ty records Michigan, on which mortgage the»« is claimed to be due at the date hereof lhe sun oi Sixty-Seven Thousand Fnur Hundred Two Aid 03/100 Dollars ($67.402 03). including interest a’ 7% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby grven that sate mortgage will bt foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 20.2006 Sate premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 3 and 4 and the West 10 feet of Lot 5 of Block 65 of the Village of Middleville, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recordedin Liber 1 Page 27 Thi redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated June 22. 2006 For more information. ptease cal: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mchigan 48025-5822 Fde #096450F01 mown Bring your film to PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sheryl Y Coleman joined by her husband Steven M Coleman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated January 29, 2003. and recorded on June 8. 2006 vi instrument 1165732. in Barry county records. Michigan arte assigned oy sa« Mortgagee to Central Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twelve Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Five And 13/10; Dollars ($112,345.13). including interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 20. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Prairevilte. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Parcel #1: Commencing at the Northeast comer ol the Southeast Quarter of Section 33. thsnee West 18 rods for the point of beginning; thence West 7 rods, thence South 17 and 8/9 rods, thence East 7 rods, thence North to the place of beginning Parcel #2; Also commencing at the Quarter post on the East side of said Secton 33 and running thence West 18 rods, thence South 9 rods, thence East 18 rods, thence North 9 rods to the beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m which case the redempi on period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated June 22. 2006 For more informaton. ptease can. FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #094233F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall bo limited zoiefy to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in •he corditons ol a mortgage made by Gerald V»,xtea. unmarried, original mortgagor(s). to Wilru-ngton Finance, a Division of AIG Federal Savings Bank. Mortgagee, dated April 8. 2004. and recorded un Apri! 19. 2004 m instrument 1125990. and assignee by mesne assignments to Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificate Holders of CWABS 2004-06 as ussignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, or. ^*teh mortgage there ts claimed to be due C the date heix.1 the sum of Ninety-Six Thousand Nx •» Hundred NuetyNine And 97/100 Dollars ($96.9% 97). tnciuJng interest at 5 99% per annum Under the power of sate contained tn sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made end puvided. notoe ts hereby given that sate mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged p> emises or some part of them, at public vendue, at ths Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 .-00 PM. or> June 29. 2006 Said premises are situate m Township of Yankee Spnngs. Barry County. Michigan, and are descntied as; The North 1/2 of Lot 14 of Parker's Sandy Beach Plat, according to the recorded piat thereof in Liter 4 of Plats. Page 56. and that part of the West 25 00 feet of tne South 137115 feet of East Parker Dnve, as vacated in Barry County Circuit Court File No, 85-118 CH. as lies immediately adjacent to. and as an Easterly extension of. the North 1/2 of sate Lot 14. as platted m the recorded piat of Parker's Sandy Beach Ptat. Secton30, Town 3 North. Range 10 West The redempton period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of *>uch sate Dated June 1.2006 For more information, ptease call FC X 248.593.1302 Trott 4 Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Ate #071112F02 ___ Howard & Jean will be ,\ celebrating , there 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, June 24th, 2006 from 1-4 at the Elks Temple. 'kJ Family & Friends are welcome. *6 Given in there honot by their children. Stow QVtfcoa. -Pott QVtfson. Tvntn fTKtaai) aVlhon. /Pkxjf) QUlfarn. iirtlin 1-800-237-2379 (i&OIKUtl) SltintiPct. /-Pobwt) Skwood MFTSYSIBIOFSOUTHWSTMDttW. HC �Page 14 - Thursday. June 22. 2006 - The Hastings Banner ■Newborn babies • Michael James Wallace. 27. of Plainwell, was held in con­ tempt of court and an arrest warrant has been issued by Barry County Circuit Court Judge James Fisher for his failure to appear to answer charges of larceny of building in Orangeville Township in February. • William Dennis Gabriel. 54. of Oscoda was sentenced to continue on his probation fa* one year. Gabriel was arrested and convicted in 2005 for larceny of a building and was charged with violating that probation by con­ suming alcohol and xssault. • Judge Fisher sentenced Joshua Paul Warner. 31, of Delton to continue on probation for his conviction in 2005 for fleeing and eluding and operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. Warner came before Judge Fisher because he has failed to attend the treatment program imposed in his original sentence. to serve 36 months probation and serve 30 days in jail for his conviction on Operating a Vehicle Under the influence of alco­ hol (third offense). Gibson was also ordered to wear a wrist monitor upon his release from jail and to attend Drug Court. Gibson was fined $500. courts costs of $1,000. a probation fee of $360 and drug court fee of $200. Gibson was arrested April 13 in Castleton Township. He had previous convictions in 1997 and 2002 on the same charges. • Christopher Brooks, 27, of Kalamazoo, was sentenced June 15 to serve 36 months probation and have his license suspended for six months. Brooks was sentenced for violating his probation on a 2004 conviction of maintaining a methamphetamine lab in Hope Township. Brooks was also fined court costs of $500 and a pro­ bation fee of $360. He was sentenced to serve three days in jail with three days credit for time served. BOY, Colvin Rcil Tyner, bom at Spectrum lbs. 7 ozs. and 19 inches long. Health Downtown on Friday. June 9. 2006 at 10:26 a.m. to Brian and Amy Tyner of GIRL, Isabella Marie, bom at Pennock Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 2 ozs. and 19 1/2 Hospital on May 31. 2006 at 6:51 p.m. to inches long. Welcomed home by brother. Hunter, age 7 and sister. Kariey. age 10. Joshua and Tiffany Hendershot of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY. Brogan Paul, bom at Pennock Hospital GIRL, Bailey Andrew Miller, bom at on May 22, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. to Caleb and Pennock Hospital on June 4. 2006 al 7:55 Nicole Bolthouse of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 8 ozs. and 22 1/2 inches long. a.m. to Erica Elwood and Andrew Miller of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 12 ozs. and 211/2 inches long. BOY, Alex Jaden, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 22. 2006 to Lacey Beard and Bobby Plair of Wayland. Weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs. ana 19 inches long. BOY, Reese James, bom Pennock Hospital on June 2,2006 al 12:30 am. to Shar-Lee and Randy Wiers of Lake Odessa Weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Liberty Rose, bom at Pennock • Francis Shaun Gibson. 28. of Nashville, has been sentenced Hospital on May 26, 2006 at 11:33 a.m. to Kimberly and James Miller of Lake Odessa. BOY, Owen Thomas, bom at Pennock Weighing 8 lbs. 5 1/2 ozs. and 22 inches lo»»g. and Sarah (Czinder) Carroll of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 8 ozs. and 20 inches long. Frederick, BOY, Joel bom at Pennock Hospital on May 28. 2006 at 9:24 a.m. to Jamie and Chad Apsey of Hospital on June 5,2006 at 9:06 am. to Brian Woodland. Weighing 7 lbs. 0 ozs. and 19 inches long. GIRL, Alyssa Erin-Ann, bom at Pennock BOY, Adrian Miguel, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 30. 2006 at 7:44 am. to Amy Vasquez and Michael Oaks of Lake Odessa Weighing 6 lbs. 1/2 oz. and 19 1/2 inches long. Hospital on May 27. 2006 at 8:36 a.m. to Tia Treadwell and John Harwood of Nashville. GIRL, Hailey Nichole, bom at Pennock Weighing 7 lbs. and 20 inches long. Hospital on June 5, 2006 at 1:17 p.m. to GIRL, Layla Pearl, bom at Pennock Hospital Weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. and 21 inches long. Renee Michael and Cal Abbott of Freeport. on May 23, 2006 at 8:16 p.m. to Brandy Dennie and Anthony Logan of Lake Odessa. GIRL, Alexis Jean, bom at Pennock Hospital Weighing 6 lbs. 7 ozs. and 19 inches long. on June 5. 2006 al 6:31 p.m. to Tara and BOY, Josiah Jonathan, bom at Pennock Nathan VanSickn of Lake Odessa Weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and 19 inches long. Hospital on May 23, 2006 at 11:36 p.m. to Hendricka and Jonathan Peters of Grand BOY, Trenton Coy. bom at Pennock Hospital Rapids. Weighing 6 lbs. 6 ozs. and 19 1/2 on June 4, 2006 at 2:36 p.m. to Patricia inches long. Braska and Rich Lehman of Delton. Weighing 8 lbs. 5 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Kyra-Rame Lynn, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 31,2006 at 2:36 p.m. to Erin GIRL,Kaylee Marie, bom Steed of Lake Odessa. Weighing 4 lbs. 12 Hospital on June 5, 2006 at 9:56 am. to ozs. and 17 inches long. Tonya Coulier ’.nd Greg Johnson of Portland. GIRL, Natalie Diana, bom at Pennock GIRL, Emma Hospital on May 18, 2006 at 9:49 a.m. to Hospital on June 7,2006 al 3:55 p.m. to Ryan Kithrine Furlong and Tim Warne*1 of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and 20 1/2 Mack Lynn, bom at at Pennock Pennock and Angie Lober of Greenville. Weighing 6 lbs. 2 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long inches long. BOY, Haiden Rage, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 23, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. to jamielee Just singing in the rain and Ryan Simmet of Dowling. Weighing 9 Lakewood High School science teacher Josh Rose (right) takes a break from his day job, with some percussion help from Lakewood art teacher Oz Rinckey, to perform during the Festival of the Arts in downtown Grand Rapids Friday, June 2. Although pop-up showers left many of the seats in the audience emoty for the afternoon performance. Rose entertained a small contingent of umbrella holding fans with some cover tunes along with a handful of songs off his 2004 album Firework Letdown. (Photo by Kame Carter) Matthew STONEHILL FARM lbs. 1 oz. and 22 inches long. BOY, Jackson Taylor, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 30. 2006 at 11:53 am. to and Susan Henry of Otsego. Weighing 6 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 inches long. by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Foui area residents have been selected to GIRL, Aaliyah Catherine-Elizabeth, bom at Pennock Hospital on May 29, 2006 at 7:43 experience training needed to become a Michigan State Police trooper during the 31st annual Michigan dis’rict of Kiwaail Student p.m. to JoAnna and Martin Robbins of Battle Trooper program, which kicked off June 11 at Creek. Weighing 6 lbs. 4 ozs. and 20 inches u.e MSP Training Academy k Lansing long. *ncluded in this year’s pru,;ran are Amanda M. Anderson and Branden L. v'«rtis GIRL, Brcanna Lyncttc, bom at Pennock of Hastings, Jacob M. Rathbun of Hickory Comers and Brandon S. Crane of Nashville. Hospital on June 2. 2006 at 7:43 a.m. to CANOPY SALES & RENTALS 10088 W. Vermontville Hwy., Vermontville, MI Four area students join in training for state trooper Sabrina and Steve Mitchell of Hastings. Between wake-up at 5 a.m. and lights out Weighing 6 lbs. 12 1/2 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches at 10 p.m., students learn about traffic md long. criminal law, defensive tactics, firearms and marksmanship fundamentals, first aid, water GIRL, Shelby Lynn, bom at Pennock safety, narcotics, search and seizure, patrol tactics, crash investigations, law enforcement Hospital on June 2, 2006 at 7:59 p.m. to Kim and Derek Ripley of Bellevue. Weighing 6 career opportunities, forensic science, con­ servation law. underwater recovery and char­ New style and size available ~ 30 x 45 Cathederal windows Optional Hastings * Open 2-4 »Sunday, June 25~j Make sure your event is covered. Call for reservations today! Tables • Chairs • Coolers • Hot Boxes ;3125 Copper Shorts off of Call anytime - Bob Dormer, 517-726-1084 OPEN HOUSE TUESDAY & THURSDAYS 3-5 PM Deluxe Homes Prices starting at $189,900 Golf Course Views Worried About Identity Theft? Woodlawn / Year Golf Membership Included (416) 791-1500 If M-43. Quimby to Street 2 year old 1200 sq. ft. home. 2 bedroom, 1-1/2 bath, open living area with free standing fireplace, cathedral ceilings, center island, sliders to deck. Wooded 1 acre lol with pood. $169,000 ts) .1-616-791-1930 Call Monte Baker, 616-299-8065 Five Star Real Estale • 4601 Lake Michigan Drive ? acter issues of leadership. “This program provide young people wi*h a glimpse of what it takes to become a Michigan State Police Trooper,” said Captain Gene W. Hoekwater, MSP Training Division commander. “During the program, students leam law enforcement fundamentals and the importance of education, teamwork and determination in reaching their goals.” The school is designed for highly motivat­ ed young men and women who are seriously interested in a career in law enforcement Each student is sponsored by one of the Michigan District of Kiwanis clubs located throughout lhe state. The school is hosted by the MSP with OPEN HOUSE assistance from deputies and officers from 2 to A pm June 25, 2006 other Michigan police agencies. Hastings City Bank • • Avoid carrying your social security card with you. Order and review your credit report annually. • Use a paper shredder to dispose of sensitive documents. • Add identity Theft Coverage to y our Auto-Owners Homeowners policy. PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. TRUMBLE AGENCY Must get inside to see this great ranch on 1.5 acres, open floor plan, built by Van Til Builders, tiled entry­ way. spacious living room, leading to dining room with french doors to deck. Oak kitchen, main floor utility, 2 bedrooms up, 1 1/2 baths, down is another bath, bed­ room, storage and room to finish family room or anoth­ er bedroom with walkout to patio. Owners are very motivated, just reduced price to $159,900 cash/conv. 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 Ciilacf ■Hile VII Klin, Slllliri 8 RiHil Realty II. 1-110-417-1335 We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. C ourt SL Hastings. Ml 49058 EOE/M-F WATER, continued from page 1--------loan will ensure compliance with the require­ ments of the Safe Drinking Water Act and protect the public health of system users in Middleville. Since the inception of Michigan's DWRF program in 1998, more than $406 million in assistance has been provided. Program interest rates remain well below open market rates, with fiscal year 2006 loans at 1.625 percent in the SRF and 2.125 percent in the DWRF. Middleville Village manager Ron Howell said he is pleased the project is moving for­ ward. He will be reporting to the members of the council on the progress of the plan at their meeting Tuesday. June 27. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 22. 2006 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Man seriously hurt after jumping from moving car Hastings police responded to a call a’ Pennock Hospital in the early evening hours of Monday. June 19. and discovered a man lying in the street. Investigation revealed a 40-year-old man. who had been arguing with the driver of a vehicle, jumped out of the moving _ar and struck his head on the street. The man suffered serious head injuries and was airlifted to Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids, where he remains in critical condition, according to Sgt. Jeff Pratt. Daughter arrested for threatening mother with knife A 17-year-old Hastings girl was arrested for felonious assault June 14 after Hastings police responded to a report of domes­ tic violence in the 400 block of South Michigan Avenue. The dispute was between a mother and her teen-age daughter, who apparently was upset over her mother demanding she clean up her mess after baking a cake. The 17-year-old is accused of pulling an 11-inch knife and threatening her mother, as well as other siblings in the residence. She was arrested and lodged for felonious assault and the information was turned over to the prosecutor’s officer for review. Money, prescription drugs stolen from vehicle Hastings police were summoned to the 200 block of E. North Street Sunday for a report off a larceny from a vehicle. The victim stated he parked his car just after midnight and when he returned he discovered someone had entered his vehicle and taken approximately $5 in change and a bottle of prescription medicatia.i. Suspect apprehended inside semi-tractor trailer One of four suspects accused of breaking into a semi-tractor trailer at Plumb’s Grocery in Hastings was apprehended Monday after he was locked inside the vehicle by an employee. Officers from the Hastings Police Department were told the other suspects fled the scene of foot, leaving a vehicle behind. One juvenile suspect was arrested at the scene, the vehicle was towed to the police department and is being held until the other suspects arc located. K-9 officer Gina gets work in Eaton Country The newest member of the Barry County Sheriff's Department. Gina, a K-9 tracker dog, was called to assist Eaton County Monday. June 12. Working with handler Deputy Richelie Spencer. Gina searched a residence on Stoney Point Highway and came up with two positive indicators. Deputy Spencer and Gina turned over their evidence to Eaton County Deputies in order for a search war­ rant to be obtained. Gina also was in action a day earlier when she and Spencer were called to Washington Street in Nashville to assist in a drug search. Several teen ngers had been observed behind a building and when police were called they turned over a small baggy containing z very small amount of marijuana. Gina, however, found two additional baggies and a beer can with holes in it. which Spencer said she knew was a common practice when smoking marijuana is attempted. Pit bull’s violent behavior under investigation Deputies from the Barry County Sheriff's Department responded to a complaint Saturday of a pit bull attacking a neighbor's dog. causing an estimated $2,000 in veterinary treatment. The neighbor said he was concerned about the dog because there are numerous children in the area, including one develdpmentally disabled ghild, who njight rjpt bp aw^tof t|ie.flayer. ., L __ _ The incident was ftw*4rded to the animal control department for further investigation and possible charges. Allegan woman gets more than drunk driving Barry County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested an Allegan woman on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving on a restricted license. Deputies were notified by another driver who witnessed the suspect driving erratically along M-179 near Gun Lake. When deputies arrived the vehicle was parked on the property of the Gun Lake Community Church and the suspect was asleep in the vehicle The woman, Shellie Lynn Irish. 26, refused to cooperate with officers at the scene and was arrested. When informed she would be taken to Pennock Hospital for a blood draw to determine her blood alcohol content. Irish became combative and resis­ ted officers both during transport and al the hospital. She had to be restrained to have her blood taken. Irish was lodged in the Barry County Jail and charged with operating while intoxicated, having and open container of alco­ hol in the vehicle and resisting and obstructing officers. A LEIN check reveahd two prior alcohol-related convictions. Wayland man arrested for domestic assault Barry County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Yankee Township last Thursday when neighbors complained of a loud argument at a residence on Templewood. T\vo residents of the address were questioned, and one told them she had been locked out of the house and broke a screen to get back in. She said only a verbal argument look place and declined to assist further in their investigation. A witness, however, told deputies that Michael Eugene Radar Jr.. 50. of Wayland, had repeatedly pushed the woman and later pushed the witness. Based on their investigation, deputies arrested Radar and be was lodged in the Barry County Jail. Woodland Twp. man with a history arrested Troopers from the Michigan State Hastings Post were called to a residence on Coats Grove Road in Woodland Township last Sunday when a ca’ler feared a man was inside her home. Troopers arrived to discover a man in lhe home and the woman locked in her bedroom. When troopers attempted to talk the man out he refused and refused to show his hands. Troopers eventually persuaded the man to leave the residence and Terry Flanigan, 52. was arrested. Subsequent investigation revealed an extensive criminal and mental health history. Flanigan was arrested 15 years ago by Ionia Police when he attempted to run officers over with a tractor. Troopers also ran a LEIN check on Flanigan and discovered an outstanding warrant out of Barry County. Flanigan was arrested and lodged in the Barry County Jail without incident. Juvenile cited for drunk, driving, fleeing accident A 16-year-old female was arrested by Michigan State troopers June 17 when she was involved in an accident in Yankee Springs Township and fled the scene. The juvenile, whose name was not released, also was cited for driving while intoxicated and it was determined her blood alcohol level was .17. nearly twice lhe legal limit. It was learned also the alcohol was provided to her by a 23-year-old Hastings male and that man is facing charges of con­ tributing to lhe delinquency of a minor. The incident remains under investigation and information will be turned over to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office. Plainwell man held for assault, growing pot When Michigan Stale Poli ceres pond cd to an assault complaint in Orangeville Township, they found a field of 50 to 60 mar­ ijuana plants growing on lhe property. Assisted by the K-9 unit from lhe Wayland Post and Trooper Lane Booms. SWET and a Michigan State Police helicopter, troopers arrested a 30-year-old Plainwell man. who awaits arraignment. He is also being charged in the assault on a 40-ycarold male. Motorcyclist arrested for fleeing, eluding A motorcycle driver who said later he did not want to be arrested for speeding, ended up being charged with fleeing and elud­ ing. Michigan State Police troopers Thursday. June 15. on M-43 near Welcome Road. Troopers chased the biker at speeds reach­ ing more than 130 miles per hour before he was finally stopped. Arrested at ihe scene was Benjamin Conklin. 22. of Freeport, who was lodged in the Barry County Jail. * / or Sale IIuiim huh! / nr Real $775 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen piilowtop matins. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 BED - King piilowtop, new, in original package, warran­ ty. Can deliver. $179. (616)949-2683. 2004 JOHN DEERE GT 235: I8hp 85 hours, 48" mower deck, excellent condition. $3,500. (269)948-2559 BED- A brand new Queen piilowtop mattress set. Brand new, in plastic, war­ ranty. $110. Can deliver. (616)318-6998. BUSINESS OFFICES FOR LEASE! Downtown Hast­ ings • 136 East State Street. 3 spaces available. Bring your professional business to the newly remodeled Woodridge Building. Spaces would be ideal for an Ac­ countant, Chiropractor, Pho­ tographer, Lawyer, or ??? A 180 square foot bank vault is also available. Front and back entrances with parking. Utilities included. Lots of possibilities- MUST SEE! Call (269)945-9321 for an ap­ pointment. 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)204-0600 FOR SALE: Clarke parts washer, $75; Snap-On Mig, Tig, spool gun, large Argon & large Argon CO2 tanks, $4,500; Blue Point Engine Picker, 2,0001bs max load, used once, $500; Blue Point Toren, Rose Bud, Brazing tips, tanks & cart, $500; Snap-On 6HP air compres­ sor. $2,000; Polaris 250 4­ wheeler, doesn't run, $250; semi-trailer tarp bows & ap­ prox 30* tarp, brand new, $500. Call after 6:00pm (269)945-9340. BEDROOM SET - New 6/pc. complete set with Sleigh bed! Must sell $595. Can deliver. (616)949-6525 KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (616)318-1974 SOFA/LOVESEAT SET: tan, mauve. Still in plastic. Never used. Cost $800. Sell $395. (517)719-8062 AKC REGISTERED YEL­ LOW LAB PUPPIES. (1) male, (3) females, dewclaws removed. Mother on site. Good Bloodlines. Call after 530pm. (269)948-3717 SLEIGH BED: queen cherry' wood with piilowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 In Miinnritiin IN MEMORY OF Glendon Curtis 9/30/31-1/14/03 Fifty years ago 1 married the love of my life. We cannot celebrate together anymore, but he is still in my heart and 1 miss him every' day. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy’ printing. Cali J-Ad Graphics for everything from business card-- and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Ihtiinew •* DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. RESTORE YOUR HOME from the inside out. Quality craftsmanship for over 15 years. Some look all their lives for a good painter; others find one with their first call. Michael Evans Painting & Wall Covering (269)795-3133. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945—554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Rt < rcnlimi 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ALUMI-LITE XL, 29' TRAILER: Like new, fully loaded, light blue interior. Beautiful oak kitchen & liv­ ing room, spacious closets, easy & smooth to pull. $8,950 OR with 1999 Chev­ rolet Tahoe, white, 4 wheel drive, trailer towing pack­ age, leather, loaded, extra clean. $19,500 for trailer & Tahoe. (269)664-498? YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. / \lalt SultESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy. Hastings. \nlnntnli\t CONTRACTORS CAP. Doors on both sides, ladder rack, red. Fits R8-98 long box Chevy/GMC full size, good shape, $350 obo. Call (269)792-1369 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-95M. DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment. (616)248-7729 WAREHOUSE ATTEND­ ANT: Viking Group, Inc., one of the largest manufac­ turers in the United States, is currently seeking to staff a Warehouse Attendant locat­ ed in Hastings. Responsibili­ ties indude, but are not lim­ ited to. preparing customer orders, putting incoming stock away, pulling material request, receiving incoming materials, and processing shipments. Additional du­ ties include maintaining warehouse maintenance, in­ cluding consolidation and organization of inventory. Shift may vary, require­ ments include High School Dip’.oma or equivalent one year with stand-up and sit down hi-lo driving, demon­ strated written and verbal communication skills, and good basic math skills. Please send resume to and salary requirements to The Viking Corporation, 210 North Industrial Park Road, Hastings. Michigan 49058, Attention: Human Resources or e-mail your resume to dfairbrothengvikinggroup.c om Xiilit/m ' ALLEGAN ANTIQUE MARKET- Sunday, June 25th. 400 Exhibitors. Rain or Shine. 730 am to 4 pm., lo­ cated at the fairgrounds in Allegan, Midi. $4.00 adm. www.alleganantiques.com DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. / </»• h A (> tilth n AQUATIC PLANTS: WA­ TER Lilies & Lotus, Goldfish & Koi, liners, pumps, filters. Apol's Landscaping Co., 9340 Kalamazoo, Caledonia. (616)698-1030. Open Mon­ day-Friday 9am-5'30pm; Sat­ urday, 9am-2pm. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. FOR RENT OR LEASE WITH OPTION: Large ranch, 5 bedroom, 2 bath, all appliances included. Great location, close to schools. Nice comer lot. $1,500/mo plus utilities. Rental will re­ quire 1st, last & security de­ posit. Lease with option will require 10% down. Call (269)804-9214. HOUSE FOR RENT: One bedroom farm house on Thomapple Lake Road. Wry private, sits on 5 acres. Mowing and trash service included. $550.00/mo plus utilities, security deposit re­ quired. Phone for appoint­ ment. (517)852-1514_________ DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for even-thing from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. L’Iumw ObW9454t554 or Mop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Rt til I \lalt CHEAPER THAN RENT? 2 bedroom farmhouse on ap­ prox. 1-acre. Main floor laundry hook-up. Mature shade trees. Peaceful country road only 2-miles from city of Hastings. Only $89,900. (269)908-1100 ' HOME FOR SALE: 3 bed­ room, 2 bath, garage, nice area. $300 to close, $765 per month. (517)402-5987 COUNTRY LIVING! CLEAN and well- main­ tained 3-4 bedroom farm­ house. Newer kitchen and bathroom. Original 1930's oak trim throughout. Main floor laundry. Tastefully decorated. 2-large bams too! All this only 1-mile from Hastings City limits on ap­ prox. 1 1/4 acres. Onlv $122,500. (269)908-1100 FOR SALE BY OWNER: im­ maculate hidden treasure on HNE LAKE. Relocating Open Sunday all day. 2+ bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths. 3551 W. Shore Dr. $279,650. Closing bonus (269)721 -3223. HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: close to schools + shopping, 3 bed, 1.5 baths, kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 enclosed porches, extra large lot, 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945­ 9382 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call l-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. �Page 16 - Thursday. June 22. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Wfflrng FAtfraictionsa ■ itXHIbl I b • Michigan Artises Competition will be on display at the Battle Creek Art Center. 171 artists entered work in the 27 th annual juried show. The exhibition is free and runs through /ir/y 1. • Tea Time: The Art of the Teapot will be on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street downtown Z uimazoo. From the serene and elegant to the playful and eccentric, the teapot is highlighted as both a functional object and an artistically inventive form. This national invitational exhibition will showcase the work of more than 100 ceramic artists. The Permanent Collection is featured in galleries devoted to selections from the KIA's collection of nearly 4,000 paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture and ceramics. Through July 16. • Building Images: Seventy Years of Photography at Hedrich Blessing on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours arc Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m., closed Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults , seniors $5, children (6-17) $3, under 6 are free. Hedrich Blessing is a Chicago-based photographic studio that started its practice in 1929 with du? photographs of Ken Hedrich and Hank Blessing. During its seventy year history, over 19 photographers have joined the firm that has revolutionized architectural photography since its early beginnings. Through Hedrich Blessing's lens, real architecture disappears in order to become the image of its ideal. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. May 12-August 20. • Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids: The Gardens to the Grand will be on display Monday & Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is $12, student and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (34) $4, children (2 and under) free. Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids will begin at Meijer Gardens, where members and the public can pick up a map and passport packet, leam about the artist, discover some of his major works in the Sculpture Park, and prepare themselves to explore the sculptures along the pedestrian walkways and bridges of downtown Grand Rapids. The entire two-mile downtown experience is approximately 4,000 steps and will take you past some of the most beautiful areas of downtown Grand Rapids. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. June 1-September 10. MUSIC THEATRE • Friday Nights at GRAM: Junior Valentine and the All Stars from 5-9 pm at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Live jazz and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 pm. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. Foi more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramcnline.org. June 23. • Circle Theatre Presents: "Duck Hunter Shoots Angel" will be performed at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center. Curtain rises Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. General seating tickets are $22. This fabulous new comedy is not about cur Vice President but tells the tale a jaded tabloid journalist from New York who covers the story of his life: two Alabama swamp poachers who belfeve they shot a celestial being. He gets the story, and more. It holds the distinction of being the most successful show ever staged at Jeff Daniels’ Purple Rose Theatre. For more information call (616) 456-6656 or visit www.circletheatre.org. June 14-18 & 21-24. • f ences by August Wilson will be per­ formed at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. Celebrate independence in Allegan July 3 The annual July 3rd festivities will take place in downtown Allegan. The July 3rd fes­ tivities will bring entertainment and enjoy­ ment for all ages. The entertainment lineup consistr of a water-ski show, a classic rock music perform­ ance and fireworks. The Screamin’ Geezers will perform classic rock music from the 50’s, 60's and 70’s at 5:30 pm and 9:00 pm. The performance will take place at the Mayhan Gazebo at Brady Street in downtown Allegan. The Grand City Show Skiers will perform a water-ski show on the riverfront at 7:00 pm. To celebrate our independence, a lireworks display, sponsored by lhe Dow ntown Development Authority, will also take place on the riverfront. The fireworks will begin at dusk, which is approximately 10:15 pm. Several food vendors will also be present throughout the evening. The vendors will be serving a variety of food ranging from pizza to elephant cars. In addition, the Allegan Rotary Club will host a BBQ dinner along with a frozen yogurt cart. Show times are Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m Troy Maxson, a man who has 'wrestled with Death and the Devil,' saw his dreams denied by the racism of the 30's. Tormented by a repressed rage, Troy's misdirected anger alienates him from his own soul. Lyrical as Tennessee Williams, powerful as Arthur Miller. For more information call (616) 222­ 6020 or visit www.grct.org. June 8-24. • Oklahoma! will be performed at the Barn Theatre, located on M-96 West of Augusta. Performances are Tuesday through Friday at 8:30 pm, Saturday at 6 pm and 9 pm, and Sunday at 5 pm. Tickets are $29 each any day, any performance. Visa and MasterCard are accepted. For tickets call (269) 731-4121. The box office is open daily from 10 am-10 pm. group prices avalable. For tid^ts call (269) 731-4121. June 13-25. The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street In Hastings The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454 Check out the Chamber s website at niswv.tanychamber.com MISCELLANEOUS CHECK OUT THESE • Restoring the Circle Pow Wow will be held by the Grand Valley American Indian Lodge at the Kent County Fairgrounds. Camping available for $10 with electric hook­ up, rustic camping free. Craft booths open at 10 am both days. Grand entries take place at 1 pm Saturday, noon both days and 6:30 pm Saturday. Closing ceremonies at 4 pm Sunday. June 24 & 25. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at Hr30 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. T.w event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot wait’, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. AU abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-219" tor more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo Is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor: Colleen Burke Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free . All vehicles welcome. Show off your "Pride & Joy," enjoy oldies music, snap a photo in front of the 1930s gas station or authentic 1941 "George & Sally's Blue Moon Diner" - now serving frozen custard and limited menu. Every Wednesday. W.K. Kellogg Manor House offers tours Step back in time during a tour of the W. K. Kellogg Manor House located on picturesque Gull Lake near Hickory Comers. Tours are offered Monday through Friday at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sundays the Manor will be open for tours at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. through Labor Day. and closed on holidays. Tour fees are $4 for adults and $3 for senior citizens and students ages 6- to 18-years old. Built in 1925-26. the Kellogg Manor House is a classic example of Tudor Revival architec­ ture with le.ided glass bay windows, quarter­ sawn oak coffered ceilings, a hand-carved stairway and beautiful Rookwood tile fire­ places and bathrooms. Built 110 feet above Gull Lake, this 32-acre estate includes a car­ riage house, with chauffeur's cottage, a boat­ house. an authentic Dutch windmill, a lakeside pagoda and several beautiful gardens. Through generous funding from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, the Kellogg Manor House has been restored to its original grandeur and lakes guests back to the gracious days of summer on the lake. The W. K. Kellogg Manor House is located at the MSU Kellogg Biological Station's Education Center near Hickory Comers at 3700 East Gull Lake Drive. From M-89. take 40th Street north to B Avenue. Follow B Avenue one mile west. For more information, please contact Ann Spezia at 269-671-2416 or e-mail: manorhoused kbs.msu.edu. Additional information about Manor House special events can be found on lhe web al. www.kbs.msu.edu l Li . car Snows Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber ot Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures ot tourist attractions and places of interest locally and across the stale. The Chamber also has free mailers lor oW printer ink cartndtas and cell phones that win financially beneht the Barry Conservation District. JUNE BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 22 Hastings Fanners' Market 11 am7 pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park in Hastings. Call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 for more information. 22 & 23 VFW Rummage Sale at VFW Post 45, 2160 S- M-37 Hwy., Hastings from 9 am-5 pm. Set-up June 21. Call (269) 945-4073 for information. 23 Joel Mabus Live Music Concert at 6:30 pm-83C’ pm at the Stagecoach Park gazebo in downtown Middleville behind the village offices. Rain location at Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. All performances free. Bring lawn chair or blanket. 23 Art Hop sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council at locations around Hastings. 23- 25 Kalamazoo Valley Antique Tractor, Engine 4c Machinery Show at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Rd., Hickory Comers. 90 acres filled with saw mills, steam engines, daily tractor parade, kid's pedal tractor pulls, and and crafts market from 9 am-5 , pm. Admission 57 (Includes mus^Bn Exhibits), ufrider 11 free. Call (269) 67145089 for more info. 24 Tour de Cme Non-Competitive Cycling Event to benefit the American Duabetes Association at the Yankee Springs Recreation Area. Start times vary from 7-9:30 am. Registration is $20 before June 23, $25 after June 23. $125 minimum findraising. No age restriction. 15, 25, 45 & 70 mile routes. Lunch included. Call Marv Riegle 1­ 888-342-2363, ext. 6702. 24 Hastings Farmers' Market 7 am1 pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park in Hastings Call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 for more information. 24 Senior Strategies from 8:30 am-2 pm at the Barry County COA, 320 W. Woodlawn Ave., Hastings. Free fun and education for adults 55 and over. Pre­ registration required. Call 945-0526. 24- 25 RPM Dog Sports, Fly Bait Tournament at the Barn' Expo Center. 25 Duck Hunters Shoot Angels will be performed at 5 pm at the Aquinas Performing Arts Center, 1703 Robinson Rd., SE, Grand Rapids. Tickets are $25 per person. Call (616) 538-0101 for more information. Proceeds benefit Grand Rapids Widowed Persons Service. Sponsored by the Barry County Commission on Aging. 27 Hastings Fanners' Market 7 am1 pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park in Hastings. Call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 for more information. 28 Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Rd., Hickory Comers. Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. Call (269)671-5089 for more information. 29 Hastings Fanners' Market 11 am7 pm at the dty parking lot at Tyden Park in Hastings. Call April Nicholson (616) 765-’w7 info. 29 D ' Rays Home Game featuring u< Southwest Michigan Devil Rays at 7:05 pm. Home game against the Fort Wayne Wizards. Call (269)660-2287 for tickets. 29 Model A Restorers Club National Meet at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Comers. Hundreds of Model A's displayed from 9 am-2 pm. General admission. Call (269) 671-5089 for info. 30 Drew Nelson Live Music Concert at 6:30 pm-8:30 pm at the Stagecoach Park gazebo in downtown Middleville behind the village offices. Rain location at Thomapple Twp. Emergency Sendees building. Bring lawn chair or blanket. Lriday.Nights at GRAM; Junior Valentine and the All Stars at the Grand Rapids Art Museum June 23 from 5-9 p.m. Live music and all areas of lhe museum, except the tick­ eted exhibition, arc $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more infor­ mation call (616) 831-1001 or visit wwwgramonline.org. Mid-Michigan Cat Fanciers Cat Show at the The DeltaPlex Entertainment & Expo Center June 24-25. Hours are 10-5 pm. Stage show performances at 11 am, 1 & 3 pm both days. Adult admission is $8, seniors $7, chil­ dren (5-12) $6, under 5 are free. Several breeds of cats to be shown by local breeders and some from all over the United States and judged by internationally known judges. Visit www.midmidiigancatfanders.com for further details. For more information call (616) 364-9000 or visit www.deltaplex.com. Michael Buble Will perform June 27 at 8 p.m. at the Van Ande) Arena. Tickets are $51.50 & $67. For more information call 616.456.3333 or visit ticketmaster.com. 1776 will be performed June 27-Ju!y 9 at the Bam Theatre in Augusta. For tickets call (269) 731-4121 or see bamtheatre.com. Summer Concert Series at Fndt-rik Meijer Gardens presents; Susan Tedeschi * «th special guest Sonya Kitchell June 29. al Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Susan Tedeschi is amo..g the new generation of blues musicians who are keeping the jenre alive, important and evolving. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Gates open at 6 p.m., concert begins at 7 p.m. Rain or shine. Friday Nights at GRAM; Dane Callee Quartet with Ginny Dusscau at the Grand Rapids Art Museum June 30 from 5-9 p.m. Live music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831­ 1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Nick Moss will perform at Rosa Parks Circle July 5 at 6:30 pm. Free event. Cosponsored by the City of Grand Rapids are open to the public and free of an admission charge. Please call the Parks and Recreation Department at 456-3696 for additional infor­ mation. For more information visit www.grand-rapids.mi.us Summer Concert Sena at fmtenk Mriier Gardens presents; Willie Nelson at 7 pm at Frederik Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture Park July 7. For more than half a century, Willie Nelson is a living legend and has played a vital role as an innovator of post-rock 4c roll country music. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.mcijergardens.org Misfit Car Club 14th Annual Benefit Cruise beginning at 5 p.m. July 8 at the Beckley Road Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle Taco Bell in Battle Creek. Proceeds benefit the Arc of Calhoun County. All welcome. Donations appreciated. Marshall Garden Market Fr Tour is planned for July 9 4c 10. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 pan. Out of Order will be performed July 11-23 at the Bam Theatre in Augusta. For tickets call (269) 731-4121 or see bamtheatre.com. Summer Concert Scries at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents; Donna the Buffalo at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park July 13. Gates open at 6 pm. concert begins at 7 pm. rain or shine. Donna the Buffalo offers a layered and diverse feel-good vibe that makes you want to stand up and dance the night away with your closest friends. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Chut Picnic Pan Pmmtr Cltninl Fireworks at Cannonsburg Ski Area July 13­ 14 at 8 pm. The 2006 Picnic Pops series kicks off with a bang - fireworks that is! An eclectic mix of classics you know and love all topped off by a stunning fireworks display. Our most popular event of the summer. Tickets: TicketMaster. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.gniymphony.org. Taste of Grand Rapids Ft State ofMichignn BBQ Competition will be held July 14-15 Friday 3-10 pm, Saturday 11 am-10 pm at the John Ball Zoological Garden. Admission is free (tastes 4c samples will cost between $1 and 55). More than 20 fine restaurants ind caterers selling tastes and samples of their e/cellent food. There will be live entertain­ ment, children's play area, beer tent and more*. For more information call 616-77654*3. 33ra Annual Art Fair takes place in Richland Saturday, July 15 from 9 a.m.-4 pan. The juried show features a diverse selection of original art and hand-crafted nans from 75 artists. 12x12 spaces av’Hable for $i25. Call (269) 629-0149 for more infoi mation. Summer Concert Series at Frcdtrtk Heifer Gardens presents; Inspired Ini Mo^rt at Fredenk Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park July 18. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm rain or shine. The music of Mozart is unrivalled in celebration of his 250th tirtbiay, this concert features the magic of the arist, and his legacy that lived on through otheis . For more information call (616) 957-1580 gv visit www.meijergardens.org limbo Mathus at 630 p.m. at the Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids July 19. Admission is free. Events cosponsored by the City of Grand Rapids are open to the pub­ lic and free of an admission charge. Pfease call the Parks and Recreation Department at 456­ 3696 for additional information For more information visit www.grand-rapids.mi.us Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meifa Gardens presents; Jonny Lang at Frederik Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture Park July 20. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm rain or shine. At 23, Jonny Lang is hailed by artists twice his age as one of the finest vocal­ ists and guitarists in a generation. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org / gardens Really Rosie tells the story of the saddest kid on Avenue P in Brooklyn and will be per­ formed by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre July 28, 30, August 3 & 5. Book by Maurice Sendak with music by Carole King. See grct.org for more information. smalt 9-box square contains aa of the DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK • • • * Moderate ★ ♦ Challenging ♦ ♦♦ HOO BOY! JQMSUy — nxoans Aixaaw - �The Hastings Bannet - Thursday June 22. 2006 - Page 17 Essay winner will toss first pitch at final Southwest Michigan Rays’ Hastings Night Kyle Rowland Matt Seen LHS baseball has pair earn all-state honors Lakewood seniors Kyle Rowland and Matt Scott have both been named all-state in Division 2 by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association (MHSCBA). Rowland made first team all-state as a catcher this spring. He batted .550. with one home run and 13 doubles. He was a second-team all-state selection as a junior, and will continue his baseball career at the Air Force Academy . Row land was also chosen to play in the annual MHSCBA East­ West All-Star game, which is tonight at Comerica Park in Detroit. Scott, the Vikings* right fielder, was named honorable mention all-state in Division 2. He batted .409 this spring with four home runs and eight doubles. He stole 26 bases this sea­ son. Dunkelberger memorial golf outing scheduled for July 8 It’s time for the sixth annual Crunch Classic, in memory of Tony Dunkelberger. Not only will men get to tee off from the ladies* tees should they choose to don a dress or skirt for the 18 holes of golf Saturday. July 8, at Mulberry Fore in Nashville. They’ll also get to take a twirl at lhe dinner and dancing party afterwards at lhe Nashville VFW. Beginning at about 8 p.m. duffers who strutted their stuff on the links can head over to the VFW Hall for free dinner and dancing, with music suppfied by. DJ. Kyle Christopher. Others arc welcome to attend the dinner and dancing event, at a cost of $5. A host of prizes will be given out. includ­ ing the first-place prize of 18 holes of golf at Thunderbay Golf Club, and a room at lhe Holiday Inn of Alpena. Proceeds will benefit a graduating Maple Valley foolball player in lhe form of a scholarship. Dunkelberger was known in these parts as the singing meat cutter, for the musical skills he displayed as a meal cutler al Carl’s Supermarket in Nashville for 15 years. The golf outing is a four-man best-ball scramble, which opens with r. shot gun start at 2:30 p.m. at Mulberry Fore. The cost of $45 For its third and final annual Hastings Night at C.O. Brown Stadium July 14. Kiwanians are seeking youngsters for a con­ test to determine who throws out the first ball in a fitting last hurrah for minor league base­ ball in Battle Creek, and for loyal area fans of the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays. The Rays will play in Midland next season, said Kiwanis. member Neil Braendle. All kids age 14-and-undcr living in the Hastings area arc incited to enter, according to Braendle who suggested youngsters send a hand written composition of “Why 1 Should Throw Out The First Ball’’ in 50 words or less. That's all there is to it Send to Hastings Kiwanis. Box 38, Hastings. 49058 and include full name, parents or guardian’s name. age. address and telephone number. Kiwanis and the Devil Rays will select a win­ ner and make an announcement in the Hastings Banner and on WBCH. Braendic stated The winner will receive the game bali and a prize from the Devil Rays. Entries must be received by June 30. Fans and groups are invited to participate in a fond “last fling” farewell in the Rays and Whitecaps match-up Friday. Jul * 14 at 7:35 p.m.. immediately followed by fireworks. To reserve tickets, Braendle advised fans to send a check or money order for $3.00 for each ticket required to “Kiwanis Treasurer". PO Box 38. Hastings 49058. (Please enclose a self addressed stamped envelope with order*. Orders must be in Kiwanis hands by June 30. including payment. Groups should have a chairperson in charge of orders. Braendle indicated. The Kiwanian suggested those attending should furnish their own transportation, per haps carpooling. 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Call LeRoy Starks at (571) 852-9698 or Brian Chaffee at (517) 852-0795 with any questions. does MichGO work to stop the creation of much needed jobs in West Michigan, they also have the audacity to publicly brag about stopping much needed economic development in our communities In just the last year alone, MichGO’s opposition to the Gun Lake casino and entertainment project has cost our community and state: S60 Million in salaries and wages $53 Million in spending with local businesses for goods and senrices needed to operate the facility $47 Million in spending with local 1503 N. 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Kiwanis encourages them to participate.” Braendle continued. “Kiwanis looks forward to a great time at C.O. Brown Stadium on July 14. and wants to express its thanks to J-Ad Graphics and WBCH for supporting the event with publici­ ty." said Braendle. Don't let MichGO's self-interest and greed limit your career opportunities and recreational choices To get involved visit WWW.fogli.org today! Protections based upon current operating conditions within Michigan gamsng martrt �Page 18 - Thursday. June 22, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Heat slows even fastest riders in 24-Hour Challenge by Patricia Johns Staff Writer If the weather on Saturday, June 17 hadn’t been so brutally hot the top male । dcr Chris Ragsdale from Seattle, Washington might have broken the 500 mile barrier in the National 24 Hour Challenge. As it was he completed 470.2 miles between 8 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday morning. He is the inale 25-29 group. The top mileage of 340.3 miles for women was turned in by Nancy D. Guth from the 55­ 59 group. She is from Stafford, Virginia. Both top riders received a silver bowl for their accomplishments. More than 100 riders ended the event early. In lhe totals listed below 126.7 miles com­ pleted in the first loop. A mile total of 150.4 means that a rider completed the one required long loop and one 23.7 loop. Mileage totals above this are a combination of the one long loop, plus al least one 23.7 loop or as many as could be completed by 9 p.m. plus the total of night mile loops of 7.5 miles. Any mileage shorter than 126.7 means that th? rider stopped early and received a ride back io the starting point. Riders had required check in stations at the Lakewood Middle School. Baseline United Methodist Church. Delton Public Library and the TK Middle School. While the 24th National 24 Hour Challenge is now in the record books, the organizers arc already working on plans for the 25th National 24 Hour Challenge which will be held on Father’s Day weekend. June 16 and 17.2007. For more information on the National 24 Hour Challenge visit the website www.N24HC.org. Organizers Diane and John Obermeyer hope to include riders from Ireland in next year’s event. It takes more than 150 volunteers to run this event not counting the Thomapple Kellogg athletes and parents who staffed the dinner, breakfast, snack booth and sold ice. The TK Athletic Boosters sold more than a ton of ice to crew members supporting riders over the two days of the event. Miles. Rider. Hometown!Province-State Females 18-24 255 4.Katic Ter Horst.BYRON CENTERAH 150.4. Michcllc L Rajala.KlNGSLEYA<l 126 7.Katie A Cavaliere.FARMINGTON HILLS All Females 25-29 3IO.3J_aura Melendez. WYOMINGAH 255.4. Margarct L Mac Kay.EAST PALESTINEOH 240 4.Danielle M Shay.ROCKFORD.Ml Lon 227.8. CaniMi.SAR.NlA - ONTARIO.CAN 28.0.Enn Hatton.KITCHENER ONTARIO.CAN Females 30-34 33I.6Jenca L Gntsch^ELLE PLAINEJA 292.9.Carla Murphy.CLIOAH 217.9. Kimberly Myszkewicz.WHITEWATER.W1 210.4.Alison C Murphy.DOWNERS GROVEJL 96.2.Suzanne Dietnch.KITCHENER ONTARIO.CAN Females 35-39 255.4JCaren M Hannon.MUSKEGON.MI 126.7Xaura A Johnson.ANN ARBOR.MI 96.2. Erin Scherer.KITCHNER ONTARIO.CAN 96.2, Cristine Gariough.SAJ.EM.OH 96.2Angela J May.BLENHEIM .NZ1. 9l.5.Tanya Antaya.WATERLOO ONTARIO.CAN Females 40-44 262.9.Susan Thompson.NOVl.MI Annette 25O.3. G Weingate.BYRON CEN­ TER AH 240 4.Ellen Bonc.ORLANDO.FL Carolyn 226.6. H CaIcutt.COMSTOCK PARK.MI I267jacquc J Groencndyk.SAUGATUCKAH 126 7.Hclene J Becr.STRONGSVILLE.OH Females 45-49 301.6Alam Du Plessis.NEWMARKET ONTARIO.CAN 225.4.Valerie Copeland.GRIMSBY - Just what I needed, getting caught up in another sport Despite a comedic review on the resolve, stamina, and manliness of soccer players by my brother-in-law before the start. I managed to take in my first full World Cup contest Saturday, as the United States finished in a 1-1 tie with Italy. I’d seen pieces of previous tournament games. I flipped the U.S. contest with the Czech Republic on and off. It was fun quietly rooting for Didier Drogba (I know you don’t know who that is. and I didn’t until last week either) and lhe Ivory Coast to knock off Argentina in the first game of the tournament for each. It’s the world’s March Madness, only there aren’t many people in the Unites States of America who care. I’ve come a long way. but I’m still not there yet. I couldn’t name a professional soccer player, with the exception of a couple of the biggest names on the U.S. National team and of course Pele, when I was actually playing soccer a decade ago. On a trip overseas to play. I was a little surprised to find that many of the kids from around the U.S. I would be playing with had favorite players and teams over in Europe. All I knew of European soccer was hooliganism, and a couple of teams - Manchester United and Carlsberg. Guess what I learned? Manchester United is one of the best soccer clubs in the world. Carlsberg, according to one slogan, is "possibly the best beer in the world”. Apparently, the Carlsberg beer company is the main sponsor of the Liverpool Football Cub. While American sports teams were tiny swooshes above their heart, and scattered at various other places around their uniforms, the English soccer teams were their sponsors names across their chest. Who knew? Luckily, these thoughts never crossed the ears of any of my teammates who came across lhe Atlantic already nicknamed after their favorite European professionals. I was a 'occer player, who didn’t really care much about the game beyond how we our high schuci team would fare against Forest Hills Northern the coming fall. Ail sports are more fun to compete in than they are to watch. That's just lhe way it is. The difference in enjoyment between playing soccer and watching soccer far exceeded the gap between both activities for any other sport however, at least until Saturday. Many times I even thought watching high school soccer was more fun than watching lop level soccer. It’s an entirely different game. My mind is changing. Have you seen what these guys can do with their feet (and heads)? I know hockey isn't as popular as i. used to be. but 1 couldn’t help but notice lhe sim­ ilarities between lhe two games as the Stanley Cup finals finished up. Both are fairly low scoring, goals, goalies, bloodied faces, offside penalties, fans booing officials. Both games are back and forth. There’s just more space between the goals in soccer, so it lakes a lot more time and a little more thought to gel the ball from one end to the other. That’s the best thing I’ve seen about soccer in this World Cup. the way that you can see things develop from one end of the field to the other. More than once I found myself shouting for a pass to go through, or for a forward to make a run. a split second before it happened People compare football, baseball, basketball, really every sport, and even war to chess. "Il’s a chess game.” they say. If I could compare only one sport to chess, it would be soccer. Of course, there’s another game its more fun to play than watch. Oh well. I will be watching the USA take on Ghana Thursday morning, hoping that 1 gel to sec the Americans play at least one more game. A column, a story, or a novel is not going to change an American’s mind. There are the handful that love the sport like it is loved around the world, a couple handfuls who like the sport, and a pick-up truck load of people who see soccer players a knee-sock wearing joggers who couldn’t take lhe punishment doled out in the other football. Ask US forward Brian McBride, who had his face smashed in by an elbow in the match with Italy, if he wouldn’t have liked to have a face mask on for that hit. The national anthBms of the United States. Canada and New Zealand were played as riders stood at attention before the start of the event. This year one cyclist from New Zealand, and 35 from Canada joined more than 350 riders from the United States. (Photo by Elena Gormley) ONTARIO.CAN J 202.9. Pctra M R*ncn.WARRENVILLE.IL 202 9Jennifer Dtrkin.OAK PARK.IL 68.0Jtene' Mkxli.GLEN ELLYN.il. 46.1. Veronica A Mcridith.DOWNERS GROVEJL Females 50-54 226 6Alancy A Lange.WYOMING.MI 202.9. Alice M Erickson.MADISON.Wl 126.7.Paula Stuhlmacher.KITCHENER ONTARIO.CAN 88.9. Mary Kay Germaine .TORONTO ONTARIO.CAN Females 55-59 340 3.Nancy DGtfhATAFFORD.VA Mai'* 18-24 294.1 .Marc PouHaJARMINGTON HILLS .Ml 277.9Alate CoteJflBCTWOOD.MI 232.9, Chad FowfexSALEM.OH 219.1, Thomas A Carlson. INDIANHEAD PARK.IL ? 21O4.David RupanSUSSFX.Wl -7 ■ 202.9Joshua Focklcr.KAI AASK4.Ml' ’ 331.6Jeff WaIthew.LYMAN,SC 331 .6Jeff Stephens.WORTHINGTON.OH 33I .6.Otto Weyer Jr.G ARDEN CITYAH 309.1.Robert LaUey.HOU_AND.Ml 309.1 Jon T Muller.GRAND RAPIDS AH 301.6 John A Me CoolA ALT LAKE CITY.UT 301.6JMvid A Fahey.WYOMING.MI 256 6Alan R Matchctt.FRONT ROYAL.VA 256.6Scott A Deckebach CHESTER.VA Tim 255.4. J SchutterJ1UDSONVILLE.Ml 386.5. Paul CarpenterAATAVlAJL 379.0JRu.hard Konicnbnxk.ClNClNNATl.OH Wayne 362.8. J Panepin toJIOCHESTERAY 362.8.Steven A TumerST CHARLES JL 355.3.Bruce J Ford.TORONTO ■ ONTARIO.CAN 339.1 .Bill A KulwickiAAKEVILLEJN 331.6Jcny NagelkirkAIMPSONVILLEAC 316.6Robcrt G Corc.BELLEFONTAiNE.OH Michael 31O.3. S Dobies.LAKE ORION AH 126.7Shawn Winter.RICHMONO.VA' 96.2 Jordan S Schl$ichterJACKSON,WI 96.2Jasc« F MimetJELDING.M! 7l.5David P Bartnfcki Jr.WYAND07TE.MI 71.5 .Colin G Cheever. WHITE WATER.W| Males 25-29 470.2, Chns RapdaJe.SEXTLE.WA 332.8. Chns FufgusonJONIAAf 1 264 l.S$ve E Kahttju.LAKEVILLE. IN 232 9.BertrandHatrfCAl.HjftlBRA.CA 219.15tosh Mi*tek>EW YORK.NY 211 6,Brian YoslGRAND HAVEN .Ml 202.9Jlyan CCnizte.WIXQM.Ml 172.95coa Waibum5PARTAAH 126 7JUzvan M MarconiJCALAMAZOO Al I 96.2, Tom J Andersan.GRAND RAPIDS.MI 4 % Males 30-34 37l.5jivan Deulscb.BOll.DER.CO 35«.5.PmiI O Rozefle.BEXLEY.OH 302-S.Roger 1 BongiXOWEU_Ml 256. 6. Kenneth Myazkewicz.WHTTEWATER.WI 240 4,Mark Wmten.GRAND RAPIDS.MI 210 4J3arrin M Oliver.MIDDLF.VILLE.MI 210 4 Atari S Potgctcr.GRANDVILLE.Ml 204.1 Jason Madill.LIMEHOUSE ONTARIO.CAN 202.9. Michael Umay.ROYAL OAK.Ml 202 9Atanucl Cordova.CHICAGO.IL 2O2.9Jean-Marc Hauss.ORTONVlLLEAfi 202.9. Kevin Bitter. WATERLOO ONTARIO.CAN 195.4. Mark Memer.WAUKESHA.WI 180 4.Chad W Morton .GRAND RAPIDS.MI l65.4Afatthew Vander Linde.KINGSLEY.Ml 150.4. Robert P Janzen.PETROLlA ONTARIO.CAN 150.4.Anthony Lismicchia.CHICAGO.IL 61.9 Arian W Updike .GRAND RAPIDS AH 61.0Jeremy Zedaker.DEHANCE.OH Males 35-39 416.5A4ark Pattinson.KNOXVILLE.TN 409 O.Stephen M Schofer.RED HILUPA 401.5. Michael R Hood.HOLTAH 385.3. CharIie Hosner.YPSILANTI.Ml 377 SAobert D Hayley.TAYLOR.MI 315.4.Eric Ellis.CEDAR RAPIDS.IA 302 S.Thomas J Scort.BELMONT.MI 302.8Jeff Whrte,CALEDONlA.MI 301.6. David A De Graaf.ROCKFORD.MI 287.8.Scott D Me Intosh.CHICAGO.IL 286.6. David B Ringey.BEVERLY HILLS.MI 262.9.Brian C Baker.SPARTA.MI 255.4Atichael Boersma KaLAMAZOOAH 255 4Atichael J ZapinsktAIACOMR TOWNSHIP.MI 251.5. Glen Mutscher.SARNIA ONTARIO.CAN 249.9Jeff Pette*JJURNSVILLE.MN 205.3. Eric J Kimbcr.CALEDONlAAH 204 1 .George Oudran.BOUNGBROOK.IL 204 I .Philip A Trujillo.NORTHVILLEAII Mark 202.9. S AlexandenSWARTZ CREEK.MI 2O2 9.Ea.' Adams.HASTINGSAH 202 9,Dan Price.NORTHLAKE.IL 181 65teve A Otolski.LA PORTEJN 165.4. David J Tuit.ROCKFORD.Ml 150.4 J Andrew dayton.LEBANON.OH 15O.4A1>chad G Kim.CARLSBAD.CA 126 7JCevtn A Schaab.HUDSONVILLEA1l 126.7 Alar k Verjrocrdt.CHICAGO.il. 126.7Arie jThoaon.WORTHlNGTON.OH 126.7 JJavid A CouchGRAND RAPIDS.MI 109 0A nan D Bundv.SWARTZ CRFEK.M1 96 2.Ross L Hull JrJCENTWOODAH 96 2.Michael Burden.WYOMING.MI 96.2.Bnan Me Ewen.EAST LANSING.MI 96 2.Enc M Nvman.ROCKFORD.IL 71.5. Wayne A Moshauer.ROCKFORD.MI 71 5,Brett A Beatty.AUGUSTA.Ml 34 4Jeffrey T Kenward.MACOMB.Ml Males 40-44 416 5Aoben M Schaller.ROSELLEJL 379.0.Troy L Miller.FOWLERAH 362.8Aric OvertonAEREA.OH Volunteers applaud as the riders leave the starting gate at Middle School at 8 a.m. (Photo by Elena Gormley) 242.8. Dean H Mogier4LGONQUIN.lL 240 4Arian A Curtis.WYOMINGAH 226.6. Paul M Dicks.TORONTO ONTARIO.CAN 226.6. Dcnnis L Thome.B(RMINGHAM.Ml 219.1.Terry Thomson .NEW ALBANY.OH 210.4 Atari E Williams.BEVERLY HILLS AH 204.1. David F Howson.SARNIA ONTARIO.CAN 204 I .Mark A Hamson.NAPERVILLEJL 2O2.9Jtouis W Huffman.COLUMBlANA.OH 202 9.Dan Me Alliste>.FREDERlCK.MD 202.9Joseph Van DintherAARNIA ONTARIO.CAN I96.6j)evin G Winton.BATTLE CREEK.MI l87.9J»ete Wnght.AKRON.OH 181 6.Gary E WaggonerALKRIDGEAH) 180 4.Ken P De Graaf.Hl DSONVILLE.MI 150.4. Rainard M Beer.5TRONGSVILLE.OH 150.44lan Smudz.MONROEAH 150.4 Au hard D Budek.TRAVERSE CITYAH 150.4. Charles T Beanv.MESA.AZ 150.45cot A Pipcr.FREELAND.MI 126.7. Philip L Krey.MIDDLEVILLEAH 126 7Jim R Kreps.CHICAGO.H_ 1267.Eduard A Schnick.GREENVILLEAH 126.7. Christopher Pol lockAOONVILLE.IN !26.7.Scott D Luikart.NEW PH1LADEL PHIA.OH 126 7.Manin B Dressman.CINCINNATl.OH 96 2.Peter K Zupple.LANSINGA11 96.2.David W Clark.WHEATON J L 96 2.Ken J Godi.COMSTOCK PARK.MI 96 2.Prter B Worden Jr.TRAVERSE CITYAH 96.2. Tony Obermeycr.GRAND RAPIDS.MI 7l.5JUyinond J Grodek.ARLINGTON HTS.IL 71.5Joseph M Bartnicki.HIGHLAND.MI 71 5.Keith W Walker.HOLLAND.MI 61 9,Troy S Hutchinson7_EE14ND.MI 58.8. Daniel FildAHDDLEVILLE.MI 20.0.William M Pnndle.GRAND RAPIDS.M1 Males 45-49 440.2John Jun.zynski.HOLDERNESS.NH 431 5J_arry lde.MANMOUTH.IL 401 5.Roger W LehmanAVANSTON.IL Thomapple Kellogg 309.1.William H Smith.FREDERlCK.MD 3O7.9Ayron L FitzeeraitLLA PORTEJN 301 6AC«rk A Frank .ROCHESTER .NY 34X) 4 Joseph MackeJJBERTY TWP.0H 294.1.David B Skogley.CHICAGOJL 294 1 Jerome W Dvorak.FRANKFORT.IL 285 4Xirk E SchultzAIUSKEGONAH Edward 277.9. L De Maagd.GRANDVm_EAH 277.9Aobert Moore.SHARON.W1 270 4.Martin Burg.HUDSONVILLEAH 264 I.Timothy Carroll.CLEVELAND HTS.OH 257.8. Glenn A Dik.GRAND RAPIDS AH 256 6.Bill C Windhorst.STARLING HEIGHTS.MI 255.4. Rick D Smith.SARNIA ONTARIO.CAN 255.4. Dale R Hansen.SWARTZ CREEKA1I 242 4Aick E LehtoJkUBURN HILLSAH 234.1.Michael G Carey.CHICAGO.IL 232.95cott Titlow.WEST LIBERTY.OH 225.4. Dalc A Uhlemann.LA PORTEJN 225.4. Phihp A Carlson.lNDIANHEAD PARK.1L 219 LMKhael L Mamo.HOLLANDAtI 210.4. Roben SchwartzAICHLANDAH 210.4. Rick Pcarvc.COOPERSVILLE.Ml 2IO 4.Ed Kones.TALLMADGE.OH 202.9John WadlmgtonJlOCKFORD.lL 202 9.Douglas Frecland.PORTAGE.MI 202.9. Chct A Grodck.CHICAGO.IL 187.5. Tim Hormann.TROY.OH 180 4Jim W RosaMOBLESVILLEJN 172 9.Stephen Angst.CHESTERHELDAH 165 4.Glenn N FoyJNDIANAPOUSJN 157.9Joel A LawrcnccJHGH POINT.NC 15O 4.Tim Zych.ALTO.MI Eric 15O.4. G Stow ers.KALK ASKA AH 126.7Atari A Butlcr.LEETONIA.OH !26 7.Gary Zaid.DEERHELD.IL 126 7J)avid A Place.GRAND RAPIDS AH 126 7.Daniel J Groenendyk.SAUGATUCKAH 126.7 James Haveman.BYRON CENTER AH 126 7JCevin TerhaarJ_AKE BLUFF.IL See BIKE, next page �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 22. 2006 - Page 19 BIKE, continued from previous page 96.2.David Bartmcki Sr.WYANDOTTE.MI 962John I Tarantmo.SHELBY TOWNSHIP.MI 95.4.Gcne A 5Wnzel.CLEVELAND.OH 88.9. Ralph R Gcrmainc.TORONTO ONTARIO.CAN 7I.5.Chns L Cavaliere.FARMINGTON HILLS .Ml 71.5J<onald A Schuitema.SHELBY.Ml Maks 50-54 455.2David T Stebbms.BELMONT.Ml 425.2 Steven Nizielski.HUDSONVILLE.Ml 409 0John Fuoco.LEWlSTOWN.PA 394 ODenms R De Long.ROCHESTER MY 355.3. Martin H Fahje.CHATHELD.MN 340.3. Marc A Pntchard.CATTARAUGUS.NY 331.6,Gary J Trap.GRAND RAPIDS.MI 324 1.Tony Goodnight.SALlSBURY.NC 3l6.6Dill BechekJ’tTOSKEYwMl 310.3. Martin D Kulp.PENNSBURG.PA 301.6.George C Ammerman.EVANSTON.IL 30l.6JJoyd W Willis Jr.ROGERS.OH 300 4,Tom E ScoclBYRON CENTER.MI 286 6.Gary J Michakk.NORTHVILLE.Ml 272.8John J Guth.STAFFORD.VA 255.4Michacl J Gocmley.MIDDLEVILLE.MI 247.9Mark WajswolJ4UNDELEIN.IL 217.9J*aul G Spruit.GRAND RAPIDS .Ml 2!7.9Dale J PiperJEN1SON.MI 2! 1.6. Russel I K Shepard.BELLEFONTAME.OH 210.4. David Campos.GRAND RAPIDS AH 204.1.Mark S Hopper.TORONTO ONTARIO.CAN 202 9Jlick Kraai.HOLLAND.Ml 2O2 9.H*ns DenglenROCHESTER HILLS Ml 202 9M*rc Willis.HASTINGS.MI 202.9. Peter J Leiss.EAST YORK ONTARIO.CAN 202 9JCenneth N LehtoROYAL OAKM1 202 9Jdward M Frecland.TROY.Ml 202.9. Michael D Ruch.KENTWOOD.MI 202.9Dieter DaubcnrumJACKSONMI 2O2.9£dward Vant Hof.GRANDVILLEMl 202.9. Thomas E Black.CLEVELAND.OH 2O2.9Danicl R Tift.ADA.MI 202.9. Clarence J Verbrugge .GRAND RAPIDS Ml 187.9. Charies Boumiea.NASHVILLE.Ml 174.1 Daryl Kunz.DEERHELD.il. 172.9. Martin Rossmann.WEST LAFAYETTE.IN 172.9Jienk Bouhuzen.TORONTO ONTARIO.CAN 157.9. Duane J Snowdm.COOPERSVILLE.MI 150.4 John NuiverJENISON .MI 134 2.Angel Mitevski .ROCHESTER HILLSMI 132.7.Stephen DiLella.TILLSONBURG ONT.CAN Falconberry.WHITMORE 126.7Jam LAKE.M1 I26.7JUck Duncan.HARRIsVII.LE.Ml 126.7Robtn L Allen.HOWELL.Ml 126.7J>aui F Webcr.GRAND RAPIDSMI 126.7Diii F Drake.PE'TOSKEY.MI I26.7JYedrick S WhaleyDEXTERMI 126.7.Steven Lidkea.GUELPH ONTARIO.CAN 126.7J4ark A JensenjKUGUSTAMI I.WI 96.2£dward J Boecker. Males 70-and-up 355.3Xew Mcyer.BERWYN.PA 294 I.Milan Stolka.FAIRPORT.NY 2O2.9J»hilip L Me KenzieMlLESMil 126.7 James W Johnson.NORTH CANTON.OH 96 2,Houara A DavisMtADiSON.OH 96 2.Richard G Lawrence.LEXINGTON.NC 34.4J*>u| C Kcnward.WARREN J1I Recumbant Single 409.0.Larry D Graham.WESTERVILLE.OH 346.6. Ken T Scott.MUSKEGON.MI 316.6. David C Ofto.BURTON.MI 234.1.Murray Cleland.ORILLIA ONTARIO.CAN 202.9^icven Surette.CARMELJN 202.9.Robcrt Palmer.WALLED LAKEJ4I 195 4.Paul Bruneau.PORTAGE.MI 172.9. David H Towns.BELVIDERE.il. 126.7Xany K WhiteDOLT.MI 7I.53B1 A SchwarzJGNDERHOOK.NY 71.5Joseph W Me La-ghlm.CALEDONIA.MI Recumbant Tandem 165.4.David L Meridith.DOWNERS GROVEJL 165 4Jlandy D Johnson.YORKVILLEJL 126 7.Gerry L Bnndel.CHARLEVOIX.Ml 126T.Todd M AntnmJlFE LAKE.Ml Tandem Male/Female 256 6.Anne C Wdey.SAUG ATUCK.M1 256 6,Chnstopher B Wtley.SAUGATUCK.M1 232.9Jill L Zimmerman.BALTIMORE.MD 232.9James Gil dcluunadnd.BALTIMOREAID 210.4.William S Johnson.CINCINNATl.OH 210.4 Joyce A Beebe.CINCINNATl.OH 2O2.9Jeff A Kleckner.COMMERCE T0WNSHIPMI 202.9.Gloria J Wilson.BELLEVILLE.MI 197.8.Karen K lseminger.WES1HELD.IN 197 H.Mark K Bettinger.WESTHELD.IN 150 4JCaren L Robmson.BELLE CENTER.OH 15O.4Dan D Robinson.BEl.LE CENTER.OH I26.7jbchard S Mumy.GRAND RAPIDSMI 126/’.Beatrice A Murray,GRAND RAHDSMI 126.7, Came R Eby.TRAVERSE CITYM1 126.7, Gerald W Eby.TRAVERSE CTTYMI 96 2.Gregory E Blake.GRANDVILLEMl 96.2.Caroline Tcriecki .GRAND RAPIDS MI The Kalamazoo Pipe Band continued the tradition of having bagpipes play as rid­ ers start the 24 hour challenge. (Photo by Elena Gormley) The temperatures were moderate as 400 cyclists started the National 24 Hour Challenge on June 17. Here cyclists start up the hill going out of Middleville. (Photo by Elena Gormley) Happy 10‘h Birthday Noah’s Ark Preschool fcrk Pre, MINOTCN H1LLSMI 7L3JJnMX E ScliersLANSINGMl 57.4.Gary Fessenden.S AND LAKEM1 38.0.Vincent M Mkeli.GLEN ELLYN.1L 34.4 James L Fockler.KALKASKA.Ml Maks 55-59 394.0.Virgil E Moehsiner.BALLWIN.MO 386.5.Paul Danhaus.WAUSAU.Wl 377.8.Gary Schuttema.TUCSON.AZ 340.3.Gene G Ter Horxt.B YRON CENTERM1 316 6J>an WollJtIVER FALLS.W1 302.8. Glenn S Armsirong.HIGHLAND PARK.IL 294.1 .Glen Steen.TILLSONBURG - ONT.CAN 255.4David N Erickson.MADISON.Wl 255.4. Carl J LeaLPALA7INE.IL 232.9. Timothy H Reese .EX PORT.PA 232.5. William S Skinner.GRAND RAPIDS .Ml 226.6John L Cakutt.COMSTOCK PARK.Ml 225.4J nice W Gibson.GRANDVILLEMI 225.4John O C PembertonJORDON ONTARIO.CAN 2I0.4£lmer W DerksJENISON.MI 204.1 .Mark L Sheehan.ELM IRA MY 202.9Xouis J VetterMEDINA.OH 202.9. Dan Fogel.GRAND RAPIDS.M1 202.9. Douglas George,AURORA.IL 2O2.9Mtke Santmki.GRAND RAPIDS.MI 202.9. David S Meycr.GRAND RAPIDS.MI 174.1.Bruce E Rosenzwieg.CHICAGO.IL 157.9. Timochy Sheehan.CHARLOTTE.Ml !57.9David L Orr.TRAVERSE CITY.MI 150.4. Dennis E Murphy.TRAVERSE CtTYJHI 126.7Jlay Landfair.CEDAR.MI 126.75tevc A Grmsman.CHICAGOJL 126.7 Divid J Gcerlmgs.HOLLAND.MI 126.7Daniel J Updtke.GREENVlLLEMI 126 7Douglas G Wood.MUSKEGON.Ml l26.7.Stcven J Wistie.BROCKWAY.MI 126.7. Dick A Akers.MASSILLON.OH 126.7 James Hack.ESSEXVILLE.MI I26.7JC*/ Horie.TIFFIN.OH IO7.OJim Siegel.GRAND RAPIDS MI 96.2Marc A Talsma.GRAND RAPIDSM1 96.2Jay R Fried.NORTHBROOK.IL 71.5Xichael L Ad*ms.FLINTMl 34 4Jtoss A Hick man .CENTRAL LAKE.M1 34.4Jton F Panozro.MUSKEGON.MI 31.7. MichaeI Recsc.PnTSBURGH.PA Maks 60-64 347 Birchard J Rupp.ANGOLA.IN 309.1 Dennis J Bcan-ljuson.KINGSLEY.MI 3O2.8.David Thompson.CHICAGO.IL 292.5John G Galiovic.WILLOUGHBY.OH 255.4. Frederick G Swift .HUDSON FALLSMY 126.7. Gcne A Cochran.MIDI.AND.MI I26.7jdwin B Wistic.BYRON.MI 126 7.W:lham G Rizek.CHICAGO.IL l26.7J4ichael H ODonndl.HAST1NGS.MI 126.7. Gale A Long.CASPER.WY 713Jay F Mu!ler.MlDDLEV(LLE.MI 46.1 .Greg C Rolck.ST CLOUD.MN 34 4.Fred K Krawiecki.HOLLAND LANDING ONT.CAN Maks 65-69 386.5James G HlivkaJtACINE.Wl 256 6.Andr/ej Kurkou ski.SUPERIOR TOWNSHIPMI 240 4.Bemard L DrerupD UNTERTOWN.IN 217.9.Algie W Murphy.GAlNES..MI 150.4James F Ingles.FARMINGTON HILLSMI 126.7.000 R Stowers.GRAYLING.Ml 126 7.William F Ingraham.SCFTUATE.MA 7I.5.Todd Deutsch.CINCINNATLOH Open House Celebration Sunday, March i9 l:00PM-2:10PB A volunteer punches the card of one of the cydists in the National 24-Hour Challenge at the Baseline United Methodist Church. The high temperatures caused many nders to not complete the 126.7-rr.ile first loop around Barry County either at Baseline or at the third check point at the Delton District Library. (Photo by Elena Gormley) Leason Sharpe Hall First Presbyterian Church All students, families and the community are invited to join us for pictures, cake and ice cream. VOLUMTEER COACHES NEEDED Please mark the appropriate blank on the registration form. Coaches meeting, Thursday. August 24, 6:30 p.m. at YMCA Camp Algonquin. LEAGUE DIVISIONS (Based on child’s grade level in the fall of 2006) Call YMCA ■ for more information: 945-4574 Grade DIOK lst/2nd Grade 3rd/4th Grade Practices M/W M/T/TH M/T/W/TH �Page 20 - Thursday. June 22. 2006 - The Hastings Bunner Dan Carpenter named HHS girls’ basketball coach by Brel! Bremer Sports Editor New Hustings varsity girls' basketball coach Dan Carpenter knows that he alone can't get the varsity team where he wants it to be. He also knows that varsity team alone can not make a great program. "From the varsity down to seventh grade, we’re going to be cohesive all the way down." said Carpenter, just weeks after his hire dur­ ing the Saxon girls’ basketball camp. Carpenter has reworked the entire basket­ ball staff. Of lhe five head coaching positions, only Angie Sixberry remains. "We now have a program instead of five or six individual teams " said Sixberry. She coached lhe eighth grade girls a year ago. and will take over the freshman program this fall. "The coaching staff we’ve got this year is awesome." said Carpenter. "We're develop­ ing a program." The names won’t be unfamiliar to Saxon basketball fans however. Carpenter has asked Jeff Mead to join him. as assistant varsity coach. Pat Purgiel will be a varsity assistant and the junior varsity head coach. Plans have been made for Steve Laubaugh and John .Vertalka to coach the seventh and eighth grade teams. "The program is aligned." said Purgiel. The girts will learn fundamentals in sev­ enth grade that will carry over to the eighth grade level, and on up to the freshman level and so on. "I stress a lot of team work, fundamentals, and belief in the girls. 'Believe’ is our theme for all the girls now. Self confidence - belief in yourself. Believe in hard work. Believe in your teammates. Those are the three big things." Carpenter said." His only previous head coaching experi­ ence has come on the AAU circuit. He's coached a number of the girls that will be jun- Dan Carpenter Strong iors at Hastings this fall, for some time, including his daughter Cali Carpenter who was a member of the junior varsity team last year. That doesn’t mean he’s lacking in basket­ ball experience. Carpenter said that he was an All-State player in high school, and an All-American his senior season at Windom High School in Minnesota. He was the leading scorer in the Minnesota State High School League boys' basketball tournament in 1976. his senior sea­ son. averaging 24 points per game the same year Boston Celtic great Kevin McHale led his Hibbing High School team to the state finals. Carpenter also set a slate record by making 11 consecutive field goals. He played college ball at Mankato State University, now Minnesota State University (MSU), helping the Mavericks to a Northern Intercollegiate Conference title during the 1978-79 season. Carpenter scored 375 points in 19 games as a senior at MSU. There were offers for him to continue his basketball playing days in New Zeeland and Australia, but he decided to stay closer to home, coming to the Hastings area 17 years ago. He isn’t worried about not being a high school coach before. “You’ve got to have experience on that level, and to be able really transfer that information and knowledge over to those girls. The main thing is we can communicate, get down to the fundamentals and work together to produce success.” Carpenter replaces Tina Poirier as Saxon varsity coach. In three seasons Poirer’s teams compiled a record of 11 wins and 53 losses. One problem the program had at that time Sixth through eighth grade camp participants gather around new Saxon varsity girts’ baJcetball coach Dan Carpenter to talk about what they learned Tuesday, at the end of their session of the Hastings’ girts' basketball camp in the Hastings High School gymnasium. (Photo by Brett Bremer) was numbers. There were only 29 girls total on the three high school teams a season ago. including just nine on the varsity roster. At this week’s girls’ camp, there were about 20 participants in the third-fifth grade group, and 25 in the sixth-eighth grade group. Carpenter said he knows of four seniors who will be out for the team next fall, including two that were not part of the team a year ago as well as returnees Dana Shilling and Natalie Knorp. “I sec tremendous enthusiasm for the game right now." said Carpenter. "The four seniors especially have shown tremendous leadership to the juniors. It’s a good sign." “I think we’ve got a pretty good program going here. I think we’ve got numbers that are going to come back.” Quantity docs not mean quality, but Carpenter expects that will come in lime. “I don’t think you can measure the first couple seasons on wins and losses as much as on progress." TK girls’ team had some of school’s best times this year The Thomapple Kellogg varsity girls' track and field team broke seven school records this spring. Seniors Kersta Gustafson and Chaney Robinson, and junior Rebecca Winchester were each a part of three record-setting per­ formances. Robinson set a new TK best time in the 400-meter run. in 58.5 seconds, breaking Jcana VanderMeuIcn’s 1984 record of 59.0. Winchester broke Alicia Batson’s 1992 record of 2 minutes 20.4 seconds in the 800. with a time of 2:15.13. She also broke her own school record in the 1600 with a new mark of 5:05.4. In the field, senior Erica Pcschel broke Jenna Shook’s 1997 rccotd of 37 feet 8 inch­ es in the shot put. with a throw of 38-1.5. Gustafson broke her own pole vault record by clearing 9-1. The Trojans also set two new relay records. In the 800 Gustafson. Emma Ordway. Danielle Rosenberg and Chaney Robinson had a season best time of 1:45.86. topping the 2004 team of Gustafson. Jessica Flaska. Ashley VanderMcer. and Robinson’s time of 1:47.6 Safe TK’s stale champion 1600-meler relay team of Gustafson. Ordway. Winchester, and Robinson had a top lime of 4:01.5. breaking the 1993 team of Carla Ploeg, Kim Wohlford. Sarah Kachele, and Tracey Middleton’s record of 4:04.14. At lhe team’s award banquet last week. Winchester was named the squad's Most Valuable athlete, thrower Tatjana Krause was named the team’s Most improved athlete, and Vander Meer won the Coaches’ Award. Beach volleyball returning to the Lake Odessa Fair The Lake Odessa Fair will be hotting the Fourth Annual Co-ed Beach Volleyball Tournament from June 30 through July 2. The youth division, ages 15-and-under. will play on Friday June 30. beginning at 10:30 a.m. The adult division, ages 16-andup. will play on Saturday July 1 beginning at 8 a.m. Start times for Sunday arc yet to be announced. All teams that enter will need to submit a roster. Teams must have at least as many women as men. The cost is $50 per team, before June 26. and $75 a team after June 26. There will be prizes awarded to the first and second place teams in each division. Anyone interested in more information, or who would like to register, contact Rachel King at (616) 374-0250 as soon as possible. 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Access Bauer Financial at www.bauerfinancial.com s Goodwill helps individuals overcome barriers to employment. You help make that happen when you support Goodwill’s retail stores. Come visit the newest store in the area soon. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-06-29.pdf 9f38080619ca92182127aed17dc2e8bd PDF Text Text FW"W ■ hastimgsDevoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 XT HASTINGS Ml 4905S-ISS3 HastingsDANNER Thursday. June 29. 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 26 PRICE 50c Prosecutor candidates make their cases to the public by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Julie Nakfoor Pratt and Tom Evans, the two candidates vying in the Aug. 8 primary for Barry County Prosecutor's job met face to face last Thursday. June 22. to debate issues and give the public an opportunity to hear their views. Both were asked about people who com­ monly run for judicial and prosecutor's posi­ tions and promote themselves as "tough on crime.” Nakfoor Pratt said she docs indeed consid­ er herself as "tough on crime” and has a rep­ utation for convictions in most cases she has brought to trial. “1 am tough.” Nakfoor Pratt said, "and I think my record would show that. “I have dealt with a lol of criminal sexual conduct (cases), sexual predators, drug abusers, first degree murder and manslaugh­ ter. "But not every person can be treated the same. People have to be treated according to their prior record. I try to listen to how the victim feels, how the police feel. How is the case? Sometimes when the witnesses come forward they don't always stay the way they should and all that affects the case. "I am very fair and willing to look at things from all sides, not just from the prosecutor's standpoint.” Nakfoor Pratt cited her nearly 17 years of experience. "You have to be fair, you can't always be tough. I have worked with juveniles as well as adults and wncn you work with juveniles you have to be fair.” Evans characterized himself as tough, but with a caveat citing a number of cases in which he asked for and received long sen­ tences for major crimes. "You do need to be tough, but you also need to be fair and compassionate.” he told a standing room only audience at the Barry County Democratic Party's Thomas Jefferson Hail. "It's true you can’t treat everyone the same because not everyone is the same. You See PROSECUTOR, page 3 Julie Nakfoor Pratt Thomas Evans Are church services, political rallies allowed? City parks use policy questioned by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Should public taxpayer-supported city parks allow church services and political ral­ lies at no cost? The Hastings City Council Monday night grappled with the issue after receiving requests from the First Presbyterian Church and the Barry County Republican Party. City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes cautioned the council that while most events and groups appear to represent the values of Barry County, granting permission could open the door for other political and religious groups who do not represent such values to use the park as well. City ordinances prohibit use of the park for these events without the blessing of the City Council. In ordinance SK-TK. it states. "No parades, drills cxbibiliot* political meetings, religious meetings... shaft be held at the park except w ith permission of the council.” “I think we ate opening ourselves up. You get the Hitler boys that come in here and you say no to them and then they take you to court" — Councilman Don Bowers The First Presbyterian Church asked to use the large pavilion on the southwest side of Tyden Park for an outdoor worship service and potluck lunch on Sunday. July 23. from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Barry County Republican Party was requesting the use of the large pavilion ai Fish Hatchery Park Monday. July 24. for a “meet the candidates” picnic, during which the party also will distribute campaign literature. In the same section of ordinances on what is allow­ able in the park it states. "...No person shall advertise any placard or advertisement of any kind in the park, nor shall any person distrib­ ute in any manner, nor place any handbill, pamphlet, circular, etc..... in or about the park.” Fekkes told the council. “Once you make the exception, you open the door and you will be hard pressed to deny any political or reli­ gious group that may not represent the com­ munity values.” She explained she personally does not feel one way or the other on the matter, but as legal counsel she thought council members should be made aware of potential problems. Councilman Don Bowers asked what other "Onct you make the exception, you open the door and you will be hard pressed to deny any political or reli­ gious group that may not represent the community vaiues.” — City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes communities do in these circumstances City Manager Jeff Mansfield said that in his communications with other cities it h»d See PARKS, page 2 County Board candidates to meet July 6 for forum The 10 candidates in the Aug. 8 Republican Party primary for five positions on the Barry County Board of Commissioners have been invited to a forum at 7 p.m. Thursday. July 6. at the Thomas Jefferson hall in Hastings. The County Board candidate forum is the third in a scries of four special programs sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee. It is an offshoot of the First Friday public service programs. Five of the eight two-year seats on the County Board of Commissioners will have contests in the Aug. 8 primary. Running with­ out opposition in the primary are First District Commissioner Don Nevins, Second District Commissioner James French and Fourth District Commissioner Howard “Hoot” Gibson. The latter will meet perennial Democratic challenger John Loftus in November. The following candidates have been invit­ ed to participate in the forum: • Third District (Rutland Hope townships) — Republicans Keith Ferris and Kenneth DcMott. both newcomers, will vie for the seat held for the last 14 years by Sandra James, who has announced her retirement at the end of this year. The winner will face Democrat Mike Lewis in the Nov. 7 general election. • Fifth District ((Maple Grove. Castleton and Woodland townships) — Incumbent Michael Callton. who is finishing his first See CANDIDATES, page 3 County wins farm, ranch land protection grant for $275,000 Head high before 4th of July Knee high by the Fourth of July?” Not for this farmer Ron Funk stands beside his unseasonably high com at his Orangeville Township farm. Funk planted his com at the end of April, and by the end of June it had reached more than six feet high. (Photo by Megan Lavell) I by David T. Young Editor The Barry County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night voted unani­ mously to authorize a cooperative agreement with the federal government for a S278.527.5O grant for the farm and ranch land protection program. Paul Wing, a member of the Farmland Preservation Board, told commissioners Barry County was one of only five entities in Michigan to cam the federal grant this year. The size of the more than $275,000 grant was determined as 50 percent of the easement value of a 202-acrc parcel, owned by former Prairieville Township Supervisor Lloyd Goyings. adjacent to the Lux Arbor Reserve, to keep it from being developed for commer­ cial. residential or industrial purposes. Barry County Cooperative Extension Service Ag Agent Dennis Pennington told County Board members the grant cannot be used for another projects or land "If we accept this money, it has to go to that property ." he cautioned. Wing and Pennington noted absorbing the other 50 percent of the farm and ranch land preservation project cost is expected to come See GRANT, page 3 �Page 2 - Thursday. June 29. 2006 - The Hastings Banner ‘Friday Fountain’ series starts July 7 The Thomapplc Arts Council and the City of Hastings once again will offer the popular “Fridays at the Fountain” concert scries in downtown Hastings The annual week I y series features concerts from 11:30 a.m. to I p.m. on the Barry County Courthouse lawn. All concerts in the senes arc free of charge, and those attending arc encouraged to bnng law n chairs and blan­ kets to relax and enjoy the music. The concerts begin July 7 with Mary Rademacher, an all-around entertainer and song stylist who recently was selected as West Michigan Jazz Performer of the Year. July 14 w ill offer a trip to Broadway as the members of the Thomapplc Players present hits from many favorite musicals. Anyone w ho has attended any of the shows which this local theater troupe has produced in recent years will have a chance to see and hear encore performances and those who haven’t will get a taste of what they can do. Students from the Community Music School will Till the bill on July 21. The school, under the leadership of Steve Youngs, has been enjoy ing an explosion in enrollment as it enters its fourth year in Hastings. Its stu­ dents include the young and the not so young. July 28 will feature bluegrass music when the Thronapple River Boys return to the Friday scries. The guys from around Barry County will give bluegrass and folk favorites a special treatment. After a couple of years away Pacific Lite will return to Fridays at the Fountain on Aug. 4. This popular jazz/pop duo puts out a lot of sound for two people The series will conclude on Aug. 11 with an outstanding West Michigan group called Java Jive. This five-piece band sings and plays, but what they really do is swing. In the event of rain. Hastings City Bank will once again offer its community room, complete with a waterfall. Students learned strange new facts in the classroom at the space and technology camp. Students enjoy science, technology camp Fifteen Hastings Area School fifth- through seventh-graders were involved last week in the Advanced and Accelerated Science and Technology Camp. The students were involved in many activ­ ities throughout the course of the week. The focus of the camp was space and flying. Participants made their own spacecrafts; rockets balloons .rocket cars, experimented with paper airplanes, and traveled to the Kalamazoo Air Museum. Students spent lots of time researching on the Internet and found out lots of interesting facts about space and flying they did not know. The camp was concluded by having each student create a slide show of the various activities done throughout the week and included the information that students found to be interesting. Each child was able to take home a copy of their slide show and their rocket errs that they made at camp. This class was funded through a grant in collaboration with Barry Intermediate School District. PARKS, continued from page 1 not come up. but that some research could be done. "Would not allowing these g.oups be dis­ crimination?” asked Don Tubbs. Mansfield said no. “So basically what you are saying is that once we let the Republicans do it we have to let the Democrats'?” said Councilman Dave Jasperse. to which the council laughed. “You have an ordinance that says you do not allow this.” said Fekkes. She explained po»lucks held by churches in the pa^were a bit different, but First Presby terian’s request includes an actual worship service. Bowers said he would like to investigate what other communities do. “I think we arc opening ourselves up." Bowers said. “You get the Hitler boys that come in here and you say no to them and then they take you to court.” “My initial reaction is that we’ve allowed this in the past, maybe not as overt as this, but we have, so my initial reaction was to approve it." said Mansfield, who noted that it was something to be examined carefully. “1 just wanted you to be aware what con­ tinuing to do this meant and w hat it might suggest." said Fekkes. Council voted on the groups using the park. Bowers and Barry Wood voted no to the Republican Party forum, and Wood voted no on the worship service. Mansfield said after the meeting that the requests for the use of the pavilions has been picking up and until now there has been no charge for use. He said in certain cases the city does charge a $100 fee for corporate use if there is going to be significant trash removal and disposal costs. Under these exceptions it might be hard for the council to deny, for example, a KKK rally without opening the city up to litigation. Mansfield said that unless a group was carry­ ing on illegal behavior, it would be hard to deny use of a public park under the current way the council has allowed it. In other business the council: • Was introduced to a taser, one of four the police department has purchased to help dis­ arm people and those resisting arrest. Police Chief Jerry Sarver showed the council one of the tasers and said the guns which shoot 50.000 volts of electricity up to 25-35 feel away, will help keep down cost associated with officer injury when someone resists arrest. He told the council that workers comp and overtime is the result of such injuries and he said the department hoped that the tasers would cut down on these instances. Council member Dorthy Hawkins asked about news reports that people were getting injured with the guns. Sarver said in those instances, sometimes when people are out of shape or have heart problems, it can affect them negatively or it may be because of «A*mething the people have ingested. He said that it would be an effective tool for disarming potentially dangerous peo­ ple and those who perhaps would be try ing to commit suicide and were unwilling to drop their weapon The tasers cost $3,199.80 for four of them, with $1,599.80 with adjoining cameras and the cartiledges which allow them to shoot dis­ tances cost the department $109. • Approx ed an extra $ 10.000 to come out of the water and sewer fund for the preparation of the Grow th Management Paper. The preparation of the paper is jointly funded by the city and township of Hastings and Rutland Charter Townships, with the paper being the first step in the process of identifying issues of mutual concern related to growth and development in the broader Hastings community. The outline will serve to anticipate future land use needs and concerns, prepare for increased demand for governmental scrv ices, and steer development. The anticipited cost for the paper requires the assistance of inde­ pendent organizations and consulting firms and the anticipated cost is $45,000. The Joint Planning Commission, which is spearheading the process, has unsuccessfully sought for alternative funding for the paper. Each entity has originally agree to allocate $5,000 each to the paper and without addi­ tional outside funding that cost is requiring an additional $10,000 • Declared a Centenarian Proclamation for Barry County resident Dorthy Bustance for June 24 as being "Dorthy Bustance Day" in celebration of her 100th birthday. • Declared a resolution of recognition and appreciation honoring former Community Development Director Daryle Benjamin Forbes’ service to the Hastings community. Benjamin Forbes. 52. died unexpectedly sev­ eral weeks ago. • Approved a bid from East Jordan Iron Works from Wyoming. MI. for water main improvement projects at the cost of $200,228.09. • Approved a recommendation from Director of Public Services Tim Girrbach for a bid award in the amount of $7,071.00 to Diebold Incorporated in Grand Rapids and Cruttenden Electric in Hastings for a vacuum air overhead tube system for the drive-up window at City Hall. • Heard a report from YMCA Director Dave Storms on the playgrounds program. Council members noted they had recieved a complaint that the new location at the Community Center did not have enough for the kids tn do. but Storms said he has heard many positive things from parents about this site for the program and that it allowed chil­ dren more time to swim and that the gym at the Community Center was also air condi­ tioned. making it more comfortable for the kids. Run/walk is July 4 at Algonquin Lake The Algonquin Lake Community Association, in conjunction with the YMCA, will have its second annual Firecracker Run/Walk aro?nd the lake and Kid’s Fun Run/Walk Tuesday. July 4. Registration opens at 7.30 a m and the race begins at 9. The kid s race will begin at 10 a.m. The cost is $18 for adults and $i2 for kids. The adults will traverse a 4.2 mil: walk/run course around Algonquin Lake an*.' the kids will travel one mile out and back along a designated trail in the camp woods. T-shirts will be provided for all who take pan and participants may register on the day of the race. After the race, participants can enjoy an ail-you-can-eat pancake breakfast at the ALCA Lake Lodge, located one quarter mile west of the YMCA camp. Breakfast will be served from 9 until 11:30 a.m. Volunteers are needed for the event and anyone interested in volunteering should meet at the Algonquin Lake Lodge at 7 p.m. Sunday. July 2. Proceeds from the race go to the Algonquin Lake Community Association fireworks fund. Megan Lavell to complete summer internship at J-Ad Megan Lavell of Hastings has been hired to complete a summer internship at J-Ad Graphics this year. Lavell. a May 2006 graduate of Central Michigan University, will finish the intern­ ship of Betsy Acker, who left earlier this month to enroll in a program in New York. Her duties will include general assignment reporting and filling for full-time staff writers when they go on vacation. Lavell graduated with magna cum laude academic honors and a bachelor of science degree in history and journalism with a pub­ lic relations concentration. She worked as a general assignment reporter for Central Michigan Life. CMU’s student newspaper in summer 2005 and was a student writer for the Central Michigan University Office of Public Relations and Marketing during the 20052< M>6 academic year. Lavell also worked as an intern at Art Reach of Mid Michigan in Mount Pleasant in spring 2006 and spent the last four weeks at Michigan Medical. PC. in Grand Rapids, working as a marketing assistant intern. See INTERNSHIP, page 4 Megan Lavell �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 29. 2006 - Page 3 PROSECUTOR, continued from page 1-------------------------------------- - ----------------------------------try to get immediate sanction, even if it’s kids. Even if it is a first-time offender. “You can’t take six months to punish a kid. That’s like an eternity. “So how would I characterize myself? Yes. I characterize myself as tough. Drug dealers, child molesters, they arc not just going to go away on their own. You have to be tough on them." Both were asked about public relations problems in the prosecutor’s office i.i recent years and asked each what changes he or she would implement. “There are always going to be public rela­ tions issues," Evans said. However, he prom­ ised to deal with each on its own merit for the victims, their families and the public. Nakfoor Pratt pointed out since she has been appointed to fill the remainder of prede­ cessor Gordon Shane McNeil’s tesore as Barry County Prosecutor, she has retained the entire staff. She did. however, initiate some changes, including revamping a practice known as “second party” or caps on certain crimes. “I felt like it was being used too much.” she said. “I think we should not have so many caps ! think it is crucial and critical that we leave that for the judges. Sometimes it does not hurt to have 'he person come into the courtroom and sweat because he doesn't know what he is going to get. “The other thing I have changed is commu­ nication with the victims and the police offi­ cers. It is the policy in my office that the pros­ ecutor on the case contact the victims and the police to get their input. “One thing my old boss (Fred Anderson) in Allegan taught me was to listen, listen, listen. You need to know how people feel before you make decisions. “Often times when 1 try a case. I am relying on my common sense, my experience and most of all. my sense of justice because when I make a decision I have to be able to rest at night." In rebuttal. Evans said, he does rot use a cookie cutter approach to sentencing. “The sentence is up to the judge.” Evans said. “But to the extent I can go to the judge and tell him what 1 feel should happen in a case. 1 try not to box myself in." Both acknowledge there arc certain cases in which a sentence agreement (plea bargain) is warranted and the judge has the ultimate responsibility to impose sentences. It was suggested prosecutors sometimes may “turn a blind eye” to mistakes police might make. Evans said it is true prosecutors work very closely with the police, but. “Do I tum a blind eye to what they’re doing? No. But if you have a good relationship with them, if mis­ takes are made, you car. help them work through them. “You can’t tum a blind eye to them because when you have a case that is going to go to court you have to communicate with them just like you would with any other witness, recognizing the strengths and weaknesses of your case. "But you can’t tum a blind eye. You don’t want that if you are going to represent the people of Barry County." Nakfoor Pratt acknowledged she is married to a Hastings police officer. Jeff Pratt. “I think it is very, very important to the officer, the prosecutor’s office and »he public, and most importantly to the victim that the police officers do their job and do it correctly. And if they don’t, they should be held accountable. “Over the years I have made it a point to communicate with the police to get their input on cases." Evans said he did not think it is a difficult thing to do. “When you go to the mat consistently try­ ing to get verdicts for people, the police offi­ cers respect you." “It’s difficult when you have to hold police officers accountable." Nakfoor-Prati said, “but it is part of the job and I am willing to do that." On the question of marijuana laws, both agreed that prosecution in the areas of methamphetamine, cocaine and other "hard” drugs is the priority, but both cited marijuana use as often a first step on the road to drug use. And both cited their obligation to follow the dictates of the law as it is written about marijuana use and especially in the area A manufacturing and distributing drugs of any kind “.Marijuana is against the law.” Nakfoor Pratt sa’d. “.' don’t make the law. but I am here to enforce it and that’s my job.” “In case* where people are pushing or sell­ ing marijuana, these arc cases where we need to be tough." Evans said. The candidates were asked if they sub­ scribe to the notion all people arrested are “innocent until proven guilty." Nakfoor Pratt answered, “When a police officer brings me a charging request. 1 have to have probable cause. The law says that in order to prove that person guilty. I. the prose­ cutor. have the burden of proof or. each and every element of each offense. “It is not my call whether that person is innocent until proven guilty. They are inno­ cent until proven guilty and that is not Julie Nakfoor Pratt's call. It is their right afforded under the constitution and it is an excellent right that we all share." Evans said, “...Yes. It’s the law. As a pros­ ecutor first of all, I treat everyone with respect and absolutely, as a law enforcement person, as an attorney, sure, conviction counts. "There's no doubt that if evidence exists that a person is guilty, I am going to begin to draw conclusions. If there is a confession, fin­ gerprints, I am going to start to draw a con­ clusion that they did it. But am I going to treat that person any differently? No. As a prosecu­ tor I am going to proceed on task and go through the (legal) steps. “But I wouldn't charge them if I didn't think they were guilty." Moderator David T. Young told both candi­ dates the United States has the highest rale of incarceration in the civilized world and asked they would do about overcrowding in the prison system. Evans said he was obligated to "push for sentences that will encourage criminals not to do it again. "I believe for juveniles we need immediate sentences,” he said. “1 don’t believe in a cook­ ie cutter approach, but I think in certain sen­ tences we need to get it through their heads. "1 think to reduce costs, we need to a more efficient system. I propose one person to han­ dle each case from beginning to end. It will result in less court dates, less people neces­ sary to litigate the same number of cases.” Nakfoor Pratt disagreed, saying with the number of cases it is “not possible or practical for one person to handle each case all the way through." She also advocated preventilive treatment for kids, education in schools and encourag­ ing people to report crimes, especially abuse of children. “Knowledge is power." she said. “We need the community to come together and practice zero tolerance for cases in which children are being abused.” The subject of anointment to political offices was next on the agenda, a practice in which someone is appointed to fulfill the last portion of an elected office and then is regard­ ed as the incumbent in the next election. Nakfoor Pratt was appointed by Cirr. it Judge James Fisher to take over when McNeill resigned. She pointed out the process is necessary when an opening occurs. “When I was appointed to step into the prosecutor's officer to complete the the Banner wrote kn editorial fchich adenoid-' edged this was not an anointment," she said “I was well qualified and bring a great deal of experience to the office " Evans said he did not agree with the way it was done, however. "When I was appointed as the prosecutor in Montmorency County. I was interviewed. They go» to see what kind of person I am. I belie»c there were five or six candidates go-ng in and when I got it I was the youngest prosecutor in the state " Evans expressed disappointment in the fact he was not interviewed for the position in Barry County. “I wish 1 would have gotten a shot to make my pitch." he said. “I wish I would have got­ ten a chance to step up to the plate." When asked what was the most important thing each could do as prosecutor to reduce crime in Barry County, both cited communi­ cation. “Talk to folks." Evans said. “That means, business leaders, police, church groups, everybody. My ears will be open to their sug­ gestions. I will work with others to fight crime and try to help kids. “I will work to get treatment for those who need it and work with the judges to recom­ mend what 1 think is best in each case, whether it is treatment or toughe. sentences." Nakfoor Pratt stressed the importance of education and pointed out it starts in the home. “But.” she said, “we have to be realistic. Once a crime is committed, we have to respond. Tiiere are times people have to be separated from society so that we’re safe. “I believe you treat every person and every case individually to reach what is best for the victim, the families involved and the commu­ nity.” Evans was asked why he chose to leave Montmorency County, where he was head prosecutor, and return to Barry County as an assistant prosecutor. “The people of Montmorency were great to me,” he said, “but my wife and I love Barry County and this is where we choose to live and work." Nakfoor-Pratt was asked to comment on the fact she is married to a police officer and some might say she could have problems being fair and serving justice when her hus­ band and his colleagues are solidly in one camp on certain cases. “The prosecutor's office and the police are on the same team," she said, "and we work together on many, many cases. But anyone who knows me. knows he has to live with me. “We communicate and when it comes to the business of the prosecutor's office, he knows the case always takes precedent and he is the same as any other police officer. "There have not been any conflicts. “It is important to hold police accountable and be able to say no. We don’t always agree, hut we communicate and it has never been a problem." GRANT, continued from page 1 Shown above is a map of the proposed Gun Lake Village, which is being promoted in certain circles in the area, but a “No Gun Lake Village Committee" continues to be active in opposing the move. ‘No Gun Lake Village’ group contends issue not dead yet by Patricia Johns Staff Writer As members of the "No Gun Lake Village" committee met Monday night at the Orangeville Township Hall, several people questioned why the committee was continu­ ing to meet because “wasn’t the issue dead?" Committee members responded that they remain concemeu that the Gun Lake Area Village Advisory Committee may still be working on this issue. It was noted a member of the Yankee Springs Planning Commission had attended an educational seminar present­ ed by attorney Clifford Bloom, who is versed in lake and riparian issues. A question was asked during the seminar about the Gun Lake village precess and Bloom replied. “I have been retained by the village committee, so 1 cannot comment." Members of the No Gun Lake Village Steering Committee attending the meeting included chairman John Gates. Julius Kok. Bill Baughman. Gloria and Rocky Landman. Jim Kahllo, Butch Vaughn. Bob Bowman. Dave Minnaar. Terry Campbell and David Brinkert The map of the proposed village prepared in April 2005 shows the boundary lines of the proposed village including portions of Yankee Springs and Orangeville townships in Barry County and portions of Manin and Wayland townships in Allegan County. Originally, the Gun Lake Protective Association had the Gun Lake Area Village Advisory Committee as a subcommittee, but on Sept. 14. 2005. r. press release posted on the GLPA website read. "The GLPA has fullfilled the mandate of its membership by hav­ ing established the Gun Lake Area Village Advisory Committee (GLAVAC) GLAVAC has operated as a committee of GLPA from January until July of 2005. The GLAVAC Committee has become well established enough to function on its own and is now operating independently. The GLPA appreci­ ates the hard work of GLAVAC and is certain that it will continue to educate our communi­ ty on the benefits of creating a village around Gun Lake. Please forward any correspon­ dence to GLAVAC at P.O. Box 234 Shelbyville. Ml 49344." Several speakers at Monday's meeting mentioned Jim Riehl, the public face of GLAVAC. but the Banner’s attempts to reach him were not successful. Most of the 90-minute meeting gave mem­ bers of the committee an opportunity to dis­ cuss their fears and concerns about prospects of Gun Lake legally becoming a village. Some living in the more rural areas of Way land Township said they were concerned that the zoning rules for the lakefront areas would pul deep restrictions on those living on acreage far from the water. There was a discussion of other ways to reach agreement on some of the planning and zoning rules which may conflict from town­ ship to township. Richard Beukema from the Yankee Springs Township Planning Commission talked about the cooperative efforts which have already been happening. Orangeville Township also is discussing establishing its own planning and zoning commission instead of being under the aegis of the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission. All four of the townships have supported the “no village" stance. Others said they were concerned that a the village was established they would be paying more than SI.000 additional in taxes each year. This could mean they could not afford to live on the lake. The proposed village has not yet been pre­ sented to the state’s boundary commission. If it should be presented, the No Village Committee would have 45 days to respond. Petitions arc being circulated on the "no vil­ lage" issue. The committee also has information about how to change voter registration. The com­ mittee is raising funds to prepare for a possi­ ble vote on the village issue, if it should be approved by the boundary commission. This is a very long process. For more infomunion about the no village steering committee, e-mail Terry Campbell at campterry(«hotmail.com. Donations can be sent to the No Gun Lake Village Committee. P.O. Box ill. Shelbyville 49344. The No Village group meets at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of each month al the Gun Lake Grind. The next meeting is on July 17. Anyone is welcome to attend this meeting. from the State of Michigan (25 percent) and landowners' donations (25 percent). Wing said there is a possibility Barry County’s ag preservation program can pick up some more federal money down the road because $2 million is set aside for Michigan every year. “When the second round of applications comes in. we’ll get another chance to submit an application,” Pennington said. In other business Tuesday evening, the County Board: • Agreed to issue a request for proposals from area banking institutions for banking and depository services. The move is being made after it came to light earlier this month the County Board's Finance Committee had received and offer from Fifth Third Bank to deposit money with an interest rate as high at 4.75 percent. Hastings City Bank recently had only offered 0.5% interest and since then has upped the ante to almost 4 percent. The deadline for area financial institutions to submit bids will be July 28, when County Treasurer Sue Vandecar and Administrator Michael Brown will review them and make a recommendation by the end of August. That means the County Board could take action by its first meeting in September. Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp said. “It truly is the treasurer's (Vandcar’s) decision to make, but it will come down to us... She wants to go through this process also." Commissioner Don Nevins, a member of the Finance Committee, insisted the county does business with a number of financial institutions, not just Hastings City Bank. • Approved a request from County Sheriff Dar Leaf for a Cadet program for the remain­ der of this year to help put three more deputies on road patrol. It is expected that implementing the pro­ gram for temporary officers will incur about $29,500 in expenses. The County Board voted to move $28,000 into the sheriff’s budget and have employer contributions cover the remainder of the total cost. The Cadet program proposal for 2007 is estimated to cost nearly $60,000. but the sher­ iff is asking for $55,000 to be added to his budget next year. “What we’re looking for (in Cadets) are students enrolled in police academics.” the sheriff told the board. Leaf said other funding sources arc still being pursued. • Voted 5-2 to excuse Commissioner Tom Wing, who was with his wife at the hospital that evening. Mike Callton and Howard ("Hoot") Gibson voted against the move again because they have said they believe it’s not necessary and only voters should hold commissioners accountable for their absences and tardii»*ss. • Officially appointed the Barry-Eaton District Health Department as the enforcing agency for the county’s septage waste dispos­ al ordinance. • Agreed to increase the cap for paymen’ to Surveyor Brian Reynolds from $7,000 o $12,000 for specialized work he will do on difficult corners “that nobody else is »ilik»r to do." The money will come from the remon umentation program. The board also agreed to allow an increase in the cap, from $6,000 to $7,000. for ocher area surveyors' work for the same reasons. • Heard from Commissioner Sandra James that preliminary talks about a new jail have begun with Landmark Design and she said a study should be ready by the fall. “This doesn’t mean we’re doing am thing except proper evaluation” she cautioned. “This doesn't mean a new jail or a millage." • Had 15 people in attendance, many of them candidates for commission seats in the Aug. 8 primary, including Serafin “Chuck" Nieves. Keith Ferris, Mark Noteboom and Jeff VanNortwick. all Republicans. Democrat David Brinkert also was present, but be won't have any competition for the Sixth District seat until November. CANDIDATES, continued from page 1--------------term, is being opposed by Mark Noteboom, who also was a candidate in a three-way race two years ago, along with former Board Chairman Jeff MacKenzie. • Sixth District (Yankee Springs Township and part of Orangeville Township) - County Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp, is seeking her fifth term on the board. She is being chal­ lenged by Mark Englerth, former chairman of the Barry County GOP. The primary winner will take on Democrat David Brinkert. who ran for state representative two years ago against Gary Newell. • Seventh District (Assyria, Johnstown and Baltimore townships) — Incumbent Tom Wing is running for his fourth two-year term. He is opposed once again by Jeff VanNortwick. a former member of the Parks and Recreation Commission. • Eighth District (Prairieville and Barry townships and part of Orangeville Township) - Incumbent Wayne Adams will seek his third term. He is opposed by Serafin (Chuck) Nieves, who up until this year was a member of the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission. Host for the evening will be Democratic Party Vice Chairman David Brinkert. who said he notified all 10 candidates of the date more than a month in advance. �Page 4 - Thursday. June 29. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Accusations against Pope Pius XII unwarranted, untrue <20^ Casino can be clean, inexpensive fun Dear editor: The Banner recently published a letter referring to “half-truths spewed by the Gun Lake tribe” and it stated that “gambling loss­ es siphoned out of the community” would far exccxd the economic benefits of a casino. That’s a very narrow perspective, which assumes that most people cither have gam­ bling problems or are too stupid to spend their money responsibly. The truth is that for most people, a casino resort is fun. and it definite­ ly has a positive effect on the local economy. My husband and I treated ourselves to a Valentine's Day trip to the beautiful Soaring hagle Casino Resort near Mount Pleasant and we had a blast! We budgeted our expenses, saved up foi our getaway and off we went. We saw a good concert, had terrific meals, did some shopping, visited a Native American museum and had a great time. I’m more a shopper than a gambler, so I only allowed myself $20 to spend in the casi­ no. I played the slots, and won and lost, and finally got tired of it with about $10 left. My husband had much better luck. I found him with his slot machine ringing bells and flash­ ing lights! The cashier counted out his win­ nings. and since we were having so much fun. we decided to stay an extra night. We had one more day to enjoy the hospitality, our luxuri­ ous guest room, the swimming pools and unique gift shops; 1 even visited the spa for a pedicure! The local people in the restaurants and stores were very welcoming to casino visi­ tors. and we heard local radio praising the Ojibway for sparing Mt. Pleasant public schools from the ravages of “Every Child Left Behind” funding cuts. It was all pretty impressive, and we've been rooting for the Gun Lake casino ever since. We’re not wealthy, but we both work hard, pay our bills and live modestly within our means. We may not be able to afford expen­ sive vacations and trips to exotic places, but we can manage a casino getaway once in awhile. If you or someone you know has addiction issues with gambling, tljey should be referred to counseling and given compassionate sup­ port from family and friends. But it should not have any hearing on how the rest of us spend our leisure time... or dollars. Karen Van Zalen, Hastings Let’s stop removal of dam in Nashville To the editor: Do the residents of Barry County know there is a movement afoot to remove the Thomapplc River dam in Nashville? The idea is not to replace it with a new hydroelectric dam which would provide the village with revenue to help the people of Nashville and surrounding areas, but to remove it and destroy the fragile balance in the millpond, forcing the wildlife to scatter and eventually perish. And so who will profit? Greedy land developers and politicians. Everyone else will lose. If this bothers anyone, as it does me. I urge calling the nearest unit of the Department of Natural Resources (in Plainwell at 269-685­ 6851) or call local village officials and ask why this is being done. Please get involved because if we don’t slick up for the environment, who will? Nashville has enough space south and west of the village to expand. Our population only grew by 10 people between 1990 and 2000. Steve Toman. Nashville To the editor: Those who excitedly await Larry Hamp's monthly catechism on the source of all evil in the got their money’s worth last week. For the rest of us, it was just one more wearisome experience of Yogi Berra's "deja v u all over again." Same old. Same old. 1 could excuse this as just another of his feel-good exercises in preaching to the choir, except this time he went from preaching to meddling. Now meddlers aren't always famous for the tightness of their thought, and his gratuitous slur of Pope Pius XII is a case of thought gone to seed. Hamp says Pope Benedict XVI should "check out the wartime Pope. Pius XII. known to modem historians as “Hider's Pope” or the “Nazi Pope.” Even better, he should take the time to check out his biased sources. He is probably referring to the writ­ ings of John Cornwell, who tried to show Pius XII's complicity with the Nazis, evidenced by his silence in the face of the Holocaust. An examination of the writings of these "modem historians" by other, highly compete™ writ­ ers. has shown that their research is both ten­ dentious and sloppy. For instance, senior writer and contributing editor to Newsweek. Kenneth L Woodward said of Cornwell’s book: "errors of fact and ignorance of context appear on almost every page." Writers of Cornwell's ilk seem more concerned to dis­ credit the Catholic Church than to undertake an unbiased examination of the complex his­ tory of the Vatican during World War II. Th- charge that Pius XII was in bed with the Nazis is rooted more in entertainment than history. In 1963. the Protestant German play­ wright Rolf Hochhut published a play, "The Deputy." in which he accused Pius XII of abetting the Holocaust by his supposed refusal to speak publicly against the Nazis and their program of extermination. Later, "historians” like Cornwell picked up on this theme and embellished it Some even went so far as to claim that Pius was guilty not only of craven silence, but of active collaboration with the Nazis. The charge of collaboration stems in part from the signing of a concordat between the Nazi government and the Church in 1933. The Vatican is. among other things, a state, and it has the power to conclude treaties. This treaty, concluded before the full intent of the Nazis became clear, was aimed at protecting the lives and property of German Catholics. It sought to establish peaceful conditions between the C atholic Church and the Nations1 Socialist government, peace, not war. being one of the aims of the Catholic faith. By 1937. it became clear to the Vatican that the Nazis had no intention of leaving the church alone, and life for German Catholics who took their faith seriously was becoming increasingly difficult. On Palm Sunday of 1937. Pope Pius X! published his encyclical "Mit Brcnncr.der Sorge" ("With Burning Concern"). This encyclical was read from the pulpits of most Catholic churches in Germany. In that letter. Pius XI said his intention in signing the con­ cordat was to insure the church's freedom to carry on with her "beneficent mission and the salvation of the souls in her care," in short, to let the church be the church. It's hard to extract any sense of Vatican col­ laboration with the Nazis from "Mit Brcnncnder Sorge." It is, in fact, a forceful condemnation of the idolatrous divining of the state and race by the Nazis. It should be remembered that Pius Xi's personal secretary was Eugenio Cardinal Pacclli. who became Pope Pius XII in 1939. As Pius Xi’s secretary. Pacelli was instrumental in the drafting of Wit Brcnnendcr Sorge." and in full accord with its content. If Pius XII was so much in the pockets of the Nazis as some claim, why did the Nazi newspaper, the BerAner Morgenpost, on the day after his election as Pope, write, "the elec­ tion of Cardinal Pacelli is not accepted with favor in Germany because he was always opposed to Nazism?" Even the New York Times, back before it lost its collective mind, could write in this vein: "The voice of Pius XII is a lonely voice in the silence and darkness enveloping Europe this Christmas ... He is about the only ruler left on the continent of Europe who dares to raise his voice at all." (editorial, Dec. 25. 1942) Though he didn't, there is a perfectly good reason why Pius might have chosen to remain totally silent. There is more than one kind of silence. The silence of cowardice is reprehen­ sible and ought to be condemned everywhere by honorable men. But the silence of pro dence is quite another thing. If Pius’ public rhetoric is more toned down than we think it should have been, perhaps there is a perfectly good reason — he had in mind the welfare of people who might pay an unbearable price for his outspokenness. Hitler was not known for his mercy toward those Make biofuels profit farmers. not agbiz To the editor: Did he say switchgrass? t The mention of this perennial grass and ethanol during President Bush’s Stale of the Union points to some of the opportunities and challenges of the emerging bioeconomy for the countryside. A momentous transition is underway from over dependence upon fossil fuel to wind, solar and bio-based alternatives. Technologies that allow us to make products from grasses, residues, and other agricultural and forestry materials offer a chance to revi­ talize the fanning sector. We can improve the environment and create new. non-polluting economic opportunities for rural and urban areas alike. But in the rush to launch and feed the bioe­ conomy. these multiple goals can be lost if not equally considered and supported. If agricul­ tural and forestry practices used to harvest biomass degrade soil and water, rely on high levels of energy, water and other inputs, or reduce wildlife habitat, then the environmen­ tal benefits of this shift will not be achieved. The same will be hue if the economic gains of this sector are swallowed up by multinational corporations and are not shared by rural com­ munities. family farmers, and small landown­ ers. Ensuring that the emerging bioeconomy reaches its full potential requires that three critical areas be emphasized: local produc­ tion; local ownership; and sustainable produc­ tion. Local production of ethanol is absolutely essential. With the boom in demand, pressure is already growing to import biofuels and raw materials from other countries. However, increased production and export will likely come at the expense of tropical rain forests, cleared to make room for palm and sugar plantations. Without local production, the rush to increase U.S. biofuel production could wors­ en environmental problems and contribute to global wanning. And a bioeconomy depend­ ent on imports would bring the same volatili­ ty and vulnerability we already have from oil Policies to ensure domestic production. would also help farmers in other counties. A shift away from U.S. exports foi many lowvalue commodities could help reduce or elim­ inate the current dumping of these crops below cost on the international market, which hinders farmers everywhere, particularly in poor countries. Just as important is local ownership. Large grain and energy corporations are well posi- .... .. ■ jilll . 4jUi .ryl • ... '< '. •- ' tioned to use their^pprtpet leverage to control these industries, just as they have within other farm and energy sectors. Of the new plants coming on line in 2OQ3, more than 60 percent were fanner owned. Io contrast, over the next three years more than 90 percent of the new ethanol capacity will be non-farmer owned. There have to be mechanisms that promote community-owned facilities and processing plants as a way to prevent corporate control of the industry, and to keep economic benefits local. If agribusiness and energy giants assume control, family fanners and rural communities will not reap the benefits of this hopeful energy future. Even with local production and ownership, simply replacing imported petroleum with domestically grown crops will not necessarily lead to a green and sustainable energy future. But production of these crops and materials needs to be done in a way that doesn't wors­ en current environmental problems or create new ones. For example, it’s foolish to replace petroleum-based gasoline with ethanol from crons that require huge quantities of fossils fuels (in the form of synthetic fertilizer, agricultural chemicals and diesel) to produce. The same is true if the farming practices further soil ero­ s:on. groundwater pollution, and nutrient and cnemical runoff into the Mississippi River. And if the feedstock crops - peret.nial or annual - are grown in huge monocultures without concern for landscape, wildhfc. bio­ diversity or habitat. For emerging renewable energy industries to achieve their potential and be truly renew­ able, all three “legs” of sustainability-eco­ nomic. social, and ecological--must have equal value. If not. the remarkable potential of the bioeconomy will be cut short, and rural communities will be left without a leg to stand on. — Minuteman Media (Jim Kleinschmidt is the Director far Rural Communities Program at the Institute far Agriculture and Trade Policy: www.ialp.org Mark Smith is the Campaign Director at Farm Aid: www.farmaid.org) who antagonized him. If you can find one, ask any survivor of the little Czech town of Lidice. On the 10th of June. 1942. Hitler had all the male inhabitants 16 and older killed, the women sent to concentration camps, the children either deported to the concentration camp at Gneiscnau. or placed in German institutions, and the buildings razed and plowed under. This was in reprisal for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. SS leader and Deputy Reich Protector in Bohemia and Moravia. Does anyone serious­ ly think that a few strong words from the Vatican would have spared Jews? It is more likely that a public condemnation by the Vatican would have made the situation of both Jews and Catholics far more dangerous. It is interesting that some of the most stal­ wart defenders of Pius XII are found among those imprisoned by the Nazis. One Jewish couple who survived the Holocaust said of Pius’ "failure" to speak out more forcefully: “None of us wanted the Pope to take an open stand. We were all fugitives, and fugi­ tives do not wish to be pointed at. The Gestapo would have become more excited and would have intensified its inquisitions. If the Pope had protested. Rome would have become the center of attention. It was better that the Pope said nothing. We all shared this opinion al the time, and this is still our con­ viction today.” If the Holocaust record of the Catholic Church is as abysmal as some of these modem revisionist historians claim, why was­ n't this obvious to those who ought to have known best, that is. the Jews who lived in the shadow of the Vuican during the war? Rabbi Zolli. Chief Rabbi of Rome during the war. was a keen observer of the Catholic Church, and was well acquainted with Pius XII and the workings of the Vatican. Following the war. Zolli did the unthinkable and became a Catholic. He did so partly out of admiration for the concern that the Pope and the Church showed toward the Jews during the Nazi occupation. (Historical records have credited the Vatican with saving more than 800,000 Jews during the war.) Other Jews have publicly expressed thanks toward the Catholic Church for its protection, as well. The late Golda Meir, as Israeli Foreign Minister in 1958. said of Pius XII upon his death. "He upheld the highest ideals of peace and compassion.... When fearful martyrdom came to our people in the decade of Nazi terror, the voice of the Pope was raised for the victims.” But the facts of the historical record and the testimony of the Jews themselves matter not a whit to those whose animus against the church runs deeper than the Mariana! Trench. The truth is that the Catholic Church is damned if it does and damned if it doesn't. The alleged refusal of Pius XII to speak out is cited to prove a callous indifference to the plight of helpless people condemned to an unjusi death, or, worse, an active anti­ Semitism. But if the church dares to raise its voi'x against our own modem holocaust, which has butchered 46 million rnnocent per­ sons in oui abortion mills, it is told to shut up. thank you. and to keep its grubby mitts out of politics. The next time Lan/ Hamp wan’s to drag the Catholic Church into one of ’.us never­ ending tirades against Bush, he wouk' be bet­ ter served if he relied on writers wiic deal in fairness and fact; rather than haclts 1’ke Cornwell. Gary W. Coates. Hastings INTERSHIP, continued from page 2-------She was on the dean's list for seven con­ secutive semesters while in college, was a member of the Academic Scholars Program at Michigan State University from 2002 to 2004, and received the Eileen Case Honorary Scholarship for the 2005-2006 school year. “I enjoy movies, reading and traveling.” she said. “In summer 2005.1 spent five weeks studying and traveling throughout Western Europe.” Lavell lives in Hastings with her fiand, Alan. Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. What would prompt you to recycle? n>e Having. Barry County is working on a county-wide recycling plan. Do you recycle? If you don’t now recycle, what would help you recycle? Why do you think it is important? Banner Devoted to the Interests of Barry County since 1856 PubKbMtv Hastings Banner, Inc. A Dwtsxxi of J-Ad Graphics inc. 1351 N M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jecobc Frederic Jacob, Tgnirt. Prwdm Steven Jacob, SecrotaryrtreMurw • NEWSROOM • David T Young (EdWor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Edrto/} Helen Mudry Patnda Johns Brett Bremer Fran F aver man Mike Jahnke, Middleville: Jennifer Craven, Middleville: Ruth Van Stee, Middleville: Janet DeVries. Hastings: Tracey VanMeter. Rutland Township: Rebecca Ringleka. Hastings: Sandra Ponsetto Kelly Uoyd Jon Gambee Shawna Hubbarth • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Clauifxxl ads accepted Monday through Friday. 800 am. Io 530 p.m “I recycle some now. but I would do it more if wc had curbside recycling available.” “Yes 1 recycle, but no I don't recycle as much as 1 should. I used to use the containers at Pastoor's, but they are not there now.” "I don't but would develop a recycling at recycle now. if we could way to have our doorstep.” "1 recycle because I think that protecting the earth for our children is important 1 hope that more people work on recycling." “1 think that recycling is important and 1 would do it if it were easier to do.” “I don’t recycle now, but would if it was easier to do.” Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subecrtpthn RaAM: S30 par year in Barry County $32 per year in adfommg court** $35 per year eieewhere POSTMASTER Sand addreu cfwtgea to P.O Box B Hairing*. Ml 49058-0602 Second Oas* Poetage Pfcd at Hasting*. Ml 49058 �The Hasting Benner - Thursday June 29. 2006 - Page 5 Say no to education funding guarantees Our state legislative leaders are at it again. The Michigan Legislature will be taking the entire summer off. just like they do every summer. When you first think about it. you might ask why. when Michigan has so many serious issues before it. But from what we've seen coming out of Lansing lately, we’re better off if they go home, and lessen the chance they might pass some dangerous leg* islation. For example, here are some of the bad ideas they’ve brought up recently, not to mention again the motorcycle helmet issue, which the governor rightly vetoed: • They've toyed with requiring Michigan employers provide the same level of coverage for mental health as they do for other health care benefits. To some this might look like a good idea, but for small business across the state this is a killer, for it would raise the costs of health coverage by as much a? 4 to 5% at a time when small business has all it can do just to keep up with increasing costs for current benefits. Many small businesses will probably have to pass on the increase to their employees in the form of co-pays. Some businesses offer these benefits now. but it's not mandato­ ry and it shouldn't become so. • Another brilliant piece of legislation that could increase prop­ erty taxes by as much as $5.4 billion by making it easier for local school districts to increase property taxes for school operating pur­ poses. Pack in 1994, Michigan voters passed Proposal A to amend the Stale Constitution to provide for permanent property tax relief and school finance reform. But now Proposal A is under attack because Michigan's economy is hurting and the stale is not realiz­ ing the income expected, so they have less money to deal with. So the answer shouldn't be about how we can take more money from Michigan taxpayers, it should be about how we can tum this econ­ omy around, giving us the money we need to run the state's busi­ ness. • That leads me to another piece of legislation, a ballot proposal coming from school lobbies — The “K-16" plan, which would lock in by law how much money K-12 public schools, community colleges and state universities would receive annually with the increases tied to inflation. In other words, this legislation would mandate funding levels by law. that the state would have to fund regardless of any other expenses in the budget. Now for some this might appear innocent. But to the state tax­ payers this could result tn serious trouble because it locks in spend­ ing before the budget process begins, before any other issues, such as roads, health care, prisons and public safety can be examined. This state-wide ballot proposal will face us in the November general election. My reaction is very simple: In life there arc no guarantees, creep* fhr death and taxes. I’m in no mood to single out education, regardless of its obvious importance, to be in such special compa­ ny. Education is no more necessary than health care, police and fire protection and a few other essential services we get from our gov­ ernment. Despite my alarm about the state's poor job in support for pub­ lic education in recent years. I urge the defeat of this proposal. Passage indeed could break the bank for Michigan’s struggling economy. With revenue decreases and cutbacks in almost every­ thing tied to state government services, it is amazing we’re even asked to guarantee funding for anything. I oppose this proposal just as much as I oppose locking in stale income lax at 3.9 percent, a reckless and naive voce-getting gesture courtesy of our Michigan Legislature. A better way to go for giv­ ing our public schools more money would be to talk about tem­ porarily increasing the state income tax. which has gone fiom 5.8% in 1983 to 3.9% now. However, few legislators have the courage to advance the idea a potential solution such as this. The important thing legislators are missing is that they need to resolve the economic issues. If they did so. many of the ocher prob­ lems will go away. We seem to be a government run by special interests. It's more important than ever before, when you have tight budget, tc main­ tain control over the process. There's no question, education has suffered over the last few years, but so has everything else. When the state's economy continues to fall below most states around us. it just makes sense we don't have the additional funds necessary to cover our programs and the increasing costs Education is important. I think most would agree, but we must stand firm and not allow any group special treatment that would hurt the process for years to come This is a very serious time. We are at the cad of a legislative session and our officials are focusing on the summer break. I suppose we should let them go ahead au< go, don’t allow them to get caught up in the process and send more faulty legislation forward — just to say we did it It’s probably in all of our interests if thcry would just get out of Lansing before doh*, something we ll look back on in a few years and say. “what a big mistake!” The way I see it. some educators and supporters of our school systems are frustrated with all these cutbacks and rightly so. But locking in the state to a certain percentage increase every year, even in the face of budget troubles and recessions, just doesn’t make sense. Straight party only Aug. 8 A reminder to everyone who plans to vote in the Aug. 8 primary election: The deadline to register is Monday. July 10. Be sure to check with your township, village or city clerk. >r stop in al the nearest Michigan Secretary of State office, there’s one in Hastings on South Hanover Street. One critical thing to remember You cannot split your ticcrt in a primary like you can in the November general election. You must vote for candidates in only one party. If you choose a Democrat for one office and a Republican for another, your ballot will be null and void. Primary elections are held for the express purpose of nominating candidates to run in the November general election. You may cross over to the other party on Aug. 8. but once you do. you can only vote for candidates from that party on the remainder of the ballot. The primary in Barry County also will metode a two millage proposals for Charlton Park. Be sure to see if you’re properly registered and remember to show up on Aug. 8. Otherwise, you’re letting others decide for you. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Parks request has ‘eerie disconnect’ To the editor: There's an eerie disconnect between the Barry Co-.nr.* Parks and Recreation tribute to a million dollar amphitheatre? Commission and the rest of Barry County. After enjoying 14 years of millage revenue When page after page of property foreclo­ growth averaging 6.6% per annum, the Barry you want to ask these people to contribute to a million dollar half scale railroad? County Parks and Recreation Commission is now asking for a 120% increase in the form of two millages. With this money they would ship with Councilman David Jasperse? Former Congressman Howard Wolpe’s name comes up again. He has ruined enough in his lifetime. He taught African studies at Western Michigan, then went to Congress in 1978, representing Barry County in Jason D. Gole D.D.S., Philip D. Gole D.D.S. Gole Dental’Group 121 W Woodlawn Ave Hastings Ml ' I ’ EMERGENCY SERVICES AVAILABLE Cali 269-948-2244 Washington. He was a big push to get white control of Rhodesia overturned to black controlled. You bet. it now is called Zimbabwe. From one of the most prosperous countries it went into a hell-hole of violence! Inflation rate in May2006 was 1,193%, up 150% from April. Dictator Robert Mugabe now prints $100,000 bills, one will buy you a loaf of bread if you can find a vendor. Dead whites and rapes are his legacy. Wolpe should be held accountable, along with others. South Africa is one nation going through the over-throw now. Will they get as bad as Zimbabwe so that they can't feed their people? Two trillion barrels of oil shale in Colorado. Utah and Wyoming. Just need to figure how to economically extract it. The United States was investing in oil shale years ago and Wolpe was a big force against it. It ended then. Oh yes. he’s a wheel yet, spending different retirement funds. We have these Democrats who have held off drilling for oil off Florida. Now China is there 50 miles off the coast, drilling. Thanks to Senator Bill Nelson, up for election this year, no drilling south and east of Florida. No drilling in the Pacific, no windmills in Kennedy’s home state. He still should be in prison for murder. We have Levin and Stabenow holding up nomination of judges, drilling under Lake Michigan, which is safe and voting against the death tax. They’ve voted no on Alaska for oil. Levin and his brothers never served a day in '.he service of thei’ country, but take, take and take. His “get out of Iraq” is a slap at the ones running the war. He sure as hell isn’t smarter than some of those generals. He lends a voice to gas prices to God only knows, whatever he can run his mouth at. I hope Stabenow hits the defeated list this year and Levin in 2008. We need to be repre­ sented by someone on this side of state, not Detroit. Eva. from Woodland wanted to know about the Iraqi mess. Eva. if Clinton had taken care of all the situations back then. sure, we would be in a different position, today. How many of our buildings blown up. our men killed, the Cole cruiser blew up. how many dead? Countries wanted to give Bill some of these people, “no thank you.” Bill says. “I’m busy in the oval office.” Participating in Della Dental. Blue Cross. Healthy Kids and MI Child Hours: Monday - Thursday 8AM-8PM; Friday 8AM-5PM See LEI I EH, page 7 When people are out of work or hoping tor million dollar half scale railroad, a million dollar raised boardwalk and several other projects (Dr. George W. Shannons estimates A similar disconnect occured in the late 18th century when Marie Antoinette was told of costs). that the people in France had no bread and she The problem is that the Parks and Rec Commission seems oblivious to the social suffering resulting from the decline of our manufacturing sector. When three thousand people line up for reprtedly said, "Let them eat cake.’ She was later beheaded, which is what I suggest that the vote’s do to this millage. Dr. Michael Callum Barry County Commissioner. District 5 Parks and rec support needed To the editor: forefathers provided in parks and recreation Barry County is the land we love. We've and we shouldn't hesitate to continue this effort now that it is cur tum. been around this place for the last 50 years. It has always had a reputation for being the only county in southern Michigan as beautiful Mr. Weingartz pointed out that each dollar we invest locally in parks and recreation as the UpperPennisula. Visitors come here to (toGiism) generates $3.50 to $4. enjoy outdoor beauty. Roiling hills sprinkled With our manufacturing economy falter­ with lakes, ponds, wetlands and streams with ing, an investment in tourism seems logical enough agriculture and open space land left to and necessary so Barry County residents can remind them what beauty really looks like! We support Tim Weingartz (chairman of prosper. Barry County Parks & Recreation Commission) in his call to continue this lega­ We urge you all to support both millage proposals to continue and improve our “price­ less* parks and recreation facilities. cy of outdoor beauty (Banner letter to the edi­ John (Jack) and Maureen Robinson. tor June 15). We've all benefited by what our Irving Township Local wallet thief is a shameless low-life To the editor: I was at the Michigan Works! office in Hastings at about 11:30 a.m. Monday. June 26, looking for work, facing and mailing When I returned only a short time afterward, my wallet was gone. There was a woman I helped fill an empty tray of paper at the printer and maybe one resumes to companies, when somehow 1 lost n?an wording at a computer. We are all in the my black leather wallet. sam? boat — without jobs and looking for name, address, city) to put on envelopes I work. I just think h’s pretty low for someone to mail from the Michigan Works! office in take advantage of n;* when I made a mistake search of jobs, just like everybody else who by leaving my wcliet briefly unattended. I goes there. hope the person who took my wallet can sleep I put my wallet down at the area where I To the editor: The Hastings City Council keeps right on spending money along with taxing everyone, from citizens to store owners for everything they set their hearts on. Does Mayor Bob May have any direction, or is his a cozy relation­ sure? are displayed in the Hastings Banner, do meager raises to cover inflation, do you want to ask these people to raise your budget 120%? like to build a million dollar amphitheatre, a 1 keep the wallet in my return labels (with Hastings keeps taxing everything it can see, hear, touch three dozen jobs at the new ethanol plant near Woodbury, do you want to ask them to con­ well at night. Just remember, wi*t qocs was working and walked over to the lady around comes around, and God knows who behind the front desk to give her my enve­ lope. the one I had just put a return label on. I this low-life is. Carolyn Morehouse. then •vent to the ladies* room, forgetting I had left my wallet where I had been working. Hastings Date: Saturday. July 15 • Cost: 200.00 per team All Proceeds to Benefit Local Charities! 2006 Charities • Alpha Women’s Center - To fund the expansion of their Eam-While-You-Leam Program. • Barnabas Ministries - Seeking funds to establish a shelter home for youth in Hastings. • The Family Mentoring Network* which is a partnership of several family serv­ ing organizations in Barry cjunty, needs funding to obtain and train a larger number of active volunteer mentors. • Green Gables Haven, a domestic violence shelter, is seeking funding to increase the energy efficiency at the shelter through the installation of insulation, carpet and windows. I Sign your tram up today and support your commtiniry while having a great day of fun anti golf? Business-organization Contact name Day Phone Evening Phone Email___________________________________________________________ Address City State Zip Team Member 1 Undrr ”lM*“)Fra* Team Member 2 («*• “> H* 1 Fra* _________ ______ Team Member 3 urafrr 3 M* Fra*_____________________________________________ Team Member 4 (radn “ M* 3 Fm*_______________________________________________ Enclo»cJ i> my iheck’fiwmey order (or SZOn.OO per team nude payable lo ibe I Utting* Country Club Mail this registration and payment to: Hastings Country Club - MSB Charity Golf Outing P<> Box I2S, Hastings. Ml 49O5M » 269-945-2756 » wvw.hastmgscc.org Or pick-up registration forms at Hastings Country Club Pro Shop ■■■"■ 11 ............. ■■■— . ............................................. — �Page 6 - Thursday. June 29. 2006 - Tne Hastings Banner VACANT LAND HASTINGS! Looking for projx*ny io build your new home? Lrxrk no more * 2.OS acres in great location.....$22,900 \nnv.BriMhtSkx*R<MlKMS.c«Nn Call Bonnie. ABR © Bright Sky Realtors® 269-795-3305 317 ARLINGTON (M-37) MIDDLEVILLE, .MICHIGAN (269) 795 3305 OPEN 9:00 - 5:30 MONDAY THRU FRIDAY SATURDAY 10:00 TO 1:00 Worship Together,., ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience,.. PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH HOPE UNITED METHODiST CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. M! 49050. Pastor. Steve Olm-tcad <6161 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School I IO a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 600 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. M-37 South at M-79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Websile www. hopeum.org Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Church Secretary Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School. 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening sen ice 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4) (to resume in September) Wednesday 7 pm • Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 m. - Women's Bible Study. a. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Ro Bob Smith Pb.me 945-2654 Worship Services Sunday. 10:39 a.m.; Sunday School. 9 30 a.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "Member Church of the Wnrkl Wide Anglican Communion " 315 W. Center St. (comer of S Broadway anJ W. Center St J. Church Office. (269) 945-3014 The Rev. Fr Charles P McCabe HI. Rector Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 a m and 10 a_m CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.. Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 6:00 p.m.. Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 pm COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077 Pastor Path Harpolc. 9:30 am. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group Covenant Prayer Group Wednesday s at noon Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays al 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 715. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapelume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth & Family . Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 m.. Morning Worship. 600p.m.. a. Evening Service; 7DO p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice Call Church Office far in’.-rmation on MOPS. Praise &. Mo'ioo/Children s Choir, l-adies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDe.Muntcr Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 a.m SAINTS ANDREW & MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11 DO a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6:00 pm. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the lectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rt Rev. Dsvid T. Hustwkk. The church pl.-one num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327 Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrew matthia* We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North Amenta and use the 1928 Book of Common Pray er at all our sen ices ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich 49073 Sun Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys & girts ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDon&id. An oasis of God's love. "Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m Sunday School for all ages al 9.45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church Jr. and Sr High Youth Sunday evenings. 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193 Pastor. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Bernard Blair Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 am. Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.: Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m ‘*800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 a m "This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 N1V). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lak.* Drive All baptized chr»«tt»ns are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9:30 am WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Roberta Shaffer Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 a.m Sunday School 11:15 a.m . Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Masa 3:30 a.m. First Friday Holy Hour 5 pm; Ma.s 6 p.m. First Saturday Holy Hour 8:30 a.m.; Mass 9 am Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions First Saturday follow­ ing Mass Confewiont: 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before tne service Nursery, children's ministry. yoclh group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E State Rd (Owner of State Rd and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market) Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don.Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 a.m. Kids for Christ. 11 DO a.m. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. & 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages IODO am. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:30-11 am Senior Adult Coffee Hour Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698 Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office fix wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street, Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9 :00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9D0 am -Noon. Sunday morning worship hours 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11 DO Traditional Worship Service We offer various Sunday school classes al 8:15. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m., and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays al 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058 ( 269) 945-5463. Rev Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - IODO am Worship Service Nursery care is provided' Visit us online at w ww firxictvirchhastmgi org and our web log for sermons at httpJ/hastingsprestoicrun.biQgipQLtanx July 2 Special worship service. Youth group meeting. July 4 - Office Closed. July < - 12.90 Kiwants. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: Dorothy S. Callihan HASTINGS - James (Jimmy) Ogden, age 62. of Hastings, passed away on Friday. June 23. 2006 at Thomapplc Manor after a linger­ ing illness. Jimmy was bom June 8. 1944 beloved son of Tom and Maxine Ogden. He was a pre­ cious child who. even at a very young age. touched the hearts and lives of everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. Although lacking in mental ability, his sweet, sensitive, loving spirit made him a popular playmate throughout his neighborhood. His need for specialized training proved to be the impetus for this parents, along with Richard Guenther and Mr. Kasncr of the Hastings Public Schools, to begin the first special education program in Barry County during a time when there was no mandatory special education in the State of Michigan. Jimmy loved doing things for people, who was frequently seen with a basket delivering some fresh baked goods to or from his pater­ nal grandparents home or to an ill or shut-in person. His mother would regularly lake him to the Medical Facility, now Thomapplc Manor, where he delighted in talking with people and pushing tliem in their wheelchair. He was very sensitive to anyone with an ill­ ness or injury, remembering and asking about it long after the person was well. When Jimmy became older he attended EBI Breakthru and later the day center oper­ ated by Barry Community Mental Health. One of his favorite activities there was deliv­ ering notes for the staff. He would greet peo­ ple with a handshake and a friendly “hi.” Jimmy was preceded in death by his par­ ents, Maxine (Wunderlich) and Tom Ogden and his grandparents. Hugo and Daisy Wunderlich. Fred and Maud Ogden. He will be forever loved and missed by his sister. Margaret and her husband. Bob Foster. Also surviving are niece. Christine (Leonard) and husband. Eric VanOstran of Kalamazoo; nephew. Mich-acl Leonard of Kentucky; step-sister. Martha VanErcen; step nephews. Rick (Janet) VanEngen. Rob (Tuesday) VanEngen. Randy (Shelly) VanEngen; step­ niece. Evelyn Kay (Don) Roscoe; and many great niece*, and nephews. Private graveside services were held at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Suggested memorial contributions are Thomapplc Manor Developmental Disabilities Program. Barry County N^ntai Health Center, or a charily of one's chooAing Arrangements are^by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Huttings. Anyone interested in leav­ ing a memory to the family may do so at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). I Emma B. Swadling (Chandler) | LAS VEGAS. NEVADA - Emma B. Swadling (Chandler), age 91. passed away December 14. 2005 in Las Vegas. Nevada. Services for Mrs. Swadling will be held at the Hickory Comers Cemetery on July 1. 2006 at I! a.m. Emma was bom August 12. 1914 in Hastings, to Roy and Bertha Chandler. Emma taught school in the Hastings school district prior to retiring to Florida with her husband. Roderick Swadling. Emma is survived by her daughters. Sue Ann Brown (Tim) of Pearl. Mississippi and Bonnie J. Swadling (Kathleen L. Bienenstein) of Las Vegas. Nevada; two grandchildren. James Brown and Janine Brewer as well as three great grandchildren. Emma's husband. Roderick, parents and siblings predeceased her. Arrangements are being handled by the Williams Gores Funeral Home in Delton. WYOMING - Mrs. Dorothy S. Callihan, age 76. of Wyoming passed away Friday. June 23. 2006.' HASTINGS - Harold W. Cheeseman. age 86. of Hastings, died on Saturday. June 24. 2006 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was bom September 16. 1919 at home in Barn County, the son of Thomas James and Caroline Ann (Hoffman) Cheeseman. He attended the Evans School. Harold was married on July 24. 1943 to Yvonne M. Dull. As a young man Harold was involved in farming for many years, he also worked for Grand Rapids Bookcase. Sam McCormic Landscaping, and the EW Bliss from 1952 until his retirement in 1981. Harold enjoyed fishing, hunting, garden­ ing. bowling, small engine repair and his tractors. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Hastings East. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers. Willfrid Cheeseman, Thomas Neil Cheeseman; sisters. Katheryn Wagner. and Marian De Win. Harold is survived by his wife of almost 63 years. Yvonne Cheeseman of Hastings; his children. Terry (Joan) Checseman. Nancy (Basil) Boniface of Delton, Bruce /Sharron) Cheeseman of Carthrage, Missouri. Brian (Connie) Cheeseman of Marshrdl; many grand and great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Memorial gravesite services will be held on Friday. June 30. 2006 at 2 p.m at the Striker Cemetery. Davidson Rd.. Bah'imore Twp.. with Elder Steve Dimond. Memorials can be made to a charity ef one's choice. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a memory to the family at (girrbachfunerdhome.net). She was preceded in death by her husband. Robert Callihan; parents. John and Mary Nowakowski; two brothers; one sister and her son. Larry. Surviving are her children. Shirley (Rick) Curtis. Michael (Sue) Callihan. Dennis Callihan. Susan Ostema. Peggy (Lonni) Barry. Penny (William "Skip”) Miller, nine grandchildren; four great grandchildren; sis­ ter-in-law. Barbara Nowakowski; several nieces and nephews. Dorothy attended Sacred Heart Church until she married Robert and they then moved to Freeport. A memorial service was held Monday. June 26. 2006 at the Ronan-VanderpoolStegenga Funeral Chapel. 3131 S. Division Ave. Inurnment Fort Custer National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Michigan. Those who wish may leave on line condolences at www.stegengafuneralchapel.com James LeRoy Dickinson PERRY - James LeRoy Dickinson, age 67. of Perry, formerly of Hastings passed away at Tendercare South in Lansing on Monday. June 26. 2006. Funeral services will be held at Watkins Brothers Funeral Home in Perry on Friday, June 30. 2006 al 11 a.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. James was bom on December 29. 1938 the son of Merle and Doris (McGinnis) Dickinson in Gladwin. On August 30. 1963 he married Agnes Johncock in Delton. The past 13 years he has resided in Perry coming from Hastings. He retired as a truck driver. James enjoyed riding his motorcycle and fishing. He is survived by his wife. Agnes; four children. James Lee (Tammy) Dickinson of Laingsburg. Robert Lynn (Stacy) Dickinson of Perry. Marie (Lyle) Shepherd of Webberville, and Jackie (Fritz) Carlson of Perry: 10 grandchildren; one great grandson; two half brothers. Larn Warner of Florida and Marvin (Sherry) Dickinson of Ml. Morris; half sister. JoAnne Warner of Texas. He was predeceased by his parents and step parents. Memorials are suggested to the family. Thanks to you... 648^43 lbs. of food were delivered to our residents through the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. That's what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Introducing Banker’s Hours ...Hastings City Bank style! Middleville, Bellevue, Nashville and Wayland (Our "Open Late" brandies) Lobby and Drive Thru Monday-Friday 9:00-6:00 Saturday 9:00 -1:00 Hastings and Caledonia (Our "Open Reallv Late" branches) Lobby 9:00 - 7:00 Monday-Friday 9:00 -1:00 Saturday WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings Drive Thru Monday-Friday Saturday 8:00 - 7:00 8:00-1:00 BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 We’re here for you! HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd - Hastings. Michigan Celebrating 120 Years of Community Banking. 1886-2006 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 29. 2006 - Page 7 LETTER, continued from page 5 North Korea threatening with missile. What does Clinton's retired defense hot shots ^y? Take missile out more hollow words from Perry, etc. Take Madeline Albright to be Clinton's Secretary of State. All of a sudden she found out she is part Jew. So what! Kerry, the same thing election time 2004. What sad sacks! Ex-marine Congressman John Murtha, 38 years, active and Marine Corps Reserve. How much of his ranks is inactive. I'd wonder how many men’s lives he has ruined. He has an opponent this fall for a change, anyway. He needs to be retired. Barry County residents have all the voted millage they can stand. Irv Charlton never meant to have people pay for something that he did for nothing. That outfit out there has gotten rid of any­ one that wanted to help out. This Thomapplc Manor. $19 million voted for in 2005. What you are going to have is a 138-hed nursing facility which was a 138 beds before they started. No increase in beds, only 96 of the 138 will be in private rooms and the rest in semi-private. Administrator Jim DeYoung and Thcmapple Manor Resident Council President Irma Gene Baker arc really excited. When that’s done, we will want raises for the wheels and the residents are bound to gel a shafting. Cost is out of sight right now for one year, what will it be? $75,000 a year. You can’t trust very many in government and the ones they appoint. After all the favors Hastings City Bank has received from city, streets, fence and probably more to be discovered, they were chintzy with their interest payments to the city. With bad faith, take the money out of there and give to different bank. We have in Hastings, check it out. Semper Fi. In June 22 Hastings Banner article on Joe Lukasiewicz's problems from “Fire The Senate" drive. First of all. Joe probably thinks most every­ thing would be a threat to him. Second, sounds like they tend to get in the face of all State Representatives and Senate. Names aren’t good but some I sure would agree to rather than disagree. I'm sure there are names for anyone who disagrees with Joe on the movement Why would those people in Lansing want to debate anyone? Seems 'ike you didn't try the Detroit bunch hard enough. Donald W. Johnson. Middleville LEGAf HOTICEH Notice Of Mortgage Sala THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aale may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evert, your damage*. If any, shall bo limit­ ed aolely to the return m the bid amount ten­ dered at aale, plus interest. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the Ud amount ten­ dered at aale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condtttons of a mortgage made by Clayton Drewyor, a single man, original mortgagors), to Equinox Bank, FSB. Mortgagee, dated May 13. 2005. and recorded on May 17. 2005 in instrument 1146639. and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank. NA. its successors and/or assigns as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Six And 33/100 Dollars ($85,896.33), including interest at 6.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them. a' pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 27. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land adjoining lots 1 and 10, inclusive, of Standley's First Addition to Fme Lake Park, according to the recorded plat thereof, described as follows: Beginning at a point in the center of the rood at the Southeast comer of said plat; thence South 84 degrees 51 minutes 30 sec­ onds East 59 96 feet, thence North 05 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 129.88 feet; thence North 28 degrees 00 minutes East 400 00 feet; thence North 82 degrees 54 minutes West 50 00 feet to the Northeast comer of said Lot 10: thence South 26 degrees 00 minutes West along the Easterly side of Lots 10 to 2. indusnre, for 448.6 feet; thence South OOd egrees 13 minutes West 86.6 feet to the point of beginning The redemptton period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA. 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: June 29. 2006 For more information, please car. FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #097341F01 MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Shawn M Carter, a single man. original mortgagor (s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 26, 2004. and recorded on March 2. 2004 in instrument 1123024, in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank. NA as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred FiftyFour And 32/100 Dollars ($91,354.32). interest at 10.45% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, a* pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 27. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Maple Grova, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing 760 feet South from the Northwest comer of Section 20, Town 2 North, Range 7 West; thence South on the section line 700 feet; thence East 397 feet; thence North parallel to the Section line 700 feet; thence West 397 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sato Dated: June 29. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #065629F02 jfewbom babies GIRL, Cali Marie Brown, bom at Metro Health Hospital (Grand Rapids) on June 12, 2006 at 6:36 p.m. to Amanda Stora and Damron Brown of Wayland. Weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and 19 2/2 inches long. Mary Fisher to celebrate 93rd birthday Please wish Mar)’ Fisher a Happy 93rd birthday on Jule 3rd. Cards may be sent to Mary Fisher. 348 West Willits Road. Hastings. Ml 49058. Happy Birthday from your family. Garry and Melody Bowman of Hastings are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter. Carrie Bowman, to Rich Shoesmith, son of Bernie and Barbara Shoesmith of Dallas, Texas. Carrie is a 1995 graduate of Hastings High School and a 1999 graduate of Grand Valley State University. She teaches Language Arts at Coppell Middle School North in Coppell. Texas. Rich is a 1994 graduate of Mishawaka High School in Indiana and a 1999 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He is a web-based computer programmer at YUM. International in Dallas, Texas. A July 29th wedding is being planned. The couple will reside in Carrollton. Texas. Howell-Kreh to tum 80 Matt and Linda Howell of Hastings and Dale and Merle Kreh of Mattawan are pleased to announce the engagement of their children. Tiffany Leigh and Layne Mikal. Tiffany is a 2003 graduate of Hastings and will graduate in the spring of 2007 from Cornerstone University with a BA in English Literature. Layne is a 2001 graduate of Mattawan and a 2005 graduate of Cornerstone University witli a BA in Communications. He is current­ ly pursuing his MBA at Cornerstone. Layne and Tiffany are planning a wedding for January 2007 and plan to live in Grand Rapids. George will be turning 80 years young on June 30. 2006. An open house celebration is planned for him, George would enjoy the opportuni­ ty to see and visit with old friends and relatives. Bring a dish to pass for potluck cake, ice cream and refreshments furnished. Stop by to say hello and enjoy a visit with him on Sunday, July 2, 2006 at 14225 Wolf Rd.. Freeport, from 2 to 5 p.m. SEoi/e, dlom. ‘Dad, cAlason, ‘-Rebecca & Com* 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer senice. We are currently looking for a part-time teller with cart with cart to join our team. We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for 'S 9 holes • PART-TIME TELLER Hasting* City Bank, a community bank established in fi® 18 holes $25 & i PROFESSIONALS! You made NS Hastings City Bank Saturday, July Igt tdru luttda/y, Juty W Mr. and Mrs. William Barry of Woodland, have the honor of announcing the marriage of their daughter. Sarah Jean Barry to Kelly Conrad Bushong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Bushong of LaOtto, Indiana. The wedding took place on Saturday. May 26, 2006 al Harbor Light Fellowship. Ludington, with Pastor Kyle Segar officiat­ ingThe bride, a graduate of Michigan State University, and the groom, a graduate of University of Alaska-Fairbanks, are both employed by the Natural Resources Congratulations WIH Extra Open Swims will be held on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays From 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm beginning July 7 through August 18 fowtA of Jttty SpaciaC I Barry-Bushong united in marriage Conservation Service. The maid of honor was Sonya Wyldes and bridesmaid Corin Malzahn. Best man was Joe Lepper and groomsman Dan Vasher. Madelyn Fear, niece of the groom, was (he fiewer girl. Th- couple will honey m<x>n in Alaska and will reride in Ludington. George Faunce Sr. The Hastings Community Center i will be closed on ! July 3, 4 & 5 l Marriage licenses Albert Mervin Deible. Middleville and Cheryl Le« Deible. Middleville. Anthony Jon Norris. Hastings and Lori Lyn Conley. Hastings. Ryan James Pazdur. Caledonia and Jennifer Sue Zeerip. Holland. Jack Lee McKelvey, Dowling and Leona Jean Myers, Dowling. Paul Michael Bronson. Hastings and Michelle Danielle Bush. Hastings. Thomas Keith Miller. Delton and Nellie Jean Davidson. Delton. Steven John Uy). Middleville and Payshence Nicole Erb. Middleville. Bowman/Shoesmith math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ Frank Conor Jan. 9. 1987 June 30. 2005. We can’t believe it has been a year since you left this earth for a better life. Where have the days gone? In our next breath, we feel like you have been gone for an eternity. Which is it???? Your friends and classmates at DRAWS com­ pleted a courtyard project with a memorial gar­ den. The first "Frank Conor Memorial Reaching for the Future Scholarship" was presen‘ed to a recent DKAHS graduate. Haley is getting grey around her eyes and muzzle - is it advancing age or grief that her boy is gone? A wise peraoo ooce saJd: At the end of our time on earth, if we have 1 ired ful1y. we will not be able to say: "I was always happy." Hopefully, we will be able to say: ‘I have experienced a lifetime of real moments and many of them were happy moments." tomer relations and sales skills. “ (269) 945-2756 1550 N. Broadway (N. M-43) • Hastings, Ml Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court St.. Hastings, Ml 49058 EOE/M-F We love and miss you Frank. Lore. Mom & Did ___________________ O �Page 8 - Thursday. June 29. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Jtake (bcfleMa jlnnie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchell! and Marcy Sugar Monkey business Saturday is the day for the annual Art in the Park celebration, with its dozens of booths for crafty items, wood works, rags, novelty cloth­ ing items, baby wear, food and more. There is free entertainment for the entire time on the bandstand stage. People are invited to bring their lawn chairs or take advantage of the pic­ nic tables clustered about the area. Parking may be a problem since Fourth Avenue under construction its entire length, but there arc alternate streets. The block next to the park is available for the crafters, as always. Enterprising neighbors often rent spots for parking. The Fourth of July holiday comes on Tuesday. However the Lake Odessa Fair clos­ es before then, on Sunday night. July 2. The fair program included several events on Tuesday and Wednesday. Today, (Thursday. June 29) has beef and sheep judging in the morning, harness racing at p.m.. the midway opening al 4 p.m. and the mud bog at 6 p.in. Friday brings the youth horse show, harness racing, a volleyball tournament, bobbin lace demonstration al 3 p.m.. midway opening at 4 p.m.. talent show at 7 and track pull at 7:30. Saturday brings the draft horse show at 10. harness racing at I. volleyball time varies, midway opening at noon, kiddie games al I and scramble track race al 7:30. Sunday will have a continuation of the volleyball tourna­ ment. midway opening at noon, harness rac­ ing at I p.m.. quilt show as part of Ladies Day at 3 p.m.. demolition derby at 7:30 and fire­ works at dark. Thus will end the Lake Odessa Fair for 2006. Meantime, there will be exhibits in the Davis building, bingo in the west building, food concessions on the grounds. The Depot genealogy room will be open from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. July 5. for research. The Ionia County genealogical Society will meet at I p.m. Saturday. July 8. The room was open c-n the weekend on Saturday from 10 a.m. rn 2 p.m. and on Sunday from 2 to 5. Central United Methodist Church will hold its annual outdoor service Sunday. July 9. People are invited to bring their blankets, or lawn chairs for this service. The grassy park­ ing lot between the alley and Third Avenue is being used more now that Fourth Avenue is closed to traffic. There are parking spaces marked behind the church on the alley with spaces allotted for handicapped parking. Looking ahead, the Alcthian barbecue is to be on Friday. July 14. with High's Barbecue Service of Indiana preparing the birds. Likely the alley will be used more for takeout meals and for access to the parking iot. Early last week people were surprised to see that the first visible part of the street proj­ ect was the removal of all the trees in the business district. They had been planted in pockets in the sidewalk some years ago in a program by the Arts Commission. Machines have effectively chewed up the top surface, shredded it and poured the tar mix into companion tracks. There seems to be a water wagon along. Dwntown the digging has gone down to the brick pavers used years ago. Reports are that the digging will go deeper yet. The result is a dropoff of a few inches at each intersection and each driveway. One had Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. * 1005 West Green Street Hastings. Michigan 49038 Telephone; 269 945 24 19 Internal Medicine SUN TANNING Are the sun tanning salons any safer than getting a tan the old fashion way? The sun gives energy in the form of light waves of different wavelengths, some we can see (visible light) and some that we cannot see (ultraviolet light). Ultraviolet light that we are exposed to is generally divided into UV-A and UV-B. UV-B waves are the most potent rays and cause sunburns and can lead to the development of skin cancers. Sunscreen with Sun Protection Factor (SPF) ratings measure a product’s ability to block UV-B rays. UV-A rays have for years been thought to be safer than UV-B rays and therefore have been used by sun tanning salons but we now know that UV-A rays penetrate deeper into the skin and are now believed to accelerate the process of skin aging. Chronic, long-term exposure causes the skin to appear dry, scaly, spotted, wrinkled and leathery. In addition to aging skin, UVA rays are now also believed to contribute to the development of skin cancer as well. Also, most sunscreens do not protect the skin from the effects of UV-A rays. Scientists are still trying to sort out the precise wavelength of ultraviolet light that contributes to the formation of skin cancer but it’s looking like that the most common skin cancers can be linked to just about any band of ultraviolet light. Consumers have usually turned to the SPF number on sunscreen for protection from the sun but have the mistaken notion that the higher the number, the longer they can stay—and will stay—in ttie sun. Even with sunscreen, you can? prevent all the possible damage from the sun. As little as one-tenth the energy that is needed to cause reddening of the skin can start the process of skin damage. Therefore, by staying out longer, you are simply exposing yourself to more ultraviolet rays. The recommendation is simple: To prevent premature aging, sun damage, and cancer of the skin, you need to protect yourself from ultraviolet light. In addition to sunscreen with a SPF of a at least 15 applied every 2 hours even on cloudy days, wear protective clothing, sunglasses and a wide brimmed hat if your going to be in the sun. Try to stay in the shade and don't forget to protect the children. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of ■ftit ' B Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the | Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact \ w I your physician for medical advice before you change anything | concerning your health. If you have further questions about ■ * SM this or any other medical problem and would like to make an 9 appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. best travel slowly in crossing a street by car. However, the workers did a fine job Friday of preparing the street for people. They poured fine material at each driveway and each intersection to provide a transition between the high and low points. It was pos­ sible to travel on Fourth Avenue Sunday if one drove slowly. Residents in the north end of town arc parking on their rear lawns or on side streets. We are learning how to get from Point A to Point B even if it is by a circuitous route. Last Saturday. June 24. the Depot complex was abuzz with visitors all day long. More (h?n 90 signed the guest book as they came to Cue Freight House to sec the school exhibits for Aiumni Day. The room was decked w ith the gra Illation photos from years past along with displays of school souvenirs, pennants, basketball uniforms, report cards, graduation diplomas, yearbooks, sports photographs and more. Many came to the depot also to visit the gift shop and to see the railroad souvenirs. One visitor from the Detroit area is planning to build a replica of the Lake 0 Depot, unique in its architecture. He did exact measurements Friday and was thrilled on Saturday to see the original blueprints for the building done by architect Claire Allen of Ionia, a renowned architect who later planned notable buildings in Jackson and Detroit. He shared photos and drawings he had found in a model train mag­ azine. The alumni banquet was held at St. Edward's Family Center on Saturday with all tickets sold. The honored class was that of 19S6. With Daryl Hartzler in that class, plans were made for the members u) take a trip, compliments of Daryl and his bus. They rode to Mackinaw City and then spend Wednesday on Mackinac siand. What a class reunion! The printout of the guest list shows that Carol Enz of Woodland represented the Class of 1929. Arlene Hatch and Zack York came from the Class of 1930. Iris Tasker and Bernice Trask were from the Class of 1933. There was at least one person trim every from there through 1963. Thirteen came from 1950, 18 from 1951/five from 1952. nine from 1953. seven from 1954. nine from 1955 and 21 from 1956, plus spouses or guests. Some came from Alabama. Texas. Virginia and Florida. Nine teachers were present. There is always joy involved with such an event with friends greeting friends. What is happening in the garden news? Roses are in bloom. Hydrangea bushes are showing their big white blooms. Day lilies are showing their colors. Ryan Werdon of Sixth Avenue is a recent graduate at Northern Michigan University. His degree is in entrepreneurship. Honor students at Ferris State University include Jamie Brodbeck and Brian Stowell. Saturday's Lansing paper carried an obitu­ ary for Lorence John Davis of Lansing. 63. Lake Odessa High School graduate in 1961. His parents were Elnor Davis, now deceased, and LaVerne Davis of Florida. His siblings were Jeanette Miller of Caledonia. Janice Bradley of Lowell. Roy of Lowell. Lorence was married to Linda and had children. Lori Breeman of Saranac. Douglas of Tennessee and Michael of Ohio. He was employed 30 years at PCC Olafsson until being disabled in 1999. His memorial service is set for Friday. June 30. at West Lansing Church of Christ at 5505 W. St. Joseph in Lansing. He was under Hospice care for many years. The Davis fam­ ily resided on Musgrove Highway during his school years. LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREOtTORS Decedent's Estate Estate of Thelma Hannah Gehl and the Thelma H Gehl Trust daiad November 1. 2000. Date of birth: November 20. 1920. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Thelma Hannah Gehl. who lived at 240 E North Street. Byron Center. Michigan died April 1, 2006 Creditors of the decedent, the decedent s estate and the Thelma H Gehl Trust dated November 1. 2000 are notified that all daims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Lawrence H Gehl at 3083 E Tounst Road. Drummond Island. Ml 49726 and Nancy J. Sutierfieid at 4036 N. Maplecrest Drive. Sanford. Ml 49667. the Successor Trustees of the Thelma H. Gehl Trust wrthir: 4 months after the date of publi­ cation of this nobce NeilL Kimball (P3 j653) 900 Monroe Avenue, N W Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 (616) 632-8002 Lawrence H Gehl Nancy J Sutterfidd 8083 E. Tounst Road 4036 N Maptecrest Dnve Drummond Island.Ml 49726 Sanford. Ml 49867 rrsoctr Dear Annie: I work in a health care facility. For the past eight months, our married direc­ tor of nursing has been having an affair with a married member of the nursing staff. I don't care if the two of them are cheating. My problem is that they will behave in inap­ propriate ways when the "top dogs" are not around. That includes doing naughty things in any comer of the facility - including some of the residents' rooms. This is both unethical and unprofessional. We informed Hie "top dogs." but either they don't believe these two individuals arc mon­ keying around, or they don't want to address it. 1 know this a very personal issue, but do we have a right to stop them from fooling around in the facility? As subordinates, is there any­ thing we can do? -- Confused Worker Dear Confused: This is a matter of profes­ sional ethics. Whistle-blowing can be haz­ ardous to your career, but ’here is strength in numbers. Document every instance where this couple is acting inappropriately in the facility, especially in the residents' rooms. Then a group of you should get together and inform the couple that their behavior is both unprofessional and quite noticeable. Give them the opportunity to find a more private place. Otherwise, bring your documentation to the "top dogs." as well as the appropriate professional nursing organization in your area. Passenger peril Dear Annie: My 9-year-old wants to sit in the front scat of the car. When he travels with me. 1 insist he sit in the back, period, and say he must do so until he is at least 11. My hus­ band, on the other hand, allows him to sit in the front seat. It started with short runs to the store, but now my husband drives him to long-dis’ance hockey tournaments across town, which require travel on busy highways in heavy traf­ fic. with our son in the front seat. 1 have expressed my dismay to boll my son and my husband, and have explained the dangers of the airbag for a small child, but my picas are ignored. Am 1 overreacting? What is the appropriate age/height for kids to be in the front seat? - Precautious Mom in Montreal Dear Mom: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends that all children age 12 and under be buckled up in the back seat, regardless of height. If your husband absolutely will not do this, ask him to at least move the passenger seat back as far as possible, so if the air bag should go off, your son is less likely to be harmed. We have a hard time understanding a parent who is unwilling to put his child's safety first, no .natter how small the chance of an accident. ID explanation Dear Annie: I work in a doctor's office and would like to comment on the letter from "C.T. in N.Y.,’ who was upset that the office staff demanded her Social Security number for insurance purposes. The change in the health care industry to NOT using the patient's Social Security num­ ber began in earnest only last year. Some insurance companies have switched to ID numbers that are different, and other compa­ nies will be switching with their renewal policies, which means there arc some people who arc still identified with their Social Security number and others who are not. Local hospital systems arc still in the process of identifying patients with other numbers, but to locate old records, lab results. X-rays, etc., we still need the Social Security number. In a few years, this process will be com­ plete. but for now. we still ask for the patient's Social Security number on our registration form. It constantly amazes me that oatients will trust us with their lives, but not with their Social Security numbers. - Virginia Beach. Va. Dear Virginia: We appreciate the explana­ tion. Identify theft is a genuine threat, and patients need to be cautious. We are glad to know the system is changing. Sucking secret Dear Annie: My husband sucks his thumb. He does this when sleeping, watching TV or playing computer games, but only if he does­ n't think he can be seen. He'll stop abruptly if ,4, I walk into the room. Wo ve never really talked about it, and frankly. 1 am embarrassed for him. I think this must be the result of really low self-esteem. I know he experienced some childhood trauma - his father was abusive and abandoned the family. Also, one of his siblings died young. Do you think he has unresolved childhood issues? I've never known an adult who still sucks his thumb. What can 1 do -- or better yet. what can he do? - Baffled in the Northeast Dear Baffled: Your husbard may have started thumb-sucking to provide comfort, but now it is simply a habit that is hard to shake. You can bring up the subject and ask him if he wants to stop. There are techniques that will help. But if hie enjoys this and wants to continue, leave it alone. He doesn't do it in public, and it harms no one. Living with ED Dear Annie: I am a 25-ycar-old successful w oman who has never given a second thought to marrying anyone. I was never interested. I've had my share of intimate relationships, but nothing I considered serious. Now I am at the point where 1 am ready to settle down. I think 1 have found my prince. He's 23, very supportive and caring, and I think he's 'the one.* Here's the problem: He has dia­ betes and says it sometimes causes erectile dysfunction. What can I do to make this rela­ tionship work without eventually cheating on him? - Sexless in Seattle Dear Seattle: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common diabetes-related problem. We assume your boyfriend has seen his doctor and perhaps spoken to a urologist. Sexual satisfaction in a marriage can be achieved, even with ED. if both parties arc willing. Also, there should be other factors in your relationship that are more important than scr. and tor which you love him regardless. If there aren't, he is not "the one" for you. / needed that Dear Annie: May I add my thoughts on whether being told you're fat is out of line or offensive? 1 am 5 feet 9, and hive been overweight most of my adult life, at i<*e point getting close to 300 pounds. 1 wasn't jus: overweight -1 was FAT. At the end of 2002.1 went into a neighbor­ hood store where 1 knew the owner, an ou:spoken but likeable guy. He came up to talc and during our conversation, he leai'ed in close and said. "You know. Bill, you real!) don't look good at that weight." Was I offended? No. I realized he was just telling me what I already knew. It turned out to be just the kick in the bun I needed. That January. 1 joined Weight Watchers. Through diet and a regular walking routine, I huve lost 103 pounds, and I have maintained my weight to this date. I went from a size 50* waist to a size 38." 1 send that owner a thank-you note each January and plan on sending many more. I guarantee weighing 179 pounds is a lot more fun. As we say in Weight Watchers, "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels." I'm so proud, once I start talking, it is hard to stop. - Bill in Memphis Dear Bill: Although you took your friend's comment as a welcome "kick in the butt," many overweight people would take it a little differently. Congratulations on the new. healthier you. You have every right to be proud. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.cre­ ators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC CqxrtlawCf II plc 222 West Apple Street Hastings. Ml 49058 Facing a Bankruptcy Divorce...Custody Dispute ? Protect your interests! Call Kathryn M. Russell today 269-945-4243 Bnng ihi» Ad and receive a free consultation (Coupon expires 6/2/2006) rwsti I �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 29. 2006 - Page £ From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. The death of a double deserter Take Steps to Avoid Investment Scams By Esther Walton This article was found in the Hastings Banner. Feb. 16. 1908 issue. The death of a double deserter A Civil War veteran of this city who does not desire publicity and so withholds his name, furnishes the Banner the following account of the fate that overtook a man who first deserted from the Rebel army, then joined the boys in blue, and later deserted the Union forces while on duty as a picket. (Picket is a soldier who is guarding the fence. Picket is also a stake with a sharpened end used in laying off ground or fence for for­ tification.) This thrilling story as given by our friend is as follows: After the second battle of Corinth, which took place on Oct. I and 2.1863. our regiment and a part of the 5th Ohio Cavalry was sent six miles south of Corinth on the line of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad as an outpost for Corinth and to guard. The railroad was used against the roving bands of bushwhackers that country at that time. (Confederate soldiers were called Johnny and Bushwhackers; bush­ whackers were not with a regular company.) We located our camp in an open field near a heavy body of timber. The men were set at work building barracks large enough to hold hundreds of men. although we only had about 80 men in a company at that time. After our barracks were completed we were ordered to build a stockade around our camp of about three acres, which was done by dig­ ging a trench two feet and cutting logs from timbers nearby. They were cut about 10 feet long and one end made sharp and they were set in this trench close together, with the sharp end up and every four feet was a port hole about as high as a man’s shoulder and just enough to put our guns through. So we had a very good protection from any band of rebels that might try to take us by surprise. Everything passed off very quietly during the winter, but when the warm weather on the bushwhackers, (like all other reptiles) began to thaw out. we had plenty of work fix the next few months. Our regiment furnished all the men for the camp guard, but the Ohio Cavalry did all the picket duty. They were placed out in front one to two miles from camp on all the roads that the Johnnies could come in on. Sometime in May of *63. a Johnny came into our camp claiming to be a deserter from Price s army. He sa* I he had all the fighting he wanted for Jeff Davis and now he wanted to put in the rest of the war in fighting for the stars and stripes. He was given his choice between our regiments and the cavalry and as all the southern men are in the habit of riding, he chose the cavalry. He gave his name as Johnson and was enrolled in the cavalry and was given a horse and a cavalry outfit. Our officers watched him pretty close for a while, but saw nothing to arouse their suspi­ cions. Soon they became convinced that he was a true Union man and he was therefore placed on picket with the rest of the boys. All went well for a while, but one day Johnson, with some others, were sent to one of the further outposts.lt came Johnson's tum to stand on post at 10 o'clock at night, and when the next guard v ent out to relieve him. at mid­ night, he found the picket post, but no Johnson. He had vanished with Uncle Sam’s horse, saddle, bridle and gun and we supposed that was the last we would ever hear of him. A short time after Johnson deserted us the bushwhackers became pretty troublesome, and had picked up some of our boys that had been outside of the guard line to trade tobacco and coffee, with the citizens for milk and chickens. One day a citizen came into camp and told us there was a band of bushwhackers down on the river bottom about 30 miles of us and offered to guide us to the place.Our officers held a short council over the matter and final­ ly decided to send a part of the regiment and some of the cavalry, and try and capture them. The drumbeat the call for dress parade and we were soon in line and waited for the orders. The colonel stated the object of the raid and selected five companies for our regiment and two of the cavalry and placed us under com­ mand of our Lieutenant Colonel. Each man was ordered to have two days rations in his haversack and 40 rounds of ammunition and be ready to leave camp at 9 o'clock that evening as we did not wish to start out until the citizens had gone to bed and so to prevent their carrying the news ahead of us. We left camp at just 9 o'clock and were expected to reach their camp about daylight and take them by surprise, which we would . have done had it not been for a little accident which happened just as we were in sight of their campfire and were dividing our forces to surround them. But owing to the excitement or darkness, one of our boys made a misstep and fell down and fired his gun and that gave them the alarm. We made a rush for their camp and succeeded in getting a few of them before they could get the saddles on their horses. We gave chase to the others, but they knew the country better that we did and soon got out of sight. One squad of our boys saw a house over on the crossroad, and thought they would go over and investigate a little. Just before reaching the house they came to an old log stable where they found a horse with saddle and bridle on. and as the horse was panting quite hard, we thought the rider must be nearby in the house and found two women fixing up some medi­ cine for a sick man who was in another room in bed. One of the boys said he had studied medi­ cine some before he went in the army and per­ haps he could assist them some, but they refused all offets of assistance and the doc­ tor’s orders were very strict that he should not be disturbed, as a little excitement might prove fatal to him. But our medical student decided to make an examination of the patient for himself, so he went to the bed and request­ ed the patient to run out his tongue, which he did. as spasm of pain passed over his face. We found his tongue was not split So we decided that he was a human being. Then we pulled the bed cloches down to feel of his pulse and found that he was using a rebel uni­ form for a nightshirt, and io still farther guard against taking cold, he was wearing a pair of cavalry boots with spurs on. We administered one dose of our medicine and it put him on his feel very quickly, and by the time we had fin­ ished searching the house, he was able to walk back to camp with us. In a few hours our boys had all came back to this camp where we had left the prisoners under guard. It was now about 10 a.m. And we were all tired and hungry for wc had no rest since 9 o'clock the night before and had eaten only a lunch that carried in our haversack as we marched along. So wc decided to get some breakfast and take a little rest. After breakfast we thought we would look at our prisoners, and judge of our surprise to find our old friend, Johnson, the double deserter, among them: also Uncle Sam's horse, bridle, and gun. After breakfast we started back to our camp where we arrived at about 8 p.r.t. as tired a kx of boys as you would wish to look at. We had marched about 70 miles in 22 hours. Our prisoners were kept under guard until morning and then sent on to headquarters at Corinth, six miles distant. They were all treat­ ed as prisoners of war except Johnson. He had committed three crimes; any one of each was punishable by death. He deserted our army, acted as a re be1 spy. and deserted his post while on picket So of course, his doom was scaled the moment he fell into our hands. He was tried by court martial for treason and desertion, was found guilty and sentenced to be shot. The day set for the execution was a bright, pleasant day. strangely in contrast with the gloomy work we had before us. All of our toys who wished to witness the execution were given permission to do so. We arrived at headquarters just before the hour set for the execution. The troops were marched out in an open field and formed a hollow square all-facing inward. Near one side of the square was a newly made grave and a rough pine box that was to serve as a coffin. At about 10 a.m. the prisoner was brought in under guard and was marched around the inside of the square behind the fife and drum, which were playing the death march. He was marched around this square and then brought up to the grade and seated on the coffin and nearly every step he took going around the ring he was crying and begging for his life and continued to beg for it with his last breath. After seating him on the colrifi they put a bandage over his eyes and a small piece of white paper was pinned on his coat over his heart, and 12 picked marksmen were marched in with loaded rifles. But one of the guns was loaded with a blank cartridge and no one ever knew who had me blank so one of the 12 were sure that he had a loaded gun. When all was ready, the 12 executioners were marched up in front and about 20 paces from the prisoner. They were ordered to take aim and tire at the white patch over the heart, and when the signal was given, when was the tap of the drum. Johnson was quiet while they put the band­ age over his eyes, and then he commenced again to cry for mercy. His last words were **O spare my life, for God's sake, spare.” He he never finished the sentence for just then the signal was given and 12 rifles cracked and the double deserter fell back or. his coffin a corpse. Our toys returned to camp a sad lot of toys. While we felt that according to all military laws he had received his just dues, yet one could not help feeling sad to sec a fellow being shot with no chance to defend himself. But it was a lesson we never forgot, and I think if any of our toys ever thought of desert­ ing the death of Johnson had a salutary effect on tliem. —AUCTIONEERSK1NDA1X TOMAS.................................. HMttoR MS-501* HMD and CKAMM L1WS................... Ottton *23-3*37 VMCCNT VUUMJM..................................................AaatetfnfAucttonaar THE HUGE OUTSTANDING PUBLIC AUCTION ON MONDAY WAS INCORRECTLY PRINTED WITH THE TIME OF 10:30 THE CORRECT TIME IS 9:30 LOCATION: From tike M-37 icuth ! mte to M-79. e«« 3 tnfe* to Barry County Ch.-nu»n School (Air & Seating) Kendall Tobias, Auctioneer 1-269-945-5016 It's unfortunate, but true: Unscrupulous people and companies do try to take advan­ tage of unsuspecting investors. And the Internet has made it a lot easier for these pred­ ators to reach a mass audience. To avoid potential ripoffs, you need to be vigilant, and you need to ask questions - lots of them. While there are many types of fraudulent activities floating around the Internet, one of the most common scams resembles a "pyra­ mid scheme." by which shady operators ini­ tially appear legitimate by using money com­ ing in from new recruits to pay off early stage investors. If you participate in such a plan, you might make a little money right away, only to be encouraged - or required - to buy a "membership" so you can boost your earn­ ings. However, when the pyramid gets too big. it will eventually implode, because, at its heart, it is a dishonest arrangement that can never truly be funded enough to reward all investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued guidance for you to defend yourself against "get rich quick* schemes. Here arc a few of the SECs suggestions: * If it sounds too good to be true, it proba­ bly is. This piece of advice has been around a long time, and it's just as valid today as when it was first uttered. If someone promises you a high rate of return, be suspicious. Compare what's being offered with current returns of well-known slock market indexes. * Investigate a company before you invest. The company that "pitches" you an offer may well have an impressive-sounding name, but that doesn't mean much. Before you spend a dollar, contact the secretary of state where the company is incorporated to see if the compa­ ny is. in fact, a corporation, and whether it is in good standing. You can also call your own state securities regulator to see whether the company, or whoever is promoting the offer, has a history of complaints or frauds. If the company has only a post office box or is unwilling to provide you with information about its location or management, you arc looking at a "red flag" already. * Ignore "testimonials." If a company :j fraudulent, it won't have much trouble gener­ ating fake testimonials from "satisfied cus­ tomers." * Say "no thanks" to "guarantees." When a promoter guarantees you a high rate of return, you can be assured there's something amiss. In the investment world, high returns are typ­ ically only achieved by higher-risk vehicles and they don't offer guarantees. In fact, no reputable financial professional will promise you a specific return on a stock or other vari­ able security. * Forget about "Shortcuts’ Most of the schemes you will encounter promise big returns in short periods of time. But in reality, that hardly ever happens. Substantial growth in investments typically occurs over a long period of lime - which means that, as an investor, you need patience and discipline above all else. Ultimately, there is no shortcut to invest­ ment success. You need to evaluate each investment opportunity based on your indi­ vidual goals risk tolerance, portfolio balance and time horizon. This approach may not pro­ vide you with "hot" opportunities - but it won’t bum you. either. This entire site Copyright C 2006 Eduard Jones LEGAL NOTICES PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P.CM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY i N F O R M AT1O N WE 0BTAlN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (246J5W-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JILL A. WICKHAM. A MARRIED WOMAN, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS"). solely as nominee for lender and tender's succes­ sors and assigns.. Mortgagee, dated October 21, 2005. and recorded on October 24. 2005. in Document to 1155040, Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due 3t the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars and Five Cents ($86,832.05). including interest at 7.625% per annum Under the power of eate contained in said mort­ gage ano the statue m such case made and provid­ ed notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be hxectosed by a sale of the mortgaged pre* rases. or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, a! 01:0C PM o'clock, or. July 20. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of CARL­ TON. Barry County, Michigan and described as: LOT 18 OF CULBERTS PLAT NO. 3. ACCORD­ ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS. ON PAGE 78. CARLTON TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN TAX ID NO. 084)4-060-000-018-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: June 17. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. ("MERS"), solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates, P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Dennis Demski, a single man. original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 15, 2005. and recorded on July 29. 2005 in instrument 1150259, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is daimed to be duo at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Eight And 77/100 Dollars ($144.738 77). including interest at 7.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 13,2006 Said precnses are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North 1/2 of Lots 916 and 919 and the North 1/2 ot the East 1/2 of Lot 922. City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: June 15. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 246 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File S095989F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Tyan Lenartz, An Unmarried Man. onginal mortgp.gor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systoras, Inc­ as nominee for lender and lender's 'successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 22. 2003. and recorded on June 10. 2003 n insVumen* 4106*56, in Barry county records, Mkhtosrvon whWHmtWjHge there is claimed to be a* «t the date hereof the sum ot Forty-Four Tbou%a.~d Six Hundred Four And 45/100 Dollars ($44,904,451. including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said -nori­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given thal said mortgage wi? be preciosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on July 13. 2006 Said premises are Situated in Village of Fiaeport Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 3. Block 6 Roush's Addition to the Village of Freeport, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days om the date of such sate i. Dated: June 15. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Service.30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File 409554BF01 GRAND A GRAND PLLC 31731 Northwestern Hwy, <151 Farmington Hills Ml 48334 PURSUANT TO 15 USC |1692 YOU ARE HERE­ BY INFORMED THAT THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMA­ TION THAT YOU PROVIDE MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the condition of a mortgage made by Jeffrey R. Wescott and Tracey L. Wescott Husband and Wife to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III by a mortgage dated April 23. 2004 and recorded on April 27. 2004 tn instrument No 06-55-201 -429-00 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Five and 78/100 Dollars ($175,305.78) including interest at 10.72% per *nUrSy^ie power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the stir ute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 1 00 prr. on August 3. 2006 Said premises are situated in the City of Hastings. County of Barry State of Michigan, and are described as: The Souti. one half of Lots 1280 and 1281 of the City, formedy Vlffage, of Hastings, according to the recorded Plai ‘hereof. Also, the East 1.00 fool of the South one half of Lot 1279 of the City, formerly Village, of Hastings, .xxoramg io the recorded Plat thereof The redemption period -ball be 6 mo ■’ths from the date of such sale, unless determrel aban­ doned in accordance with 1948Cl 60C.324la. in which case the redemption period Sris'. te 20 days from the date of such sale. Dated June 23. 2006 Michael M Grand. Esq. GRAND & GRAND PLLC 31731 Northwestern Hwy.. <151 Farmington HiHs. Ml 48334 (248) 538-3737 69203 THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed soleiy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Notice Of Mortgage Forectosurr* Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Tina Louise Sfyter. a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Novelle Financial Services. Mortgagee, dated October 19. 2005. and recorded on October 26. 2005 in instrument 1155214. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Select Portfolio Senna ng, Inc., as servicing agent for Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment, on wtich mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Seven And 27/100 Dollars ($137,267.27), including interest at 7.4% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County CourttKiuse m Hastings at 100 PM. on July 13. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 21 of Block 5 of Sandy Beach Park, according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Liber 2 of Plats on page 18. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated June 15. 2006 Fcr more information, please calf FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File <095632F01 MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel R. Welton and Judtth L Wetton. husoand and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Michigan Home Finance. LLC. Mortgagee, dated February 10. 2005. and recorded on March 9. 2005 in instrument 1142480. and assigned by mesne assignments to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, in trust for the Certificateholders of Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust. Senes 2005-OPT2. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates as assignee by an assign­ ment. m Barry county records. Mehigan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot Two Hundred Five Thousand Six Hundred Thirty And 21/100 Dollars ($205.630 21), including interest at 8.49% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, nohee is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 10O PM. on July 13. 2006 Said premises are situated n Charter Township ot Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and ars describee as: Lots 37. 38 and 39 of Indian Hitts, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m Uber 4-of Plats on Page 53 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated June 15. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 File <087530F02 ”*"«•> Notice Of Mortgage Foredoeure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT �Pago 10 - Thursday. Juno 29. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES City of Hastings PUBLIC NOTICE Summer Tax Deferments The minutes ol the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held June 27, 2008, are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St., Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. Meeting will be held Thurs., July 6, 7:00 p.m. Open meeting. Notice is hereby given that applications for deferment of summer taxes are available at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. MI 4905*. Those who qualify may complete the application al City Hall or request that an application be mailed by calling 269.9482468. NOTICE ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP CHANGE OF MEETING NOTICE Thank You. The deadline for completing and filing a deferment application for Orangeville Township Board the 2006 summer tax season is September 15.2006. Thomas E. Emery City Clerk/Treasurcr RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL TC: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RITLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. A natural compact planting are; ;f evergreens or shrubbery not less than five (5) feet in height 2. An artificial wall or fence not less than five (5) feet. 3. No such planting area, wall or fence shall be closer than ten (10) feet from any adjoining street right-of-way line. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is a summary of a proposed Ordinance 2006-113. which was received for first reading by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Rutland at a regular meeting held on June 14.2006. Therefore. Rutland Charter Township. Barry County. Michigan ordains: SECTION I C. — AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE XVH,* • MIXED USE DISTRICT In the event of any controversy the Zoning Board of Appeals shall have the authority to deter­ mine whether the same is in violation of these screening and lighting provisions. SECTION V - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE XX - GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 104.2023 An ordinance to amend Article XVILa.. Mixed Use Distr.ct of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by adding Section 104.1709a entitled Architectural Standards, io read, in summary, as follows: An ordinance to amend Article XX. General Provisions, Section 1042023 of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance, to read, in summary, as follows: LIMdZffita Section 17.09a Architectural Standards: The following architectural standards shall apply to all structures in 184.1123 Mtata— la^fi rwdnwiti the Mixed Use District (MUD): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Section 2023 Buildings with multiple stories shall be improved with windows that add character. Long uninterrupted horizontal stretches of exposed facing shall not be permitted. Exterior materials shall reflect a sense of permanence and rural character. A The intent of this section is to promote the public health, safety and welfare by establishing mini­ mum requirements for the design, installation and maintenance of landscaping within the Township. Windows shall have sills and trim. Architectural features shall be consistent on all aspects of the building elevation. Acceptable roof styles are flat, hipned. and front-gabled. The form, scale and proportion of buildings shall be consistent development in the immediate area. Mechanical equipment on the ground or on the roof shall be screened from view. Each multifamily dwelling shall have a minimum of seventy-five (75) square feet of private outdoor B. Genera! Requirements. 1. Coverage. Unpavcu portions of the site shall be planted with grass, ground cover, shrubbery, or 2. other suitable live plant material. . Compliance. The landscaping requirements shall be met prior to the issuance of a certificate of space occupancy SECTION II — AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE XVILa - MIXED USE DISTRICT BY ADDITION OF SECTION 104*17 KU C. 1. An ordinance to amend Article XVII.a., Mixed Use District of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by adding Section 104.1710a entitkJ Greenbelts (ala greenspace), to read, in summary, as follows: 2. 3. Greenbelts. A Scope of Application. D. Sec. 17.10a Within the Mixed Use District a greenbelt with a minimum width of thirty (30) feet shall be provided adjacent to and outside of the public right-of-way within the front yard setback. For side yards of a comer lot abutting a public nght-of-way. or those lots that abut a public right­ of-way along the rear or side yard, a greenbelt with a • unimum width of twenty (20) feet shall be provided. All greenbelts shall conform to the following standards and the landscaping standards in A greenbelt may be interrupted only for pedestrian or vehicular access, or signage. Grass, ground cover, or other suitable live plant material shall be planted over the entire green­ belt area. iii. A minimum of one (1) deciduous tree and one (1) evergreen tree shall be planted for each fifty 1. Landscaping of Rifihls-of-Way a. Public rights-of-way shall be planted with grass or other suitable live ground cover. 2. Screening Utility Structures a. Utility structures shall be screened from view by landscaping. b. All landscape plantings shall be spaced a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from any fire hydrant 3. Maintenance of Unobstructed Visibility for Drivers a. Landscaping shall not exceed thirty-six 136) inches above the pavement grade at the edge of 4. (50) lineal feet. iv, All exutin.* trees eight (8) inches or greater in diameter (dbh) that are in a healthy condition and within the greenbelt shall be preserved. B. the pavement within the clear sight area. Berms. a. Where required o«- provided, berms shall conform to the following standards: i. Required berms shall be at least three (3) feet above grade elevation with slopes no steep­ er than one (1) foot vertical for each three (3) feet horizontal. ii. Required berms shall be planted with grass, ground cover, or other suitable live plant All residential uses within the mixed-use district shall provide one (1) deciduous shade tree within material. iii. All berms shall be designed to meander to provide visual interest. twenty (20) feet of the front lot line. C. All tree planting) shall be located to avoid overhead utility lines, and maintain a clear sight area. D. Greenbelt landscaping shall not count towards landscaping requirements for signage, parking, 5. buffering, or screening. E. E. The Planning Commission may reduce or modify the landscape requirements to meet the intent of Modification of Landscape Requirements. a. The Planning Commission may reduce or modify the landscape requirements contained in this section to meet the intent of this provision. Plant Material Requirements. 1. this provision. SECTION III Standards for Landscape Materials. Unless otherwise specified, all landscape materials shall com­ ply with the following standards: - AMENDMENT QF ARTICLE XIX • PARKING AND LOADING SPACES BY ADDITION OF SECTION 104.1908 Plant Quality: sha’i be nursery grown, free of pests and diseases, hardy in Barry County, in conformance with the standards ot the ANLA or ANSI. b. Plant Material Specifications: The minimum plant size specifications which shall apply to all plant material at the time of planting shall be in accordance with the Tkble set forth under a. An ordinance to amend Article XIX. Parking and Loading Spaces of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by adding Section 104.1908. to read, in summary, as follows: Section E.1 c. TUrf area(s) shall be planted using species normally grown as permanent lawns in Barry A. Sec. 19.08. This section shall apply to all off-street parking and loading areas in the R-4. C-l. C-2, C­ 2. 3. and MU districts. B. When off-street parking and loading areas abut a Residential District, the parking lot and loading area shall be screened from the Residential District by a solid, ornamental masonry wall at least four (4) feet tall in addition to following requirements for landscape plant materials: i. ii. 3. a. Installation: landscaping shall be installed in a professional manner. b. Protection from Vehicles: Landscaping shall be protected from vehicles through curbing. c. Maintenance: Landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy, neat, and orderly appearance, in staggered rows. Hi. In lieu of a wall, berming may be installed consistent with Section 1042023 D. 4. C. In addition to required screening around off-street parking and loading areas, all off-street parking areas containing greater than ten (10) spaces shall provide the following landscaping: i. Two (2) canopy trees shall be required for each nine hundred (900) square feet of the total of the ii. paved driveway and parking lot surface. Landscaped areea shall be no less than ten (10) feet in any dimension and no less than one hun­ free from refuse and debris. SECTION VI— SEVERABILITY The provisions of this Ordinance arc hereby declared to be severable, and if any part is declared invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the remainder of the Ordinance, which shall continue in full force and effect. SECTION vn - SUPPLEMENTARY EFFECT dred fifty (150) square feet. iii. Required landscaping elsewhere on tne par- el shall not be counted in meeting the parking lot landx*<iping requirements. iv. Whenevn possible, parking lot landscaping shall be designed to improve the safety of pedestri­ v. All ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted shall be considered to be supplemented by the terms of this Ordinance. SECTIONYlU-REPEALOFCQNFUCTINGQRDINANCES an and vehicular traffic. Landscaped areas shall he covered by grass or other living ground cover. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION n-AMENDMENIQFAKTKLEXXGENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 104.2014 An ord.nance to amend Article XX. General Provisions. Section 104.1908 of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance, to read, in summary. 104.2014 Sec 20.14. A B. SECTION IX-EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall lake effect eight (8) days following publication of the notice of ordinance adoption by the Township Board. follows: Gewrral HrtitteS nd srwHV rtwlnmiti. County. Suggested Plant Material. The suggested plant material shall be those items listed under the Tkble set forth under Section E.2 which lists recommended plant materials for required landscaping. Plant materials of equal or better quality may be substituted for suggested plant materials. Installation and Maintenance. The following standards shall be observed where installation and maintenance of landscape materials is required: A greenbelt at least ten (10.' feet in width. In lieu of a wall, one (1) eveigrcen tree at least five <5) feet in height planted every ten (101 r<et PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of the proposed Ordinance is available at the Township Hall. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinance will be considered for adoption by the Township Board at its regular meeting to be held at the Charter Township Hall on July 12. 2006. commencing at 720 All lighting upon any premises, regardless of zone, shall be so arranged that such lighting does not produce any glare which is a nuisance or annoyance to residents or occupants of adjoining premises or hazard to public roadways. The following standards shall be met with respect to out­ p.m. door lighting: 41.72a(2 )(3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). a) bi c) d) Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers fcr the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the merting/hcaring upon seven (7) days’ notice to »he Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township Insure light is confined to the development site. Lamps and luminaries shall be shielded, hooded and'or louvered. The light at any property line shall not exceed 4 lux/lumen or <.4) foot candles. Lighting fixtures shall have one hundred percent (100%) cut off above the horizontal plane by writing or calling the Township. fixtures if they are equipped with baffling, glare guards or lenses. g) There shall be no lighting of a blinking, flashing, or fluttering nature. h) No colored lights shall be used so as to be confused with traffic control devices. i) A photometric grid shall be submitted with any site plan. upon said Ordinances by cither of the following: WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. F ’-EASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE 1HLTTAPY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evert, your *<ama^M>** ed solely to the rauvn the bid amount tendared at sale, phi? Interest MORTGAGE SALE • DeuiHt nac b—n made -n the conditions of a mortgage n^de by Sheryl Y. Coleman joined by her husbanC Steven M. Coleman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as no>-Nner, rot lender and lender's successors and/or assign*. Mortgagee, dated January 29. 2003. and recomed on June 8, 2006 m instrument 1165732. in Biny county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Central Mortgage Company cs assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot One Hundred Twelve Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Five And 13/100 Dollars ($112,345.13). including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 20.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Praireville. Barry County. Micnigan. and are described as: Parcel f 1: Commencing at the Northeast comer of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33; thence West 18 rods for the point of beginning: thence West 7 rods, thence South 17 and 6/9 rods, thence East 7 rods, thence North to the place of beginning. Parcel F2: Also commencing at the Quarter post on the East side of said Section 33 a-<d running thence West 18 rods, thence South 9 rods, thence East 18 rods, thence North 9 rods to the beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCI A 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated June 22. 2006 For more information, please ca».. FC G 248 593 1310 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 FAe F094233F01 Tnaio'i* a) * c) d) e) f) g) h) NOTICE TO CREDITORS This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA at the lowest part of the point light source. e) Building mounted fixtures must be directed downward. f) Outdoor recreation lighting may use standard halide sources and standard sports lighting Except as otben.isc provided in this Zoning Ordinance, all premises used for commercial or industrial purposes shall be screened from adjoining premises located in any Residential District Notice Of Mortgage Forectooure Sate YH<S ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING t'O COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION General Requirements. section 1042023: i. ii. The requirements set forth herein shall apply to all lots, sites, parcels and uses in the Township which are developed, expanded, or changed following the effective date of this Ordinance. The requirements set forth herein are minimum requirements. Creativity in landscape design is encouraged. THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. AKY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Carlotta Willard, and . Mark H Wttard. wrte and husband, to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated May 16. 2003 and recorded May 29. 2003 m Instrument Nvrnber 1105383. Barry County Records. Mictuga.-’ SsM mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank Notional Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Secunties. Inc . asset backed pass-through certificates . series 2003-8 under the pooling and servicing agreement datoc as of August 1. 2003. without recourse by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Nine and 31/100 Dollars ($160,779.31) including interest at 7.70% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan st 1QO p.m. on JULY 20, 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at the Southwest comer of Lot 22 of Me Lenrthan Subdrviston ( Uber 3 of Plats, on Page 44); thence South 68 degrees 05 minutes 00 sec­ onds East. 100.00 fee: to the Southeast comer of said Lot .U; thence East 140 13 feet; thence North 71 degrees 22 minutes 41 seconds East. 111 85 feet; thence North 21 degrees 55 minutes 00 sec­ onds East. 34.37 feet; thence South 64 degrees 57 minutes 10 seconds East. 77.80 feet; thence South 05 degrees 28 minutes 33 seconds East. 222.74 feet; thence North 87 degrees 34 minutes 00 sec­ onds West. 450.47 feet to a point which lies North. 01 degree 00 minutes 00 seconds East. 1304.66 feet and South 87 degrees 34 minutes 00 seconds East. 56.86 feet from the Southwest comer of Section 4, Town 4 North. Range 7 West. Woodland Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence North 2 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds East. 150.00 feet along the East line of Maple Street as relocated; thence North 00 degrees 15 minutes East. 55 40 feet along said Street line to the Place of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dan of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemptior. period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. D<M: June 22. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No. 214.3381 "»•’« All interested parties are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to participate in discussion ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (269) 948-2194 77504142 In the matter of Martha Daniels SSF5O8-323253 Date of birth: 3/31/1931 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent Grantor of the Martha Daniels Irrev Trust, dated 9/19/1989 who fived ai 3560 S M-43 Highway. Hastmgs. Michigan died 5/16-2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the decedant and the decedent's Trust will be forever barred unless presented io National City Bank of the Midwest, the named Trustee, at the address set forth below within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. National City Bank of Midwest Private Client Group. KB01-2A 106 East Michigan Kalamazoo, Ml 49007 269-376-8084 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 29. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice CM Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IK ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia tah may be rescinded by the foreclos'ng mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, avail be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF LIVINGSTON HON. DAVID J. READER FILE NO. 06-22112-CH Edward W. Bottum Jr. Personal Representative of the Estate of Edward W. Bottum Sr., Plaintiff. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by David H. Leinaar, a married man, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated July 29. 2005. and recorded on August 1.2005 in instrument 1150387, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty And 25/100 Dollars ($139,830.25). including interest at 8.18% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in sad r en­ gage snd the statute in such case made ar.: pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part o’ them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1XX3 PM. on July 20. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15. Town 2 North. Rango 9 West, desenbed as: Beginning at a pant on the North and South 1/4 line of sad Section 15. distance South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 24.75 feet from the North 1/4 post of sad Section 15. thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West, along sad North and South 1/4 line. 658.83 feet; thence North 84 degrees 41 minutes 12 seconds West. 174.70 feet, thence North 60 degrees 52 minutes 37 sec­ onds West 225.03 feet to the Easterly shores of Long Lake, thence along a Traverse of said Easterly shore of Long Lake and the outlet of Long Lcke the following courses. North 16 degrees 17 minu.es 45 secaxis East. 120.58 feet; thence North 31 degrees 00 minutes 54 seconds East. 156.76 feet, thence I'.'urth 25 degrees 31 minutes 09 seconds East. 316.24 feet to the end of sad tra­ verse line, thence South 88 degrees 53 minutes 05 seconds Eas». parallel with the North line of sad Section 15 a distance of 119.71 feet to the Place of Beginning Also including all land lying between the above desenbed traverse few and the waters edge of Long Lake. Subject to an easement for ingress and egress by others over a stnp of land 20 feet in width, the centerline of which is described as: Commencing at the North 1/4 post of Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 9 West, thence South 00 degrees 00 min­ utes 00 seconds West, a long the North and South 1/4 line of said Section 15 a distance of 24.75 feet, thence North 8 degrees 53 minutes 05 seconds West. 58.56 feet to the Westerly right U way line of Highway M-43; thence Southerly. 73 20 feet along said Westerly right of way to a curve to the left whose radius is 6401.35 feet and who«e chord bears South 00 cteg.ees 31 minutes 25 seconds East. 73 20 feet to the true place of beginning, and running thence South 28 degrees 56 mmules 10 seconds West. 554.96 feel to the Southerly line on the above described parcel and the point of ending of said centerline The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated June 22. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *096139F01 all known and unknown heirs and assigns FORECLOSURE NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Default has been made in the terms and condi­ tions of a Mortgage made by DOUGLAS J. EZINGA and DARCI EZINGA. husband and wife, of 6025 Cherry Valley Road. Middleville. Michigan 49333. to CHOICEONE BANK, a Michigan banking corpora­ tion. of 109 East Division. Sparta. Michigan 49345. Mortgagee The Mortgage is dated August 23. 2001. and is recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds fa the County of Barry and State of Michigan on October 25. 2001. as Instrument num­ ber 1068736. The sum claimed to be due and owing on the Mortgage as of the date of this Notice is Twenty Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and 62/100ths ($20,272 62) including prin­ cipal and interest Under the power of sale contained in said Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 20th day of July, 2006. at 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon, local time, said Mortgage will be fore­ closed at a sale at pubic auction to the highest bid­ der at the East coot of the Courthouse at 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said County), ot the premises and land described m the Mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due on the Mortgage, together with interest, legal costs, and charges and expenses, including the attorney fee, and also any sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its Said promises are situated in Thornapple Township. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as follows. PARCEL A BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE WEST 335 FEET THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET TO THE PLACE OE BEGINNING PARCEL B PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4. OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4. SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING 130 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF. THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING PPN 08014-008-013-00 Commonly known as 6025 Cherry Valley Road. Midcfle-.dle. Ml 49333 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948 CL 600 3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated June 6.2006 ChoiceOne Bank. Mortgagee Ingnd A Jensen. Attorney for ChoiceOne Bank Clark Hill PLC 300 Ottawa Ave NW. Suite 300 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503 ««*’ Lillian W. Bottum. The Estate of Lillian W. Bottum. and Curtis E. Bottum. Sr. The Estate of Curtis E. Bottum Sr. and CITY OF HASTINGS CITY OF HASTINGS REQUEST FOR BIDS REQUEST FOR BIDS 2006/2007 TREE TRIMMING AND REMOVAL PROGRAM The City of Hastings. Michigan is sol.citing bids for its annual tree The City of Hastings. Michigan is soliciting bids for the provision of all known and unknown heirs and assigns. Gladys Jarvis Bottum his wife, The Estate of Gladys Jarvis Bottum, and all known and unknown heirs and assigns trimming and removal program. Bid proposal forms and specifica­ a 2007 Pickup Truck for jse by the department of Public Services. Curtis E. Bottum, Jr. Estate of Curtis E. Bottum Jr., and waive any irregularities in the bid proposals. and to award the bid as deemed to be in the City's best interest, price and other factors con­ all known and unknown heirs a-d assigns Olivia Bottum, Carolyn Lee Bortum. Peter J. Ljutich, Edward Jrrvis Bottum, and all unknown John Does, heirs and assigns Defendants. t SUZANNE M. DUGAS (PM774) LAW OFFICE OF DUGAS AND ASSOCIATES Counsel fa Plaintiff 8°2 E. Grand River Ave. Brighton. Ml 48116 Tel; (810) 227-2702 Facsimile (810) 227-2712 , tions are available at the address listed below. Specifications are available from the Office of the City Clerk. The City of Hastings resents the right to reject any and al! bids, to sidered. The City of Hastings reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities in the bid proposals, and to award the bid as deemed to be in the City's best interest, price and other factors con­ sidered. Sealed bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 until 9:00 a.m. on Bids will be reeived at the Office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. 201 Friday. July 14.2006 at which time they shall be opened and publicly East Stale Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 uniil 9:00 AM. on read doud. All bids shall be clearly marked on the outside of the Friday. July 14.2006 at which time they shall be opened and publicly submiital package "Sealed Bid • 2006/2007 Tree Trimming and read aloud. Bids shall be clearly marked on the outside of the sub­ Removal" mittal package “2007 Pidru* TYwdr W. Tim Girrbach Tun Girrbach Director of Public Services _Director of Public Services EX-PARTE ORDER FOR ALTERNATE SER­ VICE BY PUBLICATION TO QUIET TITLE TO REALESTATE AT A SESSION OF SAID COURT. HELD IN THE COURTHOUSE, IN THE CITY OF HOWELL. COUNTY OF LIVINGSTON AND STATE OF MICHIGAN. THIS 1 DAY OF JUNE. 2006. A.D. PRESENT THE HONORABLE DAVID J READER. Circuit Judge This matter having come before the Court on Plaintiff's Ex-Parte Motion for Alternate Service by Publication to Quiet Title to Real Estate, and the Court being otherwise fully advised in the premises; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED. ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that you are being sued by Plaintiff in this court to Quiet Title to Real Estate. You must file your answer to take other action permitted by law in this court at 204 S. Highlander Way. Howell. Ml 48843. If you fail to do so. a default judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint filed in this case. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED. ADJUDGED AND DECREED that a copy of this order shall be pub­ lished once a week in The Hastings Banner, the legal paper for Barry County, for three consecutive weeks, and proof of publication shall be filed in this court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED. ADJUDGED AND DECREED that a copy of this ader shall be pub­ lished once a week in the Livingston County Press, the legal paper for Livingston County, fa three con­ secutive weeks, and proof of publication shall be filed in this court. rr IS SO ORDERED DAV® J READER P-27877 JUDGE READER Circuit Judge Drafted By: Suzanne M. Dugas (P38774) Law Office of Dugas and Associates 822 E. Grand River Ave. Brighton. Ml 48116 (810) 227-2702 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS F:HM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY IN FORM AT1ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gerald R. Coihge. a married man and Valerie S. Coihge. his wife, original mortgaga(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 21. 2004. and recorded on February 4, 2004 in instrument 1121724, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve And 96/100 Dollars ($98,712 96). .nduding interest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at the Northwest Comer of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 16. Town 1 North of Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County. Michigan. Running Thence East on the East and West 1/4 Line 16 Rods: Thence South. Parallel with the East Line of Said Section, 20 Rods. Thence West, at Right Angles Parallel with the South Line of Said Section. 16 Rods, to the North and South 1/4 line; Thence North of Said 1/4 line 20 Rods to the Place of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aoandoned m accordance wilh MCLA 600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: June 8. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. M-ctigan 48025-5822 File *095221F01 rmma. REGISTRATION NOTICE To The Qualified Electors of THE COUNTY OF BERRY fetxr a fenh th* »Itgg wtr fen Ml us tol Ml ml to h ritto to REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT BY CALLING YOUR CLERK DEBORAH S MASSMN ■ ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP CLERK 7475 Com Rd. Betewe. Ml 49021 Phone 269-758-4003 THOMAS EMERY - HASTINGS CITY CIERK 201 E SUtoSt.Hasan?.Ml49058 Phone 269-945-2468 PENELOPE YPMA - BALTIMORE TOWKSHiP CLERK 3100 E Dowling Rd. Hastngs. MI 49058 Phone 269-721-3502 LINDA EDDY-HOUGH - HOPE TOWNSHIP CLERK 5463 S M-43 Hwy. Haftngs. Ml 49058 Phone 269948 2464 DEBRA DEWEY-PERRY • BARRY TOWNSHIP CLERK 155E Orchard St. Dstoi. Ml 49046 Phone 269423-5171 WILMA DANIELS • CARLTON TOWNSHIP CLERK 85 Welcome Re*. Hutngs. Mi 49058 Phon* 269-945-5990 LO'l-NA WILSON - CASTLETON TOWNSHIP CLERK 915 Reed St. NacMe Ml 49073 Rone 517-852-9479 BONMELCRUnBNDEN HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP CLERK 865 Rwe» RtUMmao- Ml 49058 Phone 269-948-9690 for quality film processing. CAROL ERGANG - IRVING T0WNSWP CLERK 3241 Wood School Rd U<Hev«e Ml 49333 Phone 269-9484893 JUNE P DOSTE ■ JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP CLERK 1815 Lacey Rd Dowtog. Ml 49050 Phone 269-721-9905 SUSANK BUTLER MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP Cl 9732 Evart Rd. NMhWto. Ml 49073 Phone 517-852-1859 JENNIFER GOY - ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP CLERi' 7350 Lindsey Rd PUCTtol Ml 49080 Phone 269464-4522 NORMAJEAN CAMPBELL-toCHOLS PRAJRIEVUE TOWNSHIP CLERK 10115 S Norm Rd. Defcn. Ml 49046 Phone 269423-2664 ROBIN HAWTHORNE RL1LAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP CLERK 2461 Hear Rd . Hasan? Ml 49058 Phone 269948-2194 SUSAN VUETSTRA • THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP CLERK 200 E Man St. I*dtov«e. Ml 49333 Phene 2697957202 CHERYL ALLEN - W000LAND TWN^HIP CLERK 156 S Man. Woodtond. Ml 48897 Phene 269367-4915 JAMCEC UPPERT YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP CLERK 284 N Bng?Rd. MMtovto. Ml 49333 Phone 269795 9091 An application for an absent voter ballot may be applied for any time before 2:C0 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, 2006. Please contact your Township or City Clerk for father information. For the purpose of nominating candidates for the following: Governor, United States Senator, Representative in Congress. State Senator. State Representative, Prosecuting Attorney, County Commissioner, Township Offices, Precinct Delegate, and the following ballot proposals: BARRY COUNTY - BALLOT PROPOSAL 1 MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSITION M MILL FOR OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE OF CHARLTON PARK WOODLAND TOWNSHIP PRECINCT 1 RENEW AL OF TOWNSHIP EXTRA VOYPR MILLAGE FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE Shall the limitation on general ad valorem taxes within Barry County, as established by Article IX. Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution, be renewed and levied at a total of 2275 mill ($2275 per $1,000 of taxable Shall the previous voted increase in the tax limitation u.'<x»ed under Article IX. Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general aJ valorem value) upon ail taxable real and personal property within Barry County. taxes within Woodland Township reduced by required rollback to 1.9325 mills be renewed at two (2) mills ($2 per $1..000 of taxable Michigan for a period of ten (10) years. 2007 through 2016. inclusive, value) for the period of 2006 through 2009 inclusive for the purpose of and shall an additional new .0225 mill ($.0225 per $1,000 of taxable road maintenance and shall the Township levy such renewal in millage for said purpose, thereby raising in the first year an estimated value) be approved and levied to restore previous millage reductions under the "Headlee Amendment" since this millage was last approved, resulting in the levy of 25 mill ($25 per $1..000 of taxable value), sub­ ject to reduction as provided by law. on taxable property in Barry County? The purpose of this levy is to provide funding for the operation and maintenance of Cliarlton Park. $109.15952? VILLAGE OF WOODLAND - WOODLAND TOWNSHIP PRECINCT 1 RENEWAL OF VILLAGE VOTED MILLACE POD PARK Shall the previous voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX. Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem If approved, it is estimated that the levy of 25 mill will provide revenue of $428,610 in the first calendar year of the levy, of which $38,575 would result from the additional .0225 mill. The revenue from this millage will be disbursed to Barry County. taxes within the Village of Woodland reduced by required rollback to 1.8283 mills be renewed at two (2> mills ($2 per $1,000 of taxable value) for the period of 2007 through 2010 inclusive for the purpose of park operation and shall the Village levy such renewal in millage for said purpose, thereby raising in the first year an estimated $13,342.70? BARRY COUNTY - BALLOT PROPOSAL 2 .25 MILL • NEW ADDITIONAL MILLAGE FOR BARRY COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION Shall the limitation on general ad valorem taves within Barry Count)-, as established by Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution, be increased by 25 new additional mill ($25 p<r $1,000 of taxable value) | upon all taxable real and personal property within Barry Count)-. Michigan for a period of ten (10) years. 2006 through 2015. inclusive, for the purpose of funding the operation, maintenance, and expansion of. and improvements to. the Paul Henry Thomapple Trail Linear Park VILLAGE OF WOODLAND • WOODLAND TOWNSHIP PRECINCT 1 RENEWAL OF VILLAGE VOTED MILLAGE FOR SIDEWALKS Shall the previous voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX. Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within the Village of Woodland reduced by required rollback to 2.0568 mills be renewed at two and one quarter 12.25) mills ($225 per $1,000 of taxable value) for the period of 2007 through 2010 inclusive for the purpose of sidewalk maintenance and shall the Village levy such and other Barry County Parks, the acquisition of real and personal renewal in millage for said purpose, thereby raising in the first year an property for new parks, trails and recreational facilities, and operation estimated $15.01053? of new and existing Bany County recreation programs, facilities. This is a request for new additional millage. If approved, it is estimated that the levy of .25 mill will provide revenue of $428,610 in the first calendar year of the levy. VILLAGE OF WOODLAND - WOOD TOWNSHIP PRECINCT 1 MILLAGE INCREASE FOR VILLAGE OPERATIONS Shall the authorized general law operating millage for the Village of Woodland as reduced by required millage rollback which last resulted The tax revenue will be disbursed to Bany County. BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP ROAD MAINTENANCE PROPSOAL Shall an increase be imposed under Article IX. Sec. 6 of the Michigan in a levy of 7.7691 mills $7.7691 per $1,000 of taxable value) upon real and tangible personal property within said Village be increased by two (2) mills ($2 per $1,000 of taxable value) to offset part of the millage Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within Baltimore Township of reduction for levy in the period of 2007 through 2010 inclusive and shall the Village levy such increase in millage for said purpose, there­ 1 (one) mill (one dollar per 1,000 dollars of taxable value) for a period by raising in the first year an estimated $13342.70? of 2006 through 2011 inclusive for road upgrading ai*d maintenance ar -I shall the Township levy such millage for said purpose thereby rais­ I. Susan VandeCar. Treasurer of Barry County. Michigan, hereby certify ing in the first )Yar an estimated $43,736. that as of June 20.2006 tl*e records of this office indicate that the total of all voted increases over and above the tax limitation established by BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP FIRE PROTECTION PROPOSAL the Constitution of Michigan, in any local units of government affect­ Shall an increase be imposed under .Article IX. Sec. 6 of the Michigan ing the taxable property located in the County of Barry, is as follows: Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within Baltimore Township of By Bany Count)-: Charlton Park 25 mills 2006 1 (one) mill lone dollar per 1.000 dollars of taxable valuel for the peri­ Comm On Aging 50 mills od of 2006 through 20! 1 inclusive for fire protection and shall the 911 1.00 mills 2006-2014 2006-21X19 Township Lev) such millage for said purpose thereby raising in the first Thomapple Manor 21 mills year an estimated $43.736. Transit 25 mills 2006 2026 2006 2014 AGE RENEWAL - FREEPORT DISTRICT LIBRARY (CARLTON AND IRVING TOWNSHIPS) FOR OPERATING LIBRARY Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS n ftr fains* Cto ri TowbI)? »1* ttfttni to wk » nf>sto «th fenr ru'ccta Oni ga Manto My II. 2M THE LAST Mf TO KOSTER, a tts R«to Eltasi to br htM « Ai*« & 2M By Baltimore Township: None By Carlton Township: Fire 150 mills 2006-2008 By Irving Township: Fire 150 mills 2006-2008 is $50 per $1,000 of taxable valuation) to provide revenue for opera­ By Woodland Township: R.vsds 2.00 mills 2006-2008 tion of the library for the period of 2006 through 2016 inclusive, there­ DMe: June 20. 2006 Shall the previously voted millage for the Freeport District Library be renewed to authorize an annual tax levy upon all properties subject to ad valorem taxation within the district in an amount ot 1/2 mill (that by raising in ilk- firM year an estimated $73.132? Susa v VandeCar Treasurer. Barry County 77504112 �Page 12 - Thursday. Juns 29. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Ot Mortgega Foractoaura Seto THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT FUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE *N ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aate may ba raadndad by Ito foractoeing mortgagM in that avant, your damagaa, It any. atoll to limit­ ed aototy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at aate, ptua Interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Angele Clevenger and James Clevenger, Wife and Husband, original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC, Mortgagee, dated February 20. 2004. and recorded on February 27. 2004 in instrument 1122814. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee as assignee by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is claimed to bo duo at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Forty-Four And 55/100 Dollars ($78,044.55), including interest at 6.8% per annum Under the power of sale contained to said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi ba foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venduo. at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on July 6.2006. . Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2 and 3 of Block 10 of Assessor's Plat S3, of the vttaga of MktotevMa, according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 3 of Pfwson Page 11 The redemption period shal bo 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 800.3241a, in which case the redemption ported Shan bo 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: June 8. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC C 248 593.1301 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Senricer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #094504F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTAT MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be raadndad by the forectoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed sotefy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interact. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul D Boysen, a married man and Peggy A Boysen, hus­ band and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Bank. NA, Mortgagee, dated October 19. 2004, and recorded on November 8. 2004 m instru­ ment 1136890, in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Fr*y-Ftve And 46/100 Dollars ($129,855.46). inch-de^ interest at 8.375% per annum. Under the power ot sate uxitained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that swd mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM, on July 27. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville, Barry County. Michigan, and are desertbed as: Lof 44. Crystal Lake Estates Plat, part of the Northeast 1/4 and Southeast 1/4 of Section 28. Town 2 North. Range 10 West. Orangeville Township. Bany County, Michigan, as recorded >n Liber 5 ot Plan . Pogo 73 Tne redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6CJ 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: June 29. 2006 For more information, please cad: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4097365F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate RLE NO. 06-24557-DE SYNOPSIS Barry iownsnip Regular meeting catted to Order at 7 XX) p.m. Roll Cal: 5 members and 12 guests present. Pledge of Attogiance Approved minutes and Treasurers report for May/06. Accepted Department Reports. Motion approved to accept 2 applicants for hire @ HCFD Motion approved to adopt form L-4029 tor 2008. Motion approved to seek costs to loop the water system. Motion approved by Roll Call vote to adopt Resolution 06-03. Accepted the Check Register list tor June. Meeting adjourned at 9:18 p.m. Respectfutty Submitted. Debra Dewey-Perry, Clerk Attested to by: Richard Barnum. Supervisor Estate of VIVIAN B. NEWCASTLE. DECEASED Date of birth: April 3.1920. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Vivian B. Newcastle, who lived at 7255 Cedar Creek Road. Delton. Michigan died May 14. 2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to James Barrie Newcastle, named personal representative or proposed per­ sonal representative, or to both the pro'jate court at 206 W. Court St. Ste 302, Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/propoeed personal representative within 4 moot!is after the date of publication of this notice. Date : Juno 21. 2006 John Lambert. Atty p16365 162E. Michigan Ave . Ste 120 Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 (269) 345-5587 James Bame Newcastle 1649 N. Riviera Drive Stevensville. Ml 49127 (269) 429-9289 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING tXli?G ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO: THE RESIDENTS \ND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the planning Commission of the Charter Township of Rutland will hold a public hearing on Wednesday. July 19. 2006, at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan, commencing at 730 p.m. as required under the provisions of the Township Zoning Act and the Zoning Ordinance for the Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the proposed item(s) to be considered at the public hearing include the following, in summary: 1. Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article XVI a. Mixed Use District. Section 104.1706a to add Item C: Minimum lot width requirement of one hundred fifty (150) feet 2. Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article XX. General Provisions, Section 1042026, Sign Ordinance. 3. Amendment to th< Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article XX. General Provisions. Section 1042017. Private Road Ordinance. 4. Amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Article XX. General PriNisions. Section 1042009(b), correcting typographical error "real" to “rear". 5. Such and further matters as properly come before the Planning Commission PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Zoning Ordinance. Zoning Map. Land Use Plan, and land Use Plan Map of the Township may be examined at the Township Hall at any time during regular business hours on anv day except public and legal holidays from and after the publication of this Notice and until and including the day of this public hearing, and may f ’rther be examined at the public hearing to determine the exact nature of the aforementioned matters. You are invited to attend this hearing. If you are unable to attend, written comments may be submitted in lieu of a personal appearance by writing to the Township Clerk at the Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Ml 49058. st any time up to the date of the hearing and may be further received by the Planning Commission at said public hearing. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 41.72a(2)(3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hewing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/heahng upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. All interested persons are invited to be present for comments and suggestions at this public hearing. Notice O1 Mortg»2- Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may to rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall bo limit­ ed sotefy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered ot sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Susan Rietman a mamed woman and Daniel Rtetman, her husband, original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee dated May 14. 2004. and recorded on March 9. 2006 tn instrument 1161114. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP., GSAMP TRUST 2004 AR2 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES.SERIES 2004- AR2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage thrre is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Six And 11/100 Dollars (S86.876 1). including interest at 7.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of hem. at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 :00 PM. on July 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West 1/4 Post of Section 26. Town 4 North, Range 10 West. VWage of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan. Thence South 89 degrees 18 minutes 55 seconds East along the East and West 1/4 Line of said Section 26. a distance of 693 00 feet: Thence North 00 degrees 57 minutes 03 seconds East. Parallel with the West Line of said Section 26 a distance of 759 00 feel to a point on the East Line of Market Street Plat, as recorded tn Liber 5 of Plat, page 89. Thence South 89 degrees 18 minutes 55 seconds East Parallel with said East and West 1/4 Line I64.33teet to the True Place of Beginning; Thence North 01 degrees 02 minutes 07 seconds East 241.73 feet; Thence South 89 degrees 02 minutes 27 seconds E«3t 164.61 feet to a point on the Southerly Extension of the West Line of Lot 17 of the plat of Holes Subdivision As recorded m the Office of the Register of Deeds of Bany County, Michigan in Liber 3 ui Rats, on page 42. Thence South 01 degrees 05 minutes 04 seconds Wist, along the Southerly Extension of said West Line of Lot 17. a distance of 240.95 feet; hence North 89 degrees 18 minutes 55 seconds West Parallel with said East and West 1/4 kne. 164.33 feet to the point of beginning Together with and subject to a non­ exclusive Easement for Ingress and Egress to be used jointly wrt*. others over a strip of land 33 feet m Width East and West and Lying 16.5 feet either side of a line described as: Beginning at the Southwest comer of the above described parcel and running Thence North 01 degrees 02 minutes 07 seconds East along the West bne of said Parcel ad the Northerly Extension Thereof 483 46 feet to the South Line of Market Street and the Point of ending, together with a» the improvements erected on ’he property, and alt easements. Appurtenances and Fixtures which are part of the property The redemption pertod shall be 6 months from the date of such. safe. unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: June 8. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4094688F01 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector and wo are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be uood for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JOSHUA SMITH. A SINGLE MAN io FAIRWAY MORTGAGE COMPANY. Mortgagee, dated June 15. 1999, and recorded on June 22. 1999. as Instrument No. 1031552. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION by an assignment dated March 11.2003, and recorded on March 24. 2003. as Instrument No 1100691 tn BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of seventy two thousand six hundred nmty nine and 58/100 Dollars ($72,699.58). including interest at 8.125% per annum Under the power ot sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1XX) PM on July 27. 2006 Sad premises are situated in TWP OF RUT­ LAND BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 26. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT A POINT 523 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE WEST ONE HALF OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 26: THENCE SOUTH ALONG TANNER LAKE ROAD 285 5 FEET; THENCE EAST 175 FEET; THENCE NORTH 285 5 FEET; THENCE WEST TO BEGINNING The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of sue. sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale DATED June 29. 2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P.C 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR FEDERAL NATIONAL MORT­ GAGE ASSOCIATION Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call (248) 540-7701 moev THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN active military duty. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James N. Borner and Delise K. Borner, husband and wife, to Saxon Mortgage. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated Apni 17. 2001 and recorded May 10. 2001 in Instrument Number 1059460. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas formerly known as Banker's Trust Company, as Trustee and Custodian by: Saxon Mortgage Services. Inc. f/k/a Mertloch Mortgage Services, Inc. as its attorney-in­ tact by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Stx and 80/100 Dollars ($155,186.80) including interest at 10.06% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on JULY 13. 2006. Said premises are located to the Township of Orangeville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as* Commencing at the North one-quarter comer of Section 14. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, thence South 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East. 280.17 feet along the North and South cne-quarter line to the Point of Beginning; thence North 87 degrees 43 minutes 05 seconds East. 210.58 feet, thence South 41 degrees 51 minutes 54 seconds West. 37.70 feet; thence South 03 degrees 05 min­ utes 59 seconds West. 107.95 feet; thence South 25 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds East, 163 7C feet; thence South 58 degrees 59 seconds 04 min­ utes East. 168.66 feet; thence South 36 degrees 48 minutes 17 seconds West. 113.69 feet; thence South 03 degrees 18 minutes 58 seconds West. 33.00 feet; thence North 86 degrees 41 minutes 02 seconds West. 148.54 feet; thence Northwesterly 62.98 feet elong the arc of a curve to the right, the radius of which ts 52.00 feet and the chord of which bears North 51 degrees 59 minutes 28 seconds West. 59.20 feet; thence South 72 degrees 42 min­ utes 06 seconds West. 33.00 feet, thence South 79 degrees 37 minutes 07 seconds West. 76 85 feet to said one-quarter line, thence North 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds West. 465.14 feet along the said one-quarteritne to the Point of Beginning Together with and subject to a non-exclusive pri­ vate easement tor ingress, egress and pubic irtitities desenbed separately A non-exclusive private easement for ingress, egress and public utilities purposes described as: 66 feet m width 33 feet each side of a centertine which is described as: Commencing at the North cne-quarter comer of Section 14. Town 2 North. Range 10 West; Frjnce South 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East. 2634.28 feet along the North and South c no-guarter line to the center of said Section; thecs North 87 degrses 56 minutes 12 seconds East. 342.74 feet along the East and West one-quarter toe of said Section to the Point of Beginning of sak. ccntertlne; thence North 10 degrees 10 minute*. 00 seconds East. 190 22 teel. thence Northwest'rty 60.03 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, b e radius of which is 58.15 feet and the chord of which bears North 19 degrees 24 minutes 37 seconds West. 57.40 feet, thence North. 49 degrees 00 min­ utes 14 seconds West. 312 66 feet; thence Northwesterly. Northerly and Northeasterly 401.04 feet atong the arc of a curve to the right, the radius of which is 240.46 feet and the chord of which bears North 01 degrees 11 minutes 16 seconds West. 356.15 feet; thence North 46 degrees 35 minutes 33 seconds East. 91.98 feet; thence Northeasterty 123.49 feet along the arc of a curve to the teft, the radius of which is 253.24 feet and the chord of which bears North 32 degrees 37 minutes 21 seconds East. 122 27 feet; thence North 18 oegi^es 39 minutes 09 seconds East. 407.29 feet; thence Northerly 148.60 feet atong the arc of a curve to the teft. the radius of which is 444.70 feet and the chord of which bears North 09 degrees 04 minutes 47 seconds East. 147.91 feet; thence North 00 degrees 29 minutes 36 seconds West. Rutland Charter Township 77504221 2461 Heath Road Hastings. Michigan 49058 Telephone: (269) 948-2194 Tite redemption penod shall be 12 months from the o^te of such sate, unless determined abandot :ed in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which o>5e ttw redemption penod shall bo 30 days from the <4ate nt such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The fotcctozing mortgagee can reodnd the sate. In that event, you.- ^maoes. If any, are limited sotety to the retur. of the bid MncuM ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: June 15. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Frto No. 244.0476 @®0DE5 TO • A prelimin uy hearing has been set for Mix also was fined court costs of $250, a 9:30 a.m. Friday. July 7. in the felonious restitution fee of $298.29 and a probation fee assault case against Al Ricdstra, a Delton of $240. dairy fanner charged in March with attempt­ ing to strike an employee. Carlos Padilla, • Keith Eugene Hill. 44. of Hastings, was with his truck in a field on Riedstra’s Milo sentenced by Judge Fisher to serve 60 months Road property Riedstra will appear before District Court probation and had his driver's license sus­ pended for one year in a probation violation Judge Gary Holman. hearing June 21. Judge Fisher found Hill Padilla has alleged Ricdstra became angry- failed to comply with his order to participate when a number of cattle got loose from their in day reporting and violated his probation by pen and when he got into his truck, he sped consuming alcohol. up, aiming his vehicle at Padilla, who had to jump out of the path of the moving truck. Hill may operate a vehicle on a restricted license after 60 days. He was originally convicted in February, • Matthew Jonathon Rice, 20. of Nashville, 2005 for delivery and manufacture of mari­ was sentenced June 22 by Barry County juana. possession of a controlled substance Circuit Court Judge James Fisher to serve and maintaining a <irug house. four days in jai’ and six months probation for • Henry Dale Hook. 42. of Dowling, was his May conviction on a charge of stealing an anhydrous ammonia container in Woodlaiid sentenced June 22 by Judge Fisher for violat­ Township last December. ing his probation on a conviction of domestic He was given credit for four days served in jail and was assessed court costs of $500. a probation fee of $120 and costs of $120. violence in November 2005. Judge Fisher found that Hook violated his delayed sentencing order dated Dec. 1, 2005. by possessing marijuana, consuming alcohol, • Adam Paul Mix. 26. of Hastings, was ordered by Judge Fisher to continue a 24­ month probation sentence with an additional and committing an act of domestic violence. Hook was sentenced to serve six months in jail and 36 months probation. 12 months and to serve six months in jail for violating his probation on a March conviction Robin J. Hawthorne. Clerk 253 74 feet to a point hereinafter referred to as Reference Point •A", thence North 68 degrees 56 minutes 29 seconds East. 66 76 feet, thence Northeasterly 114.75 feet atong the arc of a curve to the left, the radius of which ts 206 88 feet and the chord of which bears North 53 degrees 03 minutes 06 seconds East. 113.29 feet, thence North 37 degrees 09 minutes 43 seconds East. 337.10 feet io a point hereinafter referred to as Reference Point *B* and the end of said centerline Also, wi irregular extension of the above described non­ exclusive private easement tor ingress, egress and pubic utilities purposes desenbed as: Beginning at aforementioned Reference Point "B"; thence North 52 degrees 50 minutes 17 seconds West. 33.00 feet; thence Northerly 88 24 feet atong the arc of a curve to the teft. the radius ot which is 174.53 feet and the chord of which bears North 19 degrees 11 minutes 52 seconds East. 87.30 teat; thence North 01 degree 14 .ninutes 01 second East. 160.01 feet, thence North 56 degrees 56 minutes 10 seconds West. 86 50 feet to an intermediate traverse line of the shore of Slewart Lake, thence North 01 degrees 57 minutes 37 seconds East. 64.64 feet atong said travorse kne; thence South 89 degrees 43 minutes 27 seconds East. 133.58 feet atong said traverse line to the end of said traverse kne; thence South 02 degrees 49 minutes 56 seconds East. 230.65 feet; thence North 86 degrees 59 min­ utes 54 seconds East. 181 49 feet: thence South 02 degrees 33 minutes 39 seconds East. 86.00 feet; thence North 86 degrees 59 minutes 54 sec­ onds West. 183.55 feet; thence Southerly, 90.81 feet atong the arc of a curve to the right, the radius of which is 170.95 feet and the chord of which bears South 21 degrees 56 mmutee 37 seconds West. 89.75 feet; thence South 37 degrees 09 min­ utes 43 seconds West. 38.93 feet; thence North 52 degrees 50 minutes 17 seconds West. 33.00 feet to the Point of Beginning Description of Elia Drive A non-exclusive private easement tor ingress, egress end public utilities purposes. 48 feet in width. 33 feet each side of a centertine which is described as: Beginning at aforementioned Reference Point "A*, thence North 57 degrees 55 minutes 41 seconds West. 147.93 feet; thence Westerly 66.57 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, the radius of which is 132.63 feet and the chord of which bears North 72 degrees 18 minutes 22 seconds West. 65.87 feet; thence North 86 degrees 41 minutes 02 seconds West. 65 87 feet, thence North 36 degrees 41 minutes 02 seconds West. 148.54 feet; thence Northerly 62.98 feet atong the arc of a curve to the right the radius of Which is 52.00 feet and the chord of which beau North 51 degrees 59 mixites 28 seconds West. 59.20 feet; thence North V degrees 17 minutes 54 seconds West. 133.41 feet; thence Northerly 195.75 feet along the arc of a curve to the right the radius of which is 388.71 feet and the chord of which bears North 02 degrees 52 minutes 16 sec­ onds West 193.69 feet to a point hereinMter referred to Reference Point-C* and the end of said centerline. Also, an kreguiar extension of the above described non-exciusive private easement for ingress, egress and pubic utilities purposes described as: Beginning at aforementioned Reference Point *C*; thence North 78 degrees 26 minutes 38 seconds West. 76 89 feet; thence North 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds West, 104.81 feet, thence North 67 degrees 43 minutes 05 sec­ onds East. 139 95 feet; thence South 11 degrees minutes •&. seconds West. 135.01 feet; thence Noi'h 78 degrees 26 minutes 38 seconds West. 33 0L feet to the Pont of Beginning. for uttering and publishing. • Jonathan Leroy Thompson. 26. of Nashville, was sentenced June 21 to serve 90 Mix violated his probation by using a con­ trolled substance and failure to complete the days in jail and continue a 24-month proba­ Alternative Directions program as ordered by his probation on a March conviction of accosting a child for imnxiral purposes. the court. As pan of his sentence. Mix must enter and complete the Alternative Directions program and participate in day reporting. tion sentence for his conviction of violating �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 29. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by STEVEN R. ADAMS AND CATHY A. ADAMS. HUSBAND AND WIFE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA­ TION SYSTEMS INC. (MERS)(SOLEY as -xxn.nee tor Lender, as hereinafter defined, and Lender's successors and assigns). Homestead USA. Inc. as Lender. Mortgagee, dated December 23. 2003. and recorded on January 09. 2004. as Instrument No. 1120456. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, end assigned by said mort­ gagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there is claimed to be due ai the date hereof the sum of one hundred sixty three thousand two hundred eighty one and 28/100 Dollars ($163,281 28). including interest at 6.000% per annum. Under the power of safe contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 100 PM on July 13 2006 Saw premises are situated in TWP OF RUT­ LAND. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as. A PARCEL LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 4. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS: COM­ MENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 29 SECONDS EAST. 1325 42 FFET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION. THENCE NORTH 05 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF IRVING ROAD. 303.70 FEET TO THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID CENTERLINE NORTH 05 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST. 200 FEET; THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST 300 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 05 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST. 200 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 84 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST. 300 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such safe, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale DATED: June 15. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham, Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call (248) 540-7701 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a oebt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained win be used tor this purpose. If you are tn the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Mcreen E Darting, a/k/a Moreen C Darting, and William Gregory Darting, wife and hus­ band to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. solely as nominee tor Paragon Home Lending, LLC, a Wisconsin Limited Liability Company. Mortgagee, dated December 10. 2004 and record­ ed January 4. 2005 in Instrument Number 1139666 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Household Finance Corp III. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars and Thirty-Two Cents ($271.565 32) mcludtng Interest 9.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendua. at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. July 6. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Delton. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as; Commencing at the West one-quarter corner of Section 2. Town 1 North, Range 9 West; thence East 558 feet along the East and West one-quarter line of said Section 2; thence North at nght angles with said one-quarter line 300 feel; thence West 90 feet parallel with said one-quarter line; thence North at right angles with said one-quarter line 465 feet to the true place of beginning, thence South 465 feet, thence East 90 feet; thence South 300 feet to said East and West one-quarter tine; thenc*» East along saio one-quarter line 300 feel, thence North parallel with West line of said section 765 feet; thence Westerly 390 feet, more or less to the place of beginning, subject to an easement for public high­ way purposes over the Southerly 33 feet thereof for Piter Road Commonly known as 2910 Prfer Rd. Delton Ml 49046 The redemption perod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. n which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: JUNE 1. 2006 Household Finance Corp III Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Su^e 100 Rochester HiNs. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No 06-48650 (HSBC) ASAP# 773476 06/08/2006 06/15/2006 06/22/2006. 06/29/2006 fhcjm. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent s Estate In tne Matter of THE PITTELKOW TRUST under Trust Agreement dated February 14. 1992. Date of Birth: November 25. 1933. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Mary R. Prtlelkow. surviving Trustee, who lived at 7650 North Avenue. Hastings. Michigan died June 8. 2006 leaving the above Trust entitled “THE PITTELKOW TRUST -n full force and effect Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the decedent or against the Trust will be forever barred unless presented to Mark Pittelkow. 15617 East Avenue N. Battle Creek. Ml 49017. or Matthew Prtlelkow. 26376 535 Street. Pine Island. MN 55963, Successor Trustees, within 4 months after the date ol publication of this notice June 27. 2006 Hudson Law Offices. PLC Richard J Hudson P15220 150 W Court Street. Suite A Hastings Ml 49058 (269) 948-9292 Mark Pittelkow 15617 East Avenue N Battle Creek. Ml 49017 (269) 758-3722 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert R Bennett, a married man and Julienne Bennett hts wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns, mortgagee, dated March 31, 2005 and recorded April 4. 2005 in Instrument Number 1144267, Barry County Records, Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Eighteen and 61/100 Dollars ($178,518.61) including interest at 6.74% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statuts in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings to Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on JULY 13. 2006 Said prerr-'s are located m »he Township ol Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The South 5 acres of the West one-half of the Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quar­ ter of Section 23. Town 3 North. Range 8 West. Hastings Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TC ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated June 15.2006 Ohans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fde No 231 5089 TH*S ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert L. Rosa. Jr and Karen J. Rosa, husband and wife, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation, Mortgagee, dated September 30. 2002 and recorded October 7. 2002 in Instrument Number 1088866. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank. N.A.. as Trustee for MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2003-OPT1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-OPT1 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Nine and 91/100 Dollars ($120,159.91) including interest at 9.50% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1DO pm. on JULY 6. 2006. Said premises are located in the Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 1 ol Block 9 of Mddteville Assessors Plat No 3. according to the recorded plat thereof, as record­ ed in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 11. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: June 8, 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1OCO Fite No . 221.3289 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Leinaar. by Loyann Leinaar acting as Power of Attorney, and Loyann Leinaar husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registratton Systems, Inc. Mortgagee, dated April 19. 2005 and recorded April 21. 2005 in Instrument Number 1145223. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Gr&enPomt Mortgage Funding by assign ment. There is claimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Six Hundred Eighty and 87/100 Dollars ($150.680 67) including interest al 7.00% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p m. on JULY 6. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 2 and 3 of Supervisor's Plat of Techland, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats. Page 40. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated June 8. 2006 Orlans Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer PO. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 367 0048 77va*** AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BElOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Aurora Santana .a single woman. Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc (MERS). Mortgagee, dated the 3rd day of June. 2005 and recorded in the offee of the Register of Deeds, for The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 7th day of June. 2005 in Document No. 1147745 of Barry County Records, said Mortgage having been assigned to Wells Fargo Bank National Association as Trustee on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, the sum of Sixty Two Thousand Four Hundred Eighty A 43/100 ($62,480.43). and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage. and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 6th day of July, 2006 at 1 00 o’clock pm Local Time, said mortgage will tx* foreclosed by a sate at public auetton, to the high­ est bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (thai being the building where the Circuit Court for the County of Barry is held), of the premises described in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage with interest thereon at 7.000% per annum and all legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attorney fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to pro­ tect its interest in the premises. Which said premis­ es din described as follows: All that certain piece or pcreel of land, including any and all structures, and homes, manufactured or otherwise, located there­ on. situat’d in the Township of Castleton, County of Barry. State of Michigan, and desenbed as follows, to wit: Commencing at a point 60 rods West ol the Northeast comer of Section 17. Town 3 North. Range 7 West for a place of beginning; thence south 13 1/3 rods; thence East 6 rods; thence North 13 1/3 rods; thence West 6 rods to the place of beginning During the six (6) months immediately following the sate, the property may be redeemed, except that in the event that the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a. the property may be redeemed during 30 days immedi­ ately following the sate. Dated: 6/8/2006 Wells Fargo Bank National Association as Trustee Mortgagee_____________________________ FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC Attorney for Wells Fargo Bank National Association as Trustee 888 W Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. M! 48084 248-362-2600 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN W*LL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE/Ogfautt has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gtenna E. Smith, a widow, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns, mortgagee, dated April 8, 2004 and recorded April 8, 2004 in Instrument Number 1125012. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty and 61/100 Dollars ($102,720 61) including interest at 8.70% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings tn Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on JULY 6. 2006 Said premises are located in the City ol Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The South 50 feet of the North 72 teet of Lots 471 and 472 of the City, formerly village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat, thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited sotefy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered a’ sale, plus interest Dated: June 8. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 199 2755 rneMM MORTGAGE-SALE This firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained win be used for that purpose Default has occurred in a mortgage made by Elliott Lee Vinson. Jr. and Candice L. Vinson, hus­ band and wife, to First National Bank of America, dated March 15. 1999 and recorded on March 22. 1999 In Document 1026917. Barry County Records The mortgage holder has begun no pro­ ceedings to recover any part of the debt, which is now $44,881 61 The mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the property, at public auction to the highest bidder, on Thursday. July 13. 2006 at 1:00 p.m. local time, at main entrance to Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan. The property will be sold to pay the amount then due on the mortgage, together with interest at 11.75 per cent, foreclosure costs, attorney fees, and also any taxes and insurance ihal the mortgage holder pays before the saie The property is located in Carlton Township. Barry County. Michigan, and in described tn the mortgage as Beginning at a point on the West line of East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 14. Town 4 North. Range 8 West, which lies 100 feet South of the Northwest corner of said east 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4, thence East at nght angles to said West line of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4, 198 feet, thence South parallel to said West line ot the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4. 220 feet, thence West 198 feet to said West line of the East 1/2 of lhe Southeast 1/4. thence North along said West Ime of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4, 220 feet to the point of beginning Subject to easement over the Westerly 33 feet thereof tor highway purposes The redemption penod will be six months from the date of sale, however if the property is aban­ doned. the redemption period will be one month from the date of sale Date June 13. 2006 Joseph B Bacxus. attorney for mortgage holder PO Box 794. East Lansing. Ml 48826 517-337-1617 -vn- Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, tn that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed sotefy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Marilyn Winkle, an unmarried woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated July 6, 2005. and recorded on July 13. 2005 in instru­ ment 1149507. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to WeHs Fargo Bank Minnesota. N.A. as trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Sixteen Thousand One Hundred EightyNtne And 53/100 Dollars ($316,189.53). including interest at 6.7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on July 20. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Land in the Township of Maple Grove, County of Barry. State of Michigan, described as: Beginning at the Southeast comer of the North 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 ot Section 7, Town 2 North, Range 7 West; thence West 702.6 feet atong the North 1/8 Ime of Section 7; thence North 310 feet; thence East 702 6 feet to the East line of Section 7; thence South 310 feet to the place ol beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: June 22. 2006 For more information, please caU: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #096077F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE C O NTA C T OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Dafault has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Charier, T. Hendricks and Kathleen J. Hendricks, a ms.hsd couple, original mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated Jum> 24. 2002, and recorded on July 3. 2002 in Instrur.wnt 1083313, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Seven And 89/100 Dollars ($64,427.89). including interest at 8% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wiB be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on July 6. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Southwest 1/4. Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, described as: Commencing 109.43 feet South of the Northwest comer of Lot 9 of Sam Bravata Plat; tltence South 60 0 feet, thence West 166.24 feet; thence North 0 degrees 33 minutes West 60.0 feet atong the West property line as described in Uber 244. Page 407; thence East 168.83 feet to the pUce of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated: June 6. 2006 For more information, please call: FC C 248.593 1301 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorney' For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 206 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #084377F02 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Joseph Carl Brown and Amber Lynn Brown, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns, mortgagee, dated March 16. 2005 and recorded March 24. 2005 in Instrument Number 1143180, Barry County Records. Michigan There ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Four and 07/100 Dollars ($182,304.07) including interest at 7.27% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1D0 p.m on JULY 6. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 38. Pine Haven Estates No. 2. Rutland Township. Barry County. Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m Uber 6 of Plats. Page 9. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.324la. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: June 8. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 231 5071 -wwm Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE HUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default hat been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Terry L Myers and Kristine K. Myers, husband and wile, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender am! lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 18. 2001. and recorded on June 8. 2001 in instrument 1061050. in Barry coun­ ty records, Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Two And 03/100 Dollars ($67.40203). including interest at 7% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM. on July 20.2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lol 3 and 4 and the West 10 feet ol Lot 5 ot Block 65 of the Village of Mtodtevilte. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded*! Uber 1 Page 27 The redemption period shaN be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless dete. nioed aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated June 22. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 5831302 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #096450F01 nom Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aate may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, If sn% shall be limitad sotefy to ths return of ths bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Martyn N. Olsen and MicheHe S. Olsen, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). io Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated March 15, 2005, and recorded on March 25,2005 in instrument 1143214. and assigned by said Mortgagee t.i Wells Fargo Bank. N.A. as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of n'toety-Frve Thousand Eight Hundred Eighteen And 30/1X Dollars ($95.81830), mdudmg interest st 8.4% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mongaged premises, or some put of ti^m. at public vendue, at the Barry County Court! .nuse in Hastings at 1 DO PM. on July 27.2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, end d^cribed an: That part ol Lots 1003 and 1C66 ot the v‘..‘5a„'e of Hastings (now City). Barry Cou-^y, Michigan, and also that part of Lots 5 and 10. Block 7. Lincoln Park Addition to the City of Hastings. Bamr Corny. Michigan, described as: Beginning at a pom tent South of the Northeast comer of said Ldi KXSt; thence West 132 feet; thence South 17 feet; thencn West B teet. 8 inches; thence South 82 teet . thenct East 140 teet 8 inches to the East line ot veto La 1066; thence North atong said Lot lines to the olace of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months fiom the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a to which case the redemption period shall be X /toys from the date of such sate Dated: June 29. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File #097451F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN JUDICIAL DISTRICT BARRY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICAT1ON/POST1NG AND NOTICE OF ACTION CASE NO. 06-294-DM Court Address 220 W. State Street Hastings, Ml 49058 269-948-4814 Rebecca M. Foster 615 W. High Hastings. Michigan 49058 Plaintiff’s attorney Bruce W Gee. P23696 607 N. Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-3495 Dallas Foster 1623 F. Dewberry Q. Valdosta. GA 31605 TO: Dalias Foster IT IS ORDERED: 1. Ybu are being sued by plaintiff tn this court to dissolve your marriage You must file your answer to take other action permitted by law in this court at the court address above on or before If you fail to do so. a default judgment may be entered against you tor the relief demanded to the complaint filed to this case. A copy of this order shall be published once a week in Hastings Banner for three consecutive weeks, and proof of publication shall be filed tn this court. A copy of this order shall be sent to Dallas Foster at the last known address by registered mail, return receipt requested, before date of the last publica­ tion. and the affidavit of mailing shall be filed with this court Date June 13.2006 Judge James H Fisher ’rxw ♦ �Page 14 - Thursday. June 29. 2006 - The Hastings Banner • Michigan Artist's Competition will be on display at the Battle Creek Art Center. 171 artists entered work in the 27th annual juried show. The exhibition is free and runs through /a/y 1. • Tea Time: The Art of the Teapot will be on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo. From the serene and eleg-nt to the playful and eccentric, the teapot is highlighted as both a functional object and an artistically inventive form. This national invitational exhibition will showcase the work of more than 100 ceramic artists. The Permanent Collection is featured in galleries devoted to selections from the KIA’s collection of nearly 4,000 paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture and ceramics. Through July 16. • Building Images: Seventy Years of Photography at Hedrich Blessing on display ai the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours a.e Tuesday-Thursday 10 ajn.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m., closed Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults , seniors $5, children (6-17) $3, under 6 are free. Hedrich Blessing is a Chicago-based photographic studio that started its practice in 1929 with the photographs of Ken Hedrich and Hank Blessing. During its seventy year history, over 19 photographers have joined the firm that has revolutionized architectural photography since its early beginnings. Through Hedrich Blessings lens, real architecture disappears in order to become the image of its ideal. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. May 12-August 20. • Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids: The Gardens to the Grand will be on display Monday 4c Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is $12, student and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children (2 and under) free. Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids will begin at Meijer Gardens, where members and the public can pick up a map and passport packet, learn about the artist, discover some of his major works in the Sculpture Park, and prepare themselves to explore the sculptures along the pedestrian walkways and bridges of downtown Grand Rapids. The entire two-rr'ie downtown experience is approximately 4,000 steps and will take you past some oftheifibtt beautiful areas of downtown Grand Rapids. For more information all (888) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. June 1-Sept. 10. • 1776 will be performed at the Bam Theatre in Augusta. For tickets call (269) 731­ 4121 or see bamtheatre.com. June 27-July 9. • Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents: Susan Tedeschi with special guest Sonya Kitchell at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Susan Tedeschi is among the new generation of blues musicians who are keeping the genre alive, important and evolving. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Gates open at 6 p.m., concert begins at 7 p.m. Ram or shine. June 29. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Dave Collee Quartet with Ginny Dusseau at the Grand Rapids Art Museum from 5-9 p.m. Live music and all areas of the museum, except the tick­ eted exhibition, are $3 after p.m. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-730 p.m. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more infor­ mation call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. June 30. • Nick Moss will perform at Rosa Parks Circle at 630 pm. Free event. Cosponsored by the City of Grand Rapids are open to the pub­ • After he visited Greece, star basketball player Shaquille O'Neal was asked if he had gone to see the Parthenon while he was there. He reportedly answered, “1 can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to." • If you've ever seen a picture of Jupiter, you're familiar with the giant red spot. ?\stronomers who hr. ze measured the spot say that it's 25,000 miles across. • Around the world, about 8,000 products made by the Coca-Cola company are con­ sumed every second. • Dusty Springfield, famed singer of such hits as "Son of a Preacher Man" and "Wishin* and Hopin'," doted on her cat so much that she fed it only imported baby food. She even specified in her will that the cat remain on this diet for the rest of its life. • Remo Jalosjos, a congressman in the Philippines, was convicted of multiple rapes and sentenced to 173 years in prison. Despite this, he was re-elected to office to serve a three-year term from his jail cell. lic and free of an admission charge. Please call the Parks and Recreation Department at 456­ 3696 for additional information. For more information visit www.grand-rapids.mi.us /«/y5. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR • Model A Restorers Club National Meet from 9 am-2 pm at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Comers. June 29. • Art in the Park will take place at the Village Park in Lake Odessa and features booth after booth of arts and crafts from 10 am-4 pm. Almost 300 artists and crafters will have their works on display. Saturday, July 1. • Lake Odessa Fair takes place June 24- • Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival is held at the W.K. Kellogg Airfield. The airshows Sunday, from 1230 to 530 p.m., and Monday, horn noon to 530 p.m., will feature Iron Eagles, the Firebirds, Gene Soucy, Lima Lima, Mike Goulian, Frank Ryder, Michael Mancuso, the F-15, F-18, and T-6 demo teams, a heritage flight featuring a P-51 Mustang and a Corsair, and the Les Shockley jet truck. The US. Air Force Thunderbirds are scheduled to arrive during the show Sunday, and to practice during the show Monday, the Canadian Snowbirds are scheduled to arrive Monday afternoon. The airshow Tuesday, from noon to 6 p.m., will feature the Thunderbirds and the Snowbirds in addition to the performers from Sunday and Monday. July 2-4. • Old Fashioned Fourth 8c Veterans BBQ at Historic Chariton Park begins at 1130 am with a flag-raising ceremony followed by numerous fun-filled family events including eating contests, egg throwing, sack races and more. Free musical entertainment provided. All veterans and Barry County residents or anyone bringing a pie for the pie baking contest gets free admission. BBQ from noon-4 pm. July 4. • Riverbank Music Series features free live music throughout the summer at the Statecoach Park gazebo in downtown Middleville behind the village offices from 6­ 830 pm. Every Friday. • Pn*-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 7:30 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 pe» person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the dour ($2 for members/. Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Statistics show that married men, on aver­ age, live 10 years longer than unmamed men. • Been to the movies lately? It seems that those ubiquitous tubs of popcorn are getting bigger and bigger all the time. So you might want to consider this the next time you're catching a flick: If you're like the average American, you'll consume about 60 quarts of popcorn this year. • Check your wallet and see what bills you have stashed in there. Whether you've got just a few singles or a thousand dollars, each bill cost the U.S. government only four cents to make. • It's been reported that armadillos can be housebroken. Why anyone would keep one as a pet, however, was not mentioned. Thought for the Day: The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools." — Herbert Spencer © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber's website at www.barrychamber.com The Barry County Chamber cf Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and places of interest locally and across the state. The Chamber also has free mailers for old printer ink cartridges and cell phones that will financially benefit the Barry Conservation District. CHECK OUT THESE JUNE BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 29 Hastings Fanners' Market 11 am- 7 pm at the dty parking lot at Tyden Park in Hastings. Call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 for info. 29 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays at 7.-05 pm. Home game against the Fort Wayne Wizards. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets. 29 Model A Restorers Club National Meet at the Gilmore Car Museum. 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Comers. Hundred*, of Model A’s displayed from 9 am-2 pm. General admission. Call (269) 671-5089 for info. 30 Drew Nelson Live Music Concert at 630 pm-830 pm at the Stagecoach Park gazebo in downtown Middleville behind the village offices. Rain location at Thomapple Twp. Emergency Services building. Bring lawn diair or blanket. 30 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays at 7j5 pm. Home game against the Fort Wayne Wizards. Call (269; 660-2287 foe tickets. Coming in JULY 1 Gun Lake Triathalon from 8 am-3 pm at the Gun Lake State Park. 1 Hastings Farmers’ Market 7 am1 pm at the dty parking lot at Tyden Park in Hastings. Call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257 for info. 1 4-H Open Horse Show at the Hastings Barry Expo Center. Call Theresa Ferris at (269) 721-9931 for info. 1-3 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays at 7:05 pm. Home game against the Fort Wayne Wizards. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets. 2 Fireworks Over Gun Lake sponsored by the Gun Lake Protective Society. Rain date is July 3. 2 4-H Speed Horse Show at the Hastings Barry Expo Center. Call Theresa Ferris at (269) 721-9931 for info. 4 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays at 735 pm. Home game against the Fort Wayne Wizards. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets. 4 24th Annual Fourth of July Veterans BBQ from 11:20 am-5 pm at Charlton Park Call 945-3775 for info. 5 Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Rd., Hickory Comers. Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. Call (269)671-5089 for more information. 5-6 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays ct 7:05 pm. Home game against the Fort Wayne Wizards, Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets. 6 Hastings Farmers' Market 11 am7 pm at the aty parking lot at Tyden Park in Hastings. Call April Nich Json (616) 765-3257 for info. 7 Archive Live Music Concert at 630 pm-830 pm at the Stagecoach Park gazebo in downtown Middleville behind the village offices. Rain location at Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. All performances free. Bring lawn chair or blanket. 7 Fridays at the Fountain at the Barry County Courthouse lawn. Free noon concert. Call 945-2002 for more information. 7 Middleville Fanner's Market from 9am-2pm at Middleville Village, 100 E. Main St. Call 795-3385 for info. 8 Shine and Show Cruise-In from 6 pm to dark next to the KMart parking lot on West State Street in Hastings. Summa Cancat Series at Frcdaik Meija Gardens presents; Willie Nelson at 7 pm at Frederik Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture Park July 7. For more than half a century, Willie Nelson is a living legend and has played a vital role as an innovator of post-rock 4c roll country music. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org Mqfit Car Club 14th Annual Benefit Gntise beginning at 5 p.m. July 8 at the Beckley Road Taco Bell in Battle Creek. Proceeds benefit the Arc of Calhoun County. All welcome. Donations appreciated. Marshall Garden Market b Tamils planned for July 9 4c 10. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 pan. QutofQrda will be performed July 11-23 at the Bam Theatre in Augusta. For tickets call (269) 731-4121 or see bamtheatre.com. Surma Concert Serin at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents; Donna the Buffalo at Frederik Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture Park July 13. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. rain or shine. Donna the Buffalo offers a layered and diverse feel-good vibe that makes you want to stand up and dance the night away with your closest friends. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. ChflK Picnic Paps. .Presents; .Classical Fireworks at Cannonsburg Ski Area (uly 13­ 14 at 8 pm. The 2096 Picnic Pops series kick off with a bang - fireworks that is! An eclectic mix of classics you know and love all topp’d off by a stunning fireworks display. Our most popular event of the summer. Tickets: Ticket Master. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.grsymphony.org. of Grand Rapids & State ofMichigan BBQ Competition will be held July 14-15 Friday 3-10 pm, Saturday 11 am-10 pm at the John Ball Zoological Garden. Admission is free (tastes 4c samples will cost between $1 and $5). More than 20 fine restaurants and caterers selling testes and samples of their excellent food. There will be live entertain­ ment, children's play area, beer tent and more! For more information call 616-776­ 5493. 33rd Annual Art Fair takes place in Richland Saturday, July 15 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The juried show features a diverse selection of original art and hand-oafted items from 75 artists. 12x12 spaces available for $125. Call (269) 629-0149 for more information. Summer Concert Series at Frederik Metier Gardens presents; Inspired by Mocnri Frederik Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture Park July 18. Gates open at 6 pm. concert begins at 7 pm rain or shine. The music of Mozart is unrivalled in celebration of his 250th birthday, this concert features the magic of the artist, and his legacy that lived on through others . For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org limbo Math,, at 630 p.m. at the Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids July Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 3 S 2 8 1 4 2 7 8 5 B 4 2 1 8 9 4 9 2 8 Summa Concert Serin at Frederik Meijer Gordens presents: Jonny Lang .it Frederik Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture Park July 20. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm rain or shine. At 23, Jonny Lang is hailed by artists twice his age as one of the finest vocal­ ists and guitarists in a generation. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardr-iis.org/ gardens Really Rosie tells the story of the saddest kid on Avenue P in Brooklyn and will be per­ formed by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre July 28, 30, August 3 Ac 5. Book by Maurice Sendak with music by Carole King. See grct.org for more information. Ionia Free Fair is planned July 20-29. Over 100 different free attractions and activities are planned, including two evening grandstand shows. Prominent among the new freebees at this year's fair are the traveling musical com­ edy show "Da Yoopers" July 20 and a giant Monster Trude Show will be held on Meijer Kids Day July 25, both in the grandstand. Antique tractor pulls, speed horse competi­ tion, horse pulling and numerous 4-H and Open Class livestock judging events arc also free to fair-goers. Additional information may he obtained by calling the fair office at (616) 527-1310 or by viewing the fair's website at www.ioniafreefair.com. Pre-Registration kicks off Marshall’s Cruise to the Fountain Marshall's Cruise to the Fountain will host its fifth annual car show June 29 through July 2 at the Calhoun County Fairgrounds in Marshall. This event draws over 1.090 cir». 1978 and older every year. The show starts 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon at Marshall's County Kitchen with pre-regi.v tration. Those who purchase a meal at the restau­ rant will be eligibl; for a $5O-$25-$IO gas card. Those present will have a chance to win . nc of 10 dinners donated by Justice Concessions. Five will be given to those who register that night and five to car owners that have registered before Thursday night. Other additional prizes will also be drawn. Friday’s events include a swap meet, car corral and the anticipated Cruise to the Fountain held in downtown Marshall. The evening concludes with a sock hop. flame/light show and more. Marshall's retail district will host a craft show on Saturday. The fairground activities will resume with car club competitions, open hood and trunks for car judging, dead truck pulls, pinstripe/flame layout demos, craft show, and games for kids. The Van Dells and Vogues will be performing at 7 p.m. followed by fireworks. Sunday morning the swap meet continues along with church services, door prizes and car awards ceremony. For more information contact the Calhoun County Fairgrounds at 781-8161. 7 3 1 7 4 9 9 19. Admission is free. Events cosponsored by the City of Grand Rapids are open to the pub­ lic and free of an admission charge. Please call the Parks and Recreation Department at 456­ 3696 for additional information. For more information visit www.grand-rapids.mi.us 4 7 3 8 1 7 8 6 Ptocfr a number m the empty boxes m such a way that each row across, each column down and each vnaE M»x square contain* aM ot the numbers from one to nine DIFFICULTV this week • ♦ Moderate ♦ ♦ Challenging ♦ HOO BOY! C 9 8 9 z 8 9 I 8 9 S z I z z c 6 » 9 I 8 z fi c 8 8 t 8 L 9 z 9 6 9 C 1 z 9 8 z c 8 9 9 t 1 9 Z 9 8 9 s s 8 I c z £ z 9 9 9 9 9 8 ► c I » 9 8 8 8 9 9 Z fr 8 JQMSUy — nxoans api»®m — �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. June 29. 2006 - Page 15 Sa(o|V)cfy Sfars BORN THIS WEEK: You have an independent spirit that resists being told what to do. But you’re also wise enough to appreciate good advice. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You feel ready to face up to a major ^change, although it might involve some risks. A mce- LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Be " Jicareful: What appears to be a solid financial opportunity \ might have *ome hidden risks \attachcd. A hazy personal dubious family member comes around and offers support and encouragement Y TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Move forg< ^ward with your plans, despite discouraging words from those who underestiMQHH/mate the Bovine's strong If will. Your keen instincts ’• • • will guide you well. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A misun­ derstanding is easily cleared up. Then go ahead and enjoy some fun and games this week. A Libra might have ideas that merit serious consideration for the future. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might feel as if you’re in an emo­ tional pressure cooker, but the situation is about to change in your favor. Take w matter needs to be cleared up. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) ^It’s a good lime to strengthen Jties with family and friends. ^You might feel unsure about FVi recent workplace decision. ’ 'but time will prove you did the right thing. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to ,X_x. / December 21) Just when you thought your relationship was comfortable and even pre^^^^W^^dictablc. your partner or j JJspouse could spring a poten­ tially life-changing surprise on you. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January ^.19) Your usually generous self overshadowed by your j^H|^^Vequall\ strong suspicious * nature. You might be judging ▼things too harshly. Keep an open *mind. time out for some wellearned fun. LEO (July 23 to August 22) A shift in AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) jyour workplace responsibili­ ties creates resentment lAquarians enjoy domestic " harmony, while singles |among some co-workers. ■ Deal with it before it i becomes a threat to your 'Icould soon be welcoming •success on the job. k Love and romance dominate wthc week. Married ‘overtures from loving Leos. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) An old health pn->’em recurs, but it VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) is soon dealt with, leaving Expect some surprises in ».^R^»’Vwhat you thought was one p ’ of your typically well-planned schedules. Deal with them. LfflBT/f^and then enjoy some light- able travel period starts th? week. © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. \/ ■jfyou eager to get back into ^X^pthe swing of things. A favor­ leaned entertainment. -------- Super Crossword COMPLETE THE THOUGHT 1,000 Model "A" Fords head for Gilmore Car Museum The Gilmore Car Museum will host the largest single gathering of Model "A” Fords since most of these vehicles rolled off the assembly lines over seventy-five years ago. Buiit between 1928 and 1931, estimates of upwards to 1,000 original and restored Model A's will drive in a caravan from Grand Rapids to the Gilmore Car Museum near Kalamazoo for a public display on Thursday, June 29th. This unpn*cedmted event will give visitors the rare opportunity of seeing these antique cars in action, as one of the requirements of the show is that every vehicle must be driven to the Museum. This week’s selection: The Break Up Running time: 105 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 The problem with “The Break-Up" is sim­ ilar to the problem I had with “Wedding Crashers": Both films rveause a particular genre at the beginning of the film, yet switch gears shortly thereafter into another kind of movie. "Wedding Crashers" began as a raunchy, quick-witted sex comedy, then about midway through it downshifted into Chick Flick mode. “The Break-Up" commits an even more serious offense. The beginning of the film promises a romantic comedy, then shortly after the opening scene, the entire film goes from comedy into a dragging, melodramatic mess with an occasional gag thrown in to give you the false hope that the movie will find its way back to the entertaining vibe of the pro­ logue. The film stars Vince Vaughn as Gary Grobowski. a Chicagoan of Polish descent who. along with his brothers, owns a city tour company. His love interest is art gallery man­ ager Brooke Meyers, played by Jennifer Aniston. He picks her up at a Cubs game, and one montage later, they’re living together in a fancy-schmancy condo in the city. One night after a dinner party, the two get into an argument over lemons. The trivial nature of the fight then builds momentum and gets more serious and personal until she decides it would be a good idea if they broke up. There's a hitch, though. They co-own the condo, and neither wants to move out and leave the condo to the other person. So — for Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston star in “The Break Up." some reason — they decide to keep living with each other and emotionally hurting each other until the condo gets sold. Most of the movie is nothing but watching the two of them upping the emotional pain index. The problem is, we’re supposed to realize that they still love each other, but despite Real Life gossip-rag reports of a rela­ tionship between Vaughn and Aniston, we see very little chemistry between them in this film. Vaughn makes a good attempt near the end of the film to show how much he loves her. but by then you’ve stopped caring. I really wanted to like this movie, because I like Vaughn and Aniston. The supporting cast is great, too. But it just wasn’t enough to save this production. GRADE: C­ © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. Cars Running Mattel 14 minutes —• MPAA rating: G r Let me preface this review with this: I am a hardcore Pixar fan. 1 love animated films in general, but when it comes to modern-day computer-generated fare. Pixar is the RollsRoyce of animation studios. I never met a Pixar film I didn’t adore. Until now. "Cars" is the worst Pixar film I’ve ever seen. Oh sure, it’s beautiful to look at. The production design is absolutely breathtaking. And director John Lasseter (“Toy Story") has assembled one heckuva talented cast: Owen Wilson. Paul Newman, Tony Shalhoub and Bonnie Hunt (to name a few). The problem with "Cars" is that it is slug­ gishly slow, the story is a rip-off of “Doc Hollywood," and at almost two hours, the film runs far too long. Worst of all. you don’t care a bit about the characters. In every Pixar film, whether the hero is an old toy. a fish, a bug or even a monster, you felt an emotional connection. Not so in “Cars." The film stars the voice of Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, an up-and-coming star on the racing circuit. He’s just earned a spot in The Big Race, the Piston Cup. While on his way to the race, he makes a wrong tum and MAGIC MAZE • Should these “Cars" be recalled? Our critic thinks so... winds up in a broken-down town populated by eccentric, cultural and racial stereotypes: a rusty tow-truck with a hick accent (Larry the Cable Guy, yet another reason to avoid this movie), a Fiat with a thick Italian accent (Tony Shalhoub). a lowrider (Choreh Marin) ... you get the picture. McQueen is stuck in the town for a few days and is befriended by a Porsche (Bonnie Hunt) who longs for a return to the slower, simpler life of the late-1940s and '50s. During his stay. McQueen learns Valuable Lessons about Friendship and Sharing and Other Important Stuff Kids Should Learn. Or would learn if you can keep them awake. Honestly, if this weren’t a Pixar film. I would have given “Cars" a D. With the exception of the opening race scene and the race at the end of the film, there’s no reason to see this movie in the theater. Trust me. this is a rental. GRADE: C © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. This national meet is presented by the Model “A" Restorers Club, an international group founded in 1952 which encourages its members to acquire, restore, preserve, exhibit, and drive their Model “A” Fords. In December 1927. the Ford Motor Company—then the world's largest producer of automobiles—introduced an all-new car: the Ford Model “A." The stylish car replaced the highly successful Ford Model T," which the firm produced with few changes for 19 years. The Model “A" became an infant suc­ cess and sold nearly five million by 1931, its final year of production. In Henry Ford's words, it was, Everything you want or need in a modem auton.nbife. The Gilmore Car Museum is open daily from of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm, and unt’l 6 pm on weekends, through the end of October. Located in the heart of west Michigan, the Museum is midway between Kalamazoo. Grand Rapids, and Battle Creek, on M-43 and Hickory Road. To learn more about the Gilmore Car Museum visit www.GilmoreCarMuseum.org or call the museum at 269-671-5089. Fireworks set at Algonquin Lake The Algonquin Lake Community Association (ALCA) again will have fire­ works on July 4 about dusk (10 p.m.) to honor America’s Independence at Algonquin Lake. Boats and viewers arc warned to be a safe distance from the show, from Snake Island, as a dangerous situation is in effect during the show. Gun Lake fireworks are Sunday, July 2 The Gun Laxc Protective Association has announced it will have its annual fireworks display, commencing at 10:20 p.m. Sunday. July 2, and will be even larger than last year due to a tremendous response to requests for donations. There will be a solo memorial firework «!iot at the beginning of the show in memory of the Gun Lake residents who have died over the last year. Carson and Barnes Circus planned at Charlton Park July 21 Come see ti« circus at Historic Chariton Park for two shov/s only, at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. July 21. The Carson & Barnes Circus under the “Biggest Big Top on Earth," features per­ forming elephants, rings of houses and ponies, lions, hippos and performers from around the world. The traveling zoo features many exotic ani­ mals. On the morning of July 21, come out to the park at 8 a.m. to see the elephants raise the Big Top. A memorable event for the entire family, it is absolutely free. Discount tickets arc available in advance of the show at Historic Chariton Park. Save 25 percent as well be purchasing tickets before show day. For more information, contact Historic Charlton Park at 945-3775. Historic Chariton Park is located at 2545 S. Chariton Park Rd., just north of M-79 between Hastings and Nashville. 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(269)664-4983 FOR SALE: Snap-On Mig, Tig, spool gun, large Argon & large Argon CO2 tanks, $4,500; Blue Point Engine Picker, 2,000Ibs. max load, used once, $500; Blue Point Torch, Rose Bud, Brazing tips, tanks & cart, $500; Snap-On 6HP air compres­ sor, $2,000; semi-trailer tarp hows St approx 30' tarp, brand new, $500. Call after 6:00pm. (269)945-9340 FOR SALE: stove, queen fu­ ton base, twin futon mat­ tress, TV, row boat picnic table, sleeper sofa, Cleopatra chaise, redwood umbrella tat>le, (269)664-4983 JUNIOR BRIDE DRESS, size 8, $80 (269)945-8832. SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mattre«^$I75J517)71WS062 E^^^WoxW^SAffs: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 AQUATIC PLANTS: WA­ TER Lilies St Lotus. Goldfish St Koi, liners, pumps, filters. Apol's Landscaping Co., 9340 Kalamazoo, Caledonia. (616)698-1030. Open Mon­ day-Friday 9am-530pm; SatPUSH MOWER: Briggs & Stra ton, $35 (269)945-8832 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. BARN SALE: Thursday St Friday, 10am-5pm. Lots of girls clothes, household items, etc. 2045 S. Charlton Pk Rd. GARAGE SALE: JULY 1st. 8:30-4:30, 5352 Guernsey Lake Rd., Cloverdale. Anti­ ques, ski boat, clothes St misL______________________ HUGE BARN SALE; July 4th through July 8th, 9am to 5pm, 571 N. Airport Road, Hastings, next to Mormon Church. Antiques: oak dress­ er, solid wood dressing ta­ ble, desk, oak table. Portable dishwasher, roll-out awning for patio, wheelchair, handi­ cap accessories, boat tarp 12x25, portable 3.5 HP Evinrude motor, 4 cane seat chairs, king bed, lawn furni­ ture, lots of household and miscellaneous items. Clean sale, don't miss! Everything must go! PINE LAKE COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE: several homes included. Friday June 30th, 9am-5pm Saturday Ju­ ly 1st 9am-1pm. Something for everyone. Located North of M-89 St East of Delton. Watch for signs.____________ \ ult mnHi 11 2000 DODGE NEON: 17" rims, 137,000mls, needs some work, $3,000 obo, or will trade for '98 or newer Chevy Blazer. (269)945-4759 CONTRACTORS CAP. Doors on both sides, ladder rack, red. Fits 88-98 long box Chevy/GMC full size, good shape, $350 obo Call (2691792-1369 FOR SALE: 1993 Ford Tau­ rus, 3.8 auto, 200K miles on body, 70K miles on rebuilt engine St transmission. New tires. Dependable transpor­ tation, $950. CASH TALKS. (269)948-2919 after 4pm. \ltibih llmmx BUSINESS OFFICES FOR LEASE! Downtown Hast­ ings © 136 East State Street. 3 spaces available. Bring your professional business to the newly remodeled Woodridge Building. Spaces would be idea) for an Ac­ countant Chiropractor, Pho­ tographer, Lawyer, or ??? A 180 square foot bank vault is also available. Front and back entrances with parking. Utilities included. Lots of possibilitiesMUST SEE! Call (269)945-9321 for an ap­ pointment. FOR RENT OR LEASE WITH OPTION: Large ranch, 5 bedroom, 2 bath all appliances included. Great location, close to schools. Nice comer lot. $1,500/mn plus utilities. Rental will re­ quire 1st last St security de­ posit. Lease with option will require 10% down. Call (269)804-9214. KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (616)318-1974 SOFA/LOVESEAT SET: tan. mauve. Still in plastic. Never used. Cost $800. Sell $395. (517)719-8062 /mm unit IN MEMORY OF Beulah Stauffer July 3,2005 Sadly missed every day by her family. 1998 REDMAN MOBILE home 24x48 w/ 12x12 addi­ tion, great condition, in ex­ cellent lot at Thomapple Lake Estates, must see! Price $25,800 obo. (517)852-2516 A’< t n mum 1986 EZ-GO golf cart, w/re­ furbished engine. $1,000 (269)945-8832. 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ALUMI-LfTE XL, 29' TRAILER: Like new, fully loaded, light blue interior. Beautiful oak kitchen St liv­ ing room, spacious closets, easy St smooth to pull. $8,950 OR with 1999 Chev­ rolet Tahoe, white, 4 wheel drive, trailer towing pack­ age, leather, loaded, extra clean. $19,500 for trailer St Tahoe. (269)664-4983 2001 HARLFY DAVIDSON FXST Soft tail standard 1450cc/88ci, verv low miles, 7.000KNN filter, Vance St Hines pipes, lots of custom parts, $14,000 firm. (517)852­ 2516 ALUMINUM 12' ROW boat, w/oars St anchor, nice, $500; Sunfish sailboat 14', good condition, $600 (269)664-4983 / m in 14FT ALUMINUM V-HULL BOAT: Padded seats, 8hp Mariner, $995. (269)818-7051 FOR SALE: Grass horse hay field for cutting. (269)818­ 7051 IlfixtlU ...... DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or witJiout children. Cail (269)345-1173. Two Hastings officers injured in assault Two Hastings officers sustained injuries after being assaulted by a 19-year-old local man in the 600 Block of East Mill Street Tuesday night. FROM HEAD TO TOE FOR WOMEN ONLY: July Spe­ cial, 1 hour massage, $30. Certified Massage Therapist. Call Debra, home (269)721­ 3283, cell (269)953-0188 The suspect, who was identified as Wesley Baker. 19. of Hastings, reportedly started an argument was asked to leave after he assaulted the home owner. Baker became agitated and npped off a screen door to the home as lie left. He later returned to the residence just prior to police arriving. Baker charged officer Cliff Morse as he got out of the patrol car. swinging at and striking him in the left arm with what was later identified as a three-inch shard of glass. Morse and Sgt. Dennis Lajcak were able to subdue Baker after a short struggle. He was taken into custody and lodged at the Barry County Jail and is facing charges of assault, malicious destruction of prop­ NON CONTESTED DI­ VORCES WITH OR WITH­ OUT CHILDREN! Wc do all the paperwork. Also availa­ ble: Motions for parenting time, child support. (269)945-1043. RESTORE YOUR HOME from the inside out. Quality craftsmanship for over 15 years. Some look all their lives for a good painter; others find one with their first call. Michael Evans Painting St Wall Covering (2u9)795-3133. erty. and two counts of felonious assault to a police officer. Both officers received lacerations to their arms during the arrest and were treated at Pennock Hospital and released. Hastings man, 19, arrested on sex charge Hastings police arrested 19-year-old Bud McMellen of Hastings June 16 on charges of thin! degree criminal sexual conduct An investigation was conducted after a family member contacted authorities with information about an inappropriate rela­ tionship the suspect had with a 13-year-old girl. Two men charged with felonies at Padnos Two men have been arrested for their involvement in an incident which they are suspected of altering numbers on receipt tickets for scrap metal at Padnos Iron and Steel May 30 and 31. The men submitted receipts showing considerably more scrap parts than they actually brought in and then turned in the 20 MONTH OLD Conye. with deluxe cage and many perches it toys, talks a little, $400 or best. 20 gallon tank, top Sc stand with pump, $65 or best 29 gallon tank, top with pump, $45 or best. Call (269)948-2919 after 10am. AKC REGISTERED YEL­ LOW LAB PUPPIES. (1) male, (2) females, dewclaws removed, 1st shots St wormed. Mother on site. Good Bloodlines. Call after 530pm. (269)948-3717 receipts for payment. The manager discovered the discrepancies and on June 1 the suspects returned, at which time the man­ ager contacted the police department. He was able to detain one of the men until police arrived. The ensuing investigation revealed what the manager had suspected and felony charges were authorized on both men. Michael Williams. 26. of Vermontville and Anthony Myers. 19, of Nashville were arrested on charges of larceny by false pretenses $1,000 to $2,000. Williams is facing one additional charge of false pretenses. Both were been taken into custody and lodged a’ the Barry County Jail. Clarksville man held in 2nd drunk driving A 29-year-o)d Clarksville man was arrested by Hastings police June 25 after he was observed driving erratically on North Broadway Avenue. The motorist. Jeffrey Beard, told officers that he had just left a wedding reception Further investigation revealed a .19% blood alcohol level. Beard was placed under arrest for operating a vehicle while intox­ icated, second offense, and is facing additional charges of child endangerment as he was transporting a minor child in the vehi­ cle. Beard was lodged al the Barry County Jail without incident. ANTRIM COUNTY: 10 beautiful acres just a short drive to the Jordan River and state land. Ideal get­ away spot perfect for camp­ ing. Trail road access, elec­ tric. $29,900, $500 down, $270 monthly, 11% land con­ tract, www.northern landco.com. Northern Land Company, 800-9683118. HOME FOR SALE: 3 bed­ room, 2 bath, garage, nice area. $300 to dose, $765 per month. (517)402-5987 FOR SALE BY OWNER: im­ maculate hidden treasure on FINE LAKE. Relocating. Open Sunday all day. 2+ bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths. 3551 W. Shore Dr. $279,650. Closing bonus (269)721-3223. HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: close to schools + shopping, 3 bed, 1.5 baths, kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 enclosed porches, extra large lot, 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945­ 9382 Fight leads to arrest for disorderly charge A 53-year-oid Hastings man was arrested after Hastings officers were summoned to a report of a fight in the area of South Church and West Center streets June 23. Gregory Brochue was placed under arrest for being a disorderly person and resisting a police officer. The investigation revealed that Brochue was threatening another man in the area, which created the disturbance in the neighborhood. Brochue was lodged a the Barry County Jail without further incident. Alcohol does appear to have been a factor in the complaint. —: ------- Middleville woman arrested for animal cruelty Barry County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a 43-year-old woman in a home in Yankee Springs Township June 24 after answer­ ing a complaint of cruelty to an animal. When deputies arrived they observed a woman, later identified as Kathleen Joan hJi of Middleville, as the only person in the residence. Officers told Hill a complaint had been filed by the homeowner, who said he returned home to witness her stand­ ing at the kitchen sink holding his cat. Oreo, and there was a great deal of blood on her hands and .inns. Hill told officers the cat had been attacked by an animal and she was trying to wash it off. A subsequent investigation found the deceased cal in a bag in the garbage and deputies noted there was no blood on the animal, but it was wet. Deputies sus­ pected the cat was drowned by Hill and discarded it in the garbage. Hill’s blood alcohol level was determined to be .30. almost four times the legal limit. The information was forwarded to the prosecutor’s office for review. Middleville man arrested after police chase Curtis Howard Conrad. 29. of Middleville, was arrested by Barry County Sheriff’s Deputies on June 23 and charged with fleeing and eluding after he was observed traveling above tire speed limit ot Parmalec Road in Thomapple Township. lit Ip Wunlcil The deputy chased Conrad with his lights and siren activated at speeds up to 82 miles per hour. Conrad drove into Kent OWNER OPERATORS W/CLASS A: '96 or newer, expanding business w/dedicated routes to MI, IN, KY. 90r base pay + FSC Quality HOME-TIME!! Lease plate, an option!! Apply with in: CWS, 411 Blaine St, Gary, IN or call 800-832-7036 ext 3. ( mtiiiiuiulx \nlict \ County and the deputy requested assistance from the Kent County Sheriff’s office and disengaged his siren and lights. He received permission to keep the suspect in sight, however, and continued to follow the vehicle until Conrad pulled into a park­ ing lot on 84th Street. The deputy asked for and received permission to approach the vehicle and upon questioning, Conrad told the deputy he fled because he was afraid there was a warrant out for his arrest. Two arrested for driving pontoons drunk Marine deputies of the Barry County Sheriff’s Department executed two arrests, one on Gun Lake June 17 and one on Pine NOTICE QF AUCTION Lake June 20, and charged both suspects with operating a vessel while intoxicated. OF LANDS FOR UNPAID TAXES The Barnf County Treasurer will be conducting an auc­ tion of tax reverted real es­ tate on July 27, 2006. The Auction is to be held at the Barry County Courts and Law Building, 206 West Court St, Hastings, Ml 49058. Registration begins at 1030am, Auction begins at 12--00pm. Information on parcels offered may be ob­ tained at the County Treas­ urer's Office or online at www.tax-sale.info. J Stocks J Bonds J Mutual Funds J IRAs J CDs In the Gun Lake incident, deputies boarded an 18-foot pontoon boat with defective equipment and upon interviewing the operator. Jack Ellwood Fenton. 33. of Wayland, they conducted a field sobriety test. Fenton’s blood alcohol level was .14, near­ ly double the legal limit. On June 20. on Pine Lake, deputies stopped another 18-foot pontoon boat for defective equipment and a subsequent inves­ tigation revealed the driver of that boat. 49-year-old Carlos Rene Vasques, 49. of Plainwell, was operating the vessel under the influence of alcohol. A field sobriety test revealed Vasques’ blood alcohol level to be .16. Wyoming man arrested after telling a lie Derrick Jonathan Grundy. 19. of Wyoming. Mich., was arrested June 21 by Barry County Sheriff’s deputies when curing a routine traffic stop on Patterson Road in Yankee Springs Township, he lied to the police about his true identity. A subsequent investigation revealed Grundy’s true identity and a warrant for his arrest out of Rockford. Grundy was arrested and charged with driving without a license, no registration and no proof of insurance, in addition to charges of furnishing officers with false information. Hickory Corners man charged in pot grow A warrant request for Daniel Jacob Kramer, 24. of Hickory Comers, has been sent to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office on in connection with his arrest last week on charges of larceny and operating a marijuana growing operation out of his Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodawn Are, Haatinga, Ml 49058 (269) 9453553 or tol free (800) 288-5220 www.edwardJonM.com Edward Jones Sheffield Road home. Bany County Sheriff’s deputies assisted Kalamazoo County and upon their arrival at Kramer’s home deputies discovered 367 marijuana plants, valued at more than $350,000 growing under controlled conditions in the basement. Upon questioning. Kramer's father admitted his son had moved back home from Battle Creek a week earlier and brought the plants with him. The father admitted he had knowledge of what the plants were and had asked his son to take them away. Deputies also discovered a stolen ATV and a quantity of stolen cooper pipe Kramer was lodged in the Kalamazoo County -i charges of larceny and assault and the information has been forwarded to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office regardc • crimes in Barry County. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, June 29. 2006 - Page 17 Soccer starting to take over VanDenack’s world by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Despite some objections from a few friends. Sam VanDcnack doesn't have many plans to just hang out. relax, and to sit around and watch TV this summer. That is. unless the World Cup is on. VanDcnack. who just finiu>ed her sopho­ more year at Hastings High School, didn’t start play ing soccer until fifth grade in the local YMCA league. She spent her middle school years playing on the Barry County Christian School's varsity team, and after one season on the Hastings'junior varsity, jumped up to the varsity level as a sophomore. In her first season on the Saxon varsity. VanDcnack led the team with 18 goals and 11 assists. She was named All State Honorable Mention in Division 2. helping lead her team to the Division 2 district championship game at Thomapplc Kellogg High School in early June. Soccer is becoming a bigger part of her life right now. and this is the first World Cup that she's really gotten into. "This is the first time I've really watched soccer." said VanDcnack. "I like watching it, but I never knew what time it was on or what channel. Now wc have TiVo." She knows it’s the favorite, but she’s still rooting for Brazil, with her favorite player Ronaldinho, to take the title. VanDcnack tries to work on the type of supernatural ball control skills Ronaldinho possess, in her family living room when no one’s watching. Although admittedly, her jug­ gling skills aren't quite where she’d like them Even with her recent soccer success, Sam VanDenack isn't planning on letting it affect her tennis and volleyball careers with the Saxons. (File photo) license in July, don’t hunt the turkey 02863368 For me. Saturday mans the Detroit Tigers scoring their eighth-consecutive victory (as long as they get a win Friday) at the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates. World Cup Quarterfinals, the start of vacation. I also know that it means something very different to a number of people around the slate of Michigan. No. I wasn’t thinking of the start of the Tour de France. It is the first day hunters can apply for fall Turkey Hunt licenses. Venison with some melted mozzarella on a nice roll, or even a hot wild turkey sandwich is mighty tasty, but as close as I've been to hunting was some skect shooting with the new in-laws this spring. The first orange disc fired into the «ir busted into pieces as my gun rang out. but I think the ground busted most of the ones I fired at after that. At least an animated dog didn't hop out of the brush and laugh at me. It must have been some beginners' luck, that ran out fast. That was probably the first thing I'd shot since my little sister convinced my mom to cut the cord from the end of the Nintendo Zappcr. making the Duck Hunt cartridge quite useless. For me this deadline has never been a big day. or for anyone in my family as tar as I can remember. Me being a little more knowledgeable about hunting issues would proba­ bly make the Banner a lot more interesting for some people, and maybe this will be the start of that. I would suppose the opening day of the application process to a turkey hunter must be like the start of spring training for a baseball fan. But for the in-laws its a big day. There are feathers and claws on the walls in their homes (I know there are more technical terms for those prized turkey parts, but I'm still learning here). I now have an uncle who rattles off "yelps”, "clucks", "kee-kees" and "gobbles" long after the season i: over. 1 think he's even won some awards. I'm not sure if it's as presti­ gious as hog calling, but Thanksgiving dinner wouldn't be quite the same if wc were eat­ ing pork chops and bacon. I'm not even sure what "yelps", "clucks", "kee-kees" and "gobbles". Gobbles I've heard of. but I thought all the sounds a turkey made were "gobbles", just like dogs say "woof*, frogs say "ribbit", cows say "moo", and horses say... whatever Allan "Rocky" Lane wanted them to. "Yelps", "clucks", and "kee-kees" must be technical terms, just like there must be a technical term for the red hangy thing. I found those on the Michigan DNR website. I did leain from the website why the hunting season was from April 17 to May 31 this spring and from Oct. 2 to Nov. 17 in the fall. There’s a page with hunting tips, and infor­ mation on safety and ethics. Turkey hunting doesn’t go well with the Fourth of July, just look at what the DNR had to say (all these quotes are from their web page). “A turkey's eyes. ears, and awareness are many times better than yours, enabling him to spot danger and escape before you have a chance to call to him " That means they'd almost certainly see the sparklers coming through the woods. “Remember that being camouflaged doesn't make you completely invisible. Movement is the greatest enemy of the turkey hunter A turkey can detect and react to movement 10 times faster than you." Just because you wouldn't be able to dodge an off target bottle rocket, it doesn't mean that a turkey wouldn't be able to dodge one aimed right at it. This is the number one rule why sou don't want to hunt turkeys around the Forth of July. "Never wear any red. white, or blue clothes. These are ’he colors of the gobbler's head - the primary target of the turkey hunter" to be yet. “I haven't broken anything." she said. “I’ve hit stuff, the TV a couple times. I usually do it when my mom isn’t home. Most of the time. I do it outside, but sometimes late at night I’ll try and get my juggling down inside.” A trio of Saxons. VanDenack. Natalie Knorp. and Dana Shilling were named to the all district first team this spring, while team­ mates Katie Dakin. Ida Botten, and Kristi Tolger were named to the all district second team. Knorp and VanDenack were both named all conference in the OK Gold. "The team worked hard to help Sam out. and to help the icam out. and that is exactly what Sam did too," said Saxon varsity head coach Sarah Derrico. "She was able to get us out of tight situations, as well as with her 11 assists, she was able to set-up her teammates well in close situations." The Saxons went 10-7-3 this spring. After the distr’*’* tournament, in which VanDenack scored the Saxons’ lone goal in a 1-0 semifinal victory over the host Trojans, and their two junior All State Honorable Mention performers Ashleigh Lund and E.'len Phillips, word spread of her talents. "It was well deserved." said Derrico. of VanDenack's state honors. "She’s the first Hastings player that's made it beyond all dis­ trict." "She's also the first Hastings player we've had make the Grand Valley premiere pro­ gram." VanDcnack was invited to the Grand Valley Soccer Club’s try-outs, at Brewer Park June 16. but she’d never played club soccer and wasn't sure how things would work out with the rest of her schedule. She is a three-sport athlete at Hastings. She was a member of the junior varsity volleyball team last winter, and was the Saxon varsity girls’ tennis team’s sec­ ond singles player in the fall. She'll likely be in the same spot on the var­ sity girls’ tennis team this fall, the same sea- Sam VanDenack settles the ball in front of Thomapple Kellogg defender Vai VanBemden during the Division 2 district semifinals in Middleville. VanDenack scored the lone goal in a 1-0 Saxon victory, that earned them a spot in the district champi­ onship game against Holland Christian. (File photo) son in which the Grand Valley SC plays most of its tournaments and games. “Coach (Derrico) said it would be a real’.y good opportunity to be checked out by scouts," said VanDcnack. Most of the girls who play through the Grand Valley SC find a spot on a college team after their high school playing days. VanDenack finally decided it would be worth a shot, and set her sights on a spot on the pro­ gram's U17 team. The Grand Valley SC teams are often made up of the top 20 players in each age division on this side of the state, according to Derrico. "I was really nervous when I was out there" said VanDenack. “I thought 1 did really bad." After her disappointing try-out. she went up to coach Justin Harden and asked when the next practice would be, so she would have a chance to make up for her performance. Instead of a practice schedule. VanDenack said Harden told her that she had been one of the best players on the field and that she’d earned a spot on the squad. There are still some things for her to work on, but she said he told her. “if I get my speed down. I’ll be pretty much lethal I guess. I said, ‘Okay. That sounds good to me. ” Not bad for the girl who was one of the few players at the try-out who hadn’t played club soccer before, and wasn’t even sure if she'd go out for a sport when she switch from Barry County Christian to Hastings schools her freshman year. After that, she wasn’t even positive she’d be on the varsity team as a sophomore. “(Freshman year) I only scored a couple times. I wasn’t having my best year. I didn’t want to say for sure I’d be making varsity, because I didn’t want to be cocky. I didn’t know what to expect this year, but 1 didn't expect this.” Now she's raising the bar higher, both in soccer and her other sporting endeavors which she won't give up on. She plans on get­ ting ink? at least one soccer and one tennis camp this summer, in between hanging out with friends and baby-sitting jobs. “My goal is to beat Amy Ingle. I want to beat her in one match." VanDenack said. Ingle See SOCCER, next page Lakewood golfer leading summer tour standings Last day to enter Kiwanis ‘First Pitch’ essay contest For its third and final annual Hastings Night at C.0. Brown Stadium July 14. Kiwanians are seeking youngsters for a con­ test to determine who throws out the first ball in a fitting last hurrah for minor league base­ ball in Battle Creek, and for loyal area fans of the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays. The Rays will play in Midland next season, said Kiwanis. member Neil Bracndlc. All kids age 14-and-undcr living in the Hastings area are invited to enter, according to Bracndlc who suggested youngsters send a hand written composition of "Why I Should Throw Out The First Ball" in 50 words or less. That's all there is to it. Send to Hastings Kiwanis. Box 38. Hastings. 49058 and include full name, parents or guardian's name. age. address and telephone number. Kiwanis and the Devil Rays will select a win­ ner and make an announcement in the Hastings Banner and on WBCH. Bracndlc staled The winner will receive the game ball and a prize from the Devil Rays. Entries must be received by June 30. Fans and groups are invited to participate in a fond "last fling" farewell in the Rays and Whitecaps match-up Friday. July 14 at 7:35 p.m.. immediately followed by fireworks. To reserve tickets. Bracndle advised fans to send a check or money order for $3.00 for each ticket required to "Kiwanis Treasurer . PO Box 38, Hastings 49058. (Please enclose a self addressed stamped envelope with order). Orders must be in Kiwanis hands by June 30, including payment. Groups should have a chairperson in charge of orders. Braendle indicated. The Kiwanian suggested those attending should furnish their own transportation, per­ haps carpooling. The $3 price is a special group offer by the Devil Rays. “Upon arrival at the park please find a seal along the third base line." Braendle said, adding that the Rays have reserved August 18 as a rain date. “Remember to get those contest entries and ticket orders in to Kiwanis by June 30. If there’s a boy or girl 14-or-undcr in die family who loves baseball. Kiwanis encourages them to participate." Braendle continued. "Kiwanis looks forward to a great time at C.O. Brow n Stadium on July 14. and wants to express its thanks to J-Ad Graphics and WBCH for supporting the event with publici­ ty." said Bracndle. Brad Elliott Brad Elliott will be a senior on the Lakewood varsity boys' golf team next fall, but he's hitting the links hard this summer first. After four events, he is the current leader in the Powcr-Bilt boys’ 16-and-up Player of the Year standings. Wuh 181.5 points. The field consists of 193 top golfers. He played in his second Powcr-Bilt event, at St. Ives/Tullymorc Golf, on June 19 and 20. Elliott shot 79 for the first round and came back with an astounding 5-under-par 67. He had five birdies and cagled the 18th hole. Elliott ended up taking first place for the event by one-stroke. He hit 16 greens in regulation, and had only 26 putts for the entire round. He followed that up with a 13th place fin­ ish ai Forest Akers West last Thursday and Friday. �Page 18 - Thursday, June 29, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Curtis earns a position in national meet DK Little League holds 6th celebration Delton Kellogg Little League (DKLL) cel­ ebrated the league’s sixth successful season with a Friday night festival (June 16) of raffle prizes, a 50/50 drawing, and great food including grilled hamburgers, hot-dogs, pop­ corn and more. DKLL T-Ball teams competed, impressing the crowd with their spirit and showing off their newly learned skills. Families enjoyed spending lime together while supporting the organization with their fundraising efforts. Pictures and medals were distributed to coaches, families, and players. The celebration was a great success thanks to the many community members and volun- Katie Curtis, age 6. recently competed in the Wisconsin AAU Gymnastic State Meet. She received first place in the floor exer­ cise. the beam, and in the vault, and was sec­ ond on the bars. Her all-around scored was 37.7, finishing second out of 56 girls, making her the slate champion at the level two in her age divi­ sion. Curtis qualified for the AAU National Gymnastics Meet, in Rochester. Minnesota. Curtis is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Doug Curtis of Watertown. Wisci'nsin. She is the granddaughter of Betty Curtis and the Katie Curtis late Glendon Curtis of Woodland. Many of the nearly 300 Delton Kellogg Little League participants and their families lined up for hot-dogs, hamburgers, and other assorted goodies for lunch at the 2006 Delton Kellogg Little League Celebration June 16. (Photo supplied) Barry County’s best baseball players announced for ‘06 There were plenty of ups and downs for the Barry County boys’ baseball teams in the spring of 2006. This list of players did their best to try and make sure their teams had more highs than lows throughout the course of the season. Here’s a list of the members of the 2006 All Barry County baseball first and second teams, as chosen by their coaches. First Team Catchers: Kyle Rowland - Lakewood A.J. Tassos - Hastings Infielders: Drew Kersjes - Maple Valley Kyle Fisher - Maple Valley Michael Barbour - Lakewood Nate Klein - Lakewood J.D. Garrett - Hastings Outfielders: Andrew Ashcraft - Maple Valley Adam Gonser - Maple Valley Matt Schultz - l^kewood Josh Wickham - Lakewood Matt Teunessen - Hastings Pitchers: Corey Rayner - Lakewood Utility: Scott Schultz - Lakewood Garrett VanEngen - Maple Valley Second Team Catchers: Keith Lackscheide - Maple Valley Infielders: Troy Westendorp - Maple Valley Jake Myers - Maple Valley Brandon Tingley - Lakewood Wes Wise - Lakewood Austin Hurless - Hastings Outfielders: Kyle Purdum - Delton Kellogg Steven Scoby - Delton Kellogg Matt Scott - Lakewood Joey James - Maple Valley Rusty Harris - Maple Valley Rick Mathis - Hastings Utility: Brandon Butzirus - Delton Kellogg Mike McPhillips - Hastings KEITH FERRIS for COUNTY COMMISSIONER HOPE & RUTLAND TOWNSHIPS As Your County Commissioner, I Will.... Friends and family look on while a pair of tee-ball teams show off their skills dur.ng the sixth annual Delton Kellogg Little League Celebration. June 16. (Photo supplied) leers that attended to show their Little League support. DKLL President Rod Aukcrman thanked all of the business in Delton. Hastings, and the surrounding area that donated raffle prizes for the celebration. He spoke about the part­ nerships that continue to support DKLL including players, families, businesses, and the entire community. Aukerman stated that without everyone working together the League would not be as strong as it is today. He also thanked the many volunteers, coaches, and board mem­ bers who have worked diligently throughout Freeport man headed for racing Hall Danny Johnson (Briel) was raised in an auto racing family. He retired from auto racing in 1984 shortly after the birth of their first child. Danny was named the most-improved driver on that circuit in 1976. He also raced USAC. World His father. Johnny Johnson, and mother. Johnson raced in over 1.000 races. He had of Outlaws, and the All Star sprints. Also he is Eileen, both raced. His mother competed in well over 100 feature wins and he finished in one of only a few drivers to ever have raced a powder puff events winning seven of 11 the top ten most of the time. He raced turbine-powered sprint car. events, while his father raced for 18 years throughout the United States. Canada, and throughout the Midwest. Johnny Johnson was Mexico. inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Johnson will be honored with the rest of racer/owner and fabricator From Coldwater. this year's inductees at a ceremony dial will Joe Dorer was a SLM and Modified driver, a in slocks, supermodifieds and midgets. be held at the University Comfort Inn of track owner and an inventor. Bob Finley, from Now it’s Danny’s tum. He will be inducted into the MMS Hall of Fame Nov. 5. Mount Pleasant. Sunday Nov. 5. Lansing made his mark as a car owner and crew chief. Mike Fons, from upstate Danny and his wife Lyn, of 24 years, live Danny Johnson started racing go-karts at nine-years-old in 1957 and continued racing on a farm in Freeport. Danny is a heavy­ go-karts until he was 16. At 17 and a junior in equipment mechanic for Nagel Construction high school, he built his own supermodified a fabricator. Mel Gillett, from Howell raced SuperModifieds and Late models on the short Company. They have two daughters. Daneen. and ran on the dirt tracks of Indiana. Illinois, treks and also ran some NASCAR and age 11. and Breena. age 8. who have their and Ohio starting his career at the now ARC A events. From the Snow mobile ranks. own race track for a go-kart on the back field. defunct Warsaw Fair Speedway in Indiana. Todd Krikke. Hudsonville, established him­ In that first year on the Midwestern bull­ rings. Danny finished I Oth in points on the activities. Hoosier Hol Rod Association circuit and SOCCER, continued from previous page has played first singles at Hastings for the past two seasons. She will almost certainly be the Saxons' number one singles player again in her senior season this fall, after winning the OK Gold Conference championship at that spot a year ago. But VanDenack can have her dreams. They just might continue to come true. “It was always kind ot my dream to <r» that, to get a scholarship and play on a col­ lege (soccer) team. 1 never really thought it would be passible.” Vote In the Tuesday, August 8th Primary Paid lor by Comm. Io Elea Fems lor County Commissioner 2434 Kathryn Dr.. Hastings. Ml 49058 <7 Other 2006 inductees include Al Bergler of Shelby Township who is an NHRA drag (MMS) Hall of Fame in 1989 for his exploits The family is active in community and church • Be available to you in person or by phone • Listen to your ideas and concerns • Gather the facts and be an independent voter • Take on the commitment of time and energy necessary to be your voice and an effective Barry County Commissioner the year to ensure another great season. DKLL has nearly 300 baseball and softball players in the organization this year. With most of the games coming to an end soon, the league will work hard in supporting the All­ Star team members who will continue to com­ pete for the League in area tournaments. Aukerman’s closing comments included bow he is looking forward to another successful season next year as die league continues to grow and “play ball". For further information about DKLL visit its website at www.dkll.org. Michigan is an NHRA Champion, as well as self as one of the nation’s premier snow-mo­ bile racers. Dave Kuhlman, from Howell. made his Five years later he became the Rookie-of- mark as a Super Late Medel winner aod past Iceman Scries and ARCA Gold Cup thc-Ycar for the American Midget Racing Champion. The voice of the Motoz City Association (AMRA) and also the Michigan Motorsports Auto Racing Fan Club. That was in 1971 and the next year he went on to claim the 1972 Detroit, who also was a PR Director ind gained the 1966 Rookie-of-the-Year honors. was Vito helped create the Michigan Automob le Racing the Canadian Midget Championship in 1975 Jackson, is being inducted for his merits n and finished second in the 1975 and 1980 the boat racing ranks as a racer, designer and builder. The late Doc Smalley, Iron. Midget Wintcmationals in Florida. Fan Club. Pcrrington. was a long lime multi-car owner, USAC native, achieved success as a driver, mechan­ entered. He occasionally raced midgets as well. He also ran sprint cars in Tn-SAC where he ic and late model and Modified car owner. M-43 just west of M-37, next to Tractor Supply Age______-months !| q i .Phone___ Parentis). St? : Address. 269-945-6252 New. modem building • Convenient, covered drive-up donation door • Bargains on clothing, shoes, household goods, books, and more! I agree that Barry County Right to Life may use the submitted S&ofe and ZZamite photo for a press release announcing the winner. RITES: By enter Ing this contest. I agree to the use of the photo in a fundraiser al Monday—Saturday 10 a.m. Io S p.m. • Sunday Noon to 5 p.m. City. Zip. the Barry County Fair. Send entry along with photo to: Barry County Right To Life. P.O. Box 125. ilasilngx. Ml 49O5H. Entries must be received by July 14th. 2006. 9 V 9 <7 <7 of designer and builder. Dutch Taylor, a Jackson The contest will be held during the Barry County Fair, begin­ ning July 17, 2006, at the Right to Life booth. There is no cost to enter. Just send a 4x3 photo or smaller (one per child) with the entry form below. 1“ Place will receive *100, 2r* Place will 1 9 receive *75, and 3** Place will receive *50. Prize winners will be posted at 9 p.m. on the last night of the fair. Photos may be picked up at that time. VOTES WILL BF. MADE BY FAIR VISI­ TORS, ONE CENT PER N OTE. For example: <1.00 - 100 votes. No limit. PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOP 3 VOTE GETTERS. Name of Baby. McCouitie, One of his best years in the midgets was in I*: Entry Form: Jack 1980 when he won nine of II races he *I Is there a special baby in your family? Age 1H months or younger? Enter a picture of that baby in our Annual PRECIOUS BABY CONTEST. from AMRA midget championship. He also won tfta&y Oontwl* Sponsored by Barry County Right to Life LoPiccolo Goodwill helps individuals overcome barriers to employment. You help make that happen when you support Goodwill's retail stores. Come visit the newest store in the area soon. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-07-06.pdf 5600539072ee63f91663647a8ef72e53 PDF Text Text HMTITCS PIHI.IC LfSRARt 121SCH;-. nit HASTINGS Ml 49(ij«-USJ Musser’s first local gas station to offer ethanol City parks use policy needs to be updated Seven local soccer teams compete in K-zoo See Story on Page 3 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 16 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HastingsDANNER Thursday, July 6, 2006 VOLUME 153, No 27 PRICE 500 Oh, say can you see? Yes! NEWS BRIEFS Foursome hoists huge flag for new patriot by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer County candidates forum is tonight flag on the top of a 170-foot high grain leg last week. It took a year of plotting strategy and four Simon Hoeksma. who owns the farm hours of manpower, but in the end four where the flag was put up. bought the flag a Freeport men had erected a 40-foot American year ago. He immigrated to the United States in 1987 from Holland and farms more than 4,500 The 10 candidates in the Aug. 8 Republican Party primary for five posi­ acres. He said he is proud to be an American tions on the Barry County Board of and loves his new country, and this was the reason behind purchasing the flag. There was Commissioners have been invited to a one problem, however, they could not figure forum at 7 p.m. tonight. Thursday, July 6. out how to get the flag up. They looked into at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings. renting a crane, but at 170 feet up. one could Five of the eight two-year seats on the not be found that would go that h'gh. County Board of Commissioners will “It sat around for a year because we could­ have contests in the Aug. 8 primary. n’t figure out how to get it up there," said Don Running without opposition in the pri­ Suwyn. one of the men who put the flag up. mary are First District Commissioner “The flag is 12 by 18. and the grain leg is District 170 feet up in the air. We would have four Commissioner James French and Fourth men working on a tiny platform about 5x8 District Commissioner Howard “Hoot” feet. When you are that high off the ground, Gibson. The latter will meet perennial your balance can play games with you.' Don Second Nevins, Democratic challenger John Loftus in "The challenge was we could not figure out November. The following candidates have been was once we got the pole up there, carrying it invited to participate: izontal on that small platform?" • Third District (Rutland Hope town­ In addition to Suwyn. Ellison Ponett. • ((Maple District Fifth Grove, lenger Mark Noteboom. • District Sixth and Township of — Township) Chairwoman While the Michigan Department of Labor employers, get help with their resumes and cover letters. tap into Michigan’s job bank, and use copy aid fax services free of charge, foot tall jig with a pulley and mounted that to the flag pole, and tied a rope to-pull on it from say there is more to that rate than meets the among other services. "We offer Internet based search services eyr • In the last couple of years Hastings has jobs posted by employers, and employers can seen companies such as Viatec and Tyden also find job seekers through our system. In the end. Suwyn said, they made a 16- the center. • ( •* See FLAG, page 6 close their doors and Hastings Manufacturing Eavey said the office has several thousaid has filed for bankruptcy. A fledgling local resumes posted.” Board and Tripp Mark Englerth. The primary winner will take on Democrat David Brinkert, who ran for state representative two years ago against Don Suwyn, Ellison Ponett, Martin Hoeksma and Ron Hoeksma, just after they mounted the flag 170 feet up in the air after nearly four hours of hard work. (Photo provided by Jason Poll) Gary Newell. • Seventh District (Assyria, Johnstown and Baltimore townships) — Incumbent Tom Wing and challenger Jeff VanNortwick. • Eighth District (Prairieville and Barry and townships part of and so job seekers can come in here and find Springs County Clare ccn visit the office to get listings of local Orangeville (Yankee part array of services to job seekers. Job seekers Stiff Writer unemployment rate of 4.5 for Barry County, two points be|ow state average, local officials the task of getting the flag up. Castleton and Woodland townships) — Incumbent Michael Callton and chal­ by Shawna Hubbarth and Economic Growth has handed down an Martin Hoeksma and Ron Hoeksma took on Kenneth DeMott. The winner will face eral election. What’s Barry County jobless rate? up the ladder, how would we gel the pole hor­ ships) — Republicans Keith Ferris and Democrat Mike Lewis in The Nov. 7 gen­ Christina Curtis of Barry County post:, her resume online at the Michigan Works office. She lost her CNA job last week and is hoping to be employed again soon. Orangeville Township) — Incumbent Wayne Adams and challenger Serafin (Chuck) Nieves. business. Wiz Wheels, has decided recently to Last week Friday, the site had 54.077 jobs relocate to Kentwood (see story in today's statewide, with 633,528 resumes posted. Banner). This leaves many in Barry County wonder­ employment are stressed out and need help ing how better than the state average statistics identifying their skills and perhaps chantxl- can be reported here when such negative ing those skills into new ways. trends are noted. Valerie Eavey. programs coordinator of “If they work in a certain industry , we can let them know if it’s a growth industry or on Michigan Works’, said statistics like that can the downturn, such as manufacturing in Barry be very deceiving and may not present an County. We can help them with aptitude or accurate picture of the whole economic situ­ interest assessments if they are not sure what ation in Barry County. “We are maintaining high traffic numbers their career path should be." Eavey said the statistics set forth by the through our center." she said. “This indicates state have several points to be considered, especially in light of public opinion and local a high level of people looking for work." The Michigan Works! Center at Barry Intermediate School District offers a wide fridays at Fountain’ series starting again Eavey said many who come in looking for See JOBLESS, page 2 Wiz Wheels plans to leave for Kentwood The Thomapplc Arts Council and the City of Hastings once again will offer the popular “Fridays at the Fountain" concert series in downtown Hastings. The annual weekly series features con­ certs from li'30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Barry County Courthouse lawn. All con­ certs in the series are free of charge, and those attending are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to relax and enjoy the music. The concerts begin July 7 with Mary Rademacher, an all-around entertainer and song stylist who recently was select­ ed as West Michigan Jazz Performer of the Year. The series will conclude on Aug. 11. In the event of rain, Hastings City Bank will once again offer its community room, complete with a waterfall. Progressive Dems flm set for July 20 Two riders enjoying Wiz Wheels custom bikes by Megan LaveU Wiswell. Wiswell said he and his business partners Michigan will be hosts for a premiere Staff Writer Wiz Wheels, a recumbent tricycle maker showing of “The Big Buy: Tom Delay's located on West Greer Street in Hastings, will Stolen Congress" at 7 p.m. Thursday, July be moving before Aug. 1 to a new location in Forbes. Hastings economic Emergency Kentwood. "There arc two things that really precipitat­ director, never responded to the company’s ed this move," said Jack Wiswell. one of Wiz their bus ness to the industrial park. Benjamin The film details Tom Delay's plan to Wheels’ owners. “Fred Meijer just gave $7 create a permanent Republican majority million to improve the bike trail system in the U.S. Congress in part by using cor­ around Grand Rapids. That was probably the porate contributions to reshape Texas, biggest part of it." Forbes died last month. Wiswell said he tried for two months to contact her after they made a verbal agree­ ment about constructing a new building for the company on Industrial Park Drive in the Hastings Industrial Park. Wiswell said he and The Progressive Democrats of West 20, at Services the Thomapplc Building. 128 High St, Middleville. political landscape. At the pinnacle of his Wiswell said the other reason the business power, the then U.S. House Majority owners decided to move was because there Leader used these contributions to take were no buildings in the area meeting their See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Safely back on the ground, the men and farm owner Simon Hoeksma celebrate. (Photo by Shawna Hubbarth) size and price requirements. "We're sort of this medium sized company, and there just isn’t anything out there," said considered leasing a building in the Hastings Industrial Park, but the late Dary le Benjamindevelopment owners when they called her about moving his business partners had a check and a con­ tract signed, but Benjamin-Forbes did not See WHEELS, page 5 �Page 2 - Thursday. July 6 2006 - The Hastings Banner Fine weather graces annual Charlton Park 4th of July NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page over the Texas Stale Legislature, redraw influenza in domestic and wild birds and the state's congressional lines mid-decade, human. and send a half-dozen new hard-right Republican Congressmen to Washington. The film goes further to describe Delay’s web of co-conspirators in Congress — members of the House of Representatives who are systematically letting corporations Pennock blood drive date reset take control of America’s Democracy — and to talk about the loopholes in the drive has been rescheduled to Friday, July American political system that allow law­ 7, in the Conference Center at Pennock lessness to happen. There is free admission; donations are Health Services, welcome. For more information, e-mail Patricia Wilson at wilough@yahoo.com or call The Pennock Health Services blocd 1008 W. Green St, Hastings. The blood drive will be held in conjunc­ tion with Michigan Community Blood Centers, which supplies 100 percent of the 269-795-4412. regular blood supply for Pennock. Michigan Community Blood Centers Orangeville names its grand marshal Assistant Director of Mobile Recruitment Emily McMullen said summer is a very Any healthy person 17 or older who Long time resident Juliet Bourdo has been named grand marshal of Orangeville She will ride in the parade and perform ocher duties during the Saturday. Aug. 19. event. Most activities will take place at the weighs at least 110 pounds may be eligible. JOBLESS, continued from page 1----------- Bernard Museum ice cream social agencies that arc seeing no improvement in the current job market. & "They get these statistics by random sam­ Lixbey Road. The route of the parade is Museum will have its animal ice cream receiving some final tweaking, but will social, mixed with musical entertain men; ple. So that means they arc not statistics gath­ ered from unemployment agencies, or those begin at the wastewater treatment plant. Orangeville Township Hall 7350 at The Bernard Historical Society and exhibits of local history, from 1 to 5 filing for unemployment, but general popula­ Anyone who would like to get involved p.m. Saturday, July 8, at the Bernard tion samples. So that affects the accuracy of in the planning or has questions, should call Museum, located on Delton Road between Mark Paradowski at 269-664-5704 or Julie DeBoer at the Barry County Chamber of Prairieville and Delton. Miss Delton and her court will be serv- Commerce at 269-945-2454 ing the ice cream and cake. There will be Orangeville Day is a project of Citizens of Orangeville Orangeville Township Community and the Development Committee of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce. Two Wood drives set for this month , The sack races were enjoyed by a particularly younger audience on the Village Commons at Chartton Park. tough time for blood banks. the rates. “Also, even when statistics arc taken from j those actually filing for unemployment after benefits run out those people arc not counted, but that does not mean that they arc not still plenty of ice cream toppings, too. out there seeking work. So long term unem­ ployed arc no longer counted. So by that Music by the Happy Tones will fill the air. Some new educational and historical thought, with more and more long term exhibits have been added at the museum, unemployed, a drop in claims filed can actu­ which has thousands of artifacts, with an ally be an indicator that more people arc long emphasis on southwest Barry County histo­ term unemployed and that paints a much ry. The public is welcome to tour the muse­ worse scenario. “There is some evidence that the Grand um grounds, including a one-room school­ house, a blacksmith shop and more, and the Rapids area is experiencing some economic museum itself. Red Cross blood drives will be held from There is no admission charge, but dona­ turnaround, but in Barry County we aren't experiencing any job growth in a significant 1 to 6:45 p.m. today, Thursday, July 6. at tions will be accepted to benefit the way... and our unemployment rate is buried St Ambrose Church, 11252 Floria Road. Bernard Museum. with other counties. Often our rate will get Musk continues in Middleville So, judging by our foot traffic, 1 would have lost because we are a bedroom community. Delton, and from 1 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday. July 20, at the Hastings Moose Lodge, 128 I North Michigan. The 60-county Great Lakes Region of । the American Red Cross has only a few to say 1 do not think it's an accurate rale, but that ia just my opaqion. not scientifically based or anything.” Barry County resident Diane Buerge .s one days supply of the most positive blood types. Supplies of Type O-negativc — the The group Archive will take the stage at universal donor — are critically low. with Stagecoach Park this Friday night, Juuly 7. less than a day on the shelves. A three-day Middleville is host to live music every supply is considered safe and adequate for Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. until Aug. meeting ongoing and emergency needs, 18. Concerts will be held in the Gazebo with five to seven days considered optima]. along the Tbomapple River in Old Down The Great Lakes Region needs about Town Middleville. The rain location for 3,500 people a week to volunteer to donate these concerts will be the Tbomapple blood to maintain a strong blood inventory Township Emergency Services building. for patients in nearly 70 Michigan hospi­ tals. Statistics show that while 97 percent • July 14 - Grand Rapids Barbershop good general health. "When 1 first lost my job I was sending out resumes and going to many interviews, but nothing panned out. I am 51 years old and I think that has something to do with it... 1 received rejection letter after rejection letter Buerge collected unemployment benefits for 26 weeks before they were eliminated. She is now receiving benefits again at the • July 21 - Morning Dew (Bluegrass) year anniversary of job loss and said she • July 28 - Blue Water Ramblers believes they loo will cease after another 26 tunes) • August 18 - Middleville United All performances are free. People are welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets, etc. AU people who arc interested in working to create public policies that support human rights, economic equality, social and envi­ ered data entry jobs from her home, but says those jobs require a fee which is hard to come though, they go to people that arc younger. 1 have applied and interviewed as far away as Steam Engine Show Friday and Saturday, July 7 and 8. . a.m. Saturday with a tractor parade each day. Demonstrations include the will sponsor a public talk at 7:30 urn. Tuesday, July 11, about different kinds of influenza, their global effect and what peo­ ple can do to reduce their risk of getting 1895 Corley Sawmill, wheat threshing, station­ ary bailing and shingle cutting. A rare 1863 Westinghouse steam engine and many other antique engines will be on display. This year, special features Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, even Grandville. but that gets hard with the price of gas.” Buerge said she has met others in her The event opens Friday at noon and at 8 The Barry County Health Care Coalition include ‘Steamboats on the Thomapple,’ running predicament through job placement agencies. “1 think there arc a lot of people, specifi­ cally older men and women, who arc finding themselves without jobs and finding it hard to break back into the market. It's a big prob­ lem. There is nothing available it seems like. Now, after so much time and too many rejec­ tion letters. I feel discouraged and don’t even each day following the tractor parade. want to look." Christina Curtis, who lost her job just last Antique trucks, antique motorcycles and week is hopeful she can quickly find another. vintage garden tractors will display historic She was at the Michigan Works! office this the innovations in gas technology. Show activities will include a kiddies* week updating and posting her resume. She is Community pedal pull, a sawdust penny scramble, held at the Felpausch corporate training facility in Hastings. Veterinarian James Averill, deputy pan­ coordinator A group of musicians provided some entertainment for patrons ot the Chartton Park Fourth of July celebration. (Photos by Jon Gambee) to work. A lot of these jobs go to the kids, will have its 35th annual Antique Gas A Health Dept, sets talk on influenza of Wal-Mart and Kmart. She has also consid­ them 1 don't want to be a manager. I just need The Chariton Park Gas A Steam Club Department some way to help pay the bills." extra iiioney. “They say I am overqualified and I tell Gas, steam show at /HnUfrin unanton Orarlr ram ronmental justice are welcome. be I by if you arc unemployed and do not have July 12, at the Thomapplc Township Hall. 200 Main St. Middleville. will happen. We are struggling and 1 just want Buerge said she has applied at places like Methodist Musicians. The Progressive Democrats of West wll weeks. "After they run out. I do not know what pop classics) • Aug. 11 - The No-/here B <nd (Beatles Michigan will meet al 7 p.m. Wednesday, Michigan employment, even though she has applied for jobs she is over qualified for. • Aug. 4 - Missing Linx (Traditional and Progressive Dems win meet July 12 influenza said she has not been ables to obtain other Quartet and Chorus Blood donors must be at least 17 years (old, weigh 110 pounds or more and be in demic amidst budget cuts a year ago in March. She and pretty soon it wears you down." she said. their lifetime, just 5 percent of people ever program She lost her job as a receptionist with the city the summer are as follows: • July 7 - Archive sick. The of the long term unemployed Eavey refers to. Performance dates for the remainder of of people will need a blood transfusion in step forward to give blood. A special guest at the annual Fourth of July festivities was Unde Sam, as portrayed by volumeer Jeff VanNortwick, former member ot the Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission. for Health, will give the presentation. He will discuss the differences among seasonal, pandemic and avian influenza. He will review the current status of influenza around the world and the six phases of the World Health Organization’s global pan­ demic influenza alerting system. Averill will give a 45-minute talk, to be followed by a question and answer period. He will discuss what individuals and organizations can do to reduce the risk of catching the flu, including vaccination, medication and public health interventions such as cough and hand hygiene and social distancing. Averill also will talk about Michigan's preparation and response to blacksmith and carpentry demos. An all-you-can-eat flapjack breakfast is scheduled for Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. Proceeds from the $5 per plate meal sup­ looking for a CNA job and has resigned to the fact that she may well face a commute. She said she has not been unemployed long enough to feel discouraged and has found the center to be a great resource. “This is actually the first time I have been port Charlton Park. A "Beach Run" and hot here, but they arc so helpful. They have dog cookout is scheduled for exhibitors answered all my questions and it’s so good to Friday evening. On Saturday, a exhibitors, spectators and vendors are welcome to join have them here in a time like this," said Curtis. Barry County Economic Development Director Dixie Stadel-Manshum said she Lighting up the skies for the 4th $3 per child 5 to 12 years, 4 and under free. thinks the county rate is statistically correct. “It was 5.0 for Barry County in April by For more information, call (269) 945-3775 the US Department of Labor Statistics and or visit the web site at www. charlton- Real Estate Center." she said. “We typically Barry County had a variety of fireworks displays over the July 4 holiday weekend and beyond. These fireworks were photographed at Gun Lake by Warren Wheeler of Yankee Spnngs Township Sunday evening. Other displays were shown on different days at Caledonia. Lake Odessa and Algonquin Lake. the annual potluck beginning at 6 p.m. al the sawmill. Admission to the show is $5 per adult. park.org See JOBLESS, page 14 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 6. 2006 - Page 3 Musser’s is first gas station in area to offer ethanol fuel by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer When it comes to ethanol fuel. Roland Musser of Musser's Service in Nashville is a believer. "I think it’s a great deal and we jumped on board. We now sell E85 ethanol; we were the fourth station in Michigan to start selling it and I think this is going to save America. E85 is 25 percent made in America, and it’s cheap­ er than petroleum.' said Musser. 'Right now ethanol sells for about 20 cents cheaper than regular gas; but when the new plant opens in Lake Odessa, the price will be even lower. "When that plant opens, it will use 25 square miles of com a year, that’s all the com in our whole county. So it will be an immedi­ ate help for our farmers right here in the coun­ ty,' added Musser. E85 ethanol is 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Ethanol is produced from com. soy. sugar cane or switch grass. Compared to regular unleaded gasoline, ethanol is a clean burning fuel that combusts to form carbon dioxide and water. It is non­ toxic, water soluble and biodegradable. E85 can be used in all flexible fuel vehi­ cles, which are specially designed to run on any ethanol fuel up to 85 percent. General Motors, the Ford Motor Company and the DaimlerChrysler Corporation all offer E85 engines as standard equipment on their vehi­ cles and they claim all vehicles produced by the Big Three Automakers since 1973 can run on E10. which is a blend of 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent petroleum. However, a Nashville woman who bought E10 gasoline at Musser’s for her 2006 Chevy Impala said her car had serious difficulties as a result and she had to spend about $500 to correct the trouble. She cautioned that not all vehicles can ran efficiently or at all on ethanol and consumers should be certain before they buy it A March 11. article posted on www.autoblog.com stated that there are currently only 600 operating E85 pumps in the United States, most of them run by small retailers like Musser's. However, in a press release from the Michigan Com Growers Association. Jody Pollock. Com Marketing Program of Michigan executive director states. 'From 1999 to 2005 the nation’s production of ethanol has increased from 1.5 billion gallons to 4 billion gallons.” Bruce Noel, a com producer from Leslie Roland Musser stands next to the sign promoting ethanol fuel in front of Musser's Service in Nashville, the only service station in Maple Valley currently offering E85 ethanol. who serves as chair of the National Com Growers Association Ethanol Committee, ly meet the demands for fuel if ethanol were to completely replace gasoline. said after the Lake Odessa area (Woodbury) A study by the American Institute of plant and three others are in operation, Biological Services (AIBS). published in from Alternative Fuels Today, July 8, 2005, stated approximately 50 million gallons to almost the in the United States, ethanol yields, 'only 250 million gallons annually. These plants, ten percent more energy than required to pro­ including the one operational plant, will cre­ duce it, ” and that in the United States, 'ethanol production will increase Two local representatives from the Unicameral Michigan movement. EWen Shellenbarger (left) and Joe Lukasiewicz (center), chat with Lt. Gov. John Cherry at last Saturday afternoon's get-together at the Thomas Jefferson Hall. ate an annual demand of about 80 million 'reliance on ethanol to fuel the automobile bushels of com. This is great news for the fleet would *equire enormous, unachievable Troubling e-mail sender apologizes to Unicameral Michigan campaign state’s com producers. Ethanol production areas of corn agriculture, and the environ­ could soon be one of Michigan’s largest mar­ mental impacts (deforestation) would out­ Majority Leader Ken Sikkema who sent the office, I took the issue to another level, one 1 was hoping to avoid. I again went to the kets for com.’ weigh the benefits.' “Fire the Senate” campaign a nasty letter has media, contacted Dick DeVos' team, and then The legislative aide to Michigan Senate However, some are questioning whether Additionally, another study has indicated ethanol will ever completely replace fossil that the carbon dioxide emissions of a vehicle fuel. are only reduced 13% when the carbon diox­ Lukasiewicz of Hastings said he received an “1 accept your apology and will not pursue ide created during the manufacture of ethanol e-mail from Steve Fwers expressing regrets any other action against you nor discuss it is factored in. for his e-mail in which tie used the “f-werd” further with the media. I will, however, let our and suggested the movement be terminated sta;e-wide volunteers know. You and 1 owe it with a gunshot to the temple. to them. I will ask them to also resist further According to studies cited on Wikipedia, in 2005 it was estimated that Americans con­ issued a written apology. Unicameral Michigan attempted to contact the Attorney General's spokesman Joe office. sumed approximately 150 billion gallons of Musser and other proponents of ethanol gas per year. An acre of com can yield the fuels hold that in addition to decreasing the equivalent of 200 gallons of gasoline a year. United States’ dependence on foreign oil, and Ewers, in his communication, wrote: comment on the matter. I appreciate the apol­ Approximately 750 million acres of com, promoting agriculture, ethanol protects the “Mr. Lukasiewicz. 1 am writing to apolo­ nearly double the current area used for all environment because it bums cleaner and is gize for the recent e-mail 1 sent to you regard­ og> The crops in the United States and roughly one higher octane that regular gasoline. ing your organization. Obviously, I do not based in Hastings, was started in 2005 and Unicameral Michigan movement, third of the total land mass in the United "The beauty of E85 is that it has an 105 agree with yo«r opinion of the Senate or your has been trying to collect the necessary States, would have to be planted to complete­ octane as compared toi92 for premium; it's 318,000 signature? suss-wide in order to put cause, but that does not excuse the inappro­ priate way in which (chose to express myself. the question of eliminating the Michigan However, fuel economy is a tradeoff for “Also, please understand that my e-mail Senate on the November t-neral election bal­ that cleaner burning, higher octane fuel. was never intended as a personal threat lot. The Unicameral proponents have been While a brochure put out by the National •award you and I am sorry for any concern it contending the 38-member State Senate is not really got some power,* said Musmt. necessary, ir rendundant and its eammition Ethanol Vehicle Coalition states that drivers may have caused. 1 realize now that, even as who use E85 might see a 5 to 15 percent drop a private citizen responding to remarks made would save the state a lot of money in tetigb in fuel efficiency, other sources say that in the public arena, my response will be asso­ economic times. decrease could be more dramatic. ciated with those of my employer. In letting Some of the people involved in the cam­ website my emotions control my response in this situ­ paign have said they’d like to see all of the 50 www.onlyGM.com/FlexFuel agrees that E85 ation I acted unprofessionally and I under­ reduces emissions and has a higher octane, it also states that vehicles that run on E85 'have stand now how wrong it was to do so. Sincerely. Steve Ewers” states in the union switch to single-chamoer state legislatures. Right now. Nebraska is the While the Motors General only one with a one-house legislature which has been operating for nearly 70 years. a cruising range that is 25% shorter' than the Lukasiewicz, in reply, wrote: same vehicle using regular gas. The site illus­ “I have to admit, I was disappointed in Ari People who have been closely involved trates that point by saying that a 2006 Chevy Adler, when given the chance to apologize on Avalanche will average 12-5 miles per gallon WJR radio, he instead took it as an opportu­ with the “Fire the Senate” drive are not say­ ing how many petition signatures they have (mpg) on the highway using ethanol and 16 nity to bash our issue. When a week passed collected, but their deadline to turn them in to mpg using regular. In its May 2006 with no contact from you or Sen. Sikkema's the state is July 10. issue of Popular Mechanics compared the raw materials con­ sumed, the amount of fuel needed, fuel price, total fuel cost and fuel economy. In their study, a 2006 Honda Civic aver­ aged 33 miles per gallon (mpg) driving from New York to California used 4.5 barrels of crude oil to produce the 90.9 gallons of gas at $2.34 per gallon for a total ccst of $212.70. A Former Planning Commissioner running for County Board seat 2006 Taurus FFV got 17 mpg used 53 bushels vapors that collect beneath the "Liquid Boot" will be vented through the new *s roof. This diagram shows how the barrier prevents vapors from entering the 1 through the structural slab and the way vapors are vented from under the struc- New Hastings library will use a liquid Boot’ vapor barrier of com and a half barrel of crude oil to pro­ Serafin ’Chuck" Nieves is running for the duce the 176 gallons of E85 at $2.41 per gal­ Barry County Commissioner position as a lon for a total fuel cost $425. Republican candidate for Distric* 8 (Barry, According to these reports the price of Praireville. and a portion of Orangeville ethanol would have to be 25 percent lower than the price of regular gasoline in order for townships). He lives on Stoney Pointe Road on Upper the consumer to break even. So, for now. Crooked Lake in Delton. vehicle owners will have to chose between a Bom in 1933 in West Virginia to parents higher octane, cleaner fuel that may or may who immigrated from Spain and later became not decrease the United Stales dependence on naturalized citizens he and his family relocat­ foreign oil and their pocketbook. Musser is not worried about the future of ed to Detroit in 1949 and he graduated from Southwestern High School in 1950. ethanol. "Sales arc going great,' he said. 'I’d Soon after graduating Nieves went to work say every fourth call we get is from someone for Cadillac Motor Car. a division of General asking about E85.’ Motors and worked for GM for 37 years start­ The new Hastings Public Library is being and is applied through a spraying method. An For a complete listing of Flexible Fuel ing as an electrical apprentice and soon pro­ built on ground that is termed a Brownfield example of the Liquid Boot is on display at Vehicles log on to the National Ethanol site next to City Hall. the current library if anyone wants to feel it. Vehicle Coalition website www.e85fuel.com/ moted to supervisor of the maintenance department. He retired as plant engineering According to the U. S. Environmental Quality Maintenance Contractors, Inc. of Protection Agency, a Brownfield is defined as "abandoned, idled, or under-used industri­ Muskegon was the lowest bidder and will be al and commercial facilities where expansion Any vapors that collect under the Liquid □{.redevelopment is complicated by real or Boot barrier will be vented through pipes in pdfceived environmental contamination.” •The library site formerly housed a gas sta­ the building walls and vented into the air at tic* and bulk fuel business. Even though the gasoline vapors is a slight problem but so far storage tanks along with tons of surrounding soils were removed many years ago, free has not been a problem for the construction gasoline still exists 10 to 12 feet below the the roof. During construction the presence of crews, even when the stone pillars were being inserted. However, the vapors are a pol­ lution concern and have to be addressed. The Library received a $213,000 grant Working under the from the MDEQ to deal with difficulties aris­ direction of the Michigan Department of ing from the Brownfield sites. The cost of the Quality, the library will vapor barrier will be covered by the grant install a vapor barrier brand named “Liquid funding. For more information about the construc­ Environmental Boot.” This impermeable membrane will pre­ vent gasoline vapors from finding their way into the air quality system. tion of the new library, please stop in and chat Liquid Boot will be installed around the construction of the new library will soon be foundation footings and under the structural slab. It has the feel of a rubberized product with the staff. Ongoing information about available online at http://hastings.llcoop.org manager over three GM plants and was an instructor teaching Dale Carnegie courses to GM employees. He accepted a plant engineering position installing the Liquid Boot. <his situation prevents the library from putting in a basement. Musser’s Service is located at 106 S. Main St in Nashville. with Benteler Automotive in Galesburg AARP safe driver which brought him to Delton. He retired from classes offered nine grandchildren and three great-grandchil­ Benteler after 10 years. He and his wife. Micha, have six children, dren. His hobbies arc golfing, boating and enjoying rural living. The Barry County Commission on Aging is sponsoring the American Association of three years (1990-1993) on the Planning and Retired Persons (AARP) drivers’ safety pro­ Zoning gram from I to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. July 12 and 13. Nieves has served on two commission, Commission for Brownstown Township (Wayne County) and he recently completed three years on the Barry County There is no test, the course is meant to be a refresher on information for senior citizens. Planning and Zoning Commission. Some insurance companies offer discounts to plans, special use permits and developing the those who atted the sessions. master plan for Barry County.” Nieves said. For more information, call 948-4856 or 948-1940. “My experience consists of approving site He also serves as a board member on the Four Townships Water Resources Council to preserve waler quality and addressing envi- Serafin "Chuck" Nieves ronmental concerns. He also is vice president of the Delton Crooked Lake Association and is active on various committees. “If elected, my goal is to increase and improve communications between the Barry County Commissioners and the three town­ ships within District 8.” he said. “I will attend the monthly meetings of the three townships to establish a stronger communication avenue to voice the issues and concerns of the resi­ dents. “My experience as a plant engineering manager has taught me to face the issues directly and work diligently until a solution is achieved.” �Page 4 - Thursday. July 6. 2006 - The Hastings Banner impeaching President Bush seems like a good idea To the editor: into which G.W. Bush was installed as presi­ This year's celebration of the independence dent in 2000 and 2004. This was in direct vio­ of America is the most important 4th of July lation of our 15th Amendment; The right of While the Project for a New American We the People have had since the founding citizens of the United Stales to vote shall not Century team was planning the Iraq war long fathers decided to form this democracy by be denied or abridged by the United States or before Bush was installed into the White King by any state, on account of race, color, or pre­ House in 2000, were they thinking of our con­ George. vious condition of servitude.” There is evi­ stitution and bow they would be establishing Our Constitution was signed and delivered to dence of these intentional criminal frauds justice, or providing for the common defense declaring our from independence us 230 years ago by the likes of such great Lifelong Republican joins other side To the editor: appears to be what Ike warned about, where waste from this undeclared war in Iraq! against We the People, with Robert Kennedy's of our America and citizens. Since when does and article in the June issue of Roiling Stone the unchecked and illegal wiretapping "secure Benjamin Franklin. But now. in just a few our liberties"? How does plundering our short yean, our nation of constitutional laws most recent unveiling of 2004 election fraud. Our representative from Detroit. John has become a lawless playground for corrupt Conyers conducted a thorough investigation our financial security at the mercy of China Americans as George Washington treasury, giving it to millionaires, and leaving Prior to retirement. I was completely we need to be a! war to justify a standing and callous corporations, lobbyists and politi­ into the 2004 election and found evidence of help provide for the common defense or pro­ involved with work, family, church and hob­ army and to provide profits for the industries cians. The American dream is vanishing from deliberate fraud. Harvey Wasserman and Bob vide for the general welfare? How does poi­ bies without making time to understand or become involved in the political process. 1 supporting the war. For the purpose of estab­ view, and only We the People can bring it Fritakis conducted the most comprehensive soning our soldiers, and every other living lishing a new base of Middle East military back by protecting our ILS. Constitution, and thorough investigation of the fraudulent thing on the planet Earth, our air and water consistently voted the straight Republican operations (having been kicked out of Saudi which, incidentally is referred to as "an old 2004 election. ticket, as had my parents before me. and most Arabia), our young military men and women scrap of paper" by George W. Bush. of my friends and acquaintances. Since retiring, I have become a "news are paying dearly with their lives and perma­ nent disabilities. "We the people of the United States, in order Americans would expect to see in a third newspapers, magazines, The majority of our volunteer forces signed up to improve their lot in life, trusting that to form a more perfect union, establish jus­ world dictatorship, not the United States of tice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for America! Article VII, involved with many prior administrations. My exposure to the experiences and beliefs theii government would only involve them in the common defense, promote the general stales: "...the person having the greatest num­ a just and necessary war. I would like to know welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ber of votes for president shall be president* of those far smarter than I has compelled me to develop a political philosophy of my own. the volunteer rate of the sons and daughters of ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and This didn't happen. this administration (both Republican and establish this constitution for the United States of America". junkie” through satellite TV and books written by people Thus far, 1 believe most of our world prob­ Democrat) as compared to the lower and mid­ lems through the years are the direct result of dle income working family, who since World misguided and inept foreign policies of both War II have provided cannon fodder for Democratic and Republican administrations. "police actions," "interventions" and now the These policies have been long on the United Iraq "war." Would we be so quick to military States’ economic self-interests and security aggression if we had a compulsory draft for paranoia and short on common sense and all our youth with no exceptions for those compassion for our fellow man. This selfish with family, political or economic connec­ approach of manipulating and meddling in tions? the affairs of our allies and enemies alike has For me this is "the" issue in this year’s con­ resulted in an all-time high of animosity gressional elections and the 2008 presidential toward the USA. In the recent past, our freedoms and election. If we do not change the direction our accomplishments were admired and envied our way of life as we know it. nation is being led, it may be too late to save by almost, all nations, but our current foreign There are many honest and dedicated pub­ policy has become repugnant to the world, as lic servants from both parties, but the fact is evidenced by the lack of powerful allied sup­ the current Republican administration is lead­ port in our Middle East operations and that ing us down a path that is so wrong in so policy has greatly eroded our global standing many ways that I have only one moral choice. By deliberately taking the moral low ground I will vote a straight Democratic ticket this of violence and greed, the USA has ceded any fall and in 2008. I would challenge anyone moral leadership it ever had. who is blindly following their party's propa­ President Dwight D. Eisenhouwer, as he was leaving office in 1961. warned us to ganda (as 1 did) to make time to do a "fact check" before they vote. beware of the military,'industrial complex. Jack L Kineman, The situation in which we are mired in Iraq Hastings with depleted uranium provide for our gener­ The heart of our democracy is free and fa*r The preamble is a one good place to begin. elections. Fraudulent elections are al welfare in any way, shape or form? what 12th Amendment, take volumes for historians to document it all. Just to name a few: Lying us into war, as the Downing Street Memo proves; outing The U.S. Supreme Court, in following our constitutional laws, helped America "estab­ keep WMDs out of the hands of terrorists, as George W. Bush and his family dynasty lish justice” last week by ruling against retaliation (and Bush is vilifying the NY have deep roots in our government, the oil Bush's rampant, unchecked expansion of Times for reporting on bank account spy­ business (since at least 1917). and the military executive power over our constitution, the industrial complex (the Carlyle Group, which congress, and international law. Finally, a ray feeds at the trough of "the War on Terror). It regarding Bush's intimate political relation­ ship with convicted swindler Ken Lay, or as stands to reason that with all this experience How did our America become the country Bush calls him, "Kenny Boy", who, with the in government and big business they would that tortures human beings, when we used to help of Cheney, set our energy policy in have a profound understanding of our consti­ offer refuge to victims of torture escaping secret "Kenny Boy" had lots of help and pro­ tution and our laws. from totalitarian dictatorships? The president tection from CEO Bush. The lies and law is the CEO, whose duty it is to see that the breaking go on and on and on, ad nauseum! How is it then, that a calculated breaking of laws of this the nation great goes on unchecked or balanced by our representatives laws of this land are enforced or carried out, To understand how this lawbreaking con- not to break them at every opportunity! laws, look no further than Bush's right-hand in Washington. Money talks, democracy In order to "insure domestic tranquility” walks! Being a member of the billionaire/mil- one would actually have to give a hoot about lionaire's club is the ticket Where does that We the People. The victims of Hurricane mastered leave the remaining 99% of Americans? Katrina can attest to Bush's callous disregard Goebbels, has been surpassed in supremacy by Hitler's minister of such, Our "more perfect union" was divided into for ordinary Americans as he continued his and skill by propaganda master Karl Rove. red and Hue states during each stolen election vacation, strumming a guitar while people The tactics (usually fear based) employed by clung to rooftops, and agonized as their loved Rove ones, property and livelihoods Coated past machines included) have allowed We the Is being drunk at home illegal? and their GOP machine (voting their flooded homes! It is difficult to see evidence of taxpayers* money (put into the pockets of Cheney's Halliburton once again) being used to help left of our liberties, the very heart of our people put their lives back togemcr. I've been to the Gulf Coast recently. It was devastating Support parks renewal, nix the increase To the editor The Banner reported last week that the to see what now looks like a third world conn- Barry County Sheriff’s Department was We the People remain scattered and homeless. crowd, and Chariton Park is a perfect candi­ To the editor: try! Neglected, silent neighborhoods, whik* This is yet another example of uncon­ ed people What to do? Article 11, Section 4 of the "The president, vice president, and all civil date for its location), adding onto the propos­ mal cruelty matter, only to find a woman with scionable malfeasance on the part of the gov­ officers millage al an item such as a scale-sized rail system a blood alcohol level of .30. “almost four ernment of CEOs Bush/Cheney. Impeached and removed from office if con- approvals. I hope the people of Barry County seems to me more of a pipe dream than a con­ give some sincere thought to what they want ceivable reality. I cant for the life of me fee why any park director would want such an item. Just the < The “Pam" exercise that took place a prior Katrina was ______________ the ^arnipg .^^‘.to. _ to _______________ from and for their community. There are too many candidates running for times over the legal limit." Over what I...............Since ................................ when did...... Big I on how much atootoi <; Brother impose jwe and act before this one can consume in A the privacy of a resi‘ ­ ernment refused to put our tax dollars into fix­ this and that office for any one person to go yearly maintenance alone is an impending dence? ing the levies. Talk about an incompetent into who's got what to offer and so on Which headache, not to mention the fact there are barely enough dollars to maintain the upkeep 1 hope there is far more to the story than reported, especially since it has been turned business decision! is precisely the point here. The citizens of Barry County need to take a vested interest in on existing buildings and grounds. Why add over to the prosecuting attorney’s ofhee. vide for the common defense” of We the which will now spend taxpayer dollars inves­ People. Yet, white he was on one of his many long vacations in 2001. he was handed one of With the fast approaching elections, and equally important questions of who is to te calling the shots for them when it comes to issues such as road improvements, However, the first proposal, renewal of the G.W. Bush's supposed strength is to "pro­ taxes (both hikes and cuts), environmental parks current millage, is just and deserved. quailty issues and so on. Investigate your Chariton Park is a beautiful touchstone of as such. There is no need to trump up other choices before stepping up to the ballot box Bany County's past and every effort should being plotted by al-Qaeda on American soil. and blindly checking whomever'* name your be made to preserve it in its entirety. charges. And if it’s not, someone please tell me. The Aug. 6, 2001, warning delivered to him stated that Osama Bin Laden was determined Having just attended the Old Fashioned 4th With Independence Day just passed, every­ of July celebration at the park, it worked as a wheredoes it all end? f ’ I’m not only outraged, Fm frightened! If one should take the time to realize what that strong reminder to me the important role you think we’re not living in a police state, day really means. It's about having the oppor­ facilities like these can play in o« . lives as folks, think again. tunity to make a decision of your choosing! well as those of future generations. Children You can find all of the information you need of all ages reveled in the joys of the day. Please vote yes. for this park has earned it. offices, the library and even something as I would like to dose by saying to the direc­ simple as loggin onto www.barrycounty.org tors of Chariton Park that they should not www.barrycounty.org give up or. their ideas of improving on what Now, going back to the millages. The hot they already have. However, take it one step to strike in the U3. using airplanes as mis­ siles to fly into tall buildings! Considering the vide for our common defense and defend the Editor's Note: The editor information added the (without violating the ing on our phone calls, computers and bank alcohol information in error. The information accounts) that would have thwarted the plans was published to help explain the reason for the alleged action, but it was misapplied as if request, is somewhat ludicrous and complete­ make the people know and believe the bene­ fits of something like this without dropping it it was a drunken driving incident It appears the matter is being handled as allowed to happen, and over three thousand into their laps like a hot rock. animal cruelty. It’s good to know some people really do sands more dead, maimed and wounded men­ amphitheatre to the Barry County area would be paramount in bringing in outside dollars Jason Strotheide, (big name concerts can certainly draw a Nashville House. Let’s say no , to all new tax® HM of ail. I anmot vodag fa aay 4th Amendment and our civil rights through spy­ “almost four times the legal limit" blood or need, then make that a narrow focus and addition of an Cheney and any other crimitkcU in the White towers? Our intelligence agencies had the at a time. If it's trail improvements you want the be Center in New York, why didn't our CEO pro­ buttons seem to be the millage requests for frivolous. While may previous attack against the World Trade Chris Norton, Chariton Park. The second millage, the new ly States many urgent warnings of an imminent attack Bellevue to begin your education at your local village United pur Jov-r tigating it If it’s an animal cruelty issue, then report it neighbor has decided on. of the ing for extra millages. Pretty soon we wffl be taxed out of our homes and livelihoods. of Bin Laden. These warnings were ignored. They were people died on 9/11, and now tens of thou­ tally and physically, our reputation destroyed. pay attention. tial things we can do without ( As a taxpayer, I am sick and tired of'^ty­ Let’s live within our means. That’s why a group of patriotic colonists banded together and put together the Boston nation; it was because of unjust taxes. ,l<( When we team to live within our m^ans, and not have everyone taxed to death? Ekten Shelleobmer, What are primary issues? Next Monday is the final day to register to vote in the August pri­ mary. What local issues are you following this summer? tw HMtbfi Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 putahub^.. Healing* Bannar, Inc. ADMfanof JMGnpNctlnc. >1/ 1351 N. IM3 Highway Phone: (259) 945-9554 John Jacoba p—• __ _ Frederic Jacobs .**■'*< Steven Jecobe Snwnvnwnr •NEWSROOM* Elden Sbdlenbarger, Carlton Township: Eileen Oehler. Hastings: George Williston, Hastings: Kim Lewis, Hastings: Md Goebel, Delton: “I think that county vot­ “I David T. Ybung (Edfcx) n* Bane GM (Aaabtertf Editor) ;* ( Helen Mudry Patnoa Johns Sandra Poneetto KetyLtoyd Brett Bremer Fran Feverman Jon dambee Shawna Hubbarth Susan Reyff, Middleville: • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • voters “1 would like to have Scott Ommen Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacobo CMHaml adi aooapad Mondor *NcughFM oi SOO un. to 530 pm. think that u«,i attention to who they elect should be paying attention “1 hope that voters attend meetings and really paying should first pay attention candidates talk about edu­ and to the issues.” to the state of the econo­ listen so attention to how the coun­ to who is nominated to run cation and its importance. my in Michigan and Bany County. 1 don’t think we they can vote for the most ty raises funds and how for office. I would like 1 would also like to have competent legislators." funds are allocated.” voters to have more quali­ state legislators work on tMparjmroMiMe lr| fied choices.” banning cell phone use by POSTMASTER: Band aMoaodwiOM to: P.O. Boa B *,« “People should pay “1 think that voters are hearing enough about it" to candidates ers should be drivers.” tutacrtpaan Mae: S30 per year in Bony Cm* S32 par year n adpnmg counOae Tf Haoar^i Ml 4006*0002 Second CtoaaPoatopPaM a Haatng*. Ml 49068 �The Hastings Banner - TTxasday. July 8. 2006 - Page 5 l/z My Opinion City parks use policy needs to be updated Though the 7-1 and 6-2 votes didn't reflect it. the Hastings City of the public in general. Indeed, the parks are for everyone, but Council discussion last week about proper use of city parks was when your large group takes over a huge chunk of park space and interesting. Prompting the debate were requests from the First Presbyterian 1 Church and from the Barry County Republican Party to use Fish reduces what individuals and small groups can use. I think you ‘ Hatchery Park and lyden Park for worship services and a political gathering, respectively. Both were approved by wide margins in the ments, they feel the need to look for new ways to gain revenue, other than taxing citizens. I suppose the city, like all other govern­ voting, but some wise cautions were offered in the discussions. ment units these days, could use the extra money. should have to pay. Due to the fact the state is reducing funding to local govern­ The issues here are what should or should not be permitted in use of a public facility, and whether or not there should be a fee Gas price gouging blues ‘charged. City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes was right to ask the council to ' stop and think about what the local ordinances say and about bow the city should handle similar requests from less desirable entities, Current prosecutor soft on serious drug crimes To the editor. How can we as a county accept the next Several weeks ago I wrote about the child dying from drugs, be it ingested, inject­ Timothy and Melissa Wymer drug case in ed ov the result of being run down by a high which our sheriff department made the year’s largest drug bust, seizing 32 pounds of illegal driver — remember, the Wymers had evi­ drugs, pills, many weapons, and discovered a It seems just about every time a holiday approaches, the price of gasoline increases. Last week was no exception, as our nation’s 230th birthday cel­ major drug manufacturing and distributing facility. dence of drug usage in their vehicles. Our current prosecutor is by her actions putting a stamp of approval on drug crimes. And what about this couple's children? The in Lansing. 'Churches conducting services in public facilities such as school ebration was drawing near. Prices at the pumps leaped from about I was dismayed at our prosecutor, Julie Nakfoor Pratt, for allowing this pair of drug $2.88 to $3.09 per gallon, all on the same day. As 1 drove by and offenders to plead their situation down to coming forward and reporting that drug activ­ gyms or auditoriums routinely have to pay fees to cover taxpayers* took note of this unpleasant development. I had to wonder just what ity was still going on in the home. The police costs of heat, lighting and janitorial services. So should they have political situation had arisen suddenly to decrease supplies of and almost nothing and get some much reduced sentences. Timothy received less th r. he had to pay for using public facilities such as parks? increase demand for oil. I was unable to determine any. for a previous Wymer's were arrested again, but Nakfoor distributing or soliciting for candidates or issues in public facilities, The only explanation that made any sense to me was that oil companies are aware we Americans like to take little mini-vacation Melissa was allowed to walk with probation and have her record "wiped clean" afterward. The result is that several of these children so is it proper to allow political parties to do just that at a picnic in trips for four-day holidays like the one many had between June 30 This was even though she had her record where threatened by their respective parents - the park? The City Council has been approached many times throughout and July 5. With so many needing to fill their gas tanks as a result, "wiped clean" once before. At that time I con­ and are now afraid. Do you dunk that any of what better time to gouge them yet again? tended doing so would encourage them to the yean and asked about use of parks for a variety of activities, Now some might say its the free enterprise system at work, or these children will ever again report any ille­ gal activity anywhere? What advice do you often on behalf of non-profit causes such as the March of Dimes, rising prices will move us away from gas use, to alternative Weil, I hit the nail on the head. While wait­ imagine these children will give their friends, the CROP Walk and the American Cancer Society. It's always been sources. I say bunk to these comments. This is price gauging plain ing for the final sentencing in February, these if asked? These children knew what was right my position that all non-profit and charitable causes should be sup­ and simple and it has little or no impact on alternatives sources of two were raided again in January by the sher­ and what was wrong better than our current ported with free use of public facilities. energy. If gas companies really wanted to make an impact on the iff’s department and were accused of being prosecutor. They came forward and put them­ But sometimes local industries and companies wish to use Fish market place, they should have reduced the price by a few cents and once again in possession of illegal drugs. Ms. Hatchery Park and Tyden Park for annual company picnics and said “Happy Fourth of July ” Instead they sent another message, we Nakfoor Pratt refused to prosecute them on to pay the therapy needed to help these chil­ got the gas and you’ll pay what ever we warn. this new incident, claiming "it was too soon dren? Gov. Jennifer Granholm, when she was attorney general, penal­ ized some gas stations for overcharging during the Sept. 11 panic. after the first’ She even refused to take into I attended the debate between die candi­ account this latest crime to influence sentenc­ dates for the office of county prosecutor and ing of their first one and returned to them went away somewhat disappointed. The most of their possessions purchased with drug Wymer drug case was addressed briefly and proceeds that the sheriff department had Ms. Pratt seemed to push off responsibility somewhat to a subordinate and then totally like, say, the Ku Khu Klan, which paid a fee recently to hold a rally Political groups are expressly forbidden by local ordinance from these requests are routinely granted, as they should be. Whenever they are permitted use a big part of the park, the general public for that period is relegated to virtual party crashing and finds the bet­ She had a hand in lowering soaring gas prices last Labor Day week­ ter option is not to use the park at alL I think it’s time for the dty to develop a policy in which any indi­ end from $3.49 to $2.99 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. What happened this time? Maybe there is a time government vidual or group wishing to reserve space should be required to pay should step in, like Teddy Roosevelt did a century ago, and tell a a nominal fee. The key word here is “reserve.” convict, on and identical continue their poisoning this county. seized second raid was the result of several of the children frequenting the Wymer household investigated and found they were correct The Pratt declined to prosecute. selves at risk for nothing. Is the county going No sooner than Melissa Wymer *.as sen­ avoided addressing the second raid on the By the way, please don't take '/our frustrations out on the clerks tence for her drug crimes, she reaaned yet Wymers. Mr. Evans was not privy to exact should have to pay, much like they would if they were using an at the gas stations. They have no more power over setting these mother attorney and was back nr. court on details of the file and could not accurately indoor public facility. If they don't wish to pay, they can take their prices than you or me. another matter related to her drug use. This comment either, but did comment on the lax These parks are supposed to be for everyone, so any time some greedy giant business to play fair. person or group wants to have space set aside just for them, they would be To report a gas price problem, call 1-800-632-3835. chances, like the rest of us. that the park isn't being used by some­ one else at Ae same time. ‘Happy Fourth of July' Furthermore, some kind of arrangement should be made with the Though city ordinance forbids certain political activities in pub­ lic venues, a picnic should be permitted and campaign literature . could be made available for those attending or on picnic tables where they are seated. However, if anyone not connected with the political activity is handed a brochure or any kind of campaign lit­ erature at the park, that person should be allowed to file a complaint for improper solicitation. Groups 3itouldn*t be allowed to put up huge signs, other than to acknowledge who is meeting there. No loud speakers should be allowed other than to amplify to the group being spoken to. crimes are allowed to go relatively unpun­ ished. The prosecutor has made numerous Well anyway, I hope you enjoyed your holiday weekend. The 4th their actions is staggering and must come comments as to her passion to improve the of July or what you don't want to forget, is really Independence from somewhere, most Likely some social lives of our youth in this county, only to set Day. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the program necessary because of related crimi­ the future stage to possibly kill some of them Declaration of Independence and a nation was bom. nal activity. And where do you think the Wymers are Through the years many men and women have lost their lives to preserve our freedoms. Tbday we should retitember the thnnahnrii maintain their activities in the legal system? And let us not forge t the World War 11 v ete ran s who are still living They couldn't be earning it al legitimate jobs. but it is more her actions while in office I am today. They are a group that would be in their 80s and beyond. concerned about I am shocked that her 17 They hold the memories of a history we hope to never repeat ever As far as I have been able to determine, be has not worked for several years and she only again in this nation. works part time grooming dogs. being so forgiving toward the «Vyners for free, and over the years thousands of people have immigrated to the cussion on this case and the upcoming prose­ I don't have 17 years, but I maintain thi? United States in search of that freedom. cutor's election and have some serious con­ couple will go on to poison our count/ even cerns about Nakfoor Pratt's abilities to carry out the duties of the prosecutor’s office in more if left unchecked. I don't umterstasd her - Fred Jacoba, vice president, J-Ad Graphics This is in response to Thri Sherk's letter • Park employees inhale gasoline fumes while performing their required duties and of commerce. The question I asked in my letter to the edi­ tor May 10 was simply this: “Why are people park rangers have iong complained of experi­ like this given the stewardship of our public encing nausea, heMyhes. dizziness and bear­ lands?" I want to re-emphasize my support for not a single, unwarranted criticism of their riders. Indeed, I have owned several snowmo­ biles myself and enjoyed the sport immensely over a span of more than three decades. r The point that I was makiur was that snow­ mobiles do not belong in Yellowstone or any other national park. These parks were set aside for the purpose of preserving and pro­ tecting wilderness areas and the animals that depend on them for survival The only reason visitors are allowed to ride snowmobiles through these areas is that the people we entrust the stewardship of our national parks to are less interested in protecting the integri- tJJjf our public lands than in exploiting their ing loss when working near snowmobiles. • A studv Occupational completed Safety by and U.S. snowmobiling as an important form of family Health recreation. I have nothing but the highest level of praise and respect for snowmobilers the Administration found that every year, carbon monoxide levels from snowmobile use in parks, employees and wildlife. (These statistics, gleaned from Department of Interior documents, are taken from a report filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility in a class action lawsuit to ban recreational snowmobiles from Yellowstone actions she did take. Do you think that had receive no ticket To add to this, one might she taken these two in front of a jury that receive a sign to display on our vehicles to inform the police that we have been pulled Timothy would only have received nine months and Melissa would have walked? over once already and that it was "too soon" after that so to ignore our crime. It would kind ents who actually care for their children and Make it a jury of law abiding, drug free par­ future may just die fbr it Yes I know that’s pretty harsh but this is beef is not with the machines or the people each time. Seriously though, the prosecutor’s actions very serious and to take any other position vations the opposing positions have. air pollution than the cars and trucks used by gives me pause to wonder just what true moti­ the three million other visitors to the park. who ride them but with the politicians who • The roar of snowmobiles can be heard as much as 95 percent of the time in the park's allow them into the few pristine wilderness have established her intent as far as drug areas that still remain. crimes in our county. She seems not to view Dan Fighter, most popular spots. The claim was also made by Ms. Sherk that Larry J. VanZalen, them in a negative fashion and with as much Nashville 2006). Why? Simply because wolves, as car­ nivores and nature’s top predator in the North American wilderness food chain, keep the numbers of elk and deer herds in check. That is in direct competition with hunters and their coveted greenbacks. The Wyoming GFW is a perfect example of politicians putting commerce ahead of con­ on National Public Radio. Secretary Kempthome, who. incidentally also advo­ cates wolf eradication in his own state by any national these two in court and lost than the soft would then be stopped, of course, but then Pratt*s leadership would be sentenced lighter use of snowmobiles in Yellowstone. The pho­ tos of park rangers, standing in swirling adverse impact that snowmobiles have on our have been more proud of her had she fought consistent throughout so that I could speed. I Yellowstone is one of those places and my ments, the 80,000 snowmobiles in Yellowstone each winter produce more total inable Gail Norton) is Idaho's former gover­ nor, Dirk Kempthome. In a recent interview letter, claimed is not an issue. Please consider these facts supporting the walk fbr the damage they have done. I would better use their talents. This policy should be these two would be gone for a very long time. Now they will be back and some child in the car, track or RV anywhere. Some time ago, USA Today did a feature length story on the reminder of the pollution Ms. Sherk, in her prior to beginning this policy so they could any progressive convictions under Nakfoor are pound for pound worse polluters than any masks and respirators while directing snow­ nibbile traffic at the gate, is a glaring visual prosecution of this couple, not to let them be good for 90 days for similar crimes. And servation. The U.S. Department of the Interior's new head (a cabinet position replacing the abom­ clouds of exhaust fumes and donning gas Julie Nakfoor Pratt had "a choice" in her might have informed the sheriff’s department of like a "get out of jail free* card that would population (Defenders of Wildlife Spring. devices that are mandatory in cars and trucks, office.' Too many inconsistencies counselor. began this policy of "catch and release." She places left on earth that are just too special fbr people zooming about on machines. allowed in Yellowstone and the implication is thiit because they are four-stroke engines, pol­ Snowmobiles, which are not required by the- EPA to be outfitted with the anti-pollution drug case because she was "net/ to the had the time. But let's face it. There are a few • According to National Park Service docu­ point out that Wyoming GFW also calls for the total eradication of the state's grey wolf habitat everywhere on the planet. attempts to excuse her actions in the Wymer county. In a humorous vein, I wonder when she ty standards. Wyoming Game, Fish and Wildlife supports snowmobiling in Yellowstone. I would like to engines. Automobile exhaust is a leading cause of the pollution drastically raising glob­ al temperatures and endangering our own boasting of her 17 yean of experietxe yet such a manner to ensure our safety in this and the work they do in giving back to the community. I would still be among them if I The claim was made that only snowmo­ biles employing four-stroke engine? are lute is not a factor to be considered. I would their drug crimes. Yellowstone have exceeded federal air quali­ commercial value. point out that automobiles also use four stroke years of experience did not prohibit ler from I have been watching a local Internet dis- based on health concerns.) biles in only one sentence and in it there was years of experid^x she <nir.g« to the office, God Bless them all, without their efforts we would not remain ¥o the editor: My letter of May 10 referenced snowmo­ getting the thousands of dollars required to and greatly reduce the quality of life for oth­ ers. She seems to seed to inform us of her 17 of men and women around the world in service to their country. Snowmobiles don’t belong in Yellowstone National Park their riders. We were not allowed to ask questions our­ selves or I would have stood on my chair and demanded to know why such massive drug The city needs to be even handed in its treatment of groups and May 25, suggesting that I do my "homework before spouting off" about snowmobiles and charges and eventual sentencing. I would like to know just how much the court in this county is going to tolerate film this ty. If they leave a mess, they should have to pay for it However, any part of the park not is use is available. attorney The amount of money expended because of have in cleanup or maintenance afterward, as a result of the activi­ indication the park is being used that day by a specific group. seventh couple before calling a halt to their behavior. person responsible for the event to pay for any costs the city would The city also should find a way to post a sign or some kind of at least the employed by the Wymers in the last 10 years. means necessary, was repeatedly asked a sim­ ple question: Would he continue his predeces­ sor’s hiring practice of recruiting industry lob­ byists to write and manage interior policy even if a conflict of interest may be present? We never received a solid answer from the man. even though the question was asked sev­ eral times. This man will be the steward of our public treasures for the next several years. Yet, even when pressed for an honest answer, he steadfastly refused to promise us that he would unflinchingly put public interest ahead Hastings money as the Wymers were making from it WHEELS, continued from page 1 return their phone calls. “We’re frustrated by ft,” said Wiswell. “We would have liked to stay here. The business was started here.” Wiswell said he was working on a contract in Kentwood when Hastings city officials returned his call several months after he tried contacting them. Benjamin-Forbes’ assistant. Deb Hatfield, who is currently acting as the community development director, said she does not know why Benjamin-Forbes never returned Wiswell’s calls. She had been assistant for just over two months when Benjamin-Forbes died and has no knowledge of her interaction with Wiswell. “I know very little about this process at the moment and who was involved with it.” said Hatfield. “Daryle was the contact, and that’s really all I know." Hastings City Manager Jeff Mansfield said he did not know Wiz Wheels was moving to Kentwood before the Banner contacted him about this article. “I'm at a loss as to why in the world, if that happened, she I Benjamin-Forbes] wouldn't have called them back,” said Mansfield. Mansfield said he never saw a request from Wiswell to purchase or lease a spot in the Hastings Industrial Park, but there is current- ly land available for purchase. Mansfield said he has dealt with Wiswell since the company decided to move to Kentwood, but Wiswell has never mentioned his dealings with Benjamin-Forbes nor the Hastings Industrial Park. Mansfield said he lot of action.” Wiz Wheels started in the Hastings Industrial Incubator in 1996. It moved to its intended to contact Wiswell about the matter. “We love Hastings, it’s such a great little town. It has so much going for ft,” said Wiswell said. “We could have been employ­ Wiswell. a former member of the Hastings City Planning Commission “This is not unique with Hastings. As with all small gov­ ernment. there’s a lot of lip service and not a ple, but Wiswell said they expect their num­ ber of employees to grow to about 25 with the current location in 2004. “Our business has just been growing by leaps and bounds over the last few years ” ing a lot of people.” The business currently employs eight peo­ growing demand for their tricycles. North Country Trail Association to meet The monthly meeting of the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. July 12, at the Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard St in Delton. The North Country National Scenic Trail is regarded as one of the nation's premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4,600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links sce­ nic, natural, recreational, historic and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s, it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2.000 miles are completed and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with many public agencies, private organizations and landowners across seven northern states. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS, plays a leading rote in the effort to complete the trail, organ­ izing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit www.northcountrytrail.oig/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. �P«ge 6 - Thursday. July 6. 2006 - Th® Hastings Banner FLAG, continued from page 1 “We questioned if it would ever happen several times while we were up there. The logistic of it were just hard. We just keep Suwyn. “So that was in the back of our minds as well." When the flag finally slipped into the pock­ et. Suwyn said the men screamed in triumph brainstorming and pushing through.” “It was a four hour ordeal — it was the adrenaline, the height and the physical stress so loud be thinks all of Freeport probably heard their calls. of it, it was tight quarters up there with four “I am sure the whole town heard us.” he of us bumping into each other." said Suwyn. said. “We were ecstatic. We were hooting and “All those emotions were going on. but we were determined to get the job done. We did hollering. We really wanted to get it up for the fourth of July." stop several times because the tension was so high and we were working so hard to keep it Simon came home shortly afterwards and Floyd L Belcher “Il was beautiful — it looks amazing." be shaking “ The men. who were erecting the flag pole said. “We had been talking about it for a long time and it was so great to see it finally up for Simon as a surprise, also were working on there." Donna Mae (Yonkman) Heaton HASTINGS - Floyd L. Belcher. Hastings, saw the flag. in place from falling that our muscles were a time line. “His wife. Cheryl, had taken him to Grand Rapids so that we could get it done and sur­ JoAnn P. Miller Heaton, age 71. of Nashville, Mich, passed Floyd was born on December 12. 1936 in Battle Creek, the son of Floyd and Vivian away July 2,2006 after a short illness. (Fruin) Belcher. He was a retiree of Grand Trunk Railroad. Floyd enjoyed spending time with his fam­ ing north out of town, and can be seen for several miles in either direction. prise him when he got back home." said PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowtmg. MI 49050 Puwr. Steve Oimsteed. (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service: 9:30 *.m.; Sunday School I IO a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6.00 p.m.; Bible Study A Brayer Tune Weuneaday nights 6:30 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9:30 a.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH -Member CJforcA of the WorldRWr AagUcoe Cbwwwmwi." 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev. Pr. Chwtes P McCabe Ki. Rector. Mr. P. William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - I ajn. and 10 a.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Tunm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Wontap 9:45 a-m.; Sunday School 11:00 am.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Evening Wednesday Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mt South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11.-00 alm.. Evening Service at 600 p-m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 pzn. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedfort Rd.. Dowling Phone 269-721-8377. Pastor Patti Harpole. 9:30 am. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 am. Praise Worship Service; 12XXJ anon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4<h Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quiters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: countrychapelutne.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sc. Aduh Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 am.. Morning Warship; 6XX) p.m.. Evening Service; 7.00 pm. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 pm.. Awana, Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office fbr information on MOPS. Praise A MotiowOuldren s Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-13 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269471-4.93. Pastor, Bernard Blair. *«cociate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10am; Wonhip Service II am; Sunday Evening Service 6 pm; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev Al RusseB. Pastor. A mmton of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mau Sunday at 930 a.m. WOODGRCVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 4.m. Sunday School 11:15 am. Youth activities: call fbr informa­ tion. M-37 South at M-79, Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4) (to resume in September) Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. Thursday 930 314 E Mam Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mam 3JB am. First Friday Holy Hour 5 pm; Mass 6 p.m. First Saturday Holy Hour 8:30 am; Mass 9 a.m Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions First Saturday follow­ ing M*u.Confaariena: 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH am - Women's Bible Study. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell, Pastor. Saturday Mau 4:30 pm; Sunday Masses 8:30 am. and 11.-00 am.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDcMumer. Sunday Worship 9:15 am • Sunday School 10:30 am SAINTS ANDREW A MATTHU INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 am. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday cf each month at this service). 1100 am Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6:00 pun. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday fi.OO pm Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Sa. Andrew A Matthias is Rt Rev David T. Hoitwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.io/ andrewmatthias. We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The Uniled Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10.30 am. 6:00 pm; Wed. 6:30 pm Jesus Club far boys A girts ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616 731-5194 or 1-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and II a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 am. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 am This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.* (Lm= 22:19 NTV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk m His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized rhrittiam are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville, Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe, (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 am Fellowship Tune before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught. (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 am; Sunday Worship 10:30 am; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd. (Corner of Stale Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sunday*: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 am. Kid* for Christ. 11:00 am Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed Aging announcements. Sunday School for all ages 10:00 am with aduh electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6.00 p.m. Thursday: 9-30-11 am Senior Aduh Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 pm. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anton. Pastor. www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street, Hastings. MI 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hms are Monday-Thursday 9X» a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 pm. Friday 9:00 a.m -Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshment*. 11XX) Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 1:15. 930 and 11 am Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 pm. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays al 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9XJ0 am Traditional Worship Service. 10:30 am. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided! Visit us online at www firurhuTrhbastiwffsnra and our web fog fbr sermons » Middleville, died Sunday. July 2,2006, at her residence. 1934 al Battle Creek, the daughter of Hany and Hazel (Mulliken) Burr. WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.1.C, THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings 118 S. Jefferson-945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - to many organizations. She loved bird watching, her trips ffe Freeport; a veiy special sister. Janet Williams West, spotting deer and other wild animals on of Mesick; several grandchildren; great her farm, and having get-togethers for spdM- A graveside service will be conducted Friday. July 7, 2006 at 2 p.m. at Dowling Home, Delton. Greg, Marty. Melinda. Amy (James), Kristen and Spencer, as well as her great grandchil­ Edna Mae Haye dren, nieces, nephews, and friends. 90, of Hastings, died Saturday, July I, 2006 mother. sister - always caring deeply for her family. She co-owned American Fire gather with her in the Manor's little chapel to say their goodbyes, pray and sing some of Protection Company with her husband Chuck Edna's favorite gospel songs. Some words of until retirewnt in 1995. comfort and prayers were given by fastors Paul Osborn and David Hutron. Nazarene in Lansing. Hastings High School I4rs. Hayes was born on May 13. 1916 at Alumni Board. Hastings Tops Group. Gun Beach Mountain Home, Arkansas, the daughter of Calvin and Laura (Cowan) Studdard Protective She was raised in the Mountain Home area Women’s Club, Association, Elmwood Gun Lake Association, Grand Rapids Symphonic She was married to Albert E Hayes, Jr. on flower gardening, entertaining family and October 31,1936 and moved to the Hastings friends in her home and was a gifted painter. area in 1946 from Arkansas. singing voice. She was a featured soloist in She was preceded in death by her husband Carl, sister Judy, brothers Ronald and Bernie, and grandson Brian Keith. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, 6, July 2006 at Fosnaught- Holdship Funeral Home in Marion, Mich. Interment follow will Maple Valley at Cemetery in Marion. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until time of the service. Memorials may be given to the American Red Cross. Arrangements by Fosnaught-Holderahip Funeral Home in Marion. and attended school there. Clxjir, church choir director. She enjoyed JoAnn was well known for her beautiful (Carol), Ronald "Butch’ (Janet) and Curt (Randy); grandchildren, Michelle (Brian), many members of her family were able to Lake She is survived and will be missed by her (Rose) Heaton; and Susan (Martin) Dawsou, (Pat); sisters. Mickey (Roger) and Kathy JoAnn was a loving wL>. mother, grand­ She was a member of First Church of the yard decorations and birdhouses. She like^lo garden. She also enjoyed country music. ’ ’’ brothers. Jerry, Kenny, Jim (Thelma), Rick be appreciated. al Thornapple Manor. Earlier that evening, October 24.1952. creative with wood and painting, she Mk children. Gene Heaton; Mary Brooks; David Memorial contributions to the family will HASTINGS - Mrs. Edna Mae Hayes, age She was married to Charles K. Miller on donating blood regularly. She gave so much ing time with her family and friends. She and a daughter. Barb Damon. Hastings and Grand Rapids, moving to ]Marshall J. Seger| FREEPORT - Mr. Marshall J. Seger, age Mrs. Hayes was a homemaker and later in life worked in adult foster care. 86. of Freeport, died Monday. July 3.2006, at Tmrnapple Manor. Edna was a loving wife, mother, grand­ Mr. Seger was born on September 9,19|9 cert series and in church. mother and sister. Her family meant every­ at Freeport, th? son of Harlow and Fj^ny Mrs. Miller is survived Charles! daughters. Cindy thing to her. She especially enjoyed caring fbr her grandchildren. She enjoyed gardening (Kauffman) Segei. . ., . . He was raised in the Fmeport'area and and sewing. attended the South Fish School graduating in numerous venues, including symphonic con­ Lugoff, South by husband Hartman of Carolina, Rebecca (Eric) Greisinger of DeWitt; sons. Matt (Sandra) Mrs. Hayes is survived by sons, Arthur Miller of Middleville, Mark (Danieile) Miller (Jane) Hayes of Decatur. James (Evelyn) He was a veteran of World War fl. serving of Portland. Tom (Lorie) Miller of Charlotte; Hayes of Hastings. Allen “Gene" (Sheila) in the 8th Air Force and was su'knxl in great-grandchildren; Kyyes, Sr. of Clarksville; daughters. Eddis England two and one-half yean. He Mesa, (Tom) Hendrick-Szudzik of Middleville, Bomb 16 grandchildren; sisters. Beverly 11 McCormack of Demond of Hastings; 17 Arizona, Ethyel Surratt of Hastings; also by Sharon (Rod) her extended family and a host of special grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two friends. great-great-grandchildren. Preceding her in dead, were her parents. 1936 from Freeport High School. Automatic Site Flight a Control Technician. He returned after World War II to wor t jn the Veterans Administration in Washington, Preceding her in death were parents, hus­ D.C. Later he returned to Freeport und in Services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, July band Albert on April 17,1981; her seven sib­ 7. 2006 at Wren Funend Home. Robert lings; son-in-law Wayne Hendrick, grandson 1948 went to work at Histinjs Manufacturing Co., retiring after 30 yqjrc Tillotson and Rev. George Speas will offici­ Timothy Hendrick, daughter-in-law Patricia with the company. ate. Visitation will be Thursday, July 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Hayes, special friend Gaylord Holcomb. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial He had been a resident of Txxnapple Services were held Wednesday. July 5, 2006 at Wren Funeral Home. Pastor Paul Osborn officiated. Gardens in Lansing. Memorial contributions may be made to Manor for the past few yean, receiving great care from all the staff. Marshall Burial was at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Middleville. was a conservationist and enjoyed tree planting. Arrangements are being made by Wren Memorial contributions may be made to Mr. Seger is survived by a nephew, Harlow (Oralia) Hansbarger, Sr. of Hastings; niece, Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren- Tbomapple Manor-Comfort Comers Section. Rebecca Kay (Cameron) Yager of Lake funeral-home.com). Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeral- Odessa; foster brother, Hany (Ruthanne) American Cancer Society. bome.com). Lynn L. Stedge Preceding him in death were his parents Jessie C. COOPER TOWNSHIP - Mr. Lynn L. Vreugde and a sister. Marguerite Hansbarger. Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday. Stedge. of Cooper Township, formerly of HASTINGS - Mrs. Jessie C. Vreugde. age Delton, passed away June 29, 2006. Lynn was bom on June 18, Kauffman of Hastings, special friend. Evelyn Oddenina of Arlington, Virginia; and many extended family and friends. 1921, in Hastings, the son of E Clyde and Cressie 77. of Hastings, died Saturday, July 1. 2006. at Tbomapple Manor. Funeral (Shawman) Stedge. He was a veteran of WWII. pioudly serv­ ing his country in the U.S. Army. On arrangements are pending at Wren Funeral Home (www.wren-funeral- July 6. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home. Pastor Timothy L. Oyer will officiate. Flag folding and presentation by Hastings American Legion Post #45 Visitation will be Thursday, July 6 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home until service time. home.com). Burial will be at the Freeport Cemetery. November 27. 1948, in Chicago, he married Arrangements are being made by Wren Delores Carr who survives. Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren- Lynn retired in 1982 from the U.S. Post office, where he was a mail carrier in Delton ftineral-home.com). Memorial contributions may be made to a for many yetus. He wk a former B.P.O.H. fire chief, a charity of one’s choice. founding member of St Ambrose Catholic Church in Delton, and a member of the VFW Post 422. Lynn enjoyed farming, flying fay £Ginbach planes, as he was a private pilot, and restor­ Oirner/Dimtor ing his antique John Deere tractor. Other members of his family include chil­ dren, Theresa (Sam) Bond of Vancouver, Washington. Douglas (Sherry) Stedge of Delton, Phillip (Linda) Stedge of Kalamazoo, Girrbach ■funeraljiome a sister, Jean Ziegler of Hastings; six grand­ 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 • 269-945-3252 al nieces and nephews. Lynn was preceded in death by his parents; a brother. Donald; sisters. Ruby. Velma and Maxine and a great grandchild. Seth. Serving Hastings, Bany County and Surrounding Communities for 40 years Offering Traditional and Cremation Services Hastings Only Independent, Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Monday. July 3.2006 al St Ambrose Church. Pre-Planning Services Available Serving AH Faiths Parchment. Rev. Fr. James O'Leary cele­ brant. Interment Fort Custer National Cemetery. Memorial contributions to a charity of ones BOSLEY PHARMACY • “Prescriptions" Hard of Battle Creek, and Joyce Brown uf She moved to her Gun Lake home in 1995 A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings (Henry) Hook, all of Hastings; sisters, Jane from Lansing. She had previously lived in children; eight great grandchildren and sever­ 77iu information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: She was active in the community by volun­ teering for the American Red Cross and attended Hastings schools, graduating in 1952 from Hastings High School. Lansing in 1968. She retired from JCPenney after 25 yean of service. Battle Creek; daughters. Christine Belcher of Battle Creek. Denise Renner and Tammi Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral She was raised in the Hastings area and and dogs. Danny Belcher, and Rick Anthony, all of Cemetery. Mrs. Miller was bom on November 5, she married Carl lished a farm with cattle, horses, chickens Floyd was preceded in death by his parents age 71. of Elmwood Beach - Gun Lake, 18, 1951 Nashville where she and her husband estab­ grandchildren; nieces and nephews. MIDDLEVILLE - Mrs. JoAnn P. Miller, On August He was loved by many and will be greatly family include sons. Floyd Belcher III. Worship Together... (Bronkema) Yonkman. missed. On January 9, 1982 be married Charlene (Sivits) who survives, other members of his ..Mt the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches availablefor your convenience... Bom on September 28. 1934 in McBain, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Janet Eugene Heaton and eventually moved Io ily. fishing, hunting, and mowing the lawn. The flag is located on Freeport Road head­ NASHVILLE - Donna Mac (Yonkman) age 69, passed away June 30, 2006. choice will be appreciated. F our ireb sitefor. • Pre-planning on line • View current Funeral Service information • Leave a memory message to family members Arrangements by Williams-Gorcs Funeral Home. Delton. www.girrbachfuneralhome.net Hastings. Michigan 77502807 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, July 6, 2006 — Page 7 Lorene E. Jacobs Pauline M. Babbitt Pauline - DELTON Babbitt, M. age 84. Delton, passed away June 28, 2006. HASTINGS - Mrs. Lorenc E. Jacobs, age 91, of Hastings, died Sunday. July 2. 2006 in Pauline was bom January 26, 1922. in Galesburg. Michigan. Retiring from Kellogg's in 1982. Pauline was a loyal employee in quality control for over 26 years and a member of the 25 year club. She enjoyed garage sales and collecting Hastings. Mrs. Jacobs was bom on July 7. 1914 al Hastings, the daughter of Voyle and Mary (Shie) Manor She was raised in Hastings and attended schools and glass shoes. Dalmatian figurines and Avon Hastings bottles, but most important was her love for Hastings High School. from She was married to Richard E Jacobs on her grandchildren. She is survived by her son. William Babbitt of Delton; grandchildren. April Stanard. William G. graduated Babbitt and Cody Robbins- Babbitt; great grandchildren. Kayla Stanard and Scott Stanard 11; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by an infant son. Robert and her sister. Esther Root. Funeral services were conducted Saturday. June 5. 1935. Lorenc was associated in the family busi­ ness. the former “Jacobs Pharmacy” in Hastings for many years. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Hastings Rotary Club’s “Rotary Anns”. Pennock Hospital Guild. Hastings Country Club, enjoyed playing July I, 2006 at the Wiliiams-Gores Funeral bridge, movies, going out to dinner, enter­ Home. officiating. taining family and friends in her home, trav­ Interment Floral Lawn Memorial Park, Battle eling. She and her husband enjoyed spending Creek. winters in Englewood. Fla. for many years. Pastor Worden Jeff to Barry Mrs. Jacobs is survived by daughter. Jan Barry County (Richard) Bamfield of Charleston. South Commission on Aging. Meals on Wheels will Carolina; son. Jerald (Jake) (Mary) Jacobs of Memorial Community contributions or Hospice be appreciated. Barry-Bushong united in marriage Alto; four grandchildren; and seven great­ grandchildren. DELTON - Clarence J. Cheney, age 83, passed away July 3. 2006. her family on Sunday. July 2, 2006. have the honor of announcing the marriage of and husband Richard who died March 30, SharonLee (Tomsett) Ward, age 67, of Shelbyville, died at her home surrounded by Mr. and Mrs. William Barry of Woodland, Preceding her in death were her parents Clarence J. Cheney 1998. Cremation has taken place, with burial of Bowman-Storrs Conrad Bushong of LaOtto. Indiana. Clarence was bom October 28, 1922, in cremains at Riverside Cemetery. “Until we in Detroit, the daughter of Mason Tomsett and Barry County, the son of Clarence A. and meet you again, may God hold you in His Robert Storrs will be united in marriage on Hope Claire (Wismer) Tomsett. Carol L. (Platt) Cheney. hands." Sept. 16, 2006. She was bom November 9. 1938 had also worked at restaurants as a waitress crawler harnesses She married Richard Larry Fund or Rotary International Fund to eradi­ graduate of Hastings High School and a 2004 phone industry, starting with Barry County cate polio from our planet. Contributions graduate of Central Michigan University. She She is survived by her husband: Richard over and entertaining. After be retired, he would volunteer for several organizations, five grandchildren. Matthew Green. Anthony Gillihan. Catherine Suzanne Gillihan. He was the former Hickory Comers Fire most especially being a Mom and Grandma, She had been a Cub Scout Den Mother and the G. Wibalda. and she preceded him in death ily include, children. Penney (Jack) Vitale of Naples, Fla.. Elaine (Charles) Ross of Hickory Comers, Michael (Rita) Cheney of and wife. Vice President the of Kentwood Jaycettes. She had been a devoted member of the Order of Eastern Star, served as Worthy Matron and served as secretary for 10 years at the Mount Morris OES 474. She served as the secretary for the Otsego OES. and most recently was a member of Bedford Order of Eastern Star f 471. She was a Guardian of Jobs Daughters Bethel 75 and a Grand Representative of Montana in Michigan Hastings Delton and Linda (.Andy) Taylor of Delton; a brother. Bill Cheney of Hickory Comers; sis­ (www.wren-funeral- home.com). employed with ADT Security Services in Grand Rapids. Funeral Chapel. Pastor Lynn Fonfara of Hope Lutheran Church of Plainwell will officiate. Burial will follow at the Fort Custer National Cemetery. Arrangements by the Bachman Hebble Ftinera] Service, a member by invitation Selected Independent Funeral Homes. ing. The bride, a graduate of Michigan State University, and the groom, a graduate of University of Alaska-Fairbanks, are both employed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The maid of honor was Sonya Wyldes and bridesmaid Corin Malzahn. Best man was Joe Lepper and groomsman Dan Vasher. Madelyn Fear, niece of the groom, was the flower girl. The couple will honeymoon in Alaska and will reside in Ludington. ters. Velda (Herman) Davis and Beverly greater job retention and expansion. I plan to Burdick, all of Hickory Comers; a very close "It’s no secret I have strong feelings about securing a sound environmental policy, where work with the people of my district and other dren; 15 great-grandchildren; several nieces economic development opportunities for elected official: to promote a more responsive and nephews. Clarence was ako preceded In death by Ws farmers and others, who. seek self sustainabil­ ity may utilize'their resources for 'lKe'liefer­ and inclusive govcnins*uc Job retention and economii' ’help u> preserve parents; a son. Howard; sisters, Myrtle ment of themselves and their community.” Bany County s very desrabic way of life. Cheney and Mildred Parker, and a great­ VanNortwick said. “It seems to me such Our rural fabric can best be prec^rved thrvugh granddaughter. Olivia Curtis. strategies will only enhance the quality of life agribusinesses that place a high vahe on the in o.ir long preserved agricultural society." rapidly expanding sustainable agr.icu^tre at In a prepared statement. VanNortwick said. markets. I would also seek to protect ibt Prairieville Bible Church. Pastor Bernard "The citizens of the 7th District deserve to health and welfare of our citizenry by proteti- Saturday, 8. July 2006 at 11 a.m. Biair will officiate. Interment with full mili­ have an elected representative that will work ing programs involving education, and pro­ tary honors will take place al East Hickory Comers Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, for their interest through proactive county grams providing basic needs for those wto government. Coupled with my past govern­ find themselves in vulnerable situations.' July 8. mental service experience, being the owner of VanNortwick holds a degree Iron.' Barry an agriculture-based small business, offers Michigan State University in landscape and Community Hospice or Prairieville Bible me a unique understanding of the complex nursery management, and is a member of the Church will be appreciated. issues facing our community. There is a need Michigan Farmers Union. Memorial Memorial tributes may be made to Saladin Shrine Foundation for Children Inc. Ludington, with Pastor Kyle Segar officiat­ Jeff VanNortwick seeks 7th District commissioner post A memorial service will be conducted July 6, 2006 at 11 a.m. in the Bachman Hastings High School and a 2002 graduate of Spring Arbor University. He is currently The wedding took place on Saturday, May 2006 at Harbor Light Fellowship, grandson, Benjamin Bliss; eight grandchil­ Order of Eastern Star. Funeral services will be held Thursday. Jeff is the son of Dennis and Andrea Storrs, also of Hastings. He is a 1998 graduate of Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral of Insurance in Lansing. 6. Church. On August 25. 1945. he married Florence SharonLee enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and funds were very dear to her heart. is currently employed with Auto-Owners Post 484 and a member of Prairieville Bible on May 12. 2000. Other members of his fam­ and her mother. Box 75133. Chicago. Illinois 60675. Both Chief, a life member of the American Legion Gillihan, and Sara Gillihan. She was preceded in death by her father may be sent to Rotary Foundation U.S., P.O. Home repair electronics and fish. Gillihan of Dowling; a brother. Robert and Claudia Tomsett of Louisville. Kentucky; Jeffrey Clarence had a 40 year career in the tele­ He loved woodworking, building houses, making homemade bread, having friends stop Flint; a daughter, Susan Lynn and Tim and Marcia Bowman of Hastings. She is a 2000 Ward on Ward of Shelbyville; a son: Timothy Ward of Bowman Hastings Rotary Club's Local Scholarship the U.S. Army. Telephone, and retiring from T.D.S. in 1984. December 31,1966 in Clawson. Marie Danielle is the daughter of Rodney and in Alpena and Ohio. Recently she worked for the Hicks Tackle Shop in Flint making Danielle Memorial contributions may be made to He was a veteran, serving his country in Sharon was a loving mother and wife. She their daughter, Sarah Jean Barry to Kelly Conrad Bushong, son of Mr. and Mrs. contributions to Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral for greater economic development with Home. Delton. Jeff VanNortwick _______ 3*j /IfUutal_______ Jeff VanNortwick seeks to become the 401(k) rollovers inade/easy y/MAV/FREETi Republican Party Candidate for Seventh District County Commissioner in the Aug. 8 primary, opposing incumbent Tom Wing. W Self employed as owner of Environmental Mark D. OnMmwmb, Landscape Services, a professional and land­ AAMS SXXT (MH 2*6221 SAVINGS BANIQ scape consulting and contracting organiza­ 421W. Woodiswa Ave. Edwardjones tion. Van Nortwick brings to the voters of the townships of Johnstown. Baltimore, and Assyria a great deal of experience in the pub­ ServWg lic service sector. He served the City of Battle Creek for more www^tfwardjomum Mwitwr SIPC COUNTRY C/ CLUB than 10 years on the Lakeview Downtown Development Authority Board. This Tax Incremental ^noMHiinfovas FumwBwbtok < Financing Authority He also served over 10 years with Battle Creek Parks and Recreation, being closely Owned and Operated by David and Mary MacaueertB involved with multi-million dollar improve­ Book Club ments to the Panic Creek parks system and ’ Next mwHng Thunday, July 27tti, I p.m. a w b Located al 104 E. State Street. Hastings Ml Next to the State Grounds Coffee House For mom Wotmobon cafl... 269-945-5377 New Stfrvner Han QCMOO Mon Sat • 100500 Sunday Cost: 200.0(1 per team (FIFA) made happen the retail district of Lakeview Square Mall Area in Battle Creek. served one full three-year term with Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission. He was a five-year member of the Board of All Proceeds to Benefit Local Charities! 2006 Charities • Alpha Women's Center - To fund the expansion of their Earn-While-You-Learn Program. • Barnabas Ministries - Seeking funds to establish a shelter home for youth in Hastings. Directors of the Battle Creek Civic Art Center • The Family Mentoring Network, which is a partnership of several family serv­ A member of the First Congregational ing organizations in Barry county, needs funding to obtain and train a larger Church of Battle Creek, he has earned the designation of Eagle Scout from the Boy number of active volunteer mentors. • Green Gables Haven, a domestic violence shelter, is seeking funding to increase Scouts of America. He was raised in the the energy efficiency at the shelter through the installation of insulation, carpet Banfield area, and thus relates to the rural val­ and windows. ues associated with the area he seeks to repre­ sent. "I am a strong believer in effective repre­ Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 sentation. and I wish to bring both my desire to serve my community along with my pro­ fessional experience and credentials to this position." he said. 1 have structured a website for my constituents at www.jeffvan- tiortwick.com with an email address, to receive community feedback. jeff@jeffvan- nortwick.com. Further. I am offering access Busincss/organization Contact name Day l*hone .Evening Phone Address Jip City Team Member 1 c«Wr TlMwriFemw_____________________________________________________ to a personal phone line. (269) 721-8981. Team Member 2 c«tWt - Cl MW 3 FwnW which 1 hope will provide the public I serve Team Member 3 GeeWr 3 MW 3 FcmW with a means to voice their opinions on the Team Member 4 C3 mw 3 FnnW issues I will represent them in resolving." EncloMrd u my check'tnoncy order (or $2W 00 per team made payable to the lUitingj Country Club He has been hosting community gatherings to provide voters with a venue to express their Mai! this registration and payment Io: Hastings Country Club - MSB Charity Golf Outing concerns, and Icam of his positions on their issues. �8 — Thursday, July 6. 2006 - The Hastings Banner jinnie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar Abort the abuse Dear Annie: My friend. "Giselle.* has a husband who is emotionally and physically The Ionia County Genealogical Society abusive. At the moment. Giselle has a black wlU meet at 1 p.m. Saturday. July 8. at the eye, a huge gash on her arm and a red mark Freight House. The Alethians and Friends of Central United Methodist Church will hold their 51st chicken barbecue. Serving hours will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Takeout meals are available. Purchasers are advised to use the alley from Third Street north behind the church to get their dinners, which will be served from a tent area. Those who choose to dine inside may use the church parking lot reached either from the same alley or from Third Avenue. Use the rear entrance to Fellowship Hall. With Fourth Avenue dug up. getting across the street is a bit hazardous. Tickets at advance prices of $1 cheaper are on sale at Walker Pharmacy, the rhareh office and from any Alethian member. Central UMC will have its annual outdoor service Sunday. July 9. on the south lawn at 9:30 a.m. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy. The next big event at the depot complex will be Depot Day Saturday. July 29. There will be music on the depot stage, a big tent for shelter, food items for sale on the premises, supervised parking by the Boy Scouts, announcement of the 2006 winner of the Janie Rodriguez Award, drawing of the winner of the raffle, which has top prize of a weekend at a bed and breakfast in the Upper Peninsula. The Ionia Free Fair will be running in the last week of the month. There will be another exhibit of farm items in a big tent on the northwest part of the grounds. Last year was the first to have this feature and it drew dozens of spectators who enjoyed seeing the oid-time tools on exhibit. Arlene Hecht is in charge of this event. We must have had an unusual early spring. around her neck. She's told me story after story of his abuse, which has gone on for six fired up about) or risk losing her. I live in a years. And did I mention he does this in front of their 2-year-old daughter? small town, far from any available counsel­ I finally hit rock bottom with my tolerance appreciate the suggestion. Now what? - SOS and told Giselle if she doesn't do something to get her child out of this sick relationship, I Dear SOS: Do you think complying with will. She’s begged me not to tell anyone, but I your wife's request will save your marriage? It won't. She is obviously dissatisfied with her worry. I told her 1 am no longer going to her house, and I have a hard time remaining friends with her while she stays with this abu­ (Health Line ' by Sc ott B. Brasseur. M.D. * KKI . m l.trrn street Hast mu-- Mu lunar. telephone »•»«i ~»s _>»»’« >• | , I l‘» Internal Mr <t»« in»- HALITOSIS I know that I have very bad breath and I have tried everything to control this. Is there something else that I can do? Halitosis, also known as bad breath is something that everyone is going to have at one time or another. There are literally dozens of reasons for bad breath ranging from simply the smell of recently eaten foods to very serious medical illnesses. The first step in controlling bad breath is simply to brush and floss your teeth after eating. Using mouthwash and breath mints will only temporarily help but may be a nice addition to brushing and flossing. This will help if the source of your bad breath is from the breakdown of food particles in your mouth. Other foods have ingredients that are actually absorbed into your bloodstream and exhaled out through your lungs. The best example of this includes garlic, onions and alcohol. You may need to stop eating these types of foods to correct this type of bad breath. If this isn't the source of your problem, poor dental health might be the next most common reason for bad breath. See your dentist for a good examination and have your teeth cleaned at least twice a year to remove plaque and tarter. Another cause of bad breath includes a dry mouth. "Morning breath* is often caused by this reason and is due to cells in your mouth and on your tongue decomposing. This is even worse in people that sleep with their mouth open. More unusual causes include lung diseases and infections. Those with uncontrolled diabetes may have a fruity breath smell. Kidney problems may cause a urine-like odor to your breath and liver problems can cause an oily or fishy smell. Those with stomach ulcers or gastritis and reflux may have bad breath from stomach adds being burped up. If you’re dieting, your body metabolism can cause the same fruity smell that diabetics get. And of course, if you smoke tobacco products...that can be very bad for a number of reasons from the smell of tobacco itself combined with lung disease and gum disease. See your doctor if you cannot get a handle on the cause of your bad breath. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health, if you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. pounds 19 ounces, and the Epkey twins totaled 16 pounds 3 ounces. Five sets were pictured in the paper, but only one set had to be in intensive care. The afternoon reception honoring Tom and Jackie Gilliland was held on the afternoon of June 27 and the parade followed. They greet­ ed their guests in the foyer of the Freight House, where they had an array of family photographs to view. A decorated cake and punch were served in the big reception room. Guests were seated at smaii tables. They had the pleasure of viewing the alumni display of graduation photos, which were still in place from the previous Saturday's alumni day. Karen Gmock Morse reports that she and husband Michael have sold their Tennessee house and have purchased a house in the Gull Lake school distria near Richland. They are to vacate their present home by July 19, so they will soon be back in Michigan after two years in the South. The husband's employ mem status prompts this move. The Lake Odessa Fair has been running on schedule, with the variety of races, tractor pulls, truck pulls, horse events, pet competi­ tion, exhibits of youth entries, aduh exhibits. VFW bingo games every day and sales booths on the midway. Cattle judging, horse compe­ titions and other dairy events filled the calen­ dar .The adult portion of the Davis building had an unusual number, of photographs in competition. The canned goods were very attractive, as was the needlework. The cake decorating draws youth and adult competi­ tors. Quills and afghans are always an attrac­ tion. Ladies' Day Sunday afternoon in the exhi­ bition building was another great success. The staging area had a backdrop of several friendship quilts made by members of a quilt­ ing group. Two chairs were on stage with the back panels made with quilts to fit. Two young teens climbed the tall ladders to hold the quilts as they were brought front and cen­ ter by the quilters. At intervals, door prizes were awarded to ticketholders. The quilts showed a great variety in pattern. Some had embroidered squares, but most were pieced. Some were quilted by machine. Often the reverse side with plain material showed the beauty of quilting, with only the pattern showing. Two unusual exhibits were hunting jackets modeled by Clarksville men. The fab­ ric included camouflage material, blaze orange, deer print. The lemonade stand drew lots of imbibers on a hoc day. The quilt show is a biennial evert. The fireworks display rfter ten o'clock on Sunday night was a spectacular event, with the showers of colored ligl.ts and the booms going on and on for about half an hour. Any open space was e good spot for viewing. The depot deck has been a popular spot on this night. However, with the new building at the rear, the viewing area has been reduced sharply. Johnson Lane is a good spot, with a cornfield in the foreground and no trees. The street was lined with cars. One country resi­ dent says she can sit on her porch two miles away and see the whole show. Retired Lakewood educator Pat Fisher is the great-grandmother of newborn twin boys at Sparrow Hospital. Nicole b.'alesh was married to Jason Contala. Her parents are Lewis and Joanne Malesh. who live on Beech Street. Julia Malesh was flower girl. Kevin and Mark Malesh also were in the wedding party. The strea contractors are very diligent in keeping the approaches to all the driveways on North Fourth Avenue approachable with no sharp edges. The curbs and gutters have leave her husband, promising to support her and the child. But she defends him, saying. your wife appreciates the suggestion. If you "He wasn't feeling good that day." or "He was cannot find counseling services through your aiming for the wall when he punched me and doctor or local hospital, contact the American Psychological Association (apa.org) at 1-800­ didn’t mean to give me a black eye." I am tired of it. He cheats on her. beats her 374-2721. and see if they can recommend and nothing is bad enough to be a deal break­ er. She's only 25 and the sole breadwinner. I someone for online or telephone counseling. am out of things to say to her. Please help. - Call me ‘Doctor’ Friend in Need Dear Friend: The dynamic between a vic­ esteem is so low that she believes she is at Dear Annie: I am a female doctor with a common problem. The female support staff in fault, that she doesn't deserve better, and that my office assume it is OK to address me by her life would be worse without him. That's my first name. The male doctors are referred to as "Dr. Smith” and "Dr. Jones," yet the tim and abuser is complicated. Giselle's self­ why she makes excuses for his behavior and stays. We know it is frustrating, but please don't abandon her. Call the National other female doctor and I are addressed by our first names. Domestic Violence Hotline (ndvh.org) at 1- I don't want to come across as snobby or 8C3-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233), and ask pretentious, but we deserve the same respect what you can do to help. as our male counterparts. I made it a personal policy of mine not to become social with the people I work with, so I'm not sure why they Flame has fizzled thought this was OK with me. This isn't the first office where this has happened, and I Dear Annie: I have been with my husband, "Dennis." for five years. The first few years were great, sexually. He did everything a woman would want. Then he stopped. enow I am not the only one with this cotn- ph'inL Any suggestions? — Frustrated Doctor Dear Frustrated: Either your staff members iave less respea for you. or they are assum­ Over the past year, he has lost any spark of ing J bond of sisterhood. If you don't like It, passion, and sex has become a dull, boring for heaven's sake, speak up. Say nicely but lasts less than 10 minutes. 1 have told Dennis firmly. "I'd appreciate it if you would refer to me as Dr. Doe,' the same as you would a male our sex life is boring and 1 would like variety doctor. It is more professional.* routine. We are intimate once a week, and it I have even bought toys and videos and planned romantic evenings, but he goes out of his way to make sure one of the kids is home, Ethnicity ethics so it doesn't pan out It's not only the intima­ cy that is lacking, but also our communication and physical contact When be kisses me Dear Annie: Here is my respouse to "Mpt Knowing in Illinois," who asked bow 13 ffli goodbye, I feel like I am being kissed by my out the racial questions on her daugHhPs grandmother. school forms. Dennis says I should be content because he I am Mexican-bom. and my husband is provides for the family and comes home African-American. When I enrolled our ton every night. 1 doubt he will agree to counsel­ in kindergarten, I was not given the option Of "other." I was informed if I left it blank, the school would choose an ethnicity. When he ing because be thinks he's the best thing that's ever happened to me. I am losing all interest in him and am considering finding someone else to fill the empty hole in my relationship. He is only 37. I don't know what to do. Regretting my Marriage in Oregon Dear Oregon: It may be unrealistic to expea Dennis to continue to romance you at the level he did when you first married. Few men understand how much this can mean to was in second grade, we changed district*. I was pleased to see this distria gave me the opportunity to write "Hispanic/Black" After two years, 1 noticed that my sob's school papers listed his ethnicity as ’White." When I asked the school about it, I was informed that there had been a change in the way the racial categories were counted add their wives, and even fewer will go to the that all "others" were realigned. This change trouble. Ask him to get a complete physical to was made without contacting the families. rule out any medical problems, and then tell I now redo the forms every so often and him your marriage is in serious trouble and you want him to come with you for counsel­ change my child's race so both ethnicities Ire counted. Our son should not be forced to ing. If he refuses, go without him. choose one or the other. - Ethnically Divetoe and Proud in California Dear ED. and Proud: Today's children Choke on cheating reflect our multicultural society and should not feel that any part of them doesn't count Dear Annie: My wife of 16 years recently let me know that her fantasy is to have sex with another couple. It caught me by com­ Sharing on shaving plete surprise, since our sex life is great. In fact, prior io her announcement, we had been enjoying the best sex of our marriage. 1 made the mistake of telling her that I would think about it, believing it was just a fantasy and she'd let it go. Instead, ever since, she has been insistent that this get done, even going so far as to suggest that 1 have a "one- night stand* with another woman in prepara­ Dear Annie: I’ve never written you before, but since I find bikini hair to be rather dis­ gusting. I decided to weigh in on the subject I've been shaving my bikini area for yean. I once read an article that said you won't suf­ fer itching, rashes, etc., if you shave in the same direction in which the unwanted hair grows. Since following that advice, I’ve never had a problem. I thought you might want to tion. I now believe that I accidentally let the share this with your female readers. -- Bare in tiger out of the cage, and 1 am either going to My Bikini Dear Bikini: Thanks for the tip. We hope have to do what she wants (which I am not anyone who is interested will give it a try. been removed. r if you are neither eager to cheat on her nor such a situation will make you resentful and jealous. You need counseling, whether or not Her family has bribed her with money to For the first time in memory, the gieen bean harvest for Twin City Foods began last week. The beans are grown as contraa crops, with the first being planted in southern Indiana. From there the harvest works north through July and August. Most years there are beans hauled in all during September and a few times even into October. This depends on the late summer weather. The beans come on big semis. The snippings are hauled to a nearby farm for use in recycling as fertilizer. Sparrow Hospital in Lansing set a new record last week for twins. In a span of 32 hours there were six sets bom. The combined weight also was rather astonishing. Five sets were boys. Only one set was girls and none were mixed sets. The girls were bom at 5 lb. 4 oz. and 5 lb. 11 oz. They were the lightest pair. The boy sets totaled 9 pounds 19 oz., 9 pounds 21 ounces, 12 pounds 10 ounces, 11 life, and fooling around will not fix that Also, watch her cheat on you. being pushed into sive man. Tom and Jackie Gilliland as President John Waite makes a presentation for the lake Odessa Area Historical Society. ing. so that isn't an option. Also, 1 doubt she'd from the Homefront STONEHILL FARM Woods Condominiums - Hastings CANOPY SALES & RENTALS IMW W. W Vermontville V^^uwitvIlU Hwy„ Hwv Vermontville, Wrmnntvill*. MI Ml 10088 OPEN HOUSE TUESDAY A THURSDAYS 3-5 Pfrf New style and size available ~ 30 x 45 Cathederal windows Optional Deluxe Homes Make sure your event is covered. UoodlawnfiF Prices starting at $ 189,900 Call for reservations today! |.g Golf Course Views Tables • Chairs • Coolers • Hot Boxes I Year Golf Membership Included Call anytime - Bob Donner, 517-726-1084 (616)791-1580 .1-616-791-1930 , ™ _______________ �The Hastings Benner — Thursday. July 6.2006 — Page 9 Financial FOCUS Hickory Corners began in 1834 By M.L. Cook (Printed in the May 21,1942 Banner) While it is one of the oldest villages of this county. Hickory Comers was never incorpo­ rated. For that reason there are few records of its early history now available. It has been and still is an important part of Bany Township, its location being on Section 28. Until the construction of the C.K.&S. (a railroad) and the resulting development of Crooked, Wall and other resort lakes in the vicinity of Delton. Hickory Comers was the only trading center in the Barry Township. Now Delton has outdistanced it in population and volume of business. Fortunately for Hickory, the Kellogg Consolidated School in rural Ross Township, and one half miles south of the village, has revived interest in the town and has been the means of locating several families and in cre­ ating new interests in Hickory Comers. The village and surrounding territory are nov/ a part of that large and import ant school dis­ trict These newer families have been drawn to the village to give their children the superior advantages of Kellogg school. The two churches, the social privileges and the rela­ tively low taxes rate have proven attractive to the folks who have moved there. The excellent high school and grade teaching, the church and Sunday school privileges, the social advantages of a larger group than can be found in purely rural areas, are appreciated. Those who belong to the Masonic Order of the Eastern Star can attend these bodies, which convene in the Masonic Temple there. Of course, they also have telephones and the daily mail. And the town is a pleasant, law­ abiding American community whose people are generally interested in the better things in life. The first white man who located in Barry Township was Moses Lawrence. In the sum­ mer of 1834. he purchased 80 acres on Section 28. just where the village stands, and 40 acres in Section 27. His nearest neighbor was Amass Parker, seven miles away on Section 35, Prairieville Township. Mr. Lawrence was a preacher, so he was naturally interested in having a church near where he lived, a school having been estab­ lished in Hickory Comers in 1838. On March 12, 1842. two methodist ministers from Jackson County came to the Lawrence home, and there made plans for organizing a church at Hickory Comers. They held a series of meetings in the schoolhouse, and 16 persons agreed to unite with the church. Its meetings were held in the schoolhouse until 1858, when a house of worship was erected a little east of the four comers. Its centennial was recently held. The first Sunday school in the township was organized at Hickory Comers by Rev. Moses Lawrence and Benjamin Hoff in 1837. Mr. Hoff was the second settler in Barry Township*, purchasing from the government a large acreage on Section 34. For many years. Hickory Comers was the trading center for a large area. It then had three genera] stores, a hardware store, drug store, millinery store, two harness shops also black­ smith and repair shops, and a hotel which was built by Bradley Thompson. It is surrounded by beautiful and fertile farming district. The first school building in Bany Township was erected at Hickory Comers in 1838. The first teacher was Miss Theoda Spaulding, daughter of C.W. Spaulding, one of the earli­ est settlers in Prairieville Township. At that time, Barry, Hope. Orangeville and Prairieville were one township named Barry. Salmon C. Hall taught the first winter term in that school in the winter of 1839-40. It was then the only school in the present township of Bany. Several pupils walked three or four miles and back to attend that school. When the whole of Barry County was called Bany Township, the first election was held at the home of C.W. Spaulding, in what is now Prairieville Township, on April 4,1836. There were 13 voters present. As each was given an office, it was an amiable town meeting. In the election in April 1837,36 votes were cast and Isaac Otis, an early settler of Prairieville was made supervisor. In March 1838, the State Legislature made Barry County into four townships. Barry Township then consisted of the present four southwestern townships of the country. In 1842, the legislature included Hope and Barry as one township called Barry. Prairieville and Orangeville were made another township called Spaulding, in honor of C.W. Spaulding. Later Hope Township was set apart from Barry, and Orangeville from Spaulding, and the name of the latter changed to Prairieville. The writer remembers that when he was a boy. Hickory Comers had an outstanding baseball team. That was in the early days of the game before big leagues had been thought of. I remember watching a game on the fair­ grounds here between the Hickory and Hastings teams. What those Hickory Huskies did to the Hastings team was a plenty, cleaned up on them to the tune of 45 to 4 as the writer recalls it They pounded the ball all over the lot 1 can recall that Will Lasher, Ted Elliot, and Sina Montgomery were members of the Hickory club. Of the Hastings team 1 can remember three, E.A. Holbrook. N.T. Parker and Daniel Striker. Mr. Striker had too much avoirdupois for a ballplayer. Nd Parker was a one-handed batter who couldn't connect with the ball. Will Lasher was the pitcher for the visiting team. He tossed a slow ball that was very deceiving and fooled the city chaps. For several years Hickory years had the champion baseball team of the county. Among Hickory Comers citizens whom the writer can remember meeting in earlier days were these: Wells Byington, who settled on Section 28. He and his son. Henry, who worked the farm after the father retired to the village, were prominent in the Democrat Party in Barry Township. I cannot recall ever having seen Moses Lawrence the township's earliest settler, but I did meet his son, Solomon Lawrence, who came to own the original Lawrence farm of 120 acres and added 400 more in his lifetime. I wdl remember, Adam Elliott, whose farm was in the village. He was a devout Baptist and dyed-in-the-wool Republican who was supervisor of Barry Township for several terms. His three sons then all lived in Hickory Comers - Dr. James M.; Edwin C. a merchant there who later moved to Kansas; and Dr.William who, until his recent death lived on the old home farm. Walden T. Barber was a very genial man who liked to visit He came to Barry as a young man in 1842. James M. Cadwallader’s farm was near Hickory Comers. He served one term as county clerk, but declined a rcnomination, as he did not care for public life. His son. Ross, was a noted ballplayer, who was often a mem­ ber of Hastings teams when we had honest-togoodness ballclubs here. He was a bang-up ballplayer too. The writer came to know Myron T. Aldrich, who for several years, carried on a large and successful hardware and implement business at the comers. My acquaintance with Hickory Comers was due to quite an extent to my frequent visits to my great uncle, Robert Marshall, a pioneer of Barry Township, who lived about two mites east of the village. I remember his telling me about the origin, which he saw white working on his farm, of the first cyclone which visited Barry County early in October 1880. He said he happened to look up at two heavy clouds, a little east of where he was working, which seemed to be greatly agitated. He saw them rush into each other. As they came together there was formed a big revolving funnel-shaped cloud, from which there quickly descended a black tail that speedily reached the ground. He could hear the roar of it and saw the tail I lift and it descended two or three times before it passed eastward and out of sight. The first place it hit was the bam on the Bellinger farm, a mile or so east of the Marshal! farm. Uncle Robert Marshall was very droll and a strong Democrat. After finishing his descrip­ tion of the origin of that twister. he turned to me with a twinkle in his eye. as he said, “I do know what caused that cyclone. It was the hot air let loose at a Republican rally, which was held at Hickory Comers that afternoon before the twister started." If that had been true the speakers at the rally will have to answer for a lot. for the 1880 cyclone raced across Johnstown, Assyria, and two townships in Eaton County, killed two people and destroyed $100,000 worth of property. Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Unsettling limes Still Offer Opportunities for Investors If you remember 1973. you know it was a difficult period for the United States, a series investing, you would have probably done pretty well over the next three decades. tense year for the country. But as we've seen. 1973 was also a difficult year - in fact, by of events - including the Watergate scandal, Now, let's look at what's happening in the the OPEC oil embargo, the Vietnam War and the resignation of Vice President Spiro country in 2006. We are facing global unrest, some measures, considerably more unsettling than 2006 - and yet, many investors who had high gas prices and concerns about economic faith in the financial markets in 1973 were Agnew - had shaken the public's morale. By security. Although there are some similarities amply rewarded. Nixon's between 1973 and 2006 - a controversial war. Of course, you might not achieve similar approval rating stood at 37 percent - and pres­ high gas prices, political concerns - there are idential approval ratings tend to track the also some key differences. returns going forward over the next few decades - no one can predict the future course President November, Richard mood of the nation. Given all this, you might Perhaps most important, our economy of the markets. But the experience of 1973 think that 1973 was not a good year in which today is much stronger than it was back then. to invest in the stock market. And as an investor, you might be particularly shows the historical importance of continuous investing. A systematic investment plan does interested in the following: not assure a profit and does not protect against loss in declining markets. Such a plan average annual return of 10.9 percent. So, if ♦ Interest rates are near a 40-year low. When interest rates are low, it is less expen­ you had invested $10,000 in the market at the sive for businesses to borrow money to regardless of fluctuating price levels of such beginning of that period, it would have grown to $28,139 by the end. And over the next 20 expand their operations. And as businesses securities, the investor should consider the But you’d be wrong. From Nov. 30, 1973, to Nov. 30, 1983, the SAP 500 recorded an grow, so does their attractiveness to investors. involves continuous investment in securities financial ability to continue the purchases years, from Nov. 30, 1983, to Nov. 30, 2003, • Corporate profits are growing rapidly. the S&P 500 returned, on average. 12.8 per­ Corporate profits have expanded at double­ So, don't let today's headlines keep you on cent a year, consequently, $10,000 invested in digit rates for 10 consecutive quarters; prof­ the investment "sidelines." If you buy quality investments, diversify your portfolio and through periods of low price levels. 1983 would have grown to $111,219 in 20 itability is one of the key fundamentals that years. (Keep in mind, however, that the S & P drive a company's stock price. So, despite the invest fbr the long term, you may be able to 500 is an unmanaged index, and you cannot worried national mood, the investment cli­ design a strategy designed to work toward invest directly into it. Also, past performance mate of 2006 may actually be quite promis­ your financial goals - in good times and bad. is not an indication of future results.) ing. This entire site Copyright © 2006 Edward In short, if you had started investing in the troubled year of 1973, and you had kept Don't Stop Investing Jones It's true that 2006 may be an unusually Gaming reform plan could affect Gun Lake tribe’s casino proposal On the heels of the Jack Abramoff lobbying compacts. State and local governments and tne Senate floor awaiting action. The admin­ scandal and concerns about the overreaching the will of voters are effectively rendered istration's bill is being circulated among con­ power and financial influence of tribal gam­ meaningless in stopping unwanted casinos. gressional leaders seeking bill sponsors. ing, the and Bush Administration The National Indian Gaming Commission U.S. “Lack of clarity in Class II is one of the Senator John McCain, chair of the Senate greatest culprits and most widely used vehi­ is hosting five govemment-to-govemment cles employed by casino supporters when consultation session with tribes on the admin­ separate pieces of legislation seeking to close seeking to force local governments and states istration’s proposed Class II reforms. The a loophole in federal tribal gaming law. to accept a compact," Jandemoa added. “The meetings will be held in Minneapolis, (July Indian Affairs Committee, have advanced two Denver. The loophole has been said to allow tribes Gun Lake casino is a classic example. Despite 10-iD; to operate Class II casinos without state the fact that Michigan voters said no to casi­ Washington, DC (July 18-19); Tacoma. Wash. approval or oversight. no expansion and the Senate rejected their (July 24-25), Ontario. Calif. (July 26-27); andp The legislation could have a major impact on the Gun Lake Band of Potawatomis’ plans coaafMd. UaHribc and their Las Vegas finan­ ciers have brazenly threatened to build a OklaliMM^GkBhbA^«*'w»r. to open a casino near Bradley. The irony is Class II facility with or without state support Committee backed by hundreds of business, that the Gun Lake tribe has claimed Abramoff or voter approval. It is time for Congress to education, community and c’ected officials lobbied against their casino at the behest of a ’ake immediate action to close the Class II from throughout Michigan who oppoie casi­ Saginaw area tribe. loopholes, prevent further abuse and manipu­ no expansion. Supporters include the Grand Gambling lation of the law. and restore the original Rapids Devices Act of 2006 both aim to clarify the intent of the law to protect states’ rights, local Kalamazoo's definition of what can be labeled a “Class II” control, and American families.” Corporation Southwest Michigan Hot; the Bill Senate 2078 and the (July Colo. 12-13); ’awma 23 is Enough is a Michigan Potocal Action Allegan Area Chamber Farm Comnerct; of Economic Bureau; Development Holland Area Gaming Both bills are progressing quickly through Regulatory Act (IGRA) permits tribes to Congress. After numerous hearings before the Chamber operate Class II gaming without a stale com­ Senate Indian Affairs Committee. McCain's Downtown Development Authority; rvorc pact, unlike Class HI gaming, which does bill was passed with bi-partisan support and a than 50 State House members and a majority require a compact. “favorable recommendation that the Senate of State Senators. device. gaming The Indian Tribes and gaming device manufacturers of Commerce; Grand Rapids pass the bill." The McCain legislation is on have used technological advancements to cre­ ate gaming machines that appear and behave like slot machines, but technically qualify as a Class II machine. Since Class II facilities [Accepting New Patientsl are not regulated, this has enabled tribes to skirt state approval and oversight. “When Congress approved this legislation in 1988, a bingo hall meant a traditional bingo hall, not a casino-style resort with so-called Class II machines that look like and act like Class III slot machines,” said Mike Jandemoa, chair of the 23 is Enough group opposed to th? proposed Gun Lake casino. “This is a clear manipulation of the Class II definition and goes against the intent and spir­ it of IGRA. This legislation would ensure that any Class II facilities would be nothing more than the bingo halls they were originally intended to be and not unregulated casinos.” He contended that Congress passed the IGRA in 1988 to control development of Native American casinos, and, in particular, to make sure states had a meaningful role in the development of any casinos within their borders. At that time. Native American gam­ bling accounted for less than 1% of the nation's gambling industry, grossing approxi­ mately $100 million in revenue. Since then, the tribal gaming business has exploded into an 18.5 billion dollar industry that controls 25% of gaming industry revenue, with no end Il CHANCE WITH COUPON 4TH OF i JULY SPECIAL |$1795 Jason D. Gole D.D.S., Philip D. Gole D.D.S in sight. Despite this growth, IGRA, the Johnson Act, and other federal laws that regulate trib­ al HASTINGS QUICK AUBE & CAR WASH gaming remain virtually unchanged. Further, the body charged with oversight of this industry, the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) has 78 employees and trast, the Stale of Nevada runs its oversight Gole Dental Group agency with 439 employees and an annual 121 W Woodlawn Ave Hastings Ml an annual budget of $10.5 million. In con­ budget of $36.4 million. “Class II gaming has rampantly proliferat­ ed and profits have become lucrative." Jandemoa said. “Tribal leaders and their Las EMERGENCY SERVICES AVAILABLE Vegas partners have also become brazen in ■ ! I Up to 5 qta. 5W*X or 10W-30, Ott and Fitter Most cars and bght duty trucks engines excluded 815 W."State Si Hastings ■ . ■ their threats to open casinos with or without state approval, citing the self-proclaimed 948-9542 inevitable Class II fall-back option, and warn­ ing of no revenue sharing, no state control, as a means of intimidating states into Class III Call 269-948-2244 Participating in Delta Dental. Blue Cross. Healthy Kids and MI Child Hours: Monday - Thursday 8AM-8PM; Friday 8AM-5PM �Page 10 - Thursday. July 6. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Bate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TW eate way be rescinded by foe foreclosing mortgagee. tn that event, your damages, if any, ah*N bo limit­ ed eotety lo th* return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, piua Interest. City of Hasting* Position Available: Community Development Director ---------- POSITION ---------- The Community Development Director oversees a broad range of economic and community development services for the City of Hastings, including community promotion, planning, business attraction and retention. The position is active in obtaining and administering grants from Federal, State, and local sources. The position also provide* staff assistance to the DDA. LDFA, and BRA A bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at Last four years experi­ ence are required. Additional education and experience are preferred. Excellent computer skills,the ability to communicate verbally and in writing, and commitment to a team approach arc required. Complete job description available on request from City of Hastings, 20! E. State St.. Hastings. Michigan 49058. 269.9452468. 7b apply submit letter of interest and resume by July 28,2006. Jeffrey P. Mansfield City Manager, City Engineer The Hastings Police Dept, is accepting applica­ tions for the position of school crossing guard, and fill-in guards. The Depadment is looking for dedicated individuals to assure the kids get safely across the busy streets while en route to and from school. These are part-time positions, working approx. 1/2 hour in the morning and afternoon. The pay is $120.00 bi-weekly, plus bonus incentives. Training and equipment are provided. Must be 18 years old and have no felony convictions. Applications can be obtained at the Hastings Police Dept., 201 E. State St., M/F 9:00am-5pm. Parents, Seniors, and Retirees are encouraged to apply. The City of Hastings is an EOE employer. taS^srereai^M— REGISTRATION NOTICE To The Qualified Electon of THE COUNTY OF BARKY Mnitefojafowlfo wfebfoetehi-fo OtateTwteei riaiaot M, ori**r rttetefoO-teltafc A# X 3M TW LAST tWTOttOSTtt kcbhahon will n accepted orm tines eyappoditmotbycaluiigyoiiciot DBORAH A MASSMN0 • ASSYRM TOWNSHP CLERK 7475 Ca Rd. Mma. M 48021 THOMAS EMERY • HASTNGS CITY CLERK 201 E SMN St. HMlngx Ml 48058 Row 288-945-2488 PENELOPE YRM ■ BALTBORE TOMOMP CLERK LSOA EDDY-HOUGH • HOPE TOWNSHP CLERK NORMAJEAN CAMP8B1-MCH0LS PRAREVILE TOWNSHP CLERK 10115 A Non* RA. Drton. Ml 40MB Ptaw 288823-2864 R0BN HAWTHORNE RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHP (WK 2481 HmRi Rd. Hwenga M 4KB8 Ptxjnr 26M48-2194 Ptwr 2BB4O-2M4 0BRA DEWEY-PERRY - BARRY TOWNSHP CLERK CAROL ERGANO ■ RVWG TOWNSHP CLERK PtawMMtMin SUSAN VUETSTRA - THORNAPPlE TOWNSHP CLERK WUAADAMELS-CARLTON TOWNSHP CLERK JUNEP DOSTER JUHBTOWN TOWNSHP CLERK 1815 lacw Rd. Dortnq. 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Precinct Delegate, and the following ballot proposals: BAMTCOUNTY-BALLOT PROPOSAL 1 AND TOWNS Shall the limitation on general ad valorem taxes within Barry County, Shall the previous voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under as established by Article DC, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution, be Article DC. Sec 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem renewed and levied at a total of 2275 mill ($2275 per $1,000 of taxable 1.9325 mills h* renewed at two (21 mills ($2 per $1„000 of taxable Michigan fbr a period of ten (10) years, 2007 through 2016, inclusive, value) for the period of 2006 through 2009 inclusive for the purpose of and shall an additional new .0225 mill ($.0225 per $1,000 of taxable road maintenance and shall the Township levy such renewal in millage value) be approved and levied to restore previous millage reductions for said purpose, thereby raising in the first year an estimated under the "Headlee Amendment" since this millage was last approved. $109,15952?_______________________________________________________ VILLACB OP WOODLAND - WOODLAND TOWN County? The purpose of this levy is to provide funding for the operation and maintenance of Charlton Park. Shall the previous voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem If approved, it is estimated that the levy of 25 mill will provide revenue of $428,610 in the first calendar year of the levy, of which $38575 would result from the additional .0225 mill. The revenue from this millage will be disbursed to Barry County. taxes within the Village of Woodland reduced by required rollback to 1.8283 mills be renewed at two (2) mills ($2 per $1,000 of taxable value) for the period of 2007 through 2010 inclusive fbr the purpose of park operation and shall the Village levy such renewal in millage for said purpose, thereby raising in the first year an estimated $13342.70? BABBY COUNTY-BALLOT PROPOSALS VULACB OP WOODLAND - WOODLAND TOWN! BKNKWAL OF VH1ACT VOTED NTT I ACT FOB SDCWALE* Shall the limitation on general ad valorem taxes within Barry County, as established by Article IX. Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution, be increased by 25 new additional mill ($25 per $1,000 of taxable value) Shall the previous voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under upon all taxable irti and personal property within Barry County, taxes within the Village of Woodland reduced by required rollback to Michigan fbr a period of ten (10) years, 2006 through 2015, inclusive, for the purpose of funding the operation, maintenance, and expansion of, and improvements to, the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail Linear Park 2.0568 mills be renewed at two and one quarter (225) mills ($2.25 per Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem $1,000 of taxable value) for the period of 2007 through 2010 inclusive and other Bany County Parks, the acquisition of real and personal for the purpose of sidewalk maintenance and shall the Village levy »uch renewal in millage fbr said purpose, thereby raising in the first year an property for new parts, trails and recreational facilities, and operation estimated $15,01053? of new and existing Bany County recreation programs, facilities. This is a request for new additional rr.:|lage. If approved, it is estimated that the levy of 25 mill will provide revenue of $428,610 in the first calendar year of the levy. Shall the authorized general law operating millage for the Village cf The tax revenue will be disbursed to Bany County.___________________ Woodland as reduced by required millage rollback which last resulted in a levy of 7.7691 mills $7.7691 per $1,000 of taxable value) upon real Shall an increase be imposed under Article DC. Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within Baltimore Township of 1 (one) mill (one dollar per 1,000 dollars of taxable value) for a period of 2006 through 2011 inclusive for road upgrading and maintenance and shall the Township levy such millage for said purpose thereby rais­ ing in the first year an estimated $43,736, and tangible personal property within said Village be increased by two (2) mills ($2 per $1,000 of taxable value) to offset part of the millage reduction for levy in the period of 2007 through 2010 inclusive and shall the Village levy such increase in millage for said purpose, there­ by raising in the first year an estimated $13342.70? I, Susan VandeCar. Treasurer of Barry County, Michigan, hereby certify that as of June 20.2006 the records of this office indicate that the total of all voted increases over and above the tax limitation established by the Constitution of Michigan, in any local units of government affect­ Shall an increase be imposed under Article DC. Sec, 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within Baltimore Township of ing the taxable property located in the County of Barry, is as follows: By Barry County: 1 (one) mill (one dollar per 1,000 dollars of taxable value) fbr the peri­ year an estimated 543,736. (CARLTON AND IBVTNC TOWNMTC) FOB OPBBAHNG UBBABY Charlton Park Comm On Aging od of 2006 through 2011 inclusive fbr fire protection and shall the Shall the previously voted millage for the Freeport District Library be .25 mills .50 mills 2006 1.00 mills 2006-2014 911 Thomapple Manor 21 mills 2006-2009 2006-2026 Transit .25 mills 2006-2014 By Baltimore Township: None By Carlton Township: Fire 150 mills 2006-2006 By Irving Township: Fire 1.50 mills 2006-2008 Roads 2.00 mills 2006-2008 renewed to authorize an annual tax levy upon all properties subject to ad valorem taxation within the district in an amount of 1/2 mill (that By Woodland is $50 per $1,000 of taxable valuation) to provide revenue for opera­ Township: tion of the library for the period of 2006 through 2016 inclusive, there­ Date: June 20.2006 by raising in the first year an estimated $73,132?____________________ Susan VandeCar Treasurer. Barry County 77504112 09 seconds Eart, 31824 feet to toe end of said tra­ verse Kne, thence South 88 degrees 53 minutes 05 seconds East, parallel with the North fine of said Section 15 a dtotance of 119.71 feet to toe Place of Beginning. Also induefing all tend lying betweer. tne above described traverse Ing and toe waters edge of Long Lak*. Subject to an easement tor Ingress and egress by others over a strip al tend 20 feet l»’ widto. toe centerline or wwen is oescnDea as. vomn»?riang n the North 1/4 port of Section 15, Town 2 North, Range 9 Wert, toerce South 00 degrees 00 iter­ ates 00 seconds Wert, a tong the North anC South 1/4 Ine of said Seclion 15 a dtotance of 24.75 tert, thenoe North 8 degree* 53 minutes 05 eecot.de West, 58.56 tert to toe Westerly right of way me o>' Highway M-43; thence Southerly, 7320 feet along said Werterty right of way to a curve to toe toft whose radtos is 840135 tort and whoa* chord bears South 00 degrees 31 minutes 25 seconds Eart, 7320 test to toe true piece of beginning, and running thence South 28 degress 56 minutes 10 seconds Wert, 554.96 tort to toe Southerly me on the above described parcel and the point of ending of said centeritoe The redemption period shaft be 12 montoe from the date of such sate. Dated. June 22. 2006 For more Information, ptease cal: FC G 248593.1310 Trot! A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 TUegraph Rd Ste 200 Binghwn Farms Michigan 48025-5822 Rte F098139F01 TniM taxes within Woodland Township reduced by required rollback to value) upon all taxable real and personal property within Barry County, ject to reduction as provided by law, on taxable property in Barry MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mads In ths condRtons of a mortgage made by David H. Letaaar. a married man, original mortgagor^), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 29. 2006, and recorded on August 1.2005 in instrument 1150387, in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there te chimed to be due at the date hereof the sum al One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty And 25/100 Dollars ($13933025). including interest at 8.18% par annum. Under the power al sato contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice to hereby given that sato mortgage wB be toredoeed by a sale of toe mortgaged premises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings all XX PM, on July 20, 2006. Said premises are situated in Towns, p of Hope, Bany County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15, Town 2 North. Range 9 West, described as: Beginning al a point on the North and South 1/4 fine of said Section 15. distance South 00 degree* 00 mtoute* 00 second* West 24.75 feet from the North 1/4 poet of sato Section 15. thence Sorth 00 degree* 00 minutes 00 second* Wert, along said North and South 1/4 line, 658.83 feet; thence North 84 degrees 41 minutes 12 seconds Wert. 174.70 feet, thence North 80 degree* 52 minute* 37 sec­ onds Wert 225.03 tert to the Easterly shores of Long Lake, thence along a Traverse of sato Easterly shore of Long Lake and the outlet at Long Lake the Mowing courses, North 16 degrees 17 minute* 45 seconds Eart. 12058 feet; thence North 31 degrees 00 minutes 54 seconds East, 156.76 feet; thence North 25 degree* 31 minutes THS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTMG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MFORMATKM WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ DefauR has been made * the conditions of a mortgage made by Carlotta Wftterd, and. Mark H. WHterd, wife and hueband, to Ameriquert Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated May 16, 2003 and recorded May 29, 2003 in Instrument Number 1105383, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a* Trustee of Ameriquert Mortgage Securities, inc., asset backed pass-through nertifirates , aeries 20034 under toe pooling and servicing agreement dated as of August 1. 2003, without recourse by assignment. Thera is claimed to be due at toe date hereof the sum al One Hundred Sixty Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Nine and 31/100 Dotars ($180,779.31) including interest at 7.70% per annum. Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and toe statute in such case mad* an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wR be foreclosed by a eate of the mortgaged premteee, or some port of them, al puMc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings In Barry County, Michigan rt 1 .-00 p.m. on JULY 20. 2006. baio premses ere focaieo ai me lownsrap or woooiano. oarry i*oun<y, Micntgan, ano are rUfrihari **: Beginning at toe Soutowert comer of Lot 22 of Me Lenfthan Subdivision (Uber 3 of Plato, on Page 44); thence South 68 degrees 05 minutes 00 esoonde East, 100.00 feat to toe Soutoeart comer of said Lot 22; thence Eart 140.13 teat; thence North 71 degree* 22 minutes 41 seconds East, 11155 feet; toanoe North 21 degrees 55 minute* 00 sec­ onds East, 3457 teat; toanoe South 64 degrees 57 minutes 10 seconds East, 77.80 foot; thence South 06 degrees 28 minutes 33 seconds East, 222.74 feet; toanoe North 87 degrees 34 minutes 00 sec­ onds West. 450.47 tert to a point which la* North, 01 degree 00 minute* 00 seconds East, 130446 tert and South 87 degrees 34 minutes 00 aaconds East, 56.86 feet from toe Soutowert comer of Section 4, Town 4 North, Range 7 Wart. Wbodtend Township, Barry County. Michigan; toanoe North 2 degrees 26 minutee 00 seconds East. 150.00 tool along toe Eart Ine ot Mapto Street as retocetod; thence North 00 degrees 15 minutee East, 56.40 feet along said Street Uno to too Plaoo of Beginning. The redemption period shaft bo 6 montos from the date of ouch sate, untesa determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA $8005241*. In which case the redemption period shad bo 80 days from the date ot such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The toredooing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In tort event, your damages. If any, ar* limited solely to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered al eate, plus Interact Dated: Juno 22,2006 Ortons ftsecidatoa, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, RU 48007-6041 (2<4) 467-1000 Rte Nc 2145381 Nofco Of Mortgage Fow^foeure Belo TYM RRM 8 A DM? COLLECTOR ATTBNPTMG TO COLLECT A DEdT ANY NFOiWATlOK WlOBTAMMLLBEUBEbFORTMATPURPOBE. PLEASE CONTACT OUS AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU AB5£tfJ ACTIVE MLTTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Tide aate awy be roocindod by die fOFOoioeing asv^Ysass^k in that evenL your dtoaaoee. If an% ekteS ba Sadfr od eotaiy to the retam of foe bid amount tendved at eate, piue internet MORTGAGE SALE - Deteult hac been made In the conditions of a mortgage made b/ Clayton Drewyor, * aingte man, ori^nal mortgagerf*). to Robert A. Tremain A Anociatos, P.C. te a drtM cobector and we are attempting to collect ■ debt and any Information obtained w* bo used for that purpooe. MORTGAGE SALE - Default ha* been made in toe condMons of a mortgage mode by Steven R. ADAMS AND CATHY A. ADAMS, HUSBAND AND WIFE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA­ TION SYSTEMS INC., (MERSXSOLEY as nomi­ ne* for Lender, as hereinafter defined, and Lender* successors and assigns). Homestead USA. Inc, as Lender. Mortgagee, dated December 23, 2003, and recorded on January 09, 2004, a* Instrument No. 1120456, in BARRY County Records, Mchigan, and assigned by said mort­ gagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there Is claimed to bo due at toe date hereof toe sum of one hundred sixty tore* thousand two hundred eighty one and 28/100 Doftws ($16328128). including interest al 6.000% per annum. Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB be toredoeed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some port of them, at public vendue, at the Al Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. al 1D0 PM on July 13,2008. Srtd premteee are situated In TWP OF RUT­ LAND, BARRY County, Michigan and ar* described as: A PARCEL LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 4. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS: COM­ MENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 29 SECONDS EAST. 1325.42 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH 05 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF IRVING ROAD. 303 70 FEET TO THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID CENTERLINE NORTH 05 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST. 200 FEET; THENCE NORTH 84 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST 300 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 05 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST. 200 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 84 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST. 300 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shaft be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1B48CL 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shaft be 30 days from the date of such sate. DATED: June 15. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 rv^— Eoutnex dank, FSB. Mortgagee, dafod May 1i. 2006, and recorded on Moy 17,2005 in inotrumont 1148639. and aaeigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chas* Bank, NA, Ms successors andtor assigns as assignee by an aesigrvnerrt. In Berry county record*, Mtahigan. on which mortgage foere te claimed to be due at foe date hereof toe aum of Bghty-Rve Thoueand Eight Hundred Mnety-Six And 33H00 Deters ($85,896.33), Indudtog interest al 625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained In aaid mort­ gage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided. notice te hereby given tort eaid mortgage wd be toredoeed by a sate of to* mortgaged premteae, or some p*rt of them, rt public vendue, al to* Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on July 27,2006. Said premteee ar* situated In Township of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and ar* described so: A parcel of tend adjoining tote 1 and 10, Indusive, of Standby's Rrst AddWon to Fine Lake Park, according to the recorded plat thereof, described as fotiows: Beginninc al a petal In toe center of the road al the Soutoeart comer of said ptet; thence South 84 degree* 51 minutee 30 eeoonds East 59.96 feet, thence North 05 degree* 08 minutes 30 seconds East 129.88 feet; thence North 26 degrees 00 minutes East 400.00 feet; thence North 82 degrees 54 minutee West 50.00 feet to toe Northeast comer of add Lot 10; toanoe South 26 degrees 00 minutes Wert atong tne Earterty side ot Lots 10 to 2. tadudve, tor 4482 tort, toenoe Scuta OOd agrees 13 minutes Wert 86.6 feet to the petal of beginning. The redemption period shaft be 6 months from toe date al such sate, unteee determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 8005241a. in which case the redemption period shaft be 30 days from toe date ot such sate. Deted: June 29.2006 For more taformation. ptease col: FCS 248.593 1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite SO97341F01 Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS fbr quality film processing. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 6,2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foredoaure Sate THIS RRM 18 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT•NG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MRJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reodndod by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, ehall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at safe, plus Interact Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Salo THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall ba limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interact. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel R. Welton and Judith L Welton, husband and wife, original mortgagors). to Michigan Home Finance. LLC, Mortgagee, dated February 10. 2005. and recorded on March 9. 2005 in instrument 1142480. and assigned by mesne assignments to Deutsche Bank Nm^nal Trust Company, in trust for the Certiftcatehokfers of Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Senes 2005-OPT2. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates as assignee by an assign­ ment in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bo due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Five Thousand Six Hundred Thirty And 21/100 DoOars ($205,630.21), including interest at 8.49% per annum Under the power ot sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, note* ts hereby given that said mortgage will bo forectosad by a sato of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1DO PM. on July 13. 2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 37. 38. and 39 of Indian Hills, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Libor 4 of Plats on Page 53. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: Juno 15. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 File 4087530F02 matti MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Tina Louise Siyter, a single woman, original mortgagors), to Novelle Financial Services. Mortgagee, dated October 19. 2005. and recorded on October 26, 2005 in instrument 1155214, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Select Portfolio Servicing. Inc., as servicing agent tor Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there *s claimed to be due at the dace hereof the sun- of One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Seven And 27/100 Dollars ($137,267.27), including interest at 7.4% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM, on July 13.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 21 ot Block 5 of Sandy Beach Park, according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Ltoer 2 of Plats on page 18. Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated June 15. 2006 For more Information, please call: FC J 248.593.1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ale S095632F01 hmm THB FIRM B A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA­ TION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James N. Borner and Defee K. Borner, husband and wife, to Saxon Mortgage. Inc., Mortgagee, dated April 17, 2001 and recorded May 10. 2001 in Instrument Number 1059460. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now hold by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas formerly known as Banker's Trust Company, as Trustee and Custodian by: Saxon Mortgage Services. Inc. f/k/a Mefrtech Mortgage Services. Inc. as its attorney-infact by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Five Th'-sand One Hundred Eighty-Six and 80/100 DoCara ($155,186.80) including interest at 10.06% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage arid the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courtfiouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan al 1D0 pjn. on JULY 13, 2006. Sato premises are located in the Township of OrangevHte. Barry County. Michigan, and are Commencing at the North one-quarter comer of Section 14. Town 2 North. Range 10 West thence South 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East. 280.17 feet along the North and South cne-quarter line to the Point of Beginning, thence North 87 degrees 43 minutes 05 seconds East. 210.56 feet: thence South 41 degrees 51 minutes 54 seconds West 37.70 feet thence South 03 degrees 05 min­ utes 59 seconds West, 107.95 feet: thence South 25 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds East, 163.70 feet; thence South 58 degrees 59 seconds 04 min­ utes East. 168.68 feet; thence South 36 degrees 48 minutes 17 seconds West. 113.69 feet, thence South 03 degrees 18 minutes 58 seconds West. 33.00 feet: thence North 86 degrees 41 minutes 02 seconds West, 148.54 feet; thence Northwesterly 6236 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, the radius of which is 52.00 feet and the chord of which bears North 51 degrees 59 minutes 28 seconds Wool, 59.20 foot; thence South 72 degrees 42 min­ utes 06 seconds West. 33 00 feet; thence South 79 degrees 37 minutes 07 seconds West. 76.35 feet to said one-quarter line, thence North 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds West. 465.14 feet along the said one-quartertine to the Point of Beginning. Together with and subject to a non-exdusive pri­ vate casement for ingress, egress and public utili­ ties described separately. A non-exdusive private easement lor ingress, egress and public utilities purposes described ss: 66 feet in width 33 feet each side of a centerline which is described as: Commencing at the North one-quarter comer of Section 14, Town 2 North. Range 10 West: thence South 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East. 2634.28 feet along the North and South one-quar­ ter ine to the center of said Section; thence North 87 degrees 56 minutes 12 seconds East. 342.74 feet along the East and West one-quarter line of said Section to the Point of Beginning of said cen­ terline: thence North 10 degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds East. 190.22 feet; thence Northwesterly 60.03 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, the radius ot which is 58.15 feet and the chord of which bears North 19 degrees 24 minutes 37 seconds West. 57.40 feet, thence North 49 degrees 00 min­ utes 14 seconds West. 312.66 feet; thence Northwesterly. Northerly and Northeasterly 401 04 feet along the arc ot a curve to the right, the radius of which is 240.46 feet and the chord of which bears North 01 degrees 11 minutes 16 seconds West. 356.15 feet; thence North 46 degrees 35 minutes 33 seconds East. 91.96 feet; thence Northeasterly 123.49 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, the radius ot which ts 253.24 feet and the chord ol which bears North 32 degrees 37 minutes 21 seconds East. 122.27 feet; thence North 18 degrees 39 minutes 09 seconds East. 407.29 feet; thence Northerly 148.60 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, the radius of which is 444.70 feet and the chord of which bears North 09 degrees 04 minutes 47 seconds East. 147.91 feet; thence North 00 degrees 29 minutes 36 seconds West. 253.74 feet to a point hereinafter referred to as Hererence , oini a . mence Norm do oegrees ou minutes 29 seconds East. 66.78 feet; thence Northeasterly 114.75 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, the redtos of which is 206.88 feet and the chord of which bears North 53 degrees 03 minutes 06 seconds East. 11329 feet; thence North 37 degrees 09 minuter 43 seconds East 337.10 feet to a point hereinafter referred to as Reference Point "B* and the end of safe centerline. Also, an irregular exteitsion of the above described non­ exclusive private easement tor ingress, ogress and public utilities purposes described as: Beginning st aforementioned Reference Point *B"; thence North 52 degrees 50 minutes 17 seconds West. 33.00 feet; thence Northerly 88.24 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, the radius of which is 174.53 feet and the chord qf which bears North 19 degrees 11 nMnute* 52 seconds East. 8730 feet; thenceforth 01 degree 14 minutes 01 second East 160.01 feet; thence North 58 degrees 56 minutes 10 seconds West. 86.50 feet to an intermediate traverse line of the shore of Stewart Lake; thence North 01 degrees 57 minutes 37 seconds East. 64.64 feet along said traverse ine; thence South 89 degrees 43 minutes 27 seconds East. 133.58 feet along said traverse bne to the end of said traverse Ine; thence South 02 degrees 49 minutes 56 seconds East. 230.65 feet; thence North 86 degrees 59 min­ utes 54 seconds East. 181.49 feet; thence South 02 degrees 33 minutes 39 seconds East. 86.00 feet; thence North 86 degrees 59 minutes 54 sec­ onds West. 183.55 feet; thence Southerly, 90.81 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, the radius of which is 170.95 toot and the chord of which bears South 21 degrees 56 minutes 37 seconds West, 89.75 feet; thence South 37 degrees 09 min­ utes 43 seconds West. 38.93 feet; thence North 52 degrees 50 minutes 17 seconds West. 33.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. Description ol Ella Drive A non-exdusive private easement for ingress, egress and public utilities purposes. 48 feet In width, 33 feet each side of a centerline which is described as: Beginning at aforementioned Reference Point "A’; thence North 57 degrees 55 minutes 41 seconds West. 147.93 foot; thence Westerly 66.57 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, the radius ot which e 132.63 feet and the chord of which bears North 72 degrees 18 minutes 22 seconds West. 65.87 feet; thence North 86 degrees 41 minutes 02 seconds West. 65.87 feet; thence North 86 degrees 41 minutes 02 seconds West 148.54 feet; thence Northerly 62.98 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, the radius of which is 52.00 feet and the chord of which bears North 51 degrees 59 minutes 28 seconds West. 5920 feet; thence North 17 degrees 17 minutes 54 seconds West. 133.41 feet; thence Northerly 195.75 feet along the arc of a curve to the right the radius of which is 388.71 feet and the chord of which bears North 02 degrees 52 minutes 16 sec­ onds West. 193.69 feet to a point hereinafter referred to Reference Point *C* and the end of said centertine. Also, an irregular extension of the above described non-exdusive private casement for ingress, egress and public utilities purposes described as: Beginning at aforementioned Reference Point "C": thence North 78 degrees 26 minutes 38 seconds West, 76.89 feet; thence North 02 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds West. 104.81 feet; thence North 87 degrees 43 minutes 05 sec­ onds East. 139.95 feet; thence South 11 degrees 33 minutes 22 seconds West, 135.01 feet; thence North 78 degrees 26 minutes 38 seconds West. 33.00 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date ol such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: June 15. 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 244.0476 FORECLOSURE NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Default has been made in the terms and condi­ tions of a Mortgage made by DOUGLAS J. EZ1NGA and DARCI EZINGA. husband and wife, ol 6025 Cherry Valley Road. MtodteWfe. Mktegan 49333, to CHOICEONE BANK, a Michigan banking corpora­ tion, of 109 East Division. Sparta. Michigan 49345, Mortgagee. The Mortgage is dated August 23. 2001, and is recorded in tho Office of the Register of Deeds tor the County of Barry and State of Michigan on October 25. 2001. as Instrument num­ ber 1068736. The sum claimed to be due and owing on the Mortgage as of the date of this Notice is Twenty Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and 62/100ths ($20,272.62) including prin­ cipal and interest. Under the power ol sale contained in said Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 20th day of July. 2006, at 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon, local time, said Mortgage will be fore­ closed at a sate at pubtac auction to the highest bid­ der at the East door of the Courthouse al 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (that being the place ot holding Circuit Court in said County), of me premises and land described in the Mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due on the Mortgage, together with interest, legal costs, and charges and expenses, including the attorney fee. and also any sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its Said premises are situated in Thomappte Township. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as tofiows: PARCEL A: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 1X FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING PARCEL B: PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4. OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4, SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING 130 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF. THENCE WEST 335 FEET, THENCE NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING PPN. 08014-006-013-00. Commonly known as 6025 Cherry Vattey Road. Mtodtevilte, Ml 49333 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from foe date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948 CL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of sitoh sate. Dated: June 6. 2OX ChoiceOne Bank Mortgagee Ingrid A. Jensen. Attorney tor ChoiceOne Bank Clark HR PLC 300 Ottawa Ave. N.W.. Suite 300 Grand Rapids. Mchigan 49503 Notice Of Mortgage F<x^«o»»>ro Rain THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sato may be MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in lhe conditions of a mortgage made b/ Tyan Lenartz, An Unmarried Man. original mortpagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 22. 2003, and recorded on June 10. 2003 in instrument 1106156, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Four And 45/100 Dollars ($44.604 45). including interest al 6.375% per annum. Under lhe power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wffl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM, on July 13. 2006 Said premises are situated in Vttage of Freeport. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 3. Block 6 Roush's Addition to the Village ot Freeport, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such safe, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaR be X days from the date of such safe. Dated: June 15, 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fwms. Mkfoigan 48025-5822 FHe 4095548F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Safe THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLE C T A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Martyn N Oteen and Michele S. Oteen, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Hamilton Mortgage Company, Mortgagee, dated March 15. 2005, and recorded on March 25,2005 in instrument 1143214. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Weis Fargo Bank. N.A. as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Eighteen And 30/100 Dollars ($95,818.X), including interest at 8.4% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage w« be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM, on July 27. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: That part of Lots 1003 and 1066 of the Village of Hastings (now City). Bany County. Michigan, and also foal part of Lots 5 and 10. Block 7, Lincoln Park Addition to the City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, described as: Beginning at a point 55 feet South of the Northeast comer of said Lot 1003: thence West 132 feet; thence South 17 feet; thence West 8 feet. 8 inches; thence South 82 feet; foence East 140 feet 8 inches to the East ine of said Lot 1066; thence North along said Lot Ines to the place of beginning The redemption period shafi be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sale. Dated: June 29.2006 Fbr more information, please cafl: FC D 248.593.1309 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte <097451F01 THIS RRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORM aTiON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAI PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default ,teS been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Louis F. Wisniewski, and Pamela J. Wtentewsii. husband and wife, to AAA Mortgage and Finanda. Corporation. Mortgagee, dated December 14,1996 end recorded January 28.1997 in Uber 884. Page 186. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mort­ gage is now held by Aames Capital Corporation by assignment. There is claimed to be due al tho date hereof the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Three and 21/100 Doffers ($53,633.21) including interest at 1.50% per annum. Under the power ot sate contained In said mortgage and the statute in such case made an provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged prem­ ises. or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings in Bany Co*!*4v, Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on AUGUST 3,2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Irving. Barry County. Michigan. and are described as: Part of the Southeast one-quarter of the Northwest onequarter, Section 15, Town 4 North, Range 9 West described as commencing at fhe Northeast comer thereof; thence West 396 feet; thence South 297 feet; thence East 398 feet; thence North to the Point of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.32418, in which case the redemption period shaN be X days from the date of such sate. TO AU PURCHASERS: Tho foreclosing mortgagee can rescind lhe sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are Smlted sotety to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. Dated: July 6, 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Bax 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 239.0026 ASAPf 778713 07/06^006, 07/13/2006, 07/20/2006, 07/27/2006 Notice Ot Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIU BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by ths foreclosing mortgages. In tt.at svent, your damagss, if any, shad bo limit­ ed sotety to the return of tho bid amount ten(terod at tote, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Shawn M Carter, a single man, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated Febraary 26. 2004. and recorded on March 2.2004 in instrument 1123024, in Bany county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is dakned to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Four And 32/100 Dottars ($91,35432). retarding interest at 10.45% per annum. . Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given teat said mortgage wM be foreclosed by a sate ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1 DO PM. on Juty 27.2006. Said prerrases are aftuated in Township of Mapte Grove, Barry County. Mtahigan. and are described as: Commencing 780 feet South from the Northwest comer of Section 20, Town 2 North. Range 7 Weet. thence South on toe section ine 700 feet; thence East 397 feel; thence North pareM to the Section Bne 700 feet; thence West 397 feet to the Point ot Beginning Ths redemptton period shal be 12 months from the date of sucn sate. Dated: June 29, 2008 For more Information, please cal: FC H 248.593.1300 Troll & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30490 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte •065629F02 rw... THIS RRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY NFORMATION WE OBTAM WttX BE MO PORTHAT PURPOBE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MIL ITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jerry E. Gray, a single man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc.. Mortgagee, dated Mwch 17. 2003 and recorded March 25. 2003 in Document No H00e07,Bany County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage Is now held by LaSaie Rank National Aaaodation. as Trustee tor Sti jetured Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Cerf rales. Series 2003-BC5 by assignr.wa. There is claimed to bo due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Three Thousand TwentySokx) and 15/100 Dolws ($83,027.15) todudtog interes: at 10.55% per annum. Under Che po^er of sate contained in said mort­ gage anttBteraMteb in euch case made an prodd­ ed. notice is hereby gN*en that said mortgage wtt be foreclosed by a sate of tho mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic uanefoe at tho Barry County Courthouse In HacMngs in Bony County, Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on Auguc* 3,2006. Said premises are located in file Townshh of Maple, Grove. Barry County, Michigan and are A parcel of land in the Northwest fractional quarter of Section X. Town 2 North, Range 7 Wea. described aa; Beginning al a point on the West Bn*' of Section X. dtetanl South 1890.9 feel (114 rods. 15 links) from the Northwest comer of said Soction X. thence East 468.7 feet; thence South 436.7 feet; thence West 468.7 feet to foe West Imo ofsted Section X. thence North 486.7 feet to foe Point of Beginning. Ths redemption period shafl bo 12 months '.rom the cate of such sate, unteas determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.324la, in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: Tho torectoteng mortgagee can rescind tho sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited sotety to foe return of foe bid amour* ten­ dered al sate, plus interest Dated: Juty 6,2006 Orians Asoodates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No. 2213364 r7^ HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN City of Hasting* NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby Riven lh*t the Zoning Board of Appeals ot the City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 18, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THURSDAY, JULY IS, SOM • 7riM> *■. At HOPE TOWNSHIP HALL ON M-43 NEAR SHULTZ ROAD For the Hope Township Planning Commission to hold a public hear­ ing to consider a request for a SITE PLAN REVIEW by Rodney S. Morris, President Allied Machine & Tool Inc., 6720 S. M-43 Delton Ml. for a new manufacturing structure in an Industrial Zone located at 3590 Hope Industry Dr. Delton Ml. 49046 immediately adjacent to BJ. Hydraulics. This property is currently zoned Industrial. 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 201 East State Street. Hastings, Michigan 49058. The information about this request may be viewed during regular The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Zoning Board of Appeals to hear comments and make a determination on a variance request by owner Ryan Barber. 629 South Jefferson Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. The applicant has requested a variance from Section 90-859 (a)(2) of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances, that if granted, will allow the construction of a fence closer to the secondary front yard set back than the minimum requirement of fifteen feet. business hours Wednesday 9 am to 12 noon and 1:15 to 3 pm. at the Hope Township Hall. 5463 S. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. Ml 49058. The Clerk will accept written comments by mail or during regular business hours in regard to the above request up to the time of the public hearing. Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materia! being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five days notice to the Hope Legal description of said property is: Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids S 1/2 LOT 1040. ALSO W 46 FT OF 2 V2 LOT 1039 OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS. FORMERLY MIXAGE OF HASTINGS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address. or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk by writing or calling the clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. A meeting of the Planning Commission will be held immediately fol­ lowing lhe hearing to decide on the above request and any other business that may legally come before this Board. Jim L Carr The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to Hastings City Clerk (telephone number Zoning Administrator Hope Township 269-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. 5463 S. M-43 Highway 77504307 . Thomas E. Emery City Clerk Hastings. Ml 49058 (269)948-2464 775M2M �Page 12 - Thursday. July 8. 2008 - The Hastings Barmer THIS FIRM n * DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY BrORUATXW WE OBTAM BALL BE USED BOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OPHCE AT THE HUMBER BELOW B YOU ARE M ACTIVE MUTANT DUTY MORTGAGE SALE ■ Detenu her been made m me conditions ol a mortgage made by Robert R. Barman a married man and JuSsrms Barmen. Na •Ms. io Mongage Eleceorac Registration Syatema. me. as nominee lor lender and lender'a aucoeaaors and/or assigns, mortgagee, daaad March 31. 2005 and recorded April 4. 2006 m Instrumont Number 1144267. Bany County Racorda. iAcNgen. There la denned to bo duo M tho dale hsraot th, sum ot One Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Eighteen and 81M00 Dollars (SIT&SISBI) including Interact at 8.74% per Under the power ot aalo contained m arid mort­ gage and the statute n such case made an provid­ ed, notice Is hereby given Ihaa said mortgage wR bo toredoeed by a sab of tho mortgaged pmmiooa or some part ol them. at pubic venue at lie Bany County Courthouse to Haottoga to Bany County. Michigan al 100 p m. on JULY 13. 2006 Said pramlaos are Io rat 0 to tie Township ol Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The South 5 acres of the West one-haff of tho Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quar­ ter of Section 23. Town 3 North, Rango 8 West, Hastings Township. Bany County, Michigan The redemption period shal be 12 months from tho dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA f6004241a, in which case tho redemption period shal be 30 days from tho dale of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: Tho forectoteng mo>tgagoo can reacted the sate. m that event, your damages. If any. are fimfiad ooioty to the return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at aate, plus interest. Dated: Juno 15.2008 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Ffie No. 231.5089 Notice Of Mortgage Foractoaure Bate THS HRM 0 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTBfiFTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MFORfiMTON WE OBTAM WUL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In me oononons or a mortgage maoe oy oneryi t. Coleman joined by her husband Steven M. Coleman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee tor lender and lander's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 29, 2003, and recorded on June 8, 2006 in instrument 1165732. in Berry county records. Mkhigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Central Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at ths d^te hereof the sum of One Hundred Twelve Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Five And 13/100 Dollars ($112445.13). indudtog Interset at 6.375% par annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and th* statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice Is hereby given the! said mortgage wB be forectoaad by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pvt of them, at puMc vendue, at Me Barry County Courthouse in Hastings si 140 PM, on July 20,2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Prsirevilto, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Parcel *1: Commencing at toe Northeast comer of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33; toenoe West 18 rods for the point of beginning; thence Weal 7 rode, thence South 17 and 8/9 rods, thence East 7 rods, rnenco Norm to me puce ot Degmnmg. Parcel #2: Also commencing at the Quarter poet on toe East side of said Section 33 and running toenoe Went 18 rods, thence South 9 rods, thence East 18 rods, toenoe North 9 rod* to toe beginning. Tho redemption period shal bo 6 month* from the date of such sate, unless dotemRted aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 8004241a, In which case the redemption perioo shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: June 22. 2006 For more tofofmation, please cal: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Btngham terms. Mkhigan 48025-5822 Fie 4094233PM TT*«” STATE OF fiKHMAN JUDICIAL D0TRCT BARRY JUDICIAL ORCUTT ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBUCATXNePOSTWQ AND NOTICE OF ACRON Hastings, M 46068 288448-4814 Rebecca M. Foster 615 W. High Hastings. Michigan 49058 PlainM's attorney Bruce W. Gee. P23896 607 N. Broadway Hastings, Ml 49068 (269)945-3495 v Dalas Foster 1623 F. Dewberry Ct. Valdosta. GA 31805 TO: Dales Foster. IT IS ORDERED: 1. You are being sued by plaintiff In thia court to dissolve your marriage. You must fits your answer to take other action permitted by law in this court at the court address above on or before. If you tai to do so. a default judgment may be entered against you tor toe relief demanded in toe complaint Med in this case. A copy of this order shal be published once a week in Hastings Banner for three consecutive weeks, and proof of publication shall be filed In this court. A copy of this order she* be sent to Dales Foster at the last known address by registered mall. return receipt requested, before date of toe teat pubficat»on, and the affidavit of mailing shall be filed with this court. Date: June 13.2006 Judge James H. Fisl«jf mow MORTOMlff SAIF WE OBTAM WMX BE UBED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MEJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TNs sate may ba reecintted by the foredoeing mortgagee. In MORTGAGE SALE - Default *«as bean made In the conditions of a mortgage mode by Terry L Myers and Kristine K. Myerv. husband and wife, original mortgagor^), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 18. 2001, and recorded on June 8.2001 In Instrument 1061050, in Barry coun­ ty records, Mkhigan, on which mortgage there is cleaned to be due at toe date hereof the aum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Two And 03/100 Dofiars ($67,402.03). todudtog interwet at 7% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and toe statute in such case made and providad, nodes is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sale of toe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 140 PM, on July 20,2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 3 and 4 and toe West 10 teal of Lot 5 of Block 65 of toe VMsge of MUdtevRa, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recordedto Ubsr 1 Page 27 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, uniass determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from tho date of such aalo. Dated: Juno 22. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593.1302 Tros A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte 4098450F01 mow PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C. 0ATTEMPTV4Q TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WBX BE USED FOR TWAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)638-7400 F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made in tho oondtoona of a mortgage made by JILL A. WICKHAM. A MARRIED WOMAN, to Mortgage Bsdronk Registration Systems, Inc. fMERS'). solely as nominae lor tender and tender's succes­ sor* and ssoignfiw Mortgagee, dated October 21, 2006, and recorded on October 24, 2005, In Document No. 1156040, Bany County Racorda, Mkhigan, on which mortgage there is cteimod Io bo due el toe dele hereof toe sum of Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Two Dofiars end Hvo Cante ($88,832.05). todudtog intereat at 7425% per annum. Under toe power of ateo contained in said mort­ gage and toe statue in such case made and provid­ ed, nottcets hereby given that said mortgage W be foredoaed by a sale of tho mortgaged promisee, or some part of them, at pubic venue, at toe Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Mkhigan. at 0140 PM o’clock, on July 20. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol CARL­ TON, Barry County, Mkhigan and described as: LOT 18 OF CULBERTS PLAT NO. 3, ACCORD­ PIG TO THE PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED M UBER 3 OF PLATS, ON PAGE 78. CARLTON TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. TAX ID NO. 08-04-060-000-018-00 The redemption period shal be 6 months from too date of such sale unieas determined abandoned In accordance wfih 1948CL 6004241a. In which case too redemption period shal be 30 days from toe date of such sate. Dated: June 17.2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. CMERS*), solely as nominee for lender and tender's successors and assigns, Mortgagss/Assignse Pater M. Schneiderman & Associates, P.C. 23100 Providence Drive, Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Bate TH0 HRM 0 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTMO TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MFORMATON WE OBTAM WRX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MRJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TMa eMo may bo Im, M ia mcnaoMi uy uw lurwouwng 1tn a that event, your damagoa, If any, ohaN bo term­ ed solely lo Mw return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interact. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made in the oondttionc of a mortgage made by Dennis Demski, a single man, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee lor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated Juty 15. 2006, and recorded on July 29. 2005 In Instrument 1150259, In Barry county records, Mkhigan, on which mort­ gage there Is dafrned to bs duo at ths date hereof the aum of Ono Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Eight And 77/100 Dofiar* ($144,738.77), hdudtog Interoat at 7.375% par annum. Under too power of aalo containod in said mort­ gage and tho statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice la hereby given that said mortgage w« be forodooed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or tome part of toem, at pubfic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings at 140 PM, on July 13,2006. Said promises are situated in Cfiy of Hastings. Barry County, Mkhigan. and are described aa: Tho North 1/2 of Lot* 918 and 919 and the North 1/2 of too East 1 /2 of Lot 922, City of Hastings, according to too recorded plot thereof. Barry County Records Tho redemption period shall bo 6 months from the date of such aalo, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from ths date of such sate. Dated June 15, 2006 For more Information, please call: FC X 2484831302 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorney* For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fwms. Mkhigan 48025-5822 File #095989F01 This firm is a debt colector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained wifi bo used tor that purpose. Default has occurred in a mortgage made by Efitott Lee Vinson. Jr. and Candice L Vinson, hus­ band and wMo, to First National Bank of America, dated March 15. 1999 and recorded on March 22. 1999 in Document 1026917. Barry County Records. The mortgage holder has begun no pro­ ceedings to recover any part of the debt, whkfi is now $44481.61. Tho mortgage w« bo foreclosed by a sate of toe oroporty, at puMc auction to too highest bidder, on Thursday, July 13. 2006 al 140 pjn. local time, at main entrance to Courthouse, Hastings, Mfchigp:.. Tho property will be sold to pay the amount toon duo on tho mortgage, together with interest at 11.75 par cent foreclosure coats, attorney foes, and also any taxes and Insurance that the mortgage holder pays before the sate. The property is located in Carlton Township, Barry County, Michigan, and is described In the mortage as: Bogkaing at a point on too West fine of too East 1/2 of too Southeast 1/4 ot Section 14. Town 4 North. Range 8 West, which lea 100 feet South of too Northwest comer of said oast 1/2 of tho Southeast tM. toenoe East at right angles to said West Ine of too East 1/2 of too Southeast 1/4.198 toot thence South parafiel to sted West lino of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4, 220 teoL toanoe West 198 teat to sted West fine of the Eaat 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4, toanoe North along said West fine of toe Eaat 1/2 of toe Southeast 1/4,220 teat to the point of beginning. Subject to easement over too Westerly 33 feet toereof tor highway purpoooo Tho redemption period will be six months from the date of sale; however If the property is aban­ doned. the redemption period wN bo one month from the date ol safe. Date: Juno 13. 2006 Joseph B. Backus, attorney tor mortgage holder P.O. Box 794. East Lansing. Ml 48826 517-337-1617 mwm Notico Of Mortgage RMeNoouro Bela TH0 HRM 0 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ BIG TO COLLECT A DBY ANY BFORMAHON WE OBTAM WU. BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OL* OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MNJTARYDUTY. ATTN fyRCHfiBERl: T»te eate may be reoclMted by toe foreciooirtg mortgagee. In that event your ctewiagoe, H any, ohaN ba fcelled aoMy te Me relurvi of toe bM amount ten­ dered at cate, piuo imwaaL MORTGAGE SALE - Detaufi has been made In too condHone of a mortgage made by Paul D. Boysen, a married man and Peggy A. Boysen, hus­ band and wife, original mortgagors), to Woto Fargo Bank. NA, Mortgagee, dated October 19, 2004, and recorded on November 8,2004 in Instru­ ment 1136890, In Barry county records, Mkhigan. on which mortgage there is daimod to bo duo at the date hereof to- sum of Ono Hundred TWontyAttno Thousand Eight Hundred FRy-Rve And 46/100 Dofiars ($129,865.46), indudtog interaot st 8475% par annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and too statute In such case made and provtood, notice la hereby given that said mortgage w« bo forodooed by a aalo of too mortgaged promises, or some part of thorn, at pubic vendue, at too Bany County CourtTouao to Hastings at 140 PM. on July 27,2006. Said promises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 44, Crystal Lake Estates Plat, pert of toe Northeast 1/4 and Southeast 1/4 of Section 28, Town 2 North, Rango 10 West, OrangovMe Township. Barry County, Mkhigan, as recorded In Uber 5 of Plats, Page 73^ Tho redemption period shall bo 6 montoo from the date of such sale, unteua determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 8004241a, In encn case me rouempoon panoo snaa oe m oays from too dote of such sate. Dated: Juno 29.2006 For more information, please cal: FC D 248493.1300 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Binghwn Fwms, Mkhigan 48025-5622 Ate 4097365F01 nwoa Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate TH0 HRM 0 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MFORMATON WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OTHCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MKJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sate may be rescinded by the foredoelng mortgagee. In that event, your ttemagea, N any, shal be Smsad sotefy to *»e return of Me Md amount ten­ dered al sate, pkte Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Detaufi has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Marilyn Winkle, an unmarried woman, original mortgagorts), to Mortgage Oectronk Deg! Stratton Sysiems, Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 6, 2005, and recorded on July 13, 2005 In instru­ ment 1149507, in Bany county records, Mkhigan. and assigned by said Mortgage* k> Weto Fargo Bank Mtonesota, NA as trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the aum of Throe Hundred Sixteen Thousand Ono Hundred EightyNine And 53/100 Dofiars ($316,189.53), Includtog Interest at 6.7% par annum. Under tho power of sate contained to sato mort­ gage and tho statute to ouch case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will bo foreclosed by a sale of tho mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at tho Barry County Courthouse In Hasting* at 140 PM, on July 20,2006. Said premises are afiuated In Township ot Maple Grove, Bany County, Mkhigan. and are described aa: Land In toe Township of Mapto Grove. County of Barry, State of Michigan, described as: Beginning at the Southeast comer of the North 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 7. Town 2 North, Range 7 West; toenoe West 702.6 test along too North 1/8 line of Section 7; toanoe North 310 teat; toanoe East 702.6 feet to the East lino of Section 7; thence South 310 feet to toe place of beginning The redemption period shal bo 12 months from the dale of such sale. Dated: Juno 22,2006 For more IfJotmotion, please cafi: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott A Trott, P.C. Attorney* For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farm*. Michigan 46025-5822 Rte 4096077F01 Meeting was caled to order at 740 pjn. Rofi Cafi. Present. Supervisor Herzog, Treasurer Nottingham, Clerk Nichols and Trustees Rllchte and Kennedy. Also present: 7 members of the public. Approved agenda with additions. Approved minutes of May 10, 2008, Regular Board Meeting as corrected. Correspondence was read. Pubic comment was received. Susan VHetstra candidate for State Representative spoke and requested support. Dolton Ubrary annual report waa received by Edward Etener. Are Reports (BPH and Pino Lake) received and placed on No. Approved lor an employee who moved out of dtotrid to remain on PLFD. Approved tor a PLFD employee to receive pay tor FF1 A FF2 Courses. Poiico report received. Chief Gentry reported on the Evidence achoofing that ho attended. Discussion took place regarding Pofioo A Firefighter physicals. ^ Dtecuoston took place regarding SOP* and Polctea A Procedures. Approved 3 employees to attend MTA Zoning Somlnare Feteor Center July 18 A Aug. 22. Compfimonts wore made to Supervisor Herzog and Trustee Kennedy and alwhoaaaioted wfih too now PrafrtovNo Township Cemetery sign. Approved Trustee Ritchie* tetters to bo aont Discussed Foo schedule and memo from Zoning Administrator. Supervisor Herzog gave an update on too now Poiico Tahoe. Approved bRs in too amount of $51,816.51. Moating ar$oumod at 940 p.m. Normajoan Nkhote, Clark Attested to by: Mke Herzog. Supervisor nssres John Chany takad about joba, aducatton and the quaky of Ma In Mchigan dur­ ing a Mop at lhe Democratic hal in Hastings on Saturday, July 1. Lt. Gov.’s visit dedicated to late Jim Pino by Patrick Joha> SlaffWriur Lieutenant Governor Mm Cheny Mopped by Haedagt Saturday. July 1. to talk with local Democratic candidates and to talk about Robert A TtUKMln A Aooootatoa, PX. te a Ml MORTGAGE SALE - Detaufi has bean made in the condteona of a mortgage matte by JOSHUA SMITH, A 8MGLE MAN to FAIRWAY MORTGAGE COMPANY, Mortg^oo, dated June 15,1999. recorded on Juno 22, 1999, aa lnolrumor< No. 1031552, in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and aeoignad by MESNE assignment to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION by an assignment dated March 11,2003, and recorded on March 24, 2003, as Inafrumont No. 1100871 in BARRY County Records, Mkhigan, on which itori gage there is cteimod to ha duo at tho dote haeof too aum of aeventy two thousand six hundred r*.ty nine and 56/100 Dofiars ($72,699.58), indudtog interest at 8.125% per annum. Under too power of sale containod in eaid mort­ gage i "te statute in ouch case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given toot sold mortgage wE bo forodooed by a sale ol tho mortgaged premiaoe, or some part of them, al public vendue, at tho At Sted premises are efiuated in TWP OF RUT­ LAND, BARRY County. Mkhigan and are doocribad as: A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWN 3 TtOfTH. RANGE 9 WEST, DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT A POINT 523 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE WEST ONE HALF OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 26: THENCE SOUTH ALONG TANNER LAKE ROAD 2854 FEET; THENCE EAST 175 FEET; THENCE NORTH 2854 FEET; THENCE WEST TO BEGINNING. The redemption period shal be 6 motah* from the date of such eate. unteaa determined aban­ doned in aooordanoa wfih 1948CL 6004241a, In wrwen case me recempeon penoo snax oe m osys from toe date of such sale. DATS): June 29,2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. 401 South OM Woodwart Avenue, Suite 300 Bfrmingham, Ml 480094816 ATTORNEY FOR: FEDERAL NATIONAL MORT­ GAGE ASSOCIATION Assignee of Mortgagee Fbr More Information Cal: (248) 540-7701 rwwtr NOTOS TO CREDITORS Trust In too matter of DONNA J. HUBBELL TRUST, dated March 24,1998. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Tho decedent. DONNA J. HUBBLE, who fived al 810 South Broadway, Hastings, Mkhigan died May 22.2006, leaving a certain trust under the name of DONNA J. HUBBELL, and dateo March 24,1996, wherein too oeceoem was mo oornor ano wwam j. nuDoex was named aa tho trustee serving at too time of or as a result of the decedent* death. Credtors of toe decedent and of the trust are The gathering was dedicated io the memo­ ry of lint Pino, who was itatromrmal in developing the -pint Friday" fbram gadterings at the Democratic hall which have included everything from the "state of the city" to candidate discussions mid examina­ tions of current topics. Before Cherry arrived, several of the Democratic candidates spoke briefly about their <* atnpaignx Speakers inchided Doug Kalnhurh, Dave Brinkert, Mike Lewis and Suzette Roysten. Keith and Nancy Carman hem Wall Lake provided musical eoteatatnmen.’. Cherry told the crowd of about 30. "I admire your tpirit and enthtuiaam." He talked abexu the challenges and opportunities facing the state. He told the audience that there is only so taueh tfiat mme>o0lcia^Brca»^do about gm prices, but that Attetncy Genera! Mike Cox "continues tn keep the situation under review." He also spoke about Governor Jeraifer Granbobn's "virion of the future." which includes a solid partnership between tlx. leg­ islative and executive branches. Unemployment in Michigan has bom aggravated by federal policies. Chetry mil "We need to grow domestic huilaraeei time job losses are magnified in this stale." He explained this by tv miauling everfooc that two-thirds of the job losses mersvwid during the current campaign actually occurred during the time fanner Governor John Engler was in office. “Jennifer has reel plans and teal ideas said is swxking on both abort sad long term solu­ tions.' Capitol investment in infrastructure lies been moved up from 10 yeen to four yean. The governor has traveled widely to bring empioyen to Michigan. Accotding to Cherry there are hundreds of stories of firths which have come to Michigan." He also talked about the effort to improve high school education in Michigan and encourage more students Io attend two- and four-year college programs aad technical schools. He also talked about bow the "Cool Cities' designation is attracting tourists and busi­ nesses to local communities. He dosed by telling the audience that "Michigan can't afford to move backwards" and that “When people stand up. the right will prevail." notified that al claims against tho decedent or against the trust wifi bo forever barred unteaa pre­ sented to Wttam J. Hubbell too named trustee at 810 South Broadway. Hastings, Mkhigan wfihin 4 months after the date at publication of this notice. Juno 27. 2006 Robert L Byington (P27821) 222 W. Apple Si. P.O. Box 248 Hastings, Mkhigan 49058 269-945-9657 WMam J . Hubbell 810 South Broadway Hastings, Mkhigan 49058 269-945-3886 Car wash Saturday to help soccer team A car wash Io benefit the Hastings High School vanity soccer team will be held from 9 a-m. to 2 pjn. Saturday. July 8. at the McDonald's Restaurant on West State Street in Hastings. Cost will be a donation. M30 Oryx Or. (thrtwkfo er«M*l axrilUnM 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. afc. sellout bsssmsrs. roughed rt M bathroom, laid out lor poaaOfy 2 badraoma 1 large temSy mom. Mam floor laundry. 1 jaaaa. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 6, 2006 - Page 13 GIRL, Madyson J., bom at Sparrow Hospital Newton Gay and Gregory Gay of Delton. in Lansing on May 24, 2006 at 8:13 Am. to Weighing 6 lbs. 8 ozs. and 19 inches long. Jimmie and Andrea (Hass) Newburry of Grand Ledge, formerly of Hastings and BOY, Preston Michael, bom at Pennock Nashville areas. Madyson weighed 7 pounds Hospital on June 18. 2006 at 2:58 a.m. to 9 ounces and was 2! inches long. Welcoming her home along with her par­ Jacqulyn Tompkins, and Michael Pifer of ents arc proud grandparents. Joseph and Jean Middleville. Weighing 6 lbs. II ozs. and 21 inches long. Morton of Nashville and Scott and Polly Vandeguchte of Kalkaska, and great grand­ Phyllis mothers, Eaton and Doreen GIRL, Aubree Anna Lynn, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 13. 2006 at 8:52 a.m. to Michelle and Duane Nelson of Orleans. Nickerson, both of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 8 1/2 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches SOY, Levi James, bom at Pennock Hospital long. on June 21, 2006 at 8:26 to Chad and Rebecca Fariee of Ionia. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 GIRL, Lara Kathryn, bom »r Pennock ozs. and 22 1/2 inches long. Hospital on June 23,2006 at 2:31 p.m. to Joe and Shana Schaefer of Hastings. Weighing 7 GIRL, Alexis Lynn, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 21. 2006 at 10:27 a.m. to lbs. 12 ozs. and 19 inches long. Tawana Marsh and Greg Pennington of BOY, Zane Warren, bom at Pennock Hospital Woodland. Weighing 6 lbs. 5 1/2 ozs. and 19 on June 9,2006 at 1:28 p.m. to Keisha Jordan inches long. and Jason McDiarmid of Middleville. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 ozs. and 20 inches long. This home in Rutland Township was destroyed by fire last Sunday morning. BOY, Jordan Matthew, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 22, 2006 at 7:08 a.m. to BOY, Trevor Neil, bom at Pennock Hospital Carrie and Dustin Humphrey of Hastings. on June 8,2006 at 4:15 p.m. to Sarah Wenger Weighing 6 lbs. I oz. and 21 inches long. and Rodney Rutledge of Sunfield. Weighing Fire destroys rural home 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Samuel Walter, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 19. 2006 at 9:58 Am. to BOY, Kevin Dean, Jr., bom at Pennock Rebecca and Lynn Mazurek of Woodland. Hospital on June 7. 2006 at 6:37 p.m. to Weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches Nicole long. Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 ozs. and 20 1/2 Allen and Kevin Kaufman by Jon Gambee inches long. GIRL, Marisa Lynne, patched to the scene. “The fire started in the garage," Mrs. Staff Writrr of bom at Pennock A fire in the early morning hours of Sunday. July 2. destroyed a home on Carpenter said, “but we don't know what Smokedrift Trail off Tanner Lake Road. the garage. We keep a lot of things in an out­ The home is owned by caused it yet. All lhe electrical boxes were in Deb and Dan side storage shed, including gas cans. There Hospital on June 19.2006 at 8:29 a.m. to Kim GIRL. Kendyl Renee, bom at Pennock and Jim Hilton of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 3 Hospital on June 22. 2006 at 7:54 a.m. to Carpenter, who along with their two children, were two cars in the garage and they were ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. Danielle Williams and Dave Steward of were home at the time. All gof out safely, destroyed, too." Sunfield. Weighing 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and 21 inch­ including the family dog, although a cat was bom at Pennock Hospital on June 10. 2006 at 12:30 Am. to es long. not able to be get out in time and was later Elva Secord and Josh Morgan of Middleville. GIRL, Araidia Atiaya, bom at Pennock “The cal was just like a member of the fam­ thing that was lost, something that can't be Weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. Hospital on June 24, 2006 at 8:08 p.m. to ily." Mrs. Carpenter said. “She was just like a Michelle and Matthew Ramsey of Delton. dog and would meet you at the door when replaced." she said. “But we have some wonderful friend', and GIRL, Raven Kaye, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 6, 2006 al 8:30 p.m. to Weighing 6 lbs. 10 ozs. and 20 inches long. you gof home. neighbors and everyone has been so helpful. BOY, Alex “But we got out and our two children. Calli (age 16) and Eric (22) got out in lime." One of our neighbors is a minister and he Veronica Laninga of Hastings. Weighing 9 GIRL, Abbigail June, lbs. 12 ozs. and 20 inches long. Edward, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 24,2006 al 7:29 xm. to Bob Mrs. Carpenter said Eric is a college stu­ dent and was home for the summer break. and Valerie Flikkema of Hastings. Weighing 7 BOY, Zachary Robert Jr., bom at Pennock Zachary and Kellie Norton of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. BOY, Joshua Kenneth, bom at Pennock GIRL, Raeleigh Michelle, bom al Pennock smelled smoke before the Hospital on June 23, 2006 at 12:59 p.m. to smoke alarms activated. I looked across the Jessica Smith of Lake Odessa. Weighing 6 hall al my daughter's room and it was aglow." lbs. 11 ozs. and 20 inches long. she said. Hospital on June 10, 2006 at 3:24 p.m. to Jill And our pastor at the Prerbyterian “Our neighbors. Ray and Judy Schaubel. derful." Carpenter said they are staying with fnerrfs 01426047 for the time being. “We arc not originally from here." she said. “People tell you about what happens in a fire, but when it happens to you it is differ­ “We moved here in 1992. we’re originally trying to call wonderful friends and they have been with us through tbu, -UJtas made U much, easier."^ ent." she said. “My husband was v9LL ,OOt jcalizin|ujh<L phone -ha^-been COURT NEWS night Bring your film toPRINTPLUS were here ail night. *oo. They have beet: won­ said. “I actually came over and sal with us throughout the Church has been here to help us through iL “He was sleeping in the basement," she lbs. 10 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. Hospital on June 12, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. to Carpenter said she is still dealing with the loss of personal items. “When 1 stop and think. I remember some­ discovered inside. GRAND 1 GRAND PLLC 31731 NorthwMtem Hwy, #151 Farmington Hills Ml 48334 PURSUANT TO IS USC f 1892 YOU ARE HERE­ BY INFORMED THAT THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMA­ TION THAT YOU PROVIDE MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the condition of a mortgage made by Jeffrey R Wescott and Tracey L. Wescott Husband and Wife to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III by a mortgage dated Apri 23. 2004 and recorded on April 27. 2004 in instrument No 08-55-201-429-00 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there ts claimed to bo duo at tie date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Five and 78/100 Dollars ($175,395.78) mchxhng interest at 10.72% per annum. Under the power at sale containod in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided, nobce is hereby green that said mortgage w« bo toroctoood by a aalo ol the mortgaged premises, or some part ol foem, at pubic vendue, at too Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Mktegan al 1:00 pm on August 3. 2006. Said premises are Situated m the City of Hastings, County of Bany State ol Michigan, and are described as: Tho South one half of Lots 1260 and 1281 of the City, formerly Wage, of Hastings, according to lhe recorded Plat thereof, Also, foe East 1.00 foot of the South one ha# of Lot 1279 ot foe C*y. formerly Wage. of Hastings, according to foe recorded Plat thereof. Tho redemption period shal bo 6 months from foe date of such sate, untees determined aban­ doned in accordance wfih 1948CL 800.3241a in which case foe redemption period she# be 30 days from foe date ot such sate. Dated: June 23.2006 Michael M. Grand. Esq GRAND & GRAND PLLC 31731 Northwestern Hwy.. #151 Farmington HRs. Ml 48334 (248)538-3737 69203 mow: from Minnesota. But we have made some knocked out by the fire. I thought he was dial­ ing wrong and told him to try again. Then we realized what was happening and he went outside with his cell phone and called." The Hastings Fire Department received the call at 2:13 a.m. and was immediately dis­ • Thomas James Strouse, 36, of Hastings, months in jail on each of four counts of crim­ was sentenced June 29 by Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher to spend from 18 inal sexual conduct (fourth degree). Miller was convicted June 7 for crimes, months to 120 months in prison for his June 6 which occurred over a period of time from conviction of assault with intent to commit 2000 to 2003. Judge Fisher ruled his last five months may great bodily harm, less than murder. Strouse was arrested in January in Rutland be suspended upon payment of assessments. Township. He will receive credit for 173 days served in jail. BASEMENT PROFESSIONALS! • Robert Russdl Poll, 33. of Lake Odessa, was sentenced June 29 to serve 12 months in jail with 51 days credit for time served and an additional one year of probation for his June 8 conviction of violating his probation. OPEN HOUSE SUN JULY 9. 2-4 PM Poll originally was sentenced to probation in April 2004 on a charge of operating under 514 Frwnont St., the influence of alcohol and was charged with violating hit probation by failing to complete a court imposed drug court program. Judge James Fisher ruled the last nine months of his jail sentence may be suspended upon payment of court assessments and his OPEN HOUSE SUN JULY 9. 24 PM participation in the drug court program. • Christopher Claude Miller. 23. 1-800-237-2379 of Bellevue. wa« sentenced June 29 to serve six •W MS-420-) Business Insurance. Btubtnt Hom: MtudtyFrititn ft— fly— « SaturAiy by STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent’s Estate FILE NO. 2008-24584-DE Estate ot Betsy A Hoort. Deceased Date of birth: August 13.1964. TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Betsy A Hoort, who Uvad at 4431 Brown Road, Lake Odessa. Mxhigan dwd December 9. 2005. Creditors of foe decedent are notified that al claims against tho estate wil be forever barred unless presented to Douglas Hoort, named person­ al representative or proposed personal representa­ tive. or to both foe probate court at 220 W. Court St. Ste. 302. Hastings and foo named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after foe date ol publication of this notice. June 26.2008 Victor A Coon P12006 2000 Town Center. Suite 900 Southfield. Michigan 48075-1100 248-355-0300 Douglas Hoort 4431 Brown Road Lake Odessa. Ml 48849 Moiulatf-fndttu SW>..W Satitnlay SILK DAHLIAS It’s Not Just About the Bricks, Mortar & Inventory... It’s about the people tevenl wn A colon 20% OFF repiir price 2 Sided EUROPEAN CLOCKS tsp It; 1125 ’*’90.00 Small rtj WO “"60.00 Fall Size ■ ■ huMiwsv IltccuMomcis ,he cmPl0'lCX - Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller a nd ) ou! A» an Independent Agent we can tailor a program jusl right for Vo Prnhlcm People.* regulM$12S*,10.00 Selected to join our team. We currently have an opening in our TIME & AGAIN SHEA BUTTER you. Safc.Sound..Sccurc ’ insurance protection from Auto-O*nen Insurance Companv. The TEASETS up lo 40% OFF regular poet CRYSTAL ITEMS up 10 50% OFF regular price Hastings office Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court SL. Hastings. Ml 49058 EOE/M-F ____________TTxqii >_____________________ adduwoal TRUMBLE AGENCY ! 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 BOOKS 10% OFF vale price ALL FLOOR & TABLE LAMPS up 10 30% OFF regular price �Page 14 - Thursday. July fl. 2006 - The Hastings Banner 999 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)204-0600_______________ FOR SALE: Snap-On Mig, Hg, spool gun, large Argon & large Argon CO2 tanks, $4,500; Blue Point Engine Picker, 2,0001bs. max load, used once, $500; Blue Point Torch. Rose Bud, Brazing tips, tanks A cart, $500; Snap-On 6HP air compres­ sor; $2,000; semi-trailer tarp bows A approx 30* tarp, brand new, $500. Call after 6:00pm. (269)945-9340 SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House (269)795-8717 Antiques. AQUATIC PLANTS: WA­ TER Lilies A Lotus. Goldfish A Koi, liners, pumps, filters. Apol's Landscaping Co., 9340 Kalamazoo, Caledonia. (616)698-1030. Open Mon­ day-Friday 9am-5-30pm; Sat­ urday, 9am-2pm. BUSINESS OFFICES FOR LEASE! Downtown Hast­ ings 9 136 East State Street 3 spaces available. Bring your professional business to the newly remodeled Woodridge Building. Spaces would be ideal for an Ac­ countant Chiropractor, Pho­ tographer Lawyer, or ??? A 180 square foot bank vault is also available. Front and back entrances with parking. Utilities included. possibilitiesN4UST SEE! CaD (269)945-9321 for an apDELTON: small 2 bedroom duplex for rent $500 per month plus utilities A depcdt (269)967*3705 FOR RENT OR LEASE WITH OPTION: Large ranch, 5 bedroom, 2 bath, all appliances inducted. Great location, dose to schools. Nice comer lot $1300/mo plus utilities. Rental will re­ quire 1st, last A security de­ posit Lease with option will require 10% down. Call (269)804-9214. 7 YEAR OLD black and wnne registered lootano 152h, beautiful head, show quality, lots of chrome and presence, trail experience, loads, trailer; pickets, coips, negative vaccines, 3900 coggins, current $3,900. (269)569­ 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER Alunri-lite 29* travel trailer front kitchen, rear bedroom, center bath, sleeps 4, ducted air condition A heat very dean, oak cabinets, stereo, microwave, large refrigera­ tor; excellent condition. Great towing, $8300. (269)664-4983 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. At the front counter. GARAGE SALE: Applian­ ces, Household items. Micro­ wave, electric stove, Kawa­ saki generator, Culligan wa­ ter conditioner, Husqvarna gas weed eater, bedding A curtains, 10 speed bike, golf bag, golf dubs w/bag, brass mirror, plus other kitchen A household items. No clothes or toys. 2223 Jeanne Dr., at Algonquin Lake, Sat, July 8th9am-lpm. CONTRACTORS CAP. Doors on both sides, ladder rack, red. Fits 88-98 long box Chevy/GMC full size, good shape, $300 obo. Call (269)792-1369 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. Drunken, agitated woman lands herself jail time Hastings police arrested Linda Hill. 49, of Hastings, after they responded to a complaint of a fight and an unwanted person in the 100 block of East Center Street June 29. Investigation revealed Hill came to the residence and demanded to be paid money she said she had coming to her. Hill then allegedly attempted to assault the complainant but fell down due to being intoxicated. Officers made contact with Hill and made arrangements for a family member to take her home. Hill became agitated and began yelling obscenities and attempted to punch and kick oncoming cars in the road. She was placed under arrest on charges of being a disorderly person and was transported to the Bany County Jail. Hastings man arrested for assaulting 4 victims Hastings police officers after being summoned to a fight in progress in the 200 block of South Hanover Street, arrested a 31- year-old Hastings man. Officers spoke with four victims who had been assaulted by the suspect, who was identified as Tyrone Quick Witnesses told officers Quick been told by the home owner to leave because he was intoxicated and causing problems. Quick did leave, but returned a short time later and started assaulting people by striking them, pushing one through a door and hitting one in the face with a can of beer. Quick then fled the scene on foot Five minutes after officers left the residence, they were called back as Quick had returned to retrieve a bicycle. Officers gave MOVING SALE: Every­ thing must go! 118 S. East St, July 6,7,8,9-6. MULTI-FAMILY CLEAN­ ING OUT/MOVING sale: beds, dressers, misc furni­ ture; Du can Pfyfe dinningroom table, Snow Buddy col­ lectibles, lots of books, toys, clothes, Something for ev­ eryone. July 7th 9am unit] everythings gone. 625 W. Bond St Hastings YARD SALE: JULY 8th A 9th, 9am-5pm, 4196 S. M-37 highway. Movies, music, books, video games, Christ­ mas items, crafts and more. LOST WEST OF HAST­ INGS: tortoise colored cat (mostly brown with cream/yellow). Family pet CaD anytime (269J945-2603 or (269)838-7194. 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Five arrested in seat belt enforcement operation Troopers from the Hastings Michigan Stale Police post conducted two safety belt enforcement zone operations June 21 and June 25 and arrested five persons, issued 16 citations and 14 warnings. “1 was amazed at the total number of people who are wearing their seat belts,” said Trooper Brian Roderick “We are not there just to give out tickets, but to remind people to wear their seat belts. The great majority of people are wearing their seat belts and that is a good thing.” Statistics released this week from the State of Michigan confirmed more than 93 percent of Michigan driven are wearing seat belts and state officials are hoping the next batch of statistics, due out later this month will bring that total above 95 per­ cent Plainwell man arrested in Wyoming for stealing car The State of Wyoming is holding a Michigan man who is suspected of stealing a vehicle in Yankee Springs Township and local authorities are awaiting extradition. 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Though the suspect had left before deputies arrived, he was stopped a short time later and in his vehicle deputies discovered a shotgun, a 12-inch crowbar and an aluminum baseball bat The knife believed to have been used in the assault was discov­ ered in the trunk Fisherman caught himself for unlawful entry A fisherman found himself in the position of being caught himself when he unlawfully entered a trailer in Baltimore Township June 27 and fell asleep on the floor. Barry County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the area when a homeowner complained about a car parked on his property. When deputies were unable to locate the driver, they became concerned he might be injured. Upon contact with a family mem­ ber, deputies learned the man was fishing, but they were unable to locate him in the immediate area. As they searched, a man told them the door to his trailer was ajar. When deputies investigated, they found Robert Alan Marcusse, 21. of Hastings, sleeping on a mattress that was partially out the door. Marcusse was wearing only a T-shirt and could not explain to officers why he was in someone rise’s trailer, except to say he was tired and needed someplace to rest. Subsequent investigation revealed Marcusse to be on probation and a report was forwarded to the Bany County Prosecutor on a charge of entering a residence without permission. JOBLESS, continued from page 2 are always a little lower than surrounding areas.** Mansham said that even with the loss of manufacturing jobs, ness in. and said other states are doing a much better job at the totals are less than 100 people and smaller business are attracting business. She said the county has just started a new group for people DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. evening that out with new hires. that are just starting a business. 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The ethanol plant w ill Hastings. attended the first meeting held last month. new business cropping up and we are creating new jobs an'! ways of looking at things. We need to put helping these businesses start up and expand." attracting business and promoting ways that communities can Manshum said she believes the economic base of Barry County will remain manufacturing but she said she sees new sustain themselves," she said. “One half of our county is farm land and there have been growth in creative avenues with relation to agribusiness, and many new ideas in agriculture emerging... we need to study these high tech and alternative energy jobs. She said Michigan as a whole needs to do more to bring busi­ new ideas. These are the new jobs of the future here.” more effort into �The Hastings Bannm - Ti.-irsday. July 6 2006 - Page 15 Middleville’s parks & rec director brings a lot of passion to the job by Jon Gambee Staff Writer If you have a passion for something you throw yourself into it. body and soul. If that passion is golf, you're Tiger Woods. If it’s chess, you’re Bobby Fisher. If it’s community and that community is Middleville, you’re Mike Bremer. A body would be hard pressed to find someone with more passion for his job than Bremer, director of community recreation in Middleville. The list of his involvement seems endless but when you talk to him, it All-star voting challenges the wisdom of democracy seems as if he secs it as just the usual job. Here's just a short list of some of the activ­ ities he oversees in this small Michigan com­ munity. Let’s begin with tec-ball. First- and secondgraders. There is Little League. That’s baseball and softball. There are leagues for third- and The most savage indictment on our sacred democratic political system in America is demonstrated to me annually in the all-star game for Major League baseball. The all-star classic is coming later this month to a stadium in Pittsburgh, but the once proud rivalry between lhe best from the American and National Leagues has been fourth-graders, a league for fifth- and sixth­ graders and a league for seventh- and eighth­ graders. There’s seventh and eighth grade football. reduced in recent years to a media showcase, a sort of “Dancing with the Stars" without There’s adult softball. the dancing, and an awful home run derby competition. Don’t forget volleyball. I say the fun is gone obviously because of too much public relations hype, but mostly because of the people who vote on who should play in the supposedly venerable game — the fans. The embarassing collective ignorance shown by those who vote for the best players in the two leagues does not reflect well on the decisions voters make at the polls in more serious matters. How about flag football? Then there arc the clinics to help players and coaches get ready for the seasons. There is also Family Fun Nights, open gym nights with basketball, badminton, chess, card games, arts and crafts. Yes, I’m suggesting the fans vote only for players they’ve heard of. not for the guys Mike Bremer, director of Parks and Recreation in Middleville, does a little of every­ thing overseeing the summer rec program. He was on hand last week for the baseball game between Hastings City Bank and Ace Hardware after making sure the field was fit and ready for play. There is the Heritage Day run. a 5K event coaches work the machine and it throws con­ Bremer said there was a meeting recently sistent strikes.” Great addition. Bremer probably had the of the Thomapplc Parks and Recreation who are performing at the top of the game. I’m also suggesting voting fans are suscepti­ along the Paul Henry Trail, and a horseshoe ble to selecting players from their home teams or simply players they like, regardless of tournament. And there is an adult wooden bat tourna­ job of throwing himself before they got the League All-Star selections a few weeks before the game was to be played. It really was ment. Oh. yeah, and someone has to get ail those “We use high school coaches and high school players to conduct the clinics and help an honor then to chosen to the starting nine for the big game between the AL and NL. fields ready and maintain them. Guess who run the programs,” he said. "In the flag foot­ flict. But there are always people who have back then were allowed to choose the best of the best, position by position. The rules that is? We won’t even tall, about the scheduling. ball program, we use them as referees and it is quite a treat for the players to see their high different goals and agendas. There are those who just want their children to play for fun specified that no one could vote for himself or a teammate. It was sort of like selecting Can you spell rainoub? school heroes out there in their uniform tops. and those who take it more seriously. We have “We work closely with the high school and to balance their agendas and sometimes it can whether ihey deserve to be all-stars in the truest sense of the word. In bygone days, in my tender youth. I remember well the announcement of the Major What made the honor so special was that only the players, managers and coaches “We have something for everyone in the your all-opponent team. There was no greater honor, except for getting a World Series ring, than to be chosen the best in the league at your position by the guys you played against. So when the vot­ ing results were made known, it seemed like a big deal to players, coaches, managers and yes. even the fans. family." Bremer said. "And we utilize virtual­ “We just want to provide the opportunity munity. But mostly we use Spring Park for for people to have fun and enjoy themselves, our outdoor activities.” especially the kids," Bremer said. “It’s really more animated and you car. sec the passion. The game itself was spirited and there was a rivalry between the two leagues as to which was the better team. The game wasn’t just a showcase for the media and fans, it we get a lot of support from the community. ly every field and athletic facility in the com­ As he talks. Bremer becomes more and It meant a lot back then to be called an "All-Star second baseman." machine. “We recently purchased a pitching machine we use for the third- and fourth-graders. The all about making community sports fun. Committee. “We had representatives from AYSO, the soccer people, the FIRE (select soccer) group, little league and rocket football people. “We try to organize it so there is no con­ get tricky. “But we have great people and everyone cooperates to gel the job done." They’d better, Bremer doesn’t have time for gaices. Actually you might say. that’s all he has "If there are kids who can’t afford to par­ ticipate. we have a scholarship program. We time for. don’t want to leave anyone out." was a real game played for pride in front of a national television audience. It was such a big deal in 1969 that when Neil Armstrong and his two buddies came back from the moon. President Nixon publicly told them about the all-star game they’d missed, in which Willie McCovey led the Nationals to a 9-3 victory. I can’t for the life of me picture the president today publicly talking about the all-star game to virtually anybody. Nor do 1 sec it as a hot topic for the water cooler at work any more. Something happened after the 1960s, the baseball powers that be decided to be demo­ cratic and hand the game “back to the fans” to let them decide who the ail-stars should be. Let the fans vote instead of the players, managers and coaches. It wasn’t too long before the embarassment of the democratic process began to show. 1 remember attending a game at Tiger Stadium in 1975 and being handed a wad of all­ star ballots. They used the punch card system, but I had no clue back then about hanging chads. The announcer on the public address system unabashedly exhorted all the fans to vote for their favorite Tigers and to take as many ballots as they wished. Interestingly, the Tigers that year had the worst record in both leagues and virtually no one on the squad was worthy of being called an all-star. This effort to stuff the ballot box with your favorites from the home team actually Hastings woman registers an ace Sharon Linl scored her first hole in ono June 27 at River Bend Goff Course In Hastings. Sharon bowls every Tuesday night on the Hastings Manufacturing league. She scored her hole in one at 145 yards from hole 16 on a red tee with a 7 wood club. Lint, pictured with her golf partner Willie Barry (left) and Fred Huey of another team, shows off her new tro­ phy. Lint received this trophy and a name plaque on the wall of the River Bend Golf Course tor her hole in one. succeeded once in Cincinnati, as al) eight of the Reds' starting lineup qualified to start in the all-star game by virtue of collecting the most fan votes. Yet another embarassment was the selection of well-known, but undeserving oldtimers barely hanging on at the end of the careers. In olden days these guys would be selected as a courtesy substitute by the managers, but now they were elected to the start­ ing lineup and therefore required to be played the first three innings. I remember Reggie Jackson, hampered by injuries and near the end ot his career, being elected to start in right field one year with his hefty batting average of .182. Some all-star, eh? Even Reggie was embarassed. Perhaps the worst case, though, involved my favorite ballplayer of all time, Mike Summer camps planned at TK Middle School Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies, who had a terrific couple of decades and now is regarded as one of the greatest third *_-usemen ever to play the game. On Memorial Day The American Youth Soccer Organization 1989, Schmidt called a press conference to announce to the world that he was retiring (AYSO) will have AYSO summer camps at because he just couldn't be of any help to his team any more and he had to hang up his Thomapple-Kcllogg Middle School from 9 Pucioiu Ccntut a.m. to noon or 5:30 to 8 p.m. the week of spikes. No matter, two months later. Schmidt had to answer the announcer’s call for the start­ ing lineup for the all-star game because he had been been elected, regardless of whether he could play any more. All he did was put on his old Phillies’ uniform and doff his cap in appreciation, and in obvious embarassment because he knew his selection should have gone to somebody else. He did not play in the game that day. July 31 to Aug. 4. Internationally qualified and AYSO certi­ fied staff will teach at the camps, which are for children 5 to 15 years old . The cost of the camp is $99. which includes a camp T-shirt. The camps also will In bygone days, before cable television broadcasts for a wide variety of Major League games, the only way 1 could ever catch a glimpse of exciting new ballplayers from the offer free parent and coach clinics. Camps to Middleville AYSO Region 277, c/o coaches would choose these young phenoms because they deserved to be in the starting Paul Huyser (269) 795-2583. P.O. Box 1838 lineup. The fans wouldn’t choose them in later years because they had heard little if any­ Redlands. Calif. 92373. Registration also is available online. thing about them, following only their favorite teams and players. For more information, call All this proved to me the alarming conclusion that the fans are not worthy to choose the best players of the game because they’re too focused on their own favorites or And it makes me wonder if the American voters really are qualified to choose their political leaders. Too many vote only for people they’ve heard of or like rather than the people best equipped to handle a difficult job. Anybody notice Arnold Schwartzencggcr’s election as governor of California or the elections of the likes of Fred Grandy (Gopher in “The Love Boat”) and Sonny Bono to Congress, and cx-Tiger and Phillies pitcher Jim Bunning to the U.S Senate? For that Delton sets 5K run for Aug. 12 council is sponsoring the third annual Delton or were they elected because of name recognition? Founder’s Day 5K run at 8 a.m. Saturday. too often still vote just like they did for student council president back when they were in high school. In other words, they choose the one they think is "nice.” more popular or better looking. Such a system will doom this country into heading there in a handbasket Aug. 12. at the Delton Kellogg High School soccer field. "The money that ’s raised goes to the com­ munity. and some goes to the food bank." said Kristina Piper, contact person for the stu­ faster than we ever thought possible. Let’s give the all-star balloting back to the coaches, players and managers so being an all-star once again will mean something. And let’s pledge not to choose just the best looking or more well-liked candidate for public office, but instead the most capable and most intelligent. ning July 17, 2006, at the Right to Life booth. There is no cost to enter. Just send a 4x3 photo or smaller (one per child) with the entry form below. 1" Place will receive *100, 2“* Place will receive *75, and 3- Place will receive *50. Prize winners will be picked up at that time. VOTES WILL BE MADE BY FAIR VISI­ TORS, ONE CENT PER VOTE. For example: $1.00 - 100 votes. No limit. PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE TOP 3 VOTE GETTERS. The Delton Kellogg High School student matter, Ronald Reagan to the presidency? Were they elected because they were capable, 1 more than once have told now vacationing Sports Editor Brett Bremer that people Is there a special baby in your family? Age 18 months or younger? Enter a picture of that baby in our Annual PRECIOUS BABY CONTEST. 1-888-857­ 6222 or visit www.aysosoccercamps.org swayed by players they've heard of in the past rather than the up and coming players who are tearing up the league now. Sponsored by Barry County Right to Life Send a check payable to AYSO Soccer other league was in the nationally televised all-sta game. The players, managers and dent council. Participants can pre register until Monday. July 31. Pre-registration costs $15 and regis­ Entry Form: Name of Bair Age______-months Parentfs). .Phone. Address cm. tration on race day costs $20. That price includes a T-shirt and a water bottle. It all reminds me of that little old lady who once approached presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson and said. "Mr. Stevenson. I feel good about your chances, all the intelli­ Registration will begin at 8 a.m., and the gent people are supporting you.” Adlai replied, “Thank you madame. but I need a major­ race will begin at 8:30. For more information about the race, send ity." an e-mail to DKFoundersDay5kfrhotmail.com I I I �Page 16 - Thursday. July 6. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Seven local youth soccer teams compete in Kalamazoo tourney by Megan luivdl The Staff Writer Hastings American Youth Soccer Organization took seven local teams to com­ pete in a Kalamazoo Area Soccer Invitational tournament June 10 and 11. Bob Main coached the girls under 14 team, who won the only first place award for the Hastings AYSO. Two under 14 boys teams went to the tour­ nament as well, one coached by David Vaughn and one coached by Jeff Dobbins. Vaughn's team finished in third place. Three girls under 12 teams took part in the tournament. The team coached by Jen Storm won the Good Sportsmanship Award. The team coached by Tim Schoessel finished in fourth place, and the team coached by Hank Wagner finished second. A boys under 12 team, coached by Brian Rodderick. finished in second place. A girls under 12 team coached by Tim Schoessel and Hank Wagiier and an under 19 team coached by Bonnie Meredith were selected from a loiter) to play in the national (Front row, from left) Coach Tim Schoessel. Jenna McCoy. Ally Owen. Shelby Perdun, Tori Schoessel, Amanda Sarhat. Hannah Sailor. Assistant Coach Kaylee Wilson, (back row) Jennifer Feldpausch, Jordan Morrison. Jordan Wilson, Amber Dunkelberger, Dallas McKay. Morganne Hubble arid Kaylee Nemetz. tournament being held in Chicago later this month. (Front row. from left) Jennifer Jarman, Haley Wagner, Jessi Finch. Dillon Johns, Katie Garber, Coach Hank Wagner, (back row) Janelle Piefer, Breanna Sinclair, Sarah Sleevi, Gabrielle Shipley, Dani Meredith and Maicee Herrington. Five area athletes selected to MIAA academic honor roll Five area students are among the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Team GPA Award winners for the 2005-06 academic year, announced last week by Commissioner David Neilson. The award is presented to conference teams that achieve a 3.3 or better grade point average for an entire academic year. This award is administered by the Faculty Athletic Representatives of the MIAA member col­ leges. A total of 45 teams are being recognized for the 2005-06 academic year. The honorees include four teams who have received lhe (Front row. from left) Cody Redman, Chris Leinter, Matt Feldpausch, Alex Methvin, Danny Hamel, (back row) Coach Dave Vaughn, Kevin Maurer, Darin Rugg. WiH Sprague, Jimmy Diepert, John Nichols and Alex Randall. award every year (eight) since it was initiated in 1998-99. They are Adrian's women's track & field. Albion women's tennis. Calvin women's cross country and Hope women's cross country. The individual members of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll are: • Monique Hoyle, a junior at Hope Lake 0 man ties course record at Country Club (Front row, from left) Stephanie Warren, Kelsi Herrington, Ashley Purdun, Kelsey Devroy, Meghan Vanzyl, Tauri Schils, Taylor Carpenter, (middle row) Emily Phillips, Lexie Wolcott, Aimee Wiker, Caitlin Main, (back row) Coach Bob Main, Megan Gould, Veronica Hayden and Kayia Vogel. College, graduate of Delton Kellogg High School, a three time winner in track and field. by Megan Lavell - Marc Miller, a sophomore at Olivet Staff Writer A Lake Odessa man took his place in local College, graduate of Lakewood High School, golf history June 25 when he won the annual first-time winner in football. Hastings Country Club tournament and tied • Stephanie Simon, a junior at Alma the course record with an 18-hole score of 63. College, graduate of Thomapple Kellogg Ryan Simon plays in the tournament every High School, first-time winner in cross coun­ year. He took second place last year, and won try and track. • Heidi Wear of Hastings, a freshman at the tournament 10 years ago. Olivet College, graduate of Wayland High Simon. "It was kind of like a dream round." School, first-time winner in softball. • Kyle Williams, a senior at Hope College, graduate of Delton Kellogg High School, four-time winner in cross country and track. “I just got really hot with the putter," said Not only did Simon tie lhe golf course record, he also lied his personal best game as well by shooting nine under par. "It was really exciting for me to shoot such a good game." said Simon. "You hardly ever have a round like that when you are just mak­ ing putts. For some strange reason, they kept all going in." Jason Larabee of lhe Hastings County Club said he was not surprised to sec Simon win the tournament. "He's a great golfer, and he's shot low scores here in the past." said Larabee. The course was set up difficult To tie the course score set up like that is even more of an (Front row, from left) Travis Matthews, Dustin Leary. Brody Madden, Conner VonderHoff, Tanner Roderick, John Dinges, Stephen Kendall, (back row) Casey Goggins. Joey Longstreet, Taylor Klotz, Maxwell Clark, Ian Buck, Joey Siska, Luke Heide and coach Brian Roderick. accomplishment." The course par is 72. Airplane Rides $25 un to fly atn nano*** RM $$50/50 Raffle $$ Every hour on the hour __ Introducing Banker’s Hours ...Hastings City Bank style! Middleville, Bellevue, NashvHle and Wi Lobby and Drive Thru Monday-Friday 9:00 - 6:00 Saturday 9:00 -1:00 Pancakes, Eggs, Sausage, Juice, Milk, coffee All You Can Eatl! Hastings and Caledonia (Our Adults: $6.00 • Children under 12: $3:00 Lobby Sponsors: Tbomapple Flying. Tom otto Turkey Farm. Alto Gas * Street Rods and Antique Car Show Saturday 9:00 - 7:00 9:00 -1:00 Organized by the Hastings Car Club ‘ Motorcycle Ride-in 8:00-7:00 8:00-1:00 Sunday July 9tii, 2006 7am-11am We’re here for you! Celebrating 120 Years of Community Banking. 1886-2006 Hastings City May County - 909 Fun for the Whole Family 77004201 � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-07-13.pdf 63dcae2134832db09a06ddf919144a0a PDF Text Text Prairieville Township has 2 election contests County Board forum raised serious issues Maple Valley names Duska Brumm new A.D. See Story on Page 20 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 18 The Hastings VOLUME 153. No. 28 Thursday, July 13. 2006 PRICE 50C NEWS Parks and rec, 911 dominate County Board forum BRIEFS Sidewalk Sales are this weekend There will be annual closeouts and half price sales at the annual downtown Hastings sidewalk sales this weekend. Friday and Saturday. Downtown businesses will set up the sales starting at 8 a.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday and will last the day. The theme this year is “balloons, balloons, bal­ loons.” said one of the organizers. Karen Heath, also co-owner of Second Hand Comers. Steve Steward will be hosting a Praise Fest in the Methodist Church parking lot in conjunction with the sales on Saturday from 11:30-7 p.m. The music festival will feature four bands and numerous food booths, (see separate article in Reminder for more details) Lyndy Bolthousc from Ace Hardware said the store puts up a big tent out back to hold all the sale merchandise. Bolthouse said many store owners are excited about the new improvements and growth downtown. “The downtown is gening pretty excit­ ing and everyone has been working hard over the past couple of years. The Waldorff Brew Pub is set to open soon and so that is anticipated and is generat­ ing excitement. Honestly. 1 think the town has come over a hump and we are moving ahead and things are really spruced up." by David T. Young Editor Two campaign issues were dominant last Thursday night in the forum for 10 candidates for five seats on the Barry County Board of Commissioners. Much of the discussion at Thomas Jefferson Hall focused on the county’s emer­ gency 911 program and the two proposed millages for parks and recreation that will appear on the Aug. 8 primary election ballot. Only one candidate. Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp, suppons both parks and rec mill­ age requests, a renewal and an increase, and her Sixth District opponent. Mark Englerth. opposes both and wants a business plan to be submitted first. Most commissioners seeking re-election insisted many of the criticisms against 911 and its board are just rumors, but after moder­ “The biggest creature of all” is coming to the Hastings Public Library when teens gather at the Hastings Public Library Friday. July 21. for Monster Movie Night. The movie, based on Mcrian C. Cooper’s book “King Kong" will be the main feature. Free drinks and popcorn will add to the evening s enjoyment. Movie night begins at 7 and 9:30 p.m. for al) teens going into sixth to 12th grades. The following afternoon, on Saturday. July 22, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.. silence will definitely be put on hold as teens move »o the rhythms of another DDR (’’Dance Dance Revolution”). Food and drinks will be on hand to energize sixlhto 12th-graders as they take their turns at DDR. a video game you play with your feet. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 See CITY, page 7 The 70th anniversary edition of the Carson & Barnes Circus will bring its hundreds of performers and animals io Historic Charlton Park east of Hastings Friday. July 21. with shows at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. In America today, there remains only one big-tented circus, which manages lo maintain the traditional demanding schedule of one-day stands. Carson & Barnes brings its city-block long "Biggest Big Top on Earth" to some 200 other towns and cities each season, moving to a new site nearly every day. seven days a week. Emphasis is on bringing this type of family entertainment to communities of America where local civic organiza­ tions often share in the advance ticket sale proceeds. Advance general admission tickets will soon be available al special discount prices before circus day or you may choose to go online and get tickets at full price at www.carsonbarnescircus.com or call (800) 594-TIXX. Advance general admission tickets can be upgraded to pre­ ferred seating for an additional charge. Monster film, DDR planned at library Ken DeMott, one of two candidates in the Third District and a retired detective, said it’s important that fact be separated from rumor and innuendo. He added that if evidence is brought to light, an investigation should fol­ low. DeMott’s opponent. Keith Ferris said. “The 911 Board needs to be independent, but it needs to be accountable to everybody. I’m not sure the County Board should get involved." Mark Noleboom. challenger in the Fifth District, said more information is needed, but the rumors being circulated need to be looked into. Incumbent Fifth District Commissioner Michael Callton called it perhaps one “the toughest issues facing the county.” He said it’s hard to get together various police, fire and ambulance representatives on the same board. City adopts public parks use policy by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Hastings City Council Monday night approved a policy on reserving general use facilities located in public parks. The policy will charge $25 to reserve pavilions, and reservations can be made up to six months in advance. The city has seen an increased demand for large group use of the parks. The previous practice of requesting the council only reserve the facilities for large formal groups, leaving others to use the facilities on a firstcome. first-served basis, has caused some confusion, said City Manager Jeff Mansfield. Council member Kim Townsend asked at the meeting how other people would know the space was reserved. She said at a recent gathering another woman showed up at the park and claimed she had die space already reserved. “She said she wp_i going to call the police and I said go right ahead.” she told the coun­ cil. “Well that’s the problem we have been run­ ning into and we arc hoping to clear things up with this policy... it’s a good starting point." said Mansfield. Mansfield said those who reserve a pavil­ ion will be given a document lo have on hand, and it is anticipated something will be posted at the park. Councilman Don Bowers said he felt city taxpayers should have priority on the reserv­ ing of the spaces. "The people in the city should have the priority... they arc the ones whose tax dollars are paying for it." he said. Councilman Curt Cybulski asked Bowers for clarification. “...so you arc going to say to someone like FlexFab. you can’t rent it because you are not in the city?" he asked. “It was Flexfab's choice to be outside the city, not ours." replied Bowers. “If two come at the same time the city should have first choice, that’s only proper." Cybulski said he saw no problem with the policy, but it was first proposed that the reser­ vations could be made up to a year in advance and he said he thought six months was plen­ ty of time to hold reservations. Mayor Bob May said that even with pavil­ ions reserved, there were bound to be others at other parks open. “Yes. 1 think this would help lesser known parks get used." said Councilman Barry Wood. The council then voted on the policy, adopting the six month reservation advance and without preference to city residents. Bowers voted no. and Councilman Dave Jaspcrse also voted no. In other business at the meeting, the coun­ cil: • Accepted a bid from Affordable Asphalt LLC for the placement of the lop and base course of paving for the East Bond Circus coming to Charlton Park ator Fred Jacobs announced he has receipts that raise questions about possible irregulari­ ties with a cell phone purchase program for 911 employees, they almost all joined in a call for an investigation. Jacobs said copies of receipts he has been given show the county is trying to recover cell phones and their costs from former employ­ ees. He said it was his understanding the employees were allowed to buy the phones and avoid taxes. Incumbent Eighth District Commissioner Wayne Adams then said. “1 think it’s time we initiated an investigation of that and other allegations (against 911 Director Charlie Nystrom)." Jacobs initiated the discussion by asking whether the County Board should oversee the 911 program rather than continue an inde­ pendent but seemingly hand-picked board. “Some say it (the independent 911 Board) is too blue, not diversified. Maybe they need term limits.” The 911 Board is comprised of representa­ tives from various public safety agencies and townships and its representative from the public, current Chairman Ron Neil, is a retired state police commander. Critics say the vast majority of the board is loyal to the director, so there is little oversight. Stoking the fires earlier this year was the non-reappointment of township representa­ tive Judy Wooer, who served for 16 years, but was said to be asking too many questions about expenses and receipts. Englerth said. “Maybe the commissioners haven’t been the best overseers, but maybe we’ve made it (the 911 Board) too See FORUM, page 3 ‘Fire Senate’ effort falls short of goal This property on East Shore Drive. Delton. Barry Township, was the subject of a complaint made Tuesday morning by a neighbor to the Barry County Board of Commssioners. Barry Township citizen asks county for junk enforcement by David T. Young Editor Barbara Waak lives next door to a virtual junk yard and she wants Barry County to do something about it. Waak asked the County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning for help with a neighboring dump she’s lived next lo for 18 months in Barry Township and she’s frustrated by lack c.f an adequate response from the Planning and Zoning Department. She said she’s been told there is no local junk ordinance that can be enforced against the owners of the property. William and Lorelei Null and Planning and Zoning Director Jim McManus told her the condi­ tions at the property actually have improved. He told her there used to be four cars and a dilapidated house at the site, but all have been removed. Placement of an old abandoned refrigerator on the adjacent property prompted Waak to contact Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt, and within a half hour a letter was sent, informing the property owners the refrigerator's door needed lo be removed as a matter of public safety. Waak said the sud­ denly doorless refrigerator then was placed right next to her property on East Shore Drive in the Delton area. See BOARD, page 12 The grass-routs Unicameral Michigan “Fire the Senate" siote-widc petition cam­ paign came to an unsuccessful end earlier this week The drive to obtain 318.000 peii’ion signa­ tures to place the question of eliminating tlie Stale Senate fell short of its goal, but orgat izers and volunteers vow the issue has not died. “Regretfully... despite a truly remaikabie effort by state-wide volunteers, we did not make our goal in securing the needed signa­ tures for our initiative petition drive to abol­ ish the Michigan State Senate.” said Unicameral spokesman Joe Lukasiewicz of Hastings. “It’s particularly sad in that state­ wide support for this effort runs high. There will be many, many people around the state disappointed by this announcement. For many, it was the only hope they saw in reforming our government, finally making legislators accountable for their actions while forging a new course for Michigan " Lukasiewicz declined to say how signa­ tures short the campaign was. only that it failed to reach amount necessary to get the question on the November general election ballot. “Without some fundamental change in the way our legislature conducts our business. Michigan will never recapture the greatness among the states we once enjoyed." he com­ mented. “Lobbyist influence and partisan bickering have taken their toll. Michiganders have paid the price. “Neglecting to deal with critical issues through the years, our legislators have essen­ tially ceded our leading role in manufactur­ ing. agriculture and knowledge transfer to other stales and countries. We are now recog­ nized as a state with no jobs and high taxes! Our legislators have created a hostile busi­ ness climate and an even worse quality-uflife for the citizens of Michigan." The single house movement was belived to be doomed by lack of Financing and by being marginalized in the big-time media and by legislators. “Our core reasons for moving to a onehouse legislature remain financially and politically sound." Lukasiewicz insisted. “The arguments against us were weak or flat cut wrong. It’s an easy debate, but one which we were never really able to take to the peo­ ple. For their self-serving reasons, the legis­ lators ignored us. Lacking deep pockc;ed donors and celebrity behind our drive, much of the media was quick to dismiss the cam­ Getting ready for the fair The official start of the Barry County Fair is Monday. July 17. but there is lots to see and do on Saturday and Sunday. July 15 and 16. You can see people getting ready for fair, as those pictured above are doing, attend a dog show on Saturday, a poultry show on Sunday, see the talents of young 4-H members at the talent show and listen to faculty and students of the Community Music School at a free concert Sunday night. paign." He noted the volunteers started the signa­ ture drive late having spent nine months try­ ing to appease the State Bureau of Elections on petition language. Finally, in late January of this year, the State Board of Canvassers approved the petition wording “as to form," but by the lime the signature drive was launched on Feb. I. the momentum was lost. Lukasiewicz said it's too bad ordinary peo­ ple End it so difficult to advance an idea in a See SENATE, page 7 �Page 2 - Thursday. July 13. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page "This is definitely a program where you want to bring a friend along to enjoy the fun.” said Peggy Hemerling, teen librarian at Hastings Public Library. "There are always lots of moans and groans when we turn the music off and tell them it's time to go home. They have a blast." Thomapple Players auditions July 24 The Thomapple Players will hold audi­ tions for Hart and Kaufman's "The Man Who Came to Dinner" at 7 p.m. Monday, July 24, at the Barry County Commission On Aging building at 320 W. Woodlawn Ave., Hastings. Director Norma Jean Acker says, "Please come prepared to read from the script. We are in need of 11 women and 11 men plus extras for this production in addition to stage crew, set building, lights/sound and props master." Any post high school age adult is wel­ come to audition. Anyone who cannot attend auditions should contact Acker at 945-2332 prior to July 24 to arrange an audition. Anyone who would like to fill any back­ stage jobs does not need to audition but should contact Acker at 945-2332 as soon as possible. There will be a read thru on July 27 and rehearsals will begin Aug. 14 at the COA. Performances are Sept. 28,29,30 at 7 p.m. and Oct 1 at 2 p.m. at Central Elementary Auditorium in Hastings. Tridays at Fountain’ to continue July 14 Thomapple Players will perform this Friday, July 14. as part of Fridays at the Fountain from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the lawn at the Barry County Courthouse. The Fridays at the Fountain concerts are supported by the City of Hasting* the Sue Drummond Endowment of the Barry Comaannity Foundation aid the Thomapple Arts Council. The concerts are free. Anyone attending the concert should bring a chair or a blanket and can bring their lunch if stopping by on their lunch hour. The series will conclude on Aug. 11. In the event of rain, Hastings City Bank will once again offer its community room, complete with a waterfall. Progressive Dems flm set for July 20 The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will be hosts for a premiere showing of “The Big Buy: Tom Delay’s Stolen Congress" at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 20, at the Thomapple Emergency Services Building, 128 High St, Middleville. The film details Tom Delay’s plan to create a permanent Republican majority in the U.S. Congress in part by using corpo­ rate contributions to reshape Texas, politi­ cal landscape. At the pinnacle of his power, the then U.S. House Majority Leader used these contributions to take over tbr Texas State Legislature, redraw the state's congressional lines mid-decade, and send a half-dozen new hard-right Republican Congressmen to Washington. The film goes further to describe Delay's web of co-conspirators in Congress — members of the House of Representatives who are systematically letting corporations take control of America’s Democracy — and to talk about the loopholes in the American political system that allow lawlessness to happen. There is free admission; donations arc welcome. For more information, e-mail Patricia Wilson at wilough@yahoo.com or call 269-795-4412. Book sale helps library, Katrina Thousands of books will be available at the 42nd annual used book sale July 14­ 15, sponsored by the Friends of the Hastings Public Library during Sidewalk Sale Days in Hastings. The books again this year will be boused for the three-day event in a tent pitched on the courthouse lawn. Tlte sale will be held Friday, July 14. from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and extend through Saturday. July 15. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. At noon Saturday, a special bag sale will start. Fill a brown paper back for $3 or a plastic sack for SI.50. Members of the Friends will have first pick at a pre-sale event Thursday, July 13, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Membership in the Friends is $5 and can be paid at the Hastings Public Library or at the pre-sale event. The Friends will have more thin 10,000 titles for sale during the event. A huge variety of titles will be available, including brand new hard cover novels, children’s books, audio/video titles and collectibles. Hard cover prices will start at $1.50. paperbacks at 75 cents and audio/video titles will range between $1 and $5. A portion of the proceeds for the sale will go to the ALA (American Library Association) Hurricane Katrina Library Relief Fund to help rebuild libraries in the Gulf region. For more information about the book sale or the Katrina Library Relief Fund just call the library al 945-4263. Blood drive slated at Moose Lodge A Red Cross blood drive will be held from 1 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday, July 2J, at the Hastings Moose Lodge, 128 North Michigan. The 60-county Great Lakes Region of the American Red Cross has only a few days supply of the most positive blood types. Supplies of Type O-negative — the universal donor — are critically low, with less than a day on the shelves. A three-day supply is considered safe and adequate for meeting ongoing and emergency needs, with five to seven days considered opti­ mal. The Great Lakes Region needs about 3,500 people a week to volunteer to donate blood to maintain a strong blood invento­ ry for patients in nearly 70 Michigan hos­ pitals. Statistics show that while 97 per­ cent of people will need a blood transfu­ sion in their lifetime, just 5 percent of peo­ ple ever step forward to give blood. Blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh 110 pounds or more and be in good general health. Middleville music series continues The Grand Rapids Barbershop Quartet and Chorus will take the stage at Stagecoach Park this Friday night. July 14. Middleville is host to live music every Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. until Aug. 18. Concerts will be held in the Gazebo along the Thomapple River in Old Down Town Middleville. The rain location for these concerts will be the Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. Performance dates fot the remainder of the summer are as follows: • July 21 - Morning Dew (Bluegrass) • July 28 - Blue Water Ramblers • Aug. 4 - Missing Linx (Traditional and pop classics) • Aug. 11 - The Nowhere Band (Beatles tunes) • August 18 - Middleville United Methodist Musicians. All performances are free. People are welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets, etc. Trojan Band Camp will start July 27 The Thomapple Kellogg High School Trojan marching band will begin gearing up for another season beginning Thursday. July 27. A seven-day band camp is planned dur­ ing which students will learn music and drill for this year's football halftime shows. This year, the band has chosesn to perform music from the Blues Brothers Soundtrack. Information about Trojan Band Camp was sent to all band members in mid-June. Any student who did not receive materials may get them from the band's website at www.tk.k 12.mi.us/hs/rrickert/index.htm or by calling the band office at 795-5400. extension 4446. Registration materials, including permission forms for trips to Craig's Cruisers and Michigan's Adventure, are due back in the band office by this Friday, July 14. The high school office is closed on Friday. July 14. Barry County Fair gets under way July IS by Patricia Johns and Megan IJivelle Staff Writers Admission to this year’s Barry County Fair has risen to $5 a person for those over 12 years of age. Admission is $2.50 on Tuesday. July 18. for all military veterans and for women Thursday. July 20. until noon. This year the fair offers free entertainment each evening beginning Sunday. July 16. at the Free Stage near the variety tent. The con­ cert by students and teachers at the Community Music School at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday is entirely free since no admission is charged on Sunday. The wa’k through the children’s and master gardeners gardens is one way to start the fair. The Barry County Fair begins for 4-H members Saturday. July 15. Or does it begin in September or October when clubs begin organizing and meeting? Or does it begin when a 4-H member applies for a loan to pur­ chase an animal or does it begin when the 4­ H member starts to take care of rabbits, poul­ try. a iamb, a goat or a steer? For some 4-H members planning for their 4-H garden the fair may begin on a snowy January day with a seed catalogue. For those participating in the clowning competition per­ haps the fair begins when a character emerges from the make-up jar. Whenever the fair begins for individual 4­ H members, it becomes a reality on Saturday. July 15 as youth dog judging begins in the arena and non-livestock judging begins in the beef bam. The rocket launch begins at 1 p.m. in the horse arena, as the style show fills the stage in the variety tent. Anyone who wants some reassurance that area teenagers do more than mumble should attend the communications competition, which begins at 6 p.m. in the variety tent. More animals, including goats, horses and sheep, are judged on Sunday. Audiences are invited to watch many of the competitions and visit the milk bam near the bam area for milk and ice cream treats. Schedules of events at this year's Barry County Fair are published inside the fair sup­ plement. Activities during the week include: The carcass classes Many 4-H members take live animals to the fair tn show them and then auction them off. And then some 4-H members take live animals k> the fair and they end up dead before the week’s end. This is the story of the kids in the beef and lamb carcass classes. "This is quite valuable because with all judging that occurs at the fair, tMs is taking it to the next st<p." said Jeff Geukes, swpmntendent of lambs. "What this is show­ ing them is 'here’s what it looks like live, here’s the end product.”’ 4-H members will take their beef and lambs to the Barry County fairgrounds for a live judging at 7 p.m. tonight, July 11. After the live judging, the animals will be hauled to Geukes Meal Market in Middleville to be slaughtered. Geukes will then donate the use of their facility for the carcass judging io be held al 9 a.m. July 15. More than twenty 4-H members will par­ ticipate in the beef carcass class, and about five members will participate in the lamb car­ cass class. The beef and lamb carcasses arc each judged on specific sets of criteria. The first place carcass in each class will be sold through the livestock sale. Large animal sale About 580 animals. 300 4-Hers and one gallon of milk will gather at 1 p.m. July 21 when the Barry County Fair holds its 59th annual livestock sale. Local businesses and individuals gather every year to bid on the 4-H members’ beef, lambs and swine. The livestock’s exhibitor gets the money from the animal’s buyer to cover the expenses of raising the animal. People also bid on one gallon of milk from the grand champion cow. Each 4-H dairy member and the cow’s exhibitor receive a portion of the money. Part of the money raised by the milk auction also goes to the Dairy Development Committee to cover fair expenses and provide scholarships to 4-H members. Julie Stonebumer. one of the sales clerks for the livestock sale, said 4-H members ben­ efit from their involvement with 4-H and the livestock sale. "The kids benefit by learning life skills.” said Stonebumer. “They learn responsibility. They have to keep the animal healthy and feed them, raise quality meat. They have to keep records throughout the year. They have to keep a journal every day about the animal. They also have to answer questions in the journal about the project. They learn commu­ nication skills. They have to send buyer let­ ters out to potential buyers. They also cam money by selling their animal al the fair." Stonebumer said the community benefits from their support of the fair and the livestock sale as well. "Businesses and individuals benefit by giv­ ing back to the kids wen they buy their ani­ mal." she said. "And they receive quality meat in return." Many 4-H members also will return to the fair as adults and purchase livestock at the sale. Stonebumer said. Pre-registered buyers number 260 for the livestock sale this year, and Stonebumer expects about 150 more. A luncheon for the registered buyers will be held at 12 p.m. July 21 before the livestock sale A visit to this year’s Master Gardener Demonstration Garden and 4-H children's gar­ den at the Barry County Fair will brighten any visitor’s day. This year there is a cousin's kite garden, perennials, annuals and many gardens planted to provide veg­ etables for local food pantries. Small animal sale Local businesses and individuals in and around Barry County will get the opportunity to stock up on goals, poultry and rabbits at the Barry County Fair's 14th annual small animal sale at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. July 20. More than 175 animals will make their way to the small animal sale this year for purchase by 146 bidders. 4-H members raise their animals and show them in the market class before they are auc­ tioned. Exhibitors normally get at least $100 for their animals. Buyers and bic'dtrs are invited to an appreciation banquet, tnd they get a photo of the exhibitor with the jnimal they purchased. Jeff Harthy, the superintendent of rabbits, said the project benefits kids in several ways. "It teaches them salesmanship because kids need to go out and find their buyers, respon­ sibility because they need to take care of those animals, and record keeping because they do have a record-keeping notebook from the time they get it to the time they take it to fair," said Harthy. Harthy said he has seen the sale grow and improve every year since it started in 1992.4­ H members sold more than 400 birds in the sale last year. He has never seen an animal not sell in the small animal sale. “I feel very fortunate. We gel a lot of sup­ port. and we have a very successful sale." said Harthy. Poultry show Many people participate in dog shows. They involve training, grooming and showing the dog to super-critical judges who will then rate the animals based on a determined set of criteria. This all seems reasonable enough for dogs, but who would have guessed that people go through the same process for chickens, ducks and turkeys? Well it’s true. Every year at the Barry County Fair, dozens of 4-H members partici­ pate in a poultry show in which they show their different kinds of poultry. The birds in the poultry show include standard and bantam chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, peafowl, guineas, pigeons, doves, quail and chukars. “What the kids show at the fair are some of the best shows around." said Kay Booth, poultry superintendent for the Barry County Fair. "We have a lot of variety hi birds." About 92 4-H members arc showing birds in the poultry show this year. Each member will get a participation ribbon, and one mem­ ber in each class will be chosen as the show­ manship winner. The showmanship winners will compete, and one bird will be chosen as the champion of all birds. That winner will get a plaque and a trophy. The poultry show will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday. July 16. The market birds will be auctioned at 5:30 p.m. July 20. New dairy beef feeders class Dairy beef feeders have finally gotten the recognition they deserve in Barry County. They, and their handlers, will have their own class at the Barry County Fair this year. This is the first year for the dairy beef feed­ ers group. Luke Haywood, the dairy superin­ tendent. is leading the group, which is for 4­ H members only. Dairy beef feeders arc the young male calves from dairy cattle breeds. The female calves arc kept and used to produce milk. This project involves calves between 300 and 500 pounds. Haywood said this is a good project for younger 4-H members because they animals arc small enough for them to handle. "They learn about the beef industry because that’s another avenue for kids." said Haywood. "Kids develop some leadership skills and responsibility to take care of the animal." About five clubs are participating in the project with 20 members and 30 animals. Haywood said the new project is a result of a growing interest in dairy beef. “We have beef at the fair, but it's only the traditional colored beef cattle,” said Haywood. "There’s a lot of dairy in the area, so there’s a lot of beef cattle." After showing their dairy beef feeders, 4-H members can take their animals home or sell them directly to beef producers. The dairy show is at 9 a_m. on Thursday, July 20. The dairy beef feeders show will directly follow. ‘Incredible 4-H famiMre’ As with many small, rural communities, Barry County holds many long-held and dear­ ly-treasured traditions. The Barry County Fair just happens to be one of them. The theme of the Barry County Fair this The Barry County Fair is the perfect place to find some of the best baked goods in the county. year is "A Family Tradition since 1852,” the year the fair started here in Barry County. And for many families, it truly is a family tradi­ tion. Kay Booth’s family is currently in its fifth generation of Barry County 4-H-ers. Her par­ ents and grandparents were all involved in 4­ H, as were her children when they were young. Booth was involved in the Barry County Fair and 4-H when she was young as well. She currently is a 4-H leader for the group Fancy Feathers, and she also is the poultry superintendent. Booth is one among many who considers herself a “4-H Lifer." “We see people we don’t see, only at the fair usually." said Booth. “One of the many traditions is just knowing that someone is a leader now that was in 4-H. handing their knowledge down to the younger children coming in." Booth said the fair and 4-H have always remained popular with local children because of the opportunities they get to be with their friends and to participate in activities. “They just love going to the fair and the time they spend with their friends." she said. "They learn something new every year. It builds well-rounded kids. It teaches them respect, and some kids I’ve seen just come out of their shell and grow." The Barry County Fair will be July 15 - 22 this year at the Barry County Fairgrounds on North M-37 in Hastings. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 13. 2006 - Page 3 FORUM, continued from page 1 ferent argument. “Charlton Park has turned into a poster child for welfare." he charged. "Tell them no in August and have them come back with a business plan." He noted there now are some events no longer held at Charlton Park, such as a truck show, a bluegrass music offering, and a Civil War re-enactment. Englerth said the park came to the board 10 years ago for a millage and now it’s asking again, not just for a renewal, but even more money. Tripp responded. “You are a radical. Mark, but not well informed." noting Charlton Park's quarter of a mill first was approved in 1986 and a 10-year renewal was passed in 1996. Ferris held that the second proposal, for a .25-mill increase, is not specific enough. Callton. who spoke on the matter at a First Friday session June 3. agreed the renewal is necessary, but about the increase, said. "Too many people cannot afford it... 1 know they said it’s onbly an extra $12 a year, but health insurance and gas prices havbc gone up... Serafin “Chuck’’ Nieves “I think I do a lol by running as a Republican." she said. VanNortwick was asked about his strong identification with the movement against Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). He replied that he is a huge sup­ porter of small and family farms and sustainabe agriculture, but opposes corporate farm; that pollute the ground and water. Englerth was asked how he can get things done when he’s earned a reputation as being a street fighter. He said he’s already demon­ strated such an ability with the Yankee Springs fire bam and the animal shelter cam­ paign Ferris was asked if he was goaded into run­ ning by the retiring Sandra James. He replied. "The decision to run was my own. I had basi­ cally decided to do that by the first of May.” Virtually all of the candidates said they support having night board meetings once a month, in contrast with formerly having all meetings in the morning. However. Tripp pointed out that all com mittee and other meetings are held during daytime, so anyone who runs for County Mark Noteboom autonomous... I don't see a need for an over­ haul. just a tweak." Tripp said. "If there’s a good 'ole boy syn­ drome. this is it. But it's an intergovernmental agreement between the city, townships, vil­ lages and the county." She added that the county cannot hold 911 accountable. Jacobs suggested the County Board of Commissioners could refuse to allow the next millage proposition to go on the ballot until the problem is cleared up. "We have a remarkable system, but we need accountability, we need to look into what’s going on. But 1 don't think the County Board should lake it over." Brian Calley. 87th District State Representative candidate and an Ionia County commissioner, has indicated the 911 program there was taken over the County Board. Serafin (Chuck) Nieves. Adams' opponent in the Eighth District, said he sees a lot of “dysfunction” in the 911 system. “Anybody who has a millage has to be held accountable." he said. "I'm in favor of an "We hope to have a study sone in the fall." she said. “It’s not just for a jail. We need bel­ ter offices and locker rooms. We have put some money aside. Englerth said he’d like to continue empha­ sis on programs such as drug court to save money on incarceration and help turn peo­ ples’ lives around. "There’s a lot more to this than sticks, bricks and mortar." he commented. Some criticism of incumbent commission­ ers was expressed on their trips to Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) meetings at expensive sites such as Mackinac Island. “We don’t pick the locations." Tripp answered. '’The MAC decides where they will be held. We usually come back and report on the workshops wc attended at these confer­ ences." Callton charged last summer’s MAC con­ ference at Mackinac Island cost county tax­ payers at least $10,000 and though he went to that one, he sent a letter to the MAC telling them he wouldn't attend again unless they advocate transparency and not be part of any smoke-filled back-room dealing. “A lot of people are disappointed with mediocrity in their government, with the no­ shows and tardiness." he said "People don't get paid for not showing up for work." Wing demanded his opponent be specific about back room deals and VanNortwick said he personally was a victim of them when he was not reappointed to the Parks and Recreation Commission. “I'm talking about cronyism at the county level." he told Wing. Wing said Ik’s the better candidate over VanNortwick because of his experience. Tripp pointed to her experience as a reason to support her over Englerth. “I enjoy my job and I’m good at my job," she told an audience of about 75 people. “It’s probably the hardest job to describe. It’s com­ plex. Wc make decisions for 58,000 people... I’m proud to be a commissioner serving this county." Englerth shot back with a comment he Wayne Adams Jeff VanNortwick They want to build a half-scale railroad track for a half million dollars?" Noteboom said he thinks Charlton Park operations should be revamped to make it more self-supporting. Adams said, “It's important to pass the renewal, but I'm up in the air. I’m not sold on the second millage proposal. VanNortwick noted he used to sit on the Parks and Recreation Commission and he's a big supporter of Chariton Park, but the second proposal is "a little too vague, too much gray, not enough black and white." Wing suggested Charlion Park do a better job investing in educational programming than in bricks and mortar. VanNortwick and Wing had perhaps the most tense exchange of the evening. Near ;he conclusion, when each candidate was allowed to make a case why he or she should be elected over his or her opponent. VanNortwick was critical of Wing’s poor attendance record at County Board meetings Michael Callton investigation and let it come before the board." Seventh District Commissioner Tom Wing said. “I'm not interested in rumors and innu­ endo. I’m confident it’s functioned well over time. The leadership knows all the ins and outs and the dispatchers are well trained." He said he suspects the rumors about Nysirom are the result of jealousy. Tripp promised a meeting with Neil to go over the accusations. “We’re very aware of the issues," she com­ mented. A one-quarter mill renewal for Charlton Park received the endorsement from all can­ didates except Englerth. but a proposed increase of another quarter of a mill was opposed by all but Tripp. The chairwoman, who also sits on Ae Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission, said she feels strongly that Barry County is not industrial, so one of its biggest assets is tied to tourism. "People want recreation, and I sec that as economic development." she said. "If any­ body can do anything, it’s Dr. (George Ward) Shannon (Charlton Park director). It's well worth it. It’s what will keep our county strong." Her opponent. Englerth. presented a fardif- Clare Tripp Board would have to be able to attend them as well. Callton said he preferred all day meetings or all night meetings. DeMott insisted on the latter in order to open them up to the public more often. All were asked about the master plan adopted last fall and farmland preservation. Wing said he has taken an active role in the matter, along with Adams. He said he backs farmland preservation because “Once you've developed something, it's developed” and it cannot return to farmland. "The new master plan is a good plan." Adams said. "Planninga dn Zoning has been working on new ordinances to give as many people as possible a chance to preserve their farms." Callton said he helped broker a compro­ mise on the master plan last fall when he met with a large group of angry fanners Virtually all of the candidates said they favor updating and expanding the county jail. Mark Englerth Tom Wing Ken DeMott (32 percent absences or tardies over the last four years) and promised voters he would would stay home and serve the people rather than take expensive trips at public expense to Mackinac Island. Noteboom said he plans to be a voice for “unhappy people, especially in the farming community, with zoning issues. They want somebody to represent them. They want to ability to do as they wish with their own land." Ferris said he was best prepared because he managed a Ryder truck business for 28 years and negotiated agreements. DeMott pointed to his investigative skills as a detective on the Barry County Sheriff’s Department. Adams called on his experience of the last four years and his involvement with the farm­ land preservation program, helping to get a $276,000 federal grant recently. Nieves talked about his exoerience with the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission and as chairman of a planning commission in Wayne County. The candidates individually and collective­ ly talked about a variety of other issues. Tripp was asked why she isn’t active in the Barry County Republican Party and she said she stops in at the fair booth every summer, but has to miss the GOP meetings because she’s on the CAA Region III Board. Keith Fems picked a less expensive venue. This year's, which will be held sometime next month, will be at Shanty Creek near Traverse City and will be far less costly. VanNortwick said commissioners should cut back on the recreational opportunities and concentrate more on the education. Adams noted the winter MAC conference in February is a lot less exotic, being in Lansing, and most Barry commissioners drive back and forth to save taxpayers money. Englerth said. "If I go to Mackinac Island. I’ll pay for my stay and the room for the miss­ es. I won’t take money away from needy sen­ ior citizens (in the general budget)." Ferris suggested the MAC have both con­ ferences in Lansing. DeMott suggested only one or two com­ missioners go to the conferences and then be required to make reports to their colleagues after they return. Highlighting the subject of economic development. Englerth backed the idea of a vocational-technical education center through Kellogg Community College to help high school students who aren’t on the fast track to four-year colleges. a project Tripp is spearheading along with Sheriff Dar Leaf. Habitat, Thrivent partnership to build 3 new homes in area Barry County. Battle Creek Area and Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity chapters and Thriven! Financial tor Lutherans in the Barry-Eaton. Calhoun and Kalamazoo regions arc building three homes this summer as part of a nationwide effort to create addi­ tional homeownership opportunities with lowincome families. Each Habitat affiliate is working with their local Thrivent Financial for Lutheran chapters and Lutheran congregations. Barry County Habitat started its Thrivent home at 2087 Bowler Road. Hastings, on May 6 and is building on Saturdays only through September. A single mother with two children is working with volunteers from 10 churches and the Barry-Eaton Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Chapter on this proj­ ect. Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity (KVHH) will work with volunteers from seven area Lutheran congregations to build a new home at 5819 Nevada Avenue. Portage. July 15-29. This home will be sold to a single mother with four children. The project is coordinated locally by the Kalamazoo County­ Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Battle Creek Area Habitat for Humanity (BCAHFH) will build at 446 Jackson Street. Battle Creek. July 15-August 29. A single mother with four children will buy this house which will be built by volunteers from seven area Lutheran churches. This project is coor­ dinated by the Calhoun County Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Chapter. The construction of these homes is the result of two organizations - Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Habitat for Humanity Internationa) — joining forces in an unprecedented alliance to not only build walls but to build community as well. "Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity." an alliance between these two non-profits, was announced in September 2005. Nationally. Habitat for Humanity International and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans arc building up to 3)2 homes in 2006. The homes will be in addition to the more than 5,000 homes Habitat affiliates build annually in the United Slates and repre­ sent a 6 percent increase in Habitat home pro­ duction nationally. The alliance makes Thrivent Financial Habitat’s largest single ally in its mission to eliminate substandard housing and rebuild communities. Barry County Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit Christian housing ministry dedicat­ ed to building decent, affordable housing in See HABITAT, page 15 �Page 4 - Thursday. July 13. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Who’s going to pay for Dick DeVos’ 'turnaround plan’? To the editor: Supply side or "trickle-down" economists E-10 not the cause of one car’s trouble To the editor: I appreciate the Maple Valley News and the Banner for their articles last week about E-85 and ethanol fuels. I believe ethanol fuels are a part of solving our dependancy on foreign oil problem. 1 believe ethanol, along with hybrid cars and smaller, more fuel efficent vehicles, can reduce our oil consumption as we did in the early 1980s. We are proud to be one of the first gas stations in Michigan to make E-85 Progressive Dems keep on bashing To the editor: Business as usual for the Progressive Democrats: Gathering together to smear Tom DeLay, i.e. the "big buy show." DeLay didn't buy anything. In fact, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the redrawn districts in Texas. Do you think those Progressive guys will send Tom DeLay an apology? Yeah right! When there’s a snowstorm in Hades. And speaking of “big buys" will there be any mention of George Soros, the Socialist billionaire who bank rolls the Democrat party? Back to that snowstorm again. C. Edwards. Kalamazoo available to customers. Not all cars can use E-85. which is 85% ethanol, but all cars made in North America since 1973 can use up to 15% ethanol in their fuel. The Banner reported a case of a 2006 Impala which had a problem after buying our 10% ethanol fuel mixture, but the motorist’s problem actually turned out to be a faulty oxygen sensor, which was replaced by the dealer under warranty. As I said earlier, these cars arc engineered to use up to 15% ethanol. To sec if your car can use E-85 or just 10% to 15% ethanol, check your owner’s manual or call the National Ethanol Vehical Coalition at 1-877­ 485-8595. I am sincerely committed to the use of alternative fuels and hybrid cars and the good sense of the American people to lessen our dependancy on foreign oil and reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere and still be a mobile society, able to travel and see our great country. I think advances in technology will make alternative fuels and energy more realistic as time goes by. As ordinary people maybe we cant do a lot, but together we Americans can accom­ plish a great deal for our country and our planet. Every little bit counts. Ronald Musser, Musser’s Service, Nashville Middleville left off all-county baseball To the editor: Can someone at the Hastings Banner please tell me how it is possible that none of the Middleville (Yes. I said Middleville!) Trojan varsity baseball team made it on the Hastings Banner's All-Barry County baseball teams? First of all. let me say that I am not taking anything away from the players, from every other public school in Barry County except for Middleville, who made the teams. I’m sure that they are fine athletes in their own right. Middleville had two players who made the Grand Rapids Press (you may have heard of it!) O-K Gold All-Conference team, and other players on their roster had good seasons. So we are suppose to believe that none of Middleville's Players had a good enough sea­ son to even make the Hastings Banner's All­ Barry County Baseball second team'.’ And while we are on the subject of the Hastings Banners All-Barry County sports teams, why is that every other sport gets a two- or three-page spread with photos, coach­ es comments and the chosen players season accomplishments and all that the Hastings Banner's All-Barry County (1 guess we can't really say all Barry County, now can we?) baseball team got was a one-inch by two-inch column on the back page of the paper that list­ ed only name, school and position. These selected players, and I do mean all of the players from all of the public schools in Barry County who deserved to be chosen for this team, deserve better than this for their years of hard work, dedication and the love for the sport of high school baseball. Glenn Carpenter. Middleville Recreation must include all county areas To the editor: Though the “Village" at Chariton Park is a unique part of Barry County and should be maintained, it has become the tail wagging the dog. from a financial stand point, not to mention time and effort spent. There is a growing need for other types of recreation in Barry County. The need seems to lean toward the younger generation, specif­ ically the 6- to 16-year-old sports oriented population. The best place to promote this activity is in the populated areas around the county, in their own back yards, so to speak. There are recreation areas in Delton. Nashville. Woodland. Freeport. Middleville and Hastings. With a nominal amount of financial assistance, these areas could be improved or expanded. A committee should be formed countywide to explore the possibilities and come up with a long-range plan. The Charlton Park millage is coming up for renewal so this would be the ideal time to reallocate some of those funds for a greater good. This mileage should not be renewed unless there is more equitable distri­ bution of funds around the county where it is needed. As for the requested additional mileage proposal, this should be a “no” vote. We need to make better use of the existing millage. This should be carried out by the director and the Parks and Recreation Commission as soon as possible. Jim Brown, taxpayer, and Hastings Township Supervisor argue that when taxes are cut. revenue increases. This is true in the short term. But in the long run, it no longer qualifies as a tax cut; it becomes a tax shift. The tax burden moves from businesses to individuals. Because increasing taxes is political sui­ cide, when the economy turns down, which it always does eventually, government revenue mirrors the economic cycle. In the very long run. taking this philosophy to its ultimate conclusion, no taxes will bear the largest rev­ enue. Does this make sense to anyone? It is obvious Dick DeVos is cut from the supply side cloth. I’d be lying if I wrote that I read every word in the DeVos “turnaround plan" for Michigan. I did read most of it and of what I didn't complete. I read the bullet points. I have one simple question: Where is the money coming from? DeVos' plans read like the script from a really bad honor flick, with not one new idea. The entire 34 pages includes such gems as immediately eliminating the single business tax (SBT), more funding for education, health can.-, roads, tourism and a host of other pet projects that have been on Governor Granholm's desk for four years. So why haven't these plans been implemented? Because Michigan is constitutionally bound to balance its budget and the money doesn'» exist to pay for these projects. DeVos devotes not one sentence in the entire diatribe to tell us where the money to pay for these projects comes from at the same time he's taking two billion dollars away from the state coffers. Again, where does the money come from? There are 2 sides to any vicious story To the editor: After reading last week's letter from Dan Fighter, I was curious a? to why the Burner allows such a vicious personal attack. 1 was told it was permitted under the guise of a "political" letter, but it seemed less political than pernnal. 1 do not know Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt, but I’m sure she did not answer questions to Fighter's satisfaction because what he claimed in his letter was not all true. My hat is off to her for not letting fic­ tion be spread. I do personally know Dan Fighter and Melissa and Tim Wymer. I think readers should know Melissa is the ex-wife of Dan and she has been constantly harassed in many forms since their marriage died. When Melissa met Dan, she was 14 and he was more than twice her age. He was able to control and manipulate her until a few years When she .matured and realized what was going on aXi waited out. he became and still is angry because he no longer can control her and now uses control and manipulation of their children to hurt her. He also has exaggerated stories and is untruthful to law enforcement and court offi­ cials in attempts to hurt his ex-wife and her new husband, which also affects the children of Tim Wymer. Fighter has even mistreated family members and friends of Melissa's. I am sure your readers are intelligent enough to know that ail criminal proceedings are a matter of public record and they can find the truth if they desire to check it out. Melissa and Tim Wymer both have made mistakes, but they are admitted and paid for. Fighter’s mistakes may not be crimes, but he can schmooze his way out of a lot of things. He is not honest, he rants about oth­ ers’ bad points, mostly to hide his own short­ comings with slight of hand. I also believe your readers understand that many criminal activities go unpunished. Anyone who exceeds the speed limit, does not wear a seal belt, cheats on taxes, lies under oath, steals from an employer, smokes a little pot (remember Mr. Clinton?), drives under the influence, litters, hurts a child, etc.. Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. Should DeVos win. (allow me to quote Shakespeare. "Angels and ministers of grace, defend us!"» he has two avenues: 1. Eliminate the SBT right now and cut $2 billion out of the state's budget. OR 2. Raise taxes to pay for his campaign promises. Which one do you think he will do? Ye*, that was a rhetorical question. So where docs the money come from? If you said education, you are correct. Michigan spends over 50 cents of every revenue dollar on public education (50.8 to be precise). There are 542 school districts in Michigan, along with 13 public universities. Doing a lit­ tle simple math, each school district would see. on average, a decrease in their revenue on the order of 1.7 million dollars. Ouch! Goodbye computers. Goodbye textbooks. Goodbye college grants and scholarships. Goodbye sports. Goodbye arts and humani­ ties. Goodbye excellent teachers, counselors and staff. Here is where the trickle-down tax shift occurs. Parents of these kids who want to play sports or want computers in the class­ room or cannot foot the entire bill for college must pay for them themselves 1 have two daughters in Eilings Public Schools. For the most part, it, y have been blessed by their experience thus far, but if DeVos is elected, the Republican Party's sys­ tematic destruction of our public school sys­ tem accelerates to the point of no return. Our children, who cannot see and discern what is happening, given their sphere of understand­ ing. implicitly trust their parents to make decisions on their behalf pertaining to what is best for them. is also breaking the law. That makes a great many people guilty. It does not make these law breakers better than those who do get caught. Fighter chooses to try to crucify his ex­ wife in the local paper. I believe this is con­ trary to instructions from the Friend of the Court about bad mouthing the child's other parent. He has not honored these instructions and has tried for years to keep’ the children from his ex-wife. I believe the courts, judges and ill affiliat­ ed with the system have let these children down and I can only pray the kids wiK be OK as they grow up. 1 am proud to be a friend qf Melissa's. She is a sweet person and any number of people who know her will most likely say the same. She gives great emotional support to her chil­ dren while her ex-husband manipulates them for his own benefit. There is great injustice done when letters such as Fighter’s fictional and personal assas­ sination of Melissa and Tim Wymer are allowed to be printed. 1 do not think most Banner readers approve of letters of personal attack. I'd like to believe our local paper is of a higher standard and integrity. The rumor is that if it's in the Banner, something happened, but you will never know for sure the real story. I sincerely hope Mr. Fighter takes a good look at what he does and realizes that be may fool some of the people some of the time, but he fools no one after they get to know him. Perhaps a lot of people think a lot less of him now for doing this sort of thing, writing such a vicious attack. Children do need both parents. The real tragedy is that the courts just take a vindictive parent’s word as gospel and the children are the real losers, a sad truth for this country. I will continue to pray for the children espe cially. and for Melissa and Tun. and yes, I also will continue to pray for Dan Fighter. No person on earth is less valuable than any other. Some of us are more troubled than oth­ ers, but God created us and loves us all. Gloria Anderson, Hastings Is cutting $1.7 million out of your school district's budget best for them? Public education is not a privilege! But it will be if De Vos is our next governor. On a side note. 1 was thrilled to read Jack Kineman's letter in the July 7 edition of the Hastings Banner. Congratulations, Jack, on crawling out of the cave of ignorance into the world of enlightenment. It always satisfies me that the more people understand the workings of our government, the more inclined they are to vote Democrat or Independent Republican candidates buy elections with almost unlimited resources they receive from the super wealthy (like Dick DeVos), give five second sound-bytes that sound good, but mean nothing for easy digestion by the igno­ rant populace and bankrupt our treasury by paying back their largest donors in the form of tax cuts and subsidies Meanwhile, our infrastructure crumbles, our debt explodes (passing off our credit cards to our children) and honest, hardwork­ ing people see their teal wages decline year after year while the people they voted for con­ vince them that their biggest concern in life should be whether the homosexual couple down the block can get married or not Mr. Kineman saw the light. I encourage you to do the same. Eric Anderson, Hastings Nieves would work hard in 8th To the editor. The race for seats on the Barry County Board of Commissioners has begun and I would like to voice my opinion on the Eighth District. (Barry, Praireville and parts of Orangeville townships). As much as we all hate to see change — change is coming. We sit in a very fast expanding area: Kalamazoo and Richland to the southwest. Battle Creek to the southeast and Hastings and Grand Rapids to the north. How can anyone feel that the 8th district will not be affected? I would like to see someone as commis­ sioner who will guide and nurture the expan­ sion that will come to our area. Saying that it won't happen is like putting your bead in the sand. I warn someone who cares about the rural life style and loves nature to oversee whet happens. That man would be Serafin "Chuck" Nieces. i have known Chuck for about five years. I nave heard only good things about him while he was serving on the Barry County Planning anoXuM&gComnuMe. Be has done an outstanding job for tbt Crooked Lake Association. He has a good working backp/omd as a supervisor before retiring and I te?l he would work hard for the people of District 8. Now get out and vote on Aug. 8 so ctre feel you have had a part in this political process. Mary C. Geiger. Dehon The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 What about public park charges? Banner n» The Hastings City Council Monday night voted to charge $25 to allow corporations and large groups to reserve local public parks. Devoted to the Interests of Barry County since 1856 What do you think about this decision? rmmih Hasting* Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 l-u—jacooa ‘jonn rreoanc Jtiww Vtoe Pressers President Slaven Jacoba Secrotaryrtreesurer • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Editor) Elaine Gfcert Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Roy Allen Stadgri, Hastings: John Ressequle, Hastings: Howard Hobert, Middleville: Rose Beck. 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Scon Ommen Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacobs SutacripOon Rates: $30 per year in Berry County $32 per year in adjonng counties $35 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Bo* B Hastings. Ml 4905*0602 Second Class Postage Peto at Hastings. Mi 49058 �The Heslinga Parw.sr - Thursday. July 13. 2006 - Page 5 County Board forum raised serious issue I was honored to have been asked to moderate the county com­ missioner candidates* debate last Thursday night at the Democratic Hall in downtown Hastings. The forums were started almost 20 years ago by Jim Pino as a town hall discussion series on issues facing residents of Barry County. Pino’s intention over the years was to have candidates debate and residents educated on the issues of the day. This forum proved to be worthy, when 10 candidates running for five seats on the Barry County Board of Commissioners were ques­ tioned on the issues for more than two hours. You really never know beforehand what the outcome will be or what issues will rise to the surface as the most important facing vot­ ers. But it didn't take tong Thursday night for two issues to be con­ sidered hot buttons and important enough to take longer to discuss than any of the others. Il was plain to see all but one candidate didn't support the pro­ posed additional millage for Chariton Park. However, at the same time, al) but one felt voters should renew the present operational millage. Most felt there was not enough information to make a good decision or that the committee pushing the increase for parks didn't do a good enough job explaining or selling the projects. The second and probably the most controversial issue brought up was about the county’s emergency 911 program. I’ve discussed this several times in my weekly columns, bringing concerns 1 had for the 911 operation, so it was surprising for me to find out all the sit­ ting commissioners except one didn't realize there even was a prob­ lem or simply dismissed it as “rumors.” Regardless, as elected offi­ cials, they have a responsibility to follow up any time they hear about problems within county government at any level. I believe they have responsibility to understand and be on top of what’s going on in county departments, even if it's not covered under law. After all, the commissioners make up the body that authorizes the vote on the millage for 911, and if they feel there are questions of impro­ priety, they should call for an investigation. When I asked the question about 911 Thursday night, 1 too often found candidates regarded as challengers showed more concern than the ones already elected. I've had some concerns about the general operations of 911 for some time and I’ve been involved recently in researching some alle­ gations surrounding how the department has been conducting its business. I forwarded a complete packet of information to the Barry County Prosecuting Attorney’s office for review. In my review of the documents, 1 personally believed there was enough information to warrant a thorough investigation of the department by independent experts. If he were my employee, I would place him on leave while the probe was being conducted. There have been disturbing accusations that employees of the 911 department, especially women, are treated in an unprofession­ al manner. For example, one female employee complained the director gave her an offensive nickname that included an expletive, a name I normally would never use in a family newspaper. 1 think the people of Barry County need to have an indication abom what is going on at their 911 facility. Their are other accusations of unprofessional behavior by the 911 director, but 1 won't go into them here until an independent investigation is completed. I understand there will be a private meeting next week for the county adminstrator. County Board chairwoman and chairman of the 911 Board. It’s tong ooverdue. There also arc some questions about the way the department han­ dles money, and how expenses for the 911 director are reimbursed. One allegation brought up at the forum was that the 911 director was allowing employees of the department to purchase phones from the department without paying the appropriate state and federal taxes, and we've seen documents in which the 911 department had lo take former employees to court to be reimbursed for phone use payments. This information became even more interesting when the 911 Board recently voted to replace 16-year board member Judy Wooer with Jim Brown. It looked to me like Judy was getting just too close to the records that might implicate the director. I'm not accusing Jim Brown of playing a role here, but I can’t get over my suspicion the change was made because Judy had been on the board so long that she was asking too many questions. The makeup of this 911 Board is disturbing because though it’s independent, it seems accountable only to Director Charlie Nystrom. Board Chairman Ron Neil, who is supposed to be a rep­ resentative from the public, is a former slate police commander and Charlie’s good friend. Many other members are police or fire peo­ ple by statute, so most on this body have a vested interest in the out­ come of the decisions. It takes a very strong board to resist bias and conflict of interest. In just a few weeks, we've been able to piece together a number of issues involving the general operation of the 911 that should cause public concern about government officials. So when 1 asked the five sitting commissioners about the whole matter, the lame answers they gave me. other than those from Commissioner Michael Callton. were that they don't act on rumors or they haven't heard anything about it. I find it very distressing as a local businessman and voter in this the county, that my elected commissioners have taken this issue so lightly. It’s a serious matter and demands serious attention. Rumors should be checked out and if indeed they are just rumors, we can have them put to rest. The primary election is coming up Tuesday. Aug. 8. You will be voting on a number of issues Jong with the county commissioners, county prosecutor and state representatives* race. 1 urge all readers and voters to take the time to become informed on the issues. These elected officials are involved in serious business, it’s our public business at risk. Make sure you elect the best candidate for the job at all levels of government. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Complaining letter in drug cases was incomplete To the editor: While I have never before responded to letten about specific cases, I feel that Dan Fighter's comments in his letter to the editor last week on the Wymer cases warrant clarifi­ cation. I was the attorney assigned to handle these cases on behalf of the prosecutor's office. Mr. Fighter not only misstated several points about the Wymer case, he also failed to men­ tion a few important facts that should be noted. First, Mr. Fighter is the ex-husband of Mrs. Wymer. Second, Mr. Fighter was invited by Sheriff Dar Leaf in February to come in and discuss concerns he had about the Wymer case. Third, on June 22, Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt again told Mr. Fighter that he was more than welcome to come to the prosecutor's office and discuss any concerns he may have. Mr. Fighter has chosen not to do so. While I agree with Mr. Fighter that the Wymer cases, like all drug cases, are serious, I disagree that both were "pled down to almost nothing." Mr. Wymer pleaded guilty to delivery/manufacture of marijuana, 545 kilograms, a felony offense. This was the most severe charge against him. While the prosecution and defense agreed to a nine-month jail cap on Mr. Wymer’s minimum sentence, the judge was not bound by this agreement. It should also be noted that Mr. Wymer’s legislatively mandated guidelines did not allow for a prison sentence in this case. In order for the judge to i mpose such a sentence he would have had to find substantial and compelling reasons to depart from sentencing guidelines. The judge did in fact impose a nine-month jail sentence, as well as a proba­ tionary term of five years, the maximum time allowed by law for a felony offense of this typeMrs. Wymer’s case is still open and there­ fore will not be discussed. As to the charges that were sought later against Mr. and Mrs. Wymer, Mr. Fighter’s child was a potential witness. Because these unrelated misdemeanors would have resulted in a concurrent sentence for Mr. Wymer and would have made little to no difference for Mrs. Wymer, this office did not feel it was in the child's best interest to proceed to trial in cases that would have had little or no addi­ tional consequences. Finally, 1 would like to point out that the plea agreement in the Wymer case was made in December 2005. After much discussion with the judges, police officers, citizens, case­ workers and others, Ms. Nakfoor Pratt the fol­ lowing month set forth various policies that have positively impacted the case manage­ ment within the prosecutor's office. First, she has restricted sentencing bargains such as sentence caps, "Killibrew" pleas (where the defendant can withdraw his/her plea if the agreed upon sentence is not imposed), pleas under advisement, delayed sentences, and other sentencing bargains. It should be understood however, that there are times when sentence bargains are warranted and that they are never binding on the judge. Furthermore, it is also a policy within the prosecutor's office that police officers are consulted on all felony cases and even some misdemeanors. Ms. Nakfoor Pratt has advised all police officers of the open door policy of the prosecutor’s office and they have been encouraged to contact any member of the office with any concerns or input they may have. This is also true for victims of crimes in which they request assistance under the Victim's Rights Statute. I believe it is important for the public at large to understand that many cases pose dif­ ficult issues that make decisions and plea agreements, at times, unpopular. However, each member of this office bases decisions on all of the facts and circumstances each case presents, as well as our common sense and experience. The prosecutor's office continues to work side-by-side with area police agencies to ensure the health and safety of the citizens of Barry County and will continue to do so. Kerri L. Rapacz. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Gas gouging only a distraction; peak oil the challenge To the editor: Gas gouging is the least of our worries. Wc are experiencing an oil supply crisis, the likes of which we have never seen. The world has entered the “Peak Oil” era. Michigan is the canary in the coal mine. People are losing their jobs because of our utter dependance on readily available oil. Every part of our economy needs oil. It is the oxygen that keeps the industrial world alive. While the price of oil has tripled in three years, Michigan has struggled to avoid suffo­ cation. We are the canary for the nation. Our major industries of automobiles, agriculture, and tourism depend on vast quantiles of afford­ able oil. Our biggest threat is ever rising oil prices. Yes, gasoline prices did go up fast. Now. our automakers are stuck building cars that only a mother could love. No one in their right mind will buy a gas guzzler when every­ one and their brother knows that gasoline prices have doubled in three years. Only the oblivious believe that prices will stop rising. Moat focus on weekly or seasonal price swings that have nothing to do with the long term trend. At the current rate, we’ll beat the odds if gas stays under $5 next year. Our auto makers are so desperate, they had to bring back "employee pricing" to lure in the remaining suckers and to avoid bankrupt­ cy. At the same time, we see dozens of tank­ sized behemoths for sale growing like weeds on front lawns across our county. We have partied, believing that abundant gasoline is our birthright. We built our entire infrastructure of roads, freeways, automo­ biles, travel, and agriculture around gasoline. We set our course, and tied on our blindfolds. We all knew that oil was going to run out some day. We could have guessed that prices would start to spiral up. We could have antic­ ipated the pinch this would have on Michigan and our lives. Our oil reserves are like a tube of tooth­ paste. Al first, toothpaste comes out too fast, making a mess. For a while, we get exactly what we need. Soon, we are working harder and harder for it. In the end. we never get the very last drop, no matter what tube flattening tricks we know. As far as oil goes, extraction gets tough a lot earlier, the oil comes out slower, drilling rigs arc in short supply, the family is getting bigger, and there is no other planet to provide the next tube. Three years ago. we entered the Peak Oil era. We’ve used up half the oil. That stuff was sweet, high quality, cheap to produce and abundant. Now we’re frantically fighting to keep extracting 85 million barrels per day. We’re struggling desperately to get the remaining sour, hard to extract, rapidly diminishing leftovers. Arc prices on the rise? Friends, “wc ain’t seen nothing yet.** We can whine about the deceptive jobless rate statistics, thank our lucky stars dreaming that ethanol will save us, pray that we won’t see double-digit inflation and a stock market crash this year, and pin our hopes on a gov­ ernment whose best solution is to create money out of thin air in order to send our sol­ diers to the other side of the planet, but we are missing the unwelcomed reality that we’re up a creek without a paddle. It’s time for the alarm bells to sound, for all of us to tum off the TV and wake up! Our energy supply and national economy are at high risk of collapse. We need to get together to develop a serious plan to create an inde­ pendent Barry County. We need to build that paddle before the Thomapple floods. If we can’t provide for ourselves, when the you know what hits the fan. we have no one but ourselves to blame. Aaron Wissner. Thomapple Township What county needs is a Headache Party To the editor: You may be old enough to remember the expression “the rest of the platoon is out of step.” This certainly applies to the current Charlton Park Board and the County Board members that control it. We voting citizens have a real crisis com­ ing up in August. Somehow these people on the Paerks and Recreation Commission have come up with a frivolous millage request that could jeopardize the entire Charlton Park funding for a while. Nearly everybody agrees that the Park needs to be supported. Nearly everybody agrees the extra cash is uncalled for. A few people understand that these arc not the same issue. Many people will not vote for a millage that is the least bit confusing. Some people will always vote against higher taxes. Some prominent Republicans claim that towering taxes is always a good idea. Some prominent Democrats claim that government can always do a better job with more money. This allows both of them lo avoid getting a headache from thinking too hard. We need a Headache Party. Nowhere is this issue more in contrast than in the Sixth District County Commissioner's primary election race between Clare Tripp and Marie Englerth. Clare is still the chair­ marm of the County Board and is on the Charlton Park Board. While she claims to be a Republican, for voting purposes, she wants two blank checks for ten years of unspecified cash expenditures for Charlton Park. She sup­ ports giving raises to park employees thxit are different than other county employees which will lead in spiraling increases overall. She advocates spending more money for a bi^tger and prettier county jail, with new lockers .ind perhaps with a tunnel to the courthouse. You don’t have to be a boy to be a “good ‘ole boy.” Mark, on the other hand, proposes that the Chariton Park Board needs to get off welfare and write a business plan based on becoming businesslike and operating at a profit. He doesn’t think lhe steam club needs an expense paid railroad. He still remembers when the Civil War guys and the Bluegrass folks swarmed all over the park, spending money like tomorrow was never coming. Mark doesn’t qualify as a “team player." He almost qualifies for the Headache Party. The Headache Party would not have pro­ posed both millage requests at the same time. The Headache Party would have proposed one operating millage for two to five years while new leadership on both boards figured out how to patch up the leaking boat. The Headache Party would have pointed out that the city, villages and some of the townships have their own parks and recre­ ation programs and they are doing very well without a county millage. The Headache Party knows why the Paul Henry Trail stops in Irving Township and then is bits and pieces from Irving to Nashville and not a source of tourist dollars. The Headache Party would have pointed out that raising money for a new library was­ n’t easy and wasn’t fun. The Headache Party would have recalled that the animal shelter and lhe community center and the COA/Health Palace were not blank checks. There were tots of headaches involved. Mark pointed out that the juvenile and adult drug court grants will run out soon, and we will need to write a check to support this program that is changing lives. He has noticed that Barry County needs to support our local community college and that we don’t have adequate programs for voca­ tional education or juvenile detention. He thinks that local contractors need to be more involved in local construction projects. He could become a real headache w’hen speaking out becomes less outspoken. The Headache Party would get Cable Access installed today in the County Board Chambers to restore some transparency and accountability to County government, just as it is in the City of Hastings. It is time for the public to eavesdrop on its government with­ out a warrant. Tom Wilkinson, Hastings Is 911 Board out of control? To the editor: Ween did the 911 Board start allowing the directa' to use tax millage money, "our money" for up to 40 phones for his employ­ ees, tixir families and friends? At a discount, tax free. Is this misappropriation of funds? Are any of these people going to pay back the state and federal taxes oaco in the past 10 to 12 years? I have to pay sure and federal taxes on my phone. I believe tha* all county resi­ dents would like to have a phone under tlx.sc conditions. It looks to me like the 911 Board is out of control. This is why I believe that 911 should be controlled by lhe county commissioners. If they make any mistakes, the voters could recall them or not vote for them when ,’hey come up for re-election. The 911 board is not accountable to anyone. If you the taxpayers feel as I do about this issue, let your township officials know. Jim Newton. Hastings Tovmship Don’t overlook birds’ economic impact To the editor: Reading Scott Smith’s letter to the editor of May 18, "There are plenty of ocher nominees for state bird," I admit, he hit the nail on the head as far as special interests wasting time in our state senate. However, I feel be and others may be com­ pletely unaware to why State Senator Patricia Birkholz and others have taken on naming the Kirtland Warbler our stale bird. While many of our citizenry have wishful thinking that Michigan will rebound to its glorious manufacturing past, Birkholz and the Michigan Audubon Society are looking for­ ward by enhancing Michigan's second largest industry: Tourism. You see, the Kirtland Warbler is a critically endangered species whose primary nesting grounds is a ten-coun­ ty area around Mio and Grayling. You will not find it breeding anywhere else on the entire planet. So what, you say? 1 suggest Mr. Smith and anyone else who scoffs at renaming our state bird to the Kirtland Warbler to spend a week­ end in Mio and Grayling. Between mid-May and the end of June, hotels are filled with pay­ ing guests who have traveled from all corners of the earth to get a glimpse of this rare bird. These birdwatchers arc spending thousands of dollars of their own money in transporta­ tion, food, hotels, equipment, books, sou­ venirs, etc., to commemorate seeing one of the most sought after birds on earth. Spending their money right here in Michigan. How does this affect us locally? You may be aware that a pair of critically endangered Whooping Cranes were sighted a mile from the Michigan Audubon Otis Sanctuary in April 2005. Numbering only in the hundreds, this pair wandered off course into our area as they were heading back north. Bird watchers from all over the world would also spend thousands of dollars in order to gel a glimpse of this very rare bird. Don’t take my word for it; just ask the folks who live around the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in southern Texas, how much they love the Whooping Cranes! The eco­ nomic impact is in the millions. Just imagine if a pair or population of Whooping Cranes were to take up residence in Barry County? Bird watchers would descend on our county to see this bind. Imagine the economic activity brought about by this form of nature tourism! Binding is big business; it garners $35 bil­ lion (yes. billion) dollars of economic activi­ ty yearly in the United States. It is second only to fishing and bird watching just passed hunting in economic activity, according to a study by the US Forest Service. The Michigan Audubon Otis Sanctuary is your local bird sanctuary and is one of three bird sanctuaries in Barry County. Nature tourism in Barry County is woefully under­ rated, and it is our intention to raise aware­ ness and advertise to outside communities to attract birders to Barry County in order to enjoy its abundant wildlife. You can help promote nature tourism in one or more of lhe following ways. First, let the Barry Area Chamber of Commerce, its board, and its members know that you value nature-based tourism. Second, get out and enjoy the natural beauty Barry County has to offer. When you stop in al local businesses to eat. drink or shop, let them know that you are out enjoying Barry County’s wildlife. Third, support any of the many nature-based busi­ nesses such as canoe liveries, campgrounds, and outdoor supply stores. And don’t forget, become a member with one of the nature-based non-profits in Barry County. Wouldn’t it be great if nature tourism became our number one industry in Barry County? Surrounded by more than one mil­ lion people in adjacent counties, this is not far-fetened idea but an attainable goal. So, with that in mind. I would like to nom­ inate the Whooping Crane as Barry County’s official bird. Would that make me a cuckoo (we have two species in Barry County) or a loon (we have these as well!)? Or. would I be seen as a wise, old owl with a vision, realiz­ ing the economic potential of marketing nature based tourism in Barry County? Thomas Funke, resident manager Michigan Audubon Otis Sanctuary �Page 6 - Thursday. July 13. 2006 - The Hastings Banner I____ Josephine Elaine McMillan/KauJfman The family of Josephine Elaine McMillan/Kauffman. who passed away Dec. 24. invites you to attend a memorial service in celebration of her life. 1 p.m. Sunday. July 16. Mcnnonite Cemetery. 14076 76th Street. N.E.. Clarksville. MI 48815. Read The BANNER every weekl John Clark__________ CHARLOTTE - John Clark, age 72. of Charlotte, passed away July 6. 2006. John was bom April II. 1934 in Charlotte. Mr. Clark traveled a lot for his occupation as an electrician and loved high school foot­ ball and basketball. He was a Detroit Tigers fan. enjoyed gar­ dening. fishing and playing on a golf league at Mulberry Fore Golf Course. He is survived by son. Jeffrey Clark and daughter Julie (Rick) McNemy of Hastings; grandsons. Matthew McNemy. Kyle McNemy. Brian Clark and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother. Ila Clark and father. Bruce Clark. Funeral services were Monday. July 10. 2006 at Pray Funeral Home. Charlotte with Pastor Robin Crouch officiating. Interment was at Oakwood Cemetery in Eaton Rapids. Arrangements by Pray Funeral Home. Charlotte. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.prayfuneral.com Worship Together... ...at the church of your choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... P1.EASANTVIEW FAMILY CHUBCH HOPE UNITED METHODLST CHVRCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Pastor. Steve OlmMead. <6I6> 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11:0 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m.; Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fa* No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School: 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Presdiool (ages 3 A 4) (to resume in September) Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 am. - Women's Bible Shaly. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHl'RCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9:30 im. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "AlrmAer Chunh of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office (269) 945-3014. The Rev Er Chartev P McCabe III. Rector Mr. F. William Voetbcrg, Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. CHVRCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phono 623-5543.. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship 115)0 a.m.: Evening Service at 6.00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 700 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077 Pastor Patti Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 125)0 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: counuychapelume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth & Family: Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a.m.. Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 75X) p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.in.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & Motioo’Children's Choir. Indies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church, Hastings Mass Sunday at 9:30 am. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 am. Sunday School 11:15 a.m.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 am. and 115)0 am.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 203 N. Mam. P.O. Bo* 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter Sunday Worship 9 15 am. • Sunday School 10:30 am. SAINTS ANDREW A MAITH IA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (tn Irving). Sunday services each week; 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday tri each month at this service). 1100 aan. Holy Comgranion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6OC pm. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those timesi The Rector of Sa Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is httpV/trxx.to/ andrewmatlhias. We are part of the Diocese of the Great lakes which is tn communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m.. 6:00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girts r ges 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400 Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 im. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 a.m. “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come snare in (he weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. Wc are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized Christians arc welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Suaday Mam 3:38 aun. First Fnday Holy Hour 5 p.m.; Mau 6 p.m. First Saturday Holy Hour 8:30 am.; Mau 9 am Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions First Saturday follow­ ing Msu Caafcuhai 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mau. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9221. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, lender­ ship training QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 ajn.; Sunday Warship 10:30 a.m.; P.O. Box 63. Hairing*. Ml 49058 HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E State Rd. (Comer of State Rd. and Boltwood St acron from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Saadayi: Wonhip services 8.45 and 115)0 am. Kids for Christ. 11:00 a.in Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 105)0 am. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:30-11 am. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m . 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHl'RCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fa* 269-945-2698 Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED MET rfODIST CHURCH 209 W. Gre?n Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Office Phone (269) W59574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hour- are Monday-Thursday 95)0 a.m.-Nooa and 15JO-35X) p.m. Friday 9:00 am.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshmenu. II5X) Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes al 8:15. 9:30 and II am. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 95)0 am. Traditional Worship Service. 10:30 am. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided! Visit us online at www fmtchuirhhaslmgs nrg and our web log for sermons a(:http://haMingxpresbv- July 19 Children's Choir. Bell Choir. Praise Toun Practice. irrian bloyspot-com/ This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions" 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS -• Thomas Shannon McKeough. age 49. of Hastings, passed away al his home with his family and friends by his bedside on July 6, 2006 after his courageous battle with cancer. Tom and wife. Jare it (Berg) McKeough had just celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary and were soon to be grandparents for the first time. Tom was bom in Hastings on September 7. 1956 the son of Patricia (Belsito) and the late Edward McKeough. He is survived by his loving wife. Jan; daughters. Jennifer McMullin-McKeough. Sarah McMullin-McKeough and her husband Rick Reed. Kara McKeough and her fiancee Shaun Hollars; and son. Sean Thomas McKeough. Also by his mother. Patricia; sis­ ter. Karim (Doug) O'Laughlin; brothers. Kevin (Kelly) McKeough. Edward (Sue) McKeough and Patrick “Toot” (Anna) McKeough. Tom leaves behind 13 nieces and nephews; fou^great nieces and nephews; five •• Godthildien And many others thabconsidered yilMMn." i Tom loved his family and his multitude of cherished fricftds.They shared his love of all types of music and concerts, especially the “Blues” ano “Bruce”; a good bonfire, hunt­ ing. college sports (especially footba!!). NASCAR racing, fishing, his “Barge.” coaching and watching his son, Sean, in sports. He was an avid frisbee player, loved grilling, spontaneous adventures and impromptu get-togethers, river trips, the good times at Mid Forest Lodge and was a six year member of the "Polar Dip Club." Tom graduated from Hastings High School in the class of 1975 and then attended Northern Michigan College. He worked for Kent Beverage in the sales department, then hiied into GM-B.O.C. in Lansing in 1978 for ten years. In 1989 Tom became a tool dealer for "Snap On Tools”. He serviced the Northwest end of Grand Rapids and was well known to most of his customers as trusted, dependable, reliable and a friend. This was proven when he received the covet­ ed "Mel Tcbos" award named for a remark­ able dealer who had passed away. Tom received the fifth and final award given to a dealer. Tom was also a member of the Century Club and received a ring signifying the honor. Tom was the 48th dealer in the top 100 of the country in 1992. He received many awards and trips from "Snap On." too numerous to mention. In 1997 Tom received the prestigious Carnegie Hero Award, a bronze medal given to a selfless individual who rescued an elder­ ly couple from a frozen pond. He received commendation from the Michigan State Safety Commission, and another from the American Red Cross. Tom. Jan and family are members of the St. Rose of Lima parish in Hastings. He was a 20 year member of the Hastings B.P.O.E. Lodge f 1965 and a supporter of many charities and community activities. He was a volunteer coach for several years with the H.Y.A.A. youth football program and the S.C.Y.M.B. baseball for youth 14 and under. The Mass of Christian Burial Service was held Tuesday. July 11, 2006 at SL Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. Celebrants were Rev. Fr. Alfred Russell. Rev. Fr. Charles Fischer. Rev. Dr. Michael Anton. Pallbearers: Bob Teunesscn. Dave Coleman. Jimmy Feldpausch. Patrick "Toot" McKeough. Bill Cook. Dave Baum. Doug Dailey, and Terry Nichols. Honorary Pallbearers: Kevin McKeough. Al Olech. Danny Sciba. Ed McKeough. Jr.. Butch Kasnowicz. and Jim Dingman . Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Foundation for Green Gables Haven or Barry Community Hospice. Tom had a voracious appetite for life and enjoyed every moment. His standard response when asked how he was. "I’ve never had a bad day in my life!" Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home. DELTON - Murray McClellan Stuck Sr., age 85, of Delton, passed away peacefully on Sabbath. July 8. 2006. at the Veterans Administration Hospital. Murray was bom on August 27. 1921. in Alberta. Canada. He was the youngest of eight children bom to James Jay and Emeline Ellen Christina Albertson Stuck. Soon after his birth, his family moved back to Michigan and eventually purchased a farm on whai is now Stuck Road. In high school he excelled at playing bas­ ketball. He also sang in lhe glee club and played the trumpet. He graduated from Delton High School in 1940. After enlisting in the 509 Parachute divi­ sion. he proudly served in the African and Italian campaigns. He was wounded four sep­ arate times in battle at Anzio and Salerno before returning to the Stales (Percy Jones Hospital in Battle Creek). He had many near-death experiences throughout his active lifetime, but the Lord HASTINGS - Madonna Jean Hodges, of gave him many full years of work and serv­ Hastings, died suddenly July 9. 2006. She ice to his family and community. was bom April 11. 1933. to Dr. Edward J. He was a member of lhe Disabled Mayer and Leona (Lautwein) Mayer of American Veterans and the Purple Hean Joliet. IL. There she attended Sl Francis Society. Murray owned Craftsman Academy and was a competitive equestrian Contracting Company and retired as chief and lifeguard. hospital engineer at Pipp (Borgcss) Hospital She studied nursing for two years at St. in Plainwell. Mary’s College. Notre Dame. She was intro­ He faithfully attended the Delton Severn!> duced to her future husband. Patrick C. day Adventist church for over 50 years. He Hodges, at Gun Lake during a visit to college and his wife were founding members of that classmate Anne Feldpausch (Hubert). congregation. He especially enjoyed the Madonna and Pat were married on January musical talents of his family. 10. 1953. Murray enjoyed his wort. Building and In their 47 years of marriage. Madonna and inventing, scuba diving, motorcycling, camp­ Pat raised five children. Despite her some­ ing. reading, cribbage. and playing games times hectic schedule. Madonna found time with his family were his passion .. There to volunteer at Pennock Hospital, was active wasn’t an engineering problem tha. he could­ in the St. Rose Altar Society, and was a n’t find an ingenious solution fur. Friend of the Hastings Library. The Hodges He was the patriarch lo whom the family were longtime members of the Hasting: took every dilemma for wise advise. Country Club and enjoyed monthly potluck Murray is survived by his loving wife of dinners with friends. Madonna also loved to 6) years Sophia; his six devotee' children. * play bridge online with her children, and was Sharon Smith. Marty Stuck. Jr.. Iwn Stuck. a regular in two local bridge dubs. Carol Rhodes. Donna Hook. Janet Cootie; 12 Madonna.was preceded in death by her caring grandchildren, and 14 energetic greatparents, her husband. Patrick, and one g -^children. nephew. Steven Mayer. He is also survived by two older brothers. Sb? is survived by her children. Kathleen Lorin Stuck of Leesburg. Florida, and Hedges, of Irving. Texas; Cheryl Hodges Thurlow Stuck, also of Stuck Road. SeWe.: fCrdgr Plymouth; Michael His memorial service was conducted on (tUwi.*) of MMfcvint'Mary Wednesday. July 12, 2006. at the Delton Hodges of San ta; and Teresa Seventh-day Adventist Church. Burial fol­ (Walter) Keppler of Dexter, her brother. lowed at Fort Custer National Cemetery. Edward (Kathleen) lAjyer III of Joliet, IL; Memorial contributions can be made to grandchildren. Clare and Cheheu Sdden, The Delton Seventh-day Adventist mission Nathan and Scott Keppler, ar.d Jacqueline, school, do Delton SDA Church. PO Box Tracy. Lindsay, and Heidi Hedges, $ niece, 468. Delton. MI 49046. Margaret Smith and a nephew. Edward Mayer IV both of Joliet. Memorial donations may be made to the L. Ray Boyer Hastings Library Building Fund. The Mass of Christian Burial will held LORIS. SOUTH CAROLINA - L Ray 11 a.m. Monday. July 17.2006 at SL Rose of Boyer, age 64. of Loris, South Carolina, Lima Catholic Church, Rev. Ft. Charles passed away suddenly, yet peacefully, on Fischer. Celebrant and Anne Hubert, Lecux. June 8.2006. Burial will be at Ml Calvary Cemetery in Ray was bom in Portland, on October 28. Hastings. 1941 to Leonard Boyer and Martha Visitation Sunday. July 16. 1-4 p.m. at the (Andersen) Boyer Lee. Wren Funeral Home with The Rosary to be Ray graduated from Vermontville High recited at 4 p.m. in the funeral heme chapel. School in 1959. He joined the United Stales Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home. Air Force after high school, serving in the Vietnam War and retiring after 20 years of service. Ray and his wife. Jan. then lived in Ohio and South Carolina, settling in Loris. South Carolina. Ray is survived by his mother. Martha Lee of Nashville; his wonderful wife of 44 years. Jan, of Loris. South Carolina; children. Lori (Glen) Yarbrough of Nashville. Tennessee. Cris (Laura) Boyer of Jacksonville. North Carolina; and Tony Boyer of Loris. South Trenton Lloyd Fox. Richland and Kristina Carolina; five grandchildren. Will Yarbrough. Ann Mangos. Paoli. PA. Nicole Yarbrough. Bethany Boyer. Faith Dennis Levi Boyd. Bellevue and Carol Boyer, and Sarah Boyer; brother. Clete Ann Thomas. (Petra) Boyer; sisters. Izetta (Ross) Reed. Jeremy Lee Taggart. Hastings and Mary Beth (Tim) Bellwood; Loni (James) Raechelle Marie Easey. Hastings. Brown; and many nieces and nephews. Ryan B. Barber. Hastings and Tracy Layne He was proceeded in oeath by infant son. Wilcox. Hastings. Gregory Scott, and sister. Jama Childs. James Edward Mathias. Nashville and Ray is best known for his wacky sense of Shirley Mae Langham. Nishville. humor. Ray was an avid golfer, teaser, joke­ Phillip James Morsv. Nashville and ster. and storyteller. If you had an occasion to Yolanda Pena. Nashville. have encountered Ray. you were most defi­ Robert Lee Woodworth, Dowling and nitely entertained. He will be missed by his Tabatha Lee Govert. Wyoming. family and friends who are grateful for the Joel Robert Moon. Hastings and Tanya good times and wonderful memories he left Marie Stephens. Hastings. us. William Thomas-Loren Moore. A memorial service will be held at I p.m. Shelbyville and Lindsey Marie Service. on Saturday. August 12. 2006 at Kalamo Hastings. United Methodist Church. Justin Nathaniel Norton. Bellevue and J»U Memorial contributions can be made to Ann Cardwell. Caledonia. Loris High School TMD Class. Donald Richard Bivens. Willow Springs, NC and Katie Elizabeth Beason. Willow Jerry Johnson Springs, NC. Thurman Roy Walters. Delton and Melinda NASHVILLE - Mr. Jerry Johnson, age 66. Kay Beason. Delton. of Nashville, passed away peacefully with his Michael Paul Huyck. Wayland and Bobbie family at his side on Tuesday. July II. 2006. Jo Barnette. Wayland. at his home in Nashville. Rick A. Britten. Delton and Dawn Marie The family will receive visitors on Friday. Anter. Delton. July 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. and again from 6 to Ruel John McKeen. Battle Creek and 8 p.m. at the Daniels Funeral Home in Shirley Ann Norris. Hickory Comers. Nashville. Chad Gaylen Rayner. Hastings and Amber Funeral services for Jerry Johnson will be Nicole Burtch. Hastings. held at 11 a.m. Saturday. July 15. 2006. at Ryan Bramlett Adams. Middleville and Nashville United Methodist Church. Amy Virginia Herring. Hastings. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted Brian Dell Meyers. Battle Creek and Sara to the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville. Leigh Gulch. Battle Creek. Marriage Jjcenses �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. Juty 13. 2006 - Page 7 CITY, continued from page 1 Street/East State Street water main project The bid. at $20,553.50, was $56 more than a bid by a company out of Springfield. Mich. The lower bid was recommended by the Public Works Department. May said he would vole no as he said he that with a difference of only $56 he would prefer to use a local company. Other council members agreed, except Jasperse who voted On August 25,2006, William and Marlene (Thomas) will celebrate 50 years of marriage. They have four children, Debbie of Alto, Mich., Jackie (Steve) Schon of Bay Harbor. Mich., John (Tammy Scamio) of Kalamazoo. Mich., and Michael (Diana Dingman) of Indianapolis, Ind. They are blessed with three grandchildren. Megan, Erik, and Kyle. Bill left Hastings Area Schools in 1992 after 18 years of service to coach at Hillsdale College. In 2001, he retired from Hillsdale College after 41 years of coaching. Marlene left Southeastern School in 1992 to cheer for her husband and the Hillsdale Chargers until 2001. The couple reside at their lake home in Lawrence, Mich. Fair Generations Arianna Erika Albini, bom April 22, 2006 is pictured with (clockwise from top left) grandmother. Peg (Jack) Holwerda, mother. Kelly (Scott) Albini. all of Middleville; and great-grandmother. Verna (John) Kantner, of Goshen. Ind. Postponed The reception for Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Smith Sr., to be held on July 23, 2006 has been pontponed until further notice. GIRL, Aidreana Cymone Childs, bom at Sparrow Hospital, June 24.2006 to Jerry and Christina (Hetchler) Childs. Weighing 5 lbs. 10 ozs. and 19 1/4 inches long. She will join her big brother, Ethan, at home. Joe Lewis to turn 80 On July 25, 2006. Joseph Lewis will be celebrating his 80th birthday. A celebration reception will be held with cake and ice cream at the Prairieville Bible Church, south of Delton on M-43 from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday. July 15. All family and friends are invited. No gifts GIRL, Victoria Lei, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 27. 2006 at 8.07 p.m. to Danielle Johnson of Battle Creek. Weighing 7 lbs. 2 ozs. and 19 inches long. next year. • Formally recognized a proclamation hon­ oring the life and work of May. both in his service to the community and position as mayor. May also was honored by the local Boy Scout troop for his volunteer work, and by the American Legion for his community service. The presentations caught the mayor by surprise. “This is quite the honor," he said, thanking Hastings Mayor Bob May is presented an award by Melissa Wendorf of local Boy Monday night. both organizations and said that he was verygrateful for the chance to work with both organizations. SENATE, continued from page 1 modern era of marketing, advertising and special interest influence. “The grass-roots method of proposing law through initiatives represents the essence of democn/cy." he said. “The harsh reality though is that in today’s political climate, a true grass-roots campaign does not stand a chance. The mere logistics of gathering 317,000 signatures requires money, and lots of it Informing the citizenry of an issue takes cooperation from the media, but without a celebrity name attached to it, it gets ignored. Politicians know that. The media knows that We now know that!" Lukasiewicz promised, “A group of us are exploring continuing with this campaign, tak­ ing it to the 2008 ballot. The petition language would not change. The number of signatures needed will. Should we choose to proceed, the campaign will be very different. We will raise money to hire a company to collect sig­ natures as every other ballot proposal has done. We wil] seek the early support and endorsements of sympathetic groups. We will recruit political and/or other celebrities to put a recognizable name or face to this issue." 3rd Annual R^maHTreet Youth Advisory Council. Hastings Rberala&>. Edward Jones (Mark Christensen). Driesbach SAVINGS SANK Motors, Barry Community Foundation. GIRL, Olivia Jeanette, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 28, 2006 at 6:13 a.m. to Amy and Adam Meeker of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 5 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Jonathan William, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 27, 2006 at 5:40 p.m. to Ronda and Kevin Krebs of Clarksville. Weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz. and 21 inches long. BOY, Eyan Kole, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 26, 2006 at 9:22 aun. to Suzanne Bums and Adam Tuthill of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and 21 inches long. Amber Burtch and Chad Rayner are pleased to announce their upcoming wedding on July 15.2006. Scout Troup 175 for his volunteer work in the community at the city council meeting BOY, Tanner James, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 24, 2006 at 1:26 p.m. to Jody Davis and David Armstrong of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and 21 inch­ es long. GIRL, Samara Anne, bora at Pennock Hospital on June 27. 2006 at 3:42 p.m. to Marcie and Micah Kuhtic of Wayland. Weighing 6 lbs. 3 ozs. and 19 inches long. Burtch-Rayner no. • Tentatively approved the preliminary plat of Brittney Estates #2, as recommended by the Planning Commission. The plat is phase two of the project • Approved the bid from Clark Highway Services Inc. from Lake City to street line paint for the year 2006/2007 for $17,072.80. • Agreed to a request from YMCA to use the baseball field at Bob King Park for the spring of next year. • Approved amendments to the Restrictive and Protective Covenants for the Hastings Business Park as recommended by the Business Park Development Committee. The amendments include allowing Lot #5 in the Hayings Industrial Park, subject to review and approval of the Development Committee, a contractor yard for heavy equipment The contractor yard would be completely enclosed with a fence of solid material. • Decided to continue service with Tetra Tech MPS for the provisional operations serv­ ices at the Wastewater Treatment Plant for the GIRL, Kristina Ann. bom at Pennock Hospital on June 27, 2006 at 9:20 a.m. to Tina Fmuff and Jamie Harris of Michigan. Weighing 9 lbs. 4.5 ozs. and 23 inches long. GIRL, Sofia Bleu, bora at Pennock Hospital on June 28, 2006 at 3:12 p.m. to Kevin and Breonne Seckel of Plainwell. Weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and 21 inches long. NBT Screen Printing & Embroidery. Progressive Graphics Note SpomorK Affinia. Eve & ENT Charity Specialists, Hastings Orthopedic Ctirnc. SandRidge Bank. Michigan Dental Plan. Sunshine Pack & Shlp/Shaklee Distributors Golf Classic (Jennifer & Daemeon Richards). Stephanie S, Fektes. Attorney, GaMvwll & Company. MKlMukABnaduL Saturday July 15,2006 To Register: Call: Hastings Country Club Pro-Shop 269-94S-2756 Walker, Fluke and Sheldon. Priority Collision. Newton Vending. Lyons Septic Service, Hastings Elks Temple. Precision Auto Body. Viking Corporation. Chapple Realty. Miller Real Estate. Able Repair, Inc. Visit the Hastings Country Club Web Site at www.hastingscc.org to download a registration tom and to learn more about the Charity Outing and other Hastings Country Club events! 200$ Charities Alpha Women’s Center - To fund the expansion of their Eam-WhileYou-Leam program. Barnabas Ministries - Seeking funds to establish a shelter home for youth in Hastings. The Family Mentoring Network, which is a partnership of several family serving organizations in Barry County, needs funding to obtain and train a larger number of active volunteer mentors. Green Gables Haven, a domestic violence shelter, is seeking funding to increase the energy efficiency at the shelter through the installation of insulation, carpet and windows. EVERY REWSTEREP GOLFER WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE FOR A FREE RESCUE W00P!! COMPLIMENTS OF EPWARP JONES-MARK CHRISTENSENS �Page 8 - Thursday. July 13. 2006 - The Hastings Banner The 51st Alethian and Friends chicken bar­ becue is planned for tomorrow evening (Wednesday. July 14) with serving from 5 to 7 p.m. Please use the east entrance from either the alley behind the church or the parking lot off Third Avenue. Take out meals probably will be served from the alley right to your car. The indoor meals will be served as usual, but possibly with a different table arrangement geared to the east entrance. Tickets are cheap­ er in advance - $7 if bought yet today. Tickets are for sale at the church office, at Walker Pharmacy and from any Alethian. The Sebewa United Methodist Church is having an ice cream social from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. July 15. with other foods also avail­ able. They will have bratwurst. sloppy joes, chips and beverages along with ice cream and toppings. Depot Day is coming on Saturday. July 29. There will be live entertainment with music, singing and dancing, along with the annual presentation of lhe Janie Rodriguez Award after noon. There will be food under the awning, supervised parking handled by Boy Scouts, the raffle drawing at 5 p.m. The Center Stage Dancers will entertain early in the day and the Com Cob Cloggcrs will be last on the program. The big tent will be in use. Some chairs will be on hand but one is welcome to bring lawn chairs. The honored business this year is the Lake Odessa Wave. The street project on Fourth Avenue is pro­ gressing rapidly. The side streets get plenty of traffic as the big rigs move in and out with their loads of sand for filling the trenches. Central United Methodist Pastor Don Ferris led the singing with his guitar for the outdoor service last Sunday. Health Line by Scott B Brasseur. M I) Mi< I’U: tn 1 mi i >s Inlet it..i li< me NAIL FUNGUS (ONYCHOMYCOSIS) One of my toenails has been thick for a long time and now others are starting to look that way. Is this something that I can treat? Generally, thickened nails on the feet or hands will often be an infection caused by a fungus. It is very common and usually only cause's ugly looking nails. Occasionally the infected nail will cause some pain due to the abnormal shape that develops or may even fall off. Although relatively unusual, the fungus may cause problems beyond the toenail in patients that have serious health problems, especially those with a weakened immune system. You generally get the infection on nails that are constantly exposed to a moist and warm environment. Therefore, wearing socks and shoes that don't absorb sweat and prevent ventilation can contribute to developing a fungus infection. Those who smoke, sweat heavily or walk barefoot in moist warm areas such as a gym or pool area are also at risk. These happen to be the same reasons someone might develop a fungal infection of the skin on the feet called athletes foot. Infections are also more common as you age because your nails grow slower giving the fungus more time to establish an infection. Bailey Excavating of Jackson is the contrac­ tor. They uncover water mains, gas lines and some storm drains. Once deep excavations are made in front of each house to uncover the key components, they dig a more shallow trench across the road to connect the two for laying new water mains. By Friday of last week they had completed the work on eight houses and had 28 more to do. Central United Methodist Church had its annual outdoor service Sunday, with ideal weather. A fine breeze provided natural air conditioning. There was more singing than usual with the accompaniment coming from the pastor's guitar. The Shelienbarger bouse on North Fourth Avenue was on the market only a few days until a “sold” sign appeared. Wheat is getting ripe. Oats are beginning to show color other than green. Corn was shoul­ der high by the Fourth of July. The old saying was that it should be knee high by the Fourth. We understand that Sebewa Township has a new town hall on the comer of Bippley and Shilton roads. The Ionia County chapter of township officers was to meet there this week. Evelyn David, a Sebewa resident, was to be one of the speakers. She works in the state office of the township group. The green bean harvest is in full swing, but with now and then a day's break. There were no beans hauled in on Sunday nor on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Monday, July 17. is the scheduled day for village workers to pick up brush. They will have lots to pick up along Fourth Avenue, where many trees had to be pruned to allow for the big equipment to function along the curbs. The Lakewood High School Class of 1971 held its 35th anniversary on Saturday at Centennial Acres with a golf outing in lhe afternoon and an evening dinner. Max Haney and Holly Lathrop were the organizers. Once you have seen nails that are infected with fungus, it is a fairly easy diagnosis to make but that is where Lhe ease stops. Treating nail fungus successfully can be difficult and repeated infections are common. Those with infections will need to make their best effort to keep the feet dry and dean. This alone can be difficult if you tend to sweat. Over the counter creams are sold but are rarely very effective. Your doctor now can prescribe pills that you can take but work by trying to prevent new infection on new nail growth. It does little or nothing for the infection that is already there. You take the medication often times for up to a year waiting for your nail to grow out. Unfortunately, the medication can cause problems with your liver and interfere with other medication that you might need. Your doctor can explain the risks of leaving the infection alone versus treating it as well as help you to prevent your current infection from spreading. Dear Annie: My fiance and I have been together for three years. ’Tom'' is a wonderful man. Our only problem is his ex-wife, ■Bertha." Bertha and Tom have been divorced for five years, and she remarried two years ago. I make every effort to get along with her, but she is very controlling and has tried every­ thing possible to break us up. Bertha calls Tom at least five times a week. They have a daughter together, and I know that requires communication. 1 talk to my ex once a week. But Bertha tells Tom he must always take her calls in case there is an emer­ gency with their daughter. When he's not home, she leaves a message saying, ’Call me back,” but with no details, so Tom always has to phone her immediately, just in case it's important. It rarely is. I have asked Tom repeatedly to limit these calis to once or twice a week. When we are together, he silences his ringer or doesn't answer his phone. However, from things that come up in our conversa­ tions, I know they are still talking quite a bit. Bertha is way too involved in our lives. Am 1 being unreasonable? - Frustrated Fiancee Dear Frustrated: No, but if Tom thinks he needs to speak to his ex several times a week, that is up to him. If he didn't want the constant contact, it would end. Ifs possible Bertha is using these calls to keep Tom involved in his daughter's life, but if he is an attentive parent, it sounds more like manipulation and a way to prove that she still matters. Decide how big an issue it is. since Tom is not likeh ,o set the limits you want her and create more questions. Horace's mar­ riage has never been good, neither sexually nor in terms of communication, but he warns to leave this world with a "clean slate." , Do you think it is a good idea to tell one's spouse about past indiscretions before death? If the situation were reversed. I wouldn't tell my husband. — Like To Know in Massachusetts Dear Like To Know: Confession may be good for the soul, but it wont do much for Horace's wife to know that their years togeth­ er have been a lie. She will be angry and bit­ ter, and Horace won't be around to take the hit and clean up the mess. If Horace wants to die with a clear conscience, be should talk to bis clergypersor. and unburden himself. He should not leave this earth tormenting his wife. Poisoning protocol Word in edgewise Dear Annie: My elderly "Aunt Lulu" lives by herself some j0 miles away, and ix lonely and starved for human contact. Lulu phones me often, each time with a different reason why I should come by for a visit The problem is, from the moment she opens her front door to the time I leave, she does not stop talking. There's not so much as a pause between subjects - just one long non­ stop sentence for nearly four hours. The visits are mentally and emotionally exhausting, but I can't bring myself to shun her like everyone else. Is there a polite way to modify Lulu's behavior? - Drained in Derby City. Ky. Dear Drained: You can say sweetly, "Aunt Lulu, can I get you a drink of water? You must be so dry from all that talking." Or pat her hand gently to get her attention while you attempt to get a word in. Also, many hard-ofhearing people cover their deafness with con­ stant chatter. You are a kind soul to see her, so please keep visiting, even if it means bringing earplugs and nodding absently while she goes on and on. CoU fishwife Dear Annie: I had to respond to "Damned in Detroit" because it hit very close to home. He said there was no affection or intimacy in his marriage. He was so depressed he hoped for a heart attack in his sleep. I've been married for 11 years. I love my wife, but there is no affection. Tm not talking about sex. I'm talking about the hugging, the kissing, the reaching out to let you know you are wanted. At times she is receptive, but God forbid I interrupt her favorite TV show. When I try to hug her, she says, "Why are you being such a pest?" We don't sleep in the same room because of my snoring, so I go to bed alone. I know marriage is hard work, but I won­ der, if this is what it's like after 11 years, what will it be like in 20? Do I want to live like this for rest of my life? The more I think about it, no. I really don't. - Jacksonville, Fla. Dear Jacksonville: We cannot understand a woman who withholds tenderness from her husband, the person she presumably loves and cherishes. How terribly sad. Terminal confession? Dear Annie: For the last 25 years, I have been in an intimate relationship with "Horace," a married man. I also am married. Horace was recently diagnosed with incur­ able lung cancer and was told he has less than six months to live. He would like to confess to his wife about our relationship. I have advised him not to, since it would only hurt Dear Annie: What is the protocol when one gets food poisoning from a restaurant? This has happened twice to me, once to my bus­ band (we both aie from the same salad bowl), and twice to my elderly mother. In each instance, I told the restaurant manager, but only once were we reimbursed for our meat Most of these incidents happened while we were traveling. The usual response from the manager is, "Nothing like this has ever hap­ pened before.” Some managers insist they aren't responsible. Other than informing the manager, what else should one do after getting food poison­ ing? Should we report it to the health depart­ ment? - Tired of Paying to Get Sick in Casper, Wyo. Dear Casper The correct procedure is to inform the manager, and yes, if the food is contaminated, it is good PR for them not to charge you for your meal. You atoo should notify the city or county healthdepartmenL Food poisoning can be very serious, and the symptoms air severe. I: may require atrip to the emergency room. However, sometimes illness is not. in fact, food poisoning. Such things as allergic reactions, food sensitivities and gallbladder attacks can ma^r aie quite sick. If this happens again, it is ’forth »odl to your doctor to make sure you and your fond­ ly members are not repeatedly expeaed lo something that is making you ill. Truth about ties Dear Annie: I read the letters from "DJ&in Muskogee, Okla.," and "Acton, Mass.." about the intentional asymmetry of the half­ Windsor and the four-in-hand ties. The fourin-hand predates the invention of the Windsor by a long shot It is preferred by most men for several reasons, not the least of which is that it is more complementary to a person with a round face than a full Windsor. which, even when tied correctly, evokes the image of a golf ball on a tee. The Windsor knot is not without its varia­ tions: The half-Windsor creates an appear­ ance not unlike the four-in-hand, and the dou­ ble Windsor consumes literally yards of fab­ ric and is about the size of a baseball. Most men wear ties that are too short to begin with and look like a variant of Fatty Arbuckle. Both points of the tie should touch the belt buckle. - D.L. in Pensacola. Fla. Dear D.L: Fatty Arbuckle's name does not get bandied about too much these days. We were quite impressed with the number of readers, all mate, who are so knowledgeable about ties. Our thanks for your expertise. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. ATTENTION: Yankee Springs & Orangeville Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of YOU DESERVE BETTER COUNTY GOVERNMENT Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. Bailey Excavating prepares to bury a massive connector on Third Street in Lake Odessa. ENGLERTH COMMISSIONER--------- �The Hastings Panner - Thursday. July 13, 2006 - Page 9 Financial FOCUS (From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Early Barry County Fairs Financial Strategies for Your 50s and 60s When you first started out in your career, you may have focused on paying off student loans, buying a home and. hopefully, starting to save for retirement. Generally speaking, these are pretty straightforward goals. But by the time you enter your 50s and 60s. your financial objectives may be somewhat more complex, so you will need to lake great care in creating and implementing the right strate­ gies. What You’if Need * and What You'll Have The Barry County Fair, back in the horse and buggy days. By Esther Walton I suspect that if a survey were made it would show that many people view history as a dry, boring, irrelevant and uninteresting subject. However, as most researchers will attest histo­ ry is filled with irony, wit and humor. To illustrate this point, this week I've extracted some of the comments made by Mortimer C. Nichols in a talk to the Hastings Rotary Club in 1958 during which he recalled several incidents relating to late 1890s and 1900 Barry County Fairs. These incidents took place when the Barry County Fairgrounds were located at the site of the present day Kmart mall on the west State Street in take you up for a ride for $15.1 knew some of those who went up. I remember Fred Stebbins, Glen Collins. Corrine Gould and Olga Bessemer. 1 didn't exactly want to go up. but I wanted to have been up. I determined to at least go to the landing field. It was on land at that time belonging to Frank Ickes, a little way beyond the Rsh Hatchery. “On the way out there I tried to think of some conclusive reason for not going up. 1 had been lately discharged from the armed forces [ed. World War 1] after a brief and uneventful service, during which 1 held the rank of sec­ ond-class private. Like General Eisenhower, I could go no higher. I’ seemed as though 1 ought to be able to go if women and civilians could. I was carrying a fair amount of life Hastings. insurance which I judged would amount to more at maturity than I'd ever be likely to accumulate. Later events proved this surmise to have been correct. While $ 15 was quite a lot of money. 1 had that much right then. I might not have it another time. That surmise also turned out to be correct. “Fred Stebbins was there. He had been tip and was telling how Hastings ought to have an airport He asked me if 1 were going up. 'Well.' I said. *1 was sort of playing with the idea, but rather expected that I would end up- staying on the ground.' “Fred turned to the pilot and told him I wanted to go up when my turn came. Like Harry Truman, Fred could make decisions. There was a young lad going up just then. 18 perhaps. He seemed to be alot more eager than I was. He was taking a camera with him. 1 thought that was an odd thing to take on such a journey. I reasoned, how could one use a camera and still have both hands to hang on with? “My turn came all too soon. 1 climbed into Mortimer C. Nichols Mortimer C. Nichols was bom in Barry County on Dec. 27, 1880 and died Oct. 24, 1974. “Mcrt," was he was known, loved to write and walk. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1900 and from the University of Michigan's School of Engineering in 1905. lhe passenger’s scat. There was a heavy strap, one end fastened on my right, a snap on the other end. The pilot casually snapped the free end into a ring on my left. I took hold of the strap. It came out two or three feet in front of me. I though it ought to be a whole lot shorter, or if it had to be that long, take up the slack During your 20s. 30s and 40s. you may have put away as much as you could afford in your 401 (k) and IRA. but your more immedi­ ate concerns were paying someone else: your student loan provider, your mortgage compa­ ny. your children's college, etc. But once you reach your 50s. you may have finished with these types of obligations. And that gives you an opportunity to look ahead. For starters, you'll want to envision the type of retirement lifestyle you want. Of course, you may have done this exercise when you were younger, but, over time, your plans could easily have changed. Now it's time to really take a close look at what you expect from retirement Where will you live? Will yo? travel much? Volunteer? Open a small bus.ness? The possibilities are vast - and so are the differences in cost So, to navigate your course during the years left until you retire, you will want to know what your retirement will look like - and how much it will cost. Once you know about how much money you will need to fund your retirement, your next step is to look at your potential retire­ ment assets: Social Security payments, distri­ be the only one to be fussy. Of course, there really wasn’t any danger of falling out. Still it bothered me. “1 finally determined to speak to the pilot about it. Just then lhe motor started and 1 soon abandoned any attempt to make myself heard. I didn't dare get out -do telling when we'd start - and if I got cau0n^an way out. I'd be ina worie situation tWtaTwas already. “We sailed serenely over the neighborhood of the E.W. Bliss Co. I was beginning to think it might not be such a harrowing experience after all. I even ventured to look down on the ^checkerboard streets and squares below, when I was suddenly thrown to the right, then to the left, then upward, then downward, then backward, then forward. I shut my eyes and hung on as best I could with my moist hands. moved to Hastings. Beginning in 1959 [ed. age of 79] and while his health permitted he made the annual Labor Day walk of the Mackinac Bridge. In 1968 of your family. So don't delay - the sooner you start, the less you will have to worry about in retirement. 554 words - 30 This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward Jones be in contact with was that long, heavy strap out ot .he way, but 1 knew they couldn’t hear nje and wouldn’t pay attention if they did hear. While I was speculating on how deep a hole we were going to make in the fairgrounds, we must have changed to a horizontal direction for the next thing wc were bumping over Frank Ickes'field. 1 asked the pilot * how it c^me he gave mj bo mnch more of a that 1 mentioned awhile ago. Good old strap. It apparently was keeping me in lhe vicinity of the airplane. "I had read that the earth is going through space at a tremendous speed. I forget the exact figure, some fantastic sum. I had always rather In tlxw dayiwtodn't heanfttfioat Bfe horse, 'Silver.' but when 1 observed the speed at which the fairgrounds were coming up to meet us my doubts vanished. I would have believed anything. The people who a moment before had been mere specks were now nearly full size. Many were clustered below and were STOCKS 7?>e following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp. Coca-Cola Co DamterChryster Dow Chemical Co. Enon MoW Family Dollar Stores first Financial Bancorp Fort Motor Co General Motors ML Bus. Machine JCPenneyCo. 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The banks were below the water and the tops of the trees were pointing The Lynn Deaton Agency Farm Bureau Insurance down. As I started to ponder on this we went through something like the previous maneu­ vers. Then after a brief interval of comparative Barry County Farm Bureau Membership calm, during which we rose to considerable heights, everything went out from under me. I was floating in air. The only thing I seemed lo Friday Night July 21* 2006 from 6:90-9:00pm with one or more turns around (he passenger. But, I reflected, it must be ail right, the others had gone up with it that way. I didn’t want to PUBLIC NOTICE Real Estate Auction By cowl barter safer order 221 COOUDGE AVE E, BATTLE CREEK 188 WABASH AVE N, BATTLE CREEK 7460 ELMWOOD, DELTON He returned to Barry County and fanned for many years in the Carlton Centei area while at the same time engaging in the road and bridge construction business with his father. Mort was elected the third president of the Hastings Rotary Club in 1922. He eventually joined the Michigan State Highway Department He retired from there in 1969 and butions from your 401 (k) or other employersponsored plan, and income from your per­ sonal investments, such as bond interest and stock dividends. Factoring in all these resources, will you have enough to enjoy a retirement that could last two or three decades? If not. what can you do about it dur­ ing the years before you retire? Should you adjust your portfolio to provide more growth? Can you put in still more to your 401(k) and IRA? If you have "maxed out* on these vehi­ cles, should you look for another tax-advan­ taged retirement vehicle, such as an annuity? Clearly, these are not simple quo. ions to answer, which is why you may be able to ben­ efit from working with a financial profession­ al - someone who knows your situation and can help you create individualized strategies to meet your goals. Put Estete Plans in Place Beyond estimating the cost of your retire­ ment lifestyle, and assessing your financial preparedness, what else can you do in your 50s and 60s to make sure you are on track to meet all your goals? You need to do your estate planning. Specifically, you will want to have the appropriate legal documents in place. Do you have the correct beneficiaries named on your insurance policies? Do you have a will and a living trust to make sure that your assets will be distributed according to your wishes? Do you have a durable power of attorney so th?: someone can make financial decisions <xi your behJf if you become incapacitated? By working with an experienced ei4ateplanning attorney and tax professional y»Mi can protect your financial interests - and those 3 8R.2BA 2.300 aq+motMnrM home OP0«GB»S:$1.OOO/ee An properties sell: 9:00 am Th. JU 20 et 221 Coolidge Aw E. Baffle Creek Facing a Bankruptcy...Divorce...Custody Dispute! 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At the time we were beginning to hear of a strange, new vehicle, sometimes BASE PROFESSIONALS! • The Club • Seattle • CELT • All Ueasie OR made to order____________ referred to as a horseless carriage. I nxic home with a neighbor, Fred Warner. Fred had a team of mules on a lumber wagon, the usual con­ veyance at that time for transporting fairly large groups. Most everybody had horses, but Fred liked mules better. As wc drove out of the fairgrounds some wag called out, 'There goes a horseless carriage.' “1 went to the fair again in 1919. By that time another new vehicle had appeared, lhe airplane. There was one at the fair. It would Now offering all ot Its Paninis as a Wrap or a sub - Including: Cool off with one of our greet tastlns Smoothies or Italian Sodas download It from oar wetaite-www.state- 1-800-237-2379 MRrSYSTBNOFSOUnMBTMtHGM. 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Ml 49056 before Judge William M Doherty P41960 for the following purpose: A Petition that Dean Marshall, of 25349 W St Olaf Avenue Ingleside, tumors 60041. be appomted Personal Representative of the Estate ot Bemece E Marshall, deceased, who Wod at 25349 W. St. Olaf Avenue. Ingleside. Iknots 60041. and who was bom on August 23. 1916. and who died on May 22. 2006. and requesting tha* the Last Will and Testament of the Deceased dated October 23. 1969. be admitted to Probate It is also requested that tho heirs al law of said Deceased be deter­ mined. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the Estate will be forever barred presented lo Dean Marshall, named Personal Representative, or to both lhe Probate Court at 206 W. Court Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. and the named/prnposed Personal unless Representative within 4 months of the date of pub­ lication of this notice. July 6.2006 Hudson Law offices. PLC Richard J Hudson Pt5220 150 W Court Street. Suite A Hastings. Ml 49056 (269) 946-9292 Dean Marshall 25349 W. St Olaf Avenue Ingleside. IL 60041-8655 GRAND A GRAND PLLC 31731 Northwestern Hwy. <151 Farmington Hills Ml 46334 PURSUANT TO 15 USC 11692 YOU ARE HERE­ BY INFORMED THAT THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMA­ TION THAT YOU PROVIDE MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condition of a mortgage made by Jeffrey R. Wescott and Tracey L. Wescott nusband and Wife to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III by a mortgage dated April 23. 2004 and recorded on April 27. 2004 in instrument No. 112658 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Five and 78/100 Dollars ($175,395.78) including interest at 10.72% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan al 1:00 pm on August 3. 2006. Said premises are situated in the City of Hastings. County of Barry State of Michigan, and are described as The South one haff of Lots 1280 and 1281 of the City, formerly Village, of Hastings, according to the recorded Plat thereof. Also, the East 1 00 foot of the South one haff of Lot 1279 of the City, formerly Village, of Hastings, according to the recorded Plat thereof. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated June 23. 2006 Michael M Grand. Esq GRAND & GRAND PLLC 31731 Northwestern Hwy., <151 Farmington Hits. Ml 48334 (248) 538-3737 69203 (847) 270-2033 rwx' THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP wasrar NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Accuracy test of the August 8.2006 Primary Election will be conducted on July IB. 2006 at 11:00 AM in lhe Thomapple Township Hall located at 200 East Main Street. Middleville. Michigan. The Public Accuracy test is conducted to demonstrate that the com­ puter program used to record and count the votes cast at the elec­ tion meet the requirements of law. ..... , . , Susan J. Vlietrtra Thomapple Township Clerk 200 East Main Street. Middleville. Ml 49333 BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING The Board of Review of Baltimore Township will convene on July 18,2006, from 9:00 a.m. until noon, at 3100 E. Dowling Rd., Hastings, MI 49058. The Board will convene for the pur­ pose of reviewing and correcting clerical errors and mutual mistakes of fact. Eligible taxpayers who have not filed their Homestead affidavit may do so at this time. This township provides necessary reasonable aids and servic­ es upon five days notice to the township clerk. Penelope Ypma, at 269-945-3228 or TDD call relay services 8U0-6493777. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This eale may be reednded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to tho return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made ic the conditions of a mortgage made by Mar-.yn Winkle, an unmarried woman, original mortgagors), lo Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender arid lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated July 8. 2005. and recorded on July 13. 2005 m instru­ ment 1149507. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota. N A as trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Sixteen Thousand One Hundred EightyNtne And 53/100 Dollars ($316.189 53). including interest at 6.7% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at I.00 PM. on July 20.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Land in the Township of Maple Gro^e, County of Barry, Stale of Michigan, described as; Boginning at the Southeast comer of the North 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 7. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, thence West 702.6 feet along the North 1/8 line of Section 7; thence North 310 feet: thence East 702.6 feet to the East Ime of Section 7; thence South 310 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such safe Dated: June 22. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248.593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd S te 200 Bingham Ferms, Michigan 48025-5822 Ale <096077F0l PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C., ® ATTEMFONG TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFF1CE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bern made in the conditions of a mortgage made oy JILL A. WICKHAM. A MARRIED WOMAN, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. ("MERS"). solely as nominee for lender and lender's succes­ sors and assigns.. Mortgagee, dated October 21. 2005. and recorded on October 24. 2005. in Document No. 1155040. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereeLtte sum of Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars and Five Cents ($86,832.05). including interest at 7.625% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue m such case made and provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01 GO PM o'clock. on July 20. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of CARL­ TON, Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOT 18 OF CULBERTS PLAT NO 3, ACCORD­ ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS. ON PAGE 78. CARLTON TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN TAX ID NO. 08-04-060-000-018-00 The ledemplion penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1946CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: June 17. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. ("MERS"), solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Dnve. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 two- ° * “BT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WEOBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TN* *M* dered at tale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul D Boysen, a married man and Peggy A Boysen, hus­ band and wife, original mortgagors). to We«s Fargo Bank, NA. Mortgagee, dated October 19. 2004’ *t?j,reco>d<d on November 8.2004 m instru­ ment 1136880. in Barry county records. Mctvgan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Five And 46/100 DoHafs ($129,855.46), inducing interest al 8.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, nottoe is hereby given that said mortgage wdl be foreclosed by a safe of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings at 1 GO PM. on July 27.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville Barry County. Michigan, and are described es: Lot 44. Crystal LMce Estates PtaL part ol the Northeast 1/4 and Southeast 1/4 of Section 28. Town 2 North. Range 10 West. Orangeville Township Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Uber 5 of Plats, Page 73 The redemption period shaH be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6003241a, in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: June 29. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593.1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servieer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 File <097365F01 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORM/TON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE A7 THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Defauff has been made in the conditions of a mortgage mace by Louts F. Wisniewski, and Pamela J. Wisniewski husband and wife, to AAA Mortgage and Financial Corporation. Mortgagee, dated December 14.1993 and recorded January 28.1997 in Uber 684. Page 186, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mort­ gage is now held by Aames Capital Corporation by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot Fifty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Three and 21/100 Dollars ($53,633.21) including interest at 1.50% per a. inum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the stafute tn MKtoc—-rnttm-sr • provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be for eclosed by a sate of the mortgaged prem­ ises. or some part of them, at publk: vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 GO p.m. on AUGUST 3.2006. Said premises are located in the Township ot Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Southeast one-quarter of the Northwest onequarter, Section 15. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, described as commencing at the Northeast comer thereof; thence West 396 feet; thence South 297 feet; thence East 396 feet; thence North to the Point of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned In accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a, to which case the redemption period 269-721-3502 TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES City of Hastings PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a PMk Hearing trill be heU bg the Prairieville Tovnshia Ionina Board of Appeals on Angtat Z 2006 at 7:00 PJf. at the ^IrieriUe Tbmshio Hall, 1Q115 S. Atarirtotti Public Notice In acordancc with 40 CFR 403.8 of the Code of Federal Regulations and rule 323.2306 of the Michigan Compiled Laus, the City of Hastings Wastewater Treatment Plant is required to identify, locate and evaluate all possible users that might be subject lo the A request for Zoning Board of Appeals interpretation of the Township Zoning Ordinance for permit­ ted use of structures on David B. Smith property. 11301 Sunset Point Dr.. Plainwell. Ml 49080. Wastewater Treatment Plant pretreatment program. This “manda­ tory" evaluation is conducted to help prevent the discharge of Ordinance Sections to be considered are Section 42-Lot-Building Relationships, and Sections wastewater that may: 6.0.B.1,6.0.B2. and 6.0.B3.b “R-l". Single Family. Low Density. Residential District, Use Regulations and 6.1.B "R-2". Which of the three buildings on the property may properly be used for dwelling • Damage components of the wastewater treatment collection arj/or accessory purposes? Is the use of Structure "C" as a rental unit a permitted legal non-con­ forming use of record? If the original cottage is converted to an accessory structure are modifications system: • Expose personnel to health and safety hazards: • Cause pass-through of pollutants at the wastewater treatment to the structure required? The subject parcel is 08-12-500-007-00 on Pine Lake. Lot Numbers 6 and 7 in Supervisor’s Plat of Sunset Point 20. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15, Town 2 North. Range 9 West, described as: Beginning at a point on the North and South 1/4 Ine of said Section 15, distance South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 24.75 feet from the North 1/4 post of said Section 15. thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West, along said North and South t/4 line. 658.83 feet: thence North 84 degrees 41 minutes 12 seconds West 174.70 feel, thence North 60 degrees 52 minutes 37 sec­ onds West 225 03 feet to the Easterly shores of Long Lake, thence along a Traverse of said Easterly shore of Long Lake and the outlet of Long Lake the following courses. North 16 degrees 17 minutes 45 seconds East. 120.58 feet; thence North 31 degrees 00 minutes 54 seconds East 156.76 feet; thence North 25 degrees 31 minutes 09 seconds EasL 31624 feet to the end of said tra­ verse line, thence South 88 degrees 53 minutes 05 seconds East, parallel with lhe North line of said Section 15 a distance ol 119.71 feet to the Place of Beginning. Also including all land lying between the above described traverse ling and the waters edge of Long• Lake. Subject to an easement for ingress and egress by others over a strip of land 20 feet to width, the u*nteritoe ot which is described as: Commencing at the North 1/4 post of Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 9 West, thence South 00 degrees 00 mto•ites 00 seconds West, a long toe North and South I ' k Ine of said Section 15 a distance of 24.75 Met. thence North 8 degrees 53 minutes 05 seconds West. 56 fe^t to the Westerly right of way Ins of Highway M-43; b^nce Southerly. 7320 feet along said Westerly right oL way to a curye to the toft East, 7320 feet to the true place 6* tq^nning, and running thence South 28 octrees 56 minus's 10 seconds West, 554.96 feet to to< Southerly kn? on the above described parcel and toe petot ot erdYig ot said centerline The redemption period shall be 12 months* from the date of such sale. Dated: June 22. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248.5031310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sto 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File <096139F01 plant or interfere with the treatment process or contaminate solids produced from such processes. The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held July 11, 2006, are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St., Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. PUBLIC NOTICE OF ACCURACY TEST Notice is hereby given that the Public Accuracy Test for the August 8. 2006 Primary Election is scheduled for July 18. 2006 beginning at 1:00 pm. The test will be conducted at Hastings Charter Township Hall. 885 River Road. Hastings. Ml. The Public Accuracy Test is conducted to determine the accuracy of the pro­ gram and the computer being used to tabulate the results of the election. All tabulators used for each precinct will be tested individual­ ly. The following Townships will participate in the Tert: To support this mandatory evaluation, businesses located within The property in question is zoned "R-2" - Single Family and Two Family. Medium Density. Residential District. 2. annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wtl be lorectosed by a sale of the mortgaged premiees, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barty County Courthouse in Hastings at 1G0 PM, on July NOTICE Board of Review 1. rescinoea oy me rorec»oeing mortgegee. m that event, your damages. If any. shaH bo Smil­ ed solely to tho return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David H. Lemaar, a mamed man. original mortgagorfs), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 29. 2005. and recorded on August 1,2005 in instrument 1150387. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty And 25/100 Dollars ($139,830.25), including interest at 8.18% per shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. Dated: July b. 2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 239.0026 ASAP< 778713 07/06/2006. 07/13/2006. 07/20^006. 07/27/2006 Richard VanSyckle Recording Secretary PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the itmlsl tn be considered at this Public Hearing indude. in brief, the Mkxina: b* r**dnd*d by th* foreclosing mortgsg**. In W< "rent your tanga. H any, than b* WnAed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be Such other and further nutters as may properly come before lhe Planning Commission for this meet­ the limits of the City of Hastings will be required to complete a Baltimore • Penelope Ypma. Clerk questionnaire and return it to lhe Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator. City of Hastings Wastewater Treatment Plant. 225 North Cass Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 within thirty (36) days of Barn' - Debra Dewey-Perry, Clerk Carlton - Wilma Daniels. Clerk Castleton - Loma Wilson. Clerk Hastings Charter - Bo> .nc Cruttenden. Clerk receipt. ing. Questions regarding this endeavor to fulfill Slate and Federal A/7 interested persons are incited to be present or submit uritin. comments on Lhis maUertsJ to the regulatory requirement can be referred to Mr. Blair Selover. IPP briDvTovmhippfnctaddrTSi.J^ririeriQcTQsnuhip^iUjiTtKidfncccisaruiurilianiaidsandsmic Coordinator, at 269-945-3<»M3 or Mr. Tim Cirrbach. Director of Maple Grove - Susan Butler, Clerk Public Services at 269-945-2468. the hearing upon fine (51 daps notice to the Prairieville Tounship CM, Indinduab irith disabilities muiring vuilian aids gr iming should contact the Pnirimlh Tbinuhip Clerkat the addnsua Tim Girrbach O87M(Wi Hope - Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Irving - Carol Ergang. Clerk Johnstown - June Doster. Clerk Director of Public Senices Orangeville ■ Jennifer Goy. Clerk Prairieville • Normajean Campbell-Nichols. Clerk Rutland Charter - Robin Hawthorne. Clerk Yankee Springs • Janice Lippert. Clerk Prairieville Tounship Hall 10115 S. Norris Rd Ddton. Ml 49046 (269) 623-2664 08704140 THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND. Indivudals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact their township clerk at least five (5) days in advance l<11-1^1 OSTIMli; �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 13. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES THS NOTICE B AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANO ANY HKNIMATXIN OBTAINED WILL BE USED EON THAT PURPOSE. Default hat been made m the farme and oondibone ot a Mongage made by DOUGLAS J. EZINQA and DARCI EZINGA. huaband and wife, ol 6025 Chany valley Road. MkMavNa. Michigan 49333. io CHOCEONE BANK, a Michigan banking corponbon, oi 108 E« DtvWon. Spana. Michigan 49345. Mortgagee The Mortgage la dated May 4. 1999. and a recorded In the Office of the Regnier ot Deads lor tho County ol Barry and State ol Michigan on May 11. 1999. as Instrument number 1029393. ine sum claimed to ba due and owing on die Mortgage as ol die date of this Nonce » Eighty Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and 9ylOOIhs (SS0.S7S.90) including principal and interest. Under the power of sale contained m said Mortgage and the statute In such case made and provided, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 171h day ot August. 2006, at 100 p.m in the afternoon, local time, said Mortgage w> betoractoeedalasaleatpubkcauctionlolhehigliest bidder at ths East door ot the Courthouse al 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49056 (that being dw place ol hotting Circuit Court In ud County), ot the premises and land described In the Mortgage, or so much thereof as may ba necessary lo pay the amount due on tho Mortgage, together with interest, legal costs, and chargee and expens­ es. Induing lhe sllomey lee. and also any sums which may be paid by the undesigned neoeeaary to protect its interest. Said premises Township. Barry are situated in Thomapple County. Michigan, and are described as follows: PARCEL A: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING PARCEL B: PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4. OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4. SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING 130 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF. THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. PPN: 06014-008-013-00 Commonly known as 6025 Cherry Vatiey Road. Middtovitie. Ml 49333. The redemption period shaH be six (6) months from tho date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948 CL 800.3241, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: July 6. 2006 ChoiceOne Bank, Mortgagee Ingrid A. Jensen. Attorney for Choice One Bank Clark Hill PLC 300 Ottawa Ave.. NW. Suite 300 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503 Notfee Of Mortgage Forectoeure Seta THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE Pi ACTIVE MKJTARYDUTY. .PURCHASERS: Thia satemay be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damegee, tf any, shaN ba Smil­ ed solely to tho return of the bld amount tenpared at sale, ptua Interact. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condfttons of a mortgage mads by Terry L. Myers and Kristine K. Myers, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 18. 2001. and recorded on Juno 8.2001 in instrument 1081050, in Barry coun­ ty records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof tho sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Two And 03/100 Dollars (867.402.03). including interest at 7% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage witi bo foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ot thorn, at pubic vendue, at tho Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 150 PM, on July 20. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of MkfotevWte, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 3 end 4 and tho West 10 toot of Lot 5 of Block 65 ol tho VBage ot MUdtevtito. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded* Uber 1 Pago 27 Tho redemption period shaH bo 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, In which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: June 22,2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 46025-5822 Fie #096450F01 Notice Of Mortgage Forodooure Salo THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. ahaH bo Unit­ ed eotety to tho return of tho bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus foteraat MORTGAGE SALE • Default has boon made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Scott A. Runge and Theresa A. Runge, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to National City Bank. Indiana. Mortgagee, dated February 13. 1996. and recorded on February 15, 1996 in Liber 651 on Page 798, in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY as assignee by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Severny Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty And 31/100 Dollars ($70,760.31), including interest at 7.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at pubbe vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 150 PM. on August 10. 2006. Said promises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County, Michigan. «»nd are described as: Lot 8 of Fairview Estates No. 1. according to the recorded piat thereof, as recorded in Uber 6. of Plats. Page 6. The redemption period shaH be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale. Dated: July 13. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC W 248.593 1312 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 FHe S050352F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WMX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Bate may be rescinded by tho forectoaing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be Umttod solely to the return ot tho bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Intereat MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sheryl Y. Coleman joined by her husband Steven M. Coleman, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Ragetretion Systems. Inc., aa nominee lor and lender's successors and/or assigns. Vouchers approved for payment. Treasurer's report for May accepted by voice vote. Adopted Ordinance #2006-112. Rezoning of land in Section 26. Parcel #08-13-026-005-20 by rol cal vote. Approved lor first reading Ordinance #2006-113, Zoning Ordinance Amendments by roll call vote Approved fireworks permit for American Promotional Events by voice vote. Meeting adjourned al 9:17 p.m. Respectfully submitted. Robin Hawthorne. Clerk Attested to by. Jim Carr. Supervisor rrwia* MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Clayton Drewyor. a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Equinox Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated May 13. 2005. and recorded on May 17. 2005 in instrument 1146639. and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank. N.A. its successors and/or assigns as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Frve Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Six And 33/100 Dollars ($85.89633), including interest at 6.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 150 PM. on July 27. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and are sum of One Hundred Twelve Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Five And 13/100 Dollars ($112345.13), including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH bo foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1M) PM. on July 20, 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Prairevilte. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Parcel #1: Commencing at the Northeast comer ol the Southeast Quarter of Section 33; lienee West 18 rods lor tho point of beginning; thence West 7 rods, thence South 17 and 8/9 rods, thence East 7 rods, thence North to the place of beginning. Parcel #2: Also commencing at the Quarter post on the East side of said Section 33 and running thence West 18 rode, thence South 9 rods, thence East 18 rods, thence North 9 rods to the beginning. Tho redemption period shaH bo 6 months from the date ot such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: Juno 22. 2006 For more information, please caH: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte 8094233F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedents Estate RLE NO. 2006 DE Estate of SPENCER R CLARK. Deceased. Date of birth: 04/21/1937. TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Carlotta Willard, and . Mark H Willard, wife and husband, to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated May 16. 2003 and recorded May 29. 2003 in Instrument Number 1105383. Barry County Records. Michigan Sa;d mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee ol Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc., asset backed pass-through certificates . sones 2003-8 under the pooling and servicing agreement dated as of August 1. 2003. without recourse by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Nine and 31/100 Dollars ($160,779.31) including interest at 7.70% per annum. Under the power of sate contained n said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice « hereby given that said mortgage wffl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on JULY 20.2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Woodiand. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at the Southwest comer of Lot 22 of Me Lenrthan Subdivision ( Liber 3 of Plats, on Page 10. inclusive, of Standley's First Addition to Fine 44); thence South 68 degrees 05 minutes 00 sec­ onds East. 100.00 feet to the Southeast comer of Lake Park, according to the recorded plat thereof, described as fotiows Beginning at a point in the center ot the road al the Southeast comer of said piat; thence South 84 degrees 51 minutes 30 sec­ onds East 59.96 feet, thence North 05 degrees 08 minutes 30 seconds East 129.88 reel; tiience North 26 degrees 00 minutes East 400.00 feet; thence North 82 degrees 54 minutes West 50.00 feet to the Northeast comer of said Lot 10; thence South 26 degrees 00 minutes West along the Easterly side ol Lots 10 to 2. inclusive, for 448.6 feet; thence South OOd agrees 13 minutes West 86.6 fe*>* to the point of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordarcr; with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: June 29. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #097341F01 __ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WMX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW NLVOU ARE IN ACTIVE MKJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Central Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is chimed to be duo at the date hereof the THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE described as: A parcel of land adjoining lots 1 and Mortgagee, dated January 29. 2003. and recorded on June 8, 2006 in instrument 1165732, in Barry SYNOPSIS RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETVSQ JUNE 14,2006 - 740 P.M. Regular meeting called to order and Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Lee. Rogers, Hawthorne, RinL Lyons, Greenfield and Can and nine guests. Approved agenda by voice vote. Minutes cf the May 10. 2006 Regular Board Meeting approved. Minutes of the May 22. 2006 Special Board Meeting approved. Appointed Mike Roeeen to the Joint Planning Commission by voice vote. Amended #2006-53, Road Resolution by adding $2,208 00 for additional Ine painting by rol cati Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the forectoaing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, piua interea'.. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Elizabeth A. Gale and Jason Gale. Husband and Wife. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee lor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated February 19. 2004. and recorded on March 10. 2004 in instrument 1123468, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Eight And 87/100 Dollars ($108,258.87). including inter­ est at 4.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wd be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubbe vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on August 10, 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Center of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes West along the East and West 1/4 Line of Section 28. A Distance of 297.00 Feet. Thence South Parallel with the North and South 1/4 Line 165 00 Feet to the true place at beginning thence South Parallel with Said North and South 1/4 line 82.50 feet, thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes West 231.00 Feet; Thence North 82.50 Feet. Thence South 89 Degrees 37 minutes East 231.00 feet to the place of beginning. Also a Parcel of Land in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, Described as commencing at a point 28 rods West ot the center of center of said Section 28. thence South 10 rods, thence West 4 Rods. Thence North 10 Rods. Thence East 4 Rods to Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: July 13. 2006 For more information, ptease caH: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #098722F01 mown decedent. Spencer R. Clark, who lived al 12336 Fiona Road. said Lot 22; thence East 140.13 feet; thence North 71 degrees 22 minutes 41 seconds East, 111.85 feet; thence North 21 degrees 55 minutes 00 sec­ onds East. 34.37 feet; thence South 64 degrees 57 minutes 10 seconds East. 77.80 feet; thence South 05 degrees 28 minutes 33 seconds East. 222.74 feet; thence North 87 degrees 34 minutes 00 sec­ onds West 450.47 feet to a point which lies North. 01 degree 00 minutes 00 seconds East. 1304.66 feet and South 87 degrees 34 minutes 00 seconds East. 56 86 feet from the Southwest corner of Section 4. Town 4 North, Range 7 West. Woodland Township. Barry County, Michigan; thence North 2 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds East, 150.00 feet along the East line ot Maple Street as relocated thence North 00 degrees 15 minutes East, 55 40 feet along said Street line to the Ptace of Begtonng The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: Ti.c foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, ynur damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: Jun- 22. 2006 Ortans Ass—-.us, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 214 3381 M ”*>•’<» Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION Y E OCTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MKJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may bo readnded by the forectoaing mortgagee. In thet event, your demegee, tf any, shoU bo limit­ ed eotaiy to tho return of tho bid amount ten­ dered al sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Martyn N. Olsen and Michele S. Olsen, husband and wife, original mortgagor(p). to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated March 15. 2005. and recorded on March 25.2005 in instrument 1143214. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wote Fargo Bank. N A. as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Frve Thousand Eight Hundred Eighteen And 30/100 DoHare ($95,81830), including interest al 8.4% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage w« be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM, on July 27.2008. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of Lots 1003 and 1066 ot the Village of Hastings (now City), Barry County. Michigan, and also that part of Lots 5 and 10. Block 7. Lincoln Park Addition to Lie City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Beginning at a point 55 test South of the Northeast comer of said Lot 1003; thence West 132 teat; thence South 17 toot; thence West 8 feet. 8 inches; thence South 82 feet; thence East 140 feet 8 inches to the East line of said Lot 1086; thence North along said Lot lines to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abendoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated: June 29. 2006 For more information, please caH: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #097451F01 Bany Township, Michigan died 11/05/2006. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate wiH be forever barred unteas presented to Cathy Greenlee. named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court al 206 W. Court St.. Suite 302, Hastings. Michigan 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice 06/21/2006 Robert L Byington P27621 222 West Apple Street. P.O. Box 248 Hastings. Michigan 49058 (269)945-9557 Cathy Greentee Barry County Purchase of Development Rights Program for the next round of funding until October 1. 2006. Applications can be picked up from the MSU Extension Office (206 W. Court Street, Hastings) or downloaded from the following website: www msue.msu.9du/ 1823 Vckety Road Portage, Michigan 49002 (269) 226-8844 LEGAL NOTICE The Barry County Agricultural Preservation Board will be accepting applications for the *~0’4 harry then dick on land use. Please direct any questions Pennington (269-945-1388). to Dennis Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION W*E OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MKJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thta seta mey be MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Shawn M Carter, a single man. original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 26. 2004. and recorded on March 2, 2004 in instrument 1123024. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Four And 32/100 Dollars ($91,35432). including interest at 10.45% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings at 130 PM, on Juty 27. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove. Barry County. Mchigan, and are deacribed as: Commencing 760 foot South from tho Northwest comer ot Section 20. Town 2 North. Range 7 West; thence South on the section Ina 700 feet; thence East 397 feet; thence North paraM to the Sectton line 700 feet; thence Was! 397 feet to me rOwx or Dogmrang Tho redemption period shaH be 12 months from the date ot such sate. Dated: June 29. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC H 248.593.1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Sonricer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #065629F02 THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW W YOU ARE M ACTIVE MKJTARYDUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In conditions of a mortgage made by Jerry E. Gray, a single man, to Mortgage Electronic RegistiMion Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated K<arch 1 ?. 2003 and recorded March 25. 2003 in Document No 1100607,Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now held by LaSalle Bank u'ationci Association, aa Trustee for Structured Asset investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certffcates, Series 2003-BC5 by assignment. Theic is claimed tobe due al the date hereof lhe sum <.<f Eiyhty-ThreteBhousand Twenty­ Seven and 15/100 Dofi^a ($$9 027.15) inctading interest at 10.55% pc* annm ? Under the power of sate conumed in said n.'ortgage and the statute in such case nctoe an proivled. notice is hereby given that said mortyjqe wf, b» foredoeed by a sate of the mortgaged premia, asome part of them, at public vendue al the Ba^ County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 130 p.m. on August 3,2006. Said premises are located in tho Township of Mapto Grove, Barry County, Michigan, ano are described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest fractional onequarter of Section 30, Town 2 North, Range 7 Went deacribed as; Beginning at a point on lhe West line of Section 30. dtatant South 1890.9 feet (114 rods. 15 links) from the Northwest comer of said Section 30; thence East 466.7 test; thence South 466.7 feet; thence West 466 7 feet to toe West bne of said Section 30; thence North 466.7 feet to too Point of Beginning. The redemption period shafl be 12 months from toe date of such sale, unless determined shendoned in accordance with MCLA $80032418. in which case toe redemption period she# be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: Tho torectoeing mortgagee can reodnd toe sate. In tost event your damages. C any. are limited sotefy to toe return of toe bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: July 6.2006 Ortons Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Senncer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 Rte No. 221.3364 HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHP Al Board members present; Co. Comm. Gtoaon, Adopted 2006 road repair and dust control pro­ gram costing $96,049. Approved consent agenda. Received Treasurer’s report. Approved 2008 contract with YMCA tor $1500. Approved toe draft version of joint tv—er contract tor Thomappta Manor. Paid outstanding Wte. Adjourned at 855 p.m. Bonnie L Cruttanden, Ctork Attested to by; Jim Brown. Supervisor cwwm �Pa9» 12 - Thursday. July 13. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Is Michigan fishing friendly? We Americans are getting flim-flammed To the editor: Like Jack L. Kincman July 6, I have had lots of time in retirement to learn about what our government is up to in Congress and the presidency. Getting informed requires getting information from a wide variety of sources, not just the national corporate TV media. Further, like Mr. Kineman I find foreign policy, and especially presidential adventur­ ism in foreign policy, very disturbing. Presidents have taken us into wars that have been unnecessary from the beginning. Only seven wars were declared by Congress as the Constitution requires, and this so-called ‘War on Terror" in Iraq is not one of them. Congress has managed to dodge its respon­ sibility by allowing the president to make war first, and then come ask permission (War Powers Act). What kind of accountability or dodge of the U.S. Constitution is that? Congress dodges its responsibility to the American people, and is in this respect use­ less. Vietnam was the previous big presidential adventure that was absolutely unnecessary, useless and deadly to 58,000 American sol­ diers and several million Vietnamese. The presidents who perpetrated that disgrace were never held to account, and never will be. People in Washington who pul the country into one disaster after another are only accountable by voting, which has also become almost a national disgrace — espe­ cially in Ohio. If voting doesn’t work right, as it hasn’t in the last two national elections, we might as well throw in the towel on our democracy. This fight in Iraq is the latest mistaken adventure of a misguided president. After three years of ruthless fighting 2.600 of our soldiers and ? hundred thousand or so Iraqis are dead. Much Iraqi property has been destroyed. Iraq did not attack us nor is there any national interest there but to secure oil. and maybe make Israel more secure. Now we are told by those who love other people’s kids to fight that leaving would be "cut and run." The American people ought to get better for their long term interest. This tragic Iraq mistake ought to bring impeach­ ment for “high crimes and misdemeanors" if anything would, and if there was real accountability in high places, which there is not. Then there is the policy from the 1960s of unqualified, mindless total support of Israel against the world which is what our Congress and presidents have done The United States is using its power to give Israel total support for any ruthless or senseless act it does. Worse than that, several billion dollars of American taxpayers' money is being put into the Israel treasury. Our three billion dollar subsidy may amount to $300 per Israeli of American tax­ payers money. Many of those subsidized Israelis are American bom with dual citizenship. The hard working American taxpayer is support­ ing Americans in Israel so that as Israelis they can have universal health care. That seems to me a great crime against the American tax­ payer. The modem industrial, wealthy state of Israel is willing to accept a subsidy taken by deductions from the pay of American taxpay­ ers. That U.S. subsidy buys what Americans aren't good enough to have here. Isn't that enough to impeach presidents and Congress both for their malfeasance, misfea­ sance and crimes against the long icrrn inter­ est of the American people? The blind support of Israel is a grand error in U.S. foreign policy absolutely against the long term interests of most American taxpay­ ers. Taxpaying Americans are getting flim­ flammed by Congress and their presidents. Our sons and daughters are being sent to die in fights that have no importance to the long term interests of this country. Americans had better voce to get th ir country back if they can find candidates wno will look after their real interests. George C. Williston. Hastings To the editor: Fishing anyone? Beware! Did you hear about the fishing club guys took the “old-timers” from the rest home fish­ ing? They all reminisced about the “good old days" of peaceful fishing. I just watched our governor on “Michigan Outdoors" promoting “Take a Kid Fishing.” We just had a no license required weekend to promote fishing. To reduce cost we now have a two-year fishing guide. So what’s the problem? I’m 68 years old and I rememKr when fishing was fun, but not any more! Have you been on Thomapple Lake this year? I can almost guarantee that if you boat or fish there you will be checked. For what? Does the DNR or Barry County Sheriff need a reason? You can breathe, can't you? That’s reason enough. I own a cottage on the lake and it’s like watching police videos on TV. They go from boat to boat. On Memorial Day weekend my family was checked by the DNR on our front lawn. Sorry DNR, we had our $75 worth of licenses and no illegal fish. On Father’s Day, my son took the in-laws fishing; grocery money was tight and the kids were sick of turkey dogs. He anchored off shore on the east end. Get your license out. Dad. here comes the Barry County sheriff’s boat. Licenses yes; life preservers, yes; whis­ tles, yes; been drinking, no; lights, yes. “Well, we’re going to give you a ticket for no lights!” “But I have lights," my son said. “But you didn’t have them on’, the officer said. “But it's not dark.” my son said. “I’m bob­ ber fishing and was baiting my hook when you pulled up. You could see me from a quar­ ter mile away!" Doesn’t matter, it’s the rop’s call. He’ll tell you when it’s dark enough. Last Sunday we were checked again by the same DNR guy. three out of five trips. And by the way, there arc 19 violation choices on this ticket, excluding “other." A no lights on tick­ et cost $90. Thai's a whole lot of turkey dogs. It gets better. If you are a Michigan resident and fail to answer the violation notice, a war­ rant will be issued for your arrest. But if y mi are an out-of-stater you can post a surety deposit $1 to $25 (maximum) and if (when) you don’t appear, it is forfeited. This is too much stress for an old guy, 24 pages of Michigan Fishing Guide, 49 pages of Michigan Boating Laws, a course in meteor­ ology so I can know day from night. I think I’ll just take another Zoloft and keep catching my fish at the supermarket, you know, the ones imported from China, fresh from their toxic waters. Alden P. Vincent, Nashville Let’s back renewal for Charlton Park To the editor: Family fun is right at the doorstep of Barry County residents. It’s just a short drive to Charlton Park's Historic Village, Museum. Old Indian encampment, archeological dig, picnic shelters, beaches, boat launches, everything it takes for a memorable day for both kids and parents.. Whether you’re a first-timer, or a regular visitor, a day at the park always provides a delightful deposit in your family’s memory bank. Charlton Park is yours to explore, yours to enjoy, right close to home. On Aug. 8 go to the polls and vote "yes" for millage renewal to operate and maintain Charlton Park. For Barry County residents, it’s the biggest bargain on the ballot Kensinger Jones, Hasting* PUBLIC NOTICE In compliance with Public Act 267 (1967), Barry intermediate School District Board of Education posts this schedule of regular meetings for the 2006-2007 school year. Meetings of the Barry Intermediate School District Board of Education will be held on the second Monday of each month. 730 p.m. Location and dates as follows: Barry LSD.. 535 W. Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings. Michigan July 10.2006 August 14,2006 Barry LSD, 535 W. Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings, Michigan September 11,2006 Barn1 LSD, 535 W. Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings. Michigan October 9.2006 Barry LSD., 535 W. Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings. Michigan November 13.2006 December 11.2006 Barry LSD, 535 W. Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings. Michigan January 8. 2007 Barry I.SD, 535 W. Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings, Michigan February 12.2007 Barry LSD, 535 W. Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings. Michigan DK Elementary. 327 North Grove Street, belton, Michigan March 12,2007 April 9.2007 Barry LSD., 535 W. Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings. Michigan Barry LSD.. 535 W. Woodlawn Avenue, Hastings. Michigan May 14,2007 Barry LSD.. 535 W. Woodlawn Avenue. Hastings. Michigan June 11. 2007 Barry 13D, 535 W. Woodlawn Avenue, Hastings, Michigan ogmsiio Child injured in 2-car accident Hastings Potice responded to this personal injury accident Monday afternoon at the intersection of North Broadway and West State Road at about 3 p.m. when a vehicle being driven northbound on Broadway by Phillip Wurm, 44, of Hastings, attempted to turn west onto West State Road. The Wurm vehicle pulled Into the path of a south­ bound vehicle driven by Deette Swinehart, 41, of Delton. A 7-year-old passenger in the Swinehart vehicle was taken to Pennock Hospital by Lansing Mercy Ambulance for treatment of injuries. Jason D. Gole D.D.S., Philip D. Gole D.D.S. Gole Dental’Group 121 W Woodlawn Ave Hasting* MI ' I ’ EMERGENCY SERVICES AVAILABLE Call 269-948-2244 Participating in Delta Dental, Blue Cross, Healthy Kids and MI Child Hours: Monday - Thursday 8AM-8PM; Friday 8AM-5PM As she passed anxind photos of the prop­ erty for Count) Board members to examine, she told them the house was taken down by a chain and a pick-up truck, which proved bow unstable it was. Unfortunately. the leftover debris from the house razing remains scat­ tered all over the property, leaving Waak to wonder whether animals such as racoons and woodchucks have been scavenging. “I haven't seen any rats... yet,” the com­ mented She added Barry Township officials have told it's a county problem and county offi­ cials have told her it's a township proWem. When she told one county official she feared for the safety of the children in the neighborhood, she said he responded, 'They're street children, they'll survive," which she found insensitive and offensive. Commissioner Doo Nevins agreed, saying, “That statement was very uncalled for." Commissioner Mike Callton said he would like to meet with McManus and discuss any ordinances that would deal with junk on properties.. “I'm thoroughly fed up with his office," Waak commented. Nakfoor Pratt said, “What we need here is a police investigation and then we can deter­ mine if there is a violation." which she said could lead to charges authorized by her office Nakfood Pratt continued to meet with Waak privately during the meeting. In other biuineu Tuesday morning, the County Board: • Approved the appointment of Ananda Jenkins of Hastings to a three-year seat on the Agricultural Preservation Board. There was some con rem because Jenkins said she may have trouble attending mtnaing meetings, but she would be able lo be fnmut once or twice per month. Commissioner Wayne Adana said the Ag Preservation Board generally meetings dur­ ing daytime hours "because we use the expertise of Extension." She was the only applicant for the position. Commissioner Sandra James noevl being the only applicant doesn't necessarily mean the appointment should be approved. "When we didn't dunk a person was suit­ ed. we have re-advertised for that position," she explained. • Authorized payment of up to $1 JOO for registration and airfare for First Deputy Clerk Karen McMillan to attend an Eden Users Conference on accounting software in Scottsdale. Ariz. • Approved an agreement for professional consulting services with Maximus, Inc. to prepare central rervtccs ccct allocation plans for lhe next three years at a cost of up In $36,750. "It's an investment with • good return." County Administrator Michael drovn said, explaining that it's a program tr> recm c- costs through the federal government for Eieixi of the Court. • Agreed to allocate $10000 ftntn Ute con­ tingency fund to the Soldiers and .tailors Relief Fund. Nevins said the Veterans Administration is "$2,400 in the hole. (Veterans’) rvisaws are having a hard time with their hills and ttst economy is bad." • Approved an easement agreement between the county and Nathan Irwin of Castleton Township. It was noted Irwin's property is bisected by an old railroad bed that may be used in the future as part of the Rails to Trails project It also was noted Irwin would have to come before the board again to get approval to develop any of the 66-foot easement. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 13. 2006 - Page 13 Rotary president’s gavel passes to local attorney Bob Byington Mandi Becket pictured with local pageant director Kelli Leep. Pageant wiH expand next year Current Miss Barry County is last by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Amanda Becktel will be the final “Miss Barry County*' as the contest is expanding this year and will be lhe “Miss West Michigan Pageant." According to local pageant director Kelli Leep. "Mandi did an amazing job at the Miss Michigan Pageant this year." She represent­ ed Barry County well. She competed in evening gown, swimwear, talent and inter­ view at the Miss Michigan Pageant (June 14W)-"-................... Becktel received a $500 scholarship as Miss Barry County for being in the Miss Michigan Pageant and was awarded a $1,000 Miss Michigan Pageant Academic Scholarship. “She performed an amazing lyrical flag dance routine." Leep said. "She was great!" Becktel was the last "Miss Barry County" to perform at the Miss Michigan pageant because starting this fall, the first "Miss West Michigan" will represent all of lhe area at the Miss Michigan pageant. The Miss West Michigan pageant will have the same dedication toward giving young women college scholarships. The difference will be that the pageant has opened to provide greater coverage to lhe young women of Michigan. “That is why we changed the name to reflect that we have opened chit borders for young women ages 17 to 24 years of age who live, work full time, or go to school full time in Michigan. The new Miss West Michigan ■ Pageant make its debut this fall. It is planned for Nov. 18. at 7 p.m. at the Thomapple Kellogg High School auditorium. Space is limited due to dressing room space. Leep says. “We will begin accepting appli­ cations after July 15.” For more information or questions, call Leep at 269- 795-5337 or at missbarrycounty@botmail.com BATTLE CREEK and VERO BEACH. FLA. - Harold J. McComb, age 80. of Bank Creek and Vero Beach. Fla., passed away July 11. 2006 at Metropolitan Hospital. Grand Rapids. Harold was bom April 11. 1926 in Bank Creek, the son of Earl John and Gertrude (Sage) McComb. He retired from Grand Trunk Western Railroad in 1987 after 37 years and was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. Harold enjoyed spending time with family, woodworking and traveling. He was a pro-level shuffkboarder in Eastern Florida and a member of the Senior Golf League at Mullenhurst Golf Course, Delton. In addi­ tion to golf and shuffleboard. he was an avid bowler and model railroad enthusiast. He was a member of Firs’ Church of the Nazarene in Battle Creek and regularly attended Hastings Church of the Nazarene. Hastings and First Church of the Nazarene in Vero Beach. Fla. On September 6, 1952 be married Vivian Marie Moser in Battle Creek, who survives. He is also survived by sons. Harold “Max” (Ellen) McComb of Mahomet. III.. J. Michael (Becky) McComb of Hastings; grandsons. Jonathan McComb of Mahomet. 111., and Justin and Nathaniel McComb of Hastings; brothers. John McComb of Mt. Pleasant and Frank McComb of Battle Creek; and sisters, Ethel Webb of Baltimore. Maryland, and Alice Bielccki of Stuart, Fla. He was preceded in death by his parents. At tbe request of the family, friends may List year's rotary president Dan Mejeur (right) passes the responsibility to this year's president Bob Byington. It is a tradition ot rotary every July to transfer the pres­ idency to a new president. by Mejan Lavell Staff Writer The Hastings Rotary Club has again upheld its long-standing tradition of passing the club presidency to a new president every July. Last year's club president Dan Mejeur passed his presidential responsibilities to this year's president Bob Byington July 1. Saidas goals as prcsid^u aiMt) maintain and membership and Wfikb where they will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday. July 14, 2006 al the funeral home. Pastor Timm L. Oyer will officiate. Interment with military honors will follow at Ft. Custer National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund al Hastings Church of the Nazarene. Personal messages for the family may be kft at www.farieyestesdowdle.com. Founder’s Day 5K run slated The Delton Kellogg High School student council is sponsoring the third annual Delton Founder's Day 5K run at 8 a.m. Saturday. Aug. 12, at the Delton Kellogg High School soccer field. “The money that’s raised goes to the com­ munity, and some goes to the food bank," said Kristina Piper, contact person for lhe stu­ dent council. Participants can pre-register until July 31. Prc-registration costs $15 and registration on race day costs $20. That price includes a Tshirt and a water bottle. Registration will begin at 8 a.m.. and the race will begin at 8:30. For more information about the race, send an e-mail to DKFoundersDay5k@hotmail.com '•urc he’s available to members and the com­ munity for advice and guidance. “Ifs a privilege and an honor that the club ’hinks enough of me to elect me as their pres­ ident." said Byington. “My job is basically to conduct the meetings and lead the club in the direction ’he club wants to go.” Byington ha* been a member of the Hastuw $0taiy eax». Tbe dub currently nis 65 mei^bera. CHASE GEIGER IRONSIDE INSURANCE AGENCY 129 DtvHon St. RO. Box 25. Firepon Ml 49325 (616) 765-3445 • Fax (616) 765-3460 1-800-522-2919 Small Town Friendly, Personal Service All Your Insurance Needs! [u~l Hastings Mutual I TH. [Insurance Company You can trust in us. Hastings City Bank's Trust and Investment Group Mandi Becktel and her family celebrate with her plaque she received at the Miss Michigan Pageant awards breakfast. Water system K, A, Mueller Accounting nearly finished Providing the following services: in Freeport • Bookkeeping • Payroll Processing • Acquisition Consulting • New Business Start-ups • Tax Preparation • Computer Support • Client Bookkeeping Solution® « QuickBooks® and more_____ Krndrew Miirikr Located across from Hastings City Bank, next to Brian's Tire at... 221 South Jefferson Phone: (269)945-3547 Fax: (269)945-5397 www.kamuelleraccounting.com "......in business to sene individuals and business." by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Residents of the Village of Freeport heard some strange screeching and clanking noises on Thursday. July 6. Those who live close to the Freeport water tower could see people walking about on top of the tower as well. Workers were recoating the inside of lhe water tower, which is lhe final stage of lhe water project the village has been working on for more than two years. There was no dis­ ruption of water service during this pan of the project. Previously, new lines were installed and water service was greatly improved. The vil­ lage was approved for a low interest revolv­ ing water service loan which helped make lhe project possible. Janet Conklin, Eric Luthy. Randy Teejarth. Clay Abrahamson. Dawn Craoo. Tammy Brumm. We can take care of ALL of your investment needs including: • Financial Planning • Estate Planning • Investment Services • Trust Services • Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds • Insurance Products • 401K Rollovers Call on your local experts. We're here for you. Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 www.hastingscitybank.com • 269-945-2401 150 West Court Street, Hastings, MI 49058 Securities and insurance products offered Dy West Financial Services. Member NASO and S1PC are: not« deposit, not FDK insured, not guaranteed by the bank, not insured Dy any government agency and may go down In value ---------- ----------- - �P^e 14 - Thursday. July 13. 2006 - The Hastings Banner POLICE BE AT ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethd Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. YARD SALE: Sat July 15th 9am-3pm, 66 Sundago Park (off River Rd. A Chariton Park on Thomapple Lake) Baby clothes A much more. (616)822-5850. AKC REGISTERED YEL­ LOW LAB PUPPIES. Dew­ daws removed, shots A wormed. Call after 530pm. (269)948-3717 FEMALE POMERANIAN: 5/wks old, $300. Ready to go. (269)8384171 DENTAL ASSISTANT NEEDED, mature, highly motivated, intelligent, peo­ ple person, for a full time position. I am looking for a long term employee. Send resume and references to: Dental Assistant PO. Box 267 Hastings, Ml 49058. DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment (616)248-7729 FRONT DESK AGENT: Bay Pointe Inn on Gun Lake is seeking part-time front desk agents with weekend availa­ bility. Hospitality experience preferred. Please drop off re­ sume with cover letter to 11465 Marsh Road, Shelby­ ville. „ THE HASTINGS POLICE DEFT, is accepting applica­ tions for the position of school crossing guard, and fill-in guards. The Depart­ ment is looking for dedicat­ ed individuals to assure the kids get safely across the busy streets while en route to and from school. These are part-time positions, working approx. 1/2 hour In the morning and afternoon. The pay is $120 by-weekly, plus bonus incentives. Train­ ing and equipment are pro­ vided. Must be 18 yrs old and have no felony convic­ tions. Application can be ob­ tained at the Hastings Police Dept, 201 E State St, M-F. 9am-5pm. Parents, Seniors and Retires are encouraged to apply. The Qty of Hast­ ings is an EOE employer. RN’S OR LPN’S needed for 3rd shift, pediatrics home care. Please call (888)904­ 9876. STAY HOME MORE1 Earn extra income based on YOUR interests! You decide! Also visit xmuhfliadaAci- Delton VFW Post 422 Post Home Stoney Point Rood - Public Welcome- $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)2044)600______________ FOR SALE: Snap-On Mig, Tig, spool gun, large Argon A large Argon CO2 tanks, $4300; Blue Point Engine Picker, 2,0d0lbs. max load, used once, $500; Blue Point Torch, Rose Bud, Brazing tips, tanks A cart, $500; Snap-On 6HP air compres­ sor, $2,000; semi-trailer tarp bows A approx 30* tarp, brand new, $500. Call after 6:00pm. (269)945-9340 SLEIGH BED. queen cherry wood with pil’owtop mat­ tress set $175. (517)71*8062 KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (517)204-0600 AQUATIC PLANTS: WA­ TER Lilies A Lotus, Goldfish A Koi, liners, pumps, filters. Apol's Landscaping Co., 9340 Kalamazoo, Caledonia. (616)698-1030. Open Mon­ day-Friday 9am-5:30pm; Sat­ urday, 9am-2pm. BUSINESS OFFICES FOR LEASE! Downtown Hast­ ings 9 136 East State Street 3 spaces available. Bring your professional business to the newly remodeled Woodridge Building. Spaces would be ideal for an Ac­ countant Chiropractor, Pho­ tographer, Lawyer, or ??? A 180 square foot bank vault is also available. Front and back entrances with parking. Utilities included. Lots of possibilities- MUST SEE! Cali (269)945-9321 for an apnrinlmrnL, .... JORDAN LAKE: 2 bedroom cottage on back lot storage shed, $500/month, $500 de­ posit (562)639-9398 1990 DODGE CARAVAN: V6, mns good, $700 obo (269)948-7730. Your wedding day to Bob is remembered. The birth of your children, Rob and Lisa is remembered. The birth of your grandchildren, Erin, Jason, Ben, Kris, Blake is remembered. The family getting together at Christmas is remembered. The laughs, the cries, and the bloopers are remembered. But every day, every breath that is taken into our bodies, everything we do is done with your being remembered. We love and miss you, Shirley Jean (Collins) Herbstreith March 29,1943-June 30, 1999 FITTERS: hardware/software housing: services/in­ vesting call: (269)838-9358 message: (269)945-2674. RESTORE YOUR HOME from the inside out Quality craftsmanship for over 15 years. Some look all their lives for a good painter; others find one with their first call. Michael Evans Painting A Wall Covering (269)795-3133. HAY FOR $130/bale, 1st (269)788-9550. SALE: cutting YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything froni business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER Alumi-lite 29* travel trailer, front kitchen, rear bedroom, center bath, sleeps 4, ducted air condition A heat, very dean, oak cabinets, stereo, microwave, large refrigera­ tor, excellent condition. Great touting, $8,500. (269)664-4983 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Huy., Hastings. 2000 DODGE NEON: ir rims, 137,000m1s, needs some work, $3,000 obo. (269)945-4759 '85 CHEVY CELEBRITY: $450 OBO; '92 Olds Cutlass Cierra $300 OBO. Both run great. (269)908 0841 CONTRACTORS CAP. Doors on both sides, ladder rack, red. Fits 88-98 long box Chevy/GMC full size, good shape, $300 obo. Call (269)792-1369 LOST: female, stub tail, tiger stripe cat Reward! (269)948­ 2449 Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. HOME IMPROVEMENTSKitchens, baths, siding, decks and more. Licensed and insured. Free estimates. (269)9534)104 HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: dose to schools * shopping, 3 bed, 1.5 baths, kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 enclosed perches, extra large lot 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945­ 9382 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. Prairieville Fire Chief faces drunk driving charge Prairieville Fire Chief Richard “Rick” Garrison will be in Barry County District Court Tuesday, July 18, for a hearing on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Tbe hearing is a result of Garrison’s arrest May 13 following a single vehicle accident shortly before 10 p.m. at the inter­ section of Kellogg School Road and Gilkey Lake Road in Prairieville Township. Garrison was arrested by Barry Township Police and was lodged overnight in the Barry County Jail. Two Plainwell men arrested after traffic stop After a traffic stop in Orangeville Township July 1, Barry County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Jacob William Pallen, 22, of Plainwell for driving while intoxicated and driving on a suspended license. A passenger, Anthony Ray Marshall, 32, of Plainwell was arrested on three outstanding misdemeanor warrants. Marshall was wanted for two contempt of court charges in Allegan county and a failure to appear warrant out of Barry County. Three other passengers in Palleu’s vehicle were cited for minor in possession of alcohol charges and released. Sheriff's Department seeking Dei ton man The Barry County Sheriff's Department has issued a “Be on the Lookout" (BOLO) advisory for James Michael Cole, 38. of Delton. Cole is sought in connection with lhe theft of guns and a vehicle. He is serving a term of supervised release for two felony convictions. Illegal possession of firearms and bank robbery. Cole is a white male, 5* KT tall and 200 pounds. He has green eyes and brown hair. Anyone with information about the location of Cole is advised to avoid confrontation and to contact the Barry County Sheriff's Department immediately. Plainwell man arrested for burning car Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene of a car fire on Lindsey Road io Orangeville Township July 4 and subsequently arrested William Oliverio. 54. of Plainwell. Witnesses told deputies Oliverio and his son were arguing over an abandoned vehicle on the property. Oliverio wanted to scrap tbe vehicle and his son wanted to keep it Oliverio was seen pouring gasoline into the vehicle and throwing burning paper into the front passenger compartment The vehicle was not registered in his name. Motorist arrested after hitting mailbox David Ockcrman. 23. of Dowling, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies July ? after a deputy observed his vehicle in passing and noticed what appeared to be evidence of a recent accident Ockcrman was stopped on Madison Street in Hastings and originally told tae deputy tbe accident occurred some days before. The deputy informed Ockerman that the entire vehicle was covered in dust ard din except for the area around the driver's door and it appeared to the officer that the accident had been more recent. When asked to exit the vehicle. Ockerman attempted to open the door and was unable to. After climbing out the window, he admitted io officers that he tud been in an accident that da), but claimed be had struck a tree on his own property. Tbe officer told Ockerman he did not believe that to be tbe case because there was green pain: streaks on his vehicle which could not have come from vegetation. Ockerman then admitted he had been arguing with bis girlfriend and left that residence and as he was traveling down River Street he swerved and struck a mailbox. Another deputy investigated the scene on River Street a^d observed a mailbox that had been .struck. Ock^rmn’a blood alcohol level was registered at .117 percent Upon searching the vehicle depities also discovered a small amount p^marijuana and a marijuana smoking device. Ockerman was lodged at the Barry County Jail on charges of operaring while intoxicated (second offense) and failure to report a property damage accident Local man arrested after exposing himself Hastings Police responded to the 300 block of N. Broadway on July 8 after an employee of the Admiral Gas Station report­ ed a man exposed himself outside the building. Officers arrived and located the man on the west side of the building wearing only a T-shirt and baseball cap. When officers attempted to confront him. he took them on a foot chase. The suspect ran across Broadway to the west aai then back again, around some businesses on the sc jtheast comer of Broadway and West Thom Street and then into Tyden Part. The suspect later was located under the North Broadway bridge and another foot chase ensued. Dean Williams. 28. was later apprehended in the 200 block of West Thom Street, was taken into custody and lodged at the Barry County Jail and is facing charges of indecent exposure, obstructing police and possession of marijuana, which was dis­ covered in his back pack that he left at the scene. Williams was also found >o be in violation of his parole orders by being out past 11 p.m. od for consuming alcohol. Drunken man arrested for domestic assault Hastings Police were summoned to a domestic assault complaint on July 8 in tbe 600 block of South Jefferson Street after a witness heard a woman yelling for help at 3:59 a.m. Officers spoke with the suspect, who was identified as Michael Odell, 24, of Hastings, who was intoxicated, became bel­ ligerent and refused to cooperate. A 20-year-okl victim was located nearby and found to be bleeding from the nose. She told officers she was assaulted by Odell during an argument after be came home drunk. Odell was arrested on charges of domestic assault, at which point he became combative and fought with officers as lhe attempted to take him into custody. Oddi was transported and lodged at the Barry County Jail and is facing additional charges of disorderly conduct and resistrocting. Foundation gives grant to conservation STOP DOLLARS Paid fan Junk cars Trucks, Buses 269-420-2676 by Megan Lavcll ate a countywide wetlands protection ordinance and have it adopt­ Staff Writer Tbe Barry Conservation District has given a grant to the Barry ed by the County Board of Commissioners. Members of the Barry Conservation District believe protecting YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. Community Foundation to help the Planning and Zoning Barry County wedands wil! provide residents with wealth by increasing the value of Barry County land, water by allowing the J Stocks J Bonds J Mutual Fund< J IRAs J CDs Mark D. Chrictanaan, AAMS 421 W. Mm Aw, IMap, HI 4*05* (249) 94S-35S3 or W fraa M0) 29*5220 uan.ldiindliaaa.rtiu o Commission In protecting Barry County wetlands. “It is essential that the people of Barry County are aware of the wetlands lo act as aquifer recharge areas and providing flood con­ features of their county that provide a safe, sustainable, prosper­ ous lifestyle for them and their children.- wrote Lori Phalen. Co­ trol capacity along rivers, and wildlife by allowing wild animals Executive Director of lhe Barry Conservation District. and plants remain in their habitat. The Natural Resources Action Team will use the funds on The Barry Conservation District began in 1944. and the district behalf of the Barry Conservation District to provide legal assis­ contains all of Barry County, including townships, cities and vil­ lages. The district provides educational, technical and cost-share tance from an attorney with wetland ordinance experience. In sup­ port public meetings ensuring public involvement and to provide assistance for the preservation of Barry County's natural the public with information. resources. The grant will help the Planning and Zoning Commission cre­ Relay for Life Car Wash Saturday, July 15 • 1O-SPM Edward Jones Larry Neil Agency • Farm Bureau Insurance i �Tbe Hastings Banner - Thursday, duty 13. 2006 - Page 15 Hastings Planning Commission sets hearing on Boardwalk PUD by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Tbe Hastings Planning Commission set a public hearing for 7:30 p.m. Monday. Aug. 7, to solicit comment on the final development plan for the Boardwalk Condominium Planned Unit Development (PUD), as pre­ sented at the meeting July 5. The cluster of condos and tbe PUD request from Drake Land Development, includes 20 units to be built al the south end of Taffee Members ol the Barry County branch ol the Quality Deer management Association celebrate receiving the award as being the nation's best at the national convention at Valley Forge. Pa. Barry Quality Deer Management is Branch of Year The Quality Deer Management Association has named the Barry County group as 2006 Branch of the Year. The group was recognized and honored June 23 at tbe QDMA Awards Luncheon, held in conjunction with the 2006 National Convention and Whitetail Expo, in Valley Forge. Pa. Other QDMA branches in the list of final­ ists included Pennsylvania's greater Lehigh Valley Branch and New York's JeffersonLewis Branch. QDMA now has 111 branches in 29 states. The Branch of the Year is the highest lionor QDMA bestows on a local branch. The list of the Barry County branch's accomplishments in the past year is a tribute to the hard work and commitment of these dedicated QDMA members," said Gene Newman. QDMA Director of Branch Development They held multiple education­ al events and a wonderfully successful fund­ raising banquet. They earned community recognition for the branch and QDMA, and their outreach included working with young­ sters and disabled veterans, their successful feed tbe hungry program, the thousands of countless hours promoting qdma philosophy. ’They are a tireless group that shows no boundaries. The Barry County branch is a perfect example of what all branches nation­ wide should follow and all of us congratulate them on many jobs well done as Branch of tbe Year." Tbe Barry County branch also was a final­ ist for two other national awards. Educational Branch of the Year and Fund-raising Branch of the Year. And Barry County member Eric Michigan seat belt use rises to 94 percent For the fifth consecutive year, safety belt use has increased in Michigan, with the latest direct observation survey showing that 94 percent of motorists and their front seat pas­ sengers buckle up. according to the Wayne State University Transportation Research Group. This is the highest rate ever recorded in the state, and puts Michigan among the highest seat belt use states in the country. Tlje survey lock place following the statewide Buckle Up or Pay Up/Click It or Ticket safety bett enforcement mobilization. This year’s campaign introduced new TV ads, including a spot aimed at high school teens, as well as an additional week of enforcement in more rural areas of the state. Tbe continual increase in safety belt use is heartening news." said Col. Peter C. Munoz, director of the Michigan State Police. This mobilization is a brief but massive effort to remind motorists of the importance of buckling up. 1 have no doubt this increase will save lives and spare others the pain of a serious injury." The official figure was derived from trained observers who measure safety belt use from locations throughout the state. More specific and detailed survey informa­ tion will be available in six to eight weeks. Safety belt use first climbed above 90 per­ cent in 2003. reaching 90.5 percent. Last year, belt use jumped again, that time to 92.9 percent. Safety belt use rales vary across the coun­ try. Last year, Hawaii had the highest rate at 95.3 percent and Mississippi the lowest with 60.8 percent. As of 2005, Michigan was the only state east of the Rockies with a belt use rate of 90 percent or greater. Michigan experienced a significant increase in safety belt use in 2000 when the slate’s primary enforcement law took effect. Belt use went from 70 percent with a second­ ary enforcement law to 83.5 percent that year. Belt use dipped siigntly in 2001 but has increased every year since 2002. Howard was a finalist for QDMA Volunteer of the Year. The Barry County branch is the first bntjch in the history of the Quality Deer Management Association to be nominated for four national awarsds in one year. Founded in 1988, the QDMA is a national non-profit wildlife conservation organization with 40,000 members in all 50 states and sev- eral foreign countries. Membership in QDMA is open to anyone interested in better deer and better deer hunting, and committed to ethical hunting, sound deer management and the preservation of the deer hunting heritage. To leam more about QDMA and why it is the future of deer hunting, call (800) 209­ 3337 or visit www.QDMA.com Meth task forces critical of study Tbe methamphetamine task forces from Allegan, Barry. Branch, Kalamazoo. Van Buren and St. Joseph counties have reported they disagree with a study published last month that asserts methamphetamine use is not an epidemic in lhe United States. Ryan S. King, a policy analyst from the non-profit group Sentencing Project, used data from the National Survey on Drug Use to put together a 44-page report that, in summa­ ry. challenges federal, state and local preven­ tion and treatment responses to methamphet­ amine and. especially, the media’s coverage of it The use of NS-DUH as a source for meas­ uring meth's effects, however, is problematic in the eyes of not only West Michigan's task forces, but also of Mark Kleiman, a professor at the UCLA School of Public Affairs. NS-DUH is a survey of the household pop­ ulation; it excludes those in prisons, jails, res­ idential treatment facilities, and dormitories, as well as the homeless. Kleiman writes. Even among its target population, NSDUH has a sample non-response rate (respon­ dent refused or couldn't be located) of about 20%. “It’s not hard to guess that heavy drug users might be less inclined than average to open the door when the nice man from the government knocks and says he’d like to ask a few questions,” Kleiman said. West Michigan's task forces acknowledge tbe lack of accurate statistics on methamphet­ amine use and, in fact, have done something i I about it. State representatives are now in the process of passing legislation that would streamlire reporting procedures and make it eataa to obtain precise figures. Until those figures can be attained, howev­ er. West Michigan’s task forces do not sup­ port studies that make generalizations about meth in America.* The fact that meth is large­ ly a regional drug makes it more difficult to measure its effects on a national level. “Meth-related statistics do not paint a true picture of the probtati/* tadd Barry Meth Prevention Tbtfrbrte cooriinato^uz Lenz. “We strongly believe lhe impset of meth on individuals, families, health and human service agencies, lhe legal system, and the environment is tremendous? The media has helped our task forces immensely by bringing attention to the meth crisis and the need for community change. Community activism, not data or reports from policy analysts, will help our counties fight the problem.” For the last ten months, leaders of West Michigan's task forces have met monthly in an effort to be more efficient in their preven­ tion and awareness strategies. Already, the group has developed a strate­ gy for educating school-age kids and teens that has been recommended by the Michigan Stale Task Force as a best practice approach. The group meets later this week to begin Drive. Brian Drake, who was on hand to explain the project, said the location would provide good access to downtown, and tbe parks amenities. He said the condo’s would be priced in the $155X100-165,000 range with four being sold for $175,000. One of the points of contention for the commission was the fact that Taffee Drive is not paved. Chy Manager Jeff Mansfield said that portion of Taffee has been considered for paving through creating a special assessment district, but has failed on several occasions because of objections of property owners. Drake said he would commit $20,000 toward the cost. Mansfield said with this contribution it might be possible to get the paving done. He also noted the $20,000 would be substantially more than tbe contribution under the special assessment program. Commissioner Dave Jasperse said be felt strongly that the paving needed to get done if the project was to be completed. “My opinion is that the road needs to be done with that many units going in... can we require that tbe developer pave it?" asked Jasperse. City Planner Tim Johnson said the city could net require the paving because it was considered an outside improvement “But we could turn down the PUD,” said Jasperse. “Yes," replied Johnson. The drive would be private, said Mansfield and would require no city plowing. Hr; .aid that it would probably generate about 120 trips a day in and out of that location. That is not very much. The folks that live there would notice it but it would not came any safety or congestion problems,’ be said. Johnson said the commission would approve the PUD and site plan and then council would make the final decision. The space is currently zoned medium density res­ idential. In o^er business, tbp , PJannyig • Approved a request from AfTordabte Asphalt for site plan approval for a facility to be located on Enterprise Drive. Travis Underhill, who was at the meeting as a representative for lhe project said the business is expanding and would like to build their own facility. The business currently is located in the Industrial Incubator. Underhill said the project was seeking to have a gas tank on she. but whether or not that part of the process was approved by state or local permits, they would still seek to con­ tinue the project Jasperse had questions about the amount of hard paving on the parking lot of the site. Underhill said portions would be kept as din because some of the equipment is extremel) hard on pavement. Commissioner Sylvia Treadwell brought up her concern that it was close to wetlands. Underhill said the plan would be approved by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. . Underhill said the project was looking to get under way in late summer or early fall • Decided not to do anything with changing die wood boiler ordinance. The commission previously had heard from Alan Eavey, who recieved a violation for installing a wood fired boiler at his residence on West Stale Road. Eavey said he was not aware of the code violation and asked that because his par­ cel is larger (five acres) that be be allowed to keeprt. He was requesting a change in Section 90­ 778 of the Zoning Ordi&nce, noting that many municipalities accepted the boilers with restrictions considering lot size and setback requirements. “Sorry that he put it in, but he should have checked first," said commission member Fred Kogge. “I don't think we should start making exceptions." “I think there are good reasons for the ordi­ nance health wise," said Jasperse. • Stated they will be taking applications for lhe community development directors posi­ tion which was left vacant after the death of Daryle Benjamin Forbes. The commission said they would be taking applications until July 28 and hoped to fill the position by late August. • Scheduled a meeting of the Planning Commission and the Comprehensive Community Hanning Committee for July 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. to review the draft policies and action strategies that will be distributed to the members before the meeting. Tkbled discussion of the sidew alk program to allow J^jnesW'jswcll to be able to partici­ pate. He was absent tf the meeting. HABITAT, continued from page 3---------partnership with those in need in Barry County. Since 1989, Barry County Habitat for Humanity has worked with over 25 fami­ lies to build homes. Habitat for Humanity International, based in Americus, Ga., is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since 1976, Habitat has built more than 200,000 houses in nearly 100 countries, providing simple, decent and affordable shel­ ter for more than one million people. For more information, visit www.habitat.org Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a notfor-profit membership organization helping 2.8 million members achieve their financial goals and give back to their communities. As a not-for-profit fraternal benefit society. Thrivent Financial sponsors national outrea.h programs and activities that support congrrgitions. schools, charitable organizations and individuals in need. Thrivent Financial has main offices in Minneapolis, Minn., and Appleton, Wis. For mere information, visit www.thriverrt.com development of a similar program for adults. SCHOOLS OF CHOICE BARRY ISD DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS HASTINGS AREA SCHOOLS Delton and Hastings Schools are participating in Schools of Choice for the 2006-07 school year. Students who reside within the Barry ISD or an adjoining intermediate school district are eli­ gible to be accepted. Hastings has openings in all grades K-12 - Application deadline September 8th Delton has openings in all grades K-12 - Application deadline September 8th Srrwi written requests to: Choice Superintendents Office Choice Superintendents Office Oehon Kelloff Arei Schools Hastings Area Schools ill N. Grove St. Delton. MI 490*6 232 W Grand St. Hasimp. Ml 490M ACCOUNTANT McKeown A Kraai. PLC has a part-time opportunity for a motivated, outgoing individual with working knowledge of QtuckBooks and Creative Solutions products. The ideal candi­ date will have experience with payroll tax filings, month-end closings and general ledger account reconciliation. We offer a flexible work schedule, competitive wage and benefits, and a desirable work environment. Please email your resume and salary requirements to lphiliips9mckeownkraaicpa.com or mail to; McKeown & Kraal. PLC Mtn: LDP POBoxZT? MiddteviMe, MI 49333-0277 Hastings City Bank DELUXE APARTMENT PART-TIME TELLER NOW AVAILABLE Excavating FOR HIM * CAU FOR PR/CE Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886, is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller We currently have a 2 bedroom apartment available for rent in Hastings. Monthly rent is $675 and includes lhe following: • Attached garage (with auto opener) • Heal, water, hot water included On site coin laundry Locked storage unit included 2 bedrooms • Largebalcony Air conditioning • Cable ready Appliances included • Walk to town We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Please phone 269.948.2945 CELL: 269.83B.SH 3 Deerfield Property Management at 269-948-2808 to arrange a private showing. References required. ItMWVLHIlM MASTINS. IM. 4MM t Located at State Rd. near Broadway) otwtio । Apply at tbe Hnrsaa Resources Department Hastings Chy Bank 150 W. Court SL, Hastings, MI 49058 EOE/M-F 77X0071 । �Page 16 - ThurxUy. July 13. 2006 - The Haehnga Banner EXHIBITS • Tea Time: The Art of the Teapot will be on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. 314 South Park Street, downtown Kalamazoo From the serene and elegant to the playful and eccentric, the teapot is highlighted as both a functional object and an artistically inventive form. This national invitational exhibition will showcase the work of more than 100 ceramic artists. The Permanent Collection is featured in galleries devoted to selections from the KIA's collection of nearly 4,000 paintings, prints, photograph*, sculpture and ceramics. Through July 16. • UICA Presents: Fiber Arts Network Juried Exhibition Tuesday-Saturday noon to 10 pm and Sunday soon to 7 pm at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids. Admission is free. The UICA will host the Fiber Arts Network annual group juried exhibition featuring works from regional fibers artists, and juried by internationally rec­ ognized fiber artist, Cynthia Shira. The field of contemporary fiber art, which is one of ener­ getic inquiry and experimentation, benefits from a growing interest today. Current textile art is wide ranging, from hand produced to digitally manipulated, exploring many con­ ceptual avenues. For more information call (616) 454-7000 or visit www.uica.org or email infotfuica.org. Through July 23. • Building Images: Seventy Years of Photography at Hedrich Blessing on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 azn.-5 pzn., Friday 10 a m.-8:30 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m., closed Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults, seniors $5, children (6-17) $3, under 6 are free. Hedrich Blessing is a Chicago-based photo­ graphic studio that started its practice in 1929 with the photographs of Ken Hedrich and Hank Blessing. During its seventy year histo­ ry, over 19 photographers have joined the firm that has revolutionized architectural photog­ raphy since its early beginnings. Through Hedrich Blessing's lens, real architecture dis­ appears in order to become the image of its ideal. For more information call (616) 831­ 1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. May 12August20. • Ansel Adams and Edwin Land: Art, Science and Invention - Photographs from the Polaroid Collection at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 am-5 pm, Friday 10 am-830 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm, dosed Monday. Admission is $6 for adults, seniors $5, children (6-17) $3. American photographer Ansel Adams (1902­ 1984) possessed a unique sensitivity to the power of ligb t. This gift allowed him to reveal both the delicate details and the vast beauty of the natural environment Edwin H. Land, Adam's contemporary, was a brilliant young scientist in Cambridge, MA, who pioneered the invention of instant film and cameras in the late 1940s. In 1948, Land invited Adams to the Polaroid factory to experience firsthand the new technology. This exhibition features pristine, one-of-a-kind black-and-white Polaroid prints made by Adams, lively corre­ spondence between Adams and Land, humorous postcards, and rare examples of Adam's early commercial work. The exhibi­ tion also presents more than 80 prints, includ­ ing vintage enlargements of classic Adams images. For more information call (616) 831­ 1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through August 27. • Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids: The Gardens to the Grand will be on display Monday A Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is $12. student and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children (2 and under) free. Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids will begin at Meijer Gardens, where members and the public can pick up a map and passport packet, learn about the artist, discover some of liis major works in the Sculpture Park, and prepare themselves to explore the sculptures along the pedestrian walkways and bridges of downtown Grand Rapids. The entire two-mile downtown experience is approximately 4,000 steps and will take you past some of the most beautiful areas of downtown Grand Rapids. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.me’jergardens.org. June 1-Sept. 10. MUSIC THEATRE • Out of Order will be performed at the Bam Theatre in Augusta. For tickets call (269) 731-4121 or see bamtheatre.com. July 11-23. • Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents: Donna the Buffalo at Frederik Meijer Gardens A Sculpture Park, Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. rain or shine. Donna the Buffalo offers a lay­ ered and diverse feel-good vibe that makes you want to stand up and dance the night away with your closest friends. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. July 13. • Chase Picnic Pops Presents: Classical Fireworks at Cannonsburg Ski Area at 8 pm. lhe 2006 Picnic Pops series kicks off with a bang - fireworks that is! An eclectic mix of classics you know and love all topped off by a stunning fireworks display. Our most popular event of the summer. Tickets: TicketMaster. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.grsymphony.org. /a/y 13-14. • The Bronk Bros and Headin' South will be performing at the Taste of Grand rapids locted at the John Ball Park Zoo. This is a great event to sample the delicious offerings of local restaurants and bistros of all types. There will be food and free live entertainment all day long. The Bronk Bros and Headin' South hit the stage at noon, and will be followed by many other acts local and regional. Come out and join the party. As always, this will be a "Rockin Hillbilly Extravaganza” See you there. Sahmtoy, July 15. • Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents: Inspired by Mozart at Frederik Meijer Gardens A Sculpture Park. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm rain or shine. The music of Mozart is unrivalled in celebration of his 250th birthday, this concert features the magic of the artist and his legacy that lived on through others . For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. /u/y 18. • Jimbo Mathus at 630 p.m. at the Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids. Admission is free. Events cosponsored by the City of Grand Rapids are open to the public and free of an admission charge. Please call the Parks and Recreation Department at 456­ 3696 for additional information. For more information visit www.grand-rapids.mi.us. July 19. • Riverbank Music Series features free live music throughout the summer at the Statecoach Park gazebo in downtown Middleville behind the village offices from 6­ 830 pm. Every Friday. MISCELLANEOUS • Taste of Grand Rapids A State of Michigan BBQ Competition will be held Friday 3-10 pm, Saturday 11 am-10 pm at the John Ball Zoological Garden. Admission is free (tastes A samples will cost between $1 and $5). More than 20 fine restaurants and caterers selling tastes and samples of their excellent food. There will be live entertain­ ment, children's play area, beer tent and more! For more information call 616-776­ 5493. July 14-15. • 33rd Annual Art Fair takes place in Richland from 9 azn.-4 p.m. The juried show features a diverse selection of original art and hand-crafted items from 75 artists. 12x12 spaces available for $125. Call (269) 629-0149 for more information. Saturday, July 15. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 10.30 azn. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 9454263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress Is casu­ al. 55 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor. Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free . All vehicles welcome. Show off youi "Pride A Joy,” enjoy oldies music, snap a photo in front of the 1930s gas station or authentic 1941 "George A Sally's Blue Moon Diner” - now serving frozen custard and limited menu. Every Wednesday. □• □ □• □t □k □t □ □9 □• z L • I L c L Z • s • • 8 t 9 8 l z z s c • • » c z t 8 t ( c z • • z $ * Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Berry County Chamber ot Cammh located at 221 W. State Street In Herte*. The Chamber can be readied by phone at (269) 9*5-2454. Check out the Oatnbv'a watette at muw.banychainber.com The Barry Count, Elite 4 ir d Cauweaee hte phone twofci, mope aiul ttneteaw Of tourtM aanefa* end (teem ol karat tacaty CHECK OUT THESE JULY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 13 Haotiaas* Fanaen* Maakat 11 am-7 pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tjaden Park. For Info caH April Nichobon (616) 755-3257. 13 Suauaat H art a nte at WK Kellogg Manor Hoaaee, 3700 E. GaaU Lake Rd., Hickory Corner*. Stroll the Manor before dinner and enfor the garden, and lakeside setting. The 6cotuse dinner begins at 630 pan. Reaervabons mqurred by calling (269) 6714400. Dinner532 per person. 13 WarawrSaactnary ffikaay 7ptn at the Warner Sanctuary at Brwaty Road. Free. CaH (269) 948-5777 for Rattt Ittcadori ct HkflhappTe’fe aponeoreti tty the Thornappte Art* Council Free concert at the fountain on the Barry County courthouoe lanm in downtown I iaetinga .. 14 Middleville Farmer-* Mirtat from 9am-2pm at Middlevine TflHagty 100 E. Main St Call 795-3385 for Info. U DevU Haya Hora Garat featuring the Soulhweet Michigan Devil Rays minor league barbell team at 735 pm. Home game agamet the West Michigan Whitecape. CaH (269) 6604287for tkfate and info. 14-1* FnriecFeat XM at 7 pm at the Heatings Etna United Methodist Church. Free. U 3rd Annual MafaaStreet Saving* ■aak HO Poster Mananatal Chatty GoUClaseacat the Hastings Country Club. Registration at 830 am. 5200 par 4-peraon team. Proceeds lo benefit Alpha Women's Center, Barnaba Ministries. Famfly Mentoring Network k Green Gables domestic violence shelter. CaH 945-2756 945­ 0526,721-4291 or 948-2526 for info. 15 Heatings Farmers1 Market 7 am1 pm at the dty perking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. — nxoansApi»«M - music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats won seven 1983 Tony Awards including Best Musical Best Book of a Musical, Best Lighting and Best Costumes. Now that it's been seen by over 8,250,000 audience members, it is time to introduce Cats to a new generation. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com or email groupsales0smggr.com. ft, RM B«rw will be held «t the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers July 22 from 8 am-4 pm. Admission is $7 for adults. Mart Ada About Nothing at 8 pm at the Spectrum Theatre July 22. Adult admission is $18, students (with ID) $8. One of Shakespeare's most romantic comedies, this is a tale of true love, sibling treachery, suspicion, and familial loyalty. Set in the rustic Italian countryside, the play revolve* around a strange string of events affecting two sets of classic Shakespearean lovers: Beatrice and Benedick - a fiery duo who would rather suf­ fer alone than admit their love for one anoth­ er; and Qaudio and Hero - two young sweet­ hearts who fall victim to an artful deception. Yet despite a few dark undercurrents, all ends happily in this delightful comedy. Directed by Amy McFadden and featuring: Christopher Weaver, Rebecca Monteruseo, Jay Hamah, Adam Bell John Foley, Steve Anderson and Joe LaChapelle. Tickets: CaH for tickets. For more information call (616) 451-2600 or visit online.org or email louwho_sm0yahoo.com. Art Hop will be sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council July 28. Events take place throughout downtown Hastings. Call 945-2002 for more information. Germanfest 2006 takes place from noon to midnight with opening ceremonies Friday. The annual event is held at the Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids July Zl-22. Admission is free. A celebration of German Heritage, featuring German music food, bev­ erages, ethnic dancers and a variety of enter­ tainment. Original German beer and food as well as German live music help create the authentic atmosphere. For more information call (616) 456-3696. Suem-~er Cnmrrt Swits at Frederik Meflrr Gurtoxs piTtnft: Strike Un the find at Frederik Meijer Gardens A Sculpture Park July 25. Gat-s open at 6pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Rain or slur*?. Summe* nights. Fresh air. And a Sousa march. A perfect combination. Members of your Grand j>pids 5)0X11.1100/8 wind, brass and percussion sections trike cen­ ter stage to bring you this program feat iring traditional and American band music with patriotic flair. David Lockington, Conductor. Tickets: Star Tickets PLUS. For more informa­ tion call (616) 957-1580 or visit wwwzneijergardens.org I gardens.experience I amphit heater.php. Really Rmie tells the story of the taddest kid on Avenue P in Brooklyn and wiP be per­ formed by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre July 28, 30, August 3 A 5. Book by Maurice Sendak with music by Carole King. See grct.org for more information. Ionin Fret Fair is planned July 20-29. Over 100 different free attractions and activities ate planned, including two evening grandstand shows. Prominent among the new freebees at this year's fair are the traveling musical com­ edy show Da Yoopers" July 20 and a giant Monster Truck Show wiH be held on Meijer Kids Day July 25, both in the grandstand. Antique tractor pulls, speed horse competi­ tion, horse pulling and numerous 4-H and Open Class livestock judging events are also free to fair-goers. Additional information may be obtained by calling the fair office at (616) 527-1310 or by viewing the fair's website at www.ioniafreefair.com. Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle • Historians claim that for all but three of 6 7 8 4 1 6 8 8 8 3 7 B 8 5 2 5 6 5 4 7 7 6 8 4 8 3 2 a S 8 1 1 8 6 Place a nuntw *n the etnpty boxee m such a way ra each row serosa. each column down and each •msa »-c>ox square contone al of tie nurttef* from one to rana. DIFFICULTY THIS V.'EEIJ ♦ Moderate JBMSUV buillir ■ <_ . . ... - - kfr- -■ ■*>-»------penonnances rree. unnx lawn 3 z • B • s c 4 I 9 Z z • c • s t I 8 z t • t z S I Servlet)* Emergency Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents: Jonny Lang * Frederik Meijer Gardens A Sculpture Park July 20. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm rain or shine. At 23, Jonny Lang is hailed by artists twice his age as one of the finest vocal­ ists and guitarists in a generation. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org I gardens Chase Picnic Pops Presents: Simply Sinatra until Steve Lippia at Cannonsburg Ski Area July 2D-21 at 8 pm. Close your eyes and you'll swear that Old Blue Eyes is back. Acclaimed Sinatra song stylist Steve Lippia croons more than twenty Sinatra classics. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Cinga fir fiirati Circa at historic Chariton Park July 21 from 430-73C pm. Dnxnfr tire Snow at 8 pm at Spectrum Theatre July 21. Adult admission i* $18, stu­ dents (with ID) $8. This riveting auutroom drama is drawn from the harrowing experi­ ences ot the ill-fated Donner Party, wh2e snowbound in the Sierra Nevada moui tains. The trial at the center of this story reveals the extr—t»v of human desperation, prejudice, and compassion. Directed by Don Rice and featuring: Gary Mitchell, Mark Moran. Rocky Rector and Steve Anderson. For more infor­ mation call (616) 451-2600 or visit online.org or email louwho^smf^yahoo.com. BrMdwgy Theatre Guild maifti CAIS at DeVos Performance Hall July 21-22. Performances are Friday at 8 pm and Saturday at 3 A 8 pm. Admission ranges from $53-$43 Groups of 20 or more receive 10% off. Friday night only, tickets for children 12 A under are half off. As part of its 25th Anniversary farewell tour, the show that rev­ olutionized musical theater is coming to DeVos Performance Hall. Based on TS. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, and with ■ ♦* Challenging m HOOBOY! the past 20 centuries, the world's largest econ­ omy has been China. • Yet another example of an ignominious demise is Marlon Pistol, a children's entertain­ er. He was driving on a California freeway on the way to a party at which he was to be the main attraction when a balloon elephant — a 20-foot-long balloon elephant — spontaneous­ ly began to inflate in the back of his car, caus­ ing the crash that took his life. • Have you ever been to Lost Springs, Wyo.? How about Ervings, NH; Hibberts. Maine; or New Amsterdam, Ind.? Probably not — each of these towns have a recorded population of just one person. • The first coin ever minted in the United States reportedly had the motto "Mind Your Own Business" imprinted upon it. • TT« last words of James M. Barrie, author of the beloved "Peter Pan" stories, were "1 can't sleep." • The ancient Inca Empire of South America poses many mysteries to modem students of history. One of the more puzzling of these mysteries is why the rulers were tall and had fair skin while most of their subjects were small and had dark skin. • It's been reported that a man named Stephen Bishop once wrote a littie-known song called "I’m So Miserable Without You It's Almost Like Having You Here." • Noted industrialist and tycoon John D. Rockefeller once offered a piece of advice on how to acquire wealth in the stock market. He said, "The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets." • If a goose wants to look straight ahead, it has to turn its head. Thought for the Day: "Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use." — Mark TWain © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, July 13, 2006 - Page 17 Sa(oMcfj S+ary BORN THIS WEEK: You can be happy being alone at home. But you also love exploring the world outside and meeting new people and sharing new ideas. ARIES (March 2! to April 19) You're not ttfl^^Sheepish when it comes to LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) ‘ u: You’re deter- ^asserting your opinions on k what you think is right or with your goals .and ignore those naysayers \ who might try to discourage wrong. Be assured that pyou’re being heard, and something positive will follow. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your ma sense of justice makes it dif­ ficult not to Speak up about recurring matter involving Fyou. You’re on the right track. The challenge now is to way on it. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) M You’ll soon get news that is I supposed to help you with a ^troublesome situation. Use your sharp Scorpion instincts r vto determine if the informa­ MVHk A co-worker. But, once again. 11 'Vv >,ou ncc<^ facLs 10 back you up before you can act. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Romance is still dominant, and if Cupid misfired before, don’t tion is reliable. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to y -(December 21) If you learn ’Someone has betrayed your worry. He’ll take better aim al someone new this time around. Expect favorable mist, don’t just accept it and walk away. You need to know J ^^why that person decided to do news about a financial mat- what he or she did. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A painful family relation­ CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The zodi­ ac’s Moon Children can expect things to work out pretty much as planned. SOne negative note involves a minor relationship prob­ ' lem that suddenly turns serious. LEO (July 23 to August 22) You're sud­ denly being asked to make problem could finally begin to heal. Be prepared to JpSil^^Fshow more flexibility than you J * J might like. But it could be worth Bit AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) w/>zxzv ghlt’s a good idea lo enhance '^zxzV-JBjyour career skills so you’ll ’be prepared to accept a more [responsible position when choices between two practi­ cally equal offers. Which A it’s offered. A friend returns '*a favor just when you need to choose? Easy. The one most likely to gladden your Lion’s heart. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) 8Once again, you’re con­ i’ p fronted by a workplace ^problem you thought you’d ^already resolved. This time, ^you might need to go higher up to find a just resolution. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Show that strong, steely backbone that /you usually hide, and X/ ^demand to be included in any S Nacho Libre Running time: 90 minutes MPAA rating: PG In -Nacho Libre." Jack Black (“The School of Rock." Tenacious D) teams up with -Napoleon Dynamite" director Jared Hess to tell tbe story of a Mexican friar who secretly disobeys his superiors to pursue his lifelong dream of being a luchadore, a ma-.ked wrestler. Blade, of course, plays Nacho tbe friar, a naive-yet-well-meaning fellow who spends his days scrounging for beans and stale nacho chips to feed the orphans in the friars’ care. Nacho is not the best cook in the world and frequently catches flak from his superiors about the quality of tbe food. After an incident where Nacho’s cooking is soundly insulted, he storms off in a huff vow­ ing to find a “duty" he is good at. He hooks up with an emaciated beggar/thief named Esqueleto (the hilarious Hector Jimenez), and they decide to try their luck at wrestling. In their first match they get the stuffing beat out of them by two hairy midgets who more resemble dogs than humans. To Nacho and Esqueleto’s surprise, the promoter pays them. They realize, win or lone, they’ll get paid. At first, Nacho uses his winnings to buy lavish food for the orphanage, but when tbe Ober-hot Sister Encarnacion (Ana de la Reguera) joins tbe orphanage’s staff, Nacho’s priorities shift away from Good Works to Vanity as he begins buying ruffly shirts and fancy white ankle boots to make himself more attractive. Through a bizarre series of events. Nacho eventually finds himself in a position to fight Mexico’s greatest professicnal wrestler. He must make a choice: Who or what is be fight­ ing for? Fame? The Orphans? The affections Jack Black plays Nacho. friar turned Mexican wrestler, in his new film, Nacho Libre. of a nun? -Nacho Libre" is al times a very funny movie. It is also a surprisingly sweet film, which is where the movie is the bumpiest. Jack Black does an OK job playing the inno­ cent Nacho. but there are too many times when he lapses into the same Jack Black schtick we’ve seen him do over the years. It doesn't fit the character of Nacho. If Black were more secure and confident in his acting. "Nacho Libre" would be destined to be another cult classic like “Napoleon Dynamite" or "The Big Lebowski." Unfortunately, the film ends up being a lot less than it should’ve been. GRADE: C+ © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. Click of a loved one. © 2006 King Features Syndicate. Inc. Running time: 98 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 Someone needs to tell Adam Sandler that no matter how many times he tries to make Frank Capra-esque movies, he will never be Jimmy Stewart or G«y Cooper. Adam Sandler is, Whether bR’Bfoea It or not, Jerry Lewis — the annoying man-child who just wants to be loved in lhe most maudlin of ways. In “Click.” Sandler continues to steal from tbe Capra playbook by somehow melding “It’s a Wonderful Life" with a 30-year-old Benny Hill sketch. Tbe premise of a TV remote that controls Real Life (the Benny Hill rip-off) is the engine that drives this awkward and annoying and eventually maudlin movie (the Bad Capra stuff). Overly ambitious architect Michael Newman (Sandler) is given a TV remote by a creepy guy (Christopher Walken, natch) and is told he can never return it. Newman real­ izes the remote can have him fast-forward through arguments with his hot wife (Kate Beckinsale) and even speed up time to get to tbe job promotions be wants. Of course, the emotionally stunted Newman doesn't realize that while he’s fast­ forwarding through life in order to be more successful, he’s missing out on What's Really Important — you know, “family" and all that crap. As be gets older be begins to realize his mistakes, and then the movie goes from being just another Adam Sandler Fart-Fest to a sappy. Lifetime Movie of the Week. Grandstand shows begin on Monday. July 17 with the Figure 8 Derby which according to organizers is “pretty exciting” as drivers have to negotiate the crossover in the figure 8 track. F;un starts at 7 p.m. with a $9 ticket cost ;n addition to the admission fee. On Tuesday Autocross takes to the grand­ stand field at 7 pun. with a cost of $9. On Wednesday, music returns to the grand­ stand at 7 p.m. with the Three Men and a Tenor act at 7 p.m. On Thursday, the profession rodeo will bring fans of wild west equestrian skills to their feet starting at 7 p.m. The ticket cost is $10. On Friday motocross will bring the crowds to tie grandstand beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $9. Grandstand fun ends on Saturday. July 22 with the demolition derby at 7 p.m. Tickets to this show are $9. W.G. Wade shows return on Monday. July 17 with rides of $1 from set up until closing. On Tuesday it is “Pay one Price" night of $15 but with a $3 coupon the cost is only $12 per person. On Wednesday there is a price of $8 until 6 p.m. for Kids Day. After that the cost is pay one price of $15 until the close. On Thursday it is “Pay one Price" night of $15 but with a $3 coupon the cost is only $12 per person. On Friday there is a “Pay one Price" of $15 from I p.m. until 6 p.m. with regular prices after 6 p.m. On the final day of fair the “Pay one Price" of $15 starts at noon with the regular prices starting at 6 p.m. Price to perform farewell show at State Grounds Coffee House Friday Jes Price is a musician from Freeport. She will perform her last concert at State Grounds Coffee House before leaving for college. The concert will take place Friday at 8 p.m. Price will be away at college for the next two yean so fans should be sure to not miss this show. There is no cover charge for the evening but there is a one drink minimum. State Grounds Coffee House is located at 108 Eas’ State Street in downtown Hastings. Hours are S'mday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Thursday 6:30 ajn.-7 p.m., Friday 6:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m., and Saturday 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Local music preserved every weekend. Shows start at 8 p.m. For more information call (269) 948-7730 or Bonus sefeetkw. family decision-making that could affect the well-being Super Crossword helush-tosis County Fair begins Monday This week’s refection; ........ •« Carson and Barnes Circus planned at Charlton Park July Man-boy Adam Sandler’s newest Frank Capra-esque film doesn’t “dick’ with our critic despite the presence of the great Christopher Walken. 1 can’t recommend you see “Click" at the theater. Maybe as rental. But then, comedy is subjective. We all have our own ideas of what’s funny. So if you haven’t seen “Click," here’s a good litmus test to decide whether you should go to tbe theater or wait: If you think a running gag of a golden retriever hav­ ing marital relations with a big stuffed duck is Comedy Gold, then by all means head for the multiplex. GRADE: D © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. 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The Carson & Barnes Circus under the “Biggest Big Top on Earth." features perform­ ing elephants, rings of horses and ponies, lions, hippos and performers from around the world. The traveling zoo features many exot;c ani­ mals. On the morning of July 21, come out to the park at 8 a.nt to see the elephants raise tbe Big Top. A memorable event for the emire family, it is absolutely free. Discount tickets are available in advance of the show at Historic Chariton Park. Save 25 percent as well be purchasing tickets before show day. For more information, contact Historic Charlton Park al 945-3775. Historic Chariton Park is located at 2545 S. Chariton Park Rd., just north of M-79 between Hastings and Nashville. RND AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PANELS. -fiufteui m epos "9 am wepaus S wrin u aflpoH V •MiUP w OAMtS C POAOUJ« Re 2 Dupwuj « Sumis i ;M9UM|K] CeOM W Kino SyndcM he. Wortd �Page 18 - Thursday. July 13. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Jr. high science teacher named Valley’s new A.D. by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer The new face of Maple Valley Athletics is a familiar one. Monday night the Maple Valley School Board unanimously approved Superintendent Kim Kramer's recommendation to hire eighth grade science teacher Duska Brumm as the district's new pan-time athletic director. A former high school athlete and a 1985 Maple Valley High School graduate. Brumm has coached basketball, softball and volley­ ball at different levels during her 15-year tenure as a teacher at Maple Valley Junior/Senior High School. She replaces for­ mer athletic director Mike Sparks whose $89,000 per year full-time position was ter­ minated at the end of the year as a cost-cut­ ting measure. Brumm will continue teaching three hours of science each day during the school year and will spend the remainder of the day tak­ ing care of her duties as athletic director. According to Kramer, in addition to her regu­ lar teaching salary. Brumm will receive an additional $15,000 per year for time spent outside the regular school day. which will save the district approximately $32,000 per year. Kramer recommended Brumm for the post after interviewing her and one other candidate recommended by the nine-member interview committee, who did the initial interview for all ten applicants. After interviewing the two finalists and completing reference checks. Kramer decided to offer lhe position to Brumm. •'My rational for selecting Duska is based on what will be best for the district, both cur­ rently and in the future.** said Kramer in his recommendation to the board. “I believe that Duska possesses the management skills to do a great job. She is highly organized, detail ori­ ented. and has the coaching experience neces­ sary’ to lead the program.’’ Brumm said that her first task as athletic The Trojan U13 Travel Baseball Club shows off its hardware after winning the Continental Amateur Baseball Association tour­ nament it participated in last weekend. Team members are. (front from left) Andrew Wingeier. Joe Broderick, Ryan Eley. Jacob Bultema. Henry Tracy. Dylan VanPutten. (back) Jacob McCarty, Robby Enslen, Brenden Penny. Patrick Bobolts, AJ Arnett, and Tyler Karcher. Duska Brumm has been named the new part-time athlete director for the Maple Valley School District. director will be to find someone to replace her as the junior varsity girls’ basketball coach and get officials lined up for the fall sports season. She said she believes the district’s decision to join the Kalamazoo Valley Association (KVA) league, which preserves traditional rivalries with Olivet and Pennfield. is a step in the right direction for Maple Valley. "The KVA offers competition in some sports we don’t currently offer, like tennis, that we may look to add in the future," she said adding, "I’m really excited to get started and am hopeful that the community will feel free to call or contact me and give their opin­ ions." Trojan Club chooses Canton tourney One World Series a season would be enough for most youth baseball squads. The Trojan Baseball U13 travel team out of Middleville, coached by Rick Arnett, had its pick of two or three after an outstanding start to the summer. After finishing runners up at the USSSA (United States Specialty Sports Association) Spring Break Challenge, the Trojan Baseball Club won its next tournament. The Grand Slam Challenge. That victory, in The Grand Slam Challenge, secured the team a bid to play in the USSSA 2006 AAA World Series this year, which will be played in Canton Michigan starting this Sunday. The tournament begins with the opening ceremonies in the afternoon, then tournament play opens on Monday. There will be approximately 64 teams from all over the country there to participate. The USSSA Baseball program will use the "Pool-Play" formal in this World Series. Teams will be placed in pools, then advance to either a double elimination championship bracket ,,ur a siqglC/Climinaiiou consolation bracket It will be the sixth USSSA tournament the Trojan club has played in this summer. The Trojan team also had a strong showing at the USSSA U13 AAA state tournament fin­ ishing third out of 40 teams. USSSA has different levels of play from single A divisions to AAA divisions and then the top level being the Major division. In Michigan, only one team participates at the Major division, and they only do that half the time. The Major division team from Michigan took the title at the AAA State tournament. In other action this summer, the Trojan team also qualified for the American Aruateur Baseball Congress (AABC) World Series and th*! Continental Amateur Baseball Association (CABA) World Series. The Trojan team placed first in its league this summer, out of the Cannonsbuig Sports Complex in Grand Rapids, sponsored by the AABC The U13 league consisted of two divisions an American and a National division. The Trojan team competed in the National divi­ sion. which consisted of the higher caliber teams. Teams were asked at the start of the season to choose which division they pre­ ferred to play in and Arnett’s team chose the upper division, that had several well-estab­ lished travel teams. The Trojans’ opponents drew players from several different school districts, and because most of them are base­ ball-training facilities from the Grand Rapids crea. they recruit the best talent from the area. The teams in the league included the West Michigan Elite Hitting Club (two teams). Diamonds Baseball Training. Morgan’s Hitting Club, and the Grand Rapids Flames. Playing each team three times, the Trojan team finished with a 10-5 record, then went 4­ 1 in action against the American Division teams. Winning the league earned the Trojan team a birth to play in the AABC state tournament, with the potential of moving on to the AABC World Series. “We were not able to accept that bid because we had already committed to the USSSA World Series, so the second place team West Michigan Elite was awarded the bid.” said Arnett. Just iast weekend, the Trojan team participited in another tournament that was sanc­ tioned by the CABA. won the sixteen team tournament and was granted the opportunity to participate in the CABA World Series. Once again, they were unable to accept that bid because of cur commitment to the USSSA World Series. Eight of the »2 playcis on the Trojan Baseball Club are in the same grade in the Thomapple Kellogg schou! system. Horseshoe tourney at Orangeville Day Don’t believe the All-Star game is really all that bad Despite what David T. Young had to say in my absence, 1 enjoyed watching Tuesday night's Major League Baseball All-Star Game. 1 did get to see the players I was excited to see from both leagues. Watching the Tigers win is one thing, but there isn’t much in baseball watching barehanded Vladamir Gurrero waving the bat around the strike zone and beyond. It was scary for a while, watching a pitch from Toronto's Roy Halladay bounce in the dirt, then off of Detroit catcher Pudge Rodriguez as the go-ahead run scored for the National League. It was a wild pitch, but it still hurt a little more seeing it get by Rodriguez. My first thought was. IF the Tigers make it to the World Series and find themselves playing in the National League park in game seven how will Pudge feel knowing he might have been able to stop that ball back in Pittsburgh in July iu put game seven of the series in Detroit. Probably the same way Roy Halladay would feel if it was the Blue Jays on the road for game seven of the series, or San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman will if his Padres reach the final. Any one of those three teams could be there. The Padres had won five in a row head­ ing into the All-Star break, and lead the NL West. The Blue Jays aren’t too far back of the Red Sox and Yankees in the AL Ent. and we all know how well the Tigers first half went. Some reporter might bring it up if that happened, but after a few minutes I became pretty sure that if anyone of those guys made it to game seven of the World Series they would not be thinking about one pitch in an exhibition game in early July. The same way voters occasionally get things right at the polls in November, the vot­ ers got things right this year in the All-Star voting. The big name guys that haven't real­ ly done enough yet this season weren’t there. The new name guys who have were. Roger Clemens hasn’t been pitching long enough this season to get a spot Greg Maddox was no where to be found. Frank Thomas didn't get on the roster for hitting a bunch of home runs in the mid 1990’s. The Twin City’s Twin terrors, pitching phonemes Johan Santana and Francisco Liriano were there as well as their battery mate catcher Joe Mauer. All Liriano has done in his rookie season is win ten of 11 starts and lead the majors in ERA at 1.83. In his third season, all Mauer is doing is leading the batting average at .378. I guess the fans didn’t do everything perfect. Mauer probably should have been the starter instead of Pudge. Picking the leader of the best team in baseball isn’t all that bad of an idea however. It was even fun watching the home run derby. Every ball park should be placed on the edge of a major body of water. Home runs that splash are just more exciting than ones that bounce on the cement and bounce off boarded up warehouses. Even with 24 hour ESPN and interieague play. I still don’t watch much National League baseball. I knew the names. David Wright and Josh Howard. Monday night was really the first time I'd seen them in action. While Brandon Inge is my Tiger, he might have to back up Wright at third base on my All-Star team. I thought lhe end of May the beginning of June looked tough for the Tigers, with lhe Yankees. Boston. Chicago, and Toronto all in a row. Now August is down the road, and the Tigers face Chicago twice. Minnesota. Boston, and New York all in a four week span. Oh well, that’s August. Bring on the Royals this weekend. by Patricia Johns Staff Writer A double elimination horseshoe tourna­ ment will be a major part of the Orangeville Day celebration Saturday, Aug. 19. This year the competition is limited to 20 two-person teams. Tournament organizer Wayne Bourdo said the cost will be $10 per team or $5 per per­ son. “The first teams to register and pay will be assured of a place in the tournament." Bourdo said. Anyone interested in playing horseshoes should call him at 269-664-6634. Registrations and entry fees will be accept­ ed until 5 p.m. at the Orangeville Township Hall Friday, Aug. 18. Tbe Orangeville firefighters will be serv­ ing up breakfast from 7 until 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Aug. 19. “It should be even more delicious," Bourdo commented, because some of the firefighters have decided they are adding scrambled eggs to the menu of pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee. Breakfast will cost $5 per person. Orangeville Day Chairman Mark Paradowski presented a menu of children's games which include three-legged and sack races and balloon tosses. There will be a stop by a helicopter And ocher events during the day. The parade route is being finalized and the official start of the day at the Orangeville Township Hall site will be at noon following the parade. Visitors to Orangeville Day are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets to lis­ ten to the entertainment in comfort. Paradowski said a number of businesses have agreed to help sponsor this first Orangeville Day. Anyone who would like more information about Orangeville Day sponsorships or who would like to volunteer can call Paradowski at 269-664-5704. Mud volleyball and 3-on-3 basketball tournaments slated for Lake Odessa Summer Splash, August 6 Lake Odessa’s Summer Splash is being planned for Sunday, Aug. 6, with a car show on M-50 and activities at the beach, the fair grounds ard other locations around the vil­ lage New this year will be an all ages men and women three-on-three basketball tournament sponsored by Main Street Savings Bank and in a mix between mud wrestling and volley­ ball, something called a mud volleyball tour­ nament. Both events are being coordinated by the World Youth Day Organization from St. Edward's Parish. “The World YotMh Day 2008 Committee is very excited to be bringing these new events to the annual village festival and is looking forward to making them yearly events as well." said organizer Nikki Sunstrum. Volleyball games will be on the courts at the Lake Odessa Fairgrounds and just for the weekend, parts of Second Avenue will be closed and home to all three-on-three basket­ ball games. Entry fees for the basketball tournament are $60 per four-person team if received by July 28 and $75 per team afterward. Check-in will be the morning of Aug. 6 between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. All games will begin at 9 a.m. Prizes will be awarded to each division. First place winners will receive a team trophy and “First Annual Lakewood Summer Splash 3-on-3 Champion” T-shirts. Second place winners will receive Summer Splash logo 1shirts. Rules and regulations are included on the AYSO camp at TKMS starts July 31 The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) will have AYSO summer camps at Thomapple Kellogg Middle School from 9 a.m. to noon or 5:30 to 8 p.m. the week of July 31 to Aug. 4. Internationally qualified and AYSO certi­ fied staff will teach at the camps, which are for children 5 to 15 years old . The cost of the. camp is $99. which includes a camp T-shirt. The camps also will offer free parent and coach clinics. Send a check payable to AYSO Soccer Camps to Middleville AYSO Region 277. c/o Paul Huyser (269) 795-2583. P.O Box 1838 Redlands. Calif. 92373. Registration also is available online. For more information, call 1-888-857-6222 or visit www.aysosoccercamps.org application and waivers of liability will be due prior to games. Team captains will be contacted prior to the tournament with place­ ment and bracket details. This year's new mud volleyball tournament will include teams of four or five players, who can register for $50 before July 28 and $65 until the day of the tournament. Games will begin at 9 a.m. and all team captains will be required to check in at least 30 minutes prior to their first game. Tournament games will be pool play and winners will be award­ ed in each division. First place winners will receive a team tro­ phy and “First Annual Lakewood Summer Splash Mud Volleyball Champion" T-shirts. Second place winners will receive Summer Splash logo T-shirts. Rules and regulations are included on the application and waivers of liability will be due prior to games. Brochures/applications for the three-onthrce and mud volleyball tournaments can be obtained at numerous locations in the Lakewood area, including lhe Page Memorial Building. St. Edward's parish office, on line at www.lakeomichigan.com or by calling (616) 292-6670. “Sign up soon and even if you can’t play, come out and show your support for all the events, teams and sponsors." said Sunstrum. �The Hastings Basnet - Thursday July 13 2006 - Page 19 Freeport Fastpitch Hall of Fame inducts ‘06 class by Larry Hamp Five new members were inducted into lhe Freeport Fastpitch Hall of Fame July 8 in the fifth annual induction ceremony held at the softball field in Freeport. Stu Benedict. Wilma Daniels and Vem Bowman were inducted into the hall as play­ ers. Bill James was inducted as a commis­ sioner. and Bob Stutz was inducted as a man­ ager. Don Bowers, chairman of the Freeport Fastpitch Hall of Fame Committee and hall of and trophies. James’ daughter Jan Warner accepted lhe award on his behalf, and Stutz's wife Pearl accepted the award'on his behalf. “It brings lhem all back together every year to relive what they did in their youth," said Larry Hamp, long-time organizer and coach for the Freeport Fast Pilch Softba'l program. Hastings councilman Bowers served as Master of Ceremonies for induction. Bowers was part of the first group inducted into the local hall of fame in 2002. with his old bat­ tery-mate Vcm (Stub) Allerding. Both were, baseman as this area ever produced. He was best known for playing his position just out­ side the batter's box. Fast, quick, and fearless, he popped out of retirement for a game in 1999 at son Brian's request. He says he couldn't get out of bed the next morning, so re-retired. Stutz entered the Hall of Fame as a coach/manager, though he played for many years through lhe 1950’s. When he retired from the field, he began coaching. Bowen says, "Bob had a unique outlook. He looked every comer of the Lower Peninsula packed lhe recreational area in Freeport last Friday night. Saturday, and Sunday for the fifth play­ ing of the tournament. Tbe teams competing for the gold title rep­ resented leagues in Midland. Coldwater. Ludington. Moline, and Eaton Rapids, in addition to four local squads. Thomapple Valley Clean-up. coached and managed by Mark Martin, made it to the finals Sunday night, bu» dropped a slugfest to Oetman’s Excavating (Moline). 11-10 in the finale. Martin's (mostly) young team played a great tournament, losing out in the champi­ onship game to the little mistakes young teams make. Martin, by the way. has served as Hall of Fame tourney director for the past several years - Slate commissioner of softball Gerry Hanson said. "I’m impressed by the number of teams, how smoothly the tournament has run. competitive nature of the event, a fine crowd, and as pretty a ballpark as we have in the state." Hanson is considering Freeport as a site for District. Regional and/or state tournament play Freeport Fastpitch League President. Kunde (who spent Saturday in a hospital rather than on the ball field) said, "This tour­ nament gets better each year. We’re drawing from across the state as word gets around about our nice playing fields and good com­ petition." Kunde s ‘Huskies' youth squad, with Hastings native David Nichols pitching, played well. Like Martin's squad (but with even less experience) failure to execute on offense hurt them. Kunde noted. “We'd only played six games as a team prior to the tourney " If his record with youth squads is any indi­ cation. this team will be hot by summer's end. Staff Writer Megan Lave11 contributed to this article. H.YJUL FaU Football 8 ^Cheerleading Sign-Up aturday, July 22, 2006 ■ 10:00 am -12:00 pm tastings Middle School East Parking Lot V- The 2006 class of the Freeport Fastpitch Softball Hall of Fame. (From left) Jan Warner accepting on behalf of her father Bill James, Pearl Stutz (sitting) accepting on behalf of her husband Bob Stutz, Stu Benedict, Wilma Daniels and Vem Bowman (with son Brian). (Photo by Megan Lavell) fame member, and State Commissioner for Michigan Amateur Softball Association Gerry Hanson presented the inductees with their awards. The Hall of Fame was established in July 2002 to honor those who have supported soft­ ball in Freeport and the surrounding areas through playing, managing and acting as commissioners between the local and Slate levels, ‘ponsorships. and just friends of the game in general. “Maybe they didn’t actually play, but they kept the game going." said Kathy Kunde, who was the acting Freeport Recreation Association Director during the induction cer­ emony. Bowman, with his son. Brian. Daniels and Benedict were present to accept their plaques LHS soccer conditioning starts Tuesday shortly thereafter, inducted to the Michigan Amateur Softball Hall of Fame, in Midland. Daniels began her softball career at the age of 16 as a pitcher for C. H. Runciman Elevator in Woodland. She retired from the game in 1963 with a District Championship (a big deal in those days of many, many teams), and set an example of hard, fair play and good sportswomanship. A fine lady and a credit to the game - a credit to sports in general. Stu Benedict (former owner of Northside Grocery) played ball as a catcher for local teams Leary’s Sports Center, K.B. Supply, Orchard Industries, and Gardner's Pharmacy. He was part of the great team with which Vem Allerding out-pitched Eddie “the King” Felghner, and his teammates outhit the King's Court, beating them 3-1. Stu got a hit off the King, something few players can say. But Bowman can say it as well. Bowman also got a hit off the “King". He sUuied play­ ing organized ball late, at age 27. He stayed around for 18 years, and was as good a third more to how a player fit into a team, and for an upbeat attitude. He always had a good ball team." What more can a man warn? James was inducted as a commissioner. He served for many years as commissioner of the biggest district (five counties, hundreds of teams) in lhe state organizations. “He never committed an unfair act, and he always worked to improve the quality of our game." Bowers said of James. The Class of 2006 brings the total inducted to lhe Freeport regional Fastpitch Hall of Fame to 27 men and women. Persons may be nominated in several categories - player, coach, sponsor, commissioner, or for great service lo lhe game. Contact Larry Hamp, Bowers, or Rich Kunde (Freeport) for infor­ mation on nomination procedures. The induction ceremony was held at noon, during a break in the action of the annual Freeport Recreation Association's regional Hall of Fame Tournament Fourteen fastpitch softball teams from ONLYA FEW SPOTS REMAIN FOR 7IH AND STH GRADE FOOTBALL. TEiM PLACEMENTS WILL BE MADE ONA FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS | A PftBENT MUST BE PRESENT AT SIGN-UP ' Fee must be paid in full at time of registration. $79 sign-up fee to buy out of the fundraiser. Discounts are available for additional children. (Maximum fee of $120 per family plus fundraiser). Scholarships are available to qualifying families. Some people just can’t wait for the fall sports season to get here. Lakewood High Schoo) will hold condi­ tioning sessions for boys’ varsity and junior vanity soccer beginning July 18 and continu­ ing every Tuesday and Thursday until the season starts in August. Conditioning will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m in the Lakewood High School Unity Held. For more information, call -arsity soccer coach Paul Gonzales at (269) 948-8791. Volleyball camps slated at Kellogg Community College Kellogg Community College (KCC) will offer three more volleyball camps this sum­ mer. Each of the first two. planned for July 24­ 27 and July 31-August 3. will provide four days with an emphasis on basic skills. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. campers will work on tech­ niques of setting, passing, spiking, blocking, and serving. They will increase skills through progressive drills, demonstrations and play. The third camp, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. August 7-10, will focus on the development of correct setting and proper hitting tech­ niques. Participants will learn how to do quick attacks, slides, swing patterns, and more. Each participant is required to bring a sack lunch each day. along with a water bottle and towel. The camps meet at the Miller Gym. Space is limited to 30 campers per session, so it is recommended that you register early to guar­ antee a spot in the camp of your choice. Cost is $95. For more information, please call KCC's Athletic Department at (269) 965-4151. To register please contact Kristy or Melissa o^OPfO at Hastings Orthopedic Clinic Phone: 800-596-1005 269-945-9520 Email: kristybh@hoc-mi.com melissar@hoc-mi.com Session Date & Times July 25th- July 28th 10:00-11:15am 10yrs-13yrs 3:00-4:15pm 14yrs- 18yrs $75.00 $75.00 Aug, 1st-Aug. 4th 5: 00-6:15pm 6: 45-8:00pm 10yrs-13yrs 14yrs-18yrs $75.00 $75.00 IMPROVE YOUR SPEED, POWER, COORDINATION, BODY AWARENESS AND EXPLOSIVE STRENGTH The purpose of this camp is designed to help improve student athlete’s performance and reduce injury. includes various drills and circuits focusing on these key factors. Camp SPEED helps athletes achieve their maximum potential in a safe efficient environment. Camp S.P.E.E.D. will be held at Hastings High School Track and Field. ♦Registration fee includes t-shirt, water bottle and sport towel* I Every athlete knows success is achieved as a result of hard work and dedication. Improvements in speed, agility, strength, and coordination can often make the difference between success and failure in athletics. Our camp 066335461 �Page 20 - Thursday, July 13, 2006 - Tbe Hastings Banner Prairieville Twp. has 2 races by Megan I .a veil Staff Writer The Aug. 8 primary election will include two contests for seats on the Prairieville Township Board. The races will be for supervisor and one trustee's position. They arc necessary because of the untimely death of former Supervisor Tom Guthrie last year. Two men are competing for the supervi­ sor’s position. Former Trustee Mike Herzog was appointed supervisor and Jim Stonebumer is making an electoral challenge. "One of the mam things in the position that i have is planning for five years. 10 years down the road." said Herzog. Herzog said he thinks the most important issues facing Prairieville are to plan for the future of the community, maintain the area’s current growth and maintain the rural charac­ ter of Prairieville in the meantime. "My biggest thing is I care about the town­ ship. I care about the people. I've lived here all my life." said Herzog. "I've got a stake in what happens in the township." Herzog said some of his goals as township supervisor are to preserve farm land in the area with further development and to build a new township hall. "Il’s served its useful life, now it's time for us to plan a new town hall," he said. Stonebumer worked for the Durametallic Corporation, where was tooling and mainte­ nance supervisor and was active with quality improvement teams. While there, he received the first "Principal" award for his reduction and management of industrial wastes. He also worked for Sturgis Machine as facility and maintenance manager. While there he man­ aged budgets and worked with contractors to complete projects on time One of Stoneburner’s goals as township Bill Miller Jim Stonebumer supervisor is to improve communications with the area fire departments and lake asso­ ciations. "There are confusions and maybe some uncertainties about how some fire depart­ ments respond to their calls, and I think there needs to be some leadership and someone to take a more active role." said Stonebumer. Other issues important to Stonebumer are lake associations and parks boards concerns. "We have a great number of people around the lake, and 1 think it’s important to respond to their needs also." he said. Stonebumer said he thinks communication with the community is an important issue in this race. “I think we could be a stronger township government with a little better communica­ tion and leadership ” he said. Bill Miller and Jack Kennedy are compet­ ing for the vacant trustee's position. Miller has served as chairman of the Planning and Zoning Board, a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals and as a member of the Board of Review. He also has been a church deacon, an elder, a building committee chair and an education committee chair at the Doster Community Reformed Church. "I bring a background of working with the community and working with lhe people." said Miller. He said he believes some important issues in the election are growth communication in the community. “It is my desire to serve our community so it may continue to be a great place to live and raise our families." said Miller. "I want to see it remain a ’bedroom' community with emphasis on farming and recreation. I believe that with controlled growth and the coopera­ tion of surrounding townships, these goals can be fulfilled," he said. Miller said one of his gcMs is to get people more involved with local politics. “Wc need more local involvement in our local government We should have more input at the local level than we do at the state or the federal." he said. Repeated attempts to reach Jack Kennedy to talk about his candidacy were not success­ ful. Private gardens open to public Saturday Four glorious gardens and a Garden Thyme Market will be featured in the ninth annual *A Day in the Garden* tour set for 9 am. to 5 p.m. Saturday. July 15, rain or shine. John and Gladys Yonker’s garden is on the tour, and she is pictured here look­ ing over her clematis. Other gardens to be featured are the Satterfield Garden, the Schlachter garden and the Parker garden. At the Garden Thyme Market on the Barry County Courthouse lawn in Hastings, the public will find 10 booths featuring acces­ sories for the garden and the gardener. Tour tickets, with maps, are available in advance lor $5 at the Barry County Area Chamber of Commerce, Alfresco and the Hastings Flower Shop, all in Hastings. Tickets will be available on the day of the tour for $6 at the Garden Thyme Market/Thomapple Garden Club's booth. Children under age 10 are free, but must be accor rpanied by an adult. The Thomapple Garden Club, sponsor of the event, plans to use tour proceeds for the beautification of the Hastings area and other dub protects. (Photo by Elaine Gilbert) Registration for Hastings Rotary scramble due July 26 The Hastings Rotary Club will host a fourperson golf scramble on Friday. July 28. at the Hastings Country Club. The proceeds from this golf outing will benefit the Rotary Life Leadership program. This program allows students from local school districts to develop leadership and team-building skills, and at the same time develop friendships. Students who have gone through the pro­ gram note that they have learned a great deal about themselves and how to work with oth­ ers during the weekend experience. The event will start with lunch, beginning at noon, provided by Felpausch Food Centers. A shotgun start will get the golfing underway at 1 p.m. To sign up for the event, the entry fee is $200. Individuals who wish to join a team are welcome to sign up as well, and the Rotary golf committee will place single participants together. Tlw registration deadline is Wednesday. July 26 ‘ In addition to team registrations, local businesses arc asked to consider sponsoring a hole at S50 or to donate prizes for the event. For additional information contact Nancy Goodin. Dennis Oland. or Randy Tcegardin « (209) 945*2401. The Freeport District Library will seek a millage renewal in the Aug. 8 primary elec­ Participants will play the beautiful Hastings Country Club. tion. Freeport library seeks renewal J-Ad Graphics and the Hastings Athletic Boosters proudly presents THE BUZZ YOUNGS LEGENDS GOLF CLASSIC The proposed renewal of a millage for the Freeport Public Library will be on the Aug. 8 primary election ballot. Absentee ballot applications are available at the Freeport Library or the Irving and Carlton township offices. The proposal will be a renewal of the half mill passed in 2000. Without the renewal library users will lose access to the Lakeland Library Cooperative and many current servic­ es such as reading programs and book clubs, and new book purchases would have to be eliminated. Library hours would be reduced to 20 per week if the renewal falls. The Friends of the Freeport Library have been raising funds to support the levy campaign. Information abcut the levy is available at the Freeport District Library. 209 South Stale Road. Freeport. Saturday, August 5th, 2006 (269) 945-3550 Riverbend Golf Course 4-Person Scramble • 8:30 a.m. Shot Gun Start $75.00 per person includes greens fee for 18 holes of golf, lunch and dinner. - Cash Prizes First.. s500 • Second... 300 2 Blind Draws... s100 each 3 Closest to the pin ■ 4 Long Drives LEGENDS... Jock CUrey, Lew Lang, Jack Hoke, Bob 135 E. Stole SL Hastings MI (B “* @ OPEN HOUSE SUN. JULY 16, 2-4 pm Carlson, Pat Morphy, Dick Guenther, Brace McDowell, Bernie Oom, Tony TurkaL Bob VanderVeen, Dr. Jim Atkinson, Cart SchoesseL Larry Melody, Cynthia Robbe, Ernie Strong, BUI Karpinski, Dennis Storrs (2 males/2 females). 50/50 closest to the and this year’s Legends Daw Furrow and pin. Skins game (optional). Raffle table. Larry & Eartoe Baum Contact Riverbend Golf Course to sign up 945-3238 7777 68th St., SE, Caledonia • • • • Caledonia Schools • 2 secluded acres 2624 finished sq ft • 4 BR • 3 Baths Immaculate Home - Seclusion Wildlife • Walk-out lower level $259,900. Call Ruth #830-8834 � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-07-20.pdf 85faccab038f1f209db4cc525530d60e PDF Text Text Hastings schools sell land for $1.5 million Barry County Fair continues tradition Haas hopes to turn around Delton football See Story on Page 3 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 18 ^■**9 ■ ■ W BmWT^ S Lm Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856ustihgs public librae J’lsCHUHCh$T HASTINGS Ml 49058-Ie?3 HastingsDANNER VOLUME 153. No. 29 NEWS BRIEFS Fountain Friday features fiddles The next Fridays al the Fountain pro­ gram will feature a variety of performing art forms from the Community Music School of Hastings to meet a wide variety of tastes. Teachers and students will be perform­ ing starting al 11:30 on the Barry County Courthouse Lawn. Music School Director Steve Youngs said, ‘Students who arc involved in vio­ lin lessons at the school are going to per­ form, along with their teachers." The violin performers will present a wide variety of styles from classical to folk and gospel. Listeners will be treated to a real healthy dose of gtxxi old down­ home fiddling Teacher Beth Lepak will be on hand with her ensemble called "Buddies and Bows." who performed last year. Thursday. July 20. 2006 Workshop or vacation? Conference signup includes retiring James by David T. Young Editor When county commissioners attend the summer conference for the Michigan Association of Counties, arc they going to school for the public or arc they taking a mini-vacation at public expense? The question has come up again for the Barry County Board of Commissioners, as six of its members prepare io attend the MAC Conference Aug. 21 and 22 at Shanty Creek near Traverse City. One of the six planning to go is seven-term Commissioner Sandra James. The problem is that she will retire four months after the conference, so she won’t have much time to apply whatever she learns at the workshop. Public officials, including county commis­ sioners. county and city elected officials, Hot 4-H models waited to be judged on Saturday but don’t those tractors look cool9 police and fire chiefs and school board mem­ bers. have been going to workshops for a long time, and while they sometimes arc crit­ Heat challenges fair week icized for using the workshops as mini-vaca­ tions on the public’s dime, they have insisted See CONFERENCE, page 9 Sandra James New ordinance kickoff is July 24 The Barry Community Foundation will celebrate its I Oth birthday party at local libraries on Saturday, July 29, Foundation representatives will bring ice cream cakes from Mooville in Nashville to each of the Barry County libraries from 10 a.m. until noon at the Thomapple Kellogg School and Community Library in Middleville, the Delton District Library, the Putnam Library in Nashville, the Freeport Library and the Dowling Library. Representatives will be at the Hastings Public Library from I until 3 p.m. There will be coloring books for chil­ dren and other information available. Each library is also planning special events or handouts. North County Trail sets hikes July 29 The Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association will sponsor two hikes Saturday. July 29. The public is invited. For the first hike, participants are asked to meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Warner Sanctuary. The hike will be about 1.7 miles through woods, will pass by a small lake and will cross a bridge over a small stream. The group then will travel 1.1 miles to the Otis Sanctuary , where the second hike will begin at 10:45 a.m. This hike will be about 1.4 miles through woods and open areas on trails that arc easily traveled. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 bv Patricia Johns Staff Writer „ how hot is too hot for the fair? Monday’s 95-dcgrce temperature came close to being too hot. In the afternoon very fetC"\isitors were walking down the midway with most seeking shelter under tents or in bams from the heat and glare of the scorching sun. The fans were running in the bams full power, but there were reports of some ani­ mals suffering from the heat and some ani­ mals dying in the heat. Most of the rain fell after the fair closed at The Barry County Planning Commission has scheduled the official kick-off meeting for the creation of a new Barry County zoning ordinance for 7 p.m. Monday July 24, in the Community Room of the Courts and Law Building. Jay Kilpatrick from Williams and Works will present the work scope and timetable for the completion of the ordi­ nance. The Planning Commission strong­ ly encourages those who wish to assist in the process to attend the meeting. Other zoning meetings will be scheduled for the fourth Monday of every month until it is completed. For more information, call the Barry County Planning Department at (269) 945-1290. 10th birthday party set for foundation PRICE 50C 10 p.m. Monday. The heavy rain may have kept down the numbers of floral selections in the open class judging, since the rain fell so heavily in some areas. And early Tuesday morning outside ven­ dors were wiping down the farm equipment and putting their shade tents up again. Various shows scheduled took place with people looking for relief in cold glasses of lemonade and unocr whatever shade was available. Veterans came to viist Tuesday and many See FAIR, p>ige 20 State Rep. candidates’ forum set for July 27 ‘The Hobbit’ to be performed this weekend Food, more cupcakes, cookies, sandwiches and more are demanded by the dwarves as the worried Bilbo Baggins looks at the Wizard Gandalf in this summer’s production of “The Hobbit."The Thomapple Arts Council Summer Youth Theatre pro­ duction of “The Hobbit" takes the stage on Friday and Saturday July 21 and 22 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, July 23 at 2 p.m. Tickets are S5 for adults and S3 for students. Children under 7 are admitted free. by David T. Young Editor The fourth and final in a series of prc-pri­ mary election forums will be held at 7 p m. Thursday. July 27. at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in downtown Hastings. Featured will be the seven Republican can­ didates for 87th District Stale Representative, each of whom is vying to succeed the term limited Slate Rep. Gary Newell (R-Saranac) in the Aug. 8 primary. The 87th District includes all of Barry County and most of Ionia County. Expected to be on hand will be Tom Lower. Brian Callcy. Jim Bailey. Brian Reynolds. Wade Trombley. Susan Vlietstra and Mark Doster. They arc running for the right to face Democrat Doug Kalnbach in the Nov. 7 gen­ eral election. • Bailey, of Hastings, the former chairman of the Barry County Board of Commissioners, lost to Newell in the August 200 primary. • Callcy. a Portland banker, is chairman of the Ionia County Board of Commissioners. • Reynolds has been elected Barry County Surveyor since 1992 and owns a surveying and mapping business in downtown Hastings. • Vlietstra is Thomapple Township Clerk. • Trombley, who has never held elected political office before, is in the real estate business in Middleville. • Doster. Southwest Barry Sewer and Waler Authority administrator, is a former Barry County Commissioner and former Prairieville Township Supervisor. • Lower is the only other Ionia County can- See FORUM, page 3 Shooting victim says she’s condemned to relive horror by Jon Gambee Sta# Writer Most crime stories end when the accused is caught and brought to (whatever we have come to know as) justice. Thai’s it. Case closed. Book ’em. Danno. The common television and movie idea is when the perpetrator is off the streets we can sleep safely again, content in the knowledge it’s over. But Kim Mello, the victim of a violent crime a year ago. insists it’s never over and she will spend the rest of her life in the hell she's been left by Tom Clark, convicted of attempting to shoot her to death on July 28. 2005. Clark was sentenced was sentenced last Thursday to serve from 10 1/2 years to 30 years in prison. He was convicted on one count, though he originally was charged with 10 counts, including felony firearms, home invasion and possession of a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent. In making the sentencing decision. Barry County Circuit Court Judge James Fisher said he was using the extreme end of the spectrum set up by the Michigan mandatory sentencing guidelines. Police charged that Clark waited outside Mello's home while she was away and when she returned, climbed to a second story win­ dow. shot at her companion. Jeremy Paul “Please don't trivialize this like it seems everyone else has. Tom went there with the intention to end my life. He had it planned. He was less than an inch away from accomplishing it." — Shooting victim Kim Mello Vroman. before standing over the cowering Mello and shooting her from point blank range. Clark, a former tire chief and trustee in Woodland Township, spoke before sentencing and said he takes complete responsibility for his actions. Regardless. Mello said her nightmares haven’t stopped with the arrest and she prob­ ably will never get over the traumatic inci­ dent. She has maintained the cold sweats don’t quit coming with a conviction and you can’t plea bargain the terror away. Mello tried to make a victim’s statement at the sentencing, but was too overcome with emotion to get across what she wanted to say. She said she was stalked, terrorized and finally shot by a man she once trusted. “I don't think it will ever be over." she said in a private interview last Friday. ‘‘There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of what he did.’’ The whole sad story is of a man obsessed who went over the edge and now has to live with the consequences of his actions. But so does Kim Mello. Their lives arc intersected forever now. tragically, but irrevocably intertwined. Mello and Clark dated for about three months before she moved in with him. She said it was a stormy relationship, fueled by Tom’s jealousy and controlling nature. The relationship was destined for failure and one night after they argued Tom ordered Kim from his home. ‘‘When he ordered me out of the house. I told him 1 wanted to get some of my things.’’ Kim said. “He took the mattress off the bed and I told him to leave it and 1 would get it later. But he pushed it into me and pushed me up against the wall. He then threw my belong­ ings out into the yard." After she left. Kim said. Tom began calling her. try ing to reconcile. “He would call me up to five or six times a day." she said. ’’And when I would not talk to him he became enraged. He followed my 7year-old daughter and would verbally abuse her and accuse me of horrible things." Three weeks after she moved out. Clark waited outside her home and watched as she arrived in the company of another man. He See SHOOTING, page 2 �Page 2 - Thursday. July 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page There is a picnic table at Otis that can be used by thosewto bring their own lunches. Long sleeve shirts are suggested. To get to the Warner Sanctuary, starting from the intersection of M-37 and M-43 west of Hastings, go west on M-43 for 0.3 mile. Go straight onto M-179 (Chief Noonday Road}. Go 13 miles and bear left onto Gun Lake Road. Go two mites and go straight after rounding the curve onto Erway. Go 0.7 mite to the parking lot on the east side of the road. To get to the Otis Sanctuary, from the intersection of M-37 and M-43 west of Hastings go west on M-43 for 3.2 mites. Turn right onto Goodwill Road. Go 1.6 mites. Turt left onto Havens Road and go 0.5 mite to the parking lot on the right. For more information, call J*rty Pattok at (269) 945-5443 Boat parade slated Sept. 2 at Gun Lake The Gun Lzke Committee of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce will qxxttor a Labor Day Weekend boat parade Sept 1 The theme of the parade is "Hollywood Comes to Gun Lake." Participants should decorale their boats like scenes from movies for the competi­ tion. first second and third place prizes will be awarded. The Gun Lake Committee currently is collecting prizes and contributions. To donate a prize, call Linda Boyce at (269) 945-9554 for a donation form, or drop off or mail a contribution Io Jenny Boerman, Bay Pointe Inn, 11456 Marsh Road, Shelbyville. Ml 49344. Besides prizes, cash donations aho will be accepted to purchase additional prizes or give away monetary prizes. Circus coining to Chariton Park The 70th anniversary edition of the Carson & Barnes Circus will bring its hun­ dreds of performers and animate to Historic Chariton Park east of Hastings Friday, July 21, with shows al 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. In America today, there remains only one big-tented circus, which manages to main­ tain the traditional demanding schedule of one-day stands. Canon & Barnes brings its d'.y-biock tong "Biggest Big Top on Earth* to some 200 other towns and cities each season, moving to a new site nearly every day, seven days a week. Emphasis is on bringing this type of family entertainment to communities of America where local civic organizations often share in the advance ticket sate proceeds. Monster film, DDR planned at library “The biggest creature of alT is coming to the Hastings Public Library when teens gather at the Hastings Public Library Friday, July 21, for Monster Movie Night. The movie, based on Merton C. Cooper’s book “King Kong” will be the main feature. Free drinks and popcorn will add to the evening’s enjoyment. Movie night begins al 7 and 9:30 p.m. for all teens going into sixth to 12th grades. The following afternoon, on Saturday, July 22, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., silence will definitely be put on bold as teens move to the rhythms of another DDR (“Dance Dance Revolution"). Food and drinks will be on hand to energize sixth- to 12thgraders as they take their turns al DDR. a video game you play with your feet Rock *n rol trivia contest Saturday Another rock ’n roil music trivia contest is being planned for this Saturday evening in conjunction with the grand opening of the new Walldorff Brewpub in downtown Hastings. Patterned after the fund-raisers for the new library last October and for Gun Lake Winterfest last February, this edition will be for the 87th District State Representative campaign for Brian Reynolds. The material to be covered in the “Name That Tune” contest will cover popular songs from 1955 to 1979. with a sprinkling of 1980s music tossed in. Cost is S25 per person for those who have tickets and $30 al the door. Anyone who wants to get into the competition is asked for another $5. Checks are preferred, but other arrangements can be made, if necessary. Call Reynolds Land Surveying at 945­ 3668 to buy tickets or David Young at 945­ 9554. Thomapple Players auditions July 24 The Thomapple Ptayen will bold aoditkms for Hart and Kwafowi’, "The Man Who Came to Dinner" a: 7 pjn Mo^tey. July 24, at the Barry County CMnMrion On Aging building ai 320 W. Wrodtawn Ave., Hastings. Director Nonna Jean Acker rate needed are 11 women and 11 mer plus efctras for this production in addition to stage crew, set building, lights/sound and props master. Any post high school age adult is welcome to audition. Anyone who cannot attend auditions should contact Acker at 945-2332 prior to July 24 to arrange an audition. Anyone who would like to fill any back­ stage jobs does not need to audition but should contact Acker at 945-2332 as soon as possible. There will be a readthru July 27 and rehearsals will begin Aug. 14 at the COA. Performances are Sept. 28,29.30 at 7 p.m. and Oct 1 at 2 p.m. at Central Elementary Auditorium in Hastings. Progressive Dems firn set for July 20 The Progressive Democrat of Wert Michigan will be borts for a premiere showing of “The Big Buy: Too, Delay', Stolen Congress" at 7 p.m. tonifhe. Thursday. July 20. at the Thomapple Emergency Service, Building. 128 High St. Middleville. The film detail, Tom Delay's plan Io cre­ ate a permanent Republican majority in the U.S, Coogtere in pan by using corporate contributions to reshape Texas, political landscape. At the pinnacle of his power, the then U.S. House Majority Leader used these contributions to take over the Texas Stale Legislature, redraw the stare', con­ gressional lines mid-decade, and tend a half-dozen new hard-right Republican Congressmen to Washington. There is tree admission: donation, are welcome. For more information, e-mail Patricia Wilson al wilougb0yahoo.com or call 269-795-4412. Middleville music series continues Morning Dew, a bluegrass group, will take the stage at Stagecoach Park this Friday night, July 21. Middleville is host to live music every Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. until Aug. 18. Concerts will be held in the Gazebo along the Thomapple River in Old Down Town Middleville. The rain location for these concerts will be the Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. Performance dates for the remainder of the summer are as follows: • July 28 - Blue Water Ramblers • Aug. 4 - Missing Linx (Traditional and pop classics) • Aug. 11 - The Nowhere Band (Beatles tunes) • August 18 - Middleville United Methodist Musicians. All performances are free. People are welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets, etc. Trojan Band Camp will start July 27 The Thomapple Kellogg High School Trojan marching band will begin gearing up for another season beginning Thursday, July 27. A seven-day band camp is planned dur­ ing which students will team music and drill for this year’s football halftime shows. This year, the band has chosesn to perform music from the Blues Brothers Soundtrack. Information about Trojan Band Camp was sent to all band members in mid-June. Any student who did not receive materials may get them from the band’s website in www.tk.kl2.mi.us/hs/rrickert/index.htnt dr by calling the band office at 795-5400, extension 4446. Registration materials, including permission forms for trips to Craig’s Cruisers and Michigan’s Adventure, are due back in the band office by this Friday. July 14. The high school office is closed ov Friday. July 14. SHOOTING, continued from page 1 then went around die back of the house, climbed a railing and came crashing through the window with a gun in his hand. “The first thing I saw was the gun." she said. “I knew instantly who it was." Kim said she and her friend. Jeremy Vroman. were seated facing each other and as Clark attempted to climb through the window. Vroman grabbed at the gun and pushed Clark back out. “He came halfway back in and tired at Jeremy." Kim said. ‘Jeremy ran out the door and I saw the door splinter as the bullet went through. All I could think about was my daughter who was sleeping just on the other side of the wall. “At that point I was in the comer, basically laying on my back curled up trying to make myself as small as possible. I was pleading for my life and my children's’ lives. “He stood over me pointing the gun at me for maybe 30 or 40 seconds. 1 knew my words were not doing anything to stop him. “I went into a fetal position and he shot me from about three or four feet away." Kim was hit in the forearm and the bullet passed through her arm and entered her chest. “The bullet stopped only because it shat­ tered my arm and it was slowed down. As he stood over me watching me bleed, he said, “die. b.... “Then he went back out the window and was gone.” Since that night Kim has undergone a series of operations and still needs more sur­ gery to repair her arm and hand. “1 have very little feeling in my hand, and no feeling at all in three fingers of that hand." she said. "I still need a plate in my arm and there was so much tissue, tendon and bone damage that it cannot repair itself.” Because she was employed, she had some insurance and that covered the majority of her medical bills in the beginning. But because she can no longer work, she no longer has a job or health insurance. “I still liave a lot of bills." she said. “The crime victim’s fund picked up some of it. but there is a $15,000 cap on money available.. And we still don’t know what the final med­ ical costs will be." Kim attempted to go after Clark in court to make him pay the costs of her medical treat­ ment, but her lawyers have told her it would be a futile battle. “He signed everything over to others and my attorney said we would be kept in court so tong we will never see any of the money." Kim said. Kim today lives, with her parents. Ken and Barbara Richards. White Clark was out on bail, they kept their windows covered. Kim slept on the floor near the door. She would stay awake throughout the nights and try to grab slivers of sleep during the day when oth­ ers were up and about. “It has been hard on my husband and me." her mother, Barbara, said. “Wc are doing everything we can to help because wc want her to have a home of her own and to live independently. She needs to get on with her life. “My husband. Ken. who is retired may have to go back to work. But wc have done what we can because she is worth every dime. She is so important to us. “We are hoping for help from the Family Independent Agency and wc are waiting to see if they come through." Now that Clark has gone to prison, is she satisfied with the sentence he received? “1 think it was a fair sentence." she said. “Judge (James) Fisher gave him the maxi­ mum under the guidelines." Though Kim had prepared a written state­ ment she intended ’.o read to the court at sen­ tencing. she was upset and deviated from what she had written. She asked the statement be made public in this article and the follow­ ing is her written statement verbatim: “I stand before you today, not just merely a victim, but also as a daughter, a sister, a niece, an aunt, a friend, and most importantly, a mother. In a matter of a few precious minutes. I was nearly stripped of all these titles. “I am a survivor. “This man has taken my health, my confi­ dence. my security, my job and my home. He has stripped my children of their innocence and permanently damaged my family. He is a predator that needs to be punished for his actions. To be honest, this man admitted what he had done and should have been punished when he first confessed. This has been dragged out for 11 months. Fact is. he drove to my house with a gun that I’ve never seen him carry outside of his own house. He sat outside my home watching me through binoc­ ulars. He kicked in the second story window and lined up a shot he knew would end my life. The only thing that saved my life is the grace of God and the bone in my arm. Tom's words echo in my car. ’Die. B...." and the look of satisfaction on his face will remain with me for years to come. “There is no amount of money or time in prison that could ever make up for the pain he put me and my family through. What may not be known is what I went through. After he pulled ;hc trigger. I made a 911 phone call and then one to my parents. In the ambulance before the Aero Med trip to Grand Rapids, my father came to me as I lay helpless not know­ ing if I’d live or die. He held my hand as I cried. My eyes so swollen with tears. I could barely keep them open. Do you know what it is like to look your father in the eyes and do sour best to say good-bye? Do you know what it is like to lay helpless on a gurney knowing your life could be seconds away from ending? I do. Hooked up to a machine praying you get to sec your babies again? 1 am talking about three IV’s in my right arm and two in my hand, an IV in my neck and another put in my left foot while 1 was aero rneded to Spectrum Hospital. There I went through syringe after syringe, catheters, cal scans, ultra sounds. MR1. chest scans, pain killer after pain killer, and antidepressants. All I could do was scream in pain! My fami­ ly outside the door, listening and feeling help­ less. Not to mention the months I had casts and splints restricting me. My mother had to dress me and bathe me and care for my chil­ dren because I couldn't They shoved syringes filled with alcohol into all three bullet holes over and over again. "1 carried that bullet in my chest for eight months. 1 have an inch and a half scar across my skin that will constantly remind me of how close I was to dying. I have two holes in my left arm that no doctor can seem to tell me if it will ever heal properly or at all. The shat­ tered bone pieces have created a lump on the side of my arm that I will have to see and feel every day. “For II months I have lived with the uncontrollable fear. A fear that Tom Clark will return, that he will find me and finish what he tried to do that night or even worse yet, hurt my babies. Every day I hide. Evety day I look over my shoulder. I have anxiety attacks in stores and populated streets. I constantly scan driveways, alleyways, parking lots, and streets to make sure I do not see his vehicles. That my children and I are safe. “This shooting was not just a one day event for me. I relive it over aixi over again. I sec him in my mind standing over me. I see his face as he points that gun at my heart a hun­ dred times a day. I wake every night scream­ ing or crying, curled in the comer of my bed. just like I did that July night. I sleep with a baseball bat next to me and a kn»fe in my pocket. "He is flesh and blood like everyone else. Just because he has 'friends in high places' or held a title in the community once upon a time docs not even come close to justifying or forgiving his actions. If a title like trustee determines a person’s worth, and lets a guilty man walk free on the streets on <■ $109,000 bond for 11 months, then what is my worth? What is Jeremy’s worth? He’s a mechanic and 1 a mother. What kind of justice do we desene for going through this? Having a title should not give him more leeway. I think that, if anything, it should put more scrutiny on him. “I am a mother of two beautiful girls, a 5year-old and an 8-year-old. who this man attempted to take from me. My 5-year-old heard her mother’s screams that night. She lay in her bed, no more than a wall s width away while gunshots ripped through the night air and I pleaded for life. Afterward, their ques­ tions began. How do you answer their why’s and how comes? (My daughter) wouldn't even go outside to play for fear of Tom com­ ing to find her. 1 had to fight for custody of my oldest daughter. They took her from me because he was still a threat. They kept my daughter from me and wouldn’t let me see her. Tom paid no attention to what would hap­ pen to my children or my family. In the same respect, he obviously wasn’t thinking of his family, either. Only of his own selfishness. "Please don’t trivialize this like it seems everyone else has. Tom went there with the intention to end my life. He had it planned. He was less than an inch away from accom­ plishing it. The person I was is gone. My life is forever changed and in it’s place, a hollow shell of a survivor trying to regain her strength, overcome fears, and eventually begin a new life. I have a stack of medical bills adding up to over $35,000 because of injuries Tom has given me. How do I pay that when I’m too afraid he’ll track me down at work? I have so much physical damage. Will it ever heal? And my mental trauma... can I ever get past this? “I’ve had a lot of support through my fam­ ily and friends and the Hastings City Police Department. 1 thank you all from the bottom of my broken heart. I know I couldn't have made it through any of this without all of you. I am asking today for only one thing, that this man be put away for as long as possible. He’s had almost a year to live like it never hap­ pened. I wish 1 could say the same for myself. All I want is some kind of life back. I want to feel safe and live without fear, depression, anxiety and pain. This only way that can hap­ pen is knowing that he is somewhere where he can never get to me or do this to anyone else for as long as possible. All I’m asking for is the closure I deserve to put this behind me." After presenting her written statement, she acknowledged the sentence was about the best should could hope for. "But was it enough? No. It will never be enough. Not for what he put me through and what he put my children and my family through.” she said through her tears. “It will never be enough." After sentencing was announced last Thursday. Clark's attorney. Tim Tromp. said he was disappointed in the length of the sen­ tence. "I don’t think they proved intent to kill," he said. Tromp said he would like to have had the opportunity to go before a jury. “J think any person sitting on a jury would see that any person can snap." he said. “It was completely out of character for Tom Clark, even the victim admitted that at the prelimi­ nary hearing. 'He is just a good guy." . But the special prosecutor appointed for the case, Daniel Buscher of Calhoun County, said the sentence was just. "He will do a minimum of 10 1/2 years," Buscher said. "And I will be at the first parole hearing, maybe the first two or three, and I think we can get that denied at icnst once or twice. I am hoping he may serve at lens! 12 to 15 years before he gets out. “By that time, the victim will hcpefully have moved on and her children will be grown and better able to undersanc what happened." Storms cause power outages Because of the intense storms Monday night, many people in the area have lost power. More than 142,000 Consumers Energy cus­ tomers lost power during the storms, includ­ ing 150 Hastings residences. Great Lakes Energy reported 2.814 people arc still without power in Allegan. Crawford. Kalkaska, Kent. Lake. Mason. Mecosta. Montcalm. Muskegon and Osceola counties. Al the height of the storms, nearly 23,000 Great Lakes Energy customers lost power. Strong winds and lightening storms are to blame for the power outages. The winds caused many tree related outages. More than 440 Consumers Energy and 50 Great Lakes Energy crews have been working to restore power to the area. Most customers are expected to regain power by noon Thursday, but additional storms may extend restoration times. IWten the storms roll through Hastings resident Paula Beard's car and home sustained wind damage when sev­ eral trees snapped and fell over during the storms Monday night. The trees fell on the deck and one of her cars. Beard said the wind suddenly picked up and she was stand­ ing nearby when the trees fell. Beard said she is not sure if the car ts totalled and said damage to the deck will be determined once the trees are lifted and taken away. (Photo by Shawna Hubbarth) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 20. 2006 - Page 3 Hastings schools sell 20 acres of Rutland land for $1.5 million by Shanna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Hastings Board of Education has agreed to sell 20 acres the district owns on Green Street to Villagio Corporation out of Ohio for $ 1.5 million The land was original­ ly purchased by the shool district in December of 2000 for $200,000. Superintendent Chris Cooley said the board originally purchased the land with sev­ eral possibilities. "The school bought it with three things in mind — to either build a school on it. to use for trade for land when we were ready to build, or as investment." he said. Cooley said the land would be a tight fit for an elementary or middle school and would not be big enough for a high school. He said the land was not listed for sale but that the board was approached by Villagio with an (Pictured, from left) in front of the billboard are Julie DeBoer, director of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce; Julie Nakfoor Pratt; Barry County Prosecutor; Enc Pessell. Barry-Eaton District Health Department Director of Environmental Health, and Liz Lenz. Community Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant/Meth Task Force Coordinator. Anti-meth billboard goes up The Barry County Methamphetamine Prevention Task Force and Barry County Chamber of Commerce have announced their new anti-meth billboard is now up just north of the M-43/M-37 junction in Hastings. The Chamber of Commerce purchased the billboard with grant funding from the Michigan Meth Watch program. Ideally, many of the 40.000 people who are expected to attend the Barry County Fair this week will see it, since M-43 and M-37 are major routes for fairgoers. The fair runs July 17-22 at the Barry County ExpoCenter. The billboard will stay up until the end of July. “This billboard was truly a collaborative effort between the chamber and many others in the community.” said Meth Prevention Task Force Coordinator Liz Lenz. “This is just another example of the kind of teamwork we.re getting here in Barry County. Our com­ munity support has been tremendous and it's making a difference in the fight against meth.” The Meth Watch program is provided through a grant from the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and the Michigan Department of Community Health. Office of Drug Control Policy. It gives community partners, like the Barry County Chamber of Commerce, the chance to participate actively in their respective meth task forces. “This project allowed the Barry County Chamber to assist in the effort to eliminate methamphetamine." said Chamber Executive director Julie DeBoer. “This fits with our mission of promoting and enhancing the growth and prosperity of our community.” The Barry County Methamphetamine Prevention Task Force is in its second year of operation. The group is made up of a variety of health and human services agencies, non­ profits and local government entities that work together to develop education and pre­ vention strategies, as well as protocols for child and environmental protection. For those who would like an electronic photo of the billboard, more information or who are interested in attending a monthly meeting, please contact Rick Shanley al the information above. To reach Julie DeBoer for further com­ ment. please call her at (269) 945-2454. Attorney general candidate to visit Barry County Dems The monthly Barry County Democratic meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening, Aug. 2, will welcome guest speaker M. Scott Bowen, who is a candidate for the Michigan Attorney General position. The Democrats meet in Hastings at the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Hall. 328 South Jefferson St. (comer of Jefferson and Green Street]. Bowen is the only candidate for Stale Attorney General who has run a business, has been elected to the city commission of a Page Elementary summer academies slated next month Parents interested in helping their children turn from summer play to a more academic focus can enroll their children in the Page Elementary School math and language acad­ emies next month. These four-day courses are scheduled for Aug. 7-10 and on Aug. 14-17 arc designed for students who have completed fourth or fifth grade. There will be intensive small group instruction in math or language arts based on the Thomapple Kellogg curriculum. Classes will be held at the Thomapple Kellogg Middle School and transportation is the responsibility of the parent. The Thomapple Kellogg School district has opened these summer academics to stu­ dents who live within the TK district and out­ side it. The cost is S40 per student per course. The academics arc held from 8:30 until 11:30 a.m. each day both weeks. The math academy and the language arts academy take place at the same lime, but students could attend one the first week and the other the second. The deadline to sign up for the academics is Thursday. July 27. Anyone with questions about the academies can call 795-5522 for more information. major Michigan city and served the people as a prosecutor, defense counsel and judge. This is an opportunity for the residences of Barry County to meet with Bowen and to hear how he views issues in the State of Michigan. Everyone is welcome to attend and bring a friend. Bowen has promised he will be an attorney general who will act on behalf of the people and not for special interests. "The attorney general of Michigan must work to lower crime lairs, protect our envi­ ronment. stand up for consumers, keep utility­ rates low and fight insurance company rate hikes.” Bowen said. As a city attorney. Bowen served as a pros­ ecutor for several West Michigan communi­ ties. He also handled complex civil cases. While in private practice, he managed a gen­ eral legal practice firm that handled hundreds of civil and criminal defense cases. In 1997. Attorney General Frank J. Kelley appointed Bowen as a special assistant attorney general. Bowen was elected in 1997 to his first of two terms as a city commissioner in Grand Rapids. He served as commission president in 1999. While a commissioner, he spearheaded the drive for free curbside recycling and the opening three new water playgrounds. He helped manage a SI00 million-plus budget and 1.800 employees in Michigan's second largest city. In August 2003. Bowen was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm as a judge for the 62A District Court in Wyoming, where he served until July 2005. During his tenure on the bench, he dealt with thousands of civil and criminal cases and he sentenced hundreds of criminals to jail for their crimes. Bowen stepped down as judge in order to run for attorney genera) with the promise to restore the trust and integrity to the office. Scott Bowen was appointed to serve on the Grand Rapids Bar Association's Jury Representation Committee to focus an increasing minority representation on juries in Kent County. He is married to Ann (Sullivan) Bowen and they have four children. offer. “Wc did not have the land for sale, they approached us and said this is what we are prepared to give you." said Cooley. Cooley said the school has signed a pur­ chase agreement, but that the land will under­ go several tests for suitability for Villagio's purposes and the process may take as long as six to nine months before the sale closes. Cooley said he thinks Villagio plans to use the land for commercial resale but did not have other details on its future use. The school board sold two-thirds of an acre in 2005 to Troy Carlson, who with Matthew Garber has the Family Tree medical practice next to the land so he could expand his park­ ing. Cooley said the school board has set up accounts for the sale of the land with profits to go toward purchase of mber land or infra­ structure needs. Board Treasurer Gene Haas said that the offer was such that it was hard for the board to refuse it. "If we arc to be good stewards of the dis­ trict it would have been very hard for the board to walk away from the deal wc were offered." he said. "We had a unanimous vote, however, we did have numerous lengthy dis­ cussions about it. It was a very difficult deci­ sion.” “We originally bought the land with the idea that it would potentially be the home to a new middle school. However through time as we have gone on. we have found that most people would not support a new middle school only to send tflcij kids on to an older high school." he said, “ft I understand it cor­ rectly there is a regulatory requirement that you have to build a high school on at least 40 acres. So the plan became to build a new high school but there was not enough land at the current site to do that.” Haas said the board members had it in the back of their minds that the best use for the land might be to use the money from the sale of the 20 acres to buy a larger parcel of land for a future high school. As for when this new high school would be built. Haas said it was a difficult question to answer. “Our enrollment has not been increasing in the past several years, so really it is in the dis­ tant future." he said. Haas said land prices in Rutland Township have steadily gone up in the past several years, so even with a profit on the land sale the district will most likely have to pay addi­ tional money to purchase a larger site. "Land prices have escalated significantly if you compare this price with the price of other commercial land that has recently sold in the area, it compares pretty well with what land is Car wash to help Saxon soccer team This 20-acre lot has been sold to Villagio Corporation by the Hastings School District, whichwill use the funds generated by the sale for future land purchases or infrastructure. going for." “This sale positions us to procure the land we will need for future building projects and provide funds for infrastructure... we sec it as a blessing for the district and for the people in the community as well.” As for what the land will be used for, the Banner was not able to get comment from Villagio by press time Wednesday. Haas said the corporation has given hints what the land will be used for but with a confidentiality clause he felt he should decline to comment. Final Streetscape payment made by City Bank to DDA by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Hastings residents might notice a new and improved look downtown, as the city and local business’ have come together to cele­ brate the completion of the Streetscape Project. The DDA Streetscape Project began in 2002 with a grant from the Michigan Economic Development Cooperation in 2002. The City of Hastings, along with the Downtown Development Authority complet­ ed a downtown market analysis and program recommendations. One of those recommendations was to develop private infrastructure improvements that would stimulate private investment in downtown. Special attention was paid to facade and curb appeal improvements to replicate the historical details of the area. The area involved in the Streetscape Project includes a one square block area with­ in the Downtown Development District with boundaries of Church. Court. Center and Jefferson streets. The project was a cooperative effort with the businesses there that were working together to preserve the historical look of the area. The County Scat, owned by Gary and Carla Rizor. installed an outdoor patio dining area, new exterior windows, which reflect the her­ itage of the downtown community and also created new interior design. Fall Creek Restaurant, owned by Nathan Winick participated in renovation as well. Bo- ley Pharmacy has also undergone facade improvements also reflective of the history of downtown. lix Hastings City Bank was building its new backing facility during the planning process for lhe grant request. Bank CEO and Ptesident Mark Kolanowski said the bank, which was established in 1886. put a high pri­ ority on remaining historically conc*ct with period windows and repine of the anginal Hastings City Bank clock. Kolanowski said he thinks the Saceticape project offered the opportunity to expand that community history to a larger area. "The Streetscape project enhances all the businesses in the area, and Hastings City Bank wanted to be a contributor to 'his important project." he said. "We appmacl*cd the city to ask how we could help create the opportunity for the DDA to obtain grant fund­ ing. In our case, we committed financial sup­ port and also committed to providing addi­ tional employment opportunities. It has been an investment we were happy to make." Kolanowski said the bank is committed to tite downtown community. “It is rewarding to see a city that is pedes­ trian friendly and encourages a small town atmosphere with all the amenities of a large city. Hastings is a unique and special place. The Streetscape project shows that private and public partnership allows us to accom­ plish more as partners than we could as indi­ vidual investors.” There will be a car wash to help support the Hastings High School boys’ soccer team at the Hastings McDonald’s on Saturday. July 22. from 9 am. until 2 p.m. FORUM, continued from page 1---------didatc. but little is known about him. Fred Jacobs has agreed to serve as moder­ ator. as he did in the County Board of Commissioners’ forum July 6. A number of questions will be prepared by Banner news staff and members of the audience will be permitted to submit their questions of candi­ dates in writing. David Brinkcrt. vice chairman of the Barry County Democratic Party, will be the host. The Barry County Democratic Committee has been the sponsor of First Friday forums since the late Jim Pino launched the programs in August 1989. The name comes from the fact the forums customarily arc held on the first Friday of each month, except for extenu­ ating circumstances such as approaching elections, which necessitate more programs. The three earlier forums this summer focused June 3 on the two parks and recre­ ation millage requests, one a renewal and the other for an increase; June 22 on the prosecu­ tor’s race between Jutie Nakfoor Pratt and Thomas Evans, and July 6 on the 10 candi­ date* for five open scats on the Barry County Board of Commissioners. As always, the public is urged to attend. Hastings City Bank President and CEO Mark Kolanowski presents the final pay­ ment for the Streetscape project to Mark Feldpausch. chairman of the Hastings Downtown Development Authority. �Page 4 - Thursday, July 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Shooting victim’s mom presents her ‘impact statement’ Progressives want change for the good To the editor: Isn't it great that a group of progressive people have gotten together in our communi­ ty and are putting their efforts together to effect change in our government and the way politics is done? Whether you believe in a "progressive" direction or not, this country is in trouble and it is up to each of us to help get us out. The days of sitting idly by and doing nothing are over. Wc now are paying for decades of doing just that. When oil prices reach $5 a gallon and gas and oil shortages arise, perhaps then the peo­ ple will get it. When we are hit with another huge storm that takes out another American city, maybe people will get it. When the draft is brought back because we are involved in another war. maybe they will get it. When our food supply is poisoned by chemical compa­ nies maybe people will get it. When even more American jobs are given to other coun tries because we Americans are "unwilling to do them." maybe people will get it. Democracy is not a spectator sport. I am a member of the Progressive Democrats of History, like TV has its re-runs To the editor: History, like television, has reruns. Tlie war between Lebanon and Israel is described in Psalm 83 in the Bible. Lebanon and many of Israel's neighbors fought her. not just in the last 50 years, but also thousands of years ago. Every time Israel, outnumbered by all her neighbors 250 to I. has won because she is God's chosen people. Psalm 83:4-8: They have said. "Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation. That the name of Israel may be remembered no more. For they have consulted together with one consent; They form a confederacy against You; The tents of Edom (South Jordan) and the Ishmaciitcs (Saudi Arabia), Moab (central Jordan), and the Hagrites (Egypt); Gebal (Lebanon). Ammon (north Jordan), and Amalek (Sinai Peninsula); Phiiistia (Gaza strip) with the inhabitants of Tyre (Lebanon); Assyria (Syria and Iraq) also has joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot.” My prayer is that we all are good history students, and use this for our help, and hot for our hurt. Darrel Hawbakcr, Hastings The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 West Michigan and I invire anyone interested in these and other "progressive" issues to our next program. Look for our announcements in the Banner and in the Sun & News. The Progressive Democrats arc not your fathers Democratic Party. We absolutely can take back this country. We only have to decide to do it. Patricia Wilson. Middleville VanNortwick brings a fresh perspective To the editor: I am grateful to Jeff VanNortwick for bringing the "Farms without Harm” move­ ment to the Barry County area. The type of fresh ideas this organization and those who support it arc what I strongly feel our com­ munity should be more aware of and support. Having a quality local food supply that supports healthy living and sustainable eco­ nomic opportunity should be on the forefront of all our minds. The ideas the "Farms with­ out Harm" program can bring to our commu­ nity specifically address this type of future for all of us. Job loss in Michigan is a big story these days, and I feel it’s important for us to remember how we put food on our own tables in the first place. Environmental stewardship and sustain­ ability can preserve not only the beauty of our pastoral community, but the agriculture, which in fact creates that beauty. I look for­ ward to the day when I can buy a meal from a local restaurant with locally grown food. The ideas Jeff VanNortwick is sharing with our community to meet this end have the potential to bring us to the realization of that vision. Sharon Richey. Johnstown Township To the editor: Stemming from the frustration of not being able to present my "impact statement" in a courtroom last week, as promised. I decided it was necessary for me to seek another venue. I have decided to write to you as the moth­ er of Kimberly Mello, who was shot last year on July 28. by her ex-boyfriend Thomas Clark. An "impact statement" is a very difficult thing to write and you don't wish to do it one unless it will be heard. You know the impor­ tance of it. the difference it may make as to the outcome in the sentencing of an individual who has hurt you or. in my case, someone you love, an individual who has changed our lives forever. There are no guidelines or manuals that tell you how to write one. You worry you will not be able to express to the court, with your words, your feelings. It is easy when you arc allowed to speak at length, fearing no inter­ ruptions. being given time to compose your­ self when you feel you need a break from such an emotional task, but that is not reality. A courtroom is a very busy place and you know you are expected to give a "statement." not tell a story. You know when you write it you will have to revisit ail the pain and heartache that you have been forced to endure for the past year, waiting for this very oppor­ tunity. I watched my daughter struggle with this enormous and difficult task months ago as she began writing hers. She could only work on it a little at a time because of the emotional toll. She shared her fears of whether it would even make a difference, but wc both knew it would help in her healing by doing it. 1 did not know for sure, at that time, if 1 would be allowed to speak at the sentencing. I spent many sleepless nights formulating in my head what I would say if given the chance. It would be one week prior to sentencing before I would be told I ha 1 been given per­ mission. 1 began writing and crying as 1 wrote. I would start ?nd stop numerous times. The task seeming too enormous to put on paper. 1 decided I would just "wing* it. 1 convinced myself, and unfortunately my daughter, that what needed to be said would flow from our mouths. Reality hit me and I knew I would need written words to fall back on. I started writing once again. 1 wrote page after page and it started to get rather lengthy, so 1 decid­ ed 1 had better "time" myself when reading it. It took me half an hour to read what 1 had wrote so far! I had been writing a story not a statement, so 1 revised. This is an excerpt of Casino doesn’t need JukeWartysupport Dear editor: This letter is in response to an e-mail sent to my campaign from voters angered by the roadblocks and delays regarding the soon-tobe-built casino in Bradley. Like them. I am a very strong supporter of the Gun Lake Tribe’s efforts for a casino. Like them. I am looking forward to the economic benefits that casino will bring to Barry and Allegan counties. 1, too, am frustrated that the monied inter­ ests in Grand Rapids arc able to use their political influence to block the casino. What is even more aggravating is when they pre­ tend to oppose the casino on moral grounds. This is strictly a money issue. There is so much hypocrisy invoked. What it boils down to is that the business interests in downtown Grand Rapids don't want to compete with the casino for conven­ tion attendees’ evening entertainment dollars. They perceive (perhaps rightly so) that there is not much to do in Grand Rapids in the evening. So rather than make downtown Grand Rapids more attractive, interesting or exciting, they would prefer to muscle out the competition. The efforts of the Saginaw Tribe (propri­ etors of the Mount Pleasant casino) are even more disturbing. You would think that they would be supportive of their brethren. They also don't want the competition, don't share well with others. Isn't that odd? Competition is what drives the free-market economy. Competition is what keeps quality of service up and prices down. So why are the Grand Rapids area Titans of Industry opposed to competition? Why do they fear the magic of the market­ place? Pardon my cynicism when some other can­ didates offer lukewarm support for the casino compact. I suspect that they sec it your way when talking to you. then see it Dick DeVos* and Peter Secchia's way when talking to them. Which way will they see it when it real­ ly matters? Where is their true allegiance? Will they cave in under intense political pres­ sure? I won't. I've been in favor of the casino from the very beginning. And I've opposed DeVos before, most recently on school vouchers. Standing up for what's right in the face of political pressure is nothing new to me. Brian Reynolds, 87th District State Representative candidate Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. my revision, but not my story. This is my impact statement: "I requested this opportunity to speak today for two reasons: First and foremost, on Kim's behalf if she was unable to complete what she needed to say in her statement to the court and secondly to speak on behalf of myself and my family after months of silence. This will be my only opportunity to speak openly about the crime committed against my daughter and family. My only chance to make a possible difference in the length of Tom's sentence. “This tablet of paper holds page after page of events in our lives beginning with the phone call from Kim the night Tom broke into her home and shot her. When I wrote it I wanted everyone in this courtroom to know what we had experienced blow by blow. I wanted everyone to leave today feeling her pain, both physically and mentally. I wanted everyone to feel my daughter's terror and my terror. I wanted to put an end to any questions that some needed answers to and I wanted to silence the vicious rumors against my daugh­ ter. “I spent night after night writing our story and I cried as I re-lived it all. In the end, 1 decided it wouldn't matter what 1 said because if you did not see or feel nr> daughter's pain after hearing her today, my v «rds wouldn't do it either. I realized early on, t .luaJly the very night Kim was shot, that my imagination of what she endured would never match her real­ ity. because one will never know unless one has actually lived it. one can only imagine. “We are in this courtroom today because of Tom Clark, but we are here for justice to be served on behalf of my daughter Kimberly and the other "forgotten" victim. Jeremy. There will be no winners leaving here today. Tom's family will feel his sentence too harsh and my family will feel it is not harsh enough for what he did to Kimberly and our family. "When looking at situations in my life, I have always tried to place myself in the other person's shoes. I have done so today and with that my heart goes out to Tom's family, espe­ cially his parents and his children. I too have had loved ones in prison and, although / have never experienced it, I have seen firsz hand the pain a mother bears when her son has to go to prison. It is sad, and unfortunate, that in order to punish Tom for his crime — his fam­ ily will be punished too and. for that i am truly sorry. “Tom. you came within a fraction of an inch of killing. My daughter and why? You have put people you love through hell. Rather than asking for help in dealing with your feel­ ings. you made this selfish choice — at least you did not compound your loved one's grief by killing yourself. While you serve time in prison, life will go on. You will miss family events: birthdays, holidays, graduations, wed­ dings, births and even funerals — that's a part of what you gave up. besides your freedom, that day and, sorry to say, your family will experience a loss on those occasions too. "While you are in prison, you will have plenty of time to contemplate all of this. I pray your time will be spent becoming a bet­ ter man not a bitter one. I pray you won't spend it ’obsessing’ on my daughter and how, when released, you can harm her even more. I know God will forgive you for what you have done. I personally don't need to in order to live a happy life. I don't want you dead, Tom. I just want you gone! I will pray that your "baby girt" will never, ever experience what my "baby girl" experienced by your hands. “Your Honor. We are not here today because of ail the good'Tom Clark has done in his life but for the ’bad’ he has done. It is my understanding, according to a ’point sys­ tem* used by the courts. Ins ’good* is taken into account and that dietptes the minimum amount of years he win serve before he can petition for parole. The law states the maxi­ mum. “I believe Tom Clark is still obsessed with my daughter, according to his actions after the shooting — the last being the phone call to her from jail just last week! "Ken and 1 know just how close we came to losing our daughter that night, and we thank God she didn't die. We will stand beside our daughter, support her, love her and cher­ ish her until we die. We truly know how lucky and blessed we are. “Your Honor, my daughter needs time to heal physically, emotionally and mentally. I am asking you to give Tom Clark the harshest sentence possible for this crime be chore to commit and impose on everyone.” Barb Richards, Hastings Some circuses mistreat animal performers To the editor, A circus is coming to Chariton Park this Friday. July 21, and Fm sure lots of parents and children in our area are excited about the prospect of seeing beautiful animals perform­ ing for the viewers' pleasure, just as so many families have done in years gone by. includ­ ing our own when we were children. Never did we wonder or question what went on behind ’.he curtain. Our only focus was on the amazing "tricks" the animals per­ formed. seemingly with little coaxing. As time went by. we became aware that the old saying. "All that glitters is not gold.” is an appropriate description for most circuses, cer­ tainly for the Carson & Barnes. As far hack as 1992, this circus has been cited by .he USDA (the federal agency that inspects circuses) for numerous violations with regards to the circus animals. These cita­ tions include failure to provide minimum housing spaed for a pygmy hippopotamus, tiger, dogs, elephants and bears, an inade­ quate program of veterinary care, failure to provide veterinary care, mishandling an ele­ phant. failure to clean water receptacles with an excessive buildup of algae for the giraffe and zebra, failure to clean the stall for the pygmy hippopotamus, and as recently as May 26.2005. when the USDA cited this circus for failure to provide adequate shelter for ele­ phants. On June 21. 2005. a U.S. District judge who viewed videotape of Carson & Barnes' anin^xl care director beating elephants with bull hoAsaw* shocking-them with electric prods described it as "troubling* and noted that it depicts ccnduct that violates the feder­ al Animal Welfare Act (inii information is available from the Animal Projection Institute's website www.api4mimals.ortf and from PETA.org). Elephants do not naturally stand cn their heads, nor do tigers naturally jump through hoops of fire. These "tricks" are obtained, in many cases, through subjecting the anima; to pain and fear. Trainers will often use whi,x, electric prods, and sharp metal bull hooks tint they jab into the sensitive skin out of sigrit behind an elephant's ears, thighs and knees Animals in many circuses are made to per­ form night after night for 48 to 50 weeks cvcy year. When net performing, they are kept in cages or small pens, chained and unable to simply walk and move around, and transported thousands of miles around the country, in intense summer heat and winter cold. If you and your family are thinking about attending the circus this weekend, or some other circus in the future, please consider the suffering by the animals before, during and after they perform for your entertainment There are circuses that do not rely on the senseless exploitation of animals for profit Do you really want to support those circuses that condone the needless suffering of God’s creatures? Kathy Wiggins and Diane LaBin. Castleton Township Should we promote nature tourism? A recent letter to the editor in The Banner promoted nature tourism, specifically birdwatching, as a way to help the economy in Barry County. Do you tttink this is a good idea and how would you promote the enjoyment of nature locally? Banner Devoted to the Interests of Barry County since 1856 PMMtv. Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphes Inc. 1351 N. LM3 Highway Phone: (269) 9454554 jonn jkoob rrwoanc Vice Preiiderr President Steven Jacobs Secretary/Treourer •NEWSROOMDavid T. Young (fidkx) Elaine Gfoert (Assistant Edtor) Helen Mudry Patricia John# Brett Bremer Fran Faverman Nicole Cantrell, Nashville: Kristen Cantrell. Nashville: Shawn Loftus, Plainwell: Sandra Ponsetto Ketfy LJoyd Jon Gambee Shawna Hubbarth • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Cteecaed ads accepted Monday tvough Frittoy. 800 im 10 530 pm “Nature tourism is a great idea, especially in Barry County since there arc so many hidden treas­ ures to discover." “I think that nature tourism is an excellent idea because it is impor­ tant to preserve wild areas. If tourists spend money in the county, that is a bonus." “Yes. I think is a good idea. I would like to have people really explore Barry County." Yes. nature tourism could bring more people into the county and could improve the economy in the area.” "More people exploring the area could improve both the economy and get them to discover Charlton Park and other natural areas in the county." “I think anything that could bring more money into the county and local communities would be great ." Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subecrtpttor. Ratoe: #30 per year in Barry County #32 per year si a&nng counties #35 per year etoewtwre POSTMASTER Send address changes to POtaB Has&ngs, Ml 4905^0602 Second Oats Poetage Paid at Hastings. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 20. 2006 - Page 5 Barry County Fair still true to traditions It really is summer when you see all the advertisements for fairs in and around Barry County. No matter how old you get. you can still enjoy the anticipation for the county fair. In a world of computers. iPods and Internet, the fair still remains an important event for youth in our county. It’s a chance for young people to show their skills at gardening, growing, sewing and showing. I hope you've had a chance to look over last week's special sec­ tion of the Reminder to see that our local county fair is still alive, well and growing and it remains a vital part of our kids summer activities. Notice there are many other fancier fairs around that have tried to bring in expensive outside entertainment to bring in crowds and make big money, but now they're scaling things back and going back to the roots of what a fair is supposed lo offer. I was talking last week to my cousin from the Spana-Greenville area who is active on the Montcalm County Fair Board and he told me that Barry County has a reputation as being one of the best fairs of its size in the state. He told me it's all about our large fairgrounds and the amount of youth still participating in so many activities. There's no question, our local 4-H program remains strong. I always look forward to attending the animal livestock sales and plan to do so again this year. If you haven't attended the sales before, try to set aside Thursday or Friday or both and attend the large and small animal sales. It’s a lot of fun and you really might get a kick out of watching young entrepreneurs working the crowd in attempts to sell their prize animals. While you’re there, four the bams and take a good look at all the 4-H projects these young people have been working on for some time. And you can't say you've really attended the fair without pur­ chasing a hot dog. cotton candy, some caramel com and maybe an elephant ear or something. Forget your diet, it's fair time, and it only lasts for a week once a year. We often talk about our concern for youth and some of the things they seem to involve themselves with. Well, here’s a pretty good way for them to spend their summer days, preparing for the county fair. Encourage your kids, grandkids and neighbors to participate in a 4-H program, you'll be glad you did. Ifs a great way to meet other kids and learn the lessons of life al the same time, plus you’ll have a lot of fun. I hope to see you at the fair! of a large junk yard that has prompted several complaints. Now the county and township seem to be arguing back and forth as to who hus the responsibility and power to call for the cleanup of the site. Some individual property owners might say it's their land and •hey should be able to do whatever they want with it. but. judging by the photo that accompanied the story, this is far beyond a few things scattered around the yard. It appears to be a hazardous dump site and should be cleaned up for public safety reasons. It’s times like these when we look to our elected leaders for lead­ ership to make decisions together or by oneself, if necessary, to just get it done. If the homeowners can't afford iL have someone else clean it up and add it to the offending property owners' taxes. Regardless, get the mess cleaned up. it's in the best interest of safe­ ty for everyone in the area. We are now less that a month away from the Aug. 8 primary elec­ tion. This is just one more reason for you to study the candidates to sec who is ready and willing to do the best job of leadership for you and the taxpayers of Bany County. I call to you to take time to study the issues and people running for the jobs. Next week will be the last of a series of four public forums (Thursday evening. July 27) to interview the candidates for state representative. You will have seven people to choose from, so make plans to attend, or to read the accounts in this newspaper's Aug. 3 edition. These arc very important jobs, and the voters of Barry County need to take this election seriously. Don't wait until after the elec­ tion to find out the person you picked doesn't have the skills you’re looking for to help turn around Michigan's economy. This is serious business and it will take a real leader to fill the shoes needed at this time. Most, if not all. the candidates will be at the fair in booths indoors in the Expo Center, so try to stop around and talk to them. You'll be glad you did. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics This property on East Shore Drive. Delton, Barry Township, was the subject of a complaint made Tuesday morning by a neighbor to the Barry County Board of Commssioners. Don’t complain if you don’t vote lb the editor: Coming up very soon is the Aug. 8 primary election with a lot of issues and candidates on the ballot. I have several questions. Are you prepared to exercise that right as a card carrying American and Barry County cit­ izen? Have you done your homework to leam all the facts about the candidates and the issues? Are we willing to come out in greater numbers instead of the dismal past numbers? Remember, when you do vote for a person for a spot in this area, that person generally is in that post for a very long tenure and is spending your tax dollars. So make sure that you elect the best qualified person for the job. If you vote this time, think of it as a report card on the incumbent's performance. Or as a mandate that a change is needed to get a new person into that job. No one was given that job unless he or she was voted into the job — by you. Then you have the millage renewals and increases. Hey. its your tax dollars. Your vote says it all. If you want it. go for it. If you don't want it. say no. You have a citizen’s right to keep that vote quiet! You have the right to vote your wishes. So if you don't vote, don't complain about it because you let the other person decide for you how your money ((tax dollars)) are going to be spent! Lets get the voting numbers up this elec­ tion, instead of the average 28% that usually decide it’s worth their time to go top the polls. When will it be worth your time to vote? I am a very concerned citizen who believes in the right to vote! Stephen Jacobs, Hastings Millage requests are too taxing lb the editor: 1 am writing to comment on the article in the July 4 Lakewood News about the fifth dis­ trict candidates for county commission. I agree with Mike Callton that local millage requests are getting out of control. My prop­ erty taxes have increased almost $200 in the last three years. As a resident of Carlton township I voted “no" twice for a five-mill increase for road maintenance and “no" on the “Farmland Welfare" millage. If these two millages would have passed by property tax bill would have increased almost $700. Now, the Charlton Park gang is telling everyone their millage request is only $12 a year for the average homeowner. What they fail to tell you is how much that $12 will increase at the end of 10 years. For the record, I will vote “no" on both Charlton Park millage requests and all future millage requests. We need lower property taxes, and fiscally responsible government officials. 1 am also going to comment on Dr. Callton’s claim that he is protecting private property rights. I attended the last meeting before the master plan passed. More than 100 people were there to voice their opinion against this plan. Changing one line out of 170 pages does not look to me that you are protecting private property rights. Voters have a chance this fall to replace three of five commissioners who don’t believe in private property. Callton, Clare Tripp and Wayne Adams said yes to the gov­ ernment taking of private property. Send them to the unemployment line! David Yonker. Carlton Township Circus is not just harmless fun To the editor: In 1840, P.T. Barnum said “the time is right to fool the people; they are bored, uneducated and naive.’’ So. for more than 150 years, clever circus advertisements have been fooling the public into believing that a circus is harmless family entertainment. We’ve been kept in the dark about the suf­ fering inflicted on the circus animals. If every child and parent who plan to attend the circus, could view the long suffering life of a per­ forming animal, this archaic tradition would finally come to an end. Circus animals are brutally put in chains, beaten and starved. This is only the beginning of the ruthless process of breaking their spir­ it. Traded, auctioned and bartered for by unscrupulous people, they are then doomed to live the remainder of their lives as shackled prisoners. Far from performing to please loving train­ ers, they obey only to avoid further punish­ ment. Circus animals arc forbidden freedom of movement, denied unfettered contact with their own species, and disallowed access to their natural habitats. They arc provided with day after day of unceasing confinement, interrupted only by periods of unsettling stress. All so that they might perform senseless and meaningless To the editor: In response to C. Edwards' remarks in his letter to the editor in last week's Banner, the Progressive Democrats of West Michigan are indeed continuing with "business as usual." I am a member of this group and take pride that this organization invites the public to monthly films that deal with important issues of the day, typically followed by an opportu­ nity for discussion afterward. Our goal is to educate the public and encourage citizen involvement in matters of prime importance to us all. Tom Delay, the subject of this week's (Thursday evening. July 20)'film, has been accused of promoting illegal midterm redis­ tricting in Texas, with the objective of creat­ ing Republican legislative control. We invite C. Edwards, as well as other thoughtful indi­ viduals who have concern for the current direction being taken by our government, to come and view this film to leam the facts. After the film, share your views. This is the way to further our democracy. Kathleen Oliver, Middleville Time for a change: Vote VanNortwick To the editor: We are writing this letter to express our concerns about an issue that rubs us wrong every time it arises. We are tired of hearing about closed-door meetings and off-site sessions held by elected officials, who are meeting to pull the wool over our eyes. Too many times good people have been sidelined, who have had quality ideas and leadership abilities that could have promoted the best interests of our community. The good ol’ boy game has been played for far too long. We want to feel good about voting for the incumbents, because we know they served us. We don’t feel that we can do that in this upcoming election. We will be voting for new leadership that will allow greater participation and communi­ ty involvement in the decisions that that we face in th»s community. We will be voting for change. Isn’t it time for change? One of the candidates we will be voting for is Jeff Van Nortwick — let’s al) vote for change. Mickey and Sue Ellen Long. Assyria Township Reynolds attracts bipartisan support We elect the referees Why is government necessary? To handle serv­ ices and issues we cannot by ourselves, things like police, fire and emergency protection. We also look to our local governments to set policy and be a referee to make sure all citizens follow the rules in the best interests of all taxpayers. I don't knov- if you read the front page story of last week's Banner about the property in Barry Township on East Shore Drive near Delton, the site Progressive Dems proud to press issues tricks for us. I'd like to think times are beginning to change for performing animals. The lives and abuse of circus animals are being exposed every day. A sensitive and informed public could bring an end to this exploitation. I can only hope everyone will consider the animals and not attend the Carson & Barnes Circus, or any circus for that matter. Remember humans aren’t the only species on earth, we just always seem to act like we are. Sharleen Garrison. Bellevue To the editor: The 87th District House race, which covers all of Barry and most of Ionia County, is shaping up to be just more of the same lobby­ ist influence and political doubk-Lilk. But there is hope! Heir apparent. Brian Calley, has uken three months off from his banking job tc cam­ paign and lake the needed time to count all the contributions he is receiving from bankers and the banking industry. He is now in the hip pocket of banking and insurance lobbyists. Just another political pawn. Calley and his banker friends have caused Michigan to have one of the highest business and personal bankruptcy rates in the nation He and the banking industry have caused Michigan to have one of the highest home foreclosure rates in the nation. Calley, with the banking lobbyists, have tried to squeeze one more dime out of the average working stiff by legislative attacks against their com­ petitors, notably credit unions. Imagine Calley and his banking buddies with even more power! Then there is Jim Bailey, King James as he became known in courthouse circles when a commissioner. If he was unable to cooperate and compromise with a few commissioners who were trying to represent the interests of their own county districts, how in the world will he ever be able to deal with 109 other representatives representing the rest of the state? Bailey’s campaign ads say it all! In his July 4 full-page Reminder ad. Bailey says “I do not talk around any issues... you will always know exactly where I stand on all issues. You will get a straight answer...” In an ad one week later, in what must be his own version of Mormon conviction which embraces personal hypocrisy. Bailey said, “I am personally and morally opposed to casinos. Gambling is a vice that destroys indi­ viduals and families." But then added “The only assurance we will receive any revenue (from casinos] to offset the impact on our roads, additional police prolecticn. and the imminent infrastructure required for the enor­ mous growth that we will see in that part of our county is to have a signed compact (with the tribe]. That compact will give US the con­ trol..." And. if I might add, the money! Again, it’s a “power" thing. But. I guess Bailey was at least partially truthful. 1 know where he stands on his moral conviction. It can be bought. Down with the King! On to Mark Doster. First a Democrat, then a Republican, then an independent! Now. I’m not sure what he is other than currently in charge of a very expensive, failed sewer sys­ tem in SW Barry County. To his credit, he was very successful at nearly doubling his salary shortly after getting anointed by his friends to the sewer job. And the sewer sys­ tem is still hosed up (no pun intended). I sure hope he finds himself soon. I just pray the res: of us don't have to pay his salary in Lansing while he does iL Aside from Brian Reynolds. I know little about the other candidates other than what I could glean from the few comments they made at the Unicameral Forum at Hastings High School and then during the Candidates Forum broadcast on local radio. Aside from Reynolds, none of them stood out as being knowledgeable about the issues nor had solu­ tions to Michigan’s problems. And, like Calley and Bailey, they brought nothing to rhe debate. Brian Reynolds has been a low-profile but trusted elected official for years now. serving Barry County as our County Surveyor. He brought money to our county through the rcmonumentation program for historic bench­ marks. That work increases the accuracy and efficiency of all survey work and will pay dividends to the landowners of Bany County far into the future. Through his own surveying business. Reynolds has been an employer providing more than a living wage with benefits to his employees. He chose to locate his business in downtown Hastings, thus contributing to its prosperity. Brian has won friends and probably made a few enemies resolving boundary disputes between c*jghbon>, but it could be said, by the very nattn? of his wort, he is an expert in conflict resolution This •« a trait that has been missing in Lansing fcr many years. Not waiting to test the political wiixis of a controversial issue, Brian war quick to ana­ lyze the pros and cons of a recent proposal to abolish the state senate and made a dec sion. He did not bow to party pressure tor flip-flop on a stance like some of his opponents He saw a way to improve efficiency w the Hate government, reduce the influence of lobby ists on law making, all the while saving taxpayers up to a billion dollars in the first ten years. No other candidate even remotely addressed these issues. Brian even look it a step further and pro­ posed a tightening of the 100% homestead exemption for absentee landowners, saying it would more than adequately fund budget shortfalls in Barry County schools. Other than Reynolds, none, repeat, none of the other candidates offered a solution to the school budget crisis. Reynolds has been a loyal and effective member of the Barry County Republican Party. As a past member of his opposing party. I thought there were many times he was too effective. Though. I thought it a credit to his commitment and spirit 1 respect him for iL Still, knowing Brian as I do, if elected, I am convinced he will be everyone’s representa­ tive. In a tie-less Jack Welborn style, Brian will role up his sleeves and work hard for every person in the district. He will consult with the citizens and local leaders and business own­ ers on issues. He will reach across party lines to seek compromise when it is in the overall interest of his constituents. He will place con­ stituent needs over that of party and special interest groups. Whether Republican, Democrat or Independent, that is why I ask you to vote for Brian Reynolds to be your next State Representative for the 87th District. Joseph Lukasiewicz Hastings Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 �Page 6 - Thuraday. July 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Jfilrea NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST Notice ii hereby given that the Public Accuracy Test for the August 8. 2006 primary election is scheduled for Tuesday. July 25.2006 at 7 p.m. at the Woodland Township Hall. 156 S. Main. Woodland. MI 48897. The public accuracy test is conducted to demonstrate that the computer program used to record and count the votes out al the election meet the requirements of law. Individual* with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the township clerk at least 5 days in advance of the test Cheryl Allen Woodland Township Clerk 156 S. Main. Woodland. Ml 48897 269 367-4915 Office 269-3674094 Home Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTV1EW FAMILY CHURCH HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Pastor. Steve Olmstead. (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11:0 a.m.: Sunday Evening Service 600 p.m.; Bible Study St. Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 pm. M-37 South at M-79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 9454995. Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Church ScoctvyTreasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4) (to resume in September) Wednesday 7 pm • Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 a.m. - Women's Bible Study. WE1XOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 9-15-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School. 9:30 am. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "Member Church of the World­ Wide Anglicm Communion." 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office. 1269) 945-3014. The Rev Fr Charlo P McCabe III. Rector. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 am. and 10 a.m. CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worxhip 9:45 am.; Sunday School 11:00 am.: Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBI JCedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Hranham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 am.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 600 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7.-00 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Pam Harpole. 9:30 am. Traditional Worship Service: 11.-00 a m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15 Choir Thursday* at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapelume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music: Ryan White. Youth St Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 im.. Morning Worship; 6:00 pm.. Evening Service; 700 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office fix information on MOPS. Praise & Mixion/Childrcn's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49(M6 • 269-6714193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor, Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 am.; Worship Service 11 am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 pm.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mavs Sunday at 9:30 a.m. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coat- Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 11:15 am.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mau 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m. nd IlflO a.m.; Confesstoo Saturday 3:304:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 3674061. Reverend Mary SchippenDeMumcr. Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 am. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGUCAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service), 11OO a m Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6 (X) pm. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6.00 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rt Rev. Dav kJ T Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://lrax.to/ andrewmatthias. We are pan of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 am.. 6.00 p.m_; Wed. 6:30 pm. Jesus Club for boys A girls ages 4-12. Putou David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For informalkm call 1-616­ 731-5194 or 1-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street, Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue, Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436 Euchrristic service every Sunday. 9:30 a.m. "Thi* is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avent”, between M43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptirrv. Christians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Street Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Suaday Maae 3J9 LB. firtt Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m.; Mass 6 pm. First Saturday Holy Hour 8 JO am.; Mass 9 am. Mother of Perpetual Help Devotioos First Saturday follow­ ing Mass Caatariaaa: 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville, Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.nt Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group miuutry. leader­ ship training. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 am.; Sunday Worship 10:30 am.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E State Rd. (Comer of State Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom'* Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill, Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Hmsqt of Senior Adults and VMftrinn. Don Brail. Phone 269-MMI2I. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 am. Kids far Christ. 11:00 am. Worship Service only far 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade Sunday School for all age* lOflO a.m. with adult elective*. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6.-00 p.m. Ttenday: 9:30-11 am. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m., 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office far wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green S(reel. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Im (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Munday-Thursday MO a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 pm. Friday 900 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11.*00 Traditional Worship Service. Wc offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15, 9:30 and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 pm., and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 900 am. Traditional Worship Service. 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided! Visit us online at www-fintchmrhhiirtings-txy and our web log far sermon* *i hnp //hastinppre*b¥- icoM±iQgspQLamf Jnly 23 Special outside servica at am. ta Tyden Part FaBawcd by a potluck pkik. July 26 ChUdea’s Choir. Beil Chair, Praise Team Practice. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: Gerald “Jerry” Johnson Jessie C. Vreugde NASHVILLE - Gerald "Jerry” Johnson, age 66. of Nashville passed away Tuesday. July 11. 2006 while in the company of fami­ ly members at his Nashville home. Jerry was bom in Hastings, on May 19. 1940. the son of the late Harry and Geraldine Johnson. He was raised in the Nashville area and attended Nashville High School graduating in 1958. Jerry continued his education at Ferris State University where he graduated with a bachelor of science degree in market­ ing. On August 20. 1961. at the United Methodist Church in Nashville, Jerry married his lifelong friend and high school sweet­ heart, Jan (Brumm) Johnson. The couple m»de their home in the Nashville area where they raised their family together. Jerry and Jan had been married for 44 years. After graduating from Ferris State University. Jerry accepted a position as an assistant manager at F.W. Woolworth Co. in Grand Rapids. In 1961 Jerry’s career path led him back to the Nashville area, where along with his father, the two founded The Johnson Furniture Store. Jerry operated the family business until it closed in 1981. In 1985 he joined J-Ad Graphics where he worked in the advertising and sales department until retir­ ing in 2003. Jerry was well known and loved for his personal approach to business. Jerry loved people. His ever positive atti­ tude was evident in all he did; whether he was playing poker with his “buddies”, enjoy­ ing a round of golf, or just spending time with friends, you coulo not ignore his passion for life, Jerry’s first love, however, was his family; when his children were young, Jerry spent a urge portion of his free time coaching several little league football and baseball teams in the community. The family camping and hiking trips where always a highlight. Along with his beloved w ife Jan, the couple loved spending quiet time together at Myrtle Beach walking the beach and looking at the lighthouses. Jerry was always very active in his com­ munity: he was not only a member of the Nashville United Methodist Church, but was an active board member currently serving as the finance chairperson. He was a founding member of the Maple Valley Community of HASTINGS - Jessie C. Vreugde. age 77. of Hastings, died Saturday. July I. 2006 at Thomapple Manor. Mrs. Vreugde was bom on November 12. 1928 in New York City. New York, the daughter of Russell and Jessie (Carroll) Canoil. She was raised in the New York City area and attended schools there. She was married to Fred Vreugde on May 16. 1953. They moved to Hastings in 1994. Jessie’s employment included secretarial work in New York and at Hastings Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurant for several years. Jessie was a member of the garden club, enjoyed flowers and plants; liked reading mystery books and the financial section of the newspaper, watching T.V.. especially old movies and the History Channel; enjoyed and could be seen walking to work and shopping; collected light house figurines from the East Coast; she loved her cat Esmeralda. Mrs. Vreugde is survived by her sons. James (Denise) Vreugde of Hastings and Chaiies (Susan) Vreugde of Lake George, N.Y.*, granddaughters. Jamie and Caitlin Vreugde of Hastings and Carly Vreugde and grandson. Mason Vreugde of Lake George, N.Y.; great grandsons, Jordan and Blake Madden of Hastings. Preceding her in death were her parents and husband. Fred, who died in 1989. A Memorial Gathering will take place Friday, July 21. 2006 from 6-8 p.m. at Wren Funeral Home. Respecting family wishes there will be no services. Memorial contributions may be made to Thomapple Manor. Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeral-homr.com). Hope, and along with his wife Jan. was insawieulia JMMjK to MicblanUkrts program to the JWflKne arc? id help support those seeking employment in his community. He was also very proud of the affiliation with the Jaycees organization in working with the youth of Barry County. Jerry is survived by his beloved wife of 44 years. Jan; his daughter. Lisa JohnsonComwell and her husband Eric; his son. Scott Johnson; his lifelong friend and cousin. Bill (Marylin) Olmstead; his beloved grandchil­ dren. Brooke and McKenzie Cornwell. Ryan, Juiney & Steven Johnson. Also surviving are his brothers and sisters-in-law, Don (Shirlie) Augustine, Jim (Annella) Aurand, and sever­ al special nieces and nephews. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents. Harry and Geraldine Johnson and his daugh­ ter-in-law. Faith Johnson. Funeral services were held at the Nashville United Methodist Church on Saturday, July 15, 2006 with Pastor Dianne Bowden offici­ ating. Interment immediately followed funeral services at the Lakeview Cemetery in Nashville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Nashville United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville. Sean W. Weber DELTON - Scan W Weber, passed away July 12, 2006. Scan was bom on December 18. 1970. in Hastings, the son of Richard and Nguyen-Thi Thin Weber. Sean was a former member of the Laborers’ International Union of North America. He loved to fish, had an infectious smile, was a kid at heart, and who loved to be around people. Sean is survived by a daughter. Alccta Weber, his father. Richard Weber, his mother and stepfather. Thin and John Ackerman; a brother, Linn (Sasha) Weber; a sister. Kim (Don Johnson) Weber; his former wife, JoEllyn Scott: a niece. Ciara Sines; and a nephew. Kelly Weber. The funeral services were conducted at Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Saturday. July 15.2006. Pastor Ron Watterly, officiating. Memorial contributions to the family will be appreciated. WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan Read The BANNER every week! Donald E Truman HASTINGS - Donald F. ”ruman, of Hastings, passed away July 15. 2006. at his residence. Don was bom in Muskegon, on January 5, 1932, the son of William and Mary(Eailor) Truman. He was a veteran, serving his country in ,ur U.S. Army. Don was an iron worker, and member of Local 340. for over 30 y<an. He loved to hunt and fish. He will be remembered for his love of his family, espe­ cially his grandchildren. On January 3. 1961. he married Gerzelda VanDeVelde who survives. Other members of his family include a son, John (Kathlin) Truman of Delton; daughters. Anna (Mark) Sachjen of Burlington and Mary Harwood of Gobles; brothers, Raymond (Anna) Truman of Cedar Springs and Kenneth (Joanne) Truman of Friendswood, Texas; a sister. Frances (Weldon) Pearo. of Muskegon; five grand­ children; and several nieces and nephews. Don was preceded in death by his parents and brothers. Harry. Tommy. William Jr. and a sister. Pauline Epplett. A family graveside service was conducted at Brush Ridge Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Borgess Visiting Nurse and Hospice will be appreciated. The family is being served by the Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Ines I. Whittemore HASTINGS - Inez I. Whittemore, age 92, of Hastings, formerly of Delton, passed away July 14.2006. Mrs. Whittemore was bom on the family farm in Hope Township, or December 7, 1913, the daughter of Frederick and Rosa (Anders) Ashby. Mrs. Whittemore enjoyed knitting, cro­ cheting, and square dancing. In June of 1935 she married Milton Warner, and he preceded her in death in 1959. In April of 1963 she married Russell Whittemore, and he preceded her in death in 1988. Mrs. Whittemore is survived by a son. Duane Warner of Hastings; a daughter. Lois (David) McIntyre also of Hastings; grand­ children. Michael (Kelly) Warner. Kimberly Warner. Steve Duane Warner. John (Ann) McIntyre. Daniel (Maria) McIntyre, Cheryl (Tom) Laws, and Valeric McIntyre; great grandchildren. Katlyn. Allison. Andrew, Steven Joseph, Derrick. Nicole. John Russell. Alicia, Kelly. Danny. James, Lindsay, Naomi. Kimberly, and Maurice; a great great granddaughter. Cecilia Grace; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Whittemore was also preceded in death by her parents and six brothers. Funeral services were conducted at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home, Delton, Deacon Gene Haas officiating. Interment took place in Prairieville Cemetery. Memorial contributions to the American Heart Association will be appreciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. HASTINGS Thomas Shannon McKeough, age 49, of Hastings, passed away al his home with his family and friends by his bedside on July 6, 2006 after his courageous battle with cancer. Tom and wife, ianett (Berg) McKeough had just celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary and were soon to be grandparents for the first time. Tom was born in Hastings on September 7. 1956 the son of Patricia (Belsito) and the late Edward McKeough. He is survived by his loving wife, Jan; daughters. Jennifer McMullin-McKeough. Sarah McMullin-McKeough and her husband Rick Reed, Kara McKeough and her fiancee Shaun Hollars; and son. Sean Thomas McKeough. Abo by his mother. Patricia; sis­ ter, Karen (Doug) O’Laughlin; brothers, Kevin (Kelly) McKeough. Edward (Sue) McKeough and Patrick “Toot” (Anna) McKeough. Tom leaves behind 13 nieces and nephews; four great nieces and nephews; five Godchildren and many others that considered him as “uncle Tom." Tom also leaves behind bis very special sister-in-law, Suzanne Berg of L*ew York, and his mother and father-in­ law. Donald and Sally Berg of Grand Rapids. Tom loved hi: family and his multitude of cherished friends. They shaicd his love of all types of music and concern, especially the “Blues” and “Bruce”; a good bonfire, hunt­ ing, college sports (especially football). NASCAR racing, fishing, hi: “Barge,” coaching and watching his son, Se?n, in sports. He was an avid frisbee player, loved grilling, spontaneous adventurns and impromptu get-togethers, river trips, >he good times at Mid Forest Lodge and was a six year member of the “Polar Dip Club.” Tom graduated from Hastings High School in the class of 1975 and then aneuded Northern Michigan College. He worked for Kent Beverage in the sales department, then hired into GM-B.O.C. in Lansing in 1978 for ten years. In 1989 Tom became a tool dealer for “Snap On Tools”. He serviced the Northwest end of Grand Rapids and was well known to most of his customers as trusted, dependable, reliable and a friend. This was proven when he received the covet­ ed “Mel Tebos” award named for a remark­ able dealer who had passed away. Tom received the fifth and final award given to a dealer. Tom was also a member of the Century Club and received a ring signifying the honor. Tom was the 48th dealer in the top 100 of the country in 1992. He received many awards and trips from “Snap On,” too numerous to mention. In 1997 Tom received the prestigious Carnegie Hero Award, a bronze medal given to a selfless individual who rescued an elder­ ly couple from a frozen pond. He received commendation from the Michigan State Safety Commission, and another from the American Red Cross. Tom, Jan ana family are members of the St. Rose of Lima parish in Hastings. He was a 20 year member of the Hastings B.P.O.E Lodge f 1965 and a supporter many charities and community activities. He was a volunteer coach for several years with the H.Y.A.A. youth football program and the S.C.Y.M.B. baseball for youth 14 and under. The Mass of Christian Burial Service was held Tuesday. July 11, 2006 al SL Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. Celebrants were Rev. Fr. Alfred Russell. Rev. Fr. Charles Fischer, Rev. Dr. Michael Anton. Pallbearers: Bob Teunessen. Dave Coleman, Jimmy Feldpausch. Patrick “Toot” McKeough. Bill Cook. Dave Baum. Doug Dailey, and Terry Nichols. Honorary Pallbearers: Kevin McKeough, Al Olech. Danny Sciba, Ed McKeough. Jr., Butch Kasnowicz. and Jim Dingman . Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Foundation for Green Gables Haven or Barry Community Hospice. Tom had a voracious appetite for life and enjoyed every moment. His standard response when asked how he was, “I’ve never had a bad day in my life!” Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. Juty 20. 2006 - Page 7 Lake 0 wins $200,000 grant Moores to celebrate 64th weddhg anniversary Delbert and Elizabeth (Betty) Moore will celebrate 64 years of marriage. They were wed July 6. 1942 in Freeport They have six children. Diana (Stewart) Gross. Joan (Bob) Schantz, Susan (Terry) Dryer, Kathy Moore, Cindy (Roger) Allen, Delbert Jr. Moore, and special grandson Neil; 30 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren. Please join us at the VFW in Nashville on Saturday, July 22, 2006 at 6 p.m. AU family, friends and neighbors are welcome. Reid-Lopez united in marriage Amber Reid and Luis Lopez Carranza cel­ ebrated tbeir marriage with family and friends on June X 2006 at Hastings Free Methodist Church. Parents of the bride arc Steven and Joyce Reid of Hastings. Parents of the groom are Jesus Lopez Carranza and Vidal Alegria of Naranito, Santa Barbara. Honduras. Amber and Luis arc residing in Seaside, California, where Amber is stationed with the Air Force. by Helen Mudry Staff Writer The Village of Lake Odessa is the recipient of a $200,000 Community Development Block Grant as part of a community develop­ ment and revitalization project in Michigan communities, as reported by Lake Odessa Village Manager Mark Bender at last Monday night's council meeting. The check is part of a fund available through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority and administered by the Community Assistance Team for down­ town improvement projects throughou. the state. The projec: is part of three block grant pro­ grams. The programs arc the Downtown Facade Improvement Initiative, the Signature Building Acquisition Initiative and the Land Assembly Initiative. Lake Odessa is receiving funding for the Facade Improvement Initiative, designed to help communities make physical improve­ ments to their downtown areas. The project will make improvements to properties on both sides of the 1000 block of Fourth Avenue, encompassing the block from First Street to Second Street and the 800 block of Fourth Avenue from Fourth Street to Third Street. The project funding will be matched with $200,500 by the Downtown Development Authority and local business owners. In other business Monday evening, the council: • Authorized Bender to submit a notice of Intent Application to the MEDCC for the Sixth Avenue Street reconstruction project If successful in getting the grant, this project would be for next year after the Fourth Avenue is complete. The initial rough estimates are for 1,350 feet of Sixth Avenue from M-50 to Lakeview Drive and include eight-inch water main at $94,500. force main at $60,750 and repaving at $94,500. The village would match $100,000 of the approximately $200,00 proj­ ect and the force main would be the responsi­ bility of the Lakewood Waste Water. • Heard Tom Pollock give the Department of Public Works report. The DPW workers clocked 320 hours and 22 overtimes hours. He said the DPW has been very busy with the road construction. He asked that 1-akc Odessa citizens be patient. The GM work bank crew has been called back to work and arc no longer helping around the village. "I am waiting for my shadow to catch up with me.” he said. • Heard beach director Sue Holfeld report on the Jordan Lake summer swim program. She said there are 76 students between the ages of 6 and 15. There are 24 students between six months and 5 years who began lessons July 10. Lessons have been called off twice because of lightning. She said these calls are hard to make and is trying to work­ out a more specific weather cancellation pol­ icy. The end of swim lesson party is sched­ uled for this Thursday July 27 from 1 to 2:30. • Received a letter of thanks from the Ionia County Sheriff for making a contribution to the Central Michigan Enforcement Team (CMET) for controlling illegal drug activity. At the May 2006 meeting, the council agreed to pay $2,500 in addition to $2,500 already budgeted to the CMET. This is a collaborative effort of the Michigan State Police, four coun­ ty sheriff’s offices and local police officers for comprehensive drug enforcement Because of budget cuts, the program is Kurt and Mary Murray of Lake Odessa. Loggan weighed 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and was 22 inches long. The grandparents are Tom and Nancy Dowker of Lake Odessa and Arian and Donna Murray of Morenci, Michigan. b-v '• i BOY, Hunter Phillip Hoogewind. bom May f- Oufi'K ★ Ensure the repeal of the job-killing SBT ★ Make certain oral governments gat their fair share of State road monies. ★ Reduce small business ’ax burden through Jonathon Martin to sing at church in Vermontville tax cuts and incem.ves for investment. ★ Provide meaningful incentives to protect development nglits—preserving family farms and encouraging responsible development ★ Create ncentrvas for gas stations i? Mt! more State produced ethanol. ★ Stamp out unfunded mandates passed on to 18, 2006 at 8:32 p.m. at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Weighing 9 lbs. 0 ozs. 22 inches long. Parents are Rob and Amy (Hermenitt) Hoogewind of Springfield, MI. formerly of Hastings. BOY, Cash Eugene, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 30, 2006 at 4:35 a.m. to Mary "Annie" Peck and Patrick Hard of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 4 ozs. and 21 inch­ es long. GIRL, Sophia Ann, bom at Pennock Hospital on July 3, 2006 at 9:43 a.m. to Kristina and Brian Marwkaitis of Middleville. Weighing 9 lbs. 3.5 ozs. and 23 inches long. GIRL, Elsie Renee, bom at See GRANT, page 13 Let's Work Towards A Brighter Future BOY, Loggan Scott, bom at St. Mary's Hospital on June 26, 2006 at 9:09 p.m. to falling short of the $72,000 to keep a deputy in CMET and Ionia County Sheriff Dwain Dennis asked for additional support from municipalities. Bender said he supports CMET and suggested the additional contribu­ tion. • Learned Consumers Energy will install new gas mains for two-inch service on north Fourth Avenue after the construction. Consumers will be responsible for restoration of any lawns, drives or sidewalks dug up dur­ ing the project. • Were shown an old galvanized water pipe that had been removed in the Fourth Avenue project. It was laid 100 years ago and devel­ oped two small splits over the years. Nothing but the hard packed soil around the pipe sealed the splits and kept them from leaking. • Heard Trustee Patti Caudill compliment Pollock and the DPW workers on the help given to the Arts Commission during Art in the Park. • Trustee John Calcott said the DPW pulled off a good job under severe circumstances. He complimented the “Welcome to Lake Odessa" sign and the logo on the new water Jonathon Martin will sing in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday. July 22 at the Vermontville Congregational Church. There will be a love offering taken for Martin to help continue his ministry. Jonathon Martin, along with his sisters, form the trio the Martins, who have had much suc­ cess in the Christian music industry. They have been nominated for several Dove awards, the equivalent of a Grammy in secu­ lar music. Some of the highlights of his ministry included performing at the White House for George W. Bush, performing at Carnegie Hall, Billy Graham crusades, and being a part of the Gaither Homecoming Series. For more information about Jonathon and the Martins, please check out www.the-martins.com local governments from Lansing Vote Tuesday, August 8th I |f Susan Vlietstra for State Representative Pennock Hospital on July 5. 2006 at 4:35 p.m. to Maggie and Nick Rice of Lake Odessa. Mmton ol Grind Weighing 7 lbs. 5 1/2 ozs. and 21 inches long. Office Houre: IfavFrl. 9 em - 5 pm And ohraye available by appointment BOY, Marquis Arleis, bom at Pennock aocums to ceteome 65thweddhganniversaiy Hospital on June 29, 2006 at 9:55 p.m. to mls. Laura Beardslee of Kalamazoo. Weighing 6 lbs. 7 ozs. and 19 inches long. Hospital on July 10, 2006 at 8:18 a.m. to Nathan Jeffrey and Jamie Stafford of Lowell. Weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Lake David, bom at Pennock Hospital on July 7, 2006 al 1:54 p.m. to Matthew and Maggie Bradfield of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 5 1/2 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. Marriage licenses GIRL, Allaynna Denise Elizabeth, bom at Pennock Hospital on July 7. 2006 at 12:17 Donald George Benning. Jr.. Battle Creek and Jennifer Kay Hale. Battle Creek. Travis Lee Martin. Hastings and Jennifer Bea Webb. Hastings. Justin Lee Titus, Battle Creek and Rebecca Joyce Noteboom. Battle Creek. REDUCED $3,000 1971 BROOKFIELD DRIVE1 , SUNDAY, JULY 2F° • 13 PM Dir Broadway North of Hastings to West into Freeport on Freeport Rd to North on East St across the Coldwater River to 10775 MONTCALM AVE.. FREEPORT NEV.’ LISTING VACANT LAND p.m. to Freedom Fenner and Anthony Mead of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 19 inches long. BOY, Lucas Brian Lee Gibson. Hastings and Nancy Paige Robinson. Hastings. OPEN HOUSE Ji Toi hw i-ass-an-assi * ucw i-m-su-oau ta1-NM4HSS4«waaMHWMuga Dm* GIRL, Makayla Jo Jeffrey, bom at Pennock Glen and L.ucielle Slocum of Hastings were married July 26, 1941. They will be celebrating July 30, 2006 with their children, Linda and Jerry Miller of Wellston; G. Michael and Mary Slocum and Douglas and Vurlene Slocum of Hastings. McNgai 4 MM taocWon <X REALTORS’ 305 S. Broadway (M-37) • Hastings Steven, bom at Pennock TMC-21S - VWe» ol Froapot TX Sdocta. 2003 cuaiom M Moat fame ftft 3 todrooms 2bafta.me*wans.SNaIM Usga edge ol loan pmta lot Aral . tttW Hospital on July 3,2006 at 8:25 a.m. to Steve and Carrie Hopkins of Nashville. Weighing 8 lbs.4 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Izabell Marie, bom at Pennock Hospital, on July I. 2006 at 10:43 a.m. to Billie Jo and Doug Gonsalves Jr. of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 9 ozs. and 19 inches long. Raymond Jason McConnon. Middleville and Stephanie Lynn Anthony. Middleville. Broc Henry Reascr. Hastings and Courtney Ann Barnard. Hastings. Mark Scott Engstrom. Middleville and GIRL, Claire Elizabeth, bom at Pennock Hospital on June 30. 2006 at 2:21 p.m. to Christine and Kevin Fortier of Clarksville. TMK-400 - Bowne Twp., T-K Schools. Custom Weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and 21 inches long. built 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath walkout ranch, Master Michele Lynn Wilson. Middleville. Michael Scott Pollice. Middleville and Amy Lynn Lantz. Middleville. Benjamin Leroy Drake. Hastings and Mandy Sue Tefft. Hastings. nrt gvage and carport Dattdwd two ftxy wert tfepgvagt ” ft*- woodad acm over 12 tnK of rood irontagt Fox by ngM gm fta mqua proparty davatapmart with Jacuzzi, fireplace, 2nd garage, heated pool. GIRL, Salena Rad. bom at Pennock Hospital on June 30. 2006 al 12:47 p.m. to Heather and Ryan Bansemer of Hastings. Weighing 7 4+/- country ..... ................ acres overlooking village. $229,500 lbs. 2 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. i �Page 8 - Thursday. July 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner jlnnie’s MAILBOX by Kathy MitcheHl and Marcy Sugar Age angst Depot Day is coming Saturday. July 29. The day's program is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with music, dancing, a Valley area north of Ada. but some strayed as far as Bowne Center and even the Mulliken area. puter business is so technical, it takes a computer whiz to comprehend what he does. yodeler, a string group, a tribute to the Lake The 91st Rush family reunion was held last In the voting by newspaper writers for the Odessa Wave and the Janie Rodriguez com­ munity service award. The last event will be week at the home of Herb and Jane Rush on best of the best. Lakewood's Kyle Rowland Brown Road. They are the fourth generation the drawing of the winning name for the raf­ fle prize, which is a weekend stay at Big Bay to live on this farm. The Barry County Fair runs from July was named to the “Dream Team” as a three sport standout. He has excelled in foot­ ball. basketball and baseball. In another news­ in the Upper Peninsula. The Downing family reunion will be held remainder of this week. The big event Friday Friday and Saturday. Aug. 4 and 5. at the Ionia County Church of Christ near 1-96. This is a revival of the Downing reunions held for 50 years, starting in 1910. One unusual fea­ ture of this family is that the early members left written records of their forebearers, the 15 to 22. There is lots of activity yet for the paper tiiere was a lengthy article about Stevie Spetoskey, who also excelled in three sports. will be is the livestock sale, which runs for Karen Kruisenga. a senior student this fall hours. The Ionia Free fair is in full swing from at Adrian College, was named to the spring July 20 to 29. Their big parade is on Saturday. July 22. This is no longer in competition with Virginia (Reed) Kruisenga, both of whom are retired educators. dean's list. She is daughter of Robert and Depot Day. One continuing attraction is the Wheat harvest is in full swing. By last Bairds and the Lees, who were in the eastern states before moving west to Ohio and then pioneer village. This year there will be a repli­ weekend a few fields were shorn of their ca school house with a teacher on duty at grain and the straw was in bales. On Sunday Indiana, and finally to Sebewa Township. times with pupils there to leam their three Rs. morning there was a lineup at the Co-op Downings married Peacocks, but earlier there There again will be a display of unique bam Elevator with trucks and trailers waiting to be were multiple marriages between the found­ pictures and their stories. Their supplement to weighed. Once weighed, the drivers had to ing families, with brothers marry ing sisters or a newspaper lists dozens of free events. The only charge is $5 for parking. Of course, if take a circuitous route to the (former) Smith you want to see one of the big name music stars, you will pay. The parade will be on Avenue because Fourth Avenue is under con­ an evening gathering, a Saturday potluck and cousins. Last year's reunion brought together more than 80 relatives from seven states for Bros. Elevator on the west side of Fourth struction and closed to al) u*nc. It is haz­ silent auction, a place apart for children with Saturday. July 22. from the court house to the ardous to even cross it at ma.: intersections. appropriate entertainment. It's family reunion time. Members of the grandstand. The route was likely east to Jordan Lake A recent Grand Rapids Press edition had a Road, north to Tupper Lake, west to Sixth MacNaughton/McMillan family have been notified of their 113th reunion coming story about two companies joining forces to represent the homeland security industry. One Avenue, east ro Fifth Avenue on Second Street and north to the elevator yard near the Saturday. Aug. 12, west of Cedar Springs. of the men featured was Keith Brophy, who railroad. On Sunday noon the rigs were lined three was bom while his parents lived in Lake up as far back as the 1000 block of Fifth with MacNaughtons having married three McMillans. Many of them lived in the Egypt Odessa in summer 1962. They moved to multiple rigs in the yard. Red wheat and white This alliance comes from Sparta when he was six weeks old. His com- wheal are handled at the separate facilities so only one kind of wheat had to take the long Health Line by Scott B Brasseur. M I). route. The other could be unloaded right at the The first load to be brought in came July Mn bi H jst iuj’s !- phonr .'•■ i ।"t I' ♦«'"»s i » 'll1) Internal M< dn inc TEMPERATURE CONTROL IL brought by Keith Benedict of Ionia. The first rush was on Sunday this week with the longest lines on Monday. The overnight rain Monday night would affect the harvest for the next day or two. According to Lakewood News, Odessa Township has a new trustee, appointed to fill the term of Robert Possehn. who resigned Why does a person feel cold and shiver when they are sick and have a fever? after ten years on the board. The new appointee is Steven Schuiling, whose address in the telephone book is on Lake Point Drive. The term expires in 2008. The street work continues. After Monday The sensation of feeling hot or cold has more to do with the process of your body releasing heat into the environment or your body trying to retain its heat rather than the actual measured temperature of your body. night's rain. Fourth Avenue was a muddy mess. Many vehicles connected with the proj­ ect use Johnson Street as their route in and out. This results in the street being laden with mud for more than a block. At first it was dry Your brain has an area called the hypothalamus which controls the temperature of your body just like the thermostat in your house does. Your thermostat is set to C8.6°F but just like your house, the actual temperature of your body does not stay exactly at the set point but rather fluctuates up and down as the environment changes and in response to your internal furnace and air conditioner turning on and off in an attempt to control your temperature. Let’s go through a few examples. If your body becomes too hot due to working hard, exercising or being out in the sun, the hypothalamus turns on your air conditioner by causing you to sweat. The heat of your body transfers into the sweat and as the sweat evaporates, you release the excess heat from your body. On the other hand, when it's cold outside and your body temperature drops a little, the hypothalamus turns on your furnace by causing you to shiver which generates heat in the muscles of your body. When you are sick and responding to an infection, your hypothalamus changes your thermostat setting to a higher set point; let's say up to 102°F. At 98.6°F then, your body will be too cold for the setting of your thermostat. You will get under the blankets and begin to shiver and generate heat even though your temperature is going up. Once your temperature is 102°, your temperature will actually feel normal. When the fever "breaks* and your thermostat is set back to 98.6°, you will immediately feel very hot and begin to sweat and throw off the blankets. Although it seems a little strange, you will feel coldest and shiver when your temperature is rising and hottest when your temperature is actually falling. Therefore, what you perceive as your temperature is not the temperature itself, but the difference between your thermostat "setting" and the actual temperature of your body. Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. know him. but Dad won't hear of iL He says Hl just have to get over him and find some­ one my own age. I don't know what I’ll do if I'm forced to stay away from Zeke. I would be happy if we could just see each other as friends, but Dad won't allow that, either. Do you have any sug­ gestions? - Desperate in Ohio Dear Desperate: It may be hard to see right now. but Dad really does have your best inter­ ests at heart. He thinks a college man may put pressure on you to have a more intimate rela­ tionship than you are ready for. and you know that's a genuine possibility. However, we think your offer to have Zeke come over for a family dinner is a good idea, and we hope Dad will change his mind about that Either way. you can remain friends with Zeke through phone calls and e-mail, and once you graduate, you will be free to see each other socially if you are still interested. Hang in there, honey. Brave baldness main plant of Caledonia Fanners' Elevator on Third Avenue. So far this year, all the wheal has been the red variety. !<><>. U, si (,r« , n Mt- , t Dear Annie: I'm 16 years old and a sopho­ more in high school. I'm very shy and have a limited group of close friends. Recently, 1 met a great guy who also is very shy. and we have a lot in common. 1 usually clam up around people, but I have no problem opening up to "Zeke." We get along great and have fun together, and we never run out of things to talk about. The problem is. Zeke is 18 and just gradu­ ated. My dad insists he's too old for me, and now I'm not allowed to see him again. I've told Dad he is welcome to meet Zeke. I've even asked if 1 could invite Zeke over for a nice family dinner where we could all get to dirt. One day a spray truck made the route and dampened the street, supposedly to lay the dust. Still a few venturesome souls try to drive out of town using North Fourth only to have to turn around in a driveway and exit on Emerson Street. At times the street is truly blocked off with excavation across the street Dear Annie: 1 recently shaved my head for a cancer fund-raiser al my college. I was happy to do it and. though it was quite an adjustment, everyone at school was very sup­ portive. I am now home for the summer, and my hair is just starting to grow back. I can tell that neighbors and acquaintances are startled to see me with such short hair, as it wis quite long before. Some compliment me on tbs new style, but I know it currently looks awful and can tell they think so. too. I am becoming really self-conscious and want to explain to them that 1 shaved my head for a good reason, but I don't want to blow my own horn about the brave thing I did. Any ideas? - Bald in Boulder. Colo. Dear Bald: You don't have to say or do any­ thing. If people are shocked by your hairstyle, who cares? You know why you shaved it and should hold your head up with pride. In a few weeks, it will have grown out sufficiently to be less surprising. Of course, if your parents would like to inform the neighbors about your good deed, let them. It's a parent's prerogative to brag a little. Predators prey and/or big trucks blocking the way. On the plus side, the contractors on the weekend arranged a safe way for people to cross the street near the post office. The street level is many inches below the sidewalk with yellow tape lining the street. However, there was a gap near Union Bank parking lot and also across the street near Fellowship Hall so one could safely cross there, thanks to the ramp of sand and gravel to bridge the distance between the lowered street level and the side­ walks. This is similar to the consideration given homeowners with their driveways being ramped. According to Lakewood News, the Lakewood Board of Education has new officers. New president is David Lind of Clarksville. Mark Woodman of Sunfield is secretary. Jeff Gibbs is treasurer and Gordon Kettel is vice president. Former President Timothy Tromp remains on the board as a trustee. Other members newly elected in May are Barry Vezin and Gary Foltz. Michael O'Mara is the acting superintendent. Dear Annie: My 90-year-old mother also fell prey to sweepstakes entries. She lost thousands of dollars buying magazines, videos, books and useless household items in a vain attempt to win money. When we tried to reason with her. it only made her Lie to us. Our solution was to contact Publishers Clearing House. Reader's Digest and all the other companies individually, by phone or Internet, and ask that Mom's name be removed from their mailing lists. We asked for confirmation by fax or e-mail, and includ­ ed a stem warning that legal action will be taken if they do not comply. It takes four to eight weeks for it to work. We regularly check Mom's mail for sweep­ stakes offers, and although she still manages to enter an occasional contest, the costs are now nominal. I hope this helps another fami­ ly. Shame on these companies that prey on our elderly. - Sad But Wiser Dear Sad: Our thanks to you and others who wrote in with similar suggestions. Sleep with kids Dear Annie: My wife and I have two chil­ dren - a 6-year-old son and a 10-mon th-old •i : a. ; * Tuesday 7-11 Thursday 11-7 Saturday 7-1 Locally grown vegetables, fruit, baked good, perennials, eggs, honey, etc. Project Fresh Coupons Welcome We encourage you to meet the growers ot your food. daughter Our marriage was great for the first five years Then, v.hen our son was bom. my wife began sleeping in his room. When our daughter was bom, my wife moved into the baby's room and our son began sleeping with me. I've tried to get our son to sleep by him­ self in his own room, but my wife insists he stay in my bed. I don't think this is right. Here are some things my wife used to do but doesn't any longer She used to kiss me in the morning and before we'd go to sleep at night. She used to say. 1 love you. I miss you. hug me. spend time with me. We used to cook and eat dinner together. What is wrong with my marriage? Wha. am 1 to do? - Concerned Husband Dear Husband: A certain amount of co­ sleeping in the family bed is OK. but your wife has transferred all her love and affection ft her children, leaving you out in the cold. She may have convinced herself that such devotion is good for the kids, but it is slowly draining the life out of your marriage, and you no longer have a healthy, balanced fami­ ly dynamic. Ask your wife to go with you for some counseling. If she refuses, make an appoint­ ment for the two of you to visit the children's pediatrician so you can get another opinion about those sleeping arrangements. Pet cemetery Dear Annie: I live in a suburban housing plan with small quarter-acre lots. I have a neighbor who allows her pets to run free around the neighborhood. Since our housing pSn abuts a busy street, seven of her pets have betu killed by oncoming traffic. She subsequently has buried these pets in her yard, turning it hifo a pel cemetery. Furthermore, after every dies, she gets one to replace iL so I anticipate more pets being buried on her property. This situation is really starting to freak me out What can I do without ruining my rela­ tionship with my neighbors? - Pittsburgh Suburbs Dear Pittsburgh: Does your suburb base any laws prohibiting the burial of pets in the back yard? Arc there leash laws? Perhaps a citation from the police will wake her up. You also can report your neighbor (anonymously) to the local Humane Society. It is uncon­ scionable for this woman to leave her pets unprotected where they are likely to be hit by cars. Test is a life saver Dear Annie: I read your column about medical tests for older women. While I applaud the valuable information you provid­ ed. you left out important information about the use of the human papillomavirus (HPV) test in combination with the Pap test for women 30 and older (those most at risk for cervical cancer). Over the last 50 years, regular use of the Pap test has significantly reduced the number of American women who develop cervical cancer, but recent studies indicate it is accu­ rate only 50 to 85 percent of the time. By rou­ tinely screening women age 30 and older for high-risk HPV along with their Pap, as is approved by the FDA. we can substantially increase this accuracy. Additionally, the HPV test is covered by most insurance companies, and guidelines issued by both the American Cancer Society and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recognize its use. Although many doctors stop administering the Pap test to women after age 65. women aged 65-plus arc at highest risk for develop­ ing and dying from cervical cancer. - UK. in New York Dear L.K.: Thanks for the information. We also arc keeping our eyes on the new vaccine for cervical cancer. It sounds as if it could save thousands of lives. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesma ilboxGcomcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. Juty 20. 2006 — Page 9 Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN ________ of Edward Jones and Co. ___________ The Hastings Indians How Will You Pay for Health Care When You Retire? ing space by the Middle School), a ceme­ By Esther Walton As we know, Indians lived in Hastings long before the white man did. Today, few tery. (now the Central Elementary School playground). Market Square (now retail people know the exact area where the Indians lived or how they helped the white stores at the comer of Market and State Street). And last a “park." which was and are going to go up - and topping the 'going man. The first white people in 1837 were now is the First Ward Park. The exact spot where the Indian lived is hard to pin down. retire, make sure you've got the resources necessary to deal with those doctor's visits Henry A. Goodyear's description of the and prescription drugs. How expensive will health care be for Slocum Bunker and his family. A year later. Daniel Me McClellan, and his brother. When you retire, some of your regular (HSA). If you have access to this type of expenses are going to go down. But others plan al work, consider using it. Your money has the potential to grow tax deferred, and up' list is health care. Well before you you can withdraw funds from your account tax free, provided withdrawals are used for are relatively low, so your savings will probably not grow enough to cover all. or build a dam, sawmill and provide housing number to consider A 65-year-old couple even most, of your medical costs. Yet. for the workmen. They had to cut their own the iron bridge on Creek Street. Here was retiring today will need, on average. road, build bridges. Causeways and blaze also their cemeteries." $200,000 set aside to pay for medical costs every dollar can help. * Plan ahead for long-term care. If you Me Today, the Iron Bridge is gone. It is now in retirement, according to a recent study by are fortunate, you will never h ve to enter a McClellan Hayes remembers in 1836 the men had built the first cabin a sawmill, and concrete and Creek Street is now known as Fidelity Investments. And this number doesn't even include the cost of over-the- nursing home or require the s svices of a trading post. She did not say Indians helped, tions also said this was an Indian burial in the building, but certainly the Indians ground. the way for other people. Alice Michigan Avenue. Other pioneer recollec­ counter medicines, most dental procedures and. most importantly, long-term care (such could have helped and they liked to trade After reading anything that related to the as in-homc health care or an extended stay with the white man. Alice mentioned. “The Indians were friendly and ready to swap fish, cranberries, local Indians, an article in the Jan. 15.1890. in a nursing home). Of course, the $200,000 figure is just an maple sugar, honey and venison for flour, bread, pork or potatoes." Many of these Indians would leave Banner newspaper helped solve the mys­ home health care professional. Still. you never know. People who reach age 65 have a 40 percent chance of entering a nursing home, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - and in some areas, just one year's stay in a average; your costs may be considerably different. For example, you might have nursing home can easily cost $100,000. To avoid incurring these catastrophic expens­ grading up his lots, and filling the street retiree health coverage from your former employer, although this seems to be becom­ es, consider putting a long-term care pro­ tection plan in place. tery. The article read. "While Jason L. Wilkes force of men were engaged last week in Hastings after the spring planting and canoe leading to the mill in First Ward, they ing less likely, given the fact that more and * Boost your savings. It's easier said than to the Mackinaw City area where tney unearthed seven skeletons. They were those would fish and hunt until late fall. Then they of Indians, as strings of buttons, a couple of more companies are scaling back on pre­ cisely these benefits. done, but try to put away as much as you can while you're working. Fully fund your would return. For several years, Indian children and flint arrowheads, some feathers, an old To prepare yourself for the six-figure IRA each year, and put as much as you can knife, and last but not least real old fash­ sums you might need to pay for health care, afford into your 401 (k) or other employer- white children played together and when the ioned clay pipe of the style that was in used next older age met, there were a few mar­ many years ago. One of the oldest residents consider these suggestions: • Stay healthy. Obviously, you can nei­ riages. Today some of these descendants said that 50 years ago the spot was the Indian burying grounds." ther prevent all illnesses nor suspend the on your IRA and 4010c), you might want to invest in an annuity, which provides che natural aging process. However, by eating potential for tax-deferred growth of earn­ Henry A. Goodyear in 1907 wrote about An expert on Indians settlements said. right, exercising regularly and reducing ings and can be structured to pay an income the Indians, saying “The Indian site was on “This group of Indians buried their dead stress, you can improve your health and the north side of the fhomapple River. The under their lodges." possibly reduce the odds of incurring high stream that you can't outlive. No one can predict the future. But by rec­ medical costs in retirement. ognizing the likely costr of health care dur still live in Bany County. 100 A trip to the abstract office revealed that lodges of about 20 Indians in each lodge in Wilkes owned many lots, covering from winter. These were made of bark of several thicknesses, with an opening at the top of Michigan Avenue on the west, Thom Street Indian settlement contained about the escape of the smoke. Their fires were build on the ground in the middle of the wigwam. Here the cooking was done during the winter. Other seasons, where the weath­ er permitted, this was done outside. They slept on mats placed on the ground, the fam­ on the left, and Henry on the east and Mill Street south, down to the Thomapple River. Therefore, any piece of property that Wilkes owned could be part of a Indian burial site. The mill was situated on Butler Creek near the Thomapple River. Today, the creek runs under Mill Street to the Thomapple River. ily arranging themselves in a circle, their Today, Wilke's land would cover an area feet to the fire and their heads to the walls of from Michigan Avenue over to the Hastings the tent or wigwam Utese were built round, Manufacturing Company and any houses the better for sleeping purposes." In 1836, The Hastings Village Company that were in the area So now we can walk down Mill Street, look west. east, north and plated the newly purchased land. Here they south to the Thomapple River and imagine marked each lot and marked streets. There just how the Indian community looked. ere five areas set aside: A park (now a park­ • Contribute to a Health Savings Account about how to better de their jobs. Sometimes it's whaie the public officials go to have their conferences or workshops that raises a few eyebtows. The Barry County Board Commissioners last year joined their col­ leagues at one of the most expensive hotels in the Midwest, the Grand, on Mackinac Island for the MAC conference. Mike Caliton, then a first-year commissioner, attended and after­ ward did a little research on how big a tab the public had to pick up. which was more than ization, announcing he would never attend again at such an expensive venue, in which the rooms cost around $350 a night. Reward for information LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE THEFT OF OUR DAUGHTER, JAMIE REURINK’S, CROSS. The cross was stolen Friday night, June 2nd NEAR THE CORNER OF PATTERSON AND BASS RD. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE Michigan State Police at 269-948-8283 or Silent Observer 1 -800-310-9031. ing your retirement years, and by taking the Other commissioners publicly said they did not make the decision to have the MAC Conference at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, that the decision was made by state MAC officials. James was one of the few last year to come back from the conference and report publicly on what she had learned. She told her col­ leagues that she heard a presentation from legendary baseball announcer Ernie Harwell and reported on his comments. James this year has joined Administrator Michael Brown, Chairwoman Clare Tripp and fellow Commissioners Callton, ences. Jbc Banner pointed out that five vote* Administrator Michael Brown later confirmed the C<noe«-'s protest after checking ment, even after it Md been aMOtmced oy the chair the morion had carried. County Repeated phone Mils Jo James tor commeat were not relumed. of Callton was concerned enough that be wrote a letter to the MAC, a state-wide organ­ $1,500 sponsored retirement plan. If you 'max out' The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday, " — Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T 26.99 Anheuser Busch 45.76 -.46 CMS Energy Corp. 13.37 +.10 Coca-Cola Co. 43.55 -26 DaimlerChrysler 46.79 -2.28 Dow Chemical Co. 36.26 •1.99 Exxon Mobil ___ 64.61 +.63 Famiy Dollar Stores 22.02 -.74 First Financial Bancorp 14.56 -.33 Ford Motor Co. 6.44 “ " -.36 General Motors 27.71 -1.79 Ind. Bus. Machine 7426 -2.21 JCFenneyCo. 63.37 -5.60 Johnson a Johnson 60.60 -.17 Kellogg Co. 48.66 McDonald’s Corp. 34.81 +.53 Pfizer Inc. 22.58 -.91 Semco Energy 5.63 -.11 Sears Holding 140.30 -16.15 Spartan Motors 15.06 TCF Financial 26.20 +.20 Wal-Mart Stores 43.17 -2.96 Gold Silver Dow Jones Average 10.799.23 -335.54 Volume on NYSE 1.7B +100M CONFERENCE, continued from page 1 they've acquired a kx of useful information $10,000. REWARD STOCKS though, that the contribution limits to HS As Indians once a year and sometimes more often the usual place immediately north of Thomas, came to the site of Hastings to help Jones qualified medical expenses. Keep in mind, you during your retirement yean? Here's a village said “Pow wows were held by the steps necessary io deal with these expenses, you can hopefully avoid some unhealthy surprises down the road. This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward Wayne Adams. Donald Nevins and Tom Wing in signing up for the workshop at Shanty Creek, a much less expensive resort and hotel than Mackinac Island. While rooms at the Grand are more than $300 a night. Shanty Creek will charge only $95 for each evening's stay. The cost for each commissioner to attend is $300. which includes meals. Round-trip trav­ el expense reimbursements at 44 cents a mile Golf outing Aug. 20 to help co-owner of Mulberry Fore Tad Davis, one of the co-owners of Mulberry Frre Golf Course in Nashville, was recently diagnosed with stage-four lung can­ cer. and friends and employees are organizing a benefit golf outing for 1 p.m. Sunday. Aug. 20. The goal is to help Davis and his family, who do not have medical insurance, defray some of their financial obligations. Davis, who along with Orvin Moore has owned and operated Mulberry Fore for 16 years and the recently opened Mulberry Gardens Restaurant and Banquet Facility, is currently undergoing chemotherapy to arrest or slow the progress of the disease. One hundred percent of the profits from the outing and the lunch, following the outing at 4 p.m., will be donated to Davis and his fam­ ily. Those interested in participating in the four-person team scramble are encouraged *o register early because space is limited. The cost is $50 per person or $200 for a four-per­ son team, which includes 18 holes with a cart, coffee and donuts at registration, food served all day and door prizes. Check-in is at noon and the scramble begins with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. For those who wish to support Davis and his family but do not play golf, lunch will be served at 4 p.m. at the cost of $10 per per­ son. Anyone interested in donating services or items for door prizes or the raffle, sponsoring a hole, or registering to participate in the scramble, or would like more information should contact the golf course, located al 955 N. Main St. in Nashville, or call (517) 852­ 0760 or (517) 388-2022. SHORT NOTICE PUBLIC AUCTION Wed., July 26 • 4 p.m. should amount to about $175 per person. fay FGirrlxirh Omur/Dimlor Girrbach Juneraljfome 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 * 269-945-3252 Serving Hastings, Barry County and Surrounding Communities for 40 years Offering Traditional and Cremation Services With travel and tourism taxes routinely nrarmONS From Hastings. M43 tacked on to the hotel bill, lodging will cost about $250 for two nights. to auction. Watch far signs. That means the taxpayers' cost for sending each commissioner is roughly $725, which is green depression glass; Lyric china; S A Fs; animal figurines, porcelain birds; kerosene lamp; milk glass; marbles. Dutch boy A girl; cement fishing boy; whirly gig. woven basket; primitive chest; cement goose; collectible plates; compacts, bam lantern; 2 boxes of old post cards; more! Island. Commissioners have argued that they only get mileage in the February conferences in FlfUNTTUUFr Blanket chest; dresser. chest of drawers, full sue Led. dresser lamps; stool; metal and wooden cabmen, Lansing, for which they commute back and HOUSFHOfD A APTUANCTSt Console TV; microwave; sewing machine; portable TVs. dehumidifier, record play spreads; cookbooks; pots and pans; everyday dishes; flatware; enamel pans; gnddte. lea set; vaaes; pressure cooker, VAUft AND LAKFj Lawn chavs, patio table; patio rocker, patio chain; picnic table; shovels; rakes; power cords; lake failed because it needed at least five affirma­ www.girrbachfuneralhome.net reclmer/rocken; dining table; foot stools; glass door bock case; floor and table lamps; end tables. er. water softener, washing machine; electric dryer. Hoover vac; counter appliances; towrfs; blankets; baking ware; hotels. Until February 2005, the County Board Pre-Planning Services Available Senring All Faiths 77502807 hall tree; laundry cabinet; twig table; folding chain, twin bed; sewing stand, folding chavs; microwave cart; log clock; forth over the two days and do not stay in members also were paM $100 a day in per • Leave a memory message to family members pressed glass; yard windmill; Goofus glass; cake carrier, nest of bowls; bear cookie jar. depression glass bowls, bone dnhes; tea pots; commissioner cost a year ago at Mackinac diems, but a vote to pay themselves that amount for a Lansing conference that month • Pre-planning on line • View current Funeral Senrice information ANnOOES a COUFrnilFV Green glass S A F. footed cusurd dnhes; estate cottume jewelry; a good deal less than the estimated $1,500 per Hastings Only Independent, Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Visit our web sitefor: west to Ml79. follow MI79 approx. 11 mites to Patterson. left (south) on Patterson approx 3 mites. bear left onto Manh Road (wuth sate of Gun Lake) 2/10 mile to Joy Road, left on Joy Road tive votes. Only four at that meeting support­ ed it. Tripp. James. Callton and Nevins. The three who opposed it were French. Adams and Gibson. Wing was absent. As a result, no commissioner since then has accepted a per diem for attending confer­ boxes of household items pump; folding camp table; casting rods; wheelbarrow. coolers; weed whip GAUACT A TOOLA Aluminum ladder, tool box stand. Kennedy tool box; tote, air compressor; etectnc drill; vise; small tool boa; hand wrenches; bench grinder, pipe wrench; saws; hardware; screw driven; cabinet; paint tools; levels; axe; hand tools and more. MKC-- Jewelry boxes; sewing notions; boxes of yam; records; canes; exercise bike; walker 77304509 < APPLETREE AUCTIONEERING j',. fl; .1 : ‘ > I . �Page 10 - Thursday. July 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Martyn N. Olsen and Michelle S. Olsen, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated March 15, 2005. and recorded on March 25,2005 in instrument 1143214. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. NA as assignee by an assignment, m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Eighteen And 30/100 Dollars ($95,818.30). indudina interest at Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on July 27. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: That part of Lots 1003 and 1066 of the Village of Hastings (now City). Barry County. Michigan, and also that part ol Lots 5 and 10. Block 7. Lincoln Park Addition to the City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, described as: Beginning at a point 55 toet South of the Northeast comer of said Lot 1003; thence West 132 feet; thence South 17 toet; thence West 8 ieet. 8 inches; thence South 82 toet; thence East 140 feet 8 inches to the East line of said Lot 1066. thence North along said Lot hnes to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: June 29. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593.1309 Trott A Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte #097451F01 77HMW EOaEGLQSUBEJfQDGE THIS NOTICE 0 AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Default has been made in the terms and condi­ tions of a Mortgage made by DOUGLAS J. EZINGA and DARCI EZINGA. husband and wife, of 6025 Cherry Valley Road. MtodteWte. Michigan 49333. to CHOiCEONE BANK, a Michigan banking corpora­ tion, of 109 East Division. Sparta. Michigan 49345. Mortgagee. The Mortpayc Is dated May 4. 1999. and is recorded in tt« Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan on May 11. 1999. as Instrument number 1029390. The sum claimed lo be due and owing on the Mortgage as ot trie date of this Notice is Eighty Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and 90/i00ths ($80,578.90) Including principal and interest Under the power of sate contained in said Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 17th day of August. 2006. at 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon, local time, said Mortgage will be foreclosed at a sate at public auction to the high- THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul D Boysen, a married man and Peggy A. Boysen, hus­ band and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Bank. NA. Mortgagee, dated October 19. 2004. and recorded on November 8.2004 in instru­ ment 1136890. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Five And 46/100 Dollars ($129,855 46). including interest at 8.375% THIS RRM 18 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORNATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the forecloelng mortgagee. In MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Clayton Drewyor. a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Equinox Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated May 13. 2005. and recorded on May 17,2005 te instrument 1146639, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there Eighty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Six And 33/100 Dollars ($85,896.33). including interest Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said County), of the premises and land described in the Mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due on the Mortgage, together with interest, legal costs, and charges and expens­ es. including the attorney fee, and also any sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest. Said premises are situated in Thomapple Township. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as follows: PARCEL A: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH IM FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING PARCEL B: PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4. OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4, SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING 130 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF. THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING PPN: 08014-006-013-00 Commonly known as 6025 Cherry Valley Road. Middlevilte. Ml 49333 The redemptton period shall be six (6) months gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on July 27,2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 44. Crystal Lake Estates Plat, pari Of the Northeast 1/4 and Southeast 1/4 of Section 28. Town 2 North, Range 10 West. Orangeville Township. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: June 29. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.583.1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #097365F01 -waw FORECLOSURE NOTICE This Ann to a debt collector attempting to cd- doned in accordance with 1948 CL 600.3241, in from the date of such sale. Dated: July 6. 2006 ChoieeOne Bank. Mortgagee Ingrid A. Jensen. Attorney for Choice One Bank Clark HHPLC 300 Ottawa Ave.. NW. Suite 300 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503 City of Hastings MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Dale D Kroeger III and Carrie L Krouger. Husband and Wile to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nomine/ for Novastar Mortgage. Inc., a Virginia Corporation, Mortgagee, dated July 21. 2004 and recorded July 27. 2004 in Instrument Number 1131466 Barry County Records. Michigan Sgid mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Novastar Mortgage. Inc., on 9.05% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort- vktod, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will The Community Development Director oversees a broad range of economic and community development services for the City of or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. August 17. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Irving, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That Part of the Northeast One-Quarter of Section 34. Town 4 North. Range 9 West described as: Commencing at the North One-Quarter of said Section; Thence South 00 Degrees 07 Minutes 03 Seconds West 1519 .37 Feet along the West line of said Northeast one-quarter to the place of Beginning; thence North 89 degrees minutes 30 Seconds East 646.51 Feet; thence South 00 Degrees 07 minutes 03 Seconds West 249.18 toet; Thence South 75 Degrees 40 Minutes 11 Seconds West 335 62 feet. Thence North 00 degrees 09 minutes 29 minutes East 309.97 Feel; Thence South 69 degrees 46 minutes 30 Seconds West 320.00 toet along the North kne of the South 1039.50 toet of said Northeast One-Quarter; thence North 00 Degrees, 07 minutes 03 seconds East 68.0 toet along the West line of said Northeast onequarter to the place of beginning. Subject to and together with an easement as described in the easement description. Commonly known as 3381 Stager, Hastings Ml 49333 The redemption period shall be 12 months from Hastings, including community promotion, planning, business attraction and retention. The position is active in obtaining and administering grants from Federal, State, and local sources. The position also provides staff assistance to the DDA. LDFA. and BRA. A bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least four years experi­ ence are required. Additional education and experience are preferred. Excellent computer skills.the ability to communicate verbally and in writing, and commitment to a team approach are required. Complete job description available on request from City of Hastings. 201 E. State St.. Hastings. Michigan 49058.269.9452468. To apply submit letter of interest and resume by July 28, 2006. Jeffrr- P. Mansfield City Manager, City Engineer City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. August 7,2006 at 730 p.m. in Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall. 201 East State Street Hastings. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Planning Commission to hear comments and make a determination on the creation of a planned unit development on two parcels in the City of Hastings. The owner of the property, Drake Lake Development, has submitted a request lo rezone the subject property bom R-2 to PUD and to develop residential condominiums on the property. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made In the conditions of a mortgage matte by Shawn M Carter, a single man. original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 26. 2004. and recorded on March 2.2004 in instrument 1123024, in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Throe Hundred Fifty-Four And 32/100 Dollars ($91,354.32). including Interest al 10.45% par Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ Under the power of sale contained in said mor!* vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will or some part of them, at pubic vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings at 1W PM. on July 27, 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of tend adjoining lots 1 and 10. inclusive, of Standley's First Addition to Fine Lake Park, according to the recorded plat thereof, described as follows: Beginning al a point in the center of the road at the Southeast comer of said plat; thence South 84 degrees 51 minutes 30 sec­ onds East 59.96 toet. thence North 05 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East 129.88 feel; thence North 26 degrees 00 minutes East 400.00 toet; thence North 82 degrees 54 minutes West 50.00 toet to the Northeast comer of said Lot 10; thence South 26 Lots 10 to 2, inclusive, tor 448.6 toot; fhonce South OOd egrees 13 minutes West 86.6 feet to the point of beginning. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 5241a. in be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises. County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on July 27. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing 760 foot South from the Northwest comer of Section 20, Town 2 North, Range 7 West; thence South on the section Hno 700 feet; thence East 397 toot; thence North paraM to the Secton toe 700 foot; thence West 397 toot to the Point ol Beginning Dated: June 29. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248.593.1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #065629F02 which case the redemption period shaf tie 30 days Dated: June 29. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sun) of One Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand One Hundred'Forty-Five Dollars and Ninety Cents ($153,145'90) including Interest Position Available: Community Development Director THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: JULY 13. 2006 Novastar Mortgage. Inc. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-51062 ottos The legal description of the property is as follows: WE OCTAM WIL M UMD FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT Attorney* For Servicer MRJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Tbta sate may be 30400 Telegraph P! Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #097341F01 MORTGAGE SALE * Default has bean made In THIS RRM 18 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WU BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARC Bl ACTIVE mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. nominee for lender and lender's MIUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Tammy Sue Heath, a single woman, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC., Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2005 and recorded August 11. 2005 In Instrument Number 1150923, Bany County Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage Loan Trust Asset backed pass through certificates, series 2005-W2 under the pooling and servicing agreement dated as of April 1.2005. with­ out recourse by assignment There Is claimed to be due at ths date hereof the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand Five Hundred Three and 93/100 DoUars ($95,503.93) including interest at 8.60% per Under the power of sale contained in said mort- County Courthouse in Hastings in Bany County. Michigan at 1 «0 p.m. on AUGUST 17, 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: 20 Acres of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 13, Town 3 North. Range 8 West tor place ol begin­ ning. thence North 345 toet; thence West 378 toet: thence South 345 feet; thence East 378 toet to the place of beginning. Hastings Township. Bany 2004 in instrument 1123468, in Hany county records, Michigan, on ^hich mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sun. of Ono Hundred Six Thousand Two Hcndrvd =tfty-Eight And 87/100 DoUars ($108,258.87). /rtoclng Mar- vkted. notice Is hereby given that sari mortgage wH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged pt orrises. County Courthouse In Hastings at 1110 I’M, on Bany County, Michigan, and are (tombed as: Commencing at the Center of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 9 West Thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes West along the East and West IM Uno of Section 28. A Distance of 297.00 Feet. Thence South Parallel with the North and South IM Line 165.00 Feet to the true place al beginning thence South ParaM with Said North and South 1M Ine 82.50 toeL thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes West 231.00 Foot; Thence North 82.50 Feet. Thence South 89 Degrees 37 minutes East 231.00 toet to the place of beginning. Also a Parcel of Land In the Southwest 1M of Section 28. Town 1 North, Range 9 West, of the center al center of said Section 28, thence South 10 rods, thence West 4 Rods, Thence North 10 Rods. Thence East 4 Rods to Beginning. County. Michigan. The redemption period shal be 6 months from doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. .'O ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind limited solely to the return of the bid amount ren­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated. July 20. 2006 Ortons Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 214.3514 doned In accordance with MCLA 800.3241a, In which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days Dated: July 13. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sto 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 FNo F098722F01 osro« LOTS 49 & 50 JONES AND TAFFEE ADD AND ALL OF THAT PART OF VACATED YOUNGS STREET ADJ TO LOTS 45. 46.47 AND 48 JONES AND TAFFEE ADDITION. Parcel Number D8-S5-075-051-00 CITY OF HASTINGS LOT 51 & THE E 1/2 VACATED YOUNGS ST ADJ TO LOT 51. LOTS 52.53.54 ft 55. City of Hastings And is shown on the map below: Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Barry County Road Commission. 1725 West M-43 Highway. P.O. Box 158, Hastings. Ml 49058, until 9:00 AM. Tuesday. August 8, 2006 for the sale of the following: 2006 F-250 Super-cab 4x4 Automatic 5.4 V-8 Power Windows Power Locks Power Mirrors Air Conditioning T« Cruise C.D. Player 11.000 miles 3 Year or 36,000 mile warranty Minimum bid of $22,000 Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall, 201 East State Street, Hastings. Michigan 49058 until 5:00 PM. Mondr/. August 7.2006. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids aud sen-ices upon five days notice to Hastings City Clerk (Telephone number 269-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. 08704661 The truck will be sold as is. where is. Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, August 7, 2006 at 730 p.m. in Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Planning Commission to hear comments and make a determination on pro­ posed amendments to ft* City of Hastings Zoning Ordinance. The proposed Ordinance amendments would change the notification requirements for public hearings held by the Planning Commission. City Council and Zoning Board of Appeals to not less than 15 days before the public bearing. This notification amendment is mandat­ Viewing of the pickup may be done any time between 7IX) AM ed by the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. Another amendment would delete the time period within which the Planning and 4:00 PM Monday through Thursday. Commission and City Council must make a decision on a rezoning All seated bid envelopes must be plainly marked with description request or text request. of pickup. Thomas E. Emery City Clerk NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to waive irregularities in the best interest of the Commission. Tlie City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 269­ 945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. ostho �The Hastings Etanner - Thursday, duty 20. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP REGULAR MEETING duty 8. 2006 Meeting caBed to order by Supervisor Rook. Al members present. Also present: Fire Chief Boulter. Director of Delton District Library. Edward Eisner, and 7 guests. Pledge of Allegiance. Motion by Perino, support from Ribble to approve minutes of regular board meeting held on Juno 6. 2008. Al ayes. Motion earned Treasurer's Report: Total June receipts (general fund)........... $5,964.32 Total June receipts (building fund)................ $20.95 Trts! Juno disbursements (general fund)$50.409 22 GLASA minutes from June, thank you letter from Green Gables. Barry County Chamber Of Commerce. Transfer Station: Supervisor Rook reported that individuals had entered the transfer station by means of a broken fence. Furniture and other items were left. Tom Smith was able to determine who individuals were. Fine of $300 was paid. $175 tor transfer station and $125 tor township & repair fence. Are Department: Fire report read. A reminder that the server weather siren win be tested on the first Saturday of each month at 1:00 p.m. April-September. Orangeville Days: Mark Paradowski, along with Juke DeBoer gave update on the progress of Orangeville Days Announcement that Julie Bourdo will be the Grand Marshal. Parade route will be along Marsh Road on Gun Lake. A Blackhawk helicopter, along with several other attractions are being planned. Delton District Library Annual Report: Library Director Edward Elsner gave annual report. There are 398 registered patrons from Orangeville, up 8.2% from last year. There was also an increase in library visits of 6.4%. A millage for the library is being considered tor the November election. Mr. Elsner thanked the township tor its contribution of $1,000. Public Comment: Alvin Warren updated the board on his progress of obtaining a war memorial for Orangeville Township. Various prices on marble were dis­ cussed along with where the monument will be placed. Fund raising was also discussed. Motion by Rook, support from Perino to have Julie DeBoer from the Barry Co. Chamber of Commerce apply for an available grant from the state of Michigan. Al ayes. Motion carried. Randy LaRoehm Wilson from LaRoehm’s Rangers was present to update board on the removal of hazardous products along the roads of Orangeville Township. Mr. Wilson stated that the fire chief would need to be contacted if hazardous products were not contained. It was also decided that the transfer station would be the location for all recycled batteries in the township. Jube Bourdo mentioned a time capsule project for the township. Plans for the township hall would one of the various items thst wouId be placed in the capsule. Issue tabled until next month. Fawn Lake Special Assessment: Board discussed exemptions on several proper­ ties that were brought up at the Fawn Lake Public Meeting on June 6. 2006. Motion by Ritchie, sup­ port trum Ribble to reconsider exempting Luther Gamsey f ram the special assessment. Roil cal I vole. Ayes: Ribble. Ritchie. Rook. Nays: Perino and Goy Perino and Goy mentioned the tact that Mr. Garney was present at the public meeting and stal­ e 1 that as his property was more that 200 feet from the road and that hook up would not be necessary. Remaining board members pointed out that other properties were also more than 200 toet from the road. It was brought up that these people did not attend the public meeting to protest. Motion by Ritchie to require Luther Gamsey to be Included in the special assessment. Cal for support was not answered. Motion failed. Mr. Gamsey’s property will be exempt from the assessment. Motion by Perino, support from Ribble to approve the restated and amended special assess­ ment resolution #3 dated June 29, 2006. Roll call vote. Al ayes. Motion canted. Sam's Landing: Gordon Hayford was present to >apresent the residents of Sam’s Landing and to receive confir­ mation on the petition. It was determined that more than 51% of the property owners had signed. However, the wording was absent and It was decid­ ed that information must be present to Insure the legality of said petition, issue tabled until next months meeting. Planning Committee Nominations: Board members nominated 5 township residents to form a committee to discuss the need for a plan­ ning and zoning board in Orangeville Township. Those who were nominated will be contacted by Vicki Ritchie Trustee Urtoa Ribble reported that the Bany Co. Road Commission had placed side street signs on Marsh Road and Keller at no cost to the Township. Matter of street light to be tabled until next months meeting when more information is available. Paying of Bats: Motion by Ribble. support from Perino to pay the bills tor the month of July and all those forthcoming in the amount of $9.891. Al ayes. Motion carried. Motion by Ritchie, support from Perino to adjourn. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Jennifer Goy Township Clerk Unapproved minutes arowa STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF KENT 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FAMILY DIVISION ORDER FOR PUBLICATION ON HEARING TO: MELISSA JAWOROWSKI in the Matter Of: Parker Gene RACKOW and Desirue JAWOROWSKI Case No.: 05-50353-NA-003447201 and 0550354-NA-003447202 Hearing: August 31. 2006 at 9 DO a.m. Judge Hilary. 9th Floor. Courtroom 9B An initial and/or supplemental child protective petition has been filed in the above manor. A hear­ ing on the petition wHt be conducted by the Court on the date and time stated above the 17th Judicial Circuit Court, Family Division. Kent County Court house. 180 Ottawa NW, Grand Rapids. Michigan. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that you personally appear before the court at the time and place stated above. This hearing may result in a temporary or per­ manent toss of your right to the child(ren) Dated: July 14,2006 G. PATRICK HILLARY JUDGE OF PROBATE ohmh NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing lor the following: Rehearing Case Number V-21-2006 - Dan and Norma Elkins. Location: 5925 Marsh Rd., in Section 8 ol Orangeville Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a 40x54-ft detached accessory budding higher than allowed (20-ft 6 inches), the maximum height is 16fl; in the R-1 zoning district Case Number V-23-2006 Robert $ Trisha Location: 452 W. Hickory Rd. in Section 30 of Johnstown Twp Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a sign doser to the road right of way (17-ft). the minimum is 75-ft from road right of way. in the C-2 zoning dis­ trict Case Number V-24-2006 Philip $ Richard Gagnon. Location: 340 Mill Lake Rd. in Section 21 of Johnstown Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to add proper­ ty to a neighboring parcel thereby creating a parcel with less lot area (approximately 14.085 square feet) than the required 24.000 square feet and less lake frontage (40-ft) less than the required 150-ft in the RL-1 zoning district. Moating Date: August 8,2006. Time: 730 pjn. Ptace: Community Room tn the Courts & Law Building at 206 West Court Street. Hastings. Michigan. Site inspection of the above described property(ies) will be completed by the Zoning Board of Appeals members before the hearing Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity lo be heard at the above mentioned time and place. Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820. The variance appbcatxxi(s) is/are available tor public inspection at the Bany County Planning Office, 220 West State Street. Heatings, Ml 49058 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed between 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.) Monday-Friday. Please call the Planning Office at (269) 945-1290 tor fur­ ther information. The County of Barry wilt provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers for the having impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/heanng upon ten (10) days notice to the Count/ of Barry. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliaryaids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown/County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. (269) 945-1284 Debbie Smith. Bany County Clerk NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission will conduct a pubic hearing tor the foltowing Special Use Permits Case Numiter SF4-2006 Scott BeBeeu. Location: 4981 6 M-43 ktey.. in Section 13 of Carlton Twp. Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for a home occupation in a detached garage for a gun­ smithing business, in the A zoning district Case Number SP-9-2006 Marianne Krupp (owner), Richard Smith (applicant). Location: 3790 W. Grange Rd. in Section 27 of Irving Twp. Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for a small engine repair shop In a detached accessory building, in the AR zoning district. Heating Date: August 14, 2006. Time: 7M p.m. Place: Community Room in the Courts & Law Building at 206 West Court St.. Hastings. Michigan Site inspections of the above described proper­ ties will be completed by the Planning Commission members before the day of the hearing. Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heart at the above men­ tioned time and place. Any written response may be mailed to the address fisted below or faxed to (269) 948-4820. The special use application(s) is/are available for public inspection at the Berry County Planning Office, 220 Wrt State Street. Hastings, Michigan 49058 during the nuure of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (dosed between 12-1 p.m.), Monday thru Friday. Please cal the Planning Office at (289) 945­ 1290 tor further information The County of Barry will provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers for the I waring impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at the meeting to Individuals with disabilities at the meeting hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or senrices should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown. County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. (280) 945-1284 Debbie S. Smith. Barry County Clerk TH'S FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Louis F. Wisniewski. and Pamela J. Wisniewski, husband and wife, to AAA Mortgage and Financial Corporation. Mortgagee, dated December 14,1996 and recorded January 28. 1997 in Uber 684, Page 186. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mort­ gage is now held by Aames Capital Corporation by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Three and 21/100 Dollars ($53,633.21) including interest at 1.50% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made an provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged prem­ ises. or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on AUGUST 3. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Southeast one-quarter of the Northwest onequarter. Section 15. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, described as commencing at the Northeast corner thereof; thence West 396 feet; thence South 297 feet; thence East 396 feel; thence North to the Point of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.32418. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return ol the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. Dated: July 6. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 239 0026 ASAPF 778713 07/06/2006. 07/13/2006. 07/20/2006. 07/27/2006 Robert A Tremain 6 Associates, P.C. la a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by JOHN BOOM. A SINGLE MAN to MERCANTILE BANK MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC. Mortgagee dated December 10. 2004. and recorded on December 14. 2004. as Instrument No. 1138721. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there is claimed io be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred seven thousand seven hundred fifty one and 34/100 Dollars ($107,751.34). including interest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Al Bany County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1 DO PM on August 17. 2006. Sato premises are situated m CITY OF MIDDLEVIILS. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: That part of the southwest one-quarter of section 22. town 4 north, range 10 west, described as. commencing at the west one-quarter comer of said section 22; thence south 00 degrees 20 minutes 25 seconds west 443.00 feet along the west line of said southwest one-quarter to the ptece of begin­ ning; thence south 89 degrees 42 minutes 33 sec­ onds east 360.00 feet parallel with the north line of said southwest one-quarter; thence south 00 degrees 20 minutes 25 seconds west 222.00 feet; thence north 89 degrees 42 minutes 33 seconds west 360.00 feet; thence north 00 degrees 20 min­ utes 25 seconds east 222.00 feet along the west line of said southwest one-quarter to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in whtoh case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. DATED: July 20. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Oto Woodward Avenue. Suae 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CAROL J. BROOKS. A SINGLE WOMAN, to PAULA GETZIN & LYNN M. GETZIN DBA WEST MICHIGAN FINANCIAL SERVICES. Mortgagee, dated May 22. 2003. and recorded on June 5, 2003, in Document No. 1105834. and assigned by said mortgagee to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as assigned.Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($59,355.14). including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, al the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings. Michigan, al 01 DO PM o'clock, on August 17.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of HAST­ INGS. Barry County. Michigan and described as: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST COR­ NER OF THE NORTH 1 /2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 36, TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. THENCE NORTH 495 FEET. THENCE EAST 220 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 495 FEET. THENCE WEST 220 FEET TO THE BEGINNING TAX ID NO. 08-06-036-003-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: July 14, 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATiONMortg^ee/Assrgnoe Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates, P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 GRAND 8 GRAND PLLC 31731 Northwoetom Hwy; FIS1 Farmington HBfe Ml 48334 PURSUANT TO 18 USC §1692 YOU ARE HERE­ SY BffORMTO THAT THS * AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND THAT ANY INFORMA­ TION THAT YOU PROTOE MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MORTGAGE SALE - Defauft has been made in the condition of a mortgage made by Jeffrey R. Wescott and Tracey L Wescott Hueband and Wtie to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III by a mortgage dated April 23, 2004 and recorded on April 27. 2004 in instrument No. 112668 Barry County Records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ono Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Five and 78/100 Dollars ($175396.78) Including Interest st 10.72% psr annum. Under the power of seis contained in said mort­ gage end the statute In such csss meds end pro­ vided. notice Is hereby given that said mortgage w* be foreclosed by a sale al the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings, Michigan at 1D0 pm on August 3,2006. Said premises are situated In the City of Hastings. County of Barry State of Mchigan. and are deecribsd as: TheSoutti one htot of Lots 1280 and 1281 of the City, tormeriy Wage, of Hastings, accordtog to the recorded Plat thereof. Also, the East 1.00 toot of the South one haM of Lot 1279 of the City, tormeriy Wage, of Hastings, aocordfog to the recorded Plat thereof. me reoempoon penoo snas do mourns num ttie date of ouch eaio, unices determined aban­ doned In acoorttence wtth 1948CL 8003241a, in which case the redemption period shal bo 30 days from too date of ouch safe. Dated: Juno 23.2006 MtehaoiM Grand, Esq. GRAND 8 GRAND PLLC 31731 Northwestern Hwy., *151 Farmington HBe. Ml 48334 (248)538-3737 80203 77M07 Assignee of Mongagee For More Information CaH: (248) 540-7701 PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Mofloe Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sato THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thto sale may bo rescinded by the forodoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damage*. N any, shall bo limn­ ed sototy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James OCrater and Marilyn A Creter. hueband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 7, 2005, and recorded on October 11. 2005 in instrument 1154326, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Four And 14/100 Dollars ($103,864.14), including interest at 7.79% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on August 17. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Woodland, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Northwest fractional 1/4 of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 19, Town 4 North, Range 7 West. Woodland Township, Bany County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 19. thence South and center of road 538 feet tor place of beginning; thence East 290 feet; thence South 227 feet; thence West 290 feet; thence North and center of road 227 feet to the Place of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from ute date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 800.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: July 20. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248.593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite F099230F01 anrao NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHb' OF HuMROVOXE, BARRY COUNTY. MICHI­ GAN AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAxriBoTlCE that tht following ■ a summary of an Or*oanca. bti-M IkAena No.SK, which «■> adopted by the Township Board at Prainevil !e Township at its merit* held a. My 12,20bS SECTION L AMENDMENT OF -SECTKW 3 I )l» This wto Sartmn 1-11to PriririBe Ttomrif Zaur* Ordmana so as to define the term. -Child Cart Prilty-. XMM Cara Cmc<and Do Cwt Center". SECTION 11 AMENDMENT OF SEmON fiOfl This section amends Section BAB of the PnirtedSt Zowtinfi Ordinance so as to allow Family Dey Cart Hones as a permitted use and to allow Group O*y Car. Homes. Child Cart Centers and Day Cart Centers as a spoial land use in theU-1" Sk*k Family LosDensity Residential District and the "R-Z Sir*le and 1W&F*nfly Medium Density Residential District SECTION III, AMENDMENT OF SECTION fi4 B. This section amends Section BAB of the Prairieville Tbwrnhip Zoning Ordinance perteintr* to the TM" Multiple Family. High Density Residential District soning clas­ sification so as to allow Family Day Cart Homes as a permitted use and allow Group Day Care Hates. Child Cart Centers and Day Care Centers as a special land use. SECTION IV. AMENDMENT OF SECTION B-Tfi This section amends Section BAB of the Praineville TbwnrMp Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the "R-5" Mobile Home Parks Residential District aonta* rheelfirsri n so as to allow Family Day Cart Homes as a permitted use and allow Group Dey Cara Hones as a-4>ecial land use. SECTION V- AMENDMENT OF SECTION BAB. This section amends Section BAB of the Prwrievilk Township Zora* Ordinance pertaining to the "C-l" Rural Area Cowenicna District aonta* dassificatioi so at so allow Child Care Centers and Day Care Centers as a special land use. SECTION VL AMENDMENT OF SECTION fifi B This section amends Section BAB of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the "A" Agricultural District rontr* classification so at to allow family Day Care Homes as a permitted use and allow Group Day Cara Homes. Child Cara Centers and Day Care Centers as a special land use. SECTION V1L AMENDMENT OF ART1CI-E IV- This section amends Article IV of the Prairieville Township Zonta* Ordtawa so as to add a new Section 4 J9 untuning extensive regulations for Chad Ctara Facility* SECTION VKL AMENDMENT OF SECTION 4-17A This section amends Section 4.17A of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinana so as to add new subsections 28 and » setting forth minimum off-street parking requi rements for. respectively, a Child Care Centers ar Day Cart Center aM for a Group De* Cart Home. SECTION IX AMENDMENT TO SECTION 94 This section amends Section 94 of the Prairieville Tbwnahip Zonta* Ordinana so as to add language setting forth factors to be considered by the Prairieville Tbwnship Planning Commission and the Prairieville Township Board tel reviewing an application for the resonfa* SECTION X ADOPTION OF NEW SECTION 9.4A. This section amends the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinana by the addition of a new Section 9.4A settii* forth extensive provisions scttii* forth the procedure and requirements for conditio illy retoning land pursuant to Section 405 of the Michigan Zonta* Enabling Act (MCL 1253405>. SECTION XI AMENDMENT OF SECTION I I This section amends Sectwnl.l of the Prairieville Tbwnship Zonta* Ordinmct so at to provide that effective July 1.2006, the authority foe the Tbwnship Zonta* Ordinana is set forth in 2006 PA 110. SECTION XII AMENDMENT OF SECTION 6-10A This section amends Section B.10A of the Prairieville Tbwnship Zoning Ordinana pertainii* to public hearing and notia requirements with respect to an application of land. for a special land urt. SECTION XIII- AMENDMENT OF SECTION 6-U-5- This section amends Subsection T of Section 6.12-5 of the PrairieviUe Township Zoning Ordinance pertainii* to public hearing, notia and general standards for a requested Planned Unit Development SECTION XIV- AMENDMENT OF SECTION 7J, 1'ms section amends Section 7.1 of the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinana pertaining to the creation, membership and terms of offke of the i. urievilie Tbwnship Zoning Board of Appeals. The amendments include, but an not limited to. amendatory language pro­ viding for (he appoi ntment and service of ait emate members to the Zora* Board of Appeals. SECTION XV AMENDMENT OF SECTION 7.4. This section amends Section 74 of the PrairieviUe Tbwnship Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the duties and powers of the Prairieville Tbwrahip Zora* Board of Appeals. SECTION XVI AMENDMENT OF SECTION 7A This section amen?: Section 75 of the PrairieviUe Tbwnship Zoning Ordinance pertaining to public hearing and notice requirements for matters that come before the NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent’s Trust In the Matter of MADONNA J. HOOGES under Trust Agreement dated September 27, 1995. Dale of Birth April 11. 1933 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Madonna J. Hodges, who lived at 11 Ironside Drive. Hastings. Michigan died July 9. 2006 leaving the above Trust entitled "Madonna J. Hodges Trust" in Zoning Board of Appeals. full force and effect. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all SECTION mi, AMENDMENT OF SECTION BA This section amends SachonM of the Prairieville Township Zoiing Ordinance to as to change the statutory referena therein to Section 506 of the Michigan Zonta* Enabling Act (Public Act 110 of 20061. -SECTION -X\1II AMENDMENT OF SECTION 9-0- This section amends Section 9.0 of the Prairieville Tbwnship Zora* Ordinance so as to change the statutory referena therein to the Michigan Zonta* Enabling Act (Act 110 claims against the decedent or against the Trost will be forever barred unless presented to Michael P. Hodges. 2341 Stanton Drive. Middleville. Michigan 49333. or Kathleen E Court. Irving. Texas Hodges. 7710 Wmdmere 75063. Successor of the Public Acts of 2006). Co- Trostees. within 4 months after the date of publica­ SECTION XIX- SEVEBAaiLin. The provisxms of this Ordmana are severable. tion of this notice. Hudson Law Offices. PLC SECTION XX- EFFECmv. DATE AND REPEAL Of CQNfLkTlNL ORDINANCES. Thu Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days following publication after adoption. AU ordinances oe parts of ordinances tn conflict with this Ordinance art repealed Richard J Hudson P15220 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of this Ordinana has been posted in the offia of the Prairieville Township Clerk at the address set forth below and that copies of this Ordinance may be purchased or inspected at the office of the 1‘rainerille Township Clerk during regular business hours of regular working days foliowing the date of this publi­ 150 W Court Street. Suite A Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 946-9292 cation Michael P. Hodges Normajean Nichols. Clerk PrairieviUe Township 10115 S. Norris Road. Delton. M! 49046 <269)623-2664 2341 Stanton Drive MtodteviHe. Ml 49333 (269) 795-9344 rnoo-o 77504612 �Page 12 - Thursday July 20. 2006 - The Hasangs Banner Two parks millages good investments LEGAL NOTICE Notice Of Mortgage Foroctoaur* Sato THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thto aato may ba rescinded by the foractoaing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, aha« ba UnWtad aototy to tha return of tha bid amount ten­ dered at sate, piua Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Scott A. Runge and Theresa A. Runge, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to National City Bank. Indiana. Mortgagee, dated February 13.1996, and recorded on February 15, 1996 in Liber 651 on Page 798. in Barry county records. Michigan, and asigrsd by mesne assignments to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY as asaigneo by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty And 31/100 Dollars ($70,760.31). including interest at 7.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on August 10. 2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township ol Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 8 of Fairview Estates No. 1. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m Uber 6. of Ptafr, Pago 6 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in whch case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: July 13. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248.593 1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite W50352F02 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WIX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jerry E. Gray, a single man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, dated March 17. 2003 and recorded March 25, 2003 in Document No 1100607,Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now held by LaSaJte Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Serios 2003-BC5 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Three Thousand Twenty­ Seven and 15/100 Dolan ($83,027.15) including interest at 10.55% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of Vie mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings In Barry County, Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on August 3, 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Maple Grove. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land n the Northwest fractional onequarter of Section 30. Town 2 North, Range 7 West, described as; Beginning at a point on the West Ine of Section 30. distant South 1830.9 toet (114 rods. 15 links) from the Northwest comer of said Section 30; thence East 488.7 feet; thence South 466.7 feet; thence West 466.7 feet to the West Ine of said Section 30; thence North 466.7 feet to the Point of Beginning. The redemption period shal be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: Tho foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited sotety lo the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: July 6. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 221.3364 rfwro THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul J. Gourley and Barbara L. Gourley, husband and wife, to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation, Mortgagee, dated July 24. 2001 and recorded August 2, 2001 in Instrument Number 1064099, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Citibank, NA as trustee by assign­ ment. There is daimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-One and 27/100 Dollars ($115,941.27) including interest at 11.00% per annum Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on AUGUST 17. 2006. Said premises are located In tho Township of Prairieville. Barry County, Michigan, and are A part of the West one-half of the Northwest onequarter of Section 35, Town 1 North, Range 10 West, described as follows: Commencing on the South kne ol the Northwest one-quarter of said Section 35 at a poini 30 feet West of the North and South one-eighth line lor the place of beginning; thence North 155 02 feet; thence West 281 feet; thence South 155.02 feet; thence East to the place of beginning. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in ah'ch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: July 20. 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Ate No. 209 1890 wonderful investment of tax dollars. To the editor: As a lifetime resident of Barry County, a former Barry County Commissioner and Now. with the second proposition, for addi­ tional millage to expand and develop ocher Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Board. recreational assets, we can add value for fam­ ilies all around the county. New ball fields for I’ve seen how county residents benefit from tax dollars spent on Charlton Park. People from all over the state Vote ‘yes’ for 1/2 mill for parks and rec To the editor: Hastings parks were donated by thoughtful citizens or created in memory of people fish and a home for ducks. Canadian geese and swans. The park has a baseball diamond, tennis devoted to children’s activities. Residents from other cities know Hastings through their contacts with Chariton Park. courts, volleyball and swings and slides for the children. Tydcn Park has been improved by the city­ al program and its historical collection is invaluable. establishing foot the path along the Thomapple River, including a foot bridge across the river. Pavilions arc provided for group meetings. Charlton Park provides a unique education­ We can be proud of our extensive system of parks. Let’s keep our parks free. Vote “yes" on Aug. 8 for the 1/4 mill Playground equipment and a tennis court arc in place for activities. The Fish Hatchery Park is a popular place renewal and “yes" for a new 1/4 mill. Lucille Hecker. for the City Band and local activities. The pond provides a place for children lo Hastings softball and soccer can be developed where arc they arc needed. The Paul Henry- Trail for bik­ impressed by the Village and Museum. They enjoy themselves and spread the word, bring­ ers and hikers can be improved and complet­ ed and the lovely little park at the McKeown ing in more visitors and tourists and boosting our local economy. School buses deliver kids Bridge made even more attractive. who take a new interest in history after seeing the past come to life in the school house, country store and blacksmith shop. Voting “yes" for renewal of the park mill­ age is simply protecting what's already been a It all adds to the value of your real estate and residence in our county. A “yes" vote for both parks millages makes living in Barry County even more attractive and valuable. Kenneth Neil. Hastings PETA protests Carson & Barnes Circus’ treatment of elephants People for the Ethical Treatment of consideration of the documented elephant Animals (PETA) Monday morning sent a let­ abuse that takes place at the Carson & Barnes Circus, which is scheduled to perform in ter to Hastings Mayor Robert May urging the Two endorsements in Prairieville Twp. city to enact legislation to ban the use of bull Hastings on July 21, we are writing to ask the hooks, electric prods and ocher devices com­ monly used to inflict pain on elephants. city to enact legislation that would ban bull To the editor: This letter is written in support of Jim Stonebumer for Township Prairieville Supervisor and Bill Miller for Prairieville Township Trustee at the Aug. 8 primary elec­ wife. Jeannie, have been long time residents PETA’s request comes in light of the sched­ hooks, electric prods, and other devices that inflict pain on or cause injury to elephants. of Prairieville Township. Bill has served on uled July 21 visit at Charlton Park by the Similar legislation is pending in Chicago. the Zoning Board of Appeals and is currently serving on the Property Tax Board of Review. Carson & Barnes Circus, which PETA has insisted is a chronic violator of the federal May 1 please meet with you to discuss this On both boards he has demonstrated excellent Anima] Welfare Act issue? “The enclosed video footage shows Tim performance of his duties with a desire to The group has claimed Carson & Barnes’ animal care director was caught on videotape Frisco. Carson & Barnes' animal care direc­ tor, viciously attacking terrified elephants attacking elephants with bull hooks and elec­ with metal bull hooks and electric prods. tric prods. Frisco instructs other trainers to hurt the ele­ tion. Like his parents before him. Margaret and help township residents. the late John Stonebumer. Jim is a hardwork­ We further believe that these two individu­ ing and responsible resident of Prairieville als will show fiscal responsibility, honesty Township. His successful career includes preparing and integrity and will work hard in cooperat­ ing with adjacent township: in maintaining budgets. I believe if elected he will be an effective joint relationships such as fire departments (Delton. Hickory Comers and Orangeville), leader and will work diligently to listen and the Prairieville Township Parks Board and the respond to the concerns of township resi­ dents. He will provide insight in managing Delton District Library. Please join us in growth within our township and exercise the Stonebumer and Bill Miller on Aug. 8. management, supervision and duties of the office. Bill Miller, a retired school teacher and his voting for Jim PETA officials said similar legislation is phants until they scream and to sink a sharp already pending in Chicago and has requested metal bull hook into their flesh and twist iL to meet with the mayor to discuss the issue. PETA’s letter was accompanied by the Frisco also cautions that the beatings must be concealed from the public. A U.S. District videotape, which shows Carson & Faroes Court judge described this video as “trou­ Animal Care Director Tim Frisco repeatedly bling" and noted that it depicts conduct that violates the Animal Welfare Act. Carson & attacking elephants with steel-tipped bull hooks and shocking them with electric prods. “Tear that foot off! Tear it off! M:\ke ’em Prairieville Township scream!" Frisco instructs trainers in the video. "The use of bullhooks results in pain, suf- “Right here in the b-m. You can’t do it on the feting and trauma, including lacerations, road. I’m not gonna touch her in front of a puncture wounds, swelling, and abscesses. thousand people." The undercover videotape reveals standard actually so sensitive that elephants can feel ‘Ozone Action’ not mandatory elephant-training practices used by the circus To tire editor, I am always fascinated by “Ozone Action Days," when the extortion-socialist-environ­ Barnes paid a $400 fine for mishandling ele­ Lloyd and Clara Goyings, you get the Darwin award for eliminating yourself from the gene pool. My suggestions are somewhat different: Use common sense, if you are alive and have industry. “Bull hooks are cruel tools of the circus phants. Although elephants’ skin appears tough, it is the pain of an insect bite. Trainers embed the sharp book" into the elephants’ skin and soft tissue areev Bull hook abuse is routine at cir­ attained the age of majority, you know what Leahy. “Mayor May must send circuses a cuses and othc*- facilities that continue to use this barbaric instrument, hut penalties are rare. Elephants will eot be afforded more common sense is. Be attentive to your chil­ message that such instruments of torture will humane care until communities prohibit these not be permitted in Hastings." (have an asthma attack, a heart attack, a dren who have not attained common sense yet. If you travel, use the air-conditioned car, cruel devices. “An elephant’s ability to feel pain- -as well stroke; drop dead). Don’t mow your lawn or barbecue. Don’t refuel your car, etc., etc." SUV. or truck, use common sense. Stay alive, you are not a human sacrifice to seen on PETA’s website Circuses.com. PETA’s letter to Mayor May from Lisa own. In circuses, every instinct is subjetl to Wathne. captive exotic animal specialist, fol­ discipline. Elephants who reach for a blade of mentalist wackos crawl out of their enclaves and show the rest of us who they are and what they want: “Don’t drive your car. Walk, ride a bicycle trade that are routinely used to beat elephants into submission." said PETA Director Debbie Video footage of elephant beatings can be as sorrow, joy, and happiness — rivals cur Their hatred of life, liberty, property and serve the whims of the freedom-hating elite. civilized culture becomes evident to anyone The hot weather, the “Ozone Action Days," will pass, your job is to be there when it does. lows: “People for the Ethical Treatment of grass, try to comfort a friend, or extend u»eir who is perceptive enough to pay attention and wise enough to complete a syllogism. The bit­ Frederick G. Schantz. Animals (PETA) is a non-profit organization painful blow from a bull book. A fumbled ter-almond smell of engines wafts from their Hastings with more than one million members and trick during the show results in a beating supporters dedicated to animal protection. In Elephants in circuses live a sad life of pun­ recommendations; if you take their advice. trunks to smell something new suffer a ishment and confinement. “We hope you agree that the physical abuse of animals in circuses is unacceptable and Coming Soon must be stopped. 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Tables • Chairs • Coolers • Hot Boxes \ Call anytime - Bob Dormer, 517-726-1084, �The Hastings Banner Abundant Grace Word Outreach to welcome guest from Oklahoma William Nesbitt Former Middleville councilman accused of embezzlement by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Former Middleville Village Councilman William Henry Nesbitt, 42. is under investi­ gation in a civil suit filed by Chemical Bank, accusing him of embezzlement of more than $10,000 he collected in his position as a civil process server in Barry County. Nesbitt was charged and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He surrendered himself to the Barry County Sheriff’s Department on Friday. July 7. Nesbitt, acting in his capacity as a process server, administered an auction of property belonging to Reliable Roofing of Middleville when that company failed to comply with a court ordered payment schedule. The Barry County Sheriff’s Department is conducting the investigation and called Nesbitt in for an interview on April 26. Nesbitt spoke with investigators after being advised of his Miranda rights and was assured he was not under arrest at that time. He initially agreed to the interview and informed investigators of the duties he per­ forms as a civil process server. When the questions were narrowed down to specifics about the money collected from the auction of items from Reliable Roofing, however. Nesbitt envoked his Miranda rights and the interview was inimedialcAy terramated. What is known and is part of the civil suit initialed by Chemical Bank is that Nesbitt collected a total of $10,810.13 from the auc­ tion. That amount was deposited into an agency account he connolled himself. From that account. Nesbitt allegedly wrote a check to himself for $1,123.56. another check to himself for $500. a $1,500 auction fee check to himself and a $2,413.04 to a furniture store. He also allegedly transferred $2,500 to a general business account. In 2005. Nesbitt resigned and then rescind­ ed his resignation as a member of the Middleville Village Council, saying at the time. “Due to extenuating circumstances. I cannot in good conscience continue to serve •he village under the current village manager, his president and his personnel committee." Nesbitt charged the Village Manager Ron Howell ‘mounted a personal attack on myself as well as another council member.” Nesbitt told the council be would serve out his term but would not seek re-election. Josh Goodman will be ministering at the Abundant Grace Word Outreach Center for Pastor Dawn Goodman at 6 p.m. Sunday. July 23. The church is located in Kalamo Township Hall. 8960 Spore. Kalamo. located south of M-79 on Ionia Road. Bom again at an early age. Josh has always sensed a call from the Lord to minister the Word of God. At the age ol 18. he led his entire football team and many others, to the Lord. Originally from Nashville, he moved to Tulsa. Okla., in 1995. where he graduated in 1998 from Rhcma Bible Training Center with an en.phasis on pastoral ministry. He also attended Mount Hope Bible Institute in Lansing, and has taken Berean courses through the Assemblies of God. Goodman currently lives in Broken Arrow. Okla., where he works for Kenneth Hagin Ministries as the shipping and receiving department coordinator. He and his wife. Amanda, have two children: a son. Brandon, age 4. and daughter Brooke, age 7 months. Thursday. Juty 20. 2006 - Page 13 GRANT, continued from page 7 tower. Truster Ross Thomas thanked Pollock and crew for help with the fair parade and cleanup after the horses. Ken Michaud asked about the bricks that had been removed from Fourth Avenue. Bender said he plans to have the bricks organ­ ized by placing them on pallets and then maybe using some to make paths in the vil­ lage park and offering some for sale to resi­ dents.. But he didn't want to start any big project right now while Fourth Avenue is under construction. Rich Ginther from the DDA thanked the council and Bender for heading the village in the right direction. He said Pollock is doing a good job keeping the village looking sharp. Tina Ginther applauded Bender's grant writing abilities. • tead the fire department's May report. There were 32 calls. 21 EMS calls with 17 in the village and four in the township and 10 See GRANT, page 15 AUCTION SALE OF PROPERTY 12:00 PM Thursday, July 27, 2006 Barry County Courts and Law Building 206 West Court Street, Hastings, Ml 49058 ______________ Barry and Ionia CounU—______________ Josh Goodman Over 16 properties have been fordoeed upon by the County Treasurers for non­ payment of property taxes and will be auctioned off to tho highest bidder. Bidders must register on the sale date, registration begins at 1030 a-m. No Will You’re Invited This sale is being conducted by TWe Check, LLC (as authorized representative) on behalf of the County Treasurers Parcels are subject to minimum bids; which can be viewed, along with more detailed information at www.tax-saie.fofo. Parcel information is also available at the local County Treasurers Office. Mln. Bid: $4,411.39 05-001-000-080-00 Castleton Township 1244 N. M-66 Hwy. SEV: $48,642 Mln. Bld: $2,100.0') 060-003-000-040-00 Ionia Township 3367 Nickleplate Road SEV. $27,700 Min. Bid: $5,000.00 204-090-000-710-00 544 East Main Street Ionia, Ml SEV: $28,718 Plus more great properties in Barry and Ionia Counties! Go to www.tax-sale.info for information on auctions in over 50 counties' sponsored by Hastings Orthopedic Clinic^^fc Farmer gets $200 fine after being accused of assault by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Al Riedstra. the Delton dairy farmer accused of trying to run down a worker with his truck, has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving and paid a $200 fine in Barry County District Court. Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt said she felt she did not have enough evidence to pursue a charge of felonious assault after interviewing the victim and a witness to the incident. Riedstra was charged after the March 4 incident in which it was alleged he became enraged after one of his workers. Carlos Padilla, allowed a number of cattle to escape from a holding pen. Padilla told investigators that Riedstra came to the site and began yelling about the cattle running loose. He then, according to Padilla, got into his truck and took off in a reckless manner, aiming the truck at Padilla as he sped off. Riedstra maintained his truck fishtailed because of icy conditions. Riedstra offered to take a polygraph test to affirm his story. Padilla said Riedstra later approached him in a changing room and asked the worker to reconsider his decision to notify authorities, but Padilla contacted the Barry County Sheriff s Department and an investigation resulted in charges being filed. sports - performance-enhancement-education - and - developmental To register please contact Kristy or Melissa o^OPf% at Hastings Orthopedic Clinic Phone:800-596-1005 269-945-9520 Email: kristybh@hoc-mi.com melissar@hoc-mi.com Session Date & Times July 25th - July 28th l0:00-ll:!5am IOyrs-l3yrs 3:00-4:15pm I4yrs- I8yrs Aug, 5: 00-6:15pm 6: 45-8:OOpm S75.OO $75.00 1st-Aug, 4th lOyrs-13yrs 14yrs-18yrs $75.00 $75.00 IMPROVE YOUR SPEED, POWER, COORDINATION, BODY AWARENESS AND EXPLOSIVE STRENGTH The purpose of this camp is designed to help improve student athlete’s performance and reduce injury. Every athlete knows success is achieved as a result of hard work and dedication. Improvements in speed, agility, strength, and coordination can often make the difference between success and failure in athletics. Our camp includes various drills and circuits focusing on these key factors.Camp SPEED helps athletes achieve their maximum potential in a safe efficient environment. Camp S.P.E.E.D. will be held al Hastings High School Track and Field. ♦Registration fee includes t-shirt, water bottle and sport towel* 06633S46 �Page 14 - Thursday, July 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner AKC REGISTERED YEL­ LOW LAB PUPPIES. (1) male, $325; (2) females, $350 each. Dewdaws removed, shots A wormed. Mother on site. Call (269)948-3717 ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL PUPPIES. AKC black/white tri-color; black/ white Both parent’; on rite, ready 8/5/06, (269)948­ 4307, accepting deposits now. HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: Close to schools ♦ shopping, 3 bed., 13 baths. Kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 en­ closed porches, extra large lot, 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945-9382 KALKASKA COUNTY: 4.9 beautifully wooded acres, short drive to Fife Lake, state land, Manistee River, trails. trie. $25,900, $500 down, $320 month. 11% land con­ tract www.northemlandco.com. Northern Land Company, 1­ 800-968-3118. CARE COORDINATOR: professional, experienced nurse needed to conduct dai­ ly utilization management activities and discharge planning. Prefer RN with 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at I-Ad Grapnics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. MOVING SALE: THIS week; last week cancelled due to death, 976 S. Patter­ son. North of M-179, Friday and Saturday, 9am till noon. Large o-k table w/ self stor­ ing leaves and 6 chairs, May­ tag stackable washer and dryer, and much more. MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE: July 20th 21st A 22nd, Sam-?’ 1608 N. Broad­ way. Antiques, household, dotfiing A lots of items. MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE: Friday July 21, 8am12pm, West Green St., across from Pennock Hospital. Look for signs. Exercise equip., girls clothing size 5­ 10, Angelina Ballerina and other toy’s, books, videos A more. No Early sales. 1991 FORD EXPLORER 4x4. MT tires, new rims, runs really good, 5 speed on the floor, a/c, 6cyl., red A black, hardly no rust, good on oil A gas, $2,000 obo. (269)806­ 8079 2000 DODGE NEON: 17" rims, 137,000m!s, needs some work, $3,000 obo. (269)945-4759 Must have excel- *90 HONDA: Runs great $1400 OBO; John Deere Rid­ er. Runs great, new blade A rear bagger attach, $250 OBO. Call 616-893-7342. munkation skills and strong CLASS 2 DRAW Tite hitch $100. (269)945-2821 Management Utilization 999 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, nt ver used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)2044)600 A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set, new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New, never used; must sell $275 (616)366-2709. FOR SALE: RCA 36" big years old, $400. Also new fu­ ton, $100. (989)330-2514 FOR SALE: Snap-On Mig, $4,500; Blue Point Engine Picker, 2,0001bs. max load, used once, $500; Blue Point Torch, Roas Bud, Brazing tips, tanks A cart, $500; Snap-On 6HP air compres­ sor, $2,000; semi-trailer tarp bows A approx 30' tarp, brand new, $50° Call after 6:00pm. (269)945-/340 wood with f tress set, $175. TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 nity with benefits. Send re- sources, 1009 W. Green Street, Hastings, MI 49058 or nockhealm.com. See our webrite for complete jpb op­ portunities. DENTAL ASSISTANT NEEDED: mature, highly motivated, intelligent, peo­ ple person, for a full time position. 1 am looking for a long term employee. Send resume and references to: Dental Assistant P.O. Box 267 Hastings, Ml 49058. DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer sen'ice oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment (616)248-7729 FULL TIME AUTO DIS­ MANTLED automotive ex­ perience needed. No calls. Apply with-in, GoGo Auto Parts, 7709 Kingsbury Road, Delton. RN'S OR LPN'S needed for 3rd shift pediatrics home care. Please call (888)904­ 9676. LABORED MANPOWER of Hastings is currently ac­ cepting applications for a position in Lake Odessa. Qualified applicant MUST have hi-lo experience, be willing to work in a VERY hot environment and do VERY physical / manual la­ bor. Duties will include op­ erating hi-lo to move around yard area, running furnace to melt down metal and oth­ er general labor type duties. Pay rate will be based on ex­ perience and will be dis­ cussed during an interview. Contact MANPOWER for more information... (269)948­ 3000 EOE. HASTINGS 4 DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested dhrocce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. HOME IMPROVEMENTSKitchens, baths, siding, decks and more. Licensed and insured. Free estimates. (269)953-0104 Middleville NON CONTESTED DI­ VORCES WITH OR WITH­ OUT CHILDREN! We do all the paperwork. Also availa­ ble: Motions for parenting time, child support. (269)945-4243. ON-SITE SERVICES COM­ PUTERS: hardware/soft­ ware housing: services/in­ vesting call: (269)838-9358 message: (269)945-2674. RESTORE YOUR HOME from the inside out Quality craftsmanship for over 15 years. Some look all their lives for a good painter; others find one with their first call. Michael Evans Painting A Wall Covering (269)795-3133. REGISTERED MARE, trail (269)209-5898 PAINT show. SEVEN YEAR OLD regis­ tered black/white AQHA Tobiano Paint gelding: 152H beautiful head, stoexy. Will go English or Western. Extensive experi­ ence on trai 1, started over fences, great camper, for in­ termediate rider, $3,900 obo. (269)569-3900 NOTICE BURRITO MAR­ GARITA night has been switched from July 22nd to July 29th. PUB USHER’S NOTICE: Galesburg man hurt in motorcycle accident A 31-year-old Galesburg man was injured in a motorcycle accident on M-43. south of M-179 in Rutland Township Sunday, July 16. Initial investigation by troopers from the Michigan State Police Hastings Post revealed Steven Rupert lost control while attempting to negotiate a curve. Rupert was found in a ditch approximately 265 feet from where he left the roadway. Rupert was flown to Spectrum Health (Downtown) by Aero-Med. He was listed in stable condition. Investigators said the cause of the crash was excessive speed. Alcohol was not a factor in the accident and Rupert was wear­ ing a helmet. Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Hastings Fire Department, Lansing Mercy Ambulance, The Bany County Sheriff s Department and the Hastings Police Department Motor scooter driver has .20 blood alcohol level Hastings Police arrested a Hastings man Monday, July 17. after he lost control of his motorized scooter and fell in the mid­ dle of Woodlawn Avenue just east of North Broadway. The man, who was identified as Wayne Martz. 66. was arrested for disorderly conduct for being uncooperative with officers attempting to investigate the accident. Martz registered a .20% blood alcohol level, which is believed to have been the major factor of the mishap. He was taken to the Barry County Jail without further inciden Project ChildSafe begins education tour In a 40-day program to promote responsible firearm ownership. Project ChildSafe (PCS) began its safety education tour in Michigan this week. Free gunlocks and educational materials are being distributed outside various retail locations throughout the state. Local law enforcement agencies continue to support PCS and its efforts to promote firearm safety education and awareness. The goal is to prevent needless accidents from occurring in the home. PCS gives the community an opportunity to pick up a free gunlock along with educational brochures, children's safety pledges, badges and bookmarks. Children are encouraged to sign the PCS Pledge and present it to parents showing their com­ mitment to be safe around firearms. Created and managed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and funded through grams from the U.S. Department of Justice, PCS has successfully distributed more than 30 million free gunlocks across the country. “Thanks to thu overwhelming support of our state and community partners. Project ChildSafe has now distributed free firearm safety kits to nearly every single community in America in all 50 states," said Doug Painter, president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation. “We will continue to remind all gun owners to safely store their firearms in their home and to encourage parents to educate their children about firearm safety." Bellevue motorist injured in car rollover Stephen France. 36. of Bellevue, was injured in a one car rollover accident Monday on Assyria Road north of Maple Grove Road. Initial investigation by troopers from the Michigan Stnte Police Hastings Post revealed a 2002 Ford Taurus was traveling south bound on Assyria Road at a high rate of speed when the driver was uruble to i.'egotiate a curve and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle left the roadway, rolling over numerous times, coming to re>’ upside down with the driver (the sole occu­ pant) pinned inside. Nashville Fire Department extricated the driver, who was flown from the scene by /Mr Care to Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. The driver was wearing a seal belt at the time of the accident and alcohol does not appear in be a factor. A Koi, liners, pumps, filters. ‘Nurse’ turns out to be an intoxicated teenager (616)698-1030. Open Mon­ day-Friday 9am-5:30pm; Sat­ urday, 9am-2pm. A bike accident on Cogswell Road in Castleton township resulted in a bead injury to a 59-year-old Hastings man. When Michigan State Police Troupers arrived at the scene, the man was being attended to by a 16-year-old juvenile who told officers she was a registered nurse. Subsequent investigation revealed the young woman was intoxicated and she was died for minor in possession and released to the custody of her mother. The man was treated by Nashville and Maple Valley EMS personnel and his injuries were not believed to be serious. LANDPRIDE MODEL FDR2572: 6’ rear discharge , finish mower, 3pt, 540RPM PTO, $1,000 obo (517)852­ 9929. MATURE LIVE HEALTHY Rsa - tree, $25. (269)945­ 2821 Man arrested for 3rd offense drunk driving Shane Miller. 39, of Charlotte, was arrested ry Michigan State Police troopers Sunday far driving under the influence of alco­ hol (third offense) and driving on a suspended license. Miller was stopped on M-79 in Nashville. A passenger in his vehicle was cited for having an open container of alcohol in the vehicle. RENTAL UNIT OPEN HOUSE. Looking for renters interested in country living within the Hastings school system. Neat and clean 2 bedroom home on 1-1/2 acres. Kitchen appliances, washer A dryer hook-up and one stall garage. No pets, no smoking. Credit check con­ ducted on applicants. $650 per month plus $400 security deposit Open House, Satur­ day A Sunday, July 22nd23rd, 11AM-1PM. From Hastings: south on M-37 four miles, west on Mixer Road, first house on right. 1055 Mixer Road. Rental ap­ plications available at open KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set, 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (517)204-0600 Delton Car Wash coin machine burglarized An unknown person or persons attempted to break into the coin machine at the Delton Car Wash between July 10 and 11. Some evidence was recovered at the scene and troopers from the Michigan State Police Hastings Port are continuing their investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Silent Observer at 1-800-310-903) or Trooper Phil Vannette at 948-8283. Yankee Springs man held for domestic assault Michael Whipple, 52, of Yankee Springs Township, has been arrested by Michigan Stale Police officers and charged with domestic assault against two female members of his household. Troopers said one victim suffered a foot injury and another was cut on the hand by a knife. The knife was recovered at the scene and information was forwarded to the Barry County Prosecutor’s Office to seek further charges. Yankee Springs has rash of vehicle break-ins Michigan State Police Troopers are investigating a series of vehicle break-ins in Yankee Springs Township recently. "We believe more than a dozen cars have been vandalized, damaged and had items stolen from inside over the lost few week.” sa'd Trooper Brian Roderick. In the latest series of reports, four vehicles were broken into, two on Beatrice Road, one on Gun Lake Road and one on North Briggs Road, Roderick said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Troopers Kelly Linebaugh or Ernie Felkers at 948-8283. Delton man arrested for bank robbery 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER Alumi-lite 29' travel trailer, front kitchen, rear bedroom, center bath, sleeps 4, ducted air condition A heat very dean, oak cabinets stereo, microwave, large refrigera­ tor, excellent condition. Great towing, $8,500. (269)664-4983 DELUXE CAMPING MEM­ BERSHIP: purchased for $4,600 will sacrifice for $700. (269)945-2821 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Cal’ J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop Hwy., in at 1351 N. M-43 ” Hastings. James Michael Cole, wanted by local law enforcement agencies, was arrested July 13 in Battle Creek for bank robbery. Cole, 38, of Delton was sought in connection with the theft of guns and a vehicle. He was serving a term of supervised release for two felony convictions, illegal possession of firearms and bank robbery. Battle Creek officers Monday stopped the vehicle, a 1996 Buick Park Avenue, arrested the driver, Anthony Lorenzo Lawler, 38. of Mason and returned the car to its owner. A rifle, believed to have been kept in the trunk of the vehicle, was not located. Gas container thefts reported at area lakes Barry County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a series of thefts of gasoline containers from area lakes. According to Sgt. William Johnson, there have been more than a half dozen such thefts in recent weeks. He said his depart­ ment had received a report of a six gallon plastic fuel tank taken from a boat on Payne Lake July 12. Bonnie Slayton, past president of the Payne Lake Association Board, reported there has been quite a few incidents of gas tanks gone from boats around Payne Lake." she said. “I also heard that Gun is having the same problem. We were gone for a couple of days and when my neighbor called to say their’s was gone, and their brother's also on Lynn Drive, and a few others they knew. “I Went out to check cur’s last night, and it was gone. Our next door neighbor had an attempt, but their’s is not as accessible, but their pontoon cover was partially removed." Sgt. Johnson warned lake residents to secure they boat tanks when not in use and to report any suspicious activity to the Barry County Sheriff’s Department. See POLICE, next page �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, July 20. 2006 - Page 15 URT NEWS • Kevin Douglas Lee, 35. of Hastings, was sentenced July 12 by Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher to spend from four to 48 months in prison and 74 days in jail with 74 days credit for time served. Lee was convicted June 22 of domestic assault, resisting and obstructing police officers and assaulting a police officer. Lee was on probation at the time of his arrest. • Thomas Leland Herbst, 28. of Bath, Mich., was sentenced July 13 to serve 11 months in jail with 147 days credit for time served for his conviction of probation violation. Herbst was on probation from July 2005 for his conviction cn receiving and concealing stolen goods. He also received a sentence ot 11 months in jail with 18 days credit for time served for violating his probation on his 2005 conviction of attempted home invasion. Herbst was convicted of breaking into a home on Thomapple Lake Road in May of 2005. • Gregory Brochure, 53. of Hastings, was sentenced July 13 to serve 60 days in jail with 14 days credit for time served. Brochure was convicted on June 26 for violating his probation on a charge of domestic assault. The balance of his jail time may be sus­ pended upon payment of $250 in court costs. • Penny Kay Lane. 26. of Delton was sentenced July 12 to serve a sentence of 30 days in jail and six months probation for her June 14 conviction of uttering and publishing. The balance of her jail time and her probation may be suspended upon payment of assessments. • Lawrence Eddie Hammons. 30. of Hastings, was sentenced July 14 by Judge Fisher to serve 12 months in jail for failure to comply with reporting duties as a sexual offender. The balance of his jail time may be suspended upon payment of assessments. Hammons was credited with 40 days time served. He also appeared before Judge Rshci a day earlier and was sentenced to serve 12 months in jail on each of two counts of domestic assault and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Hammons, who was on probation, had his probation revoked but was allowed to have the balance of his jail time suspended upon pay­ ment of $165 in court costs. Wheat harvest nearly complete by Helen Mudry Staff Writer The wheat harvest in this area is nearly done and farmers arc reporting they are get­ ting 40 to 60 bushels and acres. Ross Thomas from Woodbury Grains said the quality is good with no signs of vomit toxin, a mold that makes the wheat unfit for human consumption. The test weights arc good at 60 to 62 pounds a bushel. The one problem he sees is the wheat is hard to get rid of. Many of the mills are full and not taking wheat from this year’s crop. Storage will be tight. Caledonia Farmer Co-op Elevator in l-ukc Odessa had a similar report. There was no vomit toxin in the red wheat but some in the white wheal. Last Monday was a record day for Caledonia with farmers lining up to get their wheat weighed in and then lined up to dump it at the facility across town. Last Tuesday. Woodbury was paying $2.63 per bushel. Wednesday. Caledonia was pay­ ing $2.68 for red wheat and $3.38 for white. There is no government deficiency payment on wheat this year. POLICE, continued from previous page------------------------------ Intoxicated man with shotgun arrested Sheriff’s deputies arrested Derek Harley Dingman, 18. of Nashville, June 28 when they responded to a possible felonious assault com­ plaint Dingman was described by witnesses at the scene and his vehicle was later located on Thomapple Lake Road. He was found to have a loaded 12 gauge shotgun in his vehicle and his blood alcohol level was registered at. 168 percent. He was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol. Man sleeping in truck arrested on warrants Barry County Sheriff’s deputies discovered Robert Gill Lipscomb. 40, sleeping in his truck on Duncan Lake Tuesday and a LEIN check revealed three outstanding misdemeanor warrants out of Barry County. Lipscomb initially fled from officers but was apprehended by a backup unit a short time later and lodged in the Bany County Jail. Local man arrested for domestic assault The wheat harvest is nearly complete and local farmers are reporting 40 to 60 bushels an acre. The price is about $2.63 a bushel but storage will be tight this year with the mills nearly full. (Photo by Helen Mudry) Timothy Michael Smith. 47, of Hastings was arrested by Barry County Sheriff's Deputies July 17 and charged with assault and battery/simple assault in connection with a domestic violence complaint in Hastings. Two Delton residents arrested after complaint David Dean Lukins, 44, of Delton, was arrested by Barry County Sheriff’s deputies July 14 and charged with assault and battery/simple assault in connection with a domestic violence incident on Enzian Road. Another resident in the home, Laura Marie Guerrant, 39. of Delton was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Allegan county. Nashville still discussing what to do with old dam by Megan LaveU Staff Writer Though there’s been plenty of discussion, the Nashville Village Council has not yet reached a conclusion about what to do about the local dam on the Thomapple River. Department of Natural Resources and Department of Environmental Quality officials were present at last Thursday night’s meeting to answer questions from local citi­ zens about the best course of action. DEQ analyst Derek Haroldson said the dam is a public notice project, and the DEQ would accept comments on the issue from local citi­ zens. “If the decision was made to keep the dam. it would probably have to be completely removed and rebuilt.” said DNR officer Scott Hanshue. Chris Freiburger. another DNR officer, said many communities around Michigan arc hav­ ing similar problems with dams as the one in Nashville. He said the life span of the dams was supposed to be around 50 years, but most of them now are between 50 and 120 years old. There was discussion about removing the dam in the village and slowly allowing the river to return back to its natural course. This would be done over a long period of time to minimize the impact on the surrounding envi­ ronment. Several local citizens raised concerns abort the effect removal of the dam would have on the habitat of the animals near the river and the effect it would have on wetlands. “We've got trumpeter swans out there. What's going to be done to protect them when something's done, if anything’s done." asked Carol Wallis. All officials present concluded that before the dam was replaced or removed, they would have io assess the impact it would have on the area resources, including animals and their habitats. Freiburger said wetlands do not have to be mitigated in the instance of dam removal, and whatever wetlands arc lost if the dam is removed also will be replaced in a different area. Local activist Steve Toman raised the ques­ tion of turning the dam into a hydroelectric source of energy, and Freiburger explained it would cost the village between $250,000 and $1 million to get a license from the federal government to do that. In other business last Thursday evening, the Village Council: • Received information about of an increase in assaults, fights, malicious destruc­ tion of property and speeding tickets by Officer Jerry Schray. • Accepted proposal for a liquor license name change request from Mulberry Hills, Inc. to UB Enterprises, LLC. • Accepted grant application for a memori­ al park in the north end of Lakeview Cemetery for cremations. • Accepted resolution authorizing Frank Dunham to sign all documents related to a $76,980 sewer improvement project. • Accepted proposal for a local teen dance sponsored by the Neighborhood Watch Committee in conjunction with the Nashville Events Committee. Unless farmers have their own storage bins, they take the wheat to the local elevator to sell. (Photo by Helen Mudry) DO YOU KNOW AND LOVE BARRY COUNTY? IS CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPORTANT TO YOU? ARE YOU PROFICIENT WITH A COMPUTER? DO YOU WANT TO WORK PART-TIME? The Barry County Chamber of Commerce 4 now accepting applications to- the position of 401(k) rollovers made easy Mark D. ChrfateMM, ARMS Apply immediately by sending your resume to: Julie DeBoer. Executive Director Barry County Chamber of Commerce 221 W. State Street, Hastings, Ml 49058 carer Edwardjones Insurance? Golf Course Views I Year GolfMembership Included (616)791-1999 1-616-791-1930 H;~ It's about people, not things. Home For Sale It’s about security. YOUR SEARCH IS OVER! It’s about confidence. It’s about relationships. It's about trust. It’s about you! As a local independent agent, wc can design an insurance program Hastings City Bank that's juM right for you and your family. Give the people you love PART-TIME TELLER Safc.SountLSecure." protection from Auto-Owners Insurance Company. Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in service. We arc currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for fire/rescue calls in the village and five in the township and one disregard. • Read the police report. There were 189 complaints, 14 arrests and 14 citations. There was one Taser deployment. There were 1,630 miles on the 2003 Ford Crown Victoria and 1055 miles on the Chevrolet Impala. The next council meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday. Aug. 21. at the Page Building. Deluxe Homes Prices starting at $189,900 421 W. Woodlawn Ave. 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer GRANT, continued from page 13-------- OPEN HOUSE TUESDAY & THURSDAYS 3-5 PM CLERICAL ASSISTANT math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court SU Hastings. Ml 49058 TRUMBLE AGENCY EOE/M-F _________________ 77302071 , 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 1825 E. Center Road, Hastings : Call 269-948-4124 $209,900 Large kitchen, open floor plan, sunroom, pantry, SPACIOUS mud room w/custom lockers, 3200 sq. ft., WONDERFUL MF laundry, 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, STORAGE GALORE, Finished basement, new carpet. HEAVY DUTY storage shelves, 2-1/4 acres, just outside city limits, attached heated workshop, 24x32 unattached garage, much, much more. A great house for any stage of your life. �Page 16 - Thursday. July 20. 2006 - The Hastings Banner EXHIBITS • UICA Presents: Fiber Arts Network Juried Exhibition Tuesday-Saturday noon to 10 pm and Sunday soon to 7 pm at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids. Admission is free. The UICA will host the Fiber Arts Network annual group juried exhibition featuring works from regional fibers artists, and juried by internationally recJzed fiber artist Cynthia Shira. The field of contemporary fiber art which is one of ener­ getic inquiry and experimentation, benefits from a growing interest today. Current textile art is wide ranging, from hand produced to digitally manipulated, exploring many con­ ceptual avenues. For more information call (616) 454-7000 or visit www.uica.org or email infoOuica.org. Through July 23. • Building Images: Seventy Yean of Photography at Hedrich Blessing on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-830 pjn. and Sunday noon to 5 pm., closed Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults , seniors $5, children (6-17) $3, under 6 are free. Hedrich Blessing is a Chicago-based photo­ graphic studio that started its practice in 1929 with the photographs of Ken Hedrich and Hank Blessing. During its seventy year histo­ ry, over 19 photographers have joined the firm that has revolutionized architectural photog­ raphy since its early beginnings. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. May 12-August 20. • Ansel Adams and Edwin Land: Art, Science and Invention - Photographs from the Polaroid Collection at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 am-5 pm, Friday 10 am-830 pm. Sunday noon-5 pm, closed Monday. Admission is $6 for adults, seniors $5, children (6-17) $3. American photographer Ansel Adams (1902­ 1984) possessed a unique sensitivity to the power of light. This gift allowed him to reveal both the delicate details and the vast beauty of the natural environment. Edwin H. Land, Adam's contemporary, was a brilliant young scientist in Cambridge, MA, who pioneered the invention of instant film and cameras in the late 1940s. In 1948, Land invited Adams to the Polaroid factory to experience firsthand the new technology. This exhibition features pristine, one-of-a-kind black-and-white Polaroid prints made by Adams, lively corre­ spondence between Adams and Land, humorous postcards, and rare examples of Adam's early commercial work. The exhibi­ tion also presents more than 80 prints, includ­ ing vintage enlargements of classic Adams images. For more information call (616) 831­ 1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Tkroagk August 27. • Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids: The Gardens to the Grand will be on display Monday 4r Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is $11 student and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children (2 and under) free. Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids will begin at Meijer Gardens, where members and the public can pick up a map and passport packet, leam about the artist, discover some of his major works in the Sculpture Park, and prepare themselves to explore the sculptures along the pedestrian walkways and bridges of downtown Grand Rapids. The entire two-mile downtown experience is approximately 4,000 steps and will take you past some of the most beautiful areas of downtown Grand Rapids. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. June 1-Sept. 10. MUSIC THEATRE • Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents: Jonny Lang at Frederik Meijer Gardens it Sculpture Park. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm rain or shine. At 23, Jonny Lang is hailed by artists twice his age as one of the finest vocal­ ists and guitarists in a generation. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org/gardens. July 20. • Chase Picnic Pops Presents: Simply Sinatra with Steve Lippia at Cannonsburg Ski Area at 8 pm. Gose your eyes and you'll swear that Old Blue Eyes is back. Acclaimed Sinatra song stylist Steve Lippia croons more than twenty Sinatra classics. For more infor­ mation call (616) 456-3333 or visit wi. w.grsymphony.org. July 20-21. • Devour the Snow at 8 pm at Spectrum Theatre. Adult admission is $18, students (with ID) $8. This riveting courtroom drama is drawn from the harrowing experiences of the ill-fated Donner Party, while snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The trial at the center of this story reveals the extremity of human desperation, prejudice, and compas­ sion. Directed by Don Rice and featuring: Gary Mitchell. Mark Moran, Rocky Rector and Steve Anderson. For more information call (616) 451-2600 or visit online.org or email louwho_smdyahoo.com. July 21. • Much Ado About Nothing at 8 pm at the Spectrum Theatre. Adult admission is $18, students (with ID) $8. One of Shakespeare's most romantic comedies, this is a tale of true love, sibling treachery, suspicion, and familial loyalty. Set in the rustic Italian countryside. the play revolves around a strange string events affecting two sets of classic Shakespearean lovers: Beatrice and Benedick - a fiery duo who would rather suffer alone than admit their love for one another; and Claudio and Hero - two young sweethearts who fall victim to an artful deception. Yet despite a few dark undercurrents, all ends happily in this delightful ccmedy. Directed by Amy McFadden and featuring: Christopi »er Weaver, Rebecca Monterusso, Jay Hamish, Adam Bell, John Foley, Steve Anderson and Joe LaChapelle. Tickets: Call for tickets. For more information call (616) 451-2600 or visit online.org or email louwho_smC,yahoo.com. July 22. • Broadway Theatre Guild presents CATS at DeVos Performance Hall. Performances are Friday at 8 pm and Saturday at 3 4c 8 pm. Admission ranges from $53-$43 Groups of 20 or more receive 10% off. Friday night only, tickets for children 12 it under are half off. As part of its 25th Anniversary farewell tour, the show that rev­ olutionized musical theater is coming to DeVos Performance Hall. Based on TS. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, and with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats won seven 1983 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Lighting and Best Costumes. Now that it's been seen by over 8,250,000 audience members, it is time to introduce Cats to a new generation. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com or email groupsalesOsmggrxom. July 21-22. • Out of Order will be performed at the Bam Theatre in Augusta. For tickets call (269) 731-4121 or see bamtheatre.com. Jafy 11-23. • Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents: Strike Up the Band at Frederik Meijer Gardens it Sculpture Park. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Rain or shine. Summer nights. Fresh air. And a Sousa march. A perfect combination. Members of your Grand Rapids Symphony's wind, brass and percussion sections take cen­ ter stage to brins you this program featuring traditional and American band musk with patriotic flair. David Lockington, Conductor. For more information cal) (616) 957-1580 or visit wwwjnetjergardens.org July 25. • Riverbank Musk Series features free live musk throughout the summer at the Statecoach Park gazebo in downtown Middleville behind the village offices from 6­ 830 pm. Every Friday. MISCELLANEOUS • Carson 4c Barnes Circus at Historic Chariton Park from 430-730 pm. July 21. • Germanfest 2006 takes place from noon to midnight with opening ceremonies Friday. The annual event is held at the Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids. Admission is free. A celebration of German Heritage, featuring German music, food, beverages, ethnic dancers and a variety of entertainment. Original German beer and food as well as German live music help create the authentic atmosphere. For more information call (616) 456-3696. July 21-22. • Mopars at the Red Bam will be held at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers from 8 am-4 pm. Admission is $7 for adults. My 22. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Cail (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 pjn. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu • at $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Rkhland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 pjn. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 am. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Burnham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free . All vehicles welcome. Show off your “Pride it Joy," enjoy oldies music, snap a photo in front of the 1930s gas station or authentic 1941 "George 4c Sally's Blue Moon Diner" - now serving frozen custard and limited menu. Every Wednesday. i Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR Th, Bany County Chamber of Commerce la looted at 221 W. State Street In Haaft^i. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber'a webaite at www.banychamber.com The Bany County Chamber of Commerce has phone boots, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and places of Interest locaay and across the state. The Chamber also has frse ma lira for old primer mk cartridges and col phones that sSH KnandsSy benefit the Drtij Fa1net raHiia,Bili > I. CHECK OUT THESE JULY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 20 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 7.05 pm. Home game against the Fort Wayne Wizards. Call (269) 660-2287 for aduia and info. 20 Haattagp Farmers' Markrt 11 am-7 pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Farit. For info call April Nicholson (616) 76>3257. 20-22 Ytrnlh Theatre Production sponaored by the Thomapple Arts Council. Call 945-2002 for more information. n Fridays st the Fountain free lunchtime concert at the Barry County Courthouse fountain in downtown Hmtfogs. 21 Mooting Dew Live Music Cancsrt featuring bluegrass music at 630 mat OX) pm at die Stagecoach Park gaubo in downtown Middleville behind the village offices. Rain location at Thdtnapple Township Emergency Servtees building. AU performances free. Bring lawn chair or NfoikeL ■ " 21 MlddleviUe Farmer a Market from 9am-2pm st Middleville Village Hall, 100 E. Main St Call 795-3385 for 21 Carooo 4r Baroes Big Tbp Grew at Historic Charlton Park from 430­ 730 pm. Call 945-3775 for more info. 21 Devil Raya Home Game fealmillg the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 735 pm. Home game against die Fort Wayne Wizards. CaU (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 22 Kanoe the Kazoo: Hah Lake from 9 am-noon. Joni the Aidubon Society for a trip on a wild lake in Kalamazoo. $15 per vessel. Registration required by calling (269) 979-1351 or see binderpiarkzoo.org for more information. 22 Mopars at the Red Bam from 8 am-4 pm at the Gihnore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Rd., Hickory Comers. AU Chrysler products car show and swap meet Admission $7. 22 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 7.05 pm. Home game against the Fort Wayne Wizards. CaU (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 23 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 335 pm. Home game against the Fort Wayne Wizards. CaU (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 28 Hastings Farmers' Market 7 am1 pm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 26 Wednesday Night Cnrise-Ins at the Gilmore Car Museum, 686S Hickory Rd., Hickory Comers 6 pm-9 pm. Grounds open free-all vehicles welcome. CaU (269)671-5089 for more information. 27 Hastings Fanners' Market 11 am-7 pm at the dty parking Jot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 28 Fridays at the Fountain free lunchtime concert at the Barry County Courthouse fountain in downtown Hastings. 28 Blue Water Ramblers Live Music Concert featuring bluegrass music at 630 pm-8:30 pm at the Stagecoach Park gazebo in downtown Middleville behind the village offices. Rain location at Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. All performances free. Bring lawn chair or CAik Piflifc Papi PraatK Styk Firitm with Time for Three at 8 pm at the Cannonsburg Ski Area Thursday 4c Friday July 27-23. This dynamite string trio breaks all the rules. Features gypsy music, jazz, country­ western fiddling, classics and improvisation. For tickets and more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Much Ado About Nothing will be per­ formed at 8 pm at the Spectrum Theatre July 27. Adult admission is $18, students (with ID) $8. One of Shakespeare's most romantic come­ dies, this is a tale of true love, sibling treach­ ery, suspicion, and familial loyalty. Set in the rustic Italian countryside, the play revolves around a strange string of events affecting two sets of classic Shakespearean lovers: Beatrice and Benedick - a fiery duo who would rather suffer alone than admi’ their love for one another; and Claudio and Hero two young sweethearts who fall victim to an artful deception. Yet despite a few dark undercurrents, all ends happily i»' this delightful comedy. Directed by Amy McFadden. For more information call (616) 451-2600 or visit online.org or emril louwho_sm#yahoo.com. Art Hop will be sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council July 28. Events take pl. hroughout downtown Hastings. Call 945-2002 for more information. Rademacher Friday July 28 from 5- 9 pm at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Live jazz music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 pm. When the grooviest pig pairs up with the most hap­ penin' gig - Friday nights at the Grand Rapids Art Museum - things really start swinging. The finest blues <md jazz bands play from 530-730 pm. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For • In a masterpiece of understatement at the end of World War II, after the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been destroyed by atomic bombs, Japanese Emperor Hirohito commented. "The war situation has devel­ oped not necessarily to Japan's advantage." • Salt Lake Gty, Utah, gets a higher average annual snowfall than Fairbanks, Alaska. • America's first motel (a word, by the way, that was derived by combining the words "motor" and "hotel") opened in 1925 in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The cost? Not quite $3 per day. As a sign of how times change, consider this: In 2004, the axerage cost of a motel/hotel room was $86.24 per day. • If you were a tourist in ancient Rome, you Weekly SUDOKU more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Really Rosie tells the story of the saddest kid on Avenue P in Brooklyn and will be per­ formed by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre July 28, 30, August 3 it 5. Book by Maurice Sendak with music by Carole King. See grct.org for more information. Ilala by Louis Sachar will be performed at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre July 29August 6. Performance times are Thursday through Saturday at 730 pm and Sunday at 3 pm. Unjustly sentenced to Camp Green Lake, Stanley Yelnats finds himself digging a lot of holes. He soon realizes the venomous Warden Walker is looking for something...but what could be hurries in a dried up lake? Call for reservations. For more information call (616) 222-6020 or visit www.grct.org/season.html or email info^’gretorg. Mitomorphoia win be performed Joly 28 at 8 pm A July 30 at 2 it 3:15 pm at the Spectrum Theatre Admission: Adults $18.00, Students (with ID) $8. A father's greed changes a girt into a golden statue, a boy's self-obsession transposes his humanity into a blooming narcissus - myths old before Ovid recorded them around 13 B.C. In Mary Znnmennaris fresh, beautiful and piercingly apt M.'tamu’-phoses, myths are as relevant as tomorrow Zimmerman and students at Northwest®n. University developed this ensemble retelling of Ovid's classic tales. The themes oi love, the inevitabtuiy of change, and the human ability to sdapt are timeless. Directed by Karen Libman .■'nd featuring Heather Hartnett, Sarah LaJoy*. Gris Mahlmann, Megan Johnson, Mike Empatm, Josh Fremer, Valerie Schmitt and Jane.it Mahlmann. Tickets: Call for tickets. For mo» information call (616) 451-2600 cr visit online.org or email louwho.snrftyahooA'om. could rent a chariot to do your sightseeing. • Here's a rather depressing factoid for you: If you're like the average American, you waste approximately one hour every single day just waiting — standing in elevators, sitting traffic waiting in lines and on and on and on — • Poor Arvo Nikula was killed by an occu­ pational hazard that most people don't con­ sider. After a normal labor and delivery, the Finnish obstetrician was holding the newborn upside down when it kicked him in the tem­ ple. The infant must have been pretty strong; the kick triggered a hemorrhage in Dr. Nikula that proved to be fatal. • Thanks to their usefulness in scientific research, more is known about fruit flies than about any other species in the world. • Tour guides in the area daim that the town of Chicken, Alaska, was so named because none of the locals could spell "ptarmi­ gan." by Linda Thistle 2 9 3 1 3 8 1 4 8 S 4 8 1 B 1 5 7 4 S 7 S 9 • S 6 Piece a number in the empty boxes in such a wey met each row ecraes. each column down and each wnal S-box square contama al ot t«a numben tram one to nine. DIFFICULTY TH(S WEEK — Charlotte Whitten © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. 3 7 4 Thought for the Day: "Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not diffi­ cult." 7 7 6 5 3 2 ...................... ................... • □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ ♦ Moderate Challenging ♦ HOOBOY1 — nxoansAiwM — < �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 20. 2006 - Page 17 SafoMc’j Star? Dutch drum and bigle corp to BORN THIS WEEK: You have a keen, insightful intellect and enjoy debating your views with others who disagree with you. You also love to solve puzzles — the harder, the better. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You face ■fl^^the possibility of raising your LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) * J) What appears to be an unfair ^relationship to another level. L However, your partner might situation might simply be the ^result of a misunderstanding. If \you feel something is out of .Y demand that you make 7*promises for which you’re not sure you’re ready. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) As ms changes continue, expect things to get a little more I . Pbalance. by ali means, correct it SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) hk A stalled relationship won’t Ibudge until you make the ijW^s. hectic at your workplace. An Vrirst NVHK / unexpected travel opportuni­ st ty could open new career '• <• prospects. before you can use it to your T ^Por 1,15 or her actions. You’ll not only recover your self-esteem, but you’ll also gain the respect of others. accept disapproval easily. But instead of hiding out in ■your den to lick your advantage. make sure it’s true. weekend favors family f ^^The matters. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January -X/P ^.19) Your 051131 cooscrvativc approach to family situations j^H^^Vmight not work at this time. JSW^^Keep an open 1 M Plans might have to be put on */xyvzS-JH?hold because of a family ^member’s problems. Don’t [hesitate to get involved. Your \help could make all the dif­ ference. PISCES (February VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) S-jjjjThat former friend you J' V thought you’d cut out of Byour life is still affecting ■other relationships. Counter ^Bhis or her lies with the truth. W'Your friends are ready to listen. mind about Ydevelopme01*. an^ you might be pleasantly surprised. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) 1 ■wounded pride, turn the ■criticism into a valuable lesIson for future use. partner ^(December 21) A co-worker ^shares some startling news, but s. n* and you'll soon find allies gathering around you. LEO (July 23 to August 22) You don't Your surprising explanar tion about what got it mired down in the first place. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Confront the person who caused your hurt feelings and demand a full explanation CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Tha: per­ sonal problem in the work­ place is compounded by someone's biased interfer­ ence. Stand your ground, move. O offers a 19 to March 20) Relationships in the home and in ^the workplace need your ■PLfcP r XZ careful attention during this period. Be careful not to allow misunderstandings to • create problems. © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. LETTER Super Crossword___ PERFECT perform in downtown Plainwell The 75-member Jubal drum and bugle corps from Dordrecht (The Netherlands) will give a free concert at Fannie Pell Park in downtown Plainwell on Monday. July 24 at 7:30 p.m. On the occasion of the corps’ 95th anniver­ sary. the corps will be making a three week tour through the USA and compete with the prestigious Drum Corps International (DCI). This is not Jubal’s first visit to the predomi­ nantly Dutch area of the Stale. In 2002. Michigan also hosted the oldest drum corps from the Netherlands, which was formed back in 1911. Concerts are also planned for Kalamazoo and Paw Paw during Jubal's tour of the Great Lakes State. “We’re very pleased to be able to come back to Michigan.” says Jubal's tour director Hans Kloppert. “Many of our members have relatives in Michigan who moved here over the last five decades or so. Some of them have never met in person, so that will be a wonder­ ful meeting for them. The concerts have been made possible by local host and coordinator Jim Cook from Kalamazoo, who is once again coordinating our corps' visit this year.” The stop in Michigan is the opening seg­ ment of three very intensive weeks which will take us through 16 States, seven DCI compe­ titions and six concerts. The Jubal USA Tour will be concluded at the Drum Corps International World Championships in Madison. Wl. After the three days in Michigan, Jubal will hit the road and perform at Navy Pier in Chicago on July 25, then it's off to St. Peters (MO), Cookeville (TN). Atlanta (GA).Washington (DC). New York City (NY). Allentown (PA). Michigan City (IN) and finally at the World Championships in Madison (WI). Jubal put together a complete new show production for this season, and had the chance io already perform it for quite large crowds on two trips to France and Belgium and of course at apart from the several performances that wc have had in their home country of Netherlands. Jubal's 2006 show is entitled “The Chase” and include musical selections from the Disney/Pixar animation film feature "The Incredibles”. The ever popular “Sentimental Journey” forms the fun part in the show and even includes a segment played on kazoos. The main theme from the TV-series “Twin Peaks” is the ballad in the musical book. For the corps’ concerts pieces such as “Escorpion”. “Somewhere over the Rainbow" and Van Morrison's “Moondance” arc added r IT A, —I re ■ i ms weens selection. yGaj Superman Returns Running time: 2 hours, 37 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 It’s been nearly 20 years since The Man of Steel graced the silver screen: Just in time for the Christopher Reeve generation to begin waxing nostalgic for the series and for a new generation to rediscover Big Blue. Bryan (“X-Men”) Singer does his best in trying to please both camps with “Superman Returns,” a slightly uneven affair that spends a little too much time paying homage to Christopher Reeve and Richard Donner’s 1978 film — even to the point of re-creating the Flying Title Sequence for the opening credits................................................... ........... The film stars Brandon Routh as Superman/Clark Kent.-.! feel sorry for Routh because he is stuck in a danmed-if-you-do. damned-if-you-don’t situation. Because the movie places the plot within the timeline of the first two Christopher Reeve films. Routh is forced to somehow embody the character choices made by the late actor, while at the same time attempt to add his own stamp to the role. The result is what you would expect from this kind of tug-of-war Routh goes nowhere with the part. He has few lines as Clark Kent and even fewer as Superman. He has no chance to do anything but look good in that ridiculous costume. (Why they needed to “reinvent” the style of the suit is beyond me.) Still, I give Routh an “A” for effort and hope that the sequel will allow him the free­ dom to relax and make the character his own. The story, however, isn’t that great and is the biggest weakness of the film. Superman has been gone for five years, and when he returns to Earth his world has changed drasti­ cally. The biggest change is that Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has had a son and is living with one of her co-workers, Richard (James Marsden). Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) ts out of prison, and he is once .’’gain pursuing a pro­ foundly stupid real-estate scheme (just like ’Lois and Clark.’ Gene Hackman's Luthor in “Superman: The M'lVie”). Thankfully, the film doesn't dwell too much on the Lex Luthor stuff. It really is the weakest part of the film, although Spacey's Luthor is a lot less campy and more ruthless than Hack man's. No. the lion’s share of this two-and-a-half hour movie is spent dealing with the soap opera between Lois. Clark. Richard and The Kid Who May Be Superman's Son. •Snore* There's maybe a good half-hour of action scenes, and they're done pretty well. But to tell the truth. I got more goosebumps watch­ ing the opening credits than 1 did watching the film's major setpiccc of Superman rescu­ ing a jumbo jet I’m giving “Superman Returns” a much higher grade than I think it deserves, mostly on the hope that Singer & Co. had a tough job overcoming all the nostalgia associated with the Reeve films. Let’s hope the sequel(s) fare better. GRADE: B+ © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. to the repertoire. Tlic season’s schedule for European drum & bugle corps is a little different from what all DCI corps go through. Dutch drum corps practice all through the year, two nights per week. In the winter, the corps work on music, while in the summer, the members work on the drill. “Most members don't need to travel that far to rehearsal, so it's very easy to keep the corps together the entire year. In the off­ season sometimes concert performances are scheduled or parades (arc marched),” assis­ tant coordinator Cees Bogcrt says. Dutch drum & bugle corps like Jubal are open to performers of all ages - there is no “age-out” year for members. Also unlike American corps, a lot of the Jubal corps mem­ bers work so they cannot devote their entire summer to the corps, although weekend rehearsals intensify the closer it gets to European Championships in September. “Here members arc enthusiastic in their activities for the corps. With most members having a either full-time job or being full-time students, it is sometimes hard to make a full 100 percent attendance at rehearsals and per­ formances." Kloppert says. Jubal's members are very familiar with the activities of Drum Corps International. Several of them marched with DCI corps in the past, among which the Madison Scouts. Santa Clara Vanguard. Colts. Southwind and Crossmen. “Jubal has followed the American drum corps scene since we first bought G-tuned bugles back in 1961. In fact, our corps was the first ever corps outside the USA and Canada to play G-tuned bugles, and the first to add an extended field percussion." says Bogert. Like some American corps. Jubal consists of several different musical entities. “We have a feeder corps. 'Jong Jubal,’ which has about 80 active members. Jong Jubal will celebrate its 75th anniversary next year. Then there is JD’s Big Band - a 30-piece big band - which has a lot of former marching members.” Kloppert proudly said. !t will an experience of a lifetime for all of our members.” Kloppert concludes. “This v ill be a trip that everyone will remember for the rest of their lives!" Carson & Barnes Circus planned at Charlton Park Come sec the circus at Historic Chariton Park for two shows only, at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. July 21. The Carson & Barnes Circus under the "Biggest Big Top on Earth.” features perforriing elephants, rings of horses and ponies, liens, hippos and performers from around the world. The traveling zoo features many exotic ani­ mals. On the morning of July 21. come out to the park at 8 a.m. to see the elephants raise the Big Top. A memorable event for the entire family, it is absolutely free. Discount tickets are available in advance of the show at Historic Chariton Park. Save 25 percent as well be purchasing tickets before show day. For more information, contact Historic Chariton Park at 945-3775. Historic Charlton Park is located at 2545 S. Chariton Park Rd., just north of M-79 between Hastings and Nashville. 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H WoM ngra wMnMd KU3TTY9— FINO AT LEAST B DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PANELS. 1UMWP a jwfseus s waniisi a O sw a as » Su a iwg e Wool a uisuno I MW •<« au»d I asouawia CMX, <». lOa FMWW W WOM >VM MW. �Page 18 - Thursday, July 20, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Haas hopes to get Delton football turned around by Brett Bremer Sports Editor It won't be easy for new Delton Kellogg head football coach Vic Haas to escape the community's praises or criticism's come the fall season. The 16th postmaster in Delton was named the new varsity football coach in May. replac­ ing Rollie Ferris who had a two-year stint leading the Panthers. He spends a few hours a day working the counter at the post office, customers with the copy machine, on South Grove Street in Delton. "Everyone in the community's been real positive,” said Haas. “Some people do think I'm crazy. You’re in the spotlight. Everybody’s watching you. and no matter what you do you’re not going to please every­ body.” There hasn't been much pleasure surround­ ing the Delton Kellogg football program in recent years. The Panthers went 5-4 in 2003. Rob Hcethuis’ last season as head coach. That is the only winning season for the Panthers in the last four years. Delton was 0-9 in Ferris' first year, being outscored 39 to 407, then went 2-7 a year ago. Haas had a role in each of those seasons, and has been a part of Delton football in some capacity for most of the last 25 years. He spent 2005 as the junior varsity head coach, and was the varsity team's defensive coordi­ nator the two previous falls. He played his high school running back, quarterback, and defensive back at Delton, in the mid 1970’s, graduating from DKHS in 1975. He’s never been a varsity head coach before. Being a Delton man. he was a water boy for the 1968 Delton Kellogg varsity foot­ ball team, he never really thought about it until lately. “Rob Hcethuis was here for so long it never really was an issue.” said Haas. Hcethuis was the head coach of the Panthers for 20 years, from 1984 to 2004. winning 97 ball games over that span and reaching the playoffs in 1987. 2000. and 2001. He was inducted into the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association's Hall of Fame in 2003. It can be tough following a hall of famcr. and the former DKHS and Central Michigan University stand-out Ferris resigned after two seasons. “When Rollie resigned I thought I'd see if there was a shot I could get it.*' said Haas. At the time of Hcethuis* retirement. Haas as postmaster in Middleville didn't have the amount of flexibility in his job that he docs now as postmaster in Delton. So far. he's been able to work with some of his varsity players at passing camps in Middleville on Tuesday's and the team camp where he will begin reinstalling the Wing-T offense from eighth grade on up to 12th. begins next week. Hcethuis brought the Wing-T to Delton, and Ferris had been working on installing a more I form style offense in his two seasons. “I think it fits our personnel best, and year in and year out I think you can be effective with the Wing-T. I’m a firm believer in it.” Haas said. “I’m excited. We've got a good group of kids coming up. We’ve got to tum out pro­ gram around. We've had some lean years.” Footbail is a family game for Haas. One of the kids coming up. although not right away, is his son Zachary who is a sixth grader play­ ing rocket football at the moment. If all goes well. Haas plans on holding the position at least long enough for him to get the chance to coach his son. Haa:.' brother Terry will be starting his sec­ ond season as the varsity football coach at Schoolcraft this fall. The Eagles and Panthers meet in game one of the season. Friday Aug. 25 at Schoolcraft. Vic said its the big thing everyone is look­ ing forward to. “It's going to be a real interesting game.” said Haas, before adding that his younger brother hasn't been giving him many tips so far to help nim out in his first contest. Schoolcraft went 7-4 in its first season with Terry Haas at the helm. The Eagles won the 2001 state championship in Division 6. after reaching the finals in 2000 under the leader­ ship of Larry Lcdlow. who Terry replaced. Vk believes he's watched Schoolcraft foot­ ball a little closer in recent seasons than Terry, also a Delton grad, has watched Delton foot­ ball. which could give the Panthers something of an edge. The Panthers' schedule for this season looks a bit different than it has in recent years, gone is Kalamazoo Valley Association (KVA) foe Paw Paw. In its place are league newcom­ ers Maple Valley and Olivet. Delton won’t face Gull Lake this season in a non-conference contest for the first time since 1982. With seven teams in the KVA this season. Delton has just two non-conferencc games on the schedule, the opening night trip to Schoolcraft followed by a trip to Bellevue Thursday. Aug. 31. Delton’s first home game under Haas will also be the team's first game after the start of the school year and the KVA opener. Friday Sept. 8 against Hackett Catholic Central. Vic Haas Next Generation Fund to host million dollar shoot-out I’d have a hard time not making worst trade ever Thinking about something other than the Tigers in the sports world has been tough this summer, and you know what - it's making the summer a lot more fun. When I was very young, the Tigers were pretty good. So. everyone paid attention. When I was in my teens, the Tigers weren’t so good, but I still paid attention. 1 paid atten­ tion partly because it was baseball, and partly because it was just fun to sit in front of the radio and wait for Ernie Harwell’s call of someone caught looking or to wait to hear if someone from Middleville (that’s a beautiful area) would haul in one of those foul balls. Once that novelty wore off. the only reason to listen was that it was baseball. Despite one win in just eight tries against the White Sox as of Tuesday night, wc aren’t all listening and watching the Tigers just because its ba.<ball anymore. The members of the Next Generation Fund of the Barry Community Foundation are hard at work planning the Million Dollar Shoot-out which will be held on Summerfest weekend in August. This golf competition at the Hastings Country Club is planned for Thursday and Friday (Aug. 24 and 25) from noon to 6 p.m. for qualifying shots. Qualifying shots can also be taken on Saturday from 9 a m. to 3 p.m. Balls arc $2 each or 3 for S5. Golfers can sign up for shot times in advance. Golfers can drive at the target as many times as they like and pay for shots. Golfers who get a ball into the three-foot target at 115 yards will get that many attempts on Saturday fo he one of theict^ftnalists who will shoot for the final andlfte million dollars on Sunday. August 27. At that time the hole will be 165 yardsfeway. . The fina) will beheld on Sunday, August 27 at 11jfm. Qualifying golfers will have to be at thecourse by 9 a.m. At At time the winner will either win the million dollart if they make a hole in one or $500 for being closest to the hole. The prize will go to the first golfer to make a hole in one. The Next Generation Fund is open to those young adults in the community who are just starting their working life and want to con­ tribute to the greater Barry County Community. For more information about the fund call 945-0526. The Next Generation Fund is also seeing applications for grants to provide programs for families or for programs after school. Call the foundation for more information. Grant applications are due at the Bany Community Foundation office by 5 p.m. on August 30. This fund-raising activity is supported by Hastings City Bank. Gee & Longstreet and Driesbach Motors. For information or to sign up for a tee time call the Bany Community Foundation at 945-0526. Wednesday last day to get in on Hastings Rotary scramble The Hastings Rotary Club will host a fourperson golf scramble on Friday, July 28. at the Hastings Country Club. The proceeds from this golf outing will benefit the Rotary Life Leadership program. This program allows students from local school districts to develop leadership and •eam-buiiding skills, and at the same time develop friendships. Students who have gone through the pro­ gram note that they have learned a great deal about themselves and how to work with oth­ ers during the weekend experience. The event will start with lunch, beginning at noon, provided by Felpausch Food Centers. A shotgun start will get the golfing underway at I p.m. . To sign up fur the event, the entry fee is $200. Individuals who wish iu join a team are welcome to sign up as well, and the Rotary golf committee will place single participants together. The registration deadline is Wednesday, July 26. In addition to team registrations, local businesses are asked to consider sponsoring a hole at $50 or to donate prizes for the evert For additional information contact Naary Goodin. Dennis Gland, or Randy Teeganlin .it (269) 945-2401. On night's out I’ve even heard people cheering, as if Steve Yzcrman had just scored a goal or former Piston Ben Wallace had just swatted away an opponents shot, only to look back up at the TV and think wew these people are actually cheering for the Tigers. Everything I read, everything I hear, and everything I watch that's talking about the Tigers seems to be talking about how they need to work on some kind of trade. Sure it’d be nice to have the kind of power in the middle of the line-up that the White Sox have, or the Red Sox, or even the Yankees once they get some of their sluggers off the DL. It would be nice, but not at the expense of the future. Is trading prospects like center fielder Cameron Maybin of the White Caps, or Humberto Sanchez of the Eerie SeaWolves. or even young players like Zach Miner. Marcus Thames, or Craig Monroe from the major league ball club for a win now worth h? Sure Bobby Abreu from the Phillies or Alfonso Soriano from the Washington Nationals might be able to help now. but for how long. Soriano will be a free agent at the end of the year, and he might never play another game for the Tigers after the end of this magical season. Lots of people would say that winning a World Series now is worth whatever part of your future you have to give up. I want the Tigers to win the World Series (or even get to the play-offs) as much, or more than, the next guy. but I’m not sure about that. You can’t break up the chemistry they have right now, no matter how much the manger thinks that’s overrated. No matter how many times they lose to the White Sox in the reg­ ular season. The Tigers can hope the Red Sox knock the White Sox out of the play-offs, and the hope they've found a way to beat the Red Sox by then. If the Tigers have to give up too much of their future, for one hired gun right now would even a World Series title be worth it? Let's pretend the Tigers go out and get Soriano from the Nationals, for Sanchez. Monroe, and whomever - Miner. His bat starts spraying home runs out of the park the way Jim Thome’s is for the White Sox. The Tigers take the AL Central by a game, head into the post-season on a roll, beat up the Angels in the Divisional play-offs, win a thriller against the Red Sox in game five at Fenway to seal the AL pennant, then take game seven from the Mets in Comerica Park thanks to the AL victory in the All-Star game. Sounds pretty good to me. Heck, it sounds great. But, Mike Maroth never figures things out again after being out for most of the sea­ son. Kenny Rogers decides to retire. Nate Robertson gets lock-jaw form all the Big League chew, and Cameron Maybin’s fingers lock up again and he retires to sell used cars. 1 hat’s a lot of stuff to go wrong. 1 know. Sometimes I can’t help but play the Devil's Advocate. Sanchez and Miner are gone. So much for the loaded pitching line-up that’s really keeping the Tigers in the lead so far this season. Pudge is getting older. With those guys gone what's going to keep Magglio around for long? Pretty soon it’s 1988 all over again, and w inning 86 games or just not losing 120 is a good year. Right now I almost feel like I’d trade a World Series just for ten more summers of pen­ nant races like this. And if I was the general manager, and I made that trade. I’d go down in history as the man who cost the Detroit Tigers the World Series like Bill Buckner (and 100 other guys over the years) in Boston, the guy who didn’t let the goat in to the park and Steve Bartman in Chicago. Worst trade ever. Top vaulters will again meet at MVHS for 3rd Moon Vault “The best fun not under the sun" happen­ ing in the area this summer is the third annu­ al Moon Vault at Maple Valley High School. That is at least how event organizers arc billing the event which tries to help raise money each year for the pole vault crew of the Maple Valley track and field program. The pits will open at 4 p.m. on Saturday. July 29. with the first group staring competi­ tion at 5 p.m. Spectators arc welcome, and there is no fee to take in the action. The contestants arc broken down by gen­ der. and separated into age divisions from i4and-undcr. up to the Mastcrs/Adult Division. The cost to participate is $25. by July 21. with a $10 la’e fee for entries post-marked later than that. Entry forms can be obtained by visiting www.landonathletics.com. Send questions to Jerry Sessions by phone at (517) 852-9826 or by e-mail at sessions® iscrv.net. Last year’s event featured some of the area’s best pole vaulters, as well as number of contestants from around the state and even Indiana. Participants in last year’s Moon Vault won 16 medals at the 2006 Michigan High School Athletic Association State track and field finals, so the competition is tough. Last year’s top height was 16 feet 6 inches in the men’s college division, cleared by Bad Axe’s Brad Gebauer. Gebauer has won four Big Ten championships, indoor and outdoor, in the vault for Michigan State and was an indoor All-American. 2006 MHSAA sta’e champions Lisa Krupp of Sparta. Matthew Fisher of Byron Center, and Logan Lynch of Lambertville, and Mike Vassay of Northville all competed a year ago as well, as top local vaulters. Maple Valley graduates Miranda Farr. Matt Gordenecr. Tara Gordcnski and Lakewood's Nate Root. A total of 57 competitors brought their poles and took to the pits a year ago. up from 50 the year before. I Maple Valley's Stacey Fassett was the 2005 Moon Vault champion in the Giris 14and-under age division by clearing a height of 8 feet 6 inches. Vaulters will reach for the stars again at the third annual Moon Vault, Saturday. July 29 at Maple Valley High School. (File photo) I �The Hastings Banne. - Thursday. July 20. 2006 - Page 19 Grandstand shows help heat up ‘06 County Fair Prime-time grandstand events got started Monday evening at the 2006 Barry County Fair with the U.S.A. Figure 8 Derby. Cars collided as the) raced through the turns on Monday, and there was more metal banging when the J.L.O. AutoCross took cen­ ter stage Tuesday night. Horses and riders had their time to shine under the hot summer sun in front of the grandstand Saturday. Sunday, and Monday afternoons with the MHHA Hamess Racing events. It s the cowboys, and girls, turn to show oft their skills in front of the grandstand audience on Thursday night, when the Flying Star Professional Rodeo begins at 7 p.m. Admission into the grandstand Thursday is $10. Friday and Saturday engines will be revving once again. S.J.O. Productions Motocross takes to the track on rriday night, beginning al 7 p.m. At 7 p.m. Saturday, the grandstand shows come io an end with the U.S.A. Demolition Derby. Cost for grand­ stand admission is $9 both Friday and Saturday nights. Gate admission to enter the fairgrounds is $5 for adults. Children 12-and-under get in for free. Senior Citizens. age 62-and-over get in for $3. Thursday is Ladies Day. ladies get in for just $2.50 until noon. The grandstand will also feature Antique Tractor Pulls beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, entry into the grandstand is free for that event with paid fair admission. Cars ran neck and neck in the Figure 8 Derby that wowed grandstand fans on Monday at the Barry County Fair. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Rubbing was most definitely a big pan of the racing during Monday’s Figure 8 Derby, which was the opening night grandstand show at the Barry County Fair. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Division 1 of 2-year-old Filly Pacers races with their noses on the gate, as the pace car gets set to begin their race Monday after­ noon under the hot sun at the Barry County Fair grandstand. (Photo by Brett Lremer) Some people did try to go both ways during the U.SA Figure 8 Derby in front of the grandstand on Monday night at the Barry County Fair. (Photo by Perry Hardin) H.Y.A.A. FaU Football 8 -Cheerleading Sign-Op iaturday, July 22, 2006® 10:00 am -12:00 pm " tastings Middle School East Parking Lot > Dream On Cammy (5) driven by Nathan Sasse makes his move on the outside to get by Whenleastexpected (2) and Kaleidoscope (4) in the Division 2 race for 2-year-old Filly Pacers on Monday in front of the grandstand at the Barry County Fair. (Photo by Brett Bremer) The Beautiful, Affordable 955 N. Main (M-66) Nashville, Ml 517-852-0760 Ind Bovis Benefit 6olf Outing Sunday, August 20 -1 p.m. Shot Gun Start 4-Man Teams - $50.00per person Includes: 18 holes with eart • food • Prizes ^^^All Proceeds to Benefit Tod Ptivis for Medicol Expenses^ Viking scramble in Sunfield open to first 16 teams The Third Annual Viking Golf Scramble, a fundraiser for Lakewood’s girls' and boys' golf programs, will be held Friday Aug. 6 at Centennial Acres in Sunfield. Tiie 9-hole. four-person scramble, begins with a shotgun start at I p.m. Check in for the event begins at noon. The cost is $120 per team. The scramble is open to lhe first 16 teams entered. For more information contact Lakewood varsity golf coach Carl Kutch at (269) 945­ 2567 or through e-mail at crkutchta yahoo.com. ONLY A FEW SPOTS REMAIN FOR 7TH AND STH GRADE FOOTBALL TEAM PLACEMENTS WILL BE 4 MADE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS 8 A PARENT MUST BE PRESENT AT SIGN-UP 5 Sign-up is open to all children who will be in grades 3rd through 8th for the 2006-2007 school year. Space is limited for both football and cheerleading. Wc practice and play games in all types of weather. All players (football and cheerleaders) are expected to be at all practices and games^ SIGN-UP FEE: s45 plus sell 5 tubs ol cookie dough JO Fee must be paid in full at time of registration. Discounts are available for additional children. 8 6o'W V I I �Page 20 - Thursday. July 20. 2006 — The Hastings Banner FAIR, continued from page 1 Marion Bagent stands next to his property line in the parking lot of the burned store next to his house. The store owner pulled the top floor of the store off in May of this year and left it on Bagenfs property. Assyria Twp. man reports junk problem by Megan Laveil Staff Writer As if seeing junk in neighboring yards is not enough, some Bany County residents are reporting junk is making its way onto their own property as well. “It's been rather an eyesore ever since (the store opened].” said Marion Bagent. Assyria Township resident. “It was always trashy looking.” Bagent lives next to what used to be The Country Store, owned by Duane Davison. Saxon youth football camp starts Monday Saxon Football Kids Camp starts Monday. July 24. and runs until July 27. Participants in grades 3 through 8 will meet each day from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The cost is $35, and is payable at the CERC or at camp held on the football prac­ tice field west of Johnson Field on Clinton St. Camp participants will receive, instruction from varsity head coach Fred Rademacher and the Hastings High School staff. The cost includes a T-shirt, drinks and snacks. The store burned in Septembei JM14 after loose trash near the store caught on fire, caus­ ing the store and a shed behind it to bum. “Every time we'd get a gixxl wind out of the south it would blow things into my prop­ erty and I’d have to clean it up to mow." said Bagent. Bagent said when Davison removed the top floor of the store last May. he left trash about 10 feet over the property line on Bagent's property. Last week’s Banner article about a junk enforccmert problem prompted Bagent to contact the paper with his junk story as well. “So when 1 saw the article about the situa­ tion over in Barry Township. I thought 'what the heck.’" said Bagent. Bagent contacted Assyria Township Supervisor Mike Timmons in September 2005 to inquire about the situation, and Timmons could not offer any information about the matter. “I just knew there wasn't anything that was going to be done," said Bagent. “We're kind of down here in the far southeast comer and you just don't get much notice from Hastings." Bagcnt said he thinks the store is going to attract varmints such as rats, raccoons and opossums if the mess is not removed. “Maybe it’ll light a fire under the doggone county commission." he said, noting that Barry Township resident Barbara Waak took her case before the County Board on July 11. which led to last week’s story in the Banner. Hastings Library & Gun Lake Winterfest is back! This time the benefit is the campaign of BR1AX REYNOLDS for State Representative IH 111 Sat unlay. .July 22 at the new Walldorff Brewpub & Bistro Ballroom • IHI Hili Il< KI I Maple Valley plans pair of vault camps A pair of pole vault camps w ill be held at the Maple Valley High School track in the coming weeks. The pole vault camps will be held Saturdays July 22 and Aug. 5. The plan is for a positive, energetic, fun filled environment, as athletes arc offered vaulting technique proficiency, video analy­ sis. drills they can actually use. and lost of vaulting to improve and correct skill mastery and readiness. The camps are limited to the first 25 ath­ letes who turn in their tuition and registration form. Registration forms may be printed by visiting www.landonathletics.com. The cost is $45 each camp day. Each vaulter should bring his/her own poles. Arrangements can be made to borrow poles, but it is strongly recommend that ath­ letes bring their own so they can learn and be observed on their own equipment. Check in for each day begins at 10 a.m. and the camps will run until 4:30 p.m. There will be a break from I p.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch. Hot rockets were ready to fire on Saturday afternoon during the non-livestock judg­ ing portion of the Barry County Fair. THE BUZZ YOUNGS LEGENDS GOLF CLASSIC Saturday, August 5th, 200® Riverbend Golf Course DOORS OPEN AT 6:00PM SHOWTIME AT 7:00PM !/<•<•/ l/n “Hot beans, but no shade." Cade Bowman looks over his blue ribbon winning bean teepee in the 4-H Children’s Garden. It is not quite big enough yet to provide respite from the constant heat at this year's Barry County Fair. J-Ad Graphics and the Hastings Athletic Boosters proudly presents 77w Mme big fun we had al fundraisers for the tnutliduit . Hiidii Rct/noltls \ppci i/vrs • ( .ix|i (Un children were excited about the games and special events planned lor Wednesday this week. The small animal sale will be held tonight tThursday. July 20). beginning al 5 30 p.m.The 4-H and Master Gardens will be filled w ith candles tonight and Friday night The grandstand entertainment includes a rodeo tonight, motocross Friday night and the only demolition derby of this year's fair will be Saturday night. All three of these grandstand shows have an additional ticket price in addition to the $5 entry fee The free entertainment stage will feature Ray White and Friends playing rhythm and blues and pop tonight with "Simon Peter" bringing country gospel to the stage at 7 p.m. Friday and the Northern Blue String Band will pay on the stage al noon Saturday. Friday 's main feature w ill be the large ani­ mal livestock sale in the arena. Bidders who haven't pre-registered can do so beginning at noon. The auction begins at 1 p.m. Special this year is a "Senior" prom for those ages 55 and older in the variety tent from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. There will be prizes for dress and the king and queen will be the coulplc married the longest. The antique tractor pulls are free Saturday morning at 10 a.m.. the Barry County speed show in the horse arena at I p.m. is always exciting and the livestock fashion show is just the place to end the fair experience with a laugh. The Taste of Michigan returns for a third year under the variety tent. Samples will be available from 5 to 7 p.m. For the adults the bingo tent will be open from 5 until 10 p.m. Thursday and from 2 until 10 p.m. Saturday. For the children the final Puff the Dragon pedal pull will be held on Friday at 5 p.m. behind the Expo building. Fair visitors arc invited to enjoy this year’s fair wearing sunglsses. coated with sunscreen and staying hydrates' by bringing water or getting something liqud from the many food purveyors at the fair. On Saturday evening the booths will empty out at 10 p.m. and a particularly hot fair will be among the annual event's many memories. • Music <\ l\ \U\ \\< I Ui I htiiciiitt • Prizes! \| IHI DOOR Rock & Roll Trivia Contest Entry fee is additional $5.00 per player 4-Person Scramble • 8:30 a.m. Shot Gun Start ] $75.00 per person includes greens fee for 18 holes of golf, lunch and dinned LEGENDS... J - Cash Prizes — First.... 500 • Second 300 2 Blind Draws... 100 each 4 person teams should register in advance* Tickets available at: REYNOLDS HERITAGE LAND SURVEYING AND MAPPING 138 West State Street. Downtown Hastings < Al l ma stitis | OR RESERVATIONS or David Y<»iiiu» at 945-9554 \ Jock Clarey, Lew Lang, Jack Hoke. Bob Carlson. Pat Murphy. Dick Guenther. Bruce McDowell. Bernie Oom, Tony Turkal, Bob VanderVeen. Dr. Jim Atkinson. Carl Schoessel, Larry Melendy, Cynthia Robbel Ernie Strong. Bill Karpinski. Dennis Storrs 2 maes 2 females' 50 50. Closest io tne pmj Skins game ।optional i. Raffie taoie . and this year's Legends Dave Furrow and Larry & Earlene Baum Contact Riverbend Golf Course to sign up 945-3238 � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-07-27.pdf 668328037c8a635bcb63050cfb7ee84b PDF Text Text HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY 121SCHUKCHST USINGS W ttOM-ltH Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HastingsBanner Thursday. July 27, 2006 VOLUME 153. No. 30 PRICE 50C 911 issue invades County Board by David T. Young Editor The growing rancor over the embattled 911 Board and Director Charlie Nystrom visited the Barn County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night. Nearly two dozen people appeared al the meeting, some to call for an independent investigation of Nystrom. some to support Sheriff Dar Leaf a day after he was called on the carpet by 911 Board Chairman Ron Neil and others simply to conduct necessary busi­ ness. Nystrom has been accused publicly and privately of abusing employees, treating women poorly, misusing his expense account and habitually being away from business at the dispatch center. County Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp was the most vocal defender of Nystrom and the 911 Board. She noted she. Administrator “I’ve had some people who've been wigged out on meth treat me better than Ron Neil did at that meeting The yelling that was going on was unpro­ fessional." — Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf Michael Brown and Vice Chairman Jim French met privately July 18 with Neil, who produced a massive amount of documentation defending the emergency 911 department and its practices. Tripp said. "There were seven to eight top­ of allegations of embezzlement. Contentions around the county have been made that the 911 Board is loyal to the direc­ tor because it’s made up mostly of law­ enforcement officers (Nystrom himself is an ex-state cop) and it has not taken allegations against their friend and colleague seriously. “The 911 Board consists of extremely "The 911 Board consists of extremely respected people. These people take this board seriously, they have integri­ ty.. They wouldn’t put their careers on the line just to save someone's job." — County Board Chair Clare Tripp Clare Tripp ics we talked about that have been brought to our attention. He (Neil) came in with exten­ sive documentation and had an answer for every question we asked.” She added that on Monday afternoon there was an intense four-and-a-half hour meeting of the 911 Board, in which it was pointed out that the State Mtomcy General’s office last January had sent the sheriff notice there was insufficient evidence to proceed further with a probe of an inquiry Leaf made in July 2005. She said Leaf had asked for an investigation respected people.” Tripp said. "These people take this board seriously, they have integrity... They wouldn't put their careers on the line just to save someone's job.” The 911 Board was established in 1991 as autonomous and essentially free from over­ sight by the County Board of Commiss.oners. It consists of Hastings Police Chief Jerry Saner, township representatives Don Boysen and Jim Brown, the sheriff. Don Nevins from the County Board, village representative Lam Forbes. Lt. Kevin McGafigan. commander of the Hastings post of the Michigan State i and a citizen (Neil) from the public at large. Though Neil is supposed to be repre­ senting the public, he is a retired state police commander. Citizen Patricia Walton contended six of the eight 911 Board members are either law Dar Leaf enforcement officers or retired cops, which could cause the unit to be biased. Ln the meeting Monday, it was proposed that an independent audit be conducted, but Tripp said McGafigan indicated "he wasn’t goii< to krt this become a witch hunt and he wouldn’t waste his detectives’ time.” When the sheriff then began talking about the meeting Monday. Tripp ut first cut him off. but vocal pressure fajfn the audience Scs« 911, p.ige 3 Riverside Cemetery millage request on November ballot Tiger cub roars into Hastings Lilo. a Siberian tiger cub, roared in its 13-week-old voice in the window of Pet World in Hastings Tuesday morning. Lilo just wanted to play, he did not want to have his pic­ ture taken Anyone who missed Lite's visit to Hastings can see him perform at the Ionia Free Fair through Saturday. Pictured are Erika Ward and Doug Ward, owner of Pet World. Lilo and the cub s owner. Jorge Pages. by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Hastings City Council approved final language and will place a proposition on the Nov. 7 general election ballot seeking one mill from voters to fund operations of Riverside Cemetery. Voters will decide on the issue, which was presented to the council at the request of the Cemetery Board of Directors. City Manager Jeff Mansfield told the coun­ cil the cemetery corporation has experienced financial difficulties and is asking the city to take over the property, which is located on West State Road. The mill, which equals $1 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation, would be for the year 2007 and forward and would provide funds for maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery. The city now is levying a maximum of 16.02 mills for its general operations. Mansfield said significant improvements would have to be made on the property including infrastructure, sprinkling and irri­ gation and other repairs. This is the second time this issue has gone to the voters to be decided. The first time it appeared on the ballot it was defeated. In other business at Monday night's meet­ ing. the council: • Sold slightly over an acre of property in the to Hastings Concrete Construction Inc. at 820 West Clinton Street for $5,400. The con­ struction company plans to use the parcel, which is located northwest of the Hastings Industrial Incubator, for office space and equipment storage. • Approved a plan by the Barry County Resource Network to do improvements to the skate park located in the Third Ward park near Hastings Manufacturing. The network plans to paint the current equipment, put in wood chips, build steps, install a nxif shelter, attach two picnic tables to the grills, clean up the park and serve lunch to volunteers Saturday. Aug. 19. Seo RIVERSIDE, page 2 One motorist may be linked to 2 crashes A head-on. two-car accident on State Road east of Hastings Friday night resulted in two persons being air lifted to Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids, and it may have been the driver’s second traffic crash of the day. Troopers from the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police earlier in the day had been notified of an earlier accident in Hastings and were on their way to check the residence of a suspect who had been alleged to have fled the scene. While en route, they received word of this second crash of the crash When they arrived at the scene, troop­ ers called for Aeromed to take the driver and his passenger to the hospital. During further investigation, tnxipers dis­ covered beer in the driver's vehicle, includ- Circus draws band of protesters Thirteen protesters gathered at the entrance to Chartton Park Friday, displaying signs to discourage people from attending the Carson & Barnes Circus. The group was atempting to call attention to alleged cruel methods trainers use on the animals. “We’re interested in letting the public know abuse goes on behind the scenes." said Sophia DiPietro, a member of All Species Kinship, a non-profit animal protection organization from Battle Creek “We re not interested in banning peoples’ entertainment, they just need to know what they're supporting. If people were beating their dog like that it would be called animal cruelty. It’s no different because it's an elephant." See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 See CRASHES, page 2 �Iff Page 2 - Thursday. ■ ...» :N . . July 27. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Members of the Barry County Leadership class for 2006 surrounding the Green Gables Havens Director Christine Hiar. who was also a member of the class, in front of the play structure they constructed. Presenting a check for the project were Emily Benningfield and Jennifer Richards of the Youth Advisory Council of the Barry Community Foundation The class received a YAC grant to help pay for the structure. Leadership class builds fort at Green Gables The Leadership Barn County Class of 2006 completed requirements by constructing a play fort for the residents of Green Gables Haven. Leadership Barry County Director Dana Rittcnberg said.” Volunteerism and giving back is a vita? aspect of leadership." The program requires that each class per­ form a group volunteer project so they can use what they have learned in team building, communication and problem solving skills, and experience first hand how satisfying actively participating in the betterment of the community can feel. Many community partners have collaborat­ ed with the Leadership Barry County Class of 2006 in the completion of this project. Rittcnberg said. "The class fund-raising efforts were very successful." The class received support from the Youth Advisory Council of the Barry Community­ Foundation. Barry County Lumber. Bradford White. Middleville Masonic Lodge. Hastings Rotary Club. Hastings Kiwanis Club. Hastings Mutual. Gavin Chevrolet. Walker. Fluke and Sheldon. Pennock Health Services. Hastings Elks Lodge, plus personal donations from local citizens. Rittenberg added. "The class was responsi­ ble for every aspect of this project aixi the hope is that everyone that helped in the pro­ ject’s overwhelming success will feel a great sense of accomplishment knowing that the families living in Green Gables Haven will enjoy the play structure for many years to come." Members of the Leadership Barry County Class of 2006 arc Vicky Alspaugh. Frank Campbell. Jim Ciluffo. Linda Ervin. Craig Jenkins. James Klaffer. Dar Leaf. Bret Simonton. David Solmes. Brandi Walden, Ccce Weatherly. Kelsey West. Dan Kenyon. Jim Yarger. Mike Strimback. Christine Hiar. Julie Hutchins and Jason l^rabee. Natalie Cairns, a member of the Leadership Barry County Class of 2005. also joined the group representing the Leadership Barry County Board of Directors. For additional information on the programs of Leadership Bam County please calk Rittenberg at 269-945-2114 or visit leadershipbc@sbcglobal.net RIVERSIDE, continued from page 1 The city will pros idk the necessary materi­ als for their project. "This sounds like a great project and it is win-win for everyone involved." said Mansfield. • Granted a request from the Hastings Public Library to close Church Street Saturday. July 29. for its Summer Reading Festival. • Approved a request by the Pennock Health Services to use the parking lot at Fish Hatchery Park in conjuction with its upcom­ ing vendor fair. CPR, standard first aid course planned locally An American Red Cross adult, child and infant CPR with standard first aid course will be offered Friday. Aug. 18. and Saturday. Aug. 19. at G<ace Lutheran Church. Hastings. This course meets State of Michigan requirements for child care providers and workplace OSHA requirements. The newest counts/guidclincs will be mtoduccd. The times for Friday arc from 5:45 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm. The cost is $45. which includes useful mate­ rials to help retain skills and serve as refer­ ence tools in an emergency. A light lunch is also provided, or students may bring their own. The class is limited to the first eight paid par­ ticipants. Renewal or challenge students can participate for $25 and must have their own materials and a current card about to expire. Please call Kim Domkc. the certified instructor, at 945-9181 or Grace Lutheran Church at 945-9414 to verify space. Challenge participants need to report Saturday. Aug. 19 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Post-fair supplement in Banner next week All the 4-H members, their parents and their leaders have had a few days of rest since the 152nd edition of the Barry County Fair ended Saturday. July 22. Pictures from the fair, the youth celebra­ tion and the large and small animal sales will be printed in a pull out supplement in the Thursday. Aug. 3. Banner. The Banner is available at most stores and gas stations throughout the area or at the J-Ad Graphics main office on the M-43 Highway in Hastings. Emergency Medical Technicians Alvaro Rios (left) and Mercy Ambulance Service Director Joseph Huebner accept a proclamation from Hastings Mayor Bob May at the City Council meeting Monday night. • Declared a proclamation of appreciation to the Emergency Medical Services Providers within the Mercy Ambulance Service for their committment and service to the city for the past three decades. • Set a public hearing for 7:30 p.m. Monday. Aug. 14. to recieve comment on the proposed vacation of Thom Street. The pro­ posed Boardwalk Condominium Planned Unit Development, which is still in the Planning Commission stages would be build­ ing a private street on the undeveloped part of Thom Street. The City Attorney has recom­ mended that the city consider vacating L’ie public right-of-way for West Thom Street if a private street is to be constructed within this right-of-way. • Awarded a bid to Bill Seif Chevrolet for a 2007 Silverado Classic 1500 extended cap pickup truck to not exceed $19,273.53 for the Department of Public Services. The city will be trading in their 1989 Ford Ranger for $700. • Approved annual tree (riming and tree removal contract to Hometown Tree Service for $33,150. CRASHES, continued from page 1-------------ing an open container. It was determined at that time the vehicle was the same one involved in the earlier accident in Hastings. While alcohol is believed to be a factor in both accidents, troopers are awaiting the results of a blood alcohol test on the driver. Two passengers in the other vehicle were treated at Pennock Hospital and released. Both accidents remain under investigation. First Leadership Alumni Challenge winner selected The Leadership Barry County Class of 1990 has won the first annual Leadership Barry County Alumni Challenge. The challenge began this past spring by asking alumni of the Leadership Barry County program to pay their $25 alumni dues. “The class that had the highest percentage of class participation are the winners and will enjoy a catered party in their honor.” said Leadership Barry County Director Dana Rittenberg. Rittcnberg aded. "While the Class of 1990 wins the party, the true winners are the pro­ grams of Leadership Barry County that will benefit from the dues paid by more than 50 alumni." She said Alumni Committee members Sue Kolanowski. Kathy Wiggins. Karen Heath and Lyn Brie!, deserve a lot of credit for mak­ ing this challenge so successful. "The support of our generous alumni allows us to continue working to make the Leadership Barry County mission of enhanc­ ing leadership skills for individual growth, organizational improvement and increased community effectiveness a reality." For additional information about the pro­ grams of Leadership Barry County, please call Rittcnberg at 269-945-2114 or visit leadcrshipbcC® sbcglobal.net �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 27. 2006 - Page 3 Thornapple Manor project bond sale shows lower rate by David T. Young Editor The Barn County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night voted to pro­ ceed with selling bonds to finance the Thomapple Manor renovation and expansion project estimated at more than SI8.5 million. Attorney James White told the board six bids for the project were opened Tuesday morning and the lowest bid of 4.55 percent from UBS City Group Securities was accept­ ed. He added the lowest bid was $69,000 cheaper over the 20-year life of the payments for the project. White also pointed out that the rate was good news because when the county was pro­ moting the project for a millage vote last year, it was said the extra county-wide lax would be between .65 and .85 mill. With this rate, the extra levy will e only .5945 mill each year. The money for the project was approved by voters in an election in August 2005. The County Board also approved extension of the City of Hastings sewer line into Hastings Township to serve Thomapple Manor and the 911 dispatch center. Thomapple Manor, as a result, will abandon its worn out on-site sewer system to hook up to the city’s utility. The sewer line will be owned by Hastings Charter Township. A resolution to approve addendums to Thomapple Manor Medical care Facility’s construction contracts was deferred Tuesday evening because they were not ready. In other business, the County Board: • Adopted two resolutions to authorize the amended Fawn Lake Area sanitary sewer sys­ tem contract with the Gun Lake Sewer Authority and to authorize issuance of bonds for Orangeville Township to finance the proj­ ect. • Received an update from Sheriff Dar Leaf on the work of the K-9 unit with Gina's first full month on the job. • Heard a report from Tim McGuire, exec­ utive director of the Michigan Association of Counties. McGuire laid the MAc has been working on helping to defeat two November state-wide ballot proposals. K-16 and “Stop Overspending." both of which he said will hurt county government and the state as well. • Approved an agreement between Fifth District Circuit Court and Maximus Inc., to provide a cost allocation plan to identify the court's costs to support and administer feder­ al and state programs. • Adopted a resolution to ask for transfer of governance of services for Barry County Community Mental Health from the Kalamazoo Mental Health and Substance Abuse Coordinating Agency to Calhoun County Community Mental Health Authority, referred to as Summit Pointe. Commissioners explained that the move will eliminate one step in the Medicaid process, thereby providing improvement of services. • Approved a reduced cost for liability cov­ erage from the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority for July 1 of this year to June 30, 2007. The cost of $280,095 is down about 5 1/2 percent, according to Barry County Administrator Michael Brown. • Agreed to the low bid of $22,424.57 per year for three years for a maintenance con­ tract with Hurst Industries for a nujmber of county buildings, including the sheriff's department. Friend of the Court, health department, county courthouse and Commission on Aging. • Authorized the appointment of Craig Jenkins to a three-ycar term on the Mental Health Authority, replacing Teresa Coenen. • Appointed Michael Brown as officer del­ egate and Wayne Adams alternate, and KathySimmons as employee delegate and Lacey Smith alternate for the Michigan Employee Retirement System's two-day annual meeting coming up soon at the Amway Grand in Grand Rapids. None of the Barry County representatives will be staying overnight, they will commute. Cost is $175 for each of the two attendees. • Approved the health insurance rates for County Board members, which is the same as the package offered to and approved by all county elected officials, non-union employ­ ees and corrections officers. 911, continued from page 1--------------------------------------------------------forced her to yield and let him address the County Board. Leaf acknowledged he took a lot of heat from Neil al Monday afternoon's meeting, which he said he felt was an orchestrated affair. I've never been to a (911 Board) meeting before that was recorded by Dave Mclntrye of WBCH." he said. "And I'm sorry J-Ad Graphics (the Banner) was not invited... I thought it was a witch hunt directed toward me. “I've had some people who’ve been wigged out on meth treat me better than Ron Neil did at that meeting. The yelling that was going on was unprofessional." Leaf said Neil apparently was upset witn the sheriff’s willingness to suggest Nystrom be investigated. “I’m not going to let the 911 Board dictate when this investigation will be completed.” he said. 1 though the chairman was arrogant and disrespectful to the office of the sheriff." Tripp said she tried to stop Leaf from speaking about Monday’s meeting because the people he would be talking about were not at Tuesday night's meeting. Charlie Boulter, however, said. “This is a public meeting. Everyone should be allowed to speak." Commissioner Mike Callton said he believes the County Board has a responsibili­ ty to initiate some kind of investigation sim­ ply because it authorizes the one-mill levy the 911 program levies countywide. "We need to sec if everything is being done correctly.” he said. Commissioner Tom Wing said, however, “I have no proof otherw ise. I have no proof that they’re doing anything incorrectly." Boulter at the beginning of the meeting called for a probe, saying, “I’d like to see the board take some action and have an inde­ pendent investigation. I've heard about this (controversy) for a long time. Let's act on it and then move on." Neil Wilder also spoke, asking the County Board to have someone outside of Lansing and police agencies examine evidence. He charged that the 911 Board “has become an island, almost untouchable." A trustee on the Hastings Township Board, he said he asked his supervisor. Jim Brown, to resign after he was appointed to replace long­ time township representative Judy Wooer, who was dismissed last spring after serving Former Maple Valley Supt. Ozzie Parks dies in accident by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer Ozzie Parks. 70. superintendent of Maple Valley Schools from 1991 through 1994. died last Wednesday. July 19. from injuries sus­ tained in a farm tractor accident at his home in Mendon. Those who knew him from his years in Maple Valley remember him as a kind, caring, gentleman, who truly cared about people and education and was always willing to help out in whatever way he could. “He was just such a kind person, so willing to help out with anything that needed to be done.” said Phyllis Smith, whose husband. Dan. is the pastor of the Vermontville Bible Church in Vermontville where Ozzie and his wife. Ruth, were active members during the eight years they lived in this area. “There are people who sit on the sidelines and there arc people who jump in with both feet and that’s the way he and Ruth both were. They’d sing in the choir and teach Sunday school." Parks and his wife moved to Maple Valley­ in 1991 when he was hired as successor to retiring superintendent of schools Carroll Wolff. While his tenure at Maple Valley was brief, lasting only until 1994, and he walked into a district plagued with labor relations problems, culminating in a teacher's strike in 1992. Parks is remembered fondly by teach­ ers and staff. Barry County Lawman group meets Aug. 7 The Barry County chapter of the Michigan Lawman Committee for the Public Interest Group will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. Aug. 7. al the Maple Leaf Grange Hall. 7490 South M­ 66 Those interested arc invited to attend to leam what the Michigan Appellate Court ruled concerning the validity of a zoning ordinance in connection with the public. The Lawman groups in the country deal with various consitutional issues. The Barry County chapter covers mainly zoning ordi­ nances and what can be done about them with application of the law The Lawman groups arc not lawyers and do not give legal advice. The Barry County chapter coordinator is George Morris. The national chairperson is Chuck Conces of Battle Creek. The group meets the first Monday of each month same lime, same place. "Even though he was the superintendent during a time when Maple valley had serious labor problems, he was always a gentleman." said Maple Valley High School leadership and English teacher Norma Jean Acker. "He was a kind man who truly cared about people; he cared about education and he cared about the kids. He was very warm and genuine per­ son." Maple Valley varsity football coach Guenther Mittlestaedt agrees. “He was a very kind, friendly and caring man. I remember receiving several letters from him when we were having a great sea­ son. congratulating us on our success; he was very proud of us and it meant a lot to me." Minelstaedt also remembers that in 1992 the Maple Valley Lions football team made it to the semi-finals, despite the teacher’s strike. “He made sure there was an agreement with the unions and the board of education that extracurricular activities would continue during the strike and let us continue coaching. We couldn't have made it to the semi-finals if we hadn't been permitted to do so. It was a good solution for Maple Valley so there weren’t so many terribly hurt feelings as there could have been. “He was very interested in athletics and education." added Mittelstaedt. Indeed Parks dedicated his career to educa­ tion and had a life-long love of sports. Parks was bom in Remus. Mich., and grad­ uated from Wayland-Union High School in 1954. where he was the teammate of Major Leaguer Phil Regan, who later pitched for the Detroit Tigers. Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. After graduation. Parks attended Western Michigan University (WMU) where he earned a bachelors degree in social studies and physical education and a masters degree and doctorate in guidance counseling and specialist degree in education leadership. He was a history teacher, coach and guid­ ance counselor at Battle Creek. Saugatuck and Constantine Public Schools, before going on to serve as the junior-senior high school principal of Climax-Scotts Community Scliools. the senior high school principal of Shelby, the superintendent of Mendon Public Schools from 1974 to 1982. Deckerville Public Schools from 1982 to 1991 and Maple Valley 1991 to 1994 In addition to his love of education and sports. Parks was also known for his dedica­ tion to his church. "He was always very involved in people's lives, always mentoring someone. That's just the way he was." said Smith. "He will he sorely missed by so many people." After he and Ruth moved to Mendon eight years ago to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Parks was a board member of the Family Bible Church of Mendon, the for 15 years. Tripp corrected him. saying the 911 Board did not appoint Brown and dismiss Wtxxtr. it was the Townships Association membership. Wilder agreed, but noted. “There were meetings that took place prior to the action." Wooer was on vacation when she was replaced. The reason given by Rutland Township Supervisor Jim Carr was that it was lime to give someone else a chance after 15 years, but Boysen, also a 15-year veteran on the board, was reappointed. French passed around some information on how the Ionia County Board has some control over its 911 department. However. Commissioner Sandra James said it would take two-thirds of the 21 munic­ ipalities (townships, villages and one city) in the county to say they wanted the system changed. James said. "That’s the contract (since) when the authority was created." Barry County Clerk Deb Smith demonstrated how the new computerized voting machine, which will be available in time for the Aug 8 pnmary election, works. Smith said there will be one machine in each precinct and two in the city. Computerized voting machines to be in use in Aug. 8 primary by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Voting has entered the next generation with the placement of new- computer generated voting machines. Debbie Smith. Barry County Clerk, showed off the new computer last week and said each precinct will have one of the new machines in place in time for the Aug. 8 primary . “The City of Hastings will have two machines." she said. "It makes the voting process much easier and it is virtually fail safe." Smith said the new machine provides a screen which gives instructions on how to use it and then as the voter touches the screen to move through the voting process, it records each vote. “At the end of the process, it tabulates the voces and give the voter an -opportunity to review his or her votes. They then have an opportunity to go back and change a selection or complete the process. “The ballot is then ejected and given to one of the precinct workers to be entered into the ballot box.” Smith said there arc other advantages to this system. “It has Braille lettering for those who arc sight impaired. There are earphones if you want to receive voice notification throughout the process and the screen type can be enlarged for those who need larger type. “There is also a Sip-N-Puff device for handicapped persons." she said. "All the machines will be situated so they are wheel- chair accessible." For a write-in candidate, the voter will select “write in" and a screen will appear which contains the alphabet. The voter may then press in the letters of the name of the person they wish to write in and when fin­ ished press “OK." In a “multiple vole for" contest, once the voter has selected the maximum number of choices and attempts to select an additional choice, a message will be displayed indicat­ ing they have over voted. Voters who wish to change a selection must first de-select a previous choice and then make a new selection. When the voter completes his or her selec­ tions. a “Summary of Selections” screen is displayed to review the selections. Any under-voted contests will be displayed in Red. y ishe» lo re-visit a contest to change’s ttteetket. h? or she may touch the contest on the review screen and that contest w ill be displayed. After treking any changes, the voter can press “Next" and will be returned to the summary screen. At the end of the process, the votei pressc; “Mark Ballot” and the ballot will be mzak-d and returned. It is then removed from the machine and given to a tabulator. Smith said there will be precinct workers on hand to assist anyone who needs help or is handicapped and needs to review how the Sip-N-Puff personal device works, but she cautioned a precinct worker cannot help vot­ ers make the selections or make any selec­ tions for them. Ozzie Parks Three Rivers Bible Church and the Independent Fundamentalist Churches of America. He was also active in the Rotary. Lions and Kiwanis clubs. “He was a great guy. he really did care about people in the community." said Rose Heaton, whose children attended Maple Valley Schools during Parks' tenure as super­ intendent. After lie retired. Parks did spend some lime as a grant writer for Hastings Economic Development Director L. Joseph Rahn and he continued to play baseball for a 55 and older team, in which one of his teammates was retired Lakewood Superintendent William Eckstrom. Another teammate of his in his high school days was Ron Stehouwcr, who played offen­ sive line for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Parks is survived by his wife, four children and their spouses. David and Tammy Parks of Mendon. Teri Lea and Larry Jones of Three Rivers. Mark and Robin Parks of Mendon. Timothy and Dawn Parks of Lawion. 14 grandchildren and eight foster children, his sister. Patricia DcLoy of Jenison, brothers Robert and Judy Parks. Terry Parks. Steve and Melody Parks and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Hosmer and Ella Belle (Roelofson) Parks, his sister Elaine Martin, and three brothers. Louis. James and LaMont Parks. Visitation was held at the Eickhoff Funeral Home in Mendon Sunday and funeral servic­ es were held Monday at Three Rivers Bible Church, with his brother. Rev. Robert Parks officiating. Memorial donations can be made to the Family Bible Church of Mendon. Online registry and condolences may be sent to ww w.eickenhofftuneralhome.com You Cail Be WMotrt The HOP! HASTINGS ART HOP Friday, August 4th 6-9 pm Hastings Flower Shop • Fall Creek Restaurant • Ace Hardware State Grounds Coffee House • Jefferson Street Gallery MainStreet Savings Bank • White's Photography Anne's Health Food • Barlow Florist and Christian Book Store HELP Hardware • Beyond the Cover • Gilmore Jewelry Second Hand Corners • AIFresco • Hastings City Bank 02652787 County Seat Restaurant and Lounge Hastings City Bank �Page 4 - Thursday. July 27. 2006 - The Hastings Banner PTETTER^ L - •' J Prairieville has Let’s vote yes twice for parks and rec residency issue To the editor: DeMott, Callton, Englerth best choices To the editor: AU of us will go to the polls Aug. 8 for the same reason, to cast our votes for the candi­ dates we feel are the most qualified to get the job done. There are many candidates who say they have the necessary qualifications for the posi­ tion. but what about integrity? In the county commissioners* race we will elect people who will make decisions based on what they believe to be right and those results will affect every citizen of Barry County. Doesn't every voter believe that integrity must be foremost in our minds when we cast our bal­ lots? I have attended several forums and was not impressed with many of the answers given. However. I have been real impressed with Fifth District Commissioner Michael Calton. Finally, someone who will buck the establish­ ment! There is another sort of new kid on the block with the same integrity and honesty. He is running for commissioner of the Third District, and his name is Ken DeMott. He is a retired detective from the Barry County Sheriff’s Department. He has spent almost half of his life protecting the residents of this county and now he wishes to continue to work for the residents of our district Add the experience that working in law enforcement has given him on how to work and deal fairly with people from all walks of life, not just the privileged, and we have a great candidate! A man of modest means. DeMott under­ stands most taxpayers cannot relate to the present leaders who spend like there was no tomorrow. We need someone who will actual­ ly listen when we talk. Ken has suited he wishes to hold informal meetings where he can meet with his constituents to discuss their problems involving county government The Third District needs Ken DeMott and the Sixth District needs Mark Englerth. Our presently sitting chairwoman, Clare Tripp, is too eager to spend and then increase our tax dollars. She is the only candidate who sup­ ports both the parks and recreation millage renewal an the increase These County Beard seats need to be filled with fiscal responsible people. We need lead­ ership of people who will represent our val­ ues and needs and we definitely need a change in order to attain that. Let’s get it done! Please vote in the primary election Tuesday. Aug. 8. Pal Walton. Hastings Ferris will make solid commissioner To the editor: This letter is written to support Keith Ferris for Third District Barry County Commissioner for Rutland and Hope town­ ships. Keith was born and raised in Rutland Township. His parents, Howard and Kathryn, were very active in Barry County. His father was supervisor of Rutland Township and Barry County Register of Deeds for 23 years. He graduated from Hastings High School and went onto Ferris State University with a degree in marketing and sales. He used iis education and skills with Ryder Transportation Services for 28 years manag­ ing a six million dollar budget. Currently, he serves as member of the Rutland Township Planning and Zoning Commission. He was appointed in August 2003. Ferris brings exceptional knowledge and skills that will make him a most effective County Commissioner. We need the strong talents of Keith Ferris. Be sure to vote for Keith in the Aug. 8 pri­ mary election. John R. Fchsenfeld, Hastings Say yes twice to better parks, recreation To the editor: Residents of Barry County, please vote yes twice for Barry County Park and Recreation Department's ballot questions on Aug. 8. If the staff at Charlton Park can build new parks for the rest of Barry County, of the same quality as what they have accomplished at Charlton Park, then it will be a county investment spent wisely. The last time I visited Charlton Park I was just amazed at how nice the buildings and swimming area are kept up. There was a ton The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 of people swimming, fishing, boating, pic­ nicking, visiting the petting zoo, playing horseshoes, volleyball, swinging, and enjoy­ ing the historic village. It made me feel proud to be a Barry County resident The Paul Henry Thomapple Trail Linear Park is just what we need to help promote healthy lifestyles and to help us get around the county. And ball fields and improvements to McKeown Road Bridge Park are long over due. Every day more and more people are moving into Barry County from the surround­ ing counties, these people and their children expect structured parks and recreation offer­ ings as offered in all of our surrounding coun­ ties. The Barry County parks and recreation system has my vote and you should give them yours too. if you want Barry County's chil­ dren. your own children, to grow up in a pos­ itive community. A no vote will hold Barry County back while those counties around us continue to take our best and brightest young people away from us. Your yes vote wilI mean better county wide recreation for everyone, young and old alike. Vote yes twice on Aug. 8. Sandy Reid. Hastings 1 was dumbfounded to read of the candida­ cy of Jim Stonebumcr for Prairieville Township Supervisor. Being a long-time township resident. 1 started asking questions because I knew he was and has been living with his wife on Kingsbury Road in Hope Township, rather than in Prairieville Township. Yes. he does have ties to the Stoneburner family here in Prairieville, but I don't think he’s a resident here. How can he register here? How can he run for election he.e? Is he registered in the other townships, too? I think that this is an insult to me and the residents of this township. I think that if someone would lie about where their resi­ dence is then why wouldn't they lie about information about the other candidate? Think about it... I did and put two and two together. I just hope that the other residents of this township won't be fooled by this too. Prairieville citizens should not be taken in. Mr. Stoneburner should tell the citizens of the township just where he lives. Please do not sully the good name your family has here. Ray Dunfield, Prairieville Township Retain Mike Herzog astwp. supervisor To the editor: I am writing this letter to let the residents of Prairieville Township know that our cur­ rent supervisor, Mike Herzog, should be retained on Aug. 8. 1 have known him for more than 20 years, and want everyone to know what a hard working and honest man he really is. He has done many things while he has been in office and hopes to accomplish many more. He has grown up in this township and I personally can say that he L« fair and willing to listen to any concerns. He has done this for me and I thank him. He has dedicated so much time to this township. Many of you have probably not realized that he has helped you or a family member over the years as a firefighter with the Pine Lake Fire Department. Herzog is the kind of man that if you need assistance he will be there. Please vote to retain Mike Herzog as our township supervi­ sor. ' Catherine DeHart, > #4 - Plainwell Let’s not feted township ‘outsider’ To the editor: 1 have lived in Prairieville a very long time, more than most here. I have never before seen somebody come from another place and run for one of our township posi­ tions. What the devil is going on? Jim Stoneburner, the guy who may not actually live here, is supported by some of the better known people here. Why do they not know what I know about? Do they stand to gain something from this? I am proud of my township and I do not plan on electing some character that comes from someplace else. Are we going to pay him gas money from his house to the Township Hall? I will not vote for Jim Stoneburner in the Aug. 8 primary. Do please turn out in full force to vote. We need to show these people, whoever they are, we will not be pushed and pulled, and used for their gain. Ricky Chase. Delton To the editor: I know Charlton Park and its fine staff very well because I have volunteered my labor al the park for more than a year now. along with 26 of my fellow GM-PEP employees. Though my job duties have included every­ thing from building repairs to cutting wood, my favorite duty has been to spearhead the park's 1909 Buick touring car restoration. That project is coming along fine and all of us here at the park look forward to finishing the project. The people of Barry County need to know just what a wonderful recreational and educa­ tional opportunity they have in Charlton Park. If you have not been to the park recently, come out and you will see how the park staff, with the help of the free GM labor, has trans­ formed the park over the past two years. Thanks to the current millage funding. Chariton Park is absolutely free. You can come out to swim, picnic, boat or hike. It wont cost you a dime. You will notice that when you come out, everything about the park is painted, bright, shiny and clean. The park staff has done such a good job of being frugal with taxpayers* money that today much of the old equipment; like tractors, wood splitters, power washers and trucks have been repaired to their original working condition or replaced with new equipment. Please help protect Barry County's crown jewel. Vote yes for both Barry County Parks and Recreation ballot questions during the Aug. 8 primary. The first question asks for your consideration of the renewal of the 1/4 mill that has been used to operate the park since 1986. The second asks for your consid­ eration of a new additional 1/4 mill to help build and operate new county parks through­ out Barry County. Barry County has a very professional Parks and Recreation Department. Its staff is ready to help promote Barry County with more fun for families and for visitors to our county. Please do your part by voting yes twice on Aug. 8 for the recreation questions. It is all about enhancing your quality of life and providing safe, structured recreation for our kids. We can al) make Barry County even better by voting yes. Steve Pappas GM employee, Middleville Say no to Tnpp’s support of higher taxes To the editor: When you vote on Tuesday. Aug. 8. say no to higher taxes by saying good-bye to County Commissioner Clare Tripp (Yankee Springs and Orangeville Townships). The Barry County Board of Commissioners has placed two quarter of a mill tax requests on the primary ballot. Tripp supports them both, even though it's damn lough to find anyone else who does! One request is a 1/4 mill renewal for Chariton Park. The other is for an additional 1/4 mill for Chariton Park and for recreational servic­ es or facilities around the county. What are they talking about spending the new money on? A half scale railroad at the park for $1 million. An amphitheaL r at the Park for $1 million. Park Director George Shannon says the cost of the nev millage for each of us each year is only the sane as a bot­ tle of soap. Weil, add the soap up and it's $10 million over the next few years! A million dollars for a choo-choo Crain? A million dollars for an amphitheater? Imagine what us humble citizens could do if we kept that money in our own pockets. . County Board Chairwoman Tripp also is a member of the Chariton Park Board that is pushing this wasteful spending proposal. We should be calling it “the Tripp Millage.** I highly recommend we: • Say no to higher taxes. • Say no to the million dollar toy train and the million dollar amphitheater. * • Say no to Chartton Park until they come to us with an actual plan on how they're going to spend our money. • Say no to expensive tax-funded “Tripps” to Mackinac Island for commissioners and their special friends. • Say no to a county commissioner who seems clueless on serious problems at 911 Central. • Dispatch and out of touch with the voters/taxpayers she (doesn't) represent Say good-bye to Clare Tripp. Mark Englerth is a gnat choice to replace her. David Stevens, Middleville We must work to cure Nature Deficit Disorder To the editor: witnessed in your life and are sharing wjth During the past 20 years the world has seen the rise of two common inhibitors of a child's intellectual growth which have been labeled as ADD and ADHD. It has been discovered and rightly named by Rick Fowler who wrote an article for “Woods-n-Water” magazine, a new disease called NDD or Nature Deficit Disorder. There is no medical cure for NDD, only by offering as many opportunities to children to be a part of the great outdoor classroom your children and vrandcniioicn: paddling in a canoe across a lake «n the early morning, fishing while walking in the shallows of a lake, sitting on the bank of a poed ^/atdiing a great blue heron catching a fish, c&stks a rub­ ber spider near shore using a fly roi <zy*d watching a blue gill take it in, listening to red called “ratine." Take a look at your family structure to see how many take advantage of hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, bird watching, or any of the vast number of experiences that can be enjoyed in the out of doors. Have we become such a technical society that we have forgot­ ten about the gifts of nature that can be free? When was the last time you walked in the field or woods or along the bank of a river or lake and just listened to the sounds of the wind, birds, insects, water hitting the shore, frogs or a fish breaking the surface of the water? We don’t need expensive equipment to take advantage of the sounds, sights and smells of what nature has given us for free. How many of these experiences have you winged blackbirds, crows, hawks, goldfinch­ es, or other birds while walking through a woods, or listening to a waterfall cr vrater rushing over a rapids. Because of these memories and core is why I fish. This past January and March, I shared my enthusiasm for fishing and the out of doors with fifth-graders in Clarksville and Woodland schools. We learned about the fish in Michigan, tying knots, types of bah and the technique of casting. We finished the six-bsson unit by going fishing, at ponds owned by Ron Enz and Mark Erickson, cleaning and cooking fish. Hopefully next year the pro­ gram can be used in Sunfield and West Elementary. I have great memories of fishing when I was growing up and with the help of fisher­ men and out of doors people we can keep an appreciation for nature and get rid of NDD (Nature Deficit Disorder). Ron Martin, Woodland Township Are you ready for the primary? The Aug. 8 election is just more than a week away. Have you received enough information that you will be able to make an informed choice or is there more information you would like to have before election day? iteHMtfaa. Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 Hatting* Banner, Inc. A Division ol J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacobo Frodaric Jacoba rreaaxni maomi Slovan Jacobo SKratvyrtiMHiw • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Editor) E lame Gifoert (Assistant Editor*) Helen Mucky Sandra Ponsetto Patnoa Johns Brett Bremer Fran Favorman KeiyUoyd Jon Gamble Shawna Hubberth • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Hastings: Delton: Qaaafted ada accapM Monday torough Friday, 800 am to 530 p.m “Yes. 1 think I have enough information and 1 know who is on the bal­ lot.” “I would like to have more background infor­ mation on the candidates. I would like to have more information on their plans on what they would do in the county if they are elected.” “1 don’t really plan on voting, so I haven’t been paying attention.” "I would really like to know more about the can­ didates’ plans. 1 don’t think we have enough information yet to choose someone.” “I think we need to have a new president so the only election 1 am interested in is the one in 2008." “I come from a family that believes in voting, so 1 know a lot about the Aug. 8 candidates, but I only vote in the big elec­ tions for governor or pres­ ident." ScottOmmen Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacobo Subacltoon Ralaa: S30 par ya« in Barry Courry $32 par yaar to atftonng countaa $35 par yaar atamtoara POSTMASTER Sand addrtM changM to: P.O Boa B Haaanga. Ml 480580602 Sacond CMm Poataga Paid at Haaanga. Ml 48068 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 27, 2006 - Page 5 A primer on manufacturing consent Don’t take commissioner’s advice I caution voters to do some serious thinking in the next couple of weeks before the all-important Aug. 8 primary election. There's a nasty little twist in our political system called "manufacturing con­ sent," a slick modem marketing technique that manipulates people into selecting candidates who wind up doing the same tired old things that solve no problems and only enrich special interests. Manufacturing consent is best understood around here as a process in which small, tight-knit power groups find their "boy" or their “girl" to do their bidding and find ways to get them elected, much in the same way we used to choose the president of the stu­ dent council in high school. Sometimes these groups enlist special committees made up of local "yes men” and "yes women" to help lead the charge for a local millage effort and then make it seem it has massive grass­ roots support. But the tactic I'm focusing on right now is endorsements from Political Action Committees and other coalitions, which are really nothing more than those special interests the candidates rail against but too often are beholden to. We have to face facts. Some PACs do not choose the candidate who lines up with them most often, rather, they pick the one they think will win. That way they don't alienate the man or woman who eventually sits in the seat at the legislative table. Some decide to choose the person they might have the most leverage with. With the range of candidates we’ve had this time for 87th District Slate Representative, it would have been in all of our best interest if the groups would have rated the candidates as to bow they stacked up in their opinion and why. Then let the voters decide who they want. I've beard many voters in our district say they're fed up with the lack of performance in Lansing over the last three terms. Perhaps they should spend the most time they've ever spent before looking over the list, trying to find a candidate who best matches what they're looking for and a person with the strength and desire to rep­ resent us in the State Legislature. Michigan is in serious financial trouble and the state requires a serious candidate to fight our battles over the next two years. How this next legislature deals with these serious issues will spell out for Michigan's taxpayers just how long the economic slowdown will last It's easy for them to say they want to represent the voters of the district in Lansing, but what do they plan to do to make a difference in a system that's controlled by special interests, from birth control to tax reductions? Each is a group pushing the buttons that benefit its own group. We need to look at a bigger picture — one that con­ centrates on Michigan as a whole, turning economic stagnation to on the mend, to ready for action. Be careful as you review the candidates to look over their cam­ paign literature, study them carefully. Lock for next week's Banner to s-e how the candidates answer the questions posed by this news­ paper in tonight's forum. We've put together a list of tough ques­ tions for these candidates. And. of course, no one has seen these questions outside our office. Tlie fir t time they will hear the ques­ tion is when I say "please answer this question." That's how you find out who •'eally has a grasp of the issues. Any of these candidates if they are going to represent us in Lansing next year, should be prepared to answer most questions dealing with state issues, or they aren’t ready for the prime time. So when you ask "what does he mean by manufactured consent," it mostly has to do with someone else "helping” you make the deci­ sion to pick the candidate they would most like to work with. Be careful, it's your vote, don’t let anyone take it from you. Do your home work - it's in your best interests and the best interests of Michigan. My advice: Hire which one you honestly think will do the best job for all of us, not just some of us. Throw out only bath water Another recent example of the law of unintended consequences may show up a second time on the Aug. 8 ballot with the two parks and recreation millage issues. The Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission rightfully brought the proposal to renew a quarter of a mill before the Barry County Board of Commissioners for placement on the Aug. 8 pri­ mary ballot. However, they got a little greedy and tacked on a sec­ ond proposal for another quarter of a mill, an increase. So Barry County voters now are faced with deciding on two pro­ posals in the primary. Besides getting a little greedy, the Parks and Rec Board did a poor job of explaining just what that extra quarter of a mill would do. Vague rumblings about the rail to trail, park improvemenu, new ball fields and a historical railroad display were presented. I was unconvinced then and remain unconvinced now. But I've been hearing that a lot of voters are outraged by the sec­ ond millage proposal and lack of specific information about it Some have told me they resent the parks board asking voters to give them a blank check and "trust us." Because of the negative feelings, it's possible the renewal could be defeated as well, in a sun of case of “guilt by association." I am asking voters, as a I did early last month, to give a thumbs up to the renewal, but I still cannot endorse the proposed increase. It is my hope we don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics yuitgjg yum oy Maybe Tire the Senate’ campaign deserved itp demise To the editor: Joe Lukasiewicz couldn't, or wouldn’t, say how many petition signatures his "Fire the Senate" campaign was short, only that it had failed. All of the excuses, and to make statement that statewide support was high, so why did movement fail? I’d say. because there wasn't the support Joe said there was. Mirrors, etc., don't cut it! Just blame it on everything but the real cause. Joe said, "It's too bad ordinary people find it difficult to advance an idea in a modem era of marketing, advertising, and special inter­ ests influences." Maybe Joe is the problem, not the solution. Two legislative bodies of government might make sure some wild ideas don't become law. We can’t plan on a governor’s veto. The 911 mess is getting worse yet, with commissioners thinking it's all rumors and innuendos. I'd say there is a big need for new blood! Thank God Fred Jacobs is following it closely. It is too bad to have a board overseeing 911 and still run into this. 1 don’t think we need law enforcement people from every branch on there. There has to be tight-fisted people with brains out there to run that outfit. I really get sick and tired of hearing State Police this and that Keep them out of every office and off e ery board. You only ask for trouble with them on. They only know heavy­ handed today. Those poor, pampered people work only days now. so it reads. It still looks like a used car lot down there. 1 will still say the old State Police yean back was a lot bet­ ter than now as a people's police force. Heavy handed is all they know, or let it slide. Chairwoman Clare Tripp wants to spend money, especially if it isn't hers. It takes guts to call a person a "radical" and not wellinformed. Of course, she may be over quali­ fied for job. so she would know. I’d call it arrogance! She should be replaced for sure. Thank God James isn't running again. If Tom Wing can’t make the meetings. I say he should get out with no fanfare! No. we don’t need educational program­ ming out at Charlton Park. The park would be a hell of a lot better if there was still an Irv Charlton ballclub from Chariton Park. Archie Mortin and Darwin Swift playing. Darwin pitching. I wonder if there is still some slow, tantalizing curves on way to home plate from Darwin. 1 say, give Jeff Van Nortwick a shot. He sure has been shifted trying to help out there at park, as a volunteer. Tom Wing then could do his fanning with no pressure. I'll admit you can do a lot of soul-searching on a trac­ tor. Don Bowers’ (City Council) statement, “It was Flexfab's choice to be outside city, not ours.” Maybe Flexfab should just draw line when they hire. Live in Hastings, sorry, can’t hire you. The Hastings City Council is way in over their heads in dictating every little part of life in City. Hire for every fancy job and title. You still have two big shots saying no guns. Mays and Wood and who else? You bet, they are big Americans! Back to Dave Jasperse and Bowers, they should be retired as soon as possible and that is too late. Vote no on every millage! They keep piling on more wood to the wood pile every year. Eric Anderson in the Banner of July 13, used Registration: Wed,. Aug, 2nd 1PM-3PM & 5PM-8PM Thunu Aug, 3rd 1PM-3PM & 5PM-8PM - September tuition is due at the time of registration ~ $32.00 a month 45 minute class Classes begin September 11th the same old tactics. DeVos might beat Governor Granholm. No schooling for his two daughters. That would be tough! Worse yet. is the brain-washing they are getting at home, now! Anyway, an intellectual like Eric could home-school those girls with better results than the local school. Go for it, Eric! His comment that Jack Kineman saw the light doesn't take me in. County Road Commission Jack. I know him well enough! From all the different directions in the let­ ters to the editor, there should be some people changing their ways or at least attitudes. Going back to Eric Anderson: On July 1. it was said schools will get a $210 hike in per pupil aid. 3% more for villages. Eric should pay my school taxes, then he will know what taxes are, and will know what really goes on. This was the biggest boost in five years. We need more Americans that think of their country first, themselves way down the line. Glenn Carpenter made a complaint that the Hastings Banner neglected putting Middleville players on the All-County base­ ball team. I’m sorry to say a lot of the prob­ lem rests with the athletic director. He told me they didn't have a good year but the freshman and junior varsity had great years, so the future is bright. I haven't heard anything good about him anyway, but the baseball coach was worse and they will keep him. He wouldn't know talent if it bit him in the rear. MEAP scores in Middleville are sick. They dropped more than a lot of the schools. As long as you arc evaluated good or bad by the school board and get your raises, it’s to hell with the students. Donald Johnson Middleville 15 If you preregistered (with payment) call Miss Kelly for your schedule. Pictures and recital DVDs may be picked up at Center Stage at this time. For mon information call: (616) 374-7991 11*2 FlrU St Ijdie Odessa, Ml 48849 614-374-7735 Kelly Sandrnon. Director To the editor: Isn't it strange how a county commissioner who is supposed to be for the county is allowed to downgrade Charlton Park? At least half, if not more, of what he has said against Charlton Park is completely untrue. Strange how one person can carry out such a vendetta against the park, and the results are going to be devastating. The results of not passing the millage renewal request for Charlton Park are: 1. The park will be closed. 2. There will be no village, as it will soon fall into disrepair. 3. There will be no beach for people to swim in. 4. Artifacts will soon either disappear or fade away. 5. The Native American Village will soon rot away. 6. No more special events. I am a Barry County Resident, and receive news of county activities and I am appalled at the politics that would allow such a thing to happen. My family and friends often visit the park, now that there is no admission charge and would be very disappointed if the park has to close. I know some of the volunteers who help out at the park. I would suggest that Barry County residents shun this commissioner’s advice, consider the source, and save the park. 1 was at the Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration and talked with several peo­ ple who thought it was a wonderful event, really enjoyed the games, some just watching and some participating. Anyone who thinks the park isn't un effi­ ciently and can do better should come and work at the park with die small staff tltey have and then give advice as to how to do .1 better. I just keep wondering why Charlton Park is the county's punching bag. The park has made mistakes, but I would challenge anyone who thinks they haven't made mistakes. I hope this commissioner gets fair justice as he runs for commissioner again. Maybe this is one time to many and its time for a change. Bernice Johnson. Battle Creek Let’s back renewal for Chariton Park To the editor: In Barry County we have long supported Charlton Park as a place where, among other things, our citizens can attend a host of spe­ cial events held throughout the year. As a working museum, each day the park continues to develop and provide important educational experiences for both children and adults, and a visit to the village is a good time for the entire family. Extensive grounds along the Thomapple River provide many local families with quality recreational opportuni­ ties that are fun for all. Our unique park plays an important pert in our tourism industry, an industry that seeks to attract visitors from the cities al our county's comers in particular. Economic development studies for decades have confirmed tourism as one of Barry County's top two or three economic development opportunities. Let's keep working together to develop this special Barry County asset I^et’s support Charlton Park on Aug. 8 and vote yes on the millage renewal proposal. • Mike Humphreys. Hastings Reynolds has the right qualities for rep. To the editor: The time has come to vote for a candidate for the House of Representatives for the 87th Dpm?. Thwcarc seven Reouhlican caodiIf I were to vote Republican, which one should I choose? Shall I choose the one who knocked on the most doors? The one with the most yard signs? Or the most colorful ads in the paper? The best piano player? The most eloquent sp-aker? The snappiest dresser? The one with the most "promises"? There are many kinds of campaign strate­ gies, but do they translate to integrity in office? Do they make for a good legislator? Any candidate (or committee) who places yard signs without permission is obviously more interested in getting elected than in respecting the rights of others. There seems to be evidence that several candidates are guilty of this, so I eliminate their names from con­ sideration. And one candidate, while a county com­ missioner. not only received a salary, but did he not also accept "per diems," health insur­ ance and life insurance, at the expense of the voters in Barry county, all for a required 26 meetings a year? Is he now entitled to a retirement package? And yet he wants to go to Lansing and save us money? Scratch another candidate. Now I come to Brian Reynolds. He's not long on rhetoric, but he is easily understood, and has made some promises that can easily be measured. First of all, the raise which the legislators voted for themselves a few years ago. he would return it to the 87th District in a very measurable way. Further, he believes that there are too many legislators in Lansing, and would immediately introduce a bill to reduce that number. He also believes that with a requirement of ou’y 9C sessions a year, our legislators are really "part-time" and as such are overpaid and ovec "irrkML" . I've heard Brum speak. He's rxx verbose, but speaks clearly and concisely, and in a lan­ guage I understand. He gets my vote! Harland Nye, Hastings Back VanNortwick for our rural future To the editor: We are concerned about the preservation of our quality rural fabric here in Barry County. What concerns us is our future. Our lead­ ership needs to understand bow we all value the quality of our lives, and the lives of our families here in Barry County. It is refreshing to hear Jeff VanNortwick talk about his feelings about the quality of life he has enjoyed and seeks for future genera­ tions. What better investment can wc make than to place leaders with these values in a position to improve the future for our chil­ dren and grandchildren? Jeff has shown leadership and concern through his work and his conscientious atti­ tude toward quality planning and preserva­ tion. We hope you will join us in voting for Jeff VanNortwick as we feel he represents our desire for attentive interac­ tive leadership. Vote Aug. 8! Angie & Dan Parsons. Johnstown Township �Page 6 - Thursday. July 27. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NOTICE Richard T. Hoffman The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held July 25, 2006, are available in the County Clerk’s Office at 220 W. State St, Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. Worship Together.,. ...at the church ofyour choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTV1EW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Ro«l. Dowling. Ml 41050. Pauor. Sieve Olmslcad (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunda) Service: 9:30 am.; Sunday School 11.0 am.; Sunday Evening Service 6.00 p.m.; Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6.30 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hasting*. Ml 49058. Rev. Bob Smith. Phone 945-2654. Worship Service*: Sunday. 10:30 am.; Sunday School. 9:30 amEMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH Member Church of the World­ Wide Anjr/iccur Communion.~ 315 W Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office (269) 945-3014. The Rev Fr Charlev P. McCabe III. Rector Mr. F. William '.'oetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship • 8 a_m. and 10 am. CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 am.; Sunday School 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.. Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 6U0 p m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7-00 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL INFTED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-«/77. Pastor Patti Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Wordlip Service; 11:00 am. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesday* al mx>n Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ'* Quilter*. Bible Study Thursday* 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: try chapelume.org. coun­ FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a.m_. Morning Worship: 600 p.m.. Evening Service; 7fl0 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for mformatioo on MOPS. Praise A MolMXVChildren s Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBIT. CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Bia. r. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool Sunday School 10 am.. Worship Service 11 am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hasting*. Mass Sunday al 9:30 am. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARLSH 4887 Coals Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer Wheelchair accessible and elevator Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 11:15 a.m.. Y-.iuth activities: call for informa­ tion. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South al M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeumorg Church Fax No.: 269-8I8-OOO7 Church SecretaryTreasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hour*. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening sen ice 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (age* 3 A 4) (to resume in September) Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mlg. Thursday 9:30 am - Women's Bible Study. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor Saturday Mass 4:30 pm.; Sunday Masses 8:30 am. and 11.-00 am. Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 pm. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippenDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 am. • Sunday School 10.30 am. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving) Sunday services each week: 9:15 am. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11:00 am. Holy Communion (each week), arid Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 600 pm Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services ar aaownred (please call the rectory for those times) The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rt Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the rectory number u 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://lrax.to/ andrewmatthun. We are part of the Diocese of the Great 1-akc* which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 am.. 600 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 pm. Jesus Chib for boys A girl* ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. Aa oasis of God's fave. "Where Everyone is Someone Special.** For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or 1-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 am. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 am. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. MI 49083. Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 am. “This i» my body given far you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united w ith Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him w that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All haptired chnuians are welcome to partici­ pate in lhe Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a f.vth of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mma 3-Jt am. Firet Friday Holy Hour 5 pm.; Ma** 6 pm Rnt Saturday Holy Hour 8:30 am.; Mau 9 am. Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions First Saturday follow­ ing Mas* Canfadam: 30 minutes before Mau. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mau. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. MI 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celenralion 10 am. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. QUIMBY UNTIED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9302. Sunday School 10 am.; Sunday Worship 10:30 am.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd. (Corner of State Rd. and Boltwood Si across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill, Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adult* and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship service* 8 45 and 1IOO am Kids far Christ, 11O0 a m. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4ch grade Sunday School for all ages 1000 am with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 600 pm Thursday: 9:30-11 am. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 pm. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hasting*. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrare.org. Call the office far wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 900 r.m -Noon and 1:00-3:00 pm. Friday 900 am-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE' Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 1 SOO Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and 11 am. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 pm., and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 pm. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadw Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) *45-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 900 im Traditional Worship Service. 10 30 am Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided for both services! Visit us online at w w w firstchiirrhhasiing* nrg and our web log for sermon* at: hnp;/ftiMtingiprntaigfiM.blQg spra mm/ July 31 - 7.00 p.m Session Triennial Visitation August 2 - Children's Choir. Bell Choir. Praise Team Practice. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings HASTINGS - Pauline Marion Christie, age 79. of Hastings, died on Sunday. July 23. 2006. at home with her family at her side. She was bom on September 20. 1926 in Bownc Center, the daughter of Paul and Mary (Sheir) Stutz. Pauline was married on February 17. 1950 to William E. Christie. She was employed at Hastings Manufacturing and Hastings Fiberglass Co. Pauline delivered the Hastings Reminder for 13 years; she also spent S5 years preparing meals for the Hastings Kiwanis Club and was known by many for her excellent food and homemade cinnamon bread. Pauline enjoyed many things, being with family and friends, cooking and baking, doing things with her husband. Bill, such as going to flea markets, tractor shows, the Barry County Fair, working the family farm with sheep, cattle and horses. Pauline belonged to the Women of the Moose in Hastings, and the American Legion Auxiliary. In 1980. Pauline and her two sisters received their GED from Hastings High School. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister. Elizabeth Roush; brothers. Joe Stutz. Martin Siutz, John Stutz, and Robert Statz. Pauline will be missed by her husband of 56 years, William E. (Bill) Christie of Hastings; daughters, Sandy VanDenburg (Randy Deal) of Hastings. Sheila (Dave) Barnard of Hastings; her grandchildren. Kelli (Aaron) Newberry. Derek (Sarah) VanDenburg. Courtney (Broc) Reaser. Becky Barnard and her five great-grandchildren; a brother. Andy (Rosie) Stutz of Hastings; sis­ ters. Mary Weiler of Hastings. Katherine (Otis) Hill of Nashville; sisters-in-law. Carol Christie. Nancy (Jerry) McDonald. Betty Neil. Bev (Don) Wagner, several nieces, nephews and friends. No visitation was held. A memorial service will be announced at a later dale. Memorials can be made to charity of one's choice. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (ginbachfuneral home.net). Road The BANNER every week) HASTINGS - Mr. Richard T. Hoffman, age 81. of Algonquin Lake. Hastings, died Wednesday. July 19.2006, at his residence. Mr. Hoffman was bom on December 29. 1924 at Canton. Ohio, the son of Orrin and Elta (Morgan) Hoffman. He was raised in the Canton area and attended schools there, graduating in 1942 from Timken High School. He served in the U.S. Marines from April 13. 1943 until his honorable discharge on October 25. 1945. He attended Ohio University, receiving his B.S. Degree in Commerce in 1949. He was married to Helen D. Ogg on June 15.1947 al Athens. Ohio. Richard was employed 37 years with the Ohio Casualty Insurance Co., retiring in 1988. Upon retirement, his position was vice president-manager of Fidelity & Surety Bonds. He had previously served as branch manager in New Mexico and Detroit for the company. He began his career in insurance with the Royal insurance Co. in Chicago in 1949. Richard attended the First Baptist Church, member of the Algonquin Lake Association, the American Legion. N.R.A.. Ducks Unlimited, in his youth member of Boy Scouts and later a scour leader, was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, backpacking, and traveling. He retired to his lake home on Algonquin Lake, Hastings in 1988 from Hamilton. Ohio. Mr. Hoffman is survived by wife. Helen; sons, David (Deborah) Hoffman of Tucson. Ariz., Daniel (Linda) Hoffman of Cleveland. Tenn.; five grandchildren; brother. Donald Hoffman of North Carolina; brother-in-law. Jack Stanclift of Ohio. Preceding him in death were hi* parents; sisters, Dorothy Stanclift and Marjorie »»»_■ — wooer. Services were held Wednesday. July 26. 2006. at Hastings First Baptist Church. Pastor Daniel L. Currie officiated. Burial was a, Ft. Custer Nktionai Cemetery, Augusta, Michigan with full mili­ tary honors. Memorial contributions may be made to Hastings First Baptist Church or charity of one's choice. Atnngnmr.mi wen nade by IMen FuMral Home of Hasting, hotSe.com) (www.wren-tanerei’''' ■' ’ - Helen L Haas DELTON - Helen L Haas, age 83. of Delton, passed away July 22. 2006, at her home. Helen was bom on May 4.1923. in Athens. Ohio, the daughter of Cecil "Ray" and Anna (Settles) Smith. Helen loved bowling, playing cards, bingo and her flower garden. She especially loved being with her family and friends. Helen will be remembered for her famous potato salad. In 1942, she married Pearl Douglas, and he preceded her in death in 1973. and in 1975 she married Dale Haas, and he preceded her in death in 1986. Helen is survived by a .daughter, Landa Skidmore of Delton; a son, Mark (Judy) Doughs of Athens, Ohio; a sister, Florence French of Florida; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Helen was also preceded in death by a daughter. Beverly Whan; and brothers. Raymond. Edmond. Robert and Wilbert. Funeral services were conducted at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton, on Tuesday. July 25, 2006. Burial took place at Cedar Creek Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Barry Community Hospice will be appreciated. Arrangements made by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF STOCK ISSUANCE PLAN MainStreet Financial Corporation Hastings, Michigan Notice is hereby givvn that, pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision. Department of the Treasury ("OTS' l. the Board of Directors of MainStreet Financial Corporation, Hastings. Michigan (the "Company-1, the holding company of MainStreet Savings Bank. FSB (the "Bank"! adopted a Stock issuance Plan (-Pian”) on July 19. 2006. The Company is owned by MainStreet Financial Corporation. MHC I’MHC"). and the members of MHC are accountholders of the Bank. FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings The Plan establishes April 30.2005. as the eligibility record date for determining members of MHC who are SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • -Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan eligible accountholders entitled to receive nontransferable subscription rights to subscribe for the common stock of the Company. After the stock offering provided for in the Plan. MHC will continue to own a major­ ity of the Company s outstanding shares of common stock. The normal business of the Bank will continue without interruption. The proposed Plan is subject to approval by the OTS. Members of the MHC and general public will haw an opportunity to file written comments, including objections and materials supporting such objections, with the OTS ?fter the Company files an application for approval of the Plan with the OTS.775o<7»4 FENWICK - Lorn Ann l\ler. age 44. of Fenwick, died on Monday. July 24. 2006. at her residence. She was born June 12, 1962 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Floyd E. and Carol Ann (Wolfe) Ells. Lorri was a graduate of Delton Kellogg High School in .’980. Her employment included McDonald's, several factories and Browns Corp, in Ionia. She enjoyed making Native American Indian jewelry, gardening, fishing and being in the outdoors. . Lorri is survived by her husband. Tohm Tyler of Fenwick; a son. Joseph A. Etts of Hastings; daughters. Pamala Ann (Chad) Thurber of Hastings. Samantha Jo Tyler of Palo; her grandchildren. Coyanna, Tyler, and MaKayla; her mother. Carol Ann Etts of Hastings; brothers, Andrew (Joyce) Etts of Prairieville, Floyd P. (Paula) Etts of Hastings; sisters. Terri L (Steve) DeWin of Yankee Springs. Tma M. (Steve) Case of Hastings. Penney (Jeff) Wheeler of Battle Creek; grandmother, Marion Wolfe of Hastings; sev­ eral nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father. Hoyd Etts; grandfather and two uncles. .Visitation will be on Thursday. July 27 fawn 6 <o 8 j.m.. ysuwilb Nurni HmneinHMins. Amen! iervk-w -F', M Way. My 28. 2006 at 11 a.m. the Gtnbad: Funend Home in Hastings. Pa.'’or Gerald Gallaway will officiate and burial «4U be M Cedar Creek Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the fan*ih'. Arrangements are by Girrbach Rntrai Home in Hastings. You may leav? a menory or message to the family at (girrhachfuTeral home.net) Bmows to ccieorate 40th wedifiic anniversary Norman and Carole Barlow will be cele­ brating their 40th anniversary on October 6. 2006. They were united in marriage on October 6, 1966 al First Baptist Church of Hastings, with Rev. Lloyd Sanders. Norm and Carole are owners and operators of Barlow Florist and Barlow Christian Bookstore. Their children include Star and Tim Swift of Grand Marais, Mich.. Taune Barlow of Hastings. Indya and Brian Morton of Marion. Ind.. Theron and Becky Barlow of Nashville. Mich. They have seven grandchildren. Erica, Chantal. Christopher. Corine. Catherine. Alexis and Alivia. There will be a celebration hosted by their children - a renewal of vows and reception on Sunday. August 6. 2006 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Thomapple Valley Church. All are invited to attend. To send them a card, please mail to: 854 Ogimas. Hastings. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. July 27. 2006 - Page 7 Middleville man forum speaker Two Lakewood grads share on peak oil issue in Grand Rapids their music at local church by Helen Mudry Aaron Wissner of Middleville was speaker on the subject of peak oil at ’A Community Forum on Michigan s Energy Future’ recent­ ly in Grand Rapids. People from around the state gathered to learn about the future of Michigan's energy. “Hundreds of well regarded experts in the areas of geology, physics, tanking, econom­ ics, education, and politics are speaking out about this under-reported issue." said Wissner. who specifically mentioned Bill Clinton, George Bush and Al Gore, energy investment banker Matthew Simmons. U.S. Congressman Vem Ehlers (R-MI), geologists Colin Campbell and Ken Deffeyes. environ­ mentalist Lester Brown and author Richard Heinburg as being among the growing num­ ber of voices urgently focusing attention on peak oil and the need for global understand­ ing and action. Wissner also cited a rapidly expanding list of authoritative books, organizations, web sites, and films created specifically to educate the public about peak oil. Wissner’s multime­ dia presentation described extensive evidence GIRL, Ellery Erin Schaefer, bom al Munson Hospital in Traverse City, on June 26. 2006, to Man and Erin Schaefer of Cadillac, weigh­ ing 7 lbs. 8 ozs. and being 21 inches long. Ellery’s grandparents are Randall and Judy Schaefer of Hastings and Larry and Linda Seger of Middleville. BOY, Connor Andrew Jeric. bom July 18 to Leigh (Stine) and Sean Jeric. He was 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches tall. GIRL, Ellen Elizabeth Zsabella (Ellie) bom at Sparrow Hospital on June 9, 2006 to Michael and Christy Payne of Vermontville. Weighing 8 lbs. 8 ozs. and 21 inches long. Welcomed home by sister. Chandler. Proud grandparents are Larry and Terry Steep and Eva Payne. that the process is occurring now, and stategies for dealing with its consequences. “Peak oil represents an unexpected and dif­ ficult transition from the current global, oil­ based economy to a future of local sustainable economies. This change is due to the world reaching all time maximum oil production or peak oil. and the results of the following slow but inevitable decline in petroleum produc­ tion." said Wissner. Participants were unsettled that peak oil would force significant unanticipated changes. “The peaking and declining oil production leads to an inability of the global economic system to supply basic needs, including food, heat, electricity, transportation and security,” Wissner said. Wissner called for individuals and commu­ nities to quickly begin organizing in order to develop local systems that provide these essential services at local and regional scales. He encouraged participants to join the Local Future Network, an organization designed specifically to help individuals transition to compassionate, sustainable, local systems. David Gard of the Michigan Environmental Council addressed the need for Michigan to catch up to other states in energy policy. Michigan currently does not have a Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, true Net Metering or an overall energy strate­ gy. Gard emphasised the need to develop all three to encourge the transition to a renewable electricity system using Michigan's extensive wind resources. Gard focused on the billions of dollars being drained from Michigan's economy due to its dependance on imported energy from oil. coal, natural gas and uranium. Michigan imports 100% of its coal and uranium. 94% of its oil and 75% of its natural gas. Recent price hikes in oil prices have increased the volume of money flowing out of Michigan, putting a considerable strain on the state. Gard stressed the need to develop a comprehensive energy plan to move Michigan toward sustainability and energy independance. Energy advisor Dana Debel delivered a presentation outlining Gov. Jennifer Granholm's ’Jobs Today, Jobs Tomorrow’ plan to transform Michigan's economy. The plan features diversifying the state's indus- j \dull l uster ( are Home l aeilib Hiring 3rd shift employee - PT . Ipm-lOpm - Some Week-Ends & Holidays I Job I tillii i<li His • \ li mill >i in2 .ni'l I >is|ii iisiim ol \ li dii al inn Staff Writer l-akcwood High School graduates Sam Nash and Ryan Werdon performed their musical talents last Friday evening for an audience at the Hastings First United Methodist. Werdon “wowed” the audience with his rich baritone voice, performing most of the selections in German and Italian. Nash played the church’s 1964 17 rank Reuter organ with 61 notes on two banks and 32 foot pedals. Nash is a 2001 graduate and Werdon 2002. Both played the clarinet in high school but had hidden talents they have further devel­ oped since graduation. Werdon is a recent graduate of the Walker L. Cisler College of Business at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. He received a Bachelor of Science in entrepre­ neurship with a minor in music. He studied voice four years at Northern under Dr. Robert Engelhart. He also received vocal instruction from Dr. June Ackroid. Wayne Hammer and Laura Smith. He was a featured soloist with the Marquette Choral Society and also active in the Superior Light Opera Association with leading roles in Gilbert and Sullivan shows. Nash is a second bachelor’s degree candi­ date in organ performance at Eastern Michigan University, where he studies with Dr. Pamela Ruiter-Fccnstra. He has a bache­ lor of science degree from the Lyman Briggs Sch x>l of Science at Michigan State universi­ ty with a field of concentration in computer science. He attended two “Pipe Organ Encounters" in Calgary. Alberta Canada 2002 and 2003 sponsored by the American Guild of Organists and the Royal Canadian College of Organists. He recently completed an inde­ pendent study regarding the influence and use of percussion and bells with the organ. He learned piano from his late great-aunt. Adelia Me Alary of Ionia. His first encounter with big organs was at the former Roaring 20s Pizza on 28th Street in Grand Rapids. Some may remember the Wurlitzer theater organ that rose from the floor and dazzled the diners with all manner of special effects. The concert began with Nash playing "Fugue, fr. Prelude and Fugue in A minor." BWV 543 J.S. Bach (1685-1750). Then Werdon sang four songs “Susses See CONCERT, page 13 Aaron Wissner tries, including a focus on renewables. Debel listed a number of new high-tech firms who recently chose Michigan for new operations. City of Grand Rapids Mayor George Hartwell talked about efforts and successes of the city, which set a goal for at least 20% of municipal electricty to come from renewable sources. Ridership on the area s public busing system grew significantly every year this decade. The city features the most LEEDs energy efficiency certified buildings per capita in the USA. Grand Rapids is a signato­ ry to the Kyoto Protocol, along w»A hundreds of other U.S. cities. Participants screened two documentary films “The End of Suburbia” and “The Power of Community." They concluded the day with a discussion of the need to continue raise awareness of peak oil and to design future events focused on strategies to transition to compassionate, suslainabile, local economies. Forum sponsors included the local charter of Democracy for America, the Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy, the local chapter of the Izaak Walton League, the Local Future Network, and the West Michigan Environmental Action Council. The event venue was the historic Wealthy Tlieater in Grand Rapids. Wissner. organizer of the Local Future Network, is a local leader in the international grassroots peak oil awareness campaign. He has organized full day events, delivered pre­ sentations. and written extensively on peak oil. A graduate of the University of Michigan, he orignially is from Bear Lake, Mich., and now lives in Middleville. He teaches at Wayland Union Schools and is president of the local and regional education associations. City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. August 7.2006 at 7:30 pjn. in Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Planning Commission to hear comments and make a determination on the creation of a planned unit development on two parcels in the City of Hastings. The owner of the property. Drake Lake Development, has submitted a request to rezone the subject property from R-2 to PIT) and to develop residential condominiums on the property. The legal description of the property is as follows: Parcel Number 08-554)75-001-00 LOTS 42 THRU 50 4 THE W 1/2 OF VACATED YOUNGS ST ADJ TO LOTS 49 & 50 JONES AND TAFFEE ADD AND AU OF THAT PART OF VACATED YOUNGS STREET ADJ TO LOTS 45. 46 47 AND 48 JONES AND TAFFF2 ADDITION. Parcel Number 08 55-075-051-00 CITY OF H iSflNGS LOT 51 & THE E 1/2 VACATED YOUNGS ST ADJ TO LOT 51. LOTS 52.53,54 4 55. And is shown on the map below: Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 until 5:00 PM. Monday. August 7.2006. Request for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to Hastings City Clerk (Telephone number 269-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. Please Send Resume With 3 Personal References To: AFCHF 3rd—Shift, P.O. — Box 507, — Hastings, MI 49058 . Thomas E. 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July 27. 2006 - The Hastings Banner jzlnnie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar Don't take sides This is the weekend for the 14th annual Dcjxh Day. The honored business this year is the Lake Odessa Wave. Family members of past owners have been invited. Efforts to locate members of the Foltz family were fruit­ less, but an effort was made. The daughter of Richard Foltz was tracked as far as Fowler, where her new husband. Thomas Zick, was a teacher. The family had come here from Mendon in Calhoun County. Members of the Dane family reside in Indiana. Donna Tietz Wilson is deceased, but she had two children. June Tietz Hinman lived in Indiana and had a daughter living there. Members of the Corston family all live nearby. The tribute to the Wave comes at I p.m. The museum with displays will open at 10 a.m. If you have not yet visited new Freight House, which was dedicated at last year’s Depot Day. this is a for an hour of their entertaining dance. There will be a large tent for shelter from the elements. Lawn chairs are welcome. Otherwise, there are folding chairs for view­ ers' comfort. The finale will take place at 5:00, when the drawing is held for the winner of a weekend at Big Bay lighthouse bed and breakfast in the Upper Peninsula. There will be food available on the grounds. Boy Scouts will assist with parking. The concession for Baeckcr of Grenoble, France. Elizabeth is the groom's aunt. Also. Paula and Steven Schray of Schaumberg, Ill., and the Hentons of There will be members staffing this room. Looking ahead, there will be a monthly meeting of the Ionia County Genealogy California came. Earlier in July, the Sebewa Township Board was host for a meeting of township Society Saturday Aug. 12. This group meets every month except December. Meetings are free and refreshments are served. Interesting officers from across Ionia County at the new hall. Then later in the same week they held an open house July 15 for the local citizenry to see this new facility. The original town hall, speakers are on hand each month. There is a primary election coming on Tuesday Aug. 8. There will be a millage vote for senior services in the county and the pri­ Stage dancers at 12:30; sec the dancers rang­ ing from tiny tots to teenagers. The Wave trib­ ute is at one o'clock. Jean Weygandt. soloist, is on stage at 1:30. At 2 p.m. the Village of mary election of candidate* for state repre­ sentative and county offices. Glen McDowell of Lake Odessa and Brandon Goodcmoot of Portland are listed on Lake Odessa will present the Janie Rodriguez Award. All former honorees will be intro­ duced on stage and then the tribute for 2006 the will be given. At 2:30 the Country Strings will perform. An hour later. Donnah Hyland of Muir, a yodeler, will be back after an absence of a few years to do her act. At 4:00. dean's list from University of Northwestern Ohio for the May session in the College of Technologies. Glen is the son of Joel and Debbie (Smith) McDowell of Harwood Road. On July 22, Kyle Erickson, and Stephanie Martz were married at Lakewood United “I Health Line >■ hv Scott R area. Among the out of town guests were Delbert and Judy Nickel of South Haven, Gary and Kathy (Lathrop) Nickel of Nashville and daughters. Elizabeth and Uli food will have hot dogs, bratwurst, ice cream and cold drinks for modest prices. The genealogy room will be open for hours. all other events. The remainder of the day's schedule at the Depot and Freight House is as follows: Center fine opportunity. Entry is free this day and at Victoria Erickson, Odessa Township farmers and the bride is daughter of Clay and Lee Martz of Woodland Township. Grandparents who live here are Ward and Elaine VanLaancn. Ronald and Marge Erickson. The bride's grandmothers live in the Ludington Brasseur Ml). built in the 1800s. is on Shilton Road imme­ diately south of the Sebewa Center United Methodist Church. On the northwest comer was the school bouse, which was owned for the last few decades by the Sebewa Center Association. It was used at least once a year by the society and in recent years it was used as a second voting precinct for the township when the population warranted two places to vote. When the association, with its history emphasis, cessed to function, ownership went to the township. The site had a well, septic system and strategic location. The township then was faced with two century old buildings which did not meet today's stipulation for being barrier free, etc. The school house site was used and a new one story building at ground level was built. It is a fine facility with large room for voting and other township pur­ poses, two meeting rooms, a kitchenette and a furnace room with exterior door. There is a paved parking lot The double entry doors are on the south, and the parking area is at the east end with (friWjrf Shilton Road. The facility will be for MFrju occasions such as. receptions. The entry POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA hall has an enlarged plat map for th: township in 1889 and the showcase cupboards have listings of the pupils and teachers of the Sebewa Center School for its last 50 years of I thought I had a bad case of arthritis but my doctor says that I have polymyalgia rheumatica and need to take steroids. Do I really need to? operation. Across the comer, on the same Saturday, the church held an ice cream social with hot sandwiches and other foods. The street project in downtown Lake Odessa continues. Watching the workmen is You actually do have a type of arthritis. Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a type of arthritis *hat is due to inflammation of the muscles, joints and surrounding tissues that will cause you to be sore, achy and stiff. It generally involves the area of the shoulders and hips but can be seen just about anywhere in the body. The exact reason for PMR is unknown but is suspected to have environmental and genetic factors as well as exposure to certain viruses. like seeing a fine tuned orchestra with sever­ al operations happening at the same time. On north Fourth Avenue the work has been from south to north, it appears that all the houses north of Tupper Lake Street have had their water connections replaced and a new water line is being laid as the work progresses to the south. First, the connections were made to each house. Then the work began with the middle of the street wlrerc earlier the tarvia had been excavated and hauled away. Now the road bed is being lowered about a foot At the south end, a big shovel removes loads of PMR usually only affects those people over 50 and can develop slowly over weeks or suddenly appear overnight. Often times, those that have it feel as though they have simply exerted themselves too much, exercised too hard or put in a long weekend of yard work. Stiffness is usually worse in the morning or after resting for a few hours. It may not progress to a significant degree and go away on its own in a couple of years but can also progresses and eventually includes fatigue, weight loss, low grade fevers and a low blood count (anemia). 15% of those with PMR wiil also get something called Giant cell or temporal arteritis. This is probable the worst complication of PMR which is swelling and inflammation of the arteries in your temples. If untreated, this can lead to blindness or a stroke. clay soil and jumps it directly in the waiting trucks. Men with shovels do the work around the gas mains which cross the street. Feet away at the north side the double bottom trucks arc coming with their sand fill and first dump the trailer load parked nearby and then the truck itself is emptied. About then the water truck makes a pass and wets down the road to keep the neighbors from getting a lot of dust. The truck then attaches the trailer and he is off to Great Lakes Gravel on the county line to get more sand. Johnson street gets all this traffic. The water truck has even sprin­ kled this strert. One of the shovel men leaves his tool, hops aboard a bulldozer and shoves the sand into place and the process keeps moving south. Downtown, the street level is even lower than it is at the north end with one Diagnosing PMR is done with taking a good history and examination. A few simple blood tests can be done to check for other forms of arthritis and a small biopsy can be obtained if your doctor suspects temporal arteritis. If treatment is necessary, medications such as aspirin and ibuprofen can help with mild cases just like treating regular arthritis. For more severe cases, you will likely be taking a course of steroids to relieve the pain. Steroids are certainly used if you have temporal arteritis. Symptoms will most certainly improve on these medications but you can also improve symptoms by exercising regularly with low impact exercises, eating healthy and pacing yourself if you are required to perform strenuous or repetitive tasks. place to cross Fourth Avenue from the Union Bank parking lot across to the east side. Workers have provided a sand ramp on each side of the street. On Sunday Ray and Mary Dykhouse visit­ ed his aunt. Dorothy Dykhouse. at Carson City. The DyKhouses have owned the bowling alley there for years. With a month passed since the summer sol­ stice. the hours of sunset and sunrise has shifted a bit so the hours of daylight are a bit shorter. Still we have daylight past nine o'clock. The sun sets just at the top edge of a Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about cornfield with its stalks more than shoulder high. Blueberries are in season and so is sweet com. Michigan strawberries are gone, but the California variety is still in the stores this or any other medical problem and would like to make an in small quantity. The Ionia Free Fair continues to be in full appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. swing. 771O41M Dear Annie: I am 23 years old and the -youngest of five children. Today, I found out that my father has been having an affair. My mother caught him. Dad admitted to having a relationship with a younger woman and said he wants a divorce. 1 grew up with my parents always yelling at each other. Our home was in constant tur­ moil, so this situation does not surprise me. However. I am confused about my feelings and want to avoid taking sides. 1 worry bow my mother will get through this, if there's a wicked stepmother in my future, and how we will manage. Part of me is upset with my father, but another part feels sorry for him. 1 know my mother hasn't been the best wife. I realize this doesn't excuse the affair, but still. My older siblings are concerned about me since I’m the youngest and I still live with my parents. However, I just purchased my own home and will be moving out in a few weeks. 1 feel like my world has been turned upside down. Even though I'm an adult and will soon be completely independent, I don't know how to behave. Please help. - No Need For a Name Dear No Need: When parents divorce, it is hard on the kids, no matter what age they arc. It is important for you to remain neutral and refuse to get involved in their disputes. You can sympathize with Mom without trashing your father. You can be friendly with Dad without letting him excoriate your mother. If they try to force you into the middle, tell them, "Sony, I'm not going to do that” You can find help and resources online trough Adult Children of Divorce (acod.net). StiB growing at 12 Dear Annie: I am 12 years old. I don t have a big bra size, and 1 have a flat butt. The way I look never really bothered me until this ycxr. "Benny," a kid in my class, constantly makes fun of me and says I’m flat-chested. His remarks are lowering my self-confidence a lot . My mom says he does it becausebc likes me, but 1 beg to differ. I've asked him to stop, but then he makes fun of me even more. What should I do? - Confused in Illinois Dear Confused: First of all. you are not fin­ ished growing, and that includes your chest and your butt. In a couple of years. Benny will have to find something else to tease you about - and he will, because he is very inter­ ested in getting your attention. In the mean­ time. put a big smile on your face and tell him that, right now, you are putting all your effort into expanding your brain. Suggest he do the same. Put on notice Dear Annie: I would like to respond to "Midwest Mom," whose ex-husband is receiving their kid's sports-related permission slips. She was baffled about this, since she receives other information from the school in a timely fashion. At the elementary level, most notices and information are distributed through the class­ room teacher. However, extracurricular notices are sometimes distributed by Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) members, coaches or others who make incorrect assumptions about who gets the information. I suggest "Midwest Mom" send a letter to the principal, requesting that both she and her ex-husband receive copies of all permission slips. Indicate that payments are her responsi­ bility, but she wants both parents to be aware of upcoming events. Enclose a set of self­ addressed. stamped, legal-sized envelopes, and ask the principal to share your request with office staff, PTO officers and coaches. This way, she will appear to be looking out for the best interests of her child and not involved in a power struggle with her ex. Third-Grade Teacher in Indiana Dear Indiana: We hope parents in this situ­ ation wiil take the time to follow your advice, but in this day and age, people ought to know better than to make such assumptions. Love on the rocks Dear Annie: My husband, "Harry," and I have been married for 11 years - it’s a second marriage for both of us. Things were fine at first, but have gone downhill so quickly that 1 just don't know what to do anymore. Hany has not come close to me for at least six years - I mean no touching, kissing, hug­ ging, sex, nothing. We live in an area for sen­ iors where we have everything in the world to do - play golf, swim, dance, do ceramics yet Harry does not participate. Many of us are not athletic, but we ride in the golf carts, play in the pool, try our hand at shuffleboard, etc. Harry will not do any of these things. I go with the other couples, but I feel strange because I am the only one whose husband refuses to join in. Any time I've tried to talk to him about it. he starts yelling and blaming everything on me. I am never right. I love Harry, and I want to stay with him. We go to church together, and the preacher speaks about the importance of married couples doing things together, but Harry never seems to hear the sermon. I tried to get him to see our minister, but he says the minister and his wife fight all the time. I have no idea where he got this information. My husband reads your column every morning and always has a comment, usually positive. Your help on this matter would be really appreciated. - Need Advice Dear Need Advice: It's possible Hany is concerned about a physical ailment, or he may be depressed (or both). He believes if everyone will just leave him alone, he'll be fine. But when your marriage is affected, it's not fine, and it is likely to get worse. Ask your husband if he wiil get a complete physical and then go with you to a counselor outside your community. Ask him to do it as a favor to you. for the health of your marriage. And. Hany, if you are reading this - GO. Steptaxi trouble Dear Annie: I am a stepmom to a very active young lady. Her mother and father (my husband) both work full time, and I am a stay­ at-home mom to our four children. Every time my stepdaughter needs a ride, gets out of school early or has a doctor’s appointment. I have to pack up our four chil­ dren and have them sit in the car for an hour or more while 1 take her someplace. My step­ daughter and her mother assume since 1 don't punch a clock. I am available at their beck and call. The other day, 1 had made plans with my children. My stepdaughter needed a ride somewhere. and when my husband explained that I v'as busy, his ex's reply was. "It’s not like she weyks!" I love my s;*pdaughter, but I am tired of being her persona! taxi service. Am 1 being selfish? - Step-Taxi Dear Step-Taxi: How often does th?s hap­ pen? You should be willing to eke ycui step­ daughter places, as you would ynur own child, if necessity demands it If this happens frequently, however, her parents are taking advantage of you. Tell your husband you will make yourself available in case of emerge icy. but otherwise, he and his ex should m»ke other arrangements - even if that meats y«xir husband has to take her to doctors appoint­ ments. This is what parents do. Word to Annie Dear Annie: You recently said one of the first uses of the'word "callipygian" was by Thomas Pynchon in his book "Gravity’s Rainbow." I remembered seeing the word as a kid. so I did some research in my Oxford English Dictionary and found that the word was used at least as early as the 1640s by Thomas Browne. Since Pynchon's book came out in the 1970s. you were just three centuries off. - D.W.M. Dear D.W.M.: Thanks for the correction. My, how time flies. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcasl.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and readfeatures by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.cre ators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE, INC. Keep up with your local team in your local newspaper, The Hastings BANNER! �The Hastings Banner — Thuraday, July 27. 2006 — Page 9 Financial F^CUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN ______ - of Edward Jones and Co. _______ The beginnings of the Reminder Don't Bank on House Profits to Fund Retirement By Esther Walton (This history was written about 1996. Il was finished just before Mel Jacobs died. Both Me! end Alice were the ones to get me to write for the Banner. I owe them a debt of gratitutde. And here it is.) When the Reminder first hit the Hastings streets in 1932. Hastings was the major shop­ ping center for Barry County. Very few people shopped regularly in the nearby larger cities of Battle Creek or Grand Rapids. In 1932 it was a high point in the week, for people living outside the city to shop in Hastings, which had a wide variety of small independent owned retail stores. There was Frandsen’s “Big Store" and Lopemthien’s which was. a department store, two five and dime stores, often called variety stores, three agricultural and furniture stores, four men’s clothing, four hardware, three drug stores, five shoe stores and dry goods establishments, this is not to mention the 20 grocery stores. Three were large and the rest were small comer stores scattered throughout the residen­ tial area. Large super markets, chain stores and malls were unknown then. There was one published weekly newspaper in Hastings. The Hastings Banner. The Banner was a weekly newspaper and was delivered by mail to its paying sub­ scribers. In the 1930s depression many people were hard pressed to subscribe to newspaper or magazines. Radios did not carry local advertisements. There was no other way for local merchant’s to advertise wares and serv­ ices except with costly handbills. Handbills were generally a one-sheet page advertisement drawn up by a merchant to advertise a special sale. Boys were hired to ride their bikes or walk and throw the one sheet on the porch. It was not the best way to distribute free information. If the wind blew or it rained, the handbill became useless. Fay Green and his son. Winn, published the original Reminder. They thought a weekly paper was needed in Hastings. Fay and his family were longtime residents in Nashville. Fay. with his father before him .owned and operated Green’s Grocery store in Nashville from 1918 to about 1926. Fay Green worked next for the Michigan Central Railroad. Fay Green married Mae Winn in 1905; their only children were twins, bom in 1906. The children were named Winn and Dorothy (who later married Glen Swift), and they grew up in Nashville. By 1927, Winn was taking college courses to become a teacher, while Dorothy worked as the Grand Rapids press agent in Hastings. The family moved from Nashville to Hastings in 1926 when the father accepted a position with the Barry County Sheriff’s Department He eventually became undersheriff. Winn graduated from Western Michigan Teachers College and taught for seven years at Mt. Morris. While there, Winn was recognized Thanks to you... 648^43 lbs. of food were delivered to our residents through the Food Bank of South Central Michigan. That’s what mat­ ters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center by Western Michigan for his innovation man­ ual arts courses. During the depression of the 1930s, teacher's salaries were uncertain. There were often times teachers were paid in script or not at all. Manual arts type courses were the first to be canceled by school boards looking for ways to cut costs. Winn soon found himself without a job and moved back to his family in Hastings. It was at this juncture that. Fay and Winn decided to publish a weekly “shopper." With Fay’s background in the grocery store. Winn's communication skills, and Dorothy's experi­ ence in the newspaper distribution, the family felt they had the know how to publish a week­ ly shopper. Winn’s first shopper was named "Weekly Reminder." It was a mimeographed one page, and was published about 1933. Winn's office was upstairs at 121 W. State St. in the Hendershott building. In 1934, Winn had changed the name to the Reminder and also was publishing a Barry County Bulletin. (After 1936, they were combined.) As the shopper grew to several pages, it was printed on a letter press in Freeport. Together, the Green family assembled the paper and delivered it door to door, in Hastings. The early shopper contained written advertise­ ments with few graphics. As it grew, Winn added news “bits’ to thfront page. These he condensed from news articles he sent to the daily paper in Battle Creek and Grand Rapids. Winn Green was interested in Masonry and was a 32nd degree Mason. He was a past mas­ ter of Hastings Lodge No. 52 F.&A.M. and held a membership in the Grand Rapids, Consistory. He was an avid horse racing fan and served on Barry County Fair as secretary. In January 1943 Winn either joined or was drafted into the Army, and was sent to the South Pacific with General Douglas MacArthur’s 5th Division Engineers, working as clerk-typist Corporal Green was lost at sea. when the Japanese sank his troop transport ship in December 1944. In November 1945. the War Department declared him dead. Winn was a single man. never having mar­ ried. For his ultimate sacrifice, he was posthu­ mously awarded a Purple Heart. His family was also presented an American flag. In 1975, Mae Green gave Winn’s flag to the Hastings Masonic Lodge. Following that, in 1922 Dorothy. Winn’s twin sister gave the Hastings Masonic Lodge, his Purple Heart, past master’s pin and a representative pin. which are encased in a glass case. After confirmation of Winn’s death in 1945. the Green family sold the Reminder to Mel and Alice Jacobs. (Story to continue next week) To enjoy a comfortable retirement lifestyle, you will need to build your net worth before you retire. So you may be interested in know­ ing that, beiween 2001 and 2004, the typical household s net worth', adjusted for inflation, grew 1.5 percent, according to a recent Federal Reserve study. The good news is that the 1.5 percent figure, while not appearing large, actually represents a sizable gain in family wealth. The not-so-good news, from a retirement savings standpoint, is that much of this increase in wealth came from rising home prices. Why shouldn't you count on appreciated home prices to form a key pillar of your retirement savings? Won’t the value of your home just keep rising? Not necessarily. While it's true that housing prices have gone up significantly over the last several years, there is no guarantee that this trend will continue. Housing prices have cer­ tainly fallen in the past - and they are likely to do so again. But just as importantly, even an extended period of rising home prices may not help you as much as you'd think. After all. to profit from your home, you have to sell it - but then you have to live somewhere else. And even if you decide to "trade down," you're likely to find that smaller humes have also appreciated quite a bit. so your sale might not net you nearly as much as you'd hope. To sum up: Your home may provide you with some of the money you will need during retirement - but not all of it. And that's why you need to look beyond your house and into the world of investments. To help pay for a retirement that may last two or three decades, you must invest regularly - at every stage of your life. Two Investment "Platforms" Essentially, you have two main investment "platforms": your employer-sponsored retire­ ment plan and your private investment accounts. And you'll want to Tty close atten­ tion to both of these platform For example, if you have a 401(k) plan at work, learn as much as you can about the var­ ious investment options available - and choose the mix of investments that can poten­ tially provide you with the growth you need, given your individual risk tolerance. Because it offers both tax-deferred earnings and a chance to contribute pre-tax earnings, a 401(k). by its very nature, offers some key advantages in saving for retirement. But you are ultimately responsible for your 401(k) plan's success - so study up on your choices. contribute as much as you can afford, monitor review your progress and make adjustments as needed. And while you are contributing to your 401(k) at work, you should also invest steadi­ ly in your traditional or Roth IRA. A tradi­ tional IRA offers tax-deferred earnings, while a Roth IRA has the potential to grows tax­ free. provided you meet certain conditions. Finally, you will want to build a portfolio containing a diversified mix of stocks, bonds and other securities. Your financial profes­ sional can help you make sure that these investmenu work in conjunction with your 401(k) and IRA to help you take advantage of maximize your progress toward your retire­ ment goals. So. if you aren't already investing consis­ tently. start now. The yean fly by. and before you know it, retirement will be looming. When that day arrives, you’ll want io be pre- This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business Iasi Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp Coca-Cola Co. DaimletChrysler Dow Chemical Co. Exxon Mott Family Dotar Stores Riat Rnendel Bancorp Ford Motor Co. General Motors HL But. Machine JCPemeyCo Johnson & Johnson MoggCo. McDc'wkfs Corp. Pltar Ira. 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Juty 27. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting July 11,2006 All Board members present: Co. Comm. Gibson. 5 guests. Approved $15,000 for Planning Study PUBLIC NOTICE Approved consent agenda Received Treasurer's report. Amended budget in Recreation account by $1500. Election Commission: appointed Selby. White. Stockham and Beck to represent Democrat Party; appointed Hilson, Neil, and Day to ^present Republican Party. Paid outstanding biHs Adjourned at 820 p.m Bonnw L. Cruttenden. Clerk Attested to by: Jim Brown. Supervisor NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Public Accuracy Test (or the August 8. 2006 PRIMARY ELECTION has been scheduled (or August 2. 2006 at 10:00 AM at the Hope Township Hall at 5463 S. M 43 Highway. Hastings. Ml 49058.. The Public Accuracy Test is conducted to determine the accuracy o( the program and the new AutoMark voting machine being used. Interested parties are invited to attend. For further information contact: Linda Eddy-Hough Hope Township Clerk 77504757 269-948-2464 PUBLIC NOTICE MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP OWING TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY CIVEN that The Public Accuracy Test for the Notice i* hereby given that the public accuracy test for the August 8. 2006 primary election has been scheduled for Wednesday. August 2. 2006 at 6:00 pm in the Township Hall at 721 Durkee St. Nashville. August 8,2006 primary election has been scheduled for Wednesday. August 2. 2006 at 4:00 Pm in the Township Hall at 3425 Wing Rd.. Hastings. Michigan. . Ml. Tne public accuracy test is conducted to demonstrate that the com­ The Public Accuracy Test is conducted to demonstrate that the puter program used to record the votes cast at the election meet the AutoMARK Voter Assist Terminal used to record votes cast at the election meets the requirements of law. requirements of law. Susie Butler Carol Ergang. Maple Grove Township Clerk ~5O4'B5 CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a Public Accuracy Ttest will be conducted on Tuesday. August 1. 2006 at 2:00 pun. in the office of the Hastings City Clerk. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Mid jgan, for the purpose of testing the tabulating equipment and programs which will be used to tabulate the voted ballots for the August 8, 2006 Primary Election. Voter assist terminals used to help voters mark their ballots will also be tested. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings, (telephone number 269-945-2468 or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777) Thomas Emery City Clerk_______________________________________________ 773047g Irving Township Clerk PUBLIC NOTICE OF ACCURACY TEST Notice is hereby given that the Public Accuracy Test of the AutoMark Machine for the August 8, 2006 Primary Election is scheduled for August 1. 2006 at 2:00 pm. The test will be conducted at the Township Hall, 885 River Road. Hastings, Ml. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND Individuals with disabilities requiring aids or services should contact the township clerk at least five (5) days in advance of the test. Bonnie L Cruttenden, Clerk 269.948.9690 (Office) 269.945.3291 (Home) NOTICE To The Qualified Electors of BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAI A PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNTY OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHIGAN ON TUESDAY. AUGUST 8, 2006. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. - Voting Precincts, Barry County, Michigan ASSYRIA TWP 8094TMterRd.BWwM AawretoarahpHtf HASTWGS CHARTER TWP 885 fear Ad. HaaSnga Haaangt Chartar T«p Hal ORANGEVILLE TWP PREONCT 1A 8 IB 7350 Undaay Rd. Pterwal OangavBa Toanahp Htf THORNAPPLE TWP PREONCT 3 lOOEMamSl.Mdtaea Mddarta VNaga Hal BALTIMORE TWP 3100 E Doteng Rd. Haskyi Bahmov Tbarahp MW HOPETWP M63SkM3Hvy.Haaangi Hope Toanahp Hal PRAIRIEVILLE TWP PRECINCT 1 10115 S Noma Ad. OaSon Pmawrta Tdanahp Hal WOODLAND TWP 156 S ktain SL Woodand Woodand TcaaWap Hal BARRY TWP PREONT 1 Ktesgg Smoot Rd.. Httory Conwn Fro Salon IRVING TWP PREONCT 1 209 Stooa Si. Fnaport FiMpcrt VMaga Hal PRAMEVUE TWP PREONCT 2 113S1 Lrdaay Rl. Planart Pne Lata Frv Dapartmart YAMCEE SH0NGS TWP PREONCT 1 2S4NBnggaRdMdda«ea YantoaSpnngiTapHal BAARYTWPPREONT2 155E.OKhartSl.Mton Barry To«r«hc> Hal RVWGTWPPRKMCT2 M25 Mng Ad.. Haalngi kvng Toanatw Hal RUTLAND CHARTER TWP 2461 Haa* Ad.. HaaSnga RuSandCtertarTowWwHal YANKEE SPRteGS TWP PREONCT 2 1425 S Payne Late Rd Wand . M 49346 CARLTON TWP KWakama Ad.Haaanp Carton feanahip Hal JOHNSTOWN TWP 13841 S14-37 twy . Down; Johnatowi ToiwWiip Hal THORNAPPLE TWP PREONCT 1 12S SWel Hrttfeiea Thomapda Tap Emargancy Sanncaa OTYOEHASTWGS WARDS 1.2344 Z&WGrandSt.Haamgi Hartngi tedtfa School CASTLETON TWP 915 Ra«J St MaftwAa Cartaton Two Hal MAPLE GROVE TWP 721 Dtrtaa St. Naahrta Mapla Grow Tap Htf THORNAPPLE TWP PREONCT 2 200 E Man. liddaifti Thomappia Toamahip Hal Electors wbo wish to DEBORAH S MASSMHO ■ ASSYRIA TOWNSHP CLERK 7475 Coe Rd. Batova. Ml 48021 Phom 268-758-4003 UNDA EDOY-HOUGH - HOPE TOWNSHP CLERK 5463 S M-43 Hey . Hmtngt. Ml 49058 Phono 289-948-2464 PENELOPE YPMA - BALTIMORE TOWNSHP CLERK 3100 E Doeing Rd. HMnga. Ml 48056 Phono 268845-3226 CAROL ERGANG - IRVING TOWNSHIP CLERK 3241 wood School Rd.. Udderta. M 49333 DEBRA DEWEY-PERRY-BARRY TOWNSHP CLERK 156 E CWwd Si. PO Boe 705 (Mon. Ml 40046 Phono268423-5171 JUNE P DOSTER ■ JOHtSTOWN TOWNSHP CLERK 1115 L»y Rd. 0<m*v Ml 48050 Phone 260-721-6006 WILMA DAMELS - CARLTON TOWNSHP CLERK 85 Welcome Rd. HMBnga. Mi 49058 SUSAN K BUTLER ■ MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHP CLERK 9752 Evart Ad. NasTMto. Ml 49073 LORNA WtSON-CASTLETON TOWNSHP CLERK 815 Reed St. Nato*. Ml 40073 Phom: 517-852-9479 JENHFER GOY - ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHP CLERK 7350 Undaey Rd. Planart. Mi 49080 BONNE L CRUTTENDEN HASTWGS CHARTER TOWNSHP CLERK NORMAJEAN MCH0LS - PRAFEVUE TOWNSHP CLERK 10115 & Norm Rd.. (Men. Ml 49046 R08M HAWTHORNE RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHP CLERK Rme269^48-2194 SUSAN VUETSTRA - THORNAPPLE T0WWSHP O.ERK 200 E Mr St. ifcrta 1. Ml 4TO Ptano: 260-795-720^ CHERYL ALLEN • WOODLAND TOWNSHP CLERK 156 S. Man. Woodand. I* 48807 Phcnr 269-367-4815 Ota Phono 266-367-4094 Home JAMCE C. LPPERT YAMCEE SPRINGS TOWNSHP CLERK 2»< M Brtgp Rd. Mdtafto. Ml 49333 Phono 268-796-9091 THOMAS EMERY - HASTINGS QTY CLERK For the purpose of electing the following: Governor United States Senator Representative in Congress State Senator State Representative Prosecuting Attorney County Commissioner Township offices Precinct Delegate And voting on the following proposals: Barry County Ballot Proposal 1 Millage Renewal Proposition -25 mills for Operating and Maintenance of Chariton Park Barry County Proposal 2.25 mill New Additional Millage for Barry County Parks and Recreation Baltimore Township Road Maintenance Proposal Baltimore Township Fire Protection Propoval Millage Renewal Freeport District Library (Carlton and Irving Township) for Operating Library Woodland Township Precinct 1 Renewal of township Extra Voted Millage for Road Maintenance Village of Woodland Woodland Township Predent 1 Renewal of Village Voted Millage for Park Village of Woodland Woodland Township Precinct 1 Renewal of Village Voted Millage for Sidewalks Village of Woodland Woodland Township Precinct 1 Millage Increase for Village Operations 77504629 Debbie S. Smith. Barry County Clerk AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MQffTQAQF RAI F - Default having boon mads in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Alvin C hartes Morgan a/k/a AMn Morgan and Mardene Morgan, husband and wife. Mortgagors, to New Century Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated the 12th day of March. 2003 and recoded in the office of the Register of Deeds, to The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on •he 20th day of March. 2003 in Uber Instrument No 1100466 of Barry County Records, page . said Mortgage having been assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee on which mort­ gage there is claimed to bo due. at the date of this notice, the sum of Eighty Two Thousand Eight Hundred Four Dolars and 57/100 ($82^04.57). and no sort or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage. and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 31st day of August. 2006 at 100 o'clock pm Local Time, said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate at pubic auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building where the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry is held), of the premises described in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.85000% per annum and al legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attorney fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to pro­ tects its interest in the premises. Which said prem­ ises are described as foltows: Al that certain piece or parcel of land, inducing any and al structures, and homos, manufactured or otherwise, located thereon, situated in the Township of Castleton. County of Barry, State of Michigan, and described as follows, to wit: Guarantee M700018465 Commitment No. R40615 CfeitCm RIDER A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Commencing at a point on the center of Lake One Drain on the line running East and West between properties now owned by George W. Gr’xjen and William Rory, in Town 3 North; Range 7 West. Castleton Township, Barry County, Michigan. a dis­ tance of 343 feet due North in cents cf said drain; thence East 599 feet; thence due North 373.5 feet; thence West 599 feet; thence South 373.5 feet to place of beginning, land off the toftowig descrip­ tion: The West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 Section 36. Town 3 North, Ranne 7 West. Castleton Tqwnetvp. Barry County, Michigan. except about 11 Acres of iand deeded to the Village of NashvBe, for a ceme­ tery and except about 24 acres previously deeded to Porter Barnes and except about 2 acres of lane’ deeded to Nashville Cooperative Company, and: Commencing at the Southeast comer of the Northeast 1/ of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 36. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan: running thence West 70 rods; thence North 20 rods; thence East 70 rods; thence South 20 rods to the place of beginning, also: Commencing at a point 60 rods South of the Northwest comer of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 36. Town 3 North, Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence 20 rods South; thence 10 rods East; thence 20 rods North; thence 10 rods West to me piace or oegmnmg. 3716 Curtis During the twelve (12) months immediately follow­ ing the sate, the property may be redeemed, except that In the event that the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a. the property may be redeemed during 30 days immedi­ ately following the sale. Dated: 7/27/2006 Dteitertte Rank MatkwM Yhret Company r* Trrstea Mortgagee FABRIZIO & BROOK, P.C. Attorney for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee 888 w. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy, Ml 48084 248-362-2600 ttomtw THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANYfiffOMMRON WE OBTAX WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MMJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In the conditions of a mortgage made by Jerry E. Gray, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated March 17. 2003 and recorded March 25, 2003 in Document No 1100607,Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee tor Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-BC5 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Three Thousand Twenty­ Seven and 15/100 Dollars ($83,027.15) including interest at 10.55% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfft be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged prenstes, or some part of them, at public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1X p.m. on August 3. 2006. Said premises are located In the Township of Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land In the Northwest fractional onequarter of Section X. Town 2 North, Range 7 West, desertbed as; Beginning at a point on the West line of Section 30. distent South 1890.9 feet (114 rods. 15 links) from the Northwest comer of said Section X! thence East 466.7 feet; thanes South 466 ’ feet: thence West 466.7 feet to the West me of said Section X; thence North 466 7 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall bo 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: July 6. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 FHe No 2213364 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shaft be limit­ ed sotefy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at eate, plus Interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by William J Rudd and Jane E. Rudd. Husband and Wife, origi­ nal mortgagors). to First Federal of Michigan. The Michigan Operating name of Charter One Bank. F.S.B., Mortgagee, dated August 31. 2001. and recorded on September 10, 2001 m instrument 1066237, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Two And 76/100 Dollars ($148,892 76). including interest at 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wi« be forectosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubftc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on August 24. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as That part of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15. Town 4 North. Range 10 West, Thomapple Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15 for the piace of begin­ ning; thence East X rods; thence South 16 rods; thence West X rods; thence North 16 rods to the place of beginning. The redemption period shaft be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wrth MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaft be X days from the date of such sate Dated: July 27. 2006 For more information, pfease cal: FC W 248.593.1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File f100215F01 r_0<r Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This safe may be rescind­ ed ov the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages. N any. shaft bo limited solely to the return or ?he bid amount tendon <d at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condtiittns al a mortgage mace by James Schteh and K-mtwriy Schfeh. husband and wife, original mortgagpr(s). to Nationwide Lending Corporation, Mortgagee, dated September 23. 2005, and recorded on October 7, 200A in Instru­ ment 1154045. and rerecorded on November 2. 2005 in instrument 1155557. Jn Br/r) county records. Michigan, and assign** ty said Mortgagee to MTGLO Investors. LP. ar Ltoigneo by an assignment, on which mortgage Ihotc • claimed to be due at the date hereof he sum of Two Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Tlvee Kindred Eight And 97/100 Doftaro ($221,308.97), Inducing interest at 8.85% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in uatd mort­ gage and the statute in such case made one pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said morigags will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgage* premises, or some part of them, at pubftc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at I SO PM. on August 24, 2006. Said premises are situated In Wage of Freeport. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 1. Town 4 North, Range 9 Wes*. Wage of Freeport, Irving Township. Barry County, Michigan. Commencing at the West 1/4 comer of said Section 1; thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 21 seconds East 1310.03 feet along the North Ine of said Southwest 1/4; thence South X degrees 02 minutes 54 seconds West 1324.86 feet along the West line of said Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4; Thence North 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 sec­ onds East 528.X feet along the South line of said Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 to the Point of beginning of this description; Thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 54 sec­ onds East 658.00 feet along the East Ine of the west 528 feet of said Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4; Thence North 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 sec­ onds East 59.67 feet; Thence Easterly 149.82 feet on the arc of a 454.10 toot radius curve to the right with a central angle of 18 degrees 54 minutes 11 seconds and a chord bearing South 80 degrees 50 minutes 06 seconds East 149.14 feet; Thence 6.00 degrees 02 minutes 54 seconds West 855.51 feet. Thence South 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 sec­ onds West 296 93 feet along sa-d South Ime to the point of beginning, together with and subject to an easement tor ingress, egress and utility purposes described as a 66.00 foot wide easement tor ingress, egress, and utility purposes in the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 1. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Wage of Freeport. Irving Township. Bary County. Michigan, the cen­ terline of said ossement being described as: Commencing at the West 1/4 comer of said Section 1; Thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 54 sec­ onds West 466.86 feet along the West line of said Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 to the point of beginning of this easement centerline description thence North 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 seconds East 587 67 feet; thence Southeasterly 356 65 feet on the arc of a 454 10 toot radius curve to the right with a central angle of 45 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds and a chord bearing South 67 degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds East 347.55 feet to the radius point of a 60 00 toot radius tum-around and the point of end­ ing of said Easement centerline description The redemption period shall be 12 months from {ne date cf such sale Dated. July 27. 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC J 248 593.1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025-5822 File S099727F01 �The Hastings Barrier — Thursday, July 27. 2006 — Page 11 ' —te: LEGAL NOTICES Notice Oi Mortgage Forectoaur* Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reodndod by the fofoctoaing mortgagee, in that event, your damages. If any, shall bo Wmftod ootety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In the conditions of a mortgage made by Scott A. Runge and Theresa A Runge, husband and wile, original mortgagor(s). to National City Bank. Indiana. Mortgagee, dated February 13.1996, and recorded on February 15, 1996 in Liber 651 on Page 798. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY as assignee by an assign­ ment, on whch mortgage there m damed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty And 31/100 Dollars ($70,760.31). including interest at 7.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and prov-ded. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wW be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at IDO PM. on August 10. 2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 8 of Fairview Estates No. 1, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 6. of Plats. Page 6. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unlees determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which casa the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: July 13.2006 For more information, please call FC W 248 593.1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4050352F02 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE A7 (248)639-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MRJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CAROL J. BROOKS. A SINGLE WOMAN, to PAUL A. GETZIN & LYNN M GETZIN DBA WEST MICHIGAN FINANCIAL SERVICES. Mortgagee, dated May 22. 2003. and recorded on June 5. 2003. in Document FORECLOSURE NOTICE Th la firm la a debt collector attempting to cob led a debt Any Information obtained win be used for thia purpose. If you are in the Military, plsaae contact our office at the num­ Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. Is a debt colfactor and we are attempting to collsct a debt and any I nlornwtion obtained wi II bo used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Dale D Krueger III and Carrie L Krueger. Husband and Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nomnee tor Novastar Mortgage, inc., a Virginia Corporation. Mortgagee, dated July 21. 2004 and recorded July 27. 2004 in Instrument Number 1131466 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Novastar Mortgage. Inc., on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at tne date nereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand One Hundred Forty-Five Dollars and Ninety Cents ($153,145.90) including interest 9.05% per annum. Under the power of sale contained :n said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be torectoeed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday, August 17.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Inring. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: That Part of the Northeast One-Quarter of Section 34. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, described as: Commencing at the North One-Quarter of said Section; Thence South 00 Degrees 07 Minutes 03 Seconds West 1519.37 Feet along the West line of said Northeast one-quarter to the piace of Beginning; thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 30 Seconds East 646.51 Feet; thence South 00 Degrees 07 minutes 03 Seconds West 249.18 feet; Thence South 75 Degrees 40 Minutes 11 Seconds West 335.62 feet; Thence North 00 degrees 09 minutes 29 minutes East 309 97 Feet; Thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes X Seconds West 320.00 feet along the North line of the South 1039.50 feet of said Northeast One-Quarter; thence North 00 Degrees. 07 minutes 03 seconds East 66.0 feet along the West hne of said Northeast onequarter to the place of beginning. Subject to and together with an easement as described in the the conditions of a mortgage made by JOHN BOOM. A SINGLE MAN to MERCANTILE BANK MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC. Mortgagee, dated December 10. 2004. and recorded on December 14. 2004. as Instrument No. 1138721. in BARRY easement description. Commonly known as 3381 Stager. Hastings Ml 49333 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale. Dated: JULY 13. 2006 Novastar Mortgage. Inc. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Poteswo & Associates, PC. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hdls. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-51062 No. 1105834. and assigned by said mortgagee to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as assigned,Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed date hereof the sum of Frfty-Nme Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and ($59.355 14). Including Interest to be due at the Thousand Three Fourteen Cents at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby gr -en that said mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan, at 01 DO PM o'clock, on August 17.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of HAST­ INGS. Barry County, Michigan and described as: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST COR­ NER OF THE NORTH 1 / 2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 36. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. THENCE NORTH 495 FEET. THENCE EAST 220 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 495 FEET. THENCE WEST 220 FEET TO THE BEGINNING. TAX ID NO. 08-06-036-003-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: July 14. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORABONMortgagoo/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive, Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Synopsis PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting July 12,2006 Meeting was called to order at 700 P.M. RoH Call: Present: Supervisor Herzog, Treasurer Nottingham. Clerk Nichols and Trustees Ritchie and Kennedy Also present: 26 members of the public. Approved agenda as amended Approved minutes of June 14. 2006. Regular Board Meeting. Correspondence was read Public comments were received Discussion took piace regarding public comments Tom Evans candidate tor Prosecuting Attorney spoke and requested support. Fire Reports (BPH. Hickory Comers and Pine Lake) received end placed on file Approved motion to remove the Pine Lake Fire Dept First Responder Squad system Police report received Adopted Ordinance * 125 as amended Approved advertising for alternate members for Zoning Board of Appeals Approved advertising tor individual tor burials Discussion regarding donated Lake Lot on South Shore Drive (Tabled until next month) Discussion regarding Cressey property Trustee Ritchie updatea on Tahoe cage and trans­ fer kit Public comments were received Clerk & Treasurer’s reports were placed on file Approved bite in the amount of $68,339.19 with PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; there will be a Public Accuracy Test on the AutoMark Voter Assist Terminal, which will be available for use at the August 8.2006 Primary election. The Public Accuracy Test will be held on Wednesday. August 2. 2006 at 4.-QQ djtl at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road, Hastings. Michigan. County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date he eof the sum of one hundred seven thousand seven hundred fifty one and 34/100 Dollars (5107.751 34). including interest at 5.875% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ The Public Accuracy Test is conducted to demonstrate that the com­ puter program used to record the rotes cast at the election meet the requirements of law. gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, Robin Hawthorne. Clerk Rutland Charter Township_________________________ 7750473) or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml, at 1 DO PM on August 17. 2006. Said premises are situated m CITY OF MID­ DLEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: That part of the southwest one-quarter of section 22. town 4 north, range 10 west, described as: commencing at the west one-quarter comer of said section 22; thence south 00 degrees 20 minutes 25 seconds west 443.00 feet along the west hne of PUBLIC NOTICE said southwest one-quarter to the place of begin­ ning; thence south 89 degrees 42 minutes 33 sec­ onds east 360.00 feet parallel with the north line of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; there will be a Public Accuracy Test on the AutoMark Voter Assist Terminal, which will be available for use at the August 8.2006 Primary election. The Public Accuracy Test win be hdd on Monday, July 31, 2006 at 1:00 tun, at the Carlton Township Hall, 85 Welcome Road, Hastings, Michigan. said southwest one-quarter; thence south 00 degrees 20 minutes 25 seconds west 222.00 feet; thence north 89 degrees 42 minutes 33 seconds west 360.00 feet; thence north 00 degrees 20 min­ utes 25 seconds east 222.00 feet along the west Iine of said southwest one-quarter to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the rodemplion penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale DATED: July 20. 2006 Robert A. Tremain A Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48006616 ATTORNEY FOR: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 7T*M57’ The Publ ic Accuracy Test is conducted to demonstrate that the com­ puter program used to record the votes cast at the election meet the requirements of law. Wilma Daniels, Clerk Carlton Township________________________________ 77504737 PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS Notice is hereby .mien that the PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST for FORECLOSURE NOTICE Tho firm is a debt coMoc- the Aug. 8.2006. PRIM- k Y ELECTION has been scheduled for Aug. tor attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained wiH be used for thia purpose. If you are :n 3. 2006, at IODO a_m. 4 Pr^Mevflie Township Hall at 10115 S. Norris Rd.. Delton. Ml 4906. the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Josh Boulter. A Single Man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, toe, solely as nom­ inee tor Regions Bank, an Alabama Corporation. Mortgagee, dated November 25,2003 and recorded December 22. 2003 m Instrument 4 1119717 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was sub­ sequently assigned to: Household Finance Corp ill. on which mortgage there is claimed to be duo at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty Three Thouiand Nine Hundred SMy-Ntos Dolars and Seventy-Nine Cents ($153,969.79) including inter­ est 12.4% per annum. Under the power of sale con­ tained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be forectosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, af public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 100PM. on Thursday. August 24. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of The Public Accuracy Tes* is conducted to determine the accu­ racy of the program and the ne.v AutoMark voting machine being used. Interested parties are invited Jo atter.d. For further information contact: Normajean Nichols Prairieville Township Clerk 269-623-2664 775O4796 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 3. Swan Hollow, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 6 of Plats. Page 42. Commonly known as 4798 Hathaway Court. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL 6 months from the date of such sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCL TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY' OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sale. Dated: JULY 24, 2006 Household Finance Corp III. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Polestivo A Associates, P.C. COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is a summary of proposed Ordinances, which were received far first reading by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Rutland at a regular meeting held on July 811 South Blvd. Suite 1X Rochester Hills. Ml 48X7 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 0651744(HSBC) ASAP4 782520 07/27/2006. 08/03/2006. 08/10/2006. 08/17/2006 ttwju 12.2006. Therefore. Rutland Charter Township. Barry County. Michigan ordains: WCTION I-BMONINC OF FBOFttTYIN LAMP SECTION 33 Ordinance 2006-114 - An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by amendments as needed. rezoning the following described property in Land Section 33 from “AC’ Agricultural zoning classification 77104 to "RE' Rural Estates zoning classification, to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict here­ with: and to provide for an effective date: 1. The property located at 3440 Bross Road., which is further described as: RUTLAND TWP N 1/2 NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 SEC 33-3-9 EX COM AT NW COR NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC 33 TH E 318 FT FOR POB TH E 200 FT TH S 330 FT TH W 200 FT TH N 330 FT TOPOB. Parcel No. 408­ PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Public Accuracy Test for the August 8. 2006 primary election has been scheduled for Tuesday. August 1,2006 at frOO PM in the Township Hall at 155 E. Orchard St, Delton. Michigan. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Public Accuracy Test for the August 8. 2006 PRIMARY ELECTION has been scheduled for 2. The property located at 3111 Hull Road, which is further described as: RUTLAND TWP THE ‘Thursday, August 3,2006 at 7:00 PM in the Township Hall at 8094 3. The property located at 3184 Bross Road, which is further described as: RUTLAND TWP The Public Accuracy Test is conducted to demonstrate that the com­ puter program used to record the votes cast on the AutoMark machine meets the requirements of the law. The Public Accuracy Test is conducted to determine that the com­ puter program used to record and count the votes cast at the election Respectfully Debra Dewey-Perry Barry Township Clerk N 330 FT OF S 660 FT OF NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 SEC 33-3-9. Parcel No. 408-13433-013-00. THE S 330 FT S 1/2 OF NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 SEC 33-3-9. Parcel Na 408-13-033-017-30. Tasker Road, Bellevue. Michigan. SECTION n- BEZONING OF PttOPEBTY Pi IAND SECTION 37 Ordinance 2006-115 - An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by rezoning the following described property in Land Section 27 from "AG" Agricultural zoning classification to “RE" Rural Estates zoning classification, to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict here­ meet the requirements of 'he law. with: and to provide for an effective date: Debbie Massimino Assyria Township Clerk 77504759 The property looted et 2750 South M-43 they., which i> further derenbed ax RUTLAND TWTCOM AT S 1/4 POST OF SEC 27-3-9 TH N 00 DEC OtT W E 1015 FT FOR POB TH N 85 DEC IS' 38- W 737.06 FT TH S 61 DEC 46' 02- W 367.03 FT TH N 02 DEC 491 38* W 9373 FT THEN N 90 DEC 00' 00* E 11042 FT TO N & S 1/4 U SEC 27 TH S 00 deg Off Off W 822.99 FTTO POB. 77504733 Parrel No. POM3-027-006-10. USBD PICKUP FOR SEALED BID City of Hastings Sealed proposals wil ba recited at the office of the Barry Count/ Road Commission. 1725 West M-43 Highway. P.O. Box 158, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Hastings. Ml 49058, until 900 AM. Tuesday. August 8. 2006 for the sale of the following: SEcmiHJn-zmanEJiAii These Ordinances shall take effect eight days after final publication. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full tert of the proposed Ordinances is available at the Township Hall. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinances will be considered for adoption by the Township Board at its regular meeting to be held at the Charter Township Hall on August 9. 2006. com­ Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the 2006 F-250 Super-cab 4x4 Air Conditioning Automatic Tift 5.4 V-8 Cruise Power Windows C.D. Player Power Locks 11.000 miles Power Mirrors 13-833-017-20 3 Year or 36,000 mile warranty Minimum bid of $22,000 The truck will be sold as is. where is. City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. August 7. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act), MCLA Hall. 201 East Slate Street. Hastings. Commission to hear comments and make a determination on pro­ posed amendments to the City of Hastings Zoning Ordinance. The proposed Ordinance amendments would change the notification Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as sign­ ers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to indi­ requirements for public hearings held by the Planning Commission. viduals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon seven (7) days' notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township City Council and Zoning Board of Appeals to not less than 15 days by writing or calling the Township. before the public hearing. This notification amendment 1$ mandat­ Viewing o’ the pickup may be done any time between 700 AM and 4 00 PM Monday through Thursday Commission and City Council must make a decision on a rezoning AB sealed bid envelopes must be plainly marked with description request or text request. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to waive irregularities in the best interest of the Commission. 41.72a<2)(3) and the Amencans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Planning ed by the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. Another amendment would delete the time period within which the Planning of pickup mencing at 730 pjn. 2006 at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers on the second floor of City All interested parties are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to participate in discus­ sion upon said Ordinance. ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services 2461 HEATH ROAD upon five days notice to Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 269­ 945 2468) or TDD call relay services 1 -800-649-3777. mtoum ! HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (269> 948-2194 . 77504743 �Page 12 - Thursday, July 27. 2008 - The Hastings Banner THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In the conditions of a mortgage made by Paler Smith, a single man. to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC, Mortgagee, dated July 26, 2004 and recorded August 2. 2004 m Instrument Number 1131750, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC, Without Recourse by assignment. There is claimed io be duo at the date, hereof the sum at Two Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty and 88/100 Dollars (1258.980.88) including Interest at 7.75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained In said mort­ gage and the statute In such cass mads an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB bo forectosed by a sals of the mortgaged promisee, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings m Barry County, Michigan at 1X p.m. on AUGUST 24,2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Irving, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Beginning st a point on the East Hne of Section 26, Town 4 North, Rango 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West 750.00 feet from the Southeast comer of said Section; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 42 seconds West 1320.64 loot to the West tine al the East one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of said Section 26; thence North 00 dogroes 11 minutes 16 seconds West 371.82 feet along said West Ins; thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 06 seconds East. 1067.29 foot; thence South 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East 304.43 last; thanes North 89 degrees X minutes 24 seconds East 253.00 loot of said East Section mo; tosnoo South 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East 66.00 feet along said East Section Ins to the point of beginning. Together with a private easement for ingress, egress and pubic mattes purposes described as; beginning at a point on the East mo of Section 28. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, dtetant North 00 dogrose 14 min­ utes 27 seconds West 750.00 feet from the Southeast comer al said Section; thence South 89 degrees X minutes 42 seconds West 473.X toot; thence North X degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West 6640 toot; thencs North 89 degrees X min­ utes 42 seconds East, 473.X toot to said East mo; thence South X degrees 14 minutes 27 ssconds East. 66.X toot along stod East Ina to tho point of beginning. The redemption period shal bo 6 months from ths date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA $6X3241a, In which case the redemption period shal bo X days from too date of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind ths sate. In that event, your damages. If any, are timited soiefy to the return of the bid amount tendered al aato, plus interest Dated: July 27.2X6 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Mi 48007-5041 (248) 457-10X Flo No. 214.3680 FORECLOSURE NOTICE THW NOTICE » AN ATTBiPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WKX BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Default has been mads In the terms and condi­ tions of a Mortgage made by DOUGLAS J. EZINGA and DARCI EZINGA, husband and wife, of 6025 Cherry VMey Road, MiddteWte. Michigan 49333. to CHOICEONE BANK, a Michigan banking corpora­ tion, Of 1X East Division. Sparta, Michigan 49345. Mortgagee. The Mortgage is dated May 4. 1999. and is recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds tor the County of Barry and State of Michigan on May 11, 19X. as Instrument number 10293X. The sum claimed to bo due and owing on the Mortgage as of the date ui this Notice is Eighty Thousand Rvo Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and 90/1 Xttw (SX.578.X) including principal and Under the power of sale contained in said Mortgage and the statute in such cass made and provided. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 17th day at August. 2X6, at 1X p.m. In ths afternoon, local time, said Mortgage wB bo forodooed at a sate iu public auction io ths highoat bidder at the East door of the Courthouse at 220 W. State Street. Hastings, Mtenigan 49058 (that being ths place of holding Circuit Court in said County), of the promises and land described in the Mortgage, or so much thereof as may bo necessary to py the amount duo on the Mortgage, together with interest, legal coots, and charges and expens­ es, inducting the attorney too, and also any sums which may bo paid by ths undersigned necessary to proted Its interest. Said promisos are situated in Thomapple Township. Barry County. Michigan, and are oeecnoeo as rouows. PARCEL A: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. NORTH 1X FEET, THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 1X FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING PARCEL B: PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4. OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4. SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING 1X FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF. THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE NORTH IX FEET, THENCE EAST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 1X FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. PPN: 0X14-00841340. Commonly known as 6025 Cherry Valley Road. MtodlevsMe. Ml 49333 The redemption period sha* be six (6) months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with 1948CL 6X.3241, in which case the redemption period shal bo X days from the dote of such sate. DatedJuly 6,2006 unoacotjno tsanx, Mortgagee Ingrid A. Jensen. Attorney tor Choice One Bank Clark HBPLC 3X Ottawa Ave., NW, Suite 3X Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503 NOTICE OF HERBICIDE APPLICATION The Daltons Inc., the main office at 9X Uttie Eagle Drive, Warsaw, IN 486X, has been contracted by the Bony County Road Commission to perform chemical brush control maintenance services along roadsidoe fvoughout the county. In doing so. they wB be sflplytag Du Pont "Escort' (MetsuMuron) and Dow Toedon K* (Pidoram) during the month of August Addffional information may be requested by contacting Lex DMton at 574.267.7511. ■ nami RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance/Map will be held on Wednesday. August 16,2006, commencing at 7:30 pm.. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, 2461 Heath Road, Hastings, Michigan. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered include, in brief, the following: 1. Consideration of the application of Ken & Carolyn Hubbell for rexoning of property •08­ 1343341440 located on Goodwill Road (field lying south along Goodwill Road with Brass Road as western boundary). Described as: Rutland Township. Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 34, Town 3 North, Range 9 West The property is currently zoned as *AC“ AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT. The applicant seeks rezoning to 'RE* RURAL ESTATES RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. 2. Consideration of the application of Robert McKay for rezoning a 2.75 acre portion of prop­ erty •08-13-027-013-00 located at 2031 Hubbell Road. Described as: PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 27. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANCE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, DESCRIBED AS COMMENC­ ING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OP SAID SECTION 27; THENCE SOUTH 66.00 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 27, TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING: THtNCE EAST 200.00 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 27; THENCE SOUTH 600.00 FEET PARALLEL WITH SAID WEST LINE: THENCE WEST 200.00 FEET PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE: THENCE NORTH 600.00 FEET ALONG SAID WEST LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT FUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW r YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Tammy Sue Heath, a single woman, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC, Mortgagee, dated July 15, 2005 and recorded August 11. 2X5 In Instrument Number 1150923, Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now hate by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, os Trustee of A’yent Mortgage Loon Trust, Asset backed pass Brough certificates, series 2005-W2 under the pooling and servicing agreement dated as of April 1.2005, with­ out recourse by assignment. There ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand Five Hundred Three and 93/1X Dollars ($95,503.93) including interest at 8.60% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute In such case made an providad. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB bo forectosed by a safe of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1X p.m on AUGUST 17,2X6 Said promioos are tncoted in the Township of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are deaenbed as: Commencing at the Southwest comer al the East 20 Acres of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 13. Town 3 North. Range 8 West tor piace of begin­ ning. thence North 345 feet; thence West 378 toot; thence South 345 toot; thence East 378 toot to the place al beginning, Hastings Township. Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shal bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unless dsterminod aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA $6X 32410. in which case the redemption period shal bo X days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, V any, are limited sotefy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: July 20. 2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-10X File No. 214.3514 orww Notice Of Mortaaoe Foredoaure Sato THB RRM IB A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MFORMATKM WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE IBUTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This safe may be rescinded by Bia foaoctooing mortgagee, in ttMtovonLyottrdoimEBB,lfanyshaSbolm»ed soiety to the return of the bid amount tenMORTGAGE*1In Electronic lender's ouccotibors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 7, 2005, anl recorded on October 11, 2005 in instrument 1154326, In Barry county records, Mkhigan. and assigned by and said Mortgagee to Deutocho Bank Notional That Company as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is daimod to be duo at foe date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Four And 14/IX Dollars ($103,864.14), Including Interest al 7.79% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro- vkmc. notice is nereoy gnren mat saia mortgage win bo forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings st IX PM, on August 17, 2006 Said premises are situated In City of Woodtand, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Northwest fractional 1/4 of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 19, Town 4 North, Rango 7 West, Woodland Township. Bany County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 19. thence South and center of road 5X toot tor piece of beginning; thence East 290 feet; thence South 227 toot; thence West 290 toot; thence North and center of road 227 toot to the Place of Beginning. I no reoompuon pence snaa oo o mornna rrom the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6X.324la. In which case the redemption period shal bo X days from the date of wet- sate. Dated: July 20.217*16 For more information, pis as a cal. FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 304X Toiograph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms, Michigan 4X25-5822 Rte«0992XF0i Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Salo THIS RRM 0 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTINO TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE IRLfTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This cate may bo reodnded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damagae. If any, shall be limhodeotoiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Elizabeth A. Gate and Jason Gate. Husband and Wife, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Dogiatrabon Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated February 19, 2004, and recorded on March 10. 2004 In instrument 1123488. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there io daimod to bo duo at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Eight And 87/IX Dollars (S1X.258.87). inducting inter­ est at 4.5% per annum. Under the power at sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case mode and pro­ vided. notice la hereby given that said mortgage win bo forectoeod by a sate of the mortgaged premtoes. or some pert of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at IX PM, on August 10. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Bany, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Center of Section 28. Town 1 North, Range 9 West. Thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes West along the East and West 1/4 Une of Section 28, A Distance of 297X Feet. Thence South Paralei with the North and South 1/4 Une 165.X Feet to the true piece of beginning thence South ParaM with Said North and South IM ine 82.X feel, thence North X degrees 37 minutes West 231.X Feet; Thence North 82.X Feet. Thence South M Degreee 37 minutes East 231 .X toot to the piace of beginning. Ateo a Parcel of Land in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 28, Town 1 North, Rango 9 West. Described as commencing at a point 2B rods West of the cantor of center of said Section 28. thence South 1C rods, thence West 4 Rods. Thence North 10 Rods, Thence East 4 Rods to Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6X3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be X days from the date of ouch sale. Dated: July 13,20X For more information, ptease cal: FC “ 248.593.1302 Trott A Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 3O4X Toiograph Rd Ste 2X Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte f096722F01 . nw, THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Cotoutt has been made In the conditions of a mortgage motto by Louis F. Wisniewski, and Pamela J. WforiMMH husband and wife, to AAA Mortgage and Financial Corporation. Mortgagee, dated December 14,1996 and recorded January 28.1X7 in Uber 664, Page 1N, Bany County Records, Michigan. Said mort­ gage Is now held by Aames Capital Corporation by aaaignmont. There is claimed to bo duo al the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-Three and 21/IX Dollars ($53,633.21) including Interest at 1.50% per annum. Under the power of sale containod in said mortgage and the statute in such case made an provided, notice la hereby given that said mortgage wB bo forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged prem­ ises. or some pert of them, at pubic vendue at the Bony County Courthouse In Hastings in Bany County, Micfegan at 1X p.m. on AUGUST 3.2X6 Said premtoes are located in the Township of Irving, Bony County, Mtahigan. and are described as Part at tho Southeast orwquarter of the Northwait one quarty. Section 15. Town 4 North. Rango 9 WosL described as commencing at tho Northeast comer thereof; thence West 396 toot; thence South 297 tooL thence East 396 toot; thence North to the Point of Beginning. Tho redemption period shal bo 6 months from the date of such sale, untoss deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA t6X324la, In which case the redemption period shal bo X days from the date of such sate.- TO ALL PURCHASERS: Tho foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered al sate, plus interest. Doted: July 6. 2X8 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fie No 239X26 ASAP# 778713 07/06/2006. 07/13Z20X, 07/20/2006, 07/27/2006 665.68 FT TO CNTRU S M-43 HWY TH SLY 103.43 FT AL SD CNTRU & ARC OF CURVE TO LEFT RADIUS BEING 8594332 FT A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 00 DEG 04' 08" & CHORD BEARING S X DEG 06' 31* W 103.43 FT TH AL SD CNTRU S X DEG 04* 27* W 345.41 FT TH 275.75 FT AL SD CNTRJJ & ARC OF CURVE TO RIGHT RADIUS BEING 1042.11 FT A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 15 DEC 09’ 39* & CHORD BEARING S 07 DEG 39“ 17 W 274.94 FT TH N 87 DEG 15'29* W 636.63 FT TH N X DEC 37 09* E 2231 FT TO POB. The property is currently zoned as *AC* AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT. The applicant seeks rezoning to "RE* RURAL ESTATES RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. individuals with disabilities. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. • Legal description of said property is: THE CITY OF HASTINGS NORTH 1/2 OF LOT 10, BLOCK 7. EAST­ Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall 201 East State Street. Hastings, Michigan 49058. Requests for information and/or minutes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to take part in the dis­ The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 269-945­ 2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. cussion on the above proposed amendments. ROBIN HAWTHORNE, CLERK Troy. Ml 48X7-5041 (248) 457-10X Rte No. 310X04 NoBoo Of RMtodooure SMo THS RRM ■ A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTUFTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MF0RMAT10N WE OBTAN WIL BE MED FOR THAT FUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW B YOU ARE M ACTIVE MBJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thio eote M«y be raacMad by the forodoeinB mortgaeae. In that event, your daaMfes, W an* aMI be ImRodMWytoStorelumofdMMdamoiMttefr cterod at eaio, piue bitoreat MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made In tho condMons of a mortgage made by Deborah A. Wiggin, a stogto woman, odginai mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., m nomb»M lor tender and tender's successors andfor aasigns, ?.4ortgiiQOO, dated November 3.2004, and recorded on November 10. 2004 in instrument 1137024, In Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sted Mortgeoee to NETBANK AS SUCESOA ,N INTEREST TO R6MG INC. as assignee by an aesignmu^. on which nrxtgage there to ctoimod to bo duo a> iho date horzof the sum of One Hundred Rvo Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Rve And 71/IX Dollars ($105366.71), inducting interest al 7.63% per annum. Under the power of sate contained Ir said mort­ gage and the statute in such com matte and |>rovidod. notice is hereby given that said mertgage wB bo forectoeod by a eaio of tho mortgaged premton, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at IX PM, to August 24. 2X6. Said premtoes are situated In TownOtip o* Thomapple. Barry County, Michigan, a,to are described as: LOT 112, MIDDLEVILLE DOWNS ADDITION NO. 5. TO THE VILLAGE OF MID­ DLEVILLE. SECTION 27, TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE 43. The redemption period shal bo 6 months from the date of ouch sale, untoes determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 8X3241a, In which case the redemption period shal bo X days from the date of such sate. Dated: July 27. 2006 For more taikwmotion, ptoOMcal: FC G 248X3.1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 304X Telegraph Rd Ste 2X Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Dowling Rd., Hastings, MJ. Penelope Ypma Baltimore Township Clerk 77504729 City of Harting* REQUEST FOR BIDS The City of Hastings. Michigan is soliciting bids for the provision of a 2004 or newer self-propelled vibratory compactor roller for use by the Department of Public Services. Specifications are available from the Office of the City Clerk. The City of Hastings reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities in any proposals, and to award the bid as deemed to be in the City’s best interest, price and other factors con­ sidered. Bids will be received al the Office of the City ClerkTreasurer. 201 East State Street. Hastings, Michigan 49058 until Mt AM m Friday, Aagwt 18, >088 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids must be clearly marked on the outside Thomas E. Emery 77504783 momr August 8. 2006 primary election has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 1.2006 at 6:00 FN in the Baltimore Township Hall at 3100 E. of the submittal package RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 12691948-2194 Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Zoning Board of Appeals to hear comments and make a determination on a variance request by owner David Weaver, 422 South East Street. Hastings. ERN ADDITION. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Cierk. the Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxilary aids and services at the public heanng to Dated: July 27. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. machine meets the requirements of the law. The applicant has requested a variance from Section 90-171 (A)(1) of the City of Hastings Code of Ordinances, that if granted, will allow the construction of a building addition to increase the extent of a nonconforming building in such a manner that the extension itself does not conform to the setback standards of the Ordinance. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves the right to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances and to make its recommendation to the Rutland Charter Township Board accordingly, either at or following the public hearing. plus interest. Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday. August 15,2006 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East Slate Michigan 49058. lic hearing. Tho torectooing mortgagee can rescind tho sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited ootely to the return of tho bid amount tendered at sole, The Public Accoacy Test is conducted to demonstrate that the com­ puter program used to record the votes cast on the AutoMark PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan. Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance are business hours and that copies of the Zoning Ordinance andfor Land Use Plan may be examined at said pub­ which com tho redemption period shal bo X days from the date of sucrisate TO ALL PURCHASERS: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 4. Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission. available and may be examined by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, during regular annum. Under the power of sale contained In said mort­ gage and tho statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice to hereby given that Mid mortgage wB bo forectoeod by a sate of tho mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puttee vendue at the Bany County Courthouse In Hastings In Bany County. Michigan at 1X p.m. on AUGUST 24.2006 Said premises are located In tho City of Hastings. Bany County. Michigan, and are described es: Tho South 2 Rode only of Lol 227 of too Ctty. for­ merly VWago of Hastings. County of Bany. and State of Michigan, according to tho recorded piet thereof. Also. Lot 3X of tho Ctty.tormorty Vffiage of Hastings, according io the recorded plat thereof. Being the same property conveyed to Steven C. Guy by quit claim deed from Short Ann Guy. dated March 14, 2X0 and recorded in Instrument No 1042170. in the records of Barry County. Michigan. Tho redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless dsterminod aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §6X.324la. in PUBLIC NOTICE City of Hastings 3. Consideration of the application of Red Bam LLC/Lawrence Knobloch for rezoning of prop­ 56' 56* E 66655 FT FOR POB TH N 00 DEG 37* 09" E 68032 FTTH S 88 DEG 56’ 56* E MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven C Guy. a single man. to Chase Homo Finance LLC., successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 24. 2002 and recorded November 25, 2002 in Instrument Number 1092378. Bany County Records. Michigan. There to daimod to bo duo al the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Nino Hundred Ninety-Four and 79/IX Dollars ($77,994.79) including interest at 6.50% per NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Public Accuracy Test for the RURAL ESTATES RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. SHIP COM AT N V4 POST SEC 27-3-9 TH S 00 DEG 37 09" W 2567.44 FT TH S 88 DEG TARY DUTY. Fite 4099961F01 The property is currently soned as 'AG' AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT The applicant seeks rezoning to "RE* erty •08-13-027-003-10 located at 2942 South M-43 Hwy. Described as. RUTLAND TOWN­ THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ 7T5O4T2S ________________________________________ CilyClerti “Vlbratoey f atariar Balter Bld**. Tim Cirrbach 77304727 Director of Public Services �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, July 27. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICE Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT ObR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made xi the conditions of a mortgage made by Marguerite Benjamin, unmarried woman, original mortgagor(s). to The Huntington National Bank. Mortgagee, dated JUy to. 1999. and recorded on July 26. 1999 in instrument 1033000. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Seven And 51/100 Dollars ($47,437.51). including interest at 7.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some- part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on August 24. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 49. 50 and Southwest 1/2 of Lot 53. Roseland Park, according to the recorded plat thereof m Uber 2 of Plats, on Page 42. Barry County Records The redemption penod snail be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: July 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 246.593 1313 Trott & Trott PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Toiograph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025-5822 File *060926F02 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul J. Gourtey and Barbara L. Gourley, husband and wife, to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated July 24. 2001 and recorded August 2. 2001 in Instrument Number 1064099. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Citibank. N.A. as trustee by assign­ ment. There is claimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-One and 27/100 Dollars ($115,941.27) including interest at 11.00% per annum. Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby gtven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m on AUGUST 17. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Prairieville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A part ol the Wer.t one-half of the Northwest onequarter of Section 35, Town 1 North. Range 10 West, described as follows: Commencing on the South line of the Northwest one-quarter of said Section 35 at a point 30 feet West of the North and South one-eighth hne for the place of beginning, thence North 155 02 feet; thence West 281 feet; thence South 155.02 feet; thence East to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in wh.ch case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the dale of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: July 20. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer • Charles Frederick Johnston, 38. of Ithaca, was sentenced July 19 by Barry County­ Circuit Judge James Fisher to serve from 18 to 48 months in prison with credit for 270 days served for violating his 2005 probation sentence. Johnston was convicted in September 2005 for failure to pay child support and sentenced to a probation term of 60 months. At the time of that sentence. Judge Fisher noted Johnston had not paid any child support in more than 10 years and owed more than $27,000 in back support. In imposing the prison sentence, Judge Fisher discharged the probation sentence and ordered Johnston to pay all previously imposed assessments. • Robert John Colburn, 24, of Wayland, was sentenced July 19 by Judge Fisher to serve 36 months probation and one day in jail for his June conviction of possession of less than 25 grams of marijuana. Colburn was also ordered to enter the drug court program, complete cognitive behavior therapy, complete his general education degree and wear a wrist monitor. He also imposed a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and sus­ pended Colburn's driver's license for one year (restricted after 30 days). Colburn also was originally charged, but not convicted, of driving under the influence of a controlled substance (cocaine). Colburn was arrested in Yankee Springs Township in January. • Jeremy Michael-John Cathey. 30. of Lansing, was sentenced July 19 to serve six months in jail with 48 days credited tor time served and 24 months probation for his June conviction of unlawful use of a motor vehicle in Rutland Township in April. Cathey was also ordered to undergo sub­ stance abuse counseling, cognitive behavior therapy and participate in day reporting upon release from jail. • Jacob Emory Stewart. 24. of Hastings, was sentenced July 19 to serve from 23 to 120 months in prison for violating probation for his previous conviction on three counts of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny in a building in Hastings in 2004. Stewart was sentenced at that time to serve 36 months probation and 10 months in jail. • Marie Justin Maxson. 41. of Delton, was sentenced July 19 to serve six months in jail on each of two counts and 36 months proba­ tion. Her license was suspended for six months also (restricted after 30 days). Maxson was arrested in April and convict­ ed in June of delivery and/or manufacture of marijuana and use of a controlled substance after being arrested in Prairieville Township. Maxson was also ordered to participate in drug court program after three months in jail, also enter cognitive behavior therapy and sub­ stance abuse counseling, observe a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and wear a wrist monitor upon release from jail. She was given credit for two days time served. three months in jail with one day credit for time served on her June conviction of uttering and publishing. Christianson was convicted of uttering and publishing in Maple Grove Township in April. • Mark Joseph Carpenter, 31, of Bellevue was sentenced July 19 and will serve 36 months probation and 12 months in jail with 23 days credit for time served. Carpenter was convicted in April of receiving and conceal­ ing stolen goods. In mandating his sentence. Judge Fisher noted Carpenter had three previ­ ous convictions for similar offenses. Fisher also ordered Carpenter to be considered for the drug court program after five months in jail, wear a wrist monitor upon release. mowoi Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. is a debt col­ lector and we are attempting to colled a debt and any information obtained will be used »or that pur­ pose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BRANDON J COREY AND MCOLE R COREY. HUSBAND AND WIFE to FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP, SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDI­ ANA. Mortgagee, dated October 07. 2003. and recorded on October 27. 2003 . as Instrument No. 1116331. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to NATIONAL CITY BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA by an assignment dated July 11. 2006. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred thirty tnree thousand eight hundred twelve and 77/100 Dollars ($133,812.77). including inter­ est at 9 250% per annum WITH AN ADJUSTABLE RATE RIDER Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1XX) PM on August 24. 2006 Said premises are situated in CITY OF HAST­ INGS. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT 19 OF THORN APPLE VALLEY PINES *2. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 6 OF PLATS ON PAGE 27 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned <i accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the.date of such sale DATED • Todd David Dudley, 38. of Bellevue, was sentenced July 19 by Judge Fisher to serve six months in jail with 37 days credit for time served and 60 months probation for his June conviction of failure to pay child support. The balance oi his jail time may be sus­ pended upon payment of $2,000. He was also ordered to participate in cognitive behavior therapy and substance abuse counseling while in jail. Dudley was convicted of failing to pay child support from December 2001 until be was arrested in June. • Jennifer Lynn Christianson. 31, of Nashville, was sentenced July 19 to serve Ryan Werdon (left) and Sam Nash share their vocal and organ talents. Begiabnis” by Cal Loewe (1796-1869). “Fussreise” and “Anakreon's Grab" by Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) and “Ein Jungling liebt ein Madchen" by Robert Schumann (1810-1856). Werdon was accompanied by his mother. Patricia Werdon, on the grand piano. She also turned pages for Nash when he played on the organ. The two young men took turns performing for the audience. They combined their talents for the last piece “Pic Jesu" by Camille Saint- (248)540.7701 Saens. (1835-1921). “Merciful Jesus. Lord grant them everlasting rest." Norman Bouma. retired church organist and church music director said Werdon's singing was impressive “technically clean and excellent German pronunciation.' Nash also has Bouma’s “seal of approval" and plays for some of the church’s services. When Nash and Werdon were xsked why they did the concert, they said they just want­ ed to share their music. VOTE! Mfo/iang for the waterless JEFF Van Nortwick Residents living near State and Irving roads had their water shut off all day on Wednesday, July 26 as work on the new waterline made a connection under the street. This project is about a week ahead of schedule and until this long period of up to 12 hours of no water every effort was made to keep water flowing. County Commission 7th district Serving Assyria. Baltimore and Johnstown Townships It’s time for Accountability, Dependability and Transparency in County Gownmertf Facing a Bankruptcy...Divorce...Custody Dispute! Protect your Rights! But you did not go alone. And someday we will join you In the place you now call home. 222 W. Apple Street. Hastings Telephone (269) 945-4243 nwm Bring this ad in for a free coasuluiion Expires 7-31-2006 Your face is a memory etched deep in our hearts That will stay with us forever til each of us departs We love you today, tomorrow, and forever. Your Family oesTxn 1 Coming Fall 2006 Hasting’s Finest In Senior Independent Living SCHOOLS OF CHOICE BARRY ISD DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS HASTINGS AREA SCHOOLS Delton and Hastings Schools are participating in Schools of POND Choice for the 2006-07 school year. Students who reside within the Barry ISD or an adjoining intermediate school district arc eli­ gible to be accepted. Free Heatfor the winter!! Call or emad to find oat more! Hastings has openings in all grades K-12 - Application deadline September 8th July 27. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: NATIONAL CITY BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information CaM: • Kyle Ryan Carpenter. 23. of Hastings was sentenced July 19 by Judge Fisher to serve six months in jail with 79 days credit for lime served on his July 7 conviction of violating his probation. Carpenter originally was convicted in March 2006 for third degree home invasion and sentenced to serve 24 months probation and three months in jail. Carpenter was convicted of home invasion of a building on Railroad Street in Hastings in March. His probation violation stemmed from his failure to report to his probation officer. CONCERT, continued from page 7---------- P.O Bom 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fie No 209 1890 observe a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew and par­ ticipate in cognitive behavior therapy and substance abuse counseling. Carpenter was arrested in August 2005. Delton has openings in all grades K-12 - Application deadline September 8th Send wnnen regucsb to. Choke Superintendents Office Delton Kclkigg Area Schools 327 N. Grove Si. Delton. Ml 49(146 Choke Superintendent* Office Hastings Area Schools 232 W. Grand St.. Hamngs. Ml 49O5H PRICE REDUCED!! OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY. JULY 30.2006 • i-SPM This lovely farmhouse on approximately 2 acres has been totally remod­ eled in the last four years. The main floor includes one bath, laundry and two bedrooms. including the master bedroom. The kitchen has many updates including ceramic tile, all new cupboards. and built-in dishwasher. The upstairs has a large play area and one large bedroom. There are two other large roxuns upstairs being used for storage that could be turned into bedrooms This home is centrally located with easy commutes to Grand Rapids. | jnsmg. Battle Creek or Kalamazoo g If vou need more information or are interested in a pa sale showing. § ptrasc call or email al toddwcdyke4rnuil.com • 1 -269-367-9574 | 1 & 2 bedroom apartments Fully equipped kitchens Window coverings Washer / dryer hook-ups Walk-in closets On-site laundry Fitness center Library Emergency pull cords Water & trash removal included 24-bour emergency maintenance All of th.:s and so much MORE! CALL TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR NEW HOME 611 Woodlawn Hastings, MI 49058 (800) 340-1477 �Page 14 - Thursday. July 27. 2006 - The Hastings Banner EXHIBITS • Building Images: Seventy Yean of Photography at Hedrich Blessing on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 pan., Friday 10 a.m.-830 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.. closed Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults, seniors $5, children (6-17) $3. under 6 are free. Hedrich Blessing is a Chicago-based photo­ graphic studio that started its practice in 1929 with the photographs of Ken Hedrich and Hank Blessing. During its seventy year histo­ ry, over 19 photographers have joined the firm that has revolutionized architectural photog­ raphy since its early beginnings. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. May 12-August 20. • Ansel Adams and Edwin Land: Art, Science and Invention - Photographs from the Polaroid Collection at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 am-5 pm, Friday 10 am-830 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm, closed Monday. Admission is $6 for adults, seniors $5, children (6-17) $3. American photographer Ansel Adams (1902­ 1984) possessed a unique sensitivity to the power of light. This gift allowed him to reveal both the delicate details and the vast beauty of the natural environment. Edwin H. Land, Adam's contemporary, was a brilliant young scientist in Cambridge, MA, who pioneered the invention of instant film and cameras in the late 1940s. In 1948, Land invited Adams to the Polaroid factory to experience firsthand the new technology. This exhibition features pristine, one-of-a-kind black-and-white Polaroid prints made by Adams, lively corre­ spondence between Adams and Land, humorous postcards, and rare examples of Adam's early commercial work The exhibi­ tion also presents more than 80 prints, includ­ ing vintage enlargements of classic Adams images. For more information call (616) 831­ 1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through August 27. • Tom Otterness in Grand Rapids: The Gardens to the Grand will be on display Monday & Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm. Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is $12, student and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4. children (2 and under) free. Tom Otterness in Grand Rapids will begin at Meijer Gardens, where members and the public can pick up a map and passport packet, learn about the artist discover some of his major works in the Sculpture Park, and prepare themselves to explore the sculptures along the pedestrian walkways and bridges of downtown Grand Rapids The entire two-mile downtown experience is approximately 4,000 steps and will take you past some of the most beautiful areas of downtown Grand Rapids. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. June 1-Sept 10. I MUSIC THEATRE Features gypsy music, jazz, country-western fiddling classics and improvisation. For tick­ ets and more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.grsymphony.org. July 27-28. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Mary Rademacher Friday from 5- 9 pm at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Live jazz music and all areas of the museum, except the tick­ eted exhibition, are $3 after 5 pm. When the grooviest pig pairs up with the most hap­ penin’ gig - Friday nights at the Grand Rapids and the human ability to adapt are timeless. Directed by Karen Libman and featuring Heather Hartnett, Sarah Lajoye, Chris Mahlmann, Megan Johnson. Mike Empson, Josh Fremer, Valerie Schmitt and Janelle Mahlmann. Performances at 8 pm with a Sunday half price matinee at 3 pm. or more information call (616) 451-2600 or visit online.org or email louwho_sm0yahoo.com. July 28 & July 30 & August 3, 9,12. • Really Rosie tells the story of the saddest kid on Avenue P in Brooklyn and will be per­ formed by the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. Book by Maurice Sendak with music by Carole King. See grct.org for more informa­ tion. July 28,30, August 3 & 5. • Holes by Louis Sachar will be performed at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. Performance times are Thursday through Saturday at 730 pm and Sunday at 3 pm. Unjustly sentenced to Camp Green Lake, Stanley Yelnats finds himself diggx g a lot of holes. He soon realizes the venomous Warden Walker is looking for something...but what could be burries in a dried up lake? Call for reservations. For more information call (616) 222-6020 or visit www.grct.org/season.html or email info0grct.org. July 29-August 6. • Riverbank Music Series features free live music throughout the summer at the Statecoach Park gazebo in downtown Middleville behind the village offices from 6­ 830 pm. Every Friday. MISCELLANEOUS • Art Hop will be sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council. Events take place throughout downtown Hastings. Cal] 945­ 2002 for more information. July 28. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 aan. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 7:30 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master'., Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free . All vehicles welcome. Show off your "Pride & Joy," enjoy oldies music, snap a photo in front of the 1930s gas station or authentic 1941 "George & Sally's Blue Moon Diner" - now serving frozen custard and limited menu. Every Wednesday. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR n* Bany County Chamber of Commerce b located at 221 W State Street In Haatmsr. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (259) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber > teebrite at www.banychatnber.com The Berry County Chamber of Commerce hat phone books, mape end brochum of totstst attractione places of Merest locedy and across the aisle. The Cheneer also hee tree meheti for oM printer o* cartridges and cell phones that win ItnandaBy benefit tho Bany Consemuon Wetrict. CHECK OUT THESE JULY BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 27 Hastings Farmers' Market 11 am-7 pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nidtohon (516) 765-3257. 28 Fridays at the Fountain free lunchtime concert at the Bany County Courthouse fountain in downtown Hastings. a Blue w.'ter KamMers Lhre Music Concert featuring bluegrass music' at 6J0 pm-BJO pm at the StT^ecoadi Park gazebo in downtown Middleville behind the village offices. Rain location at Emergency Services a Middleville Farmer's Market from 9am-2pm at Middle-rille Village Han, 100 E. Main St Call 795-3385 for info. 28 Thomapple Arts Council Art Hop at various locations in downtown Hastings. Call 945-2002 far mote information. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 30 Sunday Branch at the W.K. Kellogg Manor House, 3700 East Gull Lake Rd, Hickory Comers. Brandi offered from 10 atn-2 pm. Reservation required by calling (269) 671-2400. $16.95 for adults, $15.95 for senfora, $9.95 for children sges 5-12 years, children 4 and under free. Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 1 9 3UD0cnDc to UK nsstiDQs mimcTe Call 269-945-9554 for more information. 8 3 1 4 B 6 3 6 9 1 4 5 4 9 7 7 • 1 3 7 4 a 5 7 9 • 7 * Moderate • 6 ** Challenging ♦ ♦♦ HOO BOY! C » 9 9 9 I 9 9 9 9 £ c £ GET AU THE NEWS OF BARRY COUNTY. 3 s • Much Ado A bout Nothing will be per­ formed at the Spectrum Theatre. Adult admis­ sion is $18, students (with ID) $8. One of Shakespeare's most romantic comedies, this is a tale of true love, sibling treachery, suspicion, and familial loyalty. Set in the rustic Italian countryside, the play revolves around a strange string of events affecting two sets of classic Shakespearean lovers: Beatrice and Benedick - a fiery duo who would rather suf­ fer alone than admit their love for one anoth­ er; and Claudio and Hero - two young sweet­ hearts who fall victim to an artful deception. Yet despite a few dark undercurrents, all ends happily in this delightful comedy. Performances at 8 pm with a Sunday half price matinee at 3 pm. Directed by Amy McFadden. For more information call (616) 451 2600 or visit online.org or email louwho_sm0yahoo.com. July 27 & August 5 & 10. • Chase Picnic Pops Presents: Style Fusion with Time fut Three at 8 pm at the Cannonsburg Ski Area Thursday & Friday. This dynamite string trio breaks all the rules. Art Museum - things really start swinging. The finest blues and jazz bands play from 530-730 pm. in the Decorative Arts Corridor. Light fare and a cash bar will be available. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. July 28. • Metamorphoses will be performed at the Spectrum Theatre. Admission is $18 for adults, students (w’th ID) $8. A father's greed changes a girl into a golden statue, a boy's self-obsession transposes his humanity into a blooming narcissus - myths old before Ovid recorded them around 13 B.C. In Mary Zimmerman s fresh, beautiful and piercingly apt Metamorphoses, myths are as relevant as tomorrow. Zimmerman and students at Northwestern University developed this ensemble retelling of Ovid's classic tales. The themes of love, the inevitability of change, I £ Z 9 9 9 s I 8 C Z 9 6 Z 8 8 6 S I 9 9 r £ Z c 6 9 6 s I C L £ Z 9 JBMSUV — naoans — Summer Concert Scries at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents: b' ckel Creek performing live at the Feeder -. Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park amphii leatre August 3. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Rain or shine. They’ve been called, ’the future of American acoustic music" by the Chicago Tribune because of their willingness to exper­ iment. Nickel Creek, who distinguish them­ selves by their enthusiasm and transcendence of genre, combines influences from classical, jazz and rock music into a down-home, pro­ gressive bluegrass sensation. Their appeal has spread beyond the genres core audience, making them relevant for a new generation For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org Ltmidl__ Shaiahaal__ Siuliil__ Summa Concerts presents Mane Street performing live western music Thursday, August 3 from 7-9 pm in Downtown Lowe'l. Admission and parting is free. Music will fill historic down­ town Lowell, located along the Fiat River. The concert venue is wheelchair accessible and handicap/senior parting is available. Bleacher seating is available along with room for your own comfy folding chair. Join :is this summer for a sizzlin time on the river. For more information call (616) 897-9161 or visii www.lowellartscouncil.org. Chase Picnic Paps Pmrntx The iVfiwr of Led Zdpptlin at the Cannonsburg Ski Area August 34 4. Performances are Thursday & Friday at 8 pm. Experience Led Zeppelin's classic hits in an exciting new concert format which brings together the power of an orches­ tra with the fury of rock. For more informa­ tion call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Gary Hoey will perform live at The Intersection Saturday, August 5.- The guitar legend's show is ages 18 and over. Tickets are $9.97 in advance. Doors open at 8 pm. Show starts at 9 pm. The Intersection is located at 133 Grandville SW, Grand Rapids. Tuesday Evening Music Club at Frtderik Meijer Gardens presents: Rachael Davis per­ forming jazz standards and Steppin' In It pre­ senting vintage swing at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park amphitheatre August 8. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Rain or shine. Adult admission $12. seniors (65*) and students $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children under 2 free. Tum your Tuesdays into Saturday night with this series of local and regional performers, the 2006 Tuesday Evening Music Club, every Tuesday evening in August. Hosted by Ralston Bowles, all performances are included in the price of admission to Meijer Gardens. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijcrgardens.org Avenue for the Arts Market will set up in the Heartside District Avenue for the Arts Saturday, August 12 from 5-9 pm. Admission is free. The Avenue for the Arts Market, (for­ merly known as the Ionia Street Market and the Ionia Street Artist Market) will bring together local artists, musicians, businesses, residents and more. Events will occur on the second Saturday of each month, beginning on June 10th and ending on September 9th. Each themed event promises to be a unique con­ glomeration of art, entertainment, music, and even a bit of food at the Heartside District Avenue for the Arts, 106 S. Division, Grand Rapids. For more information call (616) 855­ 0435 or email ischauu^dwellingpiacegr.org. George Carlin is set to perform at the Kalamazoo State T»te.?tre October 25 at 730 pm. Tickets are $39 for nein floor seats and $35 for the balcony. Call (26,) 345-6500 for info or (269) 373-7000 to durge urkets by phone through Ticketmaster. Carlas hienda is set to perforn at the Kalamazoo State Theatre October 29 at 6 pm. Reserved seating is $40. Call (269) 345-6500 for info or (269) 373-7000 to charge ti’kets by phone through Ticketmaster. ‘Dream cars of the past' coming to Hickory Comers The “Granddaddy” of all West-Michigan car shows. The RED BARNS SPECTACU­ LAR, turns 26 with this year’s two-day event, Saturday and Sunday, August 5 and 6, 2006. The 90-acre show grounds of the Gilmore Car Museum near Kalamazoo will be filled with several hundred antique, classic, and special interest vehicles from all eras, as well as cus­ toms and street rods. On both Saturday and Sunday, several exciting vehicles will be on display including a special exhibit of "Dream Cars of the Past,” featuring former auto show dream cars, man­ ufacturer concept vehicles, and iow produc­ tion automobiles. Four vehicles from the Genera] Motors Heritage Collection—the 1938 Buick Y-Job, and Firebirds I, II and III—will be exhibited on the main show field. Several “dream” can, will also be displayed throughout the Museum buildings, including a one of a kind 1946 Stout Scarab, a 1948 Tucker, a 1964 Chrysler Turbine Car (one of nine remaining), and a 1976 Corvette built by GM Stylist Bill Mitchell. There’s a little something for everyone at this very popular family event, which is open to the public from 8am to 4pm both days. Visitors will have the chance to step back in time and take a ride in an antique car. locate those hard-to-find parts for their restoration project, or even purchase a collector vehicle from the large “car corral” area. They’ll also find several vendors selling vintage auto­ related items, general antiques, and arts and crafts. Guest will enjoy the variety of old­ time food concessions and the Museum's recently opened George & Sally’s Blue Moon Diner—an authentic 1940s roadside eatery, formerly of Connecticut The weekend will get a kick start Friday night at 6pm with a special Cruise-In and live entertainment that wraps up at 9pm. Saturday features a People’s Choice Car Show, a Model Car Contest—always a highlight for both children and adults—and live perform­ ances by Johnny Apollo & The Saturn Seven. Whether you're interested in the antiques, classics, muscle cars of the 1960’s, or prefer trucks, customs, or street rods, you’re sure not tn be disappointed at this event. The Gilmore Car Museum, located midway between Kalamazoo. Grand Rapids, and Battle Creek, on M-43 and Hickory Road, win have its own collection of nearly 200 antique, classic, col­ lector cars, and special exhibits open at no additional charge during the RED BARNS SPECTAULAR. Special Museum admission for the day is $7.00. with those under 11 admitted FREE. To learn more about the Gilmore Car Museum visit: www.GilmoreCaiMuseum.org or call the Museum at 269-671-5089. Call anytime for Hastings Banner classified ads 269-945-9554 or 1-890-879-7085 �The Hastings Barner - Thursday. July 27. 2006 - Page 15 Sa(oiMefr S+arr • • BORN THIS WEEK: Your natural sense of leadership is combined with a deep sense of responsibility. People trust you to give them both guidance and understanding. ARIES < March 21 to April 19) A misundcrstanding tests the tempera- LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) T>Most of the time you are the most unflappable person \ around. But be ready to be \thrown off-balance in the kment of the sometimes headkstrong Aries. Instead of blowing your top. take time /tor a pleasant diversion while things cool down. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A work­ place problem could make tgjQlhc divine Bovine see red. |||BKwsBu: talk it out before you 11 ’• |Tpen. Continue to be skeptical ’ about anything that seems too good to be true. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to < -(December 21) Your strong * " change your earlier focus. ’n p It's not often when someone Itries to “sting" the sharp-wit£ied Scorpion. But it can hap- /consider walking out. Some Yy surprising facts emerge that GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You face a choice between ignoring your uneasy feelings about L Fnicest way when Cupid takes aim in your direction. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) tL your relationship with that Tl special person and T . sense of self-esteem helps you serve as a role model for some\J^^HRonc who needs personal reas- Z ^^suranccs. Your efforts pay off demanding explanations. A close friend offers wise counsel. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A change «you’d been hoping for car­ ries an unexpected compli­ cation. Stay the course, and things will work them­ selves out. Be sure to make for family and friends. LEO (July 23 time to August 22) Aspects favor spending time with loved 1 ones. On the job. new ideas tare generally welcomed. in an unexpected way. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January ^.19) Someone close considers revealing a painful secret. Withhold judgment. Instead. ^B^I^Vopen your generous heart, and a l°^er d°H°Ps of your low and * understanding AQUARIUS (January 20 to Februarv 18) dk Your talents as a peacemaker */>zx/y-JBjare called upon once more an old problem re-emerges [with new complications. |But some demands for (changes could cause prob­ lems. Be ready to defend your choices. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) ^TTOGood news: That work­ place problem is close to being resolved with results ^^yj^that should please everyone. -:^I®b2fT{’^c l,rnc off lo in<lu,Pe >tH,r love of fun and games. (Move cautiously in order to aavoid falling into hidden traps. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your artistic side f ’’X/ ys enhanced with the .ecepjk^gtion given to your new proj­ ect. Use this success as encouragement toward ful­ filling your larger goals. © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. LETTER ----------- Super Crossword__ PERFECT ‘Gypsy’ playing at The Barn Theatre through Aug. 6 On Tuesday July 25 at 8:30 p.m.. the Bam Theatre opens the legendary musical “Gypsy” starring Kim Zimmer as Rose from the popular daytime television show “Guiding Light." “Gypsy” marks Zimmer’s seventh appear­ ance at the Bam. She starred in “The Best Little Whorehouse- In Texas.” “Jake’s Women.” and opposite Tom Wopat in "The Rainmaker" in 1993. She also joined the Bam company for “Damn Yankees” and “Lost in Yonkers' in 1994. “Shirley Valentine" in 1996, and “Blood Brothers" in 1998. Zimmer’s portrayal of Reva Shayne on “Guiding Light" has earned her four Davtime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Leading actress in 1985. 1987. 1990. and 2005 as well as the Soap Opera Digest Award in 2000 for Outstanding Lead Actress. Also featured in “Gypsy" are Bam appren­ tices Amber Rees (Louise) and Alesia Lawson (June) as well as newcomers Hailey Jamann (Baby June) and Kelly Seech (Baby Louise). Bam favorites Joe Aiello (Herbie). Roy Brown (Uncle Jocko). Penelope Alex (Tessie Turn) and Eric Parker (Weber) are highlighted as well. This week's selection.- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Running time: 150 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 Man, is this a long movie. Seriously. Have your girlfriend bring The Big Purse, cuz you’re gonna hafta smuggle a cake and a rack o’ ribs into the theater if you expect to make it to the end credits of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” without pass­ ing out. Johnny Depp returns as Captain Jack Sparrow, the sashaying, part Wile E. Coyote, part Keith Richards swashbuckler trying to weasel his way out of a pact he made with the squid-faced Davy Jones. If Sparrow doesn't deliver 100 souls to Jones within three days, he will be consigned to serving 100 years as a slave on Jones' ghost ship. Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly also reprise their roles as Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, the bland lovers who find themselves pulled into Jack Sparrow's bum­ bling scheme to thwart Davy Lmes. Of course, because “Dead Man’s Chest" is so interminably long and the second chapter in a trilogy (can you say “Cliffhanger Ending"? Sure. I knew you could), what could have been an extremely entertaining stand-alone flick ends up being a pretty good middle act with only about 45 minutes of spectacular and gut-bustingly funny moments. The entire sequence featuring Jack Sparrow attempting to escape from a tribe of cannibals could’ve been a movie in its own right. It is one of the funniest examples of slapstick comedy I’ve seen since Chuck Jones did the Road Runner cartoons back in the •60s. Johnny Depp steals the scenes in ’Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest." Here's the good and bad of the movie: Depp steals every scene he is in. He carries the movie. He is more exciting to watch than all the millions of computer-generated effects in this film. Unfortunately, every scene Depp ISN’T in suffers because Bloom and Knightly simply don’t have the acting chops or ib< screen presence lo compete with Depp. These are the scenes where you glance at your watch and become aware of how long the film is. Still, “Dead Man’s Chest” is a darned go^d summer film and well worth your time. Juvt don't forget the cake and ribs. GRADE: B© 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. pational hazard that most people don't con­ sider. After a norma! labor and delivery, the Finnish obstetrician was holding the newborn upside down when it kicked him in the tem­ ple. The infant must have been pretty strong; the kick triggered a hemorrhage in Dr. Nikula that proved to be fatal. • • Thanks to their usefulness in scientific research, more Is known about fruit flies than about any other species in the world. • Tour guides in the area claim that the town of Chicken, Alaska, was so named because none of the locals could spell "ptarmi­ • In a masterpiece of understatement at the end of World War IL after the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been destroyed by atomic bombs, Japanese emperor Hirohito commented, “The war situation has devel­ oped not necessarily to Japan's advantage.” • Salt Lake Gty, Utah, gets a higher average annual snowfall than Fairbanks, Alaska. • America's first motel (a word, by the way, that was derived by combining the words "motor" and "hotel") opened in 1925 in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The cost? Not quite $3 per day. As a sign of how times change, consider this: In 2004, the average cost of a motel/hotel room was $86.24 per day. • If you were a tourist in ancient Rome, you could rent a chariot to do your sightseeing. • Here's a rather depressing faejoid for you: If you're like the average American, you waste approximately one hour every single day just mritmg — standing in elevators, sitting traffic, waiting in lines and on and on and on ... • Poor Arvo Nikula was killed by an occu­ gan." ................ Thought for the Day: "Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not diffi­ cult." — Charlotte Whitten © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. Based loosely on the memoirs of famous bur­ lesque stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. “Gypsy" fol­ lows her tumultuous relationship with her moth­ er. Mama Rose, a domineering stage mother who strives to make her youngest daughter June a vaudeville star only to have June leave to maue her own career. With music by Julc Stync. lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents, the show is considered one of the most prominent musicals developed in the mid-20th century. The original Broadway show opened on May 21.1959 starring Ethel Merman and Jack Klugman and was choreographed by Jerome Robbins and Produced by David Merrick. In 1993 the musical was adapted for a television muvie starring Bette Midler and was revived on Broadway in 2003 with Bernadette Peters as Mama Rose. "Gypsy" is directed by Scott Burkdl and Choreographed by Jayrne McDaniel. Matthew Smedal is Musical Director and Doug Blickle is Scenic Designer. Costumes are designed by Thomas J. Bernard. Frank J. Vela is Lighting Designer. James B. Knox is Property Master. Bradford Chapin is Sound Designer. Garrylee McCormick has designed wigs and hair. Technical Direction by Fred Gillette. Performances for “Gypsy" run through August 6th and are Tuesday through Friday at 8:30 PM. Saturday at 600 PM and 900 PM. and Sunday al 5:00 PM. Enjoy refreshments in The Rehearsal Shed Lounge with friends before, during intermission and after the show. Enjoy a light rnack of while being entertained by the free cabaret-style show in the Rehearsal Shed Lounge after the main stage performance. The Bam Theatre is located on M-96. west of Augusta. Tickets are $29 for all performances and Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Group prices available. The box office is open daily from 10 am-10 pm. For tickets or more infor­ mation please call (269) 731-4121. Time for Three’ plays weekend Picnic Pops “To hear these guys play is to be thankful music was invented.” That’s what one listener said about the group. Tune for Three. This amazing trio of two violinists and a double ba^x player, will perform a mix of gypsy, blue­ grass. jazz, country fiddling and classical music to entertain and uplift audience mem­ bers al the Chase Picnic Pops. 7:30 p.m. July 27 and 28 a: Cannonsburg Ski Area. The concen will be led by Grand Rapids Symphony Music Director David Lockington. “I’ve experienced their sound and 1 just totally enjoyed it,u says Lockington. The Grand Rapids Symphony will accom­ pany Time for Three during the first and sec­ ond half of the concert, as we. I as perform a selection of light classical works. Now in its 12th year, the Chase Picnic Paps has become a summer tradition for families and friends to share a picnic supper and enjoy great music in the great outdoors. Pre-concert entertainment is Mind’s Eys, a popular, local piano trio that performs favon’e jazz standards. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and parking is free on the Cannonsburg grounds. Patrons are invited to arrive early to enjoy picnics and pre­ concert activities. The family fun area, open from 6 to 7:30 p.m., features an instrument petting zoo. face painting, crafts and Kindermusik. a program for young children that combines music with movement. A variety of seating options are available. Reserved tables for groups and individuals are near the orchestra. The tables scat eight and must be reserved, general admission in advance. Chair seating is also available in a reserved area close to the stage. Lawn seating is a favorite because patrons may bring their own blankets or lawn chairs, and choose their place on the hill. There are discounts for stu­ dents. seniors and children. Family lawn pass­ es, which allow entrance for two parents and their children ages 2 through 15. are available. 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(269)948­ 4307. Accepting deposits now. HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: Close to schools + shopping, 3 bed., 15 baths. Kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 en­ closed porches, extra large lot 2-10x12 decks with pool AIDS 4c CENA'S needed: caring and reliable to assist seniors in their home. (269)731-5787 ext. 139 EXPERIENCED BANK TELLERS: MANPOWER of Hastings is currently accept­ ing applications for possible upcoming positions within a experience, have a stable/positive work history and be available or flexible hours. An updated resume is required for consideration. Contact MANPOWER to­ day for more information (269)948-3000 EOE. LABORER: MANPOWER of Hastings is currently ac­ cepting applications for a position in Lake Odessa. Qualified applicant MUST have hi-lo experience, be willing to work in a VERY hot environment and do VERY physical / manual la­ bor. Duties will include op­ erating hi-lo to move around yard area, running furnace to melt down metal and oth­ er general labor type duties. Pay rate will be based on ex­ perience and will be dis­ cussed during an interview. Contact MANPOWER for more information... (269)948­ 3000 EOE. NEED MESSAGE THERA­ PIST and Nail Tech to do message, express pedicures, and manicures for my spa party, Tuesday August 15th from 6pm-9pm. If interested call (269)948-4326 RN'S OR LPN'S needed for 3rd shift, pediatrics home care. Please call (888)904­ 9876. WELD TECHNICIAN: MANPOWER of Hastings is currently accepting applica­ tions for a position in the Middleville area. Qualified candidate MUST have pro­ ven Robotic Welding, MIG Welding and Plasma MIG Welding skills, be familiar with Motoman, Miller and Lincoln, and have machine maintenance and Metallurgy experience Pay will start around $lt.00 based on ex­ perience. An updated re­ sume is required for consid­ eration. Please contact MANPOWER today for more information (269)948­ 3000 EOE. 2000 DODGE NEON: 17" rims, 137,000mls, needs some work, $3,000 obo. (269)945-4759 LIMOUSINE: 75,380 MILES, 1988 Lincoln, seats 9, $1,500. (616)374-1180 A BEAUTIFUL FULLSIZE pillowtop mattress set new in plastic with deluxe frame, cost $800, sacrifice $200. (MStezaa----------------------- A FUTON SOFA bed: new never used, with nice Si­ mons mattress, must sell, $195. (616)366-3709 KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set 2 month, old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (517)204-0600 I would like to thank my family, friends and customers for being there for me when I needed them the most. I appreciate every thing cacn and every one of you nave done for me since the passing of my loving husband, Floyd Belcher. And very special thanks to Nancy, Kim, Brad, and Shelly for the music and all the things they helped me with. 1 will never forget all that was done for me to help me out Mailbox vandalism reports under investigation queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)2044)600 A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set, new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New, never used; must sell $275 (616)366-2709. FOR SALE: Case 108 Riding lawn mower, $250; Snap-On tanks, $4,500; Blue Point En­ gine Picker, 2,0001bs. max load, used once, $500; Blue Point Torch, Rose Bud, Braz­ ing tips, tanks 4c cart, $500; Snap-On 6HP air compres­ sor, $2,000; semi-trailer tarp bows 4c approx 30* tarp, brand new, $500. Cal! after 6:00pm. (269)945-9340 SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set $175. (517)719-8062 family and friends for the beautiful cards, calls and visits, also thanks all of you who came to see me every day. Thank you for showing me your love through your prayers also. God bless you all, Hildah Rodgers of our brother Jerry Pratt Jan 28,1946-July 27,1976 Kathie, Vickie 4c David Non contested or without d (269)345-1173. HOME IMPROVEMENTSKitchens, baths, siding, decks and more. Licensed and insured. Free estimates. (269)9534)104 Middleville ON-SITE SERVICES COM­ PUTERS: hard ware/soft­ ware housing: services/in­ vesting call. (269)838-9358 message: (269)945-2674. RESTORE YOUR HOME from the inside out. Quality craftsmanship for over 15 years. Some look all their lives for a good painter; others find one with their first call. Michael Evans Painting 4c Wall Covering (269)795-3133.___________ SURGERY SCHEDULER/MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST: Full-time. Excellent opportunity availa­ ble in an established grow­ ing Ophthalmology office. Ideal candidate will possess excellent telephone and peo­ ple skills, have worked in a medical office, computer ex­ perience, have medical in­ surance background, ac­ counting skills, and a detail oriented self starter. Experi­ ence immediate gratification in a professional atmos­ phere. We offer competitive wages, paid vacation, health insurance and a profit shar­ ing retirement. Send resume to: Attn: Office Manager, 915 W. Green Street, Suite 101, Hastings, Mi 49058. No phone call please. by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 MARKETSunday, July 30th. 400 Exhibitors. Rain or Allegan, Mich. $4.00 adm. AQUATIC PLANTS: WA­ TER Lilies 4c Lotus, Goldfish 4r Koi, liners, pumps, filter?. Apol's Landscaping 9340 Kalaouftoo, CaledfflfflF (616)698-1030. Open Mon­ day-Friday 9am-530pm; Sat- room. Fine Lake view, 256 Hickory Rd, $900 + security. The Barry Township Police and the Barry County Sheriff’s Department are investigating complaints of malicious destruction of mailboxes in the Hope and Barry Township areas. The incidents look place on or around Thursday, July 13. United Stales Postal Inspectors have offered a $300 reward. Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call the Barry Township Police Department, the Barry County Sheriff's Department or Barry County Silent Observer. Hastings man arrested for domestic assault John Benedict. 22. of Hastings, was arrested last Friday after Hastings police were summoned to a house in the 900 block of East Clinton Street on a domestic assault complaint. Witnesses in the area said they heard and saw a woman being assaulted, and responding officers said benedict admitted that an altercation had taken place over some personal matters. The 22-year-old victim was treated at the scene for her injuries by Lansing Mticy Ambulance at the scene. Benedict was placed under arrest for domestic assault and was lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. Motorist held for 3 suspended license violations A 41 -year-old Belmont man was arrested by Hastings Police July 19 for driving on a suspended drivers license, third offense. Archie Boyd was stopped by officers in the 300 block of North Broadway for pulling an unlicensed trailer. During the inves­ tigation it was discovered that Boyd’s driver’s license was suspended and that he had two subsequent offenses in the past year and a half. Boyd was placed under arrest and lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. Middleville woman arrested for assaulting police A 40-year-old Middleville woman was arrested Saturday. July 22. for resisting and obstructing a police officer after she inter­ fered with an officer during a traffic stop. Katherine Encinas apparently was agitated because her employee had been stopped for a seat belt violation. White the offi­ cer was weaking to the driver she pulled up, got out of her van and approached the officer to dispute the stop. Encinas was told to return to her vehicle, but continued to badger the officer and would not leave. When the officer radioed for some assistance she swore at the officer and pushed him. Encinas was at that time placed under arrest, but she coe’inued to resist. and then kicked the officer as he was taking her into custody. A local resident/businessmaa who had witnessed the incident stopped to assist the officer. Encinaa was transported and lodged at the Barry County Jail. Her employee was cited for the seat belt infraction and released. Delton woman held for license suspensions Arnie Linn Jahnke. 29, of Delton was arrested by Barry County Sheriff's deputies Sunday, July 23, after a deputy responded to a report that a vehicle had driven past the barriers at Gemsey Lake in Hox Township. When the deputy arrived, he found Jahnke attempting to leave. When stopped. Jahnke exited the vehicle and the deputy rec­ ognized her as have a bench warrant out of Barry County. When interviewed Jahcke asked the deputy if she could drive her three children home before being taken into custody and the deputy agreed. As he followed her home, the deputy ran a LEIN check and teamed her license had been suspended. The LEIN check revealed Jahi.ke had multiple suspensions over a length of time and two previous convictions. Jahnke was lodged in the Barry County Jail without incident J Motorist confresses to leaving Barry County Sheriff's deputies responding to a report of a single vehicle accident on State Road discovered * car in the ditch, but no driver at the scene. The investigation revealed a mailbox had been struck prior to the vehicle going off the road and into the dikb. Subsequent investigation revealed an open container of alcohol in the vehicle and a carton containing unopened beer. The owner of the vehicle was contacted and authorities were told her son had been driving the car. Deputy Richelte Spencer and her tracking dog, Gina, were cal’ed to the scene and in an attempt to track the driver, but Gina lost the scent over time. Later dipt day. Jonathan Daniel Daugherty. 20, of Hastings came to the Sheriff's Department and met with deputies He admitted being the driver and told them he had either fallen asleep or “blacked out” He then hitched a ride home with an unknown passerby. Daugherty was cited for leaving the scene of a property destruction accident and being a minor in possession of alcohol Daugherty had two prior alcohol related violations. signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. GARAGE SALE: Saturday, July 29th, 9am-5pm. Mens, womens, kids clothes. Cano­ py wrought iron bed, metal utility rack, sandbox with sand, knick-knacks, trunk mountain bike rack & misc. 235 E. High Street.__________ Driver’s license leads to arrest of woman motorist Sheriff deputies found no driver a: the scene of a roll-over accident on Parmalee Road in Thomapple Township shortly lifter midnight Saturday. However, deputies found a driver’s license belonging to Colleen Rae Wells, 28, of Middleville and when they went to her home they found her to be intoxicated and bleeding from a head injury. Wells refused treatment, but did admit she was the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident. She told officers she had been out for the evening and had consumed alcohol, but had not drank any more after the accident She said she lost control of her vehicle and the car rolled. . . A preliminary breath test recorded her blood alcohol level to be .21 percent at approximately 2:45 a.m. Wells subsequently did request medical assistance and was transported to Pennock.Hospital by Thomapple Township EMS. Cash reported stolen at Thomapple Township home Alumi-lite 29* travel trailer front kitchen, rear bedroom, center bath, sleeps 4, ducted air condition 4c heat, very clean, oak cabinets, stereo, microwave, large refrigera­ tor, excellent condition. Great towing, $8,500. (269)664-1983 DELUXE CAMPING MEM­ BERSHIP: purchased for $4,60C. will sacrifice for $700. (269)945-2821 FOR SALE: Trailer towing gear. Includes heavy duty hitch load equalizer bars, anti-sway bar, $50 OBO; Kayak used very little. Length 10ft, weight 50lbs. Capacity: 240lbs, $250 OBO; Grabber bike rack in excel­ lent condition. Trunk mount. Holds 3 bicycles, $50 OBO. Call (269)217-0642 anytime. J Stocks J Bonds J Mutual Funds J IRAs J CDs Barry County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a break-in on Robertson Road in Thomapple Township, which apparent­ ly occurred sometime between July 11 and 12. The owner of the home said while she was at work someone entered her home and stole more than $2,250 in cash. TWo fire safes located in a bedroom closet were broken into and cash was also missing from her deceased husband’s wallet. She said additional money was taken from an envelope she kept in the freezer. There was no sign of forced entry and the case remains under investigation. A real nurse actually helped at accident scene In last week’s Banner it was reported an accident on Cogswell Road in Castleton Township resulted in minor injuries to the victim. It was learned early this week that a registered nurse tended to the victim at the scene and she said the man was taken to an area hospital in critical condition with a head injury. An intoxicated 16-year-old at the scene did not declare herself to be a n’trse. as erroneously reported in the July 20 Police Beat. New library’s construction reported to be on schedule Mark D. Christensen, AAMS by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer Construction of the new Hastings Public Library is on sched­ ule and the super structure of the library was set into place last week with the installation of the steel beams. Library Administrator Barb Schondelmeyer said the con­ struction is going according to plan. Construction workers are putting the pieces into place for the new 20.000 square foot 421W. Woodtewn Are, Hastings, Ml 49054 (2691945-3553 cr M frss (SOO) 2SB-5220 “green building" structure. Construction of the long awaited building seemed more real with the erection of the steel frame that will support the build­ ing last week. The project culminates nearly eight years of plan­ www.tdwvdjonM.coni Edwardjones S ning and community effort. “They are doing a lot of underground work and plumbing right now.” said Schondelmeyer. “In the next couple of weeks they will continue with the steel work and also the structural concrete base will go in. Soon after tliat they will finish up with the vapor barrier which will contain the gas contamination on site. The project was given a grant by the Department of Environmental Quality for this purpose.” Schondelmeyer said recently the public came out to sign me of the steel beams used in the construction process. She said now the Library Board is trying to work out details concerning the creation of a time capsule for the new library. “It’s really in the discussion phases, but we are looking into having a time capsule and exploring some of the ideas on how to determine what goes in there...” She said the library is busy finishing up its summer reading program and looking forward to its sixth annual duck race, which takes place the Sunday of Summerfest at the end of August. The race, which starts at 2 p.m. is organized by the Friends of the Library, and includes patrons buying tickets and having a duck race in the river at Tyden Park. She said construction will continue to take place all summer and into the fall with inside work being done during the winter. The library is hoped to be completed by April of next year. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, July 27. 2006 - Page 17 Girls’ basketball joins boys for 2006 Amazing Race by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Sophomore Dylan McKay was crowned the ultimate Saxon Amazing Race superstar Wednesday at Tyden Park. For the second year in a row. McKay was a part of the winning team in the team-building event put on by the Saxon basketball pro­ gram McKay, and teammates Dustin Bateson, and Dustin Glaser waited in front of the finish line for Matt Lewis to catch up with them before breaking the team as the first team to compete the course. The four-person teams started at Hastings High School in the gymnasium, and had to run lines before hitting at least IO-of-15 free throws. If they didn't make the required amount of free throw s they would have to run lines again then try and knock down the required percentage of foul shots. Once a team completed that event, team members had to run to the Center Rd. bridge, across the Thomapple River and get in two canoes. When teams arrived at Tyden Park, they jumped out of their boats and headed onto land for three other athletic activities. A team member had to do 20 push-ups. then throw a football through a tire. After paddling a canoe down the river, then doing 20 push ups. arms were a little worn out and getting the ball through the hole from 10 yards away wasn't as easy as it sounds. From there, the teams raced to the volley­ ball court at Tyden. and one member had to do 20 sit-ups and serve a volleyball into a square lined off on the other side of the net. The final challenge was weaving through a course of orange traffic cones while dribbling a soccer ball then firing it into the net at the other end. That wasn’t it though, after the goal a play er had lo pick up the ball and race back to the opposite end of the soccer field to meet their teammates before racing the length of the field again to the finish line. Lewis missed a cone on his first attempt, and had to complete the soccer course a sec­ ond time. Lucky for him and his teammates, the second place team missed their shot on goal and had to do the soccer course again as well. Racing five lengths of the soccer field took its toll on Lewis. McKay, credited his canoeing skills as a possible reason for his team's success. In its first installment, last summer, the Saxon Amazing Race included members of the Saxon boys’ basketball program. This year the girls' program competed with the boys. The first co-ed team across the finish line included Jesse El I wood and Brad Peterson from the boys’ program and Dana Shilling and Natalie Knorp from the girls. They were the eighth team to hit the water in their canoes, but finished third overall. Having Shilling’s volleyball skills and Knorp’s soccer skills on the team was a big plus. Many teams struggled with the football and volleyball portions of the event. Shilling's first serve landed inside the square. “It was a good way for the programs to work together, and for the girls to show the boys we're not so weak.” said Shilling. They might have had a better shot at first place if their canoe hadn't tipped over in the river. They were the eighth team to enter their boats, and the third to finish overall. Most of the competitors did stay dryer this year than they did a year ago. according to event organ­ izer and boys’ freshmen basketball coach Rich Long. He said most of the participants tipped over in their canoes just trying to get off the steep bank near the Center Rd. bridge during the 2005 race. Long hopes that the bugs have been worked out in these first few races, and it can become a bigger event. Participants didn’t have to perform the physical challenges prior to attempting the different athletic contests last year. “All the programs, basketball and football, are putting a bigger emphasis on lifting, so we wanted to put an emphasis on the strength and conditioning part of it," Long said. Someday soon, the football program and others could be involved. “I’d like . in the near future or maybe next year, to have it be the entire athletic pro­ gram.” said Long. “Make it a little bigger, but a similar idea of athletic challenges.” Of course, that would mean a lot more burgers and hot dogs have to be grilled while the kids are coming down the river. After the race, the teams shared in a luncheon at Tyden Park. Parents and Felpausch Foods provided lunch. Canoes were provided for the race by U-Rent-EM Canoes. A pair of canoes filled with Saxon basketball players near Tyden Park in Hastings, the last stop in the 2006 Saxon Amazing Race Wednesday morning. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Still draped in the tape. Hastings student-athletes Matt Lewis. Dylan McKay, Dustin Bateson, and Dustin Glaser try to smile and catch their breath at the same time after winning the Second Annual Saxon Amazing Race Wednesday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Great Lakes Longbow Invitational to be at Charlton Park Aug. 11-13 The Michigan Longbow Association will have its fourth annual Great Lakes LongbowInvitational at Historic Charlton Park in Hastings Friday through Sunday. Aug. 11-13. Chariton Park Director George W. Shannon said. “The MLA is very excited about their longbow shoot in Barry County this year. The Great Lakes Longbow Invitational, the world's largest longbow event, is in its 22nd year, while the MLA is celebrating its 23rd anniversary.” Historic Chariton Park is a new location for With the pressure on, Hastings’ junior Jordan Rambin watches as his football sails towards the tire, during one of the athletic events set up at Tyden Park. (Photo by Brett Bremer) the invitational, which has previously been held in Marshall. Brighton. Berrien Springs Community Important to you. Important to us. Hastings City Bank has been part of the Barry County community for 120 years. When you bank with us, you bank with your neighbors, friends and family... and you support a local company! and Grass Lake. The GLLI is a weekend full of longbow shooting, browsing the traditional archery vendors’ displays, eating and carousing with other longbow enthusiasts. There will be shooting events for all ages and skill levels. Attendees can participate in the Silver Arrow Shoot — based on th: old "Robin Hood" style tournament; the Clou’ Shoot — a distance and ELECT INTEGRITY KEN DEMOTT for accuracy event; three 3D courses for fun. or try their luck at the Turkey novelty shoots. There is a range set up just for the young longbow shooters. A variety of food vendors will be on hand, and archery vendors will have new and used bows, arrows and all of the traditional archery Townships (District #3) With my Proven Record in the Courts of Law, of my Honesty and Integrity, I will continue with the same Honesty and Integrity while supplies on hand to get prepared for the We offer every financial service you could need: • • • • Free Checking Free Online Banking Mortgage Services Personal Loans • • • • Trust and Investment Services Financial Planning Commercial Loans Small Business Checking The GLLI is an all-weekend event, so you can come out to thx. park, camp and enjoy the whole experience, or just come for the day to get a taste. Either way. if you are planning to shoot, this is a longbow and wooden arrow event, so please leave your other bows at home. The MLA believes in passing on the tradition of archery and has loaner equipment Come Bank With Us! for kids and also allows children to shoot recurve bows. Hus. children 16 and under shoot for free. Camping is $6 per night before Thursday, and S6 for the weekend. There is a $5 per adult gale fee for the weekend. 3D shooting is $7 per round, or $25 unlimited. The special event shooting fees are from $1 to S3. For more information, the MLA website is michiganlongbow.org/glli.btm or call NILA Serving Barry County Since 1886 www.hastingscitybank.com • 269-945-2401 150 West Court Street, Hastings, MI 49058 For career opportunities Contact John Cottrell 269-945-2401 For information about HCB Financial Corp stock contact Randy Teegardin 269-945-2401 SecunkM and mwranca product* oflarM by UVeil Fnanr.al Serwce* Merroe. NASO and SPC are not a dapout. not FOC nM guaranteed Dy the Bar* not rwured by any government agency and may go dewr n vetue moano serving as your commissioner. upcoming hunting season or just some back­ yard shooting. Council Member Ken Scollick at (248) 634­ 0845. Historic Chariton Park is located al 2545 S. Chariton Park Road, just nonh of M-79 between Hastings and Nashville. For mure information on the park, visit ww w.charitonpark.org or phone (269)945-3775. Personal - Past Employment Barry County Sheriff Department 1966-1994 Deputy, Undercover Officer, Corporal. Jail Administrator. Detective Sergeant for 18 years, with a proven record of Honesty and integrity. In all of the years of testifying in many Courts of Law. my Honesty and Integrity was never questioned. Chenoweth Tool and Die 1962-1965 United States Coast Guard (Res.) 1962-1970 Hastings High School Graduate 1962 Lifelong resident of Barry County Married with three children and four granddaughters When Elected I will: Use my years of investigative knowledge and experience. To search out the right answers to issues that come in front of the Board of Commissioners and cast the right vote for the citizens of Hope and Rutland Townships and all of Barry County. I will maintain an open line of communication with the citizens of the townships, and would want your input on issues that are important to you. I will foster a positive working relationship with the county employees we represent. 1 would listen to their feedback and sug­ gestions. on how current procedures could be improved. 1 will host a coffee, an informal meeting to listen to your issues and ideas, at different times and locations in the townships. I will continue my commitment lo public service, as I did for 25 years in my Long and Outstanding Law Enforcement career. With your support and vote on Tuesday. August 8th. I will continue to serve you. with Honesty and Integrity as your County Commissioner. Ke” Demon Paid for by the Committee to Elect Ken Demont. 4485 Cedar Creek Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058 �Page 19 - Thursday July 27. 2006 - Tho Hastings Banner MotoCross moves in for Friday night fair show Riders send dirt spraying in all directions as they maneuver through the turns during the MotoCross Friday night at the Bany County Fair. (Photo by Perry Hardin) " It wasn't only the big boys and girts putting on a show for the grandstand crowd Friday night during the MotoCross event at the Barry County Fair. (Photo by Perry Hardin) A single spinning rider wowed the grandstand crowd at the Barry County Fair Friday night, during a break in the racing action of the S.J.O. Productions MotoCross. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Some riders soared high above the track in an effort to get across the finish line first at the MotoCross even. Friday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Garvey takes A.D. job at Otsego Did manage to see a little ball in two trips to ‘Caps I feel a little bad for Battle Creek. The South West Michigan Devil Rays, the class A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, which plays in Battle Creek will be packing up and leaving town for Midland soon (at the end of the season). It is only minor league baseball, but having a minor league team is better than having no team at all. For the first time ever I caught back-to-back West Michigan Whitecaps games in Comstock Park, Monday and Tuesday. The Whitecaps are the class A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. Monday my dad Mike and uncle John performed Abbott and Costello's 'Who's on First’ as part of turn-back the clock night al Fifth Third Ballpark. Tuesday was Joe) Zumaya bob­ ble-head night. Zumaya played for the Whitecaps a few years ago, before being bumped up to the big league club and tossing 102 m.p.h. heaters in relief. I’ve had Zumaya bobble-head day circled on the calendar for a while. I’m not a rabid bobble-head collector. I don’t have even one. 1 just thought it would be cool. The Whitecaps were supposed to be passing them out to the first 1.000 fans in attendance Tuesday night. After a stop al the Saxon youth football camp Tuesday. I headed home and then straight to the ball park. The gates didn't even open for a half an hour, but there were already lines down lite steps and out into the parking lot. I was guessing there were probably five or six hundred people ahead of me in line. I thought I was pretty good at math in school, and always did a good job of guessing how many gum-balls were in the jar each Friday in Mr. Warren's fifth grade class at Page Elementary in Middleville. Turns out, I must have been way off. because they were gone when I got there. Before the gates even opened, an older gentleman came walking down the steps with five of them in his arms. I guess it’s who you know. If anybody really needs one. they were already on E-bay Wednesday afternoon. Tlie one I saw was going for $53 with five hours left in the sale. The only reason I wanted one was to set on a shelf in my basement. 1 feel a little bad for Battle Creek, but I don’t feel too bad. 1 went Monday to see Abbott and Costclk). I went Tuesday for bobble-heads. There isn't a return trip planned for Thursday night to see actual baseball. It’s tough to actually pay attention to the game. With the mascot Crash and the Swimming Pig running around, nacho helmets, huge beers, soup toss, and soggy bottom games going on. Monday sitting up near the concourse, there wasn’t much of the game that was memorable, accept for hot prospect Cameron Maybin's first ever home run in his home stadium as a pro. It was his first, but there will be plenty more. Hopefully the Tigers won't trade him for a quick fix this summer, and we’ll sec him hit plenty of balls out of Comcrica Park in the years to come. There’s another guy in a Whitecaps jersey to keep an eye on now. Mike Hernandez became the first guy in Midwest League history to hit for the cycle twice in one year, when he knocked a triple to the right field comer in the bottom of the eighth, after hitting a sin­ gle. double, and a home run in his first three at-bats. Sitting near the front of the box seats, it was a little easier to sec the ball game and 1 did gel to see al! four of Hernandez's hits. My eyes still weren't glued to the field for every out. like they are on the Tigers. I I by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The hunt for a new athletic director at Delton Kellogg High School is on. Former athletic director (AD) Mike Garvey was officially named the next Otsego High School AD at Tuesday's meeting of the Otsego Board of Education. “Il was one of those opportunities that just presented itself, and I decided to take a pretty good look and I liked what I saw." said Garvey of his decision to leave Delton Kellogg. Garvey started as AD at Delton Kellogg in the fall of 1999. “I had a great time at Delton." said Garvey. “I think we accomplished a lot of things for the kids during my time and for the all the athletic programs. We got some good coaches in there who are more concerned with the whole child than just the Ws and the Ls." The job of assistant principal, which deals with student discipline was added to Garvey's duties at Delton Kellogg recently, and he’s happy that won't be part of his job description at Otsego. “Athktics is my passion." Garvey said. “It’s still my passion. When you have some­ thing like that and you have to split your loy­ alties and your time, it’s a little different. Otsego had more to offer than just a chance to refocus his attention squarely on athletics. They’re going to have a brand new high school in a year, or a year and a half. All their athletic fields are being renovated. Garvey said. He and his family live in Kalamazoo, and the move to Otsego cuts down on his commute time. Garvey couldn't single out a moment that was the highlight of his career at Delton, although did seem to gravitate towards moments that centered around true student­ athletes. “It was all kinds of things. It was the smiles or tears after a big game. It was all the kids. One of the highlights was this spring was see­ ing Marissa (Ingle) named a MHSAA scholar athlete and Ross Osgood the same thing last year." said Garvey. He was also proud of the athletic honors award he helped get started at Delton Kellogg High School. Throughout their high school careers, athletes earn points for competing on different levels, scoring al I-conference hon­ ors. and having high grade point averages. If a student finishes high enough on the point Former Delton Kellogg athletic director Mike Garvey (right) hands out awards dur­ ing the 2004 50 years of football celebration at DKHS. Garvey was named the next Otsego High School athletic director at Tuesday night’s Otsego school board meeting. (File photo) scale at the end of their senior year, they can graduate with athletic honors. Students receive a big medal and are recognized at graduation ceremonies. Garvey, although not technically under contract yet at Otsego, is hard at work for the Bulldogs but isn't sure if his days Delton are done yet. I “I’m not sure I’ve had that yet." Garvey said of his last day at DK. “Whoever gets hired there, they’re going to need somebody who knows the ropes. I hope like heck, the new person will let me help them." �The Hastings Banner - Thursday July 27. 2006 - Page 1» HHS football hosting camps this week by Brett Bremer Sports Editor More than 50 boys entering grades three through eight this fall are participating this week in the Saxon boys’ football camp. Monday through Thursday this week, boys have been working with Hastings High School coaches and players to sharpen their skills for the upcoming season and for the future. Monday and Tuesday campers went from station to station learning football basics, blocking, tackling, passing, taking hand-offs, running pass routes, and doing a defensive back tip drill, while also taking plenty of time out between each station to refresh them­ selves with cool water. “The hydration of athletes is essential. It is an absolute necessity that water be available in unlimited quantities at all times during practices. At the same time, coaching staffs need to be tuned into their student-athletes and be sure they are partaking of water." said John R. Johnson, communications director for the Michigan High School Athletic Association, in a recent press release regard­ ing hot-weather practice information. Saxon varsity head coach Fred Rademacher, who was mostly just taking in the proceedings at the youth camp, mentioned that the plan was for some of the younger kids to get involved in some games while the older athletes were going to start learning some of the varsity play book later on in the camp. The high school athletes took their turn under the hot summer sun this week as well, with the camp for athletes entering grades nine through 12 working out Monday through Wcd.iesday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. A hand­ ful were doing double duty, helping the youths learn then suiting up themselves for camp in the evenings. Hastings High School football practice begins on Monday. Aug. 7. The 2006 varsity football season begins for the Saxons on Friday. Aug. 25 against the Lakewood Vikings. Saxon varsity running back Matt Donnini helped campers work on their hand-off receiving ability during camp on Tuesday afternoon, before participating in the high school camp later in the day. (Photo by Brett Bremer) s J-Ad Graphics and the Hastings Athletic Boosters proudly presents THE BUZZ YOUNGS LEGENDS GOLF CLASSIC Saturday, August Sth, 2006 Riverbend Golf Course 4-Person Scramble • 8:30 a.m. Shot Gun Start $75.00 per person indudes greens fee for 18 holes of golf, lunch and dinner. LEGENDS... - Cash Prizes - I lock Oarey, Law Lang, lack Hoke, Bob First.1?: S500 • Second... S300 j 2 Blind Draws... S100 each Carlson, ht Murphy, Dick Guenther, Bruce McDowell, Bernie Oom, Tony Turkal, Bob VanderVeen, Dr. Jim Cori Scheessel. Iarry Melendy, Cynthia ’> Closest to the pm 4 Lon? 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(Photo by Brett Bremer) pojaMe to Hastings Summeifest 2006 TIP OFF... 9:30 AM OoyilGHi (Apt 12-14) Team Name Buzz Youngs Golf Classic is just two Saturdays away The 2006 Buzz Youngs Legends Golf Classic will be held on Aug. 5. at Riverbend Golf Course in Hastings. The four-person scramble will get started with an 8:30 a.m. shot gun start. The cost of $75 per person includes greens fees for 18 holes, lunch, and dinner. The first place foursome will win $500. with $300 going to the second place team. There will also be two blind drawings for SI00 each, as well as three closes to the pin challenges, two long drives for males and two for females, a 50/50 closest to the pin game, an optional skins game, and a raffle table. Contact Riverbend Golf Course to sign up at (269) 945-3238. I—I Boys 4 Giris I—iMwIWomw -—iltonlWomn । I__ I(A0M1S-17) I___ l(Agts 18-25) I___ |(AgM2Htp) I Age brackets subject to change based on participation Age Team Captain Send Entries to... Phone#______ Team Members Age Age Bany County Am Chamber oT Commerce 221 W. State Stmt Hastings, meeoa Questions??... Please fill out form completely TYDEN PARK Call (269) 948-3025 SATURDAY AUG. 26 I �Page 20 - Thursday. July 27, 2006 - The Hastings Banner SCMYB crowns its 2006 champs The South Central Michigan Youth Baseball league (SCMYB) wrapped up its 2006 summer season recently, and crowned champions in three different age divisions. A pair of teams finished the year with unblemished league records. The Under-10 champions, (he Union Bank / Woodbury Grain squad, coached by Denny Sauers fin­ ished the season with a 16-0 record. The Under-12 champions also were unbeaten. AIS / TradeMark Realty Inc. coached by Bill Barker, won its division with an 18-0 mark. The U-14 Hastings Elks. coached by Mike McLean, won its division with a 17-3 record. one game better than the Hastings Body Shop I Portland Federal Credit Union Team. The UI0 SCMYB teams ended their league season in late June, while the UI2 and U14 teams finished their league runs in the first weeks of June. The three championship teams qualified for district play. A total of 18 teams competed in the league this summer, with home bases in Hastings. Middleville. Lake Odessa, and Wayland. The UI0 and UI2 champs were based in Lake Odessa, while the Elks that took the UI4 league represented Hastings. John Bremer (left) and Mike Bremer perform Abbott and Who's on First' on top of the West Michigan Whitecaps dugout prior to the start of Monday's game against Peoria. (Photo by Brett Bremer) The Hastings Elks team won the South Central Michigan Youth Baseball 14-andunder title this summer. Team members are (front from left) Eric Petttengill, Matt Fekfpausch, Dylan Downs, Cam Mueller. Garrett Darling, (back) coach Mike McLean. Zach Passmore, Gate Sutherland. Riley McLean, Mike Purchase. Caleb Cuyler, and Matt Cathcart. Missing from photo are Patt Garnett and coach Doug Garrett. The AIS/TradeMark Realty Inc. team won the South Central Michigan Youth Baseball 12-and-under title this summer. Team members are (front from left) Joey Endres. Alex Schuiling, Adam Barker. Shawn McCaul. Aaron Reiser. Derek Tracey, (back) coach Mark Stahl, Brendan Stahl, Eric Enz. coach Marty Carter. Jordan Cooper. Ben Ridder, and coach Bill Barker. Missing from photo is Jade Bosworth. K, A. Mueller Accounting Providing the following services: • Bookkeeping • Payroll Processing • Acquisition Consulting • New Business Start-ups • Tax Preparation • Computer Support • Client Bookkeeping Solution® • QuickBooks® and more______ Located across from Hastings City Bank, next to Brian's Tire at... 221 South Jefferson Phone: (269)945-3547 Fax: (269)945-5397 www.kamuelleraccounting.com ’..... in business to serve individuals and business.’ The Union Bank/Woodbury Grain team won the South Central Michigan Youth Baseball 10-and-under title this summer. Team members are (front from left. Makay Markwart. Alex Gaudy. Jordan White, Connor Hamsbarger, Brian Young Josh O'Mara, (middle) Robert Wilkinson. Blake Yaeger, Garred Szczepaniak, Doug Suntken, Charlie Reiser. Daniel Sauers, (back) coach Matt White, coach Danny Sauers, and coach Jim Caudy. ‘Shoes for Souls' organizer plans to go to Russia by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Denise Griffin, who is organizing the “Shoes for Souls” campaign al Pharmacy Cares in Middleville, has been invited to join a mission trip to Russia this fall to distribute shoes to orphans. The Shoes for Souls campaign distributes gently used and new shoes and socks to orphan children. The collection box will be at Pharmacy Cares in Middleville through Aug. 4. Griffin urges people to check sales and boots and winter shoes for older children are especially needed. There had been a contest for shoe cam­ paign organizers to win a trip to Russia. Griffin entered that contest, but was notified that she had not won. Unbeknownst to her. her son in Illinois had written a letter explain­ ing why his mother should really be selected to go on this trip. “1 was so surprised when I learned on Friday that I would be going to Russia on Sept 28,” Griffin said. “I still don't know if I will have to raise money to go or not.” She said she has been pleased with the number of shoes, boots and socks which have been donated. She has been collecting them and getting them ready to ship once the cam­ paign is over. Pharmacy Cares is in the Marketplace Plaza on the M-37 Highway in Middleville. sponsored by Hastings Orthopedic Clinic sports-performance-enhancement-education-and -developmen To register please contact ■<yaOP£0 Kristy or Melissa at Hastings Orthopedic Clinic Phone: 800-596-1005 269-945-9520 Email: kristybh@hoc-mi.com melissar@hoc-mi.com Session Date & Times IMPROVE YOUR SPEED, POWER, COORDINATION, BODY AWARENESS AND EXPLOSIVE STRENGTH July 25th ■ July 28th 10:00-11:15am 10yrs-13yrs 3:00-4:15pm 14yrs- 18yrs $25.00 $25.00 The purpose of this camp is designed tn help improve student athlete’s performance and reduce injury. Every athlete knows success is achieved as a result of hard work and dedication. Improvements in speed, agility, strength, and coordination can often make the difference between success and failure in athletics. Our camp includes various drills and circuits focusing on these key factors Carap SPEED helps athletes achieve their Aug. 1st-Aug. 4th 5: 00-6:15pm 6: 45-8:00pm !0yrs-l3yrs 14yrs-18yrs maximum potential in a safe efficient environment. $25.00 $25.00 ( amp S.P.E.E.D. will be held at Hastings High School Track and Field. * Registration fee includes t-shirt, water bottle and sport towel* Bremer bros, learn who’s who at ‘Caps Brothers Mike Bremer and John Bremer of Middleville have performed Bud Abbott and Lou Costello’s radio comedy routine “Who’s on First" dozens of times for church outings, family, and friends. Monday afternoon they had a bigger audi­ ence than usual, and a grander stage. On a couple of occasions during Middleville United Methodist Church out­ ings to Fifth Third Ballpark, home of the Detroit Tigers’ Class A affiliate West Michigan Whitecaps, they’ve performed the skit in the stands for the group. On Tuesday, they were officially part of the show. Mike acted out the role of Costello, the (in their version) Whitecaps bound ball player, with John as Abbott who’s invited to manage for as long as he’s on the team. A top the Whitecaps dug out, John did his best to teach Mike the names of the ballplay­ ers he’d be joining. Who’s on first. What’s on second. I Don’t Know’s on third. The pair sent a tape of an earlier perform­ ance to Whitecaps officials early in the base­ ball season. and learned later that their per­ termance would be perfect for Monday’s turn hack rhe clock night. On turn back the clock night, fans were asked to answer base­ ball trivia questions from the 1940s, and the Whitecaps wore 1940’s style Detroit Tigers uniforms. The Whitecaps finished off the night with a 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs Class A affiliate from Peoria. Nashville Harvest Fest royalty searc h now under way The Nashville Community Development Committee of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce is busy planning Nashville Harvest Festival 2006. which is slated for Saturday, Sept. 16. starting with the process of selecting a king, queen, prince and princess for the event. Prince and princess contestants should be at least 5 years of age or in kindergarten through 12th grade. Anyone older is eligible for king or queen. The Harvest Festival roy­ alty will be selected by monetary votes. The person receiving the most votes (money) in each category will win. All funds collected are used to support the Harvest Festival. To enter, call Clay's Dinner Bell. Each entrant will need to create canisters for his or her votes. The canister should be made from a tall and narrow type can. such as a Pringles can. The can may be decorated and should include a photo of the candidate. Cans may be placed at the following loca­ tions: Clay’s Dinner Bell, Goodtime Pizza. Hughes Hides &. Furs. MOO-viUe. and Nashville Shell. Containers can be placed at more than one locations, but space is limited. The canisters can be placed immediately. They will be in the above locations for voting until Monday. Sept. 11. The winners will be notified on Tuesday. Sept. 12. The king, queen, prince and princess will be crowned on Friday. Sept. 15. before the Maple Valley varsity football game with GalesburgAugusta. They will also appear the next day in the Harvest Festival parade and activities. This year’s activities will include a parade, a bake-off and chili cook-off. horse pulls, live entertainment, a pig scramble and more. The parade will be Saturday at 11 a m. To enter, call Dawn Meade at Eaton Federal Savings. Fay and Angie Salyers will be conducting the bake-off and chili cook-off. The event will include the National Lightweight Horse Pulling Championship and a Heavyweight Horse Pull at 4 p.m. Dr. Michael Callton is coordinating live entertainment for Saturday afternoon in the Maple Valley Pharmacy parking lot coordi­ nated by Dr. Michael Callton. Additional information will be available soon. The committee inviting anyone interested in assisting with the festival to attend one of their next meetings Monday. July 31 or Aug. 14. The meetings are held at 7 p.m. at Clay’s Dinner Bell in Nashville. "This committee has a great time while ensuring the success of the event." said Chamber Director Julie DeBoer. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-08-03.pdf 7dbabe25181eac606fa357c6f629fe36 PDF Text Text We got letters! See Letters on Pages 4-7 There are many choices to be made Grandma's got game and so do her friends See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 21 HASTIHGS PUBLIC UBRART Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 18$6 wsti UlICWKChST H 4KM IIM DANNER Hastings VOLUME 153, No. 31 NEWS BRIEFS Road resurfacing planned for M43 The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin wort on M-43 Monday. Aug. 7. in Barry County. MDOT will be resurfacing nearly six miles of M-43 from north of Ridgewood Drive to south of Bush Road, and 5.3 miles of M-43 from north of Schultz Road to M-37. This $1 million project is expected extend the life of M-43 at these two loca­ tions by approximately eight years and provide a smoother ride for motorists. It continues a commitment by the MDOT and the Jennifer Granholm administration to create jobs, improve quality of life, and provide the highest quality integrated transportation services for Michigan resi­ dents and businesses. The estimated com­ pletion date is Sept. 15. During this work, one lane of alternat­ ing traffic will be open via flag control. Pacific Lite to play at Fountain Friday “Fridays at the Fountain." the continu­ ing summer concert series, will continue this week when the pop/jazz combo Pacific Lite appears for the Aug. 4 con­ cert. This versatile duo of musicians returns after a year away from the scries. The music will be provided by Joe LaJoye on trumpet, flugel bom and vocals, teaming up with Gene Englerth on keyboards and vocals to bring a special brand of pop music with a jazz influence to the series. Pacific Lite has been performing throughout Michigan since 1974, first as a trio and in recent years as a duo. The two will treat the listeners to a wide variety of tunes, from swing to Latin and funk to rock. The Friday at the Fountain series which is sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council and the City of Hastings, begins at 11:30 am. and concludes at 1 p.m. In the event of inclement weather concerts are held at the City Bank in the Community Room. On Aug. 11, the final concert will be presented when the featured entertain­ ment will be Java Jive. Delton Library book sale set The Friends of Delton District Library will hold its annual fail book sale in con­ junction with Delton Area Founders Weekend and the 10th Annual Car Show tobe held Aug. 11-12. All bargain-sale books may be pur­ chased at the library on Thursday. Aug. 10 from 10 am. to 8 p.m; Friday. Aug. I), from 10 am. to 5 p.m; and Saturday. Aug. 12 from 9 am. to 3 p.m. In addition, all current members of the Friends orgnization will be given an opportunity to buy books prior to the pub­ lic sale days. That event will be held Wednesday. Aug. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. MNA to represent health dept, nurses The Unit II professional staff at the Barry-Eaton County Health Department voted to have the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) be their certified bar­ gaining agent. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Thursday, August 3.2006 ' PRICE 50c Plenty of contests in primary election Tuesday State Rep., County Board, Prosecutor races featured, along with parks millage requests IFOUR-7-CO. COMMISSIONERS JAMES BANKS JOE MARHOFER JACK SHATTUCK BRIAN CALLEY CHERYL CHADWICK AMANDA POWELL DIKE CARE OF US LiKE THE DM CO ANIMAL SMELTER WE ARE IN DEEP TROUBLE DEFENSELESS flNiMALS-RT [commissioners MERCY 'ANiMHL SHELTER iS SHRM.tFUl Id.SGRACL P.r.FUL CR.ES [FROM W.TH.N I lAh.MIIL (.OUFfm (OOiNU the BEST I Hi' <■ J TH.S SHAMEFUL Activist bashes Calley on shelter Cliff Lazarus of Ionia stands next to his decorated vehicle, in front of the Barry County Courthouse Tuesday to protest lack of action by Brian Cafley. a candidate for 87th District State Representative, on a new Ionia County animal shelter “Everywhere Calley goes. I go with this." Lazarus said. “He says he wants to know our views on dif­ ferent issues now that he wants to run for state representative. While a commission­ er, we went to him with our issues, and most of them were cast off." Lazarus has accused Calley of not honoring a promise he would introduce a resolution to help the shelter. “I believe he deceived me," said Lazarus. “I even put up signs for the guy." (Photo by Megan Lavell) by David T. Young Editor A seven-way race for the GOP nomination for state representative, two parks and recre­ ation millage proposals, a contest for Barry County prosecutor and five contests for scats on the Barry County Board of Commissioners highlight next Tuesday's primary election. All of the above races involving candidates are on the Republican side of the ballot. The only Democatic contest will be between Peter Hickey and James Rinck for the right to face incumbent Vcm Ehlers in the November gen­ eral election for Third District congressman. There also are a few contests at the town­ ship level, notably in Praireville and Woodland. Two county-wide millage proposals The first of two millage requests will be for the renewal of a .25-mill levy for Charluv. Park operations for 10 years. The millage first was passed in 1986 and renewed in 1996 The second proposal for an increase of .25 mill would fund projects such as the Paul Henry Trail, ballfields, upgrading parks other than Chariton and a scale model railroad ai Charlton Park. Proponents such as members of the Parks and Recreation Commission contend passing -vth proposals is a form of investment in eco­ nomic development and tourism. Opponents have insisted Barry County has gone from no additional dedicated millages 20 y ears ago to five now and they say plans for use of the increased millage have not been explained adequately. 87th District State Representative Seven Republican candidates are seeking the nomination to run in the November gener­ al election against Democrat Douglas Kalnbach. who is alone on the August pri­ mary ballot. The seven arc Jim Bailey, former chairman of the Barry County Board of Commissioners; Brian Calley. current chair­ man of the Ionia County Board; Mark Doster, former Barry County Commissioner and for­ mer Prairieville Township Supervisor. Tom Lower, Ionia County businessman and farmer; Brian Reynolds. Barry County Surveyor. Wade Trombley. Middleville real estate businessman: and Susan Vlictstra. Thomapple Township Clerk. The 87th District includes all of Barry County and most of Ionia County. The seat will become vacant Jan. I because its current occupant. Gary Newell, has been retired due to term limits. Barry County Board of Commissioners The five contests, ail Republicans, are between retired detective Ken DeMott and retired businessman Keith Ferris in the Third District; between incumbent Mike Califon and Mark Noteboom in the Fifth District; Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp and former Barry County GOP Chairman Mark Englerth in the Sixth District; incumbent Tom Wing and former Parks and Recreation Commissioner Jeff VanNortwick in the Seventh District, and incumbent Wayne Achms and former Planning Commissioner Serafin "Chuck" Nieves in the Eighlhn District. The Third District GOP primary winner will face Democrat Mike Lewis in November; the Sixth Distnc? winner will take on Democratic Party Vice Chairman David Brinker! in the general a.?d Democrat John Loftus will run against Republican incumbent Howard “Hoot" Gibson in the Fourth District. Barry County Prosecutor Appointed incumbent Prosecutor Juii? See ELECTION, page 15 ‘Power School' program all set Delton schools totally wired by Megan lavell Staff Writer Delton Kellogg xhools are making their way into the future • f academics with.their new student information system, “Power School." Power School is a program allowing teach­ ers to keep students’ grades, attendance and discipline records on their computer. The pro­ gram also gives parents complete access to information about their children over the Internet through specific user names and passwords. Besides students' information, parents also have daily announcements avail­ able to them through the program. “What Power School has allowed us to do now is open a portion of it or several portions to allow parents to log in and view a snapshot of current grades, attendance and discipline." said Delton Kellogg High School Principal Rick Arnett. "We have several parents that arc really wanting to be involved, and we applaud that as a school district. And we understand as a school district that times have changed. We understand as a school district the need to inform parents. By having that information readily available to be shared by all. it makes that function much easier." Arnett said at least three schools in Grand Rapids and Battle Creek also are using Power School, an Apple product. In Delton. Power School currently is available for fifth through twelfth grades. It will be used at the elemen­ tary level only for attendance. Middle school teachers arc required to use Power School for their own records, but the program will not open to the parents of mid­ dle school students until later this school year. Several parents acted as a pilot group last year to test the Power School program. Delton Kellogg High School teachers also have been working with the Power School system for a year to become comfortable with See DELTON, page 9 Delton Kellogg Middle School secretary and Power School Administrator Denise Osborne sits with high school Principal Rick Arnett and the new student information system Power School login scieen. Beginning this fall, Delton Kellogg High School teachers will use Power School to keep track of students’ grades, attendance and dis­ cipline records. State Rep. candidates speak out at forum in Hastings by David T. Young Editor Most of the seven candidates for 87th District State Representative agreed on most issues at the forum Thursday night in Hastings, but there were some subtle differ­ ences in style, vision and presentation. Jim Bailey. Brian Calley. Mark Doster. Tom Lower. Brian Reynolds. Wade Trombley and Susan Vlictstra fielded individual and group questions from moderator Fred Jacobs of J-Ad Graphics. All arc on the Aug. 8 pri­ mary election ballot seeking a two-year scat as a legislator in Lansing, succeeding the term limited Gary Newell. The 87th District includes all of Barry County and more than half of Ionia County . The winner of the Aug. 8 contest will face Democrat Doug Kalnbach in the Nov. 7 gen­ eral election. There was little disagreement in the group on issues such as elimination of Michigan's single business tax. on privatizing certain services for public schools, on Barry County's 911 controversy, the Gun Lake casi­ no and government regulations. Whatever dif­ ferences did exist were only in degree. No one had a good word to say about the single business tax. which has been in exis­ tence in Michigan for more than 30 years. Bailey, former Barry County Board of Commissioners chairman, noted it was voted the worst tax in American six years ago. He insisted. "We need to cut taxes. Everybody needs to recognize we're in a bad spot in Michigan. The thought we have any sacred cows is bad. We have to be conserva­ tive today. We have to reduce our tax bur­ den... We'll sec our economy grow." Bailey, who also believes personal proper­ ty taxes should be eliminated, did not suggest a way for the state to recover the two billion dollars in revenue that would be lost with the SBT cut. “The answer to eliminating the SBT is not replacement (of revenue)." he said. Trombley, a real estate businessman in Middleville, said. "No one has come up with a replacement plan (for the lost revenue)." Calley . an Ionia County Commissioner and banker from Portland, suggested the tax be based on business profits rather than sales. All candidates agreed the biggest problem with the SBT is that it discourages businesses from hiring more employees. Reynolds, current Barry County Surveyor and a business owner, said. "It’s a trouble­ some. regressive tax that doesn’t encourage good corporate behavior." Rey nolds, however, offered a different take on the issue. “We’ve cut a lot of taxes in the few years. 1 don't think we can cut any more without reducing our quality of life. If we think we’ll attract new business only by lowering taxes, we arc mistaken. Businesses won't want to relocate to where the schools arc lousy and roads and infrastructure arc bad." Vlictstra. Thomapple Township Clerk, said she favors eliminating the SBT. "but we need to replace that tax somehow. We need some kind of profit-based income tax." AU said they would not actively work to stop »he Gun Lake Band of Potawatomis' plans for a casino, but again there were dif­ ferences in the type of support. All agree a compact between the tribe and the state should be signed. Reynolds and Trombley have been unabashed casino supporters for economic reasons, while Calley. Doster and Bailey have said they personally and morally oppose gam- See FORUM, page 3 �Page 2 - Thursday. August 3. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS Lake Odessa celebrates continued from front page The Unit II professional staff includes ’r ।. st health educators, dieti' cian£ social workers. and several other U 4 'cftUufidauonx C*^i **^Wrbnole MNA over our independent union because MNA brings the profession­ alism and experience we need to address our concerns,” says Linda Minshall, presi­ dent of the Barry-Eaton District Health Department Staff Council. “MNA has been very successful in negotiating fair wages and benefits, which we need in order to keep nurses from leaving the department.” “We will continue to work with the BEDHD professional staff to build a strong, cohesive union as they come together to address their issues and improve their work place.” says Michigan Nurses Association Labor Organizer Terri Premo• Peaphon. The BEDHD professional staff will be voting on bylaws and identifying bargain­ ing team members in the near future. Customers asked to limit electricity Great Lakes Energy has asked all cus­ tomers voluntarily limit the use of electric­ ity this week. Electric customers throughout the stale are being asked to voluntarily curtail their electricity use due to hot. humid weather conditions. Customers can do their part by limiting use of air conditioners and other major electrical appliances. Great Lakes Energy joins its power sup­ plier. Wolverine Power Cooperative, and other utilities in the state, including Consumers Energy and Detroit Edison in asking for their customers' cooperation in limiting their electricity use. . Elementary Game Night is Aug. 11 The first ever Elementary Game Night at the Library. Anyone entering first through fifth grades is welcome to attend Friday evening. Aug. 11. from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All kinds of games arc available from board and card games to video games. Students can even bring their own games. Parents are welcome to watch and there will be plenty of snacks to keep the players energized. For more information, call the Hastings Public Library at 945-5398. like scenes from movies for the competi­ tion. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded. The Gun Lake Committee currently is collecting prizes and contributions. To donate a prize, call Linda Boyce at (269) 945-9554 for a donation form, or drop off or mail a contribution to Jenny Boerman. Bay Pointe Inn. 1’456 Marsh Road. Shelbyville. Ml 49’44. Besides prizes, cash donations also will be accepted to purchase additional prizes or give away monetary prizes. Lawman group will meet Monday The Barry County chapter of the Michigan Lawman Committee for the Public Interest Group will meet at 7 p.m. Monday . Aug. 7. at the Maple Leaf Grange Hall. 7490 South M-66. Those interested are invited to attend to learn what the Michigan Appellate Court ruled concerning the validity of a zoning ordinance in connection with the public. The Lawman groups in the country deal with various consitutional issues. The Barry County chapter covers mainly zoning ordinances and what can be done about them with application of the law. The Lawman groups are not lawyers and do not give legal advice. The Barry County chapter coordinator is George Morris. The national chairperson is Chuck Conces of Battle Creek. The group meets the first Monday of • ach month sama­ time. same place. -- Watercolor artist to hold workshop Kathy Crane, watercolor artist, will hold a two-day watercolor workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Aug. 4­ 5 at the Arts Hatchcry building in Fish Hatchcry Park. Hastings. The workshop is designed for people who need a watercolor refresher or who want to finish projects they have started but have yet to complete. She will woric both on group projects as well as individual instruction. The workshop is a w'oriderftil opportunity to begin work on new projects as well as learn new painting and brush techniques. To register, call the Thomapple Arts Council at (269)1945-2002. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please bring a lunch as well as painting supplies. I he cost of the workshop is $80. The workshop is limited to 15 people. Red Cross sets 4 Middleville music August blood drives series continues The American Red Cross plans to have four blood drives in Barry County in August One addition is Friday. Aug. 4. at the Hastings/Church of the Nazarcne. 1716 North Broadway, from 12:30 to 6:15 p.m. Other drives next month will be from I to 6:45 p.m. Thursday. Aug. 10. at the Mulberry Fore Golf Course. 955 Main in Nashville; from noon to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. Aug. 22. at Grace Lutheran Church. 239 East North St.. Hastings; and from noon to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. Aug. 22. at the Thomapple Township Emergency Services building, 128 High St in Middleville. “The need for blood is constant you cur­ rent acd past support is greatly appreciat­ ed!" said Susan L. Clements, drive coordi­ nator. Progressive Dems will meet Aug. 9 The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Aug. 9 at the Thomapple Township Hall. 200 Main Street, Middleville for the monthly business meeting. All people interested in working to cre­ ate public policies that support human rights, economic equality, social and envi­ ronmental justice are welcome. Boat parade slated Sept. 2 at Gun Lake The Gun Lake Committee of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce will spon­ sor a Labor Day Weekend boat parade Saturday. Sept. 2. The theme of the parade is “Holly wood Comes to Gun Lake.” Participants should decorate their boats The Missing Linx will take the stage at Stagecoach Park this Friday night. Aug. 4, to perform traditional and pop classics. Middleville is host to live music every Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. until Aug. 18. Concerts will be held in the Gazebo along the Thomapple River in Old Down Town Middleville. The rain location for these concerts will be the Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. Performance dates for the remainder of the summer arc as follows: • Aug. 11 - The Nowhere Band (Beatles tunes) • August 18 - Middleville United Methodist Musicians. All performances are free. People are welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets, etc. 16th annual Depot Day by Helen Mudry Staff Writer The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society and the Lakewood community celebrated the 16th annual Depot Day Saturday. July 29. at ihe Depot Museum with Sandy Johnson named as this year’s Janie Rodrigucz Award winner. The plaque was presented by Lake Odessa Village President Karen Banks. This award is given each year in recogni­ tion of people who have given of themselves to the community and lived a life after the example of the late Janie Rodriguez, a long­ time community activist. Criteria for this award arc based on values placed on church, family, friends and community. “The nominee should be a caring, giving, loving, community-minded individual who places his or her own needs last in order to help someone else... a person who goes above and beyond the call of duty in the spirit of giving.” said Banks. Johnson was nominated by two people. Their nominating comments included. “This person lost not only her husband but also her daughter at a young age. She doesn't let tragedy in her life get her down and never wants people to feel sorry for her. “This lady would do anything and every­ thing for anyone, even if it left her with noth­ ing. She takes care of people's sick and/or dying family members, in addition to working a full-time schedule between 40 to 60 hours a week. “I feel this person deserves this award as she has dedicated her life to helping other people, even people she doesn’t know. She desperately deserves the award for her dedi­ cation to helping other p-ople in spite of her own persona] tragedies.” Johnson was obviously overcome with emotion when her name was announced. With the help of a few tissues, she regained her composure to accept the award from Banks and Manuel Rodriguez. Janie's husband. Johnson later said she did not have a clue she was going to be named as this year's recipient. “1 heard Karen read about this woman and thought. 'What a nice lady.' I was floored when she announced my name. 1 give ail credit to God. He is the main focus in my life and has given me friends, family and a job." Previous winners of the award are Reine Peacock in 1991, Julie Maurer in 1992. Mary Ann Armstrong 1993. tyerton Garlock 1994. Marie Pickens 1995,, Janet Thomas 1996. Fred Wiselogle 1997. Ruth O'Mara 1998. Dawn Galaviz 1999, Peg Faulkr.er 2000, John Waite 2001. Larry Dye 2002. Delos Johnson 2003. Don Eckman in 2004 and Elaine Garlock in 2005. The day-long festivities also promotes local history, with visitors viewing the dis­ plays in the Depot and Freight House Museum. This year the Lake Odessa newspapers. “Lake Odessa News.” “Lake Odessa Wave" and “Lake Odessa Times” were featured. The “Lake Odessa News" first issue was Aug. 13. 1887. It was a six column quarto with eight columns of local matter. It was printed in Grand Ledge with Jasper Keys as editor and Mr. Rogers as publisher. A column in the first edition read. "The people, to a man. are taking right hold and subscribing, and the business men are equally forward in purchasing advertising space in its columns. This proves what a lively spirit of enterprise has been awakened in Lake Odessa. A pros­ perous newspaper is a never-failing sign of a prosperous go-ahead, and liberal-minded peo­ ple that ever carrv off the prize in a race." The “Lake Odessa News" ceased publica­ tion in six months and was sold to Harry Walker of Portland in March 1888 who renamed it the “Lake Odessa Wave." The “Lake Odessa Wave" went through different owners over the decades. More recently, the “Wave" was sold to David and Ruth Jean Chapman in 1947. In June 1959, Charlotte Wiselogle (left) has a short reunion with Kate Ward, second cousin to her late husband Fred Wiselogle. They look over old family pictures. the Chapmans sold the business to Richard and Catherine Foltz. Lloyd and Beverly Corston purchased the paper. In 1978. the Corstons sold the paper to James Huckle. owner of the Ionia Sentential-Standard and Ionia County News, in 1983. the circulation was 1,792. The last edition of the “Wave" was March 7. 1984. In its tribute to the “Wave.” the Historical Society wrote. "This pioneer business of the “Much credit is given to Mrs. Peterman for her reporting of local news and the recording of history for the future," said the society in a prepared statement. There was musical entertainment through­ out the afternoon. The first act was the Center Stage Dance Academy. Under the direction of Kelly Sanderson, this troupe of children, youth and adults presented a varied selection of dance numbers. Sandy Johnson (center) accepts the Janie Rodriguez Award from Lake Odeijsa Village President Karen Banks and Manuel Rodriguez. village lacked three years of being a century old yet was a backbone in forming the char­ acter of this community. Through its columns Lake Odessa communicated and progressed into a new era of communication. The Lake Odessa Wave became the chronicler of time and has preserved the history of this area. The first hand accounts of events and lives has become one of the most valuable resources for our local history." In the tribute. Ruth Peterman was cited as a 56-year reporter for the Wave. She wrote news articles, local columns, society news and more. She worked closely with the funer­ al chapel under the ownerships of Wortley and Baine, Pickens and Koops, reporting on deaths. She also reported on weddings, giving details of each ceremony. Soloist Jean Weygandt followed, then Country Strings and Donna Hyland, yodeler. The music ended with the Thunder Floor Cloggers. under the direction of Bob Warner, presenting their high stepping dances. Each year. Depot Day provides an opportu­ nity for reunion with area and former area res­ idents. Former Woodland resident Nell Stannard, widow of Harold Stannard, came to Michigan from California and was visiting area friends. She came to the Depot with Wilma Townsend. Kate Ward, second cousin to Fred Wiselogle and daughter of Elaine Yager, made the trip from her home in Birmingham, Mich., to sec the family home on Fifth Avenue. Relay for Life set for Aug. 11,12 Cancer survivors, their friends, family and supporters will all gather al the Barry County Relay for Life event Friday and Saturday. Aug. 11 and 12. at Hastings Tyden Park. The annual event features teams with 10 or more members who raise donations to benefit the American Cancer Society. Each team consists of people who raise $100 or more and on the day of the event they dec­ orate tents and space and walk, taking turns, for 24 hours. The 24-hour walk starts at noon Friday. At 7 p.m. there will be the cancer survivor celebration, when the survivors take a lap of victory. Nearly 50 teams are already signed up. more than last year. Last year a total of 766 people participated and raised $99,250 for the cause. At night, at 9 p.m.. as dusk sets in. organ­ izers will light luminaries that can be pur­ chased for $10. The luminaries represent someone who has passed away or is a can­ cer survivor. Thelma Curtis (right) reads a tribute to the "Lake Odessa Wave.” Lynda Cobb (left) presents a display that highlights the news­ paper for the Freight House Museum �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, August 3, 2006 — Page 3 FORUM, continued from page 1 bling, but believe it's a waste of tiinc to try to stop something that's probably a done deal. Vlietstra was the most cautious of the group, disputing the notion of economic ben­ efits. "The economic impact we should lode at is every dollar spent on casinos is one dollar less spent on consumer goods and services." She said communities such as Manistee have struggled economically with casinos because local businesses are cut out of the process. "We need to be careful about expansion of gambling." she said, noting she would have to see the compact before signing it. Lower, an Ionia County fanner and busi­ nessman. also was cautious. While saying he Ims no strong opinion either way. he com­ mented. “Casinos are taking advantage of Michigan.. I'm not against casinos, but the bottom line is revenue stream. Let's make them pay their own way." Doster, a former county commissioner and township supervisor, said of gambling. "I think it’s an addiction-based economy." He ’.old the story about his parents joining a group of senior citizens on a bus trip to a casino and before leaving the bus they all were given 20 dollars in quarters. At the end of the day. polling the seniors found only Doster's parents had any money left, and (hat was only because they hadn't spent their $20. But. Doster acknowledged. "The cat’s out of the bag. you can’t stop it... If anybody deserves to make a buck, they (the Gun Lake tribe members) do." Bailey said. "I’m personally and morally opposed, but that casino is going to go in there (near Gun Lake)... You make the best of what you've got. I’d vote to have a compact." Trombley suggested the tribe will not have a better than him in Lansing and Reynolds has stated he publicly stated his support for the tribe long before anyone else. "I support the tribe and casino in the strongest terms." Reynolds said. "The bene­ fits will have a rippling effect, other business­ es will benefit and it will bring tourism dol­ lars to this area." Calley contended that if the state continues to delay or block casino plans, eventually it will have no leverage on revenue sharing and taxes after the casino finally arrives. A state-wide ballot proposal for vouchers to spend public tax dollars to send children on private schools was defeated years ago. but about half of the 87th District candidates sup­ port the idea. All of the candidates said they support schools hiring private firms for bus­ ing. maintenance and food services as a way to save money. Vlietstra said. "It’s their (school boards') responsibility to operate their budgets, and if privatizing is the better option, that's what they’ll have to do." She noted she personally attended private Christian schools, but believes public educa­ tion should be maintained. She said she pre­ ferred giving tax credits to parents to who choose to send their kids to private schools. The two biggest supporters for vouchers were Bailey and Lower. Bailey asked. “If the state says it will pay X amount of dollars per student to go to public school, then why does one (who goes to pri­ vate schools) get the goose egg?" Lower said the public school system is hor­ ribly broken down and much more expensive than Christian education. He acknowledged he sent all of his children except one to Christian schools. The exception was his spe­ cial needs child who went to a public school. Reynolds, who has received the endorse­ ment of the Michigan Education Association, and Doster, however, stood by the public schools. Doster harkened back to the early settlers of this area, who agreed that everyone must contribute tax dollars to pay for public educa­ tion for everyone. He added that private schools too often do not meet the needs of children who are poor, troubled or from bro­ ken homes. Lakewood recently was hit by controversy when the school board looked into privatizing busing and janitorial services. Calley said the decision shouldn't be han­ dled by the state, but should be left up to local school boards. Virtually every one of the candidates said Michigan is a state plagued by ovcrregulation. Calley said the legislature should look into consolidating federal and state regulations so they aren’t so intrusive and cumbersome. He also contended it makes sense to regulate the quality of waler, but not the height of key­ boards in an office. Bailey said. "We’ve got to make everything business friendly in this state. We have to back off regulations in order to compete." Lower said state and federal regulatory agencies such as Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) "need to be reeled in." Trombley said. “It’s over regulation and high taxes that an unfriendly business envi­ ronment... Let’s let the businesses do what they do best — create jobs. Michigan is an unfriendly place to do business." Vlictstra cautioned. “It depends on what regulations you’re talking about." She said businesses need to be held accountable for basic standards such as water. Brian Reynolds trash and air. but they also need a healthy eco­ nomic climate. Reynolds, who owns a surveying business in downtown Hastings, said his firm is not over regulated, but he sees a need from local governments to ease cumbersome restrictions and zoning laws that can discourage business startups and expansion. There was a variety of opinions about Michigan's term limit laws that went into effect about a dozen years ago. State repre­ sentatives now can serve a maximum of three, two-year terms and senators and the governor limit out at two. four-year terms. The idea was to get rid of “professional politicians’’ and give more people a chance to run for office. Trombley defended term limits, saying. “I’ll resist any change. It’s been good for Michigan." Bailey agreed it gives more people a chance, but suggested, “the best you get with term limits is three productive years (from a state rep.). Term limits have created problems with PACS (Political Action Committees). Reynolds said, “Out on the campaign trail. I’m finding something close to universal opinion that term limits have been a failed experiment." Some of the questions during the evening were directed to one candidate only. Calley was asked about his huge collection of endorsements from special interests such as Right to Life, the Michigan Townships Association and the Farm Bureaus of Ionia and Barry counties. Jacobs asked him if he will work for the people who elected him or for the special interests who funded him. "I will not be held back by any special interest group." he pledged. ’’"Our system is not working, it’s got to change. It will take courage." Saying he has gone door to door all over the district, he has asked for and received a lol of public opinion. Vlietstra responded to criticism she's only talked about being pro-life and pro-gun by saying she has a website that now outlines her plans for economic development, state fund­ Susan Vlietstra Tom Lower ing of infrastructure, revenue sharing, public safety, health insurance and she has a back­ ground working in government for township with the largest industry and population in Barry County. Noting her experience in local government and her education, she said. "I feel qualified to take on the issues." She said she was flattered some people have suggested she run for county clerk instead, but said she has no intention of chal­ lenging incumbent Deb Smith, whom she said is doing a fine job. Bailey was asked to' explain the county spending $36,000 oti Small Government Consultants for economic devekpment and claimed there was almost $200,000 in grants as a result of the relationship. When asked why the fledgling firm was not re-hired for a second year by the county, he said. "They didn’t fulfill all their commit­ ments to us so we didn’t renew their con­ tract." Lower, who asked why he got into the race, said he threw his name into the race on the last day. "I know how to regulate government because I’ve been there." he said, noting he once was a lobbyist for the Society for Deaf Children. "1 don't care if someone doesn't like me." He often cited the Mackinac Center for Public Policy think tank in his comments. Doster was asked if he was a serious candi­ date or was just going through the motions. He admitted to the latter, but said he believes he has some good ideas he can bring to the table. For example, he wants to warn voters against the "SOS" ballot proposal in November, which he said is wrapped in a nice package, but when you open the box. "it’s Medusa's head with so many snakes." Trombley touted himself as the anti-politi­ cian and said he has not received any support from special interests. Turning to the audience, he said. "The only special interest group I’ll have to answer to is you." Mark Doster Brian Calley When asked about his "King James" dicta­ torial style of governance. Bailey said. "Today, we need somebody in Lansing who has enough backbone... We need to talk about serious issues, about bringing in jobs, bring­ ing in business." He said he was able to work with a majori­ ty of county commissioners when he was chairman for six years. At the conclusion of the evening, each can­ didate was given the opportunity to make his or her case to the audience and voters. Lower pointed to his experience as a busi­ nessman and farmer. He said though he was­ n't endorsed by Michigan Right to Life. “I'm 100% pro-life. 1 believe life begins at concep­ tion" and is a life member of the National Rifle Association. He promised. "I’ll represent you. not some­ body who handed me some money." Calley said he he's prepared himself to run for state representative for quite some lime and he has gone door to door nearly every­ where in the 87th District to try to deal with the peoples' concerns. He said he has a background in finance and economics and is deeply concerned about issues such as health care and alternative energy. He said he wants to end the bitterness, fighting and back biting that has permeated Lansing for too long. Bailey said. “I’m going to Lansing with a plan that will turn around the 87th District and Michigan around... We need to cut taxes to attract business, that’s a no-brainer." He maintained that as chairman of the Wade Trombley Jim Bailey County Board of Commissioners he was able to help tum around the necessity of dipping into the fund balance and make the county financially solvent. "I've made tough decisions in the past and I’ve made mistakes, everyone has. But I’ve mended bridges from the past and attracted people who campaigned against me six years ago (the first time he ran for stale representa­ tive. against Newell)." He said former Hastings Mayor Frank Campbell now is one of his most notable sup­ porters. Trombley advanced himself as an agent of change. “You can continue with lik.- status quo. the special interests, with rice people who want to be your friend. But my concern (for the people) is genuine." Vlictstra once again stressed her iccai gov­ ernment experience, business managet^nt experience and her education. She noted she is the only candidate among the seven who routinely attends the monthly Legislative Coffee sessions sponsored by the Barry County Chamber of Commerce and featuring State Rep. Newell, Senator Patricia Birkhoiz and a representative fron? Congressman Vern Ehlers’ office. Reynolds wrapped things up by saying. “Each candidate brings his or her own strengths and weaknesses (to the position). 1 don’t want to talk about me. Politics is the marketplace of ideas and I hope son* of this is resonating with you." (Photos by Alan Klein). Substance abuse services receives reaccreditation Barry County Substance Abuse Services has received notification it has been reaccred­ ited by the Council on Accreditation, accord­ ing to an announcement made to Brian Shumway, executive director of the organiza­ tion No First Friday slated for August Because of the flurry of four pre-primary election programs this summer, there will be no August First Friday forum, sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee. Democratic Party Vice Chairman David Brinkert said the next forum will be held sometime after the Aug. 8 primary election. “We would like to remind everyone to research the candidates and to get out and vole." he said. COA accreditation attests that an organiza­ tion meets the highest national standards and is delivering the best quality services to the community it serves. Barry County Substance Abuse Services joins COA's Community of Excellence that includes more than 1.000 pri­ vate and public organizations that serve over six million children, individuals and families in the United States and Canada. COA is an international, independent, notfor-profit accrediting body that was incorpo­ rated as a separate legal entity in August 1977 as an accrediting body of social and behav­ ioral health care services. COA's mission "promotes best practice standards; champions quality services for children, youth and fami­ lies; and advocates for the value of accredita­ tion." The COA accreditation process involves an in-depth examination of the organization's compliance with best practice standards. The process includes a review of organizational standards including human resources, finan­ cial and risk management and continuous quality improvement as well as 39 service standards. The service standards deal with a full array of child, family and behavioral health care services, inc'uding financial and debt management, employee assistance pro­ gram. mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, foster care, health service areas and a host of other service areas. COA is endorsed by leading consumer and professional groups and by many regulatory bodies and managed care organizations. COA is sponsored by .he Alliance for Children and Families Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies. Catholic Charities USA. Child Welfare Ixague of America. Foster Family-based Treatment Association. Lutheran Services in America. National Council For Adoption. National Foundation for Credit Counseling. National Network for Youth, and Prevent Child Abuse America. ‘Tornadic action' the cause? Several trees fell on the porch of this Irving Township home of Lynn Briel last Thursday evening during a summer storm. “The insurance company (representative) says according to the damage he saw. he thinks it was some sort of tornado or tor­ nadic action,’ she said. Trees more than 20 inches in diameter were thrown between 20 and 25 feet. Briel said the whole roof, porch, siding and some windows need to be replaced. “What was really amazing and why I'm so glad we live in our community, almost the entire Freeport fire department was out Saturday and they spent their entire day just helping us. We had 18 people there" The storm caused more than $20,000 damage. Briel said she is getting estimates from contractors. “It could have been so much worse. Nobody was hurt. It's just stuff." Since then, Barry County has been gripped by a heat wave, with temperatures weel above 90 degrees. (Photo couresy of Lynn Briel) �Page 4 - Thursday. August 3. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Accusations against Prairieville candidate’s residency false To the editor: Sheriff deserved more respect at meeting To the editor: in regards to the Banner’s front page story •’911 issue invades County Board" last week. I thought the writer did an excellent job of covering the meeting, without too much bias and maybe even sugar coating it just a little. I was there also, to support my husband (Ken DeMott). I thought County Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp was rude and disre- Keith Ferris has legacy of service To the editor: This letter is. to voice my support for Keith Ferris for county commissioner. I think he will do an excellent job of representing Rutland and Hope townships. I have had thepleasure of serving with him on the Rutland Planning and Zoning Commission these past few years, and find him to be an excellent board member. He comes to the table well prepared, has great business experience and shows compassion and concern for the residents of Rutland Township and tbe community as a whole. He comes from a family with a reputation of being great public servants, and will continue that legacy. Please vote for Keith Ferris for Barry County Commissioner. Larry Haywood. Rutland Township spectful to Sheriff Dar Leaf (not Leep). She couldn't even get his name right every time she said it. Neil Wilder and Charlie Boulter both got up and spoke on the 911 issue and they received more respect than our sheriff, whom we voted into office two years ago with some­ thing like a 2-to-l margin. She was speaking about the 911 Board meeting July 24 with Ron Neil, and the sher­ iff got up to tell his side of the meeting, but she told him to "sit down" (like he was a dog) and when she was finished she told him he could speak, then she tried to cut him off ("let’s not go there") and the people in the audience all yelled "let him speak." She final­ ly conceded (with a very red face) and let him speak. When Sheriff Leaf receives information or a complaint of wrondoing or criminal activity it is his job to investigate or tum it over for someone else to investigate, and he should not be chastised or disrespected by anyone. I believe the people of the county should know exactly how disrespectful the chairper­ son was. That happened to be my first time attend a commissioners’ meeting I guess I got more out of it than I anticipated. Good job to the audience! Another reason for rabble rousers to keep everyone account­ able. Be sure to vote in the primary dec? on Aug. 8. Pam DeMott. Hastings Mark Englerth hard worker To the editor: Mark Englerth is running for Barry County Commissioner in the Sixth District for Yankee Springs and Orangeville townships. I look back to the time when 1 first became acquainted with Mark. It was September and he was working hard to finish some construc­ tion projects before the weather got colder. I i I . i ■ . . Julie Nakfoor Pratt has the toughness To the editor: In casting your vote for Barry County Prosecutor Tuesday. Aug. 8. you only need to review the candidates' credentials to deter­ mine which candidate is head and shoulders above competition. Julie Nakfoor Pratt is the only candidate with extensive criminal trial experience, with years of knowledge and practical experience. Since taking the position as prosecutor. Julie has been extremely involved in our community. Additionally, she is pro-Second Amendnent. a Right-to-Life advocate and was recognized as the 2005 child advocate of the year. Julie Nakfoor Pratt is tough on crime, hon­ est. fair and dedicated to protecting the rights of crime victims since 1989, not nambypamby. Casper Milquetoast. Keep the excellent criminal justice system in Barry County by casting your vote for Julie Nakfoor Pratt. . Maiv Lou Gray-Hart. Former Hastings Mayor was impressed by the way. despite his busy work schedule, he always had time to listen to his friends’ concerns. As we spent more time together, I came to know a man that is not afraid io tell you what is on his mind. More importantly, Mark is not afraid to jump in with both feet and do some­ thing about what he believes in. He has worked most notably with SxfePlace, Habitat for Humanity, the Jaycees. 4-H, the building of the Yankee Springs Fire Station and the building of the new animal shelter. I spent time in college with the College Republicans. In our area, the College Republicans were given the tasks of picking up candidates and taking them to various small town events, manning phone banks, doing mailings. 1 met a number of candidates at various levels (city, county, and state) dur­ ing that time. I came to know there were peo­ ple who were in politics because they believed they could make a difference and there were people in politics because they decided it seemed like something to do. Mark Englerth will make a difference. He will represent the people of Barry County because be knows Barry County, he knows the residents, he listens to the residents, he knows how things work and has the vision to see how they can work better. But we need to give Mark Englerth the tools that he needs to help our county. We need to get to the polls on Aug. 8 and vote for Mark Englerth! Janet Englerth. (Mrs. Mark W. Englerth), Yankee Springs Township i write this letter in response to letters in last week’s Banner about my father. Jim Stonebumer, and the so-called “residency issues." The letters’ authors are clearly uninformed. Jim Stonebumer is a Prairieville Township resident, both legally and physically. He moved back to Prairieville last year to help take care of the 80-acre family farm after the passing of his father. He grew up. and cur­ rently resides on the farm on Enzian Road. One letter went so far as to call my father an “outside.” What a joke! Mr. Stonebumer’s mother, children, grandchildren, aunt, uncles and cousins also live in Prairieville Township. He cares about the future of the township for all residents. Since when are people not allowed to move into or back into Prairieville and run for office? Any resident has the opportunity to run for office whether they’ve lived here for 10 months or 10 years! Some people spend winters in Florida, some have moved out and moved back and some only own a secondary residence here in Prairieville Township. Everyone has an inter­ est in tbe future of the township. If elected. Jim Stonebumer will make Prairieville Township a better place for every­ one. Upon moving back last year, be started to take interest in the direction of the township. He attended township meetings and talked tc people. It didn’t take long for him to realize the lack of strong leadership from the super­ visor. He feels very strongly that he can do a much better job for the residents. He cares about all residents and their concerns and he wants to help improve the township. Jim Stonebumer is a person who saw a problem and stepped up to help correct it I can’t think of a more important quality in leadership. Prairieville Township residents should be proud to vote for Jim Stonebumer on Aug. 8. The letter written by Mr. Dunfield basical­ ly claimed that Jim Stonebumer lives in Hope Township. Maybe Mr. Dunfield doesn't real­ ize that my father has an uncle whose name is also Jim Stonebumer. living lives on Kingsbu>y Road in Hope Township. Mr. Dunfield should have checked his facts. My father would not have been able to run for office if he weren’t a resident. ments do not want to work with Pine Lake because of Herzog. That concerns me because it could jeopardize the safety of the commu­ nity. 1 can tell you this: If my house catches on fire. I want every local department there working together. Obviously, the letters in last week's Banner were the results of an unsuccessful attempt to dig up dirt on Jim Stonebumer. They were not truthful. Jim Stonebumer is honest, hard­ working. fair and responsible. He will work hard for all residents of Prairieville Township to listen and act on concerns. Please vote for Stonebumer in the Aug. 8 primary election. 1 also urge you to attend township board meetings so that your voice can be heard. Jennifer (Stonebumer) VanOverioop, Prairieville Township Vlietstra a friend to outdoor folks To the editor: I am writing in support of whom I consid­ er the most qualified candidate running for 87th District State House of Representatives, Susan Vlietstra. Vlietstra has been a very dedicated worker in the county Republican Party, a devoted member of the Barry Economic Development Alliance Board, and a very hard working Township Board member. She was the only candidate who sought information about the Barry County agricul­ ture preservation program, how it works, how we are progressing to protect farmlands and open space in the county. Vlietstra supports the outdoors sports people, hunters, fisher­ man and trappers. A vote for Susan Vlietstra would be a wise vote. George and Donna Cullers. Baltimore Township Say ‘no’ 2 times Board chair disrespected the sheriff to Charlton Park To the editor: I attended the July 25 County Commissioners’ meeting, where the last agenda item was for Chairwoman Clare Tripp to report about a meeting held with Central While most members of the County Board of Commissioners treated the sheriff with respect that night, a few did not While Tripp showed no respect for Leaf, she also did not offer any support for his investigation and she The report by Tripp was given in an angry tone of voice and segued into a personal ver­ bal attack against Sheriff Dar Leaf, who is conducting an investigation concerning irreg­ ularities at 911. Tripp and other board mem­ bers had launched their own investigation since apparently they have no confidence in our sheriff. Without knowing the full scope of Leaf's investigation, they concluded that all was well, at 91) Central Dispatch, based only on evidence provided by Chairman Ron Neil. Tripp's voice resonated with anger and an air of superiority as she gave her report. Commissioner Jim French pointed out that there were “places to present evidence of wrong doing," which I would assume the sheriff’s department would be one. When the sheriff approached the podium to respond, Tripp informed him he could not speak and told him to sit down. It was only after shouts from the audience to “let him speak," and myself standing up and telling Tripp to “show the man some respect’’ did she recant and allow Sheriff Leaf to speak. more qualified than the sheriff to conduct an investigation or does she believe the sheriff needs her or the board's permission before conducting an investigation? It appears her investigation cleared 911 of all discrepancies now or in the future. I and many others I have spoken to since the meeting arc amazed that Tripp and friends were able to clear 911 without interviewing any witnesses, without knowing about some of tf«i allegations, without any discovery of evioence, and without any audits. Tripp’s arrogance and mistreatment of Sheriff Leaf is an embarrassment not only to her constituents, but also to the whole of Barry County. She is not a part of law enforcement nor the prosecutor's office; it is not her duty to second guess the sheriff or interfere, as she has. It’s time for the voters of the Sixth District to remove Tripp from office and elect a com­ missioner who will support our Sheriff and look out for the best interests of constituents. Carl E Reed Jr.. Rutland Township Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. The letter written by Ricky Chase also was offensive and it made references to things written in Mr. Dunfield's letter before it was even in the paper. Could they have conspired together to toss out insults in a weak attempt to make Mr. Stonebumer look bad? Mr. Chase’s letter also insulted the supporters of Jim Stonebumer by asking if they stand to gain anything from this? I say that everyone, with the exception of a few. stands to benefit greatly by electing Jim Stonebumer as town­ ship supervisor, they stand to gain honest, fair and responsible leadership, which should be important to everyone. Another laughable question in Mr. Chase’s letter asked if we’re going to pay him (Stonebumer) gas money from his house to the Township Hall. Are we are already paying gas money to Supervisor Mike Herzog? I can’t figure out why the old police Tahoe is constantly parked at his bouse. I have seen him driving it on numerous occasions. Maybe he is performing maintenance on that vehicle. One letter said Herzog is “fair and willing to listen to the concerns of the residents." Stonebumer received a letter detailing con­ cerns a person has with a township employee. Knowing that he couldn't do anything about it and realizing the concerns should be addressed quickly. I * took the letter to Herzog, who threw the letter back in Stonebumer’s face, stating that he had seen it 1 know of other concerns voiced by township residents that were simply blown off by Herzog. 1 understand that no one is going to make everyone happy all of the time, but I think our current supervisor listens to concerns only when the outcome will benefit him. My husband is also on the Pine Lake Fire Department. I also have friends on fire departments in neighboring townships. I have heard about how Herzog has created turmoil throughout the area departments. A longtime resident and former township board member stated in the July board meeting that it had only taken Mike Herzog one year to single­ handedly destroy the relationships with the local departments. When a township is protected by a volun­ teer fire department, having a good working relationship with the surrounding "ire depart­ ment is extremely important. Other depart­ To the editor, t have always considered myself to be an avid supporter of our county parks system and Charlton Park, yet decisions made in our parks. I therefore have io agree with some of the folks who believe that we should say “no" to the Charlton Park millage m;*wal proposal until a "real" business plan is level oped and submitted for public review. We certainly deserve to better understand what our tax dollars are purchasing. I also believe we should say no the addi­ tional millage request for the expansion of our parks. I have only seen or heard bits of information as to how this tnone’ would be used. The only real information 1 have heard is for the possible development of the Railroad Right of Way from Hastings to Nashville into a non-motorized trail. I have a real problem with this proposal when it means a trail will go right through residential areas and many people's back yards, mine included. What about people's right to priva­ cy. let alone concerns over security? How would the trail be maintained or monitored? A trail through true farmland poses far less security concerns than through residential So again, until we as taxpayers are pre­ sented with a clear plan as to how this money would be used. I am asking people to say “no.” Michael Smith. Hastings Charter Township Could Middle East conflict expand? The Hastings Problems in the Middle East seem to be getting worse. Besides our troubles in Iran and conflicts in Iraq, there now is war in Lebanon. What do you think of gloomy prospects this could devel­ op into a world-wide war between Christians and Muslims? Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 Hastings Banner, Inc. A DmSion ot J• Ad G raphes Inc 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacobs Frederic Jacoba Vce President President Slovan Jacoba Soaetaryrtreaaurer • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Editor) Elaine Gibed (Assistant Editof) Helen Mudry Patnda Johns Bren Bremer Fran Feverman Sandra Ponsetto KelyLkwd Jon Gambee Shawna Hubbarth • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Michael Barton, Rutland Township: OesaAed ads accepted Monday through Friday. 8:00 Am. to 530 pjn “I honestly don't think it should happen. 1 have a brother and two friends over there." “I don't think it will get around the world. I think it will be contained." "I think it might be coming to that, but I hope not." “Il already has... They're ‘diols over there, they have no value for life over there.” “It depends on how Christians respond to the crisis. If we take the high road and don't respond, maybe we can avoid trou­ ble.” “My husband is in Iraq. Otherwise my main con­ cerns are for the innocent people being killed, all for politics." Scott Ommen Rose HeaIon Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subecripaon Ratae: S30 per year n Barry Courty $32 per year m adjommg counties $35 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to P.O. Boa B Hattnge, Ml 490580602 Second Oass Postage Pato at Hasbngs, Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 3. 2006 - Page 5 In My Opinion There are many serious choices to be made Not long ago I suggested the candidate forums for County Board. Prosecutor and State Representative be considered as sort of job interviews with the public. And now that the interviews are over, it’s up to us collectively to decide who gets the job when we go to the polls on Tuesday. Aug. 8. It’s also up to us to decide a couple of millage proposals for parks and recitation. After seeing, hearing and reading about the candidates over the past two months. I am convinced the job interview analogy remains solid. This means we who go to the voting booths next Tuesday must consider which one of the candidates we’d like to do an impor­ tant and serious job for us in Lansing or in Barry County. , This shouldn’t be a time for us to ask which candidate seemed to have a nice personality. Perhaps too often in the past we’ve hired someone who seemed friendly and personable, but didn't really have the skills to do serious work that’s sorely needed for our state and county. This is no time to vote like we did back in high school for student council president. We are not choosing someone we want to be our friend or some­ one we’d like to go out on a date with. We are selecting someone we think best understands the problems we face and best has the tools to repair them. I think too many people take too much stock in endorsements. I’ve come to believe that special interest groups now pick who they think w ill be the winner rather the one they think will do a good job. Michigan Right to Life has proven that to me too often over the years. The powerful lobby chose Terry Geiger in 1994. even though many of his opponents were every bit as pro-life. RTL selected Gary Newell in 2000. but Jim Bailey certainly has lined up on the same side on virtually every issue. This year Right to Life picked Brian Calley. though Bailey. Susan Vlictstra. Tom Lower and Wade Trombley all have publicly professed their just as deeply held beliefs opposing abortion. It seems virtually all of the seven candidates for state representa­ tive are supporters of gun rights. Almost all of them support elimi­ nating the Single Business Tax and believe there’s too much gov­ ernment regulation. When it comes to issues, we must separate the wheat from the chaff. Some issues aren’t worthy of serious debate because there really is no debate. Some issues will not be decided by state repre­ sentatives or county commissioners, but rather in the courts, the fed­ eral Congress or by school boards. We also must understand that Michigan is in trouble, and we need to take a hard look at making changes. Someone once said the def­ inition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. If we are digging a hole, we’ve got to stop digging. The most important thing we voters can do next Tuesday is decide for ourselves who we really believe has the innovative think­ ing skills and intestinal fortitude to do the right things on our behalf, not just on behalf of certain influential groups with narrow agendas. Public officials in 911 denial It was interesting to see emergency 911 issues moved to tbe front burner, however reluctantly, for the Barry County Board of Commissioners last week. Though there has been no proof of any criminal wrongdoing as yet, at least as far as 1 understand, too many complaints have sur­ faced for the board to ignore them and chalk them up to just rumors and innuendo. I find it troubling that this board appears to be reluctant to have an independent inquiry conducted, it has seemed as though county officials are saying they will investigate if pressured, but they don’t want to put any passion into it because they don’t want to find any­ thing. Chairwoman Clare Tripp and Vice Chairman James French seemed far too satisfied that after asking 911 Board Chairman Ron Neil about alleged problems, nothing turned up. Of course. Neil is going to the best foot forward for his good friend, the director. 1 sus­ pect almost all the members of that board arc friends and supporters of the director, so their ability to be objective is suspect. Tripp and French, after saying they would look into the 911 issues, did not conduct private interviews with employees, some of whom have had issues, they only checked with Neil. Their investi­ gation was too brief and inadequate. As I said in the County Board candidates’ forum July 6, if you’re in a position of public leadership and you hear more than a few complaints about the same kinds of things, you owe it to everyone to examine whatever evidence you can find rather than just dismiss them as idle rumors. If nothing substantial is found in a truly inde­ pendent and comprehensive inquiry, then everyone can move on afterward. However, while sitting members of the County Board have dis­ missed the rumors, we continue to receive complaints fron: a good number of people about the same kinds of offensive behavior. We’ve been told repeatedly the 911 director has been abusive to employees, has shown favoritism, has used intimidation tactics, has retaliated against anyone who doesn't do exactly as he says and has taken an inordinate amount of time off the job for personal reasons. We recently turned over documents to the Barry County Prosecutor to consider whether some procedures involving receipts rise to the level of impropriety. While these may not be criminal offenses, if too many people who work at the 911 dispatch center are unhappy and intimidated, it becomes an issue of properly evaluating a department head wtanc salary is paid for by the public. According to communications we have received, too many public officials close to the situate seem to be in denial. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Evans, Vlietstra offer best choices Aug. 8 To the editor, I have lived in Barry County for more Ilian 50 years and am embarrassed to say that this is the first year I have listener to political "debates." I'm glad I did. My commitment to Tom Evans for prose­ cutor. and Susan Vlietstra for state represen­ tative was confirmed at the two public forum I was fortunate to attend. Tom Evans is a no-nonsense guy with a common sense plan to cut costs and to make the prosecutor's office more efficient and responsive. He has the experience and the background to help criminals receive the jus­ tice they have earned. To top it off. Evans is a good person with no baggage. I have known him for three years. We were classmates in the Leadership Barry County Class of 2003. He and his wife. Lisa, are active members of the Middleville United Methodist Church. Evans’ list of credentials could easily fill this column. 1 just know that the criminal, ele­ ment in Bany County should be very uncom­ fortable at this point, knowing that Tom Evans will soon be on their case! After witnessing the seven Republican can­ didates "strut their stuff last Thursday at Jefferson Hall. I am more convinced than ever that Susan Vlietstra is clearly the best choice for our state representative. I won't expound on the shortcomings of the other candidates (as much fun as that would be). Her educa­ tional background, her years as a public offi­ cial, her professionalism and dedication all combine to make her the logical choice to represent us in Lansing for the next few years. Vlietstra’s commitment to slowing down the excessive legislation that is a financial burden on Michigan is key to this campaign and to our district. If you're not voting for Susan Vlietstra and Tom Evans, you probably didn't make it to either of the get-togethers for representative or prosecutor. Seeing them in action and how they handled themselves under fire gave me the calm assurance that I was supporting the right two candidates. I hope you will remember to go to the poils on Tuesday. Hopefully you will help us to put our best in office... Tom Evans and Susan Vlietstra. Mike Bremer. Middleville It's not wrong to let voters decide parks questions To the editor. I am writing as a Parks Board member and as a Barry County resident, in response to Commissioner Mike Callton's statements in this paper regarding the Barry County parks millage requests I have read Mr. Callton's series of essays regarding the millage renewal for Charlton Park and the quarter mill request for increas­ ing recreational opportunities throughout Bany County. I have been increasingly dis­ mayed, not only as a Parks Board Member at his portrayal of the Board, but as a constituent of Mr. Callton's and his apparent disregard for the ability of his constituents to make informed choices. I am annoyed by the for­ mer. but offended by the latter. In one of his essays, Mr. Callton scolded County Commissioners for voting to allow the citizens to have the opportunity to vote on this issue. At no other level of government are tbe. Citizens able to play such a direct role in the policies that affect them. As a voter. I appreciate the respect that most of the com­ missioners showed by allowing me the oppor­ tunity to vote*. Mr. Callton also seems to lack an under­ standing of the role of the Parks Board. First, we are responsible as stewards of the resources already held in trust for the citizens of Barry County. Second, we are responsible for increasing the value of the county's recre­ ational resources. A local church marquee stated it well. "When things stop improving, decay begins." This means we look to the future, we search for ways to improve the parks and recreation­ al opportunities in Barry County. To help us do that. Dr. Shannon was hired, not just as a property manager, but as director, io have a vision of what parks and recreation could be in Barry County. It seems Mr. Callton doesn't understand the millage requests, either. When he spoke in the press (and in a letter sent to constituents) against the enhancement quarter mill, he cited Dr. Shannon's idea for an amphitheater and train in Chariton Park The additional millage, however, (by law) cannot be used in Chariton Park. That is why they arc two separate ques­ tions; one is for the operation and develop­ ment of Charlton Park and the other is for the development and operations of parks throughout the county, including the Paul Henry Trail. Does Dr. Shannon have ideas of new and exciting additions to Chariton Park? Yes — that’s part of his job — increasing the value of resources held by the citizens of Barry County. Does every dream become a plan? No. but we have to start with a dream, a vision of where we could go. or we go nowhere. In a more recent essay, Mr. Callton stated the Parks Board was embarrassed about their support of the millage requests. I am not sure why he feels he can speak for any of us. I am not embarrassed about trusting the voters. Either they will agree with us and vote yes on both millage questions, or they will disagree and vote no. Either way, I feel good about the job we have done. I am a community member on the board. I am not paid a stipend of any kind nor a per diem or even mileage reimbursement for my participation. I am there because I care about the issue of parks and recreation oppor­ tunities in Barry County. I wouldn't be there if 1 didn't feel good about my contribution. In the same essay Mr. Callton stated that one of the Parks Board members quit in protest over the millage question. I found it very interesting to be reading of this at the last Parks Board meeting, as I sat across from the member who supposedly resigned. Mr. Callton also cited several nameless people that were against one or both questions. I could also cite many nameless people who have had words of support, but what would that prove? I support both the Chariton Park renewal and the additional quarter mill for parks development. The parks are a resource for everyone in Barry County — a common good. I hope others agree with me. If they do. the owner of a $50,000 home would see an increase of $12 in their yearly tax bill. Today at Meijer’s the cost for three cases of a popu­ lar soda pop is $11. What do you think is the better value - three cases of high fructose com syrup, or public park, and recreation for everyone? I am glad to hav? the opportunity to make my choice on Election Day Aug. 8. Catherine Deyo Young. Woodland Editor out off line in expressing views The candidate forum at the Democratic Hall last Thursday night was the perfect example of the American political process in action. The vacant seat of Rep. Gary Newell can be filled by more than a few excellent choices. The only thing to mar the forum was the rude interruption of candidate Tom Lower by David Young, the editor of this publication. This was meant to be a showcase of the can­ didates' views and opinions on various issues, not i:»s. Mr. Fred Jacobs should remind his reporter he was there to take notes, not interrupt the process. If Mr. Young had a desire to publicly express his views in this manner, he should Voters collectively seize power Aug. 8 To the editor: This is a letter to residents in this area who I encourage to take part in the Aug. 8 primary election: Stop! Check! Think before you vote! Have you done the best job of informing yourself about the most important action you take as a card-carrying American and Barry County citizen? Have you decided without a shadow of doubt that the ballot you’re about to finish reflects your choices? To older citi­ zens this vote is a lifetime choice. To voce for candidates for Barry County office at any level means they will be there until they retire with benefit packages. Around here all you have to do is work real hard on tbe first elec­ tion, win it and keep your act clean. When you vote for a person to head an agency or as a commissioner, you have said to them. “OK. right now we the voters feel that you were the best person for the job, but it’s still a ‘what have you done for us lately poli­ cy.’ So don’t get too comfortable in that posi­ tion. So many times after a person is in a posi­ tion for five or ten years or more they feel that they somehow arc entitled to expect your vote and privileges. Voters, you must remember that it costs a lot of money to keep those agen­ cies operating and to fund the benefit pack­ ages for those county employees and admin­ istrators. Maybe sometimes it’s right to go ahead and voce for a change (yes, it costs a lot of tax dol­ lars to retrain new people) but the costs and benefits of starting over can be better in the long run. About the millage requests, the renewal and increase for Charlton Park. It’s 2006, and is Chariton Park absolutely necessary in your mind. Do you feel it's right to vote to continue to fund its operation? If you believe so. then vote for the renewal? But then we must decide on the millage increase proposal for Charlton Park and parks and recreation in the county. Are they going to use your increased tax dollars wisely? Then vote yes or no. It’s time to decide if the ballot box is a weapon or a friend to county government as they go about the business of spending your tax dollars. Maybe the status quo needs to be changed. Or maybe you don't think so. Regardless, next Tuesday. Aug. 8. is the vot­ ers’ day in the sun to say yes or no by voting. Remember that usually only about 28% or fewer choose the fate of our tax dollars. That's a shame. Get out and exercise your American right to speak your mind on a lot of these issues. I don't like the policy straight line voting for everything except millages. I think it stinks to high heavens. But I still believe that you need to vote to make sure your opinion is recorded. Your vote also should be only your matter. In the State Representative's race, only on the Republican side of the ballot do you have a choice. Keep it in mind that you need to vote for the best all-around person, free of influential special interest money groups, a person who will remember you when its time to Vote on issues in Lansing. In November then it will be your choice vs. Democrat Doug Kalnbach one on one about the issues. "If it’s to be. its up to you" to get your voice heard by voting, then go get a lot of your friends to do something they haven’t done in a long time, cast a vote! Do we keep the sta­ tus quo going or is it time to say “it’s time for a changer Stephen Jacobs. Hastings Vlietstra pro-life and pro-family To the editor: On Tuesday, Aug. 8, voters have a chance to put a new person into the 87th District House of Representatives office. Though there are many candidates, 1 encourage them to vote Susan Vlietstra into that seat. She is currently the Thomapple Township Clerk, a position she has held since 2002. and was a trustee of Thomapple Township from 2000 to 2002. She has a great deal of experience in dealing with the public. Vlietstra is active in tbe community and church, being involved with the Barry County Economic Development Alliance. Thomnople Area Parks and Recreation Commission. member of Right To LifeMkhigan. Barry County Republican Party and nursery volunteer at Peace Reformed Church. I believe Susan has the education and experier.ee to lake the concerns of the people of Thofnappie Township, and the whole 87th District (all of Barry County and part at tania County), io Ussine and be an effective voice for the peopl*. Vlietstra’s pro-family aixi p>-life valuer- are needed in Lansing as we build Michigan's future for our children. I urge you to research the candidates, understand the issues and exercise your right and obligation to vote. I am sure you will see the best person for your vote is Susan Vlietstra. Rhonda L. Fisk. Thomapple Township Nakfoor Pratt solid prosecutor choice To the editor: We are writing to state how important it is to cast your vote to retain Julie Nakfoor Pratt in the position of Barry County Prosecutor in the upcoming Aug. 8 primary election. Nakfoor Pratt is the most experienced can­ didate, having worked for more than 16 years in both the Barry and Allegan County prose­ cutor's offices. Her years of practical experi­ ence includes being the prosecutor for crimi­ nal trials and for juvenile and family court hearing* in both counties. Her dedication to the protection of child abuse/neglect victims and domestic violence victims has led to her active involvement with the Barry County Child Abuse Prevention Council, the Green Gables Haven domestic violence shelter and the Bany County Meth Task force, in addition to her membership in the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan, Barry County Bar Association and the Hastings chapter of the Rotary International Service Club. She is a longtime resident of Barry County, a parent and active community member, all of which can provide the necessary knowledge of local issues which have an impact on the day-to-day work of the court system and law enforcement As the chief law enforcement office for the county, the prosecutor has a job that requires knowledge, experience, integrity, an ability to lead and a willingness to work with the law enforcement professionals to protect all vic­ tims of crime. Nakfoor Pratt has demonstrat­ ed her ability to collaborate with law enforce­ ment and human service agencies within Barry County toward the goal of breaking the cycle of child abuse/neglect. domestic vio­ lence. illegal drug use and related activities and supports ongoing crime prevention pro­ grams. Please join us in voting Aug. 8 to retain Julie Nakfoor Pratt as the best candidate with a proven record for the Barry County Prosecutor. Lloy d and Clare Goyings. Prairieville Township Barry County 4-Hers showed talent at fair To the editor: I recently had the privilege once again of watching a great group of 4-H members show their animals and then have them sold at the auctions at the Barry County Fair. We as Barry County residents should be proud of these young people for what they have accomplished. As I walked through the Expo Center. I was amazed at the talent shown in the exhibits of these same 4-H groups. These kids are the future of out country, and what a fine example they are. During this time of economic struggles the many businesses and individuals who took the time and spent money supporting these kids at the auctions should be praised for the support they have shown these young people, and the reward these young people received for their many months of hard work. Again 1 just want to say to the Barry County 4-H members and their great leaders you all did a wonderful job and have made Barry County proud of you. You are a fine example of what young people can be. Carlcne Lester. Delton Bring your special event photos to us for quality, professional processing. run for office. Jim Brown. Hastings Township Supervisor J-Ad Graphics PRINTING PLUS �P«fl« 6 - Thursday. August 3. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Tom Clark’s actions were wrong, but he’s no ‘predator’ Charlton Park millage renewal is critical To the editor: As chairman of the Chariton Park Village and Museum Foundation. I was asked to write a letter in support of the renewal of the Charlton Park operating millage. Here is why.: When Ronald Reagan became president, one of his budget cuts took $100,0000 per year away from the park. Originally, the mill­ age was asked for to help make up the loss. If it had not passed, the village and museum would have had to close. After the millage passed, the County Board of Commissioners cut its support from $50,000 per year to anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000. Most recently the county has been supporting the park much better. I think this might be a result of the Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission having three county commissioners on the Parks and Recreation Commission. They saw tbe need. As can be seen, the renewal millage is what keeps the park operating. The foundation board members strongly support the renewal millage. It is through the voters’ support of tl»e oper­ ating millage in the past that the park is up and running today. Also desening a lot of credit are our past directors. Frank Walsh. Diane Smith. Peter Forsberg and our current director. George Shannon, his staff and many volunteers (including the GM volunteers). And who could forget the Gas and Steam Club members who continually volunteer their services? Remember the old red machinery shed. ,ou know, the one with the roof line that fol­ lowed the contour of the ground? Well through a grant the park now has a new bam to display the old farm machinery. Remember the old Buick that was down­ stairs in the stone museum buildine' Well, one of our GM volunteers is a long way into its restoration. Things are always changing at the park, and for the better I might add. Many of us on tbe Chariton Park Village and Museum Foundation have been associat­ ed with the park over 25 years. Some even knew Irving Chariton. We are all very proud of the park. Please pass the renewal millage. Wes Robinson. Chairman. Charlton Park Village and Museum Foundation Prairieville residency allegations bogus To the editor: Allegations in three letters in last week's column about the residency of Jim Stonebumer. candidate for Prairieville Township Supervisor, should not be held as fact They were possibly timed to coincide so close to the Aug. 8 election that Mr. Stonebumer would have no time to refute these accusations, and were possibly written by "relatives and life-long neighbors" of the opposing candidate Mike Herzog. If Mr. stonebumer has made his ’legal" residence in Prairieville Township and he meets the other "legal" requirements of his candidacy, it should not be held up to public scrutiny if he has interests or holdings in property outside of this township. At the Prairieville Township meeting last Jtfly 17. during the puMic comment portion of the agenda.JJtoprvisor Herzog was con­ fronted by a constttuent about the perceived issues of morale within the fire department and a diminished relationship in the Barry. Prairieville and Hope Township mutual aid agreement. Herzog made only a facial smirk with no reply, assurance or offer to get back with the person after he had a chance to investigate, which was not well recieve by those members of the public in attendance. Has he gained a comfort level in his elected position as supervisor? The Pine Lake Fire Captain, and until most recently the Prairieville emergency vehicle maintenance technician, he said wearing so many hats has obscucted his view of accountabilty except to himself only. And bow many decisions or "contracts" have been made by the supervisor that should have been board approved ? Sometimes our elected officials need to realize a little ” Humble Pie." along with thier noble efforts. — Lake. Prairieville To No ‘outsiders’ running in Prairieville To the editor: 1 must comment on the “residency issue" regarding Jim Stonebumer. a candidate for Prairieville Township Supervisor mentioned in last week’s Banner. To say that Mr. Jim Stonebumer is ineligi­ ble to run for office because his primary resi­ dence is outside Prairieville Township is sim­ ply wrong. Last week’s letter writers are illinformed and. by inference, are accusing our current township government, led by the ocher candidate for supervisor, of not check­ ing voter registration addresses and verifying voter eligibility. It seems the writers can not find anything wrong with Mr. Stonebumer and have stooped to casting doubt with the electorate. No one should resort to making unfounded accusations when correct information is read­ ily available al the township hall or a number of public places. The whole situation looks like an attempt to stuff ballot boxes based on incorrect information and smacks of the old saying from Chicago history, "Vote early and often." Mr. Stonebumer is a legally qualified and 87th District needs Kalnbach as its rep. To the editor: I am writing to encourage voters in the 87th District tc vote for Democrat Doug Kalnbach. of Nashville. We need the new blood in this district that Kalnbach will bring. This very serious, intel­ ligent young man is just the person we need. He is well read on all the current issues, is a local farmer, used to dealing with people due to his present job of business representative for Iron Workers local 340. as well as other interests, all of which he has handled very capably. He has proven to be a dilligcnt. hard work­ er. always with the best interests for the peo­ ple he represents. He will listen to the con­ stituents. and carry the information to the cor­ rect people. He is not a “quitter." and sticks to his beliefs, and will work hard for us. as he has worked for the people he represents at this time! I strongly urge everyone to give this dependable man a chance to prove to you that he is the right choice for this position, state representsve. 87th District. Get out the vote! Don Barlow. Nashville registered voter in Prairieville Township, a long-time resident of the area and thus quali­ fies as a candidate for office. His background and abilities should be judged by the elec­ torate. who should vote with correct informa­ tion. There are loo few volunteers who stick with a sometimes arduous job for the many years and commitment these jobs require. I have been a commission member for more than ten years and truly appreciate the job the township personnel have before them from day to day. My monthly stipend for a few hours work pretty much equates to the pay these people heartily earn annually. I do not do much of anything compared to these town­ ship employees. I can say with some authori­ ty that they are truly volunteers. Mr. Stonebumer is presenting himself as a potential servant to a community that desper­ ately needs good and thoughtful people to do an otherwise ill-paying job. His opponent. I trust, is doing the same. All residents of Prairieville Township should welcome a fair election by those will­ ing to serve. Vote for the candidate of your choice, but let’s not sling the mud and cast doubt where it does not belong. Looking to the very bottom of tbe endless political pit. I trust there is plenty to go around for each can­ didate for public office... please consider the attributes of your candidate of choice. Gerry VanderPloeg. Pine Lake To the editor: Before anyone draws any conclusions about our father. Thomas Clark, from the story told in the July 20 Banner, they need to hear all the truth and details. It's a terrible thing that happened to Kim Mehlo. and many people wish it was some­ thing that would not have happened. Our father received a sentence of 10 1/2 to 30 years in prison, which we feel is more than enough. In two similar cases reported in the June 15 and July 6 Banners, two men received two different sentences than our father did. Mr. Leatherman will sene 16 to 24 months in prison, and Mr. Strouse will serve 18 to 120 months. These cases have similar scenarios, but lesser sentences. Our father is not a had mar;: he is only a good man who just snapped in a moment. He was never violent with our mother for the entire 20 years they were married. Our fami­ ly members all know this incident was out of character for him and a shock to everyone who knew him. We arc writing this so that the stretches and lies about our father from that story can be challenged. We don’t mean to make this an ongoing "he said, she said" battle, we only want to get details and facts straight. Our father did not sign his things away to other people or hide his money to avoid resti­ tution. It was simply not there. He had so much debt piled up. as did Ms. Mello before she even met our dad. She still could have had her job. but decided not to work. Our father did not wait outside of her house all day until she returned that fateful day. She had called him earlier to set up a time the fol­ lowing week to talk about their relationship. He was working with a family friend's son during the day. The testimonies given by Ms. Mello and Mr. Vroman were different. Mr. Vroman said he did not get back to her house until later that evening, and Ms. Mello said that the two of them had been there ail day. Another story that keeps changing is what happened once our father was inside the house. In a February hearing. Ms. Mello said he shot at Mr. Vroman as he was leaving the room. In the. July 20 Banner, she stated that our father shot at Mr. Vroman before he start­ ed to run out of the room. Mr. Vroman stated he was down the hall, a good distance from the room, before he heard any noise like a gunshot We also wonder why she did not leave the room or run away once she saw it was him and he was carrying a gun. There was a scuf­ fle between our father and Mr. Vromar which lasted a several seconds to a minute, .hey said; pm Jpfcnb M' get up and run away. Qur-fatficr, th t^ycfrjafyffls relationship with Ms. Mello, took in her and her kids with open arms. He was never mean or cruel to her kids in our observations at his house. He put a roof over two kids' heads and provided them with food and comfort. Her children would ask our father to tuck them into their beds and one of the girls drew a picture at school of all four of them, including her sister, mother and our father, and she labeled our father as "DadMs. Mello also criticized his “jealousy and controlling nature" in the July 20 Banner. Having rules in his house is something we are also familiar with. He set guidelines for us while living there, and this established s sense of parental control. If Ms. Mello did not like his rules, she was free to leave. You can leave a place to live if you don't like how it's being run. But without these rules, there would be no order, just like in the real world. Jealousy is something found commonly in today's world. The “jealousy and stormy rela­ tionship" described seems to be fueled by her actions. Ms. Mello had been going out party­ ing frequently during her relationship with our father. If two people were talking about marriage, having a third child with our dad. and had a serious relationship such as this one. one has a right to be jealous when the other is out into the early morning hours. Two weeks after she was kicked out of our VanNortwick has passion, intelligence To the editc.-: Let’s retain Herzog in Prairieville Twp. To the editor: 1 ask residents of Prairieville Township to please vote Aug. 8 to retain our current super­ visor. Mike Herzog. 1 have known him for a long time. He is an honest man who truly cares for the township and the residents who live here. With the untimely passing of Tom Guthrie, he stepped into the position with some pretty big shoes to fill. Herzog has done a gnat job in the two years he ha> served as supervisor, and he has shown that he is capable of being our township supervisor. Please join with me and vole to retain Mike Herzog as Prairieville Township Supervisor. Doyle Boss. Delton We had the opportunity to speak with District 7 County Commission Candidate Jeff VanNortwick at a recent event he hosted to share ideas about the issues we face in Barry County. We learned that Mr. VanNortwick is owner of Environmental Landscape Services. His smaii business is already serving our commu­ nity. He shared with us many ideas about how environmental issues will affect us and our family. We were impressed with his pas­ sion for clean water supplies and their preser­ vation. We were also impressed by his passion for creating economic opportunity for those who understand the importance of preserving the natural resources that have been preserved in this county. We learned he is positioning himself for a seat on the County Board of Commissioners. We were glad to learn we arc a member of his district and can cast our vote for him. If you don't know him. get to know him. and then you loo will likely vote with us for him to become our County Commissioner. Tom and Tina Parsons. Assyria Township father's house was when this shooting inci­ dent occurred. His intent was not to murder Ms. Mello. She was breathing after the first shot, and our father still had seven rounds in his gun. If he wanted to kill her. he would have used those other bullets. In the months after the incident, our father tried to avoid Ms. Mello al all costs. He hard­ ly left his house because he did not want to be seen. If we had to go to Hastings for some­ thing. we were always driving around the parking lot to make sure none of her vehicles were there before entering the building. Dad started going to Ionia for groceries so there would be no confrontations. So in a way. he was not completely "free" for II months; he was incarcerated in his home, only leaving for work, groceries, other necessities, or an occasional trip up north. His only reason to go up north was to go some­ place where he would not have to worry about running into Ms. Mello or her family. One morning, he was in the doctor's office waiting to go in when Ms. Mello walked in. but did not see him sitting there in the waiting room. Immediately, our dad went up to the receptionist and told him he had to leave because of an emergency. All he w anted to do was avoid her and leave her alone. One day last winter she called police say- ine he was parked in his truck outside her par­ ents' home, claiming that he was stalking her. Our father's attorney caught wind of this accusation and they called the police to come out to his house to take pictures of the approach in front of the garage, w'herc his trucks were parked It had been snowing that day. and there were no tracks from his trucks on the outside of the garage. It was pho­ tographed and determined by the police that he could not have gone anywhere that day because there were no tracks. It then seemed to us like she only wanted to get our father in trouble, because he was out on bail. Our father. Thomas Clark, is not a ’preda­ tor.’ He is just a man who snapped because of the actions of his ex-girlfriend. Our lather is still a good man with one major mistake that he will live with for not only the next 10 years, but the rest of his life. We realize she will live with this. too. and we are very sorry something like this happened to her. There is no excuse for what happened, but this offers some reason for his unexpected snap. Hopefully, this will straighten things out for the record. Matt and Ashley Clark. Lake Odessa Stoneburner lives in Prairieville Twp. To the editor: I would like to respond to letters in last week’s Banner regarding my status as a Prairieville Township resident. I moved back to the family farm on Enzian Road in Prairieville Township last year. I am registered to vote only in Prairieville Township. Il would have been impossible for my name to appear on the Prairieville Township ballot if I were not a township res­ ident. I do own property in Hope Township and in McMillan Township, but neither is my primary residence. I enjoy living in Prairieville Township and have no desire or reason to change that. It is unfortunate that two of last week’ > let­ ter writers. Mr. Chase and Mr. Dunfield. were misinformed. As always. I will continue to promote my ideas and beliefs so that the voter* of Prairieville Township know where 1 uand. During my campaign. I have visited more than 300 households. This has proven to be very valuable in helping me educate myself on the thoughts and concerns of many town­ ship residents. 1 have many ideas about .mproving Prairieville Township and 1 will work hard to consider the thoughts and fecl- ings of all residents. I have no “personal agenda” and stand to gain nothing personally by being elected as Prairieville Township supervisor. I firmly believe the residents deserve a fair voice. Tbe only thing that my supporters stand to gain is a leader who is dedicated to improving their township. 1 plan to promote better communication though out many of organizations and groups, such as the fire and police departments, lake associations, parks board and Delton District Library. I feel that the parks (including the ball diamond and playground) of Prairieville Township are important to the residents and I will work hard to improve them and ensure their longevity. I would also like to develop a program for young people to get involved in community service projects within Prairieville Township. These are only a few of my thoughts and I look forward to getting more involved in the community and listening to the thoughts of the residents. Jim Stonebumer. candidate for Prairieville Township Supervisor Plainwell Election proves it’s time for a change To the editor: 1 sure hope voters have been thinking long and hard about this coming election season! Whoever said that because they arc law­ men or connected with the law in some way makes them good candidates for public office? These last six years should have taught us something about that. The 911 Board in Barry County has been run by the same people too long and it is tine they were booted for sure, but of course they arc not. The director has been in that job since the beginning of the 911 program 15 years ago. Talk about someone being there too long? That contradicts those who said 911 Board member Judy Wooer had been in that position too long. The good old boys have always run this county. Come on, folks, give us all a break and let’s put fresh people in those commissioners’ scats. What’s this I hear about Charlton Park in Hastings Township? They took away the fee for charging visitors to use the park and now they say they need money to operate? Excuse me. but that doesn’t make much secse. I have usually voted for renewal mi!!«ge. but now I am questioning iL I say vote no and no for the added money that County Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp wants for io a state that is hurting for lack of jobs and wi.*h gits prices going up, up and away. No way should we be asked to furnish recreation for an) one She must have forgotten what we used to do for our own recreation. I don’t recall that the county government should have that right to decide to spend money for a few peoples’ enjoyment? Give yourself a break and cross over to the working man’s party and try out tbe Democrats for a change! After what we’ve been through for the last six years, they look pretty dam good to me! Sally Teasdale. Hastings Pick the prosecutor with most experience To the editor: Next Tuesday. Aug. 8, the voters of Barry County will decide between two candidates for the office of Barry County Prosecutor. It has always been my understanding and belief that the best candidate for office should be the one chosen for that office. As a resident of Barry County for the past 30 years, a Michigan Stale Police officer for 25 years, and a private investigator for the past 13 years. I have worked with numerous county prosecutors in the State of Michigan. It is my opinion that the best qualified and experienced candidate for Barry County Prosecutor is Julie Nakfoor Pratt. During my career as a state police officer working in Barry County. I had the privilege and honor to work with Nakfoor Pratt on many cases since she originally came to Barry County in 1989 as an assistant prosecu­ tor. She has been dedicated and extremely professional in her dealings with criminal cases, and has followed not only the letter of the law. but the spirit of the law as well. It was a great loss to the criminal system and people of Barry County when she left Barry County and became an assistant prosecutor in Allegan County. When Nakfoor Pratt was named to fill the office of prosecutor. I felt Barry County was very fortunate to have a person of this caliber chosen to fill this position. In tbe years that I have dealt with her. 1 have never seen her per­ sonal feelings toward a victim or offender conflict with her decisions in case brought to her office. I have seen compassion from her to both victim and offender, which is a trait that is somewhat lost in today's society. The experience in dealing with criminal cases that she brings to the people of Barry County as a prosecutor far exceeds those of any other candidate for this office. I fully support her for Barry County prosecutor and urge the voters of Barry County to cast their votes for her. Ken 1 ^ngford. Hastings Director of 911 should be relieved To the editor: I believe it was in 1999 1 wrote a letter to the Banner and al that time I stated that Charlie Nystrom should look for another line of work. That statement fell on deaf ears and he was receiving recognition from around the stale for the work he was doing at 911. (Bull). Over the years he’s gone from bad to worse and now he has his buddy, Ron Neil, who’s helping him go further in the hole. Like they say. two heads arc better than one. Keep going guys, you have to be under water pret­ ty soon. If the director of central dispatch is an appointment, then that person has to be accountable to someone, just like any body else has to be. If you are appointed, then you can be dismissed. In this case, it should have been done a long time ago. and take Ron Neil with him. As for Clare Tripp, the voters know what to do. Al Hackett. Hastings �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 3. 2006 - Page 7 Vote for a compassionate prosecutor Candidate had to be To the editor. Let me acknowledge that my wife is cam­ paign manager fi»r Julie Nakfoor Pratt, whom I also support in her campaign to keep her position as Barry County Prosecutor. I feel her 17 years of experience with a variety of tough cases proves she is up to the task. She also has the compassion necessary to deal with victims of crime and accidents as well. Because of a very personal experience I had, I believe these are qualities not shared by her opponent. Tom Evans. As many of my friends, family and readers of the Hastings Banner know. 1 was involved in a severe auto accident just over three years ago (July 28. 2003) that has left me with a permanent disability. I have had at least nine surgeries and numerous other procedures and tests. A few weeks after the accident, a state police trooper told us the accident report with additional findings had been sent to the pros­ ecutor's office for review The driver was not ticketed on the day of the accident because I had life threatening injuries and the charges against the driver could vary if I passed away. After a few months, we began to wonder what the prosecutor's findings were. 1 had not been contacted by anyone at the prosecutor’s office during a six-month window after the accident. 1 then called the prosecutor's office and was told Evans was handling this case. I left him a message that was not returned. 1 called again in March, and this time he returned my call. He informed me that because I did not die in the accident, no charges would be filed because the driver was not responsible for maintenance of the truck. He informed me that if my attorney was to discover anything of importance in our inves­ tigations to let him know. I asked him to elab­ orate. He didn’t I always thought our legal system should handle the investigation, not the victims of the crime. Never once did Evans ask how I was. what injuries I sustained, etc. The police report stated the driver indicated the truck was in disrepair, yet he drove it anyway. The motor carrier division also noted that there were more than 35 violations on the truck and trailer. By no means am I an expert in law, but 1 would feel that some type of infraction could have been issued against the driver. Even though Mr. Evans decided not to charge the other driver, he could have been a better com­ municator and he certainly could have been more kind and compassionate. Please join me in supporting Julie Nakfoor Pratt as our Barry County Prosecutor and help keep our legal system tough, fair and com­ passionate. Andrew Cove. Middleville Cemetery millage should get a ‘no’ Retain Mike Herzog To the editor: Higher gas prices, utility bills, job losses! What more does our City Council think we can handle? Does Riverside Cemetery have a budget? Then stay within it! I don't sec anyone offering to give me a raise to help pay all these extras. As it is, our property taxes arc too high for what the city does for us. With Michigan’s economy in the toilet, maybe the city needs to appropriate more money from the DDA to maintain the ceme­ tery. Vote no on requested increase in November. Debra James, Hastings for two more years To tbe editor: I am writing this letter in support of Mike Herzog for Prairieville Township Supervisor. Herzog has been the current supervisor for two years and I think he has done a fine job. Hee is fair and always willing to lend an ear to whatever question or concerns that I might have. I don't know anything about the other candidate, he just seems to come out of nowhere and wants a job. That's not right. Vote Aug. 8 to retain as Mike Herzog Prairieville Township Supervisor. Gerald Ellis Sr., Delton Calley would build legislative consensus To tbe editor: This is being written to express my support Representatives. He is not the only qualified candidate in the field but. I believe, the best one. It often seems tiiat the political process, from the federal level on down, has become unnecessarily contentious and divisive. It doesn't have to be that way. What it takes is legislators who have the intellect, ability and willingness to get beyond the demagoguery that lies at the fringes of both political parties, and come together to form a consensus that takes into consideration the viewpoints of all involved. I believe Calley has demonstrated the capability to be such a legislator Too often those at either end of the spec­ trum in their own party are unwilling to be a part of a constructive, pragmatic process, and instead ding to their own narrow viewpoint in an effort to "appeal to their politica! base.” They would rather go down in grand and glo­ rious defeat and score political points, than to be a part of a process that seeks to find solu­ tions. Civilized debate often seems to be a thing of the past. Again. I believe Calley would bring an informed, pragmatic approach to the table that would enable him to be an effective leg- 1 urge you to join me in supporting Brian Calley for the 87th House District in the Republican primary on Aug. 8. Bob Bender, former 87th and 88th District Representative, Middleville Re-elect Herzog in Prairieville Twp. To tbe editor: I recommend voters to retain Mike Herzog as Prairieville Township Supervisor. Herzog is a dedicated and hard-working man. He is a Prairieville Township taxpayer and has lived here all of his life. I have the utmost faith in him and his ability to be our supervisor. Please vote Aug. 8 to keep Mike Herzog as our supervisor Craig Hook. Prairieville Township MANPOWER OF HASTINGS 127 N. Market St.. Hastings, Ml 49058 (269) 948-3000 Now accepting applications for current and upcoming industrial positions in Hastings and surrounding areas. legal resident to ran To the editor: In the Hastings Banner of Thursday. July 29. there were letters by Ray Dunfield and Ricky Chase, both of whichs suggested Jim Stonebumer is not a resident of Prairieville Township. It appears that Mr. Dunfield and Mr. Chase do not know that the rules for running for a township office require that 1. You must be a registered voter in that township. 2. To become a registered voter, you must be a resident of the township. Therefore, Mr. Stonebumer could not have filed to become a candidate for supervisor If he had not met these two requirements. Mr. Dunfield and Mr. Chase should wipe the egg off their faces. That color does not become them. Darlene Vickery . Prairieville Township Van Nortwick solid with his leadership To the editor: This letter is written in support of Jeff VanNortwick for Barry County commission­ er. Seventh District. My husband and I have known him for many years and his friendship is very valu­ able to both of us. VanNortwick is a very trustworthy person who can be depended on to serve the southeastern part of Barry County (Baltimore. Assyria and Johnstown townships). He can be depended on to repre­ sent all of us and listen to our needs and wants. Van Nortwick is interested i>: our environ­ ment. The land has been loaned to us for our individual lifetime and we must take care of it, as it needs to be taken care of so that those who follow can love it as we do. VanNortwick is a true leader and this is shown through his work and the amount of time he volunteers. For information about him he can be reached at his web site (www.jeffvannortwick.com). 1 invite voters in the district to join me and my husband in voting for Jeff VanNortwick on Aug. 8. This is for our future together. He will give us the leadership we need. Georgia Robinson, Johnstown Township Van Nortwick will show up for work To the editor: The voters of Assyria. Baltimore and Johnstown townships have a very clear choice in selecting their next county commis­ sioner in the Aug. 8 Republican primary. Incumbent Commissioner Tom Wing has been late or entirely absent for nearly a third of his County Board meetings. With such a poor record, he has missed critical votes and has thereby repeatedly failed to represent the interests of his constituents. Jeff Van Nortwick, Wing’s opponent in the primary, is a person of vision and commit­ ment. He has unselfishly given time to com­ munity projects and larger, state-wide envi­ ronmental issues. People have come to depend on Jeff, and he has never failed them. And, he would not fail the people of the Seventh County Commissioner District if elected. We can send a message to politicians like Wing who refuse to perform and then expect to get rewarded by re-election. And fortunate­ ly, we have a qualified and respected replace­ ment at hand in Jeff Van Nortwick. Please vote Jeff Van Nortwick for county commissioner. He will be there for us. He will represent our interests. Chris Norton. Bellevue Vote for DeMott is an investment To the editor: A vote for Ken DeMott, in my opinion, will be an investment in future county gov­ ernment. It will be placing our county back on track and serving the people of Rutland and Hope Townships with integrity. Here’s to the future of our county and townships. Jay Gordenski. Rutland Township. Naakfoor-Pratt has what it takes To the editor: Barry County finally has a prosecutor who has what it takes to get the job done. I hope we don't blow it at election time. I worked with Julie Naakfoor-Pratt when she was a prosecutor under Dale Crowley. She has always been a hard worker and cares about the job she does. I know she will work hard to bring the Barry County prosecutors office up to the standard it should be. She has the ability to lead, but still listens to the peo­ ple influenced by her position. I think Naakfor-Pratt is the best thing that has happened to the prosecutors office in a long time and I hope Bany County will retain her election day. 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THANK YOU • To the County Commissioners for answering my questions as I attended ALL of the County operating committee meetings since June 1st. 2006. to prepare myself to be an effective and productive County Commissioner. • To the Citizens of Hope and Rudand for talking with me as I knocked on your door and asked for jour vote. • To all the citizens in Hope and Rudand that allowed me to place a campaign sign in your yard. Your vote is important and will determine the Republican Candidate for the November election. Vote in the Tuesday August Sth Primary for — i KEITH FERRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER - HOM A RUTLAND TOWNSHIM P»d lor by comm io cicci Frmv Coonty Cnmmuxret. 2434 Kathryn Dr.. HMmp. Ml Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller COOKING FOR G0O0 STABLE PEOPIE WITH BAD CREDIT TOR NEW AUTO FINANCING PROGRAM YOUR APPROVAL IS ABSIII IITflY GUARANTEED"' IF WE CAN T GF I YOU APPROVF 0 WITH THIS EXCITING NEW PROGRAM WE ll GIVI YOU S500 1)0'" DRIVE A I ATI MODEL CAR SUV OR EVEN A 4X4 to join our team. PICKUP TODAY'’ We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for PE US GET A SHIOIIU GAS CARD ‘WITH YOUR VEHICLE" math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ CALI TODAY REGARDLESS OF YOUR PAST CHE Oil tomer relations and sales skills. HISTORY ANO GET APPROVED' Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court St.. Hastings. Ml 49058 EOE/M-F 7750307' cale (269) 948-8210 today for approval WE FINANCE YOUR FUTURE NOT YOUR PAS1 CALL MR. HAGGIOR YOUR APPROVAL TODAY call (269) 948-8210 and drive today1 ■ �Page 8 - Thursday, August 3. 2006 - The Hastings Banner er IhiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiihiHiiiillllllllllllllllllllllHllllllllll Q ATTENTION!!!! 1986 Hastings High School Classmates i = 20 Year Class Reunion will be on Saturday, August 26, 2006 @ Knights of Columbus Hall - 4 P.M. E : Ifyou are. or know how to reach, any of the following classmates: = Marsha Ackley Jamie Barrus Moore Denise Bolthou.se E Chuck Champion Nikki Dunham Andy Colgan Tina Elliott Mulrine Anne Colgan Johnston Becky Fields E Virginia J. Harrington DELTON - Virginia J. Harrington, of Delton, passed away July 26. 2006. at her residence with her family at her bedside. Dawn Michnai Williams Chris Morgan Hanke Judy Neymeiyer E Virginia was bom on April 8. 1926 in Russell Poovey Anna Jo Smith Jeffrey Scott Smith E Baltimore Township, the daughte' of Frank John Earl Stamm Dave Vanameyden Steve White E and Mamie (Mathieson) Hook. Melissa Wieckowski Lisa fttkof E Her family have been residents of Barry Please contact Kami Lancaster @ 1927 W. Sager Rd.. Hastings. Ml 49058 E County since the Civil War. or by phone 269-838-2041, e-mail: kamirachelle@netpenny.net onuoh E Mrs. Harrington attended Dowling County ........................................................................................................mu.......... School and Hastings schools. She loved baking, especially her famous apple pies, that no one could duplicate, trying new recipes, reading and working jig saw­ puzzles. Mrs. Harrington was an avid Detroit Tiger fan. She will be remembered for her great hos­ pitality and that her door was always open, and for the love she had for her grandchildren and great grandchildren. PLEASANTVIEW HOPE UNITED MOST HOLY ROSARY On April 25. 1943, she married Arthur FAMILY CHURCH ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH METHODIST CHURCH Harrington, and he preceded her in death on 2601 L*cy Road. Dowling. Ml M-37 South al M-79. Rev Richard TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS 49050. Pastix. Steve Olmstead. Moore, Pastor. Church phone 269­ TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC June 4. 1970. (616) 758-3021 church phone. TEACHINGS 945-4995 Church Website www. Mrs. Harrington is survived by a son, Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: James (Dorothy) Harrington of Delton; Sunday School 11:0 ant; Sunday Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. 269-818-0007. Church Secretary­ daughters, Peggy (Doug) Baumgartner of Evening Service 6:00 p.m.; Bible Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mam Study & Prayer Time Wednesday hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. 3J0 am. First Friday Holy Hour Delton and Linda (Jeff) Worden of Delton; a nights 6:30 p.m. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday 5 p.m.; Mass 6 p.m First Saturday sister, Vivian (J.D.) Livingston of Bellevue; Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; Holy Hour 8:30 am : Mas* 9 am. six grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and WELCOME CORNERS 10:45 am Morning Worship; Mother of Perpetual Help UNITED METHODLST several nieces and nephews. Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Devotions First Saturday follow­ CHURCH Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4) (to ing Mass Confessions: 30 minutes She was also preceded in death by her par­ 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml resume in September) Wednesday before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 ents; a daughter. JoAn Harrington; sisters, 49058 Pastor Susan D. Olsen. 7 pm • Prayer Mlg. Thursday 9:30 minutes brfore Mass. Venenla. Florence and Darlene; brothers, Phone 945-2654 Worship am. - Women’s Bible Study. Services: Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; GRACE COMMUNITY Herbert. Herman and Clyde. ST. ROSE Sunday School. 10:45 am. CHURCH Funeral services were conducted Saturday. 8950 E. M-79 Highway. CATHOLIC CHURCH EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL July 29. 2006 at Hickory Comers Bible 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don CHURCH Church, with her son-in-law. Pastor Jeff Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning -Member Church of the HbHd 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 Celebration 10 am. Fellowship Worder. officiating. Burial took place in Wide Anglican Communion." 315 am. and IIO0 am.; Confession Time before the service. Nursery, Banfield Cemetery. W. Center St. (comer of S. Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. children's ministry, youth group, Broadway and W. Center St.). Memorial contributions to Barry adult small group ministry, leader­ Church Office: (269) 945-3014 WOODLAND UNITED Community Hospice or Hickory Comers ship training. The Rev ft. Charles P McCabe METHODLST CHURCH Bible Church Building Fund will be appreci­ QUIMBY UNITED 111. Rector Mr. F. William 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. ated. METHODLST CHURCH Voetberg, Director of Music. Woodland. MI 48897 • 367-4061. M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught Sunday Wtcship ■ 8 im. and 10 Reverend Mary SchippersArrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral (616) 945-9392. Sunday School DeMumer. Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. Home. Delton. Jeff Fuller Karey Lang Fox Brian Gerber Paul Martins Nora Hurst Steve Meiscnbach Kathryn Louise “Kay" Wren E E u Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... am. • Sunday School 10:30 am. CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 am.. Sunday School 11:00 am.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543. Sunday School al 9:45 am.; Worship 11:00 am.; Evening Service at 6.00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 700 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole. 9:30 am. Traditional Worship Service: IIO0 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 1200 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men’s group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ’s Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapelume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osburn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth & Family; Dave Wood St. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 am.. Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7:00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Aw ana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information uo MOPS, Pran- & Motion/Chiklren's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Dehon. Ml 49046 • 269457 M 19.3 Pastor. Bernard Blair Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 am.; Worship Service 11 am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.nt; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Sunday at 9:30 am WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARLSH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 11:15 am.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. SAINTS ANDREW & MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 am. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6:00 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Even Prayer ervicc and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those limes). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrcw matthus We arc part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with Tbe United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Pray er al all our sen ices. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting al the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich 49073. Sun Praise & Worship 10:30 am., 6.00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys & girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rove MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special.** For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 am. Sunday School for ail ages at 9:45 am. Nuncry provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. MI 49023. Phone 269-629-9436 EuchanstK- sen ice every Sunday. 9:30 am “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know- His will and walk in His ways. We arc located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue. between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All barxirrd Christians arc welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don’t hase to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. 10 am.; Sunday Worship 10.30 am.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings, Ml 49058. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Marjorie E. Bums 301 E State Rd (Corner of Slate Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9! 21. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and I IKK) am. Kids for Christ. 11O0 am Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds, A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 1000 am. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:30-11 am. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698 Michael Acton. Pastor www.discovergrace.org Call the offke for wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-300 p.m. Friday 900 a m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11:00 Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school cluses al 8:15. 9:30 and II am. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.nt. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 900 am. Traditional Worship Service. 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery ‘'•re is provided for both services'. Visit us online at www-firstchurrhhaMinys nrv and our web log for sermons al: i»U);/.Mmingaprc5bytcriM.blQg sprt cnrrV Aug. 7 • 900 am. Ministry Program Staff Meeting. Aug. 9 - 7:15 pun. Praise learn Practice. Aug. 16 - noon rscwsieiier ixeaunne. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 135! North M-43 Highway - Hustings BOSLEY PHARMACY • “Prescriptions" 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS - Marjorie E. Bums, age 65, of Hastings, died Saturday, July 29. 2006 at her summer home on Gun Lake. Mrs. Bums was bom on August 15. 1940 in Hastings, the daughter of Roy and Hazel (Baird) Belson. She was raised in the Delton area and attended Delton schools, graduating in 1958 from Delton High School. She was married to Leonard Bums on November 16, 1957. She was employed at the E.W. Bliss Company in Hastings for 38 years as a cost accountant, retiring in 2000. Majoric was a loving wife, mother, grand­ mother and sister. She enjoyed flower gar­ dening. playing golf, playing bridge and majong. She has wintered in Spring Hill. FL for the past seven years. Mrs. Bums is survived by her husband. Leonard; daughter. Julie (Dan) Welton of Hastings; son. Bill (Robin) Bums of Alexandria. VA; granddaughters. Katie(Tim) Russell of Hastings and Kristie Welton of Hastings: great grandson. Tristin Russell of Hastings; sisters. Juanita (Edward) Slocum of Hastings. Frederick (Perry) James of Delton and Yvonne (Jack) Bagley of Hickory Comers; sister-in-law. Barb (Morris) Reigler of Hastings; brother-in-law. Frank (Vera) Bums of Hastings; mother-in-law. Dorothy Bums of Hastings; several nieces and nephews; loving extended family. Tom and Judy Hicks. Elliot. Rachel and Ava Hunt. Preceding her in death was her mother. Hazel. Services were held Tuesday. August 1. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home with Dr. Thomas Hicks officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the American heart Association. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funcralhome.com). Longtime Soldotna/Sterling resident. Daniel Boyd Gillespie. 62 passed away Friday. July 28. 2006 with his family by his side at Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna. Memorial services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday. August 6th at the Soldotna Elks Lodge. A celebration of Dan’s Life and memorial potluck will immediately follow the services. Dan’s ashes will be scattered at a later date. Mr. Gillespie was bom February 27. 1944 in Hastings. Michigan. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1962. Mr. Gillespie played the French horn and was a Michigan State Wrestling Champion. Having brought his family to Alaska in 1974. he went to work for Homer Electric Association in 1975 and retired in 2002 as a serviceman nnd an IBEW Ixxral #1547 member. Mr. Gillespie was a loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather, who wil. be greatly missed by his family and many friends. He hunted, fished, rode his Harley Davidson motorcycle, dabbled in model trains, rock polishing, loved to garden and had tneny exotic fish. Mr. Gillespie had a love for ani­ mals, especially for his Norwegian Fjord Horses. He loved tinkering on many different projects, and spent much of his time at what was affectionately referred to as “The Property." the Double G Ranch in Sterling. * Mr. Gillespie was very proud of his involvement with the Soldotna Elks Lodge #2706. After serving in many capacities within the Soldotna Elks Lodge, he reached the honorable position of District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler of the West District for the State of Alaska Elks Association in 1993. Mr. Gillespie was preceded in death by his father. Clifton Gillespie; mother. Verland Hiltunen and stepfather Ernie Hiltunen. He is survived by his wife erf 23 years. Joyce Gillespie of Soldotna; daughter and son in-law, Suzette and Jerry Baty*, daughter Sonya Gillespie; daughter and son in-law. Stacey and Jeremy Herr and grandson Roman Herr all of Soldotna and Anchorage; brother. Richard Gillespie; sister and brother in-law; Becky and Chuck Haas: brother and sister in-law. Don and Shelly Gillespie all of Michigan; and numerous other relatives. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be donated to either the Oncology/ Infusion Department at Central Peninsula General Hospital. 250 Hospital Place. Soldotna. AK 99669 or the Elks National Foundation c/o Soldotna Elks Lodge #2706, 44640 Parkway Ave.. Soldotna. AK 99669. Arrangements made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai Mary Kathryn Barden HASTINGS - Mary Kathryn Barden, age 76 of Hastings, died Monday. July 24. 2006 in Pennock Hospital. Respecting her wishes, there will be no services or visitation. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by the Wren Funeral Home HASTINGS -Kathryn Louise “Kay" Wren, age 63. of Hastings and Gun Lake, went to her heavenly rest with her family by her bed­ side Wednesday. July 26. 2006 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Rapids. Kay was bom on July 19. 1943 at Northville, the daughter of Howard Roy and Doris Helen (Scars) Latta. She was raised in the South Lyon area and attended South Lyon schools, graduating in 1961 from South Lyon High School. While in school, she participated in band, cheerlead­ ing. student council and a class officer. She went on to attend Cleary College in Ypsilanti, receiving her associates degree with honors. She was married to David C. Wren on May 18. 1963. Following her husband's graduation from Wayne State University’s School of Mortuary Science. Kay and her husband moved to Hastings July 4. 1966 to become associated with the former Leonard-Osgood Funeral Home. They purchased the funeral home in 1978. subsequently changing the firm’s name to Wren Funeral Home, which is being oper­ ated by her husband, daughter, son and a car­ ing staff. Prior to coming to Hastings, Kay’s employment included private secretary to the president of Middle Atlantic Transportation Co in Detroit, financial secretary for Ann Arbor Trust Co., secretary to the principal of An.-' Arbor High School and during her high school yean:, working in her family’s busi­ ncss, “Howard s Market” in South Lyon., ' Kay was a devotedanu loving wife, moth­ er. sister, aunt ana ? caring friers! to all that came into her life. She enjoyed winching and caring for all of God’s creatures. Her flowers. plants and the one tomato plant ah* t ad every year, always received her loving cbT. She had been a Blue Bird Leader, band bxxstei, a traveling “Mom" for her daughter’s cheer­ leading team. Participated in numerous com­ munity charitable events. Was a NASCAR enthusiast, her favorite driver Iteing #43 Bobby Labonte. She was an avid reader, watching the “soap operas” on 7A. kniiring and latch hooking. She is survived by her hu«.band. David; daughter. Patricia Ann Wren of Grand Rapids; son. David Christopher Wren of Hastings; brother. Daniel (Linda) Latta of Florida; niece, Tammy (Steve) Hartman; nephews. Jeff (Kate) Schamanek. Greg (Sara) Schamanek. Craig (Amy) Latta and Corey Latta; great nieces, Brittany, Katelyn. Emily. Lauren. Melissa, Jessica. Lydia. Madelyn and Lauren; great nephews. Tyler and Gabe; aunts. Gcri Sears and Fran Sears. Preceding her in death were her parents; sister. Sandra Elaine Schamenek on June 5, 1998; her uncles. Robert Sears and Russell Sears; and her loving canine companions. Barney in 1980 and Sassy Kay in 2006. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday. August 3. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home with Pastor Emeritus Willard H. Curtis officiating. Burial will be at Rutland Township Cemetery. For those wishing to make a memorial con­ tribution. Kay’s family has established in her memory, the “Kathryn Louise Memorial Fund” which will continue the charitable giv­ ing of her loving and caring heart. Arrangements are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrenfuneral-home.com). /(<iy I^Girrlxich OmMT/bimtor Girrbach ^uneraljfome 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 * 269-945-3252 Serving Hastings. Barry County and Surrounding Communities for 40 years Offenng Traditional and Cremation Services Hastings Only Independent. Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Services Available Serving All Faiths tisil our ireh sitefor: • Pre-planning on line ■ View current Funeral Service information • Leave a memory message to family members HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - www.girrbachfuneralhome.net Hastings, Michigan 77502807 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 3. 2006 — Page 9 BOY, Matthew Allan Sherry, 7 lbs. 9 ozs. on July 4. 2006 at Martin Army Community Hospital. Ft. Benning. GA to Bryan and Kristie Sherry of Phenix City. AL. Welcomed home by big sister Makenzie Matthew's grandparents are Al and Ellen Sherry of Hastings. Lynn and Diann Shelly of Phenix City. AL. Great grandmother. Frieda McClurkin of Hastings. GIRL, Hannah May. bom at Pennock Hospital on July 21. 2006 at 12:22 p.m. to Melinda and Jerrod DuBois of Nashville. Weighing 9 lbs. 3 ozs. and 22 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Carly Jo. bom at Pennock Hospital on July 20. 2006 at 10:21 p.m. to Nicole Harmer and Daniel Frazer of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 1/2 oz. and 21 inches long. BOY, Russell Lee. bom at Pennock Hospital on July 21. 2006 at 2:55 p.m. to Desiree Burton and Russe1! Waters of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 8 ozs. and 20 inches long. Hunter safety classes set at Pierce Institute Pierce Cedar Creek Institute will have a hunter safety education course from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12. Hunter safety is required for all persons bom after Jan. 1, I960, who want to purchase any Michigan hunting license, or are plan­ ning an out-of-state hunting trip. Participants must attend both sessions Friday evening and Saturday morning. The course is taught by Gary Shoffner. a DNR certified instructor. There is no cost for the class. Participants must bring a pencil, paper, and a sack lunch on Saturday. The class is limited to 50 people. Participants younger than 12 years old must attend with a parent; parents are encouraged to attend with children older than 12. To register for the class, call 269-721­ 4472. Space is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. BOY, Aiden Kain, bom at Pennock Hospital on July 22. 2006 et 10:50 a.m. to Jean and Michael Johnson of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs. 11 ozs. and 20 inches long. Hospital on July 21. 2006 at 3:32 p.m. to Jesica Slagel and William Hartman of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Arri&nna Jade Vissesr. bom at Pennock Hospital on July 17. 2006 at 3:17 p.m. to Christine and Jay Visser of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs. 0 ozs. and 20 inches long. inches long. it before its official required implementation this fall. “We’re confident and comfortable at this stage that we can go full fledged with it.” said Amctt. The cost of Power School was about S40.0CX) for the school district. Other costs associated with the program are yearly renew­ al fees based on the number of students. Delton Kellogg Middle School secretary Denise Osborne will act as the Power School administrator. She believes one of the benefits of Power Sctool is that it will help minimize mistakes teachers make with regard to student grades. “I think it makes everybody a little more aware of what the grading can be.” said Osborne. “Once they put in (the grades], they can see directly what the end results will be.” Arnett said another benefit of the new sys­ tem will be improved academic performance. According to a study done in Kansas, students who used Power School saw an average 18 percent increase in their grades. Arnett said Power School eventually will be able tn sene more functions, such as allowing parents to see what their children bought for lunch and allowing students to enroll in their classes on line. Parents also will be able to access all financial information with regard to their students, such as school lunch accounts and athletic and class fees. The parents can also request to receive e­ mails notifying them of their students' aca­ demic performance, attendance and discipline records. Amctt said the school system cur­ rently is using about half of Power School's capabilities. “The old days walking up to a teacher and saying. 'Am 1 missing any assignments?' We re hoping the teacher will say. ‘Log in and find out.”’ said Amctt. “Let’s face it, this is an era of technology. What don't you do on line basically? We need to keep our families up with the times. I almost feel like if we don’t do this. I’m putting them at a disadvantage.” Delton Kellogg High School is sending ir formation about Power School logins and passwords to all parents. Students also can set up their own logins and passwords to view their accounts. For more information, or to set up a login and password, call Amctt in the high school office at (269) 623-9220. Keep up with your local team in your local newspaper, The Hastings BANNER! Mope FUN... for More RIMLIES at CHARLTON PARK! GIRL, Alyssa Lynn, bom at Pennock BOY, Tanner Ivan David, bom al Pennock Hospital on July 15. 2006 at 2:48 p.m. to Shannon Hawthorne and Jeremy Allerding of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 9 ozs. and 18 1/2 DELTON, continued from page 1 Ballot Question #1 Vote YES for the Charlton Park Millage Renewal Proposition. This .25 Mill renewal will provide funding for continued operation and maintenance of Charlton Park. A vote YES will mean: BOY, Benjamin Earl Furrow Jr., bom at Pennock Hospital on July 10. 2006 at 8:27 a.m. to Ben and Tracy Furrow of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 7 ozs. and 20 inches long. Keeping ADMISSION to the park for swimming, boating and picnicking FREE! More SPECIAL EVENTS More and enhanced EDUCATION PROGRAMS Improved RECREATIONAL FACILITIES at CHARLTON PARK! MORE FUN for MORE FAMILIES at CHARLTON PARK! BOY, Jayce Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital on July 20. 2006 at 3:46 a.m. to Jay and Ashley Ritchie of Shelbyville. Weighing 6 lbs. 13 1/2 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Chloe Navaeh. bom at Pennock Hospital on July 20. 2006 to Samantha Cary of Delton and Robert Hamilton of Ann Arbor. Weighing 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. Vote during the 2006 August 8th Primary for the GIRL, Jenna Rose, bom at Pennock Hospital Charlton Park _ Mill Millage Renewal! on July 18.2006 at 11:06 a.m. to Connie and Peter Bassett Sr. of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. .02 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. ■o GIRL, Grade Jeanne Elaine, bom at Pennock Hospital on July 18, 2006 at 10:10 pxn. to Heather Elkins and Jeff Raymond of Battle Creek. Weighing 6 lbs. 12 1/2 ozs. and 20 inches long. More FUN for More FAMILIES THROUGHOUT BARRY COUNTY! BOY, Alexander Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital on July 18, 2006 at 8:28 p.m. to Kristina Dickinson of Woodland and Isaac Blough of Clarksville. Weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and 21 inches long. I BOY, Porter James, bom at Pennock Hospital on July 17. 2006 at 6:15 a.m. to Amy and Gordon Shaw of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 5 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. Marriage jQcenses Douglas Earl Hicks. Middleville and Stacey Lee Spencer. Middleville. Matthew James Spurgeon, Hastings and Tasha Kay Hoekstra. Hastings. Saul Zavalza-Ruelas. Middleville and Edelmira Nava-Martinez. Middleville. Jason Allen Lawrence, Hastings and Jamie Lynne Scheidel. Hastings. Thomas Manley Chaffee. Hastings and Carolyn Louise Miles, Hastings. Richard Leroy Shoesmith. Carrollton, TX and Clarissa Jayne Bowman, Irving, TX. Brian William Rohrbacher, Lake Odessa and Tory Nicole Lawson. Woodland. Elijah Paul Bush. Nashville and Allison Lynn Gross. Nashville. Thomas Vincent Patterson. Hastings and Laura Jane Kota. Hastings. Joel Robert Moon. Hastings and Tanya Marie Stephens, Hastings. Steven Paul Bigelow, Hastings and Terrie Lynn TcnHopen. Hastings. Terry Lee Cushing, Delton and Bemadine Jo Bhola. Delton. Dennis Lee Rasnake, Plainwell and Teresa Lynn Clark. Plainwell. Christopher Douglas Joies. Hastings and Kimberly Marie Windes. Hastings. Jason Allen McMillon. Shelbyville and Dana Marie Shoemaker. Shelbyville. Richard Michael Irwin, Hastings and Katherine Louise Bailey. Hastings. Ballot Question #2 Vote YES for a New Additional .25 Mill for the operation, maintenance, and expansion of, and improvements to, the Paul Henry Thomapple Trail Linear Parte and other Bany County Paries. The Barry County Paries and Recreation Department will use this additional funding to acquire real and personal property for new paries, trails and recreational facilities, and the operation of new and existing Barry County recreation programs, facilities, and equipment. This new additional millage request will cost the average home owner in Barry County and additional twelve dollars a year. What will the Barry County Parks and Recreation Department do with your additional twelve dollars a year? We will: Develop the PAUL HENRY THORNAPPLE TRAIL LINEAR PARK Improve the MCKEOWN ROAD BRIDGE PARK Provide NEW PARKS with BALL FIELDS and RECREATIONAL FACILITIES closer to you Provide more GREEN LAND PRESERVATION and RECLAMATION for Barry County Boost ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT for Barry County via promoting HERITAGE TOURISM and NATURE TOURISM Provide MORE FUN for MORE FAMILIES throughout BARRY COUNTY! Vote YES during the 2006 August 8th Primary for the new additional _ Mill Millage Proposal for the Expansion of the Barry County Parks and Recreation Department throughout Barry County Paid for by the Barry County Parks and Recreation Millage Committee, David Hatfield, Treasurer, 936 W. Walnut, Hastings, Michigan 49058 ml 13 �Page 10 - Thursday. August 3. 2006 - The Hastings Banner JlaJze OJedda jinnies MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchell! and Marcy Sugar Teen depressed The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at I p.m. Saturday. Aug. 12. The speaker will be Phillip Austin with his topic "Sebewa. Its Places and People." The bimonthly clinic for immunization shots will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Aug. 23. The Two Seasons Greenhouse closed about three weeks ago. This was a fine business which operated with long hours in spring into early summer. The remaining plants were sold at great discount the last weeks and then the remainder plants were moved to the homebasc of the business. Death came late last month to Mrs. Marian Peabody. 92. of Porter Hills Presbyterian Village in Grand Rapids. She was the widow of Dr. Cary Peabod}. son of the physician Dr. Cary Peabody Sr., who practiced medicine in Lake Odessa years ago. The Peabodys returned to Lake Odessa to live and bought the home Dale and Ivah Griffin on lower Sixth Avenue. They made several additions to the home and garage dur­ ing their residence here before making the move to a home with total care facilities. Koops Chapel was in charge of arrangements. There was no visitation and no service. Mrs. Peabody is survived by several nieces. When the Peabodys moved to Grand Rapids they sold their house to Elmer and Mrs. VanAntwerp of Sunfield, who in turn sold it to the Sauers family. Burial was in Lakeside Cemetery. Kelly Sanderson's Center Stage Dance stu­ dio is now operating in its new home on First Street. Lake Odessa, formerly the Youth Center and before that Calvary United Brethren Church and even earlier the Bonanza Methodist Episcopal Church built on Bonanza Comers and later moved into the fledgling town of Lake Odessa, complete with its tall spire. Both levels are used for dance lessons. Lakewood Christian School is having its newspaper drive throughout this month. The log of one ambitious young squirrel living among the trees of Johnson Street last week would read: Tore a hole in a window screen of a breezeway where sunflower seeds are stored; enlarged hold in screen, entered breezeway through hole in screen and feasted on sunflower seeds. Tore hole in screen door, homeowner patched both screens, squirrel then tore off three screen patches. Homeowner closed storm panel on door and nearly closed screen on window. Squirrel wedged himself between screen and window making loud racket because he could not get through hole. Squirrel enlarged hole in door screen, ran amok in breezeway because it was easier to get inside than to escape through same opening. Could not find seeds because homeowner had moved the bag and covered it tightly. Had to be content with seeds stolen from bird feeder. Homeowner then closed storm panel on door. Downtown Lake Odessa looks like a ghost town in the evening with all the trees and the street lamps gone. Only a few lights show from store windows. Now a subcontractor is removing trees nearly a century old from north Fourth Avenue. Crosby. Bennett. Diaz. Todd and Brearly will see the effect of having Health Line bv Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. DEHYDRATION rrs BEEN HOT OUTSIDE! I’VE TRIED TO STAY COOL TO AVOID HEAT STROKE BUT IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO WATCH FOR? The heat outside certainly is cause for concern especially for the elderly and the very young. They are the most at risk for developing heat related health complications including heat exhaustion, heat stroke and death which all can start with a state of dehydration. Up to 65% of your body weight is water and it only takes a drop of 1 or 2 percent of body water to develop symptoms of weakness, dizziness and fatigue. A loss of 10 -15 percent is a life-threatening emergency. An average adult will lose more than 10 cups of water a day by sweating, breathing and urinating. More is lost if you exercise or work outside and even more is lost if you're outside on a hot day with water losses exceeding a gallon! When you eliminate more water that you take in, the result is dehydration. Other symptoms of dehydration include a dry mouth, decreased urination (less than six wet diapers/day for infants and more than 8 hours between needing to urinate for older folks), lack of sweating, rapid heart rate and even confusion. A dark yellow or amber urine and dry skin that doesn't "bounce back" when pinched into a fold are other sigrs of dehydration. Thirst, believe it or not, is not a reliable gauge for dehydration, especia'ly with severe dehydration! The only effective treatment for dehydration is to replace the water that has been lost. Treating children with dehydration, especially if it is associated with vomiting or diarrhea should be managed by advice from your doctor. For those that care for the elderly, being aware of the risk of dehydration and supplying them with plenty of water should be sufficient. Coffee and tea that contain caffeine may actually worsen the dehydration initially because it causes the kidney to lose more water than it wants. Also, fruit juices may worsen dehydration by causing a diarrhea therefore if you suspect dehydration...simply use water! Seek medical attention if you or those that you care for have symptoms suggesting dehydration and especially if fluid replacement does not correct the problem quickly. Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. no shade trees to shield them from the bright morning sun. Their driveways last week were piled high with the log sections. This part of town was platted in 1904. so likely the trees were planted soon after. This had been plant­ ed fields before the platting. Tins is Johnson's second addition to the village. The first major lull in the green bean sea­ son gave a five-day break to the workers at Twin City Foods and it gave a time for the Bailey Excavating firm of Jackson to do its work on the intersection of Fourth and Emerson. They installed big new connections for water and other amenities with deep exca­ vations and later sand fill. By then the comer Fourth and Johnson Lane was open and quite smooth so residents had an alternate way to get away from home. Meantime Johnson Street has lots of traffic from double-bottom gravcl/sand trucks, all manner of diggers, front end loaders, the big John Deere excava­ tor, cherry pickers and rigs hauling concrete tubes. The alley gets much traffic from people using it to park their cars instead of using their driveways. The heat increased each day last week until it was well above 80 on Saturday. This had an effect on the crowd at Depot Day . but it was still a success. The program we.M on as sched­ uled. but it .was very hot for dancers and singers on stage, who consumed lots of water. The food tent sold bottled water all afternoon. The Janie Rcxlriguez award was given. Village President Karen Banks invited past winners to come on stage and then read the nomination of Sandra Johnson as the 2006 person. Manuel Rodrigucz and family were on stage so he presented the plaque to Sandra, who is known for her kindnesses to people. She in turn had been blessed by tic caring kindness of Janie herself when tragedy came to the Johnson family. After an entertainer at the half hour, the business award was given to the Lake Odessa Wave. On stage were Ann Peterman Strecker and all of the Corston fam­ ily. Thelma Curtis was the emcee for the day in tbe absence of Historical Society President John Waite, who was with a group of church campers of whom he was in charge. Ann spoke of the many years her mother. Ruth Peterman, was a columnist tor the Wave and papers in Ionia and Hastings. She was paid by the inch, so Ann now appreciates how many hours of typing it took to get enough column inches to cam $20. Lloyd and Beverly Corston bought the Wave from Richard and Katherine Foltz, who in turn had purchased it from David and Jean Chapman. They spoke of the pleasure it was to them to raise their family here rather than in the city where they had earlier worked and lived. Their children. Kerry Wilcox. Lloyd Jr., Kim Duffield and Kami Brown, each spoke briefly. Columnists for the Wave in the Corston years were Victor Sisson, Ivah Mosson. Ruth Peterman. Margaret Rush and a few others. In earlier decades there were writers from each of the rural districts, such as Gerkcy. Pumpkin Ridge. Northeast Woodland Baptist News. The large framed plaque was unveiled by Lynda Cobb and the Corstons. It has photos of the Dann printing shop and sample head­ lines with two printing blocks. The exhibits in the freight house includes a case of printing blocks. Reproduced front pages from 1912, 1887. 1891 and 1934. The 1912 page has a story about the Titanic. Members of the Chapman family were invited, as was a niece of the Danns. Attempts to contact the Foltz family were fruitless. Following the hour-long performance by the Thunder Cloggers. the raffle tickets were stirred in a big cooler and a youngster present drew the winning ticket, that of Marie Haskins. The prize was a weekend stay at the Big Bay Lighthouse inn north of Marquette. Most visitors exclaimed about the wonder­ ful facility we have in the Freight House. Momcnloes of the late David Smith Jr., whose generous gift to the LOAHS made possible the completion of the building. Dear Annie: I am almost 14 years old, and 1 have been feeling really depressed lately. You see. 1 hate myself -- my clothes, my skin, my body, my looks, my glasses, my personal­ ity. my life, everything. I am dreading school next year, because I feel invisible there, and when people do notice me, it's usually in a negative way. I don't have much self-esteem or confi­ dence. I feel 1 have nothing to live for. I have had suicidal thoughts, but I don't think 1 could ever follow through. I have considered coun­ seling. but I don't think it will help, because 1 can't see that it will change anything. It's hard to talk to anyone about this, because they don't understand what it's like. Sometimes I just want to give up, because life isn't worth it. Please help me. I can't stand this anymore. - Sad Dear Sad: Your letter is a cry for help, but please know that you are not alone. A lot of kids your age are unhappy with themselves. You are transitioning from childhood into adulthood, and the process can be difficult and sometimes painful. The good news is, it doesn't last forever, and talking to someone about your problems can case your way. When school is back in session, see your school counselor. But until then, talk to your parents or an adult relative or friend, tell them how you feel and ask for an appointment with a professional. You also can go online and check out kidshealth.org for information on depression. And get some exercise — it raises your endorphin levels and makes you feel better. Dignified death Dear Annie: I cared for my father when he was terminal. Being able to do this was a gift As a daughter. I was nervous about my father's dignity, but he put me at ease and said he preferred to have me taking care of him rather than a stranger. 1 bathed him. helped him on and off the commode, did his person­ al hygiene and cleaned his catheter daily. We would just chat about whatever came to mind and not dwell on what was being done. We also had in-home care from hospice. Medicare paid for it and provided all of the equipment, medicine, etc. Dad was able to die in the home he loved, and the family was able to spend time with him day or night During this time. I had some wonderful talks with my dad. and I always will cherish those moments. I would encourage those caring for dying parents to try and keep them at home if possi­ ble. My parents had 53 wonderful years together, and when my dad died. Mom was by his side. - Been There in Virginia Beach Dear Virginia: Those who can physically and emotionally care for a dying parent are a blessing. Thank you for pointing out the ben­ efits for tbe caregiver as well as the loved one. Parking payment Dear Annie: Please help me. My friend. "Nancy." is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer treatment. She asked me to drive her to a doctor’s appointment because her usual driver was not available. Of course 1 agreed. Unfortunately. 1 parked over the line a little bit. and when we returned from the appoint­ ment. there was a parking ticket on the wind­ shield. I usually drive a sedan, but I was driv­ ing Nancy’s car. which is very large. She was quite upset at the $280 fine, but I suggested she contest it. She was told to write a letter to explain her situation, and that the review board would most likely be compassionate toward her and either dismiss or reduce the fine. Nancy told me she needs a copy of my dri­ ver’s license to send to them - which puts me on the line for the ticket. I feel that since I was doing her a favor. I should not incriminate myself. She has a working husband and a retirement income with no minor children to support. I am not employed at this time and have no income. I live with an elderly woman with whom 1 exchange companionship and i SCHOOLS OF CHOICE 5 BARRY ISD DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS HASTINGS AREA SCHOOLS Delton and Hastings Schools arc participating in Schools of Choice for the 2006-07 school year. Students who reside within the Barry ISD or an adjoining intermediate school district are eli­ gible to be accepted. Hastings has openings in all grades K-12 - Application deadline September Sth Delton has openings in all grades K-12 - Application deadline September 8th Send ss ritten requests to: Choice Superintendents Office Choice Superintendents Office Delton Kellogg Area Schools Hastings Area Schools 232 W. Grand Sc. Hartings. Ml 4QO58 127 N Grose St. Delton. Ml -WIM6 housekeeping for room and board. Do you think I should give her a copy of my driver's license and/or pay for the fine? — No Money in New York Dear No Money: You should supply your driver’s license because you were driving, but be sure Nancy writes that letter and explains the situation. If she gets off. there is no harm, no foul. If she still has to pay a fine, however, we think she should take care of it. or at the very least, split it with you. After all. you were doing her a favor, and she should not penalize you $280 for it Sad STD story Dear Annie: I would like to find out if the sexually transmitted disease trichomoniasis can occur without sexual contact. I know that once the person has it, it becomes sexually transmittable, but can it occur on its own. like a yeast infection? The wife of a couple dear to me had her physical recently and was called at home by the doctor's office and told bluntly that she had trichomoniasis and needed a prescription. She immediately told her husband to get out. He vehemently denies that be has had sex with anyone else and started accusing her. She knows she has been faithful, and also knows that he had been sneaking out at night after she had gone to sleep. Even so. she did not suspect him of cheating. She just thought he had gone to a nearby casino. My friend asked the doctor if this could be caught without sexual contact and was told it could not. Too much has been said for these two to patch up their marriage, but I would like the facts on the transmission question. Worried Fncnd Dear Worried: The most common form of trichomoniasis transmission is sexual. However, according to the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, there is evidence that it may be picked up from infected damp or moist objects like towels or wet clothing, and even toilet seats, if the genital area comes into contact with any infected areas We are horrified to think that this doctor did »^< allow for the possibility that both husband and wife were innocent. Options at holidays Dear Annie: I read the letter from "Lorely Holidays." whose married children spent lheir holidays with the other side of the family. I decided a long time ago that holidays are the worst time to try to enjoy family. The multi­ ple family demands, the stress and the dispro­ portionate expectations make everyone mis­ erable. There are so many better things to do volunteer at a hospital or homeless shelter, look into a holiday hike with the Sierra Club, or even take a trip. I schedule the time with my children between the holidays, when we can relax and enjoy our time together. Also, airfare is cheaper. - No-Stress Gran • Dear Gran: Sounds like a great plan to us. Anyone under holiday stress should consider your solution. Face the traffic Dear Annie: When I was a kid. I was always told that when there is no sidewalk, you should always walk on the side facing oncoming traffic. Is this message still spread today? 1 constantly see joggers, mothers with strollers, and kids nearly get run over from behind. Tney are completely oblivious to oncoming cars. 1 realize we are accustomed to traveling on the right side of the street, but in the case of pedestrians. 1 think we should edu­ cate children in elementary school to walk against traffic, so they can see danger coming and have a chance to jump out of the way. Safety First Dear Safety First: You are right. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends that in places where there are no sidewalks, pedestrians should walk facing oncoming traffic. Please, readers, educate your children. We want you to be safe. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail »our questions to anniesmailbox@ctrmcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at wwwxreators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE, INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, August 3. 2006 - Page 11 From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. The Jacobs Family and The Reminder Baby Boomers Need to Avoid the "Legacy Gap" 50 Years of Service [1945-1995] By Esther Walton Melvin Jacobs was bom Jan. 8,1915, on the family farm, the present site of Charlton Park in Hastings Township. Mel. as he was familiarly known, was the son of Charles and Frances Jacobs. He attend­ ed grade school at St. Rose Catholic School in Hastings and graduated from Hastings High School in 1932. Throughout life Mel was recognized for his hard work and industriousness. When Mel was 14 years old. he won a trip for being one of the top 18 newspaper boys for the Grand Rapids Press. The boys were flown from Grand Rapids to Detroit then went by train to visit Niagara Falls. On the way back to Detroit they visited an amusement park in Cleveland. Ohio. In his senior year in high school. Mel was given special recognition as the top debater on the high school forensics team, [hiring his high school years, he worked at Feldpausch’s Market, where he produced a weekly mimeo­ graphed advertisement handbill named, “The Little Salesman.” which also included six to eight other local advertisers. Mel described how he got his first work experience and started “The Little Salesman": “It was one of the hometown boys of Hastings who in 1933 gave me my first job after high school. Rome Feldpausch. after col­ lege. returned to Hastings and became a part­ ner in the family food store. [Ed. located at 148 East State Street.) There were a dozen or more food stores in and about downtown Hastings. Rome however saw that the old fashioned “one on one" method of selling gro­ ceries. [e.g. one clerk to one customer at a time) was inefficient. He saw the need to mass merchandise." Mel went on to say. "Feldpausch responded to the challenge of self-serve grocery stores by opening one in an empty garage just down the street." Mel painted the signs for Rome Feldpausch in his new operation. Mel’s daughter. Joyce, recalls how it was done: “My dad painted the big window signs for Feldpausch (at about 25 cents each) announc­ ing sale items and promotions. I was always amazed with the flourish with which he would trace a single pencil line with bright colors on a big brush identifying items and price on sale. One chance, no eiror or start over." Roman Feldpausch bought a mimeograph machine to print advertising flyers so he could expand his advertising. He dubbed this. “The Little Salesman” and hired Mel to produce it. Mel was still in high school. After high school. Mel worked for Feldpausch four more years, when not work­ ing at the store, composing small advertising sheets. In 1936. four years after he graduated from high school, Mel left Feldpausch and entered the freshman class at Notre Dame University in South Bend. Ind., but he did not leave “The Little Salesman” behind. Feldpausch mailed their current advertising information to South Bend. Working out of his uncle Joe Jacobs’ house in South Bend, he typeset and illustrated the stencils for mimeo­ graphing. Mel’s girlfriend, Alice LyBarker. who lived in Hastings then drove to South Bend during the weekend, picked up the flyers and drove back to Hastings, a distance of 200 miles. The stencils were then run off in the basement of Mel’s father. Charles* house. The Jacobs fam­ ily not only helped with the printing, but also with the mailing. When Mei returned home for Thanksgiving in his freshman year at Notre Dame, he came down with scarlet fever. He spent several years recuperating after which he returned to South Bend and finished up the school year. In Mel’s own words: “Because 1 had to work to stay in school and it was difficult to operate at a distance. I transferred to Western Michigan Stale Teachers College in Kalamazoo." Mel and Alice Jacobs Here he could commute back and forth to college from Hastings and continue working. Mel recalled that the road between Hastings and Kalamazoo was not paved; it was grav­ eled, very winding and poorly maintained. Melvin Jacobs and Alice LyBarker were married on August 24, 1940. Alice was bom in Freeport, May 26, 1915, tbe daughter of Burdette and Genevieve LyBarker. Her first exposure to retailing was working in her father’s drug stores in Freeport and Hastings. Alice graduated from high school at St. Rose of Lima Catholic School in 1933, the last high school class to graduate from there. Since then St. Rose has taught only K through sixth grade. After graduating from high school. Alice attended beauty school in Grand Rapids. She returned to Hastings and worked at Fox’s beauty shop from 1940 to 1942. Fox’s Barber and Beauty Shop was located in the basement level of the old National Bank Building locat­ ed on the northwest comer of Jefferson and State. For the first two years after their mar­ riage. Mel managed the Kist Dairy Store, a local restaurant, located at 142 West Main Street in Hastings, which was owned by the Armbruster family. Due to complications from his bout with scarlet fever in 1936, Mel was classified 4F by the Army during World War II and was unable to serve his country in uniform. However, he did join the war effort by work­ ing in defense plants, first at EW. Bliss in Hastings and then at Eaton’s in Battle Creek as a “methods specialist" in the research department. Here he put his art skills to work by making sketches of employee suggestions and ideas for machine design modifications. Mel described his job thus: “We inaugurat­ ed a system of sketching ideas that people came up with. During the war, you had many people of different backgrounds working in the defense plants. They had many ideas about bow to make the machines run more efficiently. We would sketch these ideas. Several patents came out of the employees’ ideas." The workers on the floor came up with streamline production. This job ended with V-J Day in August of 1945 and Eaton’s, which manufactured air­ craft valves, closed its doors. Mel then went to work for the Army at Fort Custer in the Public Relations Department. By that time, a German prisoner of war camp had been established there. Several German P.O.W.s had been assigned to publish several newspapers: one for G.I.s on the base and another one in German for which was distributed to area The original Reminder office If you are a baby boomer - bom between 1946 and 1963 - and jour parents arc still alive, you may want to talk to them about an important subject: their plans for leaving a legacy. Their thoughts on the subject might vary from yours, so. to avoid misunderstand­ ings that could lead to hurt feelings - and financial problems - you will want to make sure now that you are all "reading from the same script." Of course, you may not be eagerly antici­ pating such a conversation. If so. you air not alone Your fellow baby boomers and their parents arc not doing a good job discussing inheritances and other issues related to ■leg.cies." In fact, fewer than one in three families have actually had a meaningful discussion on these matters, according to a study by Allianz Life Insurance Co. Once you have this conversation, you may be surprised at how different your parents' attitudes are from yours. Consider this: Nearly 40 percent of the elder generation says it is very important to pass financial assets or real estate to their children, but only 10 per­ cent of baby boomers feel the same, accord­ ing to the Allianz study. So it's entirely possi­ ble that your parents own some assets that they want you to have - and you might not even know about them. And it is not "greedy" fo* you to inquire about these assets. In the first place, your par­ ents may feel strongly about leaving them to you. But just as importantly, if your parents have not done proper estate planning, their assets may not be distributed as they had intended. And unexpected inheritances may P.O.W. camps. The German P.O.W.s assigned to publish these papers were true craftsmen, having learned their trade in the rigorous apprentice system in vogue in pre-war Europe. Mel reported that he learned a lol from these German P.O.W.s. He learned about off-set printing from them and came to realize that this was going to be the priming system of the future. While Mel worked at Fort Custer days, he also worked part-time helping Fay Green with the Reminder nights designing ads and doing layouts. Fay Green’s son Winn had started The Reminder in 1932. When Winn entered the Army, Fay and Winn’s twin sister, Dorothy, took it over completely with the idea of keep­ ing it going until Winn returned from the serv­ ice. Winn Green was declared missing in the Pacific Theater in 1944 when the transport ship he was on was sunk by the Japanese. He was officially declared dead by the War Department in 1945. Shortly after this. Fay Green sold the Hastings Reminder to Mel and Alice Jacobs. The Greens had owned the Reminder for 13 years. Together Mel and Alice got The Reminder out. Mel designed the ads, did the art and set­ up work. Alice, in addition to her beauty shop work solicited advertisements and took the telephoned in ads. For the first four years, the Jacobses kept their office at the same location that Winn Green had established in the Hendershott Building at 121 W. State Street. Their printing was done by the Freeport Press in Fretport. The shopper had a circulation of about 3.800. The Jacobses also kept the same distribution system the Greens had used. Mel remembered that it cost them two cents to mail each Reminder, about $75 a week. The Jacobses started to expand their service area to include the rural area around Hastings. At about the same time they bought a used Webendorfcr 17x22 offset press. The Reminder was the first advertising shopper’s guide in the State of Michigan to be printed by the offset printing method. At the time Me) and Alice purchased the Reminder they had two children. Joyce and John. Alice, who had a beauty shop, also man­ aged the home. By 1949. the Jacobses had welcomed two more sons. Stephen and Fred. All four children were integrated into the business as they were growing up. making the Reminder truly a family enterprise. In 1950. Alice closed the beauty shop she had operated for 15 years and began working full-time selling advertising. She did however maintain a few of her longtime customers at her home for another seven to ten years. In the summer of 1969. the Jacobses pur­ chased the building located at 112 E. Court Street. This same year, the J-Ad Graphics Corporation was formed and purchased the Community Ad-Visor from the Marshall Publishing Company. Marshall. Having raised their children in the business. Mel and Alice didn’t hesitate to send their oldest son. John, to Marshall to manage this operation. John does­ n’t recall having as much confidence in him­ self as his folks did. John met the cliallcnge and still remains in charge at the publication today. As the Jacobs children graduated from high school, they went off to college. Joyce went to Aquinas in Grand Rapids then on to Loyola also result in unexpected tax burdens for the recipients. Consequently, you may want to encourage your parents to work with an estate-planning professional to develop appropriate legal doc­ uments. including the following: • Will - If your parents die intestate - with­ out a will * their assets might be distributed by a court. This could lead to a great deal of problems within your family. • Living Trust - Even if your parents have a will, their assets may have to pass through probate - which can be time-consuming and expensive. But with a properly established living trust, their assets can pass directly to their beneficiaries, without court interference, legal fees, lengthy delays and public disclo­ sure. • Durable General Power of Attorney - This document allows your parents to appoint another person to conduct their business affairs if they become physically or mentally incapacitated. In addition, you will want to look over the beneficiary designations on your parents' life insurance contracts and qualified plans, such as 40i(k)s and IRAs. It's especially important to update these designations if remarriages and stepchildren are part of your family pic­ ture. Of course, it's not easy to manage the estate-planning process. So, in addition to working with an attorney, you and your par­ ents may well want to consult with a tax advi­ sor to make sure everyone's interests arc pro­ tected. Do whatever you can to help you; parents leave the legacies they desire. 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Semco Energy Sears Holding Spartan Motors TCF Financial Wal-Mart Stores 29.76 4731 14.13 4431 51.04 34.27 68.18 22.75 1434 6.58 3130 76.14 63.47 62.68 4731 35.08 25.99 6.24 137.47 16.33 27.06 44.09 *81 +28 *.15 *86 ♦137 ■3 32 *244 *25 -.09 -51 *.64 *25 -.19 ♦ 78 ■152 *32 *123 *28 -3.37 *.95 ■27 -58 Gold Silver Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE $647.65 $11.76 11.125.73 1.78 *$26.55 *$30 *22.02 — Feldpausch’s Market circa 1933 (from left) Roman Feldpausch, Ken Goggins, Reid Bassett, Mei Jacobs and Earl Palimeter. University for her master’s degree. John grad­ uated from Kendall School of Design in Grand Rapids in 1964. Stephen went to Ferris State University in Big Rapids and returned to the company to work in the printing depart­ ment After be graduated from high school. Fred went to Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek then joined the United States Air Force. By 1970-71 he returned to Hastings and rejoined the family business. Fred said. “From the time I was 16 my mom turned her job of laying out the papers over to me.” Throughout the 1970s, J-Ad Graphics print ing and publishing continued to expand and grow. For many years now the company has contracted printing from across the state. Rapid technological improvements and com­ puterization has allowed the company to print more and more pages in shorter periods of time. Other changes occurred in the 1970s. The cost of mailing The Reminder in 1973 became so expensive that hand delivery bouse to house was phased in. The company expanded again in 1975 when the Maple Valley News was purchased. This weekly newspaper served both Nashville and Vermontville. In 1976, The Battle Creek Shopper was added to their family of papers. See next week’s Banner for the rest of the story VOTE for Jeff VanNortwick • Vote for better accountability in local government • Vote for dependability to be heard County 7tti district taring Anyria. Mtaori ano jorwuiown mwiuiupj Pari lor by tbe Conrnaw lo Elea Jrf VanNonric* • (4510 S M-37 Hghety, Bribe www.jeffvannortwick.com • jeff@jeffvan �Page 12 - Thursday. August 3. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES SYNOPSIS Barry Township Regular Meeting July 11, 2006 Regular meeting called to Order al 7:00 p.m Roll Call 5 members and 10 guests present Pledge ot Allegiance Approved minutes and Treasurers report fur June /06. Accepted Department Reports Motion approved to seek bids for brush removal <a> Hickory Station Motion approved by Roll Call vole to adopt Resolution 06-04 Motion approved to accept the list of brils payable for July. Accepted the Check Register list for July Meeting adjourned at 9:17 p.m. Resoectfuity Submitted. Debra Dewey-Perry. Clerk Attested to by: Richard Barnum, Supervisor -rw,, Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This saie may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. «f any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus InterecL MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made r the conditions of a mortgage made by Bernard Kuzava and Geraldine Kuzava. Husband and Wife, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee dated March 26. 2005. and recorded on Apnl 28 2005 in instrument 1145592, in Barry coun­ ty records Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust. 2005-5 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Twelve Thousand Nme Hundred Thirty-Six And 29/100 DoUars ($212,936 29). including interest at 6 575% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 100 PM. on August 31. 2006 Said premtres are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of land in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 19. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, described as: Beginning at the Northwest Comer of Lot 24 of the Plat of Von Rets Addition No. 2. as Recorded in Uber 5 of Plats. Page 65. Barry County Records and Running thence North 1 Degrees 55 Minutes 45 Seconds West 439.25 Feet; Thence North 87 Degrees 17 Minutes East 149 9 Feet along the South Line,of Park Street as Shown in Said Plat: Thence South 31 Degrees 04 Minutes East 299.50 Peet along the Westerly Line of said Street; Thence South 190 83 Feet along the Westerly Line of said Street to the Northeast Comer of said Lot 24; The North 89 Degrees 45 Minutes West 289 50 feet to the Place of Beginning Also Described as a Parcel of Land in the Northeast i Z4 of Section 19. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, described as Beginning at a Point 703.34 Feet West and 521 21 Feet North of the East 1/4 Post of said Section 19; Thence North 1 Degree 55 Minutes West 438 4 Feel; Thence East 157 43 Feet Thence South 31 Degrees East 294 28 Feet. Thence South 197.3 Feet; Thence West 289.2 Feet to the Place of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated August 3. 2006 For more information, ptease csh. FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File f101415F01 , PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. PC., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by CAROL J BROOKS. A SINGLE WOMAN, to PAUL A GETZIN & LYNN M GETZIN DBA WEST MICHIGAN FINANCIAL SERVICES. Mortgagee, dated May 22. 2003. and recorded on uune 5. 2003, in Document No 1105834 and assigned by said mortgagee to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as assigned.Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($59.355 14). including interest at 6 375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue n such case made and pro vided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them at pubic venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings Michigan at 01 00 PM o’clock, on August 17. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of HAST­ INGS. Barry County. Michigan and described as: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST COR­ NER OF THE NORTH 1 Z2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 36. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. THENCE NORTH 495 FEET. THENCE EAST 220 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 495 FEET. THENCE WEST 220 FEET TO THE BEGINNING TAX IO NO 08-06-036-003-00 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ol such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 14. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATIONMortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. PC. 23100 Providence Dove. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 "v-mm THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Delautt has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Phyllis Jean Eaton, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated October 25, 2005 and recorded November 4, 2005 in Instrument Number 1155709. Barry County Records. Mch-gan Said mortgage is now held by US Bank National Association, as Trustee by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Six and 17Z100 Dollars ($78,186.17) including interest at 7.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged rxerruses. or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County Michigan at 1 00 p m. on AUGUST 31. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Castelton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A Parcel of land in the Northwest one-quarter of Section 7 Town 3 North Range 7 West, described as commencing at the Northwest comer of said Section, thence South 618 feet; thence East 190. thence North 618 feet to the Section line thence West along the section line 190 feet to the place of The redemption penod shad be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated August 3. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007 5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 207.5178 — NOTICE — The Barry County Board ol Commiuionen is seeking applicants to serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. Applicants must repre­ sent Agriculture Interest. Applications may he obtained at the Count}- Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 14,2006.______________________ 775ojir» PUBLIC NOTICE Robert A Tremain & Associates, PC. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by JACK C NEVE AND SUSAN C NEVE. HUSBAND AND WIFE to FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP. SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDI­ ANA Mortgagee, dated June 04. 2004. and recorded or. November 01. 2004 . as Instrument No 1136461, in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to WELLS FARGO BANK. N A AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-FF11. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2004-FFll by an assignment dated July 14. 2006. on which mortgage there is Cairned to be due at the date hereof the sum of two hundred sixty three thousand four hundred sixty five and 92/100 Dollars (S263 465 92) including interest at 7.750% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puttie vendue at the At Bary County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1 00 PM on August 31. 2006 Said premises are situated m CITY OF DELTON. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SECTION 14. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT WEST 660 FEET FROM THE EAST ONE-QUAR­ TER POST OF SAID SECTION. AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 918 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION. THENCE WEST 646 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE EAST ONE-EIGHTH LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH 918 FEET TO THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE EAST 646 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. BARRY COUNTY RECORDS The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale DATED: August 03. 2006 Robert A. Tremam & Associates. PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-66'6 ATTORNEY FOR WELLS FARGO BANK. N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-FF11. ASSET-BACKED CER­ TIFICATES. SERIES 2004-FF11 Assignee of Mortgagee For Mor j Information Call (248) 540-7701 Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Stephanie Smoczynski and Joseph Smoczynski aka Joe Smoczynski. wife and husband, original mort­ gagors). to Wells Fargo Bank. NA, Mortgagee, dated Decamber 22. 2005. and recorded on January 11. 2006 in instrument 1158771’ m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage tt^ae is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy Thousand One Hundred Ninety And 90/100 Dollars ($70,190 90). including interest at 9.375% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on August 31. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southwest Quarter of Section Five. Town One North. Range Nme West described as Commencing at the Northeast comer of Lot fifty of JR. Bush's First Addition to the Village of Delton, according to the recorded plat thereof, thence East 4 rods thsnee South 6 feet for the place of begin­ ning. ttience East 8 rods. Thence South 60 feet, thence West 8 rods thence North 60 feet to the place ol beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date cl such sate. Dated. August 2 2006 For more information, please caii FC D 248 593 1309 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Parms. Mchiaan 48025-5822 Fite 4100637F01 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TC COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Tammy Sue Heath, a single woman, to Argent Mortgage Company. L LC . Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2005 and recorded August 11. 2005 in Instrument Number 1150923. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage Loan Trust. Asset backed pass through certificates, senes 2005-W2 under the pooling and servicing agreement dated as of April 1.2005. with­ out recourse by assignment. There e claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand Five Hundred Three and 93/100 Dollars (S95.503.93) including interest at 8 60% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Bany County Courthouse m Hastings in Bany County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on AUGUST 17. 2006 Said premises are located n the Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Southwest comer of the East 20 Acres ot the Southwest one-quarter of Section 13. Town 3 North. Range 8 West tor place of begin­ ning. thence North 345 feet; thence West 378 feet; thence South 345 feet; thence East 378 feet to the place of beginning. Hastings Township. Barr/ County. Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tenderad at sate, plus interest. Dated: July 20. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 214.3514 onwi THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE W ACTIVE CHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has beer, made a. the conditions of a mortgage made by Chtries P. Gahan and Lisa J. Gahan, lu-sband and .Mie. Charles P. Gahan ts executing this mortgage tor sole purpose of mortgaging any dower and home­ stead rights in the property covered Dy this mort­ gage, to Noveite Financial Services. Mortgagee, dated September 23.2003 and recorded October 8. 2003 In Instrument Number 1115165, Barry Ccunfy Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now held by LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for certificateti aiders ol Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Certificates. Senes 2003-HE1 by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Four and 37/100 Dollars ($344,964.37) including interest at 6.88% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ot them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 10O p.m. on AUGUST 31, 2006. Said premises are located in the Township ot Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Unit 10. Lakelrfe Condominium, according to the Master Deed recorded In Uber 481 on Pages 745 through 770. inclusive, as amended and designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 3. together with rights in general common ele­ ments and limited common elements as set forth in sate Master Deed and as described in Act 59 of the Public Acts of 1978. as amended. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 324 la. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages. N any. are limited solely to tfie return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: August 3. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer PO. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 199.3067 L401(k) rollovers made easy Notice is hereby given that the Regular Monthly Meeting of the Board of Hastings Charter Township will be held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, August 15.2006, instead of August 8 Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodlawn Ave. Edwardjones which is Primary Election Day. j*rring Individual InveWon Since 1871 tel free (MOI 288-5220 Member SlPC wwwxdHartfjones.com NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals will be received at the office ol the Barn- County Road Commission. 1725 West M-43 Hwy, P.O. Box 158. Hastings. Ml 49058. until 9:00 A.M.. Tuesday. August 8.2006 for the purchase of the following: ill • Combination Radius Dump Spreaders Box (11 - Sign Truck Cab and Chassis (11 ■ Sign Truck Body — NOTICE — RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Specifications and additional information may be obtained at the Road Commission Office at the above address. All proposals must be plainly marked as to their contents. The Board reserves the nght to refect any or all proposals or to wan* irregularities in the best interest of PLEASE TAKE NOTlCEi The regular scheduled Planning Commission meeting on TWeaday, Augnat 8, 2006 has been cancelled. The Planning Commisron has rescheduled that meeting for (he Commission. BOARD OF COUNTY ROAD Tuesday. August 22, 2006. COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF BARRY ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK Donald Willcutt. Chairman RITLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 Roger l*ashby. Member 775115030 D. David Dykstra. Member 775ft5l<M» - (269)948-2194 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFHCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by Jeffrey S Waldon and Martha B Waklon. husband and wtie. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, dated February 20. 2004 and recorded February 25. 2004 m Instrument Number 1122731, Barry County Records. Michigan There « claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot One Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Two and 29/100 Dollars ($164,622.29) including interest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made an provteed. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wd be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings In Bany County, Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on AUGUST 31. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Orangeville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The Southeast one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 31. Town 2 North. Range 10 West. Orangevfle Township. Barry County. Michigan, and being more particularly described as: Beginning at a point on the South line of Section 31. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, distant North 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds East 662 40 toot from the South onequarter post of said Section 31; thence North 00 Degrees 02 Minutes 04 Seconds East 662.1a feet; thence North 89 Degrees 57 Minutes 18 Seconds East 662.39 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 01 Minutes 58 Seconds West 622.71 feet to said South Section line ; thence South 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West 662.41 feet to the piece of begin­ ning Together and Subject to an easement tor ingress, egress and utilities described as: commencing at the South one-quarter post of Section 31. Town 2 North, Range 10 West; thence North 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds East along the South hne of sate Section 31 a distance of 1324.81 feet to toe Southeast comer of the Southwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter of said Section 31 and the true place of beginning; thence North 00 Degrees 01 Minutes 58 Seconds East along too East line of said Southwest one-quarter of toe Southeast one-quarter a distance of 629.71 feet; thence South 89 Degrees 57 Minutes 18 Seconds West. 882.39 feet: thence North 00 Degrees 02 Minutes 04 Seconds East 66.0 feat; thence North 89 Degrees 57 Mteutes 18 Seconds East 948 39 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 01 Minutes 58 Seconds West, 348.51 feet; thence South 21 Degrees 25 minutes 32 Seconds East 934.75 toot to the centerline ot Ptoe Lake Road; thence South 60 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds Wiest along sate centerline, 66.75 feet: thence North 21 Degrees 25 Minutes 32 Seconds West 597.57 tool to said South section Ine; thence South 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West. 131.56 toot to the pl^ce of beginning. l>e redemption period shall be 12 months from ihe date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in .accordance with MCLA §600.3241*. in which u»se the redemption period shal be 30 days from the ,-iate of such sate TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: Tite to.-setosing mortgagee eari rescind the sate In that ?vent. your damages. If any. are limited solely to the .•’turn of the bte amount ten­ dered at sate, plus inter yet. Dated: August 3. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Senncer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 280.1237 mwnr FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is o debt coSec­ tor attempting to coSect a debt. Any inkvmation obtained win be used tor this purpose, if you are In the Military, please contact our office r. the rxenbar listed below. MORTGAGE SALE Default has eeen made in the conditions ot a certain r.iortgage mate by. Josh Boulter. A Single Man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, aotoly asnominee tor Regions Bank, an Alabama Corporation. Mortgagee, dated November 25,2003 and recorded December 22.2003 in Instrument # 1119717 Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage wee sub­ sequently assigned to: Household Finance Corp HI. on which mortgage there is claimed Io be due st toe date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Fitty-Thtoe Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Nme Dotiars and Seventy-Nine Cents ($153,969 79) including inter­ est 12.4% per annum Under the power of sate oohtained in said mortgage and the statute In such case made and provided, notice is hereby grvan that said mortgage wi« be foreclosed by a safe of toe mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. August 24. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township al Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lof 3. Swan Hollow, according to too recorded plat thereof in Uber 6 of Plats. Page 42. Commonly known as 4798 Hathaway Court, Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance wtth MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period she! be 30 days from the dale of such sate. Dated: JULY 24. 2006 Household Finance Corp IH. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo A Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester HBs. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 0651744(HSBC) ASAP* 782520 07/27/2006, 06^2006. 08/10/2006. 08/17/2006 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 3. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS : Thia aaM may be rwseincted by the foreclosing mortgsgss. In that event, your damages. If any. ahall bo limit­ ed aoMy to the return of the bid amount ten* dared al sale, pkM InloraaL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by William J. Rudd and Jane E. Rudd, Husband and Wife, origi­ nal mortgagor(s), to First Federal of Michigan, The Michig-.. Operating name of Charier One Bank. F.8.8.. Mortgagee, dated August 31. 2001. and recorded on September 10. 2001 in Instrument 1066237, in Berry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Two And 76/100 Dollar* ($148,892 78). including interest V 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, nottco is hereby given that said mortgage wiU be torecfoeed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on August 24. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. Thomapple Township. Barry County, Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15 tor the place of begin* rang; thence East 30 rods; thence South 16 rods; thence West 30 rods; thence North 16 rods to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: July 27. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC W 248.593.1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sts 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte #100215F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Saia THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aato may be rescinded by the foredoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solefy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Marguerite Benjamin, unmarried woman, original mortgagors), to The Huntington National Bank. Mortgagee, dated July 10. 1999, and recorded on July 26. 1999 in instrument 1033000. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Seven And 51/100 Dollars ($47,437.51). irouding interest at 7.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wffl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on August 24. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lots 49. 50 and Southwest 1/2 of Lot 53. Roseland Park, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 2 of Plats, on Page 42. Barry County Records. The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemptton period shall bo 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: July 27. 2006 For more information, please caH: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #060926F02 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. is a debt col­ lector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that pur­ pose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BRANDON J COREY ANO NICOLE R COREY, HUSBAND AND WIFE IO FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP., SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDI­ ANA. Mortgagee, dated October 07. 2003, and recorded on October 27. 2003 . as Instrument No. 1116331, in BARRY County Records, Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to NATIONAL CITY BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA by an assignment dated JuF, 11, 2006, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred thirty three thousand eight hundred twelve and 77/100 Dollars ($133.812 77). including inter­ est st 9.250% per annum WITH AN ADJUSTABLE RATE RIDER. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. ncoce is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml , at 1 DO PM on August 24. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Rutland. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT 19 OF THORNAPPLE VALLEY PINES 92. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 6 OF PLATS ON PAGE 27 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate DATED July 27. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR NATIONAL CITY BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA Assignee ol Mortgagee For More Information Call. (248)540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Site THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thta sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall ba limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount tandsred at sste. plus frnarsst MORTGAGE SALE - Default hat been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Scott A. Runge and Theresa A. Runge, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to National City Bank. Indiana. Mortgagee, dated February 13.1996. and recorded on February 15, 1996 in Liber 651 on Page 796, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY as assignee by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is c'.aimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty And 31/100 Dollars ($70,780.31), including interest at 7.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on August 10. 2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 8 of Fairview. Estates No. 1. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 6, of Plats. Page 6. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned rn accordance wilh MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: Juty 13, 2006 For more information, ptease can: FC W 248.593.1312 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Senricer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4050352F02 Notics Of Mortgags Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTE’JPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foredoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. ehalf be limit­ ed eotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James O. Crater and Marilyn A. Crater, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated October 7. 2005, and recorded on October 11. 2005 in instrument 1154326. in Barry county records. Micmgan. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Four And 14/100 Dollars ($103,864.14). including interest at 7.79% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1DO PM, on August 17. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Woodland. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Northwest fractional 1/4 of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 19. Town 4 North. Range 7 West. Woodland Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Norttfwest comer of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 19. thence South and center of road 538 feet for place ol beginning; thence East 290 feet; thence South 227 feet; thence West 290 feet; thence North and center of road 227 feet to the Place of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: July 20. 2006 For more information, please call. FC S 248.5931304 Trott A Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Senricer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S099230F01 ou-xm NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Trust in the Matter of RICHARD T. HOFFMAN TRUST, under AGREEMENT dated June 5. 1989 Date of Birth: December 29.1924. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Richard T. Hoffman, who lived at 2260 Jeanne Drive, Hastings. Michigan cte-p Jufy 29. 2006, leav­ ing the above Trust emitted 'Richard T. Hoffman Trust' in fun force and effect. Creditors of the decedent are notified that aH claims against the decedent or against the Trust will be forever barred unless presented to DAVID L HOFFMAN. 7051 W. Avondale. Tucson. AZ 85743, or DANIEL L. HOFFMAN, 392 Knighthood Trail. NW. Cleveland. TN 37312, Successor Co­ Trustees, within 4 months after the date of publica­ tion of this notice. Date: July 25. 2006 Hudson Law Offices, PLC Richard J. Hudson P15220 150 W. Court Street. Suite A Hastings. Ml 49058 (269)948-9292 Daniel L Hoffman 392 Knighthood Trail. NW Cleveland. TN 37312 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bo rescinded by the foredoeing mortgagee, fri that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed sotety to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Dan Jon-.s and Kimberly Jones, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation, Mortgagee, dated June 19, 2003, and recorded on June 27, 2003 In instrument 1107340. in Bany county records, Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Sixty-Five And 68/100 Dollars ($102,065.68), including inter­ est at 8.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM, on August 31. 2006. Said premises are situated in Hickory Comers. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 28 Town 1 North. Range 9 West, lying North of Consumer right of way The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: August 3. 2006 For more info<mation, please cal: FC G 248 593.1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte #077117F02 rnwaro THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by S’even C. Guy, a single man, to Chase Home Finance LLC., successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 24, 2002 and recorded November 25, 2002 in Instrument Number 1092378, Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Nme Hundred Ninety-Four and 79/100 Dollars ($77,994.79) including interest at 6.50% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pitofc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 30 p.m. on AUGUST 24. 2006. Said premises are located m the City ol Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The South 2 Rods only of Lot 227 of the City, for­ merly Village ot Hastings. County of Barry, and State ot Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof. Also, Lot 309 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. Being the same property conveyed to Steven C. Guy by quit claim deed from Sheri Ann Guy, dated March 14. 2000 and recorded in Instrument No 1042170, in the records of Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest Dated: Juty 27. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 310.0604 r7^ THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul J. Gourley and Barbara L. Gouriey, husband and wife, to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation, Mortgagee, dated July 24. 2001 and recorded August 2, 2001 in Instrument Number 1064099, Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Citibank. N.A. as trustee by assign­ ment. There is claimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-One and 27/100 Dollars ($115,941.27) including interest at 11.00% per annum. Under the powe' of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiU be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 30 p.m. on AUGUST 17. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A part of the West one-half of the Northwest onequarter of Section 35, Town 1 North. Range 10 West, described as follows: Commencing on the South line of the Northwest one-quarter of said Section 35 al a point 30 feet West of the North and South one-eighth line for the place of beginning; inence North 155 02 feet; thence West 281 feet; thence South 155.02 feet; thence East to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sale In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely io the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: July 20. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 209.1890 ttwmoi THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Peter Smith, a single man. to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC. Mortgagee, dated July 26. 2004 and recorded August 2. 2004 in Instrument Number 1131759. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty and 69/100 Dollars ($258,960.69) including interest at 7.75% per annum. . Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wiU be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Bany County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on AUGUST 24. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the East Ime of Section 28, Town 4 North. Range 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds Weet 750D0teet from the Southeast comer of said Section; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 42 seconds West 1320 64 teet to the West hne of the East one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of said Section 28; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 16 seconds West 371.82 foet along said West line; thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 08 seconds East. 106729 feet: thence South 00 degrees 14 mnutes 27 seconds East 304.43 foet; thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 24 seconds East 253.00 foet of said East Section line; thence South 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East 66.00 feet along said East Section Uno to the point ol beginning. Together with a private easement tor ingress, egress and pubkc utilities purposes described as. beginning at a point on the East line of Section 28, Town 4 North, Range 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 14 min­ utes 27 seconds West 750.00 feet from the Southeast comer of said Section; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 42 seconds West 473.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West 66.00 teet; thence North 89 degrees 30 min­ utes 42 seconds East. 473.00 teet to said East Une; thence South 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East. 66 00 teet along sad East line to the po’rr. of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 front's from the date of such sate, unless determine 1 aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 lays from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited soteV to lhe return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. Dated July 27. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 214 3580 mum SYNOPSIS HOPE TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING JULY 10, 2006 All board members present and 20 guests. Approved: Previous Minutes Standing Reports and Bills. Tree removal at Brush Ridge. Resolution 2006-9 More estimates on Hall doors. Safety Deposit Box Rental Discussed SWBCSW Extension. Adjourned at 830 p.m. Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested toby Patricia Afoert, Supervisor mown THIS NOTICE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Default has been made in the terms and conditxm of a Mortgage made by DOUGLAS J EZ1NGA and DARCI EZINGA. husband and wile, of 6025 Cherry Valley Road. Mktotevtoe. Michigan 49333. to CHOCEONE BANK, a Michigan banking corpora­ tion. of 109 East Division, Sparta. Michigan 49345. Mortgagee. The Mortgage is dated May 4. 1999. and is recorded in tbe Office ot the Register of Deeds for the County ot Barry and State of Michigan on May 11. 1999. as Instrument number 1029390. The sum darned to be due and owing on the Mortgage as of the date of this Notice to Eighty Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Eight DoOars and 90/100ths ($80,578.90) including principal and interest Under the power of sale contained in said Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 17tti day ot August 2006. at 130 p.m. in the afternoon, focal time, said Mortgage wto be forectoeed al a sate at public auction to Vie high­ est bidder at the East door ol the Courthouse at 220 W State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said County), ot the premiaos and land described in the Mortgage, or so much thereof as may be nenesasry to py the amount due on the Mortgage, together with interest legal costs, and charges and expens­ es. including the attorney fee, and atoo any sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its Interest. Said premises are situated in Thomapple Township, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as tolows: PARCEL A: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST. NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING PARCEL B: PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4. OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4. SECTION 8. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING 130 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF. THENCE WEST 335 FEET. THENCE NORTH 130 FEET. THENCE EAST 335 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGMNMG. PPN: 08014-008-013-00 Commonly known as 6025 Cherry Valley Road. Middtevtoe, Ml 49333. The redemption period shall be stx (6) months from the date of such sate untecs determined aban­ doned in accordance wtth 1948 CL 8003241, In which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from ths date of such sate. Dated: Juty 6. 2006 ChoiceOne Bank. Mortgagee Ingrid A Jensen. Attorney tor Choice One Bank Clark Hill PLC 300 Ottawa Ave , NW. Suite 300 G. wid Raptos. MicNgan 49503 The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 To tho Residents of Prairieville Township I'uwiU tM ofyou to Uuru sotuo (MOW MIKE; a tHERZOG: ■jc Prairieville Twp. Supervisor 4 ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ • Resident of Prairieville Township all my life • A ttended Delton Public Schools • Member of Prairieville Township/Pine Lake Fire Department since 1986 • Former Professional Full-Time Firefighter 8 years ’ • State of Michigan Certified Emergency Medical Technician •Associates Degree of Fire Science (Graduation Date Dec. 2006) • Enrolled In Kalamazoo Valley Community College Nursing Program • State of Michigan Certified Mechanic • Delton Kellogg Little League Board member/Rocket Football Coach • Elected Township Trustee November 2004 • A ppointed Township Supervisor February 23rd, 2005 • Secretary of Gull Lake Sewer and Water A uthority GOALS: • Recognize^ implement growth potential within township • Maintain strong fiscal management of your tax dollars • Improve communication with township commissions and boards • Build township hall without additional millages • Encourage continued use of township parks • Continue to be available^ encourage residents Input on concerns and j issues. raid foe the committre to ef«t Mike Iknog. 10715 Hne lake Road. Delton. Michigan 49046 �Pag* 14 - Thurway August 3. 2006 - Ths Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Forecioouro Sate THS RRM IS A DE^T COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW * YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Dofau* has bean made in the conditions ot a mortgage made by Kevin L Oty and Marte Ann C. Oty, husband and wife, original mortgagors), to ABed Mortgage Capital Corp.. lAortgagoo, dated November 14.2000, and record­ ed on November 27, 2000 In instrument 1052302, and modified by agreement recorded on April 18, 2003 in instrument 1102321, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is cteimod to bo duo at the date hereof toe sum of One Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Fifty And 16/100 Dolors ($178350.16). including Interest al 7375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will bo foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged promises, or some pari of them, at pubic vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM, on August 31. 2006. Said premises are situated In Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of Lot 3 of Pinewood Estates Ptat, being a pert of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 7, Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County, Michigan; thence South 06 degrees 07 minutes 05 seconds East 300.00 teet along the East ino of Lot 3 of said Ptat of Pinewood Estates to the place of beginning; thence South 49 degrees 40 mmuter 58 seconds East 349.12 teet to too Northerly line ol Oakwood Drive; thence South 03 degrees 03 minutes 45 seconds West 177.43 feet along the chord of a 183.00 toot radius curve to the loft; thence North 89 degrees 19 minutes 56 sec­ onds West 27437 loot to the Easterly Ino of Lot 1 of said Plat of Pinewood Estates, thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes 06 seconds Wool 399.86 foot along the Easterly Ino of Lota 1 and 2 of said Plat to toe place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from too date of such safo, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in whet । case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of such safe. Dated: August 3,2006 For more Information, please cal: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Senricer 30400 Tofograph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite F027209F04 rTwm FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to coi­ led a debt. Any Information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, pteaae contact our office at the num­ ber ristec* hetaw. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Date D Kroeger III and Carrie L Kroeger. Husband and Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., solely as nominee for Novastar Mortgage, inc., a Virginia Corporation. Mortgagee, dated July 21. 2004 and recorded July 27. 2004 in Instrument Number 1131466 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Novastar Mortgage, Inc., on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Ono Hundred Forty-Five Dollars and Ninety Cents ($153,145.90) including interest 9.05% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at toe Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. August 17.2006. Said premises are situated in Township ol Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That Part of the Northeast One-Quarter of Section 34. Town 4 North, Range 9 West, described as: Commencing at the North One-Quarter of said Section; Thence South 00 Degrees 07 Minutes 03 Seconds West 151937 Feet along toe West line of said Northeast one-quarter to the place of Beginning; thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 30 Seconds East 646.51 Foet; thence South 00 Degrees 07 minutes 03 Seconds West 249.18 foet; Thence South 75 Degrees 40 Minutes 11 Seconds West 335 62 foet; Thence North 00 degrees 09 minutes 29 minutes East 309.97 Foot: Thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes X Seconds West 320.00 feel along the North line of the South 1039.50 toot of sold Northeast One-Quarter , thence North 00 Degrees, 07 minutes 03 seconds East 66 0 feel along the West line ol said Northeast onequarter to too place of beginning. Subject to and together with an easement as described in the easement description. Commonly known as 3381 Stager, Hastings Ml 49333 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 6003241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: JULY 13. 2006 Novastar Mortgage. Inc. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potoetivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester HMs. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Rte No: 06-51062 acnm OPEN HOUSE TUESDAY A THURSDAYS 3-5 PM Deluxe Homes Prices starting at $189,900 Golf Course Views fyooJl^n Z" ■ J 1 Year Golf Membership Included ..., (6IO791-UN 1-616-791-1930 Notice Of Mortgage Foradoeuro Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shal be tended sotefy to toe return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been marts tn the conditions of a mortgage made by James Schteh and Kknborty Schteh. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Nationwide Lending Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 23. 2005, and recorded on October 7. 2005 in instru­ ment 1154045, and rerecorded on November 2. 2005 in instrument 1155557. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to MTGLQ Investors, L.P. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof toe sum of Two Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Three Hundred Eight And 97/100 Dollars ($221,308.97). including interest st 8.85% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiU be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at toe Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM, on August 24. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Freeport. Bany County, Michigan, and are described as: That part of toe Northeast 1/4 of toe Southwest 1/4 of Section 1. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, Village ol Freeport, irvmg Township. Barry County. Michigan. Commencing at toe West 1/4 comer ot said Section 1; thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 21 seconds East 1310.03 feet along toe North Ine of said Southwest 1/4; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 54 seconds West 1324.86 feet along toe West Itoo of said Northeast 1/4 of toe Southwest 1/4; Thence North 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 sec­ onds East 528.00 feet along the South line of said Northeast 1/4 of toe Soutowes. 1/4 to too Point of beginning of this description; Thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 54 sec­ onds East 658.00 foet along the East line of the west 528 ft* of said Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4; Thence North 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 sec­ onds East 59.67 feet; Thence Easterly 149.82 toot on too arc of a 454.10 foot radius curve to toe right with a central angle ol 18 degrees 54 minutes 11 seconds and a chord bearing South 80 degrees 50 minutes 06 seconds East 149.14 foet; Thence 6.00 degrees 02 minutes 54 seconds West 855.51 teet. Thence South 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 sec­ onds 206 93 S00*1 * the point ol beginning, together with and subject to an easement lor Ingress, egress and utility purposes described as a 66.00 toot wide easement for ingress, egress, and utility purposes in the Northeast 1/4 ol toe Southwest 1/4 of Section 1. Town 4 North, Range 9 West. Village of Freeport. Irving Township. Bany Couqfe Michigan, the cen­ terline of said easement being described as: Commencing al the West 1/4 comer of said Section 1; Thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 54 sec­ onds West 466.86 foet along toe West Ine of said Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 to toe point of beginning of this seisms nt centerline description. thence North 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 seconds East 587.67 foet; thence Southeasterly 356.65 foot on toe arc of a 454.10 foot radius curve to the right with a central angle of 45 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds and a chord bearing South 67 degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds East 347.55 foet to the radius point of a 60.00 foot radius turn-around and toe point of end­ ing of said Ca lament centertine description The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: July 27. 2006 ELECT INTEGRITY KEN DEMOTT (District #1) With my Proven Record in the Courts of Law, of my Honesty and Integrity, I will continue with the same Honesty and Integrity while serving as your commissioner. • Bany County Sheriff Department 1966-1994 Deputy, Undercover Officer. Corporal. Jail Administrator. Detective Sergeant for 18 yean, with a proven record of Honesty and integrity. In all of the yean of testifying in many Courts of Law. my Honesty and Integrity was never questioned. Chenoweth Tool and Die 1962-1965 United States Coast Guard (Res.) 1962-1970 Hastings High School Graduate 1962 Lifelong resident of Barry County Married with three children and four granddaughters When Elected I will: Use my yean of investigative knowledge and experience. To search out the right answers to issues that come in front of the Board of Commissioners and cast the right vote for the citizens of Hope and Rutland Townships and all of Bany County. I will maintain an open line of communication with the citizens of the townships, and would want your input on issues that are important to you. I will foster a positive working relationship with the county employees we represent. I would listen to their feedback and sug­ gestions. on how current procedures could be improved. 1 will host a coffee, an informal meeting to listen to your issues and ideas, at different times and locations in the townships. I will continue my commitment to public service, as I did for 29 years in my Long and Outstanding Law Enforcement career. With your support and vote on Tuesday. August 8th. 1 will continue to serve you. with Honesty and Integrity as your County Commissioner. zKen Demon Paid for by the Committee to Elect Ken Demont, 4485 Cedar Creek Rd.. Hastings, Ml 49058 For more Information, please call: FC J 248.593.1311 Trod & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Senricer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Brngham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte 4099727F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foradoouro Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY RFORMATKM WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MhJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo ed sotety to the return of the Nd amount ten­ dered st sate, pfus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Deborah A. Wiggin, a single woman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. lr,c.. as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 3. 2004. and recorded on November 10. 2004 In instrument 1137024. in Larry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to NETBANK AS SUCESOR IN INTEREST TO RBMG INC. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof toe sum of One Hundred Five Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Five And 71/100 Dollars ($105,285.71), mdudtog interest at 7.63% per annum Under toe power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of toe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in I tastings at 1:00 PM, on August 24. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: LOT 112, MIDDLEVILLE DOWNS ADDITION NO 5 TO THE VILLAGE OF MID­ DLEVILLE. SECTION 27. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE 43. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case toe redemption period shall be 30 days rrom the date of such sale. Dated July 27, 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 246.593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte *099961F01 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY MFORMA■nON OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Alvin Charles Morgan a/k/a Alvin Morgan and Marciene Morgan, husband and wife. Mortgagors, to New Century Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated toe 12th day o( March, 2003 and recorded mthe office of the Register ot Deeds, tor The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on toe 20th day of March. 2003 in Uber Instrument No 1100466 ot Bany County Records, page . said Mortgage having been assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee on which mort­ gege there is claimed to be due. at too date of this notice, too sum of Eighty Two Thousand Eight Hundred Four Dotiare and 57/100 ($82,804.57). and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover toe debt secured by said mortgage or any pert thereof. Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sate containod In said mort­ gage. and pursuant to statute of too State ot Michigan auch case made and provided, notice te hereby given that on toe 31st day of August, 2006 at 130 o’clock pm Local Time, said mortgage wN be foreclosed by a sate at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Piny County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml (that be- g too building whore the Circuit Court for toe Co tty of Bany is held), of the premises described in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay too amount due, as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.85000% per annum and al legal costs, charges, and expenses, inctodtog too attorney foes slowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to pro­ tects its interest to the premises. Which said prem­ ises ar* described as fotiows: Al that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and al structures, and homes, manufactured or otherwise, located thereon, situated to toe Township of Castleton, County ol Barry. State of Michigan. and described as follows, to wit: Guarantee M7O0016465 Commitment No. R40815 Client Case RDERA LEGAL DESCRIPTION Commencing at a point on the center of Lake Ono Drain on the line running East and West between properties now owned by George W. Gribbrxi and WMiam Flor/, to Town 3 North, Rango 7 West Castleton Township, Bany County. Michi _}*n, a dis­ tance ol 343 foot duo North to center ol said drain; thence East 589 foet; thence duo North 373.5 foot; thence West 599 test; thence South 373 5 foot to place ot oegmntng. tana on me loHowing ^ascrip­ tion: The West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 Sotto. •«, Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Caatioton Towrwhip, Barry County. Michigan, except about 11 aaM of land doodad to the VBago of NaahvMo. tor a cokwtery and except about 24 acres previously deeds J to Porter Barnes and except about 2 acres of tend deeded to NashvMo Cooperative Company, and: Commencing at the Southeast comer of the Northeast 1/ of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 36. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township, Bany County, Michigan; running thence West 70 rods; thence North 20 rods; thence East 70 rods; thence South 20 rods to the place of bogtontog, also: Commencing at a point 60 rods South of the Northwest corner of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 36, Town 3 North. Range 7 West, Castteton Township, Barry County, Michigan; thence 20 rods South; thence 10 rods East; thence 20 rods North; thence 10 rods West to toe place of beginning. 3716 Curts Notice Of Mortgage Forectooure Bate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAT1OR WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte aate may ba rescinded by the foredoeing mortgagee. In dared at aate, piuo InterooL MORTGAGE SALE - Dated! has been nwfo to the conditions of a mortgage mede by Bteaboto A. Gate and Jeoon Gate. Huaband and Wlte, original mortgagor(*). to Mortgage Electronic Regtotralion Systems, Inc., as nominee tor fonder and tender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated February 19, 2004. and recorded on March 10. 2004 in instrument 1123468, to Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there to claimed to be due at toe date hereof toe sum of One Hundred Six Thousand TWo Hundred Rtty-Eight And 87/100 DoBare ($106,258.87). todudtog Inter­ est al 43% per annum. Under toe power of aate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to auch case made and provkmq. nonce s norecy given mar san mongage ww be forectoaed by a sale of the mortgaged prenttoaa, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings at 1:00 PM, on August 10.2006. Said premtoea are situated to Township of Bany, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at toe Center of Section 28. Tbwn 1 Norm, nanga a west, • nance nuibi ou oegrees or minutes West along toe Eaat and West 1/4 Line of Section 28. A Dtotanoa of 297.00 FooL Thence South ParNfoi with toe North and South 1/4 Una 186.00 Feat to the true place of beginning thence South ParNtoi wflh Said North and South 1/4 Ino 82.50 foot, toonoo North 89 degrees 37 rrtinutea West 231.00 Feat; Thence North 82.50 Feet Thence South 89 Degrees 37 minutes East 231.00 foot to the piaoe of beginning. Afoo a Parcel of Land to the Soutowest 1/4 of Section 28. Town 1 North. Rango 9 West, Described aa commencing al a point 28 rods West of too canter of center of said Section 28, toonoo South 10 rods, thence West 4 Rods, Thence North 10 Rode. Thence East 4 Rode to Bogtontog. The redemption period shal bo 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless dotermtood aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, to which case too redemption period shal bo 30 days from too date of ouch safo. Dated: July 13,2006 For more information, pteaae cal: FC X 248383.1302 Trott S Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Senricer 30400 Tofograph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fame, Mkhigan 48025-6822 Rte F098722F01 mwn Keep your friends and During the twelve (12) months immediately know­ ing the sale, the property may be redeemed, except that to too event that too property to dotermtood to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 6003241a. the property may be redeemed during 30 days Immodk atety toftowtog toe safo. Dated: 7/27/2006., relatives _______ r* Thutott Mortgagee FABRIZIO A BROOK. P.C. Attorney for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee 868 w. Big Beaver, Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 . 248-362-2600 mon* Robert A, Tramain A Associates, P.C. Is^a debt collector and we are attempting to cotioct a debt and any Information obtained wM bo used lor that purpoaa. MORTGAGE SALE - Defautt has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by JOHN BOOM. A SINGLE MAN to MERCANTLE BANK MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC. Mortgagee, dated December 10. 2004. and recorded on December 14. 2004. as Instrument No. 1138721, to BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there to cteimod to bo due at the date hereof toe sum of one hundred seven thousand seven hundred fifty one and 34/100 Dollars ($107,751.34). Inducting interest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute In such care made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged promtoes, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml, al 1W PM on August 17, 2006. Said premises ere situated to CfTY OF MID­ DLEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are That part of toe southwest one-quarter ot section 22, town 4 north, range 10 west, described as: commencing at the west one-quarter comer of said section 22; thence south 00 degrees 20 minutes 25 seconds west 443.00 teet along toe west lino of said southwest one-quarter to the place ot begin­ ning; thence south 89 degrees 42 minutes 33 sec­ onds east 360.00 feet parallel with the north line of said southwest one-quarter; thence south 00 degrees 20 minutes 25 seconds west 222.00 foot; thence north 89 degrees 42 minutes 33 seconds west 360.00 feet; thence north 00 degrees 20 min­ utes 25 seconds eost 222.00 feet along too west line of said southwest one-quarter to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. DATED: July 20. 2006 Robert A Tremato & Assooates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Bkmmgham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee ol Mortgagee For More Information Can: (2481540-7701 INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 3.2006 - Page 15 ELECTION, continued from page 1 Nakfoor Pratt is being challenged by fanner Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Evans. Nakfoor Pratt, former assistant prosecutor in both Barry and Allegan counties, was appointed the post after the resignation of Gordon Shane McNeill. Evans also is former prosecutor of Montmorency County. Prairieville and Woodland Townships In Praireville. there will be a race between incumbent Mike Herzog and challenger Jim Stonebumer. both Republicans, for supervi­ sor. Herzog was appointed to the post after the accidental death of Tom Guthrie, who served less than a year after being elected in 2004. Two Republicans, Bill Miller and Jack Kennedy, will face off far the trustee’s scat being vacated by Herzog. Tire winner will be challenged in November by Democrat Scott Smith. There will be two Republican candidates for trustee of Woodland Township. Sherry Wood, who was appointed to the post, will be challenged by Page Neustifter. The seat became vacant in September 2005 after the arrest and subsequent conviction of Tom Clark in connection with a felony shoot­ ing. Township Millages Baltimore Township will ask voters for millage to fund road maintenance and fire protection; the Freeport District Library will seek a renewal for operations in Carlton and Irving townships; Woodland Township Precinct No. I will ask for a renewal for road maintenance; Precinct *1 and Woodland Village will seek renewals of millage levies for sidewalks and Classic Park; and Precinct # 1 and the Village of Woodland will ask for increased millage for village operations. The only contest al the top of the ballot will be between Republicans Mike Bouchard and Keith Butler for the right to challenge Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow in November. Otherwise all pri­ mary contestants are unopposed for now, at least until November. Voters are reminded they cannot by law s’plit their tickets in a primary election, they must either vote only for Republican or Democratic candidates. • Michael Nathan Fountain. 21, of Nashville was sentenced July 26 in Barry County Circuit Court by Judge James Fisher to serve from 24 to 120 months in prison on one conviction and from 24 to 96 months on a second conviction. Fountain was convicted June 28 of one count of possession of sexually abusive child pornography and one count of third degree criminal sexual conduct. His sentences are to be served concurrent and consecutive to any parole violation sen­ tence. Fountain was accused of committing his offenses in Castleton Township in May and June. Odessa, was sentenced July 27 to serve from 17 to 48 months in prison for his conviction for failure to report to his probation officer during* February or March of this year. Saiazaar also was ordered to pay any previ­ ously imposed court assessments. He was serving 60 months probation for failure to pay child support from 1995 through 2004. • David Ryan Allison. 18. of Grand Rapids was sentenced July 26 by Judge Fisher to serve 12 months in jail and 36 months proba­ tion for his June 28 conviction on charges of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny in Rutland Township in September 2005. Allison was given credit for 268 days already served. • Christopher James Holden, 41. of Kalamazoo was sentenced June 27 to serve from five to 48 months in prison for his June 29 conviction for failure to report as a sexual offender in a timely manner. His sentence will be served consecutively to any parole violation sentence. • Timothy Mark Harmon. 27. of Nashville, was sentenced by Judge Fisher to serve 12 months in jail for his June 29 conviction of probation violation. Harmon also was ordered to continue his previous probation sentence with an additional 48 months added. Harmon violated his probation by using a controlled substance (cocaine). His original conviction came in 2004 when he was charged with using a financial transaction device. Hannon was also ordered by Fisher to par­ ticipate in cognitive behavior therapy and substance abuse counseling while in jail Drug court was proposed as a possibility to be considered after Sept. 14. • Roger Anthony Salazaar. 39, of Lake Yankee Springs Township Board adopts master plan : I After doubts and discussion last Thursday night, the Yankee Springs Township Board adopted a new master plan. Township Clerk Janice Lippert was visibly upset by the fact that the land use category Agricultural, had disappeared and was replaced by Rural Estates, which requires three-acre lots. The explanation from Graig Milliken. McKenna Associates, the firm assisting the township with the plan, was that the designation was the consensus of the Planning Commission Trustee Mary Cook asked. “What about smaller lots?" She was particularly interested in smaller lots in areas without frontage on the lake. "Ten thousand-square-foot lots are affordable and practical." she commented. Milliken said on the lake the township wa$ stuck with it. meaning there was no way out of the existing smaller lots. Lippert and Cook were not noticeably con­ vinced by Milliken’s explanation that the plan was looking ahead 30 or 30 years and that farms could still operate in the rural estates designated areas. Milliken explained the salient points of the new plan. “It is a vision for the community; it is more than zoning. It is a guide for infrastructure, marketing, and utilities." Among the major changes. Milliken said, is planning for the state land if it is ever sold by the state. The state land, which previously had not been considered in the master plan, is now classified as low-density, agriculturaltype rcsidentid. The plan also creates two lake-front districts. Those on the waler would face tougher standards while those off the water would encounter a more lenient stan­ dard. The objective is controlled growth and the preservation of open space. He said that the new plan allows for the use of Planned Unit Developments (PUDs) and cluster developments allowing smaller lots and requiring more open space. Cook returned to the discussion saying. “1 don’t see provisions for building traditional neighborhoods.” John Jerkatis. treasurer, observed. "Public input says they don’t want high-density. Avoid new infrastructure.” Cook said. “I think the plan is exclusion­ ary I want an allowance for smaller lots.” Lippert said. “The existing map shows ag; the new plan shows ag as gone. It is hard to accept. Seventy percent is ag and recreation. Thai’s why people come here." She continued. “Shaw Lake Road was the first natural beauty road until we paved it. If we pave Bowens Mill Road, do we lose the natural beauty road (designation)?” "No.” answered Milliken. Shane Vandenberg, a local builder, object­ ed to the loss of lots. Jerkatis responded. "It is a tough market. As a governmental unit, we can’t change our master plan to reflect the real estate market.” Two resolutions were necessary to adopt the master plan. The first resolution gave the board the authority to adopt the plan.-and in. effect made the Planning Commission’s approval of the plan a recommendation to the board. The second resolution formally adopt­ ed the plan. Jack Finkbeiner. trustee, moved adoption of the master plan. Jerkatis supported the motion, and on a roll call vote, the motion passed 4-1, Cook dissented. Delton man, 25, drowns in Gull Lake by Jon Gambee Staff Writer The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department is calling the drowning Saturday of 25-year-old Ernest Polley of Delton a fatal accident. Investigators believe Polley drowned shortly around 1 p.m. in Gull Lake off the shore of Ross Township Park. According to deputies. Polley was swim­ ming with friends and family relatives at the time and when the group gathered for lunch later it was discovered that Polley was miss­ ing. At first, friends and family believed he may have left the area and walked co his near­ by home when a search of the immediate area failed to locate him. However, on Sunday morning people saw an object floating in the water about 50 feet from the shore and Polley’s body was recov­ ered a short rime latwr-J ’ An autopsy conducted Monday showed the Freeport Library millage renewal on Aug. 8 ballot by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The Aug. 8 primary election ballot will include the renewal of the .5 mill passed in 2<MK) for the Freeport District Library, which serves the residents of the Village of Freeport. Irving and Carlton townships. Without the renewal, library users will lose access to the Lakeland Library Cooperative and many current problems like reading pro­ grams and book clubs and new book purchas­ es would have to be eliminated. Library hours would be reduced to 20 per week if the renewal falls. The Friends of the Freeport Library have been raising funds to support the levy cam­ paign. Library patrons have united to save the future of the library . •‘This is a wonderful library.” says Becky (Reigler) DeHaan, a longtime Irving Township resident. "Whenever my children and I go into the library we are always greet­ ed by name." DeHaan said she is very impressed by the staff. "The librarians and staff care about my children and they are excited to see us. The staff just seems to realize how important it is to make children feel comfortable in a library environment." The Freeport Library will continue to be an important part of the community if the renew­ al is approved on Aug. 8. The total circulation has grown by 29 percent since 2000. Timothy Miner, now an attorney in Grand Rapids says. "1 am an attorney today because the library was open when I was growing up in Freeport.” The library hopes to continue to inspire young minds in tbe future. Turner Haile, age 6. already appreciates the library. He said, “1 like Miss Jo, the head librarian. She likes rocks just like me. She even brought me back a rock from her vacation in California for my collection.” Many people in the district depend on the library. Laura Overholt home schools her children. She appreciates how the library gives her access to materials. She said. “My home school curriculum is literature based and the Freeport Library gives me access to the library network, which allows me to obtain the books 1 need.” She praised the Freeport Library for being a good place to take her family. “It is a smaller scale library which 1 love, but it gives you access to the resources avail- cause of death to be drowning. It was revealed to investigators that Polley had been taking medication for seizures, but it was not known if he had taken his medica­ tion prior to going into the water. PROFESSIONALS! It’s Not About the Car... It's about the precious cargo it carries. that's just right for you and your family. Give the people you love Safe.Sound. Secure ' protection from Auto-Owncn Insurance Company. r Barry-Eaton District Health Department TRUMBLE AGENCY | 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 Full-time Registered Nurse needed for a primary care clinic for the uninsured to assist with client assessments, triaging phone calls, patient education and qual­ ity improvement activities. Computer and medical office experience preferred Benefits include: Health & Dental insur­ ance, paid vacation, sick and holidays, retirement. Interested applicants should send resume and cover letter to: Barry-Eaton District Health Department Attn: Personnel 1033 Healthcare Drive Charlotte. Ml 48813 1 (8C0) FED-INFO • Large Kitchen • Open Floor Plan • Sunroom • Custom Lockers • 3200 Sq. Ft. • Very Spacious • MF Laundry • 4 Bedrooms • 2 Baths • Office • Storage Galore • Finished Basement • New Carpet • 2-1/4 Acres • Attached Heated Workshop • 24 x 32 Unattached Garage • Much More A GREAT HOUSE FOR ANY STAGE OF YOUR LIFE. Love and Miss you Always Mom, Dad, Robb and Amanda OFFICE NURSE Asa local independent agent, wc can design an insurance program FlRSTGOVgov 1625 E. Center Rood, Hastings Call 269-948-4124 $209,900 eight years its hard to believe you have ba* gone that long we have pictures and we have our Memories of you These will have to do Until our time comes to join you r«»il • I4‘. All kinds of government information are just a click or call away. OPEN HOUSE\/ rt still hurts so much, that we cant hear your laughter and see your smile MRT SYSIBflOF SOUWEST MOON. NC. Want to get a passport? Friday, Aug 4th 5-8 pm Sunday, Aug 6th 1-4 pm Sone days it seents Like yesterday when the nightmare began ntr»ltn.«uw • . ............. able at the other larger libraries in the sys­ tem.” If the millage renewal does not pass, the Freeport Library will no longer be able to afforc. to participate in the Lakeland Library Cooperative. The Freeport Library would lose access to the 77 other libraries in the system including on-line and delivery requests. In 2005 Freeport Library patrons requested 3.504 items from the other libraries in the cooperative. This is 30 percent more than the requests made since 2000. This will not result in a tax increase. It is a renewal of the existing levy which provides revenue for the operation of the library through 2016. “Money spent on our library is the best use we have for our taxes.” said Carlton Township resident and Freeport Library sup porter Louis Wierenga, Sr. If the millage is not renewed, many pro­ grams will be eliminated including the story times for children, reading programs and book clubs. Information on the levy is available at the Freeport District Library. 209 South State Road in Freeport. VOTE I i VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE .Re-CtectffiHHl ! District 8 County Commissioner i i Dedicated to preserving the rural, agricultural, and recreational heritage of Barry County Paid tor by th* comrffflee to Elect Wayne Adams. 4665 Orchard Rd- Deten, Ml 48046 c VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE ! ! I I ! ! I VOTE �Page 16 - Thursday. August 3. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 BEAUTIFUL AKC REGIS­ TERED YELLOW LAB PUPPIES. Mak-, $325; fe­ males, $350 each. Dewclaws removed, 1st & 2nd shots de wormed. Mother on site. Call (269)948-3717 $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 ENGUSH SPRINGER SPANIEL PUPPIES: AKC black/white tri-color; black/white. Both parents on site. Ready 8/5. (269)948­ 4307. Accepting deposits now. 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)204-0600______________ HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: Close to schools + shopping, 3 bed., 15 baths. Kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 en­ closed porches, extra large lot, 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945-9382 Ih Ir II* DRIVERS WANTED! Dedicated Routes Available No Touch Freight Run the Midwest Corridor Competitive Base Pay plus lG0,r Fuel Surcharge No Plate? Lease Ours We Require: Class A CDL/ 18mos. Verifiable Exp. Call: 800-832-7036 x3 CWS Dedicated Services Now Offering: Driver Referral Bonus! HI-LO DRIVER: MAN­ POWER of Hastings is cur­ rently accepting applications for a position in the Freeport area. Qualified candidates MUST have previous “on the job" hi-lo driving experi­ ence and have an updated resume for consideration. Contact MAMPOWER to­ day for more information.. (269)948-3000, EQE LABORER: MANPOWER of Hastings is currently ac­ cepting applications for a position in Lake Odessa. Qualified applicant MUST have hi-lo experience, be willing to work in a VERY hot environment and do VERY physical/manual la­ bor. Duties will include op­ erating hi-lo to move around yard are.:, running furnace to melt down metal and oth­ er general labor type duties. Pay rate will be based on ex­ perience and wiU be dis­ cussed during an interview. Contact MANPOWER for more information... (269)948­ 3000 EQE. RN'S OR LPN'S needed for 3rd shift pediatrics home care. Please call (888)904­ 9876. 1988 BAYLINER; 20" with Cuddy Cabin. New uphols­ tery throughout, 175HP mer­ cury outboard, new lower unit, runs good. EZ load trailer w/new tires. Good shape. $3,500obo. (269)792­ 1369 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER Alumi-lite 29* travel trailer front kitchen, rear bedroom, center bath, sleeps 4, ducted air condition it heat, very clear., oak cabinets, stereo, microwave, large refrigera­ tor, excellent condition. Great towing, $8,500. (269)664-4983 20FT BOAT LIFT: $1,000 OBO; 1977 deck boat ♦ trail­ er $1,300 OBO (616)299-2650. FOR SALE: Trailer towing gear. Includes heavy duty hitch, load equalizer bars, anti-sway bar; $50 OBO; Kayak used verv little. Length 10ft., weight 50lbs. Capacity: 240lbs_, $250 OBO; Grabber bike rack in excel­ lent condition. Trunk mount. Holds 3 bicycles, $50 OBO. Call (269)217-0642 anytime. 2000 SKY TRACK 6036, 1428 hours, (616)893-1408. A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New, never used; must sell $275 (616)366-2709. APPROXIMATELY 6,000 BRICK Company paver bricks. Pavers were taken from the Hastings City streets and are the original brick pavers. All pavers are all cleaned and put on skids. Approximately 250 per skid will load your truck or trail­ er. Asking $.75 per paver minimum one skid purchase or $4,000 takes them all. Cali (269)948-8426 leave message. FOR SALE: Snap-On Mig, Tig, spool gun, large Argon A large Argon CO2 tanks, $4,500; semi-trailer tarp bows & approx 30" tarp, brand new, $500. Call after 6:00pm. (269)945-9340 FOR SALE: Sweet com bi­ color, super sweet, $250/dozen. Self serve farm market. 4823 Center Rd. Hastings 1/2 mile East of Charlton Park Rd. KUBOTA KX 101 mini exca­ vator;(616)893-1408. ________ SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 CONTRACTORS CAP. Doors on both sides, ladder rack, red. Fits 88-98 long box Chevy/GMC full size, good shape, $300 obo. Call (269)792-1369 //... A BEAUTIFUL FULLSIZE pillowtop mattress set new in plastic with deluxe frame, cost $800, sacrifice $200. (616)366-2709. . A FUTON SOFA bed: new never used, with nice Si­ mons mattress, must sell, $195. (616)366-3709 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. FOUND: 2-3 YEAR old fe­ male yellow lab, Buehler Rd between Ryan & Wing Rd. (259)9454209 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 AQUATIC PLANTS: WA­ TER Lilies & Lotus, Goldfish dr Koi, liners, pumps, filters. Apol's Landscaping Co., 9340 Kalamazoo, Caledonia (616)698-1030. Open Mon­ day-Friday 9am-530pm; Sat­ urday, 9am-2pm. LANDSCAPING ROCKS FOR sale: approximately 100 rocks medium to large in size, will load. $1,200 for all, no partials. (269)948-8426 leave message. COTTAGE RENTAL* Gun Lake area, all sports Cobb Lake. Weekly, monthly. Re­ modeled, sleeps 10 «•/ (616)291-5012 Three injured when 2 trucks collide head-on Michigan State Police troopers from the Hastings post were called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident Aug. 1 on Tobias Road in Hope Township. Two pickup trucks collided head-on, resulting in injuries to three people. Trooper Brian Roderick said the driver of a 1996 Chevrolet, Michael Kuhlman. 55. of Hastings, and his passenger was his 11 -year-old son. The driver of the ocher truck was Jason Royal. 34. of Nashville. Roderick reported K^nlman arid his son were transported by Mercy Ambulance to Borgcss Hospital in Kalamazoo. Kuhlman was treated for a broken arm and injuries to his face and rib cage. His son suffered a broken hip and facial injuries. Royal was treated for injuries to his arm and face and trauma to his chest. Kuhlman was cited for driving left of the center line causing an accident and Royal was cited for driving with an expired license plate. While securing the scene of the accident, troopers found a stun gun in one of the vehicles, so the incident remains under investigation for possible future charges. Delton self-serve laundry break-in reported again The Delton Self Service Laundry once again has been broken into. Slate police have investigated a number of prior incidents of a person or persons breaking into the laundry and destroying the coin change machine. In this latest incident, approximately $450 came up missing. The perpetrators also attempted to break into some of the dry­ ers in the facility, apparently to access coins, but while they were unsuccessful in their attempt, they caused major damage to a number of machines. The break-in occurred sometime between the night of July 27 and the early morning hours of July 28. Anyone with infor­ mation about these break-ins is asked Io contact Trooper Roderick at 948-8283 Series of burglaries reported in Assyria Twp. COUNTRY 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT: near Or­ angeville includes heat $575 plus deposit. No pets. (269)948-9173 State police troopers are investigating a series of break-ins in Assyria Township. The latest were reported to have occurred between July 31 and Aug. I on Lacey Road and Jenkins Road. In the Lacey Road break-in. an arc welder and numerous tools were taken from a storage bam. Anyone with information is asked to call trooper Andy Merryweather at 948-8283. FOR RENT: 1-BEDROOM house in Hastings, $550/mon th, (269)945-9461. Finkbeiner Road assault suspects bring sought FOR RENT: 2 bedroom apartment in Middleville, all new; $525 per month + utilit­ ies, deposit required, no smoking or pets, (269)838­ 4906. 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. GARAGE/MOV1NG SALE: lots of girl's/women's clothes; girl's size 10-wom­ en's XL and everything in between, shoes galore, cccts. ping pong table, household items, books, toys, king matress dr boxsprings $100. 355 South Payne Lake Rd., Mid­ dleville. Between M-179 and Bass Rd. (Cherry Valley Rd.) Friday and Saturday August 4th dr 5th 9am-5pm. 1976 FORD, 14 yd. dump truck with 534 gas motor. All new recap rear tires and new front tires. Runs good and drives great asking $4,000. Call (269)948-8426 leave message._____________ IMS TRANS AM W/tTOPS: needs to be restored. Interior dr motor are out of car, very restorable, $300obo. REMEMBER Your wedding day to Bob is remembered. The birth of your children, Rob and Lisa is remembered. The birth of your grandchildren, Erin, Jason, Ben. Kris, Blake, and Brenna is remembered. The family getting together at Christmas is remembered. The laughs, the cries, and the bloopers are remembered. But every day. every breath that is taken into our bodies, cvcrylhing we do is done with your being remembered. We love and miss you, Shirley Jean (Collins) Hcrbstreith March 29,1943-June 30,1999 Hi //' Wdiiit <1 WELD TECHNICIAN: MANPOWER of Hastings is currently accepting applica­ tions for a position in the Middleville area. Qualified candidate MUST have pro­ ven Robotic Welding, MIG Welding and Plasma MIG Welding skills, be familiar w-ith Motoman, Miller and Lincoln, and have machine maintenance and Metallurgy experience. Pay will start around $16.00 based on ex­ perience. An updated re­ sume is required for consid­ eration. Please contact MANPOWER today for more information (269)948­ 3000 EOE. ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP Accuracy Test for Auto Mark voting device will be held on August 5.2006 at Orangeville Township Hall at I i XX) am. Tbe Barry County Sheriff’s Department is looking for two men involved in an altercation on Finkbeiner Road in Thomapple Township J.’ly 24. A man reported he was driving west on Finkbeiner Road when he passed another vehicle pulling out onto the roadway. The car passed him and then slowed down considerably. When he passed the vehicle again it sped up and began tailgating him. The driver stopped and two men exited the vehicle and began threatening him. A fight ensued and was broken up by two oth­ ers who came on the scene. When he left, the driver said the vehicle agzin followed him and tried to run him off the road. Deputies arc seeking the driver and his passenger and arc asking anyone with information on the incident to contact the Barry County Sheriff's Department Nearcrash leads arrest for drunken driving A Barry County Sheriff’s deputy observed a vehicle pull out in front ot snotiwi driver in Rutland Township July 15. nearly causing an accident. . Tbe deputy observed the driver to be “glassy-eyed” and when he consented to a field sobriety test, it was determined his blood alcohol level was. 17 percent. A LEIN check revealed the driver had one priiz alcohol offense in 1999. a drug crime sus­ pension in 1998. a conviction for driving on a suspended license in 2000 and a citation for failure to display a valid license plate in 2000. The driver. Jamie Bush. 26. jt Grand Rapids was lodged in the Barry County Jail and released on a $100 personal recogni­ zance bond. Mentally ill man arrested for assault, trespass Shane Phillip Ledbetter. 27. with an address listed in Florida, was arrested July 25 when he entered a home in JuboslTwn Township without permission and assaulted one of the residents. The Barry County Sheriff's Department responded to a 911 call shortly before 3 a.m. and found Ledbetter still inside the home. The home owners said Ledbetter had approached the house and began banging on the door. When the door was opened he pushed his way inside and said someone was chasing him. He continually walked through the bouse, at one point pushing a female resident aside. He took a knife from the kitchen and held it at his side as he continually talked of being chased. When sheriff’s deputies arrested him they found two knives on the porch. Ledbetter said he had left there before entering tite home. He was staying with an aunt in Delton and when she was contacted she told deputies Ledbetter suffers from schizo­ phrenia and is bi-polar. She said she has scheduled an appointment to have his medication reviewed Ledbetter was arrested at the scene without further incident and lodged in the Barry County Jail. Woman reports theft of money, bank and phone cards Hastings Police are investigating a larceny that took place July 25 at Pennock Hospital, where a woman undergoing testing left her belongings along with her purse in an unsecured locker. After leaving the hospital she discovered $320 missing, as well as some other property, including bank cards, a phone card and miscellaneous discount cards. Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the Hastings Police Department at 945-5744. Two large dogs subdued after assaulting biker Hastings police helped Barry County Animal Control subdue of couple of large loose dogs on the comer of North Eas* Street and Blair Street. The dogs reportedly were growling and nipping at a woman on a bicycle attempting to cross the intersection. When Officer Chris Miller arrived on the scene the dogs became aggressive. The dogs were sprayed with pepper spray and Barry County Animal Control took the dogs into custody. The woman received a scratch and bruise to her arm. Two gasoline station drive-offs reported Hastings police were told about two drive-offs at area gas stations over the past week. On July 27 at 8:48 p.m. they were called to the Phillips 66 on West State Street when an unknown vehicle put in $28.99 worth of gas and left without paying. On July 29 at the Admiral Station on N. Broadway, a white female with blonde hair, driving a newer model gold Ford Taurus, put in $30 worth of gas and left without paying, heading east on Mill Street Suspect in credit card fraud arrested Hastings police are investigating a credit card fraud complaint filed July 29 when a local residentliced several transac­ tions made on his ATM/Debit card. The victim had applied for an ATM card at his bank and the card was sent to a previous address by mistake along with a PIN number. As a result, the person now living at his old address began using the ATM card, making 27 transactions totaling $2,648.42. A suspect later surrendered to the police and a complaint has been forwarded to the Barry County Prosecutor’s Office for review. IT stonehill farm ' CANOPY SALES & RENTALS inAM MlMl 10088 W W. Vermontville Hwy., Vermontville, New style and size available ~ 30 x 45 Cathederal windows Optional Make sure your event is covered. Call for reservations today! Tables • Chairs • Coolers • Hot Boxes Call anytime - Bob Donner, 517-726-1084 �The Hasting? Bar.it>' - Thursday, August 3, 2006 - Page 17 BRIAN CALLEY for State Representative August 8, 2006 Brian’s Pledge '■/ //.nt’ not ,iihI will not port ieip,tie in ne^.itive < .im/i.iii’it-in^. I believe th.il e.nh person 'Jionlil inn on the merits <// their own e.uulhhtev. Il lime to rejeel the .itt.iehs .1 ml emhi.n e .1 positive mess.ii’e! ” ■ IL Unmatched Credentials to Lead on Economic Issues J^RWith a solid business education (B/X from MSU and MBA from GVSU), ■ Brian has dfvfloped a successful career in commercial banking. He hiis ■ ^^worked with hundreds of small businesses in dozens of industries. Brian’s knowledge of the busi­ ness community is unmatched in this race and uncommon in State Government. Protecting the Future of Agriculture Domestic production of food is a vital national security concern. We must fight to maintain the ability to produce an adequate and consistent supply. In America, we know too well the danger of relying on other countries for our energy. We cannot afford to let that happen to our food supply. Supporting the American farmer is not just practical, it’s patriotic. Committed to Protecting Life The God-given right to life shouldn’t come with qualifiers. Whether bom or unborn, whether perfectly healthy or dis­ abled, every human being is a blessing and a gift from God. From supporting women through crisis pregnancies to pass­ ing legislation to protect the unborn, Brian Calley believes that every person has the right to be treated with dignity, and have a chance at life.” REPUBLICAN Paid for by Brian Calley for State Representative. 10198 Butler Road. Portland. Ml 48875. 77505135 �Page 18 - Thursday. August 3. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Lake 0 signs help folks cool down by Helen Mudry Staff Writer The signs said it all. With temperatures at 90-plus degrees Farenheit earlier this week, those folks without air conditioning had to sweat it out or find some place to cool down. When half of Ionia County lost power Monday afternoon and the temps climbed, the Red Cross contacted Lakewood schools to see if there was any way the district could help. Interim Superintendent Mike O’Mara offered the middle school cafeteria as a cooling shel­ ter. Lake Odessa Village Manager Mark Bender changed the messages on tbi pro­ grammable road signs on M-50 from “Fourth Avenue construction" to “Cooling center at middle school 2 p.m. to 8 p.m." The center opened about 4 p.m. Monday, and was available from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday with about 15 people taking advantage of the offer. A television was available, as were decks of playing cards. Some people just wanted to lay on a cot to cool down. A 97-year-old lady was one who sought comfort from the oppressive heat. Her daugh­ ter had brought her to the shelter. She had a difficult time adjusting to the cooler temps and was seen by a nurse. There were families with school age kids This Union Bank sign in Lake Odessa told everyone just how bad the heat was in terms of temperatures eartier this who had to keep them busy until the evening temps lowered. Donations of bottled water, Gatorade and snacks helped tbe people get through the heat advisory. Bring your film to Foundation fun at Delton Library Alex Bohr of Delton (left) and his friend. Aidan Flynn, said they had a great time with Clifford lhe Big Red Dog at the Delton Library tor the Community Foundation Birthday Party They especially enjoyed the MOO cake and music. The party, held at libraries all over the county, was celebrating the Barry Community Foundationm's 10th birthday. J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. This sign next to McDonald's told motorists in Lake Odessa where cool relief was available, at the middle school. Borgess Center for Diabetes Care Welcomes Michael Valitutto, DO Michael Valitutto. DO, has joined the Borgess Center for Diabetes Care as the medical director. Dr. Valitutto graduated from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. He completed his internship and residency training in internal medicine at St. John's Hospital in Detroit. Board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, he was most rccendy employed as a clinical leader with Metro Health in Grand Rapids, a certified NCQA Diabetic Center of Excellence. At Metro Health he founded and implemented free outpatient diabetes lecture support groups, developed all inpatient and outpatient diabetes protocols, and trained professional staff. The Gospel Harmony Boys wffl er visaing the New Life Assembly Church. 1490 E. State Rd. k Hastings on Saturday, "Kt V* bfiuhtHM' Gospel group ever featured on national network television. Today the group includes Greg Tingler singing lead. Rusty Ballinger as baritone. Calvin Thompson singing bass and Clacy Williams as tenor. The group is a brotherhood of extremely talented men who love the Lord. Together they create a unique brand of Christian music that is truly a ministry dedicated to praising and up-lifting Christ When combined with their mutual love and respect for one another you have the distinctive gospel sound that is the Gospel Harmony Boy*. After all their middle name is Harmony. Pastor Edna Miller and the congregation tt New Life Assembly are excited about inviting you to this wonderful praise event and ask that you would join them. Bring a friend and bring an empty cup. Christ can fill them both. Free will offering taken at concert At Metro Hospital. Dr. Valitutto was recognized as Attending Physician For information call 269-948-2762 of the Year from 2001 through 2004. For more information or to make a referral, please call 269.226.8321. BORGESS Medical Center A member of Ascercuon Health* OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, AUG. 6™ • 13 PM Dir Clark Road south of Nashville 5« miles to west on Evart Road to 9420 EVART RD., NASHVILLE Strong Safe Stable Your community bank for 120 year*. Hastings City Bank has consistently received the highest 5-Star superior rating for financial strength and stability from the nation's leading independent bank rating and research firm, Bauer Financial, Inc. We are committed to your needs and to your security. When community values and commitment are important to you ... we hope you will choose Hastings City Bank. TMK-404 - Maple Grove Twp., Maple Valley Schools. Bank owned 2 bedroom farm house with many updates. Offer to 2+/- country acres. .................................................. 479,900 Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 Member FDIC. Access Bauer Financial at www.bauerfinancial.com �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 3.2006 - Page W Barry County Fair 4-H Horse Winners GRAND HALTER HORSE Kea<>an Scofield - “Branded a Star" RESERVE HALTER Ki rsten Bcnit - “Stars in Motion" Thank You... | Matthew Owen | JrhffV Compliments of... Barry County 4-H Leaders and Windy Acres Horse Center of Hastings �Page 20 - Thursday. August 3.2006 - The Hastings Banner New Entrepreneur’s Club to meet Tuesday, Aug. 14 by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer So when a person wants to start a new busi­ ness or may be expanding an existing one, where to start? Where do new and ambitious business owners get the information and assistance they need? The new countywide Entrepreneur’s Club, which is forming is forming under the aus­ pices of the Barry County Economic Alliance, just might have some answers. The club’s first official meeting is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Aug. 15. at MOOvillc Creamery, located south of Nashville the comer of M-66 and M-79. Steve Tackitt. director of the Barry-Eaton County Health Department, will give a brief presentation on health department issues relating to new or expanding businesses and will l< available to answer questions after­ ward. 'The club will function more as a support group for entrepreneurs rather than a commit­ tee with a specific agenda, and the club is for all entrepreneurs." said Barry County Economic Alliance Director Dixie StadelManshum. who said that a large part of her job is counseling and providing information and resources to people who are interested in starting or expanding a business in the coun­ ty. ’The club will be self-driven and its mem­ bers will decide what direction it takes, who will be the speakers and what the topics will be. This is a great avenue for anyone who is looking to start a business or diversify an existing one.” The club was conceived during a meeting of meeting of several county agriculture-relat­ ed businesses owners and representatives from the Barry County Economic Alliance. The Barry-Eaton County Health Department, tbe Michigan State University Cooperative Extension Service and the Barry Community Foundation. The group heard a presentation from Matthew Birbeck. a supply chain specialist and counselor liaison for MSU’s Product Center for Agriculture and Natural resources. Let's Work Towards A Brighter Future Aj your next Barry County Economic Alliance Director Dixie Stadel-Manshum talks to a person about how to get started in busi­ ness. State Represent .-»»«»< Susar carry to Lonpng raluet that the Great Lakes Longbow Invitational to be at Charlton Park Aug. 11-13 same pro/fc>m<»v ,r het /cung reifdrcn, that <of hard wo'k •ntegr”.y, <£ retpeer for all hfc who talked about his work with other com­ munities around the state. After a brief brain­ storming session, it was decided that nther than forming a formal committee to promo?e agricultural related businesses in the county, an informal club or support group for all entrepreneurs in the county would be more beneficial. The Entrepreneur's Club will meet on the third Tuesday of every month at various busi­ nesses throughout the county and will feature a guest speaker, who will give a presentation on a topic of interest to club members, fol­ lowed by an informal time to allow attendees to ask Questions and network with other area business people. Everyone who plans to attend the entrepre­ neur's club is invited to bring a friend and a suggestion for tbe name of the new dub. A prize will be awarded to the person who sub­ mits the winning name. For more information, call StadelManshum (269) 945-2454. She tn" continue her zommnment to public servtce. as the hat proven •»’ her five years as Thomapple Towrxh.p Clerk. <£ ter" work to make cert an that nvhot mokfi tense >n Lans.nj tri.'! make real tense to the wo'fi'nj famines of the 87th district Susan's Co—on Sense Han: ★ Ensure the repeal of the job-killing SBT ★ Make certain local governments get their fair share of State road monies ★ Reduce small business'tax burden through tax cuts and incentives for investment. ★ Provide meaningful incentives to protect development rights—preserving family farms and encouraging responsible development. ★ Create incentives for gas stations to sell more State produced ethanol ★ Stamp out unfunded mandates passed on to local governments from Lansing Vote Tuesday, August 8th % 1f Susan 4 Vlietstra for State Representative www.susan4rrp.com The Michigan Longbow Association will have its fourth annual Great Lakes Longbow Invitational at HiMoric Charlton Park in Hastings Friday through Sunday. Aug. 11-13. Chariton Park Director George W. Shannon said. ,*The MLA is very excited about their longbov, -.hoot in Barry County this year. The Great Lakes Longbow Invitational, the world'* largest longbow event, is in its 22nd year, while the MLA is celebrating its 23rd anniversary.” Historic Charlton Park is a new location for the invitational, which has previously been held in Marshall, Brighton, Berrien Springs and Grass Lake. The GLLI is a weekend full of longbow shooting, browning the traditional archery vendors’ displays, eating «nd carousing with other longbow enthusiasts. There will be shooting events all ages and skill levels. Attendees canfarticipete in the Silver Arrow Shoot — based on tbe old ’Robin Hood” style Thmii — a distance and ........ . accuracy event; Three 3D courses for fun. or try their luckat the Tbrkey novelty shoots. There is set up just for the young longbow Mooters. < A variety of food vendors will be on hand, and archery vendors will have new and used bows, arrows and all of the traditional archery supplies on hand to get prepared for the upcoming hunting season or just some back­ yard shooting. The GLLI is an ail-weekend event, so you can come out to the park, camp and enjoy the whole experience, or just come for tire day to get a taste. Either way, if you are planning to shoot, this is a longbow and wooden arrow event, so please leave your other bows at home. The MLA believes in passing on the tradition of archery and has loaner equipment for kids and also allows children to shoot recurve bows. Plus, children 16 and under shoo* for free. Camping is $6 per night before Thursday, and $6 for the weekend. There is a $5 per adult gale fee for the weekend. 3D shooting is $7 per round, or $25 unlimited. The special event shooting fees are from $1 to $3. For more information, the MLA website is michiganlongbow.org/glli.htm or call NILA Council Member Ken Scollick at (248) 634­ 0845. Historic Chariton Park is located at 2545 S. Charlton Park Road, just north of M-79 between Hastings and Nashville. For more information on the park, visit www.charitonpark.org or phone (269)945-3775. Tractors to be big part of Hertitage Day Sept. 9 Heritage Day and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will be bringing tractors, food and antiques together Saturday, Sept 9, fotj the Middleville Heritage CeMWaUon aftd Anttlpe Tractor Show. The day’s events will include tractor rides for kids, antique tractor pulls, food and antique booths, a parade, and a picnic. Admission and parking are free. Tractors of all makes and colors are being sought for the tractor exhibit The tractors will be judged in four categories: ugliest best of show. 1955 and older, and 1956 and newer. First second and third place trophies will be awarded for each category. Tractor pull participants are charged $10 per hook. Early registration for tractor pull participants is available from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Sept 8. Al! activities will take place in the down­ town are? except the tractor pull on Bender Road and suftbal! and horse shoes at Spring Park. The following is schedule of the events for Sept 9: Setup and registration. 3 a.m. io 3 p.m.; tractor pull, 8 a.m.; parade lineup, 10 a.m. at Lee Elementary; parade, 10.30 a.m.; food booths. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (includes bratwursts and hot dogs provided ly Goed Shepherd Lutheran Church); kids’ rdes, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; face painting, mon to 2 p.m. awards, 4 p.m.; community pimic, 5 p.m. For more information, call John Mittoer at (616) 891-1701 or Pastor Tony Sikora at (269) 795-2391. Middlevie plans bridge walk Sept. 4 It's Perfect Chemistry... when things work out just right! Hastings Branch 241 State Street (269) 945-3437 Hastings Off-Site ATM 1005 W. State St. The Middleville Village Council will spon­ sor a Labor Day Bridge Walk from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Monday. Sept. 4, at Stage Coach Park downtown. Gov. Jennifer Granholm and ocher cities and villages across the state will participate in tbe annual 5K bridge walk on the Mackinac Bridge and other bridges, and this year Middleville will hold a local bridge walk for its citizens. The walk will cover the downtown bridge and Paul Henry Trail. Each participant will receive water and a certificate of participa­ tion. Call the Middleville Village Council at (269) 795-3385 for more information. r How do you make a good thing even better? It’s all in the chemistry, the formula. The perfect blend of people, services and convenience to change from good to even better! WANT WEATHER FORECASTS? Sand Ridge Bank in Hastings and Gun Lake is now Chemical Bank. Gun Lake Branch 12850 West M-l 79 (269) 792-4406 Stop by and see why, "We think you'll like the chemistry". Want to know where to get all this information? CHEMICAL BANK. Wt Utittk tfOtt'U. liJtr Ut» olt*mUbuy. MEMBER FO I.C / EQUAL HOUSNG EQUAL OPPORTUNITY LENDER SV From student loons to Social Security benefits to buying surplus government property all kinds of government information ore lust a dick or coll away. FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FED-INFO �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, August 3. 2006 - Page 21 Ackerson may have got some game from grandma by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Lakewood freshman Thom Ackerson, son of Kurt and Barb Ackerson of Lake Odessa, is a man of all seasons — sports seasons that is. And most recently he has been one of the "boys of summer" on the ball diamond. Ackerson plays third base, shortstop and outfield when he is not on the mound for the West Michigan Elite Rivermen. a 14-and under traveling baseball club based in Grand Rapids. Recently it has been his grandmother’s turn to step up to the plate. Eleanorc Ackerson and two of her friends Jane Blough of Hastings and Laura Mayhew of Middleville play for the Michigan Mavericks. They won the gold medal last month in the Michigan Senior Olympics in Kalamazoo. Mayhew is the youngster of the trio, bom in 1931. Blough was bom in 1929 and Eleanore in 1926. The pitcher on the team is from Detroit and 87 years old. One conces­ sion made for the aging players with possible knee and hip replacements is allowing a sub­ stitute runner to take over al first base. The team has members from across the state but most live in the Detroit area. They don’t gel together much for practice, just for games. In 2005, the Mavericks played in the 70 and older National Senior Olympics in Pittsburgh and came in fourth place. In 2003. Blough and Mayhew won gold medals at the National Senior Olympics in Hampton Roads Virginia and plaques for out­ standing plays in 2004 in Arkansas. In 2003. Blough was inducted in the Freeport Recreation Association Fast Pilch Softball Hall of Fame. In Sept. 2006. the team is planning to play in the seniors World Scries in Arkansas. Ackerson. Mayhew and Blough said they keep in shape with their life style which includes plenty of yard work. Mayhew and Blough also play on a seniors co-ed slow pitch team in Grand Rapids. Jane Blough Ek more Ackerson Soccer’s state title tilts won’t end in ties anymore Before every sports season the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) sets out its list of updated rules and regulations for each sport, in an effort to make con­ tests safer, fairer, and hopefully more fun. There are a few things for spectators, and coaches and athletes to be aware of as the 2006 fall sports season gets underway. The biggest rules changes I noticed on the list have to do with soccer and swimming. "The (MHSAA Representative) Council approved that penalty kicks will be used to determine the winner in the Final game of the post-season tournament if regulation and overtime play ends in a tie.** I guess I’d never thought about it before. Maybe they were inspired by the shoot-outs in the World Cup. I’d say that this is a rule change that’s a bit over due. Since 1982 on the boys' side and 1983 on the girls there have been a total of five state championship games that ended in ties. In 1988. the boys’ Class B state championship ended in a 3-3 tic between Madison Heights Bishop Foley and Gull Lake, and the boys’ Class C-D championship game ended in a 2-2 tie between Detroit Country Day and Muskegon Western Michigan Christian. Personally. I'd rather not sec a state championship decided on penalty kicks. Kind of like I’d rather not sec the World Cup decided on penalty kicks. My choice would be to keep playing 15 minute overtime periods until the game is decided in the normal fashion. Extra-inning baseball games for the high school slate championship don’t go to home run derby action. The Stanley Cup play-offs in the National Hockey League are so special because you never know when you’re going to see a six-overtime game decide a series. I guess I do need to remember that these are high school kids, and not professional ath­ letes. But just like professional athletes, eventually one side will become more tired than the other and somebody will score. The other big rules change in soccer also affects the teams that play at the highest level, but also include those that play at the lowest. "An action taken by the MHSAA Representative Council in May changes the goal-dif­ ferential rule for regular-season play from ten goals to eight goals, ending a game at half­ time or at any point during the second half when such a differential is reach.” While the penalty kick rule is not perfect, but better than what was in place. I don't believe that this rule is. No feelings will be spared because a team was mercied at 8-0. rather than 10-0. Il doesn’t take a great team very long to score two goals against a poor team, but it is still a chance for teams to get some soccer in. The MHSAA hails participation. "The Fall season is generally the most popular participation season, with approximate­ ly 120.000 youngsters of 525.000 enrolled students taking part.** Hopefully a coach has emptied his/her bench long before a soccer team has an eight goal advantage, but those extra minutes are the chance for the kids who arc there sweat­ ing it out in the sun day in and day out al practice to have their chance to shine. Play ing against a great team's bench also gives the team which is trailing the chance to play in what should be a more competitive contest. That’s the best way there is to get bet­ ter. and its definitely better than packing up the bags and going home that much sooner. "A significant rules change in swimming eliminates the recall of all swimmers in a race when one or more competitors gains an unfair advantage at the start of the race. The offending swimmer or relay team will now be disqualified at the completion of the event.” That’ll help move swim meets along a little faster, at least for those teams which false start a lot. It seems like its a good idea. The kids who false start still get to swim their race, even if it’s meaningless in the final point standings. As *ong as the swimmers who don’t false start aren’t affected by the early jump. I guess I’m all for it. 1 just had to add this one key football rule change. "Plays referred to in the past at “fumblerooski" plays - a planned hx>sc ball - have become prohibited. Under this change, an offensive lineman may not run with a planned loose ball ir the vicinity of the snapper.” I hope no one spent too much time in the back yard working on this one this summer. Laura Mayhew Mayhew likes to play catcher on the Grand Rapids team because then she won’t have to run as much as an outfielder. Blough plays short slop for the Mavericks and second base for the Grand Rapids team. Ackerson said she likes fast pitch better and played for Charlotte’s hospital league jn the 1980s. The "girls of summer" said they play for the fun of the game and don’t keep track of their batting averages. Blough she said she —•’I give it up when she is “six feet under." They report they have the full support of their families. Although Mayhew's family thought she might have gone too far when she broke her jaw while playing for the Grand Rapids league. Like Ackerson and her grandson Thom, Blough has passed on her love of baseball to her grandchildren. Her granddaughter Courtney Wierenga. Lakewood Class of 2006. played varsity softball. Thom Ackerson’s 14-and-under team plays in the Cannonsburg Sandy Koufax League and competes in tournaments under the United Stales Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) and the American Amateur Youth Baseball Alliance (AAYBA). The Rivermcn arc currently ranked second in Michigan and tenth in the nation. The league and all 14-and-under tournaments in Michigan are piayed on 80 feet bases and a 54-foot, six-inch pitching mound. The Rivermen had one scrimmage against the Twin City Tornados in St. Joseph on the 60fect. six-inch pitching mound with 90 feet base? to help them prepare for the world series. They won both scrimmages. The team started practicing for the 2006 season in January. They meet two days a week until mid-April. Thom would practice for two hour? and then do some hitting and pitching. He sacrificed going to many Lakewood- volleyball .and betA^iball games, but tlx hard work and commitment paid off when the Rivermen went to the state champi­ onship in Cannonsburg. They played against 32 teams representing the best from all over Michigan. The Rivermen finished pool play with a 3-0 reco/d and started single elimination as the fifth seed. In one game, Thom pitched six inning*., allowing only three hits against the Maroons, the second rated USSSA team in the state and led his team to a 6-4 victory. The Rivermen played their regular season See SOFTBALL, pafte 23 Duke's Dr. Dale coming to HHS The Hastings High School Athletic Department is very pleased to announce that Dr. Greg Dale, sports psychologist, author, and professor at Duke University, will be coming to Hastings for two days of work­ shops with Athletes. Coaches. Parents and School Administrators. "We feel very fortunate to have a chance to learn from Dr. Dale." said Hastings athletic director Mike Goggins. “We really feel his message is worth hearing and believe every­ one will come away with some valuable information. Dr. Dale is a former middle school and high school teacher and Training Coach at Duke University. As a professor, he teachers Sport Psychology and Sport Ethics. As a mental training coach, he works with coaches and athletes at Duke and several other high school, college and professional teams. He is a dynamic speaker who provides a variety of interactive and innovative work­ shops for teachers, coaches, parents and stu­ dents around the country and the world. Dr. Dale will first be speaking to the Rotary Club at their regular meeting on Monday Aug. 7. Then he will head up a student-ath­ lete workshop that will include presentations by Dr. Dale as well as the Hastings Athletic Dept, staff. The student-athlete workshop will be held in the lecture hall of the high school from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and is open and free for all Hastings High School and Middle School students planning on par­ ticipating in sports this year. At 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 7. Dr. Dale will pres­ ent a "Sport Parent" workshop for all parents of student-athletes. The workshop, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. will address issues such as "the coach-athlctc-parcnl triangle" and "les­ sons parents want children to leam form sports". Information for the parents of high school and middle school athletes participat­ ing in sports this school year will also be dis­ cussed by Goggins. This workshop is also free and parents of athletes of all ages including youth sports Duke University professor and sports psychologist Dr. Greg Dale will be speaking to Hastings student-athletes, coaches, parents, and administrators Monday and Tuesday next week. (File photo) groups such as HYAA. YMCA. AYSO (and any others not listed), as well as middle school and high school are welcome to come for what we hope will be both inspirational as well as informational. The parent session will also be held in the lecture hall of Hastings High School. "We want to emphasize that all athletes, parents and coaches are welcome to attend the workshops regardless of age or level they coach." Goggins said. "These workshops are all free and are funded in part by the Athletic Boosters. Rotary and private donations." Dr. Dale will then address Hastings Area Schools, Administrators on Tuesday. Aug. 8, in the morning before leading a Coaches Workshop in the afternoon. His presentation "Developing the Credible Coach" will be from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the classrooms of the Community Education and Recreation Center at Hastings High School. Hastings Middle School and High School coaches will be in attendance and coaches from youth associations such as the YMCA. HYAA. AYSO (and any others not listed) are also welcome to attend. There is no charge. I �Page 22 — Thursday, August 3. 2006 The Hastings Banner Competing for the women's dub championship at Mullenhurst Saturday, July 29, were Caitlin Chamberlin, (from left) Andrea VandenBerg. Lindsey VandenBerg. Macy Chamberlin, Linda Swartout, Denise Chamberlin, and Elizabeth McGwin High school seniors Josh Newhouse (left) and Caitlin Chamberlin both won Mullenhurst Club Championships on Saturday. July 29. Pair of high school seniors win Mullenhurst Club titles Delton Kellogg High School senior Josh Newhouse should be on a roll heading into the varsity boys’ golf season which starts next week. Newhouse look the top spot in the Mullenhurst Club Championship Saturday. July 29. He was the men’s low gross champi­ on. firing a 66 on the first IX and a 71 on the second. Both were low scores tor the round, as he finished with a 138 which put him at 5undcr par for the event.. Fellow high school senior. Caitlin Chamberlin from Thomapple Kellogg, won the women’s championship, finishing with the low gross score of 82. Newhouse edged out second place finisher Chase VandcnBerg. a former Thornapple Kellogg High School golfer who has been knocking the ball around for Kalamazix’ Valley Community College the past two sea sons. VandcnBerg finished w ith a 68-74 142. Andrea VandcnBerg and Lindsey VandcnBerg were second and third behind Chamberlin in the women’s standings, with an 87 and 88. Here is a complete list of results. Men’s Low Gross 1. Josh Newhouse. 66-71/ 138 2. Chase VandcnBerg. 68-74/ 142 3. Ken Osgood. 73-71/ 144 4. Barry Haas. 73-72 145 4 Tim Butcher. 71-74/ 145 6. Griff Pratt. 73 7. Josh Enyart. 74 7. Chet VandenBerg. 74 7. Tom McCormick. 74 10. Bobby Roush. 76 Men's Low Net I. Griff Pratt. 64 I. Josh Enyart. 64 1. Mark Chamberlin. 64 4. Tom McCormick. 65 Women’s Low Gross I Caitlin Chamberlin. 82 2. Andrea VandenBerg. 87 3. Lindsey VandenBerg. 88 Women's Low Net 1. Macy Chamberlin. 60 2. Lindsey VandenBerg. 71 Barry County Fair harness racing winners announced The results of the Hamess Racing Events held at the 2006 Barry County Fair. July 15 and 16 have been announced. On Saturday. July 15. The Gibby’s Foot Long Trophy of Middleville, was won bv a pacer. FOXY FOURSOCKS. 3 B( . owned by Katherine Mapes of Hillsdale and driven by Rex Mapes. The Ed Embach Photo Trophy was won by a trotter. ISLAND CITY LAD. 3BG. owned and driven by Rory Moore of Plainwell. The Barry County Fair Trophy of Hastings was won by a pacer. STORM FORECAST. 4 BG. owned by Mark Pillman of Howell and driven by Charles Tay lor. The Goodtime Pizza Trophy of Nashville was won by a trotter. LESS SI’ANN BLUE. 6BM. owned by Gerald Ricvcr of Ceresco and driven by Charles Tay lor. The Blarney Stone Bar Trophy of Hastings was won by a trotter. ROMEO RANGER. 4BG. owned by Dewey Wilson of .Athens and Milo Owen of Sherwood and driven by Mark Owen The Kent Oil & Propane Inc Trophy of Nashville was won by a pacer. SHARK DRESSED MAN. 2BG. owned by Raymond Brown of Otsego and driven by Larry Smith The Shirley’s Chuckwagon Cafe Trophy of Nashville was won by a pacer. CRYSTAL CLEAR. 7BG. owned by Mar-Jo Horse Farm of Holland and driven by Travis Seckman. On Sunday July 16. The Hughes Stables Trophy of Nashville was won by a trotter. SUPER FLEETWOOD. 4 BrM. owned by Darlene Hughes of Nashville and driven by Dan Hoffman of Nashville. The County Seat Lounge Trophy of Hastings was won by a pacer. RANT’S LIL DITTY. 3BF. owned and driven by Paul Cloer of Sheridan. The Bosley Pharmacy Trophy of Hastings was won by a pacer. BELTER THAN READY. 8 BM. owned by Stan Cumbal of Holland and driven by Dan Hoffman. The Sand Ridge Bank Trophy of Hastings was won by a trotter. S F LIBERTY. 3 BC. owned by John Bangen of Homer and driven by Larry Smith. The Moose Lodge 628 Trophy of Hastings was won by a pacer. VUE. BF3. owned by Scott Ray den of Pierson and driven by Larry Smith. The Mills Landing Trophy of Hastings was won by a trotter. COACH FOX. 3BG. owned and driven by Paui Cloer of Sheridan. The Varney’s Stables Trophv of Nashville was won by a trotter. WENCESLAUS. 8BH. owned and driven by Marshall Makin of Muskegon. Golf outing to raise funds for Sunfield cancer victim A golf outing fund-raiser for Hayes Hanna of Sunfield is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday. Sept. 9. at Willow W<mx1 Golf Course in Portland. The price is S2(X> a team or $50 a person for 18 holes of golf. The event has a 5<» 50 raffle. Skins are $20 a team or $5 per person There are prizes of first, second and third place and everyone receives a gift. Send team registration information and checks to Hayes Hanna Benefit (ioh Outing. P.O Box 212. Sunfield. Ml 48X90 or call Chris Stambaugh 517-285 9362 or Melissa Pohl at 5I7-5O7-755O Hanna is suffering from mantel cell lym­ phoma and needs a transplant. His brother will be the donor. Hayes is in Ann Arbor receiv mg a final chemotherapy treatment and will then have his transplant. Afterward, he will need to stay in Ann Arbor in an apart­ ment unable to see his daughter Carrie. 7. and son Abe. 20 months, and will only be able to sec his wife Caroline every few days. The insurance does not pay for the apart­ ment creating a very expensive out-of-pocket burden. ()rganizers are hoping to raise money lor the family to help make the months of sep­ aration easier for everyone. Competing for the men's dub championship at Mullenhurst Saturday. July 29. were Tim Butcher, (from left) Barry Haas. Grift Pratt. Josh Newhouse. Chase VandenBerg, and Ken Osgood. First fall sports practices begin next week in Hastings Fall sports practices start soon for Hastings students. Students must have a completed physical and their Pay-to-Participatc fee paid al the h’S office before they can practice. The pay-toparticipate fee for high school athletes is $75, and it is $50 for middle school athletes. Scholarship opportunities are available for those in need. Contact the athletic department with any questions at 948-4409. High School football practices for all Hastings High School teams starts Aug. 7 at the fieldhouse at the football field. Contact varsity head coach Fred Rademacher with any questions at (616) 827-0569. High school boys’ golf tryouts start Aug. 10 at the Hastings Country Club. Contact varsity head coach Bruce Krueger with questions at (269) 948-2383 High school girls' basketball tryouts begin Aug. 14 at the Hastings High School gymna­ sium. Contact varsity head coach Dan Carpenter with any questions at (269) 948­ 0152. High school girls’ tennis practice beings Aug. 14 at the Hastings High School tennis courts. Contact varsity head coach Rich Pohja with any questions al (269) 948-8150. High school boys’ and girls’ cross country practice starts Aug. 14. Contact varsity head coach Jamie Dixon with any questions at (616)656-0136. High school boys’ soccer uyouv, open Aug. 14 al Pierce Field behind the idjh school. Contact varsity head coach Brian Roderick with any questions at (269) 948-8232. High school girls' cheerleading 'ryouts begin Aug. 14. Contact head coach Amy Hubbell with any questions at (269) 945­ 3478. Middle school boys’ and girls’ cross coun­ try practice begins Sept. 8. Comaci co*xh Steve Collins with any questions at (269) 948-8773. Middle school girls’ basketball tryouts begin Sept. 8. Contact coach Steve Laubaugh with any questions at (269) 948-3016. Brian Balding set to be new TK AD Brian Balding has been recommended to be the new Athletic Director/Assistant Principal at Thomapple Kellogg High School. Balding replaces Tony Koski who has become the high school principal. Balding’s appointment would become official after a positive vote by the TK Board of Education. The board's next meeting is scheduled for Monday. Aug. 14. “I’m extremely excited,’’ said Balding. “I’ve been looking to get into administration for a while. I got really lucky that a commu­ nity and a district like this was looking." “There were definitely other administration jobs that 1 looked at and applied for. but Thomapple Kellogg was the right position. 1 really wanted to be an AD and an assistant principal.” There were a total of 17 applicants inter­ viewed in the first round from a group of 65 total applicants. The interview committee, consisting of administrators, a board member, teachers, coaches, and parents interviewed six candidates in the second round. A third interview followed. The committee gave overwhelming support for Baiding and identified his strengths as his passion for edu­ cating all levels of students, strong communi­ cation skills, ability to build relationships with students, staff, and parents, as well as seeing him as a strong leader. Balding was a teacher for nine years before making this move. He taught at Pinconning Middle School for one year, and has taught and coached at Shelby High School for the past eight years. Al Shelby. Balding taught Math and History and was involved in numerous school improvement initiatives and curriculum development. He was the head varsity football coach for one year. “I enjoyed coaching, but I'm excited about the opportunity to lead an entire athletic department and have a broader influence." said Balding. “Ever since I was a little kids. I’ve played every sport there was. so naturally. I moved into coaching as soon as 1 got a teaching job.” Balding was also an assistant football coach for six years prior to taking over the head job. and was a wrestling assistant for four years. He should fit right in at TK with that back­ ground. although was quick to point out “I’ve also heard a lot of enthusiasm for some of the other sports as well. “I’ve spoken to former athletic director Tony Koski and he’s very excited about the entire athletic program." Balding graduated from Marquette High School and Alma College. At Alma College. Balding was involved in student congress and played baseball and tennis. Balding earned his master's in educational leadership from Grand Valley State University. Brian Balding Class E men’s teams to start state tournament in Freeport Freeport will host a Michigan Amateur Softball Association (MASA) Class E Men's Fastpitch Regional tournament this weekend. Saturday Aug. 5. Eight teams, including four from the Barry County area, two from Comstock and two from Coldwater will be competing. The four area teams arc Thomapple Clean-up, the Huskies. Tri-County. and Delton Polebuildings/Eaton Heating and Cooling. Action begins at the fields in Freeport at 10 a.m. The finals arc scheduled to begin around 8 p.m. The winner advances to the MASA slate championship tournament in Midland. Labor Day weekend. Class E teams must use their local league roster. Teams must have a record below .500 if playing in a league comprised of Class D and above teams, but may have a record above .500 if playing in a league comprised of Class E teams. As with most MASA divisions, the top two finishing teams from the previous year’s MASA Men’s Class E Fast Pilch State Championship, must participate in at least the next higher classification in their next MASA tournament-playing season. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 3 2006 - Page 23 Riverbend team wins Chamber golf outing again A group of 39 teams enjoyed great weather and great golfing on June 14 as they teed off for the 20th Annual Chamber of Commerce golf exiting. Hastings Country Club was the gracious host for this event and provided a great meal after golfing. The Annual golf outing is the biggest fundraiser for the Chamber and this year over $8,000 was raised to support the Chamber and the activities it provides throughout the county. The River Bend Golf Course team of Steve Storrs, Jeff Storrs. Luke Warner and TV Greenfield came away the winner for the sec­ ond year in n row. at 15-under par and walked away with $400 in Chamber Gift Certificates. The Stale Farm Insurance - Tai Gearhart Agency team came in a close second at 14undcr par. Event hole winners were: Longest drive for the men was Steve Storrs (River Bend Golf Course team) who won a $100 steak pack from Tom’s Market, and longest drive for the women was won by Julie Welton (Walker. Fluke & Sheldon) who won a $100 Visa Card from Nu Union Credit Union. The most accu­ rate men’s and women’s drive was Ron Lewis (Miller Real Estate). Centennial Acres golf package, and Alma Czinder (ERA Real Estate). $100 gift certificate to Advanced EyeCare. The closest to the pin winner was Roger Conley (Hastings Bowl) who won a one night stay at Bay Pointe Inn. Because of the generosity in the communi­ ty. the Chamber was able to give away nine grand prizes and they were won by the fol­ lowing individuals. Pal Doe/ema (1CNB) won $250 cash donated by Artisan Outdoor Landscape. Dan King (Hastings City Bank) won $250 cash donated by Buckland Insurance Company. D.K. Sprague (Gun l-akc Tribe) scored $250 cash donated by Coleman Insurance Company. Andy Hobanec (Buckland) look a $200 in Fclpausch Gift Certificates donated by Fclpausch Food Centers. Mike Martin (Fclpausch Food Centers) won a ST1HL Trimmer donated by Hastings Ace Hardware. Terri Sutherland (Riverfront Financial) earned a I-Year Membership donated by Hastings Country Club. Mike Martin (Fclpausch) won an iPod donated by J-Ad Graphics. Jeff VanAman (Fclpausch) got a $250 Gift certificate to Boyne Mountain Resort donated by Manpower and State Farm Insurance Tai Gearhart Agency. Bill Wilburn (Affordable Asphalt) took home a Home Theater Svstem donated bv Hastings Radio Shack. In addition to the grand prizes a 50-50 Raffle and a Vacation Getaway Raffle were held. The 50-50 was won by Pat Buckland (Buckland Insurance Agency) and he gra­ ciously donated it back to the Chamber. The Vacation Getaway Raffle, which was donated by ICS Travel (3-day cruise) and Riverbend Travel (2 airline tickets), was won by Dave Coleman (Coleman Insurance Agency). Hastings Country Club to host junior and match play tourneys Hastings Country Club will host a pair of outings for golfers from ages nine and up in the coming weeks. There will be a Junior Area Tournament open to the public on Wednesday. Aug. 9. In the 18-hole division, for boys and girls between the ages of 15 and 17. the cost is $ 15. That group is scheduled to lee off at 8 a.m. A nine-hole division for those boys and girls ages 12 to 14 wishing to participate will tee off at 9:30 a.m. Their cost is $10. A four-hole division for boys and girls age nine to 11 will tee off at 10 a.m.. with a cost of $5 to participate. Trophies will be awarded to first and sec­ ond place finishers in all divisions. Boys and girls will compete in separate divisions. There will be a 10-stroke limit per hole. The Hastings Country Club will also host a Barry County Match Play event. Aug. 19 anu 20. The cost is $40. or $20 per 18-holc match and players will pay as they go. The cost includes a mandatory cart fee. The tournament will be flighted by handi­ cap. All players must have a verifiable handi­ cap. The event will be 75-pervcnt handicap. For more information, or to register for cither of these events, contact the country club at (269) 945-2756. Participants enjoyed dinner inside the banquet room at tbe Hastings County Club following the 20th Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing on Wednesday. June 14. Over $8,000 was raised to support the Barry County Chamber of Commerce. Members of the golf committee this year were co-chairs Tai Gearhart and Pat Buckland. Kristin Royston. Deb Baker. Tammy Daniels. Erica Bamum. Kyle Booher. Janine Dalman. Steve Steward. Stacee English. Alma Czinder. and Jonathon Jacobs. It also took the help of many others to make the event a success. SOFTBALL, continued from page 21 in the Grand Rapids Cannonsburg league with the West Michigan Diamonds team, which finished in sixth place at the state tournament coached by former Lakeway! varsity coach Drew 1-akatos. The Rivermen left July 9 for St. Louis, where 59 teams from ail over the U.S. partic­ ipated in the 14 and under AAYBA World Scries. The Rivermen went 3-0 in a pool play, beating teams from Texas. Kansas and Missouri. Thom pitched three innings in the first and second games. On July 13. the Rivermen opened bracket play seeded ninth of 59 teams. Tbe first game in elimination play was against the Illinois Comets, with the winner going to the platinum (top) bracket. He went the dis­ tance pitching a strong game, allowing just one run on three hits for a 7-1 victory. The Rivermen won their next game over a St. Louis team 7-5. earning a spot in the top eight in the World Senes. They lost their next game to the Viper HfMfealLAcademy from Alabama 7-3. The ViyeR senUmto win the World Senes. The Rivermen ended up finishing seventh and were awarded a team trophy and individ­ ual plaques. Thom picked up two victories on the mound and batted over .500 in the tourna­ ment. He said some of the pitchers were clocked at more than 80 mph on the radar gun. He also said that the extra six feet from pitcher’s mound to home plate allows the batter to sec the ball better and allows the batter more time to react, despite the 80 mph fast balls. While in St. Louis, on an off day, the Rivermen went to Six Flags Amusement Park giving them a much needed rest from the *A'degree heat. The team was able to sec some pro baseball, loo. and watched the Albert PuJols of the St. Louis Cardinals hit a home run. The Rivermen ended their season with 34 victories against some of the best teams in the state and the country. Thom has had many memorable baseball experiences, including playing baseball in Cooperstown. He said the most memorable was meeting Mohammad Ali in Battle Creek, where received an autographed baseball and had his picture taken with Ali. “Mr. Ali is a very nice and polite man.” said Thom. Ackerson said he is looking forward to playing against the Rivermen players when their high schools are matched. “I would like to win a baseball state cham­ pionship for Lakewood before I graduate.” Hastings women’s bowling league getting set for fall The Hastings USBC Women's Bowling Association will hold it’s annual fall meeting. Wednesday Aug. 9. The meeting will be held at the Hastings Moose Lodge The board of directors will meet at 7 p.m., and the association n.*etmg begins at 7:30. All members are urged to artend. CHASE GEIGER IRONSIDE INSURANCE AGENCY 129 Diviuon St. P.O, Bo» 25. Frerport. Ml 49325 (616) 765-3445 * Fax (616) 765-3460 1-800-522-2919 Small Town Friendly, Personal Service All Your Insurance Needs! I ul Hastings Mutual I jyf [Insurarxx Company On August 8th, Elect The Man With The Plan Local A YSO squad gets help from Hastings Kiwanis Bonnie Meredith, (from left) Kourtney Meredith, and Jessica Lord of the U-19 American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) accept a check for $100 from Mike Leedy, president of the Hastings Kiwanis Club. The grant was tn help the girls with expenses while competing in the 2006 Girls' National Soccer Tournament in Chicago the week of July 10. The three girts are from Hastings, and were part of a team of 16 which also included athletes from Delton. The grant was in addition to a previous spe­ cial donation in support of the team to help with other expenses. Supporters: Tom fvato* i» ttw a»fy caaAtoew c pion ,'»r nd nfom of ttoe Protecutar f Of|k« Dw efioxc to dear. con dect 19meon r wtoo to w«t the rtotirt puo, or whs w>« enact nd efionfe in the Prowevtop'i OfficeThe rho»t« «tTom from Community Involvement: The Tom Evans Plan: Office More £««<■>• 4 Efficient M.kln< me Single Caso, Single Attorney Policy: To*’4 wrf! one prosecutor to each case. from arraignment to sentencing. to eliminate redundancy and itrcainltow the prosecution for victims cd crime Tom imtituted thn pobey m MontWprrncy'jnd cut caw bocHof vgnficontfy. No'Mors “Bankers Hours**: Tom will ensure that the Prosecutor’s Office matnomc Endorsed tn offke hours during lunch. just Her odwr county ’ departments 'Thts may not sound Mce much, but it will send a mc',u|>e that the doo» to the Prosecutor s office a always open Responsible Charging & Pleading: Ted Nugent's ' United Sportsmen of America Ml Mects Endorsement Criteria ol Tom will charge ttiosc offenses that can be proven, Right to Life of Michigan PAC and will not "cop pleas" put of convenience Ftrsiumc and youthful offenders should get an opportunity to wort some charges off-their permanent records, but repeat offenders will not find a "bWftoin" m plea barjpimnf Prosecution, Not Just Administration: Tom Will personify kugate and try hn fan share of cases in court He lielieves that it cheats the public if he were to simply administer the department and not take an active rate m banging fustier to victims of crime. ft can be done, and rt will be done. , On Tuesday, August Sth VOTE REPUBLICAN Registration: Wc<L. Aug, 2nd 1PM-3PM & 5PM-8PM Thurs.- Aug, 3rd 1PM-3PM & 5PM-8PM - September tuition is due at the time of registration * $32.00 a month 45 minute class Classes begin September 11th If you preregistered (with payment) call Miss Kelly for your schedule. Pictures and recital DVDs may be picked up al Center Stage al this time. For more information call: (616) 374-7991 Ask about our Demonstration and Assistant Programs (Teacher in Training Program) w Tom " PROSECUTOR L EVANS �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 3. 2006 - Page 24 Mabel Boyion is county's Senior Citizen of the Year by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor She’s unpretentious, kindhcarted and pro­ ductive. That special person is Mabel Boyion. Though she’d rather not be in the spotlight or the focus of special attention, others want her to know how much her devoted volunteer work has meant to the community. In appreciation for her contributions to make life better for others. Boyion has been selected Barry County Senior Citizen of the Year. The award, a bouquet of flowers and a gift certificate were presented to the surprised Hastings woman last Thursday at the Bany County Commission on Aging’s annual sum­ mer picnic in Hastings. In addition. Boyion will have a place of honor riding in tbe Summerfest parade this month and have her portrait taken at White’s Photography. The award is co-sponsored by the COA and Hastings City Bank. Boyion was nominated for the award by her friend of 35 years. * * k Gayelynn Goodenough. “Mabel’s volunteer involvement over the years has touched youth, seniors, businesses, the sick and people of all walks of life in need.’’ said award presenter Nancy Goodin, marketing and training supervisor at Hastings City Bank Boyion told the crowd that volunteering has given her the opportunity to meet many wonderful people. “I have to admit, maybe volunteering isn't so all altruistic; it’s probably a selfish thing. Something we need. We do it because there is a need in us that is satisfied." Boyion said. So. I think we should admit that and then go on. but it becomes something else when we keep doing it. Through it. 1 have learned a lot and met so many wonderful people who have done just as much as I have, but thank you very much." An active member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Boyion has served as a lec­ tor. taught CCD and been a member of the festival committee. • Retain J al * X3Be m3B c • L Nakfoor Pratt ■ft Prosecutor w B. August Sth . •.aa Reta.nJohe < oni Over 16 years Prosecuting Experience Honest. Eair. Dedicated 2005 Child Advocate of the Year Right to Life Advocate Pro Second Amendment WWW.RETAINJULIE.COM Julie Nakfoor Pratt has been dedicated to protecting the rights of crime victims since 1989. She has extensive criminal trial experience, including cases of homicide, child abuse and neglect, criminal sexual conduct, drunk driv- ing. and home invasion. Julie also brings years of knowledge and practical “She continues to visit with sick parish­ ioners as a contribution to her faith." Gcxxlin said. Boyion. 86. is still an active volunteer al Thomapple Manor, where she has assisted the residents on bus trips for 35 years. Current!). she helps deliver mail to the Manor's resi­ dents. In fact, as soon as the COA picnicended last week, she scurried over to Thomapple Manor to deliver smiles, kindness and the mail. At the Manor. Boyion also has assisted with transportation, hall decorating, reading and Catholic Mass. For the past 23 years. Boyion has been a valued office support staff volunteer at Love Inc., a Christian clearinghouse which matches the needs of individuals and families with available resources through its network of more than 60 county churches and more than two dozen human service agencies. Callers to Love Inc. often hear her “kind and cheerful” voice, Goodin said. At the County Department of Social Services (now the Department of Human Services). Boyion volunteered for several years, ’vorking as a payee, helping with trans­ portation. assisting with food distribution and helping out with Christmas projects. “When Barry County’s first Habitat for Humanity project began. Mabel was there to volunteer on the committee to select families for this life changing program.” Goodin said. "Mabel has volunteered at the Hastings Public Library, as a member of the Friends of the Library. She has read stories to many of Hastings* young children and continues to help with library book sales and with the ROAR (Reach Out And Read) program." Speaking to Boyion. Goodin said. "On behalf of Hastings City Bank, the Barry County Commission on Aging and all the people of Barry County, we say thank you..." She also noted that Boyion “worked hard for much of her life, first as a housekeeper while attending college. ti.-n teaching in a one-room schoolroom and in Catholic schools. From 1962 to 1978. Mabel and her husband owned and operated the Freeport Tavern.” In her nomination of Boyion. Goodenough said. “I remember Mabel from when I was quite young, living in Freeport. Mabel and my mom used to visit over the counter at the Post Office, where my mom worked as postmas­ ter." Goodenough describes Boyion as “very Mabel Boyion. of Hastings, is the 2006 Barry County Senior Citizen of the Year. The award is co-sponsored by the County Commission on Aging and Hastings City Bank, (photo by Elaine Gilbert) kind, understanding, compassionate, fun.” She said Boyion not only works hard, but makes work fun with her great sense of humor. During the tribute, Goodin said. “She (BoyIon) never complains, which nvJces her a great person to be around. Gayelynn (Goodenough) applauds Mabel’s honesty and sincerity, stating that Mabel. ’Tells it like it is. and because of this, I have a lot of resnect for her.” Goodin said the county is fortunate to have so many active, involved senior citizens. Selecting one deserving senior from so man is difficult, she noted. COA Executive Director Tammy Pennington said, since 1999 the COA has been “selecting one outstanding senior citizen among thousands of outstanding senior citi­ zens." She thanked everyone who submitted nominations and added. “We had a wonderful field to choose from.” She said all the nomi­ nees are winners in anyone's book. experience to our juvenile and family courts. Endorsed By: Larry .1. Alterding Michael Alspaugh Fred Anderson Lori Antoviak Matt Antoviak Rick Argo Norm Aspinall Laura AversRon Avery Tom Baldino Amber Ball Joe Booher Angie Bower Jeff Bower Drew Bowman Bobbie J. Brown Cleon L. Brown JR Robert L. Byington Tom ( 'ampbell Melissa Cans Roger Carts JR Dcnsie Chamberlain Mark Chamberlain Geanne Clears Dawn Coltson Pat Coltson Mickes Cousino Philip Cousino Bob Cove Andrew Cove Bonnie Cove Gordon Cose Kristen Cove Patti Dakin Made Dakin Jessica Deering Sue Delcotto Tons- DeLuca Dave Demaagd John Deming Pamela S. DeMott Ann Devrov Chris Devrov Caroline Dimmers Dave Dimmers Dan Dipert Diane Dipert Sharon Duffs Kristi Dutcher Tom Dutcher Carol Jones Dwser Jan Dskehouse Terrs Dskehouse Bruce Edger Martha Edger Lynn Eddy Hough Becks Elkins Bob Elkins Madelene Ellsworth Robert Ellsworth Ann Ensart Dick Ensart Kent Ensart Rose Ensart Sam Esde Jaime Fisher Jayne Flannigan Martha Ford Carla France Paul France Brvan Fuller Don Glasgow Ray and Mary Lou GrayHart Jeff Guenther Julie Guenther Mike Guv Sara Guy Donna Hall Dan Hankins Polls Herbstreith Tom Herbstreith Mars Hermenitt Paige Herrington Scott Herrington Emils Hills David Holmes Diane Hoskins Vance Hoskins Rodger Hough Michelle "Lovey" Huisman Michael S. Irish Diana Johnston John Johnston Lori Johnston Tim Johnston Shirles Keeler Rob Kengis Chelle Ken son Kenneth Kenson Myrene Koch Chris Koster Michelle M. 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August 10. 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 32 PRICE 50C Winds of change still blowing Another tough primary election day for incumbents Ice cream social to aid scholarships Everyone is invited to attend the Maple Valley Memorial Scholarship Foundation’s annual fund-raiser, an all- you-can-eal sundae bar from 2 to 6 p.m.. Saturday. Aug. 12. at MOO-ville Creamery, located al the intersection of M-66 and M-79 south of Nashville. AH money raised during the event will be used to cover the foundation's admin­ istrative costs such as office supplies, printing and mailing Use MVMSF is a non-profit organization with no paid positions. All memorial and other dona­ tions go directly into the scholarship fund, the interest from which is distrib­ uted to Maple Valley High School gradu­ ates and alumni each year. That is why it is important for the foundation to hold an annual fund-raiser to defray administra­ tive costs Anyone who would like to support the foundation's efforts to further the educa­ tion of Maple Valley graduates, or just wants to enjoy ice cream with all the top­ pings. is invited to attend and join the foundation it cetebnttM in 20th of giving.— m year Java Jive to do finale at Fountain Ute "Fridays At The Fountain" series will present the final concert for the 2006 summer season Aug. 11 as members of eral election ballot. Four incumbents on the County Board of by Das id T. Y oung The Barry Editor County Board of Commissioners have been voted out of office Commissioners will sport a new look next by their constituents in the last two elections, January with at least three new members the and two of them were sitting chairpersons of county will have a new prosecutor. Charlton the board at the time of their demise. Park will have to go back to the drawing Current Chairwoman Clare Tripp lost her board for funding to keep it open and Brian seat from the Sixth District, being defeated by Callcy will be the next state representative for challenger Mark Englerth by a margin of 62.6 the 87th District. to 37.4 percent of the total tally, 470 to 280. All of these developments cc.r.e about as a The hard-working Englerth. former chairman result of a primary election Tuesday that of the Barry County Republican Party, had demonstrated a lot of voter discontent with lost to Tripp back in 1998 when she ran for the status quo. Even so. Barry County Clerk her first term. He credited his victory on Deb Smith reported only 23 percent of the knocking just over 42.000 registered voters showed up Orangeville and Yankee Springs townships. at the polls. Arguably the most shocking story of the day was the devastating double defeat for the on virtually every door in Englerth now will meet Democrat David Brinkert in the Nov. 7 general election. Tripp is the second straight sitting chair­ parks and recreation millage requests. The person to lose in a landslide. Jeff Mackenzie renewal proposal for a quarter of a mill for 10 was defeated in his final bid for re-election in more years went down with 5.238 “no” voles August 2004. polling only 32 percent of the to 3.593 "yes." roughly a 59 to 41 percent vote in a lopsided loss to Michael Callton. margin. The request for a quarter of a mill Callton. incidentally, had very little trouble increase was clobbered 6.119 to 2.598. or a in turning back a challenge in the Fifth 70-30 percent gap. The Barry County Parks and Recreation District from Mark Noteboom. Callton easily Commission, which proposed the two millage the vote. won his second term with a whopping 76% of Jeff VanNortwick Mark Englerth Tom Wing Clare Tripp requests, now will have to come back w ith at See ELECTION, page 5 least a request for renew al for the Nov. 7 gen­ Court Street PUD lawsuit goes back to Barry County the group Java Jive present their own brand of swing. Those who attend the 11:30 a m. con­ The Michigan Court of Appeals last week an unconstitutional taking of their property. Progress of the case through Judge James reversed a Barry County Circuit Court ruling last November that threw out a legal chal­ Fisher’s Court was marked by a number of lawn will be given a healthy dose of lenge to rezoning a downtown Hastings procedural disputes between the plaintiffs and swing sounds neighborhood. In the spring of 2005 and over objections the city, with the court consistently siding Members of Java Jive include Mary Lewandoski. lead vocals. Vicki Uren. from affected property owners, the City of On procedural issues, also appealed by the harmony vocals: Matt Porter, upright Hastings rezoned the three square block area plaintiffs, the Court of Appeals upheld the bass. Fete Lewandosk. acoustic and elec­ along West between South lower court and ruled that the city followed tric guitar. Jim Saltsman. drums and per­ Broadway and the Kmart Plaza to a new zon­ ing category called the Court Street Planned the law in the procedures it used to adopt the cussion. and Roily Smith, saxophones and wind controller. Together these talented and versatile Unit Development (PUDI. Represented by attorney Bradley Morton automatic judgment in their favor when the musicians create a unique sound with of Charlotte, homeowners on the block city delayed in filing its answer to the plain- vocal harmonies backed by a solid foun­ between Market and Washington streets sued dation of upright bass, jazz guitar, wood­ the city, claiming the new zoning amounted to cert at the Barry County Courthouse State Street with the city. new PUD zone, and that Judge Fisher proper­ ly denied the plaintiffs' request to grant an See PUD, page 4 winds and percussion. Listeners will hear music from the 1930s and '40s. but the performers also draw from more current groups such as the Beatles. Queen, Bob Walgreen prospects dim? Wilis snd the Texas Playboys and Van Morrisoi. Those attending the are concert by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer years ago. The city manager said multi-unit bousing reminded that the Fridays at the Fountain Plans for a proposed Walgreens Pharmacy envisioned as condos or the like would create series is sponsored by the Thomapple encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blan­ kets, snacks, etc. Patrons also are on the comer of Market and Court streets a buffer that would ease the transition from Aits Council and the City of Hastings, 'n have been rejected for now by the Hastings commercial to residential with the backs of the event of rain, performances are held the units facing the commercial businesses on in the community room al the Hastings City Planning Commission. Developers and the commission Monday City Bank. night came to a virtual standstill over the Relay for Life set for Aug. 11,12 ed on to deal with increasing encroachment of commericial business on Market Street in with the intended use of the property. for Diamond Holdings, a developer for regards to residential housing. Another issue is parking, and member Sylvia Treadwell asked about the possibility Walgreens, civil engineer Dave Lear and bro­ of parking being located on the sides and ker for the project Jim Maiuri were on hand to back with the store being closer to the road propose the 14.820-square-foot site plan to and supporters will all gather at the Barry said the issue of creating the PUD was decid­ project, which has a site plan City Planner Tim Johnson said has “serious deficiencies" Shannon Shaya. director of development Cancer survivors, their friends, family the street and the homes facing the south. He and creating a more pedestrian friendly feel. She said she had seen two stores with parking the commission. County Relay for Life event Friday and The site of the proposed Walgreens is cur­ Saturday, Aug. 11 and 12, at Hastings rently a Planned Unit Development (PUD) “Some happen to be that way but they are Tyden Park. with the south side intended use for multi­ shifting away from it so parking is definitely an issue and they want it to be in front." The annual event features teams with family housing. The use w as created to create 10 or more members who raise donations a buffer between the commercial and residen­ to benefit the American Cancer Society. tial use of the block. Each team consists of people who raise $100 or more and on the day of the event they decorate tents and space and walk, taking turns, for 24 hours. The 24-hour walk starts at They deserve a break today noon Friday. At 7 p.m. there will be the cancer survivor celebration, when the survivors take a lap of victory . Nearly 50 teams are already signed up. more than last year. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Thornapple Manor residents Lucy Heckman (left) and Virginia Fuller talk with con­ struction project manager Mark Hires while the workers take a cookie break at Thornapple Manor Wednesday Six of the residents baked cookies and talked to the construction workers, who have begun work on renovating and expanding the med­ ical care facility, which voters county-wide approved funding a year ago (Photo by Megan Lavell) on the sides. Shaya said. Mansfield said after the meeting that the City Manager Jeff Mansfield said the Court city is working to create a better looking tran­ Street PUD Zoning District was created sev­ sition between the businesses on Market eral years ago to protect and create a smooth Street and businesses located in the down­ transition between live commercial aspects town district. and south residential areas of the street. located closer to the street, creating a more pedestrian ambiance, he said. Mansfield said The commission seemed most concerned about the proposed buffers between Downtown businesses arc that the city was not interested in creating the Walgreens and residential homes. Reps from cheapest building options for corporations or Walgreens proposed berms as buffers, but entities, but rather in creating an overall Mansfield said they were found to be inade­ quate as an option for local residents several See WALGREEN, page 7 �Page 2 - Thursday. August 10, 2006 - The Hastings Banner WS BRIEFS inued from front page Last year a total of 766 people participated and raised $99,250 for the cause. Electric customers throughout the state are being asked to voluntarily curtail their At night, at 9 p.m.. as dusk sets in. electricity use due to hot, humid weather organizers will light luminaries that can be conditions. Customers can do their part by purchased for $10. The luminaries repre­ limiting use of air conditioners and ocher sent someone who has passed away or is a major electrical appliances. Great Lakes Energy joins its power sup­ cancer survivor. plier. Wolverine Power Cooperative, and other utilities in the state, including Consumers Energy and Detroit Edison in Progressive Dems picnic set Aug. 17 asking for their customers' cooperation in limiting their electricity use. The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will sponsor a community picnic at 6 Thursday. p.m. Aug. 17, in Middleville’s Spring Park. Entertainment will include yard games, volleyball, politics and current events. All are welcome. Longbow tourney at Chartton Park The Michigan Longbow Association will have its fourth annual Great lakes Bring a dish to pass and a table service. Spring Park is located just off M-37, half a mile south of the traffic light. Longbow Invitational at Historic Chariton Park in Hastings Friday through Sunday. Aug. 11-13. Chariton Park is a new location for the uoemostei trip to Fort Wayne set invitational, which has previously been held in Marshall. Brighton. Berrien Springs and Grass Lake. The weekend will include longbow shooting, browsing the traditional archery The Institute for Learning in Retirement a Ketiofg Community College has will have a charter bus trip to the Lincoln Museum in ft. Wayne Ind.. Wednesday. Aug. 16. vendors' displays, eating and carousing with other longbow enthusiasts. There will be shooting events for all ages and skill levels. Attendees can participate in the Silver Arrow Shoot — based on the old "Robin Hood" style tournament; the Clout A Day of Discovery by the national Elderhoslel program, participants on this one day excursion will delve into the exhibits, artifacts, turnon and facts from the nation's largest private collections ded­ icated so Abraham Lincoln. The day incud­ es two presentations on Lincoln, docentguided toun, lunch at the Window Garden and refreshments. The price of the trip is $70 for DLR members and $85 for non­ member* and includes charter bus trans­ portation, lunch, admission and refresh­ ments. ’ The bus will pick up passengers in Hastings, departing from Battle Creek at 8 *jxl and returning at 5 pun. Those who like to attend may call KCC at 965-4134. Reservations are required. three 3D courses for fun, or try their luck ar set up just for the young longbow shooters. An American Red Cross adult, child and infant CPR with standard first aid course win be offered Friday. Aug. 18. and Saturday. Aug. 19. at Grace Lutheran Church. Hastings. Thb course meets State of Michigan requirements for child care providers and workplace OSHA requirements. The newest counts/guidelines will be into- hand, and archery vendors will have new tional archery supplies on hand. mitted would be 17...this plan shows 20. He Staff Writer could go to the Zoning Board of Appeals to The Hastings City Planning Commission The times for Friday are from 5:45 to 3:30 pm. The cott is $45. which includes useful materials to help retain skills and He said that the project had units 25 feet event, so please leave other bows at home. ment plan for the proposed Boardwalk condo from homes on High Street, with some homes Children 16 and under shoot for free. development at the south end of Taffee Drive. Camping is $6 per night before Thursday, ♦ and $6 for the weekend. There is a $5 per adult gate fee tor the weekend. 3D shoot­ may bring their own. The class is limited to the first eight paid participants. Renewal or challenge students can participate for $25 and must have their own materials and a cunent card about to expire. Please call Kim Domke, the certified instructor, at 945-9181 or Grace Lutheran Church at 945-9414 to verify space. participants need to report Saturday, Aug. 19 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. as close as 12 feet together but that the fire Jasperse asked about extra parking. Drake Numerous Hastings residents and neigh­ chief had looked at the issue and hac* no prob­ said each unit has four spots for parking, bors of the project turned out to voice con­ lems with iL He said with 17 units that would which is above and beyond requirements. cerns and questions about the Drcke Land approximately be 100 extra trips a day and Campbell said that he felt it was an issue Development project, which includes up to 20 noted that the streets are capable of handling that no one was notified that it was an ordi­ residential units and will may likely include the increased traffic although the neighbors nance change. $3. the paving of Taffee Drive after a special would notice the increased activity. assessment district process is complete. Delton Area Developer Brian Drake has offered to con­ asked about sidewalks and Mansfield said the know a change or variance should be notified tribute one-third of the cost of paving with the City Council is adamant about putting in new penot»ally... I think it’s the city’s responsibil- Elementary Game ffljJrtisAug.il sidewalks when paving. J4aufM(huaid that the paving was a good deal feAhe people up to this project.. it's just the neighborly of the cost The special assessment process who are living-there. could take a couple of months. Former Mayor Fred Campbell addressed The first ever Elementary Game Night at the Library. Anyone entering first through fifth grades is welcome to attend Friday evening, Aug. 11. from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. All kinds of games are available from board and card games to video games. Students can even bring their own games. Parents are welcome to watch and there will be plenty of snacks to keep the players energized. For more information, call the Hastings Public Library at 945-5398. the crowd present with his concerns about the project. He said he was neither for nor agains’ Boat parade slated Sept 2 at Gun Lake be held Aug. 11-12. All bargain-sale books may be pur­ t The plan was approved with modifications cited by Ginbach. It will now go to the said they did not want to have it paved. Nestings City Council for final approval and “When the council turned it down they did need need to be respected. “For the far west unit 20 feet off the prop­ erty line is not fair to the residents... it’s so close to their property line... and I think the retention pond should be green space.” he said. Drake said Campbell was in possession of an old plan, and that under the new plan there was a 25-foo< setback. Founders Weekend slated in Delton Aug. 12 and 12 by Megan Lavell court. Register for a square at the information sent 15 questions about the project to City Staff Writer Delton will have its 33rd annual Delton booth. Ribbons for all entrants, prizes for winners. Age groups 5 and under. 6\I Manager Jeff Mansfield. She asked the com­ Area Founders Weekend and 10th annual Car mission if any traffic studies have been done Show Friday and Saturday. Aug. 11 and 12. 9. 10-14 and 15-19. Bring your own chalA Pre-registration also is available by calling on the area. She said there was a big curve on The grand marshals of this year's Founders Weekend are Amol and Joan Kenyon. They swerve into the other lane. She said they take have lived in Delton throughout their lives, County Chamber of Commerce will spon­ all of the traffic from Monroe and High Street and they have been active members in the sor a Labor Day Weekend boat parade and she had real concerns about pedestrians in community. Their contributions include vol­ Saturday, Sept. 2. the area and children who would be affected unteering by the increased traffic. Commerce. “Twenty condos is way too many.” she Participants should decorate their boats said. “We voted on the road before and we like scenes from movies for the competi- decided not to pave iL Those are my biggest km. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Raffle for $100 gift cards, tickets are $1 each (must be present to win). 11:30 a m. — Texas Hold ’em Tournament Chamber Farm Days, BPH Fire Department. (sit down begins at Delton VFW Post 4422). Founders Weekend events include: 12 p.m. — Texas Hold ’em Tournament Friday, Aug. 11 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Delton District Library The Gun Lake Committee currently is the accessibility from High Street and asked about the possibility of putting in a sidewalk. 5 to 7 p.m. — Pig roast (Barry Township Other residents also echoed concerns about Hall, rain or shine), will include roast pork, 11456 Marsh Road. pedestrians. Mansfield explained that the water reten­ tion pond is a slow release area for flooding so that the river is not inundated with all 12 to — p.m. Grand marshal. Miss I p.m. — Parade (begins on Delton Road) For more information, call (269) 623-2020. age. Take-out will be available. Five Shrine units this year. The Battle Creek 7 p.m. — Bowling on Orchard Street. Registration (150 E Orchard) 7: 30 p.m. — Bowling on Orchard Street, be accepted to purchase additional prizes the DNR. and would essentially look like three balls to get the most pins. Age groups 6­ or give away monetary prizes. green space most of the time. In the event of 9. 10-15. 16 and up. Prizes for the winners. Mini Ts, The Battle Creek Mini 500s, The Desert Sheiks, The Eaton County Mini 50s. The Kalamazoo County Clowns. 1 to 5 p.m. - Bernard Historical Museum Tours available. 1: 30 to 2:30 p.m. — Blue Water Rockers Saturday, Aug. 12 heavy water runoff it has an eight-hour reten­ chased at the library on Thursday. Aug. 10 I Delton. Little Miss Delton presentation. coleslaw, baked beans, roll, cookie and bever­ water at one time. He said it was required by tion period. (VFW Post 4422). book sale (at the library). Besides prizes, cash donations also will Middleville musk series continues 10 a.m. to 4 pan. — Children’s games, sponsored by Cub Scout Pack 43050. of Delton the Prairieville donate a prize, call Linda Boyce at (269) Inn. 10 a.m. to noon — Northern Blue String Band (Lower Elementary School). the for issues,” Nini said. Kevin Doyle said he had concerns about (269) 623-2020, extension 5. Delton blood banks and Food Banks and the collecting prizes and contributions. To Pointe consideration. it, but felt that the adjoining property owners the road and many driving on the curve The theme of the parade is “Hollywood - thing-to do." One property owner said residents of the The Gun Lake Committee of the Barry Comes to Gun Lake.” «o notify each property owner who backs area had already turned down the paving and Mary Ann Nini. along with Winnie Foote, Shelbyville. MI 49344. Founders ordinance change.” he said. “In my lifetime I city contributing another third and the dents of the street c6ntrihuting the final third will hold its annual fall book sale in con­ with ‘Nobody was notified of this being an Planning Commissioner James Wisewell 3775. Bay Weekend and the 10th Annual Car Show to that this is the cheapest it will ever be." special event shooting fees are from $1 to or mail a contribution to Jenny Boerman, The Friends of Delton District Library interested in paying for it," said Chairperson keep going up and the council will consider ing is $7 per round, or $25 unlimited. The 945-9554 for a donation form, or drop off Delton Library book sale set .that because there were not enough people David J asperse. “The costs of everything just Monday night approved preliminary develop­ serve as reference tools in an emergency. A light lunch is also provided, or students get a variance.” Johnson said. This is a longbow and wooden arrow both of whom own Taffee Drive property, 9:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to junction by Shawna Hubbarth and used bows, arrows and all of the tradi­ duced. Challenge OK’d by Planning Commission A variety of food vendors will be on is a membership-based organization of First aid course wife Aug. 18-19 Condo project on Taffee Drive Shoot — a distance and accuracy event; the Turkey novelty shoots. There is a range For more information, call (269)945­ The Institute for Learning in Retirement A drawing outlining the proposed Boardwalk condo development at the south end of Taffee Drive. Numerous neighbors of ths project showed up to the Planning Commission meeting to voice their concerns over increased traffic flow and costs of paving the road. 7 to 11 a.m. — Pancake breakfast (Delton (Lower Elementarv School). Director of Public Services Tim Ginbach Fire Station), sponsored by the BPH Fire 2 p.m. — Waierball Tournament. Watch recommended several changes io the site plan Club, includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled area fire departments challenge each other for and said the trail system adjoining to the proj­ eggs, biscuits ami gravy and coffee. a traveling trophy and plaque. ect may need stabilization and widening to be 2: 45 p.m. — Belly dancers: Jasmine &. the 7 a.m. — Car show registration (William from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m; Friday, Aug. 11. The Nowhere Band will take the stage at considered a secondary means of ingress and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m; and Saturday, Aug. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stagecoach Park this Friday night.Aog. 11, to perform classic selections from the egress. He also said the new street was referred to as Boardwalk Street and Drive and (William Smith Memorial Park). Includes cars. ’50s and ’60s music. For more Friends orgnizatkxi will be given an oppor­ Beatlec. Middleville is host to live music every clarification was needed. He noted it was a private street so the public services crew information, call Gordon Sheffield at (269) 4 p.m. — Chili cook off judging, chili tunity to buy books prior to the public sale Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. until Aug. would not be plowing it. 671-5805. Concessions available. Sponsored entries will become property of Delton by the Delton Area Business Association. Founders Weekend Committee. Prizes for the In addition, all current members of the Gypsies of the Desert Moon. Smith Memorial Park). 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Delton car show days. That event will be held Wednesday. 18. Concerts will be held in the Gazebo Other issues arc the need for sidewalks, Aug. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. along the Thomapple River in Old.Down Town Middleville. The rain location for addition of a light pole at the end of the street, adequacy of landscaping especially on the Shorter these concerts will be the Thomapple northern edge, the paving of Taffee Drive includes T-shirt and water bottle. For more from High Stree' to the development. Drake information. evening concerts will be Aug I. witn per­ addressed several of these concerns. City Planner Tim Johnson said the area is DKFoundersDay5k@hotmail.com 8: 30 a.m. — 5K run/walk begins. Middleville United currently zoned R-2 for medium density resi­ 9 a.m. to I p.m. — Delton District Library book sale (at the library), a bag of books for $1. Customers asked to limit electricity Township Emergency Services building. The last in the summer sens of Frday formances by the Methodist Musicians. All performances are free. People arc dential and that it needs to be designated a Great Lakes Energy has asked all cus­ tomers voluntarily limit the use of electric­ welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets, ity this week. etc. ect. “Mr. Drake wishes it to be used for multi­ Planned Unit Development site for the proj­ 8 to 8:25 a_m. — 5K run registration. distances available. send an Entry e-mail 3: 30 p.m. — Raffle winners drawn. 3:30 p.m. — Sidewalk chalk art contest winners announced. fee to winners. Judging will be across from the information booth. 6 p.m. — Las Vegas Night (Delton VFW Post 4422). Cash payoffs. $500 winnings limit per person. Must be 18 or older to play. $5 maximum bet, $1 minimum bet. Refreshments available. Proceeds go to build­ ing fund. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Arts and crafts fair. Handicapped parking is available in the front row of the Delton District Library park­ 10 a.m. — Sidewalk chalk contest (side­ ing lot. The information booth will be located family homes instead of single residential walk between the library and William Smith homes and the number of dwellings to be per­ Park), sponsored by Miss Delton and her in the arts and crafts area. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 10, 2006 - Page 3 New revenue sources proposed for operations at Charlton Park by David T. Young Tripp added that Editor Tom Wing to get in or to handle a concession booth. spread thin here. They've got so many other state.” Tripp said with some irony. revenue for Chariton Park and the makeup of things to do. Cichy also suggested the Barry County Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt said she has been impressed mightily by “People (potential volunteers) are really “They save us an enormous amount of money, but the big thing is the savings to the Parks and Recreation Commission be elected, the local drug court program's success rate, County Democratic Party, asked the board but Tripp pointed out that slate statutes man­ which saves money and helps rebuild broken two questions that led to the discussion date the panel include at least one county lives. Tuesday morning. She noted Chariton Park commissioner, a planning and zoning com­ had a renewal on the ballot and a proposal for missioner. the drain commissioner and a road • Approved a contract between the Michigan Department of Human Services. an increase, so she suggested user fees for commissioner. In other business Tuesday morning, the Barry County and the local prosecuting attor­ County Board: ices. people who live outside the county. Cichy said Barr)- County residents could ney’s office for Title 1V-D child support serv­ have stickers put on their cars to ensure they • Adopted two resolutions, at the recom­ could get into Charlton Park free except for mendation of bond attorney James White of DeYoung for his service, at $15 an hour, in certain special events. A nominal fee to enter Mike. Meyers. Beckett & Jones of Grand taking urine samples for drug court clients. the park could be assessed against any other Rapids, to finish architect's and construction vehicle from outside the county. manager's agreements with Eckert & Wordell She noted that Charlton Park recently has gone to making use of the park and Thomapple Lake free of charge on a day-to- day basis, but she wanted to suggest ways the PC for the Thomapple Manor renovation and • Renewed the contract with Frank • Approved the sheriff's department's sec­ ondary road patrol application for $95,496. Leaf said he doesn't think the county will expansion project. have any trouble getting the grant because of • Approved an additional expense of $9,169 for cameras at the county jail. the skills of administrative assistant Cindy Tcitz. park could generate some revenue other than • Agreed to the low bid of $10348.18 for “We got audited on this and it was the first county-wide millages. Commissioner Don Nevins said. “If the 13 security cameras to be installed at the ani­ time anybody in the state got a perfect score," mal shelter. Leaf said with a great deal of pride. millages are shut down, we have to take a serious look at it.” Sheriff Dar Leaf explained that despite • Agreed to & $12,000 overtime enforce­ jail trustees ment grant from the Michigan State Police to One proposal in Tuesday's primary was a about dogs that might bite, “every now and help handle traffic problems such as driving renewal for a quarter of a mill. The other was then, we have some people who want to test while impaired, safety belt use, running red for an additional quarter of a mill to fund the waters.” signs that warn the public and Art Hop attracts 500 to Hastings other parks and recreational projects in other by Megan Lavell music in 16 downtown venues. Some sold County’s greatest tourist attraction, so it Staff Writer their work while others simply donated their makes good economic sense to try to attract time to attract attention to their an form. residents from outside the area. lights and child passenger safety. • Approved reimbursement of $35 to MSU Commissioner • Agreed to pay for Leaf's expenses of $836.70 to attend a National Sheriff's Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp, however, Wayne Adams* expenses to attend a County Association First Term Sheriff's Class Aug. Barry Agricultural Preservation Board Summit in 20 to 27 in Longemount. Colo. The associa­ Lansing June 22. tion is picking up most of the cost. Cooperate parts of Barry County. maintained that Charlton More than 500 people made their way to caused by declining support from stale and federal sources, according to Commissioner money from visitors who would have to pay Commissioners had a brief discussion about its board. Barbara Cichy. chairwoman of the Barry Art Hop patrons admire the handcrafted silver jewelry created by Lauren Stineman who displayed her work in Anne's Health Foods. (Photos by Sandra Ponsetto) it's difficult to find enough volunteers to staff the park to take On a day when two county-wide parks and recreation millage requests were being decid­ ed. the Barry County Board of Park is Extension for “We did learn a lot that day.” Adams told • Approved the low bid of $32.410 Stopher his colleagues, “about applications and word­ Builders of Delton for repairs on a home see local artists and exhibitors at this year's Canadian poet David Campbell will per­ “It (Charlton Park) brings people to Barry first Art Hop in downtown Hastings last form a poetry reading this Friday at 7 p.m. in County to spend their money." she said. “It’s • Agreed to a $20,000 appropriation for the The money to cover the work will be paid Friday night. An Hop was designed to promote business the building at Fish Hatchery Park. It is free part of economic development... We have adult drug court program, to be taken out of through repayment by the community devel­ and open to the public. Refreshments will fol­ something unusual here. You have to drive to the program's fund balance of $38,000. opment block grant program. in downtown Hastings. The Thomapple Arts low the reading. Detroit (to Greenfield Village) to find any­ Graphics. The next Art Hop will take place Sept. 29. Hastings City Bank and MainStreet Savings For more information call the Thomapple Bank to make it happen. Anists displayed their work or played Arts Council at (269) 945-2002 or Deb Council worked with J-Ad Hatfield at (269) 945-2468. thing like it." The money will cover funding for the New Delton superintendent looking forward to 2006-07 by Megan Lavell work at baying a balance in my life bc^reca Sutff Writer my family and my career. My biggest one is The Delton Kellogg School system is under to live a life with integrity where 1 coatribala to the lives of others and make a meaningful new leadership this year as Superintendent Cindy Vujea makes the Delton community difference in their lives, while my life is both her new home and her new career. enriched.” “Every day 1 have been here. 1 have loved Vujea also has some goals for Delton every minute of every day." said Vujea. “I am Kellogg Schools. She said she would like to invite me to be a part of their community.” Vujea’s past professional experience work with the board on strategic planning to bring the staff and the community together to discuss the future of the school district includes working as the director of instruction “We will continue to develop programs to and technology at Comstock Park, instruction give kids the opportunities they need to be coordinator for East Grand Rapids, reading successful in life when they leave here.” she and specialist classroom teacher for Kentwood Public Schools, and classroom said. Vujea said she plans to talk to students, teacher for Isidore School in Grand Rapids. staff, area business and community members “I was looking for a superintendency in a about the strengths and challenges in the com­ school district about this size in southwest munity to provide Delton Kellogg students Michigan, and I came down and visited when with the best educational experience possible. this job was posted." said Vujea. “What I was She also said it is important to equip the stu­ dents with the skills to become a lifelong looking for in a position was very clearly here, and what they wanted. I could fit.” Vujea said she likes Delton and looks for­ learner because the average high school grad­ uates today will have seven careers in their interview lifetimes. “You go to school to give you the skills and process and talked to people, it was about competencies you need for the rest of your more than a job.” she said. ”1 wanted a com­ munity I could live in for the rest of my life. I live and become lifelong learners.” she said. don’t ever intend to go anywhere else.” and she wants to continue her quest for ward to becoming a part of the community. “When I went through the Vujea said she henelf is a lifelong learner, Bob. who works tor Meijer. for 26 years. knowledge. "Another goal I have is to learn." she said. They currently live in Ada with their Siberian “I am new here. I have a lot to learn from husky Meeka. They lure three children. Michael. Matthew and Kslic. Michael. 23. them [community members]." of graduated from the University of Dayton and learning from community members. She said and Thomapple Township responded to a fire Kentwood, had just purchased the rental works for the Dayton Dragons. Matthew. 21, enjoys meeting the people of Delton and she on Joy Road Aug. 4 to find a home complete­ property four months ago. is a junior at Michigan State University study­ learns they help her understand where the Vujea has been married to her husband. Fire destroys Orangeville home Fire Departments from Orangeville. Martin owner of the home. John Roafort. flames. The adults and children were all swimming ing packaging engineering. Katie. 19. is a Tony Rhode and Laurie Fugate were renting in front of the home at the time of the fire and sophomore at the University of Dayton study­ the property, located at 4281 Joy Road. The no injuries were reported. ly engulfed in through the low income housing program. remainder of the year, a shortfall that was thrilled and honored that the board would Mark Ramsey plays the keyboard for those who stopped at Al Fresco during the Art Hop. ing for grants (for example)." Vujea said she currently spends her days New Delton Kellogg Schools Superintendent Cindy Vujea stands in front of the Delton Kellogg Administration office. Vujea will begin her first academic year at Delton this fall. school district needs to go. “I want everyone to know that I would love to meet them and hear about their hopes and dreams for this school district." she said. ing international law. “I'm exceedingly proud of all of my chil­ dren.” said Vujea. adding she regards her chil­ dren and her marriage as her greatest accom­ plishments. Vujea went to Michigan State University, as did Bob. She received her undergraduate degree in elementary education, her master's degree in curriculum and her post-master’s work has been in education administration. “I am a voracious reader.” she said. “I love to know more about the research in education. 1 love to attend the workshops and confer­ ences that make me better at what I do.” Some of Vujea’s other interests include golfing, cooking and entertaining, needle­ point. and scrapbooking. She collects cook books and has a strong interest in whatever her children's activities. Vujea said another interest she has is help­ ing other people. “The older you get. the more you realize it's not about your personal goals, it's about erving other people." she said. “When I go home and I know I helped other people. I Firemen begin the dirty job of cleaning up the remains of a fire Aug. 4 on Joy Road in Orangeville Township. The late afternoon fire destroyed the home. Fire departments from Orangeville. Martin and Thomapple Township battled the blaze but it was too far engaged when they arrived to save the structure. know it's been a great day." While her interest lies more in helping oth­ ers than setting goals. Vujea said she does have some personal goals. “My goals are very simple. I want to really Work under way at Thornapple Manor A learn of construction workers work at new pipe installation Wednesday. Aug. 9. outside Thomapple Manor on Nashville Road in Hastings. The workers are adding two additional wings to Thomapple Manor, increasing the size of the 140-room facility by 50 percent After construction is completed, four resident rooms will become two res­ ident rooms, and two resident rooms will become private roems. (Photo by Megan Lavell) �Page 4 - Thursday. August 10. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Why bad things happen to good people To the editor. other kind of ignorance. Quite regularly we hear or read of some younger person losing their life mysteriously or accidently. This happened to a friend o.' We caused religious civil war in Iraq "But, speaking the truth in love, may grow Here are a few prescriptions taken from that Book of Truth, the Bible: up in all things into Him who is the head — Christ" Ephesians 4:15. "For everyone practicing evil hates the "Who desires all men to be saved and to mine just recently. We are not yet sure just fight and does not come to the fight, lest his come to the knowledge of the truth." I why he died at 26 years of age. deeds should be exposed. But he who does While at his funeral I heard of another the truth comes to the light, that his deeds Timothy 2:4. ‘Be diligent to present yourself approved young man who also lost his life. I am sure this family would like to know, why this hap­ may be clearly seen, that they have been done to God. a worker who does not need to be in God." John 3:20-2 1. ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." pens almost daily as we read the paper or lis­ “Then Jesus said to those Jews who ten to the news. We can read history and find believed Him, ’If you abide in My word, you 2 Timothy 2:15. ‘And they will turn their ears away from To the editor: On Aug. 3, before the televised Senate bility to the American people. There is no an almost endless variety of supposed cause arc My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and be turned aside to fables." 2 greater national tragedy, other than Vietnam, and effect. But wouldn't you like to know the the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Timothy 4:4. Armed Service Committee session, (he gener­ that has been done to the American people by truth? John 8:31.32. als in charge of our forces in Iraq admitted but it's not often searched for the truth behind war." Other experts, including the British people who ought to know better. The people who made this fight are willing to misuse the power of the American people such variables. In fact, to many or (most) peo­ "Who exchanged the truth of God for the Can you visualize the vast benefits that Ambassador to Iraq, publicly had declared entrusted to them. This is "Imperial Hubris" ple. it seems unrealistic or unlawful to search lie, and worshiped and served the creature would come if everyone carefully read and at its worst. this book. Yet this book tells the cause and rather than the Creator, who is blessed forev­ practiced the truth recorded in ("the perfect George C. Williston. effect of virtually all cases. That's why J like er. Amen." Romans 1:25. law of liberty" James 1:25) the Bible? Hastings to quote this book. It is a book of truth, pre­ that Iraq was "on the verge of religious civil several months ago that the country was already in religious civil war. Senators John McCain of Arizona and Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York served for us to this day. threat a year ago. Rumsfeld denied Staving ever claimed that it would be easy, but he is one of the people who wanted U.S. troops in the Iraq fight. Non-voters cede power to others Sunnis are killing Shia and vice versa — To the editor: ultimate believers of two strands of Islam are now daily killing each other. There is little or I would like to thank the majority of regis­ nothing U.S. troops can do about religious tered voters in Barry County for not voting in killing. The Iraqis themselves have to stop the the primary election last Tuesday. You made religious killing by and for themselves. my vote and that of a few friends much more Generals Abazaid and Pace (Marines?) they fit the need in the lives you touch. It could prevent, history from repealing itself Rus Sarver. Hastings Summer reading program quality valuable. To the editor: control of our government that we hope you I would like to express my personal appre­ The American people ought to be demanding can continue staying away. We have even ciation to the Hastings Public Library’s sum­ convinced a few more people who don't mer reading program this year. Here we are in a fight the United States agree with us to go camping in November. This was the first year my family and I doesn't belong in. has no logical business in. We haven't mentioned that many of us vote have enjoyed this program and my grandchil­ and is in because a group called "The New by absentee ballot, or they might vole before dren loved it The programs were of good American Century" wanted us there with the they leave. quality and interesting. It certainly got the cooperation of this pathetic president. In this Eventually. I hope to convince everybody elective fight, this war of choice, about 2.600 else to stay away from the polls, and I will of our troops have already been killed, thou­ write myself in. 1 won’t be the first "demo­ sands are seriously injured and tens of thou­ cratically-elected" dictator, but I will be able Susan Twigg. sands of Iraqis arc killed just to achieve the to attack Cuba or Venezuela, or any place Hastings chaos and tragedy of a religious civil war. Our else, and you can supply me with most of troops have let loose all this crazy killing, and your children to do the dirty work. My grand­ cannol stop the ethnic cleansing. children will, of course be exempt from mili­ tary duty and the irritation of paying taxes. home now as a clear handoff of responsibility Pets are long-term commitments and wrong choices caused by youthful or any reduction in U.S. forces in Iraq any time soon. to the new Iraq government. "Have I therefore become your enemy read it daily, and apply the prescriptons as It takes so few of us these days to maintain This is why our troops ought to be brought ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed." 2 Peter 2:2. because I tell you the truth?" Galatians 4:16. agreed that there can be no drawdown or the return of their troops now! "And many will follow their destructive "Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth." John 17:17. 1 think, everybody who can read ought to accused the generals and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of underestimating the We are very fortunate to have such a book, kids into reading books for the summer. I am grateful to the library and its fines staff, and we plan to be back next year. Dear editor, essary to alter your pets, allowing them to I am writing this letter as a result of my reproduce and further overpopulate the shel­ time spent in the Barry County animal shelter ters and increase the already astronomical working on the “Pet of the Week’’ features for number of unwanted animals. the Reminder. And for those of you wondering — yea, I As of yesterday, there were 34 dogs and 60 spay or neuter all of my pets. Not only do 1 cats in the Barry County animal shelter, put­ not contribute to the high number of stray ani- ting it well over capacity. In July, in the Barry mds, I also protect my pets from the stress County animal shelter alone. 31 dogs and 238 and discomfort associated with remaining cats were euthanized. unaltered. For those of you who do not think it is nec­ I understand that some people do not want essary to spay and neuter your pets. I want to spend the money to alter their pets. To you you to walk through that animal shelter, or I say, you should not get pets if you are not one of the other dozens of full shelters willing to accept the responsibility. Pets are a throughout the state, and look at those ani­ long-term commitment, not a means of short­ mals knowing that most of them will spend term entertainment while the animal is young, their last weeks alone in a small pen before and they should be treated as a long-term ultimately being euthanized because of the commitments. shelters’ lack of space. You are the reason Megan Lavell. those animals are there. You found it unnec- Hastings PUD, continued from page 1 You can send me money to finance my campaign, but since you won’t be voting 1 tiffs* complaint. zone, hoping to protect the residential neigh­ focusing on the character of the government's will just keep the cash. Why would I waste However, it was the issue of an unconstitu­ borhood between Wef Stale Street and West action. the economic effect of the regulation got the U.S. in this fight? They were well the money on ads to people who won’t he tional taking of property that Hastings attor­ Green Street from pleasure to allow commer­ on ’he property and the extent to which the warned on what would happen when the bru­ voting? ney Carol Jones Dwyer emphasized in her cial development of the property fronting on regulation has interfered with distinct, invest- State Street. irent-tacked expectations... For these reasons Where were the brains of the people who tal dictator was removed. Your future ruler. oral argument last month before the Court of This is the worst example of presidential Tom Wilkinson. Appeals. Having replaced the property own­ Part of the new zoning scheme is a require- adventurism for which there is no accounta- Hastings ers' previous attorney. Dwyer argued that the mdnt that anyone wishing to use a Stale Street plaintiffs' takings claims was premature, for it Court Street PUD prevents the homeowners lot for a new business must buy several of the could not have evaluated whether genuine from selling their property ocher than at a existing lots and must also develop new hous­ issues of material fact existed." tremendous economic loss and from rebuild­ ing along Court Street . "Even if a"developer cvenuiWIy comes Court by the City of Hastings, the Appeals Court decision sends the ?ase back tv the Fond memories of Mel and Alice rekindled To the editor: many different stores and seeing what is ing the aging structulfev we find that the trial court's dismissal of the Unless appealed Jo th* Michigan Supreme Esther Walton’s most recent “From to going on sale, make me want to buy this and "This new zoning category basically says along who is willing to do that in principle, Time" series of articles about the Jacobs fam­ that on the spot. One day 1 told Alice to send that every property use and every structure in there is literally no end to the hoops the city Barry County Circuit Court where a fuL evi­ ily and the Reminder was so interesting and part of my check to this store and part to that the three-block area must remain as it is today can make them jump through in order to dentiary hearing is expected later thu fall. brought back so many memories. store and the rest to Felpausch's Market. She unless permission is received from the city." jbuun approval for the project* said Dwyer. laughed and said "I know what you mean. I Dwyer said. Actually, the memories arc from 1978 to "And we submit that this new PUD zone "The problem is that the city has complete imposes so much excessive regulation, that it 2005. the lime period that I was employed with J-Ad Graphics. I started there in 1978 as have the same problem." I became a good friend of Mel and Alice control of any change or development. In essentially renders the existing properties a sales rep and got to know Mel and Alice and and loved them both. I still think of them at other zoning districts, if a proposal complies unmarketable. their adult children and enjoyed the work times and especially when reading about with all the district requirements, the city “If city government can do this to these cit­ very much. them from time to time in the Reminder. must approve iL But in the Court Street PUD. izens. there is nothing to stop it from impos­ While working there 1 met so many people the city has the power to say ’no’ to anything ing a similar zoning scheme on any part of the and friends. It was a wonderful experience. and everything." city." Dwyer said. Over the years, there were birthday parties for the employees. Christmas parties, an open house for the Chamber of Commerce from Virginia Alles. Hastings and Nashville and the Jacobses Hastings The city adopted the Court Street PUD “The city's objective is excellent, from an urban planning standpoint. But government bought other newspapers and J-Ad Graphics simply cannol overburden property to this grew and grew. I was a clown several times for the Harvest extreme degree unless it is willing to also pro­ parades, giving out postcards from vide just compensation to the affected proper­ The BANNER Festival in Nashville and Lake Odessa Fair the ty owners." In an opinion issued Aug. 1, the Court of Reminder of pictures of the past parades. 1 To subscribe, call us at... also took a lol of pictures of people, this and that, special events. school activities, etc. tiffs* lawsuit, "the trial court simply noted that plaintiffs could continue their current use of Mel and Alice were very appreciative of their property and therefore, their takings our work and always talked to us about it. They always made you feel like you were a 269-945-9554 part of the J-Ad family. Want to get a passport? Appeals wrote that, in dismissing the plain­ claim lacked merit." All kinds of government information are just a click or call away. The Appeals Court noted that, "A taking may also be found based on a balancing test One disadvantage of this job. visiting so FlRSTGOVgov 1 Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. (800) FED-INFO What to do with schools’ late start? Tfce Hastiage This year all public schools in Michigan are starting after Labor Day. The legislature mandated this change to increase the oppor­ tunities for tourism in Michigan and allowing students to work at tourist businesses until the holiday. How are you going to use these extra days of summer vacation? Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 pmmd, Hastings Banner, inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 jonn uacoot rraoonc «racuoa Prwdarw Vtoa Praatoarv Slovan Jacoba Sacraaary/Traaauw -NEWSROOMDavid T. Young (Edited Elaine G®ert (Aesisfe/ir Editor) Elena (iormlev. Ben Palmer. Cassandra Fein, Justin Heimholdt, Leslie Overway. Kassie Severn, Middleville: Portage: Hastings: Hastings: Alto: Middleville: Helen Mudry Sandra Poneeoo Patricia Johns Bren Bremer Fran Faverman Kelly Uoyd Jon Gambee Shawna Hubbarth • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • ............... ada aocaptod Monday trough Ridty. 800 amto 530 pj* “I like the later starting “I like the new schedule “I think it is better this “I like going to school “Yes, I like the change. “1 used to be jealous of date because this year I because there is more time to visit friends and family was because you can take later but athletic practices As a teacher it gives our college students because more trips. Also if you start (Thursday. family one more week to they started later than we I won’t can participate in the DALMAC bicycling event with my dad. have plans over Labor Aug. 10). so that limits plan to do things together, did. Now I have to end my if it Day you won’t have to get summer job early because back into the swing of what you can do before school starts." including going to school trips, even though I report my to work the week before start on Aug. 21." in the summer. like starting early Previously I could not do means it because school started later in June.” before Labor Dav. today. school." taking students do." short classes at Aquinas Scott Ommen Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacoba Sutea1p«on Ratoa: S30 par yaar m Barry Courly S32 par yaar r ac|onng counaaa $35 par yaar atoaahara POSTMASTER Sand addraas changaa to P.O. Boa B Haaanga. Ml 48056-0602 Sacond Clan PoataQa Pato at Haaanga. Ml 48066 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 10. 2006 - Page 5 Io My Oylsnim Hastings comes through, wish comes true Some might think the thing to write about this week would be young aspiring writers, that we understand that eventually all jour­ Tuesday's election, but it's now over and the selections have been nalists’ dreams are to work for the big dailies. Yet they don’t under­ made. I'm going to take a week to think about the election and the stand very few hit the big time, very few really have the impact of impact it will have on local and stale government in the years to say, a Helen Thomas. Bob Woodward or Carl Bernstein. Too many come. . Meanwhile. I've often come to the understanding that one of the don’t understand they are small fish in a big pond, small cogs in best things about living and working in a small town, as opposed Here at the Hastings Banner, the Reminder, the Sun & News. to more populated urban and suburban areas, is that you have a bet­ Maple Valley News and Lakewood News, we see a solid connec­ tion between us .and the public sorely lacking in the so-called big the huge wheels of corporate journalism. ter chance at making a difference in your community. no long ago when we published the story of 22-year-old Tabatha time. Reporter Helen Mudry has reached almost celebrity status in Lake Odessa. Sunfield, Wcxxlland and Clarksville. Elaine Gilbert Nichols of Hastings in the July 25 edition of the Reminder. Wanda is perhaps the most celebrated feature writer in West Michigan, Main told us about the young lady, who suffers from a serious rare was was honored as grand marshal of the Hastings Summerfest Epidermolysis Bullosa, which causes the Parade in 2005. Jon Gambee was presented a special award from the Maple Valley School Board for his entertaining and insightful We at J-Ad Graphics got an up-close lesson in that pleasant fact skin disease called equivalent of second and third degree bums over her body. Tabatha's disease strikes only two out of every 100.000 American*. She simply has had the misfortune of being a victim, coverage <5f the football team. Don’t forget the Summerfest three-on-three basketball tourna­ and despite her youth, she has endured a lot more than the rest of ment is named after longtime beloved sports editor Jim Jensen, us ever will. She was dealt a poor hand at her start in the game of who had a heart as big as the two anonymous donors. life, yet she presses on. Our newest staff writer. Megan Lavell. was encouraged by Main staff genuinely are moved when stories like Tabatha's are told and Hastings Community Music School registrations set, lessons to begin Lessons at the Community Music School "Fiddles n’ Strums." a folk music class in begin Aug. 28. and registration is open guitar and violin for grades 1 to 3. will run throughout the 16-week semester. October to April at Fuller Street Elementary “It's never too early or too late to make in Nashville. Hastings Kids Choir, which music.” said CMS Coordinator Steve Youngs. offers fun learning and performances children “Il can enrich your family and social life and in grades 3 through 5. will also run October build tasting skills and enjoyment." through April. Registration is now open for private les­ sons. Kindermusik and other learning oppor­ tunities for children and adults. Call the Community Music School for audition information. Research has shown that music study helps The Community Music School is located at First United Methodist Church. 209 West develop critical thinking and self-discipline. Green St. Need-based Financial aid is avail­ It improves cognitive development, self­ esteem. SAT scores, spatial reasoning skills able. Call Youngs at 269 949-9441 for informa­ and math and reading abilities. tion and to register. Private lessons are available for children The Community Music School has provid­ and adults of all skill levels. Offerings include ed quality, affordable lessons and classes in most band and orchestra instruments, piano, Hastings since 2002 and in Battle Creek since guitar, and voice. Opportunities to perform in 1996. The Community Music School is a pro­ formal and informal settings arc included. gram of the Music Center of South Central Kindermusik classes, for ages infant to 6 Michigan, funded in part by grants from the years, begin Sept. 12 and will run for 15 Battle Creek Community Foundation, the weeks. These play-based music and move­ Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural ment classes build important academic and Affairs and the National Endowment for the social skills for young children. Arts. Regardless, nearly all of the reporters I’ve known on this news then truly wonderful friends and neighbors respond by demon­ strating the true Christian spirit of compassion. This kind of behav­ to do a story about Tabatha. who readily acknowledged she would like to go to Disney World, just like those kids helped by “Make a Wish.“The big problem, however, is that Tabatha’s too old to qual­ ior may be hard to find in the dog-eat-dog world of corporate ify for help from the “Make a Wish" foundation. greed, but it’s alive and well here in Barry County. Michigan. Lavell wrote the compelling story and took a photo of Tabatha. Despite her misfortune in having the disease in the first place. a young woman who knows a great deal about facing relentless Tabatha is lucky to be living in Hastings, and she's blessed by challenges in life, with many surgeries and having to have band­ many people willing to help. It really makes you feel good in a world that seems filled with hatred and hosility that you find so ages all over her body to alleviate the savage burning sensations. many people willing to help in so many ways to make a young per­ son’s life, someone they hardly even know, a little better. I was one of the readers who was deeply moved by her story. However, not long after Megan’s story was published, two anonymous donors stepped up to the plate and donated a time­ I'm continually amazed to see the love and compassion the peo­ share condo at Disney and paid for her plane tickets and a little ple of our community are willing to provide. They see how things spending money to boot Tabatha had made a wish, and it came arc for some, think about the possibilities and then do what it takes true People in the Hastings ar.d Barry County community also were to make tl *m come true. 1 wish to extend best wishes and really good time for Tabatha moved enough to make donations in fund-raisers and canisters, Nichols at Disney World. If anyone has earned it, she has. And if which also will help Tabatha’s wish be granted. anyone deserves to feel good about her good time, it’s Hastings, I felt a lot better when 1 learned from Megan that Tabatha’s wish two anonymous donors and the surrounding Barry County com­ would be realized because our friends and neighbors cared enough to help. Megan also was excited that people not only read her story, munity. Once again. I recall the wisdom of the late, great sociologist but decided to do the right thing and lend a hand to a young woman who has endured a lifetime of suffering and could use a little time concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing for recreation and fun. something most of us often take for grant­ that ever has." Margaret Mead, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics ed. When Megan joined our staff, we told her. just like we do other ELECTION, continued from page 1 Kirstie Etheridge explores at the saxophone at a Community Music Softool S?<tnjment petting zoo." Registration is now open for classes and lessons. Call 948-£»44i. ( Know Your Legislators: -------------------------------------------------- U.S. S*n*k Debbie Stabenow, Democrat, 702 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Cart Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office. 110 Michigan Ave.. Federal Building, Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional rep­ resentative. U.S. Congress Tom Evans Mike Callon Brian Calloy “I was surprised by the vote totals.” Callton Adams handily turned back a challenge from Serafin Trombley 187. Calley collected 43 percent of the total “Chuck" Nieves, 554 to 267. capturing about vote, more than twice the percentage of former said. “Mark ran a good can>;*aign. “I feel like it’s a mandate for change. I'd also like to think it's a net result of my com­ municating with the electorate. I've been very Planning Commissioner Bailey, the runner-up. He said he was pleased 67.5 percent of the total vote. Commissioner Don Nevins in the First District, Jim French in the Second District public about my opinions." that the campaign was positive, a position echoed by Reynolds. “I was surprised and pleased the entire Callton was one of the .nost vocal oppo­ and Hoot Gibson in the Fourth District all nents of the Chariton Park millage increase and even did a First Friday program about it were unopposed in the Republican primary Tuesday, but Gibson will face perennial last June. However, he indicated Wednesday Democratic in widespread support. It appears that a lot of morning he would like to see the renewal pro­ November. The closest race of the day was between people responded to my positive message. It Julie See ELECTION, page 9 posal come back to voters in November. The other incumbent to lose this time was incumbent candidate appointed John Loftus Prosecutor Tom Wing in the Seventh District, by just Nakfoor Pratt, who lost to Thomas Evans by nine votes. 360 to 351. His defeat was eerily a 52% to 48% count. Nakfoor Pratt, former similar to that of Kenneth Neil two years ago prosecutor in Allegan County, was appointed in the Fourth District to Howard “Hoot” to the post by Circuit Judge James Fisher last Gibson, which was a race decided by just 10 fall after the resignation of Gordon Shane votes. Wing had been plagued by accusations he McNeill. Evans, who was dismissed by gested as political reasons, also sought the a combined one-third of the time. VanNortwick failed to best Wing two years appointment and then decided to seek election squeaker. Clerk Deb Smith said Wing called her The 87th District race for General Surgery State Representative was not as close as most pre­ dicted. Brian Calley. chairman of the Ionia a County Board of Commissioners, carried his home county portions handily and even cap­ ducted until after the county and state Boards tured the most votes among the seven candi­ of Canvassers meet to certify election results. The other newcomer on the board will be dates in Barry County. Calley. like Englerth. went door to door either retired businessman Keith Ferris, who extensively, to about 7.00 houses in the 87th morning to inquire about Continuing to Grow in to the job in this primary. recount, which would not be able to be con­ Wednesday Calley said. “I was delighted to have such Michigan Legislature Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Democrat, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-3400. State Senator Patty Birkholz, Republican, 24th District (All of Barry County), Michigan State Senate. State Capitol, 805 Famum Building, P.O. Box 3006, Lansing, Mich. 48909-7536. Call: (517) 373-3447. Fax: (517) 373-5849. e-mail: senpbirkholz@senate.michigan.gov State Representative Gary Newell, Republican, 87th District (AH of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives, 351 Capitol, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. McNeill at the end of 2004 for what was sug­ too often is late or misses meetings, virtually ago. but came back to prevail this time in a campaign never got ugly." Reynolds said. Vernon Ehlers, Republican. 3rd District (All of Barry County), 1714 Longworth House Office Building, Washington. D.C. 20515*2203, phone (202) 225-3831, fax (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503, phone (616) 451-8383. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information tine for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. A third general surgeon joins the high-ediber staff of Hastings Surgeons with Mac R^jpaport, M.D.. and Brigit Brennan. M D. . We are pleased to announce Andrew Par sons, MD.. boad eligible general surgeon Dr Parsons received his medical degree from The Ohio State University. Columbus. OH. and completed a five-yeer general surgery residency at Wright State University School of Medicine He and his family reside in the area With the addition of new physicians I ike Dr. Parsons to our Pennock Medical Ken District, which covers al) of Barry County Staff, we are confident that you and your family will receive the best medical care possible DeMott by a 504 to 304 count in the Third and most of Ionia County. He must now face Rease hdp us welcome Dr Parsons to our community! District primary, or Democratic challenger Democrat Doug Kalnbach in November, with Mike Lewis, who will be on the ballot in the the winner taking the seat now occupied by Nov. 7 general election. The winner will suc­ the term limited Gary Newell. defeated former sheriff’s detective ceed Sandra James, who decided last spring The final vote totals district-wide were 4.322; Bailey 1.932; Susan to retire after serving for 14 years on the Calley board. Vlietstra 1.449; Brian Reynolds 1386; Mark In the Eight). District, incumbent Wayne Jim For moreinformation or to schedulean appointment with Dr Parsons please call (269)943-8411 Doster 407; Tom Lower 406; and Wade 1005 West Green Street. Hastings Pennock �Page 6 - Thursday. August 10. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Mark Presley Hassett Mark Presley Hassett. age 44. passed away August 1.2006. He was bom September 26. 1961. Beloved husband of Sue. dear father of Joshua and stepfather of Nicole. Jennifer and luiuren DiCosola; loving stepgrandfather of Kiersten; devoted son of Bonnie Perez and loved brother of Mike (Jeanna) Jozaitis. He was bom June 8. 1914. in Hastings, the 2006 at his home Mr. Blough was bom on October 24. 1934 in Carlton Township. Barry County, the son son of Isaac and Ernestine (Ullery) Edger. He graduated from high school there, and ing his motorcycle and was a loving father. Internment took place al Mt. Glenwood on September 30. 1939. he married the for­ www.markhmemorial.com to of Jay and Greta (Johnson) Blough. He was raised in the Freeport area and attended the Jones Country School, graduat­ mer Rosalie "Peg” Bennett in Bryan. Ohio. ing in 1953 from Freeport High School. Lynn was a farmer and a machinist, retir­ visit celebrate Mark's life. He rctirefl from He enlisted in the Navy in 1955 and was in the E.W. Bliss Company in 1976. and then he boot camp at Great Lakes. Then off to Pon and Peg moved to Baldwin, where they Hucneme. California for three months of training to be a builder in the Sea-Bees. Was ing from farming in 1961. enjoyed fishing and snowmobiling. stationed Among many things. Lynn was a wonder­ Worship Together... ...at the church of your choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PI.F.ASANTV1EW FAMILY CHURCH HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2fiOI Lacey R.xtd. Dm* ling. Ml 49050. Pjmuc. Sieve Olmstead (M6i 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11:0 a.m.; Sunday Evening Ser. ice MM) p.m ; Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday nighu 6:30 p.m. M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (age* 3 A 4) (to resume in September) Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 a.m - Women's Bible Study. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Bruadwry. Hastings. Ml 49058. Pastor Swan D. Oi*en Phone 945-2654. Worship Service*: Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School. 10:45 a.m EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH Member Church of the World­ Wide Aitfluun Communion." 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office (269) 945-3014. The Rev. Fr Charle* P McCabe III. Rector. Mr. F. William Vnetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 8 a.m and 10 a.m. UHVHCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Wtwthip 9:45 a.tn.; Sunday School IlflO a.m : Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd_ 8 mi South. Sen ice at 6^10 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7.-00 pm. COUNTRY CHAPEL I NITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd . Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Haruolc. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; I 1:00 a.m. Praise Worship Sen ice; 1200 mxm Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noun Thursday noun Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ'* Quilters Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursday* at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapclume org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie. Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a m.. Miwmng Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7(H) p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p m . Au ana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for infivmation on MOPS. Praise A MotionChildrcn's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons PR MRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-1193. Pastor. Bernard Blair Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool Sunday School 10 a.ri . Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sundty Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wed:«e*day Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic C.urch. Hastings Mass Sunday al 9:30 am. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4X87 Coals Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 a m Sunday School 11:15 a.m . Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 am and I KM) a.m.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O Bos 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippenDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 am • Sunday School 10:30 am. SAINTS ANDREW A M ATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each nxmth al this service). 11OO am. Holy Communion (each Evening Prayer 6:00 We have a y 6-00 p m. Even ice and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Huvtukk. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number i* 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://tru.lo/ andrewmatthia*. We arc part o( the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of Nonh America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at al! our services ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria RdNashville. Mich. 49073. Sun Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m.. 600 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boy s A girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald An oasis of God's love. "Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a m Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 a.m. 'This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 ND'). Come share i.> the weekly Holy Communion accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so thai we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland or BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized chriMianv arc welcome to partici­ pate in die Holy Euchanvt We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030 Saadiy Mao 3 JO nan. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p m.; Mass 6 p.m. First Saturday Holy Hour 8:30 a.m.; Mau 9 a.m. Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions First Saturday followmg MawCoufeadom 30 minutes before Mau. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mas*. He is survived by his wife. Peg; children. 10 weeks in Hawaii, then shipped to Adak. Alaska. He was honorably discharged in Norwood. Mark (Brenda) Edger of Hastings. 1959. Bill was married to Joyce M. Warsop of Tracy Edger of Austin. TX; grandchildren. Banfield, the love of his life, on July 23, 1960. Bill, prior to his military service, had Todd (Mary) Edger, and Holly (Chad Mcley) Edger. Michael Spaulding. Michelle McCarty. Thomas Gulch. Sara (Brian) worked for the former Highland Dairy for two years as a door to door milkman. After Meyers', eleven great-grandchildren; sister. his discharge he worked various carpenter Marian Edger of Hastings. Lynn’s brother and sister-in-law. Lauren jobs in the area. He was employed building egg factories and Gladys (Bennett) Edger, and daughter-in­ and did cement work. He drove a Ready Mix law. Judy Edger, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to Northwest Michigan Community Hospice (NWMCH-Hospice). Health­ W. 220 Garfield. Charlevoix. Ml 49720. Winchester Funeral Home in Charlevoix is No services are planned. HASTINGS - Thome A. Brown, age 77. of truck for two summers, worked at E.W. Bliss Hastings, died Wednesday. August 2.2006 at Co., receiving his journeyman card as a wood Pennock Hospital in Hastings. pattern maker. Then worked for his brother. He was bom April 12.1929 the son of Azra Johanna and Brown. He attended the Wyoming Public Schools and graduated from Wyoming Lee High School. Masons for nearly 40 years. He met his wife Sue T. (Aumick) Brown at a Growth Circle Meeting at Kentwood Community Church. He retired as an inspector for the railroad in 1973. gardening with his wife, fishing, ’zuilding model trains and airplanes, and attending his grandchildren’s activities. sister. Betsy; and granddaughter Jennifer Hendrick. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH and Chris (Bob) Turner of Wyoming; two sons. Thome Jr. and Kenneth (Connie) Brown of Grand Rapids; two step-daughters. Michael (Mary) Blough of Wetmore; grand­ children. Josh (Liz) Hooten. Pal Blough and brother. Blough; of Blough Bryon and Patti lv R^' drcn - Chad and Tina Hendrick, iy, B«b,. Chris. CJ. Shelly Brown. Christy. Sarah. Tony. Chelsea. Jenny. Hannah, LaJoye. Ariel. Blough. Services were held Tuesday. August 8. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home with Pastor £uriai Albqght offtcjarii^. Qurial was at the Freeport Cemetery ,7^. PaJIbu^fW Issac‘McCRjod. Bob Cole, Josh Hooter.. Mike Hall. Rick France, and Home Paul (Fran) and Harold (Joyce); sister. Norma Robert and Doris (Hart) Vrooman. He was married to Janice C. (Naylor', and several nieces and nephews. Nichols on September 3. 1971. August 12.2006 at Riverside Cemetery, State Mr. Vrooman is survived by his wife. sons. Dan (Linda) Vrooman of AZ. Wayne (Melinda) Nichols of Port and sister-in-law. Sharon (Doug) Vickery' of and and Robert Blough; and nephew. Larry in Hope Twp.. Barry County, the son of Hastings. Robert (Lynn) Vrooman of Mesa. (Frances) nieces grandson. Gregory Blough, brothers, Richard Michael Blough Arrangements Janice*, Keith Center; nephews. Lauren. Matt and Nick Hendrick; brothers, HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058 ( 269) 945-5463. Rev Dr Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9:00 a.m. Traditional Worship Service. 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided for both services! Visit us online at Bill is survived by his wife, Joyce; daugh­ ter. Kathy (Doug) Conger of Freeport; son. Mr. Vrooman was bom on August 16,1933 Orchard. WA. John Vrooman of Phoenix. AZ. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH niture. wishing wells, etc. On July 23. 2006 he and his wife, Joyce, Cassandra Halt; three great- grandchildren, Saturday. August 5. 2(X)6 at his home. 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergracc.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. 209 W Green Street. Hastinp. MI 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-300 p.m. Friday 900 a.m.-Noon. "Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 2100 Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays al 6JO p.m. (Dave) Halt of Milford (Joseph) l_aJoye of Hastings; 15 DELTON - How ard E. “Dutch" Vrooman. age 72. of Pike Road. Delton, passed away where he built grandmother clocks, toys, fur­ Preceding him in death were his parents; Thome is survived by his wire. Sue; daughters. Diane Brown of South Carolina Beth Bill’s hobby had been woodworking. He had a complete wood shop at his home, Katie He was preceded in death b> his parents; a-m.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. trade for 26 years, retiring from the former celebrated 46 yean of wonderful marriage. Thome was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hastings and enjoyed M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught. <616> 945-9392. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 Bob Blough, who owned the former Hastings Commercial Primers. Worked at the printing Neil’s Printing in Hastings in 1996. Thome was an active member of the QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Marshall Sinclair of Hastings. Jill (Jon) Eakcs of Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Tune before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, aduh small group ministry, leader­ ship training. and IKK) a.m Kids for Christ. 11.00 a.m. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 1000 am with aduh electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Thuraday: 9:30-11 a.m. Senior Aduh Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. Kwajalein in the Terry Edger of Charlevoix. Gayle (Lany) 8950 E. M-79 Highway, Nashville. MI 490/3. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning 301 E. State Rd. (Corner of Stale Rd. and Bollwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Aduh* and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Soadayc Worship services 8:45 in Islands and Guam in the Marianas. He spent ful and faithful husband for 67 years. handling the arrangements. GRACE COMMUNITY' CHURCH | age 71, of Freeport, died Friday. August 4. of Hastings, formerly Mark was a registered nurse, he loved rid­ West Cemetery. Chicago. III. Those wishing may O. “Bill" Blough died Norwood. Saturday. August 5. 2006. at his home. DeWitt; nieces. Janelle Pifer and Jada Perez William FREEPORT - William O. “BiJF Blough, NORWOOD - Lynn A. Edger, age 92. of Anna (Eric) Pifer. Mariana (Tom) Montes and Alex Mitros; Aunt Marie and Kreeno and nephew. Joshua Pifer. | Thome A. Brown Lynn A. Edger the late George and Jane Hassett; dearly of trade Hastings Funeral by Wrcr. (www.wrer funeral- home.com). Graveside services were held on Saturday. Rd.. Hastings followed by a luncheon at the First Presbyterian Church. Memorials can be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Hastings. 231 S. LUDINGTON - Ella Jean VanAtu. of Ludington 79. evening died Wednesday August 2. 2006 at the Memorial Medical Broadway. Hastings. Center of West Michigan in Ludington. and Frank (Karen) Nichols of Arvada. CO; daughter. Melody (Kevin) Daniel of Wink. Ella Jean (LaDere) VanAtta was bora TX; 14 grandchildren; eight great grandchil­ November 14. 1926 in Manceloni. She was dren; sister. Betty (Bob) Hollister of Hastings raised in Mancelona and aitended school Hastings; nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents and son. Michael Vrooman. Respecting his wishes, private family serv­ ices will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements Home of made by Wren Funeral Hastings (www. wren-funeral - home.com). there, graduating in 1945. DELTON - Lonnie Kingsbury, age 87. of Delton, passed away August 6.2006 at home. Lonnie was bom in Royalton. Kentucky on September 4. 1918. the daughter of John and BRONSON - Diana Lynn Reed, age 58. of Bronson, died on Sunday. August 6. 2006 at Three Rivers Hospital. She was bom April 26. 1948 in St. Johns, the daughter of Joyce William and Rose Marie (Revoirc) Hagerman. Diana was a graduate of Carson City Crystal High School in 1966. She was married on May 9. 1968 to James www firstchurrhhasli«»n«T an^ our web log for sermons at: http //hasi.ngspresbvterian blog A. Reed who died July I. 2004. spot com/ ents and grandson. William Sanford Reed. She was also preceded in death by her par­ ’ Her interests included genealogy, garden­ ing. and woodworking. She also loved spend­ ing lime with her children and grandchildren. Diana is survived by a son. William She worked for the Hastings Nancy (Bailey) Rowe. She enjoyed crocheting, her flower garden, Manufacturing Corporation for 26 years, and cooking, especially bean soup and com married Richard VanAtta. They moved from bread. Lonnie loved birds, especially humming­ Hastings to Ludington. Mr. VanAtta preced­ birds. She is survived by sons. Kenneth (Tammy) Burton of Hastings. Ray Burton and Danny Diana Lynn Reed She was. married to Richard Abbey on March 26, 1948, which ended in divorce. One.daughter was bom to this union. (Dorothy) Burton, both of Delton; several retiring in 1981. On September 8, 1981 she ed her in death on March 16. 1995. Her last employment was at the Viking Arms Inn in Ludington for 14 yean. Also preceding her in death were her par­ grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces ents. five brothers, and five sisters. Mrs. VanAtta is survived by one daughter. and nephews. Lonnie was preceded in death by husbands. Sandy (Ted) Woodmansee of Scottville; two Homer Johnny Burton in 1951 and LeRoy Kingsbury in 1993; sons. Francis. Ervin Burton; daughters. Juanita Kingsbury. Gledis Devine and Dovie Toby; and grandchildren. Kenneth Burton Jr. and Harvey Mohr. Funeral services were on Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Rev. George Speas officiating. Burial took place in Cedar Manistee and there will be no services. Those wishing to make a memorial contri­ bution arc asked to consider the American Cancer Society or the charity of one’s choice. She loved her family very much, they were to Barry Community Hospice will be appreciated. Arrangements by Williams-Gorcs Funeral Home. Scottville; and two great-granddaughters. Trinity and Made. At Ella’s request cremation has taken place. Burial was at Oak Grove Cemetery in conducted Wednesday. August 9. 2006. at Williams- Creek Cemetery. Memorial contributions granddaughters. Sara Woodmansee of Norfolk. VA and Abbie Woodmansee of her life. The family has entrusted the Oak Grove Funeral Home and Cremation Center with funeral arrangements. (Mollie) Reed of Middleville; daughters, Jodi (Edward) Henry of Pittsford. Julie (Micheal) O’Grady of Hastings. Jennifer (Jesse) Pruitt of Ionia. Joanna Reed of Franklin. Virginia; Give a memorial that can go on forever II grandchildren; brothers. Michael (Betty) This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.LC THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • -Prescriptions" I F« S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan Hagerman and John (Nan) Hagerman; a sis­ ter. Donna (Skip) Leonard; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is Visitation is Thursday. August 10. 2006. noon until service time al the Girrbach Funeral Home. Services will be held I p.m. at used to help fund activities throughout the county the funeral home. Interment will take place in Crystal. Memorial contributions may t*c made to the family. Arrangements arc by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message to the family at (ginbachfuneralhomc.net) in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 10. 2006 - Page 7 WALGREEN, continued from page 1 atmosphere and a quality looking Market Street and downtown. Commissioner Fred said unit housing." he said. “Hastings has lost a lot of jobs and Newborn babies he Hastings cannol afford to lose Walgreens... if thought Holland probably had strict zoning issues and they said “this is how it will be and you are so concerned (with the way things look), why not do something about all the you are going to do it that way and you did. I trash that blows around from the K-Mart Friday. July 28. 2006 at 6:02 a.m. during a am sure that they (Walgreens) can modify to fit local requirements. (mall)?" asked luinning. “This project would planned homebirth with midwife. Linda bring 25-50 jobs to Hastings and a lot of peo­ Healey, in attendance. Connor weighed 9 lbs “Well, there are obvious safety concerns with parking on the sides and back," said ple need these jobs the money isn’t here and I I oz. and was 21 inches long. Proud parents see people picking up cans that used to work are Brad and Tttia (Kirkham) Gray. Anxious at the hardware store, it doesn't meet the PUD requirements but it’s a good use..." for his arrival were big brother Logan, age 9. on some issues, he did not feel perking was one of them. “What safety issues?" asked Treadwell. Adrounie replied, “We are not trying to get in an argument so we oon't need all this big sister Jenna, age 6 and big sister Aubrey, age 3. Many other family members and Koggee Shaya. who said that while they could bend “Not having people walk on the sides and back of the building." replied Shaya. Gordon Barlow told the commission he felt the project would bring a lot of tax dollars to the city and also jobs. “I think we arc a long ways off from what we originally planned for this area," said BOY, Connor Burton Gray was bom on who was present immediately after the birth, shouting. We are trying to do the job we were friends anxiously awaited Connor’s arrival appointed to do and our personal feelings are since he was 10 days over due. not involved." Maiuri said that parking and those sorts of BOY’, ConLor Andew Jeric. bom July 18. issues are not flexible that that screening and 2006 landscaping were. Weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches Barlow got up to speak again and said that Commissioner Elizabeth Forbes. the people connected to the area did not want “You have this PUD on less than an acre and it’s really hard to deal with." said Maiuri. to see multi-unit housing. “We have a site plan and you want us to con­ were all the residents who felt that way? Adrounie asked if that was true, where Sean to and Leigh (Stine) Jeric. long. BOY, bom at Pennock Hospital on July 26. 2006 at 4:17 p.m. to David and Cassandra Smith of Vermontville. Weighing 7 lbs. 7 ozs. Haines-McKeough form to your PUD and we can't do that with The commissioners noted that there had this PUD." He added he felt the demands from the been many pubic meetings on the PUD for commission were impossible to accommo­ Kogge told the developers. “I bet you two BOY, Ian Scott, bom at Pennock Hospital on July 26.2006 at 11:47 p.m. to Jenae and Josh Colorado wish to announce the engagement date for their project and said that while land­ people can bend to local requirements and I Cappon of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 ozs. of their daughter. Micah Haines to Michael scaping may be able to be flexible, core issues have all the confidence that you can." and 19 inches long. McKevugh, the son McKeough of Hastings. the property. and 19 inches long. “Can you bend the PUD or are you going Charles and Becky Haines of Winter Park. of Ed and Sue were not. “If this is not going to be acceptable (if to stick with that?" asked Maiuri. “We are try­ BOY, Seth William Cobb, bom at Pennock The bride-elect is a 2002 graduate of you can't work with us) just say so instead of ing to work with you. but we can’t work with Hospital on July 27. 206 at 11:21 a.m. to Colorado State University and is currently Ly dia M. Suntken and William J. Cobb of employed with Ski Depot. wasting everyone’s time... we are trying to do you if you can't work the PUD." the best we can... rather than drag it on, why “Let me be blunt." said Johnson. “You don’t you just tell us what you want us to do don't even come close to meeting the ordi­ its as simple as that, if you people don’t like Lake Odessa. Weighing 9 lbs. 2 ozs. and 22 ly employed with Ski Depot. nance... you had a chance to look at the ordi­ the berms we can do something about that..." nance. It’s not set up for this sort of project BOY, Ryder Wynne Reil. bom at Pennock he said. and you still came in with this plan. Hospital on July 26. 2006 at 1:30 p.m. to “We wanted to make sure the people of He said he did not see the commission Court Street were taken care of.” said com­ jumping in and offering to scrap the PUD for Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and 19 3/4 missioner Hany Adrounie. the property. inches long. Chiropractor Leo Lanning, who has an office nearby, said. “We did not want the PUD, you forced it on us." An August wedding is being planned at Woodspur Lodge in Winter Park. Colorado. BettyJo VanDyke and Randy W. Reil of throw the planned use out." he said. The developers then took down their plan on July 24, 2006 at 8:24 a.m. to Elizabeth Stewart of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. wanted was “porch monkeys" sitting on their ahead with the project they should come back and 19 inches long. porches in a multi-unit bousing development. with a plan that better fits the PUD. said ing us and we don’t want a multi-residential 2006. Cards may be sent to 3493 Woodschool BOY, Levi Jacob, born at Pennock Hospital and left the building. If they want to move Mansfield after the meeting. BOY, Aie Smith to celebrate 85th birthday Happy 85th birthday Allie Smith, Aug. II. “I don't see the commission saying let’s He said the last thing the area residents “You guys enforced this PUD without ask­ The groom-elect is a 2002 graduate of Western Michigan University and is current­ inches long. Ryan Thomas, at bom Rd . Hastings. Ml 49058. Pennock Hospital on July 24, 2006 al 9:56 a.m. to Elizabeth and Michael VanDorp of Woodland, weighing 6 lbs. 2 ozs. and 19 inches long. BOY, Michael Eugene Jr., bom at Pennock Hospital on July 31, 2006 at 8:24 a.m. to Micheal and Brenda Kieffer of Hastings. GIRL, Myah Anne Vincent, born at Pennock Hospital on July 27, 2006 at 11:24 p.m. to Andren Thornton Vincent and Jake *»f Hastings. Weighing 7 lb*, 2 ozs. and 20 incnes long. -Sja ------ ( .« >■ James, bom at Ruth Gillespie turns 90 On July 15. 2006 friends and family gath­ ered at the Hastings Church of the Nazarene Pennock to celebrate Ruth Gillespie’s 90th birthday Hospitalon July 27, 2006 at 10:42 p.m. to with music, delicious food, memories and old Debbie Steeb of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 3 photos. BOY, Dominic Six of Ruth’s seven children were present ozs. As far as Scotland. Arizona and Florida and those here in Michigan gathered to celebrate Hospital on July 28. 2006 at 3:49 p.m. to the occasion. Ruth has seven. 17 grandchildren and 23 Announcement is made of the engagement of Tabitha Whitney and Jim Schmidt, both of Battle Creek. inches long. great grandchildren. A very dear friend of the family from Scotland, who has done flowers for the Whitney of Wartrace. TN and the late Rober? BOY, Colvin Reil Tyner, bom at Spectrum Queen of England, did all the beautiful floral Wayne Whitney. Hospital on Friday. June 9, 2006 at 10:26 decorations for the party. JoAnne Guzman of Florida and Israel Ausua of Puerto Rico. Weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and 20 80. Happy Arthufi July 31 Whitney-Schmidt GIRL, Chirstina Rey. born at Pennock Jim is the son of Kay Frances Schmidt of a.m. to Brian and Amy Tyner of Hastings. The power point. PA. Sound, photos and Weighing 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches serving were done by the grandchildren and long. Welcomed home by big brother Hunter, great grandchildren. age 7 and sister Karley. age IQ. Tabitha is the daughter of Esther Hazel Hickory Corners and the late Fredrick Wilhelm Schmidt. A wedding date has been set for sometime Six of 12 of Ruth’s brothers and sisters in the fall. were able to attend. A great big thank-you to all who made the party such a success. OPEN HOUSE Saturday,Aftpugt your children: Ruth Murra Donna & He Long. Harold at Ellen Brewer. Jerry /2M - 10.-00 - 3.-00 pm 13th -1:00 - 3:00 pm Jonathan Scott VanBonn. Middleville and Jodi Lyn VanAvery. Middleville. Matthew Allan Bender. Nashville and Christina Ann Kaminski. Nashville. Micheal David Wank. Dowling and Cassady May Ledbetter. East Leroy. Michael Duane Moore. Hastings and Stephanie Anne Newland, Hastings. Ronald Allan Totten. Hastings and Jilaine Ruth Way, Lake Odessa. Terry Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Dea.) Beard. Bellevue and Nang Ohmar Soe. Bellevue. Devin Michael O’Dell. Hastings and Jolene Windy Hatzopaulos. Hastings. Joshua Groban Olson. Stanford. CA and 127 Calgary, Hastings in Northridge Estates ♦240.000 Amy Lynn Hinckley. Stanford. CA. Eugene Gibson. Hastings and Tamera Mae Spaulding, Hastings. Russesll David Easey Jr.. Delton and Jacqueline Marie Johnson. Delton. Jacob Harmon. Hastings and Sara Jane Howland. Hastings. Andra Alexander Liccaga. Shelbyville and Kristin Jo Matteson. Plainwell. 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"Lana." and 1 are The Ionia County Genealogical Society about to "celebrate* a year of not speaking to will meet at 1 p.tn. Saturday. Aug. 12. at the each other. We're both adults with children of Freight House, air conditioned, with Phillip our own. but we had a fight that resulted in a phone hang-up. and then it spilled over to her Austin as the speaker. His topic will be wedding. It has now snowballed, and at fam­ ily events, she won't even look at me. "Sebewa. Its Places and People." Visitors are always welcome. The library will be open until 5 p.m. The summer newsletter has been delivered announcing programs and events The street project continues. Al the north end of town, the traffic has disappeared on Johnson Street since Fourth Avenue is pass­ able. though bumpy, as far as Tupper Lake Street. On Monday the project had an entire­ the end. it really doesn't matter. Nothing can ruined our health with all the worries and anxiety. What can we do? - Two Sad. Lonely change what's already happened. and Hopeless Parents It has gotten so bad between us that we can Dear Sad and Lonely: Your son is living no longer be in the same room together. Lana beyond his means, and as long as you keep doesn't hide her feelings in front of her chil­ bailing him out. he will never leant to support she wants. way workers used common wooden boards for the back side instead of the wall of "mud." Other workers used trowels and devices for scoring the wet stuff. Mixer trucks from HSV Redy Mix. a local company, kept the hopper filled. New curbs went into place When we tell them this is too much for us. used up our retirement savings and have not willing to grovel, which I believe is what and gutter, in one operation? At each drive­ pay those. they become indignant. They have already forgive me, but she'll never forget. I'm still which swallows wet concrete into a top hop­ per and lays it along the walls of dirt as curb we Lana refuses to acknowledge her part in all dren or mine, and has made it clear she may ly different hue. Who invented a machine so Sometimes we help buy groceries. this and is insistent that I should have apolo­ gized on her wedding day. I disagree, but in around the county for three months. with utility cut-offs, himself and his family. What happens when all your money is gone? They will drown in debt, and you will have accomplished noth­ ing. Plus, you won't have a dime to live on. Is there any way to resolve things, or at Your son needs to know the gravy train has least gel Lana to control herself in front of the children? - Lisette stopped. Don't worry about them becoming "indignant." Too bad. Insist they contact the Dear Lisette: Are you willing never to National Foundation for Consumer Credit speak to your sister again? This is where (nfcc.org) at I -800-388-2227. and offer to go you're headed. It seems a steep price to pay with them to speak to a counselor. Don't wait. for a disagreement, no matter how bad. Some on the intersections. A promise is that while of this is surely your fault, so we want you to the west side was done on Monday, the east swallow your pride and sincerely apologize to side would be done on Tuesday. The project Lana for your part in the fight. Tell her you began at Bonanza Road. Never before had miss her friendship and want your children to there been curbing along the east side of the be close. It would be nice if Lana did the Johnson-Anderson farm. Also a new sight this week is that of a same, but she sounds just as stubborn as you. However, you cared enough to write to us for speed register on Emerson street to clock the help, so we believe you can be the bigger per­ vehicles headed toward Twin City Foods. son. Please try. After anybody crosses Fourth Avenue with its Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. MI) l(M) I -t <»r< • ti Street THRUSH This sophisticated machine lays curb and gutter in one operation. My whole mouth is very sore after taking some antibiotics for an infection I had. The infection is gone but what is going on with my mouth? It certainly sounds like you now have a different type of infection caused by Candida albicans called Thrush. Candida albicans is a common type of fungus generally found in small amounts in the mouth and digestive tract as well as on the skin of healthy people. It doesn't generally cause any problems because it cannot grow out of control due to the presence of other normal bacteria keeping it in check. When you took the antibiotic to address your first infection, it also killed off a portion of the "normal" bacteria in your body but not any fungi. Once this “normal" bacteria is gone, it can no longer keep the fungi from spreading and thus you develop a fungal infection. between and after her marriages, and has Lake had many spectators. The theme for the pontoon boat parade was "Twelve Days of made a lot of sleazy decisions along the way. She was never unfaithful to either of her Christmas." The auto show was held on M­ 50. It is surprising that M-DOT would spouses. She is a very sweet person who just made some bad choices. She says it's all approve closing a state trunkline for a purely behind her and she's learned from it and local event, but it was the only become a better person. But I'm having a Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. This woman has been divorced twice, has My question is. how much is too much wtisn it comes to a person's colorful past? — the show cars. The overflow of cars was Tom in Tacoma On Friday. Elaine Garlock accompanied doesn't matter so much as the quality of the her sister. Harlene Gedris of Grand Rapids, to person you are seeing. You say she is a sweet Swansea. Mass., to attend a Luther Family person. She never was unfaithful. She admits Reunion. The event, which occurs once in she made bad choices and has learned from five years, included a Friday night reception them. We assume her doctor has given her a hosted by the far-flung officers at a Seekonk clean bill of health. If you can consider it a motel; Saturday election of officers; a bus trip "clean bill* as well, you may have a future to family historic sites; a noon lunch; dedica­ with her. But if you are not capable of putting tion of a low monument to Capt. John Luther, her prior history out of your mind, please who was the family patriarch with his arrival break it off — for her sake as well as yours. Devastating drug visiting Luthers who helped fill the church with its boxed pews. The pastor attended Kalamazoo College in the 1960s. as did the new vice president of the Eastern states. York. Mrs. DeHoog was a classmate of Woodland's Joy Angell. The new co-editors of the quarterly newsletter were on hand from their home in California. There was entertain­ ment by comedienne Ann Luther Palmer of New York. One of the early men to chronicle the far-flung family members was Sylvester Marble Luther. She declared that since nobody else has carried that name, the Luthers have “definitely lost their marbles." One of the visiting members from New York member attending won the prize for being the eldest present. Among the real estate transfers listed recently in an Ionia publication are those of the Claude Shellenbarger Trust to Pauline Moore and Wayne Erbskom. Lavon Bower estate to Nathaniel McNabb. wadding, which I greatly appreciated, but 1 haven't had any contact with the family since. While I'm still hurt and resent some of the things Ellen raid. I miss her friendship. I real­ ize now that she may have been depressed about her own divorce when my wedding plans came up. I am pregnant ano always each other. Should I reach oui »o tell her? What's the best way to do it? - Prefp^ni and Dear Pregnant: If you can tall; to Ellen without rehashing old arguments, pick up the phone and say. "I've missed you and ware to start over." Don't bring up past hurts. If you are afraid you might say the wrong thing, put your thoughts into an e-mail that you can double-check and edit so it reflects a positive attitude. You have nothing to lose by trying. Goodluck. Dear Annie: This is a suggestion for "Lonely in New Haven. Conn.." the 65-year- toric Swansea Baptist Church, with choral anthem by the local choir supplemented by ed and hurt. Her mother still attended my Try Toastmasters in America in 1630 at the Luther Store, which Society; and attendance on Sunday at the his­ The last thing she said was that maybe we should go our separate ways. I was devasu* Missing My Best Friend Dear Tom: The number of past partners is now owned by the Swansea Historical her. hoped our children woula grow up knowing tough time rationalizing everything away. still have driving space between for parking behind Union Bank's drive-in site. moved back home. I made every effort to see weren't such good friends any more and we well attended. The water ski show at Jordan Dear Annie: My son died Tuesday. He did­ n't have to. but alcohol attached itself to him and he couldn't let go. I pleaded, begged, threatened, to no avail. My talented son said. "I’m the only one being hurt by iL’ How pld widow who is having trouble making friends. Tell her to join Toastmasters. This is an organization that helps people develop their speaking, communication and leader­ ship skills. I have found many friends through Toastmasters and recommend it highly. To wrong he was. . find a club near you. just go on the web at I loved my son. and so did his sister. We are toastmasters.org. - Toastmasters Member both heartbroken. His best friend is devastat­ Dear Toastmaster: Many of our readers ed. Our neighbors, who enjoyed his company, suggested she contact Toastmasters. For those are in shock. The children who looked up to without web access, try Toastmasters him are asking why this happened. International. P.O. Box 9052. Mission Viejo. The way alcohol destroys the body is slow CA 92690. and torturous, both for you and those who love and care for you. My sadness is addressed to those who dnnk. Please think of the people around you. Seek assistance before alcohol does to you what it did to my son. If my letter affects one person positively, the pain of writing will have made it worthwhile. -- Mourning Mother in Camarillo. Calif Dear Mourning: For some, addiction can be too much to overcome. We send our heart­ felt condolences to you and your family. Please know your letter will help someone today. Funeral services for Becky Shuen were Annie's Mailbox is written by members and friends was held at Central United of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail questions your Time for tough love graveside service at Mulliken. Becky moved Dear Annie: My wife and I are almost 80 from Texas to Eagle Point a few months ago years old and still have to work to support our when her health made it expedient that she be son. his wife and their two young kids. near her family. Karen (Garlock) Morse, husband Michael payments, and when they became unable to and children are now settled in their home at pay. we were forced to do so. This ruined our Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, vui* the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ impeccable credit. We also have had to help They arc again in tne Gull Lake school dis­ with their expensive day care, which runs trict. The street project on Tuesday forenoon was nearly $200 a week for the older child and substantially higher for the baby. continuing with the curbs. The machine is One wage earner cannot swing it We similar to a giant tube of toothpaste, spewing hoped when the older child was ready for pre­ school. our daughter-in-law would get a job. the concrete out in the proper shape to be a curved curb and gutter. Other workers were Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodnm An, Haetinp, Ml 49053 (259)945-3553 or tod free MO) 205220 But she became pregnant again and. of course, is unable to work with her newborn See LAKE ODESSA, page 12 J Stocks J Bonds J Mutual Funds J IRAs J CDs We co-signed for their rent and car lease Galesburg after their two years in Tennessee. baby. They already arc behind with their power and gas bills, and have been threatened to anniesmailbox@comcastjtet. or write to: CATE. INC. Methodist Church following the Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar. longtime editors held at the Mulliken Funeral Home on Tuesday forenoon. A luncheon for family Preventing fungal infections through self care by practicing good oral hygiene is a big first step. Talk to your dentist if there are any issues with keeping your teeth clean. Eating yogurt or taking acidophilus capsules while you take antibiotics may also reduce your risk of getting thrush. great, have similar interests, and I look for­ "been with’ well over a dozen men before, gave the morning's sermon. A Michigan Diagnosing and treating a case of thrush isn't all that difficult especially if it occurs in otherwise healthy people in a setting that usually causes thrush. Medications are usually a liquid or a lozenge that will kill the fungi. If you happen to have problems with recurrent thrush or yeast infections your doctor may need to run some tests to see if you have other medical problems that promote fungal infections. woman the past few months. We get along Splash. One report is that the service at the park held by the Living Gospel Church was Rosemary (Luther) DeHoog of Dewit. New Thrush is usually seen as creamy white spots in your mouth and on your tongue that can be quite painful. The remaining portion of your mouth may be red and bleed easily if it is scraped. Although anyone can get thrush after a course of antibiotics as described above, some folks seem to be at a greater risk of developing thrush even without taking antibiotics. These include those with diabetes, cancers and AIDS, smokers, denture wearers and those who need to take steroids for other chronr illnesses. Ellen had married, moved away, divorced and Dear Annie: I've been dating a waxlerful ward to being with her. rows of cars perpendicular to the curb and then-upcoming bridal showers and wedding, town." I was at school in another state, and about first hand observation of Summer street in town wide enough to park two She e-mailed some nasty things about my only got together when I "blew through Let sleeping dogs■■■ Reports will have to come from elsewhere Dear Annie: A little over two years ago. I had a falling out with my best friend. "Ellen.” and questioned why we were friends since we bumps and dips, hardly anybody is about to exceed the 25 mph limit. Failed friendship? Edward Jones �The Hasongs Sanr.v - Thursday. Augusl 10. 2006 - Page 9 Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. The Jacobs Family and The Reminder Diversify Holdings Before and After Retirement 50 Years of Service [1945-10951 About five years before this but after Joyce and John had finished college their mother If you have been investing for even a little you ahead of inflation during your retirement while, you have probably heard that it's a years. By contrast, when interest rates arc Still, most companies with long histories of good idea io diversify your holdings. low. your fixed-income investments may not paying dividends arc well-run businesses that By came up with an idea to do feature articles on spreading your investment dollars bond or a CD. keep pace with inflation - which means you make a point of rewarding investors. So. as could lose purchasing power. you seek to diversify your portfolio during people. Joyce commented on this assignment: among a range of securities, you can help "John and I wrote. 'In Focus' articles for The defend yourself against downturns that may Keep in mind, though, that stocks arc not your retirement years, and possibly boost Reminder highlighting the lives of people in largely affect one type of asset. For example, fixed-income vehicles; even if a company has your income stream, look for dividend-paying the greater Barry County community. Mom if you own only stocks, and the slock market increased dividends for 25 straight years - as stocks. You could spend two or three decades would select and set up the interview then is slumping, your portfolio may be vulnerable some have done - it can choose to reduce, or in retirement - so you’ll want to invest wisely. John and I would spend a few hours talking to sizable losses. But if you own stocks, not pay. its dividends al any time. And it's true This entire site Copyright © 2006 Edward Jones with the person or family then lake photo­ bonds and other investments that arc appro­ that no stock can offer the protection of prin­ graphs. I would spend another few hours get­ ting the story together and into print. From priate for your needs and risk tolerance, you cipal you will get from an investment-grade that experience 1 realized that every person has a story to tell, even though they didn't cess. As you build resources for retirement, you even know it.” should always diversify - but what about after Joyce who by this time was married and had a family was teaching in Battle Creek where may give yourself more opportunities for suc­ she and her family lived. When J-Ad Graphics acquired the Battle Creek Shopper in May 1975. Joyce w as called on to do stories and take photographs. After a while her work load increased to such a point where she decided to exchange her teaching job for the position of Mel Jacobs feature writer for the Battle Creek Shopper. Joyce had the responsibility for ail of the editorial copy for the shopper, a position she held for 20 years. During her tenure, the paper had increased from about 24 pages to from 60 to 80+ pages per issue. In 1995 Joyce said: "I still do most of the photography, news gather­ ing. writing, typing and headlines for the shopper, with the help of one other writer plus a sports editor.” She continued. “1 can’t do sports. I don't speak 'coach.'” In 1977. ground was broken at 1952 N. Broadway Avenue for a new 13.000 square foot facility to house J-Ad Graphics' entire operations, bringing everything under the same roof. With this move came the purchase of a larger and faster press capable of printing a 56 page tabloid at the rate of 18.000 copies per hour. In December of 1977. when the staff moved in. they were astonished at bow spa­ cious the new building was. By 1988 the business had outgrown the building and a 14,000 square foot addition was constructed, more than doubling the size of the original building. New computerized typesetting equipment was added at this time. A third addition to the plant was made in 1993 to house a new Harris/Heidelberg Mercury Press. These acquisitions expanded commercial printing to a new market for J-Ad Graphics. Ad Graphics, Inc. were: The Community Ad­ visor 1969; The Maple Valley News 1975; The Battle Creek Shopper News 1976; The Hastings Banner 1981; The Middleville Sun and News 1986; The Lakewood News 1988; The Weekender 1990; The Grand Rapids Real Estate Weekly 1995. J-Ad Graphics not only prints their own papers and shoppers but they publish many other papers on a contractual basis. The first paper printed for an outside firm was Portland weekly newspaper. Others were Lowell. Ionia. Saranac and DeWitt. Today over 40 different you retire? Upon retiring, some people Birkhoiz, seeking her second four-year term, believe they should totally change the way me." had no opposition in her primary for the 24th they invest. They think that, because they are Noling that the current State Legislature no longer working, they cannot afford to lake Wednesday decided to eliminate the Single Roysten of Charlotte. The two will meet in any chances with their money, and so they Business Tax. Calley added. "We need to November. The district includes all of Barry. pour most of it into conservative vehicles, reinvent the way we fund state government. Eaton and Allegan counties. such as certificates of deposit (CDs) and We have a lot of challenges facing us in the Treasury bills. next session of the Stale Legislature. District, neither did Democrat Suzette Patrons and staff of the Freeport District Library were relieved to learn the half-mill Of course, these types of investments do Even though he was running without oppo­ types of publications an regularly run on the provide something you will need a lot of dur­ sition. Democrat Doug Kalnbach came up J-Ad Graphics presses. Some of these arc ing your retirement years: income. To supple­ with more than 1,700 voles and now he and ment your Social Security and the distribu­ Calley will do battle for the job in November. 2000 for the library which serves the resi­ tions you receive from your 40l(k) or other According to media reports. Barry County dents of the Village of Freeport. Irving and employer-sponsored retirement plan, you had the highest percentage of turnout in the Carlton townships. If it had failed, library may need to generate a substantial amount of West Michigan area, with 23 percent of the users would have lost access to the Lakeland retirement income from your investment port­ more than 42.000 registered voters making Library Cooperative and many current pro­ folio. Corporate bonds. Treasuries and CDs their choices. grams. including reading for children and weekly and some monthly or quarterly. In 1996 J-Ad Graphics had more than 100 full- and part-time employees and is becoming one of Barry County's major employers. Alice Jacobs died in August of 1987. Mel died in November. 1995 leaving the business they labored so diligently to establish in the all provide regular income in the form of well trained hands on their children. Mel's goal when he bought The Reminder County voters bucked the stale-wide trend by giving Keith Butler a narrowly larger interest payments. levy renewal proposal passed by a two-to-one margin. This is a renewal of the half mill passed in adults, book clubs and new book purchases, would have to be eliminated. However, all fixed-income investments number of votes over Michael Bouchard in Library hours will not have to be reduced. was to put a paper in every home in Barry County. He accomplished that goal plus a will be affected by one key factor: interest the Republican contest for the Republican The Friends of the Freeport Library raised whole lot more. Both Alice and Mel had rate movements. Specifically, if interest rates nominee for U.S. Senate. Though Bouchard funds and interest supporting the campaign. strong ties to the community and both felt it fall, and remain low for an extended time won the state-wide primary. Butler bested In result for other millage proposals, both was important for them and their children to period, you may have trouble getting the him here by a count of 3.298 to 3.161. Butirr requests in Baltimore Township, for road contribute to the community in the best way income you need from new CDs and bonds was favored by the Barry County GOP. which maintenance and fire protection, went down they knew how. This is evident in the many that may be available. had him as its speaker this past spring at the by margins of 204 to 130 and 180 to 155. annual Lincoln Day dinner. respectively. ways they worked on community projects and And that's why you need to diversify your in their business. For instance, the front page of the paper is considered to be the "best” portfolio during your retirement years. If all Other bucking of trends was seen in Woodland Township's request for road maiMeno^c millage was approved. 227 to 1970 The your investments are going to be subject to interest-rate risk, y^i.ivuld potentially, pin Barry 's choice of Peter Hickey over James Reminder has dedicated this page to focus­ ing on the community. Its full page photo­ Consequently, you may want to add dividend­ Congressman graph always recognizes some worthy activi­ paying stocks to your holdings. November. page for advertising, but since into cash-flow problems ty. project or person of interest to the commu­ nity at large and never advertising. Mel was very fussy about the technical aspects of the front page photograph. Mei. in accepting the Hastings High School Over the years, other papers acquired by J- ELECTION, continued from page 5 was a tremendous learning experience for Alumni Association's Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Award quoted Robert Louis Stevenson: ‘That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much; at some point. Interest rate movements can also affect Rmck.-985 to756,ia the Deraouaric priiwy *-142. ’Itwdtated -radiate requests for to select Third District ‘Republican Classic’Park (46 to29,. ’Wwallcs (49 to 27) Vem Republican Ehlers' opponent in and village operations (40 to 35) al! won the blessing of local voters. State Senator Patricia stock prices, but the impact can be quite dif­ ferent from that experienced by fixed-income securities. Falling interest rates may be good news for some types of stocks; when compa­ nies find it cheaper to borrow to expand their Free Checking. operations, their profits - and stock price may rise. who has gained the respect of intelligent men And if you arc investing in stocks that pay and the love of children; who has filled his - and increase - dividends, you’ll have a niche and accomplished his task; who leaves source of rising income that can help keep the world better than he found it. whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem or a res­ cued sou) who never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had." Mel and Alice certainly did that. PUBLIC NOTICE The proposed budget of the Barry Conservation District for the fiscal year beginning October 1. 2007 and the Barry Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The SCHOOLS OF CHOICE BARRY ISD DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS HASTINGS AREA SCHOOLS Delton and Hastings Schools arc participating in Schools of Choice for the 2006-07 school year. Students who reside within the Barry ISD or an adjoining intermediate school district arc eli­ gible to be accepted. Hastings has openings in ail grades K-12 - Application deadline September Xth County Resource Needs Assessment for 2006-2011 will be presented to the District Board for final approval at the reg­ ular monthly meeting on Friday. August 18, 2006 at 730 a.m. in the Woods View Room of Pennock Hospital. Hastings. The Public is invited to comment on the proposed budget and the Resource Needs Assessment at this time. Copies of the proposed budget and Resources Needs Assessment are available at the District office located at 1611 S. Hanover. Suite 105. Hastings (Secretary of State Building). 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In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m '■nnditions of a mortgage made by Kevin L Oty and Mane Ann C Oly. husband and wife, original mortgagors). to Allied Mortgage Capital Corp.. Mortgagee, dated November 14, 2000. and record­ ed on November 27. 2000 in instrument 1052302. and modified by agreement recorded on Apnl 18. 2003 tn instrument 1102321. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Fifty And 16/100 Dollars ($178,350.16). including interest at 7.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ dded. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse >n Hastings at 1:00 PM. on August 31. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Commencing at the Northeast corner of Lot 3 of Pinewood Estates Plat, being a part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 7. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Spnngs Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence South 06 degrees 07 minutes 05 seconds East 300 00 feet along the East line of Lot 3 o’ said Ptat of Pinewood Estates to the place of beginning; thence South 49 degrees 40 minutes 58 seconds East 349.12 feet to the Northerly line of Oakwood Dnve; thence South 03 degrees 03 minutes 45 seconds West 177.43 feet along the chord of a 183.00 loot radius curve to the left; thence North 89 degrees 19 minutes 56 sec­ onds West 274 87 feet to the Easterly line of Lot 1 ol said Ptat of Pinewood Estates, thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes 05 seconds West 399 86 feet along the Easterly hne of Lots 1 and * of said Plat to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated August 3. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC S 248.593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4027209F04 SYNOPSIS RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING JULY 12, 2006 - 7JO P.M. Regular meeting called to order and Pledge of Allegiance Present Lee. Rogers. Hawthorne. FMnt. Lyons. Greenfield and Carr and twelve guests Approved agenda by voice vote Minutes of the June 14. 2006 Regular Board Meeting approved Vouchers approved for payment. Treasurer's report for June accepted by voice vote Dismissed Ordinance *2006-113, Zoning Ordinance Amendments and returned to the Planning Commission by roll call vote Approved reappointments to Planning Commission by roll call vote Approved reappointments to Zoning Board of Appeals by roll call vote Adopted Resolution *2006-54. Approval of Funds for Joint Planning Commission by roll call vote Approved first reading of Ordinance *2006-114. Rezoning of land in Section 33. Parcels *08-13033-017-20. #08-13-003-013-00 and *06-13-033017-30 by roll cal vote Approved first reading of *2006-1115. Rezoning of land in Section 27. Parcel *08-134)27-008-10 by roH call vote Meeting adjourned at 9 28 p.m. Respectfully submitted. Robin Hawthorne. Clerk Attested to by. Jim Carr. Supervisor nso»i«4 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Roger A Datema Jr., a marned man io Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated February 7. 2005 and rb rerded February 25. 2005 in Instrument Number 1141955. Barry County Records M<ch«gan Said mortgage is now held by TrustCprp Mortgage Company by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-One Thousand FiftyFour and 99/100 Dollars ($171,054.99) including interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice :s hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mongaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p m on SEPTEMBER 7. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2. Block 19 of Keelers Addition to the Village of Middleville. Barr/ County. Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The lorectosmg mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated August 10. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 377 0002 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure '. *te THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATI EMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the forectoeing mortgagee. In that event, your oamages, If any, shall bo limit­ ed soleiy to the retum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Marguerite Benjamin, unmarried woman, original mortgagor(s). to The Huntington National Bank. Mortgagee, dated July 10. 1999 and recorded on July 26. 1999 in instrument 1033000, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Forty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Seven And 51/100 Dollars ($47,437.51). Including interest at 7 5% per annum Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute wi such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.G0 PM. on August 24. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Spnngs, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 49. 50 and Southwest 1/2 of Lot 53. Roseland Park, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 2 of Plats, on Page 42, Barry County Records. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such safe Dated: July 27. 2006 For more information, ptoase call: FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Ser.icer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *060926F02 — NOTICE — The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. Applicants must repre­ sent Agriculture Interest. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd f..<or of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings: (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 14. 2006. TTSosm ^MnMWWBwiaMwawMwaiia Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Hasting* City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, he detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Apply at the Human Resources Department Robert A Tremain & Associates PC is a debt col­ lector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used tor that pur­ pose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BRANDON J COREY AND NICOLE R COREY. HUSBAND AND WIFE to FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP. SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDI­ ANA. Mortgagee, dated October 07. 2003. and recorded on October 27. 2003 as lnstrunv.it No 1116331, m BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to NATIONAL CITY BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA by an assignment datod July 11. 2006. on which mortgage there is claimed n be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred thirty three thousand eight hundred twelve and 77/100 Dollars ($133,812.77), including inter­ est at 9.250% per annum WITH AN ADJUSTABLE RATE RIDER Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wilt be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or sor>ie part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1.00 PM on August 24. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Rutland. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT 19 OF THORNAPPLE VALLEY PINES #2. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 6 OF PLATS ON PAGE 27 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate DATED: July 27. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR NATIONAL CITY BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Cail: (248)540-7701 Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. la a debt collector and wo are attempting to collect a debt end any information obtained wilt be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by JACK C NEVE AND SUSAN C NEVE. HUSBAND AND WIFE to FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP, SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDI­ ANA . Mortgagee, dated June 04, 2004. and recorded on November 01. 2004 , as Instrument No 1136461. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-FF11. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2004-FF11 by an assignment dated July 14.2006. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at tho date hereof the sum of two hundred sixty three thousand tour hundred sixty fw and 92/100 Dollars ($263,465 92). ihdudtog interesi at 7.750% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse, Hastings. Ml . at 1 GO PM on August 31. 2006 Said premises are situated in CITY OF DELTON. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SECTION 14, TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT WEST 660 FEET FROM THE EAST ONE-QUAR­ TER POST OF SAID SECTION. AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 918 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCF WEST 646 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE EAST ONE-EIGHTH LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH 918 FEET TO THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE EAST 646 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. BARRY COUNTY RECORDS The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate DATED August 03. 2006 Robert A. Tremain A Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: WELLS FARGO BANK. N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-FF11, ASSET-BACKED CER­ TIFICATES. SERIES 2004-FF11 Assignee ol Mortgagee For More Information CaH (248) 540-7701 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Regular Monthly Meeting of the Board of Hastings Charter Township will be held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, August 15.2006, instead of August 8 which is Primary Election Day. THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Phytts Jean Eaton, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated October 25. 2005 and recorded November 4.2005 in Instrument Number 1155709. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by US Bank National Association, as Trustee by assignment. There ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Six and 17/100 Dollars ($78,186 17) including interest at 7.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win he forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 GO p.m. on AUGUST 31. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Castellon, Barry County. Michigan, and are described A Parcel of land n the Northwest one-quarter of Section 7. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, described as commencing at the 'Northwest comer of said Section, thence South t 8 feet; thence East 190, thence North 618 feet k. the Section line, thence West along the section line 190 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemptton period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages. If any. are hrnited sotefy to the return ol the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: August 3. 2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 207.5178 - THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFF CE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mac> in the conditions of a mortgage made by Tammy Sue Heath, a single woman, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC.. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2005 and recorded August 11, 2005 in Instrument Number 1150923. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage Loan Trust, Asset backed pas* through certificates, series 2005-W2 under the pooling and servicing agreement dated as of April 4. 2005 with­ out recourse b/assignment There Is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand Five Hundred Three and 93/100 Dollars ($95,503.93) including interest at 8.60% per ai.num. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premise), or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 GO pm. on AUGUST 17. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Southwest comer of the East 20 Acres of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 13. Town 3 North, Rango 8 West tor place of begin­ ning. thence North 345 lest; thence West 378 feet: thence South 345 loot; thence East 378 feet m tha place of beginning. Hastings Township. Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241*. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited sotefy Io tho return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sate, plus interest. Dated: July 20. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 214 3514 oromi M Stop by M>37 Tire or M-66 Tire for fast, friendly service. WMlupwMiMlnr*—■■■MewWRtfM M66Tlre 7775 Saddlebag Lake Road. M66 LAKE ODESSA. MI 48849 M37 Tire South M-37 (formerly HASTINGS Sales Position Classic Chrysler has an immediate opening for a new and used vehicle sales person. This position offers an excellent compensation plan with above average earnings potential. Experience preferred but not necessary. To be part ofour team, apply in person at: Hastings City Bank THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Peter Smith, a single man. to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC Mortgagee, dated July 26. 2004 and recorded August 2. 2004 in Instrument Number 1131759. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse by assignment There is darned to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty and 69/100 Dollars ($258,960.69) including interest at 7 75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage rd the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wtB be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises. or some part of them, al public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings In Barry County. Michigan at 1 GO p.m. on AUGUST 24. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the East line of Section 28. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West 750.00 feet from the Southeast comer of said Section; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 42 seconds Wvst 1320 64 feet to the West line of the East one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of said Section 28: thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 16 seconds West 371 82 feet aiong said West fane: thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 08 seconds East. 1067.29 feet; thence South 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East 304.43 feet; thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 24 seconds East 253.00 feet of said East Section line; thence South 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East 66 00 feet along said East Section line to the point of beginning Together with a private easement lor ingress, egress and public utilities purposes described as; beginning at a point on the East line of Section 28. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 14 minule* 27 seconds West 750.00 feet from the Southeast comer of said Section; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 42 seconds West 473 00 feet, thence North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West 66.00 feet: thence North 89 degrees 30 min­ utes 42 seconds East 473.00 feet to said East kne; thence South 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East. 66.00 feet along said East fane-to the point of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days h-xn the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited sotefy in the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, pluc interest. Dateo July 27,2006 Ortans Ascoctaies. P.C. Attorneys tor Serwser P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-604) (248)457-1000 Rte K? 214.3580 mwm Notice Of tMgago Foradoecre Sai» THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTIMPTWG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY HFORMAtXM WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by James O Crater and Manlyn A Crater, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a* nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 7. 2005. and recorded on October 11. 2005 in instrument 1154326. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Four And 14/100 Dollars ($103,864 14). including interest at 7.79% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1G0 PM. on August 17. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Northwest fractional 1/4 ol the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 19. Town 4 North. Range 7 West. Woodland Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 19. thence South and center of road 538 feet tor piece of beginning, thence East 290 feet; thence South 227 teat; thence West 290 feet; thence North and center of road 227 feet to the Place of Beginning The redemption pared shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated July 20. 2006 For more information, ptease celt: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Senncer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #099230F01 oemmi Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 150 W. Court SU Hastings. Ml 49058 EOE/M-F CHRYSLER Dodga Jeep 1455 West State Street. Hastings 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Bsnne.- - Tnursday. August 10. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul J. Gourley and Barbara L Gourley, husband and wife, to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated July 24. 2001 and recorded August 2. 2001 In Instrument Number 1064099. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage ts new hold by Citibank. N.A. as trustee by assign­ ment. There is claimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Cne and 27/100 Dollars (Si 15.941.27) including interest at 11.00% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifl be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on AUGUST 17. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A part of the West one-half of the Northwest onequarter of Section 35. Town 1 North, Range 10 West, desenbed as follows. Commencing on the South line of the Northwest one-quarter of said Section 35 at a point 30 leet West of the North and South one-etohth bne tor the place of beginning; thence North 155.02 feet, thence West 281 feet; thence South 155 02 feet; thence East to the place of beginning The redemption pe-iod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate, in that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated July 20. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attomevs for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 43007-5041 (246) 457-1000 File No. 209 1890 tomo. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Safe THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the cc editions of a mortgage made by Cynthia M Wens and Ronald D Wens. Jr. wife and husband, as jomt tenants with fulls rights of survivorship, original mortgagor(s). to Aames Home Loan. Mortgagee, dated August 2. 2004. and recorded on August 12. 2004 tn instn>ment 1132322. and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Credit Suisse First Boston. 2004-AA1 as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand One Hundred SixtyTwo And 54/100 Dotes ($182,162.54), mdudmg interest al 7.505% per annum. Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on September 7. 2006. Said premises are situated in Tow.iship of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southwest 1/4 of Sectton 16, Town 1 North. Range 9 West, described as: Beginning at a point on the East and West 1/4 Line of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West distant North 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds West 4860 62 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 16; thence South 00 degrees 50 minutes 42 sec­ onds East parallel with the North and South 1/4 line of said Section 16 a distance of 1321.57 feet to the South Ime of the North 1Z2 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 16; thence North 89 degrees 53 min­ utes 22 seconds West along said South line 352.13 feet to the West line ol said Section-, thence North 00 degrees 30 minutes 05 seconds West along said East and West line 1321 59 feet to the West 1/4 post of said Section: thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds East along said East said West 1/4 line 344.20 feet to the place of beginning. The redemotion period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: August 10. 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott, P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *O6!I471FO2 rrm Hastings suspect held in stabbing of Nashville man Troy Hill. 24. of Hastings, was arrested Wednesday. Aug. 2. after he was identified as being responsible for stabbing a Nashville man during roadside fight in the 1300 block of East State Street. Officers initially were dispatched to an assault complaint in a parking lot at 306 E. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damage*, .1 any. shall bo limit­ ed solely to tho return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sole, interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ken Buehler, a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee to' tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 7. 2003. and recorded on January 9. 2003 in instrument 1095113, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Seven And 82/100 Dollars ($53,207.82). including interest af 6.75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1.-00 PM. on September 7, 2006 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2. Block 34 of tho Eastern Addition. according to the recorded Ptat thereof in Liber A of Plats. on Page 2. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemptton period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: August 10. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *093265F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING 70 COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be resand­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited solely to the return oi the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by James Schteh and Kimberly Schteh. husband and wife, original mortgagors), to Nationwide Lending Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 23, 2005, and recorded on October 7. 2005 in instru­ ment 1154045, and rerecorded on November 2. 2005 in instrument 1155557, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to MTGLQ investors. L.P. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Three Hundred Eight And 97/100 Dollars ($221308.97). including interest at 8.85% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided, notice ts hereby given that said mortgage w* be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM, on August 24. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Freeport. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 1. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Village of Freeport, Irving Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the West 1/4 comer of said Section 1; thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 21 seconds Easi 1310 03 feet along the North line of said Southwest 1/4; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 54 seconds West 1324.86 feet along the West bne of said Northeast 1/4 of fa Southwest 1/4; Thence North 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 sec­ onds East 528.00 feet along the South bne of said Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 to the Point of beginning of this description; Thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 54 sec­ onds East 658.00 feet along the JEast bne of the west 528 feet of said Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4; Thence North 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 sec­ onds East 59.67 feet; Thence Easterly 149.82 feet on the arc of a 454.10 foot radius curve to the right with a central angle ol 18 degrees 54 minutes 11 seconds and a chord bearing South 80 degrees 50 minutes 06 seconds East 149.14 teat; Thence 6.00 degrees 02 minutes 54 seconds West 855.51 feet. Thence South 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 sec­ onds West 206.93 feet along said South fane to the point of beginning, together with and subject to an easement for ingress, egress and utility purposes described as a 66.00 foot wide easement for ingress, egress, and utility purposes in the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 1. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Village of Freeport. Irving Township. Barry County. Michigan, the cen­ terline of said easement being desenbed as: Commencing at the West 1/4 comer of said Section 1; Thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 54 sec­ onds West 466 86 feet along the West bne of said Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 to the point of beginning of this easement centeriine description. thence North 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 seconds East 587.67 teat; thence Southeasterly 356 65 feet on the arc of a 454.10 foot radius curve to the right with a central angle of 45 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds and a chord bearing South 67 degrees 47 minutes 12 seconds East 347.55 feet to the radius point of a 60.00 foot radius tum-around and trie point of end­ ing of said Easement centerline description The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Court St. at 11:35 p.m. involving several peo­ Dated July 27. 2006 ple. While officers were investigating the For more information, please call: FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 rrte 4099727F01 incident it was learned that one of the sub­ jects involved had admitted himself into Pennock Hospital Emergency Room with a slab wound to his right rib cage. The investi­ gation revealed an altercation had occurred in the parking lot involving two women and a man from Hastings and two men who were driving by the trio yelling obscenities. The See STABBING, continued next page 4 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collet tor attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose If you are in the Military, ptease contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage mads by: Josh Boulter. A Single Man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, solely as nom­ inee for Regions Bank, an Alabama Corporation. Mortgagee, dated November 25. 2003 and recorded December 22. 2003 m Instrument * 1119717 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage wa» sub­ sequently, assigned to: Household Finance Corp III, on which mortgage there ® claimed to be due at the date hereof sum of One Hundred Fifty Three Thousand N-ne Hundred Sixty-Nine Dollars and Seventy-Nine Cents ($153,969.79) including inter­ est 12.4% per annum Under the power of sate con­ tained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifl be forectosed by a sate of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of »hem. at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 130PM. on Thursday. August 24. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 3. Swan Hollow, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 6 of Plats. Page 42 Commonly known as 4796 Hathaway Court. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: JULY 24. 2006 Household Finance Corp III. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestrvo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 0651744(HSBC) ASAP* 782520 07/27/2006. 08/03/2006 06/10/2006. 08/17/2006 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Defauh has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven C. Guy. a single man, to Chase Home Finance LLC., successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Cop'jration, Mortgagee, dated October 24. 2002 and recorded November 25, 2002 in Instrument Number 1092378. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Four and 79/100 Dollars ($77,994.79) including interest at 6.50% per annum. Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue ut the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 130 p.m. on AUGUST 24. 2006 Said premises are located in foe City ol Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and aia described as: The South 2 Rods only of Lot 227 of the City, for­ merly VMage of Hastings, County of Barry, and State of Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof. Also, Lot 309 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded ptat thereof. Being the same property conveyed to Steven C. Guy by quit claim deed from Sheri Ann Guy. dated March 14, 2000 and recorded in Instrument No 1042170. in the records of Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale ol such sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS The foreclosing mortgages can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest Dated: July 27. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 310.0804 Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. te a debt cottector and wa are attempting to cotiact a debt and any Information obtained win ba used MORTGAGE SALE> tSaSthas been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JOHN BOOM. A SINGLE MAN to MERCANTILE BANK MORTGAGE COMPANY LLC. Mortgagee, dated December 10. 2004. and recorded on December 14. 2004, as Instrument No. 1138721. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum ol one hundred seven thousand seven hundred fifty one and 34/100 Dollars ($107,751.34). including merest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse, Hastings. Ml. at 130 PM on August 17. 2006. Said prem.ses aie situated in CITY OF MID­ DLEVILLE. CARRY County. Michigan and are described as: That part ol the southwest one-quarter of section 22. town 4 north, range 10 west, described as: commencing at the west one-quarter comer of said section 22; thence south 00 degrees 20 minutes 25 seconds west 443 00 feet along the west line of said southwest one-quarter to the place of begin­ ning; thence south 89 degrees 42 minutes 33 sec­ onds east 360.00 feet parallel with the north line of said southwest one-quarter; thence south 00 degrees 20 minutes 25 seconds west 222.00 feet; thence north 89 degrees 42 minutes 33 seconds west 360.00 feet; thence north 00 degrees 20 min­ utes 25 seconds east 222 00 feel along the west line of said southwest one-quarter to the place of beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale DATED: July 20. 2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P C 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed sotefy to the return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Dan Jones and Kimberly Jones, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated June 19. 2003. and recorded on June 27. 2003 in instrument 1107340. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Sixty-Ewe And 68/100 Dollars ($102,065.68). including inter est at 8.5% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM, on August 31. 2006 Said premises are situated in Hickory Comers. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 28 Town 1 North. Range 9 West, lying North of Consumer right of way The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date ol such sate. Dated: August 3. 2006 For more information, please caB: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 Fite *077117F02 nsrxan Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sak, THIS FIRM !S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATif-MPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFF CE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgegtet. In that event your damages, if any. Shan be kYnMed solely to the return of the bid amount to> dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Stephanie Smoczynski and Joseph Smoczynski aka Joe Smoczynski, wife and husband, original mort­ gagors). to Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Mortgagee, dated December 22, 2005. and recorded on January 11. 2006 m instrument 1158771. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bs due al the date hereof ths sum of Seventy Thousand One Hundred Ninety And 90/100 Dollars ($70,190.90). including interest at 9.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on August 31. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County, Michigan, and are desenbed as: A parcel of tend in the Southwest Quarter of Section Five, Town One North. Range Nine West described as: Commencing al the Northeast comer of Lot fifty of J.R. Bush's First Addition to the VBagc of Delton, according to the recorded plat thereof, thence East 4 rods, thence South 6 feet for the place of begin­ ning. thence East 8 rods. Thence South 80 feet, thence West 8 rods, thence North 60 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from lhe date of such sate. Dated August 3. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC D 248 593.1309 Trot! A Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File f100837F01 nwa. PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.O, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CAROL J BROOKS. A SINGLE WOMAN, to PAUL A. GETZIN A LYNN M GETZIN DBA WEST MICHIGAN FINANCIAL SERVICES. Mortgagee, dated May 22. 2003. and recorded on June 5. 2003, in Document No. 1105834. and assigned by said mortgagee to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as assigned.Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($59,355.14). including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and pro­ vided, notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 0130 PM o’clock, on August 17. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of HAST­ INGS. Barry Couny. Michigan and described as COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST COR­ NER OF THE NORTH t / 2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 36. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. THENCE NORTH 495 FEET. THENCE EAST 220 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 495 FEET. THENCE WEST 220 FEET TO THE BEGINNING TAX ID NO 08-06-036-003-00 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated July 14. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman A Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDfTORS Decedent s Estate FILE NO. 2006-24583-DE Estate of THOMAS D WHEELER Date of birth 10/^5/1938 TO ALL CREDfTORS NOTICE TO CREDfTORS: The decedent. THOMAS D WHEELER, who lived at 2085 FAUN AVE . MIDDLEVAXE. Ml 49333. dted 0405/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against tho estate w« be forever barred unless presented to MARSHIA N. WHEELER, named personal representative or proposed per­ sonal representative, or to beta the probate court at 206 W. Court Street *302. Hastings. Ml 49058 md the namedforoposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of pubheation of this notice. 07/Z6/2006 JUDITH C SINGLETON (P65134) 117 E MAIN ST. PO BOX 205 MIDDLEVILLE. Ml 49333 (269)795-9422 MARSHIA N. WHEELER 2085 FAUN AVE. MIDDLEVILLE. Ml 49333 (269) 795-7165 motM THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATWTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY tttFORMATtON WE OBTAIN WLL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OTOCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE St ACTIVE MttJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS : Thte ale may be reedntted by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages. If any, ehatt bo ttmttad sotefy to the return of tho bld amount ten­ dered at sate, ptua IntareoL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in lhe conditions of a mortgage made by Wifltam J. Rudd and Jane E. Rudd. Husband and Wife, origi­ nal mortgagors), to First Federal of Mtahigan. The Michigan Operating name of Charter One Bank. F.S.B.. Mortgagee, dated August 31. 2001. and recorded on September 10. 2001 in instrument 1066237. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due at the date hereof tho sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Nmety-Two And 76/100 Doftara ($148392.78), Inducing interest at 6 875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises. &’ some part at them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry Canty Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on August 24. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Ti.nmapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15, Town 4 North, Range 10 West, Thomoppte Township, Barry County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer st Souttwast 1/4 of foe Northwest 1/4 of Section 15 for the ptaev of begin­ ning; thence East 30 rods; thence South 16 rods; thence West 30 rods; thence ?torth 16 row to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 i^mthti from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wtth MCLA &X).324ia, to which case the redemption period shal bo 30 days from tho date of such sals. Dated: July 27.2006 For more information, ptease cai: FC W 248.593.1312 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Ate 4100215F01 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAPt Wtt-L BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MSJTARYDUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Charles P. Gahan and Lisa J. Gahan, husband and wife, Charles P. Gahan is executing this mortgage tor the sote purpose of mortgaging any dower and home­ stead rights in the property covered by this mort­ gage, to Novefle Financial Services. Mortgagee, dated September 23.2003 and recorded October 8, 2003 in Instrument Number 1115165. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage ts now hekl by LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee tor certMcatehoktera of Boar Steams Asset Backed Securities, inc. Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2003-HE1 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at tho date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Nino Hundred Sixty-Four and 37/100 DoOars ($344,964.37) inchjdtog interest al 6.88% per annum. Under tho power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfl be forectosed by a sate of foe mortgaged premiees. or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings In Barry County. Michigan al 130 p m. on AUGUST 31.2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Mtehigon, and are Unit 10, Lakelife Condominium, according to the Master Deed recorded In Uber 481 on Pages 745 through 770, inclusive, as amended and designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 3. together with rights In general common etemonts and limited common elements as sot forth in said Master Deed and as described in Act 59 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 9800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: Tho torectocing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that overt, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated August 3. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 199 3067 ___ �Page 12 - Thursday. August 10. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LAKE ODESSA, continued from page 8 - LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foractosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This eate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to tho return of tho bld amount ten­ dered ot solo, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made m conditions of a mortgage made by Deborah A. Wiggin, a single woman, original mortgagor(s). Io Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 3,2004, and recorded on November 10. 2004 in instrument 1137024. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to NETBANK AS SUCESOR IN INTEREST TO RBMG INC. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the dale iiereof the sum of One Hundred Five Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Five And 71/100 Dollars ($105,265.71). including interest at 7.63% per annum Under the power ol sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided, notice »s hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1X PM. on August 24, 2006. Satd premises are situated in Township of Thornapple, Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: LOT 112. MIDDLEVILLE DOWNS ADDITION NO 5 TO THE VILLAGE OF MID­ DLEVILLE. SECTION 27. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE 43 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sale Dated: July 27.2006 For more information, please cal: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30m00 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025-5822 File *099961F01 ntmm AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY MFORMATON OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MMJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by AMn Charles Morgan a/k/a AMn Morgan and Marciene Morgan, husband and wife. Mortgagors, to New Century Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated the 12th day of March. 2003 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for The County of Barry and State of MfoNgsn, on the 20th day of March. 2003 in Uber Instrument No 1100466 of Barry County Records, page . said Mortgage having been assigned io Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee on which mort­ gage there is claimed to bo duo. at tho dais of this notice, the sum d Eighty Two Thousand Eight Hundred Four Djllars and 57/1X ($82,804.57). and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover tho debt secured by said mortgage or any part Hereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage. and pursuant to statute of tho State of Michigan such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 31st day of August. 2006 at 1 00 o'clock pm Local Timo, said mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sale at public auction, to the hghest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml (that being the building whore tho Circuit Court for the County ot Barry is hold), of the premises described in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may bo necessary to pay tho amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.85000% per annum and aH legal coots, charges, and expenses, including tho attorney fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may bo paid by the undersigned, necessary to pro­ tects its interest in the premises. Which said prem­ ises are described as fokows: Al that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and al structures, and homes, manufactured or otherwise, located thereon, situated m lhe Township ol Castleton, County of Bany. Stale of Michigan, and described as follows. to wit: Guarantee M70-0018465 Commitment No. R40815 CHent Case RIDER A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Commeno.xj at a point on the center of Lake Ono Dram on the 'me running East and West between properties now owned by George W. Gnbben and Wiliam Flory, in Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan, a dis­ tance of 343 feet due North in center of said drain; thence East 599 feet; thence duo North 373.5 foot; thence West 599 feet; thence South 373.5 foot to place of beginning, land off the foltowing descrip­ tion: The West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 Section X. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan, except about 11 acres of land oeeded to the Village at NashvBe. tor a come­ tary and except about 24 acres previously deeded to Porter Barnes and except about 2 acres of land deeded to Nashville Cooperative Company, and: Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Northeast 1/ of the Southeast 1/4 of Section X. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, Castieton Township. Barry County. Michigan; running thence West 70 rod?, thence North X rods: thence East 70 rods: thence South 20 rods to the place of beginning, also Commencing at a point 60 rods South of the Northwest comer of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section X. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence 20 rods South; thence 10 rods East, thence 20 rods North; thence 10 rods West to the place of beginning 3716 Curtis During the twelve (12) months immediately fottowing the sale, the property may be redeemed, except that m the event that the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a, the property may be redeemed during X days immedi­ ately following the sale Dated 7/27/2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Comnanv as Trustee Mortgagee FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC Attorney for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee 888 w Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-26X rrw.no THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Scott M. Beam, a single mar,, to Mortgage Electron* Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated March 31. 2006 and recorded April 12. 2006 in Instrument Number 116X21, Barry County Records. Michigan Sax! mortgage is now held by NovaStar Mortgage. Inc. by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Six Hundred SixtyThree and 77/1X Dollars ($126,663.77) including interest at 8.75% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wS be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings m Barry County. Michigan rt 100 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 7. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Barry. Barry County. Michig an, and are desenbed as: Parcel 1: Commencing, al the center of Section 28. Town 1 North, Rango 9 West; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes Wes along the East and West one-quarter line of said Lection 28, a distance of 726.X feet, thence South parallel with the North and South one-quarter Ime 165 X leet to the true place of beginning; thence South oeraNel with said North and South one-quarter tine 82.50 feet; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes West 103.75; thence North 82.50 feet; thence South 89 degrees 37 min­ utes East 103.75 feet to tho place of beginning Parcel 2: A parcel of land in the Southwest onequarter of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 9 West described as: Commencing at a point in the center of Highway 44 rods West of center of said Section 28; thence West 11 and one half rods; thonce South 10 rods; thence East 11 and one half rods; thence North 10 rods to the place of beginning., excepting commencing al a point that is in the center of high­ way 55 and one half rods West of the center ot said Section 28; thence East in center of highway 5 rods 3 and one half feel; thence South 10 rods; thence West 5 rods; thence North 10 rods to place of beginning __ Tho redemption period shal bo 6 months horn the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §6X.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal bo X days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: Tho foreclosing mortgagee can rescind tho sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are Imited solely to tho return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: August 10,2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48X7-5041 (248) 457-10X Fite No. 4O2.X12 mom. THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Judith C. Strouse, a single woman, and Debbie Strouse, a single woman, to Cascade Financial Inc.. Mortgagee, dated December 29. 1997 and record­ ed January 13. 1998 in instrument dumber 1006X7. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by JPMorgan Chase Bank. THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFHCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey S. waxxxi ano k^anna d. irraioon, nusoano ano ivtto , to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated February 20. 2004 and recorded February 25. 2004 in Instrument Number 1122731, Barry County Records, Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Two and 29/IX Dollars ($164,622.29) indudtog interest at 5.675% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be toreefoeed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1X p.m. on AUGUST 31. 2006 Said premises are located in lhe Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bernard Kioava and GeraktinoKomte. Huband and Wife. Tho Southeast one-quarter of lhe Southwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 31. Town 2 North. Rango 10 West. OrangeviAe Township, Barry county, Michigan, and being more particularly described as: Beginning at a point on the South line of Section 31, Town 2 North. Range 10 West, distant North X Degrees X Minutes X Seconds East 662.40 feet from the South onequarter post of said Section 31; thence North X Degrees 02 Minutes 04 Seconds East 662.19 toot; thence North 89 Degrees 57 Minutes 18 Seconds East 662.X feet; thence South X Degrees 01 Minutes 58 Seconds West 622 71 feet to said South Section line; thenco South X Degrees X Minutes X Seconds West 662 41 feet to the place of begin- *Tbgether and Subject to an easement for ingress, egress and utilities described as: commencing at tho South one-quarter post of Section 31. Town 2 North. Range 10 West; thence North X Degrees X Minutes X Seconds East along the South line of said Section 31 a distance of 1324.81 feet to the Southeast comer of the Southwest one-quarter ol the Southeast one-quarter ot said Section 31 and the true place ot beginning; thonce North X Degrees 01 Minutes 58 Seconds East atoig the East line of said Southwest one-quarter of the Soufteast one-quarter a distance of 629 71 feet; thence South 89 Degrees 57 Minutes 18 Seconds West. 882 39 feet: thence North X Degrees 02 Minutes 04 Seconds East 66 0 feet; thonce North 89 Degrees 57 Minutes 18 Seconds East 948 39 feet; thence South X Degrees 01 Minutes 58 Seconds West. 348.51 feet; thence South 21 Degrees 25 minutes 32 Seconds East. 934.75 feet to the centertine ot Pine Lake Road: thence South X Degrees X Minutes X Seconds West along said centerline. 66.75 feet; thence North 21 Degrees 25 Minutes 32 Seconds West. 597.57 feet to said South section bne; thence South X Degrees X Minutes X Seconds West. 131.56 feet to the place of beginning. Tho redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §6X 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated August 3. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-10X Fite No 280 1237 cessor by merger to The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee by assignment There is Forty-Six Thousand Eighty-Six and 92/1X Dollars ($46,066.92) including interest at 10.55% per Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1X p/n. on SEPTEMBER 7. 2006 Said premises are located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East one-haff of Lot 375 and tho West two rods of Lots 373 and 374 except two rods square out of the Southwest comer of Lot 374. formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from (toned in accordance with MCLA §6X 3241a. in Treeless Fourth Avenue is getting new driveway aprons. from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tenDated: August 10. 2006 Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48X7-5041 (2*8) 457-1 OX File No. 207.5242 filling the gap between the new curb and the of them are too long for the scales on Second existing driveways with fresh sand preparato­ Street which were used for two years. The ry to replacing the slanted approach to each scales ai Twin City can accommodate trucks, home's driveway. A tree service engaged by but not the truck and trailer combinations the village handled most of the big trees used in recent years. others When Uli and Elizabeth Baeckcr returned remained to be cut into firewood by the homeowners.* Lincoln Street now has a wide home to Grenoble. France, following the curving curb which will benefit and Elaine VanLaanen. accompanied them for removed along the street. The nickers going to Twin City Foods. The enure side­ THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE ORTA* WAX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. Erickson/Martz wedding, their parents Ward a two-week visit. walk along APEC was removed. Probably A big container is parked at a house on this was prompted by the need to make a Johnson Street with it now filled with debris wider curve for the south side or Lincoln from the house which has been home in past to years Street. The long trucks with trailers an^ being weighed this year at the Eaton Highway loca­ Grant/ Johnson/Lozo/Normington/George/Skidmore couples. tion of Caledonia fanners' elevator since most s. Si nonwteb fo« lender Aoglsti aftori Syeii and tenderta i asors and/or assigns. 16.2005, and recorded on Mortgagor), riatod I April 28.2005 in in tilt 1145592, . _____ in Barry , coun­ — . - —. tfc.. ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said s— Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Aaaodation, as Trustee tor the Structured Asset Investment Loar which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Twelve Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Six And 29/IX Dollars ($212,936.29). including interest at 6.575% STABBING, continued from previous page suspect, who is a friend of the three, was vehicle. During the fight Hill approached the nearby and observed one of the women being assaulted by the passenger of tfce vehicle and victim from behind and stabbed the 22-yearold man. at which point d! sf the |tarties fled went to her aid. The two subjects in the vehicle fled the the area. area in a blue Chevy Lumina. The suspect, the Barry County Jail, and is facing a felony who later was identified as Hill, then got into charge of assault to do great bodily haim less Hill was placed unde.- cnest and lodged at a car and went looking for the men and locat­ than murder. The victim was admitted ntin the ed them on East State Street near Center intensive care unit of Pennock Hospital and Road. The car stopped and a fight ensued his current condition is unknown. between the victim and a passenger in the Hill Under the power of sate contained in said mort- vkfod. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them. at public vendue, at tho Barry - Courthouse ■ 1;00 County August 31. 2X6. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of land in tho Northeast 1/4 of Section 19, i own w Norm, Mange o wool oesenooo as. Beginning at the Northwest Comer of Lot 24 of tho Ptat of Von Reis Addrtxxi No 2. as Recorded m Uber 5 of Plats. Pago 66, Barry County Records and Running thence North 1 Degrees 55 Mtoutes 45 Seconds West 439 25 Feet; Thenco North 87 South Line ot Park Street as Shown in Said Ptat; Thence South 31 Degrees 04 Minutes East 299.50 Feet along the Westerly Line of said Street; Thence South 190.83 Feet along the Westerly Line of said Street to the Northeast Comer of said Lot 24; The North 89 Degrees 45 Minutes West 289.X feet to the Place of Begirding. Also Described as a Parcel of Land in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 19. Town 3 North. Rango 8 West, described as Beginning at a Point 703.34 Feet West and 521.21 Feet North of the East 1/4 Post of said Section 19: Thence North 1 Degree 56 Minutes West 438.4 Feet; Thence East 157.43 Feet; Thence South 31 Degrees East 294.28 Feet; Thence South 197.3 Feet; Thence West 289 2 Feet to the Place of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600,3241a, in which case the redemption period shal bo X days from the date cf such sate. Dated: August 3, 2X6 For more information, ptease call: FC D 248.593.13X Trott 8 Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 304X Telegraph Rd Ste 2X Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *1014151=01 SCHEDULE Orangeville residents will be “Coming the Orangeville Township Fire Department Together with Community Pride" during the first Orangeville Day Saturday, Aug. 19. Pancake Breakfast and end with a Duck Race The day’s events will begin al 7 a.m. with at the Mill Pond at 5 p.m. AU events are at the Township Hall. 7350 Lindsey Road, unless otherwise noted. A list Red Cross sets blood drive at TTES Aug. 22 of the day’s events is as follows: 7 to 9:30 a.m. — Orangeville Township Fire Department pancake breakfast. 7:30 to 9 a.m — Enter your baked goods. 9: 30 a.m. — Parade lineup at Gun Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant Road. 10: 30 a.m. — Parade Grand with Marshal Julie Bourdo (route is Marsh Road east from treatment plant to Chateau Court). 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Black Hawk helicop­ The American Red Cross plans to have a blood drive from noon to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22. at the Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. 128 High SL in Middleville. Other drives in Barry County this month will be from 1 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday. Aug. 10, at the Mulberry Fore Golf Course, 955 Main in Nashville, and from noon to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. Aug. 22. at Grace Lutheran Church. 239 East North St.. Hastings. “The need for blood is constant you cur­ rent and past support is greatly appreciated!" ter display by Michigan National Guard/Grand Ledge Armory. 12 p.m. — Opening ceremony including unveiling of the Veterans’ Memorial Project. Vender booths open (food, crafts and more). 12 to 1:30 p.m. — Enter your baked goods. 12 to 3 p.m. — Free Barry County Transit trolley rides. 12:30 to 5 p.m. — Live Entertainment by • local artists lhe stage. 12 to 5 p.m. — Sidewalk art for kids. 12:30 p.m. — Old-fashioned games for the said Susan L. Clements, local drive coordina­ whole family (south of stage). Three legged tor. race, age groups 5 to 7, 8 to 10. 11 to 14. 15 and up; sack race, age groups are 5 to 7. 8 to 10.11 to 14.15 and up; orange eating contest, ESTATE SALE IONIA Thursday Aug 10 9-6 • Friday. Aug 11 9-3 age groups are: 10 to 15 and 16 and up; bal­ loon toss, age groups are 5 to 7.8 to 10.11 to 14, and up; wheelbarrow race, age grsups arc 12 and under. 13 to 15 and 16 and up. 70 years in the same house. Vintage kitchenware galore, 45 year old wedding gifts still In original boxes, never used. Large selection of glassware and dishes, vin­ tage linens, lots of old piano music, old games tn boxes. Vintage luggage. Remmington Quiet Writer with stand. Wonderful old books, complete sets, some from the 1800’s, excellent condition. Tons of Avon col­ lectibles. new in boxes. Woody Woodpecker watch, old Singer sewing machine in cabinet, tots of stitchery and sewing supplies. Good selection of usable house­ hold fumWiings. patio sets, 2 freezers, 1 refrigerator, cash table. Tons of misc.. plus garage, basement and holiday. Don't miM this one. 759 Cyrus St., north off M21, 2 blocks east of M66. Sale by Cottage House. oeoMao 12:30 p.m. — Horseshoe contest (near pavilion, deadline to enter is 6 p.m. Aug. 17). 12:30 to 4 p.m.— Kids’ activities (we'.t of the stage). 12:30 to 5 p.m. — Orangeville Drop. 12:30 to 5 p.m. — Orangeville Shootout. 2 p.m. —Baked goods judging contest. 3 p.m. — Baked goods go on sale. 5 p.m. — Duck Race (begins at the Mill Pond). Please bring lawn chairs for personal use. For questions and more information, call Mark at (269) 664-5704 or Julie at (269) 945­ 2454. �The Haslings Banner - Thursday. August 10. 2006 - Page 13 Maple Valley band, choir uniforms lost in Ionia fire @@fflEE GEfflS • Bud Deon McMellen. 18. of Hastings was sentenced Aug. 2 by Barry County Circuit arrested in May in Carlton Township. Maple Grove Township. The last four months of his sentence may be suspended upon pay­ The balance of his sentence may be sus­ Judge James Fisher to serve 12 months in jail pended upon entry and 60 month probation for his July convic­ Gospel Mission Program and drug court. into the Kalamazoo ment of court assessments, which include a fine of $1,000. court costs of $1,000 and a tion of attempted third degree criminal sexual probation fee of $ 1.440. • Leroy Hill. 25. of Hastings was sentenced conduct. McMellen was arrested in Hastings in May . In making his sentence. Judge Fisher noted McMellen had a previous conviction in 2005 for stealing a car. Aug. 2 to serve II months in jail and 60 • Curtis Joseph Felder. 21. of Hastings was months probation for his July 12 conviction sentenced Aug. 3 by Judge Fisher to serve one of criminal sexual conduct, third degree. month in jail and 24 months probation for his Hill also was fined $500 in court costs and July 19 conviction of obtaining money under a probation fee of $1200. false pretenses. • David Lorcnza Reedy. 37. of Hastings, Fisher agreed to suspend the balance of his was sentenced Aug. 2 by Judge Fisher to • Martin Lee Thomas. 45. of Nashville was sentence upon pay ment of $500 and Felder's serve 12 months in jail and 36 months proba­ sentenced Aug. 3 by Judge Fisher and will admission to cognitive behavior therapy and a tion for his July 12 conviction of unlawful use serve 12 months in jail and 24 months proba­ substance abuse program at the jail. He was of a motor vehicle. tion for his July 13 conviction on a charge of also ordered to participate in day reporting. Reedy was also assessed court costs of $500 and a probation fee of $360. Reedy was indecent exposure. Thomas was arrested in December 2004 in The Maple Valley High School Marching Band wears its crisp blue, white and black uniforms while performing during the 2006 Vermontville Maple Syrup Festiva Grand Parade last April. by Sandra Ponsetto and with the concert band wc bought lhe Staff Writer girls’ from one place and the boys’ from Maple Valley was one of several West another. With lhe junior high uniforms, we Michigan School districts waiting for word bought the pants from a uniform company on the fate of its band and choir uniforms and the sweaters from a department store. So Members ol Grand Raped*. Michigan 1 Netaul Association of REALTORS’ 305 S. Broadway (M-37) • Hastings Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 «m - 5 pm And always available by appointment after an early morning fire destroyed the Clothing Care Center in Ionia Wednesday. Aug. I. Maple Valley Band Director W MLS. « Toll Fra* 1-888-477-6591 * Local 1-269-945-0514 Fax 1-269-945-0524 • www.tradeMrkrealtyxom See UNIFORMS, continued next page Dennis OPEN HOUSE Vanderhoef received confirmation Friday morning that all of the school’s junior high and high school band uniforms and high SUNDAY, AUGUST 13th • 1-3 PM school choir uniforms were lost in the blaze. Dir Broadway North of Hastings to West on Freeport five, to North on East St thru village 'ano over across the Coldwater River to "We lost two sets of high school band uni­ forms. the junior high school band uniforms and the new choir uniforms we just bought last year." said Vanderhoef. TMK-3M - Rutland Tap, Hastings Schools. MmcUou* 3 bkttoom ranch ■*» Ml bassmars. Paries* wang Mm deeded Mgongun W775 MONTCALM AVE., FREEPORT School administrators could do nothing but wait while investigators search for the cause of a blaze that destroyed the commercial dry cleaning business, which also provides linens, floor mats, uniforms, towels, etc for factories, nursing homes and businesses across the state. Neither Vanderhoef or Maple Valley Superintendent of Schools Kim Kramer were sure of the total cost of the loss which should »ai ar.: or attacMd gang* and 24*40 pcM bam Mtttn M Mck on 65W- co</*y acrK ■« wood MX. orcrad*. »nd gar*v be covered by the district’s insurance policy. "This is just a very rough estimate; we’re thinking we bought the band uniforms, about nine years ago and they cost $40,000 back TMK-J03 - Hop* Twp. M School*. 1979 2 bettoon. 2 ban srqie mde home with 24*24 >-*gs D*vi*dWMunsonLakaacc«M Se«ar HoM»L714«/-CM«yAaM SSUOO Hous* «nd U Corz-r tent **>4*ckti___________ItIMtt. NEW LIST then." said Kramer, who noted Friday after­ noon that staff members were already search­ ing through the district’s archives for invoic­ es. The search may net be easy, according to Vanderhoef. “The choir uniforms we just 171.900. bought last year, so that won’t be too hard, but TMK-400 - Bowne Twp, T-K Schools. Custom I can’t remember when we bought the high built 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath walkout ranch, school band uniforms and we have two sets. Master with Jacuzzi, fireplace, 2nd garage, Barry County Dem convention will be Aug. 19 The Maple Valley Junior High School Band, in uniform, marches during the 2006 Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival Children's Parade. heated pool, 4+/- country acres overlooking VACANT LAND NEWL6TWG TMV-W3 - Johnstown Twp.. Hastings Schoo* - Mode ot tte sooon Mmy 4$. acres ct pnme hirtng jomd Pare’cciudes very rohng «oo<M. took*. tonds and vMage...................................................... $229,500 TIC-219 - Wage ci lake Odnsa. Lakewood Schock 3 battooms 2 bans 2 «k>y home oah tcdaad raoi. wmdom toowg Mnaoe eteancal and sdng. h*o room tregiac* 24*36 gmgt *•> wood tad boker lor garage and’ 11MJ80 An official call to the Barry County Democratic Party Convention has been called by Chairwoman Barb Cichy for 10 a.m. Saturday Aug. 19. at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets, in Hastings. The purpose of the Barry County Convention is to elect persons to state com­ mittees and be prepared with resolutions to be submitted at the Michigan State Democratic Convention, which will be held It's Perfect Chemistry... when things work out just right! on Saturday and Sunday. Aug. 26 and 27. at the Cobo Center in Detroit. Credential cards will be issued to eligible persons Saturday. Aug. 26 . from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday. Aug. 27. from 8 a.m. until noon in the Wayne Exhibit Hall in the Cobo Center. The Michigan Democratic Convention will convene at 3 p.m. Saturday. Aug. 26. for the Hastings Branch 241 State Street (269) 945-3437 purpose of • Hearing and voting on the reports of the credentials and rule committees • Electing convention officers, and select­ ing two candidates for State Board of Education, two candidates for University of Michigan Board of Regents, two candidates for Michigan State University Board of Hastings Off-Site ATM 1005 W. State St. How do you make a good thing even better? It’s all in the chemistry, the formula. The perfect blend of people, services and convenience to change from good to even better! Trustees, and two candidates for Wayne State University Board of Governors. Sand Ridge Bank in Hastings and Gun Lake is now Chemical Bank. The state convention will convene at 9 a.m. the following day for the purpose of: • Hearing and voting on the report of the platform committee. • Selecting up to two candidates for Michigan Supreme Court. • Selecting a candidate for the Secretary of State. • Selecting General. a candidate Gun Lake Branch 12850 West M-l 79 (269) 792-4406 Stop by and see why, "We think you'll like the chemistry". CHEMICAL BANK for Attorney • Selecting a candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and EQUAL ^XJQNC EQUAL OWORTUMTV LELCEA • Conducting any other business properly brought before lhe convention. Under party rules all precinct delegates. 30-day party members, elected officials and candidates arc automatically delegates to the state convention. i ^1 �Page 14 - 7hursday. August 10. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... 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(269)792­ 1369 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER Alumi-lite 29* travel trailer: front kitchen, rear bedroom, center bath, sleeps 4, ducted air condition & heat, very dean, oak cabinets, stereo, microwave, large refrigera­ tor, excellent • condition. Great towing, $8,500. (269)664-4983 20FT BOAT LIFT: $1,000 OBO; 1977 deck boat * trail­ er $1,300 OBO (616)299-2650. FOR SALE: Trailer towing gear Includes heavy duty hitch, load equalizer bars, anti-sway bar, $50 OBO; Kayak used very little. Length 10ft., weignt 50lbs. Capacity: 240lbs., $250 OBO; Grabber bike rack In excel­ lent condition. Trunk mount. Holds 3 bicycles. $50 OBO. Call (269)2174)642 anytime. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. NEIGHBORHOOD GA­ RAGE SALES: 7408 N. Crooked Lake Dr., Delton Take Delton Rd. to Rankin Rd. look for signs. TV. cabi­ net, table and chairs, with hutch, tea cart too much more to mention. August 11th dr 12th from 9-4.________ NOTICE OF AUCTION OF LANDS__ EQB___UNEA1D TAXES • NO MINIMUM BID. The Barry County Treasurer will be conducting an auction of tax reverted re­ al estate beginning Septem­ ber 18, 2006. The auction is to be held online on eBay (30) for thirty days. Informa­ tion on parcels offered at the County Treasurer's Office or online at ivww.tax-sale.info. 1976 FORD, 14 yd. dump truck with 534 gas motor. All new recap rear tires and new front tires. Runs good and drives great asking $4,000. Call (269)948-8426 leave message.______________ TRANS AM W/TTOPS: needs to be restored. Interior & motor arc out of car, ven' restorable, $300 obo. (269)792-1369 1985 CONTRACTORS CAP. Doors on both sides, ladder rack, red. Fits 88-98 long box Chevy/GMC full size, good shape, $300 obo. Call 12621Z22JJ62________________ FOR SALE: 1993 Ford Tau­ rus, 3.8 auto, 200K miles on body, 70K miles on rebuilt engine & transmission. New tires. Dependable transpor­ tation, $800. CASH TALKS. (269)948-2919 after 10am. $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)204-0600_______________ A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set, new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $350. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New, never used; must sell $275 (616)366-2709. APPROXIMATELY 6,000 BRICK Company paver bricks. Pavers were taken from the Hastings City streets and are the original brick pavers. All pavers are all cleaned and put on skids. Approximately 250 per skid will load your truck or trail­ er. Asking $.75 per paver minimum one skid purchase or $4,000 takes them all. Call (269)948-8426 leave message. FOR SALE: Snap-On Mig, Tig, spool gun, large Argon & large Argon CO2 tanks, $4,500; semi-trailer tarp bows A approx 30' tarp, brand new, $500. Call after 6:00pm. (269)945-9340 Teen injured in local 3-car traffic crash Hastings Police responded to a three-car personal injury accident Sunday, Aug. 6, during lhe afternoon hours in the 900 block of West State Street. A vehicle driven by Leah Harris, 18. of Hastings, was eastbound on State Street and merged into the left turn lane to enter the parking lot of Arby's. At the same time, a west bound vehicle had entered the same turn lane. Harris told the investigating officer that she thought it was clear, and turned into the path of a west bound vehicle that was being driven by Tiffany Le? att, 22, also of Hastings. A third vehicle that was being driven by Gregory Chandler. 34, of Belding, who was also traveling west bound, struck the Harris vehicle when it was pushed into his path by the colliskm. Harris, who received injuries during the crash, was transported to Pennock Hospital by Lansing Mercy Ambulance. Her con­ dition is unknown. Drunken motorist’s car pulled from swamp Barry County Sheriff’s deputies were summoned to Maple Grove Township July 15 after learning of a report of a car in a swamp. When deputies arrived the person driving the car was no longer present and they were told the driver had left the scene on foot. When deputies located the driver. 21, year old Misty May Lake, of Vermontville, they were told she had swerved to avoid a deer and blacked out. Deputies received permission to perform a field sobriety test and the results showed Lake’s blood alcohol level to be .11 per­ cent She was taken to the Barry County Jail, released on a $100 personal recognizance bond and given a citation. Family rela­ tives later pulled the car out of the swamp. Prescription drugs stolen from mailbox A Barry Township resident has reported the theft of prescription medication from her mailbox sometime between Aug. 2 and Aug. 4. The victim said a neighbor came to her with an empty envelope she found in her yard. The envelope contained the prescrip­ tion medication for Celebrex. Tretinoin Cream and Prilosec. The total value of the medication was $230.63. The incident remains under investigation by the Barry County Sheriff’s Department Marine patrol arrests drunken boat driver The Barry County Sheriff’s Department Marine Patrol made an arrest Aug. 5 when they pulled over a boat for having a pas­ senger not pn'oerly seated in the boat The Marine Patrol Deputy saw the driver and a passenger switch places as they approached the boat apd upon further investigation determined the original driver was intoxicated. The driver. 41 year old William Arthur Cridler of Hastings, failed a field sobriety test and his blood alcohol level was record­ KUBOTA KX 101 mini exca­ vator, (616)293-1408. SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set $175. (517)719-8062 TEMPERPED IC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $650. (616)366-2709 ESTATE/MOVING SALES: ed at .19 percent. The boat was turned over to another driver who had been a passenger in the craft and Cridler was lodged in the Barry County Jail. Freeport area woman reports bullet in house door A woman living on Usbome Road in Freeport notified Barry County Sheriff’s Deputies she had found a bullet lodged in an interior door of her home July 7. The victim said she lives some 1.000 feet off the road and had not heard any gunshots during that time. The bullet traveled through the wall of her home and lodged in a closet door. The incident remains under investigation. Abandoned boat on Lime Lake leads to arrest by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ CASE MANAGER POSI­ TION. This position pro­ vides the opportunity to wok within a growing men­ tal health agency to serve the developmentally disabled and mentally ill populations. The position required crea­ tivity and flexibility as well as the ability to function in a team atmosphere. Appli­ cants must possess a bacnelors decree in human serv­ ices (i.e. social work, psy­ chology). Responsibilities in­ clude outreach, referral, counseling of clients and their families, supervision of persons in community set­ tings, liaison with licensing agencies and maintenance of records. A car is required. Send resume to Barry Count Communit}* Mental Health Authority, 915 West Green Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058. No phone calls. EOE. tage House (269)795-8717 Marine Patrol Deputies from the Barry County Sheriff’s Department arrested a 28-year-okl Delton man Aug. 3 when wit­ Antiques. nesses reported they saw a boat floating upside down on Lime Lake and debris floating on the water. Patrol deputies searched the area in case someone was still in the waler, but were unable to locate a body. Further investiga­ DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. tion of the registration of the boat led them to a residence on Keller Road where they arrested Timothy Ktbh Baker on an out­ standing warrant. Keith told deputies he and another man had been on the boat earlier and the search of the water was halted. AQUATIC PLANTS: WA­ TER Lilies A Lotus, Goldfish A Koi, liners, pumps, filters. Apol's Landscaping Co., 9340 Kalamazoo, Caledonia. (616)698-1030. Open Mon­ day-Friday 9am-5:30pm; Sat­ urday, 9am-2pm. UNIFORMS, continued from previous ptige ANY UNWANTED VEHI­ CLE, running or not, top dollar, quick service, up to $200, (616)890-1553. LANDSCAPING ROCKS FOR sale: approximately 100 rocks medium to large in size, will load, $1,200 for all; no partials. (269)948-8426 leave message. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. DIVORCE dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment. (616)248-7729 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. DRIVERS WANTED! Dedicated Routes Available No Touch Freight Run the Midwest Corridor Competitive Base Pay plus 100% Fuel Surcharge COTTAGE RENTAL: Gun Lake area, all sports Cobb Lake. Weekly, monthly. Re­ modeled, sleeps 10 +/ DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for No Plate? Lease Ours We Require: Class A CDL/18mos. Verifiable Exp. Call: 800-832-7036 x3 CWS Dedicated Services Now Offering: Driver Referral Bonus! WANTED MOTIVATED WOMEN and men to care for 6 physically and mental­ ly impaired individuals in a home setting. There are 2nd and 3rd shifts available. If interested call (269)945-9613. (616)291-5012 HURRY! ONLY TWO office spaces left at the Woodridge Building, 136 E. State Street downtown Hastings. Under new ownership and remod­ eling for a very professional look! (269)945-9321. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. ON-SITE SERVICES COM­ PUTERS: hardware/soft­ ware housing: services/ in­ verting call: (269)838-9358 A BEAUTIFUL FULLSIZE pillowtop mattress set new in plastic with deluxe frame, cost $800, sacrifice (616)366-2709. A FUTON SOFA bed: new never used, with nice Si­ mons mattress, must sell, $195. (616)366-2709 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. In loving memory of Gaylord Slocum who NEW CROP POTATOES, (269)818-7555. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for even thing from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 HwyM Hastings. passed away one year ago. August 10th, 2005. Never to be forgotten, still loved and missed. Your family YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. who added wryly. "If I had known thi.i was processed by the insurance company, it will theme. "We have our first game in three weeks, take four to six months for a uniform compa­ ny to deliver the marching band uniforms going to happen. I would have picked a Lobo and it looks like maybe they’ll have to march which are a custom order. Concert band and in their street clothes for that one. I’m sure choir uniforms could be obtained sooner. what we’re going to do: maybe we’ll be able "We know we won’t have marching uni­ to get a department store chain to work with forms for. the fall." said Vanderhoef, who us so we can get something that matches. noted that the kids had just finished band We’ll just have to see what happens.” he said. camp "They are all excited and the show is going "We don't know if the insurance company will depreciate the uniforms or if they will really well. We haven’t named it yet. but we’re doing that encompasses attractions give us replacement coat." he added. "I hope the insurance company comes through for us across America, we’re doing a song from the because we can't afford to replace them oth­ north, south, east and west." said Vanderhoef erwise." he added. fWrite Us A Letter here areM| x_____________________________________________________ i------------------ $200. Hastings. onions, tomatoes, sweet com, Schaefer Shack Farms, it's going lo take some searching.” Once the claim has been submitted and The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. 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August 10. 2006 - Page 15 North end of Fourth Avenue project nearing completion by Helen Mudry' Staff Writer I-ake Odessa Fourth Avenue residents and business owners met with construction work­ The old north Fourth was 44 feet wide and of the waler pipes in homes and businesses Dewaters returned the compliment by saying the new Fourth will be 42 feet wide. The are copper, lead or galvanized steel and prop­ the workers have been treated well by the res­ would not be healthy for the new trees. Village Manager Mark Bender said the street is being narrowed to protect the trees. erty owners are making arrangements with plumbing contractors update their pipes for idents. construction project was partially funded by One Fourth Avenue resident said he real­ government grants and if the village were to connection to the new water main. izes the village has to live through the con­ pass ordinances prohibiting truck traffic, it Todd Dewaters, project supervisor from ers Wednesday for an update on the street Bailey Excavating, said the trees would have construction. The north end of the project in the residen­ been cut down if the street had remained 44 Dewaters said the sidewalks on the busi­ struction mess to have new street. He said he feel wide. There was discussion about hookup to the ness blocks will be kept intact as long as pos­ was concerned about the long term health of would have to pay back the grants. The next construction update meeting is the yct-to-bc planted trees with heavy trucks 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Aug using Fourth Avenue after the work is done. Building. tial blocks is nearing completion. The sub base is nearly done and curbs and gutters new water main. DPW director Tom Pollock were scheduled for last week with paving in a few weeks. said lhe new water main is 12 inches and the sible. There were citizen comments compliment­ ing the Bailey construction workers about old eight-inch main will be abandoned. Some being about polite and hard He thought the carbon monoxide and noise working. Local Legion post trying to recognize area soldiers Know Your County Commissioners --------------------------------------------------------- btetrtctHo.1------------------------------------------------------------ (City of Hastings) Don Nevins, 512 W. State Street. Hastings, Mich. 49058. phone (269) 948-8782 District No. 2 (Thomapple Twp. & Irving Twp., Prec. 2) James French. 171 Hunters Trail Court. Middleville, Mich. 49333, phone (269) 795­ 9783. by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Chuck Cerny, sergeant at arms for lhe Hastings American Legion Post #45. is spear­ heading a campaign to send cards to family members and recognize soldiers who have District No. 3 (Rutland Charter Twp. Hope Twp. & small area ot Barry Twp.) Sandra L. James, 1388 Nissaki. Hastings. Mich. 49058, phone (269) 945-9402. District No. 4 served in the Middle East once they return (Cartton Twp.. Hastings Charter Twp., Irving Twp. Prec 1 & a small portion of Woodland Twp.) Howard "Hoof Git ion. 1614 N M-43 Hwy., Hastings Mich. 49058, phone (269) 948­ 8325. home. The most recent soldier to receive recogni­ tion from the post is Spec. 4 Isiah Reynolds of Freeport, who is assigned to the National Guard out of Wyoming and during his recent tour in Iraq his truck was destroyed by a sui­ cide bomber. Thanks to the newly commis­ sioned armor plating on the vehicle. Reynolds and his partner got out alive, though they had to jump into flaming fuel oil that surrounded District No. 5 (Maple Grove Twp., Castleton Twp. and most of Woodland Twp.) Michael Callton. 307 N. Main. Nashville. Mich. 49073. phone (517) 852-2070 District No. 6 (Orangeville Twp. & Yankee Springs Twp.) Clare Tripp. 11776 English Court, Shelbyville, Mich. 49344, phone (269) 672-7474. their vehicle. Wyoming National Guard Unit #126 just recently returned from action and when Cerny heard about the ordeal Reynolds had undergone, he organized an effort to recog­ nize the serviceman for his duty to his coun­ try. “Our post. Post 45. wants to honor those who have served and are currently serving.” Cerny said. “We are sending cards to family members here at home and cards and letters to those who are serving overseas. “So far. 92 area soldiers have been killed.” Cerny said. “We want the families and the veterans to know we care. We want to honor those who come back and to remember with honor and respect those who did not make it back." Cerny said they are trying to encourage other posts to follow in their footsteps. “We want to get other posts involved in this project." he said. “There needs to be more recognition given to those who serve their country.” . Spec. 4 Reynolds was part of a supply con­ voy when a suicide bomber drove his car into the side of their vehicle. “It is a miracle they both got out alive.” Cerny said. “Other than suffering some 16. in the Page District No. 7 (Assyria Twp., Baltimore Twp. & Johnstown Twp.) Thomas J. Wing. 15335 Wing Road. Bellevue. Ml 49021. phone (269) 660-0498 District No. 8 Spec. 4 Isiah Reynolds and h* wife. Samantha, were at the Hastings American Legion Post 45 when Reynolds was honored by the post for his service in Iraq. Spec. 4 Reynolds was a passenger in a truck that was part ot a convoy. His truck was hit by a suicide car bomb and destroyed. . smoke inhalation, both were OK. "The armor plating saved their lives, no question about it.” Cerny said soldiers like Reynolds deserve (Prairieville Twp. & most of Barry Twp.) Wayne H. Adams. 4665 E. Orchard Rd., Delton. Mich. 49046, phone (269) 623-2457 County Administrator Michael C. Brown, phene (269) 948-4891. fax (269) 948-4884. Borgess Center for Diabetes Care Welcomes Michael Valitutto, DO to be recognized. “These young men and woman are putting their lives on the line every day.” he said. “Whether or not you agree with the war. I think everyone agrees these young soldiers deserve to be recognized and they deserve our thanks and support. “Qur post, is try ing to do that, trying to let ttettso1dter<ftr>ow their effort is appreciated. Michael Valitutto, DO. has joined the Borgess Center “Soldiers like Spec. 4 Reynolds are heroes and the American Legion is trying to let them know how much we support them and we are trying to help support their families while they are over there fighting.” for Diabetes Care as the medical director. Dr. VaHt&tn graduated from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines. Iowa. He completed his internship and residency training in internal medicine at St. John's Hospital in Detroit. Board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, he was most recently employed as a clinical leader with Metro Health in Grand Rapids, a certified NCQA Diabetic Center of Excellence. At Metro Health he founded and implemented free outpatient diabetes lecture support groups, developed all inpatient and outpatient diabetes protocols, and trained professional staff. At Metro Hospital. Dr. Valitutto was recognized as Attending Physician of lhe Year from 2001 through 2004. For more information or to make a referral, please call 269.226.8321. BORGESS Medical Center A member of Awxnvon Health® STORE CLOSING SALE After 18 Years, Family Business is Closing. Furniture Liquidation 30% - 60% I Upholstery Groups, Occasional Tables, Dining Sets, Barstools, Bedroom Pieces and an extensive j selection of Home Decor, Pictures & Mirrors. 9968 Cherry Valley /comer of M-37& tooth st) • Caledonia • (616) 891-9280 SME Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10-7, Sat. 10-6, Sun. Closed �Page 16 - Thursday. August 10, 2006 - The Hastings Banner (Ftfffling [Attractions performers, regional the 2006 Tuesday Evening Music Club, every Tuesday evening in August. Hosted by Ralston Bowles, all per­ Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org/gardens_experience/ amphithe- a.m.-830 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m., ater.php. August 15. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR performed ' i , The Barry County Chamber o< Commerce is Tuesday through Friday at 8 JO pm, Saturday at 6 4c 9 pm, and Sunday at 5 pm. The located at 221 W. Slate Street in The Chamber ran be reached by phone at Rehearsal Shed is open before, during, and after the show for refreshments. Also, after the (269) 945-2454. Chedt out lhe Ctaudber s with the photographs of Ken Hedrich and closed Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults , seniors $5, children (6-17) $3, under 6 are free. Hedrich Blessing is a Chicago-based photo­ graphic studio that started its practice in 1929 • of Wizard being Oz is Hank Blessing. During its seventy year histo­ main stage production, patrons can be enter­ ry, over 19 photographers have joined the firm tained by the free cabaret-style show in the that has revolutionized architectural photog­ shed The Bam Theatre is located on M-96, raphy since its early beginnings. For more west of Augusta. Tickets are $29 for all per­ information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through August 20. formances and Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Group prices available. The box • Ansel Adams and Edwin Land: Art, office is open daily from 10 am-10 pm. For Science and Invention - Photographs from tickets or more information please call (269) the Polaroid Collection at the Grand Rapids Art Museum Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 731-4121. Through August 20. • Riverbank Music Series features free am-5 pm, Friday 10 am-8;30 pm, Sunday live music throughout the summer at the noon-5 pm, closed Monday. Admission is $6 Statecoach for adults, seniors $5, children (6-17) $3. Middleville behind the village offices from 6­ American photographer Ansel Adams (1902­ gazebo Park in downtown 830 pm. Every Friday. 1984) possessed a unique sensitivity to the power of light. This gift allowed him to reveal both the delicate details and the vast beauty of MISCELLANEOUS the natural environment. Edwin H. Land, ■ • Avenue for the Arts Market will set up Adam's contemporary, was a brilliant young in the Heartside District Avenue for the Arts scientist in Cambridge, MA, who pioneered from 5-9 pm. Admission is free. The Avenue the invention of instant film and cameras in for the Arts Market, (formerly known as the the late 1940s. In 1948, Land invited Adams to Ionia Street Market and the Ionia Street Artist the Polaroid factory to experience firsthand Market) will bring together local artists, musi­ the new technology. This exhibition features cians, businesses, residents and more. Events will occur on lhe second Saturday of each pristine, one-of-a-kind black-and-white Polaroid prints made by Adams, lively corre­ spondence between Adams and Land, month, beginning on June 10th and ending on September 9th. Each themed event promises humorous postcards, and rare examples of to be a unique conglomeration of art, enter­ Adam's early commercial work. The exhibi­ tainment, music, and even a bit of food at the tion also presents more than 80 prints, includ­ Heartside District Avenue for the Arts, 106 S. ing vintage enlargements of classic Adams Division, Grand Rapids. For more informa­ images. For more information call (616) 831­ tion 1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through jschauMM wellingplacegr.org. August 27. call (616) or 855-0435 email Saturday, August 12. • Tom Cttemess in Grand Rapids: The Gardens to the Grand will be on display Monday 4r Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 10*30 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ Adult admission is $12, student and seniors dren. Cali (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children (2 and under) free. Tom Ottemess in tion. Every Friday. Swing • at Dance the Richland Grand Rapids will begin at Meijer Gardens, Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across where members and the public can pick up a from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at map and passport packet, leam about the 730 pm. and the dance will taka place after*- artist discover some of his major works in ward and continue until 10:30 pin. All ages the Sculpture Park, and prepare themselves and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ to explore the sculptures along the pedestrian al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring walkways and bridges of downtown Grand a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 Rapids. for details. First Friday of every month entire The two-mile downtown experience is approximately 4,000 steps and will take you past some of the most beautiful September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing areas of downtown Grand Rapids. For more Master's information Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, (888) call 957-1580 or visit Band at Richland the Area www.meijergardens.org. Through Sept. 10. Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 MUSIC THEATRE per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, • Much Ado About Nothing will be per­ waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ formed at the Spectrum Theatre. Adult admis­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No sion is $18, students (with ID) $8. One of smoking or alcohol. Cal! Colleen Burke at Shakespeare's most romantic comedies, this is (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd a tale of true love, sibling treachery, suspicion, and familial loyalty. Set in the rustic Italian countryside, the play revolves around a Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall strange string of events affecting two sets of starting at 10*30 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center classic Shakespearean lovers: Beatrice and in Battle Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Singles Benedick - a fiery duo who would rather suf­ fer alone than admit their love for one anoth­ and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 er; and Claudio and Hero - two young sweet­ for members). Lean basic steps in East coast hearts who fall victim to an artful deception. swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha and rumba. Yet despite a few dark undercurrents, all ends Instructor. Colleen Burke. Every Monday. happily in this delightful comedy. Performances at 8 pm with a Sunday half • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the price matinee at 3 pm. Directed by Amy Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. McFadden. For more information call (616) Grounds open free . All vehicles welcome. 451-2600 or visit oniine.org or email louwho_sm<Pyahoo.com. August 5 & 10. Show off your “Pride 4c Joy," enjoy oldies music, snap a photo in front of the 1930s gas • Metamorphoses will be performed at the station or authentic 1941 "George 4c Sally's Spectrum Theatre. Admission is $18 for Blue Moon Diner" - now serving frozen adults, students (with ID) $8. A father's greed custard and limited menu. Every Wednesday. changes a girl into a golden statue, a boy's seif-obsession transposes his humanity into a blooming narcissus - myths old before Ovid Weekly SUDOKU recorded them around 13 B.C. In Mary Zimmerman's fresh, beautiful and piercingly by Linda Thistle apt Metamorphoses, myths are as relevant as Northwestern and students at University developed this 3 4 themes of love, the inevitability of change, Directed by Karen Libman and featuring Heather Hartnett, Sarah Lajoye, 1 Chris Mahlmann, Megan Johnson, Mike Empson, Josh Fremer, Valerie Schmitt and Janelle (616) 451-2600 or visit 8 4 August 12. • Tuesday Evening Music Club Frederik Meijer Gardens featuring Root Doctor performing rhythm 4c blues and the admission $12. seniors (65*) $9. students $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children under 2 are free. Turn your Tuesdays into Saturday night with our series of local and 7 3 Pises a nuntisr m tfw wroty boxes m such a way mat row serosa, ssch column down and each smsl Stax square conwns al of me numbers from one to nme. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK * Moderate • *« Challenging • •• HOO BOY! AUGUST BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 42nd Aanoi Danish FcitlPli in Greenville August 17-20. Celebrate Danish culture at the Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Every Friday - Middleville Farmer,' Market. Local grown, fresh produce from 7am to 2pm. (269) 795-3385 10 Hastings Fanners Market from 11 am-7 pm at the city parking lot nett to Tyden Park in Hastings. 10 Otis Sanctuary Hike at 7 pm. Meet at the parking area at 3560 Havens Road. Call (269) 9484777 for more information. 11 The Nowhere Band from 630­ 830 pm at the gazebo at ’Stagecoach Park birhind the village office in downtown Middleville. Rain location at' die Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. Free. Bring lawn chair and blanket 11 Middleville Fanners Market from 9 am-2 pm at the Middleville Village Hall, 100 E. Main St. Call (269) 795-3385 for more information. 11-12 Delton Founders Weekend is a two-day event filled with activities including Vegas Night pancake breakfast pig roast parade, craft show, car show, chill cottk-off, games and fun for everyone. <n 11-13 titeM" lakes tOnaM^ MvlttHofUl iiFrtHttrfb ChAHtdifnrk 41st Annual Danish Festival in Greenville, (65*) $9, students $9, children (5-13) $6, chil­ located 30 miles northeast of Grand Rapids on dren (3-4) $4, children under 2 are free. M-57. Authentic Danish food, arts 4c crafts Tuesday Evening Music Club at Frederik Rain or shine. Adult admission $12. seniors fair. Queen's Pageant 4r Grand Dansk Parade. Meijer Gardens presents: Solo Acoustic- For more information call (616) 754-6369 or Ralston 4c Friends (Folk, Rock. Roots 4c visit www.danishfestival.org or email dane- Americana). festfOpa thwaynet.com. Saturday night with our series of local and Lcwdl—Showboat__ SiuiiiL__ Siutuea regional Turn your performers, Tuesdays the 2006 into Tuesday Concerts features lintmy Stagger performing Evening Music Club, every Tuesday evening live blues music August 17 from 7-9 pm in in August Hosted by Ralston Bowies, all per­ downtown Lowell. Admission is free. Music formances are included in the price of admis­ will fill historic downtown Lowell, located sion to Meijer Gardens. For more information along the Flat River. Admission and packing call (616) 957-1580 or visit wwwzndjergar- is free. The concert venue is wheeldvr acces­ dens.org/gardens._experience/ sible and handicap/senior parking is avail­ ater.php. able. Bleacher seating is available along with am phithe- Circle Theatre Presents: "The Bops Next room for your own comfy folding chair. Join at the Aquinas College Performing Arts us this summer for a sizztin time on he river. Center August 30-September 2. Hours are For more information call (616) 897-9161 or Wednesday through Saturday 8 pm. Sunday 5 visit www.lowellartscoundl.org/. River City Improv at Calvin College pm. General seating admission is $22. An OffBroadway smash, this sweet story is set in a August 19. Doors open at 630 pm, show at communal 733 pm. Admission is $7. River City Improv shows weave skits, games and songs with (Norman, who works in a doughnut diop... audience suggestions to create unique enter­ Arnold, the ringleader of the group... and residence, where four men Lucien. who has the mind of a five-year-old... show. Barry, a brilliant schizophrenic) live under the Occasionally they will throw in a piece of non­ supervision of an earnest, but increasingly improvised sketch comedy or a dance num ber, just to keep audiences gdAsing. Tickets burned Friday and Saturday1 9 km-6 pm and Sunday 9 atn-3 phi. Cal! (269) 945-3775 for mbre information. 11’ Fridays at1 the Fountain from 11A) an>l pm lit the Barry County can be purchased at the door. For more infor­ the daily lives of these four men, wher? “tittle mation things" sometimes become momenta jv For Courthouse fountain. Java Jive will dose out this year's series. Rain location at Hastings City Bank Community Room. 11-12 Relay for Life of Barry Coanty to raise fund» for the American Cancer Society. Overnight celebration of hope, progress and answers. Teams and individuals raise funds to support the continued fight against against disease 12 pm-12 pm. Call the American Cancer Society at (616) 364­ 6121 for more information. 11-12 Annual Tent Sale from 10 am4 pm at Gun Lake. CaD Sue Otto at (269) 795-9947 for more information. 12 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 am-1 pm at the city parking lot next to Tyden Park in Hastings. 12 Shine and Show Cruise In from b pm tp dark sponsored by the Hastings Car Club in the Kmart plaza parking lot in Hastings. ■ 12 Magnificent Motor Mile Race sponsored by -Junior Achievement of SW Michigan. Call (269) 968-9188 ext. 21 for more information. 13 Summer Lunch Series at 12:15 pm at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. "Controlling Invasive Species" is the topic Brunch offered. Pre-paid reservations required by calling (269) 721-4190. 15 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 am-1 pm at the dty parking lot next to Tyden Park in Hastings. 16 Wednesday Night Cruise-In from 6-9 pm at the Gilmore Car Museum. Grounds open free- all vehicles welcome. 17 Hastings Fanners Market from 11 am-7 pm at the dty parking lot next to Tvden Park in Hastings. 18 Middleville United Methodist Musicians Live Concert from 6*30-830 pm at the gazebo at Stagecoach Park behind the village office in downtown Middleville. Rain location at the Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. Free. Bring lawn chair and blanket. 18 Bats of tije World at 7 pm at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. Multi­ media presentation. Call (269) 721-4190 for more information. 18 Middleville Fanners Market from 9 am-2 pm at the Middleville Village Hall, 100 E. Main St Call (269) 795-3385 for more information. August 25-27. Hours are Friday 11 am-1130 tainment for experiences call each or 752-8570 (616) visit dut social worker named Jack. Moments of great frtmor and poignancy fill more information call (616) 456-M56 or visit www.rivercityim prov.com /. 28th Arnaal Polish Festival will be held on the Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids www.drdctheatre.org /. GfflXt CtrlU is set to perform at iSe Kalamazoo State Theatre October 25 at 7*30 pm, Saturday noon-1130 pm. Sunday noon- pm. Tickets are $39 for main floor seats .md 630 pm. No admission fee. Features tradition­ $35 for the balcony. Call (269) 345<500 for al and contemporary Polish food, polka info or (269) 373-7000 to charge tidarts by music, and fun. There will be local bands, phone through Ticketmaster. demonstrations, children's activities, and Cortot Macto to set to perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre October 29 at 6 pm. authentic Polish food vendors. For more information call (616) 791-2110 or visit Reserved seating is $40. Call (269) 34S6500 for info or (269) 373-7000 to charge tickets by www.polishheritagesociety.com. Tkrsdan Evening Music Club at Frederik phone through Ticketmaster. Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture Park August 29. • Add to the list of ridiculous headlines: cactus in the desert near Phoenix. For reasons "Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe unknown, he decided to shoot a giant saguaro Told." • Before they became successful, the Beatles cactus measuring 23 feet tall. After firing two were turned down by four record companies. Grundman and crushed him to death. shots at it the plant fell over on top of A spokesperson for the Decca Recording • Do you remember the song "Pop Goes the Company is quoted as saying in 1962, "We Weasel" from when you were a child? Did you don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are have any idea what it was about? Well, most on the way out." people don’t — it has nothing to do with ani­ • When figured on a per-partidpant basis, mals at alt It to thought to have originated pole vaulting has the highest mortality rate of with hat makers in London. To a hat maker, a any sport Between 1982 and 1998, there were "weasel" was one of the tools of hto trade, and 16 reported deaths among about 25,000 ath­ "to pop" once meant "to pawn." Whenever a letes • The woman's name "Melanie" to derived hat maker needed some extra cash, he would from the Latin word "melania," meaning "pop his weasel." • In 1897, Typhoon 0 won that quintessen­ "dark." tial event in the horseracing world, the • In 1982. David Grundman was killed by a Kentucky Derby. Oddly, though, he ended his career by pulling milk wagons in Indianapolis. 9 S L » 8 I I s 6 L 8 c » 8 9 8 8 » S 9 8 Z I C I 9 6 9 » I C L » L 8 E 6 9 I 8 Z 9 c 9 8 8 9 fr 8 9 I L 9 9 6 S 8 C L I 9 9 s fr 8 9 9 c I » 8 B Ensemble Azul Y Oro. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Rain or shine. Adult 1 7 4 at Grand Rapids Community College Mariachi 8 6 CHECK OUT THESE B online.org or email louwho_smPyahoo.com. 9 3 9 cell phones that wW BnancMy benefit the Barry ConserMion District. . B information call 2 tourist attractions and places ot rterast locaPy and across the state. The Chamber stao has free madera for old printer Inh carMOges and E Sunday half price matinee at 3 pm. or more 3 s' 4 7 4 7 9 6 8 Mahlmann. Performances at 8 pm with a 5 7 1 7 2 6 The Barry County Chamber ot Commerce has phone boohs, maps and brochures of E and the human ability to adapt are timeless. 1 5 2 ensemble retelling of Ovid's classic tales. The E tomorrow. Zimmerman website at wtAae.barrychamber.com 0 formances are included in the price of admis­ sion to Meijer Gardens. For more information • E Building Images: Seventy Years of Photography at Hedrich Blessing on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are C Z JQMSUV — nxoans Aiwm - • An anteater can grow to be 6 feet long, but its mouth to no wider than an inch. Thought for the Day: "He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage — he won't encounter many rivals." — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. WMMfar tiassHMMis Oil 269-945-9554ar FMMn-ms �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 10. 2006 - Page 17 SafoMc'j Sfarr BORN THIS WEEK: You enjoy being fussed over, as befits your “royal" Leonine nature. You also have a strong loyalty to family and friends. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A more aspect favors all LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) m^^harmonious * i relationships. Family ties with kmates and children is based on lhe MGM film version, which of Oz," follows the story of Dorothy Gale, a home lead her down the yellow brick road to Oz to find lhe Great Wizard. Along the way she Ray Bolger. Margaret Hamilton, and Frank Morgan. It includes musical classics such as meets a scarecrow, a tin man. and a cowardly "Somewhere Over The Rainbow." “If I Only Had a Brain." “Follow the Yellow Brick Road." cruel, spinster neighbor. Just before she is able aspect. a reconciliation. Expect some opposition as you plow rthe is delay temporary. ing job change could mean uprooting your family to a far-distant location. Weigh SAGITTARIUS i^M^^home one way or the other. mgjk by a mutually agreed upon to front. Arrange your Penelope Alex as the Wicked Witch and Roy Brown as the Wizard. Also featured are Bam apprentices Kelly Maier as Dorothy and Laura Let me save you the trouble of reading this Cook as Glinda. Mychelle Hopkins will portray entire review. “Little Man” is the worst movie I’ve seen this year. It makes “While Chicks” Auntie Em to Howard McBride's Unde Henry. It is. in case you haven't gotten the point yet, nave news about that job change. an insufferably horrible movie. Using computer-effects, the head of Marion Wayans is grafted onto the body of a ^.19) Control that possessive tendency that sometimes you'll need for a decision s you’ll soon be asked to The Wizard of Oz" scenery is designed by Doug Blickle. Choreography is by Jayme McDaniel and Matthew Smcdal is Musical Director. Costumes are designed by Thomas J. Bernard and James Knox is Property Master. Frank J. Vela is Lighting Designer and Sound is designed by Bradford Chapin: Bam Wig/Hair Master is Ganylee McCormick and Technical midget in order for him to play the lead role Director is Fred Gillette. as Calvin, a diminutive ex-con and jewel comPromisc. You can now focus on £cttin£ lhc facU Scott Burkell as the Scarecrow. Joe Aiello as the Tm Man, Eric Parker as the Cowardly Lion. MPAA rating: PG-13 your family. You’D soon CAPRICORN (December 22 to January a/p In the cast of more than 30,“The W izard of Oz" features several Bam favorites including Running time: 90 minutes look like “Citizen Kane.” “Little Man” is to comedy what Richard Speck was to nursing. J before making a decision sUu)d*ng problem is resolved 22 some without music and ethers, such as “The Wiz" and “Wicked." with music Little Man schedule to spend more time all considerations carefully CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A long- (November ^(December 21) Keep that pos^j^^ Vitive momentum going on the story have evolved over the years including TWi week's sdtetion; feuding family members. •■tors. ^HH^^display of jealousy. You could y Wbe creating problems where none ** currently exist brought lhe musical to the silver screen in 1939 ;a»d starred Judy Garland. Jack Haley . Bert Lahr. “We re Off to Sec the Wizard." “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead." Several other versions of the jlMeanwhile. expect to play ’ peacemaker once again for / new ground — but supporters will outnumber detrac- GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) An upcom­ lion, all of whom have their own requests for the Fyou'd never see again asks for tA minor distraction interIferes with travel plans, but \ knocked unconscious in her home. In a drram­ like state, she is transported to a magical land beyond the rainbow. Her attempts to get back harmonious strong Bull is ready to take on 11 great Wizard of Oz. The Bam s production of "The Wizard of Oz" duced by Brendan Ragotzy. This classic tale, adapted from L Frank Baum's children's book “The Wonderful Wizard young girl from Kansas, who dreams of a world where she and her dog Toto are free from the SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) challenges. to run away, a tornado hits her town. While try­ ing desperately to find her family, she is ^Relationships benefit from a TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The bold fresh The Bam Theatre is presenting the family­ favorite “The Wizard of Oz" directed and pro­ \Things go more smoothly at \work. .Someone you thought strengthened. Libra ^Cupid’s choice to win the amorous Aries’heart. ‘Wizard of 0z’ runs through August 20 at Barn Theatre thief. Calvin, just out of prison, takes on a job for a local gangster (Chazz Palminteri, phoning it in). For $100X100. Calvin must steal and Performances for 'The Wizard of Oz” run through August 20 and are Tuesday through "Little Man" was better when it was a “Bug Bunny cartoon." Friday st 8:30 PM, Saturday at 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM. and Sunday at 5:00 PM. The Rehearsal Shed is open before, during, and after the show for refreshments. Also, after the main AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) deliver a diamond the size of a canned ham to LEO (July 23 to August 22) The Big Cat < A new project holds some between an infant and a middle-aged dwarf, needs to be wary of what Lappears to be a golden ^challenges you hadn’t ’expected. But don’t be dis­ the gangster. The heist is botched, and Calvin must stash the giant rock in the purse of a I investment opportunity. couraged; you’ll find you’re woman who is dining at a restaurant with her husband (Kerry Washington and Shawn and way too many fart jokes, booby-grabs and groin shots later. Calvin grows to love the [That “sure thing" could turn imore prepared to deal with Wayans). family and ... aw. who cares? The plot is so lout to be nothing more than '♦them than you realized. The couple are arguing over whether to start a family. This gives Calvin the bright The Bam Theatre is located on M-96. west of Augusta. Tickets are $29.00 for all performanc­ retarded it makes Larry the Cable Guy sound like William F. Buckley. es and Visa and MasterCard are accepted. make la sack of Kitty Glitter. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Yours the VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) You Hltgive yourself generously ^^^Jl^to help others, but right jr now you must allow people help you. Confide your problems to family and trust­ flpLP sign jChemist, of the celestial so don't be sur- LK if you experience a Kv^^^pleasant “chemistry" betwixt idea to pose as an abandoned baby in order to Avoid this movie. get into the yuppie couple's home and GRADE: F and college-educated, can’t tell the difference C 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. yourself and that new Leo in TMs WMk's selection:. I t vttit wirfifvarirf rf Clerks 2 Super Crossword Group prices available. The box office is open daily from 10:00 am-10.00 pm. For tickets or Carter Lake Preserve workday set for Sunday your life. rrttw stage production, patrons can be entertained by the free cabaret-style show while enjoying the wings and nachos available in the shed! more information please call (269) 731-4121. retrieve the diamond. The couple, nlihough upper-middle-class © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. friends. so they take "Calvin into their home. An hour Running time: 95 minutes MPAA rating: R Carter Lake Preserve will be the site of a stewardship workday from I to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 cod area residents are invit­ In 1994, “Clerks.” a black-and-white, vul­ gar. slacker comedy made on a budget of ed to attend. •tout.*. fcKk-oMi'f. to*, to lnto fl*”* scene by storm and put director Kevin Smith Stewardship volunteers of ihc Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC) are on the map. Now, 12 yean and seven films helping to restore oak woodlancs and savan­ na habitat by removing invasive cutumr. later. Smith returns to Leonardo. NJ., famil­ iar stomping grounds of convenience-store cleric Dante Hicks (Brian O’Halloran) and video-store clerk Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson). A decade hasn't changed them too much. They're both at the same jobs — briefly; but a Tire that destroys the Quick Stop and video olire. The wiki bergamot will be giving wr<y to goldenrods, and the wildflowers in the Dante Hicks (Brian O’Halloran) and Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson) return to action in "Clerics 2." store forces the duo to move on with their lives. Unfortunately, the move is a horizontal one, as they both take jobs at Mooby’s. a fast­ is also a rabid “Lord of the Rings" fan. Also, food joint just about every actor who’s ever appeared in Smith’s films makes a cameo (Ben Affleck Flash-forward a year, and Dante is now engaged to a controlling rich girl named and Jason Lee most notably). Emma (Jennifer Schwalbach), whose father is Like all of Smith’s films, the humor is sophomoric, vulgar and often based in going to give Dante a job at his company in Florida. Dante is tom. Hia future with Emma comic/sci-fi fandom. But what makes “Clerks but he is really in love with Becky (Rosario IF different is that Smith is willing to ratch­ et-down the number of jokes in order to give Dawson), the manager at Mooby’s. Tomorrow he is leaving for Florida, and the love story time to develop. “Clerks II" is in many ways better than the original, and a Dante must make a Life Choice. Golly. I won­ lovely farewell to his View Askew New der which one he’ll choose? Hmmm ... Jersey world. will be a more affluent and comfortable one, GRADE: B+ Bob. and a loveably naive fundamentalist Christian named Elias (Trevor Fehrman) who that loop through the woodland and wetlands and along the lakeshore. Bring sturdy work gloves and loppers. Wear sturdy shoes and long pants to protect against poison ivy. Depending on recent rain­ fall. waterproof boots might be necessary. The SWMLC will provide beverages. Carter Lake Preserve is a 57-acre nature preserve with frontage on Carter Lake, just northwest of the City of Hastings. It was donated to SWMLC by Tom and Lisa Groos to protect the sensitive wetlands and preserve the forest as a liaven for wildlife. To find Carter Lake Preserve, take M-43 to Hastings, and follow it north out of the city. Turn east on Indian Hills Drive. Turn north on Country Club Drive. Look for the preserve sign at the intersection of Lakeside Drive and Country Club Drive. Park along the side of Fleshing out the cast are Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith as the ubiquitous Jay & Silent marsh promise to be spectacular. The group also will be working on trails © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. the road on Lakeside Drive. For more information, call (269) 324-1600. 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W<XM Sweat Vanity White AND AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PANELS. jeuoye r eouej 9 OuRoyt «i uuy s ummm) eje wild C -Ouitew * eflpOM Z m6mi » iwanae R > l taouwauK) �Page 18 - Thursday August 10. ?006 - The Hastings Banner Future Saxons play in national AYSO tournament 100 degrees, the Saxons ended regulation The Hastings AYSO soccer program sent two girls' learns, an under-12 team and an play against Utah with a 3-3 tie. The game under 19 team, to compete at the AYSO then proceeded through two overtime periods National Games held the week of July 10 in with no score, setting up the five versus five Chicago. goalkick contest to sort out the winner. The The AYSO National tournament is held even two sears, and welcomes teams from Saxons, making 3-of-5. fell to Utah which converted on 4-of-5 kicks. throughout lhe United States. The 12 girls that former the AYSO Hastings Saxons were Coaches Schoessel and Wagner were extremely proud of the effort that their girls selected from tour Hastings AYSO UI2 girls' put forth throughout the week, and assured all teams, and were coached by Tim Schoessel of them that they left a huge mark al the and Hank Wagner. National Games for their city of Hastings. That group began practicing together in The girls had a formal team check-in and January, as time, fields, and weather permit­ participated in opening ceremonies Tuesday. ted There were a total of 24 teams in the July II. The girls then had the opportunity to girls’ UI2 division, and after pool play the participate in "Soccerfest'' on Wednesday. Saxons found themselves being the only team July 12. Soccerfest takes one girl off each of from East of the Colorado River among the tne U- 12 girls teams present at the tourna­ eight top teams left to Tight it out in the finals. ment. and puts her with a team of 12 different Present in the finals were four teams from girls and a coach from different teams all over California, two teams from Hawaii, a squad the country. Thi.» allows the girls and coaches from Salt Lake City, and Hastings team. The Saxons drew luiie. Hawaii in the first round. Saturday July 15. The Hawaii team to meet and form friendships with other play­ ers and Coaches from different parts of the United States. beat the Saxons 5-1 knocking then into the The Tournament started for the lady Saxons consolation round to be held on Sunday. A Thursday morning. There were a total of 24 lough loss, but the Saxons were only the sec­ ond team in the entire tournament to score on the eventual National Tournament winner teams in lhe girls U12 division. The teams were divided up into four pools of six teams each. 1-aie. Hawaii. The Hastings Saxons began the tournament The Saxons battled extreme heal the fol­ with a huge bang beating their first opponent lowing day. and tlx.* third team they had toface from Illinois 9-2. The Saxons followed up from California. Hacienda Heights. Hacienda that win with a second win later that after­ Heights and the heat proved Io be a little too noon. much for the Saxons, as they lost that game 5­ California. The moved Saxons moved into I. Friday when they faced a team from Salt Lake 5-1 over their opponents from That left the Saxons just one game left City, which they later met again in the conso­ against Sall Lake City to finish out the tour­ lation tournament. Utah gave the Saxons their The under-12 AYSO Hastings Saxons started their playing days together in January, and finished off the season at the AYSO National Games in Chicago, the week of July 10. Team members are (front from left) Sarah Storm. Jennifer Felpausch, Tori Schoessel, Alexandria Owen. Haley Wagner. Maicee Herrington, (back) coach Hank Wagner. Morganne Hubbell. Amber Nurenberg, Dani Meredith. Morgan Leep, Dallas McKay, Ashley Nurenberg. and coach Tim Schoessel. nament. Sall Lake City had beaten the Saxons first loss 2-0. The Saxons bounced back later sivc win. 5-1 earlier that week in pool play 2-0. that afternoon with a very hard fought win 3­ 2 over a second team from California. On Kansas. Playing the last game of the tournament that Sunday afternoon, in temperatures near Saturday, the Saxons again had another deci- ing second in their pool, missing first place by It wasn’t only the girls who came up big on one point. That allowed the Saxons to move this trip. Parents put in countless hours of into the finals, which started that Saturday travel, time, money to help support the AYSO Leaves still green, but fall sports scene gets its start It’s coming. Il’s coming. Il’s coming. Il’s almost here. The varsity boys’ golf teams around lhe area can get started with their first competitions of lhe season beginning Monday. over a team from Wichita. The Saxons ended up regulation play plac­ afternoon. In pool play lhe lady Saxons put in Hastings Saxons girls. There were also a an amazing 22 goals out of the total 61 scored number of friends throughout the community by ail six teams in their pool. that supported lhe girls through donations out right, and through lhe car wash put on to help raise money for the trip. There were 15 teams competing in the sloppy conditions at the annual Sunfield Splash Co-ed Mud Volleyball tournament on Sunday. (Photo by Helen Mudry) Volleyball players have good clean fun at Sunfield Splash I’ve been ready for this for about two months now. Summer is great. The Tigers sweep across the country kicking tail. There are blockbuster movies. Johnny Depp racing cars as by Helen Mudry he leaps tall buildings in a single bound. Youth sports teams get ’heir time to shine. There’s Staff Writer Volleyball is usually good clean fun but last the teams volleyed and spiked the balls across 16-and-older. The teams were co-ed and had lhe nets. When team members dove to make a to have a minimum of two women on the Sunday it got down right dirty at the Lake play, they often got more than they bargained court at al) times. The game was sponsored the food and fun of the fair. The heat, oh man. the beat. So. every thing isn't so great in the summertime. Soon, the water in Lake Michigan will be warmer than the air around it. Fall is almost finally here, the color of the leaves be darned. High school football teams started practice on Monday. The Lions start the preseason Friday . All lhe high school teams are sitting with 0-0 records at the moment, and there is still a lol for a lol of athletes to leam. There arc a lot of things to look forward to. and lot of questions about how local student-athletes will perform. Here’s the ones that I’m look­ ing forward too most at the moment. Odessa Summer Splash There was plenty of slipping and sliding as Mud Volleyball Tournament. Players used a garden hose to clean them­ Unity selves off between the games lest the mud dry Slammers from Belding won first place. and encapsulate them. According to lhe rules There were 15 teams and the Day by the St. group who received $700 for its 2008 trip to Australia. Rachel King's team third. Besides taking home the.T own muddy T-shirts, the winning team was awarded commemorative mud vol­ leyball T-shirts and Summer Splash T-shirts, that eventually Thomapple Kellogg and Maple Valley's varsity football teams would have second place took home mud volleyball T- to spend one fall rebuilding their teams rather than just reloading them. They both lost a shirts and third place lot of talent from last fall’s teams, but I’ve probably said lhe same thing each of lhe past shirts. Summer Splash T- The competition took place on the sand They just keep winning games and going to lhe play-offs. volleyball courts at the Lake Odessa Fair The questions are just as big around the other local gridiron teams. Will the Saxons con­ grounds. A few bales of straw lined the courts tinue steady improvement under head coixh Fred Rademacher in his second season at the to keep the ball from being hit too far out of helm? I expect them to. play. Lakewood seems to teeter on the line between making the play-offs regularly, and being Mike Smitn from the Lake Odessa Fire perennial bridesmaids. Is this the year that they start a run? Will the Delton Kellogg pro­ Department sprayed the courts twice during gram bounce back under head coach Vic Haas? the competition, once in the morning and then One of the biggest things to pay attention Io is how Maple Valley and Olivet fit in in the Edward's World Youth Harrison King's team finished second and I don't know what to expect from the local football teams on the gridiron yet. It seems four seasons. for coming up with a face full of mud. printed on the registration, players had to be again in the afternoon. Kalamazoo Valley Association. Maple Valley always has some great athletes, but they’re the smallest fish in lhe pond again. There are a few athletes around that I'm not worried about how good they can be. I’m wondering how great they can be. I can’t wait to sec how Thomapple Kellogg senior Rebecca Winchester does in lhe O­ K Gold, and how the whole Trojan team does for that matter. She’s already got three medals from the stale cross country finals. The only thing left is to go for the title, right? l^ikewiNxI's varsity boys' golf team has been very gixxl in recent years under head coach Carl Kutch. They 've lost some key pieces the past couple seasons, and been able to stay pretty steady. Viking senior Brad Elliott had a great summer golf season. I’d expect to see him al the stale finals this year. Of course, that all comes down to having a pair of great rounds, al districts and regionals. Saxon tennis star Amy Ingle will be a senior this year. She got her first first singles con­ ference championship last fall in lhe O-K Gold, but is still working towards her first trip to the state finals. I wouldn't mind hitting Grand Rapids Christian's courts in late October to check that out. Girls* basketball doesn’t start competition until Aug. 28. That gives the couple new HCC to host Barry County match play The Hastings Country Club w ill also host a Barry County Match Play event. Aug. 19 and 20. The cost is $40. or $20 per 18-hole match and players will pay as they go. The cost includes a mandatory cart fee. coaches in the area, al TK and Hastings, the chance to work with their team a little bit The tournament will be flighted by handi­ longer. I haven’t met the freshmen yet. but who knows maybe the next Stevie Spetoskey cap. All players must have a verifiable hand­ or Jessica Flaska w ill show up on the county ’s courts this fall. icap. The event will be 75-pcrcent nandicap Good luck to all lhe local athletes out there trying to beat the heal, and find a spot where they lit in See everyone on lhe county’s fields, courts, and courses soon. For more information, or to register for cither of these events, contact the country club at (269) 945-2756. The mud volleyball team of Ashley Clark (from left). Tony McCaul. Jeff Vander Boon, Tyler Harms and Kristin Haskin are ready for a shower down after a particularly dirty match at Sunday's tournament. (Photo by Helen Mudry) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 10. 2006 - Page 19 Daughters get more of dad, after wreck at Berlin by Brett Bremer was helped into an ambulance. He spent near­ ly three days in Butterworth Hospital. Four Sports Editor A big adventure for Freeport's Bob Spencer used to be whizzing around the Berlin Raceway track at speeds around 90 mph. pins, two plates, and a handful of screws were put into his lower leg on the first night. racing season. The cracked helmet. some He also gels the adrcnlure of spending a Im facial bruises, and a nasty seat-belt bruise were the only other injuries he sustained nore time lhe next few months with his wife Some things went right. Some things did­ inside the car. Spencer said that he doesn't always wear On Wednesday afternoon, he was just n't, in the wreck that many think will win him his neck brace, but for some reason, on the happy to get a phone call from a friend who $100 at Berlin's season ending banquet. It is night of the accident he strapped it on. would be passing through Freeport on his way an annual award given to the driver who sus­ to get a John Deere tractor checked out five miles down the road at Fillmore Equipment in tains the hardest hit of the season. Hastings. "They're in training.” adds Bob and three young daughters “Next time. I'll try to remember to get my foot off the brake.” said Spencer. "Il’s the last The best estimates are that he was traveling around 86 mph when his car’s front left fend­ Spencer's racing days are done, for this "He’s already gol them riding din bikes and stuff." said Michele er hit the wall. thing you'll probably ever do. but that's what they teach you.” That is. if there is a next time. season at least. In the Saturday. July 29. "Grandpa got it for him." his five-year-old Spencer is raising three daughters with his Engine Pro Super Stock event in Marne with two lip: to go in the final he hit the wall in his daughter Kaylcc said, as he pulled a helmet from behind the chair where be has spent wife Michele. Kaylee. seven-year-old Lauryn. and II-month-old Ashlyn. He works for f 10 Dodge Charger, and suffered a compound most of his time since coming home from the fracture of his left ankle. “It was lap 38 (of 40). We were just about hospital, with a yellow foam pad tucked under Bosco Concrete Construction, pouring flat work or walls. It's unlikely he’ll be able to his wrapped up leg. return to work before early November. done. A couple of cars spun out in front of He's hoping doctors will decide to put him me.” said Spencer. “I went to miss them and in a more mobile cast when he returns for a got into one of them. One of them hit us, and check-up Aug. 15. “He’s our only income." said Michele. “It’s going to be tough." said Bob. “but we’ll get through it together. sent us into the wall.” Against the advice of the onrushing assis­ The white helmet which now sports a visor Folks at Berlin Raceway may help take that doesn't quite close right was a gift he tance, he climbed out of the car himself then received in March, just prior to the start of the care of some of the cost of the medical expenses, and Bob's family has ties with the Mame Lions Club who are talking about a possible fund raiser to help the family out. The $100 hardest hit prize would only go so far. “I'm all about it," said Bob of getting back onto the track next season. “I'm addicted to racing, but I’ll have to see what my wife sug­ gests." A handful of folks come to the rescue after Bob Spencer's *10 Dodge Charger comes to a stop following the wreck which left him a compound fracture of his left ankle. “Oh. make me out to be the villain." Michele chimes in with a smile. Bob was 17th out of 29 drivers, as a rookie in the Super Stock class, at the time of the wreck. He’d been racing on and off at Berlin and on the 1-96 dirt track in Clarksville since 1998. He has been told by step-father and car­ owner. Rodney Beach of American Dumpsters in Mamc. that there will be a new car for him if he's ready to race again. For now, he has more than enough time to watch all the television and movies he'd ever want. “I’m getting bored," he said. “I’m watching a lot of movies. I’m not really a movie person, but I’m trying to make myself one." His daughters are helping, selecting films like “Shrek", “Herbie", “Thumbelina”, and “Sky High". Occasionally, he gets the chance to make his own choices from the stacks that friends have loaned him to help make it through the next three months. A tew scuff marks were all that messed up tie paint job on Bob Spencer's *10 Dodge Charger before the wreck at Berlin. TYDEN PARK • SATURDAY AUQ. 26th I For better or worse, the Spencer girts (from left) Lauryn, Ashlyn, and Kaylee will have some extra time with their father Bob as his left ankle heels. Bob will likely be home for the next three months, as he recovers from the injury he sustained in a wreck at Berlin Raceway July 29. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Last of HHS sports to start practice sessions on Monday Some fall sports practices are already High school girls' tennis practice beings underway and the rest start soon for Hastings Aug. 14 at the Hastings High School tennis students. courts. Contact varsity head coach Rich Pohja Students must have a completed physical with any questions at (269) 948-8150. and their Pay-to-Partici pate fee paid at the HS High school boys’ and girts’ cross country office before they can practice. The pay-to- practice starts Aug. 14. Contact varsity head participate fee for high school athletes is $75. coach Jamie Dixon with any questions at and it is $50 for middle school athletes. (616)6564)136. Scholarship opportunities are available for those in need. High school boys* soccer tryouts open Aug. 14 at Pierce Field behind the high school. Contact the athletic department with any questions at 948-4409. Contact varsity head coach Brian Roderick with any questions at (269) 948-8232. High School girls* swimming and diving High school girts’ cheerleading tryouts 14. Contact begin Aug. 14. Contact head coach Amy coach Carl Schoessel with any questions at Hubbell with any questions at (269) 945­ 948-8659. 3478. practice starts Monday. Aug. High school boys* golf tryouts start Aug. Although high school football practice 10 at the Hastings Country Club. Contact var­ started on Monday, student-athletes are still sity head coach Bruce Krueger with questions at (269) 948-2383 welcome to join the program. Contact the high school office for more information at High school girls* basketball tryouts begin 948-4409. Aug. 14 at the Hastings High School gymna­ Middle school boys' and girls' cross coun­ sium. Freshmen and junior varsity try-outs try practice begins Sept. 8. Contact coach run from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the high Steve Collins with any questions at (269) school gymnasium. Varsity try-outs go from 6 948-8773. p.m. to 8 p.m. in the high school gym. Contact varsity head coach Dan Carpenter begin Sept. 8. Contact coach Steve Laubaugh with any questions at (269) 948-0152. with any questions at (269) 948-3016. Middle school girls' basketball tryouts j Aduh Foster Care Home Facility Aga bracket. aubftect to change baaed on parUctpallon Team Captain Hiring 3rd shift employee - PT 10pm-6am - Some Week-Ends & Holidays lob Duties focus on Send Entries to... ! Phone #_____________________________ Team Members Barry County Area Age Age • I'rcpnrinu of Mi nis X I Join I lotisi kccpiii'4 • Munitoi inu and Dispensing ol Medications Send Resume With 3 Personal References To: F 3rd Shift, P.O. Box 507, Hastings, MI 49058 I Age Chamber of Commerce 221 W. State Street Hastings, Ml 49058 Questions ??... Call (269) 948-3025 R I Please fill out form completely TYDEN PARK • SATURDAY AUG. 26th �Page 20 - Thursday. August 10. 2006 - The Hastings Banner J-Ad Graphics staff members team up on publishing project "Comic artists are getting Hitchcock said. "Most comic book publishers ic novel. However, while Williams had been printed in The New Yorker' and the New do not accept unsolicited manuscripts, so we keeping his skills honed by creating political "It was a lot of work, coming liome after a duos.” one name automatically begets the York Times’ and their books are reviewed thought we might be able to sneak it in under other Batman and Robin; Fred Flintstone and along with works by the top authors. Il's an the radar by presenting it as a finished book. cartoons for the Marshall Chronicle and the Hastings Banner, he was reluctant to lake on drawing table or the computer." Williams Barnes Rubble; Shaggy and Scooby Doti. exciting time as people are finally waking up At the same time, it's priced at just a buck, so such a big project. He was concentrating on said. "But I just uatchcd it rolling off the to the fact that it's an art form that can cre­ atively tell a lot of different types of stories, general readers should find it a good enter­ providing for his family as a graphic artist, press, and couldn't believe how good it tainment value." designing newspaper pages. And. with a looked - so much better than the originals or not just superheroes " And it’s not just for kids, either. These The second book is a journal of illustrated young son. Blake, he simply didn't have t’»e what I'd been looking at on the computer erotic fiction featuring stories and artwork by time to devote to his art. screen when I was adding the text and the books are both suggested for mature readers. Hitchcock, artwork by Williams, and poetry J-Ad Graphics News service Williams said. When you mention comic book "dynamic The same thing may happen s<x»n when you mention the names of Battle Creek Shopper News editor James Hitchcock and graphic artist Joe Township. The duo Williams of Hope debuted two graphic novel-styled publications at The Wizard The first book is an anthology featuring a by an author publishing under the pseudonym "I kept bugging him; pitching ideas to him." Hitchcock said. "Snatched" in the first book. lull-time job and spending a night al the gray tones." The other book is an anthology of erotic World comic book convention in Chicago short story written by Hitchcock and illustrat­ Darla Dichter-Fuchs (literally "foxy poet" in "Jim had been try ing to get me to draw one German). Due to its subject matter, this book of his scripts for a while but I was always fiction, inspired by an well-known author's local appearance. Aug. 3-6. The reaction most people had when told of ed by Williams, and a Cliffs Notes" version of the first episod “ of a mystery/action scries is not recommended for anyone under the age reluctant." Williams said. "The work their plans to produce comic books was. the two created and are shopping around to of 18. drawn to would probably be described as pre­ at Willard Library "Comic books? Do people still read those?" publishers. Hitchcock and Williams both have been tentious' for lack of a better word — the fine friend librarian Claire Ott kepi telling me. 'I working it J-Ad Graphics, the parent compa­ "The comics industry has really gone through a renaissance in recent years." This book would be appropriate for teen to adult ages. "It's basically a 16-page business card." "After novelist Eric Jerome Dickey spoke (in Battle Creek), my art end of lhe spectrum. Jim is fond of hard think you could write like this." Hitchcock ny of the Battle Creek Shopper News, the boiled detective tales and other genres like said. "I read several of Dickey's books, and Reminder and the Banner, crime and thriller." tried my hand at a couple of 'romance' stories. for nearly a decade. They began working together in Then, early this year. Williams called "The problem is. most romance writers 2001. when Hitchcock was promoted to editor Hitchcock to tell him that a small comics pub­ have an almost exclusive female audience, lisher was sponsoring a talent contest few a and I w anted to do something that would also front cover of the Shopper News each week, five-pagc short story to be published in a draw male readers." Hitchcock said. and half of the inside pages, as well as work­ crime fiction series. Hitchcock had just fin­ ing on the Hastings Banner and Reminder and ished a short story that seemed to fit the bill. of the Shopper News. Williams designs the As usual. Williams stepped in with the solution when he pointed out that some Marshall Ad-Visor. A journalist, photojoumalist and editor for "When Jim handed me lhe script. I knew I European romance writers use the graphic had to draw it." Williams said, "it was a per­ novel format to create stories with images, 20 years. Hitchcock has been working on sev­ fect blend of what each of us does — a little plot and character development, something eral plots for novels for years and not getting bit crime noir detective story and a little bit that should appeal to both men and women. anywhere. "There was something missing, but 1 never magical realism/fantasy short story. * "Mr. Smith." the second first book, so Hitchcock and Williams decid­ knew what it was." Hitchcock said. "I just story in the anthoi gy. Well, it really didn’t fit ed as long as they were printing one book, knew something didn't feel right about lhe lhe style of the comic book publisher, and it they might as well do two. Thus the second work." While working together. Hitchcock and was met by a resounding. "Huh?" by lhe con­ book. Literotica was bom. Williams began talking about their artistic beyond dreams producing a newspaper. Williams mentioned that he had always want­ ed to be a comic book artist, but had to leave The result wa But. the content didn't really fit with the test judges. Hitchcock and Williams formed Red Flag was a bit dark," Publishing as an umbrella for the publishing "Like the Elephant Man was slightly unat­ venture. "This really started out as a favor to Jim. "Granted, my story Hitchcock said. tractive." Williams added with a wry smile. degree. But seeing the finished product made the Hitchcock talked about his frustration in not goal seem more attainable, and they decided knowing how to proceed with the plots he had to try their hand at publishing. art school before finishing his outlined. "That's when Joe suggested 1 look at some modem Jim Hitchcock (left) and Joe Williams examine the fruits of their labors hot of the presses. I'm graphic novels for inspiration." but ended up rekindling my own interest in an and now it's full steam ahead." Williams said. "We're already discussing what to do next." The duo have a signing planned al the "The experience of doing that fivc-page Discount Hobby at 5700 Beckley Road in story was so fun that 1 just got hooked and Battle Creek. Both creators will be on hand to wanted to do more." Williams said. sell their books from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday. August 16. They also plan to Hitchcock said. "I went into a comic book They went to work on ideas, and when shop, and asked to see something 'film Williams suggested the plot for a ;.iyslery have noirish.' The store owner handed me a con­ action thriller. Hitchcock immediziely began Hometown Hobby. 118 N. Michigan Ave.. temporary comic book series. I opened it. and fleshing it out. He finished a rough script in a Hastings. the proverbial cartoon light bulb lit up above matter of hours, and Williams immediately me. This was what I was seeing in my head started sketching. They hashed out more www.redflagpublishing.com when I wrote — pictures and words together; details, revised the script, and redrew several should be wamed that the site and lhe books and that was what was missing when I looked times. They have included a synopsis of the do contain mature content and aren't intended at my manuscripts." first episode of lhe for minors. He immediately began trying to kidnapping thriller copies of the Their books web available site but at is viewers get Williams to work with him to create a graph­ Community . Important to you. Important to us. Hastings City Bank has been part of the Barry County community for 120 years. When you bank with us, you bank with your neighbors, friends and family... and you support a local company! 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Pet of the Week Due to a technical problem, the Pet of the Week feature did not make it into the Reminder this week, so the Banner would like to take this opportunity to remind peo­ ple there are many nice dogs and cats at the Barry County animal shelter that are ready to be adopted. These chocolate labs are two of the many dogs and cats at the Barry County Animal Shelter that are eagerly awaiting good homes. This puppy was left at the shelter this weekend, and he is about 8 weeks old. The older lab is about 6 years old. His owner dropped him off at the shelter. He is neutered and is good with other dogs. For information on adopting a pet call Animal Control at 948-4885 or visit during open hours. Animal Control is located at 540 N. Industrial Drive. Regular office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office is closed from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. for lunch. Animal Control is open on Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon. The kennel area opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 4.30 p.m. Monday through Friday and at 11:30 a m. on Saturday. It is closed during lunch hours as well. Anyone with a lost pet should visit Animal Control every four days because pets cannot be identified over the telephone Dog licenses are available via mail or in person only at the Anima! Control office. Dog licenses are no longer available at the Barry County Treasurer's office. For infor­ mation call 948-4885. Staff at Animal Control remind area residents to call the Sheriff's department if there is an animal control emergency on the days the office is closed. Also do not drop off pets in the outdoor pen on the days Animal Control is closed. It is much better if ani­ mals can be dropped off during business hours. These animals can be adopted much more quickly and do not suffer the stress of being left outside in the cage outdoors. This week is going to be really hot. Animals that are kept outdoors should have shade and fresh water and food. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-08-17.pdf 9baf92334d949aaeda841d07e4444b7a PDF Text Text Thomapple gets approval for sewer Voters send message. Was it received? Bis 16th in class at IBO Championship See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 18 The Hastings VOLUME 153, No. 33 Thursday, August 17, 2006 PRICE 50e NEWS Charlton Park renewal to go on Nov. 7 ballot BRIEFS Red Cross sets 2 blood drives The American Red Cross plans to have two blood drives in Barry County on Tuesday. Aug. 22. One will be held from noon to 5:45 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church. 239 East North St.. Hastings; and from noon to 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. Aug. 22. at the Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. 128 High St. in Middle, ilie. ‘The need for blood is constant you current and past support is greatly appre­ ciated!" said Susan L. Clements, drive coordinator. Blood donors must be at least 17 years old. weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in good general health. by David T. Young Editor A request for renewal of a quarter of a mill for Charlton Park operations will go back to voters county wide in the Nov. 7 general elec­ tion. but this time the number of years will be cut in half. The Barn County Board of Commissioners and Parks and Recreation Commission, understanding the danger the park may have to be closed next year because of a lack of funding, met in emergency ses­ sions Tuesday night and Wednesday morning to talk about how to get a proposal together before the Tuesday. Aug. 29. deadline. The shocking double defeat of 10-year pro­ posals for a .25-mill renewal and an increase of another .25 mill in the Aug. 8 primaryfueled the quick action by the Parks Board and a special meeting of the Facilities and Property Committee of the Whole for the County Board. It was decided to recommend a proposal for renewal only, and for five instead of ten years, which is scheduled to be adopted by the County Board of Commissioners at its next meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Aug. 23. but because two commissioners may not be able to make it. efforts arc being made to reset the meeting dale and time to 3 p.m. Friday. Aug. 25. The board customarily would be meeting on the fourth Tuesday night of the month, but the session had to be postponed one day because six of the commissioners. Clare Tripp. Wayne Adams. Tom Wing. Mike Callton. Sandra James and Don Nevins, will be at the Michigan Association of Counties Conference at Shanty Creek near Traverse City on Monday and Tuesday. Irving millage on Nov. 7 ballot The next First Friday session will be held at noon Sept. I and another program will be held exactly three weeks afterward. Democrat Douglas Kalnbach and Republican Brian Calley will meet in a candi­ date forum for 87th District State House of Representatives, which covers more than half of Ionia County and all of Barry County. Then at noon Friday. Sept. 22, incumbent Republican State Senator Patricia Birkholz will appear jointly with Democratic chal­ lenger Suzzette Royston. Calley. an Ionia County Commissioner Walking among the luminaries Meme Moray, chairwoman of the Relay for Life silent auction (center), walks with Barb Beilfuss (left) and June Symbarski in the Relay for Life that was held last Friday evening and Saturday morning in Tyden Park in Hastings. More than 3.000 people participated in the event. This Relay for Life raised $108,071 from several different Members of the Irving Township Board have decided to try again to pass a ! levy to support building a new township. halVfire station on the Nov. 7 general election ballot. This $900,000 proposal was defeated in February, but with the gubernatorial election coming in November, some fed that more people will go to the polls. The township did decide to purchase the property for the facility. Supervisor George Loooco plans to schedule public information sessions on this proposal before November. The township also presented the Village of Freeport with a check for $2,000 to help pay for the new “ark” in the Freeport Parte play area. The next meeting of the Irving Township Board will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Sept. 13. at the township hail on Woodschool Road. Grief Recovery series starts soon Barry Community Hospice will offer another grief recovery series, a five-week program for any adult who has experi­ enced the death of a loved one. for five weeks, beginning Thursday. Sept. 7. The program will be held at the Barry Community Hospice office, 450 Meadow Run. Suite 200. Hastings, for five con­ secutive Thursdays from Sept. 7 through Oct. 5. Classes will be held during evening hours, between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Grief recovery combines learning about the process, with the opportunity to discuss feelings in a safe and open envi­ ronment. Barry Community Hospice, an affiliate of the United Way. offers the program as a community service. There is no charge. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 defeated Aug. 8. “There is a huge variance of opinion here," he said. “There is far from a consensus. There have been a lot of ideas kicked around." A quarter of a mill is estimated to generate about $320,000 annually for Charlton Park, which is generally regarded as Barry County’s greatest tourist attraction and educa­ tional facility. Supporters say there's nothing quite like it in Michigan west of Dearborn's Greenfield Village. Chariton Park includes special events and buildings and attractions that demonstrate life in Barry County near the end of the 19th century. If the renewal fails to pass in November. Chariton Park may have to close next year after serving Barry County for more than 40 years. State Rep., Senate candidates to appear at two First Fridays Reading award being recalled Highsmith, a large library vendor, has notified the Hastings Public Library that it is recalling the bendable cats and dogs, given as summer reading program awards, because of high lead content. Mary Diane Hawkins, assistant librari­ an. said any child who received one of these toys at one of the Wednesday sum­ mer reading programs this past summer is urged to return it to the library. Another reward will be given in its place. This recall was initiated by Highsmith and all toys returned to the library will be returned to the company. Commissioners Hoot Gibson and Jim French will not attend. Barry County Administrator Michael Brown said he was confident the second pro­ posal for an increase was not considered seri­ ously for placement on the November ballot. “A lot of discussion took place Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, and in the end this is what the recommendation will be." he said. The proposed increase was defeated in the Aug. 8 primary by a 70 to 30 percent margin. The renewal surprisingly went down by a 59 to 41 percent count. Commissioner Michael Callton. one the strongest opponents of the proposed increase in the primary election, said he is just as strongly in support of the renewal in November. However, he said it’s unwise to bring the exact same proposal that was fundraisers, including luminary sales, a silent auction and pledges. The money will go to the American Cancer Society for research. (Photo by Megan Lavell) frorc Portland, is fresh from a resounding GOP primary victory Aug. 8. in which he bested six other candidates with 43 percent of the total vote. Kalnbach. of Nashville, has been in the construction business for 30 years, and for more than the past four years has beer, active with Local 340 as Unicn Ironworker Representative and has been an active partic­ ipant with the AFL-CIO. He is vice president See FRIDAY, page 3 Felpausch to buy Carter stores The Felpausch chain of grocery stores, based in Hastings, is working to expand into new areas of Michigan through the purchase of two Carter's Inc. stores in Charlotte and Kimball Township after Carter’s went bankrupt. Felpausch*s bid was accepted for the Kimball Township store near Port Huron. and Felpausch officials were waiting for a ruling from bankruptcy judge Jo Ann Stevenson to determine if they could buy the Charlotte store. According to an article that appeared in the Lansing State Journal earlier this week. Carter’s filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in June with more than $33 million in debt Wing says he'll ask for a vote recount Political sign placement leads to filing of complaint by David T. Young Editor Signs for a long time have been regarded as much a part of the political process as candi­ date forums, glad handing, baby kissing, parades and whistlestopping. But sometimes use and misuse of political signs can mean something controversial and perhaps even “Sign, sign, everywhere a sign, barking at the scenery, breakin' my mind, do this, don't do that, cant you read the sign?" — Five Man Electrical Band, 1971 criminal. Such is alleged by newly-elected Seventh District County Commissioner Jeff VanNortwick. who filed a complaint last Friday with the Barry County Sheriff's Department against his opponent, incumbent Tom Wing, whom he bested by only nine votes in a bitter, hard-fought contest. The election was so close and contentious that Wing has promised to ask for a recount VanNortw ick claims Wing himself placed his campaign signs on public property on the morning of Election Day at the Baltimore Township flail and at the Johnstown Township Hall. Baltimore Township Clerk Penelope Ypma said she personally witnessed Wing placing his signs between 8:3(1 and 9 a.m. Aug 8. not far from where voters were filing in to the polls. She said she is fairly certain Wing did not come closer than 100 feel from the entrance of the building, which would have been against state law. but his placement vio­ lated local township policy. She noted Baltimore Township in 2004 adopted a policy that forbids placement of any political sign on township-owned proper­ ty to insist on strict government neutrality during cai.-uidate and millage elections. Ypma said at first she wasn’t sure what she should do about the sign, but after determin­ ing it had been placed on public property, she removed it herself and then gave Wing a “courtesy call.” informing him of her action. “1 told Tom it’s the rules and policy, and it’s my job to enforce them... He showed up (at the township hall later that afternoon) and asked for his sign, and then he said ’I’ll just put it up the road somewhere’.’’ VanNortwick said he removed Wing’s sign on public property near the Johnstown Tow nship Hall himself that day at about 11 a.m.. reportedly about two hours after it had been placed. He added that when he com­ plained about it to Johnstown Township Supervisor Bob Mack, he was told local offi­ cials didn't sec it as a problem. VanNortwick said just before he filed the complaint Friday with the sheriff's depart­ ment. he was advised to let it go because he had won the election anyway. Furthermore, some claim it’-- not clear whether it’s illegal to place political signs on public property. VanNortwick cites an excerpt from the Michigan Campaign Finance Act of 1976 which says. “A public body or an individual These signs tor County Commissioner Tom Wing were found to be on public prop­ erty on election day. August 8. acting for a public body shall not use or authorize the use of funds, personnel, office space, computer hardware or software, prop­ erty. stationary, postage, vehicles, equipment, supplies or other public resources to make a contribution, expenditure or provide volun­ teer personnel services that are excluded from the definition of contribution under section..." He asked. “The question is. does the town­ ship have the right to convey the property that belongs to the people? ’These guys (Wing’s supporters) are bul­ lies." he replied to suggestions there was lit- tie. if any harm done. “Every township offi­ cial (in Baltimore. Johnstown and Assyria townships, which make up the Seventh District) openly supported Tom Wing, which is their right, but they were so overt in their actions. “Tom Wing and Bob Mack are seasoned election campaigners and they both know the law. My question is how many votes did 1 lose because he placed his signs on public proper­ ty near the polling booths? This could have See SIGNS, page 3 �Page 2 - Thursday. August 17. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS Thornapple Manor, 911 sewer, continued from front page Each class session builds on the previous one, so it is important to attend the first , class and the four subsequent programs in the series. Anyone who wants to register or receive more information about this class or other bereavement services should call the Barry Community Hospice Bereavement Department at (616) 948-8452 or (800) 681-4985 Barry Community Hospice is a division of Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice. After Summerfest hike is Sept. 9 The Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association will have an "After Summerfest" hike Saturday, Sept 9. The public is welcome to join in. The hike will be led by Joe Higdon. Hikers will meet the M-179 trailhead at 8:30 a.m., car pool to the Peets Road trail­ head and then hike back to the M-179 park­ ing lot. For more information on the North Country Trail Association, the Chief Noonday chapter, or on the After Summerfest hike, stop by the Chief Noonday booth at Hastings Summerfest, Friday through Sunday. Aug. 25-27. The North Country National Scenic Trail is regarded as one of the nation's premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4,600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links outstanding scenic, natural, recreational, historic and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s. it was author­ ized by Congress in 1980. More than 2,000 miles are completed and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with many public agencies, private organiza­ tions, and generous landowners across seven northern Slates. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS, plays a leading role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit http://www.northcountrytraii.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514’. Barry Dems call county convention An official call to the Barry County Democratic Party Convention has been called by Chairwoman Barb Cichy for 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets, in Hastings. The purpose of the Ba,ry County Convention is to elect persons to state com­ mittees and be prepared with resolutions to be submitted at the Michigan State Democratic Convention, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday. Aug. 26 and 27, at the Cobo Center in Detroit Credential cards will be issued to eligible persons Saturday, Aug. 26, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 27. from 8 a.m. until noon in the Wayne Exhibit Hall in the Cobo Center. The Michigan Democratic Convention will convene at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26. Under party rules all precinct delegates. 30-day party members, elected officials and candidate* are automatically delegates to the state convention. Progressive Dems picnic set tonight The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will sponsor a community picnic at 6 p.m. Thursday. Aug. 17, in Middleville's Spring Park. Entertainment will include yard games, volleyball, politics and current events. All arc welcome. Bring a dish to pass and a table service. Spring Park is located just off M-37. half a mile south of the traffic light TAEF dinner set for Sept. 21 The Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation will honor Steve Evans at the annual dinner on Thursday evening. Sect. 21. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a social hour followed by dinner at 7 p.m. at the Middle Villa Inn in Middleville. The price of tickets is $25 per person and $40 per couple. Checks can be sent to the TAEF in care of Barbara Dykstra at P.O. Box 40. Middleville 49333. first aid course wfl be Aug. 18-19 An American Red Cross adult, child and :nfant CPR with standard first aid course will be offered Friday, Aug. 18, and Saturday, Aug. 19, at Grace Lutheran Church, Hastings. This course meets State of Michigan requirements for child care providers and workplace OSHA requirements. The newest counts/guidelines will be intoduced. The times for Friday are from 5:45 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm. The cost is $45. which includes useful materials to help retain skills and serve as reference tools in an emergency. A light lunch is also provided, or students may bring their own. The class is limited to the first eight paid participants. Renewal or challenge students can participate for $25 and must have their own materials and a current card about to expire. Please call JCim Domke, the certified instructor, at 945-9181 or Grace Lutheran Church at 945-9414 to verify space. Challenge participants need to report Saturday, Aug. 19 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Boat parade slated Sept 2 at Gun Lake The Gun Lake Committee of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce will spon­ sor a Labor Day Weekend boat parade Saturday, Sept 2. The theme of the parade is “Hollywood Comes to Gun Lake." Participants should decorate their boats like scenes from movies for the competi­ tion. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded. The Gun Lake Committee currently is collecting prizes and contributions. To donate a prize, call Linda Boyce at (269) 945-9554 for a donation form, or drop off or mail a contribution to Jenny Boerman, Bay Pointe Inn. 11456 Marsh Road. Shelbyville, MI 49344. Besides prizes, cash donations also will be accepted to purchase additional prizes or give away monetary prizes. Chemical Bank will open Friday Chemical Bank officially will make its new home in Hastings and Gun Lake Friday, Aug. 18, at the current locations of Sand Ridge Bank. Assistant Vice President of Chemical Bank Tammy Kerr, w ho docs business develop ment and marketing for Grand Rapids Community Bank, a part of Chemical Bank, said said the only major thing chang­ ing about the current Sand Ridge banks is the name. Chemical Bank currently has 123 branches in Michigan, and the bank is growing. Six new branches will open this year between May and December. Chemical Bank is a Midland-based community bank with its board of directors in Midland. Kerr “It’s the same local people that they've been working with al) along,’’ she said. “Chemical Bank really tries to support the community and be a part of the community that they’re in." Chemical Bank has sent notices to aQ its customers notifying them of the name change and the differences in products and services the bank offers. Middleville music series to conclude Musicians from the Middleville United Methodist Church will fill the gazebo at Stagecoach Park in Middleville from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday. Aug. 18. The rain location is the Middleville Methodist Church. Performing will be “One Way," the Swanson family of young musicians, the women’s group “Harmony," Chad Forsyth and Fred Willson. The closing finale will call on all their talents. All performances in the Middleville music summer series are free. People arc welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets, etc. water extension wins approval by Shawna Hubbarth Staff Writer The Hastings City Council Monday night voted unanimously to extend sewer and water service to Thomapple Manor and the Central Dispatch facility in Hastings Township. Elimination of the septic system serving the Central Dispatch building is necessary to allow construction of a new well to serve Thomapple Manor, which is under construc­ tion right now with expansion and renova­ tions. City Manager Jeff Mansfield said the agreement is nearly identical to the one in place for Star Elementary School. He said the term* are less than ideal for those involved, but are acceptable at this time to get the infra­ structure completed to serve their immediate needs. Mansfield said the agreements hope­ fully will develop into a more comprehensive application for future cases. The agreement will provide for 25.(XX)-gallon capacity per day. Thomapple Manor will be constructing the pump for the force main line and will pay twice the rate to discharge into the city system, and the city will accrue minor incidental costs, said Mansfield. In other business at the meeting Monday evening, the council: • Set a public hearing on the proposed Boardwalk Condominium Planned Unit Development for Monday. Aug. 28. to solicit comments about a special assessment district on North Taffee Drive. The assessment would pay for a portion of the cost of paving the drive, curb, gutter and sidewalk. The cost of the paving has been reduced by a $20,000 contribution from the developer of the proposed Boardwalk condo project. but has been increased to reflect the installation of sidewalks on both sides of Taffee Drive for the length of the improve­ ment. Total cost for the project is estimated to be $79,601. One-third will be paid by the city, one third by the developer of the Boardwalk Condo PUD and one third by residents of the street. The paving will extend from High Street to the south limit of the road. • Approved purchase of a replacement voice mail system from Van Belkum in the amount of $7,470.00. • Agreed to a request from the Hastings Public Library for use of Tyden Park Sunday. Aug. 27. from I to 4 p.m. for the sixth annu­ al Duck Race fund-raiser. • Amended and approved depositories for funds of the city. • Approved the appointment of Mansfield as the city’s officer representative to the annu­ al meeting of Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan’s annual meeting. • Authorized the mayor and clerk to sign a lease for space in the Industrial Incubator with A and L Assembly. • Heard from council member Curt Cybulski that he felt that in instances of city changes perhaps people who live a greater distance than 300 feet of such changes should be notified. Cybulski cited recent develop­ ments and said that more people than the cur­ rent mandate of 300 feet need to be notified if their quality of life will be affected. “We have heard that time and time again, that more people want to be notified." he said. “We do notify people within 300 feet of (proposed developments) and we do post (public hearing) notices in the paper," noted Don Tubbs. “But not everyone sees them in the paper." replied Cybulski. Mansfield said it might be entirely possible to have a local law about notification that supersedes state law on the matter. “Wc have heard people ask over and over why weren’t they notified? If it’s going to affect their quality of life they should know what’s going on and 300 feet does not cut it in some instances." said Cybulski. Mayor Bob May said that there is also the cost factor to be considered and asked how do you draw the line after expanding the notifi­ cation range. Mansfield said he would do some research and then get back to the council on the issue. The discussion was a result of the first reading at the meeting amending certain requirements for public notices as required by the Michigan Enabling Act. Two challengers win seats in Prairieville Twp. election by Megan Lavdl Staff Writer The Prairieville Township Board will have new leadership next year as a result of the Aug. 8 primary election. Jim Stonebumer won the primary election against appointed Township Supervisor Mike Herzog and Bill Miller won in the primary election against Jack Kennedy to replace Herzog after he was appointed supervisor. Both K??nedy ancWfcauig were ap. to their previous posinoM after the death of Tom Guthrie, elected township supervisor. Stonebumer Said |he and Miller cam­ paigned together for their scats on the Prairieville Township Board. TK schools buy 80-acre parcel “He’s a real fine man. and he’s going to be a good asset." said Stonebumer. “I think we’re going to really strengthen our township board." Both men went door to door in Prairieville to talk to the citizens about what their con­ cerns were for the township. Stonebumer said he visited more than 300 houses to talk to people, and people were very receptive to his efforts. “I think the people were really glad some­ body would take the time to listen to them." said Stonebumer. “I think the fact that I went out and talked to so many people was a great advantage to me." Miller agreed, saying he thinks Kennedy lost because he put little effort into campaign­ ing and talking to local citizens. He also said he thinks it is important to get as many people involved in the political process, especially at the local level. “I’d like to get as many people involved at the local government process as possible." said Miller. Miller said some of his goals include get­ ting local citizens informed about what to do in the case of an emergency situation and to get the local fire departments to work togeth­ er. He said he wants to serve the people by bringing the community together. “I'm retired. I’ve got the time, the dedica­ tion and the experience." said Miller. StOK-bunier said he has similar goals for the local fire departments. He also said he would like to work with the lake associations, try to tackle sewer and water issues around the lake, and deal witi> zoning issue; He said one of his major goals to keep himself informed about the happening; and residents needs in Prairieville. “1 try to educate myself on sonic vf the feelings, some of the needs for township resi­ dents." he said. "The township's growing, nnd I think everybody needs to have a voice." Miller will face Scott Smith, a Democrat, in the Nov. 7 general election. by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Members of the Thomapple Kellogg Board of Education approved the purchase of the 80-acre Finkbeiner property on Bender Road at the Aug. 14 board meeting. The $795,000 purchase price has been evaluated as proper. It will be paid for from funds authorized through the last millage levy and funds from the sale of the Moe Road property last year. School board members last Monday night heard an overview of the work being done on the future of the school district. While there may be no need for an additional elementary school building for more than five years, the purchase of the property was seen as an investment in the future. The existing agricultural lease will stay until the property is needed by the district. ‘Tang’ movie on Hastings 4 screen Aug. 26 Mike Hodges, a fifth grade teacher at Page Elementary School in Middleville, is sending out invitations to his last year’s students to attend the film they made. At the end of the school year, the class cre­ ated a movie called “Tang." but there was not enough time for it to be edited and shown by the last day of school. Students this year will get to see their work on the big screen at the Hastings 4 Cinema at 9 a.m. Saturday. Aug. 26. The public is invit­ ed to attend at no charge. Hodges said. “If those who come buy pop­ corn. it will defray the expense, but 1 would like them to come and bring their friends as well." This is the third time that Hodges has made a movie with his class. The first was “Hills" with many, many stuffed penguins and a real­ ly funny story line and the second was “The Pen" which showed off the talents of his stu­ dents and gave some insight to the inner workings of Page staff members’ minds. Students write the scenes, set up story boards, film and act in each of these films. Trffany Martens Paul Osborn Music School welcomes voice, piano instructors The Community Music School in Hastings has added piano instructor Tiffany Martens and voice instructor Paul Osborn to their fac­ ulty. Registration is now open for private les­ sons and Kindermusik classes. Martens is now accepting piano students at all levels. She is a graduate of Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey and attended Moody Bible Institute. She has specialized in sacred music and music theory. Voice instructor Osborn is accepting voice students ages 13 and up. He is a graduate of Baptist Bible College in Pennsylvania, and holds a master of music degree from SUNY Fredonia. An experienced choral director and vocalist, he serves as Minister of Music and Worship at First Baptist Church in Hastings. The Community Music School offers pri­ vate lessons in most instruments and voice, as well as Kindermusik classes for ages infant to 5 years. Also offered is Hastings Kids Choir for grades 3 to 5 and "Fiddles and Strums" folk music classes for grades 1 to 3. Financial aid is available to qualifying families. Located at the First United Methodist Church, 209 West Green Street, the CMS offers monthly performing opportuni­ ties for students and faculty. To register, or for more information about CMS private lessons and classes, call (269) 948-9441. The CMS-Hastings is a program of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, also home to CMS-Battle Creek, the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra. Boychoir, Giris' Chorus, Community Chorus. Ars Voce. Pops Ensemble and IMPACT. The Community Music School is funded in part by the Barry Community Foundation. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 17. 2006 - Page 3 DEQ says Tyler Creek fish kill due to hot weather, rain by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Several area fly fishermen discovered what turned exit to be four miles of Tyler Creek’s worth of dead fish on Friday. July 28. Research has proved inconclusive, but Michigan Department of Environmental Quality spokesperson Robert McCann told the Sun and News. “The most likely cause of the fish kill is the extended period of hot weather followed by a strong storm which sent runoff into the river, leading to a loss of oxygen." The dead fish were easily visible from along Tyler Creek which is part of the Coldwater River watershed. Up to about 2.000 brown trout from fingerling size to nearly 20 inches in length died from lack of oxygen. McCann told the Sun and News there had been reports that Swisslane Farms, a nearby dairy farm might have been responsible, but the research since the dieoff does not seem to show that the spreading of manure on farm fields the Thursday before the dieoff was responsible for the fish kill. ’There is a dry creek bed that separates the manure from the creek.' McCann said. "It’s looking like that isn't where it came from." DEQ officials will continue to lest to deter­ mine the source of the contaminants, and they are recommending people stay out of the creek until the problem is corrected. McCann says that “this kind of thing can happen from high temperature followed by a heavy down­ pour. Most organisms in shallow, narrow waterways can be severely strained by lower oxygen levels.” The Michigan Council of Trout Unlimited posted a notice on its web site asking mem­ bers to contact the Michigan Department of Natural Resources if they were fishing on Tyler Creek and its confluence with the Coldwater River between midnight and 8 a.m. on July 28. According to the website. “The Michigan Council of Trout Unlimited is committed to assisting the State of Michigan in the identifi­ cation and prosecution of the individual(s) responsible fot this event and is monitoring this investigation." However, at the moment, the fishkill, which has severely impacted the trout popula­ tion and other species, docs seem to have been caused by the weather. SIGNS, continued from page 1 tainted the outcome of the election and I expect these guys will be back with a vengeance in two years." Mack did not return the Banner's phone call made Tuesday afternoon, inquiring about the matter. VanNortwick said one huge reason why he chooses to pursue the matter is that he heard one of his supporters who works for a con­ centrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) was threatened with his $9 an hour job if he didn't remove a sign in his yard supporting Turkey group sets JAKES day The Thomapple Valley chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will have its annual Juniors Acquiring Knowledge. Ethics and Sportsmanship (JAKES) day Saturday. Aug. 19. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Barry County Conservation Club at 1180 Cook Road. Hastings. The events will include skcet shooting, deer stand safety, fishing instructions, trappers display, nature walks, fly tying, archery and shot gun reloading. There also will be hats. T-shirts, raffles and prizes. The event is geared toward youth ages 17 and tinder with parents and guardians to accompany them. All events will be supervised. For more information, call Eric Gaudreau at (269) 795-1169 or Tom Ancel at (269) 948-2048. VanNortwick. who is an ardent opponent of CAFOs. "It reeks of them keeping their thumbs on the scale.” he said. “Had they not tried to intimidate one of my supporters. I would have let it (the complaint about signs) go.” VanNortwick ran against Wing in 2004 and lost, but came back this time to take a narrow victory. 360 votes to 351. Wing announced Tuesday afternoon he will contest the results in a request for a recount of Assyria Township. "It’s my intention to go in and file papers tomorrow (Wednesday) with the county clerk," Wing said. "However. I don’t really expect it to change the outcome statistics." Prairieville Township Supervisor Michael Herzog also has asked for a recount of the race he lost to Jim Stonebumer. The County Board of Canvassers will conduct recounts of both races, according to County Clerk Deb Smith. Wing had no comment about the signs and VanNortwick’s charges. If a violation of state law is determined to have occurred, the misdemeanor is punish­ able by a fine of up to SI.000. Interestingly, in the last week before the election, the Michigan Department of Transportation removed about a dozen of VanNortwick’s signs along M-37 within the district, determining they were too close to the edge of the road, 30 feet or less. About two or three of Wing's also were removed, along with those of a few other candidates. Signs were not reported removed in the adja­ cent commissioners' districts. VanNortwick said he had to go to Marshall, rather than Hastings, to retrieve his signs. Julie Hurley, spokeswoman for the MDOT. said the Marshall service center handles Barry County and Hastings only has an MDOT garage. She said the agency only concerns itself with signs that may be considered traf­ fic safety hazards and it does not regulate placement of signs on public property. There were few other reports of sign prob­ lems. other than the usual vandalism and thefts, during the primary election campaign. Several candidates, including Jim Bailey for state representative and Mark Noteboom and Ken DeMott for county commissioner, were accused of putting up signs with inade­ quate disclaimers. They did not include com- Boat launch mushroom huge Robert Jenkins (left), 13, and Tyler Thompson, 12. stand with the biggest mushroom they have ever seen. The boys found the mushroom at the boat launch on Carter Lake Saturday, Aug. 12. They are not sure what kind of mushroom it is. but it weighs more than a pound. They said the mushroom has actually shrunk about 20 percent since they found it Saturday. Their next plan of action? To find a steak to go with it. FRIDAY, continued from page 1 Patricia Birkholz Suzzette Royston Brian Calley Doug Kalnbach plctc information about who paid for the signs, with names, addresses and zip codes, much in the same way political advertise­ ments must show such information. Some candidates also placed signs in pub­ lic places and one instance was reported in a cemetery. The Freeport District Library had a sign supporting the Aug. 8 millage renewal placed adjacent to its facility, a photo of which appeared last month with a story in the Banner. Jack Miner, a former member of the Library Board, said the Friends of the Freeport Library paid for the signs. He added that the library leases the pn perty from the Village of Freeport and the Friends do the landscaping and lawn care at the front of the property. Miner said wnen someone inquired about whether the sign’s placement next to the library, it was decided to have it removed on or about July 16. He acknowledged the sign's placement would have violated the state’s 100-foot rule if it would had been allowed to remain on Election Day Aug. 8, so it was best to avoid any appearance of impropriety. Central Dispatch 911 Board takes up audit question by Jon Gambee Staff Writer The question of an audit once again was the discussed Monday afternoon at a special meeting of the Barry County Central Dispatch 911 Board. Questions included who should be respon­ sible for the audit and exactly what it should cover. Board Chairman Ron Neil pointed out the Barry County Board of Commissioners already underwent a county-wide audit in 2005 and Barry County Central Dispatch was included. Lani Forbes pointed out that in that audit, there were no "suggested concerns.” mean­ ing. she said, there was nothing amiss. Don Nevins, the County Commission’s representative on the board, suggested if there is an audit, it should be done through an agency other than the 911 Board itself so there would be no controversy. He suggested the County Board of Commissioners should direct the audit. Jim Brown said he agreed in principle with Nevins, but aid not think the county commis­ sioners should direct the audit. "I think we should investigate three firms and pick no less than two to recommend to the board, strictly for political reasons.” Brown said. Forbes raised the essential question, ask­ ing. "What is the point of an audit? An audi­ tor will want to know exactly what it is we want audited. “The finances have already been audited.” she said. "What is it specifically we are going to audit?" Hastings Police Chief Jerry Sarver did not agree that the county commission should direct the audit. "We arc equally responsible to all 21 enti­ ties in the county.” he said. “I don't agree we should turn it back to the county commis­ sion." Nevins countered that he did not care who . directed the audit as long as it was "anybody but this administrative team. "We are being blamed for everything." Nevins said. "We take the heat. There arc 21 entities that oversee the 911 board and people don’t understand there is nothing we can do.” Sarver, commenting on recent articles crit­ ical of the 911 board. “People only know what they read in the paper. I would encour­ age anyone who wants to know more about our operation to visit the facility." At that point, the board members decided to go to a closed session and Director Charlie Nystrom was asked to excuse himself from the session. When they re opened the meet­ ing. more than two and a half hours later, the board decided to meet again at noon Tuesday. Aug. 29. again to deal with the audit issue. and executive legislator for the Union Ironworkers Motorcycle Club of Michigan. He is a member of ABATE of Michigan, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, the COC and the Patriot Guard Riders The winner of this contest will succeed State Rep. Gary Newell for a two-year term beginning on Jan. I. The State Senate seat will be for four years. Birkholz was elected in November 2002 after defeating former State Rep. Terry Geiger. She now serves as president pro tempore in the Michigan Senate. She is a former Saugatuck Township treasurer. Allegan County treasurer and state representative from the 88th District. which covers all of Allegan County. Roystoc of Charlotte is a full-time secre­ tary for UAW Local 602 and is active in the Eaton County 4-H and recycling programs and is an avid outdoorswoman. The 24th District State Senate district cov­ ers all of Allegan. Barry and Eeton countcs. The First Friday public forum series is sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee. The public is welcome to attexi and bring their own lunches, though sand­ wiches and light fare will be available at the hall. Tea and coffee will be provided by the Democrats. Margie Haas, (left) principal of Pleasantview Elementary School, and Teresa Hughes, a composition graphic artist at J-Ad Graphics, stand with their award for Best Circular of 2005, given by Community Papers of Michigan. Haas and Hughes work together to produce “The Connection." a newspaper about the Hastings schools that goes into the Reminder four times a year. Hastings schools and J-Ad joint effort is award winner ' School and editor of The Connection. by Megan Lavell By putting The Connection out with the Staff Writer • Reminder. Haas can be sure the paper circu­ Hastings schools and J-Ad Graphics lates to 30.000 people in the Hastings area. worked together successfully again in 2005 to Haas does most of the writing for the paper, produce “The Connection.” an award-win­ and Teresa Hughes, a composition graphic ning circular about Hastings schools distrib­ artist at J-Ad Graphics, does the design. uted through the Hastings Reminder. “This is a great cooperative effort between J-Ad Graphics won the 2005 award for first Hastings schools and J-Ad Graphics." said place division one best circular using black and one color from Community Papers of Haas. J-Ad has won numerous awards in the past Michigan. from Community Papers of Michigan for its "We’ve had such a universally positive advertisements and circulars. response to The Connection." said Margie Haas, principal of Pleasantview Elementary �Page 4 - Thursday. August 17, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Don’t take political frustrations out on Charlton Park Brain injured pedestrian was a victim To the editor: Much of my memory has returned since my major brain injury from a traffic accident a year ago. but it has been a baffling and frustrating scheme to. me. as it has been months that the court case has monotonously drug on. 1 was a pedestrian who was struck by a motorcycle last year out on Gun Lake Rc%d near Glass Creek. The state trooper’s report claims that I was out in the road threatening motorcyclists with a pitchfork (old and broken with a three-foot handle) that I and two other witnesses say was left laying in the ditch where I had fallen down our steep hill facing Gun Lake Road. 1 maintain that I now have some memory of cleaning up some manure from around my children's swing set when the bikers sped past. The roar of the speeders spooked a young haltered horse out of the hands of their 9-year-old daughter, scaring one of their dogs off his chain, which somehow caused one of the two litters of kittens up for sale at that lime to dash across the road. I state that I was going down a very steep, nearly impassable section of hill, from the play yard to the road, to rescue this litter of calico kittens. I had taken the pitchfork with me as a safety precaution; meaning not leaving it up on the hili with my 2-ycar-old daughter. 4-year-old son and three other youngsters of mine. It is a common practice at m> household to not leave these sort of items accessible to playing children. But my 6-year-old daughter. Liberty, who was standing with nv on the edge of the hill overlooking the road. saw me topple down the hill, the pitchfork landing in the ditch, and said I got up to cross the road to rescue the kittens. Liberty then saw me make it to the yellow lines. And then she saw one biker go around me, the next one went to go around, then turned back to the center of the road and hit me head on. What is not known yet is why the state would allow anyone on a motorcycle to strike a pedestrian who was in between the traffic lanes, and then take the crippled mother of seven to court. It does make you wonder, doesn’t it? Yet my court appointed attorney seems to have the idea that there is much evidence against me, when the report shows that five other neighbors complained about these speeding motorcyclists. One neighbor stated that the bikers had run a van. driven by an older woman, right off the road! Of course, if the authorities had sent a vehicle out on that call, there might've been more evidence of the speeders. And one of the bikers reported that they were traveling at 45 mph (in a 30 mph zone) and stated she saw a number of things take place in two to three seconds it normally requires to round the curve, take Glass Creek dip and lop the hill in passing the area where this occurred. Where is the justice ? Lissa Larsen, Hastings Calley’s win shows flaws in the system To the editor: Brian Calley’s lopsided win for state repre­ sentative confirms my belief in the so-called democratic election system that the political action committees (PACs) that decide on which candidate to endorse will receive thou­ sands upon thousands of dollars to conduct their campaign and be the ultimate winner. Brian Calley was chosen to be endorsed by these political action committees: . fl — The Michigan Farm Bureau, which tried to jam zoning down our throats and many other regulations to control our proper- • <y #2 — The Michigan Township Association, which is a bunch of lawyers that lobby in the legislature to pass more and more restrictive aad oppressive laws. #3 — The Michigan Doctors PAC. #4 — The Street and Highway PAC. #5 — The Michigan Chamber of Commerce. #6 — Right to Life . #7 — Responsible Gun Owners. #8 — Citizens for Traditional Values. And most of the county and township offi­ cials. Now the big questions: If Calley is elected in this fall, do you think he is going to listen to any of our ideas or concerns? Do you think be is going to go against the agenda of any of the above political action committees who have given him untold thousands of dollars? If your answer is yes to these two questions, then I would like to have you please think about these two questions. Most of our elected officials who have been endorsed by such a large number of PACs usually fit in with the rich, elite and connected rather than the ordinary Joe citizen. This is the reason our country is in the shape that it is today — our roads and schools in deplorable dangerous conditions, the rich are becoming richer, gas prices are going out of sight, as are taxes and other ways to get money out of our pockets. Calley. in my opinion should fit in very well with the nest of vipers in political con­ trol. This is the reason why people are becom­ ing more and more disenchanted with gov­ ernment officials. Two weeks ago I could sec the handwriting on the wall that Calley would win by a land­ slide because of his PAC endorsements, not on his own merits. This, 1 believe, is a serious problem — that we the people no longer have much of a voice in government. Clifford Lazarus. Ionia Woman’s kindness can’t go unnoticed lb the editor: My wife and I recently were at the local Secretary of State's office transferring license plates and the fee was $8. My wife had for­ gotten her purse and we had only $6 between us. We were about to leave and come back later when a young lady gave us the $2 we needed to complete the transaction. She wouldn’t give us her name and address so we could pay her back. We are very grateful to her and her act of kindness. We hope she reads this letter. If there were more people like her, this world certainly would be a better place. Donald and Virginia VanZandt, Hastings To the editor: 1 was shocked and saddened by the results of Charlton Park’s millage renewal which indicated that 5.238 Barry County residents voted, in essence, to close Historic Chariton Park Village. Museum and Recreation Area. Perhaps they didn’t realize this, but here is the situation: The park’s millage makes up more than 60% of its operating revenue. The remaining 40% comes in through foundation gifts cou­ pled with admissions, concessions and sales, the latter three of which are each offset by expenses at a rale of 60%. These expenses include event revenue sharing and costs, edu­ cational supplies, advertising, cost of goods sold and taxes. Charlton Park Foundation grants (between $15,000 and $20,000 annual­ ly) are earmarked for specific projects which maintain or enhance the museum collections. Using Charlton Park’s projected 2005 budget of approximately $520,000. without a millage the park would be expected to operate on about $80,000 net revenue a year. With that sum. it would have to maintain equip­ ment. pay utilities, pay for security systems and then pay salaries and benefits with what­ ever remains. It might be enough to pay one employee. That lone employee would have to single-handedly manage 100 or more days of school visits. 8-10 major events, housekeep­ ing, lawn maintenance, snowplowing, gift Genealogy information would be appreciated To the editor: I am researching my ancestors, the Harwood. Lake and Smith families. What 1 do know is that Orva Harwood (who was my grandfather) was married to Lillie Lake. They were married Oct. 27, 1907. in Hastings. I am not clear if Orva's father’s name was Frank or Harmon, or both. I do believe that Lillie Lake’s father was Frank Lake and her mother was Dora Smith. As far as I can tell. Dora was bom 1853 and her mother’s name was Catharine Smith. They have had residents in Hastings and I would like to find more information about these families I am interested in finding any descendants of these families who might stiil be living in the area and have information so that I could learn more on any of my ancestors. I would appreciate it very much if you would publish this letter in your paper with my name and address, in hopes that a descen­ dant might see it and contact me. Nina Radkiewicz, 804 S. Roosevelt 5 Knox. Ind. 46534 A splendid idea: Let Tom do it ... boxed up and sent to museums across the country. James Cutler's Civil War letters might end up in Tennessee. Equipment from the first Felpausch store might be shipped to Wisconsin. Irving Charlton’s Westinghouse Steam Engine could become part of an exhib­ it in Ohio, perhaps never to be run again. The buildings, which can't easily be carted off. will likely stand and face the ravages of time and vandalism. All of this because the public trust has failed. Those of you who voted against the millage may have done so because you felt the park didn't have a plan. The park does have a plan, the Barry County Parks and Recreation Plan, last updated in February 2004. It is available at the park, at the county courthouse and is on file with the Department of Natural Resources. The plan outlines five years of projects to be undertaken by the park as fund ing is made available. Some may have voted against the millage because they don’t like the decisions being made at the park. If that is the case, go to a Park Board meeting (third Tuesday of each month. 7 p.m. at the park) and address the board. If you don’t like what the Park Board is doing, talk to the County Board of Commissioners, or better yet, apply for a seat on the Park Board next time one is open. Don't take out your frustration on the arti­ facts, buildings and property of Historic Charlton Park. This wonderful gift to our county has outlasted several generation* and is meant to be a perpetual monument to where we came from and who we are. If, in the next generation, it sits as an overgrown field scat­ tered with hollowed out buildings, what will it teach our children about us? Joanne L. Barnard. Hastings Let’s have good turnout Nov. 7 To the editor: As an election official in Barry County, I want to thank ’.he 23% of Barry Ccunty regis­ tered voters and Ionia County voters who chose to come out to vote in the primary elec­ tion Tuesday. Aug. 8. As a candidate for the 87th District State Representative race on the Republican ticket. 1 appreciate those who supported me with their votes, a financial contributions, sign placements and/or words of encouragement. 1 especially am grateful to voters in Thomapple Township for continuing to support me. I truly enjoy serving as Thomapple Township Clerk, as I have for the past six years and will continue to do for at least another two years. It is now time to support our nominees on the November general election ballot. I challenge the voters to show up in large numbers on Nov. 7. How about having an 82% turnout like we did in Thomapple To the editor. Let’s bear a loud "hooray" and "thank you" for Tom Wilkinson. In last week's edition of the Banner. Mr. Wilkinson volunteered to vote for non-voters. What a wonderful idea! Think of how great that would be. First, it would open up a whole new concept of what a proxy vote is. It would also make it unnec­ essary for non-voters to make any effort at all to find the difference between candidates and issues on the ballot. Also, non-voters wouldn’t have to have that pang of guilt for not voting. "Tom’s doing iL" And finally, non-voters could spend the time and energy saved to nitpick and criticize whomever Tom elects. No work. No guilt. Still eligible to criti­ cize. What a deal! Dave Kietzmann. Hastings Opinion ises to our weekly question. shop sales, building maintenance and admin­ istrative duties just to keep the funds coming in to pay the bills. Some have said that the park should "get off the dole" and pay its own way. I challenge these critics to find a park with amenities (toi­ lets. beaches, trails) or a museum which is seif-funded. The parks and museums many county resi­ dents enjoy in neighboring counties are large­ ly funded by millages, county funds, town­ ship funds and corporate sponsorship. The economic situation of Barry County, where a vast majority of residents work outside the county, means that we have few local corpo­ rate moguls able to underwrite arts, cultural or recreational facilities. The kind and gener­ ous few within the county more than pull their weight by funding libraries, health care facil­ ities and other social and cultural services. Annually, the question of raising admission prices for school groups and events is addressed by the Parks Board. Each year, the decision to maintain current pricing is based on the desire to keep the park and museum accessible to as many residents and visitors as possible. Without a millage, the park can either seek funds from the county's general fund (which would offset funding for other services) or close. Are the citizens of Barry County ready to lock the gates of Chariton Park for good? Have you considered what this means? Museums are a public trust If a museum must close, museum operating practices dictate the divestiture of artifacts to institutions that can properly care for them. In other words, all of the family heirlooms, historic papers and belongings so lovingly bequeathed to the museum by residents past all of the physical remnants of Barry County history being held at the museum, would be Want to get a passport? All kinds of government information ore just □ click or call away. FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FED-INFO Township for the last presidential election? Remember, even if you can't make it to the polling location on Election Day, the absentee process is extremely easy. All you need to do is contact your local election official and ask for an application. We are even available cp the Saturday before the election (Nov. 4) until 2 p.m. Susan J. Vlietstra, Middleville Thomapple Township Clerk, Executive Board Member and Treasurer. Barry County Republican Patty DeHon Fire Dept. douses grid heat To the editor: We are grateful to ibe Delton Fire Department for the service provided to the local football program. Due to the lack of rain and the inability to water, the Delton football practice field had become quite dry and dusty. After the pro­ gram's practice on the evening of Aug . 15, the Delton Fire Department came to the rescue. This rescue came in the form of u few trucks carrying water. Some of Delton's finest rolled out the hoses and gave the practice field much needed watering. These fine gentlemen consisted of current coaches and past players, who unselfishly gave their personal time to make the facilities a better place to practice and play. It is heart wanning to know that these men, who risk their lives for ours, take the time to give even more. As a program, we appreciate diem and their families. We know that volunteering takes away from their respective families, and their time is priceless, so when you see a Delton firefighter, thank them. Not only are they there to protect us. but to serve the com­ munity. Coaches, players, family, friends of the Delton football program What are terrorist alert effects? Th* HaotM> Last week's terrorism arrests in Great Britain led to the changing of the terrorism alert levels in the United States. There were also ii-'bb*> udt *ij a ■ . Banner Devoted to the Interests of Bony County since 1856 some arrests in the Midwest of suspected terrorists, but charges Hastings Banner, Inc. later were dismissed. Has the change in terrorism alert status wor­ A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. ried you? 1351 N. M-43 Hghway Phone: (269) 945-9554 jonn <jacoo* . rreoanc jkqoi tAov Preetowx Preetdont Steven Jecob, teaMnVTMMMr ■NEWSROOM* • David T. 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It is good that our tax dollars are actual­ ly being used for a good purpose." “This really isn’t affect­ ing me. 1 am back in Hastings for my mother’s funeral and am not travel­ ing by plane." “I am not affected by this at all. 1 don’t think it really affects my life right now.” Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge. Jonathan Jacobs Subscription Ratee: $30 per year r Barry County $32 per year r atftarwg counties $35 per year eiaowhore POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO BoeB Haeangs Mi 49058-0602 Second Class Postage Pax) at Hastings. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 17. 2006 - Page 5 Voters send message. Was it received? Last Tuesday. Aug. 8. was not a good day for political incumbents in Barry County, around Michigan and even in the nation. The results showed voters haven't been in a good mood lately and they’re willing to take down the status quo if they identify something or someone as part of the problem. Examination shows us U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Congressman Joe Schwarz all lost their re-election bids. Closer to home, incumbent County Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp and Commissioner Tom Wing were defeated, along with appointed incumbent Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt and Prairieville Township Supervisor Mike Herzog. This comes on the heels of the 2004 election in which the appointed incumbent probate judge, the County Board chairman and another commissioner all were turned away at the polls. Political scientists and many talking heads have for a long time told us it’s virtually impossible to unseat incumbents and that idea led to the state-wide mandate 14 years ago for term limits. Regardless of that acknowledged failed experiment, it is apparent there is an antidoteno the disease of political entrenchment — it’s called “throw the rascals out." 1 sincerely hope local officials now understand they cannot take the electorate for granted and sometimes it’s wise to accept responsibility for mistakes or bad policies. Brian Calley. the big winner in the GOP race for state representative, should take note if he is successful as expected in November and goes to Lansing in January. He has two years to show us if he is serious about helping to turn this state around. If he gives us the same kind of public service and leadership we unfortunately have become accustomed to. he should be challenged in 2008. Underneath the election results in Barry County are two huge factors that played major roles, the two Charlton Park millage requests and reports of troubles at emergency 911. The County Board's dismissal of reports about 911 problems as just “rumors and innuendo” and its lack of understanding of frustration about funding for Chariton Park were the two biggest reasons two incumbents won’t be back on the board come January. The new members of the board this January will join two other newcomers from two years ago and we expect fresh new ideas, fresh perspectives and more open government as a result. At the risk of telling the new board what to do four months ahead of time. I think Michael Callton. an incumbent who polled an astonishing 76 percent of the vote Aug. 8. should be the next chairman of the County Board of Commissioners. Callton consistently has shown me a healthy respect for the concept of open and transparent government and he has been willing to entertain new and better ideas about how to get things done. That said. Callton and the new board has a challenge ahead. There is a lot of work to be done, and important issues affecting the future of Barry County hang in the balance. First and second, not necessarily in that order, arc Charlton Park and 911, which as suggested here earlier, the two issues on the minds of the electorate. It was with some regrets that 1 noticed the defeat of the appointed prosecutor. I think some actions by a few of her supporters and her hesitancy to deal with the 911 allegations hurt her candidacy. She certainly showed me she has the ability to litigate and be an administrator. But as I said in the space before, when rumors and innuendo surface, don't simply and immediately dismiss them out of hand. Investigate, and if as so often is the vase, there’s nothing there, say so and move on. Let’s renew the renewal Voters' rejection of both the renewal and proposed increases in millage for parks and recreation In Barry County demonstrated a surprising development. I was certain the request for a quarter of a mill increase would go down by a wide margin and I publicly opposed it here in early June. I didn’t think the Parks and Recreation Commission presented a worthy case for an extra .25 mill. I didn’t think it was made clear just how the additional millage levy would be spent. However, I thought the millage renewal for Charlton Park still would pass and I publicly supported it. I suspect the people are upset about such a poor proposal for extra millage that they unfortunately took out some of their frustrations on the renewal, a symbol of the status quo. The Parks and Recreation Commission now must go back to the drawing hoard, come to a solid agreement on exactly what the mission is ano then quickly come up with a proposal to renew a quarter of a mill for Charlton Park operations. The proposal must go before the Board of Commissioners and then must be approved before placement on the Nov. 7 general election ballot. The stakes will be very high this time because without the renewal. Charlton Park’s doors could be closed. That would be unacceptable for economic, cultural and educational reasons. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Chinese taking over air base in San Antonio To the editor: Wtaf’j hew. the Chinese m to over the former Kelly Air Base in San Antonio as a “logistic hub." to further their economic destruction of the United States. Part of Kelly is access to major Texas ports at Corpus Christie and Houston on the Texas coast. It includes an 11,000-foot long air strip. San Antonio’s mayor, Phil Hardberger, and other officials traveled to China to promote the takeover. This has to stop, even if Hardberger is bell bent for it! To hell with that anti-American! China has Long Beach, a large port in California. Don’t forget the Panama Canal, thanks to Jimmy Carter. When you mention Jimmy, don’t forget the election Chavez stole in Venezuela. Jimmy said he won squarely. Guess Jimmy was safe in the hotel. I read with great interest, the voting results. Clare Tripp can go out and apply for a job that she isn’t over qualified for. Tom Wing can farm now with an open mind. 1 think the no vote on both Charlton Park millages should get the Board of Commissioners to do some thinking for a change. Get rid of that Park Board and start over. First, get a person to head the Park Board who has some common sense to gauge the feelings of the community. Hell. Irv Chariton with friends, whether in Heaven or Hell, still in bib overalls, doesn’t give one damn about all these do-goeders who want to make the park something that it isn’t. There were a lot of events they didn’t want to spend money on while they had their own noses up in the air for some idiot idea. Start over if you want a millage passed, irv collected his millage in a cigar box! The Hastings City Council decided to put on ballot the millage, and takeover of Riverside Cemetery. I’ll tell you folks, that clique that owned that, bled it to death and now wants out! How many years? I believe the Newton family goes back three generations. There has been stealing of urns, flowers, etc., that were on graves My mother is minus a big urn. The house out there sets empty. I can remember a lot of work was done for rent of the house. They are organized, but only to unload. 1 guess Councilman Dave Jasperse is all gung ho for it. Vote it down! Narrow streets, if they were that way before. I’D bet those idiots would be widening them. Thank your lucky stars the heavenly building they call City Bank is donating to narrow streets. The narrowness of minds was there to begin with. 1 wondered if Brian Reynolds got the kiss of defeat from Joe Lukasiewicz's endorse­ ment for 87th House District. It should also be for that turncoat McCain. I did see where the Progessive Democrats want to educate the public. Hitler and Tojo also educated a few people some years back. I remember well, 31 months in Pacific. What is their true platform? Then you have Bp.TA. getting into other people’s business. I’d pay to see an elephant take off and chase the socalled captive exotic animal specialist More pablum-puckin’ people. That outfit has done millions of dollars damage to college experi­ ments and equipment. Fur farming sure took a hit! The trial of Tom Clark shooting Kim Mello was a big waste of newsprint I don’t know Tom, but he sure turned out to be the victim, 10 1/2 to 30 years. That’s one long time out of a life. He took responsibility for his actions, that’s more than I’d say on the other side. Go with a guy three months, move right in. Mommy apparently approved of that set-up. then wrote a flower-laced letter defending daughter. Too many lives wrecked by Mommy defending daughters or sons. One thing the elections didn't really take care of, and that is Charlie, out at 911. If he has made crooked decisions and is a crook, get him out of there. I'm positive there is more in the background. Damn, I get sick of State Police forgiving their fallen officers! They should not be in charge of any investi­ gation involving another state trooper. Get some people on that board who are not biased. No ex-state police. I’m sure they arc running Pennock Hospital, also. The Board of Commissioners has got to do whatever to take that board and running of 911 back to days of responsibility. That cloud just has to be removed. Thank God Fred Jacobs is hanging in there and bringing it to forefront, on a regular basis. Thinking back to Mel Jacobs and Alice, I go back into the 1930s and remember Alice at Fox’s barber shop. Mel would come to pick up on occasion, if not more often. Four bar­ bers, Alice and Gerry Fox in the beauty shop under the National Bank Building. To think there isn’t a shoe shine stand in Hastings today. In fact, not very! many barber shops. Times have changed. ( I often wonder how these people can write and want to overthrow our elected govern­ ment. I often wish I could defend the Stars and Stripes again, when in need. When you people breathe fire for the demise of the elect­ ed government, that is treason in my book. You vote to change, not a bunch of rhetoric in the meantime. Ward Weiler is missed more than ever. Great for him to ask a question or to straight­ en out some of those misguided souls that call themselves commissioners or council mem­ bers from Hastings. Alaska: Gull Island is floating on massive oil field, the biggest in the world. locat­ ed in Prudhoe Bay. Please don’t tell me anti­ U.S. Carl Levin doesn’t know! There are a kx of crooks in Washington, also in state govern­ ment. There is no pure party! Debbie Stabenow has to go. That senator couldn’t even vote to repeal the death tax! I just heard that the under-achievers want to keep getting extra points; so to get into schools of higher learning, no matter how high they score. This proposition is on ballot for November election. Mayor of Detroit is leading the charge to get it thrown off. Minorities have had a free shot for 40 years; it’s about time for a level playing field. Vote in November to eliminate this travesty! State wide signatures Millage defeat penny wise, pound foolish To the editor: We appreciate everyone who voted in favor of the park millage proposals on the Aug. 8 primary election. Unfortunately, as most arc probably aware, they did not pass. It appears that too many Barry County residents felt that 6 cents a day was way too much to pay for an improved quality of life and that money would be better spent sitting in their couch cushions and car ashtrays. It also appears that too many Barry County residents can’t do basic math. Every dollar raised by the millage had the potential of returning $3 to $4 to the community in the form of matching grants. This money would have come from state and federal taxes previ­ ously paid by Barry County residents. Keeping a dollar to refuse a three dollar refund, how much sense does that make? Penny wise but pound foolish, linle won­ der that Barry County is falling behind eco­ nomically when it fails to make itself more attractive to businesses looking to invest in a community. Mark Fritsma. board member. Thomapple Trail Association. Middleville We must oppose spread of CAFOs To the editor: It’s time for West Michigan’s citizens to say “no" to the mo~ than 200 Confined Animal Feeding Opei lions (CAFOs) in our state. Tens of thousands of cows, pigs, and chick­ ens in these animal factories suffer, perpetu­ ally confined next to each other, whine they eat. sleep, and defecate standing in the same spot the duration of their short, miserable lives. They do not graze a field or see the sun as farm animals have done for centuries. CAFOs are also ecologically devastating. Consider that a single dairy cow generates as much daily waste as 23 people. The concen­ trated. fermented animal slime generated col­ lectively from these CAFOs is sprayed onto fields where it runs into our streams, rivers and wetlands. These animal factories are a misery of noise, dust, flies, and stench to anyone unfor­ tunate enough to live by them, where proper­ ty values plummet CAFOs truck in supplies from outside distributors at the expense of local retailers and many of their workers arc paid Inadequately to support a family. We need farms that ere sustainable to the land, its people, and its animals. I urge your readers to contact our State of Michigan representatives to enact legislation that limits and regulates CAFOs in our state, and to support Governor Jennifer Granholm with the funds needed to continue enforce­ ment of current regulations for these agri­ cultural disgraces. Kathleen Oliver, Middleville Does City Council really want growth? To the editor: . 1 think it’s incredible that our City Council wants to attract business to the downtown, yet then opposes everything that comes. Wai green's was interested in our downtown city block, ours is across Washington Street from the one currently in the PUD law­ suit. As long as whoever purchases these blocks makes the behind-the-building area look beautfftil to the' bomeownera across Cburt Street, then let them build. You cannot put in apartments. Then it will look like southwest Grand Rapids or Fulton/Division or Harmonia Street in Battle Creek. It’s kind of funny how they didn't care about how my yard or my neighbors' looked when the Quick Lube business came in. They dioo't even maintain the fence in my yard. My husband does. Do you know what it’s like at 5 a.m. when an oil truck comes in or Quick Lube's garbage is picked up? No one asked us what we thought when it came to be. The City Council wants our city to grow, or they wanrto bebut they can’t have it both ways at the san*? time. Ucb James. Hastings Know Your Legislators:J U.S. Sonata Debbie Stabenow, Democrat, 702 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington. D.C. 20510. phone (202) 224-4822. Cart Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington. D.C. 20510. phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building. Room 134, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela. regional rep­ resentative. U.S. Co^ijjrese Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District (All of Barry County). 1714 Longworth House Office Building. Washington. D.C. 20515-2203, phone (202) 225-3631. fax (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 166, Federal Building, Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503. phone (616) 451-8383. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Democrat, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517)373-3400. State Senator Patty Birkholz, Republican. 24th District (AH of Barry County). Michigan State Senate. State Capitol, 805 Famum Building. P.O. Box 3006, Lansing. Mich. 48909-7536. Call: (517) 373-3447. Fax: (517) 373-5849. e-mail: senpbkkholz@senate.michigan.gov State Representative Gary Newell. Republican. 87th District (All of Barry County). Michigan House of Representatives. 351 Capitol. Lansing. Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. were gathered. Donald W. Johnson, Middleville * famly Bookstore 3 , Owned and Operated by David and Mary Macquee® Located at 104 E State Street Hastings Ml Next to the State Grounds Coffee House GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL!!! Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886, is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. LOOKING FOR GOOD STABLE PFOPLF WITH RAD CREDIT FOR NEW AUTO FINANCING PROGRAM YOUR APPROVAl IS ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED”' LF WE CAN T GE1 YOU APPROVED WITH THIS EXCITING NEW PROGRAM WE LL GIVE YOU $500 0(1'" DRIVE A LATE MODEL CAR. SUV OR EVEN A 4X4 PICKUP TODAY"' We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court SU Hastings, Ml 49058 EOE/M-F PLUS GET A $100 00 GAS CARD WITH YOUR VEHICLE'" CALL TODAY REGARDLESS OF YOUR PAST CREDIT HISTORY AND GET APPROVED' cali (269) 948-8210 today for approval WE FINANCE YOUR FUTURE NOT YOUR PAST1 CALL MR. HAGG FOR YOUR APPROVAL TODAY' call (269) 948-8210 and drive today1 W W fcome meet local author Skip Coryell at a boo4| / signing to be held at Beyond The Cover bookstore ■ Saturday, August 26th from 1 -4PM Skip s latest work ’Inside Skip's Brain: Reflections on Faith. FarrWy. and Finding the Meaning to a life" is available for the first time U 'Inside Skip s Broin isn't just another book on F ideals or opinions It 's visceral It 's full at the stiuggle and pain of life ’ , r Jeff Arnett. Senior Pastor Ihornoppie Valley Church^ Chris Bates from Middleville will be at ’ Beyond The Comer on August 26ttl as well from 10am-12:30pm. She will be signing her latest work 'You Battling The Emotional Road’ Naomi Bigelow another local author will be signing copies of her book ’The Gloved Hand- on August 25th from 3-8pm Fa more Information cdl... 269-945-5377 Summer Hom 900400 Men -Sat • Oowd Smdov k �Page 6 - Thursday. August 17. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Meeting to focus on M-43 project Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Worship Together... ..Mt the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 l-acry Raed. Dowling, Ml 49050. PuMt-f. Sieve Olmstead. (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11:0 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 600 p.m.; Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6:30 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hatting*. MI 49058 Passer Susan I) Ol*cn Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School. 10:45 am. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH WcWxy Chun h of the World Wide Anglican ConaraautM." 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W Center St.). Church Office: (269) 945-3014 The Rev Fr. Charles P. McCabe III. Rector. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Musk. Sunday Worship • 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-8184)007 Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hour*. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School. 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4) (to resume in September) Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 am. - Women's Bible Study. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor Saturday Mas* 4:30 pm.; Sunday Masses 8:30 atn. and 11.00 am.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p_m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippenDeMuntcr. Sunday Worship 9:15 am. • Sunday School 10:30 am. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway Rev.Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School IIW a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. SAINTS ANDREW & MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 am. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of CEDAR CREEK BIBI-E each month at this service). 1100 C«>r Grack Rd- 8 nu. South, *-m. Holy Communion (each jjjckj and Evm^ng Prayer 600 Sunday. School at W5 MU Worship 11.00 a.m.; Evening Service at 600 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7.00 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11X30 am. Praise Worship Service; 12.-00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesday s at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quillen. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapehime.org FIRST BAPTLST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music: Ryan White. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages: 10:45 a.m.. Morning Warship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7.00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Aw ana Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study . Choir practice. Cail Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise A Mot ion Children's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries ard Senior Luncheons PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service II am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mavs Sunday at 9:30 am WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 488’ Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10am. Sunday School 11:15 am.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. w«Wy Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of S* Andrew' A Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwak. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number ts 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.uV andrewmatthtas. We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Boo* of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MLN1STRIES A Spint-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M 66 south of Assyria Rd., Nashville, Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 un., 600 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 pun. Jews Club for boys A girts ages 4-12. Pusion David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a tn. Sunday School for all age* at 9:45 aan. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings ST. TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic r-rvice every Sunday. 9:30 a.m. “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north uf Richland 'Mi BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized chnstians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Theref<vr. you don't have to he an Episcopalian - just i believer. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITION AL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030 Suaday Maaa 3J8 aan. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m.; Mau 6 p.m. First Saturday Holy Hour 8:30 a.m.; Mau 9 a.m. Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions Fira Saturday followtng Min Ciafrmi— 30 minute* before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mau. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Tune before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry leader­ ship training. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught. (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 am.; Sunday Worship I0J0 am; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd (Comer of State Rd. and Boltwood St acrou from Tom’s Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed, Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Dun Brail, rttone 269-94*9121. Nuricry provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8 45 and IIO0 a.m. Kids for Christ. 11:00 am Worship Service only for 3 & 4 yr. oida. A 5 yMth grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 10:00 am. with aduh electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:30-11 am Senior Aduh Coffee Hour. Women’s Ministry 7 pan..' 2nd Thur, each month. Marriage^ Jjpenses * Richard James Gilligan. Plainwell and Linda Lee Luteyn. Plainwell. James Lee Hause Jr., Hickory Comen and Margaret Jean Busch, Delton. Anton Dale Snitgen. Hastings and Audrey Lyn Pride. Hastings. Trevor Lee Smith. Dowling and Melissa Sue Alkema, Hickory Comers. Jeremy Michael Bourdo. Delton and Ashley Yvonne Montes. Dehon. Dennis James Brownell. Delton and Dustyjo Olney BerrirM Nashville. Elliott Joseph Perez. Hastings and Jacqueline Sue Lesick. Hastings. William Talsma. Middleville and Jo Anne Mae Woods. Hastings. Jonathan Paul Wright. Hastings and Megan Marie Falconer. Hastings. David Allen DeVries, Middleville and Kattie Jo VanSolkema. Caledonia. Kenny Dean Bump. Woodland and Rachel Ann Diekhoff. Lake Odessa. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. 269-945-2698. Michael Fax Anton. Pastor. www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9:00 am Traditional Worship Service. 10:30 am. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided for both services' Visit us online at www firxtchurrhhaslings nrr and our web log for sermons at: hnp://ha*tingspresbyterian.blog spot com/ August 20 - Youth Group Meeting August 23 - 7:15 p.m. Praise Team Practice. August 25-27 - Summertest main stage in parking kw! WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • Prescriptions’118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan Heritage Day car show set in Middleville The Middleville Heritage Day Car Show has something for everyone who loves cars. The show, scheduled for Saturday. Sept 9, begins at noon, with registration beginning at 11 a.m. Judging for the show begins al 5 p.m.. with prizes to the top vehicle in each class. This year’s classes are stock pre-1950. slock 1951 to 1970. stock 1971 to 1986. mus­ cle cars from 1964 to 1972, street rods from 1920 to 1940 and street machines from 1941 to 1962. Other classes in this show are custom 1963-1983. custom 1984-present. 2X4 trucks. 4X4 trucks, best paint and partici­ pants- choice. Heritage Day Sept 9 will include fun for the whole family. Besides the car show, there will be kids’ games at Calvin Hill Park, the parade, musical entertainment, food vendors and a motorcycle show. For more information about the car show, call Leah French at 269-509-7134 or e-mail her at middlevillecarshow@yahoo.com Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 PIG ROAST S8.0Q/PERSO.N. 12 AND UNDER SS.OO 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. DANCE: “Country Horizons” 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. . I Kay A-Ginbadi Owner/Director Girrbach ^uneraljiome 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 • 2694454252 Saving Hastings, Barry County and Surrounding Communities for 40 years Offering Traditional and Cremation Services Hastings Only Independent, Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Services Available Serving All Faiths Visit our irc/> sitefor Falconer/Wright Butch and Becky Falconer of Hastings, and the late I inda Falconer, would like to announce the engagement of their daughter Megan Marie Falconer, to Jonathan Paul Wright, son of Steven and Rebecca Wright of Freeport. The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Hastings High School. She is currently pur­ suing her business management degree at University of Phoenix. The groom-elect is a 1998 graduate of Hastings High School. He is the owner of Cedar brook Transport in Hastings. A September 9. 2006 wedding is planned in Hastings. • Pre-planning or. line • View current Funeral Service information • Leave a memory message to family members www.girrbachfuneralhome.net z "BIGGEST LITTIE ttK SH1Q Check out the fully restored Vintage Pedal Cars from Gilmore Car Museum in our front windows. Newborn Gabies Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings WOODLAND - Earl Enness. age 96. of Woodland, passed away Friday morning. August 11.2006. Earl was bom in Stanton, on October 20. 1909 to Richard and Sarah (Brock) Enness. He grew up on the family farm near Stanton before moving to Lansing where he worked for General Motors. Earl moved to his farm near Woodland with his family in 1945. Following his retirement from General Motors, Earl and Lurene built a home on Saddlebag Lake where they enjoyed the sum­ mer. and enjoyed traveling to Florida to spend the winter. Earl enjoyed hunting and fishing, and looked forward to his trips to Canada. Earl is survived by his daughter. Ella and Marvin Kantner; grandchildren. Tamcra (Bill) Yates, and Erik (Kellie) Kantner. great grandchildren. Amy Yonkers. Nicole Wilbur. Erika Kantner. Mitchel) Kantner. Tawni Kantner. and Valerie Kantner. great great granddaughter. Arianna Yonkers; sister. Mary Alice Enness; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife. Lurene (Kussmaul) Enness; son. daughter-in-law and grandchildren, Earl "Bud", Mariys. Alan and Carrie Kantner. grandson. Michael Kantner. and brothers and sisters, Clarence Enness. Orvilla Johnson. Vtvia Rasmaussen, Letha Buskirk. Wayne Enness. and Melvin Enness. The funeral service was held at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa on Monday. August 14. Burial was at Lakeside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements made by Koops Fu.icral Home in Lake Odessa. - Members Only - HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 20° W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 900 am.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshmenu. 11:00 Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes al 8:15. 9:30 and II aan. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m., and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. This infiirmation on worship sen ice is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: SAND RIDGE BANK DELTON - Margaret A. Conine, age 79. of Delton, passed away August 12, 2006. Margaret was bom April 17. 1927, in Battle Creek, the daughter of Emil and Anna Roepke. Margaret and her husband owned and oper­ ated the Cedar Creek Grocery store from 1958 until 1972. She loved gardening, traveling up north to their place in Baldwin, baking and cooking. She will be remembered for all of the great meais she prepared, especially her spaghetti and meatballs, the macaroni and cheese, and the best gravy. On October 8. 1945. she married Orval Conine, who survives, her family include sons. Orval (Edwina) Conine of Battle Creek, and Jchn Conine of Delton; four grandchil­ dren; four great grandchildren; and a niece. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents and a son. Charles, in 1974. The family will receive visitors today (Tuesday) 6 to 8 p.m. at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. A graveside service was conducted Wednesday. August 16.2006, at Cedar Creek Cemetery. Pastor James McKelvey officiat­ ing. Memorial contributions to the Delton VFW Post 422. will be appreciated. Arrangements made by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. The Michigan Department of Transportation will have a public information meeting from 5 to 7 p.m Tuesday. Aug. 29. at the Barry Township Hall 155 E. Orchard Sl. Dehon. about the M-43 project next year in Barry County. M-DOT staff and interested residents will focus on a 2007 project on M-43 from Bush Street to Delton Road, where 0.5 mile will be widened and reconstructed for a center left­ turn lane, streetscaping and replacing curb and gutter. This public meeting is a chance for the public to view detailed plans of the project and talk with M-DOT staff. For more information, call 269-337-3900. GIRL, Alexis Ann Henney. bom at Spectrum Hospital Butterworth Campus on Tuesday. August 8. 2006 at 10:17 a.m. to David and Kimberly Henney on Dorr, weighing 7 lbs. 11 ozs. and 18 1/2 inches long. Alexis is wel­ comed home by big sister. Hannah, age 5 and big brother. Connor, age 4. Enter your name in your favorite car canister and have a chance to win a $50 Stare GNlCerdllcM Drawing held during Summerfest Car Show Augua 27th 20 off �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 17. 2006 - Page 7 Canadian poet reads works for Thornapple Arts Council Canadian poet David Campbell reads one of his poems for the Thornapple Arts Council at Hastings Fish Hatchery. Canadian poet David Campbell conducted a two-part poetry reading last Thursday night from his series of narrative poetry for the Thomapple Arts Council at Hastings Fish Hatchery. Campbell, bom and raised in Montreal and now living in Toronto, began his writing career with alternative underground papers in the 1960s. Though never completely aban­ doning his passion for poetry, he left it tem­ porarily to settle down, work in the werdd of business and to marry and raise two children. He rejuvenated his writing career in the mid1990s when he began to write articles and short stories. This new writer’s life eventually led him to produce "The Redemption Quartet" com­ prised of "The Lost Cities of Mesopotamia." Writing Colours," “The Reconstruction of Romantic Love." and his latest. "Femme Fatale." Campbell’s themes include those of the downtrodden and disenfranchised in society, the beauty of poetry and the sometimes pre­ tentiousness of poets. He also includes him­ self in this claim. He says that his poetry. "The Redemption Quartet represents one man’s journey through hell in order to reclaim art. That art exists in the strangest of places, within the musicality and sound of the individual’s soul. Listening for tonalities and primordial sounds I discov­ er patterns and rhythmic beats I can paint into words." Campbell has conducted poetry read­ ings in the city of Toronto, for the Grand Haven Arts Council and at the Uncommon Grounds Cate in Saugatuck. Michigan. He is now working on a new book of prose and poetry about America, (much of it based on his experience in Barry Cocnty), collaborat- Schools promise healthier food Delton Kellogg joins nation-wide campaign by Megan Lavell foods, use low fat ingredients, offer more salStaff Writer ads and limit the number of fried food items. Healthier food and overall wellness are Delton’s new program is part of a national making its way injo .yje Dcluxi Kellogg wellness program required by the government school system this MyjrftW * .for. acboub io aU 50 .states. Not only are “All school systcifis were'required by July school food service programs required to pro1 to have a wellness program in place.” said vide healthy choices and alternatives, school Larry VanderKlok. Delton’s new director of districts in general are responsible for getting more physical activity into students’ school food nutrition services. “That affects not just day to provide overall health. die cafeteria, but the whole school district.” Some steps VanderKlok is taking to Delton’s wellness program also involves the school's vending machines. Candy improve students’ health is to slowly phase machines are gone, and pop machines are out fried foods and replace them with baked being replaced with juice and milk. Delton also is offering low fat and low calorie break­ fast items to replace those offered in the past. “Il’s not just lunch, it’s everything.” said VanderKlok. Another national program is Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point program. It is Yankee Springs’ prospects good for state grant to remove arsenic by Fran Faverman Staff Writer Dan DeVries. Fleis & Vandenbrink Engineering. Inc., told the Yankee Springs Township Board Thursday evening that prospects look good for the township's appli­ cation for a loan from the state Drinking Water Revolving Fund. The loan is needed to finance the arsenic filtration system needed as a result of the change in allowable levels of arsenic in drinking water from 12 parts per billion to 10 parts per billion. DeVries said, “There are 47 applications. Yankee Springs is ranked 12th. so it will be funded. We have to have a draft plan to the DEQ by October; bid the project in December, and construction in the spring.” He concluded. “The DEQ lias asked if the pumps have to be ugraded to handle the addi­ tional pressure needed to force the water through the filter. That will add fifteen thou­ sand more for two pumps.” Also on the agenda was the Fleis & Vandenbrink proposal for expansion and remodeling of the town hall. After some dis­ cussion. the board decided not to take up the proposal that evening but to request that the F&V representative for the project schedule an appearance before the board to explain the proposal. Christine Hiar. executive director. Green Gables Haven, reported on the shelter’s activ­ ities from Oct. 1.2005 through July 31,2006: 153 clients were served — 82 adults and 71 children. Domestic violence was the reason for 115 clients and 38 were homeless. Only 17 clients were not from Barry County. She pointed out. “The center has high costs for staffing because coverage is required 24 hours a day. seven days a week. 365 days a year.” Employees earn S8 an hour with neither health insurance nor retirement benefits. Hiar also took a pay cut See GRANT, page 14 designed to minimize the time between when food is frozen and when it is fully cooked. “It’s something that all food service in gen­ eral is working toward, but they’re concen­ trated on schools bcLwaMhe children and the seniors are the ones more at risk, .aid VanderKlok. VanderKlok said all sectors of the food service industry, including restaurants, are working toward safer food practices under the national program. Aside from healthier students, another important aspect of the new programs is that they are of no cost to the school district. “It’s more of a shift in focus and there’s a lot of resources out there free of charge on both programs that the school district can take advantage of and will take advantage of.” said VanderKlok ing with the Hastings Public Library on a book of children's poetry and short stories with illustrations by Hastings children, and arranging additional public readings of his work at other venues in Michigan. Watch for more from Campbell in Hastings. Hastings Michigan (Sweety's Pond) Walking silently, we were walking together walking silently in a wooded area, together one early spring. Our sounds, movements whispering. All sound and movement whispering. our greed excitement desire. Our desire to seeexperience. Moving in unisons. W? were moving in unisons through winter branches, frozenmomentarily frozen into colours of new foliage. twenty one deer. Standing, silently stand­ ing, listening. LAND 4 EQUIPMENT AUCTION S-' ■ !'.■•- S- : ■ - ;t 1 . ■ H By u 'UP !.’■ J>'f! Liu;.'-- . ; THLRSDAA. SEPTEMBER 7 • KIWI Prime Ag Land \Ntee Building Site Lane; patcrls sizes 1 .> ' ar Also selling farming equipment. Details al \\ w w. ISOOl.isfhid.cxiTH-m^all Micdcnia \ticlioiurring af'x \ ISOOIastbid |527-S243i4 .48^4 MIEDEMA V Alt HOM ERING when things work out just right! Hastings Branch 241 State Street (269) 945-3437 Hastings Off-Site ATM 1005 W. State St. Gun Lake Branch 12850 West M-l 79 (269) 792-4406 How do you make a good thing even better? It's all in the chemistry, the formula. The perfect blend of people, services and convenience to change from good to even better! Sand Ridge Bank in Hastings and Gun Lake will become Chemical Bank as of August 19, 2006. Stop by and see why, "We think you'll like the chemistry". �Page 8 - Thursday, August 17. 2006 - The Hastings Banner OdeUa ,/lnnic’s MAILBOX by Kathy MitchelU and Marcy Sugar Origin of herpes Dear Annie: Last week, my doctor gave me a preliminary diagnosis of genital herpes. I am waiting for the lab to call back. In the meantime, my husband has shunned me. I don't know if I contracted this from him (1 know that Type 1 cold sores can transfer and infect other areas), or if it is something I con­ tracted years ago and no symptoms showed up until now. I have been completely faithful to my hus­ band. but now he doubts that Is there infor­ mation that can help him accept me? — Infected in California Dear Infected: A person can contract geni­ tal herpes through normal sexual contact or through oral sex if one partner is infected with oral herpes (cold sores). Some people have no outward symptoms, or their symp­ toms are mistaken for other conditions, and they live with the virus for years without knowing they have it If you are symptomfree, a regular gynecological checkup would not necessarily diagnose herpes, since you have to specifically ask to be tested. Either you or your husband could have contracted this virus before your marriage, or you could have gotten it through oral sex We hope your husband will give you the benefit of the doubt, and he. too. should see his doc­ tor. in the meantime, please contact the American Social Health Association (ashastd.org) or their STI Research Center Hotline at 1-800-227-8922. The Lake Odessa Depot Complex will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Aug. 26. There also will be someone in the geneal­ ogy library to render assistance to any seekers of information. With the placement of days and dates, likely the Sunday open hours will fall on a later weekend because of the upcom­ ing Labor Day holiday. Grand Valley Slate University’s list of spring graduates included Beth Black. Amanda Dahms. Donna Hummel and Lynsey Klein, all of Lake Odessa. Also on the GVSU list were Amy McClintock and Nichole Ross of Sunfield. Great Lakes Christian College listed Joanna French of Lake Odessa on its dean's list for the spring semester. Weather made the news two weeks ago with record high temperatures. Several men­ tions were made of the all-time highs listed in 1934 and 1936. Back then most rural homes lacked electricity so there were no fans except those held in hand. People in the cities and towns might have had small table-top fans. One was lucky to have one which would oscillate. Coupled with the high temperature was drought and the Great Depression. The local street construction project for Fourth Avenue continues, with all of its curbs now installed, as are most of the comer sec­ tions of sidewalk. Each of the comers has one strip with low studding. Likely this is for bet­ ter traction for pedestrians. Most of the drive­ ways are now curing. The company accomm.xlated the owners with cither double or sin­ gle driveway approaches. Lincoln Street now has a firm gravel surface so one can safely drive on it even though there is a barricade. Curb your childre n The Bailey crew begins excavating for Health Line the new driveway approach at the Joy Baum home. by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. |ll().~> West Grrcn Mrrrt Hastini’s Mi< hi^an phon< 2< I • Internal Medicine COSTOCHONDRITIS I went to the emergency room with chest pain. I didn't have a heart problem but they said that I have costochondritis. What do I do now? Costochondritis, as you have learned, can cause rather significant chest pain that often will be severe enough to convince someone to go to the emergency room. The pain is usually sharp and located on or next to the breastbone but can also be dull and heavy like a heart attack can be. The pain of costochondritis is often worse while taking deep breaths or coughing and breathing in general can be difficult but unlike a heart attack though, costochondritis is not usually associated with sweating or nausea. Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain, costostemal syndrome or Tietze's syndrome is actually inflammation of the cartilage connections between the ribs and the breastbone. It often occurs in folks over 40 and seems to affect women more than men. We're not exactly sure what causes every case of costochondritis but it can be caused by infections in the area or previous injuries to the chest area. Fibromyalgia and muscle overuse can cause chest wall pain as well. Unfortunately, you do not want to spend too much time trying to figure out whether your chest pain is a serious heart attack or costochondritis...seek medical attention immediately to get it straightened out. Your doctor will certainly run a few tests primarily to make sure you don't have a heart, lung or intestinal problem but there just isn't a good test to prove that what you have is costochondritis. It does not show up on a chest x-ray or any other imaging tests or routine blood work. Some of the homes had steps from the side­ walk down to the street, dating from the horse and buggy era. They have been replaced by sloped sidewalks. The alley behind the stores on Tupper Lake Street is getting a new approach. The Rev. Mary Schippers-DeMunter is recovering from recent surgery. She is pastor of the Woodland United Methodist Church. Bob and Doris Huyck attended a memorial gathering Saturday at the Carson City ceme­ tery for his 98-year-old cousin, who died in February. His Blackmer cousins gathered from Mt.. Pleasant. Hubbardston. Grand Rapids. Kalamazoo. Middleton and Georgia. Another relative with wife and children set out from Neu Hampshire Friday morning expecting to be in Lansing by evening to meet others of his family. Instead, they had to spend the night in Baltimore. By Saturday afternoon they had come as far as Ohio. By then they had missed the gathering and seeing all the Michigan cousins. This was caused by the disruption of air travel by the events of Tuesday in Great Britain. Workers for the Bailey Excavation compa­ ny are spending time this week with their big rollers, getting the roadway smooth in prepa­ ration for laying the road materials. The Clarksville Ox Roast was held last week with all manner of entertainment and food. Also on Saturday evening, the Lake Odessa Fire Department held its annual chicken barbecue with baked potatoes, baked beans, ice cream cup along with the excellent chicken. They served on the premises and also handled many take-out meals. In the Stale Journal obituary of Henry Harold Bergan. 82. of Lansing, a surviving daughter. Shawn Fox of Lake Odessa, is list­ ed along with four other daughters and a son plus his wife. Dorothy. Another obituary is for “Dan" Steven Kallweit of DeWitt. Dan was a Lakewood High School student in the Class of 1975. He is survived by his wife and two children, stepchildren, sisters Debbie and Peggy, and brother David (Pam) Kallweit. He had been employed by General Motors for 25 years. He enjoyed riding his Harley, hunting and fish- Red Hats make fun Dear Annie: I have a suggestion for "Lonely in New Haven. Conn.." who had trouble finding friends. She shou>d check into the Red Hat Society in her area (redhatsociety.com). This is a group of women over 50 who wear red hats and just want to have fun. Red Hats was started in Southern California by Sue Ellen Cooper. We already have 16 chapters in our area (Kelowna. British Columbia) and had a fabulous three day convention here just last month. - Purple Hugs From Claire Dear Claire: We have mentioned the Red Hat Society in this column before, and we think it’s a great organization and hope she will check it out. Talk about abortion Once it is clear that you do not have a heart problem and that costochondritis is the likely diagnosis, medications such as aspirin or ibuprofen are typically used with good results. Rest and a heating pad can also help speed up recovery. Recurrent costochondritis may represent a symptom of a larger arthritic problem as well. If the costochondritis does not leave and stay away, see your doctor. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center al Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. Dear Annie: Nearly 20 years ago, 1 offici­ ated at my first wedding. I did not know how to react when a mother could not quiet her two screaming toddlers, but I have since made it my responsibility to handle such things. There is absolutely nothing wrong vrith having children present, but a screaming, cry ing. disruptive child absolutely distracts from the primary reason a congregation has gath­ ered. Parents often try to "shush* their infant, which only intensifies the attention turned toward them. I have been baffled when par­ ents refuse to leave such a holy occasion with a screaming child because they do not want to miss out on the ceremony. Quite frankly, that is rather selfish. I would appreciate it if you would remind your readers about this important part of eti­ quette — not simply for weddings, but for funeral and worship services as well. Here is a simple guideline: If you have a disruptive child, try to calm them, but if the disruption continues, leave. Some places of worship have a crying room, where the service is piped in. Otherwise, go to a nearby park, lobby, whatever, but please take the needs of the whole congregation into consideration. 1 speak as a father of three, and have, at times, had to cany my own child out of a service. (P.S. Turn off your cell phones while you're at it.) - Pleading Priest Dear Pleading Priest: We understand that parents don't want to miss these important events, but a screaming child makes it unpleasant for everyone. We hope all parents will remember your words (about the cell phones, too). Dear Annie: I just learned that my 21-yearold daughter had an abortion. She has been dating a guy for about a year, but I know she is thinking about breaking up with him. 1 found out about the abortion by pure coincidence. I wasn't snooping around. I am saddened and hurt by the fact that my daugh­ ter didn't have the courage to tell me about it. Until now, I thought we were really close. My daughter knows she can come to me with all The new curb outside APEC allows for a wider sidewalk, but no parallel parking. ing. He is also survived by his parents Ralph and Maggie. His funeral was at the DeWitt Christian church with burial in DeWitt Cemetery. Helen Richmond has a new great-grand­ daughter. bom in Las Vegas earlier this month. She joins two brothers at home with parents Ryan and Kim (Wisneski) Ralph. The her problems. 1 am very understanding. Do you think I should confront her. or should I keep my mouth shut and pretend 1 don't know? I am really - Confused and Hurt in N.Y.C. Dear Confused: We don't think ’confront’ is the right attitude. An abortion is a serious decision, and we arc sure it is one your daughter did not reach easily. It serves no pur­ pose to be judgmental, upset or disappointed now. When you have a quiet moment with your daughter, tell her that you found out about the abortion, and ask if she wants to talk about it. If she says no. leave it alone. If she does open up. try to be as supportive as possible. She needs you. Mom. Flaw in flirting Dear Annie: 1 met "Craig" three years ago. We both are in our 50s. and each of us is divorced with grown children. We have been living together for nearly two years, and we have a very loving relationship. But there is one thing that bothers me. Whenever there is an attractive woman in sight. Craig always checks her out. On occa­ sion. he also flirts. I have told him many times that this hurts me and is disrespectful. He has improved a bit. but not enough. 1 know Craig would never cheat on me. but this "looking* bothers me so much that 1 am thinking of moving out. Am 1 being ridicu­ lous? 1 need advice on how to handle this. Sad in California Dear Sad: How much ’looking’ are we talking about? It is perfectly natural for guys ’o check out an attractive woman, and it means nothing. Flirting is a more serious infraction. Some men have a flirtatious nature end they charm everyone - male or femile. Bui if Craig is turning it on just for good looking women. you have a legitimate reason to ask him to knock it off. If he won’t, it means he is soil piayino the field, and you are better off moving cut and keeping your dis­ tance. Sexual sentence Dear Annie: When I read the letter from "Damned in Detroit," whose wife is net inti­ mate with him. I felt as if I had written t. My wife also finds excuses not to have intmate contact. She actually condemns me for treat­ ing her like an object, yet we have sex maybe five times a year. She finds the effort "ton inconvenient." She says she is too tired, but, Annie, she works a total of 20 hours a week. She does none of the cooking, and her only household chore is putting the dishes in the dishwasher. The children and 1 do all the rest. While she is too tired to be with me. she will drop everything to take off with her girl­ friends or attend one of her family functions. Her family is dysfunctional, and the weeks preceding these never-ending affairs often fill her with angst as she tries to make everything perfect. Like ’Damned." I, too. pray for that night­ time heart attack. I tried counseling and was told I am wasting my time. I was put on tran­ quilizers. but being happy about being miser­ able is not what 1 am looking for. Leaving would not improve the intimacy situation and would only exacerbate the financial prob­ lems. There is no reprieve for men like us. We either weather this damnation until death, we divorce and become cash cows for uncaring harpies, or we contemplate suicide. Life does not always have easy answers. - Wishing It Wasn't So in Wisconsin Dear Wishing: True, but "becoming a cash cow* is a much better solution than suicide and gives you the option of finding happiness with someone else. Please go back to your counselor and ask for more help. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.crealors.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. parents are music and theater graduates of Central Michigan University. Ryan is an entertainer with his singing. The paternal grandparents. Roger and Dandle Ralph of Sheridan and great-grandmother Marv (Garlock) Hensen visited the family in Nevada last week. �The Hastings 8ant.«w — Thursday. August 17. 2006 — Page 9 Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Press Evolution at the Reminder Planning for Retirement? Avoid Unrealistic Expectations By Esther Walton The evolution of the Reminder presses fol­ lows the general evolution of the printing industry. The first Reminder was reproduced by Winn Green on a mimeograph machine. Within two years, the Reminder was printed at the Freeport Press, which was a letterpress machine. Letter press is the oldest design of mechanical printing, where the text was set by hand. Four hundreds of years was the most widely used printing used printing process. Paper is laid on a raised surface plate covered with ink and then pressed. For two years, after purchasing the Reminder from the Green family, the Jacobses continued to use the services of the Freeport Press. At this time, they bought their first press, an “offset press," whereby a sheet of paper can be rolled between two cylinders one of which held the metal printings plate. The printing plate had been prepared by applying a light sensitive coating. Lights from powerful lamps shine through a negative that has been positioned on the plate and hardens the images on the plate. It is then developed by chemical­ ly treating it so that when it is positioned prop­ erly in the press only the images on the plate will accept ink The first press the Jacobses owned was a Wcbcndorfcr offset flat press. It used pre cut/sheets 17x22 in size and printed two pages at a time, which after going through the press, it was turned over and run through a second time printing the opposite side. At the time, the Reminder was the first “for free" shopper in Michigan to be printed by the offset print­ ing method. In those days the average issue of the Reminder usually had between eight and 16 pages. This Wcbcndorfcr press was a member of the family in that it was installed in a spe­ cially constructed addition adjacent to their family home at 510 S. Jefferson Street The office and layout department were located on the second floor. The first floor served as the print shop. A long table was used to collate the pages and address the papers for mailing. These tasks were all done by hand. The Jacobses made a dark room for develop­ ing photographs in the basement of their resi­ dence. To the Jacobses distress and surprise, the Wcbcndorfcr press made so much noise it became embarrassing especially when the press ran all night long one night each week. Mei recalled the nearest neighbor was Charles Leonard, of the Leonard Funeral Home, who was very tolerant of their enterprise. As the number of advertisers continued to increase and the Reminder grew larger and the Jacobses realized by mid-1950s they needed a more efficient press. Mel heard about a used press for sale at the Speaker Hinds Printing Company in Lansing that might better suit their increased needs. This press was a large Harris 7L sheet-fed in good operating condi­ tion. This Harris 7L sheet-fed was being used at the time to print Michigan’s telephone books and was many times more efficient than their old Webendorfer. Mel purchased the Harris 7L press, but it was too large for the 510 S. Jefferson facili­ ties. Lucky for them, they owned property on North Broadway, which had a big bam. The red bam was only being used to house saddle horses belonging to the Jacobses’ children. The Jacobses were therefore obligated to install their new press in the bam. It was determined that some major structur­ al changes had to be made to the bam before this large heavy machine could be moved on site. A new reinforced floor had to be installed. A friend of the family and electrician, Doug Hinds, who was employed at the Hastings Manufacturing Company, worked many evenings and weekends for nearly a year rewiring the press. The Harris 7L printed a 34x44 sheet which when backed up for the second printing, pro­ duced 16 pages on one sheet. Once in opera­ tion an Omaha Folder was attached at the end of the press delivery table. Jim Cool, the Reminder's first pressman, came up with a way to attach the Omaha fold­ er right on line to the press. The attachment was so ingenious that many printers from around the state visited the Reminder to take a look at what they had done. The new Harris 7L was a giant step forward, but the page count in each week’s edition continued unabated as well did the demand for custom printing by outside sources. After a period of time it became apparent that even the Harris 7L couldn't keep up with demands and that a high speed, web-type printing press was the only solution. In 1963. the company bought its first new web printing press, a Vangard web-offset press. Fred Jacobs recalls that the Vangard sales­ man came to their house on South Jefferson to make the sale and Jacobs purchased one of the first Harris Vangards made. This new press had three units and could produce 24 pages or 16 pages of black and white plus eight pages of color. Because the new Vangard was of such advanced design, there were quite a few prob­ lems with it in the first months of operation. One problem was the ink. Ink needed to be specifically developed for the press. It took months of trial and error before a good ink was found. Another annoying problem was the need to shut down the whole press, just to set the color registration. Instead of using precut and sized paper, a web-fed offset press uses a massive roll of paper, which provides a continuous supply to the press. This process prints bo|h sides of the sheet al the same time. After the printed paper is slit, folded, and piled, to become either a group of pages called "signatures" or into sin­ gle units such as newspapers. At the Reminder, the papers then were shut­ tled off to a bindery machine which stapled and folded the papers into one unit. With this process it is possible to print whatever size paper the company could produce. It wasn’t long before another expansion of business made the Vangard obsolete. In 1978, the Jacobs traded the Variant in for a Harris 15, which had seven components. This new Harris 15 could produce 25,000 papers per hour. It was much faster and was able to reg­ ister on the move, it had automatic oilers and automatic web tension. The press was over 100 feet long. Mel said “We had to add on to the bam just The chances are pretty good that, ?.t one time or another, you've thought about the "ideal’ retirement. But have you really con­ sidered what it takes to get there? Unfortunately, many people do not have realistic expectations about how to fund the retirement lifestyle they envision, nor are they at al> clear about how much income they can count on during their retirement years. Consider these disturbing findings from the Employee Benefit Research Institute's 2006 Retirement Confidence Survey : • Low savings - Fifty-two percent of the surveyed workers who are saving for retire­ ment reported total savings and investments of less than $50,000, excluding the value of their home or any defined benefit plan. (Defined benefit plans are the traditional pen­ sion plans, which are rapidly being frozen.) * Inflated expectations of benefits - Many workers arc counting on benefits that they are not going to receive. While 40 percent of workers said they or their spouses currently have a defined benefit plan. 61 percent say they expect to receive income from this type of plan in retirement. In other words, many people are counting on receiving a guaranteed pension in their retirement years - even though their employers don't offer one. ' ♦ Unrealistic views of income needed dur­ ing retirement - 59 percent of the surveyed workers say that, during retirement, they will want a standard of living that is the same as, or better than, '.he one they have now. Yet half the workers think they can enjoy a comfort­ able retirement on 70 percent or less of their pre-retirement income. Clearly, many working Americans are just not "getting it" when it comes to paying for retirement. To avoid falling into this group, what should you do? First, know what to expect from your employer’s retirement plan. A 401 (k) or other type of defined contribution plan won't offer the predictable income of a pension. Yet. a 401(k) does offer good opportunities for building retirement savings; your money grows on a tax-deferred basis, and, if you're fortunate, your employer will match some of your contributions. But it's up to you to choose from the mix of available investments. to provide the maximum potential for long­ term growth, given your individual risk toler­ ance and time horizon. So, contribute as much as you can afford to your 401(k), and when you get salary increases, bump up your con­ tributions. What else can you do to improve your retirement-savings outlook? Look beyond your 401 (k) for other tax-advantaged oppor­ tunities, such as an IRA and a fixed annuity. And try to gradually build a diversified port­ folio of high-quality stocks, bonds and other securities. Finally, don't underestimate how much money you will need to pay for retirement. You could spend two or three decades as an active retiree, and to maintain the lifestyle you want, you may well need 80 percent - or more - of your pre-retirement income, with the exact amount depending on your individ­ ual lifestyle. By educating yourself on what sort of fina>xrial resources you need during retire­ ment, and by estimating what you car? expect from your employer-sponsored retirement plan and Social Security, you can create a long-term savings and investment strategy that should serve you well - and help you avoid unpleasant surprises - when you retire. This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward Jones STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp. Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Dow Chemical Co. ExxonMobil Family Dollar Stores Arst Financial Bancorp Ford Motor Co. General Motors Ind. Bus. Machine JCPemeyCo Johnson & Johnson Kellogg Co McDonald's Corp. Pfizer Inc. Semco Energy Sears Hotting Spartan Motors TCF Financial Wal-Mart Stores 30.36 46.49 14.12 44.32 52.31 36.91 68.69 23.99 1571 7.92 3054 77.06 67.85 64.41 49.74 35.50 2640 5.96 14620 15.66 27.08 4455 +.60 ♦58 -.01 +.01 ♦127 +2.64 +51 +124 ♦57 +134 -.76 +.94 +438 ♦1.73 ♦1.93 +.42 +.41 -28 +8.73 -.67 + 02 +.46 Gold Silver Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE $624.00 $12.13 1123026 1.58 -$23.65 +$.47 ♦5.53 -200M to get the press in.” When the press arrived, it was installed in the new building and the old press continued to be used until the new press operations were smoothed out. By 1988. the business had outgrown the bam so a new building was constructed. More than doubling the size of the original. New computerized typesetting equipment was added at this time. ;1 In 1993, when Mel Jacobs was 78 years old. when many people think what they have is “good enough and why bother changing." a third addition to the plant was added to accommodate a new Harris/Heidelberg Mercury Press. This technologically advanced press had module design that allowed rear­ ranging or adding additional-printing units. The press had a more flexibility, used less space and was easier to operate, and had many safety features. There were nine units, some stacked on top of each other that could pro­ duce 48 pages and run 30.000 impressions per hour. It goes without saying it was the largest equipment purchase in the history of the com­ pany. To house this immense equipment. Pennington Builders was hired to add an addi­ tional 13.500 square foot expansion to the building. Over the first 50 years Mel and Alice Jacobs owned the business, they always understood the importance of new and better equipment. Mel never settled for anything less than “state of the art" machinery. He was the first to use offset printing for free shoppers: he was one of the first in Michigan to use web-fed offset presses. It was this ability to see what techno­ logically more advanced presses could do for their business that made the Jacobses success­ ful in the printing field. Otis Sanctuary open house planned during Summerfest The Michigan Audubon Otis Sanctuary will celebrate its fourth year during Hastings Summerfest by offering several opportunities, including an open house, to enjoy the sanctu­ ary. Located on 120 acres in Rutland Township, the sanctuary is a mix of wetlands, wood­ lands. and open fields, including a restored prairie. Resident Manager Tom Funke will lead participants to a little known part of the Otis Sanctuary, only open to guided tours, on Thursday. Aug. 2. from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This event is free and there is no need to RSVP. Meet at the sanctuary parking area. Canoe Glass Creek Friday. Aug. 25. The early bird gets the first worm on this canoe adventure. This float will start at 7 a.m. for this two-to three-hour float. You must RSVP to get the details and provide your own ves­ sel. Cost is $5 per person. Otis Sanctuary open hoax is scheduled for Saturday. Aug. 26, from 10 a.n». to 4 p.m. “Come any time and enjoy the :<nciuary and take in a guided tour." Funke said. 'Tiis event is free to all." The Thomapple River Canoe Float will be held on Sunday, Aug. 27. First ever Orangeville Day activities set for Saturday Fun is planned for the first Orangeville Day Saturday. Aug. 19. from the breakfast begin­ ning at 7 a.m. until the duck race al 5 p.m. There will be activities for all ages. Orangeville residents will be “Coming Together with Community Pride." Four horse pits have been installed and anyone who wants to bring a team needs to register by Friday night. Aug. 18. Call Mark Paradowski at 269) 664-5704 for more infor­ mation. The day’s events will begin at 7 a.m. with the Orangeville Township Fire Department HA. Mueller Accounting pancake breakfast and end with a duck race at the Mill Pond at 5 p.m. There is free parking at the township hall site and for those partici­ pating in the parade, plenty of parking near the Gun Lake Wastewater Treatment plant. All events are at the Orangeville Township Hall, 7350 Lindsey Road, unless otherwise noted. Music on the stage will cover everything from the 1960s to gospel to country. Scheduled to appear are the Blue Water Rockers playing music from the ’60s and ’70s. The Fountain of Truth will perform 401 (k) rollovers made easy • Professional. Economical & Personal Accounting Services. • 20 Years of Accounting, Tax and Management 221 South Jefferson. Hastings Phone: (269) 945-3547 www.kamuelleraccounting.com Edwardjones M free (MOI 2M-S220 See ORANGEVILLE, page 14 NOTICE The minutes of the meeting of the Barry Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodlawn Ave. Experience Working for You gospel and blues. Rock and Roll will be per­ formed by the 3-Boys. Country music is the forte of Down Home Country. Bust a Move will present a dance recital and young people from the Orangeville Baptist Church will also perform during the afternoon. Paradowski says, “We hope people bring their lawn chairsand be prepared to spend the who day meeting their neighbors and having fun.” Serving Mnidvl Imon Sian *71 County Board of Commissioners held August 15, 2006, are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St., Hastings, between the hours of 800 a.m. and 500 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.banycounty.org. Member SIPC wwwxdwardjoonxoon Ivy Woods Condominiums • Hastings Certified Nursing Assistant r STONEHILL FARM CANOPY SALES & RENTALS 10088 W. Vermontville Hwy„ Hwv.. Vermontville, Vermontville. Ml Mi Are you a certified nursing assistant looking for an excellent environment to show your skill at care-giving? Thomapple Manor offers a com­ petitive benefit package and a comfortable air conditioned facility. Applications for part-time 2nd shift positions may be obtained from the business office at Thomapple Manor. 2700 Nashville Road. Hastings, Ml 49056. In addition to your application, you will need to provide a copy of your certificate. The office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. For the protection of our residents and staff, all applications are subject to a criminal back­ ground check and drug screening. EOE . ___________________________________rraoMaa —« OPEN HOUSE Deluxe Homes Prices starting at $183,900 Golf Course Views Make sure your event is covered. Call for reservations today! Tables • Chain • Coolers • Hot Boxes Woodla / Year Golf Membership Included (414) 791-1500 • New style and size available - 30 x 45 Cathederal windows Optional 1-616-791-1930 Call anytime - Bob Dormer, 517-726-1084 J . J �Page 10 - Thursday. August 17. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ot a mortgage made by Peter Smith, a single man. to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated July 26. 2004 and recorded August 2 2004 in Instrument Number 1131759, Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse by assignment There is claimed to be jue at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty and 69/100 Dollars ($258,960.69) including interest at 7.75% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 1DO p m. on AUGUST 24. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the East Ime of Section 28. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West 750.00 feet from the Southeast comer of said Section; thence South 89 -degrees 30 minutes 42 seconds West 1320.64 feet to the West line of the East one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of said Section 28; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 16 seconds West 371 82 feet along said West line: thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 08 seconds East. 1067.29 feet; thence South 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East 304.43 feet; thence North 89 degrees 30 minutes 24 seconds East 253.00 feet of said East Section line; thence South 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East 66.00 feet along said East Section Ime to the point of beginning Together with a private easement for ingress, egress and public utilities purposes described as; beginning at a point on the East line of Section 28. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 14 min­ utes 27 seconds West 750.00 feet from the Southeast comer of said Section; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 42 seconds West 473.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West 66 00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 30 min­ utes 42 seconds East. 473 00 feet to said East line; thence South 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East. 66 00 feet along said Ear t line to the point of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. Dated July 27. 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fie No. 214 3580 rrnnm THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Keith W. Durkee and Donna J Durkee. Husband and Wife, to Washington Mutual Bank. FA. a Federal Association. Mortgagee dated August 12. 2003 and recorded September 2. 2003 in Instrument Number 1112232. and A Scrivener's Affidavit to cor­ rect the legal description has been submitted to and recorded by. Bai.y County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Eight and 02/100 Dollars ($189.958 02) including interest at 5.375% per annum. Under the power ot sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006. Said premises are located m the Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the piece of beginning in Survey of Cnsp Plat of Boniface Point, run North 44 50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West. 277.50 feet along the shore ol the Lake on the South side of said Plat to the Southwest comer of same and con­ tinuing in same course 160.00 feet to the Northwest comer of Mrs Blakely's Lot; thence North 1.50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 57.50 feet to the Northwest comer of the first Lot West of Mrs. Blakely’s Lol for the place of beginning: from this place of beginning, by metes and bounds and courses run North 54.25 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East along the West side of said first Lot West of Mrs Blakely’s Lot. 224 00 feet to the shore of the Lake on the North side of the said Boniface Point; thence along the shore of the Lake. North 29.50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 50.00 feet; thence South 54.25 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 224.00 feet to the shore of the Lake on the South side of said point; thence South 29.50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 50.00 feet to the place of beginning on the shore of Pine Lake in the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 8. Town 1 North. Range 10 West. The redemption period shall be 6 months from Ifw date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. tn which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: August 17. 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 362.0303 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IM ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made >n the conditions of a mortgage made by Betty J Cox a single woman and Larry Schwab and Valerie Diane Schwab husband and wife, original mort­ gagors). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2005. and recorded on May 27. 2005 in instrument 1147185. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Credit Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there >s claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Four And 29/100 Dollars ($95,154.29). including interest at 6.6% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on September 14. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 34. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 75 FEET OF THE NORTH 150 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION. COMMENCING ON THE BASE LINE IN THE CENTER OF BATTLE CREEK AND HASTINGS STATE ROAD AND RUNNING NORTH ALONG THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD 27 RODS, THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE BASE UNE 30 RODS. THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE BATTLE CREEK AND HASTINGS STATE ROAD 27 RODS. THENCE ALONG THE BASE LINE 30 RODS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING (INCLUDING THE MANUFACTURED HOME SER­ IAL NO MO311992 WHICH HAS BEEN AFFIXED TO THE PROPERTY - AFFIDAVIT RECORDED IN INSTRUMENT NO. 1132162) The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: August 17. 2006 For more information, please caB: FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 ngham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 B. File 4102393F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shaft be ftmtted solely to the refum of the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in lie conditions of a mortgage made by Bernard Kuzava and Geraldine Kuzava. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated March 26.2005, and recorded on April 28.2005 In instrument 1145592. in Bany coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2005-5 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Twelve Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Six And 29/100 Dollars ($212,936.29). including interest at 6.575% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM. on August 31. 2006. Said promisee re situated m City of Hastings. Barry County. Mk igan. and are described as: A Parcel of land in b • Northeast IM of Section 19. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, described as: Beginning at the Northwest Comer of Lot 24 of the Plat of Von Reis Addition No. 2. as Recorded in Uber 5 of Plats, Pago 86, Bany County Records and Running thence North 1 Degrees 56 Minutes 45 Seconds West 439 25 Feet; Thence North 87 Degrees 17 Minutes East 149.9 Feet along the South Line of Park Street as Shown in Said Plat; Thuncs South 31 Degrees 04 Minutes East 299.50 Feet along the Westerly Uno of said Street; Thence South 190.83 Feet along the Westerly Uno of said Street to the Northeast Comer of said Lol 24; The North 89 Degrees 45 Minutes West 289.50 feet to the Place of Beginning. Also Described as a Parcel ol Land n the Northeast 1/4 ot Section 19. Town 3 North P«nge 8 West, described as Beginning at a Per* 703.34 Feet West and 521.21 Feet North of the East 1/4 Post of said Section 19; Thence North 1 Degree 55 Minutes West 438.4 Feet; Thence Eos’ 157.43 Feet; Thence South 31 Degrees East 29428 Feet; Thence South 1973 Foot; Thence West 2812 F*et to the Place of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, b? which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the dale of such sale. Dated August 3.2006 For more information, please cal: FC D 248.583.1309 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 ’ r* File 4101415F01 , THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James M. Wnght. a single man. to Ftegstar Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated September 24.2001 and record­ ed October 1.2001 in Instrument Number 1067392. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Chase Home Finance LLC. successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation successor by merger with Chase Mortgage Co., by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Fttty-Six and 43/100 Dollars ($100,356.43) including mterest at 7.125% per annum Under the power of sate contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute in aucn case made an provid­ ed, notice to hereby given that said mortgage wiM be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubbe venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan a! 1 DO p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of lrvmg. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Parcel 2: Commencing st the Southwest Comer of Section 27. Town 4 North, Range 9 West; thence North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West. 440.00 Feet along the West line of said Section 27; thence North 39 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds East. 83.00 Feet to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds East. 26200 Feet; thence South 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East. 220.00 Feet; thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds West 262.00 Feat; thence North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West. 220 00 Feet to the point of beginning. Together with a private easement tor ingress, egress and pubic utilities appurtenant thereto described as beginning at a point on the west Hne of Section 27. Town 4 North, Range 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West. 440.00 Feat from the Southwest comer of said Section 27; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds East. 83.00 Feet; thence North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 sec­ onds West 66 00 Feet along the West line of said Section 27 to the point of beginning. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period sha* be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event your damages. I any. are ’•mrted solely to the return of the bid amount tondated at sale, plus interest Dated: August 17. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. M’ 480C7-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 310.0C12 Delton Kellogg Schools RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Delton Kellogg Schools today announced its policy for free and reduced price meals for children unablt to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program. The following household size and income criteria will be used for determining eligibility: Scale for Reducted Price Meals NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION TWice per Every IWo TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: Monthly Month Weeks $1511 $756 $698 $349 $24,420 $2,035 $1,018 $940 $470 $415 $30,710 $2560 $1280 $1,182 $591 $500 $37,000 $3,084 $1542 $1,424 $712 $1,170 $585 $43290 $3,608 $1,804 $1,665 $833 $1340 $670 $49580 $4,132 $2,066 $1,907 $954 $1,636 $1510 $755 $55570 $4,656 $2328 $2,149 $1,075 $3,640 $1520 $1,680 $840 $62,160 $5,180 $2590 $2391 $1,196 369* 185* 170* 85* 6290* 525* 263* 242* 121* Salt for Fm Jinb or Free Milk .Every TWo Weeks Total Family Size Annual Monthly TWice per Month Weekly Annual 1 $12,740 $1,062 $531 $490 $245 $18,130 2 $17,160 $1,430 $715 5660 5330 3 $21580 $1,799 $900 $830 4 $26,000 $2,167 $1,084 $1,000 5 $30,420 $2,535 $1268 6 $34,840 $2,904 $1,452 7 539260 $3272 8 $43,680 4420’ Weekly PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 9th day of August. 2006, at a regular meeting of the Township Board of the Charter Township of Rutland, Barry Count”. Michigan, the Township Board of said Township adopted the following two Ordinances to read, in summary, as follows: Ordinance 2006-114 - An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by rezon­ ing the following described property tn Land Section 33 from *AG* Agricultural zoning classification to *RE* Rural Estates zoning classification, to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith: and to provide for an effective date: 1. The property located at 3440 Brass Road, which is further described as: RUTLAND TWP N 1/2 NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 SEC 33 3 9 EX COM AT NW COR NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC 33 TH E 318 FT FOR POB TH E 200 FT TH S 330 FT TH W 200 FT TH N 330 FT TOPOB. Parcel No. •08-13-033-017-20. 2. The property located at 3111 Hull Road, which is further described as: RUTLAND TWP THE N 330 FT OF S 6 vO FT OF NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4 SEC 33-3-9. Parcel No. •08-13-033-013-00. •For each additional houshold member add: Children from households whose income is at of below the levels shown are eligible for free and reduced price meals. 3. The property located at 3184 Brass Road, which is further described as: RUTLAND TWP THE S 330 FT S 1/2 OF NW 1/4 OF NE V4 SEC 33-3-9. Parcel No. •08-13­ 033-017-30. Application forms are -.ing sent to all homes with a letter to parents or guardians. To apply for free or reduced price meals, households should fill out the form and return it to the school. Additional copies of the application form are available at the principal’s office in each school. Households should answer all questions on the form. NON FOOD STAMP HOUSEHOLDS: An application which does not contain ail of the following information cannot be processed by the school: (1) the total income by source for each household member (such as wages, child support, etc.); (21 names of all household members; (3) social security number of f!„ adult household member who signs the application; and (4) the signature of an household member. Ordinance 2006-115 - An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by rezon­ ing the following described property in Land Section 27 from ‘AC’ Agricultural zoning classification to 'RE' Rural Estates zoning classification, to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for an effective date: FOOD STAMP/FIP/FDPIR HOUSEHOLDS: If you currently receive Food Stamps. Family Independence Program (FTP), or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation (FDPIR) benefits for your child, you only have to list your child's name and Food Stamp or F1P/FDP1R case num­ ber and sign the application. The information provided by the household is confidential and will be used only for the purpose of determining eligibility, verifying data, or qual­ ifying children for other federal and state programs, as authonzed by the United States Department of Agriculture. The school or other officials may verify applications at any time during the school year. Households may applv for benefits st any time during the school year. If a household is not currently eligible but has a decrease in household income, an increase in household size or if a household member becomes unemployed, the household should fill out an application at that time. In most cases. FOSTER CHILDREN are eligible for these benefits regardless of the household’s income. If a household has foster children living with them and they wish to apply for free or reduced price meals for them, the household should contact the school for more information. Under the provisions of the policy Delton Kellogg Schools. 327 N. Grove St.. Delton. Ml 49046. 269-623-9240 will review applications and determine eli­ gibility. The property located at 2750 South M-43 Hwy., which ts further described as: RUT­ LAND TWP COM AT S 1/4 POST OF SEC 27-3-9 TH N 00 DEG 00 00'E 1015 FT FOR POB TH N 85 DEC 18' 38* W 737.06 FT TH S 61 DEG 46' 02* W 367.03 FT TH N 02 DEG 49’ 38* W 9375 FT THEN N 90 DEG 00’ (XT E 11042 FT TO N & S 1/4 U SEC 27 TH S 00 deg 00' (XT W 822.99 FT TO POB. Parcel No. •08-13-027-008-10. Mamun - kvmabiutt The provisions of these Ordinances are hereby declared to be severable, and if any part ot these Ordinances are declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the balance of these Ordinances which shall remain in full force and effect MamLXY^JUEnmaoaMJLKEaa All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted shall be considered to be supplemented by the terms of these Ordinances. All Ordinances nr parts of Ordinances in conflict with these Ordinances are hereby repealed. Parents or guardians dissatisfied with the ruling of the official may wish to discuss the decision with the determining official on an informal basis. The household also has the right to a fair hearing. This can be done by calling or writing the following official: Cynthia Vujea. Supt.. 327 N. Grove St.. Delton. Ml 49046. 269-623-9246 SECTION W - EFFECTIVE DATE These Ordinances shall take effect eight days after final publication. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full texts of these Ordinances are available at the Township Each school and the Superintendent's Office have a complete policy, which may be reviewed by any’ interested party. Hall. REAPPLY: You may apply for meal benefits at any time during the school year. If you lose your job. if your income decreases, if your family- size increases if you begin Food stamps or FIP/FDPIR. fill out an application at that time. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age. or disability. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-5964 (Voice and TDD). To tile a complaint of discrimination. write the USDA. Director. Office of Civil Kights. Rom 326-W, Whitten Bldg.. 1400 Independence Avenue. SW. Washington. IX? 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. You will be informed of application approval or denial. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinances will take effect August 25. 2006. A copy of these Ordinances may be purchased or inspected at the office of the Township Clerk at any time during regular busi­ ness hours on regular business days at the following stated address: ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 -■ --(269) 948-2194 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 17. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This tale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall be limit­ ed sotety to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Dan Jones and Kimberly Jones, husband and wile, original mortgagor(s). to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated June 19. 2003, and recorded on Juno 27. 2003 m instrument 1107340. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Sixty-Rve And 68/100 Dollars ($102,065 68). including inter­ est at 8.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mo<igage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1W PM. on August 31. 2006 Said premises are situated in Hickory Comers. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 28 Town 1 North, Rango 9 West, lying North of Consumer right of way The redemption period snail be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: August 3. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *O77117FO2 7750*803 Notice Of Mortgage Fryeciotvte Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Cynthia M Wells and Ronald D Wells. Jr. wife and husband, as joint tenants with fuUs rights of survivorship, original mortgagor(s). to Aames Home Loan. Mortgagee, dated August 2. 2004. and recorded on August 12, 2004 m instrument 1132322, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Credit Suisse First Boston. 2004-AA1 as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand One Hundred SixtyTwo And 54/100 Dollars (5182.162.54). including interest at 7.505% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 7. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Bany. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 16, Town 1 North. Range 9 West, described as: Beginning at a point on the East and West 1/4 Line of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West distant North 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds West 4860 62 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 16; thence South 00 degrees 50 minutes 42 sec­ onds East parallel with the North and South 1/4 hne of said Section 16 a distance of 1321.57 feet to the South Ime of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 16; thence North 89 degrees 53 min­ utes 22 seconds West along said South line 352.13 feet to the West line of said Section; thence North 00 degrees 30 minutes 05 seconds West along said East and West hne 1321.59 teet to the West 1/4 post of said Section, thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds East along said East said West 1/4 Ime 344.20 feet to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: August 10. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *069471FO2 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS This sate may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee In tnat event, your damages, if any. shall be hmrted sotety to the return of the bid amount tendered at sa>«. dus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James Schteh and Kimberly Schteh, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Nationwide Lending Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 23. 2005. ind recorded on October 7. 2005 in instru­ ment 1154045. and rerecorded on November 2. 2005 in instrument 1155557, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to MTGLQ Investors, L.P. as assignee by an assignment on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Three Hundred Eight And 97/100 Dollars ($221,308 97), including interest at 8.85% per annum. Under the power ot sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on August 24. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Freeport. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 1. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, Village of Freeport. Irving Township. Barry County. Michigan, desenbed as: Commencing at the West 1/4 comer of sate Section 1; thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 21 seconds East 1310.03 feet along the North line of said Southwest 1/4; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 54 seconds West 1324 86 feet along the West line of sate Northeast 1/4 ol the Southwest 1/4; Thence North 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 sec­ onds East 528 00 feet along the South line of sate Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 to the Point of beginning of this description; Thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 54 sec­ onds East 658.00 feet along the East line of the west 523 feet of said Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1X4; Thence North 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 sec­ onds East 59.67 feel; Thence Easterly 14982 teet on the arc of a 454.10 foot radius curve to the right with a central angle of 18 degrees 54 minutes d seconds and a chord beanng South 80 degrees 50 minutes 06 seconds East 149.14 teet; Thence 6.00 degrees 02 minutes 54 seconds West 855.51 feet. Thence South 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 sec­ onds West 206 93 feet along sate South line to the point of Beginning, together with and subject to an easement for ingress, egress and utility purposes described as a 66.00 foot wide easement lor ingress, egress, and utility purposes in the Northeast 1/4 pi the Southwest W4 of. Section 1, Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Village of Freeport. Irving Township. Barry County. Michigan, the cen­ terline of said easement being described as: Commencing at the West 1/4 comer of said Section 1; Thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 54 sec­ onds West 466 86 feet along the West Ime ot sate Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 to the point of beginning of this easement centerline description. thence North 89 degrees 42 minutes 48 seconds East 587 67 teet; thence Southeasterly 356.65 feet on the arc ol a 454.10 foot radius curve to the nght with a central angle of 45 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds and a chord beanng South 67 degrees 47 mtnutes 12 seconds East 347.55 feet to the radius point of a 60.00 foot radius turn-around and the point of end­ ing of sate Easement centerline descnption The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: July 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC J 248 593.1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4099727F01 __ Keep up with your local team in your local newspaper, The Hastings BANNER! TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held by the Prairieville Township Zoning Board of Appeals on September 6, 2006 at 7Q0 P.M. at the Prairieville Township Hall, 10115 S. Norris Road, within the Township. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the item(s) to be considered at this Public Heanng include, in brief, the following: 1. A request by Karen Vickery, 9790 Four Mile Road, Plainwell. Ml 49080 for variance from lot width, frontage, and depth-to-width ratio ordinance standards. The subject parcel is 08­ 12-010-004-00. 9760 Four Mile Road. The property in question is zoned "A" - Agricultural District. 2. A request by John and Pamela Gores for deck height variance within the front yard set­ back The subject parcel is 08-12-540-019-00. 11946 Lakeway Dr., Plainwell. Ml 49080. The property in question is zoned "R-2" - Single Family and Two Family Medium Density Residential District. 3. Such other and further matters as may property come before the Planning Commission for this meeting. All interested persons are invited to be present or submit written comments on this mat­ ters) to the below Township office address. Prairieville Township will provide necessary auxiliary aids and services such as signers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Praineville Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Township Clerk at the address or telephone number set forth below. Mike Herzog. Township Supervisor Prairieville Township Hall 10115 S. Norris Rd Delton. Ml 49046 (269)623-2664 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the numbef listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Rene L Gilkes. A Single Woman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. solely as nominee tor The Lending Factory, a Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 28. 2005 and recorded October 25. 2005 tn Instrument * 1155075 Barry County Records. Michigan Sate mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Sixieen Dollars and Sixty-Nine Cents ($129,316.69) including interest 7.95% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in sate mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. September 14. 2006. Sate premises are situated in Township ol Castleton. Barry County Michigan, and ore desenbed as: Commencing at the North one-quarter comer ol section 31. Town 3 North. Range 7 West; thence South 01 degrees 02 mmutes 37 seconds West 492.00 feet along the North and South one-quarter line ot said section to the place of beginning; thence continuing South 01 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds West, along sate North and South one-quarter line. 220 feel; thence North 89 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West, parallel with the North line of sate section. 330.00 feet: thence North 01 degrees 02 minutes 37 sec­ onds East, parallel with sate North and South onequarter hne. 220.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, parallel with sate North section line. 330.0C feet to the place of begin­ ning. Commonly known as 3110 Morgan, Nashville Ml 49073 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: AUGUST 15. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Pctestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 0653047(HSBC) ASAP* 785874 08/17/2006. 08/24/2006. 08/31 /2006. 09/07/2006 moww Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall ba limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Deborah A. Wiggin, a single woman, ongirul mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender c successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 3. 2004. and recorded on November 10. 2004 in instrument 1137024. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee lo NETBANK AS SUCESOR IN INTEREST TO RBMG INC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Five Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Five Arte 71/100 Dollars ($105,285.71). including interest at 7.63% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage arte the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on August 24. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Thomapple. Barry County, Michigan, and are desenbed as: LOT 112. MIDDLEVILLE DOWNS ADDITION NO 5 TO THE VILLAGE OF MID­ DLEVILLE. SECTION 27. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 10 WEST. THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE 43. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated July 27. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC G 248 593.1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *099961F01 moew Synopsis PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting August 9.200C Meeting was called to order at 700 P.M. Ron Call: Present: Supervisor Herzog. Treasurer Nottingham. Clerk Nichols and Trustees Ritchie and Kennedy Also present: 20 members of the public Approved agenda as amended Approved minutes of July 12. 2006. regular board meeting with corrections Correspondence was read Public comments were received Fire Reports (BPH and Pine Lake) received and placed on file. Approved motion to hire 4 firefighters with requirements to be met Police report received Approved Police Chief Gentry s request tor bat­ tery charger Approved amendments to police budget Accepted with regret the resignation of Police Officer Date Boulter Commissioner's report Adopted Resolution regarding pint grant with Gun Plain Twp tor Doster Rd walkway Approved upgrade to Pitney Bowes lease for postage meter Approved to include property information via email with current property information policy Accepted with regret the resignation of Tom Arnold from the Planning A Zoning Commission Public comments were received Clerk & Treasurer's reports were placed on file Removed South Shore Drrye issue from the tabit. as the issue has been resolved Approved to discontinue Building Law Bulletin upon Zoning Administrator s approval Clerk s report was placed on file Approved bills m the amount of $48,492 57 Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. Normajean Nichols. Clerk Attested to by: Mike Herzog Supervisor THtS RRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Judith C Strouse, a single woman, and Debbie Strouse, a single woman, to Cascade Financial Inc., Mortgagee, dated December 29. 1997 and record­ ed January 13. 1998 in Instrument Number 1006307. Barry County Records. Michigan Sate mortgage is now held by JPMorgan Chase Bank. N A . successor by merger to Bank One. N.A.. suc­ cessor by merger to The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Six Thousand Eighty-Six and 92/100 Dollars ($46,086.92) including interest at 10.55% per annum. . Under the power ol sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage wA be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan al 1OO p m on SEPTEMBER 7. 2006 Sate premises are located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East one-half of Lot 375 and the West two rods ol Lots 373 and 374 except two rods square out of the Southwest comer of Lot 374, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bte amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated August 10. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 Fite No. 207.5242 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFHC E AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIX’E MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by William J. Rudd and Jane E. Rudd. Husband and Wife, origi­ nal mortgagor!s). to First Federal of Michigan. The Michigan Operating name of Charter One Bank. FSB.. Mortgagee, dated August 31. 2001. and recorded on September 10. 2001 in instrument 1066237, m Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Two And 76/100 Dollars ($148,892.76). including interest at 6.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of (hem, at public vendue, at the Barry Countv Courthouse tn Hastings at 1.00 PM. on August 24. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: That part of the Southeast 1/4 ot the Northwest 1/4 ot Section 15. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. Thomapple Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the Southeast 1X4 at the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15 tor the place of begin­ ning; thence East 30 rods; thence South 16 rods; thence West 30 rods; thence North 16 rods to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shaK be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: July 27. 2006 For more information, please call FC W 248.593 1312 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *100215F01 mtMr THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven C Guy. a single man. to Chase Home Finance L.L.C., successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 24. 2002 and recorded November 25. 2002 in Instrument Number 1092378. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Seventy-Seven Thousand Nine Altered Ninety-Four and 79/100 Dollars ($77,994.79) including interest at 6.50% per annum Under the power of sate contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage wiM be foreclosed by a sate ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Bany County. Michigan at 100 p m. on AUGUST 24. 2006 Said premises are located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The South 2 Rods only of Lot 227 of the City, for­ merly Village ol Hastings. County ot Barry, and State of Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof. Also. Lot 309 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. Being the same property conveyed to Steven C. Guy by quit claim deed from Sheri Ann Guy, dated March 14, 2000 and recorded in Instrument No 1042170, in the records of Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shad be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASERS The foredosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. Dated: July 27. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 50*1 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 310.0804 Notice O» Mortgage Fofectoeure Sate THtS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOB THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may ba । ^ecinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that ivenl, your damages, N any, Shan be limit­ ed sotety to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the coi'ditions of a mortgage made by Stephanie Smoczyncki and Joseph Smoczynski aka Joe Smoczynski. wife and husband, original mortgagor(s). to Wctis Fargo Bank. NA. Mortgagee, dated December 22. 2005. and recorded on January 11, 2008 In usitrument 1158771. in Barry county records. Michigan, on whk± mnrtqage there is claimed to be due al the o^'e hereof the of Seventy Thousand One Hunu-ed Ninety And 90/100 Dollars ($70,190.90), including interest at 9.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said .'xxtgage and the statute in such case made and pro vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wit! be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, a! public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on August 31,2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Barrr. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: 4 parcel of land in the Southwest Quarter of Section Five. Town One North, Range Nine West describee as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of Lot fifty of J.R. Bush's First Addition to the Village of Dolton according to the recorded plat thereof, thence- East 4 rods, thence South 6 feet tor the place of begin­ ning. thence East 8 rods. Thence South 60 feet, thence West 8 rods, thence North 60 feet to the place ot beginning The redemptton period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. « which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: August 3. 2006 For more intormation. ptease call: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *100837F01 -nosa* City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. August 28.2006 at 7J0 pm in the Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall, for the purpose of receiving public comment and make a determination on the necessity of a special assessment district for improvements to North Taffee Drive south of West High Street, including paving, th; installation of curb and gutter, and sidewalks (sec map below). For additional information about the Public Hearing contact the City Clerk at 269.945.2468 or al City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. The City will provide reasonable and necessary aids and services for persons with disabilities upon five days notice to the City Clerk by calling 269.9452468 or TDD call relay services a» 800.6493< 77. Thomas E. Emery 77505479_________________________________________________________ ______________ City Clerk �Page 12 - Thursday. August 17. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information obtained will bo upod for this purpose. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Cynthia L Ogrady. a married woman and Charles J Ogrady. her husband to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated August 21. 2004 and recorded September 2, 2004 in Instrument f 1133401 Bany County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Senes 2004-R10. under the Pootng and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2004. without recourse on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Forty Cents ($94,254 40) including interest 7.55% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wilt be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. September 14.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The East 330 feet of the South 1330 feet of the East one-half of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 36. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, Irving Township. Barry County , Michigan. Commonly known as 1020 Woodruff. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall bo 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: AUGUST 14. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Series 2004-R10. under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as ol October 1. 2004, without recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Associates. PC. 311 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Has, Ml 48307 (246) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-53225 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collec­ tor attempting to cofiect a debt. Any information obtained will be used tor this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Josh Boulter. A Single Man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, sotefy as nom­ inee for Regions Bank, an Alabama Corporation, mortgagee, oateo novenioer ano recoroeo December 22. 2003 in Instrument # 1119717 Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage was sub­ sequently assigned to: Household Finance Corp III. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Nine Dollars and Seventy Nine Cents ($153,969.79) including inter­ est 12.4% per annum. Under the power of sale con­ tained in said mertgage and the statute in such case made and provded, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mort­ gaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday, August 24. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lol 3. Swan Hollow, according to the recorded plat thereof m Liber 6 of Plats. Page 42. Commonly known as 4796 Hathaway Court, Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: JULY 24. 2006 Household Finance Corp III. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suita 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-51744(HSBC) ASAP# 782520 07/27/2006. 08/03/2006, 08/10/2006, 06/17/2006 Robert A. Tremain A Aaeoctetee, PX. te^a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained wfR bo used tor that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JACK C NEVE AND SUSAN C NEVE. HUSBAND AND WIFE to FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP., SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDI­ ANA . Mortgagee, dated June 04. 2004, and recorded on November 01, 2004 . as Instrument No. 1136461. in BARRY County Records, Michigan, .vid assigned by said mortgagee to WELLS FARGO BANK. N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-FF11. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2004-FF11 by an assignment dated July 14,2006, on which mertgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of two hundred sixty three thousand four hundred sixty five and 92/100 Dollars ($263,465 92). including interest at 7.750% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml , at 1:00 PM on August 31. 2006. Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF PARRY, BARRY County, Michigan and are desenbed as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST AND WEST ONE-OUARTER LINE OF SECTION 14. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT WEST 660 FEET FROM THE EAST ONE-QUAR­ TER POST OF SAID SECTION. AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 918 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE WEST 646 FEET MORE OR LESS 10 THE EAST ONE-EIGHTH LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH 918 FEET TO THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE EAST 646 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. BARRY COUNTY RECORDS The redemption penod shall be 12 months from tho date of such sale DATED: August 03. 2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Oid Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR WELLS FARGO BANK. NA AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2OO4-FF11. ASSET-BACKED CER­ TIFICATES. SERIES 2004-FF11 Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: t?»om FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt Any information obtained wiH be used for this purpose tf you are m the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Christopher Barker and Judy Barker. His Wife. Who Executes this Instrument for the Sole Purpose of Subordinating Ker dower and Homestead Interest to the Lien of this Mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., solety as nominee for BNC Mortgage, Inc., a Delaware Corporation. Mortgagee, dated February 12. 2003 and recorded March 3. 2003 in Instrument Number 1098724, and re-recorded on March 29. 2004 in Instrument Number 1124322, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee tor the registered holders of CDC Mortgage Capital Trust 2003-HE2. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-HE2. by assignment dated January 10.2004 and recorded May 9. 2005 in Instrument Number 1146144. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($123,589.14) including interest 10.75% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged prem­ ises, or some part of them, at pubke vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. September 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Commencing at a point where Lammers Road intersects the West line of the Southeast OneQuarter of the Southwest One-Quarter of Section 14. Town 2 North. Range 9 West; thence North on said West line of the Southeast One-Quarter of the Southwest One-Quarter, 10 rods, thence thence East 20 rods; thence South 20 rods; thence West to the center of Lammers Road; thence Northwesterly along the center of Lammers Road to the place of beginning Commonly known as 6993 Lammers Road. Delton Ml 49046 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption peri­ od Shan be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: AUGUST 14. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee tor the registered hold­ ers of CDC Mortgage Capital Trust 2003-HE2, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2003HE2 Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo A Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester HRs, Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-52993 ASAP# 785873 08/17/2006. 08/24/2006, 06/31/2006, 09X57/2006 tww THtt RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTMO TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ivan J. DavU and Nita J. Davis, husband and wife, to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated October 9. 2003 and recorded January 9, 2004 in Instrument Number 1120501. Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. without recourse by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One and 3/100 Dollars ($63,881.03) includ­ ing interest at 11.75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wii be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at ICO p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Johnstown, Barry County. Michigan, and are That part ot tho East one-half of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 19. Town 1 North, Range 8 West, described as: Commencing at the center of said Section 19. thence South 2.137.68 feet along tho North and South one-quarter line of said Section to the Southerly line of a Private Road, thence South 38 degrees 51 minutes West along the Southerly line of said road to the South line of said Section 19. thence North 38 degrees 51 min­ utes East 269.5 feet for the place of beginning, thence No th 38 degrees 51 minutes East 40 feet, thence South 51 degrees 08 minutes East 120 feet, more or less, to the Shore tone of Fme Lake, thence Southwesterly along the shore of said Fine Lake to a point South 51 degrees 08 minutes East from the Place of beginning, thence North 51 degrees 08 minutes West to the Place of Beginning, also com­ mencing at the center of said Section 19. thence South 2,065.07 teet along the North and South onequarter line of said Section 19 to the Northerly line of a Private Road, thence South 38 degrees 51 minutes West 406.42 feet along the Northerly line ol said road for the Ptace of Beginning, thence South 38 degrees 51 minutes West 40 teet, thence North 51 degrees 06 minutes West 120.19 feet, thence North 39 degrees 13 minutes East 40 feet, thence South 51 degrees 08 minutes East 119.88 feet to the Place of Beotnnina. Also the right of ingress and egress over the fol­ lowing described private roadway, commencing at the center of said Section 19. thence South 2,065.07 teet, along the North and South one-quar­ ter line of said Section for Place of Beginning, thence South 38 degrees 51 minutes West 742 70 feet, along the Northerly Hne of a private road to the North Hne of West Beach, according to the record­ ed plat thereof, thence North 89 degrees 48 min­ utes 30 seconds East 42.49 feet, along the North Hne of said plat of West Beach, thence North 38 degrees 51 minutes East, along the Southerly line of said Private Road to the North and South onequarter line, thence North along the North and South one-quarter Hne to the Ptace of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. ve limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: August 17. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite NO. 214.3705 rnown Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgagss. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solety to the return of the bid ariount ten­ dered ot sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Marguerite Benjamin, unmarried woman, original mortgagors), to The Huntington National Bank. Mortgagee, dated July 10. 1999. and recorded on July 26. 1999 in instrument 1033000. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Seven And 51/100 Dollars ($47,437.51). including interest at 7.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on August 24. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Micmgan, and are described as: Lots 49.50 and Southwest 1/2 of Lot 53. Roseland Park, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 2 of Plats, on Page 42. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: July 27. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 2b3 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File S060926F02 Nodes Of Mortgage Foreclosure Salo THIS FIRM 0 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MBJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This eate may bo rsscinoso oy mo foreclosing mongsgss. m that event, your damagsa, If any, ahaN bo UmHod sotefy to tho return of tho Md amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael J Schneider, a married man. original mortgagors), to Cendant Mortgage Corporation, Mortgagee, dated November 9,2001, and recorded on November 14, 2001 in instrument 1089750, and assigned by mesne assignments to Cendant Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to De due al I be date hereof the sum of One Hundred One Thousand Seven Hundred Two And 76/100 Dollars ($101,702.76), ma. inter­ est at 6.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 150 PM. on September 14.2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 92. Middleville Downs No. 5. according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 5 of Plats on Page 43 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated .August 17. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trod, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4102184F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Safe THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aale may be rescinded by ths foreclosing mortgages. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be Mmltsd sotefy to ths return of tho bid amount tendared at sale, plus IntsresL MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Deborah J. MacDonald who acquired title as Deborah J. F assert, angle, original mortgagors), to Associates Home Equity Services. Inc., Mortgagee, dated August 25. 2000, and 'acorded on October 4.2000 in instrument 1050295. in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot One Hundred Five Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Four And 90/100 Doflam ($105.424 90). including interest at 10% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, commencing at the Southwest cor­ ner of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said section; thence North 782 teet for the place of beginning, thence East 1320 feet to the East sec­ tion Hne; thence North 373 feet, more or less to the North line of the South 35 acres of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of said section; thence West 1320 feet, thence South 373 teet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: August 17,2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4102824F01 NATIONAL CITY BANK NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE The real estate mortgage given by Harold Ray Mattox. Jr and BoDCue Jo Mattox husband and wife, to National City Bank of Michtgan/lllinois now known as National City Bank (the ‘Bank’), dated March 15. 2002. and recorded on March 19. 2002. at Document No 1076741, Barry County Register of Deeds, is in default The amount due on the Mortgage at the date of this notice, for principal, interest accruing at 7.5% per annum, fees, expens­ es and late charges is the sum of Two Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Sa Hundred Sixty-Nine and 35/100 Dollars ($264,669 35) Notice is given that the Mortgage will be fore­ closed by sate of the premises desenbed below at public auction to the highest bidder at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, on Thursday. September 21. 2006. at 1 0C p.m. for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due on the Mortgage, together with interest, legal costs, statu­ tory attorneys’ tees and also any taxes and insur­ ance that the Bank pays on or prior to the date of sate. The premises to be sold at the sale is located in Bany County. State of Michigan, described as fol­ lows: That part of Lot 24. Village of Delton, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 1 of Plats, page 29. described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of said Lot 24; thence Southeasterly along the West line of said Lot. 60 teet tor place of begin­ ning; thence Southeasterly along West Lot Ime of said Lot 24.120 feet; thence due East to the East Lot Hne of said Lot 24; thence Northeasterly along East Hne of said Lot to a point due East of begin­ ning: thence due West to place of beginning. Also: A parcel of land desenbed as: Commencing at the Southeast comer of the following described prem­ ises. for a place of beginning; A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 6. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, Barry Township. Bany County. Michigan, described as: A strip of land 166 teet in width, being 33 feet on the Easterly side and 133 feet on the Westerly side of the centertine of the Main Track ol the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railway as formerly located and across the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 6. said stop being 528 teet in length, more or less, measured along the centerline of said Main Track in a Southerly direction from the centerline of Maple Street as laid out in the original Plat of Delton, to a point which is 240 feet, more or less. Northerly of th*- cast Hne of Grove Street, measured along the ce'ikxline of said Main Track, and being land conveyed m 2 Deeds recorded in Uber 50. page 400 md in Uber 57, page 62; thence Northeasterly afcn^ the East Hne of said described premises, 100 feet tor a place ol beginning; thence Northeasterly along the East Hne of said described premises, 49 feet; ’hence Northwesterly, at "^ght angles to the East ime ot-aid premises, 166 feet, more or less, to the W.nst line u‘ described premises; thence Southwesterly along the West Hne of said described premises. 49 teet; thence Southeasterly to place ol begmnn.q Subject to Right-of Way for existing road across Westerly end ot said premises. Also granting a Right-ol-Way for driveway purposes and for ingress and egress to and from the parcel of land first above described, across the Scuth 20 teet of the North 60 toot of said Lot 24. Real Property Tax Identification Number: 08-03­ 070-024-00 Commonly known as. 223 S Grove Street. Delton, Ml 49046 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of sate Dated: August 17. 2006 NATIONAL CITY BANK By: Bruce R. Grubb Bruce R. Grubb (P27632) Its: Attorney Bruce R. Grubb (P27631) Vamum. Riddering. Schmidt & Howlett LLP Attorneys for National City Bank 251 N. Rose Street, 4th Floor Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 (269) 553-3545 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THS RRM 0 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTMQ TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgsgss. In that evant, your dsmsgss, If any, shall bs Untilsd sotefy to ths return of ths bid amount tsndsred st sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kevin L. Ofy and Marie Ann C. Ofy, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Ateed Mortgage Capital Corp., Mortgagee, dated November 14.2000. and record­ ed on November 27. 2000 in instrument 1052302. and modified by agreement recorded on April 18. 2003 in instrument 1102321. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventv-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Fifty And 16/100 Dollars ($178,350.16), including interest at 7.375% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, oi some part of them, at pubic vendue. a» the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on August 31. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of Lot 3 of Pinewood Estates Plat, being a part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 7. Town 3 North, Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence South 06 degrees 07 minutes 05 seconds East 300 00 feet along the East line of Lot 3 of said Plat of Pinewood Estates to the place of beginning; thence South 49 degrees 40 minutes 58 seconds East 349 12 feet to the Northerly tale ol Oakwood Drive; thence South 03 degrees 03 minutes 45 seconds West 177 43 feet along the chord of a 183.00 toot radius curve to the left; thence North 89 degrees 19 minutes 56 sec­ onds West 274.87 feet to the Easterly line of Lot 1 of said Ptal of Pinewood Estates, thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes 05 seconds West 399 86 feet along the Easterly line of Lots 1 and 2 of said Plat to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: August 3. 2006 For more information, please can FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 5822 Fite #027209F04 STATE OF MICHIGAN BARRY COUNTY PROBATE NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS CASE NO. 2006-24532-DE In the matter of THE ESTATE OF HOLLY E. RILEY. Deceased Date of btoh: 7/16/1980 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS including Thomas M. Ritey whose address and whereabouts are unknown NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The decedent. Holly E. Ritey. who lived at 6334 Thomapple Lake Road. Lot 44 Nashville. Michigan 49073. died April 8. 2006. TAKE NOTICF A heanng will be held on Wednesday. September 13. 2006 at 3:30 p.m. at 206 W Court Street. Surte 302. Hastings, Michigan 49058 before Judge Wiiharn M Doherty (P41960) tor the following purpose. Petition for Authority to Settle a Wrongful Death Claim and Authority to Distribute Proceeds of Wrongful Death Settlement 1. That the Personal Representative of the Estate ts Daniel I Krepps whose address ts 6334 Thomapple Lake Road. Lot 44, Nashville. Michigan 49073. 2. That the Attorney for the Estate is Robert J. Longstreet of GEE & LONGSTREET LLP located at 607 N. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. 3. That Robert J. Longstreet attorney for Daniel I. Krepps must be notified within 60 days mailing or publishing of this notice of any material far. that may constitute evidence of any claim tor damages and that failure to do so may adversely affect his or her recovery of damages and could bar his or her right to any claim at a heanng to distribute pro­ ceeds. 4. That all interested parties shall receive notice of a hearing to determine the distribution of pro­ ceeds after the adjudication or settlement of the claim tor damages 5 That to recover damages unrfor MCL §700.3924 and MCL §600.2922 any interested party whom may be entitled to damages must pres­ ent a claim for damages to the Personal Representative on or before the date sot lor heanng on the motion for distribution of proceeds under MCL §800 2922 subsection (6) and that failure w present a claim for damages within the time provid­ ed shall bar the person from making a claim to any of the proceeds. Robert J. Longstreet (P53546) Attorney for Estate 607 N. Broadway Hastings. Michigan 49358 (269) 945-3495 Daniel I. Krepps Personal Representative 6334 Thomapple Lake Road. Lot 44 Nashville. Michigan 49073 (517)852-0942 mt*** Moficte Of Mortgage Forectocure Sate TifiS RRM 0 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COtlECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER EELOW IF fCU ARE IN ACTIVE MILIARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS. This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing moit^iagoe. In that evenL your damages, M ai^y. 'jhat be limit­ ed solety to tho return of tho bM amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Inferoat MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been ma> in the conditions of a mortgage made by Tay Hon> and Mary B. Hom. husband and wife, orignal mort­ gagors), to Paul A. Getzin & Lynn M. Getzin DBA West Michigan Financial Services. Mortgagee, dated August 5. 2002. and recorded on August 19. 2002 in instrument 1085842. and modtited by agreement dated December 29. 2005, *nd record­ ed on February 7. 2006 in instrument 1159875, Mid modified by Affidavit or Order recorued on April 1?. 2004 in instrument 1126016. ard assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank. FA. as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Six Thousand Six Hundred EightyThree And 80/100 Dollars ($146,683.80). including interest at 7.25% par annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wM be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XK) PM, on September 14. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel A: That part of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 29. Town 1 North. Range 8 West described as Commencing at the East 1/4 Post of said Section; thence North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds West on the East and West 1/4 Hne, 1159.11 teat to the Place ot beginning of this description; thence continuing North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 sec­ onds Wesl on said 1/4 hne. 190 90 feet, thence North 0 degrees 48 minutes 41 seconds East par­ allel to the North and South 1/4 line of said Section. 297.00 teet; thence South 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds East parallel to the East and West 1/4 Hne; 190.90 teet; thence South 0 degrees 48 min­ utes 41 seconds West 297.00 feet to the place of beginning, subject to Highway right of way over that part of the above described description lying within the right of way of Hickory Road Also: Commencing at the East 1/4 post of Section 29. Town 1 North. Range 8 Wrist; thence North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds West along the East and West 1/4 tale of said Section; 1554.3 feet to place of begmng of this description; thence North 00 degrees 48 minutes 41 seconds East parallel to the North and South 1/4 line of said Section. 29 ’ 00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 44 Minutes 23 . aconds East paraFel to said East and West 1/4 line . 215.00 feet; thence South (*? degrees 48 minutes 41 seconds West to said East and Wrist 1/4 hne 297 00 leer, thence North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds West along said East and West 1/4 line, 215 00 teet to the place of beginng Subject to Highway Right of Way over that part of the above description lying within Hickory Road. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated August 17. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott A Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #021043F03 menu �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 17.2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES THtS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Charles P Gahan and Lisa J Gahan, husband and wile. Charles P Gahan is executing this mortgage lor the sole purpose ol mortgaging any dower and home­ stead rights tn the property covered by this mort­ gage, to Novella Financial Services. Mortgagee, dated September 23.2003 and recorded October 8. 2003 in Instrument Number 1115165. Barry County Records Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee lor certificateholders ol Bear Steams Asset Backed Secunties. Inc. Asset Backed Certificates. Senes 2003-HEl by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Four and 37/100 Dollars ($344,964 37) including interest at 6 88% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be forecloses by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on AUGUST 31.2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Yankee Spnngs. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Unit 10. Lakelife Condominium, according to the Master Deed recorded in Liber 481 on Pages 745 through 770. inclusive, as amended and designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 3. together with rights in general common ele­ ments and limited common elements as set forth in said Master Deed and as desenbed in Act 59 of the Public Acts ol 1978. as amended The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the data of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely lo the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: August 3.2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Senncer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 199 3067 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damage*, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the old amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interwet. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert Smith and Lacey Sanders-Smith, husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Incymac Bank. F.S.B., a Federally Chartered Savings Bank. Mortgagee, dated January 14. 2004. and recorded on November 1, 2004 in instrument 1136464. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER S OF CWALT 2004-J4 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One hundred Sixteen Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-T.vee And 35/100 Dollars ($116,463.35). inducing interest at 6.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: lot 10. Block 14, H.J. Kenfield Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 1 of Plats, on page 9. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 8 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: August 17. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File 9102713F01 nwuu Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Keri Buehter. a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 7, 2003. and recorded on January 9. 2003 in instrument 1095113. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Seven And 82/100 Dollars ($53,207.82), including interest at 6.75% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on September 7. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hasting?, Barry County. Michigan, and rue described as: Lot 2. Block 34 of the Eastern Addition, according to the recorded Plat thereof in Liber A of Plats, on Page 2. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: August 10. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4093265F02 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey S. Waldon and Martha B. Waldon, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, dated February 20. 2004 and recorded February 25. 2004 in Instrument Number 1122731. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Two and 29/100 Dollars ($164,622.29) including interest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 XX) p.m. on AUGUST 31. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township ol Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The Southeast one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 31. Town 2 North. Range 10 West. Orangeville Township. Barry County. Michigan and being more particularly described as: Beginning at a point on the South line ot Section 31. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, distant North 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds East 662.40 feet from the South onequarter post of said Section 31: thence North 00 Degrees 02 Minutes 04 Seconds East 662.19 feet; thence North 89 Degrees 57 Minutes 18 Seconds East 662.39 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 01 Minutes 58 Seconds Wsst 622.71 feet lo said South Section line, thence South 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West 662.41 teet to the place of begin­ ning. Together and Subject to an easement for ingress, egress and utilities described as: commencing at the South one-quarter post of Section 31. Town 2 North. Range 10 West; thence North 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds East along the South line of said Section 31 a distance of 1324.81 feet to the Southeast comer of the Southwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter of said Section 31 and the true place of beginning; thence North 00 Degrees 01 Minutes 58 Seconds East along the East hne of said Southwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter a distance of 629.71 feet; thence South 89 Degrees 57 Minutes 18 Seconds West. 882.39 feet; thence North 00 Degrees 02 Minutes 04 Seconds East 66.0 feet; thence North 89 Degrees 57 Minutes 18 Seconds East 948.39 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 01 Minutes 58 Seconds West. 348.51 feet, thence South 21 Degrees 25 minutes 32 Seconds East. 934.75 feet to the centertine of Pine Lake Road; thence South 60 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West along said centertine. 66.75 feet; thence North 21 Degrees 25 Minutes 32 Seconds West. 597.57 feet to said South section line; thence South 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West. 131.56 leet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 montns from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: August 3. 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer PO Bex 5041 Troy. Mt 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 280 1237 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN W.%L BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Roger A. Datema Jr., a married man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., Mortgagee, dated February 7. 2005 and recorded February 25. 2005 in Instrument Number 1141955. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by TrustCorp Mortgage Company by assignment. There <s claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-One Thousand FiftyFour and 99/100 Dollars ($171,054.99) including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosej by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m, on SEPTEMBER 7. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 2. Block 19 of Keelers Addition to the Village ol Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wiin MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated August 10. 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 377 0002 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you ere In the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Delao!* nas been made tn the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: William Baker. a single man and Misty Va.itrease, a stogie woman, tenants in common to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. A Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated November 23. 2005 and recorded December 15. 2005 in Instrument t 1157731 Barry County Record*-. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage Securities. Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates, Sones 2006-W3 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1. 2006. without recourse on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Fifty-Five Cents ($85,372.55) including interest 8.85% per annum Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. noted is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml al 100PM. on Thursday. September 14.2006. Said premises are situated tn City of Hastings. • Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 635 of the City, formerly the Village, of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof. Barry County Records Commonly known as 428 Center. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: AUGUST 15. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage Securities. Inc., Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2006-W3 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2006. without recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 644-5123 Our Fite No: 06-53338 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Scott M. Beam, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., Mortgagee, dated March 31. 2006 and recorded April 12. 2006 m Instrument Number 1163021. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is nov/ held by NovaStar Mortgage. Inc. by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Six Hundred SixtyThree and 77/100 Dollars ($(28,663 77) including interest at 8.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan al 1XX) p.m on SEPTEMBER 7. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as. Parcel 1: Commencing at the center of Section 28, Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes West along the East and West one-quarter line ol said Section 28. a distance of 726.00 feet; thence South parallel with the North and South one-quarter hne 165.00 feet to the true place oi beginning; thence South parallel with said North and South one-quarter line 82.50 feet; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes West 103.75; thence North 82.50 feet; thence South 89 degrees 37 min­ utes East 103.75 feet to the place of beginning. Parcel 2: A parcel of land in the Southwest onequarter of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 9 West described as: Commencing at a point in the center of Highway 44 rods West of center of said Section 28; thence West 11 and one half rods; thence South 10 rods; thence East 11 and one half rods; thence North 10 rods to the place of beginning, excepting commencing at a point that is in the center of high­ way 55 and one half rods West of the center of said Section 28: thence East in center of highway 5 rods 3 and one half feet; thence South 10 rods; thence West 5 rods; thence North 10 rods to place of beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from • the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. • Dated: August 10. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Ate No. 402.0012 Robert A. Trema in & Associates. P.C. ts a debt col­ lector and we ar a attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that pur­ pose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by BRANDON J COREY AND NICOLE R COREY. HUSBAND AND WIFE to FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP, SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDI­ ANA. Mortgagee, dated October 07. 2003, and recorded on October 27. 2003 , as Instrument No. 1116331, m BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to NATIONAL CITY BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA by an assignment dated July 11. 2006. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred thirty three thousand eight hundred twelve and 77/100 Dollars ($133,812.77). including inter­ est at 9 250% per annum WITH AN ADJUSTABLE RATE RIDER Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1XX) PM on August 24. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Rutland. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT 19 OF THORNAPPLE VALLEY PINES #2. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 6 OF PLATS ON PAGE 27 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date el such sale. DATED July 27. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Bvmngham, Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: NATIONAL CITY BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 , FORECLOSURE NOTICE This linn is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any information obtained will used for this purpose. If you are In tin Military, please contact our office al the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Doris E Daugherty. A Single Woman, and .Hex Daugherty. Her Son, A Single Man to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated April 28. 2004 and recorded May 11. 2004 in Instrument 9 1127383 Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc., Asset-Backed Pass through Certificates, Senes 2OO4-R7. under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1.2004. witt> out recourse on which .Mortgage mere is claimed to be due M the date hereof the sum tf Thousand Nine Hundred Seventeen Dollars and Seventy-Five Cents ($67,917.75) mefudng interest 9.7% per annum. Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml a! 1XX)PM on Thursday. September 14. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The North one-ttvrd of Lots 97. 98, and 99 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded Dial thereof. Commonly known as 522 N Michigan, Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated AUGUST 10. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee ol Amenquest Mortgage Securities, Inc . Asset-Backed Pass through Certificates. Series 2004-R7. under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2004. without recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hrtts. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-52763 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by RICHARD J. ROBBINS and DENISE M ROBBINS. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NET­ WORK. INC. Mortgagee, dated September 15. 2000, and recorded on September 20. 2000. in Document No. 1049736, and rerecorded on July 13. 2004 in Document No Alber 1130736. and assigned by said mortgagee to GMAC MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION, as assigned Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars and Two Cents ($105,558.02). mdudmg interest at 7.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings, Michigan at 01XX) PM o’clock, on September 14. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Township of JOHN­ STOWN. Bany County, Michigan and desenbed as: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 1 / 4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 11. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID 1 / 4 SEC­ TION LINE 540 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 275 FEET; THENCE WEST 500 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 275 FEET; THENCE EAST 500 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. ALSO: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 1 / 4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 11. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID 1 / 4 SECTION LINE 815 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING: THENCE NORTH 200 FEET ALONG 1 / 4 SECTION LINE; THENCE WEST 500 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 200 FEET; THENCE EAST 500 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING TAX ID NO. 06-09-011-003-10 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: August 14. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 -w*- THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT6 X2 TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION W OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the cot.-bbons of a mortgage made by John D Hislop, a single man. to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated April 22. 2005 and recorded May C. 2605 in Instrument Number 1146033, Bany County Records. Michigan Sate mortgage 3 ridw Mid by Deutsch? Rank National Trust Company, as trustee c* Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. asset backed j.*S3 through certifi­ cates, senes 2005-r5 under the poultog and s<< vic­ ing agreement dated as of JUNE 1. 2005. w4houl recourse by assignment. There is claimed to lie due at the date hereof the sum of One Huno^d Fifty-Six Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Nine and 62/100 Dottars ($156,599.62) mdudmg interest at 7.95% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in sate mort gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry Court/. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 7J06 Sate premises are located in the Township of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Being known and designated as a parcel of tend in the Southeast one-quarter of the Southeast onequarter ol Section 23, Town 4 North. Range 7 West Described as commencing at the Southwest comer of said Southeast one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter thence North 20 rods thence East 48 rods Thence South 20 rods thence West 48 rods to the place of beginning. By Fee Simple Deed from Stacy L Htsiop as set forth in Doc 9 1131502 dated 07/14/2004 and recorded 07/28/2004. Bany County Records. State of Michigan The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shafl be 3D days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest Dated: August 17. 2006 Orians Associates. PC, Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 214.3696 mouw City of Hastings City of Hasting* REQUEST FOR BIDS The City of Hastings. Michigan is soliciting bids for the provision of trees to be planted in the street rights-of-way through the City. Specifications are available from the Office of the City Clerk. The City of Hastings reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities in any bid proposal, and to award the bid deemed to be in the City's best interest, price and other factors considered. Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 until 10:00 AM. Friday. September 8. 2006 at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Bids must be clearly marked on the outside of the submittal package “SEALED BID 2006 STREET TREES". Tim Girrbach Director of Public Services 77505481 I NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a pub­ lic hearing on Monday. August 28. 2006 at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of the Public Hearing is lor City Council to hear com­ ments on vacating West Thom Street between North Tiffee Drive and the west olat line of the Taffee and Jones addition. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services to dis­ abled persons wishing to attend these hearings upon seven days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Telephone 269-945-2468 or TDD call relay services 800-649-3777. 77505477 Thomas E. Emery City Clerk �Page 14 - Thursday. August 17. 2006 - The Hastings Banner GRANT, continued from page 7 LEGAL NOTICES AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ KOTO COLLECT A DEBT ANO ANY MFORMAT1ON OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SAL* - Default having been made m the leans and conditions of a certain mortgage made by AMn Charles Morgan a/k/a Alvin Morgan and Marctene Morgan, husband and wife. Mortgagors, to New Century Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated the 12th day of March. 2003 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 20th day of March, 2003 in Uber Instrument No 1100406 of Bany County Records, page . said Mortgage having been assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due, at the date of this noice, the sum ot Eighty Two Thousand Eight Hundred Four Dollars and 57/100 ($82,804 57), and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage. and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on the 31st day of August. 2006 at 1:00 o'clock pm Local Time, said mortgage will bo kxedoood by a sale at pubic auction, to the highest bidder, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building whore the Circuit Court lor the County of Barry is held), of the premises described in said mortgage, or ao much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 7.85000% per annum and al legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attorney fees allowed by law, and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to pro­ tects Its interest in the premises. Which said prom­ isee are described as fofiows Al that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and al structures, and homos, manufactured or otherwise, located thereon, situated in the Township of Castleten, County of Bany. State ot Michigan, and described as tofcws, to wit: Guarantee M70-0018465 Commitment No. R40815 Client Case RIDER A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Commencing at a point on the center of Lake One Drain on the fine running East and West between properties now owned by George W. Gribben and WWam Flory, In Town 3 North, Range 7 West. Casdeton Township. Bany County. Michigan, a dis­ tance of 343 leet duo North in canter of said drain; thence East 599 feet, thence due North 373 5 foot; thence West 599 feet; thence South 373.5 feet to place of beginning, land off tho folowing descrip­ tion: Tho West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 Section 36. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Casdeton Township. Bany County, Michigan, except about 11 acres of land deeded to tie VBage of NashvBo. for a ceme­ tery and except about 24 acres previously deeded to Porter Barnes and except about 2 acres of land deeded to NashvBe Cooperative Company, and: Commencing at the Southeast comer of the Northeast 1/ of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 36. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan, running thence West 70 rods; thence North 20 rods; thence East 70 rods, thence South 20 rode to the place of beginning also: Commencing at a point 60 rods South of the Northwest comer of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1M of Section 36. Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County, Michigan; thence 20 rods South; thence 10 rods East; thence 20 rods North; thence 10 rods West to tho ptacu al beginning. 3718 Curtis During the twelve (12) months immediately fotowIng tho sale, the property may be redeemed, except that In the event that the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a. the property may be redeemed during 30 days immedi­ ately lotowing the sale. SYNOPSIS Barry Township Regular Meeting August 1,2006 Regular meeting called to Order at 730 p.m. Roll Cal: 5 members and 12 guests present. Pledge of Allegiance. Approved minutes and Treasurers report for JutyA*. Accepted Department Reports. Motion approved to hire Victoria Solomon as a part-time police officer. Doted: 7/27/2006 nmeerha Rank NMtnnal Thwt Cnmnanx ■a Trustee Mortgaged FABRIZIO A BROOK. PC Attorney lor Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee 888 w. Bfo Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48064 248-362-2600 Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. to a debt collector and we are attempting to coHect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in tho conditions of a mortgage made by WILLIAM ROE AND STARLENE L ROE. HUSBAND AND WIFE to CREDIT UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY . Mortgagee, dated January 24,2006, and recorded on February 01,2006. as Instrument No. 1159647, In BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgage3 to MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE. LLC by an alignment dated March 31. 2006. and recorded on April 20. 2006 . as Instrument No. 1163410 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date heieof the sum of one hundred thirty five thousand three hundred nine­ teen and 12/100 Dollars ($135319.12), including •merest at 7.500% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml , at 1:00 PM on September 14.2006. Said premises are situated In VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT NUMBER SIX (6) OF BLOCK NUMBER EIGHT (8) OF SAMUEL ROUSH'S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT, MICHIGAN. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF. ASLO BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOF SIX (6) OF BLOCK EIGHT (8). ROUSH S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF; THENCE EAST FIFTY THREE AND FIFTY EIGHT HUNDREDTHS (52.58) FEET; THENCE DUE NORTH SIXTY SIX (66) FEET; THENCE DUE WEST TO THE NORTHEAST COR­ NER OF SAID LOT SIX (6). THENCE SOUTH­ EASTERLY SEVENTY AND SEVENTY THREE HUNDREDTHS (70.73) FEET TO THE BEGIN­ NING. ALSO BEGINNING AT A POINT EIGHTY NINE AND SIXTEEN HUNDREDTHS (89.16) FEET EAST AND ONE HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT (198) FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT TEN (10) OF BLOCK EIGHT (8); ROUSH S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE DUE SOUTH ON A LINE TO A POINT WHERE SAID LINE INTERSECTS THE BACK LINE OF LOT SEVEN (7); THENCE NORTH­ WESTERLY ALONG THE BACK LINE OF LOT SEVEN (7) TO A POINT DUE WEST OF THE BEGINNING; THENCE EAST TO THE BEGIN­ NING ALSO LOT 7 OF BLOCK 8 OF ROUSHS ADDI­ TION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. EXCEPT THAT PART DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCE EAST 10 ROOS TO A PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING FOR THIS EXCEPTION; THENCE NORTH TO THE BACK LINE OF LOT 7; THENCE SOUTH­ EASTERLY ALONG THE BACK LINE OF LOT 7 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCE DUE WEST TO THE BEGINNING FOR THIS EXCEPTION The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. DATED August 17. 2006 Robert A T reman & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE. LLC Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 __ to<-k Adopted M-Dot Performance Resolution 06-05. Moton approved to accept the list of bills payable for August. Accepted the Check Register list lor August. Meeting adjourned at 8:19 p.m. Respectfully Submitted. Debra Dewey-Perry, Clerk Attested to by: Richard Barnum. Supervisor mown THtS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Marcia Arm Campbel, and Lane Wtoppte Campbel, her hus­ band and Kirk D. Campbel, as joint tenants with fuff nghts ol survivorship, lo Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2005 and recorded May 25. 2005 in Instrument Number 1147099, Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by American Home Mortgage by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Three and 59/100 Dollars ($11933339) including interest at 5.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Bany County Courthouse In Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 130 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14, 2006. Said premises are located In the Township of Rutland, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lots 46 and 47. except the South 40 feet of Lot 46 of Algonquin Lake Resort Properties Unit Number 1, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded In Uber 2 of Plats, Page 56, Bany County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from ths date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §6003241 a, in which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: August 17. 2006 Orians Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No. 356 0200 rw THtS RRM Hi A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBT/UN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MRJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey P. Moore, a single man, to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC. Mortgagee, dated October 20, 2005 and recorded October 26, 2005 In Instrument Number 1155192, Bany County Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage Securities, Inc., asset backed pass tltrough certifi­ cates. series 2005-W5 under the pooling and servtang agraww. <M«1 M at Nowntar 1. 2005. without recourse by aiMgnmerrt. There is claimed to M due at toe dote hereoT the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred SeventyNine and 94/100 Dollars ($115,979.94) mdudmg interest at 6.7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made ar. provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Bany County Courthouse In Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 130 pJn. on SEPTEMBER 14,2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Bany County. Mictegan. and are described as: Lot(s) 278 and 279 of Algonquin Lake Resort Properties Unit No. 2 Subdivision, as recorded in Uber 2 of Plats. Pags(s) 63, Bany County Records. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. In which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind tho sale. In that event, your damages. If any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: August 17. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No. 214.3893 rnom 18" Annual Hog Roast .•>ul Dis. .. I . V< ! D.inre August 19" Forest Hills Nudist Campground camping/pool,/hot tub www.foresthillsnudists.com 616-642-9526 She said she is thankful 13 of Barry County’s 16 townships support the shelter and was there to request a renewal of the township’s contract with Green Gables. Kay Simpson, president of the Elmwood Beach Association, presented more detail on the bids received from various contractors for repaving Elmwood Beach Road. The estab­ lishment of a special assessment district requires two public hearings, and Mary Cook, trustee, noted that they need to be a month apart. Sixty-nine homeowners are affected and the association will pay the costs of legal notices and other forms of notification. There is some need for speed because every month's delay according to Simpson means the price of asphalt will increase by several hundred dollars. Janice Lippert, town clerk, said that a certificate of liability was needed from the contractor. The board agreed to schedule the first pub­ lic hearing on the establishment of Special Assessment District No. 30 for Thursday. Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the township hall at 284 Briggs Road. Craig Tuokkola, president. Barlow Lake Association, requested establishment of a special assessment district for the control of Eurasian milfoil. He presented petitions with 140 signatures. The assessment would be $60,000 for five years. John Jerkatis, treasurer, assured him that provided he had all the information by the middle of November, the assessment would appear on this year’s December tax bills. The resolution to establish a district for weed control on Barlow Lake was passed unanimously by the board. The first public hearing for Special Assessment District No. 31 has been set for Sept 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the township hall. Robert Lippert, zoning administrator, advised the board that the DEQ (Michigan Department of Environmental Quality) has scheduled a public hearing on the proposal by John Lamb to extend the Sunrise Shores Plat. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Sept 26, at the township hall. Lippert reported ten resumes bad been received so far in response to the ad for a zon­ ing assistant. He also said tiiai the old Middleville Tool and Die building, according to the company. will be used for manufactur­ ing and the company is asking for the rezening of two adjacent parcels from agricultural to residential. Supervisor Al McCrumb said Sandy Shores wants a letter saying there is no prob­ lem with the number of docks they have. Both Jack Finkbeiner, trustee, and Cook said the number of docks is a DEQ decision, not a NOTICE TO CREDITORS Trust In the matter of Donna M. Heaton Revocable Living, Trust dated June 30,2003. TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent Donna M. Heaton, who lived at 6759 Guy Road, NashvWe, Michigan died July 2. 2006 leaving a certain trust under the name ot Donna M. I listen Revocable Living Trust and dated June X, 2003, wherein toe decedent was toe Setttor of Mary Jane Brooks and David K. Heaton were named as toe trustees serv­ ing at the time of or as a result of toe decedents death Creditors of toe decedent and of toe trust are notified that al claims against toe decadent or against toe trust wB be forever barred unices pre­ sented to Mary J. Brooks or David K I listen toe named trustees at 6759 Guy Road or 9377 Maple Grove Road, NashvBe, Michigan within 4 months after toe date of publication of this notice. Robert L Byington P-27821 222 W. Apple St. P.O. Box 246 Hastings, Michigan 49058 (269) 945-9557 Mary J. Brooks and David K Heaton 6759 Guy Road and 9377 Maple Grove Road Nashvifie, Michigan 49073 (517)852-3937 rremm I irot.ld like to thank all the people that nup-1 ported, worked and allowed me to place my I political nignn in their yardn during my bid ' for Pmirvrille Township Trustee. With your continued support I hope to win thin position in the Jforanher election, no I that I may serve youfor the next two yean. SOCCER TOURNAMENT 9am-? at Fish Hatchery Parte Ages 8 thru Adult $100 Entry MWTOBI OF SUIMBTMOSm. FC 269-721-8663 7 to 9:30 am. — Orangeville Township Fire Department Pancake Breakfast 7:30 to 9 am. — Enter baked goods 9: 30 am. —Parade lineup at Gun Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant Road 10: 30 am. — Parade with Grand Marshal Julie Bourdo (Marsh Road east from Treatment Plent to Chateau Court) 11 am. to 3 p.m. — Black Hawk helicop­ ter display by Michigan National Guard/Grand Ledge Armory 12 noon — Opening ceremony including unveiling of the Veterans* Memorial Project Noon — Vender booths open (food, crafts up. 12:30 p.m., horseshoe contest (near pavil­ ion - deadline to enter is 6 p.m. Aug. 17.) 12:30 to 4 p.m. — Kids’ activities (west of the stage) 12:30 to 5 p.m.— Orangeville Drop 12:30 to 5 p.m. — Orangeville Shoot Out 2 p.m. — Baked goods judging contest 3 p.m. — Baked goods go on sale 5 p.m. — Duck Race (begins at the Mill August 26th 1-800-237-2379 ORANGEVILLE, continued from page 9----------- and more) 12 to 1:30 p.m. — Enter baked goods 12 to 3 p.m. — Free Barry County Transit trolley rides 12:30 to 5 p.m.— Live Entertainment by local artists on the stage 12 to 5 p.m. — Sidewalk art for kids 12:30 p.m. — Old fashioned games for the whole family (south of stage) 3 Legged Race - Age groups are: 5 to 7,8 to 10,11 to 14.15 and up; sack race - age groups are: 5 to 7.8 to 10,11 to 14,15 and up; orange eating con­ test-age groups are: 10 to 15 and 16 and up; balloon Toss - age groups are: 5 to 7,8 to 10. 11 to 14, 15 and up; wheelbarrow race, age groups are: 12 and under. 13 to 15 and 16 and QWflnw -fllfr JllWn PROFESSIONALS! McCrumb also raised concerns about the outside wood-burning stoves The township currently has no ordinance governing them. He alluded to an installation in Hastings that has to be removed and to a recent ordinance in Wayland banning them. A spirited discus­ sion ensued with Jerkatis maintaining that banning them was too drastic and Finkbeiner saying. “We can’t have them in a residential area. The Planning Commission is working on it." The township has one estimate for some wiring and the installation of additional out­ lets in the hall, according to McCrumb. Cook said, “It is over $200; we should have more estimates.” The board agreed the town­ ship policy required more estimates. Frank Fiala, who has been working with lhe Bany County Road Commission, on the issue of paving some of the township's grav­ el roads, reported that it was a matter of staff work and prioritizing. He said. “Lots of peo­ ple don't want the roads paved. They ride their horses on them.” Yankee Springs could be part of a pilot pro­ gram involving a new low-volume standard created by the state. A road qualifies as lowvolume if it has fewer than 400 can travel it on a typical day. Slag and seal versus asphalt as a method of paving received discussion. Jerkatis pointed out that Shaw Lake Road was done with slag and seal and has proved to be very durable. The principal reason is cost; the township would pay for the materials and the Road Commission would pay the labor costs. While no action was taken by the board, it was agreed that a committee no larger than five people would be appointed. Their task is to find out what people want investigate the natural beauty road designation, and speed limits. Jerkatis reported the township was in good shape financially. He asked for approval of the purchase of four-drawer lateral file and hanging file folders for a total of $713.39. Cook moved approval. Clerk Jan Lippert sup­ ported the motion, and it passed unanimously. Jan Lippert presented the clerk’s report, noting that the money from the Charter Communications fee and the Metro Act monies had been received. Professional Code Inspections reported an increase of $310,000 in the SEV value. Commenting on the primary election, she said that 385 bal tots were cast in Precinct One xod 378 in Precinct TWo. The automark machine for physically challenged voters received considerable use and did not present atty problems. Finally, Mark Englerth, the Republican candidate for county commissioner in the UsttW. Sw count. Which aetata Yankee Springs and Orangeville townships, appeared to thank residents for their support for him in the Republic, primary. Given the historic trends in the district, be stands a solid chance of defeat!.:* Democrat David Brinkert in the general eleuSwi for Sixth District Commissioner. Englerth said. “I believe you will see a more pro-active board.” The current Board of Bommissicner.i has been criticized by many for its lack of trans­ parency and its reactive stance to issues TRUMBLE AGENCY I 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville * (517) 852-9680 Pond) Please bring lawn chairs for personal use. For questions and more information, call Paradowski at (269) 664-5704 or Bourdo at (269) 945-2454. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 17. 2006 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 21 MONTH OLD Conure with deluxe cage and many perches 4c toys, talks a little, $350 or best. 20 gallon tank, top 4c stand with pump, $65 or best. 29 gallon tank, top with pump, $45 or best Call (269)94* 2919 after 10am. BEAUTIFUL AKC REGIS­ TERED YELLOW LAB PUPPIES. Male, $325; fe­ males, $350 each. Dewdaws removed, 1st & 2nd shots & wormed. Mother on site. Call (269)948-3717 ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL PUPPIES: AKC black/white, tri-color, both parents on site, bom 6/18, ready now, (269)9484307. Lowell motorist injured in 3-car accident Hastings police responded to a three-car personal injury accident Monday. Aug. 14. during the late morning hours at the intersection of South Hanover and Grand Street. A vehicle being driven by Donna Wilson. 73. from Hastings, was eastbound on Grand Street and pulled out into the path of a southbound South Hanover vehicle driven by Donald Conant. 65. from Lowell. The collision pushed the Conant vehicle into the path of another southbound vehicle being driven by Larry Spicer. 36. from Hastings. The Hastings Fire Department was called to the scene because Conant had to be extricated from his vehicle. He was trans­ ported to Pennock Hospital for treatment by Lansing Mercy Ambulance, and his ondition is unknown. Wilson sought treatment on her own and Spicer did not report any injuries. Mail ‘Big Game' lottery scam under probe A mail scam involving bogus checks being sent to victims on the guise that they have won a portion of the Mega Millions 'Big Game' lottery is being investigated by Hastings police. The victims are sent verification from an organization by the name of International Lottery Alliance, telling them they have won $250,000 along with a check made out to them in the amount of $4,775. They are instructed to call a toll-free number to activate the check and are then required to send the money to pay for the applicable taxes, before they will be sent the remain­ der of the prize money. The check is out of a bank in Seattle, however, the envelope is postmarked out of Canada. Hastings police were able to ascertain that this scam has been on going for the last three years and are warning citizens not to fall fbr it. City police received the report Aug. 14 after a Hastings resident received the information in the mail. w«j The incident has been forwarded to the U. S. Postal Inspector. Wayland man sought for assault, fleeing officer The Barry County Sheriff's Department is seeking a man who assaulted a deputy and fled the scene of a traffic stop on August 8 in Bany Township. Daniel Craig Wooten. 34. of Wayland was stopped by a Barry County Sheriff's Deputy and originally gave the deputy false information regarding his identity. When the officer checked on the information it did not match the description of the vehi­ cle's driver and when she questioned him further, he provided incorrect information such as the color of his eyes and his Social Security number. When the deputy asked Wooten to exit the vehicle, he pushed her and began fleeing on foot. The deputy engaged K-9 Gina from her vehicle and notified Central Dispatch she was chasing a suspect on foot. Wooten, however, eluded the pursuit. Besides charges of obstruction by disguise, assaulting an officer and fleeing and eluding. Wooten is wanted on a warrant for larceny out of Kalamazoo County, a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of defrauding an innkeeper in Allegan County and for having forged license plates in Calhoun County. Battle Creek motorist arrested after chase A 21-year-old Battle Creek man was arrested by Barry County Sheriff's deputies Aug. J1 when he attempted to flee from a traffic stop in Hastings. Deputies said they saw the vehicle traveling on South Hanover Street inside the city limits and when they attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver led the deputies on a high speed chase out State Road and back into Hastings. The driver used elusive steps along the way to avoid detection, including turning off his lights as he drove in the dark. Deputies stayed with the vehicle, reaching speeds of up to 70 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone and witnessed the driv­ er run through a stop sign on N. Broadway and State Road. The vehicle crashed into trees near Church Street and N. Michigan and the motorist then exited and ran. Deputies chased him and eventually found Glen Edmond McGowan 21. of Battle Creek laying on his back next to a residence on North Michigan. McGowan was lodged in the Barry County Jail. Motorist, passenger arrested for drinking, lying Barry County Sheriff's Deputies conducted a traffic stop on M-37 in Barry Township Aug. 4 and cited the driver. Robert Scott Calver. 37 of Grand Rapids, for driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of .188. Deputies also arrested a passenger in the vehicle. June Moon-Johnson of Kentwood, when it was discovered there was an outstanding warrant out for her arrest on a pamle violation. When deputies originally questioned Moon-Johnson, she gave a dale of birth which would have made her only 20 years old. a statement the deputy knew to be untrue by her physical descrip­ tion. She than gave another birth date, still too young to be true in the opinion of the deputy and when he ran a d^ck on her with a description, he approached her and she admitted her true identity. The driver. Culver, was asked by the deputy to submit to a preliminary breath test and when asked if he had any injuries which would prevent him from performing the tests adequately, told the deputy had had a sciatic nerve injury to his lower back, two injuries lo his right knee and head injuries from a bat in 1989 and a golf club in 1984. He also told the deputy he had taken one Vicodin and two Tylenol HI capsules earlier in the day. i 190 Ocik Street Freeport Mi 49325 s $165,000 Large Country home in small town. Completly Remodeled. 3 Bedrooms Rev Deck with Hot Tub 1-arge Open Kitchen Newer Roof (4 yrs) Fenced Yard w/Garden Area 2-1/2 Cv Garage 1-1/2 Bathrooms 2 Living Rooms Dining Room Large Front Porch Small Bam Thomapple-Kcllogg Schools 269-838-3773 Apt. Only | SCHOOLS OF CHOICE BARRY ISD DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS HASTINGS AREA SCHOOLS Delton and Hastings Schools are participating in Schools of Choice for the 2006-07 school year. Students who reside within the Bany ISD or an adjoining intermediate school district are eli­ gible to be accepted. Hastings has openings in all grades K-12 - Application deadline September 8th Delton has openings in all grades K-12 - Application deadline September 8th Send wmicn requesa m Choice SuptTinicrxk-nis Office Superintendent* Office Detain Kellogg Area Schools 327 N. Grove St. Delton. Ml 49046 Hitfing* Area Schools 232 W Grand St. Hamp. Ml 4905® Choice I HhHIloli i I or Suh 1990 GMC COACHMAN; conversion van. New motor, brakes, tires, new rebuilt trans. $2,900 obo. (269)945­ 6247 $99 AMISH LOG BED w queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 *90 HONDA ACCORD: RUNS GREAT $900 OBO. CALL (616)893-5799. 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - soil $175. (517)204-0600______________ FOR SALE: 1993 Ford Tau­ rus, 3.8 auto, 200K miles on body, 70K miles on rebuilt engine At transmission. New tires. Dependable transpor­ tation. $800. CASH TALKS. (269)948-2919 after 10am. FOR SALE: 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee, A/C, power win­ dows, power seats 6 cyl., runs great, CD player, $4,750. (269)945-4228 //. $239,000 REDUCED TO $219,000. 3 bedroom, 3 bath, waterfront home, brick 4c vi­ nyl exterior, 411 Mill Lake. Open House: Sundav, 1pm5pm. (269)420-4179 ' pillowtop mattress set new in plastic with deluxe frame, cost $800, sacrifice $200. (616)366-2709. HOME FOR SALE: 3 bed­ room, 2 bath, garage, nice area, $300 to dose, $765/month. (517)402-0262 A FUTON SOFA bed: new never used, with nice Si­ mons mattress, must sell, $195. (616)366-2709 HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: Close to schools + shopping, 3 bed., 125 baths. Kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 en­ closed porches, extra large lot, 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945-9382 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy. Hastings. RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR 153 acres bordered by Thomapple Rive and M-37. City water/sewer possible. Retail, commercial, residen­ tial potential abounds. Mate­ rial yet to be dug available. M-6 coming to Finkbeiner. Just to many dreams to be dreamed here. Re/Max Sun­ quest, Peter Albertini (616)291-3758. RAREST OF OPPORTUNl„ ..TIES,. Residential riverfront bn Thomapple River with retail-commercial on M-37. Development plans of vari­ ous designs from 190-600 sites. City water/sewer available. M-6 connection at Finkbeiner to Whiineyville and 142nd proposed. Go cra­ zy with the possibilities. Re/Max Sunquest Peter Al­ bertini (269)291-3758. //< //> DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment. (616)248-7729 DRIVERS WANTED! Dedicated Routes Available No Touch Freight Run the Midwest Corridor Competitive Base Pay plus 100% Fuel Surcharge No Plate? Lease Ours We Require: Class A CDL/ 18mos. Verifiable Exp. Call: 800-832-7036 x3 CWS Dedicated Services Now Offering: Driver Referral Bonus! HIP-HOP DANCE IN­ STRUCTORS: Youth Activi­ ties Organization is looking seeking responsible, energet­ ic individuals with dance ex­ perience. Must enjoy work­ ing with children and be very creative, part time eve­ nings. Call 1-800-940-7469 ext. 204 DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. ANY UNWANTED VEHI­ CLE, running or not. top dollar, quick service, up to $200, (616)890-1553. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. A BEAUTIFUL FULLSIZE The family of Wiliam (Bill) Blough wishes to express their sincere thanks ind appreciation to all cf thocwho helped us through Bill’s illness and the days after his funeral. A special thank you to the “hens", Jane Blough and the Blough girls, Wanda Barker and Teresa Gonzalez for the luncheon. The staff at Bany’ Count) hospice. Wren Funeral Home, Pastor Brian Albright and those who brought meals to our home. Also, to our friends and relatives who have been there for us during this trying time. Your thoughtfulness will never be forgotten. Joyce, Doug 4c Kathy, Mike 4c Mary YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. LOST CAT REWARD! Black and white shorthair (mostly black). Name is "Beaner". About 12/Ibs. If you see a cat that looks like' this, please call 269-948-8302 or 269-945-8321. Was dis­ placed July 24 near the cor­ ner of Banfield Rd. and Hobbs Rd. LOST: 2 CATS. We moved to Hickory Rd, Barry Twp., lost 2 male cats: 1 orange ti­ ger, Oscar, very friendly; 1 big gray, Cato, timid. Any information call (269)671­ 4240. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. DUNCAN PHYFE dinette with matching buffet & chi­ na hutch. (269)^45^247 FOR SALE: Snap-On Mig, Tig, spool gun, large Argon 4c large Argon CO2 tanks, $4,500; semi-trailer tarp bows & approx 30* tarp, brand new, $500. Call after 6«>pm. (269)945-9340 SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 FOR RENT: 1-BEDROOM house in Hastings, $500/month. (269)945-9461 RENTAL: Gun Lake 2 bed­ room trailer, furnished. $125/week. Cobb Lake cot­ tage, furnished, $175/week 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. GARAGE SALE: AUG. 17th & 18th 9am-4pm. 1111 N. Michigan, Hastings. Wash machine, kitchen appliances, baby & toddler clothing, toys, crib At much more. LARGE GARAGE SALE: PH. & Sat. Aug 1fL19, 937 W. Madison, Hastings. THE NEW FLEA MARKET in Woodland is open again this weekend. FrL, Aug. 18, 5-9, Sat., Aug. 19, 10-7, Sun., Aug. 20, 11-7. New things everyday. Come check it out' YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Au Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hiyy.. Hastings. A’, < / 1973 DODGE MOTOR HOME; new tires, new ex­ haust, low miles. Looks good, runs good. $900. (269)9484046 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER Alumi-lite 29* travel trailer front kitchen, rear bedroom, center bath, sleeps 4, ducted air condition At heat, very clean, oak cabinets, stereo, microwave, large refrigera­ tor, excellent condition. Great towing, $8,500. (269)9684098. 2002 HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 883R: 8,600 miles, $6,000 obo. Will con­ sider trade. (269)948-3718 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. �Page 16 - Thursday. August 17. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Wilder's... ‘‘The Hometown Boys” WE WILL TOW IT AND FIX IT! Wilder’s Tire & Auto Service PRICE OUT THE DOOR INCLUDES M0UNT/BALANCE. TAX, VALVE STEMS, FREE ROTATION & FREE REPAIR Dean Alpha 45,000 £"nBlr 50.51 48.85 54.78 49.48 57.81 57.81 P185-65014 P185-70R14 P195-65R15 P205-70R15 P215- 70R15 P215 65R15 P215 60R15 -1 2205 5516 OHiBl •’ Ip215-60R16 WlflFf 1 P215-65R16 KL* ff P225-60B16 ImmWK Vc Rbjq 87.12 80.83 85.36 Dean suv Light Truck .1 y P235 70R15 ? 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I Staff Writer The Michigan Department of Transportation reports the $4.1 million proj­ ect to realign the comer of M-66 and M-79 and the S-curve al Francis Street in Nashville and asphalt the 4.8 mile stretch of M-66 that links the two. is on schedule. “The project is due to be finished November 15." said Julie Hurley, an M-DOT communications representative. The S-curve is nearing completion, but won't be done until the entire project is asphalted." At the intersection of M-66 and M-79 and Lawrence Road, the M-66 bridge over rVrt •H.rwn taht fjim Quaker Brook is being replaced and the guard rails and drainage sys*nm in that area are being upgraded. But. whai motorist should notice most when the project is rompeted is the improved visibility and safeo oi' cor­ ner of M-66 and M-79 is being realigned to meet at 90-degree angles. Also, me Laurence Road M-66 and M-79 /M-66 mtenertions will be separated by 370 feet The traffic signal on either end cf live scurve has been removed. However, during daylight hours construction workers will vae flags to control the flow of one lane- of alter nating traffic during the resurfacing work. .ou per ure Ale install... You’re Invited... 3yr/75,000 mile factory remanufactured transmissions Custom Diesel and Gas 1 JOL Performance Exhaust Custom Performance Car Exhaust Front Brake Job s79.95 iv NEW Rotors starting at 36 ■ 00 Out the door Transmission Flush w Filter Starting at s85.00 Front End Alignments s35.00 LOWEST PRICE STEERING S□ SUSPENSION OUJrLlViDIUIV SERVICE ANYWHERE' ult doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why we service and re-tire more vehicles than anyone else in the county." Come Celebrate With Us! Sunday, August 27, 2006 loin us at the Hastings Branch parking lot from 2 to 4 p.m. for the closing event of Summerfest - an ice cream social! Entertainment will be provided by the famous Scottville Clown Band. This afternoon of fun and excitement is given, with appreciation, to our community for allowing us to meet your financial needs for the past 120 years! Wilder’s Tire & Auto Service WMI AutoCare t 818E. Clinton St.. Hastings 269-948-2192 Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 Member FDIC �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 17. 2006 - Page 17 \ EXHIBITS. • Building Images: Seventy Years of Photography at Hedrich Blessing on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 aun.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-830 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m., dosed Mondays. Admission is $6 for adults, seniors $5, children (6-17) $3, under 6 are free. Hedrich Blessing is a Chicago-based photo­ graphic studio that started its practice in 1929 with the photographs of Ken Hedrich and Hank Blessing. During its seventy year histo­ ry, over 19 photographers have joined the firm that has revolutionized architectural photog­ raphy since its early beginnings. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through August 20. • Ansel Adams and Edwin Land: Art, Sdence and Invention - Photographs from the Polaroid Collection at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 am-5 pm, Friday 10 am-830 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm, dosed Monday. Admission is $6 for adults, seniors $5, children (6-17) $3. American photographer Ansel Adams (1902­ 1984) possessed a unique sensitivity to the power of light. This gift allowed him to reveal both the delicate details and the vast beauty of the natural environment. Edwin H. Land, Adam's contemporary, was a brilliant young scientist in Cambridge, MA, who pioneered the invention of instant film and cameras in the late 1940s. In 1948, Land invited Adams to the Polaroid factory to experience firsthand the new technology. This exhibition features pristine, one-of-a-kind black-and-white Polaroid prints made by Adams, lively corre­ spondence between Adams and Land, humorous postcards, and rare examples of Adam's early commercial work. The exhibi­ tion also presents more than 80 prints, includ­ ing vintage enlargements of classic Adams images. For more information call (616) 831­ 1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through August 27. • Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids: The Gardens to the Grand will be on display Monday & Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5‘pm. Adult admission is $12, student and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (M) $4, children (2 and under) free. Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids will begin at Meijer Gardens, artist, discover some of his major works in the Sculpture Park, and prepare themselves to explore the sculptures along the pedestrian walkways and bridges of downtown Grand Rapids. The entire two-mile downtown experier.ce is approximately 4,000 steps and will take you past some of the most beautiful areas of downtown Grand Rapids. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit MUSIC THEATRE • Wizard of Ozis being performed Tuesday through Friday at 8:30 pm, Saturday at 6 Ac 9 pm, and Sunday at 5 pm. The Rehearsal Shed is open before, during, and main stage production, patrons can be enter­ tained by the free cabaret-style show in the shed. The Bam Theatre is located on M-96, west of Augusta. Tickets are $29 for all per­ formances and Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Group prices available. The box office is open daily from 10 am-10 pm. For tickets or more information please call (269) 731-4121. Through August 20. • Escanaba In Da Moonlight will be per­ formed at the Bam Theatre. When the Soady dan reunites for the opening day of deer sea­ son at the family's Upper Peninsula camp, thirty-five-y?ar-old Reuben Soady, played by Scott Burkell, brings with him the shameful reputation of being the oldest Soady in the • Riverbank Music Series features free live music throughout the summer at the Statecoach Park gazebo in downtown Middleville behind the village offices from 6­ 8:30 pm. Every Friday. • 42nd Annual Danish Festival in Greenville. Celebrate Danish culture at the 41st Annual Danish Festival in Greenville, located 30 miles northeast of Grand Rapids on M-57. Authentic Danish food, arts & crafts fair. Queen's Pageant & Grand Dansk Parade. For more information call (616) 754-6369 or visit www.danishfestival.org or email danefesttapathwaynet.com. August 17-20. • Lowell Showboat Sizzlin' Summer Concerts features Jimmy Stagger performing live blues music from 7-9 pm in downtown Lowell Admission is free. Music will fill historic downtown Lowell, located along the Hat River. Admission and parking is free. The concert venue is wheelchair accessible and handicap/senior parking is available. Bleacher seating is available along with room for your own comfy folding chair. Join us this summer for a sizzlin time on the river. For more information call (616) 897­ 9161 or visit www.lowellartscoundl.org/. August 17. • River City Improv will perform their improvisational comedy at Calvin College. Doors open at 630 pm, show at 733 pm. Admission is $7. River City Improv shows weave skits, games and songs with audience suggestions to create unique entertainment experiences for each show. Occasionally they will throw in a piece of non-improvised sketch comedy or a dance number, just to keep audiences guessing. Tickets can be purchased at the door. For more information call (616) 752-8570 or visit www.riverdtyimprov.com/. August 19. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 axn. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo to held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 10:30 axn. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-830 p m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds ppe>i free . All vehicles welcome. Show off your "Pride 6t Joy," enjoy oldies music, snap a photo in front of the 1930s gas station or authentic 1941 "George Ac Sally's Blue Moon Diner" - now serving frozen custard and limited menu. Every Wednesday. Rueben goes to any and all lengths to remove himself from the wrong end of the family SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 5 a 9 i a a i z 9 9 9 C z a 9 z c 9 I a a t 9 a a z 9 9 9 a a i 9 a 9 a a i z .9 8 a i s a a z 9 9 9 Z 9 6 9 9 9 a I a 9 a a i z 9 9 a a i 9 8 a a a 9 Z s 7 9 5 4 9 8 8 4 2 9 5 7 3 a 9 3 1 2 7 9 1 a 2 9 7 DIFFICULT^ Moderate ** Challenging ♦ ♦♦ HOO BOY! JBMSUy nxocns 7 3 4 a 2 a s 9 a a a i — Chamber of Commerce MISCELLANEOUS hunting story to beat all hunting stories, Jeff Daniels' super Yooper blockbuster spins a hilarious tale of humor, horror and heart >*s record book. The Bam Theatre is located on M-96 1 mile west of the village of Augusta. Box office phone number is (269) 731-4121. Asrntst 22-September 3. Barry County located at 221 W. State Street In Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone st (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber s website at www.barrychamber.com Summerfest will take place in hastings August 25-27. For more information contact the Barry County Chamber of Commerce at 948-3025. 28th Annual Polish Festival win be held on the Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids August 75-27. Hours are Friday 11 am-1130 pm, Saturday noon-1130 pm, Sunday noon6:30 pm. No admission fee. Features tradition­ al and contemporary Polish food, polka music, and fun. Ttiere will be local bands, demonstrations, children's activities, and authentic Polish food vendors. For more information call (616) 791-2110 or visit www.polishheritagesodety.com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tourist sttractons and places of Interest locally and across the state. The Chamber also has free metiers tor old printer Ink cartrtt*s and cea phones that adf financially benefit the Barry Conservation District. CHECK OUT THESE AUGUST BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 17 Heeting* Fannett Market from 11 am-7 pm at the city parking lot next to iyden Park in Hastings. 18 Middleville United Methodist Musician, Live Concert from 63M30 pm at the gazebo at Stagecoach Park behind the village office in downtown Middleville. Rain location at the Thomapple Township Emergency Services building. Free. Bring lawn chair and blanket media presentation. Can (269) 721-4190 for more information. It Middleville Farmers Market from 9 am-2 pm at the Middleville Village HaU, 100 E Main St. Call (269) 795-3385 for more information. 19 Hastings Farmer, Market from 7 am-1 pm at the city parking lot next to lyden Park in Hastings. • 19 Elvis Memorial Car Show 4t Gilmore Car Murrain in Hickory custom . swap meet. Admission $7 indudes museum exhibits, under 11 free. 19 Clarksville Ox Roast will take 19 Middleville Marketplace Kids Day will take place... 19 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 7:05 pm. Home geme against the Peoria Chiefs. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 20Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 335 pm. Home game against the Peoria Chiefs. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 21 Deril Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays mino«- league baseball team at 11:05 am. Home game against the Peoria Chiefs. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 22 Jane Austin Tea and Tour at the WK Kellogg Manor House at the MSU Kellogg Biological Station, 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr., Hickory Comers. Sandwiches, scones and other traditional treats and teas. $18 adults, $12 children ages 2-12 years. Pre-paid registrations requested, by calling (269) 671-2416. 22 Hastings Fanners Market from 7 am-1 pm at rite dty parking lot next to lyden Park in Hastings. 23 Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm. at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6855 Hickory Road, Hickory Comers. Grounds open free to all vehicles. Call (269)691-5009 for more information. 24 Hastings Farmers Market from 11 am-7 pm at the dty parking lot next to Tyden Park in Hastings. 24 Otis Lake Canoe Flotilla from 9 am-noon at the Otis Sanctuary. Take a trip around Otis Lake, one of the last undeveloped lakes in southern Michigan. $5 per person. Must provide own vessel. RSVP by calling (269) 948­ 5777 or go to otissanctuary.org for more information. 24 Otis Sanctuary Mystery Tour from 7-8:30 pm. Dare to go where few humans go. Visit a little-known part of the sanctuary, 3560 Havens Road. Call (269) 948-5777 or go to otissanctuary.org for more information. Free. 24 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 7:05 pm. Home game against the Dayton Dragons. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info.; _______ Meijer Gardena 4r Sculpture Park August 29. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Rain or shine. Adult admission $12, seniors (65+) $9, students $9, children (5-13) $6, chil, Of fohei dren (3-4) $4, children under 2 are free. Tuesday Evening Music Club at Frederik * Meijer Gardens presents: Solo AcousticRalston & Friends (Folk, Rock, Roots & It iononthegrand .org / email Americana). Turn your Tuesdays into <chas^num 1 piratc.com. Saturday night with our series of local and regional performers, the 2006 Tuesday iat the Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Evening Music Club, every Tuesday evening Rapids 1 September 8-10 Friday 1130 am-1130 pm, Saturday neon-1130 pm, Sunday noon-5 in August Hosted by Ralston Bowles, all per| Admission is free. Michigan's largest formances are included in the price of adrab- pm. ] sion to Meijer Gardens. For more information I Hispanic Festival is a celebration of- the diverse cultures within the Hispanic commu­ call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergar- < dens.org/gardens_experience/ am phithe- 1nity featuring Cuban music, a free TexMex ater.php. <dance. Salsa Merengue, a large selection of Circle Theatre Presents: “The Boys Next Isupervised children's activities, marketplace, food booths with tasty cuisine from Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. For more information call (616) 771-0306 or visit www.hispanicBroadway smash, this sweet story is set in a cvnter.org. communal residence, where four men Bditoring the Cirdc Paw Wow will be held September 9 fc 10 by the Grand Valley (Norman, who works in a doughnut shop... Lucien, who has the mind of a five-year-old... American Indian Lodge at the Riverside Park, Arnold, the ringleader of the group... '.nd Monroe NE, Grand Rapids. Camping avail­ able for $10 with electric hook-up, rustic Barry, a brilliant schizophrenic) live under the supervision of an earnest, but increasingly camping free. Craft booths open at 10 am both burned out social worker named Jack. days. Grand entries take place st 1 pm Moments of great humor and poignanty fill Saturday, noon both days and 630 pm the daily lives of these four men, where * tittle Saturday. Closing ceremonies at 4 pm Sunday. Mexican Independence Day Festival will be things" sometimes become momentous. For ctfebrated September 15-17 on Calder Plaza more information call (616) 456-6656 or visit in downtown Grand Rapids. Friday-Saturday www.cirdetheatre.org I. Summer Gmxrt Serin ot Erticrik Meijer noon to 11 pm, Sunday noon to 6 pm. Admission is free. Experience a traditional Gardens presents: Lyle Lovett will perform Mexican Celebration in a joyful colorful, and marvelous atmosphere; with live dance Sculpture Park amphitheatre. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Rain or shine. As music. Mariachis, folk dancers, handcrafts, and authentic Mexican food-. The Fiesta one of the most distinctive and. original Mexicana is the olde^ ethnic festival in Grand Rapids and is sponsoicd by the Mexican 25 years, he was initially labeled as a country Cultural Patriotic Corporate nv a non-pofit singer, but the tag never quite fit him. He has more in common with the songwriters of the organization dedicated to promoting higher 1970‘s by combining witty lyrical detail with a varitfy of genres ranging from country and folk to big-band swing and traditional pop. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org Ah-Nab-Awen-Park and Rosa Parks Circle in Grand Rapid: September 7-9. Hours are Thursday 5-1030 pm, Friday 5-10:30 pm and Saturday 3-11 pm. Admission is free. A com­ munity festival celebrating life in Grand Rapids. Entertainment and fireworks Friday ‘ evening. Saturday afternoon and evening fea'­ tures live entertainment For more informa­ tion call (616) 752-8257 or visit www.celebra- • Are you worried about our water resources? Well, you're not the only one. Parts of Australia were recently in the grip of a drought so severe that the nation's Environmental Minister encouraged lovers and what he called "sympathetic friends" to shower together in order to conserve water. • What do Mohandas Gandhi, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, Ayatollah Khomeini, Bono, planet Earth and the com­ puter have in common? They've all been rec­ ognized by Time magazine as its "Person of the Year." Yes, Person of the Year. • Of all the mammals, the Australian bandi­ coot goes from conception to delivery in the shortest period of time — as a general rule, the females of the species are pregnant for only 125 days. . . • Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard of Dean Koontz — the author of such novels as "The Husband," "Odd Thomas" and "Velocity" — but you probably haven't heard much from him. education for the Mexican conurunity through cultural events and adult literacy programming. For more information ad! (616, 334-1000. George Carlin is set to perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre October 25 at 730 pm. Tickets are $39 for main floor seats and $35 for the balcony. Call (269) 345-6500 or info or (269) 373-7000 to charge tickets by phone through Ticketmaster. Carlos Menda is set to .perform at the * Kalamazoo State Theatre October 29 at 6 pm. Reserved seating is $40. Call (269) 345-6500 for info or (269) 373-7000 to charge tickets by phone through Ticketmaster. Unlike most best-selling writers, Koontz has never gone on a nationwide book tour or been on a talk show. Why? He refuses to fly. • Many people these days are worried about high cholesterol and obesity, and those who smoke cigarettes can't help but be aware of the adverse effects that habit has on health. So it might come as a surprise that when it comes to heart disease, there's a better predic­ tor of who will suffer from that malady than any of these three risk factors: high levels of hostility. • Do you consider yourself to be average? If you really are like the average American, every week you spend $61 dollars you can't account for. Thought for the Day: "I have noted that per­ sons with bad judgment are most insistent that we do what they C ink best." — Lionel Abe © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. Call anytime for Hastings Banner classified ads 269-945-9554ir 1-800-870-7085 �Page 18 - Thursday, August 17, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxon tennis swings its way to early season win by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Hastings senior Rachel Clevenger and sophomore Barbara Buehler weren’t real happy when they came off the courts Tuesday at Hastings to report their score to head coach Rich Pohja. Clevenger and Buehler fell 6-3, 6-0 to the Grand Rapids Central duo of Alice Nguyen and Analrina Grsse. Il was the only loss in a 7-1 victory by the Saxons to open the season. “It’s your first match.” Pohja told them. “We’ve only had one practice. Don t beat yourselves up. Don’t beat each other up. We've got a lot of things we haven’t worked on yet.” Thai’s the way things often go at the start of the varsity girls’ tennis season. While foot­ ball players arc required to spend three days conditioning and then a couple weeks practic­ ing before the first contest, tennis players arc not. Girls’ basketball practice started Monday as well, and those teams aren’t allowed to par­ ticipate in contests until Aug. 28. The first date to start tennis practice allowed by the Michigan High School Athletic Association was Monday The first day competition was allowed to begin was Monday. “I was away and we only had 14 dates (scheduled for competition)," said Pohja. “1 said get us two more. I want 16." The next time he looked at the scheduled, he saw a match scheduled on the second day of the season. More time at Monday’s prac­ tice was spent playing challenge matches to work out a line-up. than was spent at working out kinks in players' games. The Saxons (1-0) were prepared enough to lop the Central Rams (0-1). Central defaulted at second and fourth doubles to help the Saxon cause, although those Saxon teams made up of Amy Kidder. Taylor Hammond. Amber Pontius, and Anna McNally did get some competition in during the afternoon. Last year's O-K Gold Conference first sin­ gles champion, senior Amy Ingle, started her season off with a smooth 6-0. 6-0 victory at first singles over Houng Pham. She led a sweep by the Saxon singles players, three of whom make up half the total number of returnees from the 2005 team. Junior Sam VanDenack had a tough time in the first set getting back into the swing of things, but worked it out as the afternoon moved on taking a 7-6(5). 6-1 win at second singles over Julia Stuart. Hastings' other returnee on the singles side, who played doubles last year, senior Kristina Dobbin scored a 6-0. 6-3 win over Noah Moustra. At fourth singles. Saxon junior Brcanna Girrbach won 6-2. 6-2 over Corine Quinn. At first doubles, the Hastings duo of Hannah Case and Chelsea LaJoy won their match against Cally Willette and Becky Fry 6-3.6-2. Originally, the first opponent on the sched­ ule had been Battle Creek Lakeview. Hastings visits the Spartans, who placed in a tic for seventh place in the slate last year in Division 2. Thursday afternoon (Aug. 17). “We go to Battle Creek Lakeview Thursday, which is like going to the saw mill." said Pohja. “At least we would have had three days to prepare." Ingle's only loss of the regular season last fall came to Lakeview's Maggie Remynse. The sophomore Remynse was the slate run­ ner-up at first singles in Division 2 as a fresh­ man. “It’ll be tough, but you never know. Last year (Ingle) upset a lot of people who beat her the year before, so we’ll see.” Pohja said. l^aiMdV / i. i Saxon senior third singles player Kostina Dobbin knocks a forehand return back towards Noah Moustra. in her 6-0, 6-3 victory for Hastings on Tuesday after­ noon. (Photo by Brett Bremer) After Thursday, the Saxons will be spend­ ing a lot of time on the tennis courts. Next week they play in three tournaments, at Thomapple Kellogg Monday (Aug. 21). Wyoming Park Wednesday (Aug. 23). and Allegan Saturday. (Aug. 26). Hastings' Rachel Clevenger defects as volley back towards the net as teammale Barbara Buehler guards the baseline during their third doubles match against Grand Rapids Central on Tuesday afternoon at HHS. (Photo by Brett Bremer) The Hastings Saxons (in white) and the Grand Rapids Central Rams line up for introductions prior to the stat of their girts’ ten­ nis match Tuesday afternoon in Hastings. The Saxons scored a 7-1 win, on just the second day of the season. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Bis 16th in class at IBO Championship Just keep appealing, just keep appealing, just keep... This is the lawsuit that never ends It just goes on and on. my friends Some people started suing ‘cause their daughters had been shunned. And now it’s being appealed once again just becauseThis is the lawsuit that never ends It just goes on and on. my friends Some people started suing 'cause... I think that is the part where Shari Lewis leaps up out of the barnyard and strangles the puppet Charlie Horse during the end of Lamb Chop’s Play-Along. The girls that are starting high school sports in the state of Michigan this fall probably don't remember a time when they ended one school year, knowing what their sporting opportunities would be the next fall. That could make it a little hard lo prepare for the next season, huh. . Do 1 work on my dribbling, setting, kicking leg. backhand, or back stroke? I thought I might get to write a nice, end of summer column this week, about my expe­ rience with the “Ski Kings of Yankee Springs" who were the subject of the front page story in the Reminder this week. A column about how great the guys were, how great they were at skung. how great they were at sharing infon.ation. and how great they were to suit me up and slam me under the water a few times behind their boat. Skiing is proba­ bly easier when you try it for more than thirty minutes once every six years or so. Instead. Wednesday afternoon rolls around and the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has to throw everything into a tizzy by announcing their deci­ sion on last March's arguments. The court once again sided with the Communities for Equity, the group that sued eight years ago to force the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) to “fix" its sports seasons to be less in favor of the boys. All the MHSAA had to say in a statement Wednesday was that it “will be studying its options." Those options include trying to get the case heard one more time in the appeals court, this time by the full group of judges rather than a three judge panel. Another thing the people at the MHSAA can do is throw their hands up in the air. and push their chairs back from the table. “You've gotta know when to hold 'em." But. you’ve also gotta “know when to fold ’em." 1 guess I’d say hold them at this point. It's too late in the game to fold ’em and let the Communities for Equity rake in all the chips. The MHSAA has already thrown too many chips in the pot. On a side note, what would be the advantageous season for poker. Winter, because the sport is inside? Spring, because everybody's been inside playing poker all winter. Or fall, because the World Series of Poker has been on TV all summer, and everyone's had a chance to learn all the professionals tricks? Those are the kinds of arguments that the Communities for Equity and their lawyers are making, about advantageous and traditional sports seasons. I still don’t understand how it’s better to have tennis in the spring than the fall and better to have golf in the fall than the spring, or vice versa. I’ve said this 20 times before, and I’m sure I’ll have to say it 20 times more. Why not play high school volleyball during a time of year when college volleyball coaches have the time to come out and watch? Why not just leave it be when hundreds of Michigan high school athletes are graduating and playing sports on the college level, and the best ones are getting the scholarships they deserve. There arc people who's job it is to find talented athletes, and as far as I can tell, the) do their job well. Neither side is going lo drop this battle now. and I doubt that the MHSAA w ill drop it even if they lose an argument against a panel of every judge in the country How about if-very few months I just keep updating you on how nothing is really hap­ pening yet my friends... EVERYBODY! Hastings resident Jason Bis competed for the first time at the International Bow Hunting Organization (IBO) World Championship. The contest was held in Snowshoe. West Virginia. Aug. 2-5. Bis finished 16th in his class, of approxi­ mately 250 archers. He qualified for the event by finishing in second place in the stale, and finishing first in several local tournaments. Four lo five thousand archers from around the world compete at the IBO World Championship each year. The IBO was created in 1984 by a dedicat­ ed group of archers with the mutual desire to ensure that bow hunting and the ideals of wildlife conservation will survive, expand and flourish to be shared, enjoyed and passed on to future generations. Bis competed in the Hunter Class, which is a Level 3 - Entry Level Adult Class. Shots in the class arc taken from a yellow slake. 35 yards from the target. Archers in this class must use a compound, recurve, or longbow shot with or without sights, according to the IBO website. There are also specific rules about what types of sights may be used, as well as specific styles and dimensions for arrows and any stabilizers used. Bis scored a total of 380 points in the com­ petition. connecting with the 11 ring on 11 different occasions. The II ring is a circle inside what would be considered the vital area on the 3-D animal targets used in the compe­ tition. The overall top scorer in the HC group al the 2006 World Championship racked up 406 points, with 16 arrows into the 11 ring. Points awarded range from 11. for a shot in the 11 ring. 10 for landing a shot in the heart or a 10 ring which surround II rings. 8 points for landing a shot in a vital area. 5 points for a shot to the body, and 0 for a miss or an arrow that is not touching body color. Shots not touching bod) color would land on a place such as a hoof or antler. “If an archer wins more than once in HC at a qualifying event for shooter of the year, or wins either the National Championship or World Championship during any one IBO shooting year, that archer must advance to another class for the entire duration of the fol­ lowing IBO shooting year." say the IBO rules. Archers, like Hastings’ Jason Bis. shot at 40 3-D targets spread around the moun­ tain during the 2006 International Bow Hunting Organization's World Championship in Snowshoe. W.Va. during the second week of August. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 17. 2006 - Page 19 Summerfest Fun Run set for 19th edition, August 26 The Aug. 26 Summerfest Celebration will mark the 19th running of the Summerfest Fun Run, and will include the popular and free “Drug Free Crowd” finisher’s T-shirt. Many community organizations have worked with Barry County Substance Abuse Services to sponsor and make possible the 2006 Summerfest Fun Run. The focus of the Fun Run is to promote healthy attitudes, fam­ ily fun. and community pride. Everyone is invited to participate in this family-centered, non-competitive “Fun Run” which will take place Saturday morning. Aug. 26. 2006 at 9:45 am in the parking lot east of the Hastings Middle School. All participants are asked to gather in the starting area prior to 9:45 am. The partici­ pants will be running or walking a one-mile course, which will circle the schools and fin­ ish in the football practice field just southeast of the Middle School. Wheelchairs, strollers, and wagons are welcome in the event, but due to safety concerns, roller blades, skate boards. and bikes are not permitted. Each finisher will be awarded the tradition­ al finisher's T-shirt at the finish line. This is an event for "young people of all ages" and all levels of walkers and runners are encouraged to participate. There is no reg­ istration or registration fee for this communi­ ty sponsored event. Donations arc gladly accepted to help with the cost of providing the T-shirts. The Fun Run will take place rain or shine. In the event of sever weather such as thun­ derstorms. the event will be canceled and WBCH will be contacted. Questions can be directed to Thcrcsc Maupin-Moore or Liz Lenz at Barry County Substance Abuse Services. 269.945.1387. Including receiving sponsorship from a number of area , business, many community volunteers will be helping out and providing race safety during the Fun Run. Middle School gym to open for future Saxon ball players The Hastings Middle School girls' basket­ ball teams will once again be having both 'A' and *B' squads this fail. These teams will double the number of seventh and eighth grade girls that may par­ ticipate on teams. Try-outs will begin on Friday. Sept. 8. and girls must have their physical on file in the school office to participate. There will be a series of Open Gyms for the girls to come an play at in order to prepare for try-outs. These open gyms will be at the mid­ dle school in the West Gym and arc from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 24. 29. 31. and Sept. 5. Any questions can be directed to coach Steve Laubaugh at (269) 948-3016 or coach Jon Vcrtalka at (296) 945-1991. MHSAA loses its latest appeal to 6th Circuit Court The high school sports seasons will remain the status quo for the 2006-07 season, but the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) was dealt another blow Wednesday. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reaf­ firmed an earlier ruling that the MHSAA dis­ criminates against female high school athletes by sports in what are consid­ ered nontraditional and less advantageous seasons, in violation of the L’.S. Constitution and Title IX. The MHSAA issued a statement, which reads. “The MHSAA will be studying its options following this decision, which will include a motion io the Sixth Circuit for a rehearing en banc, which must be filed with­ in the next 14 days. The 2006-07 school year athletic calendar is not affected by this deci­ sion." An "En Banc" hearing would be a hearing in front of the chief judge and 14 other ran­ domly selected judges, rather than a panel of three judges as have decided the case to this point at the Circuit Court level. After trial in 2001. the district court held that the MHSAA's scheduling of girls' sea­ sons violated Title IX. the United States Constitution, and Michigan state law. In 2004. the Sixth Circuit upheld the district court's decision on the constitutional claim, finding it unnecessary to reach the Title IX or state law issues. The following year, the Supreme Court asked the Sixth Circuit to reconsider the case, posing the technical question of whether the girls can sue under the Constitution in addition to Title IX. The Sixth Circuit Wednesday ruled not only that a Title IX claim does not bar a plain­ tiff's right to also sue for a violation of his or her constitutional rights, but that the MHSAA's conduct violates both federal and slate statutes and the Constitution. Girls* volleyball is played in the fall and girls* basketball in the winter in most states across the U.S., the same lime the sports are scheduled for nearly all collegiate athletic programs. Those two sports have been the main focus of the court battle between the MHSAA and the Grand Rapids based group Communities for Equity. - The U.S. District Court, on Aug. 1. 2002. ordered the placement of The girls’ basketball season in the winter and the girls’ volleyball season in the fall. The MHSAA Compliance Plan adopted by the District Court on Nov. 8. 2002. would reschedule its Lower Peninsula golf and tennis tournaments, moving girls’ tennis and boys’ golf from fall to spring and boys' tennis and girls’ golf from spring to fall as well. "After eight long years. Michigan girls can finally cheer." said Marcia D. Greenberger Co-Presidcnt of the National Women's Law Center, which is of counsel in the class action law suit. “The court has once again ruled that the facts and the law are on the side of Michigan high school girls. MHSAA must stop forcing these girls to play second string and instead ensure that they have the athletic opportunities they deserve." Communities for Equity feels that girls are harmed in ways boys arc not. including limit­ ed opportunities to be seen by college recruiters and to compete for athletic scholar­ ships and missed opportunities for awards and recognition, such as All-American teams as a result of the current MHSAA sports’ sea­ sons. For example, because they are scheduled to play volleyball in the winter instead of the traditional fall season. Michigan girls cannot play club volleyball due to MHSAA-imposed restrictions on dual participation. As a result, girls lose out on valuable skill-building opportunities, as well as opportunities to be recruited by college coaches at club events and receive athletic scholarships. What is the Pennock Promise? The mission of the Pennock Promise is to advance, through philanthropy, the health of the Barry County Community by supporting excellence in health care al Pennock Hospital. One of the ways indiv iduals give to the Pennock Promise is through wills and trusts. Many plans allow you to make a charitable gift and at the same time provide yourself with an income for life. By making a donation, you will be making a direct impact on our community for years to come. Please give your tax deductible donation to the Pennock Foundation and consider the Pennock Promise in your estate plans. For additional information, contact Man Thompson. Pennock Foundation Secretary, at (269) 945-I2I0 or via email. thompson(a pennockhealth.com All inquiries are confidential. Bill Porter Memorial Charity Golf Classic committee members Jim Toburen (left) and Dave Hatfield (right) present the champi­ onship trophy to the team of Hal Watties, (from left) Kent Brum, Jim Robbs, and Tad Wattles after their round of 15-under-par at Hastings Country Club on Saturday, July 15. Charities win at 2006 outing The guys who got to take the trophy home weren't the biggest winners at the Third Annual Bill Porter Memorial Charity Golf Classic, sponsored by MainStreet Savings Bank at the Hastings Country Club July 15. A total of $20,000 was raised for four area charities. Participants in the outing voted for four charities to send proceeds of the event to. Green Gables Haven, a domestic violence shelter, look home first place in the voting. The shelter is seeking funds to increase the energy efficiency at the shelter through the installation of insulation, carpet, and win­ dows. The second place charity was Barnabas Ministries, which is seeking funds to establish a shelter home for youth in Hastings. Alpha Women's Center was third in the voting, and is looking to expand their EamWhile-You-Leam program. In fourth place was The Family Mentoring Network, which is a partnership of several family serving organizations in Barry County. The network needs funding to obtain and train a large number of active volunteer mentors. On the golf course, the foursome of Hal Wattles. Tad Wattles. Kent Brum, and Jim TYDEN PARK Robbe earned the championship with a score of 15-under-par. HHS alumni soccer contest is Saturday The Hastings High School boys' soccer program will host its annual alumni soccer game on Saturday. Aug. 19. 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August 17, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Lake Odessa rider one of 10,000 to roll across Iowa by Helen Mudry Staff Writer “Whew, what a ride!” could be heard along the rolling hills of Iowa the week of July 23 as two local women rode their bikes 300 plus miles. Ellen Walcott of Jenison and Jodi Spitzlcy of Lake Odessa, along with IO.(MX) other riders, were part of the 34th RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa). RAGBRAI. sponsored by the Des Moines Register newspaper, is the largest organized bicycle ride in North America. Walcott’s husband and father-in-law who is 74 years young have participated in the ride for several years. They convinced the women to go along for the experience this year. The ndq averaged 60-70 miles per day. starting on • John Lewis Chames. 35. of Woodland, was sentenced Aug. 10 by Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher to served from 16 to 24 months in prison at a probation violation hearing. Chames was convicted in September 2005 for domestic violence (third offense) and Judge Fisher ruled he violated his probation by failing to report to his probation officer and failing to complete court ordered sub­ stance abuse counseling. Chames was given credit for 152 days time served Sundav with a dip of the bike tire in the river at Sergeant Bluff, and ending on Saturday with a dip of the bike tire in the might) Mississippi at Muscatine. Along the way there were lots of hills. “Whoever said Iowa was flat has never crossed it while pedaling.” said Spitzlcy. The average temperature for the week was in the steamy 90s. Tour de France seven-time winner Lance Armstrong rode his first RAGBRAI this year. He rode for just two days, but promised to ride the entire week next year. There were fre­ quent reports of “Lance" sightings. Other memorable sights along the way included a unicyclist. people dressed in every costume imaginable, a roller blader. a five-person tan- Donald Scott LeClear, 47. of Battle Creek, was sentenced Aug. 9 by Judge Fisher to serve from 38 to 180 months in prison for second degree home invasion LeClear was arrested in May for breaking into a residence on Baseline Road in Assy ria Township. • Gerald Robert Kordelewski. 22, of Middleville was sentenced Aug. 11 by Judge Fisher to serve 36 months probation and two months in jail for his July conviction of dem bike, homemade pies, soybeans, and of course, com and more com. There were well­ wishers. entertainment and plenty of food and drinks at each friendly town along the way. Walcott and Spitzley are CSC IT employ ees located at the Farmcrs/Forcmost Grand Rapids campus. They were proud to sport their CSC jerseys, especially around the farm­ ers in Iowa. They both plan to return to Iowa next summer for another crazy week of bik­ ing. camping, and port-a-potties. Read more about the ride al http://www.RXGBRAI.org and more about the Lance Armstrong cancer research founda­ tion at http://www.livestrong.org. unlawful use of a motor vehicle. Kordelewski was also ordered to pay $60 to the crime victims fund and the state mini­ mum cost of $60. $500 in court costs. $143 in restitution and a $360 probation fee. Hei was ordered to participate in cognitive behavior therapy, substance abuse counseling and day reporting upon his release from jail. He was given credit for 112 days time served. Fire destroys Hope Twp. home Fire Departn ?nts from Delton, Hickory Comers and Hastings responded to this house fire on C.overdale Road at the intersection of Larners Road on Monday, Aug. 14. The early morning fire destroyed the home. (Photo provided by Roger Pashby) Saxons’ top shooter places fourth at Blue Devil Invite The Hastings varsity boys’ golf team got its season started on Wednesday at the Gull Lake Blue Devil Invitational, where it finished ninth out of 20 teams. The Saxons foursome of Tyler Kalmink. Matt Cooley. Casey Goodenough, and Riley McLean teamed up to fire a 321. Marshall won the tournament with a team score of 305. South Haven was second at 307. followed by Mattawan third at 309. Kalmink had the fourth best score by an individual, firing a 73. Goodenough also finished in the 70’s for the Saxons, with a 79. Rounding out the four scorers for Hastings, Cooley shot an 82 and McLean an 87. The Saxons are now off until Friday when they take part in the Barry County Invitational hosted by Delton Kellogg at Mullenhurst Gotf Course on Friday. The host Panthers. Thomapple Kellogg Trojans. Lakewood Vikings, and Maple Valley Lions will all be a part of the event. After that, the Saxons have a busy week ahead of them. They play in the Wayland Invite next Monday al Orchard Hills Golf Course, host Portland at Hastings Country Club on Tuesday, then Wednesday will be a part of the TK Invite al Yankee Springs Golf Course. That quick start will be followed by a twoweek period where the only action for the Saxons »s a scramble at Crystal Springs, while everyone settles into the beginning of the school year. Soccer expert helps Viking players by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Lakewood’s soccer players had some coaching from an expert last week. Coach Scott Hay wood held clinic at soccer camp for kids high school through four years old. According to is web site. Haywood for has been teaching the “beautiful game’’ for over 25 years. His playing career spans nearly 30 years playing college and Olympic Development Program soccer, as well as try­ out stints with professional franchises in the North American Soccer League (NASD and Major Indoor Soccer League (M1SL) before landing with Quicksilver Football Club for 7 years. His coaching experience ranges from 5year-olds up to Division I college programs. Emily Duits Memorial Weekend As we've walked out these past 10 months, we've been amazed & blessed by the amount of support, love, care & \ concern we've received and the July 29-30 weekend proved to he no exception. Once again, friends & family and TA." our loving community was there to rally around us to celebrate Em's life and in turn raise money for her scholarship fund. The weekend was a tremendous success! We would like to send our heartfelt thanks to our many generous sponsors & donators. We further appreciate all that came & took part in the weekend. Without you the weekend would not have been so successful. 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Mandy & Ty Nuienberg Daryl 4 Kay Hartzler Bubba's Country Salon Specialty Industnes Laurel Mattson & Family Dan Valley Excavating Mace Pharmacy Sunny Fresh Foods Carl's of Nashville Lake Chnropractic Patti Cook • Yager Realty He has his A License from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and the Advanced National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSC-KA) He obtained his Brazilian Coachir.g License from the Brazilian Soccer Federation and is the only American bom soccer coarh to cam the FA International License from the English Football Association. Haywood is a licensed coaching instructor with die USSF and the NSCAA and is also highly recom­ mended by the Soccer Association for Youth (SAY) and is the founder and director of Back of the Net Soccer Academy. Haywood brought three expert players with him from his home base in New London Wisconsin to help run the camp. For four days in camp, the kids did basic calisthenics and aerobic training. Haywood showed them how to use their feet and legs to advance the ball down the field. He used one drill he called the “fartlek”. The kids dribbled the ball for 10 seconds in a light jog then drib­ bled in a sprint for 10 seconds. Other drills tested their agility as they hopped over short plastic gates while they fielded a pass kicked to them. His soccer philosophy is “to play the game is great, to win the game is greater and to love the game is the greatest of all.” f WANT WEATHE8 FORECASTS? Want to know where to get all this information? From student loans to Soc-al Security benefits to buying surplus government properly, all kinds ol government information a’e iust a click o» call away FlRSTGOVgov 1 |800) FEDINFO � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-08-24.pdf 34e41b3ceec2ee3b4a7854e203317950 PDF Text Text Candidates to talk at j next First Friday : Govt, can aid a healthy business climate Fall Sports Previews See Story on Pages 18 - 22 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 2 The Hastings VOLUME 153, No. 34 Thursday. August 24, 2006 PRICE 50C Request is for 5 years, no Headlee override New, improved Charlton Park millage? Otis Sanctuary events planned The Michigan Audubon Otic Sanctuary will celebrate its fourth year during Hastings Summerfeat by offering several opportunities, including an open house, to enjoy the sanctuary . Located on 120 acres in Rutland Township, the sanctuary is a mix of wet­ lands, woodlands, end open fields, including a round prairie. Resident Manager Tom Funke is inviting outdoor enthusiasts to canoe Glass Creek Friday. Aug. 25. The early bird gets the first worm on this canoe adventure. This float will start at 7 am. for this two- to three-boor float RSVP to get the details and provide your own vessel. Coat a 55 per person. Otis Sanctuary open house is sched­ uled for Saturday, Aug. 26, from 10 a m. to 4 p.m. The Tbomapple River Canoe Float will be held on Sunday. Aug. 27. by David T. Young Editor The Barry County Board of Commissioners and Parks and Recreation Commission hope a “new and improved” millage renewal proposal for Charlton Park will be met with approval from a majority of Barry County voters Nov. 7. In the wake of the Aug. 8 primary election failure of the proposed renewal of a quarter of a mill and an increase of another .25 mill, the County Board voted 5-2 with Tom Wing absent, to seek a renewal in the general elec­ tion. this time with a couple of changes. There will be two differences from the renewal proposal that went down by a 59 to 41 percent margin in the primary. One is that the length of the millage will be halved, from ten to five years. The other is dropping inclu­ sion of a request for a Hcadlee Amendment override, which will save taxpayers about 10 percent on the bill. The Headlee Amendment, approved by Michigan voters in 1978. insists that whenev­ er property tax revenue rises faster than the rate of inflation, the difference must be nil led back or reduced in millage rale. However, until recently, some public bodies were get­ ting around that stipulation by having fre­ quent millage renewals that actually restored the old rate to gain more revenue. New laws insist being truthful about what the millage rate would be to seek a true renewal. In this case, voters will be asked to renew .2275 mill, or about .0225 mill less than the quarter of a mill that had been asked for in the August primary. The vote for placing the issue on the ballot came at a special meeting Wednesday night because the deadline is Aug. 29 and most commissioners had been at the Michigan Association of Counties Conference at Shanty Creek near Traverse City Monday and Tuesday. Commissioner Mike Callton noted the 10% savings and maintained the proposal dropping the Hcadlee rollback override would make it more understandable for voters. “It’s just being honest with the taxpayers. They’ve already said no to a quarter of a mill. We need to bring something different to the table. “They (Charlton Park) aren’t really losing money, they ’re just not getting that additional 10 percent.” Commissioner Sandra James agreed the Hiraf movie Mt at Hastings Cinema WO • ■WWIWIJW WWrinlRi Mike Hodges, a fifth grade teacher st Page Elementary School in Middleville, is sending out invitations to his last year’s Studer, is to attend the film they made. At the end of the school year, the das* created a movie called “Fang." but there was not enough time for it to be edited and shown by the last day of school. Students this year will get to see their work on the big screen at the Hastings 4 Cinema at 9 am. Saturday. Aug. 26. The public is invited to attend al no charge. Hodges said. “If those who come buy popcorn, it will defray the expense, but I would like them to come and bring their friends as well This is the third time that Hodges has made a movie with his class. The first was "Hills" with many, many stuffed penguins and a really funny story line and the second was "The Pen" which showed off the talents of his students and gave some insight to the inner work­ ings of Page staff members' minds. Students write the scenes, set up story boards, film and act in each of these films. Havoc in Hastings slated for Sept. 2 Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism will have its annual “Havoc n Hastings” competition from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at Historic Charlton Park. Equestrian competition will be the focus of the event, as riders from far and near will test their mettle on the field in lance and target courses and other chal­ lenges. Other tournament activities will include archery, rapier fencing and heavy weapons, and combat with swords, maces, spears and shields. Merchants will selling their wares on site and "townsfolk” will demonstrate skills and pastimes of the period. The event is being hosted by the Canton of Three Walls, an SCA group based in Ionia. The SCA is a non-profit educational group that promotes re-cre­ ating life in the Middle Ages. Cost of admission is $6 per adult and $4 for children ages 12 and under. For more information, call Charlton Park at 945-3775. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf and his family piled into this historical jalopy for the Summerfest 2005 parade. This year’s parade will step off again Saturday afternoon in downtown Hastings. wording on the primary ballot was confusing and may have led voters to believe wrongly they were being asked to approve an increase. Tim Wcingartz. chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission, told the board. “We need a quarter of a mill to run Charlton park at a minimum amount.” though he readily accepted the decision to seek a renewal with­ out the Headlee override. He told the board the Parks and Rec Commission asked the County Board for its blessing for two millages because they really felt both were needed. “We know it wouldn’t be prudent to ask the board for less when we know we need more.” he said. “If there is a vendetta out there. I don’t get it. This is the peoples’ park.” One man in the audience challenged Wcingartz by noting laid-off General Motors employees were used for projects fvec of charge. Wcingartz answered. “We saved some money, we didn’t squander any money... From my perspective, we didn’t de a very good job of PR. The board's issue right now is how are we going to fund a parks system?” He noted Chariton park now has six full­ time employees. Several people spoke to board about thcii take on the double millage loss Aug. 8. Hastings City Councilman Don Bowers suggested dropping the Hcadlee override. Another man. who said he was from Hastings Township, suggested getting a new director because the current one has “run off four special events." Neil Wilder, a Hastings Township trustee, said music has been missing of late Chariton Park, contending a lot of people like to get out and listen to country, gospel, bluegrass and old rock and roll music. He said Charlton Park could enhance its attractiveness and make a little extra money by bringing back things like a bluegrass festival. “If you don’t get some kind of communica­ tion with the public.” he said. “They’re going to say (in November) ‘what pan of no don’t you understand?”' County Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp said a recent event at Charlton Park included bluegrass music, but it was not well attended. Elden Shellenbarger insisted Charlton Park should have a business plan and be more self-sufficient. Hastings Township Supervisor Jim Brown brought with him an informal poll of eight township supervisors in Barry County, which suggested the .25 mill be spent on in 80-20% See BOARD, page 14 Kevin Konarska TK’s supt. finalist for KISD post Thomapple Kellogg Superintendent Kevin Konarska is one of two finalists for superin­ tendent of the Kent Intermediate School District. Konarska. who has been school chief cl TK since 2002. and Jan Amster'xirg. superin­ tendent of the Durand Area Schools. were announced Monday night by the KISD Board as the two finalists for the position, which is being vacated by Michael Weiler. They were chosen from a field of six other applicants after being recommended by a three area retired school superintendents. Final interviews for the two candidates have been scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. Sept. 11 and 12. and the intention is See KONARSKA. page 3 Summerfest this weekend offers variety of attractions by Megan Lavell ’ Staff Writer Downtown Hastings and more than 100 volunteers this weekend will be hosts for the 29th annual Summerfest once again. This year’s festival, scheduled for Friday through Sunday. Aug. 25-27. promises to be a fun-filled weekend for the whole family with food and drinks, music and games, parades, duck races, arts and crafts and a variety of activities. "The only thing I’m hoping for is good weather.” said Summerfest Chairman Mike Halifax. “If the sun shines, we do well.” Entertainment will be provided throughout the weekend on the community court stage in the parking lot of the Presbyterian Church. There also will be other entertainment throughout Summerfest as well. Among this year’s entertainment offerings is the Scottsville Clown Band, hosted by Hastings City Bank. They will be at Summerfest Sunday. "I’m happy that they got that (act).’’ said Halifax. "They're statewide renowned, and the City Bank has gone to great lengths to get them here.” Other entertainment includes the Hastings Assembly of God Drama Troupe, scheduled to perform on the library steps Saturday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. They will act out skits as a human video and drill team. Entertainment is not the only important part of Summerfest. Equally important is food, and this year concessions vendors will take care of that concern. There will be eight concessions trailers serving a variety of foods, including hot dogs. Polish sausages, fresh cut French fries, fresh lemonade, walk­ ing tacos, elephant ears. Iiomemade kettle corn. foot long hot dogs and honey roasted almonds. Also contributing to available food will be the Rotary Club and its strawberry shortcake, the Moose Lodge with breakfast and ice cream and the First Presbyterian Church with a barbecue. More than 90 arts and crafts booths will be at Hastings Summerfest, offering a variety of homemade products. Some of this year’s ven­ dors will have jewelry, wood furniture and outdoor metal ornaments. Local non-profit groups, including the Thomapple Players, also will have booths to raise money and awareness for their organizations. “We enjoy participating in Summertest just because we like to be involved with the com­ munity w hich supports us.” said Norma Jean Acker, president of the Thomapple Players. The art* and crafts booths will be open on See SUMMERFEST, page 3 The scene in Lake Odessa... Work began 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Tupper Lake Street in Lake Odessa on the final water connection part of the Fourth Avenue construction project. The residential north end of Fourth has new a 12-inch water main replacing the 100 year-old, eight-inch pipe. Asphalt was laid on North Fourth last week. Workers are nearly finished connecting water service to homes and business­ es on the south end. The curbs will be poured next week and asphalt will follow. The project is ahead of schedule and may be done by October if there are no weather delays. (Photo by Helen Mudry) �Page 2 - Thursday, August 24. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Walt Herwarth is Taxpayer Party NEWS BRIEFS candidate for state representative continued from front page Irving millage on Nov. 7 ballot Members of the Irving Township Board have decided to try again to pass a levy to support building a new township hali/fire station on the Nov. 7 general election bal­ * lot. This $900,000 proposal was defeated in February, but with the gubernatorial elec­ tion coming in November, some feel that more people will go to the polls. The township did decide to purchase the property for the facility. Supervisor George London plans to schedule public informa­ tion sessions on this proposal before November. The township also presented the Village of Freeport with a check for $2,000 to help pay for the new “ark” in the Freeport Park play area. The next meeting of the Irving Township Board will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Sept. 13, at the township hall on Woodschool Rosd. Grief Recovery series starts soon Barry Community Hospice will offer another grief recovery series, a five-week program for any adult who has experi­ enced the death of a loved one, for five weeks, beginning Thursday. Sept. 7. The program will be held at the Barry Community Hospice office, 450 Meadow Run. Suite 200. Hastings, for five consec­ utive Thursdays from Sept. 7 through Oct 5. Classes will be held during evening hours, between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Grief recovery combines learning about the process, with the opportunity to discuss feelings in a safe and open environment Barry Community Hospice, an affiliate of the United Way. offers the program as a community service. There is no charge. Each class session builds on the previIous one, so it is important to attend the first class and the four subsequent programs in the series. Anyone who wants to register or receive more information about this class or other bereavement services should call the Barry Community Hospice Bereavement Department at (616) 948-8452 or (800) 681-4985 Barry Community Hospice is a division of Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice. After Summerfest hike is Sept. 9 The Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association will have an "After Summerfest" hike Saturday, Sept. 9. The public is welcome to join in. The hike will be led by Joe Higdon. Hikers will meet the M-179 trailhead at 8:30 a.m., car pool to the Peets Road trail­ head and then hike back to the M-179 parking lot. For more information on the North Country Trail Association the Chief Noonday chapter, or on the After Summerfest hike, stop by the Chief Noonday booth at Hastings Summerfest, Friday through Sunday, Aug. 25-27. The North Country National Scenic Trail is regarded as one of the nation’s pre­ mier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4,600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links outstanding scenic, natural, recreational, historic and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s, i: was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2,000 miles are completed and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with many public agencies, private organiza­ tions, and generous landowners across seven northern States. The North Country lYail Association, working closely with the NPS. plays a leading role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing Walt Herwarth. 62. of Johnstown Township, has formally declared his candida­ cy for 87th District State Representative, cov­ ering all of Barry and most of Ionia County, for the U.S. Taxpayer’s Party of Michigan. He will join Democrat Doug Kalnbach and Republican Party in a candidate forum Sept. I at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings. All three men will appear on the Nov. 7 general election ballot. the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit http://www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. TAEF dinner set for Sept. 21 “All across the United States our members have stepped forward to bring government back under the control of the people." Herwarth said in announcing his candidacy. “The two major parties promise reform, but never follow through. They simply tickle our ears with speeches and false promises. They play on our hopes and fears, simply to get our vote. Then they abandon us until the next election and the cycle of deceit is repeated. The Thomapple Area Enrichment Foundation will honor Steve Evans at the annual dinner on Thursday evening, Sept. 21. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a social hour followed by dinner at 7 p.m. at the MiddleVilla Inn in Middleville. The price of tickets is $25 per person and $40 per couple. Checks can be sent to the TAEF in care of Barbara Dykstra at P.O. Box 40, Middleville 49333. Nashville blood drive a success The blood drive Thursday, Aug. 10, at ’< Mulberry Fore Golf Course in Nashville was a big success, thanks to local donors, according to local campaign coordinators. “It was one of the best ones they’ve ever had,” said Tim Smith, a volunteer and a donor at the blood drive. He added that the donors were served root beer floats and c o o k i e s . The Red Cross had 69 potential denors and j ' . I ? collected 65 pints of blood, well over rhe j goal. Officials said blood is particularly j critical at this time of year because so | "Our government has become corrupt and our political system is broken, hijacked by political terrorists that no longer serve us. Never negotiate with terrorists, vote them out of office! It’s time for change! “All of us know things need to change, but we're too busy, loo caught up in our own lives to get the nasty job done. And deep down inside, we're afraid, afraid of our own leaders and the political system they serve, afraid that America is too far gone, that it's too late to right the wrongs that have shackled our free­ doms. But I have news for you: it's not too late, and our American system of government is worth fighting for. America must be saved for our children. “The problems we face today arc not here by accident, but by design. We need to look beyond our local, state oi -ven national inter­ ests. What could be causing the entire impending crisis to come about from time to time, generation to generation? Our country used to be the strongest on earth, remember? many donors go on vacation. The next blood drive in Nashville will | be Oct 12 from I to 6:45 p.m. at Mulberry | Gardens. Donors must be at least 17 years j old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in j generally good health. tsoat paraoe stated Sept. 2 at Gun Like The Gun Lake Committee of the Barry i County Chamber of Commerce will spon- j sor a Labor Day Weekend boat parade Saturday. Sept. 2. The theme of the parade is “Hollywood Comes to Gun Lake.” Participants should decorate their boats like scenes from movies for the competi­ tion. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded. The Gun Lake Committee currently is collecting prizes and contributions. To donate a prize, call Linda Boyce at (269) 945-9554 for a donation form, or drop off or mail a contribution to Jenny Boennan. Bay Pointe Inn, 11456 Marsh Road, Shelbyville, MI 49344. Besides prizes, cash donations also will be accepted to purchase additional prizes or give away monetary prizes. Drawing for quilt Sunday afternoon Tabatha Nichols, the local young lady suffering from a rare skin disease, will draw the name of one person to win a quilt at 2 p.m. Sunday near the arts and crafts booths on the courthouse lawn at Summerfest. The money raised from the drawing will help Nichols go to Disney World. Community members have donated money for Nichols’ trip and patches for the quilt pieced together by Marilyn Goldstein of Quilting Passions. The names of the community members who donated will be placed in a hat. and one name will be drawn to determine who will receive the quilt For more information, call Wanda Main at (269) 945-5493. Walt Herwarth Now we are just hanging in there? Have we become just another country competing in the world? Our old ways of doing business with the world doesn't seem to be working any­ more. We have already become part of the Global Village. It's time to put America first and once again become a great nation. “Americans are being led down the path to world government by our own corrupt gov­ ernment officials from the top down. Many of them are feeding at the public trough for their own benefit. Those officials that began poli­ tics with the right motives are sucked up into party politics or drop out due to disappoint­ ment or election.** Herwarth said there is light at the end of the tunnel, by going back to the basics of American government principles and the con­ stitution. "There isn’t a quick fix to what's wrong in government today.” he said, “but by electing U.S. Taxpayer Party of Michigan candidates into our present inadequate, ‘business as usual’ two-party systems, we will have the ability to be the deciding votes on issues important to all of us.” Herwarth has been married 37 years to Penny (Willbur) Herwarth. who manages a credit union. They have two married daugh­ ters and a son who was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sept. 11.2004. Two Christian rock bands to perform here Two Christian rock bands. STACI and Fish Head/, will be featured in this weekend’s Summerfest celebration in Hastings. Taking the entertainment main stage on Saturday at 3:15 will be STACI (Standing Together as Christ’s Instruments). Singer Stacy Steward fronts the band that features songs by Chris Tomlin. Castings Crowns. Todd Agnew. Mercy Me. Barlow Girl, as well as other contemporary Christian artists. The 50-minute set will be jam-packed full of power rock. Band members include Ed Englerth on lead guitar. Kyle Steward on bass. Tiffany Steward on percussion. Brandon Johnson on drumt and Steve Steward on guitar. Fish Head/, the house band of the Hastings First United Methodist Church, will be fea­ tured on the main Summerfest stage Sunday at noon during the chicken barbecue dinner The praise and worship band is known for vocal harmonier. unique arrangements and original praise songs. A music mission of the outreach vision of the church, the band will perform in a one-hour set. Fish Headz arc a music team cf the con­ temporary worship service at the Hastings Methodist Church each Sunday al 9:30 a.m. He served as trustee and shore representa­ tive of area lake association; has been a West Shore Road Association crew member since the 80s; hosted foreign (European) exchange students, helped establish and build nearby church and works on church in Manteno. III. Herwarth served in two local churches as teacher, deacon and board member. He cur­ rently attends Plcasantview Family Bible Church. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Naval Reserve. United Slates Army (serving one year in Vietnam) and the Michigan Air National Guard. He was a 30-year railroad employee, retir­ ing in 2004. Served three years with Railroad Transportation Problem Solving Committee and served four years as a Railroad Union Trustee. Herwarth is an outdoor sports enthusiast. He backpacked Europe with his wife and exchange students, tracing his German family genealogy in 2000. He is a current/past member of Barry County Right to Life; the Sierra Club; NAACP; Michigan Coalition of Responsible Gun Owners; Barry County Second Amendment & Fire Arms Rights (BSAFR); Calhoun County Gun Owners Association; Barry County Chapter Michigan Lawmen; American Legion Post (Hickory Comers); Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Delton; Moose Lodge. Hastings; Red Cross National Disaster Team; Battle Creek Y -Center; Dowling/Dclton Library; former member Barry County Republican Party; and former Johnstown Township Republican Party state precinct delegate. Area entrepreneurs meet for 1st time at MOO-Ville by Megan Lavell Staff Writer A group of local aspiring entrepreneurs gathered together for the first time as a group Tuesday . Aug. 15. at MOO-ville Creamery to discuss individual goals, the best plan of action for new business owners, and what in the world they should call themselves. The new group attracted 17 people, includ­ ing Barry County Economic Development Alliance Executive Director Dixie StadelManshum. “The whole aim is to assist those people who desire to start a business in a support group setting.” said Stadel-Manshum. Joining her to help the aspinng entrepre­ neurs were Matt Birbeck from th: product center at Michigan Slate University; °enc>ope Stump, the managing director for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation; and Steve Tackitt. director o! !hc Barry -Eaton County Health Department. Other members of the group included alter­ native energy consultants, a marketing pro­ fessional, a year-round farm market owner and one woman who had two jobs eliminated, inspiring her to create her own job. Birbeck said one of the most important aspects of the entrepreneurship group is giv­ ing people the opportunity to network with other people who also want to start their own businesses. “You are a group of people — you come together and you network with each other.” he said. “We form these groups to say. ‘this is what I want to do — can anybody help me?’ So at the end of the day. not only have you come together to be friends and bounce things off each other, hopefully you’ll know some­ thing about entrepreneurship.” Each meeting will include a guest speaker to inform the group of issues of interest to people starting or expanding a business. The meetings also will include time for people to share information, network and. most impor­ importance to consider the health department an integral part of any kind of business they choose to start or expand on. “Most businesses don’t think about their physical facilities necessarily, they don’t think about what the physical facility may need to entail.” he said. Tackitt reminded people they would need permits to expand or build new buildings, and they may need to talk to officials about the proper zoning before opening a business. “Unless it’s strictly agriculture, it will come in some contact with the health depart­ ment." he said. Tackitt said it is always a good idea for people to contact the health department and ask about requirements before people actual­ ly begin working on a business. “I think the key everybody needs to know is get these agencies involved right off the bat.” said Birbeck. “It’s important that all of you guys go to these people and say. ‘This is my pian. Do you sec any red flags?’" £«adei Manshum works with new and expanding businesses and encouraged*the tantly. ask questions. “I tell you what, as an entrepreneur, if you’re not willing to ask dumb questions, you’re not going to get anywhere.” said people at th? meeting to contact her for help or more infoni»iior. shout their businesses. She said she has the check-list people need to begin working toward tsraing their i.’wn busi­ nesses. Stump said she also can act az a resource for new business owners by working * :’h the State of Michigan. She works with small businesses, and said she can point new busi­ ness owners in the right direction with, state agencies. “Il’s hard to know where to start.” said Stump. “It seems that everybody that you talk to tells you something a little different” Those present at the meeting also took some time to brainstorm about what the group should be called. Some suggestions were Business Matters in Barry County, It’s My Business Club. Savvy Starters. Commerce Coming About. Entrepreneurial Endeavors and Comecopeople Entrepreneurs Club. Meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of every month at different area businesses. Those planning to attend should bring an idea Birbeck. Tackitt acted as the speaker at the first meeting, informing the group members of the for the group’s name. For more information, Manshum at (269) 945-8995. call Stadel- State Rep. candidates to talk at next First Friday in evening The next First Friday session will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. I and another evening program will be held exactly three weeks afterward. Democrat Douglas Kalnbach, Republican Brian Calley and U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan candidate Walt Herwarth will meet in a candidate forum for 87th District State House of Representatives, which covers more than half of Ionia County and all of Barry County. Then on Friday evening. Sept. 22. incumbent Republican State Senator Patricia Birkholz w ill appear jointly with Democratic challenger Suzzette Royston. Calley. an Ionia County Commissioner from Portland, is fresh from a resounding GOP primary victory Aug. 8. in which he bested six other candidates with 43 percent of the total vote. Kalnbach. of Nashville, has been in the construction business for 30 years, and for more than the past four years has been active with Local 340 as Union Ironworker Representative and has been an active partic­ ipant w uh the AFL-CIO. He is vice president and executive legislator for the Union I ton workers Motorcycle Club of Michigan. He is a member of ABATE of Michigan, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, the COC and the Patriot Guard Riders Herwarth. of Johnstown Township, is a retired railroad employee and Vietnam veter­ an and has been involved with religious and civic groups such as lake associations, the Republican Party. Pleasant view Family Bible Church and the railroad union. The winner of this contest will succeed State Rep. Gary Newell for a two-year term beginning on Jan. I. The State Senate seat will be for four years. Birkholz w as elected in November 2002 after defeating former Stale Rep. Terry Geiger. She now serves as president pro temporc in the Michigan Senate. She is a former Saugatuck Township • -asurer, Allegan County treasurer and state representative from the 88th District, which covers all of Allegan County. Royston of Charlotte is a full-time secre­ tary for UAW Local 602 and is active in the Eaton County 4-H and recycling programs and is an avid outdoorswoman. The 24th District State Senate district cov­ ers all of Allegan. Barry and Eaton counties. Work is still being done on a forum for can­ didates for Barry County commissioner and on a forum to focus only on the state-wide ballot proposals and the millage for Chariton Park The First Friday public forum series is sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee. The public is welcome to attend. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 24. 2006 - Page 3 Junk cleanup issue persists in Barry Twp. All that was left last week of the old baby Bliss building in Middleville was what was tossed into this dumpster. Former Baby Bliss building now one for the dumpster by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The former creamery and Baby Bliss facil­ ity is now one for the dumpster as the final parts of the former factory have been tom down and hauled away. This is just part of the renovation of the Middleville downtown taking place. The Baby Bliss building on Main Street is still standing, but the Main Street streetscape continues to change with the former Spencer towing facility being removed for a new "vest pocket" type park. The Baby Bliss facility had become an eye­ sore and there were safely and security con­ cerns about the facility. Asbestos had to be removed from the premises before it could be tom down. This is part of the state's "Cool Cities” ini­ tiative in Middleville. The village was one of the communities which has created a blue­ print for change and revitalization of its downtown area. Efforts have included the development of Stagecoach Park, the facade program and finding creative reuses for downtown build­ ings. The former church building on Main Street is also undergoing renovation. Most of the work going on at this time is happening on the inside with replacement of wiring and plumbing. The Bender Auto Body business is still operating, just down the street from the for­ mer Baby Bliss building. Foundation insists new pension law should encourage charitable giving A federal law has been enacted to allow IRA owners to share the wealth of their retire­ ment savings by giving directly to charity without first counting it as income and paying income tax. The new law could be a boon to local phi­ lanthropy. "This is a wonderful win-win-for people who would rather give to charity than pay laxes-and the non-profit organizations they choose to support.” said Bonnie Hildreth. Barry Community Foundation President. Since 1974. millions of Americans have saved billions of pre-tax dollars in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). Thanks to con­ tinued savings and investment returns, an estimated S3.6 trillion is currently invested in IRAs. and the total continues to grow. Thanks to decades of deliberate saving and favorable investment returns, a substantial share of today's retirees have more money in their IRAs than they'll ever need. Many have expressed an interest in giving the funds to charity, but income tax must be paid on all withdrawals, which sharply reduces the value of the gift. Others have asked about designat­ ing their children as beneficiaries, but that may draw additional tax consequences. “For larger estates, a good portion of IRA wealth goes to estate taxes and income taxes of beneficiaries.’ Hildreth said. "Experts esti­ mate heirs will receive less than 25*3 of most IRA assets that pass through estates.” A provision in the new federal Pension Protection Act of 2006. signed by President Bush this week, creates a new option: trans­ ferring IRA assets directly to charity. By going directly to charity, the money is not included in the IRA owner's income and. most importantly, is not taxed, preserving the full amount for charitable purposes. The law covers all gifts made this year and next. In 2006 and 2007. holders of traditional and Roth IRAs who are at least 70 112 years old can make direct charitable transfers up to SI00.000 per year. As a qualified public char­ ity. Barry Community Foundation can help donors execute the transfers and choose from several charitable fund options for their gift. Donor advised funds do not qualify for tax­ free IRA transfers. "This really is a limited-time offer: the window is open now. but it will close in 2007 unless Congress extends it." said Hildreth. "For anyone interested in establishing a per­ manent legacy in this community, this is the opportunity of a lifetime to make the gift of a lifetime." Having more retirement money than you need is a great problem to has e. and one that’s now easiei to solve, but generous IRA donors still face multiple options for their gift: Support the entire community ? Underwrite a special cause? Shore up a favorite charity-’ Here are three top charitable fund picks by Barry Community Foundation donors: • Barry Community-wide Grantmaking Fund: Meeting ever-changing community needs. IRA transfers to this fund address a broad range of current and future needs. Barry Community Foundation evaluates all aspects of community well-being-arts and culture, community development, education, environment, health and human scrvices-and awards strategic grants to select projects and programs. For people who care deeply about this community and its people, this fund is an excellent way to address the most pressing needs, today and tomorrow. • Field of Interest Fund: Connecting per­ sonal values to high-impact opportunities. IRA transfers to these funds allow donors to target gifts to causes important to them: arts. AIDS services, urban education, neighbor­ hood revitalization, youth welfare and more. Barry Community Foundation awards grants to community organizations and programs addressing the donor’s specific interest area. For those who are particularly passionate about a single cause. Field of Interest Funds provide strategic lasting support — even as needs change overtime. • Designated Fund — Helping local organ­ izations sustain and grow. IRA transfers allow donors to support the good work of a specific non-profit organization — a senior center, museum or any qualifying non-profit charita­ ble organization. For people who want to help secure the future of their favorite charities, our endowed Designated Funds give non-profits a steady stream of income, plus planned giving and investment management services. For more information, call Hildreth at 269­ 945-0526 or bonnic Cflobarrycf.org by Megan laivcll Staff Writer Even after much publicity and local gov emment involvement, a property full of junk is still a problem for residents on East Shore Drive in Barry Township. Barbara Waak complained about a piece of neighboring property, owned by William and Lorelei Null, at a July 11 Barry County Board of Commissioners meeting. The Banner reported on the complaint made at the meet­ ing. and since then Channel 3 and the Kalamazoo Gazette have done stories about the Nulls’ property. "This is ridiculous." said the Nulls’ daugh­ ter Dora Decker. "This is getting out of hand.” Decker said her parents have been working at cleaning up the property , but just not as fast as the neighbors would like. "My dad is a very hard worker, he works every single day.” said Decker. "He doesn't have a lot of time to go dow n there.” Jim McManus, director of Barry County Planning and Zoning, said he agrees the Nulls arc making progress. "From a zoning perspective, they are under zoning enforcement at the moment, and they are working to clean it up.” said McManus. "When you get somebody who’s willingly complying with the enforcement, hey. we’re going to ran with that.” But the neighbors disagree. “At this point we shouldn’t be discussing how much progress they’re made, it should be done.” said East Shore Drive resident Charity Frie. Frie said the Nulls were supposed to have their property cleaned up months ago. but they told county officials they were destitute so they received a onc-year extension that ends this fall. "It’s just frustrating because they now are saying ’We'll clean it up by the time the snow flies.”’ said Frie. Frie said her main concern about the mess is the risk it poses to her children, ages 10. X and 2. "I am tired of it being health and safety risks for my children." said Frie. "h's very dangerous over there." John Klesko, who lives next door, said the Nulls have kept a track on his property for three years. "They know it’s on my property." he said Klesko said despite the debris on the Nulls' property, he thinks they have made progress. "I’ve lived here for 12 years now.” said Klesko. "The last year, year-and-a-half was the first I could open my windows. The stench UjffJjo be so bad you couldn't walk by tjy and that was while (hey lived then??'*-’ Jbtobko said they used to ttave 14 raiyjptfig yard, and they current^ keep a ho» tub siw shed on his property in addition ?n the truck. He said it has only been recently that any local government has listened to the neigh­ bors' complaints. "I don’t like to have trouble with my neigh­ bors. but these guys have carried this way loo far." he said. Wanda Bishop, who lives two houses down from the Nulls* property; said she worries that the mess is a health hazard. “I believe it's not only an eyesore, but it's also a health issue and a safety issue," she said. Bishop said she and her husband went to a county meeting, and McManus said the Nulls were making progress. "We're hoping the county will come out and do something." said Bishop. Bishop said she and other neighbors sent letters to the Barry Township Board, but they are unable to take any action because the county is handling the issue. "It’s going slow, but hopefully they’ll get it taken care of." said Barry Township Supervisor Dick Barnum. “It’s very slow, but if they take out a pickup load of junk a week, it’s progress.” Woodland community ready for Homecoming celebration The Woodland Community is gearing up for the annual Labor Day Homecoming fes­ tivities Sept. 1-4. There are a few changes this year from pre­ vious years’ schedule. There will be a talent show from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The kids' games have been moved to Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. There will be a firemen’s watcrball game on Main Street Sunday at 1 p.m. and a bonfire hpi Joe riupt >ponso^d by the fire­ men at 6 fZnf.AvW free hot’drip. The championsty^nnF yrtedulcd/for evening. Monday wilwbe reserved forrtinout games. .The schedule is: Friday, Sept. 1 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. — Homemade ice cream social with sloppy joes, pic and cake at the Woodland United Methodist Church. 5 to X p.m. — Fish fry at the Eagles Lodge. $6.50 for all the fish you can eat. 6 p.m. — Start of the softball tournament. Saturday Sept. 2 7 a.m. to noon — Breakfast at the Eagles Lodge. $5.50 all you can cat. X a.m. — Softball tournament. 10 a.m. — Craft show, horseshoe tour­ nament. bake sale. Noon — Lunch specials at Eagles Lodge I p.m. — Parade featuring grand marshals Phyllis and Vernon Baitinger, midway games. dunking booth, bouncy ball house, miniature king and queen and Battle Creek Shriners. 2:30 to 4:30 - Talent show. 4 30 to 7 p.m. — Lions’ chicken barbecue and raffle, firemen's 50/50 raffle. 8 p.m — Special game with Woodland Fire Department vs. Lake Odessa Fire Department. Sunday Sept. 3 7 a.m. lu noon — Breakfast at Eagles Lodge, all you ton cat. S5.5O. 9 a.m. — Community church service at the park. 10:30 a.m. — Softball tournament. Noon — Lunch special .4 the Eagles Lodge. 1 p.m. — Firemen’s walerball gan>c on Main Street. 3 to 6 p.m. — Free kids’ games with prizes (including bouncy ball house). 6 p.m. — Bonfire by firemen with free hot dogs. 7 p.m. — Old-fashioned hymn sing, featur­ ing local talent at the Woodland United. Methodist Church. Evening softball championship game. Monday Sept 4 7 a.m. to noon — Breakfast at the Eagles Lodge. Softball championship rain out games, if necessary. SUMMERFEST, continued from page 1 the courthouse lawn from 11 a.m. to X p.m. Friday. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Along with arts and crafts, local stores will have merchandise on display downtown. The merchants arc continuing their sidewalk sales throughout .Summerfest. The annual car show will take place in downtown Hastings Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cars of all kinds and ages will be on dis­ play. To entertain young children at Summerfest, the Barry County Chamber of Commerce is providing inflatable activities, including an obstacle course, a moon walk and a slide. They will be available noon to 8 p.m. Friday. Drunk driving crackdown to go till September 4th Motorists in Barry County are being warned that the Barry County Sheriff's Department, in partnership with the Michigan State Police and Hastings City Police, won’t be taking a break from arresting drank driv­ ers. despite the upcoming holiday weekend. From now through Sept. 4. the Barry County Sheriff’s Department is joining more than 500 Michigan law enforcement agencies during a statewide. "You Drink & Drive. You Lose" crackdown. This includes the 1-abor Day holiday weekend, which typically marks the end of summer. "Barry County law enforcement agencies are participating in this drank driving crack­ down to gel drank drivers off the road." says Sheriff Dar Leaf. "We feel that publicizing it (the enforcement) as much as we arc means that it they choose to drink, our public will go the extra mile to be sure they have a desig- The East Shore Drive property of William and Lorelei Null in Barry Township has been a subject of neighborhood concern because of the debris on the property, and now local government has begun to get involved. This photo was taken Wednesday morning after the Nulls began cleaning up their property. naled driver." In Michigan, a motorist can be arrested for drank driving with a .08 blood alcohol con­ tent or higher. A drank driving conviction car­ ries w ith it an assortment of penalties, includ­ ing court costs and fines, increased car insur­ ance. wrecker fees, legal fees, jail fees, and $2,000 in driver responsibility fees. "Obviously it can also cost a life." said Sheriff Leaf. "The survivors of a crash may pay by not having a normal life from injuries they sustain in the accident.” Last Labor Day weekend. 14 people died in crashes on Michigan roadways. Five of those fatalities involved alcohol. In Michigan. 35 percent of traffic fatalities involve alcohol and/or drags. In 2005. alco­ hol and/or drags played a role in 408 traffic deaths. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. "The Barry County Chamber is proud to play a role in bringing Hastings Summerfest to the community.” said chamber director Julie DeBoer. “It is truly a time for the City of Hastings, especially downtown, to shine." Another member of the chamber. AT&T, will have a tent at Summerfest where people can try DSL on available laptop computers. "As a member of the chamber. AT&T is proud to be a part of this year’s Summerfest,” said Regina Bell, director of external affairs for AT&T. "It's a great way for the communi­ ty to gather and celebrate the City of Hastings and the surrounding areas." Other events will be happening around Hastings during Summerfest as well. A Farmers Market will be in the city parking lot at Tydcn Park from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Another event will be al Bob’s Gun and Tackle. They will be hosting their open house and 44th anniversary celebration during Summerfest this year at 2208 West M-43. That will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Photographic artist and author Ron Meyer also will be at Summerfest for a book signing for his first children’s book. "Freddy Fox." This is the story of a young fox and his fami­ ly, with lessons for children to learn from the character. For more information about Summerfest. call the Barry County Chamber of Commerce al (269) 945-2454. KONARSKA, continued from page 1 for the KISD Board to decide on who gets the job at its Monday. Sept. 18. meeting. Konarska. 49. said he is not unhappy with his job at TK. but the KISD superintendent's post is an excellent opportunity. Before he came to TK four years ago. he was an assis­ tant superintendent for the Forest Hills school district and supervisor of special education for the Grand Rapids school system. "I am very excited about this opportunity (with the KISD)." he said. “But it’s been a difficult decision for me because of the love 1 have for the Thomapple kellogg district offi­ cials. staff and students. "This is an opportunity too good for me to pass up It would take something special for me to leave this school district. This is a great community and a great school system.” Don Haney, president of the TK Board of Education, said. "Kevin has done a great job tor our schixil district and we’d hale to sec him go .. A lot of wonderful things have hap- pened at TK since he’s been here. "I think he will do what's best for the kids at the Kent Intermediate School District." "This is an opportunity too good for me to pass up. It would take something special for me to leave this school dis­ trict. This is a great community and a great school system." — TK Supt Kevin Konarska Amsterburg. 54. has been superintendent at Durand, near Flint in Shiawassee County, for the past six years and has been an administra­ tor al DeTour and Ovid-Elsie schools. The Kent Intermediate School District includes 20 member schools and charter and parochial schools. �Page 4 - Thursday. August 24.2006 - The Hastings Banner Bush’s failures, secrecy, incompetence doom America To the editor: Support for Brian Calley not narrow or rich To the editor: I would like to respond to the letter written by Clifford Lazarus last week in which he stated that 'the above Political Action Committees ... have given him (Brian Calley) untold thousands of dollars.' For one thing, I am quite sure that state rep­ resentative candidate Brian Calley and/or the PACs arc required by law to report monetary contributions; so the amount is certainly not "untold.” Secondly. I am also sure that one of the PACs (Right to Life) has probably either given him nothing at all. or at least very little in cash contributions. I called the Michigan Right-to-Life head­ quarters in Grand Rapids and was informed that only about. I % of their PAC money is given directly to a candidate. Usually, Right to Life sends out a newsletter or publication showing the voting record or results of a sur­ vey of variou* candidates and their stand on certain issues. Right to Life will formally endorse a candidate if he/she meets most or all of their requirements for an endorsement. Mr. Lazarus also stated that people sup­ ported by 'such a large number of PACs usu­ ally fit in with the rich elite... rather than the ordinary Joe citizen.' It seems to me that PACs often get categorized that way. The notion that all PACs consist of a few rich elite is erroneous thinking. On the contrary, PACs like Right to Life arc supported by ordinary people from a wide spectrum of economic status and from all walks of life — housewife, banker, farmer, educator, factory worker, health care provider, rich or poor, black, brown or white. The veiy fact that Mr. Calley was endorsed by so many different PACs shows me that he has a broad base of support; and he was not overwhelmingly elected because of a few rich, elite people but because those of us who voted for him are in the majority and believe he will protect our rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Aleta Griffin. Delton Equal Parents Week offers opportunity To the editor: The week of Sept. 25 through Oct 1 has been proclaimed as Equal Parents' Week in the state of Michigan. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, from noon to 2 p.m.. on the east steps of the State Capitol in Lansing, a public rally will be held in honor of this week, and in support of House Bill 5267. the Equal Parenting Bill. The Equal Parents Week Rally has been organized to bring to the attention of our leg­ islature, our executive branch, our judiciary and the general public that equal parenting is a civil rights issue whose time has come. The Equal Parenting Bill, House Bill 5267, would result in a presumption of joint custody for divorcing parents provided that both are fit, willing and able to care for their children, and would mean equal access for children to both their mother and father. Michigan's family law court system shows Charlton Park should not close To the editor­ I was really sad when I heard that Charlton Park might have to close. I love Chariton Park because you get to go into the past. My school goes there every year, and last year was my first year. I loved it We went to the gift shop and had school in the one-room school house. We dressed up as people from the olden days. We went in a house that was really neat. We went in the barber shop, and I learned that girl and women could not go in. only boys and men could. We visited the blacksmith where a man showed us how to use tools that were used back then. We saw tons of other things, like that bathrooms, and the toys that they played with, and what the stores looked like. That is why Chariton Park should not be closed. Emily Schuurmans. Fourth-grader Barry County Christian School neither respect or compassion for families destroyed by divorce. A marriage is ended by a divorce, not a parent's responsibility to his or her children. Our children are entitled to the love,, care, guidance and support of both mom and dad, whether they are married, sep­ arated or divorced. The family law court sys­ tem sees fit to decide otherwise. Rally speakers will include nationallyknown family advocates, legislate.*, VIPs, community leaders and parents. Dads and Moms of Michigan (248) 559-3237, the Family Rights Coalition of Michigan (248) 917-5142, Fathers-4-Justice (614) 448-3276. and the Children's Rights Council (248) 376­ 2102, have teamed together to sponsor this rally. They all invite you to join with us in defense of the traditional American family at this historic rally. Forty percent of American children are growing up in a home without their own father. Help transform Michigan from a wasteland of broken families into a promised land of healthy families and community renewal. Please make plans to attend! A divorced but very proud father of two wonderful daughters. Phillip N. Wurm, Hastings Corrections: In last week’s Banner story about political signs, several clarifications and corrections are needed: • The signs for Third District County Commissioner candidate Kenneth DeMort did indeed include the proper disclaimer. The story incorrectly said they did not. • Seventh District candidate Jeff VanNortwick did not personally remove his opponent's sign on Johnstown Township property on Election day, Aug. 8, it was done by someone at the Johnstown Township Hall. • VanNortwick said it was a farm worker, but not an employee of a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), who had been threatened with his job if he didn’t remove VanNortwick’s sign from his property. In August 2002. George W. Bush exclaimed almost gleefully.'I'm the com­ mander — see. I don't need to explain why I say things. Thai's the interesting thing about being the president. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say things, but I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation * Here are a few examples of the things Bush feels no obligation to explain to the American people: • $50 Billion — What the administration claimed the current undeclared war and occu­ pation would cost U.S. taxpayers. • $295.6 Billion — What the war has cost as of July, 2006 • $8 Billion — Current war spending pa month. • $1 Trillion - Total real cost if all troops return home by 2010 •More than 2,600 — American lives lost in Bush’s undeclared war (and counting ... at the rate of 2 every day) ’It's a number" — What Bush's press flunky. Tony Snow, said on the day American losses reached 2,500 lives More than 2,450 — American lives lost since Bush declared "Mission Accomplished" on May 1,2003. Also in 2002. responding to a reporter's question about the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden. Bush answered. "I don't know where he is. HI repeal what 1 said. 1 truly am not that concerned about him." For once, Bush wasn't lying. To back up those words, his adminis­ tration recently closed down the only CIA group of professionals dedicated to tracking down the inhuman monster responsible for the 9/11 massacre. Code named 'Alec Station,” the covert group had been tracking bin Laden's movements since 1995. Despite Bush's snarling promise to "get him dead or alive” in 2001, five short years later we can call him 'Osama bin Forgotten.' While our troops, treasury and global pres­ tige are mired in the hell of Iraq, the cave rat responsible for 3,000 American lives contin­ ues to breathe the same free air that we do. In a Sep'xmber 2003 Meet the Press inter­ view. Did; Cheney said, 'Since becoming vice president I have severed all ties with Halliburton... I have no financial interest in the company.” In truth. Cheney has accepted checks from Halliburton totaling almost a million dollars from 2001 to 2005. (That's in addition to his bonus of $1.4 million just before taking office, and his 2000 retirement package of $20 million.) Halliburton, meanwhile, continues to reap obscene profits from the war. Profits at Cheney's ex-employer are up 379% since the Cheney/Bush team look office in 2001. Small wonder. The giant contractor was awarded billions of dollars worth of 'no-bid' contract in Iraq, and knows how to take advantage of its cozy relationship with the vice president. Halliburton charges U.S. taxpayers $100 for doing a single bag of laundry. It charges $45 for a case of soda pop to serve thirsty G.I's. For hourly labor Halliburton charges U.S. taxpayers $50/day for each Third World worker it uses. What does the worker get? He's forced to work 12 hour days and is paid a lousy $.50 per hour. Our government was designed to be trans­ parent and open. It isn't that way any longer. In 2002, Appeals Court Judge Damon Keith, ruling that the Bush administration could not hold secret deportation hearings, warned that 'Democracies die behind closed doors.* The Bush regime though, continues its obsession with secrecy. The statistics bear this out Between 2001 and 2004, the number of government documents marked 'secret* has increased 81%. In 2001, 8.6 million government docu­ ments were stamped secret In 2004, 15.6 million government docu­ ments were stamped secret. In 2004, the cost to taxpayers of classifying and securing documents rose to $7.2 billion. Dick Cheney is the only vice president in history to claim that he, as well as the presi­ dent. has the right to classify and declassify government documents. How many documents has Cheney classi­ fied? That's a secret. Not even Bush knows. The president had an embarrassing slip of the tongue in August 2004, when he said, "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our peo­ ple, and neither do we.” Perhaps it was a 'Freudian* slip. A favorite gimmick of this presides! is to attach an executive signing statement onto bills that he doesn't like, but signs into law under pressure. In effect, his signing state­ ments say. This law applies to ever/one but me.” As of July 2006, George W. Bush had issued more than 800 executive signing state­ ments, more than the combined total of all 42 of his predecessors. Examples of congressionally passed laws Bush has effectively annulled with his execu­ tive signing statements include: • A ban against torture of prisoners by U.S. military. • A requirement that the FBI periodically report to Congress on how it is using the Patriot Act to search our homes and secretly seize our private papas. • A ban against storage in military databas­ es of intelligence about Americans that was obtained illegally. • A directive for the executive branch to transmit scientific information to Congress 'uncensored and without delay* when requested. Here's a good one: In 1986. a young lawyer in the Reagan administration was busy writ­ ing a strategy memo on how to pervert the use of signing statements in order to concentrate more power in the executive branch. Twenty years later, that young lawyer. Samuel Alito, was named to the U.S. Supreme Court by none other than George W. Bush. Just anoth­ er tiny indication that we might rightly expect more curtailing of our civil liberties by a Supreme Court that, if it leans any further to the right, just might knock the planet off its axis. It's been concretely established that Bush is presiding over a failed presidency. What never ceases to amaze me however, is the number of people who are still willing to dance to the same, tired, old tunes we've been hearing from the neocons for the last five, years. Not a single one of the guys who label as cowards courageous veterans and dedicat­ ed public servants like John Kerry, John Murtha, and Max Cleland, ever spent five minutes dodging bullets or grenades on a for­ eign battlefield. Yet. when these honorable men who have served with distinction, dare to question the motives or tactics of this admin­ istration. they are shouted down and ridiculed as being 'soft on terror." Senator Cleland's reward for service to his country is a lifetime in a wheelchair. A Viet Cong grenade left part of him in Vietnam. What kind of self-serving hypocrite would dare to publicly call a man like this a coward? The same self-serving hypocrite that would send another generation off to another illadvised, un-winnable war in another hell-hole comer of the planet The only difference between this war and the last one is oil. Larry J. VanZalen, Hastings ID* htestoas-g^iner wtaksonMa tatter? tp tt».editor Jrom readersTST mere are4*n>?ongkfons that must be met before they wilt be published. The requirements are: • Ail letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer's name and community of residence. We do net publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. • Letters serving the function of “cards of thanks” will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. • Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • “Crossfire* letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per per­ son per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. Public Opinion: What’s best about Summerfest? This weekend is the 29th annual Summerfest celebration. What part of this weekend do you enjoy the most? Responses to our weekly question. Bush use fear on voters To the editor: Here we go again. I, for one, am so thud of and absolutely insulted by this latest rout d of "tenor” threats. How long does this Adminis­ tration think they can get away with this atoll game? Since Bush and company invaded Iraq, a country that had absolutely nothing to do with the events of Sept 11.2001, the United States of America is less safe. The occupation of Iraq has inflamed the entire Middle East and our very presence there is a detriment to security at home. Bush and Cheney, however would like us all to focus on a half-baked plot that has been known to officials for years without any action being taken until now. Funny how it all ties in to what is happening on the political scene. The “Repugs” are in trouble and they know it One thing is certain, we can expect more of the same out of this bunch. Come November we will hold them to account Using tenor threats to control voters is outrageous! Patricia Wilson. Middleville n. HMttaa. Banner Devoted to the Interests of Barry County since 1856 AMMtotv. HMUng. Bhwmt, Inc. A Division at J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacoba Fredaric Jacoba Preaidant Vice Ptoaidard Stovan itarnha SecwtvyrriMMW •NEWSROOM* David T. Young (Edtor) Elaine Gtoert (Assistant Edto?) Helen Mudry Sandra Ponsetio Patricia Johns Kety Lloyd Bran Bremer Jon Gamble Fran Faverman Shawna Hubbarth William Schleh, Middleville: “I enjoy going to see what is going on. It is dif­ ferent when 1 first went about 11 years ago.” Madeline Swift, Dowling: “I love the music.” Marian Hammond, Hastings: “Summerfest has the best country music.” Martha Castekin, Hastings: “I like the Ace Hardware ‘ent sale." Myrtle Pranshka, Hastings: “1 like the music the best." Martha and Reyff, Hastings: Zoey “My kids like walking around and listening to the music." • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • cimaiit ada acoaptod Monday toraugh Friday. 800 un to 530 pm. Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs SuteatpScfi Maa: S30 per year in Barry County S32 par yaar in actoawo countM $35 par year ataaahara POSTMASTER Sand addreaa ctw^M to PO. Bar B Haaangx Ml 490584802 Second CMm Poatopa Paid at Haaenga. Mt 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 24. 2006 - Page 5 Opinion Govt, can aid a healthy business climate When you think about economic development and expanding business and industry in the local community, your first thought normally isn't what government can do to help promote economic development. Government, in fact, does play a role in economic expansion, and around here it shows up in the form of the Barry County Economic Development Alliance. You only have to look through the pages of the Reminder each week to learn about small businesses sprouting up all the time, and many other small businessmen and women trying to build a new business or service, from lawn mowing, to tree removal, household remodeling to home building. You'll find it all. You can look up and down the main streets of villages and cities in Barry County and see a lot of good examples of what the entre­ preneur spirit can do. When I was growing up. my parents talked a lot about Emil tyden, one of the most important entrepreneurs in the history of our community. Before he was drawn to Hastings there wasn't much industry here. Because of tyden this community now has the Bliss Company, or Bliss Clearing, as it's known today. Hastings Manufacturing Company. Tyden Seal, which recently moved from the area and the Viking Corporation. They arrived here almost 100 yean ago because of tyden’s vision and determination and his abil­ ity to get others to come here. In later years we saw young entrepreneurs like Doug DeCamp and Bill Pierce, who along with others started Flexfab from scratch with ideas, determination and a market to sell tlteir new products. Another very important person in our local history of economic and industrial development was Earl McMullen, who was drawn to Hastings to work in a local manufacturing company called Orchard Industries and later left to start his own manufacturing company. Hastings Fiberglass, which today is run by his grandson, Dave Baum, who took over from his parents. Larry and Earlene Baum. Doug DeCamp's son. Matt, now is the second generation in that company. And there have been many others throughout Barry County since tyden set up shop more than 100 years ago. So, as you can see just from this brief explanation, it was the people who made the differ­ ence. their ideas, vision and determination. We have today, however, an independent body formed by coun­ ty government to help spur economic growth, to stay in touch with local business and to be there for someone when they are looking to start a new business and/or industry. The Barry County Economic Alliance was started less than a decade ago with its mis­ sion to focus attention on growth throughout the county. The alliance has been successful under the leadership of Bill Weisgerber and now Dixie Stadel-Manshum in working with a group of local citizens and officials from around the county to be the watchful eyes for business and to promote its expansion throughout the county. The new ethanol plant near Woodbury. MOO-ville, Allied Tool. Kaltech, Dollar General in Nashville and Delton and my own company's expansion a few years ago, just to name a few that were helped by the alliance. Now the alliance has put together groups to discuss business issues concerning area business and industry. The Manufacturers Roundtable, Employers and Educators group, and Job Shadowing Committee and the newest group, the Entrepreneurs Club. These groups are working on issues facing local employers, such as edu­ cation. job training and job shadowing. The newest of these groups meeting under the alliance banner is the promising Entrepreneurs Club. They've held a couple meetings already and seem to have drawn some interest from people around the county. All these groups came from conversations with our local busi­ nesses and industries, because the alliance has been there to listen to their needs and they have put forth the efforts to answer some of these concerns. If you’re looking for a sure fire program to get Michigan turned around again, support entrepreneurial businesses. This is what built this county years ago and it will be the medicine we need to turn Michigan's economy around again. There are already many small companies in Barry County building products and providing serv­ ices and employment for hundreds of people. What government officials must realize al all levels is they need to be there to assist business with sensible legislation, careful zon­ ing and laws that make sense and don't have the outcome of hand­ cuffing business. For several years now business has complained about Michigan's Single Business Tax. Most businessmen feel the tax is unfair because it's a tax on activity, but it's taken state gov­ ernment more than 30 years to deal with the issue. If we are to turn the state around we need a state government that is flexible, responsive and determined to do whatever is needed in a timely manner to get the job done. The best way to assure Michigan's residents of future success of programs, schools and business. I really believe, will come from small companies dedi­ cated to doing what they do best, their own business. It’s not likely to be a large global manufacturing company with a thousand or more employees. Does the future look bright? Yes I think so. but it will take a few more years and some changes in the way we do business, but I think creative people all over this state will rise to the challenge and start new businesses and will become the employers of the future. Too many employees have become victims of large companies. Tomorrow'* employees will be looking for job security, with a smaller, use. and worker friendly company. All we need to do now is to promote the importance of working with new business when­ ever they come our way. The county should continue to support the economic alliance to realize the value in supporting small and innovative entrepreneurs. - Fred JacoU, vfce praHeot, J-Ad Graphics Commltih&t'to principles, results fuel good government To the editor: The strategic management of human capi­ tal involves getting the right people with the right skills in the right position at the right time with the right incentives to perform the right function. That's a lot of “rights’* to get right. From senior managers to line employees, government agencies must have systems that recognize and reward individuals for out­ standing performance, while correcting inad­ equate performance. Most agencies do not possess adequate or meaningful employee performance management systems. By mak­ ing performance evaluations measurable and outcome-based, agencies can ensure account­ ability among employees and make distinc­ tions between high and low performing employees. To accomplish this, the Barry County Board of Commissioners must use a Logic Model approach to ensure employee perform­ ance evaluations tier down from the agency strategic plan and specific program perform­ ance goals — covering appointed and elected officials as well as employees of the county. Since each township and locality is differ­ ent, no one structure may be perfect for all. The structure is not important, however. What is important is creating bridges across silos, improving communication between depart­ ments and ensuring that they are working efficiently toward the same goals. For, ulti­ mately, all public servants have the same goal: To improve the quality of life for citi­ zens. One of the most significant factors deter­ mining success of local government is how it relates to those it serves. I believe working capital of innovation is citizen 'just. Given the ‘Tish bowl” in which local governments operate and the constant media attention drawn to their unsuccessful ideas, most gov­ ernments are risk-averse. Governments in which trust levels are low rarely try anything new. since failure is magnified. Governments with strong levels of citizen trust seem able to withstand the occasional failure and continue to innovate. Strong political and managerial leadership and competency also play a major role in determining a local government’s level of innovation. Having leaders who can create meaning and a compelling vision within the strategy of change, support and protect a cul­ ture of innovation, and focus on results and accountability are important prerequisites. Being able to synthesize information to create a persuasive case for change and to execute strategies designed to move a county forward are at the heart of what makes a transformational leader. Never being satisfied with “good enough” and having a driving curiosity for what “could be” are essential. The value of county management leadership is measured, in part, by how well the county performs tomorrow. There is no substitute for leaders who can develop and link a vision, strategy and results. Finally, there is no substitute for policy and managerial courage. Elected and appointed leaders who are unafraid to tackle tough issues in new ways lead counties that deliver results that matter to those they serve and develop extraordinary levels of trust They nurture an organization that succeeds often and is not afraid to fail. With this in mind, we need to manage by results: 1. Does the county engage in results-oriented strategic planning in which: Strategic objectives arc identified and provide a clear purpose, county leadership effectively com­ municates objectives to employees; county plans are responsive to input from citizens and other stakeholders including employees; agency plans are coordinated with central county plans? 2. Does the county develop indicators and evaluative data that can measure progress toward results and accomplishments and does it take steps to ensure that these data are valid and accurate? 3. Do leaders and managers use results data for policymaking, budgeting, management and evaluation of progress? 4. Are there organizations within the coun­ ty whose responsibility it is to evaluate pro­ grams or agencies, and are their conclusions utilized? 5. Does the county government communi­ cate the results of its activities to electoral base? Here 1 have outlined a code of conduct that each elected official in Barry County should adhere to and take oath to. Standards of conduct to Barry County and appointed officials: My personal pledge to freedom, democracy and my profession: • 1 uphold the Constitution of the United States and the laws, policies, and court deci; sions of federal, state and local jurisdictions; • I commit to excellence and competence by maintaining and increasing the highest level of knowledge through continuing edu­ cation and self evaluation; • 1 am accountable for maintaining public confidence in honest and impartial decision making which 1 conduct in a fair, efficient and accurate manner; • I dignify voters by providing equal oppor­ tunity to participate in the democratic process; • 1 am responsible for just and equitable treatment of the general public, elected offi­ Otis Sanctuary director got the point To the editor: 1 am grateful to Thomas Funke, resident manager at the Michigan Audubon Otis Sanctuary, for his thoughtful response to a recent letter I submitted regarding the chang­ ing of the state bird and special interest groups' influence in government. As Mr. Funke expounded his views, I noted that he too has hit some nails on the head regarding protecting nature and the potential benefits of promoting untapped as yet, sources of state and local tourism revenue. I, myself, have been quite involved in mat­ ters concerning Crooked Lake. Delton, for the past several years in matters such as poison­ ing plant species and a proposed dam between upper and lower Crooked Lakes, and their resulting ecological impacts. In this spirit, I wish to strongly urge all con­ cerned citizens to become involved in com­ munity and governmental issues. Write letters to newspapers, register to voce, and then do so. We have reached the point where we need not call ourselves “Democrats” or “Republicans” - rather, we are all American citizens riding within the same boat. The objective should be r-% rid ourselves of those in office who don't v e wisdom and fairness while doing the “pe> pies' business”... and replace them with those who will. If that means crossing over and/or splitting your ticket during the general elections, then, so be it! Write those letters or opinions! Opinions are like noses... Some smell better than oth­ ers. As the French philosopher Vbltaire has been quoted, “1 may not agree with what a person says, but I'll defend to the death tbiir right to say it!” This principal has been essentially tran­ scribed into law by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United Stabts or America within the Bill of Rights. Our found­ ing fathers, long ago, pledged and gave their “lives and fortunes’* sj that we today could enjoy “life, liberty, truth, justice and pursuit of happiness” and the right to vote and choose our governmental representatives and assort­ ed issues of import. Do not leave the destiny of yourselves and posterity dp to others while y-ou/we* have'the opportunity <d exert your trivn affluence. >> : 1*11. . ' ' ' Write those letters to your congress people, bureaucrats and newspapers. Vote! Even a turtle gets nowhere until it sticks out it’s neck! Do not consign the civic duties and respon­ sibilities. that were hard fought for in 1776. to a group or professional self servers who may or may not have your best interests in mind. Act in your own best interests. Was the Lord Jesus a politician? Was he a teacher?... The answer to both questions is... “Yes!” He ran for an obtained the highest office of our land - that of Mesiah of all Life on Planet Earth. In the process He taught all those willing to learn... every inch up the mountain that he had to climb in order to get there... dragging the weight of all of us with him. If that mental picture doesn't make one cry - then, Lucifer will! As the Preamble to our Constitution stales it’s purpose, “In order that we may have (a more perfect union]”... we enjoy our “vines of plenty,” freedoms and liberties at the cost of eternal vigilance against “all enemies - with­ in urd without” It would be a terrible crime against ourselves and posterity to allow these “vines of plenty" turn into “grapes of wrath ” Returning to Mr. Funke's letter, it’s nice that a few whooping cranes got lost and wan­ dered into Barry County - probably got involved with some sandhill cranes. That's good to see! However, the huge and beautiful population of sandhill cranes is certainly a better candidate for Barry County bird as we constantly observe their annual breeding and migration spectacles. “E. Pluribus Unum” is not our national motto for no reason. In conclusion: Anyone interested in nature's wonders of Michigan are free to explore and enjoy. Most erf us wouldn't know a warbler if it flew through our living rooms. Many millions of Michiganders recognize the robin and see it for what it is Who, among us. wants to stand up and say... “Aye”... when the question is asked... “Who killed Cock RocinT’ Write those letters and vote, folks! Mr. Funke got the point! Toss a stone into a flock of sheep., the ones that go “Baa..a.a"... are the ones you hit. Scott Smith, )hs« « »f « cials and members of my profession; • I manifest a positive role in community relations by being accessible and receptive to both individuals and groups; • I have the courage and stamina to protect the public's interest from manipulation for persona) or partisan gain while respecting the rights of all; • I am flexible and innovative within the framework of the law in carrying out my duties on behalf of the public’s interest; • I conduct all fiscal responsibilities with wisdom and integrity, and I am accountable for all funds and resources committed to my charge; • I maintain a productive and efficient oper­ ation through a well managed environment; • I endeavor to maintain the highest level of integrity in performing all duties encom­ passed to me; We subscribe to these principles: Freedom is an inherent human right, but it is also fragile and can be lost through neglect or misuse. Freedom requires responsibility. Freedom can best be maintained and nur­ tured through the democratic process. The success of the democratic process requires fair and open meetings, which accurately reflect the intent of the electorate. Therefore, it is our unique role as elected officials to serve as gatekeepers of democra­ cy. It is our sacred honor to protect and pro­ mote public trust and confidence by our con­ duct of accurate and fair decision-making. As the public's guardians of freedom with­ in a democratic society, we are responsible for the integrity of the process. Our role demands that these principles must be placed above personal or partisan gain. Nurturing and protecting democracy is a team effort in local government. Our task requires wisdom, courage and the desire to remain focused on our vision of free and impartial decisions despite changes in our society and its laws. By dedicated adherence to these principles and standards of conduct, we demonstrate our loyalty to freedom, pride in our profession and a commitment to the excellence of the democratic process. I will hold myself accountable to these standards and policies set forth and establish by our county. I will adhere to integrity, honesty, account­ ability within my given duties and beyond. I will serve the electorate of Barry County and be held accountable to the electorate. Mike Lewis. Rutland Township, candidate Third District County Commissioner Thank You It was a noble cause and a valiant effort against long odds, but in the primary election we came up short of our goal. Still, I believe it was worth a try. As the lottery advertisements like to say. "You can’t win if you don't play." I would like to take a moment to thank every­ one for his or her support of my campaign and candidacy. To those who contributed campaign funds, thank you so much. Each contribution was a boost to campaign morale as well as the treasury. To those who allowed campaign signs in your yard, thank you for your hospitality. To the merchants who donat­ ed prizes for the fund-raiser, thanks for help­ ing make the evening fun and successful. To the many who offered kind words of encour­ agement, thank you. Your support made the effort worthwhile. And, to Brian Calley, congratulations for the best run campaign I've ever seen. Brian won the nomination the old-fashioned way. He earned it. He deserves it. Good work. Good luck. Brian Reynolds Delton �Page 6 - Thursday, August 24. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs. Joan Nicely HASTINGS - Joan Nicely, age 78. of Hastings, passed away August 18, 2006. Joan was bom April 2, 1928. in Tyner. Indiana, the daughter of Francis M. and Mamie E. (Roose) Smith. On June I. 1947. she married Charles K. Nicely in Plymouth, Indiana and he preceded her in death on July 23. 1996. A former marketing specialist at the Battle Creek Federal Center. Joan retired in 1988 after 27 years of loyal service. A member of Cedar Creek Bible Church and Mid Mitten Mobiles of Good Samaritan International. Joan enjoyed square dancing, camping and quilting and her quilts are cherished by many family and friends. She was also a former member of the Quadriles Square Dancers of Battle Creek. She is survived by her daughters. Cynthia (Mel) Powell of Bartie Creek and Juliana (John) Kalawe, of Hastings; a sister. Miriam A. Buss of Bremen. Indiana; a granddaugh­ ter. Mina Marie Overmyer; a great grand­ daughter, Taylor Bell; six step grandchildren; 13 step great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her par­ ents; a son. Hal J. Nicely in 1971; and her three brothers, Eldon. Gene and Don Smith. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday. August 23.2006. at Cedar Creek Bible Church. Pastor Brent Branham officiat­ ing. Interment Banfield Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Cedar Creek Bible Church or Barry Community Hospice will be appreciated, in her memory. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MOI L*xy Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Pastor, Sieve Olmstead (616) 798-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11:0 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 (X) p.m.; Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Church SecretvyTreasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hour*. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4) (to resume in September) Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 am. - Women's Bible Study. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 31X5 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Pastor ^usan D. Olsen. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 9:45 ajn.; Sunday School. 10 45 a.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH Member Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W Center St.). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev Fr. Charles P McCabe 111. Rector. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Musk. Sunday Worship - 8 am. and 10 am. CHU RCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9.45 am; Sunday School IIO0 am.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 pm. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 ni. South. Pasior Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 62W543. Sunday School at 9:45 am.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7:00 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UND-ED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd . Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service: 11:00 am. Praise Worship Service; 12.00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon Thursday noon Senior Meals Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quillen. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursday* at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapelumc.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hasting*. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all eges; 10:45 am . Morning Worship; 600 p.m.. Evening Service; 7:00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6.30 pm.. Awana. Sr. and 1r. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study . Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise A Motion/Children's Choir, ijsdie* Bible Studies Sports M.nivtnes and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Biair Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 am.; Worship Service 11 am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 pm.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL'S CATHO1JC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9:30 am. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4X87 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 11:15 am.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 am. and 11.00 am.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 pm. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter Sunday Worship 9:15 am. • Sunday School 10:30 am SAINTS ANDREW A MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 am. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month al this service). 1100 am. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6-00 pm. (May-August). We have ’■ weekly Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for thoae times). The Rector of Sa Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrewmatthias We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOW SHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-rilled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria RdNashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 am.. 6:00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m Jesus Chib for boy s A girls ages 4-12. PasUrs David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grose Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 am. Nursery provided Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9WX) East BC Avenue. Richlaiul. Ml 49083. Phone 269629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 am. “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 N1V). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We arc located in a wooded vetting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All haptiml chrivlianv are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian • just a believer. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mam 3J9 am. Frat Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m.; Mass 6 p.m. First Saturday Holy Hour 8:30 am.; Mass 9 am. Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion* First Srimday follow­ ing Mass.CaafcarioM: 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 am. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ’■uniitry. leader­ ship training. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught. (616) M2-9392. Sunday School 10 am; Sunday Worship 10:30 am.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd. (Corner of State Rd. and Bohwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed, Pastor of Senior Adults and Vnitaiioa. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121 Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 am Kids for Christ. 11OO am. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. okh’. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all age* IODO am with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6.-00 pm. Thursday: 9:30-11 am. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 pm.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anion. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. MI 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 900 am.-Noon and 100-300 p.m. Friday 900 am.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE' Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshmenu. 11.00 Traditional Worship Service. We offer v anous Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II am. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays al 7 pm., and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. H/ STINGS - Kevin Robert Lee French, age 54. of Hastings, died Thursday. August 17. 2006. Kevin was bom on June 22.1952 in Ocean Side. California, the son of John and Dorothy (Grandy) French. He was raised in California. Oklahoma and New Jersey and attended schools there. He luter attended Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek. He came to the Hastings area in 1992 from Pennsylvania. He was employed at his father's company. Michigan Magnetics in Vermontville for a time. He wasa raeaterof the House of Tridti in -‘ Cirand* the recipient of •aaamerous Trichi awards and honors. He vol­ unteered at Binder Pjtrk Zoo in Bartie Creek where he damonstrfted his love for all of God's creatures. Wcjl known for his inven­ tive and creative nature. He enjoyed fishing, traveling, making custom golf clubs and hats of all kinds, a collector of marshal arts mem­ orabilia. Kevin is survived by his mother, Dorothy “Dottie’’ French of Hastings; sisters, Toni French of Hastings and Cathy Hurley of Hastings; brothers, John (Ann) French of New Jersey. Danny (Lynn) French of California and Jeffrey French of Hastings; and nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his father. John, on Jan. 17. 2000 and sister. Rebecca French on August 2.1999. Services will be held II a.m. Thursday. August 24. 2006 at Thomapple Valley Church (2750 S. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings), with Ilene M. Phelps DELTON - Ilene M. Phelps, age 79. of Delton, passed away August 21. 2006, at home. Ilene was bom June 29. 1927 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Clyde *nd Julia (Tiefenthal) kitchie. On July 26. 1947. in Kalamazoo, she mar­ ried Harry Phelps who survives. Being blind. Ilene enjoyed her tailing books. She also enjoyed her grandchildren especially singing nursery songs to them in her own version. ‘ Other members of her family include chil­ dren: Patricia (Phil) Lazarus of Delton. Michael (Sue) Phelps of Delavin. Wise, and Brenda (Tom) Hinds of Richland; brothers. Clyde (Gloria) Ritchie of Plainwell. William (Vivian) Ritchie and Walter (Alice) Ritchie, both of Kalamazoo; sisters. Ann Marcinkowski and Sarah Bradshaw, both of Kalamazoo. Betty Mennes of Oshtemo, and Joyce Patterson of Mattawan; 11 grandchil­ dren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Edward and Paul Ritchie; and a sis­ ter. Mary Ritchie. A private family graveside service will be conducted at Fort Custer National Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Borgess Visiting Nurse and Hospice will be appreciated. Arrangements made by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Pastor Jay Taylor officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, the ASPCA. (the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) or Barry County Animal Shelter. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome,com). Society. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville. MICHIGAN LOG HOME 8 TIMBERFRAME EXPO eoniHo ro mt muota mom m mttm rwir OMBt n» woun «r mt nmot wm m* ciurr—w amawaui juxMooeas oontmm natMcarniBifn SEPT. Sth, 9th 4 10tfi FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MMMKWlOOMTOMSMf —mr - —. 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058 ( 269) 945-5463. Rev Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 900 am. Traditional Worship Service. 10:30 am. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided for both services! Visit us online at www fir\trhiirrhhii*iings nry and our web log for sermons at: hitpj/hastingiprcihytc rim, blug spot-com/ August 24 - IM pm. BARRY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1 Choir Practice. August 38 - 7:15 pm. Praise Team Practice. POT10CK HEALTH SERVICES fflOTOOMffllC MIMOKY >1 oiKLSCoinsor GLOWING EMBER COUNCIL This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: NASHVILLE - David M. “Mike" Allen, age 68. of Nashville passed away on Sunday. July 30. 2006 peacefully at his home in Nashville. David was bom in Hastings, on February 17. 1938. the son of Maurice and Martha (Rees) Alien. He was raised in the Hastings/Dowling areas and attended area schools graduating from Hastings High School. David joined the ILS. Air Force as a pri­ vate in the Korean War on in May of 1955 and was honorably discharged in July of 1958. While serving his country he received the Good Conduct Medal. SO 133, and 2473D. He was employed as a shift foreman at The Owens Glass in Charlotte for 25 yean retir­ ing in the early 1980’s after 25 years of serv­ ice. David loved to play cards and gamble. He was especially fond of poker and often enjoyed taking bus trips to visit the area casi­ nos. He counted his friends as one of life’s true blessings and loved spending time with them. When David was younger be loved to race snowmobiles; his racing days were cut short however, by a serious injury which ended his career. He is a member of the Nashville VFW Post 8260 where he served as chaplain for several years, and the American Legion Post 42 in Charlotte. David loved to work on his antique clocks, hunt mushrooms in the spring, going fishing, and visiting steam engine shows. But. David hmst cherished the time he spent with his friends. • ■'(.•j ..i: I . He is survived by his mother. Martha; Iris daughter. Penny (Brad) Nye; his son. Howard Allen, his granddaughter. April Allen, and his very special friend of over 16 nw. Paulette Sweet. He was preceded in death by tus father. Funeral service were held Thursday, August 3. 2006 al the Daniels Funeral ilnme with Pastor Dianne Bowden officiating. Interment took place immedwtely following the funeral service at Lakeview Cemetery in Nashville, with the Nashville VTW rending full military honors. Memorial contributions can be tnadt to the Nashville VFW’ or the American Career TtHDMCAMOFHASTmOS WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hartings CRmwsptTssimY FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK Member F.D.I.C. SEA SHArtTY THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER GRAND PRIZE • * • allama 4 Day/3 Hight Las Vegas Vacation 5L, Including Air plus $120.00 in Cash ffffCT SECOND PRIZE , One Hight Stay / Luxury Lakeside Guest Room at Bay Pointe Inn roinfe THIRD PRIZE • • • Two Hight Stay at the Otis Sanctuary Cabin SANCTUARY ; Plus... 12 Other Great Prizes! 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • “Prescriptions" 118 S. Jefferson-945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings, Michigan $ .00 EACH 5 TICKETS $fl/V°0 for rux XL) v \ October 12, 2006 8;00 @B Fointc �The Hastings Banna. - Thursday, August 24. 2006 - Page 7 Gary Lee McGhee Traverse City - Gary Lee McGhee, age 63. of Traverse City, died Wednesday August 16. 2006, at Munson Medical Center after a mas­ sive heart attack. Gary was bom in Middleville on Jan. 11. 1943. to Leona M. and William C. McGhee. He spent his childhood in Middleville, gradu­ ating from Thomapple Kellogg High School in 1961. Further education included an asso­ ciate's degree from Whirlpool Foundation Technical Institute in Benton Harbor in 1963. and he graduated from Southern Police Institute in 1971. He also received an associ­ ate’s degree in 1975 from Lansing Community College, attended Michigan State University from 1975 to 1978 and Northern Michigan University in Marquette from 1990 to 1993. He enlisted in the Department of State Police in May of 1966, and retired in January of 2000. He served the department in numer­ ous capacities, at Bridgeport. 1966: East Lansing Post. 1968; Training Division. 1970; Lansing Post. 1972; Training Division. 1973; First District Headquarters. 1976; Second District Traffic Services. 1978; Lansing Post. 1979; Reed City Post Commander. 1980; Eighth District Headquarters Inspector. 1989; Seventh District Headquarters. 1991; and Eighth District Commander. 1997. Special assignments included, recruit school com­ mander and training specialist from 1970 to 1976. underwater recovery team member and instructor from 1972 to 1973. and Mackinac Island detail in 1974. Gary received two lifesaving awards, including one for jumping off the Zilwaukee Bridge to rescue the captain of a ship who was in insulin shock. He authored and published many articles to include topics such as physical agility testing, martial arts, physical training for police, emergency medical service and the police, and defensive tactics. After retiring from the department, he was employed by the Interlochen Center for the Arts as their security coordinator from 2000 to 2003. Gary was a past Worshipful Master of the Luther Royal Arch Masons and served as an Upper Peninsula Hospice Volunteer in Marquette for three years. ■ He lived every day to the fullest with a pas­ Sandra Lee Litnianski-Clarksion for life that included his family, home, ____________ Singer ___________ music, reading, fishing, hunting, and helping and protecting others. The woods were his HASTINGS - Sandra Lee Litnianskitemple. Clark-Singer. age 55. of Hastings, died Surviving are his wife. Suzanne of Grawn; peacefully at home with her family at her side stepson, Benjamin (Tammy) Sutton of Fort on Saturday. August 19. 2006. Bragg. N.C.; loving mother of his children, She was bom on October 9,1950, in South Judy McGhee of Baldwin; sons, Gary L. Dakota, the daughter of Harry and Velma (Marcy) McGhee of Suttons Bay. Noah (Loucks) Mock. (Julie) McGhee of Cedar Springs and Kelly Sandra received her GED and then gradu­ (Shelly) McGhee of Baldwin; daughter. Mary ated with a degree in cosmetology. She was a Sue Van Patten of Laingsburg; grandchildren, certified doll maker, a certified foster parent Jason, Nicky, Ed, Scott. Noah. Kari, Shane. and an accomplished artist. Shanara and Josh; step grandchildren. David, She was inspired by the outdoors and the Jordan. Nadia and Makayla; nieces and Thomapple River where she lived. nephews, Ken. Bill. Chuck Jr and Melissa. Sandra had a strong love and open heart for Brace. Kathy. Cindi, Drew. Ellesse, Sam and her family and childen. She had a love for Sean; and step nieces. Amy and Angela. Also animals*and was a breeder of Chihuahua surviving are his best friend and brother, dop Asher “Buckshot” (Janie) McGhee of She was preceded in death by her parents; Temple; sister, Betty (Charles) Flora of Paris; a brother Hany; and a daughter. Danielle and stepsister. Alberta (Floyd) Allen of E. Deanna Litnianski. Palestine. Ohio; mother-in-law. Irma Sandra is survived by her children. Schwartz of Traverse City; sister-in-law. Suzanne (Jack) Tyler, of Stanton, Angel Myrna Downer of Suttons Bay; brother-in­ (Don) Burton of Nashville,* Patricia (Scott) law, David (Karen) Schwartz of Birmingham, Ryan of Nashville. James (Lisa) Litnianski of as well as many other loving family members Nashville. Richard Singer of Dowling. and friends. Christella Kill of Hastings; grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday. Aug. Trevor. Cassandra. Heaven. Natasha, Sara. 21. 2006. at the Kresge Auditorium in Tiyior. Jeremy. Cody, Danielle, Adam. James Interlochen. Michigan State Police Chaplain. Jr., Sarah. Deseray, DeAna. Makaila. Mark Vaporis officiated. Elizabeth; her fiance, Terry Foster, her sis­ Memorial contributions may be directed to ters. Sheila Pollet. Darcey Marine. Toni the Stoneback Brass Missionaries (Triplets) Pinkston; very special and dear cousins, or the Munson Hospice House. Vicki Shoquist, Teresa Potterf and Steve Please share your memories with the fami­ Ellis. ly on Gary's on-line guest book at Funeral services were held at the www.legacy.com/record-eagle/ Thomapple Valley Church. 2750 S. M-43 <http://www.legacy.com/record-eagle/>. Hwy., Hastings on Wednesday. August 23, The family is being served by the 2006. Burial was at Saranac Cemetery. Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home; Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com Home in Hastings. <http://www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com> . You may send a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). Mary Letson to celebrate 104th years on Aug. 31 Mary Letson will be enjoying her birthday with her family and friends. She would enjoy as always cards and notes, they can be sent to her in care of her daughter, Ardith Knop. 4604 West State Road. Middleville. MI 49333. Mary will soon be moving to Tender Care in Hastings from her home at Sentinel Point in Grand Rapids. mcuoRHns io ceteorate Krukos celebrated Wth weddmg anniversary silver wedding anniversary Rob and Jo Ann (Sherwood) Kruko cele­ brated their 25th Anniversary on August 22. 2006. They have two daughters. Molly and Elly, both of Hastings; and Jo Ann's mother, Mary B. Sherwood, also of Hastings. Those wishing may send wishes to: 5024 Buehler Road, Hastings. Jo Ann is the deli manager at Plumb's and Rob works in main­ tenance for the Hastings School District. Harry and Wilma (Bass) McCollum were married August 24, 1946. They have two daughters, Linda (Glenn) DeLong of Bonita Springs, Florida and Donna (Terry) McCollum of Hastings; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and soon a greatgreat-grandchiid. They’ve lived at 17 Thomapple Lake Rc*d, NiihriHe for most of those 60 years. Please stop by August 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. ACCOUNTANT McKeown & Kraai, PLC has a part-time opportunity for a motivated, out­ going individual with working knowledge of QuickBooks and Creative Solutions products. The ideal candidate will have experience with payro’.l tax filings, month-end closings and general ledger account reconciliation. We offer a flexible work schedule, competitive wage and benefits, and a desirable work environment. Please email your resume and salary requirements to lphillips@mckeownkraaicpa.com or mail to: tva rentmgwn celebrates 85th birthday LtlA DaMSIIM/WAM Eva Pennington celebrates 85th birthday Aug. 30. If you would like to send a card, her address is: Thornapple Manor, 2700 Nashville Rd., Hastings. MI 49058, Rm. 102, D-wing. CHASE GEIGER IRONSIDE INSURANCE AGENCY McKeown & Kraai, PLC Attn: LDP PO Box 277, Middleville, MI 49333-0277 Kaczmarskr Hearing Services 129 Division St., P.O. Box 25, Freeport. M.' 49325 Welcomes Our New Audiologist (616) 765-3445 • Fax (616) 765-3460 1-800-522-2919 Kimberley Hollister, M.A., CCC-A Small Town Friendly, Personal Service All Your Insurance Needs! We are pleased to introduce Kim Hollister to Kaczmerski Hearing | jHaatinp Mutual I TH |Inauranre Company THANK YOU Chloe Case and her family would like to Thank all of her friends, family, Delton teachers and all the businesses, who have come together and helped her raise money to help diagnose and find treatment for Chloe at the Mayo Clinic. There was a 50/50 draw­ ing at the Silver Tap, Car Wash at Shi’s Hair and Tanning, Benefit Auction and Dance at the Elks Lodge #1965, Donation cans. Garage sales and all the generous donations. Our trip was made possible because of all of your help. We can’t Thank you enough, your help was so appreciated. Services and welcome her to our Mark Christopher Penrod. Lake Odessa and Elizabeth Ann Linderman. Lake Odessa. 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A bonus in this devel­ opment is that the Family Center is air-condi­ tioned. Use the north parking lot on Washington Boulevard. The auction for the Greg Shcllenbarger estate was held Saturday at the centennial farm on Lowrey Road, with some additional gtxxls from the Claude Shcllenbarger house. United Methodist Women of Central United Methodist Church held their annual salad luncheon Monday Aug. 14. The guest speaker was Jan Reed Smith, who relat­ ed the account of her trip to Africa, which involved study of the otters in Tanzania and Kenya. She is making return trips in August and October. Finally, after reading a newspaper pub­ lished in Montcalm County, came word that the incumbent county clerk of Ionia County won the Aug. 8 Republican Party primary election. The previous clerk, who resigned days before she was to take office for another term with the coming school elections and another matter yet to be put into place. It was necessary to bring in officials from other counties to grt Ionia County up to the stan­ dard by the end of the year. A committee of county officials processed the applications and chose a lady who bad been working in the Smith’s Equipment Service Complete small engine service Saw & blade sharpening Trailer repair & fabrication Boat detailing & much morel 269-945-8831 Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. county probate office. She has handled the office well enough and she was affirmed to run in the November election. On Sunday Miss Marion Griffin was hon­ ored at coffee hour at Central UMC because of her 90th birthday anniversary. Several cousins, nieces and nephews attended the church service and the following coffee hour, which included a decorated cake. Marian is a retiree of the Amway Corporation. Earlier she had worked at the Garlinger Grocery. One of her volunteer projects has been to distribute posters in store windows before each blood mobile. Ben and Sarah Newton of rural Saranac are parents of their second child. Lilly Elizabeth, bom weighing 6 lb. 5 oz. Grandparents are David and Jean Faulkner. Great grandparents include Peg Faulkner. Central UMC will initiate a new Sunday evening service called TnTnT* (Teens ’n Twenties *n Thirties) starting Sunday, Sept. 10. On that date the morning service time reverts to 10:30 a.m. Central joins hundreds of other United Methodist churches in receiv­ ing an offering for the churches and pastors of Louisiana and Mississippi who were devas­ tated by Hurricane Katrina. Earlier relief efforts were focused on emergency needs of the people. Such funds could not be used for other purposes. Ed and Ronnie Leak have hosted their two grandchildren from California for several weeks. They fire son and daughter of Pam Leak and her husband. For a shorter time they were joined by the four children of Giris and Rhonda Leak of Ohio. Douglas and Dottie Lawson of Jackson were guests of Ruth Shanks last Sunday and they attended church with her. Doug is a for­ mer Lakewood band director. Dottie works in an elementary school at Vandercook Lake in the Jackson school system. Dear Annie: My first wife died when my children were small. 1 remarried "Eleanor" when my kids were teenagers, and they came to love her. Eleanor has four children older than mine who were out of the house and on their own when we married. Three of her children are wonderful. I feel blessed by their attention. My problem is Tina." In spite of the fact that I met my wife long after her divorce and we've been married for almost 20 years, Tina is always on my back. I try to be patient with Tina, but she makes snide remarks about everything I do. For example, if I drop something, she says. "Isn't he clumsy? Ha. Ha!" On one occasion, she served hors d'oeuvres to the person I was talking to. with her back to me. and then walked away with the tray. I don't mind the rude behavior half as much as her attitude. She seems to think I'm too stu­ pid to get it She becomes especially rude in a group, particularly if my wife is out of sight, telling me my attire is inappropriate or my hands are dirty, or my shoes are scuffed, whatever. I keep turning the other cheek, but that has only made her more tenacious. I will not step between my wife and her child, so I tolerate this. My problem is the grandchildren. All the others are a bundle of joy, but Tina's children, 12 and 8, think I am just some man who hangs around Grandma. When they shy away, it brings me to tears. I am rarely allowed to speak to them, and they actually think my name is "Stranger." No joke. What can 1 do? - Grandpa Stranger Dexj Grandpa: We don't understand why Eleanor allows her daughter to treat you so abysmally, and we guarantee nothing will change until your wife demands that Tina show more respect. If you don't want to men­ tion the general rudeness, you certainly ought to tell Eleanor that you would like the grand­ children to call you something other than "Stranger." It's way past time. Nocturnal nudity It's all about me Dear Annie: My son and his wife have become so absorbed in their own problems and priorities that they seem to have com­ pletely lost interest in anything or anyone else, including us. When they visit, they talk only about themselves and their two daugh­ ters. If we attempt to talk about things going on in our lives, our daughter-in-law will either talk right over us or quickly change the subject back to their daily issues. Our son is a good provider, and our daugh­ ter-in-law is a good mother, housekeeper and cook. But in all the years they've been mar­ ried. we've detected an increasing lack of interest in anything but themselves. Should I express my feelings to my son and risk insulting or hurting him? Or should I let them continue in their blissful ignorance and not mention how we feel about their lack of concern for others, especially his parents? — Concerned Mother Dear Mother. First, do an honest appraisal of your side of the conversation. Is it possible you talk a lot about your problems, your aches and pains, your financial difficulties, your health? Many children don't want to hear these things, and your daughter-in-law's chat­ ter may be her way of beading you off at the pass. Even so, these visits should include more give-and-take. It s OK to tell your son that his one-sided conversation makes him seem rather self-absorbed. But if you are looking far a sympathetic ear. Sonny doesn't appear to be c good candidate. We recommend devel­ oping your friendships, joining social organi­ zations or talking to a counselor. Filth and fantasy9 Dear Annie: As a parent with three Keep your FLAT FEET I’ve known that I have had flat feet for years but never thought much about it Do I need to care for them any different than normal to prevent future problems? A flatfoot is a condition when the arch on the inner side of your foot is flattened. It's normal in infants and toddlers but you usually develop an arch throughout childhood. Not all people develop arches and it usually doesn't cause a problem but can contribute to other problems in your feet, knees or ankles. Some of the symptoms you may experience include foot pain; pain and swelling in the ankle or lower leg and uneven shoe wear and tear. Other foot problems that may occur include calluses, bunions and various tendonitis problems of the foot and ankle. The arch definitely serves a purpose by helping to spread your body weight over your whole foot and it also works as a built in shock absorber when you walk and also helps your foot to adapt to various surfaces that you walk on. There are a number of conditions that may cause a foot to go flat later in life. These include diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, trauma or injury to the foot, obesity or ongoing stress to the tendons of the feet such as from chronically wearing high heels which changes the mechanics of the way your foot works while you walk. If you don’t have any difficulty with your feet, you may not need to do anything even though you have flat feet. If it occurred early in life, your ankles and legs may have adapted to the flat foot and will do quite well. If you seem to have difficulties with your feet as described, having a custom-designed arch support may provide the support and symptom relief that you need. These are easy to use and are interchangeable among your shoes. Clearly, if you are overweight, weight loss will help considerably. Using anti­ inflammatory agents such as aspirin or ibuprofen may help with the symptoms. For more severe cases, wearing an external ankle brace or boot may be needed and in the most severe cases, tendon surgery may be recommended. friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them First name basis The BANNER To subscribe, call us at 269-945-9554 | S Dear Annie: My husband and I sleep in the nude. When our first child was old enough to notice, we modified our habits. We always keep a robe next to the bed so we can quick­ ly slip into it. We keep our bedroom door ckncd. This has worked well. While our chil­ dren know we sleep in the nude, they don't see us naked. Our question is, what we should tell our children if they ask us if they can sleep in the buff? This hasn't happened yet. but we expect it. We can't see any harm if they are old enough to keep warm in their blankets and understand the rules of privacy that we adhere to. On the other hand, sleeping in the nude is something we did not do until we were adults. What is your opinion? - Connecticut Dear Conn.: As long as your children understand the need to cover up when the}’ are not under the blankets, there's no reason they cannot sleep in the altogether. You can stop worrying. Dear Annie: 1 agree completely with the position of "Frustrated Doctor." who objected to office staff addressing her and other women doctors by their first names, while addressing male doctors as "Dr." In a profes­ sional setting, all doctors should be addressed by their titles. However, I wonder if these doctors return the courtesy. Most doctors address their staff by their first names. And doctors are among the worst offenders when it comes to first-naming their patients. 1 am in my 60s and have had doctors half my age call me by my first name without so much as a by-your-leave. Many medical procedures arc unavoidably intrusive and embarrassing. If the doctor addresses adult patients properly by title, it can help them retain a sense of dignity in an awkward situa­ tion. - Call Me Mrs. Dear Call Me Mrs.: A lot of readers agree with you. Anyone who does not want a doctor using his or her first name should make it clear to the physician immediately. SCHOOLS OF CHOICE BARRY ISD DELTON KELLOGG SCHOOLS HASTINGS AREA SCHOOLS Delton and Hastings Schools arc participating in Schools of Choice for the 2006-07 school year. Students who reside within the Barry ISD or an adjoining intermediate school district arc eli­ gible to be accepted. Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. Hastings has openings in all grades K-12 - Application deadline September Xth Delton has openings in all grades K-12 • Application deadline September Xlh Send written rcqucsb to. Choke Superintendents Office Delton Kellogg Area Schools 327 N. Grove St. Delton. Ml 49046 I Choice Superintendents Office Hastings Area Schools 232 W Grand St.. Hastings. Ml 49058 teenagers. I am shocked m ics* of the TV reality shows, MTV videos. morning radio shows and Internet pop-upj. The filth aid fantasy have teens in another wnrid. \ <tm totally helpless to prevent immczaliiy, obscenity and vulgarity from occurring in ny own home hundreds of times a day. I have some ideas for reality TV, like "Sleepless in the USA." a show about teens having babies. Or "Teens Left Behind,* the ones whose irresponsible behavior with alco­ hol, drugs and reckless driving has killed friends and family. Or perhaps ‘Sex in Cur Cities" - interviews with teens who arc cop­ ing with STDs. HIV and AIDS, and those who have had abortions or given babies up for adoption. 1 would recommend putting positive things on as well. How about "American Idols." which would recognize teens who have made a positive impact? Or. "Extreme Makeovers." about families that have successfully strug­ gled to stay together without using alcohol, drugs or getting divorced? Our teens emulate actors, sports stars and musicians who seem to compete to be the most obnoxious, vulgar and self-centered. I shudder to think what parents of the next^eneration will have to put up with. - America's Most Frustrated Mom Dear Mom: We love your ideas, but you are NOT helpless. Most computers and TVs offer parental control buttons and off switches. Use them. Price tag exception Dear Annie: For the most part. I agree with your advice to "Price Tag." The price tag should not be left on a gift. However. I will be honest and tell you that if it's a gift to a family member whose prefer­ ences I am not familiar with. I will put the receipt in an envelope and tape it to the bot­ tom of the box. Items go on sale, and many stores will only let you return a gift at its orig­ inal price if you have a receipt. - Different View in Baraboo. Wis. Dear Baraboo: Thai's a legitimate reason, but many stores offer gift receipts if you request one. This allows the recipient to have all the pertinent information necessary for a full refund or exchange, but the price is hid­ den. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxG comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at wwwxnrators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. August 24. 2006 — Page 9 Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Growing up in the business (Part 1) By Esther Walton Several years ago the Jacobs family gave me their recollections of growing up in shop­ per business. Truly, all the Jacobs children. Joyce, John, Steve and Fred, grew up with ink in their veins and the roar of presses in their ear*. The print shop is a blend of smells, sounds and visual images found no other place in the world. It was ink, machine oil. slapping belts, grinding gears, and scrap paper that formed the backdrop of the kids' earliest memories. It was in the days when Mel and Alice Jacobs contracted with the Freeport News, to print the Reminder. John can recall making trips to Freeport with one or both of his par­ ents to leave the Reminder mattes off and returning later to pick up the finished paper. John was about 2 years old during this time, but the memories have stayed with him his entire life. Joyce, John’s sister recalls her memories of the Reminder office shortly after her parents bought the Reminder from the Green family. The office at that time was located on the sec­ ond floor of the Hendershot building in down­ town Hastings. Joyce said. “The only thing I remember that came with the business was a little hand turned mimeograph machine, a deer foot with a thermometer on it. and the good will of the community. I remember the big old wooden stairs to the second floor and how dark and dingy the room felt despite the big windows overlooking downtown. We did enjoy going to one of the local restaurants to have ice cream in a paper dish that you ate with a flat wooden spoon.” Joyce also recalls visits to the Freeport News, which was owned, and operated by Charles and Thelma Geiger. “Charlie’s was an exceptional place." said Joyce, ‘The pages were put together with actu­ al movable type, letter by letter. Photographs were made with metal poured into a mat with which left tiny pieces of metal all over the floor from the hot type machines.” When Mel started printing himself, both Joyce and John remember frequent trips to Grand Rapids, with their mother. Alice, to have the aluminum and zinc plates made. Joyce commerited on their trips. "The Grand Rapids building was a great dark place with the strong smell of ink and chemicals. John and I would sleep in the car coming and going and we could do a little shopping or go out to eat while the printing plates were being made.” . John’s recoliectkas were slightly different. "While we waited, we often went to Herpolshiemers and had lunch. In a good week there was only two or three trips, in a bad week, there might be two trips a day if the plates were not made correctly and new ones had to be made.” Other out of town trips taken were the early morning delivery of the Reminder to the Delton Post Office. Copies of the Reminder destined for the Delton area had it* own spe­ cial inserts in the paper and was referred to today as “zoned circulation.” Having it’s own local insert, it was important to the advertiser that it was delivered on Tuesday. Delivery to other outlying areas was generally a day later. The Jacobs children often accompanied their parents on the rounds soliciting advertis­ ing. Mel Jacobs originally did all of the solic­ iting but later Alice assumed the responsibili­ ty and often took her preschool children along with her. Joyce reminisced. “John and I used to go along with Mom when she went to get ads. I always enjoyed going from-store to store lis­ tening to the chatter, seeing all the merchan­ dise. Friday nights were a magic time when John and I were young, because Mom would take us downtown to get ads. And we could join the circle of people who came from around the area to sit in Bulling's Appliance Store and watch television. The Reminder was a place to work for many family members. Mel and Alice both had sis ters, nieces, nephews and cousins who were employed in various capacities for various lengths of time. Mel’s sister. Rosemary Gorham, worked at the Reminder in the 1950s and for a long time was the longest family employee. Alice’s cousin, Bea Carmody, worked there for 19 years. Alice’s sister. Louise Buehler and brother-in-law. Edward Schmiedicke. have both worked for the paper over the years. In discussing the early days of the business. Mel often talked about how tight money was during the Great Depression and that he bor­ rowed money frum*relatives and acquaintanc­ es. During the early years, the Reminder was limited to its printing capabilities, so advertis­ ing space was limited, so they had to sell space judiciously. John remembers his mother never hassled advertisers who were late paying their bills. Instead she bided her time until Christmas time and then negotiated a trade, with her slow clients receiving items that could be given as Christmas gifts. Stephen remembers one year the family got a new television set in trade for advertising services. John remarked this was what made it possible for the family to be well dressed and have things they otherwise could­ n’t have had. In 1949, the same year the youngest child was bom, the family purchased their first press and put it in a specialty designed addi­ tion to their home at 510 Jefferson St. in Hastings. The addition was constructed by their uncle. Ed Schmiedicke. and was designed to resemble an attached garage. Prior to this time Joyce recalled that, “My brother John and I would ride our bikes up to the driveway at our house on Jefferson and off the end into the back yard. That ended when we built the two-story attached garage and moved the Reminder office from downtown to the Jefferson location. Everything was now under one roof, the phones, typewriters, ad layout, press, paper storage, folders, collating table, mailing and the billing department. All phone calls came in on one number including our home phone. I well remember people call­ ing in the night or very early morning and mentioning that they had just finished milking or checking their chicken brooder.” Joyce was the lucky oar. as the telephone extension was right by her bedroom, and she took her share of the calls. Over the years, the kids were all trained to answer the phone and take down the ads. The Webendorfer press was a machine that was capable of challenging the patience of a saint. The Jacobs children remember even their mild mannered father sometimes became so frustrated with this press that he felt it was important to tell the whole world about it. With cvety ♦ aspect of the Reminder iww housed in their home, the family literally lived with the paper. Supplies such as newsprint and cans of ink were stored in every available space. Part of the basement was devoted to a photography dark room. The Jacobs children were always present whether it was nap on top of a pile of newsprint, rolling in scrap paper in the back yard or like Fred, playing under the press when it wasn’t running. Stephen remembers an incident that occurred in the summer time when he ran barefooted from the backyard into the house and down the basement stairs to the freezer. When he touched the freezer, he had an elec­ trifying experience. One of the employees standing nearby knocked his hand off the Consider These "Words of Wisdom" about Investing Many of us are inspired by great quorations. And you can find plenty of them relat­ ed to investing. Let's take a look at some of these quotes to determine what they may have to offer us. "The four most dangerous words in invest­ ing arc: This lime it’s different."* - Sir John Templeton, legendary investor and philan­ thropist Templeton points out that many investors tend to repeat their mistakes - or the mistakes of others. For example, has the Enron debacle taught us to not put loo much money in com­ pany stock? After all. Enron employees who participated in their company’s 401(k) plan had invested about 58% of their assets in Enron stock when it lost almost all its value during 2001. Yet today, many people arc still "overloading'' their 4OI(k)s with company slock. Of course. Enron was an extreme example. Still, any company’s stock can fluctuate in value. And if these fluctuations are significant and occur at the wrong time - such as when you're retired and want to start taking distri­ butions from your 401 (k) - you could lake some "hits." As Templeton says, simply hoping that bad things won't happen again is not a sound investment strategy. Pay attention to mistakes - and learn from them. "The individual investor should act consis­ tently as an investor and not as a speculator." - Benjamin Graham, author and economist. An investor icoks for good investments that arc reasonably priced, while a speculator "bets" on risky vehicles. An investor holds high-quality stocks for the long term and STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp. Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Dow Chemical Co. Exxon MoW Family Dollar Stores First Financial Bancorp Ford Motor Co General Motors Ind. Bus. Machine JCPermey Co. Johnson & Johnson Kellogg Co McDonald's Corp Pfizer Inc. Semco Energy Sears Holding Spartan Motors TCF Financial Wal-Mart Stores 30.55 48.77 1422 44.41 52.56 37.39 7021 23 88 15.41 7.42 30.88 78.95 6720 64.16 49.80 35.60 26.98 5.90 141.68 1629 26.72 44.07 ♦.IS ♦28 +.10 +.09 .25 ♦ 48 ♦152 -.11 -.30 Cold S<ver Dow Jones Average Vokne on NYSE $62446 $1227 11,339.84 12B ♦$.46 ♦$.14 ♦ 109.58 -300M lose. If you want to achieve your long-term financial goals, you might want to heed Graham's advice: Be an investor, not a specu­ lator. "We simply attempt lobe fearful when oth­ ers arc greedy and to be greedy only when1 others arc fearful." - Warren Buffett, well-' known investor . -. How do people act greedy? By chasing T Jason D. Gole D.D.S., Philip D. Gole D.D.S. WANT WEATHE? FORECASTS? Want to know where to get all this information? Gole Dental’Group ' I ’. 121 W Woodlawn Ave Hastings Ml F»om siudeni loans to Social Security benefits to buying surplus government property, all kinds of government information are just o click or coll away FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FED-INFO EMERGENCY SERVICES AVAILABLE Call 269-948-2244 Participating in Delta Denial. Blue Cross. Healthy Kids and Ml Child Hours: Monday - Thursday 8AM-8PM; Friday 8AM-5PM Continuing to Grow in Obstetrics and Gynecology A Hard OB7GYN join the high-caliber staff of Hastings Obstetrics and Gynecology with Jeffrey Dinges. MJ).. and Laura Doherty. M.D. We are pleased to announce Laura Kota. MJ)., board eligible OB/G YN. Dr. Human Medicine, East Lansing. MI. and completed a four-year OB/GYN residency al the Medical Education Research Center. Grand Rapids, MI. She resides in the Hastings area with her family. Dr. Kota brings with her new procedures such as minimally invasive tubal ligation and laparoscopic Wyatt Roofing call the professionals hysterectomy as well as procedures for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. With the addition at new physicians like Dr. Kott to our Pennock Medical Staff, we are confident that you and your family have the option to receive the best medical care possible. Please help us welcome Dr. Kota to our community! Home 269-664-3234 Cell 269-823-5025 Shelbyville. Ml Nick Wyatt ♦ 34 ♦1.87 -.65 ■25 ♦.06 ♦.10 ♦ 58 -.06 ■4 52 +.63 -36 -.48 Accepting New Patientsl Kota received her medical degree from Michigan Stale University College rf Commercial / Residential ■JO anticipates gradual price appreciation. But speculators hope for rapid gains, so they can sell quickly and move on to their next gam­ ble. Sometimes they win. and sometimes they freezer. The small staff that helped with the papers also helped with raising the four Jacobs chil­ dren. Joyce related, “We would make camps in the scrap paper room, talk to the ladies collat­ ing pages, and “listen” to my dad run the press. Paper came in small flat packages, ink in 10 to 30-pound cans, type for ads was sent one letter at a time and ever) paper was han­ dled several times by hand, folded, then addressed and tied into bundles for the post office. As the children grew up they were given increased responsibilities. They all remember being taught how to answer the phone and take information correctly. John remembers folding the Reminder and pasting address labels on the front. Later, he recalled tying the paper into bundles using a box shape confor­ mation developed by their grandpa Charles Jacobs. They often got up at 4 or 5 in the morning before school to do the bundling Joyce recalls. “I started working on the paper in many capacities when I was young. I remember helping collate pages (one sheet at a time until the paper was complete), stamping addresses onto each paper with a hand held machine called a “wing mailer," getting them tied into bundles and off to the post office. I loved working all night and going outside in the very early morning when dew was beaded like diamond on the spider webs and the birds were just beginning to sing." after "hot" stocks in hopes of cvcr-higher gains - even if the stock prices are not sup­ ported by earnings and other key fundamen­ tals. How do investors express their fear? By­ trying to "cut their losses" through selling stocks when the price drops - even if the stocks still offer good long-term growth potential. As his quote suggests. Buffett has achieved his tremendous success by doing just the opposite. If be can find no good reasons for a stock to be "hot.” he probably won't buy it. And if a good stock's price is temporarily depressed, he'll jump in enthusiastically, because he recognizes a bargain. In short. Buffett likes to "buy low and sell high." And that's good advice for ail of us. Going beyond the Quotes As we've seen, some investment-related quotes can impart genuine wisdom. But you can't always make investment decisions just on the basis of pithy sayings. Your financial picture is not exactly like anyone else's, so you will need to create investment strategies that arc tailored to your needs, goals and pref­ erences. You may benefit from working with a financial professional who knows your situ­ ation and can recommend appropriate solu­ tions. So, listen to the words of experience - but let your own voice be your true guide. This entire site Copyright © 2006 Edward Jones For more iafonmtme or to schedalr aa a^omtwat with Dr. Kota, flow coll (20) MS-llil Pennock HIALTH ^SERVICBS �Page 10 - Thursday. August 24. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may te rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Kevin L. Oly and Mane Ann C. Oly. husband and wife, original mortgagors), to Allied Mortgage Capital Corp.. Mortgagee, dated November 14. 2000. and record­ ed on November 27. 2000 tn instrument 1052302. and modified by agreement recorded on April 18. 2003 in instrument 1102321. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Fifty And 16/100 Dollars ($178,350 16). including interest at 7.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on Prairieville Township Seeking He ip!1 Prairieville Township is seeking applications for the following positions: • Planning A Zoning Commission Member • Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate (individual to attend when a regular member ts unable to) Requirements for these positions; Prairieville Township Resident Prairieville Township Cemetery is seeking bids fu(Gravedigger) opening and closing of graves. Requirements Must have jour own equipment Be willing to ugn a contract Provide proof of liability insurance Provide proof Workmen's Comp insurance if applicable For further information or to submit an application, contact: Prairie*ilk Township Hall 10115 South Norris Rom! Delton. Ml 49046 Phone: 2*9-423-26*4 Attention: Supervisor. Mike Herzog or Clerk. Norm^eaa Xichob City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Nolice b hereby given that the City Council of the City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. August 28.2006 at 730 pm in the Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall, for the purpose of receiving public comment and make a determination on the necessity of a special assessment district for improvements to North Taffee Drr-e south of West High Street, including paving, the installation of curb and gutter, and sidewalks (see map below). For additional information about the Public Hearing contact the City Clerk at 269.9452468 or at City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings The City will provide reasonable and necessary aids and services for persons with disabilities upon five days not ice Io the City Clerk by calling 269.9452468 or TDD call relay services at 800.649.3777. Thomas E. Emery City Clerk 77S0M79 TOWNSHIP OF HOPE BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to application of Allied Machine & Tool. Inc., the Township Board of Hope Township will hold a public bearing at the Hope Township Hall. 5463 S. M-43 Highway. Hastings, within the Township, on Thursday. September 7. 2006. at 7:00 o'clock p.m. for the purpose of considri.iig the establishment of an Industrial Development District pursuant to the provisions of 1974 PA 198. as amend­ ed. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the property proposed for creation of such an Industrial Development District is described as being situated in the Township of Hope. County of Barry. State of Michigan, as follows: Commencing at the Northeast comer of the South 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 9 West; thence S. 00 deg. 13’30" W. 92.22 feet along the North-South 1/4 line of Section 15; thence N. 88 deg. 48'56" W. 132.0 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of Lot 3 of Pinewood Estates Plat, being a part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 7. Town 3 North. Range 10 West, Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence South 08 degrees 07 minutes 05 seconds East 300.00 feet along the East line of Lot 3 of said Plat of Pinewood Estates to the place of beginning; thence South 49 degrees 40 minutes 58 seconds East 349 12 feet to the Northerly line of Oakwood Drive; thence South 03 degrees 03 minutes 45 seconds West 177.43 feet along the chord of a 183.00 foot radius curve to the left; thence North 89 degrees 19 minutes 56 sec­ onds West 274.87 feet to the Easterly line of Lot 1 of said Plat of Pinewood Estates, thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes 05 seconds West 399.86 feet along the Easterly line of Lots 1 and 2 of said Plat to the place of beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption priori shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: August 3. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mkftgan 48025-5822 F*> K>27209FM THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORI GAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Marcia Ann Campbell, and Lane Whipple Campbell, her hus­ band and Kirk D. Campbell, as joint tenants with lull rights of survivorship, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2005 and recorded May 25. 2005 in Instrument Number 1147099. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Amancan Home Mortgage by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Three ana 59/100 Dollars ($119,233.59) including interest al 5.75% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice is nereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described Lots 46 and 47. except the South 40 feet of Lot 46 of Algonquin Lake Resort Properties Unit Number 1. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 2 of Plats. Page 56. Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA §600 .3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are brnited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: August 17. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Senncer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 356 0200 rww? feet |iaral!cl with the North line of said South 1/2 of Northeast 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 of Sett ion 15. for the true place of beginning; thence N. 88 deg. 48'56" W. 438.0 feet; thence Notico Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Deborah J. MacDonald who acquired title as Deborah J. Fassert, single, original mortgagor(s). to Associates Home Equity Services, inc.. Mortgagee, dated August 25, 2000. and recorded on October 4. 2000 in instrument 1050295, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Five Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Four And 90/100 Dolars ($105,424.90). including interest at 10% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises. County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Secton 12. Town 2 North, Range 8 West, commencing at the Southwest cor­ ner of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast i/4 d said section; thence North 782 feet tor the place of beginning; thence East 1320 feel to the East secNorth line of the South 35 acres of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of said section, thence West 1320 feet; thence South 373 feet to the place d beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: August 1* 2006 For more intomv on, please cal: FC G 248 593 .13 0 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Teteg raph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025-5822 Fie 4102824F01 Barry County. Stale of Michigan, deecnbed as fol- to the recorded piat thereof in Uber 1 of Plats, page 29. described as: Commencing at the Northwest ning; thence Southeasterly along West Lol line of said Lot 24. 120 teat; thence due East to the East Southeast comer of the following described prem­ ises, tor a place d beginning; A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Sectton 6. Town 1 North. Rango 9 West. Barry Township, Barry County. Michigan. 33 Met on the Easterly sate and 133 teet on the the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railway as formerly located and across the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 6. sted strip being the centerline of said Main Track in a Southerly out in the orignal Plat of Dalton, to a point which is 240 feet, more or teas. Northerly ol the East line of Main Track, and being land conveyed in 2 Deeds recorded in Uber 50. pege 400 and in Uber 57. of said described premises, 100 test tor a place of ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WKX BE USED FOR TN AT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU AFiE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thta Bate may te MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been n.Mte In the conditions of a mortgage made by Betty J. Cox Dtane Schwab husband and wife, original mort­ gagors). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2005, and recorded on May 27,2005 In Instrument 1147185, in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Credit Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC as assignee by an assignment. date hereof the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Four And 29/100 Dollars ($95.154.29), including interest at 6.6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ be foreclosed by • sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on September 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown, Barry County. Michigan, and are described ns A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 34. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 75 FEET OF THE NORTH 150 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION. COMMENCING ON THE BASE LINE IN THE CENTER OF BATTLE CREEK AND HASTINGS STATE ROAD AND RUNNING NORTH ALONG THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD 27 RODS. THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE BASE LINE 30 RODS. THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE BATTLE CREEK AND HASTINGS STATE ROAD 27 ROOS. THENCE ALONG THE BASE LINE 30 ROOS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING (INCLUDING THE MANUFACTURED HOKE SER­ IAL NO MO311992 WHICH HAS BEEN AFFIXED TO THE PROPERTY - AFFIDAVIT RECORDED IN INSTRUMENT NO 1132182) The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: August 17. 2006 For more information. please call; FC C 248.593 1301 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025-5822 File 4102393F01 N.00 deg. 13'30" E. 175.0 feet; thence S. 88 deg. 48' 56’ E. 438.0 feet; thence S. 00 deg. 13'30’ W. 175.0 feet to the place of beginning. SUBJECT to any and all easements or restrictions of record. Hope Township. Barry County. Michigan. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if the Hope Township Board deter­ mines after the aforementioned public hearing to establish the aforementioned proposed City of Hastings Industrial Development District, the Hope Township Board will then at the same meeting hold a public hearing on th- application of Allied Machine & Tool. Inc. for an Industrial NATIONAL CITY BANK NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE The real estate mortgage given by Harold Ray Mattox. Jr. and Bobbie Jo Mattox, husband and wife, to National City Bank of Mtchigan/lhinots, now known as National City Bank (the 'Bank’), dated March 15. 2002. and recorded on March 19. 2002, at Document No. 1076741. Barry County Register o1 Deeds, is in default The amount due on the Mortgage at the date of this notice, for principal, interest accruing at 7.5% per annum, tees, expens­ es and late charges is the sum of Two Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Surty-Ntne and 35/100 Dollars ($264,669 35). Notice is given that the Mortgage wtH be fore­ closed by sate d the premises described below at public auction to the highest bidder at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, on Thursday, September 21.2006. at 1 DO p.m. tor the purpose of satisfying the amounts due on the Mortgage, together with interest, legal coats, statu- of said described premises. 49 feat; thence Northwesterly, at right angles to the East Ine of said premises. 166 feet more or less, to the West line of described premises; thence Southwesterly along thence Southeasterly to place of beginning Subject to Right-of Way tor existing road across Westerly end of said premises. Also granting a North 60 feet of said Lot 24. Real Property Tax identification Number: 08-03­ 070-024-00 Commonly known as: 223 S. Grove Street. DeJnn.W 49046 The redemption period shall be six (6) months Dated: August 17. 2006 NATIONAL Cm RANK By: Bruce R. Grubb Bruce R. Grubb (P2763?' Its: Attorney Bruce R. Grubb (P27631) Vamum, Riddering. Schmid! & How*,* LLP Attorneys tor National City Bank 251 N. Rose Street. 4th Floor Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 (209) 553-3545 „ NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice la hereby given that the Bwry Cvunty Planning Commission will conduct a piDkc heanng tor the fottowmo Special Use Permits Location: 6050 Thomapple Lake Rd.. Section 29 of Castleton Ttep Purpose: Requesting a special use permit tor a home occupation tor a taxidermy business, in the A zoning district. MEETVCG DATE: Septenter 11, 2006. PLACE: Community Room in the Courts & Law Building at 206 West Court St.. Hastings. Michigan. Site inspections of the above described proper­ ties wl be completed by the Planning Commission members before thedayofthehearing. Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either vefbaNy or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place. Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or taxed to (269) 948-4820 Theyyjdiy applications) is/are available for public inspection at the Berry County Pfenning Office, f» Wool State Street. Heslinga, p.m. (dosed between 12-1 p.mj, Monday thro Friday. Ptease cal the Planning Office at (209) 945­ 1290 tor further Information. The County ol Barry wH provide necessary aux*ary aids and services, such as signers tor the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed mate­ rials being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities al the meeting/hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry. Individuals with disabikttes requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown, County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. (269) 945-1284. Debbie Smith. Berry County Ctork mown Facilities Exemption Certificate with regard to the above-described real property upon which certain real and personal property improvements in the approximate amount of $/MX).(XX) arc proposed to be installed. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the above-described proposed improvements arc calculated io have the reasonable likelihood to create employment, retain employment or prevent a loss of employment, within Hope Township. All interested persons arc invited to be present at the above mentioned time and place and be heard with respect to either of the foregoing matters. Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being consid­ ered al the hearing, at said public hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon four (4) days notice to the Hope Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requir­ ing auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk at the address or tele­ phone number listed below. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a pub­ lic hearing on Monday. August 28. 2006 at 7:30 pm in the Council Clumbers, second floor of City Hall. 201 East State Street, Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for City Council to hear com­ ments on vacating West Thom Street between North Taffee Drive and the west plat line of the Taffee and Jones addition. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services to dis­ abled persons wishing to attend these hearings upon seven days Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings. 201 East State Street. HOPE TOWNSHIP Hastings. Michigan 49058. Telephone 269-945-2468 or TDD call 5463 S. M-43 Highway Hastings. MI 49058 (269)948-2464 relay services 800-649-3777. 775Q5477 Thomas E. Emery City Clerk City of Hastings PUBLIC NOTICE The Public is invited to attend an informational meeting on September 12. 2006 at 7:00pm in the Conference Room at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public of the reconstruction project tentatively scheduled to begin in the Spring of 2007 along West Green Street from Cass Street to the west City limits at Cook Road. Engineering staff and City staff will be in attendance to answer any questions that may arise. If you arc unable to attend this meeting and you have questions or concerns related to the reconstruction proj­ ect. please contact Tim Girrbach. Director of Public Services at Hastings City Hall, 269-945-2468 Tim Girrbach Director of Public Services �The Hastings Barner - Thursday. August 24. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Judith C Strouse, a single woman, and Debbie Strouse, a single woman, to Cascade Financial Inc.. Mortgagee, dated December 29. 1997 and record­ ed January 13. 1998 in Instrument Number 1006307. Carry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by JPMorgan Chase Bank. N.A.. successor by merger to Bank One. N.A.. suc­ cessor by merger to Hie First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Forty-Six Thousand Eighty-Six and 92/100 Dollars ($46,086.92) including interest at 10.55% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p m. on SEPTEMBER 7. 2006 Said premises are located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East one-haH of Lot 375 and the West two rods of Lots 373 and 374 except two rods square out of the Southwest comer of Lot 374. formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale, in that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated August 10. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Ate No. 207.5242 -ww Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damagee, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Dan Jones and Kimberly Jones, husband and wile, original mortgagor(s). to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated June 19. 2003, and recorded on June 27. 2003 in instrument 1107340, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Sixty-Five And 68/100 Dollars ($102,065.68). including inter­ est at 8.5% per annum. Under the power of szte contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1O0 PM. on August 31. 2006 S'ud premises are situated in Hickory Comers, Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: The North 1/2 of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 28 Town 1 North. Range 9 West, lying North of Consumer right of way The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated August 3. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *077117F02 7750*803 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Rene L. Gilkes. A Single Woman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. solely as nominee for The Lending Factory, a Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 28. 2005 and recorded October 25. 2005 tn Instrument * 1155075 Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Sixteen Dollars and Sixty-Nine Cents ($129,316.69) including interest 7.95% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a safe of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thurslay. September 14. 2006. Said premises are situated m Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan. and are described as: Commencing at the North one-quarter corner of section 31. Town 3 North. Range 7 West; thence South 01 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds West 492.00 feet along the North and South one-quarter line of said section to the place of beginning; thence continuing South 01 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds West, along said North and South one-quarter line. 220 feet; thence North 89 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West, parallel with the North line of said section. 330.00 feet; thence North 01 degrees 02 minutes 37 sec­ onds East parallel with said North and South onequarter line, 220.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, parallel with said North section line. 330 00 feet to the place of begin­ ning. Commonly known as 3110 Morgan. Nashville Ml 49073 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600 3241. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: AUGUST 15. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestrvo & Associates, PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hit,. Ml 48307 (248) 844-512? Our File No: 0653O47(HSBC) ASAP* 785874 08/17/2006. 08/24/2006 08/31/2006. 09/07/2006 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Doris E Daugherty. A Single Woman, and Rex Daugherty. Her Son. A Single Man to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, A Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated Apnl 28. 2004 and recorded May 11. 2004 in Instrument * 1127383 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc.. Asset-Backed Pass through Certificates. Senes 2004-R7. under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1.2004. with­ out recourse on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Sixty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventeen Dollars and Seventy-Five Cents ($67,917.75) including interest 9.7% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage w.ll be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them at public vendue a! the Bairy County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. September 14. 2006. Said premises a*e situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North one-third of Lots 97. 98. and 99 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof Commonly known as 522 N Michigan. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months irom the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: AUGUST 10. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc.. Asset-Backed Pass through Certificates, Senes 2004-R7. under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1. 2004. without recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hdls. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Ate No; 06-52763 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Charles P. Gahan and Lisa- J.- Gahan, husband and wife. Charles P. Gahan is executing this mortgage lor the sole purpose of mortgaging any dower and home­ stead rights in the property covered by this mort­ gage. to Novetle Financial Services. Mortgagee, dated September 23.2003 and recorded October 8. 2003 in Instrument Number 1115165. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee tor certificateholders of Bear Steams Asset Backed Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Certificates. Series 2003-HE1 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Three Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Four and 37/100 Dollars ($344,964.37) including interest at 6.88% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given mat said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1OO p.m. on AUGUST 31. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Unit 10. LaksMe Condominium, according to the Master Dsed recorded in Liber 481 on Pages 745 through 770. inclusive, us amended and designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 3, together with rights in general common ele­ ments and limited common elements as set forth in said Master Deed and as described in Act 59 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: August 3. 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 He No 199 3067 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent’s Estate ALE NO. 2006 24588 DE Estate of DOUGLAS BRUCE ADAMS. Deceased. Date of birth: October 27.1949 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Douglas Bruce Adams, who lived at 14811 Lockshore Road. Hickory Comers. Michigan 49060 Died July 19. 2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate wilt be forever barred unless presented to Sandra Nevins, named person­ al representative or proposed personal representa­ tive. or to both the probate court at 206 West Court Street. Suite 302. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/proposod personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice August 21. 2006 JAMES F BAUHOF (P24553) 137 NORTH PARK STREET KALAMAZOO. Ml 49007 (269) 349-6777 SANDRA NEVINS 211 CHERRYVIEW DR PORTAGE. Ml 49024 <2691 329-4388 nemo THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Keith W Durkee and Donna J Durkee. Husband and Wife, tu Washington Mutual Bank. FA. a Federal Association, Mortgagee, dated August 12. 20Cd and recorded September 2. 2003 in Instrument Number 1112232. and A Scrivener's Affidavit to cor­ rect the legal descnption has been submitted to and recorded by. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Nine Thou sane Nine Hundred Fifty-Eight and 02/100 Dollars ($189,958.02) including interest at 5.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 100 pm on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located m tt>e Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the place of beginning tn Survey of Crisp Plat of Boniface Point, run North 44.50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West. 277.50 feet along the shore of the Lake on the South side of said Plat to the Southwest comer of same and con­ tinuing in same course 160.00 feet to the Northwest comer of Mrs Blakely's Lot: thence North 1.50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 57.50 feet to the Northwest corner of the first Lot West of Mrs. Blakely's Lol tor the place of beginning: from this place of beginning, by metes and bounds and courses run North 54.25 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East along the West side ol said first Lot West of Mrs Blakely's Lot. 224 00 feet to the shore of the Lake on the North side of the said Boniface Point; thence along the shore of t?»e Lake. North 29 50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconas West 50 00 feet; thence South 54.25 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 224 00 feet to the shore of the Lake on the South side c! said point; thence South 29.50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 50 00 feet to the place of beginning on the shore of Pine Lake in the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 8. Town 1 North. Range 10 West. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from tne date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sale, plus interest. Dated: August 17. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer RO. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 File No. 362 0303 Notice Of Mortgage Fonsctosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMAT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bernard Kuzava and Geraldine Kuzava. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 26.2005, and recorded on April 28.2005 in instrument 1145592, in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust. 2005-5 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Twelve Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Six And 29/100 Dollars ($212,936.29). including interest at 6.575% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on August 31. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are descnbed as: A Parcel of land in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 19. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, descnbed as: Beginning at the Northwest Comer of Lot 24 of the Plat of Von Rets Addition No. 2. as Recorded m Uber 5 of Plats. Page 65. Barry County Record* and Running thence North 1 Degrees 55 Minuies 45 Seconds West 439.25 Feet; Thence North 87 Degrees 17 Minutes East 149.9 Feet along the South Line of Park Street as Shown in Said Plat; Thence South 31 Degrees 04 Minutes East 299 50 Feet along the Westerly Line of said Street; Thence South 190.63 Feet along the Westerly Line of said Street to the Northeast Comer of said Lot 24; The North 89 Degrees 45 Minutes West 289 50 feet to the Place of Beginning. Also Described as a Parcel of Land in the Northeast 1/4 of Sect-on 19. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, described as Beginning at a Point 703.34 Feet Wert and 521 21 Feet North of the East 1/4 Post of said Section 19; Thence North 1 Degree 55 Minutes West 438 4 Feel; Thence East 157.43 Feet. Thence South 31 Degrees East 294.28 Feet; Thence South 197.3 Feet; Thence West 289.2 Feet to the Place of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: August 3.2006 For more information, please call FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 He*101415F01 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JACK C NEVE AND SUSAN C NEVE. HUSBAND AND WIFE to FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORP. SUBSIDIARY OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDI­ ANA . Mortgagee, datad June 04. 2004. and recorded on November 01, 2004 . as Instrument No 1136461. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to WELLS FARGO BANK. N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-FF11. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2004-FF11 by an assignment dated July 14. 2006. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of two hundred sixty three thousand four hundred sixty five and 92/100 Dollars ($263,465.92). including interest at 7.750% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse, Hastings. Ml . at 100 PM on August 31.2006. Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF BARRY. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as. BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SECTION 14. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT WEST 660 FEET FROM THE EAST ONE-QUAR­ TER POST OF SAID SECTION. AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 918 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE WEST 646 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE EAST ONE-EIGHTH LINE OF SAID SECTION; THENCE NORTH 918 FEET TO THE EAST AND WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTION: THENCE EAST 646 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. BARRY COUNTY RECORDS The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate DATED: August 03. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR WELLS FARGO BANK. N.A /S TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-FF11. ASSET-BACKED CER­ TIFICATES. SERIES 2004-FF11 Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP REGULAR MEETING August 1. 2006 Meeting called to order by Supervisor Rook Al! board members present Also present Fire Chief Boulter, County Commissioner Clare Tripp. Edward Elsner and 14 guests Pledge of Allegiance Motion by Perino, support from Ribble to approve minutes of regular board meeting held on June 6, 2006 and to approve minutes from same date for Fawn Lake Special Assessment Public Hearing All ayes Motion earned Treasurer's Report: Total July receipts (general fund) $34,984 88 Total July receipts (building fund) $18 19 Total July disbursements (general fund) $36,483 87 Correspondence: MTA Fall District Meetings held in Battle Creek on September 12. Fire Department: Motion by Perino, support from Ritchie to add Joseph Moms and Chastity Patrick as probationary fire fighters All ayes Motion earned Reminder that the severe weather siren will be tested on the first Saturday of each month at 1:00 pm. AprilSeptember County Commissioner Clare Tnpp reported that the Barry Eaton Health Department will be conduct­ ing tests tor E Colt for the three public beaches at Gun Lake. Also Barry Eaton website will soon be supplying results from food inspectors tor any restaurants m the two counties. Result wtll be avail­ able on the Barry Eaton website Orangeville Days: Mark Paradcwski updated board on progress being made by committee As of this date there are 31 sponsors. 11 booths and 4 bands Primary Election Candidates Candidates for the August 8. 2006 primary elec­ tion were each given two minuies to speak before the residents. Present were Susan Vliestra for State Representative. Clare Tnpp for County Commissioner. Mark Englerth for County Commissioner. Serefin Nieves for County Commissioner, and Tom Evans for Prosecutor Boyce Miller voiced his concern about the use of trucks from the gravel pits on Marsh Road It was understood that the trucks would be using the grav­ el road as access to 131 Research into restrictions to be made. Juke Bourdo asked the board if the community center might be used as a cooling center for resi­ dents without means of staying cool. The board will contact attorney to see if this is feasible. Fawn Lake Special Assessment Review: Review with OMM Engineering and Dan Scheuerman determined that two properties could not be spirt and assessed vacant tot sewer assess­ ments. Attorney Mark Nettleton related that the Notice Of Mortgage Tocedoeure Sale assessments could not be deleted and must go THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ througi township board action to amend the roll. ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION Motion by Perino, support from Goy to reduce WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ vacant tot 311 085 040 00 from 2 vacant stubs to 1 POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT vacar.' stub assessment and vacant tots 811 085 THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE 040 00 -’’om 3 vacant lol stubs to 1 vacant stub MILITARY DUTY. assessmen: Roll call vote All ayes Motion earned. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be Clerk to notify ■ aspects of new assessments rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In Library Millage iTeport: that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ Edward Elsner presented board with ballot lan­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ guage tor the November ballot. Aits; 2 tengtfcy dis­ dered at sale, plus Interest. cussion with several attending residents containing MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in among other issues, the length nl the millags? (4 the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven M. years), it was agreed upon that the matter shovld McCall, an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to be brought before the residents of U-angevilhv Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc,, as Motion by Goy. support from Perino to adopt -ascnernmes for tender. Mortgagee, dated September 30. 2003. and recorded on February 19, 2004 in lution presented by the Delton Dtstncf Library wni ballot language amended to limit the millage to 2 Instrument Number 1122426. in Barry county years as opposed to 4, to be placed on the records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is November 7. 2006 ballot with the understanding claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two this is not an endorsement from the board Ro? cal) Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Sixtyvote All ayes Motion earned Two And 12/100 Dollars ($232,962 12). including Planning Committee Assignment. interest at 5% per annum. Nominated individuals for the committee to Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ research a planning and zoning board for gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ Orangeville Township are: Butch Vaughn. Patty vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will Hate. Boyce Milter. Mel Risner, and Fred Lewis be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, Committee will contact townships with planning and or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry zoning and took into the necessity of a master plan County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00 PM. on Public Comment: September 21.2006 Gordon Hayford presented board with reworded Said premises are situated in Charter Township petition for the special assessment for road of Gunplain. Barry County. Michigan, and are improvement at Sam s Landing Treasurer to xsnfy descnbed as: The following parcel is located in Gun signatures. Motion by Penne, support from Ribble Plain Township, Allegan County and also Prairieville to proceed with the Sam's Landing special assess­ Township. Barry County. Michigan: Lot 64. Shangri ment. Roll can vote AH ayes. Motion carried La Number Two Subdivision in Sections 24 and 25. Alvin Warren reported that he had researched Town 1 North. Range 11 West, as recorded in Liber and contacted among others. Debbie Stabenow 10 of Plats in Pages 72.73 and 74; and Section 19 and Carl Levin concerning available grants for the and 30. Town 1 North. Range 10 West. Prairieville war memorial that will be placed in Orangeville Township. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Township Board wilt be updated when Mr. Warren Liber 5 of Plats on Page 71. receives information. The redemption period shall be 6 months from Paying of bills: the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ Motion by Goy. support from Perino to pay the doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in bills for the month of August and all those forth­ which case the redemption period shall be 30 days coming in the amount of $8,237.06. All ayes Motion from the date of such sate. carried. Dated August 24. 2006 Motion by Ritchie, support from Perino to For more information, please call: adjourn. AH ayes. Motion carried. FC X 248 593 1302 Meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m. Trott & Trott. PC. moMik Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *051659F04 -tob- Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller 10 join our team. We currently have an opening in our Middleville office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court SU Hastings. Ml 49058 EOEM F �Page 12 - Thursday August 24. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia linn Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Irtfonnetkxi obtained wlU be 'or thle purpoee. If you era kt the Military, pieces contact our office at the numMW UVTVW. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Cynthia L Ogrady, a married woman and Charles J Ogrady. her nusband to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation Mortgagee dated August 21.2004 and recorded September 2. 2004 in Instrument # 1133401 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Senes 2004-R10. under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2004. without recourse on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Forty Cents ($94,254 40) including interest 7 55% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a safe of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 10OPM on Thursday. September 14, 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Irving, Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: The East 330 feet of the South 1330 feet of the East one-half of the East one-half of the East onehalf of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 36. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Irving Township. Barry County . Michigan Commonly known as 1020 Woodruff. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such safe, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600 3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated AUGUST 14. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Series 2004-R10 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1. 2004. without '■ecoun'o Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestrvo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hilta. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-53225 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be ueed lor that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by WILLIAM ROE AND STARLENE L ROE. HUSBAND AND WIFE to CREDIT UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY Mortgagee, dated January 24. 2006. and recorded on February 01, 2006 . as Instrument No. 1159647. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by sa>d mortgagee to MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE. LLC by an assignment dated March 31. 2006. and recorded on Apr; 20. 2006 . as Instrument No. 1163410 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of one hundred thirty five tlousand three hundred nine­ teen and 12/100 Dollars ($135,319.12). including interest at 7.500% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1.-00 PM on September 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. BARRY County. Michigan and are descnbed ay LOT NUMBER SIX (6) OF BLOCK NUMBER EIGHT (8) OF SAMUEL ROUSH'S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. MICHIGAN. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF. ALSO BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT SIX (6) OF BLOCK EIGHT (8). ROUSH S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF; THENCE EAST FIFTY THREE AND FIFTY EIGHT HUNDREDTHS (52.58) FEET; THENCE DUE NORTH SIXTY SIX (66) FEET; THENCE DUE WEST TO THE NORTHEAST COR­ NER OF SAID LOT SIX (6). THENCE SOUTH­ EASTERLY SEVENTY AND SEVENTY THREE HUNDREDTHS (70 73) FEET TO THE BEGIN­ NING. ALSO BEGINNING AT A POINT EIGHTY NINE ANO SIXTEEN HUNDREDTHS (89.16) FEET EAST AND ONE HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT (198) FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT TEN (10) OF BLOCK EIGHT (8): ROUSH S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE DUE SOUTH ON A LINE TO A POINT WHERE SAID LINE INTERSECTS THE BACK LINE OF LOT SEVEN (7); THENCE NORTH­ WESTERLY ALONG THE BACK LINE OF LOT SEVEN (7) TO A POINT DUE WEST OF THE BEGINNING: THENCE EAST TO THE BEGIN­ NING. ALSO LOT 7 OF BLOCK 8 OF ROUSH'S ADDI­ TION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. EXCEPT THAT PART DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCE EAST 10 RODS TO A PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING FOR THIS EXCEPTION; THENCE NORTH TO THE BACK LINE OF LOT 7; THENCE SOUTH­ EASTERLY ALONG THE BACK LINE OF LOT 7 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCF DUE WEST TO THE BEGINNING FOR THIS EXCEPTION The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate DATED. August 17. 2006 Robert A. Tremam & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Mt 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE. LLC Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Cal: (248) 540-7701 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - DtfauG has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John D Hislop, a single man. to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated April 22. 2005 and recorded May 6. 2005 in Instrument Number 1146033. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee ol Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc asset backed pass through certifi­ cates. senes 2005-r5 under the pooling and servic­ ing agreement dated as of JUNE 1. 2005, without recourse by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Nine and 62/100 Dollars ($156.599 62) including interest at 7 95*o per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 100 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Being known and designated as a parcel of land in the Southeast one-quarter ol the Southeast onequarter ol Section 23. Town 4 North , Range 7 West Descnbed as commencing at the Southwest comer ol said Southeast one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter thence North 20 rods thence eftsi 48 rods Thence South 20 rods thence West 48 rods to the place of beginning By Fee Simple Deed from Stacy L Hislop as set forth in Doc # 1131502 dated 07/14/2004 and recorded 07/28/2004. Barry County Records. State of Michigan The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: Ttie foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated August 17. 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File NO. 214 3696 rnautt THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in lhe cohdttfons Of a mortgage made by Scott M Beam, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.. Mortgagee, dated March 31. 2006 and recorded April 12. 2006 tn Instrument Number 1163021. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by NovaStar Mortgage. Inc. by assignment There is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Six Hundred SixtyThree and 77/100 Dollars ($126,663.77) including interest at 8 75% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part cf them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 7. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel 1 Commencing at the center of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes West along the East and West one-quarter line of said Section 28. a distance of 726.00 feet; thence South parallel with the North and South one-quarter line 165.00 feet to the true place of beginning; tnence South parallel with said North and South one-quarter brie 82.50 feet; thence North 89 degrees 37 minuies West 103.75; thence North 82 50 feet; thence South 69 degrees 37 min­ utes East 103 75 leet to the place of beginning Parcel 2. A parcel of land in the Southwest onequartet of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 9 West described as: Commencing at a pomt in the center of Highway 44 rods West of center of said Section 28; thence West 11 and one half rods, thence South 10 rods; thence East 11 and one half rods; thence North 10 rods to the place ol beginning, excepting commencing at a point that is in the center of high­ way 55 and one half rods West of the center of sad Section 28; thence East in center of highway 5 rods 3 and one half feet; thence South 10 rods; thence West 5 rods; thence North 10 rods to place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated August 10. 2006 Orians Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 402 0012 -wm Attention Orangeville & Yankee Springs Townships Thank you for your overwhelming support in the Primary Election. T Mark W. Englerth & Family Paid Ik tn the vommuicv to cictl Mari t n;k-nh PC Bat ?|9. tUumyv Ml 4<xrtx Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed sololy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Cynthia M Weils and Ronald D Wefts. Jr wife and husband, as joint tenants with fulls rights of survivorship, original mortgagor(s). lo Aames Home Loan Mortgagee, dated August 2 2004. and recorded on August 12. 2004 in instrument 1132322. and assigned by said Mortgagee to US Bank National Association, as Trustee for Credit Suisse First Boston. 2004-AA1 as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand One Hundred SatyTwo And 54/100 Dollars ($182,162.54), including interest at 7 505% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and provxted. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on September 7. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry Barry County. Michigan. and are descnbed as: A parcel ol land m the Southwest 1/4 ol Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, described as: Beginning at a point on the East and West 1/4 Line of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West distant North 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds West 4860 62 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 16: thence South 00 degrees 50 minutes 42 sec­ onds East parallel with the North and South 1/4 line of said Section 16 a distance of ’321.57 feet to the South line of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 16; thence North 89 degrees 53 min­ utes 22 seconds West along said South Ime 352.13 feet to the Wer. line of said Section; thence North 00 degrees 30 tv notes 05 seconds West along said East and West line 1321.59 feet to the West 1/4 post of said Section; thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds East along said East said West 1/4 line 344.20 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: August 10. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593.1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #069471F02 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT AJMBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN W1LVBE USED FOR THAT'PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by James M Wright, a single man. to Flagstar Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated September 24. 2001 and record­ ed October 1.2001 m Instrument Number 1067392. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage ts now held by Chase Home Finance U ~ ' ccessor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation successor by merger with Chase Mortgage Co.. by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Six and 43/100 Dollars ($100.356 43) including interest at 7.125% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 10) p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 Said premises are located m the Township of Irving, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel 2: Commencing at the Southwest Comer of Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, thence North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West. 440 00 Feet along the West Ime of said Section 27; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds East. 83 00 Feet to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds East. 262.00 Feet: thence South 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East. 220 00 Feet; thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds West 262 00 Feet: thence North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West. 220.00 Feet to the pomt of beginning Together with a private easement for ingress, egress and public utilities appurtenant thereto descnbed as beginning at a point on the west line of Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West. 440.00 Feet from the Southwest comer of said Section 27; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds Easl. 83 00 Feet; thence North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 sec­ onds West. 66.00 Feet along the West Ime of said Section 27 to the point of beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The for*cios<ng mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: August 17. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 310.0912 Synopsis Hope Township Regular Board Meeting Aug. 14. 2006 All board members present and 18 guests Accepted Standing Reports Approved Previous Minutes Bills Signing petition for Park lor Sewer Shades/Bknds lor Office. Power Washing Hall Hiring maintenance Person Discussed Brush Ridge issue and turning it over to attorney Adjourned 8:10 pm. Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested to by Patnoa Albert. Supenisor msw Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall to limit­ ed soleiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Carta J. Lowinski. a smgte woman, original mortgagor(s). to JPMorgan Chase Bank. NA. Mortgagee, dated November 26. 2004, and recorded on December 13 2004 in instrument 1138576. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Five Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Four And 47/100 Dollars ($55,164 47). including interest at 9% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings al 1:00 PM. on September 21. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the North 1/4 post of Section 17. Town 3 North. Range 8 West. City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigam. thence East 1267 feet, thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes Easl 516.00 feet for the place of beginning, thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes East 165 feet, thence South 200 feet, thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes West 165 feet, thence North 200 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: August 24. 2006 For more information. please cal: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #103095F01 . THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Roger A. Datema Jr., a married man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., Mortgagee, dated February 7. 2005 and recorded February 25,2005 m Instrument Number 1141956. Barty County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by TrustCorp Mortgage Company by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-One Thousand FiftyFour and 99/100 Dollars ($171,054.99) including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power ol sate enntained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of ttiem, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 7.2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Thornapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2. Block 19 of Keelers Addition to the Village of Middleville. Bany County. Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaft be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages. If any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated August 10. 2006 Ortans Associates. P C Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 377 0002 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be reednded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall bo limit­ ed sololy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, piue Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Stephanie Smoczynski and Joseph Smoczynski aka Joe Smoczynski. wife and husband, original mort­ gagor». to Wefts Fargo Bank, NA. Mortgagee, dated December 22. 2005. and recorded on January 11. 2006 in instrument 1156771. in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be d ue at the dale hereof the sum of Seventy Thousand One Hundred Ninety And 90/100 Dollars ($70,190.90). mduding interest at 9.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby g-ven that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on August 31. 2006. Said premises are situated in Townstep of Barry. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southwest Quarter of Section Five. Town One North. Range Nine West described as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of Lot fifty of J.R. Bush's Fust Addition to the Wage of Dolton, accordmg to the recorded plat thereof, thence East 4 rods, thence South 6 feet for the place of begin­ ning. thence East 8 rods. Thence South 60 feet thence West B rods, thence North 60 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaft be 30 days from the dale of such sate Dated: August 3.2006 For more information. pteaee call: FC D 248.593.1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys Fcr Servicer 304C0 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #100837F01 SYNOPSIS RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING AUGUST 9, 2006 -7:30 PM. Regular meeting cafted to order and Pledge of AJIegiai.ne. Present. Lee. Rogers. Hawthorne. Fknt. Lyons. Greenfield and Can and ten guests. Approved agenda by voice vote. IQ .IfnuWs U. 200- Regutar Board Meeting approved. Buftding/Zoning Report tir July accepted by voice vote. Vouchers approved for payment. Treasurer's report tor July accepted Sy *oice vote. Adopted Ordinance #2006-114. Rezoning cl Uno in Section 33. Parcels #08-13-033-017-20. #08-13O33X)13<K) and #08-13-033-017-30 by roft cNI vote. Adopted Ordinance #2006-115. Rezoning .if laid in Section 27. Parcel# 08-13-027-008-10 by ml ctf vote. Dismissed the recommendation fror.i the Planning Commission to amend the Zoning Ordinance Article XVII.a. Mixed Use District. Section 104.1706te by adding Item C: Minimum lot width requirement of ono hundred fifty (150) feet by roll call vote Approved first reading of Ordinance #2006-116, Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Article XX. General Provisions. Section 104.2026. Sign Ordtoance by roft cal vote. Approved first reading of Ordinance #2006-117, Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance Article XX. General Provisions. Section 104.2017, Private Road Ordinance and Amendment to Article XX. General Provisions. Section 104.2009(b). correct­ ing typographical error “rear to “rear" by roft can vote. Approved opening of the Master Plan by voice vote Meeting adjourned at 923 pjn. Respectfully submitted. Robin Hawthorne. Clerk Attested to by. Jim Carr. Supervisor moauT THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In the conditions of a mortgage mads by Jeffrey P. Moore, a single man. to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated October 20. 2005 end recorded October 26. 2005 in Instrument Number 1155192. Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage Securities. Inc., asset backed pass through certifi­ cates. senes 2005-W5 under the pooling and serv­ icing agreement dated as of November 1. 2005. without recourse by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred SeventyNine and 94/100 Dollars ($115.979 94) including interest at 6 7% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006. Said premises are located tn the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot(s) 278 and 279 of Algonquin Lake Resort Properties Unit No. 2 Subdivision, as recorded in Liber 2 of Plats. Page(s) 63. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, il any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated August 17. 2006 Orians Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 214.3693 rrsown Notice Of Mortgege Foredoeure Sale THIS ARM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORNATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bo reednded by the forododng mortgegee. In that event, your demegea, If any, 8haN be limit­ ed eoteiy to the return of the bid amount ten* MORTGAGTsAL^'bSSlt'hMTwn made In the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael J Schneider, a married man. original mortgagors), to Qndyrt Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated November 9, 2001. and recorded on November 14. 2001 in instrument 1069750. and assigned by mesne assignments to Cendant Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is cl a i med to be due at the date hereof tne sum of One Hundred One Thousand Seven Hundred Two And 76/100 Dollars ($101,702.76). including -mer­ est at 6.75% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage ant’ “te statute m such case made anu pro­ vided. not.ee is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM on September 14. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 92. MtodieviBe Downs No. 5. according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 5 of Plats on Page 43 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated August 17. 2006 For more information, please call FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4102184F01 I �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 24. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT* ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event. your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sals, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kris Vredevoodg and Sheila Vredevoodg. husband and wife, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 17. 2005. and recorded on October 25. 2005 in instrument 1155120, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Two Hundred One Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Nine And 11/100 Dollars ($201,779.11), including interest at 5.875% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wdl be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on September 21.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Thomapple, Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 78. Boulder Creek Estates in the Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in liber 6 of plats, page 23. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: August 24. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4103530F01 tom THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTJUN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ivan J. Davis and Nita J Davis, husband and wile, to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated October 9. 2003 and recorded January 9. 2004 in Instrument Number 1120501, Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC, without recourse by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One and 3/100 Dollars ($83,881.03) includ­ ing interest at 11.75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Bany County Courthouse to Hastings to Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006. Said premises are located to the Township of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and are descnbed as: That part of the East one-hall of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 1i, Town 1 North, Range 8 West, describad as: Commencing at the center of said Section 19. thence South 2,137.68 feet along the North and South one-quarter line of said Section to the Southerly line of a Private Road, thence South 38 degrees 51 minutes West along the Southerly hne of said road to the South ine of said Section 19. thence North 38 degrees 51 min­ utes East 269.5 feet for the place of beginning, thence North 38 degrees 51 minutes East 40 feet, thence South 51 degrees 06 minuies East 120 feet, more or less, to the Shore line of Fine Lake, thence Southwesterly along the shore of said Fine Lake to a point South 51 degrees 08 minutes East from the Place of beginning, thence North 51 degrees 08 minutes West to the Place of Beginning, also com­ mencing at the center of said Section 19, thence South 2.085.07 feet along the North and South onequarter line of said Section 19 to the Norther*/ line of a Private Road, thence South 38 degrees 51 minutes West 406.42 feet along the Northerly hne of said road tor the Place of Beginning, thence South 38 oegrees 51 minutes West 40 feet. thence North 51 degrees 08 minutes West 120.19 feet. thence North 39 degrees 13 minuies East 40 feet, thence South 51 degrees 08 minutes East 119.88 feet to the Place of Beginning. Also the right of ingress and egress over the fol­ lowing descnbed private roadway: commencing at ine center of said Section 19. thence South 2,085,07 feet, along the North and South one-quar­ ter line of said Section tor Place of Beginning, thence South 36 degrees 51 minutes West 742.70 feet, along the Northerly Ine of a private road to the North hne of West E’each, according to the record­ ed plat thereof, thence North 89 degrees 48 min­ utes 30 seconds East 42.49 feet, along the North bne of said plat of West Beach, thence North 38 degrees 51 minutes East along the Southerly line of said Private Road to the North and South onequarter bne. thence North along the North and South one-quarter bne to the Place of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, If any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: August 17, 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer PO Box5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 FHe No 214 3705 mown Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo reednded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damagee, If any, shall bo limit­ ed sotety to the return of the Nd amount ten­ dered at sale, piua interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made :n the conditions of a mortgage made by Donald J. Bates and Nancy L Bates. Husband and Wife . original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nomtoca for lender and lender's successors arni/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 7.2003. and recorded on November 14, 2003 to instrument 1117626, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Nine Huna.ed Fifty-Four And 61/100 Dollars ($115,954.61). including interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings al 1:00 PM. on September 21. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 24, Town 1 North, Range 10 West, Described as: Commencing at a point on the East Line said Section 24. Which lies 565.53 Feet due North of the Southeast Comer of Said Section 24; Thence North 1440 Feet tor the place of beginning; Thence South 89 degrees 35 minutes West 264 feet: Thence North 300 feet; Thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes East 264 feet to the center of Highway M-43; Thence South along the center of said Highway. 300 feet to the place of begtorvnp The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: August 24, 2006 For more information, please calf: FC W 248.593.1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fife 4093773F03 to.* Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Bale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTAR / DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This satemaybe reeclndod by the fococtooing mortgagee. In that event, your damegee, if any. shall bo limit­ ed oototy to the return of the Nd amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beep made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Ray Hom and Mary B. Hom. husband and wife, original mort­ gagors), to Paul A. Getzin A Lynn M. Getzin DBA West Michigan Financial Services. Mortgagee, dated August 5, 2002, and recorded on August 19. 2002 in Instrument 1085842. and modified by agreement dated December 29. 2005, and record­ ed on February 7.2006 to instrument 1159875. and modified by Affidavit or Order recorded on April 19. 2004 to instrument 1126016, and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank. FA. as assignee by an assignment, in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Six Thousand Six Hundred EightyThree And 80/100 Dortare ($146,683.80). todudtog interest at 7.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings at 1:00 PM, on September 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel A: That part of the Nc.theast 1/4 of Section 29. Town 1 North. Range 8 West described as Commencing at the East 1/4 Post of said Section; thence North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds West on the East and West 1/4 ine. 1159.11 feet to the Place of beginning of this description; thence continuing North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 sec­ onds West on said 1/4 line. 190.90 feet; thence North 0 degrees 48 minutes 41 seconds East paraltel to the North and South 1/4 fine of said Section. 297.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds East parallel to the East and West 1/4 line; 190.90 feet; thence South 0 degrees 48 min­ utes 41 seconds West 297.00 feet to the place of beginning, subject to Highway right of way over that part of the above described description lying within the right of way of Hickory Road. Also: Commencing at the East 1/4 post of Section 29. Town 1 North, Range 8 West; thence North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds West along the East and West 1/4 fine of said Section; 1554.3 feet to place of begmng of this description; thence North 00 degrees 48 minutes 41 seconds East parallel to the North and South 1/4 line of said Section. 297.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 44 Minutes 23 seconds East parallel to said East and West 1/4 fine . 215.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 48 minutes 41 seconds West to said East and West 1/4 line 297.00 feet, thence North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds West along said East and West 1/4 fine. 215.00 feet to the place of begtong. Subject to Highway Right of Way over that part of the above description lying within Hickory Road. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated August 17,2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248.593 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 File #O21043FO3 NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing for the following: Case Number V-25-2006 Peggy Eye (owner); Thomas Kazemier (applicant). Location: 3890 M-79 Hwy . m Section 33 of Hastings Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a 6x24ft & 9x23-ft porch onto the front of an existing home that will be too dose to the road right of way (16.2­ ft). the minimum is 75-ft from the State highway road right of way. to the AR zoning district. Case Number V-26-2006 Joshua & Abby Mattice. Location: 867 Beech St., in Section 4 of Woodland Twp. Purpose: Reque^ng a variance to erect a 24x27-ft addition onto an existing attacited garage that will be too dosu to the front lot line (12-ft), the minimum is 30-ft. to the RL-2 zoning district. Case Number V-27-2006 Jim A Rose Location: 10816 Wildwood Rd., to Section 9 ol Orangeville Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to enclose a I2x34-ft and leave an 8x12-ft area open to an exist­ ing lean-to that is 12x43-ft onto an existing detached accessory building that is too dose to the road right of way (46-ft), the minimum is 50-ft from road right of way. and too close to the private road (7-ft), the minimum is 25-ft. to the RL-1 zoning dis­ trict Mooting Date: September 12,2006. Timo: 7:30 pjn. Place: Community Room in the Courts A Law Building at 206 West Court Street. Hastings. Michigan. Site inspection of the above described property(es) will be completed by the Zoning Board of Appeals members before the hearing. Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or to writing wHI be given the opportunity to be heard at the above men­ tioned time and place. Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820 The variance appfication(s) is/are available for public inspection at the Bany County Planning Office, 220 West State Street, Hastings, Ml 49058 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (dosed between 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.) Monday-Friday. Please cal the Planning Office at (269) 94b <290 tor fur­ ther information. The County of Barry will provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at the meeting, to individuals with dtsabtobes ai the meettog/hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Bany. Individuals with dtsabiMtes requiring auxbary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown/County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. (269) 945-1284 Debbie Smith. Bany County Clerk Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAT!0N WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW »YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgage*. In that event, your damages, If arty, shall ba limitad solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert Smith and Lacey Sanders-Smith, husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagors). to Indymac Bank. F.S.B., a Federally Chartered Savings Bank. Mortgagee, dated January 14. 2004, and recorded on November 1. 2004 m instrument 1136464. to Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER S OF CWALT 2004-J4 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed Io be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Three And 35/100 Dollars ($116,463.35), todudtog interest at 6.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, al the Bany County Courthouse to Hastings at 1:00 PM, on September 14.2006. Said premises are situated to City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: lol 10, Block 14, HJ. Kenfield Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 1 of Plats, on page 9. Barry County RecordThe redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: August 17,2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. MONgan 48025-5822 File 4102713F01 ttioms.’ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BFLOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall ba limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Cameron D Eari and Trtoa Earl, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 26. 2006, and recorded on February 3. 2006 in instrument 1159694. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank. N.A. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Frve Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Seven And 38/100 Dollars ($165,347.38). todudtog inter­ est at 8.299% per annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse to Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 21. 2006. Said premises are situated to Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the East half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 14, Town 3 North, Range 8 West. Hastings Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence South 270 feet along the West line of the East half of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 14; thence East perpendicular with said West line 548 feet, more or less, to the centerline of a 66 foot wide easement for ingress, egress and utility purposes; thence Northerly 287 feet, more or lee* to the North fine of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 14; thence West 457 feet, more or less, along the North fine of said Section to the place of beginning Subject to and together with a private easement for ingress, egress and utility purposes over tne Easterly 33 feet thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: August 24. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Teiegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4102627F01 to«i Notice Of Mortgage Foredoouro Bate THIS RRM B A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This eate may bo reeclndod by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damagee, If any. •*‘■8 be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at safe, plua Interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Keri Buehler, a single woman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mrxigt»pee, dated January 7, 2003, and recorded on January 9.2003 to instrument 1095113, to Bany county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Seven And 82/100 Dollars ($53,207.82), todudtog interest at 6.75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiU be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on September 7. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2. Block 34 of the Eastern.Addition, according to the recorded Plat thereof to Uber A of Plats, on Page 2. The redemption period shafi be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241b, to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days Dated: August 10. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mtohigan 48025-5822 File 4093265F02 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS This sate may be reeclndod by the foreclosing mortgagee. In ths I event, your damages, If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Rachel R Harvsth a/k/a Rachel R. Sfee-Marvath. a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 25. 2003. and recorded on May 5. 2003 in instrument 1103387. to Barry coun­ ty records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Seven And 86/100 Dofiars ($94,847.36). including interest at 6.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premires, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse to Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 21.2006 Said premises are situated to City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lots 1 and 2. Block 4. Daniel Striker's Addtoon. accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof to Uber 1 of Ptats, Page 11, Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. to which case the redemption oeriod shafi bo 30 days from the date of such sate Dated August 24, 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248.5931312 Troll 4 Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite »103199F01 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm 1s a debt cottoctor attempting to col­ lect a debt A^y information obtained wte be used tor this purpose. If you are In the Military, pteooo contact our office at the num­ ber Med below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made to the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: William Baker, a single man and Misty Vantreose, a smgle woman, tenants to common to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. A Delaware Limited Liebifity Company Mortgagee, dated November 23. 2005 and recorded December 15, 2005 in Instrument # 1157731 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently ^reigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Conroany, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage Secun'ies, Inc., Asset Backed Pass Through 'tertffica.'es, Sortos 2006-W3 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2006. wfthu’rt recourse on which mortgage there is claimed to bo due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Frvc Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Rfty-Frvs Cents ($85,372 55) todudtog interest 8.85% p»r ann:im Under the power d sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided, notice to hereby giver mat saw murtgaga wb be foreclosed by a sale of the n nrtgaged premives. or some part of them, at pubfic ve» xh»e. at the Bk.-'y County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml ai1:00PM. on Thursday. September 14,2006. Said premise* are situated to City of HaM* '.ns Barry County, Michigan, and are described m: Lot 635 of the Ctty. tormerty the VSage. of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof, Barry County Records. Commonly known as 428 Center, Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shafi be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCL 600.3241. to wtv’ch case the redemption period shafi bo 30 days tom the date of such sate. Dated: AUGUST 15. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage Securities. Inc.. Asset Becked Paes Through Certificates. Series 2006-W3 under the Poofing and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1.2006, without recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hfito. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fie No: 06-53338 GUARANTEED CREDIT APPROVAL!!! LOOKING FOR GOOD STABH PFOPU WITH BAO CREDIT FOR NHV AUTO FINANCING t’ROGRAM SOCCER TOURNAMENT August 26th YOUR APPROVAL IS ABSOUJTFlY GUARANTFFD"' IF WE CAN T ftFT Y(HUAPPR()VHI WITH THIS IXCITING NEW PROGRAM WE ll GIVF YOU SSUi) lit!' DRIVE A l ATE MODE I LAR SUV OR t VI N A 4X4 9»m-? Summerfest weekend^ at Fish Hatchery Park Ages 8 thru Adult $100 Entry If Interested call Jen at 269-721-8663 PICKUP TllDAY'" PIUS GET A $100 0U GAS CARD WHH YOUR VEHICLE"' CALI TODAY REGARDLESS OF YOUR PAST (-RFDIT HISTORY AND GET APPROVED' call (269) 948-8210 today for approval WE FINANCE YOUR FUTURE NOT YOUR PAST' CALI call MR HAGG ; I ■ APPROVAL (269) 948-8210 and drive TODAY' today' �Page 14 - Thursday. August 24. 2006 - The Hastings Banner BOARD, continued from page 1---------- LEGAL NOTICES THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAT1ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARYDUTY. FORECLOSURE NOTICE PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUP OFRCE AT (248) 539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BRIAN A. BLAIR and DEBRA. K. BLAIR. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. CMERS"), solely as nominee for lender and lender s successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 15. 2004, and recorded on October 28. 2004. tn Document No. 1136307. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Four Cents ($148,348.04). including interest at 5.250% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wi« be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Mkfoigan at 01 DO p.m. o'clock, on September 21. 2008. Said premises are situated in City of HASTINGS, Barry County. Michigan and described as: THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS REPORT IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. COUN­ TY OF BARRY. CITY OF HASTINGS. AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE LAND REFERRED TO THIS COMMIT­ MENT. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BARRY. TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. STATE OF MICHIGAN. IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION2 25. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 00 EAST 350.00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH­ SOUTH 1/;4 LINE OF SID SECTION 25 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 89 WEST 156.27 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 02 WEST 988 68 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 EAST 215 00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH UNE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25; THENCE SOUTH 00 WEST 967 5 FEET ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION 25 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. ALSO. THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 00 EAST ALONG THE NORTH­ SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 25. 350.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 WEST. 155.27 FEET PARAL­ LEL WITH THF SOUTH UNE OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 02 WEST. 706.56 FEET TO A POINT THAT IS SOUTH 02 EAST. 260.11 FEET FROM THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25 SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING; THENCE NORTH 42 WEST 95.88 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 EAST. 190.00 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25; THENCE SOUTH 89 EAST. ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 02 EAST. 280.11 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING; THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25, TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHI­ GAN DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 00 EAST, ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 25.350.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 WEST. 155 27 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 02 WEST. 389.13 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF QUIMBY ROAD AND THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE CON­ TINUING NORTH 02 WEST. 389 3 FEET TO A POINT THAT IS SOUTH 02 EAST. 26011 FEET FROM THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 87 EAT. 50 00 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 02 EAST. 224.57 FEET SAID CENTERLINE OF QUIMBY ROAD; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE AND A CURVE TO THE LEFT. WHOSE RADIUS IS 185.00 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS SOUTH 33 WEST. 18.71 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 30 WEST. ALONG SAID CENTERLINE. 73.96 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: August 21. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. CMERS*), solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns Mortgage/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 ttymk * MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Connie Greenlund. a married woman, to "MERS* is Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. MERS is a separate corporation that is acting sole­ ly as a nominee tor Lender and Lender's succes­ sors and assigns. MERS is the mortgagee under this Security Instrument Larder is Michigan Rdekty Acceptance Corp dba r.ankhn Mortgage Funding. Mortgagee, dated July 6. 2005. and recorded on August 10. 2005, in instrument No. 1150896. Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee tor Equity One ABS. Inc. Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-4 by an assignment record­ ed in Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred seventeen thousand six hundred twenty six and 55/100 dollars ($117,623.55) including interest at 7.2400% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that aaid mortgage will be torectoeed by a aate of the mortgage premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 130 o'clock p m., on Thursday. September 28,2006. Said premises are situated in the Township of Rutland. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the North Ine of Section 16. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, distant North 89 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds East 1317.17 feet from the Northwest comer of said Section 16. sard point being the Northwest comer of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest one-<ju after of said along the West Ine of toe Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest onequarter of said Section 18. thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds East 180.00 feet; thence south 46 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds East 143.94 feat; thence South 02 degrees 04 minutes 20 seconds East 180.00 feet to the South me of the Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of said Section 16; thence North 89 degrees 59 minuies 07 seconds East 378.45 feet atong said South Ine to the Southeast comer of the Northwest onq-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest onequarter of said Section 16; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds West 275.00 feet; thence North 02 degrees 03 minuies 38 seconds West 380 feet to said Nc<n* Une of said Section 16; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds West 383.59 feet atong said North Ine to the point of beginning. Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over the Westerly 33 lest there­ of lor Irving Road and over the Northerly 33 feet thereof tor Heath Road. Properly ID 08-13-016 ­ 009-00. The redemption period shal be 1 year from the date of such sale. Dated: July 31.2006 JPMorgan Chase Bank as Trustee tor Equity One ABS. Inc. Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-4, assignee of Mortgagee Richard A. Green, Attorneys, 30150 N. Telegraph Rd.. Ste. 444 Bingham Farms, Ml 48025 (248) 540-7665 STATE OF MK^BGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate FILE NO. 2006 24464 DE Estate of MELVA JUNE BARR. Deceased. Date of birth: 06/18/1914. TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Meiva June Barr, who lived at 612 W. Clinton. Hastings. Michigan died 11/03/2005. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate wB be forever barred unless presented to Ronald L Merrill, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or tr both the probate court at 206 W. Court Street. Hastings. Ml and the named/propoeod personal representative within 4 months after the dale of publcatton of this notice. Date: 08/15/2006 Robert L Byington P-27621 222 West Apple Street. P.O. Box 248 Heslinga. Michigan 49058 (289) 945-9557 Ronald L Merrill 5499 Upon Road Heatings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-4275 moww Famly Bookstore , Owned and Opera.'?d Z Dawd and Mary Mocqueete locaM al 104 E. State Street. Hastings Ml Next to the State Gsouncb Coffee House ■ v BCome meet focal author Skip Corye# at a boot! I : signing to be held at Beyond The Cover bookstore Saturday, August 26th from 1 -4PM Skip's latest work ’Inside Skip's Brain: Reflections on Faith. Family, and Finding the Meaning to a Ute’ Is available tor the first time ■ ’Inside Skip's Brain Isn't just another book on F Ideals or opinions. It's visceral. It's hJ of the struggle and pain of life.' _ r Jett Arnett. Senior Pastor Thomapple Valley Church^ Chris Bates from Middleville will be at ■ Beyond The Comer on August 26th as well from 10am-12:30pm. She wB be signing her latest work •You Battang The Emotional Rood' Naomi Bigelow another local author wffl be signing copies of her book ’The Gloved Hand' on August 25th from 3-8pm For more WonnaBon call... 269-945-5377 f e FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm ts a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained wN be used tor this purpose If you are in the Military. please contact our office a! the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Christopher Barker and Judy Barker. Hts Wife. Who Executes this Instrument tor the Sole Purpose ol Subordinating Her dower and Homestead interest to the Uen ol this Mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., solely as nominee tor BNC Mortgage. Inc., a Delaware Corporation. Mortgagee, dated February 17. 2003 and recorded March 3. 2003 in Instrument Number 1098724, and re-recorded on March 25, 2004 in Instrument Number 1124322. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee tor the registered holders of CDC Mortgage Capital Trust 2003-HE2. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2003-HE2. by assignment dated January 10. 2004 and recorded May 9. 2005 in Instrument Number 1146144. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($122,589.14) including interest 10.75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained In said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wtH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged prem­ ises. or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. September 14. 2008. Said premises are situated m Township ot Hope. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at a point where Lammers Road intersects the West line of the Southeast OneQuarter of the Southwest One-Quarter of Section 14. Town 2 North. Range 9 West; thence North on said West line of the Southeast One-Quarter of the Southwest One-Quarts'. 10 rode, thence thence East 20 rods; thence South 20 rods; thence West to the center of Lammers Road; thence Northwesterly along the center of Lammers Road to the place ot beginning. Commonly known as 6993 Lammers Road. Delton Ml 49046 The redemption period shal be 6 months from fcc date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption peri­ od Shan bs 30 days from the dale of such sale. Dated: AliGUST 14.2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee tor the registered hold­ ers of CDC Mortgage Capital Trust 2003-HE2. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificated. Series 2003HE2 Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potesivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hila. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Rte No: 06-52993 ASAP# 785873 08/17/2006, 08/24/2006. 08/31/2006. 0007/2006 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUH OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MMJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey S. Waldon and Martha B. Wakton. husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registrator Systems. Inc., Mortgagee, dated February 20.2004 and recorded February 25,2004 In Instrument Number 1122731, Barry County Records, Michigan. There « claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot One Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Two and 29/100 Dollars ($164,822.29) including interest al 5.875% per annum. Under the power o< sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wB be torectoeed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue a! the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings to Barry County, Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on AUGUST 31. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Orangeville. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: The Southeast one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter ol Section 31. Town 2 North, Rango 10 West. Orangeville Township. Barry County. Michigan, and being more particularly described as: Beginning at a point on the South line ot Section 31. Town 2 North. Rango 10 West, distant North 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds Easl 562 40 feet from the South onequarter post ol said Section 31; thence North 00 Degrees 02 Minutes 04 Seconds East 662.19 teat; thence North 89 Degrees 57 Minutes 18 Seconds East 662.39 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 01 Minutes 58 Seconds West 822.71 teet to said South Section line; thence South 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West 662.41 teet to the place ot begin­ ning. Together and Subject to an easement tor ingress, egress and utitties described as: commencing at the South one-quarter post of Section 31. Town 2 North, Range 10 West; thence North 90 Degrees 00 Minuies 00 Seconds East along the South Ine of said Section 31 a distance of 132431 teet to the Southeast comer ot the Southwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter of said Section 31 and the true place of beginning; thence North 00 Degrees 01 Minutes 58 Seconds East along the East line of said Southwest one-quartc.* ot the Southeast one-quarter a distance ol 629.71 teet*. thence South 89 Degrees 57 Minutes 18 Seconds West. 882.39 teet; thence North 00 Degrees 02 Minutes O' Seconds East 66.0 teet; thence North 89 Degrees 57 Minutes 18 Seconds East 948.39 feet; thence South 00 Degrees 01 Minutes 58 Seconds West. 348.51 teet; thence South 21 Degrees 25 minutes 32 Seconds East, 934.75 feet to the centeriine ot Pine Lake Road; thence South 60 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West atong said centertine. 66.75 feet, thence North 21 Degrees 25 Minutes 32 Seconds West. 597.57 teet to said South section ine; thence South 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West. 131.56 feet to the place ol beginning. The redemption period shal be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages. If any. are limned solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated August 3. 2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 280 1237 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by RICHARD J. ROBBINS and DENISE M ROBBINS. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NET­ WORK. INC, Mortgagee, dated September 15. 2000. and recorded on September 20, 2000. in Document No. 1049736. and re-recorded on June 22. 2004 in Document No 1129638 on July 13, 2004 in Document No/Uber 1130736. and assigned by said mortgagee to GMAC MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION, as assigned. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bo due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollara and Two Cents ($105,558.02). including interest at 7.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained r. said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiU bo torectoeed by a sate ot the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at pubhc venue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings. Michigan, al 0130 PM o'clock, on September 14.2006 Said premises are situated in Townstvp ol JOHN­ STOWN. Barry County. Michigan and described as: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 114 OF THE NORTHWEST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 11. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID 1 / 4 SEC­ TION LINE 540 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 275 FEET; THENCE WEST 500 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 275 FEET; THENCE EAST 500 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. ALSO: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 1 / 4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 11. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID 1 / 4 SECTION UNE 815 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNMG; THENCE NORTH 200 FEET ALONG 1 /4 SECTION LINE; THENCE WEST 500 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 200 FEET; THENCE EAST 500 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. TAX ID NO. 08-09-011-003-10 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate * Dated: August 14. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgagaa/Asnignoo Peter M. Schneiderman 8 Associates. RC. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 twm Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THK RRM IB A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ BIG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOrtMAGON WEORTAM WMx BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFHC5 AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACHVE MIUTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Ty estemsy be rescinded by the toredoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damagee, If any, ahaM be MmRed aotety to the return of the bid amount tenA1.1 J dared at sale, phis interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Richard Blake, and Gloria Blake, Husband and WMe. origi­ nal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 8,2003, and recorded on August 18, 2003 in instrument 1111337, in Berry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there te claimed to be duo al the date hereof the aum of Ono Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Seven And 21/100 Dollars ($129,257.21). including interest at 5% par annum. Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby giver, that said mortgage wil bo torectoeed by a sate of the mortgaged premtoee, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 130 PM. on September 21.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a Point on the North and South 1/4 Line of Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West 33 Foot North of the South 1/4 post of Section 5; Thence North on the 1/4 Uno 172.21 toot ; Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minuies West on the Contertne of Marsh Road 14.15 teat Thence South 65 Degrees 18 minutes West 333 teet to the Easterly Uno of Winchester Drive: Thence South 24 Degrees 42 minutes East on the Easterly Uno of Said Drive 18.52 feet; Thence South 57 Degrees 21 minutes East 53.94 feet. Being a Chord on a Curve to the Left with a redtos of 50 Feet; Thence East 255.27 toot to the Place of Beginning. Commencing at the South 1/4 post of Section 5. Town 2. Range 10 West; Thence North on the North and South 1/4 bne 20521 teet; Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centerline of Marsh Road 114.15 feet; Thence South 65 Degrees 18 minutes West 183 feet to the Southeast comer of Lol 43 of Chateau Park No. 2 and the place of beginning of this description; Thence South 24 Degrees 42 minutes East 100 teet; Thanes South 65 Degrees 18 minutes West 150 teet to foe Easterly bne of Winchester Drive; Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West 100 feet to the Southwest comer of Lol 43 of said piat. Thence North 65 Degrees 18 minutes East 150 feet to foe otace of heninnino Also. Commencing al the South 1/4 post of Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West; Thence North on the North and South 1/4 Une 20521 teet; Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centeriine of Marsh Road 14.15 teet and the place of beginning of this description thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centeriine of said road 100 feet. Thence South 65 Degrees 18 min­ utes West 183 feet to the Southwest Comer of Lot 42 of Chateau Park No. 2. Thence South 24 degrees 42 minutes East 100 feet; Thence North 65 Degrees 18 minutes East 183 teet to the place of beginning, ail to Section 5. Town 2 North, Range 10 West. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. to which case the redemption penod shal be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated. August 24. 2006 For more totormation. please cal: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #103503F01 ratio between Charlton Park and parks and recreation in the rest of the county; more and better public representation on the Parks and Recreation Commission, selling off some of the artifacts that are duplicates of others, and hiring a staff member to coordinate many more attractions and festivals and publicity. He later added that he doesn't want to see Charlton Park funding go down, that failure also would be costly. “Even to put that baby in mothballs, it’ll cost you a hundred grand a year.” be com­ mented. However, two commissioners expressed opposition to the renewal. Howard “Hoot" Gibson said, “I think it’s too soon (after the primary) to put it back on the ballot in November.” Don Nevins asked. “Why don’t you go with a one-year millage and show what you can do and then bring it back?" Both Nevins and Gibson voted against the proposal, which was different than what orig­ inally had been agreed to a week before at a special Committee of the Whole meeting Aug. 16 at Chariton Park. Commissioner Wayne Adams said it would be even more costly (o wait until 2007 to bring back the renewal proposal because there is no genera] election during that calen­ dar year and the county's price tag would be an extra $25,000. James staunchly defended Chariton Park after its double defeat. “I have never seen (he park look better than it does today," she said. I think there’s always room for improvemenL but there’s a lot of positive things going on out there.” The remainder of the Barry County Board of Commissioners'business Wednesday night will be reported in next week's edition of the Banner. Musk school lessons to start next Monday Lessons at the Community Music School begin Aug. 28. and registration is open throughout the 16-week semester. “It's never too early or too late to make music,” said CMS Coordinator Steve Ycxings. “It can enrich your family and social ’ife acd build lasting skills and enjoyment” Registration is now open for private les­ sons, K'odennusik and other learning oppor­ tunities foi children and adults. Research has shown musk* study helps develop critical thinking and sell-discipline. It improves cognitive development, self­ esteem. SAT scores, spatrJ reasemng skills and math and reading abilities. Private lessons are available for 'hildren and adults of all skill levels. OiTerL?gs include most band and orchestra instruments, piano, guitar, and voice. Opportunities to per­ form in formal and informal sittings are included. Kindermusik classes, for ages infanv to 6 years, begin Sept. 12 and will nc foi 15 weeks. These play-based music and move­ ment classes build important academic and social skills for young children. Tiddies n' Strums,” a folk music class in guitar and violin for grades 1 to 3, will run October to April at Fuller Street Elementary in Nashville. Hastings Kids Choir, which offers fun learning and performances chil­ dren in grades 3 through 5. will also run October through April. Call the Community Music School for audition information. The Community Music School is located at First United Methodist Church. 209 West Green St Need-based financial aid is avail­ able. Call Youngs at 269 949-9441 for informa­ tion and to register. The Community Music School has provid­ ed quality, affordable lessons and classes in Hastings since 2002 and in Battle Creek since 1996. The Community Music School is a pro­ gram of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, funded in part by grants from the Battle Creek Community Foundation, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts. Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 24, 2006 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 / m \al< Death at Parkview Motel not seen as suspicious The body of a man was discovered Wednesday afternoon at the Parkview Motel on North Broadway, but Hastings Police Chief Jerry Sarver said there was no apparent trauma and the death appeared to be from natural causes. An autopsy will be performed, he said, only because the man was believed to be alone at the time of death. “1 judge his age to be in his 40s" Chief Sarver said, "and there was no olood or marks on the body to indicate it was any­ thing other than death by natural causes. “From the advanced decomposition of the body, it appears he had been dead for quite some time." Sarver said the man. whose identity is being withheld pending notification of family, was a resident of the motel. Be prepared for Summerfest effect on traffic The Hastings Police Department reminds citizens that the city will be alive with a variety of activities on the morning of Saturday. Aug. 26. beginning at 8:30 a.m. with the IOk/5k runs, and a 9:45 a.m. Fun Run. The runs and walk will start and finish in the middle school area, and several of the streets will be closed in that part of town. The Summerfest Parade begins at 12:30 p.m. this year, and will start on East State Street near Hanover Street, proceeding down Apple Street to Broadway, and then south on Broadway to Stale Street. The parade will then travel through the downtown area. The parade necessitates the closing of several streets on the east side of town, as well as around the downtown area. The police department asks that motorists traveling in these areas of town to find an alternate route around the city, and remind them to be patient should they find themselves stuck in traffic. Speeding lead to 2nd drunk driving arrest Hastings police arrested a 37-year-old Delton woman for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, second offense, after she was observed traveling 15 mph over the speed limit. Robin Nicklow was stopped for speeding on West State Street near the city limits on August 18 at 8:57 p.m. As the investi­ gating officer spoke with her. he said it was evident she had been consuming alcoholic beverages, and she admitted that she "one drink’ earlier in the evening. • A subsequent test revealed a. 13% blood alcohol level. Nicklow was placed under arrest and lodged at the Barry County Jail and is facing charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, second offense. Woman arrested for shoplifting 4 movies Hastings Police arrested a 49-year-old Hastings woman Saturday. Aug. 19. for retail fraud third degree after a Felpausc.' employee observed her attempting to leave the store without paying for merchandise she had tried to hide under her sweatshirt. Linda Hill attempted to leave the store with four movies valued at $19.98. but an alert employee stopped her and notified the police department. Hill told officers that she messed up and tried to take the movies without paying for them but got caught. She w as placed under arrest and lodged at the Barry County Jail. Fake Michigan IDs used for passing bad checks Hastings Police are investigating a counterfeit check complaint that surfaced on Monday. Aug. 21. at die Plumb's Grocery Store. 902 W. State St. The suspects in this case are believed to be using fake Michigan identificatic•' cards with legitimate addresses that tie them to the local community. Th? counterfeit checks are from various area businesses from the area as well as businesses from the surrounding counties, who are also experiencing similar complaints. The Hastings Police will be notifying the area “Crime Line" to alert and update businesses of the counterfeit scam. Three teens charged for damaging mailbox Three teen-agers arc facing charges of malicious destruction of property after Barry County Sheriff’s Deputies received a tip from a homeowner in Orangeville Township who observed the teens destroying his mailbox on Sunday. July 30. Deputies say the homeowner was awakened during the late evening hours by what he immediately guessed was someone destroying his mailbox. The man quickly got into his vehicle and followed a car he witnessed leaving the scene. He got a license number and a description of the vehicle and returned home to call authorities. When deputies discovered the vehicle, a teen at that address admitted he had been driving around with two friends and they stopped next to “three or four" mailboxes and one of the passengers got out and struck the mailboxes with a baseball bat. The teen told deputies where the baseball bats could be found and deputies recovered two aluminum bats. Subsequent investigation implicated two other teens, who also admitted being involved, and a total of eight mailboxes destroyed, all on Bever Road. The evidence and a charge request has been forwarded to the Barry County Prosecutor's Office. The individuals involved include two 17-year-oWs from Delton and a 16-year-old resident of Plainwell. Car wash burglary foiled by alarm sounding Barry County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating the attempted breaking and entering of Little Bear Buggy Car Wash Aug. 17 on M-43 in Barry Township. Investigating deputies say an alarm sounded when suspects attempted to enter a utility room at the facility and they appar­ ently ran before they could steal anything of value. The investigation earlier revealed someone had attempted to break into a cash machine located outside the automatic car wash. Deputies did recover two fingerprints and the incident remains under investigation. Membffx -f Grand Ripfe, Michigan & MM Aiaoctation of REALTORS' ESTATE/MOVING SaLES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought never used). Still on rol*.. New $400 - sell $175. (517)204-0600 MQving/estate A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set, new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifiix$379 w/free bean bag. (616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New, never used; must sell $299 w/free bean bag. (616)366-2709. CLIMBER TREE STAND: Summit Clearshot brand new, $100. Call (616)481­ 6936 FOR SALE: Canning jars, (517)852-3988 FOR SALE: Snap-On Mig, Tig, spool gun, large Argon & large Argon CO2 tanks, $4,500; semi-trailer tarp bows & approx 30* tarp, brand new, $500. Call afte 6.00pm. (269)945-9340 SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 setl for $679 w/free bean bag. (616)366-2709 DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. BEAUTIFUL AKC REGIS­ TERED YELLOW LAB PUPPIES. Male. $325; Fe­ males, $350. Dewclaws re­ moved, 1st & 2nd shots & wormed. Mother on site. Call (269)948-3717 ENGLISH BULLDOGS AKC: had first shots. 3 fe­ males $1,600, 3 males $1,300. (269)948-2414 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. HOME FOR SALE: 3 bed­ room, 2 bath, garage, nice area, $300 to dose, $765/ month. (517)402-0262 HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: Close to schools + shopping, 3 bed., IS baths. Kitdien, dining room, living room, 2 en­ closed porches, extra large lot 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2f cv garage. Asking $106,900. ,269)945-9382 305 S. Broadway (M-37) • Hastings //, //’ Waitlul Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 am - 5 pm And always available by appointment HOME HEALTH CARE: Make a difference in some­ one's life. Home Sweet Home Care, a division of Lu­ theran Social Services of Michigan, is seeking home health aides to assists clients by assignment in the Ionia, Saranac, Hastings and Pine Lake areas. This contingent position, with flexible sched­ uling under 24 hours per week, is perfect for those who want to be able to schedule work around other time commitments. Mail re­ sume to Luther Village, Attn: Employment, 2000 32nd St SE, Grand Rapids, Ml 49508, apply in person at Luther Village, or email re­ sume to LCjobs# LSSM.org EOE/Drug-free Jte* -------- MLS, W te R“*Toll Frw 1-888-4774591 • Local 1-289-MS4S14 M BoMo Cowcita* Fax 1-289-9454524 > wav.tndenwiraltyxom OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, AUGUST 2TH • 13 PM Dir State Rd. west of Hastings or East of 'Middleville to North on Chippewa Trail to 2717 CHIPPEWA TRA/L. HASTINGS \ IIIH/III \ $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 SALE: FRIDAY, Saturday. August 25 & 26. Friday numbers at 3:25am, garage opens at 3:30, house opens at 8:45am5pm. Saturday open 9am5pm. 2502 Vedder Rd. Di­ rections from Hastings: M­ 13 to Usbomc Rd to Vedder, to third place on right. From Lake Odessa: west on M-5C to Nash, left on Nash. 1 mite to Vedder; Follow Signs. From Clarksville: south 5 miles to Vedder; see signs. 3 PC. pine country bedroom suite, water bed, one twin xd. computer desk, maple lutch. dry sink, stereo w/E track & record player, hu­ midifier, dehumidifier, woodbox. 3 TV's, console electric sewing machine, small dropleaf table, occa­ sional tables, 8 place set­ tings, plus serving pcs. JoKann Haviland Bavaria & Germany china, holiday decorations, wooden lawn swing, folding picnic table, exercise bike, nearly rew push type brush hog, powei mower, fishing & camping items, hand tools, yard tools, sprayers, pest control items, large wet vac, can­ ning supplies, lots of miscel­ laneous. All items in good to excellent condition. Sate tn-: PS. Antique', (616)794­ 1394. (616)794-0546. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Ihm, h.>h. A BEAUTIFUL FULLSIZE pillowtop mattress set new in plastic with deluxe frame, cost $800, sacrifice $279 w/frec bean bag. (616)366­ 2709. A FUTON SOFA bed: new never used, with nice Si­ mons mattress, must sell, $195. (616)366-2709 BED - King pillowtop, new, in original package, warran­ ty. Can deliver. $179. (616)949-2683. BED- A brand new Queen pillowtop mattress set. Brand new, in plastic, war­ ranty, $110. Can deliver. (616)318-6998. BEDROOM SET - New 6/pc complete set with Sleigh bed! Must sell $595. Can deliver. (616)949-6525 SOFA AND LOVESEAT Brand new in factory pack­ aging. Stain resistant micro­ fiber, with warrar .y! Value $1300, must sell $495. Call (616)318-6998 can deliver. II, Ip \L,iij,,I DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment. (616)248-7729 DRIVERS WANTED! Dedicated Routes Available No Touch Freight Run the Midwest Corridor Competitive Base Pay plus 100% Fuel Surcharge No Plate? Lease Oure We Require: Cass A CDL/18mos. Verifiable Exp. Call: 800-832-7036 x3 CWS Dedicated Services * Now Offering: Driver Referral Bonus! J Stocks J Bonds J Mutual Funds J IRAs J CDs TMK-399 - Rutland Twp., Hastings Schools. Meticulous 3 bedroom ranch with full base­ Male 0. Christensen, AAMS ment. Park-like setting with deeded Algonquin lake access............................................$114,900 Aw, Haltoo, Ml 49058 421 W. Woodtom (269)945-3553 or Ml Imo (900) 299-5220 vnvw^dwardjonos.com “Isyourproperty TradeMarketable?' Callm altai aperina Edward Jones 5 ALLEGAN ANTIQUE MARKET- Sunday, August 27th. 400 Exhibitors. Rain or Shine. 7:30 am to 4.-00 pm., located at the fairgrounds in Allegan, Mich. $4.00 adm. www.alleganantiques.com KREATIVE KIDS CHILD­ CARE has openings for 1st & 2nd shifts. HA accepted and food program available. License CDGO8O283322. Call (269)945-3824. FOR SALE OR RENT: 629 W. Grand St., Hastings, 4th ward, 3 bedrooms, 1-3/4 bathrooms, full basement (1/2 is remodeled), new roof and gutters. Omni triple paned windows, central air, 2 car garage, fenced in back yard, 3 blocks from Central Elementary* and Junior High School, 4 blocks from High School. Sale price: $129,000 or monthlv rent: $850 plus dfPP< (269)908-2505, PINE LAKE 2 bedroom, 1 bath, mobile home, 50* san­ dy beach, garage, (near Kala­ mazoo). $650 a month. (269)664-5192 RENTAL Gun Lake 2 bed­ room mobile home, furnish­ ed, $125/week. Cobb Lake cottage, furnished, $175/week. No pets. (616)291-5012 18MO TO 10 kid s clothes & women's, household, videos, crib, highchair, bouncer, toys, misc. Rain or shine. Fri­ day-Saturday 8/25-8/26 8am-on. 260 Fuller (M-79), Nashville. 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs m any of our papers. Get then, at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy. Hastings. At the front counter. YARD SALE 19C9 Maple Grove RD. tools spurting goods, household items, fianiture, men 4c wom.*ns clothes. Friday 8/25, 9am5pm 6t Saturday 8/26, 9am2pm. YARD SALE Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th. 8am-5pm, 334 E. State Street, Hastings. You don’t want to miss mis great sale. Come and do your back to school shopping here first. Kids and adult clothing - lots of great miscellaneous items. 1990 DODGE CARAVAN: runS good, fair shape, $600 obo. (269)948-7730 ask for Bob. FOR SALE-1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee, A/C, power win­ dows, power seats 6 cyl., runs great. CD plavcr, $4,750. (269)945-4228 ' 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER Alumi-lite 29* travel trailer front kitchen, rear bedroom, center bath, sleeps 4, ducted air condition & heat wry' clean, oak cabinets, stereo, microwave, large refrigera­ tor. . excellent condition. Great towing, $8,500. (269)968-4098. 2002 HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 883R: 8,600 miles, $6,ixx’ obo. Will con­ sider trade. (269)948-3718 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. �Page 16 — Thursday, August 24,2006 - The Hastings Banner MUSIC THEATRE • The May Petals will perform bluegrass music live at 8 pm at State Grounds Coffee House, 108 East State Street, Downtown Hastings. For more information call (269) 948­ 7730 or see www.stategrounds.com. No cover. One drink minimum. Friday, August 25. • Them Darn Kids will perform bluegrass music live at 8 pn at State Grounds Coffee House, 108 Ea.*t State Street, Downtown Hastings. For more information call (269) 948­ 7730 or see www.stategrounds.com. No cover. One drink minimum. Saturday, August 26. • Ellen Beam and Bluegrass Twist will perform bluegrass music live at noon at State Grounds Coffee House, 108 East State Street, Downtown Hastings. For more information call (269) 948-7730 or see www.stategrounds.com. No cover. One drink minimum. Sunday, August 27. • Tuesday Evening Music Club at Frederik Meijer Gardens A Sculpture Park. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Rain or shine. Adult admission $12, seniors (65+) $9, students $9, children (5-13) $6, chil­ dren (3-4) $4, children under 2 are free. Tum your Tuesdays into Saturday night with our series of local and regional performers, the 2006 Tuesday Evening Music Club, every Tuesday evening in August. Hosted by Ralston Bowles, all performances arc included in the price of admission to Meijer Gardens. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org August 29. • Circle Theatre Presents: "The Boys Next Door* at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 5 pm. General seating admission is $22. An Off-Broadway smash, this sweet story is set in a communal resi­ dence, where four men (Norman, who works in a doughnut shop... Lucien, who has ti^ mind of a five-year-old... Arnold, the ring­ leader of the group... and Barry, a brilliant schizophrenic) live under the supervision of an earnest but increasingly burned out social worker named Jack. 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For more information contact the Barry County Chamber of Commerce at 948-3025. August 25-27. • 28th Annual Polish Festival will be held on the Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids. Hours are Friday 11 am-1130 pm, Saturday noon-11:30 pm, Sunday noon-630 pm. No admission fee. Features traditional and contemporary Polish food, polka music, and fun. There will be local bands, demon­ strations, children s activities, and authentic Polish food vendors. For more information call (616) 791-2110 or visit www.polishheritagesodety.com. August 25-27. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dance, -tart with lessons at 730 pm. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September throng* foe. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. AH abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting a‘ 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Burnham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free . All vehicles welcome. Show off your "Pride & Joy," enjoy oldies music, snap a photo in front of the 1930s gas station or authentic 1941 "George ts Sally's Blue Moon Diner" - now serving frozen custard and limited menu. Every Wednesday. • Pierce-Arrow Gathering at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Comers, from 10 am-3 pm. August 27. 5 9 County MISCELLANEOUS | m~| • Ansel Adams and Edwin Land: Art, Science and Invention - Photographs from the Polaroid Collection at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 am-5 pm, Friday 10 am-830 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm, dosed Monday. Admission is $6 for adults, seniors $5, children (6-17) $3. American photographer Ansel Adams (1902­ 1984) possessed a unique sensitivity to the power of light. This gift allowed him to reveal both the delicate details and the vast beauty of the natural environment. Edwin H. Land, Adam's contemporary, was a brilliant young scientist in Cambridge, MA, who pioneered the invention of instant film and cameras in the late 1940s. In 1943, Land invited Adams to the Polaroid factory to experience firsthand the new technology. This exhibition features pristine, one-of-a-kind black-and-white Polaroid prints made by Adams, lively corre­ spondence between Adams and Land, humorous postcards, and rare examples of Adam's early commercial work. The exhibi­ tion also presents more than 80 prints, includ­ ing vintage enlargements of classic Adams images. For more information call (616) 831­ 1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. TTirougfi August 27. • Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids: The Gardens to the Grand will be on display Monday & Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is $12, student and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children (2 and under) free. Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids will begin at Meijer Gardens, where members and the public can pick up a map and passport packet, learn about the artist, discover some of his major works in the Sculpture Park, and prepare themselves to explore the sculptures along the pedestrian walkways and bridges of downtown Grand Rapids. The entire two-mile downtown experience is approximately 4,000 steps and wiD take you past some of the most beautiful areas of downtown Grand Rapids. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Through Sept 10. men, where "little things" sometimes become momentous. For more information call (616) 456-6656 or visit www.drcletheatre.org/. August 30-September 2. • Escanaba In Da Moonlight will be per­ formed at the Bam Theatre. When the Soady clan reunites for the opening day of deer sea­ son at the family's Upper Peninsula camp, thirty-five-year-old Reuben Soady, played by Scott Burkell, brings with him the shameful reputation of being tit? oldest Soady in the history of Soadys never to bag a buck. In a hunting story to beat all hunting stories, Jeff Daniels' super Yooper blockbuster spins a hilarious tale of humor, horror and heart as Rueben goes to any and all lengths ‘.o remove himself from the wrong end of the family record book. The Bam Theatre is located on M-96 1 mile west of the village of Augusta. Box office phone number is (269) 731-4121. August 22-September 3. 24 Hastings Farmers Market from 11 m-7 pm at the city parking lot next to Tyden Park in Hastings. 24 Otis Lake Canoe Flotilla from 9 am-noon at the Otis Sanctuary. Thke a trip around Otis Lak*, one of the last undeveloped lakes in southern Michigan. $5 per person. Must provide own vessel. RSVP by calling (269) 9485777or go to otiasanctuary.org for more information. 24 Otto Sanctuary Mystery Tbur from 7-830 pm. Dare to go where few humans go Visit a little-known part of the aanctarry, 3560 Havens Road. Call (269) 948-5777 or go to M Dnil Home Game 23 Middfosffle Farmer's Market xn 9am-2pm at Middleville Village 1J1.100 E. Main St Call 795-3385 for pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Rain or shine. As one of the most distinctive and original singer/songwriters to emerge during the past 25 years, he was initially labeled as a country singer, but the tag never quite fit him. He has more in common with the songwriters of the 1970 s by combining witty lyrical detail with a variety of genres ranging from country znd folk to big-band swing and traditions pop. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org Ah-Nab-Awen Park and Rosa Parks Gale in Ravi Gaaae ______ „ ____ _____ Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball teem tidieto and info. House from 9 am-6 pm. Free door prises, shooting demonstratiorv visits by manufacturer reps, fantastic deals. downtown Hastings features aits and and more. M Otto Sanctuary from 10 atn-4 pm. Enjoy the sanctuary and take a guided tour. Free. Call (269) 948-5777 for info 27 Canoe the Thornapple from 9 am-2 pm at Charlton Park. *5 per person. Bring own vessel or rent a canoe for $25 or kayak for $20. RSVP required by calling (269) 948-5777 or otissanctuary.org 27 4-H Open Hone Show at the Barry Expo Center. 27 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 335 pm. Home game against the Dayton Dragons. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 27 Hastings Qty Bank 120th Birthday Party/Ice Cream Social from 1-4 pm at Hastings City Bank. 28 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 7:05 pm. Home game against the Beloit Snappers. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 29 Haatu Fanners Market from 7 ami pm al _ _parking _ lot next to ! dty Tyden Park in Hastings. 29 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 7:05 pm. Home game against the Beloit Snappers. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. 30 Wednesday Night Cruise-Ina at the Gilmore Car Museum. 6865 Hickory, Hickory Comers, from 6-9 pm. Grounds open free to all vehicles. Call (269)671-5089 for more info. 30 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 7.05 pm. Home game against the Beloit Snappers. Call (269) 660-2287 for days. Grand entries take place at 1 pm Saturday, noon both days and 630 pm celebrated September 15-17 on Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids. Friday-Saturday noon to 11 pm, Sunday noon to 6 pm. Admission is free. Experience a traditional Mexican Celebration in a joyful colorful and marvelous atmosphere; with live dance music, Mariachis, folk dancers, handcrafts, and authentic Mexican food. The Fiesta Mexicans is the oldest ethnic festival in Grand Rapids and is sponsored by the Mexican Cultural Patriotic Corporation; a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting higher education for the Mexican community through cultural events and adult literacy programming. For more information call (616) 134-1000. Saturday 3-11 pm. Admission is free. A com­ munity festival celebrating life in Grand Rapids. Entertainment and fireworks Friday evening. Saturday afternoon and evening fea- Performance Hall September 20. Pet formance is set for Wednesday at 730 pm. Ticket* are $67, $87, $127 & $152. Cook, Dixon 752-8257 tTTvigh tiononthegrand.org I highlight of the evening as these tenors hit email 25 Canoe the Glass Greek from 7-10 chas&numl pirate.com. am at Otto Sanctuary. $5 per person. 28th Annual Hispanic Festival will be held Must provide own vessel RSVP at the Calder Plaza in downtown Grand required by calling (2») 948-5777 or »■' DerU September 9 fc 10 by the Grand Valley American Indian Lodge at the Riverside Park, Monroe NE, Grand Rapids. Camping avail­ able for $10 with electric hook-up, rustic Summer Concert Series at Frtderik Meijer Gardens presents: Lyle Lovett will perform Grand Rapids September 7-9. Hours are Thursday 5-1030 pm, Friday 5-1030 pm aixi tickets and info. f Bays Gun Lake Boat Parade will take place Labor Day Weekend. The Sept 2 event will organize around tic theme of "Hollywood comes to Gun Lake." First second and third prized will be awarded. For information or to donate prizes, contact Linda Boyce at (269) 945-9554. Rapids September 8-10 Friday 1130 am-1130 pm Saturday noon-1130 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Admission is free. Michigan's largest Hispanic Festival is a celebration of the diverse cultures within the Hispanic commu­ nity featuring Cuban music, a free TexMex dance. Salsa Merengue, a large selection of supervised children's activities, marketplace, food booths with tasty cuisine from Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. For more information call (616) 771-0306 or visit www.hispaniccenter.org. . AUtm Cautu fair will be held September 8-16. The 154th annual event fea­ tures big name acts like Brad Paisley, Big & Rich, Nickelback, Casting Crows and Raven. Midway opens at 230 pm Monday-Friday., first Friday and weekends at noon. For more information see allegancountyfair.net Heritage Day Car Shaw will take in Middleville Sept 9. The show begins at noon with registration beginning at 11 am. Judging begins at 5 pm with prizes to the top vehicle in each class. For more information call Leah French at (269) 509-7134. Heritage Day feature kid games, parade, music, food vendors and a motorcycle show in Middleville. Batariiq tin Circle Pm Wm will be held • We all know that when Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969, the first person to set foot on the lunar surface was Neil Armstrong, fol­ lowed shortly thereafter by Buzz Aldrin. Ever wonder why Armstrong went first and there­ fore went down in history as the first man on the moon? Reportedly, it was because he was the closest one to the door. • Wine seems to be the "in" beverage these days. If you're among the hordes racing to the wine shops and spending ever-increasing amounts of money in search of the perfect bot­ tle, consider this: In 1985, a single bottle of wine was sold for $160,000. And nobody even got to enjoy it — less than a year after it was purchased, the cork slipped down the bottle's neck and into the wine, ruining it. • It's reported that in parts of England, some people still believe that swallowing a spider will cure a cold. I think I'd rather suffer through the cold. • Business Week magazine had its first and scat notes in jazz and rfir your soui 'vith haunting gospel and spirituals. Experience the power, excellence and the epitome of vocal versatility in a breathtaking atmosphere as The Tenors perform opera, blues, Broadway, classical, gospel, jazz, R4B soul spiritual and spoken word selections. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Cray at the Van Andel Arena September 21. Show begins Thursday at 730 pm. Ticket prices range from $55-5125. Three-time Rock N' Roll Hall of Famer and 16-time Grammy Award winner EHc Clapton revives his clas­ sics for his Fall 2006 Tour with a band of leg­ endary musicians, including Doyle Bramhall II and Derek Trucks on Guitar. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. George Carlin is set to perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre October 25 at 730 pm. Tickets are $39 for main floor seats and $35 for the balcony. Call (269) 345-6500 for info or (269) 373-7000 to charge tickets by phone through Ticketmaster. CflrigA Moot is set to perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre October 29 at 6 pm. Reserved seating is $40. Call (269) 345-6500 for info or (269) 373-7000 to charge tickets by phone through Ticketmaster. cover featuring a woman back in 1954; Brownie Wise was the lucky lady. Don't remember her? Well, if you grew up in the '60s or '70s, you probably felt her influence, even if you don't recognize her name. She's the one who came up with the idea of the Tupperware P-rty • Those who study such things report that Earth is gaining weight — six tons every day, in fact. The weight gain is evidently due to the accumulation of dust and debris as the planet travels through space. It begs the question: How do they weigh the Earth to begin with? • Coca-Cola was originally green. Thought for the Day. "Our bombs are smarter than the average high-school student. At least they can find Afghanistan.** — A. Whitney Brown © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 24. 2006 - Page 17 Barry Co. golf teams beating up on each other by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Barty Cocnty's five varsity boys golf teams will be seeing a lot of each other this season, and really already have. Maple Valley and Delton Kellogg will be squaring off in the KVA this season, as the Thomapple Kellogg Trojans and Hastings Saxons have been doing in the O-K Gold Conference for the past few years. Lakewood is the lone Barry County team in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3. but that isn’t stopping the Vikings from seeing their cross-county foes. AU five teams participated in Wednesday's Tho'.napple Kellogg Invitational at Yankee Springs Golf Course, and all five were also a part of last Friday's Barry County Invitational at Mullenhurst. Hastings. Delton Kellogg, and Maple Valley also met Monday for the Wayland Invitational at Orchard Hills Golf Course. Thomapple Kellogg came out cm top of the other county teams in the two meetings they participated in. The Trojans were second to one of Lakewood’s conference rivals, DeWitt. al the TK Invite Wednesday. The Trojans fired a 323, but were ten strokes behind the cham­ pionship winning Panthers. Only six strokes separated third place and seventh place. Delton was third at 330, fol­ lowed by South Christian 331. Wayland 334, Caledonia 336. and Lakewood 336. Hastings was eighth with a team score of 341, and behind the Saxons Byron Center finished at 350 and Maple Valley 378. Tyler Kalmink was the Saxon leader, with a ninth place finish. He fired a 79. Behind him for the Saxons Matt Cooley siiot 85, Riley McLean 88, and Casey Goodenough 89. It was the end of a busy week for the Saxons, who also played nine holes against the Portland Raiders Tuesday at Hastings Country Club. The Saxons were one stroke beuer than Portland. 171 to 172, Cooley led Hastings with a 40. while the low score for the day was a 39 by Portland's Brad White. Kalmink contributed a 41 for Hastings. Nick McClelland 43. and McLean and Eric Pettengill each shot a 47. At Wayland on Monday. Hastings finished third with a 332 and Delton fourth at 336. The Thomapple Kellogg varsity boys’ golf team celebrates its Barry County Invitational Championship Friday afternoon at Mullenhurst Golf Course. Individual medalists Lane Brewer (left) of Lakewood and Hastings' Tyler Kalmink get together after both shooting 73 Friday at the Barry County Invitations. Kalmink beat out Brewer for the title in a sudden-death play-off. Maple Valley was ninth in the nine-team tour­ nament with a 389. Saugatuck look the title with a team score of 325. and Wayland was second at 328. Goodenough led Hastings with a 78, finish­ ing in third place overall. Kalmink was eighth overall with an 81. Cooley shot an 85 and Jason Baum an 88. Kalmink was the tournament medallist last Friday, as Delton hosted the Barry County Invitational. He beat out Lakewood’s Lane Brewer on the first tie-breaker hole, after both finished 18 with a score of 73. Lakewood's Brad Elliott was third with a 74. but TK proved to have the deepest team on that day. The Trojans top four all placed in the top ten. Scott Pitsch and Brad Steffen each shot a 75 to tie in fourth place, while Brent Butgercit tied for 7th at 77 and Travis Clelland tied for tenth with an 80. Those scores put TK at 307. six strokes bet­ ter than second place Lakewood (313). Behind Elliott and Brewer for Lakewood, Tyler Raimer contributed an 82 and Nic Wieland an 84. Delton (319) was third in the overall stand­ ings and-Hastings fourth (324). They were followed by Wayland with a 334, Byron Center 339. Maple Valley 360, and Pennfield 364. Josh Newhouse topped the Delton score­ card, with a 76. Kyle Purdum and Robbie Wandell both shot 80s, while Devin Desgranges added an 83. After Kalmink for the Saxons. Coolr came in with an 82, McLean 83, and Gregg Hasman 86. > . Maple Valley had Kory Starks and Cliad Cogswell each shoot 86. Justin McMillen fire a 93, and Troy Westendorp and Kyle Staines each scored a 95. Lakewood competed the next day. Saturday, and placed second at its own sixteam invitational at WillowWood Golf Course. Cnariotte’s Nick Knight (72) and Blake English (75) had two of the top three scores on the day. and led their Oriole team to a firstplace finish. Elliott split up the Oriole pair, with a second-place score of 73. Charlotte finished the day at 309, followed by Lakewood 319, Ionia 323, Fowlerville 325, Perry 349. and Lansing Eastern NTS Behind Elliott for Lakewood. Brewer fired a 79, which put him in sixth place individual­ ly. Wicbnd shot an 81 and Pat Spitzley 86 to round out the Vikings’ top four. Saxons take three singles’ championships at TK Invite It was tight at the top of the standings ai the end of Monday's four-team Thomapple Kellogg Invitational. The Saxon netters came away with 24 points, and a third place finish, as Lakewood won the championship with 27 points and Thomapple Kellogg was runner-up with 25. Ottawa Hills finished fourth. Hastings Amy Ingle al first singles never gave up a game, in wins over TK. Ottawa Hills, and Lakewood’s top players. Sam VanDensck claimed the championship at her flight as well, topping Ottawa Hills 6-2,6-1, Lakewood 63.62, and TK 6-0,6-0. At fourth singles, the Saxons’ Breanna Girrbach also was crowned champion by win­ ning some close matches. She defeated Lakewood, 6-2,6-7(3) then 10-8 in the super tie-breaker. Next she downed Thomapple Kellogg 60, 1-6 and 10-4 in another super tie-breaker. She cruised to the championship with an easy 6-2 and 62 win over Ottawa Hills. Lakewood swept the lop four doubles flights, and its top two singles players Emilie Enz and Laccy Chase each placed second to secure the championship. The Saxon netters now stand at 1-1 and travel to Wyoming Park on Thursday and Allegan on Saturday. The loss came last Thursday, when the Saxons were topped by the talented Battle Creek Lakeview team 8-0. Ingle had a close match at first singles by came up short, falling 7-5.61. At second singles, VanDenack fell 62,61. At third singles, Breanna Girrbach was downed 61,61. In the fourth singles match. Hannah Case fell 63,61. Summerfest Fun Run set for 19th edition, August 26 The Aug. 26 Summerfest Celebration will mark the 19th running of the Summerfest Fun Run. and will include the popular and free “Drug Free Crowd" finisher’s T-shirt. Many community organizations have worked with Barry County Substance Abuse Three at 46 lead HHS JV The Hastings junior varsity boys’ golf team opened its season with a 187-209 win over Portland. The Saxons had three boys fire 46s, Chris Devries. Mike Herbig and Carson Letot. Gabe Purchase and Derek Birman both fired 49s for Hastings. The junior varsity's next match is a junior varsity invitational, today. Hastings girl fires hole-in-one Gabrielle Shipley, a 12-year-old. about to start her seventh grade year at Hastings Middle School fired a hole-in-one Sunday. Aug. 6. She scored the ace on Mullenhurst Golf Court's par-3 hole number 11. The feat was witnessed by her father, and younger sister Sarah. Services to sponsor and make possible the 2006 Summerfest Fun Run. The focus of the Fun Run is to promote healthy attitudes, fam­ ily fun. and community pride. Everyone is invited to participate in this family-centered, non-competitive “Fun Run" which will take place Saturday morning. Aug. 26. 2006 at 9:45 am in the parking lot east of the Hastings Middle School. All participants are asked to gather in the starting area prior to 9:45 am. The partici­ pants will be running or walking a one-mile course, which will circle the schools and fin­ ish in the football practice field just southeast of the Middle School. Wheelchairs, strollers, and wagons are welcome in the event, but due to safety concerns, roller blades, skate boards, and bikes are not permitted. Each finisher will be awarded the tradition­ al finisher's T-shirt at the finish line. This is an event for “young people of all ages” and all levels of walkers and runners are encouraged to participate. There is no reg­ istration or registration fee for this communi­ ty sponsored event. Donations arc gladly accepted to help with (he cost of providing the T-shirts. The Fun Run will take place rain or shine. In the event of sever weather such as thun­ derstorms. the event will be canceled and WBCH will be contacted. Questions can be directed to Thcresc Maupin-Moore or Liz Lenz at Barry County Substance Abuse Services. 269.945.1387. Including receiving sponsorship from a number of area business, many community volunteers will be helping out and providing race safety during the Fun Run. Lakewood fans Mitchell Davis (back row from left), Monica Davis, Clarence Sanderson. Austin Sanderson (front row) and Wyatt Perkins enjoy a day at the ball Dark. They wear the Detroit Tiger ball caps courtesy ot the VFW. Everything perfect for VFW trip to ballpark, except the outcome by Helen Mudry Staff Writer It was a picture perfect day last Sunday when the Lake Odessa VFW Post #4461 start­ ed on the Hartzler charter bus to sec the Detroit Tigers play the Texas Rangers in Comerica Park. Unfortunately, the day did not have a story­ book ending. The first place Tigers lost by one run. continuing their recent slump. But that didn't keep the Lakewood fans from enjoying the trip and the game. Kids and adults of all ages had signed up for the excur­ sion. The VFW made it a special trip for the youngsters and bought each one a Detroit Tiger ball cap to wear to the park. Driver Roger Eggers, retired Lakewood athletic director, had a little baseball trivia by calling out nicknames of ball players and ask­ ing the riders what the players' names were. “The Splendid Splinter" was Ted Williams; "The Sultan of Swat” was George Herman "Babe" Ruth; "Hammerin’ Hank" was Hank Aaron; "The Georgia Peach" was Ty Cobb; and "The Yankee Clipper" or “Joltin' Joe” was Joe DiMaggio Egger, used the bus' TV screen video play­ er to get the crew in the baseball mood by playing a tape of Ken Bums' public television show “Baseball" which chronicled the history of baseball 1920 to 1930. This included a large segment of the Babe Ruth legend. As the bus entered the downtown Detroit area, some of the older riders reminisced about Detroit and the changes over the years. Marcia and Art Raffler remembered trips to Eastern Market and all the farm produce. Eggers pointed out the old Tiger Stadium on Trumbell. The building is empty but still stands with memories of 1935.1945.1968 and 1984. the years when the Tigers won the World Series. The stadium opened in 1912 as Navin Field on what was Bennett Park where the Tigers played their first game against the Brewers in 1901. It was renamed Briggs Stadium in 1938 after Walter Briggs took over the team and became Tiger Stadium in 1961. It was poster day at the park and the Lakewood contingency arrived early enough for posters of Tiger pitchers Joel Zumaya and Justin Vcrlander called the "Untouchables." The ticket price included a slice of pizza or a hot dog and hence the fans proceeded to their seats balancing this lunch and drink. The seats in the outfield box section 114 gratefully remained in the shade for the entire game and with a moderate breeze, some kept on their sweatshirts or jackets even though the scoreboard temperature read 82 degrees. The antics in the stands covered the tradi­ tional gambit of a game. There were venders hawking cotton candy, ice cream, bottles of water for $3.50 and $8 for a beer. Every one stood for “God Bless America" and “Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at the seventh inning stretch. The wave went around a few times. The auxiliary score board flashed messages telling fans when to cheer or clap. Most fans let the action on the field dictate their responses. The Tigers had a 6-0 lead at the end of die second inning. The Lakewood fans felt confi­ dent their team would win. But the Rangers came back with two runs in the third, one in the fourth, three in the fifth and one in the sixth to win by a 7-6 score. The Tiger fans held out hope for a ninth inning rally. Gregg Davis showed his kids Monica and Mitchell the ritual of the rally hat by turning the ball cap inside out and wearing it backwards. But even the rally hat a didn't work. When the last Tiger batter struck out at the end of the ninth, all hope was dashed and it was over. The ride back to Lake Odessa was a bit sullen. A snack bag was passed out with chips, animal crackers and Tootsie Rolls. Keeping with the baseball theme, the bag had a miniature Baby Ruth candy bar. Many napped, a few relived the game and chances the Tigers missed. And some put the game out of their minds and wondered about how a dif­ ferent Tiger scored. Tiger Woods. �Page 18 - Thursday, August 24, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Top singles players return for Saxon girls’ tennis team by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The more help a strong singles line-up gets from the doubles teams, the better the record for the Saxon varsity girts’ tennis team will look at the end of the 2006 season. Hastings hopes to get some wins and gain some momentum after a dismal 0-9 perform­ ance in 2005. ’For our team to be competitive, our young doubles (teams) must work hard, develop and get some wins under their belts.” said head coach Rich Pohja. The wins on the singles side will come. Senior Amy Ingle leads the way at first sin­ gles. where she won a conference champi­ onship a year ago. “After all Amy Ingle’s hard work this sum­ mer. her push will be to make it to the state tournament this year, and add to her wins over her great four-year career.” said Pohja. She had more than 20 wins last season, with only two defeats, and was named All­ State honorable mention. At second singles, junior Sam VanDenack returns after ending last year as another all­ conference performer for the Saxons. Returning letter-winner Kristen Dobbin will jump into the third singles spot from the doubles line-up. Junior Breanna Girrbach will hold down the fourth singles spot, and “like her brother played, she plays every point to the finish and does not give up.” says Pohja. Seniors Hannah Case and Amy Kidder, both returnees, will hold down the top dou­ bles positions along with sophomores Chelsea LaJoy and Taylor Hammond who worked hard over the summer. Other seniors expecting to play doubles this year for the Saxons are Amber Pontius and Emily Benningfield. Newcomers pushing for playing time in the doubles line-up are sophomores Rachel Clevenger, Barbara Buehler. Autumn DeLaCruz and Anna McNally. Pohja would like to see enough improve­ ment for his team to jump up from the bottom of the O-K Gold into the middle. Challenging league front runners South Christian and Byron Center could be a tough task however. Hastings is scheduled to be at Wyoming Park today, then will be a part of the tough Allegan Invitational Saturday. The O-K Gold Conference season starts when the Saxons visit Caledonia on Monday. Sept. 11. The 2006 Hastings varsity girts’ tennis team. Team members are (front from left) Chelsea LaJoye, Amber Pontius. Entity Benningfield. Lindsey Meinke, Anna McNally, (middle row) Barb Buehler. Sam McPhail, Amy Ingle, Breanna Girrbach. Allyson Ellsworth, Autumn DeLaCruz. (back) Taylor Hammond. Rachel Clevenger, Sarah Frame. Sam VanDenack. Kristina Dobbin, Amy Kidder, Hannah Case, and head coach Rich Pohja. (Photo by Brett Bremer) . Coach sees heart and desire as team’s top traits by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Third-year Hastings varsity boys’ soccer coach Brian Roderick has one message for opponents this fall, “don’t take us for grant­ ed." His team went 12-8-1 last season, placed third in the O-K Gold Conference, and won an MHSAA Sportsmanship Award in the process. He’s excited and optimistic about how things could turn out this season, with a team filled with a group of juniors that got a lot of varsity experience in 2005. Starting from the back line the Sazons return junior goal keeper Josh Bare, and defenders junior Ryan Vogel, Steve Lambert. Justin Wanland, and sophomore Matt Lewis. The midfield will be anchored by juniors Stephen Tolger and Justin VonDerhoff. ; jfrp fonnirfppaition reayAt jriMie The 2006 Hastings varsity boys* soccer team. Team members are (front from left) Andrew Matthews. Mke Purchase, Kevin Armstrong, Steven Lambert, John Feldpausch, David Kendall, Michael Peterson, Justin VonderHoff, Josh Bare, (back) Justin Wanland. Chris White, David Jackson, Gary Pleyte, Elliot Anderson. Ryan Vogel, Matt Lewis, Slbpben Tdger, Curtus Cowles, Eric Vaughan, and head coach Brian Roderick. (Photo by Brett Bremer) juniors DvWd Kendall* and Kevin Armstrong. The Saxons don’t have that one definite goal scorer that they have had in recent seasons. What they do have great team cohesive­ ness, a solid knowledge of the game, and outstanding heart and desire. Freshman forward Mike Purchase and juniors Curtus Cowles, Brad Peterson and Michael Peterson will all be looking to get in on the offensive attack in their first sea­ son with the varsity, while junior Andy Matthews will provide depth at the goal keeping position. Even with some experienced gained a year ago. Roderick knows that this is still a young team. A third-place finish in the O-K Gold Conference wouldn't be a bad start to the 2006 season, but the team would like to be able to challenge championship con­ tenders Caledonia and South Christian for the top spot. Those are the two teams that finished ahead of the Saxons in the league a year ago. with the Sailors edging out the Fighting Scots for the title. The Saxon season started Tuesday when »he team fell to the Grand Rapids Central Rvns. 2-1, on Pierce Field. VonderHoff scored the Saxons’ lone goal. This Saturday, the Saxons will be a part portion of MBurhrrfiilr. tty hosting NorthPointe enristtan next Tuesday on Pierce Heid Caledonia and South Christian bevkend the conference season this fell (or the Saxons. Hastings will visit Cateriu^ia for the conference opener on Tuesday, SafC* 12. The Sailors come to Hastings for ine final game of the conference regular sea­ son. Sept 28. Swimmers try to build on ‘05 success by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Last year was a pretty special year for a young Thomapple Kellogg-Hastings varsity girls* swimming and diving team, and it will be hard to match. The Trojans went 8-3 last fall, and finished third in the O-K Rainbow Tier III. "The won-loss record may not be as good as last year’s, but this team will be very com­ petitive.” said head coach Cart Schoessel. who’s been with the team since its inception. He calls the hard-working group “very enthusiastic”. Leading the way through the waves is a strong group of seniors that includes Jasmine Brown, Erin Fluke, Alexa McClain, Kayla Romanak. Amber VanderMeer, Jamie VanDongen, and Molly Wallace. Romanak. Wallace, and Brown make up a solid three/fourths of a 200-yard medley relay team, with Walfcce solid in the breaststroke, Romanak in the backstroke, and Brown in the freestyle or butterfly if Schoessel chooses to place them that way. Those three were a part of a team record-setting performance in the event last season. The group though has a little ways to go before they begin to match the kind of per­ formances put on by the group of seniors which graduated last spring. Schoessel said that there is a group of “promising underclassmen”, which should help the team as those swimmers gain experi­ ence. The Trojans will be trying to catch Calvin Christian, Byron Center, and Hamilton in the O-K Rainbow this fall. The team has its first scrimmage this Friday, then will race for real when it hits the water at Creston on Thursday, Sept. 14. The team’s first home competition will come on Saturday, Sept. 16, when it hosts its own TKHastings Invite at the Community Education and Recreation Center pool in Hastings beginning at 10:30 a.m. Molly Wallace �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 24. 2006 - Page 19 New cage coach nervous and excited for first game by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Hastings new varsity girls’ basketball coach Dan Carpenter is half excited and half terrified of leading his team into the Lakewood High School gymnasium for the Tuesday, Sept. 5, season opener against the Vikings. “I’m nervous, but I’m looking forward to it," he said. Lakewood will have two games in already at that point, as the Vikings take part in the annual Portland Invitational next Tuesday and Wednesday. The Saxons arc still getting used to each other and used to their new coach. “That first game is just going to be as killer. I think the girls will take business into their hands and show the community we have a program now," said Carpenter. “I think these girls are going to have a lot of guts and a lot of heart. They’re s’arting to buy into our system and to buy into each other." Seniors Dana Shilling and Natalie Knorp will return to the floor to lead the team this fall. Both were key contributors to the Saxons last season, and this will be Shilling's third season with the varsity. Both have been aggressive leaders on the floor for Carpenter so far in the pre-season. The only other seniors on the roster weren’t on the team a year ago. Tiffany Edwards and exchange-student Emmy Kling from Noordwijk. Denmark. So far, the seniors have done a good job of meshing with a junior class which has spent many years playing ball together. Carpenter expects to have a good back­ court, with juniors Brittany Howell, Hannah Wood, and Megan Lipstraw lead­ ing the way. Junior post players Cali Carpenter and Audrey Wakley will likely need to come up big for the Saxons this season. "They’re young, however we need some stronger players down below to help us on defense." coach Carpenter said. After the opening game against Lakewood, Hastings will be home for the first time when it plays host to Delton Kellogg Sept. 7. The O-K Gold Conference season begins on Thursday, Sept. 14, when the Saxons play host to Caledonia. Twice this season, the Saxons will have to face a murderers’ row like stretch in con­ ference play. After the opener against Caledonia, the Saxons visit South Christian and then host Byron Center and Wayland. Those three teams arc likely to be in a bat­ tle for the top spot in the conference. "They have it in them to dig down deep." Carpenter said of his players. "Wins and losses aren’t necessarily the true measure of success. It’s progression throughout the year, and being competitive in our games. I think that is something that our fans will be able to see this year." The 2006 Hastings varsity girts’ basketball team. Team members are (front from left) Tiffany Edwards. Heidi Bustance, Hannan Wood, Megan Lipstraw, Emmy Kling, Brittany Howell, Brandi Hurless, manager Kimberly Beck, (back) head coach Dan Carpenter. Tara Pleshe, Allison Hodges, Dana Shilling, Katie Sutherland, Cali Carpenter, Audrey Wakely, Natalie Knorp, and assistant coach Jeff Mead. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Young Saxon golfers host first O-K Gold meet Sept. 7 by Brett Bremer Sports Editor There won’t be many easy aftem^gns in the O-K Gold Conference for the league’s varsity boys* golf teams by all accounts. So far in the pre-season. Hastings head coach Bruce Krueger listed South Christian, Caledoi.ia, and Byron Center as the top teams in the league. Thomapple Kellogg head coach Bob Kalmink listed Caledonia, South Christian, Hastings, and Hamilton. Caledonia head coach Gus Wagner put down just one team. South Christian. The 2006 Hastings boys’golf team. Team members are (front from left) coach Bruce Krueger, Gabe Purchase, Nick McClelland, Tyler Kalmink, Matt Cooley, Jason Baum. Andrew Moore, Derek Birman, coach Stan Kirkendall, (back) Eric Pettengill, Riley McLean, Gregg Hasman, Casey Goodenough, Dylan Downs. Seth Noteboom. Mike Herbig. Kris DeVnes. Carson Letot, Joe Sleevi, and James Dean. (Photo by Brett Bremer) will be tough, but who falls in behind South Christian seems to be up in the air. Thomapple Kellogg also returns a couple of its top players and won last week’s Barry County Invitational at Mullenhurst. Wayland finished right behind the fourth­ place Saxons at the Barry County Invite, and just ahead of the Saxons Monday as both teams competed in the Wayland Invitational at Orchard Hills Golf Course (Wayland's home course). The Saxons will have the home course advantage when the conference season begins, Sept. 7, at Hastings Country Club. On most days, the Saxons will have sophomores *tyler Kalmink and Matt Cooley leading the way. Both played in matches for the varsity last season, gaining some valuable experience. The experience of those two sophomores is most of the experience on the team, except for Krueger who’s entering his tenth season as the Saxons’ head coach. "We’re striving for constant improve­ ment. and to be competitive in the confer­ ence." said Krueger. Looking to put up low numbers in their first season with the varsity arc senior Gregg Hasman. junior Case Goodenough, and freshmen Riley McLean and Eric Petting. '" JUHRim’s inex­ perience in competition, there is a coopera­ tive attitude and a desire to improve among his group of hard-wot^ing players. With three tournaments in already, there have been some positive results for the Saxons. Kalmink’s eighth place finish at Monday's Wayland Invitational wai ‘he lowest he’s placed so far. and Goodenough stepped up and turned in a third place finish for the Saxons on that day. Last Friday at the Barry County Invitational. Kalmink earned medallist honors with a two-over par 73. The Saxons are in action again ncx: Wednesday when they head to Crystal Springs for a scramble. HHS football returns a strong set of ball carriers by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Saxon varsity football team knows it has players that can move the football. The goal of the strength and conditioning program that started with the arrival of now second-year head coach Fred Rademacher should start helping them have players who can move opposing players. That, along with the trickery of the WingT offense, will free up the Saxon running backs for big gains. Leading the list of returning ball carriers is senior Matt Donnini. who was a first- team all-conference performer last fall in the O-K Gold Conference when he rushed for 1122 yards on 181 carries and scored ten touchdowns. Also returning arc senior running backs Garrett Harris and Bradan King. King and Harris will also be asked to anchor the defense with senior defensive back Matt Teunessen. Harris was honorable mention all-confer­ ence last season, and recorded 96 tackles from his linebacking position. Teunessen and King will provide the Saxons with a solid defensive back field. Hastings went 1-8 last season, topping former conference foe Wyoming Park for their lone victory, in a game in which Donnini set a school single-game rushing record with 314 yards. See SAXON FOOTBALL, page 21 �Page 20 - Thursday, August 24. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Delton and others chasing Comets and Irish in KVA by Brett Bremer Sports Editor A varsity boys’ golf team could be very good and still only earn the bronze medal in the Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association (KVA) standings this fall. Kalamazoo Christian and Hackett Catholic Central return with strong teams, as usual, after finishing 2005 at the Division 3 state finals. Delton Kellogg head coach Kent Enyart hopes to see his boys closing the gap between themselves and the Comets and Irish, while fighting for third in the KVA this fall. It will be a fight, as Enyart said he expects Parchment and Olivet to have teams close to the caliber of his Panthers. Delton Kellogg does have a solid senior class to lead the way. including Josh Newhouse. Kyle Purdum. Bobby Fisher, and Chuck Stallard Newhouse had a grcai sum­ mer on the links, finishing in the top ten in the Kalamazoo Junior Golf Association. Junior Devin Dcsgranges also returns for the Panthers, and sophomore Robbie Wandell chose golf over football this fall and should Itelp the team in his first season. Golfers need io be on their game early in the season. The KVA season starts the day after Labor Day. Sept. 5, when all the league's teams meet at Mulberry Fore Golf Course in Nashville for the first of seven jamborees. Delton finished in the top half of their first two tournaments this season. Monday, they were fourth out of nine teams at the Wayland Invitational al Orchard Hills Golf Course. Last Friday, the Panthers p'accd third out of an eight team field at the Barry County Invitational which they hosted at Mullenhurst. The Panthers played in their third tourna­ ment of the season already, on Wednesday, when they were a part of the Thomapple Kellogg Invitational at Yankee Springs Golf Course. The young Panthers on the junior varsity squad arc getting some former Thomapple Kellogg expertise this fall. "1 talked my high school coach Jim Sprague into coaching my JV team." said Enyart. "He also coached my son. with Tom Fletke. at TK. He has 37 years of experience and hopefully, we can rekindle some of the league championships and state tournaments he and I were involved in back in the late 70s." Delton boys start Saturday by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Each ot Delton Kellogg senior Dan Roberts' previous three varsity cross country seasons have ended the same way. with him crossing the finish line in front of the towering red and yel­ low grandstand at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Having all his teammales running with him wouldn't be a bad way to end his final season. Roberts and teammate Cory Cook were both All K VA runners last fall, for the Panther team that finished in fourth place in the Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association (KVA). They're not the only ones back for Delton cither. '•The entire team from last year is back.” said I Ith-year head coach Dale Grimes. “Last year's large freshmen arc all back with more confi­ dence going into this season. The enthusiastic group of underclassmen, in combination with some talented upperclassmen, should make for a very fun season” The group of talented upperclassmen includes junior Morgan Hennessey who is enter­ ing his third year on the varsity and senior Justin Durbin who's starting his second season. Cook leads the group returning as sopho­ mores which also includes Josh Marzic. Darren Pursley, and Brett Reath. Freshman Nick Rendon has shown his coach and his teammates a strong work ethic and a great attitude so far as well. "We have our work cut our for us this year." said Grimes, adding that there are many unknowns with this team. “It should be fun to watch this group improve over the next couple of months and hopefully develop into a con­ tender for the league championship.” The Panther coach is still doing some work on the attitudes of his runners. Even at the lop of the line-up. the Delton boys still need to work on their killer instinct. If they find that, they could find themselves right on the heels of strong Kalamazoo Christian. Hackett Catholic Central, and Parchment teams in the KVA. Even with tremendous improvement and a 4* Dan Roberts killer instinct, it would be tough for Delton to improve on their fourth place finish in the league from 2005. They would have to find a way to pass one of those three squads. “(League newcomers) Maple Valley and Olivet arc typically strong teams also." added Grimes. “This will be a very competitive sea­ son." Competition starts for the Delton boys on Saturday when they race in the Wayland Invitational beginning at 10 a.m. The Panthers will be at Kalamazoo Central next Wednesday afternoon. The KVA season starts Sept. 12 for the league jamboree hosted by the Kalamazoo Christian Comets. Panthers trying to prepare for big crowd on first night by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Having coaches Vic Haas square and his brother Terry Haas battling against each other in the season opening football contest would have been enough off the field action for most Friday nights. Schoolcraft added one more incentive fcr the home fans to come out Friday, when it was decided that the Eagles would honor for­ mer coach Larry Lcdlow. who led the team to three state championships. "I told my kids that it’ll probably be the biggest crowd they ever play against." said DK’s first-year head coach Vic Haas. “I think it is going to be more of a distrac- The 2006 Delton Kellogg varsity boys' golf team. Team members are (front from left) manager Mitchell Wandell. T.J Boreham. Steven Ross. Taylor Eari, Jake VanderVeen. Dakota Healey, Cody Morse. Nick Haas, (back) Coach Jim Sprague. Nick Blacken. Chuck Stallard. Robbie Wandell. Josh Newhouse, Kyle Purdum, Devin Desgranges, Bobby Fisher, and Coach Kent Enyart. Missing from photo are Zach Mueller and Chris Blincoe Delton Kellogg girls working hard by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Coaches can hope for certain things head­ ing into a season. They can hope for athletes with great speed. They can hope for athletes with great strength. They can hope for athletes with great stamina. They can hope for all that, but there is one other thing which they can a; k for. They can ask for a great work ethic. Delton Kellogg varsity cross country head coach Dale Grimes has that in the group of girls he has running for him this fall. “This team is not afraid of work." said Grimes, who is entering his 11th season lead­ ing the Panthers. “I have been very impressed with their work ethic thus far.” Delton's number one runner from a year ago is gone, but much of the rest of the team is still intact. Heading up the pack will likely be senior Heather Millard. Also returning are seniors Amanda Strick. Candace VanDyk. junior Shawn SchuL and sophomore Lauren Knollenberg. "This team should be exciting to watch develop as they progress through the season." said Grimes. s A couple other runners who have already shown good progress in the early stages of their varsity running careers are junior Caitlin Champion and sophomore Mandy Dye. “We have a large group of returning soph­ omores who should make great contributions to the team this season.” added Grimes. Thai’s a ray of hope for the future, espe­ cially since there are no freshmen girls out fot the team. The sky is the imit in terms of goals for the team. The Panthers had a good run of state finals appearances and strong KVA finishes in recent seasons, but last fall they finished third in the KVA and missed out on a trip to slate when they finished sixth at regionals. Not a bad season by any means, but Grimes w ould like to see his team back at the top of the KVA standings and back in the stale finals at Michigan International Speedway. Finishing at the top of the KVA will be a tough task with the likes of Kalamazoo Christian and Hackett Catholic Ce.itrai expected to lead the way. “The chemistry of the KVA will be differ­ ent this year without Paw Paw and with the addition of Maple Valley and Olivet This is already an extremely competitive and talent­ ed league, which will now have two newcom­ ers also trying to claim the title." said Grimes. The first KVA meet of the season will be hosted by Kalamazoo Christian on Tuesday, Sept. 12. The 2006 season kicks off for the Delton Heather Millard girls on Saturday when they take part in the Wayland Invitational beginning at 10 a.m. Delton will then be pinning at Kalamazoo Central next Wednesday. DK basketball looks to defend title by Brett Bremer Sports Editor It seems logical that the closer a basketball team can get the ball to the basket, the easier it should be for it to put a couple points on the scoreboard. On a breakaway, that may be the case for the Delton Kellogg varsity girls' basketball team this fall. The rest of the time, it might be easier for the DeltoS-giris to take a step back. The experienced back-court trio of seniors Jordan Haines. Katee Hogoboom and junior Rachael Williams return to lead the defending Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association (KVA) champions. Haines is a two-time Ail KVA award win­ ner. and is the all-time three-point field goal scorer at Delton Kellogg. Hogoboom was honorable mention All KVA performer in last gear’s magical run to the title. The junior Williams returns to run the point for head coach Rick Williams. At some point in the season. Haines is expected to pass her mom. Michelle Kenyon, for fifth place on the Delton Kellogg career scoring list. Coach Williams is happy to have that kind of experience in the back court, but he knows that in the post there are some big shoes to fill. Those empty high-tops were left in the paint when center Alex Culbert. who was chosen All State honorable mention in Class B in 2005. graduated last spring. When the Delton Kellogg guards look inside, they'll be looking to get the ball into the hands of senior forward Hannah Goy and senior Jennah Wandell who are both returning letter-winners. Williams said he also expects junior guard Katie Torres to have an impact on the team this season, her first with the varsity. The Panthers open play on Tuesday, when they host Allegan at 7:30 p.m. Delton will be home for its first three games, hosting Martin next Wednesday and Schoolcraft Sept. 5. The KVA season starts Sept. 14. when the Panthers play host to league newcomer M^ple Valley. The Maple Valley Lions aren't the only new opponent for Delton and the rest of the KVA. Olivet joins the league this year as well, and the Eagles and Galesburg-Augusta Rams are expected to be the top contenders for the conference crown. "We should be right there at the top of the KVA with Galesburg and Olivet." said Williams. Delton meets Olivet for the first time in KVA action on Tuesday. Sept. 26. Katee Hogoboom See DELTON FOOTBALL, next page BOSLEY PHARMACY PERFORMANCE PLUS BRIAN’S TIRE & SERVICE DREISBACH PONTIAC, OLDS, GMC TRUCK “A Full Service Independent Pharmacy serving Hastings & Barry County” COLEMAN AGENCY 235 S Jefferson. Hastings 328 N. Michigan. Hastings 118 S lefferson. Hastings 945-9549 948-8000 945-3412 945-3495 HASTINGS FLOWER SHOP MacLEOD PRECISION AUTO BODY REPAIR MAINSTREET LARRY NEIL CHIROPRACTIC SAVINGS BANK Farm Bureau Insurance 402 N. Michigan. Hastings 327 W Apple St Hastings 819 E. Railroad St. Hastings 629 w State St. Hastings 333 W. 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The good news for him is that that ieaves two-thirds with some experience. Leading the way back is a solid midfield of senior Troy Wortingcr and juniors Matt Julian and Kohla Methvin. and dynamic attackers David Roberts (12) David Roberts and AJ. Newkirk. Junior Tyler Gilmore and senior Dan Norris will center the defense in front of returning sophomore goal keeper Scott Hoekstra. In all. there are 12 returning lettermen on the team, many of whom tremendous experi­ ence during the off-season playing club and indoor soccer according to coach Roberts. Junior Dan Ordway, a transfer will supple­ ment the established midfield crew. The coach is also looking for good things from a group of five eager freshmen who he says are “willing and capable of making a difference during critical matches by providing bench depth.” That will come in handy as the team looks to make a dramatic improvement in its Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association record from a year ago. The 2005 squad fin­ ished the KVA season with an 0-5 mark. A lot has changed in the league this fall. “With Maple Valley and Olivet entering the KVA. this will allow for more equity of play within the conference." said coach Roberts. “Our goal is to improve team cohesiveness and improve game play through focus on basic skills and match tactics.” Those improvements would play a big part in any success the team has in achieving a fin­ ish in the middle of the tough conference. Both Kalamazoo Christian and GalesburgAugusta return talented teams, and Delton will open the KVA season against the Comets next Wednesday (Aug. 30). The Panthers are hoping to pick up at least four wins during the conference season. The format for league play has changed. In previ­ ous seasons each team has had one game against every other team in the league on its home field. This year, each team in the league meets only one time. The KVA season will end with a conference tournament. Delton Kellogg ended the 2005 season with a 4-13 record, and the new coach hopes to see his team enter the conference tourna­ ment with twice that many wins. Delton will be on the road two times this week, at Grand Rapids West Catholic Thursday and at the Thomapple Kellogg invitational Saturday. The Panthers play their first home game of the season Monday night at 6:45 against Bellevue. The 2006 Hastings varsity football team. Team members are (front from left) Jerin Voshell, Scott White. Justin Carroll, Matt Teunessen, Bradan King. Sy Overmyer. Matt Donnini, Steve Case, Mike Bekker. (second row) Dan Rytxski. James Cook, Willie Davis, Tom Peck, Aaron Barrus, Gerald Brown, Corey Herman, Kyle Snider, (third row) Zack Scofield. Greg Woodmansee, Jordan Bailey, Colby Wise, Thomas McKinney, Jordan Laubaugh, Adam Harvath, Mark Scofield, (fourth row) Garrett Harris, AJ. Tassos, Jordan Rambin, T.J. Hoffman, Nick Peck, Justin Jevicks, Scott Wilson, Mason Trumbull, David Madsen, (fifth row) Josh Jevicks, Ryan DeCamp, Troy Burch, Eric Haney, Kyle Pierce, Ryan Burgdorf, Josh Morehouse, Britton Olson. John Mahmat, (back) coach Jack Hobert. head coach Fred Rademacher, coach Mike Dubois, coach Jeff Denny. SAXON FOOTBALL, continued from page 19 Wyoming Park is back on the schedule this season, along with a few teams that just squeaked by the Saxons, such as Forest Hills Central and Thomapple Kellogg. The O-K Gold Conference looks to be quite balanced this fall. There were four teams from the conference that reached the state play-offs last season. TK. South DELTON FOOTBALL, continued from previous page-----------------lion to them than us. Hopefully, it motivates our kids a little bit" A hostile environment, combined with a first year coach and many young players will conspire against the Panthers on opening night. Delton has 32 players on the roster this fall, and there are just seven seniors. That doesn’t mean there isn't some experience on the field. Four sophomores who made big contributions to the varsity team last year are back for their junior seasons. Brian Diaz is back at quarterback, after tak­ ing over a few games into the season last year. He’ll be giving the ball to junior halfbacks Anthony Riley and Steven Scoby on many occasions, and leading the way for them through the line is junior center Octavio Romero. Coach Haas also has a trio of seniors who saw quite a bit of time last season in linemen Chad Ramsey and Adam Rohm and end Stephen Rising. “We’re getting better every day. We scrim­ maged last week and looked pretty good." said Haas. His Panthers took some snaps on Friday against Eaton Rapids. Allegan, and Leslie. “The offense looked good at times, and our overall team speed looked pretty good.” Haas said. The thing that he saw that he was most con­ cerned with Friday is certainly something his Panthers need to get right by this Friday night. At times his players didn’t keep going right through the whistle and they’re still working on their overall level of concentra­ tion. There arc many players on this year’s team that did well for the junior varsity last year, but they arc still adjusting to the tempo of the varsity level play. The Panthers will be looking for many of them to make solid contributions this year, including junior lineman John Hess, junior half back Kurt Wolschlegar. junior offensive lineman/lincbacker Cory Spencer, and Mitch Duquesne). The Panthers have a second road game to open the season, next Thursday against Bellevue. The home opener for Delton Kellogg is Friday. Sept. 8. against Hackett Catholic Central in the first Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association (KVA) contest of the year. From what Haas has <«Jen in the past few seasons, he expects Kalamazoo Christian and Pennfield to be the front runners for the con­ ference crown. Parchment also returns a num­ ber of starters. Maple Valley and Olivet have joined the KVA this fall, while Paw Paw is gone to the Wolverine Conference. Delton hosts both of those teams this year, and Kalamazoo Christian. “When you’re as young as we are. you want to get better every practice." said Haas. “Can we compete in the KVA? I think we can. If we can just keep getting better. We’re just trying to get back to where we used to be.” Christian, the defending conference cham­ pions from Hamilton, and the defending Division 3 state champions from Caledonia. All have some question marks after los­ ing senior stand-outs. The Saxons travel to face the defending Division 3 state champions for the first game of the conference season, at Caledonia Sept. 15. The season starts this Friday night when the Saxons travel to Lakewood for their annual season-opening meeting with the Vikings. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tate Mix goH outing Sept. 16 The Tate Mix Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing wilFbeTfekTSaturday, Sept 16. at Mulberry Fore Golf Course in Nashville. This annual event helps fund a scholarship for Maple Valley Alternative Education grad­ uates. Mix was the alternative cd. principal, before h*< passing in 2003. The cost to participate in the four-person 18-holc scramble is $50 per person, or $200 per team. Event organizers would like to have teams register by Sept. 5. Questions can be directed to Vicki Dean at (269) 948-2531 or to Maple Valley Alternative Ed. at (517) 852-9794. Registration , with golfers names and a con­ tact number can be mailed to Maple Valley Alternative Ed.. 324 N. Queen St, Nashville. Ml. 49073. Check; should be made payable to Vicki Dean. Golfing will begin with s shotgun st 10 a.m. Registration opens at 9 a.m. the day of the event. Lunch will be served after the outing, and the cost is $12 for anyone who would like to attend lunch only. There will be cash prizes for the top three teams, as well as a number of hole challenges such as a hole-in-one challenge on hole num­ ber three and a longest drive competition on 18. A 50/50 raffle will also take place, and other door prizes will be awarded. It's Perfect Chemistry... when things work out just right! Hastings Branch 241 State Street (269) 945-3437 Hastings Off-Site ATM 1005 W. State St. How do you make a good thing even better? It's all in the chemistry, the formula. The perfect blend of people, services and convenience to change from good to even better! Sand Ridge Bank in Hastings and Gun Lake is now Chemical Bank. Gun Lake Branch 12850 West M-179 (269) 792-4406 Steven Scoby Stop by and see why, "We think you'll like the chemistry". �Page 22 - Thursday. August 24. 2006 - The Hastings Banner HHS cross country program sees big jump in participation by Brett Bremer Sports Editor "Look at this mob." said Saxon varsity cross country coach Jamie Dixon as his team waited te be photographed Wednesday morn­ ing on Johnson Field. Dixon probably wouldn’t have been able to use the word mob to describe his program in previous seasons. Things are different in 2006. A few years ago the program struggled just to find enough runners to be able to put up a team score. There are 11 girls and 16 boys out for the two teams this fall. The Hastings boys’ team doesn’t have a true front runner this year, the kind of runner that will wow opponents with his times. What the Saxons do have is a great pack of strong runners. If the pack moves fast, the team will have great scores. If it doesn’t, they won’t. It’s that simple. A large group of returning runners will be jockeying back and forth for the Saxon boys’ team’s top spot, including seniors Jesse Ellwood. A.J. Singieterry. Alex Kimble. Tyler Lancaster, junior Ryan Bosnia and sopho­ more Dan Schils. Freshmen Troy Dailey and Dustin Bateson will both be looking to score for the varsity in their first season. Saxon varsity head coach James Dixon, who’s starting his second season leading the runners, likes the work ethic he’s seen from his team so far this season. The Saxon varsity girls’ team doesn’t have the kind of experience the boys’ team has. but its work ethic rivals the boys. The girls also have shown tremendou*. team unity early in the season, and are constantly there to support one another. Leading returnees for the girls’ team include seniors Alyssa Case. Kayleigh OelCotto. junior Becky Davis, and sopho­ mores Molly Smith and Alyssa Thornton. Both teams also have some talented young runners who are looking forward to helping out the varsity squads for the first time. Dixon is expecting big things from freshmen Troy Dailey and Dustin Bateson on the boys’ side, and freshmen I_auren Anderson and Katie Ponsetto and sophomore Leanne Dinges on the girls'. Tlic biggest goal the coach has is for his teams to “continue to work hard and improve on last year’s results.” The boy’s team finished fourth in the O-K Gold Conference in 2005. and was strong enough to win the jamboree the Saxons host­ ed at Riverbend Golf Course. Hastings will get the chance to defend its home turf early in the season, as the O-K Gold teams open up conference races at Riverbend Sept. 20. The defending conference champions from Caledonia and the Wayland Wildcats both sport solid teams once again, and could be battling it out for the title this season too. The girls team, which finished sixth in the league last year, will see its top competition once again coming from the South Christian Sailors, the Thomapple Kellogg Trojans, and The 2006 Hastings cross country teams Team members are (front from left) Alyssa Thornton, Ashleigh Holley. Lisa Gorodenski. Jessica Czinder, Leanne Dinges. Katie Ponsetto. Kayleigh DelCotto, Becky Davis. Molly Smith, Alyssa Case. Lauren Anderson, (back) head coach James Dixon. Travis Moore. Mile Belcher. Pale Bacher. Seth Haynes. Jeremy Rogers. Seth Beduhn, Alex Kimble. Jesse Ellwood. A.J. Singieterry. Tyler Lancaster. Dane Schils. Ryan Bosma. Troy Dailey. Dustin Bateson. Bryce Stanhope. Adam Swartz, and Marshall Warren. (Photo by Brett Bremer) the Wayland Wildcats. The season starts for both Saxon teams on Friday morning when they participate in the Parma Western invitational, beginning at 10. Hastings school district hires new associate band director by Megan Level! Staff Writer rhe Hastings high school and middle school bands will be under new direction this year after the retirement of long-time band director Joe LaJoyc. Brian Balch will begin as Hastings middle and high school associate band director this fall. He is a recent graduate from Grand Valley State University. His pervious experience includes student teaching at East Kentwood High School and acting as a long-term substitute teacher at East Kentwood Middle School. Balch was chosen from more than 100 applicants for the position. He will be work­ ing in the music program with co-director Joan Bosserd-Schroeder. “We’re very pleased that Brian has one cf those fits for us." said high school Principal Tim Johnston. “He has a very good under­ standing of music, and he has a very solid background in narching.” LaJoyc retired as band director last June after seving at Hastings for 22 years. In other business at their meeting Monday evening, members of the Hastings Board of Education: • Approved a Pleasantview fifth grade trav­ el study to Greenfield Village in Dearborn and a Hastings High School FFA travel study to the National Convention in Indianapolis. • Agreed to proposed changes in high school graduation requirements. • Approved the readmission of an expelled student, subject to review. • Accepted an anonymous gift of $25,000 for improvements to the athletic complex, an anonymous gift of $500 for the high school golf program and $3,000 from Hastings City Bank for students needs and projects that have been approved by the board. • Was presented changes in the driver’s education program by John Zawierucha. according to state requirements. • Learned that three student teachers will work in the Hastings schools this year. Laurel Erickson from Central Michigan University will work with Patty LaJoyc in vocal music in the middle and high schools; Mark Peterson from Western Michigan University will do his counseling internship with Nancy Bradley in the elementary school; and David Scott from Grand Valley State University will work with Judy Way in social studies at the high school. • Accepted the resignations of bus driver Heather Watson and Geneva Woodmansee, program specialist in the child care center. • Agreed to the appointments of the follow­ ing faculty members: Jason Bies. weight room/cardio (community center); Thomas Peck, lifeguard (community center); Danielle You’re Invited... Come Celebrate With Us! Sunday, August 27, 2006 loin us at the Hastings Branch parking lot from 2 to 4 p.m. for the closing event of Summerfest - an ice cream social! Entertainment will be provided by the famous Scottville Clown Band. This afternoon of fun and excitement is given, with appreciation, to our community for allowing us to meet your financial needs for the past 120 years! • Michael William O’Dell. 24. of Hastings, was sentenced Aug. 16 by Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher to spend from 18 months to 48 months in prison for his July 19 conviction of assaulting/resisting/obstnicting a police officer causing injury and 39 days in jail for second offense domestic violence. O’Dell’s previous conviction for domestic assault was in April 2002. He was given cred­ it for 39 days time served in jail and fined court costs of $500. a crime victim fee of $60 and the state minimum cost of $60 on the assaulting/resisting/obstruction charge and $45 on the domestic violence charge. O’Dell was arrested for the offense July 8 in Hastings • Steven Jason Gaiski. 30, of Miodieville. was sentenced Aug. 16 by Judge Fisher in serve eight months in jail and 24 months pro­ bation for his July 26 conviction on a charge of aggravated assault. Gaiski also was assessed a fine of $500, court costs of $500. a probation fee of $480 and was ordered to pay $37,146.29 in restitu­ tion. Gaiski was arrested Feb. 17 in Middleville. • Robert Craig Powell. 39, of Grand Rapids, was sentenced Aug. 17 by Judge Fisher to serve a year in jail for violating his probation on an earlier charge of larceny of a firearm in Carlton Township in 2003. Powell violated his probation by failing to report to his probation officer. Fisher agreed to suspend the balance of Powell’s sentence upon payment of $3,000 in court assessed fees. • Michael James Wallace, 17. of Plainwell, was sentenced Aug. 18 by Judge Fisher to serve two months in jail and 36 months pro­ bation for his May 17 conviction on a charge of larceny from a building. Wallace was also ordered to pay court costs of $500 and a probation fee of $720. He was given credit for 65 days time served. • Tyrone Alfred-Anthony Quick. 31, of Dowling, was sentenced Aug. 16 on three separate counts, two of assault and battery and one for attempted felonious assault with a weapon. Quick was arrested July 2 in Hastings. His sentences included 47 days each on the assault and battery convictions (with 47 days credit for time served) and six months in jail for his conviction of attempted felonious assault. Quick was assessed a crime victim fund of $60. state minimum costs of $45 on the assault and battery convictions and $60 on the felonious assault conviction, court costs of $506 and a probation fee of $350. • Mark Allen Koloseik. 31. of Delton, was sentenced Aug. 18 by Judge Fisher to serve 12 months in jail and 36 months probation for his Aug. 2 conviction of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, third offense. Koloseik was arre ted in Prairieville Township on March 4. Given credit for 15 days time served. Koloseik also w*<s assessed a fine of $500. court costs of $1,000,: resti­ tution fee of $543.97. a probation fee of $ 720 and a drug court fee of $200. He was ordered to participate in substance abuse counseling and cognitive beha rior ther­ apy while in jail as well as Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. He was ordered by the court to wear a monitor upon his release from jail. Hastings new high school and middle school band associate director Brian Balch will begin this fall after the retire­ ment of long-time band director Joe LaJoye. Schwartz, weight room/cardio (community center); Rachel Steorts. lifeguard (community center). • Approved faculty members who have taken “Extra Pay for Extra Duty” assignments for the 2006-2007 school year: Julie Ackerson, language arts coordinator, elemen­ tary; Elizabeth Adams, co-social studies coor­ dinator. elementary; Lisa Brown, co-math coordinator, elementary; Martin Buehler, sci­ ence coordinator, high school; Laurence Christopher, social studies coordinator, high school; Nancy Cottrell, business chairperson; Jeffrey Denny, math coordinator, high school; Angela DePew. special education chairper­ son; Edward Domke. industrial arts chairper­ son; Janet Foley, math coordinator, middle school; Paul Fulmer, physical education chairperson; Cheryl Goggins, language arts coordinator, middle school; Trisha Kietzman. co-math coordinator, elementary school; Steve Kogge. social studies coordinator, mid­ dle school; Bruce Krueger, counseling chair­ person; Jan Lawson, science coordinator, ele­ mentary school; Timothy Neason. science coordinator, middle school; Kelli Newberry, co-math coordinator, high school; Carrie Roe. language arts coordinator, high school; Dawn Secord. co-social studies coordinator, ele­ mentary school; and Andrea Storrs, fine arts chairperson. 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No. 35 Thursday, August 31. 2006 PRICE 50C Father, 3-year-old boy were fishing on Thornapple Lake NEWS BRIEFS Search continues for man, son believed drowned Ionia County Bank coming to Hastings Ionia County National Bank has com­ pleted acquisition and planning and zon­ ing approval for a parcel of property in Hastings, and has announced its intention to build and operate a second office, its 10th overall location. The new office, expected to open in 2007. will be located at 1500 West M-43 Highway, in front of Wal-Mart. The sec­ ond location in Hastings, announced after just five months of banking operations in its downtown location, represents the commitment and bond ICNB has made with the community according to 1CNB President James Fast ICNB has been serving customers in the Hastings downtown office since 2003. Previously, the location was an ICNB loan production office until March 2006, when they began full banking oper­ ations. Red Cross sets 2 blood drives The American Red Cross plans to have two blood drives in Barry County next month. One will be held from 1 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. Sept. 5. at St Ambrose Church. 11252 Fiona Road. Delton; and another from I to 6:45 p.m. Thursday. Sept. 14. at the Hastings Moose Lodge, 128 North Michigan in Hastings. “The need for blood is constant you current and past support is greatly appre­ ciated!” said Susan L. Clements, drive coordinator. Blood donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in good general health. The first annual "Battle of the Banks* blood drive challenge will be featured in the Sept. 14 drive. To provide a neutral site the blood drive will be held at the Hastings Moose Lodge. Each bank is challenged to sign up five to seven donors so that the Red Cross car. reach its goal and collect 75 units. All donors must present ID (driver’s license or Red Cross blood donor card), weigh at least 110 lbs. and at least 17 yean of age. Local Labor Day ‘Bridge Walk’ set The Village of Middleville has planned a “Bridges Walk” for Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4, in an effort to meet Go"'. Jennifer Granholm’s challenge to Michigan residents to get out and walk on local bridges at the same time she is walking the Mackinac Bridge. Anyone can walk the Main Street Bridge and the three bridges on the Paul Henry Thomapplc Trail. Walk registra­ tion begins at 8 a.m. Sept. 4 and contin­ ues until 10 a.m. in the Gazebo in Stagecoach Park. Walkers can begin any time between 8:30 and 10 a.m. on Labor Day. There is no fee for this event and water and ice will be available for walkers. Walkers can also pick up a map of the Paul Henry Thomapplc Trail. Participants can walk as far as they like on l-abor Day. There will be markings to show walkers where to turn to complete either a onekilometer or five-kilometer walk. Village Clerk Mary Jean Lamoreaux. who serves on the Labor Day Bridge Walk Committee says. “We hope walkers enjoy all the natural beauty of Middleville, the Paul Henry Thomapplc Trail and the Thomapplc River.” by Jon Gambee Staff Writer The search continues for a father and son believed drowned in the murky waters of Thomapplc Lake late Saturday. Barry County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 12:56 a.m. call Sunday to find a drifting bass boat with only the stem light glowing in the dark. An immediate search of the area turned up no sign of 42-year-old Jeffrey Bruce and his 3-year-old son. Grant. Returning at first light Sunday morning, members of the Barry County Marine Patrol and divers began searching the waters while other deputies began searching for witnesses who saw the boat on the water the previous evening. "There was another boat with a group of people fishing across the lake and a woman in that boat saw the Bruce boat troll by earlier and go on beyond a point that stretches out from the shore." said Barry County Sheriff’s Sgt. William Johnson. "She said later she heard what she thought was a child scream, just a short, quick scream. She asked if any­ one else beard anything and they had all been talking and visiting and no one else heard anything." Johnson said sometime later a man came out of his house located across the lake and close to the point where the woman had last seen the boat and he said he heard someone yelling for help. • "It turns out that was the people on the fish­ ing boat across the lake." he explained. "When they decided to go in around dark their boat would not start and they were yelling for help. "Eventually, they were towed into shore and went home. The woman came forward when she heard of the missing man and his son." Johnson said the search is hampered because of the size of the area in which the search is being conducted and the dark murky walers. "The woman saw the boat off a point on the lake. The boat was eventually discovered directly across the lake from that point and searchers found a pair of shoes and a hat floating in the water some distance from the point and across that lake fron where the boat was found," Sgt. Johnson said. “Divers initially searched along a line from where the bor.i was discovered directly across to where the shoes and hat were found." Later. Johnson said, the department's track­ ing dog was brought out on the lake. "He got very excited when we approached the point." Sgt. Johnson said. "So that gave us another spot. The three locations form a very large triangle and we have been working that area extensively. "Our biggest problem is that when you get down below the surface, the water is so dark and murky that you literally can't sec your hand in front of your face." Johnson said dive teams from Barry County and Kent County and divers from the Michigan State Poire fere joined by divers from Allegan and* Kalamazoo counties Wednesday. "We are using scanners on two boats and See SEARCH, page 2 A helicopter from Kent County hovers above in search of a 42 vear-okt Charlotte man and his 3-year-okj son Barry County Sheriff’s Department boat scans the xaters of Thornapple Lake while a divers search for Jeffrey Bruce and his son Gran* believed to have drowned Saturday evening. Pennock CEO quits suddenly Dow Chemical official to speak at BIE luncheon Dave Herrala, the Learning Leader for Dow Chemical Company’s Michigan Operations manufacturing site, will talk about Michigan Career Readiness and WorkKeys at the 23rd annual Business Industry Education luncheon at noon Wednesday. Sept 6 in the Hastings High School cafeteria. "We’re hoping people from the communi­ ty come," said Margoric Haas. Pleasantview Elementary School Principal. Herrala’s responsibilities at Dow include implementing a strategic skills initiative crit­ ical to success in an increasingly competitive global environment. He has held various assignments in manufacturing and engineer­ ing. and has worked extensively in the human performance areas of organizational effec- by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Pennock Health Services Chief Executive Officer Harry Doele resigned suddenly Tuesday afternoon amid allegations he may have taken unauthorized prescription pain killers from the hospital's pharmacy. The Michigan State Police Hastings Post is conducting an investigation into allegations involving pain killer thefts, but has not released any information pending the conclu­ sion of their inquiry. Carla Wilson-Neil, chief operating officer for more than a year, has been named Pennock’s interim CEO. Doele was named CEO of Pennock Health Services in November 2004 after serving the hospital for 30 years. He first joined the Pennock Health Services as a pharmacist in 1974 and became director of the pharmacy a year later. Doele became vice president of See LUNCHEON, page 2 See PENNOCK, page 2 Marking festival, milestone Hastings City Bank last weekend celebrated its 120th anniversary and the mile­ stone was duly noted with this float in the Hastings Summerfest Parade. The 29th annual Summerfest ceiebration was held in Hastings Friday. Saturday and Sunday. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Dave Herrala For more photos see page 3 of today's addition of The Banner. Harry Doele �Page 2 — Thursday. August 31. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page Progressive Dems will meet Sept. 13 The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Sept. 13. at the Thomapplc Township Hall. 200 Main Street, Middleville, for the monthly business meeting. Besides the business meeting, the mem­ bership will be addressed by local candi­ dates running for office in The Nov. 7 elec­ tion. All people interested in working to pro­ mote progressive policies that preserve the democratic way of life while improving the health, education, safety and well-being of West Michigan residents are welcome. Quality Deer group banquet is Sept. 9 The Barry County branch of the Quality Deer Management Association will have its second annual Sportsman's Extravaganza Banquet Saturday evening, Sept 9. al the Barry Expo Center. 1350 North M-37 Highway. The branch’s banquet committee started working this past February on the banquet and has doubled its donations. The event will include prizes. 35 guns, new games, silent and live auction items and raffle tables. Brian Murphy, executive director of the QDMA. along with Tun Lilley, public rela­ tions director, will be attending the banquet that evening. There is a 350-seat limit and the branch has 130 tickets still available. The Barry County branch is planning a blowout ban­ quet to use the funds in the community for the feed the hungry program. 4-H shooting sports. Boy Scout weekend, disabled veter­ an hunts scheduled in October and December, hunter safety programs and planting food plots on state land for hunters who do not have private land to hunt. If interested in attending, please call Eric Howard at 1-269-838-2474 for tickets. North Country Trail meeting Sept. 13 The monthly meeting of the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Sept 13, at the Barry Township Hall, 155 E. Orchard St in Delton. Everyone is welcome to attend. The North Country National Scenic Trail is one ofthe nation's premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4,600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links outstanding scenic, natural, recreational, historic and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s, it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2,000 miles have been completed and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with many public agencies, private organiza­ tions, and generous landowners across seven northern states. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS, plays a leading role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd>' or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. Havoc in Hastings slated for Sept. 2 Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism will have its annual "Havoc in Hastings" competition from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Sept. 2. at Historic Charlton Park. Equestrian competition will be the focus of the event, as riders from far and near will test their mettle on the field in lance and tar­ get courses and other challenges. Other tournament activities will include archery, rapier fencing and heavy weapons, and combat with swords, maces, spears and shields. Merchants will selling their wares on site and "townsfolk" will demonstrate skills and pastimes of the period. The event is being hosted by the Canton of Three Walls, an SCA group based in Ionia. The SCA is a non-profit educational group that promotes re-creating life in the Middle Ages. Cost of admission is $6 per adult and $4 for children ages 12 and under. For more information, call Charlton Park at 945-3775. Grief Recovery series starts soon Barry Community Hospice will offer another grief recovery series, a five-week program for any adult who has experienced the death of a loved one. for five weeks, beginning Thursday. Sept. 7. The program will be held at the Barry Community Hospice office. 450 Meadow Run. Suite 200. Hastings, for five consecu­ tive Thursdays from Sept. 7 through Oct. 5. Classes will be held during evening hours, between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Grief recovery combines learning about the process, with the opportunity to discuss feelings in a safe and open environment. There is no charge. Each class session builds on the previous one. so it is important to attend the first class and the four subsequent programs in the series. Anyone who wants to register or receive more information about this class or other bereavement services should call the Barry Community Hospice Bereavement Department at (616) 948-8452 or (800) 681-4985 After Summerfest hike is Sept. 9 The Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association will have an " After Summerfest" hike Saturday. Sept. 9. The public is welcome to join in. The hike will be led by Joe Higdon. Hikers will meet the M-179 trailhead at 8:30 a.m.. car pool to the Peets Road trail­ head and then hike back to the M-179 park­ ing lot. For more information on the North Country Trail Association. the Chief Noonday chapter, or on the After Summerfest hike, stop by the Chief Noonday booth at Hastings Summerfest. Friday through Sunday. Aug. 25-27. The North Country National Scenic Trail is regarded as one of the nation's premier hiking and backpacking trails* extending 4.600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links outstand^ scenic, natural, recreational, historic and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s, it was author­ ized by Congress in 1980. More than 2.000 miles are completed and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with many public agencies, private organiza­ tions. and generous landowners across seven northern States. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS. plays a leading role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit http://www.i»orthcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. Gun Lake boat parade canceled The Gun Lake Committee of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce has can­ celed the Labor Day Weekend boat parade planned for Saturday. Sept. 2. The reason for the cancellation was a lack of emtries. First Friday plans state rep. forum The next First Friday session will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. I and another evening pro­ gram will be held exactly three weeks after­ ward. both at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings. Democrat Douglas Kalnbach. Republican Brian Calley and U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan candidate Walt Herwarth will meet in a candidates* forum for 87th District State House of Representatives, which covers more than half of Ionia County and all of Barry County. Then on Friday evening. Sept. 22. incumbent Republican State Senator Patricia Birkholz will appear jointly with Democratic challenger Suzzette Royston. The winner of the contest for state repre­ sentative will succeed Gary Newell, who is retiring because of term limits. The First Friday public forum series is sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee. The public is welcome to attend. Taffee Drive condo project debate continues in the city by Megan Laveil Staff Writer The Hastings City Council heard com­ ments from the public Monday night both in protest and support of proposed work on North Taffee Drive and Thom Street for a condominium development. Plans call for a special assessment district for paving, curb, gutter and sidewa'k work from High Street to the south limit of the road. The work on Thom Street involves vacating Thom Street from North Taffee Drive to the west platted line of Jones and the Taffee Addition. Thom Street, currently a public street, would be vacated to become a private drive for the proposed condo develop­ ment. Seme of the complaints voiced by the pub­ lic about the development arc increased traf­ fic to the area and the cost to homeowners in the immediate area. “I kept track of the traffic from 6 in the morning until II at night." said resident Sandy Thompson. •That's a lol of traffic on one comer of two dead end streets." Patrick Clement said he worries most about the cost of the development. "The problem I have with this road going in is not necessarily the road or the develop­ ment. it’s the cost.” said Clement. "$7,000 ICIement’s cost for the project 1 for something that doesn’t do a dam bit of good? Where’s the justice in that?" Thompson’s and Clement’s neighbor. Winnifred Foote, disagreed, however. “When you move some place, you sort o: have to adjust,” said Foote. Foote said she believes the project will bring jobs and new residents to the area. She said she also believes the new residents will stimulate local business through their pur­ chases. Brian Drake, from Drake Land Development, has agreed to donate $20,000 toward the cost of the project. The remainder will be paid for by the city and the residents of Taffee Drive. The council has two options dealing with the cost and payment of the project. It can determine an estimated cost of the project before it is completed and put a cap on how much residents will be charged, meaning the city will pay for any costs incurred above the cap set The city also can wait until the proj­ ect is finished and divide the cost according■yCity Manager Jeff Mansfield said the coun­ cil typically has chosen the first option. Whatever option chosen, residents would be offered the opportunity to pay for the proj­ ect over the course of 10 years. “It is expensive, and I think we all acknowledge that.” said Mansfield. "The City Council makes the determination. They’re certainly very open and willing to hear what folks have to say." Another factor that will increase the cost of the project is the construction of sidewalks along Taffee Drive to State Road. Mansfield said the Planning Commission and the coun­ cil have become more insistent about side­ walks being installed near all new develop­ ments. ‘There is the ability to have a walkable community, which makes the community much more attractive," said Mansfield. The public has another chance to voice opinions a: a public hearing scheduled for the Monday. Oct. 2, Planning Commission meet­ ing. In other business Monday night, the City Council: • Agreed, at the request of the Michigan Municipal League, to select Mayor Bob May as the City of Hastings official delegate to the annual business meeting of the Michigan Municipal League. Councilman Barry Wood was selected as the alternate. • Was told the Hastings girls’ varsity tennis team plans to paint the tennis courts at Tyden Park for a Sept. 16 tennis tournament to be held there. • Adopted an ordinance, as required by PA 110 of 2006. the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. This brings Hastings code for notifica­ tions through publications in line with revi­ sions in state law. • Accepted the resignation of Shirley Bachelder from the Cable Access Committee, effective immediately. • Awarded the bid for a 2002 Caterpillar CS 433E for $59,800 from Michigan Cat of Grand Rapids. • Heard Mayor May deciare Sept 10 - 16 as National Assisted Living Week. SEARCH, continued from page 1 we have lu*d a helicopter come in from Kent County. "We arc doing everything possible to try to find them.” Johnson said his divers are determined to find the bodies. “We have had to order divers to come out and gel some rest. They just don’t want to quit even for a little bit of time. “All of these men have families and although they may not directly identify with a family who has lost a child, they can iden­ tify with what the family is going through, waiting for some word, any word, on the fate of that little child. ” * “They just don’t want to come out of the water." Johnson said even though searchers know eventually body gasses will cause the bodies to surface, his men do not want to wait that long. "We want to find them as quickly as possi­ ble." he said. “We want to help the family reach some kind of closure.’’ That is the reason men like Sgt. Johnson, himself battling an illness, and others like Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf and his troops have remained on the scene. Sheriff Leaf has spent every spare minute at the site and Monday met with family members to assure them everything possible was being done. Sgt. Johnson said Bruce’s wife told inves­ tigators her husband was an avid fisherman and always insisted his small son were a life vest when they went out. "But later, she said she found the boy’s life vest in her garage,” Sgt. Johnson said. “We believe if the boy was wearing a life jacket, his body u ould have remained on the surface. "Of course, there is the possibility he is trapped in the dense weeds.” Sgt. Johnson said a search of the boat found two life vests on board. "One was on the deck and another was found under the steering wheel well." he said, Searchers for the bodies of 42-year-old Jeffrey Bruce and his 3-year-old son. Grant, scan the waters of Thomapple Lake. Divers from Barry County Sheriff’s Department. Kent County, Allegan County and Kalamazoo County and the Michigan State Police Dive team continued the search Wednesday. The Charlotte native and his son are believed to have drowned late Saturday, Aug. 26. "under a blanket." Sgt. Johnson said a digital camera found on board the boat revealed a picture of the young boy bolding a fish. He appeared. Johnson said, to have a floatation device around his neck. “It was taken at about 8:35 p.m.. according to the time recorded on the camera." Sgt. Johnson said. “It was the last picture taken of this young child. “It’s the reason we won’t quit." LUNCHEON, continued from page 1--------------tiveness and learning. Herrala is actively supporting learning in the larger community through involvement in organizations such as the Michigan Career Readiness Certificate Consortium. The Hastings Kiwanis and Rotary clubs have canceled their regular meetings so members can attend the B-I-E luncheon and demonstrate support for the schools. All members of other service clubs and commu­ nity members also are invited to attend the luncheon. The luncheon will cost $6 per person, and luncheon tickets are available al J-Ad Graphics. WBCH Radio, the offices of the Chamber of Commerce and the High School, the Administration Office, and at the door. Purchasing tickets in advance will save time at the door as the event begins. It is off this point on Thomapple Lake divers are concentrating their search for the bodies of Jeffrey Bruce and his son. Their boat was last seen in this area, but was later discovered empty across the lake by Barry County Sheriff’s Deputies. Shoes and a hat believed to belong to the elder Bruce were found this side of the point, but a track­ ing dog gave investigators an indication the bodies might be near this point in the lake. PENNOCK, continued from page 1 clinical services in 1986 and was named chief operating officer in 1987. Doele was selected from a field of 120 applicants when the Pennock Board of Trustees approved a national search after for­ mer CEO Dan Hamilton resigned. Doele was seriously injured in an automo­ bile accident some time ago. and it is believed those injuries may have led to an addiction to pain killers. He had major neck surgery earli­ er this year and wore a brace for several months. In a statement released Wednesday. Wilson-Neil said the Pennock Services Board of Trustees regretfully accepted CEO Harry Doele's resignation, which he tendered Tuesday. "The organization is strong and will keep doing what it does - with good patient care always being at the forefront." she added. Wilson-Neil did not give a reason for Doele's action and said she was instructed by the Pennock Board of Directors not to make any additional comments about the resigna­ tion. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 31. 2006 - Page 3 Crafts, music and fun are the tales from Summerfest 2006 Les Jazz, a local jazz band playing big-band style music, plays at Hastings Summertest Saturday. Aug. 26. Les Jazz, led by Joe LaJoye. has played at Hastings Summertest for the last few years. Poll-' Hoxworth browses at one of the many arts and crafts booths. Diana Townsend, of Charlotte, makes appliqued sweatshirts and had them for sale during Summerfest. This design is a warning of colder weather to come A down at Summerfest starts making a balloon animal for a little lot. One area youth slides and bounces her way to the bottom of this inflatable slide. The Barry County Chamber of Commerce brought inflatable activities to Summerfest this year to entertain local children. The activities were a moon walk, a slide and an obstacle course. Temporary airbrush tattoo artist David Burcicki airbrushes a dinosaur onto Wyatt Hotman while his mother Tiffany holds him. Many children enjoyed temporary body art during Summertest weekend. Harland Nye of the Barry County Historical Society hands out beads to area children at Summertest. The Barry County Historical Society was one of Downtown Hastings was full of old and new vehicles of all kinds Sunday, Aug. 27 more than 20 non-profit organizationr that had booths at Summertest this year. during the Hastings Summertest car show. More than 350 vehicles were displayed during the car show, and there were judgings in 30 different categories Ron Meyer, a nature photographer and now children's book author, signs a copy of "Freddy Fox," his first children's book at Hastings Summertest. Meyer had a booth full of his nature photography at Summerfest. as well as copies of "Freddy Fox" available for purchase. Chicago-based acoustic/pop band Down the Line was the feature artist for Hastings Summertest. They performed Saturday night on the community court stage tor a full audience. �Page 4 - Thursday. August 31.2006 - The Hastings Banner Public deserves to know about 911 rumors, innuendoes GOP primary winner Calley sold his soul to the devil lo the editor: If letter writer Aleta Griffin (Banner. Aug. 24) doesn't think Brian Calley. who recently won the GOP primary for the 87th District House race, falls into the "rich and elite* group, she needs to think again. How many ordinary 29-year-old citizens with a toddler and a pregnant wife at home could quit a banking career to campaign full­ time for a part-time job that will last no more than six yean? So the question remains, why would Calley place his family and their future at such great risk? The simple answer is the old political devils money and power. First, his campaign was heavily funded by banking lobbyists and banking industry exec­ utives. Second, Calley played his religious trump card and exploited the zealous faith of certain Christians in the community, using Jesus' name to further his political ambitions. Allow me to explain. It’s very easy to trace contributors to state campaigns and to see how a candidate spemds the money. The Michigan Secretary of Stale Office maintains the database and makes it available online at www.michigan.gov/sos A search of Brian Calley's campaign con­ tributors leads to an elitist group of bankers and financial political action committees (PACs). which are funded mostly by lobby­ ists. The single largest contributor to Calley's campaign was the Michigan Bankers PAC. with the sole interest to support candidates who will push forward the banking agenda. That agenda is one that keeps them highly profitable at the expense of Michigan con­ sumers. The "elite* contributors to Calley's cam­ paign include Douglas DeVos. president of Alticor (Amway), and more locally. Mark Vintage vehicle wasn’t a ‘jalopy’ To the editor: This letter is in response to the picture that was published on the front page of the Aug. 24 edition of the Banner. The picture was of my vehicle and under the photo the caption read, and 1 quote. "Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf and his fam­ ily piled into this historical jalopy for the Summerfest 2005 parade.” First of all. Sheriff Dar Leaf was operating the vehicle, but that wasn’t his family in the back of iL Secondly, this vehicle is a 1919 Dodge Bros. Screenside delivery truck, not a "jalopy.” If you look in a dictionary, which apparently you don’t have, the word "jalopy" (slang) means an old ramshackle auto or air­ plane and ramshackle means loose, out of repair. In a different dictionary, "jalopy” (slang) means an old decrepit, and decrepit means worn out or enfeebled by old age. infirm, broken down (of things) ramshackle. But even though this vehicle is very old. 87 yean young. I hope you won't cal) your par­ ents jalopies, they may be offended. Al Hackett. Hastings Kolanowski. president of Hastings City Bank, and William Wallace. CEO of Hastings Mutual Insurance. While there were similar Ionia County banking and insurance "elites* that bought influence with Calley. it was dis­ appointing that Kolanowski and Wallace chose to support an out-of-county candidate when there were six well-qualified local can­ didates. What were the local candidates lack­ ing? A connection to the banking industry! Calley. Kolanowski and Wallace win. con­ sumers get stiffed. Money well spent! Now on to the exploitation of Jesus' name and faith. In a shameless display of religious oppor­ tunism, Calley did a campaign circuit at vari­ ous churches, bearing witness, giving testi­ mony and at times singing religious songs and playing the piano. Unfortunately, he crossed a sacred as well as legal line by ver­ bally campaigning then handing out his cam­ paign signs to the faithful flock after the serv­ ices. Grace Brethren Church, the First Baptist Church of Hastings and the Nashville Baptist Church clearly violated federal laws and jeopardized their tax exempt status hav­ ing allowed Calley to campaign on their grounds. Whether by open invitation or by turning a blind eye lo Calley's obvious intent, the churches were wrong. They broke the law. Continuing to play that religious card, Calley used that crown jewel of conservative endorsements, that from the Right to Life, against his opponents. Oddly, while most of his opponents shared the same beliefs, they were totally ignored by Right to Life. Why Calley and not the others? Again, money and power. RTL sav* the money flow to Calley's campaign and placed their bets on the money leader and it paid off. Right to Life has become the epitome of hypocrisy and Calley is now a part of it. The group came out and opposed the recent failed ballot petition by the Michigan Citizens for Life campaign, which attempted to have life defined as beginning at conception. Their rea­ son? While saying they were sympathetic to the cause, they added that a ballot proposal was not on their agenda this year. So howmany more babies are to die before it is important enough to place on their agenda? Right to Life, recently strong-armed President Bush into opposing a total abortion ban in South Dakota. Knowing full well its passage would force the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit Roe v Wade, the Right to Life said that its passage would interfere with their ’strategy." Despite having a GOP-controlled House. Senate and Presidency, and with seven of the nine supreme court justices selected by Republicans, it makes me wonder if the group's real strategy is to save lives or to perpetuate their own existence and careers. I have to ask: Why are abortions still legal? Calley should have thrown that Right to Life endorsement back in their faces. Instead, the political opportunist he is, he embraced it and then used U against his fellow Christian opponents. Yes. he quit his job to campaign and he woo. But the end does not justify the means. He took the easy road. He sold his soul to the devil. Chris Norton, Bellevue To the editor: I must respond to the Aug. 17 Banner arti­ cle *911 Board takes up audit question.* Because I have been reading with much inter­ est the story of Barry County 911 and Director Charlie Nystrom. I believe the "alle­ gations and innuendoes’ finally should be presented to the public because they involve taxpayers’ money and trust. 911 Board member Lam Forbes said in the article tliere were no 'suggested concerns* in the audit, meaning there was nothing amiss. However, the auditors spend not even a half a day at Central Dispatch, which isn't long enough to do a comprehensive job. Do they know what they’re looking tor in this audit0 Like using petty cash funds for personal use and not paying it back all the time and leaving lOUs in the petty cash file? Didn’t Lani Forbes file a complaint against Nystrom for verbal abuse during a 911 Board meeting within the last two years? Wasn’t "retired" 911 Board member Judy Wooer chastised by Nystrom al board meet­ ings when she dared question his expense vouchers? While Nystrom ranted and embar­ rassed Mrs. Wooer, did not Hastings Police Chief Jerry Sarver. Thomapple Township Supervisor Don Boysen and all the other board members sit meekly in their chairs and allow this to happen, never speaking in her defense? Sarver invites the public to see the 911 operation and facility, but for what reason? The facility is a top notch, stale of the art showcase. Nystrom is largely responsible for that. to the tune of $571,256 of taxpayers’ Orangeville Day parade missed To the editor: Saturday. Aug. 19, was Orangeville Day and they twd a parade. I went down Patterson Road and around Gun Lake. I would have liked to have seen the parade, but I stayed in Orangeville. The route should have been from the old township hall to the new township hall or around the area. Everything else was done nicely. But 1 would have liked to to have seen the parade. Patricia Patrick. Shelbyville Repubicans can rise above name calling , _ ' W- -* O! SMIIVIJ ' To the editor: ( . ' protect his friend, the director. Neil's position, as an at large representative of the public also was a pick and chose by the director. Is there hope he can succeed as 911 director when the time comes? Was he a party to the same alle­ gations being made against the director and squashed in the mid-1990s? Those allegations too were swept under the rug by the Michigan State Police with no investigation. The public has a right to know about the allegations and rumors going around because the board beats around the bush and decides behind closed doors. Taxpayers' money is bei ng wasted. With the job market, gas prices and being taxed to death from county mill­ ages, we have a right to be informed. The 911 system has saved lives and been a good thing, but the time has come for two new governing boards, a director, better poli­ cy guidelines, and procedures. Let’s get some honest people in there taking care of business. Name withheld by request Editor’s Note: It is not customary for anonymous letters to be published in the Banner, but the editor and publisher both believe there are extenuating circumstances in this case and a compelling reason to honor the author's request to have the name with­ held. Want to get a passport? All kinds of government information are just a click or call away. FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FED-INFO ttrnsj ■ "Sticks and stones will break your bones, but names will never hurt you" is the message my mother taught me and 1 passed on to my children. I am proud to he a Republican (not a ’ repug’ as mentioned in a letter in the Aug. 22 Sun & News). I support that our party sup­ ports the Right to Life and defends others that can not defend themselves. While wintering in Florida, a local person had a suspicious death by going through a branch shredder. Everyone in the area could not imagine a worse death. I have ’neard that Saddam’s favorite torture was to put one of his victims in feet first. To withdraw from Iraq now would show a lack of support to the troops that have lost their lives. It is sad that we have lost over 2,500, but how many tens of thousands died in Iraq before we came to their aid? This has nothing to do with WMD (weapons of mass destruction) or the 3.000 that died on 9/11. By fighting terrorism we are defending ourselves in a religious war against an enemy whose goal is to commit suicide. I believe in the leadership of our President. Cathy Williamson. Middleville Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. money for updating, but not because it was 10 years old and it was necessary. All new cen­ ters were modeling after Barry 911 and he was no longer the 'top dog* or envy in the state any more. The equipment was 10 years old. but there are many 911 centers in the slate that have much older equipment, no in­ car computers, fire pagers, and they have been doing just as good a job. Chief Sarver gains a lot from these equip­ ment upgrades because be doesn’t have to provide equipment for his own officers and department from his budget. It’s the same for Fire Chief Roger Caris and the fire pagers recently purchased by Barry Central Dispatch, so he doesn't have to spend his budget money. The result is now Nystrom is in control of these board members and they are less resist­ ant to his alleged improprieties and ask no questions. How many times have 911 employees tried to discuss with Sarver the issues at Barry Central Dispatch, and what did he do? Absolutely nothing. The facility is not the problem, it's the director, his abuse of taxpay­ ers’ money, abuse of employees, and the board members' failure to control. There are a number "allegations and innu­ endoes" that have been brought to the board but 1 don’t know how these allegations would show up in an audit when discrepancies are written on pay slips and expense vouchers that the director fills in. signs and authorizes himself. They won't unless a complete inves­ tigation is done using written documentation that can prove or disprove accusations. Then there are other allegations of discrim­ ination against employees, as well as verbal, intimidating and threatening abuse of employees. The hiring process at 911 is pos­ sibly a violation of equal opportunity. Promotion of employees is even a bigger joke. Seldom are jobs posted in local or area papers, maybe once a year. Hiring is done on a pick-and-choose basis, not on who scores highest and interviews best Some hiring has been done on what his “heart tells him .' con­ cerning a former employee who hr* already qvit three times. There is no job opening post­ ed at the courthouse, as the other ccunty jobs are posted. My last observation is the extreme measure that 911 Board President Ron Neil wiL take to Don Nevins, 512 W. State Street. Hastings. Mich. 49068, phone (265) 94M782. District No. 2 (Thomapple Twp. & Irving Twp., Prec. 2) James French, 171 Hunters Trail Court, Middleville, Mich. 49333, phone (2?9) 795­ 9783. DUrictNo.3 (Rutland Charier Twp. Hope Twp. 4 smaS area of Barry Twp.) Sandra L James, 1388 Nissaki, Hastings, Mich. 49058, phone (269) 9459401. District No. 4 (Cartton Twp., Hastings Charter Twp., Irving Twp. Prec. 1 8 a small portion of Woodand Twp.) Howard -Hoof Gibson, 1614 N MM3 Hwy., Hastings, Mich. 49058, phone (269) 948­ 8325. District Na 5 (Maple Grove Twp., Castleton Twp. and most of Woodland Twp.) Michael Callion, 307 N. Main. Nashville, Mich. 49073, phone (517) 852-2070. District Na 6 (Orangeville Twp. & Yankee Springs Twp.) Clare Tripp, 11776 English Court. Shelbyville, Mich. 49344, phone (269) 672-7474. District No. 7 (Assyria Twp., Baltimore Twp. 8 Johnstown Twp.) Thomas J. Wing, 15335 Wing Road, Bellevue, Ml 49021. phone (269) 660-0496. District No. 8 (Prairieville Twp. 8 most of Barry Twp.) Wayne H. Adams, 4665 E. Orchard Rd., Delton, Mich. 49046, phone (269) 623-2457. County Administrator Michael C. Brown, phone (269) 948-4891, fax (269) 948-4884. Have we learned from Katrina? This past few days have seen the airing on television and radio of many stories looking back at Hurricane Katrina, which hit New nviufad Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 Orleans a year ago. Do you believe that we have used the experi­ ence from the devastation caused last year to improve readiness PMuhntv.. Hatting* Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphice Inc. in case of another disaster? 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacobs Frederic Jacobs Pmatoara Vtoa Praatoua Stovsn Jacobs SaaMay/Tnawv •NEWSROOM" David T. 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I think the government has learned some things, but what we are seeing is more hype than serious improvements." “Yes, I think the experi­ ence has taught govern­ ment agencies some better ways to respond but we will need to show we have learned what to do in a more timely fashion.” Scott Ommsn Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacobs SufcacrtpSon Raaaa: S30 par yaar in Barty Carty S32 par yaar in adtanng couran S36 par yaar atoaaftare POSTMASTER Sand adfrwn mngn to RO-BoaB Haasngt, IS <8058-0602 Second Ctoaa Poatoga Pato « Haaingt. Ml 40OU �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 31. 2006 - Page 5 Charlton Park must be proven worthy Is it really a "new and improved” Charlton Park millage propos­ al for Barry County voters to consider at the Nov. 7 general elec­ tion? The Barry County Board of Commissioners approved wording for proposal to renew millage for Chariton Park last Wednesday night. Aug. 23. in the wake of the resounding defeats of two mill­ age requests in the Aug. 8 primary. There were three minor changes made. The proposed increase was dropped altogether. The renewal will not include an override of the Headlee Amendment, so the levy in question will be .2275 instead of .2500 mill. And the request will be for five instead of ten years before it comes before voters again. Changes indeed were sorely needed. The renewal went down by 59 to 41 percent. The increase got a 70 to 30 percent shellacking. The common sense political theory is that you can’t insult the elec­ torate by asking them to approve the same thing they said “no" to just a few months before. If elected leaders wondered why both were rejected, all they have to do is to just think about what's transpired over the last three years or so. The Parks and Rec Commission members just didn't do their homework. The plan they presented was flawed from the beginning and the publicity they have been associated with has been bad, to say the least. It's been a marketing nightmare, so they really have no one to blame but themselves. It started with the bad publicity they received with the way they handled adding new members to the Parks Commission. They appointed people who were perceived as being "on the team." rather than placing people with passion for the park and all it stood for. Then they had the public relations nightmare with the controver­ sy and resignation of former director Dr. Peter Forsberg. They did­ n’t seem to deal professionally with the problem. This was fol­ lowed by losing some of the most important special weekend events the park has maintained for years. I attended one of the millage presentations the parks committee put on as part of their campaign this past summer and came away trying to understand what their proposal was all about. They had no plan, they just acted as if they wanted us to give them the addition­ al funds and trust they would spend them wisely — even though it appeared as if they had no real concrete plans and couldn't articu­ late what the benefits would be for taxpayers. Now that the new renewal proposal is set to go Nov. 7,1 think there are a few non-economic changes that should be offered to the voters. I suggest that starting next January no more than one representa­ tive from the County Board of Commissioners sit on the Parks and Recreation Commission. Right now there are virtually three. Clare Tripp. Don Nevins and Ken Neil. I say virtually because Neil is no longer a County Board member, but Tripp reappointed him to the Parks and Rec Commission, even after he was retired as a county commissioner. If only one rep from the County Board is aHpwcdjwo more rep­ resentatives from the public at large wjll be allowed to sene. This would earn the added benefit of saving taxpayers dollars because county commissioners claim per diems for attending these meet­ ings. Furthermore, I suggest the chairman or chairwoman of the County Board henceforward promise to be only an ex-officio (non­ voting) member of any committee or commission in the interests of bringing a more neutral perspective to the table. But an even more serious change Charlton Park itself should pledge is to stop taking for granted the people of Barry County. In the last several years it seems as though the director and Parks and Rec Commission have been making attempts to attract tourists from Grand Rapids. Lansing. Battle Creek and Kalamazoo while overlooking the very people who are the most critical factor in the park's fortunes. When I asked the director about this trend a couple of years ago. he told me Charlton Park doesn't need to preach to the choir. After the Aug. 8 primary, he and the commission found out the choir could sing a very important and negative song in response. Charlton Park must get its neighbors back into the park — the adults and their families on weekends for fun and the children in area schools on weekdays for education. Charlton Park should aggressively work with Hastings. Delton. Maple Valley, Thomapple Kellogg. Lakewood. Wayland, Caledonia. Plainwell. Battle Creek. Bellevue and Gull Lake schools to have all elementary students spend at least one day per academic year at Charlton Park for the educational experience, the close-up history lesson for the 1890s and turn of the 20th century. Having children come home to tell their parents about their won­ derful experiences at a historical attraction so close to home also is a terrific public relations tool that would make adult voters more interested in supporting Charlton Park come millage time in the future. In today's high tech society, young people still need to learn about their families’ history. America's history. It say's in a brochure that my company printed for the first request of millage back in July 30, 1986: Charlton Park is a "wonderful place to observe our past and enjoy the present." At the time, the talk was about pre­ serving the display artifacts in the collection, the fourth largest in the state at the time. Included in the pitch was the unique gas and steam machinery begun by Irving Charlton, and the many business and everyday life documents relating to Barry County and Southwestern Michigan. There were crafts tools, household goods, textiles, furniture, farm implements and much more to broaden the county's education program. More than 7,000 students participated in learning programs dur­ ing the school year. Children were able to go back in time in an old-fashioned school house, enjoy nature trails, where they learned about the environment study the Industrial Revolution, see the craftsman of an age gone by and more. I have no argument with the effort to bring in people from more urban and suburban areas within 50 miles of here, be* that would be best achieved through plenty of weekend festivals that include music and fun. The Parks and Rec Commission made a horrible mistake a few years ago by insisting the Civil War re-enactors pay to camp near the park during the weekend they put on the show. A few other attractions have been lost at the same time, making Chariton Park less of a regional attraction that it was a decade ago. As I insisted in this column several years ago, Charlton Park should be a combination of an educational and historical facility and a tourist attraction. The former should be stressed during week­ days through strong connections with area schools and the latter should be stressed for weekends in efforts to lure families interest­ ed in a day of fun not so far away and at a lower price than some­ thing like a Dearborn Village. The main point of all of this is that Charlton Park, its director and the Parks and Rec Commission, must convince skeptical public that Barry County's greatest attraction is worth saving. I think it is, but a persuasive case mu|t be m^aMUlC A £|lHCn AtfnfU I would hope the Charltontew- on marketing and public relations and stop trying to sell horror sto­ ries about the park closing. Public schools learned long ago that tactic doesn't work well with the electorate. Th6 renewal squeaked by in 1996 with a slim majority and earlier this rhonth it was defeat­ ed resoundingly by about 500 votes. That’s a lot to make up between now and Nov. 7. Some might say the voters of Barry County just didn't get it I think they did and they spoke loudly by saying, "no, not now. not this proposal." They didn't say “we don't support Chariton Park," they just were not ready to hand a pot full of money for a plan in which they didn't see any value. I think the voters of Barry County will support Charlto -A. The Parks Commission just needs to get its act cleaned up and come up with something that proves the park is worth saving and supporting. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics City Bank celebrates 120 years Hastings City Bank is definitely 120 years young. The bank celebrated its 120th birthday in clown style with ice cream Sunday, Aug. 26. under the tent with the Scottsville Clown Band. There was lots of "downing around." along with music from several eras and genres. Bank employees from all branches were kept busy dipping ice cream and even being pulled into the act At the begin­ ning of the afternoon, Mark Kolanowski accepted a procalmation signed by the governor to start the festivities Mike Lewis chats with Gov. Jennifer Granholm dunng ihe Michigan Democratic Party's state convention in Detroit. Mike Lewis is Democratic candidate for County Board Mike Lewis has announced be is the Democratic Party candidate for the Third District seat on the Barry County Board of Commissioners in the Nov. 7 general elec­ tion. Lewis, 36. is challenging Republican Keith Ferris, who won the GOP primary Aug. 8 over Ken DeMott. The district includes Hope and Rutland townships. Lewis is employed by a consulting firm from Chicago as a senior business analyst. His function is to analyze a business from head lo toe. then inform the business ov rer of what it is that is hurting profits. He then teaches the business ow’ner the business of the business. He calls himself a results-oriented leader who has engaged in multi-millkn dol­ lar contract negotiating, with more that nine years successful sale'- leadership in star’-up, high-growth and territory expansion situa­ tions and has consistently achieved top ranked performance in every position by bringing profits and revenues to new heights. He is advancing himself as a candidate versed in: * Solution selling and changing ciis-‘ tomer/vendbr relations to that of a valued business paAner. • Continually educating and providing ongoing training to business owners • Recommending solutions to improve service quality, raise staff production levels, improve retention, and increase overall prof­ itability of the business. Lewis has lived in Barry County for 30 years and said he has “watched the county evolve into a great place to raise children” and has decided this is the county to set his roots for his children. “This is why 1 want to make sure that the county I am living in is going to be around for awhile. I am concerned that Barry County could end up like Albion or Greenville.” He said he wants to help by using his expe­ rience and knowledge to further advance Barry County and set in place a plan for next 20 to 30 years with revisions every five years as the economy bears. “1 believe in innovation, strategy and vision. We as citizens of this county have a responsibility to elect those people who want to serve »he public and not ignore them.” Ikrwd KirwHiavt threethlldrvnj two’tayewftfcto girl. Dakota 5. Hunter 4. and Hope 4. Barry County man elected aKemate to Dem platform ►Lil II 1 tee session Doug Kalnbach was elected to represent Barry County as an alternate to the Michigan Stale Democratic Platform Committee meet­ ings in Lansing. Delegates to the Barry County Convention approved several resolutions that Kalnbach brought to the Platform Committee. Four of the six resolutions approved by the Barry convention also were adopted by the Michigan State Democratic Platform Committee. The resolutions are: • That Michigan should implement specific legislation for county, township and city gov­ ernments to have local control by adopting mineral extraction ordinances, and the Michigan Democratic Party opposes the export of water in any amount from the Great Lakes. • That the Michigan Democratic Party sup­ ports and endorses HR 676. the United States National Health Insurance Act, which will provide all individuals living in the United States access to all medically necessary health care such as primary care and preven­ tion. prescription drugs, emergency care, mental health services and basic dental care... HR 676, single payer, would promise that everyone in Michigan and in the United States would receive quality and affordable health care. • Whereas, identity theft is a major problem and is increasing. Be it Resolved that the Michigan Democratic Party supports stricter measures to protect people's identity. • That Michigan Democratic Party shall encourage and push for a statewide "Buy Michigan First’ campaign including methods for helping Michiganders identify and find Michigan made goods and services. This weekend at the Michigan Democratic Party's Slate Convention at the Cobo Center in Detroit, thousands of Democrats from around the slate approved these four resolu­ tions (along with other resolutions from around the stale) and are now part of the Democratic Platform. At the State Convention Democrats nomi­ nated John Cherry for Lieutenant Governor. Amos Villiams for Attorney General and Cannella Sabaugh for Secretary of State. Governor Jennifer Granholm and Senator Stabenow were joined by the entire Democratic ticked onstage for an electrifying rally at the end of the convention. Michigan Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer said. "The people of Michigan recog­ nize the Republican policies have failed our Doug Kalnbach state. Our diverse ticket brings together can­ didates that have the experience, vision and tenacity to put Michigan's citizens first and create a better state." Michigan Democrats also nominated Justice Michael Cavanagh and Jane Beckering for Supreme Court. Reginald Turner and Casandra. Ulbrich for State Board of Education. Kathy White and Julia Darlow for University of Michigan Board of Regents. Faylene Owen and George Perles for Michigan Slate University Board of Trustees and Eugene Driker and Debbie Dingell for Wayne State University Board of Governors. The Michigan Democratic ticket is both racially and geographically diverse and includes a total of 9 women, the most "omen represented on a major party ticket in Michigar.. Democrats also reaffirmed their long standing opposition to Ward Connerly's anti­ affirmative action proposal (the so-called “Civil Rights Initiative") and opposition to the “Slop Over Spending" proposal. Local Democrats meet al the Thomas Jefferson Hall. 328 S. Jefferson (comer of Green and Jefferson) in Hastings al 7 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. Anyone needing further information may call Barb Cichy at 269-623-8481. �Page 6 - Thursday. August 31.2006 - The Hastings Banner Marriage Jfcenses Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Raymond A. Perry Community Programs. DELTON - Raymond A. Perry, of Delton, passed away suddenly August 25. 2006. due to injuries sustained in an automobile acci­ dent. Raymond was bom July I. 1963, in Kalamazoo; the son of Robert and Sally (McAllister) Perry. A 1981 graduate of Portage Central High School. Raymond married Debra Dewey on April 17, 1985, who survives. Raymond loved the outdoors, especially golf, fishing, bow hunting, gardening and snowmobiling. A member of the Carpenters Union Local 1045, Raymond worked in construction for That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice — Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Ijccs Road. Dm* ling. Ml 49050. PaMor. Steve OlmUcud. (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School IIAbjil; Sunday Evening Service 600 p.m.. Hibie Study & Prayer Time Wednesday night* 630 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Ha*(ing*. Ml 49058. Pauor Suvan D ()l*cn PhoneS. 945-2654. Wonhip Service*. Sunday. 9:45 a.m . Sunday School. 10:45 a.m EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH “.Wrmher Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Camden." 315 W. Center St. < corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office: l2h9» 945-3014. The Rev. Fr Charlo P McCabe III. Rector Lather Paul Downie Supply Prist. Mr F William Voetbcrg. Director of Mu*k. Sunday Worship - 10 ajn. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev Timm Oyer. Pa«tor. Sunday Morning Wonhip 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School II.-00 am.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednenday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. Pavlor Brent Branham. PaMor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9-45 a.m.t Worship 11 rOO a.m.; Evening Service at 61)0 p.m.. Wcdne*duy Prayer Bible 71M) p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole. 9.30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service. 11:00 a.m. Praise Worvhip Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesday* at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meal* Men'* group 2nd and 4th Thursday* al 7 p.m. Christ'* Quillen Bible Study Thursday* 7:15. Choir Thursday* at 5:45. Church website: countrychapeluine.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH .309 E. Woodlawn. Ha*ling* Pa*to< Dan Cume: Pa*lor CXhom. Minister of Music; Ryan While. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all age* 10:45 a.m.. Morning Worship; 61)0 p.m.. Evening Service; 7:00 p.m. Si. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6.30 p.m.. Aw ana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & McXkwVChildrcn's Choir, luxlie* Bible Studies Spon* Ministries and Senior Luncheon*. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Dehon. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193 Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Paslnr. Roger Claypool Sunday School 10 a m., Worship Service 11 am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.. Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL’S CATMOIJC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Ma** Sunday at 9:30 am WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coals Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 11) a m. Sunday School 11 15 a.m . Youth activities call for informa­ tion. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website WWW. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church SecretaryTreasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hour*. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Su-iday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday S.’hool. 10:45 am Morning W >r*hip. Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4) (to resume in September i Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg Thursday 9:30 a.m. Women's Bible Study. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m ; Sunday Masse* 8:30 a.m and HIM) a.m.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • .167-4061. Reverend Mary SchippenDe.Munter Sunday Worship 9:15 am. • Sunday School 10:30 a m. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mas* 3J0 nun. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m.: Mass 6 p.m. First Saturday Holy Hour 8:30 a.m.; Ma** 9 a.m. Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions First Saturday follow­ ing Ma>* CoofnaioM 30 minutes before Mas* Rosary Prayer 30 minute* before Mas* GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Mooting Celebration 10 a m. Fellowship Tune before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, aduh small group ministry, leader­ ship training. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaughi (616) 945-9392 Sunday School 10 am ; Sunday Worship 10:30 am.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml SAINTS ANDREW & 49058. MATTHIA INDEPENDENT HASTINGS FREE ANGLICAN CHURCH METHODIST CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. tin Irving). 301 E Slate Rd. (Corner of State Sunday services each week 9:15 Rd. and Boltwood St across from a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Tom's Market) Senior Pastor Communion the 2nd Sunday of Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor, each month at this service). 11.IM) Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior am. Holy Communion (each Adult* and Visitation. Don Brail. week), and Evening Prayer 6:00 Phone 269-945 9121. Nur p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6 t)A|M^^ycn , •?■*!**• Prayer service and special Holy Day* services a* announced (please call the rectory for those tunes). The Rector of S*. Andrew & Matthias h Rt. Res. David T. Hustw ick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number t» 269-948-9327. Our church website i* http://trax.to/ andrewmatthia*. We arc part of the Diocese of rhe Great Lakes which t* in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Sptnl-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich 49073. Sun Praise & Worship 10:30 am.. 618) p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys & girl* age* 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's lose. "Where Everyone i* Someone Special.** For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or ’ 5I7-8S2-I8O6 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann 623­ 5400. Worship Service*: 8:30 and 11 am. Sunday School for all ages al 9:45 am. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629 9436 EuchariviK* service every Sunday. 9:30 am "Thiv is my body given for you. Do thi* in remembrance of tne.' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our live* to Him «o that we may know Hi* will and walk in Hi* way*. We are located in a w raided setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive All baptized and HIX) a.m. Kid* for Chnsl. 11 DO am. Worship Sers ice only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. & 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcement* Sunday School for all ages IODO am. with aduh electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:30-11 am. Senior Aduh Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North Street. Hasting*. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645 Fax 269-945-2698 Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergracc.org. Call the office for wor­ ship time*. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hasting*. Ml 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9D0 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-300 p.m. Friday 9.00 am.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under (he Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshment*. 11 DO Traditional Wonhip Service. We offer variou* Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9.30 and II am. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesday* al 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursday* al 6:30 p.m. HRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hasting*. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Service* - 900 a.m Traditional Worship Service. 10.30 am Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care i* provided for both services! Visit us online at ww w.firMchurchhaslinffv <wg and our web log for sermon* at: hnp..,ha>uug>pfchb)icnin.blpg spocconV chn*tians arc welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy EuchanM. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian • just a believer. This injurmition on nvrihip service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: DELTON - Jerry R. Johnson, age 62. of Del’on, passed away August 25. 2006. Jerry was bom September I. 1943. the son of Kendall and June (Solomon) Keller. A 1962 graduate of Delton Kellogg High School, Jerry proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. Jerry will be remembered as a hard worker, who enjoyed life and for his wit and spread­ ing laughter everywhere, often giving every­ one and everything a nickname. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, mowing his grass, gardening and fast cars. He was also an avid University of Michigan fan: Go Blue! Members of his family include a son. Joe Johnson, of Delton; twin daughters. Stephanie Johnson and Jeannette (Christopher) Kuras. both of Kalamazoo; his former wife. Dawn Johnson of Kalamazoo; brothers. Neil (Soon) Keller. John Johnson. Kevin Keller, and Sa>nuel Keller, al) of Delton; a brother-in-law. Gerald Payne of Hastings; grandchildren. Haily and Hunter Kuras; ti special nephew. Steve Johnson of Delton, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister. Jeannette Payne and a brother. Dale L. Keller. According to his wishes cremation has taken place. A Wake Service will be conduct­ ed Saturday. September 2. 2006. a* I p.m. at his residence. 2281 Cloverdale Lake Road. Delton. The family is being served by WilliamsGores Funeral Home. Delton. Mayor’s Bridge Walk/Run set in Hastings Sept. 4 The public is being invited to participate in the second annual Labor Day Mayor’s Virtual Bridge Walk/Run at 8 a.m. Monday. Sept. 4. starting and ending at the Mayor's Bridge (die Railroad Bridge) behind Ace Hardware's Home and Garden store in Hastings. Participants have a choice of walking for a mile or going for a four mile run or people may just walk back and forth across the event, sponsored by the City of Hastings and Pennock Health and Wellness Center, will be held rain or shine. Those who join the event are asked to make a donation for the Trail Beautification Program. "The state of Michigan has nearly 10 mil­ lion people and about 50.000 join the tradi­ tional Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Walk Physical Fitness would like to double that number by having communities participate walk in our community, we can help set a new record for the most run/walkers in one day.” states a promotional brochure about the event. Last year, about 12 to 14 couples walked in the Hastings event. May said. The run is new this year in conjunction with Pennock Health and Wellness Center. Parking for the event is available al the Hastings City Hall or Hastings Member F.D.I.C. BOSLEY PHARMACY • Prescriptions11K S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan Madison. Proud grandparents are Daryl and Cheryl Daniels of Middleville. Denny and Michele Boss of Gun Lake and Frank and Kathlee Jeffreys of Manistee. GIRL, Hannah Joy, bom to Alex and Amanda Middleton at Spectrum Butterworth on Friday. August 11. 2006 at 1:21 p.m. Weiging 9 lbs. 0 ozs. . 19 1/2 inches long. Welcomed home by big brother Daniel and grandparents Dave and Diane Middleton and Marty and Bonnie Stutzman. GIRL, Bethany Lynn, bom Hospital on July 31. 2006 at Timothy and Trixie Rasey Weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and 21 at Pennock 6:20 a.m. to of Freeport. inches long. GIRL, Jade Alain, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 9, 2006 at 1:33 p.m. to Maranda Davis of Hastings and Joshua Whittaker of San Francisco. California. Weighing 7 lbs. 11 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. BOY. Isaac Edward, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 4. 2006 at 8 a.m. to Jacob Friddle and Lisa Noteboom of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 5 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Abigail Raye. bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 3. 2006 at 5:43 p.m. to Dorothy Blanton of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 ozs. and 22 inches long. BOY, Gary Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 9. 2006 to Samantha Southerland and Jarrod Thorington of Middleville. Weighing 8 lbs. and 3 ozs. GIRL, Paige Lillian, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. IL 2006 at 11:05 a.m. to Jackie McDaniel and Ralph Elliott of Dowling. Weighing 7 lbs. 7 ozs. and 21 inch­ es long. Manufacturing. BOY, Nicholas Arthur, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 11. 2006 at 1:24 p.m. to Lona Kane of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 15 ozs. and 20 inches long. Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics FL EX EAB INCORPORATED of Hastings SAND RIDGE BANK BOY, Bradley Walter. 9 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long, bom July 20. 2006 to Scott and Angela (Daniels), Jeffreys of Kenosha. Wl. Bradley Was welcomed hoinc by big sister each year. The Governor’s Council on (in their own hometowns) in a statewide 2006 Labor Day Walk. Having you join the virtual PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Elks charity golf outing is Sept. 9 The Elks Lodge is sponsoring its fifth annual charity golf outing to benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Council and Green Gables Haven Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Riverbend Golf Course. The cost is $50 per person and $200 per four-person teem. Participants must be ages 18 and older. The cost includes 18 holes of golf, lunch and prizes. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the shot­ gun start will be at 9 a.m. The Elks Lodge is still accepting sponsors. For more information or to register, call the Elks Lodge al (269) 945-5308. J\(ew>born babies bridge, said Hastings Mayor Bob May. The WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings many years. Raymond was also an avid Detroit Tiger and University of Michigan fan. Ray had a tremendously big heart, and in death, he continues to give by being a Gift of Life Donor. Raymond is also survived by daughters. Raechel and Jenna, both at home; brothers. Rod Perry. Ron Perry, and Joe Kettle; his mother-in- law. Doris Dewey; special “broth­ ers", Doug. Troy. Josh. Brian. Russ. Barry and Joe; special sisters. Linda and Darla; special nieces. Katie. Michelle. Heather, and Rhonda; several nieces and nephews and many special friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. A memorial service was conducted Tuesday. August 29. 2006. al Faith United Methodist Church. Delton. Pastor Jeff Worden officiating. Inurnment took place al a later dale at East Hickory Comers Cemetery . For a more lasting memorial, please con­ sider memorial contributions to his children's educational fund. Arrangements by Williams-Go'es Funeral Home. Michael Allen Bacon. Plainwell and Lacey Danielle Fitzpatrick, Plainwell. Caleb Ezra Corsair. Lady Lake. Florida and Lisa Ann Reed. Battle Creek. Steven Robert Smith. Delton and Dena Sue Haffner. Delton. Larry Dean McKelvey. Nashville and Tara Denise Worthington, Nashville. Jedidiah Nichols. Hastings and Lindsay Grace Hemerling. Hastings. John Blair Olmsted. Hastings and Jane Christine Budge Ailaby, St Johns. Jerry Lee Bradley. Caledonia and Delons Ann Barton. Hastings. Jeffery Matthew Hypnar. Plainwell and ChristinA Marie Rice. Plainwell. Hans Marcus Geiger. Middleville and Nora Jean Newell. Middleville. David Allen Menck. Delton and Carol Lynn Belt. Delton. Gregory Dennis Pillar, Charlotte, N.C. and Rachel Dianne O'Connor, Charlotte, N.C Thomas James Snyder. Hastings and Kris Lynn Platte. Hastings. Anthony James Behrens, Delton and Martha Jeane Billmeyer. Delton. BOY, Gage William, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 11. 2006 at 2:46 p.m. to Rebecca Davis and Billy Holtrust of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 14 ozs. and 22 1/2 inches long. BOY, Tristan Scott, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 11. 2006 at 5:43 a.m. to Alexis and Justin Smith of Nashville. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 ozs. and 211/2 inches long. BOY, Ethan Mark, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 9. 2006 at 6:15 p.m. to Emily and Jason Goodemoot of Allo. Weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and 20.5 inches long. GIRL, Jordan Lee. bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 14. 2006 at 4:40 a.m. to Lisa Milanowski of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. and 21 n>dgs jong. OTtT Macez Marie, boraX>it Tcnnock Hospital on Aug. 15. 2U06 •! I2?M p.m. to Brenda and Fi?nk Dunham II of Vermontville. Weighing S lbs. 5 cat. and 18 inches long. BOY, Travis Cameran Eric, bcm at )*u*oock Hospital on Aug. 15, 2006 at 7:52 Stncty and Eric Oliver of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 13 oz. and 19 1/2 inches long. BOY, Camcryn David-Lane, bom al Pennock Hospital on Aug. 18, 2006 al 1:?3 p.m. lo Cassandra Ames of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs. 8 ozs. and 18 inches long. BOY, Samuel Marsh, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 17. 2006 at 3:43 p.m. to Julia and Jeff Kirkwood of Delton. Weighing 8 lbs. 8 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Trinity Leigh-Ann, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 17, 2006 at 8:39 p.m. to Shawn Jenkins and Kori Bronkema of Delton. Weighing 7 lbs. 0 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Kierstin Paige, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 16. 2006 at 4:46 a.m. to Nialla Castelein and Steven Abbott Jr. of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs. 11 ozs. and 19 inches long. BOY, Elijah Thomas, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 17. 2006 at 2:20 a.m. to Andrea Randall of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz. and 21 inches long. BOY. Jackson Leon, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 15. 2006 at 1:02 p.m. to Jacquelyn Sisko and Derek Byers of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 7 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. BOY. Dion Jax. bom al Pennock Hospital on Aug. 15. 2006 at 8:05 p.m. to David and Heather Wright of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 2 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. BOY, Gabriel Adam, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 17. 2006 al 1:40 a.m. to Cydney Raffler of Nashville. Weighing 9 lbs. 2 ozs. and 22 inches long. BOY, Hunter Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 14. 2006 at 8:28 a.m. to MacKenzie Chaffee and Adam Pierce of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Allison Jaylee. bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 18. 2006 at 7:38 p.m. to Heidi and Mikel Slater of Woodland. Weighing 8 lbs. 13 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY. Justin Lee, bom al Pennock Hospital on Aug. 19, 2006 at 12:15 a.m. to Mike and Maria Edwards of Mulliken. Weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and 20 inches long. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 31. 2006 - Page 7 MDOT to suspend projects for Labor Day holiday travel The Michigan Department of Transportation will suspend work on many state road and bridge projects to make travel easier this holiday weekend. To accommodate increased traffic volumes, roadwork will be suspended wherever possible during the Labor Day holiday weekend, in order to pro­ mote safety and ease in traveling. Beginning at 3 p.m. Friday. Sept. I. and continuing until 6 a.m. Tuesday. Sept. 5. MDOT will suspend work and open lanes on 92 of the 155 currently active projects. According to AAA Michigan, an estimated 1.1 million Michigan residents plan to travel this Labor Day weekend. "The Labor Day holiday weekend provides the perfect opportunity to vacation in Michigan. As you travel around our great state this weekend, be sure to drive safely, and enjoy all that Michigan has to offer,’ said State Transportation Director Kirk E. Steudle. ’Although MDOT is suspending work on the majority of our projects, drivers need to exer­ cise extra caution in work zones The orange barrels dotting Michigan's roadways are a sign of progress, but they also are a reminder to drive with caution. Buckle up and drive safely this holiday weekend." Following is a list of work zones that will remain active or have lane restrictions during the Labor Day weekend. Detour mutes arc posted at the project location wherever neces­ sary. West Michigan • The M-21 bridge over Maple River and Stoney Creek in Ionia County will have one lane of alternating traffic over the bridge via a temporary traffic signal. • 1-96 at 36th Street, between M-ll and Thomapplc River Drive, will have two lanes of traffic open in each direction. • l-96 over the GTW Railroad (east of the 1-696 merge) will have two lanes open in each direction. • 1-96 from Marne to Walker in Kent County will have two westbound lanes open, and one castbound lane open. • The entrance ramp from westbound M-ll to westbound 1-96 in eastern Ottawa County will be closed with a (Misled detour. • 1-196 (Gerald R. Ford Freeway) from US131 to east of College Avenue in Grand Rapids will have two lanes open in each direction with traffic shifts. • M-44 (also called Northland Drive) over the Grand River, south of West River Drive (also called Cannonsburg Road) north of Grand Rapids will have one lane open in each direction. • M-20 from M-37 to Catalpa Avenue in White Cloud will be closed, with a posted detour following 8 Mile Road to Catalpa Avenue. Southwest Michigan • M-37 over the Kalamazoo River in Battle Creek will have one lane open in each direc­ tion with a traffic shift. • M-66/M-79 in Barry County will have one lane open in each direction. • 1-94 over Sawyer Road (Exit 12) will have two of three lanes open in each direc­ tion. All ramps at Sawyer Road will be open. Sawyer Road will have one lane open in each direction. • 1-94 at Pipestone Road (Exit 29) will have two of three lanes open in each direction. The eastbound 1-94 on-ramp at Pipestone Road will be closed and detoured. • Westbound 1-94 from M-51 (Exit 56) to Mattawan (Exit 66) will have one of two lanes open. Traffic backups and long delays on the westbound roadway arc expected and motorists should seek alternate routes if pos­ sible. • 1-94 at Lovers Lane will have a traffic shift and reduced speed limit Central Michigan and Thumb • M-61 in Standish will have one lane of traffic open in each direction. • M-81/1-75 in Saginaw County will have two lanes of traffic open in each direction under tlie bridge. , • M-52 over Williams Creek, and M,-52 over Marsh Creek, both in Saginaw County, will each have one lane of alternating traffic maintained via temporary signals. • M-24 through-traffic between 1-69 and Pratt Road will be detoured via a posted detour. • M-54 (also called Don Hwy.) from Leith Street to south of Pierson Road will have a traffic shift in effect. • Southern Mid-Mkhigan • 1-69 from the Shiawassee River bridge to M-13 in Shiawassee County will have one lane of traffic open in each direction with no ramp closures. • M-78 over the Battle Creek River in Bellevue will be closed with a detour. • 1-69 from 1-69 BL to 1-96 in Eaton County will have one lane open in each direc­ tion for bridge repairs. • US-223 over M-34 (also called Beecher Street) and the railroad in Adrian in Lenawee County will be closed with a detour. • M-52 over the Black Creek in Lenawee County will have one lane of alternating traf­ fic over the bridge via a temporary traffic sig­ nal. • M-52 over Evans Creek in Lenawee County will have one lane open with traffic controlled using a temporary signal. • 1-75 between Dixie Highway and 1-275 in Monroe County will have shoulder closures. • M-125 between Hurd Road and LaSalle Road in Monroe County will be closed with a posted detour. • US-24 over Bay Creek in Monroe County will have shoulder closures. • M-156 near Morenci in Lenawee County will have shoulder closures. • US-12 between Feldkamp Road and M­ 52 in Lenawee and Washtenaw counties will have lane width restrictions. • M-52 at Werkner Road north of Chelsea will have shoulder closures and lane width restrictions. • M-99 in Springport in Jackson County will be closed to through-traffic with a detour. • M-99 from east of Lewis Street to Fayette Street in Hillsdale will have one lane open in each direction. • M-106 north of Jackson will have a detour at Batteese Creek • US-12 from US-127 to M-50 will have all lanes of traffic open, bfg vyill have shoulder closure*. C Teresa Pash's Kindermusik classes begin the week of Sept 12 at the Community Music School in Hastings. Call 948-9441 for more information or to register Hastings Community Musk School Kindermusik classes start Sept. 12 Registration is now open for Kindermusik classes for young children at the Community Music School in Hastings. Classes with instructor Teresa Pash will be held weekly from Sept. 12 through Jan. 16 at the First United Methodist Church. 209 West Green St.. Need-based financial aid is avail­ able. Cail Steve Youngs at 948-9441 for reg­ istration information. Registration is also open for Hastings Kids Choir (for grades 3 to 5), Fiddles 'n* Strums (for grades 1 to 3). and for private lessons for children and adults. The family-centered, play-based classes are intended to help kids develop a love for music and learning, from infancy to five years of age. Kindermusik includes CDs and books designed to engage children and parents in and out of the classroom. Kindermusik is offered at three age levels: • For ages infant to 18 months, thr Kindermusik "Village* provides the natural learning a child is ready for beginning with the first days of life With the parent at the center of baby's discovery, the Village engages all senses and rewards curiosity with object and instrument exploration, vocal play, singing, massage, creative movement and a colorful literature component Multi-level activities encourage the child and parent to Thomapple River cleanup slated for Saturday, Sept. 23 Jane Reynolds to celebrate her 90th birthday Jane Reynolds will celebrate her 90th birthday on Sept. 3rd. Those wishing to may send birthday cards to Jane at 348 Willetts Rd.. Hastings. MI 49058. Jane Herbert of Delton, district water quality educator for Michigan State University Extension, receives her achievement award from the National Association of County The annual Thomapple River clean up is scheduled for Saturday. Sept 23. An organizational meeting in which indi­ viduals and groups can sign up to participate will be held Wednesday, Aug. 30 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Thomapple Township Emergency Services building at 115 High St in Middleville. Youth groups, church groups, lake or home owner associations can adopt a section of river or tributary to clean. Sponsors also are needed to help make this event a success. The cleanup will start at 8 a.m. Sept. 23 at three sites. The cleanup in the Hastings area will begin with the sign-up at lyden Park. North of Middleville participants will be at the park at 68th Street in Alaska. In Nashville participants will meet outside of Good Time Pizza by the river. Groups at this location will clean both the Eaton County and eastern Barry County sections of the river. There will be a children's water festival at Tyden Park from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The luncheon for all participants will be fiom noon until 2 p.m. Anyone who would like more information about the Thomapple River Cleanup in Barry County should call Kim Walton at 269-948­ 8056, extension 114. In Eaton County call 517-543-5848. E-mail the Thomapple River Watershed Council at lhomapple_river@hotmail.com or mail requests to PO Box 392, Caledonia 49316. make creative choices while growing from a lap baby to a crawler to a walker. • For ages 18 month to three years. "Our Tune’ focuses on the child's healthy emotion­ al development as confidence, curiosity, self­ control and communication begin to shape Instrument exploration nurtures self-esteem and facilitates discovery of textures and sounds. Language skills are fostered with singing, sound imitation, rhyming, finger games and object identification. Creative dancing to different musical ’moods* devel­ ops sense of balance, timing and spatial awareness while affirming the urge to move. The anticipation and rewards of focused lis­ tening are introduced, and with turn-taking activities, social skills begin to blossom. • For 3- to 5-year-olds. "Imagine That’ has been developed using the most up-to-date research which confirms that pre-school age children thrive on participatory, expressive teaming. Through a carefully integrated cur­ riculum of music, pretend play, literature and lots of creative movement, children will reflect, ccmpare. make choices, express opin­ ions and solve problems while letting their imaginations soar. Teresa Pash is a certified Kindermusik teacher and Isolds a bachelor's degree in math and music froir. the University of Puget Sound. She is an accomplished accompanist, vocal and instrumental arranger anti compos­ er. She also has been president of the Battle Creek Area Music Teachers' As nciation anu is a member of the Michigan Music Teachers Association and the Music Teachers' National Association. The Community Music School of Hastings is a program of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, funded in part by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Barry Community Foundation. Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Agricultural Agents. Beth Vedinde turns 90 On Sept. 12.2006. Beth Verlindc. a 50 year resident of Middleville will turn 90 years old. Beth has been a life long resident of Michigan. She was bom and raised in Charlotte and moved to Middleville in 1956 when her husband. Leo. bought the Chevrolet and Buick dealership where she worked in the office for many years. Beth is an avid reader, loves flowers and still enjoys paint­ ing. A family reunion with her four children, nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchil­ dren will be held :o celebrate the occasion. Birthday wishes and special memories can be sent to Beth at 3310 Elmwood Beach Road. Middleville. Ml 49333. Delton educator receives national Extension honor Jane Herbert of Delton, district water qual­ ity educator for Michigan State University Extension, was recognized July 12 by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents at its 91st annual meeting and Professional Improvement Conference in Cincinnati. Ohio. Herbert received the Association’s Achievement Award, presented to the top one percent of the County Agents from each state who have less than ten years of service in the nation's Cooperative Extension Service. Her selection was made by county agent peers in Michigan and endorsed by the State Extension Director. This year. 51 individuals f.om throughout the United States were pre­ sented the Achievement Award. Horben's extension programming is focused on non-point source pollution pre­ vention. water quality monitoring and lake­ friendly management of sensitive shoreline areas. Her programs and projects include the KBS Shoreline Management Demonstration Area, the Michigan Watershed Management Short Course, Introduction to Lakes, and Introduction to Volunteer Stream Monitoring. She also serves as the field co-chair for MSU Extension’s Water Quality Area of Expertise Team. Housed at the Kellogg Biological Station, she serves 13 counties in southwest Michigan. /(ay ^Girrbncii Otrner/Director Girrbach fluneraljlome 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 * 269-945-3252 Serving Hastings. Barry County and Surrounding Communities tor 40 years Offering Traditional and Cremation Services Hastings Only Independent. Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Senrices Available Serving All Faiths f isit our ireb sitefor: • Pre-planning on line • View current Funeral Service information • Leave a memory message to family members www.girrbachfuneralhome.net 77502007 �Page 8 - Thursday, August 31.2006 - The Hastings Banner £ake QAeUa Kathy Mitchell! and Marcy Sugar by ■ Th** Ionia County Genealogical society will meet at I p.m. Saturday. Sept. 9. at the Freight House. The speaker will be Lori Fox. with her topic. “Filling in the Blanks." Karen Merchant at 522-1495 for reservations. This will be held at the new building of the Ionia Intermediate School District on Harwood Road, west of M-66. ‘Drama mama' for two weeks from Meals on Wheels and a daily helper for an hour. She is now at Oak Crest Manor at 5980 Eastern Ave. SE. Kentwood 49508. In September she will tum 105 years old. The society is still taking stories about area Two weeks ago one of the photos run in World War II veterans for inclusion in a book to be published. Those who have lived in this column had a caption about APEC and the change in sidewalk width. However the Members of the two host groups were at the Depot complex last Saturday to welcome Ionia County at any time are those targeted picture was cropped and showed only the east side of the street, not the APEC side. any visitors. Some came. Purchase of some for inclusion. A few hundred have been sub­ mitted thus far. Bonnie Jackson of Portland At the junction of M-50 and Eaton Road is chairwoman of this project. Highway, the buildings now have big signs One coming event is that of a fund-raiser at the West Berlin Wesleyan Church on Portland announcing Self-Serve Lumber. This location R<>ad. They will be serving roast hog. potato salad, baked beans, cole slaw, pie and cake. The adult price is $6. Children’s price is new chinaware gives one mure component toward catering meals. The Freight House is for rent for entertaining by groups or individuals. has housed a Haddix business. Schaveys Rafter business and others. Behind it are the Some graduation open houses have storage units bearing the Railside name. have used it for a host site. Our ingenious black squirrels are now S3. There is even a family price. Word has been received from Holland that Mrs. Gladys Dyke has entered a home for The first fall meeting of the Retired School Personnel will be Thursday. Sept. 21. Call care. Until August she has been in her own home, doing her own cocking. She had help been held there and some corporate groups enjoying their com treats. They pick ears of com in a farmer’s field and take them to a neighboring lawn where they proceed to husk the com and gnaw to their hearts’ content, leaving the homeowner to pick up the husks. Lakewood News has an obituary for Smith’s Equipment Service • • • • Jerome "Jerry " Hall, who died on Aug. 19. He is survived by wife Betty (Hoppough). his children, his sisters, including Joanne Speas of Virginia. Ethel of Colorado. Kathryn of Complete small engine service Saw & blade sharpening Trailer repair & fabrication Boat detailing & much more! Shepherd. Susan of Colorado and brother John of Barryton. His residence was given as Eckerman. Where is Eckerman? It is near Eckerman's Coiners in the Upper Peninsula, within the Hiawatha National forest, south of Tahquemcnon Lake and many miles north of 269-945-8831 Brevort. He attended Lake Odessa High School until he entered the U.S. Marine Corps. He was bom in 1939. Health Line by Scott B Brasseur, M.D. Beaten Path." This is on Jackson Road with owners Amanda and Scott Jackson. The street project is pretty much in limbo at MM) > Uvs| H t-t tnc- The Lakewood News also carried a story of the new horse related business "Off the • n stf. rt the north and of town. Cars move freely from »().“>h Bonanza Road to Emerson Street or Lincoln M»« hu’dii M13 2 5IM !-i-plu.-P111! . but cannot go as far as Tupper Lake Street. Mr»!i< inc DANDRUFF Teen arrested in assault, theft of father’s car I know it seems like such an insignificant health problem but what causes dandruff and can I do anything about it? Dandruff symptoms are wide known and generally unmistakable. It presents as white, oily-looking flakes of dead skin that cover your hair and shoulders combined with an itchy, scaling scalp. It has been blamed on dry skin, oily skin, shampooing too often or not often enough, a poor diet, stress, and the use of too many hair products. It actually appears that it is caused by a fungal infection that lives on the scalp of most healthy adults. This fungal infection, called malassezia, usually does not cause any symptoms, but on some individuals, it will grow out of control causing irritation that then leads to flaking of the scalp. Because it can be shown that just about everyone has malassezia on their scalp already, dandruff is not considered to be contagious. Additional factors apparently need to be present that allows the fungal infection to grow out of control. by Jon Gambee StaffWriter Peter Vandentoom. 19, of Yankee Springs Township, has been arrested and charged with five counts of assault, false imprison­ ment and stealing a car from his father Sunday, Aug. 27. State Police investigators from the Hastings post said Vandentoom had returned to the home of his father to collect some belongings after he had moved out. Accompanied by two friends. Vandentoom was making his final trip from the home with his property when he pulled a knife and a pair of scissors on his father and warned him that if he failed to cooperate, he would he killed. Vandenioom then bound and gagged I is father in a chair m the basement, stole approximately $300, credit cards and a checkbook before leaving in his father’s car. Within minutes, the stepfather managed to free himself and call 911. State police troop­ ers responded to the scene and based on information obtained by the victim alerted troopers from the district task forces of neighboring counties. It was believed Vandentoom fled to the Holland or South Haven area. Aided by the Wayland and South Haven Stale Police posts, authorities conducted a search in those areas, but failed to locate the suspect. The next day, acting on a tip. troop­ ers from the District 6 Fugitive Task Force found and arrested Vandentoom. The teenag­ er later told investigators he committed the crimes because he was deeply in debt. Vandentoom was transported to the Barry County Jail without incident. Another consideration is that not all scalp flakes are dandruff. Scalp flaking can also be from other medical problems such as dermatitis, ringworm, psoriasis or simply dry skin. Therefore, if you have tried a number of over the counter treatments for dandruff or if the symptoms are more that just flaking and itching, it might be advisable to see your doctor and have them determine if you might need treatment for another problem. If dandruff is the culprit, most cases don't require a doctor and can be controlled easily with a dandruff shampoo. There are a many different brands of shampoos but only five different active ingredients. Each brand of shampoo generally only has one of the five and you may need to experiment to find which of the five works best for you. These are zinc pyrithione, coal tar, salicylic acid, selenium sulfide and ketoconazole. You may find that leaving the shampoo on your .hair for 5 minutes before rinsing may help as well as alternating between different brands with different active ingredients for best results. If you still have problems and you're sure it's dandruff, your doctor can prescribe shampoos similar to the over the counter brands but are prescription-strength. G.iraqr r.i » O.i Dear Annie: 1 am at the end of Etv rope. My husband's parents are almost 80 and are con­ stantly trying to manipulate their children through guilt. Recently, my mother-in-law proceeded to tell my husband and me that "one of her sons" needed to clean out the gutters and paint the eaves and she had no money to do it. Witnin the hour. I heard her ask if she should add to her collection of fine china. Later, we learned that Mom had won a jackpot while gambling. I suggested her next jackpot could be used to hire someone to paint the eaves and clean the gutters, and she replied that this was her gam­ bling money and she wasn’t spending it on home repairs. My husband is almost 50. His job is physi­ cally demanding, and periodically, there is mandatory overtime. While one brother-in­ law has helped a lot. the other one hasn't done squat. If my in-laws have money to buy col­ lectibles and gamble, shouldn’t they be responsible for the upkeep of their home? I not only don't want to socialize with my hus­ band's parents, but I dislike his married sis­ ters, too. They both use this "drama mama" routine to guilt their parents and others into providing free child care. I've never met a family so full of miserly, manipulative ind whiny people. What can I do? — Getting Ready To Blow My Top in the Midwest Dear Getting Ready: You married into this family, so it would be best to find a way io deal with them. Children should help (heir elderlj parents when they can. and many older folks are reluctant to part with their money if they have children who will do chores for free. It’s also likely that your in­ laws do not recognize that their children Are getting older as well, and cleaning the gutters may be too much for them. Your husband and his siblings should talk to their parents about their chores. They might even be willing to pay someone else to do it. The cost per child would be minimal. Also, some churches and community centers have volunteers who will help with this sort of activity. Instead of being resentful, try to be resourceful. When you're ready to tear out your hair, vent to your friends. Or to us. We'll be here. Break the silence Dear Annie: I am writing in response to "Friend in Need," who knows "Giselle" is being beaten by her husband in front of their 2-year-old daughter. It is heartbreaking that Giselle chooses to stay in this relationship, but someone MUST speak up for the child. Witnessing domestic violence is a form of child abuse. It is my sincere hope that "Friend in Need," and any of your readers who know of similar situations, will report it to their local Child Protective Services agencies immediately. Kelly Myers, Volunteer Coordinator, CASA of the Eastern Panhandle Inc., Martinsburg, W.Va. Dear Kelly Myers: Thank you for your expert information. We hope any readers who are in this position will follow your advice. Woeful witness Dear Annie: I have a situation I have never seen addressed in your column. I nave a friend who witnessed his girlfriend's suicide. He is a complete mess (totally understand­ able). I want to help, but don't know how. I’ve offered to listen if he needs to talk, and we have done some talking, but I cant under­ stand how he is feeling, so it doesn't seem as if I am truly helping. 1 suggested he talk to the local mental health department And he did on several occasions (shortly after the suicide). But he says they can’t understand because they have not gone through this. I might add he is getting tired of people telling him. "I know how you feel." He says unless they actually witnessed a suicide, they don't have a clue. He also won't go back to the local suicide support group. He says the other participants have been going for years and they are still really messed up. Plus, none of them actually witnessed a suicide. ful* i.»* GARAGE SALE Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. - Friday, Sept. 1 ' s Saturday. Sept. 2 9 am ■ 5 pm 1975 Ole Cutlers Pass. Hastings 260-316-2917 <»|i'g uFt'jrfj rrmrw •' •’£ -4m-I He doesn't feel anyone understands. Is there someone he can talk to? He needs help now. - Want to Help Dear Want to Help: While suicide-survivor support groups arc helpful for those who need to talk about their loss with others (no matter how long that takes), your friend may need more. As a witness to a suicide, he may be suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, which puts him at great risk. Suggest that he ask his doctor to refer him to a therapist who deals with PTSD, or he can contact the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Alliance (ptsdalliance.org) for information and referrals. Calling it quits Dear Annie: How do you know when a marriage is over? What is it that keeps two unhappy people together so many years? At the moment. 1 am on my second mar­ riage. It has been 20 years, and there have been many rough and unhappy times. The only good factor is the three children we've had together. I have tried to approach my husband to let him know how miserable I am, but it always ends in a big fight, which sometimes becomes verbally or physically abusive. Annie, I'm only 52 and want to spend the rest of my life with some measure of happiness. I have been working on the financial part, such as getting debts paid down and squirreling money away, but I desperately want out now. I am afraid of the unknown and wonder if I can start over again. Times just seem so much harder than they were 25 years ago. -- Need Help in Illinois Dear Need Help: Actually, there are more resources to help newly divorced women now than Uk*tc were 25 years ago. First, if your husband u abusive, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline (ndvh.org) al I800-799-SAFE (i 800-799-7233). Then look into counseling belore niaking any major decision. If you choose tn leave your mar­ riage. your state should offer assistance through its Department of Labor, and alto check out community colleges, the YWCA (ywca.org) and government-sponsored OtkStop Centers at www.doleta.gov/usworfcforce/oncstop/onestopmap.cfm. Committing fear Dear Annie: I have a friend who always begins her conversations with. "What are you doing tomorrow?" This is really annoying and puts me in an awkward position, because 1 don't know where she is headed or what she might want. I'd much prefer if she were direct and asked. "Can you baby sit for me tomorrow?" or "Can you come with me to the store?" How can 1 get her to stop asking if my day is free? — Feeling Cornered Dear Cornered: Some people are reluctant to be direct and mistakenly believe they are being more polite to ask your plans first. But you are right that it puts you on the spot. The correct response to 'What are you doing tomorrow?" is "Why do you ask?" Then you’ll find out what she wants before com­ mitting yourself. Dimented disease Dear Annie: I read the letter from the woman whose elderly friend. "Sadie," claimed the woman's 80-year-old husband made a pass at her. You thought Sadie may have some dementia. I think the husband should be tested. My husband made a pass at someone, and it destroyed a family relationship. It turned out be has frontotemporal dementia - the first signs of which are sexual indiscretions and giving money away. My husband had done both. As our population lives longer. I am afraid this will become more prevalent. Maybe if my family reads this, they will understand the depth of this disease. 1 pray they can find it in their hearts to forgive and accept my husband as he is. - C. Dear C.: How sad. We hope your family members will see your letter and realize this indiscretion was bey ond your husband's con­ trol. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. August 31. 2006 — Page 9 from TIME to ' A look down memoi Growing up in the business (Part 2) By Esther Walton In this day and age. its common for business and corporations to obtain their chief opera­ tion officials from outside the community which offers advantages and disadvantages. One disadvantage is that a new person is now tkd to the community by shared experiences and family. The Jacobs family is grounded to the community by both shared history and family. Their horizons have been widened by associations with national organizations, trav­ el and inquiring minds. In recent times, there had been no other Barry County family that had at one time, three members of the family serving as presidents of local service clubs like the Jacobs family did in 1984. This con­ nection is probably unique for the service clubs of Hastings. The Hastings of Commerce recognized Alice and Mel for their civic contribution and for having three of their children serving at the same time, as service clubs president. John was Exchange Club president. Stephen was Hastings Jaycees President; and Fred was Chamber of Commerce President. In later years Fred was president of Rotary and vari­ ous other community organizations. To serve the community has always been the dominate theme in the Jacobs family. Both Mel and Alice held responsible positions in many vol­ unteer organizations. Together, they served as American Cancer Society Honorary Chairpersons. Besides the St Rose Catholic Church. Alice belonged to the Hastings Chamber of Commerce, retail division; National Association of Advertising Publishers. The Independent Free Papers of America, and Shopping Guilds of Michigan. She was also honored by the Hastings Business and Professional Women with a Woman of Achievement Award. Mel served as president of the Independent Free Papers of America. He was the board of Hastings Kiwanis for many years, but declined to be president. Mel was active in the Hastings Chamber of Commerce and St. Rose Catholic Church and Hastings High School Alumni Organization. One of the most unusual community servic­ es the Jacobs had performed is having the Hastings Banner microfilmxd for researchers. The Banners were microfilmed up to 1980. In 1984, they arranged for Esther Walton to keep the filming current. This stopped when the Register of Deeds stopped using microfilm. Presently the Banner is giving DVD copies of the paper after they have finish printing each paper. These are housed in the Hastings Public Library for the public to read. A most useful public service. Not only were the Jacobs’ active in Barry County activities such as United Way, they supported non-profits organizations, in other communities. For instance. Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek, Hayes Green Beach Hospital in Charlotte, and Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall just to name a few. The Jacobs' children followed in their par­ ent’s footsteps with their volunteer work. It wasn't only Mel and Alice’s children but the in-laws were also as active as anyone. Norine Jacobs. John’s wife was the executive secre­ tary of the Community Fund, part of the United Fund Campaign, active in volunteer services on behalf of the local branch of the Michigan Department of Social Services, and the Adoption Cradle based in Battle Creek Governor James Blanchard honored John Jacobs, with one of ten Michigan Volunteer Leadership Awards in 1984. John received the award for having been president of the Hastings Exchange Club, a member of the Marshal) Exchange Club, and the Marshall Chamber of Commerce, as well as active with the United Way Campaign in Hastings. Stephen Jacobs was extremely active in St. Rose Church from the time he was a small child. He served as alter boy for many years. In 1983. Stephen was elected president of the Hastings Jaycees. Here he devoted his time to many projects the Jaycce's sponsored. Mel Jacobs, in receiving the Kiwanis Club award, had this to say after he expressed his surprise, “If you work hard enough at any­ thing you do. you’ll get the job done, but it’s more satisfying to do it ii. jour home town.” inancial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. HISTORY ANltGH APPROVf D' Teach Kids Early About Saving and Investing Bad habits arc hard to break. But good habits also tend to stick around for a long time. And that’s why you will want to teach young children about the importance of sav­ ing and investing. It's almost never too early to start - and your efforts can provide a life­ time of benefits. By the time most children reach age five, they have more than enough cognitive skills to understand the basics of saving money. Of course, the older they get, the better equipped they will be to handle more sophisticated con­ cepts of investing. In any case, when your children are young, start them off on the right financial path by taking these steps: • Set attainable goals - Kids will be more motivated to save money if they can see themselves achieving goals. And that’s why you don't want to burden them too soon by trying to get them to save for a long-term STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. ATJT Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Cop. Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Dow Chemical Co. Exxon Mobrl Family Dofiar Stores First Finanda1 Bancorp Ford Motor Co. General Motors Inti. Bus. Machine JCPemeyCo. Johnson A Johnson Kellogg Co. McDonald's Corp Pfizer Inc. Semoo Energy Sears Holding Spartan Motors TCF Financial Wai-Marl Stores Gold Srtver Dow Jones Average Free Checking 3127 49.91 1453 4514 52.80 37.55 69.41 24.15 15.64 8.26 29,45 81.40 63.96 64.60 50.69 36.08 27.60 586 144.55 16.77 26.11 44.49 11.369.04 objective such ar college. Such a goal may well be appropriate - and even desirable when children are a bit older, but when they are quite young, have them put money in a simple savings account for things like toys, video games. CDs. etc. By putting away money regularly and seeing how their efforts are rewarded, children will learn something about financial discipline and delayed gratifi­ cation - and they’re likely to be more appre­ ciative of their possessions. * Reward children's efforts - To help chil­ dren learn to save and invest, you may want to offer a helping hand. Specifically, consider partially "matching" children's deposits into their savings accounts. If you were to put in a quarter or fifty cents for every dollar they deposit, their savings will have an opportuni­ ty to grow faster and they will feel they are getting "bonus" payments. • Make investing fun - Try to gel your chil­ dren or grandchildren involved in picking and following a stock for fun. So. if your children are interested in athletic shoes, for example, take a "research trip" to the nearest sporting goods store and study which shoes seem to be most popular. Also, ask your children what types of shoes their friends are wearing. If your children arc old enough, you may also want lo go over annual reports and other financial information about the stock, but don't gel too bogged down with numbers, especially if you see your child's eyes glaze over. 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Hastings > lakes Odessa MIEDEMA < AUCTIONEERING MIEDEMA ▼ I AUCTIONEERING 1 Member FDIC 601 Gordon Industrial Court, Byron Center, MI 49315 Check printing charges apply. *______________________________________________________ ______________ ________________________ 77SOS729 �Page 10 - Thursday. August 31. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL b. TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER ’NTERESTED PERSONS: C-J. (2) Two directional signs not to exceed three square feet in area or three feet in height. (3> One pole sign with an area not to exceed 24 square feet or 20 feet in height for businesses not in a business center or one ground mount­ ed sign not to exceed 40 square feet per busi­ ness center. Five square feet of sign area may be added for each business within the business center, not to exceed 100 square feet The height may be increased one foot per business, not lo exceed 32 fed in height. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is a summary of proposed Ordinance 2006-116. which was received for first reading by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Rutland at a regular meeting held on August 9.2006. which if adopted, would provide, in summary, the following: SECTION 1 - AMMHIPTT TO AKTKLE C SECTION HUfX The amendment of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance. Article XX Genera! Provisions, to amend and/or renumber various subsections of Section 104.2026 Signs, in summary, to read as follows: c C-d; (1) One wall sign or pole sign not exceed an area of 24 square feet. (2) TVo directional signs not to exceed three square feet or three feet in height. B. The purpace of these regulations fa to: 6. 7. (3) One pole or ground mounted sign not to exceed 24 square feet or a height of 20 feet. Encourage creativity of sign design. Enhance the aesthetics of the community. 3. C. Definitions. The following definitions have been either added, amended or Ordinance. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. renumbered as set forth in the Business center Changeable copy sign Clear sight area Directional sign Electronic message board Directory sign Ground mounted sign Illegal sign ^unconforming sign Pole sign Portable signs Sign Sign owner Temporary sign Wall sign In the Mixed Use District (MUD) the following signs may be permitted for each principal use occupying one lot or parcel, upon application for, and issuance of. a sign permit pursuant to section 2026. L For multiple uses on one lot. see Business Centers, section F.4. (1) One wall sign shall be permitted per building wall facing a public right-of-way or parking area. Wall signs shall not be more than 20% of the building wall area. (2) One pole sign or one ground mounted sign and shall be in accordance with A o. B in table 2026: Tible 2026 All signs, in addition to the requirements of Cits ordi­ nance. must comply with the adopted building and electrical code of Rutland Charter Township. 3. Sign setbacks. A minimum of ten feet from all lot lines 4. 5. Height. Shall be measured per section 104315. Height in residential district. Shall not exceed six feet 6. Illumination of signs. Illumination of signs shall com- B located where it will obstruct the clear sight area. 4. E. Design Standards for Ground mounted Signs: 1. Materials. Ground mounted signs shall be constructed of wood, brick, concrete or stone 2. Landscaping. The base of any ground mounted sign shall be landscaped. F. Permitted signs: 1. In the AG. RE. RR. R-l, R-2. R-3. R-4, and R-5 districts the following signs are authorized upon application for. and issuance of. a sign permit: a. Signs for churches, schools, professional buildings, etc. include one ground mounted sign, not to exceed four feet in height, and one wall sign not exceed 32 souare feet. b. Identification for open space activities such as camp grounds, golf courses, stables, nurseries and similar open space activities may include: (2) One ground mounted sign not exceeding 32 square feet or eight feet in height, and (3) Two directional signs not to exceed three square feet or three feet in height c. A subdivision may have one ground mounted iden­ tification sign not tn exceed 32 square feet or a height of eight feet. d. In the "AG" district a farm stand may include one sign not more than eight square feet in sign area or eight feet tn height. 2. In the "C" districts the following signs may be permit­ ted for each business upon application for. and issuance of. a sign permit pursuant to section 20.26. L a. C-l and C-2: (2) Tud directional signs with each such sign not to exceed three square feet in area or three feet in height. (3) One pole or ground mounted sign not to exceed 24 square feet or 20 feet in height for businesses not located in a business center. One pole or ground mounted sign with an area not to exceed 40 square feet per business cen­ ter Five additional square feet of sign area may be added to the sign area for each business within the business center, not to exceed 100 square feet. The height may be increased one foot per business in the business center, not to exceed 32 feet in height. 6* In the Mixed Use District (MUD) the following signs may be permitted for Business Centers. (1) One pole sign or one ground mounted sign identifying the name of the business center. (2) Individual establishments are permitted one wall or one awning sign not to exceed 20% of the wall area, or 50% of the awning area. C. Exempted signs. The following signs are allowed in all zoning districts without a sign permit, provided al other applicable requirements are met: 5. Temporary signs: b. Political signs. c. One temporary event sign. H. Non-conforming signs: 12. Covering. Covering around a pole shall be permitted but not more than 30%. 13. Signs within business, commercial or industrial areas, as defined in the "Highway Advertising Ad of 1972" (1972 PA 106) bordering interstate highways, freeways or primary highways as defined in said Act. shall be regulated and controlled by the provisions of such statute, notwithstanding any contrary provision; of this Ordinance. 100 aq. ft Ground 10. Wail signs. Shall not extend beyond the edge of the wall or above the roof line, I1. Changeable copy signs. All pole and ground mounted signs may include attached changeable copy signs. 16* Mounted condition with proper bracing, anchorage and founda­ tion. Any double-sided sign more than 12 inches apart will be considered individual signs. 75 aq. ft Pete OR c. Exterior lighting of signs shall be downward facing. Location. In addition to Article XVIII. no sign shall be 6* 20' Maintenance. All signs shall be maintained in a safe 8. 16* 50 aq. ft Mounted pfy with the following requirements: 9. Height 32 M- ft- OR and from the right-of-way line. 7. Ana Pete Ground D. General Standards: I. Sign Typ. io- A 3. Legal non-conforming status shall be lost if: r. The sign surfers more than 50% detcrioratiod. The sign is discontinued for 90 days. e. If the sign is altered so as to change the shape, size, type, or design. I. Prohibited signs shall include but art not limited to: 5. Electronic message board. 6. Moving signs. 7. Trailers, vehicles, or mobile objects used for advertis­ ing purposes. 8. Billboards. SECTION fl - SEYK1ARHITY The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be sev­ erable. and if any part is declared invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the remainder of the Ordinance, which shall continue in full force and effect. SECTION in-«mPIC!MYEFFIg All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted shall be considered to be supplemented by the terms of this Ordinance. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION Y-EFFECTIYI DATE This Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days following publi­ cation of the Notice of Ordinance Adoption by the Township Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of the proposed Ordinance is available at the Township Hall. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinance will be considered for adoption by the Township Board at its regular meeting to be held at the Charter Township Hall on September 13. 2006. commencing at 730 p.m. This Notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 41,72a(2H3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting'hearing upon seven (7) days' notkt to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with dis­ abilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. All interested parties are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to participate in discussion upon said Ordinances. ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. MI 49058 (269) 948-2194 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm a a debt col­ lector attempting to coded a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose it you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Christopher Barker and Judy Barker. His W4e. Who Executes this Instrument for the Sole Purpose ol Subordinating Her dower and Homestead Interest to the Uen of this Mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., solely as nominee for BNC Mortgage. Inc., a Delaware Corporation. Mortgagee, dated February 12, 2003 and recorded March 3. 2003 m Instrument Number 1096724. and re-recorded on March 29. 2004 in Instrument Number 1124322. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the registered holders of CDC Mortgage Capital Trust 2003-HE2. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-HE2. by assignment dated January 10.2004 and recorded May 9.2005 in Instrument Number 1146144. on which mortgage there ts claimed to bo due al the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Nine Dolors and Fourteen Cents ($123,589.14) including interest 10.75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged prem­ ises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at G0PM. on Thursday, September 14. 2006. Said 1. premises are situated in Township of Hope, Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as. Commencing at a point whore Lammers Road intersects the West kne of the Southeast OneQuarter of the Southwest One-Quarter of Sect'on 14. Town 2 North. Range 9 West; thence North on said West line of toe Southeast One-Quarter of the Southwest One-Quarter. 10 rods, thence thence East 20 rods; thence South 20 rods; thence West to the center of Lammers Road; thence Northwesterly along the cantor of Lammers Road to the place of beginning. Commonly known as 6993 Lammers Road. Delton Ml 49046 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 6003241, in which case the redemption peri­ od shall ba 30 days from the date of rich sate. Dated: AUGUST 14.2006 Deutsche Bv* National Trust Company, as Trustee tor the registered hold­ ers of CDC Mortgage Capital Trufd 2003-HE2, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003HE2 Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestrvo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hffls. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Rte No: 06-52993 ASAP# 785873 0C/17/2G06. 08/24/2006, 08/31/2006, 094)7/2006 Notice Of Mortgage Foradoaure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foewdoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be Nmfted soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, pkM interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Betty J. Cox a single woman and Larry Schwab and Valerie Diane Schwab husband and wife, original mort­ gagors), to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated May 20, 2005, and recorded on May 27,2005 in instrument 1147185, in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Credit Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand Ono Hundred Fifty-Four And 29/100 Dollars ($95,154.29), including interest at 6.6% per annum. Under too power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given tost said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of toe mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1O0 PM. on September 14.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 34. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 75 FEET OF THE NORTH 150 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION. COMMENCING ON THE BASE LINE IN THE CENTER OF BATTLE CREEK AND HASTINGS STATE ROAD AND RUNNING NORTH ALONG THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD 27 RODS. THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE BASE LINE 30 RODS. THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE BATTLE CREEK AND HASTINGS STATE ROAD 27 RODS. THENCE ALONG THE BASE LINE 30 RODS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING (INCLUDING THE MANUFACTURED HOME SER­ IAL NO MO311992 WHICH HAS BEEN AFFIXED TO THE PROPERTY - AFFIDAVIT RECORDED IN INSTRUMENT NO. 1132162) The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: August 17. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC C 248 593.1301 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #1O2393FO1 STATE OF MICHIGAN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT - FAMILY DIVISION BARRY COUNTY PUBLICATION OF HEARING CASE NO. 05007140NA PETITION NO. 050062220500622 TO: SARAH CLAY AND RICHARD ROZANSKI. whose address is unknown and whose interest in the matter may be barred or affected by the todowing IN THE MATTER OF: MICHAEL WILLIAM ROZANSKI DOB 11/24/2003; MIAHA ANN-MARIE ROZANSKI DOB 07/31/2005 A petition requesting the court to take jurisdiction ol the minor(s) named above has been filed in this court A hearing on the petition will be conducted by the court on September 26. 2006 at 8:30 a.m. in Barry County Trial Court - Family Division before Judge William M Doherty P41960 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Sarah Clay and Richard Rozanski personally appear before the court dt the time and piece stated above This hearing may result in the chtld(ren) being made a permanent ward ol the Court and the ter­ mination of parental rights ttsostm THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John D Hislop, a single man. to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated April 22. 2005 and recorded May 6. 2005 in Instrument Number 1146033. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc asset backed pass through certifi­ cates. senes 2005-r5 under the pooling and servic­ ing agreement dated as of JUNE 1. 2005, without recourse by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Five Hundred Nmety-Nme and 62/100 Dollars ($156,599.62) including nterest at 7.95% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 GO p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located m the Township of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as. Being known and designated as a parcel of land m the Southeast one-quarter of the Southeast onequarter of Section 23. Town 4 North . Range 7 West Described as commencing at the Southwest comer of said Southeast one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter thence North 20 rods thence East 48 rods Thence South 20 rods thence West 48 rods to the place of beginning By Fee Simple Deed from Stacy L Htstop as set forth in Doc # 1131502 dated 07/14/2004 and recorded 07/28/2004, Barry County Records, State of Michigan The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate, in that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated August 17. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rle No. 214.3696 rrurnm AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPTINGTOCOLLECTADEBTANDANYirORMA■nON OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made In the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by David M. Raub and Susan Raub, husband ?nd w!te. Mortgagors, to TMS Mortgage toc .dba The Money Store. Mortgagee, dated the 5th day of May. 1397 aiyl recorded in toe offle* of toe Register of Deeds, tor The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on toe 7to day of May. 1997 in Uber 893 of Barry County Kxxxds. pag» 575. said Mortgage having been assigned to Wachovia Sank . NA on which mortgage there * cteknod to b<> due. at the date of this notice, the wm of Stfly Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Ttree & 67/100 ($67,783.67), and no suit or proceo'Ang at tew or in equity having been Instituted to recover toe debt secured by said mortgage or any part then tot. Ktov. therefore, by virtue of the power o' sate contained In said mortgage, and pursuant to statuts of the State of Michigan in such case made vnd provided, notice is hereby given that on the 5th day of October, 2006 at 1 GO o'clock p.m. Local Time, said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate af pubic auc­ tion. to the highest bidder, at the Parry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that beirg ths buitohg where the Circuit Court tor toe Cox nty of Barry te held), of the premises described in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 96.75% per annum and al legal costs, charges, and expanses, including toe attor­ ney tees slowed by law. and ateo any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to protect Its interest in the premises Which said premises are described as blows: Al that certain piece or parcel ol land, including any and al struc­ tures. and homes, manufactured or otherwise, located thereon, situated in the Township of Assyria. County of Barry. State ol Michigan, and described as foltows, to wit: The East 30 acres of the Northeast 1/4 of toe Northwest 1/4 of Section 25. Town 1 North, Range 7 West During the six (6) months immediatoly following the sate, the property may be redeemed, except that in the event that the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a. the property may be redeemed during 30 days immedi­ ately foitowing the sate Dated: 801/2006 Wachovia Bank . NA Mortgagee ______________________ FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC. Attorney for Wachovia Bank . NA 888 W. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48064 248-362-2600 STATE OF MICHIGAN BARRY COUNTY TRIAL COURT FAMILY DIVISION PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF FRIEND OF THE COURT ANNUAL STATUTORY REVIEW PUBLIC NOTICE ANNUAL REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE RECORD OF THE FRKND OF THE COURT Under Michigan law the chief family judge annu­ ally reviews the performance record of the Friend the Court. The review wm be conducted on or about November 1. 2006. This review is limited by law to the foitowing entena. • Whether the Friend of the Court ts puilty of mis­ conduct. neglect of statutory duty, or failure to carry out the written orders of the court relative to a statu­ tory duty; • Whether the purpose of the Friend of the Court Act ^.e being met: • Whether the duties of the Friend of the Court are bemg earned out in a manner that reflects the needs of the community. Members of the public may submit written com­ ments to the chief family fudge relating to these critena Send your written comments, with your name and address to Honorable William M Doherty Barry County Tnal Court. Family Drvision 206 W Court Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 �Th© Hastings Banner - Thursday August 31.2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (241) 539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has twi made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BRIAN A. BLAIR and DEBRA K BLAIR. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. ("MERS”). solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortoaoee. dated October 15. 2004. and recorded ori October 28. 2004. m Document No. 1138307. Barry County Records, Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Four Cents ($148.348.04). including interest at 5.250% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foredcsed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings. Michigan at 0100 p.m. o'clock, on September 21. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan and described as: THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS REPORT IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. COUN­ TY OF BARRY. CITY OF HASTINGS AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE LAND REFERRED TO THIS COMMIT­ MENT. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BARRY. TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. STATE OF MICHIGAN. IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION2 25. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 25: THENCE NORTH 00 EAST 350.00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH­ SOUTH 1/;4 LINE OF SID SECTION 25 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 89 WEST 156 27 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 02 WEST 988 68 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 EAST 215.00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25; THENCE SOUTH 00 WEST 967 5 FEET ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION 25 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. ALSO. THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25. TOWN 3 NORTH, RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 25. THENCE NORTH 00 EAST ALONG THE NORTH­ SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 25. 350 00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 WEST. 155 27 FEET PARAL­ LEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25 THENCE NORTH 02 WEST. 706 56 FEET TO A POINT THAT IS SOUTH 02 EAST. 280.11 FEET FROM THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25 SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING; THENCE NORTH 42 WEST 95 88 FEET; THENCE NOATH 00 EAST 190 00 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25; THENCE SOUTH 89 EAST. ALONG SAID NORTH LINE. 50 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 02 EAST. 260 11 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. EXCEPT THE FOl LOWING; THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHI­ GAN. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 00 EAST. ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH IM LINE OF SECTION 25. 350.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 WEST. 155 27 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25: THENCE NORTH 02 WEST. 389.13 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF QUIMBY ROAD AND THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING: THENCE CON­ TINUING NORTH 02 WEST. 389.3 FEET TO A POINT THAT IS SOUTH 02 EAST. 28011 FEET FROM THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 87 EAT. 50.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 02 EAST. 224.57 FEET SAID CENTERLINE OF QUIMBY ROAD: THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY. ALONG SAID CENTERLINE AND A CURVE TO THE LEFT. WHOSE RADIUS IS 165.00 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS SOUTH 33 WEST. 18.71 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 30 WEST. ALONG SAID CENTERLINE. 73 96 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: August 21. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ('MERS'). solely as nominee for lender and lender s successors and assigns Mortgage/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates, P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48375 NATIONAL CITY BANK NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE The real estate mortgage given by Harold Ray Mattox. Jr. and Bobbie Jo Mattox, husband and wife, to National City Bank of Michigan/Illinois, now known as National City Bank (the "Bank’), dated March 15. 2002, and recorded on March 19. 2002. at Document No. 1076741. Barry County Register of Deeds, is in default. The amount due on the Mortgage at the date of this notice, for pnncipal. interest accruing at 10.25% per annum, fees, expenses and late charges is the sum of Two Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Six Hundred SixtyNine and 35/100 Dollars ($264,669 35) Notice is given that the Mortgage will be fore­ closed by sale of the premises described below at public auction to the highest bidder al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, on Thursday, September 21.2006, at 1 00 p.m. lor the purpose of satisfying the amounts due on the Mortgage, together with interest, legal costs, statu­ tory attorneys' fees and also any taxes and insur­ ance that the Bank pays on or poor to the date ol sale. The premises to be sold at the sale is located in Barry County. State of Michigan, described as fol­ lows: That part ot Lot 24. Village ol Delton, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 1 of Plats, page 29, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of said Lot 24; thence Southeasterly along the West line of said Lot, 60 feet lor place of begin­ ning: thence Southeasterly along West Lot line of said Lot 24. 120 feel; thence due East to the East Lot line of said Lol 24; thence Northeasterly along East line of said Lot to a point due East of begin­ ning: thence due West to place of beginning. Also: A parcel of land described as: Commencing at the Southeast comer of the following described prem­ ises. for a pla» of beginning: A parcel of land in the Southeast 1 4 of Section 6. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Bar y Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: A strip of land 166 feet in width, oeing 33 feet on the Easterly side and 133 feet on the Westerly side of the centerline of the Main Track of the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railway as formerly located and across the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 ot said Section 6. said strip being 528 feet in length, more or less, measured along the centerline ol said Main Track in a Southerly direction from the centerline of Maple Street as laid out in the original Plat of Delton, to a point which is 240 feet, more or less, Northerly ol the East line of Grove Street, measured along the centerline of said Mam Track, and being land conveyed in 2 Deeds recorded in Liber 50, page 400 and in Uber 57. page 62; thence Northeasterly along the East line of sad described premises. 100 feet for a place of beginning, thence Northeasterly along the East line of said described premises. 49 feet: thence Northwesterty. at right angles to the East line of said premises. 166 feet, more or less, to the West ime of described premises; thence Southwesterly along the West line of said desenbed premises. 49 feet: thence Southeasterly to place of beginning. Subject to Right-of Way for existing road across Westerly end of said premises. Also granting a Right-of-Way for driveway purposes and for ingress and egress to and from the parcel of land first above described, across the South 20 feet of the North 60 feet of saM Lot 24. Rea^r^, Tax k^tlfkatwn Number 08-03- Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS. This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the Lid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Donald J. Bates and Nancy L. Bates. Husband and Wife. original morigagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 7. 2003. and recorded on November 14. 2003 in instrument 1117626. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Four And 61/100 Dollars ($115.954 61). including interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 21. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township ol Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 24, Town 1 North. Range 10 West. Described as: Commencing at a point on the East Line said Section 24. Which lies 565.53 Feet due North of the Southeast Comer of Said Section 24; Thence North 1440 Feet for the place of beginning Thence South 89 degrees 35 minutes West 264 feet: Thence North 300 feet; Thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes East 264 feet to the center of Highway M-43; Thence South along the center of said Highway. 300 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall he 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ci auch sale. Dated: August 24, 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593 1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Ferms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4O93773F03 Commonty known as: 223 S. Grove Street. Delton. Ml 49046 The redemption penod shall be six (6) months from the date of sale Dated: August 17. 2006 NATIONAL CITY BANK By: Bruce R. Grubb Bruce R. Grubb (P27632) Its: Attorney Bruce R. Grubb (P27631) Vamum. Riddenng. Schmidt & Howlett LLP Attorneys lor National City Bank 251 N. Rose Street. 4th Floor Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 (269) 553-3545 Registration Systems. Inc . Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2005 and recorded May 25. 2005 in Instrument Number 1147099. Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now held by American Home Mortgage by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Three and 59/100 Dollars ($119,233 59) including interest at 5.75% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statu’e in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1OO p.m on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 46 and 47. except the South 40 feet of Lot 46 of Algonquin Lake Resort Properties Unit Number 1. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 2 of Plats. Page 56. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: August 17. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fie No 356 0200 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decadent's Estate RLE NO. 2006 24582 DE Estate of MAXINE ALICE MCCLELLAND. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Maxine Alice McClelland, who lived at 120 W Benson Street. Hastings. Michigan died 06/13/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that an claims against the state will be forever barred unless presented to Wayne G. McClelland, named personal representative or proposed personal 'epresentative, or to both the probate court at 206 W. Court Street, Suite 202, Hastings. Ml and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date ol publication of this notice. Date: 08/21/2006 Robert L Byington P-27621 222 West Apple Street. P O Box 248 Hastings. Michigan 49058 (269) 945-9557 Wayne G McClelland 3550 S Chartton Park Road Hastings, Michigan 49058 (269)948-8711 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Marcia Ann Campbel, and Lane Whipple Campbell, her hus­ band and-Kirk D. Campbefl/aatenants with full rights dr survivorship, to Mortgage Electronic RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE TO TOE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Rutland will hold a public hearing on Wednesday. September 20. 2006. al the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan, commencing at 7:30 p.m. as required under the provisions of the Township Zoning Act and the Zoning Ordinance for the Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the profioscd item to be considered at this public hear­ ing include the following, in summary : 1. Lisa Hjort is requesting a Special Use Permit to allow her to have two (2) horses on approximately 5.6 acres of land. This property, which is located at 5864 Apache Trail. Hastings. Parcel t OK-13-008-002 -70 is currently zoned RE. Rural Estate Residential District. Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Section 104.703 requires a Special Use Permit for this request. 2. Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Application for Special Use along with the Zoning Ordinance. Zoning Map, Land Use Plan, and Land Use Plan Map of the Township may be examined at the Township Hall at. any time during regular business hours on any day except public and legal hol­ idays from and after the publication of this Notice and until and including the day of this public hear­ ing. and may further be examined at the public hearing to determine the exact nature of the afore­ mentioned matters. You arc invited to attend this hearing. If you arc unable to attend, written comments may be submit­ ted in lieu of a personal appearance by writing to the Township Clerk at the Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. MJ 49058. al any time up to the date of the hearing and may be further received by the Planning Commission at said public hearing. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 4l.72a(2K3) and the /Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as sign­ ers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the mceting/hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. All interested persons arc invited to be present for comments and suggestions at this public hearing. Robin J. Hawthorne. Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings. Michigan 49058 Telephone: (269) 948-2194 moMio RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUB^ITTAk TO: THE RESH ’ENTS AND PROPERTY' OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. B'vRHY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is a summary of proposed Ordinance 2006-117. which wai received for first re ading by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Rutland at a regular meeting held on August 9. 2006. which if adopted, would provide, in summary the following: SECTION I - AMEMMENT TO AXTKLE XI ■ MCT10M 1HMM7 Article XX. General Provisions, of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance. Sect on 1042017 Private R« iads. Section B Applications. Paragraph 1 and Section D General provisions and con­ struction requirem-.nts. Paragraph 7 are hereby amended to read as follows: B. Applicati on. 1. Prival e roads shall include all roads, streets, road easements and right of way for ingress and egress. which are non-public and serve more than three (3) dwellings. Private roads are permitted in all zoning districts. In considering any application for a spc< ;ial land use permit for a private road, the Planning Commission shall give con­ sider ation to the following factors: D. General prorisions and construction requirements. 7. All p rivate roads serving seven (7) or less dwellings shall have a finished road surface of at least eighteen (18) feet in width. All private roads serving more than seven (7) dwel lings, or commercial or industrial uses shall have a paved road surface of at least twer ity-two (22) feet in width with six (6) inches of 22A aggregate base gravel, two (2) inch es or 22O#/syd of 20A bituminous base and 1.5 inches or 1654/syd of 36A bitu­ minous surface. All bituminous surfacing must be placed within one (!) year of start, and no bituminous surfacing shall be applied before May 5. or after Nov. 1 without written permission from the Township Engineer. All paved road specifications shall be prov ided and certified by a licensed engineers and certified by the Township Engineer. SECT ION II - AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XX • SECTION KHJKI Section 1042009(b) to correct the typographical error “real" to “rear" which shall read as follows: Article XX. General Provisions, of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance. Section 1042009 Accessory buildings. Section lb) is hereby amended to correct a typographical error to read as fol­ lows: (b) Detached accessory buildings in the R-1. R-2 and R-3 Residential Zone Districts shall not be located closer than fifteen < 15) feet from the rear lot line. SECTION m — SEVERABILITY The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable, and if any part is declared invalid for atiy reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affret the remainder of the Ordinance, which shall continue in full force and effect. SECTION IV — SUPPLEMENTARY EFFECT All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted shall be considered to be supple­ mented by the terms of this Ordinance. CITY OF HASTINGS Prairieville Township Seeking Help!! REQUEST FOR BIDS Prairieville Township is seeking applications for the following positions: The City of Hasting!. Michigan is soliciting bids for the placement of hot mix asphalt paving in the 300 block of West Clinton Street. Specifications are available from the Office of the • Planning A Zoning Commission Member • Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate iindiMdu.il lo attend when a regular conunivuon member tv unable lo) City Clerk. The City of Hastings reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities in the bid proposals, and to award the bid as deemed to be in the City's best interest, price and other factors considered. Requirements for these positions: Prairieville Township Resident Prairieville Township Cemetery is seeking bids for (Gravedigger) opening and closing of graves. Requirements: Muu have your own equipment Bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 until 9:00 AM. on Tuesday. September 5. 2006 at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud. Bids shall be clearly marked on the outside of the submittal package “SEALED BID - HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVING WEST CLIN­ TON STREET". Be willing Co sign a contract Provide pr<x,’ of liability insurance Provide proof Workmen's Comp insurance if applicable For funiier information or to submit an application, contact Prairieville TownJtip Hall 1011S South Norris Road Deiton. Ml 49046 Phone: 249-623-2664 7750577S Tim Cirrbach Director of Public Services Attention: Supervisor. Mike Hcrrog or Clerk. Nonnajcan Nichols SECTION S - REPIAL OF CQNEUCTING QRDINANCES All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTIONY1-EfFECnYEDAIE This Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days following publication of the Notice of Ordinance Adoption by t he Township Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of the proposed Ordinance is available at the Township Hal I. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinance will be considered for adoption by the Township Boa rd at -U regular meeting to be held at the Charter Township Hall on September 13.2006. com­ mencing at 7:30 p.m. This Notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 41.72al2N3) stnd the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rutlan d Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as sign­ ers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to indi­ viduals with dis.ihilitics at the meetinghearing upon seven (7) days' notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. All interested parties are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to participate in dis­ cussion upon said Ordinances. ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH RO.AD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 ,2691 �Page 12 - Thursday. August 31. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm ts a debt col­ lector attempting tu collect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Rene L Gilkes. A Single Woman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. solely as nominee lor The Lending Factory a Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 28. 2005 and recorded October 25. 2005 in Instrument a 1155075 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Sixteen Dollars and Sixty-Nine Cents ($129,316.69) inducing interest 7 95% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. September 14. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Commencing at the North one-quarter comer of section 31. Town 3 North. Range 7 West thence South 01 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds West 492 00 feet along the North and South one-quarter line of said section to the place of beginning, thence continuing South 01 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds West, along said North and South one-quarter line, 220 feet; thence North 89 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West parallel with the North line of said section. 330 00 feet, thence North Ol degrees 02 minutes 37 sec­ onds East parallel with said North and South onequarter line. 220.00 feet, thence South 89 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East, parallel with said North section line. 330 00 feet to the place of begin­ ning. Commonly known as 3110 Morgan. Nashville Ml 49073 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned m accordance with MCL 600 3241. in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale Dated AUGUST 15. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 0653047(HSBC) ASAP# 785874 08/17/2006. 08-24 '2006. 08/31/2006. 09/07/2006 mowo Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Cynthia M Wells and Ronald D Weds. Jr. wife and husband, as joint tenants with fulls rights ol survivorship, original morigagor(s). to Aames Home Loan. Mortgagee, dated August 2. 2004. and recorded on August 12. 2004 in instrument 1132322. and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Credit Suisse First Boston. 2004-AA1 as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there rs claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand One Hundred SixtyTwo And 54/100 Dollars ($182.162 54). including interest at 7 505% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on September 7. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Barry Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as A parcel of land in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, described as Beginning at a point on the East and West 1/4 Line of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West distant North 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds West 4860 62 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 16: thence South 00 degrees 50 minutes 42 sec­ onds East parallel with the North and South 1/4 line of said Section 16 a distance of 1321.57 feet to the South line of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of said Section 16. thence North 89 degrees 53 min­ utes 22 seconds West along said South line 352 13 feet to the West line of said Section; thence North 00 degrees 30 minutes 05 seconds West along said East and West kne 1321.59 feet to the West 1/4 post of said Section; thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds East along said East said West 1/4 line 344 20 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated. August 10. 2006 For more mtonration. please call FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #069471F02 masm FOREC LOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debit collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any I nformation obtained will be used for this p urpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the num­ MORTGAGE SAL.E - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Cynthia L Ogrady, a married woman and Charles J Ogrady. her husband to Amenquest Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated August 21, 200-1 and recorded September 2. 2004 in Instrument • 1133401 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Deutsche Bani- National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Ser.es 2004-R10. under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as ol October 1. 2U04. without r<course on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Forty Cents (S94.254 40) including interest 7.55% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. September 14. 2006 Said premises are situated tn Township of Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The Easi 330 feet of the South 1330 feet of the East one-half of the East one-half of tlie East onehalf of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 36. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Irving Township. Barry County . Michigan Commonly known as 1020 Woodruff. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban doned in accordance with MCL 600 3241. in whch case the redemption pernjd shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated AUGUST 14. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Senes 2004-R10. under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1. 2004. without recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo A Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-53225 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages., H any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Deborah J MacDonald who acquired title as Deborah J. Fasset!, single, original mortgngor(s). to Associates Home Equity Services. Inc . Mortgagee, dated August 25. 2000. and recorded on October 4. 2000 in instrument 1050295, in Elarry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the fjum of One Hundred Five Thousand Four Hund red Twenty-Four And 90/100 Dollars ($105,424.90). including interest at 10% per annum Under the power of saki contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol tho mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubi c vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 100 PM. on September 14. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12, Town 2 North. Range 8 West, commencing at the Southwest cor­ ner of the Southeast 1/4 of :ne Southeast 1/4 of said section; thence North 78 2 feet for the place of beginning; thence East 1320 feet to the East sec­ tion line, thence North 373 le< it. more or less to the North line of the South 35 acres of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of said section, thence West 1320 feet; thence South 373 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall b< s 12 months from the date of such sate Dated August 17. 2006 For more information, please < tell FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48C 25-5822 File #102824F0l TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held bp the Prairieville Piannfnfi * Zoning Commission on Sept. 20, 2006 at 7.-00 PM, at the Pnirieville Tomshia Hall. 10115 S, .\orris Road, within the Township, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that theitemtslto beconsidered clAiilubUcJIeariimindudv. in brief, the Mbwins; 1. A request (or Special land Use permit and Site Plan Review for accessory st rue turcs forward of the principal residence on Donald Imm property*. 12114 Cressey Rd.. Plainwell. Ml 49080. The subject parcel is 08-12-831-023-00. The property in question is zoned “R-l" - Single Family Residential District. 2. Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planni ng Commission for this meeting. All interested persons an incited to bf present or submit uritten comments on this matterls) to the behw Tomship office address, Prairieville Tomshis rill ecocide necessary auxiliary aids and serric- telephone number set forth below. Mike Herzog. Township Supervisor Prairieville Township Hall 10115 S. Norns Rd Delton. Ml 49046 ( 269)623 2661 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Judith C Strouse, a single woman, and Debbie Strouse, a single woman, to Cascade Financial Inc.. Mortgagee, dated December 29. 1997 and record­ ed January 13. 1998 in Instrument Number 1006307 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage rs now held by JPMorgan Chase Bank. NA. successor by merger to Bank One. h.A . suc­ cessor by merger to The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee by assignment There ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Forty-Six Thousand Eighty-Six and 92/100 Dollars ($46,086 92) including interest al 10.55% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sard mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pa. t of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m on SEPTEMBER 7. 2006 Said premises are located in the City ot Hastings Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East one-half of Lot 375 and the West two rods of Lots 373 and 374 except two rods square out of the Southwest comer of Lot 374. formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages it any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated August 10. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer PO. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 207.5242 rrmao Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by EVAN FAIN. A SINGLE MAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC.. ACTING SOLE­ LY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS RAUSTIN MORTGAGE SERVICES. LLC. Mortgagee, dated January 22. 2004. and recorded on January 23. 2004. as Instrument No 1121182. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol one hundred twenty rune thousand five hundred fifty nine and 08/100 Dollars ($129.559 08). including interest at 5.250% per annum Under the power ol sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises. Of some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1 00 PM on September 28. 2006. Sato premises are situaied in VILLAGE OF MID­ DLEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as LOT 11. BLOCK 49. VILLAGE OF MID­ DLEVILLE. ACCORDING TO RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 27 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate DATED: August 31. 2006 Robert A. Tremam & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee cf Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia flrm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any httor mation obtained will bo used for thia purpose. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the mnnbar listed below. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been rvjde in THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ the conditions of a certain mortgage nade by: ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION William Baker . a single man and Mtsty Vantrease. WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ a single woman, tenants m common to Argent POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT Mortgage Company. LLC. A Delaware Lmrted THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Liability Company Mortgagee, dated November 23 MILITARY DUTY 2005 and recorded December 15. 200L in Instrument # 1157731 Bany County Recot-1s, ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be Michigan Said mortgage was subsequent!/ rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust that event your damages. If any, shal! be limit­ Company, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ Securities. Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through dered at sale, plus Interest. Certificates. Senes 2006-W3 under the Pooling and MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1. 2006. the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert Smith without recourse on which mortgage there is and Lacey Sanders-Smith husband and wtte. orig­ claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of inal mortgagor(s). to Indymac Bank F.S.B . a Eighty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Two Federally Chartered Savings Bank Mortgagee, Dollars and Fifty-Five Cents ($85,372 55) including interest 8 85% per annum. ' daled January 14 . 2004. and recorded on Under the pow-jr of sate contained in said mort­ November 1. 2004 in instrument 1136464. in Barry gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ county records. Michigan and assigned by said vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER S OF CWALT x some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry 2004-J4 as assignee by an assignment, on which County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 100PM on mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date Thursday. September 14. 2006 hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Sato premises are situated in City of Hastings. Four Hundred Sixty-Three And 35/100 Dollars Barry County. Mchigan. and are desenbed as ($116,463.35). including interest at 6.5% per Lol 635 of the City, formerly the Village, of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof. Barry annum. County Records Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ Commonly known as 428 Center. Hastings Ml gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ 49058 vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will The redemption penod shall be 6 months from be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ or some part of them, at puMc vendue, at the Barry doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in whch County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from September 14. 2006 the date of such sate. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Dated: AUGUST 15. 2006 Barry County. Michigan, and are described as tot Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as 10. Block 14. H J Kenfieid Addition, according to Trustee of Argent Mortgage Securities. Inc . Asset Backed Pass Through Certrfcates. Series 2006-W3 the recorded plat thereof in Liber 1 of Plats, on page under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated 9. Barry County Records as ot March 1. 2006. without recourse The redemption period shall be 6 months from Assignee ot Mortgagee the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 which case the redemption period shall be 30 days Rochester Hills, Ml 48307 from the date of such sate (248) 844-5123 Dated August 17. 2006 Our File No; 06-53338 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ Trott & Trott. PC. ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION Attorneys For Servicer WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Fite #102713F01 moa» MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey P Moore, a single man. to Argent Mortgage Company. FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt Any information LLC. Mortgagee, dated October 20. 2005 and obtained will be used for this purpose If you arc in recorded October 26. 2005 m Instrument Number the Military, please contact our office at the number 1155192. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said listed below MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National made in the conditions o* a certain mortgage made Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage by: Gordon H D*maray and Norma I Demary. to Securities Inc . asset backed pass through certifi­ Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. cates. series 2005-W5 under the pooling and serv­ solely as nominee for Fidelity Mortgage of Michigan icing agreement dated as of November 1. 2005. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2004 and recorded without recourse by assignment There is claimed July 23. 2004 in Instrument Number 1131272 Barry to be due at the date hereof the sum of One County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was Hundred Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred Seventysubsequently assigned to Wells Fargo Bank. N.A. Nine and 94/100 Dollars ($115,979.94) including as Trustee for the registered holders of Home interest al 6 7% per annum Equity Loan Assei-Backed Certificates. Senes Under the power ot sate contained in said mort­ 2004-3. on which mortgage there ts claimed to be gage a'to the statute in such case made an provid­ due at the date hereof ttie sum of One Hundred ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be Thirty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or Dollars and Fifty-Nine Cents ($133,790 59) includ­ ing interest 9 04% per annum. Under the power of some part ot them, at public vendue at the Barry sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in County Courthouse in Hastings tn Barry County. such case made and provided notice is hereby Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006 given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a Sato premises are located in the Township of sate of the mortgaged premises or some part of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described them, at public vendue, at the Barry County as Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Lot(s) 278 and 279 of Algonquin Lake Resort Thursday September 28 2006 Sato premises are Properties Unit No 2 Subdivision, as recorded in situated in Township ot Assyria. Barry County. Liber 2 of Plats. Page(s) 63. Barry County Records Michigan, and are described as Commencing 640 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from Feet East of the North One-Ouarter Post of Section •ne date of such sate, unless determined aban24. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence South 260 ooned tn accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in Feet; thence East 335 Feet; thence North 260 Feet. whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days Thence West 335 feet to the point of beginning from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ Commonly known as 10600 Tasker Road. Bellevue CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can resand Ml 49021 The redemption period shall be 6 months the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are from the date of such sale unless determined i.mited solely to the return of ttie bid amount ten­ abandoned in accordance with MCL 600 3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days dered at sate, plus interest from the date of such sate Dated AUGUST 28. Dated August 17. 2006 2006 Wells Fargo Bank. N A as Trustee for the reg­ Orlans Associates. PC istered holders of Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Attorneys for Servicer Certificates. Series 2004-3. Assignee of Mortgagee PO Box 5041 Attorneys ’’otestivo & Associates. PC 811 South Troy. Ml 48007-5041 Btvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) (248) 457-1000 844-5123 Our File No 06-54027 ASAP* 788286 Fite No 214 3693 0831/2006 09/07/2006. 09/14/2006. 09/21/2006 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN YlflLL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rindted by th* foreclosing mortgag**. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed soleiy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Ray Horn and Mary B Hom. husband and wHe. original mort­ gagors). to Paul A Getzm & Lynn M Getzm DBA West Michigan Financial Services. Mortgagee, dated August 5. 2002. and recorded on August 19. 2002 in instrument 1085842. and modified by agreement dated December 29. 2005. and record­ ed on February 7. 2006 m instrument 1159875. and modified by Affidavit or Order recorded on Apnl 19. 2004 in instrument 1126016. and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank. F A as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Six Thousand Six Hundred EightyThree And 80/100 Dollars ($146,683.80). including interest at 725% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. nobce ts hereby given that sato mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 14,2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Parcel A; That part of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 29. Town 1 North. Range 8 West described as Commencing at the East 1/4 Post of said Section, thence North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds West on the East and West 1/4 fane. 1159.11 feet to the Place of beginning of this descriptor, thence continuing North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 sec­ onds West on said 1/4 line. 190.90 feet; thence North 0 degrees 48 minutes 41 seconds East par­ allel to the North and South 1/4 line of said Section. 297.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds East parallel to the East and West 1/4 line; 190.90 feet; thence So».th 0 degrees 48 min­ utes 41 seconds West 297.00 feet to the place of beginning, subject to Highway right of way over that part of the above described description lying wrthm the right ot way cf Hickory Road Also: Commencing at the East 1/4 post of Section 29. Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds West along the East and West 1/4 line of said Section. 1354.3 feet to place of begmng of this description; thet.ee North 00 degrees 46 minutes 41 seconds East parallel to fhe North and South 1/4 bne of sato Section 297.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 44 Mx'utes 23 seconds East parallel io said East and West 1/4 kne . 215.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees <8 mn7utes 41 seconds West to said East and West i.*4 line 297.00 feet, thence North 88 degrees 44 nutates 23 seconds West along said East and West 1/4 Sne. 215.00 feet to the place of begtnng Subject to Highway Way ever that part of the above descnptnn lying withit. Hickory Road The redemption penod shall bv 6 month? ‘rom the date of such sate, unless deteimmed alendoned in accordance with MCLA 600.i"41a. in which case the redemption period shall bo 30 iL'vs from the date of such sate. Dated: August 17. 2006 For more information, please call; FC R 248 593.1305 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite W21043F03 J n —<------- r. -—i. - — - e Notice yji Mortgage Foreclosure sae THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Tide eale may be rescinded by the foredoeinQ mortgagee, in that event, your damages. If any, shaft be limit­ ed aoiely to th* return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made .n the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael J Schneider, a married man. original mortgagcr(s). to Cendant Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, sated November 9.2001. and recorded on November 14, 2001 in instrument 1069750. and assigned by mesne assignments to Cendant Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred One Thousand Seven Hundred Two And 76/100 Dollars ($101.702 76). including inter­ est at 6 75% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sato mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1XX) PM. on September 14. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Lot 92. Mtodtevilte Downs No 5. according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 5 of Plats on Page 43 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated August 17. 2006 For more information, please call; FC F 248 593.1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mchigan 48025-5822 FHe 4102184F01 HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting Aug. 15, 2006 AU Board members present; County Comm Gibson Approved consent agenda Received Treasurer s Report Approved per d«m payment to 5 joint planning committee members Hired Judy Greenleaf lor housekeeping Paid outstanding biJis Meeting adjourned at 8 00 p.m. Bonme Cruttenden. Clerk Attested to by: Jim Brown. Supervisor mow?) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, August 31. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul J Rancour and Jalayne L Rancour busband ana wile, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for Lender and Lender's succes­ sors and/or assigns. Mortgagee. Mortgagee, dated August 23. 2004 and recorded September 1. 2004 in Instrument Number 1133356. Barry County Records. Michigan There ts claimed to be due at tlie dale hereof the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Three and 24/100 Dollars ($87,243 24) including interest at 8.24% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made an provid­ ed. notice rs hereby given that bad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m on SEPTEMBER 28. 2006. Said premises are located m the City of Hastings. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 10 and 17 of Hardendort Addition to the City of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded m liber 1 of plats, page 72. Barry County Records. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ot such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS. The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale plus interest Dated August 31. 2006 Orfans Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer PO. Box SMI Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fde No 199.3167 ^0.12 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage maoe by WILLIAM ROE AND STARLENE L ROE. HUSBAND AND WIFE to CREDIT UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY . Mortgagee, dated January 24.2006. and recorded on February 01.2006 . as Instrument No. 1159647. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE. LLC by an assignment dated March 31. 2006. and recorded on April 20. 2006 . as Instrument No 1163410 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred thirty five thousand three hundred nine­ teen and 12/100 Dollars ($ .35,319.12). including interest at 7.500% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse Hastings. Ml . at 1XX) PM on September 14. 2006 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE OF FREEPORT BARRY County. Michigan and are described as LOT NUMBER SIX (6) OF BLOCK NUMBER EIGHT (8) OF SAMUEL ROUSH S ADOmON TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. MICHIGAN. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF. ALSO BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT SIX (6) OF BLOCK EIGHT (8). ROUSH S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. THENCE EAST FIFTY THREE AND FIFTY EIGHT HUNDREDTHS (52.58) FEET. THENCE DUE NORTH SIXTY SIX (86) FEET. THENCE DUE WEST TO THE NORTHEAST COR­ NER OF SAID LOT SIX (6); THENCE SOUTH­ EASTERLY SEVENTY AND SEVENTY THREE HUNDREDTHS (70 73) FEET TO THE BEGIN­ NING; ALSO BEGINNING AT A POINT EIGHTY NINE AND SIXTEEN HUNDREDTHS (89.16) FEET EAST AND ONE HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT (196) FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT TEN (10) OF BLOCK EIGHT (8); ROUSH S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE DUE SOUTH ON A LINE TO A POINT WHERE SAID LINE INTERSECTS THE BACK LINE OF LOT SEVEN (7); THENCE NORTH­ WESTERLY ALONG THE BACK LINE OF LOT SEVEN (7) TO A POINT DUE WEST OP THE BEGINNING. THENCE EAST TO THE BEGIN­ NING ALSO LOT 7 OF BLOCK 8 OF ROUSH'S ADDI­ TION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. EXCEPT THAT PART DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS. BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCE EAST 10 ROOS TO A PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING FOR THIS EXCEPTION; THENCE NORTH TO THE BACK LINE OF LOT 7; THENCE SOUTH­ EASTERLY ALONG the BACK LINE OF LOT 7 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCE DUE WEST TO THE BEGINNING FOR THIS EXCEPTION The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned .n accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period 'bill be 30 days from the date of such sale. DATED: August 17. 2006 Robert A. Tremam & Associates. PC. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE. LLC Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call (248) 540-7701 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James M. Wright, a single man. to Flagstar Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated September 24. 2001 and record­ ed October 1.2001 in Instrument Number 1067392. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Chase Home France LLC. successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation successor by merger with Chase Mortgage Co . by assignment There ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Six and 43/100 Dollars ($100,356.43) including interest at 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al pubhc venue at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located tn the Township of Irving, Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed Parcel 2: Commencing at the Southwest Comer o! Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 9 West; thence North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West. 440 00 Feel along the West line of said Section 27; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds East. 83.00 Feet io the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds East. 262 00 Feet; thence South 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East. 220.00 Feet; thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds West 262.00 Feet; thence North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West. 220 00 Feet to the point of beginning. Together with a private easement for ingress, egress and public utilities appurtenant thereto desenbed as beginning at a point on the west line of Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, distant North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West. 440 00 Feet from the Southwest comer ot said Section 27; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds East. 83 00 Feet; thence North 00 degrees 14 minutes 27 sec­ onds West. 66.00 Feet along the West line of said Section 27 to the point ot beginning. The redemption period shaB be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §6003241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the data of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: August 17. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 310.0912 ”**** Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, H any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the ret um of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Carta J. Lowinski. a single woman, original mortgagor(s), to JPMorgan Chase Bank. N.A. Mortgagee, dated November 26. 2004, and recorded on December 13. 2004 in instrument 1138576. in Barry county records. Michigan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Five Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Four And 47/100 Dollars ($55,164.47). including interest at 9% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them. at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on September 21.2006 Said premises are situated tn City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the North 1/4 post of Section 17. Town 3 North. Range 8 West. City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigam. thence East 1267 feet, thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes East 516.00 feet for the place uf beginning, thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes East 165 feet, thence South 200 feet, thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes West 165 feet, thence North 200 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated: August 24. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4103095F01 frw,, Say Pointe Inn & Restaurant rated “One of Michigan'* Top Resort.*" ireki an experienced Server, Hostess, Busser, and Dishwasher Only qualified candxiucs with supenur guest senice b.Kkgniunds need apply. Please email n>umc oanhfi haipninltinn.ciim Front Desk Agents THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Connie Greenland, a married woman, to ‘MERS’ is Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc MERS is a separate corporation that ts acting sole­ ly as a nominee for Lender and Lender s succes­ sors and assigns MERS ts the mortgagee under this Secunty Instrument Lender is Michigan Fidelity Acceptance Corp dba Franklin Mortgage Funding. Mortgagee, dated July 6. 2005. and recorded on August 10. 2005. in instrument No. 1150896. Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee for Equity One ABS. Inc Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-4 by an assignment record­ ed in Barry County Records. Michigan. on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred seventeen thousand six hundred twenty six and 55/100 dollars ($117.626 55) including interest at 7.2400*. per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgage premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 1XX) o’clock p.m.. on Thursday. September 28. 2006 Said premises are situated in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Beginning at a point on the North hne of Section 16. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, distant North 89 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds East 1317.17 feet from the Northwest comer of said Section 16. said pomt being the Northwest comer of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of said along the West line of the Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest onequarter of said Section 16; thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds East ’80 00 feet; thence south 46 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds East 143.94 feet; thence South 02 degrees 04 minutes 20 seconds East 160 00 feet to the South line of the Northwest one quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of said Section 16: thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds East 378.45 feet along said South line to the Southeast cornet of the Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest onequarter of said Section 16; thence South 89 oegrees 53 minutes 49 seconds West 275 00 feel, thence North 02 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds West 380 feet to said North lino of sa.d Section 16. thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds West 383.59 feet along said North line to the point of beginning. Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over the Westerly 33 feet there­ of for Irving Road and over the Northerly 33 feet thereof for Heath Road. Property ID 06-13-016­ 009-00 The redemption penod shan be 1 year from the date ol such sale Dated: July 31. 2006 J? Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee for Equity One ABS. Inc. Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Senes 2005-4. assignee of Mortgagee Richard A. Green Attorneys. 30150 N. Telegraph Rd . Ste 444 Bingham Farms. Ml 48025 (248) 540-7665 ”***" Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosu re Sale THIS ARM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven M. McCall, an unmamed man. ongtnal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender. Mortgagee, dated September 30. 2003. and recorded on February 19, 2004 in Instrument Number 1122426, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred SixtyTwo And 12/100 Dollars ($232,962.12). indudmf interest at 5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00 PM, on September 21.2006 Said premises are situated m Charter Township of Gunplain Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The following parcel is located in Gun Plain Township. Allegan County and also Prairieville Township. Barry County. Michigan; Lot 64. Shangri La Number Two Subdivision in Sections 24 and 25, Town 1 North. Range 11 West, as recorded in Ltoer 10 ol Plats in i ages 72. 73 and 74; and Section 19 and 30. Town 1 North. Range 10 West. Prairieville Township. Bany County, Michigan, as recorded tn Uber 5 of Plats on Page 71. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale o’ such sale Dated: August 24. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 40025-5822 File *051659F04 mown 401 (k) rollovers made easy Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodlawn Ave. SJXiJLT’ tel free 18001 288-5220 g Edwardjones Serving Individual InveWow Siner 1871 Full tune urt* weekend availabiltiy Drup off resume n> Hay Pmotc Inn. Seeking .irgumzcd cffuieni. friendly. experienced candidate with computet Hemo- knowledge www.rdwMrdjonrs.c«>rn Memoer S'PC PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (240)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by JUSTIN DAVID SHOTTS and SAMANTHA SHOTTS. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc CMERS'). solely as nominee for tender nnd tender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 4. 2004. and recorded on March 23. 2004, in Document No 1124082. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at tne date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Three Dollars and Ninety-One Cenls (S86.163.91). including interest at 5.750% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue tn such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubhc venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 01 00 PM o’clock, on September 28. 2006 Said premises are situated m VILLAGE of NASHVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and described as: COMMENCING AT A POINT 179 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 67 OF O A. PHILLIPS ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF; THENCE NORTH TO THOR­ NAPPLE RIVER. THENCE WEST ALONG SAID RIVER 53 FEET. THENCE SOUTH TO THE BEGINNING TAX ID NO 08-52-180-000-067-03 Tlie redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. tn which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated August 28. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. (‘MERS'). solely as nominee for lender and tender’s success rs and assigns Mortgagee/Asstc, ee Pete: M. Schneiderman & Associates. PC. 23100 Providence Dnve. Suite 450 Southfield. Mt 48075 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been itade tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Kirth W. Durkee and Donna J Durkee. Husband and Wife, to Washington Mutual Bank. FA. a Federal Association. Mortgagee, dated August 12 2L33 and recorded September 2. 2003 m Instrumen; Number 1112232. and A Scrivener's Affidavit to cor­ rect the legal description has been submitted to and recorded by. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Nme Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Eight and 02/100 Dollars ($189.958 02) including interest at 5 375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or seme part of them, al public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Ba.-ry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located tn the Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Commencing at the place of beginning in Survey of Crisp Plat of Boniface Point, run North 44.50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West. 277.50 feel along the shore of the Lake on the South side of said Plat to the Southwest comer of same and con­ tinuing in same course 160.00 feet to the Northwest comer of Mrs Blakely’s Lot. thence North 1.50 oegrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 57.50 feet to the Northwest comer of the first Lot West of Mrs. Blakely s Lot for the place 0! beginning, from this place at beginning, by metes and bounds and courses run North 54 25 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East along the West side of said first Lot West of Mrs. Blakely's Lot, 224.00 feet to the shore of the. Lake on the North side of the said Boniface Point; thence along the shore of the Lake. North 29.50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 50.00 feet; thence South 54 25 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 224.00 feet to the shore ot the Lake on the South side of sate point, thence South 29.50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 50.00 feet to the place of beginning on the shore of Pme Lake <n the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section R. Town 1 North. Range 10 West The redemption period shall be 6 months from lhe date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.324la. in which case the redemption period shaB be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS. The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate, tn that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return cf the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated August 17. 2006 Orfans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 362 0303 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate FILE NO 2006-24593-DE Estate ol Jack S. McDonald Date of farth: 01/16/1930 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Jack S McDonald who lived at 6265 Thomaople Lk Rd . Nashville. Michigan died 05/16/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Robert McDonald, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 206 W Court Street. Ste. 302. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named'proposed personal representatr'e within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date. 0824 2006 David M Koons P39300 214 N Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-9407 Robert McDonald 247 W. North Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-9457 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed soteiy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at Mie, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Cameron D Earl and Tnna Eart. husband and wife original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for tender and tender s successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee dated January 26. 2006. and recorded on February 3. 2006 in instrument 1159694, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank. N.A. as assignee by an assignment, on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Honored Sixty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Seven And 38/100 Dollars ($165,347 38). including inter­ est at 8.299% per annum Under the power of sate contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case marie and pro vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at tne Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 21.2006 Sate premises are situated tn Charier Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the East half ol the Northwest Quarter of Section 14. Town 3 North. Range 8 West. Hastings Township. Barry County. Michigan. thence South 270 feet along the West line 0! the East half 0’ the Northwest Quarter of sate Section 14. thence East perpendicular with sate West line 548 feet, more or less, to the centerline of a 66 foot wide easement ‘or ingress, egress and utility purposes; thence Northerly 287 feet, more or less to the North line of the Northwest Quarter ot sate Section 14; thence West 457 feet, more or less, along the North tine of said Section to the place of beginning Subject to and together with a private easement lor ingress egress and utility purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shaB be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated August 24. 2006 For more information, please cafl: FCS 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mchgan 48025-5822 F3e F102627F01 maw FORECLOSURE NOTICE this firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a deci. Any Information obtained will be usvt for this purpose. If you are In the Military, p^ase contact our office at the num­ ber UsiBd hetow. MORTGAGE SF’.E - Default has been made <n the conditions of a c*»rtain monyoje .made by Dons E Daugherty. A S.-qte Woman. ,xnd Rex Daugherty Her Son. A Smg.b Man to Arrv.riquest Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated April 28. 2004 and rb?o/de< May 11. 2004 in Instrument f 1127383 Brry Cuunty Records. Michigan Sate mortgage was subiiquently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National ' rust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Secunties. Inc.. Asset-Backed Pass through Certrfcates. Series 2004-R7, under the Poo’mg and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1.2004. wthout recourse on which mortgage there is darned to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventeen Do»ar4 ano Seventy-Five Cents ($67,917.75) including interest 9.7% pe< annum Under the power of sale contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute m such case maoe and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. September 14. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North one-third of Lots 97. 98 and 99 of the City, formerly ViHage of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. Commonly known as 522 N Michigan, Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determmed aban­ doned m accordance with MCL 600 3241. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale. Dated AUGUST 10. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc . Asset-Backed Pass through Certificates. Senes 2004-R7. under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1. 2004. without recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Htbs. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Rte No 06-52763 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent s Estate FILE NO. 2006-24594-DE Estate of Ricki Hill Date of bath 1002/1948. TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Rcki Hill, who lived at 8334 Thornapple Lk. Road. Lol 37. Nashville. Michigan died 07/10/2006. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Lyle L Hill and Cindy L. Taylor as co-PR’s. named personal representative or pro­ posed personal representative, or to both the pro­ bate court at 206 W Court Street. Ste 302, Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named'proposed per­ sonal representative wrthtn 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Date 08/24.2006 David M Koons P39300 214 N Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 < 2691 948-9407 Lyle L Hill and Cindy L. Taylor as co-PR’s 930 Cogswell Hastings Ml 49058 (269) 945-2838 mot* �Page 14 - Thursday. August 31. 2006 — The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in ths conditions of a mortgage made by Richard Biake. and Gloria Blake. Husband and Wile, origi­ nal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee lor lender and lender's successors and/or assign? Mortgagee, dated August 8. 2003. and recorded on August 18 2003 m instrument 1111337. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Seven And 21/100 Dollars ($>29.257.21). including interest at 5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wW be foreclosed by a sa*e of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on September 21. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Beginning at a Point on the North and South 1/4 Lme of Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West 33 Feet North of the South 1/4 post of Section 5. Ttwnce Norm on the 1/4 Line 172.21 feet Thence Norti 124 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centerline of Marsh Road 14.15 feet. Thence South G5 Degrees 18 minutes West 333 feet to fhe Easterly Line of Winchester Drive; Thence South 24 Degrees 42 minutes East on the Easterly Line of Said Drive 18.52 feet. Thence South 57 Degrees 21 minutes East 53.94 feet. Being a Chord on a Curve to the Left with a radius cf 50 Feet; Thence East 255.27 feet to the Place of Beginning. Commencing at the South 1/4 post of Section 5. Town 2. Range 10 West; Thence North on the North and South 1/4 tone 205.21 feet; Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centerline ot Marsh Road 114.15 feet; Thence South 65 Degrees 18 mmutes West 183 feet to the Southeast comer of Lot 43 of Chateau Park No. 2 and the place of beginning of this description; Thence South 24 Degrees 42 minutes East 100 feet; Thence South 65 Degrees 18 minutes West 150 feet to the Easterly line of Winchester Drive; Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West 100 feet to the Southwest comer of Lot 43 of said plat. Thence North 65 Degrees 18 minutes East 150 feet to the place of beginning. Also. Commencing at the South 1/4 post of Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West; Thence North on the North and South 1/4 Line 205 21 feet. Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centerline of Marsh Road 14.15 feet and the place of beginning of this description thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centerline of said road 100 feel. Thence South 65 Degrees 18 min­ utes West 183 feet to the. Southwest Comeau! Lot 42 of Chateau Park No. 2, Thence South 24 degrees 42 minutes East 100 feet; Thence North 65 Degrees 18 minutes East 183 feet to the place of beginning, all in Section 5. Town 2 North, Range 10 West The redemp'ion period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale. Dated: August 24, 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *103503F01 rrsosMi PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. PC., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by RICHARD J. ROBBINS and DENISE M. ROBBINS. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NET­ WORK. INC . Mortgagee, dated September 15. 2000. and recorded on September 20. 2000. in Document No. 1049736. and re-recorded on June 22. 2004 in Document No. 1129638 on July 13. 2004 in Document No./Liber 1130736. and assigned by sad mortgagee to GMAC MORT­ GAGE CORPORATION, as assigned. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars and Two Cents ($105,558 02). including interest at 7.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01XX) PM o dock. on September 14. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township o< JOHN­ STOWN. Barry County. Michigan and desenbed as: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 1 / 4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 11. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID 1 / 4 SEC TON LINE 540 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 275 FEET; THENCE WEST 500 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 275 FEET. THENCE EAST 500 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING ALSO COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 1 / 4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 11. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID 1 / 4 SECTION LINE 815 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 200 FEET ALONG 1 / 4 SECTION LINE: THENCE WEST 500 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 200 FEET; THENCE EAST 500 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING TAX ID NO 08-09-011-003-10 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated August 14. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mort ejagee. Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield, Ml 48075 maw THIS ARM IS A DEBI COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Scott M. Beam, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, 'nc„ Mortgagee, dated March 31. 2006 and .ecorded Apnl 12. 2006 m Instrument Number 1163021. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage ts now held by NovaStar Mortgage. Inc by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Six Hundred SixtyThree and 77/100 Dollars ($126.663 77) including interest at 8.75% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m on SEPTEMBER 7. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel 1 Commencing at the center of Section 28. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes West along the East and West one-ouarter line of said Section 28. a distance of 726 00 feet; thence South paraliei with the North and South one-quarter line 165.00 feet to the true place ol beginning, thence South parallel with said North and South one-auarter line 82.50 feet, thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes West 103.75; thence North 82.50 feet; thence South 89 degrees 37 min­ utes East 103.75 feet to the place of beginning Parcel 2: A parcel of land m the Southwest onequarter of Section 28. Town 1 North, Range 9 West described as: Commencing at a pant In the center of Highway 44 rods West of center of said Section 28; thence West 11 and one half rods; .hence South 10 rods; thence East it and one halt rods; thence Nortn 10 rods to the place of beginning, excepting commencing at a point that is in the center of high­ way 55 and one half rods West ol the ce nter ol said Section 28; thence East in center ol highway 5 rods 3 and one half feet; thence South 10 rods; thence West 5 rods; thence North 10 rods to place of beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated August 10. 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys lor Swicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 402 0012 THS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BEU)W IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE • MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ivan J. Davis and Nita J. Davis, husband and wife, to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated October 9. 2003 and recorded January 9. 2004 in Instrument Number 1120501. Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. without recourse by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-One and 3/100 Dollars ($63,881 03) includ­ ing interest at 11.75% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. nolice is hereby given that said mortgage will bo foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, ot some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Johnstown, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of the East one-half of the Southwest one-quarter ol Section 19. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, desenbed as: Commencing at the center ol said Section 19. thence South 2.137.68 feet along the North and South one-quarter line of said Section to the Southerly line ol a Private Road, thence South 38 degrees 51 minutes West along the Southerly line ol said road to the South line of said Section 19. thence North 38 degrees 51 min­ utes East 269 5 feet for the place of beginning, thence North 38 degrees 51 minutes East 40 feet, thence South 51 degrees 08 minutes East 120 feet, more or less, to the Shore hne of Fine Lake, thence Southwesterly along the shore of said Fine Lake to a point South 51 degrees 08 minutes East from the Place of beginning, thence North 51 degrees 08 minutes West to the Place of Beginning, also com­ mencing at the center of said Section 19, thence South 2.085 07 feet along the North and South onequarter line of said Section 19 to the Northerly line of a Private Road, thence South 38 degrees 51 minutes West 406 42 feet along the Northerly line of said road for the Place of Beginning, thence South 38 degrees 51 minutes West 40 feet, thence North 51 degrees 08 minutes West 120.19 feet, thence North 39 degrees 13 minutes East 40 feet, thence South 51 degrees 08 minutes East 119.88 feet to the Place of Beginning. Also the nght of ingress and egress over the fol­ lowing described private roadway: commencing al the center of said Section 19. thence South 2.085.07 feet, along the North and South one-quar­ ter ime of said Section for Place of Beginning, thence South 38 degrees 51 minutes West 742.70 feet, along tne Northerly line of a pnvate road to the North line of West Beach, according to the record­ ed plat thereof, thence North 89 degrees 48 min­ utes 30 seconds East 42 49 feet, along the North Hne of said plat of West Beach, thence North 38 degrees 51 minutes East, along the Southerly line of said Private Road to the North and South onequarter line, thence North along the North and South one-quarter line to the Place of Beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from lhe dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from lhe date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated: August 17. 2006 Orians Associates. P C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Bor 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 214 3705 -wwj Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jennifer Demond. a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systei,-.?. Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 21. 2005. and recorded on October 31. 2005 in instrument 1155507. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as assignee by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot One Hundred Se-.eiiteen Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Seven And 23/100 Dollars ($117,467.23). mduding inter­ est at 8.09% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given trial sa«d mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 28. 2006. Said premises are situated tn Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The East 149 feet of the West 364 feet of the South 244 feet of Lot 30. the Plat of Fairhaven, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m Liber 5 of Plats. Page 45. bany County. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated August 31. 2006 Fa more information, please call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys Far Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sle 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 File #104309F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ BIG TO C O LLE C T A DEBT ANY INFORM ATI ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, W any, ahail bo limitad solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ken Buehler, a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, toe. as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated January 7. 2003. and recorded on January 9, 2003 in instrument 1095113. In Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Ttec Hundred Seven And 82/100 Dollars ($53,207.82’. including interest at 6.75% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given trial said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale pf the mortgaged premises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 7. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are desenbed as Lot 2. Block 34 of the Eastern Addition, according to the recorded Plat thereof in Uber A of Plats, on Page 2. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: August 10. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott A Trott. P.C Attorneys Fa Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S093265F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sato may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall ba limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sato, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kris Vredevoc Jg and Sheila Vredevoodg. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 17. 2005. and recorded on October 25. 2005 in instrument 1155120. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred One Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Nine And 11/100 Dollars ($201,779.11), including interest at 5.875% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. no’xe ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1XX) PM. on September 21. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Thomapple. Barry County, Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 76. Boulder Creek Estates in the Township ot Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in liber 6 of plats, page 23. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated August 24. 2006 For more information, please call. FC X 2*8 593 1302 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4103530F01 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE Al THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Leo J. Lanning, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., Mortgagee, dated February 1. 2006 and recorded February 13. 2006 in Instrument Number 1160112. Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Ohio Savings Bank by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighteen and 07/100 Dollars ($251.81907) includ­ ing interest at 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ot them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Bany Cowry. Michigan at 100 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 28. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 37.16 acres of the Northeast one-quar­ ter of the Northwest fractional one-quarter of Section 3. Town 2 North. Range 8 West. Baltimore Township. Barry County. Michigan, except begin­ ning at the Southeast comer of the West 37.16 acres of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest fractional one-quarter of said Section 3. thence 280 feet due West to point of beginning, thence North 208 feet; thence West 208 feet; thence South 208'eet thence East 208 feet to the point of begin­ ning. also except the Easternmost 66 feet ol said West 37.16 acres The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 324la. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated. August 31. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 357.0150 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TF AT PUR­ POSE. PLEASL CONTACT OUR OmCE A.’ THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been rrwo? in the conditions of a mortgage made by Roger A Datema Jr., a married man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., Mortgagee, dated February 7. 2005 and recorded February 25, 2005 in Instrument Number 1141955, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by There ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Fifty Four and 99/100 Dollars ($171.054 99) mduding interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on SEPTEMBER 7. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Thornapple. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2. Block 19 of Keelers Addition to the Village ol Middleville, Barry County, Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof. . The redemption penod shal I be G months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.32418. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: August 10. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 377 0002 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sato may bo rasc^ndod by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, ahail be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Rachel R. Harvath a/k/a Rachel R. Stee-Harvatt. a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated April 25. 2003. and recorded on May 5. 2003 m instrument 1103387, in Barry coun­ ty records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at lhe date hereof the sum of Ninety-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Seven And 86/100 Dollars ($94,847.86). including interest at 6.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pari of them, at pubhc vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on September 21. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lots 1 and 2. Block 4. Daniel Striker's Addition, accord­ ing to lhe recorded plat thereof in Uber 1 of Plats. Page 11. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated August 24. 2006 For more information, please call FC W 248 553 1312 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4103199F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thto aato may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages. In that event, your damages. If any, aheN bo ImNed sototy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al aato, piua Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Anthony Woodmansee and Cheryl L Woodmansee, original mortgagors), to New Century Mortgage Corpaation. Mortgagee, dated April 29. 2005. and recorded on May 3,2005 in instrument 1145843. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Forty­ Seven And 79/100 Dollars ($86,847.79). including interest at 6.9% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, ot some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on September 28. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Townstjp of Rutland. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 UNE OF SECTION 1. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST 4288.15 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1/4 POST OF SAID SECTION 1; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST 28 111. FEET. THENCE NORTH 04 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST 173 87 FEET TQ THE SOUTH LINE OF CHIPPEWA TRAIL THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 50 MMUTES 06 SECONDS WEST 126.68 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE TO A POINT WHICH LIES 5 27 FEET (RECORDED AS 5 32 FEET) EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 OF THE PLAT OF AL-GON-QUIN SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORD­ ED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 55; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 26 SECONDS WEST 116.12 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 01 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 116.10 FEET); THENCE SOUTH 04 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST 31 22 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 54 (RECORDED AS SOUTH 05 DEGREES 22 MIN­ UTES WEST 31 21 FEET). THENCE SOUTH 04 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST 26.87 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 05 DEGREES 22 MINUTES WEST 26.87 FEET); THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 142.55 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 03 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 22 SECONDS WEST 142.55 FEET) TO AN INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE UNE OF THE SHORE OF ALGONQUIN LAKE. THENCE SOUTH 67 DEGREES 12 MIN­ UTES 52 SECONDS EAST 12.59 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 66 DEGREES 41 EAST 12.59 FEET) ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COT 54 UT TME’rCXTR OPAL-GON-OUIN SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 55, "HENCE \ORTH 61 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 10 SECONDS i=AST 5.05 FEET ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE TO SAID NORTH-SOUTH V4 LINE; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 145 54 FEET ALOFG SA!O NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 UNE TO THE PCHNT OF BEGINNING. INCLUDING ALL iAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TR/VERSE LINE ANO THE SHORE OF ALGONQUIII LAKE AS LIMITED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDE­ LINES SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR ACCESS TO ALGONQUIN LAKE AND FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES DESCRIBED SEP­ ARATELY. EASEMENT: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH­ SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 1. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST 4288.15 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1/4 POST OF SAID SECTION 1. THENCE SOUTH 83 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST 6.95 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 142 55 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 03 DEGREES 38 MIN­ UTES 22 SECONDS WEST 142.55 FEET) TO AN INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF ALGONQUIN LAKE; THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST 12.59 (RECORDED aS SOUTH 66 DEGREES 41 MINUTES EAST 12.59 FEET) ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 OF THE PLAT OF AL-GON-OUIN SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORD­ ED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS Oh PAGE 55; THENCE NORTH 61 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 10 SEC­ ONDS EAST 5.05 FEET ALONG SAID INTERME­ DIATE TRAVERSE LINE TO SAID NORTH­ SOUTH 1/4 LINE; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINTUES 15 SECONDS WEST 145 54 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE SHORE OF ALGO­ NQUIN LAKE AS LIMITED BY THE EXTENSION Of THE SIDELINES The redemptton period shaB be 12 months frtxr. the date of such sato. Dated : August 31. 2006 Fa more information, please call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys Fa Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite f104558F01 Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 31. 2006 - Page 15 0 CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 State police still seeking info about shooting Michigan State Police investigators are puzzled about the details surrounding the wounding of a 16-year-old female Aug. 24. Because the victim and her companions have failed to cooperate completely with the investigation and have not given troop­ ers even a location for the shooting. Trooper Bryan Fuller is requesting anyone with information about the shooting to call him at the Hastings Michigan State Police post at 948-8283. What investigators have been able to learn is that the girl and a female companion were in the company of a 26-year-old male looking for scrap and abandoned vehicles, when someone came out of one of the houses where they stopped and shot into the car. injuring the victim. None of the occupants of the car. however, could tell Fuller exactly where they were at the time, guessing only that they were either in Barry or Calhoun County. Rash of break-ins reported in Assyria Township State police troopers arc investigating a series of break-ins in Assyria Township over lhe past three weeks. Troopers say they have received some 24 complaints in the last 20 days of an individual or individuals breaking into garages and barns and steal­ ing tools and equipment. Troopers say all the break-ins have occurred between midnight and early morning. They say there has been limited physical evidence left at the scenes and are asking anyone with information to contact the Hastings Michigan State Police Post at 948­ 8283. Man apprehends stepson in home burglary A man came into the Hastings State Police Post Aug. 23 to complain his home had been burglarized a number of times. After filing his complaint, the victim returned home to find his step-son and two companions in his home. The two com­ panions fled the scene, but the man fought with his step-son and held him until troopers arrived. The name of the step-son was not released by the state police pending conclusion of their investigation. Orangeville man arrested in domestic assault John Visscher. 56. of Orangeville, was arrested by Michigan State Police Troopers on August 16 and faces charges of domes­ tic assault and resisting and obstructing a police officer. When troopers arrived at the scene, Visscher fled and was later discovered hiding in a barn. A struggle with troopers ensued and Visscher was taken into custody after being pepper sprayed. He was lodged in the Barry County Jail. Hastings woman arrested on 3 fugitive warrants Michigan State Police troopers conducted a traffic stop in Rutland Township Aug. 22 and arrested Kellee Stroia, 46, of Hastings. Troopers stopped Stroia, who was driving a silver Jaguar, on three fugitive warrants out of Barry County and for having not having the proper license plate on her vehicle. Further investigation also revealed Stroia was driving on a suspended license. She was lodged in the Barry County Jail without incident. Larceny from motor vehicle reported in Hastings Hastings police are investigating a larceny from a motor vehicle complaint reported on Aug. 24. The vehicle’s owner told officers that he had parked his car outside his residence in the 400 block of North Broadway on the evening of Aug. 23 and found that someone had entered the car and taken a red Craftsman toolbox containing several tools, pre­ scription medication and approximately $10 in loose change. No suspects have been identified and the case remains under investigation. Identity of fleeing motorist sought by police Police seek identity Hastings police are trying to identify the driver of a car who fled from police when they attempted to stop him for driving recklessly during the early morning hours of Aug. 27. Officers observed a gold Dodge Intrepid driving in a reckless manner near North Michigan Avenue and Mill Street. The vehi­ cle accelerated rapidly as it proceeded eastbound on Mill Street and then pulled into a driveway in the 900 Block of East Mill Street. The driver then fled on foot northbound through the yard ignoring the officers orders to stop. Officers gave chase but were unable to locate him. He is described as a white male, six feet tall, having dark hair. He was wearing a light colored T-shirt and blue jeans. The suspects vehicle was impounded and being held for investigative purposes. The registered owner contacted authorities later on Aug. 27 to report his vehicle was stolen from Fish Hatchery Park some­ time during the night. The incident remains under investigation. Woman motorist arrested on felony warrant Hastings officers arrested a 40-year-old Hastings woman after a registration check revealed that she was wanted on an out­ standing felony warrant. Officers while on patrol in the area of South Hanover Street near the city limits ran a registration check on a southbound vehi­ cle that had damage to the back of the vehicle, which showed that tlte owner, Vickie Goodenough, was wanted on a warrant out of Barry County. An ensuing traffic confirmed the drivers identity and she was placed under arrest Goodenough. who is from Hastings, was transported and lodged at the Barry County Jail on the felony warrant for allowing alcohol consumption by a minor, and additional charges of having open intoxicants in a motor vehicle and possession of mar­ ijuana are also being sought. Two women hurt in crash at Market and State Hastings City Police responded to a personal injury accident at the intersection of Market and State Streets on Aug. 29. The 9:39 a.m. accident occurred after a vehicle driven by Gina Storey, 23, from Nashville, pulled out from the stop sign on Market Street into the path of a vehicle driven by Debra Coencn, 46, of Hastings, who was eastbound on West State Street Both drivers were extricated from their vehicles by members of the Hastings Fire Department and transported to Pennock Hospital by Lansing Mercy Ambulance. Their condition is unknown. Grand Rapids man may have damaged classic car Barry County Sheriff’s deputies were skeptical abcut a man’s explanation for bleeding profusely from the arm in Rutland Township Aug. 15. The 22-year-old man from Grand Rapids, told deputies lie and two companions were sitting by a fire and he left to get more wood. He said he fell on a concrete slab. Deputies investigated and found no sign of blood on the concrete and when they questioned Otten’s companions, Jason Allen Cole, 19 and David Scott Cole, 20, both of Hastings, they backed up Otten’s story of him leaving to look for wood. Deputies, however, noted the fire was almost completely out and decided to investigate further. Calling the in tracking dog. Gina, deputies followed the blood trail to a bam located on State Road and found a broken window smeared with blood. They also found where a plywood panel had been pushed aside, affording entrance to the bam. Inside, deputies discovered a 1955 Packard Clipper with its front passenger side window broken and the glove box open. The owners of the property agreed to press charges and the owner of the Packard, who was storing the vehicle with friends, also agreed to press charges for the approximately $500 worth of damage to his classic automobile. The incident remains under investigation and no charges have yet been filed. KA. 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Call (269)948-3717 CUSTOMER SERVICE/ORDER ENTRY: FLEXFAB LLC, a manufacturing lead­ er in high performance engi­ neered rubber products for the Heavy-Duty Truck, Aerospace, Automotive and Industrial markets, currently seeks a Customer Service/Order Entry indi­ vidual for our Aerospace and Specialty department. Working under general su­ pervision, the Customer Service/Order Entry indi­ vidual is responsible for dealing with customers on a daily basis, including entering/expediting orders and assuring that all require­ ments for each order are met and corporate policy is fol­ lowed. DESIRED QUALIFI­ CATIONS: Excellent gram­ matical skills, computer ex­ perience utilizing WORD, EXCEL and the Internet ex­ emplary telephone skills and strong communication and interpersonal skills. Previous office experience is required. Visit our web page at www.ftexfab.com to get to know us better! Send re­ sumes with salary history via: E-mail brohrfHlexfab.com or Flexfab LLC, 1699 W. M43 Hwy, Hastings, MI 49058. Atten­ tion: HR EOE DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment. (616)248-7729 GROUP FITNESS IN­ STRUCTOR wanted for classes including Palates, Yoga, Kick Boxing, Aerobics, ect. Please contact Jeff at Gun Lake Fitness. (269)795- DUPLEX FOR RENT: 2b.! . 1 bathroom w/hook-up for laundry. All appliances in­ cluded. 626 S. Park St across from High School. $550 a month. Call (616)957-4612 for more information. FOR SALE OR RENT: 629 W. Grand St., Hastings, 4th ward, 3 bedrooms, 1-3/4 bathrooms, full basement (1/2 is remodeled), new roof and gutters, Omni triple paned windows, central air, 2 car garage, fenced in back yard, 3 blocks from Central Elementary and Junior High School, 4 blocks from High School. Sale price: $129,000 or monthly rent: $850 plus deposit, (269)908-2505. PINE LAKE: 2 bedroom, 1 bath, mobile home, 50’ san­ dy beach, garage, (near Kala­ mazoo). $650 a month, (269)664-5192 RENTAL: Gun Lake 2 bed­ room mobile home, furnish­ ed, $125/week. Cobb Lake cottage, furnished, $150/week. No pets. (616)291-5012 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. '96 PLYMOUTH VOYAG­ ER: 20 mpg., runs A drives great. Needs som* transmis­ sion work. $700 OBO. 1269)838-3905 call at‘er 5pn: FOR SALE: 1997 Chevy S-10 Blazer, 4WD, 4 door, iiw package, roof rack. Good condition, runs great. Blue Book $4,000. Asking $3,600. Call (269)792-1369 or (269)838-3123. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173.______________ CS LAWNCARE SERVICE: specializing in mowing, trimming, edging and fall clean-up. Call for estimates, (269)945-5383. HOME FOR SALE: 3 bed­ room, 2 bath garage, nice area, $300 to close, $765/month. (517)402-0262 HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: Cloae to schools + shopping, 3 bed., IS baths. Kitchen, dining lot, 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945-9382 CANNING OR FREEZING: tomatoes, potatoes, onions sweet com, great deals on excellent quality home grown produce. Hay A Straw for sale. ~ Schaefer ' Shack Hastings, Farms, (269)818-7555. 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER Alumi-lite 29* travel trailer front kitchen, rear bedroom, center bath, sleeps 4, ducted air condition A heat very clean, oak cabinets, stereo, microwave, large refrigera­ tor, excellent condition. Great towing, $8,500. (269)9684098. PUBLISHER'S NOTICE: 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. GARAGE SALE: 3 families cleaned out our closets, all name brand clothes, Gap. Aero, Old Navy, and Levis, all in good condition, house­ hold items. Friday Septem­ ber 1st 9am-4pm. 3707 Goodwill Rd., Hastings. Past TVC Church turn right 2nd house on left on Goodwill. GARAGE SALE August 31st, Sept. 1st & 2nd, 9am5pm, 12395 Oakwood Snores, Wavland. Cobb Lake. Utility traikx 5000W generator, household, cloth­ ing, Christmas items. PKTT------- BXTK------- TH SCHOOL GARAGE SALE 733 Terry Lane. Thurs. Au just 31st. A Fri. Sept. 1st, 9am-3pm. Big 3 family ga­ rage sale. Lots & lots of clothes for the whole family, leather recliner chair, air lockey table, entertainment center, lots of misc. THE NEW FLEA MARKET in Woodland is open for Woodlands Labor Weekend Festival. Lots of new ven­ dors. Friday, Saturday, Sun­ day, Monday, September lst-4th, 9am-7pm. For table rentals call (269)838-3380. FOR SALE: Olds 1996 Cut­ lass Supreme. Good condi­ tion. Call after 5pm (269)672­ 7628. A BEAUTIFUL FULLSIZE pillowtop mattress set new in plastic with deluxe frame, rost $800, sacrifice $279 v// free bean bag. (616)366­ 2709. A FUTON SOFA beu: new never used, with nice Sim­ mons mattress, mest sell, $195. (616)366-2709 BED - King pillow'top, new, in original package, warran­ ty. Can deliver. $179. (616)949-2683. BED- A brand new Queen pillowtop mattress set. Brand new, in plastic, war­ ranty, $110. Can deliver. (616)318-6998. BEDROOM SET - New 6/pc. complete set with Sleigh bed! Must sell $595. Can deliver. (616)949-6525 SOFA AND LOVESEAT Brand new in factory pack­ aging. Stain resistant micro­ fiber, with warranty! Value $1,300, must sell $495. Call (616)318-6998 can deliver. 2002 HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 883R. 8,600 miles, $6,000 obo. Will con­ sider trade. (269)948-3718 ALUMINUM 12' ROW boat, w/oars & anchor, nice, $500 obo; Sunfish sailboat 14', good condition, $600 obo (269)968-4098 ANY UNWANTED VEHI­ CLE, running or not top dollar, quick service, up to $200, (616)890-1553. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. �Page 16 - Thursday. August 31.2006 - The Hastings Banner • Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids: The Gardens to the Grand will be on display Monday & Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is $12. student and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children (2 and under) free. Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids will begin at Meijer Gardens, where members and the public can pick up a man and passport packet, learn about the artist, discover some of his major works in the Sculpture Park, and prepare themselves to explore the sculptures along the pedestrian walkways and bridges of downtown Grand Rapids. The entire two-mile downtown experience is approximately 4,000 steps and will take you past some of the most beautiful areas of downtown Grand Rapids. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit wunv.meijergardens.org. Through Sept. 10. • Circle Theatre Presents: The Boys Next Door" at the Aquinas College Performing Arts Center. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 5 pm. General seating admission is $22. An Off-Broadway smash, this sweet story is set in a communal resi­ dence, where four men (Norman, who works in a doughnut shop... Lucien, who has the mind of a five-year-old... Arnold, the ring­ leader of the group... and Barry, a brilliant schizophrenic) live under the supervision of an earnest, but increasingly burned out social worker named Jack. Moments of great humor and poignancy fill the daily lives of these four men, where "little things" sometimes become momentous. For more information call (616) 456-6656 or visit www.circletheatre.org/. August 30-September 2. • Escanaba In Da Moonlight will be per­ formed at the Bam Theatre. When the Soady clan reunites for the opening day of deer sea­ son at the family's Upper Peninsula camp, thirty-five-year-old Reuben Soady, played by Scott Burkell. brings with him the shameful reputation of being the oldest Soady in the history of Soadys never to bag a buck. In a hunting story to beat all hunting stories, Jeff Daniels' super Yooper blockbuster spins a hilarious tale of humor, horror and heart as Rueben goes to any and all lengths to remove himself from the wrong end of the family record book. The Bam Theatre is located on M»96 1 mile west of the village of Augusta. Box office phone number is (269) 731-4121. August 22-September 3. MISCELLANEOUS • Mike Bonner and Mike Stanley will per­ form at Gary Field Comedy Theatre, 51 W. Michigan Ave., in downtown Battle Creek. Tickets are $10. Call (269) 965-4646 for reser­ vations. Friday & Saturday, Sept. 1 & 2. • Gun Lake Boat Parade will take place Labor Day Weekend. The event will organize around the theme of “Hollywood comes to Gun Lake." First second and third prized will be awarded. For information or to donate prizes, contact Linda Boyce at (269) 945-9554. Saturday, September!. • Havoc in Hastings returns to Charlton Park as the Society for Creative Anachronism 'SCA) presents equestrian competitions and weapons toummaments. These are not the atrical demonstrations as seen at renaissance faires but actual athletic competitions. The events is 10 am-5 pm. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children ages 12 and under. September 2. • If you're like the average American adult, you sleep for 6.85 hours every night — or day, if you work the third shift. That's nearly seven hours, which doesn’t seem too bad, does it? Well, consider this: 80 years ago adults slept an average of 8.77 hours. • Aldous Huxley, celebrated author of "Brave New World," once defined an intellec­ tual as "a person who has discovered some­ thing more interesting than sex." Makes you wonder how many intellectuals agree with that estimation. • You’ve probably seen the game show "The Price Is Right" at some point in your life — it seems like it's been on television forever. Reruns of old shows are aired from time to time, but you won t see any of the very earli­ est episodes on TV. The host. Bob Barker, won't let them be shown — he now objects to the use of fur coats as prizes way back before the animal rights movement had the recogni­ tion it has today. • The directors and producers of "The Twilight Zone" originally wanted Orson • Pre-School Story Time takes place even1 Friday morning beginning at 10*30 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 7:30 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 10:30 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 10:30 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free . All vehicles welcome. Show off your “Pride & Joy," enjoy oldies music, snap a photo in front of the 1930s gas station or authentic 1941 "George k Sally's Blue Moon Diner" - now serving frozen custard and limited menu. Every Wednesday. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber’s website at www.barrychamber.com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and places of interest locally and across the state. The ChanOer also has free mailers for old printer ink cartridges and cell phones that will financially benefit the Barry Conservation District CHECK OUT THESE AUGUST BAHRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 31 Hastings Fanners* Market 11 am-7 pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 31 Devil Rays Home Game featuring the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team at 735 pm. Home game against the Beloit Snappers. Call (269) 660-2287 for tickets and info. Coming in S« 1 Living Connections Pot Lack at 6 pm. Bring a dish to pass and $2 to the Commission on Aging in Hastings. Call 948-8452 for more information. 1 Middleville Fanner's Market from 9am-2pm at Middleville Village, Labor Day bridge walks set locally The Village of Middleville has planned a "Bridges Walk” for Labor Day. Monday. Sept. 4. in an effort to meet Gov. Jennifer Granholm *s challenge to Michigan residents to get out and walk on local bridges at the same time she is walking the Mackinac Bridge. Anyone can walk the Main Street Bridge and the three bridges on the Paul Henry Thomapple Trail. Walk registration begins at 8 a.m. Sept. 4 and continues until 10 a.m. in the Gazebo in Stagecoach Park. Walkers can begin any time between 8:30 and 10 a.m. on Labor Day. There is no fee for this event and water and ice will be available for walkers. Walkers can also pick up a map of the Paul Henry Thomapple Trail. Participants can walk as far as they like on Labor Day. There will be markings lo show walkers where to turn to complete Jther a one-kilometer or five-kilometer walk. Village Clerk Mary Jean Lamoreaux. who serves on the Labor Day Bridge Walk Committee says. “We hope walkers enjoy all the natural beauty of Middleville, the Paul Henry Thomapple Trail and the Thomapple River.” Welles to be the host. • It was 1920 when women were granted the right to vote, but that wasn't anywhere near the end of the battle for equality’. For instance, it wasn't until 1983 that the Supreme Court ruled retirement plans can't pay women less than they pay men. • In 1889, German composer Richard Strauss wrote a piece called "Death and Transfiguration." which he described as a musical depiction of an artist on his deathbed. Sixty years later, as he was dying from an ill­ ness, Strauss turned to his daughter-in-law and said, "Funny thing, Alice. Dying is just the way i composed it in 'Death and Transfiguration.'" Thought for the Day: "When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other." — Eric Hoffer © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. 100 E. M»in St Call 795-3385 for info. 1-3 Labor Day Family Camp rt YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin. Time and cost TBA. Family will stay* in heated cabins with meals served family-style. Weekend filled * with excitement relaxation and adventure for the entire family. Call (269) 795-9163 or email LBrowr^terymca.drg for more info. 1 2 Hrfvoc in by the fociety for Creativib Ahachriwtfsm at Chariton' Park from 10 am-5 pm. Call 945-3775 for more information. 4 Labor Day 2006 Fitness Festival in Battle Creek features events sponsored by the North Country Trail­ Chief Noonday Chapter. For more information, see their web site at northcountrytrail.org / end 4 Middleville Labor Day Bridge Walk will take place in downtown Middleville. Call. (269) 795-3385 for more information. 5 Hastings Fanners* Market 7 am-1 pm at the dty parking lot cm N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 6 Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory, Hickory’ Comers, from 6-9 pm. Grounds open free to all vehicles. Call (269)671-5089 for more info. 7 Grief Recovery Class sponsored by Barry’ Community Hospice. The five-week program takes place Thursday evenings from 530-7 pm at the Hospice office at 450 Meadow Run, Suite 200 in Hastings. Leam about the process of grief and receive help coping with personal loss. Call (269) 948-8452 for more information. 7 Hastings Fanners' Market 11 am7 pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 8 Middleville Fanner's Market from 9 am-2 pm at Middleville Village, 100 E. Main St Call 795-3385 for info. 9 Renewable Energy Workshop: Building a Sohr Panel System from 9 am-1 pm at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 701 W. Cloverdale Road. Build a small solar panel system. $295 indudes the 10-watt system. All supplied provided. Call (269) 721-4190 for more information. 9 Shine and Show Cruise-In sponsored by the Hastings Car Cub Smnnwr Concert Series at frederik Metier Gardens presents: Lyle Lovett will perform September 7 at the Frederik Meijer Gardens k Sculpture Park amphitheatre. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Rain or shine. As one of the most distinctive and original singer/songwriters to emerge during the past 25 years, he was initially labeled as a country singer, but the tag never quite fit him. He has more in common with the songwriters of the 1970’s by combining witty lyrical detail with a variety of genres ranging from country and folk to big-band swing and traditional pop. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org 27th Annual Celebration on the Grand at Ah-Nab-Awen-Park and Rosa Parks Cirde in Grand Rapids September 7-9. Hours are Thursday 5-1030 pm, Friday 5-10*30 pm and Saturday 3-11 pm. Admission is free. A corr.munity festival celebrating life in Grind Rapids. Entertainment and fireworks Friday evening. Saturday afternoon and evening fea­ tures live entertainment. For more informa­ tion call (616) 752-8257 or visit www.cvlebiationonthegrand.org/ or ema.l chas&num1 pirate.com. ZSth Annual Hispanic festival will be held at the Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids September 8-10 Frida) 1130 am-1130 pm, Saturday noon-11:30 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Admission is free. Michigan's largest Hispanic Festival is a celebration of the diverse cultures within the Hispanic commu­ nity featuring Cuban music, a free TexMex dance, Salsa Merengue, a large selection of supervised children's activities, marketplace, food booths with tasty cuisine from Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. For more information call (616) 771-0306 or visit www.hispaniccenter.org. Allegan County Fair will be held September 8-16. The 154th annual event fea­ tures big name acts like brad Paisley, Big k Rich, Nickelback, Casting Crows and Raven. Midway opens at 2:30 pm Monday-Friday., first Friday and weekends at mxin. For more information see allegancountyfair.net Heritage Day Car Show will take in Middleville Sept 9. The show begins at noon with registration beginning at 11 am. Judging begins at 5 pm w’ith prizes to the top vehicle in each class. For more information call Leah French at (269) 509-7134. Heritage Day feature kid games, parade, music, food vendors and a motorcycle show in Middleville. Restoring the Circle Pow Wow will be held September 9 k 10 by the Grand Valley American Indian Lodge at the Riverside Park, Monroe NE, Grand Rapids. Camping avail­ able for $10 with electric hook-up, rustic camping free. Craft booths open at 10 am both days. Grand entries take place at 1 pm Saturday, noon both days and 6:30 pm Saturday. Cosing ceremonies at 4 pm Sunday. Los Angeles Guitar Quartet joins the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra s opening night Friday, September 15 at 8 pm at Miller Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle from 6 pm to dark. Bring your car or truck to the Kmart parking lot on W. State St. in Hastings. 9 Middleville Heritage Days takes place in downtown Middleville. 9 Quality Deer Management Banquet at the Barry Expo Center. Call (269) 945-2224 for more information. 10 West Michigan Muscle Car Show & Swap Meet gtom 9 am-4 pm at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Comers. Open to all muscle and pony cars from I960­ 1979. $7 fee indudes museum admission. Call (269) 671-5089 for more information. vnall 9-tXM square contains aS of toe numbers Irom one to rune. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK • * Moderate * * Challenging ♦ ♦♦ HOOBOYf Auditorium. The quartet will perform Joaquin Rodrigo's "Concerto Andaluz," a concerto for fourt guitars and orchestra. The concert will open with Set 3 of Respighi's "Ancient Airs and Dances" which is scored exclusively for strings. The second half of the night is devoted to Beethoven’s "Fifth Symphony." Tickets are S19-S49 for adults and half price for students and children, balcony seats are $5, $7 day of the show. Call 1-800-228-9858 for tickets and information. Mexican Independence Day Festival will be celebrated September 15-17 on Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids Friday-Saturday noon to 11 pm, Sunday noon to 6 pm. Admission is free. Experience a traditional Mexican Celebration in a joyful, colorful, and marvelous atmosphere; with live dance music. Mariachis, folk dancers, handcrafts, and authentic Mexican food. The Fiesta Mexicans is the oldest ethnic festival in Grand Rapids and is sponsored by the Mexican Cultural Patriotic Corporation; a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting higher education for the Mexican community through cultural events and adult literacy programming For more information call (616) 334-10ML Garrison Keillor will join the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra September 18 at 730 pm for a special night of classical music and tnidwestem humor. Keillor is best known for hosting the radio show "A Prairie Home Companion." The oichestta show will feature Keillor's unique storyteiSftg and ht!*nor-with a selection of popular classical works. Tickets are $24-566 for adults and hall price for stv. dents and children. Call 1-8OO-228-7H58 for tickets and information. The Tenon: Cook “Bringin’ Down The House’’ Tour at £>Vos Performance Hall September 20. Performance is set for Wednesday at 730 pm. Tickets are $67, $87, $127 k $152. Cook. Dixon k Young is an entertaining, theatrically staged concert for all the family. Versatility is the highlight of the evening as these tenors bit those Cs in opera, belt out Broadway, bend and scat notes in jazz and stir your soul with haunting gospel and spirituals. Experience the power, excellence and the epitome of vocal versatility in a breathtaking atmosphere as The Tenors perform opera, blues, Broadway, classical, gospel jazz. R&B soul spiritual and spoken word selections. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Erir Cl.ptmi with special guest Robert Cray at the Van Andel Arena September 21. Show begins Thursday at 730 pm. Ticket prices range from $55-5125. Three-time Rock N’ Roll Hall of Famer and 16-time Grammy Award winner Eric Gapton revives his clas­ sics for his Fall 2006 Tour with a band of leg­ endary musicians, including Doyle Bramhall Il and Derek Trucks on Guitar. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Demetri Martin will perform at 8 pm Sunday, Oct 15 at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. You may know him as The Daily Show's resident Trendspotter, from his writ­ ing for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, being #21 of 25 oi Entertainment Weekly's "Funniest People in America," his Comedy Central special. Reserved seating tickets are $27. For more information see www.demetrimartin.com z 9 9 9 1 C I 9 9 Z 9 9 9 Z I s 1 c I 9 6 9 9 z Z L 9 Z C 9 » S I 9 9 £ 9 » 9 I 9 S z Z 9 I 9 Z 9 Z £ 9 9 Z » C I 9 5 Z 9 9 I I 6 9 Z 9 9 C 9 9 9 L S 6 1 J9MSUV — nxoons z �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 31. 2006 - Page 17 SaloiMe 1* • S+ary ______________ _• BORN THIS WEEK: You have a sixth sense when it comes to finding people who need help long before they think of asking for it. And you’re right there to provide it. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) As tenM^^sions ease on the home front, you .can once more focus ot; kchanges in the workplace. % Early difficulties are soon '/* worked out. Stability returns LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) rr^L^~>)You should soon be hearing $ "T^sornc positive feedback on that I \ \rccent business move. An old / | \family problem recurs, but mJ‘ V^J^this time you’ll know how to as adjustments are made. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A new handle it better. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) romance tests the unatO tached Bos ine’s patience to fcuSomc surprising statements Ishcd light on the problem the limit. But Venus still !■■■/ rules the Taurean heart, so Vthat caused that once-warm [^relationship to cool off. Use If r vlhis newly won knowledge expect to find yourself try• mg hard to make this relation­ ship work. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It's a good time to consider homerelated purchases. But •■hop around carefully for the to help turn things around. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 ^December 21) Your spiritual Zside is especially strong at this \ ^h^^time. Let it guide you into tMMroV problems Best know more about the orix gins of this domestic dis­ v \ CAPRICORN (December 22 to January ^,19) Your merrier aspect con^J^^^Cjtinues to dominate and to attract folks who rarely see F s‘dc you. Some serious If new romancing could develop * * out of all this checriness. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) agreement. LEO (July 23 to August 22) A recent jobrelated move proves far more [successful than you could You’re always concerned [Jabout the well-being of offi­ cers. It’s time you put some of ithat concern into your own [have imagined. Look for [continued beneficial fallout. uhealth situation, especially .1 where it involves nutrition. [Even your critics have I something nice to say. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) a-YmEa.se up and stop driving Hv yourself to finish that proj^ect on a deadline that is no ■ longer realistic. Your superi^^ors will be open to requests PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Just when you thought your life had ■pCx finally stabilized, along K"comes another change that k. needs to be addressed. Someone you trust can nelp you deal with it successfully. © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. Wfor an extension. Ask for it. Super Crossword ACROSS If you've never bought season tickets to the Battle Creek Symphony before, this is the year to subscribe. The orchestra has announced a "buy one. get one free’’ offer for first-time season tick­ et purchasers. Symphony marketing director Peter Ingalls sees the offer as the beginning of a love affair. "First, you experience the orchestra's passion for what they're doing, and lhe creativity and flair of conductor Anne Harrigan, and the comfort and beauty of lhe renovated auditorium. Then there's the wide variety of entertainment, seeing your friends, having great scats that belong to you. and. to top it off. low prices. Before you know it, you're hooked and coming back year after year.” he said. With the Symphony offering free season tick­ ets for children, a family of four can enjoy great seals at the Symphony for the price of a movie. Ingalls said. With free replacements for lost tick­ ets. and free ticket exchanges if subscribers change their plans, there is little risk involved. “Season tickets are an opportunity to make friends, have fun. and expand your horizons with experiences you can't get anywhere else,’’ Ingalls added. Ingalls said that the best time to subscribe is now. before single tickets go on sale on September 5 and the best scats arc taken. The season opener, on Friday. October 20. fea­ tures pop superstar Vanessa Williams and the grand reopening of renovated W. K. Kellogg Auditorium. The nine-lime Grammy Award nom­ inee will perform her multi-platinum hits Colors of the Wind and Save the Best for Last, as well as R&B classics from the 70 s and 80 s. The orches­ tra will perform a medley. "Greatest Hits of lhe Last 100 Years,” in a tribute lo concert sponsor Kellogg Company's centennial. On Saturday. November 11. the orchestra will perform Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. This immensely popular work features the familiar “Ode to Joy” chorus, sung by four professional soloists, pius the Battle Creek Community Chorus and choirs from Albion College and Lakeview High School. On Saturday. February 10. 2007. “Last of the Great Romantics” features Russian classics: Rachmaninoffs Symphony No. 2 and the Komgold Violin Concerto with internationally acclaimed soloist Jonathan Carney. On Saturday. March 10. “Battle Creek Harmony” will feature a work! premiere written especially for Bartle Creek by renowned compos­ er Peter Boyer. Commissioned by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, lhe work will celebrate Battle Creek’s diverse cultural heritage, incorpo­ rating Native American. African-American. Latino, and Japanese themes. More than two hun­ dred musicians will perform. On Saturday. April 14. the orchestra will perfonr. the most quoted and compelling classical piece of our time. "Carmina Burana" is heard on the soundtracks of dozens of commercials and such movies as Excalibur. Badlands and Natural Bom Killers. Providing the gripping, medieval voices will be professional soloists and the Battle Creek Community Chorus. Boychoir, and Giris’ Chorus. Season tickets arc available in three and fiveconcert packages. The two-for-one offer is limit­ ed to five concert packages in the best two zones ($125 and $165) for first-time subscribers. For more information, call Music Center Tickets al (269) 565-2199 or visit ww w.musiccenterscnii.com. The Battle Creek Symphony is a program of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, funded in part by the Battle Creek Community Foundation, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment of lhe Arts. ^you'd like to understand better. advice: As Old stepping in until sou deeper contemplation of aspects about yourself that f best price — whether it’s a new house for the family or a new hose for the garden. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A con­ tentious family member seems intent on creating to v BC Symphony offers half price season tickets for new subscribers S7DnoontinM 107 Primera POLITICAL CORRECTIONS National Street Rods make 20th Kalamazoo appearance Sept. 15-17 In just a little more than a month's time, over 3.100 pre-1949 street rods from near and far will be seen cruising the streets of Kalamazoo. These vintage, painted and chromed cars and trucks will be in town to take part in the regions largest automotive event. The National Street Rod Association's 27th Annual Street Rod Nationals North on September 15th. 16th. and 17th. A street rod is an automobile manufactured prior to 1949, which has undergone a great deal of modernization and refinement. The Memphis based Association is the worlds largest s'jvet rod sport sanctioning organization with over 53.000 members world wide. According to Jerry Kennedy. Special Event Director for the Association, and coordinator for the event, street rods in attendance will have a collective value of over $89 million dollars. The average street rod is worth $10$35,000, and most include the most modem of safety and comfort features including four wheel disc brakes, air conditioning, tilt steer­ ing. cruise control, exotic stereo systems, and even more. The public is invited to view the street rods at The Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds during This week’s selection: World Trade Center Running time: 129 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 47*Sddhwtfa* 07 Play on •uffxx words 40 Mayberry 100 Quiet — Oliver Stone’s “World Trade Center” lhe story of two policemen trapped beneath 20 feet of rubble at Ground, £cro on Sept II, 2001. is a mixed offering — some of it good, some bad, some ugly. Let’s start with the good: The performanc­ es. Nicholas Cage and Michael Pena play the two Port Authority cops trapped beneath the rubble. Both actors deserve Oscar nomina­ tions for their riveting performances — espe­ cially Cage, who delivers the performance of his career. It's too bad their performances were in the service of such an uneven and frustrating film. Where the film has lhe greatest impact is in the scenes underground with Cage and Pena. Even though we know the guys are going to survive, we find ourselves suffering and struggling with them. But in most of die scenes away from Ground Zero, “World Trade Center” feels like an overwrought Lifetime made-for-TV movie. I’m surprised Stone didn’t give Meredith Baxter-Birney a cameo. And if die bathos of the scenes featuring the wives weren't bad enough, the ugly part of the film is where Stone essentially toes the Republican Party “Lie” by suggesting a link between Iraq and 9/11. He does this by mak­ ing the movie's shining hero a deranged ex­ Marine (Michael Shannon). Shannon’s character watches the towers collapse on TV. declares the country at war. leaves his day job. has his head shaved, dons his old uniform and heads for Ground Zero to save the day. In the end credits, the character MAGIC MAZE • Nicholas Cage plays a Port Authority cop who gets trapped underneath the rubble of the twin towers in Oliver Stone's “World Trade Center." is singled out for further recognition when a title card mentions his re-enlistment and two tours of duty in Iraq. This from the director of “JFK"? “World Trade Center" would’ve been a great film had Stone shortened the picture to 90 minutes and focused entirely on the two men buried in the rubble. There was more drama and tension in the faces of those two men than any of the manipulative, formulaic storytelling in the scenes away from them. lite survivors and victims deserved a better movie. GRADE: C+ © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. the three-day event beginning al 8:30 a.m. daily, with tickets on sale at the gates. For lhe twentieth consecutive year. NSRA has elected to hold the Street Rod Nationals North in Kalamazoo. According to Lisa Kukuhki. Convention Service Manager for the Kalamazoo County Convention and Visitors Bureau, this convention will generate more than $3.5 Million dollars in revenue for the community. Women in the Outdoors will be Sept. 23 If you would like to find out what your husLxnd. boy friend or family member enjoys about beteg an ovtdoorsman. then this program is the very iking for you. Womec in the Outdoors will hold its annual event on Saturday. September 23. 2006 at Centerline Gun Club. Here you can learn about gun safety, trap- and skec! shooting, gun clean­ ing. archcry. fly tying, how to fillet fish after youive caught them and how to use a Dutch oven to cook them. In addition tu very practical outdoors skills there are classes on tearher craft­ ing. orienteering, self defense and basic First Aid. Weill show you how to identify edible plants and what to do with them, how to identi­ fy birds, build a nesting box for bluebirds or tree swallows. It ail starts at 8 am and most equipment is provided. Lunch and snacks are also included! There will be a re-enactment camp, door prizes, games, a silent auction for a single barrel 20 gauge shotgun and much more. Women in the Outdoors, sponsored by the National Wild Turkey Federation, is dedicated to providing interactive educational outdoor opportunities for women ages 14 and older. Outdoor learning events featuring hands-on activities are conducted by local chapters throughout Lhe nation. The National Wild Turkey Federationts goal is to teach the importance of responsible wildlife management, increase participation in outdoor related opportunities and to preserve the hunting tradition. Cost for this fun day-long event is $50 and includes your choice of 3 courses. I year sub­ scription to the Women in the Outdoors Magazine. I year membership to the NWTF. lunch, snacks and use of equipment. Early Bird registration, prior to September 11 is $45. Bring a friend and get two for $80. Interested, want a registration form or have questions? Please call Ronda Giese al 269-968-0066. 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IX World nflhtt r*wrv«] HMD AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PANELS. P«PP« M sipue 9 Dumiuj W MnoR S Jefluoi M » -fiuNMUJ si mimms E peaop m s**3 g am nods i saauaiajpa �Page 18 - Thursday. August 31. 2006 - The Hastings Banner New principal selected at St. Rose School by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor A Hastings woman who is the mother of four St. Rose School alumni is the new prin­ cipal at the school. Bernadette Norris, a long-time parishioner of St. Rose of Lima Parish, succeeds Michael Sweeney, who left the St. Rose principal's post he held for two years to move with his family to lhe state of Washington where he has accepted a principal’s position. The Sweeneys, of Kalamazoo, had previously lived and worked in Washington and like the slate. -I am very excited for the possibilities,” Norris said ot being principal. “1 really think St. Rose School is a real addition to the parish community and also to the larger community. I’m hoping that I can help it to thrive.” Being named principal “was somewhat of a surprise,” she said. “Because I had been in the community and because I have been teaching in the sixth grade, a couple of people approached me about doing this. With Sally (the assistant principal and fifth grade teacher) saying ’I'll be there for you,' and the staff and knowing the staff and the communi­ ty of families, I said yes. It is a huge task. There arc a lot of forms and regulations the diocese has to put in place in every building. Every year there arc updates about that, and as a result there is a lot of paperwork that con­ sumes a great deal of time... When we get the school year rolling, I think a large part of the meetings are over.” Norris has taught sixth grade at St. Rose School for the past two years and will contin­ ue to teach that grade while serving as princi­ pal. Previously. Norris taught fourth grade at St. Rose for a year. From 2000-03. she was a full time teacher at Si. Thomas Aquinas School and from 1968-76 in the Wyoming Public Schools. Her previous teaching experience has included being a “long-term" substitute teacher in the public school districts of Caledonia. Hastings. Lakewood and Thomapple-Kellogg and substituted in area intermediate school districts. She also taught summer school in the Hastings Area School System and in its homebound program. St Rose School offers preschool through sixth grade. Her goals as principal include keeping the curriculum “right on track so it’s a thriving curriculum. We have a very wonderful com­ munity of parents and it’s a family-centered school, and they are very involved with activ­ ities. They (parents) along with the staff have built a very wonderful community. The cur­ riculum and the activities that we have asso­ ciated with curriculum. 1 think have a very Local women's softball team touring national tournaments good mix and I’m hoping that all of that can continue. “At the same, everyone is struggling with funds these days and so a big search for me is how to increase our funding and one of those goals is to get an alumni search up and run­ ning,” Norris said. She’s in the process of gathering some of the oldest and youngest alumni who are work­ ing on an alumni search document. Other alumni have offered to help in the search. Letters, seeking monetary donations sup­ port the school to help it to continue “to thrive in Hastings and reflect Christian values." will be sent by this group of alumni. Funds raised through alumni and others will be placed in an endowment fund for the school. "We should also realize that there are friends of St. Rose who might be willing to give their help and support... who may also wish to provide an endowment to our school....” Norris said. "Churches. 1 think, are like nucleuses in a community, and I do think they build a community. As a part of that, you have this interacting and friendships and asso­ ciations grow, and that’s great. “Over the years, St. rose School has been generously supported by St Rose Parish, and established a very amicable relationship with the larger community and the Hastings com­ munity schools. We have shared in many community programs which have led to posi­ tive and long-lasting ties and friendships. We would gratefully appreciate any donation. All charitable donations may be made to St. Rose of Lima School. For all donations over $200, we are able to grant a receipt for tax purpos­ es," she said. “To me. the big thing is to maintain St. Rose as the school it is.” Norris said. “Over the years it has really grown into a wonderful community. It is very family orientated, yet it maintains a very good curriculum. It’s not an easy thing to do. I know it’s a huge challenge on my pan. but Sally Dreyer, our assistant principal, has been here a long time and has a very good working knowledge of the school, the diocese, programs and operations. She’s just so capable in terms of seeing a big picture and the ramifications of that big picture. She’s been more than my right hand ever since I said yes to this (principalship). And the staff is very supportive as well as the families. There are just so many things to do and only a given amount of time. I think it could be wonderful. I'm really praying, and I really believe by the grace of God it will happen if f • Bernadette Norris is the new principal at St. Rose of Lima School in Hastings. She also will continue to teach sixth grade there. we can just take it a day at a time.” Norris, who was bom in Grand Rapids, grew up in Caledonia and graduated from Caledonia High in 1964. She earned a bache­ lor of science degree and a master's degree in curriculum from the Western Michigan University. She and her husband. Robert, who retired five years ago after serving with the Michigan State Police, have lived in Hastings and been part of St. Rose Parish for 27 years. “We came here when our oldest child Christopher was a year old.” she said. The move to Has ings was a job transfer for her husband. The couple has four children. Christopher is an engineer for Rolls Royce in Indianapolis, Jennifer is an exercise therapist at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. Matthew is completing courses at WMU to oecome a physical education teacher and Anj’ela is a junior at Aquinas College, majoring ir. French and international shidies. St. Rose School was a good fit for the Norris children, said their mother. “Our children, even though they were quiet, really thrived, and as far as we can tell, have been successful as a result of it," Norris said. “A lot of that we attribute to their very good beginning at St. Rose... the devoted care of Steve Youngs (a former principal) and his staff." Following their children's graduation from sixth grade at St. Rose, they attended Hastings public schools, graduating from Hastings High. She and her husband have enjoyed taking dancing classes, calling it a great outlet and a fun thing to do. Bob really enjoys sports and she has had fun becoming a fan. too. They both enjoy gardening. She loves snow skiing and has previously sponsored ski club for the sixth graders. Norris has always been active in helping with the annual St. Rose Parish Dinner and Festival, held in September. For many years, she also was involved in the ministry of call­ ing parishioners for donations of food for funerals at the church. She also takes Communion to sick parish­ ioners. When the school year begins Sept. 7. "sadly our staff will be missing Sister Marie Ursula as we begin the school year,” Norris said. Sister Marie Ursula is on a medical leave of absence for back surgery, so during that time her first graders will be taught by Diane Klipfer who also will continue teaching sec­ ond grade. “As it turns out, she (Klipfer) has 10 sec­ ond graders and Sister has seven first graders. That will make a cluster of 17. Diane is total­ ly up to doing the curriculum for both. She and Sister have worked side-by-side and interacted a lot, so many of the programs that Sister does. Diane will incorporate them. I know the students will be fine under her care. The rest of the staff remains the same,” Norris said. Karen Myers teaches preschool and kinder­ garten; Connie Tolger is the third grade teacher, Katie Youngs teaches fourth grade; Sally Dreyer is the fifth grade teacher, and Norris teaches sixth grade. “1 am confident that with Sally Dreyer, our assistant principal, and the rest of our excel­ lent staff's assistance, we will have a very successful year.” St Rose currently has 97 students enrolled in school. The largest class is 20. Enrollments are still being accepted. “We even get enrollees later in the year. People move into the community, and they ?re added." she said. r WMV C O U R T N E W S? The NBT Screenprinting & Embroidery/lrish Pub Women’s slow pitch softball team traveled to Steamboat Springs, Colorado the weekend of Aug. 11 to participate in the Triple Crown Summer Nationals. The team came home with a national championship in the lower divison and ended with a 6-1 record. This qualified them for the Pinnacle ■— in Las Vegas the weekend of Oct.r 28 to play in the best of the best tournament. The J ______ ./ women win also travel to Lexington, Kentucky the weekend of Sept. 9 to play in the National Softball Association National Championships. Team members are (front from left) Ann Drane, Betsy Parsons, Jamie Miller, Marcia Smith, Pam Elkins, Wendy Moore. Teresa Smith, Sherry Graham, Brenda Dawe. Jessica Ewers, Jaime Mann, Coach Tom Varney. Missing from photo are Judy House, Rachele Beyerlein, and Dawn Harding. • Janet Ann Baird. 28, of Delton, was sentenced Aug. 24 by Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher to serve from 23 months to 60 months in prison for her July 12 convic­ tion of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol (third offense). 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Make your retirement drcams a reality with Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER PROFESSIONALS! Auto-Owners Life Insurance Company. to join our team. We currently have an opening in our Middleville office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. TRUMBLE AGENCY I 178 S. Mair. • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 Apply at lhe Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court SL, Hastings, MI 49058 MRTSYS1BI0F SOUMNBTMCHGM. BC. • Kathleen Joan Hill, 44. of Middleville, was sentenced Aug. 23 to serve three months in jail and 36 months probation for her con­ viction of attempting to kill an animal (cat) in Yankee Springs Township in June. Hill was ordered to participate in drug court and must wear a monitor upon her release. She must also participate in cognitive behavior therapy and substance abuse coun­ seling and will have a midnight to 6 a.m. cur­ few. The judge ruled lhe balance of her jail time may be suspended upon entry into the drug court program. Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We arc currently looking for a part-time teller 1-800-237-2379 • Ryan Keith Moore, 19, of Vermontville, was sentenced August 22 to serve 30 days in jail and 12 months probation for his July con­ viction of attempting to obtain money under false pretenses. Judge Fisher ruled the balance of Moore’s jail time may be suspended upon payment of $750 by Sept. 30. Moore also was ordered to pay $500 in court costs, a $120 probation fee and $2,010 in restitution. w /zZ Now do about it. when officers attempted to pull him ovt» in Prairieville Township June 3. Murphy also was ordered to participate in cognitive behav­ ior therapy and substance abuse coon^elrcg and must participate in day reporting upon release. He may be take part in a work release program upon completion of CBT and SA counseling. Murphy will serve his sentence concurrent to a previous conviction for breaking and entering, for which he was sentenced to serve 24 months probation. He will continue on probation. The judge ruled Murphy violated his pro­ bation for failing to report to his probation officer June 27, the fleeing and eluding charge on June 3 and for driving on a sus­ pended license on that date. EOE/M-F _________________ Ttstnnn • Alfred Lawrence Zalewski, 49. of Hastings, was sentenced on Aug. 22 to serve six months in jail and 36 months probation for his July conviction of third degree home inva­ sion. Zalewski was arrested May 30 in Castleton Township and was also ordered by Judge Fisher to pay $500 in court costs, a $200 drug court fee and a probation fee of $360. He must also participate in drug court, cognitive behavior therapy, substance abuse counseling and Alcoholics Anonymous. He must also wear a monitor upon his release from jail. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 31. 2006 - Page 19 Viking golfers finish behind conference rival at Pennfield Lakewood's varsity boys’ golf team played in three invitational* last week, and saved the best for last, bringing home the runner-up tro­ phy from the Pennfield invitational Friday afternoon. The Vikings were second out of 20 teams Friday, with a team score of 311. Another Capital Area Activities Conference team. DeWin, won the event with a 296. Each school sends two individuals onto the course, a two-person best-ball team, and a two-person scramble team. “Marywood is a tough golf course with one of th* higher course ratings and slopes that we play.’’ said Lakewood head coach Carl Kutch. “Again, hats off to DeWitt. It’s good to see the CAAC represented so well in the southern part of the state." Brad Elliott had the third best individual score of the day. a 78. Lane Brewer con­ tributed an 87 for the Vikings as well. MHSAA shares You Make the Call rules test “Brad battled hack after a slow start on the front (43) to finish with a 35 on the back for a 78.” said Kutch. Lakewood had tlie second-best nest-ball team on the course, a* Pat Spitzlcy and Chaz Arizola combined for a 72. The scramble team of Nic Wieland and Bobby Spitzley fired a 74. “This was a strong outing for us and a good rebound from Wednesday." said Kutch. Wednesday, the Vikings did not have one of their better outings. The placed seventh out of ten teams at the Thomapple Kellogg Invitational at Yankee Springs Golf Course. DeWitt had another good day though, tak­ ing the title with a 313. The host Trojans were second with a score of 323. Lakewood fin­ ished at 336. Lakewood will hit the links again this Thursday when it heads to Haslett. The MHSAA is pleased to share a feature (hat their friends at the Iowa High School Athletic Association have developed to test football rules knowledge and to help develop an appreciation for game officials and the job they have. You Make The Call is a feature that reviews sports rules interpretations, and how they arc applied at the high school and college levels. A denotes team on offense; B on defense; K is the kicking team and R is the receiving team. After reading each situation, determine the best answer for high school rules (NFHS) and/or NCAA rules. Delton girls win opener by 18 points, at district rival Delton Kellogg scored an impressive 56-38 victory over Allegan in both teams’ opening contest of the season. The two could meet again, when Class B district play begins at Thomapple Kellogg High School at the end of the season. Delton probably wouldn’t mind seeing the Tigers again, senior guard Katee Hogoboom certain­ ly wouldn't Hogoboom poured in 20 points to lead the Panthers to the victory. She connected on 7of-16 attempts from the field. Rachael Williams added nine points for the Panthers while Jordan Haines and Jenah Wandci I added eight points each. Hannah Goy led Delton with eight rebounds, and Haines had six to go along with three steals and three assists. The Panthers outscored the Tigers 31-15 in the first half. We handled the half-court Allegan trap early, and shot well,” said Delton Kellogg head coach Rick Williams. In the second half the Panthers had to fight some turnovers and foul trouble to hang onto the lead. For the night. Delton committed 23 turnovers. Gonna miss the cross course described as ‘challenging walk’ Home meets, matches, and games are nice. Fans, friends, and folks don’t have to travel far. There aren’t those bumpy bus rides. Student-Athletes get home do work on their homework sooner, and they have the chance to get a healthier dinner than Mickey D's has to offer. AH that being said, there’s one road trip I’m going to miss this fall. That’s the road trip from. Hastings to Johnson Park. I'm not a masochist that loves driv­ ing through downtown Grand Rapids or on 28th street at 4:00 on a weekday afternoon. I’ve got as good a chance of getting out of the car and turning into Michael Douglas* William Foster from the movie Falling Down, which by the way has a great scene with a sports angle. Foster is trying to walk across a golf course, and a couple of the old guys playing don't want to wait for him to pass. The golfer pulls out a club yells “fore!” a cou­ ple times then sends his ball whizzing past Foster. “What the hell you trying to do? Kill me with a golf ball? It’s not enough you got all this land for your little game? But you had to kill me with a golf ball? You should have children playing here. Family picnics. You should have a petting zoo. instead of electric carts for you old men with nothing better to do," shouts Foster. This isn’t about golf though. It’s about cross country. Children do get the chance to play at Johnson Park. Families do have picnics at Johnson Park. There’s no petting zoo. but until this season a lot of high school cross country run­ ners have gotten the chance to race at Johnson Park. The road trip to Johnson Park is one I’ll miss. From whai 1 hear, a few runners (not from the O-K Gold Conference) didn't take care of the park in Walker as well as they should have. I don't know if other conferences will have races there this season, but I know the O-K Gold isn’t. It used to be home of the con­ ference meet, and most of the other O-K Conference divisions' conference meets. There isn’t a race there on Hastings schedule, or on Thomapple Kellogg’s schedule, or on Caledonia's schedule. When answering about team weaknesses for a season preview story. Caledonia varsity girls’ coach Ellen Wilcox listed “14 unfamiliar courses-no Johnson Park!!!” So. I’m not the only one who feels this way. There’s still the Portage Invitational, and the state finals al Michigan International Speedway, but to me Johnson Park was the Mecca of cross country running in West Michigan. “A scenic drive winds through a large section of Johnson Park. The rolling hills and winding turns make this a challenging walk.” reads the michigan.org’s travel web page about the park. "Park activities and facilities include baseball diamonds, biking, exercise equipment, fishing, a disc golf course, hiking/walking. picnicking, a playground, an enclosed shelter­ house. restrooms, an open shelterhouse, and winter sports.” but not a cross country run­ ning course apparently. If it’s a “challenging walk”, you can imagine what kind of a run. I’m sure there arc plen­ ty of cross country runners who arc happy to see that Johnson Park isn’t on the schedule. I’d also be willing to bet that many of the runners who arc the ones that end up running at MIS at the end of the season, the ones who really like to challenge their heart, minds, bod­ ies. and spikes arc sad to see it’s not. Times aren't the big thing in cross country. Where a runner places determines the scor­ ing. The only time a time matters is when a runner is challenging themselves to do better on a particular course than they have in previous attempts. Times aren’t low at Johnson Park. A girls breaking 19 minutes and a guy breaking 17 minutes are very, very good times at Johnson Park. The top four finishers in last year’s O-K Gold Conference girls' meet all competed in the state finals, and their times were an average of 35 seconds faster cover­ ing the same distance at MIS than they had been a couple weeks before at Johnson Park. I know runners like to peak at the end of the season, but there’s more to those times than that. I’d move the state meet there, if only there were some way to cram 250 runners through a four-foot wide turn not far from the start. Rubbin’s racin’. The Riverbend team of Steve Storrs. Kevin Anderson. Ty Greenfield, and Jeff Storrs won the 2006 Buzz Youngs Legends Golf Classic this August at Riverbend Golf Course. The team fired a 55 in the 18-hole scramble. (Photo by Dan Goggins) Dave Furrow and Baums honored at Boosters’ outing The Hastings Athletic Boosters had anoth­ er great Buzz Youngs Legends Golf Classic tournament this year. It was held at the River Bend Golf Course on Saturday. Aug. 5. Thanks to the generous community it was once again a successful fund raiser and a great time for all participants. This years 2006 Legends were Dave Furrow and Larry and Earlene Baum. Furrow’s wife and son were both able to be present to witness the induction of Dave. The Baums had a family vacation planned and were not able to attend, but will be honored next year at the tournament. The Legends golf tournament was estab­ lished back in the late 1990's after the passing of sports legend Buzz Youngs, who worked for J-Ad Graphics. Each year a legend is selected based on their history of support to the Hastings Saxons. The current list, of leg­ ends include Dr. Jim Atkinson. Robed Carlson. Jock Clarcy. Jack Hoke. Richard Guenther, Lewis Lang. Bruce McDowell. Patricia Murphy. Bernie Oom. Tony Turkal. Robert VanderVecn. Lany Melendy. Cynthia Robbe, William Karpmski, Carl Schoessel. Ernie Strong. Denny Storrs, and this years 2006 legends: Earlene & Larry Baum, and Dave Furrow. Many of the legends were present or par­ ticipated in the tournament, taking time out cf their busy schedules to come even if it was just for dinner. They have all shared in some of the historic Saxon athletic activities and many think it is wonderful to listen to them reminisce. First place this year was won with an amazing score of 55 for lhe 18-hole scramble by the River Bend team of Kevin Andersor. Ty Greenfield. Steve Storrs and Jeff Storrs. Second place was awarded with an incredible 56 by the team of Ron Kloosterman. Dan Hooten. Levi and Brett Harold. There were also two blind draws for $100 each, three longest drives, two closest to the pin® and 2. Team A has the ball, first and goal at B's six yard line with 19 seconds remaining in the game and Team B leading 12-7. Center A-58 in legal position snaps the ball to quarterback A-9 before the referee has given the ready for play whistle. A-9 then sweeps right end of a touchdown. The flag on the play means: (A) there is no touchdown, penalize A five yards and give the rolling fists signal; A's ball first and goal at B’s 11 (B) a 15 yard unsportsmanlike penalty will be assessed to A; do not allow the touch­ down; first and goal for A al B's 21. (C) do not allow the touchdown, penalize A five yards for delay of game; A’s ball first and goal at the B's 11 (D) there is no penalty and touchdown; rcfei^e will warn team A to wait for the ready before snapping; replay the down. 3. It is fourth and goal for A on B's eight yard line with the score tied 13-13 and 45 seconds remaining in the game. A lines up for a field goal ?nd B responds with several sub- tonpsat pans awaiduHiy Pvt- Hastings Athletic Boosters. A lot of preparation and work go into plan­ ning this fund raiser, but it would never be successful without the generous community sponsors that donate to the Hastings Athletic Boosters. The Boosters would like to remind parents that the reward of donating time to local ath­ lete's is worth every ounce of energy invested. The Boosters have monthly meetings at the Hastings High School choir room, on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. TK and DK in top half of standings at Wayland Invite by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Thomapple Kellogg's varsity girls’ cross country team placed fourth out of 15 teams at Saturday's Wayland Invitational. More important that where the Trojans placed was who placed right in front of them, their O-K Gold Conference rivals the host Wildcats. Forest Hills Eastern’s boys and girls both earned titles on the day. Eastern’s top five runners from the girls' team all finished in the top 20 of the 71-run­ ner field, and the team finished with just 65 points. North Pointe Christian was second in the girls’ meet, with 77 points, followed closely by Wayland with 79. TK was fourth with 100 point;. Northview fifth with 135. and Delton Kellogg sixth with 156. Another O-K Gold Conference team. Byron Center, placed seventh with 172 points. Wayland's Jessica Armstrong, on her home course, was nearly a minute better than TK's Rebecca Winchester in the top two spots. Armstrong crossed the finish line in 19:09. with Winchester coming in at 20 minutes 6 seconds. Allegan's top runner Samantha Drancy was third in 20:11. but her Tigers did not have enough runners competing to earn a team score. Byron Center’s Kayleigh Toombs was fourth in 20:14. Heather Millard led the Delton Kellogg girls with a 13th place finish in 21:50. Winchester and Millard were the only medal­ lists for their teams. Behind Millard for the Delton Kellogg Panthers. Mandy Dye was 27th overall in 23:21. Lauren Knollenberg 34th in 24:11. Amanda Strick 37th in 24:31. and Candace VsnDyk 54th in 26:31. Across the finish line after Winchester for TK were Melanic Truer (17th in 22:20). Kelsey Webster (25th. 23:18). Emma Ordway (28th, 23:25). and Kylie Schultz (32nd. 23:53). "There were three more schools there this 1. With A leading 20-12 in the final minute of the game, they punt to B. B-23 is in posi­ tion to catch the punt and while it is in the air. he extends his right arm above his head and laterally waves it twice, before using that hand to shade his eyes from the glare of the lights. He catches the punt at his 31. but makes no attempt to advance. (A) B-23 had made a legal fair catch (B) B-23 has made an illegal fair catch sig­ nal and his act should be penalized from B's 3) or A can replay the down. (C) B-23 has violated but there is no yardage penalty and the ball is dead at the spot of his catch. year, and both the DK boys and girls finished higher in the standings this year (than last year)," said Delton Kellogg head coach Dale Grimes after the teams' annual season open­ ing race. Grimes’ boys’ team placed seventh with 156 points, one spot behind the Trojan boys who finished with a team score of 149. Dan Roberts led the Delton boys with a 16th place finish overall in 18:21. Justin During was 20th for the Panthers in 18:28, followed by Cory Cook 39th in 19:51, Nick Rcnden 43rd in 20:04. and Brett Reath 57th in 21:31. Ethan Fuller earned a medal with an 11th place finish in 18:03. In TK’s black and orange behind him were David Ordway (24th. 18:53). John Betit (37th. 19:47). J.R. LaVire (45th. 20:36), and Brent Anderson (50th. 21:06). Forest Hills Eastern’s boys’ team had four medallists, with Seth Bjorlie leading the way with a first place finish in 16:36. Alex Bergquist was fourth in 17:12, Adam Leenhecr fifth in 17:25. and Chad Scott 11th in 18:04. Behind the Falcons. Lowell was second with 60 points. Wayland third with 81. Byron Center fourth with 89. and Northview fifth with III. Byron Center had two runners finish in the top ten. David VandcBunte (fourth in 17:09) and Zach Bigelow (ninth in 18:00). Wayland was led by Neal White, who was sixth in 17:33. Delton Kellogg is one of the few teams that doesn’t have this weekend entirely off. The Panthers will run at Edwardsburg on Saturday. Thomapple Kellogg is back in action again next Wednesday, when the Trojans will see Wayland and Byron Center along with the rest of the O-K Gold Conference at the league’s Grade Level meet hosted by Hastings. his team and thinking he is the 12th man leaves the field through the end line just before the snap and returns <o his bench A's field goal is good. (A) Legal play (B) Team B has committed a dead ball fhul for illegal participation and penalized half tic distance to the four. (C) Team B has committed a dead bell foul for substitute infraction and will be penalized half the distance to the four. (D) A can decline the penalty and lake the made field goal and kick off to B. 4. With 45 seconds left in the first half and the score tied at 7, A has the ball at tlieir 45yard line, third and ten. Quarterback A-9 drops back to pass and throws an underhand pass forward to legal receiver A-22 at the 43. A-22, still behind the line of scrimmage then throws a backward pass to A-44 at B’s 39. A44 then throws a forward pass toward A-88 at B's 35 yard line. B-16 blocks A-88 away from the ball and intercepts the pass and returns it to the 50 yard line. The next snap, down and distance and line of scrimmage is: (A) First and ten for B at B's 40 (B) First and ten for A at B’s 40 (C) First and ten for B at the 50 (D) A retains possession, fourth down and 21 at A’s 34; there is no interference by B on the second (and illegal) forward pass 5. It is fourth and 15 for K on their own 30. K-12*s punt lands on R’s 35 yard line and bounces high into the air. After the ball strikes the ground. R-31 gives a fair catch signal, catches the bounce at his 35. where he is immediately tackled by K-63. (A) the ball remained alive when R-31 recovered it on the bounce therefore all action is legal. (B) R-31's signal was invalid and R is liable to be penalized 5 yards from R’s 35 (C) this was a valid signal since it was given when the ball was in the air. therefore K-63 is guilty of a late hit, personal foul. Penalize K 15 yards to mid-field and award a first down. (D) R-31 gave a fair catch signal that was illegal, but there is no penalty and the ball was dead when R-31 possessed it. 6. Second and six for A from their own 35 yard line in the second quarter with i:20 remaining and the clock running. B-63 grabs but does not twist or pull the face mask of A33 who is blocking for A-16 behind the neu­ tral zone at A's34. The foul occurs before a legal forward pass crosses the neutral zone and is caught by A-88 at A’s 40 yard line. (A) If the penalty is accepted it is enforced from A's 41 (B) If the penalty is accepted it is enforced from the spot of the foul (C) The five yard penalty if accepted is See MHSAA, next page �Page 20 - Thursday. August 31. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Hastings scores county’s only opening night win The Broncos were bounced 31-7 by Colon last Friday night, while the young Panthers picked up some much needed experience in the season opening loss at Schoolcraft. by Brett Bremer Sports Editor All but one of the Barry County varsity football teams are leaving town early for the Labor Day weekend. All five county teams play on Thursday night *his week, and only Hastings is at home. The I 9 Saxons will look to get to 2-0 when they play host to Forest Hills Central at 7 p.m. tonight. The Saxons haven’t been 2-0 since 2001. which was also the last time they had at least two wins in a season. Forest Hills Central trailed the Saxons when ihey met in Grand Rapids last season, before coming back to take a late 22-19 vic­ tory. The Rangers opened play last week with a 7-0 loss to Coopersville. The Saxons are the only county team look­ ing to get to 2-0. every other county squad suffered an opening night defeat including Lakewood which was downed by Hastings in their annual season opening contest. The Vikings face their second Wing-T offense of the season, as they travel to face Belding at 7:30 p.m. tonight, and had better do a better job of finding the football than they did last week against the Saxons. Both teams will be looking for their first win after tough week one losses. The Redskins fell to Greenville 34-8 last Friday. Thomapple Kellogg faces the ever improv­ ing Holland Christian Maroons on the road Thursday night. The Maroons are 1-0 after opening with an impressive 28-0 win over their cross-town rivals from Holland High School. This week. Maple Valley will travel to Sand Creek Thursday at 7 p.m. Asked what he knew about Sand Creek. Lion head coach Guenther Mittelstaedt was less than enthusiastic. “We know they arc very good.” he said. They have a solid team back and their junior varsity team was 9-0 last year.” Mittelstaedt said. "It’s not going to get any easier. We have to get tougher.” Things should be a bit easier for the Delton Kellogg Panthers, who hit the road to take on Bellevue Thursday. Hastings 46. Lakewood 12 Both teams had the same number of weeks to get ready for the start of the 2006 varsity football season, but only the visitors looked truly prepared to take the field Friday night at Lakewood High School. Hastings Saxons ended a four-year losing streak in their annual season opening series with the Vikings in dominating fashion, win­ ning 46-12. The Saxons went 74 yards on six plays, after the Vikings opened the game with a three-and-out series, scoring the season’s first touchdown on a 12-yard run by senior Bradan King. Hastings' offense didn’t stop running full steam ahead until the starters hit the bench in the second half. The Saxons rushed the ball 54 times for 474 yards on the night, and quar­ terback Matt Donnini completed his only pass attempt, for a nine-yard touchdown to Justin Carroll in the third quarter. Donnini. who rushed for 1122 yards last in his junior season as a running back, did an excellent job of carrying out the fakes on the offensive side of the ball for Hastings in his first game at quarterback. He took off with the ball himself nine times, gaining 116 yards. Lakewood rushed for just 151 yards, and junior quarterback Jesse Martin completed just six of 19 pass attempts for 69 yards through the air. "You can’t take anything away from them. Coach Rademacher did an outstanding job of MHSAA, continued from previous page Jim Jensen Memorial 3X3 b-ball winners announced Current Records Delton Hastings Lakewood Maple Valley Middleville 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 Here’s a round-up of last Friday’s local gridiron action. Hastings’ senior quarterback Matt Donnini (24) gets a block from teammate Bradan King, and breaks loose around the right side in the first half of Friday night’s football opener at Lakewood High School. (Photo by Brett Bremer) preparing his team. I guess I fell short,” said Lakewood head coach Bob Veitch. "I thought we were ready. I really did. I expected a dif­ ferent outcome. They just physically man handled us. We were bigger I felt, and stronger, they were just more motivated than us and they played better as a unit.” After Garrett Harris put Hastings up 12-0 on a five-yard touchdown run. with 2:50 left to play in the opening quarter the Vikings looked like they might be ready to start matching the Saxons point-foe-point Speedy junior halfback Justin Keller broke free on a 39-yard run. which put Lakewood in position to score on an 11 -yard run by Zach Porter. The Saxons came back on the field and put together a 12-play 80-yard drive that ended in an eight-yard scoring run by Harris, and a two-point conversion pass from Donnini to King. Hastings scored on each of its next four possessions, including two touchdown runs by Donnini and one by Mason Trumbull. The score was 46-0 until Viking sopho­ more Kurtis Powell broke free for a 16-yard score against the Saxons’ second-unit defense with 6:14 to play. After an on-side kick and a 25-yard pass from Martin to junior Marcus Gonzales set the Vikings up on the Saxon 17-yard line, Rademacher called for his first-team defense to get back out on the field. On the next snap. Martin dropped back and was engulfed and taken down by the blitzing Harris for sn eight-yard loss. Three plays later, the baP was back in the Saxons' hands. “We will rebound, and we’ll come back for Belding next week and go from there. We’ve just got to dig deep,” said Veitch. Keller led the Lakewood offense, rushing six times for 74 yards. Michael Barbour caught two passes for 19 yards. Hastings' offense was paced by Ryan Burgdorf, who rushed 11 times for 131 yards. Harris carried the ball ten times for 72 yards, and King five times for 54. Schoolcraft 48, Delton KeBogg 0 There was a direct correlation between the numbers on the roster and the numbers on the scoreboard Friday night, as the Delton Kellogg Panthers dropped their season open­ er in front of a packed house at Schoolcraft 48-0. The numbers that were important on the roster weren’t the jersey numbers, but rather See FOOTBALL, next pag* five yards is enforced from the previous sport and is an automatic first down. (D) The five yard penalty if accepted is enforced from the previous spot 7. With 24 seconds left in the game and B leading 14-6. on a third and 8 from B's 19, A55 snaps the ball before the referee has given the ready for play signal. After blowing the whistle to stop the play, the referee should (A) warn A (B) give the delay of game signal, penal­ ize five yards to B's 24 and mark the ball ready (C) give the illegal procedure signal and mark lhe ball ready 8. A trails B. 21-19 with 2:45 remaining in the game. It is second and 10 for A from B's 19 yard line. A-21 takes a pitchout and carries to B's 14. After the ball is dead, B-66 piles on and A-73 subsequently spears B-66 The next down and distance for A will be: (A) Third and five from B's 14 since the fouls by B-66 and A-73 offset (B) Second and five from B’s 14 since the fouls by B-66 and A-73 offset (C) Third and 13 for B from A's 22 (D) Third and 8 for B from A's 17 9. With team A leading 21-12 and the game clock running with 1:10 remaining, it is sec­ ond and seven from midfield. Quarterback A10 takes the snap, turns away from the line of scrimmage, fakes placing his knee on the ground and then laterals to A-47 who sweeps around right ecd for a touchdown. (A) legal play (B) illegal play penalize 15 yards from the previous spot for unsportsmanlike act by A 10. Third and ten for A on A's six yard line. A-12 drops back and has to scramble deep into his end zone. He throws to ineligible A9 who muffs the ball while two yards deep in the end zone. The pass falls incomplete. (A) no penalty - just an incomplete pass (B) illegal touching by A-9 in end zone, penalty from the spot - safety for B (O illegal touching by A-9 in the end zone, penalty is assessed from previous spot, half the distance to the three for fourth and 13. (D) offensive pass interference by A-9 11. A’s ball, first and 19 on A's 43. A trails 10-7 with 2:19 remaining in the game. Quarterback A-11 drops back to pass and his pass is deflected by rushing lineman B-63 at A's 40. while B-55 interferes with legal receiver A-44 at A’s 42. The pass is then intercepted by B-49 at A's 45 yard line where he is tackled. Following the pass A-11 is roughed by B-63 at A's 38. The next snap, down and distance and line of scrimmage is: (A) A's ball, first and four at B's 43 (B) B’s ball first and ten at B's 25 (C) A’s bril first and ten at B’s 42 (D) B's ball first and ten at B's 30 12. With 55 seconds left in the half and the See MHSAA, page 23 Boss ‘n Up won the 18 to 25-year-old division at Saturday’s annual Jim Jensen Memorial 3-on-3 basketball tournament at Tyden Park. Team members are (from left) gQyZ won ^e 12 to 14-year-old division at Saturday's annual Jim Jensen Memorial 3-on-3 basketball tournament at Tyden Park. Team members are (from left) Nick Tom son, Ryan Adams. Bobby Hebert, and Isaiah Thaler. Dustin Glaser, Riley McLean. Matt Cathcart, and Troy Dailey. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 31. 2006 - Page 21 FOOTBALL, continued from previous page-------------- --------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------the 9s. 10s, Ils. and 12s that followed each athletes name. “I was starting three seniors and 18 under­ classmen." said Delton Kellogg bead coach Vic Haas. “(Schoolcraft) has 15 seniors and 11 starters returning on defense. That’s pretty good." Eagle running back Heath Leach scored twice on the first quarter, on runs of 46 and 5 yards, while his fullback Matt Goes got to plunge into the end zone twice in the second quarter. Schoolcraft built a 42-0 lead in the first half. Delton Kellogg didn’t help itself, turning the ball over three times on a fumble and two interceptions. “I think it was pretty intimidating." Haas said of the crowd at Schoolcraft, which turned out not only to see its outstanding football team but also to honor former head coach Larry Ledlow. “I think they were a little bit in awe. It was a tough place to play." Schoolcraft racked up a total of 437 yards of offense, to Delton’s 122. Junior running Down by eight points, the home team picked up five yards on its first play from the designated 10-yard line, but then Joey Sanford fumbled just shy of the goal line and Pennfieid’s Matt Johnson pounced on the football to secure his team’s victory in the double overtime “Thrilla in Middies ilia." The first extra session had its own drama. The Trojans put serious pressure on Pennfield on their second play when quarterback Tom Enslen connected with Funk on a 9-yard TD strike, a play so well crafted that it was suc­ cessful despite a pass interference call against the Panthers. However. Funk's extra point attempt went wide to the left, giving Pennfield a chance to win it with a touchdown and PAT. The Panthers scored on a 4-yard run by John Bartlett, but after two time-outs, kicker Jesse Hunt returned Funk’s favor by missing his kick and sending the game into the second OT. The contest was full of high drama, many mistakes and mental and special team lapses. The Hastings defense swarms around Lakewood running back Kurtis Powell Friday night. The Saxons limited the Vikings to just 224 yards of total offense. 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It was a rough first quarter for the Trojans — two fumbles, only JI yards in eight offen­ sive plays and no first downs. They didn’t move the chains until 9 01 in the second quar­ ter when Sanford, helped by key blocks by interior linemen Kevin Lukas and Don Johnson, ran off a string of three in a row. It turned out to the longest scoring drive of the night. 76 yards in 11 plays. Smith took it the final 15 yards, breaking loose in a fourth down and two situation. Funk kicked it through the uprights and the score was knot­ ted at 7-all, with 4:48 left in the half. Middleville then was able to capitalize on an opportunity. A nifty squib kickoff caused Pennfield to fumble and linebacker J.D. Brower pounced on the ball at the Panthers’ 30. Funk wasted no time and raced to the end zone from there on the very next play. He booted the PAT for a 14-7 lead. 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He also had one catch for 20 yards On the defensive side of the ball. Maple Valley was led by Jarred Goris with 13 tackles. 819 E. Railroad - (269) 943-9472 H H A A H A A H Z^y\ !Hastings' fewest Affonlable Senior Living "^MAUARO mMM .------------------------------------------------------ m back Steve Scoby led the Delton defense with 46 yards on 15 carries. Delton Kellogg junior quarterback Brian Diaz completed just 4-of 13 pass attempts for 52 yards. “We didn’t play real well and we played a pretty good football team Friday night." said Haas. “Now we understand the difference between junior vanity and vanity football with these young kids." The Panthers did put together a couple good drives in the second half against some of the Schoolcraft reserves, and Haas said that his team ran about the same number of offen­ sive plays as the Eagles. Delton Kellogg did manage to get inside the Eagle 20-yard line, but a turn over ended the threat Sophomore linebacker Brennan Smith led the Del ton Ke i k>gg defense with eight lac k I cs Pennfield 28, M idd k * il k 20 (2 OT) by David T. Young Editor Five fumbles and too many missed oppor­ tunities cost Middleville dearly in a 28-20 season opening double overtime defeat at the hands of visiting Battle Creek Pcunrield Friday night. The Trojans coughed up the football five times, leading to one of their opponent's touchdowns and stopping their own scoring chances throughout the evening. The fifth fumble ending the evening in the second overtime about two yards shy of the goal line. The two storied high school football pro­ grams dueled to a 14-14 tie at the end of reg­ ulation and found themselves knotted al 20all after the first extra session. The visiting Panthers, however, gained the final upper hand in the second OT on a 10-yard run by Blake Bolling and a two-point conversion keeper cf three yards by quarterback Keoni Rodriguez, who wedged lhe ball over the goal line despite a solid hit from Trojan defensive back Levi Funk. IX pm 4-00pm 5 Xpm 730 pm Panthers’ second touchdown. Bolling returned lhe second half kickoff lo midfield and later returned a punt 49 yards to the Middleville 27. It took Pennfield a whopping 10 plays to go the necessary 27 yards to deadlock the ball­ game. The workhorse in the short game was fullback Hampton, who wedged into the end zone from a yard out with three minutes left in tlie third period. Middleville was guilty of two more fum­ bles that stopped drives late in the third quar­ ter and midway in tlie fourth. On the second one. Enslen dropped back to pass and the ball slipped out of his hand. Referees ruled he had not gone forward with his arm and it was ruled a fumble instead of an incompletion. The ruling stopped a Trojan march that had gotten down K> Pennfieid’s 16 after a nifty flanker reverse first down run by Funk. Because of mistakes and a few lapses, the defense was called on numerous times to make big plays and they often responded. Key backfield sacks were turned in by Johnson. Lukas. Travis Farris. Smith. Funk. Belcher, Mark Brown and Aaron McGillicuddy. Farris led the Trojans in tackles for the evening with nine. Sanford picked up 70 yards in 13 carries and Funk caught two key passes from Enslen. who was 3 of 8 for the night for 25 yards. Statistically. Middleville outdid the Panthers, holding them to just 110 yards and one pass completion for eight yards. But Pennfield got the job done where it counted most — on the scoreboard. Pewamo-Westphalia 15, Maple Valley 6 by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Pewamo-Westphalia senior running back Troy Miller scored on runs of four yards and 32 yards and Devin Smith kicked a 24 yard field goal as the Pirates dealt Maple Valley its first opening game loss in 11 vears. 15-6 Friday. Miller finished with 142 yards on the night “This was a good football team," Maple Valley Coach Guenther Mittelstaedt said. "But it was a couple of big plays that hurt us defensively. Otherwise, we played them pret­ ty even." One of those big plays was Miller’s 36 yard scamper with 5:36 left to play in the second quarter, setting up lhe games first touchdown. Three piays later he pushed in from four yards out to put the Pirates ahead 6-0. Maple Valley went into the half-time down by that one touchdown and when they came back in the third quarter it looked as if they might be on track. Held lo only 64 yards rash­ ing in the first half, the Lions ran for 52 yards and one score in the thitd . tying the PONDVUAGE Lt&lbnyour To Learn Mare About Mallard Fond Call Today 269-948-9363 SpadoasOne& -Library* aHow -Load Available ‘MaUardPond iMage is Heady located one mile east ofN-43 on Woodlawn Avenue. 'NtwSemor dvina^pamaatta • Senior Ln-vw Apertnu*Ls being liken for October YMCA OF BARRY COUNTY YOUTH CLASSES Lakewood running back Mike Kuras drives forward in the first quarter Friday Abrakadoodle Twoosy Doodlers (AGES 28-36 MONTHS) night against the Saxons. (Photo by Brett Bremer) a half minutes lift to play in the period. But those were the only points Maple Valley would score all night. The Pirates took the lead for good in the closing minute of the third quarter when Miller broke free for a 32 yard touchdown, sealing the Lions’ fate. Smith nailed the coffin shut with his 24 yard field goal with 7:37 left to play in the game. Maple Valley made a ran late in the contest, but Miller intercepted a pass with 10 seconds left to play and Pirate quarterback Ryan Klein took a knee to end the game. “We have our work cut out for us." Mittelstaedt said after the game. “But we will look at this as a learning experience and fight back." Mittelstaedt. who has not had a losing sea­ son in the last 25 years, said he will call on the Maple Valley tradition to fire up his troops. "We know we have a long way to go. but we start now. We have one of the toughest schedules we have had *n a long time and there are no easy games. We have lo prepare mentally and physically for the challenge ahead." Pewamo-Westphalia finished the night with 212 yards on the ground and 15 through the air. Maple Valley, traditionally a strong running team, finished with 188 yards on the ground and 42 in the air. 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IS-IWuu RetodetoSM/ NoamideBt $70 Mto.3/Max.4 Ahrtoiihiar iMtnctar �Page 22 - Thursday, August 31. 2006 - The Hastings Banner TICs zone slows down the Rams by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Trojans knew it would take a team defensive effort to slow down Grand Rapids Central's 6-3 senior center Arielle Goodson. especially with one of their top post-players out of the line-up for the night. New Thomapple Kellogg head coach Rob Roelofs had his girls sink back into a twothree zone, and it worked well enough for the Trojans to come away with a 48-38 win on the road Tuesday night. Goodson finished with just four points, all in the first half, and was hobbled a bit in the second half after she lost a battle with Trojan senior forward Caitlin Chamberlin for a rebound. Seniors Chamberlin. Desiree Jaworowski. and junior Katie Vandergeld did a solid job down low protecting the Trojan basket. Senior forward Sam Reeder was out with a strained quadricep. but Roelofs thinks she should be back for the Trojans next game next Thursday at Portland. “Wc did a nice job in some trap situations, and we did a better job of boxing them out on the weak side in the second half." Roelofs said. Central senior forw ard Christina Grice had eight points at the half, many after pulling down offensive rebounds behind the Trojan zone. She finished, tied for the team scoring lead, with 12 points. Junior guard Elena Roberson also added 12 for the Rams. The whole Trojan team picked up its play Thomapple Kellogg senior Desiree Jaworowski sets ner sights on getting into the lane in the first quarter of Tuesday night's season opener at Grand Rapids Central. (Photo by Brett Bremer) late in the first half, and it continued through the second. "1 thought we played real solid, real con­ trolled." said Roelofs. "It wasn’t like we put together any huge runs or anything. Wc were consistent, without a lot of peaks and not a lot of valleys." The Rams led by six midway through the second quarter, but a pair of three pointers by Trojan junior Chloe Buxton helped erase that deficit. A running jumper by senior guard Ashleigh Lund just before the half-time buzzer gave TK a 24-20 lead at the break. The two three-pointers accounted for Buxton's first six points of the game, and she finished with 14 to lead TK. Chamberlin scored 12 for lhe Trojans, and Lund added nine. ’’Chloe Buxton played very well off the bench. I thought our guards. Ashleigh and Amy (Ball), did a nice job of getting us into what wc wanted to get in to.” said Roelofs. The Trojans went on an 8-0 run lo start the second half, and never led by fewer than four points the rest of the way. A pair of free throws were the only points the Rams could muster in the first seven minutes of the sec­ ond half. After lhe contest at Portland next Thursday, lhe Trojans enter the O-K Gold Conference portion of the schedule with a bang. TK trav­ els to face Byron Center in lhe conference opener Sept. 12 then plays host South Christian Sept. 14. Trojan guard Amy Ball (32) tnes to dear Grand Rapids Central’s Shayla Willis (14) out of her way as they chase after a loose ball in the second half of TK’s ten-point win Tuesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxons 4th at two Vikes score 7 goals on first night tennis tournaments Hastings varsity girls’ tennis team finished fourth at a pair of tournaments to end last week, at Wyoming Park and Allegan. Amy Ingle look first singles champi­ onships at each tournament. At Allegan, she scored a 6-1.6-0 win over Loy Norrix. a 6-0. 6-0 win over Stevensville-Lakeshore’s top player, and a 6-4. 6-2 victory in the champi­ onship round against Allegan. The Saxons finished the tournament with four points. Breanna Girrbach. bumped up to second singles from fourth singles, scored the Saxons other victory at Allegan. She defeated Stevensville-Lakeshore's number two, 4-6.6- 4.6-3. Thursday at Wyoming Park. Ingle was again crowned champion. She scored wins over Lowell and Unity Christian in lhe first two rounds then defeated Loy Norrix’s top player 8-3 for the title. Sam VanDenack was al second singles Thursday, and was the runner-up with wins over Wyoming Park and Unity Christian. She was downed 8-0 by Loy Norrix in the cham­ pionship match. The Saxon team finished with ten points. Hastings is 1-1 overall this season, and will be a part of lhe Forest Hills Northern tourna­ ment next Saturday. Sept. 9. The Lakewood boys had fun on the first night of the varsity soccer season. The Vikings outscorvd Olivet 7-1 lo secure a non-confercnce victory. “Our first game was a good start lo the sea­ son with everyone on the team doing lots of good things to help the team win." said Lakewood head coach Paul Gonzales. Drew Rayner got the good things started for Lakewood by sending along pass up the side, from his fullback position, lo forward Levi Phelps who fired a shot across the front of the net and into the comer on the far side just over ten minutes in. Lakewood scored again al the 14:11 mark as Nick Clancy shot a screamer and the ball bounced off the Olivet goalie. Clancy fol­ lowed his shot and again blasted it in for a 2­ 0 Lakewood lead. The only thing that could slow the Vikings down was a clap of thunder, that delayed the game for about 40 minutes late in the first half. With about 12:00 to go in the first half the game was delayed because of 'Jtunder. We waited about 40 minutes before uc continued. In the second half, with 25:41 to play, the Vikings' Keith Can set a pass out of a cluster of players in the Olivet goal mouth to team­ mate Matt Tidball who knocked it ixxne ter the Vikings’ third goal. About a minute later Aaron Clark sent a pass through the air in the mouth of the Olivet goal, and Clancy headed it into the goal. Then again, at the 23:05 mark. Adam Dow let a cor­ ner kick fly and Clancy shot it in for his third goal of the night. Phelps scored the Vikings’ final two goals, lhe first by following up his own shot and tap­ ping in the rebound off the Olivet goal keep­ er and the second on a shot from nearly 40 yards out. Olivet did manage one second-half goal. “The goal we gave up told us we need to work out our defense a little," said Gonzales. The Vikings will be on the field again Wednesday, when they travel to face Maple Valley. 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Kim received her master s degree from Western Michigan University. Kimberley Hollister. MA. CCC-A Her existing patients find that she is compassionate and knowledgeable; we are sure you will too! Kim is now accepting new patients. Call today for a no charge consultation (Receive a special gift for mentioning this ad!) Kaczmarski Hearing Services (616) 538-8220 Chateau Centre woodtv.com 1740 44th St. S.W. Wyoming, Ml 49519 (616) 538-8220 by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Hastings junior Josh Bare has had a differ­ ent color jersey and oversized gloves on his hands for most of his varsity career, as the Saxon’s starting goalkeeper. This season he's gotten the chance to match his teammates and run lhe field from time to time, and he's scored two goals already for the Saxon team that entered the season look­ ing to find a bit more offense. “He’s a weapon.” said Saxon head coach Brian Roderick. “He’s one of the faster play­ ers on my team. He's always had that ability, but last year we didn’t really have anybody to back him up (in goal). Our best back-ups were on the junior varsity. I feel comfortable playing him in the field now." Bare has been splitting time in net with jun­ ior Andy Matthews. The Saxons built a 3-0 lead in the first half Tuesday night at home against North Pointe Christian, but were unable to hold onto the lead. The game ended in a 4-4 tie. A few defensive lapses and a wet. sloppy field combined to cost lhe Saxons the victory. Justin Vonderhoff and Stephen Tolger scored three first half goals for lhe Saxons. The Mustangs answered back with one. before Bare put the team up 4-1 with his sec­ ond goal of lhe season by following up a deflected shot. North Pointe scored two quick goals after that, then lied the game up with three minutes to go. Roderick wasn’t too disappointed, saying that the tic was better than a loss. “Wc just made some mental errors." said Roderick. “Our passing was phenomenal. Our team work was great. (North Pointe) beat us the last two years, handily, and they’re just a very good team again this year." Hastings offense really clicked for the first lime. “Wc put in as many goals in one game as we've done all season. So far. we’re looking ' v ’r’ good." said Roderick. The Saxons had just four goals in their first four games, and are now 1-2-2 on the season. Hastings split its two contests bis.' Saturday at the Forest Hills Eastern InviisOoniL Curtus Cowles scored Hastings' lone goal in a 5-1 loss to Otsego in the opener. Playing bacy-toback contests, the Saxons were able to score a 2-1 win over Byron Center in game tvo. Bare and Vonderhoff scored the two goals against the Bulldogs. “In the Byron Center game we should have gotten more goals, but my boys wen. just gassed," said Roderick. “Our boys played a hard fought game the entire time, even thougi: they were exhausted." The Saxons have some time to rest now. They are off until hosting Grandville next Wednesday. After that, the Saxons hit the road to take on Grand Rapids Catholic Central next Thursday. Saxon girls place 5th at invitational by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer The Hastings Saxon girls’ varsity cross country team placed fifth out of ten teams competing in Division 1 at the ParmaWestern Invitational Friday. The Saxon girls placed fifth with a total of 116 points, just behind Lakewood which placed fourth with 108. Jackson took third place with 63 points: Western claimed second with 57 and Saline took home the trophy with a score of just 22 points. Although Western runner Mecgan Freeland placed first in the race with a lime of 19:56.3. the Saline girls, who ran in a tight pack from start to finish, claimed six of the top ten spots with times ranging from 20:31.7 to 21:19.2. Also competing in the event were teams from Everett, Leslie. Northwest. Three Rivers, and Battle Creek Pennfield. Saxon varsity freshman Lauren Anderson led the Hastings girls to their fifth place finish coming in 19th overall with a lime of 22:58.4. Also scoring for Hastings were sophomore Molly Smith, who finished 25th with 23:36.7. senior Alyssa Case. 28th with a time of 23:46; sophomore Leanne Dinges. 35th. w ith a time of 24:46.8; and senior Kayleigh DelCotto. 36th. with a time of 24:50.9. Saxon coach Jamie Dixon said he was pleased with the girl’s performance al their first meet of the season. “They finished fifth out of ten and that is a huge improvement over last season, when they would have placed near the bottom." he said. “Most of our runners arc young and don't have a lot of varsity races under their belt. But. we are excited about where wc arc at this point in lhe season." Brittany Raffler led the Lakewood girls Hastings freshman Lauren Anderson leads a group of runners from other schools during the second half of the Parma-Western invitational. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) with a 16th place finish in 22:48. Ashley Pifer was 18th in 22:53. Natalie Blackmer 29th in 23:46. Sadie Call 31st in 24:22. and Britnec Barta 37th in 24:59. The Saxon girls have their first dual-meet of the season at 6 p.m. Thursday. Aug. 31, when they host Forest Hills at Johnson Field. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday August 31.2006 - Page 23 Trojans end first week with second place finish at Ionia TK played its first dual match of the season on Wednesday, falling 5-3 at Kelloggsvillc. Heather Hawkins was a 6-1. 6-2 winner at third singles for TK. while the Trojans’ other two victories came on the doubles side. At second doubles. Linsey Faber and Kaiti Graham won 6-1. 6-3. and at fourth doubles Danielle Johnson and Hillary Kiunder won 3­ 6. 6-4. 6-4. The Trojans were close to earning the split, as third doubles teammates Linsey Wilson and Ashley Jackium battled through three sets before falling 3-6.6-4.6-4. TK finished up the first week of the season by placing second to Lowell at Saturday's Ionia Invitational. The Trojans earned at least one win in each flight, and had ten of their 12 girls bring home medals. Lowell won the tournament with 30 points. TK was second with 23. followed by Charlotte 16 and Itnia II. “Our singles players are playing fairly con­ sist right now. We still have a lot of work to do on our doubles, but they've been pretty solid for us so far." said TK head coach Larry Seger. Graham and Faber won the second doubles title for TK. topping Lowell 7-6. 6-2. and Charlotte 6-2. 6-2. Sammy Hauschild scored her first victory of the season at first singles for TK. topping Charlotte 6-3. 4-6. 6-3. She then fell to Lowell in the championship match. Al second singles. Syd Kilmartin won her first match 6-0,6-0 over Ionia then also fell to Lowell in the title lilt. TK’s second and third singles players both finished third. Hawkins scored a 6-1.6-1 win over Ionia after falling to Lowell. Kaitlyn Otto lopped Charlotte 6-0. 6-0 in her first match before falling to Lowell and Ionia. Rachel Harris and Katie Potts were second al first doubles with wins over Ionia and Charlotte. Jackium and Wilson topped Charlotte 7-5.6-2 at third doubles, and placed second. The TK fourth doubles team of Amanda Nicholas and MacKcnzie Meyering topped Ionia 6-0. 6-1. then lost a tough threesetter against Lowell 2-6. 7-6(3). 6-1. before bouncing back to earn second place with an 4­ I win in a super tie-breaker against Charlotte. “We will be coming into a tough part of our schedule pretty soon before it lets up a little bit near the end. but at least we’ve gotten lo a point right now where we’re feeling like we're pretty comfortable up and down the line-up." Seger said. The Trojans have some lime to get ready for the tough part of lhe season. They aren't in action again until they host Hamilton. Sept. 6. for the statt of the O-K Gold Conference sea­ son. MHSAA. continued from page 20 score tied. A is at B's 20-yard line. On first and 10, Quarterback A-10 runs to B's 16. retreats to B's 25 where he throws a pass into the end zone that is caught by eligible A-92. Your call is: (A) A-10 has thrown an illegal forward pass with the penalty being 5 yards from the spot of the pass and loss of down. (B) Penalize A five yards from the spot of the pass for an illegal forward pass, however there is no loss of down (C) legal play - touchdown. (D) Illegal play - penalty is assessed from the previous spot (A's 20). 13. A is leading 28-20 with 10 seconds remaining. A is in possession, third and one at B's 41. On a quarterback sneak A-15 fumbles lhe ball into the air. B-75 catches the fumble at the B's 40 and runs 60 yards for a touch­ down. as time expires. During the run B-25 deliberately taunts A-15 at B's 41. The correct ruling is: (A) Touchdown for B; 15 yard penalty assessed on the try. (B) Touchdown nullified; 15 yard penaltyassessed from B-41 making is first and ten for B from their 26 (C) disregard lhe taunting and warn B-25 (D) Touchdown for B; if they are success­ ful on a two-point conversion, tlie 15-yard penalty will carry over to the overtime. 14. It is fourth and 10 for team K from its own 30 yard line. R-5 rushes punter K-22 dives in an effort to block the kick but misses. He slides on the ground and winds up under the punter's kicking leg. which is still in the air. As K-22*s leg returns to the ground, he accidentally steps on R-5. That causes K-22 to lose his balance and fall. The call is: (A) roughing the kicker - penalize 15 yards from the 30 and award an automatic first down lo K (B) running into lhe kicker - K has the option of a 5-yard penalty and re-phying the down or refusing the penalty (C) personal foul on K for stepping on an opponent on the ground. R has the option of penalizing K 15 yards to the 15 and replaying the down or they can refuse the penalty and take the result of the play. (D) there is no foul 15. It is third down and 20 for team A from its own 24-yard line with 1:30 remaining in the half and B leading 14-10. A-I5's forward pass falls to the ground untouched and incom­ plete at A's 48. Before lhe pass was released. B-59 was flagged for holding tight end A-81 at A's 32-yard line. The penally is accepted and is: (A) 5 yards only (B) 5 yards and an automatic first down (C) 10 yards only (D) 10 yards and an automatic first down 16. K's onside free kick travels 14 yards and touches lhe ground untouched by R. when K-11 scoops it up and advances for a touchdown. (A) legal play (B) ball is dead where K-l I recovers and K starts a new series (C) ball is dead where K-i recovers and he is flagged for kick catch interference 17. K-40 is attempting a field goal from R's 19 when he instructs lhe holder to discard the tee. catch the snap, leave it on the ground, and block. K-40 then proceeds to kick the ball between lhe uprights. Your call is (A) field goal is good - score 3 points for K (B) illegal act since this scoring kick is not a drop quick it must have a holder or a tee (C) R can have K penalized for illegal pro­ cedure and replay the down 18. Third and 5 for A from B's 45. A-33 plunges ahead and runs to B’s 36. Al B's 39. B-66 in an attempt to tackle, reaches and pulls out A-33's mouth guard strap. Your call is: Saxon boys finish third at Parma Western Invitational by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer The Hastings Saxon boys' cross country team placed third out of nine Division 1 teams that took part in the Parma Western Invitational Friday. With a score of 68. Hastings trailed the sec­ ond place team from Jackson with 49 points and Three Rivers, which took home the tro­ phy with 28 points. Leslie finished fourth with 105 points and Lakewood fifth, with 109 points. Also competing were teams from Everett. Northwest. Western. Jackson, and Battle Creek Pennfield. Senior Jesse Ellwood of Hastings led the Saxons to their third place finish placing sixth overall widi a time of 18:07.6 less than 2 min­ utes behind first place finisher Nathan Martin of Three Rivers who came in at 16:53.3. Right behind Ellwood. in seventh place was junior Ryan Bosma with a time of 18:08.2. Seniors Alex Kimble and A.J. Singleterry placed 14th and 15th respectively with a times ot 18:29.6 and 18:33.9. Sophomore Dane Schils also scored for the Saxons plac­ ing 28th with a time of 19:22.3. Hastings' top four runners earned medals, given to lhe lop 20. While some of the runners from Hastings expressed disappointment with their perform­ ance during their first invitational of lhe sea­ son. Saxon coach Jamie Dixon said he could­ n’t comment on lhe boys' performance until he has had a chance to compare their scores and placements with last year’s stats. The Lakcwtxxl boys' team had two medal­ lists. Jason Sterkcnburg and Blake Blocher. Sterkenburg finished 18th in 18:46 and Blocher 20th in 18:48. Behind that duo for the fifth place Vikings were Mike Pifer (25th in 19:18). Miguel Martinez (26th in 19:20). and Billy Quint (32nd in 19:38) The Saxon boys’ first dual meet of the year is slated for 6 p.m. Thursday. August 31. when they host Forest Hills at Johnson Field. (A) penalize B five yards from the spot of the foul for incidental infraction. (B) all such infractions are 15-yard penal­ ties (C) there is no penalty 19. A is forced to punt to B with 4 minutes left in the first half of a scoreless game. B-41 catches the punt al A's 46 yard line and returns to A's 20. During B-41's return, team­ mate B-66 blocks A-49 at A's 30. B-66's block is with his shoulder below A-49's waist. The result is: (A) Legal Block (B) This is blocking below the waist, assess the penalty from A's 46-yard line (C) This is blocking below the waist, assess the penalty from A's 20-yard line (D) This is blocking below the waist, assess the penalty from A’s 30-yard line 20. K-3 field goal attempt is short and hits the ground al R's 6-yard line and subsequent­ ly touches R-33 at his two-yard line before rolling into the end zone, where K-78 falls on lhe ball. (A) The ball remained alive when it crossed the plane of the goal line, therefore K-78’s recovery results in a touchdown for K (B) The ball became dead the moment it crossed the plan of the e<xi zone, resulting in a touch back; it will be R’s ball first and ten at its own 20-yard line. (C) K's recovery in the end zone is ruled a safety (D) R-33's touching is illegal touching and post scrimmage kick enforcement will give R the ball at R's one yard line. Answers: 1 - NFHS & NCAA - A 2 - NFHS - C; NCAA - A 3 - NFHS & NCAA - C 4 -NFHS-D; NCAA - C 5 - NFHS - B; NCAA - D 6 - NFHS - D; NCAA - C 7 - NFHS - B; NCAA - C 8 - NFHS - C: NCAA - A 9 - NFHS & NCAA - A 10 - NFHS & NCAA - C 11 - NFHS & NCAA -C 12 - NFHS-C; NCAA - A 13 - NFHS & NCAA - A 14 - NFHS & NCAA - D 15 - NFHS-C; NCAA - D 16 - NFHS& NCAA -B 17 - NFHS - B; NCAA-A 18 - NFHS & NCAA- C 19 - NFHS & NCAA - D 20 - NFHS - B; NCAA - A B&K pool league meeting Sept. 6 The B&K Women's Charily Pool League will hold its annual season opening meeting Sept. 6. at 7 pm., at the Swamp Fox in Middleville. A representative from each of the league's teams is asked to attend. DK outscored 15 to 1 in its first 3 games Jesse Ellwood from Hastings pulls ahead of runners from other schools dur­ ing the last leg of the Parma-Western Invitational last week. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) Delton Kellogg s varsity boys' soccer team fell in its first three matches of the season. Goals have been hard to come by so far for the Panthers. Saturday the Pantners competed in the Thomapplc Kellogg Invitational, and fell 5-0 to Plainwell. Last Thursday the Panthers visited Grand Rapids West Catholic and fell 8-0. In the season opener. Lawton scored a 2-1 victory over the Panthers. Delton started lhe Kalamazoo Valley Association against Kalamazoo Central on Wednesday night, and will be back in action next Wednesday when Olivet hosts lhe Panthers in another conference match. Saxon Sports Shorts JV Football The Junior Varsity Saxons opened the sea­ son against luikewixxl with an impressive 30­ 0 victory. The offensive played well as a unit leading the way to a 30 -() half-time lead. The defense was equally impressive in not onlypreserving the shut-out but also limiting the Vikings to only 2 first downs. Freshmen Football The Hastings freshmen football team opened its 2006 season with a 12-6 win over the Lakewood Vikings last Thursday. The Saxons went ahead by a touchdown in the first quarter on a 30-yard run from Matt Schild. Lakewood would then tie the score at six all in the second quarter. The Saxons regained the lead at 12-6 as Dewey Slaughter returned the kick-off for a touchdown. The defenses took control in the second half as neither team would be able lo score. One of the biggest defensive stands came when Lakewixxl recovered a Hastings fumble inside the 20-yard line, and the Saxotis held on to stop l~akewtxxl on downs as the game ended with Lakewood inside the Saxon five. JV Bop’Golf The Saxons entered two teams in the inau­ gural Hastings JV Invitational, and they fin­ ished first and fifth in their division. The Saxon Gold team placed first, with Eric Pettengill shooting a 44. Riley McLean 45. Chris DeVries 46. Carson Letot 48. Mike Herbig 49. and Gabe Purciiase 55. The Saxon Blue team was fifth as Joe Sleevi led lhe way with a 47. followed by Andrew Moore 50. James Dean 50. Derek Birman 54. Seth Noteboom 54. and Dylan Downs 56. YMCA making plans for its 2006 fall sports leagues Women's Volleyball On Monday. Sept. 11, al 6:30 p.m. there will be an organizational meeting for all teams interested in playing in the YMCA’s women's fall volleyball league. The meeting will be held in room C of the Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center. Any team wishing lo play must attend or send a representative to the meeting. Those unable to attend must call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574 before the meet­ ing. League gan will begin the week of Sept. 25. The cost is $200 per team. Teams may reg­ ister by completing a team roster (available at lhe YMCA) and sending a check to the YMCA. PO Box 252. Hastings MI. 49058. Teams will be accepted on a first cxne. first served basis. For more information call lhe YMCA at (269) 945-4574. Coed Volleyball On Wednesday. Sept. 13. at 6:30 p.m. there will be an organizational meeting for all teams interested in playing in the YMCA’s Co-ed fall volleyball league. The meeting will be held in room C of lhe Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center. Any team wishing to play must attend or send a representative to the meeting. Those unable to attend must call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574 before the meet- ing. League games will begin the week of Sept. 25. The cost is $200 per team. Teams may reg­ ister by completing a team roster (available at the YMCA) and sending a check to the YMCA. PO Box 252. Hastings MI. 49058. Teams will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. - _ For more information call the YMCA al (269) 945-4574. Men’s Dodge ball On Wednesday, Sept. 13. at 7 p.m. there will be an organizational meeting for all teams interested in playing in the YMCA’s Men's Fall Dodge Ball League. The meeting will be held in room C of the Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center. Any team wishing to play must attend or send a representative to the meeting. Those unable to attend must call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574 before the meet­ ing. League games will begin the week of Sept. 25. The cost is $200 per team. Teams may reg­ ister by completing a team roster (available at lhe YMCA) and sending a check to the YMCA. PO Box 252, Hastings Ml, 49058. Teams will be accepted OS ■ first come, first served basis. For more information can the YMCA at (269) 945-4574. Correction: It was incorrectly reported in last week’s Hastings varsity girls' basketball team pre­ view that senior foreign exchange-sludent Emmy Kling is visiting Hastings from Denmark. Kling comes to the United States from Noordwijk. in the Netherlands. Read The BANNER every weekl Celebrate the | SAXON SPIRIT ii/itli a PRE-GAME TAILGATE PARTY THURSDAY, AUGUST 31st To show community support for our football team and the spirit of being a Saxon, Larry & Earlene Baum are sponsoring a tailgate party with free grilled hot dogs, chips and a drink to anyone before the home opening game with Forest Hills Central, starting at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the football field SAXON SPIRIT let it show! �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. August 31. 2006 - Page 24 Three Barry County locations on annual solar tour list Oct. 7 Thousands of solar-powered homes and businesses across the United States will open their doors and invite the public in for a look on Saturday. Oct. 7. Three of those site will be located in Barry County. It's all part of the upcoming American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour. Interest in affordable, easy to add solar power is on the rise as fossil fuel prices continue to skyrocket. Seven solar powered buildings will be open for public tours in the southwest Michigan region. The I hh annual tour will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. al the following locations: 1. Lucy Patrick. 10350 S. Gurd Road. Dowling. 2. Bob Brown. 3297 South M-37 Highway. Hastings. 3. Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. 701 WestCloverdale Road. Hastings. 4. Bob Kildea and Louise Poirier. 6645 West R Ave.. Schoolcraft. 5. Art Toy and Sharon Crotscr-Toy. 54630 60th Ave., Lawrence. 6. Maynard Kaufman/Barb Geisler. 25485 CR 681. Bangor. 7. Dan Vandenheedc. 639 North 13th Street. Niles. For map and more information visit lhe The Pierce Cedar Creek Institute solar-power device. Bob Brown’s solar site in Hastings. Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association web site at www.glrea.org or call Bob Kildea at (269) 372-2496. The Southwest Michigan Solar Tour joins 43 stales and the District of Columbia in showcasing solar-power options. 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Young Editor The proposed second annual Hastings Harvest Festival won approval from the coun­ ty last week to have some of its activities on the courthouse lawn downtow'n. but one of them will not be a beer tent. The Barry County Board of Commissioners Aug. 23 voted 4-3 to include an amendment excluding alcohol on the courthouse lawn and then voted 6-1 to approve use of the county property except for a beer tent. The second annual festival, sponsored by the Hastings Fanners Market and Hastings Community Development Committee, is planned for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. that first Saturday in October. Julie DeBoer, executive director of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce, asked the board for permission to place a banner and decorations on the proper­ ty for two weeks to promote the festival, which would include local farm vendors sell­ ing their products to promote Barry County’s agriculture industry. The beer tent was pan of a package pro­ posal from a non-profit campaign called “Kyomi’s Gift." which seeks to raise funds to fight a rare and often fatal kidney disease. The effort is in memory of Kyomi Linai Culpepper, who died almost four months after her birth. Kyomi was local resident Michael Murphy's granddaughter. Murphy and his group proposed a beer tent, dunk tank, food and midway games to be added to lhe Harvest Festival. However, a majority of the commissioners present objected to selling alcohol on the courthouse lawn, even though it had been done there years ago by the Elks during Summerfest. The tent in recent years has been moved to Fish Hatchery Park, but not because of complaints, but because more room has been needed for craft booths. But now the County Board is in no mood to have a beer tent back on the courthouse lawn. “I think it sets a bad precedent to allow alcohol on the courthouse lawn." said Commissioner Wayne Adams, who noted he was encouraged by his wife to oppose the proposal. Commissioner Sandra James said. “I don’t care for beer myself — 1 don’t think people will necessarily go (to the festival) to drink beer. They'll have pop. It’s a social thing.” Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp told DeBoer. “You had a very successful fall festi­ val (last year) without a beer tent. “1 don’t want children around that kind of activity. I don't think it’s an appropriate atmosphere." DeBoer said. “Studies show one of the key ways to keeping downtowns vital is to have festivals with these kinds of activities.” Tripp suggested the proposed beer tent be moved to Tyden Park, which is a block away from lhe downtown. The vote to include an amendment exclud­ ing use and sale of alcohol on the courthouse lawn was 4-3. with Jim French. Hoot Gibson and Jim French voting “no.” The vote lo allow the entire festival and Kyomi’s Gift fund-raising activities except for a beer tent on county property was 6-1 with French cast­ ing the lone dissenting vote. In other business in a special session before two dozen people on a Wednesdayevening. the board: • Voted 5-2 to excuse lhe absence of fellow Commissioner Tom Wing, who James said was on vacation and showing off his new daughter. Mike Callton and Gibson once again voted against the motion because they believe it’s silly to excuse anyone from being absent. • Heard a brief presentation from Adams on what he picked up from attending the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) conference Aug. 21 and 22 at the Shanty Creek Resort near Traverse City. He said the best of the classes was on how to be an effec­ tive commissioner. He also mentioned ses­ sions on fiscal stability, revenue sharing and mileage do’s and dont's. James mentioned there was a lot of talk al the conference at how the K-16 and "SOS” spending limitations state-wide ballot propos­ als just might ruin the county’s financial sta­ bility. It also was mentioned that a session on homeless pointed out that the average age of such people is 9 years and most h this predicament have jobs. James said. "You should not knock going to a conference. Sometimes the sessions are not applicable to Barry County.” James and Tripp went to the MAC confer­ ence despite the fact they and Wing will no longer be commissioners as of Jan. 1. G’bson and French chose not to attend. • Approved a proposal from Hastings City Bank for banking depository services at 4.75 percent. Adams said City bank's offer was worth more than $20,000 more than the other four bids on the county’s $5.4 million to be deposited. • Adopted a resolution to authorize issuance of $ 1.04 million in bonds to upgrade the Village of Middleville’s water system to comply with federal regulations governing arsenic levels. • Approved the county’s first recycling local surcharge agreement, for Thomapple Township, which will implement a curbside recycling program for residents who wish at a cost of $25 per household per year, beginning next April 2. • Adopted a resolution to establish lake lev­ els and a special assessment district for Jordan Lake near Lake Odessa. The Ionia County Board of Commissioners already has adopted a similar resolution. • Tabled a request from Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt to use drug forfeiture funds to buy a new computer for $1,600 for the Michigan State Police Hastings post. • Approved the appointment of Patricia Albert as a representative from the townships on th- Barry County Solid Waste Committee. She replaces Hastings Township Supervisor Jim Brown and her term will expire Oct 31, 2008 • Approved renewal of the administrative services agreement with Professional Benefit Services to provide .^ministration and claims processing for Barry County’s short-term dis­ ability insurance program from Sept 1 through Aug. 31, 2007. Saxons and Rangers to race before start of gridiron game by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Hastings football fans and cross country fans will get a two-for-one Thursday night. The Saxon varsity football team is set to host Forest Hills Central on Johnson Held, and the Saxon varsity cross country teams are set to host Forest Hills Central for a race which will start and finish on the track in front of the grandstand. The cross country meet is scheduled to start on the track around 6 p.m. The football game is scheduled for kick-off at 7 p.m. That leaves just enough time for the runners to complete a somewhat shortened course, before the normal football pre-game cere­ monies begin. "(Hastings Athletic Director1 Mike Goggins talked to some other A.D.'s and he brought it up to me and said ’hey what about giving this a try.'” said Saxon varsity cross country coach James Dixon. "I figure it's a great opportunity to get the kids a little exposure and just have fun.” It should be a good course for spectators. The runners will start on the track for about the first 300 meters, then head out around the baseball field and football practice fields. After that, there’s a swing around Sweezy’s Pond behind lhe school, and eventually lhe runners will finish on the finish line of the track. “It’s a little short of 5,000 meters,” said Dixon. -75 jHF % Thto W—h On... Bathing Suits, Swim Trunks, Sundresses, Shorts, and Tank Tops Battle Creek: B Drive across from Wal'Mart Battle Creek: Helmer Road Marshall: Big K Mart Mall HastingsM-43 just west of M-37 -- voiuwaiBr. Willowbrook Shopping Plaza � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-09-07.pdf a26565d79a926fe9f1bc374d9a6784f7 PDF Text Text Extreme Community Makeover grants Let’s put Harry Doele back to work Saxons dam victory over FHC in dual meet See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 19 hi’tws pi'BUC i»«»’ Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HastingsDANNER Thursday, September 7, 2006 VOLUME 153, No 36 Blood drive set for Sept. 14 The American Red Cross plans to have a Hood drive m Barry County from I to 6:45 PXL Thursday. Sept. 14. al the Hastings Moose Lodge. 12S North Michigan in Hastings. The need for blood is constant you cunent and past support is greatly appreciaaod!” said Susan L. Clements, drive Blood donors must be at least 17 yean old. weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in good general health. The Tint annual 'Battle of the Banks' Hood drive challenge win be featured in the Sept 14 drive. To provide a neutral site the blood drive will be held at the Hastings Moose Lodge. Each lank is challenged to sign up five to seven donors so that the Red Croas can reach its goal and collect 75 units. All donors must present ID (driver’s license or Red Cross blood donor card), weigh at least 110 lbs. and st least 17 yean of age. First Friday plans senator’s The next Firn Friday session will be held tf 7 p.m. Friday. Sept 22, in a spej tial prognun at the Thomas Jefferson Hal! is Hastings. Featured will be the two major party candidates for 24th District Michigan Senate, incumbent Republican Patricia Birfcbolz and Democratic challenger Suzettc Royston. Democrat. The 24th District includes Barry, Eaton and Allegan counties. Birfcholz, of Saugatuck, is a former state representative end county treasurer. Seeking her second four-year term, she is the second most powerful member of the tended just behind Majority Leader Ken Sikkema. Royston, of Charlotte, is a secretary to the United Auto Workers. The First Friday public forum series is sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee. The public is welcome to attend. Father’s, son’s bodies surface to end search by Jon Gambee Staff Writer The bodies of Jeffrey Lynn Bruce. 42. and his son Grant. 3. were pulled from Thomapplc Lake Sunday, more than a week after the two had been reported missing. Gram’s body surfaced at approximately 8:15 a.m. Sept. 3 and his father’s body was discovered on the surface the same day at 3:50 p.m. some 20 yards away. Neither Bruce nor his son was wearing a life jacket when discovered. It is stili a mys­ tery how the two had left the boat and gotten into the water. The bodies were found in close to area that divers from the Barry County Sheriff’s Marine Division had been searching for more than a week. Bruce, of Charlotte, and his son had been reported missing Saturday evening. Aug. 26. when they failed to return home fol­ lowing a fishing trip to the lake in Castleton Township. According to Barry County Sheriff's Sgt. William Johnson, who directed the efforts of divers from Barry. Allegan. Kent and Kalamazoo counties and the Michigan Slate Police over the past week, there are questions about the tragedy which will probably never be answered. "We don’t know the exact circumstances.” Johnson said. "The best we can hope for is some closure for the family.” Sgt. Johnson said Bruce’s wife told inves­ tigators her husband was an avid fisherman and always insisted his small son were a life vest w hen they went out. "But later, she said she found the boy’s life vest in her garage." Sgt. Johnson said. "We believe if the boy was wearing a life jacket, his body would have remained on the surface. "Of course, there is the possibility he is trapped in the dense weeds." Johnson said the boat had two life vests on board. "One was on the deck and another was found under the steering wheel well," he said, "under a blanket.” He added that a digital camera found on See SEARCH, page 3 Woodland wowed by waterball wars The Woodland firefighters resurrected the waterball game as part of last weeketxfs Lnoor Day Homecoming. A metal ball was suspended above Main Street on a wire anchored by two tractors. The area fire departments battled with the high pressure spray from their hoses trying to move the ball into the opponents’ territory. The timed event was scored according to how much time the team was able to keep the ball in the opponents’ territory. When the mist settled, the Delton team was in first place, Nashville sec­ ond and Woodland third. (Photo by Helen Mudry) State rep, candidates often agree in forum Calley, Kalnbach, Herwarth have a discussion with few differences by David T. Young Editor The candidates’ forum for 87th District state representative last Friday night was a lot smaller in numbers than the July 26 edition, both in terms of audience and candidates. Rather than showcase seven Republicans vying for the GOP nomina . in the August primary, this one was a three-person affair, which included Republican Brian Calley. Democrat Doug Kalnbach and Michigan Taxpayers Party candidate W'ah Herwarth. The audience, with between 40 and 50 peo­ ple. actually wasn't that bad. considering it Three local site to be on solar tour Three Barry County locations will be among thousands of solar-powered ; homes and businesses across the United Stales will open their doors and invite the public in for a look on Saturday. Oct 7. It’s all part of the Upcoming American Solar Energy. Society's National Solar Tour Interest in affordable, easy to add solar power is on the rise as fossil fuel prices continue to skyrocket. Seven solar powered buildings will be open for public tours in the southwest Michigan region. The 11th annual tour will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The local stops in the tour will be Lucy Patrick. 10350 S. Gurd Road. Dowling; Bob Brown. 3297 South M-37 Highway. Hastings, and Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 701 WestCloverdale Road, Hastings. SeeNEWSBfflEFS,Mgfc2 was a Friday night during the Labor Day weekend. What was surprising is that the three agreed as much as they did on issues presented most­ ly by the audience. For instance, all agreed adequate funding for education is a very important goal and all said they felt the federal “No Child Left Behind.” however well intentioned. hasn’t’ delivered on the improvements it promised. Calley. who won the GOP primary Aug. 8 with about 43% of the vote, said of No Child Left Behind. "There wasn’t enough teeth in the legislation, it was ineffective and it didn’t say how to make positive changes." However. Calley insisted. "More parental involvement is how you improve schools." Herwarth agreed, saying "lack of funding and parental involvement are the biggest problems, according to the teachers I’ve talked to... Parents need to get involved from the very beginning."XKalnbach asked. "How are you going to keep cutting taxes and wages and then fund education? It's (politically) easy to cut taxes, but what happens when we're all making about $2 an hour?” Elden Shellenbarger asked all three to com­ pare and contrast their views on the proposed Unicameral Michigan and Civil Rights Initiative state-wide ballot issues and on the proposed casino near Gun Lake. Calley said he opposed the moved to elim­ inate the Michigan Senate, noting. “Thai's oot the core problem in Lansing. Il’s the <h sfunctional relationship between the legislators." Both Kalnbach and Herwarth said they supported the movement to “Fire the Senate,” saying it would save the state precious money and force more open state government All three said that regardless of their per­ sonal and moral beliefs about gambling, they would do nothing to stop the Gun Lake Band of Potawatomis’ plans for a casino, which would provide economic benefits. Calley and Kalnbach both said they oppose the "Civil Rights Initiative." which would outlaw affirmative action in Michigan. Kalnbach said he is upset about the fact the movement is funded by rich outsiders and front man Ward Connerly with an agenda and he suggested voters on Nov. 7 "...ship them back with the rest of the girl men in California." Calley said flatly. "1 do not support the See FORUM, page 3 Plan Commission recommends sidewalk construction projects River cleanup set for Sept. 23 The annual Thomapplc Riv er clean up is scheduled for Saturday. Sept 23. Youth groups, church groups, lake or home owner associations can adopt a sccEtion of river or tributary to clean. PRICE 5OC Ready for his 1st day of school Grant Nanzer started his first day of school Tuesday. Sept. 5. just like most children all over Michigan. He boarded the Thornapple Kellogg school bus dnven by Lupita Cowham, who dropped him off at his first day of school at McFall Elementary School. He was on his way to his Young Fives class by Megan Lavell Staff Writer The Hastings City Planning Commission is proposing a sidewalks construction project to make the city safer and more walkable for its residents. The commission members Tuesday night voted to make a recommendation to the Hastings City Council to consider embarking on a program to build new sidewalks and repair existing ones. "My gravest concern is children having to cross Woodlawn Avenue, walk out on North Broadway, that kind of thing." said Planning Commissioner Bill Cusack. Fellow Commissioner Elizabeth Forbes agreed that adding more sidewalks to the city is important for the safety of school children. "North of Woodlawn, those kids arc taking their lives in their hands if they try to walk." she said. The Planning Commission also will hold a public forum Monday evening. Oct. 2. to solicit comments about a change in the Pennock Walk-In Clinic’s zoning designation on Slate Street. Pennock Hospital officials have requested the zoning be changed from D-2 Industrial zoning to B-2 General Business District zoning. Hastings City Manager Jeff Mansfield said to change Pennock’s zoning to general busi­ ness district would be more consistent with its spot on Slate Street because the rest of the area, specifically the Kmart plaza, is general business district zoning. “It’s just for the sake of consistency." said Mansfield. In other business Tuesday night, the f" .nning Commission: • Agreed to change the zoning in a section of Fish Hatchcry Park from D-2 Industrial to R-S zoning. The change in zoning will make the whole park zoned RS. • Discussed the work tasks determined for 2006 and prioritized the remaining tasks. �Page 2 — Thursday. September 7. 2006 — The Hastings Banner Heritage Day is Saturday in Middleville Sponsor! also are needed lo help make this event a success. The cleanup will start al 8 am. Sept. 23 al three sites. The cleanup in the Hastings area will begin with the sign-up at Tyden Park. North of Middleville participants win be at the park at 68th Street in Alaska. In Nashville participants will meet outside Ot Good Tune Pizza by the river. Groups at this location will clean both the Eaton County and eastern Barry County sections of the river. There will be a children's waler festival at Tyden Park from 10 am. until 2 p.m. The luncheon for all participants will Lz from noon until 2 p.m. Anyone who would like more informa­ tion about the Thornapple River Cleanup in Barry County should call Kim Walton al 269-948-8056. extension 114. Legislative Coffee series to return The Barry County Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Legislative Coffee series will return al 8 am. Monday. Sept 11, al the County Seal Resiaurant in Hastings. The coffees are a project of the cham­ ber’s Education and Government commit­ tee. The meetings are an opportunity for local legislators to discuss current issues and deal with concerns from constituents. A straw vote will be taken at the end of the teuton to provide legislators with citizen feedback on the issues discussed Scheduled to appear are Slate Senator Patty Birkholz. Slate Representative Gary Newell and Rick Duer, representing Third District Congressman Vem Ehlers. . "The coffees are a wonderful opportuni­ ty for the people of Barry County to voice their opinions and concerns to our legisla­ tors." said Chamber Executive Director Julie DePoer. 1 hope that the people of Barry County will come out and participete." The coffees are open Io the public. For more information, call the Barry County Aiea Chamber of Commerce at (269) 945­ 2454. Pow Wow slated ai unarnon raw The Frank Bush Manorial Walk in the Spirit Pow Wow will be held at Historic Chariton Park Saturday and Sunday. Sept. 16 and 17. The public is invited to experience Native American culture through a tradi­ tional pow wow. including authentic danc­ ing and drumming, arts and crafts and native foods. The Pow Wow honors Frank Bush. Naswa Wua Quet (Eagle Weather), of the Pokagon. Huron and Gun Lake Band of Potawatomi. Eagle Clan. When the federal government allowed Indians to have Pow Wows again, the first one in lower Michigan was held at Chariton Park, where Frank attended as a drummer on the first drum to return to this area. Frank was "Head Veteran," respected elder and pipe carrier in this area. The general public is invited. Gates open at 10 am Saturday and Sunday. Grand entries are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday and noon on Sunday. Fags will be retired al sundown Saturday, followed by open dancing until dark. On Sunday, following the dances, gifts will be presented to the participants. Authentic food vendors will be open throughout the event so visitors can enjoy fry bread and other special treats. Native artisans offer beautiful beadwork, baskets, leather goods, ceramics, carvings, blan­ kets, statuary and jewelry. Admission to the Pow Wow is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 5 to 12. Spectators should bring their own lawn chairs to view the event. Participants may enter free of charge. Progressive Dems wi meet Sept. 13 The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept 13, at the Thomapple Township Hall, 200 Main Street, Middleville, for the monthly business meeting. Besides the business meeting, the mem­ bership will be addressed by local candi­ dates running for office in The Nov. 7 elec­ tion. AU people interested in working to pro­ mote progressive policies that preserve the democratic way of life while improving the health, education, safety and well­ being of West Michigan residents are wel­ come. Quality Deer group banquet is Sept. 9 The Barry County branch of the Quality Deer Management Association will have its second annual Sportsnjan’s Extravaganza Banquet Saturday evening, Sept 9, at the Barry Expo Center, 1350 North M-37 Highway. The branch ’s banquet committee started working this past February on the banquet and has doubled its donations. The event will include prizes. 35 guns, new games, silent and live auction items and raffle tables. Brian Murphy, executive director of the QDMA. along with Tim Lilley, public rela­ tions director, will be attending the ban­ quet that evening. There is a 350-seat limit and the branch has 130 tickets still available. The Barry County branch is planning a blowout ban­ quet to use the funds in the community for ti»e feed the hungry program. 4-H shooting sports. Boy Scout weekend, disabled veter­ an hunts scheduled in October and December, hunter safety programs and planting food plots on state land for hunters who do not have private land to hunt. If interested in attending, please call Eric Howard at 1-269-838-2474 for tick­ ets. North Country Trai mooting septa id The monthly meeting of the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be held at 7 pjn. Wednesday. Sept.13. at the Barry Township Hall. 153 E. Orchard St. in Delton. .A. Everyone in welcome to atteA. The North Country Natioal Scenic Tail is one offhe nation's pt rat r faking and backpacking trails, extending 4ffB0 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links outstanding scenic, naturel. recre­ ational. historic and cultural areas. conceived in the 1960s. it was « and Ghsadministered by the National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with many public agencies, private organiza­ tions. and generous landowners across seven northern stales. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS. plays a leading role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. After Summerfest WkekSept 9 The Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association will have an "After Summerfest" hike Saturday, Sept. 9. The public is welcome to join in. The hike will be led by Joe Higdon. Hikers will meet the M-179 trailhead at 8:30 a.m.. car pool to the Peets Road trail­ head and then hike back to the M-179 parking lol. For more information on the North Country Trail Association, the Chief Noonday chapter, or on the After Summerfest hike, stop by the Chief Noonday booth at Hastings Summerfest. Friday through Sunday, Aug. 25-27. The North Country National Scenic Trail is regarded as one of the nation’s pre­ mier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4.600 miles from New York lo North Dakota. It links outstanding scenic, natural, recreational, historic and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s. it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2,000 miles are completed and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with many public agencies, private organiza­ tions. and generous landowners across seven northern States. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS, plays a leading role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about ihe meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit http://www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Heritage Day this coining Saturday. Sept. 9, will be filled with lots of fun from an early morning tractor pull, beginning al 8 a.m. near the Thomapple Kellogg school district bus garage and the 5K run. which will end al the gazebo. The day ends with bluegrass music by the Smyth Brothers at 7:30 p.m. Registration for the 5K run will begin at 6:45 a.m. at the gazebo, with runners bused to the starting line. The run starts at 8 a.m. and the course goes down the trail and ends al the gazebo. Registration for the tractor pull will begin at 7 a.m. by the TK bus garage on Bender Road. Pulling will be held from 8 until 10 a.m. The pull is sponsored this year by Bill Seif Chevrolet-Buick. Breakfast aromas will entice festival goers from 8 until 10 a.m. at the Middleville United .Methodist Church. The community used txxil: sale will be in the Thomapple Township Hall beginning at 9 a.m. last year the Methodist Church’s jams and preserves were on sale there as well. Middleville Rotary Club members will be busy selling duck race tickets all day in the various locations. This sale cams funds for the annual Rotary Club scholarships. The ducks will float at 2 p.m. Rotary Club presi­ dent reminds everyone. “get your tickets early!" At the Good Shepard Lutheran Church there will be an antique tractor show with tro­ phies for tractors manufactured in different eras There is even a trophy for the ’’ugliest" tractor. Other activities are scheduled for the church grounds, ending with a community picnic at 5 p.m. The parade line-up area is at the Lee Elementary School at 10 a.m. The parade will travel down Main Street to the United Methodist Church and Church Street. The committee decided on this route to include both downtown viewers and those living along Main Street. This will allow residents of Carveth Village to watch the parade with­ out having to travel across M-37. The wooden bat co-ed tournament begins at Spring Park at 9'a.m. then the horse shoe pits will be filled with ringers beginning at noon. The Middleville Baptist Church joined forces this year with the Heritage Day Committee lo bring bigger, better children's activities to the festival. There will be no three-on-three basketball tournament this All the fun farchiljken will 6egin at 11:30 a.m.. after the parad&in the Calvin Hill Park ’"behind the MhHfcviJIe Methodist Church. There will be Ppppet shows, sidewalk chalk drawings, an iMlatable play area and many other surprises. This yfear there will be no fees charged for children’*/activities. There will be Downtown Development Authority sponsored stagecoach rides at Calvin Hill Park beginning at 11:30 a.m. Fax! vendors will set up on High Street beginning at 10 am. Other lunch options include the free pork roast al Three Brothers Pizza starting at I! a.m. The Northtown Center hot dog lunch for 99 cents is also a great deal and helps fund child abuse preven­ tion. The car and motorcycle show will begin at noon along Main Street. Main Street will close to traffic following the parade. Jason Prester will bring an educational and intriguing show for children (and adults) called "Naturally Wild" at I p.m. to the Methodist Church parking area. Other enter­ tainment at the Methodist Church includes Jasmine and the Gypsies of the Desert Moon at noon. Harmony performs at 2 p.m. and the music closes with the Williams Family with bluegrass music favorites. Freeport Fun Day slated for Sept. 23 The Freeport Historical Society is gearing up for the Sept. 23 Fun Day. which this year promises to be both fun and solemn. The Checscbrough Handle Factory, the oldest operating handle mill in the world, will be featured as a special one day postal can­ cellation at the. Freeport Post Office. People can cither get their item canceled on Sept. 23 or send their item to the Postmaster. Freeport Post Office. Freeport. Mich. 49325. The Historical Society museum will have a display on the factory, which is now owned by the Ken Van Tol family. There also will be a solemn remembrance of Dane Carver, a soldier and Thomapple Kellogg High School graduate who died on Dec 27.2005. in Iraq There w ill be a veterans float in the parade. Any veteran can ride on the float. This year the parade will be at 10:30 in the morning. The museum also will feature watercolors painted by Corky Blanchard. Other events around town during the day Sept. 23 include the firemen's breakfast in the morning and the “buck a duck" race down the Thomapple Coldwater rivers. Registration for the always popular car show can take place up until Saturday. Sept. 23. Big Bale rolling returns and txxnh sites are available for crafts. Call Jud) Jackson at 616­ 765-3100 for more information. Other entertainment al the gazebo will be the "Thru the Myst." a Civil War era band, from I to 3:30 p.m. and the Smyth Brothers w ill close the day w ith their oldies and popu­ lar tunes from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The Heritage Day Car Show, sponsored by Gavin Chevrolet-Buick-Pontiac and Champs, w ill line Main Street with lots of chrome a id detailing. The shows will go from noon to 5 p.m. The craft show w ill take place at the week­ ly Farmers Market location between the Village Hall and Champs. Several of the reg­ ular Farmer’s Market vendors are planning to be there, including Lorraine Otto with her baskets, local artist Don Williamson will dis­ play and sell his work. Th'r will include reprints of illustrations he created to be in the book written by Brian Willshire. Willshire will also sell his books in that area The craft show w ill include Indian dolls, handmade jewelry and other products. Heritage Day Chair Fran French says. "We hope that everyone in Middleville will find something that they will enjoy doing on Heritage Day. Bring your lawn chair to make watching the entertainment more comfort­ able." Extreme Community Makeover ’06 grant recipients announced by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The Barry Community Foundation has announced the recipients of the Extreme Community Makeover grants for this year. These grants w ill be carried out by volunteers all over Barry County as part of the Barry County United Way Volunteer Center’s Day of Caring Thursday. Sept. 14. The Barry County Chamber of Commerce received SI.700 to provide outdoor signs to distribute information to Barry County resi­ dents about events that are happening in the greater community. Volunteers will install the sign at the chamber and distribute materi­ als ail over Barry County. The Yankee Springs Township Park received $2,000 provide funding lo purchase new landscaping, such as trees, shrubs, flower beds, wild flower meadows, to enhance the beauty of the new park. Volunteers will select, plant and provide care for the plants. The committee met Wednesday. Sept. 6. to make plans for this project. The Delton Kellogg Schools and the Delton community received S2.0CJ to help pay for supplies to build an outdoor learning area and a Peace Garden located at the Delton Kellogg Elementary School. Volunteers will plant the gardens. YMCA Camp Manitou-lin n Yankee Springs received SI.800 to help the facility meet Americans with Disability Act require­ ments. This grant will pay for supplies to build a wooden walkway in compliance vith ADA regulations so that it is “barrier fret” and can be used by all individuals who attend camp, including those campers with disabili­ ties. Volunteers will build the walkway. i The Cemetery Board for Village of Nashville received S2.000 to help pay for supplies lo build a Memorial Garden at Lakeview Cemetery in Nashville. Volunteers will design and build the walk and the Memorial Garden. Charlton Park received $2,000 to pay for supplies to build a Riparian Buffer at the McKeown Road Bridge Park. Volunteers will conserve and sustain natural resources within the park. Day of Caring volunteers will dear, plant and perform other riparian buffer zone establishment activities. Tyden Park will be a little more colorful this coming spring to the grant given to the Barry Intermediate School District for $820. This grant will pay for supplies to plant daf­ fodils in Tyden Park. The flowers will last faseveral weeks each year. Volunteers will be used lo prepare the ground and plant the bulbs. The Village of Middleville will help make fishing in the Thomapple River a little easier. Its $1,500 grant will help the village begin the process to build a boardwalk on the Thomapple River that will allow children and handicapped individuals to fish. Next Thursday volunteers from Pennock Hospital will begin clearing brush, chipping and mak­ ing wood chip paths. Completion of this project will be delayed until the Department of Natural Resources gives the village a permit to build the dock into the water. Anyone who would like more information on the Barry Community Foundation Extreme Community Makeover projects can contact 945-0526 or check the bcf.org web­ site. Information about Day of Caring is avail­ able by calling Bonnie Hogoboom of Barrie County United Way at 945-4010. Police probe number of break-ins in Delton area by Jon Gambee Staff Writer The Barry County Sheriff's Department and Barry Township Police Chief Mark Kik arc working together in an investigation of a scries of break-ins which occurred overnight Aug. 31 in Delton. Using rooftop ventilation systems to gain County Sheriff to speak at jail ministry dinner The annual Barry County Stewardship Dinner for the Forgotten Man Ministries pro­ gram is set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Sept. 21. at Hastings High School. 520 W. South StHastings. The evening will feature Sheriff Dar Leaf as guest speaker, dinner, special music, inmate testimony and a report of the jail min­ istry. said a spokesperson. The local chapter of Forgotten Man Ministries offers "rehabilitation through Christ Jesus" to men and women housed in the county jail. The public is welcome. Call Chaplain Bill Medendorp at 795-9673 to make a reserva­ tion. Elks charity golf outing is Sept. 9 The Elks Lodge is. sponsoring its fifth annual charity golf outing to benefit the Child Abuse Prevention Council and Green Gables Haven Saturday. Sept. 9. al the Riverbend Golf Course. The cost is $50 per person and $200 per four-person team. Participants must he ages 18 and older. The cost includes 18 holes of golf, lunch and prizes. Registration begins al 8 a.m. and the shot­ gun start will be at 9 a.m. The Elks Lodge is still accepting spon­ sors. For more information or to register, call the Elks L<xlge an 269) 945-5308 entry, thieves broke into at leas, focr busi­ nesses. including the Short Stop Convenience Store. Jan’s Place. Bowen’s Family Restaurant and Sajo’s Pizza. The intruders actually were confronted st Sajo’s when they gained entry to an adjacent apartment through a bathroom and the occu­ pants of the apartment discovered man com­ ing through the bathroom door. The resident heard a second voice outside aid ^hen the intruder fled back out the window he had entered, they called police. At Jan’s Place, the intruders attempted unsuccessfully to gain access to a cash regis­ ter. At Bowen’s Family Restaurant, they did steal $235 in cash and some rolled up coins. According to the owner, there were $50 in rolled up coins in the restaurant, but investi­ gators found two rolls of dimes and a roll of pennies still on the floor. The sheriff’s department is seek a compos­ ite drawing of the suspect who broke into the apartment and the incidents remain under investigation. Bernard Historical Society to show video on roadway The Bernard Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. Sept. 11. al the Delton Kellogg Middle School library in Delton. The Society Board is to meet at 6:15 p.m. that evening too. A video from the Department of History. Arts and Libraries of Michigan will be shown for the Society’s program. “From Moccasins to Main Street" is the title of the video, fea­ turing the journey down the old Chicago Road - going from Detroit to Ft. Dearborn in the Chicago area. The video portrays the history of that road­ way. which started out as a Native American fixX trail and eventually became an automo­ bile route and a military road. "It is really an interesting video. Everyone is welcome." said Margery Martin, president of the Historical Society. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 7. 2006 - Page 3 FORUM, continued from page 1 Civil Rights Initiative. I will be voting against it. This (issue) should be driven by the citi­ zens of Michigan, not California." However, he acknowledged he believes affirmative action is a failed policy and has been ineffective in bringing about equality for women and minorities Herwarth said. “I haven't read it yet. but I believe everyone should earn their own way... I'm pan Indian and part German and I've got­ ten along just fine.’ A woman in the audience objected. "But you're a white man!” He replied. "I’m not for affirmative action. I’m sorry." Aaron Wissner asked about concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). of which all three offered a lot of criticism. “I agree that CAFOs are damaging." Herwarth commented. There’s no good method of controlling manure." “I have not heard of a CAFO that does not pollute. They still haven’t figured out how to deal with all of that manure. The regulations we have now just aren’t good enough, yet they (state lawmakers) want to weaken them.” — win nwwBnn He said that at the lake where he lives there was a high reading of e coli bacteria after manure was spread by a CAFO not far away. "They’re polluting the water." he said. “It’s a real problem if it gets down in the aquifer." Kalnbach contended. “In cities, human waste is always treated and neutralized before it gets into the ground. You can clean this stuff up before you dump it into the environ­ ment." Calley said. “The extent that anybody is polluting our water, that’s absolutely unac­ ceptable.” He noted, however, that almost all farm operations will give off an odor and it’s a price people will have to pay if they want to live in a rural area. Barry County Democratic Party Chairwoman Barbara Cichy asked Calley if he would support a moratorium on CAFOs or if he would rescind the “Right to Farm" legis­ lation. Calley said he would not vote to rescind the Right to Farm law. but would insist that no farm be allowed to contaminate groundwater. But Herwarth said. “I have not heard of a CAFO that does not pollute. They still haven't figured out how to deal with all of that manure. The regulations we have now just aren't good enough, yet they (state law­ makers) want to weaken them." “All of us need to be good stewards of our land." Kalnbach insisted. One man in the audience said he fears that in the future clean water will become such a precious commodity that it will be bought and sold only for people who can afford it. Kalnbach said that development is entirely possible. "Water is a tremendous resource." Calley said. "Michigan is unique in the world with so much fresh water... but we are victims of the sins and mistakes in the past by industries that now have closed. We’re going to have to face this problem and clean it up.' Dave Stevens, a teacher who lives in Middleville, questioned Calley about cam­ paign contributions given to him by Political Action Committees, particularly from the banking and insurance industries. Calley said he indeed has been helped by people in the banking industry because he was a banker himself until he began campaign for state representative full time. However, he There's no question unions have a right to exist, but I don't believe work­ ers should have to join a union in order to get a job." — Brian Calley noted about 60 percent of his campaign was funded by himself. “Even PACs take direction from their members, who live here locally... They want to elect the best candidates to make sure Michigan citizens are working." Calley added that he will be taking a pay cut of about $2,000 a month from his previ­ ous job if he is elected state representative, which has a salary of about $80,000 a year. “It’s an awesome opportunity to positively affect the lives of people." he explained. Kalnbach couldn’t resist taking a jab at Calley by saying he couldn’t afford to resign his job to campaign full time. "I haven’t quit any job." he said. “I'm still an iron worker. I’ve been paying into these PACs myself, and it’s time to get some of my money back. 1 don’t intend to make any money. I do this because I'd like to make a change. It's all about our constitutional rights and not letting PACs and special interests control the system." Doug Kalnbach Suzette Royston, a Democrat who is run­ ning for the Michigan against Patricia Birkholz, asked about public financing for all campaigns, perhaps reducing the power of PACs. She also noted women make an aver­ age of 3? cents less on the dollar than men in comparable jobs. Kalnbach responded. "Let’s unionize them all and then everybody will be paid a fair SEARCH, continued from page 1 board the boat revealed a picture of the young boy holding a fish. He appeared. Johnson said, to have a floatation device around his neck “It was taken al about 8:35 p.m.. according to the time recorded on the camera.” Sgt. Johnson said. “It was the last picture taken of this young child. * Johnson said autopsies were scheduled on the bodies but he did not have the results as of Wednesday. This graphic shows the area of Thomapple Lake where the bodies of Jeffrey Bruce and his 3-year-oki son, Grant, surfaced Sunday. Divers searched this exact area extensively over the previous week after Bruce and his son were reported missing. Allegan County Sheriff's Sgt. William Johnson said the water was so black beneath the surface that searchers were torced to wait until the bodies surfaced. wage. I'm sick of CEOs getting $4.5 million a year.” As far as big campaign contributions from PACs. he said wryly. "1 got $20 today from a supporter, and oh boy. I'm gonna go out and buy half a sign." Calley said. "I wouldn’t be afraid of statefunded campaigns, but that limits the free speech rights of individuals and groups." Herwarth said. “I think state funding should be done for all candidates, with no PACs or special interest money." One man in the audience said he is con­ cerned Michigan is not adequately funding roads and suggested the state tax diesel fuel as much as regular gasoline. Kalnbach suggested instead of raising taxes the slate could impose toll road fees. He was told quickly that a foreign firm now owns the Indiana toll roads. Herwarth said. “Raising a gas tax is just a stopgap measure. The problem is we don’t have fair trade policies." Calley said Michigan historically has had a weak congressional delegation in attempting to get its fair share of funding for roads. Don Groendyk asked about the state-wide “SOS" ballot initiative to statutorily limit state spending, which he said will have a tremendous impact on sen ices if it's passed. Calley said. “I think it’s horrible. 1 didn't support it in any way. Il's destructive and would make Michigan inflexible." Kalnbach quipped in agreement. "The only way I’d support SOS is if it stood for Stop Overseas Spending." Herwarth and Kalnbach both said they are troubled by prospects for the State of Michigan replacing nearly two billion dollars Brian Calley in revenue that will be lost by elimination of the Single Business Tax. Herwarth admitted. “I don’t know where the (replacement) money will come from." Kalnbach said. “Nobody's got a solid, con­ crete plan." and he’s appalled that needed funding for essential services such as police, fire, roads and schools will be negatively impacted. Calley said. “Eliminating the SBT is a pos­ itive development. This puts the state under the gun to do something about it (come up with replacement revenue). Every single option has to be on the table." He added, in defense of elimination of the SBT. that businesses should not be penalized when they "create jobs and make things hap- Bradford White planning cleanup by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Plans by the Bradford White Corporation were discussed at the Village of Middleville Planning Commission meeting Tuesday evening. Sept. 5. The company is doing some ens ironmcntal cleanup. According to Erich Lannes, plant manager from Bradford White, after some oil tank cleanup had been completed in 1996. one of the monitoring wells recently showed higher than expected levels of contaminants. More test wells were drilled to find the source of the problem. Because the truck service building is ovdr the site being cleaned, it was tom down to make the cleanup easier. “We were looking ahead, trying to make sure any problems are corrected as soon as possible. “ Lannes said. Bradford White also is negotiating to pur­ chase a building on Eagle Drive in the Middleville Industrial Park. This building will be used to provide a training facility for plumbing professionals with classroom and lab facilities. This new facility will also become the home of the service division of Bradford White, which is now operating from a very small place in the Middleville plant. "We think this will be a great addition to the Barry County community." l^inncs said. Bradford white is also looking into a twoyear plan which will bring more employment opportunities. Lannes said he hopes to bring plans to the Oct. 3 Planning Commission meeting. The three candidates for 87th District state representative (from left). Wait Herwarth Doug Kalnbach and Brian Calley, chat amicably at the conclusion of the First Friday forum. pen... The SBT penalizes companies that pay high wages. I think that’s very destructive. "We should lax according to the ability to pay." Reluming to education, one man in the audience insisted. “We’ve been throwing money al public schools for a long time and all they do is get less and less effective. What about charter schools?" Herwarth said all schools should get an equal amount of financial support and charter schools provide an alternative. Walt Herwarth Calley acknowledged there are studies that have shown charters haven’t performed as well as public schools, but some public schools are failing. "I'm concerned we don't graduate as many math and science students like we used to." he said and reiterated his stance that parents need to get more involved to ensure their chil­ dren’s academic success. But Kalnbach maintained. “It’s hard for parents to take control when both are working (outside the home)." Royston said she doesn’t like the fact that school budget cutting almost always goes from the bottom up. eliminating teachers with the lowest salaries, but bypassing high-paid administrators. Calley replied that local school districts make those decisions themselves, not the stale. Herwarth agreed with points made about administrators, saying the schools are “too top-heavy. How can they (administrators) make that much money? They’re just paper shufflers." Brian Reynolds, himself a GOP candidate in the state representative primary, asked Calley how he would approach legislation dealing with credit unions that rival banks. "The next generation of bankers have peacefully co-existed with credit unions." Calley replied. "Bpt why give Jtx exemptions to a business that operates just like another business that pays taxes?" Barry County Commissioner Michael Callton said the rap on current 87th District Slate Rep. Gary Newell is that he doesn’t show up often in the district and doesn’t show he cares. Calley promised he would be very visible and noted he knocked on a lot of doors in the district before the primary. Kalnbach also said he’s a man who gets around a lot. Herwarth said. “I thought a state legislator is supposed to be part time. It seem like that would give you a lol of time to get out and talk to the people." Fopner Coun’y Commissioner Tom Wilkinson, chairman of the Mental Health Board, defended Newell, saying he has been a strong advocate for spending for mental health programs in Barry County. Calley said it’s "short-sighted” to cut fund­ ing for mental health because many with those kinds of problems wind up in prison, w here they are much more expensive drain on society. Stevens asked all three about prospects of Michigan becoming a "Right to Work” state that would allow employees to opt out of union membership w ithout penalty. Kalnbach said in the iron working business he has hired non-union workers, but said he’s The only way I’d support SOS (Stop Overspending) is if it stood for Stop Overseas Spending.1* - Doug Kalnbach not wild about representing employees who don’t pay union dues. "Let them go to work at Manpower." he suggested. "When they get rid of unions, non­ union workers will suffer too." Calley said. "There’s no question unions have a right to exist, but I don’t believe work­ ers should have to join a union in order to get •job." Royston commented. “When you say ’Right to Work,’ you mean a right to work for less. So what will you do protect the people and their quality of life?" Calley noted the Michigan Legislature ear­ lier this year approved a minimum wage increase. “We have to make Michigan a place where business will come." It was pointed out that the minimum wage hike was the political result of a threat to put the issue on the state-wide ballot in November. "The Republican Party didn’t want lower wage we«king people coming out to vote (in the Nov. 3^M^lca0bti)5KaMMc»'con­ tended. “Yet it <vas ’he working people who built this down#** ’ ’ . About health care. KJnbach said u"’d like to reduce influence from lobbyists for the industry and Herwarth said he'd like to tax health care companies with exorbitant profits. Calley, however, said every ’ndivuL’al must accept some responsibility for his or her own health and suggested. "It’s really outside what the state can do." Former Lake 0, Nashville officer charged in arson by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Former Nashville and Lake Odessa police officer Christian Hanson was arrested Sept. 2 in Kent County and charged in the arson of his home last November. Hanson, 40. a part-time Muskegon Heights police officer at the lime of his arrest, has been suspended from the force while the investigation continues into the allegation that he deliberately set fire to his Plainfield Township home north of Grand Rapids. Hanson was to have been arraigned Tuesday in District Court in Rockford with bail set at $50,000. The home, located on Grand River Avenue near the East Beltline, was a total loss. When the fire broke out. at about 6:30 p.m. last Nov. 11. there reportedly were fires in three separate rooms, including the living room, a closet located on the first floor and another on the second floor. Investigators allegedly found bottles filled with gasoline throughout the 1,800 square toot dwelling. Hanson reportedly told investigators at the time he felt his home was torched by people he had arrested or by angry colleagues. Members of the Kent County Sheriff's Department were joined by Michigan State Police fire investigators in the incident. Hanson was a member of the Lake Odessa Police Department and in 2004 sued the vil­ lage and Police Chief John Shaw through the W'histleblower Protection Act. alleging he had written a letter to Village Council mem­ bers. charging misconduct by Shaw. When Shaw suspended Hanson, the officer filed suit in the Circuit Court of Ionia. Hanson prevailed in his suit and the vil­ lage was ordered to reinstate him as a police officer and pay him all back wages and ben­ efits. In October of that same year. Shaw resigned as Lake Odessa Chief of Police after he was charged with one count of misde­ meanor illegal entry resulting from an inci­ dent in the home of a former female acquain­ tance earlier that year. �Page 4 - Thursday. September 7. 2006 - The Hastings Banner CEO Harry Doele needs help and compassion Calley’s victory not ‘overwhelming’ To the editor: Aleta Griffin’s letter in the Aug. 24 Banner nude reference to Brian Calley’s victory in the GOP primary for the 87th District House seat as •‘overwhelming.” She also said his support by Political Action Committees is a sign of his broad support. Sadly. Calley’s “victory” was anything but overwhelming. In fact, it was quite pathetic. With only about 23% of the 42.000 registered voters voting in the August primary. Calley’s total take was only about 4.300 votes or just above 10% of those registered. When com­ pared to the nearly 90.000 person constituent base for the 87th District, Calley was virtual­ ly elected to be our next state representative by a mere 5% of the population. These are indeed sad numbers. If what be claims is true. 1 respect Calley for campaigning door-to-door, visiting upwards of 7.000 households in the district. However, if true, upwards of 38% of the households he visited, chose not vote for him. That is a very high level of disapproval in view of a personal visit by a candidate, and hardly indicative of broad support. With num­ bers Uke that, it’s possible he would have gar­ nered more votes had he stayed home and not given people the chance to know him. The Political Action Committee (PAC) money given to Calley represented the nar­ row special interests of the banking, insur­ ance and medical professions. These PACs do not represent the general population, but instead promote the specific agenda of the financial and service industry which are often at odds with consumer interests. Again, their money is not a sign of broad support by the average individual, but merely special interest groups buying influence. Joseph Lukasiewicz, Hastings Kyomi's Gift mission clarified To the editor: Upon reading your article. "Beer tent nixed for fall festival in Hastings." in the Aug. 31 "edition of the Hastings Banner, we felt it necessary to clarify a few points, as well as acknowledge our supporters. We are grateful to the Barry County Board of Commissioners for taking time in their meeting to discuss and vote on our proposal to use the courthouse lawn for various activi­ ties at the Harvest Festival. We especially appreciate the efforts of commissioners who spoke in favor of allowing our events to be held on the courthouse lawn, including the beer tent. In addition to a couple of commis­ sioners who spoke in favor of having a beer tent on the courthouse lawn, recognize Barry County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Julie DeBoer for her efforts to get our proposal approved. As stated in your article. Kyomi's Gift is a non-profit organization that has been estab­ lished by the family of Michael Murphy in memory of his granddaughter. Kyomi Linai Culpepper. Just four months after her birth. Kyomi and her family lost a valiant fight to a rare kidney disease. Though her life was short. Kyomi filled all of those blessed enough to know her with strength and hope. During Kyomi's stay in the hospital, her parents stayed every day and night by her side. They would not have been able to do this without the financial support from their family, friends, and community. That is why it is in Kyomi's memory and with her spirit that her family set out on a mission to help other families in distress. Our mission: Kyomi's Gift is an out­ stretched hand that offers support and gen­ uine caring to children and their families in their time of need. We do not “raise funds to fight a rare and often fatal kidney disease." We raise funds to help families with children who are in need of extended medical care for any reason. All too often, these families are not able to stay with their small children at the hospital because they won’t be able to pay their bills if they're not at work. The mounting medical bills are too much for a falnfly with poor insurance coverage. Imagine, if you will, a child struck in the prime of life by a devastat­ ing disease. A family whose every energy and finance goes to support the afflicted family member, insurance depleted, and finally exhausted. Who can they turn to? Who would you? We would like to be at the top of that list. Finally, we would like to let everyone know that in the proposal that we submined to the County Commissioners, we specifical­ ly included that there would be little overlap from the time that the kids' games ended and the beer tent opened. It was certainly not intended to have the beer tent in full swing next to the midway games loaded with play­ ing children. While we believe that a beer tent would not only add funds; enabling us to help more fam­ ilies. it would also be very beneficial to the Harvest Festival by providing some adult activities in the evening (similar to the Hastings Summerfest). We intend to continue to wink toward gaining approval from the City of Hastings to bold a beer tent at the Harvest Festival on city property Kyomi's C-’ft Board of Directors To the editor: Pennock Hospital Chief Executive Officer Harry Doele resigned from his post last week after being accused of taking prescription pain killers from the hospital pharmacy with­ out a prescription. This isn’t the first time one who is so close to drugs can get hooked. Doctors and nurses are very susceptible. Meanwhile, we have a state police investi­ gation that isn’t a mystery and Carla WilsonNeil. married to retired stale cop and 911 Board Chairman Ron Neil, has been named interim head honcho at Pennock. I think the Pennock Board of Directors had better look outside for a replacement CEO. We don’t what’s running Pennock Hospital today for the future. The state cops and prosecuting attorney do not need to be charging Harry Doele with anything. He needs medical help now so he can continue to be a big plus to the city. You can look at Harry Doele as someone who needs treatment, and by the way, I do not know Hany. I just can’t believe how the stale police have their fingers in every pie around here. The prosecuting attorney lost her bid for election by playing favorites in sending Cory Schut to prison for two years just to satisfy the parents of the girl who was killed in a snowmobile accident in which she was at It’s patriotic to ask tough questions To the editor: What is patriotism? Too many people today, unfortunately, feel that support for our troops and support for our government are one and the same. Our administration labels these as “patriotic” and anyone who questions their government, is not only not a patriot, “they may be a terror­ ist." To paraphrase Mark Twain. “I support my country (troops) always. I support my gov­ ernment wlien it deserves it" Sadly, this government’s actions do not deserve our support. Way too many Americans believe every­ thing their government tells them. Governments lie regularly — especially gov­ ernments staffed by neoconservatives whose intellectual godfather. Leo Strauss, taught them that it is permissible to deceive the pub­ lic in order to achieve their agenda. A July Harris Poll reported that 50 percent of Americans still believe Bush’s lies that Iraq had weapons of mass destraction when he invaded that country, and 64 percent of Americans still believe that Saddam Hussein DeVos has ties to war profiteering To the editor: While reading a movie review of the soon to be released film “Iraq for Sale.” I was sur­ prised to read about the connection of Blackwater USA to Michigan gubernatorial candidate and Grand Rapids celebrity Dick De Vos. Though this connection goes largely unre­ ported by the Grand Rapids Press, there is an abundance of information reported by other sources and readily available on line. In a nutshell. Blackwater was founded by Erik Prince. Betsy DeVbs’ (wife of Dick DeVos) brother, and is one of the most promi­ nent and successful companies providing sol­ diers in Iraq. Blackwater has been paid by the Bush Administration more than $320 million since June 2004. making Blackwater a major profiteer in the “War on Terror." According to an entry made Aug. 8 on Dick DeVos’ website. Dick recently visited Blackwater USA. The blog entry, titled. “Our First Responders,” describes the visit in detail and De Vos’ reported enthusiasm for the com­ pany is disturbing. Blackwater USA also was awarded more than $30 million to send troops into New Orleans to provide guard services following Hurricane Katrina. President Bush wants ours to be an “ownership’’ society and has made extensive inroads to privatize many of the institutions created and managed by our gov­ ernment for the health and safety of the American people. Privatizing our military is not something I am comfortable with. Huge sums of money are being earned by some mercenary soldiers while others who are serving in various branches of the United States military are earning barely enough money to survive on. This, coupled with the fact that these merce­ nary soldiers do not have to comply with rules and regulations established by the gov­ ernment for our military, make this arrange­ ment a bad deal for everyone except those profiting on war. Profiteering from the human misery of war should be offensive to Republicans. Democrats and Independents alike. Patricia Wilson, Middleville had strong links with Al QaedaJt’s nowknown that they hated each other. A recent Zogby poll reports that 42%. and a Scripps poll reports that 33%, of Americans now believe that our government has also lied to us about the attacks on 911. David Ray Griffin’s newest book. 9/11 and American Empire: Intellectuals Speak Out. introduces facts uncovered in the last five years which conclusively prove government involvement in the 91' attacks. Amer: ans though, rarely check ar.) facts. Who do you know, for example, who has even read the Report of the 9/11 Commission, much less checked the alleged facts reported in that document? 1 can answer for you. David Ray Griffin and my wife are the only ones I know. Anybody who’s willing to live with that report as the official record of the mest important event of our century has no busi­ ness calling himself or herself a patriot. I invite my fellow Americans join in trying to get our constitution back. We have a great constitution on this country and ijjs been trashed and burned by this current adminis­ tration. Visit 911truth.org. Question your govern­ ment. It’s the most patriotic thing you can do. David Perkins. Middleville being reported in the last national election. In fact, let’s go back to Clinton’s money coming from China for some of our secrets. The Chinese wouldn’t be where they are today without him. They have hung traitors for less when it comes to our country ’s security. Then along comes Jimmy Carter... enough said! Brian Calley won the state representative primary fair and square. There was money in his opponents’ background also. Calley had the guts to quit his job and get signs out all over the two counties. He stopped at many residents' homes to talk with them. Churches were mentioned by Chris Norton. So where was she w hen Clinton was prosti­ tuting himself in the black churches To “Name withheld by request.” 1 sure would like to hear from this person again. He or she has more to tell us about 911 and Director Charlie Nystrom. who just happens to be another ex-stole cop raising havoc in Barry County. You can’t have sanity with the makeup of that 911 board. It seems hard to find a board member without a dog in the race. The county commissioners have to take 911 over. I suppose Clare Tripp, Sandy James and Tom Wing could do something positive in their final hour. Probably not. May they rest in peace. Fred Jacobs said it well in his opinion piece last week about Charlton Park. Let’s get an. the ball, not behind it! But I’m afraid the Parks and Recreation Commission will not listen. They need a leader for the board who is neither a palsy nor a hard head. The ruckus about the Civil War re-enactors was a no-win situation. Give a little authority to someone and you can end up on the big end of disappointment, like two millage requests getting voted down. The one 1 hope will not get what he wants is Senator John McCain. There is trouble. With four years of him that could be the end of our country. He’s a another one who wants to win no matter what he has to give away to do it! His father covered up the U.S.S. Liberty incident during the Johnson Administration. John McCain is an American, yes, but not a great American. Vote no on everything until you know for certain that things have been straightened ouL Charlton Park and 911 are two good exam­ pies. I see part of the 911 troubles were reported •in the Sept. I edition of the Grand Rapids Press in its story about Doele’s resignation. Jtoni Forbes, a veteran of many committees, said she was “absolutely shocked" by the news about Doele. Do you suppose she should ha;*e raised hell inasmuch as she’s on the 911 board. May be should have resigned and then oui her complaints in the Banner. I 'll bet Fred » ould have Mtn happy, and so would have I. Don*dd W. Joiinson. ^.ddlrville When will we understand we’ve been had? lb the editor: “To arms! To arms!" cried the Crawpisa Chicken. The communists are coming! We must go tell the intelligent folks in Connecticut that since they got tired of pan­ cake makeup and lipstick smudge on Joe Lieberman’s dead-pan face, that the Democrats must support terrorism. Anyone who doesn’t support all this pre­ meditated treason and insanity must be a Fascist, Nazi, unwilling to sacrifice their for­ tunes, future and children for Halliburton. We must have law and order. Without law and order, how can Dick Cheney get away with gunning down attorneys and other assorted insidious snarlings? The story that the media tells us, believe it or not, Ripley, is true! Only the games have been changed to protect the guilty. Two hun­ dred and thirty years ago our Founding Fathers fought to rid us of George III. Today. Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. fault. What really shows is that Schut was guilty of leaving the scene of a fatal accident, but a year in jail would have been sufficient and it would have made it a lot easier for his wife and young family. Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt and Judge James Fisher could have showed a little more compassion. I sure hope Tom Evans will be a peoples’ prosecutor, not this uneven stuff we’ve been seeing. The letters to the editor in the Aug. 31 Banner shows just what a radical would like for the United States. Chris Norton sure shows her colors. The only thing that would make her happy is to have the U.S. run by the likes of Congressman John Conyers. Maxine Waters, Sheila Jackson Lee, Wexler. Nadler. Scott, Berman, Weiner. Yes. 'hey are on the House Judiciary Committee now. but they're in the minority. If they become a majority, what would our courts be? Crime, terrorism. Homeland Security, immigration, border security. Don’t wish too hard because it just might happen in the next election. I’ll bet if it does, in two years the country would wake up and start sticking up for the United States instead of tearing it down. Imagine Harry Reid and Dick Durbin in the Senate and Nancy Pelosi and Hoyer in the House as leaders. It would leave a lot to be desired for the average person. I don’t remember John Kerry’s contributors we find we still have to get rid of George IL That’s what general Electric calls progress. One can only wonder what “aiding and abetting" means in Washingtonese. Halliburton gets hundreds of millions of dol­ lars (if not multi-billions) in unbid govern­ ment contracts in Iraq and in the Gulf Coast after Katrina, which is nothing better than Payola from the American taxpayers. Then, through subsidies in the Cayman Islands, it buys gas and oil from Iran with fresh, printed stocks of U.S. Federal Reserve $100 notes, which then end up in Lebanon and being han­ dled by Hezbollah. Meanwhile. George II is railing about the “Axis of Evil." Iran, terrorism... ad aauseum, while doing his best to dismantle every single social, financial and governmental building, block and pillar that mainstream America rests upon. What’s up with that? None dare call it treason. Pirates by any other name are still liars, cheaters and thieves. 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BOO am to 530 p.m. “No. I think it is just another holiday weekend for some people. Others, like me. have to work.” “I know what Labor Day used to be. Now it is just a lime to have fun with family and friends.” “Now it is just lime for fun before school starts. My family went to Craig’s Cruisers for some fun before school started.” “Now this weekend is just a time to have fun at the end of the summer." “Now Labor Day is just a time to relax with fami­ ly. We just stayed home this year." “The Labor Day week­ end has become a time for family. We went to a flea market up north." Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subscription Rates: $30 per year st Barry County $32 per year r adpntng counbee $3S per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO BosB Hastings. Ml 49058-0602 Second Class Postage Pad 8! Hastings, Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 7. 2006 - Page 5 Let’s put Harry Doele back to work Virtually all of us were shocked to learn last week that Pennock Health Care Services CEO Harry Doele resigned suddenly amid allegations he had been taking medication from the hospital phar­ macy because of his growing addiction to pain killers. Most people I’ve spoken with arc personally and deeply sad­ dened about the news because Harry Doele has been one of those quality people who has done so many positive things for the Hastings community and for Barry County. Harry has been more than just a heavy hitter in the business and civic world. In many cases. I've heard, he’s a been a true and good friend to even the least visible and least powerful among us and at Pennock Hospital. Hany Doele has been a huge asset to Pennock Health Care Services because of his warm and caring personality, his down to earth style of treating colleagues, employees and fellow citizens. I've been told by more than a few people that because of Doele's seemingly untiring efforts, morale at one of Barry County's largest job providers has improved greatly, as has the public's perception of Pennock. The way I see it, Harry Doele. being a human being, succumbed to the desperate need to alleviate his pain, a situation that grew to be so bad it eventually led him to commit wrongdoing. If the alle­ gations of taking unauthorized medication are true, then Harry Doele must be penalized. He broke the law. and I'm certain a man of his character understands he must accept responsibility and make restitution. However, I fail to sec how dismissing him from his very impor­ tant job and perhaps even considering some kind of incarceration does anything for Doele or the rest of us. I would think the best course of action is to get him help, io treat his horror story for what it really is. a medical problem. Let's make certain Harry Doele gets the medical treatment he needs m an effort to put him back to work, where he belongs, very simply and direct­ ly because he was good at it. I don't understand how pushing out Doele to inactive or dis­ graced status serves our community. Harry Doele. having known and worked with him. is too good a man to waste. I can already hear the arguments that the average citizen doesn't get the same kind of break. Maybe that’s true in other parts of the country, but in Barry County we have a solid system available to everyone, called adult drug court, which enables people with sub­ stance problems to get treatment, be rehabilitated and eventually get back to work rather than go to prison. The idea is half econom­ ic. saving money, and half moral. Some people commit horrible crimes while seeking illegal drugs, and they must pay for accordingly. However, if no one truly was harmed, as in Doele’s case, then it is incumbent on society to try to salvage the offender, to make him or her whole again, and put this person back on track to being a productive member of society rather than an idle and disgraced bystander. BIE luncheon focus is ‘keys’ to the future The smells of fall are in the air. In the last few weeks we've seen the woods start to thin out. the morning dew is heavy with colder temperatures. Gardens are starting to brown with the last fruits of the season. Corn and soy beans are starting to dry out so the harvest is not far off. Another sign that fall is in the air is back to school time. Everywhere you look, on TV' and newspaper ads. on the radio and in genera] conversation, everyone is talking about kids going back to school. It really doesn't matter whether you have kids, it seems we’re all impacted by school's opening. Young couples, grandpar­ ents, friends and neighbors often get into the routine by helping with clothes, shoes, band lessons, sports activities, you name it, it's one of the most expensive and intense shopping time of the year. But ask many young parents and they will tell you they look for­ ward to getting the kids back to school, back to a regular schedule and all the activities the academic year brings. Another annual event, at least in Hastings schools, is the annual Business. Industry and Education (BIE) luncheon held every year to celebrate the new school year. The event was started by former Hastings School Superintendent Carl Schoussel and myself to invite the stakeholders in our community to gel together. Each of the groups has an interest in back to school, for ue arc training the business and industrial leaders for the future and it's the educators of today that will have an impact on business of tomorrow, so it’s important that we get together to at least acknowledge that we understand the process. Look back just since we started the BIE and you'll see a different world of work facing our young people than you did just a few years ago. And the demands on our students' education is far greater than any other time in our nation's history. Today our state’s economy lags far behind most states in the county. We have one of the highest unemployment rates and con­ tinue to maintain a business climate that is not suited for growth. With nearly a century of reliance on the automotive industry, it’s left our state with less economic diversification than most other states. Michigan has also been impacted by the new global econo­ my with losses in jobs today that total nearly a quarter of million in recent years. While most of our nation enjoys some economic growth. Michigan remains stalled in a one state recession of sort, trying to pull itself up with very little help from governments at any level. The loss of manufacturing is creating an economic vacuum that we continue to wrestle with. So where do we go from here? With the loss of manufacturing jobs we've reduced the opportunities for more manual jobs. This is serious when we still maintain a lower pr.i.?entage of under-educat­ ed students. According to the National Education Commision, more than 16.6 percent of Michigan population over 25 years of old have not even finished high school. Only 41 percent of current Michigan High School graduates plan to enter college immediately following high school, and only 29 percent will remain in college after the first year. Plus only 18 percent of Michigan high school graduates will obtain a bachelor's degree with six years of their high school grad­ uation. which places Michigan 28th in the nation. At Wednesday's BIE luncheon. Dave Herrala of Dow Chemical Company talked to the audience about Michigan Career Readiness -nd Workkeys. It's a new program that a selected number of school districts in the nation will take part in. Workkeys is a job skills assessment system measuring “real world" skills that employers believe are critical to job success. These skills ap valuable for any occupation, skilled or professional, and at any level of education. According to Herrala, Workkeys will enaltfe educators, individu­ als and employers to identify skill gaps and guide tracing decisions by working to improve Workkeys scores when necessary. The option to improve skills is a win-win situation for everyone, mak­ ing students more employable and businesscss more competitive through a better-trained workforce. In recent years there has been concern from the business sector that our high school graduates arc not ready for the work world. With today's increasing pressure for jobs, wc need to make sure our students at every level get the training they need for a world of con­ stant change. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Some don’t get it why we’re in Iraq To the editor: Nowadays we’re used to hearing horror stories about “Saddam Hussein using chemi­ cal weapons against his own people.'' This refers to the Kurds, who were actually his enemies, and who were caught smack in the middle of a war between Iran, which was allied with the Soviets, and Iraq, which was allied with the U.S. during the Reagan years. We don’t like to talk about all the military assistance Saddam got from the U.S. back in those days. After all, Saddam wasn't a nice guy back then any more than he is now. but he was still a good pal of Dick Cheney. Don Rumsfeld and James Baker, who had theii shorts all bunched up over the demise of the Shah of Iran. Still. I must say. 1 never heard the one about torture with a chipper shredder until I read last week's Banner. Now 1 wonder if we were actually sending Black & Decker shred­ ders over there, or is it just that Rush Limbaugh watched “Fargo" in a drugged daze one night and spread this fantastic story all over the airwaves the next day. It’s truly amazing, but apparently some people still think the Bush Administration's invasion of Iraq is about terrorism, dictators, freedom, democracy or some other form of hooey. Please, people, it's time to wake up and smell the oil. Iraq is the second largest A future day in the life of Barry County? To the editor: It was a light drizzly morning, so 1 pu'. ap my umbrella and walked over to the court­ house bus stop and caught the shuttle bus to the Transportation Center down where the old city garage used to be. Vendors were setting up with fresh vegetables and local produce in the market section. I bought my ticket, a hot cup of coffee and a Banner and sat on a bench waiting for the Grand Rapids - Battle Creek Transit bus to arrive. It showed up just as the Kalamazoo Lansing Transit bus departed. A dozen people got out of the shiny 20-passenger vehicle that was being built now in the former car facto­ ries in Detroit. These buses were coming out of Brazil for a while, but the USA finally got up to speed and took the market back. I found a comfortable scat and in minutes we were off down M-37 for the transportation hub in Battle Creek. It was a beautiful ride, and people got on and off as we rolled along. I chatted with a few people I recognized while we traveled. Some were going to work, but others like myself were going to catch the train for Chicago. We laughed al how we used to worry about making car payments, paying for insurance, gasohol, repairs and all the problems of trans­ Prospective home buyer gets arrested A 46-year-old Grand Rapids man was arrested last week after being accused of stealing from a home he was being shown by a real estate salesperson. A local realtor was just doing his job when he picked up a client and brought him out to a nice home in Crystal Springs of Gaines Township Aug. 29. The potential buyer seemed very interested and was taking notes as he toured the honx. The interested buyer made a comment to recheck something quickly and was able to slip away from the realtor for a moment. It was during that very short period of time when the interested buyer changed roles and became a thief. This suspect targeted a jewelry box and took possession of some items before con­ necting back with his realtor. That same day the homeowner noticed jewelry missing from her bedroom and the police were called. Kent County Sheriff’s deputies alerted DELTON - Corky Clark of Delton passed away Wednesday. September 6. 2006. • Corky was born on March 15. 1944. in Battle Creek, the son of Paul W. and Marie G. (Smith) Clark. A professional musician. Corky was lead band member of Corky and the Country Expiess. a group that played at the former Gilkey Lake Tavern, for over 15 years. An avid Detroit Piston and Tiger fan. Corky enjoyed listening and watching his teams. He enjoyed fly fishing and being a private airline pilot. He is survived by a son. Troy (Chcric confirmed source of oil in the world, and here's another thing: the first is not Alaska. Politicians who rant about bringing our troops home so they won't be killed by insur­ gents are right, but those who want the Iraqis to believe we don’t intend to occupy their country arc full of you-know-what. Those who complain that Haliburton is wasting bil­ lions of our tax dollars on reconstruction while doing nothing for the people or the country whose infrastructure we totally trashed are all wrong loo. The U.S. is building, via Haliburton, by far the largest embassy in the world right in the heart of Baghdad. This shining oasis boasts more than 100 acres and will employ more than 8.000 people next year. It will have more than 600 apartments, office buildings, its own power plant, water system, air conditioning, swimming pool and gym, beauty saloc, movie theater, restaurants, auto repair facility and even a night club. This palace complex, surrounded by 15foot walls and guarded by Marines, will be. not only the largest embassy on the planet, but also a permanent American base, remind­ ing the Iraqi people of the foreign occupation they will face every day for the rest of their lives. Karen VanZalen, Hastings Detective David Schmukcr, assigned to the south end of Kent County, who assisted and was able to talk to the realtor. After learning the man was interested in seeing another home in Crystal Springs the very next day. Schmukcr was able to contact the homeown­ er of the next house to be shown and arranged to have it set up with a hidden video and bait money. The realtor was willing to participate and Schmukcr pulled in addition­ al assistance from the Vice Unit with under­ cover officers and vehicles nearby. Edwin Larue Daniels. 46, of Grand Rapids, was arrested at the s-xne after taking the bait and stealing from a home that he was brought to by his realtor. He was arraigned Sept. I in 63-B District Court on two counts of larceny from a build­ ing and received two $10,000 cash/surety bonds. porting our chubby bodies in two-ton machines that spent most of their time parked. Now that we were walking more, we had lost some of our unhealthy fat. One gentleman spoke up in appreciation for the vision of the Barry County Economic Alliance. They hadn't only influenced the Transit Authority to use the county millage to cross the invisible Barry County lines, coor­ dinated services with other counties, and arranged financing for part of the fleet of new bus eq'iipmcnt. They had also helped a num­ ber of local mem and pop companies to get contracts fo> manufacturing bus parts for Detroit. In the beginning ihesc little shops started out in the Industrial Incubator. As they grew and added more employees, they moved out to the industrial parks in the area. The whole change in thinking was enused way back in 2007 when the new batch cf young County Commissioners fired the engi neering company that was messing around with tweaking a narrowly focused land use plan and hired a real comprehensive planning consultant firm that looked at more than agri­ culture. The transportation chapter of rhe comprehensive long-range master plan only one of the issues considered. Some very wise people looked at the con­ cept of locking people up in jails and figured out that most of those people could be helped to become useful citizens for a whole lot less money than it would take to build more jail cells. The chapters on health, social develop­ ment, education, aging, water quality, parks and recreation and economic development were even larger than the chapters on law enforcement and courts. Barry County was mentioned in the Michigan House of Representation as a model of progress for other counties lo study. The old-fashioned bureaucracy of endless layers of civil servants and the two duplicate bodies of part-time lawmakers had been abandoned in favor of a more efficient gov­ ernment with one large body that actually rep­ resented the taxpayers. People had learned to read at the 12th grade level. Tom Wilkinson. Hastings & Coopa Buena Allard) Clark of Delton; his father. Paul Clark of Battle Creek; his stepmother. GUARANTEED Dorothy Clark of South Carolina; brothers. Jerry (Ethel) Clark of Battle Creek and Robert DeRushia of Delton; a brother-in­ law, James Lampman of Delton; his good Edwin Larue Daniels CREDIT APPROVAL!!! friend and neighbor, Ivan Lake of Delton; and several nieces and nephews. Corky was preceded in death by his moth­ LOOKING FOR GOOD STABLE PFOPlf W'th BAI CREDIT TOR NEW*AUTO FINANCING PROGRAM er, Marie, in 1995; and a sister. Rose Lampman on March 13. 2006. The family will receive friends Friday. September 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday, September 9.2006. 11 a.m.. at East The BANNER PROFESSIONALS! 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That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIF.W FAMILY CHURCH HOPE UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 2nui Laccv R<»od. Dowling. MI 44050. Pastor. Sieve Olmstead. (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunda) Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11.0 ajn.; Sunday Evening Service 6.00 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6:30 p.m. M-37 South at M 79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269 X18-0)07 Church Secretary Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4) (to resume in September i Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mlg. Thursday 9:30 WELCOME CORNERS UNITEO METHODIST CHURCH 31X5 N Broadway. Hasting*. Ml 44058. Pastor Susan D. Given. Phone 445-2654. Worship Service* Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School. |O:45 am. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH Member Ournh of the World Hide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St ). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev Er Charles P McCabe III. Rector Father Paul Duumc Supply Pnsi. Mr. F. William Voethcrg. Director of Music. Sunday VSotship - 10 a.m. CHI RCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship4:45 a.m.; Sunday School 11:00 am.; Evening Service 6 p.m.. Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi. South. PaMoc Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton Phone 623-5543 Sunday School at 9 45 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.. Evening Service al 600 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7.00 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpolc 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ’* Quilters. Bible Study Thursday * 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapclume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. PaUix Dan Cumc; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Musk; Ryan White. Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 am. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a.m.. Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7:00 p.m. Sr. High Youth Wednesday Family Night 6:30 pan.. Aw ana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & Motion Children's Choir, ladies Bible Studies Sports Minhtnn and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEV1LI.F. BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 44046 • 269 671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Su.iday School 10 a.m.. Worship Service II am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 pm.: Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev Al Russell. Pastor A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9:30 am. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4X87 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator Worship 10 a.m Sunday School 11:15 a.m. Youth activities; call fix mforma■ UM. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL IATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Mich Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-90.30. Sunday Maas 3:30 am. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m.; Mass 6 p.m. First Saturday Holy Hour 8:30 am.; Mass 9 am. Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions First Saturday follow­ ing Mavs Confessions 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. am. - Women's Bible Study. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Paalor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 am and 11.00 am.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main P.O Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter Sunday Worship 9.15 am. • Sunday School 10:30 am. SAINTS ANDREW & MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday senses each week: 9:15 am. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11 DO a.m Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6IM) p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss Andrew & Matthias tv Rt. Rev. David T. Husiwick The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and rhe recto­ ry number is 269-948-932/. Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrewmatthias We arc part of the Diocese of the Great lakes which is tn communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at al) our sen Kes ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich 49073. Sun. Praise & Worship 10:30 am.. 6:00 p.nt; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for hoys & girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. "Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a_m Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Asenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629 9436 Euchan-XK service every Sunday. 9:30 a.m. "This is mv body given for you. Do this in » -membrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV j. Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know Hi* will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Asenue. between M-43 and Gull lake Drive All baptized chnslians arc welcome to parucipatc in the Holy Euchanst. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, aduh small group ministry, leader­ ship training. QUIMBY UNITED METHODLST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught. (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 am ; Sunday Worship 10:30 am.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. HASTINGS FREE METHODLST CHURCH 301 E State Rd. (Corner of Slate Rd and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for ail services Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and IIOO a.m Kids for Christ. 11OO a.m Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. & 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 10:00 a.m. with aduh electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Thursday: 9:30-11 a m Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. HASTINGS - Ronald C. McKelvey Sr.. Hastings, was peacefully healed when he went to be with the Lord on September 3. 2006. after a six week hospitalization. Ronald was bom on November 2. 5936. in Nashville, the son of Clarence and Lillian (Morgan) McKelvey. He was a long time employee of Bliss, but more recently fulfilled his love of travel, working as a truck driver. Ron enjoyed meeting people “on the road." and would come home with interesting sto­ ries which his family would enjoy hearing. Ron married Patricia Lightbody on November 16. 1958. in Battle Creek, and she preceded him in death in 1997. He was a member of the Hickory Comers Wesleyan Church. An avid supporter of Boy Scouts. Ron would always go on camp outs with his sons. Mr. McKelvey is survived by children. Deborah Eberhard of Hastings, Ronald McKelvey Jr. of Hastings and Thomas McKelvey of Grand Rapids; grandchildren. Lori Curtis. Lisa and Steven McKelvey; great grandchildren. Jade and Corbin; broth­ ers. Don and Jody McKelvey. Ron was also preceded in death by his par­ ents and a sister. Lillian Allen. A memorial service was conducted Wednesday. September 6. 2006. at Hickory Comers Wesleyan Church. Pastor Len Davis, officiated. Private interment. Memorial contributions to Hickory Comers Wesleyan Chui?h will be appreciat­ ed. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home, Delton. BOWLING SCORES Tuesday Mixed Yankee Zephyr 4-0; Hastings City Bank 3­ 1’. J-Ad Graphics 3-1; Hastings Bowl 3-1; CW’s Auto 1-3; The Terminators 1-3; TVCCU 1-3; Good Time Pizza 0-4. Men’s High Games & Series - D. Benner 183; L. Porter 199; S. Wilkins 153; D. Clements 172; M. Hall 182. Women’s High Games & Series - V. Scobey 165-439; B. Wilkins 232-572; J. Clements 180; B. Smith 170-484. Selbys to celebrate golden wedding anniversary David and Nelma Selby from Hastings will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary September 8. 2006. Those wishing to. send cards to 2082 East State Rd.. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Joyce Bernice Gank. age 74. bom December 8. 1931 in Detroit, passed away on August 31, 2006 at her Asheville. NC home. She is survived by a son. Dave Gank and wife Verlyn; daughters. Deborah Kenny and husband Richard. Diane Wilson and husband Butch; her grandchildren. Mike Gank. Chasta Dawson. Tony. Tom. and Shawn and Stacy Wilson. Nichole and Tara Kenny; great grandchildren. Raven Gank. Dakota, and Alexandria Dawson; brother. Jim !*.ubek and wife Alice. For many years Joyce worked as a book­ keeper. She enjoyed hiking, sw imming. surf­ ing the net. shopping on QVC going on cruises and dancing with her late husband. Ron Gank. She was a wonderful wife, mother sista, grandmother and friend and will be trissed and loved forever. A Mass of Christian Burial was held ot. Wednesday. September 6. 2006 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. Burial was held at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Amcriuin Cancer Society. • ./ Arrangements arc by the Ginbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory lo the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). Marriages licenses Michael Alexander Gillis, Hastings and Jocelynn Nicole Brown. Hastings. David Michael Gallogly. Grand Rapids and Jennifer Nicole Buckley. Freeport. Clifford Jack Lobdell. Hastings and Shelly Marie Ailerding, Hastings. Dana Lee Bronson. Middleville and Amber Lynn Coffman, Middleville. Erik Sijtsma. Middleville and Jamie Dee Nesbitt. Middleville. Chad Steven Braun. Louisville. CO and LaToya Shantei Jones. Louisville. CO. Jeffrey Michael LeCiaire. Middleville and Julianne Pendergast. Middleville. David Martin Kur, Bellevue and Lori Michele Rinaldo. Bellevue. Steven Trcvot Van Ooy. Hastings and Jenni Loy Cramer. Ratings. Jason Patrick Nicholsoc San Diego, CA and Casey Eve Barton, Freepor LEGAL NOTICES f| GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698 Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrzce.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. MI 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours arc Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 14)0-34)0 p.m. Friday 900 am.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30" LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. IIOO Traditional Worship Sen ice. We offer various Sunday school classes al 8:15. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Chance) Choir rehearsal is Wednesday » at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058 ( 269) 945 5463. Rev Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 900 am. Traditional Worship Service. 11 00 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided fix both services! Visit us online at n ft wJtfauhurthluxiinga.org and our web log for sermons at: http ./hastingspresbvienan.blDK spot com/ Sept. 7 - 7:00 pan. Choir Practice. Sept. 19 • 10-11 a.m. Rally Sunday Breakfast! Sept 13 • 7 pan. Town Hall" meeting for Church IiTveiopmenL This information on worship service is provided by the Hastings Banner. the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings CHEMICAL BANK Ronald C. McKelvey Sr. Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • ’ Prescriptions" . 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd - Hastings. Michigan THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLL .URATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by John D Htstop. a single man. to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated Apni 22. 2005 and recorded May 6. 2005 in Instrument Number 1146033. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage « now heid by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc. asset backed pass through certifi­ cates. senes 2005-r5 under the pooling and servic­ ing agreement dated as of JUNE 1. 2005. without recourse by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Nine and 62/100 Dollars ($156,599.62) including interest at 7 95% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and lhe statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubke vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located tn the Township of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described «s: Being known and designated as a parcel of land m the Southeast one-quarter of the Southeast onequarter of Section 23. Town 4 North . Range 7 West Described as commencing at the Southwest comer of said Southeast one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter thence North 20 rods thence East 48 rods Thence South 20 rods thence West 48 rods to the place of beginning By Fee Simple Deed from Stacy L Hislop as set forth in Doc « 1131502 dated 07/14/2004 and recorded 07/28/2004. Barry County Records. State of Michigan The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, rt any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at safe, plus interest Dated August 17. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC e Attorneys for Seivicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 214 3696 -wm THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul J. Rancour and Jalayne L Rancour, husband and wile, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for Lender and Lender's succes­ sors and/or assigns. Mortgagee. Mortgagee, dated August 23. 2004 and recorded September 1. 2004 tn Instrument Number 1133356. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Three and 24/100 Dollars ($87,243.24) including interest at 8.24% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings tn Barry County. Michigan at 10O p.m. on SEPTEMBER 28. 2006 Said premises are located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 10 and 17 of Hardendorl Addition to the City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in liber 1 of plats, page 72. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, rt any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated: August 31. 2006 Orlans Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 199.3167 rnc,, FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm • a (MM col­ lector attempting to cofiect a debt. Any information obtained wN be used for this purpose. If you are in the Mdttary. please contact our office al the numbar listed betow. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions ot a certain mortgage made by: Rene L Gfficee. A Single Woman to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. solely as nominee tor The Lending Factory, a Michigan Corporation, Mortgagee, dated September 28. 2005 and recorded October 25,2005 In Instrument f 1155075 Barry County Recorda. Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc, on which mortgegs there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Throe Hundred Sixteen Dollars and Sixty-Nine Cents ($129,316.69) including interest 7.95% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfl be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic (.endue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings. Ml at 1.O0PM. on Thursday. September 14, 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are desertbed as: Commencing at the North one-quarter comer of section 31. Town 3 North. Range 7 West; thence South 01 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds West 492.00 feet along the North and South one-quarter line of said section to the place of beginning; thence continuing South 01 degrees 02 nwwUs 37 seconds West along said North and South one-quarter Rne. 220 feet; thence North 89 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds West parallel with the North line of said section. 330.00 feet; thence North 01 degrees 02 minutes 37 sec­ onds East, parallel with said North and South onequarter bne. 220.00 teet; thence South 89 degrees 32 minutes 00 seconds East. paraMel with said North section line. 330 00 teet to the piece of begin­ ning. Commonly known as 3110 Morgan. Nashvffie Ml 49073 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shaM be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated. AUGUST 15. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hffis. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 0553047(HSBC) ASAPf 785874 08/17/2006. 08/24/2006. 06/31/2006. 09437/2006 momi Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. September 7. 2006 — Page 7 Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Growing up in the business (Part 2) delayed by car trouble on their return (rip. The family stopped in Mesick, to telephone back to Hastings to explain their expected delay in picking up advertising copy. The telephone the children’s hones. system in Mesick was not state of the art and Its previous owner was a hog fanner and left a lot to be desired. used the property to fatten the animals for the Alice, who had to go through long distance, Detroit market The property was used as a finally got a call and said. “We are in cleanup site and had old rusting vehicles and Mesick.” Answer “Who’s sick with what?” garbage scattered over the grounds. It took the family several years to clean up the site. Alice, “nobody is sick with anything.” After a few more exchanges like this, Alice Joyce said. "We had a big old draft horse was finally successful in getting everything named ’Miily’ who would pull a wooden steam boat around the field to pick up bottles straightened out. One interesting situation recalled by all the and old tin cans.” Beside the bam there was an older bouse on the property and behind the sons related to transporting the current week’s house was a great hill for sliding. edition from the Reminder from the bam and delivering them to the post office during the Steve reminisced about what a great sliding time North Broadway was under const-action place it was. Fred remembered an incident when he and just west of the city limits. This short stretch his older brother were sliding down this hill. of road was often impassable during the spring thaw due to the deep ruts and mud. To Steve was sitting up front on the toboggan and get the papers from the bam to the post office he remembered that the toboggan kept going was a challenge. faster and faster to the point where Fred The Jacobses had acquired a homemade thought maybe he should get off. Fred rolled tractor converted from an old Model /* Truck, off of the toboggan, which made it go even which the boys dubbed, “the Doodle Bug.” It faster. When Fred sat up, he looked down the had no foot brakes only hand levers, one for hill, where he saw Steve suspended from a right, another for the left It was capable of tree branch. Gravity did its thing immediately pulling a two-wheel trailer loaded with bun­ releasing Steve from the branch and he fell, dles of the Reminder through the mud up breaking his arm. Broadway hill to the city limits. Here the bun­ There was a creek ot the property so they dles were put into a waiting old panel truck, dug out a pood where they fished and enjoyed which delivered them to the post offices. a small motor boat The children also had goSince the Doodle Bug had limited capabili­ carts which they raced up and down and over ty, a number of trips back and forth un the hill the hills. John belonged to a 4-H club, which were often necessary causing delays in getting used some of the back areas to plant pine trees. Once space in the bam was used to the paper to the post office on time. Most mailmen anxious to get started on their routes make a float for the 1954 Christmas parade. A were patient for the delay, but a few were not. group from St. Rose designed a lovely floral John recalled this with some chagrin, then globe and named their entry “Hope of the he assured the postmen that the next load World­ would surely be theirs. Even when he knew it In 1956, their first Webendorfer press, probably wasn’t. which had been housed in the specially “In 1969.” Joyce recalled, “the office designed building at their home on South moved out of the Jefferson Street house and Jefferson Street, could not keep up with the into office space on Court Street. For several ever-increasing demands of their expanding years, the business was divided with the office business. So the Jacobs purchased a much and graphic work downtown and the produc­ larger (used) Harris 7L. Therefore it was tion located at the North Broadway facility. decided to locate the “new” Harris press in the As the older children left home for college red bam. A new shed for the horses was built the two youngest children stepped up to take from salvaged lumber reclaimed when they over their older siblings’ responsibilities. razed Reed’s Opera House in downtown Steve remembered the envy of his classmates Hastings. when he was allowed the first hour off from Once the hones had been taken care of the school on Wednesdays. Stephen thought if the old bam was rer modeled, and readied for the classmates knew he had to be up at 5 a.m. and new press. A new cement floor needed to be drive around the county to other destinations installed. Fred remembered, Mel told the they wouldn't had thought it so much fun. He cement contractor the floor had to be espe­ remembered sometimes working all night cially sturdy to hold the weight of the new long and still had to make deliveries in the press. early mornings. The press was located where the cows stan­ Fred remembered an instance when he was chion, was, that was a drop of about 2 feet, so driving a load of newspapers to Ionia. He had the contractor obliged by pouring all 2 feet his father-in-law. Hank St Martin with him to full of cement. There was never a complaint keep him from falling asleep. about the floor vibrating after the new press They went by the Freeport road and the vis­ was operating. ibility was very poor due to a heavy snow. About this time, John recalled that Leary's Suddenly, Hank saw a herd of black Angus Automobile downtown ran a sale on paint It cows in the road just in front of them. Hank was a good deal, but the merchant didn't have shouted and Fred swerved to miss the cows, enough of any color to do the job, so they and the papers inside the truck shifted forward mixed it all together. John remembers the turning the truck over on its side along the floor turned out to be a beautiful baby blue side of the road. color. Fred and Hank managed to get one of the One hitch developed in that it took two doors open and climbed out They went to weeks for the paint to dry. When it finally did dry it provided a hard surface that lasted for Terry Doyle’s house, which was nearby, and called a wrecker. After the truck was righted. years. Fred looked it over and decided the actual Sometime after the new Hams press had damage had been slight and that the truck been installed in the bam, someone came up could still be driven. With this they hopped with the good idea of seeding the area around back into the truck and got the delivery to the bam with grain to deter erosion of the sur­ rounding hillside. The theory was that the Ionia. Fred was asked what he considered the gram could be harvested, stored in the upper worst situation he could remember over the part of the bam, and sold at a later date. years at the paper. He said. “In the 1970s, a Soon the word went out to all the field mice Canadian paper strike caused a paper shortage in the neighborhood that the Jacobses were in the States. He remembered calling around passing out free meals. The mice multiplied the country and finally locating paper in mightily with all these fine accommodations California. The supplier said he could ship the the Jacobses provided. The mice became very paper by rail, but the Jacobses had no rail sid­ bold and began to venture all over the inside ings. The Reminder didn’t have a rail site so of the bam, at all times of the day and night. the Jacobses had to find a site in a huny. Finally, one night the press men, Jim Cool Hastings Manufacturing graciously gave and Rob Tooker, could stand it no longer and permission to the Jacobs to use their siding. armed with mouse traps took revenge on the An invoice arrived indicating that the paper critters. By morning a pile of dead mice were shipment had been delivered but nobody piled up on the floor. The grain was promptly could locate it In tracing the boxcar, it was disposed of and the Reminder reclaimed the found at a sighting in Kalamazoo. Once the bam. error was discovered the boxcar was rerouted The Jacobs family didn’t have “regular” vacation times tike other families. Once in to Hastings. However, instead of being delivered to the awhile they did get three days off during the Hastings Manufacturing Company siding, it summer. On several of these mini-vacations had been delivered to a siding off State Street the family piled into their station wagon and at the east end of Green Street. drove to the Mackinac Straits area. They To help with the situation, the crossed the straits on the ferry and rented a Manufacturing Company was able to move cabin in St. Ignace on the shore of Lake the railroad car to their site, which is where it Michigan. The children remember visiting should have been delivered in the first place. Castle Rock and an Indian Village. Here the At this point, the formidable tasks of unload­ boys bought tom-toms and feather headdress­ ing the boxcar fell to the Jacobses who didn't es to prove to their friends that they had visit­ have the equipment necessary to unload a rail­ ed the Indians in the Upper Peninsula. car. The huge heavy rolls of paper had to be In order for the Jacobs family to work in unloaded from the boxcar one at a time. This these “mini” vacations, plans had to be made was a physically demanding and dangerous and work schedules rearranged. Merchants operation. Moving the rolls safely down an were asked to prepare the information they inclined ramp onto the bed of a truck was the wanted to appear in their ads and mail it in. hardest and most dangerous part of the whole The system worked well, except for a few advertisements that had to be picked up jus* as job. The shipment of paper was worth the effort soon as they returned. On one of these trips "up north," they were because it eased the Reminder’s paper supply By Esther Walton The J-Ad Graphics site at 1952 N. Riumiway was originally purchased to stable Want to Really Retire When You Retire? Work Hard at Investing With Labor Day at hand, it's a good rime to reflect on your work - specifically, how long do you plan to keep working? And when you retire, will you retire for good, or will you still work in some capacity? These are impor­ tant questions - and the answers can have a big impact on your savings and investment strategies. As you think about your retirement plans, you might be surprised at the expectations of many of your fellow workers. Some 67 per­ cent of employees anticipate working for pay during retirement, according to the 2006 Retirement Confidence Survey, issued by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. And many of these people undoubtedly think they will have to work. How can you avoid becoming a working retiree? For one thing, you can work at being a good investor - and you can make sure your investments are also working hard. Work to Become a Good Investor What sort of work does it take to become a good investor? Here are some steps to con­ sider: • Work to identify your goals. It's important to identify and quantify your goals. For example, if your biggest goal is achieving a comfortable retirement, think about when you want to retire, where you want to live and what sort of lifestyle you desire. Then, try to determine how much this type of retirement will cost. The answers will help you chart your investment course. • Work to achieve investment discipline. Whenever the market is down, you may be tempted to take ■timeouts’ from investing. But the best investors are the ones who con­ tinually invest, no matter what market condi­ tions look like. • Work with a professional. By working with a qualified financial professional someone who knows your situation and has the skills and tools necessary to navigate the investment world - you can create an invest­ ment strategy that's right for you. Keep Your Investments Working Hard To help attain your financial goals, you need to work at investing - but you also need your investments to work hard. too. That means you may not want to overload your portfolio with fixed-income vehicles, such as Treasury securities and certificates of deposit (CDs), if you arc seeking growth. While these investments typically offer stability of princi­ pal and regular interest checks, they can be "lazy" in the sense that they may not always keep up with inflation or provide the growth potential you are seeking to achieve your goals. To get those growth opportunities, include high-quality stocks in your diversified portfo­ lio. Historically, stocks have "outworked* and outperformed all other asset classes - and out­ paced inflation. Of course, stock prices will always fluctuate, so there is the potential that you can lose some or all of your money, and, as you've probably heard, past performance does not guarantee future results. But by investing in good companies and holding your stocks for the long term, you may be able to increase your chances for growth. (Keep in ntind that the government guaran­ tees payment of principal and interest on Treasury securities, and that CDs c airy FDIC insurance. Stocks do not carry either of these problems for the duration of the strike. Since then the Reminder purchased special equip­ ment necessary to move the rolls. Talking about paper deliveries. Steve remembered a time when a semi-truck was making a delivery at their new complex on North Broadway. It was during a winter storm and the driveway was i<Jed over. Because of the ice the semi truck began sliding down the driveway toward the bridge to Mel’s house. “Of course the bridge was never constructed to hold a semi, and we were concerned the bridge would collapse. We called a wrecker and with the help of a second wrecker we were able to get the truck off the bridge and back up to the dock and safely unloaded.” Joyce gave an assessment of the future. “1 thitvk all four of us (children) are committed to each other and our business, our parents start­ ed from little more than a dream and the good wih of their hometown and built a legacy We will be faithful to that dream.” Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sale THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sate may bo raocindad by the foroctoaing mortgagee. In that everrt, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed ootefy to tho return of tho bld amount tenocrea ar eaie, p*ue inwwi. Notice Of Mortgage Foradoeura Sale TH0 RRM IS A DEFT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WMX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MEJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate rmy be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgegoe. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo Unit­ ed aoioly to tho return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, phis interact NoMoe Of Mortgage Foractoeura S*4i TMB RRM « A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY V4FORMAT1ON WE OBTNN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE IBUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TMe aotemoy be raoctodod by tho foractooing mortgagee. In that ovonL your damages, If any, ohaR be Umitod ootelytothe return of the bld amount ter.MORTGA^S^E%eJwkhasTeen made in MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condtoons of a mortgage made by Robert Smith and Lacey Sanders-Smith, husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagorts). to Indymac Bank. F.S.B., a Federally Chartered Savings Bank, Mortgagee, dated January 14. 2004, and recorded on November 1, 2004 in instrument 1136464. m Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER S OF CWALT 2004-J4 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Three And 35/100 Dollars ($116,463.35). including interest at 6.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wW be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 14. 2006. Said promises are situated in City of Hastings Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: lot 10. Block 14. HJ. Kenfieto Addition, accordmg to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 1 of Plats, on page 9. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: August 17. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott A Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 B. igham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S102713F01 ttwmm the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven M. McCal, an unmarried men, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender. Mortgegoe, doted September 30, 2003, and recorded on February 19, 2004 in Instrument Number 1122426, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred SixtyTwo And 12/100 Dolors ($232,962.12). including interest at 5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice le hereby given thte said mortgage wM ba foractoood by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of toom. M puMc vendue, at the Bony County Courthouse in Hostings, Ml at 1XX) PM. on September 21.2006. Said premises ore situated r Charter Township of Gunpteln, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Tho Wtowing parcel is located in Gun Plain Township. Alegan County and ateo PrainevBe Township. Bony County. Michigan; Lot 64, Shangri La Number Two Subdivision in Sections 24 and 25. Town 1 North. Range 11 West, as recorded in Liber 10 of Plats in Pages 72.73 and 74; and Section 19 and 30. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, Prairieville Township. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Uber 5 of Plate on Page 71. Tho redemption period shall be 6 months from tho date of such sate, uniass determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: August 24. 2006 For more Information, ptease call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 Fite #051659FO4 -««- MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the oondHons of a mortgage made by Donald J. Bates and Nancy L Bates. Husband and Wife, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, he., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 7,2003. and recorded on November 14, 2003 In Instrument 1117826. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be duo at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Four And 61/100 Dollars ($115.954.61). including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a safe of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM. on September 21. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A Parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 24. Town 1 North, Range 10 West. Described as: Commencing at a point on the East Line said Section 24. Which lies 566.53 Feet due North of the Southeast Comer of Said Section 24; Thence North 1440 Feet for the place of beginning; Thence South 89 degrees 35 minutes West 264 fret; Thence North 300 feet: Thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes East 264 feet to the center of Highway M-43; Thence South along the center of said Highway. 300 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: August 24. 2006 For more information, please call: FC W 248 593.1312 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tefegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File S093773F03 mosaic benefits.) Hard Work Can Pay Off No matter what your plans arc for retire­ ment, you can help your cause by working hard at investing - and using investments that work hard for you. 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September 7. 2006 - The Hastings Etanner @®0DE^ raaws • Shirley Louis Bodell. 62, of Marshall, was sentenced by Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher Aug. 30 to serve from 71 to ISO months in prison for her Aug. 16 conviction of unarmed robbery of the Hastings Check *N Go. Bodell. who also faced charges in Calhoun County and Kalamazoo County, was given credit for 232 days already served. She will a|cn nsjy court costs of $500 and restitution of was sentenced Aug. 31 to serve 299 days in jail (with 299 days credit for time served) and 24 months probation for his Aug. 3 conviction of breaking and entering with intent to com­ mit larceny. Mason was also assessed court costs of $500, $550 in restitution and a probation fee $2372. 2005. • Robert Daniel Kidder. 35. of Hastings, was sentenced August 30 to serve from 16 to 24 months in prison for his July conviction of attempted welfare fraud. Kidder was arrested in December 2003 in Hastings. Kidder was charged and convicted of obtaining welfare benefits to which he was not entitled. • Raymond Edward Demond. 48. of Woodland, was sentenced Aug. 31 to serve six months in jail for his Aug. 10 conviction of attempted assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault). Judge Fisher agreed to suspend jail time upon payment of assessments and enrollment in a substance abuse program and participa­ • Daniel Jacob Kramer. 24. of Hickory Comers, was sentenced Aug. 31 to serve two months in jail and 36 months probation for his Aug. 9 conviction of delivery/manufacture of a controlled substance. Kramer also will have his license suspend­ ed for one year, restricted after 60 days. Kramer was arrested in June in Barry Township. • David Harvey William Bozc. 22. of Delton, was sentenced Aug. 31 to serve time in jail and probation on two counts of unlaw­ ful use of a motor vehicle and operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor. Boze will serve nine months on the unlaw­ ful use conviction and 93 days on the OUIL conviction. He was also sentenced to serve 24 months probation, participate in cognitive behavior therapy and substance abuse counseling and must wear a wrist monitor and participate in day reporting upon his release from jail. • Joseph McCoy Mason. 21. of Grandville. of $240. Mason was arrested in Rutland Township for breaking into a church in September of tion in day reporting. Demond was assessed $ 1.000 in court costs and a $360 probation fee. • Michael Thomas Smith. 46. of Battle Creek, was sentenced Aug. 31 to serve 12 months in jail and 60 months probation for his Aug. 10 conviction of violating his previous probation. Smith was ordered to continue probation up to the 60-month term and to pay court assessments of $250. Smith’s original conviction stemmed from his arrest in 2005 for operating under the influence of alcohol (second offense) in Hope Township. • Joseph Henry-Jon Hermcnitt. 24. of Middleville was sentenced Aug. 31 to serve three months in jail for his probation violation conviction on Aug. 9. Hermcnitt was placed on probation in 2005 for larceny of a building. Hermcnitt violated his probation by failing to appear before his court ordered probation officer on two occa­ sions. Judge Fisher ordered Hermenitt to be Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. 1 <><-»:» West Green Street UastinC'- Mnhifidii l'»t)5H 1i i< phone 2t»*i '•).“> J 19 Internal .Medicine BEESTINGS I was recently stung by a bee and my whole lower arm swelled up. Does this mean that I’m allergic to bee stings? Most people that are stung by a bee (and I will include wasps, hornets and ants in this same category) will develop a “normal local reaction* that lasts a few hours, becomes red and may itch and swell and will initially have a stinging quality to the pain that changes to a dull ache. A “large local reaction* will be very similar to the normal reaction but may be more painful, will involve a much larger area around the sting and will likely last for days. A “severe allergic reaction" involves the whole body. Symptoms will begin within minutes and include diffuse itching or a rash; shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing or hoarseness, a warm feeling, dizziness, nausea, weakness and even unconsciousness. There may or may not be time for significant swelling to develop in a severe reaction before the patient is severely ill. If you are stung, the bee often leaves behind a venom sack that should be quickly brushed off. The sack continues to pump more venom into the skin while it is still attached. Never pinch the sack as you try to remove it because it may actually inject more venom into the wound. For normal or large local reactions, applying baking soda or meat tenderizer mixed with a little water to form a paste over the sting site will help break down the venom. Using ice, oral antihistamines and local pain relieving creams may help the swelling and discomfort. For the large local reactions, your doctor may provide oral steroids that may help resolve the problem quicker as well. Those that develop a severe allergic reaction need to seek professional medical attention or call 911 immediately! If you are aware that you have had a severe allergic reaction in the past you must carry a "bee sting kit* with you at all times to be used immediately after you are stung. You must still seek professional medical attention immediately. Long term treatment may include desensitization so that your future bee stings are less life threatening. Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Ur. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. rnum unsuccessfully discharged from his probation. Hermcnitt may have his jail time suspend­ ed upon payment of $300 in court fees. He was arrested in Hastings in February, 2005 on the B&E charge. ./Innie's MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchell! and Marcy Sugar Addicted to it LEGAL NOTICE Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may he rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagse. In that event, your damages, W any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the tdd amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kns Vredevoodg and Sheila Vredevoodg. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc . as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 17. 2005. and recorded on October 25. 2005 m instrument 1155120. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred One Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Nine And 11/100 Dollars ($201,779.11). including interest at 5375% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pari of them, at public '-endue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1O0 PM. on September 21. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan.-and are described as: Lot 76. Boulder Creek Estates in the Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in fiber 6 of plats, page 23 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a in which cast, the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: August 24. 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC X 246.593.1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 46025-5822 Rte f103530F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foredoeure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TH AT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sate may be rescinded by the forectoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall bo limit­ ed sotefy to tho return of tho bid amount tondared at sate, plus Intsrest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ray Hom and Mary B Hom. husband and wife, original mort­ gagors). to Paul A Getzin & Lynn M. Getzin DBA West Michigan Financial Services. Mortgagee, dated August 5. 2002. and recorded on August 19. 2002 in instrument 1085842, and modified Dy agreement dated December 29. 2005. and record­ ed on February 7. 2006 in instrument 1159675. and modified by Affidavit or Order recorded on April 19. 2004 in instrument 1126016. and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank. F A. as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Six Thousand Six Hundred EightyThree And 80/100 Dollars ($148,683.80). including interest at 7.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 130 PM. on September 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel A: That part of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 29. Town 1 North. Range 8 West described as Commencing al the East 1/4 Pest of said Section; thence North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds West on the East and West 1/4 line. 1159.11 feet to the Place of beginning of this description; thence continuing North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 sec­ onds West on said 1/4 tone. 190.90 feet; thence North 0 degrees 48 minutes 41 seconds East par­ allel to the Nortt and South 1/4 line of said Section. 297.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds East parallel to the East and West 1/4 line: 190.90 feet; thence South 0 degrees 48 min­ utes 41 seconds West 297.00 feet to the place of beginning, subject to Highway right of way over that part of ttie above described description lying within the right of way of Hickory Road. Also: Commencing at the East 1/4 post of Section 29. Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence North 88 degrees 44 minutes 23 seconds West along the East and West 1/4 line of said Section; 1554.3 feet to place of beginng of this description, thence North 00 degrees 49 minutes 41 seconds East parallel to the North and South 1/4 line of said Section. 297.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 44 Minutes 23 seconds East parallel to said East and West 1/4 line . 215 00 feet: thence South 00 degrees 48 minutes 41 seconds Wes’ to said East and West 1/4 line 297 00 feet, thence North 88 degrees 44 mmutes 23 seconds West along said East and West 1/4 line, 215 00 feet to the place of beginng Subject to Highway Right of Way over that part of the above description lying within Hickory Road The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated August 17. 2006 For more information, please call FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte 4021043F03 Dear Annie: Over the last 12 months. I have lost 160 pounds. That's great, but the more weight 1 lose, the worse my live-in boyfriend becomes. It's reached the point where he cannot pass by without touching me in some inappropriate way. Even in public. We've been together five years. He con­ stantly wants sex no matter what, and gets furious if 1 decline. He will even wake me up from a dead sleep. When I protest, he accuses me of having affairs. We are planning a wedding, and I have a lot on my mind and am quite busy. 1 don't have the energy for the amount of sex he wants. He says I wasn't like this in the begin­ ning of our relationship, which may be true, but he has definitely turned into a sex addict. 1 hate it when he gets angry at me for not wanting to ''perform.'’ There are times I give in just to stop the whining, but truthfully, it makes me feel violated. I think my weight loss has caused some major insecurity for him. How do 1 convince him that saying "no* on occasion does not mean I love him any less? — Marrying a Sex Addict Dear Marrying a Sex Addict: Your percep­ tion of the situation is dead-on. Your boyfriend is feeling insecure about your weight loss, and he is using sex to maintain some control over you. No wonder you feel violated. His insecurities will not be alleviat­ ed by a marriage license, so before you walk down the aisle, we strongly urge yoti ko get couples counseling. Good luck. Gifting gaffe? Dear Annie: One of my employees is hav­ ing a housewanning party. He gave everyone in the office cute, handmade invitations. The invitation also listed the store where he and his wife are registered for gifts. Traditionally, our office takes a collection for gifts. So far. we've only done weddings and the birth of a baby. The collection is so that no one person feels they have to purchase a gift if they don't want to. Also, many employees hate said they feel uncomfortable essentially being told to bring a gift Am I right in thinking a registry for a 'mi’sewanning is inappropriate? If so. what is the best way to explain it to the employee? Sweating in Arizona Dear Arizona: These days, there is a reg­ istry for everything, appropriate or not. Many people do not object because it means there is no guesswork about what the recipient wants. Since you are co-workers and not per­ sonal friends, you are under no obligation to participate, but if the office staff chooses to give a housewarming gift, it should be han­ dled the same way you handle wedding or shower presents. Blue birthday Dear Annie: I read your response to "Anonymous." the adoptee who gets depressed on her birthday. Your reaction was no different than that of society at large - that adopted children should forever be grateful. How loving and supportive are parents who. instead of validating the feelings and emo­ tions of their child, tel) her she is being self­ ish not to celebrate her birthday? A person's birthday belongs to them, and they should get to do what they want, in the manner they choose. My birth was a day of sadness, when a young woman had no alter­ native but to sign over her parental rights to strangers. I was in foster care for months. I can't expect anyone who is not adopted to understand bow we feel. Bu: I also don't expect you to tell us how we SHOULD feel. It's not your place. - L.M. Dear L.M.: Then it's a good thing Kathy is adopted and has an adoptive niece and nephew, so we know whereof we speak. Not every adoption experience is positive, and we understand why some are reluctant to cele­ brate. But "Anonymous" was obsessive about her birthday and getting worse, which is why we recommended counseling. Our advice stands. of our friendship. He never explicitly said he was gay. and I'm too hesitant to ask. But recently. 1 did question if we could ever be more than friends, and he looked at me with assurance and a smile, and said. "Who knows?" Annie, please help. I don't know what move to make, or what hopes to hold on to. - Grace in Long Beach. Calif. Dear Grace: If Will has made no physical move on you after numerous meet-ups and candlelit dinners, he is not interested in you romantically. If, on top of that, he talks about a male "mate," you can rest assured that pur­ suing him will only bring you disappointment and hurt. You have found a very good friend. Treat him as such and. for your own sake, please don't expea more. Another f word Dear Annie: 1 realize I am out of the loop about a lot of things, so please tell me if I am being way too prudish. I have always regard­ ed the "F" word referring to passing gas as unacceptable. During recent yean however, my first-grade students attempt to use it freely. When 1 admonish them, they tell me that their parents, aunts, uncles, ex.. use ft. My fellow teachers, family and friends also use it without hesitation. I see ft on T-shirts and on TV. There is even a children's book using ft. How do I handle my aversion to this word? - C.B. Dear C.B.: Many vulgar words have beevme more popular, but that does not make ’hem any more acceptable, especially in sccool. if you don't want your students using this wnrd (er any other), simply tell them. "If you wish «o use the word at home, that is up to your parent*. but it is not permitted in this classroom." < » Response reasons Dear Annie: "Jacksonville. Fla..* *?id he's been married for 11 years and isn't getting «e»v affection or intimacy in his marriage. ',fou responded. "We cannot understand a won um who withholds tenderness from her husbont* Come on. Annie, sure you do. I've been married for 10 yean and can toil you how it happens. How about a huiband who stands stiff as a board when you try to hug him? Or when you ask about his day and the response is always, "Fine." Period. How about when the only time affection is returned is when it leads to sex? How about when you've been hurt by his affairs and are afraid to give too much of yourself? A man doesn't have to be a cheat, liar, thief or abuser. It's all the little things that build up every day that make it more and more diffi­ cult to reach out for his hand or wrap him in your arms. - 1 Know Why Dear Know: Perhaps we should have clari­ fied that statement. We don't understand women who withhold tenderness from hus­ bands who are attentive, affectionate, decent and kind. In your case, the withholding seems mutual - which is equally sad. but more understandable. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and readfeatures by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. r Just friends Dear Annie: I've finally met a man with whom I can hold an intelligent conversation, who enjoys the things I do. and who treats a woman with respect and chivalry. He's not perfea. but my feelings for him surpass his smoking habit and coffee cravings. The problem? "Will" used to be my college professor, and well. I just found out that he may be homosexual. 1 almost thought it was a joke. But after many work visits, lunchlime hang-outs, late-night phone calls and can­ dlelit dinners, he told me about his male "mate." Annie. I thought he was The One, and I've fallen in love with him. Now I'm just lost. I'm happy for him if this is what he wants, but 1 was sincerely hoping to reach the next level WANT WE ATHEI FORECASTS? Want to know where to get all this information? From student loons io Social Security benefits to buying surplus government property, oil kinds ol government information ore just a click o< coll away FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FED-INFO �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 7. 2006 - Page 9 LEGAL NOTICES TH® RRM BA DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW «F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Connie Greenland, a married woman, to ■MERS’ is Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc MERS is a separate corporation that is acting sole­ ly as s mminoo tor Lander and Lender’s succes­ sors and assigns. MERS is toe mortgagee under this Security Instrument. Lender is Mchigan AdoMy Acceptance Corp dba Franklin Mortgage Fundtog. Mortgagee, dated July 6. 2005. and recorded on August 10. 2005. in instrument No. 1150896, Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee tor Equity Ono ABS. Inc. Mortgage Paas Through Certificate Sonos 2005-4 by an assignment record­ ed In Barry County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred seventeen thousand six nundred twenty six and 55/100 dollars (Slf7.62B.55) including interest at 72400% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will bo foreclosed by a sate of the mortgage premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 1O) o’clock p.m.. on Thursday, September 28,2006. Said premises are situated in the Township of Rutland. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the North line of Section 16, Town 3 North, Rango 9 West, distant North 89 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds East 1317.17 toot from the Northwest comer of said Section 16. said point being tho Northwest comer of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of said along tho Woet Ino of tho Northwest one-quarter of tho Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest onequarter of said Section 16; thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds East 180.00 toot; thence souui 46 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds East 143.94 tost; thence South 02 degrees 04 minutes 20 seconds East 160.00 toot to the South Uno of the Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of said Section 16; thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds East 378.45 feet along said South me to the Southeast comer of the Northwest one-quarter of tho Northeast one-qusrter of the Northwest onequarter of said Section 16; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds West 275.00 test; thence North 02 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds West 380 test to said North me of said Section 18; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds West 383.59 Met along said North line to the point of beginning. Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over the Westerly 33 feet there­ of for Irving Road and over the Northerly 33 feet thereof tor Heath Road Property ID 08-13-016­ 009-00 The redemption period shall be 1 year from the date ot such sate. Dated: July 31. 2006 JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee tor Equity One ABS. Inc. Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-4, assignee of Mortgagee Richard A. Green, Attoneys. 30150 N. Telegraph Re... Ste 444 Bingham Farms, Ml 48025 (248) 540-7665 Tneun AB A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT■SGTOCOLLECTADEBTANDANYHFORMA'nON OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in tho terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by David M. Raub and Susan Raub. husband and wife. Mortgagors, to TMS Mortgage tnc .dba Tho Money Store, Mortgagee, dated tho 5th day of May, 1907 and recorded In the office ot the Register of Deeds, tor The County of Barry and State of MtaNgan, on the 7!h day of May, 1997 in Uber 693 of Barry County Records, page 675, said Mortgage having boon assigned to Wachovia Bank , NA on wfvch mortgage there is claimed to bo due, at the date of this notice, the sum of Sixty Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Throe & 67/100 ($67,783.67), and no suit or proceedtog at law or in equity having boon Instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on tho 5th day of October, 2006 1X o’clock p.m. Local Time, said mortgage wiH bo torectoeed by a sate at puttee auc­ tion. to the highe-.it bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building where the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry is held), of the premises described in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due, as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 96.75% per annum and all legal costs, charges, and expenses, inducting the attor­ ney toes allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may bo paid by the undersigned, necessary to protect its interest in the promtoes. Which said promises are described as follows: Al that certain piece or parcel of land, including any and al struc­ tures, and home*, manufactured or otherwise, located thereon, situated in the Township of Assyria. County of Barry. State ot Michigan, and described as foltows, to wit: The Era 30 acres of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1X4 of Section 25, Town 1 North. Range 7 West During the six (6) months immediately foltowing the sate, the property may be redeemed, except that in the event that the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 800 3241a. the property may be redeemed during 30 days immedi­ ately following the sate. Dated . 8/31 /2006 Wachovia Bank. NA --------------------------------------------------FABRIZIO & BROOK, PC Attorney tor Wachovia Bank . NA 888 W. Big Beever. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-2800 mov-o FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed he1 cw. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Dons E Daugherty. A Single Woman, and Rex Daugherty, Her Son. A Single Man to Amenquest Mortgage Company, A Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated April 28. 2004 and recorded May 11. 2004 in Instrument 9 1127383 Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset-Backed Pass through Certificates. Series 2004-R7. under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1.2004, with­ out recourse on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seventeen Dollars and Seventy-Five Cents ($67,917.75) including interest 9.7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. September 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North one-third of Lots 97. 98. and 99 of the Chy. formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof . Commonly known as 522 N Michigan, Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shati be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: AUGUST 10. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trost Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc., Asset-Backed Pass through Certificates. Series 2004-R7, under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1. 2004, without recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South BNd. Suite 100 Rochester HRs. Ml 48X7 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-52763 FORECLOSURE NOTiCE This firm is a debt col­ lector ettempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are tn the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In the conditions of a ceria in mortgage made by: Gordon H Demaray and Norma I Demary. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., solely as nominee for Fidelity Mortgage of Michigan Inc.. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2004 and recorded Juiy 23. 2004 in Instrument Number 1131272 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to tens Fargo Bank, N A as Trustee for the regtsterud holders of Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates. Senes 2004-3. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Dollars and Fifty-Nine Cents (S133.790 59) includ­ ing interest 9.04% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute if such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. September 28. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Commencing 640 Feet East of the North One-Quart e r Post of Section 24, Town 1 North. Range 7 West; thence South 260 Feet; thence East 335 Feet; thence North 260 Feet: Thence West 335 feet to the point of beginning Commonly known as 10600 Tasker Road. Bellevue Ml 49021 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate. Dated: AUGUST 28. 2006 Weis Fargo Bank. N.A. as Trustee for the reg­ istered holders of Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates. Series 2004-3, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates, P.C. 811 South BNd Suite 1X Rochester HRs. Ml 48X7 (248) 844-5123 Our Rte No: 06-54027 ASAP# 788286 06/31/2006. X/07/2006. 09/14/2006, 09/21/2006 tenure Of Mortgage Foreclosure Safe TH® RRM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded bv the foreclosing mortgagee. In that overt, your demegee, If any, shall bo limitad sotaiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Deborah J. MacDonald who acquired title as Deborah J. Fassett, single, original mortgagors), to Associates Home Equity Services. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated August 25. 2000. and recorded on October 4, 2000 in instrument 1050295, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Five Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Four And 90/IX Dollars ($105.424.90). mdudmg interest at 10% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 14.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: A parcel of land m the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, commencing at the Southwest cor­ ner of tiie Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said section; thence North 782 feet for the place of beginning; thence East 1320 feet to the East sec­ tion fine; thence North 373 feet, more or less to the North line of the South 35 acres of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of said section; thence West 1320 feet; thence South 373 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: August 17. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ftie f102824F01 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mongage made by Leo J. Lanning, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated February 1. 2006 and recorded February 13. 2005 m Instrument Number ’.160112. Barry County Records. Michigan. Sato mortgage is now held by Ohio Savings Rank by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighteen and 07/100 Dollars ($251,818.07) includ­ ing interest at 6 875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. not.ee is hereby qiven that sato mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan X 1 00 p.m on SEPTEMBER 28. 2906 Said premises are located in the Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as The West 37.16 acres of the Northeast one-quar­ ter of the Northwest fractional one-quarter of Section 3. Town 2 North. Range 8 West. Baltimore Township. Barry County. Michigan, except begin­ ning at the Southeast comer of the West 37.16 acres of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest fractional cne-quartef of said Section 3. thence 280 feet due West to point of beginning, thence North 208 feet; thence West 208 feet thence South 208feet thence East 208 feet to the point of begin­ ning. also except the Easternmost 66 feet of said West 37.16 acres. * The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: August 31. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Server P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1 OX Fite No. 357.0150 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale TH® RRM*® A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sato may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damegos. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to ths return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Diane L. Hammond. Unmarried*:Woman, origlnil mort­ gagors). to Wens Fargo Bank. NA. Mortgagee, dated November 10. 2005. and recorded on November 22.2X5 in instrument 1156621. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Five And 08/1X Dollars (S91.735 X). indudtog interest at 7.95% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at ths Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 5. 2006 Said premises are situated In City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 10 and 11 of Block 6 of Lincoln Park Addition to the City of Hastings. According to the Recorded Plat thereof, as Recorded m Uber 1 of Plots, on Page 55 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6X.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be X days from the date of such sate. Dated: September 7, 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593.13X Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S105145F01 rmM Keep up with your local team FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm to o debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information obtained will bo used for this purpose. If you are In tho Military, pieces contact our office at tho num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Cynthia L Ogrady. a married woman and Charles J Ogrady, her husband to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation Mortgagee, dated August 21. 2004 and recorded September 2, 2004 in Instrument 9 1133401 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trost Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. In”. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Series 2004-R10, under ths Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2004. without recourse on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at tho date hereof the sum of Ninety-Four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Forty Cents ($94,254.40) including interest 7.55% per annum. Under the power of sato contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice to hereby given that said mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. September 14,2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East 3X feet of the South 13X toot of the East one-haff of tho East one-haff of the East onehalf of tho Southeast one-quarter of Section X, Town 4 North, Range 9 West. Irving Township. Barry County. Michigan. Commonly known as 1020 Woodruff. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shal be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shal bo X days from tho date of ouch sato. Doted: AUGUST 14. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Asset Becked Pass Through Certificates Sortos 2004-R10. under the Footing and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2004. without recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: notestivo A Associates. P.C. 811 South *d. Suite IX Rochester Ute. Ml 48X7 (248) £<4*&I23 Our Fite No: 06-53225 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES P.C. ® ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORNATION HE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TH AT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)636-7400 F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Dsteuti has been mads in the conditions of a mortgage made by RICHARD J. ROBBINS and DENISE M. RO68INS. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NET­ WORK. INC.. Mortgagee, dated September 15. 2000. and recorded on September 20, 2000, in TH® RRM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by James M. Wright, a single man. to Fiagstar Bank. FSB. Mortgagee, dated September 24.2001 and record­ ed October 1.2001 in Instrument Number 1067332. Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage « now held by Chase Home Finance LLC. successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation successor by merger with Chase Mortgage Co., by assignment. There is claimed to be due a! the date hereof the sum ot Ons Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Six and 43/1X Dotiars ($1X^56.43) mdudtog interest at 7 125% per annum. Under the power of sato contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of tho mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan al 1.00 pm. on SEPTEMBER 14.2006. Said premises are located In the Township of Irving, Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed Commencing at the Southwest Comer of Section 27, Town 4 North. Range 9 West; thence North X degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West. 440 X Feet along tiw West Ine of said Section 27; foenos North 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds East. 83 X Feet to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds East, 262.X Feet; thence South X degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East. 220.X Feet; thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds West 262.X Feet; thence North X degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West. 220.X Feet to the point of beginning. Together with a private easement tor ingress, egress and public utxiuos appurtenant tnerero ossenoeo as oegmntng al a point on ths west Bne of Section 27. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. (Mart North X degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West, 440.X Feet from the Southwest comer of said Section 27; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds East 8XX Feat; thence North X degrees 14 minutes 27 sec­ onds West. 66.X Feet along the West me of said Section 27 to ths point of beginning. The redemption period shal be 6 months horn the date of such safe, unteas determined aban­ doned in eocotdanoe wtih MCLA §6X.324is. in which case the redemption period shal bo X days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The toredooing mortgagee can rescind sate. In that event, your damages. If any. are Hmkod solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered si sale, plus merest Dated. August 17.2006 OrLww Associates. P.C. Atton.'eys for Servicer P.O. Beu 5041 Troy. Ml 46X7-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No. 310.0912 re-rooordsdgn Juns 1129838 OR 13. 1130736". snd 2004 in Document assigned by said mortgagee to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as assigned. Barry County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is r^jimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars and Two Cents ($105,558.02). including interest at 7.875% per annum. Under ths power of sato contained in said mort­ gage and the statue In such case made and provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB ba foreclosed by a sato of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them; at pubic venue, at tho Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 0100 PM o’clock, on September 14,2006 Said premtoaa are situated In Tbwnship ot JOHN­ STOWN, Barry County, Mtahigan and described as: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 1 /4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 11, TOWN 1 NORTH, RANGE 8 WEST: THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID 1 / 4 SEC­ TION LINE 540 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING: THENCE NORTH 275 FEET; THENCE WEST 500 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 275 FEET; THENCE EAST 500 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. ALSO: COMME NCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 1 / 4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1 / 4 OF SECTION 11. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID 1 / 4 SECTION LINE 815 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCf NORTH 2X FEET ALONG 1 / 4 SECTION UNE; THENCE WEST 500 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 2X FEET; THENCE EAST 5X FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. TAX ID NO. 08-09-011-003-10 from Dated: Auoust 14.2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORA! ION Mortgagee/Assignoe 231X Providence Drive, Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 in your local MG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY KFORMA RON WE OBTAIN WHJ. BE USED FOR THAT WHPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCt Al THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE MACTIVt MnJTARYDUTY. A-TOi PURCHASERS: This aato way be reedndad by the foredoeing mortgegca. In mat evenL your damegaa. If any, ehati be Wnll ed ecMy to the return of the bid emount kinhmm m the conditions of a mortgage made by Rachel R. Harvafh aAto Rachel R. Stoo-Harvath. a single woman, original mortgagors), to Mnrtg^a Oectronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for foryfor and lenders autreasort and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 25, 2003, and recorded on May 5,2003 in instrument 1103387, in Berry coun­ ty records, Michigan, on which mortgage thsre Is ctaknoo to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Seven And 86/IX Dotiars ($94,847.86). including interest at 6.125% per annum. Under the power of sato contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and provkted. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wd ba torectoeed by a sate of tho mortgaged premises, or some pert of thsm, al pubic vendue, to 8w Bony County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on September 21,2006. Stod premises are situated In City of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lots 1 and 2. Stock 4. Dantei Striker's Addition, accord- Page 11, Barry County Records. The redemption period shal be 6 months from doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in Dated: August 24. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC W 248.593.1312 Troll & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 304X Telegraph Rd Ste XO Bingham Fmh*. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte#103199F01 newspaper, The Hastings BANNER! Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Family Bookstore f Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886, is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. Owned and Operated by David and Mary Mocqueerw We currently have an opening in our Middleville office. Ufa* Good T-SNns.ltah.MwM, Scarts, Picture FramM An H Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. h I 1 Also large selection ot Gand Plush Is here! Greeting cards coming soon. 3 a . r Located at 104 E. State Street. Hastings Ml Next to the State Grounds Coffee House Fa more Woanahon cal... 269-945-5377 Nvw&srvrwHourt GOOeoOMon -Sat •Oowa&sxlar Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court SU Hastings, MI 49058 EOE'M-F _______________ _____________________ �Page 10 — Thursday, September 7. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ' MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ot a mortgage made by Marcia Ann Campbell and Lane Whipple Campbell, her hus­ band and Kirk D Campbell, as joint tenants with full rights of survivorship, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2005 and recorded May 25. 2005 in Instrument Number 1147099. Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by American Home Mortgage by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Three and 59/100 Doflars ($119,233 59) including interest at 5 75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 pm on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 46 and 47. except the South 40 feet of Lot 46 of Algonquin Lake Resort Properties Unit Number 1. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 2 of Plats. Page 56, Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §6003241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return ot the Wd amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated August 17.2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer PO Box5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 356 0200 maw STATE OF MICHIGAN BARRY COUNTY TRIAL COURT FAMILY DIVISION PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF FRIEND OF THE COURT ANNUAL STATUTORY REVIEW PUBLIC NOTICE ANNUAL REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE RECORD OF THE FRIEND OF THE COURT Under Michigan law the chief family judge annu­ ally reviews the performance record of the Friend of the Court. The review will be conducted on or about November 1. 2006. This review is limited by law to the following cntena • Whether the Friend of the Court is guilty of mis­ conduct. neglect of statutory duty, or failure to carry out the written orders of the court relative to a statu­ tory duty. • Whether the purpose of the Friend of the Court Act are being met; • Whether the duties of the Friend of the Court are being carried out in a manner that reflects the needs of the community. Members of the public may submit written com­ ments to the chief family judge relating to these cri­ teria. Sand your written comments, with your name and address to: Honorable William M Doherty Bany County Trial Court. Family Division 206 W Court Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 masno Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL PC USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR CrRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ton­ . dared at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - OefaUt has been made <n the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard Blake, and Gloria Blake. Husband and Wife, origi­ nal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 8. 2003. and recorded on August 18. 2003 in instrument 1111337, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Seven And 21/100 Dollars ($129,257.21), including interest at 5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 21. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a Point on the North and South 1/4 Line of Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West 33 Feet North of the South 1/4 post of Section 5: Thence North on the 1/4 Line 172.21 feet; Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centerline of Marsh Road 14.15 feel. Thence South 65 Degrees 18 minutes West 333 feet to the Easterly Line of Winchester Drive; Thence South 24 Degrees 42 minutes East on the Easterty Line of Said Dove. 18.52 feet; Thence South 57 Degrees 21 minutes East 53 9* feet, Being a Chord on a Curve to the Lei’ with a radius of 50 Feet; Thence East 255.27 feet to the Place of Beginning Commencing at the South 1/4 post of Section 5. Town 2. Range 10 West; Thence North on the North and South 1/4 line 205.21 feet; Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centerline of Marsh Road 114.15 feet; Thence South 65 Degrees 18 minutes West 183 feet to the Southeast comer of Lot 43 of Chateau Park No. 2 and the place of beginning of this description; Thence South 24 Degrees 42 minutes East 100 feet; Thence South 65 Degrees 18 minutes West 150 feet to the Easterly line of Winchester Drive; Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West 100 feet to the Southwest comer of Lol 43 of said plat. Thence North 65 Degrees 18 minutes East 150 feet to the place of beginning Also. Commencing at the South 1/4 post of Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West; Thence North on the North and South 1/4 Line 205.21 feet; Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centerime of Marsh Road 14.15 feet and the place of beginning of this description thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes W®«« on the Centerline of sad road 100 feet. Thence South 65 Degrees 18 min­ utes West 183 lee t to the South wo s! Corner of Lol 42 of Chateau Park No 2. Thence South 24 degrees 42 minutes East 100 feet; Thence North 65 Degrees 18 minutes East 183 feet to the place of beginning, all in Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: August 24. 2006 For more information, please call; FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File S103503F01 mOM31 — NOTICE — The Board of County Road Commissioners of Bany County has scheduled a public hearing on Thursday. September 21.2006. at 7D0 p.m. at the Woodland Township Hall. The public hearing is for con­ sideration of the abandonment of a portion of Davenport Road between Martin Road and Durkee Road. Davenport Road is a season­ al road in this section and all interested parties should attend or for­ ward a letter to the Barry County Road Commission at 1725 West M­ 43 Highway, Hastings, Ml 49058. Any questions please contact the Barry County Road Commission at 269-945-3449. CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 407 The undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Hastings. Michigan, does hereby certify that Ordinance No. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Mie may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to tho return of the bid amount ten­ dered ot sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Eugene O. Ryan, a single man. original mortgagor(s), tr Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated June 10. 2005. and recorded on June 22. 2005 in instrument 1148424. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighteen Thousand Three Hundred Ave And 01/100 Dotiars (St’8.305.01). including interest at 8.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 5. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Bany County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Parcel ’C’ a parcel of land situated in the West 1/2 of Section 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, being more particularly described as follows- Commening at the North 1/4 comer of Section 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence South 02 degrees 19 min­ utes 34 seconds East 1512.11 feet along the North and South 1/4 line of said Section to the South line of the plat ’Smith's Acres* as recorded tn Uber 4 of Plats, on Page 10. Barry County Records, as a point Nortn 89 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 8.98 feel from the Southwest corner of said Plat as monumented; thence continuing South 02 degrees 19 minutes 34 seconds East 828 80 leet along said 1/4 line; thence South 87 degrees 40 minutes 26 seconds West 406.97 feet perpendicular with said 1/4 line; thence South 44 degrees 30 minutes 10 seconds West 226.00 leet to the place of beginning; thence continuing South 44 degrees 30 minutes 10 seconds West 226.00 feet, thence North 45 degrees 29 minutes 50 seca-ds West 482.65 feet to the South Easterly nght-ol-way line of Sprague Road; thence North 44 degrees 30 minutes 10 sec­ onds East 226 00 feet along said Southeasterly line to the point ci North 45 degrees 29 minutes 50 sec­ onds West from the place of beginning; thence South 45 degrees 29 minutes 50 seconds East 482.64 feet to the place of beginning. Subject to easements, reservations and limitations of record. if any. • The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: September 7. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorney's For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File f104788F01 FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm ia a debt collector attempting to coLleci a oeot. Any irnormauon ooiameo win oe used for this purpose. II you are in the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ot a certain mortgage made by: William Baker. a single man and Misty Vantrease. a single woman, tenants in common to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. A Delaware Limited Liability Company Mortgagee, dated November 23. 2005 and recorder December 15. 2005 in Instrument • 1157731 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage Securities. Inc., Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2006-W3 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1. 2006. without recourse on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Fifty-Five Cents ($85.372.55) including interest 8.85% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. September 14. 2006. Said premises are situated to City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 635 of the City, formerly the Village, of Hastings according to the recorded plat thereof. Barry County Records. Commonly known as 428 Center. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless dete-mined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from rhe date of such sale. Dated; AUGUST 15. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage Securities. Inc., Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2006-W3 under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1. 2006. without recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-53338 ttwmm 407: •AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 90 OF THE HASTINGS CODE OF 1970. AS AMENDED. BY: - ADDING SECTION 9047 TO ARTICLE 2 • AMENDING ARTICLE 2. SECTION 90 5 - AMENDING ARTICLE 3. SECTION 90-89 AMENDING ARTICLE 6. SECTION 615 • AMENDING ARTICLE 7. SECTION 9O-667(g» and SECTION 90730(c) AMENDING ARTICLE 13. SECTION 9O-1048’ Regarding public notification for all applications for development approval requiring a public hearing complying with the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act. PA 110 of 2006 and the other provisions of these sections. was adopted by the City Council of the City of 1 tastings. at a regular meeting of the City Ccouncil on the 28th day of August 2006. A complete copy of this Ordinance is available for review at the office of the City Clerk at City Hall. 201 East Slate Street Hastings. Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Thomas E. Emery TT060W City Clerk STATE OF MICHIGAN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT-FAMILY DIVISION BARRY COUNTY PUBLICATION OF HEARING (NOTICE TO PUTATIVE FATHER) CASE NO. 06-7254-NA PETITION NO. 06006396 IN THE MATTER OF SKYLEE MAYS DOB 4/11/2006. TAKE NOTICE A petition has been filed with this court regarding the following minors): SKYLEE MAYS who was bom on 04/11/2006 at PENNOCK HOSPITAL IN HASTINGS. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN The mother of the minor(s) is MAGAN MAYS. II you are or may be the natural father, you should appear at 206 W COURT STREET. SUITE 302 HASTINGS. Ml on September 22. 2006 at 1:15 p.m. to state any interest you may have to the mtoor(s). Failure to appear at tins hearing ts a denial ol interest in the minors), waiver ol notice lor all subsequent hearings, and a waiver cf a right to appointment ol an attorney Failure to appear at this hearing COULD RESULT IN PERMANENT TERMI­ NATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS rfWM' Notice Of Mortgage- Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia aaie may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, tn that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to tho return of tho bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made n the conditions of a mortgage made by Betty J. Cox a single woman and Larry Schwab and Vaiene Diane Schwab husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated May 20. 2005. and recorded on May 27.2005 in instrument 1147185. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Credit Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand O*» Hundred Fifty-Four And 29/100 Dollars ($95.154.29), including interest at 6.6% per annum. Under the power of sale contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 14.2006 Said premises are situated to Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 34. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 75 FEET OF THE NORTH 150 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION COMMENCING ON THE BASE LINE IN THE CENTER OF BATTLE CREEK AND HASTING5 STATE ROAD AND RUNNING NORTH ALONG THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD 27 RODS. THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE BASE LINE 30 RODS. THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE BATTLE CREEK AND HASTINGS STATE ROAD 27 ROOS. THENCE ALONG THE BASE LINE 30 RODS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING (INCLUDING THE MANUFACTURED HOME SER­ IAL NO MO311992 WHICH HAS BEEN AFFIXED TO THE PROPERTY - AFFIDAVIT RECORDED IN INSTRUMENT NO. 1132162) The redemptton period shall be 12 months from the date of such salo. Dated: August 17.2006 For more information, please cal: FC C 248.593.1301 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File f102393F01 FORECI OSURE NOTICE Thts firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any Information obtained will be used tor this purpose. If you are to the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Christopher Barker and Judy Barker. His Wife. Who Executes this Instrument for the Solo Purpose of Subordinating Her dower and Homestead Interest to the Lien of this Mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., solely as nominee for BNC Mortgage, inc., a Delaware Corporation, Mortgagee, dated February 12, 2003 and recorded March 3,2003 in instrument Number 1098724, and re-recorded on March 29, 2004 to Instrument Number 1124322. Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage was assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the registered holders of CDC Mortgage Capital Trust 2003-HE2. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-HE2, by assignment dated January 10.2004 and recorded May 9, 2005 in Instrument Number 1146144. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Nine Dotes and Fourteen Cents ($123,589.14) including interest 10.75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged prem­ ises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings, Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. September 14. 2006. Said premises are situated In Township ot Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing al a point where Lammers Road intersects the West line of the Southeast OneQuarter of the Southwest One-Quarter of Section 14. Town 2 North, Range 9 West; thence North on said West Itoe of the Southeast One-Oua rter of the Southwest One-Quarter. 10 rods, tt^nce thence East 20 rods; thence South 20 rods; thence West to the center ot Lammers Road; ’hence Northwesterly along the center of Lammers Road to the place of beginning. Commonly known as 6993 Lammers Road. Delton Ml 49046 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned to accordance with MCL 600.3241, to which case the redemption peri­ od shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: AUGUST 14. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee tor the registered hold­ ers of CDC Mortgage Capital Trust 2003-HE2. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2003HE2 Assignee cf Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo 4 Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester HiUs. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No; 06-52993 ASAP# 785873 08/17/2006, 08/24/2006. 08/31 /2006. 09/07/2006 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT BARRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT - FAMH.Y DIVISION PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING FILE NO 200624610-NC In the matter of Thomas Mitchell Gillons. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS including: whose address(es) are unknown and whose inter­ est to the matter may be barred or affected by the following: TAKE NOTICE: A hearing will be held on Wednesday. Sept. 27. 2006 at 4:30 p.m at 206 W. Court St. Ste. 302. Hastings Ml 49058 before Judge Wm. M. Doherty (P41960) for the following purpose: ON THE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF Thomas Mitchell Gillons to Thomas Mitchell Wickham This change of name ts not sought for fraudulent intent Sept 5.2006 David B Wickham Ashley Mane Mater 4 Culbert Dr 3407 Ashby Rd Hastings. Ml 49058 Delton. Ml 49046 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. to a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used foe that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mada m the conditions of a mortgage made by EVAN FAIN. A SINGLE MAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC. ACTING SOLE­ LY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS RAUSTIN MORTGAGE SERVICES. LLC. Mortgagee, dated January 22. 2004, and recorded on January 23.2004, as Instrument No. 1121182, In BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred twenty nine thousand five hundred fifty nine and 08/100 Dotes ($129,559.06). Induing interest al 5.250% per annum. Under the power of sale contained to said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfl be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1 DO PM on September 28.2006. Sato premises are situated m VILLAGE OF MID­ DLEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT 11. BLOCK 49. VILLAGE OF MID­ DLEVILLE. ACCORDING TO RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 27. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned n accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. to which case the redemption period shall bo X days from the date of such sale. DATED: August 31.2006 Robert A. Tremato 4 Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR; WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee ol Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 -w* Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAMWHX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may ba raacmoao oy ma wwcioaing mongagaa. m that event, your demagea, N any, ahaB ba imb­ ed solely to tho return at the bid amount ten­ dered at aato, ptua intoraat MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Jennifer Demond, a single woman, original mortgagor's), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and tender's w irrassore and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 21. 2005, and recoroed on October 31. 2005 in instrument :1555C7. in Barry county records. Mtehigan. and ass-nned by sato Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank NafiorKM Trust Company as assignee by an assign­ ment, on which ।mortgage there is dained to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventeen Thouivto Four Hundred Sixty-Seven And 23/100 Dollars ($117,467.23). tockidtog Inter­ est at 8.09% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in rxVd mort­ gage and the statute in such cast* matte ind pro­ vided. notice is hereby grvan that said r'Ortgago be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged p^ mtoes, or some part of them, at pubic vendus, at tho beny County Courthouse to Hastings at 1D0 PM, on September 28. 2006. Said premises are situated to Charter ToanaNp ol Hastings. Bany County, Michigan, ami are described as: The East 149 leet of the Wsa 364 leet of toe South 244 feet ol Lot X. the PW of Fairhaven, according to the recorded ptol thareef, as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats, Page 46, barrv County. Michigan The redemplton period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA «X).324la. in which case the redemption period shal be X days from the date of such sale. Dated : August 31. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC S 248.5931304 Trott 4 Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #104309F01 rnoMM PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.O, B ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DOT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFRCE AT (248)5»-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In the conditions of a mortgage made by JUSTIN DAVID SHOTTS and SAMANTHA SHOTTS. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc (’MERS’). solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 4. 2004, and recorded on March 23. 2004, in Document No. 1124082. Bany County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sun. of Eighty-Six Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Three Dollars and Ninety-One Cents ($86,183.91). including interest at 5 750% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue to such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage w« be foredosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan, at 01 DO PM o'clock, on September 28. 2006 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE of NASHVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and described as: COMMENCING AT A POINT 179 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 67 OF O A PHILLIPS ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF THENCE NORTH TO THOR­ NAPPLE RIVER. THENCE WEST ALONG SAID RIVER 53 FEET; THENCE SOUTH TO THE BEGINNING TAX ID NO. 06-52-180000067-03 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned to accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, In which case the redemption penod shall be X days from the date of such sale Dated August 28. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. (’MERS*). solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns Mortgagee'Assjg.nee Peter M. Schneiderman 4 Associates. P.C. 23100 Provtoence Dnve. Suite 450 Southfield Ml 48075 rriOtar3 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, September 7. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTWG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR* POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATIN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may to rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, H any, ahai be limit­ ed eotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at eale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Cameron D. Earl wto Trina Eart. husband and wife, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee lor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 26, 2006. and recorded on February 3. 2006 in instrument 1156694. in Bany county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank. N.A. as assignee by an assignment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the data hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Seven And 38/100 Do«ar» ($16534738). including inter­ est at 8.299% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged promises. or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on September 21.2006 Said promises are situated m Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the East half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 14. Town 3 North. Range 8 West. Hastings Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence South 270 feet along the west line of the East half of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 14; thence East perpendicular with said West fane 548 feet. more or less, to the centedine of a 66 foot wide easement for ingress, egress and utility purposes; thence Northerly 267 feet, more or less to the North line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 14; thence West 457 feet, more or less, along tho North line of said Section to the place of beginning Subject to and together with a private easement for ingress, egress and utility purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 6003241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: August 24. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott 8 Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4102627F01 Robert A. Tremain a Aasodatoe. P.C. la a debt collector and wo are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will bo wed for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m tho conditions of a mortgage made by WILLIAM ROE AND STARLENE L ROE. HUSBAND AND WIFE to CREDIT UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY . Mortgagee, dated January 24.2006. and recorded on February 01.2006 . as Instrument No. 1159647. in BARRY Count/ Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE. LLC by an assignment dated March 31, 2006. and recorded on April 20. 2006 . as Instrument No. 1163410 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred thirty five thousand three hundred nine­ teen and 12/IX Dollars ($135,319.12). including interest al 7.500% per annum. Under tho power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage w« be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venoue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 130 PM on September 14.2006. Said premises are situated in VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. BARRY County, Michigan and are LOT NUMBER SIX (6) OF BLOCK NUMBER EIGHT (8) OF SAMUEL ROUSH S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. MICHIGAN. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF. ALSO BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT SIX (6) OF BLOCK EIGHT (8). ROUSH S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF; THENCE EAST FIFTY THREE AND FIFTY EIGHT HUNDREDTHS (52.58) FEET; THENCE DUE NORTH SIXTY SIX (66) FEET; THENCE DUE WEST TO THE NORTHEAST COR­ NER OF SAID LOT SIX (6); THENCE SOUTH­ EASTERLY SEVENTY AND SEVENTY THREE HUNDREDTHS (70.73) FEET TO THE BEGIN­ NING; ALSO BEGINNING AT A POINT EIGHTY NINE AND SIXTEEN HUNDREDTHS (89 16) FEET EAST AND ONE HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT (198) FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT TEN (10) OF BLOCK EIGHT (8); ROUSH S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE DUE SOUTH ON A LINE TO A POINT WHERE SAID LINE INTERSECTS THE BACK LINE OF LOT SEVEN (7); THENCE NORTH­ WESTERLY ALONG THE BACK LINE OF LOT SEVEN (7) TO A POINT DUE WEST OF THE BEGINNING. THENCE EAST TO THE BEGINALSO LOT 7 OF BLOCK 8 OF ROUSH'S ADDI­ TION TO THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. EXCEPT THAT PART DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCE EAST 10 ROOS TO A PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING FOR THIS EXCEPTION; THENCE NORTH TO THE BACK LINE OF LOT 7; THENCE SOUTH­ EASTERLY ALONG THE BACK LINE OF LOT 7 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCE DUE WEST TO THE BEGINNING FOR THIS EXCEPTION The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. DATED August 17. 2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE. LLC Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call (248) 540-7701 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Keith W Durkee and Donna J Durkee. Husband and Wife, to Washington Mutual B.«nk, FA, a Federal Association. Mortgagee, oaieu August 12. 2003 and recorded September 2, 2003 in Instrument Number 1112232. and A Scriveners Affidavit to cor­ rect the legal description has been submitted to and recorded by. Barry County Records. Michigan. There ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the jum of One Hundred Eighty-Nme Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Eight and 02/100 Dollars ($189,958.02) including interest at 5 375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 130 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located m the Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at tne place of beginning in Survey of Crisp Plat of Boniface Point, run North 44.50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West. 277.50 leet along the shore of the Lake on the South side of said Plat to the Southwest comer of same and con­ tinuing in same course 160.00 feet to the Northwest comer of Mrs. Blakely's Lot; thence North 1.50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 57.50 feet to the Northwest comer of the first Lot Wes* of Mrs Blakely's Lot for the place of beginning: from this place of beginning, by metes and bounds and courses run North 54.25 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East along the West side of said first Lot West of Mrs. Blakely's Lot. 224 00 feet to the shore of the Lake on the North side of the said Boniface Point; thence along the shore of the Lake. North 29.50 degrees CO minutes 00 seconds West 50.00 feet; thence South 54.25 degrees 00 mmutes 00 seconds West 224.00 feet to the shore of the Lake on the South side of said point; thence South 29.50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 50.00 feet to the place of beginning on the shore of Pine Lake in the Southwest fractional 1/4 of Section 8. Town 1 North. Range 10 West The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such zsate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: August 17. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte NO 362 0303 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose II you are m the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SAlE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Larry Williams. Jr. and Kimberly Williams. Husband and Wife to Option One Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 16. 2004 and recorded September 21 2004 in Instrument # 1134223 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the registered holders of GSAMP Trust 2005-SD2. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2005-SD2, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at tne date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($133,252.85) including interest 8.2% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml at 130PM. on Thursday, October 5.2006. Said premises are situ­ ated in Township of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Commencing at the East One-Quarter Post of Section 18, Town 4 North. Range 7 West. Woodland Township. Barry County, Michigan, thence North along East line of said Section 1884 feet to the place of beginning; thence Continuing North along said East line 756 feet more or less to the Northeast comer of said Section; thence West along the North line of sad Section 330 feet; thence South 455 feat to the cen­ ter of Little Thomapple River; thence Southwesterly along said river to a point 663 leet West of the East line of said Section; thence South 112 leet; thence East 663 feet to the place of beginning Also Except; Beginning at a point on the East line of Section 18. Town 4 North. Range 7 West, distant South 02 degrees 31 minutes 02 seconds West 757.35 feet from the Northeast comer of sad Section 18; thence North 88 degrees 22 minutes 56 seconds West parallel with the North line of sad Secton 18, 663.00 feet; thence North 02 degrees 31 mmuios 02 seconds East 122.30 feet: thence North 64 degrees 53 minutes 03 seconds East 748.14 feet along an intermediate traversel.ne of the bank of the Little Thomapple River to the East line of said Section 18; thence South 02 degrees 31 minutes 02 seconds West 450.01 feet along sad East line to the place of beginning. Including lands lying between said intermediate traverse line and the bank of the Little Thomapple River as bounded by said East line and the Northerly extension of the West boundarytine. subject to an easement for pub­ lic highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof. Commonly known as 5980 Jordan Road. Woodland Ml 48897 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: SEPTEMBER 1. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the registered hold­ ers of GSAMP Trust 2005-SD2. Mortgage Pass­ Through Certificates. Series 2005-SD2 Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No 06-54495 ASAP# 789288 09/07/2006. 09/14/2006. 09/21/2006.09/28/2006 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount t*.tderad at sale, phis Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Carla J. Lowinski. a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to JPMorgan Chase Bank. N A Mortgagee dated November 26. 2004. and recorded on December 13. 2004 in instrument 1138576. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Five Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Four And 47/100 Dollars ($55,164.47). including interest at 9% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage arj the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on September 21. 2006 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Commencing at the North 1/4 post of Section 17. Town 3 North, Range 8 West, City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigam. thence East 1267 feet, thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes East 516 00 feet for the place of beginning, thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes East 165 feet, thence South 200 feet, thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes West 165 feet, thence North 200 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: August 24. 2006 For more information, please 0.4: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegrapn Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S103095F01 NATIONAL CITY BANK NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE The real estate mortgage given by Harold Ray Mattox. Jr and Bobbie Jo Mattox, husband and wife. to National City Bank of Michigan/lllino.s. now known as National City Bank (the ’Bank"), dated March 15. 2002. and recorded on March 19. 2002, at Document No. 1076741. Barry County Register of Deeds, is in default. The amount due on the Mortgage at the date of this notice, tor principal, interest accruing at 10.25% per annum, fees, expenses and late charges is the sum of Two Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Six Hundred SixtyNine and 35/100 Dollars ($264,669 35) Notice is given that the Mortgage will be fore closed by sate of the premises desenbed betow al public auction to the highest bidder at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, on Thursday. September 21.2006, at 1 00 p m. for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due on the Mortgage, together with interest, legal costs, statu­ tory attorneys' lees and also any taxes and insur­ ance that the Bank pays on or prior to the date of sate. The premises to be sold at the sate is located in Barry County. State of Michigan, described as fol­ lows: That part of Lot 24. Village of Delton, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 1 of Plats, page 29. described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of said Lot 24; thence Southeasterly along the West l,ne of said Lot. 60 feet for place of begin­ ning; thence Southeasterly along West Lot line of said Lot 24. 120 feet; thence due East to the East Lot line ol said Lot 24; thence Northeasterly along East line of said Lot to a point di .-st of begin­ ning; thence due West to place of beginning. Also: A parcel of land described as: Commencing at the Southeast comer of the following described prem­ ises. for a place of beginning; A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 6. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, Barry Township, Barry County. Michigan, described as: A strip of land 166 feet in width, being 33 feet on the Easterly side and 133 feet on the Westerly side of the centerime of the Main Track of the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railway as formerly located and across the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 6. said strip being 528 feet tn length, more or less, measured along the centerline of said Main Track in a Southerly direction from the centerline of Maple Street as laid out in the original Plat of Delton, to a point which is 240 feet, more or less. Northerly of the East line of Grove Street, measured along the centerline of said Main Track, and being land conveyed tn 2 Deeds recorded in bber 50. page 400 and in Liber 57. page 62; thence Northeasterly along the East line ot said described premises. 100 feet lor a place of beginning; thence Northeasterly along the East line of said described premises. 49 feet; thence Northwesterly, at right angles to the East line of said premises. 166 feet, more or less, lo the West line ol described premises; thence Southwesterly along the West line of said described premises. 49 feet; thence Southeasterly to place of beginning. Subject to Right-of Way for existing road across Westerly end ol said premises. Also granting a Right-of-Way tor dnveway purposes and tor ingress and egress to and from the parcel of land first above described, across the South 20 feet of the North 60 feet of said Lot 24 Real Property Tax Identification Number: 08-03­ 070-024-00 Commonly known as: 223 S. Grove Street. Delton. Ml 49046 The redemption penod shall be six (6) months from the date of sate. Dated: August 17. 2006 NATIONAL CITY BANK By: Bruce R. Grubb Bruce R. Grubb (P27632) Its: Attorney Bruce R Grubb (P27631) Varnum, Rtodenng. Schmidt & Howlett LLP Attorneys tor National City Bank 251 N Rose Street. 4th Floor Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 (269) 553-3545 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Anthony Woodmansee and Cheryl L. Woodmansee, original mortgagor(s). to New Century Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated April 29. 2005. and recorded on May 3. 2005 in instrument 1145843. m Barry county records, Michigan, on wmeh mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Forty­ Seven And 79/100 Dollars ($86.847.79), including interest at 6.9% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on September 28. 2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township ol Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 1. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST 4288 15 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1/4 POST OF SAID SECTION 1; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST 111.28 FEET. THENCE NORTH 04 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST 173 87 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF CHIPPEWA TRAIL; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 06 SECONDS WEST 126 68 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE TO A POINT WHICH LIES 527 FEET (RECORDED AS 5 32 FEET) EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 OF THE PLAT OF AL-GON-QUIN SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORD­ ED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 55; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 26 SECONDS WEST 116.12 FEET (RECORDED AS SCoTH 01 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 11C.10 FEET). THENCE SOUTH 04 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST 3122 FSET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 54 (RECORDED AS SOUTH 05 DEGREES 22 MIN­ UTES WEST 3121 FEET). THENCE SOUTH 04 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST 2687 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 05 DEGREES 22 MINUTES WEST 2687 FEET); THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 142 55 FEET (RECORDED Ab SOUTH 03 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 22 SECONDS WEST 142.55 FEET) TO AN INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF ALGONQUIN LAKE. THENCE SOUTH 67 DEGREES 12 MIN­ UTES 52 SECONDS EAST 12 59 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 66 DEGREES 41 EAST 12 59 FEET) ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 OF THE PLATS OF AL-GON-QUIN SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 55; THENCE NORTH 61 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 10 SECONDS EAST 5 05 FEET ALONG SAiD INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE TO SAID NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 145 54 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE SHORE OF ALGONQUIN LAKE AS LIMITED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDE­ LINES SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR ACCESS TO ALGONQUIN LAKE AND FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES DESCRIBED SEP­ ARATELY EASEMENT BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE ’NORTH­ SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 1. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST 4288 15 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1/4 POST OF SAID SECTION 1. THENCE SOUTH 83 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST 6 95 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 142.55 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 03 DEGREES 38 MIN­ UTES 22 SECONDS WEST 142 55 FEET) TO AN INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF ALGONQUIN LAKE; THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST 12 59 (RECORDED AS SOUTH 66 DEGREES 41 MINUTES EAST 12 59 FEET) ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 OF THE PLAT OF AL-GON-QUIN SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORD­ ED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 55; THENCE NORTH 61 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 10 SEC­ ONDS EAST 5 05 FEET ALONG SAID INTERME­ DIATE TRAVERSE LINE TO SAID NORTH­ SOUTH 1/4 LINE; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINTUES 15 SECONDS WEST 145 54 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE SHORE OF ALGO­ NQUIN LAKE AS LIMITED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDELINES The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date ot such sate. Dated August 31. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4104558F01 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248) 539-7400 F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by BRIAN A BLAIR and DEBRA K BLAIR. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. ('MERS'), solely as nominee tor lender and tender s successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 15. 2004. and recorded on October 28. 2004. in Document No 1136X7. Barry County Records, Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is dawned to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Four Cents (S148.348.04). including interest at 5.250% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in sato mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sato mortgage wilt be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises. Of some part of them, at pubic venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 01XX) pm o'clock. on September 21.2006 Said premises are situated in City of HASTINGS Bam; County. Michigan and described as THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS REPORT IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. COUN­ TY OF BARRY CITY OF HASTINGS AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE LAND REFERRED TO THIS COMMIT­ MENT. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BARRY. .-OWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. STATE OF MICHIGAN. IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION? 25. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS. COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 25. THENCE NORTH 00 EAST 350 00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION 25 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 89 WEST 156 27 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH UNE OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 02 WEST 968.86 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 EAST 215.00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25; THENCE SOUTH 00 WEST 967.5 FEET ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION 25 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING ALSO. THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 25 THENCE NORTH 00 EAST ALONG THE NORTH­ SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 25. 350.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 WEST. 155.27 FEET PARAL­ LEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 02 WEST. 706 56 FEET TO A ’OIKT THAT IS SOUTH 02 EAST. 260 11 FEET FROM THE NORTH UNE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25 SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING; THENCE NORTH 42 WEST 95 88 FEET. THENCE NOR TH 0C EAST. 190 00 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SCXITH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OT SECTION 25: THENCE SOUTH 89 EAST. ALONG SAID NORTH UNE. 50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 02 CAST. 260 I’ FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING; THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1*4 OF SECTION 25. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 VIECT RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MCHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 25. THE MCE NORTH X EAST. ALONG THE NORTH-SO FTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 25. 350,X FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 WEST. 155.27 FEET PARALLEL W.TH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION i»; THENCE NORTH 02 WEST. 389.43 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF QUIMBY ROAD AND THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE CON­ TINUING NORTH 02 WEST. 389 43 =EET TO A POINT THAT IS SOUTH 02 EAST. 2X11 FEET FROM THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 87 EAST. 50.X FEET; THENCE SOUTH 02 EAST, 224 57 FEET SAID CENTERLINE OF QUIMBY ROAD; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY. ALONG SAID CENTERLINE AND A CURVE TO THE LEFT. WHOSE RADIUS IS 165.X FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS SOUTH 33 WEST. 16 71 FEET; THENCE SOUTH X WEST. ALONG SAID CENTERLINE. 73.56 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period Shan bo 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: August 21.2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. CMERS"). solely as nominee tor lender and lender s successors and assigns Mortgage/Assignee * Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 4X75 77WM10 — NOTICE — The Barry County Hoard o( Commissioner* is seeking applications ! to serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. Applicant* must . represent Agnculturc Interest. Applications may be obtained at the 1 County Administration Office. 3td floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. | Stale St.. Hasting*: (2691 945-12M. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m ->n September 18. 2006.77505942 �Page 12 - Thursday. September 7. 2006 - The Hastings Banner EXHIBITS • Tom OttenMM in Grand Rapids: The Gardens to the Grand will be on display Monday 4c Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is $12, student and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children (2 and under) free. Tom Ottemess in Grand Rapids will begin at Meijer Gardens, where members and the public can pick up a map and passport packet, learn about the artist, discover some of his major works in the Sculpture Park, and prepare themselves to explore the sculptures along the pedestrian walkways and bridges of downtown Grand Rapids. The entire two-mile downtown experience is approximately 4,000 steps and will take you past some of the most beautiful areas of downtown Grand Rapids. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Through Sept. 10. MUSIC THEATRE • Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents: Lyle Lovett will perform at the Frederik Meijer Gardens k Sculpture Park amphitheatre. Gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Rain or shine. As one of the most distinctive and original singer/songwriters to emerge during the past 25 years, he was initially labeled as a country singer, but the tag never quite fit him. He has more in common with the songwriters of the 1970‘s by combining witty lyrical detail with a variety of genres ranging from country and folk to big-band swing and traditional pop. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardcns.org. September 7. • Summer Concert Series at Frederik Meijer Gardens presents: Phil Vassar at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Friday gates open at 6 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Rain or shine. Songwriters who make the jump to recording artist often have a tough time, for a variety of reasons, but the piano­ playing Phil Vassar, who has penned hits for some of country music's biggest stars, has taken the leap in stride. Stylistically, he’s glee­ fully reminiscent pop artists like Billy Joel, Bruce Hornsby and Jerry Lee Lewis. The flu­ idity of these pop influences combined with the bluegrass and mountain sound of his native Vtrgina not to mention his regular-guy vocals and upbeat persona, are undeniably infectious. For more information call (616) 957-158C or visit www.meijergardens.urg. September 8. • Super '60s Spectacular! at DeVos Performance Hall at 8 pm. Ticket prices are $55 & $45. Come see some of the best hitmak­ ers of the 60s including the Contours (Do You Love Me? First I Look at the Purse, Shake Sherry), The Cryan’ Shames (Sugar it Spice, I Want to Meet You, Could Be We're in Love, Up on the Roof), a rare appearance by Question Mark 4c Mysterians (96 Tears), The Shades of Blue (Oh How Happy), The Reflections (Just Like Romeo Juliet), Spiral Staircase featuring Pat Upton (I Love You More Today than Yesterday) and The Rivieras (California Sun). For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. September 9. MISCELLANEOUS • 27th Annual Celebration on the Grand at Ah-Nah-Awen-Park and Rosa Parks Circle in Grand Rapids. Hours are Thursday 5-1030 pm, Friday 5-1030 pm a id Saturday 3-11 pm. Admission is free. A community festival cele­ brating life in Grand Rapids. Entertainment and fireworks Friday evening. Saturday after­ noon and evening features live entertainment. For more information call (616) 752-8257 or visit www.celebrationonthegrand.org/ or • According to pollsters, the animal liked most by people is the dog followed by horses, cats swans, robins and butterflies, in that oider. Unsurprisingly, the most-disliked ani­ mal is the cockroach, followed by mosquitoes, rats, wasps, rattlesnakes and bats. • It was noted wit Oscar Wilde who made the following observation: "Bigamy is having one wife or husband too many. Monogamy is the same." • Demographers say that 62 percent of engaged couples live together before the wed­ ding. • A zebra is able to stand within 15 minutes of its birth. • If you like tequila and have some spare cash — a lot of spare cash — you might be interested in the latest offering from Tequila Ley .925. In an attempt to cam the Guinness World Record for the most expensive bottle, it recently put up for sale some I’asion Azteca tequila that had been aged for six years. It's not the liquor itsrif that's so pricey, though; ifs the bottles. There are 66 bottles decorated with email chas#num lpirate.com. September 7-9. • 28th Annual Hispanic Festival will be held at the Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids Friday 1130 am-1130 pm, Saturday noon-1130 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Admission is free. Michigan's largest Hispanic Festival is a celebration of the diverse cultures within the Hispanic community featuring Cuban music, a free TexMex dance. Salsa Merengue, a large selection of supervised children's activities, marketplace, food booths with tasty cuisine from Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. For more information call (616) 771-0306 or visit www.hispanic-center.org. September 8-10. • Allegan County Fair will feature big name acts like Brad Paisley, Big 4c Rich, Nickelback, Casting Crows and Raven at the 154th annual event. Midway opens at 2:30 pm Monday-Friday., first Friday and weekends at noon. For more information see allegancountyfair.net. September 8-16. • Heritage Day Car Show will take in Middleville. Hie show begins at noon with registration beginning at 11 am. Judging begins at 5 pm with prizes to the top vehicle in each class. For more information call Leah French at (269) 509-7134. Heritage Day featurs kid games, parade, music, food vendors and a motorcycle show in Middleville. Sept. 9. • Restoring the Circle Pow Wow will be held by the Grand Valley American Indian Lodge at the Riverside Park. Monroe NE, Grand Rapids. Camping available for $10 with electric hook-up, rustic camping free. Craft booths open at 10 am both days. Grand entries take place at 1 pm Saturday, noon both days and 630 pm Saturday. Closing ceremonies at 4 pm Sunday. September 9 b 10. • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 a.m. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Eoery Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. Tint Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanieu by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba.. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free . All vehicles welcome. Show off your “Pride & Joy,” enjoy oldies music, snap a photo in front of the 1930s gas station or authentic 1941 "George 4c Sally's Blue Moon Diner" - now serving frozen custard and limited menu. Every Wednesday. gold and platinum that sell for $150,000 each, and 999 silver and gold bottles that go for a mere $25/100. The company's hopes for the world record rest on the tequila in really spe­ cial packaging, a limited-edition platinum bot­ tle with fancy artwork on the label. The price? A single bottle goes for $225,000. Sorry to dis­ appoint you, but they've all been sold to pri­ vate collectors already. • President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reportedly a big fan of Mickey Mouse. " Those who study such tilings daim that blond beards grow faster than those of any other color. • The name "Barbara" comes from the Greek word meaning "foreign” or "strange.” Thought for the Day: "Sometimes I think war is God’s way of teaching us geography." — Paul Rodriguez © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Bany County Chamber ol Commerce Is located at 221 W State Street th Harting.. The Char.,her can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber s website at www.barrychamber.com The Barry County Chamber at Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures ot tourist atu actions and places ol Interest beaky and across the slate. The Chamber also has free mailers for old printer ink cartrtd(es and cell phones that will financially benem the Barry Conservation district. CHECK OUT THESE SEPTEMBER BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 7 Grief Recovery Class sponsored by Barry Community Hospice. The five-week program takes place Thursday evenings from 530-7 pm at the Hospice office at 450 Meadow Run, Suite 200 in Hastings. Learn about the process of grief and receive help coping with personal loss. Call (269) 948-8452 for more information. 7 Hastings Fanners' Market 11 am7 pm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 8 Middleville Farmer's Market from 9 am-2 pm at Middleville Village, 100 E. Main St Call 795-3385 for info. 9 Renewable Energy Workshop: Building a Solar Panel System from 9 am-1 pm at the Pieroe Cedar Creek Institute, 701 W. Cloverdale Road. Build a small solar panel system. $295 includes the 10-watt system. All supplied provided. Call (269) 721-4190 for more information. 9 Shine and Show Cruise-In sponsored by the Hastings Car Chib from 6 pm to dark. Bring your car or truck to the Kmart parking lot on W. State St in Hastings. 9 Middleville Heritage Days takes place in downtown Middleville. 9 Quality Deer Management Banquet at the Barry Expo Center. Call (269) 945-2224 for more information. 10 West Michigan Muscle Car Show Ac Swap Meet gtom 9 am-4 pm at the Gilmuie Cir Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Comers. Open to all musde and pony cars from I960­ 1979. $7 fee indudes museum admission. Call (269) 671-5009 for more information. 10 4-H Speed Horse Show at the Barry Expo Center. 10 Sunday Brunch Ac Program at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 701 E. Cloverdale Road. Seating at 1130 am Ac 1 pm. Brunch: members $11 ($5 ages 3-10), non-members $13 ($6 ages 3-10). Free program on nest predation at 12:15 pm. 11 Grateful Nation Event free lunch for emergency service workers at the Wren Funeral Home Community Room. Call (269) 765-3257 for more information. 12 Hastings Fanners’ Market 7 am1 pm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden °ark. For info call April Nidiolson (616) 7653257. 13 Wednesday Night Cruise-In from 6-9 pm at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Comers. Grounds open to free to all vehicles. Call (269) 671-5089 for info. 14 Bereavement Luncheon at 1130 am at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Hastings. Price: cost of meal. Sponsored by Barry Community Hospice. Call (269) 948-8452 for info. 14 Day of Caring sponsored by the Bany' County United Way. Teams of employees from companies across the county will "report to work" at health and human strive agencies. Two shifts available from 930 am-1230 pm and 1:30-4:30 pm. Lunch provided for all participating volunteers from noon-2 pm. Kick off at 8 am at the Barry Expo Center. Call (269) 94M010 for info. 14 Hastings Farmers' Market 11 am-7 pm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. . 15 Living Connections Card/Game Night at 7 am at the Barry County COA in Hastings. Bring a dish to pass. $2. Call (269) 948-8452 for more info. 15 "The Turning" Live Music Concert at the Prairieville Farm Grounds Music Building. Concert stares at 8 pm. Tickets are $7 and available at Barlow's Book Store. Lor Angeles Guitar Quartet joins the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra's opening night Friday, September 15 at 8 pm at Miller Auditorium. The quartet will perform Joaquin Rodrigo's "Concierto Andaluz," a concerto for fourt guitars and orchestra. The concert will open with Set 3 of Respighi's "Ancient Airs and Dances" which is scored exclusively for strings. The second half of the night is devoted to Beethoven's "Fifth Symphony " Tickets are $19-549 for adults and half price for students and children, balcony seats are $5, $7 day of the show. Call 1 -800-228-9858 for tickets and information. Mexican Independence Day Festival will be celebrated September 15-17 on Calder Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids Friday-Sabzday noon to 11 pm, Sunday noon to 6 pm. Admission is free. Experience a b.aditional Mexican Celebration in a joyful, co’orful, and marvelous atmosphere; with live dance music. Mariachis, folk dancers, handcrafts, and authentic Mexican food. The Fiesl? Mexicana Is the oldest ethnic festival in Grand Rapids and is sponsored by the Mexican Cultural Patriotic Corporation; a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting higher education for the Mexican community through cultural events and adult literacy programming. For more information call (616) 334-1000. Wina in the Gardens will be sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council September 16. Hors d'oeuvres, music and a selection of fine wines from Felpausch Express will be avail­ able from 630-930 pm in the gardens of the Youngs 4c Hawkins houses at 422 W. Green Street. Call (269) 945-2002 or (269) 948-9441 for more information. . Fem Hike from noon-2 pm at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute September 16. Hike through woods and wetlands and identify fems. Members $3, rton-members $5. Call (269) 721-4190 for more information. Garriton Keillor will join the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra September 18 at 730 pm for a special night of classical music and midwestem humor. Keillor is best known for hosting the radio show "A Prairie Home Companion." The orchestra show will feature Keillor's unique storytelling and humor with a selection of popular classical works. Tickets are $24-$66 for adults and half price for stu­ dents and children. Call 1-800-228-9858 for tickets and information. The Tenors: Cook. Dixon & Young ~ "Bringin' Do urn The House" Tour at De Vos Performance Hall September 20. Performance is set for Wednesday at 730 pm. Tickets are $67, $87, $127 4c $152. Cook, Dixon 4c Young is an entertaining, theatrically staged concert for al) the family. Versatility is the highlight of the evening as these tenors hit those Cs in opera, belt out Broadway, bend and scat notes in jazz and stir your soul with haunting gospel and spirituals. Experience the power, excellence and the epitome of vocal versatility in a breathtaking atmosphere as The Tenors perform opera, blues, Broadway, classical, gospel, jazz, R&B soul, pi ritual and spoken word selections. For mere information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmastcr.com. Eric Clapton with special guest Robert Cray at the Van Andel Arena September 21. Show begin.. Thursday at 730 pm. Ticket prices rang” from $55-5125. Three-time Rock N' Roll Hall o» Famer and 16-time Grammy Award winner Enc CUpt«n revives Ixis clas­ sics for his Fall 2006 lu:'t*wi(h a band sf leg­ endary musicians, includn^ Doyle Bramhall II and Derek Trucks on GuiUr For more information call (616) 456-3333 r-r visit wwwticketmaster.com. Demetri Martin will perform at 8 j»m Sunday, Oct 15 at the Kalamazoo Stite Theatre. You may know him as The Daily Show's resident Trendspotter, from hb writ­ ing for Late Night with Conan O'Srien, •21 of 25 of Entertainment Weekly's "Funniest People in America." his Comedy Central special. Reserved seating tickets are $27. For more information see www.iJemetrimartin.com Kathy Griffin coming to Kalamazoo in March Miller Auditorium is pleased to announce the addition of one of today’s dishiest come­ diennes to its 2006-2007 season. Fresh from the second season of her hit Bravo series. Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List. the Emmy nominated Kathy Griffin brings her hilarious show to Miller Auditorium’s stage. Ms. Griffin comes to Miller Auditorium, on the beautiful campus of Western Michigan University, for one show only. Friday. March 30. 2007 at 8 pm. Griffin is a stand-up comic who skewers celebrity culture with aplomb, while dishing dirt on Britney Spears. Whitney Houston, Anna Nicole Smith. Little Richard. Star Jones. Clay Aiken. Sharon Stone and so many other marquee names. Perhaps best known for playing Brooke Shields’ acerbic colleague on the sitcom Suddenly Susan. Griffin's standup specials include Hot Cup of Talk on HBO. Bravo's The D-List and Kathy Griffin Is Not Nicole Kidman, and her DVD Allegedly. Other cred­ its include TV guest appearances on Seinfeld. The Drew Carey Show. ER. Mad About You, and Whose Line Is It Anyway? among others, and the films Pulp Fiction. Four Rooms and The Cable Guy. In My Life on the D-List. Griffin (who has a great passion for reality tv) documents her experience “living the D-List dream” of being a well-known yet under-appreciated comic. Each episode includes Griffin performing her stand-up act or making a public appearance, as well as the behind-the-scenes negotiations and preparations that go into each gig. From milking every opportunity to make money to shameless self-promotion. Griffin stops at nothing to keep her stand-up comedy act and career alive and well. Season tickets are available now by calling (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858. online at www.millerauditorium.com, or by visiting the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office. Individual tickets go on sale, for ONE WEEK ONLY. Saturday. August 26 through September 6. Groups of 20 or more should call (269) 387-2312 for special discounts. |e|»|z|a|i|8|c|c|»] □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ Fc li I z e z • | a | v | a | □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ |b Clip 9 »I z I a I z j |~z~ a[s|z|c[a|i.|a|v] jbmsuv — nxoansApR®M - �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 7, 2006 - Page 13 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 lloll't hold Teen with .32% blood alcohol level arrested An J8-year-old Hastings teen was arrested for being a minor in possession of alcohol and a disorderly person and for resist­ ing an officer Aug. 30 after he was found lying in the street at the intersection of West State and Cass streets in Hastings. When Hastings made contact with Arron Holden, they said, it was obvious he had been consuming intoxicants. He was taken to the Pennock Hospital emergency room due to his high blood alcohol level, which registered .32% Holden became combative with officers and ER staff and had to be restrained. After being treated, he was lodged al the Barry County Jail. Domestic violence suspect arrested on warrant Hastings police arrested a 36-year-old Hastings man Sunday after being summoned to a domestic violence complaint in the 200 block of West South Street. Responding officers saw a male exiting the house, who was identified as Jim Rosenberg of Hastings. He was placed under arrest on a Friend of the Court warrant out of Barry County. Officers investigating the incident learned that an argument had taken place over personal matters and the 24-year-old vic­ tim had been pushed during the dispute. Rosenberg was lodged at the Barry County Jail and on the Friend of the Court war­ rant and is facing additional charges of domestic assault. The incident has been turned over to the Barry County Prosecutor’s Office for review. A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set, new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $379 w/free bean bag. (616)366-2709 A BEAUTIFUL FULLSIZE piliowtop mattress set new in plastic with deluxe frame, cost $800, sacrifice $279 w/free bean bag. (616)366­ 2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New, never used; must sell $299 w/free beanbag. (616)366-2709, A FUTON SOFA bed: new never used, with nice Sim­ mons mattress, must sell, $195. (616)366-2709 FOR SALE: WHIRLPOOL electric dryer, like new, $100; Speed Queen washer, $100. Call (269)948-9481 TEMPERPEDIC STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $679 w/free bean bag. (616)366-2709 Theft of trailer in Hastings under investigation Hastings police are investigating a larceny of a trailer that occurred Sept. 4 in the 800 block of Railroad Street. The trailer’s owner said he last saw it on Friday, Sept. 1, during the afternoon hours. The trailer is described as a 1999 tan­ dem axle, 16 feet in length, with a two-foot drop down beaver tailgale. It also has black diamond plate steel fenders with an electric winch mounted to the front. The trailer was entered into the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN). Anyone with information about the theft can contact the Hastings Police Department at 945-5744. Woman injured in 2-vehide traffic accident Hastings police responded to a personal injury accident on Aug. 31 that occurred on South Hanover Street near Barfield Drive after a northbound vehicle being driven by Carmen Solano. 20, of East Lansing, pulled into the path of a southbound vehicle driven by Jefffrey Dingman. 49. of Freeport. Solano was attempting to turn into the car wash on the west side of S. Hanover. Lansing Mercy Ambulance responded to the accident and transported Solano to Pennock Hospital for treatment. Her condition is unknown. Copper wire stolen from Johnstown pole bam Deputies from the Barry County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a break-in of a pole bam in Johnstown Township Aug. 27. . Intruders) used a pry bar to open the pole bam and a substantial quantity of copper wire was reported missing by the owner. Battle Creek man arrested on Calhoun County warrant While assisting other officers on a complaint in Johnstown Township on Aug. 28. Barry County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Robert Edward Parker. 28 of Battle Creek, when a LEIN check repealed an outstanding warrant out of Calhoun County. Deputies transported Parker to the county line, where he was picked up by Calhoun County Sheriff Deputies and transported to the Calhoun County Jail without incident. Motorist arrested for repeat suspended licenses Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop in Baltimore Township shortly after 1 a.m. Aug. 29 and arrested Chris Edward Hayes. 32, of Hastings, for driving on a suspended license. A LEIN check revealed six prior convictions and Hayes was lodged in the Barry County Jail. Olivet man arrested for zoning violation Sheriff's deputies executed a warrant to detain David Lee Warner. 50, of Olivet, on Aug. 29 in Barry township. Warner was arrested on a contempt of court warrant for a zoning violation. Middleville man charged with damage in jail Robert Daniel Kidder. 35, of Middleville, will be charged with malicious destruction of property for damage he inflicted on a door in the Barry County Jail on Aug. 29. Kidder, an inmate in the jail, threw a chair which broke a window. Kidder told investigating officers he had been verbally taunted by other inmates and became irate. Hope Township woman reports burglary in home Barry County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a report of a burglary in Hope Township on Wall Lake Drive Aug. 25. The victim told deputies her rear door had been entered and missing was a purse, a jewelry box, items from her dresser, a speaker, photos and clothing. Also missing was an envelope which she said contained $200 in cash. Drunk driver arrested after traffic accident Sheriff’s deputies responded to a personal injury accident on Center Road, just west of Chariton Park Road on Sept. I and arrested Joshua Allen Whittaker. 24. of Flint, for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. A preliminary bieath test set Whittaker’s blood alcohol level at .24. Whittaker refused any medical treatment. ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by- Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 JUDY'S DAYCARE HAS 4 openings, Middleville Schools, food program pro­ vided, 1st snift. License •DG080284619. (269)948­ 8681 PINE LAKE: 2 bedroom, 1 bath, mobile home, 50' san­ dy beach, garage, (near Kala­ mazoo). $650 a month, (269)664-5192 RENTAL: Gun Lake 2 bed­ room mobile home, furnish­ ed, $125/week. Cobb Lake, cottage, furnished, $150/week. No pets. (616)291-5012 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. • 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Grapnics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. GARAGE SALE: SEPTEM­ BER 7th-10th 3347 Coats Grove Rd. HUGE YARD/GARAGE SALE. Everything must go! Furniture, dishes, antiques, books, movies, lots of North­ woods decor, tools & big boy's toys. If you don’t see it ask. 20 years of a shopa­ holics collections. All day September 13th, 14th & 15th, til noon on September 16th. 526 E. Madison, Hastings. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Shelbyville man may be held in domestic assault Dennis Cartwright, 49. of Shelbyville, and his step-son, Nathan Kenney. 18, were stopped by Barry Coun»y Sheriff’s Deputies on Aug. 24 and charges of domestic assault and malicious destruction of property were forwarded to the BarryCounty Prosecutor for review. The investigation showed the two went to the home of another man. where Cartwright’s wife was visiting. She said she was there because the children of the home were infected with lice and while she was helping the residents clean the children, she became infected and had to be cleaned. She said her husband had repeatedly called the residence, threatening her and the occupants. When he said he was coming over to the house, the homeowner called 911. See POLICE, page 20 1996 OLDS CUTLASS Su­ preme, good condition, call after 5pm. (269)672-7628. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: 3 Happy 18th Birthday Michelle! sccms Ml onty yesterday that you s 1 artecl Kindergarten. You are the wonderful young woman and| .Xfiyour family is so very proud of you. ! We wish you all the best in your LjuM^W*38p’tuturc and know you will do great | i things. Be your beautiful (d kind self and the world v. illM?' -JeS open up tor you. We love \ou^M J more than you know. < “Itifh J.CU "Tuw. . Urm. IJr-n Dnrt. f'm-i f; ^t<n. and tk< H'.l c| ijrxn nnd ■ i Lodge #628 Saturday, Sept, a"1, 2006 FISH FRY 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. DANCE: “BANDITS” 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. - Members Only ~ AH real ahertiunf in ihn newtpaper it tubjef* *° *** F"* Aft and the Mxhijan Civil tthitii cidlectnel) male it illefa! nt adtertix "any preteremr. 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September 7.2006 - The Hastings Banner County teams set sights on conference seasons by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Like a receiver who’s quarterback tosses him a pass a little too high over the middle, the Barry County football standings have been turned on their head. Maple Valley and Thomapple Kellogg were the only two county teams to cam a spot in the post-season in 2005. The Lions and Trojans are now left with the task of winning six of their final seven games to guarantee themselves a spot in the post-season. Delton Kellogg, Hastings, and Lakewood have the county's only three gridiron victories two weeks into the season. Things don’t get any easier for the Lions and Trojans this week either. Another play-off team from a year ago. Hamilton, the defending O-K Gold Conference champions come to TK's Bob White Stadium on Friday night. Both teams wtll be looking for their first win of the sea­ son. TK head coach Tim Penfield was planning a trip down to Hillsdale to scout the Hawkeyes last Friday night, after his Trojans suffered a Thursday night defeat at Holland Christian. “It's football season. There is no vacation,” said the Trojan coach. The Trojans are Q-2 for the first time since the start of the 1996 season, when they suf­ fered back-to-back losses to Caledonia and Byron Center. This week Maple Valley will travel to Olivet (2-0). It will be the first game in the Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association for both teams. “We will play on Olivet College's field." Maple Valley head coach Guenther Mittelstaedt said. “It is a magnificent field with the same surface the Detroit Lions play on. We are looking forward to the challenge. Middleville 0-2 Here’s a round-up of last Thursday’s local gridiron action. Forest Hills Central 38, Hastings 0 by David T. Young Editor It had all llse ingredients for a terrific night of football last Thursday at Johnson Held, but it was not to be in an ugly and depressing 38­ 0 defeat at the hands of Forest Hills Central. Hastings was hopeful of a 2-0 start on the 2006 football season and there was talk of perhaps going 3-0 this Friday night in an encounter with Wyoming Park, a team the Saxons beat 60-47 a year ago. Coach Fred Rademacher’s legions, out to leave recent disappointing seasons in the dust, had pounded Lakewood 46-12 in the season opener Aug. 25 and they were at home Thursday against a Forest Hills Central team they had lost to only 22-19 in 2005. Adding to the notion the omens were favorable was an unexpected double cross­ country victory over the visiting Rangers, a feat not accomplished by Saxon boys* and girls’ runners in the same meet in a very long time. The triumphant Hastings squads made it happen in front of the optimistic crowd of appreciative fans just before the start of the football game. But, just as Dr. EL. Kersten says on one of his “Demotivators" posters, while someone dares to dream great things, someone out there at the same time has every intention of crushing those dreams. And that’s just what Forest Hills Central did. It didn't really start out that way, but the Rangers scored two touchdowns within 10 seconds of each other in the first quarter to put a little shock and awe on Hastings. The Saxons took the opening kickoff from Delton Kellogg junior running back Anthony Riley bowls over a Bellevue defender in the first half of Thursday night’s 39-3 road victory by the Panthers. (Photo by Perry Hardin) “We still have a lot of work to do, but we have been looking at some specific things and we will see what happens." In other KVA action, the Delton Kellogg Panthers will play on their home field for the first time when they host Hackett Catholic Central Friday. The Delton defense will have to be on its tues as the Fighting Irish come in led by run­ ning back Jezrel White who has rushed for more than 200 yards in each of his team’s first two ball games. Both were Hackett victories. “We’ll need another big game from out linebackers, and the defensive line has to stop them up front and not give any real holes to run through," said Delton head coach Vic Haas. Hastings, after opening the season with a win. was set back by Forest Hills Central last Thursday. The Saxons will try to get back on the winning track Friday evening with a con­ test against Wyoming Park. The Saxons won that encounter a year ago, their only victory of the campaign, but the Vikings in 2005 qualified for the post-season playoffs. Lakewood opens Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 action on Friday night, when the Vikings travel to take on Williamston. That game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. kick-off. Current Records Delton Hastings Lakewood Maple Valley 1-1 1-1 1-3 0-2 their own 18 and drove past the midfield stripe to Forest Hills’ 44 before finally stalling on downs. FH Central then went to work and marched 56 yards relentlessly to the end zone, with fullback Alan Delaney going the final four yards. Eric Winer booted the first of his five extra points of the evening and it was 7-0 with the ball-game less than nine minutes old. Just ten seconds later, on Hastings’ first play from scrimmage after taking the kickoff, the ball came loose in the backfield and the Rangers’ Neil Delaney scooped it up and raced 30 yards to the end zone untouched for a sudden and shocking 14-0 lead for the visi­ tors. The Saxons, though showing a few flashes of brilliance along the way, never real­ ly recovered during the rest of the evening. Hastings got a couple of nice open field runs from Ryan Burgdorf in the second peri­ od and was able to move the football as far as the Forest Hills Central 13-yard line, but gave up the ball right there on downs. The defense seemed determined not be pushed around in the second quarter and lim­ ited the Rangers only to a 23-yard field goal by Winer. So the visiting outfit enjoyed a 17­ 0 advantage at intermission, but hopes for a comeback hadn’t been entirely dashed yet. They were less than five minutes into d«e second half when Forest Hills quarterback Alexander Chopp hooked up with wide receiver Cameron White on a 33-yard scoring strike. White was able to make a sensational diving grab despite the fact the Hastings defensive back was able to tip the pass. The Rangers had smartly moved the foot­ ball 82 yards, highlighted by some nifty run­ ning by Aaron Murphy, including a clutch first down run on fourth and two near mid­ field. Hastings responded with another drive, highlighted by another long run by Burgdorf and a quarterback scramble by Matt Donnini, and got as close as the Forest Hills 16, but the march died there again on downs. Not long afterward. White burned the Saxons again with yet another nice edeh, this one only a yard away from the end zone and Brice Genrich wedged over the goal one on the next play. With less than a minute and a half to go in the third quarter. Forest Hills was cruising with a 31-0 lead. Yet one more time. Hastings took the foot­ ball into Ranger territory, this time giving the ball back on downs at the enemy 32. Alarmingly, the Rangers took over from there with their second offensive unit and had very little resistance in going 68 yards to score the final touchdown of the evening. Backup running back Nicholas Adado went the final four yards. The Rangers had a golden opportunity to add to the lopsided score at the very end, but mercifully took two knees on the last two plays just a couple of yards away from pay dirt. Despite the horrible gap on the scoreboard, the Saxons actually picked up just over 200 yards in total offense, with Burgdorf gaining 100 yards on 10 carries and Donnini picking up 57 in 10 attempts. Donnini completed two of seven passes for 19 yards and was inter­ cepted once. The Rangers, held scoreless the week before in their season opener against Coopersville, netted 482 yards in total offense, with Murphy gaining 157 yards in 17 carries and Alan Delaney 85 in 12. Chopp was 9 of 15 for 135 yards passing and White hauled in four of the aerials. In the turnover department. Bradan King came up with a fumble recovery for the Saxons. Ddtoa KeUogg 39, Bdkvue 3 After being stymied offensively .in week one, the Delton Kellogg varsity football team bounced back in a big way Thursday night at Bellevue. The Panthers controlled the ball most of the game, scoring a 39-3 victory over the host Broncos. Delton amassed 465 yards of total offense, 367 of it on the ground. That’s more than 200 yards more than they gained al Schoolcraft the previous 30. DK head coach Vic Haas gave much of the credit to the improved play of the offensive line. Haas said the improved came “basically by getting off the ball and running their feet. We got on blocks and stayed on them. We weren't doing that before. We stayed on the blc.-its and played to the whistle." Running back Steven Scoby was the big beneficiary of the improved offensive line play. He carried the ball 17 times for 99 yards and three touchdowns. Kirk Wolschleger added 81 yards on ten carries. “A lot of kids got to see time. We had nine different kids carry the ball on Thursday night," said Haas. “I thought we all played well. They’re all capable backs. 1 think we all played hard.” Scoby got the scoring started for Delton on a six-yard run in the first quarter, then kicked the extra-point himself for a 7-0 Panther lead. Bellevue moved down the field afterward and managed a Shawn Pruitt field goal from 22yards for its only score of the evening. Delton junior quarterback Brian Diaz con­ nected with Stephen Rising for a 62-yard touchdown pitch and catch before the end of the first quarter, then Scoby scored on a twoyard run and Wolschleger on a one-yard run before the end half. The Panthers took a 25-3 lead into the locker room at half-time. In the second half. Scoby would add a three-yard touchdown run and Dia. plunged in from two-yards out for DK’s final two scores. Diaz completed 4-of-7 passes on the night, for 98 yards and a touchdown. The defensive performance of the Panthers was just as impressive as the offensive fire­ works. Delton allowed just 170 yards of total offense. Bellevue was led by fullback Levi Ciampa. who carried the ball 12 times for 106 yards. “We stopped them after that (field goal)." said Haas. “(Ciampa) just got loose a couple times for a couple big runs." For most of the night the Panther lineback­ ers did a great job of knocking down the Bronco ball-carriers. Brennan Smith led Delton with 10 tackles. Scoby and Corey Spencer had nine tackles each, while Mitch Duquesne! had eight. “I don’t think you're ever happy where you’re at. You’re always working to get bet­ ter. but we’re making that progression we were hoping for. We have to keep getting bet­ ter because the competition keeps getting bet­ ter." Haas said. Lakewood 17, Belding 14 The Lakewood varsity football team ’xjunced back in week two with a 17-14 over­ time victory at Belding. The Vikings took the first offensive posses­ sion of the extra session, and after getting knocked back on a penalty found themselves still at the ten-yard line after three plays. Head coach Bob Veitch sent kicker Levi Phelps out to the field, and promptly booted a 27-yard field goal that proved to be the game winner. “Our defense had a great stand to stop Aaron Murphy (2) was a thom in the side of the Saxons, gaining 157 yards for the evening. Behind him is another thom, Cameron White (15). Coming up to make the defensive piay is Matt Teunessen (11). (Photo by David T. Young) Beldi-g." said Veitch. Th> Redskins moved the ball as close as the on .-yard line on its offensive ,x>ssession in overtime, but couldn't mange to get it across the goal-line. Even the statistics were close for the evening. Lakewood had 15 f'rst downs. Belding had 15 first downs. Th? Redskins rushed for 200 yards. The Vikings for i82. Nineteen of tne Vikings 182 rushing yards came on a run by junior half back Peter Wemet with 8:53 still to play in the opening quarter. His touchdown run and Phelps’ extra point kick gave Lakewood a 7-0 lead. Belding came right back to score on a 42yard run by Zack Ford, but missed on the extra point try. Ford would score again early in the second quarter on a one-yard run, and this time the two-point conversion run was good. . After the early offensive explosion, the defenses tightened up. Lakewood didn't tie the game until the final minutes of the fourth quarter, when jun­ ior quarterback Jesse Martin connected with half back Justin Keller on a 38-yard touch down pass. Phelps' kick tied the game once again, after a momentary thought by Veitch to go for two points and the win in regulation. Phelps’ overtime field goal wasn't the only big kick of the night. Viking punter TonyEdwards booted a 53-yard punt in the fourth quarter that helped put field position in his team’s favor, and left the Redskins without much opportunity for a go-ahead drive in the final minutes of regulation. “That really, really was big for us,” said Veitch. Martin completed 5-of-13 pass attempts for the night, for 64 yards. On the defensive side of the ball, Cody Orszula led the team with 17 tackles. Marcus Gontales had an interception for the Vikings as well. Holland Christian 31, Middleville 16 Grinding it out on the ground for 48 min­ utes wasn’t enough for the Trojan vanity Delton KeHogg's Corey Spencer drags down a Bellevue ball-carrier from behind Thursday night (Photo by Perry Hardin) football team (0-2) to keep pace with the aer­ ial attack of the Holland Christian Maroons (2-0) Thursday night See FOOTBALL, nut paft Saxon lineman Steve Case (66) tries to spring loose an unidentified ball carrier in first quarter action against Forest Hills Central. (Photo by David T. Young) �The Hastings Banrar - rhursday, September 7. 2006 - Page 15 FOOTBALL, continued from previous page----------------------------- The 2006 Summerfest Weight Lifting Bench Press Champions. The winners are (from left) Theresa Constantine, Jake McClullen. Scott Satterfield. Chad Kendall, and Mark Jarvis. • Trio of records set at 2006 Summerfest Weight Lifting Here are the results of the 2006 Hastings Summerfest Weight Lifting held Saturday. Aug. 26. in downtown Hastings. Bench Press 129 and Under Theresa Constantine. 110 1st Place: 2nd Place: Tyler Dempsey. 75 130 to 159 Jake McCullen. 185 1st Place: 2nd Place: David Dempsey, 130 Brian Case. 110 3rd Place: 160 to 189 1st Place: Chad Kendal. 260 Josh Lewis. 200 2nd Place: Tom Peck, 170 3rd Place: 190 to 219 Mark Jarvis. 320 1st Place: Eric Reid. 300 2nd Place: Justin Orr. 265 3rd Place: 220 and Over Scott Satterfield, 350 1st Place: Mike Outen. 335 2nd Place: 3rd Place: 1st Place: 2nd Place: 3rd Place: 1st Place: 2nd Place: Chad Kidder. 275 Dead Lift 129 and Under Theresa Constantine. 160 T\ ler Dempsey. 1 (X) Becky Maurer. 85 130 to 159 Brian Case. 170 David Dempsey. 155 160 to 189 ' Chad Kendal. 1st Place: (Summerfest Record) 2nd Place: Josh Lewis. 275 190 to 219 Eric Reid. 1st Place: (Summerfest Record) 220 and Over Scott Satterfield. 1st Place: (Summerfest Record) 2nd Place: Mike Outen. 450 Neil Manning. 405 3rd Place: Jason Rouse. 405 375 600 575 The 2006 Hastings Summerfest Weight Lifting Dead Lift Champions. The winners are (from left) Theresa Constantine. Chad Kendal. Scott Satterfield. Brian Case, and Eric Reid. " Saxon Sports Shorts JV Girls’ Basketball The Hastings junior varsity girts’ basket* baH team lost a hard-fought defensive game at Lakewood on Tuesday night. 46-26. Jen Ratliff led the Saxons with 13. points and four rebounds. Ali Howell added six points for the Saxons. Hastings was led in rebounding by Carol Matthews, who finished with six. Kaitlyn Sender had four rebounds, while Sara Kidder and Ali Howell added three steals. Ashley Morris led Lakewood with 15 points. JV Boys’ Golf The Saxon junior varsity boys’ golf team ran its record to 2-1 with a 191-199 win over Nonh Pointe Christian on Tuesday. Chris DeVries led Hastings with a 45. Riley McLean tallied a 48. Andrew Moore. Jason Baum. Carson Lctot, and James Dean all fired 49s for Hastings. JV Football The Hastings junior varsity football team traveled to Forest Hills Central last Wednesday and fell to the Rangers in a back and forth battle 23-14. The Saxons opened the scoring with a oneyard run by Brad Hayden and the two-point conversion by Luke Mansfield to go ahead 8­ 0. The Rangers answered to tic the score. JJ. Olin scored on the next play from scrimmage going 90 yards to put the Saxons ahead 14-8. Forest Hills then scored two more times in the second quarter to take a 23­ 14 lead at the half. The second half was a defensive battle as neither team was able to find the end zone. Carson King. Marcus Chase and Dylan McKay came up with big plays on defense for the Saxons. The JV record now stands at 1-1. and the team will play this Thursday at Wyoming Park. Freshmen Football The Saxon freshmen football team defeat­ ed Forest Hills Central 33-6 last Wednesday, to pick up their second win of the season. The Saxons scored first on their opening drive of the game to take a 6-0 lead. FHC then took advantage of good field position to set up the tying score. From that point on. the Saxons controlled the game. Hastings would score on the first play from scrimmage after the FHC score and would also put up another score at the end of the first half to take a 20-6 lead into the lock­ er-room. In the second half, the Saxon defense stepped up lo slop FHC on its opening pos­ session and then added two more scores in the quarter lo increase the lead to 33-6. "The win was a great team effort with the entire Saxon roster contributing lo the victo­ ry.’’ said coach Marsh Evans. The young Saxons arc on the field again this Thursday al Wy oming Park. Holland Christian senior quarterback Kirk Cousins completed 16-of-22 passes for 193 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-16 Maroon victory. “We out-rushed them and had more time of possession, but they big-played us.” said TK bead coach Tim Penfield. “When you have a dominant quarterback, it's just tough to con­ tain him for the whole game.” The Trojan ground-game earned its team a lead heading into the fourth quarter, when Holland Christian scored a pair of unan­ swered touchdowns. A 43-yard touchdown pass from Cousins to Elios Kos. and the ensuing two-point con­ version put the Maroons up 23-16 in the fourth quarter. The Maroons would later add an insurance touchdown late in the quarter. An 11-yard pass from Cousins to Kos got the scoring started in the second quarter, but the Trojans came back with a big drive of their own. The Trojans went on a 78-yard march, capped by James Smith’s two-yard touchdown plunge. Tom Enslen’s two-point conversion pass to Blake Johnson put the Trojans in front for the rest of the half. 8-7. Cousins hit his third touchdown pass of the night on the opening drive of the second half, after a big pass play put the Maroons in a position to score. Their two-point conversion was successful and the Maroons led by seven once again. Once again. TK answered. This time it was an 81-yard drive, which was once again capped by a Smith touchdown -- this time from one-yard out. Smith also carried in the two-point conversion to put TK in front for what was left of the third quarter. The Trojans ended the night with 182 yards on the ground. Smith led the team, car­ rying the ball 15 times for 92 yards. Joey Sanford rushed for 70 yards. Enslen wasn’t too bad th»owing the ball himself. He completed 7-of-15 passes for 70 yards. All seven pass completions went to Johnson. Holland Christian managed just 48 yards on the ground. “Our defense the last two weeks gave up just 102 yards (rushing) last week and only 48 this week. We’ve done a nice job stuffing the run.’’ said Penfield. Defensive backs Paul Betcher and Anthony Lukas led the Trojans with five tackles each. Johnson didn’t just catch balls thrown to him by Enslen, he also pulled in a Cousins’ pass on the defensive side of the ball. Sand Creek 36, Maple Valley 12 by Jon Gambee Sto#WWrer For only the second time in his 22 yeare as head coach at Valley. Guenther Mittelstaedt is starting the year 0-2, follow­ ing the Lions’ 36-12 defeat at the hands of Sand Creek Friday. “The only other time was in 1989.” Mittelstaedt said. “1 didn't like it then and I like it even less now." Mittelstaedt. who has had only one losing season in this 22 years, did not make any excuses for this lose, however, instead prais­ ing the Aggies of Sand Creek. “They are a very good football team," he said, "They were 11-2 last year and advanced to the state semi-finals. They have a good program and they are on a roll right now." Mittelstaedt said early in the game, he felt his team was playing well enough. “We bounced the kickoff and they ran it back to our 30 yard line,” he said. “That put us in trouble right away. But they got to the five yard line and we held them. I was proud of our effort there." But the Lions were not able to muster much offense and they had to punt it away. "Then we had them fourth-and-nine and in a good position to get the ball back." he said, “but they came up with a big play, got the first down and went on to score.” The Aggies punched it in from two yards out on an Andrew Pickford dive and a Jeremy Pickford to Pat Mehan pass made it 8-0 Sand Creek at the end of the first quarter. Sand Creek scored three times in the sec­ ond quarter, on a 24 yard scamper by Andrew Pickford, a 47 yard scoring strike from Jeremy Pickford to Zack Solmonson and Jeremy Pickford’s six yard run. Maple Valley could answer only with a two yard scoring run by Tim Wood, making it 28-6 at half-time. Sand Creek made it 36-6 in the third quar­ ter on a Joey Brown three-yard run. Maple Valley scored its second and final touchdown in the fourth quarter on a Jake Myers to Tyler Christensen pass from 22 yards out. Statistically, the game was much more even. Maple Valley rushed for 255 yards, while Sand Creek finished with 242 yards on the ground. Maple Valley had only 30 yards passing, while Pickford was 6-for-U for 78 yards in the game. Sand Creek finished with 320 total yards and Maple Valley finished the night with 285. Andrew Pickford led ail rusher with 135 yards on 18 carries. Tony Corwin led Maple Valley with 76 yards on 15 carries. Kenneth Quick finished with 59 yards on 10 carries and Dustin Houghton had 55 yards on 10 car­ ries. Max Wilson led the Maple Valley defense with 10 tackles, while Jared Smith and Ty ler Christensen each had eight. “I thought they did a good job of control­ ling the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball.’’ Mittelstaedt said. "They are big. strong and quick, a pretty touch combination to overcome." See FOOTBALL, page 17 Delton Kellogg quarterback Brian Diaz lets a pass fly in the first halt of the Panthers' big win at Bellevue Thursday night. (Photo by Peay Hardin) Delton cross country teams team up for fourthatjnvite With every grade level of runner, as well as boys and girls lumped together, the Delton Kellogg varsity cross country teams com­ bined for a fourth place finish at Saturday’s Edwardsburg Invitational at Dowagiac Middle School. The Panthers finished with a final team score of 128 points. LaPorte was first with a team score of 45. followed by Sturgis 70, and Cedar Springs 86. A total of 11 teams brought both boys* and girts’ squads to compete in the meet. The Delton boys were fifth and the girts sixth when the scores were separated by gen­ der. There were four scoring races on the day. one for freshmen and sophomore boys, junior and senior boys, freshmen and sophomore girts, and junior and senior girts. Junior Mike Foot of LaPorte had the best boys’ time, hitting the finish line in 15 min­ utes 7 seconds. Vicksburg junior Molly Waterhouse led all the female runners with a time of 19:40. The top placer for the Delton tear,? was sophomore Mandy Dye. who wes sixth in the frosh/soph girts’ race with a lime 2206. Lauren Knollenbetg was Delton’s otner sinrer in that race, coming in 16th at 23:14. Amanda Strick led Delton’s* JR/SR mi­ ners. placing 15th in 23:13. Shawn Schut scored for the Delton team in the race as well, placing 21st in 23:39. In the boys’ JR/SR race, senior Justin Durbin led the Delton pack with a 12th place finish in 17:31. His classmate Dan Roberts was 20th in 17:50. Delton Kellogg freshman Nick Rendon was 16th in the frosh/soph boys* race with a time of 18:51 and sophomore Cory Cook placed 22nd in 19:12. Delton's varsity cross country teams have four meets in the next six days, running today at Paw Paw, Saturday at Lawton. Monday at Thomapple Kellogg, and then again next Tuesday in the KVA opener hosted by Kalamazoo Christian. YMCA making plans for its 2006 fall sports leagues Women’s Volleyball On Monday. Sept. 11. at 6:30 p.m. there will be an organizational meeting for all teams interested in playing in the YMCA’s women's fall volleyball league. The meeting will be held in room C of the Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center. Any team wishing to play must attend or send a representative to the meeting. Those unable to attend must call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574 before the meet­ ing. League games will begin the week of Sept. 25. The cost is $200 per team. Teams may reg­ ister by completing a team roster (available at the YMCA) and sending a check to the YMCA. PO Box 252. Hastings MI. 49058. Teams will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. For more information call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574. Co-ed Volleyball On Wednesday. Sept. 13. at 6:30 p.m. there will be an organizational meeting for all teams interested in playing in the YMCA’s Co-ed fall volleyball league. The meeting will be held in room C of the Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center. Any team wishing to play must attend or send a representative to the meeting. Those unable to attend must call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574 before the meet­ ing. League games will begin the week of Sept. 25. The cost is $200 per team. Teams may reg­ ister by completing a team rosier (available at the YMCA) and sending a check to the YMCA. PO Box 252. Hastings Ml. 49058. Teams will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. For more information call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574. Men’s Dodge ball On Wednesday. Sept. 13. at 7 p.m. there will be an organizational meeting for all teams interested in playing in the YMCA’s Men's Fall Dodge Ball League. The meeting will be held in room C of the Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center. Any team wishing to play must attend or send a representative to the meeting. Those unable to attend must call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574 before the meet­ ing. League games will begin the week of Sept. 25. The cost is $200 per team. Teams may reg­ ister by completing a team roster (available at the YMCA) and sending a check to the YMCA. PO Box 252. Hastings Ml. 49058. Teams will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. For more information call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574. �Page 16 - Thursday. Saoumbar 7. 2006 - The Hamngs Banner Lakewood senior Amy Joostbems (right) swats at the bail as Hastings' senior Dana Schilling rips down a defensive rebound in the first half Tuesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Vikes spoil Saxon basketball opener by Brett Bremer Sports Editor It took a little more than a half of basketball for the Saxon vanity girls* basketball team to Mep up and really start challenging Lakewood Tuesday night. By then, it was a little too late to hope for a victory over the host Vikings. Lakewood (2-1) led 31-11 at the half, and went on to a 51-25 victory. "As far as effort goes, we gave 110-percent." said Hastings head coach Dan Carpenter. "I don't think anybody could ask for better effort out there. We played a great Lakewood team, a good all-around team that plays solid defense. We didn't execute like we’d planned on offense.” “Being our first game and their third, they have a little more seasoning. That's not an excuse. We played a great team tonight” It might not be an excuse, but it could be a reason why the Saxons struggled offensively in the first half. Hastings (0-1) held a 6-4 lead midway through the first quarter. From there, the Vikings went on a 17-0 scoring run that ended when Hastings’junior Megan Lipstraw knocked down a free throw in the second period. “I was happy with our defense, but 1 thought we could have done even better than we did." said Lakewood head coach Kale Prominski. “We didn't really come out as intense as 1 would have liked. We played solid. We beat their press, which was nice." Lakewood senior guard Sylvia Welch had seven points in the 17-0 run between the end of the first quarter and the start of the second, and earned game high scoring honors. She tossed in 18 points to go along with five rebounds. Melanic Forman had 13 points for the Vikings, and Amy Joostbems contributed eight points and nine rebounds. “Our youth kind of showed some weak­ nesses tonight, but that’ll come. We’ve got a lot of season left," said Carpenter. Things turned a bit in the Saxons’ favor in the third quarter, when they outscored the Vikings 12-7. Much of that had to do with Carpenter deciding to put the ball in the more experienced hands of returning seniors The Saxons' Natalie Knorp loses her footing as 'sne makes her way around Lakewood’s Alexis Brodbeck in the third quarter Tuesday night. Knorp tied for the team lead with seven points in a 51-25 loss at the home of the Vikings. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Natalie Knorp and Dana Shilling. Shilling and Knorp wound up tyinp for the team high in scoring with seven points each. “We weren’t running the offenve in that first half, and so what 1 wanted o do was to get Natalie and Dana up top. We switched offenses from a one-guard to a two-guard and we won that third quarter. It gave us some sta­ bility up there. O»c thing we need tc do as coaches is maybe make adjustments like that a little bit sooner," said the Saxon coach after his first high school varsity game as a coach. Lakewood added to its lead in the final eight minutes as both benches ciflptied. “It’s a good learning experience. I think our girts did a lot of stuff right, but a lot of stuff wrong,” said Carpenter. Hastings will be at home for the first time this season on Thursday when Delton Kellogg (3-0) comes to town. In the last non-confercncc game before the O-K Gold schedule opens, the Saxons travel to Holland Christian next Tuesday. Vikes ride rollercoaster at Portland ■ Should we stand for being told where we can stand A day off of work is usually enough to make anyone happy, but to return home from a grocery run to find out that you cousin has extra tickets to see the American League leading Detroit Tigers makes the day just that much more special. Then when you find out they’re fancy Tiger Den tickets at half price. It’s that much better again. We found free parking to boot. They were the best seats I’d ever had for a Tigers’ game. Not the closest to the field, but the best seats - padded patio chairs. There were four of us sitting in the space nor­ mally reserved for 12 around the rest of the stadium. That’s a far cry from sitting behind a big blue steel post at old Tiger Stadium. I’m not usually one for change, but between innings at one point my cousin mentioned that it took him a trip or two to Comerica Park but now he knows what a great thing it was that the Tigers built a new stadium. It might have taken me a trip or four, but I think I’m starting to agree. It was a great game. The Angles went ahead, the Tigers came back and then went ahead. It looked like a great come-from-behind victory heading into the top of the ninth when things fell apart of Detroit Suddenly a 2-1 win. turned into a 7-2 extra-inning loss. Some people might blame it on the rain, which slowed up the start of the game. Some people might blame it on the three throwing (or catching depending on how you look at it) errors Detroit made in the final innings. 1 blame it on the rules, or at least an invented rule. Late in a tight ball game we were asked to sit down. It was a shock. Kind of like see­ ing a baseball fly over the fence, after it started its journey out in the hand of righlie Joel Zumaya before bouncing off a bat Sit down? It’s a close game. It’s a pennant race. It’s the Tigers. Sit down? There were no signs posted anywhere. “No Standing Allowed" wasn’t printed on our tickets. Soon after that, we couldn’t help it and were standing again, trying to cheer on the team. Once again one of us got a tap on the shoulder, and we heard “sit down". Maybe they were just trying to avoid confrontation, tat none of the fans behind us ever even yelled down in front. While my cousin went up to talk things over with the usher, my $60 Tiger Den seat quickly turned into a "standing room only" ticket as I moved down into the concourse where fans w ere free to stand and cheer and be free. Pretty soon. Angel base runner, were coming home like the war is over, one after another in waves. Where to stand and when to stand has been something of a problem recently around the newsroom. David T. was in a huff this week after he was told where he could stand and where he couldn't at the Hastings’ varsity football game last Thursday. He wasn't (or felt he was­ n’t) allowed to shoot pictures from the side of the field, between the 30’s, which is tech­ nically following MHSAA procedure but is never enforced as far as I’ve seen except at the state finals. I even had my own picture taking problem as I watched Caledonia take on Coopersville Thursday night. Myself and a few other picture takers were told that we weren’t allowed to "tape from the end zone". That’s the best place to stand when a team gets close to the goal line. There, you're able to get some head on shots. It’s a nice change of pace. Not to mention, that you're no where near being in any players' or coaches’ way there. Sometimes I think some of these “sit down” guys are just enforcing rules because they like to have the chance to boss people around. There are rules for safety, rules for com­ fort. and then it seems like there are rules just for the sake of having rules. Whe.i you’re out at a game I think standing and rooting on your team should be the rule. If you're really supposed to sit. all the seats would be as comfortable on the bottom as the padded patio chrirs in the Tiger Den seats. .' ’ ‘ I I' by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Lakewood experienced all the highs and lows of a varsity girts’ basketball season in the first two nights of competition last week, finishing as the runners-up in Portland’s annual Tip-off Tournament. A steal and a buzzer beating lay-up earned the Vikings the win over the host team on Tuesday night (Aug. 29), but a six-point lead early in the fourth quarter slipped away from the Vikings against Lansing Sexton in the championship game Wednesday (Aug. 30). Sexton took the tournament championship with a 51-46 victory. “We had too many tv— -'•'ers. We missed too many lay-ups that were right underneath We missed too many foul shots," said Lakewood head coach Kate Prominski of the loss to the Big Reds. “When you can’t capi­ talize on two of those three things, you lose games." Lakewood jumped out to a 12-1 lead in the championship game, but saw it whittled down to one point by the end of the first half. The Vikings kept giving the Big Reds chances to get back in the game in the second half. Sexton took its first lead with just under five minutes to play in the third quarter, but Lakewood rebounded to go back up by six early in the fourth quarter. That’s when things started to fall apart. The Big Reds took a 44­ 38 lead, holding Lakewood scoreless with its full-court pressure for nearly five minutes. Prominski knew coming into the season that guard play would be key for the Vikings, and it just wasn't consistent enough Wednesday to allow the team to hold its leads. “Offensively, we're struggling and it wor­ ries me that scouts were there and we’re going to get pressed every game," said Prominski. “We don’t have a ball-handler or guards that are confident enough to go up against that.” Senior center Amy Joostbems led the Lakewood offense with 12 points and eight rebounds. Senior guard Sylvia Welch added 12 points, five rebounds, and three assists. Kelsie Thelen added nine points for the Vikings. Joostbems was the lone Viking named to the all-tournament team. Sexton's Kenya Milton and Niesha Manuel were both named to the all-tournament team, with Milton taking tournament MVP honors. Milton had 18 points against Lakewood, with 14 of them coming in the second-half come­ back. Manuel and Brieonna Thompson both had ten points. Lakewood lost a good size lead in the sea­ son opener against Portland Tuesday night as well, but had some good fortune at the end of the game to come away with a 36-34 victory. The Vikings trailed by one point with three and a half seconds to go. when Welch knocked down the second of two free throw attempts to tic the ball game at 34 Instead of playing it safe. Portland decided it didn't want to play for overtime. The lakewood varsity girts* basketball coach Kate Promtnski (kneeling center) sets up an offensive play for her team in the second haff of last Wednesday’s Portland Tip-off Tournament championship game. The Vikings finished as the runners-up, falling 51­ 46 to Lansing Sexton. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Raiders tried a baseball pass to mid-court, but it was pulled out of the air by the Vikings’ Mallorie Brodbeck. Brodbeck took the ball forward, then instead of firing a shot fired a pass to teammate Melanie Forman who sank a lay-up as the buzzer sounded. “Who knows if she got the ball off in time, but the point is we got a great steal and the basket and that we decided to win the game.” said Prominski. "Thai was a big win for us.” “Portland had all the attention (being picked as a contender for the stale B crown by the Lansing State Journal), but we played them this summer and we knew we could compete with them." said Prominski. The Vikings were more than competitive for much of the game. They built a three-point lead in the first half, then added lo it early in the third quarter. “We were up eight or nine points at one point in the third quarter, and then the tables turned.” said Prominski. “They put some pressure on us and we folded, but the resilien­ cy of these girts showed up in that fourth juarter. They needed their aggressiveness and tenacity to shine through, and it did." Joostbems led the Vikings again, with 11 points. Thelen added nine points and Welch seven. Lindsey Pettit paced Portland with 12 points, while teammate Samantha Feldpausch added ten. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 7. 2006 - Page 17 Valley wins rematch in goal-fest The top 15 girts collect their medals after racing around the course at Lakewood High School last Wednesday during the Lakewood Invitational. East Grand Rapids had runners finish third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth to take the girts' title. Winchester wins, but EGR pack paces Lakewood Invite by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Seniors Rebecca Winchester. Melanie Truer, and junior Ethan Fuller were the only Trojan runners to finish in the lop ten in their races Tuesday al the Lakewood Invitational, but two girls in the top ten was enough for the TK ladies' team to earn second place. There wasn’t much room in the girls' top ten. as East Grand Rapids Tilled every spot from third place to ninth. The Pioneers piled up just 25 points to earn the title. Thomapplc Kellogg, led by race champion Winchester, was second with 71 points and Lakewood third with 79. Winchester finished in 19 minutes 25 sec* onds, and was followed across the line by Saranac freshman Melinda Palinkas (19:52). Over the course of the next two minutes, nine Pioneers crossed the finish line, and no one else. Truer was the next runner in. not dressed in blue and gold. She was tenth in 2:23. Behind her came teammates Emma Ordway (16th in 23:17). Kylie Schultz (17th. 23:17). and Kale Wilson (27th. 24:52). Host Lakewood had a strong pack of its own. but nothing that could match the Pioneers. Brittany Raffler led Lakcwtxxl with her 12th place time of 22:30. Ashley Pifer was 13th in 22:42, Natalie Blackmer 14th in 22:50. and Sadie Call 15th in 23:01 The Vikings' fifth scorer was Britnce Barta who was 25th in 24:40. There were a total of eight teams in the girts’ race. Behind Lakewood. Saranac was fourth with 124 points followed by Bellevue 136, Central Montcalm 142. Lansing Eastern 146. and Olivet 175. Seven boys' teams competed, and the top team's runners were a bit more dispersed. Lansing Eastern took the boys' champi­ onship with 42 points, one point belter than second place Saranac. Lakewood was third with 83 points. East Grund Rapids' top runner was Andrew Spiker, who placed seventh in 18:39. but the Pioneers still managed to finish fourth with 96 points. Thomapple Kellogg was fifth with 131 points followed by Bellevue 145, and Ccntnd Montcalm 160. Saranac's Kent Jones took the title in ’he boys' race with a time of 17:40. His teammate Joe LaSarge was second in 17:51. followed by Eastern's Ryan Gilbert (18:15) and Thomapnle Kdlogg’s Ethan Fuller (18:17). Behind Fuller for TK came John Bctit (28th in 20:11). J R LaVire (30th. 20:13). Tim Olson (36th. 20:49). and Brent Anderson (37th. 20:54). The l-akcwood Vikings' top runner was Jason Sterkenburg. who placed 12th in 18:56. Teammate Miguel Martinez was right behind him in 13th place at 19:10. Behind that duo. Blake Blocher was 15th in 19:13. Mike Pifer 20th in 19:36. and Billy Quint 23rd in 19:40. Saranac runners placed first, second, and fifth, while Lansing Eastern's top three were third, sixth, and eighth, but Eastern's fourth and fifth runners both finished five spots bet­ ter than their positional rivals from Saranac. On Saturday. TK will be a part of the Fennville Open and then the Trojans host their own TK Invitational next Monday, which includes all five Barry County teams including Lakewood. Hastings. Delton Kellogg, and Maple Valley. Lakewood is at Ovid-Elsie this afternoon, then will be a part of the Bath Invitational Saturday. by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Maple Valley varsity boys’ soccer team scored its first victory of the season last Tuesday (Aug. 29). knocking off the Bellevue Broncos 8-7. The Lions got a big boost from German exchange-student Lars Linsenmann in his first game with the team. Linsenmann scored four of the Lions' eight goals. The Lions had just suffered a 7-5 loss to the Broncos the pre­ vious Thursday, in Nashville. “Il was an interesting game, because their field is very, very short.” said Maple Valley head coach Josh Meersma. "It made the game play very fast, with a lol of transitions from defense to offense and offense to defense.” Linsenmann. who plays in a competitive league in his home country, is one of two FOOTBALL, continued from page 15---------Mittelstaedt said he was pleased with some things, however. “I thought Tony (Corwin) played much better this week." he said. "He ran hard. “And I thought our comers. Jared Smith and Champ Bodcll. played very well.” Bodell came up with Maple Valley's only interception on the night. “It was their only turnover of the game.” Mittelstaedt said. “Like I said, they played very well and executed on both sides of the line of scrimmage. Il is easy to see why they are one of the best teams in the state." Comets one goal better than DK boys The Panthers nearly clipped the Comets in the first Kalamazoo Valley . Athletic Association boys’ soccer contest of the sea­ son last Wednesday . DK was strong on its home field, but saw its record fall to 0-4 with a 3-2 loss. AJ. Newkirk and David Roberts scored the two Delton goals^on assists by Kohla Melhvin and Nick Snj^. t Brett Vandam sedtaed once and David Meinema twice for the Comets, who improved to 2-1-1 this season with the victo- D Delton look on its second KVA opponent of the season Wednesday night. Olivet. This Saturday the Panthers hit the road to take on Three Rivers before continuing KVA action next week. Delton will host Galesburg-Augusta on Monday, then travel to take on Parchment next Wednesday. YMCA set for Family Fun Day On Saturday. Sept. 9. there will be a free YMCA Family Fun Day al Camp Algonquin from 9 a.m. to noon. The YMCA is asking families to come join it in a celebration of the start of a new school year, and the end of another fabulous season at the camp. Activities will include boating, ropes course, pony rides, hiking, and climbing Spirit Mountain. exchange-students who joined the Lion team late. The other is fellow German Lucas Ende. "We have two foreign exchange students who really have a deep understanding of the game and arc able to help their teammates leam the game faster than they would in other circumstances.” said Meersma. The offensive to defensive transitions that made the Lions* second contest with Bellev ue such goal scoring show will be one of the keys to the team's success this season. The Lions struggled with those transitions in a 6-2 loss to Lakcwtxxl last Wednesday (Aug. 30). "We really didn't fill in the midfield, so they were able to counter-attack us fairly eas­ ily." said Meersma. "Part of the problem was we had our second game in two days. We had back-to-back games. 1 don't know what makes people think you can do that, but you can't play soccer that way." Maple Valley did hold an early lead in the contest. 1-0, after Cody Ward streaked down the left sideline and chipped a shot over the Lakew ood goal keeper. luikewood fought back to score the game's next five goals, before Brandon Sams cut the Viking lead to 5-2 in the sect -d half by crashing the net and beating the Lakewood keeper lo a loose ball. I he Vikings managed to lap in one more goal before the conclusion of the game, but the loss didn't disappoint Meersma much. "I think the thing I'm going lo be looking for this year, we may be outmanned against most of our competitors but we should not be outworked. The thing that makes me the proudest is when our guys, despite being outmanned and tired, they go out there and work hard and play with character." The Lions are now I -3 overall on the sea­ son. In their season opener. Aug. 23. they were downed by Laingsburg. Maple Valley was scheduled to open action in its new conference, the Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association, this Wednesday when they traveled to face Pennfield. The Lions continue conference action at home against Parchment next Monday. Farkas leaves Bellevue for Delton Kellogg AD/AP post by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Ben Farkas had something of a dilemma last Thursday. Tie started the day tying up loose ends as the Bellevue High School athletic director and assistant principal. When Bellevue hosted Delton Kellogg's varsity football team Thursday night, he helped the visiting Panthers prepare for the game and rooted them on from their sideline. . At Tuesday’s meeting of the Del'on Kellogg School Board. Farkas was officially named the new Delton Kellogg athletic director/assistant principal (AD/AP). "I actually started out the season as a vol unteer assistant for the Bellevue football team this year. It was kind of uncomfortable and a little interesting." said Farkas of standing on the Delton Kellogg sideline Thursday night as the Panthers scored a 39-3 victory . Delton Kellogg High School principal Rick Arnett headed up a committee which includ­ ed three teachers, a school board member, a parent, and two secretaries to hunt for a new AD/AP. Roughly 70 applications came in fpr the position. -' That group was whittled dow n to 12. and six of those were eventually interviewed. Farkas was one of two to be rcinterviewd by Arnett ai.d Delton Kellogg Schools superin­ tendent Cindy Vujea. “He’s a very energetic young man.” said Amen of Farkas. “He's managed »o accom­ plish a lot both athletically and academically at a very young age." Farkas is a Bellevue High School graduate. He went on to earn his undergraduate degree while playing football, at Kalamazoo College. From there he went on to get his Masters in Athletic Administration from Western Michigan University. While at Western he also taught classes in the physical education department al as part of his assistantship. Before completely finishing up at WMU. he was named part-time athletic director at Bellevue. In 2005 he was named the full-time AD/AP. “He's a hard worker, obviously.” said Arnett. “He understands working in that posi­ tion is going to take a lot of time and be a lol of hard work." ‘ more of a motivator." said Farkas. “Its more of the rah rah side. The disciplinary side of it. people see it differently. They only see the negative side of it. That's how it is if you just sit back and wait for negative things to hap­ pen. but it doesn't have lo be that way. I've learned that if you get out there and interact with the students before those negative things happen, a lot of it can be avoided." He said he chose to apply to Delton Kellogg because he likes the opportunity, the location, the community, and the fact that stu­ dents at Delton Kellogg aren’t too much dif­ ferent than those he helped mold at Bellevue. There already been some added incentives Farkas sees in the move. *! have been impressed by the involvement of the parents." said Farkas. “We had seven home games last Thursday, junior varsity and freshmen football, junior varsity and varsity soccer games, and all three levels of girts’ basketball We had people there covering every single event running concessions and taking tickets. 1 iwt’s amazing. A lot of times you have run around looking for people and beg thenuo du ihpscjhings.” He is disc excited that there is a moventent underway to resurrect the Delton Athletic Boosters Club. “I’ve seen a lot of potential.” said Fathas. “We've had a lol of success, but it’s kind ot gone away the past couple of years. We’re hoping to get the tradition back.” Read The BANNER every week! Farkas doesn't mind wearing both hats. “I think a lol of people, they look at the combination and think the athletic director is Introducing Banker’s Hours ...Hastings City Bank style! Jason Starkenburg was the first Viking boy across the finish line at last Wednesday s Lakewood Invitational. Sadie Catt Hastings ’ Newest Affordable Senior Living 'Retirement Living... 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Newhouse and Wandell helped the Panthers edge out Roscoe’s Lions for fifth place in the league standings. “I was hoping for third in the league, but now it’s going to be tougher than 1 thought.” said Delton Kellogg head coach Kent Enyart. "Olivet. Parchment, and us I figure arc going to be battling it out for third all the time." Hackett Catholic Central and Kalamazoo Christian, clearly the league’s top two teams, were separated by just one stroke. The Fighting Irish took the jamboree champi­ onship with a team score of 152. Olivet was third aiid Parchment fourth. Both teams top four scores added up to 159. but a better fifth score put the Eagles in the third spot. Delton was fifth at 166. followed by Maple Valley 167 and Pennfield 170. "(Hackett) was eight-over par as a team.” said Maple Valley bead coach John Hughes. “We’ve won here with 170 before, and we shot 167 tonight. It’s a tough league. We knew that going in.” The Lions had one of their top five exit with an injured hand, and two others were playing their first varsity matches of the season. “It was nice to have you and Ethan (Griswold) back.” Hughes told Roscoe after the round. "We did ten or 15 strokes better than I thought we’d do.” A big part of that was Roscoe’s start. He fired a birdie on number 14. his first hole of the day. and that set the tone. “1 wanted to golf so bad ttxlay. It was only 3:30 and I told Hughes I wanted lo play right now.” said Roscoe. “I could feel it. I was thinking a 37. and I only had two bad shots all day. I three-putted once and I duffed a chip.” "If I had gotten those two. that’s my 37.” Newhouse struggled at the start, but bounced back. He was six-over par after the first five holes, then shot two-under the rest of the way with birdies on holes 16 and 18. “1 just played through it I gucsa.” said Newhouse. "The greens are slow. I putted pretty good." Behind Newhouse and Wandell for Delton. Devin Desgranges fired a 42 and Bobby Fisher a 44. After Roscoe for Maple Valley, Griswold contributed a 41. Troy Westendorp a 42. and Kory Starks and Justin McMillen each shot 45s. Pennfield placed sixth as a team, but Panther sophomore Nick Haudek led all scor­ ers v. iih a two-under 34. "I don’t think any high school kid has shot a 34 on either side of this course before.” said Hughes. There were a total of 14 golfers that fin­ ished under 40 for the round. Hackett got a 36 from Sheldon Keyte. a 38 from George Delton Kellogg’s Devin Desgranges taps in a short putt on the 18th green Tuesday during the Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association’s first jamboree of the year, at Mulberry Fore Golf Course in Nashville. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Kudwa. and a pair of 39s from Jon Christ and Jacob Dart. Kalamazoo Christian*' Chet Vandenberg. Austin Vandermeer. and Jacob Rykse all fired 38s, while Marcus Bursse added a 39 for the Comets. Maple Valley and Delton Kellogg’s number oner. Kory Starks and Josh Newhouse, tally up their scores after the first KVA Jamboree of the season Tuesday afternoon at Mulberry Fore in Nashville. (Photo by Brett Bremer) fN * Delton’s Robbie Wandell watches his drive fly from the tee box on the 18th hole Tuesday afternoon at Mulberry Fore Golf Course. Wandell tied for the Panther team lead with a 40 at the first KVA Jamboree of the fall. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Hastings’ Newest Affordable Family Apartments ‘Explore your new apartment Irving options 616 Hannah Line Hurting. MJ 4WM - Hastings' One of Kind Family Living - Spacious Two & Three Bedroom Apartment-Homes To Learn - Fully Equipped Kitchen with dishwasher More About Quail Ridge - Spacious Closets - Full Size Washer & Dryer in each Unit - Outdoor Play Areas - Reserved Covered Parking Call Today 269-968-9363 Quadfydge Apartments an ideally located one mile east of M-43 on the newly attendedSortf Stnet. 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Kaczmarski Hearing Services (616) 538-8220 Chateau Centre 1740 44th St. S.W. woodtv.com Wyoming, Ml 49519 (616) 538-8220 DeltorMtellogg girls keep their record perfect Delton Kellogg scored a pair of five-point victories in the past week, to improve its record to 3-0 for the season. It took overtime for the Panthers to get the win on Tuesday night, but they got it, 50-45 at home against Schoolcraft. Schoolcraft erased a four-point Delton lead late in regulation to force overtime by holding the Panthers scoreless over the final 5:31 of the fourth quarter. The two teams were tied al 42 heading into OT. DK found its scoring touch again in the extra session. After Schoolcraft moved in front 45-44, back-to-back lay-ups by DK seniors Katee Hogoboom and Jordan Haines put the Panthers in front. Hogoboom sealed the win with a free throw in the final seconds. Hogoboom had a huge offensive night. She led Delton with 21 points, connecting on three three-pointers. Overall, she was 10-of22 from the field. Jordan Haines added 17 points for Delton and Jenah Wandell had six points and six rebounds. The game was tight throughout. Schoolcraft took a two-point advantage into the half, before Delton Kellogg bounced back by outscoring the Eagles 17-11 in the third quarter. Senior center Allyson Wehner led Schoolcraft with 21 points, while sophomore guard Kendall Dow added 11. Delton Kellogg head coach Rick Williams must be thrilled at this point. He said he was happy his team got to 2-0, by surviving against Hopkins in the team’s home opener last Wednesday. Playing for the second time in two nights, the Panthers held on for a 44-39 win over the Vikings. The Panthers made too many turnovers, but Williams said that his team "fought out a tough win.” Delton led by nine points heading into the fourth quarter, before the Vikings mounted something of a charge. Haines led the Panthers on the night with 15 points. Wandell had eight points, never missing from the floor. The team finished with an outstanding shooting percentage, hit­ ting !7-of-35 field goal attempts (49-percent). Hogoboom added seven points in the win. Wandell also had six rebounds, while Hannah Goy led the team with seven boards. Delton travels to take on Hastings (0-1) tonight, then will be off until next Thursday when it plays host to Maple Valley for the Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association open­ er. The KVA gets together again next Tuesday, at Pennfield. in what will be the next match for both the Lions and the Delton Kellogg Panthers. Viking golfers second in CAAC after first jamboree Haslett was a ways off. playing on its home course of Meridian Sun Thursday at the first Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 boys’ golf jamboree. DeWitt and Lansing Catholic were there for the Lakewood boys to catch though, and that’s just what they did. Haslett fired a first-place score of 150. and the Lakewood Vikings took second place with a 157. Lansing Catholic finished at 158 and DeWitt 159. "Beating Lansing Catholic by one shot and DeWitt by 2 just goes to show bow every stroke from every player is crucial,” said Lakewood varsity boys’ golf coach Carl Kutch. "The wind made conditions a bit tough out there, and our guys managed the course quite well.” Brad Elliott led the Vikings with a twounder par 34. Chaz Arizola came in with a 39. Pat Spitzley added a 41. and Lane Brewer and Tyler Raimer lied •fc' Lakewood'; fourth score al 43. "Brad Elliott played an outstanding nine holes of golf," said Kutch. "Atv.r making bogey on the first two holes, he proceeded to make four birdies and three pars to take top honors. To the best of our knowledge, this nine-hole score may be a new Lakevood boys’ golf individual nine-hole record.” Fowlerville was a distant fifth in the sand­ ings with a 171. and Williamston was last at 183. The league gets together again this Thursday for the DeWitt hosted jamboree. On Saturday. Lakewood will host the Ionia County Shoot-out �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 7. 2006 — Page 19 Saxons claim victory over FHC in first dual meet by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer Both the Saxon boys’ and girts’ cross coun­ try teams claimed their first dual meet victo­ ry in recent memory when they hosted the Forest Hills Central Rangers at Johnson Field last week. The Saxon boys won by a nose with a score of 28 to 29 while the girls edged out their rivals 25 to 30. “I can’t remember the last time Hastings won a dual meet; it’s been years," said Saxon cross country coach Jamie Dixon, who attrib­ uted the girts’ win to strong runners and the boys’ to depth of field. "Of course it’s a lot easier to be competitive when you have good runners. They did a nice job and I am proud of them.” “The girts placed first, second and third and then nine and ten. For the boys the score was much closer.” he said. “Jesse Ellwood is one of our top runners and he was out with an injury; but I w as pleased to see that everyone stepped up and did what they needed to do. Forest Hills' number one runner beat our number one runner, their number two. beat our number two and their number three beat our number three runner, so the fourth and fifth runners became very important for us and they really came through.” Indeed the final standing of the boys race were: first place. Luke Eastburg. Forest Hill 11 minutes 47 seconds; second. AJ Singletery. Hastings. 12:00; third. Alex Hubbard. Forest Hills. 12:06; fourth. Ryan Bosma. Hastings 12:08; fifth. Matthew Ritsen-a, Forest Hills 12:33. sixth. Dane Schils. Hastings. 12:34. But it was Hastings fourth and fifth place finishers. Tyler Lancaster, seventh overall with a time of 12:44 and Alex Kimble, ninth over all at 12:56 that determined the final score. For the Saxon girls Lauren Anderson lead the way to victory placing first at 15:03.28 narrowly beating out teammate Molly Smith who claimed second at 15:03.53 and Alyssa Case who finished third with a time of 15:13.79. Five runners from Forest Hills: Britta Eastburg. Maddie Irwin. Morgan Churchwell and Laura Santoski. and Mallory Squibb, claimed fourth through eight places with times ranging from 15:14.40 through 15:16.52. Hastings runners Katie Ponsetto and Kaleigh Delcotto rounded out the top ten and placed fourth and fifth fur their team w ith times of 15:49.35 and 16:00.98. Cross country has been described as “the worst spectator sport” because fans often see little more than the athletes at the starting line before they disappear into the woods or fields only to emerge 16 to 20 minutes later and cross the finish line. The course for last week’s meet was designed to give spectators a glimpse of what the sport is about. The meet was scheduled to begin on Johnson Field 40 minutes before the SaxonRanger football game and began with almost a full lap around the track before the runners exited and crossed the baseball to do a circuit of Sweczy's Pond before finishing with one and IZ2 laps around the track. “It w as great for people to be able to come out and see how they ran and it was great for the runners with the band playing and the people here lo ».hecr them on.” said Dixon. The Saxons’ Kayleigh DelCotto (from left) Katie Ponsetto. and Leanne Dinges begin to sprint as they pass in front of the football grandstand Friday afternoon, during their victory over the Forest Hills Central Rangers. (Photos by David T. Young) S \\()\ \\ I I KI 'I Sl’OR I S S( III DI I I ihkdpsll 400 pm Grt Fresh BMW Deton-KWogg ® 400 pm Boys Varsity Golf Jamboree O Hast. CC 400 pm Boys A Socor GR Cathoflc Central 4JO pm Boys Fresh FootM Wyoming ParkHS 5JO pm G*» A BasketW (MoMMoggfi 530pm Boys varsity Socor GR Ctihotc Cental 630 pm Boys Ji Footbal Wyonwg Park HS 700 pm Grt Varsity BasketbailDefton-Keflogg HS Kayleigh DelCotto 900 am 700 pm Outside shots secure Lions their 1st win by Brett Bremer Sports Editor In 1968 Ohio State University football coach Woody Hayes was asked why he went for a two-point conversion in an eventual SO14 win over the University of Michigan. His response. "Because I couldn’t go for three!” Maple Valley's varsity girls’ basketball team probably would have started shooting four-point shots if it had the chance on Tuesday night. The Lions evened their record at 1 -1 with a 61-45 victory over Springport on Tuesday night, connecting on eight three-pointers. Leslee Rigelman hit six three-pointers on her own. including three in the first quarter. As a team, the Lions knocked down five of their eight in the first period, including one by Jennifer Kent and one by Kristen VanZandt. That was enough offensive help for the Lions to build a 17-10 lead in the opening period, and go on to route the Spartans. Rigelman finisiied with a game-high 20 points. VanZandt ended up with 13 points and Kent ten. Ashley Gonser didn’t hit a three, but finished with nine points for Maple Valley. The Lions led by ten points at the half, then pushed their lead to 47-31 at the end of three quarters. Tricha Bentley and Ellie Mulnix lied for the Springport team lead with ten points each. The Spartans hit just two threes in the ball-game. Game one didn t go as well for Maple Valley. The Lion ladies suffered a 56-27 loss to Portland St. Patrick’s last Tuesday (Aug. 29). Things went south fast. Kent scored the Lions' only six points of the first quarter, as the Shamrocks built a 19-6 lead after eight minutes. St. Pal's pushed that lead to 32-14 by the end of tiie first half, although a couple other Lions did get involved in the scoring. Kent ended the night with a team-high eight points, to go along with three blocked shots. Rigelman added six points and six rebounds for the Lions, and Alaina Mater also had six boards. Stephanie Pung led the Shamrocks with 14 points. II of which came in the first half. Sam Hergechach added ten points for her team Maple Valley goes on the road tor the first time Thursday, to Leslie, in what will be the final non-conference game before the start of the Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association schedule, next Thursday at Delton Kellogg. 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Herrala spoke to local business, industry and education leaders, as well as members from local dubs, about the importance of lifelong learning to the Michigan work force. POLICE, continued from page 13-------- Woman arrested for driving drunk twice A Shelbyville woman apparently did not heed the well publicized warnings that law enforcement personnel would be on the alert for drivers operating their vehicle while intoxicated. Michigan State Police encountered the same person. 40-year-old Marta Viergever. over the holiday weekend. In the first instance, troopers came across Viergever on Yankee Springs Road on Sept. 1. She was passed out in a vehicle which was slopped but still in gear. Iicr foot on the brake. Troopers turned off the vehicle and took it out of gear. Viergever refused to cooperate with officers and was physically restrained upon arrival at Pennock Hospital. Her blood alcohol level was registered at .31 percent. Viergever was left at the hospital for treatment as he level of intoxication was too high for her to be detained w ithout medical clearance. Three days later, troopers again came across Viergever. this time in Orangeville Township, and her blood alcohol level was registered at .25 percent. This time. Viergever was arrested and lodged in the Barry County Jail. Troopers seek information on break-in suspects Michigan State Police troopers are seeking information about a light colored Pontiac seen in the vicinity of Hickory Comers. Troopers believe the vehicle, which contained two young men. may be connected to a series of break-ins in that area and the theft of gasoline from a number of vehicles. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hastings State Police Post at 948-8283. YMCA OF BARRY COUNTY ITS FOR EVERYBODY by Megan Lavell Staff Writer Hastings area business, industry and edu­ cation leaders gathered Wednesday afternoon in the Hastings High School cafeteria for the 24th annua! Business. Industry and Education (BIE) luncheon meeting to hear about the competitive edge lifelong learning provides lo the Michigan workforce. Dave Herrala. learning leader for Dow Chemical Company’s Michigan Operations Manufacturing Site, was guest speaker. The luncheon opened with performances by the Hastings High School band and cheer­ leaders and the invocation by the Rev. Clayton Garrison. Executive Director of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce Julie DeBoer welcomed the audience, and Superintendent of the Hastings Area Schools Chns Cooley gave the introduction to the event. Herrala spoke lo community members about Dow Chemical Company’s Global Skills Initiative through a presentation called ••Creating a Global Workforce for the 21 st Century." "Your people are your ultimate competi­ tive advantage." said Herrala. "The thing we pitch to people is you have lo keep employ­ ment secure." Herrala introduced "WorkKeys." a job skills assessment and training program designed and implemented through American College testing (ACT), a company known mostly for its college entrance exam. The concept behind WorkKeys is to assess employees and identify the areas in which they could improve and then train the employees, providing improvement in the targeted areas. Herrala said the workforce is changing, and companies need to keep up with the change*, to remain competitive. “1 would offer that the distinction between blue collar and white collar is gone." said Herrala. Herrala said the "knowledge worker" is the reality in today's workplace, and learning does not end with the first paycheck. He also emphasized the importance of companies’ willingness to invest in keeping their employ­ ees educated and trained for the sake of employees' life skills and to stay competitive. "It’s good people treatment, and good pco- Freeport Co-Ed Slowpitch Fall League Friday Night Hastings Family Dental —----1-0 Blarney Stone.......... -...................................0-0 Hastings Mutual Insurance.......................0-0 Michigan Thunder......................................0-0 Bear Metal Works...... .... .......... 1-0 Wal-Mart................................................... .0-1 Pennock Pride.......... ................................... 0-1 Games Sept. 8 (North Field) - 6:30 p.m.. 5 vs 7; 7:45 p.m. 3 vs 6; 9:00 p.m. I vs 2. Congratulations Omar's for winning sum­ mer league. pic treatment is gixxl business." said Herrala Herrala said he and other officials at Dow would like to sec the integration of business, industry and government. He said in other countries, it is not uncommon for workers to have degrees. He said he would like to show the Department of luibor what Dow is com­ peting against in other countries to encourage the government's support of WorkKeys. Skill sets are a major emphasis for the WorkKeys program, teaching people how to work as a team and be good leaders. “This is all about leaching people what it means to be a good team player or a leader.” said Herrala. “People today want to be chal­ lenged. they want to use their brains, they love the satisfaction that comes with solving problems." The luncheon ended with a closing by President of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce David Hatfield. “This has been a great reminder that life­ long learning is mandatory for all of us.” he said. * What flattened the sorghum? by Megan Lavell Staff Writer While some may be concerned about crop circles and some other "freaky" phenomenon, local agriculture experts insist it was just plain bad weather that caused flattened sorghum in Dow ling Monday. Aug. 28 There have been visual media reports over the past week that suggest some kind of unusual event or circumstances that caused a field of sorghum to be flattened. "It’s just the fact of the matter we got some rain, and it wouldn't take a big wind storm to knock it (the sorghum] down, either." said Dennis Pennington. Agricultural and Natural Resource Agent for the Michigan State University Extension. Barry County and Kent Counties. "They were calling it a crop circle and everything else, but it looked like simply lodging to me.” Pennington said a man from Detroit visited Halbert Farms to study the angle of the nodes (where the leaf attaches to the stem of the plant), but Pennington did not notice anything unusual about it. considering the weather. Besides crop circles, another idea people have considered was the possibility of a lowflying helicopter pushing the sorghum down. "I suppose a low-flying helicopter could have done that, but why would a helicopter fly that low over the whole field?” asked Pennington. The agriculture agent said he wants to reas­ sure people that weather was the only possi­ ble cause for the flattened sorghum, and it is not unusual for this to have happened. "It was standing one day. the next it was­ n’t” he said. "It’s not anything to be con­ cerned about because there’s nothing out there." 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MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey P Moore, a single man. to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated October 20. 2005 and recorded October 26. 2005 in Instrument Number 1155192. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage ts now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Mortgage Securities Inc . asset backed pass through certifi­ cates. senes 2005-W5 under the pooi-ng and serv­ icing agreement dated as of November 1. 2005. without recourse by assignment There ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred SeventyNine and 94/100 Dollars ($115.979 94) including interest at 6 7% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 100 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located tn the Township of Rutland, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot(s) 278 and 279 of Algonquin Lake Resort Properties Unit No 2 Subdivision, as recorded in Liber 2 of Plats. Page(s) 63. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated August 17. 2006 Onans Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 214 3693 Jason D. Gole D.D.S., Philip D. Gole D.D.S. Gole Dental’Group 121 W UmmBto Aw Hirtacs Ml EMERGENCY SERVICES AVAILABLE Call 269-948-2244 Participating in Delta Dental. Blue Cross. Healthy Kids and MI Child Hours: Monday - Thursday 8AM-8PM; Friday 8AM-5PM � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-09-14.pdf bda405603da2d5095a72bd263de18b92 PDF Text Text Accelerant used in fire at tins classroom $ See Story on Page 2 Q ■ Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 W HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 nt . 121S CHUHCh ST Hastings A w TW TV»< DANNER Thursday, September 14. 2006 VOLUME 153. No. 37 PRICE 50C new Hastings community development director 18325936 by Megan Lavell Staff Writer Hastings city officials have found a new Community Development Director to suc­ ceed the late Daryle Benjamin Forbes. will tete flu itat clinks Ute taukh deprtiwM. 330 W. Woodlawn In (taxings on three consecutive Mondays, Oct 16,23 and 30. Tte dink will be available from 9 a.m. IO 4 fun. all three days Accepted insurance will inclade Madkare B. Medicaid, PHP Commetcial rod otbsr providers. Cash and checks will A wine tasting event offering 12 wines to sample, is set for 6:30 to 9:30 pan. Ssaorday. Sept 16, in the adjoining pe­ tes at Dr Larry and Diane Hawkins and Mew Ifoangt st 422 W. Green St in ■"^RSM s from the “Wine-in the Grotes" awning win be spffi Betwoee the Thornapple Ans Council and the Crmronnlij Musk School (CMS) in John Hart will begin as the new City of Hastings Community Development Director the week of Oct. 9. Hart will replace Daryle Benjamin Forbes and will be assisted by Deb Hatfield, who has been acting director for more than a month. Hastings. the red urine will be in the Hawkins’ gafca awl the ntim wine wffl be in Youngs’ garden. Hon d’oeuvres wiB be ssrend. Violin mnsfc will fill the ak TOri Mmmidcaadtawmaddtolbeaunoa- Tha event will be held rain or state. Tttsu are 312 per person and may be nmchaaad in advance at Bosley Hmnnacy and Fetpaascb Express in hi soead the event may also pw- Freeport Fun Day stated Sept. 23 FtefXMt Fun Dsy wffl bring back old frrosties, honoring residents and even having musk on the front lawn of Union Bank rias year on Saturday, Sept. 23. The Freeport Fire Department will haw to annual pancake breakfast. The Cbeesebrough Handle Factory, the oldest operating handle mill in the world, will be featured as a special one day postal cancellation at the Freeport Fuat Office. People can either get their item canceled on Sept 23 or rend their item Io the postmaster. Freeport Post Office, 5 Freeport, Mich. 49325. The Historical Society museum will have a display on the factory, which is now owned by the Ken Van To! family. These will be a solemn remembrance of Dane Carver, a soldier and Thomappie Kellogg High School graduate who died Ion Dec. 27,2005. in Iraq. There will be a veteran’s float in the parade, on which any veteran can ride. This year the parade will be at 10 in the morning. People can line up between 9 and 9:30 a.m. at Munn by Jon Gambee Strff Writer Jeff Rairigh. manager of the Hastings Airport, has been relieved of his duties by the City-County Airport Commission and is now manager of the Barstow Airport in Midland. The airport board currently is managing the facility in Rutland Township. “I worked as the manager of both airports for a time after I started here in Midland on April 1." Rairigh said. “But I was forced to put the entire budget into staffing the airport and it just didn't work out.” Rairigh. with his wife, Janine, served as manager and assistant manager in Hastings for more than three years. He said his depar­ ture in July was a political move on the part of the joint City-County Airport Commission. “We were given the contract in December 2002 to manage the Hastings Airport." Rairigh said, “and we started in January of *03. We worked until July 15 of this year. “When 1 started at Midland in April. I u ndeed for both facilities and stayed in con­ tact with staff at both facilities 24/7. “I really wanted to stay on." he said, “because there arc a number of problems that need to be addressed. But it was not my deci­ sion to make." Rairigh estimated he and his wife put in as many as 140 hours a week managing the facility. “We made something like $1.50 an hour and no benefits.” he said. "But, still. 1 would have like to continue in some capacity because of the issues that need to be addressed. “I think we solved a number ot problems, but the work is not completed." he said. "It was a lot of work for very little pay. Sometimes you don't realize what you arc getting into when you sign up." Ron Holley. Director of the Hastings Airport Board, said the decision to remove Rairigh was ba.<d on his decision to take the Midland position. "The board just fell that he couldn't hold I See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 ed both the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. He is about six credits short of receiving his bachelor's degree. According to his contract with the City of Hastings, he must complete his degree in the next three years. His salary will be $52,000 per year, plus full benefits. See HART, page 5 Runnin' long and strong Three of the best individual Division II female cross-country runrws in Michigan were featured in the Yankee Springs Invitational race Monday afternoon. Ser«v Rebecca Winchester (center) of Thomappie Kellogg was impressive with her iryfividual championship run in just 1821, followed by Wayland ace Jessica Armstrong (left, and South Christian's Kelsey Burgess. For more information about the meet that included all five Barry County schools, look inside today's edition of the Benner. (Photo by David T. Young) Prosecutor announces resignation Airport manager gone to Midland Hrotiap re from Friends of CMS or Arts Cbancfl Board members. People who warn John Hart will become the Hastings Community Development Director the week of Oct. 9. after leaving his current position as City of Albion Director of Planning. “The key to sound community and eco­ nomic development is to evaluate a commu­ nity’s strengths and weaknesses from within, foster and grow partnerships to coordinate efforts to build upon the strengths and then move to implement sustainable strategies to promote and retain positive growth in both subject areas.” said Hart. “Basically I come from a philosophy of looking for the weak and trying to move away from that.” Hastings City Manager Jeff Mansfield said he looks forward to working with Hart and having his assistance on Hastings* compre­ hensive community plan. “He’s got a lot of experience right now, particularly in the planning arena." said Mansfield. “We’re really hoping and expect­ ing he can round out our team to a certain extent." Hart said he has some goals for Hastings, but he does not plan to come into his position with preconceived notions about how the city should be. “My intent wouldn’t be to come to town and impose what I think is best,” said Hart. “I hope to basically observe where Hastings is now.” Hart has an associate’s degree from Kellogg Community £'ol»Cfre. and he attend­ See AIRPORT, page 5 Julie Nakfoor Pratt by David T. Young Editor Barry County Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt officially announced her resignation to the County Board of Commissioners Tuesday The shines brightly at Heritage Day This sun brightened a lot of spirits during the Heritage Day parade in Middleville on Saturday, Sept. 9. This sun was part of the First Baptist Church parade group. The vol­ unteers from the First Baptist of Middleville also provided children’s games for the day. The real rain held off until the late afternoon. See the Banner sports section for results of the Heritage Day 5K race. morning. Nakfoor Pratt, who had served for almost a year in the position, said her last day on the job will be Friday. Sept. 29. On Monday. Oct. 2 she will return to her former post as assisur” prosecutor for Allegan County under Fred Anderson. Nakfoor Pratt was appointed Barry County Prosecutor last fall by Circuit Judge James Fisher after the resignation of Gordon Shane See PRATT, page 5 �Page 2 - Thursday. SapNmMr 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Manufacturing or Freepost Enterprises The museum will also feature watercol­ ors painted by Corky Blanchard. Other events .around town during the day inchide Ute “bock a duck" race down the Tbornapple/Coldyvater Rivers and a musi­ cal performance by Cun Thaler from Thoniappie VWky Church in the afternoon on the Uaioa Bank lawn. Registratios for car show can take place up so Sept 23. Big bale roiling returns and booth sites are available for crafts. • Blood drive set for Sept 22 Everyone is invited to donate blood at Pennock Hospital, 1009 West Green St, HaetingB, from 9 tm. to 3 JO p.m. Friday. Sept 22. Sponsored by Michigan Community Blood Coaen.ttafa drive fa qm to tiMpablic and wfl be held in the conference can­ ter. Any hnakhy person ape 17or older who weighs 110 pounds or mon may be ehgiHe to give Hood evety 56 dgy*. No appomtmcm is ascssssry. For more iaformatfon. go to www ntiMnod on or can 1-866Miwnrwt Seven solar powered buildings will be open for public tours in the southwest Michigan region. The 11th annual tour will run from 10 a-m. Io 4 p.m. The local stops in the tour will be Lucy Patrick, 10350 S. Gurd Road, Dowling; Bob Brown. 3297 South M-37 Highway. Hastings, and Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 701 WestClovcrdale Rosd, Hastings. River cleanup set for Sept. 23 The annual Thornapple River clean up is scheduled for Saturday, Sept 23. Youth groups, church groups, lake or hone owner aaaoriaafona can adopt e lec­ tion of river or tributary to deaa. Sponsors also are needed to help make this event a sac Oeaa The-cleanup will start at 8 am. Sept, 23 St three sites. The cleanup in the Hastings asea will begin with the sign-up at Tyden Park. North of Middleville participants win be at the park at 68th Street In Alaska. In NaftniDe participaots will meet outside of Good Time Pizza by the river. Groups at this location wiU clean both the Eaton County and eaatem Barry County sections Of the river. There wiU be a children's water festival at Tyden Park from 10 a.nr. until 2 p.m. The haarlniin for all participants wiU be, from Anyone who .would like more informa­ tion about the Thomappie River demupfo Barry County should call Kim Wtonia' Thomappie Players’ next offering Sept. 28-Oct. 1 2669488056. extension 114. 66 and M-17 south of Nashville. Jim McManus bom Barry County Hsnaiag and Zesting sriB be the guest Barry Coumybusinero owners thatakemiy row wow siatea at Chariton Park The Thomappie Players will present “The Man Who Came to Dinner" Sept. 28-Oct. 1 in Central Auditorium, Hastings. The Players are (seated from left) Barb Pruden, Rose Anger. Carol Satterty, Terry Dennison. Kim Butter (standing, middle row) Terri Schray, Tawny Roper. Franklin White, Norma Jean Acker. Emily Benningfield, (back row) Mariah Burd. Shirtee Holston, Jeff Kniaz, Mike Kasinsky, Doug Acker and Seth Beduhn. Not pictured are Carol Svihl, Vai Hurless, Chris White. Mary Jo Gorsuch, Laurie Quada, Pat Mulvany and Jason Roper. ,lt Tho Prank Bush Memorial Walk in the Charhon Park Saturday and 16aadl7. The public ia invited t Native American culture du _ rional pow wow. inchating authentic danc­ ing sad drumming, arts and crafts and The Thomappie Players will present their play. “The Man Who Came to Dinner” in the Central Auditorium Friday through Sunday. Sept. 28 to Oct. 1. “This is a very well written and witty show.” said Norma Jean Acker who. with Kim Butler, is directing the play. “We have had lots of fun rehearsing. There are several new faces in this production and we are pleased to welcome them and proud of our Btanued will be the two aupor party candidatea for 24th District Michigan Seaaae, incmAbcoi RcpBblicwi Ptoricia Bitkhoiz and Democratic challenger Suzette Royston. Democrat. The 24th District includes Barry. Eston and ADegaA cowries. Bialrhoiz, of Saugatuck, is a foamer stale representative and county treasurer. Seeking bar second four-yesr term, she is the second most powerful member of the irmtr just behind Minify Leader Keo Rikkwna Roysaoo, of Charktiae, fa a secretary to — W8 -*----me unnea Auto worker*. . -S- - 1 r-- X A The Hnt Friday public forwn series b sponsored by dr Burry County Democratic Committee. The public b welcome to Mend. Rem io ament ‘Secret Garten' The Revue will promt the mnrical "The Secret Garden,” Friday. Saturday and Sunday. Sept 29 and 30. and Oct 1 at the VamattviBe Open Honan, 211S Mam St. acron from the fire etation Tile Friday and Smaday performance, are scheduled for 7 p.m. and the Sunday matinee will be al 3 pm. The “Secret Garten” fa baaed on the novel by Fraocca Hodgaoa Burnett. with lyric, by Martha Nonane and muric by Lucy Simon. Ticket coata are aduka S3. aenior citizen, and atudenta 57. andcUdne 12 and under for 55 For more information, call Bill Reynolds at (269) 367-4455 or e-mail therevuel*yahooxom Three local sites to be on solar tour Three Barry County locations will be among thousands of solar-powered homes and businesses across the United States will open their doors and invite the public in for a look on Saturday, Oct 7. It’s all part of the upcoming American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour. Interest in affordable. easy to add solar power b on the rise as fossil fuel prices continue to skyrocket. When riw federal government allowed Indians to have Pow Wows again, the first one in lower Michigan was held at Chariton Pirk, where Frank attended as a drummer on the first drum to return to tins area. Frank was "Head Veteran," respected elder and pipe carrier in this area. The general public b invited. Gates open at 10 am Saturday and Sunday. Grand entries are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday and noon on Sunday. Flags will be retired at sundown Saturday, followed by open danc­ ing until dark. On Sunday, following the dances, gifts will be presented io the partic­ ipants. Authentic food vendors will be open throughout the event so visitors-can enjoy fry bread and other special treats. Native artbans offer beautiful beadwork, baskets, leather goods, ceramics, carvings, blankets, statuary and jewelry. Admbaion to the Pow Wow is $5 for aduks. $3 for children ages 5 to 12. Spectators should bring their own lawn chair* to view the event Participants may mjrrfwr of charge. ®un *i*ef deattup slated for Sunday The annual Gun River canoe and clean­ up trip b planned for 1 p.m. Sunday Sept 17. Hosts for the event will be the Allegan Conservation District and the oldest canoe club in Michigan (39+ yean), the Kalamazoo Downstreamers. Waders and work gloves are recommended. Transportation for canoes and entertain­ ment for the trip will be provided! Boaters will be meeting at 1 p.m. at 1063 Gun River Drive in Plainwell. They hope to paddle and remove debris until about 4 to 5 p.m. with a potluck afterward. Those par­ ticipating are asked to bring a dish to pass. Call Shawn McKenney for more infor­ mation at 269-673-8965, extension 3. Art Hop slated Friday, Sept 29 The Thornapple Am Council is working on plans for the Sept. 29 Art Hop that will fill downtown Hastings locations with music, water colors, painted furniture and much more. Art Hops are are intended to be times to enjoy art in a relaxed atmosphere. For more information about the Art Hop or about upcoming TAC classes, call 945­ 2002. family. The show will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 28,29 and 30 and there will be a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children, students and senior citizens. Tickets are available at the door and at Progressive Graphics. Hastings 4 Theater offering free movies • The next Rm Friday session win be held ■ 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22. in a special pro­ gram al the Thomas lefferson Hall in long time members and performer. 1 know the audiences will really enjoy this show.” The play, written be Moss Hart and George Kaufman, is about critic and personality Sheridan Whiteside, who has dinner with the prominent Stanley family in the Micwestcm home before falling on their front steps. Whiteside is subsequently confined tc the Stanley home for the next six weeks, turning the outrageous into the common place for the r Children and parents alike can experience the search for a Weft-Rabbit, explore space, experience the ice age. or learn what is over the hedge in their neighborhood this fall, as the Hastings 4 Theater presents its Free Fal1 Matinee series starting Sept. 16. Local children and their families can enjoy movies free of charge every Saturday and Sunday at 10 and 11 a.m. through Nov. 12 at the local movie house. The series is designed to allow everyone the opportunity to enjoy quality family-ori­ ented films. Each week the theater will pres­ ent a different movie free of charge. Anyone who wishes to see one of the free films sim­ ply has to go to the theater. No ticket pur­ chase is necessary. Each presentation has a 15-minutc intermission to allow the kids and parents to stretch. The movies in this series are: • “Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” Sept 16 and 17. • “Zathura," Sept. 23 and 24. • “Ice Age II.” Sept. 30 and Oct I. • “RV.” Oct 7 and 8. • “Garfield IL” Oct 14 and& 15. • “Curious George; Oct. 21 and 22. • “Nacho-Libre,” pc* 28 a°d 29. • “Nanny McPhee." Nov. 4 and 5. • "Over the Hedge." Nov 11 and 12. "We know that basic expenses can add up and make the decision of where to have a good entertainment experience a question of economics." says Matthew Johnson, assistant chief operating officer for Goodrich Quality Theaters. Inc. "This series is designed to pro­ vide the quality family entertainment of going to the movies at our facilities absolute­ ly free. It's our way of saying 'thanks' to the local communities for their support year after year.” The company's mascot, KemalKom. the friendly popcorn character, will appear at the­ aters as a four-foot inflatable, making a photo op for kids. The Goodrich Free Show series began in 1991 in order to meet the demand for quality family film entertainment. The rircuii-wide event continues every fall and spring for nine weeks at a time. Each theater is encouraged ’o promote a festive atmosphere by providing such activities as face painting, magicians, clowns, fingerprinting and safety demon tration services and the like. More than 550,000 calendar flyers are distributed company w.de each season. Goodrich Quality Theaters ow.is »nd oper­ ates 31 theaters with more than 265 screens throughout Michigan. Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. Forum Sept. 19 to focus on Civil Rights Initiative The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will present a forum on the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, ballot Proposal 2. at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Thomappie Township's EMS building. 128 High St.. Middleville. Proposal 2 seeks to end affirmative action programs that provide opportunities for women and minorities for better jobs and education. Governor Jennifer Gran ho Im and guberna­ torial candidate Dick DeVos both oppose this ballot initiative. Representatives from One United Michigan will lead the forum. One United Michigan represents Republicans. Democrats, business, labor, social and reli­ gious organizations coming together to defend affirmative action programs that pro­ vide opportunities for women and minorities for better jobs and education. The presentation details the negative impacts to women, minorities, and children of this proposal. It also exposes how out-of­ state money from California was used to put this initiative on Michigan's ballot. A twentyminute documentary film detailing Prop 2 will be screened. Admission is free, and all are welcome. For more information e-mail Kimberly Sager at kimberly.sager.pdwmfa gmail.com Sgt. Jeff Pratt of the Hastings Police Department (left) works with Detective Sgt. Tom Pennock and Sgt. Scott LeRoy of the Michigan State Police Fire Investigation Unit as they look into the fire that damaged a Hastings High School classroom September 9 Flammable liquid used in fire at Hastings High classroom The Hastings Police Department is contin­ uing its investigation into the arson that occurred at Hastings High School Saturday night. Sept. 9. The Hastings Police and Fire Departments responded to the 11 p.m. incident, which was called in by neighbors in the area who heard fire alarms going off. It has been determined the fire was inten­ tionally set in one of the classrooms by use of a flammable liquid. The initial investigation determined a window leading into a room on the south side of the building had been bro­ ken out to start the fire The resulting sprin- kier system activation and smoke contributed to the damage, which was confined to one classroom. The Hastings Police Department is being assisted in the investigation by the Stale Police Fire Marshal’s Office in Paw Paw. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Hastings Police Department at 945-5744 or Silent Observer at I-8OO-31O9031. A cash reward of $5,000 has been offered for the successful apprehension and convic­ tion of the responsible party or parties. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 14. 2006 - Page 3 BCN Technical Services replaces Bliss Clearing Niagara in Hastings Muller Weingarten AG. a global, leading manufacturer of metal forming systems for the automotive and supply industry, has pur­ chased through an asset deal the intellectual property rights as well as land and buildings of the U.S.-based company Bliss Clearing Members of Detton Scout Pack #3050 salute (from left) Jonathan Elliot. Hunter French. Brock Mueller. Shane Reinhart. Mathew Elliot and Dakota Pouge. Cub Scouts memorialize 9/11 in GR ceremony As the nation observed the fifth anniver­ sary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, so did Delton Scouts from Pack #3050. who attend­ ed the Gerald R. Ford Scout Salute Monday. A young Tiger Cub at the age of 6 braved the cold to take his turn standing attention and saluting the American Flag flaying at half staff in front of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum for three minutes being very careful not to drop the salute that had started at sunrise. The Tiger Cub had watched as older Webelos and Wolf Scouts from his pack held the salute, which was to be a con­ stant from sunrise to sunset. Pack #3050 was not the only pack at this event. Scouts from all around the Gerald R. Ford Council were there to make sure the salute was held. Each pack, troop or group was responsible for filling a half hour incre­ ment. At 8:02 p.m.. the flag was lowered and the ceremony concluded wi h great success and reverence. “All those that attended this event went home with an improved appreciation and respect for our freedom we as Americans have.” said Jason French, a spokesman for Niagara Inc. The agreement to this effect became valid this week and the new company, named BCN Technical Services, will be operating out of Hastings. Both parties agreed to not disclose the transaction price. Paul Nicholson, currently managing direc­ tor of Mueller Weingarten UK Ltd. and who has taken the helm of the new company, said. “BCN is a successful service company, spe­ cializing in the supply of spare parts, mainte­ nance and repair of presses built by the for­ mer companies Bliss. Clearing and Niagara. We are looking forward to working with the highly motivated andf qualified workforce of BCN in order to further expand the business.' BCN last year employed about 60 people, creating a turnover of 18 Mio USD and was profitable. Roland Kuehnel. who will be taking on the responsibilities of chief financial officer at BCN Technical Services, explained. The aim of this acquisition is to expand our successful Service activities in North America and Europe. BCN Technical Services will con­ tribute significantly to the group's goal of pushing the annual service turnover beyond 150 Mio USD.' In 2005. the Mueller Weingarten group had for the first time received orders for almost 100 Mio Euros (130 Mio USD) in Service. The groups* total turnover exceeded 400 Mio Euros (500 Mio USD). The number of presses built by Bliss. Clearing and Niagara that arc still operational is estimated at somewhere between 75.000 and 100.000 worldwide, which Vice President Paul Gleeson said offers an excel­ lent basis for the future growth. Together, we intend to get a big slice of this cake', said Gleeson, the third of the three managers. 'In addition to acquiring the rights to lhe drawings, Mueller Weingarten will also obtain access to new customers, thus strengthening its market position for lhe times when customers will start investing again in new machines.' Metalforming, forging and die casting technology all from a single source - the MOiler Weingarten Group is the only plant and machine manufacturer in the world which combines all three core competences of metal forming at the heart of the automobile indus­ try. This comprehensive portfolio places the company center stage in the production of technology for manufacturing drive compo­ nents. running gear and body components. Besides the German production sites in Weingarten. Esslingen. Erfurt and Remscheid, lhe group has subsidiaries in China, the U.S.. Mexico. Switzerland. United Kingdom. France. Spain as well as in the Czech Republic, and maintains service points worldwide. Water festival will follow Thornapple River cleanup ‘The Turning’ the pack. Barry County area residents are invited to join area youth organizations to celebrate clean water Saturday. Sept. 23. from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. After the Thomappie River cleanup Sept. 23, there will be a gathering at Tyden Park in Hastings for lunch, entertainment and the second annual Thomappie Water Festival The Water Festival is an event geared toward families with school-aged children. There will be a variety of games and activities, all of them about water quality and conserva­ tion. “Every living thing needs clean water to survive, but not everybody knows the best ways to keep waler clean." said Kim Walton of the Barry County Soil Conservation District. “We all know that water can become polluted and I could fill this page telling you the many different types of pollution and the effects that the pollution has. But that would be boring. A water festival is anything but boring and makes it much more fun to learn about clean water.” She insisted that what makes this water festival special is that youth organizations will be sponsoring some of the activity booths. These youth have been trained to teach everyone about the importance of clean water. “We think the festival will be even more fun since the students get to turn the tables and be teachers for lhe day." Walton said. Everybody — family, neighbors, friends, adult leaders of a group of children (scouts, church group, after-school activity group) — may find this is lhe perfect way to spend the day teaming about water quality and commu­ nity involvement. There arc no age requirements. Everyone will have a chance for prizes. Most of the activities come from elementary curriculum guides and are best suited for children ages 5 through 11. Children must bring their par­ * Each person who attends will receive a clean water passport that will allow access to each activity. Those who get a passport veri­ fied by each booth can enter to win prizes. The best part of all of this is it’s free!" Walton exclaimed. There are no registration fees and no regis­ tration forms, just come to Tyden Park Sept. 23 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Groups arc encouraged to attend and all children must be accompanied by an adult in order to partici­ pate. All volunteers arc welcome to help clean the river, cither from a canoe or while walk­ ing along the riverbank. Call Walton at 269­ 948-8056. extension 114. Leaders of a youth organization such as scouts. 4-H. FFA. NHS or any other group that would like to have a booth at the water festival should call Stcphaney Guild at 517­ 676-2290 extension 112 or leave her a mes­ sage at 269-948-8056. The cleanup and water festival is being sponsored and coordinated by the Thomappie River Watershed Council. Barry Conservation District. Thomappie Grand Conservation District and the Michigan Groundwater Stewardship program. concert slated for Friday night “The Tuming.’^W*m<xiem rock band from Chatanooga. Tenn., will play at the Prairieville Farm Grounds Music Building at 8 p.m. Friday. Sept. 15. not the 16th. as incorrectly slated in the Reminder. Those attending the concert arc encouraged to camp Fpday night and attend the Prairieville Cattle Drive Saturday. Sept. 16. Camping is $5 for primitive camping and $10 for electric and water. Tickets for the concert cost S7. Limited seating is available. For more information, call (269) 823-1230. Four hurt in Hastings traffic crash A two-vehide personal injury accident occurred at the intersection of West State Street and Cass Street Monday. Hastings police said the crash occurred after a 16year-old driver from Hastings stopped at Cass Street and then pulled into the pith of a westbound vehicle driven by Duane Windes. 19. also of Hastings. Two oasst Ti­ gers in the Windes vehicle. Phillip Kissinger, 36. and a 15-year-old teen, also were injured. Both drivers and the two passengers were transported to Pennock Hospital for treatment of injuries. Their conditions were not made known. City joins county in rejecting fall festival alcohol proposal by Megan Lavell Staff Writer The Hastings City Council turned down a request to have alcohol served at the Gathering Tent during the Hastings Harvest Festival Saturday. Oct. 7. Shana Bush, chairman of the board of directors for Kyomi’s Gift, asked the council to allow the organization to sell food and drinks, including beer and wine, in the park­ ing lot behind the Hastings Library. The money raised would go toward Kyomi’s Gift, a non-profit organization that provides sup­ port for children and families affected by childhood diseases. Bush proposed to have the Gathering Tent open from 5 to 11 p.m. that Saturday. “People can get mighty drank in those hours.” said Hastings City Council member Dorothy Hawkins. “We don’t need any more alcohol in the city for every occasion. I think it's fine to do something for this little girl, but I don’t think beer and wine is a good idea.” Critters Pet & Supply owner Larissa Tolan agreed. “1 don’t feel that alcohol belongs here for this." she said. “This is supposed to be a fam­ ily oriented event. There arc better ways to raise money than sell beer” The decision follows a similar one made last month by the Barry County Board of Commissioners, which rejected a proposal to allow sale and consumption of alcohol for the festival on the courthouse lawn during lhe festival. City Council members approved Bush’s request to use the parking lot behind the library to sell food and non-alcoholic bever­ ages. but said she would have to find a loca­ tion that is not on city or county property to sell beer and wine. In other business at their meeting Monday evening. City Council members: • Formally approved a request to allow the Downtown Business Team and the Hastings Farmers’ Market committees of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce to hold the Hastings Harvest Festival Saturday. Oct. 7. • Approved a request from Michael Barnaart of the Waklorff Brewpub and Bistro to reserve the portion of the sidewalk in front of the Waldorff building to hold an alfresco omelet brunch preparation demonstration from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during Hastings Harvest Festival Saturday. Oct. 7. • Appointed Emily Allyn to serve on the Cable Access Committee until Dec. 31.2008. • Selected Jon Hart as the City of Hastings Community Development Director. • Awarded the bid for an estimated $12,045 for West Clinton Street paving to Affordable Asphalt. LLC. • Agreed to permit the American Red Cross of West Central Michigan to fuel their vehi­ cles at the city’s fueling station. A Woodland Twp. fire truck is used in the water shuttle training exercise at the Ionia Fairgrounds last Saturday. Six area fire departments join exercise in Ionia by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Woodland. Lake Odessa. Sunfield. Clarksville. Freeport and Vermontville fire departments traveled north last Saturday to the Ionia Fairgrounds to participate with eight other area departments in a water shuttle training exercise. There were 60 firefighters with 23 vehicles seeing how fast and how much water they could move from hydrants in the fairgrounds or drafted water from the Grand River to a scries of portable tanks. Ron Kindel from the Sunfield department said the exercise was divided into two timed halves. In the first part of the exercise, the departments pumped 3.340 gallons a minute for 60 minutes. The exercise then used a fiveminute delay simulating the time it would take for a tanker to fetch water. With the delay, they pumped 2.508 gallons a minute for 50 minutes. For a grand total, the fire departments were able to move 325.800 gal­ lons in one hour and 50 minutes Hoses from lhe hydrants were connected to hoses on the tankers and valves switched to begin filling the tanker. The full tankers drove to the dump site and positioned their water chute over the water tank. Gravity emptied the tanker tracks which drove back for more. The dump site hoses pumped water out of the portable tanks. One engine from Belding pumped 1.500 gallons a minute and one from Ionia pumped 2.000 gal­ lons a minute. The dump site water was pumped up hoses at lhe end of extension lad­ ders and sprayed over a field area that drained into a creek and then back into the Grand River. Kindel said a heavy rain in Ionia the previ­ ous night made the dirt and gravel drives around the fairgrounds a bit sloopy. He also said the water level in the river was low. making it more difficult to draft water. But overall, he said, the exercise was “dam suc­ cessful.” The goal of tiie exercise was to establish water shuttle capacity, showcase tankers and specifications of equipment and encourage mutual aid response. �Page 4 - Thursday. September 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Long list of GOP and Bush failures is getting pathetic County Board needs to answer questions To the editor: I have a few questions for the County Board of Commissioners as they have been presented to me by taxpayers. As a senior business analyst that diagnoses a business from top to bottom, analyzing financials to interviewing employees and looking at the methodologies and practices of a business to determine low performance, I have reviewed the county budget and have looked at a few departments the public has questioned me about. The taxpayers 1 have spoken to would like to see justification for renewal of a millage for Charlton Park, meaning why is there a request for more money? I had a conversation recently with Chariton Park Director Dr. George W. Shannon and he told me Charlton Park is doing the best it has ever done and is not in a financial struggle, but it would be the stupidity of the taxpayers that would not allow the millage to go through. He then said he would be forced to padlock Charlton Park if the millage did not pass, a very strange comment for a park not in financial peril. The public also is curious about why Charlton Park employees have credit cards in their names. So why does this board want to lax the vot­ ers. especially when Barry County has a $22 million surplus of taxpayers* money that will rollover to next year? Why can’t this board accomplish lhe financial goals of Charlton Park with county’s surplus of funds and not create another tax burden with the millage? I’m also getting heated reaction to allega­ tions of the Central Dispatch/E911 director, Charlie Nystrom. Taxpayers are concerned about a possible discrimination lawsuit due to misconduct of the director, and they’d like to have an independent fraud or analyst investi­ gator to determine whether such allegations We’re killing too many,pets Dear editor. Last month, 223 cats and kittens and 62 dogs and puppies were euthanized at Barry County Animal Control. Those deaths could have been prevented with responsible pet ownership, which includes spaying and neutering pets. Please remember that this is the statistic for one county in one state. Thousands of animals were euthanized last month throughout the country. This could be prevented. What makes these deaths so lemble is that these were perfectly friendly, healthy animals who needed nothing but a home. These were not sick animals. These were not mean animals who had bitten children. These were just animals who were unwanted, animals who had irresponsible owners. This week 1 watched a perfectly healthy, completely friendly golden retriever/yellow lab mix be escorted from his cage in the Barry County animal shelter to the room where he would be euthanized. I felt terrible watching that, but I’m not the one who should feel guilty. I have been a responsible pet owner to prevent such things from happening. Megan Lavell Hastings are true or false. This would pit to rest a heavily debated issue among voters as to whether or not the director and others are abusing their positions and authority. Therefore, 1 call upon the board members to represent the taxpayers who elected them to take these matters seriously and hold those accountable if such misconduct is found. If there is nothing to hide, all departments of local government should have no problem with an independent review and provide pro­ tection to existing employees to speak freely and openly to all matters without the threat of job loss or any other threat or backlash. Facts need to be gathered about the allega­ tions, records need to be secured to avoid alteration, and changes in any procedures, which allow misappropriations to occur, should be made. Another matter is that lhe sewer authority is pushing on people a system they cannot afford. A brief history behind this is in Hope Township, where a sewer assessment was approved in 1989 that residents were paying on that collected $2.5 million of restricted debt retirement money they spent on con­ struction. which is against the law because the bond was not in existence. The funds were never used to pay back the current bond of 1993, but instead were used for construction costs. This could not have happened unless there was a bond. In this case no bond, only assessment. This new sewer system is not going to cover the entire Cloverdale Lake or Guernsey I-ake. There are people who cannot afford this assessment as well as the hookup costs. They are excluding all farmland. The infor­ mation that was reported to residents of Hope Township was the assessment would be $9 million, then the bond came in at $12 million, then the construction cost was $15 million. Where has Hope Township’s county repre­ sentative been while this cost has increased? The commissioner has not listened to the tax­ payers nor given adequate representation dur­ ing the court case. This is, once again, another example of how Barry County does what it waqts wjtbqpt mind. JwbifWftrtlhave stated, 'Not to exceed... (certain amount)," however this is the e - ample of county gov­ ernment low-balling to the taxpayers then allowed an open-end amount of money with no restrictions. So who really is representing Hope Township taxpayers? Is it the sewer authority or is it a non-existent county commissioner and township board? The voters need gov­ ernment responsive to their needs and a com­ missioner who appreciates the need of a sewer system but also recognizes there could be hardships to small business and elderly and new families. Is this sewer authority pricing itself out of the sewer business because of past mistakes? There are better alternatives and resources available, let us exhaust al) remedies before jumping head first. 1 am running for as a Democrat for the Third Distric, seat on the Board of Commissioners. I will bring a fresh perspec­ tive voice that has experience outside of Barry County and in examining other local governments. I think these will allow me to represent the taxpayers’ best interests. . Michael Lewis, Rutland Township To the editor: These Republicans, in disarray, are a sight to behold. Almost all of them are running away from party and president. One local Republican ran many full page, red, white and blue primary ads with perhaps a thousand words per page. Not one of the words was “Republican.” The closest this brave heart came to acknowledging the party were the letters “GOP” inside a (pathetically) smallish elephant. I’ve yet to hear the Michigan Republican candidate for U.S. Senate mention either pres­ ident or party. (This guy's a scream — he seems to model himself on John McCain right down to the haircut, though McCain's is get­ ting pretty thin). He's a former sheriff who saw fit to desert his place of duty for post­ Katrina work on the Gulf Coast. It was work likely better (and more helpfully) done by specialists from the ranks of his department, but what an opportunity for a man seeking a seat in the senate! (1 have to confess I'm depressed by the wimpy campaign being waged by Senator Stabenow. She should be taking the sheriff (and Tex/Cheney/Rumsfeld/Rice) to the woodshed regarding the criminal policies and practices of this government at home and abroad. "This is not about Republican or Democrat," she whines.) Hey, it's all about Republican or Democrat The last four Republican administrations have badly damaged America - around the world and internally. Nixon to Tex (discount­ ing the accidental president, Ford), they've all launched assaults on American constitutional liberty and the constitution's requirements for waging war. The only one of the four to avoid criminal conviction of lop presidential aides was the first Bush (though as veep and former CIA chief, you can bet he was up to his neck in Iran-Contra). George Herbert Walker Bush, with a fine coalition of democratic nations, had Saddam on the ropes, beaten and slunnc d. then walked away, shunning the knockout punch, well before the bell. Good God, what has his foolishness cost us in lives, limbs, treasure? No Bush can afford to have Americans look too closely at their Mideast connections and operations over forty (plus) years. Our present Bush is unrivaled in annals of the presidency for the number of criminal indictments and convictions on his watch. Should Democrats gain control of one (or both) houses of congress, they'll also gain power of subpoena. Much, nay, most of the past five years needs very close scrutiny (and I mean from the opening of hostilities September II, ’01). Should Demos gain control of congress (even one house) administration overtime will rise dramatically as shredders hum, and conveyor belts move a never-ending chain of overflowing bum-bags to roaring furnaces in vast basemenu of the extended 'federal city.' Meantime, since it's worked before, the administration is back to the same old game — feeding fear and falsely-claiming success in the war on terror. Though the administra­ tion claims, by innuendo, to have had a role in revealing the recent “liquid-bomb” scare on flights from Great Britain to America, I've never heard English officials acknowledge it as truth. Our bumbling leaders believed a quick war in Iraq would solidify the nation behind them. They were right. They lost the nation through repeated incompetent performances diplo­ matically and militarily, which continue to this moment. As people examined one failure in judgment, they'd find another failure of humanity, morality, honesty, common decen­ cy, common sense. “Fear.” I predict, will not prove the charm for Republicans this time — only major suc­ cess can save them from fruits of recent and current miscarriages, and they are sinking in failure. Iraq, failure. Afghanistan, failure. Mideast road map to peace, failure. Katrina et al, failure. Port security, failure. Rebuilding our depleted National Guard, failure. Osama bin Ladin, well, you get it Oh. yes. Pakistan has halted attacks on al Quaeda, claiming they've “promised to behave.” (Allies, failure.) Just as I predicted a couple of years ago, the president's slide reached a point where he's killing himself every time he opens his mouth. His (political) "death by a thousand (self-inflicted) cuts” is high drama — like the Shakespeare he claims to have been reading lately (which, if true, must have been like reading his own obituary). I'm willing to bet Bush cannot quote one of the Bard's lines accompanied by a coherent explanation of its context. Any taken may contact me through the editor. America needs only competent leadership. It's not coming from president, veep, cabinet, congressional majority. And it’s not coming from the soured cream floating and stinking atop the military hierarchy. Hell, the Demos have a better general than the Pentagon — Wes Clark. It's axiomatic — vote straight Democratic. Larry Hamp, Hastings Bottled water replaces public fountain To the editor: Coke's Dasani, Pepsi's Aquafina and NestM’s Remember public phones? In cities across Pure 1 :fe, actually come from our public taps. the country, public payphones are disappear­ Here i - the United States, our public water ing. Where they exist, it's difficult to find one system are much more regulated tian bottled that works. Personal cell phones are every­ water brands; tap water is tested far more fre­ where and public phones seem to be fading quently than bottled water and its standards into the past. are more rigorously monitored, repaled and Finding a working water fountain is no enforced by the Environmental Protection easy task either. Could water be next? Agency. Bottled water brands are now as common Despite bottled water ads aimed at under­ as cell phones. Since Coke's Dasani and mining our confidence in public tap water, Pepsi's Aquafina started filling up vending studies have shown bottled water is no safer machines, finding a well-maintained public — and sometimes less safe. In 2004, half a water fountain hl*become more challenging. mjJlipQ ,bottles of Dasani were recalled in , But water is unlike telecommunications in at Britain after they were found to contain ele■ leaM^^iw^v|h,ftp^re , f vated levels of cancer-causing bromate. Over of a telecommunications crisis. the past two months, grocery stores all over Today, more than one billion people the Northeast have had to pull their own around the world do not have access to safe brands off the shelves for the same reason. drinking water. According to the United Adding insult to injury is the astronomical Nations, most people in the world will no', mark-up on each bottle of water. A family of have access to water within 20 years. To some three that follows the industry's hydration corporations, however, limited supplies plus recommendations will spend more than increasing demand is a recipe for huge poten­ $24,000 over 18 years. That's nearly 15 per­ tial profits. Corporations like Coke. Pepsi and cent more than the four-year cost of a public Nestl6 are perched like vultures on the brink university here in the United States. of the global water crisis. There is enough water on the planet for Nestld has been lobbying for greater access everyone, but not if corporations gobble it up to water that feeds the Great lakes. Mesa and then turn around to sell it to the highest Water is buying up groundwater rights in bidders. Water should remain under public, Texas, hoping to mark it up and sell it to the democratic control. It is a fundamental municipal water system in San Antonio. A human right that should be protected and pre­ handful of corporations are meeting with the served under a global treaty similar to the one World Bank and International Monetary Fund that now protects people from the deadly about controlling access to the world's fresh­ abuses of big tobacco corporations. water resources. Locally, we need to support our public Bottled water is the most visible example water systems and those who have worked of the corporate control of our water. Today, steadily to improve them over the past two most Americans drink bottled water and one decades. We can start by sending letters to in five drink only bottled water. The bottled Coke, Pepsi and Nestli challenging the mar­ market has more than doubled in the United keting muscle and political power of these States in the last decade This boom, which is bottled water giants. We can also let our pub­ lic officials know: It's not OK to replace our no accident, is quite troubling. Beverage corporations spend tens of mil­ drinking fountains with vending machines. lions of dollars each year promoting bottled — by Patricia Lynn, water as pure, safe, dean and superior to tap Distributed by MinutemanMedia.org water, even though many popular brands, like Patricia Lynn is campaigns director of Corporate Accountability International, for­ merly Infact. Corporate Accountability International is a membership organization that protects people by waging and winning campaigns challenging irresponsible and dangerous corporate actions around the world. www.stopcorporateabuse.org Mike Lewis serious, thfoughtful candidate To the editor: Mike Lewis is r.mning for Dsrry County Commissioner from Roland and Hope town­ ships on the Democratic tk.J'et. I have known him all of his LJfe. In fact, I babysat him when he was a child, <?hen his hard-working mother worked co the night shift, to support all three of her childret. Lewis is also hard-working and is support­ ing his family. He is highly intelligent and bright He knows a lot about Barry Cowry busi­ ness and what's going on. He is interested in getting the most "bang for the buck/ when K comes to yours and my tax dollars. He has expressed to me about the waste that be sees himself and would like to help solve the money-matters that have befallen on this great county. Lewis is his own man and can become a "great leader" if you can see fit to even cross your party line and give a vote for him on election day. This Republican plans to! Lewis will certainly appreciate your support for him. He is courteous, polite and a very good listener. So please consider him as a serious candi­ date who is qualified to do the job of a Barry County Commissioner. He deserves your vote on Election Day Nov. 7. Give him the chance to prove ft. God Bless beautiful Barry County and this great country, "the United States of America.” Marie E. Chamberlain, Rutland Township How should we remember 9/11? rwHWti»fl. How do you think the events of September 11, 2001 snould be commemorated? Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PMhMo, Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 ■—a.— a— a— ,—I- ■ - - - e* - uonn jacoos rreoenc jscooa Prestoent Vice Preatoant Sloven Jacoba Secrataryrtteaaurv • NEWSROOM • David I. Young (Editor) Elaine GMbert (Assistant EdNor) Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Brett Bremer Fran Faver man Elena Gormley, Irving Township: Alke Sachteleven, Middleville: Evelyn LaBta, Middleville: Patricia Procter, Middleville: June Fryiing, Middleville: Darlene Vanderwood, Middleville: SandraPonsetto KeByUoyd Jon Gambee Shawna Hubbarth • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified accepted Monday trough Friday. 800 am to530pjn “1 think the best way to remember those events is for Americans to refuse to let the terrorists win. We should uphold our free­ dom of speech, press, reli­ gion and assembly.” “I don’t think the sug­ gestion to combine Labor Day and September 11 into one holiday is a good one. These are two sepa­ rate parts of our history which deserve separate recognition." “I think the best way to remember September 11 is the way we have been doing it. We should remember in our hearts and prayers the people who died.” “1 would like to see church memorial services. Good Christians see this event as a reminder that we should always be ready to meet our Lord." “I think ft is important to take time to remember those who died and those who continue to serve our country." “I would like to see a more controlled remem­ brance that what we have lived through this week. There was too much on television reminding us of that sad time." Scott Ommen Rose 'Heaton DanBuerge Jonathan Jacobs Subecrtptton Ralaa: $30 par year m Barry County $32 par year in adjonng counties $35 par year eieewbere POSTMASTER Sand address changes to: P.O Bo« B Hastings. Ml 49058-0602 Second Clan Postage Pato at Hasanga. Mi 40058 �The Hashngs Banner - - Thutdey. September 14. 2006 - Pag, 5 In t>Ayj Opinion Ethanol plant is a win-win-win-win... As you travel north on M-66 near Woodbury all you have to do is look west and you'll see this huge superstructure, a bright and shinny new industrial facility towering over the landscape. Sometime this morning, the U.S. BIO Energy Ethanol plant will be celebrating its grand opening with a ribbon cutting, about a year after we attended a ground breaking ceremony at the location of this futurist ethanol plant, located right here in Barry County. The handout provided at the ground breaking said the plant would be Michigan's third ethanol facility for converting com to ethanol, a renewable fuel that reduces our county's dependence on foreign oil. By reducing fuel imports, ethanol reduces our nation's trade imbalance, increases our energy security, creates American jobs and provides value-added markets for American agriculture. The plant is expected to produce some 45 million gallons of ethane! and 136,000 tons of dried distillers' grains. To obtain these levels, it is expected to consume around 16 million bushels of com per year, most of which will come from a 60-mile radius of the plant. With all the desperate news we continue to get about Michigan's economic woes, lids is a welcome development for Barry County and for the state as well. The plant is expected to impact the area economy by some 110 million dollars through the purchase of com, personnel and labor costs, utilities and transportation. The plant should double the Woodland township's property tax revenue annu­ ally. The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition says. "E85 is an alterna­ tive fuel that has experienced growth in the last ten years. The growth is due primarily to the fuels many benefits as a renewable fuel that helps create a cleaner environment, boosts the US econo­ my and reduces oil imports. One bushel of com produces 2.7 gal­ lons of ethanol in addition to several valuable co-products.” We should be proud of this accomplishment of reducing our dependence on foreign oil. at the same time bringing this new industry to Barry County. We have many local investors and active participants from the area who have made the project a reality. We appreciate all they have done in making it possible. When the idea first surfaced a few years ago. it looked like a dream, something that might happen, but not anywhere around here. But with local influence and plenty of determination, just a few years later we are celebrating the plant opening. I'm cautious about focusing on who made it possible, for it would be easy to miss someone, so I'd just like to say. "thanks to everyone who worked on the project in any way. making it possible for us to celebrate the opening of a business that creates jobs and helps us all do the right thing by our country. When purchasing a new car or truck in the future be sure to ask. "Can I bum E85 in my new vehicle?” When you do. you are sup­ porting Barry County, our area fanners and an industry that is homegrown. Over time this will help reduce our dependence on oil and make for a cleaner environment. BIE luncheon boycott sends wrong message Last week many local rcprcsentat'ves from business, industry and education gathered at the Hastings High School cafeteria to cel­ ebrate the 24th year of the BIE (Business. Industry and Education) luncheon. The only thing missing at the annual event, held to acknowledge the start of the new school year and bring educators together with community leaders, was the Hastings teachers. It appears they received an e-mail from their local union leadership, telling them not to attend the event. They also were told to attend the next school board meeting, not to participate in after school events and not to spend any of their own money buying things for their classroom that the school doesn't provide. This is supposed to be in protest of lack of progress in negotia­ tions for a new contract. The Hastings teachers have every right to bargain fairly with the school district. But not coming to the BIE luncheon sends the wrong message to the wrong people. The BIE is a Barry County Chamber of Commerce event started 24 years ago when 1 was the chamber president in cooperation with the Hastings Schools to bring atten­ tion to our local schools and importance they have on our future. If you look back 24 years ago, you'll find we were in another try­ ing economic time in Michigan and former Hastings Area Schools Superintendent Carl Schoessel and myself thought it would be a good idea to get all the stakeholders together for breakfast to talk about the most important thing in our lives, our kids. I felt then and I still do today that Hastings has a great number of talented and dedicated teachers willing to work hard to educate our communities young people. It's just too bad that union leadership felt it was in the teachers’ best interest not Io attend this annual event. Many business and industrial representatives were in atten­ dance to hear about the new Workkeys project and to show their support for our local schools. To hear the band, to listen to and watch the young cheerleaders work through their routines, to be in the presence of the school bells and smells of the building brings back memories that last a lifetime for all of us. The problem of proper funding is facing schools all over Michigan, and it's not limited to education. I've talked about the issues facing Michigan's economy on numerous occasions, it's all our problem, one we must face together. We are lucky that Barry County is celebrating the opening of the new ethanol plant near Lake Odessa (see above), but this is just one of a few new plants opening anywhere in our state. If we are to weather this economic storm, we must all work together to make it happen. If we really want a better tomorrow, we must work togeth­ er today to make it happen. Not showing up to a community-spirit­ ed luncheon doesn’t seem to be an answer. Fred Jacobs, vice president,'Ad Graphics ' AIRPORT, continued from page 1----------both positions and do justice to either." Holley said. “Especially when you consider Midland is more than two hours away by car." Holley said the decision to remove Rairigh as manager was not performance based. "I think he did a good job as manager.” Holley said. Holley said there is no one in place at this time and the board is “actively seeking can­ didates” to replace Rairigh. Rairigh said the Midland based airport is similar in size to Hastings. “The runways are comparable.” he said. “But we have more pilots here and it is a busier airport." not without some objections about appear­ ances of conflicts of interest Barry County Agricultural Agent Dennis Pennington promised the County Board the proposed changes would have no impact in ranking applications for participation in the program. However. Commissioner Mike Callton said he personally has problems with the fact two of the members of the Farm Preservation Board have submitted applications to include parcels they own for the program themselves. Commissioner Wayne Adams answered. “No changes are being made to benefit any individual." Callton responded. “There needs to be a separation between those who apply for the program and those making the rules for the applications.He added that the situation has the appearance of conflict of interest. Commissioner Tom Wing pointed out that only two of the current eight members have submitted applications and a ninth member. Lloyd Kilmer, applied, but then resigned his seat on the board. Commissioner Sandra James said that when public farmlase county, “people asked for more agriculture people to be on that board.” The proposed changes were passed by a 7­ I vote, with Callton weighing in as the lone dissenter. • Approved expenditure of an additional $10,000 for the Barry County Sheriff's Marine Department budget. The extra money is needed. Sheriff Dar Leaf said, because of the two drawings last month in Thomappie Lake. When asked if the investigation has turned up a cause for the drowning tragedy of a father and 3-ycar-old son. Leaf replied. “I don’t think we’ll ever know what happened. My best guess could be that the child fell into the lake and the dad went in after him." • Heard a presentation from Family Court Administrator Bob Nida about the child care annual budget from Oct. I of this year to Sept. 30. He noted expenditures are expected to be SI88.000 for foster care, $431,000 in institu­ tional care and about $306,000 in institution­ al care for a total of a little more than $900,000. However, because of more than $460,000 in state reimbursements, the final tally is expected to be just shy of $570,000. The tab. Nida said, is about 1% less than last year. The money is used for programs to deal with troubled youths and challenged families in Bany County. Nida cautioned. “When you deal with these kinds of numbers, all you need is one big event and those numbers can go askew.” To the editor: "People’s opinions are based on their infor­ mation. Unfortunately, their information is often incomplete, inaccurate or incorrect." This quote, which has been included in every letter I have ever written to this paper, compels me to write again in response to the "In My Opinion" piece published in last week's Banner regarding Mr. Harry Doele. who has been tried, found guilty, sentenced and forgiven, all in five hundred words or less. I would respectfully remind the author that the entire situation regarding Mr. Doele's res­ ignation, as well as his reason for tendering it. is still under investigation. Therefore, all the complete, accurate and correct information is not yet in hand, and any opinion formed in lieu of this information is faulty. An examina­ tion of the information that is available will show that it is prefaced or followed by the word "allegations", and is couched in terms of what Mr. Doele "may" have done and why he "may" have done ft. 1 would respectfully remind all readers that the word "allegation" is defined as a "claim that someone has done something wrong or illegal, typically made without proof," while the word "may" expresses a possibility. The word "if" is used to indicate a condition or •q • • Agreed to a contract amendment to an agreement made in October 2005 between the Michigan Supreme Court Administrative Office and Barry County Trial Court. • Approved a Drain Commission project to repair the Pine Lake augmentation well, which is used by the Pine Lake Fire Department in its trucks. Adams said Prairieville Township is expecting the county to pick up the $18,000 tab for the work, but it won’t. “I anticipate a little stink from Prairieville, but I'll take care of ft.” Adams told his col­ leagues with a grin. • Received a brief proposal from former Commissioner Tom Wilkinson about restruc­ turing general fund accounts and county com­ mittees to make them less confusing and more streamlined. *'I think the standing committees need to be renamed, for example, central services to genera] services... We have several accounts that deal with the same issue. At least one commissioner needs to be aware of every line item account." • Was presented with concerns from Mike Lewis, who is running for Third District County Commission seat. Lewis said he has reviewed the county’s budget and can’t see the justification for the millage renewal for Charlton Park on Nov. 7 when the county has a budget surplus $22 million. He was critical of Charlton Park Director George W. Shannon and questioned why six employees of the park have credit cards. Lewis also called for an independent inves­ tigation of the 911 Central Dispatch program in Barry County in the wake of allegations of misconduct by Director Charlie Nystrom to determine whether the accusations are true or false. Lewis said. “If there is nothing to hide, all departments of local government should have no problem with an independent review and provide protection to existing employees to speak freely and openly to all matters without the threat of job loss or any other threat or backlash.” • Received comments by Brian Calley. Republican candidate for 87th District state representative. Calley told the board. “This is a signal to you my interest in Barry County does not end with that election (the Aug. 8 primary, in which he defeated six other GOP candidates for the party's nomination). 1 take very seri­ ously the idea visible representation... I ask you to consider me as a resource for whatev­ er your needs are. Keep me accountable, please call and ask me to be there, keep my number on your speed dial.” supposition, and one has to read down to the fourth paragraph in the opinion piece to read the phrase, "If the allegations... are true." The rest of the piece, both before and after this conditional supposition, makes a prime facie argument in defense of Mr. Doele. an argu­ ment based on claims that have not been proven, which are, in turn, bolstered by pos­ sibilities of what he has done and why he has done ft. The Grand Rapids Press pul it more suc­ cinctly in the Sept. 1 article referenced by Mr. Don Johnson, leading their report with the information that "Rumors swirled through the small town of Hastings on Thursday after Hany Doele. chief executive of Pennock Hospital, resigned unexpectedly." The investigation is not complete. Mr. Doele has not been charged. Those in posses­ sion of the facts necessary to discuss this sit­ uation beyond the scope of allegations and possibilities are wisely keeping quiet. I would respectfully suggest that any further offerings on this subject by the only newspaper in town, opinion or otherwise, might better serve the public, and Harry Doele, if they keep this information in mind. Anna M. Piscopo, Hastings Banner prints bias and misinformation To the editor. The Banner should be more responsible! As I read the "In my Opinion" and. the Letters from our Readers, and the news arti­ cles, I am completely amazed at the amou.it of misinformation and bias that is beiiy offered as truth in your newspaper. I always thought that the a newspaper was printed to allow citizens to be informed. When a newspaper elects to interject its per­ sonal beliefs and biases, without explanation, onto an unwary public, the concept of in informed public becomes suspect. When 1 read some of the letters from our readers or the “In My Opinion” or the news articles, I am often amazed at the lack of true facts and the vitriol (attack in writing) that is being printed in your newspaper. I do not believe in censorship, but when presented with obvious errors or misconcep­ tions, think you have an obligation to either correct ire untruth or provide a disclaimer. As the only Barry County newspaper you can, and should do better! Bernard Annen, Delton Right to Life was unffifly maSigned Dear editor: PRATT, continued from page 1 McNeill. She had once served as an assistant prosecutor here in the early 1990s before tak­ ing a similar post in Allegan County, but con­ tinued to live in Hastings with her husband. Jeff Pratt, and family. As the appointed interim Prosecutor, she sought election to the job in the Aug. 8 Republican primary, but was defeated 52 to 48 percent by Thomas Evans, another former assistant prosecutor for Barry County. Nakfoor Pratt said she is leaving with regrets because she has enjoyed her one year on the job here. “It was right after the election when friends and co-workers (from Allegan County) called and said there was still an opening.” she told the County Board Tuesday. “Allegan County has been without an assistant prosecutor for almost a year (since she left). I felt it was a good fit for me. But I’m not closing the door to the possibility of coming back.” She added, while addressing the board. “I have always felt well respected by this board," and noted positive working relation­ ships with County Administrator Michael Brown and Councy Clerk Deb Smith. Nakfoor Pratt no’ed Allegan County is hir­ ing her back with the same seniority and ben­ efits she had when she left a year ago. Circuit Judge James Fisher, when asked about who will be appointed to replace her on Oct 2, said he is considering appointing Evans because he will officially begin serving Jan. I as a result of the primary election. However. Ik indicated he hasn't had the chance yet to talk to Evans. In other business Tuesday morning, the County Board of Commissioners: • Approved proposed changes to the selec­ tion criteria ranking system for the Barry County Farmland Preservation program, but Don’t jump to conclusions about Mr. Doele Chris Norton wanted to know in her letter Aug. 31 ("GOP primaiy sold his soul to the devil”) why Right To Life of Michigan endorsed Brian Calley and made false accu­ sations about RTL. As a member of RTL for some 15 years and a participant in the Political Action Committee locally in the past, I will answer the question and address allegations. The endorsement was not because of money or power, as insinuated, though of course both are helpful. All candidates know they will need money in order to get their message out to the people and get name recognition, and the more support they can garner from people, the better the chance to get the people's vote. No. Mr. Calley was endorsed by RTL because he met the specific requirements required by the RTL PAC. Candidates must be 100% pro-life. When all the candidates in a race meet the criteria no endorsement is made. Such was the case in the U.S. Senate race. Both Butler and Bouchard met the crite­ ria, and of course Stabenow being 100% pro­ abortion, the PAC did not endorse and basi­ cally said, let the best GOP candidate win. If all of the candidates running for lhe 87th District State House had met the PAC require­ ments. again no endorsement would have been made, but such was no: the case. ’ ’ Michigan RTL is committed to ending abortion and is not hypocritical. It chose not to back a ballot proposal defining life as beginning at conception because it was redundant. Michigan already has a law on the books outlawing abortion, which was made null and void by the Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1973. So a pro­ posal wasn't necessary to save lives. Besides, the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing arguments soon on the constitutional­ ity of a ban on partial-birth abortions, making the proposal untimely. The next step in bring­ ing an end to abortion will depend on the court's decision. If the court finds such a pro­ cedure and viability arc not factors in restrict- HART, continued from page 1-----Hart and his wife, Jani, who works for an architectural firm in Battle Creek, live in Bellevue with their children Jade. 8. and Joy, 4. Hart, along with his wife, runs Co. Hart Solutions of Bellevue, a design firm; Eclectic Gallery of Battle Creek, an art gallery and cultural arts performance space; and Core Development LLP of Bellevue, a property development and management company. “I started practicing what I preach.” said Hart. “I’m still in the field of developing projects. Everything we do. my wife and I fully believe in economic development.” ing a woman's right to privacy (paruJ-bmh abortions are done in the second and third trimesters), determining when life begins will not end any abortions. Abortion will remain as it is today, legal in all nine months of preg­ nancy and on demand for any reason. The state of South Dakota did pass a law banning all abortions except in order to save the life of mother. So much for the allegatior. that Right To Life (if true, ft certainly wasn't Michigan RTL) ’strongarmed" President Bush into opposing a total ban on abortions in that state. The tactic didn't work, and the last 1 knew presidents don't have any control over what state legislatures do. Its too bad Chris had to resort to smear tac­ tics to vent anger because another candidate didn't get the endorsement, because in the end the primary concern, that of saving lives, loses. This misinformation and slander will no doubt be believed by some people. All the more reason not to support Right To Life. The innocent unborn are the real losers. It is. after all, because of RTL that the majority of our legislators believe in the sanctity of human life and vote pro-life. (Mrs.) Joan Jacobson, Lake Odessa Vote ‘no’ on Prop. 3 on the Nov. 7 ballot To the editor: In the weeks ahead, a largely out-of-state, hugely funded campaign will begin, designed to confuse citizens and get them to vote for Proposal 3 on the November ballot. We. however, are a grassroots Michigan Committee to Restore the Dove Shooting Ban, and ask that citizens vote “no" on Proposal 3. We respect the heritage of hunting in Michigan and do not seek any new laws regarding hunting or fishing. (There are already 40 other game species in Michigan.) We have only one goal: to preserve our over 100-year tradition of protecting lhe sta­ tus of the mourning dove as a songbird. This bird is our long-respected symbol of peace and. regardless of false claims that may circu­ late. doves are not over-populating our stale; nor do they damage property or crops. Neither are they a viable human food source. Shooting doves simply comes down to tar­ get practice, and will distribute significant amounts of toxic lead shot into the environ­ ment and into the soil where our crops grow. For more information, please visit www.StopShootingDoves.org — and join thousands of Michigan citizens who have signed petitions and worked so hard to put this referendum on the November ballot. Say “no” to shooting doves by voting no on Proposal 3. Kathleen Oliver. Middleville �Page 6 - Thursday, September 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Thanks to you 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Worship Together ...at the church ofyour choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Pastor. Steve Olmstead. (616) 758-302 i church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School IIO a m.; Sunday Evening Service 61)0 p.m.; Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Pastor Susan D. Olsen. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School. 10:45 a.m. CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School 11<M) a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p m. CEDAR CREEK BIBLE Cedar Creek Rd.. 8 mi South. Pastor Brent Branham. Pastor Robert Norton. Phone 623-5543. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service at 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Bible 7.00 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "Member Church of the World­ Wide Angina* Communion." 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office: (269) 945-3014 The Rev fr Charles P McCabe HI. Rector. Father Paul Downie Supply Prist. Mr. E William Voetbcrg. Director of Music. SI. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father A! Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m. and II.*00 a.m.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. MI 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippcrsDeMunter Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 a.m. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11-00 a.m. Holy Communion (each p.m. (May*August). We have a weekly 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling . Wednesday . 6.00 .p.m. Even Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor PaUi Prayer service and special Holy Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional ' Days services as announced Worship Service; 11K80 ‘ Wes). The Rector of St. Andrew Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant A Matthias n Rt Rev David T. Pray er Group Wednesdays at Hustwick. The church phone num­ i.oon Thursday noon Senior ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th ry number h 269-948-9327. Our Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's church website is http://trax.to/ Quilters. Bible Stxly Thursdays 7:15 Choir Thur .days at 5:45. Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Church website: countrychapelume.org. FIRST B AFTLST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 aan.. Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7.-00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 pan.. Aw ana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Chotr practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & Motion/Children's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service 11 aan.; Sunday Evening Service 6 pan.; Wednesday Prayer Sers ice 7 p.m. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Roberta Shiffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School 11:15 aan.. Youth activities: call for informs- Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-rilled church. Meeting at 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 am.. 600 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of Gods love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731 5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 am. Sunday School for all ages al 9:45 am. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission Of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9:30 a.m ST. TIMOTHY’S HOPE I SITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website uww. hopetm.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shins Preschool (ages 3 A 4); Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served) resumes in October. Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. A Sr. High Youth (meal served) resumes in October. Wednesday 7 pm Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 am. Women’s Bible Study. EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 am. "This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of tne.’ (Luke 22:19 NIV) Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized Christians are welcome to partici­ pate in lhe Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don’t have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. 3Ji UL First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m.; Mass 6 p.m. Fust Saturday Holy Hour 8:30 a.m.; Mau 9 a.m. Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions First Saturday follow- before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children’s ministry, veuth group, adult small group ministry. leader­ ship training. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9391 Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings, Ml 49058 HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom’s Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Tecdk Pistor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 am. Kids for Christ. 11 (XI am. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade Sunday School for all ages a.m. with aduh electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Alice (Moon) Brodbeck HASTINGS - Jean Rhoda (Small) James, age 94. of Hastings, and formerly of Broken Bow. Nebraska, passed away peacefully at the Rower House, Nashville on Sunday. September JO, 2006. She was born on November 23. 19’ J in Beulah, the daughter of Dr. Fred L. and Edith (Wilson) Small. She attended Beulah schools and Michigan Stale University where she met her future husband. On June 9. 1941 she married David Thomas James in Grand Haven. Mrs. James was a home economics teacher in Coopersville prior to her marriage. She enjoyed playing the piano and organ, sewing, knitting, crocheting, gardening and cooking. She was a humble lady who was devoted to her husband and family. She was preceded in death by her husband. David, in April of this year, and her parents. Jean is survived by all her siblings, Katharine Gordon of Port St. Lucie. FL. Fredrick W. Small of Ft. Wayne. IN. Roger J. Small of Haslett, and Lewis A. Small of Beulah. She is also survived by her sons. David Earl James of Frankfort, Germany; Fredrick Thomas (Peggy) James of Irving. Texas. John Evan (Raynetta) James of Forrestville. CA. Howard Ira (Joyce) James of Hastings, Roger Wilson (Linda) James of Birmingham. AL, and William Lewis (Maurinc) James of Salt Lake City. Utah; a daughter. Elvira Jean James of San Francisco. CA; grandchildren. Edna James, Sault St. Marie, Canada, Julia James, Vancouver. Canada. Corinna lames, Leipzig. Germany, Daniel (Melissa) James. Shepherd. MI, Joseph (Jessalyn) James, Cambridge, MA. Benjamin (Bethany)James, Chandler, AZ, Sarah James, Boston, MA. Ian James, Salt Lake City. UT. Lisa Otey. Nashville. TN. Tracey Otey-Biunt. Washington. DC; great­ grandchild, Jordan Otey-Wilson, Nashville. TN; and many nieces and nephews. Respecting her wishes, cremation has taken place. "■ A memorial service will be held at the Daniels Funeral | Home on Saturday. September 16, 2006at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers^memorials may be made to the Barry Hospice or the Barry County been made by the Nashv die AMqpriageh "c/jemses 9:30-11 im. Senior Aduh Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship tinvs. HASTINGS FIRST UNTIED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W Green Street. Hasungs. Ml 49J58. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 900 a.m.-Noon and 100-300 p.m. Dennis Paul Bibler, Hastings and Peggy Violet Haight. Delton. John Charles Bont, Hickory Comers and Karen Ann Hawthorne. Delton. Michael Dewey McDaniel. Hastings and Ashley Marie Allerding. Hartings. Gannon Patrick Hastings and Banctt. Jennifer Louise Shaeffer. Hastings. Michael Aaron Teypening. Bellevue and Amanda Marie Green, Bellevue. Patrick Zane Robins. Middleville and Tonya Irene May, Middleville. morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. II.-00 Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II am. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058 (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9:00 am. Traditional Worship Service. 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided for both services! Visit us online al w w w fintchurchhastings ory and our web log for sermons at: Imp havtinyvpreyby tenan.bloc Cal Jeffrey Abbott, Freeport and Renee Nichole Michael. Freeport. Jeffrey Storrs, Robert Hastings and Danielle Marie Bowman. Hastings. David Barris Jachym, Hastings and Sarah Lynn Immekus, Howell. Garth Robert Hansen. Wayland and Elizabeth Ann Ahem, Wayland. Jason Drewry, Robert Delton and Marianne Tummons, Delton. Toby Allen Ferris, Delton and Amy Jo Bosicr. Delton. Cody Jack Rnkbeiner, Delton and LeAnn Nicole Pitt, Delton. PINE LAKE - Alice (Moon) Brodbeck. of Pine Lake, formerly of Plainwell, a longtime resident of Barry County, passed away on September?. 2006. Alice was bom on September 1. 1912. on the family farm on Wellman Road in Castleton Township, the daughter of Charles and Mina (Mead) Offley. She attended rural grade school and gradu­ ated from Hastings High School in 1929. Alice graduated from Blodgett Hospital School of Nursing in 1932. She was a regis­ tered nurse her entire professional career. Alice completed additional studies at Cleveland and Minneapolis, special i.i ng in operating room procedures. She was employed by hospitals in Detroit. PtunwcU. and Hastings. Additionally she was a doctors nurse and served as the school nutie for Otsego Public Schools. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Originally a member of the Hastings United Methodist Church, she also was at. active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Woodland, and Grace Lutheran Church in Hastings. Recently she enjoyed her membership hi the Parchment United Methodist Church. Alice was the last surviving mcinberofher family, being preceded in death by her par­ ents, a brother Wayne Offley, and a sister Thelma Lindholm, her first husband Thomas L. Moon, who was a well respected teacher in Plainwell, and died in 1967. her second hus­ band Carl A. Brodbeck who was a prominent Bany County fanner and died in 1992. Members of her family include a son Tom C. (Marilyn) Moon of Pine Lake; a daughter Jolene (Rev. Dan) Minor of Parchment; grandchildren, Ted (Emma) Moon of Houston. TX, Matt Moon of Pittsburgh. PA. Anna (Todd) Starr of Allegan, and Andrew (Shannon) Minor of Kalamazoo; great grand­ children. Tyler, Justin and Jacob Starr. Nathan Moon. Jack and Ella Grace Minor, and several nieces and nephews. A private family graveside service will be conducted at Lakeside Cemetery. Lake Odessa, with her son in law Rev. Dan Minor, officiating. For a more lasting memorial, please con­ sider memorial contributions to the William Crispe Community House in Plainwell or the Parchment United Methodist Church Restoration Fund. Arrangements were made by WilliamsGores Funeral Home, Delton. WAYLAND - Evelyn D Huyck. age 88. of Wayland, passed away September 5. 2006 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. Mrs. Evelyn D. (Koch) Huyck was bom on March 24. 1918 at Jackson, the daughter of Emory and Otillia (Kosman) Koch. She was raised in Jackson, and attended Jackson schools, graduating in 1936. She was married to David A. Huyck on June 6, 1953 at Caledonia. She was a mem­ ber of Caledonia United Methodist Church, and lhe VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Evelyn was an avid bingo player, loved games, crafts and devoted spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was a caring, loving mother, grand­ mother. great grandmother, always doing kind deeds for her family and friends. She is survived by her four so«u. David L. Maxwell of St. Petersburg. Florida, Gary A. Huyck of Wayland, John E. (Joy) Huyck of Middleville and Michael P. (Bobbi) Huyck of Wayland; two daughters, Arlene (Jeff) Cooper of Grand Rapids and Jeanine M. Huyck of Kentwood; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren; two sisters, Patricia J. Elvin and Joan A. Gale; several nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Preceded in death by her husband. David A. Huyck and a sister, Virginia L. Brower. A memorial service was held Saturday, September 9, 2006, at the Caledonia United Methodist Church. Rev. Norman C. Kohns officiating. Interment Lakeside Cemetery, Caledonia. Memorial contributions may be made to the Caledonia United Methodist Church Building Fund. Arrangements by the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Ethel Jane (Sinclair) Shaneck HASTINGS - Ethel Jane (Sinclair) Shaneck. age 80. of Hastings, died on Sunday. September 10,2006 at her residence with her family at her side. Ethel was bom March 13, 1926 in Battle Cre?k, the daughter of Samuel D. and Belie (Wiggieswoith) McCabe. She attended school in Battle Creek and Barry County. ..«■; 1 : Ethel was married u> Harold J. Sinclair in 1941 and he died in 1977. she then married Raymond Shaneck in 19?8 and he c5ed in 1994. Ethel worked at Pennock Hospiu.1 for four years, but her life was on the family isrm where she enjoyed cooking, gardening, can­ ning. working the farm and the animals, mey also had foster care at the farm whirJj Ettel and Harold did together. She had a special love for her dog “Trinky.” and playing the guitar. Ethel was a loving mother. grandrjc!her. and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands and two grandsons. Raymond (Dewey) Sinclair and Moses (Allen) Sinclair. Ethel is survived by her two sons, Harold E. (Gene) Sinclair of Hartings. Raymond (Butch) Sinclair and wife Yunlm of Hopkinsville, Kentucky; her grandchildren. Noah (Sreyien) Sinclair of Hastings. Steve (Medina) White, of Hastings, Gene (Cheryl) Sinclair of Hastings. Tammy Sinclair (Jamie) Kinser of Kentucky, Donnie Sinclair of Clarksville, Tennessee; many great grand­ children. step children. Dick Shaneck and family. Russell Shaneck and family, and Judy Briggs and family; also a brother, Kenneth (Dorothy) McCabe. Funeral services were held on Tuesday. Lorraine A. (Mrs. Donald) September 12. 2006 at the Ginbach Funeral _____________ Manning_____________ Home in Hastings. Pastor David Burgett offi­ ciating and burial was at Rutland Township HASTINGS - Lorraine A. (Mrs. Donald) Cemetery. Manning, age 87, of Woodruff Road. Arrangements are by the Ginbach Funeral Hastings, died Wednesday. September 13, Home in Hartings. 2006 al Carveth Village in Middleville. You may lea ve a message or memory to the Arrangements are pending at Wren family at (ginbachfuneralhome.net). Funeral Home (www.wren-funeralhome.com). r Hay CWr Practice. Sept 10 - 19-11 aan. Rally Sunday Breakfast! meeting This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: Oivner/Dimtor Church WANT WEATHER FORECASTS? Girrbach ^uneraljiome 328 S. 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Gary Monroe, a member of and spokesman for the group, said, “Please come and enjoy the unique style of four-part men's barbershop harmony while we give thanks to our Lord, Jesus Christ, in song and scripture. A free-will offering is all that is requested and all pro­ ceeds will be given to help our holy women of Christ's church.” The Mall City Barbershop Chorus is a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society that strives to preserve this original art form of four-part barbershop harmony acapella singing. “We are a group of guys of all ages that all love singing barbershop harmony.” Monroe explained. “This benefit concert for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth is a little different from what we usually perform. This is a more serious program that includes gospel music, and other sacred songs mixed in with some readings from the Bible and a couple of stories of inspiration that lead to the writing of some of these songs.” • r Lawrence Cooley turns 100 Lawrence Cooley will be celebrating his 100th birthday Sunday, Sept. 17.2006. Visits and ca<ds would be greatly appreciated at Tendercare-Hastings, 240 E. North St., Room D-2, Hastings. MI 49058. Gene and Jo Henson of Delton are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda to Derek Twork, son of Ed and Deb TWork of Ravenna. Amanda is a graduate of Delton-Kellogg Schools and attended Kellogg Community College. Derek is a graduate of Ravenna Schools and Ferris State College. A Sept 23,2006 wedding is being planned. They will reside in Grand Rapids. BOY, Corey David, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 2, 2006 at 5:30 a.m. to Kim and Dave Kellogg of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs. 0 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Abigail Elizabeth, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept 1, 2006 at 3:50 p.m. to Elizabeth and Matthew Peake of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 9 oz. and 20 ozs long. BOY, Tyler Glen, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 2. 2006 at 3:42 p.m. to Alexander and Rebecca Voss of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 9 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Amos Moses, bom Hospital on Aug. 24, 2006 Johnny and Missy Hicks Weighing 8 lbs. 7 ozs. and 23 Molitors to celebrate at Pennock at I p.m. to of Dowling. inches long. GIRL, Andie Lynn, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 23. 2006 at 1:52 a.m. to Brian and Darcy Cotant of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 12 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. BOY, Noah Ethyn, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 22, 2006 at 6:21 a.m. to Heather Keck of Delton. Weighing 8 lbs. 13 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Ella Raine, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 4, 2006 at 3:09 p.m. to Heather and Justin Schultz of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 3 ozs. and 22 inches long GIRL, Alana Grace, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 27. 2006 at 7:42 a.m. to Tom and Natasha Simmons of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and 2b inches long. GIRL, Kaylec Grace, born at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 4, 2006 at 7:14 a.m. to Stephanie and Blake Green of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Trinity Kaye, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 3, 2006 at 1:40 a.m. to Michelle and Aaron Mead of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and 20 inches long. 35th wedding anniversary Delton Rotarian Wes Knollenberg (left), chairman and designer of the Delton sign project, is pictured with Ron Holley and David Wood Jr., of Patten's Michigan Monument Co. of Hastings, putting up the welcome sign. (Photo by Elaine Gilbert) Delton ‘welcome* sign takes shape by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor A major step toward the completion of a new landmark in Delton is the placement of a 5,400 lb. polished granite stone engraved with the words “Welcome to Delton.” The granite sign, shipped from Georgia, was placed atop a cinder block and concrete base Wednesday morning by Patten’s Michigan Monument Co. and crane operator Gene Norris, of Cedar Creek Enterprises, for the Delton Area Rotary Club. The club launched the effort as a centennial communi­ ty project in honor of Rotary International’s 100th anniversary and to beautify Delton. After persevering through mounds of red tape, the first of two planned welcome signs is located south of town along M-43 Highway on Gary Buckland’s property near the storage units. The cinder block part of the base will be covered with dirt, terraced and landscaped next spring, said Rotarian Wes Knollenberg, chairman and designer of the Delton sign project. The concrete part of the base will be cov­ ered with fieldstone, to be installed soon by Gerry Hayward. Jennie Osgood, of Delton Floral, and some of her co-workers are doing the landscaping. Funds for the signs have been donated by the Bany Community Foundation, many citizens in the Delton area and Delton Rotary. BOY, Gage Duane, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 30, 2006 at 6:55 p.m. to Shannon and Keith Wilcox of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Keygan Richard, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 28, 2006 at 8:18 p.m. to Lindsay Morris of Clarksville and Cory Robinson of Freeport. Weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Alixzandrya iris, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 29, 2006 at 12:15 a.m. to Nicholas and Ashley Stricklan of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 9 gz. Mid 21 1/2 inches long. dtampners cckdtuk 25th wedding Douglas and Linda (Case) Stampfler from Hastings celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary July 23, 2006. A family dinner was held in their honor to celebrate the occa­ sion. They were married September 18,1981 at Cedar Creek Bible Church. Douglas and Linda have six children: Maria, Sarah, Laura. Karla, Douglas and Thaddeus. if you wish, cards may be sent to: 1781 Coats Grove Road, Hastings. Wayland Christian Reformed Church was the setting for the Sept. 2, 2006 wedding of JoAnne Woods and William Talsma in the presence of their immediate families, with Pastor Kenneth Vaught officiating. Matron of honor was LeAnne Wyant, daughter of the bride. Best man was Jeffrey Talsma, son of the groom. Mr. and Mrs. William Talsma will reside in Hastings. It’s Not About the House... It’s about the family that lives in the house. As a local i odependent agent, we Fall Pne£ can design an insurance program that’s just right for you and your Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER family. Give the people you love Safe.Sound-Secure ' protection from Auto-Owners Insurance Company. Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller <Auto-Otmmhuurmct We currently have an opening in our Middlevine office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. Apply at the Human Resources Department BOY, Brett Joseph, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 23. 2006 at 11:15 a.m. to Joe and Sarra!. Johnson of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 4 1/2 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. Takma-Woods wedding anniversary to join our team. GIRL, Lexi Lou, bom at Pennock Hospital on Aug. 20. 2006 at 7:05 p.m. to Nicole Tomlinson and Swede McLeod of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz. and 19 inch­ es long. Phil and Paula Molitor of Deltou ure cel­ ebrating their 35th anniversary September 18, 2006. Phil drives a block truck for Consumers Concrete and Paula is a secretary at Delton Elementary School. Their children and grandchildren are Jay and Kim, Jason. Charity, Jacob and Jeremy, Johnny, Missy. John and Amos. Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court SL, Hastings, Ml 49058 EOE/M-F TRUMBLE AGENCY I 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 Cart WeeUeym �Page 8 - Thursday. September 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner jfinnie's MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchell! and Marcy Sugar Oversexed spouse The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet at 6:30 tonight at the Freight House at for a potluck supper. There will be some entertainment. This is the 39th year of the society’s organization. The Bonanza Bugle has been published four times each year since about the third year, and there were occasion­ al issues before that. Gone are the days of printing the newsletter by the mimeograph method! On Saturday. Sept. 16. the Sebewa Center UMC will be host for another of its monthly dinners. This time roast pork will be the fea­ tured entree, along with mashed potatoes, salad, vegetable and their good desserts. Reservations are due for the Thursday. Sept. 21. meeting/luncheon of Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) which meets at the Ionia Intermediate School office in the new build­ ing. The catered lunch will be served by a school group. Call Karen Merchant for reser­ vations. Retirees who attend for the first time get a free lunch. Last Saturday the Ionia County Genealogical Society met at the Freight House, with 35 present. The president of the newly organized Freeport genealogy society was on hand to observe. There were reporters from many groups whose members overlap with this, all with either history or genealogy interest. The speaker was Mark Harvey, archivist at the Library of Michigan. He has a power point presentation on how to date a house. His handout provided many avenues of research to use. Tax records are one and the insurance inventories are another. Those rolls give a true profile of every dwelling in a town with information on the type of siding, roof­ ing, whether two story or one. lean-tos and more. An abrupt change in valuation on tax records may indicate the addition of a dwelling. Laura! Manning was the registrar. Jackie Gilliland and her sister Janis Kenyon were the hostesses. UAW Local 1002 plans distributions for hungry UAW Local # 10-0-2 has selected Tuesdays. Sept. 19. Oct 17. Nov. 21 and Dec. 19. as dates for distributing free food to those in need at the UAW Union Hall located at 295 Washington St. in Middleville. Please note the time for these distributions is 4 p.m. “Anyone who is at risk of going hungry qualifies to receive this food." a UAW spokesperson said. “If someone you know has to choose between paying for other expenses such as rent or medicine and buying food, or skips meals to make sure their chil­ dren have enough to eat, they may be at risk of going hungry." UAW Local #10-0-2 has been distributing food to those in need since the summer of Health Line by Scott I? Brasseur, M.D. i. aj.h.,ii. . ■. r. 21 Internal Medic inc MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS 2002. The distributions are a collaborative effort among the Food Bank of South Central Michigan, UAW Local #10-0-2, the Middleville United Methodist Church and the Bany County United Way. The Food Bank is a United Way agency, a member of America's Second Harvest and the Food Bank Council of Michigan. Lifeline program needs volunteers The growing Lifeline program in Barry County needs volunteers. “Barry County's senior citizen population is growing at a very fast pace; almost as fast as our lifestyles," says Bonnie Hogoboom. director of the Bany County United Way Volunteer Center. “As our parents age or we age, and the cost of health care increases, it will be necessary for many individuals to stay in their own home and bcaelf sufficient for as longaa ptMjHeyJpavfryto move parents into a nufsirighonupbrlkssiWed living facility can become a financial burden. But in many cases it just isn't 4afe fbrtndividuals with deterio­ rating health to be fone. “The good newsis that there is an inex­ pensive solution to this problem." she added. “Some area residents have found that by installing a Lifeline monitor, it has enabled them to remain in their own home rather than go into an assisted living facility." Lifeline is offered through Pennock Health Services, and is a personal response service available 24 hours a day 365 days a year and monitored by extensively trained Lifeline professionals. Within seconds of a subscriber pressing Lifeline's Personal Help Button, these professionals have instant access to the pertinent health history and personal profile of the individual in need. Certified Lifeline professionals quickly assess each individual situation and summon appropriate help, whether it is a neighbor, relative or ambu­ lance. “Knowing that help is just minutes away is very reassuring to family members concerned about the health and safety of a loved one," Hogoboom says. In order to maintain this service in a cost effective manner, volunteers are trained to install these systems in the homes. There is a shortage of volunteers and an increase in demand. The installation process is not difficult, feeding into the phone line, and doesn't take long to complete. Hogoboom asks area resi­ dents who are able and willing to assist with this valuable program to contact Chaplain Gale Kragt, the Lifeline manager at 269-948­ 3363. The volunteer's time commitment can vary and can be flexible. I had an episode of blurry vision and after a number of tests; I'm told that I might have MS. I would appreciate any more Information. \ No longer do we need to wonder about one phase of the street project. The space between the curb and the sidewalks has now been excavated by the company's big scooper, which severed and removed many of the roots left from removal of so many trees. Fresh soil has been hauled in and put into place. Except that we have had some heavy rain, the soil was smoothed and was left ready for grass or hydroturf. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a problem with the central nervous system which includes the brain and spinal cord. It is an autoimmune disease which means that your own immune system is attacking parts of the brain and spinal cord rather than some type of bacteria, virus or cancer. As your immune system attacks, it causes inflammation, swelling and injury primarily to the protective coating on the nerves. This ultimately results in scarring, nerve injury and dysfunction and eventually the loss of sensation, vision, and muscle strength and coordination. MS is unpredictable and varies in severity. It seems to affect women twice as frequently as men and starts between the ages 20 and 40. For some, MS is very mild, but for others, it car. result is permanent disability. Doctors and scientists don’t understand why people get MS but it seems to run in families. This might mean that it is a genetic problem but it might also mean that families have similar environmental exposures or habits that trigger MS. MS is also more common in countries with tomperate climates such as southern Canada, northern USA, and Europe. Symptoms that would be suspicious for MS include double or blurry vision often times only in a single eye. numbness or tingling, fatigue or dizziness. The problem is that many symptoms of MS can occur for many other reasons. Therefore; it's important to see your doctor if you experience any of these symptoms that persist for a few days and especially if it involves a large part of the body. Diagnosing MS can involve physical exams, MRI views of the brain and analysis of the fluid surrounding your brain. .■K ♦ Dear Annie: What can I do about people who cut into conversations? One could be responding to a question, and someone breaks in mid-sentencc with something totally unre­ lated. I have observed this with others besides me. People barely get a sentence completed. Please suggest some ways to respond. — Cut Dear Cut Off: People have short attention spans. Or they may be afraid if they don’t say whatever pops into their heads, they'll forget what it was. There are some who think their words are more important than yours, and, of course, some folks are just rude. It’s perfectly OK to say politely. "Sorry, I wasn't finished," and continue. was not able to offer health care coverage to my daughter and me. and I couldn't afford to buy it on my own. A trip to the doctor led to a choice between filling a prescription or filling ered and don't know how to respond. My ex is aware of my feelings, but persists in trying to "mend" our relationship and rec­ oncile. We live in the same town and he attends my church, so there are occasions when I run into him. Even worse, one of my friends refuses to believe my side of the story and thinks my ex is a great guy. She brought him to prom last year, and 1 worry that he may show up at her birthday party. She would never tell me in advance. How do 1 handle any further e-mails, messages cr encounters with this person? -- Abused Ex Dear Abused: When you run into your ex in public, do not engage him in conversation or respond to his remarks. Simply walk away as if you didn't notice him. Do not reply to his e­ mails. but save them in a separate file as a record of how often he tries to contact you. If he doesn't stop, you may need to report his stalking behavior to the police. As for your so-called friend, consider distancing yourself a bit. She does not aave your best interests at ‘Minor spoilage’ Dear Annie; We have a small coi)flict con­ cerning our two teenage son» asd their g^apd; parents. It seems every lime we 11 our so.i\ spend the weekend or summer vatx’ion al their grandparents' bouse, lhe boys have idl free­ dom to eat whatever junk they wish ana gc to late afternoon and never get out of their paja­ mas. We've told the grandparents we don't like this and have asked for a compromise, but the folks say they don't have to follow our rules in their house. Are wc wrong to be upset over this? - Old School Dear Old School: How often do the boy* quent or during vacation, you should let things be. Grandma and Grandpa want the a bribe. How late they sleep and what they eat is "minor spoilage" and won't hurt them if it doesn't happen all the time, and your sons are old enough to take responsibility for the con­ my daughter was eligible for my state's animosity, and you won't win. Choose your Children's Health Insurance Program, or battles carefully. SCH1P. I enrolled her and soon received her health care card in the mail. Nov?. I can take her to the doctor for checkups, and when she is sick, I can fill her prescriptions. There are nearly 8.3 million uninsured kids in the United States. Most are eligible for low-cost or free health care coverage through Medicaid or SCHIP. Programs exist in every state and the District of Columbia, but parents may not know their kids are eligible. Like me. they may assume that because they work, they probably make too much money to qual­ mation. Parents should put health coverage at the ical care they need, they are more likely to succeed in school and in life. - Sonya Bumpers. Birmingham. Ala. Dear Sonya Bumpers: Many thanks for writing. Parents, if your children do not have health insurance, please call for information moein whenever I receive them, I am greatly both­ sequences of such indolent behavior. Plus, fighting over this will surely create a lot of school. If kids slay healthy and get the med­ film processing. remain in contact. I've blocked him from my e-mail, but he creates new accounts under new names. His messages are infrequent, but Fortunately, I learned that the refrigerator. top of the list of things their kids need for Scoff Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact • your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. behind me. However, he is still trying to boys to enjoy visiting them, and the laxness is Dear Annie: For a long time, my employer programs and urging them to call for infor­ PRINT PLUS for quality did, I thought I could put lhe entire episode go to their grandparents' house? If it’s infre­ Covering kid care uninsured children can be covered, and every­ J-Ad Graphics After my ex and I broke up. I told him I do longer wanted to have anything to do with him again. When he graduated a year before I bed whenever they want. They'll sleep until Off one can help by telling parents about these I I Cutoff comeback NOW (1-877-543-7669) to find out if their Bring your film to understanding and supportive. heart. loved one ify. Parents should call toll-free 1-877-KIDS- Once diagnosed, if your attacks are mild and infrequent, your doctor may only want to wait and watch. For more severe or persistent symptoms, there are a number of good medications available that can relieve symptoms and maybe even alter the progression of the disease. I Dear Annie: I have been married for 30 years to a man who has a voracious appetite for sex. It's a nightmare. We can’t drive any­ where without his bugging me to sit topless in the car so he can ogle me and fondle my breasts. It's such a turn off, I can't stand it. Sometimes I oblige simply to keep the peace, but it really makes me angry. He's even sug­ gested it when our grandchildren are sleeping in the back seat. He complains that I don't initiate sex very often and that on the few occasions I do. all 1 want is to make love in bed. He prefers going outside. By the way, 1 use the term "make Iove“ loosely. I don't believe he's ever made love to me. In my view, his fantasies make it something less than love. I need to know if this is normal behavior for a 55-year-oId man. - Tired of It All in the Midwest Dear Tired: Has your husband always been like this? If so, his aging will not slow things down unless he develops a medical problem. After 30 years of "keeping the peace," be has every confidence that you will eventually cooperate, and he undoubtedly thinks you should be flattered that he still finds you sex­ ually exciting. If everything else in your marriage is good, we'd tolerate a certain amount of this (although you risk being cited for indecent exposure if you are topless in your car, and we say absolutely NO such shenanigans with the grandchildren in the back seal). However, if your resentment is overwhelming c<r indica­ tive of other problems, it's time to discuss it with a counselor who will help your hesbano understand that his public ogling and fondling make you feel like an object instead of a today. Stop the stalker Ransom rejected Dear Annie: 1 read the letter from "A Reader," whose daughter bought Mom a win­ ning lottery ticket and then insisted that Mom give her half the money or she couldn't see the grandchildren. I thought, this takes the cake. If paying the ’$3,000 ransom” is the only way the couple will see their grandkids, here's my suggestion: She should take that money and divide it between the grandchildren and buy bonds or open a custodial savings account for them. Under no circumstances would I give the money to that greedy daugh­ ter and son-in-law. - Another Reader Dear A.R.: Many readers were incensed that this daughter would get a dime of Mom's winnings, but we think your solution is a good one. It allows Mom to be generous with her grandchildren, without rewarding Miss Greedy in the process. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, Dear Annie: I am an 18-year-old college IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators freshman. In high school, I was in an Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the unhealthy relationship for nearly two years. Creators Syndicate Web page at www.cre- My ex-boyfriend was verbally and emotional­ ly abusive, and I’m still working through the ators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ pain he caused me. 1 am now in another rela­ CATE. INC. tionship. and my new boyfriend is very �The Huong, Baraw - Thuraday. SapHnOar 14, 2006 - Pag, 9 Arthur Steward, Jr. and the Great Parade The Banner front page from 1971 showing outtakes from the grandest parade ever seen in the City of Hastings. The parade attracted 10,000 people to help celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of Hastings' incorporation. By Esther Watton Arthur Steward, Jr. organized the largest and grandest parade ever seen in the City of Hastings on June 5,1971. The Chief of Police Richard Sunior estimated the crowd at 10,000 who stood in 93-degree heat and enthusiasti­ cally applauded as the more than 113 units passed in review. The Centennial Board, which was formed under the auspices of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce, began work in October 1970. The kickoff event was a cen­ tennial banquet sponsored by the Barry County Historical Society marking Hastings’ one-hundredth anniversary of incorporation. The banquet, attended by more than 300 was held in the high school cafeteria March 11. 1971. and was sponsored by lhe Barry County Historical Society. During the period between the banquet in March and the great centennial parade in June, many other centennial related events took place, but this is another story. The parade had 12 bands, 40 floats, 38 vehi­ cles and 28 other units of various kinds. Hastings and Barry County groups made up the majority of floats, but there were 14 cities from outside of Barry County that participat­ ed. Leading the parade was the American Legion Color Guard followed with the Hastings Symphonic Band. Next came VIPs: Grand Marshal Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ritchie. Stale Representatives and Senators, as well as United States representatives and Senators. To honor Henry A. Goodyear, the first mayor of Hastings, his descendants, the David Goodyear family followed. Agatha Loveland and Danny Olmstead, both Barry County residents who were cele­ brating their 100th birthdays were honored followed by Hastings City officials, led by Mayor Frank Beckwith. A complete list of the units in the parade would require four pages typewritten pages. To give readers some idea of the size and scope of the parade. I’ll list a few. Of the 12 bands; three were from Hastings Schools, and a fourth was the Hastings Bavarian Band. Other Barry County bands were from Lakewood and Delton. Bands com­ ing from outside Barry County were from Rogen City, Byron Center. Kelloggsvillc and Zeeland. The parade even had an internation­ al flavor since Sarnia. Canada sent it’s 80 piece drum and bugle band who was spon­ sored by Hastings Mutual Insurance Company. The last band at the end of the parade was lhe Grand Rapids Camp Fire Girls Drum and Bugle Corps. In the float category, Hastings and Barry County led with 48 units. Local business organizations, many clubs, churches, service organizations and businesses w orked hard to make the parade a success. Seven Barry County townships: Orangeville. Assyria. Irving. Castleton. Bany. Carlton, Woodland, all famished units. The vehicles featured in th* parade includes antique cars, fire trucks, steam engines, ambu­ lances. a Huber Tracker, side-by-side sports vehicle. Advance Rumely, a Hupmobile. The Battle Creek Veteran Motor Club of America fielded a large number of vehicles including Model A Fords. Dodges and Chevrolets. 18 cars in all. Horse-themed units played a prominent role. There was a six pony hitch, a horse drawn milk wagon, an old tractor pulling a float with a horse-drawn tools, three ponies and wagons, three mules and wagons, four riding horses, two horse and buggies, a pony club, a pony team pulling a buckboard, a pony and cart, and the pony teamsters of southwest Michigan with about 20 to 25 hitches. Marchers, in addition to the American Legion Color Guard were the Battle Creek Fire Department marching corps., the Brothers of the Bush, Hastings Cub Scout Pack #3175, the Bonnie Blue Belles from Grand Rapids were sponsored by the Hastings National Bank. The Michigan School of Batons and Majorettes from Grand Rapids war sponsored by Hastings Manufacture Are Your College Savings Plans on Track? It's back-to-school time again. If you are a parent of a college student, you've probably already made whatever arrangements you are going to make to meet those hefty tuition pay­ ments - and some of these arrangements can involve considerable sacrifice. But if your children are a few years away from heading off to school, you can still take advantage of some attractive college savings vehicles - and the best time to start exploring these options is now. How important is it to save early and often for college? Just ponder these figures from the 2005-2006 school year For students attending four-year public colleges and uni­ versities, the average total cost was $15,566. while students at four-year private colleges and universities paid; on average, $31,916. according to the College Board. These num­ bers will surely rise for this school year, and, in all likelihood, for lhe next few years, too. In fact, for the past decade, inflation has been much higher on the college campus than in the world outside. So. what can you do? What's lhe best way to save and invest for college? As is the case when you save for retirement, it - a good idea to find vehicles that offer both growth poten­ tial and tax advantages. Here are a couple to consider £ . * Coverdell Education Savings Account Depending on your income level, you can contribute up to $2,000 annually to a Coverdell Education’Savihgs Account (ESA). Your Coverdell earnings and withdrawals will be tax-free, provided you use the money for qualified education expenses. (Any non-edu­ cation withdrawals from a Coverdell ESA may be subject to a 10 percent penalty.) You can place your contributions to a Covadell ESA into virtually any investment you choose - stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit, etc. * Section 529 savings plan - In a Section 529 savings plan, you put money in specific investments. All withdrawal: will be free from federal income taxes, as long as the money, is used for a qualified college or grad­ uate school expense of the beneficiary you've named - typically, your child or grandchild. (However, 529 distributions will appear as income on the child's tax return, which could affect financial aid calculations.) Withdrawals for expenses other than qualified education expenditures may be subject to federal, state and penalty taxes. Aside from the tax benefits, a Section 529 savings plan offers other advantages. First, account limits arc quite high - you can accu­ mulate more than $200,000 per beneficiary in many state plans, although special gifting provisions may apply. And, just as importantly, you can get sig­ nificant estate-planning benefits from a Section 529 savings plan. Because you can contribute large amounts of money to the plan, you'll may be able to reduce the size of your taxable estate. Plus, even though the assets are out of your estate, you retain con­ trol of them. You decide who will get th-, money and when he or she will get it You can even change the beneficiary to another family member. Before investing in either a Coverdeil ESA or a Sec*on 529 plan, see your tax advisor. Contribu ons for Section 529 plans are tixdeductibi in certain strtes for residents wbo participate in their own state's plan. But don\ wail Joo long. While college may look a long way off for your children or grandchildren now. time has a way of sneaking up on you so don’t let it catch you unprepared. This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward Jones STOCKS The following prices are ban the dose ol business last Tuesday. Reported changes are han the previous week. AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp. Coca-Cola Co DaimlarChrystar Dow Chewed Co. ExxonMobil Family Doltr Stores Rret Rnandoi Bancorp Ford Motor Co. General Motors M. Bus. Machine JCPenrwyCo. Johnson 6 Johnson KatoggCo. McDonald's Corp Ptaartoc. 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Steward drew up detailed maps, schedules and plans so everyone knew where to they were supposed to be and what to do when they got there. How much time Stewart spent organizing (he parade is not known but it must have taken hundreds of hours. The parade’s huge success was a tribute to Steward’s organizational abil­ ity. Who was Arthur Steward Jr.? He was bom in Parson, Kansas and spent most of his ele­ mentary and high school years in Charlotte, graduating from Charlotte High School in 1944. While in school. Steward became inter­ ested in music, studied the piano and comet, and later formed his own dance band. Steward entered the Army in 1944 and served with Patton’s army in Germany where he was wounded. He was then placed in limited serv­ ice and played in London. England USOs. After being released from the service, he entered Western Michigan University and was a member of the first class at Western to grad­ uate with a bachelor of music degree. While in college he married the former Betty Wight of Charlotte. In 1949, he began teaching for the Wayland Public Schoo) system, which at that time had a band program. He oversaw the for­ mation of a band program at Wayland and while he was there it earned many high rat­ ings. When 1:3 left Wayland in 1957 it had a 115-piece senior band and a junior band of about the same size. Steward finished his mas­ ter’s degree about this time. In the fall of 1958, the Steward family moved to Hastings, where he became director of the Hastings High School band program. This program was eventually expanded to the directorship of the symphony and concert bands, teaching instrumental music to fifth and sixth graders and director of the junior high school band program. In 1971, the HHS band received a straight No. 1 rating from four judges for the 13th con­ secutive year. Hastings competed in AA high schools with 1.400 or more students and was the only band to receive such coveted ratings. After 16 years as a band director. Steward accepted the position of assistant principal at the junior high school. In 1981. Steward retired from Hastings High Schools after being in the eduction field for 31 1/2 years. Steward has been actively involved on the community and had held several positions, including president of the Chamber of Commerce in 1974. chairman of the United Fund Drive in 1972. president of Kiwanis Club in 1979. and he received the Elk’s Citizenship Award in 1972. He had also been president of the Hastings Educational Association. All of this in addition to organizing the greatest parade in Hastings ever! Middleville Labor Day Bridge Walk draws 85 participants A special Labor Day Bridge Walk in Middleville Monday Sept 4, brought out 85 or more participants with over 60 percent from outside of Village. Seven walkers won a pedometer. One walker was from Milwaukee, others from Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and surrounding areas. Shown here are organizers and partici­ pants getting ready just before the event. Branch Assistant NuUnion is a 5773 million financial Institution serving over 88,000 members at 14 locations. Those of us who work here get a lot of satisfaction from being able to help our members. We look for people who love to serve others and take great personal pride in their work. If this description fits you. then we invite you to take a close: lx>k at what we have to offer. We are currently Keep up with your seeking applications fc< a Branch Assistant at our Hastings branch. What You Will Do: As a Branch Assistant you’ll have the rewarding responsibility of delivering high-quality, professional service to our members by processing member deposits and withdrawals; opening and processing new accounts; providing local team general account information; and making recommendations to members that meet their needs. Successful Candidates WW Have: Customer service focus with a High School Diploma or GED. Six months cash in your local handling and/or customer service experience (previous teller experience is a plus). What We Offer: Competitive wages (starting pay $1021 - $1120 based upon experience), as well as an outstanding benefits plan including: health, dental, vision, and life newspaper, insurance; paid holidays and vacation time; pension; 401 (k); medical and dependent care accounts; tuition assistance; and on-going training opportunities. Apply for the Branch Assistant position at any of our loca tions; complete an The Hastings online application at Nullnion.jobs; fax your resume to 517267.7009; e-mail jobs0Nullnlon.org; or mail to the address below. No phone calls, please. NuUnion Credit Union, BANNER! HRDeptHR0912 NuUnion CltOIT UNION 501 5. Capitol Avenue. Lansing, Ml 48933-2320 NuUnion Croat Union it an Equal Opportunity Empioyar 77506241 �Page 10 - Thursday. Septemoer 14 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate FILE NO. 2006-24601-DE Estate at Alic* G Ashley. Date of birth 03/31/1920. TO ALL CREDITORS. NOTICE TO CREDKOHS The decedent. Alee G. Ashley, who lived at 11354 East Point Drive. Delton. Michigan died 06/26/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate wtil be forever barred unless presented to Robert Ashley, named persona. representative or proposed personal representa­ tive. or to both the probate court at 206 West Court Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/pro­ posed personal representative within 4 months after the dale of publication of this notice • Date: 09/07/2006 Jil Humphreys Steele P53335 10125 South Shore Drive Delton. Michigan 49046 (269) 623-4775 Robert Ashley 11354 East Point Drive Delton. Michigan 49046 (269) 623-3561 nw.n STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent ! Estate FILE NO. 2006-24611-DE Estate of Mary Kathryn Barden Date of birth: 11/11/1829. TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent, Mary Kathryn Barden, who lived at 710 East Lincoln Street. nestings. Ml 49058. died 07/24/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Arturo Gomez Jr., named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 206 West Court Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date 09.-07/2006 Amy L. lAcDowed (P52898) 121 West Apple Street. Suite 101 Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-3512 Arturo Gomez Jr. 513 East Madison Street Hastings. Ml 49058 rrwuas TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing trill be held bu the Prairieville Tuaiuhin Zoning Board of Auwab on October 4.2W6 al T.-OOPM. at the Prutritrilk Touruhio HalL 10115 5, .Vorra BnuL within the Township, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the itemisl to be considered at this Public Hearing include, in brief, the M­ 1. A request by Lewis Kent Kiser for variance from front yard setback ordinance standards. The sub­ ject parcel is 08-12-150-001-00.11968 Breezy Point. Plainwell. Ml 49080. The property in question is zoned H-2" - Single Family and Two Family Medium Density Residential District. 2. A request by Aaron Amenson for variance from rear yard setback ordinance standards. The subject parcel is 08-12-001-014-15.7414 N. Crooked Lake Dr.. Delton. Ml 49046. The property in question is zoned H-2“ - Single Family and Two Family Medium Density Residential District. 3. Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission for this meeting. AU interestedpersons an invited to be present or submit written comments on this maitertsl to the Mow Tomsha office address. PrairicaUe tamshm will cmtde ntressant ausaliary aids and sen tea such as signers far the hearing impaired and audtotapcs ofprinted materials bang considered at the hearing upon faxlbl data notice to ths Prairieville Tbwnsha Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auriUani aids or services should contact the Prairieville Tomsha Clerk al lhe address or telephonejiumbcrjei forth bduw. . .......... ".. Prairieville Township Hall 10115 S. Norris Rd TTSocas_____________________________________________ Delton. Ml 49046 (269> 6?3-2664_________________ City of Hastings NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Hastings will bold a Public Hearing on Monday. October 2,2006 at 7J0 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hal!. 201 East State Street. Hastings. The purpose of the hearing is to solicit comment regarding a request from Pennock Hospital for rezoning of properties located at 1220 and 1230 West State Street from D-2 Industrial to B-2 General Business District and to solicit comment regarding the possible rezoning of properties located at 1212 and 1216 West State Street (owned by Barry County) from D-2 Industrial to B-2 General Business District and to solicit comment regarding the possible rezoning of the northerly portion of Fish Hatchery Park from D-2 industrial to R-S Suburban Residential. . The legal description of the property is as follows: Parcel *140-018-00 W 398 FT OF S 2650 ACRES OF E 1/2 NW 1/4 SEC 18 T3N R«U'. 8.2 ACRES. EX COM SW COR E 1/2 NW 1/4 OF SEC 18. N 875 FT TO CEN W STATE ST. E ALONG CENT SI) ST 223 FT. TH S 875 FT. TH W 233 FT TO BEG. EX N 50 FT TO THE CITY Parcel 4140-023 00 OF HASTINGS. FISH HATCHERY PARK SECTION 18 - NW 1/4 BEG AT A POINT 233 FT E OF SW COR E 1/2 NW 1/4 SEC 18 TH N 300 FT TH W 233 FT TH N 85.95 FT TH N 66 DEC W 75158 FT TO S ROW UNE W STATE ST TH S 57 DEG W 69.41 FT TO E LINE COOK RD TH STY ALONG SD UNE TO 1/4 SEC UN TH E TO BEG SEC 18 T3N Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount te-> dared at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has Deen made in tne conditions U a mortgage made by Jatene K Watson, a separated pers. original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Sank. N.A.. Mortgagee, dated May 19. 2004. and recorded on May 26. 2004 in instrument 1128220. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Four And 45/100 Dollars ($113,724.45). including interest at 6% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and u.e statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 12. 2006 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 72 of Aben Johnson's Addition #2. according to the reco-ted plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 4 of Plats on Page 2 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: September 14. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593.1309 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 FMe *106061F01 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN VflLL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Leo J. Lanning. a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated February 1. 2006 and recorded February 13. 2006 in Instrument Number 1160112. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Ohio Savings Bank by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighteen and 07/100 Dollars ($251,818.07) includ­ ing interest at 6.875% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute n speh case made an provid­ ed. notice ts hereby gwen that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue at tne Barry County Courthouse m Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on SEPTEMBER 28. 2006 Said premises are located tn the Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 37.16 acre* of the Northeast one-quar­ ter of the Northwest fractional one-quarter of Section 3. Town 2 North. Range 8 West. Baltimore Township. Barry County. Michigan, except begin­ ning at the Southeast comer of the West 37.16 acres of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest fractional one-quarter of said Section 3. thence 280 feet due West to point of beginning, thence North 206 feet; thence West 208 feet; thence South 206feet thence East 208 feet to the point of begin­ ning. also except Hie Easternmost 66 feet o' said West 37.16 acres The redemption period shad be 12 months from the date of such sale, uniess determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated August 31. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 357 0150 Robert A. Tremain 4 Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector end wo are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by EVAN FAIN. A SINGLE MAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC.. ACTING SOLE­ LY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS RAUSTIN MORTGAGE SERVICES. LLC. Mortgagee, dated January 22. 2004, and recorded on January 23.2004, as Instrument No. 1121182. in BARRY County Records. Mehtgan, and assigned by said mortgagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred twenty nine thousand five hundred fifty nine and 08/100 Dollars ($129559.06), including interest at 5.250% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1 DO PM on September 28. 2006. Said promises are situated in VILLAGE OF MID­ DLEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT 11, BLOCK 49. VILLAGE OF MID­ DLEVILLE. ACCORDING TO RECORDED PI AT THEREOF IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 27. The redemption period shaB be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shafl be 30 days from the date of such sate. DATED: August 31. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Cail. (248) 540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Forecioeure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT* ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT P»JAPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFKX 4T THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MP! P^^^n^SERS^ This aMe may ite rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that svsnL your damages. If any, ahaB ba imitad aoiely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at aate piua interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made ri the conditions of a mortgage made by Rachel R. Harvath aA/a Rachel R. Slee-Harvath. a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 25. 2003, and recorded on May 5. 2003 in instrument 1103387, in Barry coun­ ty records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sure of Ninety-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Seven And 86/100 Dollars ($94,847.86), inducting interest at 6.125% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute n such case mode and pro­ vided, notice I* hereby given that said mortgage wi* Je forddosod by a sale of lhe mortgaged premiaes. or some part of them, at pubtic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings al 1D0 PM. on September 21. 2006. Said premises are situated to City of Hastings. Bany County. Michigan, and am described as: Lots 1 and 2. Block 4. Daniel Striker s Addition, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof to Uber 1 of Plats. Page 11. Barry County Records. The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sale, uniess determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: August 24,2006 For mom information, please cak: FC W 248.593.1312 Trot! & Trott. P.C. Attorney* For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *103199F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damegei, If any, shall bo hmrtod solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In the conditions of a mortgage made by Harold Finney, a Mamed Person and Jolene Finney a Mamed Person, original mortgagor! s), to Wefts Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated August 15. 2003. and recorded on October 20. 2003 in instrument 1115828. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Eight And 21/100 Dollars ($58,598.21). tochx&ng interest at 5.625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wM be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them. at pubic vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 DO PM. on October 12. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, Section 19. Town 2 North. Range 9 West. The redemption period shad be 12 months from ttie date of such sate Dated: September 14. 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC D 248.593 1309 T.ott 4 Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 File *1O551OFO1 nmm Notice Of Mortgage Foredoeum Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MMJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aale may be rescinded by the fomcioaing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if ony, shaR ba limit­ ed sotefy to the return of the bid amount tandared at aals, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the corxfltions of a mortgage mad* by Rebecca S. KMzke. « stogie woman, original mortgagorfs). to Mortgage Etectromc Registration Systems. Inc., as nommt,-’ tor tender. Mortgagee, dated October 14. 2004. ano rocord^d on October 21. 2004 to instru­ ment 113585C to Barry county record*. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed Io bo due at the date hereof ftie sum u! Six*y-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Nine And SS..90 Dollars ($67,839.95), including interest at 8% per air<um Under the power of sate con.etood in said i xxlgage and the statute in such case •?ade and vided. notice is hereby given that said muriqrje in* be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged pre.'^ota', or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at me Bar y County Courthouse in Hastings st 1D0 PM. on October 12. 2006. Said premises are situated m Village o' Woodland. Bany County. Michigan, and art described as: Lots 1 and 2 of Block 4 of Pan acts Addition to the Village of Woodland, accords^) to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber I of Plats, on Page 36. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6003241a. in which case the redemption period aha* ba 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: September 14. 2006 For more information. please cafi: FC R 248.593.1305 Trott 4 Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 File *061397F02 City of Hastings R8W (90) CON 11.82A*/Parcel *140-019-00 COM AT SW COR E 1/2 NW 1/4 SEC 18 T3N R8W. N 875 FT TO CENT W STATE ST. E ALONG CENT OF ST 233 FT. TH S 875 FT. TH W 233 FT TO BEG. EX N 50 FT & EX S 300 FT. TO THE CITY OF HASTINGS. Parcel *140-020-00 CITY OF HASTINGS COM IN CENTER SEC 18-3-8. S 89 DEG 23' W 640 FT ON E- W 1/4 UNE FOR BEG. S 89 DEG 23' W 282 FT. N 845J FT TO S UNE W STATE ST. N 89 DEG 23' E 282 FT ON S UNE SD ST. S 8453 FT TO BEG. EX N 17 FT And is shown on the map below: Written comments will be received on the above request at Hasting* City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 until 5:00 PM. Munday. October 2.2006. Requests for information and/or min­ utes of said hearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to Hastings City Clerk I telephone number 269-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777. Thomas E. Emery 77506228 City Clerk Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Mie may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damage!, if any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered « Mie, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Diane L. Hammona. Unmarried Woman, original mort­ gagors). to Wells Fargo Bank. N.A . Mortgagee, dated November 10. 2005. and recorded on November 22. 2005 in instrument 1156621. in Barry county records Michigan, on which mortgage there ts dawned to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Five And 08/100 Dollars ($91,735.08). including interest at 7.95% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1 00 PM. on October 5. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lots 10 and 11 of Block 6 of Lincoln Park Addition to the City of Hastings. According to the Recorded Plat thereof, as Recorded in Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 55 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 7. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File »105145F01 tosmi NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commiwon of the City of Hastings will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. October 2.2006 at 7JO p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall. 201 East State Street Hastings. The purpose of lhe hearing is for the Planning Commission to hear comments and make a determi­ nation on lhe creation of a planned unit development on two parcels m the City of Hastings. The owner of the property. Drake Laki Development, has submitted a request tn rezone the subject property from R-2 to PUD and to develop r aidential condominiums on the property. The legal description of the property is as follows: Parcel *08.55-075-001-00 LOTS 42 THR 50 & THE W 1/2 OF VACATED YOUNG ST ADJ TO LOTS 49 & 50 JONES AND TAFFE ADD AND ALL OF THAT PART OF VACATED YOUNG STREET ADJ TO LOTS 45.46. 47. AND 48 JONES AND TAFFEE Parcel *08-55-075-051-00 ADDITION. CITY OF HASTINGS LOT 51 & THE E 1/2 VACATED YOUNG ST ADJ TO LOT 51. LOTS 52.53. 54 6 55. And is shown on the map below: Written comments will be received on the above request at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 until 5D0 PM. Monday. October 2. 2006. Requests for information and/or min­ utes of said bearing should be directed to the Hastings City Clerk at the same address. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 269-945-2468) or TOD call relay services 1-800^49-3777. Thomas E. Emery 77506230_________________________________________________________________________________ City Clerk �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 14. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damagee. If any, shall bo limn­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condrftons of a mortgage made by Steven M. McCall, an unmarried man. original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender. Mortgagee, dated September 30. 2003. and recorded on February 19. 2004 in Instrument Number 1122426, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof tho sum of Two Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred SixtyTwo And 12/100 Dollars ($232,962.12). including interest at 5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1XX) PM. on September 21.2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Gunplain. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The following parcel is located in Gun Pla;n Township. Allegan County and also Prairieville Township. Barry County. Michigan; Lot 64, Shangri La Number Two Subdivision in Sections 24 and 25. Town 1 North. Range 11 West, as recorded in Liber 10 of Plats in Pages 72.73 and 74: and Section 19 and 30. Town 1 North. Range 10 West. Prairieville Township. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats on Page 71 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: August 24. 2006 For more information, please can: FC X 246 593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #051659F04 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAlN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by JUSTIN DAVID SHOTTS and SAMANTHA SHOTTS. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. CMERS"). solely as nominee for tender and tender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 4. 2004, and recorded on March 23, 2004, in Document No. 1124082. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof tt<e sum of Eighty-Six Thousand Ono Hundred Sixty-Three Dollars and Ninety-One Cents ($86,163.91). inducing interest at 5.750% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01XX) PM o'clock, on September 26,2006 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE of NASHVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and described as: COMMENCING AT A POINT 179 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 67 OF O.A. PHILLIPS ADDITION THENCE EAST 53 FEET TO THE VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THERE­ OF: THENCE NORTH TO THORNAPPLE RIVER; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID RIVER 53 FEET; THENCE SOUTH TO THE BEGINNING TAX ID NO. 08-52-180-0004)67-03 The redemption pericd shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: August 28. 2006 Mortgage Electron-^ Registration Systems. Inc. ("MERS"). solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive, Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose, if you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Gordon H Demaray and Norma I Demary to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., solely as nominee for AdeMy Mortgage of Michigan Inc.. Mortgagee dated July 15. 2004 and recorded July 23.2004 in Instrument Number 1131272 Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Wefts Fargo Bank. NA. as Trustee for the registered holders of Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates. Series 2004-3. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Doftari and Fifty-Nine Cents ($133,790.59) includ­ ing interest 9.04% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. September 28. 2006. Said premises are situated m Township of Assyria Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing 640 Feet East of the North One-Quarter Post of Section 24. Town 1 North. Range 7 West; thence South 260 Feet; thence East 335 Feet; thence North 260 Feet; Thence West 335 feet to the point of beginning Commonly known as 10600 Tasker Road. Bellevue Ml 49021 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined abandoned tn accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: AUGUST 28. 2006 Wells Fargo Bank. N A. as Trustee for the reg­ istered holders of Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates. Senes 2004-3, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 06-54027 ASAP# 788286 06/31/2006. 09/07/2006. 09/14/2006. 09/21/2003 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt Any information obtained will be used lor this purpose If you are m the Military, please contact our office at the number listed betow MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by; Larry Williams, Jr and Kimberly Williams. Husband and Wife to Option One Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 16. 2004 and recorded September 21. 2004 in Instrument # 1134223 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for lhe registered holders of GSAMP Trust 2005-SD2. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2005-SD2. on which mortgage the^ is claimed to be due at the date hereof the rim of One Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($133,252.85) including interest 82“» per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. October 5.2006. Said premises are situ­ ated in Township of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing al the East One-Quarter Post of Section IB. Town 4 North. Range 7 West. Woodland Township. Barry County, Michigan; thence North along East hne of said Section 1884 feet to the place of beginning; thence Continuing North along said East hne 756 feet more or less to the Northeast comer of said Section: thence West along the North line ol said Section 330 feet; thence South 455 feet to the cen­ ter of Little Thomappie River, thence Southwesterly along said nver to a point 663 feet West of the East line of said Section; thence South 112 feet; thence East 663 feet to the place of beginning. Also Except: Beginning al £. point on the East line of Section 18. Town 4 North. Range 7 West, distant South 02 degrees 31 minutes 02 seconds West 757.35 feet from the Northeast comer of said Section 18; thence North 88 degrees 22 minutes 56 seconds West parallel with the North hne of said Section 18. 663.00 feet; thence North 02 degrees 31 minutes 02 seconds East 122.30 feet; thence North 64 degrees 53 minutes 03 seconds East 748.14 feet along an intermediate traverseline of the bank of the Little Thornapple River to the East line of said Section 18. thence South 02 donees 31 minutes 02 seconds West 450.01 feet along said East hne to the place of beginning. Including lands lying between said intermediate traverse line and the bank of the Little Thomappie River as bounded by said East line and the Northerly extension ol the West boundaryhne. subject to an easement for pub­ lic highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof. Commonly known as 5980 Jordan Road, Woodland Ml 48897 The redemption period shall be 12 months from lhe date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated SEPTEMBER 1. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the registered hold­ ers of GSAMP Trust 2005-SD2, Mortgage Pass­ Through Certificates Senes 2005-SD2 Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Associates. P.C 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No 06-54495 ASAP# 789288 09/07/2006. 09/14/2006. 09/21/2006. 09’28/2006 -sow* THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE - Defau t has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Connie Greenlund. a married woman, to "MERS" is Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. MERS is a separate corporation that is acting sole­ ly as a nominee for Lender and Lender's succes­ sors and assigns. MERS is the mortgagee under this Security Instrument. Lender is Michigan Fidelity Acceptance Corp dba Franklin Mortgage Funding, Mortgagee, dated July 6. 2005. and recorded on August 10. 2005, in instrument No. 1150896. Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee for Equity One ABS. Inc Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-4 by an assignment record­ ed in Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol one hundred seventeen thousand six hundred twenty six and 55/100 dollars ($117,626.55) including interest at 72400% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgage premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 1XX) o'clock p.m., on Thursday. September 28. 2006 Said premises are situated tn the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the North line of Section 16. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, distant North 89 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds East 1317.17 feet from the Northwest comer of said Section 16, said point being the Northwest comer of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of said along the West hne of the Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest onequarter of said Section 16; thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds East 180.00 feet; thence south 46 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds East 1*3.94 feet; thence South 02 degrees 04 minutes 20 seconds East 160 00 feet to the South line of the Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest one-quartet of said Section 16; thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds East 378 45 feet along said South hne to the Southeast comer of the Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest onequarter of said Section 16: m*nce South 89 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds West 275.00 feet; thence North 02 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds West 380 feet to said North tine of said Section 16; thenrg South 89 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds West 383.59 feet along said North hne to the point of beginning. Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over the Westerly 33 feet there­ of for Irving Road and over the Northerly 33 feet thereof for Heath Road. Property iD 08-13-016 ­ 009-00 The redemption period shall be 1 year from the dale of such sale Dated: July 31. 2006 JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee for Equity One ABS. Inc. Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2C05-4. assignee of Mortgagee Richard A Green. Attorneys. 30150 N. Telegraph Rd . Sts 444 Bingham Farms. Ml 48025 (248) 540-7665 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Gordon A. Willett and Sharon Willett, husband and wife, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated February 21.2006 and recorded February 27. 2006 in Instrument Number 1160616. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Homecomings Financial Network. Inc by assign­ ment. There is claimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum of One Hundred Sixty Thousand TwentyThree and 29/100 Dollars ($160,023.29) mduding interest at 8.6% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of lhe mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan st 1XX) p m. on OCTOBER 12. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 4. Clearview Lake Estates. Rutland Township. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded tn Liber 6 of Plats. Page 24. Barry County Records. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ don id in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated: September 14. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No 213.1148 rmm Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLL EOT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Nicholas S. Pifer and Tina M Pifer. Husband and Wile, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee lor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 21. 2004. and recorded on June 21. 2004 in instru­ ment 1129582. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by saxl Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. N A as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due it the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-One And 49/100 Dollars ($75,461.49). including interest at 5.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on October 12. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of the Southwest 1/4. Section 13. thence West 793 feet to the point of beginning. South 200 feet, thence West 207 feet, thence North 200 feet, thence East 207 feet to place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 64)0 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: September 14. 2006 For more information, ptease can. FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite I105480F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DFBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed sotefy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kris Vredevoodg and Sheila Vredevoodg. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 17. 2005. and recorded on October 25. 2005 m instrument 1155120. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred One Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Nine And 11/100 Dollars ($201,779.11). mduding interest at 5 875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 21.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Thomappie. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 76. Boulder Creek Estates in the Township of Thomappie. Bany County. Michigan, as recorded in liber 6 of plats, page 23. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: August 24. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #103530F01 ttsosms AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made m the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Andy Richardson, a married man of Barry County, Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation dated the 30th day of June. A.D. 2005, and recorded in the office ol the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 5th day of July, A D 2005. in Instrument No 1148960 of Barry Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $88,184 60 (eighty eight thousand, one hundred eighty four dollars and sixty cents) plus accrued interest at 7.15% (seven point one five) percent per annum And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of tne State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on, the 12th day of neteber. A.D.. 2006, at 100 o'clock said mortgage wil be fore­ closed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml, Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described m said mortgage Which said promises are described as follows; All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Hope, in the County of Bany and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. COUNTY OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHI­ GAN: LOTS 132. 133. AND 134 OF LAKEWOOD ESTATES PLAT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORD­ ED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 4 OF PLATS ON PAGE 19. Commonly known as: 6241 Maplewood Dr. Tax ID: 07-160-111-00 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sate, uniess determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaft be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: September 14. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. L.PA By: David A. Wolfe. /P-60235) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weftman. Weinberg & Reis Co , L.PA 2155 Butterfield Dove. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR#05476843 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT - ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by David M. Raub and Susan Raub, husband and wife Mortgage's, to TMS Mortgage lnc..dba The Money Store. Mortgagee, dated the 5th day of May. 1997 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for The County of Bany and State of Michigan, on the 7th day of May. 1997 in Liber 693 of Barry County Records, page 675, said Mortgage having been assigned to Wachovia Bank , NA on which mortgage there is claimed to be duo, a' the data of this notice, the sum of Sixty Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Three & 67/100 ($67,783.67). and no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice ts hereby given that on the 5th day of October, 2006 at 1XX) o'clock p.m. Local Time, said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale at public auc­ tion. to the highest bidder, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml (that being the building where the Circuit Court for the County of Bany is held), of the premises described in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due. as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 98.75% per annum and all legal costs, charges, and expenses, including the attor­ ney fees allowed by law. and also any sum or sums which may be paid by the undersigned, necessary to protect its interest in the premises. Which said premises are described as follows: AH that certain piece or parcel of land, including any ano all struc­ tures, and homes, manufactured or othfwise, located thereon, situated in the Township of Assyria. County of Bany. State of Michigan, and described as follows, to wit: The East 30 acres of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 25. Town 1 North. Range 7 West During the six (6) months immediately following the sate, the property may be redeemed, except that in the event that the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to MCLA 600.3241a. the properly may be redeemed during 30 days immedi­ ately foltowing the sale Dated: 8/31/2006 Wachovia Bank . NA Mortgagee_____________________________ PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFRCE AT (248) 539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BRIAN A BLAIR and DEBRA K BLAIR. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. CMERS"). solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 15. 2004. and recorded on October 28. 2004. in Document No 1136307. Bany County Records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Eight Dollars and Four Cents ($148,348.04), mduding interest at 5.250% per annum Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby grven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings, Michigan at 01XX) p.m. o'clock, on September 21. 2006 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND, Bany County. Michigan and described as: THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS RZ;*ORT IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. COUN­ TY OF BARRY. CITY OF HASTINGS. AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS THE LAND REFERRED TO THIS COMMIT­ MENT. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BARRY. TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND, STATE OF MICHIGAN. IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION2 25. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 25: THENCE NORTH 00 EAST 350 00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH­ SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION 25 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 89 WEST 156.27 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25. THENCE NORTH 02 WEST 968.66 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 EAST 215.00 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25. THENCE SOUTH 00 WEST 967.5 FEET ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SAID SECTION 25 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING ALSO. THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 25 THENCE NORTH 00 EAST ALONG THE NORTH­ SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 25. 350 00 FEET; 1 HENCE NORTH 89 WEST. 155 27 FEET PARAL­ LEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 02 WEST. 706 56 FEET TO A POti rr THAT IS SOUTH 02 EAST. 260.11 FEET F)'OM THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25 SAID POINT 3EINC THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGIN­ NING; THENCE NORTH 42 WEST 95 88 FEET. 7 HENCE NORTH 69 EAST 190 00 FEET TO THE NORTH UNE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 C* 25; THENCE SOUTH 89 EAST. ALONG SAID NORTH LINE. 50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0. EAST. 260.11 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING. THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/» OF SECTION 25. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 ViTST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. M CH, GAN. DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 2£: THENCE NORTH 00 EAST. ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 25. 350.00 FEET; 1HEACE NORTH 89 WEST. 155 27 FEET PARALLEL W TH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 25; THENCE NORTH 02 WEST. 389.43 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF QUIMBY ROAD AND THE TRUE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE CON­ TINUING NORTH 02 WEST. 389 43 FEET TO A POINT THAT IS SOUTH 02 EAST. 26011 FEET FROM THE NORTH UNE OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25. THENCE NORTH 87 EAST. 50.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 02 EAST. 224.57 FEET SAID CENTER'JNE OF QUIMBY ROAD; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY. ALONG SAID CENTERLINE AND A CURVE TO THE LEFT. WHOSE RADIUS IS 165 00 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS SOUTH 33 WEST. 16.71 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 30 WEST. ALONG SAID CENTERLINE. 73.56 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated; August 21. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. CMERS"). solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns Mortgage/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 FABRIZIO & BROOK. PC Attorney for Wachovia Bank . NA 888 W. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Ml 48084 248-362-2600 — NOTICE — The Ban)’ County Board of Commissioners is seeking applications to jerve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. Applicants must ; represent Agriculture Interest. Applications may be obtained at the Count)’ Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. i State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5XX) p.m. on September 18.2006.77505942 NOTICE The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held September 12, 2006. are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St., .tastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.banycounty.org. �Page 12 - Thursday, September 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Forecloetire Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the forodooing mortgagee. In that event, your damagea, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Intareet MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Matthew Standish and Amy Standish. Husband and Wife, original mortgagors). to New Century Mortgage Cm.potation. Mortgagee, dated October 20. 2005. and recorded on November 7, 2005 in instrument 1155857, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to US Bank National Association, as Trustee for MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2006-NC1 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at lhe date hereof the sum of Ono Hundred Twelve Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Six And 66/100 Dollars ($112,776.88). indudina interest at 6 25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at lhe Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 12. 2006. Said premiMs are situated in Township of Yankee Springs, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 53. 54 and North 20 feet of Lot 37 of Lakeside Subdivision. Yankee Springs Township. Bany County. Michigan, according to lhe Plat thereof as Recorded in Liber 2 of Plats on Page 55. Subject to Restrictions. Reservations. Easements. Convenants. Oil. Gas or Mineral Rights of Record. If Any. The redemption period shall bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated September 14.2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 5931309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ref106150F01 Notice Of Mortgage Ftxectoewe Stete THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia aalo may be rescinded by the foredoeing mortgagee. In that event your damagea, N any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the Nd amount ten­ dered at sale, piua IntereaL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael D. Putkeia. a single man of adult age. original mort­ gagors). io Woodhams Mortgage Corporation, a Michigan Corporation, Mortgagee, dated August 28.1989. and recorded on August 29.1989 in Uber 487 on Page 439. and assigned by said Mortgagee to MidRrst Bank as assignee by an assignment. In Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Eight TTwusand Seven Hundred Thirty-One And 12/100 Dollars ($8,731.12). including interest at 9.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wife be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on October 12. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 44 feet of lot 1. block 6. except the south 3 feet thereof. R J. Grants First addition to the city of hastmgs. together writi that part ol vacated Maple Street Commencing at the Northeast comer of the west 44 feet of lot 1. block 6. thence west 14 feet lor place of beginning, thence north 5 feet thence West 15 feet, thence south 5 feet, thence East 15 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate Dated September 14. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC F 248.593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite <10611QF01 ttimim 4 Board Members present and Attorney Ken Sparks and 5 guests Approved: Resolution to Establish Industrial Development District No 2006-1 Resolution Approving Application ol Allied Machine & Tool. Inc. for Industrial Faculties Exemption Certificate for a New Facility. Industrial Fadlittes Tax Exemption Agreement and Affidavit Adjourned at 722 p.m. Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested to by Patnaa Albert. Supervisor nww Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reecinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the Nd amount ten­ dered at sate plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - De’auit has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Anthony Woodmansee and Cheryl L. Woodmansee, ongtoal mortgagor(s), to New Century Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated April 29. 2005. and recorded on May 3. 2005 to instrument 1145843. in Barry county records. Michigan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Forty­ Seven And 79/100 Dollars ($86,847.79). including interest at 6 9% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiU be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them. at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 28. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 1. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST 4288.15 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1/4 POST OF SAID SECTION 1; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST 11128 FEET. THENCE NORTH 04 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST 173.87 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF CHIPPEWA TRAIL; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 06 SECONDS WEST 126 68 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE TO A POINT WHICH LIES 527 FEET (RECORDED AS 5.32 FEET) EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 OF THE PLAT OF AL-GON-QUIN SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORD­ ED *.N LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 55; THENCE SC UTH 00 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 26 SECONDS WEST 116.12 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 01 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 116.10 FEET); THENCE SOUTH 04 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST 3122 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST UNE OF SAID LOT 54 (RECORDED AS SOUTH 05 DEGREES 22 MIN­ UTES WEST 31.21 FEET). THENCE SOUTH 04 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST 26.87 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 05 DEGREES 22 MINUTES WEST 26 87 FEET); THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 142.55 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 03 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 22 SECONDS WEST 142.55 FEET) TO AN INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF ALGONQUIN LAKE. THENCE SOUTH 67 DEGREES 12 MIN­ UTES 52 SECONDS EAST 12.59 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 66 DEGREES 41 EAST 12.59 FEET) ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE UNE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 OF THE PLATS OF AL-GON-QUIN SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 55; THENCE NORTH 61 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 10 SECONDS EAST 5.05 FEET ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE TO SAID NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS’ WEST 145 54 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE SHORE OF ALGONQUIN LAKE AS LIMITED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDE­ LINES SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR ACCESS TO ALGONQUIN LAKE AND FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES DESCRIBED SEP­ ARATELY EASEMENT: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH­ SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 1. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST 4288 15 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1/4 POST OF SAID SECTION 1. THENCE SOUTH 83 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST 6.95 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 142 55 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 03 DEGREES 38 MIN­ UTES 22 SECONDS WEST 142 55 FEET) TO AN INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF ALGONQUIN LAKE; THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST 12.59 (RECORDED AS SOUTH 66 DEGREES 41 MINUTES EAST 12.59 FEET) ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 OF THE PLAT OF AL-GON-QUIN SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORD­ ED IN UBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 55; THENCE NORTH 61 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 10 SEC­ ONDS EAST 5.05 FEET ALONG SAID INTERME­ DIATE TRAVERSE LINE TO SAID NORTH­ SOUTH 1/4 LINE: THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINTUES 15 SECONDS WEST 145.54 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE SHORE OF ALGO­ NQUIN LAKE AS LIMITED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDELINES. The redemption period shaH be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: August 31. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott A Trott.-P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4104558F01 mam TRUCK DRIVER The Barry County Road Commission is hiring for truck driv­ er. Drives truck equipped with dump box. underbody scraper, sander, and snow plow. Transports and dumps loose materi­ als such as sand, gravel or bituminous paving materials. Scrapes gravel roads and performs snow removal. A high school diploma or CED is required along with a commercial driver’s license with A&N endorsements. Applications can be filled out at the Barry County Road Commission office (phone 269-945-3449) at 1725 W. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. Ml. A complete job description will be provided at the time of application. Applications will be accepted until 09/28/06. Hourly wage will start at $1622. The Barry County Road Commission is an Equal Opportunit)’ Employer. 7750003 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David M Clawson, a single man. to Navigator Mortgage Banking. LLC.. A Mictwgan LLC. Mortgagee, dated September 28.2000 and recorded October 5. 2000 in Instrument Number 1050375. Barry County Records. Michigan. Sato mortgage is now held by Chase Home Finance LLC by assignmen' fhere is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Five Hundred NinetyFour and 18/100 Dollars ($103,594 18) including interest at 8.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings to Bany County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on OCTOBER 12. 2006 Said premises are located m the Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 24 and 25 of Cappon’s County Acres, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded to Uber 5 of Plata, Page 52 Also, the East one half of part of the East one haff of the Southwest one quarter of Section 4. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, described as: Beginning at the Northeast comer of Outloi ‘O' of the Plat of Cappon's Country Acres as recorded in Uber 5 of Plats. Page 52 and running thence North 7 Degrees 20 Minutes 55 Seconds West 622.50 feet. thence North 89 Degrees 32 Minutes 30 Seconds East 704.68 feet to the North and South one quarter line of said Section, thence South 00 Degrees 27 Minutes 30 Seconds East along said one quarter Hne. 618.00 feet to the Northeast comer of Lol 25 of sato Plat, thence South 89 Degrees 32 Minutes 30 Seconds West along the North Lines of Lots Numbered 21 through 25 inclusive of sato plat. 630.00 feet to the Place of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA §600 324la. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate, in that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at tale, plus interest Dated: September 14.2006 Odans Associates, P.C. Attorneys kx Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File NO. 310.0307 Notice Of Mortaago Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW FYOU ARE IN ACTIVE ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damagea, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Eugene O. Ryan, a single man. original mortgagors), to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated June 10.2005, and recorded on June 22. 2005 in instrument 1148424. in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighteen Thousand Three Hundred Five And 01/100 Dollars ($118,305.01). including interest at 8.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sete ul the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on Octobers. 2006. Sato premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel "C" a parcel of land situated to the West 1/2 of Section 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, being more particularly described as foltows: Commenmg at the North 1/4 comer of Section 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence South 02 degrees 19 min­ utes 34 seconds East 1512.11 feet along the North and South 1/4 Hne of said Section to the South line of the plat -Smith s Acres" as recorded in Uber 4 of Plats, on Page 10. Barry County Records, as a point North 89 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 8.98 feet from the Southwest comer of sato Plat as monumented; thence continuing South 02 degrees 19 minutes 34 seconds East 828.80 feet along said 1/4 Hne; thence South 87 degrees 40 minutes 26 seconds West 406.97 feet perpendicular with sato 1/4 kne; thence South 44 degrees 30 minutes 10 seconds West 226.00 feet to the place of beginning; thence continuing South 44 degrees 30 minutes 10 seconds West 226 00 feet, thence North 45 degrees 29 minutes 50 seconds West 482.65 feet to the South Easterly nght-of-way line ol Sprague Road; thence North 44 degrees 30 minutes 10 sec­ onds East 226 00 feet along sato Southeasterly line to the point of North 45 degrees 29 minutes 50 sec­ onds West from the place of beginning, thence South 45 degrees 29 minutes 50 seconds East 482.64 feet to the place of beginning. Subject to easements, reservations and limitations of record, if any. The redemption period shaH be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: September 7. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sts 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite f104788F01 ima.' Synopsis Hope Township Special Board meeting Aug. 22. 2006 Alt board members present and 1 guest Approved: Previous Mmu»es Contacting Dick DeBolt about stoing of Township Hall Hiring the Sexton and Assistant Sexton 10 do Hall Maintenance work. Billing SWBCS4W Authority lor attorney expens­ es Adjourned 10:51 a.m. Linda Eddy-Hough, Clerk Attested to by Patnaa Albert. Supervisor Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN AC1T T MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia Bale may to rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damagea. If any, ehall to limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, piua Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Donald J. Bates and Nancy L. Bates. Husband and Wife . original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 7.2003, and recorded on November 14. 2003 to instrument 1117826. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Four And 61/100 Dollars ($115,954.61), including interest al 6375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfcc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings a! 1 DO PM. on September 21. 2006. Sato premises are situated in Township of Pramevilte, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of Land in the Southeast 1 /4 of Section 24. Town 1 North. Range 10 West. Described as: Commencing at a point on the East Line said Section 24. Which fees 565 53 Feet due North of the Southeast Comer of Said Section 24; Thence North 1440 Feet for the place at beginning; Thence South 89 degrees 35 minutes West 264 feet; Thence North 300 feet; Thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes East 264 test to the center of Highway M-43; Thence South along the center U said Highway. 300 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from tne date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, In which case the redemption period shal bo 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated; August 24, 2006 For more information. ptease cal: FC W 248.593.1312 Trott A Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S093773F03 Notice Of Mortgage Foredoourv SaS THIS RRM 18 A PEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT MJRPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE PT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTTV? MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aate meyto rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shaH to limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interwet. MORTGAGE SALE - Default nas been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard Blake, and Gloria Blake. Husband and Wife, origi­ nal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 8.2003. and recorded on August 18. 2003 in instrument 1111337, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Seven And 21/100 Dollars ($129,257.21). mduding interest at 5% per annum. Linder the power ol sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse to Hastings at 1D0 PM, on September 21 2008. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a Point on the North and South 1/4 Line of Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West 33 Feet North of the South 1/4 poet of Section 5; Thence North on the 1/4 Line 172.21 feet: Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centerline ol Marsh Road 14.15 feet. Thence South 65 Degrees 18 minutes West 333 toot to the Easterly Line of Winchester Drive; Thence South 24 Degrees 42 minutes East on the Easterly Line of Said Drive 18.52 feet; Thence South 57 Degrees 21 minutes East 53.94 feet. Being a Chord on a Curve to the Left with a radius of 50 Feet; Thence East 255.27 feet to the Place of Beginning. Commencing at the South 1/4 post of Section 5, Town 2. Range 10 West; Thence North on the North and South 1/4 line 205.21 feet; Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centerline of Marsh Road 114.15 feet; Thence South 65 Degrees 18 minutes West 183 feet to the Southeast comer ol Lot 43 of Chateav Park No. 2 and the place of beginning of this description; Thence South 24 Degrees 42 minutes East 100 feet; Thence South 65 Degrees 18 minutes West 150 feet to the Easterly line of Winchester Drive; Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West 100 feet to the Southwest comer ol Lol 43 of said plat. Thence North 65 Degrees 18 minutes East 150 feet to the place of beginning. Also. Commencing at the South 1/4 post of Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West; Thence North on the North and South 1/4 Line 20521 feet; Thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centerime of Marsh Road 14.15 feet and the place of beginning ol this description thence North 24 Degrees 42 minutes West on the Centerime of said road 100 feet. Thence South 65 Degrees 18 min­ utes West 183 feet to the Southwest Comer of Lot 42 of Chateau Park No. 2. Thence South 24 degrees 42 minutes East 100 feet; Thence North 65 Degrees 18 minutes East 183 feet to the place ol beginning, all in Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West The redemption penod shaH be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shaH be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated August 24. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott A Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S103503F01 Motice Of Mortgage Foractoaure Bate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT ~UR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sate may to reecinded by Ito foreclosing mortgagee. In that evert, your damagea. If any, shaH to M­ ed aotely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at aate, piua InteraaL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James Sheter and Vickie Sheter. husband and wtia. origi­ nal mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee tor tender and tenders successors and/or asaigns. Mortgagee, dated July 30. 2003. and recorded on August 8. 2003 to instrument 1110491. In Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Eight And 20/100 Doners ($88,468.20). including interest al 5.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage w« be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, st tfte Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM, on October 12.2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land located in toe north­ east 1/4 of section 11. town 3 north, range 0 west described as totows beginning at a point on too centerline of oto M-37 which fees south 00 dsgrass 06 minutes 20 seconds oast 43326 toot and south 50 degrees 33 minutes 20 seconds oast 1056.01 feet from toe north 1/4 post of said section 11, thence south 39 degrees 26 minutes 40 seconds west 189.0 feet, thence north 50 degrees 33 min­ utes 20 seconds west 217.89 tooL thonoe 32 degrees 19 minutes 08 seconds oast 190.47 toot to the center of said highway; thence south 50 degrees 33 minutes 20 seconds sect 24132 toot to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from toe date of such sate, unless determined abendoned in accordance wtth MCLA 800.3241a. in which case too redemption period shol bo 30 days from too date of such sate. Dated. September 14.2006 For more information, please cafe; FC X 248.593.1302 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Semcor 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte S105564F01 mown NATIONAL CfTY BANK NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE BALE Th? real estate mortgage given by Harold Ray Meltox. Jr. and Bobbie Jo Mattox, husband and wife. *0 National City Bank of Mtehtgan/Hnoia, now known National City Btete (too "Benif), dated March 15. 2302. and recorded on March 19. 2002. at Document No. 1076741. Barry County Register of Deeds, is in octeult. 1 ne amount due on the Mortgage at the da% of this notice, tor principal, interest accruing at Ik 25% par annum, loss, expenses and late chargee to too uati al Two Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand bti* HjnOrod SixtyNine and 35/100 Dotes ($2M.889.X) Notice is given that toe Mortgage wb > toroctooed by sate of too promisee doticribad botwr at pubic auction to too highest bktoer at too Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, on Thursday, September 21.2009, at 1XX)pjT,. torthe purpose of satisfying too amounts (.too on toe Mortgage, together with interest, legal coats statu­ tory attorneys' fees and also any taxes and inauranco that toe Bank pays on or prior to too dute of sate. The promises to be sold at ton tea io located i? Barry County. State of Michigan. C’scribod as toi- That part of Lot 24. Wage of Datei, according to lhe recorded plat ihoroof in Uber 1 of Plots, .-tege 29. described as: Commencing at too Nortowte comer of said Lot 24; toonoo Southeasterly atong the West Bno of said Lot 80 feet tor ptece of begin­ ning; thence Soutoeaoterty atong West Lot Ina of said Lot 24.120 teat; toonoo duo East to too East Lot line of said Lol 24; toonoo Northeasterly atong East Hne of said Lot to a point duo Ete of begin­ ning; toonoo duo Wte to pteoo of beginning. Aho: A parcel of land daoatood as: Commencing st too Southeast comer of toe tolowing deacribod prom­ toes, tor a ptece of beginning; A parcel of land to the Southeast 1/4 of Section 6, Town 1 North, Range 9 West. Barry Township. Bany County, Michigan, described as: A strip of land 188 fact to width, botog 33 feat on too raaterty aldo and 133 toot on too Westerly side of the conteritoe of toe Main Track of the Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw Railway as formerly located and acroas too Northeast 1/4 ol the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 6, said strip being 52B toot to tengto. more or tees, meeaured atong too conteritoo of said Mato Track to a Southerly direction from too conteritoe al Mopie Street aa laid out in too original Ptat of Dalton, to a point which la 240 toot, more or loos. Northerly of too Ete Ina of Grove Street measured along the conteritoo at aaid Main Track, and being tend conveyed to 2 Doede recorded to Uber 50. pogo 400 and to Uber 57, page 62; thonoe Northeasterly atong too East Uno of ted deacribod premiaes. 100 toot tor a ptece of beginning; thence Northeasterly atong too East Ina of said deacribod premises. 49 foot; thence Northwesterly, at right angles to the East fene of said premises, 166 toot more or less, to too West me of described promises; thence Southwesterly atong the West me of said described promisos. 49 toot; thence Southeasterly to ptece of beginning. Subject to Right-of Way tor existing road across Westerly end of said premteoa. Ateo granting a Righl-of-Way tor driveway purposes and tor ingrocs md egress to and from the parcel of land first above deacribod, across the South 20 foot of too North 60 feet of said Lot 24. Real Property Tax Identification Number: 08-03­ 070-024-00 Commonly known as: 223 S. Grove Street, Delton. Ml 49048 The redemption period shall bo six (6) months from toe date of sate. Dated: August 17.2006 NATIONAL CfTY BANK By: Bruce R. Grubb Bruce R Grubb (P27832) Its: Attorney Bruce R Grubb (P27631) Vamum. Riddermg. Schmidt A Howlett LLP Attorneys tor National City Bank 251 N Rose Street. 4th Floor Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 (269)553-3545 �The Hastings Ban™ - Thursday. September 14. 2006 - Page 13 Makers Harvest Festival parade grand marshals by Sandra Ponsetto Stsff Writer Though Bill and Bonnie Maker are quiet and unassuming by nature, there are many in the village of Nashville who feel that that, combined with kind and generous spirits, is exactly what make the couple stand out from the crowd. And, that is why they have been named grand .marshals of the 2006 Nashville Harvest Festival Grand Parade, which is set for II a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. . Both Bonnie and Bill have been members of the Nashville Car Club since it was found­ ed six years ago. Bonnie also has been involved in Relay for Life, which raises money for cancer research and Bill helps unload the truck for Nashville's Red Cross blood drives each month. But. it is the Makers* penchant for lending a hand, helping others or just showing kind­ ness that impresses those around them. Bonnie demurs that it is Bill who deserve all the praise. "I feel Bill should have all the honor. Bill will help anyone who needs a ride to the hospital, airport or an appointment of any kind. All they need to do is ask and he’s gone." Bonnie also describes her husband as a dedicated patron of the local coffee shops, arriving at Shirley’s Chuckwagon every morning when it opens at 4:30 a.nt and join­ ing his friends for another round of coffee at Clay’s Dinner Bell at 3 p.m. each afternoon. Bill’s loyalty and generosity have earned him a lot of friends at the coffee shops. "Billy Ray will go around during the holi­ days and buy doughnuts and give them to the waitresses al the coffee shops and take them to elderly people around town," said Linda Gay, a waitress at Chy’s Dinner Bell. "He’s just an all-around good-hearted man." Gay’s fellow employee, Brenda Stewart agrees. "Bill's very generous; he's always buying coffee for people and he's always there w hen you need him. He’ll do anything people ask him to do. Everyone knows they can call him if they need something and Bill never asks for anything in return. Bonnie has been involved with Relay for Life over in Hastings. They are both good people." Both Bill and Bonnie's families moved to Maple Valley while they were still in grade school and both graduated from W. K. Kellogg High School in 1956 and were wed in 1957 and are looking forward to commem­ orating their 50th wedding anniversary in September 2007. The couple recently returned from an Alaskan cruise which they describe as an early anniversary gift for each other and, "a once in a lifetime” event. In 1993 Bill retiied from Oldsmobile in Lansing where he worked as a machinist. Bonnie retired from Maple Valley Schools after working in the library at Fuller Street Elementary for over 25 years. The couple has two grown children, a son Billy Ray. Jr., who is deceased, and a daugh­ ter. Becky Wilson. They also have four grand­ children. Kelly Wilson, Max Wilson. Katelyn Wilson and Ben Maker. Bonnie likes to crochet and eolket Santa figurines; Bill is into NASCAR and said his favorite thing is his 1935 street rod pickup truck which he plans to show at the Nashville Car Club’s annual Cruise In Saturday after­ noon. The 2006 Nashville Harvest Festival, which has been dedicated to the memory of community leader and businessman Steve Joppie. will be held Friday, Sept. 15, through Saturday, Sept. 16. The festivities get started Friday evening with the VFW all-you-can-eat taco dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at VFW Post #8260, 304 State Road, in Nashville. The cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children under 12. At 6:40 p.m. the Harvest Festival King and Queen and Prince and Princess will be crowned on the track behind Maple Valley High School. At 7 p.m. the Maple Valley­ Lions football team will take to the field against the Galesburg-Augusta Rams. To round off the evening there will be a youth dance from 7 to 11 p.m. at the VFW hall. The festival will kick into high gear Saturday starting at 9 a.m.with a book sale at Putnam District Library. 327 N. Main St., that runs until 3 p.m. and activities, such as butter making, a petting zoo and more, at MOOville from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. At 10 a.m, as entries in the grand parade start to line up. vendor booths in Central Park and along Main Street will open and stay open until 4 p.m. Also starting at 10 a.m. will be the annual bake off and cook off at Styles "R" Us, 226 N. Main St. (entry forms are available at the library), and the annual fine art show at Putnam District Library. Entry forms and/ or more information are available at the library or by calling (517) 852-9723. After the parade, from approximately noon to 1 p.m., there will be a pig scramble at Riverside Park. Auto enthusiasts can participate or enjoy viewing the cars, trucks and other automo­ biles on display from noon until 4 p.m. at the Cruise In on Maple Street, sponsored by the Nashville Car Club. Sharp shooters of all ages, with prizes for adults and children, can participate in the annual B-B gun shoot, sponsored by the Maple Valley Lightening Bolts 4-H Club, at Riverside Park from noon to 4 p.m. The Lightening Bolts also will hold a 4-H sale, featuring baked goods, a lollipop tree and maple syrup from noon until 4 p.m. Also from noon until 4 p.m., there will be live music in the parking lot of Maple Valley Pharmacy (formerly Mace Pharmacy). 219 N. Main Street. unuously, making stops downtown and at MOO-ville Creamery. At 1 p.m. there will be a horseshoe contest at Riverside Park. Call Mike al 517-852-1819 to register. Maple Valley Pharmacy will sponsors games for children from 1 to 3 p.m. at Riverside Park. From 3 to 10 p.m., MOOville will offer an all-you-can-eat sundae bar. Cost is adults $3.50 each and kids under 10 for $2.50 each. A lightweight championship and heavy­ weight horse pulls will be held at 4 p.m. at the old Sandyland Park on M-79 just west of Nashville. Admission will $2 for adults, $1 for kids 6 to!2 years and under 6 years will be free. The festival will draw to a dose Saturday evening with an adult dance at the VFW hall from 8 p.m. until midnight. For more information about the Harvest Festival, call the Bany County Area Chamber of Commerce at (269) 945-2454. Identification, please K number of years ago, the late Don Fisher brought in a picture from a photo take in front of the Hastings High School. AU tour classes appeared and he was able to identify all put about 10 or so students and wondered if we would be willing to run the pic­ ture to see if any of our readers could help him with those names. We printed the photo in the Banner and within a few days of publication we were given the rest of the names, and a tow corrections of names already listed. Well here we are again, one of our readers is asking us to run a photo that was taken sometime around 1945. The phone was taken in front of the Hastings Apolstolic Tabernacle located at the comer Grand and East in Hsatings. The church later built a new, much larger church on South M-43 at M-79. The names we have now were put in order by Carolyn (Miller) Wilder and Marilyn( Reynolds) Cotant. If you have any questions, call or stop in and ask for Brenda at 945-9554. Top row (left to right) (girl), (boy), Rick Buehler, Priscilla Arnold, Ted Colston, Larry Hathaway, Don Spencer, (boy Factor), (girl), (girl), (girl), Jerry Bachekter, Mike Stamm, Marvel Stamm, Dale Stamm. (Harrington girl), Steve Fox, Alice Russell, (boy). Second Row - Harvey Myers. Woody Buehler, Lester Reynolds. Bruce Thompson, (boy), (boy), (boy), Joyce (Steeby) Kelly, Karen Buehler, (girl.) Linda Bump). Sally Thomas, Linda Steeby, Mike Benner, (girt). Judy Spencer, John Bishop. (Olsen girt). Susan Steeby. Carol Karmes, April (Fox) Tubbs. Ron Miller, Pat (Fuller) Fuller. Caroln (Milter) Wilder, (girt), Janet Spencer. Gordon Casey. Third Row - Lydia Powell, Violet Miller. Olive Campbell, Mary Myers, (lady). Olive Martin, Mrs. VanDlen, (lady), Mrs. Johnson, (lady), (lady), (lady), (lady), (lady). Mary Dodge. Minnie Adams. Addie Scott. Mr-. Hatten, Mrs. McClelland. Eva Bunnell. Mrs. Etterbeck. Alone Struble. Fourth Row - Dick Arnold, Velma Arnold, Vonda (Webb) Cappon, Donna (Myers) Thompson. Gladys Otstroth. Amy Bower, Margaret Cooley, (girt), Kay Kenfield, Mary Hoffman, Pete Karmes. (girt), Jim Harrington. Bob Tolles, Frank Stamm, (girl). Bonnie Steeby. (girl), (boy), Diane Bennett. Ron Myers, Chuck Fox. (boy). (Bill Krabb). John Fox. Art Bennett, (boy), Billy Sponabte, Dog. Fifth Row - Maurice Smith, Chuck Fox Sr., Clay Adams, (lady), Mrs. Murray. Bessie Annabelle, Bob Reynolds, Myrtle Bump, (girt), Bessie Edmonds, Arteta (Arnold) Teft, Beth Kenfield. Milfred (Folteck) Factor, Wanda (Bower) Colston. Lillian Steeby, Bob Steeby. (Ingram girt), (Ingram girt), (girt), (Ohlman boy), Boyd Toilus, Wally Olsen, (girt), Casey Corson), Don Coykendal, George McGoon Jr., Clarence Bump, Rev. Hatten. Sixth Row - Bernice Traver, Clara Cooley, Ruth West. Retha Fuller, Buelah (Myers) Hattoway, Phyllis (Lord) Myers, Dorothy (Bower) Reid, Don Raid, Bill Crabb, Clarence Bump Jr., Raymond Hull. Dutch Cappon, Margaret Web, Flora Reynolds, Viola Spencer, Evadene (Strobel), Fox. Gertrude Crabb, Virginia Myers, Floyd Meyers. Phillip Mywrs, Bobbie Bachekter, Veda Casey. Nancy Ransom, (baty Kidder). Charlene Kidder, (lady), (lady). Cecil Steeby, (Mrs. Magoon). Seventh Row - Mary Fuller, (Mrs. Hoffman), Peart West, Edith Snyder, Steve Cooley. Eighth Row - Lyte Ingram. Jay-Snyder, Henry Ohlman, Art Fuller. Willard Arnold, Emerson Cairned. Wilson Spencer. Melwin Wetstone, Mr. McOSlSnd, Arthur Struble, Dan Roberts. Tony Hoffman, (girt), Donna (Crabb) Wilson, Meria Naeb, (girt), Betty Lou Ingram), (lady), (lady), (lady), (lady), (man), Leon West, Stan Thompson. Ninth Row -Gary Shirley, Jim Myers, Fred Bower, (Burkey man), (man), (man), (man), Keith Myers, Dick Myers, (man). Art Fidler Jr., (Ohlman boy), Harold West. TrtB n«O TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY WFORMATIOH WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MSJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TMa sata may ba reacindad by tha foreclosing tnortgagaa. In that want, your damagaa, If any, shaH to Until­ ed aoiaty to tha return of tha bM amount tandared at sate, piua IntareatMORTQAGE SALE - Datautt has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Cameron D. Earl and Trina Eart, hueband and wife. original mortgagorfs), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 26. 2006, and recorded on February 3. 2006 in instrument 1159694, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA as assignee by wi assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Seven And 38/100 Dollars ($165,347.38). including inter­ est at 8.299% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiU be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or acme part of them, at pubfec vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al ICO PM. on September 21.2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the East half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 14, Town 3 North. Range 8 West. Hastings Township. Bany County. Michigan; thence South 270 feet along the West Hne of the East half of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 14; thence East perpendicular with said West line 548 feet, more or less, io the centerime ot a 66 toot wide easement for ingress, egress and utility purposes; thence Northerly 287 feet, more or less to the North line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 14; thence West 457 feet, more or less, atong the North line ot said Section to the place of beginning Subject to and together with a private easement for ingress, egress and utility purposes over the Easterly 33 leet The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: August 24, 2006 For more information, please caM: FCS 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30100 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File S102627F01 -ojuj Notice Of Mortgage Foractoaure Saia THIS RRM B A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TMa eale may ba rescinded by the foredoaing mortgagee. In that event, your damagea, H any, shatt be HmNad aotefy to tho return of tho bid amount tanMORTGAQE*SAL^%SteuX*lkM^Mn mad, in the condHtons of a mortgage made by Jennifer Demond. a single woman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee tor lender and tender's sucresboti and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 21. 2005, and recorded on October 31. 2005 in instrument 1155507, in Bany county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as assignee by on assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is claimed to bp due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Seven And 23/100 Doters ($117,467.23), including inter­ est at 8.09% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage end the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1O0 PM. on September 28. 2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and arc described as: The East 149 feet of the West 364 feet of the South 244 feet of Lot 30. the Ptat of Fairhaven, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 5 of Plats. Page 45, tarry County. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 6 months from lhe date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: August 31. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *104309F01 THB RRM B A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM W1X BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMB0 BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MATTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS:TMe satemey be that event, your damagea, If any^sMNbOmlt- ad aoiaiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at aaia, piua Meraat MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Carta J. Lowinski, a stogie woman, original mortgagors), to JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, Mortgagee, dated November 26. 2004, and recorded on December 13, 2004 In instrument 1138576, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the dele hereof tho sum of Fifty-Five Thousand Ono Hundred Sixty-Four And 47/100 Dottars ($55,164.47), including interest at 9% per annum. Under the power of eate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute in such case mode end pro­ vided, notice is hereby given tnat said mortgage w« bo foreclosed by a sate of tho mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings at 1:00 PM. on Seoterrfoer21 2006. Said premises are situated in City: of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing al the North 1/4 poet of Section 17. Town 3 North, Range 8 West. City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigam. thence East 1267 test, thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes East 516.00 foot tor the ptece of boginning, thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes East 165 foot, thence South 200 feet, thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes West 165 feet, thence North 200 foot Io the ptace of beginning The redemption period shall bo 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: August 24. 2006 For more informatton, please cal: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File S103095F01 — NOTICE — The Board of County Road Commissioners of Barry County has scheduled a public hearing on Thursday, September 21.2006. at 7XX) p.m. at the Woodland Township Hall. The public hearing is for con­ sideration of the abandonment of a portion of Davenport Road between Martin Road and Durkee Road. Davenport Road is a season­ al road in this section and all interested parties should attend or for­ Bill and Bonnie Maker have been selected grand marshals of the Harvest Festival parade this Saturday in Nashville. ward a letter to the Barry County Road Commission at 1725 West M- 43 Highway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Any questions please contact the Barry County Road Commission at 269-945-3449. "sowtn �Pag* 14 - Thursday, September 14. ZOOS - The Hastings Banner EXHIBITS • Northern Lights: The Arctic Through Art at the Calvin College Center Art Gallery. Call (616) 526-6271 for gallery hours and more information. Show runs through October?. ' ^LUSIC THEATRE • Melissa Greener will perform live at State Grounds Coffee House, 106 East State Street, Downtown Hastings. State Grounds Coffee House is open Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p-in., Monday-Thursday 6:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday 6:30 a.m.-1030 p.m., and Saturday 8 a.m.1030 p.m. Local music presented every weekend. Shows start at 8 p.m. For more information call (269) 948-7730 or see www.stategrounds.com. No cover. One drink minimum. Friday, September 15. • Los Angeles Guitar Quartet joins the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra's opening night at 8 pm at Miller Auditorium. The quartet will perform Joaquin Rodrigo's "Conderto Andaluz," a concerto for fourt guitars and orchestra. The concert will open with Set 3 of Respighi's "Ancient Airs and Dances" which is scored exclusively for strings. The second half of the night is devoted to Beethoven’s "Fifth Symphony." Tickets are $19-$49 for adults and half price for students and children, balcony seats are $5, $7 day of the show. Call 1-800-228-9858 for tickets and information. Friday, September 15. • Garrison Keillor will join the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra at 730 pm for a special night of classical music and midwestem humor. Keillor is best known for hosting the radio show "A Prairie Home Companion." The orchestra show will feature Keillor's unique storytelling and humor with a selec­ tion of popular classical works. Tickets are $24-566 for adults and half price for students and children. Call 1-800-228-9858 for tickets and information. September 18. • The Tenon: Cook, Dixon A Young "Bangin' Down The House" Tour at DeVos Performance Hall. Performance is set for Wednesday at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $67, $87, $127 A $152. Cook, Dixon A Young is an enter­ taining, theatrically staged concert for all the family. Versatility is the highlight of the evening as these tenors hit those Cs in opera, belt out Broadway, bend and scat notes in jazz and stir your soul with haunting gospel and spirituals. Experience the power, excellence and the epitome of vocal versatility in a breathtaking atmosphere as The Tenors per­ form opera, blues, Broadway, classical, gospel jazz, RAB soul, spiritual and spoken word selections. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. September 20. MISCELLANEOUS • Allegan County Fair will feature big name acts like Brad Paisley, Rig A Rich, Nickelback, Casting Crows and Raven at the 154th annual event Midway opens at 230 pm Monday-Friday., first Friday and week­ ends at noon. For more information see allegancountyfair.net. September 8-16. • Summer Concert Series at Frederik Mei jer Gardens presents: Kenny Loggins at Frederik Meijer Gardens A Sculpture Park. Gates open at 6pm. concert begins at 7pm. Rain or shine. Loggins' three-decade opus is defined by a career that started in the mid-70's with smooth-rock and evolved during the 80’s with chart-topping rock hits from enormously popular movie soundtracks. But through the diversity of his many sounds, the style is dis­ tinctively Loggins. For more information call (616) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Thursday, September 14. • Mexican Independence Day Festival will be celebrated on Calder Plaza in down­ town Grand Rapids Friday-Saturday noon to 11 pm, Sunday noon to 6 pm. Admission is free. Experience a traditional Mexican Celebration in a joyful, colorful, and mar­ velous atmosphere: with live dance music. Mariachis, folk dancers, handcrafts, and authentic Mexican food. The Fiesta Mexicans is the oldest ethnic festival in Grand Rapids and is sponsored by the Mexican Cultural Patriotic Corporation; a non-profit organiza­ tion dedicated to promoting higher education foi the Mexican community through cultural events and adult literacy programming. For more information call (616) 334-1000. September 15-17. • 11th* Annual Fallfest Music Festival with special guests Hard Ryde, Canada's pre­ mier bluegrass band, at the Kent County Fairgrounds, 225 S. Hudson St., Lowell. Main Stage shows take place Friday 6-10pm, Saturday noon-4:45pm and 6pm-10pm, Sunday 9am-noon. Gate admission is $20 in advance- call (616) 846-5163 for advance tick­ ets), at the gate $25 ($23 for members). Day passes are $10 for Friday, $15 Saturday and $5 Sunday. Camping is available. There will be Saturday morning workshops and a $100 cash drawing Sunday at noon. For more informa­ tion see wmbma.org for info. September 15­ 17. • Wines in the Gardens will be sponsored by the Thomappie Arts Council. Hors d’oeu­ vres, music and a selection of fine wines from Felpausch Express will be available from 630­ 930 pm in the gardens of the Youngs A Hawkins houses at 422 W Green Street. Call (269) 945-2002 or (269) 948-9441 for more information. September 16. • Fem Hike from noon-2 pm at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. Hike through woods and wetlands and identify fems. Members $3, non-members $5. Call (269) 721-4190 for more information. September 16. . • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 am. at the Hastings Public Library. The event is free and open to all parents and pre-school age chil­ dren. Call (269) 945-4263 for more informa­ tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (acroes from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at theAwKaflUdKaKtMkward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details'. First Friday of every month September through ). nr. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polxa, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at tne Nashville VFW' Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek Fan 630-830 pan. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. Show off your "Pride A Joy," enjoy oldies music, snap a photo in front of the 1930s gas station or authentic 1941 "George A Sally's Blue Moon Diner" - now serving frozen custard and limited menu. Every Wednesday. Freeport Fun Day coming Sept. 23 by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Freeport Fun Day on Saturday, Sept. 23 is bringing back old favorites, honoring residents and even having music on the front lawn of the Union Bank this year. The Freeport Fire Department is even plan­ ning on making just a few more pancakes this year so the annual pancake breakfast will not disappoint interested diners. The Freeport Historical Society is gearing up for Fun Day. This year's event promises to be both fun and solemn. The Cheesebrough Handle Factory in Freeport is the oldest operating handle mill in the world. It will be featured as a special one day postal cancellation at the Freeport Post Office. People can either get their item can­ celed on Sept. 23 or send their item to the post­ master. Freeport Post Office. Freeport. Mich. 49325. The Historical Society museum will have a display on the factcry. which is now owned by lhe Ken Van Tol family. There will be a solemn remembrance of Dane Carver, a soldier and Thomappie Kellogg High School graduate who died on Dec. 27. 2005. in Iraq. Parade watchers will see a special tribute to Carver during the parade. There will be a veteran's float will be in the parade. Any veteran can ride on the float. This year the parade will be at 10 in the morning. People can line up between 9 and 9:30 a.m. at Munn Manufacturing or Freeport Enterprises. The museum will also feature watercolors painted by Corky Blanchard. Other events around town during the day include the "buck a duck” race down the Thomapple/Coldwater Rivers and a musical performance by Curt Thaler from Thomappie Valley Church in lhe afternoon on the Union Bank lawn. Registration for the always popular car show can take place up to Saturday. September 23. Big Bale rolling returns and booth sites are available for crafts. Call Judy Jackson at 616­ 765-3100 for information. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR Tba Bany County Chamber of Commerce <■ located at 221 W Stale Street In Wastage. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber'! website at www.barrychamber.com Tha Barry Cotrty Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochm ol tortt attractions and places of Manet and across the state. The Chamber etao has free mates for old printer Ink cartridge and cell phones that wW flnandady benefit the Barry Conservation District. CHECK OUT THESE SEPTEMBER BARKY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 14 Bereavement Luncheon at 1130 am at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Hastings. Price: cost of meat Sponsored by Barry Community Hospice. Call (269) 948-8452 for info. 14 Day of Carfognponsored by the Bany County United Way. Teams of employees from,companies across the county wiU "repbrt Io worx" at health and human serive agencies. TWo drifts available from |b0 tan-1230 pm and 130-4:30 prn. Lunch* provided for all participatirg volunteers from noon-2 pm. Kick off at 8 am at the Barry Expo Center. Call (269) 945-4010 for info. 14 Hastings Fanners' Maritct U am-7 pm at the city parking tot on N.t Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 15 Living Connections Card/Gaaae Night at 7 am it the Bany County COA in Hastings. Bring a dish topma. $2. Call (269) 94M432 for more info. 15 "The Trotter" Uve Marte Concert at re^Prairievilte, Ffph Grounds building. Concert starts at 8 pm. Tickets are $7 and available at Bartow's Book Store. 15 Middleville Fanner's Market from 9 am-2 pm at Middleville Village, 100 E. Main St Call 795-3385 for info. 15 A16 Nashville Harvest Feat features craft show, pancake breakfast, horse pulls, antique tractors, steam engine, cruise-in, parade, children's rides, carnival games, VFW dance and food booths. Call Kathy (517) 852-2245 or Pania (517) 852-1825 for more info. 16 Wines in the Gardens at the Scieska. The concert will be presented by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Sunday, October 1 at 3 pm in Chenery Auditorium. An instrument petting zoo is planned for 2 pm. Tickets are $9 and $11 and can be purchased by calling 1-800-228-9858 or at KalamazooSymphony.com Epic Evenings: Fall Evening will open the second season of Epic Evenings October 13 A 14 at 8 pm in the Epic Theatre. The chandler music program will indude Haydn's String Quartet Op. 76, No. 3 performed by the Burdick-Thome Siring Quartet and the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra's Brass Quintet performing "Colchester Fantasy" by Eric Ewazen. Bistro table seating with coffee served by Heilman's Nuts and Confections prior to the concert with dessert provided Crtggrtfc Saxhorn Burt will preset after the show. Tickets are $18 for adults, $5 "Bringing America's Music to Life" at 730 pm for students and children. Call 1-800-228-9858 at the Grand Ledge Opera House, 121 S. for tickets and info. Demetri Martin will perform at 8 pm Bridg Street September 26. Tickets tn see Amer a's Premiere 19th Century Brass Hand Sunday, Oct 15 at the Kalamazoo State are $11 for adults, $5 for children. A Grind Theatre. You may know him as The Daily Patriotic Procession from the Methodist Show's resident Trendspotter, from his writ­ ing for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, being Church to the Opera house begins at 7 pm. Call (517) 627-2383 or (517) 627-5170 for info. *21 of 25 of Entertainment Weekly's "Funniest People in America," his Comedy DeVos Performance Hall Sept. 26-Oct !.• Central special. Reserved seating tickets are Performances are Tuesday A Wednesday 730 $27. hx more information see www.demetrimartin.com . pm, Thursday 2 A 730 pm, Friday 8 pm, George Cwrffe Is Mt to perform at the Saturday 2 A 8 pm and Sunday 3 pm. Winner Kalamazoo State Theatre October 0 at 730 of four 2000 Tony Awards. Elton John and Tim pm. Tickets are $39 for mstn floor seats and Rice's AIDA is a musical bursting with con­ $35 for the balcony. Cail (269) 345-t^OC for temporary energy that tells of the love trian­ gle between Aida, a Nubian princess stolen info or (269) 373-7000 to d^rge tickets by phone through Ticketmaster. from her country, Amneris, an Egyptian Double TYouble features organists Jod Gray princess, and Radames, the soldier they both iove. For more information call (616) 235-6285 and Steve Schlesing at the Grand Lectg:Opera House, 121S. Bridge Street, Novemba or visit www.devosperformancehall.org. Family .PiKaocni Stria presents Ihi 19. Call 1-517-394-9881 for tickets and infor­ Thru Littlt Rigl from the Big Bad Wolf's per­ mation. spective and based on the book by Jon Eric Clapton with special guest Robert Cray at the Van Andel Arena September 21. Show begins Thursday at 730 pm. Ticket prices range from $55-5125. Three-time Rock N’ Roll Hall of Famer and 16-time Grammy Award winner Eric Clapton revives his clas­ sics for his Fall 2006 Tour with a band of leg­ endary musicians, including Doyle Bramhall II and Derek Tracks on Guitar. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmastcr.com. UuArt Of IntUaiptiQn featuring organist David Peckham at the Grand Ledge Opera House, 121 S. Bridge Street September 24. The concert will focus on orchestral selections that seek to recreate the entire sound of an orchestra with just the Barton organ. Call 1­ 517-394-9881 for tickets and information. Youngs and Hawkins gardens on Green Street in Hastings. The Thomappie Arts Council event features nor d'oeuvres, musk and fed and white wines from Felpasucb Express. $12 per person. Call 945-2002 or 948-9441 for more information. 16 Fem Hike from npon-2 pm at the Pierce Institute. Hike through the woods and wetlands to identify fems. Members $3, non-members $5. Call 721-4190 for more information. 16 Backyard WildHfe Habitat Workshop at the Pieroe Cedar Creek Institute. Workshop at 9am and plant sale at 10am. Members $6, non­ members $8. Call 721-4190 for info, 16 Hastings Farmers Market from 7am-1pm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 16 Michigan Fiddlers' Association Jamboree at the Barry County Commission on Aging from 2-9pm. Call 948-4856 for more informatics 16 *17 Frank Bush Memorial Walk in the Spirit Pow Wow at Charlton Park 10am-830pm Saturday and 10am-5pm Sunday. 19 Migration Tea and Tour at the WK Kellogg Manor House. Sandwiches, scones and other treats can be enjoyed along with traditional teas. Call (269) 671-2416for more info. 19 Hastings Farmers’ Market 7am-1 pm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 7653257. 19 Dessert with Discussion on the topic of "lr. Search of Michigan Dorests" with MSU's Dr. Donald Dickmann. If you would like to hive dinner at the Kellogg Manor House, call (269) 671-2263 for reservations. Dinner is $35 per person. 20 Wednesday Night Cruise-In from- 6-9 pm at the. Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Comers. Grounds open to free to all vehicles. Call (269) 671-5089 for info. 21 Bereavement Dinner at 6 pm at Mills Landing sponsored by Bany Community Hospice. Call 948-8452 for more info. . • If you're planning a trip to the Orient any­ time in the near future, you might want to keep this in mind: 60 percent of rural Chinese have never brushed their teeth. Never. So you ought to consider bringing some breath mints fortitem. • Ever wonder how animals taste? How they taste their food, I mean — not how they taste to you. A chicken has 45 taste buds — maybe due to the fact that it only eats grain and doesn't really need to taste much A dog has about 2,000 taste buds — more, but that still doesn't approach the 10,000 that a person has. What is bizarre is that a catfish has a whopping 100,000 taste buds — some of them on the outside of its body! • Bison — that iconic herd animal of the SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 4 1 5 a 2 5 1 8' 7 6 S 2 1 8 2 • 4 • As just about everybody knows, farming to big business in the United States. You might be surprised to learn, though, that the largest irrigated "crop" in the country is actually grass — three times as much land is covered by irrigated grass (think suburban lawn sprin­ klers) than to covered by irrigated com. Thought for the Day: "A book if necessary should be a hammer [or] a hand grenade which you detonate under a stagnant way of looking at the world." — Wole Soyinka © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. 4 a 7 2 • 6 8 3 4 7 7 4 3 8 1 6 a American West — may took ponderously slow, but looks can be deceiving. Able to achieve speeds of up to 45 mph, the creatures can outran humans. • In a recent survey of Americans — adult Americans, mind you — respondents were able to name more of Disney's Seven Dwarves than Supreme Court Justices. Even more dis­ turbing, perhaps, to the fact that more people who participated in the survey could name the Three Stooges than could name the three branches of government (In case you were wondering, they are the Judicial branch, the Executive branch and the Legislative branch.) 3 8 Pteca a nuntoar in tha atnpty bom In such a way that aach row acrasa. aach coiumn down and aach stnal S-bo> aquara coniaina a> of •» numban from ona to nina. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK ♦ Moderate ♦* Challenging ♦ ♦♦ HOOBOYI • □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□□ jomsuv — mioansAprt*M - �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 14. 2006 - Page 15 SafoMc1; Stars • • BORN THIS WEEK: You work hard and get things done. You also inspire others to do their best. You would do well heading up a major corporation. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) -^Confidence grows as you ARIES (March 21 to April 19) After traveling this year, you're kdue for some settled time with k family and friends. Use this work your way through some \ knotty situations. Watch out for \distractions from well-mean- ^period to check out situa­ tions that will soon require a lot of serious decision-making. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Keep that M ^keen Bovine mind focused ^^^^j£jon your financial situation 11 ’* as it begins to undergo some /changes. Consider your money moves carefully. " • Avoid impulsive investments. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You'll need to adjust some of your financial plans now that things are changing more quickly than you expected. All the facts you need haven't yet emerged, so move cautiously. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Personal 111 professional relation­ |r iiig supporters that could slow things down. SCORPIO <October 23 tn November 21) ^Con<!«k. spending more time (contemplating the possibili­ ties of an offer before opting [Ito accept or reject it But F '‘once you make a decision, act on it. SAGITTARIUS (November to tie up loose ends in as many \ J * areas as possible. Someone T^close to you has advice you x *might want to heed. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January ^19) Congratulations. This is ^^^ACpthc week you've been wait- for. After c period of sud- ships dominate this penod. Try to keep things uncom­ plicated to avoid misunder­ standings that can cause * * * ' problems down the line. LEO (July 23 to August 22) That elusive .goal you'd been hoping to Lclaim Is still just out of [reach. But something else 22 £>_ v ^December 21) You're in a ‘t—-’X— J -Avery strong position this week ■* Aboard the rough and tumble of a limbo life. Melissa Greener is making it happen as only a girl can who has lived in her van selling songs for a chance. Ou the Nashville Broad and the San Francisco Haight. Greeners soulstiring songs began conception. Now. on The Drag in Austin, her music swells to the territo­ ries beyond pop-folk-rock and into the realms of ultimate tangibility of the soul. Between her birth town of Detroit sand new home of Austin. Texas. Greener has lived and per­ formed in Tel Aviv. Montreal. Halifax, and the Jianxi Providence of China. While marked with experiences of her solo bicycle ride across Canada and various travels throughout Europe, its American cities like San Francisco and Nashville that make their way into her music in the form of American Folk and Country. Still. Greeners globally attuned voice expresses universal notions of love, departure, regret and hope. As she travels through mem­ ories she also travels through melodies. She moves beyond the basics of Americana to cap­ ture the essence of American pop with influ­ ences like contemporary songstresses Shawn Colvin, Lucinda Williams and Ani Difranco, as well as such greats as Simon A Garfunkel. Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell. Greeners style is one of poetic lyricism matched with hon- The 2006 Nashville Harvest Festival will be held Friday. Sept. 15, through Saturday. Sept. 16 and promises something for everyone, young an AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) old alike. The festivities get started Friday evening with lhe VFW all-you-can-eat taco dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at VFW Post <8260. 304 State Road, in Nashville. The cost is $6 for adults and $3 for chil­ J. You’re in an exceptionally strong position th»s week to ’make decisions on many Istill-unresolved matters, ^especially those involving 'iclose personal relationships. ■only you would take the PISCES (February 19 to March 20) The time to check it out. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) "TinThis is a good time to get new moon starts this week off uw>th some positive moveF”7\z Sfment in several areas. Aspek JBcial person becomes a partner m at least one of the major plans you'll be working on. C 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. --------------- Super Crossword nRSTB0RtL- Melissa Greener will perform Friday night at 8 pm in Hastings. eyed melodies and down-to-earth delivery. Her debut CD. Fall From the Sky. captures the essence of this. Greeners songs are meant for movement, whether through the terrain of lost dren under 12. At 6:40 p.m. the Harvest Festival King and Queen and Prince and Princess will be crowned on the track behind Maple Valley High School. At 7 p.m. the Maple Valley Lions football team will take to the field against the Galesburg-Augusta Rams. To round off the evening there will be a youth Tbb week's selection; Fall movie preview This fail is shaping up to be a season worth looking forward to. Sure, we’ll get our share of remakes and franchise fodder, but there are also plenty of original and intriguing films to keep your schedule open for. OCTOBER 49 UP - In 1964. filmmaker Michael Apted look a group of 7-year-old British schoolchild­ ren from various social classes and asked them questions about life, marriage and other topics. Every seven years. Apted catches up with the Ws Ip sec how they’vegtangcd. (Oct,6)... . The Departed - Leonardo DiCaprio. Jack Nicholson and Manin Sheen star as Martin Scorsese returns to the gritty “Mean Slreets"style of film with this remake of the 2002 cop thriller “infernal." (Oct. 6) Man of the Year - Robin Williams plays Tom Dobbs, a Jon Stewart-esque TV personal! ty who runs for president as a joke — and wins. Directed by Barry (“Wag lhe Dog") Levinson. (Oct 13) The Prestige — Hugh Jackman. Scarlett Johansson and David Bowie star in this tum-ofthe-century tale of a duel between magicians and other performers. Directed by Christopher Nolan (“Batman Begins." “Memento"). (Oct. 20) The voices of Elijah Wood and Robin Williams bring to life trie animated story about a penguin in search of a soul mate in "Happy Feet." 1/4 7P a MAGIC MAZE 9 Daniel Craig stars as 007 in "Casino Royale." NOVEMBER Borat — Sacha Baron Cohen has already had big-screen success as his alter-ego AJi G. Now. he’s brings his blithely ignorant and offensive Kazakhstani to America. (Nov. 3) Stranger Than Fiction - Will Ferrel) plays an IRS employee who discovers one day that his life is being narrated by a female voice (Emma Thompson) that only be can hear. Dustin Hoffman also stars. (Nov. 10) Casino Royale — Daniel Craig makes his debut as James Bond, agent 007. in this remake of Bond’s first adventure. (Nov. 17) Fast Food Nation - Richard Linklater (“Slackers") adapts the non-fiction best-seller about the dirty secrets of the fast-food industry. With Ethan Hawke. Greg Kinnear. (Nov. 17) For Your Consideration - Christopher Guest. Eugene Levy, Hany Shearer return for another “Best in Show’ -type mockumentary. This time, they’re spoofing the world of inde­ pendent filmmaking. (Nov. 17) Happy Feet — Animated film starring the voices of Elijah Wood and Robin Williams, about a penguin in search of a soul mate. (Nov. 17) Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny - Jack Black and Kyle Gass (Tenacious D) star in this fable of how they formed the greatest band in the history of Rock. (Nov. 17) © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. 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Harvest Festival set in Nashville this weekend stoPs antl starts* y°°r ▼plans can now move ahead with * no significant disruptions. Khas come along that could [prove just as desirable, if away for some much need­ ed rest and relaxation. You’ll return refreshed and ready to UjSB^^Btake on the workplace chal^^l^^lenge that awaits you. State Grounds presents Melissa Greener Friday night Bolivian Bottom Brainy Burger Chairs Chandler Chilly Factions Cuooe by IGTO f*** Glittery Graced Playoffs Plumbers Soldier Touche Yeasts Ire WoM ngM* «*** dance from 7 to 11 pm. at the VFW ball. The festival will kick into high gear Saturday starting at 9 a.m.with a book sale at Putnam District Library. 327 N. Main St, that runs until 3 p.m. and activities, such as butter making, a pet­ ting zoo and more, at MOO-ville from 9 azn. to 6 p.m. At 10 a.m., as entries in the grand parade start to line up. vendor booths in Central Park and along Main Street will open and stay open until 4 p.m. Also starting at 10 a.m. will be the annual bake off and cook off at Styles "R" Us. 226 N. Main St. (entry forms are available at the library ), and the annual fine art show at Putnam District Library. Entry forms and/ or more information are avail­ able at the library or by calling (517) 852-9723. As grand marshals. Bill and Bonnie Maker of Nashville will lead the Harvest Festival Grand Parade as it wends it way through town from the VFW hall, north on Main Street to Washington Street. After the parade, from approximately noon to I p.m.. there will be a pig scramble at Riverside Part. Auto enthusiasts can participate or enjoy view­ ing the cars, trucks and other automobiles on dis­ play from noon until 4 p.m. al the Cruise In on Maple Street, sponsored by the Nashville Car Club. , Sharp shooter? of all ages, with prizes for adults and children, can porticipcie *n the annual B-B gun shoot, sponsoreo by the Map!? Valley Lightening Bolts 4-H Out, at Riverside Park from noon to 4 p.m. The Lightening Bolts also will holo c 4-H sale, featuring baked goods, a lollipop tree ind .c-ipte syrup from noon until 4 p.m. Also from noon until 4 p.m., there soil be live music in the parking lot of Maple Valiey Pharmacy (formerly Mace Pharmacy). 219 N. Main Street. And the Bany County trolley will ran coutintously, making stops downtown and at MOO-ville Creamery. Al 1 pan. there will be a horseshoe contest at Riverside Park. Call Mike at 517-852-1819 to reg­ ister. Maple Valley Pharmacy will sponsors games for children from 1 to 3 p.m. at Riverside Park. From 3 tolO p.m., MOOviUe will offer an allyou-can-eat sundae bar. Cost is adults $3.50 each and kids under 10 for $250 each. A lightweight championship and heavyweight horse pulls will be held at 4 p.m. at the old Sandy land Park on M-79 just west of Nashville. Admission will $2 for adults, $1 for kids 6 lol 2 yean and under 6 yean will be free. The festival will draw to a close Saturday evening with an aduh dance at the VFW hall from 8 p.m. until midnight. For more information about the Harvest Festival, call the Barry County Area Chamber of Commerce at (269) 945-2454. �Page 16 - Thursday. September 14.2006 - The Hastings Banner 6X8 UTILITY TRAILER: used for hauling wood 4c moving, $300. (269)948-8292 A KING SIZE pillow top mattress set new in original wrapper; includes deluxe frame. Cost $1,150 sacrifice $379 w/free bean bag. •616)366-2709 AMISH STYLE HEAD­ BOARD and queen pillow top mattress. New, never used; must sell $299 w/free beanbag. (616)366-2709. CLIMBER TREE STAND: Summit Clearshot brand new, $100. Call (616)481­ 6936______________________ FOR SALE: washer, dryer; freezer, $75 each; dining room table 4c chairs, $85; re­ cliner, $30; entertainment center, $45; wooded buffet cabinet refinishable, $35. (4) window air conditioners, $25 each, antique upright piano, $500. All prices nego­ tiable. Contact (269)367-4508. S-10 SHORT BED 4c TAIL GATE LINER: like brand new, $75. (269)948-8292 TEMPERPED1C STYLE MEMORY foam mattress set. Queen size, new, still in plastic. Cost $1,800 sell for $679 w/free bean bag. (616)366-2709 by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 JUDY’S DAYCARE HAS 4 openings, Middleville Schools, food program pro­ vided, 1st shift. License SDG080284619. (269)948­ 8681 HOME FOR RENT: nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath home w/access to Thomappie Lake. Some of the extras in­ clude, A/C, formal dining room, large, L shaped living room w/fireplace and 2 car attached garage. $750 plus security deposit. (517)852­ 1514 for appointment. PINE LAKE: 2 bedroom, 1 bath mobile home, 50* san­ dy beach garage, (near Kala­ mazoo). $650 a month (269)664-5192 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. 1995 FORD WIND STAR 156K. very reliable, $2,200. Nathan (616)293-6651 1997 PLYMOUTH NEON: $2,900. New tires, etc. no rust runs great. (269)948­ 2033 DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. YELLOW MALE LAB PUP­ PY. AKC registered, dew­ daws removed, has had all his shots 4c wormed. Very cute! Loves to play & run! Very friendly! Call (269)948­ 3717 CHILDCARE: 2ND SHIFT in my Middleville/Yankee Springs area home. (269)908­ 0486 HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: Close to schools ♦ shopping, 3 bed., 15 baths. Kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 en­ closed porches, extra large lot 2-10x12 decks with poo! and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945-9382 PUBLIC NOTICE: Real Es­ tate Auction By court, bank or seller Older 242 E. Santee Hwy, Charlotte 3BR, 15BA, 1300sf+, 11081 North Ionia, Vermontville. 3BR, 1BA, l,2OOsf*. OPENING BIDS: $10,000/ea. 138 North Main, Woodland: 3BR, 1BA, l,400sf*. OPENING BID: $1,000. All Properties sell: II:00am, Friday, Sept. 22 at 242 E. SANTEE HWY., CHARLOTTE 26132 E Baseline Hwy. Charlotte: 3BR, 1BA l,450sf+. 108 Ford Rd., Albion: 4BD, 1BA. 330 Grand Street Springport: 2BD, 15BA l,200sf+. OPEN­ ING BIDS: $l,000/ea. AU properties sell: 12:45pm, Fri­ day, Sept 22 at 26132 E BASELINE HWY., CHAR­ LOTTE 478 SYLVAN DRIVE BATTLE CREEK: 4BD, 3BA, 23Z5sf+. OPEN­ ING BID. $50,000. 6491 LINDSEY ROAD, DEL­ TON: 3BR, 2BA l,550sf+. 7350 WESTLAKE RD, BEL­ LEVUE 3BD, 2BA, 1300sf+. OPENING BIDS: $10,000/ea. All properties sell: 2:45pm, Friday, September 22 at 478 SYLVAN DRIVE, BATTLE CREEK. Inspections 1-4PM, Sunday before sale and 2 hours before sale time. Visit williamsauction.com or call 800-801-8003. A BEAUTIFUL FULLSIZE pillowtop mattress set new in plastic with deluxe frame, cost $800, sacrifice $279 w/free bean bag. (616)366­ 2709. A FUTON SOFA bed: new never used, with nice Sim­ mons mattress, must sell, $195. (616)366-2709 BED - King pillowtop, new, in original package, warran­ ty. Can deliver. $179. (616)949-2683. BED- A brand new Queen pillowtop mattress set Brand new, in plastic, war­ ranty, $110. Can deliver. (616)318-6998. BEDROOM SET - New 6/pc. complete set with Sleigh bed! Must sell $595. Can deliver. (616)949-6525 SOFA AND LOVESEAT Brand new in factory pack­ aging. Stain resistant micro­ fiber, with warranty! Value $1500, must sell $495. Call (616)318-6998 can deliver. 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER Alumi-lite 29' travel trailer: front kitchen, rear bedroom, center bath, sleeps 4, ducted air condition 4c heat very dean, oak cabinets, stereo, microwave, large refrigera­ tor excellent condition. Great towing, $8,500. (269)968-4098. 2004 ARGO CONQUEST: 8x8, 6 person, amphib vehi­ cle, ATV, with winch/trailer, 91hr, asking $11,000. (269)367-4293 SUNFISH SAILBOAT 14', good condition, $600 obo PRODUCTION PLAN­ NING ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: The Viking Corporation, a progressive manufacturer of fire protec­ tion systems, seeks a Pro­ duction Planning Adminis­ trative Assistant located in Hastings. This is an entry level position. Responsible for all transactions on pro­ duction floor including all scrap transactions, assem­ bling work packet?, disas­ sembling, verifying and dos­ ing work orders from work packets, monitoring on hand inventory for accuracy at de­ fined checkpoints, maintain­ ing work order dates, all de­ partment filing. Schedule production lines relating to customer orders as needed. Requirements included good organizational and commu­ nication skills and proficien­ cy in Microsoft Office Suite. If you meet the above re­ quirements and are energet­ ic, self-motivated, hard working and a team player, please send resume and sal­ ary requirements to The Vik­ ing Corporation, 210 North Industrial Park Drive, Hast­ ings, Michigan 49058, Atten­ tion Human Resources or email your resume to hrthritirigmrp.rom AMER1CORP MEMBERS NEEDED to work with Hab­ itat for Humanity, Barry County. Two part time posi­ tions available - Volunteer Coordinate.and Family Support t erson. Earn wages and Educational Awards. Must attend a three day ori­ entation/training at the end of October/early November. Call Habitat for Humanity, Barry County © (269/348­ 9939 for more information and application. Applica­ tions accepted through Septrmher?? ?(W____________ BAY POINTE INN is seek­ ing organized, friendly, ex­ perienced Front Desk Sales Agent with computer skills. 24-40 hrs/week with week­ end availability or Friday night 3rd shift auditor. Drop off resume 11456 Marsh Rd., Shelbyville or email infoWtaypointeinn.com ‘Confused motorist’ injured in car accident A motorist who said she was confused by the road construction zone on West State Street in Hastings was involved in a sin­ gle-car personal injury accident last Friday. Hastings police said Maxine Fedewa. 85. of Hastings was attempting to turn into the parking lot of the Kmart plaza and had pulled into a closed off lane and drove into an open hole in the pavement. Lansing Mercy Ambulance responded to the scene and transported her to Pennock Hospital ER for treatment. Her condition is unknown. Infant girl drinks bleach in baby formula Authorities are investigating a suspected child abuse report at a residence in the 400 block of West Mill Street Sept. 8. Hastings police indicated a nine-month-old baby girl became ill after ingesting what is believed to be Clorox Bleach shortly after 4:15 p.m. The bleach was found in her baby formula. It appears a family member may be responsible for the act and the investigation is continuing. Officers did recover severe! ounces of bleach solution from a bottle at the scene. The child was taken to Pennock Hospital ER for treatment, and has been placed into protective custody by Child Protective Services, along with her 3-year-old brother. Hastings man may be charged with assault Barry County Sheriff’s Department is seeking charges against a 28-year-dd Hastings man after an altercation Sept. 5 at Barry’s Resort in Hastings Township. Deputies reported a man accused Jeremy Dale Labash of trying to run him down with a truck as he walked in the resort When deputies contacted Labash and asked him to come into the sheriff's office for an interview. Labash reportedly refused. The victim told deputies he had gone to Barry’s Resort to see if his girlfriend was in the company of Labash. He said he saw two females and a male enter a pickup truck and leave the camp site where he suspected his girlfriend was. He said as the truck passed him. it swerved and attempted to hit him. The alleged victim said he had to jump out of the way to avoid contact. As part of the investigation, deputies ran a check through the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) and discovered Labash had four warrants on file out of Allegan County, one additional charge of driving white his license was suspended and two other unrelated suspensions. The sheriff’s department is seeking additional charges against Labash of assault and driving while his license is suspended and the information has been forwarded to the Barry County Prosecutor's office. Stopped motorist found to have 6 arrests Chris Edward Hayes. 32. of Hastings, was arrested Aug. 29 in Baltimore Township and charged with driving on a suspend­ ed license. When deputies from the Barry County Sheriff’s Department ran a LEIN check on Hayes, it showed six prior wrests. Hayes was stopped for a traffic violation on Bird Road, south of Cloverdale Road. Johnstown Twp. resident shoots at intruders Intruders might find the area around Manning Lake Road a good place to su> away from at night. A resident of Johnstown Township said he returned home Aug. 31 to see someon* running from his property. He got a shot­ gun out1 of his house and found another intruder running from one of his outbuildings. He fired at the suspect but when Bany County Deputies arrived and checked the area, they did not find any evidence of anyone wounded in the altercation. Neither suspect was identified and the incident remains under investigation. : . ,ru>u> /• ' 2^ iirm ii ■ nfi।ra itc '• Rm destroys pole bam in Baltimore Twp. . - A fire destroyed a pole bam on Mixer Road in Baltimore Township Sunday. Sept. 10. Hastings Fire Chief Roger Caris said the call came in a 7:40 p.m. and when his department reached ibe site, lhe p*4e bam was completely engulfed. ' Caris said it appeared the owner of the pole bam was cleaning up and placing items in a furnace housed in the barn. Hr said the furnace apparently overheat:**, causing the fire. A large number of tools and equipment was lost in the blaze. ; Caris said his department was aided in the run by firefighters from Johnstown. Nashville and Freeport DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment (616)732-9954 HIP-HOP DANCE IN­ STRUCTORS: Youth Activi­ ties Organization is looking seeking responsible, energet­ ic individuals with dance ex­ perience. Must enjoy work­ ing with children and be very creative, part time eve­ nings. Call 1-800-940-7469 ext. 204 PART-TIME FRONT OF­ FICE______RECEPTIONIST: Needed for busy medical of­ fice. Experience preferred, flexible hours, competitive wage and benefits. Please send resume with qualifica­ tions to. Office Administra­ tor, 1761 W. M-43 Hwy., Ste 1, Hastings, Ml 49058. EAKLHME____ QEUCIAN; Needed for busy optical of­ fice. Experience preferred, flexible hours, competitive wage and benefits. Please wend resume with qualifica­ tions to. Office Administra­ tor, 1761 W. M-43 Hwy. Ste 1 Hastings, MI 49058. Hickory Corners Bible Church “Family Night” will begin al oar new facilities at Governor Jennifer Granholm appears with former probate judge Dick and Marty Shaw and first gentleman Dan Mulhern 13720 Kellogg Road Hickory Corners September 20th. Nursery: Up to 3 yn. old AWANA: 3 yn old- 6(h grade Ywth:7*-12th Grades Gov. Granholm to join opening of ethanol plant Adult Bible Study Every Wednesday, fcW-8,-00 Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm will give remarks at the grand opening of the US BioEnergy Woodbury ethanol plant in Lake Odessa at 11 a.m. today. Thursday. Sept. 14. The plant is located at 7795 Saddlebag Lake Road (M-66). Men DneiU: IMWl-iStS Lake Odessa. US Bio Woodbury will use more than 16 million bushels of — com to produce 50 million gallons of ethanol annually and 160.000 tons of dried distiller’s grain, an animal feed co-product of the ethanol pnxess. US BioEnergy Corporation is a Midwest-based company that produces and markets ethanol and distiller’s grains. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 14. 2006 - Page 17 DK wins with 4th quarter shut out Saxon Sports Shorts The Delton Kellogg Panthers arc tolling and the Hastings Saxons reeling a bit as con­ ference girls' basketball seasons start around the area. A big come back by the Saxons ran out of gas in the fourth quarter last Thursday night in Hastings against the Panthers. Delton outscored Hastings 12-0 in the final eight minutes to secure a 41-28 victory. The win puis the Panthers at 4-0 as Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association (KVA) play opens tor them at home against Maple Valley tonight. The Saxons open O-K Gold Conference action at home against Caledonia tonight, with an 0-3 record. Delton jumped out to a 14-5 lead in the opening quarter Thursday night, only to have the Saxons chip away over the course of the next two quarters. DK clung to a one-point. 29-28. lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Panthers were solid at the free throw line down the stretch, hitting 10-of-15 JV Football The Hastings junior varsity football team defeated Wyoming Park last Thursday in an exciting contest 20-16. The offensive line of Bryce Spurgeon. Marcus Chase. Nick Eaton. Zack Lloyd and Dylan McKay opened holes for the Saxons that led to a 20-8 half time lead. The Saxons were not able to score in the second half, but were able to put together an eight minute drive in the fourth quarter to run out the clock and preserve the win. The junior varsity is now 2-1 on the season and will play at home tonight versus Caledonia at 6:30. JV Giris’ Basketball Holland Christian handed the Saxon junior varsity girls* basketball team its second loss of the season Tuesday night. 39-24. The Saxons found themselves in the land of the giants, as 6-6 center Chrissy Lutke led the Maroons with 19 points. Nicole Frantz and Jen Ratliff led the Saxons with six points each, while Sarah Kidder and Kaitlyn Sender both scored four. Last Thursday, the Saxons scored a giant win by topping Delton Kellogg 43-16. attempts. Jordan Haines had a huge game for Delton, scoring 20 points and pulling down 12 rebounds. She hit 8-of-i0 free throws in the fourth quarter herself. Katec Hogoboom had ten points for Delton on the night as well. Haines wasn't lhe only Panther getting the job done on the glass. Hannah Goy had ten rebounds and Jonah Wandell seven. Frantz led the Saxons with 15 points, while Ratliff added 12. Ali Howell and Kidder both chipped in eight. Frantz had seven rebounds, and Howell and Ratliff had five steals each. Delton's Vanessa Ped rone. Adrienne Schroeder, and Sarah Holroyd had four points apkee. JV Boys’Gotf The Saxon junior varsity boys’ golf team ran its dual record to 3-1 last Wednesday with a 165 to 199 win over Hamilton. Riley McLean and Carson Letot led the Saxons with 40s. while Jason Baum shot a 42 and Chris Devries a 43. Freshmen Football The Saxon freshmen football team scored a 33-16 victory over Wyoming Park last Thursday, to improve its record to 3-0 this year. Hastings took a 20-8 lead into the half, then scored two more times in the third quarter to seal the victory . Wyoming Park scored its sec­ ond touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Lucas Hubbell. Dewey Slaughter, and Matt Schild stood out for the Saxons. The entire offensive line and the whole Saxon defense also had a strong night on the road. Lion ladies head into KVA season on two game streak while Ashley Gonser. Jennifer Kent, and Leslee Rigelman each chipped in six points. Gonser was a perfect 4-of-4 from the foul line. Shelly Johnson paced the Blackhawks with seven points. Maple valley was off Tuesday, and will open the Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association portion of the schedule Thursday night at the home of the defending conference champions from Delton Kellogg The Maple Valley varsity girls* basketball team is now 2-1 overall. The Lions knocked off Leslie Thursday night 43-21 with a great start and an even bet­ ter finish. Leslie scored just four points in the first quarter, as Maple Valley jumped out to an 11­ 4 lead. The Lions added six points to that lead over the next two quarters, to head into the final eight minutes up by 13. In the fourth. Maple Valley outscored Leslie 11-1. Lizzy Stewart led the Lions with 12 poi.its. Delton Kellogg senior Jordan Haines fires a shot up and over the c of Hastings’ Cali Carpenter in Thursday night’s non-conference cont Saxons. (Photo by Perry Hardin) /( Williams collides with Hastings* Megan Lipstraw as she makes her way towards the hoop Thursday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) d hand by the “We controlled the boards throughout the Another scoreless quarter (the second) ls Hastings was paced by Dana Shilling, who hit three three-pointers and finished with 13 points. Natalie Knorp added five points for the Saxons. DK had Tuesday night off. while the Saxons made the trip to Holland Christian and fell for the third time in three tries this season 54-23. Brittany Howell had 12 points to lead the Saxons, while Shilling and Knorp chipped in four apiece. Carissa VezKaik led Holland Christian with ten points. Hastings heads to South Christian on Tuesday for a league contest, while DK steps away from the KVA when it plays host to Plainwell. TK girls dig too big of holes early Thomappie Kellogg varsity girls* basket­ ball ccach Rob Roelofs had hoped last Thursday's 57-27 non-conference loss at Portland was a good way for his team to get tuned up for the start of the conference sea­ son. It didn’t help much in the Trojan’s O-K Gold opener Tuesday, a 41-29 loss to Byron Center (4-0). It was the second time in two games that the .Trojans (1-2) fell behind big early. The Bulldogs outscored the Trojans 19-4 in the opening eight minutes, then went on to take a 29-12 half-time lead. Katie Vandcrgeld led TK with ten points, and Ashleigh Lund. Desiree Jaworowski. and Sam Reeder added four each. Caitlin Chamberlin had three points and six rebounds forTK. Brooke Carter led the Bulldogs with 19 points, while Logan Marsh chipped in nine. Portland jumped out to a 36-13 lead last Thursday, after holding TK to just three points in the first quarter. “Their defensive pressure kept us out of every offense that we tried to run." said Roelofs. “It was a very good learning experi­ ence for us, that’s why you play tough non­ conference opponents." “I think it’s just a matter of ultimately teaching us what it takes to go out and com­ pete at a high level." The Raiders have one of the top rated teams in the state with a great returning class, that includes Samantha Feldpausch who scored 17 points and had eight rebounds to lead her team. They’re now 3-1 on the sea­ TK had senior post-player Reeder in the line-up for the first time. She tied for the team lead with six points. Lund and Jaworowski both added six points for the Trojans. “I think Sam Reeder played very well for us. I think having more than a week off did­ n’t help us." said Roelofs. who's team played its first game Aug. 29. “1 think we would have shown a lot more with a consistent rota­ tion of game, practice, game, practice." Thai’s what the Trojans have for the next six weeks. “We can play better." added Roelofs. The Trojans host South Christian tonight. then will go on the road to take on Hamilton next Tuesday. Hornets shut out Vikes in first CAAC soccer contest Hie Vikings put up a good fight, but couldn’t find the back of the net in a 44J4ot«'t» Williamston that opened the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season last Wednesday. A couple of mistakes by the Lakewood defense in the first 20 minutes of action, and a rebound knocked in for a score staked the Hornets to a 3-0 first half lead. “'i'hL was a very, very physical game with the refs letting everything go." said Lakewood head coach Paul Gonzales. “At the half, we talked about how we needed to get more physical with them or they would blow us out. We came out with fire and played a whole lot better, but the refs seemed to change their idea of letting it be physical so we got a call on us in the box and they got a PK (penalty kick)." It was one of four penalty kicks in the sec­ ond half of the game. The first three were unsuccessful. Williamston shoe it wide, and the score stayed at 3-0. Soon after, the momentum changed and the Vikings were the aggressive team. One of Lakewood's outside midfielders was taken down hard in the box earning his team a PK. The Williamston goalie made an outstanding stop, “as he did all night long he seemed to he evrtyMfere.* said Gonzales. “We had st-erai good shots, but he made the stops above h»5 head to the side. He was just outstanding.** Williamston got another PK try at the 6 54 mark when Viking goalie Scot Cole went inr the ball in a crowd of Williamston players. “He was called for bodily harm k. them when he was just trying to get the ball ai»d protect himself.” Gonzales said. “I have never in my 16 years of coaching ever seen that play go against the goalie. The Hornets converted on this opportunity to make the score 4-0. “The game ended and as I saw it we wen: never out of the game," Gonzales said. “If we didn’t make the early mistakes the score eas­ ily could have been us 1, them 0.1 was ’cry proud of the way my team never gave up and they could have quit at the half with the score being 3-0 they fought hard for almost the whole game." Thursday, the Vikings are on the road for a non-conference game against Saranac. Next Monday, Lakewood will be at home again, to take on Haslett in the CAAC-3. KA. Mueller Accounting • Professional, Economical & Personal son. Accounting Services. Viking tennis gets one win at Pennfield The Viking varsity girls' tennis team didn't have much luck Saturday at the Pennfield Invitational. Of the 16 matches the Vikings played in the eight flights, they came away with just one victory. That was earned by first singles player Emilie Enz, who lopped her opponent from Marshall 6-4 in the third set of their match to cam runner-up honors. A few other three-setters slipped away from the Vikings. Lacey Chase at second singles. Michelle Bulling at fourth singles, and the Viking first doubles team of Chelsea Bickford and Sarah France all suffered 7-5 losses in the third set of matches. 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September 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Barry County teams overpowered at the TK Invite by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer Despite strong finishes by individual run­ ners, boys’ and girls’ cross country teams from Barry County in the Thomappie Division of the annual TK Invitational settled for fifth through seventh places. While in the Kellogg Division, Delton Kellogg boys and girls both place third despite the sudden onslaught of rain. “I think all the kids ran a good race." said TK girts coach Tammy Benjamin. “We don’t usually get such cool weather for lhe TK Invitational it's usually in the 80s or 90s so it was something new for all of us." Thornapple Division With a 16 minute 20 second first-place fin­ ish, Caledonia senior Luke Taylor led the Fighting Scots to a first place victory with help from teammates Alex TenElshof, Justin Kucharczyk, Brian Wilder and. Isaac Cox who placed sixth, seventh, thirteenth and eighteenth with times ranging from 16:54 Lauren Anderson through 17:31. Byron Center claimed second place with a score of 81 points. With their first five runners in South Christian and Wayland were tied with 93 points, but South Christian’s sixth runner Ben Bosch was the tic-breaker coming in 39th ahead of Wayland’s Mike Reuggert who placed 48th. Lowell placed fifth with 94 points. Hastings' junior Ryan Bosma led the Saxons to sixth place finish, placing fifth overall with a time of 16:51. Teammates Alex Kimble placed 20th with at 17:35. AJ Singleteny 29th at 18:03; Tyler Lancaster 34th 18:14; and Dane Schils 35th with a time of 18:16 for a total score of 123 Lakewood boys pulled seventh place with 181 points. Blake Blocher 30th at 18:04, Miguel Martinez, 36th, 18.20, Billy Quinley , 37th. 18:20.7; Jason Sterkenburg, 38th, 18: 23; and Mike Pifer. 40th at 18:27. The Trojans finished eighth with a score of 206; Ethan Fuller 14th. 17:16.5; David Ordway. 41st, 18:28; John Betit. 43rd. 18:37; J.R. LaVine, 53rd. 19:33 and Tim Olsen. 55th. 19: 37. Wyoming Park finished ninth with 273 points and with only three runners and no total score. Hamilton placed tenth. “The boys’ race had a lot stiffer competi­ tion than it has been in the past." said Lakewood head coach Jim Hassett. "We ran the best we have all season, and did not get anyone in lhe top 30." After giving up first place to Rebecca Winchester of Middleville. 18:21 and second to Jessica Armstrong of Wayland, 18:36 lhe girls of South Christian dominated with Kelsey Burgess, claiming third. 19:11; Kaitlyn Diemer, fourth. 19:46; Katie Guikema. eighth. 20:21 and Renae Dwarshuis. 13th, 20:37. Hamilton's girls took second with 76 points. Wayland third with 86. and Caledonia fourth with 108. The Trojan girts took fourth place with 112 Points. Melanie Truer placed second for her team in the 20th spot at 21:17; Kylie Schultz. 27th. 21:29; Emma Ordway. 28th, 21:31; and Kelsey Webster. 36, with 22:21. Whh 147 points the Lakewood girts fin­ ished fifth. Jessika Blackport. 14th. 20:39; Brittany Raffler. 29.21:32; Britnee Barta. 34. 21:50; Natalie Blackmer. 34.22.-09 and Sadie Can. 38th, 22:34. The Saxon girts finished seventh with 154 points led by Lauren Anderson in 16th place with a time of 21:01 followed by Molly Smith. 26th, 21:29. Alyssa Case. 30th. 21:33; Katie Ponsetto. 39th, 22:40 and Leanne Dinges. 43rd. at 22:55. Byron Center finished ninth with 247 points and Wyoming Park girls with only two runners and no total score placed tenth. Kellogg Division While the precipitation held during the Thomappie Division races, runners in lhe Kellogg Division weren’t so lucky and with many runners finishing without their lags due to the heavy rain, only times, schools and ini­ tials were recorded. Despite an impressive race from Mike Hall of Maple Valley who placed first with a time of 16:42, the Maple Valley Lions finished in fifth place with a total score of 129. The first place boys team was Saranac with 43 points, followed by West Catholic with 56 points. Delton Kellogg scored 63 points for a third place finish led by Justin Durbin in third over­ all with a time of 17:16 and Dan Robert fourth at 17:22 followed by Nick Rendon, 17th, 18:40; Morgan Hennessey, 19th. 18:51; See CROSS, page 22 AJ' Singleteny Vikes see top girls’ teams at Bath by Brett Bremer Sports Editor A couple of the top girts' cross country teams in the state put on a show Saturday, during the Bath Invitational, for all the spec­ tators and the Lakewood varsity girts’ cross country team to sec. Hillsdale placed third in the stale at last year s Division 3 finals. East Grand Rapids was tenth in Division 2 in 2005. Hillsdale edged out the Pioneers Saturday, 57-60, for the invitational title. Hillsdale’s top five runners had an average time of 20 min­ utes 10 seconds, while East Grand Rapids' top five averaged 20 minutes 22 seconds. In contrast. Lakewood which placed 11th was paced by Jessika Blackport who was 23rd overall in 21:12. Parma Wesicm was third overall, well behind the top two teams, with 118 points. The P.W. Panthers were led by Meggan Freeland, who was the race’s individual champion in 18:40. Six runners finished in under 20 minutes, with Hillsdale's Adrienne Pastula second in 18: 51. Elk Rapids' Amanda Hammer third in 19: 27, EGR’s Raeanne Lohner fourth in 19:39, Lansing Catholic’s Liz Watson fifth in 19:55, and DeWitt’s Allie Gawura sixth in 19:56. Behind Pastula for Hillsdale, the Hornets had runners place seventh. 11th, 15th. and 22nd. After Lohner for EGR the Pioneers had runners cross the finish line eighth, 13th, 17 th, and 18th. Lakewood finished behind four of its con­ ference rivals. Lansing Catholic. DeWitt, Williamston, and Haslett. Lansing Catholic was fourth overall with 121 points, followed by DeWitt 157, Elk Rapids 213, Williamston 221, Haslett 232, Linden 239, Frankenmuth 246.1jakewood 248, Perry 272, Portland 308, Shepherd 340, Onsted 388, and Fowlerville 406. Natalie Blackmer scored in 40th place for the Lakewood Vikings, with a time of 22.-04. Ashley Pifer was 47th in 22:23, Sadie Can 68th in 22:57. and Britnee Barta 70th in 23:04. The competition was nearly as tough for the boys’ title, but the Lakewood team man­ aged to earn a fifth place finish. First place Linden (54) and second place Elk Rapids (64) ran away from the pack in the boys' race. Linden had the top two runners, in Brad Fenara (16:27) and Michael Skinner (16:37). Lakewood's Jason Sterkenburg (18:14) and Blake Blocher (18:17) did a good job of stick­ ing together, placing 26th and 27th. Teammate Miguel Martinez wasn’t far behind them scoring in 29th place with a time of 18:25. Billy Quint scored in 52nd place for the Vikings at 19:11, and Michael Pifer was 64th in 19:27. The Vikings’ conference rivals from DeWitt were third with 141 points, but Lakewood edged out Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 foes Haslett. Williamston, Fowlerville, and Lansing Catholic. Hillsdale was fourth with 142 points, fol­ lowed by Lakewood 188. East Grand Rapids 189, Haslett 193, Shepherd 208. Onsted 216. Perry 255. Williamston 256. Fowlerville 258. Frankenmuth 291, Portland 311. and Lansing Catholic and Parma Western who didn’t have enough runners to earn team point totals. The Vikings will see their conference rivals again when they CAAC-3 gets together for its first jamboree of the season this afternoon at DeWitt. The conference will meet again next Tuesday at Lansing Catholic. Delton Kellogg's Lauren Knollenberg cruises along the course Monday during the Kellogg Division race hosted by Thomappie Kellogg at Yankee Springs State Park. (Photo by David T. Young) Brittany Raffler Runners set their watches and get on their marks for the start of the 2006 Heritage Day 5K race In Middleville on Saturday. (Photo by Patricia Johns) Two dozen complete 2006 Middleville Heritage Day run There were 24 runners who took part in the Thomappie Trail Run. which was a part of lhe 2006 Heritage Day in Middleville. Saturday. Marc Lester of Middleville won the men’s 5K race with a time of 18 minutes. Lin James-Nickels from Hastings was the first female across the finish line, with a time of Lakewood's uason Sterkenburg and Blake Blocher make their way up hill at Saturday's Bath Invitational. 21 minutes 57 seconds. Here is a complete list of the results: Female 14 & Under Hannah Schroder. 25:44 Male 25-29 Craig Stein. 24.-03 Male 30-34 Anthony Marcukaitis, 28:19 Female 30-34 Meagan Thompson. 34:37 Male 35-39 Rex Brown. 19:23 Ross Sprague. 20:53 Steve Hanson. 22:00 Steve Collins, 22:09 Jim James, 23:22 Craig Tuokkola. 27:12 Female 35-39 Anne Hamming. 26:14 Diana Langdon. 26:24 Jill Kollar. 34:38 Male 40-44 Brett Schroder. 18:08 Bob Vandenberg. 18:39 Male 45-49 Tom Kramer, 20:17 Howard Best, 22:19 Ralph Noffke, 23:16 Male 50-54 Jim DeYoung, 24:30 Male 55-59 Mike Bremer. 22:54 Tom Ackerman, 26:34 Female 55-59 Nancy Jones, 25:35 Male 60 A Over Loyd Elwood, 31:48 �The Hastings Batina, - Thursday, September 14. 2006 - Page 19 LHS golf wins Ionia Co. Shoot-out Lakewood golfers placed first, second. fourth, and seventh Saturday, as the Vikings won the Ionia County Shoot-out by six strokes over Ionia at Momson Lake Country Qub. The Vikings’ Lane Brewer and Pat Spitzley tied for top honors after 18 holes at 74. with Brewer earning the medalist title on a second play-off hole against his teammate. “Playoffs are always fun at the end of a tournament." said Lakewood head coach Carl Kutch. “It was great to sec two Lakewood players go head to bead for the top spot in today's tournament. Lane has played many rounds on this course, so I knew it meant a lot to him today. “Pat Spitzley shot his best round of the year. It’s excellent to see him break out with a low round. We’re really going to need him down the stretch of the season.” As a team the Vikings fired a 303. Chaz Arizola tied two others for fourth place with a 77. and Nic Wieland was in a three-way lie for seventh place with a 78. Ionia was right on the Vikings' heels, plac­ ing four golfers in the top ten. Lakewood actually had five in the top ten. Brad Elliott's 79 tied him for tenth place with Ionia’s Ryan O’Mara and Portland’s Brad White, but since he was fifth on the team the total didn't count towards the team score. “Out guys came in knowing Ionia, in par­ ticular, was going to be a tough team to beat,” Kutch said. “We were very pleased to defend mis title again this year.” Ionia finished with a score of 309. Bulklog teammates Kevan Browne (75) and Jordan Holcomb (77) finished third and fourth over­ all behind the Vikings' top two. Derek Gokee contributed a 78 for the Bulldogs. Portland, led by Ryan Danielson’s 77. placed third at 333. followed by Belding 342. Portland Sl Patrick 356. Pewamo-Westphalia 375. and Saranac 383. The Vikings are on the links again this Thursday when they meet the rest of the Capital Area Activities Conference at Fowlerville. Friday, Lakewood will be a part of the Fall Classic hosted by Hastings at Hastings Country Club. Saturday, the Vikings take pan in a tournament hosted by PewamoWestphalia. Gold golfs early lead belongs to TK by Brett Bremer Sports Editor While it’s unlikely any team will run away with the title in the tight O-K Gold Conference this fall, the Thomappie Kellogg varsity boys’ golf team is off to a great early lead. The Trojans won their second conference jamboree in ovo tries when the league's seven teams met at Orchard Hills Golf Course in Wayland on Tuesday. TK also won last Wednesday's jamboree at Hastings Country Club. On Tuesday only 13 strokes separated sec­ ond from seventh place, last Wednesday there was only a nine stroke difference. Hastings was actually one shot better at Orchard Hills than it had been on its home course, but dropped one spot in the standings. The Saxons fired a 176 Tuesday, which put them in seventh place. The Trojans led the way with a 158, fol­ lowed by Hamilton 163, Wayland 163, Caledonia 166. Byron Center 167. and South Christian 169. South Christian was able to stay in front of the Saxons by having the lowest individual round. Matt Marks fired an even-par 36. Six other golfers were under 40 on the day. and TK had five golfers finish with a 41 or better. Mike Gray led the Trojans with a 38, while Josh DeKlein fired a 39. Brad Steffen 40, and Scott Pitsch and Travis Clelland a The Trojans' Steffen and Gray tied Hamilton’s Nick Goodman and Hastings' Kalmink for the top individual score of the day, four-over par 40. The Trojans also counted a 41 from Brent Butgereit and a 42 fron. Pitsch in taking the title. Brandon Kolk led Caledonia’s team with a pair of 41s. Hastings' best score was Eric Pettengill’s 40. Tyler Kalmink and Matt Cooley added 45s for the Saxons, and R iIcy McLean shot a 46. Other golfers under 40 included Byron Center's Shawn Haverdink and Wayland's Keith Sikkema with 37s, and Hamilton’s Nate Urban and Caledonia's David O'Hagen 41, and Nolan Luyk fired a 42 for the Scots. Their teammates O’Hagan and Sean Black added a 43 and a 45. Wayland was third in the team standings, three strokes behind Caledonia, with a 174. scored 38s. TK had five of the top 13 scores Tuesday. Of the top 11 scores fired at Hastings Country Club in the first O-K Gold Conference jam­ boree of the fall, four belonged to the Trojans. TK fired a 163 to win the jamboree by eight strokes over second-place Caledonia (171), but only nine strokes separated the Scots from the seventh-place Byron Center Bulldogs The Wildcats were followed by South Christian with a 175, Hamilton 176, Hastings 177, and Byron Center 180. Wayland was paced by Keith Sikkema's 42, while South Christian haJ Matt Marks and Kent Walters both fire that same score. Behind Kalmink for Hastings. Casey Goodenough shot a 45, and Gregg Hasman and Pettengill 46$. TK, Caledonia, and Hastings will all be among the field at Friday’s Fall Cassie at Hastings Country Club. The Trojans will be one their home course at Yankee Springs for the next league jamboree, Tuesday afternoon. Grade level preview of Gold season Btttgcss who took thqgghphomore race in for the Thomappie Kellogg Trojans. by Sandra Ponaetto t,mc ' ~................... •—*-*■-** ~ A«B of ten boys brake the 18 attMe W- •WT That’was the day. behind "WfiHd ■enio'- Jessica tier at Riverbend Golf Course, with It’s early in the season and with runners Armstrong (19%) aMtTK senior Rebecca Caledonia junior Luke Taylor leading the way hoping to peak closer to the regional and state Winchester (19:24). t with a time of 17 minutes 1 second. TK jun­ championships it’s hard to predict how the O­ South Christian haddh in the top ten of the ior Ethan Fuller was second in that race with K Gold cross country season will shape up. But Hastings’ Gnde Level Invitational last week gives a hint of how the teams are shap­ ing up for the season. While there were no official results for the freshman race which was called due to severe weather, looking at the top ten for the senior, junior and sophomore races it appears the Caledonia Fighting Scots are looking good with eight boys and seven girls placing in the top ten for their event, while only one boy and three girls placed in the top ten of their events Valley Pool League ready to get started It is time again to sign-up for the fail women's valley pool league. There is a sign-up sheet at the Blarney Stone Bar. Interested players are asked to slop in or call to sign-up. For more information call the Blarney Stone at 945-5499. a time of 17:28, with the third best time by a boy overall. Byron Center sophomore David Vanabonte won his class .rith a time of 17:05. Justin Kucharczyk was second in the senior boys race with a time of 17:36 for the Fighting Scots, and his senior teammate Michael Schmidtke was eighth in 18:50. Behind Taylor in the junior race for Caledonia, Alex TenElshof was sixth in 18:46 and Zachery Christopher eighth in 18:53. In the sophomore race, the Scots* Ben Diefenbach was fifth in 18:15, Kyle Levault eighth in 18:51, and Matt Lacina tenth in 20fl0. Hastings boys* team didn’t appear to be too far behind the Fighting Scots, with seniors AJ. Singleteny (third, 17:50), Jesse Ellwood (fourth, 17:51). Alex Kimble (sixth. 18:16), and Tyler Lancaster (tenth, 1902) all placing in the top ten in their race. Saxon junior Ryan Bosma was third in his race in 17:50, while sophomore Dane Schils placed eighth in 18:59. In the girls* races South Christian had 12 girls finish in the top ten. led by junior Kelsey junior girls, but Caledonia's junior girls showed their strength as well. The Scots' Stephanie Rossman took the junior girls’ race with a time of 20:48, and teammate Kendel Grant was second in 21:13. Andrea Schedibaucr was fifth iathe junior girls’ race at 21:57, behind South’s Katie Guikema (21:32) and Katlyn Diemer (21:32) Melanie Truer and Emma Ordway were the only other Trojans with top ten finishes. Truer crossed the line 22:21 after the start of the sophomore race, in fourth place, and Ordway was eighth in 23:12. Caledonia's Emily Rossman was sixth in 22:39, and Sunny DeJong ninth in 24:03. The Scots’ Amy Jansma was eighth in the senior race at 23:49, just ahead of teammate Emily Russo who placed tenth in 20:00. Those two Fighting Scots were just behind Hastings top senior runner, Alyssa Case who was seventh in 23:49. Molly Smith had the Saxon girls’ best time of the day, placing fifth in the sophomore race at 22:36. ucing linker’s Ho astings City Bank style! 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Slaughter caused two fumbles that were picked up by Hastings' Dylan Lawrence and Kaleb Heath. Slaughter also picked up two sacks. Hoffman and Bill Glossip had one sack each. Rams score two in second half to top Delton by a goal A one-goal lead slipped away from the Delton Kellogg varsity boys’ soccer team in the soggy second half conditions Monday evening. Galesburg-Augusta scored two secondhalf goals, for a 2-1 win over the Panthers in Delton. David Roberts puts his team up 1-0, con­ verting on a break away in the final two min­ utes of the first half. Galesburg-Augusta tied the game midway through the second half on a penalty kick by Daniel Esman. then with seven minutes to play Sean Holmes slipped a shoe past Delton keeper Scott Hoekstra for the game winner. Hoekstra did have a good night in net for the Panthers, making 21 saves. Paul Lewis had 11 saves for the Rams. It is the second loss in two tries in the Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association this season for Delton. The team is 1-5 overall. The Panthers picked up their first win of the season Saturday, when they topped Three Rivers on the road 8-1. Delton fired 32 shots at the Three Rivers goal, with what bead coach Bill Roberts called “fantastic team offense.” Roberts scored three goals. AJ. Newkirk two, and the Panthers got one tally each by Khola Methvin. Dan Ordway and Matt Julian. Three Rivers lone score came on a penalty­ kick by David Mullendore. “Scott Hoekstra showed toughness in the keeper position with sixteen saves,*' said Roberts. The Panthers are at home twice next week, against Allegan Monday and Hackett Wednesday. TK-Hastings freestylers leave Bengals in their wake The T xnapple Kellogg-Hastings varsity girls’swi iming and d:ving team hit the water for the fust time on Tuesday evening, a»xi scored a 120-60 victory at Ottawa Hills. Ottawa Hills took the 200-yard medley relay to open the night, but the Trojans bounced back in a hurry. TK-Hastings had the top three times in the 200-yard freestyle, and •he team’s lead just kept growing. TWNasiif uwlftie 200 ffcgtyfe'foHKHastings in 2 minutes 28.26 seconds. Lee Christensen was second in 2:32.05 and Amber VanderMeer third in 2:36.83. It was the first of eight victories in the 12 events for the Trojans. Freestyle swimmers had a great night for TK-Hastings. The Trojans also swept the top three scoring places in the 500-yard freestyle. Audrey Hoag won the event in 6:29.23. with Christensen second in 6:45.10 and Beth Fuller third in 6:48.17. Mindy Warner won the 100 free for the Trojans in 1:00.64 and the 50 fire in 27.53 seconds. The Trojans won both freestyle relays too. Michelle Howard. Elizabeth Chappelow. Courtney England, and Jasmine Brown won the 200-yard relay in 2.06.29 while Fuller. Chappelow, VanderMeer, and Nassif woo the 400-yard event in 4:44.64. The freestyle wasn’t the only stroke the Trojans excelled at though. Hoag won the 100 backstroke in 1:13.06. and Wallace the 100 breasvtrokt in 1:23.99. TK-Hartings will be at Creston Thursday to take on ihe Polar Bears and the Grand /tfieh ai Saturday the Trojans will host thek owu sefey invitational in Hastings. Next Tuesday the Trojtu> host Swim Club Night when u»ry take on the Unity Christian Crusaders. Read The BUNNER every week! �Page 20 - Thursday September 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Wins still tough to come by for Barry Co. football by Brett Bremer Sports Editor One-third of the varsity boys' football sea­ son is complete, and Hastings is home to the only team in the county which has a winning record. The Saxons earned their second win of the season last week, topping Wyoming Park for the second-straight year. Hastings was the odd team out in the O-K Gold Conference last week, as the league’s six other teams beat up on each other. Caledonia squeaked out a 28-24 victoryover South Christian last weekend, and now Caledonia. Hastings, and Wayland arc the only teams in the conference with two wins this year. Hastings will have its hands full with ti>e defending Division 3 state champion Fighting Scots this Friday night. Thomappie Kellogg is the lone winless team in the league, after falling to Hamilton last week. TK goes for win number one this Friday night on the road at Byron Center. The Bulldogs were beaten soundly by Wayland last weekend 46-20. One more team will gets its first w in of the season Friday night, when the Lions host Galesburg-Augusta in the Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association. The Rams come to Nashville with an 0-3 record, having been topped by Pennfield 46-13 last week. If the Lions, who were shut out by Olivet Friday, don’t out pohts on the board against the Rams they’ll know they’re in trouble. In three games Gale*bu*g has given up 46. 50. and 46 points to its opponents. Delton Kellogg has been up and down, although a lot of that has had to do with its competition. The Panthers scored 39 points in their week two win over Bellevue, but have been outscored 88-7 in losses to Schoolcraft (3-0) and Hackett Catholic Central (3-0). Delton takes on Kalamazoo Christian (3-0) this Friday. The Panthers go from worrying about Hackett Catholic Central’s running Hastings’ Matt Teunessen fights off a pair of Wyoming Park defenders in the sec­ ond quarter Friday night. Teunessen led the Saxon ground game with 137 yards on 13 carries. (Photo by Dan Goggins) CHASE GEIGER IRONSIDE INSURANCE AGENCY 129 Division Sl, P.O, Box 25. Purport. Ml 49325 (616) 765-3445 * Fax (616) 765-3460 1-800-522-2919 Small Town Friendly, Personal Service All Your Insurance Needs! |H lHaxtingi Mutual | Tt<[jn«urance Company Kaczmars Hearing Services Welcomes Our New Audiologist Kimberley Hollister, M.A., CCC-A We are pleased to introduce Kim Hollister to Kaczmarski Hearing Services and welcome her to our growing practice. 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Lakewood is now back to work try ing to get ready for lhe second Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 game on the schedule, a trip to Fowlerville this Friday night. Kick-off there is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Current Records Delton Hastings Lakewood Maple Valley Middleville 1-2 2-1 1-2 0-3 0-3 Here’s a round-up of last Friday's local gridiron action. Hastings 36. Wyoming Park 34 Saxon senior Matt Tcuncs.cn went from goat to hero in a hurry Friday night. Matt Bronner picked off a Teunessen pass in lhe fourth quarter and raced 63 yards the other way for a go-ahead touchdown. The Vikings missed their two-point conversion pass, but went ahead 34-28. Teunessen got the chance to redeem him­ self. and plunged into the end zone from two yards out later in the quarter to tie the game, and Garrett Harris' two-point conversion run gave Hastings a 36-34 victory on Johnson Field. Teunessen was only asked to throw the football four times in the game, two passes fell incomplete, one was caught by teammate Josh Jevicks for a 17-yard gain, the other was hauled in by Bronner. It was the Vikings who moved the ball through the air on the night, while the Saxon ground game carried the offensive attack for its team. Of the Saxons' 445 yards of total offense. 428 came on the ground. Teunessen rushed 13 times for 137 yards. Harris ran the ball 15 times for 120. and Matt Donnini carried the ball 15 times for 94 yards. Bradan King also had 71 yards on eight carries for Hastings. King put his team up 6-0 with a 41-yard scoring run in the opening quarter. It wasn't the last big play that would affect the ball game. Of the ten scoring plays in the game, six covered at least 24 yards and four covered more than 40. Quarterback Casey Therriault ran lhe Wyoming Park offense well, completing 25of-34 pass attempts for 262 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. His 14yard pass to A.J . Whitehead and the ensuing extra-point kick by Scott Ziomkowski gave the Vikings a 7-6 lead in the first quarter. Hastings answered back with a 24-ycnl touchdown run by Donnini. for a 12-7 lead. The Vikings managed the final tally of the opening quarter, when Therriault connected with Mark Thrash for a 50-yard touchdown pitch and catch. Ziomkowski again nailed the extra-point for a 14-12 Viking lead. The two teams traded touchdowns again in the second quarter, with Harris scoring on a five-yard run for lhe Saxons and lhe ensuing two-point run. Wyoming Park fired back with a six-yard pass from Therriault to Whitehead, and Ziomkowiki's third extra-point of the night for a 21-20 Viking lead at the half. Will Benson added to the Wyoming Park lead in the third quarter with a 35-yard touch­ down run. and another Ziomkowski extra­ point. Benson led the Wyoming Park ground attack, but his big TD run accounted for more than half the Vikings' gains on the ground. The Saxons limited Wyoming Park to just 62 yards on 21 rushing attempts. This time the Saxons came right back to score on a 55-yard run by Harris. Teunessen ran in the two-point conversion to knot the score at 28 heading into the fourth quarter. Hackett Catholic Central 40, Delton 7 Drop the ball once and it might be over­ looked Drop it twice, shame on you. Drop it three times, and it’s tough to win a football game. Delton Kellogg turned the ball over three times, and had a heck of a time trying to slow down Hackett Catholic Central running back Jezrcl White, in a 40-7 loss to the Fighting Irish. ”Wc couldn't slow down Mr. White very well.” said Delton Kellogg head coach Vic Haas. White rushed for 358 yards and three touchdowns. He scored on runs of 75.61. and 39 yards. “He was one of the fastest kids in the league last year in the 100. and he's 6-1 or 6­ 2 about 200 pounds." said Haas. Still, the Panthers hung with the Irish until White really slatted running wild. The Panthers fumbled on their opening possession deep in their own territory, but the Delton defense was able to keep the Irish off the score board for lhe time being. When Delton fumbled again when it got the ball back, the Irish took advantage. Hackett scored on a short touchdown run and took a 7-0 lead. Delton came back to score on a two-yard touchdown run by Steven Scoby. who lied the game with his extra-point kick early in the second quarter. The rest of the night, it was the Mr. White show. His team look a 21-7 lead into the half, and led 27-7 when the game was halted Friday night because of lightning. The two teams finished things off Friday, although the Panthers were missing a few starters *who Delton Kellogg varsity fco'.ball coach Vic Haas talks things over with Martell Epperson during a break in lhe action of the second quarter Friday night against Hackett Catholic Central. (Photo by Linda Boyce) could have helped out. DK did finish the game with 190 yards of total offense. 166 on the ground. Sccby rushed 26 times for 107 yards. Brian Diaz connected on 2-of-4 pass attempts for 24 yards. “We ran more offensive plays than they did. The problem was we turned the ball over three times against a good football team.” said Haas. See FOOTBALL, next page The Hastings defense smothers a Wyoming Park ball carrier during the Saxons' tiro-point victory over the Vikings on Friday night. 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September 14. 2006 - Page 21 FOOTBALL, continued from previous page Thomappie Kellogg junior Paul Betcher tries to bounce outside on a kick-off return during the second half of the Trojans' loss to Hamilton in the O-K Gold Conference opener for both teams Friday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Scoby also had eight tackles from his line­ backer spot, while fellow linebacker Brennan Smith led DK with nine tackles. “He’s probably our best linebacker,” Haas said of Smith. "He plays our Mike-linebacker position. He’s a tough kid who’s just a sopho­ more. He played for me on the junior varsity last year." Hamilton 35, Middleville 13 The Thomappie Kellogg Trojans might not have minded waiting another day to close out their contest with the Hamilton Hawkeyes. Many area teams had their games halted in mid-action, because of lightning bolts flying around the sky. Lightning was spotted between the third and fourth quarters of TK's O-K Gold Conference opener Friday. The two teams retreated to the locker room with a 20­ 7 Hamilton lead showing on the scoreboard, and it was nearly an hour and a half before play resumed. The Hawkeyes came out of the locker room and scored on their first two drives of the fourth quarter to put the game away, eventu­ ally winning 35-13. The weather wasn’t what the Trojans would have hoped for. and the bounces didn’t go their way either. Hamilton fumbled on its third play of the fourth quarter, inside the Trojan ten. but the ball bounced right back up into the arms of the Hawkeye running back. The Hawkeyes took a 28-7 lead two plays Maple Valley s Tyler Christensen is tripped up by an Olivet tackler in the second half of the Lions' 6-0 toss to the Eagles at Olivet College. (Photo by Perry Hardin) See Bob or Doug for all your insurance needs... eal people. Hometown people who will help B Bob Nicoiai you through the details of buying insurance or making a claim. While some insurance companies are no more than an 800 number and a voice mail menu, we’re here to help - in good times and in bad - year after year. v4uto-(hmm bnurancr -*• Zv Doug Taisma INSURANCE FIRST,S 497 Arlington St. (M-37) PO Bos 99 • Middleville. Ml 49333 (269) 795-3302 or Toll Free (800) 706-3302 Toll Agent: JJt. Coburn later with 10:24 to pla\ on a one-yard plunge by senior Shawn Pitsch. Hamilton led 12-7 at lhe half, and scored the only points of the third quarter when Bradley Birkholtz blocked a Trojan punt at the TK ten-yard line and followed the bounc­ ing ball into the end zone where he grabbed it for a touchdown. It was his second touchdown of lhe night, having taken a pass from quarterback Cody Timmerman 75 yards for the first score of the game. Hamilton led 6-0 with 2:32 left in lhe opening quarter. TK answered fast with a big play of its own. Quarterback Tommy Enslcn connected with Nate Jazwinski for 83 yards and a score just four plays after the Hawkeye kick-off. J.D. Brower’s extra-point kick gave TK a one point lead. The Hawkeyes pounded out a go-ahead drive on their ensuing possession 73 yards on 14 plays. Bradley Arnold raced around lhe right side of the TK defense to score from 16 yards out. and his team never trailed again. TK had a lough time slowing down the Hawkeye running game. The Hawkeyes pounded out 218 yards on the ground, to 118 for lhe Trojans. Travis Dykstra led the TK defense with seven tackles. Enslen had a good night under center for TK completing I0-of-18 pass attempts for 155 yards. Blake Johnson caught eight of those passes for 85 yards. Brower led the TK ground game with ten carries for 56 yards. He scored TK’s final TD of lhe game, on a nine-yard run with 2:40 to pl«y. Olivet 6, Maple Valley 0 The Lions had more first downs than the Eagles Friday night. They had more rushing yards, and more total yards. The teams both had one turnover, but the Lions ended up with fewer points in a 6-0 loss on the Olivet College football field. Eagle full back Chris Behnke raced into the end zone from 11-yards out with 7:15 left to play in the first half. The Eagles' extra-point try was no good, but lhe six points Behnke scored were enough to earn the victor}’. Behnke led the Eagle offense all night, rushing ten times for 71 yards. He also had 14 tackles on the other side of the ball. The two teams now find themselves on opposite ends of the Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association standings, with the 0­ 3(0-1) Lions on the bottom and the 34X1-0) Eagles at lhe top with fellow unbeaten Kalamazoo Christian. Maple Valley rushed the ball for 224 yards, and finished with 244 total yards and 15 first downs: Olivet rushed the ball tor just 162 yards against the Lion defense, but passed for 80. The Lions’ passing offense struggled. Between the two. Jacob Meyers and Kenneth Quick completed just 2-of-l3 pass attempts for 20 yards and one interception. Tyler Christensen matched Behnke’s two­ way performance, with lhe exception of the touchdown. He rushed 14 limes for 101 yards, and caught one pass for eight. Max Wilson and Lance Howard led the Lion defense with nine tackles each, while Dusty Cowell and Micah Coplin both had seven. Jared Smith had an interception for the Lions. Williamston 33, Lakewood 6 A better first half would have made for a longer fourth quarter Friday, or Saturday, at Williamston. The host Hornets opened the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season with a 33-6 win over lhe Lakewood Vikings (1-2). The Hornets jumped out to a 2f " ’ alf-time lead, and with eight minutes left in the fourth quarter the game was called due to lightning. “They beat us on the line of scrimmage.’’ said Lakewood head coach Bob Veitch. "They just came and got physical and we just kind of backed down again.” Through just over three quarters, the Hornets managed 241 rushing yards, and 340 total yards of offense. Quarterback Kory Jorgensen had two touchdown runs and threw two touchdown passes for Williamston. Lakewood had 126 rushing yards, and just 161 yards of total offense. Curtis Powell scored the Vikings only points, on a one-yard rush with 5:27 left in lhe third quarter. That pulled his team to within 26-6. until Jorgensen scored his second rushing TD of the night on a ten-yard -un with 11:51 left in the game. Powell had 39 yards on seven carries to lead the Lakewood offense, while Peter Wemct added 39 yards on four carries. Quarterback Jesse Martin completed 3-of-12 passes for 35 yards. Justin Keller and Powell each had one reception for 13 yards, while Ashton King was on the other end of Martin’s other com­ pletion. “Offensively we aren’t moving the ball. Defensively, we are not coming up with the big plays." said Veitch. “We’ve got to keep pounding and keep try ing to get better and belter." When lightning delayed lhe game in the fourth quarter Veitch and his team, which had already lost a feu players to injuries through­ out the course of the contest, decided it would be better to call it right then than to stiffen up on a bus for at least a half hour and chance more injuries on the field when the game resumed. “We played like we did against Hastings." said Veitch. “In the first half, we didn’t step up and make plays. We were pretty good there in the second half and going into that fourth quarter. We've got to do that sooner.” Delton Kellogg's Steven Scoby keeps a tignt wrap on the football as he pulls away from the Fighting Irish in the first half Friday night. 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September 14, 2006 - The Hastings Banner DK boys second at Harvest Fest SXUm— The Niles varsity boys' crass country team, with five runners placing in the lop 15. was just able to edge out lhe Delton Kellogg squad at last Thursday's Paw Paw Harvest Festival Cross Country invitational. The Vikings and Panthers each had a duo vying for the top spot at the end of the race. Niles' Nicholas Schuck and Mark Calhoun were able to out-run Delton's Dan Roberts and Justin Durbin however. Schuck won the race in 17 minutes 48 sec­ onds. followed by Calhoun in 17:52. Roberts was third in 17:57 and Durbin fourth in 18:05. Keeping pace with a teammate was the theme of the day. Of the top 18 runners. 12 of them were pairs of teammales that crossed the finish iine w ithin seconds of each other. Niles had two of those pairs, and finished with just 44 points as a team. Delton was sec­ ond with 65. followed by Otsego 73. Stevensville-Lakeshore 103. Hartford 125. Lawton 144. Lawrence 161. and Paw Paw 189. Daniel Geiger (19:16) and Brett Ortiz (19:18) finished 14th and 15th for Niks, just behind teammate Andrew Kersten who was 12th in 19:06. Behind the lop two for Delton Kellogg. Cory Cook was 17th in 19:30 and Nick Remien I8th in 19:36. Delton’s fifth runner was Morgan Hennessey, w ho finished 23rd in 20:01 Stevensville-Lakeshore controlled the pack at the front of lhe girls' race Thursday. The Lancers placed their first six girls in the top ten. Otsego's Jenna Matthews won the race in 19:53. just ahead of Lakeshore's Amanda Balk who hit lhe finish line in 20:07. Lakeshore only had 30 points when they were tallied up. Otsego was second with 60. followed by Niles 84. Hartford 122. Delton 135. Lawton 149. Lawrence 158. and Paw Paw 175. Delton Kellogg's girls were much more spread out than their teammates on the boys' side. Mandy Dye led DK with a 14th place finish in 22:53. Amanda Strick was 21st in 23:54. Lauren Knollenberg 26th in 24:22. Shawn Schut 32nd in 24:57. and Jill Newton 42nd in 26:13. Delton's Dan Roberts (right) sprints to the finish ahead of a Saranac runner at Monday’s TK Invitational. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) and Cory Cook. 2<Hh at 18:52. Other placements were: Northpointe Christian was fourth with 118 points, Comstock Park, sixth. 136 points; Freedom Baptist, seventh. 181; and Rogers eighth with 222 points. In the girls’ Kellogg Division Race. Delton Kellogg girls finished third with 90 points behind first place Northpointe Christian. 44 points, and second place West Catholic with 48 points. Scoring for Delton Kellogg were: Mandy Dye. I Oth. 21:30; Amanda Strick. 13th, 22:05; Lauren Knollenberg. 19. 22:49; Shawn Schut. 22nd. 23:18; and Jill Newton, 27th at 23:26. Rogers placed fourth with 93 points. Saranac fifth. 107 points, and Comstock Park, sixth with 146. ’ Maple Valley placed seventh ahead of Freedom Baptist which did not have enough runners for a total score. Scoring for Maple Valley were: Erin Shoemaker. 21st, 23.08; Kaytlin Furlong. 48th. 2504; Amanda Erwin. 51 st. 25:15; Lauren Trumble 54th. 25:51; and Natashe Misiewicz. 59th at 26:19. Call A Spencer ■ n I0RITY COLLISION CENTER » V ‘ *3,^5-7777 "! BODY REPAIR-SPRAY H 8ED-UNERS - MECHANICAL REPAF-TK SALES 4 SERVICE Alyssa Case Matt Spencer | Specializing in • 24 Hour Towing <8 Recovery • Full Mechanical Services • Complete Auto Body Repair • FREE Loaner cars FULL SERVICE TIRES & SALES Snow Plow Sales & Service Priority Collision Center Proud Supporter of 4-H (269) 945-7777 384 Haynes Loop Drive, Hastings. 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No 36 ANNER B NEWS BRIEFS VanNortwick, Stoneburner win Recounts yield no changes by David T. Young Marching Band Invitational set Saxon Marching Band Invitational will begin at 12:45 p.m. Saturday. Sept. 23. and performances will continue through­ out the day at 15-minute intervals. Twenty-five high school bands will perform at Johnson Field in Hastings. The bands will be adjudicated in several areas by judges trained in specialty areas such as music, marching and visual effect There also will be awards present­ ed in special areas such as field com­ manders. color guard and percussion. The entire schedule of bands includes: Bridgman 12:45. Martin 1:00. Gobles. 1:15, Schoolcraft 1:30. Ionia 2.00, Maple Valley 2:15. Parchment 2:30. Leslie 2:45. Delton-Kellogg 3:15. Watervliet 3:30. Kelloggsvillc 3:45. Olivet 400. Eaton Rapids 4:30. Kalamazoo Central 4:45. Vicksburg 600, Lakewood 6:15. Sturgis 6:30. Plainwell 6:45. Comstock 700. Wyoming Park 7:30. Byron Center 7:45. Gull Lake 8:00. Dewitt 8:30. Otsego 8:45, and Hastings 900. event is sponsored the by Hastings Band Boosters, and all proceeds go toward support of the Hastings band When asked about his primary opponent's Editor endorsement. VanNortwick said. “Why am I The Barry County Board of Canvassers' not surprised? He's doing what he feels he recounts last week of results from two pri­ must do. He's grasping at reasons why he lost mary elections turned up no changes in the and is holding every one responsible but him­ final tallies. self. "I'm disappointed that Tom Wing is choos­ This confirmed the elections of challenger The 15th annual Hastings High School This PRICE 50c Thursday, September 21. 2006 Jeff VanNortwick over incumbent Tom Wing ing not to support a fellow Republican." in the Seventh County Commission District The primary between the two was con­ tentious and controversial. Wing won a fairly and of challenger Jim Stonebumer over incumbent Mike Herzog for Prairieville Township Supervisor. All fo the candidates are Republicans. close battle for the scat in 2004, but lost by just nine votes in a rematch last month. Fueling the flames were reports Wing Results from the Aug. 8 primary were con­ placed his campaign signs on public property election firmed that VanNortwick defeated Wing 360 near to 351. The district includes the townships of VanNortwick since then has filed a complaint Johnstown. Baltimore and Assyria. Wing was with contesting only the results from Assyria Departmcr.’. charging Wing violated state Township. law. The matter is being investigated. “I was pleased with the way it turned out." polling the places Allegan on County day. Sheriff's The Prairieville Township race for supervi­ VanNortwick commented. "And now it's on sor also was contentious. Trustee to November," referring to the Nov. 7 general Herzog had been appointed supervisor after election, where he will face independent can­ the death of Tom Guthrie, but he had to seek didate Ron Miller. election to the remaining two years of the Wing, in a prepared statement addressed to Mike his constituents, said. "It has been my plea­ term. Stonebumer mounted a challenge and his surebeing your county commissioner for the detractors said he didn’t live in Prairieville last six years. I appreciate very much your Township, a charge he denied. suppon and assistance I have had over that time. After the Assyria Township recount. I count of 396 to 135. sible for the Tho.napplc River Cleanup this by Patricia Johns Tire County Board of Canvassers, made up and congratulate Mr. Van Nortwick on his of two Democrats and two Republicans and County Clerk Deb Smit| certifies the results “I will be supporting independent Ron Miller in the November 7th general election." Thornapple River cleanup, water festival is Saturday In the end. Stonebumer was victorious by a am acknowledging no change in the outcome August 8th primary victory. These two men are shown here traversing and helping dean up the Thomapple River in the annual event held last year. The deanup this year will take place at 8 a.m. Saturday at Tyden Park in Hastings and in Nashville and just north of Middleville Tyden Park also will be the site c' a water festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. of all elections in Bt> ij County. Saturday. Sept. 23. Stuff Writer Kim Walton of the Barry Conservation District is one of those who will be keeping Yocth groups, church groups, lake or home owner as.xxistions can adopt a section of eyes on the sky and cars open for weather See CLEANUP, page 17- reports this week. She is one of those respon­ program. Admission for the entire day is $5 per person, a family price of $15. and Area woman has West Nile children under 5 are free. "The performances will proceed rain or shine. 91year-old recovering from rare disease ‘Man Who Came to Dinner’ slated by Jon Gambee of West Nile Virus currently exists in the Stuff Writer county because his department has not yet Beatrice Saylor, a 91-year old woman now The Thomapple Players will present their play. “The Man Who Came to Dinner*' in the Central Auditorium from "That could very well be because she was taken to a hospital in Kalamazoo County." this disease in Barry County since 2002. Tackitt said. “Il would have been reported to Steve Sept. 28 to Oct. I. been notified of Saylor's diagnosis. iiving in Middleville, has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus in the first diagnosis of Tackilt. health officer for the the Kalamazoo County Community Health The show will be at 7 p.m. Thursday. Barry/Ealon Health Department, said the last Department and has not yet been forwarded Friday and Saturday. Sept. 28.29 and 30, recorded case of a human contracting West and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Oct. 1. Nile Virus in Barry County was four years to us." Saylor currently is a resident of Carveth ago. "We have not had any reported cases since Norma Jean Acker who and Kim Butler are co-directing the play, which Village, a nursing home located in Middleville, but family members said she 2002.” he said, "and that is up through was written by Moss Hart and George September 8." Tackitt was unable to confirm that any case Kaufman. The story is about critic and See WEST NILE, page 5 personality Sheridan Whiteside, who has dinner with the prominent Stanley family in the Midwestern home before falling on their front steps. Whiteside is subse­ quently confined to the Stanley home for the next six weeks, turning the outra­ Thomas Evans Harry Doeie geous into the common place. The cast includes Barb Pruden. Rose Anger, Carol Satterly. Terry Dennison. Kim Butler. Terri Schray. Tawny Roper. Franklin White. Norma Jean Acker. Emily Shirlee Benningficld. Holston. Jeff Mariah Kniaz. Burd. Mike Kasinsky. Doug Acker and Seth Beduhn, Carol Svihl. Vai Hurless. Chris White. Mary Jo Gorsuch. Laurie Quada. Pat Mulvany and Jason Roper. The cast also includes Hannah and Jacob Butler and Matthew Johnson in the children's cho­ rus. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children, students and senior citizens. Tickets are available at the door and at Progressive Graphics. Evans named Barry County Prosecutor Former CEO of Pennock is charged Barry by Jon Gambee Harry Doeie. 55. former Pennock Hospital 30 CEO. was arraigned in Barry County District Evans succeeds Julie Nakfoor Pratt, whose Court last Thursday and charged with obtain­ last day will be Friday. Sept. 29. as she is ing a controlled substance by fraud, a felony: Harvest Festival slated in Hastings The second Hastings Harvest Festival County Circuit Judge James H. Fisher has announced he is appointing Tom Evans as prosecuting attorney effective Sept. Stuff Writer and with embezzlement over S2(X). but less resigning to take as assistant prosecutor s post in Allegan County Oct. 2. Evans defeat­ than S1.000. a misdemeanor. ed Nakfoor Pratt in the primary election for Dixie has been with Pennock Hospital the post on Aug. 8. so he would have begun since 1987 and was named CEO in 2(MM. working in the job officially as of Jan. I. succeeding Dan Hamilton. He resigned his 2007. anyway. "I spoke w ith Mr. Evans last week to deter­ position earlier this month. Oct. 7 will include some of the favorites The charges stem from allegations Dixie, from last year, including the scarecrow a licensed pharmacist. ti»ok more than 100 which would preclude him from assuming contest, and a chili cookoff. bottles of the controlled substance Phenergan with Codeine over a period of several office upon the departure of Ms. Nakfoor months from the Pennock Pharmacy. assume the office.” Fisher said. "Given his The second scarecrow contest is spon­ sored by the Hastings Fanners’ Market committee of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the City of Hastings. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Dixie was arraigned by mine if there were any pending cases he had Pratt, and he said he was willing and able to video hookup from the Barry County Jail. The arraignment was conducted by Magistrate Glen Staup. See DOELE, page 7 pending uncontested election in November, Beatrice Saylor. 91, has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus, the first such case in Barry County in four years. Family members who were called to her side, said Saylor has spent the majority of the summer visiting Lake Michigan. Gun Lake and Martin. They believe it was in one of those locations she contracted the disease this appointment made sense and ensures that the office w ill not have any period of vacan- See EVANS, page 7 �Page 2 - Thursday September 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner ILR will begin semester with lunch Sept. 29 NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page made, in gmxi taste and appropriate for who weighs 110 pounds or more may be eligible to give blood every 56 days. No children to see. appointment is necessary. For more infor­ The Institute for Learning in Retirement mation. go to ww w.miblood.org or call 1- will launch its fall semester of lifelong learn­ Scarecrows must be six feet tall, home This year the scarecrows must be hung with twine only on bmp posts on State Street from Broadway and Boltwood or Jefferson Street between Center and Mill streets. Scarecrows must be up by I p.m. Oct. 7 and should stay in place until Oct. 26. Prizes donated by local businesses will be presented to the first, second and third 866-MIBLOOD. ing with a noon luncheon and social Friday. First Friday plans senator’s forum Community College. Sept. 29. at the Hastings campus of Kellogg The event will begin at noon with a wel­ come. followed by the catered lunch. ILR members and travel enthusiasts Bill and Laurie Miller will present a special program place winners. The chili cookoff will be at the County The next First Friday session will be about their recent trip to Africa. Included in held at 7 p.m. Friday. Sept. 22. in a special the presentation will be slides, demonstra­ Scat Restaurant at 128 S. Jefferson St. in program at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in tions and items they brought back from their Hastings. Hastings. Featured will be the two major party trip. Cost of the program and lunch is $8.50 Chili cooks should register between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the restaurant. candidates for 24th District Michigan per person. Besides the program, announcements will Chefs should bring their recipe in a crock Senate, incumbent Republican Patricia be made of upcoming classes, field trips and pot. The ingredients must be listed on the Birkholz registration form and no home canned Suzette Royston. Democrat. and Democratic lunch and learns. All are invited to attend. challenger The Institute for Learning in Retirement is foods can be used. Fresh produce and fresh The 24th District includes Barry. Eaton or frozen produce may be used in the chili recipes. The chili will be judged by three local and Allegan counties. Birkholz. of Saugatuck, is a former stale representative and county treasurer. judges precisely at I p.m. The winning Seeking her second four-year term, she is based on interests of the group. Computer chili chef will be invited to make chili at the second most powerful member of the classes, literature, history and religion are the County Seat following the judging. senate, just behind Majority Leader Ken major topic areas. Sikkema. . Royston, of Charlotte, is a secretary to of KCC. located at 2950 M-179 Highway. back to the downtown business team for the United Auto Workers. Membership dues are $15 per year. future projects. Anyone who has questions about the Mike Levine, chairman of the Ionia County Democratic Party, will be the mod­ the luncheon, call KCC at 948-9500. exten­ Samples of the winning chili will be sold that evening and all of the proceeds will go chili *■ ookoff can call 948-4042. Applications for the chili cookoff and erator. The Thursday evening, Sept. 28. forum scarecrow contest are available at the at 7 p.m. will feature candidates for Barry Barry County Chamber of Commerce County Board of Commissioners. office. Call 945-2454 for information. The First Friday public forum series is sponsored Flu shot clinics set next month Barry the County ment will have flu shot clinics at the health department. 330 W. Woodlawn in Hastings on three consecutive Mondays. Oct. 16. 23 and 30. The clinic will be available from 9 a.m. will include Elks benefit dinner for ailing child set For more information or reservations for sion 2838 or 2834. Delton Kellogg Elementary School assistant Principal Dirk VanDiver stands in Cindy Matousek's fourth-grade class Friday. Sept. 15. VanDiver made his regular visit to the class to get the answer to the challenging question he posed last week. The question was about whether the president could be fired, what it is called and who it has hap­ pened to. He will visit the classroom this Friday to find out the names of the two sides during the American Civil War. the presidents of both sides and the cause of the war. Members of the Hastings Elks Lodge by Megan Lavdl Staff Writer the lodge for a local child with a brain con­ Delton Kellogg Elementary has a new face roaming the halls this year in the form of an Educj tion (PIE) had more than 30 parents in assistant principal. But Dirk VanDiver is not a attendance at their first meeting. More than typical I assistant principal. Instead of spend­ 80 percent of elementary students and their Middleville, was bom with a birth defect ing his days behind his desk working as a dis­ parents attended the school's first open house of the brain called Lissencephaly. or a ciplinarian. he spends his days giving hugs of the year. smooth brain. . The Action will begin at ‘4 p.tr^ The and high-fives, asking challenging historical be accepted, but no credit cards. will lake p’ccc from 9 a.m. to p.m. I Saturday. Sept. 23. at the Barry County Wellman. Ill and 1. son of Tiffany Tietz questions, and reniarding students with the opportunity to feed his fish. sfups boween studenKparemnindteacnfrs, Elementary Principal Brenda Pickett develop patio set. a 20-inch color TV with a DVD “My goal is to create positive interactions with the kids, build relationships.” said player and a park bench. VanDiver. “I feel that it's super important the dents. •uqioryxr_wiM.be Terry Armour. Auction items include a concrete patio, a six piece Dinner service will begin al 4 p.m. and people can eat at their leisure. The dinner Oil will be accepted under a five-gallon .limit and tires will be taken, but not latex paint. Freeport Fun Day slated Sept. 23 favorites, honoring residents and even hav­ ing music on the front lawn of Union Bank this year on Saturday. Sept. 23. The Freeport Fire Department will have its annual pancake breakfast. The Cheesebrough Handle Factory, the oldest operating handle mill in the world, will be featured as a special one day postal cancellation at the Freeport Post Office. People can either get their item canceled on Sept. 23 or send their item to the post­ Freeport. Mich. 49325. The Historical Society muse­ um will have a display on the factory, which I? now owned by the Ken Van Tol family. There will be a solemn remembrance of Kellogg High School graduate who died on Dec. 27. 2005. in Iraq. There will be a veteran's float in the parade, on which any veteran can ride. This year the parade will be at 10 in the morning. People can line up 9 and 9:30 a.m. at Munn Manufacturing or Freeport Enterprises. Mr. V’s Writer’s Workshop to encourage stu­ who would like to donate. Those interested in making a donation also can make a thrilled.” write stories, and he will then read them and There also will be a canister for those deposit to the Ryan Wellman Benefit Fund VanDiver spent the last seven years teach­ at Hastings City Bank. The money raised will help pay far ing fifth Other events around town during the day include the “buck a duck" race down the Thomapple/Coldwater Rivers and a musi­ cal performance by Curt Thaler from Thomapple Valley Church in the afternoon on the Union Bank lawn. Registration for car show can take place author names arc then posted on a bulletin Wellman to see a specialist in Chicago and ipated in an administrative intern program board in the hallway, and each student to turn for a special chair to help him sit upright with Page Elementary Principal Brad Warren. in a story gets a writer's journal from Pickett. call Jude and Cliff Converse al (269) 948­ 2541. Revue to present ‘Secret Garden’ Friday. Saturday Before that. VanDiver taught fifth grade in Lakewood for four years. VanDiver said he would eventually like to become an elementary school principal. “He as a big. big. big influence in my life." “My heart's with the elementary," he said. said VanDiver. “That was a really great expe­ “I will probably be involved in education in rience." some aspect the rest of my life." VanDiver earned his bachelor's degree in tion leadership with an emphasis on elemen­ and Sunday. Sept. 29 and 30. and Oct. I at the Vermontville Opera House. 211 S Main tary principalship from Western Michigan University. VanDiver lives in Hastings with his wife. Diane, a bus driver for Thomapple Kellogg schools. If days filled with elementary school St., across from the fire station. The Friday and Saturday performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. and the Sundaty students are not enough to satisfy VanDiver. he has Abbey. Blake and Drew, triplet 9-year- olds of his own. matinee will be at 3 p.m novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, with lyrics by Marsha Norman and music by Lucy Simon. Ticket costs are adults S8. senior citizens and students $7. and children 12 and under Delton Kellogg Elementary School has just under 600 children, and VanDiver is working on getting to know most of them. “I'm very visible in the hallways, lunch­ rooms. playgrounds." he said. “That is how I'm going to try to avert some problems, and I believe w hen they (the students) I .now you for $5 For at Who's the harmonica player 'indrr the cowboy hat? It's Dr. Michael Calhon, Fifth District Barry County Commissioner, lam­ ming tor a set as the Barry Area Chamber of Commerce and local citizens and mer­ chants teamed up last weekend to bring another fun-filled weekend of activities for young and old alike to town for the annu­ al Nashville Harvest Festival. (Photo by Amy Jo Parish, associate editor of the County Journal.) (Indiana) and his master's degree in educa­ The Revue w ill present the musical “The Secret Garden," grade Caflton, County Commissioner, comes to play elementary education at Evansville College more information, call Bill Reynolds at (269) 367-4455 or e-mail therevue I & yahoo.com know something about them, it helps when they have problems." VanDiver said one of his major goals is to build relationships with the students and the Three local sites to be on solar tour Three Barry County locations will be teachers. “That’s what administrators are really sup­ posed to do." he said. “The staff here is just outstanding, the teaching staff, the custodial staff, the paraprofessionals — just outstand­ ing staff. They care about the kids so much." among thousands of solar-powered homes and businesses across the United States will open their doors and invite the public in for a look on Saturday. Oct. 7. It's all part of the upcoming American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Art Hop slated Friday, Sept. 29 Tear. Interest in affordable, easy to add solar power is on the rise as fossil fuel prices continue to skyrocket. Seven solar powered buildings will be Everyone is invited to donate blood at Pennock Hospital. 1009 West Green St.. open for public tours in the southwest Hastings, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday. run from 10 am. to 4 p.m. The local stops in the tour will be Lucy Michigan region. The 11 th annual tour will Michigan Community Patrick. 10350 S. Gurd Road. Dowling: Blood Centers, this drive is open to the Bob Brown. 3297 South M-37 Highway. public and will be held in the conference Hastings, and Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. center. Any healthy person age 17 or older 701 WestCloverdale Road. Hastings. Sponsored by make comments, telling the students what he liked. An added bonus for the students is that booth sites arc available for crafts. Sept. 22. Elementary dents to write more. VanDiver encourages kindergarten through fourth grade students to Middleville. During his time there, he partic­ up to Sept. 23. Big bale rolling returns and Blood drive set for Sept. 22 Page school. Another activity he is working on is in The museum will also feature watercol­ ors painted by Corky Blanchard. VanDiver has an intense interest in chess, “I'd always told exprybody I'd like to start as an elementary assfctant principal, so when I found out about! this position. I was ed. The cost of the fanner is $6 per person. The “Secret Garden" is based on the Dane Carver, a soldier and Thomapple more extracurricular activities for the stu­ and he plan,s to start a chpss dub at the For questions or to make a contribution, Freeport Fun Day will bring back old kids know you care about them." VanDiver said another of his goals is to help This will be VanDiver's first year at Dello., and his first assbtaUmncipalship. will be a pig roast, and the pig was donat­ Expo center. interaction and support of the school arent-leacber organization. Partners in The of Ryan A household hazardous waste collection VanDiver said he has been impressed with pare: Robert dition. Wellman Hazardous waste ■ - -M- -**------l-A-J collection siateo New Delton Elementary assistant Principal has hands-on approach will be hosts for a benefit dinner, auction and other providers. Cash and checks will between All classes are held at the Hastings campus and dance at 4 p.m. Saturday. Sept 23. al Medicare B. Medicaid. PHP Commercial master. Freeport Post Office. share a love for teaming. Activities and class­ es are designed for academic enrichment ’ come to attend. The Barry-Eaton District health depart­ to 4 p.m. all three days. Accepted insurance by Democratic Committee. The public is wel­ a community-based membership organiza­ tion of men and women age 50 and older who The Thomapple Arts Council is working on plans for the Sept. 29 Art Hop that will fill downtown Hastings locations with music, water colors, painted furniture and much more Art Hops arc arc intended to be limes to enjoy art in a relaxed atmosphere. For more information about the Art Hop or about upcoming TAC classes, call 945­ 2002 What’s an elk doing in Gun Lake? This elk was seen swimming from Chicago Pointe to Wildwood Road in Gun Lake last Thursday. Sept. 14. The neighbors all gathered on shore and watched it swim. Jeremiah Bowman took this picture. Residents in the area think that it might have been someone's pet since it is unafraid of people. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday September 21. 2006 - Page 3 Barry County CROP Walkers raise nearly $13,000 by Elaine Gilbert $331; Sue T. Brown. $283; Harriet Assistant Editor Willbrandt. $282; Trudy Tobias. $269. Jack Republicans. Democrats, independents, A. Brown. $265; Mike Bremer. $250; Phil Englerth. $226; Brenda Morgan. $205; Liz teens and children, including young babies, joined forces last Sunday for a common cause to help hungry people in Barry County and Lenz, $195; and Lois Elliston. $185. around the world. The) did that and much Walk donations are funneled directly back to more by being part of the County CROP Walk the county to provide food for local neighbors held in Hastings. The 128 CROP walkers and their generous sponsors contributed a total of SI 2.968.35 for who need a helping hand. From that amount the cause of hunger and other Church World Service (CWS) projects, such as disaster Twenty-five percent of the County CROP Love Inc. (for the Hastings food pantry) receives 13%. Maple Valley Community Pantry Shelf. 4%; Middleville Food Pantry. 4%; and Frccpun Food Pantry. 4%. relief (including Hurricane Katrina and the In addition to walkers, al least 10 volun­ tsunami in the Indian Ocean), refugee assis­ teers worked behind the scenes to help make tance. self-help programs that provide seeds the event a success. and tools and the promotion of peace and jus­ "I fell very good about it.” Nolan Hudson tice. CWS sponsors CROP Walks across the said of this year’s walk, which started and nation. Nolan Hudson, co-coordinator of the walk ended at First United Methodist Church in with his wife Joan, expects the final total for about 80-degrees made the walk a pleasant CROP to climb to between SI3.000 and one. "One of the things I noticed was it seems to $14,000 when all the funds are turned in. Hastings. Nice weather with a temperature of Ten-year-old Seth Trowbridge, of the be a slower pace by the people involved. Nashville area, emerged as the walk’s top They are not running and rushing to get it fundraiser, bringing in S1.060 for CROP. Seth done. What’s happening is that you see peo­ has been part of local CROP Walks since he ple enjoying the walk, the people and fellow­ was an infant, participating in 10 walks dur­ ship." he said noting that lite event is a chance ing his young lifetime. Middleville United to meet new people from other churches and Methodist Church to sec people from other churches that you raised the most funds for CROP out of the don’t sec very often. approximately dozen participating churches. The Middleville Methodists raised $2,137.25. CROP Walk in 2007 because that’s when the Top walkers, in addition to Trowbridge, Hudson is already thinking about the Barry County Walk will be celebrating its were Rick Rodriguez. $688: Jonathan and 25th Elisabeth Arnold. $565; Avis Geren. $559; Committee are discussing the possibility of George Ulrich. $514; Margaret Hollenbeck. Musical entertainment during the celebration after the walk featured Sanctified, the praise band from Country Chapel in Dowling. Members include Gary Metzger. Karen Herbstreith, Russel Anderson, Julie Holley, Jeremy Hause and Chris Anderson. anniversary. He and the CROP holding the walk in October next year with $509; Lois and Myron Von Seggrem. $500; the hope of getting more groups and church­ Suzan Foster. $466; Roland Oaster. $427; es involved. Erin Merritt. $355; Joan and Nolan Hudson. Mother-daughter,, dua Angie Coe and three-year-old Madeline Coe were part of Sunday's walk. • ■> One hundred twenty-eight walkers turned out for the Barry County CROP Walk Hunter Cisler, 14 months old, and his step-sister Whitney Hemmes. 7. look eager to start the walk. Darcy Woodard (left) and Jinx, a registered white German shepherd therapy dog, were among the CROP walkers. Top fundraiser at the Barry County CROP Walk was Seth Trowbridge. 10. who is pictured here with his father Roger Trowbridge, a longtime CROP Walk participant and former walk coordinator. Assistant Director at Church World Service's Michigan office, the Rev. Lary D. Jackson thanked walkers for their commitment to help stop hunger. Volunteers from Peace United Methodist Church on M-79 staffed the registration tables and helped with many other behind the scenes details. Walk Co-coordinator Nolan Hudson (right) is speaking to the waikers. �Page 4 - Thursday, September 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Local teachers’ union responds to ‘In My Opinion’ To the editor: It is not our intent to address the many the obligated contractual requirements tutor­ We are responding to the "In My Opinion" issues we have with the Board here and now; ing students, preparing new and dynamic les­ editorial that Mr. Fred Jacobs published in the however, we do desire to clarify a couple of sons, attending meetings to improve our schools, enrolling in classes and workshops to September 14 issue of the Hastings Banner. Mr. Jacobs chastised the "local union lead­ important issues Mr. Jacobs has raised in his editorial. better serve our district and attend countless ership’ for "telling" teachers not to attend the We find it quite troubling that Mr. Jacobs Business. Industry and Education (BIE) chastises the teachers for the various activities luncheon, "attend the next school board meet­ ing. not to participate in after school events targeting the board's lack of appreciation for Teachers hold a precious and unique place teachers as evidenced by their paltry efforts ir our society. We invest teas of thousands of and not to spend any of their own money buy­ toward negotiations. Attending the board dollars to cam and continually renew our ing things for their classroom that the school meeting is not only a democratic right of all citizens, but one in which we have been teaching certificates. Many teachers enter the specifically invited by our superintendent. Chris Cooley, in his opening letter to the debt, due to student loans, and are not com­ . A country music star. Willie Nelson, uses leftover restaurant vegetable oil as the Education Association (HEA) leadership did not "tell" the teachers to boycott the BIE luncheon or any of the aforementioned teachers. However, the most disturbing part of the graduates of similar expertise. ers try to expand Iran's “holy" power and "biodiesel" fuel for his recreational vehicle. actions. The teachers, voting overwhelming editorial was the implied condemnation of bargaining rights that are afforded private influence over the oil-rich Persian Gulf. So On Internet. teachers for not spending their own money on sector employees. We are much more limited perhaps we Americans should try to reduce www.wnbiodiesel.com , he describes all the (98% in support), chose to take these steps to influence the Board of Education to negotiate supplies that the school does not provide. It is in what actions we may legally employ to our need for imported oil by increasing our mechanical precautions needed for using in good faitn and to reach a fair and just con­ quite disconcerting that the treatment and influence our employers to act responsibly. website compensation of our teachers has sunk to the point where the expectation is that teachers school community al the highest levels, we We can work together to get off oil To the editor: additives mixed into it. because at low tem­ Local efforts in using biofuels might help peratures it becomes a waxy gel that does not us prepare for rising global energy prices. The flow. price of Persian Gulf oil may rise during the next 20 years as Iran's religious fanatic lead­ his website on the does not provide." To set the record straight, the Hastings community functions that support education and our students. workforce tens of thousands of dollars in pensated at the level equitable to other college Furthermore, teachers are not permitted the efforts in energy research and energy conser­ biodiesel vation. explains that, unlike regular pure diesel fuel, tract The HEA has a long-standing reputation of The May 2006 Popular Mechanics maga­ various blends of biodiesel will gradually cooperation and support for our students and should not only settle for salaries increasing also need economic relief in these difficult zine has a story about alternative fuels. There times. We recognize these are tough econom­ ic times for the entire nation as well as fuel in His vehicles. Although we will continue to serve our soften and degrade certain natural rubber the Hastings Area School System. We have far below the inflation rate but also to donate is a picture of a driver of a diesel pickup hoses and pump seals found in older die-el settled the last four contracts with the school truck; he has bought a vegetable oil conver­ trucks. It says, "Most vehicles made after board before the conclusion of the previous a portion of our salary back as a matter of obligation, rather than conscience. sion kit for his truck for eight hundred dollars. 1994 will have fully synthetic fuel lines and school year and it has been 16 years since we The BIE luncheon was one of those "obli­ We just ask. as you stale in your editorial, He obtains cooking oil. vegetable oil. from seals so will not suffer from this problem, but started school without a contract gations” that teachers would have to pay $6 that we face these tough economic times fast-food restaurants. The caption by the mag­ Hastings. It was the board’s decision to change that per individual to attend. Wc know of no other "together” and not place the burden solely on azine picture explains that the kit allows him older vehicles must be monitored." Obviously, restaurant vegetable oil is not a relationship with the HEA. They chose to school district that requires their teachers to the teachers, as seems to be the solution to filter the vegetable oil down into a special quick, easy, practical solution for all of the immediately employ an attorney, at a cost pay for the apparent obligation to interact offered by the Board of Education. tank in the bed of his truck. The caption goes global energy crisis of the next 20 years. more than $200 an hour plus travel expenses, on to say. "Water from the engine's cooling Vegetable oil fuel can only help us very to negotiate with the teachers rather than con­ All teachers who belong to the HEA appre­ system then heats the viscous oil before it's slightly. Nevertheless, local experimenters tinue the practice of in-house negotiations ciate our responsibilities as professionals and Grand Rapids Judy A. Way, Crisis Chanwuuan of HEA. pumped into the engine.” should look into all possibilities, as the world that has successfully netted a contract for guardians of our society's most precious Richland, now enters a permanent new era of unending numerous years with the former superintend­ ent. Carl Schoesscl. resource, our children. It is in this vein that The magazine explains that the driver can terrorism and crisis in the oil-rich Persian switch over from regular diesel fuel to heated vegetable oil a few miles after starting a trip. with local business leaders. Donald L. Phillips. President of the HEA. we have volunteered countless hours beyond Gulf. Then later on. a few miles before the end of a I hope that interested people in Barry day's driving, the driver "switches back to County will begin to contact each other and diesel to flush out the lines so oil doesn't con­ start working on this, and write to the geal in the fuel-injection system." The maga­ Hastings Banner about their progress. Democratic candidates will work for working people To the editor: forgot about checks and balances and lost zine story says that pure biodiesel vegetable Interested local people might include retired It is time to take a good look at our gov­ control of our government. Now this is true in us, all of us. This is what we need and must oil. (or any slightly or somewhat concentrat­ science teachers, retired engineers, farmees our state and our county As well. We have a demand from our representatives and Doug ed blend), must be heated up. or have special with post-1994 dieseHrucks, retired diesd ernment before you vote. Yes, both Democrats and Republicans The reason our good old boys’ club going on in our county, Kalnbach will do just that and have for some time now. They have Sprinkler system did a terrific job To the editor, 1 was disappointed to see the less than pos­ itive reference by the Banner to the sprinkler system activation in Hastings High School last week (see "Flammable Liquid used in fire at Hastings High classroom* Sept 14). The article stated that the sprinkler system discharge contributed to the damage when, in fact, a single sprinkler head operated (from heat in excess of 165 degrees!) and extin­ guished the fire, potentially saving the emire mechani^uethnology hobbyists. KCC stu­ government has worked so well all these dents. Pierce Cedar Creek scientists. Future years is because we have had a system of stopped working for the people and for their Jim Rinck is running for the Congressional District >3. U.S. House of Representatives. Farmers of America, the 4-H Club, the checks and balances with a two-party system. own interest and it is about time we shook This is very important for our country to have things up! a person in this spot who really cares about the people of our area . He will have to work Jaycees, and many others. .Hastings whack like wc have right now in the White Jim Riehl did a terrific job , for Gun Lake To the editor: This fire was ignited by arsonists with a It’s been a job well done! flammable liquid in multiple locations. The likely be catastrophic and often includes the loss of life. At times, we are called on to assume for which there is no glory and little thanks; als is felt by all. as designed, the damage was limited to a sin­ gle room and interruptions to school opera­ tions were kept to a minimum. I would point out that the sprinkler system did not con­ tribute any damage. Rather, it prevented a far worse scenario from developing. It is interesting to note that this small life safety device was manufactured locally and responded, as designed, after being installed for decades. Successful operations such as this around the world have contributed great­ ly to our industry growth and have had a pos­ itive influence in our own community in the form of continued economic opportunities and good jobs. We fight this type of media inaccuracy Jim Riehl is one of these people. For this, the Gun Lake Protective Association would express its gratitude to him for his leadership and comrhitment over the past five years of service as he steps down as president to pur­ sue other interests. Like his predecessors before him and those who will cany on after him. Riehl cares deeply for the good of Gun Lake and its resi­ dents. taking on critical issues, asking the town of the world's premier sprinkler equip­ ment manufacturers. ling technical, political and legal terminology associated with his presidency. As a result of his tenacity, the levels of Eurasian Milfoil are at the lowest they have been since they were first discovered in 2001. In this same spirit. Riehl will continue on as a valuable board member and work tire­ lessly for the betterment of Gun Lake. Please join us in recognizing him for his dedication Mike Bosma. House and Start with County Commission District 3, his , where Mike Lewis is running for this job. I to the protection of Gun Lake. Viking Corporation. Hastings hard to bring things to our area to help us out know Mike, he is a worker. If you've ever as a community, and to keep us on top in our state, This is a very important position and we good example of a system that is out of con­ talked to him. you know he knows what is need some one who will fight for our needs trol. This is especially dangerous when it is going on. He is on top of this county. He hvs not special interest groups. Jim Rinck will do big business Republicans who have the con­ some very good ideas anu he does not stop, ht just that trol of the President and House and also the is a go-getter. We need that in our county Senate, you have a group of people in control today. He thinks of the people first and we Granboim who care nothing about the people because all they think of is big.business profits. The peo­ need people who will work for the people Stabmow. You talk about workers for the ple are a liability, and jq$t cost them more money „ Think aboui>i^mjnute. look aL what has happen and is g^jjgmey^y day around yqu . in our govcnuj^Ql. pver the last six years laws are being passed in Congress ever day again. Don’t forget about Governor Jennifer and U.S. Senator Debbie people, they have both done a lot of good for Then there is John Loftus. He also is run- this state . We were in very bad condition nine. for* County Commission..District.4,,.L When jhqy fouJc oyer and they have, wo^ed have known Loftus for a long lime. If you very hard to turn things around. 1( does take h^vc been around our. beautiful county very . long you will know John Loftus . He is very tim$ to make a change and we need tq give them time to really change things . well known and liked . He has worked very- I have voted Democratic aid I have votM that are destroying oijr way of life. They have hard for the people of this county for many Republican because 1 vote for the pople wta almost destroyed <w,manufacturing base, our years. He has some very good ideas and he will work for the working people of this coun­ good paying jobs at?, leaving every day. Our works very hard every day to keep up on what try, and this county. I believe in checks and environment is being, Destroyed in the name is going on. He knows about the good old balances, especially in government. And right cf good business profits, timber cutting and oil drilling. We are'at war for weapons of boys* club and he will work hard to keep them now we have way too many Republicans in on the track for the people. office in our county, in our stale and especial­ mass destruction that were not found. We Now we have Dave Brinkert. He is running have spent over $250JI illion and more on this for County Commission. District 6 Take a Republican and Democratic, to get registered war in Iraq already! . But the thing that bothers me most and the good look at Dave, who is always working for to vote and vote for hard working people wha the people, looking out for their interest and will work for the working people of this coun­ things that should bother you as well is one out of every five children in this great nation what is the best for them. He knows just what it is like to have to work your way up. He ty, this state and in Washington. of ours live in poverty and it is getting worst knows what it is like to lose and have to come the voters can stop the destruction that is every day. Since George W. Bush took office this has increased 13^E and we have had well back. We need good people Like Dave in all going on. We got to even out our government. We can not go another four more years of the right questions, and showing no fear in tack­ worldwide on a daily basis, but it is my hope that we can at least get it right in the home controlled Republican controlled Senate, you have a responsibility and take control of situations however, the impact made by these individu­ Because a single Viking sprinkler operated There are some things we can do. House with the Bush Administration and his Republican school from burning. would But when you’ve got a system out of Tom Batc<nan, resulting damage in an unsprinklered facility special interest groups . Doug will work for over six million people lose their health care. And took at Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. areas of government. He knows what he is talking about and will do a very good job for us all. " ly in Washington. I am asking both parties. Give this country back to the people. Only Republican controlled House and Senate in Michigan and in Washington. Our Republican controlled government has Now let's look at the Michigan House of In Michigan we do not need a rich busi­ forgotten these people. They want them to go Representatives. Doug Kalnbach is running nessman who was bom with a silver spoon in away That is why they are taking so long to for the District f87 seat It is time we changed his mouth. Dick DeVos has spent over $16 tying to cover it the direction the 87th is going. We need some million on his campaign already. He knows nothing of what it is like for us working ped­ help them out, and they up! . one who will work hard to show just how Does this make the Republican Party bad? much the people mean to them, and will work No! And it is not eveq their fault these things hard to help them out. It is the people who are pie. We do not need another George Bush in that are happening — it is our fault! Yes, we paying the bills and doing the wetk. not the Michigan. Think about this. I did and I am voting straight Democratic! Gun Lake Protective Association . John Anderson, Hastings Public Opinion: Delay start of school for fog? Each year senoois are faced with the dilemma of how to evalu­ ate weather conditions and decide whether to delay school openingt This is especially difficult when it comes to fog during which there have been several days when some parents have wondered why school openings were not delayed. What criteria do you think schools should use when evaluating fog conditions? Responses to our weekly question. iwiutfaf. Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 puMMb,. Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phooe: (269) 945-9554 John Jacobo Frederic Jacoba . • Vice President President 9awr Jacobs Secratary/Tfeaaurar • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Edfcx) Elaine GJbert (Assistant EdrtoC Helen Mucky Patricia Johns Brea Bremer Fran Feverman Sandra Ponsetto Kely Ltoyd Jon Gambee Megan Laved Mary Moederzoon, Middleville: • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • “I wish that the people “I know that evaluating really hard because usual­ who make the decision fog conditions is difficult. Scott Ommen Rose Heaton definitely think it should ly fog is patchy It is only really looked at visibility. I have criteria I follow. If be based on visibility.” if it is really wide spread There have been times the red light on the water Ethan Buist, Middleville: Kitzk Hutcherson. Middleville: Jason Curtis, Middleville: “I way “I think that fog is one “It is hard to say what “Calling fog delays is Thomapple Kellogg does of those weather condi­ criteria would work best. I it works well. 1 think they tions Tiffany Werkema, Middleville: CtMsAed ads accaptod Monday torough Friday, 800 am. to 530 pm think the that arc hard to look at road conditions measure. It could be really pretty well.” bad in one area and not foggy at all in another.” that it is easy.” school has been open that tower behind my house is the fog has made driving not visible because of fog, really dangerous in my I wait until it clears to take neighborhood.” my children to school." Dan Bunge Jonathan Jacobs IlllmiVSlII no pa " fWl» ouw $32 par year in adjoining counsel $35 par yar atoewtww POSTMASTER Sand address changes to P.0. Bos B Hastings. Ml 490500602 Second Clan Postage Pad at Hastings. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banrar - Thursday. September 21. 2006 — Page 5 Corporate papers threaten small communities Last week my son. Jon. and I traveled to Chicago to attend our advertising sales were generally local and some regional, but did­ state community newspaper convention held this year in combine* n't do much with the big box stores. Today, many communities lion with papers from Wisconsin. It was surprising to find the gen­ throughout the state have big box stores in their own communities, eral Give Dave Brinkert a chance Nov. 7 To the editor: I have known David Brinkert for two years and I've found him to be an easy person to making it harder and harder for small retailers to compete. business climate in Wisconsin wasn't really much different For years small communities all over Michigan and Wisconsin than ours here in Michigan. talk about anything. for that matter, had a local hardware store, a lumber company or For the most part, retail sales are down, real estate has slowed two. grocery stores, pharmacies, and small speciality retailers up and the state's general employment is soft. We attended meetings for three days of intense training and gen­ and down main street. But with the influence of the larger nation­ eral discussion on the impact the slowdown has made on our busi­ ally-owned stores, they continued to make it harder on the smaller ness and what we could do to help our local business people tum it around. There was one issue, however, that was particularly dis­ guys. Our company has dedicated a lifetime of looking for better ways concerting to me and to many local publishers and it would come to promote local retailers, continually looking or ways to bring the up over and over again in general discussion. When I started to attend these newspaper conventions over 40 years ago. they were attended by hundreds of local publishers from He is a good Christian person. He cares unteers and works in these events wherever he is needed. He is a people person, well liked about his neighbors and will help in any way and appreciated by all the people he comes in he can to make life easier for them. He cares contact with. about the people he comes with. I recommend people in Yankee Springs and He is always talking and sharing how he Orangeville townships vote for David would like to make changes in our county to Brinkert Nov. 7 and make him our new com­ make things better for everyone. missioner in the Sixth District. readers to our publications so that our advertising makes a differ­ He is ready, willing and able to devote his Doris Marshall, ence. In our discussions about small towns and the impact they are time to making improvements where they are Orangeville munity newspapers. Today more than 50 percent of the market has feeling from larger competitors, the independent newspaper pub­ lishers seem to look at the problem much differently than the larg­ been purchased by large corporate publishers that maintain a com­ er corporate owners. The independent owners are looking for ways pletely different approach to the problems in their local markets to help smaller retailers stay in business, to compete in a very com­ and in their publications. across the stale who represented hundreds of local weekly com­ needed. Mr. Brinkert gets involved in different events that are going on in the area. He vol­ Republicans still win election wars Many communities across Michigan and Wisconsin collectively petitive retail world, while the larger corporate owners look at the direct costs and ways to reduce them and one way is to spend less To the editor How'd you like to be stuck in an elevator usually win in Barry and surrounding coun­ were left represented by only one or two people rather than having time with smaller retailers and sell the ad one time in many com­ wearing a Republican T-shirt or sweater and ties? Could it be that with enemies like a publisher from each community. This concerned me because it is munities with one salesperson. So what is the impact? Important decisions are being made that meet Larry Hamp? Wow, Armageddon! also affecting the way they cover the local news. Many of the publications are covering state news and they use directly affect the local community, because they don’t seem to from Osama bin Laden's favorite TV net­ news from their own service bureaus rather than having local care about what’s in our best interest, it's wha: will make the most work, al Jazerra. reporters on the street each week. There is a lack of coverage of school news, school board and sports, local club news, communi­ money for the larger corporation. It was really hard at times to sit in these meetings discussing our ty activities and local government. They think it takes too much local communities and our local retailers with the corporate own­ time and costs more than they are willing to pay. ers. because we seem to have very little in common. When I started in this business, most communities the size of So the newspaper business is not immune from the Wal- Hastings or slightly larger had their own weekly or daily newspa­ Martization of America. As local publications are sold to the larg­ per. a weekly community paper, their own radio station and were a er corporations, the local communities witness less concern and part of a television market. Today in many communities across the caring in the delivery of information. As local businesses are state the metro daily newspaper companies have purchased the destroyed by or sold to these bigger guys, there is less support for local weekly newspaper, many times the local radio station and community activities and less of a stake in its future. others in their market reach, plus when available, rhe area televi­ I almost believe he gets his information Ever wonder why Republican politicians Hamp, people believe that the Republicans must be doing a lot of things right? C. Edwards. Kalamazoo Keith Ferris County Board GOP candidate We cannot stress enough our belief in the importance of com­ sion station. This really changes the way they look at a market and munity. that’s why we call our publications community newspa­ Keith Ferris is the Republican Party randi- how they handle coverage of local news. pers. We continue to believe in local communities and urge all cit­ dare for the Third District seat on the Barry izens to keep the caring and concern right here at home. County Board of Commissioners. c|jresent- The independent newspaper staff members generally spend most ing Hope and Rutland townships. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics of their time covering local and area news, not focusing a great Ferris, who defeated fellow deal on state and national issues. Local independent newspaper Repihlican Ken DeMott in the Aug. 8 primary, and Democrat Mike Lew:s will be looking to suc­ ceed the retiring Sandra James in the Nov 7 WEST NILE, continued from page 1 coukl not have contracted the disease there. “She ha~ spent virtually the entire summer visiting family in Martin. Gun Lake and Lake Michigan/' said daughter Kay Gervais, who general election. dealing with a stroke victim or what. They Virus can be much like the symptoms of the told us she would live perhaps three days,” flu. of' Village. Carveth mother’s side. “The staff and everyone at Carveth Village have treated us very well and they have pro­ sent immediately to the hospital/* she said. Nile Virus may think they just have the flu.” Gervais had only praise for the staff and administration “She was ill when she returned and she was “Some people in the early stages of West she said. “We were prepared for the worst. came from her home in Montana to be by her be said. But Ih its advanrrrlliftyerf'West Nile Virus can become much “Mom had been cotAplfirhing of a sore Gervais said doctors at Bronson did not vided for every need mother has had. “They have allowed me and two of my sis­ know immediatelv they were dealing with ters to be at her side continuously.” Gervais Gervais said. “When she was taken to the West Nile Virus. said. “We have been taking turns staying with hospital her throat had swollen almost com­ pletely shut and she couldn't eat or drink. “They ran a series of tests/’ Gervais said. throat when she was visiting Lake Michigan.” • her.” “She was there for II days and it takes 10 Gervais said she was the one who suggest­ “She was literally dying because she was days for the tests to come back on West Nile ed to doctors at Bronson it might be a case of so dehydrated. The vet said we should Virus.” All (hey knew for sure. Gervais said, was West Nile Virus. hydrate her immediately and that is what that their mother was critically ill. him the symptoms." she said, “and he sug­ “The doctors did not know if they were “I called a veterinarian in Montana and told The Southwest Michigan Land Gervais said her mother has recovered to the point where she can eat in small amounts gested West Nile." West Nile Virus is more common among Field trip in Hope Twp. is Saturday saved her life." horses, and Gervais raises horses. Gervais said she did some research on the Internet about the disease and has been in steady contact with her veterinarian. and can drink water. “She is undergoing physical therapy and speech therapy now and she is getting better every day." Tackitt said they best precaution against “Basically the disease is carried by birds,” contracting the disease is to avoid mosqui­ she said, “and it is passed on through mosqui­ toes. Most animals, such as horses, dogs, cats, toes. “Wear long sleeves and long pants,” he even alligators, can contract the disease said. “And use insect repellent. through the mosquitoes much the same as it is “The best precaution is to avoid damp passed on to humans. But those animals, soggy places where mosquitoes habitat,” he including humans, cannot pass the disease on said. Tackitt estimated that about 10 percent of to others. Only mosquitoes.” Gervais’ sister, Vicky O’Neill of Arizona, the mosquito population carry the disease and Conservancy's popular Naturalist of One's said it was ironic that a veterinarian made the about one in 10 people may display the symp­ Own program is offering a field trip Saturday correct diagnosis. “Maybe when we arc sick we should con­ toms. Kent County reported five new cases of afternoon in Barry County. Scheduled for 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 23, the field sult a vet.” she said. “They are very good a West Nile Virus this month, all men ranging trip will take place at the hidden treasures of diagnosing things because their patients can't in ages of 39 to 78. No deaths have been the Schultz Lake Preserve Conservation tell them what’s wrong.” reported. Easement in Hope Township. This field trip offers a rare opportunity to Ferris was bom and raised in Rutland Township, the son of Howard and Kathryn Ferris. He graduated from Hastings High School and Ferris State University with a bachelor of science degree in marketing and sales. After 28 years of service, he retired from Ryder Transportation Services ih October 2001. His career with Ryder included respon­ sibilities for operations and sales manage­ ment in three different locations — Grand Rapids, Lansing and Cleveland, Ohio. In each location he directly managed 15 to 20 sales employees, six million dollars in annual rev­ enues and related expense, and negotiated long term truck leasing contracts with cus­ tomers. As an operations trainer for Ryder from nars. 'Business knowledge and experience has prepared me to listen, communicate, and problem solve to be an effective county com­ was protected by a conservation easement in 2003. Lewis Bans, Jr., and was purchased after his death in order to protect its scenic vistas and person or by phone to listen to citizens’ ideas and concerns, gather the facts and be an inde­ the specific area'. In 2001, be moved to Rutland Township with his wife, Pam. Appointed to the Rutland Township Planning and Zoning Commission in August 2003, he was involved in the township master plan, approving site plans, and zoning "Since June, Commissioner, I have attended many Standing Committee, Jennifer Granholm will be held at the home At their monthly meeting last week, the the sweeping views of the lake, cool streams, of Patricia Wilson and William Stough in Progressive Democrats of West Michigan and forested hillsides. Nagy has led field trips Middleville Saturday, Sept. 23. beginning at issued a resolution of support for a "no" vote for SWMLC's Naturalist of One's Own 3 p.m. on Proposal 3 on permitting hunting of “What makes this event unique is that it It is being being billed as a time of cele­ for Progressives. Liberals and Rapids. Representatives from mourning dove, which has been protected for more than 100 years as a song bird. However, it has been reclassified by the Legislature as a game bird. Grand place with an expert." said a spokesperson for Granholm's and Senator Debbie Stabenow’s “This means that the gentle bird, our offi­ SWMLC. “Enjoying the undivided anention campaigns will be on hand to talk about the cial symbol of peace, can be hunted, usually of a naturalist in a setting of your choice as target practice." said Progressive Dem makes for a very personal outdoor experi­ races. The ence.” Michigan will be represented, as well as the Democrats of West member Kathy Oliver. Also at their monthly meeting, the All field trips arc limited in number of par­ West Michigan chapter of Democracy for Progressive Dems resolved to join 183 mem­ ticipants and arc appropriate for adults only. America, the organization that was founded ber nations of the United Nations in honoring All field trips cost $25 for non-members and by Howard Dean in 2004. Guest artist David Peace One Day on Thursday. Sept. 21. This is $15 for SWMLC members. A lunch or snack Campbell of Toronto. Canada, will read to be a day of global ceasefire and non-vio­ is included in the price of the trip. Car pool­ selections from his current books of poetry lence. Kofi Annan, secretary general of the ing will be available relating to socially significant events taking United Nations, will honor the occasion with place in the world today. a minute of silence. To sign up. call Pamela Larson at the SWMLC office: (269) 324-1600. Space is “While enjoying good company, food, The PDWM will sponsor a candlelight limited. Payment must be made in advance of music and poetry, it is hoped that a sizable vigil for peace at the peace pole located next the trip. sum of money will be raised for Governor to For more information about the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy, visit their-web site al www.SWMLC.org Granholm's campaign for re-election." Wilson said. For more information, call Wilson at 269- Keep your the Paul Henry Trail in downtown Middleville at 7:30 p.m. All citizens are invit­ ed to attend. relatives INFORMED! State offers the rare opportunity to visit a special Progressive and an effective Barry County Barry County to help make it a better place to live, to work, to have a business, and to play. TK Community forum Sept. 26 will be a Thomapple Kellogg Community Forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Sept 26. in Room 1616 of the middle school. The members of the school board saw an overview of reports from work committees property to discover the tranquility offered by Democrats from Middleville, Hastings and voice Commissioner.' With deep family roots in the community, Township and Airport Board meetings, and friends and A harvest fund-raising party for Governor bration on the commitment of time and energy neces­ sary to be the Hope and Rutland Township Ferris said he wants to get more involved in changes. 795-4412 or wilough@yahoo.com resident, will lead participants through this modate seven to ten people. pendent voter. I have and will continue to take There Granholm fund-raiser beauty. Naturalist Christopher Nagy, a Hastings events in the past. This field trip can accom­ and Rutland townships to help me make bet­ ter decisions and achieve positive results on me to be sensitive to the climate and needs of will continue this practice to find out first Progressive Dems plan input and advice from the citizens of Hope the issues. "As commissioner I will be available in missioner,” he said. “Living and working in Tackitt said the symptoms of West Nile The property originally belonged to H. hand how the county works. I will ask for other areas of Michigan and Ohio have taught visit a private property not usually open to the public. This spectacular 170-acre property Keith Ferris 1998 to 2000, he worked in Miami, Fla., and traveled, setg up and presented training semi­ Send them completed during the spring of the last school year. These committees reviewed research on the configuration of the elementary schools in the district examining whether it was nec­ essary or prudent to change from the K-l, 2­ 3 and 4-5 buildings to K-5 buildings or one KI building and two 2-5 buildings. That committee also examined whether changing the structure of the middle school would be beneficial for students. One committee looked at research on stu­ The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... dent growth in the district and whether anoth­ er school building would be necessary within the next five years. A third committee researched and visited facilities in Byron Center and Allegan focus­ ing on pools and auditoriums. The community forum next cuss whether this research should continue this year. This meeting 269-945-9554 Tuesday evening will look at these findings and dis­ is open to the public. Committee members who served last year arc encouraged to attend. For more information about the forum call the administration offices at 795-5521. �Page 6 — Thursday. September 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH 2601 Lacey Rood. Do*ling. Ml 49050 Pauor. Steve Olmucad 1616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service: 9:30 xm.; Sunday School 11 fl xm.; Sunday Evening Service *>flO p.m.: Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m "Member Chun h t>f the World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway- ano W. Center St.). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Res Fr Charles P McCabe III. Rector Father Paul Dowmc Supply Priu. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 10 xm. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hatungs. Ml 49058. Pastor Susan D Olsen. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 9:45 xm.; Sunday School. 10:45 xm. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 xm.; Sunday School 11.-00 xm.: Evening Service 6 pju.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 pm. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd . Dowltng Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Pam Harpole. 9:30 xm. Traditional Worship Service: IlflO xm. Praise Worship Service: 12.-00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays al noon. Thursday noon Senior Church website: trychapelume.org. coun­ FIRST BAPTST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings Pastor Dm Currie: Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music: Ryan White. Youth A Family: Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 xm. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 xm.. Morning Worship; 6fl0 pjn.. Evening Service: 7fl0 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.nt. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise 4 Motion'Children’s Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Dehon. Ml 49046 • 269^71-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor, Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 xm.; Worship Service 11 xm.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd Pastor Roberta Shaffer. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Worship 10 xm. Sunday School 11:15 xm.. Youth activities: call for informa­ tion HOPE UNITED METHODLST CHURCH WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-1061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMuntcr. Sunday Worship 9:15 xm. • Sunday School 10:30 xm. • SAINTS ANDREW A MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 xm. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). IlflO a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6fl0 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Even Prayer service and spedai Holy Days services xs announced (please call the rectory for those times). The-Rector of Sx Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev David T. Hustwkk. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is httjli/Arax .uv andrewmatthias Wc arc part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich 49073. Sun Praise & Worship 10:30 a m.. 6fl0 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesu. Club for boys & girls ages 4-12. Pxstors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Dehon. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 xm. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 xm. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. CYRIL S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Sunday at 9:30 xm. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website, www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School: 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4): Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served) resumes in October. Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. & Sr. High Youtn (meal served) resumes in October. Wednesday 7 pm Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9 34) xm. Women's Bible Study 9800 Last BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 xm. "This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that wc may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized Christians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. Wc believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8:30 xm. and IlflO xm.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. M-79 West Pxstor Ken Vaught. (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 xm.; Sunday Worship 10:30 xm.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E. Main Street. Middleville. Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Samday Mam 3:30 xm. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m.; Mass 6 p.m. First Saturday Holy Hour 8:30 xm.; Mass 9 xm. Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions First Saturday follow­ ing Mass.Cnnfrari war 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH (Allerding) at her Bellevue home after a six-month (Bell) Alice Kalamazoo. daughter uf John and Edith (Moore) Austin. deceased). in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Warner and Mrs. Gaden was bom December 8. 1911, Ethel (Walker) Patterson. She was raised in Hope Township and Known for her colorful personality and attended the Dowd school, graduating in 1938 from Delton High School. strong work ethic. Joan was bom August 8. 1939. She was raised in Coats Grove. She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1929. Hastings, and lived her adult life in the 20. 1940. She came to the Hastings area in Hastings, Nashville, and Bellevue communi­ Mrs. Gaden was a legal secretary for the former Gemrich. Moser. Christy and 1972 from Temperance. ties. She attended Hastings High School and Deming Law office in Kalamazoo. later earned her GED in 1976 from Maple She was a member of the Parchment United Methodist Church, where she was She was employed at the former DeWitt Nursing Home in Hastings, the former Barry Valley High School. very active with the United Methodist County Medical Care Facility and she She was an enthusiastic member over the owned and operated the Babcock Adult years of the VFW-Post 8260, American Foster Care Home in Quimby for several Legion Auxiliaries-Hastings. Friends of the Mrs. Gaden was an accomplished pianist, years. She was a member of th; Scventh-Day Eagles, the Moose Lodge. and the Bellevue “Widow's Club". seamstress, enjoyed playing bridge, dancing and her rose garden. She lived in Parchment ing. spending time with her children and Joan worked at Pennock Hospital for sev­ eral years in the laboratory drawing blood for from 1940 to 1955. in Wheaton, IL, and Oklahoma City. OK. She resided at grandchildren. patients who requested her skill and enjoyed Friendship Village since 1995. Adventist Church, enjoyed cooking and bak­ Mrs. Babcock .is survived by her sons. Women and the choir. On December 16. 1932. in Kalamazoo, her good humor. Willard (Dixie) BabcOck of Delton and Her many hobbies included perennial and she married Clarence A. Bell who preceded Roger (Sandy) Babcock of Hartsell. Ala; vegetable gardening, crocheting, sewing, her in death in 1962. In June of 1965, she daughter. Nancy Pearsall of Toledo. Ohio; painting, making crafts, four-wheeling on the married Ralph J. Gaden. and he preceded her step-daughter. LaVonne of farm with her grandchildren, and for a time Marion; three grandchildren; six step-grand­ owned a craft shop in Bellevue. The Craft children; nine great grandchildren; half sis­ Emporium. (Neil) Pifer in death in 1996. Members of her family include a son, James A. (Gill Graham) Bell of Kalamazoo; Joan worked for a while in the 1960s doing a daughter. Pal (Bob) Williams of Delton; a manual labor at Hastings Manufacturing in son. Ralph J. (Linda) Gaden Jr. and a daugh­ Preceding her in death were her husband. an era when, as a woman, she was initially ter, Joanne (Bill Shaffer) Herhold of Tulsa. Keith on Jan. 27.1986; s ster. Reva Beison: berated and hindered by some co-workers, Grandchildren: Steve (Andrea) Bell. Peter and unsuccessfully, for bidding on a “man's job" (Lynn) Bell. Melissa (Lee) Bailey. Becky in order to be the sole-provider for her fami­ (Matt) Barber. Kathy ly of three young children. (Mark) Wolverton. Beth (Brent) Cravens. ter. Etheyn (Charles) Pung of Ionia; and half brother. Morris Bailey of Kansas. step-sons. Howard and Gordon 19, 2006 al Delton Seventh-Day Adventist Joan also worked over the years ;.i many Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training Church with Pastor David Tenold officiat­ community bars and clubs as bartender and 301 E. State Rd. (Corner of State Rd. and Bolt*ood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adult* and Visitation. Doo Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Lulu illness. She was the daughter of Vem and Wilda (Poulsen) Allerding of Hastings (both Babcock. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH KALAMAZOO Gaden. of Kalamazoo, passed away September 16.2006. at Friendship Village in 1920 in Hope Township, Barry County, the • Services were held Tuesday. September ing. Burial was at Hastings Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. American Diabetes Ass'n or charity of erne's choice. " Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and IlflO xm. Kids for Christ. IlflO a.m. Worship Service only for 3 & 4 yr. olds, &$ yr-4<h grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages lOflO a.m. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week: 9 00 am Senior Adult Bible Study: 6:30 p.m. Fauor's Class. Sing 'n Share. Youth and Children's classes. Thursday: 9:30-11 xm. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. Jeffrey Gaden. and found many friends and fellowship in those establishments. a sister. Edna Allen and a brother. Hugh Joan was known in part for her quick will­ ingness to offer a hand to friends in i.'eed, for (www.wren-funeral- home.com). (John) Walton, Heather (Sam) Foose. Sixteen great grand­ hounding the Eaton County road crew, about of Hastings Jennifer children and one great great granddaughter, the way they graded, or did not sufficiently Home (Bill) Roberts, Kris Mark (Cindy) Herhold. Kim (Tom) Mladjen. waitress to provide for her family, and sought Arrangements made by Wren Funeral (Bud) Patterson; several precious nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by a grand­ daughter. Melinda in 2005. grade. Follett Hwy., her love of the farm, i.-r Funeral services were conducted at the enjoyment of friends, and the community she Wiiliams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton on lived in. for frequently speaking her mind Tuesday. September 19. 2006. Rev. Dm regardless of consequences, and for "living Minor, officiating. Interment will take place my life the way I g-d well please." She told in Riv*rside Ccnjtery in Kalamazoo. many people how proud she was of her chi I- ,dren> Memorial contributions to Parchment jguMk'- u. Joan was married and>divan;ed: to Robert •Ronald Borton. Water DM and Karl MacDonald (deceased). She mar­ ried Henry Boehmer in 1984 and he preced­ ed Joan in death in 1994. Joan was also preceded in death by her par­ ents. Vem and Wilda Allerding; sister Betty (Allerding) Harding; and grandson Spencer Knowles. Joan is survived by her children, grand­ children. siblings, and stepchildren. Her chil­ dren are: Cheryl (Barton) and son-in-law GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Martin Kane. Robert Ronald Barton. Jr.. 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698 Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. Deborah and (Barton) son-in-law Jon Knowles, and grandchildren Eric Peplinski and Blaire Knowles. Her surviving siblings are: Vem (Doris) Allerding. Margaret Wilkes, Duane (Marie) Allerding. Terri (John) Call. Kevin (Cheryl) Allerding; she is also sur­ HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH vived by 17 nieces and nephews and numer­ 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9fl0 a m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9fl0 xm.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 ous great-nieces and nephews. Her stepchil­ IlflO Tradoonal Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and 11 xm. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. 6 to 8 pm at Daniels Funeral Home in MIDDLEVILLE - Jesse James Willett, age Nashville with a memorial service Friday. 31. of Middleville, died Sunday. September September 22, 2006 at I p.m. at the funeral 17. 2006 in Yankee Springs TXvp.. Barry dren are: Steve (Sue) Boehmer. Sam (Bev) Boehmer. Jack (Koreen) Boehmer. Melody Boehmer. Lori Seyfried (John), and the beloved children of the Boehmer families. Arrangements will include visitation Thursday. September 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. and Refreshments. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9:00 xm Traditional Worship Service. IlflO a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery core is provided for both services! Thursday 7fl0 p.m. Chancel Choir. Sunday Youth Mission Service. Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Praise Team. Visit us online al www.rirslchurvhhavtings.oqf and our web log for sermons at: http://haslingspresbytcrian.blog %no< com home; HASTINGS - Lorraine A. Manning, age Village. Middleville. Mrs. Manning was bom on July 22, 1919 Health 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. Hastings. Michigan at Hillside Connections, Hospice are c/o or Health County. Jesse was born on July 12. 1975 at Hastings, the son of Donald and Glenda (Hayward) Willett. Barry-Eaton He was raised in the Middleville area and Department, or Alcoholics attended Thomappie-Kellogg schools, gradu­ both ating in 1994. He went on to attend Ohio Anonymous. Auto Diesel Tech in Cleveland, graduating ter of Lester and Amy (Kenyon) Sonnerville. with honors and as class valedictorian. She was raised in Hope Township of Barry County and attended Delton schools, gradu­ ating in 1937 from Delton High School. She was married to Donald O. Manning on November 28. 1940. Lorraine was a homemaker, a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Lorraine enjoyed gardening, former scout leader. Mrs. Manning is survived by her sons. Dennis (Phyllis) Manning of Hastings and Michael Manning. Prescott. AZ; daughters. DeLynn (Raymond) Reagan of Pierson, Sue Ann (Chris) Bedford of Morley and Mary Lou Manning of Bellevue. NE; 14 grandchil­ dren. 26 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her husband. Donald; daughter. Sharon Manning Raber, son-in-law. Roger Raber; granddaughter. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home w/Rev. Willard H. Curtis officiating. Burial was at Cedar Creek Cemetery . Home of homc.com). Hastings He has been employed at the StevensonLawyer Co. in Grand Rapids for the past 10 years. Jesse enjoyed hunting, fishing, motorcy­ cling. snowmobiling. skiing, back-door mechanics, and was active in Boy Scouting in his youth. camping, reading western novels and was a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements made Marriage licenses Jesse is survived by parents. Glenda anti fishing, Memorial contributions may be made to a BOSLEY PHARMACY • “Prescriptions" be in Hope Township. Barry County, the daugh­ er-in-law. Dale Larabee. Services were held Friday. September 15. 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings Barry-Eaton 87. of Woodruff Road, Hastings, passed away Wednesday. September 13. 2006 at Carveth FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings Member F D I C. will In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Tracy Raber, sister. Loma Larabee and broth­ THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER internment Cemetery in Bellevue. WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings 770 Cook Rd. - K. 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 xm. fellowship This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner. the churches and these local businesses: CHEMICAL BANK Joan 2006 at Pennock Hospital. She was married to Keith Babcock on July Worship Together,.. - Boehmer passed away September 19. 2006. Mrs. Babcock was bom on September 6. ..Mt the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... BELLEVUE HASTINGS - Vemice I. Babcock, age 86. of Hastings, died Thursday. September 14. Joseph Ronald Martin. Hastings and Karen Jean Herbstrcith. Hastings. Matthew Scott Fcwless. Delton and Amber Michelle Koehler. Delton. Joseph Anthony Kubek. Hastings and Sharon Robin Whitaker. Hastings. Frank James Hicks. Middleville (Jolene) Willett of Hastings. Josh Willett Of Middleville: paternal grandmother. Amy Willett of Hastings; nephews, Ethan. Logap and Scott. Jr. and Deborah Beryl Hagen. Grand Rapids. Eric Harold VanLaan. Hastings and Brooke Ashley Buxton. Hastings. Daniel John Braska 11. Hastings and Jami Marie Case. Hastings. Kyle Joseph Rose Sr.. Hastings and Brooke Nichole Sebastian. Hastings. Tobias John Bowers, Delton and Jill Ann Hall. Delton. Michael Thomas Slaughter. St. Louis. MO and Angela Lea Obermeier. St. Louis. MO. Willie Burton. Hastings and Rhonda K. Slusser. Hastings. Donald Willett of Middleville; sister. Kasin (James) Maiville of Hastings; brothers. Scott Preceding him in death were paternal grandfather. James Willett. Sr.; maternal grandparents. Anson “Gil” Hayward anti Gloria Hayward: aunt. Bonnie VanderHoflfc and uncle. Gilbert Hayward. Visitation will be Friday. September 22 from 2 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Services will be held 3 p.m. Friday. September 22. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Steven Reid will officiate. Burial will be at Irving Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jesse James Willett Memorial Fund. by Wren Funeral (www.wren-funeral- '. Arrangements are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren- funeral-homc.com). �The Hastings Bannr - i hursday. September 21. 2006 - Page 7 The Lakewood bus is totaled in the Friday morning crash. The children escaped with a tew injuries but non are lite threatening. (Photo by Sandy Ponsetto) wnnuns ro c&eonte 40th wedding amiversay Fifteen Lakewood students hurt after vehicle strikes school bus Don and Carol Hoffman will be celebrating their 40th anniversary on September 24. 2006. They were united in marriage on September 24, 1966. Their children include Casey and Mary Lynch of Lowell. Gabe and Martha Goodrich by Helen Mudry trapped inside. Staff Writer physical complaints like headaches or stom­ “Bus driver Amy Lozo did a great job. She achaches. bad dreams, restlessness, difficulty Fifteen Lakewood students and their bus opened *he back door and kicked out the front concentrating, unexplained mood swings, and driver were injured at 7:20 Friday morning in window so the kids could exit,” said O'Mara irritability. a car-bus accident on the comer of Bliss and Tupper Lake Road. None of the injuries were Some exited through the emergency hatch Although many of these emotions and in the roof, he said, and the older kids helped behaviors are normal reactions to this type of life threatening. the younger ones. an incident, if these signs seem extreme or Lakewood interim Superintendent Mike The students were K-12th graders on their way to West Elementary, the middle school school personnel for assistance or to express Veidkamp, 18. a Lakewood graduate. She and high school. concerns. The entire The injured were transported to area hospi­ Memorial. Pennock and St Mary’s Health accident. The bus driver and students did an have also been a factor. Care, with neck sprains, cuts, broken bones outstanding job evacuating the bus." O'Mara said the accident is under investi­ gation by the Ionia County Sheriff's Ionia and bruises. Hoppes Towing of Icnia righted it involved. telling parents about the crash. O’Mara said the impact caused the bus to The 50 students were jostled about and Schools did a great job of dealing with this Counselors were available in the schools O'Mara said the bus is totaled. Reed and Department and because it was a school bus. the Bureau of Motor Vehicles is also make a 180-degree turn and roll on its side. County on Monday. Notes were sent home Friday afternoon “This morning a bus accident occurred out­ Bai ry-Rohe united in marriage side of Lake Odessa. As a precautionary measure. 15 students, the driver of the bus and the car were transferred to area hospitals. School and community professionals are EVANS, continued from page 1--------- working together at Lakewood Public Mr. and Mrs. William Barry of Woodland, Schools to provide counseling services for have the honor of announcing the marriage of their daughter. Sally Ann Barry to Zachary students and faculty affected by this incident. We have also encouraged students to talk to Thomas Rohe, son of Mr. and Mrs. John their parents about their feelings and con­ cy"I wish Mr. Evans success as he assumes this important public office.’ Evans, who earned his law degree at Washington University of St Louis. Mo., was an assistant prosecutor for Barry County sev­ eral yean ago and left to become prosecutor at Montmorency County in Michigan. He then returned to Barry County to serve as chief assistant. They have six grandchildren. Freeport Avenue. Freeport. Michigan 49325. ruff of Lakewood Public tals. ahead of her. but could not stop. Fog may Spectrum. Clarksville. persist over lime, please feel free to call upon ran the stop sign. She said she saw the bus including Cooley of Ionia and John Hoffman of To send them a card, please mail to: 10072 O'Mara said the driver of the car was Caitlin claimed the car lost use of its brakes and she of Mt. Pleasant. Jack Spratto and Mandy Rohe of Hastings. cerns. After such an event, students may experi­ ence a variety of emotions and reactions. They may be in shock, be angry, project blame on others, feel guilty, and demonstrate anxiety about their ov t Selby/Lambert The wedding took place on Saturday. August 12. 2006 at the Hastings Free Methodist Church. Reception followed at wish to announce the engagement of their Bowen's Mills. daughter. Lindsey Selby to Justin Lambert, The bride and groom are both graduates of or others’ safety. Hastings High School. These feelings may result in a variety of behaviors. The behaviors include repeated crying, loss of appetite, sleep disturbance. Wayne and LouAnn Selby of Hasting: the son of Jeff and Robin Lambert of Hastings. The bride is employed at Appraisal Service The bride-elect is a graduate of Hastings in Hastings and the groom is employed at High School and is currently employed with Citizens LLC in Vermontville. Hastings Mutual Insurance Company. When Barry County Prosecutor Gordon The maid of honor was Holly Cole, and The groom-elect is a graduate of Hastings Shane McNeill resigned almost a year ago. bridesmaid was Heather Ogden. Best man High School and is currently employed with Nakfoor Pratt was appointed as interim, how­ was Joshua Pierce and groomsman was Kent Door. ever. Evans won the right to serve the remain­ Benjamin Barry. A January wedding is being planned. ing two yean of McNeill's term by winning the primary. He is running unopposed in the Nov. 7 general election. DOELE, continued from page 1-------WANT WEATHE1 FORECASTS? Terry Tobias. Doele’s attorney, said his MIDDLEVILLE - Mary Ann Foreman, client had taken the codeine-based cough syrup to treat a throat problem and main­ tained Doeie got the medicine through legit­ imate prescriptions. Phenergan is also used to treat allergic Want to know where to get all this information? age 86, of Middleville, died Tuesday. September 19.2006 at her residence. Mrs. Foreman was bom on June 8. 1920 at Grand Rapids, the daughter of Henry and She was raised in the Grand Rapids area codeine, can used to treat pain. Doeie was involved in an automobile acci­ and attended Grand Rapids schools, and chronic back pain as a result. Tobias said From student loans to Social Security benefits to buying surplus government property, all kinds of government information Doeie stopped taking Phenergan earlier this ore just a dick or coll away year. A pre-exam, pretrial conference was scheduled for Sept. 20 but has been post­ Dir SrtF Rd ’ mile East of M ddT-v iif Ethel (Sharp) Elders. symptoms, to prevent nausea and. with dent in 2005 and reportedly suffered from OPEN HOUSE Saturday, sept, zrc • is pm FlRSTGOVgov poned until Sept. 27. according to the Barry 1 (800) FED-INFO County Prosecutor’s Office. attended South High School. August 30. 1940. She had lived in Middleville for the past 15 years, moving th-re from Hastings. She was employed as an accomplished seamstress during her working life. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star in Charlotte, enjoyed sewing and word search puzzles. 1990 custom built 4 bed, oom raised ranch with Pamela Arends of Nashville; grandsons. Jack 3,200 sq. ft. of finished living area. Upper level and Troy Morlock; granddaughters. Christina Arends-Gaskill. April Arends-Hall; great­ has large living room, custom oak kitchen and granddaughters. Clorissa Hall and Jacklyn dining area with separate pantry. Master bed­ Gaskill; great-grandson, Marcus Hall; sister, room, full whirlpool bath and large covered Preceding her in death were husband Roy VICE PRESIDENT — COMMERCIAL BANKING TMK-401 - Irving TWp., T-K Schools. Large Mrs. Foreman is survived by a daughter. Ann Stickney of Caledonia. Hastings City Bank 4010 ROBERTSON RD.. HASTINGS She was married to Roy Foreman on deck. Lower level has 3 bedrooms, full bath in March of 1970. daughter Sandra Morlock, and iaundry.This top condition home sits on brothers Johnny Elders and Henry Elders. Jr. 2.2+/- country acres with a 4+ stall garage off Visitation will be Friday. September 22 at This sales oriented position is responsible for the proficient administration of all proce­ 10 a.m. at Chapel Hill Memorial Park until dures necessary to make and service commercial loans, while managing the borrower’s entire banking relationship. The incumbent attracts borrowers, evaluates applications and service time. Services will be held financial data, reviews loan documents, closes and pays out loan proceeds. September 22. 2006 at Chapel Hill Memorial paved road dose to town. Reduced $10,000 New Price ........................................... $184,900 II a.m. Friday. Gardens in Grand Rapids. Pastor Jim Gysel Five plus years in commerci?.i lending as well as proficiency with various PC applica­ tions. and a Bachelor’s Degree is required. An Advanced Degree is preferred. Apply in person or send resume by mail, fax or e-mail to: Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court St.. Hastings. Ml 49058 Fax: 269-945-6337 - employmentS'hcb.us EOE/M-F will officiate. Burial will be at Chape! Hill Memorial Gardens, comer Patterson and 28th Street in Grand Rapids. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association. Arrangements are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings funeral-bome.com). (www.wren- TRADEMARK REALTY ■CONNECTING MOTWATEDSEUERS t QUALIFIED BUYERS �Page 8 - Thursday. September 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner JLaiie> @(&eAAiG> ^Innie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar Weight watcher Dear Annie: I've dated "Paul" for 16 years. I was quite slim when we met, and he told me visible. Now a sign proclaims “Aermotor of Chicago.” Even (itough the big wheel is on Bob of Wayne County. The Corstons had the how much he liked being with someone who company of friends from Kentucky on the didn't have a weight problem. Apparently, Sept. 30. Both depot and freight house will the ground. it catches the breezes and rotates trip. At one point in New Hampshire the both his cx-wives are quite overweight, as is be open to visitors. A librarian will be on rapiuly. In recent days the street project added a Shetteriys and Chapmans were joined by his only daughter. The depot complex on Emerson Street will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. hand in the genealogy room to assist any whole time he was gone. I just recently found another sister. Linda and husband Arnold Over time. I put on quite a few pounds, and out that my husband is planning another trip. When wc discuss it. he gets very defensive. I seekers of information. The freight house exhibits will include some of those on dis­ poured gutter from Kennison. The hosts for the evening were Paul wasn't happy about it. I wasn't either, so Anderson farm to that on North Fourth Don and Janet King of Morrison Lake and a year ago. I lost 35 pounds. Paul was ecstat­ have let him know the next time be goes, I play on Depot Da) last July, plus some newly Avenue at the Hynes-Rider home. This and Theron and Joan King of Lake Odessa. ic and asked me to marry him. I didn't receive acquired items. It is worth one’s while any the accompanying trench makes the outlet for summer month to visit just to check out the flower beds, which arc tended by members of the Lake Odessa Garden Club. The founda­ the curb along the The celebration Sunday afternoon at the a ring and we didn't set a date, and over the would like to come and show my support I have met Tommy several times, and we get Johnson Lane impassable. Many drivers go zipping along the Johnson Street, only to find village park brought a variety of people com­ past several months. I've gained back about along well. I have sent cards, flowers and pic­ ing together to be joyous about life in gener­ 10 pounds, which 1 am trying to lose. I still tures. What else can I do to make things bet­ a row of barrels. At the funeral for L.L. Benson last week. al. the street project, the quality of life in the wear a size 10 petite. ter? -- Trying To Help village and more. Janet Thomas. organizer, Paul barely speaks to me now. He insists 1 Dear Trying: Sometimes it's Lest to send offered a prayer of thanksgiving to open. The love and support from a distance. While onto the foundation Until it was moved, it Fr. Thomas Hack of St. Edward’s and pastor Dr. Donald Ferris combined to officiate. join a health club and tries to monitor every­ musical trio J-3 from Ionia cn chained with thing 1 eat. He refuses to go on any trips or do Tommy doesn't have to clean up for Mom and rested on a bed of rocks. This will be a first Likewise, al a luncheon in fellowship Hall their unique music for several numbers. They anything fun until I lose the weight. I'm Dad. he might feel obligated lo be on better time for it to set on a concrete foundation and which followed, ladies from St. Edward’s were followed by local vocalist Jean Wygant, beginning to feel my total worth is whether or behavior for a stepparent, which could be who also delighted her audience with her music. Ice cream was served with a variety of not 1 fit into a size 6. stressful for him. And although caring for I have wanted to get married for a long their son may create a bond for your husband tion is ready behind the freight house for the Hosford House, which will soon be moved served, along ladies from have the comers true and square. Church The same buildings also will be open on Sunday. Oct. I. from I to 5 p.m. This is a fun Central UMC. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society toppings, along with cake and brownies. time, but the change in Paul's altitude over 10 and his ex. it is temporary and revolves way to spend a Sunday afternoon, just to visit met last Thursday. Sept. 14. at the freight pounds is really beginning to scare me. around their child. If the visits become longer Should I go all out to lose the weight to please and more frequent, you might buy yourself a ticket to come along. In the meantime, give your husband a lot of TLC when he returns. with the museum, check exit the gift shop and take house, with 19 present to enjoy a shared meal There was ample food for every one. The green beans continue to roll into Twin one's leisure at looking at the exhibits. and to sec the new items that have been City foods. The season usually ends in late him. or is his behavior a red flag? - Not Thin There is to be a special emphasis blood donated to the museum. This included a print­ September, but with good weather it may Enough in Texas drive by the American Red Cross on Monday. ed menu from a Cottage Inn on Fourth continue into early October. The season Dear Texas: It's a large banner, honey. Do Sept. 25. when they hope to collect Type 0 Avenue by Frank and Wilma Townsend soon began in June with harvest in southern you think there is a possibility that you might, Wood. The after World War II. Another item was the Indiana. The beans now arc coming from perhaps, gain a pound or two in the next 20 complete Geisha costume given by Shirley mid-Michigan. The siding usually has a few years? Paul is fixated on your weight, and he semi-annual rummage sale at He needs comforting, too, and you should be the one who provides it. Complimentary joke Fellowship Hall of central United Methodist Morris, who served as a military nurse in freight cars at the ready. These are refrigera­ will use it as an excuse to avoid commitment Churth will take place in two weeks, on Oct. tor cars with diesel engines running 24/7. (16 years?) and leave you if things don't go on Japan. Also, there were donated photos. The Alethians of Central UMC. numbering Nearby Caledonia his way. You've wasted enough time on this Dear Annie: I am a gay male. I have been Saturday, when the hours will be from 9 to 11 29. met at Fellowship Hall Tuesday, Sept. 12. Elevator/Lake Odessa branch has as many as shallow, controlling man. Get out while you out to my family for years. However, the am. Friday’s hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 and enjoyed a travelogue on Nova Scotia, eight grain cars ready to haul out wheat/and can. p.m. A new business venture is now advertising which had been photographed by the Phil or beans. Shetteriys and the Lloyd Corstons in the fall We read in the Grand Rapids Press tl»at a on Tupper Lake Street. For many weeks there of 2005. The Shetteriys were accompanied by new business is coming to the M-66 corridor have been components of a windmill highly Phil's sister. Shirley Chapman, and husband south of Ionia. A developer is reported to be 6 and 7. with a bagful for only $1 Health Line by Scott B Brasseur. Ml). the siding for the opening a spot for a recreational vehicle park, litis is north of Nichols Road. The park is to have an 18-acre lake. pool, activities building, ice cream shop, pizza parlor. There are permits yet to be granted for the five-year project. The developer is Bud Montgomery and the project is to be called Alice Springs. ---------------------------- ------------------------------------------------i«<> u.iooop . .n - j •Z ’ fj bu SPINACH FOOD POISONING 1 Keep your Is the spinach scare that is going on some type of rare food poisoning orJust a wide spread version of a common type? son and his entire family were there. I made some comments to her granddaughter about Illegal idling? how pretty 1 thought she was and how. with her looks. I didn't think she would have any Dear Annie: My close-to-retirement age My aunt then spoke up and said. "How because of difficulties due to his Parkinson's. would you know? You're gay!" This remark He is currently seeking his doctor's advice on really hurt. I said something to her about it. improving his condition. and she insisted she was just kidding, but it's In the meantime. Dad has bills to pay and has racked up considerable debt. He and my get money from Social Security, but was told Dear Hurting: Wt think your aunt was insensitive, but we don't bnlieve riieai to he could not go on disability. ........................ • I am so worried about how he and my mom hurt your feelings or ridicule you. She prou'v are going to get through this. I can contribute bly believes a gay man is nut capable ci somewhat financially, but not enough. And appreciating the attractiveness of a female. my poor father wants to work because it You need to educate her. not chastise ;»?r. keeps his mind fresh and makes him feel You'll accomplish more without the hard feel­ valuable and productive. He's sending out ings. resumes, but hasn't had much luck. Is there employer is in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. You can find informa­ tion and support through the Job Accommodation Network (jan.wvu.edu) at I800-526-7234 or the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (pdf.org) al 1-800-457-6676. Cute comeback Dear Annie: I thought I might add my experience to those other ladies who were upset that people asked if they were pregnant, when, in fact, they were simply overweight. Several years ago. I was very pregnant with our first child and quite large in my ninth month. My appearance often drew many Goodluck. relatives What do you suggest I do about this? - Hurting m Horicu Progeny Dear Concerned: It's possible your father's friends and nothing to joke about when I become the object of iMicuie. problems paying for their housing. Dad will any agency that can help? - Concerned It is definitely a wide spread version of a common type. This particular scare involving spinach is caused by a special type of bacteria called Escherichia coli (E. coli), strain number O157:H7. Most strains of E. coli are normally found in the intestine of humans and animals and are considered harmless and finding high counts in food is simply evidence of poor hygiene. E. coli O157:H7 on the other hand, if eaten on contaminated food, produces a toxin that can cause anything from an upset stomach to severe bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps, kidney failure and death. problems finding a guy. father was recently let go from his job mother have downsized, but they're having Shades of Australia? . other day. I was at my aunt's house, and her smiles and sympathetic glances from other women, but one day at the grocery store, a Happier holidays complete stranger shocked the daylights out of me. This gruff, loudmouthed older man Dear Annie: I read the letter from the INFORMED! E. coli O157:H7 can be found on a small number of cattle farms and can live in the intestine of healthy cattle. Contamination usually occurs during slaughter therefore most infections have come from eating undercooked ground beef. Other sources of infection include eating contaminated sprouts, lettuce, salami, unpasteurized milk or swimming in or drinking contaminated water. Spinach contamination is actually quite unusual. There are an estimated 75,000 cases of E. coli food poisoning and 60 deaths in the United States each year. Send them "Arc you pregnant or are you just FAT?!’ in-laws over the holidays. When my husband and I married, both of in an equally loud voice. "Are you stupid or our mothers were deceased, and our fathers are you just RUDE?" He turned on his heel had remarried and were not very interested in and left me alone. Others who overheard laughed along with me. I bet that fool never about how nice it would be to visit family posed that question again. over the holidays. Then 1 saw the reality. It So many times we think of a witty reply hours or days after the situation. I'm thankful seemed the parents of my friends were pulling the young marriages apart, putting the I came up with that one on the spot. Perhaps newlyweds in the position of choosing one others could use it. — K.D. Our kids are grown now. They usually visit their in-laws at Thanksgiving and Christmas, with our blessings. But we've had amazing July Fourths. Columbus Days, weekendsafter-Mother’s Day. and so forth. Our kids love to visit, and we always try to make it fun. J want my children to care about me. call, BANNER send e-mails and let me know what is hap­ pening in their lives. I really don't care where they eat Thanksgiving dinner. - M.A. from Vermont Dear M.A.: What a smart woman you are. More parents should take a cue from you. To subscribe, E. coli 0157:1-17 is only one type of food poisoning but its recent news exposure reminds all of us that the risk of food poisoning is always present. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly, especially if they will be eaten raw. Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Never place cooked food on unwashed plates that held raw meat and don't forget to wash your hands, counters and utensils after they touch raw meat. TLC, not jealousy Dear Annie: My husband and I have been call us at... rnom your questions to anniesmailboxQcomcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. Chicago, IL 6061!. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at wwwxrearors cwn.COPYRlGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDICATE. INC. Middleville man dies in bike crash Jesse James Willett. 31. of Middleville, months ago. It's a second marriage for us was killed Sunday. Sept. 17. when he appar­ ently lost control of his motorcycle and both. My husband has a 30-year-old son. across the country. Tommy recently was diag­ nosed with aggressive facial cancer and has to 269-945-9554 Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail together for six years, and wc married five ■’Tommy." who lives with his fiancee halfway Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an apoointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. Dear K.D.: Here it is for all to enjoy. Thanks. such a thing to my own children. Most of the people that get sick from this infection recover without treatment in about a week. It will generally be the very young or the elderly that will have the most problems and need to be taken to the doctor early for diarrhea and abdominal cramps. Anti-diarrhea medication seems like it might be appropriate but could actually prolong the illness because it prevents the toxin from leaving the body. 1 was appalled at his nerve, but I shot back their grown children. We used to fantasize family over the other. 1 vowed never to do The walked up to me and said in a loud voice. woman whose children always visited their crashed on Shaw Lake Road near Kiser Road in Yankee Springs Township. Initial investigation revealed Willett was traveling westbound on Shaw Lake Road go through radiation treatment and have mul­ when he lost control due to excessive speed. tiple surgeries and reconstruction. My hus­ Willett's body was discovered by a hunter at band made one week-long trip to see Tommy. approximately 10:50 a.m. and the specific He told me he was going to slay in a hotel, but when he got there, he wanted lo be close to time of the crash is yet to be determined. Willett w as wearing a helmet at the time of his son. so he stayed with Tommy. My hus­ the crash. band's ex-wife also has been staying there. Tommy has a two-bedroom apartment. Needless to say. I was uncomfortable the The crash remains under investigation by the Michigan State Police. Hastings post. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 21. 2006 - Page 9 Financial FOCUS From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN _____ of Edward Jones and Co. .... ...... News from 1895 How Can Senior Women Improve Retirement Outlook? If you are a senior woman, you need to be Furthermore, there may be lifestyle issues diligent in managing your financial resources that put greater financial pressure on senior take action. Here are a few suggestions: • Take advantage of your retirement plan. to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle in retirement. Fortunately, by planning ahead and making women. For example, when it comes to giv­ ing money to their adult children, women your IRA and your 401 (k) or other employer- the right moves, you can help alleviate any may be more generous than men. Of course, sponsored plan. Every time you get a raise, inequalities that may exist between you and that's hard to prove, but according lo annual try to increase the amount you contribute to the men of the world. surveys conducted by the Higher Education your retirement plan. What arc some of these disparities? Here Research are a couple to consider The Hastings Library Institute at the University of Put in as much as you can possibly afford to • Know how much to expect from Social California at Los Angeles, there has been one Security. • Longer life expectancy - Both women major, consistent disparity between the sexes (www.sssa.gov) to make sure your earnings records are right and to find out the size of Contact Social Security and men are living longer these days. But over the past four decades: Approximately you've still got the edge: A woman reaching age 65 can expect to live 19.8 years, while a two-thirds of women say 'helping others who is an essential or very • Be aware of wills, trusts and beneficiary 65-year-old man can anticipate 16.8 years, important life objective, compared to only designations. If you are married, make sure according to the U.S. Department of Health half of the men. Thus, it seems plausible that and Human Services. And more years of life retired women may be more committed to you know what legal arrangements have been made for you to receive financial assets from mean more expenses. • Lower earnings - The providing assistance to their grown children - your husband should you outlive him - which, which, of course, could lead to additional statistically speaking, is likely. are in difficulty* ‘wage gap* between men and women has narrowed - but financial strains. your benefits checks. • Get professional help. To identify and furnish the city with street light at a reduction it hasn't disappeared. Women who work full Taking all these factors together, it's clear quantify your retirement planning goals, and from prices now charged by the Hastings time still cam. on average, only about 77 that, as retirement approaches, you need to to choose the mix of investments that can Electric Light Co. Mr. Newton agreed to put a dam on Fall Creek, which he said would give cents for every dollar earned by men. accord­ Charles G. Holbrook was announced. He was for many yean a leader of the Barry County him 31 horsepower. Henry is a dreamer. He drop out of the work force for an average of bar. His age was only 61. means well, but his plans have a habit of not 12 years to care for young, children or aging He was bom in New York and had fine edu­ cation. He came to Hastings in 1853 and stud­ working out as he thinks they will. The coun­ parents, according to the Older Women's cil gave him until July I to fulfill his part of l-cague. a research and advocacy group. And ied law in the office of his brother. Isaac N. the agreement. this time away from the wc deforce results in By Esther Walton (An article by MX. Cook) In the first issue that year, the death of Holbrook. He passed the required examina­ The Banner of May 16: T\vo young chaps tion and gained his right to practice law soon on this city decided that they would get to a after he was 21. He was a successful lawyer pool on West Creek before anyone else, on the and had a large practice. He had a fine sense opening day of trout season. They got up at 2 of humor and was master of sarcastic speech, o'clock and made quick time for Haney's which made him many enemies, but he never woods. When they reached tlic desired spot, returned their bitter feeling against him. they found County Clerk John Nagler was Mr. Holbrook could appreciate and enjoy a there, and had already caught a speckled good joke when he was the victim. One morn­ ing he bought a large dressed hog. He soon beauty. The Banner of May 23 contained a long saw Lou Bennett, a noted character, on the account of the meeting in this city of the street, and told him: "Lou I have just bought a Republican's editors of the state. Thursday large dressed hog. It is up at the house. I want and Friday of the previous week. Hon. Daniel you to cut it up and pack the pork in the bar­ Strilker and wife opened their beautiful home help you make progress toward those goals, ing to the U.S. Census Bureau. And women you may well want to work with a financial Lake Odessa teen accused of sexually assaulting woman for a largely attended reception of the visiting A 20-year-old Portage man was killed in a traffic crash on M-43 at Hickory Road in Lou was adept al almost any kind of a job. S. Osborn, later governor of this stale. Perry Barry County last Friday evening. Mr. Holbrook started home earlier than for F. Powers of Cadillac, and M.F. Clark of diner that day when he noticed Bennett com­ Lansing. Republican. A drunken 16-year-old boy has Jeen The following prices are from the dose of Truchan was called to a business at th? 800 business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. Odessa police officer block on Jordan Lake Avenue to investigate. Authorities said the teen and the victim didn’t aTIT know each other. The report slated the tee.i Anhwser Busch CMS Energy Corp. Cxa-CdaCo. DanJerChysler DowChcmicaiCo. Exxon Mobs Family Doter Stores approached the victim making sexual hand in her pocket and made sexual contact When approached by Truchan. the teen resisted getting into the squad car and argued Troopers from the Michigan Stale Police. with the officer. Pepper spray was used and Hastings post, said Daniel Strung of Portage uriaai were the front legs of the porker. His body Judge Smith warmly welcomed the editors. Hickory Road entered that M-43 Highway. was bent forward under the weight of most of Chase S. Osborn responded, stating that this The motorcyle . traveling north on M-43. was the best meeting the association ever held struck the vehicle on the driver's side. Chief Mark Bender said he will request the Both occupants of the westbound vehicle were transported by ambulance to Borgess teen be tried as an adult on various charges damaging the police car and resisting arrest. praised it for its fine hospitality. Congressman James O'Donnell, of Jackson very obvious reasons, early enough to avoid and Senator Patten, of Grand Rapids and Gov. Hospital in Kalamazoo. The passenger was that possibility, he thought Now he was fac­ John F. Rich gave fine responses to the topics treated and released. The driver is listed in ing Holbrook. Did that disturb Lou? It did assigned them, and congratulated Hastings for stable condition. no*. He was equal to what the situation doing so much to make the meeting helpful brought to him. and he had no idea of apolo­ and successful. gizing nor of surrendering his own winter The entire first page was taken up with supply of meat. He never slopped or batted an copies of editorials appearing in papers whose eye. but kept on going. Just before he passed editors attended the meeting of the the lawyer, he said. “’Charlies, that hog had Republican Association in Hastings. The vis­ the d-dest longest neck of any hog I ever iting editors all gave praise to this city and its saw." So Lou kept his meat, and Charley had people. many a laugh about his joke on himself as he related the story to others. Two men living not 1.000 miles from Coats Grove one Saturday promptly filled them­ selves with bug juice and added more as time went on. When they started home that night the roads tangled up but the pair didn't mind a little thing like that. About midnight, a farmer south of town in Baltimore heard strange noises in front of his house in the roadway. He went out to investi­ gate. He found a span of horses hitched to an overturned wagon and two men nearly frozen, for it was biuer cold. He cared for men and team, taking tlx two into his house, thawed them up and sobered them. They went on their way back to town and into Coats Grove. Did the experience teach them any? Judging from their past perform­ ances. that is doubtful. Supervisor France of Prairieville has a lot these days. He claimed to have lost his over­ coat hunting high and low around the court­ house, but it wasn't there. But it was discov­ ered hanging up in plain sight in the clerk's. He claimed to have lost it again a day or two. But a member of the board told him he was wearing the missing garment, and that was true. Banner Jan. 17: The 48 members of our fire department probably remembering how easi­ ly they had their pay doubled last year by resigning, recently asked another increase. The council could not see how they could pay 50 percent, more so they declined. The fire­ men all resigned. The first page of April 4 was devoted to rejoicing over the fact that the Republican state ticket-had a majority of over 60.000 in Michigan al the spring election. In Barry County the Republicans elected 14 of the 18 supervisors. In this city they elected mayor, justice, three aidermen and all. four members of the school board. For the first time since Hastings became a city, the mayor and a majority of the council were Republicans. For school commissioners for the county Miss Flora Beadle defeated Enoch Andrus. The Republican nominee, by over 800 major­ ity. (Remember women could not vote ir. these days.) The city council says the Banner of April 4. entered into a contract with Henry Newton to Strung was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation. ' legal limit of .08. He was released io his parents. Police including fourth degree criminal conduct, The damage to the police car was estimat­ ed at $529 using used parts or $1.400 for new parts. This same teen was arrested Saturday. Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Aug. 26. when police were called lo a family Barry Township Police Department. Hickory disturbance. At that time, he blew a .24 on the Comers Fire Department. Lansing Mercy breathalyzer. Bender said the father did not know who Ambulance. Air Care and Pride Ambulance. Neither alcohol nor speed appear to be a factor in the crash. 31.44 47.52 1425 4438 4929 38.49 65.50 29.45 once was killed when the motorcycle he was driv­ ing struck a vehicle traveling westbound on tors there were 175. P.T. Colgovc presided. and STOCKS George I.ake could be heard for blocks. Astride Lou's neck Lou had not anticipated meeting the lawyer. Jones Friday afternoon. At the Hastings house banquet to the visi­ He started his own homeward journey also for so get a good grip on it Clarksville woman in Lake Odessa last ing toward him. The lawyer 's explosive laugh the third of the big hog. plans. Your financial future is in your hands - accused of sexually assaulting a 36-'ear-old approaches in Spanish and English, put his pen pushers. In the receiving line were Chase widowed, know where you stand in regard to This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward Motorcyclist killed in M43 traffic crash hog's head, and neck." And here's one final tip: Stay informed. Whether you're single or married, divorced or your savings, investments and retirement more than $500,000 in lost wages. rel I use for that purpose. Your pay will be the professional. was supplying him with alcohol. Ind. Bib. Machine JCPermeyCo. Johnson & Johnson KeloggCo. McDonald's Corp. Pfizer Inc. Semco Energy » ■ -»-«♦ O □ears notomg Spartan Motors TCF financial Wal-Mart Stores Gold Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE 81.87 67.52 64.18 49.61 37.58 28.20 5.78 180.71 17.18 26.30 48.50 $58320 $10.95 11340.91 1.5B *.16 -.18 -.40 ■272 ♦ 85 ♦.80 *31 ♦ 05 •140 •1J3 -.41 ♦ '32 ♦35 -36 -.62 -.05 -.OS ♦437 ♦30 ♦1.10 ♦ 43 ■611.10 -$•19 ♦4132 -300M �Page 10 - Thursday. September 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. »hall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jennifer Demond, a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 21, 2005. and recorded on October 31. 2005 in Instrument 1155507, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as assignee oy an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventeen Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Seven And 23/100 Dollars ($117.46723), including inter­ est at 8.09% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, ai public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on September 28. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as. The East 149 feet of the West 364 feet of the South 244 feet of Lot 30. the Plat of Fairhaven, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m Uber 5 of Plats. Page 45. barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. ' Dated: August 31. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trot! & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4104309F01 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions pl a mortgage made by Leo J. Lanning, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc.. Mortgagee, dated February 1. 2006 and recorded February 13, 2006 in Instrument Number 1160112. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Ohio Savings Bank by assignment There is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighteen and 07/100 Dollars ($251,818.07) includ­ ing interest at 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the .nortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on SEPTEMBER 28. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The West 37.16 acres of the Northeast one-quar­ ter of the Northwest fractional one-quarter of Section 3, Town 2 North. Range 8 West. Baltimore Township. Barry County. Michigan, except begin­ ning at the Southeast comer of the West 37.16 acres of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest fractional one-quarter of said Section 3. thence 280 feet due West to point of beginning, thence North 208 feet; thence West 208 feet; thence South 208feet thence East 208 feet to the point of begin­ ning. also except the Easternmost 66 feet of said West 37.16 acres. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are bmrted solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: August 31. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fte No. 357.0150 BARRY TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN None* OF PUBUC HBARINQ ON INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE an Industrial PLEASE FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a deot col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. It you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number tested below MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Larry Williams, Jr. and Kimberly Williams. Husband and Wife to Option One Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 16. 2004 and recorded September 21. 2004 in Instrument • 1134223 Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the registered holders of GSAMP Trust 2005-SD2. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2005-SD2. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($133,252.85) including interest 8.2% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of tfie mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. October 5.2006. Said premises are situ­ ated in Township o( Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing al the East One-Quarter Post of Section 18, Town 4 North. Range 7 West. Woodland Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence North along East line of said Section 1884 feet to the place of beginning; thence Continuing North along said East line 756 feet more or less to the Northeast comer of said Section; thence West along the North kne of said Section 330 feet; thence South 455 feet to the cen­ ter of Uttie Thomapple River; thence Southwesterly along said river to a point 663 feet West of the East line of said Section; thence South 112 feet; thence East 663 feet to the place of beginning. Also Except. Beginning at a point on the East hne of Section 18. Town 4 North, Range 7 West, distant South 02 degrees 31 minutes 02 seconds West 757.35 feet from the Northeast comer of said Section 18; thence North 88 degrees 22 minutes 56 seconds West paraMel wu" the North kne of said Section 18. 663.00 feet; thence North 02 degrees 31 minutes 02 seconds East 122.30 feet; thence North 64 degrees 53 minutes 03 seconds East 748.14 lent along an intermediate traversekne of the bank of the Little Thomapple River to the East line of raid Section 18; thence South 02 degrees 31 minutes 02 seconds West 450.01 feet along said East line to the place of beginning. Including lands lying between said intermediate traverse Kne and the hank of the Uttie Thomapple River as bounded by said East line and the Northerly extension of the West boundaryline, suoject to an easement for pub­ lic highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof. Commonly known as 5980 Jordan Road. Woodland Ml 48897 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: SEPTEMBER 1. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the registered foid- Mortgage Pass- PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the application pertains to proposed improvements upon the above-referenced property within an -Industrial Development District" previously estab­ lished by the Barry Township Board in accordance with the provisions of 1974 PA 198. as amend­ ed. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the above-descnbed proposed improvements are cal­ culated to have the reasonable likelihood to create employment, retain employment, or prevent a loss of employment, within Barry Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a hearing w* be held upon said application by the Barry Township Board on Tuesday. October 3, 2006, commencing a! 7DO o'clock p.m., or as soon lhereatter as said matter muy be heard, the same to be held al the Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard Street, Delton, within the Township. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to comment on the application and the approval or disapproval of the Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate. Barry Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, at said public hearing, to individuate with disabilities at the hearing upon four (4) days notice to the Barry Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should con­ tact the Barry Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. Debra Dewey-Perry, Clerk Barry Township P.O. Box 705,155 E. Orchard Street Delton, Michigan 49046 (269) 623-5171 BARRY TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HRARMQ ON INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE 'hat KELTECH, INC. has filed an application for an Industnal Facilities Exemption Certificate with the Barry Township Clerk with regard to property at 729 South Grove in Barry Township. County of Barry, and State of Michigan, upon which certain equipment improvements in the approximate amount of $28,050 are proposed to be installed. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the application pertains to proposed improvements upon the Barry Township Board in accordance with the provisions of 1974 PA 196, as amended. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the above-described proposed improvements are cal­ culated to have the reasonable likelihood to create employment, retain employment, or prevent a loss of employment, within Barry Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a heanng will be held upon said application by the Barry Township Board on Tuesday. October 3, 2006, commencing at 7.D0 o'clock p.m.. or as soon thereafter as said matter may be heard, the same to be held at the Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard Street. Delton, within the Township. All interested persons are invited lo be present at the aforesaid time and place to comment on the application and the approval or disapproval of the Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate. the heanng unpaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, at s£»d public hearing, to individuate with disabilities at the hearing upon four (4) days notice to the Barry Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Barry Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. Debra Dewey-Perry, Clerk Barry Township P.O. Box 705. 155 E. Orchard Street, Delton, Michigan 49046 (269)823-5171 September 5, 2006 Meeting called to order by Supervisor Rook. AU board members present. Also present Fire Chief Boulter. County Commissioner Wayne Aoams, and 16 guests Pledge of Allegiance Motion by Perino, support from Ribbte to approve minutes of regular board meeting held on August 1. 2006. All ayes. Motion carried. Treasurers Report: Total August receipts (general fund) .. .$1,136.34 Total August receipts (budding fund) .... .$18.81 Total August disbursements (general fund) .................................... $77,733.72 Correspondence: Received audit draft from Stegfned Crandall. Barry County United Way invitation to "Day ol Caring", Tax Tribunal ruling to repay $2,600 to Consumer Energy by Oct 1 depending on school funds availability, we may have to request an exten­ sion from Consumers Energy. • Rre Department: Fire report read. Fire Chief Boulter reported that 185 breakfasts were served on OrangevMe Day and the Fire Department took in $967.50. Also gave out fifty picture kids ID. County Commissioner Wayne Adams was pres­ ent In place of Clare Tripp. Mr. Adams presented Tom Rook with letters that all County Commissioners had received pertaining to the recent and ongoing controversy with 911 central dispatch. County Commissioners voted at last meeting to go with a 2275 millage renewal tor Chartton Park tor 5 years. Orangevffle Day: Mark Paradowste reported on the success of Orangeville Day. Total accounting wiff not be avail­ able until all bills are received by Barry County Chamber of Commerce. Ad Hoc Planning and Zoning: Boyce Milter presented information gathered by the planning and zoning committee. Because of high costs to the township the committee recom­ mended tha t the board appoint members from this committee to do our own land use map. An imme­ diate decision is needed due to the county's time­ line. A 2-3 citizen committee to join the county com­ mittee so our input can be heard. Mai a communi­ ty survey so that the direction corretet/s with the voice of the people of Orangeville rto attempt to initiate a mufti-township water resource council for Gun Lake. Al Warren reported on progress oi the Veterans War Memorial. A three person comm?tee has been formed to proceed with the placing of the war memorial. Mr. Warren informed board tirt ar. sppkcation had been sent allowing the committee to ?ct as a tax free entity. Articles of Incorporm.'on were read to board and all present. Public Comment: Mark Paradowste asked that the board conakto* a Fanner's Market to be held at the Orangeville Township Park, possibly starting next year. Jim Kahko suggested that the township took Mo the possibility of solar powered street lights. Wayne Bourdo shared his concern with Ute xSsrfpak of some cemetery stones In both cemeteries An attempt ift be made to contact'tamRsli andMM South M-43 in Barry Township, County of Barry, and Stale of Michigan, upon Miich ceiwhosl property and personal property improvements in the total approximate amount of $250,000 are ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP REGULAR MEET­ ING Rochester Hifis. Ml 48307 (248) I Our Ale No: 06-54495 ASAP# 789288 09/07/2006, 09/14/2006. 09/21/2006.09/28/2006 nm* THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MKKARYDUTY. FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Connie Greenlund. a married woman, to "MERS" is Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. MERS is a separate corporation that is acting sole­ ly as a nominee for Lender and Lender's succes­ sors and assigns MERS is the mortgagee under this Security instrument. Lender is Michigan RdeMy Acceptance Corp doa Franklin Mortgage Funding. Mortgagee, dated July 6. 2005, and recorded on August 10. 2005. in msfrument No. 1150696, Barry County ReccMs, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee tor Equity One ABS, Inc. Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-4 by an assignment record­ ed in Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred seventeen thousand six hundred twenty six and 55/100 dollars ($117.626 55) tndudtog interest al 7.2400% per annum. * Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfll be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgage premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry Carty Courthouse in Hastings. Mtahigan, at 1 DO o'clock p.m., on Thursday, September 28,2006. Said premises are situated in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the North line of Section 16. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, distent North 89 degree* 58 minutes 49 seconds East 1317.17 feet from the Northwest comer ofsaid Section 16. said point being the Northwest comer of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of said along the West line of the Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest onequarter of said Section 16 . thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds East 180.00 feet; thence south 46 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds East 143.94 feet; thence South 02 degrees 04 minutes 20 seconds East 160.00 feet to the South kne of the Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of sard Section 16; thence North 89 degrees 59 minutes 07 seconds East 378 45 feet along said South line to the Southeast corner of the Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest onequarter of said Section 16; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds West 275.00 feet; thence North 02 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds West 380 feet to said North line of said Section 16; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes 49 seconds West 383.59 feet along said North line to the point of beginning. Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over the Westerly 33 feet there­ of lor Irving Road and over the Northerly 33 feet thereof for Heath Road Property ID 08-13-016 ­ 009-00 The redemption penod snail be 1 year from the date ol such sate Dated July 31. 2006 JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee for Equity One ABS. Inc. Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-4. assignee of Mortgagee Richard A. Green. Attorneys. 30150 N Telegraph Rd . Ste 444 Bingham Farms, Ml 48025 (248) 540-7665 TTW‘* mate wifi be done to figure the cost of repair. It was also mentioned that a bus had been parked in the cemetery off and on for several weeks. Board mem­ ber wil attempt to contact owner of bus and asked that It be removed. Mark Paradowste reported that the lighting of the Orangevflte Christmas Tree would take place on the first Sunday of December at the township haff. A guest attending the meeting asked W board followed any nilas on the running of the meetings. Supervisor Rook Informed him that the board toffowed "Roberts Rules of Order*. Fawn Lake Special Assessment: Township ia waiting tor final audit before com­ mencing with the Fawn Lake Special Aksessment. There is stiff no total cost for each resident Sam's Landing Asphalt Special Assessment: Progress is still being made with the special assessment. Attorneys to contact board. Patterson Road Restrictions: OrangevBe and the Gun Lake Sewer Authority to write letters to Barry County and Martin Township regarding the traffic on Patterson Rd. due to the gravel pit Pickerel Cove Asphalt Request: Petition reviewed by Ritchie and passed with 51% of residents signing. Motion by Perino, support from Rfobte to proceed with project with the under­ standing that pavirg must be done by November 15 or it will have to wa<t until spring. Roff cal vole. Al ayes. Motion carried. Delton District Library resolution to be tabled until next months meeting. Paying of Bills: Motion by Goy. support from Perino to pay bills for month of September and al those forthcoming in the amount of $17,045.53. Al ayes. Motion carried. Public Comments: David Brinkert complimented the Orangeville Day Committoe on their success. Mr. Brinkert also announced he wil do a public tel­ evision show on September 22, 2006 al 7D0 on channel 12 concerning his political -stance. Motion by Ritchie, support from Ribble to adjourn meeting. All ayes. Motion curried. Meeting adjourned al 8:45. Jennifer Goy Unapproved minutes mow STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate RLE NO. 2006-24570-DA Estate of Doris Jean Leonard, deceased. Date of birth: 12/29/1922. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Dons Jean Leonard, deceased, who kved at 9220 8. Highway 43. Delton. Ml 49046. Michigan died 01/20/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate wil be forever barred unless presented to George R. Leonard, named personal representative or proposed personal rep­ resentative. or to both the probate court at Suite 302 206 W Court St. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of pubhcatton of this notice. William M Wnght P23110 1605 Pinecone Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-6325 George R Leonard 9220 S Highway 43. Delton. Ml 49046 (269) 623-2210 mow *■ Notice Of Mortgage Foredoeure SMe THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE N ACTIVE MKJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This safe may rescinded by the foredoeing mortgagee. In MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mads in the conditions of a mortgage mads by Kyte C. Rickert and Stacia Rickert, husband and wito, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated July 29. 2003, and recorded on August 6. 2003 n instrument 1110312. in Bany county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Seven Hundred S^ty-Three And 20/100 Dollars ($121,763.20), including interest at 6.5% per annum. Under the power of sals contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage kriff be lorectosed by a safe of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubffc vendue, at the Baay County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on October 19. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hartogs. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 284, 285, 286. 287, and 304 of Algonquin Lake Resort Properties #2, According to the Recorded Ptat thereof as Recorded in Ubsr 2 of Plate on Page 63 ____ The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6003241a, in which case the redemption period shaff bo 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: September 21.2006 For more information, ptease caff: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte#106525F01 rtouce ur Mongsge t-orecroeure smw THtSFMMKAD&TCOLLKTORATTEiffFTtNG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY BFOBMAnON WE OBTAM WU K USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE •< ACTIVE MMJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TNaaaieawy be rescinded by the foredoelng mortgagee In thet evertt, your deawgee, N eny; elwIbeihMk cd solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at cole, piucMereot MORTGAGE SALE - Detauff has bssn meds in tha conditions of a mortgaga made by James A E^ton. A Married Man and Kimberty A. Eaton. A - r| ia.,. ,,, a nr-* Mamc*i woman, nusoano ano wns. or^ynai mongagor(s). to WoaMeolQn.Martgage Company. Mortg^ee. AprflO.EMMJsRBMffONM on May I3.3003tofneeum»i; ".«A420<.ana«oefomd by said Mongaoee » Chees Manhanan Mortgage Corporation as assigns by an assignnenL In Barry county records, Michigan. U' which rrotgage twre is dafrned to be due at foe daec hereof foe sum of Sixty-Six Thousand Four Hundrsc FortrFtee And 56/100 Doffers ($66.44536). todudfog i^srest al 6.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in Mid mort­ gage and foe statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given ffwtsakl moi tgagewR be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premiOM. or some part of foam, at public vendue, at he Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 'ifiO PM. on October 19. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton. Barry County, Michigan, and jre deserttod as: Lots 9,10.2Band» of foe Wagec< Morgan, Formerly Sheridan, to foe Recorded Ptat Thereof. Barry County Records. The redemption period shaff be 6 months bom the date of such sale, unices determined aban­ doned In aocordanoe wffh MCLA 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period chaff bo 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: September 21,2006 For more information, ptease caff: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte F099164F02 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AI IEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY bFORMATTON WE OBTAM W1X BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFHCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MttJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made In the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert L Rosa. Jr. and Karen J. Roca, husband and wffo. to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a CaMomte Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 30, 2002 and recorded October 7. 2002 in Instrument Number 1068866, Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Waffs Fargo Bank. NA. ae Trustee tor MASTR Ascot Backed Securities Trust 2003-OPT1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003OPT1 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Nine and 33/100 Doffers ($124,609.33) including interest at 9.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in ouch caoe made an provid­ ed. notice Is hereby given that said mortgage wffi be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 BO p.m. on OCTOBER 19. 2006. Said premises are located in the VRaos of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 1 of Block 9 of Middleville Assessors Ptat No. 3, according to the recorded ptat thereof, as record­ ed in Uber 3 of Plats on Page 11. The redemption period shaff be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaff bo 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, If any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sate, plus interest Dated: September 21. 2006 Ohans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 2213289 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 21. 2006 - Pago 11 LEGAL NOTICES Nottoa Of Mortgage Foreclosure Mo THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW W YOU ARE M ACTIVE MEJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bs roodndod by the foreclosing mortgages. In thot event, your damages, If any, shall bo limit­ ed sotafy to the ratjm of the bM amount ten­ dered tf eete, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Defaufi has boon made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James Shetef and Vtakte Sheter, husband and wile, origi­ ns! mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registiation Systems, Inc., as nominee lor lender and lender’s successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 30. 2003. and recorded on August 8. 2003 in instrument 1110481, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there Is claimed to bo duo at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Sbrty-Eight And 20/100 Dotes ($96,468.20). including interest al 5.375% per annum. • Under the power of sake contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice Is hereby given that said mortgage wil bo foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on October 12.2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A pvool of land located in the north­ east 1/4 of section 11. town 3 north, range 9 west, described os follows beginning at a point on the centerline of old M-37 which Res south 00 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds east 433 26 feet and south 50 degrees 33 minutes 20 seconds east 1056.01 feet from the north 1/4 post of said section 11, thence south 39 degrees 28 minutes 40 seconds west 189.0 loot, thence north 50 degrees 33 min­ utes 20 seconds wool 217.89 leet. thence 32 degrees 19 minutes 08 seconds oast 190.47 feet to the center of said highway; thence south 50 degrees 33 minutes 20 seconds east 241.32 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from too date of ouch sate, unteas determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 8003241a. to which case too redemption period shall be 30 days from toe date of such sale. Dated: September 14.2006 FOr more toformatton, please cal: FC X 248.593.1302 Trod A Trod. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fwms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte 4105564F01 Robert A. TTOmten A Aaeoctatee, P.C. is a debt coitoctor and wo era attempting to coboct a dobt and any Information obtalnod wtH bo used for that ounioee. MORTGAGE SALE - Dofaufihas boon mate to 9* oontfttons of a mortgage mode by EVAN FAM. A SINGLE MAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. WC.. ACTING SOLE­ LY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS ANO ASSIGNS. LENDER IS RAUSTIN MORTGAGE SERVICES. LLC. Mortgagee, doted Jar uary 22. 2004, and recorded on January 23,2004, as Instrument No. 1121182, in BARRY County Records. Mtahigan. and asoignad by said mortgages to WASHMGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there to claimed to bo duo at the date hereof the sum of one hundred twenty nine thousand five hundred fifty nine and 08/100 Dofiars ($129,569.08). todudtog interest al 5.250% per annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided notice to hereby given that said mortgage will bo forectoood by a sale of the mortgaged premises. Of some pert of them, at pubic vendw, at the At Barry County Courthouoe. Hastings. Ml. at 1:00 PM on September 28.2006 Said premises are situated to VILLAGE OF MID­ DLEVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are LOT 11. BLOCK 49. VILLAGE OF MID­ DLEVILLE. ACCORDING TO RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN UBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 27. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, untees determined abendoned to accordance with 1948CL 8003241a, to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. DATED: August 31.2008 Robert A. Tremato A Aseoctates, P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. State 300 Btontogham, Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Infonhatton Cal: (248) 540-7701 FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm to a debt cdtoctor attempting to collect a debt Any toformatton obtained wB bo used tor this purpose. M you are to the MHitary. ptaase contact our office at the number lated below. MORTGAGE SALE - Dotatat has boon made to the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Douglas Cart Howel. A Stogie Man to Mortgage Electronic Registrarinn Systems. Inc. ootefy as nominee for Home Loan Center, Mortgagee, dated December 23.2005 and recorded February 8,2006 in Instrument « 1159919 Bany County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc, on which mortgage there to claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Three Dollars and Sixty Cents ($86,123 60) including Interest 14.95% per annum Under ine power of sate contained m said mortgage and the statute to such case made and provided, notice to hereby given that said mortgage wifi be toredoeed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml at 1XXJPM on Thursday. October 19.2006. Said premises are sit­ uated in Township of Cartton. Barry County, Mtahigan. and are described as: The Southeast one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of Section 28. Town 4 North. Range 8 West. Less and Except: The Southeast one-quarter of the Northeast onequarter of Section 28. Town 4 North, Range 8 West, Cartton Townehg, Bany County. Michigan Except therefrom the Easterly 330 feet thereof. Commonly known as 1999 Bowter Road. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 800 3241. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate Dated: SEPTEMBER 15. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hifis. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-55238(HSBC) ASAP# 792044 09/21/2006. 09/28^006. 10/05/2006. 10/12/2006 7790M13 FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thio firm Is a debt coHector attempting to coL . . e— oeov . • ... iiiMMiuoDon I . . ,1 - - owuNnwu »--- whi J— a-dw tecr Any used for thia purpose. If you are In the MHitary, ptaeoo contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Erin A Carlson and Randy Carlson, Wife and Husband to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated January 6, 2005 and recorded February 28, 2005 to Instrument Number 1141966 Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Deutsch" Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2005-R4CGM under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1.2005. without recourse, on which mortgage there claimed to be due at lhe date hereof the sum oI Seventy-Five Thousand Three Hundred TwentyNine Dollars and Sixty-Five Cents ($75,329.65) including interest 8.5% per annum. Under toe power of sale contained to said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged oremtses. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. October 19.2006 Said premises are situated In Village of Nashville, Barry County. Michigan, and are That part of the Northwest one-quarter of Section 36. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, described as beginning at a point 178 feet East of where the East line of Mato Street intersects the North fine of Kefiogg Street, running thence North 132 feet, thence West 55 feet, thence South 132 feet, thence East 55 feet. VMage of Nashvifie. Subject to ease­ ments. reservations, restrictions, and limitations of record, if any. Commonly known as 117 Kellogg. Nashville Ml 49073 The redemption period shaH be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCL 6003241. to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: SEPTEMBER 15,2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates, Series 2005-R4CGM under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2005, without recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo A Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hifis. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-55309 (AMC) mown NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board al Appeals wifi conduct a public hear­ ing for the tofiowmg: Ceee Number V-28-2006 John Joseph Sr. Location: 402 Pollard St., to Section 3 of Woodland Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance lo place a 16x66-11 pre-manufactured home with a 12x30-ft awning, too close to the front tot line (12-8), the minimum is 30-ft, and too dose to the comer lot line (16-8), the minimum is 25-8. to the RL-2 zoning dis­ trict. Caee Number V-29-2006 Thomas A KatfSyn Race. Location: 7230 Lacey Rd, to Section 9 of Assyria Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a 24x31-8 one (1) story addition onto an existing home that is too dose to the road right of way (26.03-8), the minimum is 50-8 to the A zoning dis­ trict. Case Number V-30-2006 Ivan A Paula Sooy. Location: 12171 Saddler Rd, to Section IB of Orangeville Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to create two (2) parcels with less lot width than required (110-8) for each parcel, the minimum is 220-8. and one par­ cel with less lot area (0.5 acres), the minimum is one acre exclusive of road nght of ways and ease­ ments. than required to the R-LS zoning district Misting Dote: October 10, 2006. Time: 730 p.m. Place: Community Room to the Courts A Law Budding at 206 West Court Street. Hastings. Michigan Site inspection of the above described propertyOes) wifi be completed by the Zoning Board of Appeals members before the hearing. interested persons destong to present their views upon an appeal either vorbafiy or to writing wil bo given the opportunity to bo heard at the above men­ tioned time and place. Any written response may bo mailed to the address fisted below or taxed to (269) 948-4820 The variance appbcabon(s) is/are available tor public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 West State Street Heedngo, IB 49068 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 pjn. (dosed between 12 p.m. to 1 p m.) Monday-Friday. Please can the Pfenning Office at (289) M5-1290 tor fur­ ther information. The County of Barry wifi provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers lor the hearing impaired *nd audio tapes ol printed materi­ als being considered al the meeting, to individuate with disabittef. at the meeflng/hearing upon ton (10) days notice to the County of Bany. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown/County Administrator. 220 West Stale Street. Hastings. Ml 49058, (269) 945-1284. Debbie Smith. Barry County Clerk nw» AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPTNG TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY ^FORMA­ TION OBTMNS) WIL BE UBS) FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTWY US AT THE NUMBER BELOW r YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. THS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having boon made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by David M. Raub and Susan Raub, husband and wMe. Mortgagors, to TMS Mortgage Inc.dbe The Money Store. Mortgagee, doted the 5th day of May. 1997 and recorded to the office at the Register of Deeds, tor The County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 7th day of May. 1997 to Uber 693 of Barry County Records, page 675, eaid Mortgage having boon assigned to Wachovia Bank . NA on which mortgage there to claimed to bo duo, at the date of this notice, the sum of Sixty Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty Throe A 67/100 ($67,783.67). and no stat or proceeding at low or to equity having boon instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any port toeroof. Now. therefore, by virtue of too power of sate contained In said mortgage, and pursuant to statute of the State of Michigan in such case mode and provided, notice to hereby given that on toe 5th day of October, 2006 at 1XX) o’clock p.m. Local Time, said mortgage w« bo torodooed by a oate al pubfic auc­ tion, to toe highest bidder, at too Berry County Courthouse to Haattoga, Ml (that being too bufidtog whore the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry to hold), of the promtoes deocribed to said mortgage, or co much toeroof aa may bo nocoooary to pay too amount due, as aforesaid on said mortgage, with interest thereon at 96.75% per annum and al legal costs, chargee, and expenses, todudtog too attor­ ney fees afiowod by law, and ateo ony sum or oums which may bo paid by too undersigned, necessary to proted its toteroot to too premtoas Which add premises are described as tolows: Al that certain piece or parcel of land, todudtog any and al struc­ tures, and homos, manufactured or otherwise, located thereon, situated in the Township of Assyria. County of Barry. State of Mtahigan. nd described as tolows. to wit: Ths East 30 acres of too Northeast 1/4 of ths Northwest 1/4 of Section 25. Town 1 North. Range 7 West During the six (6) months Immediately fofiowtog the sate, toe property may be redeemed, except that to the event that the property to defermtood to bo abandoned pursuant to MCLA 6003241a. the property may be redeemed during 30 days immedi­ ately fofiowtog the sate. Dated: 8/31/2006 Wachovia Bank. NA MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon mode to the conditions of a mortgage made by David M. Clawson, a stogie man, to Navigator Mortgage Banking. LLC . A Michigan LLC. Mortgagee, dated September 28.2000 and recorded October 5, 2000 to Instrument Number 1050375. Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage to now held by Chase Homo Fnanco LLC by aaaignmont. There is darned to bo (too al the date hereof the sum of Ono Hundred Three Thousand Five Hundred NtootyFour and 18/100 Dofiars ($103394.18) mdudng toteroot at 8.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made an provid­ ed. notice to hereby given that said mortgage wifi be torodooed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue al the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings to Bany County. Mtahigan at 1 00 p.m. on OCTOBER 12.2006 Said premises are located to the Township of BeWmore. Barry County. Michigan, and are deocribed as: Lots 24 and 25 of Cappon’s County Acres, accordtog to the recorded ptat thereof, as recorded to Uber 5 of Ptats. Pago 52. Also, the East one half of part of the East one half of the Southwest one quarter of Section 4, Town 2 North. Rango 8 West □eecnooo as. Dogmrxng ai tns Nonnoast comer of Outtot "D* of the Ptat of Cappon’s Country Acres as recorded to Uber 5 of Ptats. Pago 52 and running thence North 7 Degrees 20 Mnutoc 56 Seconds Wool 622.50 toot, thence North 89 Degrees 32 IBnutoa 30 Seconds East 704.68 toot to tw North and South one quarter Ino of said Section, thence South 00 Degrees 27 Minutes 30 Seconds East along said one quarter fine. 618.00 foot to the Northeast comer of Lol 25 of said PtaL thence South 89 Degrees 32 Minutes 30 Seconds West aiong the North Lines of Lots Numbered 21 through 25 toauateo of seta ptaL 630.00 teat to too Pteoe of Beginning. The redemption period shal bo 12 months from the date of ouch sate, unteoa determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA J800.3241a, to which case the redemption period shal bo 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The torectoctog mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, I any. are fimited ooloiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered Of sols, plus interest Dated: September 14.2008 Ortons fiesociates. PC. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No. 310.0307 ***iW*.......... . ... FABRIZIO A BROOK. P C. Attorney tor Wachovia Bank, NA 888 W. Big Beaver. Suite 1470 Troy. Mi 48064 248-382-2600 STATE OF IBCHGAN JUDICIAL CIRCUfT-FAMLY DIVISION BARRY COUNTY PUBLICATION OF HEARING t i CASE NO. 04006939 NA ...Karaoke-l TO: SEAN PATfflCKKBXEY. wftose « unknown ancf whose interest in the matter may be barred or affected by the following: IN THE MATTER OF: Kefiey Thomas (10/1/04). Kefiey, Clayton (8/17/2004), Kelley. Cofiin (12H2AJ5). A petition requesting the court to take jurisdiction of the minors) named above has been filed in this court. A hearing on the petition will be conducted by the court on October 13, 2006 at 830 a.m. to Barry County* Trial Court-Family Division before Judge WMam M. Doherty P41960. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Sean Patrick Kefiey personally appear before the court at the time and place stated above. This bearing may result to the termination of your parental rights. Saturday, September 23 Ijj starting at 6:00PM behind the ,h Shamrock Tavern. W Wally Barbie will be MeJW Sponsored by the Barry County Solid Waste Oversight Committee with Thanks to the Barry County Fair Board, Waste Management and Barry-Eaton District Health Department. Barry County Household HAZARDOUS WASTE AND TIRE COLLECTION! Keep your home and the environment safe by disposing of hazardous products and tires properly! Saturday, September 23 • 9:00 am -1:00 pm at the Barry County Fairgrounds Do not pour paint, solvent, medicine, automotive oil, or chemicals down the drain or dump them in the trash where they may end up In our drinking water! Do not hold on to scrap or |unk tires. Bring them to the Barry County Household Hazardous Waste and Tire Collection! WE CANNOT ACCEPT Latex Paint: when dry it can go to the landfill Propane Tank: Ferrell Gas will accept empty propane tanks Commercially Generated Waste There will be a charge for clean, scrap or junk tire brought to the collection: Radioactive Material Tire T>pe Cosl Explosives Standard tires $1.00 Electronic Waste Standard Tire on Rims $2.00 Unknown Wastes Truck T.re (16.5”- 19.5”) $3.00 Truck Tires on Rims $6.00 Tractor $15.00 Tractor Tires on rims $27.00 WE ACCEPT Aqueous acids and bases; oil based paints; reactives; solvents; aerosol cans; automo­ tive liquids; pesticides (liquids and solids); alkaline, nkkel-cadmtum and/or silver oxide batteries: liquid cleaners; heavy metal solutions; mercury-containing articles; pharmaceuticals (expired medicine): MOTOR OIL; automotive batteries. ♦Additional charge for soiled or dirty tires For questions or for prices of tires over 193" call (269) 945*9516 extension 3-5 nawieo �Page 12 -■ Thursday. September 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTEREST­ ED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that as a result <»€ Petitions of property owners within the Township signed by the record owners of land constitut­ ing more than fifty (50%) percent of the total area of the hereinafter described proposed special assessment district, and upon motion of the Township Board of the Township of Hope, the Township Board proposes to undertake an aquatic plant control project in Long Lake in Hope Township and to create a special assessment distnet for the recovery of lhe costs thereof by special assessment against the properties benefitted* therein. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the District within which the above-mentioned improvements are proposed to be made and within SYNOPSIS Barry Township Regular Meeting September 5,2006 Regular meeting called to Order at 700 p.m. Roll Call 5 members and 5 guests present Pledge ol Allegiance Approved minutes and Treasurers report for August/06 Accepted Department Reports Motion approved to provide medical insurance lor the Clerk. Motion approved to purchase an aenal map for township use Motion approved to accept the bills and check register for September Meeting adjourned at 8 23 p.m. Respectfully Submitted. Debra Dewey-Perry. Clerk Attested to by: Richard Barnum, Supervisor mwai which the cost thereof is proposed to be assessed is more particularly described as follows: The properties indicated by parcel numbers: 007-010-006-10 007-015-0604)0 007-010-00640 ■007-015-006-00 007-015-061-00 007-015-007-00 007-015-008-00 007-015-009-00 007-015-010-50 007 015-012-00 007-015 012-50 007-015-014-00 007-015-015-00 007015-016-00 007-0154)17-00 0074)15-061-50 0074)15-063-50 0074)15-0644)0 007 015 0664)0 007 015-067-00 007-015 0684)0 0074)154)694)0 007-016-0014M) 007 016-003-00 007-016-0064)0 007-016-0064)1 0074)16-0064)2 007-016-006-30 0074)16-006-60 0074)164)06-70 0074)16-006-75 0074120-052-00 007-0204)52-50 007-020-053-00 007-0204)55-00 007-020 056-1 Ml 007-020-0574)0 0074)204)584)0 007-020-0604)0 007-020-061-00 0074C0 062-00 0074)204)634)0 007-020-0644X1 0074)204)65410 007-020-066-00 007-020-067-00 007-020-0684)0 007-021-006-00 007-0214)06 10 007-050-020-00 0074)804)13-00 007-0804)14-00 007-190-0094)0 0074)70-002-00 0074)804)154)0 0074)704)034)0 0074)804)174)0 007-1904)09-12 007-190-0104X) 0074)70001-00 007-0704)04-00 007-0804)184)0 007-190-0114)0 007-0704)05-00 007-0804)194)0 007-1904)12-00 0074)704)064)0 0074)804)204)0 007-190-0134X) <M)7 070-007-00 0074)70-008-00 007-070-0094X) (M)74)704)10-00 007-0704)11-00 007-0804)21-00 007-190-014-00 007-1304)01 16 007-080-022-00 007-190-018-00 007-0804)24-00 007-1904)19-00 007-190-0204)5 007-0804)264)0 0074)21-0084X) 007-021-0124)0 007-015-0354)0 0074)164)06-80 007-016-0074)0 007-016-007-10 007-0164)12-00 007-016-0134)0 0074)21-013-00 007-021-014-00 007-021-0I54M) 007-015-036-00 007-0164)14-00 007-021-0164)0 007-0154)374X1 0074)164)164)0 007-0164’174)0 0074)164)184)0 0074)21-016-10 0074)214)214)0 0074)164)194)0 0074)16-020-00 007-016-021-00 0074)164)22-00 0074)21-0234M) 0074121-024-00 0074)21-0254)0 007-0214)264)0 0074)16-023-00 007-0164)24-00 007-0164)254)0 007-0404)014)0 0074)164)284)0 007-017-0054)0 007-0204106-00 007-020-008 00 007-0404)044)0 007-040-0054)0 007-0404)064)0 007-0404)07-20 007-040-0094M) 0074)804)074)0 0074)80-008-00 007-0804)094)0 0074)804)104)0 007-190-005-00 007-0804)114)0 007 190-0064)0 007-190-007-00 007-015-031 00 007-015-0334)0 007-015-034-00 007-015-0.384)0 0074115-039-00 007-015-040-00 007-015-041-00 007-015-642-00 007 015-0434X1 0074)154)44-00 0074)15-04MM) 007-015-0464)0 007 015448-00 007-015449-00 0074)154)504X1 007-015-05 l-W 0074)15-0524)0 007 015-053 00 (M)74I15-O554X) 0074115-057-00 007 015-058-00 1X1741154)59-00 0074)20-021-00 007-020-024-00 0074)20-025-00 007-020-026-00 0074)20-027-00 007-0204)354X1 007-021-018-00 0074M0()020O 007 040-0034M) 007-0404)114)0 007-0404)11-50 007-050 4)14 (X) 0074J50015-00 007-050-016-00 007-1904)164)0 007-0804)234)0 007 070-0124)0 007-0704)134)0 007-070-014-00 007-0704)154)0 007 070-016-00 0074)704)174)0 0074)704)194)0 007-079-0204)0 C07-070-021-00 007-0704)224)0 007-0704)26 00 007-015-018-09 007-015-024-00 007-015-025-00 007-015-026-00 0074)154)284X1 0074115-0294X1 007-1904)08-00 007-1304)04-00 007-190-021-00 007-1904)22-00 007-190-023-00 007-190-025-00 007-1304)06-00 067-1904)26 00 007 1304)07-00 007-1904)27-00 007-2104)01-50 007-2104)04 00 007-1304)02-00 007 1304)034)0 007-130-008-00 007-1304)094)0 007-1304)12-00 007-2104)054)0 007-210-006-00 007-210-0074X) 007-070-027-00 007-130-013-00 007-210-008-00 00741704)23-00 007-070-024-00 007-070-025-00 007-070-029-00 007-1304)13-10 007-2204)014X) 007-130-015-00 007-1304)184)0 007-220-002-00 007-130-010-00 007-130-011-00 (D7-220-002-50 007-1304)20-00 007-220-003-00 0074)70-030-00 007-070-031-00 007-130-032-00 007-220-004-00 007-070-045-00 007-1404)02-50 007-220-0064X) 007-220 007-00 <M)7-0804X)l-00 0074)60-002 00 007-140-002-75 007-2204)084)0 007-140-0044)0 007-080-003-00 007-140-004-50 007-220-009-00 007-220-010-00 007-0804)04-00 007-140-005-90 007-2204)10-02 007-080-004-05 907-140-006-00 1X17-080-005-00 0074)804)064)0 007-190-001-00 007-190-003-00 007-2204)10-20 007-2204)10-35 007-220-010-40 007-2204)10-50 007-190-004-00 007-220-010-60 007-190-004-50 007-220-0114X1 007-080-012-00 007-1404)01-00 007-1904)02-00 Sec also accompanying map. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board has received plans showing the improvements and locations thereof together with an estimate of the cost of the project in the amount of $154,875. (X), has placed the same on file with the Township Clerk and has passed a Resolution tentatively declaring its intention to undertake such project and to create the afore-described special assessment distnet and has fur­ ther tcnUthely found the Petitions for the project to be in compliance with statutory requirements. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the plans, cost estimate, special assessment district and Petitions may be examined at the Office of the Township Clerk from lhe date of this Notice until and including the date of the public hearing thereon and may further be examined at such public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, in accordance with Art 162 of the Public Acts of 1962. as amended, appearance and protest at the hcan.ig in lhe special assessment proceedings is required in order to appeal lhe amount of the special assessment to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, may appear in person at the hearing to protest the special assessment, or shall be permitted to file at or before the hearing his or her appearance or protest by letter and his or her personal appear­ ance shall not be required. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in the event that written objections to the project are filed with the Township Board at or before the Iwanng described herein, signed by the record owners of land constituting more than twenty (20%) percent of the total area within the herein­ before described proposed special assessment distnet. the project to be funded by that special assessment district cannot be instituted unless a valid petition has been or is filed with the Township Board signed by the record owners of land constituting more than fifty (50%) percent of the total land area in that special assessment district as finally established by the Township Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public heanng upon such petitions, plans, special assessment district and estimate of costs will be held at the Hope Township Hall, whose address is 5463 S. M-43 Highway. Hastings. Michigan, commencing at 7.-00 p.m. on October 2. 2006. At such hearing, the Board will consider any written objections to any of the foregoing matters which might be filed with the Board at or prior to the time of the hearing as well as any revisions, corrections, amendments, or changes to the plans, estimate of costs, or to the aforementioned proposed Special Assessment District . All interested persons are invited to be present and express their views at the public hearing. Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon four (4) days notice to the Hope Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk. Linda L idy Hough. Clerk HOPE TOWNSHIP 5463 S. M-43 Highway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-2464 Notice Of Mortgage Forectovure Snle THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be readndad by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your demegee, W any, shall bo limit­ ed solety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, phis Interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beer made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Anthony Woodmansee and Cheryl L Woodmansee, ongmai mortgagors), to New Century Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated April 29. 2005, and recorded on May 3, 2005 in instrument 1145843. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there a claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Forty­ Seven And 79/100 Dollars ($86,847.79). including interest el 69% per annum Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on September 28. 2006. Said premises are situated m Charter Towrs'wp of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, anu are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 1. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS E>iST 4288.15 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1/4 POST OF SAID SECTION 1; THENCE SOUTH V9 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST 111.28 FEET. THENCE NORTH 04 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST 173.87 FEET TO TH SOUTH LINE OF CHIPPEWA TRAIL; Th NCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 96 SEi ONDS WEST 126.68 FEET ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE TO A POINT WHICH UES 5.27 FEET (RECORDED AS 5 32 FEET) EAST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 OF THE PLAT OF AL-GON-OUIN SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORD­ ED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 55; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 26 SECONDS WEST 116.12 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 01 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 118 10 FEET). THENCE SOUTH 04 DEGREES 50 MiNUTES 21 SECONDS WEST 3122 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 54 (RECORDED AS SOUTH 05 DEGREES 22 MIN­ UTES WEST 31.21 FEET). THENCE SOUTH 04 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST 26.87 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 05 DEGREES 22 MINUTES WEST 26.87 FEET); THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 142.55 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 03 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 22 SECONDS WEST 142.55 FEET) TO AN INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF ALGONQUIN LAKE. THENCE SOUTH 67 DEGREES 12 MIN­ UTES 52 SECONDS EAST 12.59 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 66 DEGREES 41 EAST 12.59 FEET) ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 OF THE PLATS OF AL-GON-OUIN SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 55; THENCE NORTH 61 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 10 SECONDS EAST 5.05 FEET ALONG SAID INI ERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE TO SAID NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 145.54 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. INCLUDING AU LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE SHORE OF ALGONQUIN LAKE AS LIMITED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDE­ LINES SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR ACCESS TO ALGONQUIN LAKE AND FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES DESCRIBED SEP­ ARATELY. EASEMENT: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH­ SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 1. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST 4288 15 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1/4 POST OF SAID SECTION 1. THENCE SOUTH 83 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 49 SECONDS WEST 6.95 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 142.55 FEET (RECORDED AS SOUTH 03 DEGREES 38 MIN­ UTES 22 SECONDS WEST 142.55 FEET) TO AN INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF ALGONQUIN LAKE; THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST 12.59 (RECORDED AS SOUTH 66 DEGREES 41 MINUTES EAST 12.59 FEET) ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 OF THE PLAT OF AL-GON-OUIN SHORES. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORD ED IN LIBER 3 OF PLATS ON PAGE 55; THENCE NORTH 61 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 1C SEC­ ONDS EAST 5.05 FEET ALONG SAID INTERME­ DIATE TRAVERSE LINE TO SAID NORTH­ SOUTH 1/4 UNE; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINTUES 15 SECONDS WEST 145.54 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE SHORE OF ALGO­ NQUIN LAKE AS LIMITED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDELINES The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: August 31.2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S104558F01 mmrw THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COUECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Gordon A. Willett and Sharon Willett, husband and wife. to Argent Mortgage Company. UC. Mortgagee, dated February 21.2006 and recorded February 27.2006 in Instrument Number 1160616. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Homecomings Financial Network. Inc. by assign­ ment There is claimed to be due at the dale here­ of the sum of One Hundred Sixty Thousand TwentyThree and 29/100 Dollars ($160,023.29) including interest at 8 6% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wM bo foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on OCTOBER 12. 2006 Said premises are located m the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 4. Clearview Lake Estates. Rutland Township. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Uber 6 of Plats. Page 24. Barry County Records. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are tanited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated. September 14. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 213.1148 rmm Notice Of Mortgage Foractoaura Sato THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by the toractoaing mortgegee. In that event your dameges. If eny, she! be ImiF ed sotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus InterssL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Diane L Ham.'tond, Unmarried Woman, original mortgagorts' to Weds Fargo Bank. NA.. Mortgagee. uMed November 10. 2005. and recorded on November22.2005 m instrument 1156621. inBany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousjnd Seven Hundred Thirty-Five And 06/100 Dodxs ($81,735.08). inducing intoreei at 7.95% per annurc Under the power of cate contained in said mort­ gage and tie statute in such caa* and pro­ wled. notice is hereby given b^t said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate ol the morjaged premia*, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 Du PM. or Octobers. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hertings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 10 and 11 of Block 6 of Lincoln Parte Addition to the City o< Hastings. According to the Recorded Plat thereof, as Recorded in Uber 1 of Plats, on Page 55 The redemption period shal be 6 months trim the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 dsr/s from the date ol such sale Dated: September 7. 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC 0 248.593.1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S105145F01 tom Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Seie THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TMe aetemeybe rescinded by the torectoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, ahafl be limit­ ed solety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mads in the conditions of a mortgage made by Matthew Standish and Amy Standish. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to New Century Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 20. 2005. and recorded on November 7. 2005 in instrument 1155857. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to US Bank National Association, as Trustee tor MASTR Asset Becked Securities Trust 2006-NC1 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at tha date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twelve Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Six And 66/100 Dollars ($112,776.66). including interest at 6.25% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at ’DO PM. on October 12. 2006. Said premises are situated m Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as. Lots 53. 54 and North 20 leet of Lot 37 of Lakeside Subdivision. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, according to the Plat thereof as Recorded in Uber 2 ol Plats on Page 55. Subject to Restrictions. Reservations. Easemen’s. Coovenants, Oil. Gas or Mineral Rights of Record. If Any. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated September 14. 2006 Foi more information, please caU: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *106150F01 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 21. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed soleiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Rebecca S Nertzke. a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgaoe Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender. Mortgagee, dated October 14. 2004. and recorded on October 21. 2004 in instru­ ment 1135859. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Sixty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Nine And 95/100 Dollars ($67,839 95). including interest at 6% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage ano the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1 00 PM. on October 12. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Lots 1 and 2 of Block 4 of Parrott’s Addition to the Village of Woodland, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 1 of Plats, on Page 36 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: September 14. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *061397F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered st sale, phis interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Nicholas S. Piler and Tina M Pifor. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 21. 2004. and recorded on June 21. 2004 in instru­ ment 1129582. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-One And 49/100 Dollars ($75.461.49). including interest at 5.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statu a m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on October 12. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of the Southwest 1/4. Section 13. thence West 793 fee: to the point of beginning. South 200 feet, thence West 207 feet, thence North 200 feet, thence East 207 feet to place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated September 14. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 410548CF01 Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will bo used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by SCOTT ADAMS AND CHRISTINE ADAMS. HUSBAND AND WIFE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS­ TRATION SYSTEMS. INC.. SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS AMERA CORPORA­ TION. A MICHIGAN CORPORATION. Mortgagee, dated August 28. 2003, and recorded on September 24.2003. as Instrument No. 1114046. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by sate mortgagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of eighty four thou­ sand one hundred eighty one and 43/100 Dollars ($84,181.43). including interest at 5.500% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1 DO PM on October 19. 2006 Sate premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF BALTIMORE BARRY County. Michigan and are descnbed as COMMENCINNG AT A POINT 643.5 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 8. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST; THENCE EAST 480 FEET. THENCE NORTH 400 FEET; THENCE WEST 480 FEET; THENCE SOUTH TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate DATED September 21. 2006 Robert A Tremam & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call (248) 540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Date Shick and Bethany Shick. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 21. 2004, and reco'd«»d or July 26. 2004 in instru­ ment 1131333, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage tiiere <s chimed to be due at the date hereof the sum >f Ninety-Three Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Four And 59/100 Dollars ($93,374.59), including interest at 6.4% per annum. Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 19. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North 1/2 of Lot 4 and 5. Block 11, Daniel Suker's Addition. According to the Recorded Plat thereof in Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 11 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate. Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4106539F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THA; PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in tf«e conditions of a mortgage made by Michael D. Putkela. a single man of aduli age. onginal mort­ gagors). to Woodhams Mortgage Corporation, a Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 28. 1989. and recorded on August 29.1989 in Uber 487 on Page 439. and assigned by sate Mortgagee to MidFirst Bank as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-One And 12/100 Dollars ($8,731.12). including interest at 9.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 12. 2006 Sate premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, arte are descnbed as: The West 44 feet of lot 1. block 6. except the south 3 feet thereof. R.J. Grants First addition to the city ol Hastings: together with that part ol vacated Mapie Street Commencing at the Northeast comer of the west 44 feet ol lot 1. block 6. thence west 14 feet for place of beginning, thence north 5 feet, thence West 15 feet, thence south 5 feet, thence East 15 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: September 14. 2006 For more information, ptease call; FC F 248 593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 FUe *106110F01 nwim Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TMa sale may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made « the conditions of a mortgage made by Harold Finney, a Married Person and Jolene Finney, a Married Person, original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc . Mortgagee, dated August 31. 2003. and recorded on October 20. 2003 in instrument 1115828. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Eight And 21/100 Dollars ($58,596.21). including interest at 5.625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 12. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of lhe Southwest 1/4. Section 19. Town 2 North. Range 9 West The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date ol such sate Dated: September 14, 2006 For more information, please call FC 0 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4105510F01 nwts TRUCK DRIVER The Barn1 Count}1 Road Commission is hiring for truck driv­ er. Drives truck equipped with dump box. underbody scraper, sander, and snow plow. Transports and dumps loose materi­ als such as sand, gravel or bituminous paving materials. Scrapes gravel roads and performs snow removal. A high school diploma or GED is required along with a commercial driver s license with A&N endorsements. Applications can be filled out at the Barry County Road Commission office (phone 269-945-3449) at 1725 W. M43 Hwy.. Hastings. .Ml. A complete job description will be provided at the time of application. Applications will be accepted until 09/28/06. Hourly wage will start at $1622. The Barry County’ Road Commission is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 77506203 STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Environmental Stewardship Division NOTICE OF LETTING OF INTERCOUNTY DRAIN CONTRACT AND REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENTS (In accordance with RA. 40, of 1956, ai amended) BRANCH *1 OF MALLISON INTERCOUNTY DRAIN Notice Is Hereby Ghrew, that wc. Thomas Doyle, Barry County Drain benefits and the iands comprised within lhe "Branch 41 of Commissioner, and John Bush. Ionia County Drain Commissioner. Mallison Intercounty Drain Special Assessment District", and the S»2te of Michigan, and Mitch Irwin, the Director of the .Michigan apportionments thereof will be subject to review for one day. from Department of Agriculture, will on October 3.2006. at the Office of the nine o'clock ir the forenoon until five o'clock in the afternoon. At Ionia County Drain Commissioner. 100 West Main Street. Ionia. Ml in said review the computation of costs of said Drain will also be open the County of Ionia. State of Michigan, proceed »o receive scaled bids for inspection by any parties interested. Persons with disabilities needing .ccommodatioru for effective participation in the meeting until 11:00 a.m. of that day when bids will be opened and publicly announced for the construction of a certain Drain known and desig­ nated as "Branch 41 of Mallison Intercounty Drain." located and estab­ lished in Barry County: Cartion and Woodland Townships: Ionia should contact the Drain Commissioner in the county which they reside al th- numbers noted below (voice) at least one week in advance of toe meeting to request mobility, visual, hearing, or County: Campbell and Odessa Townships. Bids should be sobotittod to ths offle* of ths tool* Co—ty Praia Coonoisofoucr at W. Mato Stnsf, I—to, Ml 48846. Persons with disabilities needing Whereas, The ownev of any Lnd or any county, city, village, or town­ accommodations for effective participation in the meeting should con­ tact the Drain Commissioner in the county which they reside at the numbers noted below (voice) at least one week in advance of the meet­ ing to request mobility, visual, hearing, or other assistance. The Branch 41 of Mallison Intercounty Drain will be let as follows, hav­ ing the average depth and width as set forth: All stations are 100 feet apart. other assistance. ship in the Speed Assessment District of the Branch 41 of Mallison Intercounty Drain who may fed aggrieved by the appor­ tionment of benefits made by the county drain commissioner, may within 10 days after the day of review. appeal therefrom by making application to the probate court of the county in which the assessed property is located for the appointment of a board of review. Beginning at station numbe.’ 6*29 at lhe downstream end of said drain The following is a condensed description of lhe several tracts or parcels of land constituting the Special Assessment District if :?'d and extending upstream to station number 33*66. a distance of 2.737 Drain, viz. Exact property description and apportionment infor­ feet, and having a depth of 7 to 12 feet, and a diameter of 12 or 15 inch­ mation must be obtained on the date and at the locati es stated es. above. This Notice of Iztting. the plans, specific^* >ns. and bid proposal shall be considered a part of the Contract. The following items will be Commencing at a point in the Mallison Intercounty Drain Approximately 2413 feet west and 1794 feet south of the NE cor­ ner of Section 1. Township 4 North. Range 8 West. Carlton Township. Barry County. Michigan: thence N 35*19'W. 172 feet; required and a contract let for same. General Items thence N 04*56 E. 367 feet; thence N 00*19'E. 527 feet; thence N Outlet Repair - Replace existing outlet with 20 LF ot 18" S.L.C.P.P. (non-perforated). Clearing as necessary, remove accumulated sediment 12*52'W. 739 feet to the S 1/4 comer of Section 36. Campbell Township. Ionia County: thence N 71’34'E. 1044 feet; thence N and debris lo a 3 foot bottom width (Approximately 300 LF) 41 WE. 2491 feet to the east line of Section 36. Campbell Township. Ionia County. 476 feet south of the E 1/4 comer of Enclosed Drain Section 36; thence N 00’29'W. 495 feet along said east line to the Furnish & Install 2.737 feet of 15" Perforated S.LC.P.P. W 1/4 comer of Section 31. Odessa Township, Ionia County; thence N90WE. 1403 feet; thence S 00*1411. 656 feet thence N 90WE. 1406 feet: thence S 60-23'E. 1327 feet: thence S (MF2TW. (Alternate Bid Item) Furnish & Install 2.737 feet of 12“ Perforated S.LC.PJ*. Remove & Dispose existing 24“ Diameter Catch Basin. Furnish & Install 1 48" Diameter. Precast Catch Basin w/EJIW 6517 Frame & Grate Furnish & Install 2 15" S.LC.P.P. Fabricated Tee. Cap and Riser 1296 feet to the south line of Section 31, Odessa Township. Ionia County. 1143 feet east of the S 1/4 comer of Section 31; thence S OttTVi. 1203 feet thence S 89WW. 1214 feet thence N OOTXTE. 932 feet: thence S sroOW. 1330 feet thence S 00*041). 315 feet thence S 89WW. 930 feet: thence S OOWE, 980 feet; thence S (Alternate Bid Item) Furnish & Install 2 12" S.LC.RP. Fabricated Tee. 52*29V'. 216 feet: thence N 90WW. 273 feet to the west line of Cap & Riser Section 6. Woodland Township. Barry County. 1703 feet south of Said job will be let in accordance with the plans and specifications now on file with the other documents pertaining to said drain, in the office of the County Dram Commissioners of (he Counties of Barry and Ionia to which reference may be had by nil parties inter­ Complete eoptes of th* ptom aod spcdflcatioas with required Md for— will be available by Septeotocr IS, AAA4 ■> Mil ----------------------al at aww *0 prospocuw w*owcr>■ — npwn reqirew* ■■■ charge. Contracts will be made with the lowest responsible bidder ested. giving adequate security for the performance of lhe work, in the sum then and there to be fixed by us. reserving to ourselves the right to reject any and all bids, and if no satisfactory scaled bids are received, wc reserve the right to proceed immediately after the rejection of sealed bids and at the same time and place and with­ out further notice to let the contract by open bidding, likewise reserving the right to reject any and all such open bids and to adjourn such letting to such time and place as we shall publicly the NW comer of Section 6; thence N90WW. 1510 feet; thence N 77*13*W, 676 feet: thence S 46’50‘W. 350 feet to the Point of Beginning. Now. therefore. All unknown and non-resident persons, owners and persons interested in the above described lands, and you And in Barry County, the Barry County Clerk Barry County Board of Road Commissioners Carlton Township Supervisor Woodla id Township Supervisor And in Ionia County, the Ionia County Clerk Ionia County Board of Road Commissioners Campbell Township Supervisor Odessa Township Supervisor announce. The date for the completion of such contract, and the terms of pay­ ment therefor, shall and will be announced at the time and place of letting. Any persons desiring to bid on the above mentioned work will be required to deposit with the Drainage Board a cashier's check, money order, certified check or a bidders bond (cash is not acceptable) payable to the Branch 41 o( Mallison Intercounty Drain District in the amount of 5% of lhe bid amount (amount in numbers and words) as a guarantee that they will enter into contract and furnish the required bond as prescribed by law. The checks of all unsuccessful bidders will be returned after con­ tracts are awarded. All bids must be made on bidding blanks fur­ nished by the Branch 41 of Mallison Intercounty Drainage Board. All excavations shall be bid by a unit of linear measure or lump sum and not by volume. Payments will be cash upon approval of the engineer. which public corporations are liable for assessments at large for reason of benefits tor public health, convenience, welfare, and the improvement of highways, and are hereby notified that at the time and place aforesaid, at such other time and place thereafter to which said letting may be adjourned, we shall proceed to receive bids for the construction of said "Branch 41 of Mallison Intercounty Drain", in the manner hereinbefore stated; and also, that at such time and place as stated aforesaid from nine o'clock in the forenoon until fire o'clock in the afternoon, the apportion­ ment for benefits and the lands comprised within the Branch 4! of Mallison Intercounty Drain Special Assessment District will be subject to review. And Yon and Each of Yon, Owners and persons interested in the aforesaid lands, are hereby cited to appear at lhe time and place of such reviewing of apportionments as aforesaid, and be heard with respect to such spec-il assessments and your interests in relation NOTICE OF REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENT FOR DRAIN SPECIAL ASSESSMENT Notice Li Farther Given, that on October 17. 2006. at the Barry County Drain Commissioner s Office 220 W. State Street. Hastings County. Ml (269)945-1385 for all properties and public corporations in Barry County: and at the Ionia County Drain Commissioner's Office 100 W. Main Street. Ionia. Ml (616) 527-5373 thereto, if you so desire. Given under our hand August 24th. 2006. Members of the Branch 41 of Mallison Intercounty Drainage Board; Thomas Doyle Barry County Drain Commissioner John Bush Ionia County Drain Commissioner Mitch Irwin Director of Agriculture By: Abigail S. Eaton Deputy for the Director for all properties and public corporations in Ionia County; or at such other time and place thereafter, to which we the Drainage Board aforesaid, may adjourn the same the apportionment for P.O. Box 30017 Lansing. .Ml 48909 517-335-4497 77506370 �Page 14 - Thursday. September 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foredocure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFF1C E AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sate may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall ba limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount tan* dered at sale, plus Interest Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Bate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damage*, If any, shall ba limit­ ed soteiy to the return of the Md amount ten­ dered st sale, plus Interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jatene K. WaUon. a separated pets, original mortgagor(s), to Wells Fargo Bank. NA, Mortgagee, dated May 19. 2004. and recorded on May 26. 2004 in instrument 1128220. m Bany county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Seven Hundred ItotititoFtiMT And 45/100 Dollars ($113.724.45). including merest at 8% par cnnum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfl be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM. on October 12.2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lof 72 of Aden Johnson's Addition #2. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 4 at Plats on Page 2 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: September 14,2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 File #106061F01 MORTGAGE SALE ■ Detault has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael J. Osbun. a married couple and Ruby L Osbun. a married couple, original mortgagor(s), to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.. Mortgagee, dated June 13. 2003. and recorded on June 23, 2003 in instrument 1106974, In Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Frfty-One Thousand Three Hundred Eighteen And 95/100 Dollars ($151,318 95). including interest al 5.625% pur annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings a! PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and ara described as: Lot 7. Charieeon Heights Addition to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 4 of Plats, on Page 35 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: September 21. 20CS For more information, please call: FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #106780F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate RLE NO. 2006-24558-DE Estate of Suzanne J. Hayes, deceased. Date of birth July 15.1947 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS. The decedent. Suzanne J. Hayes, deceased, who lived at 1111 Yeckley Road. Hastings. Micfegan Oed April 8. 2006 Creditors ol the decedent are noMed that al claims against the estate wil be forever barred unless presented to Thomas M. Hayes, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 206 W. Court Street. Hastings and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date: 09/15/06 Hudson Law Offices. PLC Richard J Hudson P15220 150 W Court Street. Suite A Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-9292 Thomas M Hayes 1111 Yecjdey Roac Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-6425 nsoou STATE OF MCHGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedents Estate FILE NO. 06-24561 Estate of Houston Malone. Date of birth: 02/18/1956. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Houston Malone II. who kved a! 1320 E. State Rd.. Hastings. Michigan died 11/17/2004. Creditors of the decedent are notified that al claims against the estate wil be forever barred unless presented to M. Clare Tripp, named person­ al representative or proposed personal representa­ tive, or to both the probate court at 206 W. Court Street. Hastings, and the named/proposed person­ al representative within 4 months after the date of publicatioa of this notice. Date : 09/12/2006 Nathan E. Tagg P68994 121 W Apple St. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (269) 945-3512 M. Clare Tnpp 1191 Lakendoe Drive Wayland. Michigan 49348 (269) 795-1215 ”*»’• STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedents Estate RLE NO. 2006 24587 DE Estate of MARSHALL J. SEGER. Deceased Date of birth: 09/09/1919. TO ALL CREDITORS. NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Marshall J Seger, who lived at Thomapple Manor. 2700 Nashville Road, Hastings. Michigan died 07/03/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Kermit J. Smelker. named per­ sona! representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 208 W. Court Street. Suite 302, Hastings, Ml and th* named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date : 09/11/2006 Robert L Byington P27621 222 West Apple Street. P.O. Box 248 Hastings. Michigan 49058 (269) 945-9557 Kermit J. Smelker 7101 Buehler Road Freeport. Michigan 49325 (269) 765-8481 "»>’• NOTICE TO CREDITORS TRUST JOANN P MILLER, deceased, THS JOANN MILLER TRUST NO U/A/D/ JUNE 17. 1993 Date of birth: November 5. 1934 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. JoAnn P. Miller, who lived at 3392 Elmwood Beach. ^Addieville. Michigan died Jufy 2. 2006. There is no Probate Estate. JoAnn P. Miller left a Living Trust dated June 17.1993. The trust is liable lor the debts of the decedent Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the trust will be forever barred unless presented to Charles K. Miller, the current trustee of the trust, whose address is 3392 Elmwood Beach. Middfevilte. Ml 49333. within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. This notice a given pursuant to MCL 700.7504 DATE: September 14. 2006 ATTORNEY FOR TRUST: William M Wright P23110 1605 Pinecone Dr. Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-6325 Charles K. Miller, Trustee 3392 Elmwood Beach MiddtevtHe, Ml 49333 (269) 795-3119 NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing for the following Special Use Permits: Case Number SP-11-2006 Diane Cart. Location: 13344 Gilkey Lake Rd., in Section 21 of Barry Twp. Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for a dog kennel & grooming parioc. in the AR zoning dis­ trict. Case Number BP-12-2006 Seth A Becky Oosterhouse. Location: NW comer of M-43 Hwy & Willetts Rd., in Section 31 of Carton Twp. Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for a home occupation (i.e. auto body repair), in the A zoning district Caee Number SP-13-2006 William A Julie Ward. Location; 1980 River Rd.. in Section 27 ol Hastings Twp. Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for a daycare, in lhe AR zoning district. MEETING DATE: October 9, 2006. TIME: 7® p.m. PLACE: Community Room m the Courts & Law Budding at 206 West Court St . Hastings. Michigan. Site inspections of the above described proper­ ties wdl be completed by the Planning Commission members before the day of the hearing. interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbaHy or In writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place. Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or taxed lo (269) 948-4820. The special use applications^) ts/are available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed between 12-1 p.m.), Monday thru Friday. Please call the Planning Office at (269) 945-1290 for fur­ ther information. The County of Bany win provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities at the meeting hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown, County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. (269) 945-1284 Debbie Smith. Barry County Clerk riwwa AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Andy Richardson, a married man of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation dated the 30th day of June. A.D 2005. and recorded the office of the Register of D?eds. for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 5Ki day of July, A.D. 2005. in Instrument No. 1148960 of Barry Records, or which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal ol $88.184 60 (eighty eight thousand, one hundred eighty four dollars and sixty cents) plus accrued interest at 7.15% (seven point one five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 12th day of October, AD.. 2006. at 150 o'clock said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Bany County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of* the premises described in said mortgage. Which said premises are descnbed as follows: All that ceriain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Hope, in the County of Barry and Stale of Michigan and described as follows to wit: LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. COUNTY OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHI­ GAN: LOTS 132. 133. AND 134 OF LAKEWOOD ESTATES PLAT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORD­ ED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 4 OF PLATS ON PAGE 19. Commonly known as: 6241 Maplewood Dr. Tax ID: 07-180-111-00 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sate, unlees determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption ps.-fod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: September 14. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO . LP.A. By David K Wotie. (P-60235) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Wellman. Weinberg & Reis Co . LPA 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S THS FIRM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Juan Rebollal Rojas, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., Mortgagee, dated August 18. 2005 and recorded August 23. 2005 in Instrument Number; 1151532, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage ts now hqld by US Bank. National Astorffohon as Trustee ter the MLMI SURF Trust Series2006-8C1 by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Nine Hund<ed FiftyOne and 80/100 Dollars ($67,951.80) including interest al 8.89% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 150 p.m. on OCTOBER 19.2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Castellon. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 11. OA Philips Addition, as recorded m Uber 1. Page(s) 19 of Plate. Barry County Records The redemption period shaft be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaft be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of lhe b* amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: September 21.2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fife No . 269.3815 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used tor this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Gordon H Demaray and Norma I Demary, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . solely as nominee for Fidelity Mortgage of Michigan Inc.. Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2004 and recorded July 23. 2004 in Instrument Number 1131272 Barry County Reuxds. Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, NA as Trustee lor the registered holders of Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates. Series 2004-3, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Dollars and Fifty-Nine Cents ($133,790 59) indudainterest 9.04% per annum. Under the power of i contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM. on Thursday. September 28. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Commencing 640 Feet East of the North One-Quarter Post of Section 24. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, thence South 260 Feet; thence East 335 Feet; thence North 260 Feet; Thence West 335 feet to the point of beginning Commonly known as 10600 Tasker Road. Bellevue Ml 49021 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date o> such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated AUGUST 28. 2006 Wefts Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee for the reg­ istered holders of Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Certificates. Series 2004-3. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 46307 (246) 644-5123 Our File No 06-54027 ASAP* 788286 08/31/2006. 09/07/2006. 09/14/2006. 09/21/2006 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Safe THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages, kt that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest SYNOPSIS RUTLAND CHARTER T0WN8HM REGULAR BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 - 7JO PM Regular meeting cafted to order and Ptedge of Allegiance. Present: Lee. Rogers, Hawthorne, Fftnt. Lyons, Greenfield and Carr and five guests. Approved agenda by voice vote. Minutes of the August 9. 2006 Regular Board Meeting approved. BuMdtog/Zoning Report tor August accepted by voice vote. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in Adopted Reeokibon #2006-56. Ftextab LLC and lhe conditions of a mortgage made by Robert Flexible Horizons Inc. Industrial Deveiopmont Ruthrutt and Theresa Ruthruff. Husband and Wife, Distnet by raft cal vote. original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Vouchers approved for payment. Registration Systems, toe., as nominee for lender Treasurer's report for August accepted by voice and tender's successors and/or assigns, vote. Mortgagee, dated September 24,2004, and record­ Adopted Ordnance #2006-116. Amendment to ed on September 30. 2004 in instrument 1134756. Sign Ordtoanoa by rol caft vote. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ Adopted Ordtoanoa 12006-117, Amendment to gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof Private Rood Provisions and amendment to Section the sum of Eighty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred 104.2009 (b). correcting typographical error (real to Fifty-Seven And 79/100 Dollars ($82,857.79). rear) by rol cal vote. including interest at 7.1% per annum. Approved firat reading of Ordtoanoa #2006-113, Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ Amendment of Parking ALoadtog Spaces, and amendment to General Provisions. General gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ ugnung & screening neauiremerns oy rox can vow. vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfl Approved first reading of Ordtoanoa #2006-118, be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, Rezoning at certain properltoa in Section 27 and 33 or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Bany from AG to RE by roft caft vote. County Courthouse in Hastings at 150 PM. on Approved first reading of Ordtoanoa #2006-119, October 19. 2006. Amendment to General Provisions, Minimum Said premises are situated in Chy of Hastings, Landscape Requirements by rd cafi vote. Barry County. Michigan, and ere described as: Lot Approved first reading of Ordinance #2006-120, 6. Block 17. Lincoln Park Addition, according to the Amendment to Mixed Use District by addfiton of Recorded Plat thereof, as Recorded in Uber 1 ol Section 104.1710a entftfed Greanbda by rd cal Ptats. Page 55 vote. The redemption period shall be 6 months from Approved first reading of Ordtoanoa #2006-121, the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ Amendment to Mixed Use District by addfiion of doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in Section 104.1709a ended Architectural Standards which case the redemption period shaft be 30 days by rd cal vote. from the date of such sate. Mooting adfoumed at 950 p.m. Dated: September 21. 2006 Respectfdy submitted. For more information, please call: Robin Hawthorne, Clerk FC X 248.593.1302 Attested to by. Trott & Trott. P.C. Jim Carr, Supervisor Attorneys For Servicer www.rutfandtownship.org hmm 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 File #107223F01 rrnm PRABBEVBXE TOWNBHT Notice Of Mortgage Forectosum Sate ▼MS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE H' ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCW SERS:Thte sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shaff ba K'mhad solely to the return of tha bid amount tot> deced at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Scott G. Tebo. original mortgagor(s). to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated September 28. 2005, as evidenced by Affidavit Of Lost Document recorded on March 24, 2006 In instru­ ment 1161675, in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to CMMortgage, Inc. as assignee by an assignment, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Seven And 22/100 Dollars ($87,537.22) iixiuding interest at 7.55% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfl be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 19. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 13, E.W. Bkss Replat. City of Hastings. Bany County. Michigan, as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats, Page 24. Barry County Records The redemption period shaft be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shaft be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, please cafl: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #105920F01 ___ Nottco Of Mortgage Foredooure Sole THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WMX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR C*RCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sole may bo rescinded by the foredocing mortgagee. In that event your damagea, if any, shaff bo timilod aotely to the return of Bio bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Defauk has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul Barber, a Single Man. original mortgagors), to Homobound Mortgage, inc.. Mortgagee, dated May 17. 2002, and recorded on June 28, 2002 in tosfrument 1082960. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Pnnapai Residential Mortgage, Inc. as assignee by an assignment in Barry county records. Michigan, or wtweh mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Five And 59/100 Dollars ($139,835.59), including Interest at 6.625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice b hereby given that said mortgage wfl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premise*, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 45 of Pine Haven Estates #2. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 6 of plats on page 9. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 21. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 F.te #106594F01 Meeting was calod to order at 7.-00 p m. Rd Cal: Present Supervisor Herzog, Treasurer Nottingham, Clark Mchoia and Trustees Rfichis and Kennedy. Abo present 20 members of foe pubic. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of August 9,2006. Public comments were received. Fire Reports (Pine Lake, BPH and Hickory Corners) received and placed on fife. Approved motion for fumaoe repteooment at Pine L^-e Fire Station. Approved return of Pino Lake Firefighter return to work. Ptoo Lake First Responder (Squad 7) has been placed in service. ~ Pofico report rwcoiiWd. . . Approved hiring of fib 2mo Pdoe dfiuv. Rkiwd Frezar. Discussion took place anC Cantor Street Ordinance tabled until next month. Commissioner's Report. Disousskjn ic.wding the Pine Lake weft and Drain Commkaioner .ateSng an $18,000.00 Special Assessment Did let for repair of the weft. Approved for Township Attorney to not* for Master Land Use Amendment Approved appointment of Dennis Dyur to Planning & Zoning Commission. Approved vacation pay far Zoning AdwMsbator. Approved SWBCSWA dslnquent sawsr rol. Approved bid to Adams & Sons hr.- (figging ol graves. Approved bid to Al Season Wtodoee for repteoo­ ment of town heft office windows. No pubic comments received. Board discussion regardtog fetter from Cindy White, Risk Management Clerk & Treasurer's reports wore placed on fife with Cleric noting some over budget Ina items. Approved Mb in the amount of S21.5M26. Mooting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Submitted by. Normajean Nichoto. Clerk Attested to by Mike Herzog. Supervisor nwww Notice Of Mortgage Foredooure Bate THS HRM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY BTORMATION WE OBTAM WtoL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW* YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. AHN PURCHASERS: Thte Mte May bt reodrMted by tha foradoaing mortgi^aa. In that event, your damagea. If any, ahdi ba Baffk ed eoWytotho return of the bid amount tonMORTGA^SAL^Deft^^hos^oen meds in the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard Newcomer and Eleanor Newcomer, huebend and wMo. original mortgagors), to Option Ono Mortgage Corporation, a CaNomla Corporation, Mortgagee, dated December 15. 2004, end recorded on January 4. 2005 In instrument 1139681, in Bony county records, Michigan, on which mortgage foere is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty And 22/100 Dotiara ($147.43022), inducting Interest al 6.99% per annum.___ Under the power of safe contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice te hereby given that said mortgage wfl be torectoeed by a sate of foe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouoe In Hastings at 150 PM, on October 19.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springe, Barry County, Michigan and are described as: Lot 13 of VWtey Park Shores, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 4 of Plats, on Page 24. The redemption period Shafi be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determinod aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from ths date of such safe. Dated: September 21.2006 For more information, please cal: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegram Rd Ste 200 Bogham Farms, Mlctegan 48025-5822 Fite #106957F0l nwm �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 21. 2006 - Page 15 LEGAL NOTICE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia safe may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In Hastings teachers frustrated by lack of new pact progress Staff Writer Hastings teachers and school board mem­ bers have not yet come to agreement on terms of a new employment contract for the MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Eugene O Ryan, a single man. original mortgagor(s), to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated June 10. 2005. and recorded on June 22. 2005 in instrument 1148424. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there ta claimed to be due at tne date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighteen Thousand Three Hundred Five And 01/100 DoHara ($118,305.01). including interest at 8.25% per annum. vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on Octobers. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel -C- a parcel of land situated m the West 1/2 rf Section 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, being more particularly descnbed as follows: Commening at the North 1/4 comer of Sectton 7, Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence South 02 degrees 19 min­ utes 34 seconds East 1512.11 feet along the North and South 1/4 line of said Section to the South hne of the plat "Smith's Acres* as recorded in Uber 4 of Plats, on Page 10, Barry County Records, as a point North 89 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 8.98 feet from the Southwest comer of said Plat as monumented; thence continuing South 02 degrees 19 mmoles 34 seconds East 828 80 feet along said 1/4 line; thence South 87 degrees 40 minutes 26 seconds West 406.97 feet perpendicular with said 1/4 Hne; thence South 44 degrees 30 minutes 10 seconds West 2^.00 lee« to the place of beginning; thence continuing South 44 degrees 30 minutes 10 seconds West 226.00 feet, thence North 45 degrees 29 minutes 50 seconds West 482.65 feet to the South Easterly right-of-way line of Sprague Road; thence North 44 degrees 30 minutes 10 sec­ onds East 226.00 feet along said Southeasterly line to the point of North 45 degrees 29 minutes 50 sec­ onds West from the place of beginning; thence South 45 degrees 29 minutes 50 seconds East 482.64 feet to the place of beginning. Subject to easements, reservations and limitations of record, if the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance vtth MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated September 7. 2006 For more information, please call FC G 248 593.1310 Trot! & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fd,.f)Q4788Fpi LEGAL NOTICE Hastings Education Association officials told lhe Hastings Board of Education Monday assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 16. 2004, and recorded on February 23. 2005, in Document No. 1141843. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Cents ($200,725 49). including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that sa'd mortgage will be foredosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, cr some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings. Michigan, at 01 DO PM o'clock. on October 19.2006 Said premises are situated in Township of BARRY. Bany County. Michigan and described as: COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1 / 4 POST OF SECTION 6. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. BARRY TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY. MICHI­ GAN: THENCE SOJTH 00 DEGREES 32 MIN­ UTES 35 SECONDS EAST. 885.90 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6; THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST. 406.50. FEET ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF STONEY POINT DRIVE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 5. DEGREES 24 SECONDS 42 MINUTES EAST. 25.73 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE. THtNCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST. 109.78 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE. THENCE SOUTH 35 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST. 504.24 FEET TO AN INTERME­ DIATE TRAVERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF CROOKED LAKE; THENCE NORTH 79 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST. 183.06 FEET ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE LINE. THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST 375.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE WATERS OF CROOKED LAKE AS DETERMINED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDE LINES. SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PUR­ POSES OVER THE NORTHERLY 24.75 FEET THEREOF. TAX ID NO 08-03-006-005-65 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned m accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shalI be 30 days from Dated: September 15. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. CMERS*), solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns, Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates, PC. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield Ml 48075 . BF\ advisor, high school; Teresa Heide, stu­ seventh grade girls' basketball coach, middle board meetings. In other business Monday evening, the school; Ed vonderhoff. boys' j.v. soccer dent council advisor, middle school; Jason Hoefler. TV production advisor, high school; coach, high school; Brian Balch, band direc­ Patricia LaJoye. co-opcretta director, high school board: tor. middle and high schools; Joan Bosserdn- school; Kristin Laubaugh. yearbook advisor, Schroeder. assistant band director, middle and newspaper advisor, middle school; Jeremy Milarch. FFA advisor, high school; Todd • Approved travel studies for Pleasantview Elementary fifth-graders to go to Greenfield high schools; Carrie Carl. FFA advisor, mid­ Village and the Hastings High School FFA l j dle school; Jodi Darland. in-class yearbook attend lhe national convention. night about their concerns teachers have been • Awarded a bM of up to $92,000 to APEX working without a new contract since July I. Construction of Allegan for the Gateway ”1 wish to express our extreme disappoint­ Project to construct gate and structures for ment in the board because we are forced to ticket sales at the entrance of the Hastings begin the year without a contract.’’ said high football field. school teacher and president of the Hastings • Received an anonymous gift made to the Hastings Athletic Department to match the Education Association. Donald Phillips. Substitute teacher Betsy Zeedyk thanked Willard, drama director, co-opcretta director, advisor, high school; Michael Engle, student high school; and John Zawierucha. director of council advisor, high school; Tracy George. driver's education, high school. BOWLING SCORES cost of lhe Gateway Project. Tuesday Mixed M. Lydy 162-460; M. Albert 156-443; B the educators for continuing to continue • Recalled Tera Zurface, a second grade J-Ad Graphics 9-3; The Terminators 8-4; Bowman 277; M. Kasinsky 234; A. Rhodes teaching excellence without a contract and teacher at Southeastern Elementary, from lay­ Yankee Zephyr 8-4; TVCCU 7-5; Hastings 233; M. Phenix 233; J. Bartimus 220; T. said teachers' lack of attendance at the City Bank 5-7; Hastings Bowl 4-8; CW’s Ramey 216; K. Meaney 203; M. Cross 189; Industry and Education (BIE) off status. • Received notice of the resignations of Auto 4-8; Good Time Pizza 3-9. D. Lake 144. luncheon Sept. 6 sent a strong message to the Lori Burgdorf, food service; Deb Carpenter, Men’s High Gaines & Series - D. Walden community. paraprofessional; Pam Colburn, child care; Business. “Not attending the BIE luncheon was the paraprofessional; Klenzle. Deb Kevin 192-509; N. Blakely 222-594; P. Scobey 225; Wednesday P.M. D. Blakely 232; T. Neymeiyer 210; J. Markly best thing the teachers could have done.” said Morgan, fourth grade teacher. Jessica Myers, Zeedyk food service; Michelle Riley, child care; Women’s High Gaines & Series - B. Shamrock Tavern 7; Eye and ENT 6 1/2; Friends 5; Seebers 4 200. 1/2; Maple Valley Pharmacy 4; At Home Real Estate 3; Hair She also reminded teachers that the school Erich Shakespeare, heath care paraprofes­ Smith 170; T. Blakely 212-485; B. Ramey board is working hard for the teachers, and sional; Vai Smith, health care 11 paraprofes­ 138-384; S. Beebe 189. that the teachers deserve the school board's sional; James Wiles, art teacher; and Laura respect. “These individuals (teachers] do more Winterton. special education teacher. good on a bad day than most of us will do on Jennifer Bishop, cardio/weight room CERC; Sunday Snoozers 6; Hubs Crew 5; Karey’s Seeber 169-465; N. Potter 172-412; S. Cross 144-379; B. Moore 184; G. Otis 172; S. our best day," she said. Debra Densberger. health care paraprofes­ Kids 5; R&N 3; Michigan Outlaws 3; Pin Drake 168. N. Bechtel 153; D. Bums 143; B Phillips further expressed his disappoint­ sional I. middle school; Jacquelynn Dufour, Chasers 3; Bounty Hunters 3; Sandbaggers 1; Norris 100. ment in the school board in an interview fol­ program specialist - cook in child care center; Two Bags and Two Bails I. lowing the school board meeting. Katy Loughry. early childhood specialist, • Made the following Becker 202-546; E. Ulrich 215-528; Y. Cheeseman 171-503; S. Beebe 171-499; D. Sunday Night Mixed appointments: Care Center 2. Straight Liners Funky 7; Bowlers 7; Womens Good Gaines and Series - M. Tuesday Trios “We are asking below the cost of living for child care center. Amanda Miller, early child­ Kirchen 192-529; A. Hubbell 191-506; A. our raise." said Phillips. "Evidently lhe peo­ care specialist, child care center; Susan Pifer, Churchill 158-432; J. Shoebridge 144-405; F. ple who are closest to education, the teachers early childhood specialist, child care center. Ames 165-388; C. Lee 133-311; J. Rice 172; and the principals, we’re not worth a raise Tasia Thompson, cardio/weight room. CERC; L. Rentz 158. Roofing 4-4; Luanne's Team 3-5; Critters 2­ equal to the cost of living." and Jesse Wells, cirdio/weight room. CERC. 6. All in the Family 7-1; Trouble 6-2; Superette Gals 5-3; CB’s 5-3; Coleman Agency 4-4; Git-R-Done Gals 4-4; Quality Phillips said the HEA is asking for a 3 per­ • Approved for extra pay. extra duties posi­ Mens Good Games and Series - DJ Janv.» 233-636; E. Caraway 215-587; B. Allen 202­ cent wage increase, and lhe school board will tions: Dan Carpenter, varsity girls’ basketball 545; M Kidder 181-529; A. Robins 191-517; High Game and Series - M. Kill 162; K. Carpenter 154; L. Potter 174; N. Norton 149; offer only 1.5 percent. He also presented fig­ coach, high school; Steve Collins, cross coun­ M. Hubbard 130-367; A. Misak 130-346; B. T. Franklin 153; J. Rice 181; M. Gross 112; P. ures for other local school system employees. The superintendent will receive a 3.09 per­ try coach, middle school; Pat Coltson. head Hubbell 235; C. Alexander 224; M. Eiiton Cogswell 161; L. Trumble 183; B. Wilder jayvee football coach, high school; Jeff 212; R. Snyder 190; J. Smith 189; S. Fatice 102; L. Rorye cent increase, the assistant superintendent and Denny, assistant varsity football coach, high 179. Vandenburg 213-597; C. Mack 187-507; T. the finance director will receive a 3 percent school*. Jamie Dixon, cross country coach, increase, and the principals will receive a high school; Brian Dormini assistant 2.04 percent increase. football coach, high school; Tina Eaton, assis­ Friday Night Mixed T. Thompson 169; S. Smith 144; J. Hurless ’94; C Gates 158; S. Snider 146; M. Sears Superintendent Chris Cooley said the tant cheer coach, high school; Marshall school system can afford to give certain posi­ Evans, head freshman football coach, high Ten Pins 4; Oldies But Goodies 4; Heads Out tions wage increases and not the teachers school; Jack Hobart, assistant varsity football 3; 9-N-A-Wiggle 3; The Unknowns 3; Mercy because of the huge number of teachers. He coach, high school; Amy Hubbell, cheerlead­ 3; 4 said to giveevery teacher a 1 percent wage ifi&reasc would cost the school system more ing coach, high school Jeff Kellqr^. a^sistapt freshman football coacKThigh school; Stan Brushworks 1. than $100,000. Kirkendall, assistant golf coach, high school; Vandenburg 258-648; L. Barnum 198-568; P. The HEA and the school board have been bargaining since this spring, and teachers Bruce Krueger, boys’ golf coach, high school: Ramcv 195-553; L. Potter 198-532; R. Steve Laubaugh. eighth grade girls' basket­ ball coach, middle school; Rich Pohja. girls’ Murrah 173-499; S. Carlson 149-424; J. Lancaster 165-413; S. Keeler 214; D. Rhodes tennis coach, high school; Patrick Purgiel. JV 20i; F.. Hammontrcc 192; T. Phenix 191: D. girls’ basketball coach, high school; Fred Bartimus 190; N. Clow 190; R. Lydy i86; J. started the school year without a new contract for the first time in 17 years. Phillips, along Fools 2; Michigan Outlaws 2; Womens Good Games and Series - S. Rademacher, head varsity football coach, Madden 185; G. Meaney 158; N. Taylor 142; Cooley and assistant superintendent Mary high school; R. Hammontrcc 137. Vliek this summer for negotiations. Phillips cheerleading coach, Larry Christopher, met with Danielle Roberts, assistant high school; Brian 143; S. Lancaster 174; S. Daniels 203-526; C. Etts 122; S. Everett 151; javec Just Cuz 8; Liquid Courage 6; UMSU 6; Budweiser 5 1/2; All But One 5; Whatever 5; negotiator MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by ANTHONY G CROSARIOL and DEBORAH A CROSARIOL. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc CMERS"). solely as girls' tennis coach, high school; Jon Vcrtalka. 2006-2007 academic year, and frustration is beginning to surface. with high school teacher and HEA chief PETER M. SCHNEDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORHATTON WE OBTAJN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFRCE AT (248)63»-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. Both Phillips and Zeedyk received stand­ ing ovations for their comments at the school by Megan Lavell 166. R. Brummel 186-515; P. Ramey 187. Varneys 7 1; Hastings City Bank 5-3; Fall Creek 5-3; filler Farm Repair 5-3; Riverfront Fin. Ser. 4-4; Hastings Bowl 4-4; Nothin’ But Thick 4-<; AiS Engine 3-5; Allure 2-6; CW Repair 1-7'. High Gaines and Series - T VanBeU.on 131; C. Shellenbarger 152; D. McMacken 135; K. Lancaster 158; C. Cooper I8t/. M Gdula 202-577; R. Shapley 200-561; E. Hammontree 172;T..Phenix 170; K. Ward 132; L. Barnum 180; L. Apsey 188-501; D. Mens Good Games and Series - R. Guild said he was under the impression the two par­ Roderick, boys’ varsity soccer coach, high 255-670; T. Clow 237-628; A. Rhodes 223­ ties had reached an agreement, but Cooley school; Angela Sixbeny, freshman girls’ bas­ 610; B. Taylor 213-564; M. Kidder 185-529; said he had only agreed to take the proposal to the school board, but had not necessarily ketball coach, high school; Steven Storrs. JV Curtis 180; J. Madden 181-510; A. Henley 148; D. Bartimus 204-581; A. Bartimus 191; 7. Cross 182. . agreed to it. Cooley said the teachers are continuing to be professional despite the disagreements over contracts. “The teachers. I think, have come back and been very professional.” said Cooley. “1 don’t think this is spilling over into the classroom." Cooley said schoJs all over Michigan are LEGAL NOTICE BARKY COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER NOTICE OF HEARING FOR REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENTS In the matter of thr COATS GROVE DRAIN located in Woodland. Carlton. Castleton and Hastings Townships facing similar financial and contractual prob­ lems. including school systems in Delton and Be advised that a DAY OF REVIEW to determine apportionments for Holland. He also said teachers in Holland maintenance on the above-named drain will be heki as follows: spent the whole last school year without a LOCATION: contract, and Gull Lake has spent the last 14 220 W. Slate Street Bany County Courthouse - 3rd Floor months without a contract. Cooley said of the 760 school districts in the state, Hastings is ranked 654th in the Barry County Drain Commission amount of average teacher pay. “I don’t think any teacher s overpaid, they do an unbelievable job." said Cooley. "I don’t think anybody's being unreasonable. I don't think anybody’s being greedy, I think the state 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service. We are currently looking for a part-time teller to join our team. DATE: Monday. October 9,2006 We currently have an opening in our Middleville office. TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for i.iath. be detail oriented, and possess excellent cus­ Appeal of an apportionment may be made within ten (10) days after tomer relations and sales skills. this hearing by making application to the Barry County Probate Court for the appointment of a Board of Review. Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for participation should contact the Drain Commissioner one week in advance. just needs to find a way to fund education. It’s just a process we all have to continue to work PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in Hastings. Ml (2691945-1385 amount of money received from the state, but the school system also is ranked 122nd in the Hastings City Bank Thomas C. Doyle Apply at the Human Resources Department Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court SL. Hastings, Ml 49058 । EOE/M-F L—nstoon Barry County Drain Commissioner through." Wilder’s... "The Hometoun Bovs" To Mike Powers and voor staff. Ute would Ute to thank you for the great experience we had at your Bay Pointe Inn and Restatram on Ifyour car has got problems - Thanks to all your personnel that were invoked in DON’T CALL SAM the August 19th wedding of our children. Andre Lkeafla and Kristin Matteson. 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FOR RENT: 1 bedroom house. New carpet, new paint. $500 month. (269)945­ 9461 ALLEGAN ANTIQUE MARKET: Sunday, Septem­ ber 24th, 400 Exhibitors. Rain or Shine. 7:30 am to 4 pm, located at the fair grounds in Allegan, Mich. $4.00 adm. www.alleganan- FALL A WINTER POND SUPPLIES: Pond Heaters, Pumps, Aerators. Pond Lin­ ers. Netting, Barley Straw, Spring & Autumn Fish Food. Apob Landscaping & Water Gardens, 9340 Kalamazoo, Caledonia, (616)698-1030. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. WOOD COUNTRY VIEW AFC FAMILY HOME- now has 2 private rooms availa­ ble. Climbing of some stairs required. Clean friendly at­ mosphere in a beautiful country setting. Licensed for developmentally disabled or mentallv ill. Currently have all males. Call (269)948-3017 or (269)818-7577 CHERRY TABLE A chairs $150; oak table & chairs $150; porch swing $20; bar stools $5/ea.; 15" monitor $10. (269)948-9677 HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: Cose to schools + shopping, 3 bed., 15 baths. Kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 en­ closed porches, extra large lot 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2* car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945-9382 CANNING OR FREEZING: tomatoes, red, white A Rus­ set potatoes, onions, sweet com. great deals cn excellent quality home grown pro­ duce. Eggs A honey. Hay A Straw for sale. Schaefer Shack Farms, Hastings, (269)818-7555. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. 1995 HOLIDAY RAMBLER Alumi-lite 29* travel trailer, front kitchen, rear bedroom, center bath, sleeps 4. ducted air condition A heat very dean, oak cabinets, stereo, microwave, large refrigera­ tor, excellent condition. Great towing, $8,50*3. (269)968-4098. 2004 ARGO CONQUEST: 8x8, 6 person, amphibious ATV, with winch/trailer, 91hr, asking $11,000. (269)367-4293 SUNFISH SAILBOAT 14', good condition, $600 obo (269)9684098 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 cr stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. HOME FOR RENT: nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath home w/access to Thomapple Lake. Some of the extras in­ clude, A/G formal dining room, large, L shaped living room w/fireplace and 2 car attached garage. $750 plus security deposit. (517)852- 1986 CAMARO 350, runs good, needs trans work, looks good, $1,000 obo, (269)753-6281 leave message. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. 8 FAMILY GARAGE SALE Antiques, furniture, horse tack, 3 saddles, Uttie Tykes toys, Christmas items, bikes, household items, lots of toys, brand name clothes (infant to adult), FREE weight steel system. Friday, 9/22, 8am6pm; Saturday, 9/23, 8am5pm. Local 138 UAW Hall, 127 W. Apple St Hastings. GARAGE SALE 8873 Undsey Rd., Orangeville. Garage saleantiques, fall and Christmas decor, infant chil­ dren, women's clothes, oil lamps, plant stand, canning jars, lots of household items. Saturday only 9am-4pm. GARAGE SALE FRIDAY and Saturday 9-6. 92nd and Marsh Lake. Lots of baby Stuff. MOVING SALE 3F TV, $200; X-box and 43 games, $250; over 200 movies: DVD's, $2.00, VHS's. $1.00; upright freezer, 11.6 cu.rt., $100; air conditioner, 2 years old, $50; washer & dryer, $100 for both; 1983 F-250 4x4, good work truck. $1,250 obo; HD 2-ton chain fall $100; kerosene heater, $50. Call (269)317-1213, (269)841­ 0082. MOVING SALE MEN'S, WOMEN'S, BOYS, toddler, infant and maternity clothes, formal dresses, furniture, TV, stereo, canning supplies, professional salon supplies and more. September 22nd & 23rd, Friday 7am-6pm. Saturday, 7am-3pm. 5550 100th Street SE, Caledonia. THE NEW FLEA MARKET in Woodland is open for good every weekend. Friday 5pm-9pm; Saturday, 11am7pm; Sunday 1pm-8 pm. Something for all. New items each week. Also find the mismarked treasure, re­ ceive it & you will receive another 50% off on any other treasure in tlw store. This is the last ad 1'11 place. Seniors receive 10% off always. Come see all of our great re­ usable wonders.______________ YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. J Stocks J Bonds J Mutual Funds J IRAs J CDs Marti D. Christensen, • AAMS 421W. WMtaHi *r», Hm4*,MI4W5< 12691 MS-3553 or HI <iw ONI 2*5220 13 M.3» iOi 3». IQO6 O ®WHW1 ■■ (□) Edward Jones rinhnndhnhrirf LORRAINE A. MANNING The family of Lorraine A. Manning wish to say thank you to Carveth Village for her care. Nurses Aides and stiff did all they could *o make her comfortable during her stay. To Wren Funeral Home for their help in making a difficult task as easy as possible. To Jeff and Shelly Dickinson for the food brought in to help feed the family. To Reverend Curtis for his kind and comforting words. To those who sent cards and flowers. She is deeply loved and sadly missed. Dennis & Phyllis Manning Delynn & Ray Regan Sue & Chris Bedford Man* Lou Manning Michael Manning and families DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at Reward offered in high school arson case Hastings police continue their investigation of the arson fire set at Hastings High School Sept. 9. A reward has been offered to anyone with information leading to an arrest and conviction in connection with the incident Please call the Hastings City Police or Silent Observer at 1-800-310-9031. Prosecutor reviewing bleach in bottle matter Hastings police are still investigating the incident in the 400 block of West Mill Street last week of the baby who ingested bleach in her bottle. The case has been sent to the prosecutor's office for review. Two arrested for larcenies from vehicles Two individuals have been arrested in connection with reports of items being stolen from vehicles, one in the 300 block of High Street. The incidents occurred Sept 14 around 10 p.m. and on Sept. 16 around 10 p.m. Hastings police were called to the Hastings Bowl on Woodlawn Avenue, where a vehicle was broken into and a cell phone and an MP3 player were stolen. Two individu­ als who were seen in the area and later identified have been placed under arrest for the larcenies. The report has been sent to the prosecutor’s office for review. Two men try to buy large quantity of cell phones Hastings police were called lo the Family Dollar store Sept. 14 on a report of a suspicious activity in which two men want­ ed to purchase a large quantity of cell phones. The clerk explained to them they could only purchase two cell phones. The men purchased the two phones and left. (269)945-9554. DENTAL ASSISTANT BE one in 71 day*! Through a 10 week course. Held on Saturday. See our ad onlinc at: www.madAs.net or call (616)956-0422 for an information packet reg. by the State of Michigan DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. (269)345-1173. Traffic stop nets 2 arrests and a citation Barry County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop in Hope Township Sept. 7 and arrested a passenger in the vehicle, Jason Allen Lawrence, on two outstanding warrants out of Barry County. The driver of the vehicle, Jason Lee Pyle, 30, of Dowling was lodged in the Bany County Jail on a charge of having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle and possession of a controlled substance. Another passenger, Joshua Lee Reach, 25, of Hastings was cited for having an open container in the vehicle and released. Domestic dispute results in arrest for assault Cipriano Lopez, Jr., 58. of Hastings, was arrested Sept. 18 when Bany County Sheriff's deputies responded to a domestic Call YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. dispute in Rutland Township. The victim told officers Lopez tried to force her to have sexual relations aid when she refused, he assaulted her. She pulled a knife and cut Lopez in self defense, she said. The victim was also cut in the fight Both the victim and Lopez were taken to Pennock Hosp**al to be treated for lacerarions. Lopez was charged with domestic assault/aggravated assault (involving a weapon). Woman arrested for drunk driving after rdlover Sheriff’s deputies responded to a single vehicle rollover accident on East Brown Road in Wcodlaud*Township Sept 13 and arrested Kayci Lea Lehman, 23. of Lake Odessa, for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. L^muTs blood alcohol level waijcgutered at .26 percent, more than three times the legal limit NEEDED to work with Hab­ itat for Humanity, Barry County. Two part time posi­ tions available - Volunteer Coordinator and Family Support Person. Eam wages and Educational Awards. Must attend a three day ori­ entation/training at the end of October/early November. Call Habitat for Humanity, Barry County P (269)948­ 9939 for more information and application. Applica­ tions accepted through Sep­ ^a* Lehman told deputies she swerved to avoid an oncoming car and lost control of her vehicle, traveling into a Seld and rollup over. Deputies found open containers of beer at the crash site. Alert witness helps catch a drunk driver Eric Harold Vanlaan. 23, of Middleville, was arrested Sept 10 in Rutland Township after a witness reported a vehicle swerv­ ing all over the road. The witness described the car. gave a license number and a description of the driver. When deputies arrived at Vanlaan's home, he was still wearing the clothes the witness described and though he told officers he had been home all evening, another person with him admitted they had been on the road earlier. Vanlaan agreed to have his blood alcohol level checked and he registered a .17 blood alcohol level. He was charged with operating while intoxicated, second offense and lodged in the Barry County Jail. tember 22.2flflf>_____________ CO U R T N E W S1 DRIVER: additional CDL-B drivers needed. Looking for dependable customer service oriented person with chauf­ feurs, CDL-B, or CDL-A li­ cense. Good working envi­ ronment. (616)732-9954 MENTAL HEALTH CLINI­ CIAN: A full time position exist for a limited licensed psychologist with previous group therapy and crisis sta­ bilization experience. The ability to work independent­ ly and as a member of inter­ disciplinary team is necessa­ ry. The availability to work evenings and take on-call coverage is required. Send resume to Barry County Community Mental Health Authority, 915 West Green Street, Hastings, Ml 49058. No phone calls. EOE • Robin Lynn Nink. 49. of Plainwell, was sentenced Sept. 14 have his drivers license suspended for six months and to attend a by Circuit Court Judge James Fisher to serve three months in jail bootcamp. for her Aug. 17 conviction for a probation violation. Nink originally was convicted and sentenced in 2003 for his convicted for conspiracy to commit larceny in Thornapple third offense operating a vehicle while under the influence of Township in 2004. in 2005 he was sentenced to serve 120 days in jail. Rogen was alcohol. Nink was also ordered to attend two Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and to provide written ver­ ification to the court She also was ordered to take a weekly breathalyzer test. • A bench warrant was issued Sept. 14 for the arrest of Linda Sue Hatfield. 46. of Plainwell. Hatfield is sought because she failed to appear for a sentencing BAY POINTE INN seeking organized, friendly, experinced Sales Agents w/computer skills. 2440hrs/wk with wknd availability or Friday & night 3rd shift. Drop off resume to 11456 Marsh Road, Shelbyville or email to infoCbaypointeinn.com hearing on charges of resisting and obstructing a police officer. She was sentenced in 2003 to serve two months in jail and 24 months proba­ tion. • Christopher Ray Rogers. 19. of Middleville had a bench warrant authorized Sept. 15 for his failure to appear in court. Rogers was convicted in 2004 for larceny and in 2005 for violating his probation. In 2004 Rogers was sen­ tenced to serve three months in jail, lead The BUNNER even week! Quilt to join Freeport Fun Day fun Any Civil War buff would have sweet dreams beneath this quilt held up by Detoris Dipp and Christy Geiger All during Freeport Fun Day on Saturday, Sept. 23, raffle tick­ ets for a Patriotic Stars quilt created by Deloris Dipp from reproduction Civil War fab­ ric will be on sale. Dipp says. "I want everyone to know that it was machine quilted.' �The Hastings Banne- - Thursday. September 21.2006 - Page 17 CLEANUP, continued from page 1 Ex-Lakewood Supt. taking Bellevue post by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Former Lakewood School Superintendent Gunnard Johnson has taken a little more than a year off since his retirement in July 2005. but is now interim superintendent at Bellevue Schools in Eaton County. Bellevue is searching for a new superin­ tendent. a process which may take 12 to 15 weeks. The school district has moved former Superintendent David Blossom to the middle school to handle discipline after he and lhe Board of Education differed on how to move Someone might call this scene “Beauty and the Beast." as a cleanup volunteer pad­ dles toward some pristine riverbank carrying a load ot trash dumped by humans. the district forward in light of budget diffi­ culties. Johnson came to Lakewood in 1999 from Haslett, where he had been high school prin­ river or tributary to clean. Sponsors are still luncheon for all participants will be from needed to help make this event a success. noon until 2 p.m. By 1 p.m. most of the trash His retirement announcement in 2005 at a picked up along the river will be collected at Lakewood school board meeting took board Tyden Park members by surprise. The cleanup will start at 8 a.m. at three sites. The cleanup in the Hastings area will begin with the signup at Tyden Park. North of Anyone who would like more information Middleville, participants will be at the park at about the Thomapple River Cleanup in Barry 68th Street in Alaska. In Nashville, partici­ County should call Walton at 269-948-8056, pants will meet outside of Good Time Pizza extension 114. In Eaton County, call 517-543­ by the river. Groups at this location will clean both the Eaton County and eastern Barry County sections of the river. The cleanup effort needs experienced canoeists who are knowledgeable about the Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm wears the “Ethanol kicks gas" T-shirt and congratulates Marie and Larry Brodbeck who once owned the farm on which the plant was built. The Brodbeck's sons Tim and Kevin got the ball rolling to build the plant. 5848. E-mail the Thomapple River Watershed Council at thomapple_river@hotmail.com or mail requests to PO Box 392. Caledonia 49316. Thomapple to be section safety leaders. The The Thomapple River cleanup has moved floats last about two hours. Families should to th^ fall since for several years the river was be able to participate together, but those under too high in the spring. While water level is age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. currently low. if it should flood, the cleanup There will be a children’s water festival at cipal. Ethanol plant officially opens Gov. Granholm joins festivities in Woodbury by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Gordon Ommen. CEO of US BioEnergy. spoke about the country’s dependence on for- The little burg of Woodbury in the north- eign oil. he then spoke of the inventiveness of east comer of Barry County struck a blow for Americans from Kitty Hawk to man on the independerce from Middle East oil I*51 moon and medical advances. will be canceled. Tyden Park from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Thursday at the open house of the new ethanol plant on M-66 in Woodland Township. The plant, part of US BioEnergy, with cor­ if' and ‘why not' and then make it h.ippen.” porate offices in Brookings, South Dakota, independence. He said this plant is a new way to declare was the dream of Woodland brothers Tim and Irwin gave credit to Jim Zook, general Kevin Brodbeck. They got the ball rolling manager, and jokingly said he was like horse three years ago and the “rest is history.” manure on Mackinac Island, he was every­ More than 1.000 people came to the open where. Being a farm boy. Zook took the cok*- house. Parking ttgfat Crop Production Services across M-6& and two buses shuttled pti ient with a laugh. Zook then acknowled| xl the county and township officials who visitors to the plant. Smaller trailers and wag­ helped the plant get through the red tape. ons took people on a lour of the plant. The process of fermenting'field com and tumble it 1W6‘ fethAhol wasj^M^Med. One God, who helped him through the rough ’WHBffMWBttVthen thanked-Zook-and his brother. Kevin. feed. got behind the dream and thank you for the made a short visit and in a prepared press release said “Michigan is moving aggressive­ “Thank you to the 21 seed investors who community support, it is phenomenal.” He added a thank you to his daughter Mallorie just because she asked him to. ly to increase production and use of both “We stand here to celebrate an American ethanol and biodiesels fuels. Developing and producing alternative energy with companies drcam. The 38 jobs may not be much on the national scale, but 38 new jobs are huge in like US BioEnergy is a key component of my our area. I ask God to continue to bless the plan to diversify Michigan’s economy. The plant.” state that put the nation on wheels should be There were also thank yous to the contrac­ the state that makes those wheels independent tors and sub contractors. Some of the Woodbury ethanol sWs: • The plant will produce 45 millions gal­ lons of ethanol annually, use 17 million of foreign oil.” The visitors were invited to a catered lunch prepared by Jeff and Julie Meyers. After the meal, the visitors took a seat and bushels of com annually, have 38 employees, the congratulatory thank you speeches began. has space for 64 rail cars and the site is on 48 Dignitaries for the US BioEnergy, the plant US acres. • The exhaust seen is steam, not smoke. • It took 800 tons of steel to make the plant. BioEnergy plant in Woodbury spoke about 11.800 yards of concrete. 10.500 yards of the plant and impact of ethanol on the coun­ flowable fill, 47.00 feet of pipe, 570.000 feet try. Mitch Irwin, director of the Michigan of electrical wire or 108 miles. Department of Agriculture talked about how capacity 400.000 bushels. designer Fagen. Department Inc., the Michigan of Agriculture and the this plant is a win-win M Woodbury and area farmers. And helping to promote clean fuel • The silos are 120 feet high with total Amsterburg were excellent candidates. makes it a win for consumers. He acknowledged help from the offices of tons of rebar in the foundation. U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow. Congressman 523,960 with 268 employees. Staff Writer The Kent Intermediate School District Konarska was praised by the KISD board for his willingness to develop leadership in Kellogg Board of Education says, “We thank Thomapple others. His support of collaborative efforts Kevin Konarska for his leadership m helping Kellogg’s Kevin Konarska new superintend­ also was praised, as was the willingness of us provide the best education for our students. ent of the KISD. the staff to take a one year wage freeze, which We look forward to working wi"h him in his Konarska has been superintendent at Thomapple Kellogg for five years. He offi­ mean* ’hat no employee lost his or her job. new position at the KISD.” Tlic Thomapple Kellogg superintendent "Kevin has had experience in urban educa­ cially will begin in his new position on Jan. I. also was praised for his high level of integri­ tion. suburban education and rural educa­ succeeding Michael Weiler. His con­ ty and the culture of trust in the district. He also has experience with urban, suburban and rural districts which reflects lhe nature of the terms as Weiler’s. KISD. The contract includes a salary of about Konarska says, “I wasn’t looking to leave S 160.000 a year. He was making about tion." said KISD Board Member Bill Joseph. the TK district when this opportunity became available. It was too good an opportunity not Konarska and the administrative team to pro­ paid annuity, automobile, vacation and sick leave. His performance will be reviewed on a to have tried my best for it.” He sees this new set shortly to discuss what will happen next. yearly basis with the contract rolling over position as a way to use his 25 years of expe­ In other KISD business that will impact the into the next three years. rience with the Grand Rapids. Forest Hills Thomapple Kellogg district, the board decid­ and Thomapple Kellogg districts. ed for the second year to accelerate the pay­ Board Monday selected 2007. tract is for three years and is on the same $126,000 at TK. He also will receive a board Konarska and Jan Amsterburg. superin­ tendent of the Durand Area Schools, were finalists for the position. During the discus­ “I look forward to applying my experience to the KISD,” he says. sion of the two candidates both were praised He is also committed to working with lhe for their abilities and ethics and care for staff, board to make the transition as smooth as possible. He plans to continue to live within parents and students. KISD board members Ciaudia Bajema and Andrea Haidle visited both districts to talk to the TK district with his wife. Laurie, and a daughter, who is a sophomore at (he high have served the district for six and a quarter years." He said that he would mks the daily con­ tact with the staff, but not the 4.30 a.m. win­ ter road checks and phone calls or the • timor­ ous night meetings. “I will not miss the massive budge cuts that have been made over the past four jears. I will, however, continue to hope tha the economy in Michigan will improve so that some day those budget reductions that have been made may be restored within our dis­ trict.. Although 1 am ending my educations! career. I will not put closure to attending the wonderful student activities that begin each fali and run through the spring. You will con­ tinue to see me at plays, concerts and sporting events. Watching students perform, whether on stage or in the athletic arena is lhe best entertainment possible... There are still many goals Gunnard N. Johnson has yet to achieve, so 1 plan to be busy in the coming years.” Johnson became Lakewood’s superintend­ ent in March 1999 after Steve Secor took . • The total man hours to make the plant is For everything from business cards and "He has great strengths in what Kent ISD needs today. I can sec him taking Kent ISD to another level." Tlie TK Board of Education will work with brochures vide a smooth transition. A meeting will be call J-Ad ment of Act 18 funds which come from the county’s speciai education levy. Thomapple Kellogg will receive $335,030. Graphics The board also approved an increase in staff hours and a new position of Early Literacy Coordinator for the Bright Beginnings program. Thomapple Kellogg (269) 945-9554 participates in this program for young stu­ parents, teachers and staff members about both candidates. Both were interviewed by all school. They also have a son in college. “I think lhe Thomapple Kellogg district is dents. which should see new outreach to par­ 17 of the superintendents in lhe intermediate one of the best kept secrets in the KISD.” he ents this year with a “one child, one book” district and staff as well. During lhe meeting. Bajema told her fel­ says. “It is a great district with outstanding program." low board members that both Konarska and “I am very excited about this new posi­ students and a great Board of Education." wrote “1 PpWjfi.'** an standing school syg^ araTl am proud to early retirement. Vem Ehlers and State Senator Patti Birkholtz. tion.” he says. Don Haney, president of the Thomapple In his 2005 letter of resignation. Johnson • The daily use is 50.000 Bushels • The silos tons of rebar are 160 with 130 Superintendent at TK selected new KISD chief by Patricia Johns Gunnard Johnson Tim Brodbeck began with a thank you to byproducts of the. process is dried distiller grains, or DDGs. which is used in livestock Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm Canoes came back to Hastings' Tyden Park loaded to the gunnels with trash, large and smell. “‘Invent’ is a verb and Americans know how to make it happen. Americans ask ’what Kevin Konarska �Page 18 - Thursday. September 21.2006 - The Hastings Banner Other events around town during the day EXHIBITS include the “buck a duck’ race down the Thomapple/Coldwater Rivers and a musical • Northern Lights: The Arctic Through performance by Curt Thaler from Thomapple Art at the Calvin College Center Art Gallery. Valley Church in the afternoon on the Union Call (616) 526-6271 for gallery hours and Bank more information. October 7. • lines through lawn. Registration for the always popular car show can take place up to the day of the event. Big Pair rolling returns and of Discovery: Drawings American runs Show at Yean of 225 the KIA presents nearly 150 works on paper on loan from the (GA) Coiumbus Museum traces that booth sites are available for crafts. Call Judy Jackson at 616-765-3100 for information. Saturday, September 23. America's evolution as a nation. Indudes • Pre-School Story Time takes place every Friday morning beginning at 1030 aan. at the works by Milton Avery, Thomas Hart benton, Hastings Public Library. The event is free and Mary Marsden open to all parent a*»d nrc-school age chil­ Hartley, Isamu Noguchi, John Singer Sargent dren. Call (269) 945-423 for more informa­ Childe Cassatt, Hassam. Andrew Wyeth and more. The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is located at 314 S. Park tion. Every Friday. • Swing Dance Street. Call (269) 349-7775 or kiarts.org for Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across at the Richland more information. September 23-December from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 31. 730 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ • False Animals is a show gallery ward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages featuring new art by Jeff VandenBerg and and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ Marc Patti at the The Division Avenue Arts al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring Cooperative, 115 S. Division Ave., Grand a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 Rapids. Open September 21 from 7-11 for the for details. First Friday of every month Third Thursday Gallery Hop. Show starts at 8 September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing pm. Thursdays September 21. Master's MUSIC THEATRE Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 • Eric Clapton with special guest Robert per person. Beginning dance lessons are Cray at the Van Andel Arena. Show begins ottered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and Thursday at 730 pm. Ticket prices range feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, from $554125. Three-time Rock N' Roll Hall waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ Famer of 16-time and Grammy Award sary. AD abilities welcome. Casual dress. No winner Eric Clapton revives his classics for smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at his Fall 2006 Tour with a band of legendary (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd musicians, including Doyle Bramhall II and Sunday each month. Derek Guitar. on Trucks information (616) call For 456-3333 more or visit www.ticketmaster.com. September 21. • Art of Transcription The • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center featuring in Battle Creek from 630-830 p m. Singles organist David Peckham at the Grand Ledge and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must Opera House, 121 S. Bridge Street The be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 concert will focus on orchestral selections that seek to recreate the entire sound of an for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. orchestra with just the Barton organ. Call 1­ Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. 517-394-9881 for tickets and information. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 September 24 pm weekly May through October at the CALENDAR Th, Barry County Chamber o< Commerce h located at 221 W. State Street kt Haamgs The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber', webrte at wvw.banychamber.com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce bee phone book,, mace and brochure, of tourtt attraction, and piece, of Intweet kicaky ■<d acron the Mate. The Chamber also has free makers for old printer Ink cartridges and cell phones that mo financially benstt the Barry rionaervation District. CHECK OUT THESE SEPTEMBER BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 21 Bereavement Dinner at 6 pm at Milla Landing sponsaed by Barry Community Hospice. Call 948-8*52 for more info. Z1 Hartings Fremers'Market Ham Z pm at the citt&ufcfag lot on N. Spoadway at Tydacj P<k- For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 22 Middleville Fam's Malta from 9 am-2 pm at Midoicville Village, 100 E. Main St CaU795-3385 for info. 23 Thosnappie Rjtwr Clean-Up starts at II am at Tyden Park. Come hate remove debris tan the waler and htalri for the river, free BBQ hmdt for partidpants. Cail Kim at-9488056 to sign up or for more information. 23 Haetaga Firas,ri Market tarn 7am~lpm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at TydcnPark. For info cal] April Nicholson (616) 7654257. Family Ducntni Stria main Tht Rapids. Ages 18 and over only. Tickets are $12 Three Uttie Pigs from the Big Bad Wolf's per­ in advance. Door* open at 8 pm, 9 pm show. spective and based on the book by Jon Skip the surcharge at Vertigo and Purple East Scieska. The concert will be presented by the For more info go to www.sectionlive.com. Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Sunday, Qmttri Mattia Will perform at 8 pm October 1 at 3 pm in Chenery Auditorium. An Sunday, Oct. 15 at the Kalamazoo State instrument petting zoo is planned for 2 pm. Theatre. You may know him as The Daily Tickets are $9 and $11 and. can be purchased Show's resident Trendspottec from hi* writ­ calling at ing for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, being KalamazooSymphony.com •21 Badfish- A Tribute to Sublime will come tc. The Intersection, 133 Grandville SW, Grand "Funniest People in America,” his Comedy Central special. Reserved seating tickets are Rapids, Wednesday, October II. All ages wel­ $27. For more information see wwwxiemetri- come. Tickets are $10 in advance. Doors open martin.com by 1-800-228-9858 or of 25 of Entertainment Weekly's at 8 pm. Buy tickets without a surcharge at Yonder Mountain String Band will perform Vertigo and Purple East For more informa­ at the Kalamazoo State Theatre Thursday, tion see www.sectionlive.com . Epic Evenings; Fall Evening will open the Oct 19 at 8 pm. With little radio support. second season of Epic Evenings October 13 ft fastest rising touring bands in the country, its 14 at 8 pm in the Epic Theatre. The dumber fanbase having ballooned over the past five music program will indude Haydr s String years through steady gigging and high-profile Yonder Mountain has become one of the Quartet Op. 76, No. 3 performed fry the festival sets, all of which are full of improv Burdick-Thome String and none of which feature the same set list Quartet and Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra's the Brass Fusing traditional bluegrass elements and a Quintet performing ’Colchester Fantasy’ by few electric modem techniques, this evening Eric Ewazen. Bistre table seating with cot.ee wi*h Yonder Mountain String band is not to served by Heilman's Nuts and Confections be missed. General Admission are $18 in • Dodwotth Saxhorn Band will present Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. prior lo the concert with dessert provided advance and $20 on the day of show . Check "Bringing Amelia's Music to Life’ at 730 Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. after the show. Tickets are $18 for adults, $5 them out at www.yondermountain.com pm at the Grand Ledge Opera House, 121 S. Show off your "Pride 4c Joy," enjoy oldies for students and children. Call 1-800-228-9858 Carlin is set to perform at the Bridge music, snap a photo in front of the 1930s gas for tickets and info. Color Cruise fyFall festival at Island Paris in Grand Ledge October 13-1$. Hours are 10 Kalamazv-r State Theatre October 25 at 7J0 _pm. Tickets ate $39 for main floor rents and $35 for the balcony. Call (269) 345^500 for am-5 pm. Adults $3, children $1, seniors $2. info or (269) 373-7QC0 to ouig* tidtets by Celebrate fall with riverboat rides, fresh cider, phone through Ticketmasite. Procession from the Methodist Church to the station or authentp 1941 ^^eyr^r ^r SaHy^ Blue"Moon diner" - now serving frozen custard and limited menu. Every Wednesday. Opera House begins at 7 pm. Call (517) 627­ pianist returns Manor House at 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr. in Hickory Corners. Includes chef's choice of entree sndaccomprmiment. Seating at 1030 anv 1230 <t 320 pm. Can (269) 671-2400 for info or to make to Franke Center reservations. • 24 4-H Open Htae Show at the 2383 or (517) 6 27-5170 for info. September 26. • Broadway Guild Theatre DeVo* at AIDA presents Performance Hall. Performances are Tuesday & Wednesday 7JO pm, Thursday 2 & 730 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 2 4c 8 pm and Sunday 3 pm. Winner of four 2000 Tony Awards, Elton John and Super Ragtime Tim Rice's AIDA is a musical bursting with contemporary energy that tells of the love The rhythmic cadence you hear emanating triangle between Aida, a Nubian princess from the Franke Center for the Arts in stolen an Marshall will be the beat created by Bob Egyptian princess, and Radames, the soldier Milne, widely known as America's finest rag­ they both love. For more information call time piano player, who opens the entertain­ from her country, or 235-6285 (616) Amneris, www.devosperformancehall.org. visit Sept. 26- Octi. ment season Saturday, September 23, at 8 p.m. With an energetic playing style that’s as much fun to watch as it is to hear, Milne is a • Atmosphere with special guests Mac Lethal, Psalm One and DJ Rare Groove will perform live at Grandville SW, The Grand Intersection, Rapids. starts at 730 pm. quiet but consummate, entertainer. He fills the moments between musical numbers with 133 easily digested Historical facts about ragtime All Ages music and its early purveyors. His sense of humor is gently interlaced with the history welcome. $17 in advance. Doon open at 7 Skip the and when you leave the theater after his show surcharge at Vertigo and Purple East. For you're amazed to realize just how much pm, show more info go to www.sectionlive.com .. Wednesday. September 27. you've learned while you were being so thor­ oughly entertained. As a recording artist, Milne has produced MISCELLANEOUS 10 collections of solo piano rags, blues, boo­ gies and folk-traditional tunes, which are • Freeport Fun Day is bringing back old available on cassette and CD and will for sale favorites will feature the annual pancake during intermission and after the September breakfast, games, parade, arts and craft, a 23 show. historical museum program on The Cheesebrough Handle Factory, the oldest 24 Sunday Brandi at the WK Kellogg Biological .Sutton's Kellogg The Milne concert kicks off a 14 concert season for the Franke Center for the Arts. Hickory Comers. Legfn why birds take flight during tea. Tea, finger sandwiches. scones and traditional treats. Can (269)671-2400 for info qr to make reservations. 26 Hastings Fanpen Market from 7atn-lpm at the dty perking tot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 27 Wednesday r Night Cndae-ln from 64 pro st the Gilmore Car Museum, 6863 Hickory Road. Hickory Comers. Grounds open to free to all vehicles. Can (269) 671-8089 for info. 28 Hastings Fawners' Market 11 am7 pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 7654257. 29 Middlevine Farmer's Market from 9 am-2 pm at Middleville Village, 100 E. Main SL Call 795-3385 for info. 29 Art Hop sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council at various a cert are available by calling the Franke Center soldier and Thomapple Kellogg High Sd ool box office at 269-781-0001 Monday through graduate who died on Dec 27, 2005, in Iraq. Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. locations in downtown Hastings. 30 Bird Hike from 8-10 am at Pieroe Cedar Creek Institute. Members 33, non-members 35. Hike around the institute and listen for birds. Call (269) solemn remembrance of Dane Carver, Powwow slated for October 7 A Powwow has been scheduled for Saturday, October 7, from noon to 5 p.m. on the grounds of the Kellogg Community College Miller Building. 450 North Avenue, in joint observance of the Art Center of Battle Creek's "Sisters of the Great Lakes: Native American Women’s Art Exhibit" and the 50th Anniversary of KCC. In the case of indement developed by the Nokomis Center and Michigan State University museum. It is a cel­ ebration of native women, their arts, culture, and dreams. Funding for its Battle Creek showing is from the Art Center. KCC. and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. The powwow is made possible by funding The event will begin with a grand entry at of corporate sponsors. The Sister of the Great Lakes exhibit will occur throughout the afternoon. A special drawing will be held at 4:30 p.m. Vendors will with hours Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. except on October 7 when lhe Center will remain open until 5 p.m. The Center is closed Sundays and Mondays. Admission is free on the day of the Powwow and on Thursdays. Admission other days is $3 for adults. $2 for wow. It is suggested that individuals interested seniors (55 and older), $2 for students with in attending both activities plan to spend the valid ID, and afternoon. The Sisters of the Great Lakes Exhibit was Members of the Art Center will be admitted free. 16 years and under free. mation. 19. CaU 1-517-394-9881 for tickets ard infor­ 721-4190 for info. 30 Hastings Fanners Market from 7am-1pm at the dty: parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 28-October 1 The Man Who Came To Dinner is the fall musical presented by the Thomapple Players at Central Elementary Auditorium Sept 28-30 and October 1 at 7 pm and a special 2 pm matinee on October 1. Adult tickets are $7, seniors fic children $5. CaU (269) • Those who study such things claim that 35 billion e-mail messages are sent every day. list (or bottom, depending on your perspec­ tive) is Orlando, Florida — home to Walt Iris Murdoch who said, “Writing is like getting Disney World, whose current slogan is “The married. One should never commit oneself Happiest Celebration on Earth.’ In response to the news, Orlando City Commissioner until one is amazed at one's luck.’ • Men's Health magazine recently conduct­ ed a study to determine the 100 angriest US cities. So how did it figure out the level of Patty Sheehan said. "Well, I'm mad as hell.’ She was laughing, of course. 1 • find it interesting that the word anger in entire metropolitan areas, you may weU ask. The researchers looked at factors "sesquipedalian’ means “long word.’ such as the number of aggravated assaults and you think about degs and cats, right? Right — the prevalence of high blood pressure, as well they are the two species you'll find the most of as statistics on speeding tickets and traffic con­ at your local Humane Society. But it might gestion. (As anyone who's tried to drive come as a surprise to you that rabbits are the through Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Atlanta or Miami knows, road rage is real.) • If someone mentions ’animal shelter,” third most common animal taken to shelters. • Next time you're changing a baby's dirty nappies, consider this icky bit of info: A dis­ posable diaper takes 500 years to fully decom­ P°*' SUDOKU ................................................ Thought for the Day: "A citizen of America will cross the ocean to by Linda Thistle fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election." — Bill Vaughan © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. 945-2332 for more info. Coming in OCTOBER 1 Fido Fest sponsored by the Barry County Humane Society at Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings. Fund-raiser indudes dog walk, demonstrations, pet contests and other activities. Call Kathy Wiggins at (269) 9454)602 for more information. 2-25 Pennock Health Service# MHA Food Drive at Pennock Hospital. You might be surprised that at the top of the • It was British philosopher and novelist s a 9 I c ♦ I 9 a 8 £ 9 » Z 9 a 9 E i 9 9 a » S I nuratun from on* to Mna. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK * Moderate • ** Challenging ♦ ♦♦ HOOBOYI I a 9 Z 9 9 Z a 9 9 9 » 1- a C S 9 z ♦ 9 9 £ 9 i 8 I ♦ £ Z 9 6 9 9 a 18 £ I 9 Z 9 Z a 9 £ 9 £ I Emmett Street, on the day of the powwow. There is no admission fee to the powwow or to the An Center exhibit on the day of the pow­ remain at the Art Center through October 28 special guest TBA Saturday, October 14 at The Intersection, 133 Grandville SW, Grand |m feature authentic Native Arts at both the Miller Building grounds and the Art Center, 265 Art Center of Battle Creek. KCC and a variety Opera House, 121S. Bridge Street, November E noon, and will include a special dancing exhi­ bition and drumming exhibitions, which will ourt. Etoo.bt Hoofato will perform live with B from the Battle Creek Community Foundation. and Steve Schlesing at the Gracd I^edge E weather, lhe powwow will move inside the Miller Building. Double Thmblt feature* orgiteists Joel Gray of food. CaU (517) 627-2383 for more informa- Barry Expo Center. 1A * * * * * * * 26 Migration Tha'at the WK Kellogg Biological Sutton's Kellogg Manor House at 3700 E'GuI) Lake Dr. in Tickets, at $12 each, for the Bob Milne con­ operating handle mill in the world, and a covered wagon rides, fur traders and plenty [raj Premiere 19th Century Brass Band are $10 for adults. $5 for children. A Grand Patriotic [raj America's see to Tickets Street. JOMSUY — nxoonsApiMM — �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 21. 2006 - Page 19 GR Symphony opens season with Tchaikovsky favorite BORN THIS WEEK: You like lo balance your personal universe, and in doing so. you 19) You’ll LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) flfl^^soon have a chance lo lake a big You’ve been working hard lo up Oom where you are io k where you want to be. Check 4 v get things done. Now take a \£h/l\breather and recheck your next l step it out first. Remember: Even ' | \ news that comes your way. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This week brings BL a / I \ step. You might want to make VJB^ome changes in view of the 7*the Mountain Sheep looks before it leaps. challenge " " loved one supports your deci­ prices.Sea.son tickets may be purchased by calling (616) 454-9451. Ext. 4. Formorcin­ stems from its simplicity and charm, as well as formation. visit the Symphony's website at the new opportunity you’re about to take on. (November 22 to ^December 21) There might Estill be some loose ends that v £> A^h^^need tucking up if you hope to busy to deal with before. * You'll find it will be time that important relationship repaired. A new spurt of activi- starts soon. * CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) It’s a good idea to keep lhe well spent. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You still positive momentum going by need to be on the alert for finding and getting rid of any- any signs of problems that that could cause you to Jj^^Tstumble. Keep the path ahead ,1 <..-J u right place for you. A health I matter needs attention. PISCES (February 19 lo March 20) Thai |F break from Venus, who has Attached Virgo* the English Composer international fame, is at www.ticketmaster.com or in person at the Symphony office open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Monday through Friday. 300 Ottawa NW. Suite 100. “Upbeat.” sponsored by BDO Seidman. Jk. critical acclaim and mainstream appreciation. Contemporary Jazz charts. The streak contin­ Deep reached number 20 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart. In 2004. Botti.s When I The Grammy-nominated performer has raised jwcck continues to send out 'W'good vibrations. Try invest- 200607 season. Saturday. September 30th. at 8 p.m. on the beautiful campus of Western contemporary sound and style. something noteworthy on Michigan University. Trumpeter Chris Botti is a gifted instru­ Since the release of his 1995 debut so>o album. First Wish. Botti has built his reputa­ mentalist. a talented composer and a charis­ matic performer whose talent and musical style have made him a virtual genre-of-one in tion as a veteran of both contemporary and the realm of contemporary jazz, earning both and film composer John Barry. the job. O 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. see Back.” an opportunity for audience members lo ask questions about lhe performance. Filling the air with his magnificent trumpet stylings. Chris Botti will offer an enchanting ^y^Jing a part of it in creating \z outer lobby). Following the concert. Lockington will return to the stage for “Talk Cfuis Both kicks off Miller Auditorium season Sept. 30 the bar of excellence in lhe interpretation of pop jazz standards while creating a uniquely moved in to make things hap­ pen. LLP. a free pre-concert conversation with Music Director David Lockington and com­ performance to kick-off Miller Auditorium,s up ' their friends. The captivating. 3G-minute work that same exhilaration that audiences felt in 1878,” Crawford said. “It’s like a snap-shot of Canada. Schipizky is a bass player with the ^^^^new energy surge that hit you last ^“8°* looking for Partncrs are finally getting Sir Edward Elgar’s brilliant "Variations on an Original Theme” (Enigma), which brought what Tchaikovsky was feeling and experience calling Ticketmaster at (616) 456-3333. online might reflect the characteristics of some of J for some Tip Single history in its purest form.” ward to involving audience members in a bit of time travel. “Listeners will be touched by’ Frederick Schipizky’s “From Under the Overture." opens the concert. A resident of iLeonines to go somewhere liven www.grsymphony.org. individual tickets to this opening night con­ cert are $16 to $60 and can be purchased by Concertmaster James Crawford will take center stage to perform Tchaikovsky's lyrical and virtuosic “Violin Concerto," Sept. 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. in DeVos Performance Hall to open the Grand Rapids Symphony’s 2006-07 sea­ son. as concertmaster in 1994, said he looks for­ tained his wife by altering the theme as it luxury-loving Things ticket day of giving violin lessons. He then enter­ T® where you decide to go is the • pering. individual AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) .slowing down a bit this Lweck. it would be a good VIRGO (August 23 lo September 22) of ble through the south doors leading from the * clear and open. ■^zyour next move. Be sure that around Friday. off poser Frederick Schipizky will take place at 7 p.m. in the De Vos Place Recital Hall (accessi­ ’* well-earned pam- percent variations each one to represent the mood of the party." ga A period of contemplation is >A/VvDi ad vised before you make for 50 features 13 variations of Elgar's friends and acquaintances. He wrote. “I’ve written the emerge toward the week’s [time Highlights Series all begin with this opening featured during the second half of the pro­ LEO (July 23 to August 22) With things end. Be patient. the fierce demands it puts on the soloist. James Crawford who joined the orchestra The ten-concert gram. The theme came to mind while he was musingly playing the piano after a tiresome Jflgg^^thing to Season night specialevent, and save customers up to sonal matter you were loo begins Season tickets to the Symphony's 2006­ 2007 Richard and Helen DeVos Classical 8th quently performed pieces in the classical music repertoire. The Concerto’s popularity J aspect tor. Tchaikovsky, deserving of his reputation as the was ridiculed by critics after its premiere, but nearly 130 years later, it’s among the most fre­ this time to pursue a per­ tive think an overture should be striking. It should grab the audience's attention. Thai’s why my work begins with fanfares." mark ration." Consider sharpening tion creates a delay in com­ derstandings. A more posi­ Tltese David Lockington leads the orchestra as music direc­ Series are still available. SAGITTARIUS could create serious misun­ 8 p.m. in DeVos Performance Hall. concerts Grand Series, ($82-5377). and five-concert r '‘of sion. pleting your projects. Use beer, performed throughout Canada, the U.S.. Europe. England and Japan. He wrote. “I and boldly demonstrates his gift for melody throughout his “Violin Concerto." The work fl your skills to make the most GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A disrup­ and a doctorate in music from the University of Toronto. A gifted composer, his works have ter stage to perform Tchaikovsky’s lyrical and virtuosic “Violin Concerto.” Sept. 15 and 16 at W^The watchword for savvy 1 Scorpios this week is “prepa­ could determine the future ’“ Concertmaster James Crawford w ill take cen­ Symphony one of the finest Russian composers, deftly direction of your life. If NVHKz you're ready for a change. accept it with confidence. A missioned the work in 1990. He holds a mas­ ter’s degree in composition and performance, 2006-2007 Season. its SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) that 11 Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, which aim- opens help bring harmony into the lives of lhe rest of us. ARIES (March 21 to April The performance of an audience favorite will add to an evening already brimnung with excitement when the Grand Rapids Symphony pop jazz with musical partners such as Jon Mitchell. Natalie Merchant. Sting. Paul Simon Botti also their relationships blossom. struck gold with Night Sessions, which peaked al number two on lhe Top ued as his 2003 recording A Thousand Kisses Fall in Love exceeded all expectations, own­ ing number one on the Top Jazz sales chart for four weeks. Boni's latest album. To Love Again, a collection of pop jazz standards, showcases Chris Boni's inimitable velvet tone end subcme trumpet phrasings on 13 newly recneded pip and jazz standards featuring nine ---------- Super Crossword "XHUMOB week's refection; Critic’s Comer Crank ri .« V stand out vocal performances by some of the greatest Jnger in modern pop. jazz, and rock. Chris Beni is sponsored by WGVU and Coca-Cola, rickets are available bv calling 269.387.2300 or 800^28.9858. online al Miller Auditorium Ticket Office m ih? Epi­ center Box Office in downtown Kalamazoo Running time: 83 minutes call Groups of 20 or more sheuld 269.387.2312 for special discounts. MPAA rating: R “Crank" is everything “Snakes on a Plane" should've been: It's a high-voltage, fast-paced, Musk Center action-packed thrill ride that is also hilariously funny in parts. Directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor know their audience (Duuuuuudes) volunteers seek and are unashamed to deliver exactly what their target audience craves: Car crashes, lotsa gun­ donations for fire, scantily dad chicks, fight scenes and a plot you don’t even need to think about. Jason Statham (“The Transporter") stars as freelance hitman Chev Chelios, who wakes up October 27 auction one morning with a raging headache. Turns out he had been clubbed in his sleep so that a Goodfellas wannabe named Ricky Verona (Jose Pablo Cantillo) can inject Chev with a lethal Jason Statham continues making his case for today’s top action star in “Crank." injection of “Beijing Cocktail" that will kill him Music Center volunteers arc gathering donations for the October 27 ‘Believe in Music" Auction. 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And provide music scholarships and other support Tensioned War Wash mo AT LEAST 8 DHTEnEHCCS BETWEEN PANELS WWW « W 9 P«» A uuv S » W<O » PWP* •« AMIS c Amvuj • afMay dnQ z PM>u p �Page 20 - Thursday. September 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Play-off bubbles popping early for Barry Co. teams Wayland it should be a high scoring ball game. Haslett Sports Editor comes in as the top scoring team in the has scored 118 points this fall, but given up Play-off dreams are starting to slip away league. The Trojans have given up the most points, and scored the fewest, of any team in 82. for an average of 50 total points a ball competitive by Brett Bremer from the county teams. The Thomapple Kellogg against the ’Cats. off appearances will come to an end this fall, the O-K Gold Conference this season. Maple Valley head coach Guenther Mittelstaedt told his team in the huddle after after suffering their fourth loss of the season its 8-7 win over Galesburg-Augusta Friday last Friday night. Trojans arc almost assured that their recent string of play­ game. Haslett is currently 3-1, and I-I in the CAAC-3. Current Records that it is now in the middle of the KVA race. Delton 1-3 Delton Kellogg. Lakewood, and Maple His team trails Kalamazoo Christian, Hackett Hastings 2-2 Valley would have to win out to gain the six Catholic Central, and Olivet which are all 2-0 Lakewood 1-3 wins needed to guarantee a spot in the post­ in the conference and 4-6 overall. The Lions’ Maple Valley 1-3 season. Hastings can only slip up one more are tied in fourth place with 1-1 Pennfieki. Middleville 0-4 time and still get to six wins. although the Panthers sport a 2-2 overall The Saxons still have a lot of work to do in the O-K Gold Conference, with upcoming mark. The Lion coach thought out loud when he battles against South Christian. Wayland. reached after the talk that his team must have Thomapple Kellogg, and the defending con­ played the game of its life the previous ference champions from Hamilton who the Friday, in a 6-0 loss to Olivet on the road, Saxons host this Friday night. after he heard that the Eagles led Pennfield in Here’s a round-up of last Friday's local gridiron aefon. Caledonia 32, Hastings 24 by David T. Young Editor The defending state champion Fighting the fourth quarter. The Eagles held on for a 34-23 victory, Scots improved their league record to 2-0 last ago. and thankfully neither are the Saxons. The Hawkeyes come in with a 1-3 record, against one of the league favorites. Olivet 32-24 victory over visiting Hastings. their only victory coming against winless TK was just nice enough to put a bad taste in the Hastings, a team that has won only twice in week three. With just one loss in the mouths of the Panthers before they make the on the gridiron since 2001, gave the Scots all league, the Saxons can still dream of taking trip to Nashville to take on Maple Valley this they wanted in a strange football game that the Hawkeyes’ place as lhe kings of the con­ Friday night. had a little bit of everything — thrilling run­ Hamilton isn't the same team it was a year Friday evening with a surprisingly difficult ning and passing plays, bruising defense, a ference. Of course to do that. Hastings would Delton Kellogg has played two of those need some help from Caledonia's foes the rest perfect KVA squads. Christian and Hackett, field goal, a safety, a few costly penalties and of the way. and fallen to both of them. The Panthers will a failed onside kick. Wayland looks to be the favorite to chal­ play a team with a loss on its schedule for the In rhe end, it was two Fighting Scots, Man lenge the defending state champion Fighting fist time this season when it travels to take on Cavanaugh on defense and Josh Echtinaw on offense, who stepped it up when the chips Scots for the O-K Gold Conference crown. Those Wildcats visit TK this Friday night. 1-3 Parchment Friday night. Homecoming isn’t for another week at were down. There are only two teams with perfect O-K Lakewood, but Friday night will feel like Cavanaugh, whose name wasn't called on Gold Conference records left. Caledonia is 2­ something of a homecoming for the Vikings. the loudspeaker very often in the first half 0 in the league and Wayland is 1-0. Lakewood opened the season at home against because he’d been nursing an ankle injury, Hastings, and has played its last three ball made a crucial fumble recovery and sack of games on the road. Saxon quarterback Matt Teunessen in the The Wildcats come to TK Friday with a 3­ 1 overall record, having knocked off Coopersville last week 23-14. Coopersville The Vikings start a stretch of four consecu­ handed Caledonia its only loss of the season, tive home games Friday, when the play host Echtinaw stepped in when customary run­ in week two. 7-0. The hobbling Trojans will have to find to the Capital Area Activities Conference ning star Alex Johnson went do-vn in the third some magic somewhere if they hope to be If the Lakewood offense can start clicking fourth quarter to help preserve the victory. The Fighting Scots Dylan Ball (23) closes in as Blake Jones haute down Saxon quarterback Matt Teunessen in the first halt Friday night. (Photo by Dan Goggins) Division 3’s other Vikings from Haslett. intermission. A couple of key passes by A clipping penalty on the ensuing kickoff Follett, one to Devan Jennings and a screen to backed Hastings up to its own seven-yard line Johnson, got the ball down to the 16-yard l.ne and Donnini dropped back into the end zone of Hastings, but Caledonia stalled with fourth to attempt a punt on fourth down. He bobbled and nine at the 15 and just 33.9 seconds left the snap just for an instant, enough time for before halftime. Cavanaugh to come crashing into him for a Enter Witkowski’s talented toe and i 32- yard field goal to put the home team up 19-8. The second half started just about as strangely as the first half ended. said in a press release last week. "Participation by girls in high school sports in Michigan, which hit an all-time high during the 2005-06 with 135.377; again ranks fourth nationally, and participation rates in five boys sports moved up on the charts in figures released last week by the National Delton junior Anthony Riley hauls in a kick-return in the first half Friday night against Kalamazoo Christian. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Federation of State High School Associations. Echtinaw then scored his second TD of the evening, a 57-yaider highlighted by him bowling over a couple of defenders in the tine with a third down and eight when Matt open field and a nifty downfield block from Donnini burst through the center of the line Ca/anaugh. on a quick opener and raced 89 yards to the Hastings up to that point hadn’t shown one-yard line of the Scots, where he was much in »he passing department, but down hauled down from behind by Ball. 25-16 with <^out nine minutes left to play. King went into the end zone from there and Teunessen nailed the two-point conversion on Teunessen gol sktk good some flat passes to one o? his backs. King. a quarterback keeper. It was sufficiently shocking: Hastings, The quarterback ran a c«ce keeper that had another 15 yards tacked on Clause of a face league gridiron doormat for the previous four mask penalty. Suddenly, the Saxons had made years, was ahead of the defending state cham­ it down to Caledonia’s 27. Three plays later its was fourth down £»d The Scots didn’t get untracked right away. 17. but Jevicks made a terrific diving catch ut Their ensuing offensive drive failed and the Scots' 10 in a clutch 24-yard drive-savin,? Hastings was threatening to score yet again, pass play. Moments later lhe suddenly effi marching to lhe Caledonia 43. where on a cient passing of Teunessen clicked with fourth-and-three. Cavanaugh came up with a Harris on a five-yard TD strike. Teunessen fumble recovery. then outran Caledonia defenders for the cor­ Echtinaw. sparked by some key blocking ner of the end zone to score two more prints by linemen Rob Barry and Nick Rempe and and bring his team to within just one noint, tight end Andrew Schaibly. put together three I believe what they say. and this is what the Michigan High School Athletic Association start of the fourth period. Hastings was backed up al its own ten-yard pions 16-10 as late as the third quarter. Courtroom isn’t only spot athletes aren’t satisfied safety with just 21 seconds left before the 25-24. with 5:58 left in the ballgame. consecutive first down runs. Only a couple of Hastings at that point elected to try an plays later, Echtinaw was hit by a Saxon onside kick, but it went only seven yards, defender at the four, but then did a dive into three shy of the required distance, and the end zone to complete a six-yard TD run Caledonia took over posssession at the 47. and Witkowski’s kick put the Scots back up 17-16. Sm FOOTBALL, next page “Michigan's girls participation held its own. trailing only the largest populated states of California. Texas and New York; and staying ahead of the more densely population states period with an injury. He broke loose with of Illinois. Ohio. Pennsylvania and New Jersey. According to 2005 U.S. Census Bureau two big touchdown sprints in the final nine figures. Michigan continues to rank eighth in both females and males of ages 14 through and a half minutes, one of 57 yards and the 17." other of 43. to help his team to pull away on “Michigan's girl's participation has set records for four consecutive years.” the scoreboard late in the contest. Why sports seasons are about to start flipping is still beyond me. Even with all the rain The bailgame took a lot of strange twists the past few weeks postponing tennis match after tennis match. I still have yet to find a and turns. Despite the fairly high-scoring final count, coach who thinks that the spring is the advantageous season for the sport. I can't imagine golf coaches feel much differently. no one dented the scoreboard at all in the first Of course those golfers are never satisfied. Lakewood held a team meeting in the Hastings Country Club after the team fired a 20 minutes. The two teams, which had scored fifth-place 345 on Friday at the annual Hastings Fall Classic, long after the other teams 64 points between them just a week earlier, moved the ball up and down the field in had left for home. spurts, but then their drives were stalled by Hastings Tyler Kalmink was trying to coax some magical tips out of bead coach Bruce Krueger, after he thought he had too many putts in his 18-hole round at the Fall Classic. mistakes, penalties and good old-fashioned hard-nosed defense. Kalmink fired a 79 and earned a medal for a top-ten finish. Krueger even tried to offer Garrett Harris came up with a couple of big something of a compliment, saying that at least his putting that day was better than it had defensive plays for the Saxons, dropping ball been to that point of the season. Kalmink didn’t seem too appreciative, and went to work carriers on his game on the practice green. Another one of the Saxons. Eric Pettengill was disappointed in his overall score for the Portenga and Dylan Ball came up with some for losses, and Johnson, Drew big stops in key situations for Caledonia. day. and Krueger tried to focus on the fine first nine he shot He fired a 44 on the front Surprisingly, and much to the dismay of nine. Not an amazing score, but it put him in the middle of the pack as far as the total field Burrill, the Scots were whistled for three ille­ from Friday. “It has become the picture of high school golf.” said Krueger. “No one is happy with gal procedure penalties to help doom early how they play.” There’s a fine line between striving for perfection, and just plain not allowing yourself drives. The deadlock finally was broken with only about four minutes to go before the half when to have any fun at all. Of course. I’m not happy either way. It irks me when I see football players laughing in junior quarterback Adam Follett tossed a 43- the fourth quarter of a blow-out. But I would love to see a few more athletes who finish down to the four-yard line. Johnson went into the day happy with the way they performed. The negative side of that comes out a lot more in the sports with more individual attrib­ the end zone on the next play and Matt Witkowski’s kick gave the home team a 7-0 utes to them. Cross country’ runners almost always think that their times could have been a little bet­ advantage. The Hastings offense then somehow awak­ ter than they were. It happens once and a while with doubles teams, but 1 rarely ever sec ened as well. Teunessen answered the Scots' drive by a singles player come off the tennis courts with a smile on his/her face even after a win. Golf might be the worst of them all. The Thomapple Kellogg Trojans smiled for the yard pass to Johnson, who took the football returning the kickoff 49 yards to the camera after they got their trophy for winning Friday’s Fall Classic, but I never overheard Caledonia 41. Harris busted loose on the next any one talking about a great shot they had. or how wonderful their walk around the golf couple of plays, thanks to key blocks from course had gone. We had our J-Ad Graphics annual scramble at the Hastings Country Club a couple of linemen Steve Case and TJ. Hoffman and end Josh Jevicks. Teunessen then finished the job weeks ago. There aren’t many of us who are great golfers. It didn’t have the competitive by wedging over the goal line, just a minute edge of a high school tournament, but it seemed like most everyone still had the chance and a half after Caledonia had drawn first to have fun. I had a good day. It was fun. Of course it could have been better if 1 could putt, or if blood. The Saxons then dared to take an 8-7 die ball didn’t slice off into the woods every time I hit a drive, or if my chip shots would on a well executed play-action pass from the just quite skidding past the front of the green, the flag stick, and then the back of the southpaw Teunessen to Braden King. green, or if... lead with a successful two-point conversion The Scots wasted no time in gening them­ selves back into scoring position just before Maple Valley senior Champ Bodell stretches out to take down Galesburg-Augusta running back Grant Dunithan in the first half Friday night, as teammate Jared Smith (23) closes tn. (Photo by Brett Bremer) �The Hastings Barner - Thursday September 21. 2006 - Page 21 FOOTBALL, continued from previous page-------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------Echtinaw two plays later broke loose for his Christian. Schoolcraft, and Hackett, the yards. Tyler Christensen got the offense fired third touchdown of the night, a 43-yard job. three teams Dehon has faced this season have up by putting his helmet down and his shoul­ That finished off the evening’s scoring at the yet to lose a bail game. ders straight ahead on a handful of hard runs 5:13 mark, but there still were a couple of The Comets did all their scoring in the first in the second half. Christensen finished the interesting developments left. half against Delton. Hastings, on the strength of another pass in the flat to King, got the ball just past midfield, Kalamazoo Christian quarterback Corey night with 60 yards on 12 carries. Meade had the Lions’ two pass comple­ Scheffers completed 8-of-l2 passes for 216 tions. for 60 yards, one to Jared Smith for 35 but eventually faced a fourth down and five at yards, including touchdown passes of 44. 15. yards and the 25-yarder to Houghton. the 44. That’s when Cavanaugh, with an and 52 yards. Matt Postmus. who scored on The Rams' quarterback got his team on the assist from linebacker Mike Knight, sacked the 52-yard pass from Scheffers, scored the board early with his arm. Ed Moreland faked Teunessen for a three-yard loss with only Comets other two touchdowns on the ground. a hand-off then rolled right and hit end Andy 3:08 remaining. Caledonia was able to run out the clock because on fourth down and three at the Saxons' 46. Follett executed a successful hard count to draw Hastings offside. Recalling the cliche, “that was all she wrote.” The Delton defense stiffened in the second Belluomini on his team's second play from half, and held the Comets at bay. but the scrimmage, after a Lion punt to open the Panther offensive attack was never able to get night. Belluomini stepped out of a tackle a by the Comets. few yards down field, and rambled 67 yards Maple Valley 8, Galesburg-Augusta 7 for a touchdown. Lewis came in a drilled the “0 and 4. I’ve never been 0 and 4.” said extra-point for a 7-0 G-A lead with 8:30 left Follett collected 131 yards passing on his Maple Valley varsity football head coach in the first quarter. The Ram defensive front dominated the five completions. Echtinaw gained 197 yards Guenther Mittelstaedt while making the walk on 17 carries. For Hastings. Donnini finished back towards the bench after giving some Lions early on. Maple Valley had just 48 with 165 yards in 18 attempts, 89 on the one final thoughts to his team Friday night. yards of total offense in the first half, and 35 play. Teunessen completed six of seven pass­ es for 84 yards. Sophomore running back Ryan Burgdorf. For nearly three quarters it looked like, of that came on one pass from Meade to after 22 seasons, this might be the year. Smith. Smith’s reception set Maple Valley up at Galesburg-Augusta (0-4, 0-2) scored on a quick-hitter early in the first quarter, and the G-A 25-yard-line with 28 seconds left in dominated the line of scrimmage in the first half. But the Lions turned things around to the first half. A pass attempt and a run were save their coach from his first 0-4 start, with down Meade threw a jump ball for end Eric an 8-7 victory over the visiting Rams. Westendorp, which was batted around at the Mittelstaedt wasn't sure exactly when it happened, or exactly how it happened. He goal-line and finally intercepted by G-A’s was just glad the turn around did happen. Braden Shorb. The Lions only had three firt downs in the Maybe it was the ghosts of Lion teams from first half, of course so did tlie Rams. There the past. were a total of 11 punts in the contest. G-A “I think the old Maple Valley tradition and finished with just 150 yards of offense, and discipline, we’ve always had. came through five first downs on the night Mike Dolph like it has before in the past. They weren’t paced the Galesburg-Augusta running game with 56 yards on 12 carries. going to give up on anything ’til the end,” Mittelstaedt said of his team. The game was almost at an end when Lion running back Michael Paisley busted through a big hole on the left side for a seven-yard touchdown. There was just 3:43 left to play. Paisley went the same way on the ensuing two-point run. to put his team in front. “Our offensive line, led by Max Wilson, made one heck of a hole.” said Mittelstaedt of “Our defense came alive and had some turnovers in the second half, which we haven't done much of this season,” said Mittelstaedt. Lance Howard picked up a G-A fumble early in the third quarter, to stop a Ram drive that had reached Lion territory. Goris led the Maple Valley defense with 14 tackles, and Howard had 12. the touchdown run. “The whole left side of Byron Center M, Middleville 20 the line blocked great. Donnie Jensen. Jarred The Thomapple Kellogg vanity football Goris, and Steve Tait really opened things up team got a couple big passes from quarter­ up front there when we needed it." back Tom Enslen to Blake Johnson, but it A 25-yard pass from quarterback Deven Meade to Dustin Houghton set up the touch­ down. giving the Lions a first-and-ten at the Ram 14-yard line. wasn’t quite enough against the Byron Center Bulldogs Friday night. Byron Center scored its first O-K Gold TK its fourth loss to start the year. 28-20 in Byron Center. Quarterback Zach jfonEngcn scored the ball in Lion territory, at the 44-yard line. game winning touchatom for the Bulldogs, From there, the Ram offense worked the ball plunging into the aMfflone from four yards out in the fayrt^toBcr. It was his third of the mgBT^ down to the Lion 31. Maple Valley's defense stiffened, stuffing three running plays for a gain of just four yards. Ram kicker Paul Lewis came on to the field, and after time-outs by both squads, he yard run in the opening quarter. Thomapple Kellogg struggled to slow down Byron against Forest Hills Central, dressed for the attempted a 44-yard field goal that sailed high Center's ground attack. The Bulldogs man­ ballgame but did not play. and straight but landed midway between the aged 358 goal-line and the goal-post. VanEngen only carried the ball nine times, but finished the night with 185 yards on the Kalamazoo C hristian 35, Delton 0 in the second half.” Lakewood is now 1-3 (0-2) on the season. “Tlie kids came out fighting and mat’s what I keep telling them.” Veitch said. As long as we fight for f'xir quarters, we'll be successful." “We showed a lot of character there tonight. We'll be ready for the other (Haslett) Vikings.” He also had the game s first score on an 87- 100 yards two weeks earlier who gained Delton Kellogg senior end Stephen Rising sprints around the right side during Friday night’s Kalamazoo Valley Association loss to the Kalamazoo Christian Comets. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Conference victory of the season, and handed Maple Valley intended to send the kick-off deep following the touchdown, but it was a worm-burner. The Rams started with the foot­ Maple Valley running back Anthony Corwin heads up field in the first haff Friday night against Galesburg-Augusta. (Photo by Breit Bremer) both thwarted by the Ram defense. On third yards rushing on 49 carries. The Kalamazoo Christian Comets kept The Lions did manage to outgain the Rams pace with Olivet at the lop of the Kalamazoo Valley Association standings with a 35-0 win on the night, after a slow start. Maple Valley racked up 120 yards on the ground, and 60 in TK’s biggest plays came through the air. A at Delton Kellogg Friday night. the air. Paisley ribbed eight times for 44 69-yard pass from Enslen to Johnson resulted ground. in TK’s second quarter touchdown, and gave the Trojans a momentary lead at 14-13. VanEngen would c<Jtoe back with a two- yard run. then haul in M two-point conversion pass to put his team up 21-14 at the half. He completed 4-of-l 1 pass attempts in the game for 53 yards and was intercepted once. TK evened the game in the third quarter on a 46-yard pass from Enslen to Johnson for a score. Enslen completed 6-of-16 pass attempts on the night for 177 yards. Johnson had all six of the Trojan receptions. Nick DeWald had the Trojans’ first touch down of the game, on a one-yard run in the opening quarter. This is the new Delton Kellogg scoreboard, purchased with a donation from Meijer Inc. on Gull Road. (Photo by Linda Boyce) Fowlerville 20, Lakewood 7 “It was a great game. Watching it. Playing it Coaching it.” said Lakewood varsity foot­ ball coach Bob Veitch of Friday night’s trip to Fowlerville. It was especially great for the Vikings in »hc first half. They went into the locker room with a 7-0 lead, but Fowlerville came back in the second half to steal a 20-7 win. Meijer donates new scoreboard for Delton Kellogg High “We kicked the snot out of Fowlerville in the first half. They came back and we could­ n’t get the tempo back." said Veitch. Saxon blockers try and give full back Matt Donnini a push forward as a crowd of Caledonia defenders try to trip him up in the first half Friday night at Caledonia. (Photo by Dan Goggins) The tempo and the score went into the Gladiators favor in the second half in part because of a couple Lakewood turnovers. “Take the turnovers away and we go into the fourth quarter 7-7.” said Veitch. Fowlerville’s Justin Powell scored on a ten-yard run with 3:54 to play in the third Saxon Sports Shorts JV Giris’ Basketball Hastings junior varsity girls’ basketblal team lost to South Christian 39-20 Tuesday 190 at Orchard Hills. Nichacl Herbig. Letot. and Devries all fired 43s for Hastings. Joe Sleevi added a 49. JV Football night. quarter to give his team the lead at 14-7, then added a 25-yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter to seal the Gladiator victory. He finished the night with 152 yards on 22 carries. Mike Kuras put the Vikings on the score­ board first, on his three-yard touchdown run that came with 1J seconds left in the first half. Levi Phelps added the kick to put his team up Leading the scoring for the Lady Saxons The Hastings junior varsity football team were Kaitlyn Semler with seven points. Jen improved its record to 3-1 last Thursday by 7-O. Kuras rushed for 40 yards on 13 carries. Ratliff with six. and Ali Howell with four. beating previously unbeaten Caledonia 34-14 The Vikings had 143 rushing yards on the Semler added six rebounds. Caledonia defeated the Lady Saxons last The Saxons were led in rushing by Luke Mansfield, who set up two short scoring runs night. Kunis Powell led the way with 90 Thursday. 40-18. by Carson King and one by Josh Lemon. Brad yards on 17 carries. The Gladiators racked up 269 yards on lhe Nicole Frantz led Hastings with seven points and Semler chipped in six. Hayden was 4-of-5 passing, connecting three ground, which accounted for all of their times on fourth down with Phillip VanZyle. JV Boys’ Golf Hastings junior varsity boys’ golf team was defeated by Thomapple Kellogg Monday afternoon. 185-193. including for a 42-yard touchdown. J.J. Olin capped the scoring with a 38-yard run for the Saxons in the fourth quarter. With the score tied at 14 at the half, the offense. Jason Brown got the scoring started for Fowlerville, on a four-yard run less than three minutes into the second half. “I was proud of the kids tonight." said Eric Pettengili was the low scorer for the Saxons with a 46. Chris Devries fired a 47. Hastings defense, led by Trevor Hcacock. Veitch. “Our offensive line did an outstanding Andrew Bolton, and Corey Green played a Carson Letot 49. and Andrew Moore a 5i. great second half shutting down a very good job in the first half there. They did a good job in the second half too. we just had a couple Scots rushing game to seal the win. break downs and Fowlerville came on harder Last Wednesday. Hastings earned its fourth win of the season by lopping Wayland 178- A new scoreboard for Delton Kellogg High School's football field is in place, thanks to a donation of S11.191 from Meijer's Gull Road store The check presentation with (from left) store director Kelly Porter. Delton Athletic Director Ben Farkas and Delton Schools Superintendent Cindy Vujea was held before last Friday night's football game against Kalamazoo Christian. Karen Bissell. Delton parent and Meijer employee, was the driving force behind obtaining the funding from Meijer's (Photo by Linda Boyce) �Page 22 - Thursday, September 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxon netters drop two in Gold, but win tourney The tide fumed quickly, and the Fighting by Brett Bremer Fighting Scot head coach Mike Wilson. Sports Editor Scots came away with a 6-2 victory to Dana Juhlin and Christina Roosien defeat­ It appeared as though the Caledonia and improve to I-0-1 in the conference. The conference's defending first singles ed Hannah Case and Amy Kidder 6-0. 6-0 at Hastings doubles (cams would get to spend some time biting their nails Thursday after­ champion off Witkowski knocked off Chelsea LaJoy and noon. The Saxons were attempting to close in on Caledonia's Britannia Hormel 6-0.6-0 at first Taylor Hammond 6-0.6-0 al second doubles. singles. In one of the lightest matches of the a 4-4 afternoon. Hastings' Srjn VanDenack held on At third doubles. Tess Botsford and Lindsey Hooker scored a 6-1. 6-0 win over split with the Fighting Scots, in Caledonia. Caledonia easily Amy Ingle knocked for a 6-2.6-3 second singles win over Natalie won all four doubles first doubles. Caitlin Detmer and Leah Emily Benningfield and Barbara Buehler. Erin Workman and Emily Schubert won 6-1, Radzikowski. Thoughts of a tic were put to an end when 6-0 for lhe Fighting Scots, against Hastings' Girrbach rolled an ankle during the first set Erin Ellsworth and Manon Bruggeman at fourth doubles. their own. and just the third and fourth singles tie-breaker against Nelsen. She tried to go. but Hastings head coach Rich Pohja advised matches were left out on the courts. against it. Soon Wilson was chasing down a Monday afternoon's 6-2 loss to Byron Center. matches in their O-K Gold Conference dual, giving up just two games total. Hastings top two singles players scored big victories of The Saxons are now 0-2 in the league, after Isaac and Hastings' bag of ice for the Saxons’ third singles player. Ingle and VanDenack again earned the Kristina Dobbin were locked in a tight second With the team outcome settled. Isaac Saxons' only two points, as lhe team was bit Caledonia's Josie set at fourth singles, and the third singles closed out Dobbin at fourth singles 6-2.6-4. hard by the Bulldogs. scored Ingle a 6-0. 6-4 win. and match between the Scots' Amy Nelsen and "This week it was haro just to play match­ Hastings' Breanna Girrbach was headed for a es because of lhe weather. It was nice to see VanDenack took some of the bite out of her first-set tie-breaker. the doubles teams take care of business," said opponent with a solid 6-2.6-2 victory. Dobbin was close to scoring a victory at fourth singles, but lost a tough three-setter, 6­ 4.6-7(2). 6-2. In between the two conference matches, the Saxons hosted their own invitational on Saturday and came away with a first-place tie with the team from Fruitport. Both teams had 21 points at the end of the day. Lakewood finished third in the four-team tournament, but was just one point out of first place. The Vikings were third with 20 points and fourth-place Ottawa Hills finished with 18 points. Hastings had two Hight championships on the day. Ingle was undefeated to win the first singles flight, and the first doubles team of Bruggeman and Amber Pontius had a great outing to take home gold medals too. Dobbin at third single^ the second doubles team of Hammond and Buehler and the third doubles team of Rachel Clevenger and Ellsworth earned second-place finishes. Case also had a solid 10-6 win over Lakewood's fourth singles player for the Saxons. Saxon second singles player Sam VanDenack stretches out to return a forehand volley during her straight-set victory over Caledonia's number two on Thursday after­ noon, (Photo by Brett Bremer; Most of Lakewood's success came on lhe doubles* side of things. Vikings took the sec­ Graham and Addie Hunter went M at first ond and third doubles championships. Sarah doubles, while Jamie Emmons aid Kelsey France and Mackenzie Chase look the sec­ Stoddard matched that mark at number iut«r. er of a ten-game pro set. The Saxons will be at the Lansing Catholic Invitational this Saturday, then travel to Lacey Chase at first singles and Chelsea Thomapple Kellogg Monday in O-K Gold while Elizabeth Studt and Amber Chase won Bickford at number two both scored one win Conference action. Next Wednesday, the the title at third doubles with a 2-0 mark. on the day, and finished in third plaee. Bickford took on Ottawa Hills in the match another league dual. ond doubles title with a perfect 2-0 record, The Vikings' first and fourth doubles teams were both Danielle runners-up. Saxons will play host to South Christian in for second-place, but lost out in the tie-break­ DK and MV face first their KVA* teste with a time of 19:31. Cory Cook 22nd in by Brett Bremer 19:58. Morgan Hennessey 23rd in 20:17. Sports Editor Behind Hall for Maple Valley. Kaleb Root was 20th at 19:52. Matt Hamilton 21st in was again fifth with 132 points, and Pennfield 19:54. Adam Cook 27th in 20:53 and Josh sixth with 167. Valley Association (KVA), the Maple Valley Perkins 28th in 20:53.5. fifth at the league jamboree hosted by TAILGATE PARTIES To show community support for our teams and the spirit of being a Saxon, tailgate parties will be sponsored with free grilled hot dogs, chips and a drink to anyone before the game. THURSDAY, SEPT. 21 -SOCCER- FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 -FOOTBALL- 19: 12, and Hennessey 25th in 19:58. Maple Valley didn’t have hall at top on points. Their top five runners were all in the him for lhe Lions. Root was 2.3rd in 19:43, The Lion boys’ team leader Mike Hall cer­ top nine individually, and the top eight in the Raines 27th in 20:27. Adam Cook 30th in tainly saw how hard he’s going to have lo team scores. Parchment’s Laura Yeager took 20: 37. and Josh Perkins 32nd in 20:41. work if he wants to find his way to the front top honors in 21:48, but only has one team­ While the Lion boys were without their top of the pack. Hall placed sixth in 17 minutes mate. Delton’s Heather Millard was number two runner, the Delton Kellogg girls saw their two Hackett Catholic Central runners, and in the individual totals, but number one in the number one slip in the standings. Millard was third on her team, and 17th overall at 23:38. Delton team scoring in 22:11. Her Panthers finished That put her at 15th in the team standings, as Kellogg was led by Dan Roberts and Justin with 44 points to take second place. Hackett was third with 54 followed by Pennfield 158, top two spots, while their teams did not finish from Kalamazoo Christian. Yeager and Olivet’s Millie Harpstead took the Maple Valley 169. Olivet 171, Galesburg- enough runners for a team score. meet, with runners placing second, fifth, sev­ Augusta 266. and Parchment DNF. Mandy Dye was fourth in 22:37 for Delton, Kalamazoo Christian took top honors with 22 points. Hackett was second with 44. fol­ enth. 12th. and 14th. Andrew Breyer led the followed by Amanda Strick 12th in 23:44. lowed by Delton 65. Pennfield 106, Maple Fighting Irish with a time of 16:46. and his Lauren teammate Mike O'Brien was fifth in 17:29. Shawn Schut 14th in 23:52. Erin Shoemaker scored a 27th place finish finish with an sixth-place scoring time of The Irish finished with just 40 team points. Parchment was second with 60. led by Knollenberg 13th in 23:49. and Valley 129. and Galesburg-Augusta 177. Dye led the Delton girls to their third-place to lead the Lion girts' team, in 25:17. She was 22:40. Strick was 11th in the scoring at 23.04, champion Jeff Nordquisl (16:38) and third- followed to the finish by teammales Kaytlin Schut 19th in 2403, and Champion 18th in place finisher Nick Tecca (16:50). Furlong (32nd in 25:55), Amanda Erwin 24:04. Shoemaker paced Maple Valley, scoring in Christian's Tom Vigen was lhe olher runner in the top six. placing fourth in 1700. His (35th. 26:15). K. Shaw (36th, 26:22). and 20th at 24:26. Furlong was 23rd at 25:09, Randi Vinson (39th 26:46). Comets were third with 69 points. Delton “This is always kind of how we start,” said Kellogg was fourth with 82. and Maple Rosin. “Last year, we didn't compete too well Valley fifth with 102. Olivet and Pennfield at the beginning of the year and then we did not have enough runners to earn team scores, and Galesburg-Augusta docs not have stepped it up as a team." Erwin 26th at 26:23. Shaw 29th at 26:58. and Vinson 31st at 27:18. The Panthers are off until next Thursday when they will lake part in the Lakewood Delton Kellog's boys moved up a spot, but Invitational. The net KVA jamboree will be a team on the boys’ side this fall. Roberts was ninth in 18:14 and Durbin the girls dropped one in the second league jamboree, hosted by Hackett Catholic Central hosted by Pennfield on Oct. 3. Saturday, the Maple Valley Lions run in the tenth in 18:16 for Delton. After them across on Tuesday afternoon. Lowell Invitational. the finish line for the Panthcs were Nick Rcnden. who was J8th in the team scoring Delton's boys jumped the Comets in the standings, finishing with 73 points to DK moves up in KVA on home course back parking lot of the high school parking lot of the football field. by Brett Bremer (near Pierce Field). Sponsored by Sports Editor Delton Kellogg might have been the host, Sponsored by Friends of Saxon J-Ad Graphics, Inc. tf you or your business is interested in sponsoring a tailgate party featuring the "Saxon Tailgate Party Bus' before any Saxon home event please contact the Hastings Athletic Dept at 948-4409 with nitely the competition here is strong and its starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Saxon Pride Begins with You! race deep." said Lion head coach Robb Rosin. Before lhe game with Hamilton. z> \ < 4P three-team Tuesday, and was led by Hamilton who crossed the finish line 22nd in 19:35. Behind Before the game with Wayland Terry McKinney Family a Hackett leading the way. The host Comets look the meet with just 28 "They found it's a whole new world, defi­ Union, starting at 4:30 p.m. In the Soccer and the was Kalamazoo Christian, Delton Kellogg and together in ninth and tenth. Hackett Catholic Central took the boys' PRE-GAME girls’ the Durbin who came across the finish line u/ltk Durbin ninth in 18:17 to lead Delton. Cory Cook finshed 14th in 18:51, Rcnden Bth in Museum. one SAXON SPIRIT Roberts was seventh overall in 18.1)3 and The boys’ meet was a three-team race between Hackett. Parchment and Christian, Kalamazoo Christian at the Gilmore Car 43 seconds, behind two Parchment runners, Celebrate the with 69. Behind the Comets Mapk Valley Maple Valley has found that it traded one tough cross country league for another. In their first foray in to the Kalamazoo varsity boys’ and girls’ teams both placed The Saxons' Amy Ingle steps up to fire a forehand jack across the net at Caledonia's Britannia Hormel in the first set of last Thursday’s O-K Gold Conference contest at CHS. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Christian’s 79. Hackett again won tie boys’ meet, with 38 points. Parchmen: was second to fourth Monday. Delton was able to take advantage of play­ David Sarkipato 37s, and Marcus Brusse a 38. Parchment's Ross Durren end Tyler ing on its home course, and finished with a Leonard led their team to second place with a but Kalamazoo Christian's Comets made third-place total of 155. The Comets won the the jamboree with a 142. and Parchment was sec­ pair of 37s. Maple Valley and Hackett both had two ond at 153. golfers lie with Newhouse and Brusse at 38. themselves right at home when Kalamazoo Valley Association (KVA) met at Ethan Griswold and Kory Starks matched that Mullcnhurst Golf Course on Monday after­ Hackett finished the day at 157, followed noon. All six Comet golfers finished within three by fifth-place Olivet at 163, Maple Valley number for Maple Valley, with teammates 165. and Pennfield 180. Justin McMillen and Barry Roscoe firing 44s strokes of par-35, as their team took the sec­ Josh Newhouse led Delton, tied with five ond jamboree of lhe season and also took over others for eighth place individually at 38. the overall KVA lead. Christian was led by Kyle Purdum. and Robbie Wandell all fired Austin Vandermecr. who fired a two-under par 33 to take medallist honors for the after­ 39s for lhe Panthers. Delton was fifth at the Parchment will host this Thursday's league first league jamboree. The Comets didn't have a scorer over 38. jamboree, and then its Kalamazoo Christian's Behind Vandermecr. Chet Vandenberg and take part in the Lawton Invitational on Jacob Ryse shot 36s. Nathan Young and Saturday. noon. Hackett Catholic Central won the league's first jamboree, at Mulberry Fore, but slipped behind them. Sheldon Kcyte and Jacob Dart shot the two 38s for the Fighting Irish. turn next Tuesday. In between, the Lions will �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, September 21. 2006 - Page 23 TK upsets Hamilton, then wins just one set vs. ‘Cats by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Hauschild trailed 6-3. 4-1 when the match With its full line-up to start with, the an njury default Friday, and has yet to return lo the line-up. was called Wednesday. Then was forced into Thomapple Kellogg varsity girls' tennis team was very tough in its O-K Gold Conference opener w ith Hamilton. The Trojans pulled off the 5-3 upset. Friday. Sept. 8 in a match that was delayed from earlier in lhe week because of rain. TK and Hamilton played five three-set matches, and lhe Trojans came out on lop in four of them for lhe victory. Linsey Faber and Graham were the last The Hastings Saxon boys’ and girts’ varsity and junior varsity cross country join their coach. Jamie Dixon, (back row. center) for a photo op after the boys won and the girts placed second in Dhrsion 2 at the Lakeview Invitational Saturday. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) The Trojans followed up their win with a couple contests against the Wayland Wildcats. The two teams met a few times al the Wayland Invitational last Saturday (Sept. 9). and then al TK for their O-K Gold Conference dual last Wednesday. The Wildcats came out on top on both before being postponed. Il might even have felt like the match had been going for three occasions. The Trojans were without a couple players, including Hauschild. when Wayland days. Hamilton took the first set 6-4. then the won the league dual last Wednesday 8-0. TK had to move each one of its singles players up Trojan ladies battled back lo win the second in a tie-breaker 7-6(5). The third set reached a flight against the Wildcats. behind 4-0 in the third-set tic-breaker but came back for a 7-4 win. That was the extreme, but there were plen­ ty of other very close matches. Syd Kilmartin won for TK 7-6( I). 0-6,6-3 al second singles, and Heather Hawkins scored a 2-6, 6-4. 7-5 win at third singles. “Syd Kilmartin did a nice job. She was down 3-0 in that second set. and then kind of The Trojans won just one set. Harris and Potts put up a good fight at first doubles, but fell 4-6. 7-5.6-4. At the Wayland Invitational, lhe Trojans just defaulted the first singles flight, but still finished just three points out of fourth place in the seven-team event. Hawkins had the Trojans’ best singles per­ formance. placing runner-up at second sin­ gles. She defeated Kelloggsville 6-2, 6-2 and recouped in lhe third and played some good Ottawa Hills 6-0,4-6, (10-3), before falling to Hamilton in the title match 6-2,6-4. tenlh. 17:58; and Tyler Lancaster. 15th with a sieady tennis." said TK head coach Larry Seger. "Heather Hawkins was down 4-2 in Nicholas also placed second, topping Ottawa time of 18:40. the second set. and made some adjustments Hills 8-4. Northpointe Christian 7-6(6), 4-6, Sandra Ponsetto coach Jamie Dixon. “It's great to see all their sion. 17:34; Alex Kimble, ninth in the divi­ Staff Writer hard work start to pay off. I just can’t say- sion, The Hastings Saxons boys' and girts’ cross enough; everyone was flying pretty high on teams were flying high Saturday- the bus ride home. I know it’s just an invita­ after the boys won Division 2 and placed country doubles team was the only Trojan pair to fall in three sets. 6-1.0-6, 6-1. two Trojans out on the court Friday, finishing off their match which started on Wednesday a tie-breaker as well. The Trojan duo fell Saxon teams earn division trophies at Lakeview Invite Kaitlin Otto played fourth singles for the Trojans. and fell 7-5. 6-2. while the TK third 17:51; Jesse Ellwood who finished TK’s fourth doubles team of Meyering and tional but I really enjoy seeing their success.” The Saxon girls placed second in Division that really helped her out." (10-8). then falling in another tight match third overall and the girls were the Division 2 In the closest race of the day. the Saxon boys took the Division 2 title with 43 points 2 with 55 points behind Lakeview who won the division title with 26 points. Third place The Trojans’ fourth three-set victory came from the first doubles team of Rachel Harris with Hamilton 6-4. 6-7(1), (10-6). runners up and placed fourth overall at the Lakeview followed by Harper Creek, 45; Lakeview. 47; went to Charlotte. 69 points; fourth Harper and Katie Potts, which won 6-4.4-6. 6-2. Charlotte. 9(.Hastings junior Ryan Creek. 71 points; and Benton Harbor. 145 Invitational in Battle Creek and Saturday. Saturday's win marks an unprecedented Bosma placed seventh overall and third in the second win of the year for both the boys and division with a time of I7:I9 just behind girls teams. Division 2 front runner Brad Ostergren from points. Lakeview runners Ashley Scott (20:26); Stephanie Esscnmacher (20:35) and Nicole won the dual meet Harper Creek with a lime or 16:53 and 16 Krajewski (21:00) took the top three spots in against Forest Hills, no one could remember seconds behind Division 2 second place fin­ the the last time cither team had won a dual meet. isher Tommy Van Oosten from Lakeview Lauren Anderson placed fifth (21:29) behind And now no one can remember lhe last time who finished in 17:03. Harper Creek fourth-place finisher Amanda "When they both we won and invitational and both the guys and girls brought home a trophy," said Saxon Helping Bosma were AJ Saxons Singleterry. who finished sixth in the divi­ division. While Hastings freshman Weidner (21:08). Other Saxon girls scoring points for their team were: Alyssa Case, seventh in the divi­ sion with a time of 22:10; Molly Smith, tenth Wayland won lhe invite with 55 points, fol­ lowed by Hamilton 54. Northpointe 50. TK’s other victory was a 6-2. 6-4 win by Kelloggsville 31. TK 29. Wyoming Park 16. MacKcnzie Meyering and Amanda Nicholas at fourth doubles. and Ottawa Hills 11. The Trojans play host to Hastings next At first singles, the Trojan’s Sammy Monday. Parchment and Allegan top Panther boys’ soccer team at 22:22; Katie Ponsetto. 15th at 23:42 and It was a rough last week for the Delton Kayleigh DcICotto. 18th al 24:01. In the overall rankings, with 92 points the Saxon boys placed third out of fourteen Kellogg varsity boys’ soccer team, which saw its record fall to 2-6 overall and 0-3 in lhe Other overall team scores were: Lakeview. Kalamazoo Valley Association (KVA). Allegan topped the Panthers 1-0 at DKHS 199; Harper Creek. 123; Holt. 178; Quincy. on Monday evening. 218; Dowagiac. 230; hudanw<x> Central. 24t);afihariotlc.- 24< feftewe. 278rBank- The two teams battled through a scoreless first half, before the Tigers netted the game winner. teams, behind Brighton. 47 and Bangor 73. Crcek Central. 32.VSt Rtillips. 358. and Lansing Everett. 401. With 120 points, the Saxon girls placed fourth out of fourteen teams overall behind Lakeview. 46 points; Holt. 68; and St. Phillip. 69. Other team scores for the invitational were: Charlotte. 161; Harper Creek. 167; Kalamazoo Central. 196; Bellevue. 205; Bangor 208; Quincy. 220; Pennfield. 273; Lansing Everett. 339; Dowagiac. 352; and Benton Harbor, 413. In addition to the trophies for tlie top team Allegan’s Zach Byers scored the lone goal of the game, in the second half off an assist by Kelly Cams. Th* ligers* keeper tallied 10 saves, while his offense fired 23 shots towards the Delton net. DK’s goalie. Scott Hoekstra, made 16 Parchment's Tristan Koole scored a hat­ trick .vith a goal in lhe .first 11 minutes of the first half and then two more in the second half. Casey Luke scored Parchment’s second first-half goal, 'is his team went into the half­ time break with a 2-! lead. A.J. Newkirk scored both of Delton’s goals, -one with a header oft a comer kick in the first half at lhe 36th minute mark, and a backdoor goal late in the secon t half off an assist from David Roberts, The Delton Kellogg- boys did see one wvj added to their total for the season, when it was learned that Lawton used an ineligible player in the season opener against the saves. Delton's offense had 14 shots on goal. Panthers. Delton went into Wednesday night’s home Last Wednesday, the Panthers played their contest with Hackett Catholic Central looking third KVA contest of the season and lost for lhe third time in the league. Parchment netted for its first KVA win. The Panthers hit the field again Monday, when they travel to a 4-2 victory on its home field. and runner up in each of the three divisions, “Both teams played well in the drizzle and medals were awarded lo lhe Top 30 varsity wet field conditions." said Delton Kellogg runners and Top 20 junior varsity runners head coach Bill Roberts. Pennfield for another KVA clash. Next Wednesday, the Delton boys will be al homr against Maple Valley. overall. Hastings brought home 11 medals. Varsity runners earning medals werc:Lauren Anderson, ninth; Alyssa Case. 13th; Molly 17th; Ryan Bosma. seventh; AJ Singleterry. 13th; Alex Kimble. 19th; Jesse Smith. Ellwood 20th. Hastings Top 20 junior varsity: Jessica Czinder. Davis. 18th (27:01) ; Rebecca 19th (27:16). Troy Dailey, third (18:34); and Travis Moore. 19th (20:00). Hastings’ Molly Smith and Alysssa Case close in on the finish line Saturday at the Battle Creek Lakeview Invitational. The pair helped the Saxon girts to a second-place finish in the Division 2 meet. 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SEPTEMBERS 700 pm Boys Varsity Footer Byron Center HS Gole Dental’Group A lime* and data* subject lo change 121 W A., HMteo Ml Thanks to this week's sponsor: Hastings Athletic Boosters EMERGENCY SERVICES AVAILABLE The Saxons’ Jesse Ellwood strains as he makes his way up hill just before the finish line Saturday. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) Call 269-948-2244 Participating in Delta Dental. Blue Cross. Healthy Kids and Ml Child Hours: Monday - Thursday 8AM-KPM; Friday 8AM-5PM �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 21.2006 - Page 24 Even strong Viking D not enough to stop Watson by Brett Bremer for most of the final six minutes in the second Lakewood trailed by only four points with Sports Editor quarter. She left the floor with her team up 7:31 to play. That was the closest lhe game Lakewood lost a ball game and a game ball four, and when she came back in to start the would be the rest of lhe night. second half her team led 18-12. A confident drive and a jumper by Sylv ia lhe fourth quarter, started doing a heller job of Tuesday night. What the Vikings found might be even more important. They found the kind of inten­ Welch to start the second hall pulled Ionia was 7-of-9 from the free throw line in sity and defensive effort that they'll need the Lakewood within two points. Thai's when keeping luikewood off lhe glass, all while lhe Vikings began having some trouble knocking rest of the season if the they hope to contend for a Capital Area Activities Conference Watson started to take over. She outscored the dow n their jumpers. Division 3 (CAAC-3) championship. The Vikings host Haslett tonight in CAAC- Those were Welch’s only four points of the Vikings’ 11-3 over the next four minutes. night, but rhe had more pressing things to "The girls' play ed hard. They play ed tough. If we can carry that intensity and motivation into Thursday, it'll be fun.” said Prominski. worry about. Welch got help from time to “This team tonight, compared lo our learn tied atop the CAAC-3 standings at 2-0. time, but her main task was to concentrate on on Thursday night, it's a world of difference. although the Panthers are 6-0 overall while Luckily the Vikings sport a4-3 mark. Haslett is I-1 in defending Watson. “She did everything and more that I had the league. "When you can play defense like we did hoped.” Prominski said. “That was her one responsibility coming into the game. That's tonight. I believe wc can win the game. We the best defensive game Sylvia's had all sea­ need to force turnovers and do some things son and maybe ever.’’ “The shots she made and the points she scored were hard earned.” Prominski said of 3 action. Lakewood and DeWitt are currently better offensively, but thankfully (the defense is I there.” said Lakewood head coach Kale Prominski. after her team's 52-44 non-confer­ it’s a game. non-conference Hopefully, we're ready for Haslett.” A 19-point win is enough to smooth over some mistakes sometimes, but not Thursday night. Prominski could live with a cold-shooting night, but not a cold-defensive night. well." said Prominski. "We didn't play "Wc were fortunate enough to win lhe game, ence loss to lhe Ionia Bulldogs Tuesday night. Watson. Watson's teammate Molly O'Mara buried a Ionia's 6-2. junior guard/forward Kellie three-pointer with 2:17 to play in the third, but wc play ed absolutely terrible.” "They came out in a 2-3 zone, and we that put her team up 32-19. and Watson expected that. We got there and we played points with 4:14 left in the first quarter. They relumed to the bench but Lakewood wasn’t down to their level. We didn't hit shots and were her second and third points of the night, done fighting. O’Mara had 14 points and more importantly because of the slow tempo and she went on to finish the game with 21 eight rebounds on the night, and Kailiin of the game wc got complacent playing total and was presented with the game ball Patrick added ten points. Mallorie Brodbeck had 11 points for the defense.” Vikings in the second half, and finished the the Gladiators. The game was closer than the Watson scored her 1.000th and 1.001 st career following the contest. She led her team, but wasn't the only ‘Dawg in the show. All around in the first game with half, the Bulldogs got in the passing lanes at 15 points, ten rebounds, four The Vikings did manage a 57-38 win over final score indicated. assists, and three steals. She ended the third Joostbems had her best offensive perform­ the quarter with two perfect free throws, then ance as a Viking to keep her team in front. Lakewood offense. Watson was on the bench with two fouls drilled a three off an assist from Welch lo She open the fourth quarter. "Mallorie is a senior. She's a very smart rebounds. basketball player and she's someone who can game.” said Prominski. “She had 16 points in be very explosive offensively. She’s our the first haff. In the second haff, you’d think defensive specialist, and as a coach it’s nice to wc would get her lhe ball every time down, have someone like that.” and we just weren’t looking inside." the top of the key to slow down Behind Brodbeck for Lakewood. Kelcic finished with points, 22 and ten "In the first haff Amy dominated the Welch added ten points for the Vikings. Thelen had 11 points, five rebounds and four Prominski thought her team was a bit over­ assists. Amy Joostbems battled foul trouble confident heading into the game, and she all night, much like Watson, and finished w ith doesn't expect her Vikings to start another conference game with that attitude. six points Lakewood senior Mallorie Brodbeck drives around the Bulldogs' Lizzie Voet in the second half of Tuesday night’s non-conference battle at LHS. Brodbeck led the Vikings with 15 points. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Undefeated Gold squads add wins against Hastings eagers by Brett Bremer "Wc used all our defenses," said Carpenter. off lhe Saxons Tuesday night 68-20. “Last night was quite an eye opener for Sports Editor 3/4 court press, man-to-man. zone natural position in the post. Knorp finished starting the O-K Gold Conference season out be the team to beat, not only in the confer­ just decided to go right over the top of us." with 11 rebounds to go along with five points. with four back to back to back to back games ence. but in the play-offs loo." said Carpenter. Dana Shilling led the Saxons with six The Saxons also scaled back the offensive “I think their starting guards were bigger than points and six rebounds. Megan Lipstraw play selection a bit. which allowed the team out posts." added six points, and Cali Carpenter six to be more effective in lhe fewer sets they ran. Halfway through that stretch things haven't Howell finished with seven points on the boards for the Saxons. gone the Saxons* way on the scoreboard, but The Sailors used their size and skill to head coach Pan Carpenter is seeing the kind of pmgresCfie was hoping to sec from his improve lo 3-0 in the.conference. They outre­ “They knew who are points arc coming bounded lhe Saxons 2-to-l. and had an from. " coach Carpenter said referring lo night, but missed the South Christian game and is out the rest of the week with an injured answer io every defense lhe Saxons threw at Shilling. “They put two players on her or even triple-teamed her almost all the time." ankle. Brianna Swartz and Lesin Curtis had ’cn Caledonia improved to 2-0 in the league points each for Caledonia, while Madaiy n team. The 6-0 South Christian Sailors knocked them. The answer was height. Middleville-Hastings undefeated in duals by Brett Bremer Sports Editor TK-Hastings won six other events on the night. The Thomapple Kellogg-Hastings varsity­ Alccia Strumbcrger look the 200-yard girls’ sw imming and diving team improved to freestyle relay in 2 minutes 28.26 seconds. 3-0 on the season in duals with a 1112.5-73.5 Ixe Christensen and Amber VanDerMeer fin­ win over Unity Christian in the Community ished second and third in the event lo help the Education and Recreation Center (CERC) Trojans build an early lead. That was followed by Audrey Hoag's first- pool Tuesday evening. The Trojans scored their first team-record of the season in the diving competition where place finish in the 200-yard individual med­ ley. with a time of 2:40.88. Strumbcrger and Hoag both won two indi­ Kelly Frame leapt, pulled, spun, and twisted Saxons on Sandtveit added nine and Taryn Parker eight. Shilling found a little more space, and Center tonight in Gold action, the Bulldog: with a 59-42 win over the Hastings (0-4.0-1) will play host to Byrco Thursday night. got off to a 5-0 start this year before being pumped in 21 points to lead Hastings. "Against Caledonia wc made some party knocked off by Wayland on Tuesday by 18 good steps forward, they were just pretty tal­ points. Byron Center is now 2-1 in the league ented,” coach Carpenter said. and 5-1 overall. The Wayland team that knocked off the The Saxons trailed by only four points at the haff, but were shut down in the third quar­ Bulldogs Tuesday will come to Hastings next ter. The Fighting Scots outscored Hastings Tuesday. The Wildcats arc currently 2-4. with 13-3 in the first eight minutes out of the lock­ a 1-1 conference mark. er room. Vikings bounce back from fourth-place at Fall Classic her way to a 203.75 score. Jamie VanDongen vidual events. Strumbcrger was the 500 The Lakewood Vikings bounced back was second in the even for the Trojans, with a freestyle champ with a time of 6:33.89. and from a rough day Friday at the Fall Classic in 187.10. and Courtney DeWent scored in Hoag fourth place for the team. 1:11.27. TK-Hastings had the top three fin­ LEGAL NOTICE took the MainStreet Financial Corporation Hastings. Michigan Corporation. 629 W. State. Hastings. Michigan 49058-1643 (the "Company"), lhe holding company of MainStreet Savings Bank (the "Bank") has filed an application with the OTS for approval to issue shares of capital stock in a minority stock issuance. The Company is owned by MainStreet Financial Corporation. MHC ("MHC"). and the members of MHC are accountholders of lhe Bank. Copies of the application have been delivered lo lhe Chief Counsel. Business Transactions Division. 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Kayla Romanak took sec­ Pewamo-Westphalia Invitational, although it 100 backstroke, and Michelle wasn't a standard event. Teams used a pair of Howard was third. TK-Hastings’ Mindy Warner won the 100 freestyle in 59.31 seconds. The Trojans only relay victory came in the 200-yard freestyle event, where Jasmine Division 1 portion of the individual scores, a best-ball score, and a scramble score. Viking duos were second best at the best ball and the scramble. Pat Spitzley and Tyler Raimer fired a 72 in lhe best ball, and Chaz Brow n. Erin Fluke. Elizabeth Chappelow and Arizola and Brad Elliott scored a 64 in the Warned learned up lo finish in 1:55.73. The Trojans earned a 139-46 win over the scramble. Ionia was second to lhe Vikings at lhe Grand Rapids Ccntral/Creston team last tournament with a 301, nine strokes back. Thursday night. TK-Hastings won every event, except for the diving in which it placed Ovid-Elsie was third at 306. followed by second, third, and fourth. Hoag. Wallace. Brown Belding 340. and Williamston 390. Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of lhe Office of Thrift Supervision. Department of the Treasury COTS"). MainStreet Financial 100-yard Westphalia Invitational. Lakewood was much better on Saturday in ond in the NOTICE OF FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A MINORITY STOCK ISSUANCE BY A SUBSIDIARY OF A MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY and Chanda Fowlerville 308. Corunna 311. Portland 316, Maple Valley placed fifth out of eight Archambeau won the 200-yard medley relay for TK in 2:17.08. Fluke. Tara Nassif. teams in Divison 2 at Pewamo with a team Chappelow and Brown won the 200 free relay best-ball team in the division. Kory Starks in 2:01.52. Mandy Buehler. Brown. score of 328, although the Lions had the best and Justin McMillen teamed up to fire a 74. Strumbcrger. and Warner took the 400 free Lakewood. Lansing Catholic, and DeWitt relay in 4:41.35. Individual event winners for TK-Hastings continue to battle it out for second place included Nassif in the 200 free (2:25.52). Conference Hoag the 200 individual medley (2:47.09) and the 100 butterfly (1:17.84). WamCr the 50 Thursday at Wheatfield Valley Goff Course, (27.72 seconds) and the behind Haslett in the Capital Area Activities Division 3 standings. Last the Vikings scored a third-place finish, 100 free 500 free behind Haslett and Lansing Catholic Haslett won the event with a 139. Lansing (6:32.79). Romanak in the 100 backstroke Catholic fired a 145. and Lakewood 157. free (1:01.76), Strumbcrger in the (1:15.28). and Walkce in the 100 breast DeWitt was fourth at 159, followed by Fowlerville 160 and Williamston 178. Those to the Corporate Activities Division. Supervision. OTS and one copy should be sent to the stroke (1:23.29). In between those two duals. TK-Hastings Regional Director. The proposed plan of stock issuance and any comments will be avail­ lusted its own three-team invitational on for lhe league, after three of six jamborees. able for inspection by any member of MHC or any other person at the Chief Counsel's Saturday. Hamilton took the title with 198 Arizola. Spitzley. and Nic Wieland all Office and at lhe Regional Director s Office. A copy of the plan of stock issuance also may points. TK-Hastings was second with 156. fired 39s for Lakewood, while Lane Brewer he inspected at the main office of the Company and at the home office and each branch followed by Ottawa Hills which finished with office of the Bank. 46 points. Hamilton finished first in all ten events, and Elliott scored 40s. luinsing Catholic will host this week’s Date: September 21.2006 I Hastings had Brittany Howell al the point, ana ’hat allowed Natalie Knorp to take a more They’re just so big that whatever wc did, they against the top four teams in the conference. Ionia junior Kellie Watson bear-hugs Lakewood's Lauren Shaffer as she makes her way through the lane in the first half Tuesday night. Watson scored her 1,000th career point in the first quar­ ter, as her Bulldogs went on to a 52-44 victory. (Photo by Brett Bremer) “A every body. I think South Christian is going to The Saxon varsity girls' basketball team is and the Trojans second. standings match the overall team standings CAAC-3 jamboree. Thursday at Groesbeck. Brad Elliott �Page 25 ■ Thursday September 21 2006 - The Hastings Banner Trojans snap Vikings’ string of Fall Classic titles tied them tor eighth individually. by Breit Bremer Sports Editor Most of the field from Friday’s Fall Classic­ al Hastings Country Club had already hit the road, off to their various schools” varsity football contests or other weekend adven­ tures. After Saxon varsity boy s’ golf coach Bruce Krueger look down the score sheets, which The Trojans used the event to refocus, after placing fifth in their third O-K Gold Conference jamboree on Thursday afternoon hosted by Hamilton High School at Diamond Springs Golf Course. WI6O is okay, it’s just every body was able to score better than us." said TK head coach Bob Kalmink of the league jamboree. “I’m had been taped lo lhe East wall of the club­ proud of how they came back and played house. the only evidence left from the tourna­ today." Lakewood was taking some time after the ment were the blue bag> with white Lakewood letters on the side sitting by the curb. match to try and refocus. The Vikings had The 1-akewood boys were probably happy won the last three Fall Classic tournaments at Hastings Country Club, in 2003. 2004. and lo have the scorecards off the wall, but the 2005. and had three players back in the line­ team -till had some things to work out inside. up that scored for the team there last fall. Lakewood shot a 345 Friday, which placed One of those returnees, senior Brad Elliott, the Vikings fourth. The 18-hole tournament featured a very tough field with DeWitt, one led the Vikings with an 81. Lane Brewer chipped in an 86. Nic Wieland an 87. and of the top teams in the Capital Area Activities Tyler Raimer a 91 for the Vikings, who didn’t Conference Division 2-3 with the Vikings, have a medallist on the day. and Thomapple Kellogg which won the first The season. Those Thomapple Kellogg Trojans paced Vermeersch tied Hastings’ Tyler Kalmink for fifth place with 79s. Steve Cook fired an 80 to the field Friday, with all four of their top tie for eighth. Sam Bcpler added an 81 for scorers placing in the lop ten individually. TK Panthers' Nick Harless and Devin fired a 315. Caledonia proved the deepest DeWitt Behind team in the field, but the Trojans were tough­ Gtxxlenough shot an 86. Jason Baum 88. est at the top. Matt Cooley and Eric Petlengill tied with 96s. Kalmink for Hastings. Casey DeWitt was second at 319. followed by which was gixxl enough for the Saxons to win Caledonia 336. Caledonia B’ 343. Lakewood a fifth-score tie-breaker with Wayland for 345. Hastings 349. Wayland 349. Maple sixth place. The Wildcats’ fifth score was a Valley 366. Hastings ‘B’ 369. and Thomapple 98 Kellogg B’391. Tyler Kalmink was the Saxons’ lone medallist Friday afternoon. His 79 put him in a three-way tie for fifth place indi­ vidually. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Second-place DeWitt had three medallists. two O-K Gold Conference jamborees of the . Delton Kellogg was led Josh by The top ten golfers were all at 80 or lower. Newhouse s 83. Kyle Purdum scored a 90 for Wayland's Keith Sikkema was the top indi­ the DK Panthers. Bobby Fisher a 93. and vidual. with a four-over par 76. TK’s Brent Butgereit was second at 77. and his teammate Robbie Wandell a 95. The Panthers’ Kalamazoo Valley B’s David Association (KVA) rivals from Maple Valley Behind Steffen and Butgereit for TK. Scott added an 88 for the Lions. Barry Roscoe shot Brad Steffen tied Caledonia O’Hagan for third place with 78. were led by Ethan Griswold’s 87. Kory Starks Pitsch and Mike Gray added a pair of 80s that a 92. and Justin McMillen 99. TK evens record with first shut out by Bret; Bremer with Welz’s two coming in the second half "It wa.» probably one of the better games can be a source of frustration for an entire I've team. In a lopsided victory, they may just lum Penfield. seen him play." DeYoung snid of Penfield’s first goal, which got the scoring into a little good natured ribbing. "They all had a phenomenal game. They played really well and didn't let anybody gel after TK built a 4-0 first-half advantage. Sports Editor In a tight ball game, missed opportunities near our goal.” DeYoung said of his primary defenders. The Trojans had two more conference games coming up this week. They were Fabian Suarez heard some of that from his starter, was a brilliant shot from the left side scheduled teammates, after missing on three of four that crossed over the goal box and glanced off Wednesday , to make up a game that was post­ the far post and into lhe net. poned last week. On Thursday, the Trojans point-blank chances in Thursday's O-K Gold Conference battle between the Thomapple As happy as the Trojans were with their Kellogg and Wayland al TKHS. “We missed a lot of opportunities, but it’s offense, they were even more elated to score their first shut-out of the season. okay. We got lhe win." said TK head coach The Wildcats fired just six shots at the to travel lo Byron Center have a big show down at South Christian. The Trojans aren’t ton concerned about playing the conference games back-to-back. "I don’t feel too worried about it." said Sam DeYoung Trojan net. and Imants Gcrritts made all six DeYoung. "Byron Center’s been a little down The Trojans topped the Wildcats 6-0. to improve to 2-0 this season in the conference saves. The Trojans fired 20 shots at the this year. I think it will be a good warm-up game before South Christian. Hopefully, my and 4-4 overall. Wildcat net. Corey Matt Penfield, Matt Bouchard, and Sven Welz each scored two goals for TK in the win. Thomapple Kellogg’s Scott Pitsch chics onto the 16th green Friday afternoon at Hastings Country Club. He tied for eighth at the Fall Classic with an 80. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Humphrey. Tadas Vamas. Chase boys don’t play dow n to their level." Rairigh. and Dakota Hebert did the dirty work in front of Gcrritts. TK boys third, but Gold lead grows by Brett Bremer Sport* Editor Thomapple Kellogg's lead in the O-K Gold Matt Marks and Kyle Pott, a 42 from Jake had to go to a sixth score tie-breaker, with the DeBoer, and a 43 from Mike Fcnncma Bulldogs coming out on top for fourth place. TK is three points ahead of the Sailors in Conference grew just a tad Tuesday after­ the noon. despite the Sailors of South Christian Tuesday ’s match. TK held a two-point lead coming on strong in the last two league jam­ over Hamilton and Wayland, who both conference standings. Coming into Bi»th teams’ top four finished with a total of 160. Caledonia was sixth at 168 and Hastings seventh with a 174. Steffen led TK with a 38. and Butgereit borees. The Sailors won last Thursday's league awarded for a first-place finish at each league fired a 39. Pitsch added a 41 for TK and Gray jamboree at Diamond Springs Golf Course jamboree, six for second, five for third, and and Josh DeKleine both fired 42s. and placed second Tuesday at Yankee slipped in the standings. Seven points are on down the line. Springs. Only three league jamborees remain TK was fifth Thursday at Hamilton, as the before the season ending conference tourna­ South Christian Sailors took the top spot with ment at the Meadows on Oct. 2. a team score of 157. Hamilton and Way land Kalmink fired a 42 for the Saxons, and Cooley. McLean, and Jason Baum all shot 44s. ' Byron Center will host this Thursday's The Byron Center Bulldogs took Tuesday's lied with 159. and the host Hawkeyes earned conference jamboree, at meeting on the Trojans’ home course by the second-place finish in a fifth score tie­ Course. Next Tuesday, it's the Fighting Scots' breaker. The Trojans and Byron Center Bulldogs turn to host at Broadnxxir. outscoring the Sxilors through a sixth-score tie-breaker. Both teams’ top four golfers fin­ Ironwood Golf ished with a total of 161. Thomapple Kellogg was third at 166. Caledonia was fourth at 172 followed by HYAA Football Hamilton 173, Hastings 176. and Wayland 177. Byron Center's Mike VanLaan led his team to the first-place finish w ith an even-par 36. TK’s Scott Pitsch was right behind him with a 37. then four golfers tied for third individu­ 3rd & 4th Grade Team One the majority of the game. Brody Madden and Mike Johnston led ally ar 39 including Hastings’ Tyler Kalmink. The HYAA third and fourth grade team one Kalmink was trailed on the Saxon score­ card by Riley McLean who fired a 42. Casey picked up its second win of the season Hastings* defense with eight tackles and Saturday. 20-12 against Lakeview/St. Phillip seven tackles respectively. Also contributing Goodenough 47. and Malt Cooley 48. Team One. tough defensive skills were Nathan Pewoski. Pitsch paced the Trojan team which also The Saxons had a great defensive game and Michael Eastman. Chase Huisman. Mike recorded a 41 from Brad Steffen and 44s from Brent Butgereit and Mike Gray. picked up a total of seven fumble recoveries. Mansfield. AJ Roberts. Jack hasty. Cody The defense was led by Travis Hoffman who New ton. Brandon Thomas and Ryan Evans. Behind VanLaan for Byron Center. Mitch picked up two fumbles and had three tackles Offensive highlights for Hastings included Talsma fired a 40. Shawn Haverdink 42. and Blanc Westerland 43. Mike Wolfe also fired a on the day. Gage Pearson picked up two fum­ a touchdow n run by Brody Madden and some bles and had two tackles. Jason Slaughter. hard runs by Mike Mansfield. Chase Huisman 43 for the Bulldogs fifth score, and Kyle Evan Hart and Patrie LaJoye picked up one also completed a pass to Ryan Evans for a big Kerekstra a 46 for the sixth. fumble each and had two tackles each for the gain. South’s sixth best score was a 51 from Ted Vanvliet. Kent Walters led the Sailors with a day. Other Saxons picking up tackles were 5th & 6th Grade Team Three Ben Herbstrcith. Alex McMahon. Andy Gee. The HYAA fifth and sixth grade team three 39. and the team also got a pair of 40s from and Robert Baldry. On offense. Slaughter completed 2-of-4 lost a tough game against Lakeview Saturday . Read The BANNER every by George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart 22-6. passes for the day. connecting w ith Evan Hart The Saxons’ offensive game was led by for an extra point and w ith Keegan Harvath. Ben Schilz. who scored the single touchdow n Slaughter also had two touchdowns. Andy for team and had 58 yards rushing. Cole Gee picked up the third touchdown for the Gahan also had 67 yards rushing foi the day. Hastings team. 5th & 6th Grade Team One The HYAA fifth and sixth grade team one lost a hard fought game to Lakeview’s team one Saturday. 24-6. week! Delton Kellogg's Bobby Fisher watciies his drive fly towards the green on the par-3 13th Friday during the annual Fall Classic hosted by Hastings at the Hastings Country Club. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Lakeview's opportunistic play and ground control game forced Hastings to play defense On defense, the team was led in tackles by Jon French, who picked up five for the day Austin Burton picked up four tackles and Brad Rivctt. Daegan Mix. Gahan. Schilz and THURSDAY - FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY September 28, 29, 30 at 7:00 p.m. October 1 at 2:00 p.m. Central Elementary School Auditorium and Brandon Redman picked up three tackles Hastings, Michigan each. Redman also had an interception, while Tickets: Adults • $7. Children. Students & Seniors - S5 Zach McMahon grabbed a fumble recovery. • Advance Tlcfcafa Available at PrvgrtMltM Graphic* and from Ca*t Mtnibtn • �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 21. 2006 - Page 26 Raindrops keep falling on Saxon soccer’s heads Saxons much of the season. by Brett Bremer John Feldpausch in the first half, and the “The way it just kept drizzling. it was Sports Editor Hawkeyes and Saxons went into the break knotted I-1. Hamilton came back with two Soccer teams have to go out on the field blowing three different directions.’* Hastings and keep battling it out when it rains, both lit­ erally and figuratively. head coach Brian Roderick said of the skies goals in the second half to score the victory after Tuesday night’s 3-2 loss to a much There has been a dark cloud over the improved Byron Center team in O-K Gold on another soggy night. "We’re young and I don’t have that one Conference action. "Mother nature is obvi­ definite goal scorer." said Roderick. “Our ously one of our biggest enemies this year." The Saxons are now 1-8-2 on the season, other enemy is injuries. 1 have’ three main and have scored just 12 goals in 11 games. Eight of those 12 goals came in three games, The Saxons weren’t able to get on the a 4-4 tie with Nonhpointc Christian and two scoreboard at all in a 44) loss to Hudsonville on Pierce Field Saturday afternoon. The two-goal performances against Byron Center. The Byron Center Bulldogs built a 24) lead in the second, in a game that the officials let gel out of hand in the second half half goals for the first time this season. “In the second half was the first time in a minutes. Hastings wasn’t much cleaner on the field than the Eagles, but weren't handed any really wanted to win and did everything in major penalties from the officials. their power to win.” Roderick said of his One rough slide tackle by the Saxons early team. “It gives me some me some encourage­ in the second half did start to put the game out of reach, for a team That has found goals hard ment for the rest of the season." to come by. Elliot Anderson pulled the Saxons to with­ The Eagles earned a free kick 35 yards out in one of the Bulldogs, on his first goal of the from the Saxon net. and turned it into a goal season, thanks to some nice passing by Mike by Alex LeBon and a 34) advantage. Purchase and David Kendall who both scored Byron Center was able to answer back with David Fuller who curled a shot from out on a much needed insurance goal. Hastings the right wing that glanced off the far post added a second tally, by Purchase on an assist and in. Stephen Tolger had a couple great opportu­ The Saxons kept the pressure on the rest of nities to score for the Saxons in the second the night. “In the last minutes Byron Center was half, once on a nice pass from Purchase, but The Saxons will go for their first confer­ away and were driving so hard, gening shot ence win tonight, when they play host to after shot off.-' said Roderick. Wayland. Eventually the clock did run out on the Saxons, who are now 0-3 in the O-K Gold game in their jersey get in for free, along with Conference this season. their coaches. The Saxon tailgate bus will Last Thursday another improved confer­ the Saxons in Hastings. The young Maple Valley Lions felt like they let one get away Thursday night at Pennock Pride............. ............ ....................... 0-2 Gaines scheduled for 9-122 (North Field) - 6:30 p.m.. 7 vs. 4; 7:45 p.m.. I vs. 6; 9:00 p.m.. 3 vs. 5. The Saxons’ Michael Peter son (left) arrives just in time to tap the ball away from Hudsonville’s Patrick Volz in the second half of Saturday’s non-conference battle on Pierce Field. (Photo by Brett Bremer) head Haines paced Delton with 11 points and six rebounds. Hogoboom had eight points and eight steals. Rachael Williams contributed coach Landon Wilkes. One of those senior starters, guard Katee two assists and three steals for the Panthers. Hogoboom. hit a pair of three’s in the next Delton is back to work tonight when it Athletic three minutes to help her team build its lead takes a trip to Bellevue. It’s back to KVA Association (KVA) opener for both teams. Delton Kellogg scored a 41-35 victory. back up to five points. She hit four three’s on the night and finished with game-high 18 action next Tuesday for the Panthers when Maple Valley trailed by as many as 11 points. The Panthers did too ginxl a job of points in the second quarter, but battled back shooting the basketball for the Lions to catch ence to tic the game on a three-pointer by Leslee up. “That ’s w hat she’s doing for us right now." Tuesday, when Delton. In the Kalamazoo Valley A single bucket by junior forward Ashley .0-2 Kellogg Tuesday. tied. They came right back down and got a Ri gelman with 5:23 left in the fourth quarter. Bear Metal Works.......................................... 2-1 Wai Mart_________________ time is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. couple buckets.” said Maple Valley Sports Editor Michigan Thunder........................................ I -0 also be at the game, beginning al 4:30. Game Youth makes come back, but experience holds on by Brett Bremer Hastings Mutual Insurance....................... 1-1 It is Youth Soccer Night. Area YMCA and AYSO p'aycrs who come to the Hastings travels to take on Thomapple Man Lewis headed in a comer kick from Blarney Stone................................................. 1-1 both were turned aside by the Eagle keeper. yelling and screaming for the clock to go ence team. Hamilton, scored a 3-1 win over Hastings Family Dental............................. 3-0 Hudsonville also got goals from Fabio Tayar. Bryan Walenta. and a pretty one from from Justin von der Hoff. Fr .■eport Co-Ed Slow pitch Fall League Even with a 44) lead, the Eagles had two yellow cards against them in the final three long time I’ve seen that spark where they assists on the play. CO-ED SOFTBALL Eaglc.% scored twice in the first half and tw ice in the first half Tuesday night, but Roderick said he thinks he saw a ray of sunshine in the second half. The Saxons scored two second- Hastings goalkeeper Andy Matthews chases down a ball in the comer of his goal box during the first half of Saturday's 4-0 loss to Hudsonville on Pierce Field. (Photo by Brett Bremer) starters who are injured but they’re playing through it." Gonser was the only basket by the Lions the said Delton Kellogg head coach Rick they play host to Olivet. Maple Valley doesn't have another confer­ game on the schedule until next Hackett Catholic Central comes to MVHS. The Lions host PewamoWestphalia Thursday. Williams of Hogoboom. "If she's not attack­ The Lions are now 3-2 after winning a non­ rest of the way however, as the team's inex­ ing the basket, she's pulling up and hitting conference clash at Dansville Tuesday night. perience showed a bit. Delton’s experience threes and running the show." 44-31. stood out on the other side. Delton Kellogg has four seniors and a jun­ ior in the -carting line-up who were a big part Gonser ran the show for the Lions, when Maple Valley shut down the Aggies in the her team was able to get her the ball in the third quarter, allowing just five points, and post. “Attack the basket." Wilkes shouted at his held on for the victory. team before the start of the second quarter. seven rebounds. Kent chipped in eight points, They took a pretty hard punch from us when Delton led 15-8 after one quarter, and early in w hile Dani Christensen. Gonser. and Kristen we tied that game up. and they didn't get rat- the second pushed that lead to 21 -10. VanZandt had five each. of last year's KVA championship squad. "The seniors they’ve got. it was obvious. Rigclman led the Lions with 14 points and “We're most successful when we attack the basket!” Financial Workshop for Gonser got the message. She paced the Lions with 13 points, getting the ball in the post and making good moves to the basket. "Ashley has come so far since her fresh­ man year. I’m on her constantly. I never give her a break.” Wilkes said. “She takes every­ Delton Kellogg's Katee Hogoboom (24) puts pressure on Maple Valley's Kristen VanZandt at the top of the key in the sec­ ond half Thursday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) thing from me. and goes out and does every ­ thing I say. All the girls do. We want to get up and down the floor and we want to attack the _nvestors basket. (Gonser) did that the best I’ve seen her do it this year.” By half-time, the Lions had whittled that lead down to three points at 23-20. The Panthers were able to hold off the charge in the third quarter A 4-week course is being offered to assist individuals in setting financial and investment goals. This class also will provide a summary of the most common investments used by individuals in reaching their objectives. Classes meet one night per week. Maple Valley started the fourth quarter with a flurry and erased a fivepoint Delton advantage. Freshman guard Leslee Rigclraan added nine for points Maple Valley. Behind Hogoboom for Delton, senior Jordan Haines finished with seven points and seniors Rachael Williams and Hannah Goy added five each. The Delton coach said he knew Maple Dates: Mondays, October 2-23, 2006 Valley was bringing a young team to Delton, but he didn't check the roster to sec before the game which were the Lion freshmen. After Time: 7:00 - 940 P.M. the game, he said he still had no idea. He thinks both teams could be in the conference Place: Hastings Community Center (Hastings High School) title hunt. “I told (Wilkes) after the game we have to watch Call 269-948-9780 to reserve a seat Seating is limited and will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis. our for Galesburg-Augusta and Olivet.” said Williams. “It's on the wall in our locker room. ’44) is pretty good. 54) is better.’.” said coach Williams. “Now we'll go from there." Delton was unable to get to 54). The Robert (Bob) A. Knapp Investment Representative Panthers suffered their first loss of the season Edwardjones Tuesday night, and are now 4-1 overall. The hot shooting that helped Delton on last Thursday was gone on Tuesday night, in a 46­ 228 N. Church St. P.O. Box 626 Hastings. Ml 49058 Bus. 269-948-9780 Toll-free 877-948-9780 Fax 269-948-9781 www.edwardjones.com 24 loss to Plainwell. Delton hit just 16-percent of its shots from the field, going 9-of-58. Plainwell clung to a 12-9 lead after one quarter, but bumped that up to 19-11 at the half. Delton had just two points in the second quarter, and only three in the fourth. “We will pretty much live and die by our shooting." said coach Williams. “This is our Serving Individual Investors Since 1871 low point. We missed lay-ups and everything else.” Delton’s Jenah Wandell is grabbed by Lion guard Elizabeth Stewart as she tries to get the ball out of the paint during last Thursday's KVA contest at DKHS. (Photo by Brett Bremer) � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-09-28.pdf 0ff8f7116b9d3c9234eeaaf6b56d0928 PDF Text Text Gun Lake Village issue goes to state panel Prosecutor’s office needs stability Barry Co. teams look to bounce back this week See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 29 The Hastings VOLUME 153, No 39______________________________________________________ NEWS BRIEFS Forum Thursday for County Board The next First Friday session will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday. Sept. 28. in a spe­ cial program at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings. Featured will be seven Republican and Democratic Party candidates and one independent for open scats dn the Barn­ Count) Board of Commissioners in the Nov. 7 general election. The list of candidates tentativey sched­ uled to appear is: • Third District, Rutland and Hope townships — Republican Keith Ferris vs. Democrat Mike Lewis. • Fourth District. Carlton and Hastings townships and part of Ining Township — Incumbent Republican Howard “Hoot” Gibson vs. Democrat John Loftus. • Sixth District. Yankee Springs Township and most of Orangeville Township — Republican Mark Englerth vs. Democrat David Brinkert. • Seventh District. Baltimore. Johnstown and Assyria townships — Republican Jeff VanNortwick vs. inde­ Birkholz, Royston bring debate on issues to Hastings Forum reveals differences between senate candidates by Fran Faverman Staff Writer Michigan Senate candidates Patricia Birkholz and Suzzette Royston played to a crowd of about 60 people at last week's Friday Forum in the Thomas Jefferson Hall. Birkholz. a resident of Saugatuck, is the Republican incumbent representing the 24th Senate District, and is running for re-election, to a second four-year term. Royston, the Democratic challenger, is a political newcom­ er making her first run for political office. She lives in Charlotte. The 24lh State Senate district includes all of Al’cgan. Barry and Eaton counties. Michael Levine, chairman. Ionia County Democratic Party, was the moderator. Both candidates made short opening state­ ments followed by six questions prepared in advance and ending w ith nine questions from the audience. Birkholz listed as among her accomplish­ ments a new General Motors plant in Delta Township and the preservation of a Ryder Truck facility. She said Ryder was going to close its terminal and move to another state, but the passage of a bill giving Ryder a tax break preserved 200 jobs that would have been lost. Protection of natural resources, especially preventing diversion of Great Lakes water, is a major issue for her. "We can grow our economy at the same time." she observed. Criminal background checks on nursing home employees led by Attorney -general Michael CoX led to several arrests and the discovery that background checks at the time of employment were inadequate. Birkholz led updating the law to provide for background checks every two years. Royston, through her work on the United Auto Workers Local #602 bargaining com­ mittee. also claimed credit for the Ryder Truck terminal jobs but from the perspective of guaranteeing a level of wages. "I am not a career politician." she said. "1 work 40 hours a week in Lansing at 602. and 1 am the mother of three children." she added. Emphasizing what she sees as a significant difference between her and Birkholz. she Challenger Suzzette Royston (seated) listens as State Senator Patricia Birkholtz See FORUM, page 23 speaks during the candidates’ forum. Ban on throwing candy? pendent Ron Miller. There lias been oo word yet on who will be the moderator. The First Friday public forum series is sponsored by the Barr) County Democratic Committee. The public is wel­ come to attend. Christmas parade moves to Saturday night Hazardous waste collection held Community members cleaned out their medicine cabinets, garages and stashes of cleaning supplies and brought the rem­ nants to the Barry Expo Center Saturday. Sept. 23. for the semi-annual hazardous waste cleanup. During the fall collection, 297 vehicles dropped off 1.100 used tires and 750 gal­ lons of motor oil. Brent Walter, vice president of Drug and Laborator)- Disposal, the company that disposes of the products collected at the hazardous waste clcanupr. said his company collects around one million pounds of hazardous waste annually from more than 40 counties throughout Michigan. The hazardous waste cleanup was made possible by the help of volunteers by Students from the Hastings High School community service class, the Hastings Interact Group and members of the Middleville Cloverleaf 4-H group. Employees of the Drug and Laboratory­ Disposal and the Barry-Eaton District Health Department also made their way to the Expo center to help with the cleanup. The point in hosting the hazardous waste cleanup every spring and every fall is to citcourage community members to dispose of their hazardous household wastes in an environmentally safe manner. ‘Man Who Came to Dinner’ slated The Thomapple Players will present their play. “The Man Who Came to Dinner" in the Central Auditorium from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1. The show will be at 7 p.m. Thursday. Friday and Saturday. Sept. 28. 29 and 30. and al 2 p.m. Sunday. Oct. I. Norma Jean Acker who and Kim Butler are co-directing the play, which was writ­ ten by Moss Hart and George Kaufman. The story is about critic and personality Sheridan Whileside, who has dinner with the prominent Stanley family in the Midwestern home before falling on their front steps. Whiteside is subsequently con­ fined to the Stanley home for the next six See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Dave Storms, executive director of Barry County’s YMCA. Dave Storms announces retirement at local YMCA by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor During Dave Storms' 26 years at the helm of Barry County's YMCA, the one thing that has not changed is the smiles on kids’ faces. Those thousands of smiles will always be unforgettable to him as he ventures into a new episode of life. Storms. 55. plans to retire Jan. I from his position as YMCA executive director He officially notified the YMCA Board of Directors of his intentions last Thursday. “It's the right time for me. and it's the right lime for the Y to look al new and different things." Storms said. "Working for the Y this length of time. I haven't really explored any­ thing else. So. I'll be doing new and different things and kind of waiting patiently to see w here God wants to take me." He and his wife. Debbie . a teacher al Star Elementary School in Hastings, plan to stay in Hastings. Discussing his future plans, kids are at the center because he enjoys "their wonder and sense of imagination." Storms said Ik* may return to college to pursue being a substitute elementary school teacher He also wants to have more time to spend with his ’wo grandchildren, noting that another is “on the way." Future summers may take he and his wife to National Parks where he may want to work as a summer park ranger or tackle other jobs there. Working at the National YMCA Camp during the summer may be in the cards too. Storms also is thinking about the possibili­ ty of working part-time at one of the many non-profits in the area or serving as an inter­ im executive director to fill in while a non­ profit searches for a permanent director. "Those arc just thoughts and dreams." he said. Storms will probably be pulling more rab­ bits out of a hat too. Magic has been a fasci­ nating pastime for him. and he said he would like to perform more magic shows. Storms, who grew up in Stow. Ohio, has been a professional Y director for a total of 32 years, counting his previous tenure as a youth director in North Canton. Ohio, and then as associate executive director of a metropolitan YMCA in Canton. Ohio. He had always wanted to be a camp direc­ tor ever since he finished college, so w hen the See STORMS, page 22 by Megan Lavell Staff Writer I ids year's Hastings Christmas parade may undergo a couple transformations — a Saturday night event and an outright ban on throwing candy from floats and other mov ing entries. The Hastings City Council last Monday night was informed the Christmas parade will take place Saturday. Dec. 2. after dusk instead of in the afternoon, as it has been in recent years. "We have some regular float makers in town, and I think it will bring a new opportu­ nity -- they love to get creative." said Karen Heath, owner of Secondhand Comers and a member of the Downtown Business Team. There is also thinking that a night-time parade will accentuate holiday lighting. Heath is inviting people to contribute ideas for a theme for this year's night time Christmas parade by calling the Barry County Chamber of Commerce at (269) 945-2454. Local officials arc tinkering with a possible ordinance to prohibit throwing candy from floats during all parades. Parade participants who arc walking still will be allowed to dis­ tribute candy, but if the ordinance passes, candy will not be allowed to be thrown from any floats or mov ing vehicles. “Our concern is enticing kids to run out in front of parade vehicles." said Hastings City Manager Jeff Mansfield. Barry County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Julie DeBoer said parade participants have been asked in (he past not to throw candy from floats, but they have not heeded those warnings. “For years we've asked people not to throw candy." said IfeBoer. "It's on the parade application, they're told by the parade people when they register There fuve been v’osc calls and they arc just situations th*:’ wouldn't happen if people weren’t throwing candy." In other business at its meeting Sept. 25 the City Council: • Learned Hastings High School will have a homecoming parade Friday. Oct. 6. begin­ ning at the high school al 6 p.m. • Was informed that the Barry Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Council will hold its annual Roof Sit fund-raiser in front of Second Hand Comers in Hastings Saturday. Nov. I i. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Approved Secant Technologies' proposal “Our concern is enticing kids to run out in front of parade vehicles." - City Manager Jeff Mansfield for Phase II technology improvement project for $28,253 was approved. • Received the Williams and Works of Grand Rapids bid for engineering services for the East State Road reconstruction project. • Agreed to purchase road salt for 2006 2007 from the Detroit Sall Company via a stale program. • Approved a bid for $12,936 from Horrocks Nursery Farms Inc. of Ionia for installing street trees in 2006. • Approved a lease agreement with A *n D Signs for rental space at the Hastings Industrial Incubator. • Scheduled a public hearing at for 7:30 p.m. Monday. Oct. 9. to hear comment regarding the closure of the Downtown Development Project CDBG grant for the ele­ vator in the Waldortf building. Candidate asks County Board fund Charlton Park for a year by David T. Young Editor With the general election a little more than five weeks away, an effort to pass a proposed millage renewal tor Charlton Park is kicking into high gear, but not everyone is on board. A group calling itself the "Friends of Charlton Park" had its first meeting Wednesday evening and a public relations campaign is in the works for trying to help gain voters' approval of a request Nov. 7 for renewal of .227 mill for five years tor opera­ tions at the Barry County landmark. But not everyone is interested in renewing the millage Third District Commissioner candidate Mike Lewis Tuesday night pro­ posed the Barry County Board of Commissioners dip into its more than ade­ quate savings account to fund the park for a year and have Director George W. Shannon apply lor grants that, if won. could provide four other years of funding, thereby eliminat­ ing the need tor a five-year millage levy. Lewis told the board Tuesday night. "With the cash resenes that exist currently, the tax­ payers would like to see this board use what you have been able to save. My request is not See BOARD, page 9 �Page 2 - Thursday Seplember 28 2006 The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page weeks. turning the outrageous into the com­ mon place. The cast includes Barb Prudcn. Rose Angcn Carol Sailorly. Terry Dennison. Kim Butler. Terri Schray. Tawny Roper. Franklin While. Norma Jean Acker. Emily Benningfield. Mariah Burd. Shirice Holston, Jeff Kniaz, Mike Kasinsky. Doug Acker and Seth Beduhn. Carol Svihl. Vai Hurless. Chris White. Mary Jo Gorsuch. Laurie Quada. Pat Mulvany and Jason Roper. The cast also includes Hannah and Jacob Buller and Matthew Johnson in the children’s chorus. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for chil­ dren. students and senior citizens. Tickets are available at the door and at Progressive Graphics. Used book sale planned by library Hundreds of new titles have been added to the used books for sale at the library on Wednesday. Oct. 4. Book lovers can check out the great deals al the ’’Inside the Library” sale held by the Friends of the Library from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Like new hard covers will sell for $3 and paperbacks for $1.50. For more information, call the Library at 945-4263. Harvest Festival Oct. 7 in Hastings The second Hastings Harvest Festival Saturday. Oct 7. will include some of the favorites from last year, including the scaretrow contest and a chili cookoff. The scarecrow contest is sponsored by the Hastings Farmers’ Market committee of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of Hastings. Scarecrows must be six feel tall, home made, in good taste and appropriate for children to see. This year the scarecrows must be hung with twine only on lamp posts on Slate Street from Broadway and Boltwood or Jefferson Street between Center and Mill streets. Scarecrows must be up by I p.m. ‘ and should .tay'In’pttee-Until (kt 26 Prizes donated by local tfaineys will be presented to die first, second ariotm rd place winners. The chili cookoff will be at the County Seal Restaurant at 128 S. Jefferson St. Cooks should register between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the restaurant. Chefs should bring their recipe in a crock pot. The ingredients must be listed on the registra­ tion form and no home canned foods can be used. Fresh produce and fresh or frozen produce may be used in the chili recipes. The chili will be judged by three local judges at I p.m. The winning chili chef will be invited to make chili at the County Seat following the judging. Samples of the win­ ning chili will be sold that evening and all of the proceeds will go back to the down­ town business team for future projects. Anyone who has questions about the chili cookoff can call 948-4042. Class on medical terminology set Pennock Hospital will offer a weekly basic medical terminology course starting Monday. Oct 2. and running through Nov. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Pennock Hospital Board Room. Linda Boldrey. a registered nurse from Pennock, will be the instructor. The course will introduce a system of medical word analysis designed to empha­ size the skills required by support personnel who do not require an intricate knowledge of anatomy, but rather a focus of on-the-job application of terminology meaning, pro­ nunciation and spelling. The primary goal is to teach skills allowing interpretation of medical terms through the use of prefixes, suffixes and stems/root words used daily al work in a logical manner. The course also is beneficial to non-medical professional specialists who require interactions with the medical field, such as paralegal, insurance associates and others. Class size is limited. Prc-rcgistration is required along with payment of$75. which includes the text. For more information or to register, call Pennock Hospital's Education Department al 948-3125. Luncheon to start fall series at ILR The Institute for Learning in Retirement at Kellogg Community College will open fall semester of activities uith a learning luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. Friday. Sept. 29. at the Hastings campus. ILR members Bill and Laurie Millcr.will share their experiences in Africa. Fall activ­ ities will be announced, including trips, classes and lunch and learns. The cost of the luncheon is $8.50 per person. For reser­ vations. call 948-9500. extension 2838. Flu shot clinics set next month The Barry-Eaton District health depart­ ment will have flu shot clinics at the health department. 330 W. Woodlawn in Hastings on three consecutive Mondays. Oct. 16, 23 and 30. The clinic will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. all three days. Accepted insurance will include Medicare P. Medicaid. PHP Commercial and other providers. Cash and checks will be accepted, but no credit cards. Art Hop planned for Friday night Artists at 16 Hastings area businesses are inviting everyone to spend all or part of Friday evening. Sept. 29. at the Art Hop. scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. in downtown Hastings. Participating businesses stay open until 9 p.m. Friday and host an artist who sets up a mini-show, hence the name Art Hop. since people can stop in al the participating busi­ nesses and see the work of and meet local and regional artists. The participating artist and businesses arc as follows: Alfresco, will host silver­ smith Lauren Stincman. Alex Walker's Art Mania will host an artist Anne’s Health Food Store will host potter Christy! Burnett, who will be thfwmg clay as well as showing her wares. Barlow Florisl and Book Store will host photographer Rose Heaton and florist Norm Barlow. Barlow will be demonstrat­ ing how to make floral arrangements. Beyond the Cover bookstore} will host woodcarver Patrick Smith. Chemical Bank {formerly Sand Ridge) will host photogra­ pher Keith Behm exhibiting several photos including a few from his receht trip to Montana. Gilmore Jewelers will host bead artist Rose Hcatqq. Hfistiqp^ntiflpg piatH&e Brown fflW-«nstcal |W*F*We TlJoyc Strings. Hastings Flower Shop will host wood­ worker, metal and tin worker Dave Dilno. 1CNB will host watercolor artist Donna Olson. Jefferson Street Gallery will host digital artist Faith Tanner Thrush, and mul­ timedia artist Dave Corrigan. MainStreet Savings Bank will host furniture artist Sandy Kirchinger. Quilting Passion will host painter Sherry Argo. Second Hand Comers will host artist and photographer Bonnie Slayton. State Grounds will have painter ken Ervin. White’s Photography will display the works of award-winning photographer Steve While. For more information about Art Hop and other TAC events, call 945-2002. Revue to present ‘Secret Garden’ The Revue will present the musical ‘The Secret Garden.” Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sept. 29 and 30. and Oct. 1 at the Vermontville Opera House. 211 S Main St., across from the fire station. The Friday and Saturday performances arc scheduled for 7 p.m. and the Sundaty matinee will be at 3 p.m. The “Secret Garden" is based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, with lyrics by Marsha Norman and music by Lucy Simon. Ticket costs arc adults $8. senior citizens and students $7. and children 12 and under for $5 For more information, call Bill Reynolds at (269) 367-4455 or e-mail thercvue I ® yahoo.com The Hastings High School marching band performs their halftime show inside the gym after bad weather forced them off of Johnson Field. HHS Marching band festival goes indoors The 15th annual Hastings High School Saxon Marching Band Invitational began at 12:45 p.m. Saturday. Sept. 23. and perform­ ances continued throughout the day al 15­ minute intervals. The festival began outdoors, but had to move inside about 4:30 when the rains came and after a tornado was sighted near Caledonia that evening. Twenty-five high school bands performed at Johnson Field in Hastings. The bands were adjudicated in several areas by judges trained in specialty areas such as music, marching and visual effect. Awards were presented in special areas such as field commanders, color guard and percussion. The entire schedule of bands includes: Bridgman. Marlin. Gobles. Schoolcraft, Ionia. Maple Valley. Parchment. Leslie. Delton-Kellogg. Watervliet, Kelloggsville. Olivet. Eaton Rapids. Kalamazoo Central. Vicksburg, Lakewood. Sturgis. Plainwell. Comstock. Wyoming Park. Byron Center. Gull Lake. Dewitt. Otsego, and Hastings. This event was sponsored by the Hastings Band Boosters with all proceeds going toward support of the Hastings band pro­ gram. Local Legion plans spaghetti dinner Oct. 6 American Legion Post No. 45 in Hastings will have an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner starling at 5:30 p.m. Friday. Oct. 6. at its American Patriot Restaurant and post home (in the former Tick Tock building) on South M-37 Highway. The public is welcome. The meal will be served for a couple of hours or until all the food runs out. Proceeds from the meal will be used to equip the post’s new drill team with uniforms and other needs for performances at parades, schools, churches, military funerals and other events. The cost of the meal is $5 per person. Children ages 5 and younger are free. Cleaning up down by the riverside Volunteers piled some of the trash collected in the 11th annual Tbomapple River cleanup in Tyden Park Saturday. Sept 23. More than 130 volunteers, including 93 people in 40 canoes cleaning in the river, collected 18 yards ol trash and 63 tires. Volunteers cleaned from the Nashville Dam to Cascade, east of Grand Rapids. Gun Lake Village issue goes to boundary panel by Megan Lavell The reasons listed in the petition for village Staff Writer incorporation are: The Gun Lake Village issue is not dead yet, -' * I. “Growth and developmct*<Wl!MMKhc " The Gun Lake Area Village Advisory proposed Village of Gun tJke is being guidfJBmmittec (GLAVAC) sent a petition to MT' eiTby six joiftdTctiof&Wvin crRjg inWling Michigan Boundary Commission last Friday in inconsistent land use planning, as cell as to consider making the area into a home rule conflicting rules and regulations for similar village. situations. A village government could, focus The process for becoming a village is not a on the needs and concerns common to the shon one. according to Christine Hohnes. growing community around Gun l^akc url manager of the state boundary committee. address them in a consistent manner. She said the petition must be reviewed by the Currently, the affected four townships aid commission and meet many criteria to pass two counties have a broad constituency with legal sufficiency. This process alone can take varied concerns. Additionally, due to lie more than a year. number of governments involved, it is nearly If the petition passes legal sufficiency with impossible to address the needs and concerns the boundary commission, a public hearing in of the Gun Lake community in a coordinated the Gun Lake area will be scheduled. After and consistent manner. A single jurisdiction, the public hearing, at which time community unified by a common mission, would create members arc asked to come and share their better results for its constituents. opinions about the. matter, the commission 2. “Growth and development pressures in will review public comments and deliberate the Gun Lake area are already occurring, and before making a recommendation to the they will continue to stress the infrastructure director of the commission. and environment. A unified land-use plan, After the commission make its decision, with resultant zoning regulations, would lead community members may file a referendum to a consistent set of standards, fair results petition within 45 days, allowing the people and consistent enforcement. The quality of in the area to vote directly about whether or life for the Gun Lake area community and the not they want the Gun Lake area to turn into a village. There only needs to be a majority See VILLAGE, page 5 for final determination. Three local sites to be on solar tour Three Barry County locations wiU be among thousands of solar-powered homes and businesses across the United States will open their doors and invite the public in for a look on Saturday. Oct. 7. It's all part of the upcoming American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour. Interest in affordable, easy to add solar powqr is on the rise as fossil fuel prices continue to skyrocket. Seven solar powered buildings will be open for public tours in the southwest Michigan region. The 1 Ith annual tour will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The local slops in the tour will be Lucy Patrick. 10350 S. Gurd Road. Dowling; Bob Brown. 3297 South M-37 Highway. Hastings, and Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. 701 West Cloverdale Road. Hastings. ‘Man Who Came to Dinner' curtain rises tonight (From left) Terry Dennison. Marian Burd. Carol Svihl. Tawny Roper, Franklin White. Carol Satteriy and Shirlee Holston rehearse for the Thomapple Players’ fall production, the comedy. The Man Who Came to Dinner." Tonight is opening night for the produc­ tion. It will play tonight, tomorrow and Saturday at 7 p.m. and 2 Sunday in Central Auditorium. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children, students and senior citizens Tickets are available at the door and at Progressive Graphics. �The Hastings Sanner - Thursday. September 28. 2006 - Page 3 Raindrops didn’t deter Delton CROP walkers For the second consecutive year, rain driz­ zled down on participants in Sunday's Delton Area Community CROP Walk, but there were still plenty of smiles and a lol of fun for a good cause. Approximately KO walkers collected about S5.5OO in pledges to help fight local and worldwide hunger and that spells success in any language, said Elaine Gilbert, co-coordinator with Dee DeFields. Those walkers included some who could not attend the event but will still be collecting funds tor CROP and walking in their neighborhoods at a con­ venient time. What a great turnout with the weather being so rainy." DeFields said. DeFields and Gilbert expressed apprecia­ tion for all walkers, volunteers and the won­ derful donations for CROP from individuals, families, businesses. McCallum United Brethren Church. Inward Man Fellowship Church and the Michigan Career Technical institute's Hall Senate. Co-coordinators expect the final total of funds to increase in the next several weeks. Anne Humphrey, a long-time CROP Walk, emerged as the top walker of the event by raising $764 for CROP. Lois Bay lor took sec­ ond place with $375 and Jim Slater, third, with $285. Other top walkers included Patti Cline. Mary Hofmann and Natalie Wahl. Gift certificates were awarded to them from Blackhawk Restaurant. Nancy 's Hair Company. Sajo’s Pizza. Dy nasty Buffet and Applebee's. McCallum United Brethren Church also donated $257 for Don Clum. a former top walker for many years. Michigan Career Technical Institute's Hall Senate and employee Karine Norton donated $250. Koko, the IXIton District Library's pet (stuffed) "gorilla." turned in $93 of donations from people who supported Koko's CROP Walk team and was the "lop gorilla" at the walk. Koko, a first-time CROP walker, alv.gave the (CROP Walk) T-shirt off his back for a prize for one of the w alkers and was reward­ ed with a big bunch of bananas during the cel­ ebration after the walk. Koko told walkers that she eats 40 lbs of food a day *nd just shutter at the thought of the many people who do not have enough food to eat. The walk was hosted by Faith United Methodist Church in Delton. Musician Mike Madill, performed while walkers registered. It has become a tradition for Mike‘to send walkers off on the route by playing a song he wrote especially for the Delton CROP Walk. "Walk to Feed the World." Long-time CROP walker Jim Slater gave the send-off prayer. When walkers returned, they were wel­ comed by the smell of freshly popped pop­ corn. provided by Barry and Jan Beamish, and other donated refreshments. Walkers also enjoyed the guitar music by Ed Elsner, direc­ tor of the Delton District Library. CROP Walker Patty Harrington and Elsner sang sex eral songs too. Delton Floral donated colorful balloons for babies and other young people to enjoy along the route. Mary Finn. Margaret Bromley. Judy Baurs, and Wainctta Holmes handled registration and helped with setting up refreshments. Bob Kyle drove the ‘CROPmobile' along the route in case anyone needed a ride back to church. Jackie Mohn. Jan Beamish and others helped with cleanup after the event. Twenty-five percent of the CROP proceeds stay in Delton to help area neighbors in need through the St. Ambrose Community Food Bank and the Faith United Methodist Church's Emergency Food Cupboard. The other CROP funds go to the work of Church World Service (CWS). sponsor of the walk, and other designated agencies that assist with humanitarian needs, including nat­ ural disasters such as Hurricanes Katnna and Rita and man-made disasters, in more than KO countries, including the U.S. All ages participated in the CROP Walk and colorful balloons and umbrellas were abundant. Lilah Francisco and granddaughter Natalie Wahl were among the walkers. Patty Harrington and Ed Elsner sing as he plays guitar during the celebration after the Delton CROP Walk. The Curtis family - Chad. Lisa. Michael and one-year-old Dana - get ready for the walk. Dee DeFields and Ruth Hughes enjoyed a lot of laughter as they helped Koko, the local library’s pet stuffed gorilla along the walk route. Walkers were perky as they carried Anne Humphrey (right) emerged as the top walker of the event by raising $764 for CROP signs and stepped briskly along CROP. Other top walkers included (from left) Natalie Wahl, Mary Hofmann. Jim Slater the route. and Lois Baylor. Mike Madill entertained before the walk started. Judy Baurs, Margaret Bromley. Mary Finn and Wainetta Holmes registered walkers �Page 4 - Thursday September 28 2006 - The Hastings Banner Why is commisioner candidate’s family persecuted? To the editor: When will we end a senseless war? To the editor: From the news tonight. 15 more American soldiers were killed in Iraq in the last week. That makes 49 U.S.soldiers killed there in September alone, one of the highest monthly numbers killed for the Iraq War. The total is now over 2.700 or what? More than 20.000 American soldiers have been seriously wounded. How many deaths in Iraq will Americans take till they say too many? How many beyond 3.000 will it take before we rise up and demand an end to the killing, of our young for no reasonable benefit to this country? What is being accomplished by these killings of young American soldiers? Tragically and sadly, I doubt that anything important to the future of this country is being accomplished. These deaths of our young are sacrifices to the adventures of this pathetic president and his misguided advisors. These deaths are a tribute to a useless Congress which has backed off its responsibilities under the Constitution (Senator Debbie Stabenow being one of the few exceptions). The sad fact is that the country of Iraq has dissolved into civil war between religious groups — Shiites versus Sunnis (however spelled)... That is what has been let loose by this mistaken presidential adventure to rescue the Iraqi people from a brutal dictator. It may have been a noble effort in theory, but has dis­ solved into killing fields for young Americans and Iraqis of religious persuasion. This presidential adventure has taken this country into a hugely tragic quicksand of a mess. Does this killing make any sense at all for the future of Iraq or the future of these United States? Army recruiters are now pay­ ing up to $40,000 for enlistment in this mer­ cenary Army. A draft is needed to bring home the immensity of the thing to the American public. A protest by the American people to end the senseless killing is long overdue. George C. Williston. Hastings The only answer is to get involved To the editor: People, individually and collectively, con­ tinue to amaze me. They will berate, complain about and vilify public officials, cither elected or appointed, from the president on down to the local dog catcher. They cite the ways they do or don’t do things, the way they treat the public, belabor­ ing the premise that they are no good and should be out of office. But when given the opportunity to speak out at a meeting about the person they believe to be in the wrong or if in a position to vote said individual out of office or position, peo­ ple choose not to do the right thing and vole their consciences. They play follow the leader. Some of us can’t be heard, we don’t know how to get into the conversation or how to speak at the meeting, and when we try. we aren’t allowed to speak. That is wrong. So if you have a problem in your area, get involved, attend meetings, get on a board, speak your mind, regardless of an implied threat of lawsuit. And most importantly. VOTE, if you don't speak out or VOTE then what you are left with sometimes is the slip­ pery end of the stick. Get involved and vote. , Steve Toman. Nashville Il’s time for me to send a letter to Barry County voters and some law enforcement officials of Hastings, who have taken upon themselves to personally hurt. lie. slander and crucify my children and me. I would like to know why. My husband. Mike, is running for Third District County Commissioner, not me or my children. One of our children is banling the effects of of being a victime of criminal sexu­ al conduct. All of our children are fearful of the police because one night they came and took their mom and dad'away for a crime they were not involved in. My 6-year-old left school the next day vomiting and upset because mom and dad were gone. This further set him back. 1 pleaded guilty to a crime because the prosecutor said he didn't want to prosecute, but the detective on the case “just keeps hounding me." We could not afford a lengthy trial to resolve the problem. The bank would not accept money from us and through my husband out of the bank. We arc not disputing the fact we were hooked line and sinker a year ago because of an apparent scam running rampant nation­ wide. We accepted responsibility and wanted to make it right, but the law Itere in Hastings only wants to prosecute, whether they are guilty or not. We pleaded guilty to a misde­ meanor just to make this go away, to get this behind us and move forward and get these people behind us. By the way. the detective in this case stated I was black and a third time felon out of Wayne and Oakland counties. Look at me and you will see I am white and have never lived near Detroit. If this is the type of investigation we have, then they need training. My point is they can lie on a police report and nothing happens to them. Only us. Only good people. At this same time we were in and out of court over the sex abuse case. Plus we were in the process of losing our home and filed bankruptcy because we were devastated as to what happened. The only compassionate police officer we found in this matter was our county sheriff, as he called out of the blue to ask how our son was doing. I thank him for that and will always stand behind Sheriff Dar Leaf. We lost our income, our restaurant, our timber busi­ ness and our home. I had no way to get money to afford an attorney to fight the case. Now my children have come home from school recently asking us if we are bad and naughty people because they heard it at school. Why does a 6-year-old know this at school? We arc two people who are tired of the political abuses that these people will go to discredit my husband and their actions have hurt my children. 1 ask that enough is enough. If my husband is exposing them because they have abused the taxpayers* money, then shame on them and good for him. The law applies to both sides of the street. These political junkies and Republicans are going to publicize our personal and private information and have set the rumors ablaze in this county like wildfire because Mike is get­ ting too close to the truth. What next, will we see it on the billboards? Why do cops and county government officials feel that just because they have a position of power they are exempt from the set of rules and laws that we common people arc corralled by? Any information my husband has set before the eyes and ears of our own Barry County gov­ ernment and our fellow Barry County resi­ dents is public information. Chariton Park needs business plan To the editor. Depression Screening Day slated for Oct. 5 National Depression gffgcnjng Day will be held again this\yw*^K*B|rry County Community Mental Heahfi Authority from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 5. Barry County Community Mental Health Authority is offering a free program that will teach individuals about depression and anxi­ ety. Some 17 to 20 million Americans are affected by depression each year. Most indi­ viduals think that they know only "a little" or "almost nothing" about the illness of depres­ sion, according to the National Mental Health Association. They can also suffer from anxi­ ety disorders, which tend to go undiagnosed as their physical illnesses mask or distract attention from the underlying or co-occurring psychiatric condition. Americans regularly Icam their cholesterol numbers and blood pressure, but they rarely consider being tested for depression or anxi­ ety. This is unfortunate because people spend a considerable time visiting doctors and have ample opportunity to discuss their moods. As the American Anxiety Disorders Association reports. "Depression and anxiety go together in the elderly, as they do in the young, with almost half of those with major depression also meeting the criteria for anxiety and about one-quarter of those with anxiety meeting cri- terra for major depression. • Americans often arc embarrassed to.broach the issue and their doctors don't ask. Many Americans with physical illness such as heart disease. Alzheimer’s and cancer, also are at greater risk for developing depression. Depression is not a normal part of aging, it is a medical condition that involves feelings of sadness, loss of pleasure in usual activities and hopelessness. Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which involves constant worry over everyday things is often accompanied by physical complaints such as nausea or sweat­ ing and interferes with daily functioning. Individuals can take the first step toward getting help or can just check their emotional health by attending the free, anonymous screenings offered at Barry County Community Mental Health Authority (in the Pennock Professional Building). 915 W. Green St.. Suite 103, Hastings. They also can call Kori Zimmerman at (269)948.8041 for more information. They will have the opportunity to complete a writ­ ten screening test, hear an educational pres­ entation. and talk individually with a mental health professional. Referrals will be provided to those in need. All screenings are free and anonymous. Explore Kindermusik and private lessons at the Community Music School's Fall I am still voting “no” on the Charlton Park millage. 1 am not against the park itself, it’s how it is run. We need to get a business plan in place to have events every weekend out there to make it profitable to get it off the backs of (he tax­ payers. • Also, with regards to the proposal No. 3 on dove hunting let's not kill the little bird for the soon of just killing or target practice. Let’s be ethira! hunters by eating what you kill. Killing the dove after h was protected Tor 100 years doeiAni rnikS T km vot­ ing no on it. F.iden Shei!enbarger, Hastings Festival on Saturday morning Oct. 14. For more information, call 948-9441. • ' I. Music School pirns fall festival A free fun festival is planned at the Community Music School of Hastings from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 14. at the First United Methodist Church. 209 W. Green St. Visitors can watch performances by chil­ dren and adults in the private lessons program at 10 and 11 a.m. The school offers lessons in band and orchestra instruments, keyboard, guitar and voice, for all ages and skill levels. Parents of children from newborn to age 5 fan view a video presentation of Kindermusik. Information will be available as well for Hastings Kids Choir for grades J to 5 and the school's newest program, “Fiddles 'n' Strums.” American grassroots music for violin and guitar players in grades 1-3. Refreshments will be served. The Community Music School offers need­ based financial aid and scholarship opportu- Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. I begged my husband to move us back to Barry County to raise our precious children, where Mike's family has lived since the mid1800s. I thought Hastings was a small town with small town values. Stupid me. We are no different from anyone else who calls Barry County home We have burdens and struggles like every one else. So 1 want to know why I am living in feat I have had people call my home and tell me to watch my back and Mike needs to protect himself. I have been given the names of the people who arc making these threats. Why? What have I or my young children done? Why arc some people threatening Mike, my husband of 14 years, father of three kids and our sole source of income? When will they be satisfied? No one should evu- have to live in constant slate of fear wailing for a threat to be followed through. 1 thought the terror threat was in Iraq, not Barry County. Is my husband such a threat that they have to get him by hurting his wife and children? I have and continue to pray that God can open these peoples' eyes as to what they are doing to innocent children My husband will make a great commis­ sioner. because past mistakes have molded him and taught him to walk a straight line with honesty and pride. Why won't the good ole boys in this coun­ ty answer my husband’s questions and inves­ tigate like people ask? Why do they have to avoid the issues by bringing up the past? The present problems in Michigan and this county have nothing to do with my husband’s past. Prove him wrong on the issues. If anyone has questions, please call, I have nothing to hide, but leave my kids’ future alone and stop the whispers, rumors and half­ truths. Kimberly Lewis, Rutland Township nities. "Every student is accepted, regardless of ability to pay." said the school's coordinator. Steve Youngs. . The festival is an excellent way to "sam­ ple" the school and its faculty. "The Community Music School is a nurturing, celebrative learning environment." said Nancy Brown, CMS staff member. She added that the school is open to all ages and skill levels, "h's never too early or too late to enjoy music!" For information, call 948-9441 or visit www.musiccenterscmi.com The Community Music School is a pro­ gram of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, funded in part by the Barry Community Foundation and many generous individuals and businesses. Correction: In last week’s front page Bonnet story about a 91-year-old woman recovering from West Nile virus. Carveth Village was referred to as a nursing center, but officials insist it actually is an assisted living facility. The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 When should Halloween be? One of a child's favorite time of year is Halloween. Some area communities are considering having the traditional "trick or treat" event move to the weekend before Oct. 31. What day do you think that HaHoween should be celebrated. The Harttaga Banner Devoted to the Interests of Barry County since 1856 PuiMMtv. Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 jonn jacooc rreoeoc uacoos Prewjent VtoePraetoem Steven Jacobs Secrttar/TreMuror • NEWSROOM • David T. 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Scott Ommen Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacobs Suttecrtptton Rataa: S30 per year m Barry Carty S32 per year jn counaea S35 per yaar eteewhera tOpnrtq POSTMASTER Send adoess changes to RO Bex B Hastings Ml 49068-0602 Second Oau Pottage Pato at Hastings Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 28. 2006 - Page 5 In My Opinion Prosecutor’s office needs stability Circuit Judge Jim Fisher made the wise and proper decision last week in officially appointing Tom Evans as Barry County Prosecutor. With current Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt's announcement she is leaving Oct. 2 to go back to her old job in Allegan County, there really was no other logical choice. Evans, by virtue of his Aug. 8 GOP primary victory and no challenge in the Nov. 7 general elec­ tion. will assume the post anyway on Jan. 1.2007. Some might even call Fisher's decision a no-brainer in giving the new prosecutor a three month's head start on the job. Yet Evans has a tough job ahead of him. He is stepping into an elected position, heading a department that has had three different leaders over the past year. A little bit of stability is needed here. Nakfoor Pratt was blessed with the ability to keep everyone in the office on board. Nobody left while she served just under a year as the interim appointed prosecutor. Many demonstrated support for her during her unsuccessful campaign that culminated on Aug. 8. But former Prosecutor Gordon Shane McNeill announced his res­ ignation in September 2005. Nakfoor Pratt has filled in since November and now Evans is taking over, making it three prosecu­ tors in just one year. Furthermore. McNeill was appointed before the term of his pred­ ecessor. Dale Crowley, had been completed because Crowley resigned a little more than a month before his term expired. it seemed that back when 1 was a youngster, the office was filled with good legal minds who did a terrific job in prosecuting offend­ ers against society. But over the last dozen years. I've heard many local police authorities say we’re no longer dedicated to being tough on criminals and some in the prosecutor’s office have been too interested in plea bargaining. As some people in the know have told me. it's a quasi-judicial position, you have to know the law. but have a lot of common sense and understanding of duty to the people. The roster of well known legal figures in Barry County’s past, before the 1990s, includes Frank Huntley. Dick Hudson. Max Bauer, David Dimmers, Jim Fisher, Gary Holman and Judy Hughes. Indeed, the job for too long was underpaid, and the County Board rightfully made it full time and brought the salary more into line with a sum that might attract better quality attorneys to conduct the public's business in court A lot of local lawyers, up to 10 years ago. did not seek this job because they could make more money in pri­ vate practice. Now comes Tom Evans, a man who used to be chief assistant under McNeill, who used to be the prosecutor in the tiny county of Montmorency. One bit of advice I'd like to pass along to our new prosecutor is to decide finally, one way or another, on information passed along to his office regarding accusations against the 911 director. This issue is simply too important to be allowed to go away quietly. If Director Charlie Nystrom is determined to have done nothing wrong, then the cloud of suspicion over his head should be cleared so people like me can move on. However, if there is any substance to these accusations and a violation of law or some kind of impro­ priety is found, then swift and appropriate action should be taken. As Nakfoor Pratt found out after coming here nearly a year ago, the prosecutor's job is a particularly difficult one in Barry County, not just in attempting to bring offenders to justice, but also in han­ dling sensitive political issues and questions. She appeared to be very adept in handling the former, but stumbled in the latter, which may have cost her in the election. I want to offer Nakfoor Pratt my sincere best wishes as she resumes her work in Allegan County. I also offer my sincere best wishes to Evans, who worked hard to get this job. Good luck. Tom Evans, you just might need it. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Area farmers updated at fall conservation tour by Helen Modry Staff Writer Area farmers recently had an update on the latest herbicides, pesticides, hybrids, fertiliz­ ers and agricultural practices, as well as reminders for good groundwater stewardship as part of the Barry/Eaton Groundwater Stewardship Fall Conservation tour. The 50 farmers in the tour started at Crop Production Services on M-66 in Woodbury with a "Clean Sweep" program that allows fanners and homeowners to get rid of old agricultural chemicals that have been sitting around their basement, bam and garage for years. One man was cleaning out his late father's collection of "who-knows-what.” The father had a small fruit orchard and had accumulat­ ed boxes and bottles of many pesticides with labels and instructions long gone. Onyx waste disposal collected the chemicals and transported them to Wisconsin for disposal. The first stop on the tour was a hybrid com plot near the new ethanol plant on M-66. Dr. Kurt Thelen of Michigan State University and Don Siedl discussed the best hybrids for ethanol production. The higher the starch in the com. the more favorable for the ethanol. Thelen said researchers are looking for better ways to measure the starch content. He reported at present the ethanol plant is not paying more for higher starch com. Thelen and Siedl also discussed using soy­ beans and Canola for biodiesel. One questioner from the audience asked about how the European market was accept­ ing ethanol and biodiesels. Thelen said there is sometimes a perceived problem when peo­ ple think the com ethanol and soybean or Canola biodiesel are taking food from hungry kids. According to information handed out on the tour, a bushel of com (56 pounds) is 61 percent starch. 3.8 percent oil, 8.0 percent protein and i 1.2 percent fiber. It will yield 2.8 gallons of ethanol. 18 pounds carbon dioxide and 18 pounds dried distiller grains DDG. The DDG looks like com meal and can be mixed with livestock feed. Soybeans are 35 percent protein. 18 per­ f WAN! WEATHER FORECASTS? Want to know where to get all this information? From student loans io Social Security benefits to buying surplus government property, all kinds of government information are |ust a dick or call away FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FEDINFO cent oil and 5 percent fiber. A bushel of soy­ beans (60 pounds) yields 11 pounds soy oil. 1.4 gallons of soy diesel, 48 pounds of soy meal and 1.1 pounds glycerin, which is used to make soap. The crew boarded in Michigan State University touring bus provided by Farm Bureau and headed to the Jeff Sandborn farm in Chester Township. Eaton County. Sandborn has used cost sharing funding available from the Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) to build an agricultural contain­ ment facility. Farmers contribute to the fund with purchase of pesticides and nitrogen fer­ tilizers. Sandborn's facility was built with an engineered foundation and allows him to safely store the tanks of pesticides and herbi­ cides. transfer the crop products and protect the ground water from spills and leaking tanks. It takes into account the location of wells, roads and fuel sources. The MAEAP can be used to modify an old building and the farmers were encouraged to inquire about the program. Elizabeth Robbins spoke about the impor­ tance of accurate and timely record keeping. She said some think of it as a necessary evil. She likes to think of it for fun and profit so farmers don’t apply too much or too little of the fertilizer, herbicide or pesticide. She told how important it is to record the time of day. wind direction, weather, temper­ ature and exact location of the application for future reference, both in case of possible lia­ bility down the road or to know if the appli­ cation is effective. The farmer also needs to record the equipment used, the nozzle adjust­ ments, the brand of the chemical and the name of the product. There should be a drift management plan (DMP). Even if there is no wind, there is the potential of some drift and the farmers need to communicate with neigh­ bors about what, where and when products ve being applied. She suggested records be kept for a minimum of two years. There are software programs to make the record keeping easier. It can even be dune on a hand-held planner before getting off the tractor. But many fanners use their own short hand notes that only they can interpret and understand. It was back on the bus and off to Charlie Harag soybean tillage plots. The plots com­ pared surface residue management The same variety was used with chisel plow and no till planting. Since the beans had not been com­ bined, the yield results were not available. The tour was served prepared sandwiches at the Harag farm and heard Kim Walton talk ( about Michigan groundwater stewardship updates and MAEAP issucs;~Karry Trickey and Stacy Kimble speak about NRCS conser­ vation programs and Joanne Barnard and Andrea Finnan speak about the Barry and Eaton Conservation Districts. The next stop on the tour was Gary Parr’s farm where the benefits of slow release nitro­ gen were discussed. The slow release was for both profitability and environmental steward­ ship. The last stop was Louis Wierenga’s soy­ bean plots on north Chariton Park Road. The plots were designed to study insecticide, fun­ gicide and seed treatment. Dennis Pennington, the ag and natural resources agent for Barry County said the area’s com and wheat yields have been on the increase but for the past 10 years, soybeans have been stagnant, so many of the test plots studied ways to increase yield. A study in Lenawee County between 1998 and 2002 found a fall chisel plow system on com stubble produced a yield increase of 1.5 to 4.1 bushels and acre over no till. A Purdue University six-year study showed a 3 to 5 bushel per acre in fall plow and fall chisel compared to no till. For more information about the tour of the test plots contact Dennis Pennington in Barry County at 269-948-8056 or George Silva in Eaton County at 517-543-2310. VILLAGE, continued from page 2 environmental quality of Gun Lake can best be addressed by a government focused exclu­ sively on that community. 3. "The territory described in section III contains no less than 150 inhabitants, and has an average of not less then 100 inhabitants per square mile. 4. “Each petitioner was shown on the map in part I before signing the petition." There are still some people opposed to the idea of the Gun Lake area becoming a village, however. “Some people think the new wealthy peo­ ple are trying to buy the area." said resident John Gates, former Orangeville Township supervisor. "In their documents, they make it clear it would be better if the old people were gone." Gates also said he does not see the need in another level of government, and that the four townships within the Gun Lake community are enough government. “They talk about local zoning." said Gates. “We have local zoning, and the townships are equipped to take care of it. We have four lay­ ers of government: federal, slate, county, township. We don't need another." Another contention Gates and his fellow opposition have made is that turning Gun Lake into a village will cost more than mem­ bers of GLAVAC admit Gates said that GLAVAC maintained it would only take two mills to turn the area into a village, when the cost to run a village in Michigan actually is 12.9 mills. He also said taxes on houses would go up an average of $1,900 per house. "They (GLAVAC) want to tax the farm land to support the lake," said Gates. "That's a bad. bad feature. They have horse trailers in their driveways, not a pontoon boat." Jim Riehl, whom Gates said is the only person involved with GLAVAC who has made his name public, said in a news release that creating a village government will result in more focus on the needs of the Gun Lake area. “GLAVAC is committed to creating, at minimal cost, a governing body for future guidance and protection of the community. It maintains that a village government, unified by a common mission, would deliver better results for the Gun Lake area and its resi­ dents. A village government would focus on the needs and concerns common to the grow­ ing community around Gun Lake and address them in a consistent manner." Riehl also said quality of life and environ­ mental quality would increase with the cre­ ation of a village. Lake 0 teen lauded for action in Sept. 15 school bus crash by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Nolan Stoepker. son of Joel Stoepker and Melissa Pennington, was awarded an official proclamation last Monday by the Lake Odessa Village Council for his heroic actions Friday. Sept 15. during the M-50 and Bliss Road school bus rollover accident. The proclamation was presented by Trustee Patti Caudill and read "...hereby acknowledge the heroic actions of Nolan Stoepker on Friday Sept. 15.2006. and are proud that be is a member of our Lake Odessa community. Because of him and young people like him. Lake Odessa is a better place." The proclamation was signed by Village President Karen Banks. Caudill introduced Nolan, saying I have seen Nolan ride his bike past my house and never thought of him as a hero...“it is hard to know what the idea of hero is, but on Friday, Nolan became a hero." At about 7:30 a.m. Sept. 15. Lakewood bus 99-A was traveling cast on M-50 with about 50 students heading to West Elementary, the middle school and high school. A car driven by an 18-year-old ran the stop sign on Bliss and struck the bus causing it to turn 180 degrees and land on its right side so the students couldn’t exit the door. In an interview last Wednesday, Nolan said one of his classmates tried to open the emer­ gency hatch by turning the knob but probably because of the structural damage, the hatch didn't open. Nolan gave it a strong kick and it opened. "Let’s go!” he exclaimed. He helped a few classmates out of the bus from the open hatch. The back door was opened and others were able to escape. Bus Driver Amy Lozo kicked out the front wind­ shield to give another escape route. Parents were notified about the accident and a second bus was sent so the kids hud someplace to wait until their parents arri red. Nolan said there was lot of crying and some confusion. He knew he was sore, but nothing broken. He borrowed a phone to call his grandmother. Fran McConnon (nee Stoepker), and tell her he was all right. He said he (hen sat down out of the way and prayed. He was taken to Pennock to be checked out and except of some bruises and a sinus headache, was fine and returned to school that afternoon. Last Monday he ran cross country and came in eighth. He admitted he is somewhat overcome by his sudden celebrity status. He reached in his back pocket and pulled out printed copies of the TV stories about the crash in which he was interviewed. He said he wants to get the paper laminated and keep them. McConnon has driven bus for the Lakewood district for 23 years and said the actions at the scene of the accidents were wonderful. “We have good bus drivers and the drivers review safety procedures with the kids sever­ al times a year." Interim Superintendent Mike O’Mara had a meeting time with parents and kids Sunday evening giving them a chance to talk and share. A counselor rode the bus Monday to give assurance to students. Middle school coun­ selor Pete Bannow said the students seem to have the accident trauma under control and he has seen no major problems. School Board President David Lind said he was proud with the efficiency of the school staff and rescue personnel. “They did an excellent job handling the accident. He said it showed how well trained the staff is from planning and practice to react to such an acci­ dent It is evident they are prepared." One of the lessons to be learned is that par­ ents should know their child's bus number and driver’s name. There were many calls to the school and transportation department from anxious parents who did not know which bus or which route their child rode. Lake Odessa Village Trustee Patti Caudill presents Nolan Stoepker with a procla­ mation at the council meeting. [Write Us A Letter <_______ HERE ARE THE RULES: . ._______- The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The requirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer s name and community of residence. 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Shirley M. Wagner That's what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PI.EASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 Pjmot. Steve Olmstead. (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11 .-0 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 600 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6:30 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway, Hastings. Ml 49058. Pastor Susan D. Given. Phone 945-2654. Worship Service*: Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School. 10.45 a.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9-45 a.m.; Sunday School IHM) a.m . Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 pm. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesday s at noon. Thursday n<x»n Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays al 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters Bible Study Thursday* 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5-45Church . website: coun(rychapelume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Musk; Ry.in White. Youth 6i Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 m.. Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m.. a. Evening Service; 7.00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family .Night 6:30 p.m . Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & Motion/Children's Choir, ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheon* PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHIRCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 * 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service II a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Sers ice 7 p.m. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 48X7 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Randall Bertrand. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Time 10:30 a.m. Youth activities: call for information. HOFF UNITED MFTHODLsT CHURCH M 37 South at M- *9. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945 4995. Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fa* No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday, fhunday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday e* ening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4); Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneer* (meal served) resume* in October. Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. & Sr. High Youth (meal served) resume* tn October. Wednesday 7 pm Prayer Mtg Thursday 9:30 a.m. Women'-. Bible Study. ST. ROSE < ATHOUC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson. Father Al Ru**cll. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:.10 p.m.. Sunday Masse* 8:30 a.m and 11:00 a.m.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. EMMANUEL EPLSCOPAL CHURCH 'Member Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion " 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St). Church Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev. Fr. Charles P McCabe III. Rector. Father Paul Downie Supply Prist. Mr. F. William Vnctberg, Director of Musk. Sunday Worddp - lOaan. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Bo* 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippenDe.Muntcr Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 am SAINTS ANDREW & MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CJURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6:00 p.m (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those limes). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Host*ick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number 1* 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ ■aikfrvwifanhia* We ane pan of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion w'ith The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our service*. A Bl ND ANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mkh. 49073. Sun Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m.. 6:00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys & girts ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. "Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of Sl. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9:30 a.m ST. TIMOTHY’S EPLSCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 am. “This is my body given fnr you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 N1V). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized chrtMians are welcome to partkipate in the Holy Eucharist. We helkve that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Tlierrforr. you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOUC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITIONAL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Mam Street. Middleville. Mkh. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Saaday Maa 3:30 sen. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m.; Mass 6 pjn. First Saturday Holy Hour 8:30 a.m.; Mass 9 a.m. Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions First Saturday follow­ ing Mass.Coafeafoas: 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayer 30 minute* before Mass. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073 Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery­ children'* ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. PLAINWELL - Shirley M. Wagner, of Plainwell, passed away Saturday. September 23. 2006. at her home, with her family at her bedside. Shirley was bom June 15. 1935 in Battle Creek, the daughter of Herbert “Pete” and Jean (Bauman) SeiverL On May 9. 1950, in North Dorr, she mar­ ried Leroy “Curlie" Wagner, who survives, other members of her family include, chil­ dren. Diana (Douglas) Collard of Plainwell, Michael (Karen) Wagner of Plainwell, Phillip (Lola) Wagner of Richland, Pamela (Jerry) VanSpyker of Grand Rapids, and Suzanne (Carl) Bierema of Delton; a brother. Donald (Josephine) Seivert of Florida; 13 grandchil­ dren; 13 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Shirley was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church, and T.O.P.S. She collected rabbit fig­ urines. and loved flowers. She was a former employee of Montgomery Wards, in Kalamazoo, and operated D and S lunch wagon at various events for 13 years. She will be remembered for her love of her children and grandchildren, and for being a great cook, especially her scalloped potatoes. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Wednesday. September 27, 2006, at 11 a.nx al St. Ann Catholic Church. Augusta. Burial look place in Cressey Cemetery. Memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society of the American Heart Association will be appreciatfd. Arrangements made by Wtlliams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Roderick V. Scobey HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd (Comer of State Rd. and Boltwood Sl across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor, Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 a.m. Kids for Christ. 11:00 a.m. Worship Service only for 3 & 4 yr. olds. A 5 y r-4th grade dismissed during announcements. s“nd*> a.m. with «duh elective*. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week: 9:00 a.m. Senior Adult Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Pastor's Class. Sing 'n Share. Youth and Children's classes. Thursday: 9.30-11 a.m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 pun.. 2nd Thur, each GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fa* 269-945-2698 Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor* 'primes. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street, Hastings, Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fa* (269) 945-1961. Office hours ire Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and l:00-3KX) p.m. Friday 9.00 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11XMJ Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and 11 am. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mkh. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Re* Dr Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9 00 a.m. Traditional Worship Service. 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery care is provided for both services! Thursday 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir. Sunday Youth Missmo Servke. Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Praise Team. Visit tn online at www rirsichurrhhastings nry and our ueb log for sermons at: hnp;/iha>iingap»sbyicriao.blQg spot com.7 QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught. (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; P.O. Box 63. Hasting*. Ml 49058. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings CHEMICAL BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • Prescriptions* 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hustings. Michigan HASTINGS - Roderick V. Scobey, age 66. of Hastings, passed away Friday. September 22. 2006 at his residence. Mr. Scobey was bom on December 5. 1939 in Hastings, the son of Harry and Evan (Cotton) Scobey. He was raised in the Hastings area attend­ ed Hastings schools, graduating in 1958 from Hastings High School. He attended Ferris State College, receiving his B.S. degree in education. Later received technical training in insurance property damage and in optical dispensing. He was married to Helga Bachmann on September 16. 1972. Rod’s employment included farming, car­ pentry. cabinet maker, Barry County Lumber, Ketchum Machine and Tool, liability and property damage investigator. Walton and Bloom Optical and Nu-Vision Optical. His many interests included wildlife con­ servation and observation, cuffing firewood, lawn and garden care, meeting new people and developing new friendships, his coffee hour clutch, vacation cruises with his beloved wife, Helga. Rod is survived by his wife. Helga; sister. LouAnn (Roger) DeHaven of Texas; brother, George Cogswell of Hastings; brothers and sisters-in-law. Wolfram and Use Fechner of Florida and Klaus and Maria Bachmann of Blissfield; brother-in-law, Gunter Bachmann of Kassel. Germany; aunts and uncles. Clinton and Betty Scobey of Grand Rapids, June Kessenger of Mississippi, and Ellis Garlinger of Arizona; nieces, nephews and cousins. Services will be held 11 a.m. Friday. September 29. 2006 at Hastings Grace Lutheran Church with Rev. Dr. Michael J. Anton officiating. No funeral home visitation. Visitation at ths church one hour prior to service time and at lhe funeral luncheon at the church immedi­ ately following services. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Lutheran Church or Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrcn-funeral-home.com). Ronald W. Smith LAKE ODESSA - Ronald W. Smith, age 76, of Lake Odessa, passed away unexpect­ edly on Wednesday, September 20.2006. Ron was bom in Toledo. Ohio on February 25, 1930, the son of James and Vrra (McDougald) Smith, and grew up in Lansing. He joined the United Stales Air Fcxte in 1948, and served in the South Pacific follow­ ing WWII, and in the Korean Conflict. He married Norma Hamden at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Warren, on November 1,1952. Ron worked with his father at the Westen. Union in the Detroit area as a lineman and an electrician. He went on to work for Industrial Welding in Lansing, and moved to Lake Odessa in 1971 to work for VanderWerf Electric. Ron later became part-owner of Smith & vans until he semi-retired in 1992. He continued doing electric work fur the MSU Agricultural Research Station near Clarksville. Ron was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church and the Lakewood Community Council, and had supervised the Lakewood Food Pantry for many years. He was an avid trout fisherman, and espe­ cially loved to go on fishing trips with his grandson, Ben, and brother-in-law, Jerry. He also loved cutting firewood with his son-in-law. Paul. Ron enjoyed watching his grandchildren’s sports and musical performances. He delight­ ed in watching his granddaughter sit on the rostrum on the floor of the House of Representatives as she fulfilled her duties as a bill clerk. Ron enjoyed gardening, feeding the birds and critters around his home, going out for coffee and doughnuts, and just “shootin’ in the breeze’’ with everyone. He truly enjoyed the many trips he took with his family throughout the United States. Ron is survived by his wife, Norma*, daughter. Kimberly (Paul) Meade of Lake Odessa; grandchildren, Ben Meade of Grand Rapids and Rachel Meade of Lake Odessa; and sisters. Norma Campbell. Myrna (Tom) Campbell. Marilyn (Bob) Walters, and Janet Buck. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. The funeral service was held on Monday. September 25. 2006 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Woodland, and Ron was laid to rest at Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Lakewood Food Pantry or the Zion Lutheran Church. Arrangements made by Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa HASTINGS - William Mu Kdlcr. age S3, of Hastings, passed away Friday, September 22, 2006 at Tendercare of Hastings. Mr. Keller was born on December 4. 1922 in Hastings, the son of William and Eunice (Hall) Keller. He was raised in the Hastings area and attended Hastings schools. Max served our country in WWll as an Army Corpsman. He volunteered January 7. 1941, and ’The Big War’ started soon after. Max spent 27 months in Iceland. England and Ireland. He went ashore in France, in General George S. Patton’s 3rd Army. 5(h Division, just six days after “D Day” and for the next two years and seven months he was in France, Normandy, Luxemburg. Germany, Czechoslovakia, Rhineland, Ardennes in the Bank of the Bulge, picking up wounded on the front lines, and/or giving them aid and getting them to field hospitals. Mex received five Silver Stan and one Bronze Star fee bravery under fire, and was a very real hero' to his comrades when be would stage his owp personal raid or. some wine cellar’s, load up bis yxo with wine, and ‘deliver the goods' to hi? comrades. Servicemen were discharged bases on ‘service points’ accumulated, tie had safficient points for three men to get disctargtd, and ironically, met his brother. Nonaan, in France coming home for discharge. Norman had fewer points, but left on a ship ahead cf Max. and actually beat him home. Max was discharged from the Uritec States Army in October, 1945, after four years and 10 months of service to his country. He was married to Thelma E. Williams on June 1. 1946. He was employed in road construction most of his working life. Other employment included the Royal Coach Co., Hastings Aluminum Products. Hastings Table Co. and Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Co. He was a member of the American Legion, V.F.W. in Nashville, Hastings Moose and Elks, Woodland Eagles, Operating Engineers #324. He enjoyed woodworking, traveling and wintered in Florida for several years. Mr. Keller is survived by his son, Robert (Charlene) Keller of Hastings; grandchildren, Kurt (Barb) Keller, Bart (Katie) Keller. Max Keller. Robin (Kyle) Chase. David (Christina) Keller, 17 great grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and cousin. Preceding him in death were his wife, Thelma, on November 17. 1997 and broth­ ers. George and Norman Keller. Full military services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. September 28, 2006 at Hastings Riverside Cemetery under the direction of Hastings American Legion Post #45. Burial will be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-fimeral-home.com). f(ay J^GinbaHi Oirner/Din-dor Ginbach ^uneraljiome 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 • 269-945-3252 Serving Hastings. Barry County and Surrounding Communities tor 40 years Offering Traditional and Cremation Services Hastings Only Independent, Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Services Available Sewing Al Faiths Visit mir trti> sitefor • Pre-planning on line • View cunent Funeral Service information • Leave a memory message to family members www.girrbachfuneralhome.net �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 28.2006 - Page 7 [Opal Maxine Booher| Gordon E. Fueri FREEPORT - Opal Maxine Booher, age 79. of Freeport, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday morning, September 23. 2006. Opal was bom in Pleasant Bend. Ohio on October 7. 1929 to John Wesley and Ruth (Rowlader) Desgranges. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmoth­ er and sister, and a long-time faithful employ­ ee of the Bradee Drug Store in Lake Odessa. She loved to golf. sew. cook and garden. Opal was a friend to everyone, and they all loved her in return. She is survived by John Wesley Booher, her loving .husband of 59 years*, children. John Jr. and Janice Booher of Charlotte. Michael and Jill Booher of Vermontville, and Betty and Ken Harris of West Branch*, five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; sis­ ters. Alona (Roger) Allen and Arloa Lee; brothers. Clarence (Nancy) Desgranges. Aubrey (Barb) Desgranges. and Elwood (Betty ) Desgranges; and many nieces and nephews. Opal was preceded in death by her parents; sister. Laura Haney; and brother. Lavon Desgranges. Paul Desgranges. Willard Desgranges. and Glenn Desgranges. The funeral service was held at on Tuesday. September 26. 2006 at the Woodland United Methodist Church. Burial was in Fuller Cemetery. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice, or the Woodland United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. BATTLE CREEK - Gordon E. Fueri. age 75. of Battle Creek and formerly of Nashville/Hastings area passed away Thursday. September 21. 2006 at Battle Creek Health Systems. Gordon was bom on July 31. 1931 in Detroit, the son of Robert and Vcrgie (Cox) Fueri. He lived most of his life in Barry County, the past two years in Battle Creek. Gordon is survived by his mother. Vergie Fueri of Nashville; sisters. Lois Maurer of Maryville. TN and Janet Gamer of Charlotte; brother. Paul Fueri of Florida; sister-in-law. Mary Fueri of Nashville: nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his father. Robert Fueri Sr., in 1981; brothers. James in 1935 and Robert. Jr. in 1991; sister. Virginia in 1940. Graveside services were held on Wednesday. September 27.2006 at Lakeview Cemetery in Nashville with Mr. Troy Murray officiating. Memorial contr.br.iims may be made to Jehovah's Witnesses. Charlotte. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome.com). Barry County GOP elects new chairman Norm Porter of Nashville was elected chairman of the Barry County Republican Party at the Sept. 18 executive meeting of the party. Porter is a 2006 graduate of Maple Valley High School and has been active in the local party for the last year as the Youth Committee's chairman. He also served or the 2006 Lincoln Day Dinner Planning and Decorating Committees. Barry County Republicans should note the DeVos for Governor Signs are in and will be distributed Saturday, Sept. 30, between noon and 2 p.m. at the following locations: • Fountain on the Court House lawn in downtown Hastings. • Gun Lake Shell, on the comer of Briggs Road and M-179. • The Nashville Masonic Lodge on the comer of Washington and Main. Those who cannot make these dates are asked to call the Barry County Republican Party at 269-945-8903. Cappie Colwell LAKE ODESSA - Cappie Colwell, of Lake Odessa, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning. September 26. 2006 at Heartland Healthcare Center on her 90th birthday. She was bom in Ned. Kentucky on September 26. 1916 to Hence and Sallie (Combs) Williams. Cappie read her Bible faithfully, loved everyone she met. and was a treasured friend to many. She is survived by Clay Colwell, her loving husband of 68 years; daughters. Fran Baker, and Regenia (Dennis) Vandecar, nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Cappie was preceded in death by her par­ ents; daughter. Helen Bishop; sister. Maxine Keller; and brothers. Bill Williams and Donald Williams. Visitation will be held at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa on Thursday. September 28, from 5 to 8 p.m. The funeral service wiifbe’ twld at the Koops Funeral Chapel at II a.m. on Friday. September 29. 2006. Burial will be at Lakeside Cemetery. The family ha< suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Lakewood Community Ambulance, or the Patient Activity Fund at Heartland Healthcare Center in Ionia. Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs. MIDDLEVILLE - Evelyn R Geuke*. age 84. of Middleville, passed away Tuesday. September 26. 2006 at Carveth Village. She is survived by her son. Damon (Kathi) Geukes of Cedar Springs: one brother. Chester R. Geukes of Middleville; 3 grandchildem; 7 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and many friends. Funeral and Committal Services will be held Friday. September 29.2006 at 11 a.m. at the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Rev. Scotr E. Manning will officiate. The family will receive relatives and friends one hour prior to the funeral service. Interment will be at Mt. Hope Cemeterv. Middleville Memorial contributions may be made to the Middleville United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Duane Allen Woodwyk. Middleville and Nancy Ann Doxtater, Middleville. Eric Juergen McKeever. Bellevue and Olivia May Stack, Bellevue. Kyle David Main, Dowling and Rhonda May Dybalski, Delton. Michael Lee Neal, Freeport and Patricia Lynn Thompson, Freeport. Joshua Allan Ryno, Hastings and Amanda Jean Glenn. Hastings. Bryan Jay Main. Hastings and Heather Danielle Torode. Hastings. Brian Egeland Hansson, Grand Rapids and Elizabeth Anne Leep, Middleville. Robert Casey Johnson, Hastings and Charice Danielle Stuck, Hastings. David Aaron Kilmer. Hastings and Jenelle Jewel Rowe. Hastings. Wade Damon Shindorf. Middleville and Stacie Ann Sharp. Middleville. . Anthony Arthur Fraccarolli. Freeport and •Oebra Lynn Cusses, David A. Sanders GRAND JUNCTION - David A. Sanders, age 26. of Grand Junction and formerly of Hastings, died on Monday, September 25. 2006 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was bom .May 9.1980. the son of Mark Sanders and Linua (Kotcsky) Sanders. David attended Delton and Van Buren ISD. He loved music and singing “Amazing Grace”. David also enjoyed going to Grandma’s house. He is survived by his parents, Mark (Karen) Sander of Cedar Springs. Linda Sanders of Hastings; grandmother, Betty Sanders; Aunt Kristine Kotesky of Hastings; one uncle; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Visitation will be on Friday one hour prior to services. Funeral services will be held on Friday. September 29. 2006 at 1 p.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Lee Zachman will officiate. Burial will be at Rutland Twp. Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome. net). » Ella Campbell celebrates 90th birthday Ella Campbell will be celebrating her 90th birthday on Oct. 2nd. Please help us celebrate her special day by sending her a card. Her address is 415 Third St. Apt. 11, Sunfield, Ml 48890. The engagement of Karine Ann Norton of Delton, to Marc Richard Carls of Gobles is announced by her parents. Thomas and Jane Norton of Delton. The bride-elect is a 2005 graduate of Western Michigan University with a bache­ lor's degree in secondary business education and will receive a second degree in recreation in December. She is employed by Michigan Career and Technical Institute. Plainwell. The bridegroom-elect is the son of Bruce and Sandy Carls of Centreville. He is a 2002 graduate of Western Michigan University with a bachelor's degree in business adminis­ tration and is employed by M.P.I. Research. Mattawan. A December 23 wedding is planned at Lutheran Church of the Savior, Parchment. Michigan. Habitat’s next dinner planned for Friday, Oct. 6 Volunteers from Habitat for Humanity chapter of Barry County will be cooking up large quantities of Swiss steak and chicken for a fund-raising dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday. Oct 6. at the First United Methodist Church. 209 W. Green St. in Hastings. Besides the two meats, the menu includes mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, a veg­ etable, rolls, homemade desserts and bever­ ages. The meal is available for a free-will offering. Proceeds will help build another Habitat home for a local family An ecumenical Christian housing ministry. Habitat works with people from all walks of life, desiring that every person can experi­ ence God's love and can live and grow into all that God intends, according to Habitat's mission statement. For more information about the local Habitat, please call Executive Director Louise Hurless at 269-948-9939. People who would like to make a tax­ deductible donation to Habitat and cant attend the upcoming dinner, may send a check to Barry County Habitat for Humanity. P.O. Box 234; Hastings, Mich. 49058. BOY, Oakley Andrew, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 15, 2006 al 7:34 p.m. to Bob and Laura Knapp cf Middleville. Weighing 8 lbs. 14 Ozz and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Julia Olivia, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 12, 2006 at 2:46 p.m. to Joe ?nd Emily Mater of Nashville. Weighing 8 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. BOY, Blake Owen, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 6, 2006 at 1:04 p.m. to Robert and Amanda (Finkler) Saylor of Wayland. Weighing 7 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Autumn Lily, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept 6, 2006 at 11:07 a.m. to Tim and Stephanie Frey of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 4.3 ozs. and 21 inches long. Autumn’s proud great-great grandma is Bernice Leonard of Dowling. GIRL, Jamie Vanessa, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept 14. 2006 at 4:56 p.m. to Angie Miller and Chad Metzger of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 12 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. Business Insurance. it's Not Just That’s what matters Barry County United & Inventory... & Volunteer Center -• Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. About the Way Odessa. Anthony Cole DeWeterd. Hastings and Danielle LeAnne Erway. Hastings. Norton-Carls Bricks, Mortar It’s about the people who rely oa the business: the customers — the employees — and you! As an Independent Agent we can tailor a progfam just right for you. Safc.Sound.Sccure.' insurance protection from Auto-Ouners Insurance Company The Vo Problem" People.* I would like to thank and recognize the following area businesses for their assistance during my campaign: Hwtam - McMuUa The marriage of Janelie Danielle Hoekstra and James Franklyn McMullin will be celebrated on October 14.2006. The ceremony will be held at the Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago. The Reverend M. Coleman Gikhrest will be officiating. Parents of the couple are Dak and Diane Hoekstra of Hastings, and Victoria McMullin of Rocksvilk. Maryland, and the late James McMullin. The bride-to-be currently resides in New York City and is a graduate of Hastings High School. Northwestern University, and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. She is a Global Taknt Lead for the IBM Corporation. The groom-to-be, also of New York City, is a graduate of Amherst College and Duke Law School. He is an Nothin' But Thick - Hillings NBT Screen Printing and Embroidery - Hastings J-Ad Graphics - Hastings Fall Creek Restaurant - Hastings Green Street Advertising - Battie Creek Winners, Inc. - Kentwood Adams Outdoor Advertising • Kalamazoo Lovey's - Middleville White's Photography - Hastings Mooville - Nashville Mullenhurst Golf Course - Delton associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. a Manhattan law fi.-m. TRUMBLE AGENCY ! 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 Sincerely, Julie Nakfoor Prattt Candidate for Barry County Prosecutor �Page 8 - Thursday. September 28 2006 - The Hastings Banner jzfnnie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar Teen tests dad The Deput Complex will be open this weekend from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Sept. 30 and Sunday from I to 5 p.m. Both buildings will be open to the public. Come and browse the exhibits, the gift shop, the flower beds and the genealogy room. The semi-annual rummage sale at Fellowship Hall of the Central United Methodist Church will be held Friday. Oct. 6. and Saturday. Oct. 7. with a full day of sales on Friday and two hours on Saturday, when customers may fill a bag for only one dollar. Western Michigan University has posted its honors students for the past spring. Included an. Jared Bickford. Justin Goodcmoot and Cases Wells of Lake Odessa. Katie Dickinson and Yolanda Ketchum, both of W<xxlland. also were listed. Central UMC was notified last week Qf the death of a former pastor, the Rev. Marvin Zimmerman. 86. of Pompano Beach Ha. His wife. Pauline, had died early in 2004 and this was the first notice of either death. Their son. Richard, lives in Mason and son Robert is in California. Both sons attended school in Woodland and graduated from high school there, while their father was pastor at the Woodland church. At one time, the Zimmermans’ pastor was Rev. Peggy Wilkins, daughter of Perry and Norma Stowell, at Pompano Beach. After his years of pasturing in West Michigan churches, the Zimmermans moved to Horida. where he served as chaplain at a retirement home. He was a native of New Jersey. The street project is in some of the final phases. Fourth Avenue has another coat of tarvia and cars are allowed to travel, but there are yet some bumps on manhole covers which yet need another layer of tarvia and at the rail­ road tracks where the tracks are inches above the road surface. Most of the new sidewalks are laid and the comer curves are filled. This is a big help to the funeral home, with cars now being parked on Fourth Avenue. There is still a lot of yellow tape along some of the sidewalks. There arc still barrels in spots where there are yet traffic hazards. One such spot is the comer of Fourth and Emerson where the trucks hauling green beans to Twin City Foods still must do a maneuver around the red barrels to navigate the comer. All through these weeks, it has been very evident that most people arc very polite. There is sel­ dom a lime when oncoming vehicles did not wait their turn to do the obstacle course on the comers. A Shade couple from Arizona attended church at Central UMC on Sept. 17. The gen­ tleman is the son of the late Marion Shade. They came to Michigan to attend the wedding of their granddaughter. Heidi Anderson, who is to be married Sept. 30 to a Mr. Osbourne. The Shades were dairy farmers in the AhoLowell area before moving to the southwest. Their daughter is a nurse, living in the same Alto area and working in Grand Rapids. Back in the 1960s. one of the teachers at Lakewood High School was Robert Hopkins, a brother of longtime teacher Jerry Hopkins. Bob is now a resident of Metro?, of Big Rapids, a care facility. He has two sons, one of whom visits his father daily. Patricia Wilson, retired Lakewood teacher. Health Line by Scott B Brasseur. M.D 1OO5 West Green Street Hastings Michigan 49O5M I rlcphonr 269 945 2419 internal Medicine QUESTIONS FOR YOUR DOCTOR I always seem to leave my doctors office thinking that I should have asked more questions but I didn’t want to sound stupid. What are some good fair questions? Any question about any subject concerning your health that you don't understand is a fair question! I could end the article on that note but let's go over a few questions that I believe are important to ask. Although not all diagnoses are obvious after you have explained your symptoms. I'll bet your doctor still has a few good ideas of what your problem might be. Ask what they think might be causing your problem as well as what else it might be. If they order any tests, ask what they are testing for and how that helps confirm or rule out the possible diagnoses. Ask if you need to prepare for the tests in any special way such as not eating for a period of time or skipping some of your medicine before the test is done. If no immediate treatment is offered until your tests return, ask what you should do if your symptoms worsen or what you might expect to happen if their diagnosis is correct. Once your diagnosis is known and treatment is offered, ask if the treatment is expected to cure the problem or just control it. Ask if this is the usual treatment for this condition and if there are any common side effects that you should look for. Ask if you should report those side effects or try to tolerate them. Ask what might happen if you didn’t take the treatment or if there are any other treatments available to choose from. Ask why they are choosing one treatment over the others. Ask if you should avoid any particular activity such as exercise, work or driving while you are being treated and whether or not you are contagious. You should also ask how you will know if the treatment is working and if you need to be seen again to make sure it worked. Some problems need to be followed on a regular basis because the treatment only controls a problem rather than cure it. Ask how often you need to be seen and if testing needs to be done before each office visit. Finally, if your diagnosis or treatment seems complicated or serious to you...never be afraid to ask for a second opinion. Your doctor should be able to tell you what kind of doctor or specialist might be best at getting you that second opinion. has been confined twice recently for medical treatment following some surgery. Likely last Friday night's broadcast of the Lakewood-Haslett football game made local history, but not because of the score, which left Lakewood on the down side with 13 points to Haslett’s 35. As is the custom when both Hastings and Lakewood have home games, the radio report is for the Hastings game to be broadcast in live fashion. Then at its conclusion, the Lakewood game comes over the air by tape delay. Weather proved to be a big factor on Friday with heavy rains which came along with thunder and lightning. At that point the Hastings-Hamilton game was stopped. The decision was made to con­ tinue the game at 10 a.m. Saturday. Then the radio program continued with the tape of the Lakewood game. The storm obviously reached Lakewood several minutes after it hit Hastings so the game was a bit farther along when play became impossible. The fans wait­ ed and waited. One would imagine that the concession stand was very busy at that point with sales of hot coffee. Do they sell pon­ chos? The game progressed to the halftime on tape. The rain delay continued for more than an hour and the fans waited. By then the Hastings game was finished for the night so the radio program switched to live coverage of Lakewood, which had resumed play and continued until 10:45 p.m. Dave Hess kept up his comments during the long interruption because of the rain. At one point be was relat­ ing some historical event involving Lakewood’s sports and made the remark that this had happened before the birth of his fel­ low commentator. Hess has been broadcast­ ing Lakewood football and basketball since 1975. Included in his long history is the famed 1975 state high school basketball championship, which was anticlimactic after the semi-final game a few nights earlier. On Tuesday of last week, retired school personnel met at Ionia's new Intermediate School building addition. They met in the Flat River room. The .Lakewood retirees com­ posed a good portiQ«;of the group, with 17 present. The meal wa^ catered by Class Act of the Ionia Heartlands program for high school students. L-akewood retiree Peg Christopher had the walls iined with her posters depicting rural schools of the county along with many items displayed n the tables. Following the business meeting and insurance reports from Lakewood retiree Ben Merchant and drawing of door prizes. Superintendent Charles Hubbard and his staff members took groups of six on tours of the building with its new offices and conference rooms which better serve the special education population of the county. Each of the conference rooms is named for a body of water in the county. Thus there arc signs for Sessions Lake. Hat River. Jordan Lake. At the later sign, the one group on tour had their picture taken. There will be later meetings in February and November and May. Dear Annie: My 13-year-old daughter. "Abigail." is trying to spread her wings. For the last two years, she has been bombarding me with requests to go with her friends to the mall or the movies, and to visit her male friends at their homes. I'm not a big fan of the mall thing. A group of young girls looks like an ideal setup for a pervert, older boys or a shoplifting dare. 1 have allowed her to attend the movies with her friends when I can be assured they won't leave the theater, but my wife (her stepmom) constantly reminds me of what she was doing at 13. The boy visits are the biggest problem. 1 have allowed them to come here twice because I can stay on top of what is going on. But I really don't know what to think about these boys’ parents. Are they going to safe­ guard my daughter when she visits? I know I never allowed girls to visit my sons when they were 13. and I would have questioned the thinking of any parents who would. Abigail’s friends' parents aren't a lot of help. One of them wanted to drop off Abigail and her daughter at a concert last week, by themselves, and pick them up at 10 p.m. I said no. Abigail's mother thinks she deserves to do some of these things because her friends can. Am I too old-fashioned, or is 13 just a lit­ tle early for this behavior? - Confused Dad from Anywhere. USA Dear Confused: Abigail is a teenager and testing the boundaries. She needs to under­ stand your concerns so she can cam your trust. A bunch of friends at the mall is OK. pro­ vided you set a time limit. Movies nre OK if you approve the movie and pick them up at a set time. Concerts are OK if a responsible adult goes along. If you are uncomfortable having her spend time at a boy's house. get !o know the parents and make sure there is appropriate supervision, or tell Abigail :hat you prefer the boys come to your home. It's good that Abigail knows her father cares enough to keep an eye on her, but teen years are also when she must learn, with your loving guidance, how to be independent and responsible. .. . .. ..... < Idle in between Dear Annie: Lately. I've been invited to several weddings. I find it strange that there are four or five hours between the wedding and reception. Can you tell me why? It's an inconvenience. What are guests supposed to do in between, especially if you come from out of town and don't know the area? Please shed some light on this. - Confused and Amazed in Pennsylvania Dear Confused: Actually, while not com­ mon, it is perfectly permissible to have a reception several hours after the ceremony. Ask your hosts for suggestions on where to park yourself in between. You might even acquire some good stories to tell at the’reception. Splendid sponsoring Bring your film to J-Ad C-nphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Dear Annie: Yesterday. I received my package from the organization that is helping my family sponsor a child. I asked for a boy the same age as my son. so as they grow older, they can write each other. I can't describe how thrilling it was to sit with my 4ycar-old and write a letter and check the atlas to see where his little foster brother lives. Annie. I just wanted to share how valuable this experience is going to be as a learning tool for my son. This will go a lot further than any educational toy 1 could buy to teach him about charity, caring, geography, language, history and other cultures. It's also showing him what a lucky child he is. Ail this and we will help a less fortunate child to have a chance in life. Talk about win-win! - Mom in Montreal Dear Montreal: We're glad this turned into such a learning experience for your son. but we hope anyone interested in such sponsor organizations will check them out thoroughly before making a donation. TT presents the musical X Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. rTSOMMO Books a lyrks by Manha Norman. _ EOK . A MuwbyUKySmon. V i A P.BPXI II Based on the novd by Frances Hodgson Burnett vj/iFJLJIllN W SHOW PAII& Y f Friday. September 29th at 7 pm Saturday, September 30th at 3 pm and 7 pm Sunday, October tn at at 3 pm TICKETS: Adults SB. Seniors/students S7. children 12 and under SS For mor. mtormatioo ull Bi» Kemo** « P'"'**' ■< Crnmsl F. Am Horror of honesty Dear Annie: I'm very attracted to a woman I work with. "Vera" is one of the most beauti­ ful. wonderful women I've ever met. I'm not asking if I should pursue a relationship. Besides the obvious difficulties that may come with an office romance. Vera is mar­ ried. and I have no intention of interfering in that. But I am concerned that when we're in the same room together, at a staff meeting or maybe in the lunch room. I may subcon­ sciously say or do something that would reveal my feelings, not only to her. but to oth­ ers. Aside from the embarrassment, the office gossip machine would start working over­ time. How can I make sure I'm on my best behavior around this woman? I want to main­ tain a professional demeanor. - Confused in Brooklyn Dear Confused: This is an issue of self-dis­ cipline. Talking and smiling are permissible. Drooling is not. You won't be able to prevent yourself from. say. blushing, but if you remind yourself that revealing an attraction would cause you extreme office humiliation, it might help put a damper on things. Meanwhile, you should actively seek out women who ARE available. Once your brain is focused on someone else, it will be less interested in Vera. Sleepless when solo Dear Annie: I'm a self-confident, capable. 25 year-old woman. When my husband is home. I sleep great. But when he's away. I heve a hard time. I become paranoid and wony about every sound. When it's time for bed. I'm afraid to turn off the light I lie there, heart pounding, imagining that someone is going to break in. We live in a safe building or. the second floor, and my apartment has no outside entrance, so I know, logically, nothing bad is likely to happen. I've tried a nigh'light, but it prevents me from sleeping well. The phone is nearby so I can call 911. What else can I do? My husband will soon be traveling more regularly for business, and I don't want to be terrified every .night Afraid of the Dark Dear Afraid: This is actually a fairly ccmmon anxiety response. You can. of course, seek counseling or hypnosis, both of which may be effective, but here are othe» things to try: Relax before bed. take a hot bath, drink warm milk. Turn on a light in another room to brighten your surroundings, but close your bedroom door so the light doesn't disturb you. Use a fan or play soft music to create white noise, so you don't hear every creak. Take a self-defense class. Get a dog. Sending a message Dear Annie: I have never written to a newspaper before, but after reading the letter from "Mourning Mother in Camarillo. Calif.." whose son died from alcoholism. I had to respond: Dear Mother When I read your letter, I broke down and sobbed. No letter has ever touched me more deeply. I. too. drink too much. I have a great career and a wonderful, beautiful wife and a daughter I don't want to lose. 1 drink because I think it helps kill the pain of life's frustrations, but deep down. I know it's killing me. Perhaps your son felt this way. too. I'm so sorry for your loss, but your letter hit me like a ton of bricks. You've made me realize how selfish my actions arc. and your letter affected me deeply, as I'm sure it has affected others. Thank you for writing. It was indeed worthwhile. I swear to you that if I can't beat this myself. 1 will get professional help. 1 have saved your letter to remind me of that each day. I'm not a religious man. but I hope that God will grant you and your son peace, as you have reached out to me and probably saved my life. -- John in Horida Dear John: Your letter touched us deeply, and it wasn't the only one from readers affect­ ed by "Mourning Mother." We send our thoughts and prayers to every person strug­ gling with this insidious disease. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar. longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxiBcomcasl.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. Seotember 28 2006 - Page 9 From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... History off Barry County Postal Service Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN _____ _ of Edward Jones and Co._______________ Make Good Use of Retirement Plan Distributions Are you getting close to retirement? If so. you know that one of your biggest challenges will be to manage your cash flow in a way that allows you to enjoy the lifestyle you've envisioned. And one key part of that cash flow can be the distributions from your IRA and your 401 (k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. That’s why it's essential that you take these distributions at the right time and in the right amounts. The Barry County Court House in 1918. The Bartow’s house can be seen in the lower left comer of the picture. The house was tom down for the new Hastings Post Office. By Esther Walton Barry County was created by the Michigan Territorial Legislature in 1829 with the same boundaries that exist to the present day. Originally. Barry County was attached to St. Joseph County for administrative and judi­ cial purposes. The county was named in honor of William T. Barry. United States Postmaster Genera1 under President Andrew Jackson. The first “road” traversing Barry County was an Indian trail that originated in Paw Paw. and ended at the doorstep to the Upper Peninsula. This trail passed through BarryCounty’s western most townships. In 1838. two years after Michigan became a stale, the state legislature authorized several roads connecting Hastings with Battle Creek. The second one connected Kalamazoo with Grand Rapids by way of Hastings. This rond followed parts of Indian trails. Because of its interstate nature the federal government had control over postal services in the United States and vested the power to establish post offices and post roads with Congress. Between 1800 and 1820. the num­ ber of post offices and miles of post roads in the United States quadrupled. The Banner of June 16. 1938. reported that. “In a recent issue of the Detroit Free Press in the 100 years ago column appeared this item of interest to Barry County people. The post office department will accept bids on carrying mail from Kalamazoo to Geloster. Fulton. Yankee Springs. Middletown and Ada to Kent. 55 miles and return twice a week." Middletown is now known as Middleville. Geloster and Fulton have ceased to exist, io. these many years, but were somewhere south of Yankee Springs. The reference to Kent evi­ dently referred to present Grand Rapids. Fifty-five miles twice a week was a long dis­ tance to travel in those days. In modem days, one Hastings rural mail carrier can cover 50 or 60 miles on his route every day and be back before noon. Early pioneers used to went to town gener­ ally on Saturdays in their horse drawn vehi­ cles to buy groceries other necessities and to pick up their mail. The newspapers of the 1860s often printed the names of people who had mail waiting in one or the other of ihe two Barry County post offices in operation at that time. Hastings and Middleville. In 1869. four years after the Civil War rail­ roads began moving mail between cities. As railroads began connecting with more and more small rural communities, more and more rural post offices were established to keep up with demand. These early rural post offices could be located in a grocery store, a tavern, a hard­ ware store, railroad depot, hotel, even in a pri­ vate home. As communities developed, local post office locations were moved to specially designed buildings equipped with proper mailboxes, desks, and assigned a postmaster or postmistress to manage the operation. By the early 1900s. “Rural Free Delivery” mail routes had been augurated and mail was delivered regularly to patrons in rural areas. Mail carriers delivered mail in hotse drawn postal wagons or sleighs and usually serviced about 200 homes. Each patron had a mail box located along the roadway in front of their house, just like they do today. Throughout much of the 19th century, the postal system served as the principal and for a long time the only means of long distance communication as the nation expanded across the continent. The development of telegraphy accelerated communications, but was expen­ sive and too limited for ordinary folks to use except in emergencies. Telegraph offices were usually located in train depots. in early 1913. the post office in Hastings was still housed in small cramped rented quarters whose facilities had become inade­ quate and out dated. The community for some time had been agitating for a new federal post office in Hastings and on March 6. 1913 on the front page of the Hastings Banner there appeared an article headlined: “Hastings to Have a new $85,000 Post Office Building.” The article stated. “President Taft will give to Hastings a new post office building, to cost $85,000.” The Banner stated. “The new building comes to Hastings very materially through the efforts and influence of Senator William Alden Smith and the community at large can­ not but feel very grateful indeed to the senator for his work in this connection. The building will also service as a memorial to the outgo­ ing president whose signature made it possi­ ble.” The article ended with this.”Fbr some time it has been apparent that Hastings needed a federal post office building. The postal busi­ ness here has been growing amazingly and it was very fitting that the office should be in suitable quarters. “Of course it will probably be some little time before a site is selected, plans approved, and a building finally completed. But the building should be a splendid structure for Hastings and will add to the beauty of the city.” Unfortunately, the “little time” ended up being more than 10 years. The original funding and directive to build the new Hastings post office remained valid and the land to be used to build the post office was purchased in 1916. The site was original­ ly the Norman Barlow homestead and was at that time, the oldest building in the city. The First World War in 1917 slowed or complete­ ly stopped a lot of new construction and plans for the new post office were evidently put on hold during this time. The 1913 Post Office Building Act. which authorized the construction of a large number of public buildings prohibited the construc­ tion of post offices in communities whose annual post receipts totaled less than $10,000. 'The Department of Treasury instituted a clas­ sification system under which a proposed post office’s structural and ornamental qualities were determined by the value of real estate and postal receipts in the city where it was to be located. The four classifications were: • Class A: Annual receipts over $800,000 or a "great City.” The character of the building: Marble or granite facing, fireproof through­ out: metal frames, sashes, and doors; interior •finish to include the finer grades of marble, ornamental bronze work, mahogany, etc. “Public spaces to have monumental treat­ ment. mural decorations, and special, interior lighting fixtures.” • Class B: Receipts from $60,000 to $800,000 with less costly building material. Limestone or sand stone stone facing; fire­ proofing throughout; frames sashes and doors were the same as Class A. Interior finish to exclude the more expensive woods and mar­ bles. Ornamental metal to be used only where iron was suitable. • Class C: A post office of the second class, receipts of $15,000 or over and of the first class of $60,000 receipts; Character of build­ ing. brick facing with stone or terra-cotta trimmings, fireproof floors, non-fireplace roof, stock sash, frames, doors etc. • Class D: Annual receipts of less than $15,000 with about the same character of building. It was restricted to a one-floor build­ ing. These categories were important to the citi­ zens of Hastings who wanted the best post office they could get. The Jan. 9. 1924, issue of The Banner reported. “The Biggest Receipts in History of Post Office with $38,195.99." These receipts combined with the value of the real estate of the proposed building site, put the post office in a much bet­ ter financial position and made it possible to build a finer building than they would have had otherwise. The actual construction of the Hastings post office on the northeast comer of Church and Court streets will be published in next week’s Banner. Required Minimum Distributions RMDs from the plan if you are still working and you are 70 1/2 or older. However, this exception won't apply if you own five percent or more of your company. To determine your RMD. you’ll need to use cither the Uniform Lifetime Table, which is based on your life expectancy, or the Joint Life Table, if you have a spouse who is the sole beneficiary and who is more than ten years younger. Your tax advisor can help you make this selection. The rules governing withdrawals from tradi­ tional IRAs and 401(k) plans fall under the Internal Revenue Service's "required mini­ mum distributions" (RMD) guidelines. (You aren't required to take these distributions from a Roth IRA.) Here are some of the key RMD points to keep in mind: • Take distributions by age 70 1/2. You should begin taking RMDs in the year in which you turn 70 1/2. If you don't take your first RMD during that year, you must take it no later than April I of the following year. If you do put it off until April 1, you must take two distributions in one year. If you don't take your RMDs on time, you may have to pay the IRS a 50 percent penalty tax on the taxable portion of your uncollected distribution - so make sure you know your dates. • You can take more than tnc minimum. You can withdraw more than the RMD. but. as the word "required" suggests, you can’t withdraw less. • You may lie able to delay RMDs if you're still working. If your employer's retirement plan permits it. you may not have to take How will you know the level of retirement plan distributions you should take? First, of course, you'll need to know, with a fair degree of certainty, how much money you’ll need each month. Then, consider these factors: • Social Security - The more Social Security you receive, the lower the distribu­ tions you may have to take from your retire­ ment plans. Conversely, the less you collect in Social Security, the more you may have to take from your plans. * Investment mix - How much you take in retirement plan distributions will also depend on how much income you have coming in from your investments held outside your 40I(k) and IRA. You will want to review your portfolio to make sure it provides you with both growth and income opportunities during your retirement years. 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A quarter of a mill generated that amount last year and annually since 1986, but proposals for a quar­ ter of a mill renewal and a quarter of a mill increase for 10 years both were defeated in the Aug. 8 primary election, the latter by a wide margin, about 70 to 30 percent. The County Board last month decided to cut back the .25 mill renewal request to .227 mill, reflecting rollback provisions of the Headlee Amendment, drop the proposed increase altogether and reduce the number of years from ten to five. Lewis also accused Shannon of misusing a credit card, charging $150 to go to the Soaring Eagle casino in northern Michigan, but Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp immedi­ ately responded that the Charlton Park direc­ tor had planned to attend a Native American conference there, but then withdrew, and she had the receipts to prove it. "Dr. Shannon told me he’s never been to Soaring Eagle, so there’s a glitch in your information." she told Lewis. Commissioner Sandra James, responding to Lewis' criticism that six employees at Charlton Park are allowed to use credit cards, said. “We (the County Commissioners) don’t give out credit cards, it’s the responsibility of the Parks Board." Unimpressed. Lewis replied. “But you are in charge of the taxpayers’ money.” Lewis then was invited to attend the next Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission meeting Tuesday evening. Oct. 17. at the Upjohn House in Chariton Park Village. Barry County Democratic Party Chairwoman Barbara Cichy suggested that two members of the County Board. Tripp and Donald Nevins, just as easily could take Lewis’ proposal to the Parks and Recreation Commission. In other business at Tuesday night’s meet­ ing. the County Board: • Approved the county’s five separate pro­ bation residential services agreements for fis­ cal year 2006-07 with the Kalamazoo Probation Enhancement program. Harbor Hall. Project Rehab. Alternative Directions and House of Commons. • Accepted Hastings Concrete Construction’s bid for $3,750 to construct a paved path between the Hidden Valley Apartments and Commission on Aging. • Agreed to a a proposal from Hallifax’s Services for a threc-year contract for snow plowing and salting county lots al $175 per time, the same rate as last year. • Scheduled a public hearing for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Oct. 24. during the commissioners' next night meeting. The hearing will take public comment on application#' to' the Purchase Rehabilitation program, for up to $150,000 Tnpp said the county also plans to have a Truth in Taxation hearing that evening. • Approved the administrative services contract with Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield for ' a one-year itiir. covering Michigan State Housing Development Authority to continue the community devel­ opment block grant programs for up to $250,000 for homeowner rehabilitation. 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Kaufman & Moss Hart THURSDAY - FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY September 28, 29, 30 at 7:00 p.m. and October 1 at 2:00 p.m. Central Elementary ScHool Auditorium Hastings, Michigan Tickets: Adults - $7. Children. Students & Seniors - $5 • Advance Tickets Available at Progressive Graphics and from Cast Members • �Page 10 - Thursday. September 28. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES I =1NI ■ =1hi FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the num­ Basic classes Starting October 2nd 6 p.m. Monday & Tuesday I 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Cost S800 ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in quently assigned to Deutsche Bank Natiohai Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquesl Mortgage Securities. Inc. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2005-R4CGM under the Pooling and Servicing Agreemen: dated as of May 1. 2005. without recourse, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Three Hundred TwentyNine Dollars and Sixty-Five Cents ($75.329 65) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Wednesday, October 12, 2006 - 7:00 pm .■ ra. HOPE TOWNSHIP HALL ON M-43 NEAR SHULTZ ROAD To consider a SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE AMENDMENT by the Delton Area Rotary club PO Box 536. Delton Ml 49046. The amendments is in regards to the leealfr ■■pperted caaumaity faactiaas, •der­ ating boars ** well as the beverages allowed. The location of the subject property is 5380 Maass The information about this request may be viewed during regular business hours Wednesday 9 am to 12 noon and 1:15 to 3 pm. at the the Hope Township Hall. 5463 S. .M-43 Highway. Written comments will be accepted by the CIErk by mail or during regular business hours in regard to the above request up to dose of business the day of the public hearing. Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxilary aids and senices, such as signers for the hear­ ing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with dis­ abilities at the hearing five days notice to the Hope Township Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or sen-ices should contact the Hope Township Clerk by writing or calling ’he clerk al the address or telephone number listed below. A meeting of the Planning Commission will be held immediately following the hearing to decide on the above requests and any other business that may legally come before this Board. Jim L Carr Zoning Administrator 5463 S. M-43 Highway Hastings. Ml 45058 (2691945-2464 NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF IRVING OF THE LAST DAY OF VOTER REGISTRATION FOR THE NOVEMBER 7, 2006 GENERAL TOWNSHIP ELECTION Any qualified resident of the Township of In-ing. County of Barry. State of Michigan, who is not already registered to vote may register to vote in an election to he held in conjunction with the State gen­ eral election on the 7th day of November. 2006. in the Township. The last dav to register for the November 7. 2006 election will be; TteuUy, OctoUr 10, 2006 The Ballot Proposition to be considered at said election is as follows: TOWNSHIP PROPOSITION NO. 1 TOWNSHIP FIRE STATION/TOWNSHIP HALL AND EQUIPMENT PROJECT AUTHORIZATION OF NEW ADDITIONAL MILLAGE Shall the Township of Irving issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds in one or more series in an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000) for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring, constructing, furnishing and equipping a new building in the Township to be used as a Fire Station and Township Hall and to acquire fire-fighting apparatus, equipment and vehicles for the Township? The bonds will he outstanding a maximum of 20 years, exclusive of refunding. It is estimated that it wilt be necessary to levy 3090 mill ($3090 per $1,000 of taxable value) of additional new millage to pay debt service on the bonds in the first year of the levy, and Jo levy an estimated average of .6359 mill ($.6359 per $1,000 of taxable value) for debt service in the following years, until the bonds are retired. The tax revenue received by the Township as a result of the unlimited tax pledge will be disbursed to the Township of Irving to repay the proposed bonds. Yes_____ No_____ The Township Clerk shall be at the Clerk's Office or at the Township Hall, which is located at 3425 Wing Road. Hastings. Michigan, on Monday. October 9.2006. from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to receive voter registrations. This Notice is given by authority of the Township Board of the Township of Irving. County of Barry. State of Michigan. Carol Ergang. Clerk Township of Irving TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE KOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held bu the PrainaUla Ptaminu A Zoning Commission ua (let. lb. ZQQti at al the Pruineiille Township HalL 1Q11S S. Karris Road. within the Township, [LEASE IAKEKVI1CE. that the itemtsl to be considered al this Public Hairing include. in brieL the Arf: (mung. 1. A request by Scott Haan. Haan Builders LLC. 3559 Wild Grass Lane. Galesburg. Ml 49053. for a Special land Use permit and Site Plan Review for a new accessory structure on an otherwise vacant parcel. Property owners are Charles and Toni Meuller. 22 West 275 Glen Valley Dr. Ellyn. IL 60137. Property is located at 15556 Rich Lane. Hickory Comers. Ml 49060. The subject parcel is 08-12-050­ 007-00. The property in question is zoned 'R-2' • Single Family and 1V»o Family Medium Density Residential District. 2. A request by property owner Daniel Hedges. 11682 Enzian Rd.. Plainwell. Ml 49080. for a Special land Use permit and Site Plan Review for a new accessory structure in front of the existing home. Subject property location is same address as above. The subject parcel is 08-12-009-005-08. Corfte on out and hdp ue October 7th. 2006 5497 6. M-37 Hwy. vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. October 19. 2006 are situated in Village of Barry County. Michigan, and are described as That part of the Northwest one-quarter o( Section 36. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, described as beginning at a point 178 feet East ol where the East line of Mam Street intersects the North line of Kellogg Street, running thence North 132 feet thence West 55 feet, thence South 132 feet, thence East 55 feet. Village of Nashville. Subject to ease­ ments. reservations, restrictions. and limitations of Halting® 3 PM Till the Bonfire Gom premises record, tf any Commonly known as 1 i 7 Kellogg. Nashville Ml 49073 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determmed aban­ doned m accordance with MCL 600 3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: SEPTEMBER 15. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc.. Assel Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2005-R4CGM under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1. 2005. without recourse Assignee o< Mortgagee Attorneys Potesttvo & Associates, P C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester HiHs. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Ou'Fite No: 06-55309 (AMC) Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTAC T OUR 0 F Ft C E AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be <-44 . »---- - i_ nwumoau uy xna nwvcmaing mong.vgv*. in that event, your damages, N any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Eugene O Ryan, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated June 10. 2005. and recorded on June 22. 2005 in instrument 1148424. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighteen Thousand Three Hundred Five And 01/100 Dollars ($118,305.01). including interest at 8.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 5. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Parcel "C' a parcel of land situated m the West 1/2 of Section 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West, being more particularly desenbed as follows Commening at the North 1/4 comer of Section 7. Town 1 North, Range 9 West; thence South 02 degrees 19 min­ utes 34 seconds East 1512.11 feet along the North and South 1/4 hne of said Section to the South ime of the plat "Smith's Acres' as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats, on Pago 10. Barry County Records, as a point North 89 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 8 98 leet from the Southwest corner ol said Pial as monumented. thence continuing South 02 degrees 19 minutes 34 seconos East 828 80 feet along said 1/4 hne. thence South 87 degrees 40 minutes 26 seconds West 406.97 feet perpendicular with said 1/4 Ime; thence South 44 degrees 30 minutes 10 seconds West 226 00 feet to the place of beginning , thence continuing South 44 degrees 30 minutes 10 seconds West 226 00 feet, thence North 45 degrees 29 minutes 50 seconds West 482.65 fee’ to the South Easterly right-of-way Ime of Sprague Road; thence North 44 degrees 30 minutes 10 sec­ onds East 226 00 feet along said Southeasterly line to the point of North 45 degrees 29 minutes 50 sec­ onds West from the place ol beginning, thence South 45 degrees 29 minutes 50 seconds East 482 64 feet to the place of beginning Subject to easements, reservations and limitations of record, if any. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: September 7. 2006 For more information, please call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite f104788F01 The property in question is zoned "A“- Agricultural District. 3. Greg & Treaa Seeber catebrate our wedding partyil including interest 8.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ Said the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J. Warner, unmamed man. ongmai mortgagorjs). to Long Beach Mortgage Company, a Corporation Mortgagee, dated November 30, 2004, and record­ ed on December 8. 2004 to instrument 1138379. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage Outl i No rr«MHC* Expscted! Nashville. Lodge Dr. previously known as the Athletic Boosters Halt This property is zoned AR. 775o65iw MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may b* raacindad by the foradoaing mortgage*. In that event, your damage*. If any, shall ba llmrtad aotety to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m dated January 6. 2005 and recorded February 28 2005 in Instrument Number 1141966 Barry County Records Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ s *i HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN , ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE the conditions of a ceriain mortgage made by Erin A Carlson and Randy Carlson. Wife and Husband to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, Nashville EMS 324 N. Main St. Nashville £1 7_AKO_O'l*K Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ You're Invited Friends & Familyill Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission for this meeting. Allmterestcdnersons are mated to bejmsent ar submit written comments an this maltertsl tuthebelpw Township office address. PrmneriUe Township will provide necessary auxiliary aids and sen ices such as signers lor the hearing impaired and audiotapes ofprinted materials bang considered at the hearing upai (ax l2j dans notice tu the Prairieville Township Clerk. individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Prairtaille Township Clerk at the address or telephone number set forth below. Hike HeKug. Township Supenisor The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... Prairieville Township Hall 10115 S. Norris Rd Delton. Ml 49046 <2691 623 2664 77506544 269-945-9554 Node* Of Mortgage Foradoeure SMe THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MttJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASCTS: Thi* Mie may be raadndad by the foradoeing mortgagM. In that event your damagaa. If any, shall be Hmitad eotafy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus IntsrssL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Matthew Standish and Amy Standish. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to New Century Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 20. 2005, and recorded on November 7. 2005 in instrument 1155857. m Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to US Bank National Association, as Trustee for MASTR Asset Packed Securities Trust 2006-NC1 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is named to be due at the date hereof the sum of On-j Hundred Twelve Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Six And 66/100 Dollars ($112,776.66), including mu rest at 25% per annum 6. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage vil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 12. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lots 33. 34 and North 20 feet of Lot 37 ol Lakeside Subdivision. Yankee Spring* Township. Barry County. Michigan, according to the Plat thereof as Recorded in Liber 2 of Plata on Pago 55. Subject to Restrictions. Reservations. Easements. Convenants. Oil. Gas or Mineral Rights of Record, tf Any The redemption period shaft be 6 months from ine late of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Datea: September 14. 2006 For more mformation. ptease cal: FC D 246.5931309 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File f106150F01 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David M Clawson, a stogie man. to Navigator Mortgage Banking. LLC.. A Michigan LLC. Mortgagee, dated September 28.2000 and recorded October 5. 2000 in instrument Number 1050375, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Chase Home Finance LLC by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Five Hundred NinetyFour and 18/100 Dollars ($103,594.18) including there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Nine And 42/100 Dollars ($99,229.42) including interest at 8.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 26. 2006 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 23 and the South 1/2 of Lot 22 of Broadway Haights, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded to Liber 3 of Plats. Page 48. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ot sucn sate unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 324la in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated September 28. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC J 248.593 1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S071235F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foracloaure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE COWTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TN* aate may ba raacindad by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that avent, your damagaa, If any, shall be limit­ ed soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael D. Putkei*. a single man of adult age. ongtoal mong^qor(s>. to Woodhams Mortgage Corporation, a MictJ^an Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 28. 19b3 ana 'ecorded on August 29. 1989 in Ltoer 487 on Pag* 439. and assigned by said Mortgagee to MidFrst as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records, Mchigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to tx due ai ths date hereof the sum of Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-One And 12/100 Dollars ($8.73 V 2). including merest at 9.5% per annum Under the power of sate contatoeu n vad mort­ gage and the statute m such case mado anc pro­ vided. notice -3 hereby given thal said mortgage wH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premses. or some part of them, at pubic vendue, it the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings at PM. on October 12. 2006. Sato premises are situated tn City of H.xstngs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 44 feet of lot 1. block 6. except the south 3 feet thereof. RJ Grants First addition to thr, city o' Hastings, together with that part of vacated Maple Street Commencing at the Northeast comer of the west 44 foet of lot 1. block 6. thence west 14 leet for place of beginning, thence north 5 feet, thence West 15 feet, thence south 5 feet, thence East 15 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the oate of such safe, unless (fetermtoed aban doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated September 14. 2006 For more Information, please cal: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #106110F01 NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF interest at 8.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings to Barry County. Michigan at 1.00 p m. on OCTOBER 12. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lots 24 and 25 of Cappon's County Acres, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m Liber 5 of Plats. Page 52. Also, the East one hail of part of the East one halt of the Southwest one quarter of Section 4, Town 2 North. Range 8 West, described as: Beginning at the Northeast comer of Out tot "D" of the Plat of Cappons Country Acres as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats. Page 52 and running thence North 7 Degrees 20 Minutes 55 Seconds West 622 50 feet, thence North 89 Degrees 32 Minutes 30 Seconds East 704.68 feet to the North and South one quarter line ol said Section, thence South 00 Degrees 27 Minutes 30 Seconds East along said one quarter line. 618 00 feet to the Northeast comer of Lot 25 ol said Plat, thence South 89 Degrees 32 Minutes 30 Seconds West along the North Lines ol Lots Numbered 21 through 25 inclusive of said plat. 630 00 feet to the Place of Beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sale In thal event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: September 14. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O Box5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 310 0307 BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereoy given that the Barry County Planning Commission win conduct a pubic hearing for the tottowing Special Use Permits Case Number SP-12-2006 Seth A Becky Oostarhouse. Location: NW comer of M-43 Hwy & W.Hrts Ro. to Section 31 of Cartton Twp Purpooe: Requesting a special use permit for a mechanical repair facility to the A zoning district MEETING DATE: October 9, 2006. HME; 7:00 p.m. PLACE: Community Room to the Courts & Law Building at 206 West Court St.. Hastings. Michigan Site inspection of the above described properties wM be completed by the Planning Commission members before the day of the hearing Interested persons is desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or to writing wtH be given the opportunity to be heard at the above mentioned time and place Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820 The special use appiication(s) is/are available for pubic inspection at the Barry County Planning Office, 220 West State Street. Hastings, Michigan 49058 during the hours of 8 a m to 5 p.m. (dosed between 12-1 p.m.-). Monday thru Friday Please call the Planning Office at (269) 945­ 1290 tor further information The County of Barry wH provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers tor the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed maten- als being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities al the meeting'hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown, County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. (269) 945-1284 Debbie Smith. Barry County Clerk �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, September 28. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice 01 Mortgage Forecloeure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Mia may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James A Eaton. A Married Man and Kimberly A. Eaton. A Mamed Woman. Husband and Wife, original mort­ gagors). to Washington Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated April 29. 2003, and recorded on May 13. 2003 m instrument 1104204. and assigned by sa>d Mortgagee to Cnase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation as ass-gnee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan. on which mortgage there ■s claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Five And 56/100 Dollars ($66,445.56). including interest at 6.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pan of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 9.10. 28 and 29 of the Village of Morgan Formerly Sheridan, to the Recorded Plat Thereof Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 21. 2006 For more information, please call FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *099164F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Harold Finney, a Mamed Person and Jolene Finney, a Married Person, ongtna! mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc . Mortgagee, dated August 31. 2003. and recorded on October 20. 2003 in instrument 1115828. in Barry county records Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Eight And 21/100 Dollars ($58 598 21). including interest at 5 625% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in sa>d mort­ gage and the statute >n such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a >ale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on October 12. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4. Section 19. Town 2 North. Range 9 West. . The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: September 14, 2006 For more information, please call FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Se;vicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 File 4105510F01 Synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting Sept. 12,2006 All Board members present. County Comm. Gibson. 2 guests. Approved consent agenda New Location! | Received Treasurer's Report Approved joint sewer services agreement Introduced Waste waler Ordinance 06-01 and Kathryn M. Russell approved first reading. Set heanng date lor October 10. 2006 at 7:00 Amended budget in i_ega> Services account - $2500 Amended budget in deputy Clerk and deputy • Professional. Economical & Personal Accounting Services. Attorney at Law Facing a Bankruptcy... Divorce Custody Dispute... Criminal Case? Treasurer accounts - $100. Protest your Rights! Paid outstanding bills. 128 II: Center St., Hastings • Telephone (269) 945-4243 Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. KA. Mueller Accounting • 20 Years of Accounting. Tax and Management Experience Working for You 221 South Jefferson. Hastings Phone: (269) 945-3547 www.kamuelleraccounting.com Bring this ad in for a fire consultation Expires 10-31-2006 Bonnie Cruttenden. Clerk Attested to by: Jim Brown. Supervisor — 77506429 rm— REGISTRATION NOTICE To The Qualified Electors of THE COUNTY OF BARRY Notice is hereby given that any legal voter living in the following Cities and Townships who is not already registered to vote may register with their respective Clerk on Tuesday, October 10,2006 THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. to be eligible to vote in the Regular Election to be held on November 7,2006 REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT BY CALLING YOUR CLERK WILMA DANIELS CARLTON TOWNSHIP CLERK THOMAS EMERY JUNE P DOSTER NORMAJEAN CAMPBELL-NICHOLS ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP CLERK HASTINGS CITY CLERK JOHNSTOWN TOWNSH'P CLERK 7475 Cox Rd. 85 Welcome Ad 201 E State St. 1815 Lacey Rd., PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP CLERK 10115 S. Norm Rd. BeMevue. Ml 49021 Hastngs Ml 49058 Phone 269-9455990 Hastings Ml 49058 Phone 269-758-4003 Phone 269-94! -2468 DowWig. Ml 49050 Phone 269-721-9905 Derton Ml 49046 Phone 269423-2664 Woodand Mi 48897 Phone 269-367-4915 PENELOPE YPMA LORNA WILSON LINDA EDDY-HOUGH SUSANK BUTLER ROBIN HAWTHORNE JANICE C LIPPERT BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP CLERK CASTLETON TOWNSHIP CLERK 915 Reed St. HOPE TOWNSHIP CLERK MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP CLERK RUTLA/C CHARTER T0WNSHP CLERK YANKEE SPRINGS TOWNSHIP CLERK 5463 S M-43 Hwy. 9752 Evart Rd. 2461 Heath Rd. 284 N BnggsRd. Hastmgs. Mi 49058 Phone 269-9453228 Nar.rtfc, Mi 49073 Hastings. Ml 49058 Hastings M. -.9058 Phone 517-852-9479 Phone 269-948-2464 Nasnvee Ml 49073 Phone 517-852-1859 DEBRA DEWEY-PERRY CAROLERGANG IRVING TOWNSHIP CLERK JENNIFER GOY SUSAN VIIETSTRA BARRY TOWNSHIP CLERK BONNIE L CRUTTENDEN HASTWGS CHARTER TOWNSHP CLERK ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP CLERK 155 E Orchard St . 885 River Rd 3241 Wood School Ad. 7350 Lmdsey Rd TH0RNAD3LE TOWNSHIP CLERK 200 E Mar S’ Defloc. Ml 49046 Phone 269423-5171 Hastings Ml 49058 Phone 269-948-9690 M«3tJev4e Ml 49333 Ptanwefl. Ml 49060 Phone 269-948-8893 Phone 269-664-4522 DEBORAH S MASSlMiNO 31XE DowWigRd Phone 269-948-2194 CHERYL ALLEN WOODLAND TOWNSHIP CLERK 158 5 Mam. ■ IMMe. Ml 49333 Phone: 269-7959091 MxttevWe. M 49333 Phone 269-7^5-7202 An application for an absent voter ballot may be applied for any time before 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 4, 2006. Please contact your Township or City Cleric for further information. For the purpose of electing candidates for the following: Governor and Lieutenant Qoven^r. Secretary of SU^e. PROPOSAL DM Attorney General, United States’Senator. Representative in Congress, State Senator. Members of the Stale Board of Education. Members of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. .Members of the Michigan State University Board of Trustees, Members of the Wayne State University Board of Governors. Prosecuting A LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE TO ESTABLISH MANDATORY SCHOOL FUNDING LEVELS Attorney. County Commissioner. Township Offices. Justice of the Supreme Court. Judge of the Court of Appeals. Judge of the Probate Court. Judge of the District Court. Village Offices, and the following proposals: The proposed law would: • Increase current funding by approximately $565 million and require State to provide annual finding nxreases equal to the rate of inflation for public schools, intermediate school district, community col­ leges. and higher education (includes state universities and financial aid/grant programs). PROPOSAL 0S-1 A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE THAT MONEY HELD IN CONSERVATION AND RECREATION FUNDS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THEIR • Require Stale to fund any deficiencies from General Fund. INTENDED PURPOSES • Base funding (or school districts with a declining enrollment on three-year student enrollment averag-. Hie proposed constitutional amendment would: • Reduce and cap retirement fund contribution paid by public schools, community colleges and state uni­ versities; shift remaining portion to state. • Create a Conservation and Recreation Legacy Fund within the Constitution and establish existing conser­ vation and recreation accounts as components of the fund. • Use current funding sources such as state park entrance and camping fees; snowmobile: ORV and boating • Reduce funding gap between school districts receiving basic per-pupil foundation allowance and those receiving maximum foundation allowance. registration fees: hunting and fishing license fees; taxes and other revenues to fund accounts. • Establish the current Game and Fish protection Fund and the Nongame Fish and Wildlife Fund within the Constitution. BARRY COUNTY MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSITION -127B MILL FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CHARLTON PARK • Provide that money held in Funds can only be used for specific purposes related to conservation and recre­ mmnj Shall the limitation on general ad valorem taxes within Barry County, as established by Article IX. Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution, be renewed and levied at a total of 2275 mill ($2275 per $1,000 of taxable value) upon all taxable real and personal property within Barry County. Michigan for a period of five (5) ation and cannot be used for any purpose other than those intended. PROPOSAL OB-3 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN FORM ADON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus InteresL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Rebecca S. Nertzke. a smgie woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender. Mortgagee, dated October 14. 2004. and recorded on October 21. 2004 in instru­ ment 1135859. in Barry county records. Michigan, on wh.ch mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Nine And 95/100 Dollars ($67,839 95). including interest at 6% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 12. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and arc described as Lots 1 and 2 of Block 4 of Parrott s Addition to the Village of Woodland, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 36 The redemption penoo shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date Gf such sale Dated September 14. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File •061397F02 -w. years. 2007 through 2011. inclusive, subject to reduction as provided by law? A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO BAN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROCRAMS THAT GIVE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS BASED ON THEIR RACE, GENDER, COLOR, ETHNICITY OR NATION­ AL ORIGIN FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION OR CONTRACTING PURPOS­ The purpose of this levy is to provide funding for the operation and maintenance of Charlton Park. If approved, it is estimated that the levy of .2275 mill will provide revenue of $388,530 in the first calendar year of the levy. The revenue from this millage will be disbursed to Barry County., ES The proposed constitutional amendment would: • Ban public institutions from using affirmative action programs that give preferential treatment to groups or individuals based on their race, gender, color, ethnicity or national origin for public employment, edu­ cation or contracting purposes. Public institutions affected by the proposal include stale government, local governments, public colleges and universities, community colleges and school districts. - • Prohibit public institutions from discriminating against groups or individuals due to their gender, eth­ nicity. race, color or national origin. (A separate provision of the state constitution already- prohibits dis­ crimination on the basis of race, color or national origin.) PROPOSAL 06-3 A REFERENDUM ON PUBLIC ACT 160 OF 3004 - AN ACT TO ALLOW THE ESTAB­ LISHMENT OF A HUNTING SEASON FOR MOURNING COVES Public Act 160 of 2004 would. IRVING TOWNSHIP FIRE STATTON/TOWNSHIP HALL AND EQUIPMENT PROJECT AUTHORIZATION OF NEW ADDITIONAL MILLAGE Shall the Township of Irving issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds in one or more series in an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Thousand ($900,000) for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring, constructing, furnishing and equipping a new building tn the township to be used as a Fire Station and Township Hall and to acquire fire-fighting apparatus, equipment and vehicles for the Township? The bonds will be outstanding a maximum of 20 years.'exdusivc of refunding. It is estimated that it will be necessary to levy 3090 mill ($3090 per $1,000 of taxable value) of additional new millage to pay debt serv­ ice on the bonds in the first year of the levy, and to levy an estimated average of .6359 mill ($.6359 per $1,000 of taxable value) for debt service in the following years, until the bonds are retired. The tax revenue received by the Township as a result of the unlimited tax pledge will be disbursed to the Township ot Irving to repay the proposed bonds. ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP — DISTRICT LIBRARY PROPOSITION • Authorize the Natural Resources Commission to establish a hunting season for mourning doves. • Require a mourning dove hunter to haw a small game license and a $2.00 mourning dost stamp. • Stipulate that revenue from the stamp must be split evenly between the Game and Fish Protection Fund Shall Orangeville Township impose an increase of 3 mills (4.03 per $1,000 of taxable value) in the tax lim­ itation imposed under Article IX. Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for two (2) years. 2006 through 2007 inclusive, for library purposes as a participating municipality in the Delton District Library, raising an estimated $3326422 in the first year the millage is levied of which millage shall be disbursed to the Delton District Library. (The Delton District Library will be comprised of Barry Township. Prairieville and the Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund. Township. Hope Township. Orangeville Township and such other or fewer local units of government as will • Require the Department of Natural Resources to address responsible mourning dove huntin <. manage­ ment practices for the propagation of mourning doves: and participation in mourning dove hunting by youth, the elderly and the disabled in the Department's annual hunting guide. comprise the Delton District Library h the fiiture.) THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP — MILLAGE PROPOSAL PROPOSAL 06-4 A PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT GOVERNMENT FROM Shall the allocated Thornapple Township millage rate of 1.0 mill, reduced to .9464 mills by the required millage rollbacks, be increased by .3536 mills ($.0536 per $1,000 of taxable value) to recover that reduction TAKING PRIVATE PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN FOR CERTAIN PRIVATE PUR­ and be levied by Thomapple Township, for a penod of five (5) years. 2006 through 2010. inclusive, or gen era! operating purposes. raising an estimated $12,638 in the first year the millage ts levied, of which a por POSES lion will be disbursed to the Village of Middleville Downtown Development Authority and Local The proposed constitutional amendment would: • Prohibit government from taking private property for transfer to another private individual or business for purposes of economic development or increasing tax revenue. • Provide that if an individual's principal residence is taken by government for public use. the individual must he paid at least 125% of property's fair market value. • Require government that takes a private property to demonstrate that the taking is for a public use; if taken to eliminate blight, require a higher standard of proof to demonstrate that the taking of that prop­ erty is for a public use. ■ Preserve existing rights of property owners. Development Finance Authority? ...... ..... CITY OF HASTINGS - OPERATING MILLAGE PROPOSAL FOR A MUNICIPAL CEMETERY This proposal will allow the City of Hastings to levy 1.00 mill on all taxable property to receive revenue to support the operation and maintenance of a municipal cemetery, Shall the City of Hastings amend the Hastings Charter. to increase the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all taxable property within the City of Hastings by one mill ($1.00 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for the year 2007 and forward, to provide funds for the operation and main­ tenance of a municipal cemetery? �Page 12 - Thursday. September 28. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. HARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. .AND ANY OTHER INTEREST ED PERSONS: PULASE TAKE NOTICE that as a mult of Petitions of property owner* within the Township signed by the record owners of land conslitut ing more than fifty (50%) percent of the total area of the hereinafter described proposed special assessment district, and upon motion of the Township Board of the Township of Hope, the Township Board proposes to undertake an aquatic plant control project in Umg Lake in Hope Township and to create a special assessment district for the recovery of the costs thereof by special assessment against the properties benefitted therein. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the District within which the above-mentioned improvements are proposed to be made and within which the cost thereof is proposed to be assessed is more particularly described as follows: The properties indicated by parcel numbers: 007-010-006-10 007-015-060-00 007-015-061-00 007-015-061-50 007-015-063 50 007-015-064-00 007-010-00640 007-015-006-00 007-015-007-00 007-0154)08-00 007-015-009-00 007-015-010-50 007-015-066-00 007-4)15-067-00 007-015-012-00 0074)15-068-00 007-015-012-50 007-015-014-00 007-4)15-069-00 . 007-016-001 -0(1 007-015-015-00 007-016-003-00 0074)15-0164)0 007-016-iX)6-bO 007-0164)064)1 007-016-006-02 007-016-006-30 007-016-006-60 007-016-006-70 007-0164)06-75 007-016-006-80 0074)164)07-00 007-016-007-10 007-015-017-00 007-015-018-00 007-015-024-00 0074)15-025-00 0074004)52 50 007-020 853 00 9074)704)02-00 807-0704)034)0 007-020-05640 0074)704)04 00 0074)20-4)574)0 0074)20-058 007-020-0604 Mi 0074)70-005 00 0074)704)064)0 007-080-0204M) 007-1904)13-00 007-0704)07-00 007-1904)14-00 007-020-061-00 0074)70-0084)0 0074)204)62-00 007-0204)634 mi 0074)704)094)0 007-0704)104X1 0074)8041214M) 007-080-022-00 007080-0234)0 (X17-08041244M) 0074)204)644)0 0074)704)114X1 007-080-0264)0 007-190-020-05 007-0204)654X1 0074)70-012-00 0074)704)13-00 0074)70-0144M) 0074I7D4H54N) 007-130-001-16 007-190-021-00 007-190-022-00 007-190-023-00 007-1904)25 00 007-190-026-00 007-190-C27-00 007-210 001-50 007-020-066 00 0074004)67-00 0074)204)68-00 007 021 -006-00 0074U1-006 10 007-021-008-00 007401-012-00 0074014)134)0 007-0214)144)0 0074014)154)0 007-016-014-00 007-021-016-00 00741704)274)0 007-0164)16-00 007-0214)16-10 007-015-038-00 007-016-4)17-00 007-015-039-00 007-016-018-00 007-021-018-00 007-021-021 (Mi 0074)70-023-00 0074)704)24-00 007-0704)254)0 007-015-040-00 007-016-019-00 007 015 041-00 007-4)16-020-00 0074)154X24)0 007-016-021-00 007-015-043-00 007-016-022-00 0074)16-023-00 007-0154X5-00 007-0154X6-00 007-016-024-00 007-0404)024)0 007-016-025-00 007-015-048-00 007-016-028-00 0074X04)02-00 007-0404KX4X) 007-015-049-00 0074)174)054)0 007-015-050-00 007-020-006-00 007-015-051-00 0074)204)08-00 007-015-052-00 007-015-053-00 007-015-056-00 007-015-057 00 007-015-058-00 007-015-059-00 007-015-044-00 0074)164)13-00 007-190-8094)0 007-020-055 06 007-015-037-00 007-015-035-00 007-016-012-00 007-I904XW-IXI 0074)804)144)0 007-080-0154)0 007-080-0174)0 1X17-080-0184X1 007-080-0194X1 0074)15-036-00 007-015-028-00 007-015-029-00 007-015-031-00 007-015-033-00 007-015-034-00 (M17-O8O 0134)0 007 1904)10-00 007-1904)11-00 007-190-012 00 007 190-0164)0 007-190-018 00 007-1904)194)0 007-1304)024)0 007-1304)034)0 ' 007 1304NH4M) 007 130 0064)0 007-130-007-00 007 1304)084)0 007 130 009-00 007 130-010-00 ' 007-130-011-00 1X17-1304)12-00 007 1304)134)0 007-130-013-10 007-1304)154)0 007-130-018-00 007-2104)044)0 007-2104)054)0 007-2104)06-00 ' 007-210-^74)0 007-2104)08-00 007-2204)014)0 007-2204)024)0 007-2204)02-50 0074)704)29-00 007-1304)20-00 0074)704)30-00 007-1304)324)0 007401-0254)0 007-0214/26-00 0074)70-031-00 0074)704X5-00 007-1404)014)0 007-220-0064X1 007-040-801-00 007-080-001-00 007 140-002-50 007-140-002-75 007-2204)074)0 007 220-008-00 007-080-002-00 007-080-003-00 007-1404MX4)0 007-220-009-00 007 14O4XX-5O 007-2204)104)0 007-080-004-00 007-0804XX-05 007-8804)05-(M) 007- 1404X54X1 007-2204)10-02 007-1404)06-00 007-2204)10-20 007-190-001 -IX) 007-2204)10-35 0074)804)06-00 007-1904)02-00 007-2204)10-40 007-0204)21-4)0 007-040-007-20 007-040-0094)0 0(>7-0804X)7-(M) 007-1904)03-00 007-020-024-00 0074)404)11-00 0074)80-008-00 007-1904)044)0 007-2204)10-60 007-020-025-00 0074X04)11-50 007-050-014-00 007-0504)15-00 0074)504)16-00 0074)804)094)0 007 190-004 50 007-190-005-00 007 I90-0064M) 007-I90-0074X) 007-2204)114)0 007-0204)26-00 007-020-027-00 007-020-035-00 007-021-023-00 007-021-024 00 007 190-009-12 007-040-005-00 007-040-006-00 0074180-0104)0 007-080-011-00 0074)80-0124)0 007-2204)03-00 007-2204XX4M) 007-2204)10-50 See also accompanying map. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board lias received plans showing the improvements and locations thereof together with an estimate of the cost of the project in the amount of S154.875.OO. has placed the same on file with the Township Clerk and has passed a Resolution tentatively declaring its intention to undertake such project and to create the afore described special assessment district and has fur­ ther tentatively found the Petitions for the project to be in compliance with statutory requirements. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the plans, cost estimate, special assessment district and Petitions may be examined at the Office of the Township Clerk from the date of this Notice until and including the date of the public hearing thereon and may further be examined at such public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, in accordance with Act 162 of the Public Acts of 1962. as amended, appearance and protest at the hearing in the special assessment proceedings is required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, may appear in person at the hearing to protest the special assessment, or shall be permitted to file at or before the hearing his or her appearance or protest by letter and his or her personal appear­ ance shall not be required. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in the event that written objections to the project are filed with the Township Board at or before the hearing described herein, signed by the record owners of land constituting more than twenty (20%I percent of the total area within the herein­ before described proposed special assessment district, the project to be funded by that special assessment district cannot be instituted unless a valid petition has been or is filed with the Township Board signed by the record owners of land constituting more than fifty (50%) percent of the total land area in that special assessment district as finally established by the Township Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE thal a public hearing upon such petitions, plans, special assessment district and estimate of costs will be held at the Hope Township Hall, whose address is 5463 S. M-43 Highway. Hastings. Michigan, commencing al 7KM) p.m. on October 2.2006. At such hearing, the Board will consider any written objections to any <<f the foregoing matters which might be filed with the Board at or prior to the time of the hearing as well as any revisions, corrections, amendments, or changes to the plans, estimate of costs, or to the aforementioned proposed Special Assessment District. All interested persons are invited to be present and express their views at the public hearing. Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabdities at the hearing upon four (4) days notice to the Hope Towmship Clerk. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxilary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk. Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk HOPE TOWNSHIP 5463 S. M-43 Highway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-2464 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, tf any. snail be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condition* of a mortgage made by Date Stuck and Bethany Shick. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for tender and tender's and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 29. 2003. arid recorded on August 6. 2003 in instrument 1110312. m Barry successors and/or assigns Mortgagee dated May 21. 2004 and recorded on July 26. 2004 n instru­ ment 1131333. in Barry county records Michigan county records. Michigan on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Three And 20/100 Dollars ($121,763.20). including interest at 6.5% oer on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Three Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Four And 59/100 Dollars ($93,374 59). including interest at 6 4% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ 0074)50400-00 0074)70-0014)0 0074120-052-00 0074)70-016-(N» 0074)70-017-00 007-070-0194X1 007 070-020-00 007-07(14121-00 007-070-022-00 007-0704)26-00 007-015-026-00 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACT1\ E MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limitad solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made »n the conditions ol a mortgage made by Kyle C Rickert and Stacia Rickert husband and wife, orig­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 284 , 285, 286 287. and 304 ol Algonquin Lake Resort Properties *2 According to the Recorded Plat thereof as Recorded m Liber 2 of Plats on Page 63 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, p*ease call FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File A106525F01 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OU A OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Gordon A. Willett and Sharon Willett husband and wric to Argent Mortgage Company LLC. Mortgagee, date? February 21.2006 and recorded February 27. 2006 in Instrument Number 1160616. Barry Ccunty Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Homecomings Financial Network Inc. by assign­ ment There ts claimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum ol One Hundred Sixty Thousand TwentyThree and 29/100 Dollars (S160 023 29) including interest at 8 6°. per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given tnat said mortgage will be foreclosed ty a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1:00 p m on OCTOBER 12. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township ol Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 4. Clearview Lake Estates. Rutland Township. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Uber 6 of Plats. Page 24. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated: September 14. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC Attorneys lor Servicer P O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 213.1148 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, tn that event your damages. If any, shall be Hmtted solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Scott G Tebo. original mortgagor(s). to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated September 28. 2005. as evidenced by Affidavit Of Lost Document recorded on March 24. 2006 m instru­ ment 1161675. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assured by said Mortgagee to CrtiMortgage. Inc as assignee by an assignment, on whch mort­ gage then is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum o.‘ Eighty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Seven And 22/100 Dollars ($87,537.22), including interest at 7 55% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan and are described as Lot 13. E W. Bliss RetXat. City of Hastings Barry County. Michigan. a, recorded in Uber 3 of Plats. Page 24. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 21. 2006 For more information, please call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 File 4105920F01 gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated m Charter Township of Hastings Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The North 1/2 of Lot 4 and 5. Block 11. Daniel Suker's Addition. According to the Recorded Flat thereof m Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 11 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated September 21. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sle 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 Fite #106539F0l PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE fN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made bv ANTHON> G CROSARIOL and DEBORAH A CROSARIOL. HUSBAND AND WIFE, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. CMERS*), solely as nominee for tender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 16. 2004. and recorded on February 23. 2005. in Document No 1141843. Barry County Records. Michigan, on wt:ch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Five Doters and Forty-Nine Ceres ($200,725 49). including interest at 6.375% per annem Under the poster of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the stetue <n such case made and provid­ ed. notcc is hereby given tnai aa.'rt mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate uJ the mortgaged premises. or some part ol them, at j. -hlic venue. iJ the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings Michigan, at 01XX) PM o’clock. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of BARRY. Barry County. Michigan and desc Tied as. COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1 / 4 POST OF SECTION 6. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE V WEST. BARRY TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY, MICHI­ GAN. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 22 MIN­ UTES 35 SECONDS EAST. 885 90 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6; THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST. 406 50 FEET ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF STONEY POINT DRIVE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES SECONDS 42 MINUTES EAST. 25.73 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST. 109 78 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTH 35 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST. 504 24 FEET TO AN INTERME­ DIATE TRAVERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF CROOKED LAKE; THENCE NORTH 79 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST. 183 08 FEET ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE LINE; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST 375.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE WATERS OF CROOKED LAKE AS DETERMINED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDE LINES. SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PUR­ POSES OVER THE NORTHERLY 24.75 FEET THEREOF TAX ID NO. 08-03-006-005-65 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned tn accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated September 15. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc (’MERS*). solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. PC. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Soulhtield. Ml 48075 HOPEy?OWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting Sept. 11, 2006 All board members present and 19 guests Accepted Standing Reports Approved; Previous Minutes Bills Certified Special Assessment Delinquencies Resolution SA-06 Sewer Petitions Bid from BC Lumber for new Hall Doors Resolutions for Long Lake Weed Control SAD Computer and necessary expenses for Zoning Depl and Assessor Waiving SEU fee to Delton Rotary Appointed Linda Tanner to BOR Expenses to MTA Conference Adjourned at 8 45 p m Linda Eddy-Hough. Cterk Attested to by Patnaa Albert. Supervisor monu �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 28 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice CM Mortgage Forectosure Sale Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. is a debt THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mon^agee. In that event, your damages. I! any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul Barber a Single Man. original mortgagor(s). to Homebound Mortgage. Inc . Mortgagee dated May 17. 2002. and recorded on June 28. 2002 m instrument 1082960 and assigned by said Mortgagee to Principal Residential Mortgage. Inc as assignee by an assignment in Barry county records. Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Five And 59/100 Dollars (SI39.835 59) including interest at 6.625% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on October 19. 2006 Sad premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 45 of Pine Haven Estates *2. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 6 of plats on page 9. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, please call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC the conditions of a mortgage made by SCOTT ADAMS AND CHRISTINE ADAMS. HUSBAND AND WIFE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS­ TRATION SYSTEMS. INC . SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; LENDER IS AMERA CORPORA­ TION. A MICHIGAN CORPORATION. Mortgagee, dated August 28 . 2003 ano recorded on September 24 2003. as Instrument No 1114046. in BARRY Cjur.ty Records. Michigan, and assigned by said n.nrtgagee to WASHINGION MUTUAL BANK o'. wh<ch mortgage there is claimed to be due at tht d.de hereof the sum ol eighty four thou­ sand one hundred eighty one and 43/100 Dollars ($*4,18143). including interest at 5 500% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings Ml, at 1 00 PM on October 19. 2006 Sad premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF BALTIMORE. BARRY County. Michigan and are itSTONEHILL FARM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 5:30 p.m.-7J0 p.m. New style and size available ~ 30 x 45 Cathederal windows Optional Make sure your event is covered. Call for reservations today! Tables • Chairs • Coolers • Hot Boxes Call anytime - Bob Dormer, 517-726-1084 rnooo Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE M ILITaRY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by James Sheter and Vickie Sheier. husband and wife, origi­ nal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 30. 2003. and recorded on August 8. 2003 m instrument 1110491. m Barry county records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum ot Ninety-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Eight And 20/100 Dollars ($91' 468 20). including interest al 5.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM on October 12. 2006. Said premises are situated m Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land located m the north­ east 1/4 of section 11. town 3 north, range 9 west, described as follows beginning at a point on the centertine of old M-37 which lies south 00 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds east 433 26 feet and south 50 degrees 33 minutes 20 seconds east 1056 01 feet from the north 1/4 post of said section 11. described as COMMENCINNG AT A POINT 643 5 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 8. TOWN 2 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST; THENCE EAST 480 FEET. THENCE NORTH 400 FEET. THENCE WEST 480 FEET; THENCE SOUTH TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING (All you can cat Spaghetti. Salad. Bread, Dessert) Proceeds to Support New Legion Color Guard 775065W STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Environmental Stewardship Division The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale DATED September 21.2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. PC. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call (248) 540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Diane L Hammond. Unmarried Woman, original mortgagor(s) to Wells Fargo Bank. N.A.. Mortgagee, dated November 10. 2005. and recorded on November 22. 2005 in instrument 1156621. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Five And 08/100 Dollars (S91.735 08). including interest at 7.95% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM, on October 5. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County Michigan and am oescribed as Lots 10 and 11 of Block 6 of Lincoln Park Addition to the City of Hastings. According to the Recorded Plat thereof, as Recorded in Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 55 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 7. 2006 For more information, please call FC D 248 593.1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4105145F01 thence south 39 degrees 26 minutes 40 seconds west 189.0 feet, thence north 50 degrees 33 min­ utes 20 seconds west 217.69 feet, thence 32 degrees 19 minutes 08 seconds east 190.47 feet to the center of said highway; thence south 50 degrees 33 minutes 20 seconds east 241.32 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: September 14. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4105564F01 I xicated at Post 45 American legion 2160 S. M-37 - Hastings Adults $5.00, Children 4 & Under Free NOTICE OF LETTING OF INTERCOUNTY DRAIN CONTRACT AND REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENTS (In accordance with PA. 46, of 1956, as amended) BRANCH #1 OF MALLISON INTERCOUNTY DRAIN Bmgham Farms. Michigan 40025-5822 . American Patriot Restaurant Public Welcome! Come Join Us! Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 File «106594F01 Spaghetti SUPPER CANOPY SALES & RENTALS 10088 W. Vermontvilk Hwy.. Sermontv ilk. Ml rwn STATE OF MICHIGAN JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICAT1ON7POST1NG AND NOTICE OF ACTION CASE NO. 06-491-DM Plaintiff Crystal M Sattereiii 621 E Walnut Hastings Ml 49058 Plaintiff attorney None Defendant Jasen P SattereHi 1424 Locust Jackson. Ml 49201 IT IS ORDERED 1 You are being sued by plaintiff tn this court to respond to a divorce from her You must file your answer or take other action permitted by law in this court at the court address above on or before 11-2­ 06 If you fail to do so. a default judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint filed in this case 2 A copy of this order shall be published once each week m Hastings Banner paper for three con­ secutive weeks ana proof of publication shall be filed in thts court 4 A copy of this order shall be sent to Jasen Sattereiii at the last known address be registered mail, return receipt requested, before the date of the last publication and the affidavit of mailing shall be filed with this court Date 9/18/06 Judge James H Fisiier Notice Is Hereby Given, that we. Thomas Doyle. Barry County Dram benefits and the lands comprised within the "Branch »1 of Commissioner, and John Bush. Ionia Count)- Drain Commissioner. Stats ol Michigan, and Mitch Irwin, the Director of the Michigan Department ol Agnculture, will on October 3.2006. at the Office of the apportionments tb:reof will be subject to review for one day. from Ionia County Drain Commissioner. 100 West Main Street. Ionia. Ml in said review the computation of costs of said Drain will also be open the County of Ionia. State of Michigan, proceed to recent scaled bids for inspecti-m by any parties interested. Persons with disabilities needing ac. ommodations for effective participation in the meeting announced for the construction of a certain l>rain known and desig­ should confer the Drain Commissioner in the county which they nated as “Branch #1 of Mallison Intercount)- Dram," located and estab­ reside at the ■ umbers noted below (voice) at least one week in lished tn Barry Count)-. Carlton and Woodland Townships; Ionia advance of the meeting to request mobility, visual, hearing, or Count)- Campbell and Odessa Townships. Bids thoald be rabadtted Michigan in such case made and provided, notice ts hereby given that on. the 12th day of October. AD. 2006. at 1:00 o'clock said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sale at pubic auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings. ML Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described in saio mortgage Which said premises are described as follows All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Hope m the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. COUNTY OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHI­ GAN: LOTS 132. 133. AND 134 OF LAKEWOOD ESTATES PLAT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORD­ ED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 4 OF PLATS ON PAGE 19 Commonly known as: 6241 Maplewood Dr. Tax ID 07-160-111-00 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days fra a the date of such sale Dated September 14. 2006 WELTMAN WEINBERG & REIS CO.. L PA By David A Wolfe. (P-60235) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co . L.P. A 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy Michigan 48084 WWRX05476843 'rm"° other assistance. to the office of Hm kola County Drain Comm!«eloner at 100 W. Main Street. Ionia, MI 48846. Persons with disabilities needing Whereas, The owner ol my land v any- county, city, village, or town­ accommodations for effective participation in the meeting should con­ tact the Drain Commissioner in the count)- which the)- reside at the ship in the Special Assessment District of the Branch •) of numbers noted below (voice) at least one week in advance of the meet­ Mallison intercounty Dra.n who may feel aggrieved by the appor­ tionment of benefits made b> the county drain commissioner, may ing to request mobility, usual, hearing, or other assistance. within 10 days after the day of renew, appeal therefrom by making application to the probate court of the county in which the Tht Eranch ■ ! of Mallison Intercounty Drain will he let as follows, hav­ assessed property is located for the appointment of a board of review. ing the average depth and width as set forth; All stations are 100 feet apart. The following is a condensed description of the x-vrrai Beginning at station number 6*29 at the downstream end of said drain and extending upstream to station number 33*66. a distance ol 2.737 parcels of land constituting the Special Assessment District of said feet, and having a depth of 7 to 12 feet, and a diameter of 12 or 15 inch­ Drain, viz. Exact property description and apportionmcr. infor­ mation must be obtained on the date and at the locations staved es. above. This Notice of Letting, the plans, specification. and bid proposal shall Commencing at a point in the Mallison Intercounty Drain Approximately 2413 feet west and 1794 feet south of the NE cor­ be considered a part of the Contract. The following items will be required and a contract let for same. ner of Section 1. Township 4 North. Range 8 West. Cartton Township. Barry County. Michigan: thence N 35’19'W. 172 feet; General Items thence N W56 E. 367 feet; thence N (MTIS-E. 527 feet; thence N Outlet Repair - Replace existing outlet with 20 LF of 18" S.LC.P.P. 12*52TV. 739 feet to the S 1/4 comer of Section 36. Campbell (non perforated). Clearing as necessary, remove accumulated sediment and debris to a 3 foot bottom width (Approximately 300 LF) Township. Ionia County; thence N 71*34'E. 1044 feet thence N 41*06E. 2491 feet to the east line of Section 36. Campbell Township. Ion’,* County. 476 feet south of the E 1/4 comer of Enclosed Drain Furnish & Install 2.737 feet of 15" Perforated S.LC.P.P. (Alterriate Bid Item) Furnish & Install 2.737 feet of 12" Perforated S.LC.P.P. Remove & Dispose existing 24" Diameter Catch Basin. Furnish & Install 1 48" Diameter. Precast Catch Basin w/EJIW 6517 Frame & Grate Furnish & Install 2 15" S.LC.P.P. Fabricated Tee. Cap and Riser Cap & Riser annum And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of nine o'clock in I'm forenoon until five o'clock in the afternoon. At until 11:00 a.m. of thal day. -vhen bids will be opened and publkly (Alternate Bid Item) Furnish & Install 2 12" S.LC.P.P. Fabricated Tee. AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made bl the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Andy Richardson, a married man of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation dated the 30th day of June. A.D. 2005. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 5th day of July. A.D. 2005. m Instrument No. 1148960 of Barry Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $88.184 60 (eighty eight thousand, one hundred eighty four dollars and sixty cents) plus accrued interest at 7 15% (seven point one five) percent per Mallison Intercounty Drain Special Assessment District", and the Section 36; thence N 00*29*W. 495 feet along said east line to the W 1/4 comer of Section 31. Odessa Township. Ionia County: thence N90WE. 1403 feet; thence S (XTU'E, 656 feet; thence N 9<mo E. 1406 feet: thence S 60"23 E. 1327 feet thence S 00^W. 1296 feet to the south line of Section 31. Odessa Township, Ionia County, 1143 feet east of the S 1/4 comer of Section 31; thence S O(T27AV. 1203 feet ther.ee S SSWW. 1214 feet: thence N (MTOOZ. 932 feet thence S 89WW. 1330 feet; thence S (MHM'E. 315 feet: thence S 89TM)W. 930 feet thence S lMH)7-E, 980 feet: thence S 52’29‘W, 216 feet: thence N 90WW. 273 feet to the west line of now on file with the other documents pertaining to said drain, in Section 6. Woodland Township. Barry County. 1703 feet south o< the NW comer of Section 6: thence N 90WW. 1510 feet; thence N Trnw. 676 feet; thence S 46*50"W. 350 feet to the Point of the office of the County Drain Commissioners of the Counties of Beginning. Said job will be let in accordance with the plans and specifications Barry and Ionia to which reference may be had by all parties inter­ ested. Ceaptete copies of tht plans and specifications with required bid forms will be available by September 18, 2C66 to prospective bidder* upon repoest and at no charge. Contracts will be made with the lowest responsible bidder giving adequate security for the performance of the work, in the sum then and there to he fixed by us. reserving to ourselves the * right to reject any* and all bids, and if no satisfactory sealed bids are Now. therefore. All unknown and non-resident persons, owners and persons interested in the above described lands, and you And in Barry County, the Barry Count)- Clerk Barn- County Board of Road Commissioners Carlton Township Supervisor Woodland Township Supemsor received, we resent the right to proceed immediately after the reject**'’ <-f soled bids and at the same time and place and with­ out fu.uier notice tn kt the contract by- open bidding, likewise And in Ionia County, the Ionia Count)- Clerk reserving the right to reject any and all such open bids and to Ionia County Board of Road Commissioners adjourn such letting to such time and place as we shall publicly Campbell Township Supervisor Od>*ssa Township Supervisor announce. The date for the completion of such contract, and the terms of pay­ which public corporations are liable for assessments at large for ment therefor, shall and will be announced at the time and place U letting. .Any persons desiring to bid on the above mentioned reason ot benefits for public health, convenience, welfare, and the work will he required to deposit with the Drainage Board a and place aforesa*d. at such other time and place thereafter to which said letting may be adjourned, we shall proceed to receive bids for the construction of said “Branch •! of Mallison Intercounty Drain", in the manner hereinbefore stated: and also, cashier's check, money order, certified check or a bidders bond (cash is not acceptahk) payable to the Branch •! of Mallison Intercounty Drain District in the amount of 5% of the bid amount (amount in numbers and words) as a guarantee that they will enter into contract and furnish the required bond as prescribed by law. The checks of all unsuccessful bidders will be returned after con­ tracts are awarded. All bids must be made on bidding blanks fur­ nished by the Branch «1 of Mallison Intercounty Drainage Board. All excavations shall be bid by a unit of linear measure or lump improvement of highways, and are hereby notified that at the time that at such time and place as stated aforesaid from nine o'clock in the forenoon until five o'clock in the afternoon, the apportion­ ment for benefits and the lands comprised within the Branch • 1 of Mallison Intercounty Drain Special Assessment District will be subject to review. • An4 Ymi aad Each •! Ym, Owners and persons interested in the sum and not by volume. Payments will be cash upon approval of aforesaid lands, are hereby cited to appear at the time and place of the engineer. such reviewing of apportionments as aforesaid, and be heard with NOTICE OF REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENT FOR DRAIN SPECIAL ASSESSMENT Notice la Further Gives, that on October 17. 2006. at the Barry County Drain Commissioner s Office 220 W. State Street. Hastings County. Ml (269)945 1385 for all properties and public corporations in Barry County- and al the Ionia County Drain Commissioner's Office 100 W. Main Street. Ionia. Ml (616) 527-5373 respect to such special assessments and your interests in relation thereto, if you sc desire. Given under our hand August 24th. 2006. Members of the Branch 41 of Mallison Intercount)- Drainage Board: Thomas Doyk Barr)' Count)- Drain Commissioner John Bush Ionia County Dram Commissioner Mitch Irwin Director of Agriculture B)~ Abigail S. Eaton Deput)- for the Director for all properties and public corporations in Ionia County: or at P.O Bax 30017 such other time and place thereafter, to which we the Ikamage Board aforesaid, may adjourn the same the apportionment for Lansing. Ml 48909 �Page 14 — Thursday. September 28. 2006 - The Hastings Banner covHs RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Family Bookstore NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION b. TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY’ OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY i Owned and Operated by David and Mary MocqueenH Ufa b Good T-SNrb. Hah. Gtovw. Scarft. Picture Frames An H h ( 1 Abo tarpa Mtocdon or Gund riuWi a fwrv' CraWnp cards ccnung won C-3: Located at 104 E State Sheet. Hastings Ml (2) TVw> directional signs not to exceed three square feet in area or three feet in height. OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the!3lh day of September. 2006. (3) One pole sign with an area not to exceed 24 square feet or 20 feet in height for businesses not in a at a regular meeting of the Township Board of the Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, the Township Board of said Township business center or one ground mounted sign not to exceed 40 square feet per business center. Five square feet ol sign area may be added for each busi­ adopted the following Ordinance, to read, in summary, as follows: U£XNHJ ygffiwnroAiTminaCTWfiiHitti r*r vw not Caaw mom For more information call... ■ F 269-945-5377 k or C Summer Houn 900-8 00 Mon -Sai • Ciowa Sunday our ad on www.wbch.com ness within the business center, not to exceed 100 square feet. The height may be increased one foot per business, not to exceed 32 feet in height. The amendment of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance. Article XX General Provisions, to amend and'or renumber various subsections of Section 1042026 Signs, in summary, to read as c B. C-4: (1) One wall sign or pole sign not exceed an area of 24 follows: square feet. (2) Two directional signs not to exceed three square feet or three feet in height The purpose of these regulations is to: (3) One pole or ground mounted sign not to exceed 24 6. Encourage creativity of sign design. 7. Enhance the aesthetics of the community. square feet or a height of 20 feet. permitted for each principal use occupying one lot or par­ amended or renumbered as set forth in the Ordinance. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. In the Mixed Use District (MUD) the following signs may be 3. C. Definitions. The following definitions have been either added, cel. upon application fo«. and issuance of. a sign permit see Business Centers, section F.4. Clear sight arta Directional sign Electronic message board (1) One wall sign shall be permitted per building wall facing a public right-of-way or parking area. Wall signs shall not be more than 20% of the building 9. Directory sign 10. Ground mounted sign wall area. (2) One pole sign or one ground mounted sign and 11. Illegal sign 12. Nonconforming sign shall be in accordance with A or B in table 2026: Tbbfe2026 13. Pole sign 14. Portable signs 15. Sign 16. Sign owner 17. Temporary sign Minimum Setback Sign Type Area Height 10' Pole 32 iq.ft 16* 50 zq. ft. 6' A OR 18. Wall sign Ground D. General Standards: I. AU signs, in addition to the requirements of this ordinance, must comply with the adopted building and electrical code Pole 20’ B Sign setbacks. A minimum of ten feet from all lot lines and 4. 5. from the right-of-way line. Height Shall be measured per section 104315. Height in residential district Shall not exceed six feet Cost is $12.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door X-Press Mart, 126 N. Broadway, Hastings 100 sq. ft 6' In the Mixed Use District (MUT>) the following signs may be 4. Illumination of signs. Illumination of signs shall comply c. 16' Mounted permitted for Business Centers. with the following requirements: ••• 7. 75iq.ft OR Ground 3. Friday, October 6, 2006 From 7:00-9:00 pm at the Hastings Country Club Advance tickets available at Mounted of Rutland Charter Township. 6. Wine lasting M pursuant to section 2026. L. For multiple uses on one lot. Business center Changeable copy sign Along with hors d'oeuvres the evenings selections include: 1 Sparkling, 3 White, 3 Red and Dessert Wine (1) One pole sign or one ground mounted sign identi Exterior lighting of signs shall be downward facing. fytng the name of the business center. (2) Individual establishments are permitted one wall Maintenance. All signs shall be maintained in a safe condi­ tion with proper bracing, anchorage and foundation. 8. Location, in addition to Article XVII I, no sign shall be 9. located where it will obstruct the clear sight area. Any double-sided sign more than 12 inches apart will be considered individual signs. 10. Wall signs. Shall not extend beyond the edge of the wall or or one awning sign not to exceed 20% of the wall area, or 50% of the awning area. G. Exempted signs. The following signs are allowed in all zoning districts without a sign permit, provided alL other applicable requirements are met: •• • above the roof li'ie. I1. Changeable copy signs. All pole and ground mounted signs Temporary signs: 5. may indude attached changeable copy signs. 12. Covering. Covering around a pole shall be permitted but not more than 30%. I 13. Signs within business, commercial or industrial areas, as defined in the "Highway Advertising Act of 1972" (1972 PA 106) bordering interstate highways, freeways or primary b. Political signs. c. One temporary event sign. H. Non-conforming signs: highways as defined in said Act shall be regulated and con­ . *’ Legal non-conforming status shall be lost if: 3. trolled by the provisions of such statute, notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this Ordinance. E. Design Standards far Ground mounted Signs: 1. c. The sign suffers more than 50% deterioration d. The sign is discontinued for 90 days. If the sign is altered so as to change the shape, size, e. type, or design. Materials. Ground mounted signs shall be constructed of wood, brick, concrete or stone 2. Landscaping. The base of any ground mounted sign shall I. Prohibited signs shall include but are not limited to: be landscaped. Electronic message board. 5. F. Permitted signs: 1. 6. Moving signs. 7. Trailers, vehicles, or mobile objects used for advertising 8. purposes. Billboards. In the AG. RE. RR, Rl. R-2, R-3. R-4. and R 5 districts the following signs are authorized upon application for. and issuance of, a sign permit a. Signs for churches, schools, professional buildings, etc. include one ground mounted sign, not to exceed four feet in height, and one wall sign not exceed 32 b. square feet Identification for open space activities such as camp grounds, golf courses, stables, nurseries and similar . MCTMM R - MYMAinnr The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be sever­ able. and if any part is declared invalid for any reason by a court of com­ petent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the remainder of the Ordinance, which shall continue in full force and effect. . open space activities may include: SKcnofi m - aumiMNTigY ima (2) One ground mounted sign not exceeding 32 square feet or eight feet in height, and (3) TVvo directional signs not to exceed three square c. feet or three feet in height. A subdivision may have one ground mounted identifi­ cation sign not to exceed 32 square feet or a height of d. eiRht feet. In the "AG" district a farm stand may include one sign not more than eight square feet in sign area or eight All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted In the “C" districts the following signs may be permitted for each business upon application for. and issuance of. a sign permit pursuant to section 2026. L a. SEQlfiU^XnKCmKJMXB height (3) One pole or ground mounted sign not to exceed 24 square feet or 20 feet in height for businesses not located in a business center. One pole or ground mounted sign with an area not to exceed 40 square feet per business center. Five additional square feet of sign area may be added to the sign area for each business within the business center, not to exceed 100 square feet The height may be increased one foot per business in the business center, not to . This Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days following publication of the Notice of Ordinance Adoption by the Township Board. Ordinance is available at the Township Hall. (2) Two directional signs with each such sign not to exceed three square feet in area or three feet in exceed 32 feet in height. • little shopping and check out the Art at these great locations... Hastings Rower Shop All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of this C-landC-2: great music, go out for dinner, do a shall be considered to be supplemented by the terms of this Ordinance. feet in height 2. Spend the Night on the Town. Enjoy PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Ordinance will take effect October 6. 2006. A copy of this Ordinance may be purchased or inspected at the office of the Township Clerk at any time during regu­ lar business hours of regular business days at the following stated address: ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (269) 948-2194 _______________________________________________ ____ ________ 77506439 Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 State Grounds Coffee House Jefferson Street Gallery MainStreet Savings Bank White’s Photography Anne’s Health Food Bariow Florist and Christian Book Store Beyond the Cover • Gilmore Jewelers Second Hand Comers • AIFresco Hastings City Bank • ICNB Quilting Passions • Chemical Bank Alex Walker’s Art Mania Hastings Antiques Friday, September 29th 6-9 FM �The Hastings Bann&r - LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE BARRY COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER NOTICE OF HEARING FOR REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENTS ATTENTION BARRY COUNTY REPUBLICANS AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION O B TAIN ED WILL BE USED FOR TH AT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Donald K. Hasty and MeFssa M. Hasty, husband and wffu ol Barry County, Michigan. Mortgagor to National Bank of Hastings nka Sand Ridge Bank Successor by merger to First Financial Bank dated the Sth day of March. A.D. 2005. and recorded in the office ol the Register ot Deeds, lor the County ol Barry and State of Michigan, on the 13th. day of March. A.D. 2005, in Instrument *1142905 of Barry Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the dale of this notice, tor principal of $38.428.90 (Fifty Eight thousand. Four hundred Twenty Eight dollars and Ninety cents) plus accrued interest at 7.50% (seven point five zero) percent pur annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said Thursday. September 28. 2006 - Page 15 In the nutter of the COATS GROVE DRAIN located in Woodland. The DeVos for Governor Signs are in! Carlton. Castleton and Hastings Townships Be advised that a DAY OF REVIEW to determine apportionments for maintenance on the above-named drain will be held as follows: They will be distributed Saturday. September 30th between 12:00 LOCATION: p.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the following locations: Barry County Drain Commission 220 W. State Street Barry County Courthouse - 3rd Floor Fountain on the Court House Lawn In downtown Hastings Gun Lake Shell, on the comer of Briggs Road and M-179 The Nashville Masonic Lodge on the comer of Washington and Main Hastings. Ml (2691945-1385 DATE: Monday. October 9.2006 TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. /ippeal of an apportionment may be made within ten (10) days after this hearing by nuking application to the Barry County Probate Court for the appointment of a Board of Review. If you cannot make these dates please call the Barry County Republican Party at 269-945-8903 Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for participation should contact the Drain Commissioner one week in advance. :i3i; E’S YOUR SIGN!! Thomas C. Doyle 77506424_______________________ Barry County Drain Commissioner mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 26th day of October, A.D., 2006, at 1:00 o'clock said mortgage win be tore- dosed by a sate at pubic auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml. Barry County, Michigan, ot the premises described in said mortgage. Which said premises are described as toAows: AH that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Rutland, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: The North 385 feet of the North 36.38 acres of the West 53.38 acres of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, lying West of the North and South Road. EXCEPT the Easterly 230 leet thereof Commonly known as: V/L on M-43 Highway Tax ID: 08-13-023-013-05 The redemption period shall be one year from the date of such sate. Dated: September 28. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG A REIS CO.. LP.A. By: Michael I Rich. (P-41938) Attorney tor Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Rets Co.. L.P.A. 2155 Butteriteto Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48064 WWR405528702 rm. RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMITTAL TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND, BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PER SONS: MCTKM fl - AMTOHBfT Of ABTKUIYH J • WTO UM MKMCT Ordinance 2006-120. An Ordinance to amend Article XVILa Mixed Use District of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance, to aid Section 104.1710a Greenbelts to PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is a‘summary of three proposed Ordinances, which we received for first reading by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Rutland at a regular meeting held on September 13.2006. read, in summary, as follows: to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith: and to provide for an effective date. im.1718a r—nterH- Therefore. Rutland Charter Township. Barry County. Michigan ordains: A. SECTION 1 - AMENDMENT OF ATTICll n^ CENIlAx PROVISIONS - SEC­ cent to and outside of the public right-of-way within the front yard setback. All greenbelts shall conform to the following standards: Ordinance 2006-119 - An Ordinance tn amend Article XX. Section I04J023 of the L Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance to read, in summary. as follows, to repeal all roadnded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, ahaH bo limit­ ed sotety to the return of the bid amount tendared at sate, pfus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jatene K. Watson, a separated pers. original mortgagors), to Weis Fargo Bank. N.A.. Mortgagee, dated May 19. 2004. and recorded on May 26. 2004 in msUtenont 1128220. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Four And 45/100 Dollars ($113,724.45). including interest at 6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB over the entire greerorlt area. Section 70.23 iii. required by this Ordinance. B. iv. B. C. of eighty (80) feet or more shall provide two (2) shade trees. C. D. K 1. .•ibj» m s* —• The requirements set forth herein shall only apply to .'hose lots, sites and 2. The requirements set forth herein are minimum requirements. E. required in this Section will not be necessary or effective in meeting the r»tent of this provision pursuant to the guidelines as more fully set forth in the Ordinance. Creativity is encouraged. The requirements are intentionally flexible «o encourage adaptability and creative design. D. Ordinance 2006-121. An Ordinance to amend Article XVUa. Mixed Use District of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by adding Section 104.1709.1 entitled Architectural Standards, to read, in summary, as follows: General Requirements. 1. Landscaping of Rights-of-Way a. Public rights-of-way located adjacent to required landscaped areas shall be planted with grass or other suitable live ground cover. IMJUOTa Section 17.09a Architectural Standards: The following architectural standards shall apply 2. Screening Utility Structures to all structures in the Mixed Use District (MUD): a. Utility structures shall be screened from view by landscaping. b. All landscape plantings shall be spaced a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from any fire hydrant. 3. 1. 2. Where a driveway intersects a public right-of-way or private road, 3. Exterior materials shall reflect a sense of permanence and Community 4. Windows shall have sills and trim. 5. Architectural features shall be consistent on all aspects of the building eleva­ Character. landscaping shall not exceed thirty-six (36) inches above the pave­ ment. 4. Berms. a. _ tion. Where required or provided, berms shall conform to the following i. Be at least three (3) feet above grade with a l-to-3 slope. ii. Be planted with grass, ground cover, or other suitable live plant in. THB RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ 6. Acceptable roof styles are fiat, hipped, and front-gabled. 7. The form, scale and proportion of buildings shall be consistent or compatible with the scale, form and proportion of existing development in the immediate area. 5. WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in Mechanical equipment on the ground or on the roof shall be screened from Modification of Landscape Requirements. a. E. The Planning Commission may reduce or modify the landscape requirements contained in this section based upon a determination Each multifamily dwelling shall have a minimum of seventy-five (75) square feet of private outdoor space. that the landscaping required will not be necessary or effective in action iv - ffvnwun meeting the intent of this provision pursuant to the guidelines as more fully set forth in the Ordinance. competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the validi­ Should any provision or part of the within Ordinances be declared by any court of ty or enforceability of the balance of these Ordinances which shall remain in lull force and Plant Material Requirements. effect 1. Standards for Landscape Materials. Unless otherwise specified, all land­ sEcnon v - suppuementaey effect scape materials shall comply with the following standards: a. Plant Quality: Nursery grown, free of pests and diseases, hardy in Barry County, in conf finance with the standards of the ANLA or All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted shall be considered to be supplemented by the terms of these Ordinances. ANSI. b. assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Sa Hundred Nine and 33/100 Dollars ($124,609.33) including interest at 9.5% per Plant Material Specifications: The following minimum specifications shall apply to all plant materials: All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with these Ordinances are hereby repealed. SECTION vn — EFFECTIVE DATE M1MMLM PLANT MATERIAL SIZE Plant Type Deciduous shade trees some part of them, al public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Ornamental trees Michigan at 100 p.m. on OCTOBER 19. 2006 Said premises are located in the ViBage of Evergreen trees Minimum Caliper Minimum Minimum Height Spread 3 inches 4 feet first branch 2 inches 6 feet 6 feet Shrubs 2 feet Hedges 4 feet These Ordinances shall take effect eight (8) days following publication of the Notice of Ordinance Adoption by the Tosvnship Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full texts of the proposed Ordinances are available at the Township Hall. 2 feet PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinances will be considered for adop­ tion by the Township Board at its regular meeting lo be held at the Charter Township Hall on October 11. 2006. commencing at 7:30 p.m. 15 inches This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 41.72a(2)(3l and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and serv­ c. ed in Uber 3 of Plats on Page 11 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, If any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated September 21. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Ate No 221 3289 8. 9. Number 1088866, Barry County Reco. ds. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank. N.A.. as Trustee for MASTR Asset Backed Secui.ties Trust 2003-OPT1 Mortgage Pass-through Certificates Series 2003-OPT1 by Michigan, and are Be designed to meander to proside visual interest. view. BIG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION described as: Lot 1 of Block 9 of Middtevrite Assessors Plat No. 3, according to the recorded plat thereof, as record­ l-ong uninterrupted horizontal stretches of exposed facing building shall not be permitted. Maintenance of Unobstructed Visibility for Driven a. Buildings with multiple stories shall have windows that add character to the structure. material. Middleville. Barry County, . The Hanning Commission may reduce or modify'tht landsdpt'riiquiic.mcn!* contained in this section based upon a determination that the landscaping parcels where landscaping is required by this Ordinance. standards: annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or Greenbelt landscaping shall not count towards landscaping for signage, parking, buffering, or screening. Scope of Application. 3. All tree plantings within the greenbelt shall b? located to avoid overhead utility lines. Compliance. The landscaping requirements shall be met prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. F All residential uses within the Mixed Use District shall provide one (I) shade tree within twenty (20) feet of the front kd line, comer lots and lots having a width Coverage. Unpaved portions of the site shall be planted with grass, ground cover or other suitable live plant material. 2. All existing trees eight (8) nrhes or greater shall be preserved, except where necessary to install 'ehicuu- pedestrian and utility access points. General Requirements. 1. which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: September 14. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593.1309 Trott & Trott P.C. the conditions ot a mortgage made by Roberl L Rosa. Jr and Karen J Rosa, husband and wife, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 30. 2002 and recorded October 7. 2002 in Instrument A minimum of one (L canopy tret and one (1) evergreen tree shall be planted for each fifty (5’.') lineal feet. The intent of this section is 'o promote the public health, safety and welfare by establishing minimum requirements for the design, installation and mainte­ nance of landscaping within the Township where landscaping is otherwise be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at public vendue, at the Berry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 12.2006. Sted premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barty County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 72 of Aben Johnson's Addition *2, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats on Page 2 The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fwms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte *108061F01 Grass, ground cover, cr other suitable live plant material shall be planted ii. 1HJ8M Mteiw— liairm re—frrr—fi A. A required greenbelt may be interrupted only to provide for pedestrian or vehicular access, or sigm;,e. Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for an effective date. Nottca Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM »S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATK>N WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MNJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TNa Mte may bo Sec 17.10a Within the Mixed Use District a greenbelt shall be provided adja­ 2. Turf areals) shall be planted using species normally grown as perma­ ices. such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being nent lawns in Barry County. considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/heanng upon Suggested Plant Materia). The Ordinanc- contains an extensive table of recom­ mended plants as more fully set forth in the Ordinance. seven (7) days' notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requir­ ing auxiliary aids or sen-ices should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. 3. Installation and Maintenance. The following standards shall be observed: a. Installation: Landscaping shall be in a professional manner to ensure the All interested parties are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to par­ ticipate in discussion upon said Ordinances. continued growth of healthy plant material. b. Protection from Vehicles: Through the use of curbing and elevating the plantings. c. ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP Maintenance: Required landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy, neat, 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 and orderly appearance. (269)948 2194 77506535 �Page 16 - Thursday. 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Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8’17 PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: O OPSIHAMi(PG) 1205 205 405 TOO. *00 f Pl SAILS 11 00 FfMSATLSfl 30 CMHMfftPG-ta) soo MMMaMTPG-13) All teal al>crti>w[ in ihn new »ptper i» tubjecl to Fan Henning Act and the Mirtignn Civil Kighlt Act which collcitnely make it illegal io ndvenne “ui) preference. lunrUbun or diH.ntTii<MtMWi h««cd on race, color. reli|na. tea. handicap. familial dittn. national ongM. asc or martial Uatm. or an intention u> make any wxh prefer­ ence. Iimitalion or diwtiminalion ~ FamiUal Matti, mahale, children umV» the age of III In mg with part'd or legal .uuiwlian. pregnam women and people »ccunng cutlody trf .hildrm under IB Tim nen^uper mH ana knowingly accept any adaeniung for real eMate which n m tioiaiion of the law Our reader, are hereby informed thal all dwelling. ad.cn ivd tn chi. new .paper arc a.uiaNc .m an equal oppnnumty h«.i. To report dncrunuiai.un call the Fair H<>u.>ng <caret at hlb-IM 24M) The Hl'D toil-free telephone number lor the heating impaired i. I 80092' VD5 HOUSE FOR SALE IN HASTINGS: Close to schools * shopping, 3 bed., 15 baths. Kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 en­ closed porches, extra large lot. 2-10x12 decks with pool and 2+ car garage. Asking $106,900. (269)945-9382 MIDDLEVILLE: HOME/ HORSE FARM ON 5 ACRES. VERY NICE, MANY UPDATES. RANCH STYLE, 3 BEDROOM, 2 FULL BATHS, FIREPLACE. WALKOUT BASEMENT, 2 LARGE BARNS/POLE BUILDING, FENCED ACREAGE WITH BEAUTI­ FUL STREAM THROUGH WOODED PASTURE, $149,900. (269)795-2518 //,//. Il CASE MANAGER POSI­ TION: This position pro­ vides the opportunity to work within a growing men­ tal health agency to serve the developmentally disabled and mentally ill population. The position requires crea­ tivity and flexibility as well as the ability to function in a team atmosphere. Appli­ cants must possess a bache­ lors degree in a human serv­ ices (Le„ social work, psy­ chology). responsibilities in­ clude outreach, referral, counseling of clients and their families, supervision of persons in community set­ tings, liaison with licensing agencies and mental health records. A car required. Send resume to Barry Coun­ ty Community Mental Health Authority, 915 West Green Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058. No phone calls. EOE ROY MOORE RACING FARM seeks Jockey/Train­ er- 4 years experience break­ ing and training horses re­ quired. Temporary Position11/15/06-9/15/07. $950 per hour. All tools & equipment provided. Housing provided if outside commuting area. Work guaranteed for 75% of contract period. Transporta­ tion I subsistence costs will be reimbursed if outside commuting area. Call local Workforce Agency at (517)266-5678, Refer to Job No. 2473543. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. Hastings man may face larceny charges The Hastings Police Deptartment is investigating a larceny that occurred last Wednesday. Sept. 20. The owner of the property reported that sometime during the night an acquaintance entered her home while she slept. After awakening in the morning she found the suspect sleeping in the living room and he was asked to leave. Later in the afternoon she found a Nintendo system and games, along with a CD player missing. The items were late' recovered bj the victim at Second Hand Comers. She was also able to verify that the suspect took and sold the items. The incident remains open pending charges against the 19-year-old Hastings man. Bright sun blamed in cabmotorcycle accident Hastings police responded to a car versus motorcycle accident Tuesday. Sept 19. at the intersection of Broadway and Court Street. The 7:55 a.m. accident occurred after a vehicle being driven eastbound on Court Street by David Williams, 68, from Hastings, pulled out from the stop sign to cross S. Broadway and struck the side of a motorcycle attempting to turn west onto Court. The motorcycle was driven by Scott Dean. 42, of Nashville. The bright morning sun is believed to have been a contributing factor in the accident, which may have obscured the Williams’ visibility. Dean received minor injuries but did not request or seek medical treatment at the time of the accident Ionia woman accused of having sex with teen Hastings police arrested a 25-year-old Ionia woman on charges of criminal sexual conduct after an investigation revealed she was having an improper relationship with a 15-year-old boy from Hastings. Ashley Bowerman is suspected of having sex with the youth several times since June. She was arrested on Sept. 22 on a twocount felony warrant for criminal sexual conduct in the third degree. Middleville men arrested for alcohol offenses Barry County Sheriff's deputies arrested two men after a traffic stop on M-179 near Payne Lake Road Sept. 21. The driver of the car. Jacob Robert Vanekiase, 23. of Middleville, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and for having an improper license plate and no proof of insurance. A passenger in the Vanekiase vehicle, 21-year-old Evan William Taylor of Middtevill *. was arraigned Sept. 22 on a probation violation stemming from his consuming alcohol. • Andrew Logan Snow, 23, of Hastings was sentenced in Barry County Circuit Court this week to serve from 34 to 36 months in prison for his probation violation in connection with an earlier sentence for resisting and obstructing a police officer, maintain­ ing a methamphetamine laboratory and possession of metham­ phetamine. Judge James Fisher sentenced Snow to serve his time concur­ rently when he was convicted in August of operating a vehicle white intoxicated, resisting and obstructing and for not observing his court ordered curfew. Snow was sentenced to serve 12 nv uhs in jail and 36 months probation in 2005 on the original corn ction. • Gregory Alten Fryklind, 45. of Hastings, was sentenced Sept. 21 by Judge Fisher to serve nine months in jail for violating his probation on .x 2004 conviction for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcchol (third offense). In 2004, Fryklind was sentenced to serve three months in jail and 36 months probarion, ordered to undergo substance abuse counseling and cognitive behavior therapy white in jail and to participate in day reporting upon release........................ • Wesley Brian Stratton. 46, currently serving time in the state prison in Jackson, was ordered by Judge Fisher to serve a con­ secutive sentence of from 26 to 39 months for violating his parole white he was on the street. Stratton was convicted of his parole violation in August. He originally was convicted and sentenced for stealing a car in Yankee Springs Township. • Charles Warren Wilson, 58, of Delton, was sentenced itept 20 to serve six months in jail and 24 months probation tor his Aujust conviction of domestic violence (second offense). Wilson was arrested on Aug. 19 in Hope Township. NOTICE The minutes of the meethig of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held September 26, 2006, are available In the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St., Hastings, between the hours of BOO a.m. and 5.00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.banycounty.org. • Nicholas James Feutz. 27. of Gicnd Rapids, was sentenced Sept. 20 to serve two months in jail and 2< months probation for his August conviction of domestic violence (drird offer*?). Jaka r Jaaaka 1151 ■ M-43 »•?. to ta> I laatlaaa Ml 49098 Sa,14 T 1aM« 1331 9 9-*l t.y, PQ 8aa 8 Urtlip Hl 49018 City of Rutin# WANT GREAT DAY­ CARE? Don't want to have to worry? Just like sending your kids to Grandmas nouse! 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Woodnm Aw, Haatiaga, Ml 49058 (269)9453553 rr tf few (8001288-5220 -Ji- lil.ll YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. CHEBOYGAN: 5 BEAUTI­ FULLY wooded remote acres. Ideal hunting and camping. Short walk to state land. Only minutes to Lake Huron, Mullet or Burt Lake. Driveway and grassy camp­ site, electric. $23,900, $500 down, 11% land contract, w w w. northernland co com. Northern Land Company, (800)968-3118. rtw a*,w*aw 9 1010 490 91900 91.00 : - 154 _________ 34»_________ 1000 91.13 °— 9-J5-94 Edward Jones (269) 945-9554 77506436 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 28 2006 - Page 17 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your demages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert Ruthruff and Theresa Ruthrun. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor!s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 24,2004, and record­ ed on September 30 2004 in instrument 1134756 m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Seven And 79/100 Dollars ($82,857.79). including interest at 7.1% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Lot 6. Block 17. Lincoln Park Addition, according to the Recorded Plat thereof, as Recorded m Liber 1 of Plats. Page 55 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate A107223F01 WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing niortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered al sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael J. Osbun. a married couple and Ruby L. Osbun. a married couple, original mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc . Mortgagee, dated June 13, 2003. and recorded on June 23. 2003 in instrument 1106974. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Three Hundred Eighteen And 95/100 Dollars ($151.318 95), including interest al 5 625% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the Ualcte in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiM be foreclosed by e sate of .he mortgaged premises, or some part of th^m. at rxiblir -.endue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1O0 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 7. Charteson Heights Addition to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 4 of* Plats, on Page 35 . The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated September 21.2006 For more information, please call: FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michxjan 48025-5822 File 4106760F01 rnora STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT BARRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT-FAMILY DIVISION PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING FILE NO. 2006 24621 CA In the matter of LUKAS PENDER KOHLER TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS including LUKAS PENDER KOHLER whose whereabouts areAs unknown whose address(es) are unknown and whose interest in the matter may be barred or affected by the following TAKE NOTICE: A heanng will be held on October 18. 2006 at 300 p.m. at Barry County Probate Court. 206 W. Court SL. Hastings. Ml before Judge William Doherty P41960 for the following purpose: A heanng on the petition of James L Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION Juhnke P24416 asking to be appointed Conservator for LUKAS PENDER KOHLER September 14.2006 James L Juhnke P24416 835 Golden Avenue Battle Creek. Ml 49015 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by J-ian Rebollal Rojas, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated August 18. 2005 and recorded August 23. 2005 in Instrument Number 1151532. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by US Bank. National Association as Trustee for the MLMI SURF Trust Senes 2006-BC1 by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred FiftyOne and 80/100 Dollars ($67,95180) including interest at 8.89% per annum Under the power of sale contained ri said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubhc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Bdrry County. Michigan at 1 00 pm on OCTOBER 19. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Castellon. Barry County. Michigan, and are 269-963-1414 James L Juhnke 835 Golden Avenue Battle Creek. Ml 49015 269-963-1414 mo*-. descnbed as: Lot 11, O.A Phillips Addition, as recorded in Uber 1. Page(s) 19 of Plats. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limned solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated September 21. 2006 Orians Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 269 3815 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, tn that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Nicholas S Pifer and Tma M Piter. Husband and Wife, ongmal mortgagor(s). tu Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated April 21. 2004. and recorded on June 21. 2004 in instru­ ment 1129582. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Welts Fargo Bank NA as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Four Hundred S-ty-One And 49/100 Dollars ($75,461 49). including interest at 5.5% per annum Under the power ol sate contained n said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro vteed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1O0 PM. on October 12. 2006. Said premises are situated m Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of the Southwest 1/4. Section 13. thence West 793 feet to the point of beginning. South 200 feet, thence West 207 feet, thence North 200 feet, thence East 207 feet to place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption parted shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: September 14.2006 . For more information, ptease call FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mxh-gan 48025-5822 F4e#105480F01 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR Eight Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars and Thirty- Thirty And 22/100 Dollars (Si 47.430 22). mc'ud.ng interest at 6 99% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wtll be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1O0 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 13 of Valley Park Shores, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 4 of Plats, on Page 24. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information. please can: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite X106957F01 ants with rights of survivorship, ongmal mort­ gagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Lender and Lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee dated November 23. 2005. and recorded on December 5. 2005 in instrument 1157220. m Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee tu I(SBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twelve Thousand Four Hundred ThirtyThree And 02/100 Dollars ($112,433 02). mckxJmg interest at 9 625% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1O0 PM. on October 26. 2006 Said premises are situated m Village of Nashville. Barry County. Mich^an, and are described as A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 35. Town 3 North, Range 7 West, descnbed as follows: Commencing m the center of the Highway 26 rods South of the South line of the Grand River Valley Railroad on the East line of sate Sect jn 35; thence West 10 Rods; thence South 8 Rods; thence East 10 Rods; thence North 8 Rods to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 800.3241a, in which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: September 28. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248.593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite F106291F01 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is a summary' oi a proposed Ordinance, which was rece.*d 6.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ fc; ikrt reading by the Township Board of the Charter Township o( Rutland at a regular meeting held O'.! September 13.2006. gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be Therefore. Rutland Charter Township. Barry County. Michigan ordains: foreclosed by a sale at the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 01OO PM o'clock, on October 26. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan and descnbed as: COMMENCING AT THE NORTH 1 / 4 POST OF SECTION 17. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. CITY OF HASTINGS. BARRY COUNTY. MICHI­ GAN; THENCE EAST 1267 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES EAST. 516 FEET FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH. 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES EAST. 165 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 200 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST. 165 019-00 The redemption penod snail be 6 months from Dated: September 25. 2006 THE. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING SECTION I - REZONING OF PROPERTIES Pi LAND SECTION 27 An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map by rezon­ ing the following described properties in Land Section 27 from the "AG* Agricultural zoning classification to the "RE" Rural Estates zoning classification: 1. The property MM 13-027-013-00 located at 2031 Hubbell Road descnbed as: PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 SECTION OF 27. TOWN 3 NORTH, RANGE 9 WEST. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING A1‘ THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 27: THENCE SOUTH 66.00 FEET ALONG THE WEST UNE OF SAID SECTION 27. TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING: THENCE EAST 200.00 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH UNE OF SAID SECTION 27: THENCE SOUTH 600.00 FEET PARALLEL WITH SAID WEST UNE: THENCE WEST 200.00 FEET PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH UNE: THENCE NORTH 600.00 FEET ALONG SAID WEST UNE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 2. The property *0H-13-027-003-10 located at 2942 South M-43 Hwy. descnbed as RUTLAND TOWNSHIP COM AT N 1/4 POST SEC 27-3-9 TH S 00 DEG 3709" W 2567.44 FT TH S 88 DEG 56’56" E 666.55 FT FOR POB TH N 00 DEG 37'09" E 68032 FT TH S 88 DEC 56'56" E 665.68 FT TO CNTRU S M-43 HWY TH SLY 103.43 FT AL SD CNTRU & ARC OF CURVE TO LEFT RADIUS BEING 8594332 FT A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 00 DEG 04'08" & CHORD BEARING S 00 DEG 0631" W 103.43 FT TH AL SD CNTRU S 00 DEG 0437 W 345.41 FT TH 275.75 FT AL SD CNTRU & ARC OF CURVE TO RIGHT RADIUS BEING 1042.11 FT A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 15 DEG 0939" & CHORD BEARING S 07 DEG 3917“ W 274.94 FT TH N 87 DEC 1539“ W 636.63 FT TH N 00 DEG 3709" E 22J! FT TO POB. THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESS AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPART­ MENT OF AGRICULTURE Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schnete«»nnan & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP An Ordinance Io amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map by rezon­ ing the following described property in Land Section 33 from the "AC" Agricultural zoning classification to the "RE" Rural Estates zoning classification: The property MM-13-033-014-00 located at 4131 Goodwill Road (field lying south along Goodwill Road with Brass Road as western boundary) described as: RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 33. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Rutland will hold a public hearing on Wednesday. October 18.2006. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan, commencing at 7JO p.m. as required under the provisions of the Township Zoning Act and the Zoning Ordinance for the Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the proposed item to be considered at this public hearing * Roger V’ilmont is requesting a Special Use Permit to allow Single Family Residential build­ ings on a portion of his property. This property, which is located at 1805 Irving Road. Hutings. Parcel • 08-13-004-016-00 is currently zoned R-5. Recreational District. Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance Section 104.1203 requires a Special Use Permit for this request. 2 county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Ronald Charles James and Jeanette K James, as joint ten­ Nine Cents ($72,887.39). including interest at OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated December 15. 2004. and recorded on January 4, 2005 m instrument 1139681. in Barry Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE SUCCESS AGRICULTURE. Mortgagee, dated April 27. 2001. and recorded on May 8. 2001. m Document No 1059272. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there K cMfmed to be due it the date hereof the sum of SWenty-Two Thousand case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE include the foilawing, in summar): Newcomer and Eleanor Newcomer, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Option One Mortgage AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. m which RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, tf any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFRCE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CARLA J. LOW1NSKI. A SINGLE WOMAN, tu THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE FEET; THENCE NORTH 200 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING TAX ID NO. 08-55-130­ moMn Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Application for Special Use along with the Zoning Ordinance. Zoning Map. Land Use Plan, and Land Use Plan Map of the Township may be examined at the Township Hall at any time dunng regular business hours on any day except public and legal holidays from and after the publication of this Notice and until and including the day of this public heanng. and may fur­ ther be examined at the public heanng to determine the exact nature of the aforementioned matters. You are invited to attend this heanng. If you are unable to attend, written comments may be submitted in lieu of a personal appearance by writing to the Township Clerk at the Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Ml 49058. at any time up to the date of the hearing and may be further received by the Planning Commission at said public hearing. This notice is posted in complance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act I. MCLA 41.72a(2)(3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADAI. Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxilary aids and services, such as signers for the heanng impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the mecting/hearing upon five (5» days notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxilary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. Ail interested persons are invited to be present for comments and suggestions at this public heanng. Robin J. Hawthorne. Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings. Michigan 49058 77506533___________________________________________________________________ Telephone: (269) 948-2194 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm ts a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Douglas Carl Howell. A Single Man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. solely as nominee for Home Loan Center. Mortgagee, dated December 23. 2005 and recorded February 8. 2006 in Instrument * 1159919 Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Three Dollars and Sixty Cents ($86,123.60) including interest 14.95% per annum Under the power of sate contained tn said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. October 19. 2006 Said premises are sit­ uated in Township of Cartton. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as The Southeast one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of Section 28. Town 4 North. Range 8 West Less and Except: The Southeast one-quarter of the Northeast onequarter of Section 28. Town 4 North. Range 8 West. Cartton .Township. Barry County. Michigan Except therrfrom the Easterly 330 feet thereof Commonly known as 1999 Bowler Road. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600 3241 in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated SEPTEMBER 15. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Po’astivo & Associates PC 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No 06-55238(HSBC) ASAP* 792044 09/21/2006 09/28/2006 10/05/2006. 10/12/2006 77506413 SECTION m - SEVEIABIUTY The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable, and if any part is declared invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the remainder of the Ordinance, which shall continue in full force and effect. SECTIONIVSLTPU-ME.YTARY EFFECT All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted shall he considered to be supple­ mented by i he terms of this Ordinance. SECTION V - REPEAL OF CONFUCTOIG ORDINANCES All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. This Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) daw following publication of the Notice of Ordinance Adoption by the Township Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text nf the proposed Ordinance is available at the Township Hall. PLEASE TAKE FIRTHER NOTICE thal said Ordinance will be considered for adoption by the Township Board at its regular meeting to be held at the Charter Township Hall on October 11. 2006. com­ mencing at ”30 p.m. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 41.72a(2H3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as sign­ ers for the heanng impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to indi­ viduals with disabilities at the meetingfoeanng upon seven (7) days' notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxilary aids or serwccs should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. All interested parties are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to participate in disc us- sion upon said Ordinance. ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. MI 49058 (269)948-2194 77506.50(1 �Page 18 - Thursday. September 28. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Rep. Newell earns Leadership Award for efforts in health Sta'c Rep. Gary Newell was one of three people nationwide to receive a State leadership Award tn Washington. D.C lor his accomplishments in promoting the advancc ment ot technology in Michigan health care, and lor his efforts to create a Health Care Information Technology Commissuin for Michigan. Newell tR-Saranac), is representing the 87th District in his third and final two-year term. The district includes a!! of Barry Count) and more than half of Ionia County. Mike leavitt. U.S. Secretany of Heath and Human Services, offered his personal con­ gratulations to Newell for his efforts in pro­ moting information technology. Newc’i was honored along with Gov. Phil Bredesen from Tennessee .and Gov. James Douglas from Vermont. "It is a privilege for me to recerve this great BASEMENT PROFESSIONALS! 1-800-237-2379 caused by individuals but by system failures. Members on the commission were appoint­ ed tn July and meetings will begin in October. ”1 w ill continue to follow the accomplishmcnls of the commission and what decisions they make to improve information technology within Michigan's health care system." Newell said. This is just the beginning step to ensuring quality care for Michigan residents and preventing medical mistakes that could cost lives. Michigan's health care system is on its way to developing medical breakthroughs through information technology." NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SUBMISSION AND PUBLIC HEARING Hartings Charter Township Barry County, Michigan PLEASE TAKE NOTICE Uul a Public Ikanng on Ordinance 116-01 The Hastings Charter Township Wastewater Ordinance" will be con­ BURY SYSTEM OF SOUnAMESTMCHGMLNC. ducted at 7:00 pm on October 10. 2006 at the Township Hall. 885 River Road. Hastings. Ml 49058. Because of the length ot this docu­ ment a true copy has been posted al the following locations: 1. American Legion Post *45 ("Patriot Restaurant") 2160 S. M 37 Highway Hastings. Ml 2. Star School 1900 Star School Road Hastings. Ml 3. Thomapple Manor RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN 2700 Nashville Road Hastings. Ml 4. J-Ad Graphics NOTICE OF ORDINANCE SljjUuTli TO 1351 N. M-43 Highway- Hastings, Ml 5. Barry County United Way 450 Meadow-run THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. HARRY COUNTY. .MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: Hastings. Ml 6. Hastings Charter Township Hall PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following is a summary of a proposed Ordinance, which we 885 Riser Road received for first reading by the Township Hoard of the Charter Township of Rutland at a regular meeting Hastings. Ml held on September 13. 2006. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that written comments con­ Therefore. Rutland Charter Township. Harry County. Michigan ordains: cerning the proposed ordinance will be received at the Township Hall on the days preceding the aforementioned heanng and will also be SECTION! received,*! the time and place of said heanng. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that OFF-STREET PARKLNG SPACES Hastings Charter Township will provide reasonable and necessary auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in the An Ordinance to amend Article XIX. Parking and lauding Spaces of the Rutland Charter Township aforementioned hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Township Zoning Ordinance by adding Section IM. 1908. to read, in summary, as follows: Clerk. LfcLLMB UndscMl»g of Off-Street Parking Areas, A Sec. 19.08. This section shall apply to all off-street parking and loading areas in the R-4. C-l. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES are invited to be present al the afore­ State Rep. Gary Newell said time and place io participate in discussion of the proposed ordi­ C-2. C-3. and MU districts. B. i. A greenbelt at least ten feet in width. ii. In lieu of a wall, one evergreen every ten feet and five feet in height. In lieu of a wall, a be rm .per Section 1042023 D. 4. iii. C. nance. When off-street parking and loading areas abut a Residential District, they shall be screened from the Residential District by four-foot masonry wall in addition to the following: In addition to required screening . all off-street parking greater than ten spaces shall provide the following landscaping: i. TVw» canop)- trees for each 900 square feet of driveway and parking lot. ii. Landscaped areas shall be no less than ten feet wide and 150 square feet. iii. iv. landscaping elsewhere shall not he counted. Parking lot landscaping shall be designed to improve the safety of pedestrian and vehic­ ular traffic. v. Landscape d areas shall be covered by grass or other living ground cuver. SECTION U AMENDMENT. OF ARTICLE XX - GENERAL PROVISIONS An Ordinal ce to amend Article XX. General Provisions, Section 1042014 of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance, to read, in summary, as follows: General LHhtlwtf and Re«wlre»—t>- Sec. 20.14. A All lighting upon any premises, regardless of zone, shall be so arranged that such light­ ing does not produce any glare which is a nuisance or annoyance to residents or occu­ pants of adjoining premises or hazard to public roadways. The following standards shall be met with respect to outdoor lighting: Insure light is confined to the development site. Lamps shall he shielded or hooded. The light at any property hne shall not exceed four lux/lumen. al bl c» Bonnie L Cruttenden Clerk •tastings. Ml 49058 Ph.: 269-948-9690 This notice is posted in compi.mce with PA 267 of 1976. as amend­ ed. the Open Meetings Act. MCL' 4!.72a (2) (3) and the Americans With Disabilities Act —i■ RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ■ NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: ' PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 13th day of September. 2006. at a regular meeting of the Town-hip Board of the Charter Township of Rutland, Barry County*. Michigan, the Township Board of said Township adopted the following Ordinance, to read, in summary, as follows: section i -amendment to article xx • section ihjrh Article XX. General Provisions, of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance. Section 1042017 Lighting fixtures slull he 100% sharp cut off. Private Roads. Section 3 Applications. Paragraph 1 and Section D General provisions-and construction Building mounted fixture* must be directed downward. requirements. Paragraph 7 are hereby amended to read as follows: fl Recreation lighting may use standard halide sources if they are equipped with baf­ fling. glare guards or lenses. There shall be no lighting of a blinking, flashing, or fluttering nature. gl No colored lights shall be used so as to be confused with traffic control devices. B. Thanks to you... A photometric grid shall be submitted with an)- site plan. il Except as otherwise provided in this Zoning Ordinance, all premises used for commer­ cial or industrial purposes shall be screened from adjoining premises located in any Residential District by either of the following: Evergreens or shrubbery Aot less than five feet in height. .An artificial wall or fence not less than five feet. *1. 2. 89 families received Christmas food baskets Application. I. In the event of any controversy the Zoning Board of Appeals shall liave the authority to determine whether the same is in violation of these screening and lighting provisions. permit for a private road, the Planning Commission shall give consideration to the follow­ ing factors: D. ’ General provisions and construction requirements. and 204 children All private roads serving seven (7) or less dwellings shall have a finished road surface of at least eighteen (18) feet in width. All pnvate roads serving more than seven (7) dwellings, or commercial or industrial uses shall have a pawd road surface of at least twenty-two (22) feet in width with six (6) inches of 22A aggregate base gravel. two (2) inches or 220«/syd ol received Christmas 20A bituminous base and 15 inches or 165*/syd of 36A bituminous surface. All bitumi­ nous surfacing must be placed within one (1) year of start, and no bituminous surfacing shall be applied before May 5. or after Nov. 1 without written permission from the Township Engineer. All paved road specifications shall be provided and certified by a presents j. the licensed engineers and certified by the Township Engineer. The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable,.and if any' part is declared invalid for any' reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the remainder of the Ordinance, which shall continue in full force and effect. Private roads shall include all roads, streets, road easements and right of way for ingress and egress, which are non-puMic and serve more than three (3) dwellings. Private roads are permitted in all zoning districts. In considering any application for a special land use . 7. No such planting area, wall or fence shall be closer than ten feel from any adjoin­ ing street right-«>f-way line. 3. C. HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP 885 River Road dl el . hl B. honor as I have worked to create a more cost efficient health care system for Michigan through advances in technology that will save consumers money and provide quality care for residents." said Newell. "Michigan has the ability to become a national leader in health care Through information technology, which will attract some of the best physicians in the nation to care for patients and cut costs for taxpayers." Newell was Tccugni/ed by eHealth Initative. an independent, non-profit organi­ zation working to improve the quality. safety and efficiency of health care through informa­ tion technology. He was chosen for the award because of his efforts to create and promote legislation for a Health Care Information Technology Commission and establishing a fund to allow health care providers to pursue a statewide system of information sharing. One of the commission's primary goals is eventually to provide efficient technological advances by transferring Michigan health care medical records into electronic form. At least 44.000 people die in hospitals each year as a result of medical errors that could have been prevented. Many of these errors are not Nashville area through SECTION II — AMENDMENT T0ART1CLE XXSECT10N IMJOOS Section 1042009(b) to ccnrct the typographical error "real" to "rear" which shall read as follows: SECTION IV - SUPPLEMENTARY-EFFECT All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted shall be considered to be supple­ mented by the terms of this Ordinance. SECTION V — REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION \1 - EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days following publication of the Notice of Ordinance Adoption by the Township Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of the proposed Ordinance is available at the Township Hall. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinance will be considered for adoption by the Township Board at its regular meeting to be held at the Charter Township Hall on October 11. 2006. com­ mencing at 7:30 p.m. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA Nashville Community Programs. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Article XX. General Provisions, ol the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance. Section 1042009 Accessory buildings. Section (b) is hereby amended to correct a typographical error to read as follows: (b) Detached accessory buildings ir the R-l. R-2 and R-3 Residential Zone Districts shall not be located closer than fifteen (15) feet from the rear lot line. SECTION!!!-SEVERABILITY The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable, and if any part is declared invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the remainder of the Ordinance, which shall continue in full force and effect. All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted shall be considered to be supple­ mented bv the terms of this Ordinance. SECTION Y - REIM^ 0F C0NFL1CTING ORDINANCES All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTIONVl-^EfFECTIYEDATE 41.72a(2)l3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act t.AD.A). Rutland Charier Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes ol printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting hearing upon seven (7) days' notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or senices should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township Adoption by the Township Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of this Ordinance is available at the Township Hall. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Ordinance will take effect October 6.2006. A copy of this All interested parties are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to participate in dis­ cussion upon said Ordinance Ordinance may be purchased or inspected at the office of the Township Clerk at any time during regular business hours of regular business days al the following stated address: ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP RITLAND CH ARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (2691948-2194 This Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days following publication of the Notice of Ordinance 77506494 1369.946-21<M | �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 28. 2006 - Page 19 Art at the Calvin College Center Art Gallery. Call (616) 526-6271 for gallery hours and more information. Show runs through October 7. • Lines of Discovery: 225 Years of American Drawings at the KIA presents nearly 150 works on paper on loan from the Columbus (GA) Museum that traces Amenta's evolution as a nation. Includes works by some of the nation's greatest artists from the last 100 years. The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts ts located at 314 S. Park Street. Call (269) 349-7775 or kiarts.org for more information. September 23-December 31. • Broadway Theatre Guild presents AIDA at DeVos Performance Hall. Performances are Tuesday & Wednesday 7:30 pm, Thursday 2 6c 7:30 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 2 6c 8 pm and Sunday 3 pm. Winner of four 2000 Tony Awards, Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA is a musical bursting with contemporary energy that tells of the love triangle between Aida, a Nubian princess stolen from her country, Amneris, an Egyptian princess, and Radames, the soldier they both love. For more info call (616) 235­ 6285 or visit www.devosperformancehall.org. Sept. 26-Oct 1. • Pacific Lite will perform at the Walldorff Brewpub Friday, Sept. 29. • Bill Slaight will perform live music at the County Seat restaurant from 7 pm-11 pm. Saturday, Sept. 30. • Is You Is will perform at the Walldorff Brewpub Saturday, Sept. 30. • The Secret Garden will be presented by The Revue at the Vermontville Opera House, 211 S. Main Street. Friday and Saturday performances are set for 7 p.m. with a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 seniors and students, and $5 for children 12 and under. For more info call Bill Reynolds at (269) 367-4455. September 29-30 & October 1. • The Man Who Came to Dinner will be perform by the the Thomapple Players in Central Auditorium in Hastings. The Moss Hart and George Kaufman play is ..bout Shenden Whiteside, a critic who attends a dinner at the Stanley family home and then has an accident which confines him there for six weeks, hijinks ensue. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available at the door or in advance at Progressive Graphics. Sept. 28-Oct. 1. • Stationary Odyssey from Joyful Noise Recordings will come from Indiana to perform at 8 pm at the The Division Avenue Arts Cooperative, 115 Division Ave. S, Grand • The banana tree isn't really a tree. It’s an herb, albeit a large one. It reaches its full growth — often 30 feet or more — in one season, and what appears to be the trunk is actually a hollow sheaf of leaves. • Some geneticists have theorized that every person on Earth is a 50th cousin to everyone else. • George Washington's dentures were not made of wood, as is commonly believed; they were made of real teeth — including one of his own. You can even see them if you like; they’re on display at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City. • Gardner's Law states, "Eighty-seven per­ cent of all people in all professions are incompe- Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle Chamber of Commerce • Art Hop is planned through the Thomapple Arts Council and happening at various locations in downtown Hastings. A variety of local artists will be on display including watercolors. p>ainted furniture and much more. For more into call TAC at 945­ 2002. Friday, Sept. 29. • Fido Fest will be held Sunday from 1-4 pm at Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings. The Barry County Humane Society event will feature lots of events for dogs and their owners including contests, dog painting, dog with Q&A with local experts, and more. Sunday, October 1. • It's Enormous! It's Colossal! It's Humungous! is a new temporary exhibit featuring items from the collection of the Kingman Museum, 175 Limit St., Battle Creek. See what treasures the staff has discovered in the back rooms. For info call (269) 965-5117. Through October 14. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 7:30 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 10:30 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Dances take place from 2-5 p.m. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons are offered from 1-2 p.m. for $5 per person and feature instruction in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner neces­ sary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317-2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall starting at 10:30 a.m. every Monday. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruisc-tns from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. Show off your "Pride 6c Joy," enjoy oldies music, snap a photo in front of the 1930s gas station or authentic 1941 "George 6c Sally's Blue Moon Diner" - now serving frozen custard and limited menu. Every Wednesday through October. tent" • The last eyewitness to President Abraham Lincoln's assassination died in 1956. • A tidbit recently featured in this column was about the company Tequila Ley .925, which attempted to earn the Guinness World Record for the most expensive bottle of the Mexican liquor with an offering of a limited-edition plat­ inum bottle with fancy artwork on the label; the price tag was $225,000. Well, the company's not ready to rest on its laurels just yet plans are in the works for an even more stupefymgly expen­ sive offering. Its goal is to create a million-dollar tequila bottle made from diamond-encrusted platinum and auction it at Sotheby's next year. • When movie idol Leonardo DiCaprio was 2. he auditioned for the TV show "Romper Room." He wasn't selected — he was cut for being too hyperactive. • The youngest pope was 11 years old. 99999999«•••••••••999999999••••••• ••••••••«••••• Thought for the Day: "Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time and yet remain lone­ some." • — TS. Eliot © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. L c Z • b 4 L s that each row across, each column down and each small B boa square coneart* al 0* the numbers from one to rant DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK • • ♦ Moderate ♦ * Challenging *** HOO BOY! • 6 I 9 9 S C 6 6 Z 8 • 9 4 S Z 9 L £ I 9 L S C Z 9 8 6 z • 9 8 9 9 Z C 4 c • 9 • 4 L 8 s Z L 4 9 C • C 6 9 Z 5 8 • L 9 Z 4 9 s Z I • 8 6 9 9 9 Z J0MSUV — nxoansAw»»M - CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber's website at wwwbarrychamber com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and places of interest locally and across the state. The Chamber also has free mailers for old printer ink cartridges and cell phones that will financially benefit the Barry Conservation District. CHECK OUT THESE SEPTEMBER BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 28 Hastings Fanners’ Market 11 am7 pm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 29 Middleville Farmer's Market from 9 am-2 pm at Middleville Village, 100 E. Main Sl. Call 795-3385 for info. 29 Art Hop sponsored by the Thomapple Arts Council at various locations in downtown Hastings. 30 Bird Hike from 8-10 am at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. Members $3, non-members $5. Hike around the institute and listen for birds. Call (269) 721-4190 for info. 30 Hastings Fanners Market from 7am-lpm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nidiolson (616) 765-3257. 28-October 1 The Man Who Came To Dinner is die fall musical presented by the Thomapple Players at Central Elementary Auditorium Sept. 28-30 and October 1 at 7 pm and a special 2 pm matinee on October 1. Adult tickets are $7, seniors & children $5. Call (269) 945-2332 for more info. Coming in OCTOBER 1 Fido Fest sponsored by the Barry County Humane Society at Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings. Fund-raiser includes dog walk demonstrations, pet contests and other activities. Call Kathy Wiggins at (269) 945-0602 for more information. 2-25 Pennock Health Services MHA Food Drive at Pennock Hospital. 3 Hastings Farmers Market from 7am-1pm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 4 Wednesday Night Cruise-In from 6-9 pm at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Comers. Grounds open to free to all vehicles. Call (269) 671-5089 for info. 5 Hastings Farmers' Market 11 am-7 pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. • 6 Middleville Farmer's Market from 9 am-2 pm at Middleville Village, 100 E. Main St Call 795-3385 for info. 7 Tree Identification Hike from 10 am-noon at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 701 W. Cloverdale Rd. Learn to indentify trees in their fall grandeur. Members $3, non-members $5. Call (269) 721-4190 for more info. 7 Trees for Life from noon-3 pm at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 701 W. Cloverdale Rd. Anyone who has had a baby bom at Pennock Hospital this year can come pick up a free oak tree seedling. Call (269) 721-4190 for more info. 7 Solar Home Tour from 10 am-4 pm at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 701 W. Cloverdale Rd. Free event will demonstrate how solar energy technologies can be adapted to nearly any climate or architectural style. Call (269) 721-4190 for more info. 7 DEQ Teacher Workshop from 9 am-4 pm at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, 701 W. Cloverdale Rd. Designed to provide students (grades 4-6) with a better understanding of ecosystems. Call (269) 721-4190 for more info. 7 Hastings Harvest Festival 7 Hastings Fanners Market from 7am-lpm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 8 Share the Harvest at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary in Hickory Comers. Enjoy cider and donuts. Bring food donation and receive free bag of com bird feed. Call (269) 671-2263 for more information. I__________________________________________________ family Discovery Series presents; The Three Little Pigs from the Big Bad Wolf 's per­ spective and based on the book by Jon Sdeska. The concert vzill be presented by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Sunday, October 1 at 3 pm in Chenery Auditorium. An instrument petting zoo is planned for 2 pm. Tickets are $9 and $11 and can be purchased by calling 1-800-228-9858 or at KalamazooSym phony.com National Solar Tear will feature three local stops Saturday, October 7. The American Solar Energy Society's annual events has seven solar-powered West Michigan locations available to visit. Local stops include Lucy Patrick's home at 10350 S. Gurd Road in Dowling, Bob Brown's workshop at 3297 S. M-37 Highway in Hastings and the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute at 701 W. Cloverdale Road. The 11th annual tour runs from 10 aar.4 p.m. EdLWCli! will be held on the grounds of the Kellogg Community College Miller Building from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, October 7. In conjunction with the powwow, the Art Cer.tcr of Battle Creek will present "Sisters of the Great Lakes: Native American Women's Ar* Exhibit" through October 28. The powwow begins with a grand entry at noon, and will include a special dancing exhibition and drumming exhibitions, which will occur throughout the afternoon. A special drawing will be held at 4:30 p.m. Vendors will feature authentic Native Arts at both the Miller Building grounds and the Art Center, 265 Emmett Street, on the day of the powwow There is no admission fee to the powwow or to the Art Center exhibit on the day of the powwow. Badfish- A Tribute to Sublime will come to The Intersection, 133 Grandville SW, Grand Rapids. Wednesday, October 11. All ages wel­ come. Tickets are $10 in advance. Doors open at 8 pm. Buy tickets without a surcharge at Vertigo and Purple East. For more informa­ tion see www.sectionlive.com. Epic Evenings; Fall Evening will open the second season of Epic Evenings October 13 & 14 at 8 pm in the Epic Theatre. The chamber music program will include Haydn's String Quartet Op. 76, No. 3 performed by the Burdick-Thome String Quartet and the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s Brass Quintet performing "Colchester Fantasy’" by Eric Ewazen. Bistro table seating with coffee served by Heilman's Nuts and Confections prior to the concert with dessert provided after the show. Tickets are $18 for adults, $5 for students and children. Call 1-800-228-9858 for tickets and info. Color Cmist fr lull Festival at Island Park in Grand Ledge October 13-15. Hours are 10 am-5 pm. Adults $3, children $1, seniors $2. Celebrate fall with riverboat rides, fresh cider, covered wagon rides, fur traders and plenty of food. Call (517) 627-2383 for more informatior Ekoostik Hookah will perform live with, special guest TBA Saturday, October 14 at The Intersection. 133 Grandville SW, Grand Rapids. Ages 18 and over only. Tickets are $12 in advance. Doors open at 8 pm, 9 pm show. Skip the surcharge at Vertigo and Purple East. For more info go to www.sectkmlive.com. Demctri Martin Will perform at 8 pm Sunday, Oct 15 at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. You may know him as The Daily Show's resident Trendspotter, from his writ­ ing for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, being «21 of 25 of Entertainment Weekly's "Funniest People in America." his Comedy Central special. Reserved seating tickets are $27. For more information see www.demetrirrartin.com wider Mountain String Band will perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre Thursday, Oct 19 at 8 pin. With little radio support. Yonder Moui.'ain has become one of the fastest rising tounfig bands in the country, its fanbase having ballooned ever the past five years through steady gigging and high-pmfile festival sets, all of which are Fill of impn.v and none of which feature the san;- set list Fusing traditional bluegrass elements ard a few electric, modem techniques, this evening with Yonder Mountain String band is not to be missed. General Admission are $28 in advance and $20 on the day of show . Ch-ck them out at www.yondermountain.com George Carlin is set to perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre October 25 at 7:3J pm. Tickets are $39 for main floor seats and $35 for the balcony. Call (269) 345-6500 for info or (269) 373-7000 to charge tickets by phone through Ticketmaster. Double Trouble features organists Joel Gray and Steve Schlesing at the Grand I .edge Opera House. 121 S. Bridge Street, November 19. Call 1-517-394-9881 for tickets and infor­ mation. This week’s selection: The Illusionist Running time: 109 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 "The Illusionist” is a leisurely paced, peri­ od piece set in 1900 Vienna. It is a story of fori.idden love, class struggle and the power of illusions. The film stars Edward Norton as the illusionist. Eisenheim. Bom the poor son of a cabinetmaker, in his childhood he meets an upper-class girl named Sophie, and they have a brief, innocent love affair. But. because of their class differences, she is taken away and forbidden to ever see the boy again. Flash-forward 15 years. Eisenheim is the toast of Vienna. He is the country’s greatest illusionist, selling out every performance. Many of Eisenhcim’s fans believe the conjur­ er possesses occult powers. Of course, suc­ cess comes at a price. Although the crowds love Eisenheim. Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell) does not. Leopold is an arro­ gant. abusive know-it-all who cannot bear not being able to deduce how Eisenheim pulls off such amazing illusions. Leopold enlists the aid of Inspector Uhl (Paul Giamatti in a bril­ liant and Oscar-worthy performance) to investigate the magician in order to prove him a fraud. Eisenhcim’s life becomes even more com­ plicated when he discovers that his childhood love Sophie (Jessica Biel) is a duchess and engaged to marry Leopold. The two begin a clandestine affair that is discovered by Inspector Uhl and reported to the prince. "The Illusionist” is a well-written, directed and photographed film. The performance*, by Paul Giamatti appears in yet another Oscar-deserving role as Inspector Uhl in “The Illusionist" Norton and Giamatti are a joy to watch. The only problems with this film arc the comput­ er-generated effects used in some of the magic scenes. They stick out like a sorc thumb and draw you out of the movie The second weakness is Jessica Biel’s perform­ ance. Her accent drifts between American, slock British and vaguely German. She sim­ ply doesn’t sound or look the part of a Viennese duchess. Despite these weaknesses. "The Illusionist” is well worth your time and the price of admission. GRADE: B+ <• 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. �• • Page 20 - Thursday. September 28. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Sa(oivief? S+ars BORN THIS WEEK: You often think of others before you consider your own needs. You enjoy helping people and would make a fine teacher or caregiver. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Cosmic changes create a potential for ^disruptions in your travel K plans. In the meantime, you Jr might want to consider 7**shifting your focus to anoth­ er area of your life that needs attention. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It's a gixxi ^ytime for beauty-loving Bovine* to enjoy something special tor the senses It will / restore jour spirit and return 11 you to the workaday wood *• * • ready for the next challenge. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) With your planetary ruler. Mercury, going retrograde, you might want to slow down the pace in pursuing some of your projects. Rushing things could be counterproductive. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Tensions «begin to ease in those oncetesty relationships. This helps create a more positive aspect all around. Expect io hear news that could lead you to rethink a recent decision. LEO (July 23 to August 22) The pace of .activity that had slowed last L week now begins to pick up. I This is- good news for Leos Band Leonas who have Icarcer-building plans that ■need to be put into operation. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) "TTp Venus offers encouragckmenl to romance-seeking Virgos who are ready to get gel out and meet more people. one of whom could LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) An -^ongoing problem with a co­ worker might need to be sent to arbitration. Get all your facts \together so that you have a Fsolid base from which to make your argument. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) ^.You are usually decisive labour most matters. But you drmight want to defer your fldecision-making this week r vuntil you get more facts. Someone is holding out on you. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to y. v ^December 21) Thai quiet ' period is ending, and a new . J^g^^burst of activity creates some problems at the workplace. r JjtoA things are soon resolved, and everything goes back to nor­ mal. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January A/f* ^^19) Relationships could be cither helpful or hurtful as pursue jour career goals MVYou ▼ On Sunday. October I. 2006. from 1:00 p.m. - 5.-00 p.m.. the Community Action Agency (CAA) of South Central Michigan will be celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the old Battle Creek Grand Trunk Depot, with an open house. During the open house. the public is invited to come and tour the historic building, view a model railroad display by the Battle Creek Model Railroad Club, hear sto­ ries. view old pictures, and enjoy light refreshments. "We are excited about this opportunity to share this beautiful, historic building with the public.*’ said Nancy Macfarlane. CAA CEO. “People who come to sec the building have so many merarries of coming or going from the Depot. It is amaz­ ing to hear their stories. We hope by having this open house people will feel welcome to stop in and share our great building and per­ haps a part of its history.” The Depot was used for passenger service from 1907 until 1971. In 1971. the Grand Trunk Western Railroad used it for office space for several years until finally closing it and leaving it vacant. In 1988. the Community Action Agency (CAA) of South Central Michigan purchased the Depot with assistance from the WK. Kellogg Foundation for use as their administrative offices. The renovation project architect. Randy Case, did a fantasticjob of preserving the original structure of the building while making it functional office space for CAA. Construction of the Battle Creek Grand Trunk Depot began on May 27. 1905. and was completed in 1906. At its completion the Depot was hailed as “Beyond question, the finest railroad station in central Michigan” by the 1907 Battle Creek Daily Journal. “Others may. and do excel it in size, but not in artistic beauty.” The building symbolized Battle Creek’s turn of the century prosperity. It was called "one of the most elaborate and finelyfinished depots in the country." The original cost of construction of the Depot in 1906 was S 100.000. If you would like to share stories, pictures, or memorabilia of the Depot for this event. might have to make some ▼difficult choices depending on what your priorities are. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) gh You might still have some J doubts about a career move । that could involve a lot of (travel. If so. continue to 'Icheck things out until you ‘feel secure about making a decision. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Love rules, as Venus continues to exerj/Cise her cosmic influence on f "\f ^Vboth single and attached Jks ^Pisces. New developments might cause you to change your travel plans. €> 2006 King Features Syndicate. Inc. be that long-sought soul mate. REVERSE --------------- Super Crossword Grand Trunk Depot to mark 100th anniversary Oct. 1 LOGtc ‘Cider Time’ weekend festivals starts Sept. 30 Historic Bowens Mills kicks off the first of it's series of fall "Ils Cider Time Festivals" on September 30 and October I. The gates will open for this week from 10:00am until 5:00pm both Saturday & Sunday. There will be the making of cider on the old press, grinding of com ;neal. tours of the old mill, horse drawn wagon rides, and good food with music and dancing. This special week­ end will also have the added feature of Steam & Gasoline Engines along with many old time demonstrations. There will be a large display of antique tractors and a full schedule of events both days. This engine event will be cosponsored by the Barry County Steam. Gas and Antique Machinery Association and is open to non club members also. There will be Tractor Games from 10am until 12 noon. These events will include: Wagon Backup. Slow Race & Fast Start. There will be threshing demonstrations at 12:30 & 3:30 both days. The barnyard tractor pull will be at 2.*00 Saturday (or on Sunday if it should rain on Saturday.) A Tractor Parade will be on 1:30 pm on both days. The 'putt­ putts* of the old engines will be heard across the grounds. Numerous other steam and gaso­ line engines will also he displayed Many will be working so thal ail can see how things were done in the old days. *The Thunder Floor Cloggers" will be danc­ ing in the Gathering Place from 10am to 5 pm both Saturday and Sunday, hosted by Bob and Lynda Warner leaders from Lake Odessa. Their gnxip was formed in 1991 and boasts members from Grand Rapids. Lowell. Lake Odessa, White Cloud and Hastings. Recently at the Wilson County Fair. Lebanon. TN Bob won Male Solo for Clogging. The Cloggers as a group won open Line Clogging. They have also performed at the Lowell Showboat, Clarksville Ox Roast. Depot Day in Lake Odessa. Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association Labor Day Festival and West Michigan Bluegrass Music Association Festival. On Sunday the Mid-Michigan Model A's. Central Michigan Model T. Crank & Throttle Model A antique car groups will arrive about 12:30 so that guest can enjoy looking over the old cars from years gone by. When "It's Cider Time" at Historic Bowens Mills, folks can share with their children the excitement over nature, farm animals, histori­ cal activities, and harvest time experiences. The large Belgian horses will be on hand for families to relax and enjoy a free wagon ride which tours the serenity of Bowens Mills. All of the historical buildings will be open with costumed craftsmen demonstrating and selling their wares. The remaining "Il's Cider Time Festivals” are as follows: October 7 & 8 "The Mountain Men Encampment & Colonial Fiber Fest”: Co­ sponsored by the Fork River Free Trappers. October 14 & 15 “Civil War Days" Huge Reenactment & Living History Encamnmcnt. the battle will take place at 3:00pm w?.h and a full schedule of events both days. October 21 & 22 "Quilt & Art Show Weekend”: The QuilLs & Artwork will be on display in the Gathering Place along with arti­ sans working on their crafts. During “The It’s Cider Time Festivals. ’ in "The Gathering Place” be sure to visk "The Miller's Wife Store" slocked with many lurms reminiscent of bygone days including antique:*, books, jewelry and gift items Our fresh ground com meal and Amish prepared mouth watering apple butter and peach butter is a must this time of year. Step into ‘■Carlcen’s Closet" containing an array of Fine Resale Name Brand Apparel at affordable prices. On Saturday. October 7. the museum will offer a program on Native American culture from 2-3 p.m. Learn about tribal customs and view some of the museumts artifacts. “Sky Tellers" will be our Dinner and a Show planetarium program on October 10. Come learn what causes our seasons and hear Native American legends that relate to the stars in our sky during “Sky Tellers.” This show is for older children and adults. The planetarium show will run at 6 p.m. and the museum is open until 8 p.m. All planetarium show viewers receive a coupon for a reduced rate meal al an area restau­ rant. The second Saturday. October 14. will offer a second showing of our planetarium program. “Sky Tellers" at 2 p.m. This program explores two Native American legends and gives the sci­ entific explanation for the changing seasons and why we have constellations in our night sky. Our Spooktacular event will be held October 20 and 21. in conjunction with Leila Arboretum's Haunted Garden. Join the museum staff from 4-7 p.m. as we throw a Halloween party that will be fun for the entire family. Activities will include cool hands-on science experiments, food, games, hayrides, and plane­ tarium shows. Kingman Museum and Leila Arboretum Society will be selling admissions for both organizations these two nights only. FCZWTQNKI F B CZWURPMJHECOZUX USQNLJGECTTZTXV TRPNGN1 HS I FTSLJ THECKAYWUVEITRP NRLRKIGQERNCRBZ XWAUSRSPFNILODM □□□□□ □□□□□ ano:: □□□ □□□ □□□□sonnDHUU □□□ □□□□□ □□□ nano □□□□ □□□□ □□□ aoun nnunnnoucoi! □□□ □□□□□ □naan □□□ □□□□n □□□ □bud aauB dbud ana □□□onaaBunnHannanan □□□ □□□□ □□□□ unna □□□ □□□□□ ana ataaan □□□□□ bqd □□□□□□□oaaa uutan □□□ dbec □□□□ □ODD □□□ □□□□□ BHD □BoauuuaaLiotj aua BDU QUHD □□□□□ BDDHU ouuu □□□□□□□Boanunnan □UQU BQDQU □□□□□ □□□□ uonnins pjOMnojn jadns ALL CIDER TIME FESTIVALS INCLUDE: Free Horse Drawn Wagon Ride with admission. Cider pressing demonstrations on the 100+ year old water-powered cider press, stone ground com grinding demonstra­ tions on the huge mill stones. Pioneer Farm with animals, along with many ocher history related activities. Folks arc encouraged bring their cameras and take a color tour through beautiful Yankee Springs Township and step into the past as they visit Historic Bowens Mills "ll.s Cider Time Festivals.” The "It's Cider Time Festival" gate fee for adults is $5.00. Children 5 to 11 years old is $2.00. Normal festival hours are from noon to 5pm. however the week of the engine show the gales open at 10am. The Old Mill is located in the heart of beau­ tiful Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. MI just 2 miles north of Yankee Springs (Gun L.-’ke) Slate Park. Watch for the Huge Milu'one Marker at 55 Briggs Road. Middleville. Ml 49333. Visit www.BoweniMills.com or call 269-795-7530 for more information. Kingman Museum sets October events MAGIC MAZE • —NET HOL I □□□□ □□□□□ □□□□□ ODDO □□□U □□□□ □□ouBouDEnnaaniau □□□□ please contact CAA at (269)965-7766. or email al IuannsCacaa.scm.org, Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan is a locally based, private non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that pro­ vides a wide range of sen ices to low- and 'noderate-income residents of Barry. Branch. Calhoun and St. Joseph counties. CAA serv­ ices include Education and Children's Sen ices. Fixxl and Nutritional Sen ices, and Housing and Support Services. For more information about CAA. persons may call 1-877-422-2726. or visit us online at www.CAASCM.org. L >1 J M(V O L L E Y B A F~l) 1 SGEDMBYTEFASH I A YXWODEPROTRAWLG GNIDNALARUENIES Find rhe ! tiled words m the diagram. They run m all directxxis forward, backward, to. down and diagonally Butterfly Hair Safety Trammel Drift Landing Seine Trawl Fishing Mosquito Tennis Volleyball Gill Neural Torpedo ©2006 by Kmg Fmxxw Syndcaw. me World nghts Cost of admission (includes admissiu* to events at both organizations and free hay ride;, chil­ dren 2 and under arc free, children 3-17 are $6. adults 18-64 arc $10. seniors and military are $8. and families (up to 6 people) are 325. Visitors wishi :g to visit only one of the cites can pay thal siteis regular admission, plus $2 fir a hayride. Members in both organizations get in free, but need to pay $2 a person for haj rides. Finally, on October 28. visit our science cart from 2-3 p.m. to find out about fascinating fungi. Learn how diverse and important fungi arc as you view some experiments. Kingman Museum is a not for profit 501(C) (3) organization. The mission of Kingman Museum is to promote an understanding and appreciation of our natural world, the universe, and human cultures. Kingman Museum is open Tuesday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. on Saturday from I -5 p.m.. and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. It is located in Battle Creek on West Michigan Avenue near 20th Street in Leila Arboretum. Admission is $5 for adults. $4 for seniors, and $3 for students age 3-18 and $15 for a family of six. Children 2 and under and members are always free. For more information, call (269) 965-5117. or check the website at www.kingmanmuseum.org. �The Hastings Banner Thursday. September 28. 2006 - Page 21 Hastings City Bank opens loan center in Grand Rapids Hastings City Bank and HCB Mortgage Company have announced the opening ol HCB Loan Center, located at 6151 Kalamazoo Ave SE. Grand Rapids Joining the HCB learn are Mark Millis. mortgage loan originator and Alesse Cross, office manager and mortgage locan proces­ sor. Cross is a graduate of Thomapple Kellogg High School and attended Kellogg Community College and Davenport University majoring in accounting and busi­ ness management She brings seven years of banking expert ence. five years in mortgage processing. She is involved in Barry County 4-H as a leader of Bridles & Bits 4-H Club In her spare time. Cross enjoys going to horse shows, reading and spending lime with family and friends She lives in Hastings with her husband and son Millis ts a graduate of Olivet College with a bachelor’s degree in Alesse Cross business administration. He brings more than 10 years ot mortgage origination experience and is a member of the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors and the Women's Council of Realtors. When not helping customers with their mortgage needs. Millis enjoys running, cycling and playing golf. He and his wife ot 28 years live in Unveil and attend Ada Bible Church. Products available at the HCB Loan Center include home mortgages, home equity loans, personal loans and commercial loans. The HCB Loan Center is an Equal Housing Lender. It is located on the web at w w vv.hchloans.com Hastings City Bank is a full service com­ munity bank with six branches, in Bellevue. Caledonia. Hastings. Middleville. Nashville and Way land. They are located on the w eb al www.hastingscitybank.com Mark Millis Sarah Wenger played “Taps" and Kyesha Thaler sang “God Bless America" to honor the memory of Dane Carver. Hay rollers in training take a turn at trying to push a 500-pound hay bale down Freeport’s Main Street during Freeport Fun Day on September 23. “Taps" was played and a riderless horse paused in honor for a reverential salute try veterans and townspeople during the Freeport Fun Day parade in honor of Dana Carver, a Freeport resident and Thornapple Kellogg High School graduate who was killed in Iraq in December of 2005 ‘Cider’ festival series to start at Bowens Mills Historic Bowens Mills kicks <iff the first of its series of fall Its Cider Time’’ festival weekends Saturday and Sunday. Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. with a steam and gasoline engine show. The gates will open for this weekend’s activities from 10 a.m until 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday Featured will be steam and gasoline engines, along with many old-time demon­ strations. There will be a large display of antique tractors and a full schedule of events both days. This engine event will be co-sponsored by the Barry County Steam. Gas and Antique Machinery Association and it’s open to non­ club members as well There will be tractor games from 10 a m. until noon and the events will include wagon backup, slow race and fast start. There will be threshing demonstrations at 12:30 and 3:30 both days. The barnyard trac­ tor pull will be at 2 p.m. Saturday (or on Sunday if it should rain Saturday.) A tractor parade is planned for 1:30 p.m. on both days. The Thunder Fltxtr Cloggers w ill be danc­ ing in the Gathering Place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. The other “It’s Cider Time Festivals" this fall are as follows: • Oct. 7 and 8 — "The Mountain Men Encampment & Colonial Fiber Fest." co­ sponsored by the Fork River Free Trappers. •Oct. 14 and 15 — "Civil War Days" Huge Reenactment & Living History Encampment. The battle will take place al 3 p.m. with and a full schedule of events both days. • Oct. 21 and 22 — "Quilt & Art Show Weekend." The Quilts and artwork will be on display in the Garnering Place along with arti­ sans working on their crafts. BOWLING SCORES Tuesday Mixed The Terminator 12-14; J-Ad Graphics 11-5. Yankee Zephyr 9-7; TVCCU 7-9; Hastings Bowl 7-9; CW’s Auto 7-9; Hastings City Bank 6-10; Good Time Pizza 5-11. Men’s High Games & Series - J. Dale 200-566; L Porter 215; D Walden 193-517 M Yost 186. Stan Hau.sc 190 Women’s High Games & Scries - J. Slccby 163; T. Blakely 177-480; B Ramey 154; A. Walden 163; J. Clements 198-537 Sunday Night Mixed Funky Bowlers II; Hubs Crew 9; Straight Liners 9; R&N 7; Sunday Snoozers 6; Michigan Outlaws 6; Karev ’ Kids 6; Pin Chasers 5; Two Bags and Two Bails 4; Bounty Hunters 3; Sandbaggers 2. Womens Good Games and Series - M. Heath 188-522; M. Kirchen 180-510; D Marshall 153-461; A. Williams 161-454; J Shoebridge 156-411; A. Churchill 149; K. Farlce 137; F. Ames 135; A. Laney 134. Mens Good Games and Series - E. Caraway 226-614;* R. Barton 245-602; M Eaton ‘223-591; M. Kidder 226-564. M Hubbard 208-538; S. Farlce 174-483; M Norton 178-469; A Misak 155-420; E. Rice 167-404; T Demolt 131-334; C Alexander 238; DJ James 226; B. Churchill 213; B Allen 196; J. Shoebridge 192: A. Robins 190; N. Robbe 171. Wednesday P.M. Eye and Ent 8; Secbers 7 1/2; Friends 7 1 '2; Shamrock Tavern 7; At Home Real Estate 7. Hair Care Center 6; Maple Valley Pharmacy 5. Womens Good Games and Series - K Becker 201 582; D Seeber 184-539; S Pennington 199-513; S Drake 178-507 S Cross LU-387. D Bums 137-381; L Elliston 175; N. Poller 149; J. Pettengill 126; J. Oms 125; L. Friend 103 One of the oldtime thre.-'-tng machines that will be on display this weekend at Historic Bowens Mills Friday Night Mixed Just Cuz 12; Liquid Courage 10; Whatever 9; Ten Pins 8; 9-N-A-Wiggle 7; The Unknowns 6; L'MSL’ 6; Budwe'sei 5 I 2. Heads Out 5 12. All But One 5; 4 Fools 4 12; Oldies But Goodies 4; Mercy 4. Brushworks 2 I 2; Michigan Outlaws 2 Womens Good (James and Series - S Vandcnburg 213-602; I. Barnum 207-524. D James 182-519; I. Rentz 158-448. J Lancaster 156-408. J. Madden 207; I) Rhodes 207; K Becker 200; L Potter 192; T Phenix 190; M. Sears 180; PJ Franklin 167; I? Worm 165; S. Carlson 159. N Taylor 122. J. Ingersoll 122 Mens Good (James and Series - G Mesccar 215-624; K. Hammontrce 214-593; M. Kasinsky 2.2-582; A lay lor 215 574. .1 Bartimus 200-563; D. Tinkler 171-481. B Dennison 166-449; R Guild 253. A. Rhodes 225; J Barnum 223; T. Clow 207; I) Carlson 199; B. Taylor !96; R. Lancaster 186; L. Madden 164; D. Lake 146. T hursday Angels Varney’s 9-3; Hastings Bowl 7-5; Fall Creek 6.5-5.5; Riverfront Fin. Ser. 6.5-505; Hastings City Bank 6-6; Miller Farm Repair 6- 6; Nothin' But Truck 6-6; AIS Engine 5-7; CW Repair 4-8; Allure 4-8. High (James and Series - D. McCollum 213-527; I. Karas 131; N. Taylor 126;L. Kendall 161; M Chase 152; A. Henley 140; J Power 151; C. Shellcnbarger 195; D. Bartimus 192: A. Bartimus 191; L. Miller 192; C. Hurless 151; J Gasper 203-553; S. Emory 151; S Day 128; C. Cooper 202-515; R Shapiev 174-516; L. Perry 153; P. McLaughlin 172; L. Barnum 221-592; C. Miller 163; C. Shellcnbarger 160. 1 uesday Trios Trouble 10-2; CB’s 9-3: Coleman Agency 7- 5; Git-R-Done Gals 7-5; All in the Family 7-5; Superette Gals 6-6 Critters 5-7; Quality Roofing 5-7; Luanne’s Team 4-8; Ghost Team 0-12. High Game and Series - M. Sears 137; R. Brummel 145; A. Keillor 116; D. James 164; S Smith 148; M. Heath 200-518; C. Etts 131; S. Everett I39;T. Thompson 163; J. Hurless 166; C Gales 141; S. Snider 153; M. Gross 146; P. Cogswell 158; L. Trumble 149; A. Norton 133; T Franklin 184; J. Rice 156; S. Vandcnburg 195-546; C. Mack 168; T. Daniels 224-591. B Wilder 101; L. Rorye 132; T Heinrich 151; M Kill 165; K. Carpenter 131; L. Potter 158. Freeport Fun Day celebration both solemn and silly by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Freeport Fun Day Sept. 23 was indeed fun. but it also had its quiet and reflective time in honoring a fallen soldier in the community. More than 450 people ale pancake break­ fasts and helped the Freeport Fire Department get closer to its goal of complet­ ing the addition to the fire station. This year they made enough pancakes but ran out of sausage. The Freeport Historical Society featured several new exhibits. In addition to a school r<x»m setting for an exhibit featuring the his­ tory of the Cheeseborough rake factory there was a display devixed to Dane Carver, who died in Iraq last December. Everyone in Freeport wore wristbands in honor of Carver. The pancake breakfast sup­ plied more than 100 in less than an hour. The parade included a riderless horse with boots in the stirrups facing backwards. Veterans in the parade stood at attentioon as Kyesha Thaler sang "God Bless America" and Thomapple Kellogg High School senior Sarah Wenger play ed "Taps.” The Freeport Library had a special visit from Curious George and Clifford the Big Red Dog. Kim Buehler invited them to join the parade. The streets were lined with classic cars including a camouflaged I96o Corvette belonging to Dick Wiles of Carson City. The day ended with what has now become a Freeport Fun Day tradition, the iJay Bare Roll. This double elimination tourney saw th; Freeport girls. Missty Welker. Becky Dehaar and Becky Falconer, win over the Shamrock pink team. It look a little longer for the men's lean, champions to be selected. The double elimi­ nation event included one change of bales. In the end. the Horizon II team won for the th.rd time The team of Jeff and Matt Altoff with John Houweling. say they don’t practice, but just come out ready to w in each year. Fun Day organizers are already planning next year’s celebration on the fourth Saturday of September. Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. HYAA Football 3rd & 4th Grade Team One The Hastings third and fourth grade team one lost a tough game 13 -6 against Pennfield on Saturday Players of the week that made some out­ standing plays for Hastings were Trenton Nolff and Alex McMahon. On defense. Saxon players bringing down tackles for the day were Travis Hoffman and Jason Slaughter with five each. Nolff. Patrie LaJoyc. Keegan Harvath and McMahon with three each Gage Pearson picked up two tack­ les. and Ben Herbstreilh and Evan Hart had one tackle each. On offense. Han and Harvath had some strong runs to im ‘ Saxons down the field. Slaughter had three complete passes for the day connecting with Hart twice and Harvath once Slaughter also ran in the single Hastings touchdown. Sth & 6th Grade learn One ZZ The Hastings fifth and sixth grade team one dominated their game against Pennticld’s team one Saturday. 344). Dillon Wilkinson. Trevor Zimmerman. Chase Snore. Jack Hasty, and Tony Zalewski led the Hastings defense with multiple-tack­ les, w hile Ty ler Thompson and Cody Newton each recovered fumbles The Hastings offensive line of Paul Pelfrey. Ryan Evans. Ryan Johnston. Michael Eastman. Michael Johnston, and Nathan Pevvoski opened holes for a 337-yard out­ burst from the Hastings backfield. Body Madden led the way with 170 yards and two touchdowns, and Mike Mansfield added 78 yards and two TD> Also contributing for Hastings were Chase Huisman with 45 yards and one score. Thompson with 17 yards. A.J. Roberts with 17. and Brandon Thomas with ten. �Page 22 - Thursday. September 28 2006 The Hastings Banner STORMS, continued from page 1 Y position opened in Hastings through a national search, he applied for it and he was hired to begin the work here nearly 27 years ago - Jan I. 1980. He succeeded Bob King, a Hastings legend who has a park named after him. That didn't intimidate Storms, but he said. “It could have. "If I had grown up in Hastings and applied for this job ami was fortunate enough to get it and knew everything that Bob King did. I think I always would have been living under Bob's shadow. You'd always be trying to mimic someone who was very, very success­ ful. I didn’t know all that. All I knew was that he was a legend, but coming from Ohio to here I didn't have to really worry about that. All I could do was be me. So that was fortu­ nate. The community was very open and allowed me to do some things, h's been a great, great run. and I don’t think I've messed up too many of Bob’s things.” One mess up was during Storms' second year at the local Y Camp when he painted over the names of thousands of kids on the ceilings of the former cabins. He didn't real­ ize that 30 years of history had been brushed away w ith a fresh coat of paint. "They didn't tar and feather me.” Storms said. “The community has been very kind." At the Y. Sturms has helped change the lives of children and families and has seen two generations of campers at the Y Camp. "1 think the neatest thing about this job is the camp. I've, seen a lot of neat things on the sports fields, family days at the Y that we had when we were up al the high school and building the Community Center.” Camp highlights for him have been leading the campfires, the chapel services, doing some of the special events like the lumber­ jack relays, climbing the towers, the Native American closing campfires and the Tags and leather program." Older campers are involved in the "rags and leather program." which he said started many years ago in California "by a group of folks who wanted to recognize people who were just living the gixxl life as Christ would have us live and living the values of respect, responsibility, honesty and caring. They did­ n’t want to recognize these people w ith a tro­ phy or merit badge so they went to the kitchen and in every Y kitchen in the summer you have rags. The camp director washed them up. dyed them and folded them in half (so they kxiked like a bandana). If people were really living the way of the YMCA and living the way Christ lived there was a special ceremony at nighttime where they got those rags. It’s done in the chapel and it’s kind of an emotional time because all of the camp is there... Kids cork* back year after year. They kind of re commit themselves. A lot of them will keep their bandana for years and years." Storms said. “We’ve modernized and so has the rags and leather program modernized. We use printed bandanas. No longer do we go into the kitchen (for rags), but the name is the same. "Those things will be with me forever.” Storms said of those highlights. To see the YMCA Camp Algonquin evolve has been a definite highlight for him. too. The main camp’s major renovation included adding seven new cabins and the new McMullin-Baum Lodge within the past five years. "We were facing some pretty tough times facility-w ise in the late 1990s. and because of the generosity of a couple of the families the Baums and the McMullins - here in town we were able to put this facility together." Lions restoring the roar, if they’d have roared before It seems to me that Maple Valley varsity boys’ soccer coach Josh Mecrsma is having a tough time this fall, even though this is probably the team's most successful season under his guidance. With an influx of a few foreign-exchange students, the Lions had three wins already as of last week. There have been seasons where the team struggled to score three goals. I planned on making my first trip to see them Wednesday night, when they took on the Panthers at Delton Kellogg High School. I think I'll be catching him at a gixxl time. It’s only his team’s second game of the week. That should have him in a gcxxl mcxxl to start with. Mecrsma has soccer in his blcxxi. Building a program al Maple Valley hasn't always been easy. For one thing, it’s tough to find soccer players in the Valley. There wasn’t a team last season due to a lack of numbers. That helped out the boys’ cross country team a little bit. but there were quite a few sad soccer players, like senior Cody Ward and junior Jed Wieland. At a school the size of Maple Valley it can’t be easy to fill up a soccer team, not when the fcxitball teams, boy s' golf team, and boys' cross country team are hunting for athletes as well. In previous seasons. I think Mecrsma has just gone with the flow a little bit. Now that his team is winning some games and scoring some goals, he’s thrilled, but I think its got his competitive juices flow ing a little more than they have in past seasons. ”1 measure winning in a different way now." Mecrsma said early this season, referring to just being pleased with constant progress and a growing program rather than wins and losses. He didn’t always have an easy time thinking of things that way. "I was the furthest thing you could get from that. I was always a person of character, but I was very competitive. 1 would just as soon step on someone’s throat, as give up any­ thing on the field." said Mecrsma. That creeps back a little when I hear him talking about how his team is treated. He is very unhappy with the fact that his team has played back-to-back games so many times this season. That's not the way soccer is meant to be played. There were three instances on the schedule, where the Lions were set to play two games tn two nights. Mother nature has added to thal. The team is also facing not playing one of its conference foes. Pcnnfield. because there isn’t a gcxxl spot left for the Panthers and Lions to face off on the schedule. The KVA's conference tournament starts next week, and then district play opens the week of Oct. 16. The way Mecrsma would play the game, and the way he wants his players to play the game, they shouldn't have enough energy to play two games in two nights -- especially with a short bench. Games might be more fun. hut most of the improvements a team is going to make start in practice. So. I tend to agree with the coach on that one I also definitely agree on the other pebble-in-the-shoe type problem. He doesn’t really like soccer games play ed at night under the lights. The lights aren’t the problem. The prob­ lem is the time. Sure it takes some discipline, and one can say that's the coaches responsibility, but I don't believe that many high sctuxil kids are doing healthy things as they wail for three or four hours after schexd to start their athletic events. My freshman year an teacher Mr. Bishop had three rules for art projects, nothing ille­ gal. immoral, or fattening. I doubt a lot of kids are running out and breaking the law before sexrcer contests that start at 6:45 p.m.. but plopping down on the couch, having a few Doritos, watching some MTV sounds like a normal teenage afternoon. May be even catching a few winks. I know after that I wouldn’t be as raring to go for a soccer game as I would have been at 4:00. Plus, if the games start at four the sports editor can go to a girls' basketball game after it tix>. or maybe ev*n get home earlier to see his wife. Storms said. "They not only gave us the money to build it but they’ve also provided the funds to endow the facility... to help pay tor the gas. the electricity, the salaries to keep this building. So. this camp will always be here. That's been a real, real plus." When Storms started his career as Y direc­ tor in Barty County, his office was Unrated in a small room at Hastings High School for nine months out of the year and at the camp for three months each year, i-ater. for 10 years, the Y office moved to downtown Hastings, near Sisters Fabrics. When that lease ran out. the decision was made to have a year-round office at the camp and his < .rfice is now part of the beautiful new lO.OtK)square foot I xige. Camp Algonquin, includes six acres where the main camp is Unrated. 35 acres across the street and a six-acre island. “It’s real nice for the community." Storms said. Local Y programs serve between 6.000 to 8.(MX) individuals each year. He believes in looking at challenges in a positive light. Discussing the challenges he has faced as Y executive director, he noted thal youth sports have changed immensely since the early 1980s. Other towns besides Hastings have experienced the same types of changes. Storms said. "When 1 first came, youth sports probably were run like they should be run... The kids just came on a Saturday morning and they didn’t sign-up for a team. When they came, we put them on teams... High school coaches did the coaching with the high school ball players whether it be baseball, softball, bas­ ketball even tail fcxitball. "It was organized, but yet at the same lime it was good skill building and a lot of organ­ ized free play. There’s been a real movement across the country to have oiganized teams (pre-registration. specific practice and game times, etc.)... Is it right or wrong? It’s proba­ bly neither. Kids are still getting quality lime and meeting with mentors and the Y is still serving everybody, whether you’re an ‘A’ ballplayer or if you don't have the skills. It’s a melting pot of all different skills, but it is more organized. "What has happened is we’ve had break­ out groups that want more competitive pro­ grams for the same age groups, so a lot of the more skilled players are gravitating to these more competitive programs..." Storms said he believes its the parents who are dictating the drive for more competitive programs (outside of the Y) on the notion that their children will be more successful in high school sports. • He noted that “Michael Jordan, the best basketball player to ever play, was cut from his seventh grade basketball team because he wasn't gixxl. The problem we’re having now is that if you don’t get chosen for one of these more highly skilled (athletic) clubs, we're finding that kids are not continuing in sports. period. They arc becoming very inactive They arc getting in their minds the paradigm that if I'm not chosen for a more highly com petitive program. I shouldn't play. So. a lol of kids are leaving sports altogether Just think if Michael Jordan had quit." Consequently, because ol more kids gravi­ tating to highly competitive programs and the sport drop-outs, the number of youth sports participants in the local Y program tor fifth graders and older has declined, he said. Studies from Michigan Slate University’s Sports Institute have shown thal it two chil­ dren have “the same God-given talents" and one goes into the more competitive arena and one goes into Y programs and they were given the same instruction. Storms said, by the time they hit high schrxil they would be equal The more competitive program partic­ ipant may have an edge at the middle school level, but the Y-program participant catches up by high school. He acknowledges thal deciding which pro­ gram may be a difficult choice for parents to make if he could leave a message for parents, he said it Would be "Let your kids be kids. They are only kids once. If you keep them active, curb that obesity and keep them in a nurturing environment where they feel safe and they are working with individuals who really care about them as an individual, no matter which program they go into, they will naturally go up to the skills God has given them. The last thing you want to do is bum them out where they quit altogether.” Finances have been a big challenge. Storms said, but the community and United Way have always come through. The annual spring Partners for Youth Campaign started about 15 years ago and raises funds so no one is ever turned away from a YMCA program, he said. "That start­ ed at $5,000 and this past year we raised $52,000. One-third of the kids who come through these doors receive some sort of financial aid. If it wasn't for those Partners for Youth, which are hundreds of donors in the community, those kids just wouldn't be able to come. "I have seen that there are more ano more needs, especially as the economic climate in Michigan has had definite challenges. A the finances have really become more and more challenging to the state, there arc more and more critical needs that have been put on to the folks in the individual communities.” such as the Fresh Food Initiative. Green Gables domestic violence shelter, etc. "The Y itself meets a lot of those needs... Getting kids involved in the Y would help families stay together. It’s more of a preven­ tion-type of an organization, which would hopefully prevent people from migrating into the juvenile delinquency realm." Storms said. “By families being able to come out to camp and participate or come to Family Fun Night helps them slay together as a unit. By provid­ ing scholarships to needy families allows people to see themselves in a very positive way They have their self-esteem grow and feel g<xxl about themselves and also become associated with other positive role models. "What the Y needs to do and continue to do is to develop and further expand its endow­ ment program where the funds generated from the interest from these endowed dollars will always be there and keep the Y afloat so more money can be used in the crisis mode in the community and the Y. in turn, can use its interest from endowment money to meet the needs of the folks here.” Storms said. Though sports, finances and camp have changed during his lexal tenure, he said, "the smiles on the kids' faces have not changed. The free play the kids have and the way they feel about themselves when they play soccer or T-ball hasn't changed. Even though the competitiveness to the parent may have changed, when kids arc on the field they are play ing the game. They know the score. We just don't broadcast the score. We don't keep statistics, and they play to win. Once the game is done, it's done and we go to the next..." And when kids come to Camp Algonquin, camp is their world - a community in itself. "They leave the baggage of the outside world in that parking lot. It doesn't matter w here your parents work or not work. It does­ n't matter how you dress and what logos you have on your clothes. It doesn't matter what side of the tracks you live on because when you come here, every body is treated equally. And that’s what we also try to do in our sports programs." Storms said. "That’s what is really neat about a resident camp. That’s why I think more good can come from a resident camp experience than participating in any other recreational activi­ ty; it's because of that sense of building a community." And he also met his wife at a co-ed Y Camp when he was a sophomore in college. That camp also was the place where he was encouraged to pursue a career with the YMCA Of all the YMCA improvements and bene­ fits to young people. Storms said. "None of it would have been possible without the entire community. I have just been lucky enough to be blessed to be on the boat while the Y has gene through this change. The next person who comes (as executive director) in here is going to be blessed with a beautiful camp, blessed with good solid programs and blessed with £ good start of a building foundation for an endowment program. Our part-time and full time staff arc all very motivated. I can’t see anything but good things for this Y in the future" Even though he is retiring. Storms scid he will be glad to lend a hand in any way to help his successor to be successful or to be an interim or consultant. Whoever his successor will be. Storms kac this advice: Be yourself. Both Lakewood teams 4th at first of three jamborees by Brett Bremer Sports Editor There weren't many surprises at the first Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 jamboree of the season last Tuesday (Sept. 19). Williamston won the boys* meet and DeWitt the girls', with the Lansing Catholic Cougars on the heels of the champs in each race. Both teams are off to a gcxxl start as they attempt to defend their conference crowns from a year ago. Lakewotxi’s boys and girls both finished fourth in live team standings. Williamston, which is also the defending Division 3 state championship squad, scored just 26 points at Grand Woods Park in Lansing on Tuesday. The host Cougars were second with more than twice as many points. 58. DeWitt was third with 71 followed by Lakewocxl 13. Haslett 122. and Fowlerville 138. The Hornets’ top seven runners finished in the top 14 spots individually, led by juniors Dan Nix and Jordan Lutzke. who crossed the finish line first and second in 16 minutes 26 seconds and 16:27 respectively. Lansing Catholic senior lan McDowell was third in 16:45. The Lakewcxxl Vikings ran in a pack, as their top five runners all finished within 30 seconds of one another. Lakewcxxl’s first runner across the finish line was Miguel Martinez, in 19th pace in 18:13. Mike Pifer was right on his heels w ith a 20th place time of 18:23. Behind them for the Vikings. Jason Sterkcnburg was 23rd in 18:31. Nick Blocher 24th in 18:37. and Billy Quint 27th in 18:41. Behind Jessika Blackport, the Lakewood girls' team had a solid pack finish together as well. Blackport led the Lakewixxi ladies with i sixth place lime of 20:27. Natalie Blackmcr was 16th in 21:48. Brittany Raffler 17th in 21:49. Ashley Pifer 19th in 21:53. and Britnee Barta 22nd in 22:07. Those five accounted for Lakewcxxl’s fourth place total of 80 points. DeWitt won the race with 42 points. Lansing Catholic was second with 58. and Williamston third with 74. Behind Lakewood. Haslett finished with 91 points and Fowlerville 163. DeWitt's Allie Gawura won the girls’ race in 19:55. Lansing Catholic’s Liz Watson was the only other girl to break 20 minutes, finishing second in 19:58. Senior Sadie Catt was the sixth Viking girls to come across the finish line at last week Tuesday's Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 jamboree. �The Hastings Banner -- Thursday. September 28 2006 - Page 23 TK stays in Gold race with 3-2 win over Saxons by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Thomapple Kellogg varsity boys’ soccer coach Sam DeYoung is hoping his team can "gain some respect in the soccer world” anil create a three-way tie for first place in the O­ K Gold Conference standings this week. His Trojans suffered their first loss of the league season, last Thursday at South Christian. Thai loss put his boys at 3-1 in the conference this season. They are now 4-1 after knocking off Hastings in Middleville on Tuesday night 3-2. The Fighting Scots and Trojans will then meet on Thursday in Caledonia w ith a share of the league lead on the line for TK. “It’s a good rivalry, so hopefully we can pull out that one." said DeYoung. “A lot of guys on the team are cither friends or know people on the other team." The Trojans and Saxons aren’t unknown to each other either. Those two teams went back and Tuesday, before the Trojans came away with the victo­ ry. “We played very well as tar as all the skill things, passing, possession, and shooting." said Saxon head coach Brian Roderick. The game was decided on a penalty kick late in the second half, as the Saxons were whistled for a hand-ball inside their own goal box. The Saxons did have a 2-1 lead in the game at the end of the first half. Stephen Tolger scored the Saxons first goal, off an assist from Justin von der Hoff. Hastings second goal came on a penally kick late in the first half, by von dcr Hoff. TK answered back with the equalizer in the second half, before getting the go ahead goal. Last Thursday, the Saxons knocked off Wayland in Hastings. 3-1. Mike Purchase. David Kendall, and Steven Lambert scored for th* Saxons, with assists going to von der Hoff. Michael Peterson. Kendall, and Tolger. “We played just as well as yve have ever since the Byron Center game and then some. We're improving and coming into our own here as the season progresses. We’re playing as I expected us to play early on. and we’re continually getting better with our passing and starting to score some goals.” said Roderick. Hastings will host South Christian tonight, for Parents' Night, and then will travel to face Comstock this Saturday at 6:45 p.m. Thursday’s game between TK and Caledonia co :ld have been for the outright league lead if the Trojans could have gotten past the Sailors last week. South Christian took a 5-1 win over TK last Thursday . The Sailors scored their first goal just 3:12 into the contest, when forward Joseph Broekhui/en fired a shot across the Iron’ ot the Trojan net TK midfielder Matt Penfield was able to save the ball from trickling into the TK net tor a moment, but his clearing attempt didn't gel far enough from the Trojan end. The Sailors' Chad Hart settled the clear­ ing attempt. set himself, and fired a low hard shot inti: the right comer of the TK net. Trojan keeper Imants Gerrits didn't have a chance. Things didn't change much the rest of the night. TK had some trouble clearing the ball out of its end. The Sailors kept finding them­ selves in a gixxl position, with just enough lime to put a gixxl foot on the ball. "I really have to give credit to a lot of the South Christian guys.” said DeYoung. “They had some perfectly placed, well hit shots from outside. A lot of credit goes to the South Christian boys.” Hart scored a hat trick for the Sailors. South Christian w as able to hold a comer kick deep in the Trojan zone, before finally finding Hart at the top of the 18 where he fired anoth­ er hard low shot into the far comer. Another great shot, this time from 35 yards out by Justin Haan, when fly ing just off the finger lips of Gerrits w ith 14:28 to play in the first half. The half ended yvith the Sailors in front 3-0. TK finally got on the board early in the sec­ ond half. Sven Welz booted a long free kick towards the Sailor net. South’s goalie came out and tried to leap over TK's Fabian Suarez and bat the ball away. He couldn’t get enough of a fist on the ball, and James Haynes took the loose ball and fired it into the net. The TK offense, led by Matt Bouchard, created a number of chances the rest of the way. but just couldn't capitalize The Trojans had a gixxl chance to cut the lead to one a few Hastings' Justin von der Hoff squeezes in to take the ball away from a pair of Trojans in the first half Tuesday night. (Photo by Dan Goggins) • Saxon Sports Shorts JV Football The Saxon junior varsity football team traveled to Hamilton last Thursday and lost a hard fought game 14-12. Hamilton led at the half 6-0. Trent Brisboe returned the second half kickoff to the Hamilton 20, behind blocks from Josh Welch and Levi Norton. From there Luke Mansfield was able to get into the end zone, running behind Trevor Heathcock and Nick Eaton to tic the score at six apiece. Hamilton scored on its next possession to lead 14-6. The Saxons then drove the length of the field and Brad Hay den was able to find Trent Brisboe in the end zone on fourth down to make the score 14-12. after the two point conversion failed. The JV play at home tonight versus Byron Center at 6:30. JV Boys’Golf The Saxon junior varsity boys' golf team was defeated by South Christian Monday 161-179. Mike Hcrbig led the Saxons with a 42. Jason Baum and Carson Letot both fired 44. and Chris DeVries added a 49 for Hastings. JV Girts* Basketball Way land defeated the Hastings junior var­ sity girls' basketball team Tuesday night. 56­ 31. leading the way in scoring for the Saxons were Jen Ratliff with 13 points. Ali Howell with seven, and Nicole Frantz with five. Kaitlyn Semler had eight rebounds, while Frantz had seven. Thursday. Hastings travels to Hamilton for a conference game. Last Thursday. Byron Center defeated Hastings 44-19. Ratliff led the Saxons in scoring yvith eight points. Semler had five, and Ali Howell. Frantz and Kourtney Meredith had two each Semler had eight rebounds for the Saxons, a id Katie Sutherland had seven. minutes later, when Bouchard tried to break between a pair of Sailor defenders to the right of the Sailor net He was taken dow n, hut offi­ cials decided not to award a penalty kick say­ ing he was an inch outside of the box when the foul happened. Not long alter that call went against the Trojans. Hart tallied his third goal on a strong shot that opened up tor him after a great giveand-go w uh teammate Mitchell Nol near mid­ field. South's Alan Dixumbos ended the scoring when he collected a ball that the Trojans were unable to head away from their own net and fired it in with 8:26 to play. It was the second game in two day s for the Trojans. TK scored a 4-3 victory at Byron Center last Wednesday in O-K Gold action. DeYoung would have liked to have a little more breathing nxim against the Bulldogs. "We have a problem playing dtnvn to the level of our opposition, or playing up to our opposition. We re just not very consistent right now." said l>eYoung. The Trojans actually trailed 3-2 after a Byron Center penalty kick early in the second half Corey Humphrey and Haynes scored second half goals for the Trojans to get the lead back. Bouchard gave the Trojans a 241 lead in the first halt of the game, before the Bulldogs began their comeback with two goals before the intermission. Welz helped solidify the Trojan defense, moving from the front line to the back. He also played some defense in Thursday’s con­ test with the Sailors. "He did a gixxl job." said DeYoung. "It's hard as a coach having such a well rounded kid as Sven Welz. You can move him up and instantly create some chances on offense, or have him play back and prevent the other team from getting those chances." Thomapple Kellogg's Corey Humphrey closes in on the Saxons' Mike Purchase (17) in the first half of Tuesday night's O-K Gold Conference contest in Middleville. (Photo by Dan Goggins) FORUM, continued from page 1 said. "I don't think about the economy when I’m putting my children to bed." The costs of health care are a major con­ cern for her. Why is she running? "My neighbors need my help." she said. Levine introduced the first question. "What is your position on stem cell research?’' Both Roy ston and Birkholz support adult stem cell research: both oppose embryonic stem cell research. Royston noted, "it's a hot topic — adult cells can do lots of gixxl. Birkholz endorsed research using adult stem cells and umbilical cord cells. Asked whether they were pro-choice or pro-life, both had predictable responses. Birkholz said. "I believe life begins at con­ ception." She cited her work on the aban­ doned baby law. saying. "Il allows babies to go immediately into adoptive care instead of foster care." Royston, explaining her pro-choice posi­ tion. said. "Abortion is a reality. Most abor­ tions in Michigan are in the 16- to 24-ycarold age group. Il is reflective of education. Encourage education on sexual intercourse." She endorsed the abandoned baby law as "wonderful." The stale's child support system all came in for discussion. Royston believes there is a "strong need for restructuring of the Friend of the Court." She cited the case of a soldier in Iraq whose former wife had his parental rights terminated while he was on active duty in Iraq. Child support payments for parents who are on active duty military service or who arc laid off should be restructured on the basis of the reduced earnings. Birkholz agrees that the child support sys­ tem is nol gixxl in Michigan. She observed that it is a federal program and there is not much the state can do about it. Changes in status have to go through the courts and arc subject to delay in the courts. Responding particularly to the case Royston had cited. Birkholz said. "The law has been changed. Active duty personnel can­ not have parental rights removed without notice. The parent must be able to appear." Mandatory drug testing for welfare recipi­ ents. state employ ee . ..nd persons with sensi­ tive jobs in the community (sensitive jobs in the community was not defined) drew oppos­ ing responses from the candidates. Birkholz said that she supported mandato­ ry drug testing and that it had been used in the past for welfare. To the best of her knowl­ edge. nothing was on (he dix'ket for other jobs. Royston observed. "It is not my business as a public official to know if you are hopped up. It is not government business what I do in my home. There are support groups — if you have a disorder where you have to touch the counter ten times a day. there is a support group for you." Mandatory testing for senior citizens to identify drivers who may need to stop driving also came in for discussion. Both favored leaving when to stop driving up to the indi\ idual senior citizen and to the person’s fam­ ily. Birkholz cited the example of her mother who stopped driving al K5 and of a neighbor whose health problems forced her to stop driving at 70. "Families make decisions it is not a job for the state." she commented. In her view setting age limits is unfair and there are assis­ tance programs for seniors w ith dm ing prob­ lems. Corporate animal feeding operations (CAFOs) as sources of mass pollution was the last of the prepared questions. Citing her farming background. Birkholz pointed out that the small family farm cannot survive but the CAFOs have produced large volumes of anima) waste and some has ran into st.*cams. The answer is "to allow farming but to protect resources." according to her. Certification programs exist for farms complying with the requirements. Royston said that she was a farm girl and she and her family currently farm. The CAFOs are unique in her view. She favors legislation to protect farmers and resources. "Why should the creek running through your yard be contaminated by a chicken fanner five miles away?" she asked. Questions from the audience took up the remainder of the program. Levine announced that in the interests of time and the avoidance of repetition, he had combined similar ques­ tions. The questions were far-ranging and covered topics ranging from the Single Business Tax. dove hunting, levels of risk to the Great Lakes, the cost of health care, the theory of intelligent design, the adoption of children by same-sex couples, identity theft, capital punishment and right-to-work laws. Replacing the revenue generated by the Single Business Tax (SBT) drew from Royston the response. "I don’t have a good answer. It is a unique situation. Why remove two billion in revenue without a solution?" She indicated that she would work collabora­ tively to replace the SBT without raising taxes. The stale needed restructuring and the SBT had funded education. Birkholz said that the best way to replace the revenue is by attracting new businesses and establishing a fair tax. The replacement tax should also encourage the provision of health care coverage by employers. "The SBT requires the employer to pay the lax even when losing money and taxes the funds used to provide health insurance." she noted. The tax. repealed in the current leg­ islative session, expires Dec. 31. 2007. "The $1.9 billion loss in revenue needs to be replaced." she concluded. The restoration of the hunting of mourning doves, which will appear on the Nov. 7 gen­ eral election ballot as Proposal C. drew sup­ port from both candidates. Birkholz lamented seeing the hunting heritage disappear and said that it was good to get youth out hunting. Roy ston noted that she is a hunter, strong efforts at preservation of hunting arc needed. The greatest factor is the loss of hunting lands: "It’s hard to hunt in a swamp." she commented. Asked to assess the level of risk to the Great Lakes and what she would do about it. Royston observed. "The lakes haven’t been more at risk than in the past. No oil drilling in the lakes and pay attention to bills." (Her remark about bills is a reference to the fact that a proposal involving some drilling in the lakes seems to appear in every' legislative ses­ sion. ) Birkholz said. "It is illegal to drill in the lakes. The biggest threat is invasive species." She cited the Chicago weir designed to keep out Asian carp which have already appeared in the lakes. She would prohibit the dumping of ballast wasterand explained thal beginning in 2007. ocean-going vessels will have to test their ballast water. The cost of health care was examined under a question about mandating benefits for fertility issues and clinics. Birkholz opposes mandated benefits and the harxesting of embryos from clinics and supports artificial insemination. Royston sup­ ports mandated benefits and also opposes the harvesting of embryos. Birkholz amplified her remarks saying. "Business is leaving because of health care costs. The cost of health care is a federal issue; until the federal government and the health care industry step up to the plate, it will remain." Royston supports universal health care coverage. "I am not convinced health care is the reason businesses arc leaving." she observed. The teaching of intelligent design in sci­ ence classes ted to a brief discussion by Royston, who said that she had been taught the same things in both private and public schools, that these were decisions to be made by parents. She does support prayer in schools. Birkholz observed that there was a mandat­ ed curriculum proposal and she supported the view that students should sec and hear bath theories. She also commented that ’he stile board of education was designing a curricu­ lum. (It should be noted that the proposal to include intelligent design in the mandated curriculum is a legislative response '.o the board’s omission of the theory in the pro­ posed curriculum.) Adoption of children by same-sex couples is an issue thal for Royston touches on priva­ cy: "Lifestyles arc none of the neighbors’ or the state’s business." she said. She sees the system as ‘overburdened with red tape." Il also has a lack of homes and same-sex cou­ ples can provide loving care to a child. Birkholz took the view that adoption should be an option reserved for traditional marriage. Identity theft relied extensively on a letter submitted by Barbara Cichy. chair, and David Brinkert, vice-chair, respectively of the Barry County Democratic Party. The letter was written to Birkholz. in March 2005 and urged the enactment of the California measure requiring companies to notify individuals when the security of their personal informa­ tion is violated. Birkholz responded that she had worked hard on identity theft. She told the audience thal the decision by the state to refuse to com­ ply with a federal law requiring social securi­ ty numbers on applications fordrivers’ licens­ es had cost the state millions in fines before it finally had to comply . Royston said that she plans to take action on identity theft. "Despite precautions, identi­ ty theft will occur. I’d like to sec an identity theft registry like the sex crime registry." she said. Roy ston tackled head on the idea of putting a death penalty proposal on the ballot. She supports the death penalty. The case of a friend who lost a child to death as part of a sex crime and the resulting parole of the crim­ inal after a few years in prison concerned her. The cost of confinement in the Michigan Corrections system is too expensive. Her comments expressed the view that the aver­ age annual cost of confinement per prisoner is $40,000. Birkholz said. "No. I don’t believe in it. I am pro-life." The last question asked whether or nol there was a push in Michigan for right-towork laws. Birkholz said. "No legislation to make Michigan a right-to-work stale. The system is working well. Leave it alone." Royston said. "I want a living wage." �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 28 2006 Page 24 Viking seniors close out CAAC win over Cougars by Brett Bremer Sports Editor When a schml only has six tennis courts. Michigan High School Athletic Association Lakewood’s Lacey Chase steps into a forehand shot in the first set of her victo­ ry Tuesday afternoon against the Cougars at LHS. (Photo by Brett Bremer) rules put the pressure square!) on the shoul­ ders of the first and second singles players. Il doesn't always happen, but those two positions arc supposed to lake the first two open courts after the other six flights have started the match. Lakewood has a hit of an advantage with its two seniors at those two spots. With their team trailing 4-3. Viking second singles player Lacey Chase and first singles player Emilic Enz l<x>k the court Tuesday afternoon. As Lansing Catholic first singles player Paige Japinga chased down a loose ball between points. Enz shouted to her classmate two courts down, "let’s go luicc." Chase fired back, "let’s go Em.” Enz went on to top Japinga 6-3. 6-4. and Chase topped Katrina Cuison in their match 6-1. 6-3. Those two victories propelled the Vikings to a 5-3 victory, and the team is now 5-2 overall this season and 3-1 in the Capital Area Activities Conference* Division 3. Enz and Chase are the only two returnees from last season's CAAC-3 championship team, and Lakewood head coach Manin Snoap gives them much of the credit for the quick improvement in the group of young girls in the line-up behind them that has led to the team’s surprising start. “It’s these seniors. One and two singles have taken it upon themselves to be in charge, to give direction, rules, purpose and cama­ raderie - all that great stuff you hope teams will develop." said Snoap. "They've brought the team along much more quickly than 1 would have guessed. Led by Enz and Chase, the Vikings swept the singles points against the Cougars. Junior Casey Flessner topped Lansing Catholic’s Sarah Spagnolo 3-6. 64). 64) al third singles, and junior Vera Becker defeated Brenna Lasky 6-4, 64) at fourth singles. Juniors Danielle Graham and Addie Hunter scored l-akewood's lone doubles victory, in the number two spot, by besting Morgan Kunnmuench and Danielle Dunn 6-2.6-3. The Vikings currently hold down the num­ ber two spot in the conference, behind Williamston, luikewood closes out the CAAC-3 duals at home against DeWitt on Tuesday, and the league tournament is next Thursday at Williamston and Haslett. Snoap said for his team to defend its con­ ference crown, it would likely need so.ne help from the rest of the league in knocking off Williamston's Hornets. Lakewood earned its second CAAC-3 win on Monday. 6-2 over the Haslett Vikings. [.akewood earned a singles sweep on that afternoon too. Chase was the only Lakewood singles player to drop a set. but she pulled out the w in 6-0. 5-7. 6-2 against Call Van Atta. Enz won at first singles. 6-1. 6-1 against Caitlin Huston. Flessner scored a 6-1.6-1 vic­ tory over Kelly Voeglcr. and Becker won 6-3. 6-1 against Nisha Hollingsworth at fourth sin­ gles. On the doubles side. Chelsea Bickford and Sarah France won for Lakewood at number one 64). 64). Amber Chase and Elizabeth Studt earned Lakewood’s other victory, at number three, for a I-6. 6-4 (10-5) victory: Lakewood knocked off the Fowlerville Gladiators 84) last Thursday afternoon, for its first CAAC-3 victory. The Vikings didn't drop a set against the Gladiators. The closest the Gladiators came was pushing the Lakewood third doubles team of Amber Chase and Studt to a second- Lakewood first singles player Emilie Enz stretches out to return a forehand shot in her straight-set victory over Lansing Catholic Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Brett Bremer) set tie-breaker. Chase and Studt held on against the Gladiators' Brittney Robertson and Casey Baldus for a 6-1. 7-6(3) victory. Enz knocked off Fowlerville’s number one singles player 64). 6-2. Al second singles Lacey Chase topped Hannah Zimmerman 6­ 2.6-4. Flessner and Michelle Bulling both earned singles wins for the Vikings too. Flessner topped Sarah Zabawa 6-2.6-1 at third singles. In the fourth singles match. Bulling defeated Rebekah Lantz 6-4. 6-2. Bickford and France lopped Alisza Pappas and Tanya Soli 6-3. 64) at first doubles, and Graham and Hunter knocked off Olivia Wanczyk and Wendy Huggett 6- 0.6-3 at sec­ ond doubles. In the fourth doubles match. Lakewood's Kayla Bite and MacKenzic Chase beat Dana Williams and Morgan Bomi.i 64). 6-1. The Vikings earned a non-conference win last Wednesday . 5-3 at Jackson Northwest. Enz won for the Vikings at the top of the line-up. and the Lakewood doubles teams scored a sweep. Enz knocked off the Mountics’ number one 6-2. 6-4 Bickford and France pulled out a tight 6-4. 6-4 first doubles win against Northwest sen­ iors Audrey Doher and Ryannc Strouth. At second doubles. Graham and Hunter won 6-1.6-3. Amber Chase and Studt won 6­ 2. 7-5 at third doubles. The Lakewood fourth doubles team of Bulling and MacKenzie Chase won 6-2. 6-2. Olivet edges DK ladies in overtime Delton Kellogg was knocked off for the first time in the Kalamazoo Valley Association this fall on Tuesday night. The Panthers were happy just to be as close as they were, with how things went down. Olivet survived in overtime at DKHS. 57­ 51. The Eagles are now 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the KVA. "Olivet is very good." said Delton Kellogg head coach Rick Williams. Jenah Wandell hit a lay-up with ten sec­ onds left to the game and send it into over­ time, as her Panthers erased a five-point deficit heading intolhe fourth quarter. Brita Kuiper had six points in the overtime Caledonia’s Kylia Slagter (12) goes over the back of Thornapple Kellogg’s Erin Ebmeyer in an attempt to chase down a rebound in the second half of Tuesday night's O-K Gold Conference contest in Middleville. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Fighting Scots keep TK eagers winless in O-K Gold by Brett Bremer Sports Editor When a basketball player pulls down an offensive rebound one of three things usually happens. They put it back in for an easy bas­ ket. they ’re fouled, or both. Coaches don’t like it when their teams give up offensive rebounds, and neither Caledonia's Angie Stauffer or Thomapple Kellogg's Rob Roelofs was happy with their team’s performance in that area Tuesday night. The Fighting Scots had ten offensive rebounds, and the Trojans nine. Caledonia had an edge in offensive rebounds, and an edge in points at the end of the night, topping the Trojans in Middleville 47-37 to improve to 34) in the O-K Gold Conference. The Trojans are now 0-3 in the league. Caledonia led by as many as 15 points mid­ way through the third quarter, but the Trojans pulled to within eight early in the fourth. After a series where the Trojans pulled down a pair of offensive rebounds back-toback only to come up empty handed on the scoreboard. Stauffer decided she'd seen enough. During a Caledonia time-out w ith 3:04 to play she asked her team, "do you enjoy being in first place? You do. So. you've got to play like a first place team. You can't be giving up those offensive rebounds.” The Scots are still the only team in the con­ ference with an unde Rated league record. South Christian and Wayland have one loss each, and Byron Center is right behind them. “Lately, we’ve been pulling them out. but we re going to have to play a lot better bas­ ketball if we're going to contend for the con­ ference.” said Stauffer after the game. Roelofs thinks he’s starting to see belter basketball from his team, but there’s still a way s to go. "It's kind ot the story of our season.” he said after Tuesday night’s loss. "The girls played hard and competitive. They have a great work ethic We just don’t do enough of the little things to put us in the position to w in games.” "We struggle to put the ball in the hole so much that it magnifies everything else, every missed lay-up or free throw, or giving up an offensive rebound.” There were plenty of missed free throws in the game. The two teams combined to go 24of-50 from the foul line. that’s where almost all the points came from in the fourth quarter. Brianna Swartz hit a bucket with just under ten seconds remain­ ing in the third quarter, thal put her team up 36-25 heading into the fourth. It was the last field goal the Fighting Scots would score until center Taryn Parker pul a nice move on a defender in the post and laid the ball up for two points with 1:51 remaining, but Caledonia's lead was again 11 points. Parker led the Scots on the night with 13 points and 14 rebounds, w hile her partner in the post Leslie Curtis chipped in ten points and ten boards. "We’re just about two or three possessions away in close games from being in a position to get right there.” said Roelofs. Katie Vandergeld led the Trojans with 12 points and seven rebounds. Alesha Ward and Amy Ball both had seven points for the Trojans. Brianna Swartz added seven points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals for the Fighting Scots. TK is now 1-5 overall. The Trojans visit Wayland tonight, then host St. Joseph on Tuesday evening. The Trojans came up on the short end of the score in a non-conference trip to Muskegon last Thursday. 67-35. TK didn’t have any trouble early against the Big Reds. The Trojans had more points in the first quarter, than they had in the whole first half against the Hawkeyes. Muskegon still managed a 20-16 lead after one quarter. The Trojans only scored four points the rest of the half, and the Big Reds pulled in tront 36-20 by the break. A 21-7 run by Muskegon to start the sec­ ond half put the Trojans away Caitlin Chamberlin led TK with ten points, and Ward added nine in defeat Muskegon was led by I .aura Longmire’s 14 points. Delton Kellogg senior Kacie Woznicki looks to get a shot off over Bellevue’s Stephanie Augustine Thursday’s non-conference (Photo by Perry Hardin) during last contest. session for Olivet, knocking down 3-of 4 free throws in the extra session. She was 11-of-14 from the foul line for the night, and led all scorers with 27 points. Kuiper had two of the Eagles’ three field goals in overtime, which all came it. the first three and a half minutes of the period us the Eagles jumped in front 52-47. Jordan Haines led Delton with 26 points. Olivet built a 20-16 lead in the first h?If. then added a point to that lead by the end of the third quarter. Delton didn't have a great night, but still hung with the Eagles. The Panthers shot just 26-percenl from the floor, hitting 13-of-47 field goal attempts. Delton also turned the ball over 28 times. By the end of the contest. Delton starters Wandell. Rachael Williams, and Katec Hogoboom were all on the bench with five fouls. Hannah Goy had 13 rebounds to lead the Panthers in that category , while Wandell con­ tributed seven boards. Hogoboom was the Panthers’ second leading scorer with 14 points. The Delton girls visit Maple Valley tonight and then travel to Galesburg-Augusta Tuesday for their next two KVA contests. The 6-2 Panthers earned their sixth win of the season last Thursday, at Bellevue. Delton whipped the Broncos 53-39 in non-confcrence action. Delton’s pressure defense made things tough on the Broncos much Of the night, as did the Panthers’ impressive shooting and passing on the other end of the floor. Hogoboom had 11 points and six assists for Delton, and Haines had ten points, five assists, and seven rebounds. Goy had a big night for DK loo. lying for the team lead with 11 points and pulling down five rebounds. Rachael Williams and Hannah Williams both had eight points for the Panthers, who built a 29-13 lead in the first half. Delton Kellogg guard Elizabeth Rouse tries to wrestle a loose ball away from the Broncos' Madeline Addis during Tuesday night’s non-conference contest at Bellevue. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Delton Kellogg’s Hannah Williams fires a shot up over the Broncos’ Ashley Ladd Thursday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Eagles jump past Delton in golf standings Parchment hosted the Kalamazoo Valley Association last Thursday, at Eastern Hills Golf Course, at the Kalamazoo Christian Comets scored another victory, shooting a 153. Olivet had a great day to finish just one stroke behind Kalamazoo Christian «n sec­ ond place. Hackett was third with a 157. followed by Delton 161. Parchment 164. Pennfield 167. and Maple Valley 185. Olivet jumped ahead of Delton for the first time with the strong showing. Josh Newhouse and Bobby Fisher com­ bined to lead the Delton team with a pair of 38s. Robbie Wandell added a 42 for DK. and Nick Haas fired a 43. Maple Valley was led by Ethan Giiswold’s 44. Justin McMillen tallied a 45 for the Lions. Kory Starks 47. and Barry Roscoe 49. The performance by Olivet put the Eagles in third place behind Christian and Hackett in the conference standings. Adam Parr led the Eagles with a oneunder-35. and Gran Spencer chipped in an even-par-36. It’s Hackett's turn to host Thursday, and Olivet will be the home of the final KVA jamboree of the season before the league tournament. �Pago 25 - Thursday. September 28. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Trojans bounce back to build on lead over South by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Trojans hope that tbeir season doesn't play out like the round of tbeir number one. Scott Pitsch. did Thursday afternoon at Ironwood Golf Course. It wasn't a bad round by any means. He was just 2-over-par at 39. It tied him with teammate Mike Gray and Hamilton's Nate Urban for the seventh best round of the day. After an eagle on the par-4 fifth hole. Hastings' Riley McLean slides over to try and get a bette; look at his shot as it sails down the fairway on the par-4 num­ ber 2 Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Brett Bremer) where he chipped in with his sand wedge from 50 yards away, Pitsch was 2-under-par with four holes to play. He bogeyed the final four holes. “Let’s just say I was a little frustrated." said Pitsch. “It’s okay. We’re still in the lead." TK head coach Bob Kaminski said as Pitsch stood with a look of relief on his face. “We’re still in first place, but let’s start winning instead of finishing second," added Kaminski. The Trojans did just that on Tuesday after­ noon at Broadmoor Country Club in Caledonia. Thomapple Kellogg lengthened its lead in the league standings, and got some help from the host Fighting Scots and the Wayland Wildcats who both finished ahead of the Sailors. Thomapple Kellogg fired a 161, which was nine strokes better than second-place Caledonia's total of 170. Wayland was third at 171. followed by South Christian 174, Byron Center 178. Hastings 180. and Hamilton 193. Brent Butgereit fired a 38 to lead the Trojans. Mike Gray added a 39 for TK, and Pitsch and Brad Steffen both contributed 42s. Butgereit and Gray were two of only three golfers under 40. Caledonia's Sean Black fired a one-under-35. South Christian’s Matt Marks shot a 40 to lead his team. Tyler Kalmink paced the Saxons with a 42. Nick McClelland shot a 45 for Hastings. Casey Goodenough 46. and Eric Pettengill 47. The Sailors were coming on strong, win­ ning two of the previous three jamborees and placing second in the other heading into Broadmoor Tuesday. The Sailors won Thursday's round at Ironwood with a 153. They were led by Marks, who’s been the top individual to this point in the conference. He fired a 2-underpar 35. Jake DeBoer added a 38 for the Sailors, and Mike Fennema and Ken Walters shot 40s. “They’re playing well. They’re playing really well," Kaminski said of the Sailors. “Good for them. 1 just wish we were playing a little better. I just wish we were playing as well as South is." That’s probably the same thing the Sailors' coach was saying just a couple weeks ago about the Trojans, and could be saying again. TK was second Thursday with a 160, fol­ lowed by Caledonia 161, Hamilton 163, Wayland 168. Byron Center 169, and Hastings 169. Behind Pitsch and Gray for TK. Josh DeKleine fired a 40 and Travis Clelland a 42. Caledonia's number one, Brandon Kolk, had the day’s second best score - a one-under 36. Austin Benner fired a 40 for the Fighting Scots, while Jeff Donnell added a 42 and Nolan Luyk and David O*Hagan shot 43s. Other top individuals Thursday included Hastings' Kalmink and Wayland’s Keith Sikkema who both fired 37s. Hamilton's Austin Breuker shot a 38. After Kalmink for the Saxons. Goodenough fired a 43. Riley McLean a 44. and Pettengill a 45. The Saxons’ Casey Goodenough watches a chip start sailing towards the flag stick on the No. 1 green Thursday afternoon at Ironwood Golf Course in Byron Center. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxon girls finally past first trip through ‘murders’ row’ by Brett Bremer Thomapple Kellogg’s Brent Butgereit sends a drive flying off the number 2 tee box Thursday afternoon during the O-K Gold Conference jamboree at Ironwood Golf Course. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Vikes fall apart against Fowlerville Slartttf agamsl lhe Viktogs even before the start, but just got worse as the first half wem on last Thursday night at Fowlerville. Lakewood suffered a 3-0 defeat in Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 action. “With this being our third game of the week, and our third tough game of the week, and back to back days. I was worried before we got there if we would have anything left,” said Lakewood head coach Paul Gonzales. The schedule was so packed because this game with the Gladiators was a make-up of a previous rain-out. “We got bad news right off the start, before we loaded on the bus. that our leading scorer An overly aggressive Lansing Catholic attacker comes over the top of Lakewood captain Alex Haskins in the first half of last Wednesday's CAAC-3 battle on Unity Field. Levi Phelps couldn’t play due to an injury." added Gonzales. Lakewood (5-3) received three yellow cards in the first half, and the Gladiators scored all two of their three goals in the first 40 minutes. Fowlerville scored in the first five minutes on a high shot that went off a Lakewood defender. The Gladiators added another tally on a direct kick, just outside the 18, midway through the half. “In the first half we received three yellow­ cards on plays that we have made all year long, but we need to play to the refs as this crew didn’t allow our physical play be a fac­ tor." Gonzales said. “This took us out of the first half as three starters were out several minutes each." “At the hair we talked about how we need­ ed more effort and to stay aggressive which we did." The score remained 2-0 in favor of the Gladiators until late in the second half, when the Vikings gave up an own goal. “We didn’t connected on the chances we had to score when we had the chances and I think we learned a lot from this game as to what it takes to win," Gonzales said. “We learned we need to play 80 minutes of hardnose soccer and stay focused at all times on defense." Defensive focus cost the Vikings in a 4-1 loss to Lansing Catholic last Wednesday, in CAAC-3 action. The Cougars scored two goals late in the first half on a break away and a comer kick to HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Wednesday, October 12, 2006 - 7:00 pm take a 2-0 edge. “Going into ti&halQimc we talked about being more aggrpsiveJand'i< paid off as we played an even more even game we had more chances for a score but we just couldn't find the net," Gonzales said. Lansing Catholic scored again at the 31:25 mark on another defensive lapse, and at the 25:31 mark the Lakewood defense was out of place again to allow another goal from the far side of the net. “Four goals four mistakes." Gonzales said. Lakewood didn't quit. The Vikings were able to put some head on the Cougar keeper late in the second half. With just under three minutes to play Alex Haskin fired a bullet at the Cougar netminder, who got a hand on it, but Phelps was there to drive home Lakewood’s Ione score.. “All in all I thought if we don’t make the defensive mistake as a team we win this one," said Gonzales. “We didn’t focus on the same things that have won us games all year long.” The Vikings host Delton Kellogg in a non­ conference contest Thursday, which will also be the annual Lakewood Soccer Club Youth Night. All coaches and players will be the Vikings’ free guests at the gate, as long as they wear their soccer shirts for the night. Sports Editor The scores weren’t pretty and the Saxons aren’t in a great spot in the standings, but hey survived their first run through the tougl est teams that the O-K Gold Conference has to throw at them. In four consecutive games, the Saxons took on Caledonia, South Christian. Byron Center, and Wayland. Those four teams are a combined 14-4 in the league, with all four losses coming to other teams in that group. The Saxons are now 0-6 overall. andU-5 in the league. “It was Eke warders’ row.” said Hastings head coach Dan Carpenter. “The schedule so far has not been favorable right away for us. but we’re in a tough conference and we’ve got to play the cards we're dealt with." Carpenter had a long talk with his team at the end of the stretch, Tuesday night’s 67-36 loss to Wayland. He said his seniors told him, “the way the juniors are progressing we’ll get through the season, and we’ll end up being a pretty good ball club by the end of this thing." One of those seniors. Dana Shilling had what Carpenter called her best game in three years with the Saxon varsity on Tuesday night against the Wildcats. Shilling had 25 points on the night, and converted on 1 l-of-13 free throw attempts. She had all 11 of her team’s points in the opening quarter, as they hung with the ‘Cats early on. Wayland had a 17-11 advantage after one quarter. Things started to slip away from the Saxons in the third quarter, as the Wildcats built their lead to 45-29. The 22 points the Wildcats scored in the fourth quarter came mostly against the Saxon reserves. “My philosophy is if we get a game where we fell we’re winning or not winning by a lot. I’m going to get everybody in to get some experience." said Carpenter. Cali Carpenter also had a solid game for the Saxons, finish with four points and seven rebounds. Cali and Audrey Wakley combined in limit Wayland center Felicia Store to just two points. Cotch Carpenter was very impressed with the defense of his post players in the last two contests. Wayland's guards however, were able io do some damage Tuesday. Heidi Salmon k*d tiie Wildcats with 13 points, including three threes, while Brittini Merchant added nine points, and Abby Phillips, Ashtey Pepper, and Kaleigh Shuster had eight each. The same thing happened against Byron Center last Thursday. The Saxou.* keyer! sn controlling the Bulldogs* presence in th* post, and pulled it off. Byron Center guard Login Marsh hit three threes and led her team win 19 points in a 63-31 Bulldog victory. Shilling again led Hastings, with 13 points. Megan Lips^aw tallied eight points for the Saxons, and scored the first four points of the game, before the Bulldogs turned things on to take an 18-6 advantage at the end of one qwter. Byron Center pushed that lead to 35-14 at the half. Natalie Knorp is still forced to play outside her natural position, because of an injury to the Saxons’ Brittany Howell. She had a solid game Thursday, with four points and seven rebounds. The Saxons will be on the road tonight, to face Hamilton. Saturday, the Saxons will host Grand Rapids Central, before taking next Tuesday off to prepare for another O-K Gold contest at Thomapple Kellogg. “Coming out of those three games we know we have really been challenged. The scores don’t show it 'HEADACHES been on your mind? Please join Maria Benit, PA.-C on October 5,2006 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm for an educational forum on headaches at Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C •i th, HOPE TOWNSHIP HALL ON M-43 NEAR SHULTZ ROAD To consider a SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE AND SITE PLAN by the SPM Windpower located at 4749 S. M-43 Hwy.. Delton. Ml 49046 also known as parcel number 08-007-003-012-50. The request is for the oper­ ation of a family owned business as defined in the Hope Township Zoning Ordinance. The business proposed for the demonstration and sale of windpowered turbines for alternative energy. This property is zoned AR. 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September 28 2006 - Page 26 Pair of thirds for Saxons at Bangor Cross Invite by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer Mia earning first and second place tro­ phies respectively at the Lakeview Invitational in Battle Creek just a week earli­ er the Hastings boys and girls cross country teams settled for a pair of third place finishes in Division 1 of the Bangor Invitational Saturday, in a race that illustrated the impor­ tance of every runner on a cross country team Out of a field of eleven teams in the boys' Division 1 race, first place went to Bangor with 56 points, even though the top two indi­ vidual runners were from Parchment. Jeff Nordquist (16:52); and Nick Tecca (17.-08) Bangor's top runner Andrew Fuentes came in third witn a respectable time 17:19. Officials said times at the invitational seemed slow due in part to the twists, turns and tight comers, which are a regular part of the course, combined with boggy running conditions. a result of the several days of rain preceding the event. . The real drama was in the race for second place. Grand Rapids Union and Hastings tied for second with 73 points each, so the place­ ment of the sixth runner on each team deter­ mined which team went home with the trophy and which team went home empty handed. The first five runners for Grand Rapids Union were: Antonio Schafer in fourth place (17:25). David Sweet, eighth place ((17:46), Amana Ali. ninth place (17:46), Mike Kersjes, nineteenth place and Nic Enzweiler. thirty-third place (19:12). The top five runners for Hastings were: Ryan Bosma. fifth place (17:38), AJ Singleterry. seventh place (17:41), Jesse Ellwood, fifteenth place (18:06), Alex Kimble, twenty-second place (18:43) and Troy Dailey, twenty-fourth (18:49). It was the thirty-fourth place finish of Grand Rapids Union senior Nick Vankuikcn in 19:45, ahead of Hastings senior Seth Beduhn in thirty-seventh place with a time of 19:18 that allowed Grand Rapids Union to edge out Hastings for the second place trophy. “1 knew Bangor was tough but Grand Rapids Union wasn't even on my radar, but they ran really well.” said Hastings coach Jamie Dixon, adding, “I think this race was a good demonstration of how every runner on a team counts. A lot of people will look at it and say it was up to the sixth runner, but in reali­ ty it was the placement of everyone on the team that determined the final outcome. Cross country is much more of a team sport than most people believe’’ The other team placements and scores for the boys Division I race were: St. Joseph, fourth (95), Plainwell, fifth (112), Parchment, sixth (181), Niles, seventh (194). Dowagiac, eighth (198), Paw Paw, ninth (214), Allegan, tenth (279), and Coloma, eleventh (322). First place in the girls’ Division I race went to Niles with 38 points and second went to the St Joseph team with 56 points. The Hastings girls placed third with 69 points. The race look a dramatic turn shortly after the first mile when Hastings lead runner freshman Lauren Anderson, who was in posi­ tion for second place at that point, took a wrong turn and ran more than 50 yards off the path before turning back. Now in fifth place for her team and approximately 25th overall, Anderson dug in and made an impressive comeback surging past teammates Kayleigh Delcotto. Katie Ponsetto. Molly Smith and Alyssa Case, to finish first for her team and eleventh over all with a time of 22:50. Also scoring for Hastings were: Alyssa Case, twelfth (23:02). Molly Smith, f’fteenth (23:13.4), Katie Ponsetto sixteenth (23:13.9) and Kayleigh Delcotto. twenty-eighth (24:41). Plainwell placed fourth, just behind Hastings with 70 points. Paw Paw, fifth with 125 points. Coloma, sixth with 187 and Dowagiac seventh, also with a score of 187. Although Allegan, Parchment and Grand Rapids Union also participated in the race they did not have enough runners to field a complete team and were not scored. "In an eleven-team field in Division 1, two seconds would have been better than two thirds, but the overall thing is the runners adjusted to make up for some unexpected things that came up like a wrong turn and run­ ners who were too sick or otherwise unable compete.” said Jamie Dixon. "Part of being a team is learning to respond to these types of things and 1 think the teams responded wel1. It’s amazing to see how much improvement is taking place in these teams right now." There was no joy for Saxon cross country boys and girls at the first conference meet of the season last Wednesday Both the Hastings boys’ and girls’ cross country teams were 0- 2 after their first con­ ference double duel meet of the season, al Riverbend Golf Course. Both Wayland and the powerhouse cross-country teams from South Christian defeated Hastings. And while the Wayland runners bested Hastings, they too fell to South Christian’s onslaught. In a new format this year, there arc no more jamboree meets for the teams of the O-K Gold Conference. While all the teams will still get together each week, the meet will be broken down into duals or double-duals. In the boys’ race South Christian had four runners in the top ten followed by Hastings and Wayland with three each. South Christian scored 24-31 against Hastings and 28-29 against Wayland and Wayland defeated Hastings 27- 30. Eddie Seymour of Wayland led the boys with race with a lime of 17:14 followed by teammate Neal White, 17:26 followed closely by Bosma of Hastings in 17:30. Saxons Ellwood finished seventh at 17:46, and Singleterry tenth at 18:17. Also scoring for Hastings were Alex Kimble was 12th in 18:23 and Taylor Lancaster was 14th in 18:34 The South Christian girls had five runners in the top ten, leaving three top ten spaces for Wayland and one for Hastings. South Christian girls defeated Hastings 16-47 and Wayland 25-33 while Wayland triumphed over Hastings 21-34. Jessica Armstrong from Wayland led the girls’ race with a time of 18-47 followed by South Christian's Kelsey Burgess at 18:56. the first runner from Hastings to finish the race was Anderson in eighth place with a time of 21:06. The next Hastings girls to cross the finish line were Smith, fifteenth at 22:06 with Case on her heels at 22.07. With Leanne Dinges TK-Hastings girls’ win-streak halted by Hamilton Hawkeyes by Brett Bremer Wayland's Neal White (right) stays a step ahead of the Saxons' Ryan Bosma as they sprint towards the finish line in a bid for second place at last Wednesday's O-K Gold Conference meet (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) Sports Editor The Trojans have probably seen enough of the Hawkeyes for the time being. Hamilton handed the Thomapple KelloggHastings varsity girls' swimming and diving team its first dual-meet loss of the season last Thursday. 109-74. It came just a few days after the Hawkeyes swept in to take the TK-Hastings Invitational. Sept. 16. Hamilton won every event on that day. The Trojans did manage one victory last Thursday, as Mindy Warner swam to victory in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 27.26 seconds. TK-Hastings did manage to rack up some points though. They had the second and third place scoring teams in two relays, and also finished second, third, and fourth in three other events. Individual*: finished second, third, and fourth for the Trojans in the 500-yard freestyle, the 100-yard backstroke, and the 100-yard breaststroke. In the 500 free, Alecia Strumberger was second in 6:32.85, Beth Fuller third in 6:36.02, and Lee Christensen fourth in 6:37.78. Hamilton’s Katy Voorhorst won the race in 5:47.10. The Hawkeyes were well in front in other two races where the Trojans scored the last three scoring places. Hamilton’s Jade Evink won the 100 backstroke in 1X)2.71. TKHastings* Audrey Hoag was second in 1:13.46, followed by Kayla Romanak in 1:16.93, and Michelle Howard in 1:25.21. Crystal Jager took the 100 breaststroke for the Hawkeyes in 1:12.37, touching the wall ahead of TK’s Alex deGoa (1:23.08), Molly Wallace (1:24.09), and Tara Schoessel (1:30.97). The Trojans were second and third in both the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 free relay. The team of Jasmine Brown. Elizabeth Chappelow. Erin Fluke, and Warner finished second in the 200 with a time of 1:54.94. Chappelow. Hoag, Romanak, and Warner were second in the 400 event with a time of 4:21.19. Other second-place finishers for the Trojans included the 200 medley relay team of Hoag, Wallace, Chanda Archambeau (2:12.69), Kelly Frame in the diving compe­ tition (180.80 points) and Warner in the 100 freestyle (59.88 seconds). TK-Hastings is off until next Tuesday when it plays host to Grand Rapids Union. sidelined with an ankle injury*. Ponsetto fin­ ished fourth for the Saxons in twenty-second place in 23:36 followed by DelCotto. twenty­ fourth in 23:41. Dixon was philosophical about last week's loss. "There are a lot of ups and downs in a season but I’m hoping that after taking their lumps this time they’ll come back hungrier for their next meet” The Saxon’s were scheduled to take on Byron Center at TK High School in Middleville yesterday. Next Wednesday they run against Hamilton and Caledonia, at Wayland. Hastings’ Molly Smith leads a pack of Saxons, that includes Katie Ponsetto (523) and Alyssa Case (527) along the course at Saturday’s Bangor Invitational. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) The Saxons’ Troy Dailey (134) and Seth Beduhn (132) try and work their way past an Allegan’s Andy Krcatovich during Saturday’s Bangor Invitational. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15T • 1-a PM You re Worth A “MINT” To Us! The week of October 1 - 7th is National Customer Service Week, but here at Chemical Bank we take great pride in providing the best customer service each and everyday to all of our customers! 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Where the runners finish counts towards dual meet scores between each squad The Caledonia. By ron Center, and TK boys ran in one race, with the Wayland. South Eric Buchanan was the fourth Trojan boy across the finish line last Wednesday when the O-K Gold Conference got together at Riverbend Golf Course. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) Christian, and Hastings girls. The Hxstings. Was land, and South Christian boys ran along­ side the Caledonia. TK. Byron Center, and Hamilton girls. The Caledonia boys and Thornapple Kellogg girls made the most of the format last Wednesday at Riverbend Golf Course in Hastings. Both teams started the league sea­ son 24). The Caledonia boys knocked off Thomapple Kellogg and Byron Center, while the TK girls topped Caledonia and Byron Center. The defending conference champs from South Christian are the favorites on the girls' side, just as the defending Scots arc the favorites on the boys' side this fall. Thomapple Kellogg's girls made a push to keep pace with the Sailors, lopping both Caledonia and By ron Center TK’s Rebecca Winchester had the best lime by a girl Wednesday, in either race, hitting the line in 18:37. That helped her team to a 25-30 win over Caledonia, and a 17-44 victory over the Bulldogs of Byron Center. Caledonia got the best of the Bulldogs as well. 17-46. Melanie Truer was fourth for TK in 21:38. Emma Ordway fifth in 21:55. Kylie Schultz eighth in 22:35. and Kelsey Webster ninth in Stephanie Rossman led the Fighting Scot girls with a sc cord-place time of 19:59. Kendal Grant was third in 21:25. Emily Rossman sixth in 22:05. Maddie Zych tenth in 22:44. and Emily Russo 11 th in 22:46. The Scots certainly missed their leader Andrea Schcdlbauer. who is sidelined with a hip injury. She was last year’s O-K Gold Conference champion on the girls’ side, earned a medal at the Division 2 state meet, and was expected to challenge Winchester and Way land’s Jessica Armstrong for the top spot in the conference individually once again. ■ TK and South Christian’s girls arc both 2-0 in the conference after the first day of duals. South Christian lopped Wayland (25-33) and Hastings (16-47). Caledonia is tied with Wayland in third place with 1-1 records. Wayland defeated Hastings (27-30) in their dual. In the boys’ race that included Caledonia. TK. and Byron Center only four of the first 11 runners across the finish line weren’t wearing purple and gold. The Caledonia boys scored a 23-34 win over the Bulldogs and an 18-45 victory over TK. The Bulldogs’ David VandeBunte won the Maple Valley girls get their first Kalamazoo Valley victory Hackett Catholic Central stormed back in the second halt, but the Maple Valley varsity girls’ basketball team was able to hold on for a 58-56 Kalamazoo Valley Association victo­ ry Tuesday night. The Lions led the Fighting Irish 31-23 at the half, but Hackett fired right back by tak­ ing a 19-14 advantage in the third quarter. The win evens the Lions’ KVA record at I l. and they are now 4-3 overall this season. The Lions will meet Delton Kellogg for the second time this season, when the Panthers come to Nashville on Thursday night. Ashley Gonser had a big game the first time the Panthers and Lions met. in a slim DK victory. Gonser was big again on Tuesday night, scoring 14 points in the win over the Fighting Irish. Leslec Rigelman hit three threes fin­ ished with 11 points for Maple Valley, while teammate Jennifer Kent added seven points, and Dani Christensen and Lizzy Stewart had six each. Lindsey Hicmstra led Hackett with 20 points. She was 8-of-9 from the foul stripe on the night. Pewamo-Westphalia went on a 15-3 run to start the game Thursday night, and kept right on pouring points in. The Pirates took a 72-33 win at Maple Valley. A three-pointer by Rigelman accounted for the Lions’ only points in the first quarter. She added three more threes in the third quarter, and led Maple Valley with 12 points on the night. The Pirates put 26 points on the board in the second quarter, and didn't slow down a bit in the second half. They added 24 more in the third, to take a 65-27 lead into the fourth quar­ ter. Kent added seven points for the Lions, and Alisha Felmlee had four. Maple Valley had five others with two points each. April Fcldpausch led Pewamo-Westphalia with 21 points. After tonight's visit from Delton Kellogg, the Lions travel to Parchment Tuesday for another KVA contest. race in 16 minutes 38 seconds. The three fastest boys' limes in the league on the day came out of this race. Caledonia's Justin Kucharczyk and Alex TcnElshof sprinted to the finish line together, well behind VandeBunte. Kucharczyk was second in 17:03 and TenElshof third in 17:04. Ethan Fuller was the first Trojan runner in. placing fourth at 17:16. Behind the top two for the Fighting Scots. Ben Diefcnbach was fifth overall in 17.37. Isaac Cox seventh in 17:47. and Brian Wilder ninth in 17:59. Taking only varsity runners into account. John Betit was 14th overall for TK in 18:41. David Ordway 15th in 18:44. Eric Buchanan 16th in 18:51. and Mike Bern man 17th in 19:41 TK was 0-2 on the day. falling to Byron Center 19-36. Caledonia and South Christian’s boys teams are tied atop the league with 2-0 records. The Sailor boys knocked off Wayland (28-29) and Hastings (24-31) Wednesday. The league was scheduled to meet again yesterday afternoon at TK. Next Wednesday. Wayland will host the conference duals. Thomapple Kellogg’s Melanie Truer (right) and Hamilton’s Anna Sall sprint towards the finish line Wednesday after­ noon during the O-K Gold Conference Riverbend duals at Golf Course in Hastings. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) Still providing excellence without a contract! Superintendent Chris Cooley bargained a 3.09% raise for himself, and then tells the teachers their request for 3% is too much. His reason is there are too many teachers to offer a fair salary. This reasoning seems convoluted, the mailer the number of employees in a group the more they should make regardless of their impact on the education of our children. Fellow central administrators Finance Director Barb Hunt and Assistant Superintendent Mary Vliek also received a 3% raise this year. Mr. Cooley. Ms. Hunt and Ms. Vliek have received higher raises than (cachets and principals for years (sec table below). Mr. Cooley and the Board of Education arc sending the message that the central administration is more valuable to providing high quality education to our stedcnis than the teachers and the principals, the ones w ho have the most direct impact on the success of our students. • 3. On top of their larger salaries, each of the three receive an annual annuity of more that X 3.000.00. Ms. Hunt and Ms. Vliek received raises nearly six times higher than the teachers in the last three years and all three receive travel expenses and a better insurance package than the teachers and the principals. 4. In a letter dated December 23. 2003, Hastings State Representative Gary Newell wrote the following response to a request he received asking for increased funding for the schools: “During the last 8years Hastings Area School's administrative expenses have increased 73%, while the inflation during that same time increased 14%. That is over 5 times the rate of inflation. I would suggest that the school hoard look at their administration expenses to see ifthere are any cuts that can be made there. ” 5. The Board of Ed. is asking the teachers to make more sacrifices for the benefit of the students. Wc have made sacrifices for years. We have taken raises far below the cost of living for years, wc have taken lower insurance for the last three contracts, wc have lost 35 teachers, that’s 17% of our leaching staff, we have been forced to take on extra work and responsibilities to make up for the smaller staff, and wc are enduring larger class sizes and the additional work and stress xssociatcd with having more students. Yet, the Board of Education doesn’t value the teachers enough to make sacrifices from their side. 6. Mr. Cooley and the Board of Education have chosen to hire a lawyer to bargain with the teachers at an exorbitant cost of S200.00 per hour plus traveling expenses. Why can’t Mr. Cooley bargain the contract, w hich has been the practice for years, and save the district many thousands of dollars? Isn’t that part of what his higher salary is for? It appears the Board of Education w ould rather ship the money off to Lansing and their lawyer than keep much of the money here in town with the teachers. The money that could be saved on the lawyer, and the money saved on the elimination of 35 teachers, along with other savings, would make up much of the difference betw een what the teachers arc asking for and what the Board of Education has offered. Our commitment to the kids is demonstrated by the countless hours we spend of our own time correcting homework, completing paper work, planning, as well as attending meetings, sporting events and programs. It 's also demonstrated in the many thousands of dollars we spend of our own money every year buying supplies, materials, and equipment that the school can’t afford. The Board of Education and administration tell us we arc an outstanding staff, we are a family, and that we are doing a fantastic job. However, they refuse to demonstrate their commitment to us by giving us a reasonable contract. Linsenmann’s eight goals lead Lion soccer to 2 wins by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Last week was on Josh Mcersma’s radar even before the season started. The Maple Valley varsity boys’ soccer coach knew that it would be an hard week for his squad, but also that it could be a good week. His Lions came through, winning two of three matches, improving their overall record to 3-6 for the sexson. Maple Valley finished up a three-game week with a 64) victory over Saranac on the Fuller Street Field Thursday afternoon. Lars Linsenmann scored four times for Maple Valley, and Cody Ward and Jed Wieland added tallies too. It was a strong fin­ ish after a slow start to the contest. “At half-time it was only 1-0." said Meersma. “We kind of refocused and scored a lot of goals. We got our heads on straight, and put some points on the board." The big second half gave the Lions the chance to have some fun. which hasn’t hap­ pened a lot in the short history of the pro­ gram. The team got the chance to experiment with players in different positions, and enjoy the victory. Against a tough Kalamazoo Christian squad on Wednesday, the Lions made sure to save some energy for Thursday 's win. That didn’t help things out against the talented Comets, who scored an 84) victory in KalamazcM) Valley Association action. The Lions arc 1-3 in the conference, having earned their first league victory on Monday night (Sept. 18) at Olivet. 6-2. “h’s hard to come back off a very emotion­ al win. where you exert a ton of emotion and a ton of energy." said Meersma. of Wednesday’s trip to Kalamazixi Christian. "We had a good practice last Friday, get­ ting ready for Olivet. It was a game wc knew we could stay close and be competitive in." Linsenmann scored all four goals for the Lions against the Eagles. He put his team <»n the board first, midway through the first half. The Eagles responded with the game’s next two goals. The Lions eventually tied the game on Linsenmann's second goal, then went ahead again on his third. “The game remained close until late in the second half.” said Meersma. That’s when Linsenmann added his fourth tally. X. Wc are working without a contract, something that could have been avoided through our negotiations over the summer if Mr. Cooley and the Board of Education truly cared about the teachers and the kids. The teachers have come through for the kids. It’s time the School Board come through for the teachers. We need the Boards support to reduce the unwarranted stress and distractions accompanying the disrespect the teachers arc receiving. Group Superintendent Asst. Super. Finance Director Principals Teachers : 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 • • 0 2.57% 12.75% 10.01% 0.17% 3.09% 3.00% 3.00% 2.04% 1.04% 1.00% 2.11% 3.74% 5.00“ o 1.75% 1 50% - Total 3 yr . 7.77% 19.49% 18.01% 3.96% 3.54% Axerage 2.59% 6.50% 6.00% 1.32% 1.18% •• Changed job title Prom previous year ♦ Not in position or position didn’t exist Assistant Superintendent. .Man Vliek Finance Director: Barb Hunt Superintendent. Chris Cooley For more information on administrators* salaries and the teachers* concerns go to: www.hastingseducationassociation.org 77506578 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 28. 2006 - Page 28 DK soccer scores two KVA wins Delton Kellogg’s varsity boys’ soccer team getting on a roll al the right time The Panthers had won two straight Kahma/oo Valley Association iKVAt head­ ing into Wednesday night’s meeting with Maple Valley. Delton went to Pennfield on Monday, and scored a 3-2 overtime victory, to improve to 2-4 in the conference and 4-7 overall DK team captain Dan Ordway closed the match with a golden goal al the seven minute mark in overtime, on the thiid goal by a Delton captain in the game The game see-sawed back ami fourth in the first KO minutes, although Dciton was able to keep the ball in their offensive end much ol the night. Pennfield got the game’s first goal, as Robby Brown completed a determined drive through the Delton defense for a score in the first minute of the contest. Pennfield held that one goal lead for almost the entire first half, almost. IX-1 ton's A.J. Newkirk took a pass from teammate Kohla Methvin and knotted the score just before the intermission. David Roberts gave the Delton boys the lead for the first time in the contest when he found the back of the net w ith a shot 13 niinutes into the second half, but Pennfield had an equalizer left. The green and gold Panthers’ John Barrett scored just a minute later to lie the game al two. Scott Hoekstra had 13 saves in the goal for Delton, while Pennfield's Kyle Leroux had 16 at the other end of the field. Things weren’t nearly as tight last Thursday, when Delton scored a 6-1 victory at Olivet, for its first league win of the season. Delton head coach Bill Roberts said that his team played a "fantastic game" against 15 Delton Kellogg's Matt Julian (9) maneuvers his way through a crowd ol Hacked Catholic Central attackers during last Wednesday's KVA contest at DKHS. (Photo by Perry Hardin) the Eagles. The Panthers were behind early again though. Olivet’s lone goal came off from a direct attack by Ben Bosworth five minutes into the game. It didn't take Delton long to gel going however Jimmy Diebert answered back for the Panthers just two minutes later, on an assist from Roberts, and the rout was on. A.J. Newkirk drove home a penalty kick, as well as a second goal off an assist by Methvin. Ordway caught a header goal off a comer kick, and Malt Julian finished a goal shot off another assist by Methvin. Roberts also found the back of the net once on an assist from Newkirk. DK goalies Scott Hoekstra and Janson Fluty totaled 14 saves and the Panthers. The offense in front of them tallied 27 shots on goal. Olivet goalie Dylan McGuire had 16 keep­ er saves on the night. Delton’s last loss came last Wednesday. 4­ 0 against Hackett Catholic Central. The Panthers played a good match against the Irish, but came up short as Hackett’s Mike Dun scored twice. Andrew Robitaille and Nick Kosko scored Hackett's other two goals. The Irish tallied 31 shots on goal for the evening. The win helped the Irish get to 5-0 in the conference, and since they have scored a vic­ tory over Parchment to clinch a share of the league championship. Delton’s goalie Hoekstra had 22 saves in the match against the Irish. The Panthers head to Lakewood tonight to face the Vikings in a non-conference match and then begin the KVA tournament next week. Delton Kellogg's A.J. Newkirk gets hts head on the ball late in the first half of last Wednesday's KVA contest against Hackett Catholic Central. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Hastings Breanna Girrbach stretches out to reach a short shot in Monday afternoon's fourth singles match agairtst Thomapple Kellogg. Girrbach scored a 6-4, 6-1 victory in the contest. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Thomapple Kellogg third singles player Heather Hawkins steps up to fight off a serve by the Saxons’ Kristina Dobbin Monday afternoon in Middleville Hawkins scored the Trojan's lone singles victory in her team's 5-3 win over Hastings (Photo by Brett Bremer) OPEN HOUSE OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY SEPT. 30" • 1-3 PM SATURDAY, SEPT. SO1' • 1-3 PM Dir gro.idw.iy v "om o4 downtown Hastings to East on state Bead i« m>ie to south on Powell 8c tc East on Meadow lane 547 MEADOW LANE. HASTINGS REDUCED SI0,000 I v ai nor- anc East rmm Hastings or west of m 66 wwv to South Mam st m woodland 1- ime tc 3704 WOODLAND RD.. WOODLAND REDUCED $19,900 TK gets first win at expense of Saxons In a battle between two teams looking for their first win in the O-K Gold Conference this season, the Thomapple Kellogg Trojans came out on top of the Hastings Saxons 5-3 in Middleville Monday. The Saxon doubles teams continue to have a hard time. The Trojans swept the four dou­ bles flights, and picked up a win from Heather Hawkins at third singles to score the victory. Hastings’ Amy Ingle kept her perfect league record intact, at 44). with a 64). 6-1 victory over the Trojans’ Sammy Hauschild. Sam VanDenack bounced back from her first loss of the league season to top the Trojans’ Syd Kilmartin 6-3. 6-4 al second singles. Breanna Girrbach scored the Saxons' other point, al fourth singles, where she earned a 6­ 4. 6-1 win over Kaitlyn Otto. Hawkins scored the Saxons lone singles victory by besting Kristina Dobbin 6-2.6-1. On the doubles side, the Saxons won just nine games. Four of them came in the first set al first doubles. Hastings Hannah Case and Amy Kidder put together a solid first set. but were downed by Rachel Harris and Katie Potts 6-4. 64). ’ At second doubles. Linsey Faber and Kaiti Graham won 64). 64) for the Trojans over Taylor Hammond and Barbara Buehler. Ashley Jackim and Linsey Wilson won 6-2.6I against Rachel Clevenger and Manon Bruggeman at third doubles. TK’s fourth dou­ bles learn of Danielle Johnson and Amanda Nicholas scored a 64). 6-2 win over Emily Benningfield and Amber Pontius at fourth doubles. Hastings fell to Wayland 7-1 in the league Iasi Wednesday, with Ingle scoring the team's only victory. She topped the Wildcats’ Brittini Merchant 64). 64). VanDenack lost for the first time in the league at second singles, when she was edged in three sets by the Wildcats’ Shelby Jamieson 3-6.6-3. 7-6(5). Kidder and Case nearly pushed Way land’s top doubles team to three sets, but were downed 6-1. 7-5. In their O-K Gold Conference dual with the South Christian Sailors last Wednesday, the Thomapple Kellogg Trojans were without their lop two play ers. The Trojans’ best performances came on the doubles side, where the TK first doubles team of Harris and Potts fell 6-1. 6-4 to the Sailor duo of Amanda Anger and Heather Lettinga. At second doubles. TK’s Faber and Graham were downed by Brittany Helmus and Lisa Witjer 6-4. 6-4. TK didn't win more than two games at any other flight. The conference tournament will be hosted at South Christian and East Kentwood next Tuesday. E SWOX WII KIA SPORTS S( III 1)1 I I Ill K-405 - Hastings Charter Twp. & Schools. Are you looking for that end of the day refuge? Checkout this 1984 custom built earth berm home. Features 3 bedrooms. 2 baths, sunken living room with wood stove. 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September 28 2006 - The Hastings Banner All five Barry Co. teams looking to bounce back by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Whether the weather caused games to fin­ ish up on Friday, or teams waited until late Friday night to play the fourth quarter, Barry County's five varsity football teams didn’t fare loo well in week five. All five squads fell last week. The teams will have some help boosting their spirits in the next two weeks, as home­ coming season has rolled around. This week Delton Kellogg, Thomapple Kellogg, and Lakewood will all celebrate homecoming. One county team will get its second win for sure Friday night, or Saturday if mother nature chooses to be uncooperative once again, as Delton Kellogg takes on Maple Valley. Both teams are I -4. “It is Delton's Homecoming.'' Maple Valley head coach Guenther Mittelstaedt said after last week’s loss to Pennfield. "so they will be fired up. There are no easy games on the schedule and wc have to get better if we want to finish strong." Maple Valley does have one Kalamazoo Valley Association victory under its bell, while the Panthers are 0-3 in the league. The two teams have faced off in non-league action the past few seasons. "Talking to Guenther, w e’re both coming in the same way." said DK head coach Vic Haas. "We're both I -4 and trying to get better every week. It looks like a pretty good ball game, on paper" Middleville will step outside O-K Gold Conference play this Friday evening with a homecoming contest against Cedar Springs. The Trojans are still looking for their first win of the season. Lakewood has one win. but will go for its first victory in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 when the Vikings host Lansing Catholic al 7:30 p.m. Friday night for homecoming. Homecoming is next Friday, at Hastings and Maple Valley. The Saxons hit the road to take on Byron Center this week. Both squads are 2-3 overall, with two of those losses coming in O-K Gold action. The Bulldogs do have one league win. Byron Center was shut out for the second time this season, last weekend, 45-0 by South Christian. Current Records Delton Hastings Lakewood Maple Valley Middleville * I -4 2-3 I -4 1 -4 0-5 Here's a round-up of last Friday’s local gridiron action. Hamilton 19, Hastings 12 Hamilton hit Hastings where it really hurts, on the ground. The Saxons stepped onto Johnson Field Friday night, averaging nearly 330 yards rushing per game this season. Hastings' ground game never got going, as the game continued Saturday afternoon after a lightning delay Friday night, and the Hawkeyes came away with a 19-12 victory. The Hawkeyes limited the Saxons to 141 yards rushing, their lowest total of the season, and just 151 total yards of offense. Hamilton rushed for 360 yards, but still managed to just squeak out the victory. Hamilton back Reuben Salinas outrushed and outscored the Saxons. He carried the ball 18 times for 172 yards, and scored all three Hamilton touchdowns. Salinas' third TD run of the contest, a six- yarder. came with 3:55 remaining in the fourth quarter. Dustin Dupree's extra-point kick gave his team the seven point advantage it finished the ball game w ith, after a strong come back bid by the Saxons. The Saxons trailed 12-0 late in the first half, until quarterback Mall Teunesscn plunged across the goal-line from a yard out with 27 seconds remaining until the break. A six-yard pass from Teune* »en to A.J. Tassos tied the game al 12 with nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter Both teams missed on their first two extra-point attempts That pass was the only one attempted by Teunesscn. who led the Hastings offense with 15 rushes for 62 yards. Matt Donnini rushed 15 times for 42 yards and Greg Woodmansee made the most of his three carries rushing for 20. Hamilton would certainly have felt like it let a conference win slip away, had the Saxons’ been able to hold on in the end. The Hawkeyes had 17 first downs to the Saxons' nine. Some mistakes hurt the Hawkeyes a bit. They were flagged 12 times for 65 yards, and the Saxons’ Bradan King picked off a pass by Hawkeye quarterback Cody Timmerman. Timmerman completed just 2-of-5 pass attempts, for 44 yards. The Hawkeyes didn't need his arm though. Ben Carnes rushed 14 limes for 93 yards, and Bradley Arnold carried it six times for 60 yards. Parchment 59. Delton Kellogg 6 Given the choice between teaching his defenders what position to be in or teaching them better tackling techniques. Delton Kellogg varsity football coach Vic Haas would choose the later. The later is what the Panthers need to work on after last weekend’s 59-6 loss to Parchment in Kalamazoo Valley Association action, that started Friday night and ended Saturday aftemwn after storms once again halted play. "We were in position to make some plays defensively, to try and shut them down. We were getting there. We just weren’t making the tackles." said Haas. Parchment's P.J. Withrow rushed for four touchdowns, and caught another touchdown pass to lead his team to the v iclory. The Delton Kellogg offense didn't help itself out much early on. A pair of intercep­ tions led to Parchment touchdowns, as the team built a 204) lead. Withrow scored on a 34-yard run in the first quarter, and then Delton's next possession ended with Aaron Rice returning a DK pass 45 yards the other way for a score. Delton got the ball back and an interception by Parchment’s Deontate Phillips got his team in scoring position again, then he added a third score for his team on a 26-yard run. Delton Kellogg quarterback Brian Diaz only completed 2-of-5 passes on the night, with two of those missed attempts landing in Parchment hands. Things finally started to go right for the visiting Panthers in the second quarter. A long drive came to an end with back Kirk Wolschleger rumbling towards the goal line. He fumbled just before he got into the end zone, but tackle Chris Miller was there to pick up the ball for Delton's lone touchdow n. "In the second quarter we had a pretty good drive, a 70- or 80-yard drive where we moved the ball pretty well and we did some pretty good things offensively." said Haas. It was downhill from ’here. Withrow scored 18- and 32-yard runs before the end of the half, then scored on a one-yard run Saturday in the third quarter and a 48-yard scamper in the fourth quarter. Phillips added an 80-yard run for a score late in the ball game The Delton boys rushed lor 177 yards in the game. Wolschleger who carried the ball 11 times for 57 yards. Steven Scobs rushed 13 times for 4 * yards and Montana Otis toted the ball ten times for 67 yards. Scoby and Corry Spencer both had nine tackles for the Delton Kellogg defense, while Chase Mills and Brennan Smith had seven each. Wayland 48. Middleville 14 by David T. Young Editor How many things can go wrong for a high schcxil football team in one night and. lor that matter, a season? Ask Middleville football coach Tim Penfield, a man whose team has been snake bitten at tin.* midway point of a nightmarish season. The Trojans Friday night were missing eight players, six of them starters, because of injuries, had to fight through an awful rain­ storm that inchided several lightning delays and were outmanned by Way land, arguably the best team this fall in the O-K Gold Conference. Things were so bad on the weather front that the game had to be halted at halftime and finished off the following Saturday morning. In the end. Middleville came out on the short end of a 48-14 shellacking that may have been understandable, but still deeply hurt a program known for its "Pride. Class and Tradition." The depleted ranks of the Trojans, w it h the defeat, now stand al 0-5. almost unheard of in its proud history on the gridhon. Wayland, meanwhile, improved its record to 4-1 and needs only two more victories to make the post-season playoffs that Middleville has grown accustomed to over many years. Almost all of the injured were numbers of the starting unit, including running backs Lev i Funk and James Smith. This is not to mention the loss of Andrew Gilbert. Joey Sanford. Brett Mulder. Andrew Schultz. Lee Glass and Cody Nelson. The walking wounded for Middleville were unable to walk on (he artifi­ cial turf at the bowl stadium. "We've certainly had more injuries this season than any other time I can remember." Penfield said. "We don’t have an explanation But our guys played hard against maybe the best team in the league. We were short-hand­ ed. but I'm proud of our guys." Things started badly from the get-go and got steadily worse in Friday night's rainstorm. After the Trojans went three and out in their opening scries, the visiting Wildcats scored on their third play from scrimmage when fullback Tom Fheston. the first man through m a three-back I-formation. quickly burst through an opening between center and right guard and raced 57 yards to pay dirt The game wasn't even three minutes old and Wayland already was up 74). Maple Valley running back Tyler Christensen pulls away from a crowd of Pennfield defenders Friday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Middlev ille made a brief threat when J.D. Brower fought his way for a 16-yard gain and first down near midfield, but a Wildcat line­ man Cody Waldo dropped Brower for a loss on a key third down play to force a punt. Wayland then moved the ball steady, but not slowly, down the field and had advanced all the way dow n to the Trojans' 19-yard line when referees announced a 30-minule delay because lightning had been spotted during the downpour that had sent fans on both sides of the field scurry ing for cover. So with 4:06 left in the first quarter and Way land operating under a first and 10 only 19 yards awaynrom another touchdown, the fans, players and officials had to give it a rest for a half hour under the cover of umbrellas and the concession stand. When play resumed, the 'Cats wasted no time in putting their second TD on the board, a two-yard run by the bruising fullback Preston. He was set up* nicely by a 16-yard keeper on the previous play by quarterback Jon Shafer. Nu-t long afterward. Penfield, knowing his team needed to get something going quickly or things would get out hand, gambled on a fourth down and three at his own 42. But Brower was stopped by Eric Stevens, as good a linebacker as anyone will sec this season in the league, about a yard shy of the first down marker. . It took Wayland only six plays to find the end zone from 44 yards away, as the outmanned Trojans were getting beat up from tackle to tackle. Tailback Ben Forcier scored the TD from 16 yards out on a misdirection p!ay. Ic one of the few bright spots in that awful first half, quarterback Tom Enslen boomed a 42-yard punt during a downpour, forcing Way land receiver Mike Martin to back-pedal and fair catch th? ball back on his own 27. The joy over pushmg the enemy backward was short lived, as n<4 lune afterward the Wildcats, on top 20-0. decided to test their passing game. Interestingly. Shafer threw almost every time to one targe’. Ryan See FOOTBALL, next page We are the HEA! "/ became a teacher because I was inspired by the teachers I had in my life. After 27 years in education. I continue to teach because I am inspired by the enthusiasm for learning in the children and the trust I am given by their parents. Barbara Case 23 year veteran of the HEA Barbara Case Kindergarten Central ’My mission as a teacher is to provide a challenging environment that pushes my students to do their best. I will teach each student that he/she has the power to learn and create good habits that will develop their self­ confidence I work very hard at my job and I expect the same from my students" Don Schils 22 year veteran of the HEA Teaching kids has always been my passion because of the tremendous role models I've had. My mission as a teacher, then, is to be that same role model, one that promotes respect for knowledge, encourages dedication to a task, and inspires continual growth as an individual " Teresa Heide Don Schils 5™ Grade Northeastern 20 year veteran of the HEA Teresa Heide Math Middle School "What a joy it is to wake up in the morning and actually look forward to going to school! Our children are such a precious resource. I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to touch their lives for the past thirty years as they have touched mine, and I am honored to be part of such a noble profession " Nancy Cottrell 20 year veteran of the HEA Learn more about the HEA at: The Saxons’ Ryan Burgdorf returns a Hawkeye kick Saturday afternoon, during the Saxons' 19-12 loss to Hamilton on Johnson Field in Hastings. (Photo by Dan Goggins) Nancy Cottrell Business High School www.hastingsediicationassociation.org �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. September 28. 2006 - Page 30 FOOTBALL, continued from previous page------------------------------------------------------Reunnk. who caught three of the aerials, the last one for six points on fourth down cover­ ing 22 yards and with referees about to call the game again. Wayland was on top 274) with nine seconds to go before intermission when lightning invaded the area again and officials decided mercifully to sacrifice the remaining time and send the two squads to locker mams to wait out the storm But the weather this time did not let up. Continuing lightning forced officials to call it a night and have play resume for the second half at 10 a.m. the following day. The third quarter on Saturday morning showed improved weather and improved per­ formance for Middleville. The Trojans came up with two touchdowns and a two-point con­ version. Enslcn. one of the few starters not hobbled by ’injuries, put an air attack together, clicking on two TD passes, both to Nate Jazwinski. one of three yards and the other of 42 yards. Enslcn also hit Blake Johnson with a a twopoint conversion pass after the second touch­ down. However, the Wildcats matched those 14 points in t!»c third period and added another seven points in the fourth. Enslcn finished the night with six pass completions for 89 yards and two touch downs. Brower gained 68 yards in 11 carries Defensively, lineman Travis Ferris came up with seven tackles and Travis Dykstra had two fumble recoveries. Haslett 35. Irakew ood 13 Officials did every thing they could to beat the weather Friday night, and the Irakewood Vikings did every thing they could to beat the Haslett Vikings. Neither one had a successful night hovvev er. Haslett scored a 35-13 Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 victory on Unity Field. For the second time in three weeks, games around the area were halted when lightning was spotted in the night sky. The two teams of Vikings were forced off the field, and sat through an hour and a half delay, before clos­ ing out the contest. Lakewood had just put together its most impressive drive of the ball game, to pull within two touchdowns at 21 -7. Quarterback Jesse Martin connected on a six-yard scoring Lakewood’s Justin Keller sprints around the right side, just out of the reach of a Haslett defender, in the third quarter of Friday night’s Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 contest Haslett scored a 35-13 victory on LHS’s Unity Field. (Photo by Brett Bremer) pass with teammate Justin Keller. Levi Phelps kntxked through the extra point kick for the hosts. The drive started on the Haslett 31-yardline. A 28-yard run by Keller pul the Vikings in position to score, and then the team survived a tumble and an incomplete pass in the end /one. before Martin’s touchdown toss Martin was 6-ot-17 passing on the night lor 71 yards and two touchdowns Logan Irake pulled in a 15-yard pass in the final minute ol the fourth quarter lor luikcwood's second score. "Wc just wore down a little." said l^ikcwood head coach Bob Veitch. "We gave them a run. Wc stopped them several limes.” The drive that led to Keller's touchdown wasn’t the first time l-akewood had moved the football, and the touchdown play wasn't the first lime the host Vikings had gone lor it on fourth down either Haslett took a 7-0 lead on a ten-yard touch­ down pass from Ryan McGreal-Miller to Tony Taylor with 3:27 left in the opening quarter. The game started 15 minutes early because school officials had hoped to beat the reports of severe weather, half-time was also shortened to try and get the game in vvithout a delay. Lakewood's drive after Haslett’s opening touchdown, moved the ball from the home team’s 33-yard line all the way down to the Haslett 20 before Martin came up just short of the first down on a running play. Within two plays. Haslett was across mid­ field. The visiting Vikings would score on a four-yard run by Michael La Rosa, and go up 144) on Micah Magnusson’s second extra­ point kick. Lakewood's next drive only covered about nine yards, two feel and ten inches. After three plays, the Vikings were just short of a first down at their own 35-yard-line. They elected to attempt a quarterback sneak, that came up just short of a first down. Haslett took over and scored five plays later on a II yard pass from McGreal-Miller to Taylor. Haslett took that 214) lead into the locker room. "I told the kids I gave up seven points on a quarterback sneak right before half and it cost us a touchdown.’’ Veitch said. "I told them that was on me. I should have punted, but I didn’t.” Curtis Schaibly scored for Haslett on a touchdown run less than a minute after the game restarted from the weather delay in the third quarter to take a 28-7 lead, and then his team went up 35-7 on a 23-yard run by Jermaine Roberson with 8:56 left to play. Roberson led the Haslett ground game with 86 yards on 13 carries. Haslett had a total of 307 yards on the ground, and 386 yards of total offense "Haslett is a little belter up front." Witch said. "Wc got beat at the line of scrimmage again. They ’re bigger than us. Their kids were twice the size of us." The Vikings amassed 177 yards on the ground, with Keller leading the pack with 78 yards on eight carries. Mike Kuras rushed ten times for 46 yards, and Kurtis Powell carried 13 times for 39 yards. Wade O’Mara led the Lakewood defense witn nine tackles and three assists. "I thought we played fairly well against them." said Veitch. "We’ll regroup." Pennfield 42. Maple Valley 14 by Jon (rambee Saxon quarterback Matt Teunessen is wrapped up in the backfield by a Hamilton defensive lineman Saturday durirg the conclusion of the O-K Gold Conference con­ test at HHS. (Photo by Dan Gcggins) Staff Writer Battle Creek Pennfield handed >he Maple Valley Lions their fourth loss of the 2006 sea­ son and Guenther Mitlelsiaedfs team faces the very real piospect of suffering orJy the second losing season in his 22 year of coach­ ing at the varsity level. "Il is discouraging." Mittelstaedt said fol­ lowing his team’s 42-14 loss to the Panthers. "They were bigger and moved more quickly off the ball against us. All 1 can say is our kids are working hard, try ing to get back on track. "There is no question, playing in the KVA (Kalamazoo Valley Association) is tougher. It is a very strong league and the competition is much better than we have seen. "But we have pride in our program and in our kids. As long as the effort is there, all wc can to is put out our best effort." Mittelstaedt. one the most highly regarded coaches in the state, said he feels the frustra­ tion. "We are not very big this year." he said, "and it takes it’s toll over the course of the game. "But we have had small teams before and wc have made up for it by being big hitters. We have to play bigger than our size, and so far we haven’t been doing that. 77506509 It's About Life right in your community! GRAND OPENING Pennock Community Donor Center In the Conference Center at Pennock Hospital 1009 Green Street, Hastings 4 Any healthy person 17 or older who weighs 110 pounds or more may be Friday, October 6, 2006 * 12:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. eligible to give blood every 56 days. A Bring photo ID or two pieces of non-photo ID. Providing 100% of the regular blood supply to hospitals in several major regions of the state, including Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Special thank-you gift for everyone who tries to donate. an Michigan Community Blood Centers miblood.org A Member America's Blood Centers I "We need to start sticking people and driv­ ing them into the turf. "In the past, wc have had small players who play ed big. We arc looking for that again. We need to find those players who want to hit somebody." Maple Valley started out playing like the traditional Lions, stopping Pennfield on their first drive and then scoring on the second play from scrimmage when Tyler Christensen broke free down the sideline for an 86-yard touchdown. When Michael Paisley ran in for the conversion, the Lives had an early 8-0 lead. But it didn't take Pei.iifield long to answer. Starting from their own 49. Pennfidc? moved 51 yards in only five plays, scoring on a 13yard run by Blake Boling to tie the sc»«. Before the first half was over. Pe.mhe’d scored three more timcL to pul 'he game out of reach. Bill Hampton broke the tie with a 49-yard run with 8:33 left to play in the second quar­ ter. Boling added a second touchdown on a 77 yard run with 6:28 to play in the first half end Brandon Case added a five yard touchdown. Maple Valley scored its final points of the contest w ith 6:13 left to play in the quarter when Christensen scampered 61 yards. As the first half wound down, the weather played the biggest role in the contest. With 5:24 left to play in the half, lightning slopped play for most of an hour and when playresumed. Pennfield was looking at second down and four yards to go on Maple Valley’s 14-yard line. It took the Panthers only three plays for Case to punch it in. Then the lightning came again, again stop­ ping play, this time for the night. The game was resumed Saturday at noon, with Pennfield holding a comfortable 28-14 lead. Pennfield added touchdown in the third quarter, a 32 yard run by Boling and one final score in the fourth quarter, an eight yard run by backup quarterback Justin Reniger. Statistically, the Panthers dominated the entire game. Pennfield racked up a total of 449 yards, all on the ground. Maple Valley finished with 220 yards on the ground and 53 in the air. Boling led all rushers with 194 yards on only nine carries. Christensen led Maple Valley with 169 yards on 15 carries. Deven Meade was three for 10 passing with one interception. Maple Valley's record fell to 1-4 on the season, while Pennfield moved to 4-1. their only loss to Olivet. 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I vs. 5; 9:00 p.m.. 3 vs. 4. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-10-05.pdf 8dc76816a338396d9e227213b76f9b41 PDF Text Text HASTINGS FS’SHC__KART t WSCHiMUiSI HASTINGS W 4305a-1893 * Baums grand marshals for HHS homecoming Lose the candy throwing ordinance Saxons' Ingle wins OK Gold again See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 18 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HastingsBanner Thursday. October 5. 2006 VOLUME 153. No 40 PRICE 5OC New prosecutor fires assistant 2nd day on job Hastings Harvest Festival Saturday The second Hastings Harvest Festival . Saturday. Oct. 7. will include some of the ' favorites from last year, including the scarecrow contest and a chili cookoff. The scarecrow contest is sponsored by the Hastings Farmers’ Market committee of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City .of Hastings. Scarecrows must be six feet tall, home made, in gcxxl taste and appro­ priate for children to see. This year the scarecrows must be hung with twine only on lamp posts on Stale Street from Broadway and Boltwood or Jefferson Street between Center and Mill streets. Scarecrows must be up by 1 p.m. ? and should stay in place until Oct. 26. Prizes donated by local businesses will be , presented to the first, second and third ■ place winners. । A variety of music is scheduled for the I downtown all afternoon. I The chili cookoff will be at the County .- Seat Restaurant at 128 S. Jefferson St. s CnokfeshoMid rapistrr between 11:30 a.m— and 12:30 p.m. u the restaurant The chili will be judged by three local judges at 1 p.m. The winning chili chef will be invited to make chili at the County Seat following the judging. Samples of the winning chili will be sold that evening and all of the proceeds will go back to the downtown ‘business team for future proj­ I er is. Anyone who has questions about the chili cookoff can call 948-4042. I Progressive Dems sponsor 2 forums The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan are sponsoring two political forums, one this Thursday evening (tonight. Oct. 5) and the other on Oct. 19. both at 7 p.m, at the Thomapplc Township EMS Building. 128 High St. Middleville. The first, on Oct. 5. will feature I Democrat Suzzette Royston, candidate for 24t*i District State Senate Candidate: Democrat Doug Kalnbach and Republican Brian Calley. Michigan House 87th District candidates, and will feature an introduction of candidates, candidate statements and questions from the audience. Missing from the forum will I be State Senator Patricia Birkholtz. On Thursday, Oct 19. the attention will I turn to U.S. House Third District tjandidate Jim Rinck. a Democrat, and a dis­ cussion of state-wide proposals that will appear on the ballot. Both forums will start at 7 p.m. Jon Gambee Staff Writer New Barry County- Prosecutor Tom Evans already has fired one of the assistants in his office, on only his second day on the job. Evans fired assistant prosecutor Kerri Rapacz “without cause.’’ Evans, who officially was sworn in as prosecutor last Friday. Sept. 29. said his action was taken because of Rapacz’s “inability to communicate with me. “It was a decision I reached thoughtfully.” Evans said. ”1 just did not feel it was a prob­ lem that couldn't be fixed within a .... well, maybe ever.” See RAPACZ. page 17 Riverwalk condo project moves to City Council This year's Hastings High School senior homecoming court is (seated, from left): Amanda Welch, Erin Fluke. Jessica Burch. Dana Shilling. Emily Benningfield. (back row) Bradan King, Matt Donnini. Taylor Casarez. Steve Case and Jesse Eltwood ‘ by Megan Lavell Staff Writer A proposed ordinance for the Riverwalk Planned Unit Development condo project will go before the Hastings City Council for a first reading Monday night. Community members living near the area in the proposed PUD came to the Hastings Planning Commission’s public hearing last Monday evening to express concerns about or support for the project. “I have no objection to condos being put in down there, my objection is to the amount of condos and that we are being forced Io pay to have the road paved.” said neighbor Mary Ann Nini. “My feeling is that if Mr. (devel­ oper Bryan) Drake wants to have the road See PLANNING, page 2 Hastings homecoming Friday by Megan Lavell Staff Writer The Hastings community is gening all decked out in blue and gold, planning tail­ gates and building floats for tomorrow’s homecoming activities, culminating in a foot­ ball game against Wayland. The community is encouraged to attend a tailgate party at Hastings High School begin­ ning at 4:30 p.m. behind the school before watching the homecoming parade, which will begin at 6 p.m. starting from the back parking lot of the high school and then traveling on the route east on South Street to north on Church Street to west on Clinton Street to the See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 years. She volunteers foe*’ days a week at Woodlawn Meadows and is ;n live Honor Guard. • Erin Fluke has been on the swim lean? for three years, played varsity golf fix- foir years, played volleyball for three years, played bas­ ketball for one year and has beer, in ibc Ski Club for five years. She has been in the Key Club for four years, been in bard for four years, been in Business Professionals of America for three years, been in Youth in Government for three years, been in the Pride See HOMECOMING, page 17 county candidate forum • Volunteers from Habitat for Humanity chapter of Barry County will be cooking up large quantities of Swiss steak and chicken for a fund-raising dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday. Oct 6. at the First United Methodist Church. 209 W. Green SL in Hastings. Besides the two meats, the menu includes mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, a vegetable, rolls, homemade desserts and beverages. The meal is avail­ able for a free-will offering. Proceeds will help build another Habitat home for a local family An ecumenical Christian housing min­ istry, Habitat works with people from all walks of life, desiring that every person can experience God’s love and can live and grow into all that God intends, according to Habitat’s mission statement. For more information about the local end of the route, which is located at the cor­ ner of Clinton Street and Young Street. This year’s senior homecoming court includes the following students: • Amanda Welch is the student body presi­ dent and has served in the student council for four years. She has been involved with the S ADD Club for two years, the TATU Club for two years, the Key Club for two years, the Rotary Club and leadership camp for one year, and the System Planning Council for one year. She played basketball for one year, was the wrestling manager for four years, played softball for two years, ran track for two years and was a student trainer for two Charlton Park highlights Habitat dinner slated for Friday i — Delton homecoming royalty crowned The Delton Kellogg High School homecoming queen and king for 2006 were Jordan Haines and Jake Rackley. Haines participates in volleyball, basketball and track. She is a member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters and 4-H. Rackley plays basketball and received honors in English Despite Delton’s defeat on the field, homecoming week was eventful and exciting for the high school The week ended with a homecoming dance Saturday night. (Photo by Linda Boyce) by David T. Young Editor There was a lot of talk abou; Charlton Park, but nary a word about the recent 911 contro­ versy in last Thursday night’s forum for can­ didates for three seats on the Barry County Board of Commissioners. While the two subjects dominated the county Republican primary election forum last July, nothing was mentioned this time about the 911 Board and accusations against and rumors about 911 Director Charlie Nystrom. The forum was supposed to have eight candidates for four seats, but Fourth District Democratic candidate John Loftus was a no­ show. so Republican incumbent Howard “Hoot” Gibson elected to sit in the audience instead and watch the proceedings. None of the six candidates who sat next the podium at the Thomas Jefferson Hall were incumbents and one. independent Ron Miller in the Seventh District, wasn't even a Republican or Democrat. Besides Miller, tak­ ing their places on “hot scats” were Republican Jeff VanNort'vick in the Seventh District. Demoviui David Brinkcrt and Republican Mark Englerth in the Sixth District, and Democrat Mike Lewis and Republican Keith Ferris in the Third District. Chariton Park, which has been reeling from a double millage loss in the Aug. 8 primary election, is seeking a renewal of .227 mill in the Nov. 7 general election and there arc per­ sistent rumors the request may fail again. VanNortwick. a former member of the Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission, which oversees the park. said. “Chariton Park needs the support of the entire county... to continue be the keeper of the fab­ ric of much of the county. It’s a living histor­ ical museum. It’s in good stewardship hands.” Though he said he backs the millage renewal, he has called for reorganization of the makeup of the Parks and Rec Commission. Miller said he supports the millage renew­ al. "but there should be accountability... I think it should simply be for the people, it’s not a money pit.” Ferris said he supports the millage, but believes there should be more programs and they should be better marketed. Lewis two days earlier proposed to the Board of Commissioners that Barry County fund Charlton Park for a year out of its gener­ al budget and ask Director George W. Shannon to seek state and federal grants to fund it for four years after that rather than go after a five-year millage. “We need to be smarter about how we use money.” he contended. Englerth gained a reputation for having a different perspective on this question in the July GOP forum, saying he’s no* convinced Charlton Park should get the money if it offers fewer entertainment events and sits empty a majority of the time. Brinkert echoed those sentiments, saying. “When I went in. there wasn’t anyone at the park, nothing was open. I was told it has 10 events and is open from memorial Day through Labor Day. It costs almost a half mil­ lion dollars a year. Something isn't right. We need to sec what our money is going for.” See FORUM, page 17 �Page 2 - Thursday, October 5 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page Habitat, please call Executive Director Louise Hurless at 269-948-9939. People who would like to make a tax­ deductible donation to Habitat and can't attend the upcoming dinner, may send a check to Barry County Habitat for Humanity. P.O. Box 234; Hastings. Mich. 49058. Weekend." The quilts and artwork will be on display in the Gathering Place and the last pressing of the season will take place. Legislative Coffee slated for Monday The Barry-Eaton District health depart­ ment will have flu shot clinics at the health department. 330 W. Woodlawn in Hastings on three consecutive Mondays, Oct. 16. 23 and 30. The clinic will be available from 9 am. to 4 p.m. all three days. Accepted insurance will include Medicare B. Medicaid, PHP Commercial and other providers. Cash and checks will be accepted, but no credit cards. The next Legislative Coffee program will be held at 8 a.m. Monday. Oct. 9. at the Bay Pointe Restaurant. Gun Lake. Scheduled to appear are State Senator Patty Birkholz: State Representative Gary Newell; and Rick Truer, representing Third District Congressman Vem Ehlers. They will discuss recent issues and take up any concerns constituents may wish to talk about. A straw vote will be taken at the end of the session to give legislators feedback on the issues discussed. The Legislative Coffee series is spon­ sored by the Barry County Chamber of Commerce. The public is welcome to attend. Animal blessings set this weekend Two local churches are having special ceremonies for animals this weekend. Anyone who has a pet and wished to have them partake in a special ceremony for animals can come to SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. 159— 131st, in the Gun Lake area Saturday. Oct. 7 at 11:45 a.m. There is a directional sign on Patterson Road. ' The pastor. Father Jeffery Kassian will be the celebrant. He will bestow a particu­ lar blessing on the atrinuds in an event held annually in honor of Sl Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. All animals must be on a leash, har­ nessed or caged. Anyone with questions about this event can call the church office at 269-792-3543 " On Sunday. OcL 8. animate yd their owners are’attend’a special “Blessing of the Animals” service at St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church. The service begins at 9:30 am The Rev. Barbara Wilson has planned a special service for animals and their own­ ers. For information about this service call Linda Boyce at 269-672-7628. Driver safety class offered in Delton Senior citizens are being encouraged to take the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) driver safety program and learn how to avoid driving hazards. The eight-hour course will be offered at the Country View Apartments in Delton Wednesday and Thursday. Oct. 25 and 26. from 1 to 5 p.m. Cost is $10. Call 269-945­ 9554 to reserve a place. This will be the first time in years there has been a class in Delton. Mountain Men at Bowens Mills The second in a series of four Historic Bowens Mil’s. "It’s Cider Time” weekend festivals will be held Saturday and Sunday. Oct 7 and 8. The Fork River Free Trappers Mountain Men Encampment will be the special guests. The group is part of the Michigan Brigade of the American Mountain Men. a national 1.200 member organization dedi­ cated to preserving history of the American fur trading era. There will be cider making, com meal grinding demonstrations, mill tours and a barnyard horse pull contest al 2 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. The Fork River Free Trappers* authentic encampment display includes only the most primitive of tools, carved wooden bowls for eating arxl canvas lodges for sleeping. They also wear the traditional clothing, typical of the mountain man era. which stretched from about 1800 to 1840 when fur trading dwindled due to the introduction of silk from the Orient. This group has been instrumental in numerous restorations at Historic Bowens Mills. The remaining ’It's Cider Time Festivals" this month arc as follows: •Oct. 14 & 15 — “Civil War Days" huge re-enactment and living history encamp­ ment. the battle will take place at 3 p.m. with and a full schedule of events both days. There will also be a special evening event on Saturday al 7 p.m.. a candlelight tour with rc-admiHance into the park. • Oct. 21 & 22 — ’Quilt & Art Show Flu shot clinics set this month Legion planning spaghetti dinner American Legion Post No. 45 in Hastings will have an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. Friday. Oct. 6. at its American Patriot Restaurant and post home (in the former Tick Tock building) on South M-37 Highway. . The public is welcome. The meal will be served for a couple of hours or until all the food runs out. Proceeds from the meal will be used to equip the post’s new drill team with uni­ forms and other needs for performances at parades, schools, churches, military ftmrrals and other events. •. The cost of the meal is $5 per person. Children ages 5 and younger are/ree Emergency drill set for radio buffs Barry County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) and Barry County Emergency Management whl con­ duct a joint emergency communications drill from 9 a.m. to 1 pjn,.Saturday,Oct 7. This drill wilnnvolfe a simuMted natu­ ral disaster and serve two PWjlWWl * is part of the national SlmMbOBmergency Test (SET) sponsored by the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) in which points are awarded to county programs based on the level of participation. Second, it will give Barry County Emergency Management an opportunity to test hi back-up system to public safety communi­ cations. Shortly after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. 2001, amateur radio operators in New York. Washington. D.C., Pennsylvania and elsewhere mobilized to assist in the mas­ sive emergency communications effort. Regular training exercises such as the upcoming "Simulated Emergency Test" ensure that the nation's amateur radio oper­ ators can step in at a moments notice to serve relief organizations, emergency offi­ cials and residents should disaster strike. Today, there nre nearly 200 amateur radio operators in Barry County, 700.000 in the United States, and more than 2.5 mil­ lion worldwide. Information on how to become involved in amateur radio is avail­ able locally by visiting www.qsl.lletlkc8vto/, or by calling Doug Brumm. Barry County RACES radio offi­ cer. at 269-945-4842. Bernard Society to meet Monday The Bernard Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 in the Delton Kellogg Middle School library in Delton. Everyone is welcome. The Struckmeyers will be sharing their photos aiul experiences during a trip to Greece. The Society’s Board meets at 6:15 p.m. that day. Three local sites to be on solar tour Three Barry County locations will be among thousands of solar-powered homes and businesses across the United Stales will open their doors and invite the public in for a look on Saturday. Oct. 7. It’s all part of the upcoming American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour. Interest in affordable, easy to add solar power is on the rise as fossil fuel prices continue to skyrocket. Seven solar powered buildings will be open for public tours in the southwest Michigan region. The 11 th annual tour will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The local stops in the tour will be Lucy Patrick. 10350 S. Gurd Road. Dowling: Bob Brown. 3297 South M-37 Highway, Hastings, and Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. 701 West Cloverdale Road. Hastings. Baums selected grand marshals of Hastings homecoming parade by Megan Staff Writer I.arn and Earlenc Baum received a great honor from the Hastings High School Student Council when they were asked to participate in the Hastings Homecoming by being grand marshals of the parade. “We love Hastings, it’s always been a great community." said Larry. Earlenc agrees. "It’s always been grxxl to us." she said. "We've always been interested in the high school athletics program, we went to schixil here in Hastings. Larry and I were always involved in athletics. We’ve always had an interest in the schools particularly and in the Hastings community as a whole. We feel for­ tunate to live in a community like Hastings.” The Baums had three children go through Hastings schools, and they currently have three grandchildren in the school system. They both attended Hastings High School themselves and were active in sports while in school. Larry became involved with Hastings High School sports again about two years ago when he started going to the football games. It was then that he decided the fieldhouse could use a facelift So the Baums made a generous contribution to make it happen. "Football was my favorite sport so I just went up to watch football practice." said Larry. “I decided for them to have pride in their football team, they should at least have a place they could be proud to be preparing for a football game.* The Baums will participate in Hastings High School's homecoming activities throughout the day Friday. They will speak at the school's pep assembly Friday at 1:45 p.m* as well as ride in the homecoming parade. They also will walk with the home­ coming court during the half-time show at the homecoming game Friday night. Their final honor of the weekend is an invitation to the school's homecoming dance Saturday evening. Larry and Eariene Baum have been asked by the Hastings High School Student Council to accept the honor of being grand marshals for the school’s homecoming parade The Baums have been involved in the Hastings school district throughout the years as students, parents or students, grandparents of students and active commu­ nity members. They will ride in the homecoming parade and walk with the homecom­ ing court during the half-time show. California couple purchases Mulberry Fore Golf Course PLANNING, continued from page 1-------------paved, he should have to pay for it.” Winifred Foote disagreed. She said she has lived in the area since 1994. and the road was supposed to have Been paved in 1995. • "I am for it and lanrwil ling to pay for it,” i she said. "What mw^lrig to point out. it isn't just us w ho's b«ng assessed Whenever improvements are Made on the roads, the property owners art assessed.” Planning Commflsiun Chairman David Jasperse suggested to the community mem­ bers present that this' might be the best time to have the mad paved. "We have somebody who’s willing to put money in." Jasperse said of Drake. "The cost of this is going to be cheaper than it’s ever going to be for the property owners.” The Riverwalk PUD will allow an area near Taffec Drive to be developed for hous­ ing. The recommendation is that the Planning Commission allow the construction of up to 20 condominiums. If the ordinance does not pass and Drake is not allowed to build the condominiums in that area, the area can sup­ port about 13 single-family homes. Some of the requirements for the PUD arc that the roads in the area are paved and that sidewalks arc installed. Some people living in the area are concerned about the cost of paving the street and installing sidewalks. Some residents also expressed concern over the amount of extra traffic in the area because of the condos. City Planner Tim Johnson said the condos will create about six trips per household per day down the street, while single-family homes will produce clos­ er to 10 trips per household per day. The Hastings City Council will have the first reading of the ordinance Monday. Oct. 9. and the second reading Monday. Oct. 23. After that it will be decided whether to adopt it. reject it or send it back to the Planning Commission for revisions. The Planning Commission also will pass alsong proposed ordinances to the Hastings City Council to change the zoning in Fish Hatchery Park from £)-2 Industrial to Residential Suburban (RS) and land parcels at 1220 and 1230 W. Slate St. from D-2 Industrial to B-2 General Business District. The first reading for the ordinances will be Oct. 9 and the second reading Oct. 23. Ex-Pennock CEO pleads no contest Harry Docle. former CEO of Pennock Hospital in Hastings, entered a plea of no contest last Thursday in Barry County District Court to larceny over $200 but less than SI.000. Doele admitted to Detective Sgt. Terry Klotz of the Michigan State Police he had stolen more than 100 bottles of Phenergan with Codeine from the Pennock Hospital Pharmacy. Doele last month resigned his position and charges later were filed by the prosecutor's See DOELE, page 7 New owners Marcia and Norm Kinney stand in front of one of the greens of Mulberry Fore Golf Course in Nashville. by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer Marcia Kinney came to Nashville to visit her parents. Dorothy and Ken Geiger, not to buy a golf course. But. that's exactly what she ended up doing when she teamed that Mulberry rore Golf Course, which is next to her parents' condo­ minium. was for sale. When Marcia's husband. Norm, flew in from the couple's home in Victorville. Calif­ on Thursday. Sept. 21. to sign the papers that would make them new owners of Mulberry Fore, it was the first time he had ever been to ■Southwest Michigan. "I was relieved to sec it wasn't fiat like it is over in the thumb." said Norm, who grew up in the hills of Pennsylvania. "I had never been here, but it's beautiful.” Marcia will remain in Nashville with her parents md Norm will return to California to sell their home and make the necessary arrangements for their move to Michigan “It was just a great opportunity and we couldn't pass it up." said Marcia. "We both love to play golf .even though we don't play it well and I have a strong business back­ ground and Norm has always been a handy­ man so we tlioughl it would be a good com­ bination." Marcia, whose father owned Michigan Chief Sales in Lake Odessa, graduated from Lakewixxl High School in 1970. She worked as director of finance for the National Association of Underwater Instructors for 15 years Norm has worked in construction, operating heavy equipment for over thirty years. "Tad Davis, the former owner, will contin­ ue working with us and will be heavily involved in greens keeping." said Marcia, who added. "We also have a great staff here and they are all stay ing." The Kinneys said that while they aren't planning any radical changes, patrons would notice a few. Because the liquor license that covered the clubhouse and Mulberry Gardens restaurant and banquet facility is being sold with the restaurant and can't be split, the clubhouse will no longer be able to serve hard liquor, but beer and wine will still be avail­ able. "It wasn't a decision made on our part and if a license is available in the future we will look into it." said Marcia, who noted that golfers should notice a change in the greens right away. "We've already purchased some new mowers that have improved play 100%.” While' they aren’t planning any major changes, the couple say they hope to make some gradual improvements over time. "One thing I'd like to do is spruce up the clubhouse, and we'd like to put the sand traps back in and fix the cart trails." said Marcia. "I’d also like to build up the ladies' tees to make the course more conducive for women. This is a great little golf course.” Other plans include cleaning up the ponds, and putting in some bridges or otherwise improving the look of the crossovers. “But or main priority is to improve play and once that is in shape, we may look al other bigger projects.” said Marcia. "We're just looking at general improve­ ments to make the course more aesthetically pleasing to the eye." said Norm. The Kinneys said membership rates would stay the same until the end of the year and so would the hours of operation. "We'll be open full lime through October and weather permitting after that: I'll open up any nice day.” said Marcia, who added that they plan to continue Mulberry Fore’s tradi­ tion of a "kick-off” tournament during the last weekend in March. "Come, rain, shine or snow.” For more information, call Mulberry Fore (517)852-0760. �The Hastings Banne; Thursday. October 5. 2006 - Page 3 Delton High School buzzes with activity for homecoming week by Megan Lavell Staff Writer After a week of dress-up days, floats and football practice, the Delton Kellogg High School homecoming week came to an end with the clash of football forces, the crowning of royalty, and a dance to celebrate it all. Jordan Haines and Jake Rackley received the honor of being crowned homecoming queer, and king for 2006. Receiving the honor of participating in homecoming as senior court members were Bobby Fisher. Jessica Elliott, Jacob Hardy. Zach Mueller. Hannah Goy and Hilary Phelps. Chase Mills and Rachael Williams were on the junior court. Melissa Julian and CJ. Anderson were on the sophomore court, and Chana Gehrman and Matt Ingle were on the freshman court. The senior class won the final building contest this year. The theme for floats was "Movie Genres” and the seniors chose to focus their float around action movies. The freshmen look second place with horror movies, sophomores took third place with comedy and juniors took fourth place with Western. The freshman class won the 2006 Homecoming Spirit Week Competition. Something new during homecoming week this year was Hat Day on Thursday. The stu­ dent council sold hat permits to students, allowing them to wear hats for Hal/Sunglasses Day. More than $200 was raised, and the money will go to the Barry County Humane Society. Other dress up days included Maroon and White Day. Team Jersey Day. Pajama Day and Movie Day. Delton Kellogg High School senior court members Jessica Elliott and Jacob Hardy ride in the homecoming parade last Friday. Eliott is in SADD and Big Brothers/Big Sisters, has earned her varsity letter in track and works at Applebee's. Hardy is in the Delton Kellogg Theater Arts Company. The local rocket football teams make their way through Delton during the homecoming parade. Delton Kellogg High School sopho­ more court members were C.J. Anderson and Melissa Julian. Anderson plays football, basketball and baseball. Julian plays basketball, volleyball and runs track. Delton Kellogg teachers march in the homecoming parade. Delton Kellogg High School senior court members Hilary Phelps and Jake Rackley ride in the homecoming parade last Friday. Phelps participates in varsity sideline, cheer and SADD. Rackley, who was honored as homecoming king, plays basketball and has received honors in English. Delton Kellogg High School freshman court members were Matt Ingle and Chana Gehrman. Ingle plays football, basketball and runs track. Gehrman is a cheerleader and president of the fteshman class. The high school marching band makes their way through downtown Delton during the homecoming parade. The senior class float took first place this year. The theme for floats this year was “Movie Genres" and the senior class picked action. The freshmen took second place with horror, the sophomores took third place with comedy and the juniors took fourth place with Western �Page 4 - Thursday. October 5, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Goofy Old Party continues to bungle governance Dedicated teachers deserve contract To the editor: I am writing on behalf of three future Saxons and hundreds of current students. 1 have been a teacher in this wonderful distrH for six years. Before that. I was bom. raised and attended the Hastings Area School System. I grew up in this community. I learned in this community, and after marrying my husband. 1 came back to this community to raise my own family. 1 came back to this community to serve as an educator and con­ tribute to the quality educational program­ ming that has always been and continues to be offered to our students. Teachers every year make sacrifices because of our dedication to our profession. We keep up with our own personal qualifica­ tions and education by enrolling in college courses. We are all deemed "Highly Qualified* by state and national standards. We sacrifice time with our own families in order to better prepare for our students We are committed to this community. However, we teachers in Hastings Area School System now are providing this excel­ lence without a new contract. We continually take various cuts while offering to work late, come early, chaperone dances, tutor students, support athletes and dedicate our lives to edu­ cation of our youth. We teach because we love students. We teach because we arc pas­ sionate about learning. We teach to make a difference. But we can not continue at the rate we are working under the immense stress that accompanies teaching without a new con­ tract. In less than a year, two of my three chil­ dren will enroll in Hastings Area School System. Please help me ensure that my future Saxons and all current students throughout the community continue to reap the benefits of this senool system. Please encourage your elected Board of Education members to fight for a fair and just contract for the teachers who work so hard on behalf of ail students. As a mother. I love my own children and want the best educational opportunities for them. As a teacher. I have committed my life's work to your students and want the best educational opportunities for them. By offering a fair contract to educators in Hastings, we can ensure that quality educa­ tion continues to be the top priority of this community. By settling a contract we can provide a visible sign to this community that we arc all committed to the education of our students. Melissa Patton. Hastings High School teacher Let Tom Wilkinson vote for you again To the editor: If some “patriots" ask you how you intend to vote on Nov. 7. just tell them that you don’t have to answer because Tom Wilkinson is going tn vote for you, again. Don’t bother reading the stuff on Page 11 of the Sept. 28 Banner. I’ve already decided how to cast your vote. It might be in this paper, too. Skip to the Advice to the Lovelorn page Summing up, I won't be casting your vote for any changes to the State Constitution. That takes care of three “proposals". You probably don't understand the purpose of “eminent domain" or the twists and turns of how special interest groups manipulate "the system, anyway. Dick & Jen agree with me on at least one of them. Somehow, rewarding schools with a declining enrollment seems a bit strange. Seems to me if some “schools of rboice" arc so good that they get students from deficient schools, they should get a bonus, not the other way around. You are going to vote against that new law, also. It seems to me that a responsible State Representative would vote to pay the expenses of a good education before voting for some of the other stuff. I’ve got a good one picked out for you. Irving Township has a good millage pro­ posal. It is for purchasing assets. If you vote in Irving, you'll need to find somebody else to vote for you. I'd like to help, but.... 1 don't think millages should be used for operating expenses. 1 wondered quite a while about how to vote for you on those millages that are for operating expenses, especially the one that is for “2007. and forward." How far is “forward"? What if I want to change your mind? The County Board used "rainy day” money to buy a block of property in the city, and now they want tax millage to pay the operating expenses at a park. What’s with that? The County Board apparently doesn't like to have the taxpayers making property decisions. We ask too many hard questions. This reminds me of getting a second mortgage and then buying groceries with the money. Mike Lewis did some homework on Charlatan Park and upset some good ol’ boys, and gals. You won't be voting for any millages to pay for operating expenses. Too bad there wasn’t a proposal to use some county real estate for children and adults who don’t require all the services of a county jail. That would have been a proper millage for a proper asset. It would also stir up a debate about how we expect to pay for helping people to behave better. If they don’t graduate into committing felonies, they might try to do your voting for you. and compete with me! On the other hand, they might become taxpayers’ That leaves me with authorizing target practice for you. with live birds. If you sup­ port the idea of attacking other countries with “shock *n awe" this would appeal to you. Those folks who enjoy loud noises will prob­ ably show up to vote by themselves, so their votes will probably overpower mine. We need the meat! Remember. Nov. 7 has nothing to do with you. I’ve got it covered. By then I will have already voted with the privileged class on an absentee ballot, and skipped the country. You don’t need to know how to do this. Trust me! Never mind getting a passport. You would­ n’t like Costa Rica. It's full of Hispanic for­ eigners! “Ask not for whom the dove mourns. The dove mourns for you." Tom Wilkinson. Hastings, and Coopa Buena To the editor: Nice to see Dick Cheney, the poster boy for national firearms safety (and for good health through good food) in the area and. as ever, in a carefully controlled venue. He was here to raise some big bucks for the GOP’s U.S. Senate candidate. Mike Bouchard. Their candidate is a guy who's been feeding at the public trough over in Oakland County for years. Regular folks there, like here, have been saddled and ridden by the Goofy Old Party since time immemo­ rial. One good thing about Chunky’s visit — it may force Senator Debbie-Stabenow'* oppo­ nent to take positions on the pressing nation­ al and international questions he'll face in the (unlikely) event he's elected to the senate. So far. both have publicly addressed only issues more likely to be solved (or not) in the state's legislature. I wonder why the senator is not addressing those larger issues. Looking al televised campaign ads for Bouchard and the straw man' (DeVos) there's an obvious correlation of message — it wouldn't surprise me to learn some DeVos family dollars found a way into Sheriff Mike’s cash box. DeVos is a man used to buying what he wants. He bought some very favorable deals from congress for Ahicor (formerly the great Amway pyramid scheme) not too long ago. DeVos wants to be “the gov." He claims he's not taken a dime from “special interests.” Listen, please. DeVos IS a “special interest.” One of many “special interests” who've aided a Republican legislature (16 years) and John (fat boy) Engler in reckless (and ruthless) destruction of Michigan's working class. Lee lacocca wasn't lyin’ when he said DeVos will create jobs — though they're the same kind of jobs these Republicans always “create" — low pay, no fringes (takes two workers to reflect on my comments and responses to let­ ters from others about me. I am sorry to have Now, let's get back to one of the sources of the "scent of sulfur* some claim to have detected at the UN a week or so ago. Bush is notoriously too dumb and bull-headed to be the devil (reputedly a wily cuss). I suspect the stink permeated his thousand dollar suit in a meeting with Cheney. Rumsfeld, and Rice before be left D.C. The field, however, is nar­ rowed. Imagine those three in witches garb, stir­ ring a steaming cauldron of toad warts, fish gemails, seeking a successful strategy for the 'war on terrer." It's as good a means as what they've used to dale. And should it fail, they can still try reading chicken guts. I remember when we had a congressman people could be proud of in Howard Wblpe. Not tired-out old hacks like Vem Ehlers, or fat-cat mouthpieces for Bush like Hoekstra. I don't expect it could happen again, but if working people (those wholl be paying for Bush administration mis-steps, mis-cues. and FUBARS for 100 years) all pulled the work­ ing person's lever, it would happen again. It bears repeating: A large number of Republicans in congress (both houses) bear direct responsibility for what happened (whatever really did happen) 9/11/01. Throughout the ’90s they accepted colossal sums from lobbyists to delay (read obstruct) No Gun Lake Village panel presses on To the editor: Refusing io believe that the formation of a Gun Lake Village was a dead issue, the No Gun Lake Village Qommittec has been dili­ gently working to counteract the proposal of the home rule village concept as put forth by the Gun Lake Area Village Advisory Committee. Little could be implemented until the GLAVAC submitted its petitions to the Michigan State Boqgdary Commission. Now that the filing is completed, we arc prepared to vigorously oppose this proposal. One can only speculate on why GLAVAC waited until immediately after Labor Day to file the petitkA. Hopefully it was not to decrease the likelihood «of the significant number of being aware of and attending the initial public forums held in Lansing and with state officials. The time and place df these public meetings will be published in the local newspapers and recorded with the township clerks. . Since we want as humy people as possible to attend, we urge you to inform your absent neighbors when the times are announced. If you or they cannot attend, you can still make your feelings known in a letter to the Office of the State Boundary' Commission, 611 W Ottawa St. P.O. Box 30004. Lansing. MI 48909. . Only registered voters within the four townships will be able to vote on the village Regrets for past letters to editor To the editor: To your readers. 1 want to sincerely apolo­ gize for allowing myself to get too personal­ ly worked up by comments made about me in past 'letters to the editor" and handouts. I recently re-read a letter to the editor by Tim Duffy dated Oct 10. 2005. It made me make a living, no 401 Ks or health insurance), long hours (but 39 max per week), little hope for progress. "Just a businessman. . .his voice whines and fades toward the end of one TV spot. 'Stand up straight, and stop whining. Dickie! Are you gonna let a girl beat ya?’ She certainly deserves to. and with at least one hous: in the legislature would be an improvement on current affairs. In debate Monday night, Granholm made him appear the simple wimp put your readers through an episode of back and forth "nasty grams." I thought 1 could stomach anything, but I snapped back and I shouldn’t have. I am sorry, and assure your readers that I win not allow that to happen again. James Riehl. Orangeville resident Public Opinion: .issue, but there is time to follow the lead of Mr. James Riehl and change your voter regis­ tration and driver’s license to the trwnship in which you live, be it Yankee Springs, Orangeville, Martin or Wayland. Forms are available at your Secretary of State's office. The No Gun Lake Village committee meets at The Gun Lake Grind on the last Monday _ of each month at 7 p.m. It is and always has been (, open 'to '' the public. At *--*•the •last meeting, the committee approved the following statement; Be it ’* known: ’ “Whereas: Gun Lake is governed locally by four townships, and two counties, with planning administered b^^pultiplc, jurisdijjtions all with different zoning ordinances erealing conditions for inconsistent development and confusing standards, and “Whereas: The proposed village being cre­ ated to address problems on Gun Lake will be expensive (average of 12.9 mills over existing raxes) and a complicated and redundant addi­ tional layer of government, and “Whereas: All four townships involved have passed resolutions against the establish­ ment of a village on Gun Lake, and “Whereas: The State of Michigan recently enacted legislation enabling multijurisdictional planning and zoning for situations sim­ ilar to Gun Lake, “Be it resolved: “The No Gun Lake Village Committee desires to facilitate multi-jurisdictional plan­ ning and zoning with a goal of a uniform zon­ ing district for Gun Lake and cooperative zoning enforcement for this lake zoning dis­ trict. It is our desire to see this service provid­ ed to better manage development on and close to Gun Lake and we believe it can be done with little or no additional cost to the taxpayAn Internet web site is in place for public viewing at: NoGunLakevillage.official.ws. Please visit this site for updated information and welcomed e-mails. Terry Campbell Yankee Springs Township Throw candy from a float? Some area communities have discussed prohibiting through ordinance the throwing of candy from floats during parades. Do you think this is a good idea? Responses to our weekly question. improvement in airline security. A commis­ sion. appointed by the first president Bush, submitted recommendations for improving security, and dire warnings we'd be targeted. Clinton's national security advisor. Richard Clarke, also lobbied congress hard for action (but offered no lucre). “Can America win this war In Iraq?' a net­ work reporter asked U.S. commanding gener­ al in Iraq Abouzaid. "Given unlimited time and unlimited resources, yes.' the general answered, in a poor man’s parody of Don Rumsfeld. Given an administration in disar­ ray. a growing civil war in Iraq (where our puppet is openly conferring with leaders in Iran). Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan, our Pakistani puppet dragging his heels. Tony Blair running out of time... well. no. The answer is no. Now the president might face a mutiny by governors threatening to hold National Guard units back from federalization, h's illegal but would certainly provoke a national debate. It will also help save the guard from destruc­ tion. As I've reported several times before, guard units are in the worst condition they've been in since the Korean W*r broke out in 1950. They are almost totally without modem equipment, left behind after service in Iraq and Afghanistan. 1 have to say everything 1 feared about the “all-volunteer” military has come to pass. That army is best and safest (for America) in which 90 percent of the members can hardly wait to get the hell out. An army of draftees wouldn't put up with continuing snafus of Bush. Cheney. Rumsfeld. Rice and company. Nor are observant veterans of Bushwar (Hke bush ball, poorly run and operated), they're al! over the web. Many display wounds good body and vehicle armor would have prevent­ ed. Let's take the plunge, and force this sad bunch to operate efficiently, even though it grates against their grain. Rumors last week regarding the death of bin Laden are probably wrong, but the presi­ dent and administration can only hope he is. One thing is sure — he knows too much, and will never, ever, make it into court alive. After all he's been partnering with U.S. intelligence services since the 1970s. Say. isn’t that when the other Bush ran the CIA? It's reassuring to note C. Edwards (still) on guard for the apoplectic right, though he still has little to say. Of course 1 wonder why Republicans usually win in Barry County. Since there's no good reason for any working person to support these incompetent twits, I have to assume it's attributable to’some su?nge need to be saddled, ridden, and whipped inherited from the English (who histnricllty t? rfmHar trattsK ' •' I Lurry Hamp. Hastings Where were protesters before Iraq invasion? To the editor: Where were all these war protesters before the invasion of Iraq more than thiee years ago? Are they same people who wen: calling me unpatriotic and a supporter of terrorism because I opposed the invasion? Arc these ti» same people who were calling me a war mon­ ger for supporting our troops after they were sent to Iraq? John Kerry, the man the Democrats nomi­ nated for president in 2004. has you all beat. He voted to send our troops to war and then was bragging about not voting for the money for the equipment necessary to fight the war he sent them to fight. Kerry has all the credentials for being a flip-flopper, he is a politician from Massachusetts. Are all war protesters and politicians from Massachusetts? 1 support our fighting men where ever they are sent, even when I am not one of the senders. Now I hope these flip-floppers will think of our fighting men before they contin­ ue their tirades, unless, of course, they are politicians from Massachusetts. Robert R. Johnson, Hickory Comers iw HMtiBg. Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PutMdb,. Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 uonn jacoo* nauwic mokm Pmtde^t Vtee PresCert Steven Jacoba SacrMr/TNnurw • NEWSROOM • David T Young (EdBor) Elana Gftert (Asstotanf Edict} Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Brett Bremer Fran Faverman Cathy Bachman. Freeport: Sandy Brower, Yankee Springs: Steve Van, Walker: Kdth MnLotncnoord, Middleville: Ivan Stark, Cascade: Beverly Clark, Alto: Sandra Ponaetto KalyLMd Jon Gambee Megan Laval • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Ctasuhed ads Accepted Monday through Fndayi 800 am to 530 pm “I think it is a good effort to protect children. Walkers could accompany each float and distribute candy along the parade route." "I think that people on floats should be able to throw candy. The kids love it." "I don’t think this is an area we should. regulate. Kids enjoy it and parents should watch their kids.” “I think keeping people from throwing candy is silly. Catching candy keeps kids occupied, they enjoy the parade more and even learn to share candy with those who didn't catch any.” “Don’t communities have better things to do with their time than waste it on this issue? Parade goers should have the opportunity to* catch all the candy they want.” “Candy is one reason kids come to parades. We al) just have to make sure kids are safe at the great parades you have here." Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subscription Ratos: $30 per year r Barry County $32 per year m adpnng counBea $35 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send eddreec chrnges to PO BoxB Hastng*. Ml 49058-0602 Second Gass Postage Pad at Hasangs. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 5. 2006 - Page 5 Lose the candy throwing ordinance Former New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia once warned authorities to “never pass a law you can’t enforce." But that’s just what the Hastings City Council appears ready to do with an ordinance to make minor criminals out of local citizens who throw candy from floats or entries in parades. Our elected local officials seem intent on having this local law in place in time for Hastings’ annual Christmas parade on the first Saturday evening in December. The idea behind the ordinance is that it can be dangerous for chil­ dren to have candy thrown at them or near them, causing them to dart out in front of moving vehicles. There certainly is a possibility for tragedy under those circum­ stances, but there is even greater chance of bad things happening in many other everyday situations, yet we don't pass laws, simply because it’s virtually impossible to eliminate all risks. When you or 1 get out of bed every morning and go to work, we could later get into a traffic accident, but we accept that risk as a reality in modem living. I’m sure there have been reports somewhere of a youngster who was injured or perhaps even killed by a passing float in a parade as a result of candy being thrown. I'm also certain that tliese incidents are extremely rare. I’ve heard of people and children killed by stray fireworks or malfunctioning carnival rides, yet I don't see any local ordinances banning such activities.' Hastings Police Chief Jerry Sarver has told many people he needs more personnel to handle parades and festivals in the com­ munity. If this law, which he supports, is passed, he’ll need even more police scouring for candy throwers, resulting in tickets and fines for the “wrongdoers." By adopting a local ordinance, the city also is taking on an unfriendly posture while being host for a community activity. Giving out tickets to church members or employees of businesses on floats isn’t my idea of promoting Hastings as a great place to live, wort and play. This development smacks of anjneident from almost seven years ago. when city officials insisted residents rake and bag their leaves for pickup at the curb. The edict was unenforceable, angered local citizens and eventually was the final nail in the coffin of the city manager, whose contract was not renewed the following January. Does the city want to go through something like this again? This makes me wonder what our more veteran city officials are thinking. They are supposed to possess a certain amount of wisdom, and I was hoping they would pass along the understanding that sometimes the best laws can be the ones you don't pass. I suggest the council refrain from passing an ordinance on candy throwing and continue to ask, at the beginning of all parades, that distribution of anything be confined only to people who walk in the parades rather than from floats. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics A second opinion. To the question of whether the Hastings City Council should adopt an ordinance prohibiting the throwing of candy (or other items) from floats during the annual Christmas parade. I proclaim, yes! If you consider that the parade is being held after dark (instead of afternoon), and visibility becomes an issue, it's in the interest of public safety not to encourage children to dark into the street to retrieve free candy. It's not about tradition, or because we always did it before. The parade organizers have previously discouraged the tossing of any­ thing from floats, but people did it anyway. If it takes an ordinance to create a safer environment for our children, then create the ordi­ nance. If it's the law. the float makers will follow the rules. Let’s do the right thing and move on. with the best Christmas parade we've had in years. — John Jacobs, president of J-Ad Graphics, Inc. , • /I- Jbuui'xjuH' « Forgotten Man Ministries should not be forgotten .1 The Five members of the Sl Rose Men's group, of which I am one, were invited to sing at the Forgotten Man Ministries program recently at the Hastings High School cafeteria. I’d never attended the event before, so it was a real education for me. Last Christmas, a group from my church was asked to sing at the Barry County jail, but this was very different. There were more than 200 people in attendance, some of whom had experienced troubles in their lives and had served time in prison or jail because of it To bear their testimonies was powerful and emotional, to say the least. In one particularly poignant moment, a young, mother spoke of her addiction to alcohol and drugs, and said if it weren't for this pro­ gram, she wouldn't be there that night with her young daughter at her side. She talked about finding faith in her life, which gave her hope and a purpose for living. After her comments, her daughter thanked the volunteers of the Forgotten Man Ministries for giving her mom back to her. There were other people who testified how the program helped them turn their lives around. Sheriff Dar leaf talked about how the program had made a difference on his inmates and said'that more than 25 Bibles a month are given out to local jail inmates. We often hear about crime in our county, but most of us don't know about this special program, Jed by Chaplain Bill Medcndorp and his local volunteers. Local FMM volunteer Tom Stockwell received a standing ovation, when Sheriff Leaf praised him for his service to the local chapter. Leaf said Stockwell was "one of the more impressive volunteers I've met in my life." Leaf went on to comment that female inmates are a growing pop­ ulation in the jail, and that FMM has brought in special volunteers to help them with their problems. The Forgotten Man Ministries is headquartered in Grand Rapids and serves more than 30 county jails in Michigan with over 2.100 inmates per month with a Christian message and Bible courses. With crime on the rise, society needs programs and trained ded­ icated volunteers like the ones from the FMM program who will give of themselves to help these citizens with a Christ-centered message that just might help these people turn their lives around and become productive citizens again. Just putting people in jail isn't enough in our battle against crime. Forgotten Man Ministries gives them a message of hope and something to grab onto, and from what I saw last week, FMM is doing a fine job with some people who need it the most. Dave Storms deserves public card of thanks Kudos to Dave Storms our local YMCA director, who last week announced his retirement at the end of this year. Dave has been at the job for neariy 30 years, taking over from Bob King. It's amazing that in nearly 70 years the Y program has had only two directors, putting together an impressive program for Barry County citizens. Unde*- Dave's reign the program became county­ wide and with local support refurbished the camp at Algonquin Lake. Thanks. Dave, and as you look back on your accomplishments you should be reminded you made « big impression on one of the most successful Y programs in Western Michigan. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Wrong direction? Then quit voting GOP To the editor: Fully two-thirds of Americans believe our country is headed in the wrong direction, according to a polling point survey conducted between Sept. 7-10. Yet so many of the peo­ ple who believe that our country is going off in the wrong direction, will go to the polls this November and vole the way they always do: straight Republican ticket. To quote Albert Einstein, "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." It is so easy to fall into drinking the Republican Party Kool-aid: Small federal government, individual rights, strong military and so many other planks of the Republican platform. But an old Irish Proverb says. "The talk doesn't wear the clothes" and before you pull that lever or fill in your completely accu­ rate mark-sense sheet at the polls this November (Har-dc-har-har) think about the clothes your candidate is wearing. Militarily, the United States is weaker than at any time since World War I. Our recruiting has fallen dramatically since we occupied Iraq and with 138.000 troops currently serv­ ing in Iraq, we do not have the capability to deal with a significant problem in the world without reinstating the draft. What happens if tomorrow North Korea invades South Korea or Iran and Hezbollah invade Israel or The Sudan commits genocide against its own peo­ ple (why have we done nothing to stop this?), what will we do? A military draft is political suicide and according to John DiJulio. Bush's first direc­ tor of Faith Based and Community Initiatives, "What you've got is everything, aud 1 mean everything, being run by the poliv.cnl arm." Our military is stretched so thin the Pentagon needs to employ stopgap measures to maintain troop strength for our occupation in Iraq. Wrong direction, strike one. Small federal government is a joke. Again this year, congress had to increase the drbt ceiling on the national debt (that is three times in the last six years) so that it can con­ tinue to spend our children's and grandchil­ dren's tax dollars. We sit now at 8.4 trillion dollars and counting. Tax and spend liberal? Indeed. How about don't tax and spend more conservative? Under this President, our federal government has grown in size and scope more than during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration with all its alphabet soup agencies. In con­ stant dollars. FDR's spending increases totaled about 191 billion dollars in 1935. much to the chagrin of the conservatives in our country. In the five plus years of a Republican White House and a Republican Congress, our government has spent three trillion ($3,000,000,000,000) more than it took in. Wrong direction, strike two. Individual rights today mean whatever rights Bush decides you get. He seems to have determined that he is above the law and can rescind the Fourth Amendment protection for the right of the people to be secure in their person, possessions, papers and effects. He can also eliminate the Sixth Amendment pro­ tections for the right of the people to a speedy trial, representation of council and the right to face their accuser. People, these are not conveniences! These are the rights of the people guaranteed by our constitution. If we ignore these rights, we will become what we have beheld. If the people the U.S. government has imprisoned arc truly terrorists, give them a trial. Indict them, con­ vict them and sentence them. A decade ago. individual rights centered on the Second Amendment and its inherent right to privacy (forget the opposite argument from the exact same people when it comes to Roc V. Wade). But 9/11 changed our perception, and it has been used incessantly as a political tool by Karl Rove to gamer more power for his puppet. Our country's freedoms are sup­ posedly what we are fighting for. How then can we justify eliminating our rights in an effort to bring those rights to others? Someone explain that to me (Mr. Don Johnson, perhaps ... ) Wrong direction, strike three. You're out. We must change direction in this country and the only way to do that is for the Democrats to take berth the House and the Scnaic Vote Democrat this November. Eric Anderson. Hastings Right to Life deserved hypocrisy charge To the editor: As a 15-year member of Right to Life (RTL). Joan Jacobson of Lake Odessa sound­ ed just like another entrenched politician in her rebuttal to Chris Norton. That is. when challenged on facts, just ignore them and attack the challenger. In her Banner letter of Sept. 14. ("Right to Life was unfairly maligned”) she attempted to divert attention away from two recent deci­ sions RTL made which were at odds with their publicized goals. Norton drew fire from Jacobson because she she called Right to Life the epitome of hypocrisy. She made that statement based on RTL’s aggressive fight to stop the ballot pro­ posal by the Michigan Citizens for Life Campaign which, if passed by the voters of Michigan, would have constitutionally defined life as beginning at conception. Since this issue was one RTL had vocalized for years, I was stunned to learn they not only refused to support it. but they actively cam­ paigned against it. When challenged by the media to explain their surprising stance, the RTL official pub­ lic statement was "A ballot proposal is not on our agenda this year". The RTL flip-flop on the life issue was not because of legal "redundancy." as Jacobson wrote, claiming that similar laws already exist. That is patently false’ There is no con­ stitutional definition nor law as to when life begins. That was the intent of the ballot pro­ posal. Consistent with the official RTL re^onse. Jacobson admittedly called the Mic.tigen Citizens for Life Campaign "untimely." Yet. for an untimely ballot proposal not being on the RTL agenda this year, they somehow found the time and resources to stage i co int­ er-campaign against it. The other campaign Norton men’/oned ?n which RTL surprisingly stepped in ’.o defeat, was South Dakota’s proposed ban cn all abor lions. National media and political pundits agreed that if passed, a review of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court was imminent Yet. the certain legal showdown RTL hoped for all these years and solicited money towards, was now opposed by them. In their own words the reason given was that it "interfered with our strategy." Jacobson accused Norton of "smear tac­ tics" for asking how many more lives Right to Life is willing to sacrifice because someone else's proposal upsets their agenda or strategy. RTL actively fighting against two campaigns which would have achieved their alleged goal is indeed hypocrisy. I stand behind Chris Norton's statement that Right to Life's actions appears to be more about money and power than the innocent unborn. Let's face it. once their goal is met. their organization becomes irrelevant. What politically powerful group would ever want to lose all that clout? If words and deeds are any indication, certainly not Right to Life. . Richard Blighton. Delton Support Charlton Park, our heritage To the editor: My thoughts on Charlton Park: When I was planning to retire to the West Michigan area. 1 drove through Barry County and visited the small towns considering where I might like to live. During this time 1 visited Charlton Park and was very impressed with what it had to offer in recreational facil­ ities. I bought in Middleville and visited the park often and enjoyed the many events pre­ sented there. I Also heard many stories from long time residents of Barry County of the fun had at the park. Over the years much deterioration was observed, but these last few years much in the way of improvements have become evident. I am now involved in the archeology dig and volunteer my time in putting infor­ mation into the computer. I believe the current staff are the best and doing a great job with few resources. The plans for the development of the facilites arc in place. What is needed is support from the residents of Barry County. The park was given to the county with the agreement that it be maintained intact for the use of the public as a park and for the purpose of educating the younger generations about the way of life of those who settled this land and the story of those who occupied the land before the pioneers came to Michigan. What a tremendous facility we have for this purpose! Let us support the efforts of those doing the work and continue to improve on thic facility. There arc rumors that some would like to exploit the park for its mineral and other val­ ues rather than to maintain the area as a park. The public must be aware and awake to pro­ tect these assets that belong to the future rather than letting the park be destroyed for current values only. Roberta J. Meeker. Middleville See more Letters, page 14 �Page 6 - Thursday. October 5. 2006 - The Hastings Banner 1 Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents 1 in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs. Orten Allen Adams MIDDLEVILLE - Orien Allen Adams of -Middleville, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday. September 26.2006. Wc only had a few hours, but you were loved so much and will be in our hearts forever. Orien is survived and cherished by his lov­ ing parents, Jeremv and Ashley Adams; sib­ lings Kadcnce Marie and Xachery Miles; grandparents. Jeffrey and Maria Gustinis. Michelle Raley. Randy and Bonnie Adams; great grandmothers, doris Gustinis. Elizabeth Ujvari (Nagymama) and Joyce Jarman. He leaves behind a large family of aunts, uncles, cousins and many loving friends. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Worship Together... Forest L. Middleton 7 . I ..Mt the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules \ of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTV 1F.W FAMILY CHURCH EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Pastor. Steve Olmstead. (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School IIX) ajn.; Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. "Mrmfcr Chttrrh of r*r World­ Wide Anglican Comnumion.” 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center SL). Church Office (269) 945-3014. The Rev Fr Charin P McCabe III. Rector. Father Paul Downic Supply Prist. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Music. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Pastor Susan D. Olsen. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School, 10:45 a.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School IIXX) a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. . COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHOD 1ST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service;' 11XX) a.m Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men’s group 2nd and 4th Sunday Worship - 10 ajn. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N Main. P.O Bos 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-1061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 a.m. SAINTS ANDREW & MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11XX) a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6:00 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6.XJ0 pjn. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rcctocy for those limes). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the teoory number is 269-948-9327. Our 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. * Diocese of the Great luikcs which Church website: "* ' h'Wconimumon »ith The United Epscopal Church of North trychapelume org. America and use the 1928 Book of FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Common Prayer at all our services. 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Cumc; Pastor Osborn. ABUNDANTLIFE Minister of Music; Ryan White. FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Sptnt-filled church. Meeting at Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. a.m.. Morning Woeship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7XX) p.m. Sr. Praise A Worship 10:30 a_m.. 6XX) High Youth. Wednesday Family p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boy s & girts ages 4-12. Pastors Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana, Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God’s love. “Where Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Everyone is Someone Special." Praise & MociorVChiklrcn’s Choir. For information call 1-616731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Rover Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Randa.1 Bertrand. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Time I0J0 a_m. Youth activities: call for information. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Res Richard Moore. Pas’or. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Clurch Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007. Church Secretary Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm. Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4); Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served) resumes in October. Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. & Sr. High Youth (meal served) resumes tn October. Wednesday 7 pm Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 a.m. Women s Bibk Study ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8JO a m and 11XX) a.m.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages al 9:45 a m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Ruiuell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday al 9:30 am ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 am “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me ’ (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accefAing Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, nonh of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized Christians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a' faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don’t have to be an Episcopalian • just a believer. MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS TRADITION AL DOGMATIC TEACHINGS 314 E Mam Street. Middleville, Mich. Rev. Fr. Lavery. Pastor. Phone 795-9030. Sunday Mas 3 JB nun. First Friday Holy Hour 5 p.m.; Mass 6 pjn. First Saturday Holy Hour 8:30 a.m.; Mass 9 a.m. Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions First Saturday follow­ ing Mass Cnafrsiaai: 30 minutes before Mass Rosary Prayer 30 minutes before Mass. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd (Corner of Stale Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11XX) a m. Kids for Christ. 11XX) a.m. Worship Service only l«3&4ytolda.&5yr-Ubgrade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages IOXX) a_m with athilf electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6XX) p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week: 9:00 a.m. Senior Adult Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Pastor’s Class. Sing 'n Share. Youth and Children’s classes. Thursday: 9:30-11 am. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women’s Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each mouth. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945 1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9XX) a.m.-Noon and l:00-3XX) p.m. Friday 9XX) am.-Nooo. Sunday rr.iming worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11XX) Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II am Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesday> at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9:00 am. Traditional Worship Service. 10:00 a:m. Coffee Hour. IOX)5 am. Sunday School for all ages. 11XX) a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. 6:00 p.m. Youth Group. Nuncry care is provided for both services! Visit us online af vswwfirsU.hun.hhaMings nrg and our web log for sermons at: http //hastinfspresby(man^logxMLHMn! Today - 7X» p jo. Chancel Choir. Next Wednesday - 7:15 p.m. Praise Team. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught. (616) 945-9392. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings CHEMICAL BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions” 1I8S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS -f William E. (Bill) Shellington. age tl. of Hastings, passed away on Saturday September 30, 2006 at Thomapple Manor with his family at his side. Bill was bom on June 25. 1925 in Danby Township. Ionia County, the son of Emmet and Mary (Bouck) Shellington. Bill attended the Ryan Elementary School and graduated from Hastings High School in MIDDLEVILLE - Forest L. Middleton. age 86. of Barlow Lake. Middleville, passed away Thursday. September 28. 2006 at Carveth Village. Forest was bom in Grand Rapids and lived there prior to moving to Barlow Lake in 1963. He was an honest and gentle soul for all of his 86 years. He graduated from Davis Tech and went on to serve in the Army in Germany during World War II. When he met Louise at church choir he knew she was the one for him and proposed to her after only knowing her for only one week. He must have been right about her because they had a June wedding and went on to have nearly 60 years together with five children. 17 grandchildren, and so far 23 great-grandchildren with two more on the way. He felt blessed to have many of his fam­ ily living close by. Forest was a self-educated mechanical engineer and possessed a brilliant mind for problem solving. His career started at Grand Rapids Metalcraft and before long he became the Chirf Engineer1 ft’ Lec&a in Grand 1943. He went to work for E.W. Bliss Company in Hastings after graduation. He then was inducted into the United Slates Army on January 5. 1949. where he served during the Korean War. He was honorable discharged on January II, 1955. Bill married Verna A. Warner on August 15. 1962. Bill was a Journeyman Machinist while he worked for Clark Equipment in Battle Creek. He also worked for Hastings Burial Vault Company and Ketchum Machine in Freeport. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, mushroom hunting, gardening, going to high school football games, carpentry, spending time with his grandson. Ken. and most of all lend­ ing a helping hand. Bill was preceded in death by his parents; an infant brother. Wallace; brothers. Howard and Robert; a sister. Ruth; infant grandson. Steven Royal Thcmuson; a granddaughter. Cody Shellington; and a very special son-in­ law, Gary Mjrce. 1 ' » Bill is survived uy his wife of 44 years, Vema A. Shellington; children. Dianna Straib. Lynda K (Harley) Tinkler. Cathy Saninocencio^ Brian ‘ Thomason. Donna Shellington*. RoyaV (Jo) Thomason. Debbie Thomason. David Skellington. Kari (Mike) Bayard. Kelly Vorce. William Emmet Sheliington. Michael Shcllington. Robert W. (Kelly) Sheliington. Karen (Rob) Newton, and Kristine Sheliington; sisters. Carol (Grant) Robinson. Dorothy Barker. Francis Sheliington. Kathleen (Junior) Sherman; sis­ ter-in-law. Pal Sheliington; brother-in-law, Willard Kidder; 49 grandchildren; 47 great grandchildren; one great great granddaugh­ ter; and many friends. Full military service was held on Wednesday. October 4. 2006 at Ft. Custer National Cemetery in Augusta. Rev. Dan Wheeler officiating. Memorial can be made to the family. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family al (girrbachfuneralhomc.net). I William p. Snowden| William D. Snowden, bom February ’.4. 1943 died Scptembef 30.2006. William was bort in Fostoria, Ohio to Camilla (Middy) Wixson and Cecil Snowden. He moved to Michigan and graduated from Nashville High School in 1962. He was the first youth from the area to sign up and be accepted to the Peace Corps in October 1962. He trained in Puerto Rico and assisted with agricultural extension programs in Guatemala and attended the University of New Mexico while in the Peace Corps. Bill was employed by E.W. Bliss. Fisher Body and Bradford White Corp. He retired from Bradfo.d White in February. 2005 after 34 years. He was preceded in death by his wife. Nancy (Wooten) Snowden; mother, Camilla Wixson; father. Cecil Snowden; stepfather. John Wixson; brother. Gary Snowden; sis­ ters. Norma Jean and Judy. He is survived by daughter. Cyndi (Dave) Stockham; son. Dennis (Carol) Snowden; brothers. Larry (Kay) Snowden. Dave (Pat) Snowden; sisters. Ruthann (Gene) Jarrard. Beverly Elliston; and grandchildren, Jessica. Jake. Lindsey and Kasee; special friend. Bobbi Ashdon. Bill donated blood to Red Cross for many years. Bill was proud to te a firefighter for Gun Plains Fire Dept, since January 1993. He was an avid motorcyclist, loved riding his Harley Davidson Firefighter Special Road King and Indian Roadmaster with fam­ ily and friends. Graveside services will be Friday. October 6. 2006 at Messer Cemetery. Shelbyville al I p.m. Any contributions may be made to Faith Hospice at Trillium Woods in Byron Center. Michigan. a HASTINGS - Ivan “David" Allerding, age 56. of Hastings, passed away on Friday. September 29. 2006 at home after a long ill­ ness. David was bom June 17. 1950 to Ivan and Evelyn (Montague) Allerding. David was employed by the Laborers Trade Union for several years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and being with family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law. Alfred Heywood. David is survived by his children. Becky (Randy) Planck, Nancy (Mark) Ulrich, Tina (Allerding) Thompson. Ashley (Allerding) Hannah, and Jeremy Allerding; 11 grandchil­ dren; sister's. Nancy Heywood. Donna Allerding. Diane (David).Patch; brother. Ronald Allerding; several nieces and nephews and a long time dose friend, Lisa Wabindato. No visitation will be held. Memorial services will be held on Thursday. October 5. 2006 at 2 p.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Kenneth R. Vaught will officiate Memorials can be made to the family or Barry Community Hospice. Arrangements arc by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralbome.net). Jack Nap PLAINWELL - Passed away October 3. 2006. Jack was bom March 22, 1932. in Kalamazoo, the son of Jacob and Carrie Nap. On July 20. 1951. in Kalamazoo, he mar­ ried Joanie Quarry who survives. A veteran. Jack proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. An electrician for many ycars and a pattern maker at Wendal Pattern Company, in Kalamazoo. Jack was also the owner of Nap’s Ace Hardware in Cloverdale from 1970 - 1994. Jack could build anything, including their home. A member of the B.P.O.E. Otsego Elks, the American Legion. Hickory Comers Post, and the Delton Moose Lodge. Jack also enjoyed dancing and has his private pilots license. He is survived by his wife. Joanie; son Jeff (Deborah) Nap of Hickory Comers; daughter Julie (Dennis) Damm of Cloverdale; a grand­ daughter. Jasmine Nap. and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister. Betty Ketchum, and brothers - Harold and Robert Nap. According to his wishes, cremation has taken place. A private family service was conducted. Memorial contributions to the American Heart Association or a charity of one’s choice will be appreciated. The family is being served by the Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Rapids. He held that position for 20 years. In 1965 he co-founded Middleville Tool A Die in a gaizge in Grand Rapids with his brother. Kenny. L«ei thry moved to Bowens Mills, expanding several times and finally he helped with the move to :he current location on Patterson Rd., where h»j initials were recently carved in the concreu ihat was poured for a new press. He worked proudly with his sons andmany of his grandsons and nephews as they devel­ oped careers in the engineering/tod snd die field until retiring at age 79. He laugh? every­ one around him to have a good work -xhic and to continue to do the things you enjoy doing. • Forest built two homes for his family, one in Grand Rapids and one at Barlow Lake with very little of the work hired out to others. He enjoyed relaxing at the lake and all of the other activities around the water, skiing until age 60. Often the family would take two canto the lake, even in the winter, and race to see which car arrived there or got home first. After having a heart attack. Forest began swimming od a regular basis for exercise and he will be missed by many of his fellow swimmers. He swam as often as possible up until two summers ago. He had several dogs that he loved over the years, and some of them would make the swim across the lake with him. Forest taught his children and many of his grandchildren to swim and to fish. Forest was an avid gun collector who enjoyed attending gun shows around the country and was a member of the Grand Valley Cap and Bailers. He enjoyed repairing antique guns and clocks, reworking the wood and metal parts. He loved to travel and saw many parts of the world. His favorite was Grand Cayman. BI where he spent 20 or so birthdays. He loved snorkeling and feeding the many species of fish. He is rejoicing now with family and friends that went on before, he will greet us all when it is our turn to make the big trip. We think his current residence is probably the Grand Caymen part of Heaven. He is truly loved. He will be great missed. He is survived by his caring, loving wife of 59 years. Louise J. (Sherk) Middleton; two daughters. Kay (Larry) Stolsonburg of Middleville and Diane (Glen) Hanson of Haddon Heights, NJ.; three sons. Gary (Alison) Middleton. Robert (Beverly) Middleton and David (Diane) Middle;on. all of Middleville; 17 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Babcock of Sparta; several nieces, nephews and a host of friends; brother and sisters-in-law. Jack (Phyllis) Boger and Ruth Beck. Private funeral services will be held for the immediate family. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice Care of Thomapple Township Fire Department. Arrangements made by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. �The Hasting* Banner - Thursday. October 5. 2006 - Page 7 HASTINGS - Lewis O. Bolton, passed away October 2, 2006, at his home. Lewis was bom in Hastings on January 7. 1924, the son of Warren and Arvilla (Sunun) Bolton. He was a veteran of WWII. serving his country in the U.S. Navy, where he was aboard the U.S.S. Portland. Lewis owned and operated Grade A Dairy farm for over 20 years, and after leaving farming he was in the maintenance depart­ ment of Thomapple Manor for over 20 yean, retiring in 1983. Lewis was a member of the Cedar Creek Bible Church. He loved hunting, fishing, animals, the out­ doors and bird watching. He enjoyed his hobby farming, which included his flowers and his garden. On January 19, 1950 he married June Tabor, who survives, other members of his family including sons. Daniel Bolton. Kendall Bolton, David (Leslie) Bolton. Robert L. Bolton, and Ricky (Melissa) Bolton; several grandchildren a brother. Boyd (Julie) Bolton and several nieces and nephews. Lewis was preceded in death by his parents and two grandchildren. A graveside service was conducted (Tuesday) October 3. 2006. at Hastings Charter Township Cemetery. Pastor Brent Branham officiating. Memorial contributions to Barry Community Hospice will be appreciated. The family is being served by the Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Donald F. Stauffer MIDDLEVILLE - Donald F. Stauffer, age 90. of Middleville, passed away Saturday. September 30. 2006 at Pennock Hospital. Hastings. He was preceded in death bv his wife Lois R. Stauffer. March 16. :«06. ' He is survived by his children. Donald T. Stauffer of Wellston. Gary E (Jane) Stauffer of Gobles and Barb Stauffer of Middleville; five grandchildren; four great grandchildren; two brothers, Dave (Millie) Stauffer of Caledonia and Jack (Colleen) Stauffer of Eckerman; three sisters. Elizabeth Hulliberger of Lake Odessa, Harriett Steinfort of Caledonia and Mary (Ed) Good of Caledonia; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 3. 2006 at the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Rev. Lee Zachman officiating. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery. Middleville. Memorial contributions may be made <0 Parmelee United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. HASTINGS - Stanley F. Pierce, age 75, passed away on Monday. October 2. 2006 at his residence. Mr. Pierce was bom on March 18. 1931, in Hastings, the son of Marshall and Doris (Stanton) Pierce. He was raised in the Dowling area and attended Hastings Schools graduating in 1949. Sun married Mitzi Hinken on November 30,1951. Stan was a self-employed fanner in his younger years, with continuing employ­ ment at: Michigan Artificial Breeders Association. Whites Manufacturing. Hastings Aluminum Products and then Hastings Manufacturing where he retired in 1993. Besides his family, Stan's next love was music, at the ag* of 14. he was playing for dances at Clear Lake in a band; and later went on to develop his own band and played fur many different occasions in the area. After retiring his band in 1981. he was intro­ duced to the hammered dulcimer which brought great joy to his life. Stan and his brother were instrumental in developing the Thomapple Valley Dulcimer Society, which continues to entertain many in the area today. With his dulcimer. Sun provided many hours of entertainment for senior citizens in the community as well as playing for many ck*s rooms of children. He composed several songs that continue to be played by dulcimer musicians, he also designed and produced dulcimer hammers which were in demand by many dulcimer players nationwide. Stan is gone, but the echoes of his sweet music will be with us forever. Stan is survived by his wife, Mitzi, sons: Pete (Carla) Pierce. Michael Pierce, Dennis Pierce. David (Cindy) Pierce, nine grandchil­ dren. one great-grandson, one sister, Nyla (Norman) Stanton, one brother Emmet Pierce, nieces, nephews, and cousins, sister­ in-law. Patricia (Jerry) Paquette and Pamela (Leslie) Harper. Stan was preceded in death by his daughter. Michelle Anderson, brother Malcolm Pierce, and sister. Marion Rautman. Friends can meet with the family on Friday, from 11:00am until service time. A memorial service will be held on Friday. October 6, 2006, at 1:00pm at the Hope United Methodist Church. 2920 S. M-37 Hwy., Hastings. Pastor Dan Graybill will officiate, a luncheon will follow at the Hastings Moose Lodge. In lieu of flowers you may make memorial contributions to the Hastings Free Methodist Church Building fund. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at girrbachfuneral bome.net apply in this case. “That statute is in place for cases of drug use or possession." Bannister said, “and Mr. Doele pleaded guilty to larceny." Bannister said even if such a plea had been reached he did no: feel (he 1711 statute was appropriate. “In this case. I felt it would have been too light a sentence considering the severity of the crime and the violation of public trust exhibited." Bannister said. “But in any event, it did not apply to a plea of guilty to larceny, anyway.” Voting registration deadline Tuesday The Michigan Secretary of State’s offices reminds residents that Tuesday. Oct. 10, is the last day tc register to vote for this year’s November general election. 'The right Io vote gives strength to our democracy,’ said Terri Lynn Land. Michigan Secretary of Stale, the state's chief election officer. ’Your vote is your voice in shaping local, state and federal government. Make sure your voice is heard by registering and then voting. “I encourage everyone who hasn't regis­ tered to vote, to do so by Tuesday. You can register at a Secretary of State branch office or at your local clerk's office. We also offer a mail-in form, which simplifies the process even more.’ The mail-in voter registration form is available on the Department of State website at www.Michigan.gov/sos To register, individuals must be U.S. citi­ zens, at least 18 years old by election day. Robert and Velma Slocum of Green Castle. Missouri will be celebrating their 50th anniversary October 12, 2006. They were united in marriage in Angola. Indiana October 12, 1956. They have three children, son Robert, wife Mary who have twin sons Jared and Jesse who reside in Lawrence. Mich., daughter Susan Henry who resides in Tipp City, Ohio. She has two sons. Joshua and Nathan Henry. Daughter Vickie McLaughlin of Riverview, Fla. Robert retired from Eaton Corp, in Battle Creek and Velma retired from the Hastings Moose Lodge in 1994. They moved to Green Castle, Missouri December 1995 from Hastings. If one wishes, cards may be sent to: Robert and Velma Slocum. P.O. Box 148.'Green Castle, Missouri 63544-0148. Marriage " licenses •i.Hi ‘ . Robbie Edward Brower. Wayland Kerrie Marie Stancell, Wayland. Matthew Fredrick Polhemus, Hastings Andrea Rae Suardini, Lansing. John Franklin Nichols, Middleville Maria Kristyne Eldridge. Middleville. Donald Marvin Mathews. Hastings Donna Kosbar Mae, Hastings. Chad Nicholas Kiutman. Middleville Jennifer Marie Burks, Middleville. James Auther Schmidt, Battle Creek Tabitha Dawn Whitney, Battle Creek. Charles Albert Dermis. Middleville Jessica Lecta Dunn. Middleville. Darryl Kevin Arnett, Pewee Valley. and Nanette Marie Kinney, Hastings. and and and and and and and Norbergs to celebrate 64th wedding anniversary Mdvin and Mary Jane Norberg of Nashville will celebrate 64 years of mar­ riage on Tuesday. They were married October 3.1942 in Pontiac. Mich. They have three daughters. Nancy (Frank) Turk of Decatur. Mich., Sharon (Jerry) Reese of Nashville, Susan (Gary) Pyle of Dennis, Miss.; seven grandchildren and three great­ grandchildren. residents of Michigan and the city or town­ ship in which they wish to register. First-time voters must vote in person at their assigned polling place if they register to vote by mail. The only exceptions are for vot­ ers who: • Personally hand deliver their mail-in voter registration form to their county, city or township clerk. • Are 60 years of age or more • Are disabled • Are eligible to vote under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. Residents who have moved since they last voted must update their address. Changes of address submitted through a Secretary of State branch office will be reflected on the voter's registration card. The November general election is on Tuesday. Nov. 7. Polls will be open that day from 7 am. to 8 p.m. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE 08TAMWU.BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFHCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MEJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TNe eeto mey be rescinded by the toreolootog mortgegee. In that event, your damegea. If any, ahaS bo limit­ ed aofaty to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Brian Bonnatt, a stogie man, original mortgagors), to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated March 10. 2005. and recorded on March 18.2005 .to instrument 1142900, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Weds Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date heoof the sum of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty And 33/100 Dollars ($114,960.33). including interest at 8.7% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale o? toe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 2, 2006. Said premises are situated tn Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 25. Town 2 North, Range 8 West, described as fol­ Dawn and Randy Buist of Middle* uk hare ih* honor of announcing the marriage of their daughter. Rachel Buist, to Ryan Ries, son of Deatse and Gkr» Ries of Portland. A beautiful outdoor garden ceremony was Icld at Bay Pointe on Gon Lake. The matron of honor was Tina Mathias, best friend of the bride. The best man was Casey Ries, brother cf the groom. The flower girl was Emma Buist. daughter of the bride. The couple will be residing in Caledonia. The Hastings Harvest Farm Film Festival Saturday, Oct. 7,2006 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thomas Jefferson Hal, 32B & MBmhr ft. 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A screening of dus award-wmmng‘Xi-minuW film The doutnemary tells the story of Oceana County s struggle to remain the sdt'-prodauned Asparagus Capital of the Satuw lows: Commencing at the Southeast comer of said Section 15: thence West on Section line 92 rods. 2 feet for point of beginning: thence continuing West on Section line 235.5 feet; thence North 357 feet; thence East 235 5 feet: thence South 357 feet, more or less to the place of beginning The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such safe, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Datec October 5. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC J 248.593 1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 FHe f109062F01 Birist-Ries united in marriage KY LEGAL NOTICE DOELE, continued from page 2 office. It was reported he took the medication to treat some neck problems he had incurred after being in a traffic accident, causing him to wear a brace. Sentencing is set for 8:20 a.m. Tuesday. Oct 17, in the 56th LHstrict Court in Hastings. Terry Tobias, attorney for Doele. said fol­ lowing the plea agreement he was hoping Doele could have been sentenced under the 1711 stale statute, which would have enabled his record to have been expunged if he ful­ filled the provisions of his sentence. Assistant Barry County Prosecutor Dave Bannister, however, said that statute did not Slocums to celebrate golden wedding anniversary m the face of a global economy For more rfomubon about The Hastings ftonet Par" Far. Pestwal. can 269-721-8981 or wrt www.tarnvo8houlhenn.org. 77506901 mow. Farms etniit HARM �Page 8 - Thursday, October 5. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Annie’s MAILBOX fey Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar It's skin deep The semi-annual rummage sale al the Fellowship Hall of Central United Methodist Church is planned for Friday and Saturday. Oct. 6 and 7. Friday’s hours will be from 9 am..to 5 p.m. and Saturday's bag day hours are 9 to 11 a.m. This is always a big sale with items well displayed and sorted. The sale is sponsored by the United Methodist Women. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society ’ will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday. Oct. *12. at the Freight House. Tom Niethamer of Woodland will be guest speaker at the Ionia County Genealogical Society at I p.m. Saturday. Oct. 14. Part of his topic will be his search for his German ances­ tors and the surprising finds he has made. He also will touch on the origins of Jordan Lake's name. The library will be open until 5 p.m. that day. Visitors and guests are always wel­ come. The next bi-monthly blood drive will be held on Monday again at St. Edward's Family Center from noon until 5:45 p.m. The last drive was held at St. Ed's and likewise this one will convene there since the street project is not yet finished. The last drive held in September was an extra, not on the bi-month­ ly schedule, but it was intended for type 0 Lakewood area members of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel donors only. The drive coming next is for all (MARSP) took a tour of the Ionia Intermediate School District offices, including Margo types Bailey. Paula Carter. Jewel and William Eckstrom and Delos Johnson, shown in the The VFW and Auxiliary will hold the Jordan Lake Room. monthly flea market Friday. Oct. 13. and Saturday Oct. 14. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Wednesday. Oct. II, near Mulliken al the ful of antiques. They will meet at noon. days. Some tables are for rent for this sale. home of retired teacher Dana Troub. He had The Lake Odessa Library was the setting Food is available at lunch lime. for a bread luncheon Thursday of last week been their speaker at an earlier meeting and The Women's Fellowship of First with some of the guests bringing a variety of invited the ladies to come.and see his house­ Congregational Church will meet next bread and other types provided by the library staff. Also, there were several accompani­ ments for the bread with spreads and veggies fresh from the garden. Librarian Connie Techworth demonstrated a new gadget, a mill that grinds wheat into flour. She used red wheat and the end product was whole wheat flour, ready for use in a recipe. Librarian Debbie Morrison tossed out some common sayings and asked for the origins. Examples would be "proud as punch" and “to talk Internal Medicine turkey." Note that the greatest part of the word "bread" is "read." Mrs. June Mead has been hosting her brother and his caretaker at her home. One day she invited cousins Mr. and Mrs. Richard I hear about medical errors in the news. Are Sheldon of Tupper Lake to assist in their assembling of information about .the ances­ they really that common and how can I protect tors they share. myself against these mistakes? OOPS! In last week's column, it was stated that David Hess had broadcast the 1975 bas­ ketball championship game. Not quite! He Unfortunately, medical errors abound worldwide and as began announcing Lakewood games in the many as 90,000 people are injured to some degree each fall of 1975. Two other gentlemen were on the air in the spring (March) of 1975. when year in the United States due to medical errors. If you just Lakewood won the slate Class B champi­ stop and think how many people are involved in your own onship in basketball. Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. MI). MEDICAL ERRORS personal medical care, it's not hard to imagine how many opportunities there are for a mistake to be made. From improper documentation or labeling of a chart or lab tests, misinterpreting results, improperly prescribed medications, pharmacy errors in filling prescriptions and even improper identification of patients before surgery are only a few of the areas that mistakes can be made. Hospital committees, licensing organizations and insurance companies are constantly trying to develop systems that try to prevent these errors. But, the single most important way that you can prevent errors is to be involved in every part of your health care. Patients that are more involved tend to get better results. Make sure that all your doctors are aware of everything you are taking including any over-the-counter medications. Report all allergies and ask not only your doctor but the pharmacist each time you are given a prescription if it is similar to anything you are allergic to. Know what medications are treating what and double check this with your pharmacist. If something doesn't sound right, stop and check it out before you take the medication. In the hospital, ask about treatments, x-rays, procedures and why they are being done. Be very suspicious about a result that you can't remember having done. You most likely had it but ask anyway! When discharged, understand what you are supposed to do with your medications, activity, diet and who and when you are to follow up with. In surgery, make sure that everyone that sees you agrees on exactly what is to be operated on. Take time to learn more about your condition, common treatments, and usual medications. You will definitely be in a better position to ask better questions. When you get tests done, don't assume no news from your doctor is good news.. .always call for results or make a return visit. Speak up! We want you to ask questions. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. mow Dear Annie: I have a beautiful 20-year-old daughter. The problem is. she lacks self­ esteem due to an ongoing skin problem. If not for this. 1 swear she could be a model. Since she was 13. the doctors have told her that she will outgrow the skin condition, but it hasn’t happened. They also told her it is her hor­ mones. not her diet. As a result of this disfigurement, my daughter will not continue her education (she quit high school) or seek employment. She is somewhat lazy as well. Unfortunately, she inherited more of her father than me. (We’re divorced.) He also had bad skin as a child, and has the lingering marks on his face to prove it. I try to encourage my daughter and always tell her how pretty she is. as does the rest of her extended family. 1 cannot get her motivat­ ed in any way. What can 1 do? - Devastated Mom in Massachusetts Dear Mom: Has your daughter seen a der­ matologist recently? There are new tech­ niques that might work on her skin. Regardless, your daughter has been using it as an excuse to avoid life. She doesn't need to know how beautiful she would be with per­ fect skin. She needs to understand that she is responsible for her future no matter what she looks like. Ask her to consider seeing a thera­ pist who will help her work on her self­ esteem and other issues. Your doctor can rec­ ommend someone. Pedestrian rage? Dear Annie: 1 live in a subdivision and have a problem with several teeaage girls who live here. Three or four ol them will stroll together right down the middle of the street, even though there are perfectly usable sidewalks. There is not enough roo n for my car to go around, so I am stuck beknd them until I reach an >ntersection. If I bonk the horn, they either ignore me or maxc an obscene gesture, almost like they are daring me to hit them. Sometimes I must drive sev­ eral blocks out of my way in order to get home. It isn't just me. either. They do it toeveryone. Is there a solution? - Stressed in Louisville. Ky. Dear Stressed: These girls must have par­ ents. Find out who they arc and let them know (nicely) what their daughters are doing. If no one holds these children accountable for their reckless and immature behavior, they will continue to be a public nuisance. If the par­ ents refuse to intervene, call your homeown­ ers association (if there is one) and. if neces­ sary. the police. One of these days, some angry neighbor or unwary motorist could cre­ ate a tragedy. Gravy train crash Dear Annie: 1 read the letter from "Two Sad. Lonely and Hopeless Parents." who are nearly 80 and still bailing out their son and his family. We were well on the way to being where these two people are. My son and family went through bankruptcy and lost everything. We moved them into a house that we owned, bought them a used car and supported them completely for over a year until he got a good job. They have never, in over two years, offered to pay rent, and they still constantly need money. Two months ago. when we had to borrow money to cover an unexpectedly large bill. I used something close to your words: "The gravy train has just crashed." I told them it's time to start paying rent. Now they are plan­ ning to move out and are no longer speaking to us. Yes, it is a loss, but if you have to buy love and respect, they are not worth having. - Refuse To Be Blackmailed Dear Refuse: We understand how lough it is for some parents to cut their freeloading children loose, and we admire your willing­ ness to do it. Good for you. Care no more? Soil is excavated for laying new side­ walks at the Freeman dental office and Central United Methodist Church. Dear Annie: My wife (I will call her "Cariene") has really got me stumped. We have been married for 16 years, and every­ thing was fine until just recently. Cariene seems to be spending a lot of time with her family, and she doesn't include me. DeVos for Governor Signs are in! Fountain on the Court House Lawn in downtown Hastings Sunday • Noon - 2 Pm if you cannot make these dates please call the Barry County Republican Party at 269-945-8903 ! HERE’S YOUR SIGN!! Two months ago. she went on a trip with her sister and niece for three days. 1 was not invit­ ed. Her brother asked her to go with him and his family on a day trip to an exhibit for kids. They only had three tickets, so I couldn't go. I told Cariene that if 1 am not invited to these events, she shouldn't go. but she goes anyway. Whenever a member of her family calls, she's right there, but when I want to do something, she says it's a dumb idea. Cariene joined a health club last year. She used to be insecure and never go anywhere, but now she acts like she's single, and her family is treating her that way. We have been arguing about this constantly and have talked about divorce, but she tells me she loves me. However, she's made it clear that her family comes first. Should I end flits? - On the Back Burner . Dear Back Burner: Divorce seems a bit hasty, don't you think? Going to a children's event for which there are only three tickets is no cause for concern. A short women-only trip with family is also no big deal. Happily married couples do not insist on doing every­ thing together, h's a sign of insecurity. If you went to a football game with a friend, would Cariene have to come along? Of course not The real problem is the impression you have that her family comes before you. and that is what needs to be addressed. Tell Cariene you'd like to get some counseling to help you deal with this and you hope she will come with you. Sweat small stuff Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married almost 30 years. We get along great, but he finds fault with some of the smallest things and blows them totally out of propor­ tion. He makes a big deal if 1 don't lock the door, don't turn off a light or if the bathroom wjter faucet isn't turned ftightly enoughs ■ Aj/ue. b? does aome of thine same things, and 1 nev-4 say a word about it. 1 just fix the problem. Why is it such a major production for him? -- Going Crazy Dear Going Crazy It isn't so unreasonable to lock the door, turn off the light rod make sure the faucet doesn't drip. The fact that your husband also forgets to do these things is one of the reasons he makes such n big has. If neither of you remembers, he womes the water and electric bill will go up and soneone could break in. And we all know people who seem to turn into their parents as they age. His father likely behaved the same way. After 30 years, you should simply turn a deaf ear to his complaints. He can't help himself. A pastor's life Dear \nnie: After reading the letter from the priest about the lack of remuneration for extra services performed, 1 had to write about a similar subject. As the wife of a pastor, 1 get so weary of people saying to me or my husband, "What a nice job - only one day a week!" Just for the record, my husband typically works seven days a week. He hasn't taken a vacation in years. Our phone rings at home all hours of the day and night with the concerns of his parishioners. He gets no overtime pay. corap time or bonuses. He is a dedicated, loving, compassionate man who has truly found his calling in life and gets up every morning happy to serve God and his people. He never complains. I just wanted the average person to know. - A Pastor's Wife Dear Pastor’s Wife: We are sure most peo­ ple don't have a clue about a pastor's hours and job responsibilities. Thanks for shedding some light on the topic. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxfs comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2(X)6 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 5. 2006 -- Page 9 Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Hastings Post Office Five Things Every Investor Should Know Buildings from 1900-1930 Is there any a magic formula for achieving investment success? Not really - though you Of course, past performance is not a guaran­ against taxes and other costs that can turn tee of any future results. wouldn't know it by reading all the advertise­ ments touting "surefire, winners." The truth is • All investments carry risk. Everyone knows that stocks can lose value. But too potentially big gains into something else. You are likely to do much better by purchasing quality investments and holding them for the that there are few valid guarantees in the many people don't realize that all investments long term, or until your needs change. investment world. However, once you learn to ignore all the cany some type of risk. For example, bonds and Certificates of Deposit (CDs) may offer • Knowledge is power. Some people aren't really sure what they are investing in - and exaggerated claims you might encounter, you substantial protection of principal, so they can actually do quite a lot to become a more successful investor. Here are five things all might be considered "safe.* And yet, these that can lead to a variety of problems For example, they might invest in almost exactly good investors should know: keep up with inflation, which means they the same vehicles inside and outside their 401 (k) plan, which could lead to an over-con­ carry purchasing power risk. It's not the same risk as that incurred by slocks, but it's a risk centration of assets in a particular area - leav­ ing them vulnerable to a downturn affecting overlook these short-term price swings and nonetheless - and it's something to be aware that one asset class. The more you know don't head to the investment "sidelines* when times are tough. Of course, this is easier said of if you are counting on your investments to provide you with some of your cash flow. about your investments, the less likely you arc to face unpleasant surprises down the road. than done - especially when the political and economic news of the day is bad and the • Expenses can reduce returns. Obviously, you would like your investments to provide with an investment professional who knows financial markets seem rattled. Yet, history is you with good returns. But don't focus on your needs and who will work with you one- returns to the exclusion of all other factors - on-one to create a personalized strategy. So, there you have it - five thing! every * Patience is a big asset. Slock prices will always go up and down. The best investors full of wars, crises and scandals and not one of them has permanently harmed the outlook The Hastings Post Office. By Esther Walton bidders upon the original specifications. The Last week's article related the early yean of lowest bid was considerably below the postal service in Hastings, which began short­ amount appropriated, so the government held ly after Michigan became a state on Jan. 27. all the bids, accepting none, and addressed 1837. Beginning in 1839, mail was being received each of the seven giving them the opportunity for investments. In fact, after the initial shock of tlic event has worn off, financial markets same vehicles may provide returns that fail to such as investment expenses. The costs of investing can significantly erode your invest­ • Professional expertise is valuable. Work investor should know. Put this knowledge to ment returns. So, for instance, if you are con­ work in helping you achieve your goals. have often recovered lost ground in a matter stantly buying and selling stocks in hopes of This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward of months - and then gone on to new heights. turning quick profits, you will likely run up Jones in Hastings on a regular basis. In the early to figure on betterments to the building, the cost to be added to the original bid.” As the cost of materials was cheaper in Banner announced, "the new post office build­ ing is competed" and that it would be occu­ ably around 120 tons. The exterior of the building is of the best quality of shale-vilified the postmaster's office.’! 1 1/2 x 19 1/2 feet. To days, the designated post office in smaller communities was often as not located in a gro­ 1924 than in 1913. better material -ould be pied probably about May 15. Then the paper used. What this meant was instead of con­ brick on a cement and stone foundation, and with wide stone steps leading to the building money order and savings office with windows cery store, tavern, hotel, train depot or a pri­ eave a complete description of the building vate home located near the center of things. and its equipment. Today there arc only three old federal post on the west. The building is of the Colonial nection with this office is a large safety vault In the early 1900s, the citizens of Hastings crete, granite could be used for the walls and the front steps. Instead of common brick, a began to ask the federal government to build a better facing brick could be used for the out­ with steel doors. Nice copper screens wiH be at all windows, and Carveth and Steebins "real post office building" because of the ever­ side. The comice in original plan was wood, offices like ours that are still being used. This makes our post office building (the old type of design, with extra strong, clear win­ dow glass, not plate, to match. This is said to be the first building of its kind of construction, secured the contract for supplying the shades increasing needs of its expanding population now it could be made out of sandstone. Hastings City Library) something very spe­ to be built by the government, which we which will go to enhance the appearance.” cial. "The building itself is about 60x80 feet in believe will become so popular that it will he As the years went on the post office build­ ing on the corner of Church and Court streets Hastings would now have a first class post and businesses. The first mention of the possibility of a new office rather than a second class structure. post office building for Hastings was in the Hastings Banner of March 6,1913. This issue Hastings ended up with a finer, safer building size, one story and basement. Tlie upstairs pan than was originally thought possible. of it has a 16-fool ceiling. The basement is 9 or 10 feet high and finished off for storage, jani­ featured a front page article headlined: “Hastings to Have New $85,000 Post Office Building." The article reported that as one of his last acts President Taft signed legislation which set aside $85,000 to build a new post office in the city of Hastings. The Banner was alerted to this news in a telegram from Se iator William Alden Smith, which said. "Hastings public building bill approved by the president today. I am very On June 18, 1924. the Banner announced that the bidding jwas completed and Mr. A.M.Lundbcrg of St. Louis. Mo., was the suc­ cessful bidder. They noted that, "at the present time Mr. Lundben is constructing a post office in Midland. The contract for the Hastings building stipulates that it must be completed and ready for occupancy within 12 months from the date when the contract was accepted by the government, which was on June 10, tor's rooms, and ■ couple of rooms at least suitable for government‘offices. One of the rooms will be fitted up for Civil Service exam­ inations and will also be used by the Deputy Internal Revenue Collector in place of the room at the Court House where he has former­ roomy, it is finished in beautiful quartered oak with a marble -baseboard bending up about a foot from the floor, which will protect the woodwork from setting soiled. The floor is of Tcrazzo. Desks with heavy plated glass tops are in the lobby for the use of patrons. “The post office boxes arc of solid bronze of purpose and continue to enhance our down­ town area. is a shower or bath is the lavatory in the base- “At the northwest comer of the building is ment Close at hand will be a room fitted up especially for the employees, where their “For some time it has been apparent that Hastings needed a federal post office building. Office that used a standardized design and meetings may be held. In the basement too is The postal business here has been growing floor plan whenever possible. They rarely a fine large steam heating plant and a coal bin, amazingly and it very fitting that the (post) employed private architects. According to the with capacity of several car loads of coal prob- office should be in suitable quarters.” records very few post office buildings were more if it should ever be necessary. NEW PRICES EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11 AT THE HASTINGS EDUCATION & RECREATION CENTER constructed during 1917 and into the 1920s. finally completed, but the building when fin­ and his name appears on a plaque in the ished should be a splendid structure for Hastings post office. On April 29. 1925. the For a complete list of price changes please pick up a fee schedule at the desk.. Hastings and will add to the beauty of the Stoplnfcxa city." By December 1916, a building site had been FREE Winter Inspection purchased and was reported in the paper. Referring to the proposed new post office building, it was noted that the property was presently owned by C.H. Osborn and he was having the house razed. The house was the BRUSHF1M Let us check your Coolant, Fluids, Wipers, Belts & Hoses < Irilrt $ out Professional Interior Painting Radial Snow Tires x..u > homestead of Nathan Barlow, one of the old­ est remaining landmarks of early Hastings, “The homestead on the corner opposite the Bailey house will be tom down when Uncle Propane Fill Station Sam builds his post office there, it is the old­ est building in the city, in the spring. It is inter­ esting that the chosen post office site was also Hastings postmaster in 1854." until 1925, more than a decade after the Per Visit Pau: Adult resident will be $4.00 Adult non-resident $5.00 Family resident will be $10.00 Family non-resident $12.00 3 Senior & Student residents will be $2.00; | Senior & Student non resident $3.00 Kirt Paterocn Owner the Nathan Barlow home who had been a The iiew post office building was not built be vacated when our new library on East Street is completed. Hopefully, such a beauti­ ful. well constructed building will find » new $ 1.000 and room is provided for installation of Department had a Supervising Architect's During the 1920s James A . Wetmore was es the Hastings City Lib-ary, but soot it will oak finish. What boxes arc installed cost about 1924.” If the work was not completed as the acting supervising architect in Washington emment desJgmwdbomb shelter as well as an atomic bomb shelter during the cold war. Presently, the old post office building hous­ which will doubtless be greatly appreciated by the carriers after their return from their routes agreed the contractor was liable for a penalty. During the 1910-1920 era the Post Office is selected, plans approved, and a building vecaine inadequate. Through the years it pro­ vided mai:y services that many people may not be mttef. DtajRI^p^War II it was a gov- Grecian design, and harmonize nicely with the on to explain why we needed such a new building. will probably be some little time before a site for each operation out into the lobby. In con­ ly held forth.” "One of the features of the basement and happy. Wm. Alden Smith." The article went The last paragraph opined: "Of course it duplicated in other smaller sites where gov­ ernment buildings may be erected. "The lobby of the building is large and the south of the lobby is a large registry, auctions M37 Tire 269 9 I6 2 96 money had been appropriated. On March 19, 1924, the Banner ran a front page story headlined: "Hastings Will Get Its New Post Office.” The article reported, “It will he a matter of very great pleasure to the people of this city to know that Hastings will have a new post office building this year.” Further on it said. "The appropriation of $80,000 or more for the construction of a post office for Hastings was made ’0 to 12 years go, and the money has been in the strong box at Washington ever since.” The article then explained about World War I had held up con­ PROFESSIONALS! struction. And then it mentioned the Nathan Barlow house and site that had been bought and how appropriate the site was. “It was an especially desirable one, the site just north of the Universal (garage], commands a beautiful view of the court yard, and is very accessible to the business district. The building will be a very welcome addition for the city and is real­ ly needed." By May 28. 1924, the paper reported. "Bids to be open Tuesday, June 3. There are seven 1-800-237-2379 wiinarmauction.com (800) 801003 ■■ft UtUUMSdtW'UUMl �Page 10 - Thursday. October 5. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Infoemation obtained will be used for this purpose. Ifyouareinthe PUBLIC NOTICE Military, pleas a contact our office st the num­ ber Hated Wow. A public hearing will be held in the Board of Commissioner's Chambers in the Barry- County Court House. 220 West State Street. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a certain mortgage made by: Erm Hastings. Ml 49058 at 7:30pm on Tuesday, October 24. 2006 U A Carlson and Randy Carlson. Wife and Husband lo Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee dated January 6. 2005 and recorded February 28. 2005 in Instrument Number 1141966 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assmned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2005-R4CGM under the Poolmg and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1.2005. without recourse, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Three Hundred TwentyNine’ Dollars and Sixty-Fwe Cents ($75,329.65) receive public comment on applications to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDAI for continuation of 3arrv County's Community Development Block Grant (CDBGl for home owner rehabilitation with funds not to exceed $250,000: and a new application for Barry County for HOME funds for Homebuyer Purchase Rehabilitation (HPR) for funds not to exceed $150,000. __________________________________________________________ 775QM45 STATE OF MICHIGAN OFFICE OF THE BARRY COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER IN THE MATTER OF: DELTON VILLAGE DRAIN NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF DETERMINATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Board of Determination will meet on Tuesday. October 19. 2006 at 1:00 a m. in the Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard Street. Delton. Michigan, to hear all interested persons and evidence and to determine whether the drain known as the Delton Village Drain as prayed for in the petition to clean out. relocate, widen, deepen, straighten, tile, extend or relo­ including interest 8.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. October 19.2006 Said premises are situated Nashville, Barry County. tn Michigan, of Village and are described m: That part of the Northwest one-quarter of Section 36. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, described as beginning at a point 178 feet East of where the East line of Mam Street intersects the North line of Kellogg Street, running thence North 132 feet, thence West 55 feet, thence South 132 feet, thence East 55 feet. Village of Nashville. Subject to ease­ ments. resenrations, restrictions, and limitations of record, if any. Commonly known as 117 Kellogg. Nashville MI 49073 The redemption period shall be 6 months from cate along a highway, add one or more branches and to add addi­ the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ tional lands to the Delton Village Drainage District, dated July 11.* doned in accordance with MCv 600.3241. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from 2006. is necessary' and conducive to the public health, convenience and welfare of Barry Township, in accordance with Sections 72 and 191 of Act No. 40 PA 1956. as amended, and for the protection of the date of such sate Dated: SEPTEMBER 15. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, lic health, convenience or welfare, in accordance with Section 197 of as Trustee of /uneriquest Mortgage Securities. Inc., Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates, Series 2005-R4CGM under the Pooling and Servicing Act No. 40 PA 1956, as amended. Agreement dated as of May 1. 2CO5. without the public health of the following cities, villages and townships; Barry Township: and to determine whether the proposed addition of land to the drainage distnet is necessary and conducive to the pub­ Proceedings conducted at this public hearing will be subject to the provisions of the Michigan Open Meetings act and you are further notified that information regarding this meeting may he obtained from the Barry County Drain Commissioner. Persons with disabili­ ties needing accommodations for effective participation in the meet­ recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo 8 Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248)844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-55309 (AMC) rnoon ing should contact the County Drain Commissioner at the number noted below {voice) or through the Michigan Relay Center at 1-800­ 649-3777 (TDD) at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to request mobility, visual, hearing or other assistance. Minutes of the meeting will be on file in the following office: Barry County Drain Commissioner. 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan. You are further notified that persons aggrieved by the decisions of the Board of Determination may seek judicial review in the Circuit Court for the County of Barry within ten (10) days of the determi­ nation. DATED: October 6. 2006 Thomas C. Doyle Barry County Drain Commission 220 W. State Street Hastings. MI 49058 (269) 945-1385 rso6885 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Juan Rebollal Rojas, a smgte man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., Mortgagee, dated August 18. 2005 and recorded August 23. 2005 m Instrument Number 1151532. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by US Bank. National Association as Trustee tor the MLMI SURF Trust Series 2006-BC i by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred FiftyOne and 80/100 Dollars ($67,951.80) including interest at 8.89% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made an provid­ TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PUBLIC HEARING FOR LEACH LAKE WEED CONTROL TO: The residents and property owners bordering the foregoing street and all other interested persons. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Cariton Township Board has scheduled a public hearing for weed con­ trol for Leach Lake within the Township, on the estimated costs of such improvement and on the special assessment district proposed to be created within which the costs of such improvement is proposed to be collected. PLEASE TAKE FUKTHEB NOTICE that the aforesaid special assessment district is more particu­ larly described as follows: All of the Lake Front Property Bordering on Leach Lake within the Township PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the estimated costs for a lake management program for the control of weeds and/or algae in Leach Lake for the 2007 through 2011 seasons is in the approximate ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 10O p.m. on OCTOBER 19. 2006. Said premises are located m the Township of Castefton, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 11, O.A Phillips Addition. as recorded in Uber 1. Page(s) 19 of Plats, Barry County Records The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are kmrted solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated September 21. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 . Fite No 269 3815 amount of $62290.00. or $12,458.00 per year, are on file with the Township Clerk for public examination and will be available at the scheduled public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board has tentatively declared its intent to make the foregoing improvements and to create the afore-described special assessment district for the col­ lection of the costs thereof and has tentatively found the foregoing to be reasonable and proper. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the public hearing on the foregoing improvements, esti­ mated costs and the special assessment district within which such costs are to be collected, will be held at the Carlton Township Hall. 85 Welcome Road, within the township on Monday. October 16. 2006 com­ mencing at 8 pjn. At the hearing the Board will consider any written objections to any of the foregoing matters hied with the Board at or before the hearing as well as any revisions, corrections, amendments or changes to the plans, estimates or special assessment district that may be raised at such hearing. The Township Board resents the right to revise, correct, amend or change the plans, estimates of costs or spe­ cial assessment district at or following said public hearing. ’ PLEASE TAKE FUBTHEB NOTICE that if written objections to the improvement are filed with the Township Board at or before the aforesaid public hearing, signed by record owners of land constituting more than 20% of the total frontage upon the lake proposed to be improved, then the Township Board may not proceed with the project unless petitions in support of the project, signed by record owners of more than 50% of such frontage are filed with the Township. Such objections may be filed with the Township Clerk at the foregoing address. Please take further notice that if the Township Board determines to proceed with the project, it will cause a special assessment roll to be prepared for the recovery of the costs thereof and another hearing will be held preceded by notice to record owners of property proposed to be specially assessed and by publication in the Hastings Banner, to hear public comments concerning the proposed spe­ cial assessments. PLEASE TAKE FUBTHEB NOTICE that Carlton Township will provide necessary and reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the hearing to individuals with disabilities upon reasonable notice to the Cariton Township Clerk of the need for the same. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the office of the Township Clerk in wnting or by calling the undersigned Clerk at least five days prior to the hearing. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place, in person or by rep­ resentative. and to submit comments concerning the foregoing. CARLTON TOWNSHIP Wilma Daniels. Clerk 85 Welcome Road Hasting*. Ml 49058 77506M5____________________________________________________________ 269-945-5990 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debi col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used tor this purpose If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below M DRTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Douglas Carl Howell. A Single Man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc, solely 8$ nominee tor Home Loan Center. Mortgagee, dated December 23. 2005 and recorded February 8. 2006 in Instrument t 1159919 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. on which mortgage there is claimed to-be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Three Dollars and Sixty Cents ($86,123 60) including interest 14.95% per annum Under the power ol sate contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. October 19. 2006 Said premises are sit­ uated in Township of Cartton, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The Southeast one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of Section 28. Town 4 North. Range 8 West Less and Except The Southeast one-nuarter of the Northeast onequarter of Section 28. Town 4 North. Range 8 West. Carlton Township. Barry County. Michigan Except therefrom the Easterly 330 feet thereof Commonly known as 1999 Bowler Road. Hastings Ml 49058 I he redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600 3241. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated SEPTEMBER 15. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Associates. PC 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No 06-55238(HSBC) ASAP* 792044 09/21/2006. 09/28/2006. 10/05/2006. 10/12/2006 77506413 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This satemay be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Edward Garcia and Debra Garcia. Husband and Wife, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 18. 2003, and recorded on September 18, 2003 in instrument 1113501, in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to EMC Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Two Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Two And 74/100 Dollars ($292,162.74). including interest at 6.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged prem­ ises, or some pert of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on November 2. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of jsyria, Barry County. Michigan, and are described wS: A parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 ol Section 28. town 1 North, Range 7 West. Described as: Commencing al the South 1/4 post of said secton 28: Thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 sec­ onds East along the South line of said section 28. a Distance of 337.17 feet; Thence North 21 degrees 45 minutes 25 seconds West along the Westerly right-of-way tone of a 66 feet wide private road 11.60 feet: Thence North 20 degrees 44 min­ utes 37 seconds west along said right-of-way line 159.14 feet; Thence north 16 degrees 08 minutes 37 seconds East along said right-of-way line 156.43 feet; Thence North 30 degrees 09 minutes 59 seconds East along said right-of-way line and the extension thereof 399.26 feet; Thence South 77 degrees 25 minutes 58 seconds East 114.51 teet to a point on the centerfne of said 66 teet wide private road; Thence North 27 degrees 02 minutar. 05 sec orxJs east along said centerline 178.43 teat; Thence North 07 degrees 05 minutes 5 seconds East along said centorttoe 129.11 feet to the true point of beginning; Thence North 16 decrees 11 minutes 32 seconds west along said cuntertne 84.15 feet: Thence South 70 degrees 51 minuses 18 seconds west atony said centerline 113.0ft feet; Thence North 21 degrees 20 minutes 31 seconds west along said centerline 168.54 teM; Therre North 40 degrees 14 minutes 40 seconds eas. along said centerline 130.44 feet; Thence North 82 degrees 52 minutes 52 seconds East along said centerline 21338 feet; Thence South 76 degrees 55 minutes 51 seconds east along said centerline 104.49 feet; Thence North 68 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds east along sard centertme 112.30 feet to the centertme of day road. Thence southeasterly 87 68 feet along the centerline of day road and the arc of a curve to the left with a radius of 636.71 feet and a chord which bears South 82 degrees 09 min­ utes 41 seconds East 87.61 feet: Thence South 86 degrees 06 minutes 23 seconds East along said centertme of day road 15.45 feet; Thence South 38 degrees 13 minutes 02 seconds West 116.05 teat; Thence South 68 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds west 50.00 feet. Thence South 14 degrees 06 min­ utes 59 seconds East 334 29 feet to a point on the Northerly shore of Loon Lake: Thence South 59 degrees 27 minutes 17 seconds West along a tra­ verse line of said lake shore 122 00 feet: Thence North 41 degrees 32 minutes 35 seconds West 220.00 feet; Thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 125.00 teet to <ne place of begin- Together with and subject to an etisement tor ingress, egress and utilities over a strip of land 66 feet in width, the centertme of which « described as commencing at the South 1/4 posl of section 28. Town 1 North. Range 7 West; Thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East along the South tone of said section 28 A Distance of 337.17 feet; Thence North 21 degrees 45 mmutes 25 sec­ onds West along the Westerly Right-of-way tone of a 66 feet wide private road 11.60 teet; Thence North 20 degrees 44 minutes 37 seconds West along said Right-of-way line 159.14 teet; thence North 16 degrees 06 mmutes 37 seconds East along sad nght-of-way tone 156.43 teet; Thence North 30 degrees 09 minutes 59 seconds East along said nght-of-way tone and the extension thereof 399 26 teet; Thence South 77 degrees 25 minutes 58 seconds East 114.51 teet to a point on the centertme of said 66 teet wide private road and the true point of beginning: Thence North 27 degrees 02 mmutes 05 seconds East along said centertme 176.43 teet; Thence North 07 degrees 05 mmutes 51 seconds east along said centertme 129.11 teet; Thence North 16 degrees 11 minutes 32 seconds West along said centerline 84.15 teat; Thence South 70 degrees 51 minutes 16 seconds West along said centertme 113.00 teat. Thence North 21 degrees 20 mmutes 31 seconds West along said Centertme168 54 teet; Thence North 40 degrees 14 minutes 40 seconds along said centerbna 130.44 teet; Thence North 82 degrees 52 min­ utes 52 seconds east along said centertme 213.38 teet; Thence South 76 degrees 55 minutes 51 sec­ onds East along said centertme 104.49 feet; Thence North 68 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds East atoog said centertme 112.80 teet to the cen­ terline of day road and the point of ending The redemption period shall bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6003241a. m which case the redemption parted shal bo 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: October s. 2006 Tor more information, ptease cal: FC D 248 593 1309 Trot & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite f1C8716P01 rrwtrn Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Seta THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ BIG TO C OLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAT1ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MKJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be roodndod by the toroctooing mortgagee. In that event, your damegee. If any. shall be Until­ ed eotefy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at aato, plus Interact Notice Of Mcxfoags Fo^efoaure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COt I ECT A DEk»T ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAI PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFlGl AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE ”4 ACTIVE MKJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia eate may be rosetnoea oy me rorecioaing morigagae m that event, your damages, If any, aheB be limit­ ed sotely to the return of the bid ammint ten­ dered at aaie, plus Inter eat MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Charles P. Gahan and Lisa J... Gahan. Husband and Wife, as Joint Tenants, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 4, 2005, ano recorded on March 11. 2005 in instrument 1142611, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Four Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred And 93/100 Dollars ($498,800.93). includ­ ing interest at 7.99% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wW be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM. on November 2. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Unit 10, Lakelife Condominium, according to the Master Deed Recorded in Uber 481 on Pages 745 through 770. Inclusive and Designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 3 together with Rights in General Common Elements and Limited Common Elements as set forth in said Master Deed and as Described m Act 59 of the Public Act of 1978. as amended. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such safe, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6003241a, In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: October 5,2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 9104061FC 1 MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mace in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ronald Charles James and Jeanette K. James, as 'pint timants with rights of survivorship, ongtra! mot'gagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee tor Lender and Lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 23.2005. and recorded on December 5. 2005 in instrument 1157220. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twelve Thousand Four Hundred ThirtyThree And 02/100 Dollars ($112,433 02). metodmg interest at 9 625% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 26. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land In the Southeast 1/4 of Section 35. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, described as toltows: Commencing in the center of the Highway 26 rods South of the South line of the Grand River VaBey Railroad on the East line of said Section 35; thence West 10 Rods: thence South 8 Rods; thence East 10 Rods; thence North 8 Rods to the place of beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated September 28. 2006 For more information, please call FC H 248 5931300 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate *108291F01 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Seated prupouls will be received at the office of the Barry County Road Commnsion. 1725 Wert M-43 Hwy.. P.O. Box 158. Hastings. Ml 49058. until 9:00 AM.. Tuesday. OctoKr 17. 2006 for the purchase of the following: (1) - 2007 4x4 Pickup Specifications and additional information may be obtained at the Road Commission Office at the above address All proposals must be plainly marked as to their cuntents. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to waive irregulanties in the best interest of the Commission. . BOARD OF COCNT1 ROAD COMMISSIONERS OF THE COt NTY OF BARRY Donald WOIcutL Chairman 775()6KS3 Roger I’ashby. Member D. David Dykstra. Member �The Hastings Barv-er - Thursday October 5 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foractoeur* Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia —M may be raadndad by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damegee, If any. shad be limit­ ed eolefy to the return of the bld amount tenMORTGAG^SAL^'bSmjIthM^Mn mad. m the ctrioramis of a mortgage made by Kyle C. Rickert and Stacta Rickert, husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 29. 2003. and recorded on August 6. 2003 in instrument 1110312. In Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the Sum of One Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Three And 20/100 Dollars ($121,763.20). including interest at 6.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH bo foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as? Lot 284. 28£. 206. 287. and 304 of Algonquin Lake Resort Properties 42, According to the Recorded Plat thereof as Recorded in Liber 2 of Plats on Page 63 The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 8003241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott A Trott. P£ Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4106525F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM MA DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE Pi ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aaie maybe rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shad bo BmHal solsiy lo the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sals, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Dale Shick and Bethany Shick. husband and wffe. oriynal mortgagor!s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee lor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 21. 2004. and recorded on July 26. 2004 in instru­ ment 1131333. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bo duo at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Throe Thousand Three Hundred Beventy-Four And 59/tOO DcHars ($93,374.59), tnduding interest al 6.4% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will bo toradoaad by a sale of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XJ0 PM. on October 19. 2006. * Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The North 1/2 of Lof 4 and 5. Block 11. Daniel Stikr's Addition. According to the Recorded Plat thereof in Uber 1 of Plats, on Page 11 The redemption period shall bo 6 months -from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the data of such sale. Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, please ca$: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fwma, Michigan 48025-5822 File #1O6539FD1 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage mane by David M Clawson, a single man. to Na.^ator Mortgage Banking. LLC.. A Michigan LLC. Mortgagee, dated September 28 2000 and ttcvded October 5. 2000 in Instrument Number 1050375. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage ts now held by Chase Home Finance LLC by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Five Hundred NinetyFour and 18/100 Dollars ($103,594 18) including interest at 8.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubke venue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on OCTOBER 12. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lots 24 and 25 ol Cappon s County Acres, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 5 of Plats. Page 52 Also, the East one ha!! of part of the East one half of the Southwest one quarter of Section 4. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, described as Beginning at the Northeast corner of Outtei "D* of the Plat of Cappon s Country Acres as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats Page 52 and running thence North 7 Degrees 20 Minutes 55 Seconds West 622 50 leet thence North 89 Degrees 32 Minutes 30 Seconds East 704 68 feel to the North and South one quarter line of said Section, thence South 00 Degrees 27 Minutes 30 Seconds East along said one quarter hne. 618.00 feet to the Northeast comer of Lot 25 of said Plat, thence South 89 Degrees 32 Minutes 30 Seconds West along the North Lines of Lots Numbered 21 through 25 inclusive of said plat. 630 00 leet to the Place of Beginning The redemption penod shaft be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wrth MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated September 14. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fife No. 310.0307 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decadent's Trust In the Matter of RICHARD E JACOBS AND LORENE E. JACOBS TRUST under Agreement dated January 25.1983. Date of Birth: July 7,1914 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO decedent. 240 E North Street, Hastings. Michigan d.ed July 2. 2006 leaving the above Trust entitled ’Richard E. Jacobs and Lorene E. Jacobs Trust*-m full force and effect Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the decedent or against the Trust will be forever barred unless presented to HASTINGS 150 W. Michigan 49058. rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Rebecca S Nertzke. a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., ar. nominee lor lender. Mortgagee, dated October 14, 2004. and recorded on October 21. 2004 in instru ment 1135859. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Nine And 95/100 Dollars ($67,839 95). including interest at 6% per annum Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on October 12. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Woodland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lots 1 and 2 ol Block 4 of Parrott's Addition to the Village of Woodland, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 36 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wrth MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 14, 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fi'-e *061397F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be IImited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by Bradley M. Decamp, a single man. original mortgagors), to Oak Street Mortgage LLC. Mortgagee, dated March 31. 2003. and recorded on Apnl 10. 2003 in instru­ ment 1101755. and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, in BMr^ d69rity records, Michigan, on which mortgage there'i«'tft*ned to be due at the date hereof the sum of Stoy-Eight Thousand Five The CREDITORS: Lorene E. Jacobs. Surviving Trustee, who lived at CITY BANK. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be Court Street, Hastings. Successor Trustee within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. September 26. 2006 Hudson Law Office. PLC Richard J. Hudson P15220 150 W. Court Street. Suite A Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-9292 Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-2401 And 03/100 Dollars ($68,005.03). including interest at 14.79% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute ;n such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on November 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 3. Town 2 North. Range 7 West The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated October 5. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4108476F01 NOTICE OF CORRECTION The Hope Township Planning Commission meeting in regards lo two (2) public hearings as noticed last week scheduled for Wednesday. October 12. 2006 is being corrected to read Thursday. October 12. 2006. CARLTON TOWNSHIP The regular meeting of the Carlton Township Board has been changed from Monday. October 9,2006 to Monday, October 16.2006. Wilma Daniels Clerk Thank You. Jim L Can ’ beginning at 8:30 am. The test will be conducted at Hastings PUBLIC NOTICE FALL LEAF PICKUP Accuracy Test is conducted to determine the accuracy of the pro­ Charter Township Hall. 885 River Road. Hastings. MI. The Public 77506598 BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED CREATION OF 2 .(TWO) INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS FOR FLEXfAB LLC AND FLEXIBLE HORIZONS INC TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Board will hold a public hearing concerning the proposed creation of 2 (two) Industrial Development Districts at the regular scheduled board meeting on Wednesday. October 11. 2006. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Michigan, commencing at 7:30 p.m. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the proposed Industrial Development District »3 for Flexfab LLC & Flexible Horizons Inc. will encompass an area of the Township of Rutland. Parcel • 08-13-013-032-05. Parcel • 08-13-013-032-00. & Parcel • 08-13-013-031-00, described as: RUTLAND TWP N 20 AC OF E 1/2 OF SW 1/4 SEC 13-3-9 EX THAT PART LYING NELY OF CNTRLI GREEN ST ALSO EX COM AT W 1/4 POST SEC 13 TH N 88 DEG 33' 04“ E 13185 FT FOR POB TH E 66 FT TH S 00 DEG 11' 41" W 404.07 FT TH N 89 DEC 05' 43" E 27823 FT TH S 00 DEG 12' 54“ W 256 FT TH S 89 DEG 05 43“ W 344 FT TH N TO POB. ALSO. ALL THAT PART OF SW 1/4 OF NW 1/4 SEC 13 LYING SD' OF A LI DESCRIBED AS COM AT CNTR SEC 13 TH S 87 DEG 35'44" W 64939 FT TH S88 DEG 00' 17" W 142026 FT TH S 01 DEG 59 43" E 75 FT FOR POB TH N 88 DEG 00' 17" E 100 FT TO A PT OF CURVE OF A 7714.44 FT RADIUS CURVE TO LEFT TH NELY AL. ARC OF CURVE 138727 FT CHORD BEARING N 82 DEG 51' 11" E 1385.4 FT TO A PT OF ENDING OF FREE ACCESS ROW U & POB OF LIMITED ACCESS ROW U TH NELY AL SI) LIMITED ACCESS ROW U ALSO BEING AL ARC OF SD 7714.44 FT RADIUS CURVE TO LEFT 15621 FT CHORD BEARING N 77 DEG 07 IF E 15621 FT TH S 75 DEC 06' 42" E 256.99 FT TO PT OF ENDING OF IJM ITED ACCESS ROW & POB OF FREE ACCESS ROW LI TH S 46 DEG 02' 34" E 15.45 FT TO PT OF CURVE OF A 1004.93 FT RADIUS CURVE TO LEFT TH SELY AL ARC OF CURVE 19629 FT CHORD BEARING S 51 DEG 38' 19" E 195.98 FT TO PT OF ENDING. ALSO. BEG AT TH INTERS OF TH N & S 1/4 LN OF SEC 13-3 9 WITH TH CEN LN OF GREEN ST SAID PT BEING S 0 DEG 34' 26" E 11256 FT FROM CEN OF SAID SEC 13.. TH 18257 FT ALG SAID CEN LN & TH ARC OF TH CURVE TO TH RT.. WHOSE RADIUS IS 1145.92 FT.. & WHOSE CORD BEARS S 61 DEG 55' 55" E 18238 FT.. TH S 57 DEG 22' 03" E ALG SAID CEN LN 155.13 FT.. TH 190.82 FT ALG CEN LN & ARC OF CUR TO LEFT RADIUS IS 3720.84 FT & CHORD BEARS S 58 DEG 50 12" E 190.80 FT.. TH S 52 DEG 20' 57" W 33159 FT.. TH S 0 DEG JO' CT E 22130 FT TH S 89 DEG 29' 58" W 186.66 FT TO SAID N & S 1/4 LN.. TH N 0 DEG 34' 26" W 692.88 FT TO POB. • 08-13-0134)01-00. described as: November 7. 2006 General Election is scheduled for Oct. 13. 2006 Tim Girrbach Director of Public Services RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 7t5O6M6 (2691948-2464 City of Hastings There w*ll be an announcement on WBCII radio each weekday morning informing citizen of the location of City work crews, including a tentative area that will be covered that day- and where the work crews will be headed for the next day tt*** WWR405526702 the sale. In that event, your damage-; if any. are tainted solely to the return of the to amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated October 5. 2006 Orians Assoaates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 209 3843 -rw*.-. Development District *4 for Flexible Horizons. Inc. will encompass an area of the Township of Rutland. Parcel •08-134113-001-25 and Pared Hope township Notice is hereby given that the Public .Accuracy Test for the The (all leaf pickup generally takes City crews from four to six weeks to complete and we ask that residents have their leaves raked out prior to the start of the leaf pickup to allow us tn complete the project in an efficient and timely manner. We wifi only be making one pass around the City so wur cooperation in this regard will be greatly appreciated. recorded in the office ol the Register ot Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 18th day of March. A.D 2005. in Instrument 41142905 of Barry Records, on which mongage there ts claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, lor principal of $58,428 90 (Fifty Eight thousand. Four hundred Twenty Eight dollars and Ninety cents) plus accrued interest at 7.50% (seven point five zero) percent per annum And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained m said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that on. the 26th day of October. AD, 2006. at 1XX) o'clock said mortgage will be toredosed by a sale at pubic auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage Which said premises are described as follows All that certain piece or parcel of land situate m the Township of Rutland, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wrt The North 385 feet of the North 36.38 acres of the West 53 38 acres of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, lying West of the North and South Road. EXCEPT the Easterly 230 feet thereof Commonly known as: V/L on M-43 bfoghway Tax ID 08-13-023-013-05 The redemption penod shall be one year from the dale of such sale. Dated: September 28. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO. L.PA By Michael I Rch. (P-41938) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Wellman. Weinberg & Rets Co . L.P.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by Daniel M Goggins and Melissa H Goggins, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc . Mortgagee, dated Apnl 19. 2003 and recorded Apnl 24, 2003 m Instrument Number 1102727 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Welts Fargo Bank Minnesota. National Association as trustee by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Five and 57/100 Dollars ($106.325 57; mcluding interest at 11 75’o per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises. Of some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings m Barry County Michigan at 1XX) p.m on NOVEMBER 2. 2006 Said premises are located in the City of Hastings Barry County. Mchigan and are described as Lot 1225 of the Crty. Formerly Village of Hastings; also those parts of Lots 1 and 2 of Block 28 of the Eastern Addition io the Crty Formerly Village of Hastings, tying West of Fall Creek also fhe North 21 feet of Lot 3 cf Block 28 ol the EasteAddition to the Crty, Formerly Village o’ Hastings lying West of Fall Creek, all according to the record­ ed plat thereof. City of Hastings. Barry County Michigan. The redemption penod Shan be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a m whrh case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the proposed Industrial Zoning Administrator PUBLIC NOTICE OF ACCURACY TEST The City of Hastings Department of Public Services will again be providing the citizens of the City of Hastings with a fall leaf pickup beginning November 1.2006. City crews will begin picking up leaves in Second Ward, then the First Ward. Third Ward, and finish in Fourth Ward. Residents should place leaves to be picked up either very near the curb if a parking lane is present, or immediately K in nd the curb on the curb lawn. We ask that residents not place leases in any traveled lane or adjacent to intersections where it might present a vision obstruction. AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made m the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Donald K Hasty and Melissa M Hasty, husband and wife of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to National Bank of Hastings nka Sand Ridge Bank Successor by merger to First Financial Bank dated the 8th day of March. A D 2005. and gram and the computer being used lo tabulate the results of the election. All tabulators used for each precinct will be tested individual­ ROTUND TUP COM AT E 1/4 POST SEC 13-3-9 FOR POB TH S 00 DEG 11 23" E 363.M FT TH S 89 DEG 41' or W 510.6 FT TH S 00 DEG 26' 23" E 185.6 FT TH S 00 DEG 14 46" E 362.67 FT TO CNTRLI W GREEN ST TH NW1.Y 67.6 FT AL SD CNTRU & ARC OF CURVE TO LEFT RADU’S OF WHICH IS 11459.16 FT & CHORD BEARING N 78 DEG 22' 53" W 67.6 FT TH N 00 DEG 13 29" W 27355 FT TH S 89 DEG 38 16" W 240.14 FT TH S 00 DEC. 12' 48" E 224.74 FT TO CNTRU W GREEN ST TH N 78 DEG 55' 3F U 61.12 FT AL SD CNTRU TH N 00 DEC. 13' 28" W 49451 FT TH S 89 DEG 40 39" W 130.61 FTTH S 75 DEG 27 51" W 16927 FT TH S 17 DEG 10' 50" W 93.6 FT TH S 00 DEG 14 46" E 298.7 FT TO CNTRU W GREEN ST TH N 78 DEG 55' 37" W 69.46 FT AL SD CNTRU TH NWLY 21436 FT AL SD CNTRU & ARC OF CURVE TO RIGHT RADIUS BEING 301557 FT & CHORD BEARING N 76DEG 53' 26" W 21431 FT TH N 00 DEC. 11 13" W 230.12 FT TH S 89 DEG 41' 15" W 264.76 FT TH S 00 DEG 15' 52" E 143.7 FT TO CNTRU W GREEN ST TH NWLY 158.72 FT AL SD CNTRU & ARC OF CURVE TO RIGl’lT RADIUS BEING 301557 FT & CHORD BEARING N 68 DEG 03' 35" W 158.72 FT TH N 00 DEG 33 39" E 698.14 FT TH N 71 DEG 57 45“ E 274.42 FT AL A U THAT IS PARALLEL WITH & 325 FT SELY OF CNTRU HWY M-43M 37 TH CONT NELY 82829 FT AL A LI PARALLEL WITH & 325 FT SELY OF CNTRU HWY M-43/M .37 & ARC OF CURVE TO RIGHT RADII'S BEING 7314.44 FT & CHORD BEARING N 75 DEG 12' 24“ E 827.85 FT TH NELY PAR ALLEL WITH & 325 FT SLY OF CNTRU HWY M-43/M 37 790.98 FT Al. ARC OF CURVE TO RT RADIUS BEING 7314.44 FT & CHORD BEARING N 80 DEG 54 01“ E 79059 FT TH S 00 DEG 47 55“ E 129.22 FT TH SWLY 279 FT AL ARC OF CURVT TO LEFT AL WLY ROW LI COOK RD RADIUS BEING 1210.92 FT & CHORI) BEARING S 05 DEG 48' 07" W 27839 FT TH S OH DEC 47 55" E AL SD ROW 76.77 FT TH N 89 DEC. 12 5“ E 65 FTTH S 00 DEC 47 55" E AL E U SD SEC 13 5.90 FT TO POB. ly. The following Townships will participate in the Test: You are invited to attend this hearing. If >1x1 are unable to attend, written comments may be submitted in Baltimore - Penelope Ypma. Clerk Barry - Debra Dewey-Perry. Clerk Carlton Wilma Daniels. Clerk Castleton - Loma Wilson. Clerk Hastings Charter - Bonnie Cruttenden. Clerk Hope Linda Eddy Hough. .Clerk Irving • Carol Ergang. Clerk lieu of a personal appearance by writing to the Township Clerk at the Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Ml 49058. at any time up lo the date of the hearing and may he further received by the Township Board a< said public hearing. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended lOpen Meetings Act). MCLA 41.72a(2)(3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Orangeville • Jennife- Gov. Clerk Rutland Charter T<~««h.|. will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers tor the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individual* with disabilities at the meetinft'heanng upon five (51 days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Prairieville Township by writing or calling the Township. Johnstown Maple Grove June Doster. Clerk Susan Butler. Clerk Normajcan Campbell Nichols. Clerk Rutland Charter - Robin Hawthorne. Clerk Yankee Springs Ail interested persons are invited to be present for comments and suggestions at this puh.ic hearing. Janice Lippert. Clerk THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TG ATTEND. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact their township clerk at least five (5) days in advance of the test. Robin J. Hawthorne, Clerk Rutland Charter Township 24«1 Heath Road Hastings, Michigan 49058 Ibtepb—f (M» HM1M �Page 12 - Thursday. October 5. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice 01 Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Nicholas S Pifer and Tina M Piter. Husband and Wife, onginal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 21. 2004. and recorded on June 21. 2004 m instru­ ment 1129582. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. N.A. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-One And 49/100 Dollars ($75,461.49). including interest at 5.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 12. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of the Southwest 1/4. Section 13. thence West 793 feet to the point of beginning. South 200 feet, thence West 207 feet, thence North 200 feet thence East 207 feet to place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale of such salt, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 14, 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #105480F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Harold Finney, a Mamed Person and Jolene Finney, a Mamed Person, onginal mortgagors), to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc. Mortgagee, dated August 31. 2003. and recorded on October 20. 2003 in instrument 1115828. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Fiftv-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Eight And 21/100 Dollars ($58,596.21). including interest at 5.625% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statuts in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on October 12. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, Section 19. Town 2 North, Range 9 West The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated September 14. 2006 For more in’ormation. please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 File #105510F01 nwanj Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OF F1C E AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS. This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to ihe return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul Barber, a Single Man. original mortgagor(s), to Homebound Mortgage. Inc. Mortgagee, dated May 17. 2002. and recorded on June 28. 2002 in instrument 1082960. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Principal Residential Mortgage. Inc. as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Five And 59/100 Dollars ($139,835 59). including interest at 6 625% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1.00 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 45 of Pine Haven Estates #2, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 6 of plats on page 9. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 21. 2006 For more information, please call: ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - De*au!» has been made tn the conditions of a mongage made by Robert Ruthruft and Theresa Ruthrun. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 24. 2004. and record­ ed on September 30. 2004 in instrument 1134756. mi Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Seven And 79/100 Dollars ($82.857 79). including interest at 7.1% per anrum Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in City ol Hastings. -vmm. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J. Warner, unmamed man. original mortgagorfsi to Long Beach Mortgage Company, a Corporation. Mortgagee, dated November 30. 2004. and record­ ed on December 8. 2004 in instrument 1138379. in Barry county records. Michigan on which mortgage there is cla’med to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Nine And 42/100 Dollars ($99.229 42). including interest at 8.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on October 26. 2006 Said premises are situated m Crty of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lois 23 and the South 1/2 of Lot 22 of Broadway Heights, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats. Page 48. Barry County Ba'ry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lol 6. Block 17. Lincoln Park Addition, according to the Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from Recorded Plat ti'ereof. as Recorded in Liber 1 ol the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ Ptats. Page 55 doned in accordance wrth MCLA 600.3241a. in The redemption penod shall be 6 months from which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days the date of such sate unless determined aban­ from the date of such sate doned in accordar.*v» wrth MCLA 600.3241a. m Dated September 28. 2006 which case the redemption period shall be 30 days For mote information, please call: from the date of such sale FC J 248 593 1311 Dated: September 21. 2006 Trott & Trott. P.C. For more information, please call Attorneys For Servicer FC X 248 593 1302 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Trott & Trott. PC. Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Attorneys For Servicer Fite *071235F02 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES, File #107223F01 P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (24£l539-7400 IF YOU ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORM AT10N ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT the conditions of a mortgage made by CARLA J. THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE LOWINSKI. A SINGLE WOMAN, to THE UNITED MILITARY DUTY. STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESS rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ AGRICULTURE. Mortgagee. dated Apnl 27. 2001. ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ and recorded on May 8. 2001. in Document No. dered at sale, plus Interest. 1059272, Barry County Records. Michigan, on MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in which mortgage there is'claimed to be due at the the conditions ol a mortgage made by Michael D. date hereof the sum of Seventy-Two Thousand Putkela. a single man ol adult age. original mortEight Hundred Eighty-S#ven Dollars and Thirtygagor(s). to Woodhams Mortgage Corporation, a Nine Cents ($72,887.39), including interest at Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 6 875% per annum 28.1989. and recorded on August 29, 1989 in Liber Under the power of sate Contained in said Mort­ 487 on Page 439. and assigned by said Mortgagee gage and the statue.,m sBChcase made and provid­ lo MidFirst Bank as assignee by an assignment, in ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage foreclosed by a sate oi the mortgaged oremises. or there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the some part of them, at public venue, nt the Barry sum of Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-One County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01 00 And 12/100 Dollars ($8,731.12). including interest PM o'clock. on October 26. 2006 at 9.5% per annum Said premises are situated m City of HASTINGS. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ Bam/ County. Michigan and described as: gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ COMMENCING AT THE NORTH 1 / 4 POST OF vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will SECTION 17. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, CITY OF HASTINGS. BARRY COUNTY. MICHI­ or some part of them at public vendue, at the Barry GAN; THENCE EAST, 1267 FEET; THENCE County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on SOUTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES EAST. 516 October 12. 2006 FEET FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. SOUTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES EAST. 165 Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The FEET; THENCE SOUTH 200 FEET; THENCE West 44 feet of lot 1. block 6. except the south 3 NORTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST 165 feet thereof. R.J. Grants First addition to the city of FEET. THENCE NORTH 200 FEET TO THE hastings: together with that part of vacated Maple PLACE OF BEGINNING TAX ID NO 08-55-130­ Street Commencing at the Northeast corner of the west 44 feet of lot 1. block 6. thence west 14 feet for place ol beginning, thence north 5 feet, thence West 15 leet. thence south 5 feet, thence East 15 feel to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the recempbon penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: September 14. 2006 019-00 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined.abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 25. 2006 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESS AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPART­ For more information, please call FC F 248.59d. 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. MENT OF AGRICULTURE Mortgagee/Assrgnee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4106110F01 Southfield. Ml 48075 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 noaim THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Crystal M Lee and Kevin D Lee a/k/a Kevin Lee. husband and wife, to Aames Home Loan. Mortgagee, dated March 8. 2006 and recorded March 27. 2006 in Instrument Number 1161771. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Aveto Mortgage by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Four and 72/100 Dollars (S84.544 72) including interest at 7.68% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 100 p m on NOVEMBER 2. 2006 Said premises are located in the Crty of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 229. City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Uber A of Plats. Page 1 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in when case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from Ihe date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated October 5. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #106594FQ1 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ Attorneys for Servicer PO. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 413 0007 rnotau Notice Of Mortgage Forecloaure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Matthew Standish and Amy Standish. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to New Century Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 20. 2005. and recorded on November 7. 2005 m instrument 1155857. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to US Bank National Association, as Trustee for MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2006-NCi as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twelve Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Six And 66/100 Dollars ($112.776 66). inducting interest at 6.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on October 12.2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lots 33. 34 and North 20 feet of Lot 37 of Lakeside Subdivision. Yankee Spnngs Township. Barry County. Michigan, according to the Plat thereof as Recorded m Uber 2 of Ptats on Page 55, Subject to Restnctions. Reservations, Easements. Convenants, Oil. Gas or Mineral Rights of Record. If Any. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: September 14, 2006 For more information, please caM: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #106150F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate TH!S FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR /. F7EMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOfi NATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFF) 'E AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may b3 rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. Jn that event, your damages, if any. «hall be limb­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus InterasL MORTGAGE SALE - Defaut has bean made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sarah L Clayton and David W Clayton, effe and husband, original mortgagor; s), to Washingion Mutual Bank. FA. Mortgagee, dated September 24. 2004, and recorded on September 27, 2006 in instrument 1170623. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Two And 06/100 Dollars ($88,502.06). including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on November 2. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the East and West 1/4 line ol Section 18. Town 2 North. Range 10 West. Orangeville Township, Barry County. Michigan, distant East 324 14 feet from the West 1/4 post of said Section, thence West along said 1/4 line 125.00 feet, thence North at rights angles to said 1/4 line 250.00 feet, thence East 125.00 feet, thence South 250.00 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: October 5. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #076116F03 POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MlLITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael J. Osbun. a married couple and Ruby L. Osbun. a married coup.3. onginal mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc., Mortgagee, dated June 13. 2003. and recorded on June 23. 2003 in instrument 1106974. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof Ihe sum of One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Three Hundred Eighteen And 95/100 Dollars ($151.318 95). including interest at 5.625% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubhc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 7. Charleson Heights Addition to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 4 of Plats, on Page 35 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wrth MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sate Dated September 21. 2006 For more information, please call FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #106760F01 nmx In Memoriam to: Lord Byron Nelson Today we simultaneously observe and grieve the pass­ ing ol one Byron Nelson. age 94... master of the course of life and golf. The lord himself will greet you with open arms... as you surely deserve. Who else could carry the name "Byron Nelson” with the grace, dig­ nity. kindness and class of professional excellence as you??? We shall certainly miss you. Mr. Nelson, but hardly forget you. Your own inspiration has walked the halls... and will continue to do so for one damned good long time... TORE!’ the bar. as set by the "Lord Lion’ - even the "Tiger" must strain to attain!! You came from the silver age. ruled during the golden age. Then observed he...of t ie platinum age. How fortunate for a man or craft. An ambassador - you were... and your popies we are. God Bless You!!! S. Scott Smith s Delton. Michigan | Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used MORTGAGE SALE - Deta^has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BRENDA K JUAREZ. A SINGLE WOMAN to CREDIT UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY. Mortgagee dated January 24. 2003. and recorded on February 04. 2003 as Instrument No 1096931 m BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COM­ PANY by an assignment dated March 31. 2006. and recorded on April 11. 2006. as Instrument No. 1162471 m BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of nmty eight thousand five hundred ten and 34/100 Dollars ($98.510 34). including interest at 4.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at pubtic vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 100 PM on November 02. 2006 Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: PARCEL 2: PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTH­ WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 33 AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. MORE PARTICULAR­ LY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS BEGINNING AT THE WEST QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION 33; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST AND WEST QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTION 33. EXTENDED WEST 185 00 FEET TO THE CEN­ TERLINE OF JENKINS ROAD. THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE 365 64 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 14 SECONDS EAST 445 13 FEET THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST 350.00 FEET TO SAID EAST AND WEST QUAR­ TER LINE OF SAID SECTION 33; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID EAST AND WEST QUARTER LINE 365 57 FEET TO THE WEST QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION 33 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. DATED: October 05. 2006 Robert A Tremam & Associates. PC 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR; MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COMPANY Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call. (248) 540-7701 NoLtoe Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate IMS FIRM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. AMY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSC PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT Th5 NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN vURCHAMERS: Thia aate may be rescinded ty ths foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damage*. if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the ratum of the Md amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interact MORTGAGE SALE - De.?ult has been made m tho conditions of a mortgage rnade by Stott G. Tebo, original mortgagor(s). tc Arienqitest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated caphwnber 28. 2005. as evidenced by Affidavit U>" Lost Document recorded on March 24, 2006 in instru­ ment 1161675, in Barry county recoros. Michgan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to C.tiMortgage. Inc. as assignee by an assignment, on which rxxtgage there is claimed to be due at the daw hereof the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Five F'uncred Thirty-Seven And 22/100 Dollars ($87,537.12). including interest at 7.55% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m sate mort gage and the statute in such case madn and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 13. E W Bliss Replat. City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats. Page 24. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated September 21. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mctagan 48025-5822 Fite #105920F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION/POSTING AND NOTICE OF ACTION CASE NO. 06-491-DM PI1HM Crystal M. Satterelh 621 E Walnut Hastings. Ml 49058 Plaintiff attorney None Defendan* Jasen P. Saltarelli 1424 Locust Jackson. Ml 49201 IT IS ORDERED: 1. You are being sued by plaintiff in this court to respond lo a divorce from her. You must file your answer or take other action permitted by law in this court at the court address above on or before 11-2­ 06. If you fail to do so. a default judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint filed tn this case 2. A copy ol this order shall be publist .ed once each week in Hastings Banner paper for three con­ secutive weeks, and proof of publication shall be filed in this court. •4. A copy of this order shall be sent to Jasen Satterelh at the last known address be registered mail, return receipt requested, before the date of the last publication, and the affidavit of mailing shall be fried with this court Date 9/1806 Judge James H Fisher �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 5.2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Bobbie Ann Pinckney and Ronald Pinckney, wife and husband, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated August 23. 2005 and recorded September 6. 2005 in Instrument Number 1152255, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company. As Trustee Of Argent Mortgage Securities. Inc Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2005-W3 Under The Pooling And Servicing Agreement Dated As Of October 1. 2005. Without Recourse by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Six and 57/100 Dollars ($148,846 57) including interest at 8 4% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and ti e statute in such case made and pro­ vided. mice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 130 p.m. on NOVEMBER 2. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Yankee Spnngs. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Commencing at the West one-quarter comer of Section 19, Town 3 North. Range 10 West, Yankee Springs Township. Barry County, Michigan, thence North 89 degrees 51 mmutes 22 seconds East 2351 36 feet along the East and West one-quarter line to the center of said Section 19, thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West. 833 feet along the North and South one-quarter line of said Section 19 to the point of beginning; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West. 96.36 feet along said North and South one-quarter kne; thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 22 seconds West. 199 40 feet to the Easterly line of Archwood Avenue, thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 21 seconds East, 96 36 feet along said Easterly line; thence North 89 degrees 51 mmutes 22 seconds East, 199 36 feet to the point of beginning, subject to all easements, conditions or restrictions of record Being the same property conveyed to Charlene H. Potter and Bobbie Ann Pnckney. a married woman, as joint tenants with full rights of survivor­ ship by deed dated 02-02-05 and recorded 2-02-05 in deed Book 1140952. in the Office of the Recorder of Barry County. Michigan. Being the same property coveyed to Charlene H. Potter, a single woman and Bobbie Ann Pinckney, a single woman by deed dated 09-24-02 and record­ ed 10-09-02 m Deed Book 1069106. in the Office of Recorder of Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS; The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited sotely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated October 5. 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 214 3948 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bo rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo IhnHod solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered ot sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Defauli iias beer made m the conditions of a mortgage made by James A. Eaton. A Married Man and Kimbeny A. Eaton. A Married Woman. Husband and Wife, onginal mort­ gagors). to Washington Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated April 29. 2003. and recorded on Mny 13. 2003 m instrument 1104204. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county record®. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Five And 56/100 Dollars ($66,445 56). including interest at 6.25% per annum. Undo- the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage arj tn* statute in such case made and pro­ vided. nobco is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at tne Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 9.10.28 and 29 of the Village of Morgan. Formerly Sheridan, lo the Recorded Plat Thereof. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 3U days from the date of such sate Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, please call: FCS 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sle 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4099164F02 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Trust In the matter of VERNICE I BABCOCK TRUST under Agreement dated April 16. 1998. Date of Birth: September 6. 1920. TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Vemice I. Babcock, who lived at 602 Barfield Drive. Apt. 2, Hastings. Michigan dted September 14. 2006, leaving the above Trust emitted 'Vemice I. Babcock Trust" in full force and effect. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the decedent or against the Trust will be foiever barred unless presented to WILLARD R. BABCOCK. 1100 Bristol Road. Detton. Michigan 49046. Successor Trustee, within 4 months after tho date of publication of this notice Date: October 2. 2006 Hudson Law Offices. PLC Richard J Hudson P15220 150 W. Court Street. Suite A Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-9292 Willard R Babcock 1100 Bristol Road Delton. Ml 49046 (269)721-8898 rnoM41 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terns and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Andy Richardson, a marned man of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company. A Delaware Corporation dated the 30th day of June. A D. 2005. and recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds, for the Countv ol Barry and State of Michigan, on the 5th da, ol July, AD. 2005. in Instrument No 1148960 of Borry Records. on which mortgage there is claimed tc be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $88,184.60 (eighty eight thousand, one hund.ed eighty four dd<vs and sixty cents) plus accrued interest at 7 15% (seven pomt one five; percent per annum And no suit proceedings at law or m equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Ngw. therefore by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State ol Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on, the 12th day of October. AD. 2006. at 1 30 o'clock said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises descnbed in said mortgage. Which said premises are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel ol land situate in the Township of Hope, in the County of Barry and State ol Michigan and descnbed as follows to wit: LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. COUNTY OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHI­ GAN: LOTS 132. 133. AND 134 OF LAKEWOOD ESTATES PLAT. ACCORDING TO THE RECORD­ ED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 4 OF PLATS ON PAGE 19 Commonly known as: 6241 Maplewood Dr. Tax ID: 07-160-111-00 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption pence shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: September 14. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. LP.A By David A. Wolfe. (P-60235) Attorney fcr Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Rets Co., L.P.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR405476843 TT*»’fc Bring your film to PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be the conditions of a mortgage made by ANTHONY G C ROSA RIOL and DEBORAH A. CROSAR KX HUSBAND AND WIFE to Mortgage Electron* Registration Systems. Inc. ("MERS"), solely as nominee for lender and tender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 16. 2004. and recorded on February 23. 2005, in Document No 1141843. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents ($200,725 49). including interest at 6.375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wrti be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Michigan, at 0130 PM o’clock, on October 19. 7006 Said premises are situated in Township of BARRY. Barry County. Michigan and descnbed as: COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1 I 4 POST OF SECTION 6. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. BARRY TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHI­ GAN; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MIN­ UTES 35 SECONDS EAST. 885.90 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6. THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST 406 50 FEET ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF STONEY POINT DRIVE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST. 25.73 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST. 109.78 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE T1ENCE SOUTH 35 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST. 504.24 FEET TO AN INTERME­ DIATE TRAVERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF CROOKED LAKE; THENCE NORTH 79 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST. 183 06 FEET ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE LINE; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST 375.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE WATERS OF CROOKED LAKE AS DETERMINED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDE LINES. SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PUR­ POSES OVER THE NORTHERLY 24.75 FEET THEREOF. TAX ID NO 08-03-0J6-005-65 The redemption period sha>i be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which c«.'se the redemption period shall be 30 days from ’he riate of such sale Dated September 15. 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc ("MERS ). sotely as nominee for tender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Dnve. Suite 450 Soujhfield. Ml 48C75 ______ rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at Mie, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by James Sheter and Vickie Sheler. husband and wife, origi­ nal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 30. 2003. and recorded on August 8. 2003 in instrument 1110491. tn Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Eight And 20/100 Dollars ($98,468 20). including interest at 5375% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on October 12.2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: A parcel of land located in the north­ east 1/4 of section 11. town 3 north, range 9 west, described as follows beginning at a point on the centerline of old M-37 which lies south 00 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds east 433.26 teet and south 50 degrees 33 minutes 20 seconds east 1056.01 feet from the north 1/4 post of said section 11. thence south 39 degrees 26 minutes 40 seconds west 189.0 feet, thence north 50 degrees 33 min­ utes 20 seconds west 217.69 feet, thence 32 degrees 19 minutes 08 seconds east 190.47 feet to the center of said highway; thence south 50 degrees 33 minutes 20 seconds east 241.32 feel to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period Shan be 30 cays from the date of such sate Dated September 14. 2006 For more information, please caN: FC X 246 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Sle 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4105564F01 mosut NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS OF SOUTHSIDE BOAT RENTALS, INC. Creditors and claimants of Southside Boat Rentals, Inc., a Michigan corporation, are hereby notified that the corporation was dissolved as a cor­ poration under (he Michigan Business Corporation Act. effective September 1. 2006 If you have a claim against the corporation, you must compiy with the following A Prepare a written statement of your claim, describing the nature of the claim, the dollar amount of the claim, if known, and if not known, an estimate, and the circumstances on which it is based. Include the name, address and phone number of a person who can pro­ vide information about your ciarm if the corpo­ ration wishes to obtain additional information. B Mail the wntten statement to Southside Boat Rentals, inc. at the foAowing address: 1835 THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC NOTICE OF ACCURACY TEST MP Hawk you sbbn our OUR BROTHRR? NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Accuracy tert ol the November 07, 2006 General Election will be conducted on October 13. 2006 at 2:00 PM in the Thomapple Township Hall located at 200 East Main Street. Middleville. Michigan. The Public Accuracy- test is conducted to demonstrate that the com­ puter program used to record and count the votes cast at the election meet the requirements of law. s^n j viietstra South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058. If your wntten statement of your claim is not received by Apnl 25.2007 your claim will be barred. This notice ts given pursuant to section 84 fa of the Michigan Business Corporation Act. Thomapple Township Clerk 200 East Main Street Middleville. Ml 49333 7<> 7202 moms THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gordon A. Willett and Sharon Willett husband and wife, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated February 21. 2006 and recorded February 27. 2006 in Instrument Number 1160616. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage ts now held by Homecomings Financial Network. Inc. by assign­ ment. There ts claimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum of One Hundred Sixty Thousand TwentyThree and 29/100 Dollars ($160,023 29) including interest at 8 6% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on OCTOBER 12. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 4, Clearview Lake Estates. Rutland Township. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Liber 6 ol Plats. Page 24. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited sotely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated September 14. 2006 Orians Associates. PC Attorneys tor Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 213 1148 mouzi Zoom2 Professional Whitening System Do you want to Zoom2? what do you think? I with Barry County Commissioner Mike Callton What part of “No” don’t I understand August 8th. the Parks Enhancement Millage went d— 70% to 30% and the Poiks Renewal Millage was defeated 59% to 41%. This November 7th the Parks Renewal Millage has been put back on the ballot, angenng some voters. “What part of no don’t you understand", was how it was put to me by a stem Woodland farmer. selves and not require a mill­ On FOOD SERVICE POSITION AVAILABLE Battle Creek Public School s is seeking individuals to work part-time as a food service employee for the Outdoor Education Center. Dowling, Michigan. QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge of basic food safety Experience in food preparation Must have the ability to lift 30 pounds Must have reliable transportation It’s time for some frank and honest discussion After receiv­ ing a lot ol feedback from "no" voters, most comments could be put into groups. Do any look familiar? 1 voted gainst the Parks TRAINIMO AND EXPERIENCE: High School Diploma Renewal Millage because: 1. The 2nd millage angered me. so l voted No on both Application Deadline Date: Friday. October 13. 2006 2 Times are tough, my taxes are too high and I don't want APPLICATION PROCESS Employment Applications Available at Battle Creek Public Schools Personnel Office 3 West Van Buren. Battle Creek. Ml 49017 E.O.E. age 6 I don’t like the direction of the parks They should stick to Irving Chartton's vision 7. They’ve tost too many good events like the Civil War reenactment science Director. This new millage has addressed some of these con­ cerns It is only for the mainte­ nance of Chartton Park. II will cost 10% less, and last half as long as the previous renewal millage A $100.000 home will pay S11.35 per year. The bailol language will be clearer and have no hidden increases One thing that we all can agree on is that we care about Chartton Park and would like to 3. The ballot language was see rt remain open. confusing and rt looked like Tell me what you think an increase 5. Parks should pay for them­ the, 8 Voting down the Renewal Millage will force a change in the Parks Board and to pay more 4.1 vote no on all millages • The Zoom? Choirside Whitening System is a scientifically advanced tooth whitening procedure It’s safe, effective and fast, very fast In less than an hour your teeth will become dramatcally whiter P.O. Box 676. Nashville. Ml 49073 michaelcaltton181 ©hotmail com Paid for by Dr. Mike CNtton, D.C., Barry County Sth District Commteslorer Fcr more details contact our office Gole Dental Group 121 Wni Woodlawn Teeth Po More Than Chew Food Hastings. Ml �Page 14 - Thursday. October 5. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF IONIA NOTICE OF HEARING FOR THE ESTABLISH­ MENT OF THE JORDAN LAKE LEVEL ASSESS­ MENT DISTRICT (THE “SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT") FOR THE WATERS OF JORDAN LAKE, LOCATED IN A PORTION OF ODESSA TOWNSHIP, IONIA COUNTY AND A PORTION OF WOODLAND TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN. To Whom It May Concern: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a lake level was established for Jordan Lake on March 11. 1958 The Lrttle Thomapple Rrver intercounty Drain Drainage Board serves as the delegated authority for Barry County and Ionia County with regard to the Jordan Lake Level pursuant to MCL 324 30701 et sec (Inland < ake Levels). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that on the 21st day of September, 2006. a petition was filed with the Circuit Court lor the County of kxua, to establish the boundaries for the Jordan Lake Level Assessment District (ttte "Special Asi-ssment Distnct") NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that tho Circuit Court in File No. 05-H-23985-CZ order that a pubic t tearing be held to modify the 1958 Order of Determination which established the Lake Level of Jordan Lake NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that m accor­ dance with MCL 324.30707, this matter is set for hearing on Friday. October 27. 2006 at 1 -00 p m before the Cncurt Court of the County of Ionia, m the Circuit Courtroom. 100 Main Street. Ionia. Michigan, for purposes of receiving evidence as to establishment of the boundaries for the Jordan Lake Level Special Assessment District and to modify the 1958 Order of Determination which established the legal lake level of Jordan Lake. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the preliminary proposed special assessment district for the Jordan Lake Level is on file at Ihe Office of the toma County Drain Commissioner and the Office of the Barry County Drain Commissioner. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all property owners affected are requested to be present at said hearing, if they so desire, to present testimony on the establishment of the boundaries of the special assessment distnct and tor the modification of the Order of Determination for Jordan Lake Dated this 2nd day of October. 2006 Abigri Eaton. Chairperson Little Thomapple River Intercounty Drain Drainage Board THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: THe setemey be rescinded by the foredoelng mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered et sate, pkia Interest MORTGAGE’SALE - Default has been mode in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jatene K. Watson, a separated fSWKWlginal mortgagors), to Wens Fargo Bank. NA. Mortgagee, dated May 19. 2004. and recorded on May 26. 2004 in instrument 1128220. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Seven Hi ndred Twenty-Four And 45/100 Dollars ($113,724.45), including interest at 6% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case mads and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given tnat said mortgage will be foreclosed by a safe of ihe mortgaged premisos, or some pert of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on October 12. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 72 of Aben Johnson's Addition 92. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 4 of Plats on Page 2 Tho redempbon period shal bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: September 14. 2006 For more information, please cafl: CC D 248.583 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #106061F01 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert L. Rosa. Jr and Karen J Rosa, husband and wife, to Option Ono Mortgage Cc.-pcratxxi. a California Corporation. Mortgagee dated September 30. 2002 and recorded October 7. 2002 in Instrument Number 1088866. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank. NA. as Trustee for MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2003-OPT1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2003-OPT1 by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Nine and 33/100 Dollars '$124,609 33) including interest at 9.5% per If control of Congress changes, we’ll be losers To the editor: 1 hope when you go to polls to vote, you will consider what you will get if the U.S. House changes panics. You will rue the day with Nancy Pelosi Michigan, and are Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Seto THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foredoelng mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed soteiy to tho return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard Newcomer and Eleanor Newcomer, husband and wife, original mortgagors), to Option Ono Mortgage Corporation, a CaHomia Corporation. Mortgagee, dated December 15. 2004. and recorded on January 4. 2005 in .nstrument 1139681. tn Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty And 22/100 Dollars ($147,430.22). including was damage done lo equipment in the White House to boot! Presidcnt Bill Clinton. We are where we are just on the things done and not done in that would require full disclosure of all federal judiciary. John Conyers of Detroit. Conyers has already said who he will impeach. Ways administration. The dyed-in-the-wool would like to go and Means. Charles Rangel. These are five who represent homosexuals, blacks and the right back and get Hillary Clinton. You bet. Bill would be running the country ! Faint of Jewish. heart, take notice! Next month is the elections and like it is Do you realize it Robert Byrd of West said, “As the left tries to turn us into Europe. Virginia wins his Senate race this year, that when his six-year term is up. he will be 95 America’s soul is clearly at stake." Howard Dean wags his finger, and says Republicans years old? No Republican could be Ku Klux think much of “white Christian” Republicans you? Hastings has a football coach who is mak­ Tax abatements in Hastings haven’t done either. Debbie" anything but make the owner of business feel ing progress. Remember all the fuss back when looking for a new coach. They arc scor­ Stabenow. The National Taxpayers Union gixxi. One outfit sold part of the business and ing points and nave the attitude that makes a ranks her Michigan’s most liberal Democrat. probably still hasn’t hired any extras. They She would fill your neighborhood with ille­ have fleeced the city time after time. Live big winner. Go get-em. team, and congrats to coach Fred Rademacher! gals funded by her vote for social security time outside of city is the rale. They call her “Dangerous Your Tydens. Johnsons and some of the n’t want a fence on Southern border and does­ other city builders have seen their labors sul­ lied by absolute folly. E.W. Bliss. Hustings one bang-up job! n't want English as the official language of United States. Manufacturing and others have cotne and the drive by the practice field. There are holes there that are un-believaHe. Where arc the Stabenow and Cad Levin are both danger­ gone. Some are at low ebb and on way out. Viking Corp, is running with regular plans for local bigwigs that try to ran everything and would be head of Armed Services. I can see abatements OK. as long as they put up big overlook the obvious? Hastings Road Garage, him grabbing defeat right out of the arms of front. I’d have a rough time facing the'public! take notice! victory. Remember Johnson. MacNamara and the Viet Nam war? Same thing would hap­ Cut out tax abatements and give everyone a We sure don't need the teachers to get their tax cut. You not only will do more good, hut wrath up over a little money when they live in pen! make yourself a more friendly government. a pretty in-expensive part of the state. Put that Levin voted to keep the death tax. You bet he’s American! Against everything 1 think is It’s scary* to me. but not to some of these master-minds, that mini-mind stats to their liking. You bet. Cal Icy wouldn't have won if right and for the average American Why do we have these pablum pukers that would Joseph Lukasiewicz had gotten all of his fol­ stand in the way of justice even in a major catastrophe? The pablum pukers should be lowing out jo vole! GuesjMhop were all home trying to write some far-out letter. sentenced right along with the guilty, shot at David Perkins wouldn't like the govern­ ment with the five congressmen I mentioned sun rise if nightfall was too early. John McCain would be one of the worst either. The 9/11 Commission had some real Democratic liars right from the Clinton The City ol Hastings will conduct a public hearing as part of their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. October 9,2006 at 730 p.m. at City Hall located at 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose ol the public hearing is to afford citizens an opportunity to examine and submit comments on the City’s intent to close a grant received from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The City is scheduled to receive $90,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for the BOWLING SCORES Sunday Night Mixed Funky Bowlers 14; Hubs Crew 13; Straight Liners 11; Pin Chasers 9; R&N 7; Bounty Hunters 7; Michigan Outlaw*. 7; Karey’s Kids 7; Sunday Snoozcrs 6; 2 Bags and 4 Balls 6; Sanbaggers 5. Womens Good Games and Series - M Heath 190-530; F. Ames 170-455; A. Norton 165-397; S. Vandenburg 255; J. Rice 198; A. Hubbell 173; M. Simpson 170; J. Shoebridge 155. Mens Good Games and Series * J. Mroz 243-698; DJ James 223-634; M. Eaton 226­ 605; J. Shoebridge 192-538; A. Robins 193­ 528; B. Churchill 203-517; M. Hubbard 195­ 504; A. Misak 150-435; E. Rice 145-423. R. Barton 207; M. Kidder 206; G. Snyder 197; S.Farlce 192; M. Norton 157; T. Demon 129. Meancv 197-550; D. Carlson 187-543; J. Smith 208-521; R. Lancaster 193-508; P; Stephens 174-505; D. Tinkler 188-470; T. Ramcv 192; J. Bartimus 190; L. Porter 187; B. Riplsey 182. Friday Night Mixed Just Cuz 16; Whatever 12; 9-N-A-Wiggle 10; Liquid Courage 10; UMSU 10; Ten Pins 9; Budweiser 8 1/2; Heads Out 8 1/2; All But One 8; The Unknowns 7; 4 Fools 5 1/2; Michigan Outlaws 5; Mercy 5; Oldies But Goodies 5; Brashworks 3 1/2. Womens Good Games and Series - N. Clow 211-551; L. Potter 213-547; E. Hammontrec 190-515; D. Bartimus 183-496; G. Meaney 159-427; R. Hammontrec 153­ 407; S. Ripley 175-380: K. Becker 204; P Ramey 203; T. Phenix 194; R. Lydy 187. S. Carlson 161; S. Lambert 146; R. Morse 128. Mens Good Games and Series - K. Phenix 243-660; T. Clow 236-624; A. Rhodes 217-622; G. Mcsecar 201-574; M. Kidder 229-572; J. Franklin 219-569; K. Mixerettes Hinkle's Body Shop 9-3; Old Anchor Tattoo 8-4; NBT 8-4: Sassy Babes 8-4; Halifax Services 6-6; Dewey ’s Auto Body 5­ 7; Dean's Dolls 5-7; Girrbach’s 5-7; Kent Oil 4.S-7.5: Trumble Agency 4.5-7.5; The Wendesday P.M. Secbcrs 10 1/2; Friends 10 1/2; Shamruck Tavern 10; Eye and Ent 9; Maple Valley Pharmacy 8; At Home Real Estate 8; Hair Care Center 7. Womens Good Gaines and Series - T. Christopher 179-525; W. Barker 190-483; B. Smith 178-440; R. Pitts 127-344; L. Yoder 122-340; L. Friend 123-309; D Sccber 198; L. Elliston 192; S. Pennington 190; S. Beebe 185; E. Ulrigh 174. Y. Cheeseman 16* R. Murrah 164; D. Bums 146; J. Oms 138; B. Norris 114; D. Sccber 92. Finishing Touch. Good Games and Series - D. James 194; S. Girrbach IM-449; S. Smith 137; B. Mays IM-457; D. Reagan 139; E. Ulrich 169; J. Rice 176; L. Elliston 193. P McQucm 116­ 333; S. Dunham 192-4M; B. Hathaway 158; T Redman 147-394; S. Merrill 172; N. Bechtel 149-424; W. Barker 177-421; S. Drake 170-485; K. Eberly 178-491; D. Snyder 186; T. Christopher 182; V Carr 178; B. Anders 1X5-450; S. Macintosh 190-556. completion ol an elevator in tne Walldorff Building on State Street downtown. Further information, including a copy of the City's community development plan, the description of the project, and the grant agreement related to the CDBG funding is available for public inspection at City Hall during norma! business hours. Comments may be submitted in writing through October 9. 2006 at 5:00 401 (k) rollovers made easy PM or made in person at the public hearing. Mark D. Christensen, AAMS Citizens news and comments on the proposed grant closure are welcome. 421 W. Woodfawn Ave. The City will provide necessary reasonable aid and services upon five dzys notice to the Clerk of the City of B Edwardjones Hastings. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Telephone 269/9452468 or TDD call relay serv­ ices 80OM9 3777. Ml frw 11001 218-5220 Serving Individual InitMoo Siner 1871 Thomas E. Emery City Clerk wardjoncv.com . in your pipe and smoke it! Donald W. Johnson. Middleville TK studentcount up, but Hastings and Delton down I just hope when the Bushes leave the October 19. 2006 Said promises are situated in Township of FOR MICHIGAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING FOR THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (Walldorff Building Public Elevator) One thing that is needed is work done on ous. If the Senate went Democratic. Levin White House, they won’t steal from it and NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING One of the biggest improvements is the new athletic director. Mike Goggins has done benefits from illegal employment. She does­ Senator John Warner of Virginia should be retired, also*. Senator Linsey Graham of South City of Hastings Martin received contracts worth more than the budgets of the Dept, of Commerce. Dept of Interior. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Congress combined. Almost vided. nonce >s hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1D0 PM, on Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 FHe #1O6957FO1 passed, we might find out why Lockheed sounds like the investigation of 9/11! administration. You can’t have it both ways. Patriotic? Join the U.S. Marine Corps! Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 ly on grants and contracts. Citizens Against House of Representatives. What does that tell chance to run for president. which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sale Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. tance. The House of Representatives has passed it. About $800 billion is spent annual­ Klan and last 48 years in Senate plus years in gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m grants, etc., of all types of financial assis­ “never made an honest living in their lives." He speaks for blue state liberals. He doesn’t things to happen to the United Slates if elect­ ed again io Senate, and heaven forbid, he gets ing to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats, on Page 24. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from 2590 known as the Sunshine Act. The bill Government waste is leading the way. If interest at 6.99% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as: Lot 13 of Valley Park Shores, accord­ everything that isn’t tied down. I believe there Waxman; international relations. Tom Lantos; foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 pm on OCTOBER 19. 2006 Said premises are located m the Village of Barry County. so-called self importance. They do not stand to defend the United Stales. The Democrats squeal just like pigs when a Senator Tom Cobum (Okalahomai and Senator Barak Obama (Illinois) introduced S- running the show. Barney Frank, financial services; government reform. Henry Middleville. then strip the air-plane that flys them out. of movie tells the truth about their criminal ex- annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB be descnbed as Lot 1 of Block 9 of Middleville Assessors Plat No. 3. according to the recorded plat thereof, as record­ ed m Liber 3 of Plats on Page 11 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be X days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The forectosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, rl any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated; September 21. 2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007 5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 221.3289 Carolina should be defeated, also. All three arc turncoats w ho can’t see beyond their own MenDei SfPC While Barry County area schools liave increased enrollment numbers since last year, other schools’ numbers are iligLtly down. The head count for public school districts was held last Wednesday. Sept. 27. to deter­ mine how much money they w ill get this aca­ demic year. Schools are funded by the stale on a per-pupil basis. The Thomapple Kellogg School district learned last Wednesday that enrollment is up 82 students when compared to the September count day in 2005. Last year’s enrollment at TK was up about 10 students. The total enrollment in the Thomapple Kellogg School district now is 3.020. According to Superintendent Kevin Konarska. this is well within enrollment pre­ dictions. The state student count day at Lakewood showed 2,382 students, two more than the 2.380 projected. Sharon Call, secretary at the middle school, said the count w*ent smoothly and absences were minimal. The state count for Hastings schools is 3,163. which is 70 fewer students than test year’s 3.234. Assistant Superintendent Mary Vliek said school officiate were expecting a drop in enrollment, blit not ibis much of a drop. The count for Delton Kellogg schools is 1.821. Thai number is 80 students fewer than in the fall of 2005. Officials in Delton say the school expected the enrollment numbers to drop, but they had only budgeted for a decline of 50. Figures for the Maple Valley district showed a total of 1.661 students, down slightly from last year’s count. The blended from last February was 1.664. The districts will receive 75 percent of this amount now and will receive the final 25 per­ cent after the February count day . �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 5. 2006 - Page 15 Four area students to play Sunday with GR Symphony Jennifer LaJoye of Hastings, along with Tyler. Marissa and Ryan Swanson of Middleville, will perform with the worldrenowned Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. this Sunday. Oct. 8. in De Vos Hall. Grand Rapids. LaJoye and the Swansons arc students of Megan Crawford, a symphony member whose studio was selected lo participate in the symphony's family series "Ignite Your Child's Imagination and Create a Lifelong Passion for Music.” This one-hour Sunday aftemooon concert will feature a pre-concert instrument petting zoo. The program is intended for children ages 6 to 12. yet it's enjoyable for the entire family. Ryan Swanson will perform Mozart’s "Twinkle. Twinkle Little Star" with several other beginning string students. Marissa will perform with others her age a Seitz Concerto. Jennifer and Tyler will join five other stu­ dents of Crawford to perform Bach's Double Concerto w ith symphonic accompaniment. Birth families began their violin studies with Hastings resident Carolyn Meitz. Tickets are available at the box office befiv.e the concert, by calling 616-454-9451 exten­ sion 4. Monday through Friday. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or through Ticketmaster. Leadership of GOP has youthful look Norm Porter, who graduated from Maple Valley High School last spring, was named chairman of the Barry County Republican Party at a meeting of the GOP late last month. He succeeds Orvin Moore. who resigned earlier this year. The county GOP's leadership now is made up of people ail under the age of 40. including Porter, Vice President Reka Holley. Clerk Susan Vlietstra and Treasurer Thomas Evans. The Swanson from Middleville, Tyler. Marissa and Ryan. Depression Screening Day set for today Jennifer LaJoye from Hastings. National Depression Screening Day will be held again this year at Barry County Community Mental Health Authority from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 5. 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This is unfortunate because people spend a considerable time visiting doctors and have ample opportunity to discuss their moods. As the American Anxiety Disorders Association reports. "Depression and anxiety go together in the elderly, as they do in the young, with almost halt of those with major depression also meeting the criteria for anxiety and about one-quarter of those with anxiety meeting cri­ teria for major depression. Americans often are embarrassed to broach the issue and their doctors don't ask. Many Americans with physical illness such as heart New county prosecutor sworn in disease. Alzheimer's and cancer, also are at greater risk for developing depression. Depression is not a normal part of aging, it is a medical condition that involves feelings of sadness, loss of pleasure in usual activities and hopciessness. Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which involves constant worry over everyday things is often accompanied by physical complaints such as nausea or sweat­ Tom Evans (left) was sworn in as Barry County Prosecutor last Friday to fill the term of Julie Nakfoor Pratt until the Nov. 7 election in which Evans will run unop­ posed. He won election in the Aug. 8 primary to begin on Jan. 1. but Nakfoor Pratt resigned to take an assistant s post at Allegan County. Officiating the swearing in cer­ emony was Barry County District Court Judge Gary R. Holman. A number of family and supporters were on hand to witness the ceremony, which was held in the Barry County Circuit Courtroom. Individuals can take the first step toward health by attending the free, anonymous screenings offered at VOLLEYBALL Barry County Community Mental Health Authority (in the Pennock Professional Building). 915 W. Green St.. Suite 103. Hastings. They also can call Kori Zimmerman at (269)948.8041 for more information. They will have the opportunity to complete a writ­ ten screening test, hear an educational presen­ tation. and talk individually with a mental health professional. Referrals will be provided to those in need. All screenings are free and anonymous. Date: Friday, October 20 - Saturday, October 21 Time: 6 p.m. Friday 5 p.m. on Saturday ing and interferes with daily functioning. getting help or can just check their emotional Join us at Camp Algonquin for a camp out under the stars with out­ door events, marshmallow roasting, high adventure activities and relaxation! Gather your family, friends,and either bring your own tent or reserve one of our cabins for our first annual family camp. Sign your family up today and join us for an overnight camping experience including an evening around a bonfire, breakfast and a hot dog lunch, adven­ ture activities, and lot camp activities. Details will be available at time of registration. YMCA of Barrv County 2006 Coed Volleyball V-Tec........................ 6-0 Bosleys............................................................5-4 Eclectic........................................................... 4-5 Hungry Howies...................................... .....2-4 Hastings Mutual........................................... 1-5 YMCA of Barry County 2006 Women's A I-cague Dig It................. *............................................ 6-0 Walker. Fluke and Sheldon....................... 5-1 J&D Construction........................................3-3 Mike’s Aces....... ................. 3-3 Wincbrenncr Construction....................... I -5 Crane Company....... ................. .0-6 2006 Women’s B League Bring the Heal............................................... 1-5 Cascade................—____ ..._______ ___ 4-2 Net Results..................................................... 1-5 Main Street Savings....................................6-3 Sappanos............................................. „........ 7-2 Blue_________________ 2-4 Waldorff Brew pub......................................0-0 Old Town Tavern........................................ 0-0 Fee: Activity Fee: $10 per person Tent Camping: No fee Cabin reservations: $60 (each cabin can accommodate 12) Cabins niay be shared with other family to reduce the rental fee. Families desiring to share a cabin must let YMCA know at the time of reservation. Registration Deadline: October 6 YMCA Camp Algonquin 2055 Iroquois Trail Hastings 945-4574 �Page 16 - Thursday. October 5. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used Must sell! (517)719-8062 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)204-0600. FOR SALE: ANTIQUE rol­ led arm sofa and chair, caned wood trim, tapestry fabric, needs cleaning, $500; TWO DECADENT FAN back Hollywood chairs, cushion covers in need of foam, $350 both, cal) (269)948-9408. SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 RICK TAYLOR DETAIL WORKS: Where the details count. Mon-Sat. 8am-5pm. (269)948-0958 UNCONTESTED DI­ VORCE, CUSTODY, pa­ renting time - We do the pa­ perwork - you show up for court! (269)945-4243. CHEBOYGAN: 5 BEAUTI­ FULLY wooded remote acres. Ideal hunting and camping. Short walk to state land. Only minutes to Lake Huron. Mullet or Burt Lake. Driveway and grassy camp­ site. electric. $23,900, $500 down, 11% land contract. www.northemlandco.com. Northern Land Company, (800)968-3118. POOR CREDIT OK! 2 bed­ room home in Hastings, small down, $750/monthly. Marjorie at (269)945-2805 LY PHYSICALLY disabled deer hunters, November 18th & 19th. For information send self addressed stamped envelope to Wildlife Biolo­ gist, 9289 N. 40th SL Hickory Comers, MI 49046. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. II, Ip W,until QUICK LUBE TECH: expe­ rience needed. Call or drop of resume to Greg at Bill Seif, (269)945-2425. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Cali J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set, 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (517)204-0600 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Grapnics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. WANT GREAT DAY­ CARE? Don't want to have to worry? Just like sending your kids to Grandmas house! Middleville school district. Call (269)948-8681. License «DG080284619. MOVING IN SALE: items that didn't fit in the new house including antique round oak table with 4 leaves, lots of home decor and much more. 10330 Mul­ berry Drive, Middleville, off Bender Road. Thursday, Oc­ tober 5th & Friday, October 6th. HOME FOR RENT: nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath home w/access to Thomapple Lake. Some of the extras in­ clude, A/C, formal dining room, large, L shaped living room w/fireplace and 2 car attached garage. $750 plus security deposit. (517)852­ 1514 for appointment. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. ATTENTION: need junk, trash hauled away? Garages, basements attics, yards cleaned out? Call Haney Hauling for bid. <269)945­ 4191. OS LAWNCARE SERVICE: specializing in mowing, trimming, edging and fall clean-up. Call for estimates, (269)945-5383. DENTAL ASSISTANT BE one in 71 days! Through a 10 week course. Held on Saturday. See our ad online at: Yvww.madas.net or call (616)956-0422 for an information packet reg. by ‘he State of Michigan DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. HOME IMPROVEMENTS/HANDYMAN: Specializing in decks, roofing, windows, siding, additions & remodel­ ing. Experienced work for a cheap price. Call Alan Klein for all your home improve­ ment needs. (269)945-9269 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Cal) J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy, Hastings. '85 CAMARO: 350 runs good, needs trannv work, $1,000 OBO. (269)948-9848 or cell (269)753-6281. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. CaP J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy„ Hastings. Mubil, Hum, 1990 REDMAN: 3BD., 2 bath manufactured home. Split & ready to move, $9,000. Delivery available. (517)852-9402 ' YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. CARD OF THANKS The family of William “Max" Keller wish to express our sincere thanks for all the love and support during our time of loss. The cards, calls, floral offerings and memorial contributions are greatly appreciated. Special thanks to Wren Funeral Home, the night shift nurses at Tendercare, Dr. Wildem and the Moose Lodge for the nice luncheon. We especially wish to thank the American Legion Post *45 for an impressive memorial service. Your thoughtfulness will never be forgotten. Robert A Charlene Keller and family NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS OF SOUTHSIDE BOAT RENT­ ALS, INC. Creditors and claimants of Southside Boat Rentals, Inc., a Michigan cor­ poration, are hereby notified that the corporation was dis­ solved as a corporation, you must comply with the fol­ lowing: A. Prepare a written state­ ment of your claim, describ­ ing the nature of the claim, the dollar amount of the claim, if known, and if not known, an estimate, and the circumstances on which it is based. Include the name, ad­ dress and phone number of a person who can provide information about your claim if the corporation wishes to obtain additional information. B. Mail the written statement to Southside Boat Rentals, Inc., at the following ad­ dress: 1835 South Broadway, Hastings, Michigan 49058. If your written statement of your claim is not received by April 25, 2007 your claim will be barred. This notice is given pursuant to section 841a of the Michigan Busi­ ness Corporation Act. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. Series of thefts from vehicles reported A series of larceny complaints on the north end of the city are being investigated by Hastings police. Unlocked vehicles seem to be the target of the thieves who arc taking items left inside. The stolen items include fold-up chairs, a blanket, walking cane, umbrella, a purse and a cell phone. Four incidents have been reported, occurring from Sept 26 to Sept. 28 during the evening hours, with one incident during the morning hours. It is unknown if the same suspects are responsible for all the thefts. Residents are reminded not to leave items of value in their vehicles overnight and lo lock the doors if they are not parked in a secured garage. Local woman charged in baby bottle incident The Hastings Police Department arrested a Hastings woman Sept. 27 on charges of child abuse in connection with an inci­ dent involving Ihe lacing of a baby's bottle with chlorine beach at a residence in the 400 block of West Mill Street. Jennifer Angelique Clement. 23. was arraigned in Barry County’s 56th District Court Thursday. Sept. 28. on a two-count felony warrant for child abuse in the first and second degree. Clement, who is the mother of the victim, could face up to 15 years in prison if found guilty of the charges. She is currently lodged at the Barry County Jail on a $5000/10 percent bond. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 4 at 8:30 a.m. Former Delton man killed in traffic crash Jennifer Angelique Clement Troopers from the Michigan State Police. Hastings Post, are investigating a fatal traffic accident that occurred Wednesday. Sept. 27. on Mullen Road, west of Otis Lake Road in Orangeville Township. Joseph Norman Miner III, 24. of Centreville, and formerly of De'.con. was killed in the traffic crash. Initial investigation revealed Miner was traveling west on Mullen Road lost control and struck a tree. A bystander came on the scene and attempted to pull the unresponsive driver out of the vehicle. Miner was pinned inside and could not be extract­ ed . The vehicle then became fully engulfed in flames caused by the accident. Once the fire was extinguished, the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the accident. Troopers were assisted by the Delton Fire Department and Lansing klercy Ambulance. Domestic assault report leads to arrest State police troopers were called to a possible domestic assault complaint in Woodknd Township Sept. 22 and en route came upon a pickup truck containing a man who was attempting to get a female to enter the vehicle The troopers investigated and the driver of the truck. Gale Mesecar. 55. of Wogtfhtyd* total trooper* thewapwwtatRpfcfe* When the troopers attempted to interview the woman, the man fled on foot. ' The woman told troopers Mesecar was wanted on a warrant out of Hastings. The troopers chased Mesecar on foot and cor­ nered him on an access road running along a cornfield. Mesecar said he ran because of the warrant. He ;vas also found to be under the influence of alcohol and his blood alcohol level was measured at .018 percent. Mesecar was arrested on the outstanding warrant and fleeing and eluding charges. The charges against the woman for domestic assault are pending. Teen arrested for stealing purse from vehicle A woman told police a purse was stolen from her vehicle in the Hastings Wal-Mart parking lot Sept. 26. The woman told troopers sb* had seen two males on bicycles riding near her car and that one of the men had been ‘staring'’ at her as she approached the : ore. Witnesses sitting in a parked car nearby told troopers they had observed one of the males open the woman's car and tak: the purse. They said the two fled behind the store. Using a description provided by tha wit­ nesses and the victim, troopers searched the area and located both men at a nearby by residence. Confronted by the troopers, one of the young men admitted taking the purse and showed officers where he had throw”! it away. Keith Edger. 17, of Hastings was arrested and lodged in the Barry County Jail. The second cyclist, a juvenile, was not charged. Woman driving drunk with kids in vehicle Troopers from the Hastings State Police Post conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was speeding on M-43 near Asby Road Sept 28 and found the driver, a 24-year -old Hastings woman to be driving with an open container of alcohol in the vehi­ cle. . She had three children in the vehicle with her. a 3-year old. a I-year-old and a one month old baby. The woman was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (.10%). having an open container in the vehicle and child endangerment. The children were released to a relative. Motorist arrested after assault complaint Troopers responded tc an assault complaint on Star School Road in Hastings Township Oct. 2 and were told two men had fled the scene, possibly to the Thomapple Lake Trailer Park. Troopers investigated and found the suspect’s vehicle in the park. Aftem interviewing two men. troopers arrested Michael Stowe. 41. for driving while intoxicated (.17%). his third such offense, and John Jarman. 40, on an outstiuiding Department of Natural Resources warrant from the Barry County Sheriff’s Department. Rural intruder may be patient in Marshall hospital Barry County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the area of Banfield Road and Hickory Road in Johnstown Township on Sept. 25 when a man was reported acting suspiciously in that area. Upon arrival deputies were told by a resident that she recognized the man as someone who had entered her residence ille­ gally in July an assaulted her. She gave a description of the man and his name to deputies. As they searched the area, deputies called in help from the Wayland State Police Post and Trooper Lane Booms, along with his K-9, Lex. Other residents in the area told deputies they had witnessed the man running along the roads and across private property, intermittently hiding behind trees and shrubs. One resident attempted to follow the man in his vehicle and saw him enter anoth­ er home. The homeowners told deputies a man did enter they house and asked to use their phone because his car had broken down, the same ruse he had used on the woman who was assaulted in July. The couple ordered the man out of the house and when he refused to leave, pushed him out. Deputies were unable to locale the suspect and later learned that a man of that name and matching the description given at the scene was currently lodged in Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall. A copy of the report has ban forwarded to the Barry County Prosecutor’s Office for review of charges of illegal entry and possible violation of a posted bond. Theft of Jeep reported in Hastings Township State police troopers are investigating the theft of a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee from Quaker's Lot in Hastings Township sometime between 9:30 p.m. Sept. 27 and the morning of Sept. 28. The owner of the lot said the vehicle had been in his possession less than 24 hours. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call Trooper Andy Merryweather at 948-8283. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 5. 2006 - Page 17 FORUM, continued from page 1 Mark Englerth VanNortwick, however, added that Charlton Park also offers a beach on Thomapple Lake and a few other amenities. Miller said he thinks the park needs better people to take care of it. yet most people agree Chariton Park has never looked better physically. Ferris said. “We need to work together as a county with township officials and figure out just how it could be better utilized. It's not a question of management, it’s better market- Mike Lewis ing... I don't know how the defeat of the mill* age would be of benefit to the people of Barry County.” Lewis said he didn't know if it was mis­ managed. but asked. “Where is the vision and strategy for Chariton Park?” Englerth stated that even if the Nov. 7 mill­ age renewal fails. “Charlton Park will be funded through the end of 2007. a>id then would have to go on an austerity budget.” He suggested Chariton Park follow a model xs an attraction, just like the Gilmore Car Museum. Bowens Mills, Prairieville Farm Days, but over the last several years it’s lost the Civil War re-enactment and Nothin’ But Truck event. “You have to build back trust in Charlton Park." he went on to $ay. “I’m not willing to say to the millage at this time." VanNortwick said at the risk of another layer of government he'd lite to see the Parks and Recreation Commission meet just four times a year to oversee county-wide opera­ tions with its own mission and then create a Charlton Park Board that’s much more active in Barry County’s most famous landmark. Other issues that highlighted the forum were concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). taxation, the role of a county com­ missioner, rails to trails and Barry County Transit. Englerth said he’s not sold on the notion the county is getting what it needs from a transit service. "Transit is a necessary thing in our com­ munity, but a lavish facility next to the sher­ iff's department isn’t necessary," be com­ mented. "Is the Holly Trolley serving senior citizens’ needs, or is it just a fancy frill? 1 think wc can do a better job. Brinkert said he supports the transit serv­ ice, which won a millage request a little more than a year ago, because it serves not onlysenior citizens who need rides for medical appointments and shopping, but also is trans­ portation for stucUcts and people who can’t afford their own transportation. "I think with the high costs of energy it (transit) should be part of the economic pro­ gram." said VanNortwick. Miller echoed, “Transit is a good thing for rural people to use.” Ferris was much more positively inclined. “Transit is one of the best things this coun­ ty’s done in a long time. It’s a perfect way for people to get where they need to go." Each of the candidates was asked about how he saw his role as a commissioner and how he felt about transparency and accounta­ bility. VanNortwick said transparency, or open­ ness in government, should be one of its pri­ mary goals. “We too often assume things are being taken care of." he said. “In this fast-paced society many people don't have the time to understand the issues." Miller said it’s hard lo get people to talk about a lot of the issues when there is a lack of openness. He said he doesn't like the fact Barry County i> ruled by one party, Republican. Ferris, however, said the people can get things changed if they wish because the posi­ tions on the County Board are up for election every two years. He added that he believes County Administrator Michael Brown does an excel­ lent job .of collecting information and responding to requests. Lewis produced an organizational chart for county government he has put together and maintained Barry’s is a complex system that to win appointments to boards and commis­ sions. but if their personal philosophies didn’t match up with the County Commissioners, they were denied In the discussion about CAFOs. VanNortw ick spoke al length because, as he said. “I live next to one (ihe Halbert Dairy­ Farm in Johnstown Township). Industrialized agriculture keeps our food affordable, but there is a great deal of harm to ihe environ­ ment and health and safety issues. "It’s not fresh food, folks, it’s industrial food... Vote with your fork." Brinkert said he believes the State Legislature is too beholden to special interests and budgets for the Department of Natural Resources and Department of Environmental Quality have been reduced significantly over the past 10 years, so there is a lack of effec­ tive enforcement. • Miller agreed that concentrated animal feeding operations arc “a bad thing, but you're bucking a big thing here. It take a lot of money (to oppose CAFOs)." When asked to talk about themselves and why they should be elected, there were a vari­ ety of responses. Keith Ferris Lewis acknowledged making personal mis­ takes in his youth, having served a prison lacks accountability term for armed robbery, but has insisted he He said when citizens show up at public has turned his life around since and is com­ meetings, they aren’t given straight answers mitted to making restitution with public serv­ and too often arc told to attend some other ice. meeting. He said he has been a senior business ana­ “We need change (on the board)," he said, lyst and a general manager for a weekly “but wc don’t get that in a one-party system.” newspaper. Englerth responded. “I couldn't disagree Lewis said the most important function for with you more. There arc dozens of depart­ a commissioner is to try to solve problems ments and officials who work well together and be responsive to voters while doing it every day. I’ve worked in this community for “We can’t continue with ‘this is the way we’ve always done it.’ you have to be open, responsive and accountable, and don’t avoid the issues, look at them thoroughly." Ferris touted his experience xs a business manager with roots in the community. Englerth, a self-employed builder, is known for his community service roles in helping build a new county animal shelter and a fire bam in Yankee Springs Township, but perhaps is most famous as former chairman of the Barry County Republican Party. Brinkert is current vice chairman of the Barry County Democratic Party, owner of the Gun Lake Grind coffee shop, active witn Gun Lake Winterfest and the anti-Gun Lak? Village effort He rar and lost against Gary’ Newell for 87th District state representative two years ago. "I have an understanding of people and their concerns," Brinkert said. "I’m fiscally responsible and despise wasteful spending." He mentioned he was the citizen who held the commissioners accountable publicly for . getting a poor jetum on investments and now it’s getting more than nine limes that amount. He also called attention to being the host of the First Friday forums lhai take up the cru­ cial local issues of the day. Ron Miller "If you’re tired of the shenanigans and want transparency and accountability in local 30 years and county government does work." government. I’m your man." He suggested people get involved by serv­ VanNortwick is a self-employed landscap­ ing on boards and commissions. er who ran for county commissioner and lost “If you don’t get anointed to one board, to incumbent Tom Wing two years ago. but go to another or volunteer. It’s all our job to came back and won in the Aug. 8 primary this be a part of that" year. He formerly served on the Barry County Lewis said he has noticed people have tried Jeff VanNortwick Parks and Recreation Commission. Miller, a self-employed man making his first public appearance as a candidate, said his greatest concern is for the youth of BarryCounty. “I want to get involved and help people," he said. “I don’t know a lot of things, but I can learn a lot because I have an open mind." In stating reasons why he would be the best choice for a commission seat. Ferris said, "1 think business experience counts for a lot. I David Brinkert Ihink I’ll bring a little different twist to the board. I’ve goi the time to commit to being in effective commissioner." Lewis said he has gained experien.ee in dealing with complex problems and has learned a lol about how to solve them. HOMECOMING, continued from page 1 Club for three years, been in Student Council for three years, been in the SADD Club for one year and been in the National Honor Society for two years. Fluke also participated in the Relay for Life as a 24-hour walker for three years, was the Exchange Club Student of the Month and participated in the Rotary Life Leadership Conference. • Jessica Burch hxs played volleyball for four years and been a volleyball camo volun­ teer for two years. She also hxs been an annu­ al Relay for Life walker and is a Thomapple Manor activity volunteer. • Dana Shilling hxs played basketball for four years, pfayed soccer for four years and played volleyball for four years. She has been a member of the Key Club for two years, the National Honor Society for two years. Youth in Government for three years. Business Professionals of America for two years. Student Council for one year and the Interac: Club for one year. She participated in gradua­ tion 2006 as an Honor Guard. • Emily Benningfield has been in Student Council for one year, the Youth Advisory Council for four years, the Key Club for two years, the Pride Club for three*years. Youth in Government for two years and the Drama Club for four years. She is the Bulletin editor and participated in the Summer Theater pro­ gram for four years. She has been in varsity choir for two years, played tennis for two years, played soccer for three years, worked on the newspaper for two years, has been in television production for one year and worked xs a fifth grade camp counselor and Evans defeated Julie Nakfoor Pratt in the August primary election and will run unop­ posed for the office the Nov. 7 general elec­ tion. Nakfoor Pratt has taken a job with the Allegan County Prosecutor’s Office, where she worked before she was appointed as interim prosecutor for Barry County by BarryCounty Circuit Judge James Fisher to fulfill the unexpired term of Shane McNeill. McNeill, who ironically fired Evans as chief assistant prosecutor in December 2004. resigned in September 2005 and Nakfoor Pratt was appointed interim, at least until Jan. I. 2007. Nakfoor Pratt in September decided to resign before the expiration of her term and take her old job back in Allegan County and Evans was appointed by Judge Fisher to finish her term of office since he would take the post in January anyway. Rapacz reportedly was out of town Wednesday at a funeral in Flint and could not be reached for comment. class president, has been a fifth grade camp counselor for two years, participated in the Southwest Michigan Vocal Festival for one year, participated in the Rotary Life Leadership Conference for one year, the Youth Advisory Council for one year, choir for four years, the Drama Club for two years, and he has worked as a Pennock Hospital Junior Volunteer for two years. • Steve Case has played football for four years and participated in varsity wrestling for four years. He has been in the Key Club for two years, has been a student of the month. participated in a leadership conference and has been in the Rotary Club Leadership Camp for one year. • Jesse Ellwood hxs been in cross country for three years, played football for four years and run track for two years. He participated in Science Olympiad for two years and is in the Saxon Chest Painter’s Club. This year the homecoming dress up days for the high school were “College Day" Monday. “Comfy Day" Tuesday. "Country and Western Day" Wednesday. “70s Day" Thursday and “Blue and Gold Day” Friday. Union Bank opens loan production office, hires 2 new local employees mentor, a member of the Union Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Financial Corporation and operates office located inside the Chicago Title Office Economic Development Loan Review com­ mittee, is a pxst volunteer for the Hastings building at 400 W. State St. Youth Athletic Association, a member of Union Bank has announced it will enter the Hxstings market with a new loan production The new office is expected to open early this month and will serve the consumer, com­ RAPACZ, continued from page 1------ :— student aide for two years. • Bradan King has played foolball for four years, run track for four years, played bxsketball for two years and been in the Interact Club for two years. . . • Matt Donnini has been in 4-H for four years and the Key Club for one year. He has played football for four years, run track for two years and wrestled for four years. • Taylor Casarez has been in the Key Club for three years. Youth in Government for three years, the Pride Club for three years and Student Council for one year. He is the senior mercial and mortgage loan needs for Hastings and the surrounding area. Union Bank expects to open a full service bank branch in Achievement He and his wife live in Hastings with their four children. * Collison, with more than 17 years of bank­ ing and lending experience in the Lake Two new officers. Daniel King and Cortney Coliison.recently have joined Union Odessa and Hxstings areas, hxs been hired as Bank, one for the new Hastings office and one operations center in Lake Odessa in business for Lake Odessx King has been hired as vice president and commercial loan officer. He will work from development and will be a member of the sen­ senior vice president. He will work from the ior management staff. Collison is a graduate of Lakewood High the new loan production office located in School and attended Davenport University, downtown Hastings and will concentrate on commercial lending and business develop­ earning a bachelor’s degree in business man­ agement with a minor in communications. He ment. He has nearly two dozen years of com­ is very active in the local communities, serv­ munity banking experience in the Hastings ing as the allocations chairman and a director area. King is a graduate of Hxstings High School of the Economic Development Loan Review for the Barry Count* United Way. a member administration from Saginaw Valley State committee, a director for the Barry County leadership Board, a member of various com­ University and graduated from the American mittees for Lakewood Public Schools, a Bankers Association Commercial Lending Hastings Rotary Club member and a member School in Norman. Oklx of the Hastings Country Club. He lives with his wife and two children in King has been a member of the Hastings Rotary Club for 22 years, is a Junior Westphalia. full service banking offices in Lake Odessa. Hxstings Counuy Club and previously served as president of the Barry County YMCA. the near future. and holds a bachelor’s degree in business Dimondale. Freeport. Mulliken. Pewamo and Freeport. Daniel King Cortney Collison �Page 18 - Thursday. October 5. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Ingle scores second first singles conference title by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Hastings' Amy Ingle and Byron Center's Natalie Diorio were all set to go for their first singles championship showdown Saturday, at South Christian, except for one thing. After moving from the courts at East Kentwood to the courts at South. Diorio came up shoeless. The senior Ingle and the junior Diorio have been friends and hitting partners for years, so they know each other well. “I get so nervous waiting.” said Ingle “I really do. If I don't think about it too much. I don’t get nervous." The Saxons' number one was sure that Diorio didn't hide the shoes on purpose to make Ingle think about the match to come. Once the shoes showed up, the waiting didn’t seem to matter anymore. Ingle won her second consecutive O-K Gold Conference first singles championship Tuesday, topping Diorio in the final round 6­ 1.6-2. Ingle used her full arsenal of tricks on the court to top Diorio. In the final game alone, she put Diorio off balance with a hard top spin cross-court fore­ hand. a slicing backhand, and a laser forehand passing shot. ”1 really changed things around a lot of hit­ ting with different spins, because I knew if we got into a match where wc were both hitting hard. I might have lost.” said Ingle. After a perfect conference regular season, Ingle earned the top seed for the tournament, and had a bye in the opening round. She knocked off Wayland's Britini Merchant in the semifinals 64). 6-2. Ingle hasn’t lost a set in the league since the 2004 first singles tournament champi­ onship match, her sophomore season. South Christian lost the overall lead it had heading into the tournament , finishing third on Tuesday. The Sailors. Wayland Wildcats, and Caledonia Fighting Scots finished in a three-way tie for the overall conference crown, as the Fighting Scots won Tuesday’s tournament with 30 points. Wayland was sec­ ond with 27 and South Christian third with 255. Behind the top three. Hamilton was fourth with 22 points. Byron Center fifth with 19.5. The Saxons* Amy Ingle blasts a forehand serve in her semifinal match against Wayland’s Britini Merchant Tuesday morning at East Kentwood High School. Ingle took a pair of straight-set victories to earn the first singles championship. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Hastings sixth with 9, and Thomapple Kellogg seventh with 7. It is the first ever girls’ conference champi­ onship for Caledonia, who got to take home the trophy that was on hand. The tournament and overall titles came down to the final three matches - the second singles championship, the fourth singles championship, and a third/fourth place match between Caledonia's Josie Isaac and Byron Center's Jessica Buckley at fourth singles. Isaac won the first set 6-3. then fell 3-6 in the second. She built’a 4-1 lead in the third set before head coach Mike Wilson came out to talk lo her at a change over He didn't tell her that the other matches out on the court had ended in such a way that his girls had already won the tournament. “I’d never do that.” Wilson said later. The Scots win started much earlier in the day. His girls won erven of their eight firstround matches. “I told our kids we’ve got a big day going here. If you've got anything left, dig in.” said Wilson. Caledonia won ividual titles on the day. with Caitlin and Leah Witkowski scoring the third championship and Schubert taking the Erin fourth doub and Tori Kuipers Hamilton^ The Saxons’ Barbara Buehler reaches down for a forehand volley as teammate Emily Benningfield backs her up on the play in their third doubles match against Byron Center Tuesday at the O-K Gold Conference tournament at South Christian. (Photo by Brett Bremer) »la Laver took the ip. Wayland's fourth sin Graczyk won Kristen the first doubles title, and South Christian’s Brittany Helmus and Lisa Wiltjer won at sec­ ond doubles. 1 . Saxons visit South to open tourn. by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Hastings varsity boys' soccer coach wishes that the boys’ soccer season had started just two weeks ago. That wish won't come true, but at least his boys are peaking at the right time in the sea­ son. “We arc continually learning from our mis­ takes and correcting them and that’s why we’re getting better." said Roderick. It didn't show on the scoreboard last week. The Saxons played to a 0-0 tie at Comstock on Saturday. Conditions were not right for scoring goals. “It was a mud pit." said Roderick. On this football field, they had played rocket football all day in the rain." Goals weren’t easy to come by but the Saxons did have their chances. They outshot the Colts 23-14 in the contest. The Saxons were nowhere near having an edge on shots when they ended the O-K Gold Conference regular season at home against South Christian Thursday. The second-place Sailors topped the Saxons 5-0. The score was only I -0 at the half, but the Sailors pounded in four second-half goals. The Saxons did have a few ill players in the contest, and missed having Josh Bare in net who had to leave because of an injury. “I don’t have the depth I’ve had the last couple years. Fatigue set in and that was all she wrote.” Roderick said. The Saxons must now head to South Christian tonight, to take on the Sailors in the first round of the O-K Gold Conference tour­ nament. In other first round action tonight. Byron Center takes on Thomapple Kellogg, and Wayland squares off with Hamilton. The undefeated league leaders from Caledonia have a first-round bye, and will play the win­ ner of the Wayland-Hamilton game in Caledonia next Tuesday in the semifinals. The Saxons finish the conference regular season with a 1-5 record. Roderick said he would be happy with a fifth place finish in the conference tourna­ ment. assuming his boys don’t upset South in the opening round tonight. Ingle scored six of the Saxons’ nine points. The others came from Sam VanDenack and Breanna Girrbach who placed fifth at second and fourth singles respectively. VanDenack. after being knocked off by Breuker in the first round 6-4.6-3. came back to score wins over South’s Kelly Boone and TK’s Syd Kilmartin. Girrbach was downed by Laver in her first match, then knocked off TK's Kaitlin Otto and Hamilton's Caleigh DeVette. Thomapple Kellogg's best finish came at third doubles where the team of Ashley Jackim and Linsey Wilson topped Hastings Barbara Buehler and Emily Benningfield in the first round. 6-2, 6-1. and after losses to South Christian and Wayland, finished fourth. Hastings. Thomapple Kellogg. Byron Center. Hamilton, and Wayland from the O-K Gold will all be part of the Division 3 region­ al tournament at Allegan next Friday. There they’ll be joined by players from the host school, Holland Christian. Plainwell. Zeeland East, and Zeeland West HYAA Football Sth & 6Gi Grade Team Bhlr The Hastings fifth and sixth gr.ide team Blair had an outstanding offensive aid defen­ sive game on Saturday. The team defeated Battle Creek St. Phillip 38-0. The Hastings offense was led by Cole Gahan, who racked up 116 yards with i»?re touchdowns, including one on a 56-yard pas: from quarterback Jon French. French also added a two-point conversion kick. Ben Schilz also had a very strong offensive with 77 yards rushing. Adding ti*c last touch­ down for Hastings was Zachary Wilcox with a 25-yard run for a total of 37 yards rushing. Austin Speci also added 17 yards, and Mitch Cross carried it for a total of 15 yards for the day. The defense was hard-nosed and deter­ mined all day long, holding St. Phillip to less than 60 yards and to only two first downs. Leading the way was Brad Rivett, who picked up four tackles and a fumble recovery. Austin Burton and Gahan each added four tackles, while Eric Hart punched through the line three times to reach the quarterback. Mitch Brooks. Zach Morrison. Brandon Redman. French and Wilcox each had two tackles. Also playing a tough defensive game for the Saxons were Dayton Carter. Zach McMahon. Brandon McClufkin and Cross who each picked up one tackle. 3rd & 4th Grade Team One The Hastings third and fourth grade team one won over a previously undefeated Harper Creek team 20-12 Saturday. The Saxons had a great defensive game. Robert Baldry covered up a key kick-off return near the end of the game to help hold the Saxon lead. Also making key defensive plays for the team were Jason Slaughter with 11 tackles and two forced fumbles; Patrie LaJoye had three tackles and a fumble recov­ ery. and Trenton Nolff picked up another fumble for the team. Travis Hoffman picked up six tackles for the day; Ben Herbstreith pxked up five; Evan Hart had four, while Gage Pearson picked up three. Alex McMahon. Keegan Harvath, Jacob Verce, Tanner Norris eached picked up two tackles OarCwe, the Saaom had e ipwti^y running the hall with Hart rushing for 94 yards and one touchdown. Harvath for 82 yards and two extra points. Slaughter for 80 yards and a touchdown, 'nd Andy Gte for 48 yards and another Saxon touchdown. 5th & 6th Grade Teat; Oae The Hastings fifth and sixth grad? team one played a thrilling game against Lakeview's team number three Saturday and came out on lop with a 24-12 victory. The game featured big plays by both teams with Brody Madden patting Hastings on the scoreboard with a 70-yard kick off return for a touchdown. Hastings quarterback Chaae Huisman hooked up with Ryan Evans on a 48-yard pass play that ended in another Hastings’ touchdown. Madded rounded out the scoring with a six-yard touchdown ran. while Michael Eastman added three two-point conversion kicks. The Hastings defense was led by Nathan Pewoski with a key fumble recovery and Jack Hasty who made several drive stopping tack­ les. Jared Bailey. Paul Pelfrey. Caleb Rine. and Steve Wolfe also combined to hold Lakeview's potent attack scoreless in the sec­ ond half. Lion golfers tie their best jamboree finish at Hackett by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Maple Valley hadn't finished as high as fifth at a Kalamazoo Valley Association (KVA) jamboree since dqing it on their home course in the first jamboree of the season, until Thursday. The Lions finished ahead of both Olivet and Parchment Thursday, at Milham Park Golf Course, lo score a fifth place finish. Maple Valley is still sixth in the overall con­ ference standings, well behind fifth place Olivet, as the KVA season winds down. Kalamazoo Christian added to its league lead Thursday, at Milham Park, edging out Hackett Catholic Central on a fifth score tie­ breaker for '.he top spot. Both the Comets and Fighting Irish came off the course with their first four combining for a 156. A pair of 41s by Nathan Young and Jacob Ryske in the fourth and fifth spots secured the win for the Comets. Parchment was third with a 159. followed by Delton Kellogg 160. Maple Valley 172, Olivet 176. and Pennfield 181. Justin McMillen and Kory Starks led the Lions with a pair of 42s. while Ethan Griswold fired a 43 and Barry Roscoe 45. Hackett nearly topped the Comets thanks to George Kudwa's even-par 35. which was the low round for the day. Christian was led by David Sarkipato’s 36, and had Marcus Burssee, Chet VandenBerg. and Austin Vandermeer all fire a 40. Others under 40 were Delton Kellogg’s Josh Newhouse with a 38. Parchment's Aaron Cox with a 38. and Parchment’s Josh Pressley and Hackett’s Ryan Emery with a 39s. Behind Newhouse for Delton. Kyle Purdum and Bobby Fisher each shot 40 and Devin Desgranges scored a 42. The KVA title won’t be decided until next week, but the Michigan High School Athletic Association post-season begins this Thursday for the Lions and Panthers. Maple Valley and Delton Kellogg will be joined at Walnut Hills Country Club in Lansing by Allendale. Grand Rapids West Catholic. Calvin Christian, Hopkins. Kent City. Lansing Catholic Central. Leslie. Otsego. Portland. Godwin Heights, and Kelloggsville for the Division 3 tournament. The top six teams and top six individuals not on those teams will advance to next week's Division 3 regional round. Lansing Catholic Central, the hosts for the district, and West Catholic are two of the top ten rated teams in the state in the Division. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 5. 2006 - Page 19 LHS girls one point from perfect by Brett Bremer Sports Editor There weren’t any personal records, photo finishes, and one of the team's top runners struggled with an injury, but none of those things took any of the shine off the trophy Thursday afternoon. Five of the first six runners across the fin­ ish line were wearing the blue and white of the Lakewood Vikings, as the Viking girls won the Lakewood Invitational with a near perfect score of 16 points. “They rail pretty well, but the competition wasn’t as good as it has been in the past." said Lakewood head coach Jim Hassett. Less than ten seconds kept the Viking girts from a perfect 15 point .outing, as Belding sophomore Lesley Albert snuck into the top five with a fifth-place time of 22 minutes 31.32 seconds. Lakewood junior Britnee Barta was right behind her in 22:40.47. The Vikings’ Jessika Blackport held a good sized advantage for much of the race, and cruised to victory in 21:33.05. It wasn't a per­ sonal record, but it was a season best time for Lakewood’s Sadie Call, who crossed the fin­ ish line second in 22:04.46. Lakewoods Brittany Raffier and Natalie Blackmer came across the finish line just behind Call. Rafflcr was third in 22:16.11 and Blackmer fourth in 22:24.31. Delton Kellogg was the nearst team to the Vikings, with 54 points. That just edged out Belding for second place. The Redskins fin­ ished with 59 points, followed by Maple Valley 104 and Hart 126. Delton Kellogg and Belding were neck and neck al the finish. After those first four Viking girls, eight of the next ten runners in were from one of those two teams. The Panthers scored second place with Mandy Dye placing seventh in 22:52.77. Heather Millard eighth in 22:54.25. Amanda Strick 12th in 23:30.66. Shawn Schut 13th in 23:37.25. and Lauren Knollenberg 14th in 23:40.61 Behind Albert for Belding. Tonya Videan was ninth in 23:06.75, Hannah Humphreys tenth in 23:16.45, Christine Kemme 16th in 23: 54.58. and Janelle Wiesen 19th in 24: 39.21. Erin Shoemaker was II th overall to lead the Maple Valley girls, with a time of 23: 19.56. Kaytlin Furlong was 17th in 24: 05.57. Natasha Miriewicz 21st in 24:48.76. Lauren Trumble 27th in 25:42.58. and Randi Vinson 28th in 25:45.11. The Lions’ Mike Hall won the boys race, by an even bigger margin than Blackport won the girls' race. The team standings were much tighter on the boys’ side however. Hart took the title, with Stephen Ryder and Corey Dumonte placing second and third behind Hall, as their team accumulated just 47 points. Delton Kellogg was second with 48. followed by Lakewood 54. Maple Valley 86, Delton Kellogg s Morgan Hennessey (left) and Lakewood's Tim Nagi sprint towards the finish line at Thursday afternoon’s Lakewood Invitational. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Jessika Blackport WE ARE THE HEA! 'This is my 28th year of teaching, first ■ grade I enjoy leaching early elementary school because the children are excited and eager to team. With the continued support of my fellow staff members, parents, and the community I am able to enjoy this profession that inspires me each and every day1' with 23 points followed by Lakewtxxl 46. Whitmore Lake 66. Gabriel Richard 72. Lincoln 88. Clinton 100. and Mr •'Chester 160. Quint was the only medallist on the boys* side for Lakewood, placing 12th in 18:29 in the freshmen/sophomore race. Chelsea and Dexter were also the top two teams in each of the boys races. Chelsea topped Dexter 20 to 24 in the frcshmen/soph omore race, while Dexter got the best of Chelsea 6 to 26 in the junior/senior event. l^akewood’s boys were ninth in the freshman/sophomore race, and eighth in the jun ior/senior race. Behind Quint in the freshman/sophomore race for Lakewood. Noyce was 33rd in 19:37. Eddie Barta 54th in 21:08. and Nick Blocher 67th in 22:15. Blake Blocher led the Lakewood junior/senior pack with a 26th place finish in 18:21. Sterkcnburg was 30th in 18:33. Martinez 31st in 18:34. and Nagi 46th an 19:37. Chelsea Invitational. which runs freshmen/sophomore and junior/senior races for each gender. The Viking girts didn't have any runners in the freshmen/sophomore race, but made up for it with four medals and a fourth place fin­ ish in the junior/senior race. Blackport was 11th overall to lead the Lakewood junior/senior girls in 21:45. Blackmer was 17th in 22:24. Rafflcr 18th in 22:28. Bana 21st in 22:50, and Alyssa Bauer 43rd in 24:24. The top three runners in each race scored for their team. Dexter and Chelsea battled it out for the top spot in the race, with Dreadnaughts edging out Chelsea 12 to 14. Tecumseh was third Mike Hall SAXON SPIRIT 22 year veteran of the HEA 7 always wanted to work with people, particularty children, and teaching was my first choice I want to help our school 's children become productive citizens in the community and in the United States ' PRE-GAME TAILGATE PARTY Trisha Kietzman 7 year veteran of the HEA . “As a graduate of Hastings' Schools I was inspired by some of the finest educators there are to become a teacher myself. I did not realize how challenging it would be. but I knew it would be rewarding Fortunately, the rewards of teaching vastly outnumber the challenges and I feel like I have the most important /ob in the best community." and Belding 117. Hall and the Lions would have been helped out by having a running partner at the front. Each of ihe lop three teams had a dynamic duo leading the way. Ryder was second in 17:47.45 and Dumonte third in 17:52.36. The next two runners in were Delton Kellogg's Justin Durbin and Dan Roberts. Behind those two came Lakewood’s Blake Blocher and Miguel Martinez.. Blocher led the Lakewood boys with a sixth-place time of 18:23.26. Martinez was seventh in 18:25.16. After that for the Vikings who were without one of their top runners Mike Pifer, Billy Quint was 11th in 18:50.46. Richie Noyce 16th in 19:9.58, and Tim Nagi 17th in 19:31.10. Eddie Barta took Plfer’s spot, and ran dost to his best time in his first varsity race, placing 26th overall in 20:18.94. Hart’s third, fourth, and fifth runners fin­ ished tenth. 12th, and 20th. Jared Carrier came in at 18:43.29, Kevin Juhl at 18:53.94, and Arthur Prado at 19:41.44. For Delton Kellogg, Durbin finished in 17: 54.57 and Roberts in 17:56.06. The Panthers’ next runner in was Cory Cook, in eighth at 18:29.04. Nick Rendon was 13th in 18: 59.20 and Morgan Hennessey 18th in 19: 31.89. Behind Hall for Maple Valley. Matt Hamilton was 15th in 49:13.98. Kaleb Root 19th in 19:36.91, Adam Cook 24th in 20: 13.88. and RJ. Raines 27th in 20:32.35. ~Tfct Sani^.lirVfflngsAmp^edKffie Celebrate the Merete Powers Merete Powers 1 st Grade Star Heather Millard, Mandy Dye, and Lauren Knollenberg (from left) lead the Deltun Kellogg girts out of the starting chute at Thursday’s Lakewood Invitational. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Trisha Kietzman 5™ Grade Pleasantview To show community support for our teams and the spirit of being a Saxon, a tailgate party will be sponsored with free grilled hot dogs, chips and a drink to anyone before the game. Sue Jacob 12 year veteran of the HEA Sue Jacob Math Middle School "Being bom. raised, and educated in Hastings has taught me to love and value a quality education. I hope to transfer to my students the value of being an educated, contributing member of society, as well as. having conviction and commitment to the community I want students to leave my class with the feeling that there are teachers in this world who inspire, encourage, end assist students with all the energy and enthusiasm they can provide FRIDAY, OCT. 6TH Melissa Patton 5 year veteran of the HEA Leant more about the HEA at: Melissa Patton Special Education High School h’h w. hastingseducationassociation. org Before Ihe game with Wayland. starting at 5:30 p.m. In the parking lol of the football field. Sponsored by Larry and Earlene Baum and The Terry McKinney Family ip ——r . Saxon Pride Begins with You! II you ex your business is interested in sponsoring a tailgate party featuring the ’Saxon Tailgate Party Bus’ before any Saxon home event please contact ihe Hastings Athlete Dept at 948-4409 �Page 20 - Thursday, October 5. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxons can get to six, if they take the iast three by Brett Bremer Sports Editor With three games left on the scheduled, the Hastings Saxons are the only Barry County team that still has the possibility of reaching the magic six win number, that guarantees a team a spot in the state’s post-season tourna­ ment. The road isn’t easy for the Saxons, who have yet to face Wayland. Thomapple Kellogg, and South Christian. Wayland and South Christian arc a com­ bined 8-4 overall and 5-2 in the O-K Gold Conference. Thomapple Kellogg, is 0-6, but head coach Tun Penfield said this week that he expects some of the players who have missed games with injuries to finally start coming back in the next couple weeks. Hastings celebrates homecoming this Friday night, with a visit from the Wayland Wildcats. The Wildcats lost for the first time in the league, last week, when they were for the first six contests could use any healthy help they can get. TK still has three of the top four teams in the O-K Gold Conference on its schedule -- South Christian, Hastings, and Caledonia. “Those arc some tough teams. We’re going to have our work cut out for us.” said Penfield. The South Christian Sailors host the Trojans this Friday night, at Byron Center. South is now 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the con­ ference. Caledonia leads the league at 3-0 in conference play, ami 4-1 overall. Maple Valley and Lakewood both scored their second wins of the season last week, and things get tougher on both squads this Friday night. It’s homecoming this week at Maple Valley, where the Lions will take on the 2-4 Parchment Panthers. While things will be a little tougher for the Lions, they will be a lot tougher for the The Saxons* Garrett Hanis carries the ball and the Bulldogs’ Josh Sisson towards the goal-line on a two-point conversion attempt in the first quarter Friday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) tripped up 21-6 by South Christian. The Saxons visit Middleville in week eight, then will be home against South Christian for the final game of (he regular season. The Trojans who have been battling it out Vikings. The No. 1 ranked team in the state in Division 3. DeWitt comes to Lakewood Friday. The Panthers are 6-0 after Friday’s 28­ 7 win over Williamston, and 4-0 in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3. DeWitt’s 6-0 overall mark has been matched by the Kalamazoo Valley Association's Olivet Eagles so far this season, and the KVA's Kalamazoo Christian Comets for that matter. Both the Eagles and Comets are also 4-0 in the KVA. Delton gets its shot at knocking off one of the league leaders when it plays host to Olivet Friday night. Current Records Delton Hastings Lakew xxi Maple Valley Middleville 1 -5 3-3 2-4 2-4 0-6 Here’s a round-up of iast Friday's local gridiron action. Hastings 46, Byron Center 7 With a drizzly sky on a natural grass field there aren’t supposed to be players wearing shiny white jerseys running the plays. That’s just what the Saxons had after head coach Fred Rademacher ran out (he secondteam offense midway through the fourth quar­ ter at Byron Center Friday. The clock was running as Hastings spoiled the Bulldogs’ homecoming with a 46-7 victory. Even the Saxon starting quarterback. Matt Teunessen’s jersey wasn’t nearly as mud cov­ ered and grass stained as the Bulldogs would have liked. Teunessen rushed seven times, and returned two kick-offs, but Byron Center only put him on the ground six times. The Saxon quarter back rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns and returned a kick 90 yards for a score. “He executed the offeree. He’s a heck of an athlete,” said Rademacher. Big plays were the order of the night for the Saxons. To go along with Teunessen’s 90yard kick return, he also scored on a 61-yard run. and Matt Donni ii added scoring runs of 69 and 40 yards for Hastings. - “You’ve got to give credit to my line. My line, all weak in practice they worked hard,” said Teunessen. He averaged a hair over 20 yards per cany on the night, and completed 2-dT-5 pass attempts for 17 yards. Not bad for a young man who was the No. 2 quarterback at the start of the season. “It wasn’t too bad,” Teunessen said of not starting the year under center. “I was playing defense aad special.-mama. Anything o. get wins. When I got to step in for the first time against Wyoming Park it was awesome. I was nervous, but now I’m settling in.” Donnini gained 146 yards on the ground, on ten carries. He got the scoring started for Hastings on the first play from scrimmage, racing 24 yards through the right side of the line for a score. . Teunessen had a 47-yard run on the Saxons* next drive,; that put them at the Bulldog four-yard-Iidp.and then plunged into the end zone from there a couple plays later to put his team up 12-0 with 3:41 still left in the opening quarter. A quarter later, with 3:17 left in the second period. Teunessen took the snap at his team's own 19-yard-line, faked to Donnini, then put It's About Life Dolton Kellogg's Martell Epperson pulls sway from a Maple Valley tackler in the first quarter of Friday night's homecoming contest at DKHS. (Photo by Linda Boyce) Of .hi- i«(ir ■ '• f lo'WT •.•c-’ ' ' the ball on his hip and broke through a hole on the right side racing 81 yards for his third score. The Bulldogs would add a tally before the half, with 36 seconds left, on a 14-yard pass from quarterback Zach VanEngen to Len McGuire. Mart Bidwell added the extra-point, to make the score 18-6 in favor of the Saxons. Teunessen’s return for a touchdown quick­ ly took away any momentum the Bulldogs had gained. It was the last kick-off of the night for the Bulldogs. Garrett Harris ran in the Saxons' first two-point conversion of the night for a 26-7 half-time lead. Hastings took over for the first time in the second half on its own 40-yaid-line. On the first play, Garrett Harris raced 59 yards to the ii • • * Bulldog one. and Greg Woodmansee com­ pleted the drive with a one-yard TD dive. Harris had six earrics or. Ihe night for 77 yards. Woodmansee addeo another Saxon touch­ down with 4:28 to play on a 19-ynrc run. but the Saxons weren’t done with tbiik big plays. The Bulldogs fumbled the en’-uing kick-off and Hastings’ Jordan Rambin pounced on it Two plays later, Donnini raced 40 yards for Parking Lot right in your community! 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Byron Center had 179 yards rushing, and 64 yard through the air. Scott Miller led the Bulldog attack with 47 yards on II carries. Derek Dyer rushed 15 times for 44 yards for Byron Center. VanEngen completed 5-of-l3 pass attempts for 64 yards. Maple Valley 38, Delton Kellogg 14 by Jon Gambee Staff Writer For one night, at least. Maple Valley’s dis­ appointing football season turned around and the Lions roared like the teams of old. See FOOTBALL, next page �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 5. 2006 - Page 21 FOOTBALL, continued from previous page ---------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Spoiling Delton’s Homecoming was sweet, but the satisfaction of seeing ever} thing come together in a 38-14 Kalamazoo Valles Association victory was even sweeter. After falling behind 7-0 early in the first quarter. Maple Valley Coach Guenther Mittelstaedl could be excused if he had a sense of deja vu all over again. “I was concerned about them moving the hall so well against us and scoring so early." he said after Ihe game, "but that only lasted until our kids came off the field. "They came off with a fire in their eyes and drive with a one yard plunge and Tyler Christensen bulled his way into the end zone for the two point conversion. From that point on if was pretty much all Maple Valley. On their next series. Delton went threeand-out, as the Lion defense showed it was determined to match the offense in intensity. Maple Valley look over on their own 49 and four plays later Tim Wood capped the drive with a 15-vard touchdown run. Mike Paisley ran in the two-point conversion. Just before the fust half ended Paisley The Panthers' Montana Otis heads up field as teammate Steven Scoby (33) and Maple Valley s Nicholas Nisse (22) and Tory Roberts (66) chase the play Friday night (Photo by Linda Boyce) a confidence that I have not seen in other games this year. “I felt better right then and I knew enough to trust them ” His Lions proved worthy of his trust as they came back to take an 8-7 lead early in the second quarter and they never looked back. Delton looked strong at the start, moving 64 yards in 10 plays with Panther Steven Scoby racing in from 27 yards out with only four minutes and three seconds ticked off the clock. D istin Houghton set the stage for Maple Valley’s comeback with a 23-yard run on the first Lion play from scrimmage. Then Maple Valley did something they seldom do. and it was undoubtedly done to let Delton know they could not settle in against the Lions. They passed the football. Mittdstaedt's aversion to opening the air­ ways is well documented. It has been said he believes when you pass only three things can happen and two of them are bad. But on the third play from scrimmage quar­ terback Deven Meade dropped back and hit Eric Westendorp for a 27-yard pickup and the entire complexion of the game changed. Delton was not so quick to dig in to stop the run and Maple Valley took advantage of the diversity of their offense. Even though that first drive stalled when Meade was sacked on the Delton 30-yard line, the emotion was evident and the stage was set. Maple Valley held Delton to only six plays before the Panthers were forced to punt and the Lion offense reared back. Maple Valley took over on their own 36yard line and moved 44 yards in 13 plays. It was a workman-like drive; reminiscent of the Lions of past glory. Houghton capped the capped another drive, this time covering 66 yards in 11 plays, with a one yard touchdown run. Christensen added the two point conver­ sion and Maple Valley went into the half-time break with a 24-7 lead. Houghton added a touchdown with 4:07 to play in the third quarter, this time from two yards out and even though the extra point kick failed, the score was 30-7 and out of reach for the Panthers. Not that they went quietly into the night. Quarterback Brian Diaz hit Stephen Rising with a 52-yard pass with 2:58 left to play in the third quarter and Scoby's kick made it 30­ 14 going into the final stanza. I he final score of the night came early in the fourth when Meade raced in from three yards out. capping a eight play. 73-yard drive. Wood's two-point conversion run finished out the scoring. Maple Valley did have one more opportuni­ ty to score, however, right near the end of the game. The Lions had the ball, first-and-goal on the Delton six-yard line with 1:21 left to play, but Mittelstaedl ordered his quarterback. Ken Quick, to take a knee on two consecutive snaps and ran out the clock. "That's not what this game is about.” Mittelstaedl said of his decision not to add one final insult to his hosts. Maple Valley finished with 351 total yards. 284 on the ground. Meade was three for six passing for 67 yards. Wood was the leading rusher in the ball­ game with 179 yards on II carries, including an 83-yard burst in the third quarter which set up Houghton's one-yard touchdown plunge. Christensen finished with 73 yards and Houghton added 51. Scoby led Delton with 66 yards on 13 car­ ries. Thornapple Kellogg's Anthony Lukas sprints to the outside to get away from a Cedar Spnngs defender Friday, during the Trojans homecoming night loss to the Red Hawks (Photo by Dan Goggins) The Maple Valley defense was led by Jarred Goris with 13 tackles and Max Wilson added seven. Lakewood 20. lamsing Christian 13 A pair of big plays put the Vikings in posi­ tion to score before the end of the first half, and after the ensuing touchdown run and twopoint conversion (.akewood had all the points it would need for its second football victory of the season. Lakewood (2-4. 1-3) celebrated homecom­ ing on Unity Field with a 20-13 win over the Lansing Catholic Cougars (2-4. 0-4) in Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 (CAAC-3) action . The host Vikings fell behind 7-6 late in the second quarter. With little time left before the break. Lakewood needed lo chew up yards fast, and it did. Peter Wemet broke free for a 30-yard gain on a trap, and Ashton King made a diving grab on a 33-yard pass from Jesse Marti that put the Vikings inside the oneyard-line. With nine seconds left in the half. Martin plunged into the end zdne from two yards out. Kunis Powell added the two-point conversion run to put the team up 14-7. and the Vikings never trailed again. "The biggest key tonight was. wc didn’t have a turnover." said Lakewood head coach Bob Veitch. “We didn't throw an interception. We didn't fumble the football. We controlled the game on the field. It was a great game. It was a fun game.” The offensive side wasn't the only side of the game where the Vikings came up with a big play. The Cougars pulled lo within a point a minute and a half into the third quarter, on a 37-yard touchdown run by Justin Garmyn. Marcus Gonzales blocked the Cougar's extra­ point attempt, lo keep his team in the lead. Not long after, in the third quarter, the Cougars were driving towards the Viking end zone again. Lansing Catholi’ quarterback Malt Slaudt fired a pass that was deflected, and Lakewood's Mike Kurus pulled it out of the air. Justin Keller added some insurance for the Vikings, with a 13-yard touchdown run in the final three minutes 6f the game. Tony Edwards extra-point kick put the team up by the final margin of 21-13. "Tony Edwards did a great job kick for us when we needed him to.4’ said Veitch. Not only did Edwards knock through an extra-point, but he kept -the Cougars in poor field position much of the night with his fine­ ly placed punts. »t* > Zach Porter scored the first Lake wood touchdown, on a two-yard ron with 3:05 left ro phry tn-the second^ JncrThe trick faded on that attempt. leMlng the"Vikings down a point. The Cougars opened the scoring, on a three-yard run by Jeff Bien. Chris- Bien added the extra-point kick for'Lansing Catholic fol­ lowing the first TD. ’• Lakewood back Peter Wemet finds a hole between a pair of Cougar defenders in the second half of Friday night s Capital Area Activities Division 3 contest. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Powell didn’t get in the end zone for six for the Vikings, but he led Lakewood's ground attack with 107 yards on i9 carries. Wemet rushed six limes for 75 yards for Lakewood. Keller five for 30. and Kuras nine for 25 yards. Edwards* punting and Kuras' interception proved large in the scheme of things. The Cougars actually led the Vikings in most of the major offensive categories. They had 19 first downs to Lakew ood's 16. The Cougars rushed for 247 yards to Lakew ood's 231. and passed for 67 to the Vikings’ 52. Martin completed 3-of-7 pass attempt, for those 52 yards for Lakewood. “We dropped a couple passes. Jesse liad a great night throwing the ball though." said Veitch. Studl completed 5-of-15 passes for 38 yards for the Cougars, while his leamma’c Garmy n completed both his pass attempts foi 29 yards. Garmyn also led the Cougar rushing attack with 13 carries for 88 yards. Kuras. Cody Orszula. and Logan 1-akc all had nine tackles to lead the Lakewood standing job and our defensive line came up with a couple big sacks. Adam Thelen and (Isaiah) Bosworth had a couple big key hits.” Cedar Springs 38, Middleville 0 The list of players unable to dress for the Thomapple Kellogg varsity football team reached double digits last week, and that did­ n’t do anything to help the Trojans in their non-conference battle with Cedar Springs. Cedar Springs spoiled the Trojans’ home­ coming with a 38-0 victory in Middleville/ “We had a game where Cedar Springs played very well and we didn’t play our best game of the year unfortunately.” said TK bead coach Tim Penfield. Cedar Springs quarterback Jon Cole rushed limes for 88 yards and completed I0-of-16 pass attempts for 140 yards and two touch­ downs to lead the Red Hawks, who built a 17­ (> lead in the first half. Tile Trojans had just 177 yards of total offense. TK’s ground game managed 119 yards on 38 carries, and quarterback Tom Enslcn completed just 4-of-l passes for 68 yards au4 three interceptions. "The kids played finally four quarters second drive of fl !. as he put the ball in the air in hopes that end Blake Johnson could win a jump ball situation The secund came in the second quarter, and led io a Cedar Springs today, and they were challenged the whole game.” Veitch said. “The offensive line did a great job. We had a couple lineman. Forman had a couple pancakes and Bosworth had a couple pancakes. The offensive line did a oul- See FOOTBALL, page 24 I I I I I I I I I I I Kids, make deposits into your Looney Tunes I Savings Account right at school on Bank bay! 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"Our girls won before the race began because Byron Center didn’t field a full team." said Hastings cross country coach Jamie Dixon. In cross country, a minimum of five runners are needed for a team to receive a score. With less than five runners the learn may run in a meet and their athletes are limed, but the meet is automatically forfeited to the other team. Hastings freshman Lauren Anderson led the girls’ race with a time of 21 minutes 6 sec­ onds. She was followed by teammates Molly Smith. 22:05; Alyssa Case. 22:21; Katie Ponsetto. 22:44: Kayleigh Dclcotto. 23:56; and Jessica Czinder. 24:36. filling in for the injured Leanne Dinges. Byron Center’s first runner was Kristi Foster in seventh place with a time of 24:44; followed by teammate Maggie McKinley in 24:50. Hastings' seventh runner Alyssa Thornton placed ninth in 25:34. followed by Byron Center runner Ashley Borchers, in tenth in 26:15; Emily Lyons from Byron Center finished 13th in 28:21 behind Hastings JV runners Becky Davis. 26:29; Lisa Gordenski. 27:41. While the Hastings boys easily won the meet. Byron Center’s David VandeBunte took first place finishing in 16:52. Saxon runners took the next four spots with AJ Singleterry in second in 17:35; Ryan Bosma in (hi’d in 17:47; Alex Kimble in fourth in 17:51; and Jesse Ellwood. fifth in 18:05. Matt Duffy from Byron Center claimed sixth place with a time of 18:19. followed by Hastings* fifth runner, freshman Troy Dailey in 18:31. Also scoring for Byron Center were Mike Corey, ninth place in 18:37. Man Eerdmans in II th place in 18:59; and Mike Wolfe 12th in !9dX). Over the past two years both Hastings Saxon boys’ and girls' cross country teams have both been works in progress, climbing up from the bottom of the ranks in the OK Gold and becoming teams with the potential to achieve great things. Earlier this season the Saxon boys took the Division 1 first place trophy at the Lakeview Invitational in Battle Creek and the girls took second place in the Division 1 at the same competition. Saturday, the Saxon boys finished 6th in a field of 18 schools and the girls placed 13th out of 20. and set many personal records for the season in an event where the competition was much steeper due in part to the participa­ tion of Class A schools such as Ann ArborHuron. Canton. Walled Lake-Western. Farmington. Walled Lake-Central. Lansing Northern. Holt and Lansing Everett. In the boys’ race the team laurels went lo Linden w ith 63 points, second place to Ann Arbor- Huron, with 66 points, and third to Canton, with 112 points Eaton Rapids placed fourth with 144 points. Walled Lake- Western, fifth. 165 points; Hastings sixth. 176; Framington. seventh. 208; Walled Lake Central, eighth. 225; Dearborn, ninth. 237; Lansing Wsetcm. tenth. 238; Walled Lake Northern. 11th. 291; Howell. 12th. 303; Holt. 13th. 306; Clio. 14th. 337; Waverly. 15th. 376; Haslett. 16th. 395; Detroit-Redford Catholic Central. 17th. 423; and Lansing Evered. 18th. 592. Jake Hill from Walled Lake - Central, led the pack with a time of 16:19. followed by Brad Ferrar of Linden in second. 16:23. and his teammate Micahel Skinner, in third place in 16:29. Rounding out the top ten were Kassem Chchab of Dearborn in fourth. 16:33; Dan Styles from Jackson Northwest, fifth. 16:49; Jacob Hord, of Linden, sixth. 16:50.1; Tom Bisbee. Ann Arbor Huron, seventh. 16:50.5; David Weeks from Eaton Rapids, eighth. 16: 51.1; Matt Van derRoest. from Ann Arbor -Huron, ninth.16:51.5; and Derek Hoerman of Canton, tenth, in 17:05.3. Bosma of Hastings finished just out of the top 10 on Hoerman's heels with a time, and a personal record for the season, of 17:05.6. Also scoring for Hastings were: Ellwood. 24th in 17:19. a personal record for the sea­ son; Kimble. 38th in 17:39. also a personal record for the season; Singletcrry. 46th. 17: 50; and Dailey. 62nd in 18:02. his person­ al record for the season. The Giris Division 1 race was won by the team from Ann Amor Huron with 79, while second place wemlo Walled Lake Northern. 87 points and third place went to Plymouth with 147 points. Canton was fourth. 172 points; Howell. 6th, 200; Salem. 7tn. 210; Farmington. 8th. 230; Holt. 9th, 231; Walled Lake Northern, 10th. 247; Dearborn. 11th. 247; Haslett. 12th, Hastings. 13th. 330; Jackson Northwest i, 361; Eaton Rapids. 15th, 364; Lansing i>16th. 445; Walled JWaverly. 18th, 477; Lake - Central, 170 Cl_iot 19th. 543; J Insing Everett. 20th. The Saxons' Tyler Lancaster cruises around the course during Saturday’s Haslett Invitational. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) . Meggan Freeland from Parma -Western finished first in the girls race in 18:36; second place went to Hannah Cavicchio from Salem in 19:16; and third place went to Beka Bentle from Parma - Western, with a time of 19:29. Rounding out the top ten for the Division I girls were: Rachel Quaintance. Walled LaXe Northern, 4th, 19:43; Sarah Thomas, Canton, 5th. 19:46; Jane Ma. Ann Arbor Huron, 6th, 19:55; Megan Czerwinski, Dearborn, 7th. 19: 56; Isabel Gao. Ann Arbor Huron. 8th. 20: 04; Rachel Wessel. Walled Lake - Western. 9thr 20:07; and Siexra Kok^fe^tfadF00 Northwest. IOth. 20:19. Behind 12th place finisher, Carolyn Campbell from Ann Arbor Huron. 20:21; and Taylor Roach of Holt. 12th. in 20:23, Hastings' Anderson finished first for her team 13th overall, in 20:24, a persona) record for :he season. Also scoring for the Saxons were: Smith. 62nd. 21:53; Case. 63rd. 21:53; Katie Ponsetto, 88th. 22:35. a personal record for the season, and Delcotto, 104th in 23:30. her personci record for the season. Saxons’ record falls to 0-9 overall Hastings and Thomapple Kellogg will towards this number, but Shilling currently both be looking for their first win of the O-K leads the O-K Gold Conference in scoring at Gold Conference season when they meet in over 16 points per game. Middleville tonight. . Both teams are 0-5. in the league under coaches who are in their first season with the Carpenter said that Brandi Hurless also had a solid game for the Saxons, finishing with four points. The Saxons were missing senior Natalie program. Saxon head coach Dan Carpenter is still very optimistic. Knorp that night, and were still without jun­ ior guard Brittany Howell. The Saxons arc "That second half of the conference sched­ supposed to learn this week if Howell will be ule we’re not going to look too bad. I’m hop­ able to return to the team or not. ing to sec three or four more wins coming Hastings was held in check at Hamilton last Thursday in conference action. The here as soon assuming we keep getting bet­ ter.’’ said Carpenter. His Saxons, missing two starters, were Hawkeyes scored a 58-39 victory. able to hang with Grand Rapids Central in a The Saxons dug themselves a bole in the first half with a poor effort on the boards. The non-conference clash in Hastings Saturday Hawkeyes outrebounded Hastings 25-3 in the night. The Rams were able to hold on for a first 16 minutes. 44-31 victory thanks to 6-2 center Aricllc "They were much taller than wc thought they were going to be." said Carpenter. Goodson who finished with 18 points. “We couldn't do much with her." Carpenter said of Goodson. Shilling again led the Saxons, with 15 points. Knorp chipped in ten. Dana Shilling matched that for the Saxons, "Those two arc solid ball players. They finishing with 18 herself. The 18 don't count didn't force a lot of stuff and they made pret­ ty solid decisions." Carpenter said of Shilling Grand Rapids Central’s Arielle Goodson (right) turns a shot attempt by the Saxons' Dana Shilling away in Saturday night's contest in Hastings. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Trojan girls get to 3-1 with nearly double Union’s points Thomapple Kellogg-Hastings* varsity girls' swimming and diving team got back to its winning ways Tuesday night, by topping Grand Rapids Union in the Community Education and Recreation Center pool 120­ 65 The two freestyle relay races were the only events the Trojan ladies didn't take. Six different girls won individual events for the Trojans. Mindy Warner. Alccia Strumberger. and Audrey Hoag each won two individual events. Warner won the 50-yard freestyle in 27.43 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 59.61. The 100 free was one of three events where the Trojans placed in the lop three positions. Kayla Romanak was second in the event and Elizabeth Chappclow third. Strumberger won the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes 48.56 seconds and the 500-yard freestyle in 6:29.67. In the 500 freestyle, the Trojan's Lee Christensen was second and Beth Fuller third. TK also pulled it off in the 200 freestyle, where Terra Nassif was first in 2:26.96 fol­ lowed by teammates Fuller and Amber VanDerMeer. Hoag won the 100 butterfly for TKHastings in 1.14.32 and the 100 backstroke in 1:12.73. Jamie VanDongcn was lops in the diving competition with a solid score of 208.95. The Trojans’ other victory, and only relay victor), came in the first event of the night the 200 medley relay. The team of Romanak. Molly Wallace. Chanda Archambeau. and Jyssica Blantz touched the wall first with a time of 2:17.64. The Trojan girls w ill hit the p<x»l at Godwin Heights, against the Wyoming United team this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and Knorp. After tonight’s contest with the Trojans, the Saxons aren't scheduled to play again until next Thursday's trip to Greenville. Hastings’ Brandi Hurless flies by a few Grand Rapids Central defenders towards the basket during Saturday's non-confer­ ence contest in Hastings. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Saxons 2nd at last golf jamboree The Trojans have some time wait now. Because of the weather Monday’s O-K Gold Conference boys’ golf tournament was pushed back to next Monday, at the Meadows on the campus of Grand Valley State University. Barring some big time collapse, where another school jumps both TK and South Christian in the standings, the Trojans need to finish within just one place of the South Christian Sailors to earn this year’s confer ence title. Both teams won three league jam­ borees this season, splitting the last two last week. Thursda) afternoon at Railside, the Sailors’ home course. South Christian took the win with a team score of 159. The Trojans were right behind them at 163. and Hastings which is currently seventh in the team standings fin­ ished third by winning a tiebreaker with Hamilton at 168. Byron Center was fifth at 169. followed by Caledonia 178 and Wayland 179. Casey Goodenough sparked the Saxons' big improvement in the standings with a 38. Eric Pettengill was second for the Saxons with a 41. which was trailed by teammate Tyler Kalmink's 44 and Matt Cooley’s 45. Brad Steffen fired a one-over-par 37 to lead TK to its second-place finish. Mike Gray added a 40 for TK. Scott Pilsch 42, and Josh DeKleine 44 Steffen’s score was the best individual round of the afternoon. South Christian’s Mart Marks fired a 38 and Kent Wallers a 39 to lead their team. Thursday, the Lakewood Vikings host a Division 2 district tournament at Centennial Acres Golf Course in Sunfield. Other squads at Centennial Acres on Thursday include TK. Hastings and Caledonia, along with Belding. DeWitt. East Lansing. Fowlerville. Haslett. Ionia. Waverly, and St. Johns. The top six teams Thursday, and the top six individuals not on those teams, will advance to next week’s Division 2 regional round. The competition will be tough. Haslett has the top rated team in the state in Division 2. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 5 2006 - Page 23 DK girls add a pair of K VA victories The Panthers’ Katee Hogoboom lets a jump shot fly Thursday night at Maple Valley. She finished the night wrth 11 points in a 50-37 DK victory. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Maple Valley pushed Ik-1 ton Kellogg to the limit in the opening Kalamazoo Valley Association (KVA) contest ol the season, hut the Lion ladies weren't able to give the defending conference champs as good of a game on Thursday night. In their second meeting of the season, the Panthers scored a 50-37 w in over the Lions at MVHS After a back and forth battle in the opening quarter. Dehon Kellogg exploded for a 20-5 run in the second period TIk- Ik-lion girls doubled up on the Lions in the ’first half, lak ing a 34-17 lead at the break. "We had too many turnovers, but pressure defense and great shooting covered that." said Delton Kellogg head coach Rick Williams. Jordan Haines had a huge night for Dehon Kellogg, with 25 points and eight rebounds Katee Hogoboom added II points anti five boards, and Rachael Williams had ten point*, for the Panthers Delton committed 25 turnovers in the game, but the Panthers' point guard Rachael Williams had just three while handling the ball a majority of the time Her coach said she had a great floor game, finishing with two assists and two steals to go along with her double digit point total. Dani Christensen led the Lions with nine points, and Lcslec Rigelman hit two threes and finished with eight points. Delton improved to 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the KVA with a 47-42 win at GalesburgAugusta Tuesday night. The Rams had a couple big runs in them that made things interesting. Delton Kellogg led by 14 with 6:51 left lo play in the fourth quarter, but the Rams went on a 12-0 scoring spurt to pull w ithin two at 39-37. I he game remained tight as the final min­ utes wore on Rachael Williams hit three free throws to put her team up 42-37. and then Hogoboom hit five more foul shots during the final 40 seconds to seal Delton’s win. It wasn't the first time in the game that the Rams had erased a gixxl sized Delton lead DK was tip 20-9 with just under three minutes left before half when the Rams went on a 7­ 0 run to finish the quarter. Rachael Williams hit four threes in the game for Dehon. and finished with 15 points. Hogoboom and Haines each hit two threes. Hogobcxim ended the game with 15 points as well, and Haines finished with ten. Danielle Hamilton led Galesburg with I i points and Ali Dawson chipped in ten. Delton Kellogg faces two more teams it hasn't seen yet this season in the KVA m its next two games. The Panthers piay host to Pennfield tonight, and Kalamazoo Christian comes to DKHS next Tuesday. Parchment led by just three points heading into the final quarter Tuesday night against Maple Valley, but exploded for a 21-8 run in the fourth quarter to drop the Lions’ to 1-3 in the KVA and 4-5 overall. Parchment won 52­ 36. Jeannie Closson led all scorers, for Parchment, with 23 points. Ashley Gonser led Maple Valley with eight points, while Christensen. Bailey Flower. Jennifer Kent, and Rigelman had five points apiece. The Lions host Olivet tonight, then make a trip to Pennfield on Tuesday. DK ties Lakewood, after topping Valley by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Delton Kellogg was topped in its first Kalamazoo Valley Association tournament game on Monday night, at GalesburgAugusta. Tire Rams' Shaun Gruetsema knocked in a direct free kick with 29 minutes left for the game's only goal. Delton Kellogg is now 3-5 in the KVA this season, and 5-8-1 overall. Paul Lewis had the shutout w ith four saves for Galesburg-Augusta. Scott Hoekstra had nine saves for Delton. Lakewood and Delton Kellogg played to a 0-0 tie on Thursday afternoon, in a non-con­ ference contest on Unity Field. The two teams have traditionally played very tight ball games and this year wasn’t much different. The host Vikings did have the edge in offensive chances. Lakewood outshot the Panthers 20-11 for.the night. The action was back and forth for much of the night, meaning much of the contest was played in the midfield. “We missed several good chances to put the game away early and late, but could not hit pay dirt.” said Lakewood head coach Paul Gonzales said. ’’Adam and Andrew Dow had a great game at the middle half back positions as did Corey Breimayer at skipper. The defense was super again, it was just like we had lost our touch to score. The chances were there.” With the shut out the Vikings have now allowed just 15 goals in 11 games this season. It was the second contest in two days against a Barry County foe for the Panthers, who took on Maple Valley last Wednesday. The transition from playing soccer in Germany, to playing with and against smaller .schools in mid-Michigan must be a tough one. Lars Linsenmann hasn’t had any trouble putting the ball in the net for Maple Valley this fall, but more than one time this season be has gone up to his coach and said. "Coach, this is not possible.” Linsenmann. Lion coach Josh Meersma. and the rest of the Lions were left scratching Delton Kellogg's Nick Smith controls the ball in last Wednesday's KVA contest against Maple Valley. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Delton Kellogg's Jenah Wandell (32) rises above Maple Valley's Lauren Pierce (23) for two points in last Thursday’s Kalamazoo Valley Association contest at MVHS. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Vikings hoping to down top ranked DeWitt once again Delton Kellogg’s Daniel Ordway (left) leaps in to try and knock down a pass by Lakewood’s Corey Breimeyer in the first half of last Thursday’s non-conference con­ test at Lakewood. their heads after a strange night at Delton Kellogg Thursday, in the final Kalamazcxi Valley Association contest of the regular sea­ son. Raindrops weren't the only thing in abun­ dance on the Delton Kellogg soccer field Thursday, there were plenty of goals, and cards as well. The Panthers managed a 7-4 win over the Lions. The referee began dispensing yellow cards on nearly every foul in the final 12 minutes of the game, after Delton had pulled ahead 6-4 on Kohla Methvin's goal with 15:43 to play. It was a fine way for Meths in to celebrate his 18th birthday, and the lk*lton fans showed their appreaction in song. A pair of Lions missed Monday s confer­ ence tournament games, after receiving two yellow cards Thursday. “That was a lot of cards.” said Meersma. “It’s part of being physical. It's not a kids game, it's supposed to be fast and tough " Linsenmann provided the fast, and Cody Ward. Lucas Ende. Jose Romero, and Jed Wieland provided the tough lor the Lions. Linsenmann scored three goals for the Lions, but might have had an even better night if he didn't have to move back on the defensive end of the field in the first half, when Ende was sent to the bench with a yellow card mid way through the first halt The score was still I-1 at that point. Linsenmann scored the opening goal for the Lions on a long low shot that glanced off the far post and into the net Delton Kellogg tied the game on a David Roberts' goal less than five minutes later. The game remained knotted until late in the first half. Maple Valley goalkeeper Josh Sams’ play ranged from spectacular to ques­ tionable. With 13 minutes left in the first half, and Roberts vying for his second goal. Sams' kept the game tied by knocking a lieader away from the net and then making a kick save after Methvin corralled the rebound and fired it back at the Maple Valley goal. Five minutes later Roberts sent a low cross in front of the Maple Valley goal, which Sams was unable to get bis hands on. and AJ. Newkirk blasted a shot back the other way to put his team up 2-1. With a minute left in the first half. Sams raced out of his box to try and beat Roberts to a rolling ball but was unable to control it with his feet. Roberts took it and scored on the open r* ' . a 3-1 lead. The Panthers led the rest of the way. Sams was replaced in net by Cody Ward, after Delton Kellogg took a 4-1 lead on Roberts' third goal of the game with 36:40 left in the second half. The Lions would battle back to get w ithin a goal at 5-4 midway through the second half. Ende scored on a penalty kick, after Linsenmann was taken down as he tried to sprint through the goal box with 22:13 left to play. Linsenmann used fancy footwork to score two goals in the previous ten minutes, but those were sandwiched around Newkirk’s second goal of the game for Delton. Things started to go haywire after the penally kick goal, and the Panthers added goals by Methvin and Nick Smith to close out the game Sams and Ward combined to make 12 saves in the game. Delton Kellogg keeper Hixrkstra had seven. by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Never in a million years did most people think that the Lakewood Viking varsity girls' basketball team would beat DeWitt in the final regular season game of the 2005 season. It was the No. 5 ranked Panthers' first loss of the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 (CAAC-3) season. The Vikings and Panthers meet for the first time since that upset on Thursday night, in the Lakewixxl High School gymnasium. This time, the Panthers don’t already have a con­ ference championship sewn up. It's a battle for first place in the league, as the 4-0 Panthers and 3-1 Vikings meet up. While Lakewood is only one game back of the Panthers in the league standings. DeWitt does come to town with an 8-1 overall record and the No. 2 ranking in Class B. Lakewood is 5-5 overall. “If we can put four quarters together and go out there Thursday and compete until the last minute. 1 think we can pull it off.” said Lakewood head coach Kale Prominski. “We’re a better team than wc were last year, and I never believed in a million years I’d say that." That “better team" really showed up in the second half last Thursday night, as the Vikings scored a 53-42 victory against Lansing Catholic. The win was special for the Lakewood coach, who had yet to lead her team to victory over the Cougars in four pre­ vious tries. The Vikings were flat in the first half, ami clung to a one-point lead at the break Lakewood shut down the Cougars in the third quarter, outscoring them 13-4. ^nd then pushed that lead to as many as 18 points in the fourth quarter. Prominski shortened her bench and pushed for the win in the second half. “Now is the time where roles are realty starting to be defined on this team.” said Prominski. One of the role players who has really stepped up recently for the Vikings is junior forward Lauren Shaffer. She had six points and tied for the team lead with eight rebounds in the win over the Cougars. “She has really come on in the last couple games." said Ptominski. “She’s someone who goes into every game and just doesn't make mistakes. As a bench player, that’s everything you really ask for as a coach." Amy Joostbems tied Shaffer for the rebounding lead against Lansing Catholic, and paced the Vikings on the offensive end with 18 points. Sylvia Welch added 13 for the Vikings, and Kelcie Thelen seven. Tamara Selleck and Alexis Solomon both had 11 points to lead the Cougars. Lakewood scored a 58-49 non-conference win over Lansing Eastern Tuesday night, on the road. Welch led the Vikings with 24 points, and connected on 15 of her 16 free throw attempts in the contest. Joostbems added 11 points for the Vikings and Malorie Brodbeck eight. SAXON Ul i KIA SPORTS Still DI 11 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 »Xm I2pn 40>pn 4 00pr 400pn 4fl0pn 4Xpn 5®pr SXprr 6Xbh CXprn IXpn ?XPW Bon Gm Gm Bee Gm Gm Bow Ben Grt Bo0 OH 0* vnft G# Ji 'w BamM MS C Carr, «*, Ji Trra Soar Bmteai faoCM Soar Srmng WW, BeMW Ji Ji A Wtf, Gers • Crwrw Aaa Cartva • S Oner T« Hgr Saw C* aflBcnPM WMM GJUMEwrtCAMCaiED G4UM CMCaifD KrmnOcntgrScrco Grt Tarn*, mS Oner TxnySaw /n«rc W Xgr 5cnx> Col Tam, m i Oner ^banrqOMd iXAMGEL TXHySaw Am, Am, Am, Hjmr •cnrsrvg GrvWMrc Ham Am, Am, Am, Am, *m. Am, Am. 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(Photo by Brett Bremer) LHS netters fall to DeWitt in team’s final CAAC-3 dual DeWitt kepi a step behind league leading Williamston, with a 5-3 win over ihe Lakewood Vikings Tuesday aitenuxm. The Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 girls’ tennis championship will be decided today. at the league tournament host­ ed by Haslett and Williamston. In the tightest match of the afternoon Tuesday, lutkewtxxfs Vera Becker pulled out a three-set victory over DeWitt's Kiley Kyser at fourth singles 6-3.4-6. 6-4. The rest of the matches were fairly one sided in either direction. The Vikings' Emi lie Enz won 6-1. 6-1 against Brynn Gerrish at first singles, and Lakewood’s second doubles team of Danielle Graham and Addie Hunter topped Kate Hughes and Sarah Lanczy 6-1. 6-1. The closest the Vikings came to winning a set in any of the matches they lost came at third singles, where Kasey Flessncr suffered a 7-5. 6-1 defeat against Jennifer Hogg. 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(U1 out lore Mlom Janice & Cla\on by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Junior Kurt Rempe took a pass from fresh­ man teammate Tanner McCarter, and carried the ball right through the heart of the TK defense before firing a shot into the back of the net for a 2-0 Caledonia lead Thursday night. The goal came with 16:42 left to play in the first half, and started an onslaught that pushed the Caledonia lead lo 4 0 at the half. The Fighting Scots finished a perfect 6-0 O­ K Gold Conference regular season by closing out the Trojans in the second half, and scor­ ing a 5-0 victory on their home field. Their home field is where the Fighting Scots will play next Tuesday'.s O-K Gold Conference semifinal contest against a yet to be determined opponent, and the conference championship game next Thursday should they advance that far. The South Christian Sailors enter the con­ ference tournament as the second seed, with a 5-1 league record. The Sailors got to take on the Fighting Scots in Grand Rapids in last year’s league tournament championship. "Playing the semifinal and the finals here is going to be a big lift for these boys." said Caledonia head coach Blair Lincoln after top­ ping the Trojans. Thomapple Kellogg ends the conference season at 4-2. and will take on Byron Center in the first round of the conference tourna­ ment today. "After they got that second goal, down two to ‘nil, lots of my guys lost a lot of heart.” said TK head coach Sam DeYoung. "They're a very good team. They con­ trolled the ball well. The breaks just didn't go our way.” Caledonia made n. own breaks. The five Fighting Scot goals were scored by five dif­ ferent players. Rempe. Michael Patterson. Eric Duryea. Tom Fifer, and Kyle Bestrom all scored, while assists came from Jason Harp. Tanner McCarter. Tyler Vencman. and Fifer. Having a varied group of goal scorers has been the norm for the Scots this fall. "We really try to spread it around." said Lincoln. "That’s really a remark about how strong our team is. We pride ourselves on the fact that when we take guys off the field, there’s not a drop. We’re where we were or stronger." Bestrom’s goal was the only one that was­ n’t set up by an assist, and was the only goal of the second half. He came out of a pack of Scots to be the one to fire a direct kick past a wall of Trojan defenders and past TK goalie Imams Gerrits. "This year, they've really taken it to heart that if we control the ball, we’ll be able to control the game," said Lincoln. Caledonia's defense, and keeper Andy West, matched the offense’s output. West made seven saves in net. Caledonia had 19 shots on the Trojan net. TK keeper Gerrits had seven saves as well, but the TK offense fired just eight shots at West. It was the second time in the week the Trojans had been shut out. "As of late, we’re having a hard time put­ ting the ball in the back of the net." DeYoung said. “At the beginning of the season wc were shooting about 50-percent. and now its catch­ ing up with us.” CO-ED SOFTBALL Freeport Co-Ed Slowpitch Fall league Hastings Family Dental........................... 4-0 Blarney Stone..............................................2-1 Hastings Mutual Insurance..................... 1-2 Michigan Thunder..................................... 2-0 Bear Metal Works.................. .................... 2-2 Wal-Mart.....................................................0-3 Pennock Pride............................................ 0-2 Games scheduled for 9-29 (North Field) - 6:30 p.m.. 2 vs. 7; 7:45 p.m.. I vs. 5; 9:00 p.m.. 3 vs. 4. FOOTBALL, continued from page 21-----------field goal before the break. Johnson did catch two passes on the night, for 38 yards. J.D. Brower led the Trojan offense on the ground, with 17 carries for 48 yards. Travis Dykstra led the Trojan defense with seven tackles. "They're hanging in there." Penfield said of his players who are now 0-6 on the sea­ sons. "We're fighting the injury bug. We had three more kids out. one with a concussion, one with neck problems, and a third with a sprained knee last week." Penfield d«d say he thinks that some of the Trojans’ bump* and bruises are starting to look a littler better, and the team could see an influx of talent in the coming weeks The Trojans who have been battling it out for the first six contests could use the help. TK still has three of the top four teams in the O-K Gold Conference on its schedule South Christian. Hastings, and Caledonia. "Those are some lough teams. We're going to have our work cut out for us." said Penfield. Thomapple Kellogg fullback Tadas Vamas beats Caledonia's Eric Duryea to a ban in the comer in the first hall of Thursday night's O-K Gold Conference regular season finale in Caledonia. (Photo by Brett Bremer) SC girls stay undefeated with wins over TK and Hamilton Thomapple Kellogg's Keith Winchester (left) and Ethan Fuller (right) toad tt'e pack as the race gets started on Wednesday afternoon, during the second set of O-K Gold Conference duals in Middleville. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) It was a tough day for the Thornapple Kellogg girls' on their home track last Wednesday during the O-K Gold Conference duals. Rebecca Winchester had the best girls time, from any of the seven conference teams, in IK minutes 45 seconds, but the sec­ ond Trojan girls across the finish line in the dual with the South Christian Sailors and Hamilton Hawkeyes was 15th in the race. Emma Ordway crossed the finish line in 21:32. scoring ninth against the Sailors and seventh against the Hawkeyes. The Sailor girls won their dual with TK 20­ 43. Hamilton topped the Trojans 20-35. and the Sailors improved to 4-0 in the league by besting the Haw keyes 19-40. South Christian's Kelsey Burgess (19:19) and Hamilton’s Alyssa Slayton (19:57) were the only other giris to break the 20-minute barrier in the race. The next four runners in were from South Christian. Behind Winchester and Ordway for TK. Melanie Truer was 16th in 21:45. and Kylie Schultz 20th in 221)9. TK’s girls are now 2-2 in the conference, trailing South Christian and the 2-1 Wayland Wildcats. Hamilton is I-1 in the league to round out the top four. TK’s boys were credited with their first conference victory, topping the Hamilton boys who only had two runners in the race. South Christian topped the Trojan boys 21­ 39. and also picked up a win over the Hawkeyes. There was a big pack of Sailors near the front of that race as well, although TK’s Ethan Fuller did lead that pack across the fin­ ish line with a first-place time of 17:26. South's Jake Baker was second in 17:28. Behind Fuller. Keith Winchester made his return to the Trojan line-up and was sixth overall in 17:59. behind the Sailors’ lop four. John Betit was 12th for TK in 18:44, Brent Anderson 17th in 19:31. and Eric Buchanan 19th in 19:45. The Trojan teams were scheduled to ran against Wayland yesterday, on the Wildcat’s home course at Orchard Hills Golf Courtt, The final set of O-K Gold Conference duals will be held next Wednesday at Brewer Park in Byron Center. Tne Trojans take on the Hastings Saxons at Brewer Park. Immediate opening EmploymentGroup JOB FAIR Assembly General Labor Inspection Machine Operati ~ Quality Cont’ • • Thursday, October 12th 8:00am - 5:00pm We have many light industrial positions available! 4651 W. Dickman Rd., Battle Creek Ph: 269.660.3500 www employmentgmup com Enter a drawing to win a - Pod when ,ou app't at our Job fa-*' eg � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-10-12.pdf 26bc92a2c2ff8ebad7e01fb8b498b50c PDF Text Text Economic Alliance will have 4th fall summit Can Charlton Park make up lost ground? Saxons regroup for the second half See Story on Page 2 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 24 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 ANNER B Thursday. October 12, 2006 VOLUME 153, No, 41 PRICE 50c Hastings Twp. wants to see requests first Planning & zoning issue applicants must go through an extra step College Night set for Oct. 18atHHS ■ v Hastings High School will have its . fourth annual Barry County College Night : from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Oct. 18. There will be more than 50 college. ? university and military representatives on hand to answer questions and provide information about their programs. ‘There . will be financial aid presentations at 6:30 and • 7:15 p.m. in Room B 125. Though this is billed as a county-wide | activity. “We invite all Barry County schools to participate as well as surrounding area schools, like Wayland. Lakewood. Bartle Creek Pennfield, etc... We will have rcpresentsfives from 50 plus in-state and out of state colleges and universities. Plus the mili­ tary, said high school counselor Sheree I Newell by David T. Young Editor . Hastings Township residents who want to do business with the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission now will be asked to let their local township deal with their request first. County Planning and Zoning Director Jim McManus has agreed to ask all applicants who live in Hastings Township to seek town­ ship board review of their requests before they go to the county-level panel, after he and the commission got a sort of “chewing out” Monday night from Hastings Township Supervisor Jim Brown. Brown reappeared before the County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning to make further comments. In a prepared statement. Brown said the Township Board last April adopted a resolu­ tion "that all variance, special use permit and rczoning requests be submitted to the Hastings Charter Township Board. After pres­ entation and deliberation, the Hastings Township Board shall, at its discretion, either support or deny the applicant's concept by motion w ith the reasons stated for their action being part i»f the record.” The township's recommendation then will be attached to the paperwork applicants pres­ ent to the County Planning and Zoning Commission. The commission handles planning and zon­ ing issues for 11 of the 16 townships in Barry County. Five have their own township plan­ ning commissions, but Hastings Charter is not among that group. Brown told the County Board Tuesday morning in his prepared statement, “the pur­ pose of this resolution was to gel 'ahead of the curve' as to what was being* planned or proposed in Hastings Township. “Unfortunately, the resolution has been anything but what was intended. There have been several times since this resolution was enacted that the notification process has been bypassed, overlooked or simply ignored at the county level... "We believe that cooperation between the township and the county is in the best interest of all for the sensible development and use of property . Ix>th private and public, in the town­ ship. Ignoring the process is not.” Brown then made a veiled threat by writ- Jim Brown Jim McManus See HASTINGS, page 5 For more information, call 945-6167 or 945-61683 ( Sheriff blasts county’s attorney handling employee negotiations Fall Festival set by Music School Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf has told the County Board of Commissioners he's frus­ trated with employee contract negotiations and he blames the arrogance of attomev Peter Cohl. Leaf appeared at the County Board meet­ ing Tuesday morning to pass along his com­ plaint. but was aburptly referred to the Personnel Committee. In his letter. Leaf wrote: "The purpose of the letter is to let you know of my disapproval of the way the con­ tract negotiations were handled. I have been on both sides of the fence when it comes to negotiations. The frustration that these last few contracts have caused our employees is unjustified and not necessary. One major fac­ tor is the arrogance of the county's attorney. Peter Cohl. “First of all. let’s consider the definition of negotiate. Negotiate: to confer, bargain, or discuss to reach an agreement (New World Dictionary). It should not be the practice of this county to consider negotiating as one sided. When the opposition brings a proposal to the table it should not be discarded without The fun of learning music will be fea| lured at the Hastings Community Music | School’s annual Fall Festival from 10 a.m. • to noon Saturday. Oct. 14 at the First ■ United Methodist Church. 209 W. Green ! st Visitors can watch performances by children and adults in the private lessons . program at 10 and 11 a.m. The school offers lessons in band and orchestra | instruments, keyboard, guitar and voice. 1 for all ages and skill levels. Parents of children from newborn to age 5 can view a video presentation of . y Kindermusik. Information will be avail­ ; able as well for Hastings Kids Choir for ? grades 3 to 5 and the school’s newest proI gram. Fiddles *n’ Strums. American grass- ! \ roots music for violin and guitar players I in grades 1-3. Refreshments will be served. a The Community Music School offers | need-based financial aid and scholarship I opportunities. I "Every student is accepted, regardless ■ of.ability to pay." said the school’s coordi­ nator. Steve Youngs. The free festival is a way to "sample" the school and its faculty. For information, call the CMS at 948­ 9441 or visit www.musicccnterscmi.com ‘Iraq for Sale' viewing slated The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will have a premiere showing of “Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers” at 7 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 26. at the Thomapple Emergency Services Building. 128 High St.. Middleville Admission is free with donations wel­ come. The film takes the viewer inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed for­ ever as a result of the U.S. occupation of Iraq. This is yet another piece of the puz­ zle illustrating the reasons behind our occupation of Iraq and showing the link between corporate America and the poli­ cies that the Bush administration has put in place in order for key people to reap astronomical profits even at the expense of American’s lives. For more information, contact Patricia Wilson at wilough<« yahoo.com or 269­ 795-4412. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 consideration while the County's propose is moved forward as the only acceptable con­ clusion. That, in my opinion, is arrogant and a bad practice. "Secondly, it is a waste of my time when I am asked to attend and then have my inpu disregarded. This, again, is poor practice by the county attorney not to listen to the sheriff, who has to live with the contract that only the attorney negotiated. "Third, it is my opinion that we can handle most of the negotiations without a SI50 per hour attorney bill. I am eager to see the final bill from the county's attorney for negotia­ tions this year. It is not worth al! the damage control that I have to do. We went from soar­ ing morale and record breaking drug busts to struggling* motivation and working only to keep their self pride and integrity. In other words, our employees fell like they were kicked in the teeth and smiled anyway. "I will.not be sitting at any bargaining table with Peter Gohl's law firm in the future until this practice has been corrected. There has to See SHERIFF, page 9 Saxon homecoming royalty crowned Hastings homecoming royalty crowned at halftime of the football game against Wayland Friday evening were Amanda Welch and Bradan King. The Saxons almost pulled off an upset, but fell to the visiting Wildcats. 21-18. Fore more details and pho­ tos. see inside today's edition of the Banner. (Photo by Dan Goggins) City abandons candy tossing ordinance idea by Megan Laved Stuff Writer The Hastings City Council has decided to consider ways other than an ordinance to pre­ vent dangers associated with throwing objects from floats during parades. The City Council two weeks ago consid cred adopting an ordinance to forbid passen­ gers on floats from throwing candy to onlook­ er* during local parades, but decided against going that far because of overwhelmingly negative public response “I think they need a little more force than the more informal rules distributed by parade organizations.” said Hastings City Manager Jeff Mansfield. "I don't believe the council or any of the staff want to discourage people from distributing candy or other materials at a parade." Mansfield emphasized in a memorandum to the City Council members that safety is the primary reason behind the effort to stop See COUNCIL, page 17 Star kids to join Fitness Palooza These Hastings students know all about the fun of fitness. This Saturday's Family Fitness Palooza sign-up, sponsored by Leadership Barry County, will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the community center. Call (269) 945-2114 for more information. �Page 2 - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Economic Development Alliance will have 4th fall summit Nov. 2 North Country Trail Association meets The monthly meeting of the Chief Noonday Chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be beid al 7 p.m. Wednesday. Nov. 8. at the Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard St. in Delton. everyone is welcome to attend. During the meeting, chapter vice presi­ dent of administration Larry Pio will offer a presentation about his backpacking adven­ ture in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains. The North Country National Scenic Trail is one of the nation's premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4,600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links scenic, natural, recreational, historic and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s. it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2,000 miles are completed and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with many public agencies, pri­ vate organizations, and generous landown­ ers acroas seven northern states. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS. plays a lead­ ing role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit www.nortbcountrytraii.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. Candidate forum available on-line The Progressive Democrats' candidate forum last Thursday, which included Doug Kalmbach, Brian Calley and Suzzette Royston was videotaped by Jim Oliver videotaped and is now available on the Internet. Progressive Democrats chapter Chairman Aaron Winner copied the video­ tape onto a computer, added titles, had the 1. Go to Google 2. Click r<n' Vido(at the top) 3. Search inmg the name of any of the The direct link is... http://video.google.conVvideoplay?docid=-. 8058341594078182325 The video is the complete one-hour forum without any cuts whatsoever. Lakewood Choral society to perform The Lakewood Area Choral Society will conclude its 2006 concert season with a performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, at the Lakewood United Methodist Church. Seating will begin at 2:30. A few selec­ tions win be featured on the choir's 2006 CD being recorded later this fell. A free-will offering will be taken. The choir, founded and directed by Dr. Robert Oster, includes more than 100 adults who love to sing and perform. The choir will resume its practice and performance schedule in January 2007. Anytne interested in joining the choir can call choir president Deb Button at 269­ 945-2963 or Osier at 269-945-9081. The church is located on M-50 east of Lake Odessa. Fitness Palooza wi be Saturday Leadership Barry County is planning the third annual Family Fitness Palooza Saturday. Oct. 14. ’ The morning's events will begin at 8 am. with a 5k walk/run and a 12k run. Day of Race registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. in the Community Center. The cost of partici­ pation is $25 per person. The 5k and 12k routes, which begin and end at the Community Center, will take the runners/ walkers on a paved and din road loop south of Hastings with its final mile taking partic­ ipants through “Sweezy’s Pond.” which is on the Hastings Schools' nature trail. At the conclusion of the longer events, there will be a Fun Run through Sweezy’s Pond at a cost of $5 per runner. At the length of around one mile, this is an event that the whole family can participate in and enjoy. All participants of the 5K and 12k events will be able to join the “Fun Run” at no additional cost. Medals will be awr*ded to the top three finishers of each age group of the longer races. Fun runners will receive participation ribbons. Proceeds from the Palooza will go toward continuation of the programs of Leadership Barry County. For additional information on any of the programs of Leadership B«*rry County, including the LBC Family Fitness Palooza. please callt Rittcriberg at 269 945-2114. Progressive Dems to sponsor forum The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will sponsor a political forum at 7 p.m. Thurday. Oct. 19, at the Thomapple Township EMS Building. 128 High Sl, Middleville. The attention will turn to U.S. House Third District candidate Jim Rinck. a Democrat, and a discussion of state-wide proposals that will appear on the ballot. Driver safety dass offered in Delton Senior citizens are being encouraged to take the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) driver safety program and leam how to avoid driving hazards. The eight-hour course will be offered at the Country View Apartments in Delton Wednesday and Thursday, Oct 25 and 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. Coat is $10. Call 269-945­ 9554 to reserve a place. This will be the first time in years there has been a class in Delton. WoBncss worieshop set at Cedar Creek The Pierce Cedar Creek leant* will hive • "Building Your Health As«" work­ shop with wellness educator Sherrie Attila from 10 am. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Oct 28. Topics for the event will be Fearfully and Wotaderfully Made (ItnniuK Synsa Health). Building and Herbal JMipae GdbifMk — ThemhStem^^kMHta George A. Erickcck of the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research will head the list of speakers at the fourth annual Barry County Economic Development Alliance Fall Summit, which will be licld Nov. 2 al Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. Registration begins at 3:30 p.m. and the summit program will be from 4 to 6 p.m.. w ith dinner following. Erickcck is the senior regional analyst tor the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research in Kalamazoo. His responsibilities include conducting research and analy sis on regional economic and employment issues, preparing regional economic impact studies, evaluating local development efforts, and editing “Business Outlook for West Michigan." the Institute's quarterly report that examines the economic conditions and pcrformanc'’ of metropolitan areas in West Michigan. Also on the agenda will be Louisa Weslendorp of the MOO-Ville Creamery in Barry County; Ron Moffett of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation; Andy Lofgren. Newaygo County Economic Development Director; and Bill Guest of the West Michigan Strategic Alliance. The forum and dinner will be catered by MOO-villc Creamery. Louisa and Doug Weslendorp of MOOville Creamery have been dairy farmers for more than 20 years and their farm. Westvalevu Dairy , has earned a number of awards for their Holstein cows and high quality milk produced on the farm. They decided to open MOO-villc to add value to their dairy farm, as well as to provide opportunities for their six childicn. MOO-villc currently employs 18 people in addition to Doug. Louisa and the children. The creamery processes and bottles the farm’s own milk, as well as production of a line of premium ice cream. Besides bottling milk and making ice-cream, the creamery has an ice cream parlor and a store, serving lunch­ es. hosting meetings and parties in their pri­ vate meeting room, and provider- tours of both the farm and creamery for groups as well as the public. Ron Moffett is a regional manager with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. In this position, he manages a team of II field staff that covers 73 of Michigan's 83 counties. Moffitt and his staff meet with nearly 3j000 companies every year i> assist tbenawith their growth plans and to impacts their business in Michigan. Moffitt has been with the stale for more than 12 years and prior to being appointed regional manager he was in charge of the state s Business Attraction Unit. Prior to join­ ing the state, he was a national sales manager with the plastics division of BP/Amoco. Moffitt has a bachelor's degree in econom­ ics from Rutgers University. Lofgren has a bachelor’s degree in eco­ nomics from the University of Michigan and a masters degree in public police and man­ agement from Carnegie-Mellon University. He has 15 years experience in economic and community development, including stints with the National Association of Home Builders, the City of Kenosha. Wisconsin; the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and the County of Muskegon. Lofgren has been executive Director of the Newaygo County economic Development Center since 2002. Guest is the co-foundcr and managing director of Metrics Reporting. Inc. of Grand Rapids. His company provides sen ices in the area of strategic planning, innovation, and sales management and metrics. Guest previously sened as CEO and exec­ utive vice president of Corporate Development for Paragon of North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paragon AG. Delbruck. Germany. The company employs 225 people and boasts a global sales market of 40 million Euros annually Before that. Guest sened as the general manager of the Off-Highway Business Unit ot Bergstrom. Inc. of Rockford. III. and the vice president and general manager of the Automotive Sensor’s Business Unit of Leica. AG. of Hcerbrugg. Switzerland; the senior vice president of sales and marketing for Nartron Corp., of Reed City and the general manager of the Kokomo. Ind., office of Thomas Design and Engineering Service. Inc. Sponsors of the program include the Barry County Economic Development Alliance. Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. Pennock Hospital. Hastings City Bank. MainStreet Savings Bank. Union Bank. Ionia County National Bank, the Barry County Telephone Company and J-Ad Graphics. Persons interested in attending the summit may RSVP by calling (269) 945-8995 by Oct. 30 as seating is limited. keep them awaoC recent legislation that Us, Blood Sugar Issues: Insulin Resistance and the Obesity Connection, Cinch Inch Loss Plan, Get Clean and Chemical Crazy - how chemicals affect your health. The Shaklee Difference, and Join the Wellness Revolution. Also at the event will be Russ and Deb Headworth to share Deb’s testimony, “The Reality of the Shaklee Difference Overcoming Mercury Poisoning." Tickets are $15 before Oct 15 and $18 after that date. The ticket price includes lunch. For tickets, call Sherri Madill at (269) 721-8193 or e-mail her at ssmadill®mei.net; or call Kelly Sandy at (269) 758-4373 or e-mail her at sandy mei.net Civil War Days at Bowens Mills Historic Bowens Mills Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14 and 15. will have the third of four "It’s Cider Time” festivals with the annual Civil War Days and Living History Encampment leatured. along with tours of the old mill and cider making. The fun begins at noon and lasts until 5 p.m. both days. • This Civil War event is co-sponsored by the Historic Bowens Mills Re-enactors Guild. Camp life throughout the grounds can be enjoyed. A battle will take place at 3 p.m.. along witb numerous military and countless civilian demonstrations both days. There also will be many unscheduled activities such as croquet, cooking demon­ strations, and woodworking demonstra­ tions. An added feature this year is the candle­ light tour with dramas taking place in each of the various buildings. Rc-enactors por­ tray events as if it were happening right at the moment. The special candlelight tour will begin at 7 p.m Saturday. Cost is $5 for adults. $2 for children ages 5-11. A military drill competition will be held from noon to I p.m. From 2 to 2:45 p.m., there will be a creative hands-on workshop at the outdoor pavilion* and free make-it take-it project. The battle on the village green will take place at 3 pan.. followed at 4 by speed loading and best hit competition and a wedding down by the covered bridge. Events open to the public at noon Sunday with a men's hay bale toss for distance and women and children's apples toss on the vil­ lage green. At 2:30 p.m.. there will be a fashion show at the outdoor pavilion. The battle on the village green will be at 3 p.m. again and the events will conclude by 5 p.m. Louisa and Doug Weslendorp George A. Erickcek Andy Lofgren Judge Fisher urges continued support of drug court program by David T. Young Editor Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher made an impassioned plea to the Barry County Board of Commissioners to fund the drug court program adequately in the future because it not only saves money, it saves lives and families. In the annual trial court report to the com­ missioners Tuesday. Fisher said. "We are see­ ing few er meth cases, which put a lot of stress on the criminal justice and foster care system and on child abuse and neglect services. Our caseload has gone dow n in probate court.” Fisher maintained it costs about $200,000 a year to operate the drug court program, which focuses more on treatment than incarceration. He said studies show it costs about $4.«XX) a year to pul a client in drug court, as opposed to S18.000 a year in jail and $30j000 a year in prison. Furthermore, he contended only a fraction of drug court graduates are re-arrested in comparison to those who do not go through the program and he estimates the county is saving about $350,000 a year in criminal jus­ tice sy stem expenses because of drug court. “This is clearly an effective program.” he told b»»ard members “Funding for the contin­ uation of this important service of the court after 2006 should be a prime consideration for the commission." In another matter that came before com­ missioners Tuesday, the board voted 6-2 to extend its agreement to pledge $60,000 for another year to the Economic Development Alliance. It was noted that a board committee had been asked recently for an extra $47,000 for the economic development program, but Board Vice Chairman noted the amount approved will reflect the status quo. Commission Chairwoman Clare Tripp commented. “I thought we talked about going into a partnership. Our contract with the (Barry County) Chamber of Commerce expires Dec. 31... W'hal arc you going to do at the end of 2007? We're going to have to force the new board (which will have three new members when it is seated next January I to look at other options." Tripp and Tom Wing c?.t the “nay” votes in the 6-2 decision. In other business at the meeting Tuesdas morning, the commissioners: • Scheduled a public hearing on the 2<M>7 budget for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Oct. 24. in the commissioners’ chambers, county court­ house. A hearing on the Community Development Block Grant homeowner rehab program also will be held that evening. • Were introduced to Nancy McFarland, new director of the Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan, of which Barry County is a member. McFarland produced statistics that showed 5.5 percent of Barry County’s estimated 57.000 citizens arc living at or below the poverty level. A recent survey showed about one-third arc the working poor, employed but not making ends meet. “W’hen your income is below $15,000 a year, you cannot budget your way to (finan­ cial) self sufficiency... and their medical bills could put them in a crisis situation.” • Approved a one-year cooperative cash match •agreement between the local office of community corrections and Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth Michigan Rehabilitation Services through Sept. 30. 2007. • Agreed to a one-year c<»urt serv ices con­ tract between the drug court and Frank DeYoung for his employment in testing and data entry serv ices. See DRUG COURT, page 6 �The Hastings - Thursday. October 12. 2006 — Page 3 Hastings High School celebrates homecoming for 2006 by Sandra Ponsetto Sluff Writer Hastings High School celebrated fall homecoming Iasi Frida) night and with a variety of spirit week activities and contests. The week, culminating with the homecom­ ing football against Wayland, featured float building after school and the parade was led by grand marshals Larry and Earlene Baum Friday just before the Saxons’ homecoming game against Wayland. The homecoming dance followed on Saturday evening. During halftime. Amanda Welch and Pioduii King were crowned homecoming Queen and King and court members Erin Fluke. Jessica Burch. Dana Shilling. Emily Benningfield. Matt Donnini. Taylor Cazarez. Steve Case and Jesse Ellwood were presented Dana Shilling rides in the homecoming parade as a member of the court. to the crowd of Saxon fans which packed the bleachers. The theme of this year’s homecoming week activities and floats was Saxons through the years. The freshman were assigned the Middle Ages, the sophomores the 1950s. jun­ iors the 1970s and seniors the future. At the end of the week the sophomores were victorious winning both the float and most spirited contest. (From left) Sergeant Duke Harrison of Wayland. Sergeant Jason Cnsenberry of Coloma, Captain Bruce Snyder of Hickory Comers and First Lieutenant Ryan Shuring of Plainwell performed the color guard at the Hastings High School homecoming game Frioay, Oct. 5. The men are representing the 126th Calvary Squadron of Wyoming. Serjeants Harrison and Crisenberry recently returned from Iraq. (Photo by Judy Johnson) Homecoming court members Emily Benningfield and Jesse Ellwood ride in the parade. The Hastings cheerleaders march in the homecoming parade The senior float represented the Saxons of the future. The Hastings Saxon marching band leads the homecoming parade down South Street. The sophomore float won top honors in the homecoming parade with its 1950s theme. The freshman Hastings High School Saxon cheer team sits in front of the Hastings Felpausch after they decorated the store’s front window for homecoming week. Pictured are (from left) Holly Borner. Cassi Lydy. Bethany Roberts. Lindsey Williams, Heather Cady. Caitlin Mays. Alex Wendorf. Kayla Huver and Brandy Gorodenski. Felpausch was one of several locations throughout Hastings that lent its store window to the cheerleaders during homecoming. The freshman float sported a medieval theme for this year's parade. �Page 4 - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Hastings teachers deserve better at bargaining table Brinkert has integrity for public service To the editor: I would like to share something that I know about a man who is running for Barry County Commissioner. David Brinkert. I ha\c known Mr. Brinkert for almost five years and everything that I know about him speaks of his integrity. Dave is a family man who puts his wife, Kelly, and his daughter. Lindsey, at the top oi his list He also owns a coffee shop in the Gun luikc area. Because I frequent the Gun Lake Grind. I have learned that many people go there not just for the coffee, but also for the amazingly open and informative conver­ sations they get with him. Dave Brinkert and I have had a lot of friendly debates ourselves about many of our local and state issues. about which he is very well informed and 1 have learned sorriething with every one. One of the most important things I have learned through these conversations is that Dave Brinkert listens to people. I believe he cares about our community and our country. I know that he has great ideas about changes that arc s eeded to give our community and our state a chance to survive and compete in the business and employment market in these difficult economic times we arc facing. I know he believes in using our tax dollars wisely where they arc needed and not just where they have always been allocated, whether the money is actually .needed there or not. I know he emphatically believes in gov­ ernment accountability, which is refreshingly honest Dave also donates much of his time to community events and the Demucratic Party events as well. I respect his candor and his positive, “make-it-happen” attitude. I believe that it is high time we put reakl people with similar life experiences and values as our own in office to represent us. 1 truly believe that Dave Brinkert is the right man for the job of Barry County Commissioner and voting for him is a step in the right direction. Amy Lohroff. Wayland Teachers, board need to restore trust those days were direct between the HEA and To the editor. Board without the need to hire outsiders to do I write to offer some thoughts on the cur­ the work. This pattern of contact and under­ rent situation between the Hastings Education Association and Board of standing was pretty much the same through­ out my teaching career. Education concerning the state of contract Fast-forward to 2006 and we see how far negotiations. things have regressed from my early days in 1 am a retired staff member who was asso­ Hastings. 1 am particularly disturbed that the ciated with the district for nearly 35 years. board feels that they must hire an outside When I reported for duty in Hastings, after mustering out of the active Marine Corps in negotiator for the teachers. The current super­ intendent. by walking out of the general '.he early 1970s I was struck by just what a meeting, appalled me to (he quick. If any­ special place this school district was. A few thing. it represents the worst type of behavior days before the opening of school all new for a leader and is a direct slap in the face to teachers, administrators, and Board members every current and former employee of this attended a luncheon/meeting at the old district. Hastings Hotel. I still remember what was This one act pretty much sets the direction said that day. especially by Board members. the district finds itself in today. A catastrophe Godfrey. Gros and Fluke. of historic proportions is looming just over To paraphrase, they said." Larry, you will the horizon! find Hastings a special place to follow your I urge the board/administration/teachers to career. Here is a place where rigid distinction restore the "we" in the Hastings Area School between employee and employer is non-exis­ System. For the last 3 years it has been too tent! " much’of "us vs. them." '/ Those word were true as I was soon io find out. Staff from all departments had ready "' Hastihgs' wis once a paradise wuik in. Sadly it is heading to a ^Paradise Lost* I lines of communication to discuss problems urge a settlement before irreversible harm and needs. There was a monthly breakfast takes place that will linger for years to come. session before class at the high school where Larry Gibson. any problems j.nd needs could be brought out Charlotte without fear or prejudice. Negotiations in Terrorists don’t deserve same rights To the editor: Can someone tell me why you would vote for a politician who wants defeat for America? Or worse yet. compare the men and women serving our country to thugs and gangsters? Believe me. they're out there. Can you tell me why the terrorists deserve the same rights as the American military? They are not soldiers in uniform under the banner of any country that comes under the Geneva Convention. But we have politicians in Washington who are trying to attribute not only Geneva Convention rights, but the same rights that we enjoy as American citizens! I find this outra­ geous,. these people and their willing accom­ plices in the media, obsess more with the con­ dition of these mass murderers, than our own national security. Did you know the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the government to allow these terrorists access to American tri­ als and lawyers? Our taxpayer dollars at work. Personally I opt to wipe out the people who seek to kill us. Unfortunately, there are politicians who agree with the ACLU. It is your duty, if you plan to vote, to find out who these politicians are. 1 plan on voting for people who are serious about dealing with this threat, as opposed to "worrying" about how these munlerers perceive us. They don't seem to care what the civilized world thinks of them. This hand wringing about how we should deal with them and protect ourselves is what wrought 9/11. In case you weren't aware, they "declared war" on us after the first Trade Center bomb­ ing... We just didn't take them seriously, let's hope welve gotten the message. Maureen Dudley. Conifer, Colo.. Formerly of Dowling To the editor: As a resident of the Hastings School District, spouse to a Hastings School Teacher, and father of three future Hastings School District children. I find it disconcerting that our Board of Education and superintendent cannot agree on a contract with the Hastings Education Association. The Hastings District Superintendent and Board of Education have chosen the cloak of a $200 per hour lawyer in place of face-toface negotiations with the HEA. Given the past track record of negotiations. 1 find it very disappointing that our school board has cho­ sen this avenue to resolve this criti-ud issue. Why are we paying a big city lawyer for small town negotiations? I understand every day the implications of doing more with less, particularly with my try ing to raise a young family. I understand the difficulties of under funded mandates. “No Child Left Behind," MEAP testing, year­ ly progress reports, school certifications, teacher debt, teacher's certification, and the requirements that grow every year for those certifications. Let us not forget who the front line work­ force is in this situation and show our teach­ ers the admiration, respect and value in the job they do on a daily basis. Having grown up in the house of an educator of 32 years and now being married to one. I have seen first hand the work, that teachers do every day Teachers are the backbone of our future, our community, and our nation. Teachers willingly give up nights and weekends to attend dances, recitals, band con­ certs, sporting events and perform all kinds of activities in support of our children. Teachers are routinely talking with parents and students while shopping in our community, or eating al a local restaurant, and they are continuously exhibiting the importance of education in our community. Teachers are constantly working, even when they arc not in the traditional classroom setting. We as parents entrust teachers every day to guide, protect, teach and instruct, train, coun­ sel. coach, console and the list goes on. For many children their teachers become a second parent, confidant and friend whose inspira­ tion. time and again, is carried into adulthood. How is it our Board of Education and super­ intendent can ask our teachers to do and be all these things and then turn right around and say they’re not worth serious negotiations. I would like for everyone to sit down and ask themselves a few simple questions: Where did you learn your ABCs? Where did you learn to read and write? Where did you learn arithmetic? Where did you learn about history, and where did you learn about many of the rights and wrongs of our world? Remember, as you ponder these simple questions there was always a teacher educaling us with words of knowledge and under­ standing. Remember there was a teacher with those life lessons, tests, and homework, push­ ing us to develop and team as an individual. Now those same teachers need you to stand behind them in pursuit of a fair and just con­ tract. Support our Hastings Education Association and support our teachers for a fair and just contract by encouraging our superin­ tendent and Board of Education to negotiate with our teachers. Dan Patton. Johnstown Township Don’t believe, repeat all rumors about Charlton Park To the editor: To help clear some things up: The first pro­ posal on the Aug. 8 ballot was the renewal millage for Charlton Park. The first millage is dedicated to Charlton Park only and cannot be used elsewhere. The second millage had nothing to do with Chariton Park and would be usedao upgrade and expand the park system in the county. I know it is easier just to repeat rumors than to check them to see if they are true or what is the rest of the story. The "Nothin' but Truck" event grew so fast it outgrew the park. The last year it was at Chariton Park the monster trucks demonstra­ tion was just a few yards from the spectators, with no barrier between them. If anything had gone wrong, people would have been serious­ ly injured. With their move they have room to expand and a safe area for the monster truck show. The last time the Civil War was at the park, the paper work showed the park made just over $800. Let's call it $900 for easy figuring. When the event was over the park had to pay to repair two buildings that were broken into and it took three men a week to clean mess left behind. I I do not know about you but my mother taught me to clbaf th? diets 1 made. We feel it vias tTp tb the ire-enactors to clean up their own garbage. It is not right-for the residents of Barry County to pay for garbage pickup either. This is where the $5 camping fee came in. If they left the garbage they could pay for cleaning it up. The re-enactors’ answer was just raise the admission price to the event. Before the rumors start next year, here is the latest. A couple of years ago the Corvette Cub that sponsors the Corvette Show elected new officers. The new officers advised us at that time they did not feel a historic village was an appropriate place for the show. They have been looking for another place since that time.. So do not be surprised when the Corvette Show leaves the park. We are looking for events' tc fill these places. When did people change their mind about what Historic Chariton Park shoull be? Since the park was established it was a pkee to save and store the history of Barry Count/, a muse­ um and the place to team about oui past - education. The recreation area was the place to go play and have fun. Now we hear rrcuiy people iust want more events. With this in mind I would like to remind everyone that Chariton Park has a full-time workforce of six .people, including . _ the direc­ tor. -t office manager/bookkeeper, special events coordinator/housekeeper. education director/curttfor and (fof lack of a better title) Senator Stabenow has earned re-election To the editor, ! U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow is a true Michiganian. Bom ia Gladwin and reared in Clare, she understands what makes living in Michigan so special, and fights for those things every day in the Senate. Contrary to broadcasts by the opposition, she has a very good legislative record in her first term in the United States Senate. Elected five years ago she has fought tirelessly for Michigan to defend against foreign countries' unfair and illegal trade practices, prescription drug companies that put profit over peoples' needs, and oil companies making excess prof­ its. She has fought for jobs for Michigan, and for stopping Canada's exporting its trash to Michigan landfills, and for examining the trash that comes for toxic and dangerous con­ tents. Among legislation she has sponsored are $2 billion in tax relief for job creation, a transportation bill creating over 61.000 good­ paying jobs in Michigan, and stopping coun­ terfeit auto parts and soft goods that steal jobs from our state. She was author of the first fed­ Public Opinion: eral ban on Great Lakes drilling. She stopped dangerous and illegal shipments of Canadian trash, and negotiated for reducing such shipments each year until zero ship­ ments is reached in four years. She has helped ensure homeland security and safe communities by supporting our First Responders. She received a 2005 Legislator of the Year award for this legislative action. She has stood up for Michigan families by keeping prescription drugs affordable for vet­ erans and troops. She has been a leader on providing health care and prescription drugs. She has provided stronger protections for consumers on identity theft, and predatory lending. She has set the standard for con­ stituent service, responding to over one mil­ lion tetters, calls, and e-mails through her Washington and Michigan offices. I hope you agree that Senator Debbie Stabenow deserves another term to work for Michigan in the United Stales Senate, and will remember to vote for her in November. Eileen L. Oehler. Retired Hastings Library Director The Tigers turnaround The Detroit Tigers have gone from being one of the worst teams in the history of baseball a few years ago, to topping the Yankees in the American League Divisional Series, and are now playing the Oakland As for the pennant. What has been the key to their quick turnaround? Responses to our weekly question. two maintenance men. These two men main­ tain all the buildings and the grounds, which is a huge task. If anyone can tell us bow to have an event every weekend and still give the staff any time off. we would be glad to hear these ideas. As it is now. the staff does not get any overtime, they receive comp time. The coun­ ty rules say that all comp time has to be used in the year in which it was earned. Since the comp time is earned between April and December, there is not enough time to use it. therefore much comp time is lost each year. It would help if the Chariton Park staff year for comp time would be changed to run from April 1 through March 31 of the next year. This change would allow most of the comp time to be used. There has been criticism of Dr. George W. Shannon, but keep in mind that be has enlarged our Indian village. This will show everyone how the indigenous people lived before the white man arrived. He has also made it possible to remove fees for the recre­ atin') area. Except for special events, the vil­ lage. swimming beach and boat launch arc fre?. There is still a charge for reserving a pavilion In the ftmnr when you bear sbmedirn about the park of just repeating it again and again, please call the or a parks and rec commis. >nn member and check it out. Remember there are Mwayi two sides to every story. The Parks and Recreation Coniznission meets the third Tuesday of each mx»th. Except for Jim Brown and Keith Ferris we rarely see anyone else. Please come and express your opinions. Sharon Rich, member. Parks and Recreation Ccmmi.sion Too many abuse privilege of letters To the editor: Is it your policy to limit letters to editor to one a month from your readers? If so, some seem to abuse the privilege. There are four or five readers who do more than write letters, they write columns. My suggestion is that they form their own newspaper and then if the rest of us want to constantly read their opinions, we can sub­ scribe to their papers. Helen Plaunt. Hastings ThaHasth«a Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 Hastings Banner, Inc. putMMty A Division oi J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacoba Prestoem Frederic Jacoba Vce Pwdent Stsvan Jacobs Secretary/Trvaiurer • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (EdWog Elaine Gibed (Asssanr EdHoh Helen Mudry Patnaa Johns Breit Bremer Fran Faverman Marty VanHouten Hastings: David T. Young. Wayland: I quit following base­ ball back in 1994 during the players* strike and I haven’t come back, but I’m very happy for the Tiger, and Michigan. Dan Miller, Hastings: Lori Silsbee, Nashville: Peggy Warnez, Plainwell: Sandra PonseBo Kelly Lloyd Jon Gambee Megan Lave* • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • QaaaAed ads accepted Monday through Fndey. 800am. lo530pjn There arc two things, maturity is one and Jim Leyland is the other. Thai's a toughie. Better coaching by what’s his name? Jim Leyland. Leyland turned it around. Jim Leyland. I think he’s the major key of the whole thing. He’s just brought it all together. 1 don’t know. They’re just awesome. I love ’em. I don’t know. I watched the debate last night. Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buarge Jonathan Jacobs SubecrtpOon Ralea: S30 per year n Barty County S32 per year m adpnng counties S35 per year etsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO BoaB Hastings Ml 49058-0602 Second Class Postage Pato at Hastings Ml 49058 �The Hastings Sanner - Thursday. October 12, 2006 - Page 5 Hastings teachers professional, caring To the editor. Last year our family moved from Hastings to Middleville so that my husband would have a shorter commute to his office in Kentwood. After we settled into our new home, we realized that we no longer resided within the Hastings Area School System. We didn’t give a second thought as to where to place our children. We are now a school of choice fam­ ily and our sons continue to attend Central Elementary school. Our son David has some special needs and the staff at Central has really gone the extra mile to ensure that David is making progress and getting the educational experience that he deserves. One teacher in particular has spent countless after school and summer hours tutoring David out of the kindness of her heart. We are so fortunate to have such giv­ ing. caring, role models for our children. These same teachers are still providing optimum education to our children despite the fact that they arc working without a con­ tract. I hope you will all join me in supporting these valuable members of our community Please attend the school board meeting on Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. This meeting will be held at Pleasantview Elementary school. Kristen Cove. Middleville Capitalism has lost its humanism Can Charlton Park make up lost ground? There’s a theory making the rounds privately in Barry County that Charlton Park first must "crash and bum” before it can rise from the ashes as a new. stronger and more viable institution. In other words, there are people still promoting defeat of the renewal of the Charlton Park millage request in the Nov. 7 gen­ eral election in order to force changes they believe are necessary. They further maintain passing the millage next month will only bring us back to business as usual at Charlton Park, and per­ ceived needed changes won’t occur as a result. I'm not entirely certain how to take these troubling notions, but I do agree changes are needed, and 1 hold out a lot of hope with the new Board of Commissioners that will convene next January. The millage renewal proposal Nov. 7 is not a cartoon copy of the one that went down by nearly a 60-40 percent tally on Aug. 8. The Barry County Board of Commissioners wisely dropped the second request, a quarter of a mill increase, which was sound­ ly rejected by 70 to 30 percent in the primary, and concentrate instead on the renewal. They also decided to cut the number of years for the cvy in half, from ten to five, and they agreed to allow a Headlee rollback from .25 mill to .227. thereby saving taxpayers a little money. But are these changes really enough, or will the public see them as merely cosmetic? I don't think the champions of Chariton Park should continue with scary stories about prospects of it closing. Even if the mill­ age doesn't pass Nov. 7, t*>e December 2006 tax collections will fund it at least for another year afterward, enough time for yet another special county-wide election sometime in 2007. I think it would be wiser to promise the electorate there will be substantial changes on the board that oversees parks and recre­ ation and 1 suggest creation of a Charlton Park Board that would only handle all issues for Barry County's greatest attraction. I hereby propose the Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission undergo a few changes in membership and meet only quarterly each year to oversee all parks and recreation proj­ ects throughout the county. This commission is weighted down by a state law that insists it be made up of one to three County Board members, a representative from the Planning and Zoning Commission, the drain commissioner and a representative from the Road Commission, in addition to the remainder from the gen­ eral public. Six of the ten members currently on the commission are heav­ ily tied to county government. And only a few years ago. the parks chair, vice chair and secretary-treasurer positions were filled by the representatives from the County Board of Commissioners. That was more than necessary from commis­ sioners who haw been repeatedly accused of too much micro­ management. So let’s kick off two virtual representatives from the County Board, appoint two more public al-large people to replace them and limit this group to four meetings a year, serving only in an advisory capacity for all parks in Barry County. Then let’s create an independent Chariton Park Board, mostly made up of citizens with a keen interest in a mission that includes a delicate balance of preserving history and promoting an attrac­ tion for tourism. Let’s insist this board include people who bring certain special skills to the table, skills such as history, marketing and business. Let's also insist this board have a clear vision of just what Charlton Park must be and set policies that make sense. Included should be a plan to win back some of the weekend attractions that have been lost over the past several years. Last, but not least. I would ask that Chariton Park aggressive­ ly pursue rediscovering its relationship and appreciation of the Barry County neighborhood and its citizens and spend a little less time on marketing with regional metropolitan areas. Mistakes have been made in the past several years, like the problems of placing new members on the board, coming up with a new millage request they really didn't think through and could­ n’t articulate the need to the public, and they've lost many special events and haven't replaced them with new activities. I raid the last time I wrote about the parMhcQsnbed to encour­ age students from every school in the county sometime during the school year to tour the park, take a aicp buck to a different time, one without TVs, computers ti^dtndoor plumbing, Young people need to experience it first hand, they'll remember it better, and visiting the park should be a meaningful educational experi­ ence. If young people do visit the park they cotne home and tell their parents, grandparents and friends, so they will feel this is an important part of their education and it deserves public support as a valuable resource. The Parks and Recreations Commission and Friends of Charlton Park must understand it's not as simple as deciding to come back and try the millage again. That's the strategy schools used to do back in the old millage days — keep coming back until you wear down the voters. Sorry, that won't work any moie. In order to get the millage passed, some of the questions the voters have must be answered. It's not just about how many years, it’s about the leadership, the lack of events and the strained relationship the park has managed to create with the voters. I think when our public officials went back to the drawing board after the double defeat last August, they failed to keep in mind what the voters really said, what they wanted and what they were willing to support. They need to give us something positive to think about now or they will probably get another answer they don't like. If changes like the ones mentioned above are promised. 1 would be much more interested in promoting passage of the mill­ age renewal for Charlton Park. Yet so far I’m hesitant to recom­ mend either passage or rejection of the millage next month. The Friends of Chariton Park have undertaken an admirable and difficult task, but they may be guilty of too little, too late. Members of this loosely knit group haven't yet articulated a clear vision for what local citizens will get at Charlton Park if they approve that renewal. Advocates seem more focused on simply saving what's already there. I’m not sold on the notion that “pass the renewal millage request to keep what we have’’ will be enough to make up that 60-40 difference that went the other way in August. When you propose a millage request, you're asking the public to buy something. You’d better make sure you’re selling them something they actually want or need. That’s Business 101. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics HASTINGS, continued from page 1 ing, “In that best interest, we will be explor­ ing the reasonable, as well as the legal reso­ lution of the situation at the Hastings Charter Township Board meeting on Oct. 10.” McManus, when contacted by phone after the Tuesday morning meeting, noted the county is not obligated by state statutes to allow townships without their own planning commissions to review such requests. “There is no statute that obligates the Planning and Zoning Commission to refer an applicant to the Township Board, but we want to cooperate.” he said. “If that’s what they wish to do. we want to cooperate with the township.” However, he acknowledged this will add another layer and time to the process of peo­ ple applying for rezoning or special use per­ mits. “It will increase their (applicants') time frame by a minimum of one month.” McManus said. But when Commissioner Tom Wing Tuesday morning asked Brown. "How much do you expect this to slow down the applica­ tion process?” Brown answered. “Il shouldn't slow it down at all... Thirty or 40 days is not going to be the end of the world.” County Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp cautioned that McManus must abide by state statutes allow anyone who bypasses the township when submitting an application the right to be handled as quickly as possible by the county-level commission. It was also noted that the Planning and Zoning office sends notices of its meetings that includes basic agenda information about who will be appearing, where and why. Commissioner Sandra James asked Brown if Hastings Township, as a result of the new procedure, would keep its offices open more hours, particularly in the winter. Brown replied. ”What's winter got to do with it?” He went on to grant there may be some "hiccups" in the process. Brown also warned the County Board of Commissioners that he plans to take this issue to the Township Association to consider hav­ ing all townships examine requests for spe­ cial use permits, variances and rezonings before they go to the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission. Commissioner Mike Callton. also a mem­ ber of the County Planning and Zoning Commission. maintained Hastings Township's action “is just adding another step in the process, which is already a gaunt­ let.” He then asked Brown. “Are you trying to do your own zoning on the cheap?” Hastings Township could form its own planning and zoning commission, like five other townships in the county, to get first crack at applications, but it would cost a lot of money to have it established. Brown responded. “Part of the reason the five townships have their own zoning is that they felt left out... You people have got to step up. get your pocket book out and fund plan­ ning and zoning enforcement." To the editor: The number one reason for voting for change on Nov. 7 is the Iraq War. This war has seriously weakened our military and indebted our nation for years to come. To uni­ laterally invade Iran or North Korea without strong allied support and through congres­ sional debate and approval would be disas­ trous. Another issue at great importance to our nation is our foreign trade policies that were written by and for the large corporations con­ trolling our present Republican administra­ tion. If you are an hourly or salaried wage earner or small to medium business owner you can be assured this administration, is not your friend. You are expendable if it enhances the corporations’ bottom line and enriches their stockholders. Capitalism, made up of entrepreneuis cre­ ating small businesses and corporations is what made this nation great. The working man and woman is what made these bust nesses and corporations great. So why am I knocking capitalism? Because Capitalism has lost its Heart in the interest of profit- Workers arc treated as a commodity to be obtained and used as cheaply as possible and when no longer needed, cast aside, to the detriment of our nation, humanity, over time has been cheapened. When did this dehumanization by big cor- partitions begin? - probably gradually over a number of years, as we all wanted more for our investment dollars thus putting pressure on corporations to generate more profit for their stockholders. To become more prof­ itable. their boards of directors hired "hatchet men” CEOs at outrageous salaries to down­ size the work force. This downsizing trend has greatfy acceler­ ated with the NAFTA and CAFTA trade agreements that favor mostly large corpora­ tions. We must somehow restore a balanced cap­ italistic system, one that does not value prof­ it over the worker (the same workers who made them great in the first place). We should look beyond the 30-second sound bytes of our political parties and educate ourselves as to what our government is doing to us. then do something about it. A good book outlining what is wrong and how to change our foreign trade policies is “Take This Job and Ship It” by longtime sen­ ator Byron L. Dorgan of North Dakota. We owe it to our children and grandchil­ dren ’o become informed and vote for those who will restore balance to our economic policies and restore reason and statvmanship to our executive branch of government. Jack L. K incman. Hastings Ovarian cancer can be beaten To the editor: In 1956, my oldest sister died of cervical cancer. She was only 49 years old. Then in 2004, my next sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I asked my family doctor in July if 1 should be tested and be said no, because I had a complete hysterectomy I could not get it. 1 went to the doctor in November 2005 not feeling well and was told I have ovarian can­ cer and would be gone before Christmas. It is so sad that some family doctors do not know you can still get ovarian cancer after a complete hysterectomy. The cancer doctor asked if I wanted to fight and 1 said yes. My first chemotherapy was Thanksgiving Day. After five chemotherapy treatments, 1 was cured of cancer. I also had a lot of people praying for me So ladies, even if you’fee had a hysteiectomy you should be tested for ovarian cancer There is a simple blood test called CAI25 that checks for cancer cells. The normal range is 0 to 35. The cancer doctor says there is no scientif­ ic reason for me to be here today. It is mirac­ ulous that I am here. I will celebrate my 79th birthday in October. So ladies don’t give up and do get checked. Betty L. Kuhlman. Woodland Representation not leaders are wanted Dear editor, I recently received a recorded message from State Rep. Gary Newell, term limited Republican “representative” from the 87th district. He says. “We need strong leaders in Lansing.” Wrong. Michigan is growing from the bur­ den of high taxes, low quality education and disappearing jobs. While politicians at all levels make excuses, blame each other, and fight like children, the people are discussing some excellent ideas for repairing the dam­ age done here in Michigan. This proves to me that politicians aren't nearly as smart as the people they’re trying to lead. Stop insulting our intelligence. We don’t need leaders. Mr. Newell, we need represen­ tation! Can you hear me now? Lola Tyler. Taxpayer Party. Hubbardston r County Plan Commission OKs 3 permits The Barry County Planning Commission approved three special use permits and two site plan reviews at its regularly scheduled meeting Oct. 9. Diane Carl was requesting a special use permit for a dog kennel and grooming parlor in the at 13344 Gilkey Lake Road in Section 21 of Barry Township. Seth and Becky Oosterhouse were request­ ing a special use permit for an auto body repair home occupation al the corner of M-43 Highway and Willetts Road in Section 31 of Carlton Township. William and Julie Ward were requesting a special use permit for a day care at 1980 River Road in Section 27 of Hastings Township. Site plan reviews were approved for Steven and Diane Barnum in Woodland Township and Jon and Lorie Raymond in Irving Township. WANT WEATHEI FORECASTS’ Want to know where to get all this information? From student loons to Social Security benefits to buying surplus government property all kinds of government information ore just o dick o< call away FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FED-INFO �Page 6 - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH QUIMBY UNITED METHODiST CHURCH 2601 Lacey Rrud. Dowling. Ml 49050 PaMor. Sieve Olmstead. <6|6> 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School IK) a_m_. Sunday Exerunr Service 600 p.m.; Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday night' 6:30 p.m. "Member Chunh of the WnrlrfWidr Anglican Communion.” 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office: 12691 945-3014. The Rev. Fr. Chartes P McCabe III. Rector. Father Paul Dow me Supply Prist Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Music. M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday Worship 10:30 am.; K4C-T4C second WELCOME CORNERS I \l l Hl METHODIST UHlRUH Sunday Worship - 10 a.m. 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 4905g Pastor Susan D. Olsen Phtine 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School. 10:45 a.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 Nonh Bnsadway. Rev. Timni Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship9:45 a.m.; Sunday School 11.00 a.m.. Evening Service 6 p.m.. Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. I*hone 269 721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpolc. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 mmn Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group.Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's gsoup. 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7, pan Christ's Quillen. ffibk Sttdx Thursdays 7:15.' Choir Thursdays at 5’45. Church website: trychapclumc.org. coun- FIRST B APTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastm Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minuter of Music Ryan White. Youth 3c Family: Dave Wood Sr„ Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School far all ages; 10:45 a.m . Morning Worship. 6.W p.m.. Evening Service? 7SX) p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6..Ml p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & MotmnChildren's Choir. Indies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-419? Pastor. Bernard Biair Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School HI am. Worship Service II a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. W (MIDGROVE BRETHREN CHRIS I IAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Randall Bertrand Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Sunday School 9:30 a.tn. Worship Time 10:30 a.m. Youth activities: call for information. HOPF. UNITED METHODiST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Church Secretary • Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tbcsday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning; 9:30 am Sunday School; 10 45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 41; Wednesday 6 p.m. • Pioneers (meal sen cd i resumes in October. Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. & Sr. High Youth (meal served) resumes in October. Wednesday 7 pm Prayer Mtg Thursday 9:30 a m Women's Bible Study ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor Saturday Mass 4:30 pm; Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m. and I KM) a.m.. Confession Saturday 3 30-4; 15 pan. ' WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. PO Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippcrsDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 a.m. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd (in Iningi. Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6:00 pjn. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Even Prayer scnicc and special Holy Days senices as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Sv. Andrew & Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. HtMwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the rectoty number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrew matthias. We are port of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our sen ices. Sunday of each month 5:30-7:30 p.m. October-March P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time betorc the service. Nursery, children’s ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. HASTINGS FREE} METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. State Rd. (Corner of State Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11 00 a.m. Kids for Christ. I KM) am Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed dunng announcements Sunday School for all ages 10:00 a.m. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6-00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week: 9:00 a.m. Senior Adult Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Pastor's Class. Sing 'n Share. Youth and Children's classes. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women’s Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month ABUNDANT UFE FELLOWNHIP MINISTRIES GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH A Spint-fillcd church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy M­ 66 south. of Assyria RdNashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m.. 6:00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boy s A girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call I -616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645 Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovcrgracc.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. FAITH I MIH) METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400 Wonhip Senices: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages al 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville Rev Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic­ Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 a.m. “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being un.ied with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Latke Drive. All baptized Christians arc welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to jie an Episcopalian - just a believer. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574 Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours arc Monday -Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:(M) a.m.-Neon Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. I KM) Traditional Worship Sen ice. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. DELTON - David Allen Menck of Delton passed away suddenly October 8. 2006 at the age of 59. Dave was bom September 20. 1947 in Kalamazoo, the son of Clifford and Dena (Musselman) Menck and spent his life ir. the Kalamazoo'Delton area. He was a veteran of Vici Nam Service and spent his working life with the Conrail and Northfolk-Southcm Railroad, where he was a foreman at the time of his death. Dave was known as the family jokester and always loved to get your attention. He spent much of his time outdoors where he avidly loved to be; especially fishing and hunting. He was a founding member of the Delton V.F.W. and a long-time member of the Delton Moose. Dave is survived by his wife. Carol (Belt) Menck; son, Daniel (Susan) Belt; daughter. Jessica Belt and her special friend Gary Fisher, mother. Dena Menck Moore; two brothers. Robert (Jcri) and Clifford (Bonnie) Menck; stepbrother. Holt (Jennifer) Moore; two grandchildren. Alison and Matthew, and one soon-to-be grandchild; nieces and nephews. Warren. Debbie. Joshua and Michelle; sister and brother-in-law. Doug (Linda) Cottee and family. He was preceded in death by his father. Clifford; and fondly remembered by his favorite dog. “Marley”. Visitation will be on Thursday. October 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at WiiliamsGores Funeral Home. Delton. Funeral servic­ es will be at 11 a.m. Friday. October 13,2006 at the funeral home. Dr. Robert Terwilliger of BethanyReformed Church will be officiating and the interment with Military Rites will be at Cedar Creek Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Eaton Rapids Home for Veterans' Children. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Orien Allen Adams MIDDLEVILLE - Orien Allen Adams of Middleville, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday. September 26. 2006. We only had a few hours, but you were loved so much and will be in our hearts forever. Orien is survived and cherished by his lov­ ing parents. Jeremy and Ashley Adamr. sib­ lings Kadence Marie and Xachery Mik?: grandparents. Jeffrey and Maria Gu&’inis. Michelle Raley. Randy and Bonnie Adams; great grandmothers. Doris Gustinis. Elizabeth Ujvari (Nagymama) and Joyce Jarman. He leaves behind a large family of aunts, uncles, cousins and many loving friends. Arrangements by Beeler Funeral Home. BATTLE CREEK - Eugene R. Worm, age 86. of Battle Creek, passed away October 3. 2006. Eugene was bom September 18. 1920 in Fond du Lac. Wisconsin, the son of Fred and Ruby (Muntag) Worm. In 1945 he married Beryl Wilson who sur­ vives. An Air Force Veteran. Eugene served his country proudly. He was a computer program analyst for the Federal Government and was involved in the U.S. Space Program. He was an active outdoorsman and totally enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, being out in the woods and creating his own firewood. He faithfully attended Culver Rd. Church of God. and when be and Beryl were in their prime, they found that Saturday nights with friends in the community and at the area dances what that they enjoyed. He is survived by his wife. Beryl; one daughter. Sue Conroy of Arizona; two sons Mark (Sherri) Worm and Kurt (Debra) Worm; nine grandchildren; four and three expected great grandchildren; one brother. Gordon (Bette) Worm; one sister. Audrey (Phil) Trampe; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded by bis parents and one daughter. Sandra. According to his wishes cremation has taken place. Memorial services were held Friday at Culver Rd. Church of God. Elder Brian Noble officiating. Memorial contributions to Culver Rd. Church will be appreciated. The family is being served by the Williams-Gores Funeral Home, Delton. Flu shot clinics set this month The Barry-Eaton District health depart­ ment will have flu shot clinics at the health department. 330 W. Woodlawn in Hastings on three consecutive Mondays, Oct. 16, 23 and30. lie clinic wifi be available from to 4 pjfi. all three days. Accepted insurance will include 14Siicare Joseph Cadotte M»nhcws. Ill. Hastings and Charlotte Mary Puffpaff. Nashville. Timothy Scott fctevens. Freeport and Jessica Eileen Curti. Freeport. Leonard Paul Ashby. New Haven. CT and Heather Lynn Hurst, New Haven. CT. Jacob Todd Mctlelland. Nashville and Courtney Lynn Gregg. Nashville. Thomas James Fealherly. Middleville and Terri Jo DeRuiter. Middleville.* Man in Roy Hall. Hastings and Sarah Elizabeth-Tyndale Lepak. Hastings. Warren Carlyle Gorden. Hastings and Marjorie Ann Brownell.* Hastings. Chad Allen Rabideau. Hastings and Sheena Ann Vaughan. Hastings. David William Armstrong. Hastings and Jody Nicole Davis. Hastings. B. Medicaid. PHP Commercial arcl other providers. Cash and checks will be accepted, but no credit cards. DRUG COURT, continued from page 2— • Approved amendments to the Michigan Department of Human Services Child and Family Services County Child Care Budget for a little over a million dollars. Family Court Administrator Bob Nida said the moves will result in an increase of $130,000 because of a match in the child care fund. ' • Decided to enter into an agreement between Friend of the Court and the State Supreme Court Administrative Office to pro­ vide supervised visitation arrangements for non-custodial parents, to be overseen by retired social worker Robert Meppelink. The state will provide $4,300 for the program. • Approved payment of up to $ 1.848 to buy a cross-cut production paper shredder for the Sheriff's Department. -.Agreed to the purchase of furniture lor the Drain Commission reception ares at a cost of up to S 2 500. • Adopted a resolution for revved fee schedules for building permits, electric per­ mits. mechanical permits and plumbing per­ mits. French commented that Barry's County’s fees for all four lower than most surrounding counties. • Voted 7-1 to appoint George Hubka to a term on the Farm Preservation Board that expires Dec. 31,2007. • Noted the Friend of Charlton Park group meets at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the MainStreet Savings Bank in Hastings. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945 5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9:00 a.m. Traditional Worship Service. 10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour. 10.05 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. 600 p.m. Youth Group. Nursery care is provided for both services! Visit us online at w ww.firsichurchhastings <>rg and our web log for sermons at: hlip;//haaUPg*pnato • icrian blogspoi com.' Today - 8:36 MARYLYN called you home. We miss you more than words can ten. Thanks to electronics, wecanstiilsee ano hear you sing and play your instruments. VVb love you... Otis Hermenitt. Gloria & Ernest Herman. Melissa 6 Paul Cupp. Stephanie & Chris Smith and GrandchSdren Ray C.Girrtxrti Oinifr/Dinrtor Gin'bach-funeraljfome 328 S. Broadway, information on worship service is provided b\ The Hastings Hanner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings Member F.D.l.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • “Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan _ Michelle 6 Jason Curtis. ■an. Women’s Bibk Study; 7* pan. Chancel Choir. Saturday H:M) a.m. Men’s Breakfast in Sharpe HalL Next Tuesday - 7M pan. Women's Bible Stndy. Next Wednesday • 6:15 a m. Men s BiMe Studs; 7:15 pan. Praise This HERMENITt’M 6-26-52- 10-1342 tfs been four years since the Lord jpmfMEwnutoD CHEMICAL BANK DELTON - Suzanne E. Biercma. of Delton, passed away Sunday. October 08, 2006 at Borgess Medical Center, at the age of 50. Suzanne was bi»m June 26. 1956 in Battle Creek and was a lifelong area resident. She was the daughter of Leroy and Shirley (Scivert) Wagner and was married to Carl Bicrema on November 8. 1980. he survives. Other family members include children: Todd (Heather) and Dirk (Amy) Bierema. both of Vicksburg; son Scott was killed in an accident 10 years ago; sisters Diana (Douglas) Collard of Plainwell, and Pamela (Jerry) VanSpyker of Grand Rapids; brothers Michael (Karen) Wagner of Plainwell and Phillip (Lola) Wagner of Richland; eight grandchildren and one soon-to-be great grandchild. She was preceded by her mother Shirley in September 2006. She was a communicant of St. Ann's Church, and a devoted family person who loved to have fun and make people laugh. She also loved to dance and care for animals. Mass of Christian burial and committal was celeb* <ted Wednesday. October 11.2006 at SL Ann's Catholic Church. Augusta. Bunal took place in Cressey Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Arrangements made by Williams-Gores Funeral Home in Delton. Maurene Hamp celebrates 90th birthday Maurene Hamp of Hastings will be cele­ brating her 90th birthday with family and friends at the Emmanuel Episcopal Parish House on Sunday. Oct. 22. from 2-4 p.m. Friends are welcome to join in the celebra­ tion. If you are unable to attend, cards would be appreciated and can be sent to Maurene Hamp at 315 North Taffee Drive. Hastings. Ml 49058. Hastings, Ml 49058 • 269-945-3252 Serving Hastings. Barry County and Surrounding Communities for 40 years Offering Traditional and Cremation Services Hastings Only Independent. Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Services Available Serving All Faiths f isi! our ird) sitefor: • Pre-planning on line • View current Funeral Service information • Leave a memory message to family members www.girrbachfuneralhome.net �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - Page 7 Hastings Exchange Club Youths of the Month named for October Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens of the Month honors this month from the Exchange Club of Hastings are Bret Lawrence. Megan Miller, Andrew Rodd, Montana Leep and Kelsi Harden. Students at Northeastern Elementary School who have earned Exchange Club of Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades for October are Annie Teunessen and Marshall Christensen, shown with teacher Alice Gergen. Bridget Hemingway, shown here with teacher Bernadette Norris, has been selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizens of the Month for October at St. Rose School. Central Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month tor October, as selected by the Exchange Chib of Hastings, are (from left) Autumn Bowerman, Michaela Kalmmk and Bo Morgan, shown with teacher Tim Newsted. The Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizen of the Month for Octoter. as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are Marissa Poth-Miller and Stepbanee Leask. shown here with teacher Dan Benningfield. • -±- New Location! ! Kathryn M. Russell Liberty Case, shown here with teacher Trisha Kietzman, is Young Citizen of the Month for October from Pleasantview Elementary School. Attorney Law I Facing a Bankruptcy... Divorce Custody Dispute... Criminal Case? Protect your Rights! 128 W. Center St., Hastings • Telephone (269) 945-4243 Bring this nd htfor ejrit consultation. Expire, !0-31-2006 ONP THE CO FAMLY foOKSTMt Ute Is Sood T-SNrts. Hots. Mows. Scarfs. Picture Frames an H what do you think? (; with Barry County Sth District L Commissioner Mke Callton GmMng card* coming soon 104 E. State Street. Hairing* Ml Nett H> the Shue (in<undi Coffee Hour Star Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for October, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are Shelby VanderMe! and Lennon Gildea. with teacher Julie Sevems 269-945-5377 900-800 MONDAY-SATURDAY . ClOttD SUNDAY Happy -Sweet 16" Maddy We Love You Both Ways BASEMENT PROFESSIONALS! Baaament Waterproofing Want to get a passport? Glass Blot* Windows All kinds of government information are just a click or call away. On August 8th, the Parks Enhancement Millage went down 70% to 30% and the Parks Renewal Millage was defeated 59% to 41%. This November 7th the Parks Renewal Millage has been put back on the ballot... angering some voters. “What part of no don’t you under­ stand*. was how it was put to me by a stem Woodland farmer. It s time for some frank and honest discussion. After receiving a lot of feedback from *no' voters, most com­ ments could be put into groups. Do any look familiar? I voted against the Parks Renewal MHlage because: 1. The 2nd millage angered me, so I voted No on both 2. Times are tough, my taxes are too high and I don’t want to pay more. 3 The ballot language was confusing and it looked like an increase. 4 I vote no on all millages FlRSTGOVgov I (800) FEDINFO Alon fi T)nd. Cistri fi 4?«o(k». tjk Cwjoirfa fi Tkr Tkwfos BOW SYSTWI OF SOUTHWEST IWMOW. SC 5. Parks should pay for them­ selves and not require a millage. 6.1 don’t like the direction of the parks. They should stick to Irving Chartton's vision 7. They’ve lost too many good events like the Civil War reenactment 8. Voting down the Renewal Millage win force a change in the Parks Board and Director This new millage has addressed some of these concerns. It is only for the maintenance of Charlton Park. It will cost 10% less, and last half as long as the previous renewal millage A $100,000 home will pay $11.35 per year The ballot language will be clearer and have no hidden increases One thing that we all can agree on is that we care about Charlton Park and would like to see it remain open Tell me what you think P.O Box 676. Nashville, Ml 49073 rnchaeicaBonl 81 @ho(mai com Paid tor by Dr. MBw Canon, DC- Barry County 5Ti District Comnttwomr �Page 8 - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Hake OtHeMa jfnnie’s MAILBOX .by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar Take Mom, please! Dear Annie: A little over four years ago. my mother became unable to live alone, so my brother and I weighed our options and decided Mom should live with my husband and me. My brother promised to take Mom to his house for regular visits to give us some lime to be on our own. Visits became scarce, to say the least. When he does take her. she leaves here on Friday and I have to pick her up on Monday. In the four years Mom has lived with us. my brother has taken her a total of 76 days. And he only lives 26 miles away. He and his wife are always going somewhere or have made plans that can't be changed. I have tried every way possible to get more help out of them, to no avail. Mom has Parkinson's disease, breast can­ cer and heart disease. Now her memory is failing. I have a wonderful husband who has done more than any son-in-law should have to do. but now the strain is really getting to us. Please don't suggest a nursing home, as we watched my husband's mother waste away in one. Any other ideas? - Very Tired Caregiver Dear Tired: You and your husband are to be commended for taking on this job. but all caregivers need a break. If you can't get your brother to help more, perhaps he would be willing to contribute financially so you can hire occasional assistance or pay for day-care services for Mom. Here are some places to find support and information: The Family' Caregiver Alliance (caregiver.org) at I -800­ 445-8106: the Eldercare Locator (eldercare.gov) at 1-800-677-1116: aid the National Family Caregivers Association (thefamilycaregiver.org) at 1-800-896-3650. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 12 at the Freight House. The program will be present­ ed by Bonnie Jackson of Saranac. She is chairwoman of the Ionia County Genealogical Society project on the World War II veterans of Ionia County. Thus far hundred* of stories have been submitted. There is vet time for veterans or their surv ivors to contribute their record and story . The Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet at I p.m. Saturday. Oct. 14. at the I rc’ght House. The speaker will be Thomas Niethamer of Woodland w ith one of his entertaning programs partially focusing on his German genealogy. A new construction crew appeared on I nursday for the street project. A tree compan | with its tiny motorized auger began d .Hing holes in the planting pockets downt«|wn and on North Fourth Avenue on the 'margin of bare dirt between the sidewalks and the curbs. Others in the crew began planting ■trees which are about eight feet high with I slender trunks. Some are fruiting trees bear[ ing what looks like a crop of cherries. The 'downtown trees are protected by metal grat­ ing set over the squares of black dirt. Then on Friday other equipment appeared and all the margins of bare soil w ere spray ed with hydro­ turf. Workers had been using lots of hand tools just ahead of the sprayer raking, adding soil to the new hollow spots around some of the curbs and sloping lawns down to the level of the sidewalks. On the north side of Carl's and Walker Pharmacy there had been a strip of grass along the walk. Now the entire width Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. 1005 West Green Street Hastings Michigan 4905R Telephone 269 « 1 r’ ’t 19 Internal Mt du ine FLU VACCINE I had the flu vaccine once before and it made me feel tired so I have never taken it again. My doctor really wants me to get one. Is it safe? The flu vaccine is generally very safe. As you mention, there can be a few side effects including a sore arm, feeling tired, sore muscles or even a fever for a few days. If you get the nasal-spray vaccine, you may get a runny nose, cough, sore throat or even a headache. Despite these possible side effects, the flu shot is still generally recommended. There are groups of people that are at higher risk of being exposed to the flu or might develop more severe side effects from the flu that should seriously consider the flu vaccine each year. These include all children aged 6 to 59 months, all adults aged 65 years and older, all women who are or may become pregnant during the flu season, residents of nursing homes or care facilities, those with long term health problems, children who are on chronic aspirin therapy, health care workers who have contact with patients, those who are in contact or care for children less than 6 months of age and anyone who has close, daily contact with the public. There are also a few groups of people that should not get the flu vaccine. These include anyone who has an allergy to eggs, those who previously developed a condition called GuillainBarre syndrome ( a reaction that caused a partial or complete loss of muscle movement within 6 weeks of getting a flu shot) or has had an allergic reaction to a flu shot in the past ( not just the above mentioned side effects). For those that just don't like shots, there is an alternative way to get the vaccine. It is a nasal spray form of the vaccine and can be used by healthy adults between ages of 18 and 50. It is more expensive and is a "live virus' vaccine therefore it is not recommended for pregnant women or those with other medical conditions. If you don't get the flu vaccine and develop the flu. all is not lost. There are now four different antiviral flu drugs that you can take to lessen your symptoms, decrease the amount of time you are sick and make you less contagious to other people. You need to start these within 2 days of getting sick and are not considered a substitute for the flu vaccine. A leafy tree has fourd a new home on Fourth Avenue. Can't be serious is covered with concrete. The final coal of tarvia was laid on Tuesday. Death came Wednesday. Oct. 4. in Lansing for Donna Shustari. 73, daughter of Mrs. Marie Warner of Lake Odessa. She is sur­ vived by her five clflfdren Gary. Randy. Peter. Linda and Loretta, rf^w'with spouses: broth­ Dear Annie: 1 met "Jeff" at work. We real­ ly hit it off and became instant friends. Eventually, he asked me out on a date. We had a great time, and for three weeks, we were intimately involved. We would speak daily on the phone and see each other once a week. Jeff made it very clear that he wasn't interested in a serious relationship because it would interfere with his career goals. Jeff made it seem like he wanted more, which confused me. He would take me out to dinner and a movie, and hang out at my home until the middle of the morning. He told me his deepest, darkest secrets. I thought we were creating a special bond. After the third week of dating. 1 asked if I could see him one more day out of the week, and he replied. ’No.’ He also broke off our arrangement, stating that I was complicating things. Now 1 never see him. and he never calls. Although he is still friendly when we run into each other at work. I am very hurt. How should I handle this? Why doesn't it bother him as much as it bothers me? - Hurting in Texas Dear Hurting: Jeff made it perfectly clear that he wasn't interested in a serious relation­ ship. The fact that he confided his secrets and stayed all night meant he enjoyed your com­ pany. nothing more. He might have felt dif­ ferently eventually, but after only three weeks, you pressured him to commit more lime to you. and that scared him off. Treat him as a friend at work and set your dating sights elsewhere. er Robert (Lynda) Warner of I^ke Odessa and Anita (Jufes) Fink of California Funeral serv­ ices were held Saturday al a Lansing funeral home. Memorials were directed to the Cristo Rey Community Center. She had been bom in Williamston to parents Roy and Marie. She had been a volunteer in the schools. Fall leaves added to the beauty of the sur­ roundings a Sunny Sunday with their new colors for fall. Leaves are failing in great numbers on lawns, so raking and leaf blowing will be the next big project for homeowners. Marilyn Leslie Courtney had the misfortune last week to fall. She has a broken arm. bro­ ken nose and a second very sore arm. Kathy (Mrs. George) Carpenter, also suffered a fall recently. Substitute swimsuit Aloha, Annie: I read the letter from "Embarrassed." who had scars on her legs from cutting herself and didn't want to wear a swimsuit. May I make a suggestion? Here in Hawaii, it is common for women to wear long board shorts and a bikini top at the be&ch. Maybe she could do the same. T.G. in Hawaii Dear T.G.: Thanks for the great suggestion. Other readers recommended Ghana Swimwear, which makes swimsuits with sleeves and ones that cover the leg to the knee (reminds us of old photographs from the 1890s). We don't generally like to advertise specific businesses, but if they are helpful, we want our readers to know about them. Bully hubby can I do? - Sad and Hurt Dear Sad and Hurt: Judd is an emotional bully. He needs to feel superior to someone, and you’re the easiest target. Don't give him the satisfaction of letting him know he can hurt your feelings. You need to be strong and stand up to him. If you don't think you can do this, get some professional assistance from a counselor. Beat breast cancer Dear Annie: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This year, an estimated 212.920 American women will get the dread­ ed news that they have invasive breast cancer. Five to 10 percent or more of those cases will be the result of hereditary causes. The average age of onset for hereditary breast cancer is 44 years - more than 20 years earlier than breast cancer in the general population. Women who are at genetic risk need to he more closely monitored and have annual mammograms beginning at the age of 25 (for other women, mammograms should begin at age 40). biannual clinical exams and genetic counseling. • There is good news. U rec*m years, we have learned much about the mouhoring. detection and treatment of women at risk Testing is now available to detect whether a woman is genetically predisposed k, heredi­ tary breast/ovarian cancer syndrome, a syn­ drome I identified in the early 1970s. During October, please help educate ycur female readers about the importance if knowing their risk. If they have family mem­ bers - a sister, mother, grandmother - who have had breast cancer, they should talk It their family physicians. I invite anyone who is concerned to call the Creighton University Hereditary Cancer Center in Omaha. Neb., at I -800-648-8133 or visit our website at http://medicine.crcighton.edu/HCI. Knowledge is power. Sincerely. - Henry Lynch. M.D.. Director. Creighton University Hereditary Cancer Center Dear Dr. Lynch: Thank you for providing this excellent information to our readers. We hope all women al risk will contact you immediately. fanny burps' Dear Annie: I read the letter from "C.B." about the "other" F-word. My kids would laugh seeing that. When they were growing tip. 1 devised "fanny burps" to refer to gas passing, and I still think it's rather amusing and inventive compared to the alternative. Lately they have razzed me for this too-prim usage from their past, but I'll cling to it. My granddaughter recently invented "fanny bub­ bles" while in the bathtub, and I like that. too. - Still Prim and Proper in Toledo Dear Prim and Proper Marcy's son once said he "made a burp in his tushy." which also works. Thanks for a good chuckle. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Many Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann lenders column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxts comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and readfeatures by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists. visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.cre­ ators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. Dear Annie: My husband frequently puts me down and criticizes me when we are around other people. One time a neighbor was talking to "Judd" in our yard. I went out to ask the neigh­ bor a question, and before 1 FREEPORT, MICHIGAN even opened my mouth. Judd said. "We were doing just fine until you came out." Deep-fried or sauteed gizzards Another time we were at his Friday, October 13 - 6PM business convention, a group of about 150 people, of Foilwing day - Sat. Euchre I PM whom I knew four by name (Judd never introduces me). I approached a small group he Shamrock Tavern Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health It you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. was talking to. and he said. ’Go away. We're talking." 1 was so hurt. I went to our room so no one would see me cry. Judd didn't notice I was gone for nearly two hours. When my brother and sister-in-law came to visit and we finished dinner and did the dishes. I suggested we go to the living room to visit. My husband said. ’You go. We like it here." Judd also criticizes whatever I say. My opinion on any subject is wrong and worth­ less. 1 end up feeling stupid. Why does be treat me this way? Is he ashamed of me? When I tell him how it hurts my feelings, he says I should know he is just teasing. What Bow Hunters Special ’S’5 This new tree has low branches near the Freeman dental office. Boss is Gene - Lets Party �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - Page 9 Financial FOCUS From TIME to TIME Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN A look down memory lame... ________of Edward Jones and Co. The importance of Fall Do You Have a Plan to Provide for Loved Ones? Creek in early Hastings You work hard to provide a comfortable living for your family. But you also need to think about what might happen to them after you're gone or if you become incapacitated. That means you need to start planning. And the best time to begin is now. no matter what your age - because the future is not ours to see. To properly provide for your family, you'll need to take quite a few steps Here are some of the most important ones: • Purchasing adequate life insurance - You may already have life insurance - about threefourths of Americans do. according to L1MRA. a research and consulting organiza­ tion serving the life insurance industry - but do you have a sufficient amount to pay off your mortgage, send your children to college and meet other key needs? A financial profes­ sional can help you determine if your cover­ age is adequate. • Lowering taxes - Some of the individual assets you leave behind may generate income taxes, which can be considerable. A tax advi­ sor may be able to help you reduce this poten­ tial burden. • Designating beneficiaries - You should periodically review the beneficiary designa­ tions on your life insurance contracts and qualified plans, such as 401 (k)s and IRAs. It's essential to update these designations if remarriages raid stepchildren are part of your family picture. Keep in mind that beneficiary designations will even supersede the instruc­ tions in your will. so. if these designations are out of date, your true wishes may not be car­ ried out. • Writing a will - If you were to die intes­ tate - without a will - your assets might be dis- Rollen Mill. By Esther Walton The vast majority of cities, villages and towns in the Midwest were originally founded along a lake or stream. Rivers and streams could be used for transportation and could be harnessed to power the various types of mills whose products and services were needed by early pioneers. Usually the first mill constructed in a new settlement was a sawmill whose products were in high demand as a community grew. As these new communities grew the need for other types of mills became apparent and planing mills, grist mills, roller mills, cider mills and carding mills, etc., were added. Once a village became established the pro* prietors of taverns, shops and stores became interested in encouraging area fanners to bring their wheat and other produce to town to have it processed. Fanners folks would of course buy things in as they waited for their grist to become flour. For obvious reasons black smith shops and general stores located near the mill. The first commercial structure built in Hastings was a saw mill in about 1839. This mill was being constructed about the same time that the Hastings Company was drawing up street plans and platting off lots. An original 1860 wall map indicates that on the south side of east State Street, between Creek and Waters streets (now Michigan Avenue and Boltwood] there were two mills side by side. One was a. saw mill, the other was a grist mill. In addition, further south on Fall Creek there was a third mill. This mill was powered by steam and was located between Grand and Bond streets at the south terminus of Water Street (now Boltwood]. In August. 1946. local historian M.L. Cook published an interesting memoir in. the Hastings Banner headlined: "Fall Creek Powered Grist and Saw Mills Way Back When.” ’ quote from Mr. Cook’s article: “When my father and our family moved from the Prairieville farm in the fall of 1863 and for several years thereafter, there was a small red grist mill; and just south of it a saw mil). The grist mill and most of the saw mill were in what is now Boltwood Street, just south ci State Street. “Both mills were owned by Oscar Hadley. They were operated by water power. The water came to them via a short mill race that connected with Hadley’s dam. The dam embankment stood on East Court Street. It extended for a little less than a block between Michigan Avenue and Boltwood Street. The banks of this dam were about as high as the present Court Street roadway across the nar­ row Fall Creek valley at that point. “This dam impounded the water brought to it by Fall Creek which was then much larger than now. Why it is called Fall Creek can be easily understood by observing the consider­ able fall in that creek from the Ketchem Road (cd. Shriner Street] to Grand Street. “The water in the Hadley dam extended four blocks south from Court Street to Grand Street, it was quite deep. “In the winter time Hadley's pond was a prime favorite for men and boys and a few girls who loved skating. There were no refrig­ erators or ice boxes in Hastings of that period. A few families here had ice houses. They were filled in winter with ice from this pond. Then the kids had to be careful going near the thjn ice that yoqn formed, on the places where ice had been cut. The blocks of tee were packed in sawdust from the Hadley mill. “Fall Creek also furnished power for a much larger grist mill in Hastings, known as ’the upper mill’. It was situated near the southwest comer of Grand and Hanover streets. The dam was located a few blocks south of the mill. A long mill race, traces of which can yet be seen brought water to a very small pond, then located on now what is Hanover Street. From that point to the creek level west of it there was a considerable drop. The upper mill had a big water wheel which furnished much more power than Hadley’s dam. Both mills ground the grists which were brought by fanners from considerable dis­ tances. “Clearing the forests and draining the low lands that fed Fall Creek in the early days of Hastings had so decreased the flow of water in the stream that in a few years the two Hastings grist mills had to put in steam plants.” Through the years numerous mills were destroyed by fire. The Hastings Roller Mill had a long life; many locals still recall it. In the April 29. 1886, Banner it was announced that a roller mill was going to be built on Michigan Avenue along side the railroad tracks (now Apple Street). The mill was to be made of brick. 36’ x 50’. “three stories, with basement and an engine room attached.” ... “it will be of 100 barrel per day capacity, with all of the modem improvements’’.... this will be a much needed addition to the business of the city and as the company building the same is the same composed of leading business men of the place. It will beon catch penny affair, but an ornament and credit to the city.” On Oct. 14. 1886. the Banner reported that the Hastings Roller Mill is completed and is now running. The article went on to describe how it operates: First, the grain is dumped from the farmers wagons onto scales in the mill, after weighing it is elevated into bins, from thence it is elevated to the top of the mill and discharged into a Eureka milling separa­ tor. From thence it is elevated to a Hercules Separator and brush combined, from whence it is again elevated to the top of the mill, when it passes through a rolling screen from which it drops into a cleaned wheat gamer. From the gamer it is taken to the first roll where it is cracked, passing to the roller screen and scalped and the crease dirt taken from it. It is then passed to a second brake, then to another scalper, and so on successfully for five brakes or rolls. During this process »hc wheat each time passes over a wheel and the product of the scalping process goes to a separating wheel which takes all of the flour from the middling, the middling going through three purifiers, according to their grade, and coming from the purifiers back to rolls and being reground, and then carried back and bolted on Morse bolts all from this mill will be made exclusively on the patent Morse bolts.” The mill in 1938 was remodeled and used by a construction company. It had other uses until about the 1960s when it was tom down and the land was turned into a parking lot. SHERIFF, continued from page 1----------be a level of integrity that cannot be compro­ mised by the county. After seeing the final contract for commanded road patrol unions. 1 have to question the integrity of Peter Cohl's luiw firm. There is a lawsuit from a union from up north where Peter Cohl's office is accused of unfair negotiations. It has been the practice for years for Peter Cohl's office to leave out words, sentences or even para­ graphs that change the flavor of the contract. Ever since Peter Cohl's office started nego­ tiating. union members have had to take the time for one to read word for word while another reads from the original, to make sure everything is correct. “I am speaking of my own experiences with negotiations. I will not take part in nego­ tiations until the commissioners listen and take the appropriate action. The actions of Peter Cohl's office are a direct reflection o the commissioners. Your integrity as commis­ sioners is called into question each time Peter Cohl’s office is allowed to display a lack of respect for the employees of Barry County. It is my recommendation to the four unions that I work with that they not ratify a contract until the finished product is in their hands and read word for word. I encourage all other department heads to follow my lead. We have a duty to our com­ munity and our employees to make sure they arc treated with respect and integrity. Our employees will perform better knowing that we care about them. Our community will appreciate it because the caring attitude will filter down to them." Efforts to reach Cohl. of the legal firm of Cohl. Stoker. Toskey and McGIinchey of Lansing -Wednesday for comment were not successful. tributed by a court. This could lead to a great deal of problems within your family. • Creating a living trust - Even if you have a will, your assets will have to pass through probate - which can be time-consuming and expensive. But with a properly established living trust, your assets can pass directly to your beneficiaries without court interference, iegal fees, lengthy delays and public disclo­ planners and cannot provide* lax or legal advice. You should consult with a competent tax specialist or attorney for professional advice on your specific situation. This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward Jones sure. • Drafting a general power of attorney This document allows you to appoint another person to conduct your business affairs if you become physically or mentally incapacitated. Clearly, trying to accomplish all these steps can be somewhat daunting. But you don't have to do it alone. By assembling a qualified estate-planning team, consisting of a financial professional, a tax advisor and an attorney, you can get the help you need to achieve your goals. Of course, you're never really •done” with youi estate planning. Why? Because, over time, your life can change in many wa^s. Your family or job situation may change, or you may become involved in charities that you wish to support. Consequently, you’ll want to revisit almost every aspect of your estate plan every few years. But you won't want to wait a few years before you begin your planning. 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Mortgagee, dated July 18. 2003. and recorded on September 18. 2003 in instrument 1113591. tn Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to EMC Mortgage Corporation as assignee by ar. assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Two And 74/100 Dollars ($292,162.74). including interest at 6 125% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged prem­ ises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 2. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 28. town 1 North. Range 7 West. Described as: Commencing at the South 1/4 post of said section 28. Thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 sec­ onds East along the South line of said section 28. a Distance erf 337 17 feet: Thence North 21 degrees 45 minutes 25 seconds West along the Westerly nght-of-way line of a 66 feet wide private road 11 60 feet. Thence North 20 degrees 44 min­ utes 37 seconds west along said nght-of-way ime 159 14 feet: Thence north 16 degrees 06 minutes 37 seconds East along said right-of-way line 156 43 leet: Thence North 30 degrees 09 minutes 59 seconds East along said right-of-way line and the extension thereof 399 26 feet. Thence South 77 degrees 25 minutes 58 seconds East 114.51 feet to a point on the centerline of said 66 feet wide private road. Thence North 27 degrees 02 minutes 05 sec­ onds east along said centertine 176.43 feet: Thence North 07 degrees 05 minutes 51 seconds East along said centerline 129 11 feet to the true point of beginning Thence North 16 degrees 11 minutes 32 seconds west along said centerline 84.15 feet: Thence South 70 degrees 51 minutes 18 seconds west along said centerline 113 00 feet: Thence North 21 degrees 20 minutes 31 seconds west along said centertine 168.54 feet: Thence North 40 degrees 14 minutes 40 seconds east along said centerline 130 44 feet. Thence North 82 degrees 52 minutes 52 seconds East along sad centerline 213.38 feet: Thence South 76 degrees 55 minutes 51 seconds east along said centerline 104 49 feet. Thence North 68 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds east along said centerline 112 30 leet to the centerline of day road. Thence southeasterly 87 68 feet along the centerline of day road and the arc ol a curve to the left with a radius of 636.71 feet and a chord which bears South 82 degrees 09 min­ utes 41 seconds East 87 61 feet: Thence South 86 degrees 06 minutes 23 seconds East along said centertine of day road 15 45 feat; Thence South 38 degrees 13 minutes 02 seconds West 116 05 feet: Thence South 68 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds west 50 00 feet. Thence South 14 degrees 06 min­ utes 59 seconds East 334.29 feel lo a point on the Northeny shore of Loon Lake; Tt«nce South 59 degrees 27 minutes 17 seconds West along a tra­ verse line of said lake shore 122 00 feet. Thence North 41 degrees 32 minutes 35 seconds West 220 00 feet thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 125 00 feet to the place of begin­ ning. . Together with and subject to an easement lor ingress, egress and utilities over a strip of land 66 feel in width, the centerline of which is described as commencing at the South 1/4 post of section 28. Town 1 North. Range 7 West: Thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East along the South line of said section 28 A Distance of 337.17 feet; Thence North 21 degrees 45 minutes 25 sec­ onds West along the Westerly Right-of-way line of a 66 feet wide private road 11.60 feet; Thence North 20 degrees 44 minutes 37 seconds West along said Right-of-way line 159.14 feet; thence North 16 degrees 06 minutes 37 seconds East along said nght-of-way line 156 43 feet; Thence North 30 degrees 09 minutes 59 seconds East along said nght-of-way hne and the extension ihereo! 399 26 feet. Thence South 77 degrees 25 minutes 58 seconds East 114.51 feel to a point on the centerline of said 66 feet wide private road and the true point of beginning; Thence North 27 degrees 02 minutes 05 seconds East along said centerline 176 43 feet; Thence North 07 degrees 05 minutes 51 seconds east along said centertine 129.11 feet: Thence North 16 degrees 11 minutes 32 seconds West along said centertme 84 15 feet: Thence South 70 degrees 51 minutes 18 seconds West along said centertine 113.00 feel; Thence North 21 degrees 20 minutes 31 seconds West along said Centerline 168.54 feet; Thence North 40 degrees 14 minutes 40 seconds along said center­ line 130 44 feet; Thence North 82 degrees 52 min­ utes 52 seconds east along said centerline 213.38 feel: Thence South 76 degrees 55 minutes 51 sec­ onds East along said centerline 104.49 feet: Thence North 68 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds East along said centerline 112 30 feet to the centertme of day road and the point of ending The redemptkn period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated October-5. 2006 For more information, please call FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. . Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 20C Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #108716F01 rrso«m NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2007 BARRY COUNTY BUDGET PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 24. 2006 the Barn- County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the 2007 County budget during the regular Board of Commissioners meeting at 7.-00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the County Courthouse at 220 W. State St.. Hastings. Ml 49058. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing. A copy of the proposed 2007 budget is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the County Administration Office. 3rd fioor. Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings. Ml 49058. Debbie S. Smith. Clerk Barry County Board of Commissioners 77506908 HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a special assessment roll covering all properties within the LONG LAKE AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL PROJECT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 06-1 benefitted by the pro­ posed aquatic plant control project has been filed in the Office of tht Township Clerk for public examina­ tion. The assessment roll has been prepared for the purpose of assessing costs of the project within the aforesaid special assessment district as is more particularly shown on plans on file with the Township Clerk at the Township Hall. 5463 South M-43. within ’he Township, which assessment is in the total amount of $154,875. - PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Supervisor and .Assessing Officer has reported to the Township Board that the assessment against each parcel of land within said District is such relative por­ tion of the whole sum levied against all parcels of land in said District as the benefit to such parcel bears to the total benefit to all parcels of land in said District. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, in accordance with Act No. 162 of the Public Acts of 1962. as amended, appearance and protest at the hearing in the special assessment proceedings is required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, may appear in person at the hearing to protest the special assessment, or shall be permitted to file at or before the hearing his or her protest by letter and his or her personal appearance shall not be required. PLEASE TAKE R RTHER NOTICE that the Township Board will meet at the Hope Township Hall at 5463 South M-43 Highway. Hastings. Michigan, on Monday. October 23. 2’006. at 7:00 p’.m. for the pur­ pose of reviewing the special assessment roll and heading any objections thereto. The roll may be exam­ ined at the office of the Township Clerk during regular business hours of regular business days until the time of the hearing and may further be examined at the hearing. Any person objecting to the assessment roll shall file his objection thereto in writing with the Township Clerk before the close of the hearing or within such other time as the Township Board may grant. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if a special assessment is confirmed at or following the above public hearing the owner or any person having an interest in the real property specially assessed may file a written appeal of the special assessment with the State Tax Tribunal of Michigan within thirty (30) days of the confirmation of the special assessment roll if that special assessment was protested at the above announced hearing to he held for the purpose of reviewing the special assessment roll, heanng any objec­ tions to the roll, and considering confirmation of the roll. Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the heanng impaired ami audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon seven i"i days notice to the Hope Township Clerk. Individuals with dis­ abilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk. Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk H«>i>v Township 5463 S. M-43 Highway Hastings. Ml 4905H 775»*6988 (2691948-2464' PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7430 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by ANTHONY G. CROSARIOL and DEBORAH A CROSARIOL HUSBAND AND WIFE to Mortgage Eteci'orec Registration Systems. Inc (“MERS"). solely as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 16. 2004. and recorded on February 23. 2005. in Document No 1141843, Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum ol Two Hundred Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents ($200,725 49). including interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Michigan, at 01 00 PM o'clock, on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol BARRY, Barry County. Michigan and described as. COMMENCING AT THE WEST 1 / 4 POST OF SECTION 6 TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. BARRY TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHI­ GAN. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MIN­ UTES 35 SECONDS EAST. 885 90 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 6: THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST. 406 50 FEET ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF STONEY POINT DRIVE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 51 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST. 25 73 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST. 109 78 FEET ALONG SAID CENTERLINE; THENCE SOUTH 35 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST. 504.24 FEET TO AN INTERME­ DIATE TRAVERSE LINE OF THE SHORE OF CROOKED LAKE; THENCE NORTH 79 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST. 183 08 FEET ALONG SAID INTERMEDIATE TRA­ VERSE LINE; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST 375.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING INCLUDING ALL LAND LYING BETWEEN SAID INTERMEDIATE TRAVERSE LINE AND THE WATERS OF CROOKED LAKE AS DETERMINED BY THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDE LINES. SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PUR­ POSES OVER THE NORTHERLY 24 75 FEET THEREOF. TAX ID NO. 08-03-006-005-65 The redemption period shall be 6 monins from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale. Dated: September 15, 2006 Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. ("MERS"). solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. Mortgagee/Assignee Pater M Schneiderhan & Associates PC. 23100 Providence 0*va Guile 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, tn that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage mace by John K. Powers, a married man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 12. 2003. and recorded on August 14. 2003 in instrument 1110974, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Seventy-Eight And 02/100 Dollars (S143.C78.02). including interest at 6% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiM be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM. on November 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel B: Commencing at the Southeast comer of Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 7 West and running thence North 01 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds West along the East line of said Section 1517.14 feet for the place of beginning: thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds West 409.13 feet; thence North 01 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds West 220 00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds East 409 13 feel to the East line ol said Section; thence South 01 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds East along said hne 220 00 feet to the place of beginning. The Easterly 33 00 feet thereof being reserved lot high­ way purposes Parcel C: A parcel of land m the Southeast 1 /4 ol Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, described as; commencing al the Southeast comer of said Section 15; tbynce North 01 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds West along the East line ol said Section 1737.14 feet for the place of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds West 409.13 feet; thence North 01 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds West 220 00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds East 409 13 feet to the East line of said Section, thence South 01 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds East along said line 220 00 feet to the place of beginning Subject to highway right ol way over the Easterly 33.00 feet thereof The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated; October 12. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 File #027771FO2 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert L. Rosa. Jr. and Karen J. Rosa, husband and wife, lo Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 30. 2002 and recorded October 7. 2002 in Instrument Number 1088866. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage « now held by Weds Fargo Bank. NA, as Trustee lor MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trost 2003-OPT1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Senes 2003-OPT1 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Nine end 33/100 Dollars ($124,609.33) including interest at 9.5% pc: annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 DO p m. on OCTOBER 19. 2006 Said premises are located in the Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 1 of Block 9 of Middleville Assessors Plat No 3. according to the recorded plat thereof, as record­ ed in Uber 3 of Piets on Page 11. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 56003241a. m which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS; The foreclosing mortgagee can reodnd the sate. In that event, your damages. If any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered ai sate, plus interest. Dated: September 21,2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 221 3289 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE ORCUTT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF KMA . NOTICE OF HEARING FOR THE ESTA6!JSHMENT OF THE JORDAN LAKE LEVEL ASSESS­ MENT DISTRICT (IF! "SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT-) FOR THE WATERS OF JORDAN LAKE, LOCATED M A PORTION OF OOESt'A TOWNSHIP, IOMA COUNTY AND A PORTION OF WOODLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN. To Whom ft May Concom: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a lake level was established tor Jordan Lake on March 11. 1958 The Little Thornapple River Intercounty Drain Drainage Board serves as the delegated autHMrt/ tor Barry County and tonte County with regaijto the Jordan Lake Level pursuant to MCL 324.3^701 et seq (Inland Lake Levels). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that on the 21st day of September. 2006. a petition was filed with lite Circuit Court for the County of Ionia, to establish the boundaries for the Jordan Lake Level Assessment District, (the “Special Assessment Distort*). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the Circuit Court in Rte No. 05-H-23985-CZ order that a pubic hearing be held to modify the 1958 Order of Determination which established the Lake Level of Jordan Lake. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that in accor­ dance with MCL 324.30707. this matter is set tor hearing on Friday. October 27. 2006 at 1XX) p.m. before the Circuit Court of the County of Ionia, in the Circuit Courtroom. 100 Main Street. Ionia. Michigan, for purposes of receiving evidence as to establishment of the boundaries for the Jordan Lake Level Special Assessment District and to modify the 1958 Order of Determination which established the legal lake level of Jordan Lake. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the preliminary proposed special assessment district tor the Jordan Lake Level is on file at the Office of the Ionia County Drain Commissioner and the Office of the Barry County Drain Commissioner. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that aH property owners affected are requested to be present at said hearing, if they so desire, to present testimony on the establishment of the boundaries of the special assessment district and tor the modification of the Order of Determination for Jordan Lake. Dated this 2nd day of October, 2006 Abigail Eaton. Chairperson Little Thomapple River Intercounty DrJn Drainage Board THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Angela Miller, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 17. 2006 and recorded June 26. 2006 in Instrument Number 1166452. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred Sixteen and 0/100 Dollars ($191.316 00) including interest at 7 7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on NOVEMBER 9. 2006. Said premises ere located in the Township of Cartton, Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 9. Leach Lake Resort, as recorded in Liber 1 ol Plats. Page 68. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In ’.hat event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated October 12. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. . Attorneys tor Servicer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fife No. 199.3296 rnoiwo THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MBJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mnrtgegsa In that event, your damages. If any, sheH bo od aoteiy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Intoroot MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Scott G. Tebo. original mortgagor(s). to Amenqwesl Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated September 28. 2005. as evidenced by Affidavit Of Lost Document recorded on March 24. 2006 in instru­ ment 1161675. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to CitiMortgage. Inc as assignee by an assignment, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Eighty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Seven And 22/100 Dollars ($87,537.22). including interest at 7.55% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. nobce is hereby given that said mortgage wiS be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 150 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated m Qty of Hartings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot .3, E.W. Bliss Replat. Qty at Hastings. Barry County. Michigan. as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats. Page 24. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless Oe.ermined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: September 21.2006 For more information, please cad; FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Senncer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte #105920F01 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTBTTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bobbie Ann Ptockney and Ronald Pinchnay, wite and husband, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC, Mortgagee, dated August 23. 2005 and recorded September 6. 2005 m Instrument Number 1152255. Barry County Records. Michigan. S«d mortgage te now held by Deuuche Bank National Trust Company. As Trustee Of Argent Mortgage Securities, Inc. Asset Backed Pas* Through Certificates. Series 2005-W3 Under The Pooenq And Servicing Agreement Dated Ac OL October.. !. 20uG, «**Mut Recourae by assignment. There • churned to be oue rt the date hereof the sum of Ont Hundred Fcrty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Fu^v-Sa and 57/100 Dollars ($148,846.57) including tourert o’. 8.4% per annum Under the power of sate contained <i sa< mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notce is hereby given that said mortgai.ie will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premtees. or some part of them, at pubfic vendue M the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, lAchigan at 100 p.m. on NOVEMBER 2. 2008 Said premises are located in the Townehip of Yankee Springs. Barry County, Michigan, and we described as: Commencing at the West one-quarter comer of Sector. 19. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 22 seconds East 2351.36 feet along the East and West one-quarter line to the center of said Section 19; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds Wes:. 833 taet along the North and South one-quarter fine of said Section 19 to the point of beginning; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West. 96.36 feet along said North and South one-quarter fine; thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 22 seconds West. 199.40 feet to the Easterty line of Archwood Avenue; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 21 seconds East. 96 36 feet along said Easterly fine; thence North 69 degrees 51 minutes 22 seconds East. 199 36 feet to the point of beginning, subject to all easements, conditions or restrictions of record. Being the same property conveyed to Chartene H. Potter and Bobbie Ann Pinckney, a married woman, as joint tenants with full rights of survivor­ ship by deed dated 02-02-06 and recorded 2-02-05 m deed Book 1140952. in toe Office of the Recorder of Barry County. Michigan. Being the same property coveyed to Chartene H. Potter, a single woman and Bobbie Ann Pinckney, a single woman by deed dated 09-24-02 and record­ ed 10-09-02 m Deed Book 1089106. m the Office of Recorder of Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shah be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abendoned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. m which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages. If any. are limited solely to the retur.i of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated: Octobers. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 Ate No 214 3948 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS OF SOUTHSIDE BOAT RENTALS, INC. Creditors and claimants ol SouthsLte Boat Rentals. Inc., a Michigan corporation, are hereby notified that the corporation was dissolved as a cor­ poration under the Michigan Business Corporation Act. effective September 1,2006. If you have a claim against the corporation, you must comply with the following • A Prepare a written statement of your daim. describing the nature of the claim, the dollar amount of the claim, if known, and if not known, an estimate, and the circumstances on which it is based Include the name, address and phone number of a person who can pro­ vide information about your claim if the corpo­ ration wishes to obtain additional information. B Mail the written statement to Southside Boat Rentals. Inc at the following address: 1835 South Broadway. Hastings. Michigan 49058 If your written statement of your claim is not received by April 25, 2007 your claim will be barned This notice is given pursuant to section 841a of the Michigan Business Corporation Act rrwra �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Randy and Cheryl Billings, husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated February 18. 2005. and recoroed on March 4, 2005 tn instrument 1142267, in Barry county records. Michigan. and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Nine And 22/100 Dollars (S77.899.22). including interest at 8.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will bo foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on November 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East 1/2 of Lots 2. 3 and all of Lot 8 of Block 1 of Bennett and Kentfield's Addition to the City, former­ ly Village, of Hastings. Barry. County. Michigan. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such safe, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the da»e of such sale. Dated October 12. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC J 248 593 1311 Trott 4 Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fife 4110155F01 rnoTO, THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel M Goggins and Melissa H. Goggins, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . Mortgagee, dated April 19.2003 and recorded April 24. 2003 in Instrument Number 1102727. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota. National Association as trustee by assignment. There ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum at One Hund red Six Thousand Throe Hundred Twenty-Five and 57/100 Dollars ($106,325.57) including interest at 11.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on NOVEMBER 2. 2006. Said premises e re located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 1225 of the City. Formerly Village of Hastings: also those parts of Lots 1 and 2 ol Block 28 of the Eastern Addition to the City, Formerly Village of Hastings, lying West of FaH Creek; also the North 21 feet of Lot 3 of Block 28 of the Eastern Addition to the City, Formerly Village of Hastings, lying West of Fall Creek. aN according to the record­ ed plat thereof. Crty of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such safe, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.32411. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated October 5. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 Fite No 209 3843 mown TH® FIRM ® A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Crystal M. Lee and Kevin D Lee a/k/a Kevm Lee. husband and wife, to Aames Home Loan. Mortgagee, dated March 8. 2006 and recorded March 27. 2006 in Instiument Number 1161771. Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now he.d by Aveto Mortgage by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Four and 72/100 Dollars ($84,544.72) including interest at 7.68% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 pm on NOVEMBER 2. 2006 Said premises are located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 229. City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Liber A of Rats. Page 1. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in when case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated October 5. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 413 0007 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SAlE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Charles P. Gahan and Lisa J... Gahan. Husband and Wife, as Joint Tenants, original rmxigagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 4. 2005. and recorded on March 11, 2005 in instrument 1142611. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Four Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred And 93/100 Dollars ($498,800 93). includ­ ing interest at 7.99% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that safe mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 2. 2006. . Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Unit 10. Lakeirfe Condominium, according lo the Master Deed Recorded in Liber 481 on Pages 745 through 770, Inclusive and Designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 3 together with Rights in General Common Elements and Limited Common Elements as set forth m said Master Deed and as Described m Act 59 of the Public Act of 1978. as The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless deterrmr.ed aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated. October 5. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott 4 Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate >104061F01 . Robert A. Tremain 4 Associates. P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BRENDA K JUAREZ. A SINGLE WOMAN to CREDIT UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY. Mortgagee, dated January 24. 2003. and recorded on February 04. 2003. as Instrument No 1096931. m BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COM­ PANY by an assignment dated March 31. 2006. and recorded on April 11. 2006. as Instrument No 1162471 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be dua at the date hereof the sum of mnty eight thousand live hundred ten and 34/100 Dollars ($98,510.34). including interest at 4 875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sato mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1.00 PM on November 02 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARRY County. Michigan and are descnbed as PARCEL 2: PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTH­ WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 33 AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. MORE PARTICULAR­ LY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE WEST QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION 33; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST AND WEST QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTION 33. EXTENDED WEST 185 00 FEET TO THE CEN­ TERLINE OF JENKINS ROAD. THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE 365.64 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 14 SECONDS EAST 445 13 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST 350 00 FEET TO SAID EAST AND WEST QUAR­ TER LINE OF SAID SECTION 33; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID EAST AND WEST QUARTER LINE 365 57 FEET TO THE WEST QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION 33 mND THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of fuch sale DATED: October 05. 2006 Robert A. Tremain 4 Associates, P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COMPANY Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information GJl: (248) 540-7701 hmn NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposal* will be received at the office of the Barry County Road Commission, 1725 West M-43 Hwy.. P.O. Box 158. Hastings. Ml .49058, untjl WXI AM, Tuesday, (October 17.2006 for the purchase of the following: (1) - 2007 4x4 Pickup Specifications and additional information may be obtained at the Road Commission Office at the above address. All proposals must be plainly marked as to their contents. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to waist irregularities in the best interest of the Commission. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, tn that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Tern Shropshire, a married woman and Aubra Green Shropshire Jr., her husband, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee lor lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 10. 2006, and recorded on January 18. 2006 in instru­ ment 1159078. tn Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Huntington National Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Five Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Nine Arid 70/100 Dollars ($55.239 70). including interest at 6.675% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: All that certain parcel of land situated in the Township of Inring. County of Barry. State of Michigan, being known and designated as a parcel of land described as commencing 28 rods 10.50 feel North of the Southeast corner of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 22. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, thence West 13 rods 11.50 feet, thence South 10 rods 13.50 feet, thence West 14 rods 10 feet, thence North 22 rods 3 feet, thence East 28 rods 5 feet, thence South 11 rods 6 leet to place oi beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 12. 2006 For more information, please call FC F 248 593 1313 Trott 4 Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4109557F01 rnow* CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby ghvn that a Public Accuracy Test will be conduct­ ed on Friday. October 20, 2008 at 9KM aua. in the office of the Hastings City Clerk. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan, for the purpose of testing the tabulating equipment and programs which will be used to tabulate the voted ballots for the November 7, 2008 General Election. Vote; aiiist terminals used to help voters mark their ballots will also be tested. BOARD OF COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF BARRY The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to the Clerk of the City of Hastings, (telephone num­ ber 269-945-2468 or TDD call relay services 1-800-649-3777.1 Donald Willcutt. Chairman Roger Pashby. Member D- David Dykstra. Member Thomas Emery City Clerk 775MN9 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose, tf you are in the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a certain mortgage made by Enn A Carlson and Randy Carlson. Wife and Husband to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee dated January 6. 2005 and recorded February 28. 2005 m Instrument Number 1141966 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Senes 2005-R4CGM under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 2005. without recourse, on which mortgage there 1. is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum o< Seventy-Five Thousand Three Hundred TwentyNine Dollars and Sixty-Five Cents ($75,329.65) including interest 8.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Northwest one-quarter of Section 36. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, described as beginning at a point 178 feet East of where the East line of Main Street intersects the North hne of Kellogg Street, running thence North 132 leet. thence West 55 feet, thence South 132 leet. thence East 55 feet. Village of Nashvrfte. Subject to ease­ ments. reservations, restrictions, and limitations of record, if any. Commonly known as 117 Kellogg. Nashville Ml 49073 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600 3241. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated. SEPTEMBER 15. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Amenquest Mortgage Securities. Inc.. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2005-R4CGM under the Pookng and Serving Agreement dated as of May 1. 2005. without recourse Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestnro 4 Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hi»s. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-55309 (AMC) mown NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST Notice is hereby given that ’hr Public Accuracy Test for the November 7.2006 general election :< scheduled for Tuesdiy. October 17. 2006 at 7 p.m. at the Woodland Township Haii. 156 S. Main. Woodland. .Ml 48897. The public accurac'-* test is cond.cted to demonstrate that the computer program used :*> record and count the votes cast at the election meet the requirements nf law. Individuals with disabilites requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the township clerk at least 5 days in advance o ’ the test. Cheryl Allen Woodland Township Clerk 156 S. Main Woodland. Ml 48897 269-367-4915 Office 269-367-4094 Home f6637Ml Public Meeting Be a part of the Future of Your Community You are invited to a public meeting to hear our consultants, JJR, and City staff report on the Comprehensive Community Plan including a review of what was learned, next steps to be taken and initiatives already underway. Monday, October 16, 2006 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Hastings City Bank Community Room 150 W. Court Street, Hastings, MI 49058 Discover the Opportunities! 77507031 �Page 12 - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by DOUGLAS C HOWELL AKA DOUGLAS CARL HOWELL. A SIN­ GLE MAN lo MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS­ TRATION SYSTEMS INC ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDERS SUC­ CESSORS AND ASSIGNS LENDER IS MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK FSB Mortgagee, dated November 25. 2003. and RE-RECORDED on December 10 2003. as Instrument No. 1119033. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred eleven thousand five hundred sixty three and 88/100 Dollars (Sil 1.563.88). including interest at 5.250% per annum Under tne power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1 00 PM on November 09. 2006 . Sad premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as THE EASTERLY 330 FEET OF THE SOUTH­ WEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 28. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST TOWNSHIP OF CARL­ TON. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale DATED October 12. 2006 Robert A Tremam & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue: Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOP WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Cail: (248) 540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kyle C. Rickert and Stacia Rickert, husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 29. 2003. and recorded on August 6. 2003 tn instrument 1110312. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Three And 20/100 Dollars ($121,763.20). including interest at 6.5% per annum Under tne power of sate oontaned in said mort­ gage and the statute th such caep. made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby glven'thli! Mid Tnbrfgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1XX? PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 284 285 286 287. and 304 of Algonquin Lake Resort Properties *2, According to the Recorded Plat thereof as Recorded in Liber 2 of Plats on Page 63 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period snail be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 21. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott A Trott. PC. ’ Attorneys For. Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4106525F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICAT1ON/POST1NG AND NOTICE OF ACTION CASE NO. 06-491-DM Plaintiff Crystal M Satterelli 621 E Walnut Hastings. Ml 49058 Plaintiff attorney None Defendant Jasen P. Satterelli 1424 Locust Jackson. Ml 49201 IT IS ORDERED 1 Ycu are being sued by plaintiff in this court to respora to a divorce from her You must hie your answer or take other action permitted by law in this court at the court address above on or before 11 2­ 06 if you fail to do so. a default judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint filed in this case 2 A copy of this order shall be published once each week in Hastings Banner paper for three con­ secutive weeks, and proof of publication shall be hied m this court 4 A copy of this order shall be sent to Jasen Satterelli at the last known address be registered mail, return receipt requested, before the date of the last publication, and the affidavit of mailing shall be filed with this court. Date 9/18/06 Judge James H Fisher THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy W McKay and Kelli McKay, husband and wife, to Mortgage Registration Systems. Inc . Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2005 and recorded August 12. 2005 in Instrument Number 1151063, Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by JPMorgan Chase Bank. N A . as Trustee by assign­ ment There is dawned to be due at the date here­ of the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Eighty-Two and 79/100 Dollars ($126.082 79) including interest at 9.95% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is heiaby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 pm. on NOVEMBER 9. 2006 Said premises are located m the Township of Freeport. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lots 1 and 2. Block 11. Samuel Roush’s Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 23. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. Dated October 12. 2006 Orlans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 207.5679 ™omk Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Mie may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at Mie, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by James A Eaton. A Married Man and Kimberly A. Eaton. A Married Woman, Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Washington Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated April 29. 2003. and recorded on May 13. 2003 in instrument 1104204. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Five And 56/100 DoHars ($66 445 56). mcteckng inlereet at 6.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 9,10.28 and 29 of the Village of Morgan. Formerly Shendan. to the Recorded Plat Thereof. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, please call FCS 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File <099164F02 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT BARRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT - FAMILY DIVISION NOTICE OF HEARING RLE NO 2006-24609-GM In the matter of Kathleen Mane Fletcher, a minor TAKE NOTICE: A hearing will be held on November 7. 2006 at 3:00 p.m.. at Hastings Probate Court. 206 W. Court St.. Hastings. Ml before Judge William M Doherty P41960 for the following purpose(s): Heanng nn Petition to appoint Phillip and Elaine Smith as Guaidians of Kathleen Marie Fletcher, a minor. If you require special accommodations lo use the court because of a disability, or if you require a for­ eign language interpreter to help you fully partici­ pate in court proceedings, please contact the court immediately to make arrangements Date. 104946 Michael S. Dantuma P45174 1861 RW Berends Dr. SW Wyoming. Ml 49519 (616) 531-7100 Philbp and Elaine Smith 285 S. Payne Lake Road Waytand. Ml 49348 <2691 838-2201 NOTICE The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held October 10. 2006, are available in the County Clerk s Office at 220 W State St., Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, ptus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bradley M Decamp a single man. ongrnal mortgaqn'is). to Oak Street Mortgage LLC. Mortgagee, dated March 31. 2003. and recorded on April 10. 2003 in instru­ ment 1101755. and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Eight Thousand Five And 03/100 Dollars ($68 005 03) including interest at 14 79% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on November 2. 2006 Sac premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan and are described as: The West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 3. Town 2 North. Range 7 West The redemption period shaii be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: October 5. 2006 For more information please call FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4108476F01 7’«*’** Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded oy the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your demages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sarah L Clayton and David W Clayton, wife and husband, original mortgagor(s). lo Washington Mutual Bank. FA. Mortgagee, dated September 24. 2004. and recorded on September 27. 2006 in instrument 1170623. in Barry county .records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Two And 06/100 Dollars ($88.502 06). including interes! at 6 375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a s?te of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at I 00 PM, on November 2. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Beginning at a point on the East anc West 1/4 hne of Section 18. Town 2 North. Range 10 West. Orangeville Township. Barry County. Michigan, distant East 324 14 feet from the West 1/4 post of said Section, thence West along said 1/4 line 125.00 feet, thence North at rights angles to said 1/4 hne 250 00 feet thence East 125 00 feet, thence South 250 00 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 5, 2006 For more information, please caH: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File <076116F03 mam AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MlLITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Donald K Hasty and Melissa M Hasty husband and wife ol Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to National Bank of Hastings nka Sand Ridge Bank Successor by merger to First Financial Bank dated the Sth day ol March. A.D. 2005. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and Stale of Michigan, on the 18th day of March. A.D. 2005.- in Instrument <1142905 of Barry Records, on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due. at the date of this rioticc. for pnncipal of $58.428 90 (Fifty Eight thousand. Four hundred Twenty Eight dollars and Ninety cents) plus accrued interest at 7.50% (seven point five zero) pete ‘nt per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that cn. the 26th day of October. A.D., 2006. at 1 00 o'clock said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage Which said premises are described as follows AH that certain piece or parcel of land situate tn the Township of Rutland, in the County of Barry and Slate of Michigan and described as follows to wit The North 385 feel of the North 36.38 acres of the West 53 38 acres of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 23, Town 3 North. Range 9 West, lying West of the North and South Road. EXCEPT the Easterly 230 feet thereof. Commonly known as V/L on M-43 Highway Tax ID 08-13-023-013-05 The redemption penod shall be one year from the date of such sale Dated September 26. 2006 WELTMAN WEINBERG 4 REIS CO . L PA By Michael I Rich. (P-41938) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Wettman. Weinberg 4 Rets Co L P A 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR*05528702 -?somm Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J. Warner, unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to Long Beach Mortgage Company, a Corporation, Mortgagee, dated November 30. 2004, and record­ ed on December 8. 2004 in instrument 1138379. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mot gage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Nine And 42/100 Dollars ($99.229 42). including interest at 8.5% per annum Under the power of safe contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 26. 2006 Sate premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 23 and the South 1/2 of Lol 22 of Broadway Heights, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats. Page 48. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated September 28. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC J 248 593 1311 Trott 4 Trott, P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4C71235F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFK E AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. It any, shaC be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALL - Default has been n ede in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert Ruthruff and Theresa Ruthruff. Husband and Wi*e. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 24. 2004. and record­ ed on September 30. 2004 in instrument 1134756, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Seven And 79/100 Dollars ($82.857 79). including interest at 7.1% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be 'oreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 19. 2006 Sate premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 6, Block 17. Lincoln Park Addition, according to the Recorded Plat thereof, as Recorded in Liber 1 of Plats, Page 55 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite <107223F01 ttsoum Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sele THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLE CT A DEBT. ANY INFORM AT1ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale mey be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If eny, shell be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Paul Barber, a Single Man, original mortgagor^), to Homebound Mortgage. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated May 17. 2002, and recorded on June 28, 2002 in instrument 1082960. and assigned by sate Mortgagee to Principal Residential Mortgage. Inc. as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Five And 59/100 Dollars ($139,835.59). including interest at 6 625% per annum Under the pov/er of sale contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 19. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 45 of Pine Haven Estates <2. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 6 of plats on page 9. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, please call. FC G 248 593 1310 Trott 4 Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 4L025-5822 Fite <1O6594FO1 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This uie may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Brian Bennett, a single man. original mortgagors), to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated March 10. 2005. and recorded on March 18. 2005 in instrument 1142900. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty And 33/100 Dollars ($114,960 33). including .merest at 8 7% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 2. 2006 Said premises are situated In Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 25. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, described as fol­ lows: Commencing at the Southeast comer of sate Section 15: thence West on Section line 92 rods, 2 feet for point ol beginning; thence continuing West on Section line 235.5 feet; thence North 357 feet; thence East 235.5 feet: thence South 357 feet, more or less to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the data of such sate Dated October 5 2006 For more information. please call: FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns, Michigan 48025-5822 File S109062F01 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATK)H WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CARLA J. LOWINSKI. a SINGLE WOMAN, to THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESS AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Mortgagee dated April 27. 2001. and recorded on May 8. 2001, in Document No. 1059272, Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum cf ^venty-Twc Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Seven DoHars and ThirtyNine Cents ($72,887.3i>; including (Merest at 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in sad mort­ gage and the statue in such case made *nd xovided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wi be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgagee premises, o* some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan, at 0140 PM o’clock, on October 26. 2006 Sate premises are situated in City of HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan and described as COMMENCING AT THE NORTH 1 14 PDST OF SECTION 17. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. CITY OF HASTINGS. BARRY COUNTY. MICHI GAN; THENCE EAST 1267 FEET THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES EAST. 516 FEET FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES EAST. 165 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 200 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST. 165 FEET; THENCE NORTH 200 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. TAX ID NO tt-55-13001940 The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in whch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated September 25. 2006 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESS AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPART­ MENT OF AGRICULTURE Mortgagee/Ass^nee Peter M. Schneiderman 4 Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATECOURT BARRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT - FAMILY DIVISION PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING FILE NO. 2006-24628-DE In the matter of Jean R. James TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS including whose address(es) are unknown and whose inter­ est in the matter may be barred or affected by the following: TAKE NOTICE: A hearing will be held on November 1. 2006 at 1130 a_m . at 206 W Court Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 before Judge William M. Doherty P41960 for the following purpose: A petition that Howard I. James, of 313 Meadow Lane. Hastings. Michigan 49058. be appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Jean R. James, deceased, who lived al 9950 S. Clark Road. Nashville. Michigan 49073. and who was born on November 23. 1911. and who died on September W 2006 It is also requested that the heirs at law of sate Deceased be determined Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the Estate will be forever barred unless presented to Howard I. James, proposed Personal Representative, or to both Probate Court at 206 W Court Street. Hastings. Mctugan 49058 and the proposed Personal Representative within 4 months of the date of, publication of this notice. Date 10/1046 Hudson Law Offices. PLC Richard J. Hudson P15220 150 W. Court Street. Suite A Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-9292 Howard I James 313 Meadow Lane Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-9457 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia tale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Dale Shick and Bethany Shick. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration System*, uh. . as nominee for lender and lender s successors and'or assigns Mortgagee, baled May 21 2004 and recorded on July 26. 2004 in instru­ ment 1131333. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Three Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Four And 59/100 Dollars ($93,374 59). including interest at 6.4°. per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated m Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The North 1/2 of Lot 4 and 5, Block 11. Daniel Stiker's Addition. According to the Recorded Plat thereof in Uber 1 of Plats, on Page 11 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of sucn sale unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File F106539F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reeclndod by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, H any, shall bo IlmHed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ross Ford, a single person, original mortgagor(s). to First Federal of Michigan, the Michigan Operating Name of Charter One Bank. FS B . Mortgagee, dated February 21. 2002. and recorded on March 8. 2002 in instrument 1076235. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Nine And 65/100 Dollars ($78.009 65). including interest at 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute «n such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of 'hem. at put'c vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 5 Block D. Pleasant Shores according to the recorded plat thereof m Liber 3 of Plats on Page 59 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the da’e of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated October 12. 2006 For more information, please call FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 FHe <110088F0i Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at ssla, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Melvin E. Spencer and Sharon K. Spencer. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 4. 2006. and recorded on January 26. 2006 m instrument 1159377. in Barry county records Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U S Bank National Association as Trustee to. CSAB Mortgage-Backed Pass­ Through Certificates. Senes 2006-1 as assignee by an assignment on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Five Hundred Two Thousand Forty-Two And 18/100 Dollars ($502,042 18). including interest al 7.75% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1 00 PM. on November 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 77. Sunrise Shores *2. as recorded in Liber 5 on Page 98 of Plats The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated October 12. 2006 For more information, please call FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ftte *110156F0l -ncn» THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jerry Rowden, married and Kimberly Rowden, married to Select Bank. Mortgagee, dated November 26. 2001 and recorded December 5. 2001 m Instrument Number 1070789. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is no* held by Washington Mutual Bank FA. successor by merger with Homeside Lending. Inc by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Eight Hundred Seventeen and 93/100 Dollars ($150.817 93) including interest at 6 875% per annum Und-v the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m on NOVEMBER 9. 2006 Said premises are located m the Township of Cartton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 21. Town 4 North . Range 8 West, described as: com­ mencing at the South one-quarter comer of said Section 21. also being the point of beginning: thence North 00 degiees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 66 00 feet along the North- South one-quarter line of said Section 21; also being the centertine of Barber Road thence North 89 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds East 34895 feet; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 374 50 feet; thence North 89 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds East 640 80 feet, thence South 00 degrees 03 min­ utes 49 seconas 440 5 feet to a point on the South line of said Section 21; thence South 89 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds West 990 24 feet along said South hne to the pomt of beginning Subject to nghtof-way for Barner Road together with and subject to right of-way for easement for private road described as th ai port cf the Southeast one-quarter of Section 21 Town 4 No; th. Range 8 West, descried as: Comme'icipg at the South one-quarter comer of said Sects*1 21. also being the point of beginning; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 66 00 feet along the North-South one-quarter line of said Section 21. also being th a centerline of Barber Road; thence North 89 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds South 68 95 feet; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 66 00 feet to a point on the South hne of said Section 21: thence South 89 degrees. 33 minutes 15 seconds West 568 95 feet along said South line to the point of beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abar. doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated October 12. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servcer PO Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 362 0669 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Juan Reboilal Rojas, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . Mortgagee dated August 18. 2005 and recorded August 23. 2005 m Instrument Number 1151532. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage ts now held by US Bank. National Association as Trustee for the MLMI SURF Trust Series 2006-BC1 by assignment There is claimed to De due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred FiftyOne and 80/100 Dollars ($67,951.80) including interest at 8.89% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made an provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, a! pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on OCTOBER 19. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Castellon. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 11. O A Phillips Addition, as recorded tn Liber 1. Page(s) 19 of Plats. Barry County Records The redemption penod Shan be 6 months from the date of Sovli sate unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. tn whch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: September 21. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 269.3815 rnowca Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Mchael J. Osbun. a married couple and Ruby L Osbun. a married couple, original mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group Inc . Mortgagee, dated June 13. 2003. and recorded on June 23. 2003 in instrument 1106974. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Three Hundred Eighteen And 95/100 Dollars ($151.318 95). including interest at 5.625% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 7. Charteson Heights Addition to the recorded plat thereof m Liber 4 of Plats, on Page 35 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate. unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: September 21. 2006 For more information, ptease call. FC C 248.593 1301 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *106760F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Mie may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at Mie. plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard Newcomer and Eleanor Newcomer husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated December 15. 2004. and recorded on January 4. 2005 m instrument 1139681. in Barry county records Micmgan. on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty And 22/100 Dollart ($147,430.22). .ncixlmg interest at 6.99% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute ip such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on October 19. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Sprngs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 13 of Valley Park Shores, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 4 of Plats, on Page 24 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated September 21. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC G 248 593.1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite ri06957F01 -w* GIRL - JoDec Elizabeth Gaskill, bom to Bob and Jan. Siblings include Dakota. Jessica and Abby. Praise God for this blessing. Kortncy Sherry and Jason Bennett of Nashville. Weighing 7 lbs. 8 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Charlotte Ann. bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 18. 2006 at 6:51 a.m. to Rene and Aaron Dykstra of Middleville. Weighing 7 lbs. 1/2 oz. and 20 1/2 inch­ es long. BOY, Johnnie Robert, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 30. 2(X)6 at 6:59 a.m. to John and Sara (Main) Jacobs of Delton. Weighing 7 lbs. 3 ozs and 20 1/2 inches long. BOY, Xayvion Thane, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 18, 2006 at 11:54 p.m. to Charity Peters and Kelley Me Arthur of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 0 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY. Dane Lymon. bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 29. 2006 at 1:14 a.m. to Tabatha Smith and Gideon Vandcrhoff of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 9.5 ozs. and 21 1/4 inches long. GIRL, Marissa Lynne, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 24.2006 at 8:00 p.m. to Brian Baird and Jessica Smith of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Chcsnhey Kicriahn Ohana. bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 28. 2006 at 3:25 p.m. to Amanda Williams and Isaac Smith of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Evelyn Gayle, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 2 J. 2006 at 2:12 a.m. lo Greg and Cindy Faubcn of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and 19 inches long. GIRL, Dalanna Ann. bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 28.2006 at 6:48 p.m. to Lonnie and Mike Vaskovic of Hastings. Weighing 4 lbs. 13 ozs. and 18 1/2 inch­ es long. GIRL, Alexis MaKenzie. bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 22. 2006 at 9:17 a.m. toMyRandia and Scott Coolidge of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 11 ozs. tnd 21 inches long. BOY, Keegan Matthew, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 22. 2006 at 12:26 a.m. to Sara Chavez and Chris Nicholson of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Diesel Reed, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 22.2006 at 7:58 a.m. to Corie and Chad Curtis of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs. 3 ozs. and 19 1/4 inches long. GIRL, Mariana Ruth, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 27.2006 at 7:28 p.m. to Jolene and Todd Kidder of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Micah Thomas, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 21. 2006 at 10:50 p.m. to Brad and Karin Johnson of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 9 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. BOY, Adrian Tucker, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 21.2006 at 3:35 p.m. to Tonia DeBoer of Delton. Weighing 8 Its. I oz. and 20 1/4 inches long. BOY, Edward Jacob, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 20.2006 at 7:32 p.m. to Chris Shoemaker and Mel Washbum of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Angel Marie, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 20. 2006 at 9:29 « m. to Raschelle Rutledge and Felipe Valdez of Lake Odessa. Weighing 6 lbs. 4 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Zoey Lynn, bom at Pennock Hospital on Sept. 18,2006 at 1:36 a.m. to Bring your film to PRINT PLUS for quality Him processing. Village of Orangeville 6810 Cambridge IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR INVESTMENT PROPERTY. THIS IS IT! 4 bedroom. I bathroom, ranch. Needs interior remodeling & redecorating. Sold to highest bidder - offers less than $25,000 will not be entertained. 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State Road Hastings, Ml The sale will be held at I flO pm al the Barry County Courthouse located in Hastings. Michigan Minimum bid is $41,701.00 VOTE YES S£.V. is $53,191 Property Sells "AS IS The home n a ranch with 3 hedroems. I bath on a full basement with a one car detached garage. The home has 936 square feet. This (oreclo'ure sale is vubject lo six month Charlton Park Millage Renewal ? redemption rights Tenn* - Certified funds delivered to the Sheriff al the vale For more details contact • Rural Development at (KXS) 771-6993 Paid for bv the Barry County Parks and Recreation Millage Committee (Friends of Chartton Park) David Hatfield. Treasure. 936 W Walnut. Hastings. Ml 49058 Rural Development is An Equal Opportunity Lender �Page 14 - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Violent and tragic events in schools serious, but rare, officials say nity last week. Il has parents concerned about the safety of National Center on Educational Statistics, there were 15 school-associated homicides ly with three shooting incidents within the last their children all across the country. The latest killings were especially worrisome because if and eight suicides among children ages 5 to 19 in 2002-2003. compared to a total school Sarver said he participated in putting together the plan of action and his department has undergone the same training as the stale six weeks. it could happen in the peaceful setting of Six teenage girls were held hostage and one Amish country, could it not happen any­ population of 54.2 million in that age group Donna Gafncy. a Seaton Hall University police and the sheriff s department. "We have participated in the training the County. Ga.. and be has talked to schools all was murdered in Colorado, a principal was killed by a gun toting student in Wisconsin professor who specializes in children and other departments have had and our office's over the world. He has also consulted with and the most recent killings of five young where? But the facts simply do not substantiate the concern. According to the 2005 Indicators of trauma, pointed out that there are literally thousands of schools throughout the country are prepared to handle any emergency. The safety of children is our.top priority and we girls in the Georgetown. Pa.. Amish commu­ School Crime and Safety, a report by the and "it only happened in three." Steve Crimando. director of training tor the disaster and terrorism branch of the New arc prepared to take the steps necessary to of Education and police in Israel, according to a brochure from Allen Superior Court, where ensure their safety." Sarver said. “By coordinating the training with the he recently spoke. Dorn told his audience that while recent Jersey Division of Mental Health Sen ices, other departments, we all know what our called the shootings "asymmetrical" because responsibilities are and how to respond quick­ ly and efficiently " incidents of violence is cause for concern, the fact is violence in schools is not a recent phe­ they have low probability, but high visibility •n tarns of public reaction. The truth of the matter is. he said, more Chris Cooley. Superintendent of Hastings Public Schools, said the schools were cog­ children die from heart failure across the nizant of w hat has happened to other districts country than die from school violence and have discussed the issue. by Jon (J am bet* Staff Writer School violence has made the news recent­ Still, it is an area in which law enforcement personnel must be trained and locally the Hastings City Police, the Barry County Sheriff's Departnx*nI and the Michigan State Police Hastings Post have a combined situa­ tional response plan in effect. school environment/ Kyle Lustey of Hastings won the Science and Technology award at the 11th annu­ al Liberal Arts Network for Development Conference at Jackson Community College Sept. 22. a literary competition for student scholars at Michigan's two-year colleges. Presenting the award was his mentor and instructor. Mary Faggan. Lustey presented his comical essay on the pros and cons of video games using a series of comic strips he wrote along with his essay. A 2005 graduate of Hastings High School, he current­ ly attends Kellogg Community College. Though he is unsure of where he plans to attend next, he hopes to one day write about or program video games. Attending the conference to cheer Kyle on were his parents. Andrew Lustey of Hastings and Sheila Lustey of Belmont, and his grandparents, Robert and Lynda Warner of Lake Odessa. They’re not typically what you see in our schools." “As a matter of fact, the state has mandat­ and two tornado drills annually as part of the the situation arises. state schedule. But now we have six fire drills, two tornado drills and two lock down drills each year." "When 1 was a deputy." said Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf. “we went through some Cooley said the drills simulate not only a v iolent situation, but also other emergencies training with the state police. I raised the such as a chemical spill. question at that time that we should be coor­ dinating (Mir efforts. I was told a plan was in "Actually whenever we bring in the dogs to help search the schools for contraband, we the works. "When Lt. (Kevin) McGafigan took over have a lock down period." he said, “so we have some experience there and everyone the Hastings Stale Police Post, we put a coor­ knows exactly what lo do." dinated plan together with the Hastings Police Cooley said he felt the plan was a neces­ sary thing. Lt. McGafigan said ai* his troopers have “I think it is a good thing for every school been trained to respond to any dangerous sit­ district to do." he said. “Even though we feel uation involving not only the schools, but the school is a very safe place, it doesn’t take courthouse, businesses and other buildings away from the tragic events that hr.e hap­ where a hostage situation might arise. pened elsewhere. "We actually did training at the courthouse "Il is just as important for Hustings (to have and we plan to do more training in the a readiness plan) as it is for Granc Rapids or schools." he said. any where else." Kevin Supcrintenlcnt Konarska. Thomapple Kellogg Schools, said lock do.' n Hastings Police Department have undergone drills are no different than a fire drill ot torna­ what he called "quad training." which specif­ ically addresses suJft situations. do drill. “They are done so staff and students know "We also have liaison officers in the school and their presence on site is an important part what to do in case of an emergency. Our buildings take precautions and have drills in of our effort." place to protect kids. "That is our only goal." ently for the youngef stiidms so ns to not “We have two officers. Marti Horrmann and Gary Pearson. 4ho act as liaison officers cause alarm. in the schools. They do a great job of getting conduct such a drill on Thursday. Oct. 5. Thomapple Kellogg Schools did. in fact, Michael Dorn, executive director of Safe to know the students and keep a pulse on the Granholm Signs (Barrv County Democrat ,feffSp^ un,i,5?m Sunday - andevcr* " Tu’esday from 5:^Xd « Insurance? Craft Space Available Contact: Evelyn (269) 664-3460 or Renee (269) 491-1306 UP signS’ The public is invi re for Gov. stickers, buttons, and I s Senator Debbie November 18, 2006 Delton Middle School 10 am - 4 pm w Beginning Octobe^* ejection day. Gorgeous 4-bedroom home in Hastings with 4-season room and screened porch, 2-stall attached garage, formal living and dining rooms, huge kitchen with casual dining loo! New windows. Central air, fenced yard, home warran­ ty. 9139,900. of cers with the Sheriff’s Department and the Delton Community Jennifer G’""’’”1™' dates al the Tn ■ , ■ I Democratic candi- Stabcn‘,"'h“"tomas Jefferson Hall. ■ ”,to "_______________________ I 01542MJ "doming Auct/O/> It’s about security. It's about relationships. 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Authorities said Ruth Ann Hindmin was driving a vehicle east on Bismarx. failed to slop and struck a vehicle traveling w«rthbound on North Ionia Road, causing the viclim's vehicle lo roll and eject the driver and passenger. The driver of the Ionia Road venicle, Harvey Wyskowski Jr.. 40 of Vermontville, was taken to Sparrow Hospital with critical injuries. One of the passengers a 3-year-o!d child, who was restrained in a child car scat, was not injured. The other passenger. Kimberly Wyskowski. 38. from Vermontville, was air lifted to Sparrow where she later died. The suspect driver, who was not injured, was arrested and lodged at the Eaton County Sheriff’s Jail. Hindman was arraigned in 56th District Court and charged with OU1L causing dedth. Bond was set at $75,000. | It’s about confidence. A* a local independent agent, we can design an insurance program Ruth Ann Hindman Jefferson It’s about people, not things. It's about you! school in Chicago and about a bomb detonat­ ed inside a Texas school in the 60’s. ment and the 911 people." he said. *‘We have was willing to go on record as say ing there is HASTINGS 913 S. JEFFERSON (GREEN TO JEFFERSON ST.) nomenon. He cited a 1958 fire, possibly arson, that killed 95 children inside a Catholic “Don’t get me wrong, these arc terrible the details of the plan, but each department Leaf also cited the deployment of liaison • officers in the schools as an important part of the readiness plan. groups such as the FBI. the U.S. Department a plan in effect for all the schools within the district. McGafigan said his troopers and other offi­ HHS graduate wins LAND competition schools arc “terrible." they arc rare Dorn is a former police chief in Bibb things." Dom said, "but these are rare events. ed a readiness plan in each school district." he said. "In the past we have held eight fire drills Department and Chief (Jerry) Sarver." als. said that while the recent violence in "We have worked with local law enforce­ Obviously, they are unwilling to divulge a well thought out plan they will institute if Havens International, a non-profit group that prov ides safety training for school profession­ Traffic crash claims life of woman, 70 A 70-year-old Battle Creek woman was killed and three people were injured follow­ ing a two-vehicle crash on M-66 south of Nashville in Maple Grove Township Saturday just after 4 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 7. The preliminary investigation revealed a mini-van was traveling northbound on M-66 where it attempted to make a left turn onto Assyria Road. The vehicle entered the path of a southbound vehicle, causing a head-on col­ lision. Killed in the accident was Miriam J. Sikkenga. a passenger in the southbound vehicle. Her husband. Raymond R. Sikkenga. 72. was injured in the accident. The driver of the mini-van. John T. Gaiski. 55. of Hastings and his passenger. Daniel A. Gaiski. 33. of Angola. Indiana, were also injured. The occupants of both vehicles were trans­ ported to Pennock Hospital, where Mrs. Sikkenga was officially pronounced dead. Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the crash. Troopers were assisted at the scene by per­ sonnel from Lansing Mercy Ambulance, the Nashville Fire Department. Nashville Ambulance and Pride Ambulance. The crash remains under investigation by the Michigan State Police. Hastings Post. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, October 12. 2006 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 Mother and son arrested for being disorderly A mother and son were arrested last Saturday on charges of disorderly conduct after police were called to a residence in the 1500 block of South Church Street. Hastings officers were dispatched to the area initially at 12:38 a.m. and were called two additional times in less than an hour. The suspects. Linda Hill, 49. and Chad Nowlin, 28. both from Hastings, were warned each time police responded to tum down loud music and refrain from yelling and using obscenities directed toward neighbors. • . After responding the third time, both subjects continued their behavior in front of the officers and were placed under arrest. Hill and Nowlin were transported and lodged at the Barry County Jail. Alcohol is believed to have been a contributing fac­ tor during the incident. . Police investigating burglary of residence Hastings police are investigating a breaking and entering of a residence Oct. 3 in the 500 block of Prairie Street. The 16-year-old victim told officers the theft took place over a two-day lime frame in which someone entered the home and took a small amount of cash and a jar containing several dollars worth of change. After the second incident, the complainant contacted the police. There were no signs of forced entry and it is believed that entry was made through an unsecured door to the garage. It appears that whoever entered the home knew where the resident kept the money because nothing else was taken. The incident remains under investigation. Teen driver cited for striking DARE car A citizen attending the annual high school powder puff football game Oct. 4 witnessed a vehicle back out from a parking space at the Hastings Held House parking lot and strike the rear driver’s door of the Hastings Police Department’s DARE Car, and then leave the area. The witness wrote the vehicle’s plate number down and contacted police. The 16-year-old driver was later located and he denied striking the car. However, some paint transfer from his vehicle to the police vehicle showed differently. The driver was cited for failing to report the accident. Woman arrested for shoplifting at Plumb’s A 22-year-old Hastings woman was arrested Oct. 3 on retail fraud charges after a loss prevention officer at Plumb’s Grocery Store witnessed the woman put merchandise into a large purse while shopping. The woman continued to shop, but did not remove the items when going through the checkout. She was confronted by the store officer regarding the stolen merchandise as she left the store. Hastings police responded and placed Dorothy Blanton under arrest on charges of retail fraud third degree for items valued at just over $15. She was transported and lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. Tool box found in the middle of the road Barry County Sheriff’s deputies were called to an Irving Township address on Oct. 9 when a citizen reported finding a tool box in the middle of the road. Deputies contacted the individual and were given a full set of Kobalt Tools in a carry case. The 55-year-oid resident said he found the tool box in the middle of Johnson Road, just south of Barnum Road. The tool box. which was damaged as it might be if it fell from a moving vehicle, contained 93 sockets, three adapters, five wrenches, three socket wrenches. 22 alien wrenches and a screwdriver with eight interchangeable heads. So far, no one has come forward to claim the property. Dynamite removed from resident’s estate A timely call from a person who was cleaning out the estate of a parent and the quick work of the Michigan State Police Bomb Squad diffused a potentially dangerous situation Oct. 9. The caller told troopers a quantity of dynamite was discovered in the residence, complete with fuses. Members of the MSP Bomb Squad disposed of the hazardous material. 7 or Sult / <>r Rent luloiiiotn t $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 HOME FOR RENT: nice 3 bedroom. 2 bath home w/access to Thomapple Lake. Some of the extras in­ clude, A/C. formal dining room, large, L shaped living room w/ fireplace and 2 car attached garage. $750 plus security deposit. (517)852­ 1514 (or appointment. '85 CAMARO: 350 runs good, needs trannv work, $1,000 OBO. (269HMK-9M.H ur cell (269)753-6281. 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)204-0600 FOR SALE: ANTIQUE rol­ led arm sofa and chair, carved wood trim, tapestry fabric, needs cleaning, $500; TWO DECADENT FAN back Hollywood chairs, cushion covers in need of foam, $350 both, call (269)948-9408. SLEIGH BED: queen cherry­ wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set $175. (517)719-8062 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone . (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. THE FAMILY OF EVELYN GEUKES would like to thank everyone at Carveth Village for the excellent care they provided, to Hospice of Barrv County for their work in the final days, to Beeler Funen.l Home for their out­ standing service and help, to Rev. Scott Manning and ev­ eryone at First United Meth­ odist Church in Middleville. And to everyone that c'.me to the service, Thank You. Your presence was appreci­ ated more than you know. Damon and Kathi Geukes Chet and Ruth Geukes Don and Jan Geukes and families. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and ca.alog5. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. Hastings man held for shoplifting, assault A 37-year-old Hastings man accused of shoplifting items from Plumb’s Oct. 8 and assaulting a prevention officer who tried to apprehend him. was subsequently arrested and lodged in the Barry County Jail by troopers from the Michigan State Police Hastings Post. Troopers received a radio call that a man wearing a baseball cap and a flannel jacket had fled Plumb’s beading toward Applebee’s Restaurant and troops: s spotted James Kaufman, who fit that description, a short time later on Apple Street When ordered to stop. Kaufman reached into his pocket and threw something away and began running, shouting “I didn’t do noth­ ing.” The suspect was eventually captured by troopers and a struggle ensued. When Kaufman was subdued, troopers searched the area he had been seen throwing something from his coat pocket and discovered items reported stolen from Plumb’s. Troopers arrested Kaufman and lodged him in the Barry County Jail. Kaufman faces charges of retail fraud and resisting and obstructing a police officer causing Injury. Two MDOT signs reported stolen An unknown person or persons stole two Michigan Department of Transportation highway signs from M-79 near McKeown Road sometime between Oct. 4 and 5. Michigan State Police troopers from the Hastings post have no suspects at this time and anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact Trooper Bryan Fuller at 948-8283. FREE HOUSE: great remod­ eling project or a great source of heat for your wood burners, located at 13388 Jor­ dan Lake Rd, Lake Odessa. Must be relocated at your expense. (616)374-1545 ' POOR CREDIT OK! 2 bed­ room home in Hastings, small down, $750/monthly. Marjorie at (269)945-2805 * YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices svhen you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. Dowling woman arrested for leaving accident Brenda Miarka, 48. of Dowling was arrested last Saturday by Michigan State Police troopers in Johnstown Township and was charged with hit and run and leaving the scene of an accident. Troopers investigating the incident charge that Miarka’s vehicle struck the foundation of a farmhouse. When located. Miarka passed a field sobriety test and refused a preliminary breath test. She did admit to officers that she had consumed alcohol earlier and was taking medication. Hit and run pickup accident reported to police State police are investigating a report of a hit and run accident on McKeown Road near M-79 on Oct. 2. Trooper Bryan Roderick said a man reported his vehicle was struck in the rear by a purple or lavender colored Ford pick­ up. possibly an F-150 or an F-250. The victim said he was forced off the road and when he re-entered his vehicle was struck again. He attempted to follow the pickup and did get a partial license plate number but troopers have not been able to match it to any registered vehicle at this lime. Roderick said he is looking for the pickup, which may have sustained considerable damage to the right front. Anyone with information is requested to call him at 948-8283. Eagle Scout plans next blood drive Tyler Agostini, a member of Boy Scout Troop 105 in Middleville, is an Eagle Scout candidate and decided to plan a blood drive for his project. Agostini is planning a Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday. Oct. 21. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Middleville. Susan Clements. Red Cross coordinator, encourages people to donate at this drive because as the holidays approach, the need for blood actually increases. At this time Type O. both positive and negative is needed. According to Clements, at the moment there is only about a one half day supply available. To register for this special blood drive, call Agostini at 795­ 7341. ENGLISH BULLDOG: FE­ MALE, AKC, 15 weeks old, $1,000. (269)948-2414 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. '96 DODGE STRATUS; '92 Nissan Sentra, $500 each. Black fiberglass, older chevv truck cap, $50. Car trailer. $150. Must sell all! Make of­ fer. (269)838-0974 •/ \lalt Suh ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 \loluh lloilit x FOR SALE: 3 bedroom, 2 bath Dutch doublewide mo­ bile home, covered deck, handicap ramp, carport, shed, washer & dryer, a/c, prime lot good condition, $30,000 or best (269)945­ 2080. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. IN LOVING MEMORY Teny Taylor Sept 2,1948 - Oct 12,2004 Say not in grief "he is no more" but live in thankful­ ness that he was. Deeply missed by his family. ’ Shirley Taylor Chuck aixl Cindy Crossett Diar.ne Taylor Chelsea Erb YOU WANT QUALITY' at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call j Ad Graphics for even thing from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. ( Ollllll II Hll\ \ ullt 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for eventhing from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set, 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. 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M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. Rt r i t ufion PUBLISHER'S NOTICE: All real e.tare ad*erli*ing in iht. Hew. paprr i» subject lo the Fair Flim.ing ’-.t and the Mwhigun Ch 11 Right' \ct which collccli.rb make it illegal u> ad'ertne am preference. limUatnw: or dncntmnatmn bavd nn rare, cvlor. rcb gum. se». handicap. lamilial statu* national origin. age or martial Uatuv « an intentlo make am wxh prrtei cnce. ImutalKM or ditcnmiMlKMl" Familial tfatu. include* children umlcr the age of I h 1>‘mg » uh parrot. <« legal cuumlun. pregnant women ami prupte wvurtng cm*nd> <4 children under IM Tht* ncw.pj(vr will mw knuwmgh acrept am nhertiwng fcv real eMate uhKh n in noUtiori ot the law < »ur reader. are hereby ml.wmcd that all dwelling* alinturd in th<« newspaper are amiable on an e^ual <w<t>m>l. ban. To report dt*cntnuwlani call the Fair Fkxi.iag Center at Mh-451 The HUD U4l trve ir lepta me number lor the heanng impaired h I <C7* �Page 16 - Thursday. Oaober 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner (Wffing JAtfraCtions^ c.,11 ■ mflj& • KCC Faculty Biennial Art Show will feature the artworks of the faculty of Kellogg Community College from all departments including retired and past art faculty members in the Davidson Building gallery. No admission charge. Opening reception is set for Tuesday, October 17 from 4-6 pm. Cell^ry hours are 8 am-4J0 pm. For more information, call (269) 966-4088. Through October 19. • Sisters of the Great Lake*: Contemporary Native American Women Artists is an exhibit at the Art Center of Battle ■Creek. 265 E. Emmett Street. Call (269) 962­ 9511 for more information. October 8-28. • Lines of Discovery: 225 Years of American Drawings at the KIA presents nearly 150 works on paper on loan from the Columbus (GA) Museum that traces America's evolution as a nation. Includes works by some of the nation's greatest artists from the last 100 years. The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is located at 314 S. Park Street. Call (269) 349-7775 or kiarts.org for more information. Through December 31- g^HEATRE. • Th«: Lion- in Winter will be performed by Th.* University Theatre in York Arena in the Gilmore Theatre Complex at Western Michigan University. Admission is $17, $12 for students and seniors, $5 for students at the door. See wmich.edu for more information. October 5-15. • An Evening of Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood from ABC's Whose Line Is It Anyway? will perform at Miller Auditorium, on the beautiful campus of Western Michigan University, at 8 pm. Using their quick wit Mochrie and Sherwood take contributions from the audience to create hilarious and original scenes. Throughout the’ evening, the show becomes truly interactive as audience members are called to the stage to participate in the fun. Tickets are available by calling (269) 387-2300 or 1-800-228-9858, online at www.millerauditorium.com, or by visitingthe Miller Auditorium Ticket Office or the Epic Center Box Office in Kalamazoo. Friday, October 13. • Epic Evenings: Fa.'l Evening will operj the second season of Epic Evenings at 8 pm in the Epic Theatre. The chamber music program will include Haydn's String Quartet Op. 76, No. 3 performed by the BurdickThome String Quartet and the Kalamazoo Symphony Orriiestra’s Brass Quintet performing “Co-chester Fantasy" by Eric Ewazen. Bistro table seating with coffee served by Heilman's Nuts and Confections prior to the concert with dessert provided after the show. Tickets are $18 for adults, $5 for students and children. Call 1-800-228-9858 for tickets and info. October 13 & 14. • Ekoostik Hookah will perform live with special guest TBA at The Intersection, 133 Grandville SW, Grand Rapids. Ages 18 and over only. Tickets are $12 in advance. Doors open at 8 pm, 9 pm show. Skip the surcharge at Vertigo and Purple East. For more info go to www.sectionlive.com. Saturday, October 14. • Would you prefer fame or infamy? Before you decide, you might want to consider this fact: More books have been written about serial killer Jack the Ripper than about all the American presidents put together. • It's still not known who made the follow­ ing sage observation, but with political rheto­ Weekiy SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 6 4 7 7 1 3 3 6 5 8 9 7 6 4 7 1 3 6 4 9 9 8 1 5 7 1 5 9 2 8 4 2 5 2 8 3 Place a number n the empty txixM r such a way mat each row across, each column down and each smas 9 box square contains al of the numbers from one to nma. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK * Moderate • It's Enormous! It's Colossal! It's Humungous! is a new temporary exhibit featuring items from the collection of the Kingman Museum, 175 Limit St., Battle Creek. See what treasures the staff has discovered in the back rooms. For info cal! (269)965-5117. Through October 14. • Color Cruise Fall Festival at Lsland Park in Grand Ledge. Hours are 10 am-5 pm. Adults $3, children $1, seniors $2. Celebrate fall with riverboat rides, fresh cider, covered . wagon rides, fur traders and plenty of food. Call (517) 627-2383 for more info. October 1315. • Civil War Days features a huge reenactment & living history’ encampment at Historic Bowens Mills. The battle will take place at 3 pm with a full schedule of events both days. The event is part of the annual series of fall weekend "Its Cider Time" festivals. Gates open from noon until 5 pm both days. Admission is $5 for adults, children 5 to 11 years old $2. The Old Mill is located 2 miles north of Yankee Springs (Gun Lake) State Park at 55 Briggs Road. Visit www.BowensMills.com or call 269-795-7530 for more information. October 14 & 15. • Demetri Martin will perform at 8 pm at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. You may know him as The Daily Show's resident Trendspotter, from his writing for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, being «21 of 25 of Entertainment Weekly's "Funniest People in America," his Comedy Central special. Reserved seating tickets are $27. For more information see www.demetrimartin.com. Sunday, Oct. 15. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 7:30 p.m. and the dance will take place after­ ward and continue until 10:30 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casu­ al. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dance* with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Line dancing & social dancing les­ son A practice from 1-2 pm is $5 per person. * McaWe >iace from** pn u4th3u-mg Masters band. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner necessary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317­ 2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz; fox trot cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly. May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. Every Wednesday through October. ric heating up in advance of the November election, we all might want to keep it in mind: "The fewer the facts, the stronger the opin­ ion.’’ • It was in July 1957 that John Lennon and Paul McCartney first met. It was in Liverpool. England, at a church dance where John’s band. The Quarrymen. was playing. Paul wasn’t from the neighborhood, but he’d ridden his bicycle over in hopes of picking up girls there. After the band played. Paul and John were introduced, but they didn’t really get along all that well. That is. until Paul mentioned that he was a guitar player and that he knew how to tune one. It seems that nobody in John’s band knew how to tune the instrument. Thus began one of the most famous partnerships in rock ‘n’ roll history. • Many people believe that your hair con­ tinues to grow after you die. What actually happens is that the skin shrinks, giving the illusion of hair growth. • Paleontologists in Australia have announced the discovery of the fossilized remains of a new creature. At first glance this may not sound like a terribly interesting rev­ elation. but listen to what the scientists arc calling the extinct animal: “demon duck of doom.” The team at the site in the Australian state of Queensland describes the creatures as very big duck-like birds, adding "some may have been carnivorous as well.” • ★* Challenging HOOBOY! • Thought for the Day: "If people think nature is their friend, then they sure don’t need an enemy.” — Kurt Vonnegut © 2006 King Features Sy nd.. Inc. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastinc,. The Chamber can be reached by phone al (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber's website at www.barrychamber.corn The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and places of interest locally and across the state. The Chamber also has free mailers for old printer ink cartridges and cell phones that will financially benefit the Barry Conservation District. CHECK OUT THESE OCTOBER BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 2-25 Pennock Health Services MHA Food Drive at Pennock Hospital. 12 Hastings Fanners* Market 11 am7 pm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 12 Barry County Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner at Bay Pointe Inn & Restaurant. Call (269) 945­ 2454 for more information • 13 Middleville Farmer's Market from 9am-2pm at Middleville Village, 100 E. Main St Call 795-3385 for info. 13-15 Snow Show de Grass Drags sponsored by the Michigan Snowmobile Association at the Barry Expo Center. Call the MSA at (616) 361­ 2285 for more information. 14 Hastings Fanners Market from 7am-lpm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 14 Spaghetti Dinner will benefit the Bernard Historical Museum from 5-7 pm at the Delton United Methodist Church, 503 S. Grove Street. For more info call Ken at (269) 623-8732. 16 Harvest Tea 4r Ttour at the WK Kellogg Manor Hotrae^ 3700. E. Gull Lake Dr., Hickory Conors. Call (269) 671-2416 for more info. ' 17 Hastings Farmers Market from 7am-lpm at the qty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 18 Wednesday Night Cruise-In from 6-9 pm at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Comers. Grounds open to free to all vehicles. Call (269) 671-5089 for info. 19 Hastings Farmers Market from llam-7pm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 20 Middleville Farmer's Market from 9am-2pm at Middleville Village, 100 E. Main St. Call 795-3385 for info. 21 Hastings Farmers Market from 7am-1pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 21 Spaghetti Dinner will benefit the Bernard Historical Museum from 5-7 pm at the Delton United Methodist Church, 503 S. Grove Street. For more info call Ken at (269) 623-8732. 21 Mi Model Madness- Horae Modlers at Barry Expo Center. Call (269) 945-2224 for more info. 22 Deer Hunter's Weekend at Bob's Gun & Tackle, 2209 W. M-43 Hwy. Free prizes, demonstrations, manufacturers' representatives, and lots of deer hunting deals. 22 Sunday Brunch at the WK Kellogg Biological Station, 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr., Hickory Comers. Seating at 10.30 am, 1320 & 2230 pm. Call (269) 671-2416 for prices, reservations and more information. 24 Hastings Fanners Market from 7am-1pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 24 4c 25 Books are Fun Sale at Pennock Hospital from 10 am-4 pm Tuesday, 7 am-3 pm Wednesday. Supports the Pennock Auxiliary. 24 Dessert With Discussion- A Pathogen's Day at the Beach at the WK Kellogg Biological Station, 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr., Hickory Comers. Spaker is Dr. Joan Rose from MSU. Dinner is $35 per person prior to program. Call (269) 671-2416 for reservations and more information. 25 Wednesday Night Cruise-In from 6-9 pm at the Gilmore Car Museum, 6865 Hickory Road, Hickory Comers. Grounds open to free to all vehides. Call (269) 671-5089 for info. 26 Hastings Fanners Market from llam-7pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park. For info call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. car Snows [| Yonder Mountain String Band will perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre Thursday, Oct. 19 at 8 pm. With little radio support. Yonder Mountain has become one of the fastest rising touring bands in the country, its fanbase having ballooned over the past five years through steady gigging and high-profile festival sets, all of which are full of improv and none of which feature the same set list. Fusing traditional bluegrass elements and a few electric, modem techniques, this evening with Yonder Mountain String band is not to be missed. General Admission are $18 in advance and $20 on the day of show . Check them out at www.yondermountain.com • Cello SgMl featuring Alisa..Weilerstein only 24 and has already performed with many of the world's major orchestras. October 20 she will perform at 8 pm in Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo. Weilerstein will perform Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1. The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra will per­ form Rossini's Overture to L'ltaliaim in Algieri and brahms' Symphony No. 2. Concert tickets range from $19-49 with general admission balcony seats available for a mere $5. Call 1­ 800-228-9858 for tickets and information. Great Lakes Avicultural Society Exotic Bird Show will be held from 10 am-4 pm Saturday, October 21 at the Delta Plex, 2500 Turner Ave.. Grand Rapids. Exotic bird judg­ ing, vendors, raffle, bake sale, photo contest and other events geared for bird owners. Proceeds go to research avian diseases. Admission is $3 for adults and includes free raffle ticket, $2 for seniors 65 and over, chil­ dren 12 and udner free. Qni/1 & Art Show Weekend will be held October 21 A 22 at Historic Bowens Mills as part of the annual series of fall weekend “Its Cider Time" festivals. The quilts & artwork will be on display in the Gathering Place along with artisans working on their crafts. Gates open from noon until 5 pm both d jys. All Cider Time Admission is $5 for adults, children 5 to 11 years old $2. The Old Mill is located 2 miles north of Yankee Springs (Gun Lake) State Park at 55 Briggs Road. Visit www.BowensMills.com or call 269-795-7539 for more information. George Carlin is set to perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre October 25 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $39 for main floor seats and $35 for the balcony. Call (269) 345-6500 for info or (269) 373-7000 to charge tickets by phone through Ticketmaster. The World of... Scott Joplin opens the third season of "The World of..." concerts from the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Sunday, Oct 29 at 3 pm in Kalamazoo College's Light Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for students and seniors. Call 1-800-228-9858 to charge tickets by phone. Carlos Mencia « set to perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre October 29 at 6 pm. Reserved seating is $40. Call (269) 345-6500 for info or (269) 373-7000 to charge tickets by phone through Ticketmaster. Bob Saget will perform his stand up come­ dy Friday, Nov. 3 at 8 pm at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. Anyone who has only seen Mr. Saget on TV's "Full House" or “America's Funniest Videos" and hasn't seen him in "The Aristocrats" or on stage is in for a shock as Saget is known for being one of the most shocking and 'blue* comics around in direct opposition to his TV persona as Mr. Ail American dad. Reserved seating tickets are $38. To purchase tickets, please visit the State Theatre Box Office, or contact Ticketmaster at (269) 373-7000 and online at www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, please visit www.kazoostate.com. Double Trouble features organists Joel Gray and Steve Schlesing at the Grand Ledge Opera House, 121 S. Bridge Street, November 19. Call 1-517-394-9881 for tickets and infor­ mation. TNs week's selection: The Protector Running time: 84 minutes MPAA rating: R Tony Jaa stars as Kham, the protector of a sacred Thai baby elephant and its father, which are stolen by minions of one Madam Rose (Jin Xing), an evil transexual, who bug­ ger off to Aussie Land with the petite pachy­ derm and its papa. A group of Buddhist monks chant, meditate and use their powers of divination to tell Kham where to begin looking for the poor heffalumps. And so begins an hour-long string of action sequences (speedboat chases, lots of explo­ sions and many set pieces for Jaa to showcase his mastery of Muay Thai, a martial art spe­ cific to Thailand that takes energy concentrat­ ed in the abs and releases it through the knees, elbows and shoulders). Unfortunately, the string of action sequences is broken up with boring, idiotic scenes (that don’t include Jaa) that attempt to serve as exposition or comic relief. They bring the film to a screeching halt and don’t really serve to advance the story or the enter­ tainment value of the movie. One such scene involves a police sergeant on the case of the missing elephants. He’s fol­ lowed around Sydney by a news crew as he mugs for the camera, gels a haircut and foils a convenience store robbery by a local kid he knows. It’s supposed lo be a played for Bonus selection: Tony Jaa stars as Kham in "The Protector." laughs, but the performance is played way .oo broadly. "The Protector” is a movie best watched on home video. When Jaa gets to kick booty, that’s when the film cooks. (There’s a great fight scene where he has to whoop on about two dozen thugs on inline skates, armed with fiorescent tubes, that is just plain awesome to watch.) Otherwise, it’s best to be able to fast­ forward through all the dull, inconsequential stuff. GRADE: C+ i © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. The Black Dahlia Running time: 119 minutes MPAA rating: R On the morning of Jan. 15. 1947. a woman walking by an empty lot discovers the muti­ lated corpse of wannabe actress Elizabeth Short. The 22-year-old victim had rich black hair and always wore black clothing along with a black flower in her hair, earning her the nickname The Black Dahlia. The murder of The Black Dahlia is one of the most sensational unsolved murders in Los Angeles history. It has been the subject of countless books, a '70s TV movie starring Lucy Amaz. and now a noir thriller by direc­ tor Brian De Palma. As noir goes. De Palma is no Raymond Chandler. "The Black Dahlia" is no "Big Sleep” — more like The Big Snooze. Boring doesn’t even begin to describe how painfully tedious this movie is. The problem isn’t De Palma’s cinematic vision. The film is beautifully photographed and the shots showcase the director’s auda­ cious vibe. No. the problem lies primarily with the casting. The stars of "The Black Dahlia,” Josh Hartnett. Aaron Eckhart (as the two detectives assigned to the case) and Scarlett Johansson (their roommate) are so lifeless onscreen, they make zombies look like Tickle-Me Elmo. Eckhart attempts to break out of the mumblcfest from time to time, but his idea of intense acting is to just shout a lot. Another problem is the script. As the detec­ tives investigate the murder, they arc drawn deeper and deeper into LA’s kinky under­ world. and for too much of the film. "The Black Dahlia" looks like a pale imitation of “L.A. Confidential." "The Black Dahlia’ gets a "D." I can’t recommend this film, as much of a De Palma fan as I am. if you’re curious, check it out when it comes out on video. It’s not worth paying to see at the theater. GRADE: D © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - Page 17 Saxon Sports Shorts Freshmen Football The Hustings freshmen football team improved to 6-1 on the season with a 21-0 win over Wayland last Thursday. The Saxons took advantage of all facets of the game for the win. Hastings opened the scoring by recovering a blocked punt and running five yards into the end zone for the score. Dewey Slaughter is credited with the blocked kick while Kyle Griffith scooped the ball up for the score. Matt Schily would then kick the first of his three extra-points to put Hastings on top 7-0. The young Saxons then scored right before halftime on a Slaughter run and a successful kick to lead 14-0 at the half. Both defenses stiffened up in the second half and Hastings stopped Wayland inside their ten-yard-line midway through the final period. Lucas Hubbell then went 73 yards for the third score of tl»e game and with the kick made the final 21-0. JV Football The Hastings JV football team improved its record to 4-3 with a convincing win over Way land last Thursday 24-7. Luke Mansfield led the Saxons in rushing, running behind the blocking of Trevor Heathcock. Dylan McKay and Nick Eaton. Trent Brisboe. Brad Hayden and Carson King found the end zone for the Saxons. Defcsively. Hcathcock and Hayden each had an interception, and JJ. Olin forced a fumble. The Saxon JV plays its final home game of the season tonight at 6:30 against Thomapple Kellogg. HMS Cross Country The Hastings Middle School boys’ and girls* cross country teams both traveled to Allegan Saturday, and came home champi­ ons. . Both teams topped 13 other teams to take titles. Bringing home individual medals by plac­ ing in the top 30 were Natalie VanDenack. Jared Bosma. Lauren Bush. Kevin Bosma. Brian Baum. Tate Miller. Roe Salazar. Brandon McConnon. Patricia Garber. Stephanie Warren, arid Aimee Wiker. The team’s next meet is at Wav land today. JV Giris’ Basket hall Hastings junior varsity girls' basketball team lost to Middleville 28-14 on Thursday evening. Nicole Frantz led Hastings with nine points. The Saxons arc now 2-8 overall this sea­ son. Items from the week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3 Freshmen Fool ball In a battle of two un-beaten teams. Byron Center's freshmen team defeated the Saxons by a convincing 34-6 score last Thursday. Justin Laws scored the lone touchdown for Hastings on a five-yard run in the third quar­ ter. In the previous week, the young Saxons scored a one-point victory over Hamilton. 13-12. in a hard-fought game. In this game, the Saxons and Haw keyes battled in a score­ less second half with Gage Pederson getting an interception late in the game to seal the win. . The Saxon offense then controlled the ball for the remaining six minutes of the game to earn the win. JV Boys’ Golf The Hastings* junior varsity boys’ golf team ended its season with a third place fin­ ish at last Wednesday’s conference tourna­ ment. The Saxons finished with a team total of 182 strokes. Eric Pettengill led Hastings with a 43. Chris DeVries fired a 44. Jason Baum 46. Gabc Purchase and Carson Lctot both shot 49. and Mike Herbig added a 51. JV Giris’ Basketball Hastings junior varsity girls’ basketball team played an excellent defensive game in defeating Grand Rapids Central 38-26 Saturday night. Jen Ratliff led the Saxoris in scoring with nine points. Ali Howell. Sarah Kidder, and Nicole Frantz had eight points each. Katie Sutherland had ten rebounds for the Saxons. Last Thursday. Hamilton knocked off the Saxons 51-38. Frantz led the Saxons with ten points, while Ratliff added eight and Kidder and Kaitlyn Scmeler had five each. Semeler also had 12 boards in the game and Kidder had nine. throwing objects from parade floats. "Unfortunately, as more and more materi­ als arc distributed during the course of com­ munity parades, the opportunity for tragedy correspondingly increases.’’ he wrote. The council decided that instead of passing an ordinance to protect community members at parades, they will distribute formal rules to parade participants. Mansfield said he would work with Police Chief Jerry Sarver lo devel­ op and distribute the rules. “If this effort is not successful." wrote Mansfield in his memo, "we could return io the City Council to discuss additional meas­ ures for control of the inherently hazardous activity." Mansfield said he and Sarver submitted inquiries about the topic to their Lislscrv services and received feedback from various communities with different solutions to the problem. None of the responding communi­ ties had passed an ordinance lo resolve the issue. In other business last Monday night at the City Council meeting: • The council held the first reading for Ordinance No. 408 for the Riverwalk Condominium Planned Unit Development; Ordinance No. 409 to rezonc properties 1212 through 1230 on West State Street; and Orumance No. 410 to rezone property al 1011 West Green Street. • There will be a public hearing on the comprehensive community plan at 7 p.m. Monday. Oct. 16 in the Hastings City Bank Community Room. • The city council will put together a plan identifying $1 million worth sidewalk improvements throughout Hastings. The mo ley will come from grants and local funds (a special assessment district or a millage). • Pam Beckwith (Ronchetti) was granted permission to have a second dog in her rental unit at Fish Hatchery Park. . Thornapple Twp. millage proposal on Nov. 7 ballot Thomapple Township volets will be asked to restore a Headice Amendment millage roll­ back on the Nov. 7 general election ballot. The request will be allow the township to levy one full mill, the maximum amount allowed by general law townships for general operating purposes. The current taxation level has been eroded to .9464 mill, so the additional millage amount to be collected should the millage pass will be .0536 mill or approximately SI2.638 from all taxpayers. For the average homeowner in Thomapple Township with a taxable value of $60,860. this will mean an additional $3.22 this year in property taxes' that will be distributed directly to the town­ ship to pay for services. This proposal would be effective for a period of five years (2006 through 2010). Township Clerk Susan Vlietstra said. "By law. general law townships arc only author­ ized to levy 1.0 mill (minus Headlee roll­ backs) for operating purposes. They can also ask for special operating millages for specific purposes such as roads, emergency services. libraries, etc." Thomapple Township only has one special operating millage, for emergency services, which was passed at the May 2006 election at 5 mills for three years (2006-2008). 1. Cities and villages, by contrast can levy up lo 15 mills for operating expenses. Cities and villages also generally receive more funding from slate shared revenue payments to pay for general operating expenses. Barry County voters approved Proposal 2 on Aug. 3. 1999, to establish for a period of six years (2000-2005) a separate tax limita­ tion including the County of Barry (5.87 mills). Townships (1.00 mill) and ISD (.13 mills). What this did was bring the level of taxation back to the amount allowed before Headlee rollbacks, the same level Thomapple Township is asking for in this millage propos­ al. . The period for Proposal 2 has obviously expired and the County Ifex Allocation Board decided not to place the issue back on the bal­ lot county-wide by a vote of 5-2 at its Aug. 9 meeting. According to Vlietstra. “There are a fewother interesting facts about Headlee roll­ backs. School districts have asked for and been successful on similar proposals in the past in order to maintain funding levels. The Stale Education tax (6.0 mills) now collected during the summer is not subject to Headlee rollback so the state always receives the max­ imum amount allowed by law." If this millage proposal does not pass, the millage rale will continue to be subject lo Headlec rollbacks, thus reducing the amount of money Thomapple Township can use to provide for services to Township residents. Voters with further questions can call Thomapple Township at 269-795-7202 dur­ ing office hours: Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The offices are closed from noon until 1 p.m. for lunch. On Fridays the offices are open from 9 a.m. until noon. Callers should ask for Vlietstra or Supervisor Don Boysen, who can assist with any ques­ tions. Paying too much for health care? Website offers minimum wage increase info For the first time in nine years. Michigan's minimum wage has been increased, climbing to $6.95 an hour as of Oct. I. Governor Jennifer Granholm signed legis­ lation last spring authorizing the increase. Workers and employers with questions about the increase are being advised to contact the state's Wage & Hour Division for more infor­ mation. The state's minimum wage will further increase to $7.15 an hour on July 1.2007. and to $7.40 an hour on July 1. 2008. "In addition to the minimum wage increase, there are other recent changes in the law that affect teenagers, 'tipped' workers and overtime pay for some workers." said Robert W. Swanson, director of Michigan's Department of Labor & Economic Growih. "We have added to the Wage & Hour Division's website information about the minimum wage increase and other provisions in the minimum wage law." The Wage & Hour website is www.michigan.gov/wagehour. Those with questions but without web access can call the division and speak with a staff member by dialing (517) 335-0400 on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. In addition to boosting the minimum hourly wage, other provisions of Michigan's minimum wage law: . • Create a "sub-minimum wage" for youth under 18 years of age. Businesses can pay those under 18 a minimum wage that is 85 percent of the adult minimum wage ($5.91 an hour); • Require that employers ensure that their tipped employees earn $6.95 an hour through a combination of tips and the minimum hourly rate of S2.65 for tipped workers; • Align Michigan iaw with most federal overtime provisions that have been in effect in the slate. The change means certain cate­ gories of workers will continue to be exempt­ ed from overtime coverage, such as truck drivers, television/radio announcers, news editors, taxicab drivers, newspaper employ­ ees. live-in domestic workers, commissioned sales staff, nurses and computer analysts. Michigan law. however, extends overtime coverage to some at-home health care and day care workers. • Establish compensatory time provisions that allow an employee to accrue and use compensator) time in lieu of overtime pay if certain conditions arc met. Agricultural workers continue to be cov­ ered by Michigan's minimum w age law. "The Wage & Hour Division w ebsite offers a wealth of minimum wage information and is available 24/7 lo anyone who has questions about the increase or other provisions of the minimum wage and overtime law." said Doug Kalinowski, acting DLF.G deputy director. "In addition, we have put on the site a minimum wage poster that employers arc required to post in ’.heir businesses for their employees to read. Employers can print it out and post it." COUNCIL, continued from page 1 Attend a free seminar about BCN Advantage and receive a complimentary calculator* to help add up your savings. Join us for a FREE seminar in your area to learn how to make the most of your Medicare with a BCN Advantage plan. BCN Advantage offers comprehensive medical plans with low premiums, dental and hearing benefits and one option with coverage in the gap for prescription drugs**. Don't miss this opportunity — register today! Find a location that's close to you and mark your calendar now! October 13 Hastings First United Methodist Church 209 Green St. Hastings 10 a.m. October 20 Woodlawn Meadows Retirement Village 1821 N. East St. Hastings 2:30 p.m. October 25 Pennock Health Services 1009 W. 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Evan Hart, Alex McMahon and Andrew Gee kept the Belding offense shut down in the second half of the game. Herbstreith and Pearson had outstanding plays for the Saxon defense. Pearson caught two interceptions and ran them back 40 yards and 25 yards for two of the Saxons' touch­ downs and also picked up five tackles. Herbstreith put pressure on the opposing quarterback all day and made nine tackles for the team. Also making Saxon tackles were Jason Slaughter with ten; McMahon with four. Hart and Travis Hoffman each with three; Voice and Nolff with two, and Keegan Harvath. Gee. Tanner Norris and Heath with one each. The team racked up the yards on offense with Slaughter rushing for 108 yards and a Saxon touchdown and and extra-point. Harvath had 53 yards and another Saxon TD. Herbstreith had 42 yards and a Saxon TD. Hart rushed for 28 yards and caught a pass from Slaughter for a TD. Gee rushed for 15 yards and Nolff ran for another ten. Vorce tan a quarterback keeper in for a TD and also ran one in for an extra-point, and Patrie LaJoye ran in the other Saxon extra-point for the day. Sth & 6th Grade Team 1 Hastings fifth and sixth grade team one lost a hard fought game with Belding's team number one Saturday. 29-6. Hastings offense had a hard time moving teh ball on the ground against a strong Belding defense, but Chase Huisman did hit a 15-yard pass to Ryan Evans for their team's lone score. Despite Belding's 29 points, the Hastings defense played strong - shutting down Belding in the second half. Tony Zalewski. Paul Pelfrey, Alex Fyan. Aubrey Woem. Jordan Wheeler. Caleb Rine. and Ryan Johnston led Hastings' defense. Cody Newton also recovered a fumble. do about it. For the fourth week in a row. the Viking varsity boys' soccer team played three games in a week, including a pair of back-to-back contests. Lakewood plays three games this week as well. “We have got to get this changed next year. It's way too many games.” said Lakewood head coach Paul Gonzales, after Thursday’s 2-0 Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 loss to Haslett. “We came out very flat, but held a very aggressive fresh team at bay until a miscue on a comer kick left a Haslett player wide open for a nice header out of the reach of our goalie." said Gonzales That goal came with 27:16 left in the open­ ing half. The Hasten team scored another goal in the same fashion before the half, to take its 2-0 lead. I akewood came out of the half in a forma­ tion that it used a lot last year, and held Haslett scoreless the rest of the game . “We were just plain outhustled in the first half, but we picked up the intensity in the sec­ ond half to make it a game.” Gonzales said. “Sometimes we either have a let down and don't play 80 minutes or the three games a week just takes its toll.’* Gonzales said. “Our defense really tightened up in the seconded half and deserves credit as they have done all year.” The previous night wasn't quite as stress­ ful, as the Lakewood Vikings scored a 4-0 victory on Senior Night at Unity Field, over the Bellevue Broncos. “It went great with all seven seniors walk­ ing down the middle o* the field as we read a bio. on them. Fun was had by all on this great night of soccer.” said Gonzales. Lakewood jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first ten minutes of the game. Adam Dow Lakewood goal keeper Scott Cole makes sure a shot sails safely over the net in Thursday's Capital Area Acthri es Conference Division 3 contest against Haslett snot the ball hard from his midfield position Tigers’ victory sweeter than freshly pressed cider The human body can remember things in funny ways. There are times when the weather first starts to turn cold when I step outside and swear I can taste apple cider on my tongue. 1 was somewhere in my early 20s when 1 was pushing a wire shopping cart through a grocery store and saw apple cider on the shelf in the middle of February for the first time. Growing up. it was a treat in the fall. We’d grab a couple gallons when we went and picked apples for sauce and have them around for a couple of days before the jugs were drained completely. Now I see cider on the shelves ail winter, spring, and summer long. It's not the same. Nothing compares to getting some of the stuff from an orchard or straight off the press­ es at a place like Bowens Mills, which is hosting its final “It’s Cider Time’’ festival of the season is Oct 21 and 22. The kind that hasn't had a long semi ride, some time on the shelf, and a sprinkling of preservatives cutting its taste. The fall is my favorite time of year, the leaves, the cider, the baseball playoffs. Like apple cider in February, I’ve been enjoying the baseball playoffs for years. It’s intriguing, it’s exciting, it’s right up there with March Madness as the greatest sports sea­ son of all. Those gallons of postseason games can’t compare to this fall’s crop though. Having the Tigers there make the playoffs taste like fresh squeezed apple cider. No beverage out there can compare to being there for the party. Tne only thing that comes close is the champagne sprayed out over the crowd by Tigers’ rookie reliever Joel Zumaya. I'll just take the word of the guy and his son who stood next to me for more than five hours Saturday 30 rows up from the Tiger dugout al Comerica Park. They raced down to the front row as Game 4 against the New York Yankees came to an end. while the Tigers were piling on each other from the pitcher's mound all the way out to second base and back, and got hit with the shower when the Tigers came back out to celebrate with the fans. I have a lot of great sports memories, but that’s the new numero uno, top of the heap, king of the mountain, number one. After game one of the American League Divisional Series against the Yankees I was just hoping that the two standing room only tickets I'd snagged off the Internet one Tuesday morning would be good for a game. When I got the tickets, the Tigers had yet to fall apart against the Kansas City Royals in the final series of the regular season when I got my two tickets for Home Game 2 in their unmarked envelopes. Now they were down a game, after getting shelled by what was supposed to be one of the greatest hit­ ting line-ups of all lime. The Yankees can afford to write checks and have fresh, preservaiive-free cider shipped in any time of the year. They haven’t had to suffer through stretches like the Tigers have for the last 19 years very often. Just win a game I thought for a while last Wednesday so I can say I saw the Tigers in the playoffs. My faith was restored as I wandered around Centennial Acres Golf Course Thursday afternoon snapping pictures of the Hastings, Lakewood. Thomapple Kellogg, and Caledonia golfers, with one headphone snaking out of my sweatshirt. I don't know how Caledonia varsity boys’ golf coach Gus Wagner kept his eyes off the TV in the clubhouse after the round. He was taping the game. Most everyone else was at least equally as interested in what was going on on the TV screen, as the scores that were going up on the wall on the other side of the clubhouse. I was elated listening to Ernie Harwell whispering into my right ear as the Caledonia varsity football team clobbered Byron Center Friday night, for the Fighting Scots’ home­ coming contest. The chain-gang needed constant updates. Kenny Rogers was amazing, and even provided me the opportunity to hear Ernie offer my favorite sports call of all time... “He stood there like the house by the side of the road, and watched it go by.” I don't know who Kenny left frozen at the plate, but does it matter at this point? Not only was I going to get to see a game, the Tigers had a chance to clinch the series. Jeremy Bonderman worked five perfect innings. For the record, it’s a young man who stood next to me for about three innings of the game's fault that the perfect baseball came to an end. Don't talk about it. Thai’s the rule. After the first perfect inning, the whole park was in party mode. I’m the kind of guy that sticks around until the final out is made and the last second ticks off the clock, but somehow on Saturday after those first three outs I just started waiting for the celebra­ tion. They were going to win. And they did. Magglio's home run in the second inning felt like the clincher, and Craig's was just icing on the cake. 1 think it was the seventh inning when I turned to the 12-year-old who's dad I’d been talking too since two hours before the first pitch and said, “have fun al the ALCS". When it was over strangers hugged and high-fived. screaming children almost choked on their Big League Chew, and old men cried. If that's what it means to be eight wins away from the World Series. I can’t wait to see what happens at the end of the month. and it rebounded off the post He followed the In the final minutes of the second half. shot and drilled it home for the Vikings’ first Matt Tidball took a indirect kid outside the score of the night Soon after. Nick Clancy 18 and Holden Hummel came a:ross in the dribbled around the Bellevue defense and the air to put in the Vikings’ final score with a Bronco goalie and tapped the ball into the net beader. register his sixth shut out of the season. The Vikings hit the road for a non-ieaguc game at Alma Thursday. Next Monday, Oct. 16, the Vikings open the Division 2 district tournament against No. Lakewood had 28 shots in the game 2 ranked East Lansing at East Lansing at 4:30 Phelps sent a nioe cross into the 18 where The whole Lakewood defense was great p.m. Matt Tidball waited, and timed it perfectly, to again too, and only allowed three shots on head it in for Lakewood’s third score. goal. Scott Cole had a good night in goal to At the 13:44 mark of the first half, Levi . DK goes for fourth straight win, tonight against Gobles The Panthers are on a roll heading into the start of the Division 3 district tournament on Monday. had 13 saves ,and team totaled 25 shots on goal. Gobles* lone goal was scored off a comer Delton Kellogg’s varsity boys soccer kick lute team has won three straight, and will open Schiichter. the MHSAA postseason at home Monday against Galesburg-Augusta. The Panthers sport an 8-8-1 record, with one non-conference contest left on the schedule this Thursday against Bellevue. Delton knocked off Gobles in non-confer­ ence action Tuesday night 4-1, after winning in the first half by Delton ended the David KVA season last Saturday, with a 4-1 win. The victory improved the Delton boys to 5-5 against conference foes this season. DK battled hard to gain its second win of the tourney, allowing just a penalty kick Pennfield. The Delton boys knocked off Olivet in the second tournament KVA game last Thursday, 4-3. The two teams battled on a muddy field to a 3-3 draw in the first half, before the Panthers were able to finish off the Eagles with the lone second half goal. Roberts scored off an assist from AJ. Newkirk to give Delton its final lead. Ordway had the three first half goals for Delton, putting the first in on a penalty kick. their final two games in the Kalamazoo goal to Pennfield. Ordway had a huge night. Delton’s scor­ Valley Association tournament. ing started with a long drive by Dan Ordway’s PK score tied the game at one, after Olivet opened the game with the first The Panthers played a smart game Tuesday, and built a 3-0 first half lead on a Ordway. Kohla Methvin scored off an assist of two goals by Ben Bosworth. Brarnan by Ordway for DK’s second goal. Ordway Maurer scored unassisted for the Eagles* pair of goals by David Roberts and one by continued with two more second half goals, third tally. Matt Julian. one from an assist by Roberts. Delton had 18 shots on goal for the night to just 11 for The Eagles outshot the Panthers on the night 22-20, but Hoekstra made 19 saves to Pennfield. help Delton secure the win. Dan Ordway provided one assist to Roberts. Julian added another goal in the second half. Delton Kellogg keeper Scott Hoekstra Hoekstra had 10 saves. Ian Butters converted on the PK for Delton boys fifth at district, earn a spot in golf regional Delton Kellogg is moving on in the heading into yesterday's final last VOLLEYBALL . • -• . ‘ ’ll YMCA of Barry County 2006 Coed Volleyball V-lbc________________ Bosleys....................... .................. 12-0 9-9 9-9 Wednesday. The Comets won last Wednesday’s league Eclectic.................................... Thursday, lo earn a spot in this Friday’s regional round at Hampshire Country Club. jamboree at the Medalist Golf Club with a team score of 162 and a fifth score of 42. that Hastings Mutual..................... The top six teams and six individuals not edged out Hackett Catholic Central who’s top on those teams from the regional qualified for five also finished at 162. Delton Kellogg was fifth on the day. The 2006 Women’s A League Dig It------------------------------------------------- 12-0 Panthers shot a 171. Olivet was third at 166, Mike’s Aces --------------------- ------------------ 8-4 J&D Construction...................................... .6-6 Division 3 boys' golf tournament. The Panthers were fifth at Walnut Hills last the regional round. The top three teams and three individuals not on those teams will head Hungry Howies..........------------ 2-13 1-5 YMCA of Barry County to next week's state finals. The Panthers fired a 354 at Walnut Hills. Otsego won the district with a score of 327. Parchment fourth with 169. Delton Kellogg Pennfield was seventh at 190. Winbrenner Construction......................... 3-7 Lansing Catholic was second at 330, West Newhouse. Purdum. and Fisher all shot 41 fcr Delton's best score of the day. Wandell Crane Company —............... Catholic third at 338, and Portland fourth with a 347. Kyle Purdum led Delton Kellogg with an fifth. Maple Valley sixth at 181. and and Zach Mueller both fired 48s. Walker, Fluke, and Sheldon----------------- 3-7 —.0-12 2006 Women’s B League Ethan Griswold and Troy Weslendorp each she? 42 to lead Maple Valley. Chad Cogswell Main Street Savings............................... -.11-4 86. Josh Newhouse added an 87. Robbie Wandell 89. and Bobby Fisher 92. added a 45 and Barry Roscoe 47 for their Waldorff Brewpub---- ------ team. Kalamazoo Christian's David Sarkipato Net Results.................................................... 6-6 The Panthers' final tune-up for the region­ al was scheduled for yesterday, when the Kalamazoo Valley Associations' teams were supposed to meet at the Lynx for the league tournament. Kalamazoo Christian added to its lead had the day's best score, a two-over-par 38. Olivet's Grant Spencer and Hackett's Sheldon Keytc both shot 39. Sappanos--------------------------------- —-------- 7-2 .4-2 Cascade.......................................................... 7-8 Old Town Tavern........................................ 4-5 Blue............................... .2-4 Bring the Heat....... -.................................. 1-11 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - Page 19 Gold boys show a solid turn-around at Portage by Brett Bremer Sports Editor "We're super excited, to put it as simply as possible." Caledonia varsity boys’ cross coun­ try coach Ben Thompson said after his team placed third in Division 2 at the prestigious Portage Invitational on Saturday. . "Getting the third place trophy at a place like Portage is pretty big" said Thompson. The Fighting Scots were third with 192 points. Forest Hills Eastern won the Division 2 boys' title with 128 points. The Hawks’ Seth Bjorlie was the top runner in Division 2 with a time of 16:04. Three Rivers was second at 156. The Scots led a stellar day by the O-K Gold boy's cross country teams at Portage. South Christian’s boys were seventh over­ all in Division 2 Saturday. Hastings, who the Scots topped by a point in last week’s league duals, placed ninth as a team in Division 2. Wayland was 18th, Byron Center 20th. and Thomapple Kellogg 23rd in the 38-team field. "Top to bottom our conference is pretty tough. It's amazing how much it’s flip flopped. Last year (the O-K Gold) was thought of as one of the weaker O-K Conferences and its turned around now to be one of the tougher O-K Conferences." Thompson said. Thompson is very excited, but won’t get too excited just yet. Division 2 powers Dexter and Fremont ran with bigger schools in the Division I race at Portage. The Dexter Dreadnaughts. who have won the last four Division 2 state championships, won the Division I race with just 62 points. Their freshman Bobby April I took the top individ­ ual honors in Division I with a time of 15:16. and their top five runners all finished in 16:10 or less. Fremont was fourth in Division 1. and another tough team in Division 2 from the west side of the state. Sparta, didn’t compete at Portage. Caledonia and South Christian were sched­ uled to square off for the regular season O-K Gold Conference title on Wednesday after­ noon at Brewer Park in Byron Center. Hastings will be chasing those two teams when the league gets together again next Wednesday for the conference championship meet at Orchard Hills Golf Course in Wayland. The Saxons were just 15 points behind the Sailors Saturday, which isn’t much in a field a 260 runners. Ryan Bosma had the Saxons' best finish, crossing the line in 17:00. Jesse Ellwood was 46th in 17:11. Alex Kimble 82nd in 17:40. A.J. Singleterry 95th in 17:49. and Troy Dailey 97th in 17:49. Thomapple Kellogg was led by its junior duo of Ethan Fuller and Keith Winchester Saturday. Fuller was 32nd in 17:02 and Wimhester 36th in 17:06. Behind them for tne Trojans. David Ordway was 156th in 18:25. John Betit 184th in 18:44. and Eric Buchanan 194th in 18:50. Byron Center was the only O-K Gold boys team in the field that didn’t finish better than a year ago. Hastings was 27th in 2005. TK 30th. and Caledonia I Ith. Lakewood also competed in Division 2 at Portage, finishing 33rd. Jason Sterkenburg was 141st in 18:15. Blake Blocher 143rd in 18:17. Miguel Martinez 149th in 18:19. Billy Quint 169th in 18.33, and Tim Nagi 21 Ith in 19:08 TK’s girls’ team was led by senior all-stater Rebecca Winchester, who had her best-ever finish at Portage when she crossed the finish line fifth. Her time of 18:45 is her second-best time on the course. The O-K Gold wasn’t nearly as strong on the girls’ side. The league’s top team. South Christian, finsihed eighth with 309 points. Wayland was 16th with 452, and TK 20th with 561. Caledonia’s girls placed 29th with 720 points, and Hastings was next to last in 38th place with 847 points. Rebecca Winchester’s league rival, senior Jessica Armstrong from Wayland, was ninth overall in 19:06. A pair of sophomores led the way in the Division 2 girls’ race. Parma Western’s Meggan Freeland took the individ­ ual title in Division 2 with a time of 17:56. Alyssa Penning led her Grand Rapids Christian Eagles to a first-place team finish with her second place time of 18:17. The next five runners across the finish line in the girls' race were seniors. Penning's G.R. Christian teammate Alison Tuuk was sixth overall in 18:56. On Penning’s heels came Monroe Jefferson’s Bekah Smeltzer in third with a time of 18:34. Chelsea's Amanda McKenzie (fourth in 18:39). and Winchester. Christian won the title with just 135 points. East Grand Rapids, led by a 22nd place finish from Nikki Brown (19:41) took second with 180. followed by Forest Hills Eastern 261. Spring Lake 263. Dexter 278. Forest Hills Northern 283. South Christian 309, Goodrich 317. and Stevensville Lakeshore 326 in the top ten. Melanic Truer was the second TK lady across the finish line in 106th place with a time of 21:10. Kylie Schultz was 140th in 21:45. Emma Ordway 50th in 21:52, and Kelsey Webster 160th in 22:02. A pair of freshmen led the Saxons Saturday. I^uren Anderson finished 126th in 21: 30, and Katie Ponsetto wasn’t too far behind in 21:51. Molly Smith was the next Saxon in. She was 162nd’W®O<l^J^ucd by Alyssa Case in 22irSand Kay lei eh Del Cotta 245th in 23:57. ‘ Jessika Blackport was 45th in the Division 2 girls’ race, with her best time of the season at 20:01 to lead Lakewood. She was 44th in the teqp scoring, as a handful of incSvidual Lakewood’s Britnee Barta (left) and Brittany Raffler make their way along the course together Saturday at Portage West Middle School during the annual Portage Invitational Scot boys and girls triumph over Hastings and Hamilton by Sandra Ponsetto Staff Writer The Hastings Saxon girls’ cross-country teams both fell to Caledonia. 40 to 21. and Hamilton. 41 to 15 at a double dual meet against Caledonia and Hamilton hosted by Wayland High School at the Orchard Hills Golf Course in Wayland last week. Meanwhile the boys from Hastings defeated Hamilton by default. 15 to 49. when Hamilton fielded only three runners, and lost to Caledonia by one point. 28 to 27 While the Scots claimed the team victory, it was the Saxpns’ AJ Singletcrry who led the race after the second mile finishing in 16:49. a personal record for the season, ahead of Caledonia’s Justin Kucharczyk in second in 16: 53 and Ryan Bosma from Hastings in third at 17:05. Kucharczyk was leading the race until the second lap when he took a wrong turn and ran approximately 10 yards out of the way which allowed Singletcrry to pass both him and Bosma. who had come to a halt unsure of which path to follow. Helping the Scots to victory over Hastings and Hamilton were: Ben Dcfienbach. 4th in 17: 14; Alex TenElshof. sixth in 17:18. behind Hastings’ Jesse Ellwood. 5th in 17:15: and Brian Wilder. 7th in 17:31; and Kort Alexander. 8th in 17:53. Caledonia's lop run­ ner Luke Taylor did not compete in the race. Also scoring for Hastings were TroyDailey. in 9th in 18:03: and Dane Schils. 19th in 18:07. Hamilton's first runner across the line was Jordan Rozema. 19th in 19:18. Also running for Hamilton were Anthony Reese. 25th in 19:48 and Peter Diep. 31 st in 20:43. Stephanie Rossman led the Scot girls to victory over Hasting. finishing the course in 19:34. but it was not enough to hold off the Hamilton's Alyssa Slayton who finished 2nd in 19:57; Hamilton's Sarah Oren. 3rd in 20:48 and Hamilton's Meg Thompson. 4th in 20-35. Caledonia runner Kendel Grant claimed fifth place in 20:57. followed by Hamilton's fourth runner Anna Sall. 6th in 21:00 and fifth runner Lynn Hokse. of Hamilton in 7th in 21:07. Saxon runners Molly Smith. 8th in 21:47 and Alyssa Case. 9th in 21:50 finished ahead of Scots Emily Rossman. IOth in 21:55; Maddie Zych. 1 Ith in 22:18.5; and Emily Russo. 12th in 22:18.7. Also scoring for Hastings but unable to hold off the Scots onslaught were: Katie Ponsetto. 15th in 22:57; Kaylcigh Delcotto. 18th in 23:22 and Leanne Dinges. 21st in 24:30.2. Thornapple Kellogg v. Wayland Thomapple Kellogg's varsity boys’ cross country team picked up its second O-K Gold Conference victory last Wednesday at Orchard Hills Golf Course, topping the host Wildcats 31-26. Wayland’s Eddie Seymour was the first runner in with a time of 16:51. but five of the next seven across the finish line were Trojans. Keith Winchester was second in 17:11. Fuller third in 17:29. John Betit sixth in 18:16. David Ordway seventh in 18:32. and Eric Buchanan eighth in 18:52. Wayland edged out the TK girls. 24-32. as Armstrong picked up the pace to get by Rebecca Winchester. Armstrong won the race in 18:34. and Winchester was second in 18:54. The three, four, and five runners were all wearing green and white. Melanic Truer was the next Trojan in. sixth, with a lime of 221:09. Emma Ordway was seventh in 21:18. Kelsey Webster eighth in 21:39. and Kylie Schultz ninth in 21:434. TK was scheduled to run against Hastings this week al Brewer Park, in lhe final set of O-K Gold Conference duals. runners also took part in the annual state meet preview. The Lakewood girls finished 30th with 757 points. Britnee Barta was 160th overall for Lakewood in 2L59. Brittany Raffler 162nd in 22: 02. Sadie Can 198th in 22:37. and Natalie Blackmer 205th in 22:48. Division 3 Delton Kellogg's varsity track and field teams both bested ten teams in Division 3 Saturday at the annual Portage Invitational, the girls in a 25-team field and the boys while racing in a 30-team field. It can be tough to get lost in the crowd at Portage, but the Delton Kellogg girls did a good job of keeping a teammate within view. The top five Delton runners finished within 1:20 of each other. Leading the way was senior Heather The Saxons’ A.J. Singleteny (1967) works his way through a crowd of runners early in the action Saturday at the Portage Invitational. Singleterry was 95th in the Division 2 boys* race, helping Hastings to a ninth-place finish. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) Millard, who was 51st in 21:13, just abend of Cory Cook was 108th in 18:18 for DK. Nick Rendon 11th in 18:22. and Michael sophomore teammate Mandy Dye who was 58th in 21:23. Shawn Schut placed 81th for DeWalers 156th in 19:23. DK in 22:11. Amanda Strick 92nd in 22:27, and Lauren Knollenberg 97th in 22:33. The Division 3 girls’ race was one cf the tighter meets of the chy at the top. Hillsdale scored lhe championship with 72 points, ahead of Jackson Lumen Christi w hich ended up with 97. Those two teams combined to have seven runners finish in the lop 17. Hillsdale's Adrienne Pdstula won the girls’ race in 18:17. and Lumen Christi’s Hilary Snyder third in 18:46. Second place went to Aubree Danielson of Whitehall in 18:31. Dalton KeJk^g was 15th with 382-points^Their Kalamzoo Valley Association rivals from Kalamazoo Christian were tenth in Division 3 with 249 points, led by a Kristine Chy and Anna Hollett who finished 31st and 33rd respectively. Hackett Catholic Central (218) was fifth. Parchment (332) tenth, and Kalamzoo Christian (474) 19th in the boys’ race. Delton was just a step behind the KVA’s Comets, 20th with 503 points. The KVA boys' teams weren't quite as deep as the teams that finished at the top of the standings. Erie Mason with 65 points and Jackson Lumen Christi with 155. but the league's top individuals weren't too far behind. Manistee senior Aaron Simoneau won the boys’ race, but was the only runner from his school competing, so his time of 15:44 didn't count in the placings for the overall team standings. The KVA had four runners finish in the top seven in the team scoring. Parchment’s Jeff Nordquist was third in 15:58, Nick Tecca sev­ enth in 16:10. Hackett’s Andrew Breyer was fifth in 16:06, and K-Christian’s Tom Vigen sixth in 16:08. Jackson Lumen Christi's Josh MeAlary was first in the team scoring, with a time of 15:55, ten seconds behind Simoneau. Erie Mason's Brandon Griffin was second in 15:56. and his teammate Jesiah Rodriguez Thomapple Kellogg's Rebecca placed fourth in 16.-02. Winchester placed fifth at Saturday's Justin Durbin led Delton with a 61st place Portage Invitational in Division 2. (Photo time of 17:29. Dan Roberts was 67th in 17:36. by Sandra Ponsetto) They were the only two runners to break the 18-minutc mark. S \\()\ \\ I I KI Y SPORTS S( III DI I I THURSDAY. 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October 12. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxons and Lions still have shot at winning season by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The road to a winning season for the Hastings and Maple Valley vanity football teams is a tough one. To finish the campaign with a winning record, the Saxons will have to win their next two Friday night encounters, this week against an injury-riddled and winless Thomapple Kellogg squad and their season finale Oct. 20 against powerful South Christian. Maple Valley has a road game against Hackett Catholic Central this Friday, then meets 7-0 Kalamazoo Christian at MVHS the final week of the regular season, needing to win the last two to have a winning mark. This Friday its the Lions’ turn to try and slow down Fighting Irish tailback Jezrel White, who’s been running wild against lhe rest of lhe KVA. as well as Hackett’s non-conference foes, this season. One more league win would guarentee the Lions a winning record inthe conference. The big game this week in the Lions’ league. KVA is 7-0 Kalamzoo Christian against 7-0 Olivet. In other KVA act.on. Delton Kellogg goes on the road this week to face Pennfield. The Delton Panthers are still looking for their first KVA win this season. Pennfield. Hackett, and Maple Valley arc all battling for third place in lhe league behind the Comets and Eagles.' AH three of those teams sport 3-2 conference marks. The game of the week in the O-K Gold Conference is the Caledonia Fighting Scots’ Hastings’ Matt Teunessen fires a pass in the first half Friday night against Wayland. (Photo by Dan Goggins) Editor It may be hard to believe for some, but Hastings came very close to being a post-sea­ son playoff football team this season. Though the Saxons sport a so-so 3-4 record heading into the eighth week, they came with­ in a touchdown and two-point conversion of defending state champion Caledonia, lost only by a touchdown to defending league champion Hamilton and last Friday night they had conference contender Wayland on the ropes in the fourth quarter before eventually succumbing 21-18. If a few breaks has gone territory, but now were down by two scores with just 6:31 left to go in the ballgame. Hastings then surprisingly answered quick­ ly without the aid of a pass, moving the ball down the field in big chunks of yardage of running plays, mostly with fullback Matt Donnini. the first man through, leading ihe way. Running hack Greg Woodmansee then look advantage of some Wildcat confusion over “who’s got the football.’’ out of a toll­ house backfield and raced 40 yards into the end zone with 1:42 on the clock. Hcwever. the two-point conversion attempt failed, as did lhe subsequent onside kick attempt. It was interesting that Wayland scored all three of its touchdowns as a result of big plays. Besides the 92-yard run by Martin set­ ting up the game-clincher, they scored in their first possession on a 21-yard pass from quar­ terback Jon Shafer to receiver Kevin Fanner. They also scored on their second possession on a 55-yard burst by Martin, taking a 14-0 lead hi the second period and threatening to turn the contest into a rout. But the Saxons* defense rose to lhe occa­ sion for the rest of the evening, except for Martin's unlikely 92-yard run midway in the fourth quarter. Hastings scored twice in the second period to tighten things. King broke into the open behind the Wildcat secondary and Teunessen hit him with a flare pass that resulted in a 51 -yard TD pass play. The strike capped a 71-yard, sixplay drive that answered Wayland’s threat to run away with the ballgame. Things got even more interesting with just 25.7 seconds left in the half, when Garrett Harris ran into the end zone on a fourth down and six situation. Setting up the late drive was Wayland’s five-yard punt to its own 42 and a 24-yard run by Donnini, in yet another episode of Mwho’s got the football?’’ The highlight of the third period was a cou­ ple of terrific defensive stands on fourth down and short yardage After Woodmansee and AJ. Tassos combined efforts to slop Shafer shert on third down. King and M8500 Trumbull nailed the ' big fullback Preston just inches short of a first their way. they very well could be 6-1 instead of 3-4. Unfortunately, as the ancient saying goes, coming very close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. And come dangerously close the Saxons did last Friday evening as they had possession of the football just eight yards away from scoring the go-ahead touch­ down midway through the fourth quarter. On third down and three, however. Wildcat line­ man Cody Waldo made a big defensive stop and on the next play Saxon Bradan King was brought down by Anthony Castaneda about a foot shy of the first down marker at the 5-yard line. Disaster struck on the very next play when Wayland running back Mark Martin, subbing for the injured Ben Forcier. suddenly broke loose for a 92-yard run before being hauled down from behind by Matt Teunessen at the two. Bruising fullback Tom Preston took it into the end zone two plays later and Castaneda kicked the extra point to extend a 14-12 Wayland lead to 21-12. The sudden reversal of fortune was devas­ tating for the Saxons, who appeared poised to take the lead while driving deep into Wayland down near midqeld. Not long afterward. Harris and Mikewckker teamed up to stop Preston on fourth down and one at the Hastings 26. The explosive Wildcat offense that had scored more than 40 points twice earlier this season didn't do a lot against lhe Saxons' defense except for three big plays. Donnini chewed up 146 yards in 24 attempts, almost all1 of them from tackle tk) tackle, where he got a lot of help from line­ men Steve Case, T.J. Hoffman and Nick Peck. Wayland picked up 385 yards on the ground, but 147 of them came from two long runs by Martin, who finished the evening with 232 yards. Hastings had 308 yards rushing in all and Teunessen completed two passes, both to King, for 57 yards and a touchdown. Oilvet 34, Delton Kellogg 14 Delton Kellogg knew it would have to play its best to compete with the now 7-0 Olivet Eagles Friday night at DKHS. Panther head coach Vie Haas felt like his boys did that, despite coming out on the short end of a 34-14 score. “We’re getting better every night. It was senior night, our seniors* last night at home. trip to Wayland. Caledonia is 4-0 looking to cam at least a share of lhe league title that eluded the team in last year's state champi­ onship season. Wayland is 3-1 in the league. Lakewood put a scare into the top-ranked DeWitt Panthers last Friday night to end the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season. The 7-0 Panthers secured the confer­ ence championship by topping the Vikings on Unity Field. The Vikings will be on their home field for the final lime this season Friday, when they play host to non-conference foe Parma Western. Lakewood High School will be having the Michigan National Guard come out to the game. The Guard will have a couple of military vehicles at the field. There will also be a color guard present for the national anthem, which will be followed by a fly-over from a helicop­ ter. The Guard will also be bringing out a can­ non to shoot off after the national anthem and after each touchdown. Current Records Delton Hastings Lakewood Maple Valley Middleville 1-6 3-4 2-5 3-4 0-7 Here’s a round-up of last Friday’s local gridiron action. Wayland 21, Hastings 18 by David T. Young The Saxons' Matt Donnini takes the feet out from under a Wayland ball carrier in the first half of Friday night's 21-18 victory by the Wildcats in Hastings. (Photo by Dan Goggins) The goal was to go out there and send vur sen­ iors out the’right way. I think the kids did that.” said Haas. “We actually probably played one of cur better games." The Panthers just had a hard time contain­ ing Olivet quarterback Dustin Campbell. Campbell scored on runs of 42 and 8 yards, and threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Rose to lead the Eagles. “We did move the ball fairly well on them," said Haas. “It was kind of a big play night for them." “Their quarterback got loose for a couple of long runs on us on the option and he threw the one touchdown pass.” The Eagle defense came up with big plays to hold the Panther offense at bay as well. Campbell opened the scoring with his 42yard scamper in the first quarter. Blake Thornton’s extra-point kick gave His team a 7­ 0 lead. Delton Kellogg quarterback Brian Diaz answered with a 20-yard touchdown run of his own. and Steven Scoby's extra-point kick lied the game in the opening quarter. Rose’s touchdown catch pulled the Eagles back in front in the second quarter, at 14-7 after Thornton’s kick. The Eagles then made DeWitt 28, Lakewood 14 Constitution Party National Platform Taxpayer Party Contents I Preamble (pg. 4) Sanctity of Life (pg. 6) AIDS (pg 9) Bring Government Back Home (pg. 9) Character and Moral Conduct (pg. 11) Congressional Reform (pg. 12) Conscription (pg. 14) Constitutional Convention (pg. 15) Copyrights and Patents (pg. 15) Cost of Big Government (pg. 16) Crime (pg 19) I>fense(pg. 20) Domestic Federal Aid (pg. 24) Drug Abuse (pg. 24) Education (pg. 25) Election Reform (pg. 27) Electoral College (pg. 28) Energy (pg. 30) Environment (pg. 30) Executive Orders (pg. 32) Lakewood faced its biggest challenge of the 2006 football season Friday night head on. The Vikings went down to the wire with the No. 1 ranked team in the state in Division 3. before suffering a 28-14 defeat. The game was tied a 14 until the visiting Panthers scored two touchdowns in the final 3:24 to secure th win and improve to 7-0 on the season. Lakewood is now 2-5 overall. DeWitt quarterback Dan VanDreumel com­ pleted a 19 yard touchdown pass to teammate Sam Celentino with 3:24 left in the fourth quarter, then the Panthers added a score with 1:20 left to play as Cory Rademacher recov­ ered a fumbled snap by the Vikings and returned it eight yards for the game’s final Family (pg. 33) Foreign Policy (pg. 34) Gambling (pg. 40) Gun Control (pg. 40) Health Care and Government (pg. 42) Immigration (pg. 44) The Judiciary (pg 46) Money and Banking (pg. 47) Personal and Private Property Security (pg. 49) Pornography (pg. 51) Religious Freedom (pg. 52) Social Security (pg. 53) Statehood (pg. 54) State Sovereignty (pg. 55) Tariffs and Trade (pg. 56) Taxes (pg. 60) Terrorism and Personal Liberty (pg. 64) Veterans (pg. 67) Wage and Price Control (pg. 67) Welfare (pg. 67) Walt Herwarth “A New Voice lor Change" CANDIDATE FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE 87“ DISTRICT PaW tor by the commlttM to atect Wah Herwarth for State Representative. 87~ District. it 21-7 on Campbell’s eight-yard run. DK had a chance to slice into that lead before ihe break. With a couple of big plays, the Panthers moved the ball down inside the Eagle ten-yard-line. The clock was ticking down under a minute when they finally got in the shadow of the goalposts, and eventually time ren out before they could punch it across the goal-fix. DK again found itself inside the Eagle 20 in the third quart*r. bui Eagle defense dropped a couple Deton runs behind the line of scrimmage to end the scoring thrext. Devan Oberlin scored on a five yi-xd run early in the fourth quarter to give his team some breathing room, then Chris bchnke added a four-yard scoring run later in the peri od to finish things off. In between those final two Eagle scores. Diaz connected with Corey Spencer on a fouryard pass that cut the Olivet lead to Z.M4 after Scobj *s extra-point kick. Scoby led the Delton Kellogg offense widi 19 carries for 112 yards. Delton had 294 yards of total offense. Diaz completed 3-of-8 pass attempts for 56 yards, and also rushed ten times for 35 yards. Spencer and Brennan Smith both had ten tackles for the Delton defense. score. "The kids played their hearts out." said Lakewood head coach Bob Veitch. “I’m proud of them. I tell you. they played the number one team in the state and we went head-to-head with them and had a chance to beat them. We just lost it on that last drive Tlie Saxons' Greg Woodmansee drags a Wayland tackler with him as he looks lor a hole up field during Friday night's homecoming football game in Hastings. (Photo by Dan Goggins) there." The Vikings actually ran more offensive plays than the Panthers and controlled the time of possession, holding onto the football for 31*30. • VanDreumel came up with lhe big plays when his Panthers needed them. He complet­ ed 9-of-16 pass attempts for 90 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for the Panthers’ other offensive touchdown. For the first three and a half quarters, the Vikings always had an answer. Lakewood quarterback Jesse Martin ran into the end zone from five yards out with 5:33 left in lhe first half, and Levi Phelps extra-point kick tied the game at seven. DeWitt opened the scoring on a 25-yard pass from VanDreumel to Jason Fleet. Don Tait was 4-for-4 on extra­ point attempts for.lhe Panthers. Those were the only two touchdowns of the first half. DeWitt took its second lead of the game with 9:02 remaining in the third quarter, on a three-yard run by VanDreumel. Zach Porter tied the game up for the Vikings once again, with 10:16 left in the See FOOTBALL, next page �The Hastings Banne: - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - Page 21 FOOTBALL, continued from previous page---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------fourth quarter, on a one-yard run. Phelps again tacked on the extra-point. Lakewood was moving the hall on its next possession, but the drive eventually stalled DeWitt took over with ginxl field position, and inarched down for what proved lo be the game-winning score. “I don’t care about winning and losing." said Veitch. “We all like to win. but I like making sure we play for four quarters, and our kids played for four quarters. There’s a minute left to go and they're still ready to fight to scon again. That’s what I'm talking about. That’s what we've got to keep doing." The Vikings kept lhe DeWitt offense off the field much of the night, due in large part to the ability to convert third downs into first downs. The Vikings convened on IO-of-15 third down attempts. Manin completed 7-of-15 pass attempts for 64 yards. Dan Desgranges caught two of those balls for 46 yards. Kurtis Powell rushed 20 times for 76 yards for Lakewood, and Justin Keller added 12 carries for 58 y ards Michael Thompson led the DeWitt ground game with 56 yards on six carries. Cody Orszula led Lakewood’s defense with eight tackles, and Mike Kuras and Keller had seven apiece. Maple Valley 44. Parchment 35 by Jon Gambee Staff Writer They’re back! Maple Valley, a football team that built its outstanding gridiron tradi­ tion on hitting hard and quick, both on offense and defense, found the formula Friday against Parchment and manhandled the Panthers 44­ 35 to make the Lions' Homecoming a hit. The final score was not indicative of the game, as the Lions dominated play on both sides of li'e ball with one exception. That exception was panther quarterback PJ. Withrow, who pretty much ran unchecked the entire night. "We really didn't find an answer to him." said Maple Valley Coach Guenther Mittelstacdt after the game. “He is an out­ standing athlete.’’ Withrow ran for 114 yards and passed for 125 more to account for 239 of his teams 262 total yards. He rushed for three touchdowns and passed for another. Add on two extra points rushing and two passing and he scored 28 of Parchment's 35 points. But the rest of the Panthers found it tough going against the Lions all night. "1 thought our offensive line did a great job tonight." Mittelstacdt said, "and our backs ran hard. "On defense, we just could not stop their quarterback, but give some credit to him. He played a great game and kept his team in it all night. "But we made the big plays when wc had to." It started out like it was going to be anoth­ er tough night for the Lions, as Parchment took tire opening kickoff and went 56 yards in only 10 plays. Withrow (who else) scored from a yard out and Parchment’s female kick­ er. Melanie Mult added the extra point. But like last week when the Lions were in a similar position against Delton, the Lions came off the field with fire in their eyes. Using all their resources, the Lions went 69 yards in 14 plays and it was all but over for the Panthers. Michael Paisley and Tyler Christensen did the bulk of the work, punishing the Panthers on the ground. Christensen carried the ball five times for 27 yards and Paisley carried three times for 20 yards to set up quarterback Deven Meade’s one yard touchdown with 1:18 left to play in the period. Christensen added the extra point to make it 8-7 and the Lions never trailed again. Paisley added an eight-yard touchdown at the 6:09 mark of the. second quarter and Meade passed 21 yards to Eric Weslendorp for another touchdown just before the end of the half. Meade ran in the extra point himself and it was 22-7 at half-time. "I thought we really came together, espe­ cially on offense." Mittelstaedt said. "It all starts up front and the line did a great job of opening the holes for our backs." Daniel Houser scored a touchdown from two yards out halfway through the third quar ter to get the Panthers a little closer at 22-15 with Withrow’s two point conversion but the Lions roared right back, going 58 yards in only eight plays, capped off by Christensen’s six yard touchdown. Paisley ran in the two point conversion to make it 30-15. Parchment scored as time ran out in the period when Withrow hit Aaron Rice on a 40 yard touchdown pass to make it 30-21 going into the final 12 minutes. Tim Wood answered for Maple Valley, scoring from four yards out with 8:58 left in lhe game but Withrow again brought the Panthers back running in from four yards out with 4:14 left lo play. With just under three minutes to play Christensen scored a two yard touchdown to put the game out of reach. Withrow’s eight yard scoring run with only 1:20 left to play rounded out the scoring. Christensen finished with 105 yards on 17 carries and paisley added 90 yards on 11 car­ ries for Maple Valley. Mead was three of five through the air for 55 yards. Maple Valley finished with 326 total yards of offense. South Christian 62, Middleville 20 The Trojans troubled season continued Friday night, as South Christian kept a game back of the Caledonia Fighting Scots in the O-K Gold Conference with a 62-20 victory over the Trojan'-. "As awful as that sounds, it was a 20-14 game just before half-time." said TK head coach Tim Penfield. South Christian had a big game on the ground, rushing 31 times for 344 yards, but it was a play in the air that started to break things open late in the first half. South Christian quarterback Brent Geers completed a seven-yard scoring strike to Ross MacGregor to pul their team back up by two scores. South Christian came out and scored lhe first 21 points of the second half, on another pass from Geers to MacGregor, a 60-yard interception return by Jake Mulder, and a 45yard scoring run by Mulder. It was 47-14 at that point, and the game was pretty much out of reach for the Trojans. They didn’t slop fighting though. Quarterback Paul Belcher, who relieved starter Tom Enslen. connected on a 35-yard pitch and catch w ith Blake Johnson before the end of the third period. It was Belcher's second passing touchdown of the game. He also connected with J.D. Brower on a 27-yard pass off on an end around, before he look over under center. “We threw the ball pretty effectively." said Penfield. Belcher completed 4-of-7 passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns Enslen hit on 9of-16 pass attempts for 97 yards and one interception. "The key was good execution on our part. th< timing of our quarterbacks and receivers." Penfield said. “We were effective with some of our timing routes and we really made some athletic plays. Jeff Dickerson and Blake Johnson made some nice catches." Dickerson had five catches for 75 yards in the game, and also led TK in tackles from his linebacker spot with seven. Sanford led the TK ground game with 11 carries for 58 yards. South Christian opened the scoring on a four-yard run by Tim Elzinga in lhe opening quarter. Justin Haan converted the extra-point kick, something the Trojans couldn't do after Brower pulled them to within a point on a four-yard scoring run early in the second quarter. South added some breathing room in the second quarter when Mark Adams returned a Trojan fumble 22 yards for a score. The South offense and defense both moved the ball well on lhe ground. Kyle Sinnema led the Sailors with six carries for 145 yards rush­ ing. Geers completed seven of his 12 pass attempts for 132 yards. BOWLING SCORES Tuesday Mixed J-Ad Graphics 17-7; The Terminators 16-8; Yankee Zephyr 13-11; Hastings Bowl 13-11; TVCCU 13-11; Hastings City Bank 8-16; CW’s Auto 8-16; Good Time Pizza 8-16. Men's High (James & Series - M. Christiansen 189-503; D Risher 196-515; G. Hause 211-545; R. O’Keefe 203; J Markley 2I4;5- AogcL 243. Women's High Games & Series ■ D Neymeiyer 180; J. Steebs 177: R. Miller 178; A. Hall 174; D. Sen ice 'l 51; C O’ Keefe 214. Mixerettes Sassy Babes 16-4; Old Anchor Tattoo 15-5; Hinkle's Body Shop 15-5; NBT 12-8; Dewey’s Auto Body 9-11; Dean’s Dolls 9-11; Girrbach's 8-12; Hallifax Sen ices 8-12; Kent Oil 7 5-12.5; The Finishing Touch 7-9; Trumble Agency 6.5-13.5. High Games & Series - A. Jackson 133; A. Hamp 139; S. Drake 171-480; C. Hurless 206-491; S Girrbach 191; P Hinkle 165-412; S. Kuhlic 180-510; E. Ulrich 179-480; L. Elliston 235-557; S Merrill 185-499; K. Becker 197-528; S. Smith 151-403; D Worm 150-416; M. Kill 182-466; J. Bums 143-387; M. Powers 142; D. Snyder IX5-5OO; P. Fowler 170-434; K Fowler 173-470. Senior Citizens Ward’s Friends 10-2*; BAT’s 10-6; Wieland's 10-6; Lucky Strike 9-7; #1 Senior 8-8; Sun Risers 8-8; Butterfingers 8-8; King Pins 8-8; Kuempel 7-9; Nash's Harem 7-9; Friends 7-9; M&M’s 6-6’; 4 B’s 5-11; Early Risers 5-11. • games to be made up. Good Games and Series Ladies - Y. Checscman 165-459; G. Scobey 150; J. Gasper 199-503; G. Denny 144; M. Kingsley 117-318; S. Patch 161; E. Ulrich 178-506; B. Maker 179-479; N. Boniface 169-478; D. Bams 148. Good Games and Series Men - G. Yoder 182; H. Gibson 161-420; C. Baker 225. B Mallekootc 184-4X1; E Schantz IX9-4X9; R. Boniface 168. D. Kierscy 175-476; M. Saldivar 169-497; R. Nash IXX; D. Risher 180; W Birman 170-453. Friday Night Mixed Just Cuz 16; Whatever 16; Ten Pins 13; Heads out 12 1/2; 9-n-a-Wiggle I2;UMSU 12; Budweiser II 1/2; Liquid Courage 10; 4 Fools 9 1/2; Michigan Outlaws 8; All But One 8; Mercy 7; The Unknowns 7; Oldies But Goodies 6; Brush works 4 1/2; Team 16 2. Womens high games and series - S. Keeler 233-564; N. Clow 1X5 537; D. James 203-525; J Madden 175-514; M. Scars 1X9­ 512; T. Phenix 177-497; G Mcancy 176-452; J. Lancaster 164-437; S Ripley 174-428; R Morse 152-3X2. M Vanier 155-369; S. Vandcnburg 225; E. Hammontree 210; 1. Barnum 196; PJ Franklin 160; I. Rentz 159. Mens good games and scries - J Barnum 248-678; A. Taylor 244-615; S Peabody 215­ 599; B Taylor 22o 545. R Lancaster 201 543; P Stephens 168-486; I) I .ike 152-409: T. Clow 224; S Sanborn 221. A. Rhodes 220. K. Phenix 217; K Hammontree 213; G. Mcsecar 213. J. Bartimus 198 Sunday Night Mixed HubsCrew 17; Straight l iners 15; Funky Bowlers 14; Pm Chasers 13; Bounty Hunters II; R&N 10; Michigan Outlaws 8; Karey’s Kids 7; 2 Bags and 4 Balls 7: Sunday Snoozcrs 6; Sandbaggers 5. Women’s good games and series - J. Rice 200-532; A Williams 16-3472; A. Norton 150-434; F. Ames 154-408; K. Fariee 132­ 387; C. Lee 121-313; S. Vandenburg 227. Men's good games and series - J. Mroz 237-710; M. Hubbard 241-586; S. Fariee 236 568; M Norton 178-442; A. Misak 160-431; T. Demon 141-363; E. Caraway 227; C. Alexander 214; B. Churchill 203; B. Hubbell 196; J. Wright 145 Wednesday P.M. Seebers 13 1/2; Eye and Ent 13: Friends 12 1/2; Shamrock Tavern 11; Maple Valley Pharmacy 10; At Home Real Estate 10; Hair Care Center 9. Women's good games and series • G. Potter 164-449: N. Potter 157-442; N. Varney 155-434; B. Moore 144-389; B. Norris 135­ 337; K. Becker 208; D. Bums 188;G. Otis 179. N. Boniface 157; L. Yoder 133. Tuesday Trios Trouble 16-4; CB’s 13-7; All in the Family 13-7; Coleman Agency 12-8; Critters 10-10; Git-R-Done Gals 10-10; Quality Roofing 8­ 12; Superette Gals 7-13; Ghost Team 6-14; Luanne’s Team 5-15. High Games and Series - M Kill 145; K. Carpenter 137; L. Potter 146; J. Wyant 158; S. Lancaster 175; S. Vandcnburg 242-647; C. Mack 162; T. Daniels 191-547; J. Hurless 185-525; C. Gates 171; S. Snider 161; A. Norton 137; T. Franklin 150; J. Rice 180-501; M. Scars 161; A. Keillor 134; P. Ramey 197­ 530; M. Gross 140; P. Cogswell 165; L. Trumbcll 156; D. James 187-533; S. Smith 145; M. Heath 171; C. Etts 113; S. Everett 126; T. Thompson 145. Senior Citizens Ward's Friends 14-6; Lucky Strike 13-7; Wieland s 13-7; #1 Senior 11-9; BAT’s 11-9; S'in Risers 11-9; Butterfingers 11-9; King Pins 11-9; Early Risers 8-12: Kuempel 8-12; Friends 8-12; M&M’s 8-12; Nash’s Harem 7­ 13; 4 B's 6-J4. Good Games and Series Indies - R. Murphy 203-519; L. Friend 124-318; B Benedict 147; S. Merrill 199; R. Pitts 138­ 364; G. Scobey 153-401; S. Patch 177-495; Y. Markley 161-446. Good Games end Series Men - G. Waggoner 204; B Akers 190-500; C. Baker 225; M Schondelmay cr 159; R. Hart 190­ 495; L Brandt 195; D. Edwards 202-542; R. Nash 169; N. Thaler 161; K Schantz 188­ 480; L Markley 149-413. Thursday Angels Varneys 13-7; Hastings City Bank 12-8; Nothin But Truck 12-8; Miller Farm Repair 11 -9; Fall Creek 10.5-9.5; Riverfront Fin. Ser. 9.5 10.5; Hastings Bowl 9 II; CW Repair 9­ 11; AIS Engine 7-13: Allure 7-13. High Games and Series - C. Nurenbcrg 156; I. Miller 169; D Curtis 164; C Hurless 145; T. VanBelkun 135: C. Shcllenbargcr 154; C. Shellenbarger 189; J. Baker 143: B. Franks 156; L. Perry 187; M. Martin 147; D. Bartimus 213-544; A. Bartimus 188-535; S. Emory 126; R. Welton 146; D. McCollum 191.1. Karas 159; M. Miller 151; M. Morgan I.V^C Miller 175; M Gdula 204-568; B Cuddahee 178; L. Barnum 207. The 2006 Thomapple Kellogg-Hastings varsity girls' swimming and. diving team. Team members are (front fro.r: left) Mol y Waliace, Erin Huke. Alecia Strumberger. Chanda Archambeau. Terra Nassif, Lee Christensen, (second row) Jackie rlodges, Lindsay Azevedo. Gretchen Christensen, Michelle Howard, Wendy Todd, Katie Romanak, Jenna Connor. Lindsey Clark, (third rvw) diving coach John VanPortfleet, Elizabeth Chappelow, Courtney England, Erin Humphrey, Jyssica Blantz, Kylie Standler, Mindy Warner, Beth Fuller, assistant coach Wendy McGillicuddy, (fourth row) head coach Carl Schoessel. Mandy Buehler, Jamie VanDongen. Amber Van Der Meer. Errica Stevens, Whitnee Bosworth, Katy Fluke, Stacy Slaughter, (back) Kayla Romanak. Jasmine Brown. Audrey Hoag, Alex de Goa. Kelly Frame, Tara Schoessel. Alexa McClain, and volunteer assistant Rachael Steons. (Photo by Brett Bremer) . Seconds and thirds help in swim win Thomapple Kellogg-Hastings varsity girls’ Calvin Christian team this Thursday, on the Invitational Saturday. TK-Hastings is now 4- swimming and diving team added another road. and then take part in the Ottawa Hills 1 in duals this season. victory to its record when it topped the Wyoming United team al Godwin Heights Thursday. 116-67. The Trojans outscored October is Spinal Health Month: the Wyoming United team in the final eight events, to break open what had been a tight meet to that point. A big boost came from the divers, who Yes, it's time for a chiropractor! outscored Wyoming 13-2. Jamie VanDongen won the event with a score of 175.25. Kelly Frame was second al 174.8. and Courtney DeWent third at 130.65. Hoag won twice for TK-Hastings. taking the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes 41.48 seconds and the 100-yard butterfly in 1:16.00. Mindy Warner had the Trojans’ only- other individual victory in the pool. taking the 100-yard freestyle in 59.52 seconds. Warner was also a part of two relay victo­ ries for TK-Hastings. She joined Alexa McClain. Jasmine Brown, and Elizabeth Chappelow to win the 200 free relay in 1:54.33. and with Erin Fluke. Alecia Strumberger. and Chappelow to take the 44M) free relay in 4:21.04. Taryn Edsall and Hillary Holt won two events each for Wyoming. Edsall look the 50 free in 26.06 and lhe 100 breaststroke in 1: 15.33. Holl won the 500 free in 6:14.05 and the 200 free in 2:15.25. Both teams won eight events on lhe night, but TK-Hastings’ depth paid off with eight second-place finishes and nine thirds. In con­ trast. Wyoming swimmers placed second just four times and third only three limes. Alex de Goa was second lo Edsall in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:21.16. and Warner was second to Edsall in the 50 free in 27.47. ‘ Strumberger was second behind Holt in lhe It’s not whether you win or lose; it's how well you bounce back after the game. Doctors of chiropractic do more than focus on w here you hurt. Their specialty is finding out why you hurt, and applying hands-on effective care that will get to the root of the problem and correct it. Maybe that's why chiropractic care will help over 30 million people get back in the game this year. Yes. it's time for a chiropractor. Call for your appointment today or schedule online. 500 free w ith a lime of 6:19.72. and Nassif was second to Holt in the 2(X) free in 2:25.16. Kayla Romanak had ihe Trojan team's other two individual second-place finishes. MacLeod She was number two in the l<M) free behind 327 W. Apple Sirect. Hastings. Ml 49058 Warner in 1:04.06. and second lo Wyoming’s Kaitlin Penney in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:18.97. The Trojans will swim against a tough MACLEOD CHIROPRACTIC CENTER Chiropractic (269) 948-3170 www.macleodchiropracticcenter.com �Page 22 - TPoraday. Oclotw 12. 2006 - The Hasl.ngs Banner Lakewood second to Haslett at Division 2 district Kalmink and 2 Trojans qualify too by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Senior Brad Elliott knows that his team has some work to do. mostly mental, if it hopes to advance to the Division 2 stale finals for the second time in three years. Elliott, the only membei of the 2004 Division 2 state finals qualifying team who's still with the Vikings, even admits that he has some things to take care of. “Go big or go home." was Elliott's attitude Thursday, as the Vikings hosted the Division 2 district tournament. The Vikings finished second as a team to earn a trip lo this Monday’s Division 2 regional al lhe Pohlcat in Mount Pleasant. The top six teams and top six individuals not on those teams earned a spot in the regional. Elliott's 75. playing the Sunrise nine and lhe Mid Day nine, at Centennial Acres was the second best individual score of the day behind Haslett's Sam Burman who shot a 74. Haslett also got a 76 from Chris Mory and fin­ ished with the best team score at 314. Lakewood fired a 323. Other teams qualifying for state included DeWitt 326. East Lansing 329. Ionia 329. and Caledonia 329. The Trojans placed seventh, just missing the cut. but did qualify two individuals lor the regional tournament. Brent Butgcreil fired an 81 and Scott Pitsch an 83. All together, the Trojans scored a 340. “I'm really surprised about them. They've been so solid all year" said Caledonia head coach Gus Wagner “We could hardly touch them all year.” Brad Steffen shot an 87 for the Trojans Thursday, and Mike Gray tallied an 89. Hastings' Tyler Kalmink (83) joined Pitsch and Butgereit as individual qualifiers, along with St. Johns' Trent Thum (84). and Waverly 's Robby Jaglowski (84). Kalmink was one of the first ones in lhe clubhouse, and wasn't sure his score would hold up as one of the top six if the Saxons didn't make it as a team. “I was eight over after eight holes." said Kalmink. “I just realized if I didn't play well I was going to have to go lo school next week." Casey Goodenough and Riley McLean both shot 88's for the Saxons, and Eric Pettengill tallied an 86. The top three teams and top three individu­ als not on those teams at regionals qualify for lhe slate finals. “We need to improve our decision mak- ing." said Elliott after the district round, most­ ly thinking of his club selection for the day. “Go big or go home" isn't always the best choice. He pulled out his drive on the Mid Day nine's 300-yard par-4 number 3. “If I didn’t hit driver on that hole. I would have shot a 74 or 73." said Elliott. He scored a bogie on lhe hole, but only alter punching his drive out of the weeds leav ing himself with a 70-fool par putt. Cha/ Arizola was all smiles as he listened to Eiliott talk about his day. He'd pulled his driver out on the Mid Day No. 3 as well. Something must be working for the Vikings however. Arizola finished tied for Lakewood's third-best score of the day with Nic Wieland at 83. Lane Brewer fired an 82 for lhe Vikings' second score. "We knew Haslett would be very tough to beat, and we knew there were some very good teams in this district." said Lakewood head coach Carl Kutch. “I am so proud of our guys today. They came back from a tough finish on Monday and played with a lot of hear! today.” Behind the lop seven teams Fowlerville was eight with a 342. Hastings ninth 345. Waverly tenth 356. St. Johns 11 th 368. and Belding 12th 373. “The weather was nice for a fall day. but the course was play ing quite tough.” Kutch said. “With all the rain this past week, the rough was quite treacherous.” That put a premium on staying in the fair­ way. and with the exception of a little mental lapse here and there the Vikings were able to do that. “Our guys stayed focused throughout their round." Kutch said. Hastings' Enc Pettengill look.*, up to see his putt roll towards the cup on the Mid Day green No. 9 Thursday aftemoor at Centennial Acres Golf Course during the Division 2 district touinament. (Photo by Erett Bremer) LHS girls’ tennis team places third in the CAACDivision 3 Lakewood’s Brad Elliott blasts a shot out of the rough on the Sunrise No. 2 Thursday during the Division 2 district tournament in Sunfield. EHiott's 75 was the sec­ ond-best individual score of the day. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Hastings' Matt Cooley winds up for an attempt at getting the ball on the No. 9 green on the Mid Day nine at Centennial Acres Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Christian and Pennfield even Delton Kellogg’s KVA record Delton Kellogg and Kalamazoo Christian were bed al ihe half Tuesday night, lied after three quarters, and tied at the end of regula­ tion. and unfortunately for the Panthers that's when their offense ran out. The visiting Comets held Delton scoreless over the final 1:42 of regulation, and through­ out the entire overtime period, to score a 43­ 39 victory in Kalamzoo Valley Association action. Christian is now 4-2 in the conference, while Delton sports a 3-3 league mark. Delton Kellogg head coach Rick Williams said that the Comets' strong man-to-man defense made it hard for his team to get good J-ad Graphics publishers of • The Reminder • Sun and News • Hastings Banner • Lakewood News • Maple Valley News OI I ICT HOURS: MOM) Vi-f RII)A\ 8:00 AM - 5:301’M PRINTING PLUS HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am -1:00 pm looks al the basket, and his team was just never able to get going in the overtime ses­ sion. Jordan Haines didn’t have loo much trou­ ble putting the ball in the basket for DK, she hit four threes and finished with 23 points. She was the only Panther in double figures. Katee Hogoboom chipped in nine points. Hannah Goy and Jcnah Wandell both had five rebounds. Tara .deycring led Kalamzoo Christian with 11 points, and Tracy Kockkoek added 10. Even with the tough man-to-man defense against them, the Delton girls did only have 11 turnovers in the contest. Pennfield topped the Delton girls al DKHS last Thursday 46-36. Delton struggled to defend lhe post, and on the other end hit just 26-percent of its field goal attempts. “(Pennfield’s) 6-1 Sara Lowe was unstop­ pable." said Williams. “We just did not have an answer." Lowe led Pennfield with 17 points. 10 rebounds, and five blocked shots. Pennfield turned up its defense in the secon half, after lhe two teams headed into the break tied at 26. The Delton girls managed just three points in the third qurter. and seven more in the third. Hogobcxim led Delton with 15 points and eight rebounds, and Haines added 11 points. Goy and Wandell had six rebounds each. Delton Kellogg is 8-4 overall and will look to get back on track in the KVA as it takes to the ro?d for its next three games. The Panthers travel to Hackett tonight. Parchment next Tuesday, and Olivet a week from Thursday. Every point was important for the Vikings Thursday, as they squeezed out a third place finish in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3. The girls’ tennis conference tournament standings matched those of the regular sea­ son. The Vikings placed third . just behind DeWitt and just ahead of Lansing Catholic. Williamston won the league title, with 48 points on Thursday. DeWitt finished with 32 points. Lakewood 29. and Lansing Catholic 28. Haslett finished fifth with 23 points, and Fowlerville was a distant sixth with eight. Lakewood was led by a trio of silvermedallists. Viking senior co-captain Emilie Enz was second at first singles. Vera Becker second at fourth singles, and the Lakewood number two doubles team of Danielle Graham and Addie Hunter also placed sec­ ond. Lakewood was fourth al four other flights, with 1-2 records for lhe day. Lacey Chase was fourth at second singles and Kasey Flessncr fourth at third singles. Lakewood's number one doubles team of Chelsea Bickford and Sarah France placed fourth, as did the fourth doubles duo of MacKenzie Chase and Michelle Bulling. Lakewood's third doubles ;eam of Amber Chase and Liz Studt placed fifth. In exhibition action. ! •akewood's fifth doubles team of Jamie Emirons Kelsey Stoddard, and Kayla Bit placed fou.-’h as did the number six doubles team of Morgan Mitchell and Magen Gillons. The Vikings finished off their regular sea­ son duals Monday, blanking Ionia 8-0 in Ionia. The tightest matches were at the top of the line-up where Enz knocked off Carjyn Tjalsma 7-5. 6-1 and Chelsea Bickford topped Leigh Balice 6-4.6-1. The first doubles match ended with Graham and Hunter topping the Bulldog duo of Sarah Enz and Kaylie Miller 6-2,6-3. Lakewood didn’t drop more than three games in any other set. Flessner won 64). 6-1 at third singles, and Kayla Bite scored a 6-0. 6-0 win at number four. in the second doubles contest. Lacey Chase and MacKenzie Chase defeated their opponents 6-2, 6-0. At third doubles. Amber Chase and Studt won 6-3. 6-1. Bulling and France scored a 64). 64) win at fourth dou­ bles. Lakewood will be a part of the Division 3 regional tournament hosted by Grand Rapids Christian this Thursday. Munn Manufacturing team wins Freeport Fastpitch title The Munn Manufacturing Fastpitch Softball Team won the Freeport Fastpitch league, ending the year with a record of 10-1. Team members are (front from left) Justin Pratt. Scott Larsen. Bruce Case. Tim Tape. Caleb Case, (back) Josh Storm, Jared Osborn. Matt Larsen, Tim Larsen, and Brian Bowman. Missing from photo are Adam Case and Greg Heath. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 12. 2006 - Page 23 Lakewood comes out on top in tale of two halves by Brett Bremer Sport* Editor Lakewood's 5-7 senior guard Sylvia Welch and the Lakewood defense were unstoppable forces in the first half, and Caledonia's 5-1.0 senior foiward Leslie Curtis and lhe Caledonia pressure defense took over that roll in the second half Tuesday night in a non-conforence battle at Lakewood. It was just a little too late for the Fighting Scots to really get rolling, in a 52-45 Lakewood win. “We probably played I think our best game of the season tonight." said Lakewood head coach Kate Prominski. “Caledonia is a phe­ nomenal team. They are big inside. They've got good moves, and they've got real smart guards.' Welch had 15 points including three threepointers in the first half, and led Lake wood for the night with 22 points. "In the first half. (Welch) was scoring oft screens. Our guards weren't doing a good enough job of denying her. and our post play ers weren't doing a good enough job of call­ ing out the screens." said Caledonia head coach Angie Stauffer. Curtis matched those 22 points, after scor­ ing just five in lhe first half, and also added nine retxxinds for Caledonia. "She was hungry." Stauffer said of Curtis. “She had a very, very good night. You can't fault her effort. She was going to score no matter what she had to do." luikewood led by 13 points at the half, and still held an 11 -point advantage heading into lhe fourth quarter. With an aggressive full­ court press, and tight man-to-man defense on lhe penmeter the few times the Vikings were able to get into their offense on the other end Caledonia chipped away at the lead and* came as close as 43-40 after a steal by Curtis at mid- court led to a break away lay-up with 3:21 to play. "Concerned. I'll leave it at that." Prominski said of standing on lhe sideline watching the Scots creep closer and closer. Caledonia was still within four points with 1:46 to play, al 49-45. cut couldn't find the basket again. "I just kept thinking we deserve to win this game." said Prominski. "I was very pleased to see that despite the menial errors we had. we also made some big plays down the stretch, and hit some big shots. Coming out on top was very rewarding." Mallorie Brodbeck added 12 points four rebounds and four assists for Lakewood, and center Amy Joostbems scored seven points and had three boards in her first game back after suffering a concussion last Tuesday at Lansing Eastern. Her presence down low helped a lol against Caledonia's inside duo of Curtis and 6-1 center Taryn Parker. Parker had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Fighting Scots. As of 2 p.m.. Joostbems wasn't expected to play. Prominski didn't know she would have her 5-11 senior in the line-up until part way through warm-ups. Joostbems ran lines for lhe trainer, then did a set of sit ups and a set of push ups. passing the test afterwards. She was dizzy after attempting the same set of drills before Wednesday's practice. "I wasn't going to start her and I was very nervous." Prominski said of playing Joostbems. "I came into the game thinking we weren't going to have her. I think she showed how tough she is. I’m proud of her. I'm proud of how all the girls played." Joostbems didn't have too bvi a time cheering on her teammates against DeWitt Tuesday, but was happy lo be back. "(Assistant coach Greg) Davis told me yes­ terday that (Caledonia) had a couple of 6-0 girls. Td like to see you play.’” Joostbems said after the game. "Against those big girls, it’s always fun to play. It went good. I’m glad I got to play.” "I feel like we came out really strong. We had something in us today.-1 don’t know what it was. but we were ready*? The Vikings walked ql|ay from Thursday night’s 50-32 loss to DeWitt with one major thought running througwtheir heads. Next time it’ll be different. :> , The game was much than thfr50-32 final score. Lakewood (o>) tneled the league leading Panthers (10-1) by just ten points heading into the fourth quarter. "When wc go back to tiM^place (Nov. 9) it’s going to be very different, a very different game. Just like last year." said Prominski. The Vikings were happy with their offense. Lakewood's Amy Joostbems (right) slides her feet to try and slow down Caledonia's Leslie Curtis on her way to the hoop in the second half Tuesday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) DK a step ahead of Lions, and a step behind leaders by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Maple Valley’s Kaleb Root and Josh Perkins both made a good jump up in the standings last Tuesday (Oct. 3) when the Kalamazcx) Valley Association cross country teams took part in the third league jamboree of the season. Rcxjt was three spots better than his best finish in the league and Perkins seven spots better, but the Lion boys still finished fifth in the team standings. Mike Hall led the Lions with a seventh place finish of 18 minutes 10 seconds. Root was 19th overall in 20:01. Perkins 25th in 20:28. They were followed in for the Lions by Matt Hamilton who was 37th in 21:03 and Adam Cook who was 42nd in 21:26. Unfortunately for the Lions. Cook and Hamilton went lhe other way in the stand­ ings. Even if the Lions had put it all together, it would have been tough for them to catch fourth-place Delton Kellogg. Hackett Catholic Central won the boys' jamboree with just 33 points. The top five Fighting Irish runners all placed in ihe top 12. led by Andrew Breyer who won the race in 16:151. Breyer had finished second to Parchment's Jeff Nordquist in the first two conference jamborees. Nordquist was third Monday (17:06). also behind Kalamazoo Christian's Tom Vigen who was second in 17:01. Kalamazoo Christian edged out Parchment on a tie breaker lor second place, after the two teams’ top five runners both combined for 74 points. Delton was fourth with 88 followed b\ Maple Valiev 130 and Olivet 205. Justin Durbin led the Delton Kellogg boys to their fourth place finish with an I Ith-place time of 18:45. Nick Rendcn was the second one in for Delton Kellogg, and 15th overall with a time of 19:lb. just ahead of teammate Dan Roberts who was 17th in 19:30. Roudmg out the Delton Kellogg top five were Cory Cook and Morgan Hennessey in 22nd and 23rd respectively with times of 20:12 and 20:18. Christian won the girls' race with 31 points. Hackett was second with 59 and .Delton Kellogg third with 66. Heather Millard led the Delton Kellogg girls with a fifth place finish of 22:29. Shawn Schut was tenth for DK in 23:16. A pack of Panthers finished 16th. 17th. and l-Sth. Lauren Knollenbcrg in 23:58. Amanda Strick in 24:02. and Mandy Dye in 24:16. The Olivet girls edged out the Maple Valley girls and Parchment for the first time in the KVA this fall at the meet. The Eagles finished fourth with 138 points. Parchment was fifth with 152. and the Lions sixth at 156. Frin Shoemaker led Maple Valley with her best conference finish by far. She was 15th overall in 23:57. She was 29th al the league's second jamboree. Behind Shoemaker for the Lions Kaytlin Furlong was 21st in 24:31, Lauren Trumble 36th in 26:43. Natasha Miscicwicz. 39th in 27:16. and Kayla Shaw 45th in 27:52. Olivet's Millie Funk-Harpstead won the girls' race in 21:33. Her closest competition came from Kalamazoo Christian's Kristine Clay who hit the line in 22:06. Hackett Catholic Central will host next Tuesday’s final KVA jamboree. Furlong led the Lions to a fourth place fin­ ish last Saturday at Bellevue's Bronco Invitational Saturday. She was seventh over­ all in 23:58. The Lions were fourth with 83 points, behind lhe first-place hosts from Bellevue who finished with 64 points. Olivet 79. and Bronson 80. Miscicwicz was 16th in 24:55. Shoemaker 19th in 25:27. Trumble 20th in 25:27 and Amanda Erwin 21st in 26:00. Maple Valley was third in the boys' race with 82 points. Bronson took the title with 38 points and Bellevue was second with 56. Hall was the champion in the boys' race, hitting lhe finish line in 17:26. R;mM was 13th in 19:44. Hamilton 16th in 19:55. Ccxvk 23rd in 20:45. and Austin Tabor 29th in 21:59 Caledonia's Kyiia Slagter turns with lhe basketball as Lakewood's Sylvia Welch comes sliding in in an attempt to steal away a loose ball. (Photo by Brett Bremer) and happy with their defensive effort, they their defense did in slowing down the just came into the contest a little short on Panthen:* Kristen Eible. ammunition without Joostbems. "Defensively I think we go into every game Welch had a big game for the Vikings, tough We were able to contain Eible. She pumping in 17 points, and Melanie Forman ended up with 13 points, but she is capable of filled in for Joostbems nicely finishing with 25 points every time she plays.” said nine. Prominski. “On Wednesday at practice we knew we The Vikings are back lo conference play weren't going to have Amy. Wc moved when they head to Williamston tonight. Next Melanie down in lhe post, and she learned ail Tuesday, the Vikings fec^yoihcr O-K Gold the. offensive plays .in that one prarffir She-______ _____ stepped up and did a really nice job." said Middleville to take onlfie Trojan... Prominski. The Vikings were also pleased with lhe job TK wins its first O-K Gold golf title by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Trojans weren’t expecting to have to struggle to find their focus heading into the O-K Gold Conference tournament. They had a big lead over second-place South Christian after lhe league jamborees, and were ready to go Oct. 2. Rain washed away that attempt to play the conference tour­ nament at the Meadows, and then a hard day at Centennial Acres Golf Course in Sunfield during the Division 2 district tournament washed away much of the Trojans’ motiva­ tion to continue on. “It was difficult for us to even get up to play the conference tournament." said TK head coach Bob Kaminski. The Trojan team didn’t qualify for this Thursday’s Division 2 regional tournament, but the team's juniors Brent Butgereit and Scott Pitsch did. Their classmate and team­ mate Brad Steffen did not. but he made the most of his final opportunity of the season. Steffen led the Trojans to their first O-K Gold Conference championship by firing a onc-over-par 73 at lhe Meadows on the cam­ pus of Grand Valley State University Monday. TK won lhe conference tournament with a team score of 328. five strokes better than second place South Christian’s 333. Steffen's 73 was seven strokes belter than lhe second best score of the day. 80. which was fired by both Hastings' Tyler Kalmink and Byron Center's Blaine Westerland. "That 73 really carried us." said Kaminski. "Ail around (Steffen) just played really well. He kept the ball in play and just played really well." Kalmink's 80 led a strong charge by the Saxons to climb out of lhe league basement. Hastings was third Monday with a 340. Byron Center fourth al 349. Caledonia fifth 349. Hamilton sixth 353. and Wayland sev­ enth 354 After finishing in one of the bottom two spots in each of the first six O-K Gold Conference jamborees, the hole was a little to big for the Saxons to get out of as they fin­ ished seventh in the overall league standings. TK had three players finish in the top ten. and the Saxons two. Behind Steffen for TK. Butgereit was fourth with an 81 and Scott Pitsch tied South Christian’s Matt Marks and Mike Fcnnema for the day's fifth best score of an 82. Hastings Matt Cooley was eighth, tied with South Christian's Kyle Pott, al 83. Walland's Keith Sikkcma. Caledonia's Brandon Kolk. and Hamilton’s Nick Gtxxlman rounded out the top ten with 84s. Thomapple Kellogg's varsity boys' golf team of Brent Butgereit (front from left) Scott Pitsch. Mike Gray, (back) Travis Clelland. Josh DeKleine, and Brad Steffen combined for a team score of 328 to win Monday s O-K Gold Conference tournament at the Meadows on the campus of Grand Valley State University. Casey Goodenough fired an 88 for the Saxons and Gregg Hasman an 89. TK's fourth score was a 92 from Mike Gray. South Christian and Hastings were the only two teams to have their lop four golfers under 90 for the day. Jake DeBoer added an 87 for lhe Sailors' fourth score. For Kalmink. Butgereit. and Pitsch it's on to rcgionals. Thursday at the Pohl Cat in Mount Plcasr.nt. Tuesday afternoon. Butgereit and Pitsch weren't the only Trojans on the golf course however. "Thai’s what's great about this team. Only two of them need it. but they 're all here prac­ ticing today." said Kaminski. "They're kind of just pulling for each other, and they w ant to have every txxly do well. The Trojan coach thinks there are even some things his young golfers can carry into next season, with a little effort in the extra days provided by the pair headed to regionals. "We'll get to work on even more specialty shots. Every little bit helps, whether its pitch­ ing it out from under a tree or hitting onto dif­ ferent greens." Kaminski said. Josh DeKleine is the only senior that was in the Trojan line-up Monday. The team's top four from the conference tournament and Travis Clelland arc all juniors, which means the Trojans have a good shot to be in the same position at lhe end of next season. The school’s last conference championship came its final season in the O-K Blue Conference. 2002. The Saxons will look to build on the finish as well. Hasman was the only senior in their line-up Monday. Goodenough is a junior. Kalmink and Cooley sophomores, and the team's fifth and sixth scorers Eric Pettengill and Riley McLean are freshmen. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, October 12. 2006 - Page 24 Saxons regroup for the second half by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Trojans finally got their first O-K Gold Conference win of the season Thursday in Middleville, and it came at the expense of the winless Hastings Saxons. The Trojans topped Hastings 55-39. to mark the midway point of the conference sea­ son. It was also the Trojans first win since opening night, at Grand Rapids Central. After the game, the Saxons did some soul searching. "The girls had a closed door meeting after that game. They didn’t want (he coaches in there. They didn't want anyone in there." said Saxon head coach Dan Carpenter. "They really came out of there with really nice expectations for the second half of the year." Carpenter is excited for the second trip through lhe O-K Gold Conference schedule, no matter how brutal. His Saxons play two tough non-conference games, before starting a stretch against Caledonia. South Christian, and Byron Center. Hastings goes to Greenville tonight, then plays host to Portland the No. 9 team in the state in Class B Tuesday. Whatever goals the girls set :n their meet­ ing after the loss in Middleville. Carpenter is just excited to see his teams go up against the Gold teams again and to measure the progress they ‘vc made this season. l-asl Thursday. TK jumped on the Saxons early, outscoring them 12-4 in the opening eight minutes. The Trojans put 30 points on the scoreboard in the opening halt Katie Vandergeld led TK with 17 points. Amy Ball added ten. Chloe Buxton nine, and Ashleigh Lund seven for the Trojans. Carpenter was very impressed with Lund, who had been sidelined with an injury when he scouted the Trojans. "Their point guard really made the differ­ ence for them." he said Hastings was paced by the O-K Gold Conference’s leading scorer through the first six names. Dana Shilling. She finished lhe night with 17 points. "She really has let the game come to her." Carpenter said of Shilling. "We're starting to execute belter and as the other people work the offense it not only opens holes for t Dana), but for everyone. Without that she wouldn't be having as gtxxi a year.” Hannah Wixxi added six points for the Saxons and Megan Lipstraw five. TK is now 2-8 overall. and I -5 in the O-K Gold. The Saxons are 0-10. Saxon head coach Dan Carpenter looks on from the end of the bench as Thomapple Kellogg's Chloe Buxton pressures Hastings' Megan Lipstraw on the win Thursday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Saxons play for 5th in Gold today by Brett Bremer The Saxons’ Dana Shilling races towards the basket during Thursday night's O-K Gold Conference contest against the Trojans in Middleville. (Photo by Perry Hardin) CO-ED SOFTBALL Freeport Co-Ed Slowpitch Fall League Hastings Family Dental...... ...................... 54) Blarney Slone. ..............................................2-1 Hastings Mutual Insurance....................... 1-2 Michigan Thunder....................................... 24) Bear Metal Works .......................................2-2 Wai Mart ..................................................... 0-3 PcnntKk Pride..............................................0-2 Sports Editor The Saxons’ Stephen Tolger had major sur­ gery on an injured ankle after basketball sea­ son last spring. • Saxon head coach Brian Roderick wasn't quite sure what he’d get out of his senior cap­ tain this season. He’s gotten more than he could have hoped for. out of all of his captains really. “I really like this team’s attitude. This sea­ son wouldn't have been as cohesive as its been if not for the leadership ability of Justin von der Hoff and the continued support of Josh Bare even though he's out." said Roderick, then adding on how impressed he’s been with Tolger’s improving offensive out­ put. Tolger scored the only goal, as Hastings lopped Byron Center in overtime Tuesday night in the second round of the O-K Gold Conference tournament. The Saxons will now play at Wayland tonight, in an attempt to earn a fifth place tournament finish and possibly move up in the overall conference standings. Hastings’ David Kendall slides in to try and take the ball away from a Bulldog defender Thursday night. The Saxons topped Byron Center 1-0 in overtime, and will travel to Wayland for the final game of the regular season tonight. (Photo by Dan Goggirtt) "It was great. It was right up the middle of the 18.” started Roderick as he described Tolger’s goal and von dcr Hoff’s game win­ ning assist. “It was kind of a give-and-go ses­ sion between Justin and Stephen. They worked their way through six defenders. Stephen had a breakaway by the spcnalty spot and there wasn't much the goalie could do once he came out." It was Tolger’s sixth goal of the season so far. On lhe other end of the field. Hastings goalie Andy Matthews made ten saves to earn the shut out as he continues to do a fine job Zoom2 Do you wont to Zoom2? T> e Zoom? Ooirside Whitening S/steni is a scientifically advanced toot- > A'hiternr.g procedure It's ate. ef*ec‘'ve and tost very ‘a" in less than an hour your tee*t'. will Become dra- science -smiles Gole Dental Group 269-948-2244 h-^ m. filling in for the injured Bare. "Not just in that game, but in the South Christian game too. Since (Bare's) been out for the season Andy has stepped up and just played phenomenal. I just can’t say anything bad about him." said Roderick. Hastings had 16 shots in the contest. The game with South Christian Roderick mentioned was the opening round of the league tournament. The Sailors scored a 34) win last Thursday against the Saxons to advance to the conference semifinals. South Christian topped Thomapple Kellogg to set up a show down with Caledonia for the con­ ference crown tonight at Caledonia. The Saxons are now 4-11-3 on the season, and 2-6 overall in conference games. Way land was the only league team the Saxons topped during the conference regular season. Hastings goes from Wayland Thursday, to the start of the Division 2 MHSSA state tour­ nament. Districts open Monday when Hastings takes on Charlotte al 5:30 p.m. in Eaton Rapids. The winner of that game meets either Caledonia or Mason in the district semifinals Thursday (Oct. 19) at 7:15 p.m. Hastings’ Stephen Tolger skies high in the air to try and get his head on the ball as Byron Center’s goal keeper looks on during Thursday’s O-K Gold Conference tourna­ ment game at the home of the Bulldogs. (Photo by Dan Goggins) Saxons shut out at Mattawan in final regular season dual A late non-conference dual with Mattawan was probably more to gel the Saxons’ top player ready for regionals. than everyone else, but Saxons head coach Rich Pohja still wasn’t happy with the way things turned out At Mattawan Monday, the Saxons fell 8-0. and didn’t score a single game on the doubles side. "It seemed their mind was not on tennis." Pohja said. "Not a gixxi sign before the tennis regionals." Tlie Saxon coach had hoped that all the tournaments the Saxons participated in this season would have them ready for this kind of late season action. The Division 3 regional tournament which included the Saxons was scheduled lo be held al Allegan today. Amy Ingle, al first singles, had the most success of any of the Saxons but suffered her third deleal of the season She was topped 6­ 4. 6-3 by Mattawan’s Erin Weldon. Weldon, a senior, reached the Division 2 stale finals in each of her first three seasons and was a semifinalist a year ago. Kristina Dobbin lost at second singles 6-2, 6-2. and Hastings only other games came from Breanna Girrbach who played some of her best tennis of the season but fell 6-2.6-4. Allison Ellsworth stepped up from the JV program to fill in at fourth singles, but fell short 64). 64). � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-10-19.pdf b59ec4067231a1302696ee193ca701c4 PDF Text Text County jail expansion plans proposed Don't complicate government process Busy swimmers finish 2nd at invite See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 17 See Story on Page 2 I_ - ■ The Hastings VOLUME 153, No. 42 Thursday. October 19, 2006 County Commission candidate Mike Lewis’ past raises issues NEWS BRIEFS Detton game’s site changed Friday night’s football game between the Delton Kellogg Panthers and the Galesburg-Augusta Rams will be played on the artificial turf at Olivet College, after poor weather conditions created poor field conditions al the two schools last week. The game lime has also been pushed back to 7:30 p.m. ‘Iraq for Sale’ viewing slated The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will have a premiere showing of “Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers" at 7 p.m. Thursday. Oct 26. at the Thomapple Emergency Services Building. 128 High St. Middleville. Admission is free with donations wel­ come. The film takes the viewer inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers. widows and children who have been changed for­ ever as a result of the U.S. occupation of Iraq. This is yet another piece of the puz­ zle illustrating the reasons behind our occupation of Iraq and showing the link between corporate America and the poli­ cies that the Bush administration has put in place in order for key people to reap astronomical profits even at the expense of American's lives. For more information, contact Patricia Wilson al wilough® yahoo.com or 269­ 795-4412. Scams workshop planned at COA A “Scams. Schemes & Swindles” workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday. Oct. 26. at the Barry County Commission on Aging. . 320 West Woodlawn. Hastings. Speakers will be Sandy Nichols of MainStreet Savinsg Bank identity theft. Bonnie Hildreth of the Barry Community Foundation on charitable scams, and Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf on local and door-to-door scams. The workshop is intended for those ages 60 and older. • ■ For more information, call 945-4856. Three blood drives scheduled in area I Three Red Cross blood drives are planned in Barry County later this month. With American Red Cross blood dona­ tions depressed state-wide, donors arc urged to give to strengthen supplies. The upcoming drives will be on: • Saturday. Oct. 21 — Middleville United Methodist Church. Ill Church St, from 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.. sponsored by Middleville Eagle Scout candidate Tyler Agostini. • Sunday. Oct. 22 — Hastings Thomapple Valley Church. 2750 S. M-43 Highway, from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. • Tuesday. Oct. 24. — Hastings First United Methodist Church. 209 Green St.. noon to 5:45 p.m. The American Red Cross reports it has been seeing an unseasonable drop in blood donations across Michigan and the Midwest this fall. For the past two weeks, blood codec- See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 PRICE 50c Dustin Silver. 12. (left) gets ready to throw a snowball at his brother Ryan Silver. 9. on Friday. Oct. 13. The Silvers were just two of many students who had the day off school because of power outages caused by branches falling on power lines after a heavy snow the previous day. (Photo be Megan Lavell) Record snow dumps 8 inches Roads, power outages close area schools by Megan iuivcll Staff Writer Last Wednesday, nobody in Hastings would have believed that in less than 24 hours, on Oct. 12. the area would be well on its way to a record eight inches of snow. But it happened. “The National Weather Service was already calling for snow.” said Dave McIntyre. National Weather Service Cooperative Observer and operator of the Barn County National Weather Service Climatological Recording Center. “The sur­ prise came when the low pressure system stalled over Lake Superior and caused a lot of See SNOW, page 5 by Jon (Jambee Staff Writer When Michael Lewis addressed the audi­ ence and fellow candidates at the Barn County Commissioners' forum Sept. 28. he mentioned rumors and innuendoes circulating about a youthful indiscretion. That “youthful indiscretion" was a pristin sentence for armed robbery and since that date information has surfaced indicating it was not the only instance in Lewis’ past that raises more than a few eyebrows. According to Kent County 17th Judicial Circuit Court records. Lewis and another man. Michael Allen "Little Mike" Kidder were convicted on Jan. 10. 1995. for the Oct. 1. 1994. armed robbery of Able Melendez and Lawrence Buggs in Grandville. Ti e transcript of the trial reports that Kidder and Lewis assaulted Melendez and Buggs while "armed with a dangerous weapon, or article used or fashioneu in a manner to lead the person so assaulted to rca sonably believe it to be a dangerous weapon, to wit: a weighted steel bar. and then a»xl there feloniously rob. steal and lake from the person of said victim, or in his/her presence certain property, to-wit: $1,280 U.S. Currency, contrary to MCL 750.529." For his part in the Kent County armed rob­ bery. Ixwis was sentenced to serve from four years to 15 years in prison. He eventually served four years and 11 months of that sen­ tence. Lewis said he only served three years and three months on the sentence and was released from prison and probation early because of “good behavior." A check of the Offender Status Information System of the Michigan Department of Corrections, howev­ er. verified that Lewis entered prison on Feb.. 23. 1995. and was discharged from the sys­ tem on Jan. 5. 2(MX). At his sentencing Feb. 23. 2005. evidence was admitted that Lewis had a prcv ious con­ viction for a "felony or an attempt to commit a felony" in tha' on May 24. 1994. Lewis was Mike Lewis conv icted in Circuit Court for the County of New Hanover, in North Carolina, of the offense of conversion Ixwis said he hid owned a construction company in North CanJina at the time and had rental equipment on the property. He maintained that a drug addicted employee sold the equipment to a paw n shop and Lewis was held responsible because the equipnent had been rented in his name. A check of the North Carolina Department of Corrections Offender website iixiicaes Lewis was found guilty of passing a bid check and was given a misdemeanor sentence of probation, which he said was suspended. Lewis was convicted last year in Barry See LEWIS, page 3 Hastings School Board OKs teachers’ pact by Megan laivdl ’ Staff Writer The Hastings School Board Monday night ratified a new two-year contract with the Hastings Education Association and now awaits for the contract's approval or rejection by the HEA. Information from an unofficial source indi­ cates that teachers will receive a 2.9 percent raise the first year of the contract and a 2.8 “I’m going to vote no. and I’m going to ask the rest of the board to vote no. In our own homes and in our businesses we don’t spend more money than we make. You might have to do that for a very short peri­ od of time, but you can't do it on a long term basis." - Board Treasurer Gene Haas percent raise the second year. They also will keep their current insurance. MESSA Choice II. which is funded by the school board. There are proposals to keep class sizes al their cur­ rent levels to limit the need for paraprofes­ sionals. freeze tuition payments for teachers' further education and no added pay for work­ ing at extra-curricular activities and events. All school board members except Gene Haas, treasurer, approved of the contract's ratification. “I'm going to vote no. and I'm going to ask the rest of the board to vote no." said Haas. “In our own homes and in our businesses we don't spend more money than we make. You might have to do that for a very short period of time, but you can't do it on a long term basis.” Haas went on to say that community mem­ bers have expectations of the elected board members, and one of them is not to spend beyond what the schixil district can afford "I think one of those expectations is that we don't spend beyond our means. I think this is far loo costly.” he said. Haas said be believes there are still too many questions left unanswered with regard to the contract and that the decision was made too hastily. "One of my principal motives for appealing to the board is that what was proposed as a TA |tentative agreement| is not. in my opinion, in the public's best interest." said Haas. When asked how this would impact the budget. Haas declined to respond. Hastings Board of Education President Patricia Endsley disagreed, say ing the tenta­ tive agreement allows the school board to reopen the major financial portions of the contract during the second year if there is a need. "In the past, when we have had financial difficulties, the HEA has stepped forward.” “In the past, when we have had finan­ cial difficulties, the HEA has stepped forward." she said. “I don't know why in the future... I could expect them to do anything less. They have a deep concern for our students, and in the last five to eight years they have con­ tinued to do a good job of education" -Hastings Board of Education President Patricia Endsley she said. "I don't know why in the future... I could expect then, to do anything less They have a deep concern for our students, and in the last five to eight years they have contin­ ued to do a good job of education " Endsley also mentioned that in the last several years the teachers have taken several pay freezes and low raises, and the school board can't keep expecting them to do that. Under the 2005-2006 contract, the lowest salary for an entry-level teacher was $32,618. the highest salary at the top of the scale was $69,956 and the average salary was $56,656. There currently are 177 HEA members. hi other school hoard business Monday evening: • The following people got transfers or reassignments: Carolyn Cappon. health care II paraprofessional at Star School; Tammy Garbrecht. second grade teacher at Southeastern Elementary: Nancy Jenks, health care I paraprofcssional at Central School: and Tanya Woem. general parapro­ fessional at Star School. • The following appointments were recom­ mended for board approval: Charles Boulter, bus driver: Amanda Boyd, early childhood specialist I. Child Care Center; Alisa Gardner. special education teacher, middle school; Lisa Gibbs, general paraprofessional at the high school: April Gorman, general paraprofes­ sional at Southeastern Elementary; April Morgan, heath care I paraprofessional, middle school; Tamcla Twiss, early childhood spe­ cialist II. Child Care Center, and Cindy VanBelkum. general paraprofcssional. high school. The next Hastings School Board meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Nov. 20. in the all-purpose worn of Central Elementary School. There also will be a joint meeting of the Hastings Area School System. Delton Kellogg Schools and the Barry Intermediate School District boards of education at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Oct. 24. at the Walldorff. Chamber director to leave post by David T. Young Editor Executive Director Julie DeBoer announced to the Barry County Chamber of Commerce Tuesday morning that she is resigning effective early next month DeBoer, who served for more than three years, has accepted a position as a contract employee with the Michigan Department of Community Health in Lansing. Her last day will be Friday. Nov 3. and her first day on her new job will be Monday. Nov. 13. See CHAMBER, page 15 Julie DeBoer �Page 2 - Thursday October 19. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page tions in the Great Lakes Region lagged an average of 70 units a day — or about 10 percent of collection goal. Blood shortages frequently occur in the summer and around the winter holidays, but arc more commonly becoming the norm year-round. Several factors con­ tributing to prolonged blood shortages include increasing restrictions on who can give, an aging population and lifestyles that leave little free time for volunteerism. Blood donors must be at least 17 years old. weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good general health. . All Hallows Eve at Charlton Park Historic Charlton Park's annual “All Hallows Eve” celebration is scheduled for 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday Oct. 28. Included will be trick or treating through the Historic Village, a hayrice, cider, pumpkin painting, a one-time only Holly Trolley ride from the Hastings Felpausch to the park at 2:30 and back again at the end of the event, a costume parade, cos­ tume judging and judging for carved pumpkins. Tickets, at $3 per person, can be pur­ chased in advance at Chariton Park or at the gate. For more information, call 945­ 3775. North Country Trail Association meets The next monthly meeting of the Chief Noonday Chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Nov. 8. at the Barry Township Hall. 155 E Orchard St, in Delton. Everyone is welcome to attend. During the meeting, chapter vice presi­ dent of administration Larry Rio will offer a* presentation about his backpacking adventure in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains. The North Country National Scenic Trail is one of the nation's premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4.600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links scenic, natural, recreational,, historic and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s, it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2.000 miles are complet­ ed and open to public use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with many public agencies, private organizations, and gener­ ous landowners across seven northern states. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS. plays a leading role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volun­ teer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. Progressive Dems forum is tonight The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will sponsor a political forum at 7 p.m. tonight Thursday. Oct. 19. at the Thomapple Township EMS Building. 128 High St.. Middleville. The attention will turn to U.S. House Third District candidate Jim Rinck. a Democrat, and a discussion of state-wide proposals that will appear on the ballot. Driver safety class offered in Delton Senior citizens are being encouraged to take the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) driver safety program and leam how to avoid driving hazards. The eight-hour course will be offered at the Country View Apartments in Delton Wednesday and Thursday. Oct. 25 and 26. from I to 5 p.m. Cost is $10. This will be the first time in years there has been a class in Delton. Wellness workshop set at Cedar Creek The Pierce Cedar Creek Institute will have a “Building Your Health Asset” work­ shop with wellness educator Sherrie Attila from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 28. Topics for the event will be Fearfully and Wonderfully Made (Immune System Health). Building and Herbal Medicine Cabinet. Candida - There's Fungus Among Us. Blood Sugar Issues. Insulin Resistance a«d the Obesity Connection. Cinch Inch Loss Plan. Get Clean and Chemical Crazy -- how chemicals affect your health. The Shaklee Difference, and Join the Wellness Revolution. Also at the event will be Russ and Deb Headworth to share Deb's testimony. “The Reality of the Shaklee Difference Overcoming Mercury Poisoning.” ■ Tickets are $15 before Oct. 15 and $18 after that date. The ticket price includes lunch. For tickets, call Sherri Madill at (269) 721-8193 or e-mail her at ssmadill@mei.net; or call Kelly Sandy at (269) 758-4373 or e-mail her at sandy@mei.net ‘Cider Time’ fest series to conclude Historic Bowens Mills will complete the "It’s Cider Time” festival series, this week­ end with a Harvest Festival Art and Quilt Show from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 21 and 22. The annual Art Show will feature artist Rose Marie Redding demonstrating and selling her work. Dulcimer music will be performed on the stage from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday by The Thomapple Dulcimer Club. “The Swanson Fiddlers" will per­ form Sunday from I to 3 p.m. There will also be a photo display by Virginia Alles. Chris Otto, a custom wood­ worker who makes Windsor chairs, and David Rowgo. who does woodworking on a custom made treadle lathe, will be demonstrating and selling their work in the wocxlworking shop on the mill property. Many quilts will be on display in the balconies over looking the main hail and visitors will have a chance to vote on their favorites for the visitors, choice awards. Nadine Keech and Bowens Mills co­ owner Caricen Sabin with be coordinating the quilt displays. Those who have quilts they would like to display are asked to call 269-795-7530. The Harvest Festival always marks the last cider pressing of the season and demonstrations will take place through out the day both Saturday and Sunday. Folks arc encouraged to remember the annual "Christmas at the Mill." which • starts on the Friday after Thanksgiving, then each Saturday and Sunday from then on until Dec. 17. The old mill is located in the heart of Yankee Springs Township, two miles north of Yankee Springs (Gun Lake) State Park. For more information, visit the website at www.BowensMills.com or call 269-795­ 7530. Historical Society to meet tonight The Barry County Historical Society will have its October meeting tonight (Thursday. Oct. 19) in the Upjohn House at Charlton Park The society was instrumental in having . the house moved to the park many years ago, and members have served on the Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission in the past. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. and the speaker will be Dr. George Shannon, who will bring everyone up-to-date on activities at the park. The Bernard Museum folks and the Freeport Historical Society members have been invited to attend this meeting. As usual, the general public is always welcome. MARSP plans candidate forum The local chapter of the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel will have a forum featuring candidates from both parties for 87th District state representative and 24th District state sen­ ate at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Oct. 25, at the Commission on Aging . 320 W. ' Woodlawn. Hastings The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Those planning to attend are asked to bring questions for the candidates. Please RSVP to Mel Goebel at 623­ 3254, Pat McCollum at 945-9604. Harold Nichols at 795-7610. Lee Moore at 795­ 3696. or Lucy Jacoby at 945-4096. Firm suggests adding 22 beds County jail expansion plans proposed by Das id T. Young poverty and educational opportunities have to be included Editor A proposal to expand and renovate the Mike Ixwis. a candidate for the County Barn County Jail was presented Wednesday Board Third District seal, asked VanPutten morning to the Counts Board's Property and and Harrison if there was a prop<»scd design Facilities Committee. for a new facility After some discussion and debate, it was Van Pullen said no. and earlier in the meet­ decided the matter will be taken up again in ing had said to the committee, “We recom­ committee Nov. 15 with a final draft from mend (you) retain and renovate as the most proposal from Harrison Landmark, c riminal plausible and acceptable plan " However, he Justice Planners. also noted it is the County Board's decision On hand Wednesday morning to make a that will drive the direction of the project, if Harrison Landmark's presentation were Gus approved. Harrison and Bob VanPutten. The latter pro­ It finally was decided, because of Callton's duced an architect’s sketch of the result of a and Nevins' apparent “surprise" at how far proposed expansion and renovation. plans have progressed. to have Harrison cautioned the board committee Harrison/Landmark return Nov. 15 to the members. “We don't build jails, we just stud) committee's next scheduled meeting to pres­ and design them... One of the key questions is how large should the jail be?" Noting that the current jail accommodates a maximum of 94 inmate beds. Harrison eventual I) recommended increasing that number to 116 by tearing down the oldest 33 beds, reusing 61 current beds and adding 55 new ones. He also recommended men ing the main control nx>m to a better location and Tailshaker, regarded as one of West improvements for plumbing, air ducts and Michigan's hottest blues acts, is scheduled to electrical services. The cost for what he proposed will be play at the Walldorff Brewpub & Bistro from about $7 million, he said, adding he doesn't 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Oct. 21. as think it's a gtxxl idea to build a new jail part of the restaurant's “OktoBEERfest” cele­ because such a project would cost at least an bration. Founded in 2003. Tailshaker has developed additional $2 million Commissioner Michael Callton. however, a reputation as a band that brings edgy Delta said. “I'm taken aback I didn't think we and Chicago-style blues to every perform­ would be looking at something like this today. ance. According to Felix Ybarra, president of I thought we'd be getting an unbiased presen­ the West Michigan Blues Society. "Tailshaker is. beyond a doubt, one of the most powerful tation about needs.” Noting that Harrison landmark would be acts to come out of West Michigan in ages " Tailshaker is composed of veteran musi­ interested in doing all the planning for the project. Callton added. "When you get a cians Stan Greene on vocals. Dave Taalman report from a company that dtx-’s the work, on guitar. John "Catfish Johnny" Str lebumer you’re more likely to get a report that says we on harmonica. Tom Emerson on bass. Chris Elmore on keyboards, and Hastings native need the work to be done." Fellow Commissioner Don Nevins, who was in the audience, agreed. Harrison said. “I don't think you'll find anyone who will say anything differently (about the needs).” Callton responded. “I don't say we don't need a new jail, but I thought we were seek­ ing an unbiased needs stud}.** VanPutten pointed out Harrison Landmark by Patricia Johns did a needs stud) of the Barr) County Jail Staff Writer several }ears ago and found the facility to be Tuesday is the last day to nominate a local “woefully inadequate. volunteer for live Barry CjnnuyX'tUtcd Wjjy 's "What you're questioning is our integrity..-. Volunteer Center “Heart-of Golds •award. If we wanted to stnAtg arm. we would recom­ This award is intended to honor an individ­ mend a new jail ual or organization that has greatly impacted "When we do a stud), we do not know if the surrounding community in a positive we will get the contract or not." manner and cxemplifes the spirit of volun­ Van Puttcn showed the committee mem­ teerism. . bers a sketch that showed an expanded jail The public is invited to nominate someone facility connected to the existing building who. through unselfish actions, positively with a complete!) new intake area and new touches the lives of residents in Barry County. kitchen and laundry facilities and a new pub­ Nominations with a brief nattative of those lic lobby area. He also suggested using the who should be recognized for their efforts, space for the 33 oldest beds for storage. can be sent describing the volunteer service Count) Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp and impact to: Barry County United Way said. “We need new infrastructure for that old Volunteer Center. PO Box 644 . Hastings. Ml part of the facility." 49058. Barry County zXdmmistratoi Michael Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. Brow n agreed with VanPutten that the presen­ Tuesday, Oct. 24. Mail the nomination to the ters “arc experts in the field." above address or fax it to the Volunteer Center During the presentation, it was noted the at (269) 945-4536. firm specifically had worked on county jails Volunteer Center director Bonnie in Montcalm. St. Joseph and Leelanau coun­ Hogoboom says. “Volunteers have an incred­ ties and had completed 28 projects. ible impact on our communities, and Barry Sheriff Dar Ix’af said he has been working with Harrison/Landmark on a proposal for a new or renovated and expanded jail for some time and said he's not entirely sold on the entire program because of reservations about plumbing and air ducts and security for offi­ cers. However, he said he is pleased w ith the firm's professionalism and ideas. Commissioner Sandra James, who serves as chairwoman of the committee, said. “These are just steps, this is not the final proj­ ect... It would take just under a half million dollars just to make (minimum) necessary repairs" She later added. “I apologize if we went to step two before step one in the process." Harrison said the recommendations were made as a result of careful examination of a 4 percent slow but steady growth in population in Barry County and an estimate of how many of the age group at greatest risk for incarceration are expected in the near future. Former Barry County Commissioner Tom Wilkinson cautioned everyone to avoid a self­ fulfilling prophecy in building more jails and then having them filled. Pointing out that the United States is second only to Russia in rate of incarceration, he said factors such as ent a final draft report In a somewhat related matter Wednesday morning, the committee decided not to stand in the way of the City of Hastings' plans to rezone the jail and transit site from industrial to general business, making it consistent with all properties along West State Street from Cook Road to downtown “We're not against it. why don't we let it go through maintained 1 ripp. “Why delay it?” Commissioner Jim French said. “It dixrsn't seem these changes would have an adverse effect on this property ." County Hanning and Zoning Director Jim McManus said he does not see any problems with the city’s plans to have the property rezoned. Blues group to play Saturday at Walldorff ‘OctoBEER’ fest Michael Brown on drums The hand has opened for a number of national touring acts appearing in West Michigan, including Renee Austin. Nora Jean Bruso and Jan James. Tailshaker has also played the Kalamazoo Blues Festival and Rogue River Blues Series in Rockford. For more information, visit the hand's web site at ww w.tailshaker.com. In celebration of the season, the Walldorff Brewpub & Bistro is hosting special events throughout the month of October. Joe Wilkinson, maitre d' at The Walldorff. adds. "We have been very pleased with the commu­ nity's response to our musical events, and arc very happy to be bringing this level of talent to Hastings. We're anticipating a great show on Saturday night." Tuesday last day to nominate a volunteer for ‘Heart of Gold’ C xinty has long been know n for its strong volunteer force. The ‘Heart of Gold* Award is just another way for those individuals to be jpplaudcd. ,t*\4y_ jTjakjpg a .<|i Ucu.bc*, in their community." National statistic.-, show that volunteers contribute an average vt 4.2 hours per week, totaling 20.3 billion hours w?h an estimated dollar value of $366.2 billion a yezr Volunteering touches the commuid’y in many ways from the Middleville Rotary Club's spaghetti dinner. Habitat for Humanity building homes in the county. Jxadrrship Barry County building a play structure for Green Gables, food pantries. 4-H leidcrs donating time to local 4-H clubs, students rak­ ing leaves, scouts like Tyler Agostir.i organiz­ ing a Red Cross Blood drive and many other activities throughout the county. The Heart of Gold award recipient will be announced in November, with acknowledg­ ment to all nominees as well as the individuals/organizations that nominated them. Call Hogoboom at 269-945-2006 with questions or for further information. Solo candidate forum is Oct. 25 A “Meet the Candidate" forum featuring Third District County Commission candidate Mike Lewis is slated tor 7 p.m. Wednesday. Oct. 25. al the Rutland Charter Townshuip Hall Lewis will meet and greet the residents of the Third District. Initially the event was intended to be a debate between Keith Ferns. Republican candidate, and Lewis, a Democrat, but Fems has declined to participate Albion College honors local teacher Albion College celebrated homecoming festivities Saturday. Oct. 14 and proclaimed the date as Tim Newsted Day." Newsted has been a teacher for the Hastings Area School System since 1979. He is currently a fifth grade teacher at Central Elementary School and track coach at Hastings Middle School. Newsted and his wife Cathy live in Hastings, and they have three children: Angela. Ben. and Michael �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 19 2006 - Page 3 J-Ad employee, friend will be missed by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Family. friends and co-workers are mourn­ ing the death of 7()-y ear-old Walter Jemison, of Wixxiland. who was well known in the Barn County area for his creativeness and business and administrative expertise. And for being a wonderful human being. He died Monday evening after battling heart and breathing complications for about two years. Throughout the months of his fail­ ing health, he continued to work as much as possible as controller at J-Ad Graphics where he had been employed since March. 1995. Jemison "’was a man of incredible integrity, honesty and love for others." said John Jacobs, president of J-Ad Graphics. "He will be extremely missed by this organization and our families. “Walt was the kind of man you were proud to call a friend. Though he was my senior, he alway s greeted me daily with ’Good morning. Sir’ - not the general salutation in today's modem world. He was from another school where respect. manners and loyalty were the only traits that were accepted. "Walt had a very analytical mind. He truly blossomed on projects." Jacobs said. "He had the gift of developing the solution to any office/business task he was given.. He would always get the best price, seek the best source, respect the quality of the best person for the job. When Walt came to the board with the information, it would be complete, well pre­ sented and right! “He particularly enjoyed analyzing space. He planned several work areas at J-Ad and would have detailed drawings to the inch for what would fit here, what would be best there. And it always fit! He really loved to do park­ ing lots, traffic patterns." John Jacobs called Jemison a very person­ able guy. a perfect gentleman and friend. "I recall when we were remodeling the warehouse area in Marshall (where the Ad­ Visor and Marshall Chronicle arc based), he contributed greatly to the task. While walking off the spaces. I tripped and fell on my head, splitting it like a watermelon. He was instant­ ly at my attention 'like a mother* caring for me until 1 could get to the ER. He seemed to hurt as much as I did." Jacobs said. "In the future, when we consider important business, negotiate with suppliers, we’ll think to ourselves. ’What would Walt do?”’ Fred Jacobs, vice president of J-Ad Graphics, said when Jemison joined the com­ pany. "His personality fit us. His years of experience were nice to have. He had worked in industry and was willing to do anything. His job was controller, but he was really interested in our computer systems and got involved in the systems and our back-up sys­ tems and helped us get to a new level with ou*computers. “He helped us when we were making deci­ sions on equipment, expansion projects. It was great to be able to talk to a guy who has been around the block... He was never an employee; he was a participant. He really cared about the company and when we want­ ed to do something that he didn’t think was the right direction, he’d be ’he first person to say ’I don’t think that’s a gvxxi idea. I think you ought to look at it.’ “He was alway s vigilant with our accounts and made sure that we kept them paid and watched over them very, very carefully ." Fred Jacobs said that was congruent with his par ents’ philosophy of ’If you can’t take any money home with you that’s fine, but pay your bills. He (Walt) took on that same men­ tality... "He had a fun side too. He really cared about people. He helped different employers over the years who got into trouble, and we didn't even know about it. He came to their aid and helped them. He became a mentor to a lot of them. He was like a grandfather fig­ ure. Some of them didn’t have anybody they could go to and he knew they were in trouble, and he’d sit down and talk to them and give them suggestions. For a company, that’s always invaluable...." Fred Jacobs said. "Everybody kidded with him... He had a compassion for people.” Though Jemison had that personable soft side, he said Jemison could also be "as hard as nails” with business issues and not put up with anything he thought was injustice or unfair. “He did most of our negotiations with our insurance companies... Those arc battles that arc not fun to go through." Fred Jacobs said, noting that Jemison liked the paperwork and research aspects of it. "He negotiated our Workman’s Comp and whenever we had any tough negotiations with companies, he was always at the table because he enjoyed that. “He was just a real valuable employee and really fit in." Fred Jacobs said. Jemison probably should have retired, based on his health a couple of years ago. but he loved working, he said. “I think this was the best medication he could have had. coming to work everyday and getting his mind off the problems he had in his personal health issue. He could get involved in the paperwork and forget it..." “The last three weeks have really been hard on him. He really wasn’t well... He was sharp as a tack right up until hours before he died. He was kidding with the nurses, kidding with me He had nothing but the highest praise for Pennock Hospital... He said to me before he died, this is a great hospital. He couldn't say enough about the nurses and the care that he got there.. ."Fred Jacobs said. Former J-Ad employee Bernie Killinger and Jemison had been gixxi friends for about 35 years. They were also former business partners at Michigan Magnetics in Vermontville. • “I don’t think I ever knew anybtxly that didn't like him (Jemison). I knew people who crossed swords with him. but in the end they would find out more titan likely he was in the right." Killinger said. Jemison didn't have any formal training as an engineer and Michigan Magnetics made highly sophisticated products. Killinger said, “but I recall one time when one of our cus­ tomers needed a product and our chief engi­ neer just never came up w ith the right pnxiuct. One weekend Walt went out in the shop and had people make him some parts that he had concocted in his mind. He made those parts and pul them into a magnetic head and that product is probably still tixlay the leading magnetic head in that particular field, which is currency validaters. “Walt was just clever. He saw things and knew how they worked. I bet when he was a little kid he took things apart and knew how­ to make them work. Thai's the way he was in the shop. “Another thing about Wall that was always really outstanding was his memory for detail... He could do his scheduling mentally. He didn’t have it down on paper... "Walt was an accountant basically, and that’s why he had this marvelous eye for detail.” In the 1970s. Jemison. Killinger and two others bought Michigan Magnetics. One of the partners was a New Jersey man. who was the principal stixrkholder in the company. The other three ran the company. By about 1985. Killinger said the magnetics industry had been primarily taken over by Japanese com­ panies. "Unless we could find markets for products that the Japanese didn’t make, there was no market, no business for us. The head that Walt developed on his own kept the company afloat for at least another five years.” he said. Killinger worked in accounts payable at JAd Graphics for a time and when he was ready to retire, he recommended Jemison to replace him. Killinger said Jemison “took on more things than I was willing to do." such as purchasing, acquisition of electronic equip­ ment. etc. "Waller could absorb facts and make them come to life. He was that good.” Killinger said. "If you ever found a person who was loyal to his company, it was Walter." Co-worker Bobbie Wilkins, who has worked closely w ith Jemison, called him very smart, and a very loving person. "He cared about everybody. I don’t know anybody he didn't like. He had a good shoulder to cry on. He helped me through a difficult time in my life... My kids think the world of him too... He was always there if anybody needed him." "We used to go to lunch every Friday." she said. "I loved working with him. We both started working in accounts payable at the same time. Bernie (Killinger) showed me how to do the program we had. so we learned it together,” Wilkins said, noting that Jemison was * very efficient with accounts payable." After his health declined. Jemison did some work al home, she said. Jemison's sense of humor is fondly recalled, with many saying if you didn't know him. you may not know when he was joking. “His sense of humor was something else," Wilkins said. She commented that Jemison's pastimes included golfing and stamp collecting. "He would help me with my stamp collec­ tion... 1 would ask him different questions, and he let me borrow his stamp drying machine one lime and let me go through his extra stamps so I could fill mine in." Wilkins said. "He ioved to watch his granddaughters play sports." including basketball and track. “He would go to their games no matter what the weather. He was always there,” she said. He loved to watch football, and he also pre­ viously coached Pee Wee Football in Woodland for 20 years. “He used to have a huge train set in his basement. He was into old trains." Co-worker Linda Boyce said her first con­ tact with Jemison was when he interviewed her for her current job. "He made me feel comfortable and wel­ comed.” she said. “Since I've been part of the J-Ad team, there has never been a dull moment when Wall’s around. When he would walk through the office, you were guaranteed a giggle and laughter from everyone because of his humorous comments. "He always had >ha( pleasant attitude end treated you with respect. When Bobbie was on vacation or out of the office, 1 had the honor of having Friday lunch with him," Boyce said. Walter Jemison The waitresses at Mills Landings loved him and alway s brought coffee to him as soon as he arrived at the restaurant, she said, and the young kids who worked at Burger King loved him and knew what he wanted to order before he even could say it. Boyce said. "Jemison's last words every evening as he left the office were ’Good night, ladies. Have a gcxxi one. See you tomorrow.’ A native of Slidell. Louisiana. Jemison was bom Feb. 21. 1936 to Ernest and Laura (Currie) Jemison. With the U.S. Navy, from 1954-58. Jemison spent two years at sea and two years working in naval intelligence at the Pentagon in Washington DC. He received a letter of commendation from the naval intelligence director. He graduated from Davenport College in 1961 with an accounting degree. He was a partner in Associated Inventory in Woodland from 1962-67. During his 20 y ear career at Michigan Magnetics, besides being president. Jemison was accountant and general manager. Before joining J-Ad Graphics, he worked as controller al Everett Engineering Jemison's wife Marlene preceded him in death. His son and daughter-in-law. Patrick and Amy Jemison, and granddaughters Sara and Ashley reside in Woodland. Jemison's funeral service is at 11 am. Friday at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. Visitation is today from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. LEWIS, continued from page 1 County of cashing five SI.000 money orders and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge. He w as fined and sentenced to serve one year probation and to make restitution. Lewis has maintained be was the victim of a scam and has said the U.S. Postal Department is investigating the matter and he asserts he will be proved innocent of a.iy involvement in the scam sometime in the future. A Target 8 Investigation by WOOD-TV ‘In my talks on the phone and door to door with the people of Hope and Rutland townships, they have told me ‘Mike, we know you have made mis­ takes in the past and we know you have paid for those mistakes, and hopefully you have learned from those mistakes. What matters to us is what are you going to do for us as a commissioner today and in the future." - County Commission candidate Mike Lewis obtained on-line and written by investigative reporter Henry Erb stated Lewis had received an e-mail supposedly from Dublin. Ireland. RSmith Research Labs and Consultancy made Lewis an offer "he should have refused." the report said, "telling him he could make up to $500 a week." Erb reported the so-called Richard Smith wanted Lewis to cash postal money orders for him. Lewis, according to the report, was sus­ picious and sent the e-mail exchange to Target 8 investigators. "We warned him that it looked like a scam. But Lewis went ahead, anyway. When five money orders worth $5,000 arrived, he cashed them. “Lewis told the investigative team he cashed the counterfeit money orders because he first took them to his local post office and they were willing to cash them. He said four people at his bank looked at them and passed them through." the investigative report said. "If they don't know that they're counterfeit when they see them, how am I supposed to know." Lewis asked. Lewis said there were three other similar cases in Barry County at the time, but he was the only one arrested. He charged that Hastings City Police Detective Sgt. Tom Pennock conducted a “false arrest" in the case and when the state police came to his home in February 2006 to phy sically arrest him. they took Lew is and his wife into custody and left their three young children unattended in the home. Since that investigation, however, other activities in Lewis’ past have been brought to the attention of the Banner and information has surfaced linking him to at least two other incidents. In one. Lewis was accused of defrauding a number of Ohio residents out of money with a promise to organize a "wood lot" transac­ tion in which lumber would be harvested. According to sources, the money was collect­ ed and placed in the account of a woman, identified as Heather Seymore of Lancaster. Ohio. Seymore allegedly withdrew the money later and turned it over to Lewis. Since that lime, il appears no wood lot finan­ cial transaction has occurred. When Seymore was contacted, she. too was eager to talk about Lewis. "When 1 met him he had come to Ohio with a friend from Michigan in July 2004. A friend of mine and 1 started working for Mike. We contracted with people who had land and Mike told them they could harvest the trees and sell the lumber to lumber mills.” Seymore said. One such lumber company, she said, was Buskirk Lumber :n Freeport. "The lumber companies paid for the lum­ ber. which was to be harvested from the land. The landowners were to get 70 percent and Mike would get 30 percent." But. according to Seymore, that was not the way it worked out. "Mike kept all the money. When the lum­ ber companies tried to get the logs, the landowners, who had not been paid anything, refused. The lumber companies ended up pay ing twice for the lumber." Seymore said Lewis had arranged for her to have the contracts drawn up in her name "I don't have a good word to say about the guy. I think he is dirty, right down to the bone." - Stanley Miller and initially she was held responsible by the lumber companies for the original money they had paid for the logs. "Fortunately. I had kept all receipts and they went after Mike instead. "But by that time, he had declared bank­ ruptcy. They arc still trying to get their money.” In response. Lewis said he sold the timber contracts to another individual. Don Anderson, and all the checks were made out to Anderson. Seymore said her problems with Lewis went beyond a business relationship. "He told me he was in the process of get­ ting a divorce and we were going to get a house together. He talked the owner of the house into letting us move in for nothing down by promising to give him $5,000 later. "Then when Mike left to go back to Michigan. I was stuck. 1 was in a house with two children and no heat or utilities and no fixxi. I was eventually evicted, but not before I gave the homeowner $2,500." Seymore said she estimates the money she has lost because of Lewis is approximately $5,000 “He called me in January of last year and said he knew he owed me money and he was going to send me $5,000 by Western Union. 1 didn't really expect he would send anything and I am still waiting for il." Seymore said she has contacted the police in Hastings, but has not heard anything back. “Mike is a smooth talker. He told me he was a loan officer and I even went with him to a job interview when he tried to get a posi­ tion as a loan officer here.” Seymore said she has everything docu­ mented and would be only too happy to come to Michigan if called to testify in any case against Lewis. When told he was running for public office, she laughed. "That would be the worst mistake those people could make." Another person who said he knows Lewis very well is Stanley Miller, a former Barry County property owner who now lives in St. Charles. Mich. Miller said he signed a lease agrcer :nt with Lewis for a home at 5579 Apache ail in Barry County. Miller alleges Lewis t «cn filed the lease with the Barry County Clerk's office as a legal land contract. He allegedlytold Miller he had his name on a legal land contract documen; and "he was going to take my house." Miller said. "He had a notarized contract, but I was not present when it was notarized " Miller said. “We took him to court and it look six months for us to evict him from our property . "When he left, a number of things were no longer there, including a lawn mower wc left for him to use and other tools we had on the property . We were in the process of complet­ ing construction of the home and all the building materials we had on the property were gone. also. "And he had dug a large hole in the yard supposedly to put in a pool. Even the dirt was gone. "And when we finally got back in the house, we found it had been completely trashed." Miller said he sued Lewis in civil court and won a judgment, but Lewis then declared bankruptcy and Miller has yet to see any of the approximately $6,000 he says Lewis owes him. "When 1 read the bankruptcy notice, there were about 48 other names of individuals and business on the list." Miller said. “I don't have a gcxxl word to say about the guy." Miller said. ”1 think he is dirty, right down to the bone. "I thought he was an honest person like my self and I trusted him." he said. Miller said he is still pursuing the recovery of his property and has been working with Michigan Stale Police in Hastings. A check with the Barry County Sheriff’s Department in regards to Lewis' arrest record revealed an arrest by the Nashville Police Department in January 2002 for failure to appear to answer an traffic citation, an arrest by the Michigan Slate Police. Hastings Post THE COURT FINDS: ’ TM defendant rapracanlad by counsel, was found ourty on 1-10-95 of the Crimea Matted beow CONVICTED BY r.pniF filed Cam — *c~ ------------- ----------------------------- —----- --------- T,I,W1S kMOLCRQiu Afr»>d Robbery _L_ ’ 1 rl_, . _ . _ FEB 2 3 MIS CHARGE OOOEfS) MCL ctaMonMACC Cade _______ 750.529 ITTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Z 2. The con/cton is nrportabfe to the Secretary at Stale under MCI 257 732 or MCI 281.1040. The dets ndanTs driver hcanae number «'-------------------------------------------------------------□ 3 HIV lesanq wm ordered on ConAdentiaf lest resuSs are on fee. Uncer MCt 1 Sa the Cbru o» tha court sha» tend a copy or tha order to the c-mtnji Iwtcry record Sues PoW Central Records DMuon to create a ./ A copy of the Mike Lewis' Judgement of Sentence for armed robbery in November 2002 for driving while his license was suspended or revoked, an arrest in January 2006 by the state police for a civil infraction and an arrest in February. 2006 by the stale police for receiving and concealing stolen property over $999 in the money order incident. In his defense. Lewis said there were seri­ ous personal issues going on in his life when many of the more recent allegations surfaced. "This was a very emotional time in my life." he said, "and I was facing many person­ al hardships. Wc pleaded to the misdemeanor charge in the money order scam because we just wanted to gel everything behind us and deal with the emotional tragedy our family was going through." Lewis said he is fighting the charges now. however, and feels confident he and his wife will be exonerated. In this week’s Reminder, a large ad pro­ moting Democratic Party candidates for office did not include Lewis’ name and he said that was because though he designed the ad. he did not want “my mistakes to reflect on the Democratic candidates." Lewis said he does not feel the incidents in his past arc relevant to his run for Barry County commissioner. “In my talks on the phone and door to door with the people of Hope and Rutland town­ ships." he said, "they have told me ’Mike, we know you have made mistakes in the past and wc know you have paid for those mistakes, and hopefully you have learned from those mistakes. What matters to us is what are you going to do for us as a commissioner today and in the future.”' �Pag« 4 - Thursday. October 19. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Let’s not ‘throw the baby out with the bathwater* To (he editor: Current director improves Charlton Park To the editor: in the past (circa 1989-to present), I have visited Charlton Park (as a paying patron) for many of its wonderful events and activities throughout each year, including many, car shows, pow wows, holiday programs and school-related field trips, (as a parent aide). These have included Ail Hallows Eve. Of Christmas Past. Old Fashioned 4th of July, etc. These are wonderful events, but do not financially support the park foully. I also participated on the other side when I was member of the Southern Street Rod Association which sponsor the Father's day car show), so 1 am aware of just how much money events create and how much it ukes to operate and mainuin the grounds. Not every single thing nor expense can be taken care of by volunteers or grants, (and yes I do pay when I visit a event). Currently I am a volunteer in the archaeology mission site program. All of this means I have seen or been active in many of the park's events and programs, regardless of how previous direc­ tors may have mismanaged events through poor communication with co-coordinators and non-commitment to programs through those years. But I do not sec these problems with Dr. George Shannon, the current director. I have seen improvements. not only with the park, but with how people are treated. He is 10091 committed to the park, the goals, and all il sunds for. One thing he docs need is the sup­ port of Barry County residents to help him continue his efforts and his commitment to all the families who contributed family heir­ looms and artifacts, and Irving Charltons dream of the park, and to future generation of visitors. The rumors of mineral/gravel/mining exploitation are gurgling to the surface. Please don't let that happen for a money value. Keep the park going for children and parents and everyone to enjoy and to leam about the past. Irving Chariton would want it that way! Barb Crawford. Middleville ‘Anti-negative’ Calley has a negative record To the editor: We soon leam in life that all that glitters is not gold and that the test of a good person is not in what he says, but what he does. I believe that Republican State Rep. candi­ date Brian Calley is afraid to talk about his record as vice chair of the Ionia County Board of Commissioners and some of the statements that he made at the VFW Hall in Ionia in the presence of many creditable wit­ Park should be self supporting To the editor: I have been attending the events at Charlton Park for more than 30 ycass. • Recently, the park has lost the Civil War re-enactors.which I have been told that it was one for the biggest and best shows in the U.S. The park has also lost the Nothin’ But Truck Show, which also had a lot of spectators. Charlton Park has money to last them through 2007. The park director and board should visit other events to see how they manage without a millage from the taxpay­ ers. There arc several places they could visit, including Bowens Mills, the Gilmore Car Museum. South Haven Tractor Show or the Buckley Steam Show near Traverse City, which had a gross of over $300,000 this year for a four-day show. The park is asking for a Levy of .2275 mill, which will provide revenue of $381,500 in the first calendar year of the levy. The park has six full-time employees, plus the trustees they use from the jail And what do they all do between midDerember and May when they have no events 9 I will be voting “no” until I see a plan that will make the park more self supporting. Harold Root, Hastings nesses. Brian Calley has over the past three and a half years as a commissioner supported strong regulations and restrictions on hunters* rights and on the takings of certain personal and property rights. Brian Calley has been very, very silent concealing his record of accomplishments as a county commissioner. His campaign litera­ ture states that he will not conduct a negative campaign. My question, what does Brian Calley consider negative? Is a written record as to things he has supported as a commis­ sioner negative? Does he consider it negative to talk about the things he has said concern­ ing regulations and restrictions on the citizens of Ionia County that could result in fines, court costs and even imprisonment if not complied with? Brian Calley has worked very hard con­ ducting his campaign to a statrrepresentative that will help legislate laws that we the people will be forced to obey or face the consequences. We have enough politicians who arc fol­ lowing their own agenda and not listening to the voice of the people. Brian Calley did not listen to the majority of the people on many issues as a commissioner. My question, will this change? Our country would be better off today if we paid 99.991 of the politicians their salary and told them to go home and leave us alone. Clifford Lazarus. Ionia Mr. Jacob's editorial regarding Charlton Park last week contained some astute obser­ vations worthy of serious consideration. However, we believe that voting against the millage renewal for Charlton Park on Nov. 7 won't solve anything. Turning down the millage is unlikely to force the powers that be in our county government to do any­ thing they don't want to do. After all. they arc elected by the citizens of Barry County to rep­ resent our interests. Turning down this millage renewal would be tantamount to “throwing the baby out with the bath water.” The Friends of Charlton Pari, believe that playing brinkmanship with inis issue is not the way to go! We believe that unlike the Phoenix in Egyptian mythology, the pioneer village at Chariton Park cannot rise up out of its own ashes without substan­ tia! scars. Like a few other citizens we've had differ­ ences with Chariton Park through the years and would like to see a board more independ­ ent of the commissioners. However, we wholeheartedly urge our fellow citizens to vote yes on the millage renewal request Nov. 7. The present administrative structure of the park was adopted by a two-thirds vote of the Barry County Board of Supervisors in 1967. The supervisors created the Chariton Park Board under the provisions of Public Act 261 of 1965. Section 46.351. “County Parks and Recreation Commission: Creation. Membership: Terms: Vacancy: Commission as County Agency: Rules and Regulations: Compensation.” After Irving Chariton died in 1963. the park was placed under the jurisdiction of the Barry County Road Commission. The Barry County Board of Supervisors decided to take remedial action when it was discovered that thieves were breaking into the museurn and machine shed and systematic! Uy looting the collections. How many valuable artifacts were lost will never be known. In addition to »he security problem, a scan­ dal surfaced about this time involving the Vote ‘yes’ to back Michigan hunters To the editor, November 7th will be a very important date for hunters, trappers and anglers in Michigan. That date will determine if sound, scientific wildlife management as we know it will continue to make decisions regarding hunting, trapping and fishing. If the fanatical animal rights advocates have their way they will remove the scientif* ic approach approach anti and Ae/fi^t A slight of of professional professional wildlife managers for emotional propaganda, The organization urging a “no” vote is an animal rights special interest group whose primary objective is to end hunting and life- To the editor: saving medical research on animals in this country. The president of the out of state organize tion has been quoted as saying. "We're out to stop all hunting starting with the easiest sell." Michigan outdoor enthusiasts must protect themselves from out of state fanatical special interest groups. Vote for common sense hunt­ :----------tices with thc oversight of^ ' jfprofesing practi sional wil wildlife manngers. vote “yes’ “no” vote is a vote to support the rights movement to stop all hunting, George Cullers. Baltimore Township Stop the fanatical anti-hunting lobby To the editor. There's a proposal on the ballot in November that is a direct assault on Michigan's hunting heritage. Proposal 3 appears to be about the right to hunt doves, but all evidence is to the contrary. The truth is our state has been targeted by an Englerth shows the Right Stuff I met Mark Englerth two years ago at a Barry County Republican Party meeting. He immediately impressed me as being opinion­ ated. off the wall and animated. Since then I've, had many hours of fasci­ nating conversation with Mr. Englerth. His smart, edgy and "out of the box" discourse turns a regular coffee at Applebee's into a unauthorized harvesting and sale of a number of valuable walnut trees from the property Public Act 261 of 1965. under which the present park board was created, does not mention museums, educational programs or historic preservation. The intent of the law appears to have been to provide a mechanism for counties tn create parks whose primary purpose was recreational. This law mandated a ten-member park board to be appointed by the board of supervisors of the county in which the park was located, it specifically stated that of its ten members the board will have no less than four, but not more than six elected county officials. This public act did not establish any criteria setting qualifications for the at-large members. Ideally, the primary function of any board is setting goals, guidelines and making poli­ cies for its professional administrator. The relationship between a professional to his/her board should be similar to that of a superin­ tendent of schools to a board of education, a city manager to a city council, the alh etic director of a sports program, the president of a bank or university. If its professional deesn't or can't implement their policies or stay w ithin established guidelines, then the board has the option of finding a new professional who can. Herein lays one of the chronic problems at Chariton Park, through the years a few mem­ bers of some park boards have involved them­ selves in the day-to-day operation of the park which should be the sole responsibility of its professional. Mr. Jacobs is correct in stating the mem­ bers of the board setting policies for Chariton Park should be appointed or elected because of some special knowledge, interest or skill that adds depth and breadth to the board. The expertise needed for the oversight of a prima­ rily recreational park differs from the expert­ ise needed for guiding a historic village com­ plex interpreting early American pioneer life -nd history. Since Irving Chariton left his property and collections to the people of Barry County and named the Barry County Board of political think tank. Now Mark Englerth is running for County Commissioner in Orangeville and Yankee Springs... I wish him luck. Barry County will benefit from his fresh ideas, energy and Chutzpah! Dr. Mike Callton. D.C. County Commissioner. District 5 Public Opinion: out of state extreme animal rights organiza­ tion. whose stated aim is to end all hunting, and is arguing for a “no” vote. The president of that animal rights organi­ zation has been quoted saying "We're out to stop all hunting starting with the easiest sell." The law we now have that allows people to hunt doves was passed by the Michigan Legislature and was signed by Governor Jennifer Granholm. It implements strict over­ sight and management of dove hunting by trained wildlife professionals. Personally, I would rather trust Michigan wildlife to pro­ fessional wildlife managers over fanatical anti-hunting groups any day. Stop fanatical out of state interests, vote Yes on 3. A No vote is a vote supporting the animal rights movement on their crusade to "stop all hunting." Paul Earl. Hastings Commissioner, as custodians it is not clear how a different type of park board like the one we've envisioned can be legally imple­ mented. Perhaps the next Board of Commissioners taking office this January will see fit to address this problem Perhaps a peti­ tion generated referendum sparked by the cit­ izens of Barry Count) would be the way to go No matter who takes up this challenge something needs to done in the very near future. Let's see if we can't form a representa­ tive steering committee that can resolve any differences of opinion they might have, pres­ ent a unified proposal and go for it! John and Esther Walton Hastings Unsolicited calls cause resentment To the editor: What a waste of time and money! Does anyone else feel a smidgen of resentment each time the phone rings and that unknown, unsolicited, unwanted “voice” starts ranting on about ’Granholm" and the gubernatorial election. It usually comes right after each debate or new commercial. The very least this intru­ sive. outsourcing voice could do is politely identify herself and the purpose of her call, before spewing her tirade of garbage. And she might leam to give respect, at least for the office. Some of us arc growing wiser, we already have our finger on the “off” button. Surely the esteemed challenger has something more important to spend all his money on — per­ haps he could colorize all those drab com­ mercials. Seriously, all the money wasted on this election could have helped pay off a huge hunk of the indebtedness left by our previous governor, (by the way. where is he?) Anyhow, keep up the great work. Governor Granholm. the majority will be there for you at the polls! See you on November 7th. Jim Fox. Hastings Let parade walkers hand out the candy the SugarPlum Fairy arc battling to c«xtfrol your holiday parade this yeu. While Scrcoge is rightly concerned about people': safety, we also need to recognize that parades ar* sup­ posed to be fun. Last year we had a similar dilemma in Zeeland, where 1 co-organizcd our Christmas parade. Facing the exact same problem. wo came up with a very simple solution. We prohibit the throwing of candy from moving vehicles and floats. However, we ’per­ mitted people to walk alpng the parade route with their float handing out candy. The walk­ ers were required to be at least six feet away from the vehicle. They were also permitted lo approach their floats to restock when it came to a complete stop. Well, on Donner, on Blitzen. we have more parades to save, of coal. And-to-all Merry Christmas, and may you find a piece of candy in your stocking instead of a lump Kurt Van Koevering. Zeeland Record editor Correction: An incorrect name was printed for one of the Delton CROP Walk’s prize donors. The correct name is Beverly’s Hair Company. Have debates helped you decide? The third and last of the gubernatorial debates was held Monday evening. Have you been watching the debates and have they helped you make up your mind? Responses to our weekly question. n>e tustms. Banner Devoted to the Interests of Barry County since 1856 PuburMb, Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division ol J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacobs Fredaric Jacoba Vce Praatoart President Steven Jacoba Secretary Treasurer • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (EdWor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor) Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Bren Bremer Fran Feverman Ellen Buursma. Middleville: Gary Mattson. IJike Odessa: Joni Lydy. Woodland: Don Postma. Caledonia: Jamie Fletcher. Delton: Durwood Dow, I kewood: Sandra Ponsetto Kelly Lloyd Jon Gambee Megan Laveil • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Classified aas accepted Monday through Fndey, BOO am to 530 pm "I've seen bits and pieces of the debates on television news programs. I am getting most of my election information from newspapers which helps me with my decision." "Watching the debates is helping me make my decision about who to vote for in the November election." "Watching the debates helped seal the deal for me." "I haven't been watch­ ing the debates. However. I have been keeping updated on the election by looking at the web for news everyday." "I have been watching the debates. They have defmitiely helped me make my decision for the coming election." "I have been keeping up with the issues around the coming election but I haven't been watching the debates. I spend a lot of time watching my grand­ children compete in ath­ letics and the games con­ flicted with the debates.” Scot! Or,men Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacobs Subscription Rate* $30 par yw n Barry County $32 par year n adpnmg counties $35 pe» year eHewSere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PG Bc« B Hastings Ml 49058-0602 Second Class Postage Pato at Hastings Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 19. 2006 - Page 5 Don’t complicate government process As I write about something in this space each week. I find it's not always easy to focus on a news development from the previ­ ous week. But if you look back on just the front page of last week's Banner, you'll find several stories or issues for which it would be easy to state an opinion. One in particular would be the Hastings Township Supervisor's request for residents to bring all building and zoning requests to the township first before going to the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission. On the surface it may seem reasonable, but when you analyze the issue further, it becomes apparent the township is simply attempting to micro-manage the county, costing the taxpayers more time and patience with the system. When a taxpayer, or potential business plans to engage in the planning and zoning process I would think government should want to simplify the system rather than make it more bureaucrat­ ic and cumbersome. Just last week in the gubernatorial debate. Gov. Jennifer Granholm talked about making the process more user friendly by putting the application on the state's web page, shortening and streamlining the process for new businesses and industries. Hastings Township is presently a member of the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission, along with ten other town­ ships. If the commission is making mistakes, or is making deci­ sions not in the best interest of the township, local officials then need to educate or change the way planning and zoning works, not circumvent the process, adding another governmental layer. I think the county would be better off if .Ml the townships were under the county planning process. Then we should demand pro­ fessionalism of the process by demanding fairness, accountabili­ ty and efficiency. If Hastings Township Supervisor Jim Brown and his fellow township officials are concerned about the process, they can attend the County Planning and Zoning meetings to voice their concerns, just like any citizen is allowed to do. My understanding is that all agendas of upcoming meetings are sent to the affected townships prior to the meetings. If township officials don't feel the County Planning and Zoning Commission is measuring up to the process, they should either establish their own planning and zoning commissions, or make sure county-level commissioners get all the proper education they need to make the important decisions that can affect the residents of Barry County. In this day and age. I think the residents of Barry County need to remind their local officials they want efficiency and fairness in their government and will settle for nothing less. Sheriff deserves a little respect And in another from page story from last week's issue of the Banner Sheriff Dar Leaf appeared before the County Board of Commissioners to voice his concern about how the county's attor­ ney is handling employee contract talks. Leaf wrote a letter informing the commissioners of his disap­ proval in the way contract negotiations uere being handled. He went on the say that he had been on both sides of the fence when it comes to negotiations, but the way the county attorney was han­ dling the process was causing unnecessary employee frustration. He said he was concemcJ tha* during negotiations, when he was asked his opinion, his input was disregarded. At a 911 monthly board meeting not long ago. Chairman Ron Neil asked the sheriff if he was investigating the 911 director. Leaf responded that an investigation was under way. Neil responded by telling the sheriff, he had no right to investigate anyone al the 911 unless he cleared it with him beforehand, because he was the chairman of the board. Sheriff Leaf then reminded Neil that the sheriff has the right to investigate anyone if he believes he had possessed the necessary information. These examples show the County Board and 911 has little or no respect for Sheriff Leaf, despite the fact he is a duly elected department head. He was chosen by the people of Barry County to head the office, not at the request of other elected or appointed citizens. This disturbing pattern showed itself late in 2004 when Leaf was first elected and there was a failed effort by the board to reduce his salary from $62,(XX) to $57,000 a year. It resurfaced earlier this year when he was told by the board chairwoman to sit down and be quiet at a meeting when he tried to talk to the board about his objections to Neil’s conduct at a 911 Board meeting. The evidence arrived a third time when his concerns about nego­ tiations were abruptly moved to the personnel committee, where perhaps it wouldn't get much public notice. When the Banner reported the story about the third incident. Leaf was privately rebuked and accused of leaking the informa­ tion. The Banner did not receive the information from Leaf, but from another source. This sheriff is new and perhaps still learning some aspects of the job. but the citizens of Barry County elected him and 1 think the County Board of Commissioners and other county officials should work with him and give him the proper respect he deserves. He has been on the job for less than two years, and it will lake some time for him to be as experienced as his predeces­ sor. But remember, they all were new on the job at some lime and deserved the same respect. If Barry County is going to continue to grow, we need profes­ sional. visionary leadership to do so. Let's hope the newly elect­ ed members of the board will bring some leadership and better cooperation to the process. — Fred Jacobs, vkc president, J-Ad Graphics Vote ‘yes’ on dove hunting proposal To the editor: This letter is a call to all sportsmen, hunters especially. On Nov. 7. you will be going to the voting booth to vote on proposal 3 the "Dove Bill." Some of you may think that hunters have enough to hunt for. so why do they need to hunt doves? ■ Folks, this is not just about hunting doves. It's about hunting altogether. The Humane Society and PETA have joined forces to target your hunting rights. Two years ago they had a $128 million "war chest" to target our hunting rights and tradition. They used that money to pay a company to do a petition drive to put the Dove Bill and our hunting rights on the ballot. Sportsmen, when you do a petition drive, you keep the names and addresses as poten­ tial signatures for future drives. The president of the Humane Society has already made the statement that they are going to target the easy game first. Dove hunting goes first, and then bow hunting, then trapping, etc. The Humane Society also knows that only 25% of all hunters vote here in Michigan. That is why we are the big target. Doves reproduce as fast as rabbits. There are more doves than sporting duck and geese combined. This is not the turtle dove like in weddings. This dove only lives about one to two years. That is how fast they reproduce. Dove hunting is allowed in several other states, including California Don’t be fooled by the Humane Society and PETA (who is on the FBI list for domes­ snow in the area." McIntyre said that the snow Hastings received last week is the all-time record for the amount of snow received so early in October. Because of the weather, more than 2.300 homes in Barry County lost power Wednesday night. McIntyre said the weight of the snow on the trees, combined with the weight of the leaves that had not fallen yet, made the branches heavy enough to fall on power lines. The weather also caused several local schools to be canceled. Delton Kellogg schools were closed because of poor road conditions, and Hastings schools were closed because Central and Pleasantview clementaries had no power. Maple Valley schools were closed because Fuller Elementary School had no power. There was snow throughout most of Michigan Thursday. Kalamazoo and Delton both got around eight inches of snow as well. McIntyre said people should always be prepared for bad weather. “But this is Michigan, you know. You have to expect these things." he said. “You should be prepared because these things could all of a sudden turn ugly real quick." The forecast for the rest of this week? A rain-snow mix. To the editor. I was really disturbed at the insci.sitivity of whoever was responsible for including a photo of an inmaf*? of the Barry County jail in last week’s "Police Beat" column. You are not in the habit of using photvs in that column and I certainly hope it won't hap­ pen again. I have never seen the woman, but the fact that it is a woman who was so humil­ iated makes it even more of an offense. Hastings High School student of the month Matt Donnini (center) stands with his parents. Brian and Janey. Matt was presented with a plaque Wednesday from the Hastings Kiwanis Club. Along with a plaque, he received a $50 check to be donated to his favorite charity, the American Cancer Society. “Community service to me means giving my time and talents to organizations that help people in need." he said. To the editor: Ballot Proposal # 3 on the Nov. 7 general election ballot is about whether Michigan voters are going to allow fanatical out of state interests with large checkbooks to implement policy in our state. Our State Legislature voted and the gover­ nor signed a bill allowing a limited hunt of doves. Yet an out of stale extreme animial rights group has targeted our state. This group believes all hunting should be banned and al) animal research should be ended. Moreover, they have targeted Michigan because it is a easy step in their admitted process to end all hunting. The president of the animal rights organization backing the proposal was quuoted as saying "We're out to stop all hunting, starting with the easiest sell." Stop out of stale fanatical interest from over taking michigan's hunting heritage. Vote yes on proposal #3 . A no vote is a vote for the animal rights movement. Joe Beach. Hastings Whether she is innocent or guilty has yet to be determined. Please hold to a higher standard of jour­ nalism than is employed by some of the national "rag sheets” and treat our citizens with dignity, at least until they arc proven guilty. Edna Conklin. Hastings Sign theft dishonors freedom off speech Doele gets $1,000 fine by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Harry Doele. former CEO of Pennock Hospital, was sentenced in Barry County District Court Tuesday to pay a fine of $ 1.000 and court costs. Doele had pleaded guilty to larceny in con­ nection with the theft of more than 100 bot­ tles of the prescription pain killer Phencrgan from the hospital pharmacy. Doele, 55, is a licensed pharmacist. Il is not known if the sentence will affect his abil­ ity to keep his license. Doele joined the hospital in 1987 and became chief executive of its 650 employees in 2004. He resigned in late August without issuing a public statement. The Pennock Healthcare Services board of directors accepted his resignation “with regret." He has served on the United Way Board and has chaired the Barry County Chamber of Commerce. Phencrgan is used to treat allergic symp­ toms. to prevent nausea and. with other med­ icines. such as codeine, to treat pain. Doele last year bad been in an accident and was seen wearing a neck brace last spring. I find it deplorable that one of our greatest rights - freedom of speech — is being chal­ lenged by a few unreasonable, maybe even uneducated people. I’m referring to political signs. Each elec­ tion 1 try to show support for the candidate of my choice, but some small-minded individu­ als challenge that right by stealing or destroy­ The Michigan Association of School Boards has been selected to organize the superintendent search for the Thomapple Kellogg School District. The MASB. which was chosen at the local school bo—<* meeting Monday. Oct. 10. already has planned a meeting for 7 p.m. Tueday. Oct. 24. in room lt>16 at the Thomapple Kellogg Middle School for par­ ents and the public to give input on what the district needs in a new superintendent Thomapple Kellogg is searching for a new school chief in the wake of the recent news that Kevin Konarska soon will take the job as new superintendent of the Kent Intermediate School District. An\one with questions about this meeting can call the administration office at 795-3313. ing my signs. Frankly. I become nauseous at the sight of a De Vos sign, but I would never remote or mutilate it Every one is entitled to an opinion, even if it’s wrong. Please grant me that ifjedom, too. Martha Laham. Middle ille We need Dick DeVos for governor To the editor: The latest news from Ford Tuesday morn­ ing. Oct. 17. was that 10,000 white collar jobs were going to be cut and Ford is offering 75.000 union workers a buyout. We just can't take another four years of this. It has been said that as the automotive industry goes, so does Michigan. That can no longer be the case or Michigan is doomed. Michigan needs radical industry change and gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos is absolutely the one to do it. He is a true busi­ nessman who knows the ins and outs of man­ ufacturing and business and is passionate and willing to give his all to save Michigan and turn it around for all of us who love Michigan. DeVos has the know-how and is not afraid to "rock the boat" for the benefit of all. from the youngest to the oldest. A local bom and bred Michigander, whose family began humbly in Ada. his mom. pregnant, driving an old jeep with questionable floorboards. his dad building a small. 1200-square-foot home and struggling to make it just like the majori­ ty of us do. Contrary to the Canadian-born present TK begins search for school chief Kiwanis Student on Month named Don’t let out of state extremists set policy Police Beat photo was insensitive To the editor: SNOW, continued from page 1 tic terrorism) Trojan horse. Vote yes on Proposal 3 because your hunting rights depend on it. Sheriff Dar Leaf. Barry County governor. DeVos knows how we feel, how we arc struggling just to provide the basics for our families, and what we need to live here in Michigan. The present governor doesn't seem to know us at all. she's a very good speaker, but the time for empty words arc over. 1 doubt she has had to struggle for anything in her entire life or had to worry where supper was coming from or where gas money was com­ ing from, pounding the pavement day after day. looking for that elusive job. DeVos is connected with every one of us. has lived through and knows our problems with finding a job and providing for our fam­ ilies. We need DeVos to grab ahold of Michigan and turn her around, something he has the courage to do. not just talk about. Michigan is last in the country for available jobs. De Vos will put us back in the running. Dick DeVos will make Michigan safer, he will not cut the jobs of the public servants, the police and fire, that we need to keep us and our families safe, as the present governor did. Wc need Dick DeVos for Governor of Michigan. Our Michigan. His Michigan. Henry Yarbrough. Hastings The Office of J-Ad Graphics will be.,, CLOSED Friday, October 20th from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p,m. For the funeral of J-Ad Graphics Company Controller, Walt Jemison 77507163 _ �Page 6 - Thursday. October 19. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs. J^VVa/fer “Jim" Jemison Randall S. Weeks That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice - Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH EMMANUEL EPLSCOPAL CHURCH QUIMBY UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 2601 Lacey Rood. Dowling. Ml 49050. PsMur. Steve Olmvtead. (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service; 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11:0 a tn.; Sunday Evening Service 6110 p.m.; Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednevday night* 6:30 p.m. ".Wrmhcr Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion.'" 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office l269> 945-3014 The Rev. Fr. Charles P McCabe III. Rector. Father Paul Downic Supply Prist. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Music. M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392. Sunday Worship 10:30 am- K4C-T4C second Sunday of each month 5:30-7:30 p.m. October-March. P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 WE1COME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHl'RCH Sunday Worship - 10 xm. 3185 N. Broadway. Hasting*. Ml 49058. Pastor Suvan D. Given. Phone 945-2654 Worship Service*. Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School. 10:45 xm. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pavtor. Sunday Morning Worship9:45 a.m.; Sunday School HIM) a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.. Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODLST CHl'RCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Palti Harpolc 9:30 a m. Traditional Worship Service; 1100 xm. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Grinip Wednesdays at iKK»n Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays al 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays — 7:15." Choir Thursdays □(’Waft Church website: coontrychapelume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries 9:30 am. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 xm.. Morning Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7:00 p.m. Sr. High Youth Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study . Choir practice. Call Church Office far information on MOPS. Praise A Motion.Children’s Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senn* Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHl’RCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 a.m ; Worship Service 11 xm.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHl'RCH 203 N Main. P.O. Bos 95. Woodland. MI 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunler. Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 a.m. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week; 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 1100 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustw ick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trai.lo/ andrewmatthias Wc arc part of the OuaMMBRe Great I jkes which uJutfgttABion wnh The United Church of- North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Chinch Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Church SecretaryTreasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hour*. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9 30 am Sunday School. 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4) Tues.. Thur* from 9-11:30 xm.. 12:00-2:30 p.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 pm. • Jr. A Sr. High Youth (meal served) Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 a m. - Women's Bible Study 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville, Ml 49073. Paste* Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. HASTINGS FREE METHODLST CHURCH .301 E State Rd (Comer of State Rd and Bohwraxi St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nunery provided for all service*. Sundays: Worship tervices 8:45 and IIOO xm. Kid* for Christ. 11.-00 xm. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements Sunday School for all ages 10:00 a m. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week: 9:00 am Senior Adult Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Pastor’s Clast. Sing 'n Share. Youth and Children's classes. Ttnmday: 9:30-11 am. Senior Adult CofNe Hotir WMndrtYr Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month.. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH A Spirit-Tilled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria RdNashville. Mich 49073. Sun. Praise & Worship 10:30 xm.. fiflO p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boy* A girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special.” For information call I-616731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship time*. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 xm. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nuncry provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 4887 Coats Grose Rd. Pastor Randall Bertrand. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Time 10:30 a.m. Youth activities: call tor information. GRACE COMMUNITY’ CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9:30 xm. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue, Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629 9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9:30 xm. “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may knov Hi* will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized Christians are wel- ome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961 Office hour* are Monday-Thursday 900 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 xm.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments, 11 DO Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and 11 xm. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesday* at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursday* al 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway, Hastings. Mich. 49058 ( 269) 945-5463 Rev. Dr Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9:00 xm. Traditional Worship Service. 10:00 xm. Stewardship Brunch. 10:05 xm. Sunday School for all ages. 1100 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. 6:00 p.m Youth Group. 6:00 p.m. Children's Program Rehearsal. Nursery care is provid­ ed for both services' Visit us online at w n nlinuhurdt hasting* org and our web log for sermons al: http://haMings pigabyigiiin.hlogapQLcom/ Today • 8:30 xm. Women's BiMe Study; 7:00 px Chawed Choir. Saturday • Youth Apple He Making and Cora Maze events! Next Tuesdav - 7:00 p.m. Women’s Bible Study. Next Wednesday • 6:15 xm. Men’s Bible Study; 7:15 pm. Pratoe Team. ST. ROSE C ATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pavtor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m ; Sunday Masses 8:30 SPGIDjiME wmi COD a.m. and 11:00 a.m ; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches ana these WOODLAND - Walter "Jim" Jemison, age 70. of Wtxxiland. passed away Monday evening. October 16. 2006. Jim was bom in Slidell. Louisiana on February 21. 1936 to Ernest and Laura (Currie) Jemison. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1954 to 1958. Two years were spent at sea. and two years in Washington. D.C. working at the Pentagon in Naval Intelligence, where he was proud to have received a Letter of Commendation from the Director of Naval Intelligence. Following his discharge. Jim graduated from Davenport College in 1961 with a degree in accounting. He went on to become a partner in Associated Inventory in Woodland from 1962-1967. Jim continued his career at Michigan Magnetics for 20 years, where he served as accountant, general manager, and president. He later worked at Everett Engineering as controller and J-Ad Graphics where he presently served as controller. Jim spent 20 happy years coaching Pee Wee Football in Woodland. He was preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife. Marlene (Riv&t) Jemison; and sisters. Svl'v'ia Abbey. Laura Sharp, and Mary Gi'rdano. ”/ ' Jim is survived by his son. Patrick and Amy Jemison; granddaughters. Sara and Ashley Jemison*, brother. Ernest and Dolly Jean Jemison; many nieces, nephews, grand­ nieces and nephews; and the loving members of his large extended family. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday. October 19 at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday. October 20. 2006 at the Koops Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Woodland Memorial Park. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Woodland Athletic Association. Alfred D. “Fred” Martz FREEPORT - Alfred D. "Fred” Martz, age 85. of Freeport, died on Thursday. October 12, 2006 at his residence. He was bom in Hastings on September 2. 1921 the son of Levi and Mary (Gallup) Martz. Fred attended Hastings school’s and then entered the United States Army on July 23. 1942. He was hoiiorably discharged October 16. 1945. . Fred enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting and gardening. He was preceded in death by his wife. Dorothy (Converse) Martz onMaylO. 1976 and his second wife. Mabie (Kidder) Martz, on February 14. 1992. also a son Wesley Martz, his parents and several brothers and sisters. Fred is survived by his daughter, Mary Lee (Steve) Garmin of Gobles; two sons, Ben (Judy) Martz of Freeport and Jeff Martz and Cheryl Davis of Hastings; many grand and great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Saturday. October 14. 2006 at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Kenneth R. Vaught officiated and burial was at Irving Township Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Barry Community Hospice or Pennock Home Health Care. Arrangements were made by Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhomc.net). MIDDLEVILLE - Randall S. Weeks and Brenda Coker passed away on October 7. 2006. in Brevard North Carolina, due to acci­ dental injuries. Randy was bom on December 12. 1952 in Hastings. Brenda was bom on September 10. 1961 in Georgia. Randy was the first child bom to Morris and Barbara Weeks of Middleville and was preceded in death by his father. Morris Weeks. He is survived by his mother. Barbara Weeks; brothers. Bradley S. Weeks (son Sgt. Ryan S. Weeks. U.S. Marine Corp.. IRR); Gregory M. Weeks (daughters Jessica (son Brayden) and Brittany (daughter A’yse): Brent ley G. Weeks (Diane) (daughters Joruynn and Brooke); and sister. Kendra J. Mass (Steve) (daughter Lauren). A Vietnam veteran. Randy served his coun­ try in the United States Marine Corp. Randy and Brenda loved gardening, riding motorcy­ cles, and all outdoor activities. Randy and Brenda have been together for nearly 20 years and their wishes were to be cremated and buried together. A memorial service will lake place at Mi. Hope Cemetery in Middleville on Saturday. October 21. 2OO6 at I MB am A gathering of friends and fitmilywill take place immediately after the memorial service at the Caledonia Legion Post #305. Funeral arrangements were conducted by Groce Funeral Home in Asheville. North Carolina. in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Veteran’s of Foreign Wars, or a charity of one’s choice, will be appreciated. |Roy W. Small| HASTINGS - Roy W. Small, age 57, of Hastings, died on Friday. October 13,2006 at Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids. He was born June 5, 1949 in Mt. Pleasant, the son of Arden D. and Adele E. (Kastner) Small. Roy graduated from Alma High School in 1967. After his graduation, he served in the United States Marine Corps for three years. In 1973. Roy began his trucking career and became an independent trucker which took him throughout the United States. Roy married Kathleen Tynan on July 27. 2001. They were partners, trucking together for the past 10 years until Roy’s health forced him to discontinue. Roy moved to his small farm in 2000 where he enjoyed the outdexirs. farming,, his tractors and hunting. Roy was a member of the VFW and the Moose Lodge. He was preceded in death by his father in 2003. Roy is survived by his wife. Kathy of Hastings; his mother. Adele (Jim) Londry ; two sisters. Debbie (Jim) Tackitt of Lansing and Rene (Dennis) McPherson of Grand Haven; stepmother. Martha Small; several nieces and nephews. Memorial sen ices were held on Tuesday. October 17. 2006 at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Carla Smith officiat­ ed. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhomc.net). local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings CHEMICAL BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions’* 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Juanita Gurd DELTON - Juanita Gurd. age 85. Delton passed away October 11.2006. Juanita was bom January 15. 1921. in Conception Junction. Missouri, the daughter of John and Margaret (Thomas) Lewis. On May 8. 1943. she married Leo Robert "Bob” Gurd and he preceded her in death on April II. 1968. A former telephone operator for the Barry County telephone Company. Juanita retired in 1984 with over thirty years of loyal serv­ ice. Juanita and Bob were one of the founding families of St Ambrose Catholic Church and she was always very active, most recently with the food bank. Juanita was also a member of the Hickory Comers American Legion, the Delton VFW Women’s Auxiliary, and she enjoyed reading, painting, sewing and handicrafts. She is survived by daughters: Roberta (Scott) Wilson of San Angelo. TX and Lois Neff of Jacksonville. FL. a brother Joseph (Jackie) Lewis, sisters: Anna (Bill) Stringer. Elizabeth Lewis. Barbara Lem, Peggy (John) Bass, brothers and sisters in law: Betty and Eob Killick and Keith and Brena Gurd, seven grandchildren. 20 great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her par­ ents. sons: John and Roger, brothers: John and Thomas Lewis and a sister Paula Cason. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday. October 16. 2006 at St Ambrose Catholic Church. Delton. Rev Mathew Manalei celebrant. Internment Prairieville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Food Bank, in care of St Ambrose Catholic Church will be appreciated. Arrangements were made by WilliamsGores Funeral Home. Delton. Charles Glenn Farthing TUCSON. ARIZ. - Charles Cleon Farthing, age 93. formerly a longtime Woodland resident, died October 7, 2006 in Tccson, Ariz. Hl was horn in Salem. III. on March 24. 1913. lit? son of Charles and Elsie Adams Farthing. ’ ' "r”rr”11 ■ M He moved to Woodland as a boy of six and attended the Lee uchooi. graduating from Woodland Consolidated High School in 1931. He married Evelyn Rogers o! Lake Oc'essa in 1931. Glenn tore down the old Woodland N-.'vs building and salvaged the material to build a gasoline service station which he operated until 1952. He then worked for Clark Equipment Co. of Battle Creek as a field representative, traveling the country for them until he. tooc. the branch manager position in Jackson for Morrison Equipment Co. of Grand Rapids. In 1957. he left Morrison Equipment Co. and moved to a dairy farm south of Nashville. He operated the farm until 1971 when he moved to Tucson. Ariz. and worked as a carpenter until his retirement in 1975 and moved tc Green Valley. Ariz. After the death of his wife on February 10. 1989. he moved back to Tucson to be near his daughter. While in business in Woodland, he served on the Woodland School Board, was a charter member of the Woodland Lions Club, served on the Woodland Volunteer Fire Dept, and became chief of the department, bringing it into the modern age by purchasing a new pumper truck and converting the old truck into a water carrier like rural fire departments use today. He also was a deputy sheriff of Barry County for many years. He is survived by his daughter. Joyce (Phil) Bom of Tucson. Ariz.; four grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grand­ children; one niece. Betty (Kimble) Kenfteld of Hastings; two nephews. Jack Osgood of Tucson. Ariz. and Dick Kimble of Lake Odessa; one cousin cf Illinois. Helen Schantz Helen Schantz, age 107. formerly of Hastings, passed away Friday. October 13. 2006. She was preceded in death by her husband. Marshall; son-in-law. Raymond Guthrey and grandson. David Guth;cy. She is survived by her daughters. Dorothy Guthrey and Loraine (Charles) Struble; nine grandchildren; 18 greal-grandchildien and 11 great-greai-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday. October 17. 2006 at the Clark Retirement Community. Helen was life member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Hastings. If you are unable to attend the visitation or service, please sign the family's Memory B<x»k at " Yr w.coQkfuncralxnictt.cQm. Memorial contributions may be made to Clark Retirement Community. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 19,2006 — Page 7 Emery Carl Arte DELTON - Asahel D. Campbell, age 86. of Delton, passed away October 15. 2006. Mr. Campbell was bom on November 15. 1919 in Bloomingdale, the son of Guy M. and Grace Ruth (Northrop) Campbell. He was a veteran of World War II. serving his country in the U.S. Army. Mr. Campbell loved playing his harmoni­ ca. He was very handy, as he was a jack of all trades. A a problem solver, he loved to find ways to fix things. His greatest joy was work­ ing for and taking care of others. Mr. Campbell is survived by a son. David (Pat) Campbell of Plainwell; a daughter. Jeanne Marie Lockwood of Otsego; his for­ mer wife. Marie L. Campbell of Plainwell; a sister. Esther Flory of Decatur; six grandchil­ dren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Campbell was preceded in death by his parents; wife. Grace; and seven brothers and sisters. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday. October 18. 2(X)6 at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Pastor Ron Waterly officiated. Interment at Fort Custer National Cemetery. Memorial contributions to a charity of one's choice will be appreciated. Arrangements were by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. HASTINGS - Patsy Jean Pennington, age 76. of Hastings, died on Monday. October 16. 2006 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. She was bom April 16. 1930. the daughter of Miles and Rose (Green) Gill. Patsy was iq longtime bus driver for Hastings Public Schools. Palsy is survived by her husband. Gaylord "Jim" Pennington; sons. Stephen Bowen and family. Mark Bowen and family; daughter Candice Gaedart and family. No visitation or services will be held. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneral home.net). Marjorie Swiler ODESSA TOWNSHIP - Visitation for Marjorie Swiler. age 83. of Odessa Township, who died on October 16. 2006 will be held at Koops Funeral Chapel on Saturday. October 21. 2006 from noon to 2 p.m. Following this, graveside services will be held at the North Eagle Cemetery on Cutler Road at 3 p.m. Mrs. Swiler was the widow of Harold Kassner Swiler to whom she was married more than 50 years. She served her community for 37 years as a 4-H leader, teaching sewing, cooking and gardening to countless y oung girls. She was a volunteer for the American Cancer Society for many years, canvassing her school district each year. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Arlow Aves of Sebewa Township, she is survived by her sisters. Elaine Austin. Christine Towner. Norma Bever. Her children are Wayne Swiler. Carol Engle of Wtxxiland. Linda Fox. Doris Snyder. She had been a resident of Woodlawn Meadows where she had care for her long siege of Alzheimer's disease. HASTINGS - Frances Estelle Goucher, age 92. of Hastings, loving wife and devoted mother with the biggest smile and spirit there ever was. passed away on Monday. October 16. 2006 at Carveth Village in Middleville. Bom July 28. 1914 in Vancouver. Washington, she was preceded in death by her parents. Rosa and Frank McLain; sister and brother-in-law. Esther and Ray York; and brothers. Lawrence. George. Bert and Tom; and her loving husband of 58 years, Donald W. Goucher. Surviving are daughter Donna Lee Goucher Brown and husband Jim Brown. "Granny Franny" loved her family of three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, Jeb and Jan. Ryan and Megan; Ross and Amanda. Jade. Emerald. Hunter and Sage; and Rebecca. Broc. Sarah, and Glory. And she loved very deeply her extended family of Doug and Barb Benner and their children and grandchildren. Michelle. Ashlee and Olivia; Shawn; Tami and David. Katlyn and Daniel; Cassi and Ron. Jessi and Jacob. Fran’s many life experiences include trav­ eling from Vancouver to Grand Rapids on a train at 17; eventually meeting her husband and their marriage on December 25. 1937. traveling together in the Paul Nielson jazz band from 1937 to 1941. and returning to Hastings where her great love was cooking, baking and sewing, all learned from a very early age and practice. Fran taught Sunday school at the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings in the 1950s and volunteered with her husband at Hastings Elks Club events for many years. She also worked in the late ’50s and early '60s at Orchard Industries in Hastings. She and her husband also loved to travel to many interest­ ing places including Hawaii. Nova Scotia, and across the United States. Fran's last home was at Carveth Village in Middleville where happy memories were made with the residents and staff, all loving and kind. “She is no longer tired, she is not suffering, and she is still smiling and will always be among us in spirit. Services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings Friday. October 20. 2006.11 a.m. Rev. Dr. C. Jeffrey Garrison will officiate, organist Barbara Standage. Burial xyill be at Riverside Cemetery. A luncheon will follow the service in the church dining room. Visitation also at the church on Friday. October 20. 10 a.m. until service time. Remembrances may be sent to Carveth Village Memorial Fund and the GFWCHastings Women’s Club Scholarship Program through the Barry Community Foundation. The family is being served by the Wren Funeral Home (www.wren-funeralhome.com) Marriage J^censes Tony Lee Calhoun. Delton and Roberta Lynn Groner. Freeport. William Dennis Keeler. Hickory Comers and Judy Ann Knowles, Hickory Comers. Ronald Robert Smith. Jr.. Hastings and Barbara Diane Johnson. Hastings. Charles Martin Henry. Sr.. Middleville and Lorenc Anne Johnston. Middleville. HASTINGS 913 S. JEFFERSON (GREEN TO JEFFERSON ST.) GUN LAKE - Emery Carl Artz, age 96. of Gun Lake, formerly of Battle Creek, died Tuesday. October 17. 2006 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was bom November 24. 1909 on the family farm outside Bunker Hill, the son of Edgar and Edith (Hoffman) Artz. Emery was a 1930 graduate of Ingham Township Agricultural School in Dansville and then moved to Battle Creek, working for Kendall Industrial Supply for 44 years, from 1931 until his retirement in 1975. On February 8. 1938 he was united in mar­ riage with his high school sweetheart. Anna K. Terrill, and she preceded him in death on October II. 1992 after 54 years of marriage. Also preceding him in death were his parents; brother Maurice and daughter Judith Wolpe. Surviving are Emery's daughters, Janice (Lowell) Clawson of Cleveland. South Carolina and Jane Flood of Polo, 111.; son. Jerry Artz of Gun Lake; son-in-law. Howard Wolpe of Reston. Virginia; six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters. Norma Smith of Pleasant Lake and Esther Hanson of Jackson; and his friend of ten years. Florine Maurer of Battle Creek. Emery was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Battle Creek and United Commercial Travelers for over 50 years. As a former volunteer at the Bumham Brook Center, Emery excelled in woodwork­ ing and furniture restoration. He loved hunt­ ing. fishing, cards, working in his garden, raising wonderful roses and making his famous tri-berry pies. Visitation will begin 10 a.m. Friday, October 20 at the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral serv­ ices will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, October 21.2006 at the funeral home. Rev. Dr. Jeffrey S. Carlson will officiate. Interment will fol­ low at Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Board of Professional Teacher Standards. Attn: Development Office. 1525 Wilson Boulevard. Suite 500. Arlington. Virginia 22209. Please indicate on your checks that the contribution is for the “Judy Wolpe Scholarship Fund”. Arrangements by the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. Progressive Dems to have 2nd forum rfi . The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan chapter is planning a meet the can­ didate and ballot proposal forum at 7 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 19. at the Thomapple Township EMS Building 128 High St.. Middleville. The featured guest will be Democrat Jim Rinck. who is a candidate for Third District Congressman, a seat now held by Republican Vcm Ehlers since 1994. Rinck. will talk about his vision for the first part of the evening. Following that will be the pros and cons of the five ballot proposals, along with the posi­ tions of the PDWM on each. The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan have taken positions on the five Michigan ballot proposals for the Nov. 7 election. • Proposal I: Constitutional Change - no position. • Prop 2: Ban Affirmative Action - Vole no. • Prop 3: Create a Dove Hunting Season Vote nd. • Prop 4: Protect Private Land from Seisurc - Vote yes. • Prop 5: Law to Guarantee Education Funding - Vote yes. Fur the full text of the proposals, please visit: http://www.michigan.gov/sos and click on the right on Elections. PDWM will detail the pros and cons of each proposal at the Oct. 19 event More information is requested on Prop I. If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail See FORUM, page 15 Xewbomtoies BOY, Shane Lawrence, bom at Pernock Hospital Oct. 9, 2006 at 8:30 a.m. to Penny Elkins and Larry Holden of Orangeville. Weighing 7 lbs.. 3 ozs.; 20 inches long. BOY, Damian Alexander, bom at Pennock Hospital Oct. 11, 2006 al 4:35 p.m. tv McKenzic and Don Cross of Middleville. Weighing 7 lbs.. 14 ozs.; 22 inches long. Franklin (Shorty) R. Madill DELTON - Franklin (Shorty) R. Madill passed away at his home in Delton on October 17, 2006. He was bom import Huron on June 26.1930 to the parents of the late Charles R. and Mary J. (Cooper) Madill. He graduated from Port Huron High School in January of 1948. Shortly after graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He attended bool camp and Machinist Mate School at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois. Upon completion of his boot camp and school, he was assigned to the USS Marsh (DE 699). home ported at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii. During the Korean War. he was deployed on two different ships, receiving a total of five battle stars during the conflict. He went on to become a career Navy man. He trav­ eled around the world and retired at the rank of Chief Boiler Technician, in 1968. While assigned to the Naval Reserve Training Center in Davenport. Iowa, he met and married his wife Donna (McKeague) Madill on June 27. 1953. Upon retirement from the Navy, he returned to Michigan and raised three sons, all of whom served in the U.S. military. He loved hunting, fishing, sports, and camping with his family and friends. He especially loved spending time in the north­ ern woods of Michigan. He retired also from the VA Medical Center in Battle Creek. He was a life member of the Masonic Lodge and the VFW Post 422 in Delton. He was also a member of the American Legion, the Fleet Reserve, and the Destroyer Escort Sailors Association. He was preceded in death by his parents and oldest son.Timothy R. Madill. He is survived by his wife. Donna Madill and sons. Steven and Sherri (Logan) Madill and Michael at d Debbie (Amaro) Madill, all from Delton. He is also survived by his seven grandchildren. Funeral services were arranged by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at the Hickory Comers Bible Church at 13720 Kellogg School Road Saturday. October 21. 2006 at il a.m. in Hickory Comers. Burial will lake place al the Hickory Comers Cemetery. Pastor Jeff Worden will officiate. Cards are welcomed. Please, no flowers or gifts. You may make a donation to the chari­ ty of your choice. Arrangements were made by WilliamsGores Funeral Home. Delton. l BOY, Joseph Stepheh. bom at Pennock Hospital Oct. 10,2006 at 12:12 p.m. to Steve and Wendy Kennedy of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs.. 10 ozs.; 20 inches long. >' • • n-fl.- .:! > ■/. <1 •’ 1 ' •' • ByingtonKonynenbelt Robert and Martha Byington of Hastings and Marvin and Elaine Konynenbelt of Nobleford, Alberta. Canada arc pleased to announce the engagement of their children. Sarah Byington and Stu Konynenbelt. Sarah is a 2003 graduate of Grand Valle) State University and Stu is a 2002 graduate of Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. They will exchange vows on October 21. 2006. ' ' GIRL, Kara Jane, bom at Pennock Hospital Sept. 30. 2006 at 4:50 p.m. to Tezra and Michael Whittaker of Plainwell. Weighing 8 lbs 8 ozs.; 22 inches long. GIRL, Demensia Jennifer, bom at Pennock Hospital Oct. 7.2006 at 5:56 p.m. to Charice and Robert Johnson of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs.. 1J ozs.; 19 inches long. BOY, Trenton Edward Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital Oct. 6. 2006 at 3:30 a.m. to Kayla Smith and Cory Young of Freeport. Weighing 6 lbs.. 8 ozs.; 20 inches long. BOY, Trentynn James Downing, bom at Pennock Hospital Oct. 6, 2006 at 5:34 p.m. to Fawn Hobert and Scott Downing of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs.; 22 1/2 inches long. BOY, Hector Manuel, bom at Pennock Hospital Oct. 5.2006 at 9:22 p.m. to Melissa Salazar and Hector Neri Villa of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs., 14 ozs.; 19 inches long. BOY, Ashton Gregory, bom at Pennock Hospital Oct. 5. 2006 at 1:34 p.m. to Brandi Miller and Gregory Young of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs.. 4 ozs.; 21 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Paige Marie, bom at Pennock Hospital Oct. 3. 2006 at 8:12 a.m. to Rebecca Robinson and David Hoaglin of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs.. 15 ozs.; 19 inches long. BOY, Troy Daniel, bom al Pennock Hospital Oct. 3, 2006 at 8:06 a.m. to Jacey and Dan Acker of Woodland. Weighing 8 lbs., 5 ozs.; 21 inches long. Buys-Frazer Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Buys of Clarksville are p'eased to announce the engagement of their daughter. Emily, to Richard Frazer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Frazer of Middleville. Emily is a 2003 graduate of Lakewood High School and will graduate in May 2007 from Hope College with a B.A. in Communication. Richard is a 1998 graduate of Thomapple Kellogg High School and a 2006 graduate of Kellogg Community College Police Academy. He is employed by the Prairieville Township Police Department. A December 2006 wedding is planned. 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Oct. 23, with collection at St. Edward’s Church from noon to 5:45 p.m. Previous donors will likely be sent a reminder. New donors are always welcome. The depot complex will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 28. Sunday hours are 2 to 5 p.m. The depot, the freight house, the genealogy room will be open and staffed. New in the freighthouse is a series of storage pieces previously used in the home economics rooms of a neighboring school. They will provide some needed shelf space for museum items. A new banner downtown announces the Two Waters Grille on the west side of the 1000 block. This earlier was the site of Jimmy's Lake Pump Tavern. ribbon cutting ceremony last week officially opened the business of Jimmy Young. Members of the Chamber of Commerce took part. Young's young daughter. Taylor Horstman, did the actual snipping. Young's wife is Penny. Likely this explains why a pool table was removed from the premises a few week ago. Apparently the Two Walers refers to the lakes Jordan and Tupper. The 20th anniversary of the Lake Odessa Community Library was held Saturday after­ noon with the theme “Denim & Dreams." For weeks several denim jackets in all sizes have been hanging on display . Bids were taken on them Saturday as pan of the program, which Dear Annie: I'm a 44-ycar-old woman, twice-divorced and an only child. I live next door to my father, a widower in his late 70s. The problem is. I have no private life because of Dad's constant intrusion. He no longer drives, although I'm sure he could if he wanted, so I provide all his taxi services, most of his shopping and whatever else I can to help him. That’s only part of it. Dad thinks it'} appro priate for him to pass judgment on the men I'm seeing, and he becomes very angry if he thinks I'm dating someone he doesn't approve of - and that means everybody. Neither of my husbands were in his good graces, which led to lots of stress for me and certainly con­ tributed to the demise of my second marriage. Short of selling my home and moving away, leaving Dad to fend for himself, what can I do? — Almost Like Living at Home Dear Almost: You are giving Dad a great deal of influence over your life, and obvious­ ly, you resent it. So why do you pay so much attention to his opinions? You arc not going to change his bossy attitude. It's admirable that you want to be nearby so you can be of assis­ tance to him. but you must leam to let his comments roll off your back or you wiil never have a social life. Dad doesn't need to be introduced to casual dates, and if he dislikes a boyfriend, tell him. 'Sorry you don't approve. Dad. but it's not your decision.* and mcroi it. Bonnie Jackson addresses the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society, relating sto­ Nosy neighbor ries from World War II veterans Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur, M.D. 1OO5 West Green Street Hastings. Michigan 49058 Telephone 269 94 5 24 1‘I Internal Medicine DRIVING AND THE ELDERLY My dad is 80 years old and has not had any accidents but when I see him drive, it scares me. I don’t want to have him hurt himself or anyone else. How do I handle this? In our society, driving a car is equated with independence, convenience and respect. As you discuss taking a drivers license away from someone with a good driving record simply because they are getting older, hang on for some delicate conversations that usually don't end with happy parents. Not all elderly people are road hazards but here are some statistics to think about. Drivers 75 and over have the highest rate of fatal daytime accidents. Those 80 and over have more auto related deaths than any other group except those under age 25. Half of all fatal crashes involving those 80 and over occur at intersections (and therefore involve other cars and injuries to others). These types of accidents occur in all other age groups at less than 30% and a 65-year-old is more than three times as likely to die in a serious two-car collision as is a teen. So, when SHOULD someone stop driving? Don't use age alone as a factor but rather analyze the whole situation. Here are a few items to consider. Do you have difficulty working the pedals or with turning your head fully to check blind spots while changing lanes? Do you often -miss" traffic signs or lights? Do others honk at you frequently? Have you ever mixed up the brake and the gas pedals? Have you received 2 or more traffic tickets in the past two years? Have you been involved in more than one accident of any type in ,.'.e past year or have you had “near misses”? Are you hearing impaired or are you on medications that cause tiredness? Has driving become a "team sport” meaning is it safer to drive when you get "pointers" on your speed, direction, lane choice and hazards from your passengers? Has anyone refused to ride with you or have you been pulled over by the police for driving too slowly? AARP at www.aarp.org/55alive/ has a driving safety course that can help correct problems before you have an accident. Also, see your doctor. Correcting a medical problem such as using hearing aids or Fixing a cataract or having physical therapy may be the difference between an impaired and a safe driver. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an included a power point presentation on the history of the library and the opening recep­ tion. Speakers were Lois Barton, co-president of the Friends. t)r. Lola Haller, president of the library board and Connie Teachworth. library director. The library offers Internet access, four computer stations, book discus­ sion groups, reading programs. After the fact, after the event and the ensu­ ing news article abo^t ific 70th anniversary of the Class of 1936 of Lake Odessa High School, the discovery was made that yet another graduate is still living. She is Veima (Kart) Sergeant, who resides in a nursing facility in Texas. Three weeks ago there was a fire in an apartment building at the foot of Fourth Avenue. This displaced six family groups who rented apartments there. It appears that originally there were two single cottages side by side on the lakefront. At some point, a con­ nector was built between them With the fin­ ished product becoming the Waite Inn. which was a resort in the heyday of Jordan Lake. Old newspaper accounts relate stories of the Waite Inn hosting groups of people for meals in their large dining room. The Congregational Church's Women's Fellowship and four husbands were guests of retired teacher Dana Troub at his farm home near Sunfield Wednesday for a shared meal and a tour of his house, which is filled with antiques. The tasty meal was served i his dining room/kitchen in a cozy room w thin the confines of his bam. An industrial size gas range made the room cozy for the several tables filled with members and guests. His house has an accumulation of family treas­ ures plus purchases of reed organs music boxes, phonographs, framed mottos, unique lamps and stoves. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society met last Thursday with 20 present. The Hosford House now has replacement, tempo­ rary rafters and a new tarp to protect the building through this winter. Guest Bonnie Jackson, -ardent member of the Genealogy Society, spoke to the group and read excerpts from the stories already submitted by some of the 550 veterans of World War II who have made their entries or the future book to be published devoted entirely to World War II veterans who have at some time lived in Ionia county. Some stories were funny and some had unbelievable accounts of things seen dur­ ing the service time in the 1940s. Some were in service even before any declaration of war. but continued into the war years. One Ionia County family, the Hoovers, had five sons serving at one time. The Grand Rapids Press last Sunday had announcement of the engagement of Shawn Victch of Lake Odessa and Lindsay Dobson of Middleville. Shawn is a Lakewood High School graduate. Olivet College graduate and a Lakewood teacher. Lindsay is the daughter of Kirk and Jolynne Dobson of Middleville, a graduate of TK High School and a senior at Cornerstone University. A wedding is planned for December 22. Shawn's parents appointment to see Dr Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. moTMt See NEWS, next page Dear Annie: I have an 8-year-old neighbor who makes herself right at home in our house. "Lattice" comes over first thing in the morn­ ing and stays through dinner. She follows us when we run errands. She is nosy about what vitamins I take and stands over my shoulder when I send e-mails. Lattice's parents both work a lot and she's home with her two older siblings, so I know she's , fonely. Site's a good mlf model/or njy kids and does help out. f also feel like we've been a benefit to her -- taking her to church and to the library for the first time, and going cn bike rides together. My husband is off work only one day a week, and we like to spend that day with him. When 1 tell Lattice we need some family time, she asks about our plans. 1 have to tell fibs in order to get her to go home, and some­ times I feel obligated to actually get in the car and leave so she won't know I was lying. Lattice's parents are very laid back and tell her she can stay at our place as long as we'll have her. We are planning to sell our house, and now I find myself in an extreme hurry to get out of this neighborhood. 1 know we need to set limits, but how can we do that without hurting her feelings? - Feeling Squished Dear Squished: Think of it this way - you would be doing Lattice a huge favor if you could make her understand that it's possible to overstay your welcome. Gently explain that your husband's day off is "family-only time" and she will have to go home. Period. If she comes over anyway, say. "Sony. Lattice. It’s family-only day. See you tomorrow." Smile warmly, and close the door. Stereotype seniors Dear Annie: Would you please stop using the terms "elderly' and "older folks'? When you replied to "Getting Ready To Blow My Top in the Midwest." why didn't you just saychildren should help their parents with home upkeep if the parents are unable to do it them­ selves instead of saying "elderly parents"? Don't assume all people of a certain age arc helpless. I am 63 and clean my own gutters. My dad did his own heavy work until he was in his late 80s. Slop with the age stereotypes, please. -- No Senior Citizen Dear No Senior Citizen: Sorry we offended you. "Elderly" is a common adjective for those in their 80s or older, and is not intended to be insulting or an indication of helpless­ ness. We'll keep your objections in mind, however. Deal with dying Dear Annie: My stepdaughter is 49 and in the hospital with terminal cancer. Wc live three hours away, but try and see her once a week. Her husband's family also visits often. What 1 can't figure out is that on my hus­ band's side of the family, there are three aunts and four first cousins who all live in the same city, but not one of them has visited. These cousins played together as children. My hus­ band's tw in sister feels fine about it because she and the other siblings chipped in and sent flowers. Wow! Yet I know for a fact they all will be crying at the funeral. What a bunch of hypocrites. 1 think these arc selfish people who can't be bothered with a sick person. I would like to give them a piece of my mind, but my hus­ band says. 'What goes around comes around." I sure hope you print this before my stepdaughter passes away. Maybe one of them will read it and feel guilty. - Stepmom from Canada Dear Canada: Even if they did. it's no guar­ antee your letter will change their behavior. Some people simply cannot deal with illness or death, especially when it involves someone close. They stick their heads in the sand and pretend it isn't serious, hoping if they contin­ ue to lead normal lives, everything will remain normal. Can you offer to pick up 'Aunt Sue" and take her to the hospital with you? She might be more inclined to go. Regardless, your hus­ band is right that life has a way of evening out. and it won't provide any comfort if you rail against his relatives. You are a loving stepmother, and he surely needs your steadi­ ness at this difficult time. The cat came back Dear Annie: Two months ago. wc moved into a small, upscale neighborhood. We've me; a couple of the neighbors, but only to say hello. We have, however, made the acquain­ tance of one of the neighbors' cats. 1 i:«s cat has made us its new family. 1 don't mind if ? comes over for affection, but it sits in front of ocr door and waits for us to come home. If it secy us. inside, it senuebes on the window and screen io be let iu. Wciha^l the garage door open the otizr day. and trie cal strolled inside. I don’t mind petting the cat. but I don't feel comfortable picking it up. and my sou is quite allergic. Thankfully, my daughter has been here to take it outside, but she has now gone off to university and I am really tired of not being able to get into my own house withoit worrying if this cat is going to sneak in. I don't want to make enemies in my new neighborhood, but this situation is annoying. 1 have looked into some of the chemicals that are supposed to keep animals away, but I don't know if they are safe. By the way. the cat docs not wear a collar, and I'm pretty sure it has given me fleas. - Mostly Just Annoyed Dear Annoyed: Do you know the owners? Pay a visit and explain that your son is terri­ bly allergic aftd you're so sorry, but you real­ ly can't have their adorable cat near your house. (The owners also may be in violation of local ordinances about roaming pets.) If you don't know the owners and the cat has no identification, you would nor be faulted for assuming the cat is a stray. Cali the humane society. . Get the guests Dear Annie: We recently were invited to celebrate a relative's birthday at a local restau­ rant. and we all brought gifts. When we arrived, the server asked which couples were together so she could keep the checks sepa­ rate. Many of us were surprised. We assumed wc were guests. Some of us would not have chosen this restaurant had we known we had to pay for our own meals. How can we know if wc are guests or not? - Perplexed Dear Perplexed: When invited to a birthday party, it is correct to assume you arc a guest unless told otherwise. However, a lot of igno­ rant people these days think being a guest means you pay for everything. Sorry. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to annicsmailbox@comcasl.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. II. 60611. To find out more about Annie 's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators SyndIcate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �Tht Hastings £>anner - Thursday, October 19. 2006 - Page 9 From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co.__ Part II: Barry County Mills What Can You Expect if Inflation Heats Up? Hydraulic Mills, Barryville. By Esther Walton It is not surprising that the two longest waterways in Barry County were the sites chosen for most of the mills built in the coun­ ty Thomapple River, by far the largest wan­ der^ through four townships, Thomapple. Irving. Hastings and Castleton. High Bank Creek meanders through the townships of Johnstown. Maple Grove and Castleton. Section 31 in Castleton Township Section 31 was the site of a small settlement known as Barryville. In 1945, Louise Hyde Lathrop, the mother of Arthur Lathrop, well known super­ intendent of Barry County Schools, recorded some of her recollections of Barryville. She gave a very nice description of how small communities were established. She said. "MJ. Lathrop thought it a good time to invest, sold his farm near Marshall and bought 80 acres (a site in Section 31). where John Higdon lives and built a nice big bouse and grist mill grinding flour and feed and shipping it from Grand Rapids to other cities. My grandfather. Lucian Hyde, was one of the head carpenters in building the mill. One room of the Lathrop house was used for a store selling dry goods and groceries, also the post office was there and a little town was started (with) a shoe shop, sash and blind fac­ tory. a blacksmith shop, and a brickyard." She stated that these events occurred before the onset of the Civil War in 1861. Louise Lathrop was 87 years old when she wrote these memoirs. The 1873 atlas of Barry County Townships shows many mills of various types. Tbomappie Township had three. Irving three, Carlton one. Woodland one. Yankee Springs two. Rutland two. Hastings Township two. City of Hastings four. Castleton two, Orangeville one, Hope two, Baltimore five. Maple Valley three. Prairieville one. Barry one, Johnstown one. Only Assyria Township doesn't shown any. Old Barry County mills arc now mostly extinct. Today. Bowens Mill is the only work­ ing mill in the county. It is located on Section 8 in Yankee Springs Township ion Briggs Road, two miles north of Yankee Springs State Park. In 1837. Nathan Barlow Sr., his wife, Sara, and children moved into Yankee Springs Township, having purchased two parcels of land. On Jan. 23. 1986, local historian Norma Velderman wrote an article on Bowens Mills which appeared in the Middleville Sun and News. She stated that, "Nathan Sr. bought the Lawrey’s saw mill in 1840. moving the build­ ing and big timbers by ox team to the new site. Here, he constructed a drain, creating a mill pond, which in turn raised the level of the two ponds forming the present Barlow Lake." In 1850,- Nathan Barlow was appointed the first postmaster of the Gun Lake Post office. When E.H. Bowen bought the mill, he became post, taster. In 1870, the government sid there were too many lake post offices. So Bowen petitioned to have it called Bowens Mills and that is how it got its present name. Over the years, several long time owners were the Bowen family from about I860 to about 1870s, the Briggs family from about 1873 to about 1900. Elam Springer who first worked at the mill, bought it in 1922 and used it as a cider mill for 36 years. When the Neal Cook family first saw the mill, it had been vacant for nearly 40 years. They purchased Bowens Mills in 1978. Today, the Cook family's focus is on festivals, and special events, along with weddings, pic­ nics and reunions. Public Auction HOUSE FOR SALE Thursday October 26,2006 Property is located at 890 E. State Road Hastings. MI The sale will be held al 1:00 pm at the Barry County Courthouse located in Hastings. Michigan Minimum bid is $41,701.00 S.E.V. is $53491 Property Sells "AS IS The home it * ranch with 3 bedroom*. I bath on a full basement with a one car detached garage The home ha* 136 square feet This foreclmure sale it subject to six month redemption rights Terms - Certified funds delivered to the Sheriff at the sale For more details contact ■ Rural Development at < 8HH» 771-6993 Rural Development is An Equal Opportunity Lender Inflation has been in the news quite a bit lately. After years of enjoying very mild infla­ tion rates, we may be entering a period in which we experience more significant price increases on a broad range of products and services. As a consumer, you can easily see what increased inflation might mean to you. But will higher inflation hurt your invest­ ments? Before you can answer this question, you need to be familiar with a little monetary pol­ icy, as set by the Federal Reserve, our nation's central bank. If the Fed believes that we may be experiencing substantial increases in the cost of living, it will try to "cool off* the economy by raising short-term interest rates. And that's just what it has done over the past couple of years. So. as you can see. there's typically a posi­ tive correlation between rising inflation and higher short-term interest rates. Now we can return to our initial inquiry: Will inflation harm your investments? Well, it depends. In the short run, when interest rates rise, it becomes more expensive for companies to borrow to finance their operations*, conse­ quently, their profit margins may be squeezed and their stock prices might fall. Yet, even in an environment of higher infla­ tion. there are reasons to be encouraged about the stock market In the long ran. inflation allows companies to raise prices, thereby boosting the dollar value of their sales and earnings. And the threat of higher prices may­ spur people to buy sooner, rather than later, so some consumer-oriented businesses may actually benefit from inflation. If that hap­ pens. their profit outlook may improve, as will their attractiveness to investors. In short, if you own stocks, the threat of inflation, by itself, is no reason to panic. However, you may want to look over your portfolio with your financial professional to see if you need to make adjustments, because different market sectors will respond differ­ ently to higher interest rates. doing so for the past couple of decades. But in any case, it's not a bad idea to be prepared for inflationary pressures by reviewing all your options with your financial professional. This entire site Copyright © 2006 Edward Jones Inflation: Bad news for bonds? People can debate inflation’s effect on the stock market, but when it comes to bonds, the evidence is pretty clear. If the Fed thinks inflation is creeping up. it will raise short­ term interest rates, and that hurts bond prices. That's because people will not pay face value for your bonds if newer ones are available with higher interest rates. However, most investors buy bonds for the income they pro­ vide. So if you hold your bonds until maturi­ ty, or they are called, you will still receive interest payments along the way and receive your initial investment upon maturity. There are other things you can do to help improve the long-term outlook for your fixed-income investments. For one thing, you can build a "bond ladder" by purchasing bonds of varying maturities - short-, interme­ diate- and long-term. Once you have estab­ lished a bond ladder, you are prepared for both rising and falling interest rates. When rates are rising, the proceeds from your maturing bonds can be used to invest in new bonds nt the higher levels. When market rates are falling, you may not be able to purchase new bonds at the previous rates, but you'll continue to benefit from the higher rates offered by your longer-term bonds. Review your options Worries over inflation are real - hit, in the long run. they may be overblown. As we've seen, the Federal Reserve is actively 5ightii£ inflation, and it has been pretty successful at STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business Iasi Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week AT&T CMS Energy Corp CoceCciiCo. DarmterChryster Dew Chemical Co, ExxonMoN Fantfy Dote Stores First rmanaai Bancorp Ford Motor Co General Motors M. Bus. Machine XPenneyCo. Johnson & Johnson KetoggCo. McDonald s Corp Pfizer Inc Semco Energy Sears HoUng Spartan Motors TCF Financial Wal-Mart Stores 3306 48.60 15.13 43.79 51.00 3922 69.41 30.00 16.93 803 32.43 86.95 7252 66.08 49.19 41.60 27.72 5.56 169.18 2200 26.58 48.28 +29 +.62 +36 -27 +1.01 -0.06 +221 <0.82 +.65 -.16 +.53 +2.76 +.48 +1.12 +0.04 +.76 +.16 +.11 +.92 +33 +.16 Gold SHv8r Dow Jones Artrage Volume on NYSE 5593.50 $11.09 11.950.02 158 +$173 -$0.13 +82.85 - Misuser Busch NEWS, continued from previous page 1 are Robert and Sheila Vietch of Lake Odessa. The same issue of the Press had the engage­ ment photo of Aj^ ’Dicker and Nicholas VanderPlas. The groom' is a graduate of Northern Michigan Christian High School and Calvin College. April is a Lakewood graduate and an alumna of Grand Valley Stat; University. A wedding is planned for Nov. 4. Tlie street project downtown is proceeding well. This week the east lane of Fourth Avenue received its final coat of blacktop. This resulted in some temporary closures of crossing which had been semi open in recent weeks. One had to dodge between two barrels to get across the railroad tracks. It has been wise to either avoid by a sideways maneuver or driving astraddle the raised lids for water lines. Whacking one of those with one's tires is not advisable. Until last week there was a noticeable difference in height between the street surface and the CSX railroad tracks. This week they are quite smooth except for the wooden planks, which are between the rails. Workers have made the final touches on hydromulch on isolated spots, which were missed on the previous sweep. Downtown has the new trees which look nice, but there are yet no street lamps. It is hazardous to attempt a street crossing on foot at night. Only a chance light from the bank of an office gives any illumination. The new hairstyling use of the former Garlinger chiropractic office gives the busi­ ness a new appearance with its lengthy new wooden ramp which gives wheelchair access to the shop. This provides not only business space, living quarters also. Flowe.s which were wrapped in a mantle of white for days last week arc again giving brightness to the surroundings. Their days may be numbered, as is the case any year in mid-October. This year they got an early chill. When this year is the time to plant spring bulbs? We haven’t - yet had our Indian Summer. The board of directors of the Lake Odessa Area Historical Society met Monday evening. President John Waite distributed the work schedule for the rest of 2006 for the open house dates at the depot complex. He also dis­ tributed a schedule of all the events planned for this 39th year of the society. This includes Christmas Round the Town with seven crafters. Christmas Memory Tree, a quilt and textile show, a shoe exhibit, doll and toy show, rummage sale, mother-daughter brunch, garden day and hollyhock sale, mili­ tary tribute, alumni open house, ice cream social. Depot Day and possibly other events. The sale of pickles and relishes continues in the gift shop, along with gardening items, the exhibits are changed periodically in both the depot and freight house. Russian Orthodox congregation from Grand Rapids has purchased the Woodbury church used for decades by the United Brethren conference and the parsonage. The of the community. New Kiwanis president takes gavel Immediate past Kiwanis President Mike Leedy (right) hands the gavel to new President Theron Barlow at the Kiwanis Club meeting Oct 11. Barlow will be the Hastings Kiwanis president until next October. Kiwanis Lieutenant Governor John Bomhofen attended the Hastings Kiwanis meeting to inaugurate Bartow, along with the new members on the board of directors. KIIKOCK OUTPATIfHT tUMBIUnriOH HPMTUtHT S,^ Ocfeier is Reiai Misfit jail « is lelaintieyl Visit th Reiai Diytrfmif hr aa triais, jest treats. Meat tie eaeapatieial tierapy sad yiysital tiinyy staff. Test year yrip stnifti, yet edriee ea siees, yet a free gift red iaee earn nfnsianatsl Wise: Wedaisdty, Octiiir K fnts i-S f.sa. Wien: Peeaeck Oatfstiest Reisiilitatiea Dayertmat Ufa sre leeitad is ths Pssseth Pnfsitisssl Baildiay 915 W. Crees Street east te tie Multi aid Welloess Caster. We leek fenrard fa tuiiy yea! Pennock HEALTH ^^SERVICES 915 W. Cnee St., Hastiefi 1269) 94I-3HI 1 8 �Page 10 - Thursday. October 19. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL nOTlCES Save Our -^Heritage For Our Kids CURATOR "■V™ OF EDUCATION Historic FuBTIme (40 hours werh) Vnc* as an htMor* inirrprvfrr at HnUWK Charttewi Park a l*MK Vkioriap Era vilbgc. 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Michigan ArioAM 1-800-237-2379 ? Paid for bv the Barry County Parks and Recreation Millage Committee (Friends of Chartton Pare: David Hatfield. Treasure. 956 W Walnut. Hastings Ml 49058 Equal oppottumty employer RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY', MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY' OWNERS (*' THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY' COUNTY. MICHIGAN. ANu ANY OTHER INTERESTED PER­ Maintenance: Required landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy, neat, and orderly appearance. c. SONS: SECTION II — AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE XVH-* - MIXED USE DISTRICT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 1 Ith day of October. 2006. at a regular meeting of the Township Board of the Charter Township of Rutland, Barry County. Michigan, the Township Board of said Township adopted the following three Ordinances, in summary, to read as follows: Ordinance 2006-120. An Ordinance to amend Article XVTLa Mixed Use District of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance, to add Section 104.171041 Greenbelts to read, in summary, as follows; to repeal all Ordinances -r parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith; and to provide for an effective date. Charter Township Wastewater Ordinance" was adopted at the Board LftLLUfiA^GiHBkclU. IAS 1(111 Ml-U- Hastings Charter Township Barry County, Michigan PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Ordinance 064)1 The Hastings SECTION I - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE XX ■ GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC­ TION 104^023 Ordinance 2006-119 - An Ordinance to amend Article XX. Section 1042023 of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance to read, in summary, as follows, to repeal all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances tn conflict herewith: and to provide for an effective date. NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION A Sec. 17.10a Within the Mixed Use District, a greenbelt shall be provided adja­ cent to and outside of tne public right-of-way within the front yard setback. All greenbelts shall conform to the following standards: t. A required greenbelt may be interrupted only to provide for pedestrian or vehicular access, or signage. i. Section 2023 Meeting followin' a Public Hearing on October IQ. 2006. Because of the length of this document a true copy has been posted at the fol­ lowing locations: 1. American Legion Post »45 (“Patriot Restaurant") 2160 S. M-37 Highway Hastings. HI 2. Star School A B. The intent of this section is to promote the public health, safety and welfare by establishing minimum requirements for the design, installation and mainte­ nance of landscaping within the Township where landscaping is otherwise required by this Ordinance. ii. A minimum of one ( 11 canopy tree and one 111 evergreen tree shall be planted for each fifty (50) lineal feel. re. All existing trees eight (8) inches or greater shall be preserved, except where necessary to install vehicular, pedestrian and utility access points. 2. C. The requirements set forth herein shall only apply to those lots, sites and parcels where landscaping is required by this Ordinance. 2. The requirements set forth herein are minimum requirements. 3. Creativity is encouraged. The requirements are intentionally flexible to encourage adaptability and creative design. Landscaping of Rights-of-Way 2. 3. All residential uses within the Mixed-Use District shall provide one til shade tree within twenty (20) feet of the front lot line, comer lots and lots having a width of eighty (80) feet or more dull jwqyidc two l2> shade trees. Screening Utility Structures The Planning Commission may reduce or modify the landscape requirements contained in this section based upon a determination that the landscaping required in this Section will not be necessary- or effective in meeting the intent of this provision pursuant to the guidelines as more fully set forth in the Ordinance. Utility structures shall be screened from view by landscaping. ItLlTHa Section 17.09a Architectural Standards: The following architectural standards shall apply to all structures in the Mixed Use District (MUD): 1. 2. Buildings with multiple stones shall have windows that add character to the Exterior materials shall reflect a sense of permanence and Community Character. Windows shall have sills and trim. Be at least three (3) feet above grade with a l-to-3 slope. 5. Architectural features shall be consistent on all aspects of the building eleva­ 4. E. 6. Acceptable roof styles are flat, hipped, and front-gabled. Be designed to meander to provide visual interest. 7. The form, scale and proportion of buildings shall be consistent or compatible with the scale, form and proportion of existing development in the immediate Mechanical equipment on the ground or on the roof shall be screened from view. 9. Each multifamily dwelling shah have a minimum of seventy-five (75) square feet of private outdoor space. Plant Quality: Nursery grown, fret of pests and diseases, hardy in Barry County, in conformance with the standards of the ANLA or Should any provision or part of the within Ordinances be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not alfect the validi­ ty or enforceability of the balance of these Ordinances which shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION V - SUPPLEMENTARY EFFECT ANSI. b. Plant Material Specifications: The following minimum specifications .All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted shall be considered Plant Type Minimum Minimum Spread Caliper Height Deciduous shade trees 3 inches 4 feel first branch - Ornamental trees 2 inches 6 feet - - 6 feet 2 feet 2 feet 15 inches Evergreen trees Shrubs Hedges - C. Thornapi'le Township. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the district within which the foregoing improvements are proposed to be constructed and ticularly described as follows: Improvements to Garbow Road which include paring with 3.5" of asphalt surface with slag seal for 2500' or 0.47 mile at 22’ wide, together with drainage improvements that may be deemed neces­ sary by the Barry County Road Commission. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the township board has received engineering plans showing the improvements and an esti­ mate of costs of such construction in the approximate amount of passed a resolution tentatively declaring its int.'ntion to make the SECT10N Y1- REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES MIXIMl '1 I’l.AXT MATER1AI SIZE Minimum of the Township of Thomapple proposes to perform improvements on Garbow Road from Highway M-37 to and including the inter­ section of Ashley Lane benefiting properties in Sections 9 and 16 of $74,000. has placed them on file with the township clerk, and has •to be supplemented by the terms of these Ordinaiices. shall apply to all plant materials: Garbow Foad Special Assessment District and the township board within which the cost thereof is proposed be assessed is more par­ SECTION n•- SEVERABILITY Standards for Landscape Materials. Unless otherwise specified, all land­ scape materials shall comply with the following standards: a. land has footage on or access to Garbow Road constitutes mere 8. Plant Material Requirements. 1. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that as a result of petitions of property than 50 percent of ths total land area of the hereinafter described area. The Planning Commission may reduce or modify the landscape requirements contained in this section based upon a determination that the landscaping required will not be necessary or effective in meeting the intent of this provision pursuant to the guidelines as more fully set forth in the Ordinance. OCTOBER 30, 2006 - 7 PJL Township af Tbonuppk, Barry Covnty, Michigan owners within the township signed by the record owners whose Be planted with grass, ground cover, or other suitable live plant material. Modification of Landscape Requirements. a. NOTICE OF GARBOW ROAD IMPROVEMENT HEARING INTERESTED PERSONS: tion. Hi. 77307053 TO: RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF THORNAPPLE BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER 4. it Ph. 269-948 9690 Long uninterrupted horizontal stretches of exposed facing building shall not be Where required or provided, berms shall conform to the following standards: i. Hastings. MI 49058 permitted. 3. Berms. a. HASTINGS CHARIER TOWNSHIP Bonnie L. Cruttenden. Clerk 885 River Road Ordinance 2006-121. An Ordinance to amend Article XVIIjl. Mixed Use District of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance by adding Section 104.17093 entitled Architectural Standards, to read, in summary, as follows: structure. 4. . PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Ordinance 064)1 shall be .All landscape plantings shall be spaced a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from any fire hydrant. Where a driveway intersects a public right-of-way c. private road, landscaping shall not exceed thirty-six (36) inches above the pave­ ment , . Greenbelt landscaping shall not count towards landscaping for signage, park­ ing. buffering, or screening. . b. Maintenance of Unobstructed Visibility for Drivers . Hastings. Ml ty lines. All tree plantings within the greenbelt shall be located to avoid overhead utili­ a. a. 450 Meadownin 6. Hastings Charter Township Hall 885 River Rd SECTION HI - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE XVTLa • MIXED USE DISTRICT Public rights-of-way located adjacent to required landscaped areas shall be planted with grass or other suitable live ground cover. 1351 N. M-43 Hwy. 5. Barry County United Way ., effective immediately. General Requirements. a. 2700 Nashville Road 4. J-Ad Graphics Hastings. Ml D. E. 1. 3. Thornapple Mai.ir Hastings. Ml Compliance. The landscaping requirements shall be met prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Scope of Application. 1. ■ 1900 Star School k-vd Hastings. Ml Hastings. Ml Coverage. Unpaved portions of the site shall be planted with grass, ground cover or other suitable live plant material. B. D. iii. General Requirements. 1. C. Grass, ground cover, or other suitable live plant material shall be planted over the entire greenbelt area. 4 feet TUrf areals) shall be planted using species normally grown as per­ manent lawns in Barry County. 2. Suggested Plant Material. The Ordinance contains an extensive table of recom­ mended plants as more fully set forth in the Ordinance. 3. Installation and Maintenance. The following standards shall be observed: a. Installation: landscaping shall be in a professional manner to ensure the continued growth of healthy plant material. b. Protection from Vehicles: Through the use of curbing and elevating the improvement and to create the special assessment district. The All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with these Ordinances are hereby township board has also tentatively found the petitions to be in compliance with statutory requirements. repealed. PLEASE TAKE RKTl’ER NOTICE that said plans, estimates of SECTION Vll — EFFECTiyE DATE These Ordinances shall lake effect eight (8i days following publication of the Notice of Ordinance Adoption by the Township Board PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full texts of these Ordnances are avail­ able at the Township Hall. costs, proposed special assessment district and petitions may be examined at the office of the township clerk from the date of this notice through the date of the public hearing and may be examined at such public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing on the PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NwtlCE that said Ordinances will take effect October 27. 2006. A copy of these Ordinances may be purchased or inspected at the office of the Township Clerk at any time during regular business hours of regular business days at the following stated address: petitions, plans, district and estimate of costs will be held at the Thomapple Township Hall. 200 E. Main Street. Middleville. Michigan, commencing at 7 o'clock p.m. on October 30.2006. At the hcanng. the board will consider any written objections to any of the foregoing matters filed with the board at or before the hear­ ing as well as any revisions, corrections, amendments, or changes ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (2691 948-2194 to the plans, estimates and costs or special assessment district. Susan Vlietslra. Township Clerk Thomapple Township 200 E. Main Street plantings. Middleville. Ml 49333 77507119 77507123 �Tne Hastings Barner - Thursday, October 19. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES collector and we are attempting tc collect a debt and any Information obtained will bo used for that purpoee MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by DOUGLAS C HOWELL AKA DOUGLAS CARL HOWELL. A SIN­ GLE MAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS­ TRATION SYSTEMS INC ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER'S SUC­ CESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK. FSB. Mortgagee, dated November 25. 2003. and RE-RECORDED on December 10. 2003. as Instrument No. 1119033. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK due at eleven 88/100 on which mortgage there is claimed to be the date hereof the sum of one hundred thousand five hundred sixty three and Dollars ($111,563.88). including interest at 5.250% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given tnat said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 10O PM NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS OF SOUTHSIDE BOAT RENTALS. INC. Creditors and claimants of Southside Boat Rentals. Inc., a Michigan corporation, are hereby notified that the corporation was dissolved as a cor­ poration under the Michigan Business Corporation Act. effective September 1. 2006 If you have a claim against the corporation, you must comply with the following A. Prepare a written stateroom of your claim, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2007 BARRY COUNTY BUDGET describing the nature of the ojwn. the dollar amount of the claim, if known, and if not known, an estimate, and the circumstances on which it is based Include the name, address and phone number of a person who can pro­ vide information about your claim if the corpo­ ration wishes to obtain additional information B Mail the written statement to Southside Boat Rentals. Inc. at the following address 1835 South Broadway, Hastings. Michigan 49058 If your written statement of your claim is not received by Apnl 25. 2007 your claim wtB be barred This notice is given pursuant to section 841a of the Michigan Business Corporation Act hwm PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 24. 2006 the Barry County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the 2007 County budget during the regular Board of Commissioners meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of the County Courthouse at 220 W. State St. Hastings. Ml 49058. The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing. A copy of the proposed 2007 budget is available for public inspection dunng normal business hours at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor. Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings. Ml 49058. Debbie S. Smith. Clerk Barry County Board of Commissioners 77506908 on November 09. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON BARRY County Michigan and are desenbed as THE EASTERLY 330 FEET OF THE SOUTH­ WEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 28. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST TOWNSHIP OF CARL­ TON. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. DATED: October 12. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 TOWNSHIP OF HOPE COUNTY OF BARRY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JASON L CURTIS and KELLEY A. BAINES. AS JOINT TEN­ ANTS WITH FULL RIGHTS OR SURVIVORSHIP, to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION. Mortgagee, dated April 22. 1999. and recorded on May 10. 1999. m Document No. 1029341, Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Seventeen Dollars and Eight Cents ($73,817.08). including interest at 7.500% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of 4 hem. at public venue, at the Barry County Coudpouse m Hastings. Michigan, at 01XX) PM o'clock. B November 16. 2006 HOPE TOWNSHIP SEWER EXTENSION SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, received petitions to acquin. construct, install and finance sanitary sewer extensions and improvements consisting of sanitary sewer collection and transmission htcrals. and related appurtenances thereto as an extension of the Southwest Barry County Sewage Disposal System to serve properties in and around Long Lake and Cloverdale Lake located within the Township and Hope Township Sewer Extension Special Assessment District No. 1. (the "District") (the "Improvements"), pursuant to Act 188 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1954. as amended. The Township Board has tentatively determined that the petitions are legally sufficient and that all or part of the cost of said Improvements .hall be specially assessed against each of the following described lots and parcels of land which are benefited by the Improvements and which together comprise the following proposed $j.*cial assessment district: HOPE TOWNSHIP SEWER EXTENSION SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 Lots and parcels numbered: 074)10-006-10 07-0154)69-00 07-020-053-50 07-010-00640 07016-003-00 07-016-006-01 07-020-055-00 07-020-056-0(1 074*16-006-02 07-016-006-10 07-016-006-15 07-020-057-00 074)15-00ev0 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE of MID­ DLEVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and described 07-015-007-00 LOT 53 OF MIDDLEVILLE DOWNS ADDITION NUMBER 3. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN UBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE 26. TAX IO NO. 06-41-160-003-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from 07-0154)10-50 074)15-012-00 th-016-006-20 07-016-006-30 074)15012-50 074)15-014-00 074)15-015-00 07-015-016-00 07 0704)034)0 07-070-0044)0 07-0704)0540 07-070-0064)0 074)704)3048) 07-080 023-00 07-070-031 -00 074)70-045 00 07-080-024-00 07-080-026-00 07-090 025 00 07-130-001-16 07-080-001 -00 07-020-058-00 074)70-007-00 07-020-060-00 07-070-0084)0 07-080-002-00 07-080-003-00 074)204)61-00 07-070-009-00 07-0804*0? 4)0 07-130-002-00 07-1304)034)0 07-020-062-00 07-070-0104M) 07-016-006-51 074)204)634)0 074)70-0114)0 07-080-004 05 07-0804)05-00 07-130-004-00 07-130-006-00 07-016-006-60 074)204)644)0 07 0704)124)0 07-0804)06-00 07-130 007-00 07-0164)06-70 07-020-065-00 074)704)134)0 07-080-007-00 07-016-006-80 07-0204)66-00 07-070014-00 07-080-008-00 07-130-008-00 07-130-0094)0 074)15-017-00 074)154)184)0 07-016-007-00 074)204)67 00 07-070 015-00 07-080-009-00 07-016-007-10 07-020-068-00 07-0704)16-00 07-015-0244)0 07-016-012-00 074)214)064)0 07-070-0174)0 07-080-010-00 07-080-011-00 Dated: October 16. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 074)15-0254)0 07-016-013-00 07-0214)06-10 07-070-019-00 07-015-0264X) 07-016-014-00 07-021-0084)0 074)70-020-00 074)80-0124)0 07-080-013-00 Mortgagee/Assignee 07-0154)284)0 07-016-016-00 07-0214)124)0 074)154)29-00 07-016-017-00 074)214)134)0 07-070-021-00 07 0704)22 4X1 07-080-014-00 07-0804)15-00 074)154)31-00 07-016-018-00 074)214)14-00 074)704)234)0 07-080-017-00 07-0154)324)0 07-0164)19-00 07-021-015-00 07-070-024-00 the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. PC. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 THS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOP THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT O’Jrl OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia salemay be reednded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In 07-0154)084)0 074)154)094)0 07-015-033-00 074)164)204)0 07-0214)164)0 074)70-0254)0 07-080-0184)0 07-080-0194)0 07-015-0344)0 07-016-021-00 07-0214)16-10 07-070 026-00 07-070-027-00 07-070-029-00 07-080-020-00 07-0804)21-00 07-0804)22-00 07-015-0354)0 07-016-022-00 07-0214)18-00 07-015-036-00 074)164)23-00 07-021-021-00 07-015-037-00 07-016-024-00 07-021-0234)0 074)15-038-00 074)16-0254)0 07-021-0244)0 074)154)394)0 074)164)284)0 07-021-025-00 074)15-040-00 07-017-005-00 074)154)414)0 074)20-001-00 07-0214)264)0 07-040-001-00 07-0154)424)0 07-020-002-00 07-040-002-00 07-015-043-00 07-020-003-00 07-040-003-1)0 07-015-044-00 07-020-004-50 07-0404)04-00 07-040-005-00 07-015-6454)0 07-020-006-00 MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Amy S. 07-0154)464)0 074)20-008-00 074)40-006-00 074)15-0484)0 07-020-009-00 074)404)07-20 Norris. A Mamed Woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender end lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee dated April 8. 2005. and recorded on April 13. 2005 in instrument 1144829. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ 07-015-049-00 07-020-017-00 07-040-009-00 07-015-050-00 07-020-020-00 07-015-051-0) 07-020-020-10 07-040011-00 07-0404)11-50 074)15-0524)0 074)20-021-00 07-015-053-00 07-015-056-00 07-020 022-20 074)15-0574)0 074)15-0584)0 07-020-024-00 gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four And 43/100 Dollars ($148,594.43). including interest at 8.45% per Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice a hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1O0 PM. on November 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County, Michigan, and are desenbed as Beginning at the West 1/4 comer of Section 25. Town 1 Ncrth. Range 9 West. Thence North 00 Degrees 15 Minutes 59 Seconds East 638 40 feet along the West Line of said Section 25, Thence South 89 Degrees 56 Minutes 06 Seconds East 392.99 Feet. Thence South 12 Degrees 31 Minutes 33 Seconds West 346 32 Feet. Thence South 01 Degree 40 Minutes 33 Seconds East. 300 00 Feet to the East and West 1/4 Line of said Section 25. Thence South 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West 329 62 Feet along said 1/4 Line to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: October 19. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File R110406F01 mon* 07-020-022-25 074)15-0594)0 074)154)604)0 074)204)274)0 07-0504)08-00 074)15-061-00 074)15-061-50 07-020-034 4)0 07-020-035-00 074)504)14-00 07-0504)15-00 074)15-063-50 074)20-043-00 074)15-064-00 07-0204)444)0 074)204)524)0 07-020-052-50 07-0504)16-00 07-050-017-00 07-020-053-00 07-190-003 00 07-190-004 00 O7-1«M»4SO 07? 10-001-50 07-216 0044)0 O7-21MK 00 07-140-008-00 07-190-005-00 07-2104)06-00 07-140-0094)0 07-190-006-00 07-2104)074)0 07-140-010-00 07-190-007-00 07-1504)01-00 07-150-002-00 07-190-008-00 07-190-009-00 07-210-008-00 07-220-001 -00 07-220-002-00 07-150-003-00 07-150-004-00 07-150-005-00 07-190-009-12 07-220-002-50 07-150-006-00 07-150-007-00 07-1904)10-00 07-220-003-00 07-1904)114)0 07-220-004-00 07-1904)12-00 07-220-006 00 07-1904)13-00 07-220-0074)0 07 220-008-00 07-150-008-00 07-1504)09-00 07-190-014-00 07-130-612 00 07-190-016-00 07-220-009-00 07-130-01300 07-150-010-00 07-190-018-00 07-220-0104X) 07-1304)13-10 07-1304)15-00 07-150 011-00 07-150-013-90 07-196-0194X) 07-220-0104)2 07-190-020-05 07-220-010-20 07-13G-018-00 07 150-0144)0 07-150-0154)0 07-150-017-00 07-1904)214)0 07-2204)10 35 07-190-0234M) 07-220-010-50 07-1404)02-50 07-140-002-75 07-150-017-10 07-1904)25-00 07-2204)10-60 07-1504)18-00 07 190-026-00 07-220-011-00 07-140-004-00 07-190-001-00 07-190-027-00 07-1404)04-50 07-190-002-00 07-2104)01-00 07-130-020-00 07-140-001-00 07-220-010-40 07-190-022-00 HF AD LAKE RD KEUJ R Rl> 07-050-003-00 07-050-004-00 07-050-006-00 07-015-0674)0 07-015-068-00 07-140-0074M) 07-040-012-00 074)50 002-00 07-020-025-00 07-0204)26-00 074)15-066-00 07-130-010-00 07-1304)11-00 07-140-005-00 07-140-006-00 HIM RD 07450-007-00 07-0504)20-00 074)70-001-00 07-0704)024)0 GESLER MAP OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT LAKE Nc. 21 LAKE TAKE NOTICE that the Township Board of the Township of Hope will hold a public hearing at a special meeting of the Township Board on Monday. October 30.2006. at 7:00 p.m.. at the Hope Township Hall. 5463 S. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. Michigan 49046. within the Township, to hear and consider any objections to the petitions, the proposed Improvements, the District and all other malleis relating to said Improvements and the District. ZT Scale !’■ iBOff U CL OVERDAI I RD Proposed Long Lake Sewer Extension District TAKE RfRTHER NOTICE that preliminary plans and estimates of cost for the Improvements are on file with the Hope Township. Barry Cour.*v. Michigan Water Township Clerk for public examination. PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE ADDED TO THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF COST SHALL NOT BE INCREASED BA’ MORE THAN Hrs AMTHOIT FURTHER NOTICE ANO PUBLIC HEARING This Notice was authorized by the Township Board of the Township of hope. Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Hope Township 5463 S. M-43 Highway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-2464 �Page 12 - Thursday. October 19. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TMs safe may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sale, plus Interest ur»RTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in tne conditions of a mortgage made by Edward Garaa and Debra Garcia, Husband and Wife, orig­ inal mortgagors J, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 18. 2003, and recorded on September 18. 2003 in instrument 1113591. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to EMC Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Two And 74/100 Dollars ($292,162.74). including interest at 6.125% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged prem­ ises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse ir. Hastings at 10O PM. on November 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of Land in the Southeast 1 /4 of Section 28. town 1 North. Range 7 West. Described as: Commencing at the South 1/4 post of said section 28; Thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 sec­ onds East along the South line of said section 28 a Distance of 337.17 feet; Thence North 21 degrees 45 minutes 25 seconds West along the Westerly nght-of-way line of a 66 feet wide private road 11.60 feet; Thence North 20 degrees 44 min­ utes 37 seconds west along said right-of-way line 159.14 feet; Thence north 16 degrees 06 minutes 37 seconds East along said right-of-way line 156.43 feet; Thence North 30 degrees 09 minutes 59 seconds East along said right-of-way line and the extension thereof 399.26 feet; Thence South 77 deg'o-a 25 minutes 58 seconds East 114.51 feet to a point on the centerlme of said 66 feet wide private road. Thence North 27 degrees 02 minutes 05 sec­ onds east along said centerline 176 43 feet; Thence North 07 degrees 05 minutes 51 seconds East along said centerline 129.11 feet to the true point of beginning; Thence North 16 degrees 11 minutes 32 seconds west along said centerline 84.15 feet: Thence South 70 degrees 51 minutes 18 seconds west along said centerline 113.00 feet; Thence North 21 degrees 20 minutes 31 seconds west along said centerline 168.54 feet; Thence North 40 degrees 14 minutes 40 seconds east along said centerline 130.44 feet; Thence North 82 degrees 52 minutes 52 seconds East along said centerline 213.38 feet; Thence South 76 degrees 55 minutes 51 seconds east along said centerline 104.49 feet; Thence North 68 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds east along said centerline 112.30 feet to the centertine of day road Thence southeasterly 87 68 feet along the centerline of day road and the arc of a curve lo the left with a radius of 636 71 feet and a chord which bears South 82 degrees 09 min­ utes 41 seconds East 87.61 feet; Thence South 86 degrees 06 minutes 23 seconds East along said centerline of day roao 15.45 feet; Thence South 38 degrees 13 minutes 02 seconds West 116 05 feet; Thence South 68 degrees 45 m.nutes 24 seconds west 50.00 feet; Thence South 14 degrees 06 min­ utes 59 seconds East 334.29 feet to a point on the Northerly shore of Loon Lake; Thence South 59 synopsis HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting Special Ordinance Hearing October 10,2006 Six Board members present. Treasurer Phillips absent; also Co Comm. Gibson. 2 guests Closed regular meeting and opened Hearing on Ordinance 06-01; reviewed ord-nance, look public comment. Closed public hearing and reconvened regular board meeting. Adopted Ordinance 06-01 "Hastings Charier Township Wastewater Ordinance" Approved consent agenda Received Treasurer’s report Approved transfer of $36,451.91 from Union Bank to Chemical Bank. Approved payment of Township share of Coats Grove Drain. Election Commission met and appointed General Election workers and rate ol pay Approved renewal of contract with Hallifax Services for sexion and groundskeeper Approved contract with Walker. Fluke, and Sheldon for 2006 audit Approved 3% raise for assessor in 2007 Paid outstanding bills Adjourned at 8 20 p.m. degrees 27 minutes 17 seconds West along a tra­ verse line of said lake shore 122.00 feet; Thence North 41 degrees 32 minutes 35 seconds West 220.00 feet; Thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 125.00 feet to the place of begin- 'fogether with and subject to an easement for ingress, egress and utilities over a strip of land 66 feet in width, the centerline of which is described as commencing at the South 1/4 post of section 28. Town 1 North. Range 7 West; Thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East along the South line of said section 28 A Distance of 337.17 feet; Thence North 21 degrees 45 minutes 25 sec­ onds West along the Westerly Right-of-way line of a 66 feet wide private road 11.60 feet: Thence North 20 degrees 44 mmutes 37 seconds West along said Right-of-way line 159.14 feet; thence North 16 degrees 06 minutes 37 seconds East along said right-of-way kne 156.43 feet; Thence North X degrees 09 minutes 59 seconds East along said nght-of-way kne and the extension thereof 399.26 feet; Thence South 77 degrees 25 minutes 58 seconds East 114.51 feet to a pomt on the centerline of said 66 feet wide private road and the true point of beginning; Thence North 27 degrees 02 minutes 05 seconds East along said centerlme 176 43 feet. Thence North 07 degrees 05 minutes 51 seconds east along said centerline 129.11 feet: Thence North 16 degrees 11 minutes 32 seconds West along said centerline 84.15 feet; Thence South 70 degrees 51 minutes 18 seconds West along said centerlme 113.00 feet; Thence North 21 degrees 20 minutes 31 seconds West along said Centerline 168 54 feet; Thence North 40 degrees 14 minutes 40 seconds along said center­ line 130 44 feet; Thence North 82 degrees 52 min­ utes 52 seconds east along said centerline 213.38 feet; Thence South 76 degrees 55 minutes 51 sec­ onds East along said centerline 104.49 feet; Thence North 68 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds East along said centerline 112.30 feet to the cen­ terline of day road and the point of ending The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 5. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fke 4108716F01 Bonnie L. Cruttenden. Clerk Attested to by: Jim Brown. Supervisor marw FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col teclor attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained wB be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Elizabeth Reynolds, Unmarried lo Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. solely as nomi­ nee for Accredited Home Lenders. Inc. Mortgagee, dated February 22. 2005 and recorded Febn^y 24. 2005 in Instrument • 1141860 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-One Dollars and Flit)-Seven Cents ($92,831.57) including interest 849% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1XPM on Thursday. November 16.2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 7. Block 10. Kenftekfs Second Addition to the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat, thereof, as recorded in Uber 1 of Plats on Page 37 Commonly known as 711 East South Street. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 6003241, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: OCTOBER 13. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo 4 Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 R xhestw Hitts Ml 48X7 (248) 844 5123 Our Fite No 06-56941 (HSBC) ASAPf 797281 10/19/2006 10/26/2006. 1102/2006, 1109/2006 TT30H45 t RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY’ OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY Notice Of Mortgage Foractoeure Sate THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thio sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be tend­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ross Ford, a single person, original mortgagor(s). to First Federal of Michigan, the Michigan Operating Name of Charter One Bank, F.S B , Mortgagee, dated February 21, 2002. and recorded on March B, 2002 in instrument 1076235, m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Nine And 65/100 Dollars ($78,009.65). the concilions of a mortgage made by John K Powers, a married man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 12. 2003, and recorded on August 14. 2003 in instrument 1110974. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Seventy-Eight And 02/1X Dollars ($143,078 02), including interest at 6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, including interest at 7.125% per annum. Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5 Block D, Pleasant Shores, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 3 of Plats, on Page 59 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate. Dated October 12. 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC J 248.593 1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite •110088F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ HOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE »' ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate mar be resemoeo oy me foreclosing mortgagee, m that event, your damages. If any, shall tx* Hmri ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus IntereeL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made -n the conditions of a mortgage made by Bradley M. Decamp, a single man. ongmal mortgagors), to Oak Street Mortgage LLC. Mortgagee, dated March 31. 2003, and recorded on April 10, 2003 in instru­ ment 1101755. and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Eight Thousand Ftve And 03/100 Dollars ($88,005 09). Mdtog Interest at 14 79% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on November 2, 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of lhe Southwest 1 /4 of Section 3. Town 2 North, Range 7 West The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: October 5.2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248.593.1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4108476F01 r7n>" OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 11th day of October. 2006. at a regular meeting of the Township Board of the Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, the Township Board of said Township adopted the following Ordinance, in summary, to read as follows: SECTION 1 - IHOKBC OF HtOFEimES IN LAND SECTION 17 An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map by rezoning the following described properties in Land Section 27 from the "AG" Agricultural zoning classification to the "RE" Rural Estates zoning classification: 1. The property 408-13-027-013-00 located at 2031 Hubhell Road described as: PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTH WEST 1/4 SECTION OF 27. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. JUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 27: THENCE SOUTH 66.00 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 27. TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE EAST 200.00 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH UNE OF SAID SECTION 27: THENCE SOUTH 600.00 FEET PARALLEL WITH SAID WEST UNE: THENCE WEST 200.00 FEET PARALLEL WTTH SAID NORTH UNE; THENCE NORTH 600.00 FEET ALONG SAID WEST UNE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 2. The property •08-13-027-003-10 located at 2942 South M-43 Hwy. described as RUTLAND TOWNSHIP COM AT N 1/4 POST SEC 27-3 9 TH S 00 DEC 3709" W 2567.44 FT TH S 88 DEG 56’56" E 66655 FT FOR POB TH N 00 DEG 3709" E 68032 FT TH S 88 DEG 56’56" E 665.68 FT Tu CNTRU S M-43 HWY TH SLY 1(0.43 FT AL SD CNTRU & ARC OF CURVE TO LEFT­ RADIUS BEING 8594332 FT A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 00 DEG 04’08" & CHORD BEARING S 00 DEG 0631" W 103.43 FT TH AL SD CNTRU S 00 DEG W2T W 345.41 FT TH 275.75 FT AL SD CNTRU & ARC OF CURVE TO RIGHT RADIUS JEING 1042.11 FT A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 15 DEG 0939" & CHORD BEARING S 07 DEG 39’17 W 274.94 FT TH N 87 DEG 15-29’ W 636.63 FT TH N 00 DEG 3709"E22JJI FT TO Hub. SECTION n - BBZONINC OF PROPERTY IN LAND SECHPH An Ordinance to amend the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map by rezoning the following described property in Land Section 33 from the "AG" Agricultural zoning classification to the "RE" Rural Estates zoning classification: The property •08-13-033-014-00 located at 4131 Goodwill Road (field lying south along Goodwill Road with Brass Road as western boundary) described as: RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. NORTHEAST 1 '4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 33. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. SECTION m - SEVERABILITY The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable, and if any part is declared invalid for any reason by a court of compe­ tent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the remainder of the Ordinance, which shall continue in full force and effect. SECTION IV - SUPPLEMENTARY EFFECT All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted shall be considered to be supplemented by the terms of this Ordinance. SECTION V - REPEAL OF CONFLICTINC ORDINANCES All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION VI - EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect eight <8) days following publication of the Notice of Ordinance Adoption by the Township Board. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of the Ordinance is available at the Township Hall. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinance will take effect October 27. 2006. A copy of this Ordinance may be purchased or inspected al the office of the Township Clerk at any time during regular business hours of regular business days at the following stated address: ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 ____________(269) 948-2194______________________________________________________ 77307107 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your demegee. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld emount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Susan Marie Crumback. to Washington Mutual Bank. FA, Mortgagee, dated February 5. 2003 and recorded February 14, 2003 in Instrument Number 1097671. Barry County Records, Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of SeventyTwo Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Three and 22/100 Dollars ($72.723 22) mcludmg interest at 6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ;s hereby given that jaid mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at t :00 p.m. on NOVEMBER 16, 2006. Said premises are located tn the Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as That part of Section 9. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, described as beginning at the Southwest comer of Lot 39 of Fawn Lake Plat; thence North 2 degrees 10 minutes West 525 00 feet along the West line ol said Lot and the West line of said Lot and the West line of Pappy's Drive: thence South 65 degrees 20 minutes 09 seconds West 167.59 feet; thence South 05 degrees 18 minutes 09 sec­ onds East 453 84 feet (previously recorded as South 07 degrees X minutes East; thence South 88 degrees 44 minutes East 130 28 feet along the East-West one-quarter line of said Section to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the b«d amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated October 19. 2006 Orlans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer PO Box5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 File No 362 06X or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at IX PM. on November 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Parcel B: Commencing at the Southeast comer M Section 15. Town 2 North, Range 7 West and running thence North 01 degrees 37 minutes X seconds West along lhe East kne of sa;d Section 1517.14 feet tor the place of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes X seconds West 409.13 feet; thence North 01 degrees 37 minutes X seconds West 220.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees <7 minutes X seconds East 409.13 feet to the East kne of sted Section ; thence South 01 degrees 37 minutes X seconds East along said kne 220.00 feet to the place of beginning. The Easterly 33.X feet thereof being reserved tor high­ way purposes. Parcel C: A parcel of land in the Southeast 1 /4 of Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 7 West described as; commencing at the Southeast comer of said Section 15; thence North 01 degrees 37 minutes X seconds West along the East line of said Section 1737.14 feet for the place of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 47 mmutes X seconds West 409.13 feet; thence North 01 degrees 37 minutes X seconds West 220.X feet; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes X seconds East 409.13 feet to the East kne ol said Section; thence South 01 degrees 37 minutes X seconds East along said fine 220.X feet to the place of beginning. Subject to Kghway right of way over the Easterly 33.X feet thereof. The redemption period shafi be 12 months from da^ of such sate. Da*d: October 12,2006 For m?re information, please can: FC X 246.593.1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Sfe-rice? 304X Telegraph Rd Ste 4uv rt.M)27771FO2 , n. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFIRM ATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAi' HJRPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCI- AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has be<m mtde in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bobbin Ann Pinckney and Ronald Pinckney, wife and nusltend. to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated August 23,2005 and recorded Septembe.* 6. 2005 in Instrument Number 1152255, Barry Coun.'y Records. Michigan Said mortgage ts r<ow held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company. As Trustee Of Argent Mortgage Securities, toe. Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2005-W3 Under The Pooling And Servicing Agreement Dated As Of October 1. 2005. Without Recourse by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Sa and 57/IX Dollars ($148,846.57) mdudmg interest at 8.4% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry Cpunty, Michigan at 1X p.m. on NOVEMBER 2. 2X6. Said premises are located in the Township of Yankee Springs, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West one-quarter comer of Section 19. Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence North 89 degrees 51 mmutes 22 seconds East 2351X feet along the East and West one-quarter kne to the center of said Section 19: thence South X degrees X minutes X seconds West. 833 feet along the North and South one-quarter fine of said Section 19 to the point of beginning; thence South X degrees X minutes X seconds West, 96.X feet along said North and South one-quarter line; thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 22 seconds West 199.40 feel to the Easterly line of Archwood Avenue; thence North X degrees X minutes 21 seconds East. 96.X feet along said Easterly fine; thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 22 seconds East. 199.X feet to the point of beginning, subject to all easements, conditions or restrictions of record Being the same property conveyed to Charlene H. Potter and Bobbie Ann Pinckney, a married woman, as joint tenants with full rights of survivor­ ship by deed dated 02-02-05 and recorded 2-02-05 in deed Book 1140952, in the Office of the Recorder of Barry County. Michigan Befog the same property coveyed to Charlene H. Potter, a single woman and Bobbie Ann Pinckney, a single woman by deed dated 09-24-02 and record­ ed 10-09-02 in Deed Book 10891X. in th* Office of Recorder ol Barry County, Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §6X 324la. In which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited sotely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated October 5. 2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48X7-5041 (248) 457-1 OX Fite No 214 3948 "Mms* �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 19. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Angela Miller, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 17. 2006 and recorded June 26. 2006 in Instrument Number 1166452. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred Sixteen and 0/100 Dollars ($191,316.00) including interest at 7.7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue al lhe Barry Count/ Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 100 p m. on NOVEMBER 9. 2"06 Said premises are located in the Township of Carttoc. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 9. Leach Lake Resort, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats, Page 68. Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated October 12.2006 Orlans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Ate No 199 3296 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMGER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited solely to the return cf the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Note Demond, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or asstgns. Mortgagee, dated November 30. 2004. and recorded on December 8. 2004 in instrument 1138323, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as assignee by an assignment, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Seven And 75/100 Dollars ($89,507 75). including interest at 6% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wnl be foreclosed by a sate of lhe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 16. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East 3 rods of Lot 7 of Block 10 of H.J. Kenfiete Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats. Page 9 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from lhe date of such sate Dated: October 19. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate#110926F01 rrwrer notice Ui Mortgage rorecKMww saw THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIIX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus InteresL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Wayne Hass a mamed man and Cheryl L Hass, his wife, original mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated December 26.2002. and record­ ed on January 6. 2003 in instrument 1094906, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof lhe sum of One Hundred One Thousand One Hundred Seventeen And 83/100 Dollars ($101,117.83). including interest at 6.25% per annum U nder the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry Couc'.y Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 16. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel B: Commencing at the West 1/4 post of Section 24, Town 2 North. Range 9 West, thence South on the West section line 1076 22 feet to the place of begin­ ning of this description. thence North 70 degrees 12 mmutes it seconds East 191 60 feet; thence East at nght angles to the West section hne 164 73 feet; thence South parallel to the West section line 428 67 feet; thence West 345 00 feet to the section line; thence North 365 78 feel to the place of begin­ ning. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated October 19, 2006 For more information, please call FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #110657F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of thu bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in lhe conditions of a mortgage made by Brian Bennett, a single man. original' mortgagor(s). to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated March 10. 2005. and recorded on March 16. 2005 in instrument 1142900. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments lo Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty And 33/100 Dollars ($114.960 33). including interest at 8.7% per annum Under the power of sale contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 2. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 25. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, desenbed as fol­ lows: Commencing at lhe Southeast comer of sate Section 25; thence West on Section hne 92 rods. 2 feet for point of beginning, thence continuing West on Section line 235 5 feet; thence North 357 leet; thence East 235.5 feet; thence South 357 leet. more or less to the place ol beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated October 5. 2006 For more information, please call FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate f109062F01 -nw. Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. la a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained win bo used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BRENDA K JUAREZ. A SINGLE WOMAN to CREDIT UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY. Mortgagee, Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. if sny. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been mart'., in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Terri Shropshire, a mamed woman and Aubra Green Shropshire Jr., her husband, original mortgagor(s). io Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc . as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 10. 2006. and recorded on January 18, 2006 in instru­ HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARRY COUNTY. ment 1159078. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee to Huntington MICHIGAN. AND ANT' OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: National Bank as assignee by an assignment, on PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a special assessment roll covering all properties within the LONG LAKE which mortgage there « claimed to be due at the data hereof the sum of Fifty-Ftve Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Nine Ano 70/100 Dollars AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL PROJECT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 06-1 benefited by the pro ($55,239.70). including interest at 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 9. 2006. Sate premises are situated in Township of ’rving. posed aquatic plant control project has been filed in the Office ol the Township Clerk for public examina­ tion. The assessment roll has been prepared for the purpose of assessing costs of the project within the aforesaid special assessment district as is more -articulariy shown bn plans on file with the Township Clerk at the Township Hall. 5463 South M-43. within the Township. which assessment is in the total amount of $154,875. • PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Supervisor and Assessing Officer has reported to the Township Board that the assessment against each parcel of land within said District is such relative por­ tion of the whole sum levied against all parcels of land in said District as the benefit to such parcel bears to the total benefit to all parcels of land in said District. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, in accordance with Act No. 162 of the Public Acts of 1962. as amended, appearance and protest at the hearing in the special assessment proceedings is required in Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: All that certain parcel of land situated in the Township of Irving. County of Barry. State of Michigan, being order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the Michigan Tfcx Tribunal. known and designated as a parcel ol land described as commencing 28 rods 10.50 feet North in person at the hearing to protest the special assessment, or shall be permitted to file at or before the PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, may appear hearing his or her protest by letter and his or her personal appearance shall not be required. of the Southeast comer of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 22. Town 4 North. Range PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board will meet at the Hope Township Hall at 9 West, thence West 13 rods 11.50 feet, thence 5463 South M-43 Highway. Hastings. Michigan, on Monday. October 23. 2006. at 7:00 p.m. for the pur­ South 10 rods 13.50 teet. thence West 14 rods 10 feel, thence North 22 rods 3 feet, thence East 28 rods 5 feet, thence South 11 rods 6 feet to place of pose of reviewing the special assessment roll and hearing any objections thereto. The roll may be exam­ beginning The redemption period shall be 5 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case tha redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 12.2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248 593 1313 ined at the office of the Township Clerk during regular business hours of regular business days until the time of the hearing and may further be examined at the hearing. Any person objecting to the assessment roll shall file his objection thereto in writing with the Township Clerk before the close of the hearing or within such other time as the Township Board may grant PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if a special assessment is confirmed at or following the above public hearing the owner or any person having an interest in the real property specially assessed may file a written appeal of the special assessment *. th the State Tax Tribunal of Michigan within thirty (30) days of the confirmation of the special assessment roll if that special assessment was protested at the above announced hearing to be held for the purpose of reviewing the special assessment roll, hearing any objec­ tions to the roll, and considering confirmation of the roll. Trott & Trott. P.C. Hope Township will provide necessa'y reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with - disabilities at the hearing upon seven (7) <tays notice to the Hope Township Clerk. Individuals with dis­ Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 abilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk. Fite #109557F01 Linda LJdy-Hough. Clerk dated Hope Township January 24. 2003. and recorded on February 04. 2003. as Instrument No 1096931. in BARRY 5463 S. M-43 Highway Hastings. Ml <9058 County Records. Michigan, and assigned by sate mortgagee to MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COM­ PANY 77506988 ( 269) 948 24(x‘ by an assignment dated March 31. 2006. and recorded on April 11. 2006. as Instrument No 1162471 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of nmty eight thousand five hundred ten and 34/100 Dollars ($98,510.34). including interest at 4.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1XX) PM on November 02. 2006 Sate premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: PARCEL 2: PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTH­ WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 33 AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. MORE PARTICULAR­ LY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE WEST QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION 33; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST AND WEST QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTION 33. EXPENDED WEST 185 00 FEET TO THE CEN­ TERLINE OF JENKINS ROAD; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE 365 64 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 14 SECONDS EAST 445.13 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST 350 00 FEET TO SAID EAST AND WEST QUAR­ TER LINE OF SAID SECTION 33; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID EAST AND WEST QUARTER LINE 365.57 FEET TO THE WEST QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION 33 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale DATED October 05. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN ADOPTION TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 11th day of October. 2006. at a regular meeting of the Township Board of lhe Charter Township of Rutland. Barn- County. Michigan, the Township Board of said Township * SEdlfiNJ AMENDMENrOEAKOGLEAH PARKING AND LOADING SPACES BY ADDITION OF SECTION 104.1908; LANDSCAPING OF OFF-STREET EARKING_SEA££S An Ordinance to aw id Article XIX. Parking and Loading Spaces of the Rutland Charter To nship Zoning Ordinance by adding Section (269) 968-4886 B. guards or lenses. There shall be no lighting of a blinking, flashing, or fluttering nature. No colored lights shall be used so as to be con­ fused with traffic control devices. A photometric grid shall be submitted with any site plan. B. Except as otherwise provided in this Zoning Ordinance, all premises used for commercial or industrial purpose;, shall 1. When off-street parking and loading areas abut a Residential 2. District, they shall be screened from lhe Residential District by (cur-foot masonry wall in addition to the following: 3. Evergreens or shrubbery not less than five feet in height. An artificial wall or fence not less than five feet. No such planting area, wall or fence shall be clos­ er than ten feet from any adjoining street right­ of-way line. i. A greenbelt at least ten feet in width. ii. In lieu of a wall, one evergreen every ten feet and five tii. feet in height. In lieu of a wall, a berm per Section 1042023 D. 4. In addition to required screening . -all off-street parking greater than ten spaces shall provide the following land­ C. In the event of any controversy the Zoning Board of Appeals shall have the authority to determine whether the same is in violation of these screening and lighting provisions. SECTION m — SEVERABILITY The provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be sever­ able, and if any part is declared invalid for any reason by a court of com­ i. Two canopy trees for each 9<X> square feet of driveway petent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the remainder of the Ordinance, and parking l« <. Landscaped areas shall be no less than ten feet wide which shall continue in full force and effect ii. and 150 square feet. SECTION IV — SUPPLEMENTARY EFFECT iii. Landscaping elsewhere shall not be counted. nr. Parking lot landscaping shall be designed to improve the safety of pedestrian and vvhicuhr traffic. shall be considered to be supplemented by the terms of this Ordinance. v. landscaped areas shall be covered by grass or other liv­ SECTION V - REPEAL OF CQfffUCTPlC QKPPiAMCES ing ground cover. All Ordinances of the Township heretofore or hereafter adopted All Ordironces or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION VI — EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 101,2014 GE.NESAL LIGHTING &NB SCREENLNG REQUIREMENTS This Ordinance shall take effect eight (8) days following publica­ tion of the Notice of Ordinance Adoption by the Township Board. PIXASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the full text of the An Ordinance to amend Article XX. General Provisions. Section 104.2014 of the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance, to read, Ordinance is available at the Township Hall. in summary, as follows: PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that said Ordinance will take effect October 27. 2006. A copy of this Ordinance may be purchased or inspected at the office of the Township Clerk at any time during regu­ lar business hours of regular business days at the following staled Sec. 20.14. A. £ i) and loading areas in the R-4. C-l, C-2. C-3. and MU districts. STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY ‘ NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate g downward. Recreation lighting may use standard halide sources if they are equipped with baffling, glare h) Sec. 19.08. This section shall apply to all off-street parking scaping: ROGER A LEONARD 19851 CAPITAL AVE NE BATTLE CREEK. Ml 49017 Building mounted fixtures must be directed f) be screened from adjoining premises located in any Residential District by either of the following: A. C. mown four lux/lumen. Lighting fixtures shall be 100% sharp cut off. c) g) 104.1908. to read, in sumnary. as follows: (248) 540-7701 JUDITH C SINGLETON (P65134) 117 E MAIN ST PO BOX 205 MIDDLEVILLE. Ml 49333 (269) 795-9422 dl adopted the following Ordinance, in summary*, to read as follows: COMPANY Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to ROGER A. LEONARD, named personal representative or proposed personal rep­ resentative. or to both the probate court at 206 W Court Street #302. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice 10/11/2006 Insure light is confined to the development site. Lamps shall be shielded or hooded. The light at any property line shall net exceed b) ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR. MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE Estate of DONALD F LEONARD Date of birth 0805/1917. TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. DONALD F LEONARD, who lived al 259 FULLER ST. NASHVILLE. Ml 49073. died 08/27/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all cl a) TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND All lighting upon any premises, regardless of zone, shall be so arranged that such lighting does not produce any glare which is a nuisance or annoyance to residents or occupants of adjoining premises or hazard to public roadways. The fol­ lowing standards shall he met with respect lo outdoor light- address: ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD HASTINGS. Ml 49058 . (269) 948-2194 �Page 14 - Thunday, October It. 2006 - The Heetmgs Benner LEGAL NOTICES THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has twi made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Shawn Kimbrue and Shannon L Kimbrue. husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/nr assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 26. 2006 and recorded February 13,2006 In Instrument Number 1160098. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Two and 99/100 Dollars ($114,942.99) including interest at 7.126% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County Michigan at 100 p.m. on NOVEMBER 18. 2006 • Said premises are located in the City of Delton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 18 and 19. supervisor's plat 1st addition Eddy's Beach, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 3. of Plats, on Page 6. By Fee simple deed from Shannon Kimbrue f/k/a Shannon L Perry as set forth in Instrument Number 1126831 dated 04/20/2004 and recorded 05/03/2004, Barry County Records. State of Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale.. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS. The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated October 19. 2006 Orlans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 File . No. 280 1591 MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION NOTICE OF WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TNs sale may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Janet Weidmann. a single woman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thta sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shaM be limit­ ed eotety to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default nas been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Charles P Gahan and Lisa J.. Gahan. Husband and Wife, as Joint Tenants, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., es nominee lor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 4. 2005. and recorded on March 11, 2005 in instrument 1142611, m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Four Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred And 93/100 Dollars ($496,800.93). includ­ ing interest at 7.99% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of lhe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1O0 PM, on November 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Unti 10. Lakelife Condominium, according to the Master Deed Recorded in Liber 481 on Pages 745 through 770. Inclusive and Designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 3 together with Rights m General Common Elements and Limited Common Elements as set forth in said Master Deed and as Desenbed in Act 59 of the Public Act of 1978, as amended. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: October 5. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 FHo #104061 EC 1 THtt FIR M » A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ BIG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jerry Rowden, married and Kimberly Rowden, married, to Select Bank. Mortgagee, dated November 26. 2001 and recorded December 5.2001 in Instrument Number 1070789. Barry County Records, Michigan. Sfid mortgage is now held by Washington Mutual Bank, FA. successor by merger as nominee for lender ano lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 24. 2005, and recorded on January 26, 2005 in instru­ ment 1140725, in Barry county records, Michigan, with Homeside Lending. Inc. by assignment. There and assigned by said Mortgagee to CitiMortgage. Inc. as assignee by tn assignment, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to bo duo at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Two And 02/100 Dolars ($139,572.02), including interest at 4.5% per Including interest at 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wR be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfcc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 16.2006. Said premises are situated in of Village Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Unit No. 19. High Ridge Crossings Condominium according to the Master Deed recorded in Document No. 1095283. as amended, and designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 26. together wMh rights in the general common elements and the limited common elements as shown on the Master Deed and described m Ad 59 of the Public Acts of 1978. as as The redemption period shall bo 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated October 19. 2006 For more information, FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. please call: Attorneys For Set vicer 30400 Tetegr aph Pd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File S110741F01 is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Eight Hundred Seventeen and 93/100 Dollars ($150,817.93) gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Mkhigan at 1 DO p.m. on NOVEMBER 9.2006 Said promises are located in the Township of Cartton, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 21. Town 4 North . Range 8 West, described as: com­ mencing at the South one-quarter comer of said Section 21, also being the point of beginning; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 66.00 feet along the North- South one-quarter Ina of said Section 21; also being the centerline of Barber Road; thence North 89 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds East 348.95 feet; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 374.50 feet; thence North 89 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds East 640.80 feet; thence South 00 degrees 03 min­ utes 49 seconds East 440.5 fest to a point on the South Ina of said Section 21; thence South 89 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds West 990.24 feet along said South line to the point of beginning. Subject to right-of-way for Barber Road together with and subject to right-of-way for easement tor private road described as: that part of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 21, Town 4 North. Range 8 West, descried as: Commencing at the South one* quarter comer of said Sectton 21. also being the point of beginning: thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 66.00 feet along the North-South one-quarter line of said Section 21. also being the centerline of Barber Road: thence North 89 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds South 568.95 feet; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 66.00 feet to a point on the South line of said Section 21; thence South 89 degrees 33 T WANT WEATHER FORECASTS? minutes 15 seconds West 568 95 feet along said South line to the point of beginning The ruJumptton period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of lhe bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated: October 12. 2006 Orlans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 362 0669 Want to know where to get all this information? f’om student loans to Soco! Security benefits to buying surplus government property. □if kinds of government information are just a click or call away FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FED INFO ruorois NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescind­ ed by the loreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return ol the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David L Hutet. a married man and Shirley Hutet. his wife. tor dower rights, original mortgagor(s). to Chase Bank USA. NA. Mortgagee, dated September 23. 2005. and recorded on September 30. 2005 in instrument 1153620. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Thirteen Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Four And 79/100 Dollars ($213,694.79). mcludmg interest at 6 925% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 16. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The West 330 feet of the East 660 feet of the West 990 feet of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 32. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, except the North 311 feet thereof The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated October 19. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys Fo- Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 4802S5822 Fite F110597F01 Notice O* Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM It A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagss. In that event, your damagss, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interact. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert J. Warner, unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to Long Beach Mortgage Company, a Corporation. Mortgagee, dated November 30.2004. and record­ ed on December 8. 2004 in instrument 1138379, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Ninely-Ninq Thousand Twc Hundred Twenty-Nine And «.2/100 Dollars ($99,229.42), including interest at 8.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage writ be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on October 26. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 23 and the South 1/2 of Lot 22 of Broadway Heights, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats, Page 48. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: September 28. 2006 For more information, please call. FC J 248.593.1311 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Service; 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *071235F02 • Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This saismsybs rescinded by ths foreclosing mortgages. In that event, your damages, If any, shaH bo llmttod solely to the return of the bid amount tandared at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Sarah L Clayton and David W Clayton, wife and husband, original mortgagor(s). to Washington Mutual Bank. FA. Mortgagee, dated September 24. 2004. and recorded on September 27. 2006 in instrument 1170623. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Two And 06/100 Dollars ($88,502.06). including interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on November 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Beginning at a point on the East and West 1/4 Hne o! Section 18, Town 2 North. Range 10 West. Orangeville Township. Barry County. Michigan, distant East 324.14 feet from the West 1 /4 post of said Section, thence West along said 1 /4 line 125 00 feet, .thence North at rights angles to. said 1/4 hne 250 00 feel, thence East 125.00 feet, thence South 250.00 feet to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in wi-Mch case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: October 5. 2006 For more information, pleaca call: FC R 248.593 1305 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys ror Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #076116F03 mom. THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Crystal M Lee and Kevin D. Lee a/k/a Kevin Lee. husband and wife, to Aames Home Loan, Mortgagee, dated March 8 . 2006 and recorded March 27. 2006 in Instrument Number 1161771. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Aveto Mortgage by assignment. There is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Four and 72/100 Dolan ($84,544.72) inducting interest at 7 68% per annum. Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage w*» be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on NOVEMBER 2. 2006 Said premises are located m the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 229. City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded in Uber A of Plats. Page 1. The redemption penod shal be 6 months from the date of such site, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be X days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are irnrted solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: October 5.2006 Orlans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No. 413.0007 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YO; j ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Donald K Hasty and Melissa M. Hasty, husband and wife of Barry County, fcHchigan, Mortgagor to National Bank of Hastings nka Sand Ridge Bank Successor by merger to First Fiianusl Bank dated the 8th dry of March. A.D. 200t md recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on t'e 18th day of March, AD. 2005, in Instrument #1142905 of Barry Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, tor principal of $58,428 90 (Fifty Eight thousand. Four hundred Twenty Eight dolars and Ninety cents) plus accrued interest at 7.50% (seven point five zero) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or to equity havi ng been । nslituted io recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is >weby given that on, the 26th day of October. A.D.. 2003. at 1D0 o’clock said mortgage wMl be toredosed by a sate al public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage. Which said premises are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Rutland, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: The North 385 teet of the North 36 38 acres of the West 53.38 acres of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 23. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, lying West ol the North and South Road, EXCEPT the Easterly 230 feet thereof Commonly known as: V/L on M-43 Highway Tax ID: 08-13-023-013-05 The redemption penod shall be one year from the date of such sate. Dated: September 28. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO . L.RA. By: Michael I. Rich. (P-41938) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weftman, Weinberg A Rets Co.. L.P.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48064 WWR#05528702 thmm. MORTGAGE SALE This firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. Please contact our office at the number below if you are in active military duty. Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Rosemary Benedict, a/k/a Rosemary H. Benedict, n/k/a Rosemary H. Meichert. whose address is believed to be 1019 Greenwood Street. Middleville, Ml 49333. to the United States of America, acting through the Farmers Home Administration. United States Department of Agriculture now known as United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development, dated January 31. 1995 and record­ ed February 1. 1995 in Barry County Register of Deeds at Liber 624 Pages 241. 242, 243. A 244, and to which mortgage there is claimed to be due as of September 28.2006 the sum of One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-two and 23/100 ($116,382.23) Dollars including interest at 8 percent per annum. Interest is $16.6809 per day. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute in case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by sate of the mortgaged property, or some part thereof, at pubic venue, at Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Michigan at 1JXJ P.M. on NOVEMBER 16, 2006. Said premises are situated to the Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan and are described as foltows Lot 140. Middleville Downs No. 7. according to the recorded plat in Liter 5 of Plats. Page 82. Barry County records The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sate unless the property is abandoned, to which case the redemption period shall be thirty (X) days from the date of sate or abandonment, if abandonment occurs after sate. DATED: October 9. 2006 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW fF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MO A T G AG E SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel M Goggins and Melissa H. Goggins, husband and wife, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., Mortgagee, dated April 19.2003 and recorded April 24. 2003 in Instrument Number 1102727. Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Weds Fargo Bank Minnesota. National Association as trustee by assignment. There is claimed to be due at lhe date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Six Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Five and 57/IX DoUre ($106,325 57) mdudtog interest at 11.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wtf be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings to Barry County, Michigan at 100 p m. on NOVEMBER 2. 2006. Said premises are located to the City ol Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 1225 ol the City. Formerly Village of Hastings; also those parts of Lots 1 and 2 of Block 28 of the Eastern Addition to the City, Formertv VHage of Hastings, lying West of Fal Creek; also the North 21 feet of Lot 3 of Block 28 at the Eastern Addition to the City. Formerly Village of Hastings, lying West of Fal Creek, al according to the record­ ed plat thereof. City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §6X.324la, in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: Octobar 5.2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 209.3843 nwm Nottca Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sale THB RRM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY NFORMAHON WE 08TAM WRX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MttJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia eete wrey be reecinded by the foredoelng mortgagee. In the.'eventyour demagee, W any, ahatt bo Mled eu’ety to the return of the bid amount tsnttorod at sale, plus krtoreot MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boer made in the conditions oi a mortgage made by Randy Billings and Cheryl BiSngs, nuw«nd end wife, orig­ inal mortgagors), to Argjnt Mortgage Gunpany, LLC. Mortgagee, dated Fei^iary 18, 20C5. and recorded on March 4. 2005 in ins;.''jment 11*2267. to Barry county records, Michigan, and esrjgnsd by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National /oencatton as Trustee as assignee by an assignme-rt. on vttch mortgage there is claimed to be duo at the dale hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Nmety-N.ne And 22/10G Dolars ($77,899.22). including interest at 8.25% aer annum. Under the power of sale contained in said reen­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortpac* be foreclosed by a sale at the mortgaged promises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Bwry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:60 PM, on November 9. 2006. Said premises are situated to City of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The East 1/2 of Lots 2. 3 and all of Lot 8 of Block 1 of Bennett and Kentfield’s Addition to the City, former­ ly VHage. of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determmed aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 000.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaft be X days from the date of such sate Dated: October 12. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC J 2< 8.593.1311 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 File #110155F01 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAT1ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Defauk has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy W. McKay and Kelli McKay, husband and wife, to Mortgage Registration Systems. Inc., Mortgagee, dated July 15. 2005 and recorded August 12.2005 in Instrument Number 1151063. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by JPMorgan Chase Bank. N.A., as Trustee by assign­ ment. There is claimed to be due al the date here­ of the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Eighty-Two and 79/100 Dollars ($126.082 79) including interest al 9.95% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wM be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings to Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p m. on NOVEMBER 9. 2006. Said premises are located to the Township of Freeport. Barry County. Michigan, and are Lots 1 and 2. Block 11. Samuel Roush’s Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof to Uber 1 of Plats on Page 23. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a, to which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PURCHASERS The toredostog mort­ gagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, il any, are limited solely to the return of lhe bid amount tendered al sate plus interest. Dated October 12. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. David L Porieous Attorney for Mortgagee PORTEOUS LAW OFFICE. PC 4393 - 220th Avenue. P.O. Box 206 Reed City. Ml 49677 TELEPHONE (231)832-3231 nwni* Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 207 5679 _______ �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 19. 2006 - Page 15 Absentee ballots still available Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land reminds eligible residents there is still time to request an absentee voter ballot tor the Nov. 7 elec­ tion. "An absentee ballot offers those who qual­ ify the flexibility of voting at a time and place that is convenient for them.” said I .and “Eligible residents should contact their local clerk at the earliest opportunity to make sure they meet applicable deadlines. “Absentee voting is a helpful option for many voters as it ensures their participation in November's election.** Registered voters may request that an absentee ballot be mailed to their home. They have until 2 pirn. Saturday November 4. to submit a written and signed request to their city or township clerk, including the reason they qualify. Upon receiving a mailed ballot, voters must complete and return it lo the clerk's office by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Voters may call their local clerk to request an absentee ballot application or download one online at www.michigan .gov/vote Residents interested in obtaining an absen­ tee voter ballot may also visit their city or township clerk's office through 4 p.m. Monday. Nov. 6. Those who request a ballot in person on Nov. 6 must vote the ballot while they are in lhe clerk's office. Emergency absentee ballots are available as well. Requests must be submitted after the Nos. 4 deadline but before 4 p.m. on Election Day. Registered voters can obtain absentee bal­ lots if they are: • Age 60 or older • Unable to attend the polls without the assistance of another person • Expecting to be out of town on Election Day • In jail awaiting arraignment or trial • Unable to attend the polls due to religious reasons • Appointed to work as an election inspec­ tor in a precinct outside of their precinct of residence It is important to note that residents who have registered to vote by mail or via a voter registration drive and have never voted in Michigan are no: eligible to vote by absentee ballot in their first election. They must vote in person at their precinct. The restriction does not apply to overseas voters, voters who are handicapped or voters who are 60 or older. The voter's signature on the absentee ballot return envelope must'match the signature on file. If a voter receives assistance in preparing the ballot, the signature of the person provid- LEGAL NOTICES PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by CARLA J LOWINSKI. A SINGLE WOMAN, to THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESS AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Mortgagee, daled April 27. 2001. and recorded on May 8 2001. m Document No 1059272. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum ol Seventy-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars and ThirtyNine Cents ($72.887 39). including interest at 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, cm soma part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings Michigan at 01 00 PM o’clock, on October 26. 2006 Sad premises ate seuafed tn City of HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan and described as COMMENCING AT THE NORTH 1 / 4 POST OF SECTION 17. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. CITY OF HASTINGS. BARRY COUNTY. MICHI­ GAN; THENCE EAST ’267 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 16 MINUTES EAST. 516 FEET FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES EAST. 165 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 200 FEET. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 26 MINUTES WEST. 165 FEET; THENCE NORTH 200 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING TAX ID NO 06-55-130­ 019-00 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accoroance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated September 25. 2006 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESS AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPART­ MENT OF AGRICULTURE Mortgagee Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. PC 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTINO TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid smount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has baen made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Cliff Morse and Brenda J Morse, as joint tenants original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 8. 2005. and recorded on December 6, 2005 in instrument 1157263. and assigned by said Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOP. THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER S CWABS. INC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005­ 16 as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred One Thousand Four Hundred Three And 80/100 Dollars ($101,403.80). including interest at 7.7% per anrwn: Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sa»d mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue’, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 160 PM. on November 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Lot 5 and the West 1/2 of lot 4. Block 2. James Dunning addition to the City Formerly Village of Hastings, according to the plat thereof as recorded m liber 1 of plats, page 5 Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the dale ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 19. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michiga . 48025-5822 Fite 4092115F02 mow ing the help must also be on the return enve­ lope. Signed absentee ballots can only be returned to a clerk s office by the voter, a family member or person residing in the voter’s household, a mail carrier or election official. Land said no one other than those specified are allowed to return ballots. When completing an absentee ballot, it is also important to know that building man­ agers and staff cannot take possession of a person's ballot, unless they are handling it as part of their duties to collect that building's outgoing mail, it is also illegal to vote in a group setting. Residents should not attend any meeting at which the residents of their building or members of an organization to which they belong are being asked to vote at the same time. Land encouraged anyone who believes these procedures arc being violated to call the Michigan Bureau of Elections toll-free at 1­ 866-766-4355. Residents with questions about absentee voting arc encouraged to contact their local clerks. They may also visit the Michigan Voter Information Center at www.michigan .gov/vote. At the site, visitors can find con­ tact information for their local clerk by click­ ing the “Find Your Clerk” button. FORUM, continued from page 7--------Kimberly Sager at kimberly.sager&gmail.com PDWM also has announced the Barry County premiere of the brand new documen­ tary film ’Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers' ay t 7 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 26. Acclaimed director Robert Greenwald (Wal-Mart: The High Cost of 'ow Price. Outfoxed and Uncovered) takes the viewer inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows and children who have been changed forever as a resuit of profiteering in the reconstruction of Iraq. Iraq for Sale uncovers the connections between private corporations making a killing in Iraq and the decision makers who allow them to do so. The event will be at the Thomapple Township EMS Building 128 High St., in Middleville. For more information and other screenings, visit www.iraqforsale.org WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the mum of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. * MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Melvin E Spencer and Sharon K. Spencer. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor)s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 4. 2006. and recorded on January 26. 2006 in instrument 1159377. in Barry county records. Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to U S Bank National Association as Trustee for CSAB Mortgage-Backed Pass­ Through Certificates. Senes 2006-1 as assignee by an assignment on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Five Hundred Two Thousand Forty-Two And 18/100 “Il is with mixed emotions that I leave.” she said in an interview Tuesday afternoon. “1 Had planned to furt&'my career here, but I was approached by the (community health) department with a personal and professional offer I couldn’t refuse.” Though she and her husband, former Barry County Sheriff Steve DeBoer, both now will be working in Lansing, she said they have no plans to leave the Hastings area. Steve works as a member of the Michigan Parole Board. She said she has many relatives in the Lansing area, where she grew up. including daughter Katie. Julie DeBoer has a varied and distin­ guished employment career, serving in the fields of law enforcement, business, emer­ gency services, substance abuse and victims’ advocate services. She earned a bachelor of business adminis­ tration degree from Northwood University after receiving an associate's degree in law- Dollars ($502,042 18). including interest a! 7.75% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises or some part of them at public vendue, al ’he Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1 00 PM on November 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs Barry County Michigan, and are described as Lot 77. Sunnse Shores #2. as recorded m Liber 5 on Page 98 of Plats The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated October 12. 2006 For more information, please call FC D 248 593.1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rj Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 File f110156F01 -rwnm Women’s High Gaines & Series - K. Markley 142-357; C. O'Keefe 191-504; M. Westbrook 166; D. Neymeiyer 183; A. Hall 180. Roush 182-528; T Phenix 190-506; D. James 179-505; R Hammontrce 190479; J. Ingersoll 124-347; D. Barlimus 210; K. Becker 190; J. Madden 184; K. Matthews 173; C. Etts 121. Men’s Good Games and Series - B. Bowman 268-707; M. Kasinsky 230-614; G. Mesecar 23J-6O9; S. Sanborn 203-597; P. Stephens 202-548; K. Meaney 225-537; B Madden 202-535; L. Porter 180-517; K. Hammontrce 212; T. Ramey 187; D. Sears 160; R. Chaffee 152. Sunday Night Mixed Senior Citizens Hubs Crew 19; Funky Bowlers 17; Straight Liners 17; Pin Chasers 16; Michigan Outlaws 12; Bounty Hunters 11; R & N 11; 2 Bags 7 4 Balls II; Karey Kids 7; Sandbaggers 6; Sunday Snoozers 6. Women's Good Gaines and Series - T. Robbe 211-509; M. Simpson 181-507; L. Rentz 161-438; D. Marshall 146-414; K. Farlee 133-367; C. Demott 121-322; K. Becker 195. Men’s Good Games and Series - J. Shoebridge 235-612; R. Barton 210-594; J. Smith 186430; B. Churchill 200-516; N. Robbe 180492; C. Alexander 207; M. Kidder 199; A. Robins 198; R. Snyder 187; A. Misak 149. Ward's Friends 17-7; Wieland's 17-7; Lucky Strike 16-8; King Pins 14-10; BAT S 13-11; Sun Risers 13-11; Butterfingers 13-11; fl Senior 12-12-; Nash's Harem 10-14; Early Risers 9-15; M&M's 9-15; Friends 9-15; 4 B’s 8-16; Kuempel 8-16. Good Gaines & Series - Ladies - E. Dunham 161436; N. Bechtel 183433; Y. Cheeseman 170469: Y. Markley 164; G. Otis 167. D. Bums 139. S. Patch 166; P. Freeman 170; A. Tasker 142. Good Gaines & Series Men - R. Hart 168. W. Birman 150; D. Edwards 188; L. Markley 151; D. Murphy 155; R. Nash.180477; B Akers 189-511; W. Mallekoote 182-5UU; E. Count 195493; K. Schantz 206: G. Forbey 184473; R. Adgate 158; R. Wieland 160; N. Thaler 157; G. Yoder 194482; J. Hency 142; R. Boniface 177. Wednesday PM Seebcrs 16.5; Eye and ENt 16; Friends 15.5; Maple Valley Pharmacy 14; Shamrock Tavern 12; At Home Real Estate II; Hair Care Center 10. Women’s Good Games and Series - L. Elliston 201-574; K. Becker 193-554; Beebe 199-518; N. Potter 167444; Yoder 151-370; J. Pettengill 122-346; Friend 107-303; B. Hathaway 166; Shurlow 132. S. L. L. J. Friday Night Mixed Just Cuz 19; Whatever 18; Heads Out 16.5; 9- n-a-Wiggle 16; UMSU 15.5; Ten Pins 13 5; Michigan Outlaws 12; Budweiser 11.5; Liquid Courage 11; All But One 11; 4 Fools 9.5; The Unknowns 9; Mercy 8; Brushworks 6.5; Oldies But Goodies 6; Spare Time 4. Mixerettes Sassy Babes 19-5; Okl Anchor Tattoo 18-6; Hinkles Body Shop 18-6; NBT 16-8; The Finishing Touch 15-9; Trumble Agency 10.5­ 13.5; Dewey’s Auto Body 10-14; Dean's Dolls 10-14; Hallifax Services 9-15; Ginbach’s 8-16; Kent Oil 7.5-16.5. Good Games & Series - D. Reagan 136­ 365; H. Tumes 137-336; J. Mann 127-351; D. Kelley 173; A. Jackson 126-338; A. Smith 180451; D. Worm 150444; M. Kill 162­ 438; N. Bechtel 171456; M. Powers 150; K. Eberly 196-553; D. Snyder 202-558; V. Kjhtic 189-514; J. Alflen 184; B. Hathaway 156; C Merrill 179-511 enforcement from Lansing Community of Commerce in 2003. succeeding Cathy l?epoM College. become Qeonomic She served a«‘ 5 dispatcher toF Tbifia Stadel-Mansbum left County 911 and was a sergeant on the lake Development Alliance director. “In the past three years. ' think we’ve Odessa Police Department before taking a job as Ionia County 911 Director. She took come a long way in making this truly a coun­ the same directorship in Allegan County after ty-wide chamber." she said about the iob (ha. and then came to Barry County to Arork she’s leaving. “I hope we continue to build ot. as a preventionist for Barry County that. I’d like to think we’re better off now Substance Abuse Services in 1995. than when I came in.*' The Chamber Board of Directors me; in Meanwhile, she wrote applications for grants closed session Tuesday to begin the proce. s for the Barry County Sheriff*s office. of searching for her replacement. DeBoer in 2001 accepted the challenge of being Barry County’s first coordinator for the victims’ advocate serv­ ices program, develop­ ing the program and training the personnel and volunteers. She was named exec­ Mark D. Christeal aw, AAMS utive director of the 421W. Woodlawn Are. ' e Barry County Chamber 401 (k) rollovers made easy Edwardjones Swvteg ladriidud hmoten Srern *7> fte tearirwi M Cross peovidoa free rides to asdics! ifpaifltSKta te steriots, . lou-inaaa, and dialled cUmTs. STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF IONIA NOTICE OF HEARING FOR THE ESTABLISH­ MENT OF THE JORDAN LAKE LEVEL ASSESS­ MENT DISTRICT (THE "SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT") FOR THE WATERS OF JORDAN LAKE, LOCATED IN A PORTION OF ODESSA TOWNSHIP. IONIA COUNTY AND A PORTION OF WOODLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN. To Whom It May Concern NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a lake level was established lor Jordan Lake on March 11. 1958 The Little Thomapple River Intercounty Dram Drainage Board serves as the delegated authority tor Barry County and Ionia County with regard to the Jordan Lake Level pursuant to MCL 324 30701 Do You Need a Ride? American Red Cross MsrHbor 9PC www^dwardjooesxom what do you think? with Barry County 5th District Commissioner Mike Callton My call on the 6 ballot proposals When you vote, on November 7th you wd be faced with five stale proposals and one county proposal. This amete ts intended to give you the tools that you need to make an educated deci­ sion. I wJI also leH you how I will vote on these issues and why et seq (Inland Lake Levels) NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that on the 21st day ol September 2006. a petition was filed with the Circuit Court for the County of Ionia, to establish the boundaries for the Jordan Lake Level Assessment District, (the "Special Assessment District') NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the Circuit Court m Fite No 05-H-23985-CZ order that a public hearing be held to modify the 1958 Order of Determination which established the Lake Level of Jordan Lake NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that in accor­ dance with MCL 324.30707. this matter is set for hearing on Fnday October 27. 2006 at 160 p.m before the Circuit Court of the County of Ionia, in the Circuit Courtroom. 100 Main Street. Ionia. Michigan, for purposes of receiving evidence as to establishment of the boundaries for the Jordan Lake Level Special Assessment District and to modify the 1958 Order of Determination which established the legal lake level of Jordan Lake NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the preliminary proposed special assessment district for the Jordan Lake Level is on file at the Office of the loma County Drain Commissioner and the Office of the Barry County Dram Commissioner NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all property Owners affected are requested to be present at said hearing, if they so desire, to present testimony on the establishment of the boundaries of the special assessment district and for the modification of the Order of Determination for Jordan Lake Dated this 2nd day of October. 2006 Abigail Eaton Chairperson Little Thornapple River Intercounty Dram Drainage Board Women's Good Games and Series - B. Tuesday Mixed J-Ad Graphics 21-7; The Terminators 20-8; Hastings Bowl 16-12; TVCCU 14-14; Yankee Zephyr 13-15. CW's Auto 12-16; Hastings City Bank 8-20; Good Time Pizza 8- 20. Men's High Gaines & Series - S. Wilkins 162; G. Hause 238-576; D Benner 211-584; P scobey 202; C. Steeby 179; D. Blakely 193. CHAMBER, continued from page 1 rwu Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION BOWLING SCORES Public Auction State Proposal 1: HOUSE FOR SALE Thursday November 16,2006 Property is located at 1019 Greenwood Street. Middleville. Ml The sale will be held at 1:00 pm at the Barry County Courthouse located in Hastings. Michigan Minimum bid is $63351.00 S.E.V. is $48 JOO Property Sells "AS IS" Tbr - i* ■ ranch with 3 bedroom*. I hath, on a full basement, the home has 936 square feet This foreclosure Mie » subject lo MX month redemption rights Terms ■ Certified funds delnercd to the Sheriff at the sale State Proposal 2: Thts amendment would ban affir­ mative action programs for pub lie employment, education or contracting purposes I am against discrimination and reverse discrimination tn the workplace Barry County com­ panies should not lose contracts because of the color of their skin....I will vote YES on Proposal 2. State Proposal 3: Establishment of a hunting sea son for Mourning Doves Hunters should vote yes on this For more details contact Rural Development at (888) 771-6993 Rural Development is An Equal Opportunity Lender If passed this constitutional amendment would require that money held in conservation and recreation funds only be used tor the intended purposes TNs wil prevent these monies from being raided and used tor other items, tike jails or welfare Hunters should vote yes on this proposal. I will vote YES on Proposal 1. t=J STS proposal. Sorry PETA. but I will vote YES on Proposal 1 State Proposal 4: Prohibits government from tak ing pnvate property by eminent domain tor certain private pur­ poses A person s property rights are more important than a developer 's ngm io make a prof it I w« vote YES on Proposal 4. State Proposal 5: The K-16 initiative would set mandatory school tunding levels Education mAas up about 21% of the states sperxing Aman date tor school spending would take from the rest of government spending (roads and pokes lor example) or raise taxes. Even though I'm on a pubic school board I will vote NO on Proposal 5. County Proposal: Millage Renewral for Chariton Parti: After a big loss on August 8th. this renewal is back I towever. it's been streamlined and ts a better deal tor the voters 10% «ss money and 50% less time. I Will vote YES on the County Proposal Tell me what you think? P.O Box 678. Nashvile. Ml 49073 michaeicanonlSl^hotmail com p-.»g Pc, su-ry �Page 16 - Thursday, October 19. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER ___________ 945-9554 $99 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 . 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)204-0600 G.E UPRIGHT FREEZER $100; Electric clothes dryer $50; 31" color TV $200; X­ box $50; 4 person hot tub, needs heater element $100; Full size satellite dish w/re­ ceiver $100; Assorted hand tools and implement tools. Call for appointment (269)317-1213 or (269)841­ 0082. SLEIGH BED: queen cherry­ wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set $175. (517)719-8062 ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set, 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (517)204-0600 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy, Hastings. CARD OF THANKS I would like to thank my family for hosting my open house for my 90th birthday. Also my relatives and friends who came to help me celebrate. Thanks for all the cards, phone calls and well wishes. A day I will always remember. Thank you and God bless you all, L’lee Adams OFFICE SPACES FOR LEASE: Downtown Hast­ ings, Woodridge Building. 136 E. State Street. 3 office spaces available ‘$350, ’$600, (*$800-with own main street entrance) per month, utilities included, front and rear parking. Newly remodeled for professional look, new front facade-Spring 2007’ Call (269)945-9321 for an ap­ pointment! 1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA van; 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix for sale, $1,500 each or best offer, please call (269)945-3426. FOR SALE 1991 S-10 pick­ up. Runs and drives good, $150 body verv bad. (269)945-0399 ' PARTING OUT: '85 Ford F150 4x4; '83 Ford F-250 4x4 $1,000 OBO. (269)317-1213 or (269)841-0082. FOR SALE 3 bedroom, 2 bath Dutch doublewide mo­ bile home, covered deck, handicap ramp, carport, shed, washer A dryer, a/c, prime lot good condition. $30,000 or best (269)945­ 2080. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy, Hastings. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy, Hastings. FREE HOUSE great remod­ eling project or a great source of heat for your wood burners, located at 13388 Jor­ dan Lake Rd, Lake Odessa. Must be relocated at your expense. (616)374-4545 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy, Hastings. IL //> Uutfh DRIVERS: LOCAL, SHORT A LONG. Dedicated Runs avail! New Pay Package! 99% No-Touch! Great Bene­ fits! CDL-A. 1/yr. exp. SOO431-5930 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy, Hastings. POOR CREDIT OK! 2 bed­ room home in Hastings, small down, $750/monthly. Marjorie at (269)945-2805 ' YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. FOR SALE Fifth wheel trail­ er. 2001 Springdale 245ft. Dinette area slide out, full kitchen A bath, sleeps 6, air /fu manee. Excellent con­ dition, $10,000 firm. (616)374-8832 (home). (616)841-1466 (cell). YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy, Hastings. PUBLISHER'S NOTICE: *().MTMinr ■ ~ mas ruw wamcafc ■ 1 TM MMMi |R) 1? 45. ? 4S ■ All nr*l cmau *J*cm«inf in tkn «cw»paper i« Mihfeu the Fan ItauMny A*t and lhe Mxhrfan CKil Ri|tu« AU which c«illecti»el» make it >Ike(a) k> advertix “any prrtermce. Iimitatmai or dncnnMMaai hawd no race, color. frit(mw. *c». handicap, familial *umu*. national origin. art or martial rfatv*. or an iMcmiixi to make any prefer cncc. limitalMw of diccrimmatiixi " Familial *iaiu» mjmlr* children under the ape ol III he mg with patent* or legal cmtodtam. pregnant women and people •ccunag cuuiah ci children under II Thic newtpaper will not knowingly accept any ad cert icing fir rial cctale which i» m notation of the law Our readerc arc hereby informed that all dwelling* ad*erti*cd in thr* newepaper are a*ailabk on an equal opponumty ha*i» To rcfaat diw nminatc-m call lhe Fair llianmg Center al 6IAU5I M*1 The HUD toll free telephone number for the hearing imprired t* I ■■00-927-9275 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. At the front counter. ATTENTION FLEA MAR­ KETERS! The Woodland flea market store is open ev­ ery weekend! We have a mis-marked item each week, find it receive it A get 50%. off anything else oi your choice! We have had no one find it for two weeks, so each week another item is added, so now there is three. We will continue this even­ weekend, so good luck to the next winner? Also, 65 + get 10% off always. Come try A find it at Reusable Wonders Flea Market in Woodland. Hours Friday 5 9, Saturday 11-7, Sunday 1-7. We have lots of great reusa­ ble wonders, new treasures added each week. We hope to see you any weekend at DAM's Reusable Wonders Flea Market in Woodland. GARAGE SALE- Selling our estate, 3456 Ryan Rd. (comer Ryan / Wood schooI) Hast­ ings-Middleville. Friday, Oct. 20, 9-8 and Saturday, Oct. 21,9-6. Many household and holiday items/decor, or­ gan w/bench A books, 2 di­ nettes, some furniture, lots of yam A craft items. Cats Meow-Amish-Angle A doll collections, books, garage and bam items. Small bass boat and 1993 Ford truck. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. RICK TAYLOR DETAIL WORKS: Where the details count. Mon-Sat. 8am-5pm. (269)948-0958 UNCONTESTED DI­ VORCE CUSTODY, pa­ renting time - We do the pa­ perwork - you show up for court! (269)9454243. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy, Hastings. ( \ i>rii i NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS OF SOUTHSIDE BOAT RENT­ ALS, INC Creditors and claimants of Southside Boat Rentals, Inc, a Michigan cor­ poration, are hereby notified that the corporation was dis­ solved as a corporation, you must comply with the fol­ lowing: A. Prepare a written state­ ment of your claim, describ­ ing the nature of the claim, the dollar amount of the claim, if known, and if not known, an estimate, and the circumstances on which it is based. Include the name, ad­ dress and phone number of a person who can provide information about your claim if the corporation wishes to obtain additional information. B. Mail the written statement to Southside Boat Rentals, Inc, at the following ad­ dress: 1835 South Broadway, Hastings, Michigan 49058. If your written statement of your claim is not received by April 25, 2007 your claim will be barred. This notice is given pursuant to section 841a of the Michigan Busi­ ness Corporation Act. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy, Hastings. Hastings woman injured in traffic accident Hastings police responded to a personal injury accident Friday morning on East Green Street just east of Michigan Avenue. The 10:45 a.m. accident occurred when a vehicle being driven by Letitia Jordan. 17. of Hastings, pulled out from a private drive into the path of an cast-bound vehicle driven by Diane Hammond. 44. also from Hastings. Lansing Mercy Ambulance was summoned to the scene and transported Hammond to Pennock Hospital for treatment. Her condition is unknown. Jordan was cited for operating a vehicle without a license and for failing to yield the right of way. Abandoned car leads to marijuana arrest A complaint of a suspicious vehicle abandoned al Meadow Stone Park in the driveway of an empty house may result in a drug bust. The Hastings City police officer investigating the complaint observed marijuana and paraphernalia inside the car. The owner of the vehicle was located a short time later and was confronted about the cannabis, which he admitted was his. The complaint has been turned over to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office for review with a warrant request for posses­ sion of marijuana. Sheriffs deputies apprehend alleged burglar The Bany County Sheriff’s Department was quick to respond to three break-ins of general stores in the county Oct. 6. result­ ing in the arrest of Michael Paul Smith. 25. of Nashville for breaking and entering. . Deputies were summoned to the Banfield General Store shortly after 2 a.m. when suspect(s) gained entry by throwing a piece of asphalt through the glass of the front door. Beer, cigarettes and other items were repotted taken. Deputies earlier had been dispatched to the Cedar Creek store, where unknown suspect(s) attempted to gain entry by kick­ ing in a front window. Shortly after 4 a.m.. several alarms were activated at the Cloverdale General Store. While en route, deputies were told a neighbor had confirmed the store was broken into and had seen a male subject running north on M-43. The witness said he got in his vehicle and chased the subject for a short time, but lost him when he ran up a driveway and into the back yard of a nearby residence. A deputy and lhe K-9 Gina were called in and tracked the suspect until the scent was lost. Another deputy checked lhe Long Lake Public Access site and then parked on M-43 to provide light where it was believed the suspect may have been hiding. The witness said he heard the alarm go off and initially thought il was a car alarm. He then determined it was coming from the store and saw a subject ■ trotting” north on M-43. The witness said he saw the suspect about 20 to 30 seconds after the alarm sounded and said he appeared to be carrying something heavy. The witness said he got in his car and attempted to make contact with the subject, who was wearing a hoocLJ sweatshirt that partially covered his face. The witness said when he got closer. th. subject began to move away possibly because the wit­ nesses’ vehicle a blue Chevrolet Impala may have resembled a polio.- vehicle. When the subject determined it was not a police vehicle, he stopped and looked directly at the witness, giving the witness a clear look at his face. The witness said he spoke io the subject, saying. “You’re busted.” He said the subject then dropped a liquor bottle and started runmrg south, throwing liquor bottles away as he ran. It was then the subject ran up a driveway and behind a house, the witness said. Given a description of the suspect, deputies begaj a search of the area. A nun was spotted walking south on M-43 and was detained. The deputy observed the man was bleeding from the hand and Lad mud and grass on his clothing. The man told the deputy he had just been assaulted by unknown persons nearby. The deputy continued to question the man while the witness was brought in. The witness positively identified the man as the person he had seen running with the liquor bottles in his possession. Smith was transported first to Pennock Hospital for treatment of his hand injury and was later lodged in the Barry County jaii. ;/ Motorist nabbed after running red light, speeding Tad Allen Sherburn. 42, of Mattawan, was arrested Oct. 9 for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving on a suspend­ ed licence and oq a warrant out of Mattawan. The Barry County Sheriff's Department clocked Sherburn doing 61 mph in a 40 mph zone on State Street near the icjersection of Industrial Park Drive in Hastings. The deputy observed Sherburn drive through a red light at Broadway and State Street and tail to stop at the Church Street intersection or al the Jefferson Street intersection, where Sherburn turned right with­ out activating his turn signal. When Sherburn finally did stop, he was asked why he ran the red light and failed to stop at either intertNHjpn. Sherburn told the officer he did not see the red light in time and did not see the stop sign at either intersection. The (Sputy observed the man’s pants were wet and smelled the odor of intoxicants coming from the vehicle. When asked where he was going. Sherburn said he was going from Mattawan to Mattawan. When informed he was in Hastings in Barry County. Sherburn said he had no idea he was not in Mattawan. A preliminary breath test revealed Sherburn’s blood alcohol level to be .114 percent and later tests showed a level of .134 percent and . 136 percent. He was arrested on the above charges and issued a citation for speeding. Galesburg driver held for suspended license A Galesburg man was arrested Sunday morning after he was stopped in the 500 block of East Railroad Street for speeding and driving erratically. James Jones. 21. was stopped for the alleged offenses on Oct. 15 at 1:30 am. A subsequent check of his driving record showed that he was driving on a suspended driver’s license. Jones was placed under arrest and lodged at the Barry County Jail charged with driving on a suspended/revoked license sec­ ond offense. • Glen Edward McGowan 25. formerly of Battle Creek and now a resident of Hastings, was sentenced Oct. II by Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher to serve from 16 to 24 months in prison and 61 days in jail (with credit for 61 days served) for his Seot. 13 conviction on possession of a controlled substance and fourth degree fleeing and eluding police officers. McGowan was arrested Aug. 11 in Rutland Township. • Larry Levon Williams. 31. of Hastings, was sentenced Oct. 11 by Judge Fisher to serve from 16 to 48 months in prison for fail­ ure to pay child support from July. 1997 to the present. Williams was given credit for 64 days time served. 23 to 50 months in prison for her July conviction of operating a vehicle under the influence (third offense). Fisher noted a previous conviction in 2004 for assault and resisting a police officer. Baird was arrested for OUIL third offense in May in Barry Township. • Jonathan Galust Mayhanagian. 21. of Grand Rapids, was sen­ tenced Oct. 11 to serve 12 months in jail and 24 months probation for his Sept. 13 conviction on breaking and entering with intent lo commit larceny. Mayhanagian was arrested in September in Rutland Township. He received credit for 375 days time served. • Janet Ann Baird. 38. of Delton, was sentenced to serve from KARAOKE by Wally J' at the /A Shamrock Tavern 4 bedroom. 1.5 bath. Delton schools. $109,900. ® ‘Kdly'FarreU.Rrahor Office 269-96»-9293 ext 230 ■Direct “Dial: Ml41212 Cell: 420-9418 Danil: kdly^ ]asnetwks.net 9 pm to 1 am ~ Saturday ~ October 21st �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, October 19. 2006 - Page 17 Vikes find way to win at TK, despite Trojans’ D by Brett Bremer Thomapple Kellogg s Amy Ball (right) stays right with Lakewood’s Sylvia Welch as she chases down a loose ball in the second half of Tuesday night's non-conference game in Middleville. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Pistons choose basketball over trip to DK High School My buddies, who are huge Pistons fans. the. kind that buy playoff tickets off eBay (unfortunately I haven’t talked him into getting World Series tickets yet), couldn’t believe I wasn't going to make il out to Delton Kellogg High School tr see the Pistons on Wednesday. Our photo man Perry Hardin was thrilled to get the chance to snap some pictures of the Pistons, even if he did have a time crunch before having to head down to lhe office in Marshall. I couldn't be there but our writer Megan Lavell got to Delton early. We weren’t sure what time the Pistons would be there, somewhere between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. was what we’d heard from Carol Niemann. In a letter she wrote me she talked about Hooper the Pistons mascot being there, the Automotion dance team, and the Palace dunk team. “Which Pistons players and possibly Shock players will'be present has yet to be deter­ mined." wrote Niemann, a Pistons season-ticket holder who on a whim called the Palace to find out it the Pistons would like to come visit before their preseason game against Minnesota in Grand Rapids on Wednesday. Wednesday is Banner deadline day. and even for the Pistons, there wasn’t really a good way for me to make it. 1 got all the details from Ms. Lavell. and now I’m glad I didn’t go. I would have been a little upset. “1 thought this was the world’s largest build up.” said Lavell. who’s not really a sports fan in the first place, of waiting through a long assembly by Pistons officials from 11:30 p.m. until about ten minutes to one. “Il’s like when you have to sneeze all day. and you just never sneeze." she said. The whole Delton Kellogg school system was there. Teachers and students were decked out in Pistons’ paraphernalia. The closest any of the kids who were bussed in from Otsego and Pennficld field schools for the show actually got to a Piston was when they crossed the parking lot in front of the School bus engine. Laveli said she overheard a couple Delton students in the bathroom saying something about lhe Pistons not actually coming. Their coaches decided that it would mess up theirgame day rituals, and it would be better if they just concentrated on their job. Somehow the word leaked, but not quite as far as the Banner office, or the big papers and TV stations who showed up to sec lhe men in red. white and blue. Apparently the Pistons’ Aaron Smith, director of year round hoops, spoke for most of the time about the importance of getting a good education. “School comes first" was the main message of the show. That’s all well and good, but it’s not as exciting as Chauncey Billups flipping an alleyoop lob to Rasheed Wallace as he leaps of a trampoline or something. Obviously. Delton Kellogg schtxds didn't come first in eyes of the Pistons. • Kids don’t need to be bussed across county lines for mat speech, and to see Hooper the dancing mascot. “They can gel that crap from their teachers, or their coaches." said Lavell. They did get some “crap”, or stuff rather. A handful received complimentary Pistons head bands and a few even got Billups bobbleheads. I guess they did get to see a Piston after all. and the) did get to see the Pistons’ and the Detroit Shocks* most recent champi­ onship trophies. While I was w riling this a Delton dad peeked his head into my cubicle, and said. “I bet you didn’t even know the Pistons were at Delton today did you." I told him. “they weren’t." He expects to have two disappointed step-daughters. He said he would .till go see their game tonight though. I told him to pick me up a Timbcrwolves jersey. Sports Editor It isn’t every day a team comes up with something new. A box-and-one defense isn’t new, but using it against the Lakewood Vikings is. It nearly paid off for the Thomapple Kellogg Trojans Tuesday night, but Lakewood escaped Middleville with a 39-37 victory. While their four other teammates played defense around the paint. Thomapple Kellogg guards Amy Ball and Erin Ebmeyer took turns chasing Lakewood guard Sylvia Welch from one end of Lie court to the other. Welch finished the night with just six points, and missed almost all of the second quarter with two fouls. The Vikings’ secondleading scorer, senior center Amy Joostbems, finished with just five points after fouling out with nearly five minutes to play. When asked how many games she’d expect her team to win with Joostbems and Welch combing for 11 points. Lakewood head coach Kate Prominski said “not many.” “My girls played extremely well. Erin and Amy (Ball) played their butts off," said TK head coach Rob Roelofs. “We always want to put ourselves position to win the game, and we did that." Thomapple Kellogg trailed by five points al the start of the* fourth quarter, but whittled that lead down to two in the final seconds. The Trojans inbounded the ball with 4.4 sec­ onds left in front of their own bench in the offensive end, but a long off-balance three by Ball wouldn’t fall. Lakewood found a way to hold the small lead it took midway through the second quar­ ter for lhe remainder of the evening. “I had players who came out with confi­ dence and stepped up when it nurtered. and I think that’s the one important thing we’re going to take away from this game,’’ said Prominski. Mallorie Brodbeck had 11 points and five assists to lead the Vikings. Kelsie Thelen chipped in six points and eight rebounds before fouling out late in the fourth. Courtney Palmer drilled a jumper from the right baseline with 2:58 to play that put an end to a five-point Trojan run. and made the score' 35-30. After another Trojan bucket. Brodbeck hit a three that put her team up five with 2:26 to play. They were the final field goals of the night for lhe Vikings, and they were important ones. Katie VandetGeld led TK with 12 points, and Ashleigh Lund had nine. The Vikings are now 8-6 overall, while TK Lakewood's Kelsie Thelen (24) crashes into Thomapple Kellogg's Caitlin Chamberlin as she makes her way to the basket in the first Italf Tuesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) made a stupid adjustment in the third quarter when I decided to do something we hadn't practiced much before. We tried to go triangle-and-two on Welch and Brodbeck." Brodbeck had six points in the first 3:03 of the second half. “I over coached a little too much. It cost us about four to six points and in a game like this, that’s a lot." Roelofs said.” The Trojans are on the road tonight to uute on the O-K pold Conference leading South Christian Sailors, then Tuesday they visit Forest Hills Central in a non-league contest. Lakewood is back in action in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 today, when it plays host to Fowlerville. Williamston was ready for the Vikings on Thursday night, and handed Lakewood its third league loss. The Vikings are now 3-3 in the CAAC-3. after a 45?37 loss at the home of ihc HsW». ... m lead. Lakewood managed just 12 points in the second half. Welch led Lakewood for the night with 19 points, she hit three threes in the contest. No one else on the Viking team had more than five points. Kristin Kotrba led Williamston with IS points. . The Trojans’ offensive struggles continued against Byron Center last Thursday, as TK suffered a 50-25 defeat The Bulldogs outscored lhe Trojans 18-3 in the opening quarter, and pushed the lead to 29-10 at the break. VanderGeld was the-only one who was able to get going on offense for TK. finishing up with 12 points including connecting on 4-of5 free throw attempts. Caitlin Chamberlin added five points for the Trojans. Bryon Center was led by Brooke Carter 's Busy swimmers went 1-1 last week, plus 2nd at invite The Thornapple Kellogg-Hastings varsity girls’ swimming and diving team lost for just the second time this season, when they dove intothe pool at Calvin Christian on Thursday night. The Squires outscored the Trojans in nine of the 12 events to earn a 101-85 victory. TKHastings had its biggest successes in the div­ ing competition and the freestyle sprints. TK outscored the Squires 11-5 tn the div­ ing. getting a first, a second, and a fifth place finish. Kelly Frame won the competition with 193.60 points. VanDongen was second with 190.25, and Courtney DeWent fifth at 136.25. The two freestyle sprints were the only other events the Trojans won. and Mindy Warner secured both those wins for the Trojans. She took the 50-yard freestyle in 26.98 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 59.37. Kayla Romanak was second to Warner in the 100 free with a time of 1:03.81. TK had seven other second-place finishes. Mandy Buehler was second in the 100yard butterfly with a time of 1:20.65. Alecia Strumberger second in the 500 free in 6:25.42. Audrey Hoag second in the 100 backstroke in 1:14.12. and Alex deGoa sec­ ond in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1: 20.42. The Squires were first and the Trojans sec­ ond in all three relays. Hoag, deGoa. Chanda Archambeau. and Romanak teamed up for the second-place finish in the 200 medley relay with a time of 2:12.98. Jasmine Brown. Elizabeth Chappelow. Erin Fluke, and Warner were second in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:56.61. In the 400 freestyle relay, the Trojan leam of Brown. Chappelow. Romanak. and Warner was second in 4:27.06. The Trojans bounced back from that loss by knocking off Otsego Tuesday evening 113-73. TK-Hastings won eight of 12 events on Tuesday, but didn’t win one until the third event of the night when Hoag raced to first place in the -200-yard individual medley in 2: 39.78. TK-Hastings took control of the meet over the course of lhe next three events. Trojan swimmers swept the top three spots in the 50yard freestyle, with Warner winning in 27.17. followed by McClain in 29.64. and Brown in 29.74. . TK-Hastings took the top two spots in the diving competition. VanDongen won with 183 points and Frame was second with 175.25. Then, in the 100-yard butterfly, Archambeau took first in 1:19.78, followed by Buehler in second with a time of 1:20.39. and Wallace third in 1:25.56. The Trojans had a 60-34 lead when Romanak won the 100-yard freestyle in 1.-O3.72. TK-Hastings closed out the Bulldogs by winning the 200-yard freestyle relay with the team of Brown. Romanak. McClain, and Warner hitting the wall for the final time in P.53.3L Hoag then won the 100-yard backstroke in 1:11.91. and de Goa the 100-yard breast­ stroke in 1:20.17. In between those two duals, the Trojans finished second at Saturday's Ottawa Hills invitational with 157 points. West Catholic won the meet with 174, and Wayland was third with 137. Six teams competed on the day. . The Trojans had 19 medal winning per­ formances. The lop six in each event earned medals. Warner had the Trojans’ lone victory , taking the 200 individual medley in 26.81 seconds. Second places went to TK-Hastings' Hoag in the 200 IM and lhe 100 backstroke. Frame in the diving, and de Goa in the 100 breast ­ stroke. The Trojans swim at Spring Lake this Thursday. My name is Jeff VanNortw ick. I am your candidate for 7th District County Commission I state this with conviction because I believe in my communit), which means I believe in you. I believe you wish to share your ideas about how to make our community better. I believe you wish to be heard. 1 believe I am your candidate because I wish for you to be heard. Would you allow me the opportunity to represent our community from a position of awareness? Would you allow me lo address the county with your issues? Would you allow me to speak for you. because I speak with you? ; Wil) you let me work with you. as our community representative, because I wish to represent our community? I have arranged three (3) community gatherings where we can share ideas and issues. Will you please come share w ith me your feelings about how we should best represent ourselves to the County Government that is des­ ignated to support our best interests? ■ �Pafle 18 - Thursday. October 19. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxon eagers fall to 0-12 with two non-league losses by Brett Bremer Sports Editor A pair of non-conference foes scored big wins over the Saxon varsity girts' basketball team in the last week. Portland, one of the top teams in Class B, lopped the Saxons in Hastings Tuesday night 60-30. "We actually played fairly well," said Hastings' head coach Dan Carpenter. “We gave them a 12 point lead after the first quar­ ter. but we matched them after that." His Saxons only trailed by 16 with four minutes to go in the fourth quarter, before Carpenter emptied his bench. A new starter entered the Saxons line-up, Brandi Hurless playing the point guard posi­ tion. Carpenter liked how that worked out. “Hurless did make some plays for us and I think that will really help us in the future." Dana Shilling helped the team out, with her usual solid night. She led Hastings with 16 points. Natalie Knorp had nine points for the Saxons, and hit 7-of-10 free throw attempts. Having Hurless at the point, freed Knorp up to do some more things with the basket­ ball. "Taking (Knorp) off the point has given her the opportunity to make some move* on the outside and to do some things in the post." said Carpenter. “Obviously, she got a lol of contact in there and it really paid off." The Saxons went on the road last Thursday, and fell to Greenville 53-18. “They are big and strong and I think that conference has a lot more physical play than we do in our conference." Carpenter said of Greenville and the O-K White. Shilling had eight points for the Saxons, and Hurless was the team's next best scorer with four. Hastings is back in the O-K Gold for its next six ball games. The Saxons travel to Caledonia on Thursday, then play host to league leading South Christian next Tuesday. Lakewood's Brittany Raffter (left) and Britnee Barta cruise along together Saturday during the Greater Lansing meet in Grand Ledge. Raffter and Barta were the second and third Viking runners across the finish line. Viking teams middle of pack at the Greater Lansing meet Hastings' senior Natalie Knorp puts up a shot after sailing past Portland's Lauren Marcum during Tuesday night's non-conterence contest at HHS. (Photo by Dan Goggins) ' '• Vistors even Delton Kellogg’s Maroons top the last three KVA record, 3-3 Saxons standing at regional The Saxons’ Brandi Huriess runs the offense from the top of the key Tuesday night, white Portland's Ashleigh Seal provides some pressure. (Photo by Dan Goggins) Hastings Saxons scored three singles victo­ ries and four points at last week's Division 3 girls' tennis regional hosted by Allegan. Saxon first singles player Amy Ingle suf­ fered a heart-breaking loss in the semifinals to the top player from Holland Christian, end­ ing the seniors’ run at a first appearance in the state finals. The Maroons' Kaitlin Spoelhof topped Ingle 2-6. (7-6(5). 6-4. Ingle opened the tournament, after a firstround bye. with a 6-0. 6-1 win over Zeeland East's number one. The win earned two points for the team. Hastings also picked up one point at Sec­ ond singles and one at fourth singles. Sam VanDcnack topped Plainwell 6-0. 6-0 in the opening round, before being bested by Holland Christian's Lindsey Ellerbeck 6-0.6I. Breanna Girrbach topped Hamilton in three sets in the first round at fourth singles, 4-6. 7-6(3). 6-4 but then was bested by another Maroon, Kristen Etterbeek. 6-1.6-1. Holland Christian was in the finals at every flight and won every flight, except first sin­ gles and first doubles. Zeeland West’s Jill Pastunink topped Spoelhof for the first sin­ gles title 6-4. 6-2. Allegan won the fourth doubles flight championship. The Maroons advanced to this weekend’s state tournament with 30 points. Allegan was second with 24. followed by Wayland 14. Zeeland West 9. Hamilton 8, Byron Center 5. Hastings 4. Thomapple Kellogg 3. Zeeland East 2. and Plainwell 0. What is the Pennock Promise? The mission of the Pennock Promise is to advance, through philanthropy, the health of the Barry County Community by supporting excellence in health care at Pennock Hospital. One of the ways individuals give to the Pennock Promise is through w ills and trusts. Many plans allow you to make a chantable gift and at the same time provide yourself w ith an income for life By making a donation, you w ill be making a direct impact on our community for years to come. Please give your tax deductible donation to the Pennock Foundation and consider the Pennock Promise in your eslate plans. For additional information, contact Matt Thompson. Pennock Foundation Secretary, at (269) 945-1210 or via email, thompson a pennockhealth.com. All inquiries ure confidential. Pennock FOUNDATION Your Legacy ofCaring 1009 W Green St. • Hastings Ml • 49058 । Delton Kellogg and Kalamazoo Christian were tied at the half Tuesday night, tied after three quarters, and tied at the end of regula­ tion. and unfortunately for the Panthers that's when their offense ran out. The visiting Comets held Delton scoreless over the final 1:42 of regulation, and throughout the entire overtime period, to score a 43-39 victory in Kalamzoo Valley Association action. Christian Ls now 4-2 in the conference, while Delton sports a 3-3 league mark. Delton Kellogg head coach Rick Williams said that the Comets’ strong man-to-man defense made it hard for his team to £ t good looks at the basket, and his team v is just never able to get going in the overdue ses­ sion. Jordan Haines didn't have too much trou­ ble putting the ball in the basket for DK. she hit four threes and finished with 23 points. She was the only Panther in double figures. Katee Hogoboom chipped in nine points. Hannah Goy and Jenah Wandell both had five rebounds. Tara Meyering led Kalamzoo Christian with 11 points, and Tracy Koekkoek added 10. Even with lhe tough man-to-man defense against them, the Delton girls did only have 11 turnovers in the contest. Pennfield topped the Delton girls at DKHS last Thursday 46-36. Delton struggled to defend the post, and on the other end hit just 26-percent of its field goal attempts. "(Pennfield’s) 6-1 Sara Lowe was unstop­ pable." said Williams. “We just did not have an answer." Lowe led Pennfield with 17 points. 10 rebounds, and five blocked shots. Pennfield turned up its defense in the secon half, after the two teams headed into the break tied at 26. The Delton girts man­ aged just three points in the third qurter. and seven more in the third. Hogoboom led Delton with 15 points and eight rebounds, and Haines added 11 points. Goy and Wandell had six rebounds each. Delton Kellogg is 8-4 overall and will look to get back on track in the KVA as it takes to the road for its next three games. The Panthers travel * to Hackett tonight. Parchment next Tuesday, and Olivet a week from Thursday. For the first time in ten years, the neither Lakewood varsity cross country squad had a runner finish in the top 30 at the Greater Lansing Cross Country meet Saturday, at Ledge Meadows Golf Course. Lakewood's girls finished 17th in the team standings, and the boys* 22nd. Ovid-Elsie only had one runner in the boys' top 30. and that was the meet champion junior Maverick Darling who took the race with a time of 15 minutes 38 seconds. His Ovid-Elsie team finished one spot below the Lakewood boys with 590 points. Lakewood had 567. Howell edged out Lakewood’s Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 rivals from Williamston for the boys’ title, 130 to 146. Williamston's Matt Lutzke was second in the boys* race, with a time of 16:16. “The course was soft and stow from all the snow and rain the days earlier." said Lakewood head coach Jim Hassett. Okemos was third with 181 points, fol­ lowed by Grand Ledge fourth with 206 and Lansing Catholic fifth with 220. Behind Williamston, Lansing Catholic, and DeWitt which placed 17th with 483 points. Lakewood was the fourth CAAC-3 boys’ team in the standings. Blake Blocher and Miguel Martinez paced the Lakewood boys. Blocher was 84th in 18:22 and Martinez 89th in 18:28. Behind that duo for Lakewood. BiUy Quint was 105th in 18:34, Jason Sterkenburg 141st in 19:08. and Tim Nagi 148th in 19:16. Jessika Blackport was the closes', runner to lhe top 30 for Lakewood. She led the Viking girts with a 32nd place time of 20:58. Lakewood's ladies finished just 13 points behind 16th place Haslett. 455 to 468. East Lansing's top five runners all finished in the top 25. led by senior Dana Bialek who was second in 19:24 as her team took the girts’ title with 80 points. Okemos was second with 108. followed by Grand Ledge 171. DeWin >99. and Potterville 226. Gra?d Ledge's Emily Langenberg was the top individual in the girts* race, hitting the line in 18.58. Behind Btaclqxxi f«x Lakewood. Brittany Raffler was 98th in 22:23. Bntnee Barta 108th in 22:34. Natalie Blackmer I’Oth in 22:36. and Sadie Cart 120th n. 2231. A total of 35 girts’ teams and 34 boys' teams scored in the meet, which also included a handful of individual runners. Lakewood will host this Saturday's Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 jam­ boree. the final league jamboree of the fallZ YMCA basketball meeting planned for October 25 On Wednesday. Oct. 25. the YMCA will be having a manager meeting for the organi­ zation of the 2006-07 adult city basketball season. The meeting will be held at the YMCA office, 2055 Iroquois Trail, in Hastings at 7 p.m. Each team that participated last year and wants to play in this year's season should send a representative. League organization, rule changes, fees, and league stating times will be covered. There is a limit on the number of teams that can participate so attendance at the meet­ ing is important. Final deadline for teams registering is Nov. 9 Teams will be regis­ tered on a first come first served basis. The league is slated to begin the week of Nov. 20. For more information call the YMCA at (259) 945-4574. Hastings’ 1 Newest affordable Family Apartments Explore your new apartment living options 616 Hannah Une Hatting* Ml 49058 - Hastings' One of Kind Family Living - Spacious Two 4t Three Bedroom Apartment-Homes - Fully Equipped Kitchen with dishwasher - Spacious Closets - Full Size Washer & Dryer in each Unit - Outdoor Play Areas - Reserved Covered Parking Quad Kjdge Apartments an ideally heatedone mde east ofM-43 on the newly extendedWorth Street. I ________ • \haut. ttptge .tpcrtmmb • Vru ■famdy L tung Apartment. • To Leam More About Quail Ridge Call Today 269-948-9363 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 19. 2006 - Page 19 Saxon boys and TK girls win final duals by Brett Bremer Spitns Ediior A foursome of Hastings Saxons jumped out to the early lead in the O-K Gold Conference dual with Thomapple Kellogg hosted by Byron Center Wednesday at Brewer Park. Soon after lhe start, like the Red Sea split­ ting. the Saxons split to dodge the water which had built up on a grassy straight-away behind a set of tennis courts. The Saxons pack wasn’t able to complete- Hastings’ A.J. Singleterry leads a pack of runners at the front of last Wednesday's O-K Gold Conference dual against Thomapple Kellogg at Brewer Park. (Photo by Brett Bremer) l\ gel back together for the rest of the race, but stayed well enough in front to earn a 22­ 39 win over the boys from Thomapple Kellogg. TICs top runners. Keith Winchester and Ethan Fuller were able to split up lhe Saxon pack by the end. They were the only runners in orange and black to crack the top nine however. TK fell to 2-4 in O-K Gold Conference duals w ith the loss. Hastings’ A.J. Singleterry edged out Winchester by eight seconds for Lhe top soot Wednesday. Singleterry finished in 17 min­ utes 28 seconds, and Winchester in 17:36. The Saxons' Ryan Bosma was third in 17:40. and TK’s Ethan Fuller fourth in 17:54. The next Trojan in w'as John Belit. who was :enth in the scoring al 19:14. David Ordway was 11 th for TK in 19:40 and Eric Buchanan 12th in 20:14. There was much more variety in terms of jersey color coming across the finish line at the end of the girls’ race, but TK still man­ age. J a 23-32 win over lhe Saxons to improve to 3-3 in the league. TK’s Rebecca Winchester had lhe best girls’ lime of the day. in the three races held in lhe rain at Brewer Park. 19:22. That was one second better than Wayland’s Jessica Armstrong’s time in her team’s dual with Byron Center and Hamilton. “Hastings ran lough.” TK girls’ coach Tammy Benjamin said after the race of the much improved Saxon squad. The Saxons were led by Lauren Anderson, who finished second in the race, but was nearly two minutes behind Winchester in 21:21. Melanic Truer and Emma Ordway placed third and fourth for the Trojans! Truer hit lhe finish line in 21:41 and Ordway in 22:07. Kelsey Webster was the fourth Trojan in. with a sixth-place lime of 22:12. Kate Wilson was ninth for TK in 23:42. Behind Anderson for Hastings. Alyssa Hastings' Dylan Bowman clears the ball out of the Saxon end of the field as a Charlotte attacker moves in during the second half of Monday night’s regional opener at Eaton Rapids. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Orioles speed their way past Saxons in D-2 soccer district by Brett Bremer Hastings' Alyssa Case stays a step ahead of TK’s Kelsey Webster during last Wednesday’s O-K Gold Conference dual. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Case was fifth in 22:08. Molly Sm?Ji seventh in 22:15. Katie Ponsctto eighth in 23:19. and Kayleigh DelCollo tenth in 24:08. DK teams third at KVA cross final Delton Kellogg and Kalamazoo Christian have been battling back and forth for lhe number three spot in the Kalamazoo Valley Association all fall. The Panthers took the lead in their final opportunity, placing third at the league’s final jamboree Wednesday at Hackett Catholic Central in Kalamazoo. Hackett won the meet with just 42 points. Parchment was second with 65. and then Delton and the Comets were neck and neck. DK edged them out 83-89. Maple Valley was fifth with 116 points. Pennfield sixtii with 146. and Olivet seventh with 165. Parchment’s Jeff Nordquist and Nick Tecca finished first and second, in 16 minutes 45 seconds and 16:57 respectively. That was almost a minute and a half before the first Delton runner. Justin Durbin, who hit the line ninth in 18:12. Behind Durbin for DK. Dan Roberts was 12th in 18:35. Nick Rcndcn 16th in 18:59. Cory Cook 22nd in 19:43. and Morgan Hennessey 24th in 19:45. Delton Kellogg's girls also finished third. Just like in lhe boys meet, the top two runners Bye gives TK more time to rest before district semifinal by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Sam DeYoung was more interested in get­ ting his leam ready for the district tourna­ ment. than lhe O-K Gold Conference tourna­ ment which came to an end last week. The coach had a pleasant discovery. His boys knocked off Hamilton 2-1 in the game for third and fourth place Thursday night, in the snow in Middleville. “Everyone was just really relaxed. They just seemed to be hav ing a lot of fun. il was snowing. It was a fun night for us." said DeYoung. It got to be so much fun thanks to Matt Bouchard, who scored lhe game winner with about 15 minutes left in regulation for TK. after lhe two teams played to a I -1 stalemate in the first 40 minutes. TK took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Fabian Suarez in the first half, before the Hawkeyes were able to knot up the score. “We had been shooting all night long, and we just couldn’t find the back of the net al all." said DeYoung. The Trojans had 26 shots on the Hawkeye net for the night. The Trojans will take on either Way land or Eaton Rapids at 7:15 p.m. Thursday night, in Eaton Rapids for the semifinals of the Division 2 district tournament. TK hopes to keep having fun all the way up to Saturday’s district championship game. It isn’t always easy to have fun. “They get tense and they get unfocused." said DeYoung. “1 guess I’m at fault for some of il. I’m a disciplined coach. I want the kids focused on soccer and not anything else. They get too tense with that philosophy. It’s hard for me as a coach sometimes." The Trojans were in the game for third and fourth in lhe league, after falling to eventual tournament champion South Christian in the semifinals last Tuesday 4-0. DeYoung wasn’t too worried about the defeat. “I’ve been getting a lot of players from the bench more time, and resting my starters, especially in that South Christian game." said DeYoung. Joe Brockhuizcn and Dave Wozniak each scored one goal in lhe first half, and one in the second to get the Sailors into the confer­ ence championship game against the only team that beat them during the league’s regu­ lar season - Caledonia. The Sailors earned a share of the confer­ ence title Thursday, with a 2-0 win al lhe home of the Fighting Scots. 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But having the top two helped the Comets to the title. Kristine Clay from K-Christian won the race in 21:27. Her teammate Anna Hollett was second in 212:34. The Comets had five of the top ten runners overall. They finished with just 20 points. Hackett was second with 50. and Delton third with $8..Behind the top three came Maple Valley w ith 114 points. Pennfield 116. Galesburg-Augusta with 175. and Parchment and Olivet with no team scores. Delton was the only other team with multi­ ple runners in lhe top ten. Mandy Dye led Delton with a seventh-place time of 22:22 and Heather Millard was ninth in 22:32. After that duo for DK. Amanda Strick was 13th in 23:00. Shawn Schul 20th in 24:02. and l-aurcn Knollenbcrg 21st in 24:12. D-2 boys’ golf season ends for area teams by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The season ended one step short of the state finals for all the area golfers in Division Lakewood placed tenth out of 12 teams at Monday’s Division 2 regional tournament at lhe Pohl Cat in Mount Pleasant. A pair of the Vikings’ Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 rivals are moving on however. Haslett won lhe regional tournament with a team score of 309. and DeWitt was third at 323. Mt. Pleasant earned the other spot in the state finals, which will be played this Friday and Saturday al Forest Akers East in East Lansing, with a second-place score of 318. East Lansing was fourth at 324. followed by Ludington 332. Ogemaw Heights 345. Petoskey 347. Cadillac 348. Gaylord 351. Lakewood 354. Caledonia 356. Ionia 357. Hastings Tyler Kalmink and Thomapple Kellogg’s Scott Pitsch and Brent Butgereit also came up short in their bids to qualify for the state finals as individuals. The top three teams and top three individ­ uals not on those teams at the regional quali­ fied for stale. Luke Sniegowski of Ludington, last year’s Division 2 individual champion, was the final player to make the cut with a 78. Petoskey’s Joey Garber quali­ fied with a 75. and East Lansing’s Mike Abbott with a 7". Kalmink fired a 98 on the day. Pitsch wxsn’t far off the pace through 14 holes, but went four over on the last four to finish with an 82. Butgereit shot an 89. Brad Elliott led Lakewood with an 81. The Vikings also got ar. 87 from Tyler Raimer, a 92 from Lane Brewer, and a 94 from Nic Wieland. The Haslett Vikings, who were second in lhe slate last year in Division 2 behind East Grand Rapids, were led by Chris Mory s 74. Sam Burman added a 76. Joe Tahvoncn 78. and Gary Bissel an 81. Sports Editor It was said at the beginning of the season. and the Saxons never really did quite figure out their biggest problem this season. “We just don't have that one definite goal scorer this year." said Hastings' head coach The Saxons finished the season with a record of 4-13-4. Despite the low win total. Roderick was appreciative of the way the community supported his team through times that weren’t always sunny both in the sky and on the field. Brian Roderick. The Saxons were shut out in their final two games of the season, last Thursday against Wayland in the final game of the O-K Gold Conference tournament and on Monday in the Division 2 district opener against Charlotte at Eaton Rapids. The Orioles ended the Saxon season with a 3-0 win in district action. Charlotte will now face No. 1 ranked Mason in the district semi­ finals Thursday night, after the other semifi­ nal between Thomapple Kellogg and Eaton Rapids. “They had good speed up front, and they transitioned very rapidly. 1 think that was our downfall.” said Roderick. The Orioles scored all three of their goals in the opening half. Roderick credited goalkeeper Andy Matthews and stopper Matt Lewis with sti­ fling lhe Oriole attack in the backfield in the .second half... “Pie’s really stepped up and improved a 1m this year." Roderick said of Lewis. Hastings was shut out I -0 in lhe O-K Gold Conference tournament game, for fifth place at Wayland last Thursday . The wintcry weath­ er had more to do with the lack of goals than the Wildcats did though. “Wc really shouldn’t have been playing soccer." said Roderick. Wayland scored its goal in the first two minutes of the contest, on a shot that bounced off a post, then off the back of Matthews and into the net. “Other than that, everybody had fun just sliding and falling in the mud all day." Roderick said. “I’m glad nobody got hurt." Hastings' Justin von der Hoff fights to get between and Oriole and the ball dur­ ing Monday’s district opener. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Union Bank introduces Community Lending to the Hastings Area with a New Loan Production Office! Located in the Chicago Title Office at 400 W. State Street Stop in or give Dan King a call at 945-9911 Office Hours: 9am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday • COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL • CONSUMER Programs to fit your needs! UNION BANK LOAN PRODUCTION OFFICE Member FDIC 400 W. STATE STREET • 945-9911 www.ubmich.cmn Mon-Fri 9:00 am - 4:30 pm " , �Page 20 - Thursday. October 19. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Four teams will try to slow down the playoff bound by Bret I Bremer Sports Editor The season ends Friday for all five Barn County football teams. Hastings technically could sneak into the play-offs with five wins, but the play-off points don't seem to be adding up in the Saxons* favor. Still, a win over South Christian this Friday would be a big one for Hastings. A winning season would be something spe­ cial for head coach Fred Rademacher and the Saxons, after lhe program suffered through four consecutive woeful seasons. Closing the season with a victory won't be easy for any of the local teams. Delton Kellogg is the only squad from the county which is facing an opponent this week that doesn't have its sights set on the play­ offs. The Panthers face 0-8 Galesburg Augusta Friday night. The game has been moved, because of ptxir field conditions at Galesburg-Augusta. The Rams and Panthers will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Olivet College Friday. Both teams are currently 0-6 in the Kalamazoo Valley Association. On the other end of the KVA standings is 7­ 0 Kalamazoo Christian, which will clinch the outright league championship with a win at Maple Valley on Friday night Caledonia can clinch an outright O-K Gold championship with a win over Thomapple Kellogg at CHS Friday. It will be the third game in eight days for the Fighting Scots. who trounced their league rivals from Wayland last Friday night but were then beat­ en by Sparta on Monday 7-4). "I can't even put it into words. It'd be great obviously." said TK head coach Tim Penfield when asked what a win over the rival Scots would mean for his leam. "Thai’s what we'll be working towards all week " If TK could pull off the upset Friday night, the Scots would need some help from the Saxons lo avoid sharing the conference crown with the Sailors from South Christian. The Sailors and Scots are both 6-2 overall, but the Scots have yet to fall in the Gold. Ionia has already earned its Capital Area Activities Conference Division 2 champi­ onship this fall The Bulldogs are now playing for home-field advantage in the play-offs. Lakewood, from the CAAC Division 3. will looking to play spoiler in its annual season ending game against the team across 1-96. Kick-off at Ionia is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Current Records Delton Hastings Lakewixxl Maple Valley Middleville * I -7 4-4 3-5 3-5 0-8 Here's a round-up of last Friday 's local gridiron action. Hastings 36. Middleville 21 It has already been a special season for the A pair of Dalton Kellogg defenders rush over to try and keep Pennfield quarterback Justin Reniger from getting into the comer of the end zone Friday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Celebrate the SAXON SPIRIT u/ltn a PRE-GAME TAILGATE PARTY Honoring the Hastings High School FOOTBALL COACHES— Freshman football coaches are (from left) assistant coach Jeff Keller. 13 yn . head coach Marsh 'vans 21 yrs.; assistant coach Thom Warner. 15* yrs Junior varsity football coaches are (from left) asststant coach Brian Donnmi 5 yrs head coach Pat Cottson, 9 yrs. assistant coach BJ Domra. 2 yrs assistant coach Jam« Murphy. 10 yrs. Varsity football coaches are (from left) assistant coach Jef! Denny. 14 yrs assistant coach Jack Hobert. 11 yrs head coach Fred Rademacher 2 yrs assistant coach Mike Dubois 2 yrs Not pictured Bill Wallace 10 yrs Scott Dreisbach assistant. 1 yr. Jim Bailey 3* yrs Al Wilson. 6* yrs. school physician Dr Troy Carlson. 5* yrs statisticians Butch and Brenda Armour, 8* yrs. sports trainer Usa Gebhardt. 2 yrs To show community support for our learns and the spirit of being a Saxon, a tailgate parly will be sponsored wilh free grilled hoi dogs, chips and a drink lo anyone before lhe foolball game. • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 Before the game with South Christian, starting at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lol ol the football field. Sponsored tn: Superintendent Chris Cooley & lhe fem McKinney Family Saxon Pride Begins with You! Cx If you or your business is interested in sponsoring a tailgate party featuring the "Saxon Tailgate Party Bus' before any Saxon home event please contact the Hastings Athletic Dept at 948-4409 I 77507133 Hastings Saxons. In 2001, the team went to the play-offs and finished the ye«u with an 8-2 record. Over the next four years, the Saxons won just two games. They’ve already doubled that win total this season, after a 36-21 victory over Thomapple Kellogg Friday night. Senior fullback Matt Donnini. and lineman Scott White, were both members ol the varsi­ ty as sophomores, and saw their team win just one game in their first two seasons with the top squad. Topping South Christian this Friday night, and finishing the season with a winning record would be special. "It would definitely mean a lot. especially to the seniors." said Donnini. "It'd mean a lot to the whole program, this year turning it around and letting people know who we arc." Hastings took a 20-7 lead eight seconds into the third quarter Friday night in Middleville, and held on for a 36-21 victory. The Saxons led 36-7 after a 16-yard scoring run by Donnini. his third TD of the night. Quarterback Matt Teunesscn also ran in two scores for the Saxons, and completed three two-point conversion passes to Bradan King. “They have some explosive players." said TK head coach Tim Penfield, who's 'I rojans lost to the Saxons for the first time ever Friday. "Their quarterback and fullkick arc great players and they hit big plays al big time? for them." Donnini rushed 14 times for 122 yards, and Teunesscn carried eight times for 139. Despite those gaudy numbers, the Trojans actually had nearly 30 more yards of total offense and nine more first downs. The Trojans didn't give up and battled back to make lhe final score respectable, but a cou­ ple times early in the ga»?c when things did­ n't go the Trojans way Hastings was able to strike quickly. TK took an early 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Quarterback Tom Enslen completed a five-yard pass to Jeff Dickerson, and Trevor Finkbeiner added the extra-point kick. TK started in gixxl position, at the Hastings 43. after the Saxons' attempt on a fourth down-and-five came up short. That was the one break the Trojans were able to take advantage of. The Trojans lost a fumble early in the sec­ ond quarter, in Saxon territory, but Hastings' AJ. Tassos scooped it up he rambled across the 50. On the very next play. Donnini took off on a 48-yard scoring run. The Saxons' two-point conversion attempt was no good, and the Trojans still led 7-6. TK couldn't manage a first down on its next drive, and punted to lhe Saxons. Two plays later. Teunesscn rambled 54 yards for a score. Teunesscn's two-point pass to King was gixxl and Hastings led 14-7. It stayed that way until the opening of the second half. Hastings kick was a worm-burn­ er and was recovered by the Saxons' Scott Wilson. Donnini raced 48 yards on the first play from scrimmage, to give his team a 20-7 lead. Donnini would add a 23-yard touchdown run with 3:53 left in the third quarter, and then score again with 10:13 remaining in the game on a 16-yard run. Paul Belcher took over at quarterback for TK. after Hastings lead hit 28-7. He complet­ ed !2-of-l8 pass attempts for 129 yards. Enslen had connected on 4-of-l0 pass attempts for 56 yards. Both threw one touch­ down pass. “We just didn't pul enough drives together, and unfortunately w hen we got behind a little big we probably became a little too one dimensional." said Penfield. Belcher's TD pass was the final score of the game, a 20-yard strike to Johnson with 24.1 seconds remaining. Joey Sanford also scored for the Trojans, on a seven-yard run The Saxons’ Garrett Harris is wrapped up short of the goal-line on a two-point con­ version attempt by Thomapple Kellogg's Mark Brown Friday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) with 4:39 left lo play. Finkbeiner was a per­ fect 3-for-3 on extra-point kicks. "Defensively we played great. We really have been pretty gixxl for a few weeks now.” said Hastings head coach Fred Rademacher The Saxons weren’t able to completely Sti­ lle the Trojans. Sanford ran 28 times for 169 yards, but he was the only Trojan who wks really able to get anything going on the ground. Johnson caught five passes for 85 yards on the night, and Dickerson had six catches for 53 yards. The Saxons* Teunesscn was O-for-3 throw ing the football "They played a gixxl game. They played tough." Rademacher said of the Trojans. "They played really well." Pennfield 57. Delton Kellogg 0 Abixit the only thing the Delton Kellogg boys won Friday night was lhe right to receive the opening kick-off. It was all down hill from there. Delton fumbled the opening kickoff, and Pennfield*s Keegan Clark picked it up al the 42-yard-line and raced into the end zone. It was the first of six first-half touchdowns by Pennfield. w hich went on to a 57-0 victory. Delton would fumble the ball five limes in lhe game, losing four of them. "That just gets you in trouble in a hurry." said Delton Kellogg head coach Vic Haas. Pennfield amassed 322 yards on the ground and 122 with the pass. The green and gold Panthers had 13 different backs rush the foot­ ball. as the running clock started in the first half. Clark would score would add another Pennfield touchdown, the team's third TD of lhe periixl. on a 25-yard pass to Mark Sansom. William Hampton also scored on a 30-yard run for Pennfield and Jason Eggersledt added the two-point conversion on the team's second TD. Blake Boling matched Clark’s two scores, finding the end zone on a seven-yard run early in the second quarter, and then on a 46-yard run late in the periixl. In between those two scores. Niko Ashley returned a Delton put 57 yards for a score. Jake West and Justin Reniger added short touchdown runs for Pennfield in the second hJf. and Matt Johnson converted on a 25yani field goal attempt. "They're a pretty good ball club. We icver could slop them." said Haas. The Delton offense never, really could get going either. DK had just 102 yards of total offense. Montana Otis Jed Delton s ground game wilh 44 yards, and Kirk V olschieger added 34. Brian Diaz was 4-of-ifi throwing the ball for 23 yards. "Wc just didn't play very well." said Haar “I think Pennfield is one of the best teams I’ve seen." luikewood 26. Parma Western 8 A solid ground game and plenty of second half scoring was enough to earn the Lakew ixxl Vikings their third win of this font­ ball season Friday night, as they knocked off Parma Western on Unity Field 26-8. Lakewixxl scored three second half touch­ downs. to build on a 7-0 lead. All 260 of the Vikings' offensive yards came on the ground. "Wc had a slow first half, wc went in 7-0. but the kids were just going through the motions." said Lakewixxl head coach Bob Veitch. “It was a muddy mess, but we regrouped during half-time ami brought 'em out. and the kids decided to play football in the second half." See FOOTBALL, next page �The Hastings Banner Thursday October 19 2006 - Page 21 FOOTBALL, continued from previous page The change started right away in the sec­ ond half. Lakewood took the opening kick-off and marched down the field, using up lhe first five minutes of the third quarter Quarterback Jesse Martin dove into the end zone from a yard out. and Levi Phelps added the extra­ point kick for a 144) lead. Justin Keller added two more touchdown runs for the Vikings before the end of lhe con­ test. Her scored on a 27 yard run wilh 3:03 left in the third quarter, and then on a 53-yard run with 11 KM to play in the game. Keller finished the night with 10 carries for 125 yards. Kurtis Powell rushed 14 times for 55 yards for the Vikings. Zach Porter scored Lakewood's first half touchdown, on a four-yard run with 6:51 to play before the break. The Vikings limited Parma Western to just 122 yards of total offense. 100 of that on the ground. "The second half they came back and did a nice job. it was a good one tor our seniors, the last game for them on Unity Field It's a good memory for them. " said Veitch Hackett .34. Maple Salley 14 by Jon Gambee Staff Writer I'm sorry. Guenther, you're not in Bellevue anymore. Playing for the first year in the much tougher Kalamazoo Valley Association. Maple Valley saw its season record slip to 3 5 overall and 3-3 in the conference and now faces only its second losing season in the 22 years Guenther Mittelstaedt has been its head Delton KeHogg's Montana Otis is hit by Pennfield's Brayden Smith as he returns a kick in Friday night’s Kalamazoo Valley Association contest at Pennfield High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) coach I-’nday Mittelstaedt look his team to Kalamazoo to play the Hackett Irish and the luck was all against him and his I.ions. Hackett insured a spot in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Playoffs for the third straight year with a 34-14 Homecoming victory. "We just got beat on t».c line of scrim­ mage." Mittelstaedt said after the game. "It’s that simple." What Mittelstaedt would not say. however, is that Ik- has the majority of his offensive line out with injuries, two occurring during the game, and it is hard to win without your starters up front. Hackett (6-2. 4-21 ran up a total of 279 yards. 228 on the ground with Jczrcl While leading the way with 158 yards on 20 carries. White, a legitimate all-state candidate, scored three limes. Maple Valky scored on the last play from scrimmage in the first hall when quarterback Deven Mead hit I J Bentley on a 15-yard pass m the left corner of the end zone and again in the fourth quarter when backup quar­ terback Evan Smith ran in from the one and then ran in the extra point "It was Evan's first varsity touchdown." Mittelstaedt said. "I was happy to see him get il." With White doing the majority of the dam­ age. Hackett pulled out lo a 74) lead on their second offensive scries. While capped off a 60-yard. four play drive w ith a 15-yard touch­ down run at the 5:47 mark. White made it 144) with another touch­ down. this time from two yards out with just under three minutes to play. The drive was set up by a Taylor Braman interception that gave the Irish excellent field position al the Lion 13. Hackett quarterback Bradley Grossa put the game out of reach in lhe second quarter with a 28-yard scoring pass to Robert Chrisman w ith 4:23 left in the first half. Mead's pass to Bentley as time expired finally put the Lions on the board, but this was a game they were never really in. Maple Valley, who always defer lhe open­ ing kickoff and elect to get the ball to start the second half, went three and out in the opening minutes of lhe third quarter and White took the punt hack 71 yards to paydirt. Hastings A.J. Tassos looks up field as he returns a Trojan fumble in the Saxons' 36­ 21 victory over Thomapple Kellogg in Middleville Friday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Hackett scored its final touchdown with 4:33 left in lhe quarter when John Patrick Waurio scored from a yard out to make it 34­ 6. Irish kicker Matthew Haller hit every extra point but one in the game. Smith's touchdown and extra point runs finished the scoring. Tyler Christensen led Maple Valley rushers with 40 yards on 13 carries and workhorse Tim Wood added 33. Smith finished the game w ith 26 yards on only three carries, one of the true bright spots for the Lions this night. Mead was four for nine with the one inter­ ception and 67 yards passing. Grossa finished with two completions in only four attempts for 51 yards. Bentley finished with three catches for 60 yards to lead all receivers. Jarred Goris led the defense with 16 tack­ les in another outstanding performance and Tony Corwin had a fumble recovery for lhe Lions Lions must wait for first district win by Brett Bremer Sports Editor There were plenty of shoot outs in the opening round of the Division 3 district soc­ cer tournament, which is being run by Hillsdale, on Monday afternoon. There wasn’t one which was as back and forth as the one that Maple Valley and Hillsdale played on the Fuller St. Field in Nashville. Hillsdale advanced lo Wednesday's district semifinal with a 9-5 victory over lhe Lions. A total of 11 goals were scored in the sec­ ond half, including four by Hillsdale's Remto Sanchez. Sanchez outscored the Lions him­ self. putting six in the back of the net on the night. The Lions' standard defense failed to slow him down, and even when Maple Valley bead coach Josh Meersma told senior defender Cody Ward to stick with him Sanchez was able to find some space. A Hillsdale player stood at midfield, wait­ ing to enter the action with his team leading 7-4 and only 15 minutes left to play. He still wasn't convinced that his Hornets had the Lions where they wanted them Hillsdale led 2-1 at the half, but Sanchez scored three times in the first 5:15 of the sec­ ond half to bump that to 5-1. With 38:49 to play he collected a rebound, then waited for a charging crowd lo clear past him. and fired a shot over the Lion keeper into the far side of the net. With 38:29 left, he charged through two defenders in the middle of the field and blasted home his fourth goal. Again with 34:45 left. Hillsdale started a free kick quickly and Sanchez took it in the box and bumped it into the net. Maple Valley answered back in lhe next few minutes. Adam Zank sent the ball to teammate I-ar* Linsenmann al the top of the 18. Linsenmann settled the ball with his back to the net. then turned and ripped a shot that went off the fool of a Hillsdale defender into the net. Lucas Ende scored stxin after for the Lions with a high floating shot, ’hat came down through the arms of the Hillsdale keeper mak­ ing the score Hillsdale 5 and Maple Valley 3. Preston Scharlow and Sanchez added some insurance for the Hornets in the next ten min­ utes. then the Lions answered back w ith goals from Ward and Linsenmann to make it 7-5 with 12.19 lett. With all the balls hanging into the back of the net the Lions were still in reach, until Scott Caskey scored for the Hornets with 5:23 to play Brian Green added one last Hillsdale tally with 2:54 left. Jed Wieland scored lhe Lions' first half goal, which tied the game at one with 22:53 before the break, off an assist from Ward. Rams’ 2nd-half goals knock Panther soccer from district Delton Kellogg was unable to get any offense going in the first round of the Division .3 district tournament at Galesburg Augusta Monday night. The host Rams didn’t do much offensively either, until the second half. GalesburgAugusta scored twice in the final 40 minutes to advance to Wednesday 's district semifinal against Hillsdale at Hillsdale. After an injury to Delton Kellogg's starting goal keeper Scott Hoekstra in the second half, the Rams’ Daniel Esman and Shawn Groctscma each scored once. Groctscma also had an assist on Esman's goal. Galesburg-Augusta had 20 shots on goal for the night. On the other end of the field. Ram keeper Paul Lewis had four saves. Hoekstra and Janson Fluty combined to make 18 saves lor Delton Kellogg. Delton Kellogg head coach Bill Robert* called it a great game, and a great season for all of his players. The Panthers came up one win short of a .500 record, al 8-9-1 overall. In Kalamazoo Valley Association action the Panther* were .500. at 5-5. The Lions’ Lars Linsenmann settles the ball with a defender on his back in the second half of Maple Valley's 9-5 loss to Hillsdale Monday afternoon in Nashville. Maple Valley's Jed Wieland avoids a skde tackle from a Hillsdale defender near midfield in the first half of Monday night’s Division 3 district contest on Fuller St. Field. (Photo by Brett Breme') (Photo by Brett Bremer) Members of Grand Rapids, Michigan & National Association of REALTORS' 305 S. Broadway (M-37) • Hastings Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 em - 5 pm And always available by appointment MLS Realty Inc. KEITH FERRIS for COUNTY COMMISSIONER HOPE & RUTLAND TOWNSHIPS 1 have attended over 40 County meetings to have a better understanding of the job of Commissioner "Your n—| Estate Connection** zr • t-j ww OPEN HOUSE MiMaar. oct. ir • M pm * * ’i»«wwvto HU 6TMAVE.. 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Several ago Portage Northern topped his team in the first round of districts, then went on to win the state tournament. "They won state that year. They were a complete team.” said Gonzales. "The guys that I saw the next day were still talking about how good they were.” East Lansing, the No. 2 ranked team in the stale in Division 3. closed out the Vikings' season Monday w ith 29:12 to play in the sec­ ond half. "Il just seemed to me wc were intimidated as they got through our defense at will for point blank shots." said Gonzales. Six of East Lansing's eight goals came on shots from just outside the Lakewixxl goal mouth. Newhouse can add to DK golf team’s happy ending by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Panthers couldn't have asked for much more out of the end of the 2006 varsity boys’ golf season. The team had a great showing al the Kalamazoo Valley Association tournament last Wednesday at the Ly nx Golf Club. The team qualified for the Division 3 regional tournament, and from there senior Josh Newhouse qualified for the Division 3 state finals which will be held at Forest Akers West Golf Course this Friday and Saturday in East Lansing. The Delton boys finished a respectable seventh out of 12 teams Monday in their regional hosted by Dowagiac, "but we could have done so much better.” said head coach Kent Enyart. Two KVA teams, and surprisingly one of them wasn’t Hackett Catholic Central, quali­ fied for the state finals as well. The top three teams and top three individuals not on those teams earned a spot at Forest Akers. Lansing Catholic won out in a tic-breaker for the top spot, over the KVA champs from Kalamazoo Christian. Both teams’ top four finished at 319. Parchment, which had fin­ ished fifth in the KVA standings this season, behind Kalamazoo Christian. Hackett. Delton Kellogg, and Olivet placed third with a 321. Parchment's Aaron Cox was the day’s medal­ list with a 76. A 77 was the cut-off point for the three individual qualifiers. Newhouse. Hackett’s Sheldon Keyte, and Grand Rapids West Catholic’s Josh Wolberer all fired 77s. Otsego edged out Hackett in a fifth-score tic-breaker for fourth place. Both teams' top four combined to shoot 324. West Catholic was sixth at 333 followed by Delton Kellogg 343, Portland 347. Edwardsburg 353. Dowagiac 353. Godwin Heights 366. and Schoolcraft 378. Bobby Fisher shot an 87 for Delton. Devin Desgrangcs 88. and Kyle Purdum a 91. Lansing Catholic was paced by Ben Setas w ho fired a 78. Sean Courtney added a 79 for the Cougars. Mike Murray 81). and Pat Studt 82. Aaron Nicholas fifth score of 84 topped the Comets’ fifth score of 87 from David Sarkepato to take the regional title. The Comets were led by Chet VandcnBcrg’s 77. Austin Vandermcer added a 79. Marcus Brussce 80. and Nathan Young 83. Behind Cox for Parchment. Josh Pressley and Ross Durren carded 83s. and Scotty Sulka fired a 79. Delton leapt over Parchment, and Olivet, in the KVA standings at lhe league tournament last week. Purdum had the round of his life, firing a 73 to lead all scorers, as the Panthers moved up from fifth to third in the final conference standings with a second-place finish. That was five strokes better than the second best individual. The Panthers fired a 330 as a team. Hackett won lhe conference tournament with a 225. but the Kalamazix) Christian Comets stayed ahead of the Fighting Irish in the overall standings to take the league title with their third place finish Wednesday. The Comets scored a 331. Olivet was fourth with a 342. followed by Maple Valley 342. and Pennfield 353. Behind Purdum for DK. Fisher shot an 85. and Newhouse and Desgrangcs scored 86s. Barry Roscoe led Maple Valley with an 81 Kory Starks fired an 83 for the Lions. Ethan Griswold an 87. and Troy Wcslendorp 91. Roscoe's 81 tied him for the eighth best score of the day. A TOITRACIE CAN IDIN Yin DAY EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE Monday through Thursday 8AM to 8pm and Friday 8am to 5PM We Accept New Patients "Il w as too bad wc drew them out ol the get go. as we had a very good season for us and the games we did lose this year wc were in most They were real close." Gonzales said. ‘If we could have drawn anyone else in lhe district wc would have been competitive." "We went man to man in the second half and held them til the 29:12 mark before we went down. The guys gave it their all.” It may have taken a miracle Monday for the Vikings to advance to the district semifinals. Gonzales believes in miracles. "As a coach, going into this game most would say that a 7-9-1 leam going against a team like East Lansing probably does not stand a chance I know my guys and they will rise to the challenge at hand, and I just hope they can believe in a miracle like I do and this could be the biggest upset of the year." said Gonzales. The coach still had that kind ol positive attitude, after seeing his boys drop the final three games of the regular season last week. Thursday, the Vikings made the long top through the wintery weather to take on Alma and suffered a 6-2 defeat. The trip was through the snow, but when lhe Vikings arrived in Alma they found a green field in front of them. The wind was blow ing hard, but at the start it was blowing across the field. The Vikings won the coin toss and look to defending the north goal. "When the game finally started all that could go wrong went wrong." said Gonzales. "The wind changed and we were trying to clear the ball to the south, and when we did it almost came back to the spot wc kicked il from." The host Panthers controlled the first half, outshooting the Vikings 17-3 and scoring five goals. With lhe wind al lhe Vikings’ backs in the second half, the tables turned and Lakewood came alive at the 11:33 mark. Levi Kuras raced down the west side of the field and shot the ball far across the field, and Eddie Salazar earn*, racing in to tap the ball into the far side of the goal. With time winding down Nick Clancy t<x>k a shot on goal and the very same thing hap­ pened as. Salazar was in the right place for his second goal of lhe night. Alma scored its sixth goal in the final minute of the game, against a Lakewixxl defense that was pushed up in an effort to put more of an attack on the Alma goal. "This was one of those games where no matter what I did as a coach we had no answer for why thdy scored that many goals on us." said Gonzales. "All year long we have held every opponent under four goals, and most were one or two goal games." The Vikings certainly did a much better job of slowing down the offensive attack of the top two teams in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 last week. The Vikings traveled lo DeWitt Wednesday, hoping to spoil the Panthers' party and force a tic for the league title between DeWitt and Lansing Catholic. DeWitt managed a 3-0 victory, but only one of the goals was their own. "Things started out really good. The defense was at it’s best and would not allow them in anywhere close to get a good look on goal." said Gonzales. At lhe 22:39 mark however, the Vikings gave the Panthers an own goal. Then if that wasn’t lucky enough, it happened again al the 19:33. The Vikings were outshot 17-3 in the open­ ing half, but regrouped in the second 40 min­ utes and outshot the Panthers the rest of the way 9-6. At the 17:23 mark. DeWitt finally scored a goal of its own. on a nice cross and shot. VOLLEYBALL YMCA of Barry County 2006 Coed Volleyball V-Tcc....... ......... -........................................ I54> Bosley’s..................................................... 16-11 Eclectic...... -................... .. ....................... 16-11 Hungry Howies......................................... 6-18 Hastings Mutual......................................... 1-14 YMCA of Barry County 2006 Women’s A League Dig It ..................................................... 24-0 Mike’s Aces................................................ 16-8 J & D Construction................................... 13-8 Walker. Fluke, and Sheldon................... 9-15 Winebrenner Construction...................... 5-19 Crane Company.........................................2-19 269-948-2244 YMCA of Barry County 2006 Women’s B I.eague Walldorff Brewpub .................................. 15-6 MainStreet Savings ................................ 14-7 Old Town Tavern...................................... 15-9 Net Results Sappanos . 12-9 10-11 Cascade....................................................... 9-12 121 W. Woodlawn Ave., Hastings Blue 4-14 Bring the Heat............................................ 5-16 The colors of the day last Thursday were quite striking as eight inches of snow blan­ keted Barry County tn the largest snowfall this early in the fall ever. Beautiful snow­ laden trees lined the streets of Hastings. (Photo by Nicole Wood) Walking in an autumn wonderland The white stuff that fell Oct. 12 covered hanging flower baskets that hadn't yet been taken indoors lor shelter. 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No. 43 PRICE 50C Hastings Supt. to take asst, principal position NEWS by Megan Lavell It’s iall back’ time Sunday Staff Writer Hastings Area Schools Superintendent Chris Cooley will step down from his posi­ tion Wednesday. Nov. I. and take a post as assistant principal al the Hastings Middle School. Cooley said he is transferring positions Early Sunday, at 2 a.m. Oct. 29. is the lime to set back your clocks one hour for because he needs a job that will be less Daylight Savings Time. demanding on his time. He said his children Just remember. “Spring ahead! Fall arc ages 16 and 13 and involved with many beck!" activities, and he wants to be able to be active in their lives. There have been reports that next year the dates will change for adjusting clocks, with set back time later, into November. “It's very difficult to be involved with The nile for some time is the first Sunday your kids with a job that requires this much morning in April for springing ahead and time." said Cooley. “1 don’t want to miss out the last Sunday in October to fall back. on the things my kids are going through. County Builders’ home parade set added. “The job is 24 hours a c’ay. seven “Sometimes my wife says. ’You know, when you’re home, you’re no; here.’" he days a week. You don't know what a job is like until you take it." Cooley served as assistant principal aid principal al the middle school before making his way to the administrative office as direc­ A "Home Parade of Barry tor of curriculum and instruction. He wa? County Builders" is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 See COOLEY, page 3 p.m. Saturday. Nov. 4. The Home Parade will feature 10 newly constructed homes located in Hastings. Middleville. Wayland. Caledonia and RKhland. The event is sponsored by MainStreet Savings Bank. The public is welcome to attend. Waiting for the approaching fright There is no charge or-ticket required to tour the homes. Maps will be available at MainStreet Si vings Bank offices prior to the event and al each of the homes during the Home Parade. Thornapple Wind Band rehearsing The Thornapple Wind Band will per­ form three concerts in its upcoming This house is decorated and waiting for Trick-or-Treaters on Halloween next Tuesday. It’s just one of the many houses around Hastings with Halloween decora­ tions such as Jack-o-lantems. spider webs and witches decorating the porch. Trickor-Treating in Hastings has been scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Oct. 31. Adopted county budget at $16.67 million for ’07 County. Concerts dates have been scheduled for by David T. Young Editor Dec. 3. 2006. Jan. 28. 2007. and March 11. 2006. The band is also planning to Commissioners adopted next year's budget play in the Red Cedar Festival (an adult on a 74) vole Tuesday night. band competition) on Fcbr. 24, 2007. The Barry County Board of profit group designed to enrich the lives $16,667,892 in both revenues and expendi­ tures and a projected fund balance of board: • Excused the absence of Commissioner The adopted budget is only slightly higher than the one approved a year ago and then sonal matter. • Agreed to increase a proposed mic irilm begin rehearsals Nov. 2 in the Hastings amended at $16,341,250. fee in the Register of Deeds office from 30 to High School Band room from 7 to 9 p.m. The county general operations millage levy Rehearsals will continue Nov. 9. 16 and will be 5.4454 mills. Dedicated millages to be 35 cents per image. Register of Deeds Darla Burghdoff said. 30. No auditions are necessary. The wind assessed in December of this year will be “Costs are arc going up in every aspect of band invites any post-high school age musician to come and share in this musi­ Chariton Park. .2266 mill; Commission on government... There some counties that are cal experience. Even string instruments .9845 mill; Barry County Transit. .2489 mill, • Appropriated $7,500 to the Veterans are encouraged to come give this a try. and Thornapple Manor Medical Care Facility Relief Fund, to be taken frm this year’s con­ Though all instrumentation is welcome, debt retirement. .5881 mill. tingency fund in the budget. It was noted the mill; 911/Central Dispatch. The total county-wide levy then for 2007 to keep it solvent and helping military people sented the board with several last-minute, but with economic troubles, according to an details. routine changes that were included in the 18899 slate law. • Agreed to appropriate $12,500 from the from the final package. One ’•udget-related action was approval of Building Rehabilitation Capital Fund for ren­ an additional $18,000 for the Barry County ovations to the control and jail administrator Economic Development Alliance, which will be taken from the leftover funds in that offices. • Approved an engagement letter from the account, but were budgeted for next year. The accounting firm of Abraham & Gaffney for county usually contributes $60.1)00 per year. the 2006 audit. • Approved the bid from Ferris Brothers for County Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp asked. “Docs this (borrowing from next $7,560 to replace a roof on a rehab house year’s allocation) sound like good business practice to anyone? And people talk about emergency situation. The money is funded Charlton Park not having a plan.” grant (CDBG). ExxonMobil Educational Alliance pro­ She was referring to comments made by gram to support the school’s efforts to those who opposed the Charlton Park renew­ provide a Summer School Reading • Heard comments from Tripp that the Kettle Lake Elementary School near last August's primary. Board Vice Chairman Jim French said. ahead of its millage vote Nov. 7 and the The reading program will encourage parents to read with their children over “There arc changes in the w ind here. . There the latest Yellow Pages directory put out by the summer months. At the end of the are different paths the alliance could be tak­ summer, those students who participate ing." SBC • Went into a closed session to discuss the . al request It See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 The development has received both sup­ was and millage mentioned However, one resident within the assess­ the current sites of the county jail and Barry County Transit, to general business. • Adopted Ordinance No. 4)0 to rezone property al 1011 West Green St. stupid loan back you guys are going to give me to pay for this stupid road.” said See CITY, page 3 through a community development block Caledonia raised $300 for Charlton Park Program. up to ten years al 7 percent interest. • Adopted Ordinance No. 409 to rezone properties 1212 through 1230 West Slate St.. county could consider some time simply ear­ County Administrator Michael Brown pre­ grant paved. The city will loan them the money for Monday evening, the council: marking a tenth of a mill to the fund each year will be 7.9857 mills. Baby-sitting is also available at $1 per $500 ing to have to road in front of their homes much higher (in fees) than we are.” child. Please contact Dave Macquecn for a Local residents will be responsible for pay­ w ho was said to be absent because of a per­ The wind band, under the direction of Dave Macquecn and Harland Nyc, will received project as well. In other business at its regular meeting Planned Unit Development on Toffee Drive. Mike Callton. against his often publicly Hoot Gibson voted not to excuse Callton. Delton Kellogg Elementary School has struction of the Riverwalk Condominium policy to to borrow from next year’s funds." cies. set at 2 perent. or $334,259. Delton elementary earns $500 grant agreed to put $20,000 toward the cost cf the • Adopted Resolution 2006-43 to vacate donations received at the concerts. instrument, call Kim Domke at 945-9181 adopted an ordinance that will allow the con­ Thom Street from North Taffee Drive to the expressed wishes. Tripp. Donald Nevins and or Dave Macquecn at 945-8832. city $26,533.67. The developer. Bry an Drake. has ly how long it’s going to take me to pay this $2,145,917. or just shy of 13 percent. There Aging. .4922 The project is costing the local taxpayers a total of $33,067.33. It is costing the told the council. “1 would like to know exact­ also is a contingency fund just for emergen­ For more information or to borrow an Staff Writer ment district. Patrick Clement of High Street, munity. There is no funding other than the band especially needs percussion and by Megan Lavell The Hastings City Council Monday night expense for the alliance. “But it’s not good of its members and the surrounding com­ clarinet players. Riverwalk condo PUD project full- to part-time. “I’m glad to hear that.” Tripp said of less In other business Tuesday evening, the The projected 2007 budget will include The Thornapple Wind Band is a non­ City adopts ordinance to start port and objection from the area residents. eleventh season in Hastings and Barry Chns Cooley increase that the in Economic Development Alliance is anticipating a retire ment and perhaps reducing that position from Upjohn House has appeared on the cover of purchase of real property. Arts Council plans ‘Gold Rush’ The Thornapple Arts Council “Gold Rush 06" auction is planned for Saturday. Nov. 4 at the Walldorff Brew Pub. Tickets are $35 a person. Tonight. (Thursday. Oct. 26). from from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., work in the auction will be on display during the TAC open house in the Art Hatchery building at Fish Hatchery Park. Pictured (standing, from left) are artists Bob Brandt. Steve White, Lauren Stineman, JoAnn Paulsen. Barb Benner. Kathy Crane. Don Williamson, (kneeling) Dave Dilno and Sandy Kirchinger. For more information or to buy tickets for the auction, call the TAC at 945-2002. �The Hastings Banner Thursday October 26. 2006 Page 2 YMCA Camp's Halloween party Oct. 28 canceled NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page ed and open to public use. The trail is will be invited to a celebration. Fein Food and Beverage of Gun Lake administered by the National Park Service worked with school officials to secure the (NPS) in cooperation with many public grant, which is one of 4.000 available to agencies, private organizations, and gen­ schools across the country served by erous landowners across seven northern Exxon or Mobil stations. The grants were made possible by funding from the stales. The North Country Trail Association, ExxonMobil Corp. working closely with the NPS. plays a Iraq for Sale’ viewing slated trail, organizing and directing the volun­ leading role in the effort to complete the teer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about tnc meeting or about the Chief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit The Progressive Democrats of West Michigan will have a premiere showing of •.-ww.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. “Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers" at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday. Oct. 26) at the Thornapple Because of a family emergency, the YMCA of Barn County is canceling the Halloween party scheduled for Saturday evening. Oct. 28. at the Y Camp A spokesperson for the YMCA said. “We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused to our local families and friends." Services Emergency Building. 128 High St.. Middleville Admission is free with donations wel­ come. The film takes the viewer inside the lives of soldiers, truck drivers, widows Wellness workshop set at Cedar Creek A two-month Iraq. This is yet another piece of the puz­ zle illustrating the reasons behind the U.S. occupation of Iraq and showing the link between corporate America and the poli­ cies that the Bush administration has put in place in order for key people to reap astronomical profits even at the expense of American’s lives. For more information, contact Patricia Wilson at wilough@yahoo.com or 269­ Doster Road in Prairieville, has resulted in The Pierce Cedar Creek Institute will Prairieville Police Chief Larry Gentry has have a “Building Your Health Asset” released information today on the investiga­ workshop with wellness educator Sherrie tion. which involved a number of police Attila from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. agencies. Oct. 28. Topics for the event will be Fearfully and entering was Edward Isacc Starks. 39. Arrested in connection with the breaking and Wonderfully Made (immune System who was charged with 16 counts of B&E and Health). Building and Herbal Medicine one count of larceny of a Scamp camper trail­ Cabinet. er. He is currently lodged in the Barry County Candida - There’s Fungus Among Us. Blood Sugar Issues: Insulin Resistance and the Obesity Connection. Chemical Crazy -- how chemicals affect your health. The Shaklee Difference, and Join the Wellness Revolution. AR Hallows Eve at unarnon rant into three the arrests of two men and a woman. Cinch Inch Loss Plan, Get Clean and 795-4412. investigation break-ins at the Pine Lake storage facility on and children who have been changed for­ ever as a result of the U.S. occupation of Two men, woman charged in series of area burglaries Also at the event will be Russ and Deb Headworth to share Deb’s testimony, “The Reality of the Shaklee Difference - Jail. Also arrested was George Haney Starks, 41. who was charged with eight counts of B&E and one count of larceny of a Scamp camper trailer He has been lodged in the the investigation was Tracy Marie counts of B&E and one count of larceny of a Historic Charlton Park’s annual “All Hallows Eve” celebration is scheduled for after that date. The ticket price includes Scamp camper trailer. Featherstone is cur­ 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday Oct. 28. lunch. rently lodged in the Van Buren County Jail on Included will be trick or treating For tickets, call Sherri Madill at (269) or e-mail her at 721-8193 cider, pumpkin painting, a one-time only ssmadiU@me*..*^t; or call Kelly Sandy at Holly Trolley ride from the Hastings (269) Felpausch to the park at 2:30 and back sandy@mci.net 758-43’’3 or e-mail her at again at the end of the event, a costume parade, costume judging and judging for carved pumpkins. Tickets, at $3 per person, can be pur­ chased in advance at Chariton Park or at the gate. For more information, call 945­ 3775. Euchre tourney to aid United Way The Barry County United Way is call­ parole charges. 4-H craft show slated for Nov. 4 The Barry County 4-H tournament starting at 7 p.m. Friday. Nov. 3, at the Commission on Aging. “Some of the companies that support United Way actually have internal euchre Advisory Council bolds its first annual craft show at the Barry County Christian School from 9 tournaments, so we knew there was a base of United Way supporters that already said, “as far west as the COA Tammy Pennington. There will be snacks, a 50/50 pool and support the 4-H Advisory Council scholar­ drawings as well as a $500 cash prize for ships. the winning team and other prizes for the For more information, cal I organizer Tandra Angus at (269) 758-3318 or via e­ fee to the Commission on Aging, 320 W. United Methodist Church are bringing baked goods and crafts and the Barry County Historical Society. Woodlawn, Hastings. Make School." Monday. Oct. 16.School at Thornapple Kellogg High Both letters stressed to parents that the October officials school liaison officer or principal can be con­ tacted with information no matter how small received praise from »hat may threaten students. This incident prompted the district to con­ tinue reviewing safety procedures with staff. forces to investigate and bring these individ­ student may have brought a weapon to Security measures have been tested. At the uals before the courts. school. high school there was a security review even “Warrants have been obtained or are in process at both Kalamaztxi agencies." Thrtnvesrigfflltwi continues and more war­ Fuller said in a report. “With the assistance of Thornapple Kellogg staff, this matter was quickly investigated. The quick response was to ensure rants and individual arrests arc expected." essential Gentry concluded. Thornapple Kellogg schools.” First Friday takes up ballot issues continued safety before this incident. Konarska says. “This should demonstrate for all involved that communication is one of at the best methods to ensure M.-hool safety. Anyone who has any information about a sit­ Parents dropping off and picking up stu­ uation that may threaten security, whether it dents at the high school this week may have is a student, a parent or a staff member, noticed a definite law enforcement presence should contact their building principal There by the number of official cars parked in front are of the building Tuesday. Wednesday and involved." no rumors where student safety is Thursday last week. Superintendent Kevin Konarska explained that the investigation was prompted by the student’s parents, who found the firearm in their home. It was turned over to law enforce­ ment officials. The student is now housed in a juvenile detention facility located out of state. the police discovered that the firearm had been stolen during a home invasion in the area. According to the investigation by checks HHS senior class fund-raiser moved to new date, Jan. 20 “It’s basically an event for agency exec­ utives to fund raise to give back to United Barb Buck is coming with crocheted, Way for all they do for us." said Green Gables Executive Director Christine Hiar. Other agencies involved with the fund­ Ruth Lieb from Nashville is coming raising tournament include the Barry with dish towels, pot holders, place mats Community Foundation and Barry County and more. Kay Burghdoff from Hastings is ready to help residents decorate for the Substance Abuse Services. For more information, call the COA ar season with fall and Christmas wreaths. (269)948-4856 The auction-dinner fund-raiser for the Hastings High School after-graduation party law has been changed from Saturday. Oct. 28. to enforcement and school officials, "there was Jan. 20. Appletrce Auctioneering will be conduct­ no intent to harm others while the weapon payable to the Barry County United Way. sewn and cross stitched items and with her 4-H Club with surprises. ronment he brought a firearm to school early in During the investigation of this incident Dalc 4-H Club bringing baked goods, the Hope that has allowed us to maintain a safe envi­ .school district after an investigation revealed for their immediate response to a report that a The team'entry fee is $40. and seating is Mail names, phone numbers end entry from parents, school officials and law enforcement dent has been permanently expelled from the of Kalamaz(M) and Prairieville Police joined second and third place team. Returning from last year are the Hill-N- Women of Hope this letter it was the “quick joint reaction of Michigan State Poiice trooper Bryan Fuller limited to the first 40 teams that register. mail at momtandra@mci.net the student has been expelled. According to Staff Writer Berrien County. Kalamazoo County, the City play Euchre," said Executive Director for Proceeds from the craft show will help a.m.to 3 p.m. Saturday. Nov. 4. bv Patricia Johns A Thornapple Kellogg High School stu­ The district first learned of the inciamt on The investigation expanded into several counties.” Gentry ing all euchre players to come out and support the United Way by taking part in a TK student expelled for having firearms A third person arrested in connection with Tickets are $15 before Oct 15 and $18 through the Historic Village, a hayrice, Hastings Police are investigating an arson of the local DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) car that occurred early last Friday. A passerby said he saw the car on fire shortly after midnight while it was parked in the driveway of the home of the department’s school liaison officer. Hastings police and fire departments respond­ ed and extinguished the fire. The vet ide was damaged extensively after the sus­ pects) poured a flammable liquid on the trunk area of the car before igniting it. A reward, offered by Arson Control for up to $5,000, can be obtained for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. Anyone having any infor­ mation is asked to call the Hastings Police Department at 945-5744. Kalamazoo County Jail. Featherstone. 23. who was charged with eight Overcoming Mercury Poisoning." DARE car damaged heavily in arson was on school property." A letter dated Tuesday. Oct. 17. was sent ing the auction. Donations arc still being accepted for the home to the parents of all students in the dis­ event. Anyone who wishes to donate new trict containing the basic information. Then merchandise, gift baskets, jewelry or other on Thursday. Oct. 19. a letter was given to items for the auction is asked to call Sandy students updating the information. Redman at 838-2709 or Lisa Iberle at 908­ This letter included the information that 1702. She will dso display lighted Poinsettas and saddles She is also bringing greeting cards and jewelry. Linda Tobias from Hastings is coming with scrub tops, baby quilts, reversible Fall Carnival set at new location tree skirts, fleece throws, hats and scarves, pillows, towels and more. There will be concessions available The annual free Fall Carnival, which has been held at the Hastings Middle during the craft sale. Proceeds benefit the School 4-H Advisory Scholarships. night, will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. this for many years on Halloween year at Thornapple Valley Church, 2750 S. North Country Trail Association meets M-43 Highway, across from Podunk Lake. Preschoolers through sixth grade chil­ dren arc invited to the Oct. 31 event, and The next monthly meeting of the Chief adult. •Free games, candy and popcorn will be Noonday Chapter of the North Country­ provided, along with two moon bounces, a Trail Association will be held at 7 p.m. huge maze, some video games, a golf Wednesday. Nov. 8, at the Barry Township game, boat race, a "Wheel of Fortune" and Hall. 155 E. Orchard St. in Delton. more. Pre-schoolers will have their own Everyone is welcome to attend. During the meeting, chapter vice presi­ dent of administration Larry Pio will offer a presentation about his backpacking adventure in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains. The North Country National Scenic Trail is one of the nation's premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4.600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links scenic, natural, recreational, historic and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s. it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2.000 miles arc complet­ L_ Tnsh Knight children must be accompanied by an room, geared to a “Dora, the Explorer” theme. The next First Friday program will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 26. at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson Streets in bastings. The session vv ill feature a discussion on the five state-wide ballot issues in the Nov. 7 general election. Emphasized will be Proposal No. 2. which is the so-called “Civil Rights Initiative." which effectively would outlaw affirmative action programs. Trish Knight of Kalamazoo. West Michigan regional coordinator for One United Michigan, will be the guest speaker. The owner of her own consulting company, she also is immediate past president of the Business and Professional Women’s group of Michigan. The other state wide ballot questions include dove hunting, natural resources funds, use of eminent domain and a K-16 education funding guarantee Check for Walldorff elevator presented City officials and local business owners gathered Tuesday afternoon for the pres­ entation of a $100,000 check for construction of a public elevator in the Walldorff building. Mark Feldpausch (center left). Downtown Development Authority chairman, and Mayor Bob May (far right) presented a check to Michael Bamaart, who with Carl Schoessel (far left) owns the Walldorff Brew Pub and Bistro. The 20,000-square-foot building was constructed in 1866 and was once occupied by the Fuller Furniture Company. The building was vacated in 1999. The State of Michigan awarded a S90.000 Community Development Block Grant in 2003, and the DDA gave a match­ ing cash contribution of S10.000. The elevator services all four stories of the Walldorff building, and it accommodates the third and fourth stories of the Ace Hardware facili­ ty d'rectly east of the Walldorff. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 26 2006 - Page 3 CITY, continued from page 1 west platted line of the Jones and Taffee addi­ tion. • Adopted Resolution 2006-44 to imple­ ment a new special assessment district for paving, curb and gutter and sidewalks on North Taffee Drive south of High Street. the budget ;o include a proposal from Design Delton Middle School students of month announced Works for preliminary facilities study for a new fire station. • Agreed to purchase a new air compressor from CRC Rental for $11.395. • Scheduled a workshop for 6:30 p.m. • Adopted Resolution 2006-45 to amend the budget for fiscal year 2006-2007 for the Monday. Nov. 13. before the regular council construction of a cul de sac al the south end of North Taffee Drive. financial statements for the year ending June 30. 2006. meeting to hear the auditor's report on the • Adopted Resolution 2(X)6-46 to amend COOLEY, continued from page 1 elevated to the superintendent's job in the summer of 2003 after the retirement of Carl Endsley. "We didn't know he had been want­ ing to do something else." Schoessel and interviews of him and five oth­ Endsley said the school board will begin ers to succeed him. Cooley indicated another reason he would the search for a new superintendent after the like to go back to work in the middle school the first of July. Meanwhile, the board is is to have more contact w ith the students. searching for an interim school chief, but "The job I liked most was principal at the middle school." he said. "You really miss the first of the year, hoping to fill the position by there has been no word on a selection as yet. Cooley said he plans to stay in the Hastings kid contact w hen you're over here." Cooley requested the position transfer Schools until he retires in about 15 years. from the school board two weeks ago. job of superintendent) isn't what I want to be "This is quite a surprise to all of us.” said "I love this town." he said. "But this (the for 14 or 15 more years." Hastings Board of Education President Pat Delton Kellogg Middle School seventh grade students of the month are (from left) Michelle Barker, Bnttany Marshall. Chelsea Cravens. Jeff Jackson. Amanda Hamngton and Brandon Orr. Barry-Eaton Health Plan tor uninsured discussed last efforts of other County Health Plan, that have Wednesday (Oct. 18) to discuss the Barry- dealt with new methods of funding to meet Eaton Health Plan and the needs of the unin­ goals of providing health care coverage to sured in both counties. 100% of low-income uninsured people. Local heath care leaders gathered "While the Barry-Eaton Health Plan has The County Health Plan model allows a to provide a basic benefit of been successful in offering health coverage to community more than 4.000 people since 2002. we know health care to people who would otherwise that there is still great need in our communi­ have nothing, at an affordable cost. ties for access to basic health care services, The Barry-Eaton Health Plan, a private especially those who simply can't afford non-profit organization, currently has more health insurance." said Dr. Kim Norris, a local than 1500 residents enrolled in its programs optometrist and president of the Barry-Eaton and docs this at a fraction of the cost of full Health Plan. "We are looking forward to cre­ health insurance. This is possible due in part atively working with our partners from the to the thin benefit level, low administration provider community, our local hospitals, our costs, and most importantly, the commitment elected officials, and other community lead­ and contributions of community partners to ers to continue to address the need for access support the Health Plan. to healthcare for low-income uninsured resi­ A theme of the meeting soon emerged, the need to "cobble" together different efforts to dents." Dr. Norris spoke about the need to contin­ locally meet the needs of the uninsured resi­ ue developing an organized system of care for dents of Barry and Eaton counties. As Rosen low-income patients across the two counties discussed. Barry and Eaton counties have covered by the plan. She highlighted several learned that the "elegant solution" to the recent efforts, including health education health care issues of the uninsured isn't out services for Health Plan members, limited there and it takes the commitment of die local specialty care services starting in January community 2006. as well as a volunteer physician pilot piece together a system for providing care. program supported by the Health Plan. to organize its resources and Attending the meeting last week were of a Barry County Volunteer Physician pro­ members of the Barry-Eaton Health Plan gram at the Health Connections Clinic. The Board of Directors. Pennock Hospital. Hayes- program was pilot-tested March through Green Beach Memorial Hospital and Eaton August this year. Six local physicians volun­ Rapids Medical Center representatives, as teered more than 120 hours in total, including well as members of the Barry County Health Dr. Russell Ametcr. Dr. Troy Carlson. Dr. Access Committee, and Barry-Eaton District Matthew Health Department representatives. Randall, and Dr. James Weatherhead. Garber. Dr. Joslim. Dr. Scott Management Dr. Carlson, who spearheaded the volun­ Services, a national health policy consulting teer effort, spoke about his appreciation for firm, talked to (he group about the national the opportunity, as well as his continued com­ Jay Rosen, of Health Delton Kellogg Middle School fifth grade students of the month are (from left) Nicole Thompson. Devin Kalee, Tom Harris, Cartye Hammond. Sydney Nikitas and Kylee Hines. One of these pieces was the development mitment to increasing access to care locally problem of health care costs. "While the country's general economy has with the efforts of volunteers like himself. grown by an average of 3% each year, health All of the physicians were thanked for their care spending has been growing at 7%. This contributions this past year, along with the level of growth is. in my view, unsustainable other community partners who supported the and unrealistic in the long run. The employer- work of the plan including the hospitals and sponsored health insurance coverage system other local providers. is eroding, and there will continue to be a growing number of uninsured individuals." Dr. Norris stated that over the next year, the Health Plan will be examining how it will Rosen was instrumental in developing continue to best meet the needs of the unin­ Michigan's County Health Plan model, of sured. and how it can expand on the resources which the Barry-Eaton Health Plan is one of available in the community. many across the state. He discussed the Pleasantview Family Church plans potluck dinner, concert Pleasantv iew Family Church is inviting the community to a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. seven grandchildren who live in Tennessee and Mississippi. Thursday. Oct. 26. and then enjoy live music Tracy and Sharon's son. Stoney. 27. is the by Billy and Paula Speer and The Dants, group's bus driver, graphic designer, sound beginning u 7 p.m. man. and just about anything else you can Traveling for nearly 30 years, the Speers, think of. Stoney has been traveling with his of Orlando. Fla., have been ministering in parents his entire life and has co-written sev­ concerts, banquets. Bible conferences, col­ eral songs through the years and has just fin­ leges. rallies revivals and many special ished producing a solo project for -newly events. They arc able to relate to the needs of added member. BJ Speer. the average person, having experienced the BJ Speer. 25. joined the Dartts in December of 2CMM. He adds a fourth part har­ ups and downs in their own lives. Joining them for this night of gospel music mony to the group, which allows for a new will be The Dartts. Tracy Dartt has been writ­ quartet sound, different from the trio. BJ is ing and singing for over 30 years. He has venturing out this summer and recording his traveled with groups such as the "Victor’s first solo project, entitled Quartet". "Country Congregation" and the Lifetime." The CD. which will be released "Weatherfords." to name a few. He war. a late this fall, will feature 11 new songs, writ­ Pastor for seven years before starting this ten by Tracy Dartt and BJ Speer. family group. Tracy and his family write all of their own music and are most well known for the hit song. "The God on the Mountain." presently "Chances of a A free-will offering will be taken up during the evening. Those coming for the potluck dinner arc asked to bring one to Lynda Randle two dishes to pass. Table service and bever­ Shanin, the only lady in the group. has a age will be provided. Pleasantview Family Church is located at made popular by with the Gaithers song collaboration. "Long Arm of the Law." which she co-wrote with Tracy Delton Kellogg Middle School eighth grade students of the month are (from left) Dallas Swinehart, Avery Blackbum. Nick Biganski. Riley Heckman. Jeff Bissett and Collin Foote. last year. 2601 luiccy Road. For more information, please call 269-721-9019. Tracy and Shanin have four children and Delton Kellogg Middle School sixth grade students of the month are (from left) Austin Pluchinsky. Logan Hansen, Paige Hunter. Hunter Nemith. Austin Storm and Jarryd Calhoun. I �Page 4 - Thursday. October 26. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Attorney General Cox, Gov. Granholm both should be fired sored child abuse system. There are about 1700 employees in the county offices alone. her job. Michigan not only continues to lead At a very conservative figure. 70^ of the domestic relations cases in Michigan never es and thousands of people continue to leave. arrogance, incompetence and worthlessness? should have been brought in front of them. our most important resources to pay for her What do they have in mind next to try to pay for Michigan's bills? How will they pay Thus, a county average of 19 employees per office could easily be reduced to four or five. incompetence. She has vetoed important leg­ for the injustices, corruption and devastation A cubicle or two in a courthouse office would parents in caring for their children with they have created and caused? I have a few comments and suggestions as be sufficient to house them. I can only imag­ agreed upon parenting plans, and has been To the editor: What will Governor Jennifer Granholm. Attorney General Mike Cox and their bureau­ cratic following think of next to prove their It’s our right and our duty to vote to what should be done! First, Attorney General Cox needs to be ine how many hundreds of thousands of dol­ the nation in unemployment, many business­ The governor seems interested only in using islation that would have assisted divorced reported to say she will also veto any legisla­ lars would be saved without having to pay tion that promotes equal custody. Children are our most important resource, and all she sees system of child abuse. Our natural resources fare no better in her fired! Since being elected, his main agenda those salaries, benefits and expense accounts. Since the buildings would no longer be need­ To the editor: tion published by both parties (as was admit­ has been to create the largest case of state- ed, imagine the savings on not paying the util­ In less than two weeks, you will be asked to ted in the Kalamazoo Gazette on Sunday. Oct. sponsored child abuse Michigan has ever ity and maintenance costs! determine the future of your local, county, 22). and has ruined the credibility of many hands. Canadian trash dumped in Michigan? good people throughout our state and locale. seen. Under his leadership, more children are being denied the love, care and guidance of a A further reduction in their Lansing support state, and federal governmental leaders. staff would save even more. Why should the And now there is an idiotic proposal on our taxpayer continue to fund a system that denies a child a capable and loving parent? upcoming November ballot to allow the Third, reign in Michigan's ’divorce indus­ Michigan would gain license revenue from that passing, so the bureaucrats like it. Do Granholm's incompetence? As a part of my personal answer to their I am not asking you to vote for any one So. when you vote, know what you are vot­ part) here. I am asking for you to vote and give respect to the millions of veterans who ing for. who you are voting for. and most of all. vote for your future here in Michigan, and Under Coa. the family court system has been able, in hundreds of cases, to decide that have preserved this right, that you. the voters, these United States. a divorced father "is capable of earning more­ fit, able and willing parent. There is time to become educated about lhan they actually do. and that inflated and try." If the Equal Parenting Bill. House Bill 5267, was passed, which would mandate joint We have fought both overseas and as late as how to vote on Nov. 7. Know the issues, read created amount is what child support and physical custody for children of divorcing 9-11. here on our shores, to allow you to have the ballot proposals carefully, and then get out spousal support is based upon. Fathers are the constitutional right, to speak out on ide­ and vote! parents, thousands of dollars would stay in the hands of moms and dads, not go into those have many limes ignored. ‘ elect Like I said. I am not telling you how to jailed for not being able to pay,'at a taxpayer cost of more than $30,000 per inmate annual­ whomever you choose, and yes, even bum the vote, just don't be misinformed when you ly. Cox promotes bypassing Michigan statutes flag of our country! draw in the circles. Your veterans thank you, by allowing the system to charge parents for psychiatrists, counselors, analysts and others the family law court system claims to need, and I hope you will thank a vet someday for fees and charges for motions and hearings who pays for them? Parents do. All any of their service for you. ologies, worship as you choose, If you think this election means nothing to you. and you stay at home, you do not have the right to criticize when one of our lawmak­ ers goes against your ideas. This election has Bar is a main opponent of Equal Parenting. I start! . Mourning doves are a very enjoyable song­ offices. have heard attorneys claim half of their bird. and two pair routinely visit my back­ Why? The more they claim as expenses, the more the federal government gives to the income from divorce and custody cases. They yard. No reason exists for them to be slaugh­ too, should experience what it is like to be tered. state, and the more ’expenses'' they create, "downsized," like so many of us have at some invent, and then claim! The result is a well- time. agreement ever of any sort with a Stanley Department of Corrections and early off and lawyers." The constitutional and fundamental rights Miller. 2. The document Miller is in reference to parole. I did not serve the length of time quot­ of divorced parents are being ignored and ed. 1 have the documents to state the truth and stripped from us on a daily basis! can be verified at the Barry County Register will show to anyone. I have since changed my of Deeds 3. The woman in the article claims that I life around and have been an advocate and O'Connor, speaking for the court after a 1999 help to those who need it. I just want to serve case, stated: hired her and her friend to work for my com­ in the best possible way. provides that no state shall 'deprive any per­ 5. I was released early from the Michigan in ’the best interests of the stale, bureaucrats Supreme Court Justice Day The Fourteenth Amendment 6. There are no cases or police reports to son of life, liberty, or property, without due tax return documents to prove she ever the fact of me defrauding Ohio property own­ process of die law.' We have long recognized worked for me. The house she is referring to ers. This is not a false statement. that the amendment’s due process clause, like was my home in Lancaster, Ohio, and not 1 want the voters to know that Mike Lewis hers. So why is she obligated to pay my is dedicating his time and service to helping its Fifth Amendment! counterpart, guarantees more than fair process. The clause includes a debts? She is not nor ever has been in any and getting involved. I have made mistakes, substantive component that provides height­ but the manner in which they are being print­ ened protection against governmental inter­ Sheriff’s letter ed is false with no substance. ference with certain fundamental rights and 1 have failed in my life and have had many liberty interests and the liberty interest of par­ failures. I accept those failures. However. I ents in the care, custody and control of their folly knew what I was getting into and con­ sidered all options before running for the children is perhaps the oldest of the funda­ County Commissioner seat court.” In recent articles, the Banner has shown my I used to believe that the United States determination to make things right and advo­ Constitution protected the citizens of our I am only asking for thp country. Not so when it comes to the family opportunity to serve and I promise to deliver results. I am sorry and regretful if my actions law courts! Second, the Michigan Friend of the Court appear to be less than remorseful. I have been needs to be abolished, or at the very least in a remorseful state for years. But I have to reduced to the point where it can do no more move forward. harm. It is the money collection arm of the cate for change I am not the bad person I've been made out Mike I *wis. voter in Barry County. I can tell you Mr. Rutland Township Leaf’s position certainly does not represent my view or that of many who elected him to “’no.” vote to protect Michigan's doves on the November ballot, I must conclude that Mr. Leaf's information has either been imagined or falsely supplied. There is no conspiracy to control or end hunting in our state. The initiative to protect the dove is one bom of compassionate interest by citizens who respect hunting in Michigan, but also wish to etum to the more than 100-year tra­ dition we have had to maintain the status of the dove as a songbird. This gentle bird can bring us all continued pleasure if we protect it from demise as target practice. Kathleen Oliver, biased bureaucracy, with its "recommenda­ tion" being the first step of the state-spon- to be. posed to represent his/her constituency? As a Speaking individually as a supporter for a mental liberty interests recognized by this See more Letters on pages 7, 17 & 19 Director’s raise was out of line Hastings It's all about doves: Vote no on #3 First, only registered Michigan voters Dove shooting proponents are getting des­ could sign and circulate petitions. And while perate now in the face of clear lack of public support for target shooting the state's official citizen referendum was completely qualified Bird of Peace (House Res. 244. 1998). the for the ballot through more than 5.000 grass­ mourning dove. roots volunteers statewide who gathered sig­ I was going to vote for the millage at Charlton Park, until I heard about the director getting a 7 percent wage increase this year. Most department heads get raises based on evaluations. How can the director be doing a good job if they lose events at the park? I think the park would do better with a events coordinator with a .business back­ ground Jim Newton, Hastings Middleville Mr. Leaf would like to imply otherwise, this So much so. that some have even resorted natures during the coldest months of the year to aPacking those who simply want to keep and several conservation and humane soci­ doves protected. In his Oct. 19 letter. Barry eties arc involved with this campaign. County Sheriff Dar Leaf made several dis­ Second, Leaf went so far as to try to sug­ paraging claims in an attempt to substitute gest or associate our peaceful, law-abiding fear for reason. committee with "terrorism" and a group The Committee to Xeep Doves Protected is known as PETA that is not even involved in made up of more than 1.000 endorsing enti­ the campaign. However, it is to Sheriff Leafs ties and respects Michigan's hunting heritage. disciedit that our opponents. Citizens for Major newspapers across Michigan endorse Wildlife Conservation (CWC) — which con­ our position, and according to our opponents' . sisis of a majority of out-of-state groups — own poll — which is consistent with all other resorted to an illegal gambling scheme to legitimate polls conducted in Michigan — fond its million three dollar campaign through a lotirry sweepstakes that was shut down by the attorney general’s office in ing Michigan's dove season (Flint Journal, -August. The funds gathered o’.Tr several "about 60 percent of the public and more than 50 percent of hunters are opposed to continu­ months of selling illegal tickets were not March 2, 2006).” While some might assert that the citizens of returned to most contributors who bought the Michigan aren't “smart” enough to have a fair tickets. Instead, those illegally begotten iol- iay or the constitutional right to vole on this issue, wildlife is held in trust for the people of lars can now be used illegally to inff'ience voters on Proposal 3. the state of Michigan and the majority voice And third, member organizations of he does matter. Mourning doves are enjoyed as CWC relentlessly harassed the Detroit Zx> an important part of a multi-billion dollar bird and others for allowing the committee io law­ watching and feeding industry in Michigan fully rent the Wildlife Interpretive Gallery for and through millions of donated dollars of a fund-raising gala. Yet in the same breath support to the Non-game Trust Fund. There you'll hear them try to proclaim that some­ are already 40 game bird species to hunt in how those who want to protect doves don't Michigan, so there's no reason to add doves really care about doves and are opposed all to the list of game. "animal use” issues such as zoos, pel owner­ ship, all hunting, or even life-saving medical Traditional non-game or protected birds To the editor: Phillip N. Wurm. Fourth, Governor Granholm needs to lose To the editor: Sandra pany. There is no W-4 form, 1009 form, no his position. on public record supporting children's and the court system and friend of the court shows a misdemeanor. That was in 1994. County Sheriff. Isn't an elected official sup­ General candidate Libertarian Bill Hall. He is family rights, and will restructure the Friend Banner front page story. 1. Mike Lewis has never entered into an signed his name as Barry "budget solutions". I have decided that Granholm and Cox will not have my vote. I have personally spoken with Attorney of the Court. At least that would be a proper "in the best interests of the child," but instead inappropriately for The Family Law section of The Michigan 4. The incident in Nonh Carolina was not a Advocating a “yes" vote on dove hunting pay and other methods for increasing revenues for felony. As reported on their website it clearly for the November ballot initiative, Dar Leaf help Hastings, USAF Vet. 1968-1972 My letter today is in response to allegations the Hastings Banner. to families already decimated by a divorce. made by those individuals in last week's 1 Uan shocked by Dar Leaf a,letter to the need them do is confirm the further destruction of paid bureaucratic system that does nothing To the editor: doves and his staff are advocating for tax increases agreement with me. editor that appeared in the Oct. 19 edition of mourning that are already provided for in our laws. He Candidate responds to allegations inappropriate shooting and killing of mourning doves. Roger Pashby, seen a lot of character attacks, false informa- To the editor: who the system supports. All the lawyers, is dollar signs by continuing to support the like the mourning dove should remain a pro­ tected species since they are not overpopulat­ research. These ridiculous claims arc* of course, just ed, are not harmful to people, property or crops, and one only needs to look in their over-the-top assertions that do not represent backyard to see that a dove's small breast — Protected. The factual truth of Proposal 3 is: or come from the Committee to Keep Doves if shol properly — is not a viable human food It’s all about the doves and nothing else. Our source. But presenting mythical fears to replace committee seeks to change no policy and we factual reason is not a new lactic for ihose doves protected as they have been since 1905 who oppose protecting doves. They have and allow the people of the state of Michigan demonstrated over and over again that they to vote don’t respect Michigan citizens and they Michigan's 100-year tradition of protecting don’t respect Michigan laws. mourning doves as backyard songbirds. didn't pick this fight. We simply hope to keep no on Proposal 3 to continue Julie Baker. Campaign Director, Barry County Campaign Office Public Opinion: Committee to Keep Doves Protected What about Chariton Park vote? The Chartton Park renewal levy returns to the ballot on Tuesday. Nov. 7. Are you planning to vote to renew this levy, which raises about $300,000 a year for the park? What questions do you have? Responses to our weekly question. n» HMtfav. Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PuuaiMb, Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacobs Frederic Jacobs President Vce President Steven Jacoba Secretary-Treasurer • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Editor} Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Editor} Sandra Ponsetto Patricia Johns Brett Bremer Kety Lloyd Jon Gambee Fran Faverman Megan Laved • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • April Mesecar, Hastings: Mavis Davis, Nashville: Helen Mudry OasaAed aas Mva,4ed Monlay through Friday 8 00 a rn. to 530 p tn. ”1 am not sure of how I “I need some more "This is one of the "I think it is important “I think that Charlton "Charlton Park is a am going to vote. I am information before I make issues that makes me want to Park Park is important to the great addition to the com­ concerned about some of up my mind. I think parks operating, but 1 also think community. Recently. Dr. munity. I do think that arc important to the com­ to be sure to vole. I think it is an important issue for voters need more infor­ Shannon explained in his people need good infor­ munity." the entire county.” mation.” column in the Reminder mation to make the best that supporting the park is decision on Nov. 7." the changes that have been made and I think the park should be friendly to children.” more keep Charlton really inexpensive, almost a dollar a month. I don't think that is too much.” I Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subscription Rates $30 per year o Barry County $32 per year« adjon-ng counties $35 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO BciB Hastngs Ml 49058-0602 Second Oats Postage Pad at Hastings. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 26. 2006 — Page 5 Sell current jail property, build a new one Bashing Mike Lewis dirty politics To the editor. to the elite club with connections in this com­ It’s cut-throat politics as usual in Barry munity. You see. law and justice don't meet. County, nothing has changed. The Banner has taken ’ people's" stories and made them "fact" A person's background, good or bad. is not "front page" news, just because they're run­ against Mike Lewis, in order to steal away ning for a political office. You people behind votes from him on Nov. 7. Election Day. I've seen dirty politics in my lifetime, but this can be sued for slander. I hope you are. this takes the "cake." Mike's picture. He is handsome as well as The woman from Ohio is mad at Mike for coming back to his wife in Michigan. This My advice to this paper, "don't print stories She fell jilted according to her own story. She that have very little credence, just stick to the issue at hand in political matters." Why didn't she use the money to feed her chil­ Let the voters decide on Nov. 7 instead of dren? It was a senseless story to have been printed in the paper against someone. 1 per­ the candidates who lost in the primary and are telling untruths about others who are serious­ sonally take offense to such worthless stories. ly running. And Miller’s story — he never owned the Marie Chamberlain. house which you had reference to in the arti­ Hastings 1 hope you read last week's Banner article about the proposed cle. His ex-wife was the owner. Men try to county jail renovation project. This isn’t the first time Barry take over a woman's business, just because County taxpayers have been threatened by their leaders to reno­ they were married to them. He is an example. As for the "armed robbery" charge in 1994, vate or build a new jail and county campus facility. The old County Board of Supervisors discussed plans back in no one had a gun. Mike had a court - appoint­ the early 1960s to build a new facility on the courthouse square ed attorney, with little experience, and walked housing all the courts, county offices and jail in downtown him right into prison. That's what happens in Hastings. After the new facility was to be built, they planned to the lives of young, people who can't afford a tear down what they called the "old courthouse" for a new and good criminal attorney such as David Dodge. Your CEO of Pennock made a ” big mis­ modem facility. intelligent. No wonder the Ohio lady wanted him. I'm certainly amused over her story. happens every day in someone's private life. had $2,500 to give away on a house deal. A conceptual drawing done 40 years ago for a new jail and courthouse faculties. The best part of this negative article was rants ocara memoers have failed taxpayers To the editor: I will be voting “no" on the Charlton Park millage because the parks board and the director do not have a plan. 1 don't think you’ll be surprised to learn the proposal was take." but yet. he got off with a slap on the turned down by the voters. There was no question the present jail wrist. He belongs to the "Good Ole Boys I believe that the park board and the direc­ facility wasn't acceptable and needed to be replaced, but com­ Club" here in Hastings. He stole drugs from tor have let the taxpayers down. They should missioners were sent back to the drawing board to come up with the hospital pharmacy. I'm sure some one at be having more activities at the park. The a better, more tolerable plan, one voters might accept. It was nearly ten years later before a new jail was built just Pennock knew about it. .2275 mill they are asking for would have us I'm glad it wasn’t a nurse who commited paying $11.35 more a year on a home with a west of the Barry County fairgrounds on West State Street, not far this crime. She would have been look'.ig at 15 $100,000 SEV for the first year. When the from the present courthouse facility (see photo). Then-Sheriff to 20 years in prison. value of our homes goes up. we will be pay­ Merle Campbell called it a "mini-jail.” The contract to build the jail was estimated to be $344,000, the Our ex-prosecutor made the plea bargain ing more than that in the second and subse­ for him before she left office. My understand­ quent years. The park board should resign. They have ing is that he gave to her campaign. nnxiey was to be taken from county's building authority fund. The building authority planned to sell $360,000 in bonds that If you're a young man or woman you don't would be paid back over 23 years at 5.6% interest Equipment for get treated the same as a fellow who belongs The former Barry County Jail. food for the prisoners from the medical facility. The open house for the new jail was held in late 1971. So that’s a little history before I give you "my opinion” on how show the county government some efficiencies in a new facility. Let’s review our options. Just west and south of the jail, the Barry County Road the present facility. Andrew Lustey. Hastings the kitchen was not purchased because officials planned to buy we should proceed before making renovations and building on to failed the taxpayers. Political sign placement story not true ly dairy farming in Barry County, he could To the editor: When we built the present jail back in the early ’70s. the fair­ Commission has plenty of land were a new jail could be built. 1 17 issue of the Hastings not Support Van Nortwick and removed the grounds was just east of the facility, so the jail was built on coun­ imagine a two-story facility with jail cells, a kitchen and meeting Banner. Seventh District Commissioner can­ signs himself from his property. When Mr. ty property. When you were driving toward the jail it seemed like areas located in the basement area, then on the ground floor didate Jeff Van Nortwick claimed that a huge Van Nortwick returned, this “supporter" told you were leaving the city and heading into the country. There offices, central dispatch and training and educational areas. The transit. bus. garage could be built * near the Road reason why he chose to pursue the matter of him to take his signs with him because he rival Tom Wing's sign placement is that he could not support Va? Nortwick’s jxrsition. Commission's garage, where their mechanics epuki take over bus heard one of his own supporters who works maintenance. There's also plenty of room to build a storage facil­ for a concentrated animal feeding operation were few fast food restaurants, just the Hastings Manufacturing warehouse, some houses and vacant land. I'm sure it seemed to commissioners a great place to build the In the Aug. This is the verified truth of the svory from the farm. new jail, fee it was less that 10 city blocks from the courthouse, ity so the county could sell its storage and parking lot on <CAFO) was threatened with his $9 per hour and transporting inmates therefore would be fast and efficient. Jefferson Street . the old Wren Funera7 home parking lot and job if he didn't remove the sign in his yard There had been discussions at the time to build the jail out near garage, putting that property back on the tax rolls. Ail we need to supporting Van Nortwick. who is an ardent supporter of VanNortwick is very happy working at the farm: he loves his werk atid the medical facility were the county owned property, but Sheriff do is examine options. The consultant commissioners are using told them a new jail opponent of CAFOs. the environment. He is pleased to see how Campbell wanted the jail to be closer to the courthouse, so com­ missioners chose the property next to the fairgrounds, and at that might cost them $7 million, but for $2 million more we could time it was a good decision. have a brand new facility with the latest enhancements and most importantly, it frees up some very valuable property where the the scale." Van Nortwick was quoted as say­ ing. "had they not tried to intimidate one of Now. some nearly 40 years later, it's important to take a fresh new look at the situation before we jump to any conculsions. Today the county's jail and bus transit station sit on what I would consider one of the county's-most valuable properties. Just imagine what die county could sell the property for if it was vacant, plus the land would be put back on the tax rolls so tax­ payers could benefit from revenues long into the future. jail and bus transit now are located and brings in tax revenue in the future. These are just ideas we should think about before we put any The county also still owns property near Thornapple Manor, stance. Upon learning of Van Nortwick's the formerly the medical care facility, where the jail could be built. opposition, not only to CAFOs but also fami- Michigan the jail next to the medical facility. One benefit would be that the medical facility could provide meals for the inmates if the jail After last week’s discussion at a committee meeting, county doesn't have its own kitchen. More than 40 years after the current commissioners decided to table the proposal of renovating the jail was built, the county still brings in meals prepared in Grand present facility to the tune of about $7 million back to the com­ Rapids every day. . Looking back in history does give us a different prospective, Hold on here, commissioners, the citizens of Barry County something that can save us from making the same mistakes over need more time to review what's at stake here and to have a bet­ ter understanding of the county's needs. I would like to give them again. I think the County Board needs to slow down and communi­ some ideas before a decision of this magnitude is made. cate with citizens to find the best ideas before spending $7 mil­ lion on the old jail. I hope most of us will never see the inside of the jail, other than maybe at the grand opening celebration. putting any money into the present facility would be like throw­ I propose the commissioners, three of them whom are lame ing good money after bad. Any real estate professional will tell you that if you plan to sell ducks and may be thinking too much about their legacy, take a your home in the immediate future, then don't put a great a lot of January 2007. Then and only then should they appeal to the tax­ money into it. because you probably won't get it back. You might payers of Barry County, by asking them for their ideas on "what have to add some curb appeal and fix up some things that are do you think we should do with the jail?” This is serious business and it demands serious attention from The facility is nearly 40 years old, and with the new building materials and methods available today. I'm sure contractors can ment we possess. We have for many yean: and have enhanced the farm by qualifying for Futhermore, the Hastings City Council Monday night official­ required for sale, but more than that would be foolish at best. On this farm, it is our belief that we should do our best to protect the land and environ­ kept very close records of nutrient application ly rezoned the property to general business, clearing the way for One of the benefits in working at the local newspaper is being about the signs go." Here is the rest of the story, the real truth! medium size family dairy farm. The signs were placed in this supporter’s commercial development at that location. able to look at all the history on a subject, and from my research, my supporters. I would have let the complaint well the animals are treated by penonncl. The farm where he works is not a CAPO, but a yard before he knew of Mr. Van Nortwick's more money, other than basic repairs, on the present facility. More than 40 years ago county officials thought about building mittee for a final draft at a Nov. 15 meeting. "It recks of them keeping their thumb on former There were no threats, and this chill pill and wait until the new board takes office early in all the citizens of Barry County. — Fred Jacobs, vfre president. J-Ad Graphics Nutrient Program and Management Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) in .all three Continue the ban on shooting doves program categories — Farm System Verification. Cropping System Verification and Livestock System Verification. These indicate the highest degree of qualification for any dairy farm. Such programs are not mandatory for medium-sized operations, but we deemed it right and proper to protect the To the editor, It disgusts me to know there are those who want to shoot our gentle mourning doves, our symbols of peace. The doves' soft cooing is so soothing to hear. They certainly are not a great source of food and are not a pest. 1 have a beautiful pair (they mate for life) at my bird feeder and 1 enjoy seeing and hearing them so much. A no vote on Proposal 3 on Nov. 7 will continue our over 100-year ban on shooting doves in Michigan. Please vote no on Proposal 3 and save our environment, as we have always done. For Mr. Van Nortwick to make these false statements in the Hastings Banner shows a lack of discernment and ability to obtain the truth before "pursing the matter.” In our opin­ ion. in a time of terrorism in our country, a person or club which promotes their agenda by injuring others cannot and should not be tolerated. We do not need public leaders such as mis. Let us all work together for the good of our country, the USA. "United we stand; divided we fall." doves. Laverne Bivens. Nashville Anne Baum, Hostings Senator Stabenow one of the big spenders To the editor: Ehlers is no better and I have personally told him so when he has had his town hall meet­ every appropriations bill that increased the Congress can do and that is simple — vote ings in Hastings. You may be wondering what national debt to the tune of approximately no. You may not be aware that the Supreme $18 billion in pork barrel spending in 2001, Court ruled a few years ago that the line item about $20 billion in 2002, $22 billion in 2003. veto gave to much power to the president and $24 billion in 2004 and $26 billion in 2005. unconstitutional. Clinton had it for two years The grand total for the last five years is $110 and used it. Stabenow billion You can see how much this wasteful spend­ has been an obstructionist regarding approval of judges. She votes the ing is. If I had more space I could tell you party line and all of the judges in my opinion what all of the stupid projects were. Building were far more qualified then she would ever a museum for a woodchuck is just one. for a be. As far as the garbage issue, that did not mere $1 billion. In the highway bill she voted for. Congress added S25 billion in pork barrel spending. Six years ago there were only six pork projects Former Sherift Merle Campbell stands in front of the Barry County Jail. Third District Congressman Vernon J. Lei me give you voters who really care some facts about Senator Debbie Stabenow. In the last five years she has voted for cost the public billions. I urge you all to vote, like the Iraqi people did. at over 80%. and the Iasi one had hundreds. This will have Theodore Bustance. to be paid for by our grandchildren or great Hastings grandchildren. �Page 6 - Thursday, October 26, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Donna M. Hayward| I Community Programs. DELTON - Donna M Hayward, of Delton, Hayward was Mrs. bom at home in Orangeville Township on February I. 1924. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 31X5 N. Braad*ay. Hastings MI 49058. PaUtx Susan D. Ol*en. Phone 945-2654. Wonhip Service*: Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School. 10:45 a.m Following his graduation. Clyde was draft­ Museum and was a member of the Bernard ed in the U.S. Army and served our country Historical Society. from August 17, 1942 to May 12. 1945. He Hayward was a member of the On CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 Ninth Broadway. Rev Timm Oyer. Pastor Sunday Morning Wiwhrp 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School 11: 00 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening I .quipping 7 p.m COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-72I-W77. Pavtoc Patti Harpole. 9:30 am. Traditional Worvhip Service; 11:00 am. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesday* at noon. Thursday nuun Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7 15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website. try chapeiumc.org. coun­ FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. PaUor Dan Currie. Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 am. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 am . Monung Worship. 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 700 p.m. Sr. High Youth Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for informatioo on MOPS. Praise A MocxxVChildren's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 •269-671-4193 Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool Sunday School 10 a tn.; Worship Service 11 am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.. Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O Box 95. Woodland. Ml 4X897 • .3674061 Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m • Sunday School 10:30 a m SAINTS ANDREW A MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 1100 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August) We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http./Ztrax.to/ andrewmatthias We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion * ith The United Episcopal Church of Nonh Atnenca and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled churvh. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria RdNashville. Mich 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m . 6.-00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girls ages 4-12. Pastor* David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's lo*e. "Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all age-, at 9.45 tm. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. CYRIL'S WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4XX7 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Randall Bertrand. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Sunday School 9:30 am. Worship Time 16:30 am. Youth activities: call for information. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 Soucb at M-79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269 945-4995 Church Website: www hopcum.org. Church Fax No. 269-8' 3-0007. Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednevday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm. Son Shine Preschool (age* 3 A 4) Tues.. Thun from 9-11:30 am.. 12: 00-2:30 p.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m - Pioneers (meal- served!. Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. A Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 am. - Women's Bible Study. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH n()5 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4J30 p.m.. Sunday Masses 8 30 am and 11:00 am: Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Churvh. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9.30 am. ST. TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 EuchanstK service every Sunday. 9: 30 a m. “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV) Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know Hi* will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baplired Christian* are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian ■ just a believer GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698 Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergracc.org. Call the office for wor­ ship time*. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hasting*. Ml 49()58 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961 Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9 00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 900 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9 30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11 (X) Traditional Worvhip Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays al 7 p.m.. and the l*rai*e Team rehearse* on Thursdays al 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday services - 9<X) a.m Traditional Worship Service. 10:00 a.m. Coffee Hour. 10:05 a m Sunday School for all ages. I MX) a m Contemporary Worship Service. 6:00 p.m Youth Group. 6:00 p.m. Children's Program Rehearsal. Nursery care is provided for both services’ Visit us online at for sermon* m: hnp/rtiagmr*______ pmtooai: an biogspoLconi Today - 8:30 aun. Women's Bible Study; 7HM p.m. Chancel Choir. 7M p.m. Knitting Class. Friday - 6:00 p.m. Menden. Next Monday and Tuesdav NAPS Halloween Parties. Next Tuesdav - 4:30 p.m. IJttk Seedlings; 7:00 p.m. Women's Bible Study. Next Wednesdav - 6:15 a.m. Men’s Bible Study: 9:00 a.m. Little Seedlings: 6:00 Pastor Joel Indian Dinner. 7:15 p.m. Praise Team QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken '’aught. (616 ) 945-9392 Sunday Worship 10: 30 am.; K4C-T4C second Sunday of each month 5:30-7:30 p.m. October-March P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these 7. was the sergeant of the First Platoon. 45th Division. 180th Infantry where his service in 1942 married she Baltimore G. Theodore Hayward, and he preceded her in death on I MM) am Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 10:00 a.m. with adult elective* Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week: 9XX) a.m. Senior Adult Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Pastor's Class. Sing 'n Share. Youth and Children's classes. Thnraday: 9:30-11 a.m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur each month and our web log February Township, HASTINGS FRIIE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E State Rd. (Comer of State Rd and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Dante! Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adult* and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and II 00 a m Kids for Christ. Clyde graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1942. Hayward worked at the Bernard Mrs. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "Member Churvh of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion " 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Churvh Office (269) 945-3014. The Re* Ft Charles P McCabe III. Rector. Father Paul Dow me Supply Pnvi. Mr F. William Voethcrg. Director of Musk. Sunday Worship - 10 a.m. his home on Thursday, October 19.2006. Shoemaker. Prairieville Bible Church. PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Do* ling. Ml 49050. Pauor. Steve OlmUcad. <616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Senice: 9:30 a.m.: Sunday School 11.-0 a.m.; Sunday Evening Senice 600 p.tr_: Bible Study & Prayer Tune Wednesday mghU 6:30 p.m. Russell Clyde (Montgomery) Wilcox. Mrs. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073 Pa*ior Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training - He was bom in Grand Rapids on April 6, 1922 to Clyde R. Sr. and Genevee (Cone) She enjoyed reading newspapers, feeding ...at the church of your choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... ODESSA the daughter of John "Tom’’and Mabel E the birds and her flower garden. Worship Together... LAKE Shoemaker, age 84. of Lake Odessa, died at passed away October 19. 2006 in Hastings. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Clyde Russell Shoemaker | July 13. 1980. took him to Salamo and Anizo, Italy, and southern France. • On October 24, 1944. Clyde was seriously wounded in combat at St Die, France. His Mrs. Hayward is survived by a son and country gratefully awarded him the Purple BELLEVUE - Byron F. Boegner, age 75. daughter-in-law. Dale and Karla Hayward of Tuesday. October Delton; brothers. Howard (Ann) Wilcox of For the rest of his life, Clyde was a proud 17,2006 at Ingham Regional Medical Center. Hastings. Bernard (Jean) Wilcox of Allegan, and active member of the Disabled American He was bom in Flint on July 25. 1931. the and Leon (Shirley) Wilcox of Delton; sisters. Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Bellevue of died on Dorene E. Woodman of Delton and Esther son of William and Margaret (Crowley) (Kenneth) Kayler of Delton; a brocbe--in-law, . Boegner. Heart medal. Clyde was united in marriage to Doreen Sedore on May 13, 1943. Byron attended Flint High School and then Thomas Hayward, of Delton; six grandchil­ Over the years. Clyde had owned the Shell served in the United States Army’s 101st dren; four great grandchildren; and several Gas Station in Lake Odessa in the late 1950’s, had worked 17 years for Diamond- nieces and nephews. Airbom Paratroopers Division during the Mrs. Hayward was also preceded in death Korean Conflict. by brothers and sisters-in-law. Raymond and Byron spent most of his life working for the union as a Heavy Equipment Operator, Dorothy Wilcox helping to build many of the Michigan roads Wilcox. and Charles and Ruth October 23. 2006 at the Prairieville Bible He was an avid fisherman and hunter and Church, Pastor Bernard Blair, officiated. enjoyed times spent in the Sand Lake area. Byron is survived by a son. Jon Boegner of Dowling; a daughter. AngaLee Stowell of Woodland; granddaughter Makiya Jayden. • had driven bus for Lake Odessa Schools. Wherever he worked, he was always the handyman in demand. Funeral services were conducted Monday. and bridges. REO. worked at Caswell Ford in Ionia, and He loved to spend time with his family, and many happy hours were spent fishing. For 35 years, Clyde was the head honcho Burial took place at Oak Hill Cemetery. and Orangeville Township. Snowmobile coordinator of Gang. the Ranch Rudolf was He an avid Memorial contributions to the Prairieville NASCAR fan, and a Coca Cola was always brother. Claude (Mary) Boegner of Hint; a Bible Church. Thornapple Manor Activity close by. He also generously gave of his time sister. Sandy Langois; step-daughters. Denise Fund, or the Alzheimers Association, will be to the Woodland Lions Club, and was an (Roberto) Diaz and Qucsena Yates; three appreciated. Arrangements were made by Wuliams- enthusiastic supporter of children and educa­ step-grandchildren; several nieces and of the Kilpatrick United Brethren Church. He way preceded in death by two brothers He is survived by Doreen, his loving wife and one sister. of 63 years, children, Doris (Jerry) Graul. Dennis (Luanne) Shoemaker, and Darlene No visitation will be held. A military tion. Clyde had been a long-time active member Gores Funeral Home. Delton. nephews. service will be held on grandchildren. Terri Thursday. November 2, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. at (Mark) Goode moot; FL Custer National Cemetery in Augusta. A Lynn reception will follow at the family's home in Sauers, Rhonda (Robert) Wolverton, Brandy Dowling. (Kyle) Walkington, Paul (Sarah) Shoemaker. (Terry) Newman. Jason Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral (Dennis) Tina (Emily) Goodemoot. and Justin Goodemoot; great-grandchildren, Chelsea Home in Hastings. and Mackenzie Newman, Daniel, Kayla and You may leave a message or memory to the Denny family at (girrbachfiineralhome.net). Sauers, Andrew and Paige Wolverton. Kylie Walkingjon, David and Matthew Shoemaker and Ethan Goodemoot; DELTON - and brother Dorothy Minshall sisters, Robert (Jane) Shoemaker. Phyllis Doreen Jackson, and Jackie Young; and special “famil)’ Dorothy Minshall, Delton, Eberhardt. Dorothy was bom on November 27, 1936. 34. of Hastings, died on Sunday, October 22. 2006 at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was bom on January 3. Dorothy’s life evolved around her children and grandchildren. On June 22. 1958. she married Delbert Minshall. who survives. October 22, 2006 at the Faith Bible Cbirch with his and friends pastors Darrel Bosworth, George Speas, and Victor Collins 1972 in officiating. Burial with military honors pro­ Kalamazoo, the son of Charles J. O'Grady Jr. vided by the Jackson-Mutschler VFW Post and Lorena May Chapman. #4461 followed at Lakeside Cenntery. Charles attended Hastings Schools. The family has suggested that memorial He worked on the O'Grady family farm for Other members of her family include, Emil The funeral service was held Sunday, HASTINGS - Charles J. O'Grady III, age birds. and ents; and sister. Thelma June Shoemaker. Dorothy loved to sing, especially with her games, gardening, canning and watching the Eberhardt, Clyde was preceded in death by hit par­ of Julius and Clossie (Borden) Roberts. She enjoyed playing bingo, cards, board Jacob Meyers. in Lawrence County. Alabama, the daughter family. mem­ bers. Nickolas Rose. Orianna Kenws, Taylor passed away October 22. 2006. contributions may be made to the groups that several years before working al Monroe Inc. were children. Vicky (Jerry) Morse of Hastings. and Community Hospice, the VFW Scholarship Rhonda (Pete) Leinaar of Hastings. Robin Middleville. (Terry) Mohrland of Allegan. Denice Quick of Delton. Billy (Nici) Minshall of Delton. Nathan (Annie) Minshall of Delton. Marcie (Tom) Aicken of Middleville. Terri (Steve) Pennepacker of Hastings; a brother. Norman (Francis) Roberts of Alabama; sisters. Jeanette (Frano) Martin. Patricia Rey, and currently at Bradford White's in important in Clyde's life: Barry Fund, Lakewood Educational Foundation, Chuck enjoyed riding four wheelers, hors­ es and was an animal lover in general. He was a member of UAW local 1002. Chuck is survived by his wife, Cindy (Gorodenski) O'Grady); daughter. the Woodland Lions Club, or the Lakewood Community Ambulance. Arrangements by Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. Jamie O’Grady; his parents. Charles J. O'Grady Jr., and Rena (Dennis) Gilkinson; brother. William “Btir Punt Donna (John) Bailey, all of Alabama; 28 Micheal (Julie) O'Grady; sister. Barbara grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren; eight O'Grady; Bianca CALEDONIA - William “Bill” Punt, age great great grandchildren; several nieces and Goddard; a niece. Rose O'Grady; step-sis­ 87. of Caledonia, went to be with his Lord on nephews. Dorothy was preceded in death by b r par­ ters. Betsy and Teresa Gilkinson; step-broth­ er. Scon Gilkison; father and mother-in-law. Monday. October 23,2006. ents; sons. Delbert and Ronald; b; 4hcrs. Clifton. Wayne, and J.N. Roberts, ano a sis­ Nick and Nancy Gorodenski. Winifred; his sons, Michael (Judy) Punt. ter. Katie Allen. conducted ents. Funeral services were held on Wednesday. Wednesday. October 25, 2006. at Oak Hill October 25. 2006 at the Girrbach Funeral The funera] service will be held 11 a.m. Home in Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie offici­ ated and burial was at Mt. Calvary Cemetery Friday, October 27, 2006. at Stroo Funeral in Hastings. ing. Interment in Mt Hope Cemetery. A graveside service Cemetery. Orangeville. was Jack Zimmers, speaking. Memorial contributions to Barry County Commission on Aging will be appreciated. The family is being served by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. the step-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his grandpar­ Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society or American Liver Foundation. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mark (Pam) Punt; his grandchildren. Jennifer. Heather. Jenna, Joe; a brother. Neal (Betty) Punt; a sister, Jo Kruis. Home, with Rev. R. Scott Greenway officiat­ Memorial contributions may be given to Faith Hospice at Trillium Woods. The family will meet with relatives and friends on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Home in Hastings. You may leave a memory or message to the p.m. at Stroo Funeral Home, 1095 68th St. family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). <http://www.stroofiineralhome.com/> Five yeow koue pawed since we tut saw yea* snuttni| iaees. Ute kave rah &e body ManB*y e| Ike km we fete sa aeat. 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Authority as soon as possible. areas like South Shore Drive. Those areas The first public hearing for this project is There are many reasons to support this project and I will highlight several of them: which can get approval will find that the type of system they would need to put in would Monday. Oct 30. al 7 p.m. at the Hope It is Long Lake, Hope Township 3. No matter how property owners and res­ in weed growth in our lake over the last 10 plus years, but one of the best things we can idents feel about the project, it is a fact that at do to help control weeds is to slop feeding have to do this, and the longer it is put off, the them with ineffective septic systems. A lot of more expensive it will become. sometime, either now or in the future, we will the systems on our lake are very old and too 1 know this is a very emotional thing for small by today’s standards. They also set in many of the owners, especially those on fixed water al various times of the year and are too incomes, but there are government grants and close to the lake, thereby allowing semi-treat­ low interest loans available to those who ed waste to filter into the lake, greatly would suffer undue hardship because of the To the editor: Democrat needed for 87th District some over the others at the county level. But De Vos’ we need more fiscal responsibility at the Jennifer Snyder of Pinckney, sister of the dates. We are getting lies told to, and dirt brother, Erie Prince, is CEO of Blackwater park, less government involved, and let it be slung at us (U.S.) in record amounts. USA, Carlson. Cards may be sent to: 460 Tanglewood Dr., Middleville. Mi 49333. No gifts, please! us non-competitive! workers? Betsy military controversial contractor a business with events every weekend. It Personally. I do not care for mud-slinging Blackwater is Halliburton’s private army, candidates. I v/ould much rather have a can­ which is charging our government thousands As to prop 3 the issue isn't about hunting friend of the groom, was groomsman. Tim didate who just tells it like it is. of dollars daily, to cany supplies in Iraq. It or not hunting, it's about money. How much should not be supported by the taxpayers. Snyder, brother-in-law of the groom, and That is just another of the reasons why I was Blackwater people who were captured, more can we Scott Weldon of Jonesville, college friend of say we need Doug Kalnbach elected to the butchered and dragged through the streets... money. Just like baiting or not baiting, wear 87th of so, as it turns out, she is involved with the scented suits or no scented suits. Hunting Waterford was ceremony reader and Sarah Representatives. This straightforward young whole dirty mess, from our vice presidents row is considered as a sport. Whatever hap­ Lowe of Nashville, TN attended the guest man will fight for the rights of the working buddies to the wannabe governor, who pen’d to it as I was always taught as a food book. Both were college friends of the bride. class, groom, were ushers. Jodi Curry of as Master and Mistresses of East Lansing. The couple now reside in Tucson. Arizona. “Work from - Home” is ripoff District Michigan House I called the Reminder and informed them what I had found out about a “work from protecting Michigan jobs, getting assures us that he does not support a mini­ gathering to put food on the table or in the mum wage, even though more than 40 per­ soil clean, and help to pass laws to get our cent of minimum wage earners are the sole freezer. I think we have lost our insight. Jest like a couple weeks ago when Farm jobs more safe. support of their families. Bureau adopted a resolution to hunt sandhill We need, and must have a Democrat repre­ sentative in the 87th district, to fight for the cranes. What is next? Pretty soon we will minute that billionaire DeVos has any feel­ ings for the working class? With him saying working man. Doug Kalnbach is that man! thing sacred? It's all about money. On the larger scale, do you think for one Don Barlow. Eider. Shellenburger, which stands for “the American Way” is Nashville Hastings uhiug^q money tQjqpfr jnhr .&»Quiyse workers, al about one dollar and a half per day wages, and has invested over 200 million would be one of his most trusted advisors. Betsy told the Grand Rapids Press back in 1 really thought they would stop running You guessed it. another flyer that tells you out the registration and your work at home Sewer needed at Long Lake package will be rushed to you. It's only $30 this time, unless you want rush shipping another $10. The problem with this is nowhere on the registration form does it ask what type of job To the editor: I am not saying the jobs aren’t there, but This is “my tip. save your money." On Thursday, Oct. the expansion of sewer services to the resi­ though the Federal, State and Local govern­ dents of Long and Cloverdale Lakes. The association board members for Long matically increase. following reasons: • The typical lifespan of a very well main­ options to improve their properties. tained septic system is 28 years. A dis­ • The Southwest Barry County Sewer and turbingly high percentage of septic systems Water Authority (SBCSWA) currently has on Long Lake are much older than that. sufficient capacity. • Many properties on Long Lake have • The longer we delay doing what many believe is inevitable, the more expensive it will be for our property owners. Sadly, that beauty is at risk. Questionable • Houses have already been condemned by septic systems on the lake are endangering the Health Department on Long Lake due to not only the lake's majesty, but also its septic problems. The most recent is 6120 health. South M-43 which has frontage on our lake. average person is • The Barry-Eaton District Health Department has staled that when future sys­ Wall Lake and others currently being served by SBCSWA. But the improvement in the available to residents is an on-site sewage sanitary and environmental conditions on Hope Township Board to look favorably on treatment system that costs between $20,000 these lakes has been, without exception, dra­ the proposed sewer expansion project. and $30,000 (per household). This is s:gnifi- matic. Good neighbors can disagree, but we Each generation is merely a temporary cantly more expensive than the cost to house­ believe failure to take appropriate action now custodian of its environment. The decisions holds for the proposed sewer system. And in we make are our legacy. I hope that we have many instances, that newer technology may would be irresponsible. We owe it to our children, grandchildren the courage to leave a legacy that speaks of not even be an option if the resident does not and generations yet to be bom to do the right conviction and concern. have a large enough property to accommo­ Don Mackey. date it. If that were the case, that property thing. Now is the time. To the Hope Township Board of Directors, Delton would likely be condemned by the Health please do the right and responsible thing and approve this special assessment district for Department. sity team was included in an article along used when sewer service was proposed for tems fail, the only alternative that may be Saxons* football wins. Middleville on Friday. Oct. 13. Yes. the var­ Arguments being raised by some residents in opposition are virtually the same as those and given credence Hastings Banner and anxiously turned to the varsity Saxon teams about their wins over • Because it is the right and responsible thing to do. respect. Thus, I respectfully appeal to the sports section to read about the Hastings congratulating the freshman, junior varsity or •Property owners would have many new lake putting its health and ours at risk. resentative democracy where the voice of an Unfortunately. I did not see one headline ments. • The value of all our properties would dra­ Lake supports this sewer expansion for the failed systems that are currently polluting our Hastings 19. 1 received my • There are financial assistance programs available for those residents who are reared. disabled or are on limited or fixed incomes As a homeowner on Long Lake. I feel for­ Likewise. I feel fortunate to live in a rep­ To the editor. On Monday. Oct. 30. the Hope Township Board will have a public bearing to consider tunate to be surrounded by natural beauty Steve Barnum, Saxons deserve better coverage Lake Association supports sewer To the editor: every day of the year. you might do. I’m not sure we can afford to find out. have a season on everything. Isn’t then: any­ openly he is exporting jobs to China. Amway, home” fishing lures ad. the ad. I was wrong. So I feel people should make? It's always about affordable insurance, keeping our waler and dollars in new Chinese plants. DeVos has stated that his wife. Betsy, To the editor: about some of the assembly jobs. Simply fill Andrew Stutz of Hastings will be celebrat­ make groom, and Tony Keim of Lansing, college know what you get for your $5 and S.A.S.E. Andrew Stutz celebrates 90th birthday Nov. Sth wages Jason Millward of Japan, brother of the Lima Church, Hastings, Mich, on November Alan (Kate) Eggleston and Cynthia (John) should have got a cost of living raise but not With whom? Chinese tion was heki at Eagle Eye Golf Club north of 2. 1946 by Father Dillon. Their children are April 2004, that Michigan workers’ high As we get closer to the dat * to vote, it is Ceremony. Following the ceremony, a recep­ 2006. They were married at St. Rose of the other county people didn't get any raise. This is no reflection on the park or personal time to review this year’s choice of candi­ served 2. First of all why did the Chariton Park director get a 7 percent raise when some of attack on the director of the park They all To the editor: Pat. Ruth, and Lori Vaughan of Hastings celebrating their 60th anniversary November Park director’s raise excessive Byron Center, childhood friend of the bride. the Earl and Sue (Johnson) Eggleston wilfbc Doug Bamfield. assessed for the sewer system. Matron of honor was Molly Formsma of groom, served as bridesmaid. Best man was Egglestons to celebrate 60th wedding anniversary Township Hall. right thing to do for the good of cost more than the amount they would be of Hastings and Allan and Sandra Millward of Big Rapids. each individual owner and I would urge each approve replacement systems for some of the Gary Millward exchanged wedding vows on May 20 at Michigan State University Alumni Memorial Chapel in East Lansing. Parents of costs. This boils down to a personal decision for erty owners who have not already done so to send in their signed petitions to the Sewer trol project because of the alarming increase Kathryn Marie Larkin and David Thomas Barry-Eaton Department has indicated that they may not 1. united in marriage 2. The sewer extension to Long Lake and urge prop­ the lake. We have just taken on a weed con­ Millward-Larkin growth in the lake. Wrongdoers only get slap on wrist • Working in conjunction with our weed management program, this would help our the expansion of sewer services to our resi­ dents. David A. Messelink. president lake return to very healthy levels for the Long Lake-Cloverdale Association wildlife and humans to enjoy. with Lakewood. Maple Valley and Delton. ing his 90th birthday with family and friends Nothing was mentioned about the freshman at the Knights of Columbus Hall. 1240 West and/or JV Saxon teams. To the editor: Ray Ji Girrbach Owner/Director Former Pennock Hospital CEO Mr. Harry State Rd. on Sunday. Nov. 5, from 2-4 p.m. I realize that there are other teams in our Join us for the celebration. Please no gifts as area, but Hastings often seems to take a back Doele must be a very special individual to get away with a mere $1,000 fine and courts your presence is all that is required. scat to them. The name of our paper is The costs, as reported in last week’s edition of the “Hastings” Banner, so you would think that we would receive better coverage, especially Banner. And it’s not known whether he will lose after three great wins on the same day! his pharmacist’s license. That’s baloney! He Girrbach ^uneraljiome should have lost that as he was being led out What do you think? Jill Van Zyl. of Pennock! 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 • 269-945-3252 The same Banner edition (Oct. 19) carried Hastings a story about Sixth District County Commission candidate Mike Lewis. How Serving Hastings. Barry County and Surrounding Communities for 40 years could a man with a pas.' such as Lewis get to Offering Traditional and Cremation Services the point of even being able to run for office? Hastings Only Independent. Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation He served a mere four years and seven Pre-Planning Senrices Available Serving All Faiths mouths of a possible 15-year sentence for armed robbery. I know a few people who have served less time for lesser crimes and they still can’t get jobs. 1 guess this says you have to go for the Visit our ire/> sitefor: • Pre-pianning on line • View current Funeral Service information • Leave a memory message Io family members leadership jobs. Does that seem to be the qualities our leaders possess? www.girrt)achfuneralhome.net Maralyn Daniels. Dowling 77502807 I �Page 8 - Thursday. October 26. 2006 - Tf»e Hastings Banner jinnies MAILBOX by Kathy MitchelU and Marcy Sugar No 2nd chance Dear Annie: I am a 20-year-old college sophomore, very involved in sports, clubs, The Depot Complex will be open this Darby Road has much new housing not there selections for the first 300 trees. The first Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on ten years ago. They were owned by the C'Gorman (O'Mara). Artwell and Behienwald trees are sweetgums grown at a nursery in Eastport. N.Y. They should be 30-35 feet tail Sunday from 2 to 5. The genealogy room also families. All are owned by parents of young when transplanted. The forest service has Halloween is coming Tuesday. Oct. 31. children. Those closer to Woodland included already helped in advice and funding from its with trick or treating to be held from 5 to 7 the rural home of Larry and Marie Brodbeck Living Memorial Project. They have helped p.m. in the village. will be open and staffed. on Eaton Highway and the Walker. Doane and already at 50 sites to use the power of trees to Early Sunday is the time to set back our Eckstrom houses on the edge of Lake Odessa create living lasting memorials to the victims clocks. Spring ahead! Fall back! We read that The latter three are all on the water of Jordan of 9/11. The Lansing Slate Journal reports that next year the dates will change for adjusting Lake or the channel. Booties were provided, but most visitors merely left their shoes on the Monnie and Mary Dunn of Holt were to November. porch. observe their 45th anniversary on Saturday. First Families of Ionia County will have The Sebewa Center United Methodist Oct. 21. She is the former Mary Ward of Lake their annual banquet Saturday at the Ionia Church held its chicken dinner last Saturday. County Church of Christ on Jordan Lake Their next meal open to the public will be a Odessa, daughter of Solon Ward. The Dunns have three children. Road. New members will be inducted. This is turkey dinner on Nov. 18. Once again, the sounds of Westminster a segment of the Ionia County Genealogy The Lake Odessa Community Library will chimes peal out from the tower of Central Society. There is to be a spaghetti dinner on have a musical evening tonight with Dulcimer United Methodist Church after a two-year Days The performers will be Wanda Degen silence. They ring on the hour and half hour. Saturday. Nov. 4. to benefit the Tingley fami­ and Pete Wittig. This comes at 7 p.m. tonight Downtown Lake Odessa is a pedestrian's ly. which is facing transportation and meal (Thursday. Oct. 26) at the Lake Odessa paradise with First Street. Second Street and costs connected with cancer treatments for the Library. They will make music with dulcimer Third Street crossings with Fourth Avenue mother. Pam (Stahl) Tingley. The dinner will and auto liarp and with guitar and harmonica. This is for the whole family to enjoy. Light roped off. One can easily cross any downtown block with safety. For drivers, it is a different refreshments will be served following the matter. One has to get across town either at program From the National Arbor Day Foundation Tupper Lake Street or M-50. University has announced the dean's List for spring semester. Local students on the list comes the word that trees are being ria. Rather belatedly, Michigan State include Brenna Flannery. Rachel King and The homes tour sponsored by the Woodland Women's Study Club was another but after we hang out once or twice, they're no longer romantically interested in me. I have asked my friends what I am doing wrong, but they don't know. I am not looking for - long-term relationship, just & guy to People tell me 1 am fun to be around and I’m in good physical shape. I am not a prude, but I also don't believe in casual sex. What's going on? - Puzzled Petunia Dear Puzzled: Here are some possibilities: Do you monopolize the conversation? Do you come across a» competitive or egotistical? Are you interesting to talk to? Do you uncon­ sciously give the impression that you are "easy" and attract guys who are only interest­ ed in sex? If you are a good listener, look put-togeth­ er and have a fun attitude, we don't know why guys lose interest Either you are looking at the wrong guys, or something about you pushes them away. If your friends can't tell you, perhaps you should go back to one of those guys and ask for a brutally honest grown now for a memorial to victims of success, with dozens of people touring the already been selected. New York's gover­ seven houses listed. Three were in the gener­ nor and the under secretary of the U.S. al area of Clarksville, all on gravel roads. Department of Agriculture have made the Health survey He’s out drinking conducted in Dear Annie: I'm fuming mad. My husband just culled to tell me he is going out for a beer after work. He does this four or five nights a few months, don't be too quick to hang up — it may not be a telemarketer. If you stay on the line, you could be contributing important information about the health of Barry and I <>(> > \l< -l < .i i < n I nl nn tl Eaton County residents. From now through the end of 2006, the inc Barry-Eaton District Health Department will work through Public Rector Consul, ants of Lansing to conduct a behavioral risk factor CANKER SORES survey throughout both counties. "A BRFS is a telephone survey that tracks and compiles the data regarding health condi­ I get canker sores every so often. It’s never serious enough to see a doctor but I don’t know anything about them. What are they? prepare dinner, then sit and wait. Last week, he went for "a beer" and stayed out until Annie, there is so much about this that bothers me. First, his behavior lets me know he'd rather be out drinking than home with me. I always fix myself up and try to look good when he comes in. I take care of our home and I'm a good cook. Second, 1 don't care for his drinking bud­ dies. He goes with different guys, most of them single, but occasionally with a young single divorcee who works in his office. I have told him this bothers me. so now he just doesn't tell me when she shows up. Last, but certainly not least, is the driving. Steve Tackitt, health officer for the district There has already been one really bad inci­ health department. "This health survey will generate timely, county specific information about health behaviors, clinical preventive related to chronic disease." A random sample group of 400 respon­ dents will be surveyed in each county. "We appreciate residents taking the time to dent. but he was able to buy his way out of it I'm lonesome, hurt. sad. jealous and afraid. I've had counseling and learned be is not going to change. I have three alternatives: I can find something else to do in the evenings. 1 can pretend it doesn't bother me, or I can beg, cry and be unhappy. Maybe if he sees this in writing, he will respond if they are called to participate in the realize how badly he's hurting me. I want to survey," said Tackitt. "Gathering this health say this to his happy hour gang: If you're mar­ data about our community is crucial to help­ ried and out drinking, you are showing who­ ing us prioritize services and understand pro­ ever is waiting that they arc not important to grams that are most needed now and in the you. Oh. yeah. 1 forgot one more alternative. We future." Tackitt said a three-year survey cycle is the norm and that the most recent BRFS survey was completed in Barry and Eaton counties in 2003. Results of the 2003 survey can be could divorce. - Numb and Tired Dear Numb: You also can try Al-Anon (alanon-alaleen.org) for friends and relatives of alcoholics. It's in your phone book. viewed at www.barryeatonhealth.org under "Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Results." As you know, canker sores usually go away without any treatment at all but Tylenol or ibuprofen can be taken for pain control. A number of over-the-counter medications such as Anbesol, Oragel or Glyoxide can be put right on the sore to relieve the pain. Others think that sucking on zinc lozenges, taking Vitamin C or B or lysine supplements help them to heal faster. Results of the 2006 survey will be posted on this site when available. PSC will prepare a report on the findings of the 2006 survey by March 2007. Anyone who has any questions about the survey and what it means is urged to contact Anne Barna, Community Health Assessment Coordinator at (517) 541-2694 or via e-mail at abama@bedhd.org ‘F-word’ follies Dear Annie: I had to chuckle when I read the letter from the teacher who objected to the "F-word," referring to passing gas. When my now-23-year-old daughter was in kindergarten, she came home from school one day stating that Johnny got in trouble for using the "F-word." We were very careful about what language our daughter was exposed to and wondered if she even knew Occasionally you may get a canker sore that is simply very large or lasts more than 2 weeks or are so sore that you just cannot eat. Seeing your doctor at that point for better pain control, additional treatment as well as an investigation into other health problems would be appropriate. Notify your doctor if you have other medical symptoms along with the canker sores especially stomach and intestinal problems such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain. Because we don't know what causes canker sores, preventing them usually is an exercise of trial and error. If you get many canker sores, try avoiding hard, crunchy or spicy foods. Avoiding toothpaste containing SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) may help as well as brushing your teeth after meals using a soft brush. Flossing may even help by cleaning the mouth of irritating foods. Scon Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. ing sex. and we always slept naked. However, even though Jim can be very romantic and a good lover, his refusal to become completely naked or sleep in the nude is a major issue for me. I have asked him to explain this, and he can't. He is not even comfortable with me being naked, although he tolerates iL I know relationships are about compromise, but I cant think of a way to meet him halfway. Either he stays partially clothed during sex or I end the relationship. Neither option is appealing. Do you have any suggestions? — Wants To Be Nude Dear Wants To Be Nude: Jim apparently hi.s some embarrassment or aversion toward bare skin. He can talk to a therapist and work on that, but it doesn't have to be a make-orbreak issue for you. If Jim's only flaw is that and you'd be foolish to let him slip away because you want to gaze longingly at his Delton Kellogg elementary wins grant for reading Delton Kellogg Elementary School has Heal health care Dear Annie: All Americans know that the U.S. health care system is troubled. The rising cost of health care, the growing number of uninsured, the strains on local hospitals and speak. tions and risk behaviors in a population," said practices and health care access, primarily The short answer is that we don’t know either. They are shallow, painful sores in the mouth that are found on the inside of lips or cheeks, at the base of your gums or under the tongue. They are usually red but may have a white covering over them. Although anyone can get them, they seem to run in families and women in their teen and 20s seem to get more of them although they are not contagious. The exact cause of canker sores is not known, they seem to be worsened by stress, poor nutrition, food allergies and in women, the menstrual period. They also seem to occur if there is an injury to the inside of the mouth such as biting your lip or tongue. and we would usually get totally naked dur­ week. Usually, he doesn't bother to call and I 10:30. When he came home, he could barely If you get a call from a stranger in the next by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. ly. I have been in a few intimate relationships, pecs. Or wherever. Barry, Eaton Health Line Unfortunately, the one thing has to do with on. who cares? He sounds like a great guy, World Trade Center Memorial grove at Ground Zero. Trees for the site have want to spend the rest of my life with. our sex life. Jim refuses to undress complete­ he makes love with his undershirt and socks assessment. Sept. 11.2001. There is to be a six-acre Linsey Newton of Lake Odessa. friends. The problem is, I cannot get a second date. I don't have a problem attracting guys, hang out with when everyone else has a date. our clocks. The setback time will be later, into be held at the Lakewood High School cafete­ etc., and fortunate enough to have many great what the "F-word" was. She finally told us it was about passing gas. I sure wish that was the only "F-word" she knew now. - D.B. Dear D.B.: You’re not the only one. Thanks for making us smile. Get nude, dude the lank of primary care specialists have been well documented. More and more, we're hear­ ing that patients are finding themselves unable ’o sec their family doctor when they need to. On behalf uf our patients, we are asking that the next elected U.S. Congress be "the health care Congress.' That is why thousands of family physicians from across the country recently joined together at a rally in Washington. D C. At the rally, my colleagues and I demanded ttul can­ didates running for office from either pmy commit to fixing our system before it is too late. Annie, there is something your readers can do to help. Please let them know about the Guide to Health issues for Voters available online at www.familydoctor.org. This easyto-use guide provides nonpartisan informa­ tion about the top health issues facing our country and questions voters can pose, to can­ didates. We all must get involved to ensure that Americans have access to quality health care for generations to come. - Larry S. Fields, M.D., Fellow and President, American Academy of Family Physicians Dear Dr. Fields: Thank you for showing our readers how to become involved in the future decisions of their health care. We hope they will look for your brochure. Sex sleuth Dear Annie: My wife had an affair with her best friend's husband. How did I find out? Her friend alerted me. I had no clue. 1 trusted her. Through her best friend's diligent, exhaustive, extensive investigating, they were caught The friend discovered their regular meeting place and arranged for a waitress to get a photo of the two of them lovingly holding hands across the table. The friend also man­ aged to find an incriminating e-mail and two messages on her husband's cell phone. Annie, 1 don't want advice. My marriage has ended. To all of you hubbies out there, don't be a naive ostrich. There arc signs. Be aware and alert. - D.G. Dear D.G.: Thanks for the warning. Your ex-wife's friend sounds like she should be with the FBI. Dear Annie: 1 worked with "Jim" for two Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy received a $500 grant from the ExxonMobil years, and we became great friends. We didn't Educational Alliance program to support the date due to our close working relationship. school’s efforts to provide a summer school However, Jim changed jobs, and at the time, of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail reading program. neither of us was in a relationship, so we your See GRANT, next page started seeing each other. In every respect but one. Jim is the man I Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the NOTICE The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held October 24, 2006, are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St.. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. Creators Syndicate Web page at www.cnators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 26. 2006 - Page 9 Financial FOCUS from TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Part 1: Charlton Park, Approaching Seventy Years and Still Growing By Esther Walton state of Michigan has ever been totally self Jan. 21. 2007 will mark the 70th anniver­ sustaining. sary of when Irving Chariton deeded his 210- At the time Irving Chariton died, there were Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Gen-Xers Face Retirement Challenge If you have children or grandchildren bom butions re typically made with pre-tax dol­ This entire site Copyright © 2006 Edward in "Generation X" - loosely defined as those lars. which means the more she puts in. the Jones people bom between 1965 and 1980 - they lower her adjustable gross income. Ideally. still have quite a ways to go before retire­ Jen should contribute as much as she can acre farm (“Indian Landing” as it was then reveral structures on the property; the present three-story stone museum building and a large ment. But that doesn't mean they shouldn't be thinking about retirement - and saving for it. afford, increase her contributions whenever known] and his incredible collection of pio­ neer relics to the people of Barr) County. .. wooden shed which housed his huge collec­ Unfortunately, many members of the Gen- the range of investments available in her plan. Mr. Charlton had been a well-known collector she gets a raise, and spread her money among tions. in addition to these two structures, there X cohort arc doing a poor job of retirement Also, if Jen can afford it. she should con­ of early American items most of his life. was a small house located on the banks of planning. About half of all workers bom tribute to a Roth or traditional IRA every year. Primarily Mr. Charlton used his own funds to Thornapple River where Mr. Charlton lived. between 1965 and 1972 are "at risk" of hav­ Both offer tax advantages and can be funded purchase artifacts, but he also accepted dona­ The museum and shed were literally crammed ing too little money to maintain their standard with money going into virtually any invest­ tions from interested citizens. His interests from floor to ceiling with his collections. were ubiquitous, ranging from original Indian Mr. Charlton didn't have a computer but of living during retirement, according to the National Retirement Risk Index created by dugout canoes to early farm tools, machines, had maintained records. Many of the items the Center for Retirement Research at Boston tractors, old coins, cars, guns, and even a had handwritten notes attached to them iden­ College. include the ferent visions of the ideal retirement. While gruesome shrunken head from the Amazon tifying the item. Through the years these thou­ younger Gen-Xers because their financial his­ Jen might want to work until 65 and then rain forest. sands of items have been accessed using com­ tories are not considered long enough to yield open a small business, her friend might want puters with appropriate software. meaningful interpretations of future behav­ to ior.) The Retirement Risk Index uses a variety Consequently, the amount Jen will need to Sometime during the depression years' of the 1930s, several local groups became inter­ Today Charlton Park still has the third ested in promoting tourism as a means of largest pioneer collection in Michigan and has attracting much needed dollars into Barry grown from three buildings to 25. With the County. In October 1936 the County Board of its addition of each new “old” building the arti­ to fact over crowding problem has been eased. appoint a committee of three to look into the Numerous items from Mr. Charlton's collec­ Supervisor, authorized chairman possibility of creating a park for Barn tions have been used to give life and add sig­ County. When Irving Charlton offered to nificance to each new addition to the village donate his 210-acre farm, along with his col­ complex. lections to the county the following (This study didn't ment - stocks, bonds: government securities, etc. * Identify retirement goals. We all have dif­ retire early and travel the world. of variables to come up with its projections, save - and even the investment philosophy she follows - should be based on her individ­ but they pretty much boil down to one con­ ual retirement goals. clusion: Older Gen-Xers aren't saving enough • Get professional help. It's not always so to pay for the type of retirement they'd like to easy to create and maintain long-term invest­ have. • If you think your child or grandchild - let's ment strategies. Which investments arc right call her "Jen" - might be in the low-savings should she be? When should she make group, what changes can you encourage her for Jen's individual needs? How aggressive changes to her portfolio? A financial profes­ The various buildings in the village have to make to reach a different - ind more favor­ sional can help Jen answer these and many been acquired one at a time through the years. able - destination? Here arc a few sugges­ other questions that will arise over the years. Mr. Charlton's only condition at the time of Their placement and interpretation and has tions: his generous offer was that his collections be. December, the board quickly accepted. For people in Jen's age group, retirement generally followed the original master plan ♦ Don't panic Gen-Xers have got one real­ “properly displayed, cared for and protected.” may seem like a distant vision. But it's mov­ for the park. Whenever a building was donat­ ly good asset on their side: time. Even the He expressed the hope that, “structures resem­ ed. funds had to be raised to construct a new first wave of Generation X members have got ready when it finally arrives. Encourage her bling the old log school house and mission foundation in the park and move the structure roughly 25 years until reaching the "typical" to take the steps necessary to prepare herself. church" be constructed. on site. retirement age of 65. That means Jen still has During the early years various consultants The first two buildings were the a small time to make some moves that can help her were called in for opinions and advice. These bam and a shed which became the blacksmith make good progress toward her retirement goals - if she doesn't wait too long. included experts from the Michigan State shop and the carpenter/cooper shop. We were University, the State of Michigan and Grand fortunate that Thomas Ncithamer, a Barry * Take advantage bf retirement savings Rapids. All three concluded that the collection County Historical Society member and a opportunities, if Jen has a 401(k) where she was the third largest pioneer collection in prominent Woodland area farmer, recognized Michigan. Larger collections were held by the importance of these two trades in pioneer Greenfield Village in Dearborn and The history and donated these two structures in Detroit Public Museum. The value of the real 1968. Artifacts from Mr. Chariton's collections estate and artifacts at Charlton Park is now were used to furnish these two shops with estimated to be in the millions. The June 20, 1940 Hastings Banner report­ authentic tools and equipment. They were ed that: “This museum (at Chariton Park] is important enough that the University of opened to the public in 1970. On special occa­ sions trained volunteer interpreters manned Michigan sent a man last winter to examine it each shop. They often wore period costumes. (the museum] while visiting the rest of the The next building moved to the village was museums in the state. Il required seven hours Bristol Inn. This handsome two-story inn is a of this man's time to reasonably examine the example of classic Greek Revival architecture grow on a tax-deferred basis, and her contri- State Grounds will showcase independent films which was very popular during the later half State Grounds Coffee House, located in of the 1800s. The first Bristol Inn was a log downtown Hastings wants to provide inde­ the most complete pioneer museum in the cabin and became a popular stagecoach stop pendent filmmakers with the chance to have state ” on the stage route between Battle Creek. their work shown in front of a live audience 1967 Charlton Park was Hastings and Grand Rapids from 1846 to Sunday afternoons. County Road 1869. Shortly before the Civil War a new Commission. During this time the Road Bristol Inn was constructed and is building we Commission opened the park to recreational see today. Like almost all stagecoach stops administered by the Barry vehicles and camping. There was no running Bristol Inn has a tavern on one side and a for­ water and sanitation facilities were inadequate mal Victorian parlor on the other. The lower for the number of campers in residence. level also has a large dining room and an Filmmakers will have the unique opportu­ nity to interact with and receive feedback medium. This is an open call to filmmakers of all ages and all genres are welcome: science fic­ tion. fantasy, comedy, drama, romance, County Health interesting kitchen featuring an authentic wood cooking range. The Bristol family made violations and closed Charlton Park to camp­ this generous donation in 1970. and after that can be conceived as "short film" or "fea­ ing. much hard work by the staff and volunteers it ture length." the Barry A study was undertaken to determine the was opened in 1973. romantic comedy, animation, experimental, State Grounds simply asks that all films In 1972. members of the Carlton Center submitted be approximately PG-13 in con­ the park up to code. The cost of these Church decided to donate their old Gothic tent. nonviolent, and free of nudity or explic­ upgrades was determined to be .prohibitive style sanctuary to Charlton Park. Interestingly it sexual content. All films are subject to and not cost effective, so the plans were aban­ all its contents were left intact right down to review by State Grounds prior to public doned. Another consideration in their decision baskets of crayons. When Carlton Center screening. to discontinue camping was the presence of Church was moved to the park from its origi­ several nearby privately owned RV parks. nal site, it look several days. It was reported In 1967. the County Board of Supervisors that the moving crew stopped work one “Independent filmmakers know what a evening in front of a residence along the way. challenge it can be to get their films seen. A Area Board, charging it with the responsibili­ The next morning when the occupant of the lot of work and creative energy goes into ty of making policies and oversight. As with residence raised the shades in his upstairs bed­ similar facilities in the stale. Charlton Park room he was astonished to find a church sit­ has alwavs been subsidized by grants from the ting in front of his house... it is said that he County Board, but in recent years it has been swore off drinking for a year. (Tobe continued next week) facility production. shooting, and editing. After all of that work, filmmakers are often left wonder­ ing how and where to get their film out there." said State Grounds owner Bob Dickinson. showcased in this local, small town venue may call State Grounds at (269) 948-7730. GRANT, continued from previous page Hastings' Newest Affordable Senior Living Retirement Living... MallardRond Village-Styk MALLARD The reading program will encourage par­ ents to read with their children over the sum­ mer months. Al the end of the summer, those Explore your retirement apartment-Gving options - Independent Living with Great Neighban k Woery-fne - Spacious One & Two Bedroom Apartment-Homed - Emergency Call System - Planned Activities - Library k Fitness Center - Community Dining Room ~ 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance - Local Transportation Available POND VILLAGE Ml Woodlawn HosnpMlW To Learn More About Mallard Pond Call Today 269-948-9363 wnt? *%rw v m. • ttv:.: Aparfaentt u.u u.my kmg.neVmallardpond worked with school officials to secure the grant, which is one of 4.000 available to schools across the country served by Exxon or Mobil stations. The grants were made pos­ sible by funding from the ExxonMobil Corporation. A spokesperson said. “Fein Food and tance of education and we appreciate their k Reservations being taken for AfwSrntf students that participate will be invited to a celebration. • Fein Food and Beverage of Gun Lake Beverage and ExxonMobil realize the impor­ Mallard Pond t Wage it ideally located one mile east ofM~I3 on ‘Woodlmn ,4trnue. ^October. Weight Loss & Stop Smoking Hypnotherapy conceiving the idea, writing the script, pre­ Anyone who would like to have their film approaching the size of Charlton Park in the fflffto the pubic! State Grounds will begin showing films soon after receiving initial submissions. established the Charlton Park and Recreation zens of Barry County. No large This notice paid for with publication donations documentary, mockumentary, or anything cost of installing the facilities needed to bring supported by a .2275 millage vote by the citi­ MBvs'rsiBiorsoumwBriaMMfuc from others who share an interest in this Department cited the park for a number of Eventually 34.73 +1.67 46 89 •1.71 1520 +.07 47 03 +324 52.33 +133 40.93 +1.71 69 89 +.48 30 70 +.70 17.13 +20 8.30 ♦27 36.19 +3.76 9149 76.67 68.75 49.66 42 25 +.65 27.26 -.46 5.65 +.09 178.06 +8.88 2124 -.n 25.95 -.63 5130 +3.02 $587.80 $6.90 $1185 +$76 12.12728 +177.86 168 +100M works, encourage her to take full advantage university he wrote a letter declaring it to be 1937 to AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Dow Chemical Co. Enon Mobil Family Dollar Stores First Financial Bancorp Ford Motor Co. General Motors Ind. Bus. Machine JCPenney Co Johnson & Johnson Kellogg Co. McDonald's Corp. Pfizer Inc Semco Energy Sears Holding Spartan Motors TCF Financial Wal-Mart Stores Gold Silver Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE of it. Her money will have an opportunity to artifacts of the museum. After reluming to the From ing closer every day - and she'll want ».&•» be STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week efforts in reaching out to the schools in our community." Health Awareness Health Awareness Monday, Clinics is providing Clinics is a non-profit October 30 therapists to administer organization. They rely 7:30pm on donations to make Hastings Country Club weight loss and stop smoking, group hyp­ treatment available to those in need. A modest 1550 N. Broadway notic therapy. HASTINGS For many people, this $5.00 donation when signing in is appreciat ­ Tuesday, therapy reduces 2 to 3 October 31 clothing sizes and/or ed. Only one 2-hour ses7:30pm stops smoking. Funding for this pro­ sion is needed for desir- Eaton Area Senior Center 804 S. Cochran St. ject comes from public able results. CHARLOTTE donations. Anyone who HealthAwarenessClinics.Ory (808)941-9300 wants treatment will Wednesday, receive professional Sign in November 1 hypnotherapy free from 30 minutes 7:30pm charge. early Quality Inn & Suites An appointment is 1108 E. Michigan not necessary. Sign in (US 1-94 Exit 104) and immediately receive BATTLE CREEK treatment. CQUM40 �Page 10 - Thursday. October 26. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF RETRACTION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE A foreclosure notice has been published in the Legal News on October 19. 2006. The notice named Shawn Kimbrue and Shannon L Kimbrue. husband and wife, as the mortgagors. property located in the Township of Hope. Barry County. Documentation in regards to this default was incorrect To the best of our knowledge, the above­ mentioned individuals are not in a default or foreclosure status. The notice was published tn error. * -tsotwo PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the public accuracy test for the November 7. 2(MM> general election Isas been scheduled for Thursday. November 2. 2006 at 7pm in the Township Hall at BOM Tasker Road. Bellevue. Michigan. The Public Accuracy Test is conducted to demonstrate that the com­ puter program used to record and count the votes at the election meet the requirements of the law. Debbie Massimino Assyria Township Clerk 269-758-4003____________________________________________ 77507282 TOWNSHIP OF HOPE COUNTY OF BARRY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HOPE TOWNSHIP SEWER EXTENSION SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township Board of the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, received petitions to acquire, construct, install and finance sanitary sewer extensions and improvements consisting of sanitary sewer collection and transmission laterals, and related appurtenances thereto as an extension of the Southwest Barry County Sewage Disposal System to serve properties in and around Long Lake and Cloverdale Lake located within the Township and Hope Township Sewer Extension Special Assessment District No. 1. (the ‘District") (the ‘Improvements"), pursuant to Act 188 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1954. as amended. The Township Board has tentatively determined that the petitions are legally sufficient and that all or part of the cost of said Improvements shall be specially assessed against each of the following described lots and parcels of land which are benefited by the Improvements and which together comprise the following proposed special assessment district HOPE TOWNSHIP SEWER EXTENSION SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 Lots and parcels numbered: 07-010-006-10 07010-006-40 074)154)06-00 07-015-007-00 07-0154)084)0 07-015-009-00 074)154)10-50 074)154)12-00 07-0154)12-50 07-015-014-00 07-0154)154)0 074)154)164)0 07-015-0174)0 074)154)184)0 074)15-0244)0 07-0154)25-00 07415-026-00 07-015-028-00 074'15-029-00 07-015-031-00 07-0.5-032-00 07415-033-00 0’015-0344)0 07-015-035-00 074)15-036-00 07-015-037-00 07-015-038-00 07-015-039-00 07-015-040-00 07-015-041-00 07-015-042-00 07-015-043-00 07-015-044-00 07-01504500 07-015-046-00 07-015-048-00 07-015-049-00 074)15-0504)0 07-015-051-00 07-015-0524)0 07-015-053-00 07-015-0564)0 07-015467-00 074)154684)0 074)154694)0 074)154)604)0 074)154)61-00 074)154)61-50 07-0154)63-50 074)15464-00 074)154)664)0 070154)67-00 074)154)68-00 074)154)694)0 074)164)03-00 074)164)064)1 074)164)064)2 074)164)06-10 074)164)06-15 074)16-006-20 074)16-006-30 07-016-006-51 07-016-006-60 074)164)06-70 07-0164)06-80 07-0164)074)0 074)16-007-10 07-016-0124)0 07-0164)134)0 07-016-014-00 07-0164)164)0 074)164)174)0 074)164)184)0 07-016-0194)0 074)164)204)0 074)164)21-00 07-016-022-00 07-0164)23-00 07-0164)24-00 074)164)254)0 07-016-028-00 07-017-005-00 07-020-001-00 07-0204MJ2-00 074)204)034)0 07-0204)04-50 07-020-006-00 074)204)08-00 07-020-009-00 07-0204)174)0 07 020-020-00 07-0204)20-10 074)204)21-00 07-020-022-20 07-020-022 25 07 020-024-00 07-020-025-00 07-020-026-00 07-020-027-00 07-020-034 00 07-020-035-00 074)204)434)0 07-020-0444)0 07-020-052-00 07-020-052-50 07-020463-00 07-020-053-50 07-020-055-00 ('7-020-056-00 07 020-057-00 07-020-058-00 07-020-060-00 07-020-061-00 07-020-062-00 07-020 063-00 07-020-064-00 07-0204)654)0 074)20 066 00 07-020-067-00 07-020-068-00 07-021-006-00 07-0214)06-10 074)21-008-00 074)214)124)0 07-0214)13-00 074)214)144)0 07-0214)15-00 074)21-0164)0 074)21-016-10 074)214)184)0 07-0214)214)0 07-021-023-00 074)21-0244)0 07-021-025-00 07-021-026-00 07-040-001-OO 07-040-002-00 07-040-003-00 07-040-004-00 07-040-005-00 07-0404)064)0 07-040-007-20 07-040-009-00 07-0404)11-00 07-0404)11-50 074)404)124)0 07-050-002-00 07-050-003-00 07-050-004-00 07-050-006-00 07-050-007-00 07-0504)08-00 074604)14-00 07-0504)154)0 07-050-016-00 07-0504)174)0 07-050-020-00 07-0704)014)0 07-070.002-00 07 070-003-00 074)70 0044)0 07-070-005-00 07-070-006-00 07-070-0074)0 074)704)084)0 074)704)094)0 074)70-0104)0 07-0704)11-00 07-070-0124)0 074)704)134)0 07-070-014 00 07-070-015-00 07-070-0164)0 07-0704)17-00 074)70-019-00 07-070-020-00 07-070-021-00 07-070-022-00 07-070-023-00 07 0704)244)0 07-070-025-00 07 070-026-00 07-070-027-00 07-0704)294)0 074)704)30-00 07-070-031-00 07-070-045-00 07-080-001-00 07-080-002-00 07 080-003-00 07-0804)04-00 07-080-004-05 07-080-005-00 07-080-006-00 07-080-007-00 07-080-008-00 07-080-009-00 07-080-010-00 07-0804)11-00 07-080-012-00 07-080-013-00 07-0804)144)0 07-080-015-00 074)804)174)0 07-0804)18-00 07-0804)194)0 074)804)204)0 074)804)214)0 07-080-022-00 07-08041234)0 07-080-0244)0 07 080(06-00 07-090-025 00 07-130-001-16 07-130-002-00 07-130-003-00 07-130 004-00 07-130-006-00 07-1304)074)0 07-1304)08 JO 07-130-009-00 07-130-0104)0 07-1304)114)0 07-130-0124)0 07-130-0134)0 07-130-013-10 07-1304)154)0 07-1304)184)0 07-1304)20-00 07-1404)01-00 07-140-002-50 07-140-002-75 07-1404)044)0 07-140-004-50 07-140-005-00 07-140-006-00 07-140-007 00 07-140-008-00 07-140-009-00 07-1404)10-00 07-1504)014)0 07-150-0024)0 07 150-003-00 07-150-004-00 07-150-005-00 07-150-0064)0 07-150-007-00 07-150 008-00 07-150-009-00 07-150-010-00 07-1504)11-00 07-1504)134)0 07-1504)144)0 07 1504)15-00 07-150-0174)0 07-150-017-10 07-1504)184)0 07-190-001-00 07-190-002-00 07-190-003-00 07-190-0644)0 07-190-004-50 07-190-005-00 07-190-006-00 07-190-007-00 07-1904)08-00 07-190-009-00 07-190-005-12 07-1904)104)0 07-1904)114)0 07-1904)124)0 07-190-013-00 07-1904)14-00 07-1904)164)0 07-190-018-00 07-190-019-00 07-190-020-05 07-190-021-00 07-1904)22-00 07-1904)23-00 07-190-025-00 07-190-026-00 07-190-027-00 07-2104)01-00 07-2104)01-50 07-2104)044)0 07-2104)05-00 07-210-0064)0 07-2104)074)0 07-2104)084)0 07-220-0014)0 07-220-0024)0 07-2204)02-50 07-220-003-00 07-220-004-00 07-220-0064X) 07-2204)074)0 07-220-008-00 07-220-009-00 07-2204)10-00 07-2204)10-02 07-2204)10-20 07-2204)10-35 07-2204)10-40 07-2204)10-50 07-2204)10-60 07-2204)114)0 MAP OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT TAKE NOTICE that the Township Board of the Township of Hope will hold a public hearing at a special meeting of the Township Board on Monday. October 30.2006. at 7.-00 p.m., at the Hope Township Hall. 5463 S. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. Michigan 49046. within the Township, to hear and consider any objections to the petitions, the proposed improvements, the District and all other matters relating to said Improvements and the District. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that preliminary plans and estimates of cost for the Improvements are on file with the Township Clerk for public examination. PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE ADDED TO THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT AND THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF COST SHALL NOT BE INCREASED BY MORE THAN 10% WTTHO1T FURRIER NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING. This Notice was authorized by the Township Board of the Township of Hope. Linda Eddy Hough. Clerk Hope Township 5463 S. M-43 Highway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948 2464 77707079 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Bate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Bate may be rescinded by the ftxadoetng mortgagee. tn MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John K. Powers, a married man. original mortgagorfs). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., es nominee for lender end lender's successor* and/or assigns. Mortgegee. dated August 12. 2003. and recorded on August 14. 2003 In instrument 1110074, in Barry county record*. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed io be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Seventy-Eight And 02/100 Dollars ($143,078 02), including interest at 8% per annum. Under the power cl sate contained in said mort­ gage and toe statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM, on November 9. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Mapte Grove, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel B: Commencing at the Southeast comer of Section 15. Town 2 North. Range 7 West arj running thence North 01 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds West along the East line of said Section 1517.14 feet lor the piece of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds West 409.13 teat; thence North 01 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds West 220.00 foot; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds East 409.13 foot to too East line of said Section; thence Souto 01 degree* 37 minutes 36 seconds East along said line 220.00 foot to too place of beginning. The Easterly 33.00 test thereof being reserved tor high­ way purposes * Parcel C: A parcel of tend in the Southeast IM of Section 15. Town 2 North. Rango 7 West described as; commencing at the Southeast comer of said Section 15; thence North 01 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds West along the East line of said Section 1737.14 foot tor the piece of beginning; toonoo North 89 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds West 409.13 foot; thence North 01 degrees 37 minute* 36 second* West 220.00 foot; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds East 408.13 foot to too East lino of said Section; thence Souto 01 degrees 37 minutes 36 seconds East along said ino 220.00 feet to ths piece of beginning. Subject to highway right of way over toe easterly 33.00 toot thereof. The redemption period shat be 12 months from tfu- date of such sate. Dated: October 12.2006 For more information, ptoses cal: FC X 243 593.1302 Trott A Trot*. P.C. Attorney? For Servicer 30400 Tetog.'Wto Rd Ste 200 File 4027771 FC? TMS FIRM B A DEBT COLLECTOR 47TEMPTMG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MFOKSATKM WE 08TAN WMX BE USED FOR THAT POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MRJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon mace In too condMions of a mortgage made by Jtrry Howoen, mameo ana romoeny rtowoen, riamsa. to Select Bank, Mortgagee, dated Noverrber 18. 2001 and recorded December 5.2001 in Irsbunen! Number 1070789, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is noe hold by Washington Mutual Bank. FA. successor by merger with Homeside Lending. inc. by assignment. There Is cteknod to bo due al the dote hereof too sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Eight Hundred Seventeen and 93/100 Dollars ($150,817.93) including interest a! 6.875% per annum. Under too power til sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB bo torectoeed by a sale al toe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue st too Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO pm. on NOVEMBER 9,2006. Said premises are located in too Township of Carton. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Part of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 21. Town 4 North . Rango 8 West described as: com­ mencing at the South one-quarter comer of said Section 21. afoo being the point of beginning; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 88.00 foot along the North- Souto ono-quarter too of said Section 21; ateo being too centertoe of Barber Road; thence North 89 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds East 348.95 foot; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 374.50 foot; thence North 89 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds East 640.80 toot; thence South 00 degrees 03 min­ utes 49 seconds East 440.5 fool to a point on the Souto too of said Section 21; thence Souto 89 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds West 990.24 toot along said South toe to too point of beginning. Subject to right-of-way tor Barber Road together with and subject to right-of-way lor easement tor private road described as: that part of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 21. Town 4 North, Range B West, descried as: Commencing al the Souto onequarter comer of said Section 21. also being too point of beginning; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 66.00 foot along the North-South one-quarter lino of said Section 21. also being the centertoe of Barber Road; toonoo North 89 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds South 568.95 test; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 86.00 foot to a point on the Souto too of said Section 21; thence Souto 89 degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds West 568.95 foot along said South too to the point of beginning. The redemption period shal ba 12 months from tne date of such sale, uniass determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241*. In which case the redemption period shal bo 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damage*. R any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated: October 12.2006 Orians Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No 362 0669 ”»»» �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 26. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES this firm is a debt collector attempt­ ing to collect a debt. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in tha terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Mark Horreli. a married man of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company, A Corporation dated the 25th day of Apnl. A.D. 2005. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 4th day of Mav. A D 2005. in Instrument NO. 1145887 of Barry Records, which said mortgage was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beac.i Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-WL2 , thru mesre assignments, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, lor principal of $127,720.00 (one hundred twenty seven thousand, seven hundred twenty dollars and zero cents) pits accrued interest at 7.50% (seven point five zero) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State ol Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 30th day of November. A.D., 2006, at 1.-00 o'clock said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at public auction, to the high­ est bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the prem­ ises described in said mortgage. Which said prem­ ises are described as follows All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Cartton. m the County of Barry and State of Michigan and doscnbed as follows to wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND LOCAT­ ED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON COUNTY OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHIGAN. PARCEL A: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST UNE OF SECTION 16. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 51' 28* WEST 500 00 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 16; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 00 DEGREES 51'28* WEST 352.91 FEET ALONG SAID EAST LINE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 02' 56* WEST 812.00 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH ONE EIGHTY LINE OF SECTION 16; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 51' 28’ WEST 87.00 FEET. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 02' 56* WEST 508 11; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 52 40* EAST 403 13 FEET. THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 51' 2T EAST 34.51 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 1T 44* EAST 340 98 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 02' 00’ EAST 394 88 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 51' 28- EAST 35 15 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 02' 00* EAST 181.12 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING Commonly known as: 5861 Usbome Rd. Tax ID: 08-04-016-105-100-04 The redemption period shall be sa months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated October 26. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO, LP.A. MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Bobbie Ann Pinckney and Ronald Pinckney, wife and husband, to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC. Mortgagee, dated August 23. 2005 and recorded September 6. 2005 in Instrument Number 1152255. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company. As Trustee Of Argent Mortgage Securities. Inc Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates. Series 2005-W3 Under The Pooling And Servicing Agreement Dated As Of October 1, 2005. Without Recourse by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Six and 57/100 Dollars ($148,846.57) including interest at 8.4% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 pm on NOVEMBER 2. 2006 Said promises are located in the Township of Yankee Spnngs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West one-quarter comer of Section 19, Town 3 North. Range 10 West. Yankee Springs Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 22 seconds East 2351.36 feet along the East and West one-quarter hne to the center of said Section 19; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West. 833 feet along the North and South one-quarter Imo of said Section 19 to the point of beginning; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West. 96 36 feet along said North and South one-quarter line; thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 22 seconds West, 199.40 feet to the Easterly line of Archwood Avenue; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 21 seconds East. 96.36 feet along said Easterly Ime; tnence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 22 seconds East. 199.36 feet to the point of beginning, subject to all easements, conditions or restrictions of record. Being the same property conveyed to Charlene H. Potter and Bobbie Ann Pinckney, a married woman, as joint tenants with full rights of survivor­ ship by deed dated 02-02-05 and recorded 2-02-05 jn deed Book 1140952. in the Office of the Recorder of Barry County. Michigan Being the same property coveyed to Charlene H. Potter, a single woman and Bobbie Ann Pinckney, a single woman by deed dated 09-24-02 and record­ ed 10-09-02 in Deed Book 1089106. in the Office of Recorder of Barry County, Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS. The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated October 5. 2006 Ortans Associates. P C By: Attorneys for Senncer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 214.3948 "■'**•* ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP REGULAR MEETING October 3, 2006 Meeting called to order by Supervisor Rook at 700 p.m Board members present. Rook, Ritchie. Perino and Ribble. Absent Goy. Also present: Fire Chief Boulter, 18 guests which included Sheriff Dar Leaf. Pledge of Allegiance. Motion by Perino, support from Ritchie to approve minutes ol regular board meeting held September 5. 2006. All ayes. Motion carried. Treasures report: Total September receipts (general fund)....................................................... $47,212.05 Total September receipts (building fund) .. .18.83 Total September disbursements (general fund) .......................... $33,769 83 Correspondence Board policy on anonymous letter received Bus tour for Barry County “Zoning Ordinance Steering Comm ' Pickeral Cove and Sams Landing special assessment projects resubmitted to asphalt com­ panies and correspondence regarding manhole covers which must be included in special assess­ ment expense. Correspondence with road commission for Allegan and Barry re: Patterson Rd semi traffic - no response received yet Assignment for Tom Rook to be a part of Barry County Drain commission 'eviewing Delton Village Drain. Fire Department Report read by Chief Boutter Special focus for upcoming Fire Prevention Week which starts October 8. and runs thru Oct 15. 2006 Ed Elsner presented "resolution* for Orangeville Township joining the Delton District Library. Bob Penno asked for clarification on seeking district wide millage to replace any local millage. Mr. Eisner requested that resolution be adopted at tonights meeting for the upcoming November elec­ tion. Supervisor Rook stated that at the September meeting a motion was made to proceed with put­ ting the matter on the ballot wnh the understanding that the board does not endorse the resolution, but to put the vote before the people Signing a resolu­ tion now would be in direct conflict with that motion Nancy Pasche 3poke on behalf of the Fnends of Delton District Library board wanting to donate approx 8 old photographs of the Orangeville area to be framed and hung in the new township hall. The;r goal is to indude Orangeville in more library functions. Ad-Hoc Planning and Zoning committee mem­ bers Boyce Miller asked for a motton from the board for the committee to proceed Motion by Ritchie, support from Dtbble. that Orangeville Township continues to utilize Barry County for Planning. Zoning and enforcement. Roll caH. All ayes, motion earned Boyce Miller spoke on the questionaire that the group has put together, with a sample given to the board members and asked for recommendation to send out this mailing to everyone on the township tax rolls Discussion followed regarding the cost. Motion by Ritchie, support from Penno to proceed with the survey that the committee prepared The surveys are being asked to be returned by November 15. 2006 Roll call All ayes Motion ear­ ned The Veterans Memorial project is researching Daniel E. Best, (g-58501) Attorney lor Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co . LPA 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48064 WWR405560662 mcne? the possibility of grants available. Public Comment: Sheriff Dar Leaf presented a Thank-You letter from the Bruce family of Thornapple Lake thanking all individuals and businesses that helped during the time of their loss of Mr. Bruce and hts young son. Mark Englerth. running for County Commissioner introduced himself. Butch Vaugh asked about state revenue sharing if a Gun Lake Village was formed. Tom Rook noted an article appeared in the Hastings Banner in September indicating that the Gun Lake Village issue has gone to the state boundary panel in Lansing. Rook con­ tacted the township attorney who recommends that a petition be circulated of thor? individuals against the village. John Gates stated that signatures already on a petition circulated earlier now must be transferred to a new binding petition that the boundary commission will be sending out after those individuals are contacted. Supervisor Rook will be representing the township and will be expected to travel to Lansing several times in this matter. Supervisor Rook reported that bids for the Fawn Lake project were opened Sept. 29th. with RJT Construction coming in with the low bid of $172,813.60 and N R Mitchell $79,985.00 for grinders. Motion by Perino, support from Ritchie to award the construction bid to RJT Construction and grinder purchase to NR Mitchell. Ron can. AB ayes. Motion earned. Motion by Perino, support by Ritchie to approve the addendum to the Professional Services between Orangeville Township and OMM Engineering, Inc. for the Fawn Lake Sanitary Sewer Extension Project. Roll call. All ayes. Motion carried. Supervisor Rook reported that Fawn Lake resi­ dent Michael Moerman has filed a "motion to extend special assessment petition deadline* to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. New Business: Final street light information from Consumers Energy was reported by Ribble on cost, kind and placement at the comer of Marsh and Keller Roads. Motion by Perino, support by Ritchie that the township install a street light at this location. Resident Matt Ribble made a recommendation that the street light al the south end ol Lafountain Dr and 9 Mile be moved to the end of road instead of several fe*” beyond the road. Thts will be researched. Paying of bills Ribble (nade a motion, support by Ritchie to pay bins for the month of October totaling $96,843 17 and all others forthcoming. All ayes. Motion earned Public comments . Dave Brinkert reminded all that the No Gun Lake Village committee meets again on Octooer 9th Board comments Supervisor Rook reported that the Ruffed Grouse Society ts attempting to sell the property located between Marsh Rd, Wildwood and Rook Rd consisting of approx 304 acres Further infor­ mation will be presented at the township meeting in November Motion was made by Ritchie and supported by Perino to adjourn at 8:45 p.m. All ayes. Motion ear­ ned. Linda Ribble Unapproved minutes CITY OF HASTINGS CITY OF HASTINGS PUBLIC NOTICE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO.409 PUBLIC NOTICE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 410 The undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Hastings, Michigan docs hereby certify that Ordinance No. 409: The undersigned. being the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Hastings. Michigan, does hereby certify that Ordinance Na 410: -AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 90 OF THE HASTINGS CODE OF 1970. AS .AMENDED. TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS' "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 90 OF THE HASTINGS CODE OF 1970, AS AMENDED. TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS' regarding the rexomng of property located at 1212 through 1230 West State Street. Hastings. inclusive, from D-2 Industrial Io B-2 General Business. regarding the rezoning of property located at 1011 West Green Street. Hastings, being the northwestern portion of Fish Hatchery Park, from D-2 Industrial to R-S Suburban Residential. was adopted by the City Council of the City of Hastings, at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 23rd day of October 2006. was adopted by the City Council of the City of Hastings, al a regular meeting of the City Council on the 23rd day of October 2006. A complete copy of this Ordinance is available for review at the office of the City Clerk at City Hal). 201 East State Street. Hastings. Monday through Friday. 8.-00 AM until 5:00 PM. A complete copy of this Ordinance is available for review at the office of the City Clerk at City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Monday through Friday. 8.-00 AM until 5:00 PM. Thomas E. Emery City Clerk 77507288 Thomas E. Emery City Clerk 77507290 NOTICE To The Qualified Electors of BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE GENERAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNTY OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHIGAN ON TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 7.2006. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. - Voting Precincts, Barry County, Michigan ASSYRIA TWP 0094 Tasfcar Rd Betevue Assyria Toamhp Hal HASTINGS CHARTER TWP 885 Rw Rd. Hastings Hastings Charter Tap Hal 0RANGEV41E TWP PREONCT 1A & IB 7350Lndwy Hd., Pianos OrangeWte Townehp Hal THORNAPPLE TWP PREONCT 3 10b 5. Mon O, Mttoewfc Mdttew% Wtegc Hal BALTIMORE TWP 3100E DowtogAdHatongs Babmora Toamgip Hal HOPE TWP 5463 S M-43 Hvy.Hastngs Hope Townaftp PRAIRIEVILLE TWP PRECINCT 1 10155 S Norm Rd . Dafcn PiaxwWM Towfltop Hal WOODLAND TWP 156SMarSl.Wv?dtaid WttxtendTcwmhpMb: BARRY TW PREC: NT 1 Kafcgg Befod Rd rtdwy Comen Rre Baton IRVWG TWP PREONCT 1 209 Stus St. Fiseport F.wport Vtoge Hal PRAWEVUE TWP PREONCT 2 11351 Lxxfcay Rd. PtanwM Pne Laks Pre Department YAMtEE SPRMGS TWPPRtONObi 284NBnggsRd.Md*v«e Yar*ae Sprmgs Twp Hal BARRY TWP PRECINT 2 155 E OrcTart Si. Deton Barry Toarartp Hto IRVING TWP PRECINCT 2 3425 Wng Rd. Hasangs Ineng Townshp HaS RUTLAND CHARTER TWP 2461 Haarn Rd. Hasangs Ruland Charter Towrwhp Hal YANKEE SPRINGS TWP PREONCT 2 1425 S Payne Lake Rd Wayland. Ml 49348 CARLTON TWP 85 Welcome Rd. Hastings Caton Toantop HM JOHNSTOWN TWP 13641 SM-37 Hwy Do^ng Johnstown Tbarehp Hal THORNAPPLE TWP PREONCT 1 128 Shet Mddevto Thormppte Twp Emergency Sarvms QTY Of KASTWGS WARDS 1.2.3 A 4 232W GrandS(.Hoangs Hastngi LkdSe School CASTLETON TWP 9i5RMdSt.Natf>v* Casseion Twp H*J MAPLE GROVE TWP 721 Durkre Si Nashefc Maple Griwe Top Hal THORNAPPLE TWP PREONCT 2 200 E MaoMddevto Thornapple Townshp Hal > Electors who wish to recriw mi Abaentee Voter Mot for the Garni Etetfoo by read top rebatt m *’ ippgrtoiaa by £00 MU Nretotr A 2006. Etecton qeaWted to obtain an Abamte. Voter boBot for the General Etectfoa may vote ta person to tht TownaMpCity Clerk** office w to A00 MU Nwiobir C. 2006. DEBORAH S MASSIMWO - ASSYRIA TOWNSHIP CLERK 7475 Cox Rd. Betevue Ml 49021 Phom 269-758-4003 LINDA EDDY-HOUGH - HOPE TOWNSHIP CLERK 5483S M-43Hwy.Haeangg.Ml49058 Phone 259448-2464 PENELOPE YPMA - BALTIMORE TOWNSHIP CLERK 3100E Dowtog Rd lUstoqs Ml 49058 Phono 260-721-3502 Oftca* 269945-3228 Homa CAROL ERGANG ■ 1RVWG T0WNSRP CLERK 3241 Wood School Rd. MttMe. Ml 49333 Phone 269-948-8893 DEBRA DEWEY-PERRY • BARRY TOWNSHIP CLERK 155 EOnhanl St, PO Box 705 Deton. Ml 49046 Phono 269623-5171 JUNE P DOSTER - JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP CLERK 1815 Lacey Rd. Dowtog. Ml 49050 Phone 269-721-9905 WILMA DANIELS ■ CARLTON TOWNSHIP CLERK 05 Welcome Rd Hastogs. Ml 49058 Phone 269-945-5990 SUSAN K BUTLER - MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP CLERK 9752 Evart Ad. NotMte, Ml 49073 Phone 517-852-1859 LORNA WILSON - CASTLETON TOWNSHIP CLERK 915 Raed St. NasbWte. Ml 49073 Phone 517-852-9479 BONNIE L CRUTTENDEN HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP CLERK 885 Rwr Rd Kastngs M'49058 Phone 2699489690 ROBIN HAWTHORNE RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP CLERK 2461 Heaffi Rd. Hastng*. Ml 49058 Phone 269948-2194 JENNIFER GOY - ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP CLERK 7350 UrxSey Rd. Ptarwel. Ml 49080 Phone 269-664-4522 SUSAN VUETSTRA • THORNAPPLE TOWNSHIP CLERK 200 E Mmi Si. MkktevAe. Ml 49333 Phone 269795-7202 CHERYL ALLEN - WOODLAND 10WNSHP CLERK 156 & Man. Woodand. Ml 48897 Phone 269367-4915 Oftce Phone 269367-4094 Home JAMCEC LIPPERT YANKEE SPRMGS TOWNSHIP CLERK 284 M. Bngp Rd, IMMeM 49333 Phone 269-7959091 THOMAS EMERY - HASTINGS CITY CLERK NOAMAJEAN MCH0LS • PRAJREVLLE TOWNSHP CLERK 201 E Sate St. Hartngs. Ml 49058 10115 S. Norm Rd.. Deton. Ml 49046 Phone 269945-2468 Phone 269423-2664 For the purpose of electing candidates for the following: Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Secretary of State: Attorney General; United States Senator Repr^enfative in Congress: State Senator. State Representative: Members • the State Board of Education: Members of the University of Michigan -card of Regents: Members of the Michigan State University Board of Trustees; Members of the Wayne State University Board of Governors: Prosecuting Attorney: County Commissioner: Assyria Township Trustee; Orangeville Township Clerk: Prairieville Township Supervisor: Prairieville Township Trustee: Prairieviile Township Park Commission; Woodland Township Trustee. Justice of the Supreme Court; Judge of the Court of Appeals: Judge of the Probate Court: Judge of the District Court: Freeport Village President: Freeport Village Clerk: Freeport Village Treasurer. Freeport Village Trustee; Nashville Village President; Nashville Villttfe Trustee; Woodland Village President: Woodland Village Clerk; Woodland Village Trustee and the following proposals: State Proposal 06-1. A Proposed Constitutional Amendment to require that money held in conservation and recreation funds can only be used for their intended purposes: State Proposal 06-2, A proposal to amend the state constitution to ban affirmative action programs that give employment, education or contracting purposes: State Proposal 06-3. A referendum on Public Act 160 of 2004 - an act to allow the establishment of a hunting season for mourning doves; State Proposal 06-4. A proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit government from taking private property by eminent domain for certain private purposes; Slate Proposal 06-5, A legislative initiative to establish mandatory school funding lev­ els; Barry County millage renewal proposition 2275 mill for operation and maintenance of Chariton Park: Irving Township Fire Station/ Township Hall and Equipment Project Authorization of New Additional Millage: Orangeville Township District Library; Thornapple Township Millage Projxjsal; and the City of Hastings Operating Millage Proposal for a Municipal Cemetery I. Susan VandeCar. Treasurer of Barry County. Michigan, hereby certify that as of OCTOBER 23,2006 the records of this office indicate that the total of all voted increased over and above the tax limitation established by the Constitution of Michigan, in any local units of government affecting the taxable property located in the County of Barry, is as follows: 2006 2006 2014 2l»O6 2009 2006-2026 2006-2014 Charlton Park Comm On Aging 911 Thornapple Manner Transit 25 mills .50 mills 1.00 mills 21 mills 25 mills By Irving Township: Fire 1.50 nulls 2006 2008 By Orangeville Township: Road 150 mills 2006 2008 By Prairieville Township: Road Police Fire Fire .9087 mills .8174 mill* .8174 mills 5 mills 2006 2008 2006-2008 2006 21X18 2006-2008 By Thornapple Township: Emergnecy Ser Emer Ser Fac 150 mills 1.4168 milk 2006-2008 2006-2013 By Harry County: Dale: October 23. 2006 Susan VandeCar Tresurer. Barry' County nsral �Page 12 — Thursday October 26. 2006 - The Hastings Banner YMCA OF BARRY COUNTY 1 irs FOR EVERYBODY IVe build strong kids, strong families, strong communities. Super Saturday Radical Robots Super Saturday Preschool “Little Mad Scientist” BECOME A CHEMIST (PRESCHOOL AGE - 3 & 4 YEAR OLDS) M AD MIXTURES - Experience eruptions of fun and excitement involving volcanoes, and other simple chemistry experiments. ART EXPLOSION - Color Lab - A rainbow of colors is yours to discover, through the use of ail sorts of neat chemical reactions. Lights...Color...Action - What is light? Shine some brightness on this subject through mixing and exploring the rainbow of light. PLAY M ITH POLYMERS - Watch items dissolve right before your eyes with a mystery chemical. Make your very own SLIME to take home and experiment with. Site: Date: Time: Cost: (GRADES K-5) This introduction to robotics will include building your very own Turbo 3000 Robotic car; “Gear It Up” with an introduction to gears; and Watts Electricity Got To Do With It? Electricity workshop. Site: All classes will be held at the Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center, classroom A Saturday, November 18 (1 day) 9 a.m.-noon Fees for classes range from $30-$40 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1 Date: Time: Cost: All classes will be held at the Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center, classroom A Saturday, November 4 (1 day) 9 a.m.-noon Fees for classes range from $30-$40 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1 Electricity KINDERGARTEN TQ GRADE 2 Dinosaurs Examine real fossil casts, and explore the differences in the teeth of herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs. Students will participate in a mini dinosaur excavation and make a cast of a dinosaur tooth to take home. Seeking our Senses Explore all five senses. Test your vision with optical illusions, experiment with your hearing, and try your hand at reading Braille. Where’s the Air? This dynamic class explores the concepts of air pressure and buoyancy through hands-on experimentation and thought-provoking demonstrations. Site: Dates: Time: Cost: All classes will be held at the Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center, classroom A Wednesdays, November 8 - November 29 (Off Nov. 22) 4-5 p.m. Fees for classes range from $36-$46 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1 Excite some electrons as you construct some serious circuits during this program all about electricity. Test various materials for conductivity with space-age plasma balls. Finally, create and play an electronic game. Mineral Mania Recreate the process of rock formation and devise ways to identify and classify rocks and minerals. Experience the thrill of panning for gems; the gems you find, you can take home for further study and investgation. Black and Blue Oceans Students will devise and test oil spill techniques in a mock oil spill and leant all about the pollution that plagues the oceans. Site: Dates: Time: Cost: ADULT FITNESS CLASS A variety of techniques and fun will be used to improve your fitness level. PLACE : S28 per 6 week session DAYS : Mondays and Wednesdays Wc build strong kids, strong families, strong communities. : Jenny Morawski CAPACITY: 20 INSTRUCTOR CLASS 6:00-7:00 p.m. DATES : JENNY MORAWSKI YHEALTH & FITNESS YMCA Camp Algonquin FEE : TIME : All classes will be held at the Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center, classroom A December 6-20 4-5 p.m. Fees for classes range from $36-$46 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1 Nov. 6 - Dec. 13 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 2 Call the YMCA, 945-4574, ext. 100, for more class information and registration procedures. Register in Person: YMCA OFFICE 2055 Iroquois Trail, Hastings, 269-945-4574 Office Hours: Open 9:00-4:30 Monday - Friday (Closed for Lunch Noon-1:00) YMCA Drop Boxes: Felpausch Food Center, HHS Community Center, YMCA Office Register by Fax: Fax: 269-945-2631 (Visa & MasterCard Only) Mail Form & Payment: YMCA, RO. Box 252, Hastings, Ml 49058 www.ymcaofbarrycounty. org �The Hastings Banner - Thursday October 26. 2006 - Page 13 YMCA OF BARRY COUNTY WJ 1 ITS FOR EVERYBODY 1 l/Ve build strong kids, strong families, strong communities. YBASKETBALL I We build strong kids, strong families, strong communities. I INSTRUCTIONAL BASKETBALL CLINICS All clinics focus on Skills and Fundamentals Dates: Saturdays, November 4-December 16 (no meeting 11/25) Fee: $35 (includes YMCA BB t-shirt) Registration Deadline: Wednesday, November 1 For information and registration forms, please call the YMCA. 945-4574, ext. 100 Age Group Class Time Class Location' DK & Kindergarten (coed) 1st Grade (coed) 2nd Grade (coed) 3rd-6th Grade Girls 3rd-6th Grade Boys 8:30-9:30 a.m. 9:45-10:45 p.m. Il:00-Noon 9:00-10:30 a.m. 9:00-10:30 a.m. Hastings, Hastings, Hastings, Hastings, Hastings, Central Gym Central Gym Central Gym Community Center Gym High School Gym BASKETBALL LEAGUE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN GRADES 3-6 Following a two week skill development clinic, players will be placed on a team that will have one weekpractice and one game on Saturday mornings. Each team will be supervised by volunteer coaches. Games will be played in Hastings against other Hastings teams. League Specifics • Dates: January 13 - March 3 • Games: Saturdays at the Hastings Middle School or High School. 1/27, 2/3. 2/10, 2/17 and 3/3. • Practices: Once per week (1 hour at a local school gym beginning the week of January 22) • Fee (includes YMCA reversible BB game shirt): Financial aid available upon request. -- Residents $90 for those living in the City of Hastings. Hastings Charter. Rutland, Hope and Carlton Townships -- Non Residents: $100 for those not residing in the above governmental units. — If youth played in the 3rd/4th grade YMCA league and desire to wear their same game shirt, the fee would be reduced by $25. • Registration Deadline: December 8th • For more information: YMCA 269-945-4574 Ext. 100 3rd-4th Grade League • Team Formation and skill clinics: Saturday, 1/13. 1/20. • Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. • Place: -- Girls: Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center’s gym — Boys: Hastings High School gym • Class number: - Girls: YBAG - Boys: YBAB c., x.. , J 5tn-6tn Grade League • Team Formation and skill clinics: Saturday. 1/13. 1/20. • Time: 10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. • Place: - Girls: Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center’s gym - Boys: Hastings High School gym • Class number: - Girls: YBAG56 - Boys: YBAB56 Call the YMCA, 945-4574, ext. 100, for more class information and registration procedures. Register in Person: YMCA OFFICE 2055 Iroquois Trail, Hastings, 269-945-4574 Office Hours: Open 9:00-4:30 Monday - Friday (Closed for Lunch Noon-1:00) YMCA Drop Boxes: Felpausch Food Center, HHS Community Center, YMCA Office Register by Fax: Fax: 269-945-2631 (Visa & MasterCard Only) Mail Form & Payment: YMCA, P.O. Box 252, Hastings, Ml 49058 www.ymcaoiuarrycounty.org �Page 14 Thursday October 26 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia aale may be rescinded by the foredoaEtg mortgagee, tn that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions ol a mortgage made by Melvin E Spencer and Sharon K Spencer. Husband and Wrfe original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee dated January 4. 2006. and recorded on January 26. 2006 in instrument 1159377. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to US Bank National Association, as Trustee for CSAB Mortgage-Backed Pass­ Through Certificates. Senes 2006-1 as assignee by an ass>gnment, on which mortgage there is ciauned to be due at the date hereof the sun. of Five Hundred Two Thousand Forty-Two And 18/100 Dollars ($502,042 18). including interest at 7.75% p<?r annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on Novembers. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 77. Sunrise Shores *2 as recorded m Liber 5 on Page 98 of Plats The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated October 12. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4110156F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT BARRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT- FAMILY DIVISION PUBLICATION OF NOTICE FILE NO. 2006-24634 DE In the matter of LcE A WATKINS. Deceased TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: LENAVEE WATKINS whose address(es) are unknown and whose interest in the matter may be barred or affected by the following TAKE NOTICE A hearing will be held on Wednesday. November 15.2006. at 130 p.m. at 206 W. Court Street. Suite 302. Hastings. Michigan 49058. before Judge William M Doherty on the Petition lor Probate and Appointment of Jeanette E. Watkins as personal representative and settlement of a wrongful death claim Date 10724.2008 Robert L Byington P27621 222 W Apple St.. P.O. Box 248 Hastings. Michigan 49058 (269) 945-9557 Jeanette E Watkins 342 WexxTawn. Apt C Hastings Michigan 49058 (269) 945-9641 Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Edward Garcia and Debra Garcia. Husband and Wrfe. orig­ inal mortgagor s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 18. 2003 and recorded on September 18. 2003 in instrument 1113591, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to EMC Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Two And 74/100 Dollars ($292.162 74). including interest at 6 125% per annum Under the power of sate contained m sate mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. riotice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged pren. ises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on November 2. 2006 Sate premises are situated in Township of Assyria, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel of Land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 28. town 1 North. Range 7 West. Described as Commencing at the South 1/4 post of sate section 28; Thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 sec­ onds East along the South bne of sate section 28. a Distance of 337.17 feet; Thenca North 21 degree□ 45 minutes 25 seconds West along the Westerly nght-of-way line of a 66 leet wide private road 11 60 feet. Thence North 20 degrees 44 min­ utes 37 seconds west along sate right-o»-way Ime 159 14 feet Thence north 16 degrees 06 minutes 37 seconds East along sate right-of-way Ime 156 43 feet Thence North 30 degrees 09 minutes 59 seconds East along said nght-of-way line rnd the extension thereof 399 26 feet; Thence South 77 degrees 25 minutes 58 seconds East 114.51 feet to a point on the centerline of sate 66 feet wide private road: Thence North 27 degrees 02 minutes 05 sec­ onds ttast along sate centerline 176.43 feet; Thence North 07 degrees 05 minutes 51 seconds East along sate centerline 129 11 feet to the true point of beginning Thence North 16 degrees 11 minutes 32 seconds west along sate centerline 84 15 feet Thence South 70 degrees 51 minutes 18 seconds west along sate centerline 113 00 feet. Thence North 21 degrees 20 minutes 31 seconds west along said centerline 168 54 feet Thence North 40 degrees 14 rnmutes 40 seconds east along sate centerline 130 44 feet. Thence North 82 degrees 52 minutes 52 seconds East along sate centerline 213 38 feet. Thence South 76 degrees 55 minutes 51 second' east along said centerline 104 49 feet. Thence North 68 degrees 45 minutes Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be resci ndsd by the forodoaing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, o*us Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Charles P Gahan and Lisa J... Gahan. Husband and Wile, as Joint Tenants, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc . as nominee for tender and tenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 4. 2005. and recorded on March 11. 2005 in instrument 1142611. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Four Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred And 93/100 Dollars ($498,800 93). includ­ ing interest at 7.99% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on November 2. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Unit 10. Lakelife Condominium, according to the Master Deed Recorded in Liber 481 on Pages 745 through 770, Inclusive and Designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 3 together with Rights m General Common Elements and Limited Common Elements as set forth in said Master Deed and as Described m Act 59 of the Public Act of 1978, as amended The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unteas determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: October 5. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 File *104061F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF KALAMAZOO NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Trust Estate Decedent: K. Juanita Gurd. Date of birth: January 15.1921. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. K. JUANITA GURD. who lived at 10360 South Norns, Delton. Michigan 49046, died on October 11. 2006 There is no probate estate Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against The K. JUANITA GURD Revocable Trust dated June 13. 2006. will be forever barred unless presented to RHETT BUTLER, the named Successor Trustee, within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Date: October 20. 2006 William B Millard P39054 DeMent and Marquardt. P.LC. 211 East Water Street, Suite 401 Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 269-343-2106 RHETT BUTLER 949 7th Street Plainwell. Ml 49008 269-760-2882 24 seconds east along sate centerline 112.30 feet to the centertine of day road; Thence southeasterly 87.68 feet along the centerime of day road and the arc of a curve to the left with a radius of 636.71 feet and a chord which bears South 82 degrees 09 min­ utes 41 seconds East 87.61 feet; Thence South 86 degrees 06 minutes 23 seconds East along sate centerline of day road 15.45 feet; Thence South 38 degrees 13 minutes 02 seconds West 116 05 feet. Thence South 68 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds west 50.00 feet: Thence South 14 degrees 06 min­ utes 59 seconds East 334.29 feet to a point on the Northerly shore of Loon Lake; Thence South 59 degrees 27 minutes 17 seconds West along a tra­ verse line of said lake shore 122.00 feet; Thence North 41 degrees 32 minutes 35 seconds West 220.00 feet; Thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west 125.00 feet to the place of begin- with and subject to an easement for ingress, egress and uthbes over a strip of land 66 leet in width, the centerline of which is described as commencing at the South 1/4 post of section 28. Town 1 North. Range 7 West; Thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East along the South line of sate section 28 A Distance of 337.17 leet; Thence North 21 degrees 45 minutes 25 sec­ onds West along the Westerly Right-of-way line of a 66 feet wide private road 11.60 feel; Thence North 20 degrees 44 minutes 37 seconds West along said Right-of-way line 159.14 feet: thence North 16 degrees 06 minutes 37 seconds East along sate right-of-way line 156 43 feet. Thence North 30 degrees 09 minutes 59 seconds East along sate nght-of-way kne and the extension thereof 399 26 feet; Thence South 77 degrees 25 minutes 58 seconds East 114.51 feet to a point on the centerline of said 66 leet wide private road and the true point of beginning; Thence North 27 degrees 02 minutes 05 seconds East along sate centerline 176 43 feet; Thence North 07 degrees 05 minutes 51 seconds east along said centerline 129.11 feet; Thence North 16 degrees 11 minutes 32 seconds West along sate centerime 84.15 feet; Thence South 70 degrees 51 minutes 18 seconds West along sate centertine 113.00 feet; Thence North 21 degrees 20 minutes 31 seconds West along sate Centertine168 54 feet; Thence North 40 degrees 14 minutes 40 seconds along sate center­ line 130 44 feet; Thence North 82 degrees 52 min­ utes 52 seconds east along said centerline 213.38 feet; Thence South 76 degrees 55 minutes 51 sec­ onds East along sate centerline 104 49 feet; Thence North 68 degrees 45 minutes 24 seconds East akmg sate centerline 112.30 feet to the cen­ terline of day road and the po-nt of ending The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated October 5. 2006 For more information, please call FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #108716F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. in that event, your damages, if any, shall ba limit­ ed eoiefy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, phis Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions l! e mortgage made by Lawrence J. Gibson, a single person, original mortgagors), to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, inc.. Mortgagee, dated March 14. 2005. and recorded on April 11. 2005 in instrument 1144730. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy Seven Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Five And 93/100 Dollars ($177,345.93). including interest at 6.125% per annum. LKder the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 140 PM. on November 30. 2006 Sate premises are situated m Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land located in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, and being more particularly described as Commencing al the East 1/4 post of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 sec­ onds West along the East and West 1/4 Ime of sate Section. 2803.19 feet for the Point ol Beginning of the parcel hereinafter described said point also being 220.00 feet West of the center 1/4 post of said Section; thence continuing North 89 degrees 52 rnmutes 00 seconds West along sate East and West 1/4 line 220.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 49 minutes 50 seconds East parallel with the North and South 1/4 line of sate Section 400 00. feet; thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds East parallel with the sate East and West 1/4 Ime. 220.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 49 minutes 50 seconds West parallel with said North and South 1/4 fine 400.00 leet to the Point cf Beginning The redemption period shall be 3 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case th» redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale Dated; October 26. 2006 For more information. please cal: FC C 248.593.1301 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4112218F01 Notice Of Mortgage rorectoeure Safe THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reaolnded by the forodoaing mortgagee, in that event, your damages, U any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus IntersaL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Terri Shropshire, a married woman and Aubra Green Shropshire Jr., her husband, ongina) mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee lor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 10. 2006. arte recorded on January 18. 2006 in instru­ ment 1159078. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Huntington National Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty- Five Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Nine And 70/100 Dollars ($55,239.70). including interest at 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings st 1XX) PM. on November 9.2006 Sate premises are situated In Township ol Irving, Barry County. Michigan, arte are described as: Al that certain parcel of land situated in the Township of Irving, County of Barry. State of Mch>gan. being known and designated as a parcel ot land described as commencing 28 rods 10.50 feet North of the Southeast comer of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 22. Town 4 North, Range 9 West, thence West 13 rods 11.50 feet, thence South 10 rods 13.50 feet, thence West 14 rods 10 feet, thence North 22 rods 3 feet, thence East 28 rods 5 feet thence South 11 rods 6 feet to piece of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ot such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 12. 2006 For more mfomiation. please call: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4109557F01 rrwmj. SYNOPSIS Barry Township Public Hearing Regular Meeting October 3. 2006 Public Hearing opened at 740 p m. Public Hearing closed at 730 p.m Regular meeting called to Order at 7:30 p.m Roll Call 5 members and 5 guests present. Pledge of Allegiance. I.F.T. Exemption Applications for Keltech Inc and L.J. Flute accepted Resolutions 06-06-. 06-07. 06-08 & 06-09 adopt­ ed. Approved minutes and Treasurers report for Sept 06 Accepted Department Reports Motion approved to accept the bills and check register lor October Meeting adjourned at 8 30 p.m. Respectfully Submitted Debra Dewey-Perry. Clerk Attested to by: Richard Barnum. Supervisor rwm Notice Of Mortgage Forodoaure Sale THIS RRIti IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by the forodoaing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shafl be limit­ ed soteiy io the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, pkts Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions d a mortgage made by Randy Bdkngs and Cheryl BMngs, husband and wile, orig­ inal mortgagors), to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated February 18, 2005, and recorded on March 4. 2005 in instrument 1142267. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at t-* date hereof the sum al Seventy-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Nine And 22/100 Dollars ($77,899.22), including interest at 8.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 140 PM. on November 9. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The East 1/2 of Lots 2. 3 and al of Lot 8 of Block 1 of Bennett and Kentfield's Addition to the City, former­ ly Village, of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6003241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 12, 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC J 248.593.1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 Rte I110155F01 moroot Robert A. Tremain A Meo elates, P.C. Is a Jebt collector and we are attempting Io co*met a debt and any information obtained wF. be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has brer made in the conditions of a mortgage made by DOUGLAS C HOWELL AKA DOUGLAS CARL HOWELi.. A SIN­ GLE MAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS­ TRATION SYSTEMS INC. ACTING SOLE’.Y AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER AND LENDER'S SUC­ CESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS MXtfSTREET SAVINGS BANK. FSB. Mortg^ee. dat^ November 25. 2003. and RE-RECORDED on December 10.2003, as Instrumant No. 1119033, in BARRY County Records, and assigned by said mortgagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred eleven thousand five hundred sixty three and 88/100 Dollars ($111,563.88). Including interest at 5.250% par annum. Under the pewer of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wd be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or .Tome part of them, at pubic vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. al 140 PM on November 09.2006. Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON. BARRY County. Michigan and are THE EASTERLY 330 FEET OF THE SOUTH­ WEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 28. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. TOWNSHIP OF CARL­ TON. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN The redemption period shal be 12 months from the date of such sate. DATED: October 12.2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Cal: (248) 540-7701 Notica Of Mortgage Forodoaure Sale TH® FIRM tt A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thto aale may ba reedndad by the forodoaing mortgagee. In that avanL your damages, If any, ahaS be limit­ ed aolefy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at aale, piua interact MORTGAGE SALE • Default has bean made to the conditions ol a mortgage made by Bradley M Decamp, a single man, original mortgagorfs). to Oak Street Mortgage LLC. Mortgagee, dated March 31. 2003. and recorded on April 10.2003 In toatrument 1101755, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, to Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al foe dste hereof the sum of Sixty-Eight Thousand Five And 03/100 Dollars ($68,005.03), including inte;est at 14.79% per annum. Under the power of sale contained to said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises. or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 140 PM. on November 2. 2006. Said premises are situated to Township of Maple Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 3. Town 2 North. Range 7 The redemption period shal bo 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: October 5.2006 For more information, please cal: FC H 248.593.1300 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #108476F01 NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice ts hereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission wii conduct a public hevlm tor the fokowmg Soecal Use Permits ’ Case Number SP-14-2006 Roy Wymer. Location: 817 E. Brogan Rd., in Section 8 of Baltimore Twp. Purpoee: Requesting a special use perm* for a home occupation to sal & service alternative hast­ ing units, in the AR zoning district. Caaa Number SP-15-2006 Harald ABaaate Mae Stewart Location: 10632 Lawrence Rd., in Section 13 of Maple Grove Twp. Purpoee: Requesting a special use permit lor temporary suppiemer>tal housing tor an immadato family member, m the A zoning district. Mooting Dale: November 13, 2006. Timo: 740 p.m. Place: Community Room in the Courts A Law Building at 206 West Court St . Hastings. MkMgm. Site Inspections of the above described proper­ ties will be completed by the Planning Crmrni salon members before the day of foe hearing. Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing wd be given the opportunity to be heard at foe above mon­ Honed time and place. Any written response may be mailed to the address listed betow or faxed to (269) 948-4820 The special me appkeattonfs) is/ara available for pubic inspection at foe Barry County Plannlna Office. 220 West State Street, Hastings, Michigan 48068 during foe hours of 8 cm. to 5 p.m. (cloeed between 12-1 p.m.), Monday thru Friday. Please cai foe Planning Office at (266) 645­ 1280 tor further information. The County of Barry wii provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers tor foe hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at foe meeting to indMdusto with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon ton (10) days notice to foe County of Barry. IndMduato with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or servtaaa should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown. County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058, (269) 945-1264. Debbie Smith. Barry County Clark tw* Notice ur Mongago r-oreoosure ctere TH® FIRM ® A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTIMFIMG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MKJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TMa aMe may be reedndad by the foredoalng mortgagee. In that evanL your damagaa. If any, aiadi be SndF ad eotaly to the return of the i^d amount ten­ dered at arte, piua IMaraaL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in foe conditions of a mortgage made by Roas Ford, a single person, original mortgagor(s), Io Flrat t sdarei of Michigan, the Michigan Operating Name of Charts One Bank, F.S.B.. Mortgagee, dated February 21,2002, and recorded on March 8,2002 in tnstrunent 1078235, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there to ctelmed to be due at foe date ■'isrect foe sum ot Seventy-Eltft Thousand Nine Ano ASrtuO D=**s Including interest at 7.1kS% per annum. Under foe power of sate emtained in aad mon* gage and the statute in such ca?e made and pro­ vided. notice a hereby given that san! mort^w wfl be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the '.Mary County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. u? November 9. 2006 Said premises are situated tn Township of Castleton, Barry County. Michigan, end are described as: Lot 5 Block D. Pleasant Shoies, according to foe recorded plat thereof in Uber 3 of Plate, on Pago 56 The redemption parted shal bo 6 monta trow the date ol such sale, unless determined sban(foned In accordance with MCLA 600..^241a. to which case foe redemption period shal to 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: October 12. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC J 248.593.1311 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetograph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *110088F01 Notice Of Mortgage ForectoauretWa TH® RRM ® A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTNG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WKX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE N ACTIVE MttJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte aale may be reodnded by the foredoeing mortgagee. In that evenL your damages, If any, ahatt be Smil­ ed eotely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at eate, piua Intereat. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Brian Bennett, a stogie man. original mortgagorfs). to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated March 10. 2005, and recorded on March 18, 2005 in instrument 1142900, to Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Wetts Fargo Bank. NA os Trustee as assignee by an assignment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at foe date hereof foe sum of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty And 33/100 Dollars ($114,96033). including interest at 8.7% per annum. Under the power ot sale contained to said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wii be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at foe Berry County Courthouse in Hastings at 140 PM. on November 2. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of foe Southeast 1/4 of Section 25. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, described as fol­ lows: Commencing at foe Southeast comer of said Section 25; thence West on Section line 92 .ods. 2 feet tor point of beginning; thence continuing West on Sectton line 235.5 feet; thence North 357 leet; thence East 235.5 leet; thence South 357 feet, more or less to the place of beginning The redemptton pertod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. to which case the redc-nption pertod shal be 30 days from foe date of sucti sate Dated: October 5. 2006 For more information, please cafi: FC J 248.593 1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4109062F01 tomn �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 26. 2006 - Page 15 LEGAL NOTICES THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARYDUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Daniel M. Goggins and Melissa H. Goggins, husband and wile, to Mortgage Electronic Reg-strabori Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated April 19. 2003 and recorded April 24. 2003 in Instrument Number 1102727. Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota. National Association as trustee by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Five and 57/100 Dollars ($106,325.57) including interest at 11.75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosdG by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1DO p m. on NOVEMBER 2. 2006 Said premises are located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 1225 of the City. Formerly Village of Hastings; also those parts of Lots 1 and 2 of Block 28 of the Eastern Addition to the City. Formerly Wage of Hastings, lying West of Fal Creek; also the North 21 feet of Lot 3 of Block 28 of the Eastern Addition to the City. Formerly Village of Hastings, lying West of Fall Creek, all according to the record­ ed plat thereof. City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited eotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated October 5. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 209 3843 THW ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy W. McKay and KeBi McKay, husband and wife, to Mortgage Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated k.iy 15, 2005 and recorded August 12. 2005 in Instrument Number 1151063. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by JPMorgan Chase Bank. N.A., as Trustee by assign­ ment. There is claimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Eighty-Two and 79/100 Dollars ($126,082 79) including interest at 9.95% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice « hereby given that said mortgage wtH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1DO p.m on NOVEMBER 9. 2006 Said premises are located m the Township of Freeport. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 1 and 2. Block 11. Samuel Roush's Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 1 of Plats on Page 23 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mort­ gagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. Dated October 12. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 207.5679 ntomo Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OB TAI N WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATT* PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed sototy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at rale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Wayne Hass, a married man and Cheryl L Hass, his wife, original mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc., Mortgagee, dated December 26. 2002. and record­ ed on January 6. 2003 in instrument 1094906. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred One Thousand One Hundred Seventeen And 83/100 Dollars ($101,117.83). including interest at 6.25% per annum. U nder the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on November 18. 2006 Sate premises are situated m Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as. Parcel B: Commencing at the West 1/4 post of Section 24. Town 2 North. Range 9 West, thence South on the West section line 1076.22 feet to the place of begin­ ning of this description; thence North 70 degrees 12 minutes 11 seconds East 191.60 feet; thence East at right angles to the West section Ime 164.73 feet; thence South parallel to the West section Ime 428 67 feet; thence West 345.00 feet to the section line; thence North 365 78 leet to the place of begmnmg The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated October 19. 2006 For more information, please call FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott, PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4110657F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate FILE NO. 2006-24613-DE Estate of DOUGLAS THOMAS MacDONELL. DECEASED TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDfTORS: The decedent. DOU­ GLAS THOMAS MacDONELL. who lived at 573 EAGLE POINT. LAKE ODESSA. Michigan died 07/19/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate be forever barred unless presented to RITA M. VIDOR, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 206 W COURT STREET. SUITE 302. HASTINGS and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Date: 10/23/2006 JAMES G CAVANAGH P31106 101 S WASHINGTON SQUARE. 9TH FLOOR LANSING. Ml 48933 (517)371-1400 RfTAM VIDOR 611 GLENMOOR ROAD. MAIL BOX 3-8 EAST LANSING. Ml 48823 (517)337-8298 mcnm NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public tear­ ing for the followtng: Tabled Caso Number V-14-2006 Peter A Constance Vunovich. Location: Loon Lake Dr . in Section 33 of Assyria Twp. Purpoee: Requesting a variance to create a par­ cel with access on a private road, which is too *ong (2.222.70-ft) with only one egress and ingress, the maximum length is 1.250-ft; and would make nine parcels on the private road, the maximum is seven. In the AR zoning district. Case Number V-31-2006 Richard & Audrey Thomas (owner), Larry A Lorane Blair (appli­ cant). Location: Barber Rd. in Section 33 of Cartton Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a detached accessory building without a principal res­ idence (i.eji single family dwelling or a farm), in the A zoning district. Mealing Dole: November 14,2006. Timo: 7J0 p.m. Place: Community Room m the Courts A Law Building at 206 West Court Street. Hastings. Michigan. Site inspection of the above described property(ies) win be completed by the Zoning Board of Appeals members before the hearing. Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportun.ty to be heard at the above men­ tioned time and place. Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820 The variance apphcabon(s) is/are available lor public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office, 220 Worn State Street. Hastings, Ml 49058 during the hours ol 8 a m. to 5 p.m. (closed between 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.) Monday-Friday. Please cal the Planning Office at (269) 945-1290 for fur­ ther information. The County of Barry will provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers tor the heanng impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown/County Administrator, 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. (269) 945-1284. Debbie Smith, Barry County Clerk me™, Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAI PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall ba limit­ ed sototy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at aale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CHI Morse and Brenda J. Morse, as joint tenants, original mort­ gagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 8, 2005. and recorded on December 6. 2005 In instrument 1157263. and assigned by said Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLD ER S CWABS. INC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005­ 16 as assignee by an assignment, tn Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred One Thousand Four Hundred Three And 80/100 Dollars ($101,403.80). including interest at .’.7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that sate mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 16. 2006. Sate premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, arte are described as: Lot 5 and the West 1/2 of lot 4, Block 2. James Dunning addition to the City Formerly Village of Hastings, according tc plat thereof as recorded in fiber 1 of plats, page 5 Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shah be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: October 19. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. • Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite H092115F02 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Angela Milter, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 17. 2006 and recorded June 26. 2006 m Instrument Number 1166452. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred Sixteen and 0/100 Dollars ($191.316.00) todudr j interest at 7.7% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 pm on NOVEMBER 9. 2006 Sate premises are located in the Township of Cartton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 9. Leach Lake Resort, as recorded in Uber 1 of Plats. Page 68. Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated October 12. 2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 199 3296 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Crystal M. Lee and Kevin D. Lee a/k/a Kevin Lee. husband and wife, to Aames Home Loan. Mortgagee, dated March 8. 2006 and recorded March 27. 2006 m Instrument Number 1161771. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Aveto Mortgage by assignment. There ts cteuned to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Four Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Four and 72/100 Dollars ($84,544.72) including mterest at 7.68% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m on NOVEMBER 2. 2006 Said prerrbscs are located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and aie described as Lot 229, City of Hastings, Barry County Michigan, as recorded in Liber A otPlats. Page 1. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such safe unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated October 5,'D06 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 413.0007 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia satomay ba rescinded by toe foreclosing mortgagee, tn that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to toe return of too bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Amy S. Norris. A Mamed Woman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 8. 2005. and recorded on April 13. 2005 to instrument 1144829. to Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four And 43/100 Dollars ($148,594.43). including interest at 8.45% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings at 1.D0 PM, on November 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at the West 1/4 comer of Section 25. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Thence North 00 Degrees 15 Minutes 59 Seconds East 638 40 feet along the West Line o’ sate Section 25. Thence South 89 Degrees 56 Minutes 06 Seconds East 392 99 Feet. Thence South 12 Degrees 31 Minutes 33 Seconds West 346 32 Feet, Thence South 01 Degree 40 Minutes 33 Seconds East. 300.00 Feet to the East and West 1/4 Line of sate Section 25, Thence South 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West 329.62 Feet along said 1/4 Line to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated October 19. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fife 4110406F01 tomb Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED PQR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Ml LITA RY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damage*. If any, shall ba llmttad solely to toe return of toe bid amount ten­ dered at aale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by Kyle L. Heffner and Gordon W Heffner, as joint tenants with full rights of survivorship, original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC, Mortgagee, dated August 6.2003. and recorded on October 18. 2006 in instrument 1171562. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Credit Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC as assignee by an assignment, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Seven And 95/100 Dollars ($91.397 95) including interest at 9.9% per annum Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided, notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1D0 PM. on November 30. 2006. Sate premises are situated in Township ol Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5. Keyzer Plat, according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded to Uber 5. of Plats. Page 88 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ot such sate, unless detsrmtoed aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 6003241a. to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Detert October 26.2006 For more information, ptease call: FC C 248.593.1301 Trot! & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite M97502F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages 11 any, shall be limit­ ed sototy to the return of too bid amount tondared at site, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Sarah L Clayton arte Davte W Clayton, wife and husband, original mortgagor(s). to Washington Mutual Bank. FA. Mortgagee, dated September 24. 2004. and recorded on September 27. 2006 in instrument 1170623. to Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Two And 06/100 Dollars ($88,502.06), including interest a! 6.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part o« them, at pubic vendue, st the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1D0 PM. on November 2.2006. Sate premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the East and West 1/4 fane of Section 18. Town 2 North. Range 10 West. Orangeville Township. Barry County, Mchigan. distant East 324.14 feet from the West 1/4 post of said Section, thence West along said 1/4 bne 125.00 toeL thence North at rights angles to said 1/4 fene 250.00 leet. thence East 125 00 test thense South 250.00 test to the ptace of beginning The redemplton period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, to which case toe redemption period shafi be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 5. 2006 For more information, please can: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte fO76l16FO3 nwn. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALF Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MMJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Mh rey be rescinded by the toreclosing mortgagee. In thet event, your damages, If any, shaft be limit­ ed k oleiy to the return of the bM amount ten­ dered at sale, plus InteresL MORI GAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John M. Christensen ond Laura K. Christensen, husband and wife, origii'al mortgagors), to Oak Street Mortgage. UC, Mortgagee, dated Juno 16. 2003. and recorded uo Jur>e 27. 2003 in instrument 1107318. to Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Morvqa* JP Morgan Oase Bank, as Trustee as assigns by an assigrimertt. on which mortgage there is daimkrt to be due a: the dale hereof toe sum of One Hundred Thirty- I vo Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Four And 07 HD Dollars ($132,984.07). including interest at 5*4 per annum. Under the power of sate contained to sad mort gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bwry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM, on November 30. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Thornapple, Barry County, Michigan, and aio described as: Lot 20. Hilltop Estates, accordrg to tne recorded ptat thereof to Uber 5 of Pia's. on Page 74. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 26. 2006 For more totormabon, please cal: FC H 248.593.1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4111808F01 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THA■ PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be reset te­ ed by toe forectostog mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at safe, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Delault has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Note Demond, a single man, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee ’or tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 30. 2004. and recorded on December 8. 2004 to instrument 1138323, in Barry county records, Michigan, jnd assigned by said Mortgagee to Wets Fargo Bank. N.A. as assignee by an assignment, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at toe date hereof the sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Rve Hundred Seven And 75/100 Dollars ($89,507.75), including mtc at 6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on November 16.2006. Said premises ere situated to City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The East 3 rods of Lol 7 ol Block 10 of H J. Kenfieto Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded to Uber 1 of Plats. Page 9 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 19. 2006 For more Information, please call: FC D 248.593.1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farmn, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte f110926F01 TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE thai a PuN* Htarina tcilL bt htid bit tht Prarimik Tamstao Hamma tad Zarrn Caamaum on WtdiKsda Norntba 15.2QQ6 at PJL at tac Prvnmik Tomsha) ML 10115 S, Norm Road, uithin the Townfao, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the iimlsl to bt amvdmd at thu Pubtk Htarina tndudt. m brief. IhtJaL huina: 1. A request by Robert Weaver. 2255 Piter Rd. Delton. MI 49046. for Special Land Use and Site Plan Review. The proposed use is religious institution. The subject property, parcel 08-12-824-006-00, is located at 7025 Mito Road. Delton. MI 49046 The subject parcel is zoned "A" - Agricultural District. 2. Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission for this meet­ ing. AU mteraitdomoni an invited to bt onsent or submit unital comments on thkrnatteriO to the bdac TM-nshm office address. 1‘ruinenlle Tounshm util prmtde neceisan ouxiltan aids and seniaa such as umtn for the hearing inwand and audjatapa oforintai materials bane conudend at the hcurine lean fh't (51 dans notict to the ftainerillc Totrnshin Clerk tndiriduaL\ with disabilities nauinna auriiiani aids or serricts should contact the Prairirnlle Taunshto Clerk at the address or trlahone number set forth below. >Uke lieraaL Township Hunenisar Prairieville Township Hall 10115 S. Norris Rd Delton. Ml 19046 (2691 623 2664 �Page 16 - Thursday. October 26. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ricky A. Parks, a mamed man, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 30. 2001. and recorded on December 5. 2001 in instrument 1070821. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to The Huntington National Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Seventy-Four And 85/100 Dollars ($76,074 85). including interest at 7*o per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on November 30. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan and are described as: Lots 69 and 70 ol JR Bushs First Addition to the Village of Delton, according to the recorded piat thereof, as recorded in Uber 1 of plats on page 33. being a part of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 6. Town 1 North. Range 9 West The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. « which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 26 2006 For more information, please cal FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File #111562F01 77K7230 PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting October 11. 2006 Meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. Roll Celt: Present: Treasurer Nottingham. Clerk Nichols and Trustees Ritchie and Kennedy Absent. Supervisor Herzog Also present 9 members of the public Approved Trustee Kennedy to Chair the meeting Approved agenda as amended Approved minutes of September 13. 2006 as cor­ rected Approved Motion to amend starting dale of Officer Frazer starting date made at September Meeting Correspondence was read Public comment was received ... . Fire Reports (Pine lake. BPH and Hickory Comers) recetved and placed on file. .Approved motion for personal leave of absence for 6 months for Ronald Herzog from PLFD Commissioner's report Pokes report received and placed on file Parks report plated on file Center Street ordinance tabled until November meeting Passed Library Resolution Approved Gull Lake Sewer Delinquent Roll Approved moving forward with application of Scrap Tre Grant Discussion took place regarding applicants not being prepared for Zoning Board of Appeals meet­ ing Public Comment was received Tabled Barry County E-911 Central Dispatch Service Plan-tabled for November meeting Clerk A Treasurer s reports were placed on file with Clerk noting some over budget tine items Trustee Kennedy stated the DEQ permit was issued as approved Oct 6 for C rooked Lake We* Approved Mis in the amount of $47,549.94. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Submitted by Normaiean Nichols. Cierk Attested to by Trustee Kennedy. Acting Cha*r mornt NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS This sale may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited solely to the return ol the bid amount tendered al sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default t*s been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David L Hulet. a married man and Shtoey Hulet. his wife, for dower rights, original mortgagor(s). to Chase Bank USA NA. Mortgagee, dated September 23. 2005. and recorded on September 30. 2005 in instrument 1153620. in Barry county records Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Two Hundred Thirteen Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Four And 79/100 Dollars ($213.694 79). including interest at 6 925% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on November 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The West 330 feet of the East 660 •aet of the West 990 feet of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 32. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, except the North 311 feet thereof The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated October 19. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mch>gan 48025-5822 File 4110597F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY ORDER TO ANSWER HON. JAMES H. FISHER ChEAylj MPPtfiiEL. Plaintiff. vs. DANIEL P. MERRILL, Defendant David H Tnpp(W535C" 206 South Broadway Hastings. Michigan 49058 Phone (269) 945-9585 Attorney tor Plaintiff TO: OANltL P MERRILL Based on the Divorce Complaint Wed in the above entitled case, it is ordered that Defendant. Daniel P. Merrill, shall file an Answer in the above entitled case by the 27th day of November. 2006. or take such other action as may be permrtlud fry law. or a Judgment by default may be entered without further notice. James H Fisher. Circuit Judge Drafted by: David H. Tripp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-9585 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MFORMATK)N WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aate mey be rescinded by the foredooing mortgagee In that overt, your damogee, N any; ehsJ be Smil­ ed eotaly to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, pkM MareoL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Deborah J. MacDonald who acquired title as Deborah J. Fassett. single, original mortgagor^), to Associates Home Equity Services. Inc., Mortgagee, dated August 25.2000, and recorded on October 4.2000 in instrument 1050295, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seven Thousand Thirty-One And 51/100 Dottars ($107,031.51). including interest at 10% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wW be forectoeed by a sate of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 150 PM, on November X. 2006. Said premises are situated In Township of Baltimore, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12, Town 2 North. Range 8 West, commencing at the Southwest cor­ ner of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said section; thence North 782 feet tor tha place of beginning; tfionc® East 1320 leet to the East sec­ tion line; thence North 373 feet, more or less to the North fine of the South 35 acres of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of sted section; thence West 1320 feet; thence South 373 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shal bo 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: October 26.2006 For more wikwmatton, please cal: FC G 248.503.1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns, Michigan 48025-5822 File 4102824F02 nwm Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. te a debt collector and we ar* attempting to coitect a debt and any Intormatton obtained wM bo used for that purpoee. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by BRENDA K JUAREZ. A SINGLE WOMAN to CREDO" UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY. Mortgagee, dated January 24, 2003, and recorded on February 04. 2003, as Instrument No. 1096931, in BARRY County Records. Mtohigan. and assigned by said mortgagee to MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COM­ PANY by an assignment dated March 31. 2006, and recorded on April 11. 2006. as Instrument No. 1162471 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ninty eight thousand five hundred ten and 34/100 Dottars ($96,51034), including interest at 4.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given tha! said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Al Barry County Courthouse, Hastings, Ml , at 130 PM on November 02.2006. Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: PARCEL 2: PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTH­ WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 33 AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. MORE PARTICULAR­ LY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE WEST QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION 33; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST AND WEST QUARTER LINE OF SAID SECTION 33. EXTENDED WEST 185.00 FEET TO THE CEN­ TERLINE OF JENKINS ROAD; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE 365.64 FEET. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 14 SECONDS EAST 445.13 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST 350 bv FEET TO SAID EAST AND WEST QUAR­ TER LINE OF SAID SECTION 33; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 14 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID EAST AND WEST QUARTER LINE 365.57 FEET TO THE WEST QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION 33 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale DATED: October 05. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COMPANY Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Cal: (248) 540-7701 MORTGAGE SALE This firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used lor that purpose. Ptease contact our office al the number below if you are in active military duty Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Rosemary Benedict, a/k/a Rosemary H. Benedict, n/k/a Rosemary H Metohert. whose address is believed to be 1019 Greenwood Street, MiddteviHe. Ml 49333. to the United States ol America, acting ttwough the Fanners Home Administration. United States Department of .Agriculture now known as United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development, dated January 31. 1995 and record­ ed February 1, 1995 in Barry County Register of Deeds at Liber 624 Pages 241. 242. 243. & 244, and in wtveh mortgage there is claimed to be due as of September 28.2006 the sum of One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-two and 23/100 ($11608233) Dolars including interest at 8 percent per annum. Interest is $16.6809 per day. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in case made and provided, rotice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be forectoeed by sale of the mortgaged property, or some part thereof, at public venue, at Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 1.-00 P.M. on NOVEMBER 18, 2006. Said premises are situated in the Village of Middleville, Barry County. Michigan and are described as fottows* Lot 140, MiddieviHe Dcwns No 7. according to the recorded plat in Uber 5 of Plats. Page 82. Barry County records. The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date at such sate unless the property is abandoned, in which case the redemption period shaB be thirty (30) days from De date of sate or abandonment. N abandonment occurs after sale DATED: October 9 2006 David L. Porteous Attorney tor Mortgagee PORTEOUS LAW OFFICE. PC. 4393 - 220th Avenue. P.O. Box 206 Reed City. Ml 49677 TELEPHONE: (231) 832-3231 nSBHM NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE BALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shal be Smiled solely io the return of the bld amount tendered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Janet Weidmarm. a single woman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's succetnwre and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 24, 2005, and recorded on January 26. 2005 in instru­ ment 1140725. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to CittMortgage. Inc. as assignee by an assignment, on which mort­ gage there Is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-fteo And 32/100 Dollars ($139,572.02), including interest at 4.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage v<4 be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on November 16.2006. Said premises are sHualed in Village of Middleville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Unit No. 19. High Ridge Crossings Condominium according to the Master Deed recorded in Document No. 1095283. as amended, and designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 26. together with rights In the general common elements and the limited common elements as shown on the Master Deed and as described in Act 59 of the Pubic Acts of 1978. as amended. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date ot such sale, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 6003241a, In which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: October 19.2006 For more information, please cal: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Ucfkgan 48025-5822 File #110741F01 rrwo., PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bee made in the conditions of a mortgage made by • KSON L CURTIS and KELLEY A BAINES. AS JO.NT TEN­ ANTS WITH FULL RIGHTS OR SURVIVORSHIP, to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION. Mortgagee, dated April 22. 1999, and recorded on May 10. 1999, in Document No. 1029341. Barry County Records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Seventeen Dollars and Eight Cents ($73,817.08). mdudmg interest at 7.500% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue In such case made and provid­ ed, notice Is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 0130 PM o'clock, on November 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE of MID­ DLEVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOT 53 OF MIDDLEVILLE DOWNS ADDITION NUMBER 3. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN UBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE 26 TAX ID NO. 08-41-160-003-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned In accordance wilt. 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 16. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman A Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 nwm STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT BARRY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT-FAMILY DIVISION PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING RLE NO. 2006-24641-NC In the matter ol Jade Savannah Wohlford TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS including whose addressees) are unknown and whose inter­ est m the matter may be barred or affected by the TAKE NOTICE: A hearing will be held on Wednesday. Nov 29. 2006 at 2.30 p m. at 206 W Court St. #302. Hastings, Ml before Judge WrfUam M Doherty P41960 for the tottowmg purpose Petition to change name Jade Savannah Wobttord io Jade Savannah FHkkema. Date: 10/5/06 Meksaa Fkkkema 735 Green Meadows Dr. MiddtevBe. Ml 49333 795-3355 nww FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt coU= tor attempting to cottect a debt. Any Information obtained wB be used tor this purpoee. If you are in the MBtary, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by. Elizabeth Reynolds. Unmarried to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc, solely as nomi­ nee tor Accredited Home Lenders. Inc, Mortgagee, dated February 22. 2005 and recorded February 24. 2005 in Instrument # 1141880 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-One Dollars and Fifty-Seven Cents ($92.831.57) including interest 8.49% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfl bo foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings, Ml at 130PM on Thursday. November 16.2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 7. Stock 10, Kenttaitfs Second Addition to the City, formerly Wage of Hastings, accordfrig to the recorded piat. thereof, as recorded in Uber 1 of Plats on Page 37. Commonly known as 711 East South Street. Hastings Mt 48058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determr.jd aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 8003241. in which esse the redemption period shal be X days from the date of such sale. Dated. OCTOBER 13. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potesbvo A Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hitts, Ml 48X7 '248) 844­ 5123 Our Fie No: 06-56941 (HSBC) ASAFf 797281 10/19/2006, 10/26/2C06, 11/02/2006. 11/094306 Robert A. Tremain A Associates. P.C. ioadeM cottcctor and we ar* attempting to oottect a debt and any Information obtained wM bo used for thet purpoee. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CLIFFORD E FOX AND MARCIA FOX. HUSBAND AND WIFE to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION . Mortgagee, dated May 06. 2003, and recorded on May 14. 2003 . as Instrument No. 1104315. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. AS TRUSTEE. on which mortgage there < s claimed to be due at lhe date hereof the bum ol seventy seven thousand one hundred ninty one and 8te*tX Dolars ($77,19105). including interest at 10.350% per annum WITH AN ADJUSTABLE RATE RIDER. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that aaid mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ot them, at pubic vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse, Hastings. Ml . at 130 PM on November X. 2006 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are LOT 4 AND THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 3 OF BLOCK 6 OF A.W. PHILLIPS SECOND ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE. AS RECORD­ ED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS. ON PAGE 6. BARRY COUNTY RECORDS The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be X days from the date of such sale. DATED: October 26. 2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCI­ ATION. AS TRUSTEE Assignee of Mortgagee For More Intormatton Cal: (248) 540-7701 WANT TO CHANGC YOUt ADOtf SS? WANT WCATHf t FOSfCASTS? Want to know where to get all this information? F'txn iijdeii kxws io Social Secv»>»y ber-e*1*! Io buy,ng sutphrt gove-ntneni prope»»y oil Kinds ol govwn«nent information ore |us» a d«ck oi coll away FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FED INFO STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDfTORS Decedent s Estate FILE NO. 06-24523-DA Estate of WAYNE O PELFREY Date of Birth: July 15. 1957 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. WAYNE O. PELFREY, who lived at 1461 SANDY CIRCLE. HASTINGS. Michigan died March 19. 2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that al claims against the estate wtt be forever barred unless presented to David H. Tripp, named person­ al representative or proposed personal representa­ tive. or to both the probate court at 206 WEST COURT. SUITE X2 HASTINGS. Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Date: 10/1106 DAVID H TRIPP P29290 206 SOUTH BROADWAY HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (269) 945-9585 DAVID H TRIPP 206 SOUTH BROADWAY HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (269) 945-9585 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AI ILMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Vaughn R. Dtngledtne. Jr., and Maria Dingledme. Husband and Wife, original mortgagors), to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated June 25. 2004, and recorded on July X. 2004 in instrument 1131668, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Weis Fargo Bar*. N.A.. in Trust lor the benefit of Park Place Securities. Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 20Q4-WCW2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-One And 02/100 Dollars ($16833102). including interest at 8.75% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, nobce is hereby given that said mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or son* part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 130 PM. on November X. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lc4(s) Parcel 1: Lot 2 of Block 1. Butter's Addition to the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recu-ried plat thereof. Parcel 2. beginning at the Southeast comer of Lot 1 m Buttei'k Addition to the City of Hastings, according to the reoorouu pis* thereof, toence South 184 feet to thb Bank ol Thoi neppie River, thenoe Westerly along 'ha bank of said river, approximately 200 feet; thence North aepreximately 220 feet to the Southwest cu*ner of Lot 3 of Butter's Addition to the City of Hasting, axordfrig to the recorded piat therof; thence EastteV along the South line ot Lots 1 through 3, ol said BuShris Addition, being identical with the Northerly Ina oi Lot 9, Wilcox Addition to the City of hesbngt. to the ptace of beginning, comprising of apprvxfrnaely the Easterly one half (1/2) of the Easterly ons half (1/2) of said Lot 9. Wilcox Addition to th» Ctty of Hastings. The redemption pertod shal be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless deterrrndd ahmdoned to accordance with MCLA 6TX)3241a. * which case the redemption pertod shitt be X days from the date of sucn sate. Dated: October 26.2006 For more toformatton, please cal: FC X 248 593.1X2 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Senncer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte#111809F01 rwi, THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Susan Mario Crumback. to Washington Mutual Bank. FA. Mortgagee, dated February 5. 2003 and recorded February 14,2003 to Instrument Number 1097871. Barry County Records, Michigan There is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of SeventyTwo Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Three and 22/100 Dollars ($72,723.22) including interest at 8% per annum Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such ca«e made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that taM mortgage wffi be foreclosed by a sale of the mortge jed premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings to Barry County. Michigan at 130 p.m. on NOVEMBER 16. 2006. Said premises are located to the Township of Orangeville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: That part of Section 9. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, described as: beginning at the Southwest comer of Lot 39 of Fawn Lake Plat; thence North 2 degrees 10 minutes West 525.X feet along the West line of said Lot and the West Nne of said Lot and the West fine of Pappy's Drive; thence South 65 degrees 20 minutes 09 seconds West 167.59 feet; thence South 05 degrees 18 minutes 09 sec­ onds East 453 84 leet (previously recorded ab South 07 degrees X minutes East; thence South 88 degrees 44 minutes East 1X.26 feet along the East-West one-quarter line of said Section to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. to which case the redemption period shal be X days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated October 19. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 362 0690 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 26 2006 - Page 17 Dove hunting advocates’ misinformation alarming To the editor. There arc several important issues coming up for a vote Nov. 7. I would like lo address Proposal 3. which will decide whether or not a back yard song­ bird. the Michigan and international symbol As voters, haven’t we all wanted to address mourning doves for many years for the simple ing hunting or fishing" is a direct quote from beauty and pleasure they provide. Shooting the Committee to Keep Doves Protected. I’m doves, for all practical purposes, is taking a living creature and turning it into a moving not sure how much clearer they can be. A "no" vote on Proposal 3 will continue the protection of the doves and nothing more. target. These birds arc so small that they do not provide enough meat to warrant hunting f?r eating. Because of their small size, if of peace, a bird that has been protected from One of these recent letters was from the hunting for more than 100 years in Michigan, sheriff of Barry County. Certainly no one can argue against his right, as a private citizen, to hunted, many of these birds will not actually the mourning dove, should be hunted in Michigan. write a letter giving his position on Ibis issue. painful deaths. Recently, there have been several letters lo this paper in support of hunting doves. These However, I am disappointed that he chose to Join the hundreds of thousands of other use his official title along with his name. By Michigan residents, including many responsi­ wanted to help poor students, you would have letters, unfortunately, had information that doing so. he left the impression he was speak­ ble hunters, who want to maintain the protec­ used your extra millions «o nay for scholar­ tion of the doves. Vote “no" on Proposal 3. One-on-one with DeVos, Bouchard To the editor: doves. We do not seek any new laws regard­ be killed, but wil) be maimed, dying slow, simply is not true. The Committee to Krjp ing in an official capacity for the Barry- »?ie candidates one on one? If 1 had the oppor­ ships. but you really wanted to help private Doves Protected, which is the grassroots County Sheriff’s Department. If this is not the Kathy Wiggins. tunity to sit down with Richard DeVos and schools, didn’t you? group of Michigan citizens and organizations case, then he should have used only his name, Castleton Township You have announced that you want religion working to keep doves protected in Michigan, as any other private citizen does. 1 also ques­ tion the wisdom of his apparent acceptance of Michael Bouchard, this is what I would say: So Dick, you want to be governor of Michigan. What wil! you do if you get the taught in science classes — now that will lure corporations to our state! is not a "fanatical out of state group." as stat­ ed in several of these letters. job? You say Michigan needs a businessman. As far as infrastructure goes. I would rather You were a businessman when you worked not go back to the crumbling roads of five I find it interesting that these letters also want the reader to believe that the Committee for your family’s corporation. (Boy, I bet you what is nothing more than deliberate misin­ formation. which was used in his letter and is being touted as fact by the supporters of Let's vote to keep a county treasure years ago and I doubt if anyone else would to Keep Doves Protected had some secret, had a hard time getting that job!) Arc you either. In other words. Dick, you remind me covert plan from the beginning to target all Additionally. I would like to point out that going to “fix” the stale like the businessman of another Dick, you know the one who hunting in Michigan. Let me remind everyone the sheriff’s letter made specific references to in the White house is ’’fixing" the country? couldn’t tell the difference between a friend that had :; not been for the action of those the Humane Society. Let me assure the reader Charlton Park is a Barry County treasure, a We all are looking forward to that! You can­ and a bird! who wanted to hunt doves, there would be no that neither Barry County Humane Society's rare blend of history and beauty of which all not run a state like a business. A state cannot be profit based, but must be It was president (nor the president of the Humane county residents should be proud. Michigan in the Upited State Senate. I think formed out of necessity, to protect the doves, Society of the United States) has ever made responsible for its most vulnerable citizens, maybe you should think about going back to after a few politicians decided to push dove any statement to "target the easy game first." Whether a school child touring the village for the first time or a senior citizen who those who are loo old, poor, sick or young lo high school before you take on such a large job. You don’t seem to understand thqt a sen­ The local humane society realizes that there arc many responsible hunters in Barry remembers when the tractors on display once care for themselves. The leaders of a state hunting. The Committee to Keep Doves Protected need to. al the very least, look out for the cit­ ator cannot pass a bill all by himself or her­ has only one goal, and that is to continue the County, and for that reason has chosen not to to learn and reflect upon history, the kind that izens, build infrastructure and educate the self. There are 49 other senators who have to 100-year old Michigan tradition of protecting take an official position on the dove hunting makes Barry County a special community for children. None of these things will make a vote and they might not agree with you. Now mourning doves. "We respect Michigan’s all who live here. profit. You have shown me that you have no that I think about it, maybe you should return, hunting heritage — this campaign is all about issue. The people of Michigan have enjoyed the desire to do these things. Your wife made it kindergarten. You need to learn how to “play So Mike, I hear you want to represent not to high school, but should start over in passion for the poor, and the elderly were not well with others." Maybe a sheriff can get away with telling well cared for by the Alterra Heathcare Corp, others what to do, but a senator needs to which was largely financed by you and your understand the art of compromise. Of course, family. maybe you would like to run for president, clear four years ago that you have little com­ need for this group to even exist You spent millions four years ago trying to the current one never learned that skill either. get a voucher program passed in Michigan That is how this country got in her current that would have helped a few children whose mess. parents could afford to pay the remainder of Anne Richards. private schools* tuition. If you really had Delton Choose Granholm over theocracy To the editor Dick DeVos, Republican candidate for Proposal 3. We should oppose senseless killing turc of children and women. As a society we To the editor: West Michigan saw on the evening news the photo of one lovely family dog that was cannot tolerate this brutal behavior in anyone. Killing animals for any reason other than shot with an arrow that wr lodged in its having to put food on the table is unaccept­ chest. This is a beloved family member who able. was brutally shot by someone, most likely a For that reason alone 1 will vote “no” on Proposal Three on Nov. 7. Killing doves is man. who enjoys killing animals. I will not call this low life a hunter because cruel and done only for target practice. Th_-re is no food value in doves and those who say Shooting a dog is like shooting a monkey in a there b are just lying. The senseless killing of barrel. It takes no skill and is merely done doves is done for fun and not for fooc. just because this man could do it and because in like the poor dog shown on the news this whole lot more of the damage left .by John his warped reality it made him feel good evening. Whoever shot him had no intention Engler that Governor Granholm has had to fix somehow. Perhaps it made him feel powerful of eating him. Be sure to vote on Nov. 7 and vote “no" on killing doves. People should teach their chil­ Michigan governor, sounds like he never saw in the last four years. DeVos would be Engler or gave him a momentary thrill to sec some­ a tax he didn’t want to cut out. Wouldn't we all over again, and George W. Bush rolled all like to do away with taxes? thing suffer. People. 1 caution you to keep your animals According to internet news DeVos has into one. De Vos has not put forth a real plan, but a promised to eliminate personal property taxes wide open attack on established public insti­ without your supervision. There are evil peo­ lence in the world as it is today. Patricia Wilson. [real estate taxes] (Oct 10 debate); the tax on tutions. Just the kind of thing a man with a 2.6 ple in this world, the same evil people who Middleville business equipment; the single business tax million dollar house, his own island in the kidnap your children and molest them. Some which brings in $1.9 billion. DeVos also Caribbean and millions in the bank can afford are neighbors, some are merely acquaintanc­ would like to eliminate the estate tax, which to do... es and still others are men who just happen would only benefit the real rich. For all 1 Dick and Betsy DoVos have been devoted know DeVos would cut out all taxes so we supporter, of the Bush Regime. Betsy raised could live in a slate of anarchy. a record amount of money for George W. 1 would cncouragdihc owner of this dog to Maybe taxes in Michigan ought to be re thought; but to cut tiem out before develop­ Bush while Dick was devoted to raising prosecute the killer of her dog to the full Jack extent of the law. There arc groups who will ing other sources of income would be a disas­ Abramoff on their De Vos yacht. money courting Tom DeLay and Kent and Barry counties, who will help you minimum wage, against women’s right to financially to bring a lawsuit against this per­ taxes. Local government services and public choose or manage her own body [anti-abor­ petrator. Shooting a dog or cat is against the tion], for the destruction of unions and organ­ law in Michigan. It is an act of animal cruel­ schools would be thrown into the toilet by the ized labor, against equal rights for all people ty and is a crime worth prosecuting. immediate cut of their tax income, and with­ [anti-gay], j*ist among other current issues. out substitute sources of income. Of course. Imagine that agenda inflicted on the unsus­ It is an established fact that many men who hurt animals continue with their torture of Dick and Betsy De Vos. along with other con­ pecting fair minded people of the state of animals until they eventually turn to the tor- servative Republicans, would like to ruin Michigan. public schools with vouchers. The DeVoses Michigan deserve a dedicated, hard working have spent several million trying to get school Governor like Granholm. not a Bush clone vouchers for private and sectarian schools, whose agenda looks more like a nascent which will ruin public schools. DeVos wants theocracy than a true democracy. George C. Williston, The DeVos anti-public school efforts are Media and Democracy and the Associated Press. The conservative Republican plan is kill off the public schools with poor funding, claim the schools are useless, bring on vouch­ ers and privatize the schools. Vouchers will Kathryn M. Russell dren to associate with the children of ordinary people. This is a very poor idea for the future Attorney at Law I Custody Dispute... Criminal Case? schools up into a bunch of religious and eth­ nic scliools is anti-democratic and a very bad The undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Hastings. Michigan does hereby certify that Ordinance No. 408: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE 9. DIVISION 1 OF CHAP­ TER <M) OF THE HASTINGS CODE OF 1970, AS AMENDED. TO ADD Protrrl four Rights! ARTICLE VU-B. RIVERWALK PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT." Bring thu o4 in far «fart mvaturim. Exgm 10-31-2004 To the editor: Hey, Michigan Senate District 24. have you seen the new blip on the radar? We’ve wanted a change in the State Senate and here’s our chance. wife, mother, and full-time employee who committed to be our next voice in the Senate and promises not to forget where she came from. She’ll fight for our needs, not the greedy corporations. Royston will be for us 100%! Vote Royston. 24th District State Senate. Darren Frentress. Bellevue organ stool fireplace; 6 Victorian chairs: speaker sets (various makes); art deco sofa, many nice clocks; ibrary table; stands; coftee mi; tigt. char, oipartngs; Singer sew machine; secretary/desk; earned chairs; earned beck (tenon's chain; nxi-r. tea tables, RCA Victor record player & HUGE AMOUNT OF OTHER COL­ LECTIBLES! Saten glass picture; carnival glass compote; depression glass pieces; pressed office of the City Clerk at City Hall. 201 East State street. Hastings. Monday through Friday. 8.00 AM until 500 PM. boat Stemware, wtorian bowt Hersey; cut glass; German stein; Majoka rfahes Thomas E. 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She’s totally decoys; purses; stamp press machine; jewelry; quit: Indian rugs; Jacobean ftriod oak china cabinet: oak dresser; walnut wash stand; 2 vanities; Eastlake walnut tore char • nice! Victorian East take settee; wtorian chair. 1920 s floor phonograph; temps; Eastlake parior tables; Egyptian style side table; oak table; glass; plates; nice plchers; nice cake plates; Mr. Fteanut jar, Wteve Crest biscuit jar. many vases he. crystal blue crackle. Fenton, black amethyst, onyx, hand pointed cameo. Vasefine Satin, opalescent. Cotri btoe 6 more! Cranberry decanter. Fenton dishes; Fostoria, Bavarian dishes; Shaw stone pitcher. Lustre tetere ptcher. Royal Bayreuth pfcher sugar shaker, tea pots; Vneine looted Suzzettc Royston has hit the ground run­ sent us in Lansing. She is a hard working frames, many albums inc. Mitch Mier, Lawrence Wek & more! Wrier table; desks; trunks; wicker chairs; martite top table; rarkn; GAS ENGINES. bedroom sute; fur cofiacs; noin; 2 button accodrion; Zyphur. adv. buttons; wood duck meeting of the City Council on the 23rd day of October 2006. • Professional. Economical & Personal failed conservative Republican ideas will do a Royston will work for ordinary folks urines inc. occupied Japan. Kewpie figures & more! Toys inc Kewpie dob, banks, games, arcade cast iron Mercia & more! Reverse painting; pictures & AXHMK MBBt (A HUGE COLLECTION1) Cookie jars; Deft sugar jar. Zot A complete copy of this Ordinance is available for review at the KA. Mueller Accounting Dick DeVos. with his millions or billions, stale of Michigan nearly bankrupt. DeVos’ Mary Heslerly. was adopted by the City Council of the City of Hastings, at a regular idea that Dick and Betsy De Vos would like. is after the model of John Engler, who left the Barry County Historical Society officers Jerry Morton. Nyla Nye. Priscilla Bea van. 6 muenuk Mto, nfa km (, dote; lg. ettaton d books; salt 6 pepper colection: oi temp colection inc. CobaM bbe wtorian 6 more! Tbbedca & souveniera; siver plated & coined river ftatwarr. caster act; fig­ lit W Cmlrr St.. Hutingr • Tfltpkew (269) 945-4243 from knowing people'of various races, ethnic Breaking the fits of that service far outweigh the cost. annum PUBLIC NOTICE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 408 of our democracy because it keeps children and religious backgrounds. County as it has for decades — at a high level Ban, Cowl, Qiwwn Schooi Facing a Bankruptcy... Divorce and the well to do who don’t want their chil­ We believe that the park must be allowed to continue serving the people of Barry ★HOGE 2-DAY ESTATE AUCTION > THORS., OCT. 26" 6 SAT., OCT. 28" at 11:00am each day CITY OF HASTINGS •I1 New Location! j be great for schools run by religious people ing on the Nov. 7 ballot. worn From Hntop. uke A37 nuh I n* lo M-79. Minto. public schools or does he just despise them?] reported by Booth Newspapers, Center for for Chariton Park operating millage appear­ dren respect for life. There is loo much vio­ of people Hastings [Did Dick or Betsy or their children attend ers will join with us in supporting the request help you do this, as well as many citizens in source of replacement money for these lost to privatize the public schools. Because the park teaches that preserving nature and our own past carries a responsibil­ ity. we feel confident that Barry County vot­ along at the right place at the right time to do Dick and Betsy are also against raising the free-thinking worked the nearby fields, the park is a place harm to you. your children or your pets. ter. The De Vos plan does not clearly show the The . and without disruption — and that the bene­ he is not a hunter, but merely a killer. near you. 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Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. J Stocks ings 314 E. Main Street, Middleville, Mich. Rrn Fr. Lavery, Pastor Sunday Mass... 8J0ajn. First Friday Holy Hour... 5p.m.Mass 6p.m. First Sunday Holy Hour... 8:30a.m.- Mass 9a.m. Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions First Saturday following Mass. Confessions: 30 minutes before Mass. Rosary Prayed 30 minutes before Mass. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. Local woman arrested for domestic assault A 36-year-old Hastings woman was charged with domestic assault last Thursday after Hastings Police were summoned to a residence in the 700 block of North Wilson. Responding officers spoke with both parties and arrested Christy Schultz, after it was determined she and her 42-year-old boyfriend had been arguing over personal matters when she lost her temper and hit him several times in the head. She was lodged at the Barrv County Jail. It appears alcohol may have been a factor in the assault. Marijuana, firearm and $8,000 seized in raid Between seven and eight pounds of marijuana was seized, along with a firearm and approximately $8,000 in cash and other drag paraphernalia in a drag raid near Delton last Sunday morning. Prairieville and Barry Township officers said they were called to a medical assist just past 1:30 a.m. on South Crooked Lake Drive in the southeast corner of the township, near Delton. They detected drag activity at the scene and additional off-duty Prairieville officers were called in to assist A search warrant was prepared and executed at approximately 8 a.m. No arrests were made, pending review by the Barry County Prosecutor’s office. Rash of burglaries reported in Johnstown Twp. Michigan State Police troopers from the Hastings post are investigating a rash of burglaries from vehicles in Johnstown Township between Oct 21 and Oct 23. A number of vehicles were broken into and an assortment of items were stolen, including more than $26 in change, CDs and at least one ceil phone. A resident living nearby witnessed an older Ford Ranger pickup with an extended cab leaving the area near the time of one of the break-ins. Anyone with information concerning these break-ins is asked to call Trooper John Hofmeister at the Michigan State Police Post (948-8283) or Silent Observer (I-800-310-9031). ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 Rutland Twp. woman arrested on warrant Robin Oram, 53, of Hastings, was arrested on Wednesday. Oct 18, by troopers from the Michigan State Police Hastings post when troopers were called to a Rutland Township address to assist Child Protective Services. A LEIN check on Oram revealed an outstanding warrant and she was arrested and turned over to Wayland City Police. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. Traffic stop leads to warrant arrest Barry Milboum, 41, of Middleville, was arrested by Michigan State troopers on Oct. 18 when he was involved in a traffic stop, and a check of his record revealed he was driving on a suspended license and there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Kent County. Milboum was arrested in lodged in the Barry County Jail. Drunken driver also held for license suspensions Michigan State troopers arrested Michael J. Hall, 22, of Dowling Sunday. Oct. 22, when he was stopped in Johnstown Township. Troopers detected the odor of alcohol coming from Hall and his vehicle and c cursory search revealed an open con­ tainer of alcohol in the vehicle. Hall refused to do a field sobriety test, telling officers, “I can’t do it. You know I’m drank.” FOR SALE Fifth wheel trail­ A check of his record revealed an outstanding warrant and prior driving suspensions. After his arrest. Hall was given two er 2001 Springdale 245ft. Dinette area slide out full kitchen 6t bath, sleeps 6, air/fumance. Excellent con­ dition, $10,000 firm. (616)374-8832 (home), (616)841-1466 (cell). chemical alcohol tests and his blood alcohol level was .17 and .16. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. in Thornapple Township. Hall was lodged in the Barry County Jail on charges of operating while intoxicated and opening while his license was sus­ pended (second offense). Help sought in solving thefts of 2 mowers Michigan Stale Police are asking for the public’s help in solving the theft of two riding lawn mowers from a rental agency The mowers are valued at approximately $6,000. Anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Dan Cook at 948 8283 or Silent Observer at 1-800-310-9031. . FOR SALE: 2003 F-7 Arctic Cat 1500 miles, cal! 616-405­ 3253. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy, Hastings. • Chad Sanders Thurman, 24, of Kalamazoo, was sentenced • Richard Forrest Bush, 20. of Wayland received two sen­ Oct. 19 by Barry County Circuit Court Judge James Fisher to serve two concurrent terms in prison for his Sept. 21 conviction tences from Judge Fisher on Oct. 19. In the first case. Bush received nine months in jail with cred­ of a probation violation. it for 221 days time served for his conviction of violating his Thurman was sentenced to serve from 23 months to 60 probation. Bush received 24 months probation and two months months on one count and from nine months to 60 months on a in jail in August 2004 for assaulting a police officer and resist­ second count. Thurman originally was arrested in August 2003 for commit­ ing and obstruction of a police officer in Hastings in July 2004. ting a larceny and as an accessory after the fact in Assyria it for 247 days time served for violation of his previous proba­ Township. tion on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. In the second case. Bush received 12 months in jail with cred­ Bush was arrested in November 2003 in Hastings. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. RICK TAYLOR DETAIL WORKS: Where the details count. Mon-Sat. 8am-5pm. (269)948-0958 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy, Hastings. • Paul D. Fink, 59, of Walhalla, was sentenced Oct. 19 by Judge Fisher to serve 36 months probation and jail time for one • Brendon Alan Hammond. 25. of Hastings received two sen­ count of assault and battery and one count of assault with a tences from Judge Fisher Oct. 19. weapon. Fink will serve three months in jail on the first count and one month on the second. The time will be served concurrently and In one. Hammond was sentenced to serve three months in jail with 57 days credit for time served for his violation of probation on a conviction in February 2005 for possession of a non-nar- Fink can have the balance of his sentence suspended upon pay­ cotic controlled substance. Hammond was arrested in Hastings ment of court assessments. Fink was assessed a crime victims in December 2004. fine of $60 and must pay state minimum costs of $45 for the first In the second sentencing. Fisher ordered Hammond to contin­ count and $60 for the second. He also was ordered to pay court ue a 36 month probation sentence and serve three months in jail costs of $500 for each count Fink was arrested in Hastings last May. for his February 2005 conviction of larceny of a building in Hastings. Local man arrested after J Bonds J Mutual Funds J IRAs MOST HOLY ROSARY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Traditional Latin Mass Traditional Dogmatic Teach­ J CDs Mark D. Christemen, breaking into couple’s residence A 58-year-okl Hastings man was arrested during the early residence holding a large kitchen knife and threatening the eld­ AAMS morning hours of Saturday. Oct. 21. after Hastings police were erly couple who live there. Officers confronted the man and took 421 W. WoaUwn Av«, HmMs. Ml 49054 (269)945-3553 or Mlrw MOI 294-5220 summoned at 6:15 a.m. to a report of a disturbance at a residence him into custody after a brief straggle. Edward Jones in the 300 block of West Apple Street Histed is facing charges of aggravated felonious assault with A witness reported hearing glass breaking and observed the suspect. Arnold Histed. fall through a main level window at a a weapon, home invasion, and malicious destraction of property over $1,000. One of the victims was transported by Lansing neighboring house. The suspect then went to the victim’s resi­ Mercy Ambulance to Pennock Hospital for treatment of minor dence. who are both in their 80s and arc acquaintances of the injuries she sustained to her wrist and leg. suspect. he broke out a window and started yelling and threatening the incident. couple and then continued to break windows in the home. Officers arriving at to the scene located the suspect inside the It is believed that drags, and or alcohol were a factor in the Histed is currently lodged at the Barry County Jail. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, October 26. 2006 — Page 19 It’s time to be an American and vote! To the editor: make sure that money is being used right. So make sure to mark this date Tuesday, If ycu arc a card carrying American citizen, Just thinking of some issues coming up Nov. 7. it’s the most important date as a citi­ why not exercise your right to cast a vote in the Nov. 7 election? down the road very soon. You will decide on zen. This country just past the 300 million pop­ either a new jail or redoing it. The Hastings- Do you know how many people of this world would love to have the freedom to cast expansion. As we get bigger waste waler ulation mark recently. It only seems right for 75% of the qualified voters to run this coun­ a vote of their choice? Yet, in this nation our treatment centers around the county, will need try, not 20 lo 25%. Also, if you don’t exercise, citizens are too lazy and don't care to get edu­ more tax dollars to keep up. The Charllor Barry County airport is going to need more Vote to preserve a unique resource cated about what they are voting for in this Park issue will not go away, and every branch your right and vote, don't complain about the results. You also have an American right to election. It’s time lo sit down and read up on of county government and their unions, plus keep that vote lo your self, so you don't have special situations arc going to want more to tell anybody or group how you voted. To the editor: accompanied youngsters on their visits will the issues (local and state), the people and make an intelligent decision. Why can't this operating capital. As a taxpayer almost every reader of the tell you that the kids gai:. new understanding state get at least 75% of its voters casting a Around here, the voting hours are 7 am. to 8 p.m.. so make sure you find out where you Banner already ’owns" a piece of Charlton and appreciation of what it took to build Park. That includes the boat launch, the pic­ America. On Nov. 7, you. as a voter, can help the vote. The founders of this country fought for nic shelters, the beach area, the Upjohn So it’s very important to have the right peo­ ple in place to make sure your tax dollars are spent wisely. Voters rule! Non-voters are the tions. Starting with Irving Charlton, dozens of park board, the park staff, the village founda­ tion, and all the devoted volunteers to main­ their right to vote, wonhip. and for free speech. So why we too lazy to even get off our butts and go to polls? tain and improve this unique resource that In Barry County, it’s even more important, don't have to go to the masses, they just have your fellow citizens have contributed arti­ actually belongs to all of us who reside in the the winners usually keep their seats around to go to small cell groups for their support or rely on concerned money people to buy sup­ a candidate in these parts means that you are County apart from all others. School children county. The requested millage is not an increase, lit simply continues the present level of sup­ here until they decide to retire. So to vote for port. So it’s a absolute must for you, the and adults come from miles around to enjoy port. One day at the park, with your family, and absorb the lessons in American history and you’ll know what a fine investment that is. tion is yours. Remember, when you vote for a position or House, the old-time village and the collec­ facts, manuscripts, and machinery that add value to this unique acreage that sets Barry housed here. They can experience a one- ruomed schoolhouse, browse through a coun­ Vote “yes” for Barry County’s millage try store, watch an old-fashioned saw mill renewal proposition for the operation and operate. They can maintenance of Charlton Park. see an authentic Abraham Lincoln signature, watch a blacksmith work Parents and teachers who an iwae, you better be right because it costs alot of tax money to rua county government. It’s a must to have the right people in place to County better. Kensinger and Alice Jones. From a very concerned voter and supporter of the right to vote! county, areas are run by 20% of the citizens. So if candidates or committees for an issue Stephen Jacobs, Hastings American citizen, to exercise your right i.> go to the your voting place and cast that vote. Look over the whole ballot and if you have to ask questions do so, because you don't want a Proposal 3 deals only with doves wasted vote. Cooley is solid at any position Baltimore Township have lot To the editor: It's just one of the things that makes Barry at a glowing forge, listen to Native American chants. saying, if you keep your act clean, that posi­ problem around here. This country, stale, must vote or if you can vote by absentee bal­ This is in response to Sheriff Dar Leaf's letter published in the Oct 19 edition of the Banner. As a citizen of Barry County. I resent the To the editor: Arguments flawed for dove hunting Hastings Area Schools to continue to prosper misuse of the sheriff’s title as a “power force” Three years ago I sat in on our local board and grow. and. two. I wanted to show my to swing the public vote by use of extremist of education meetings as Hastings searched support for my friend. Chris Cooley, who I tactics, threats and fear regarding Proposal 3. for a new superintendent to replace retiring Carl Schocssel. believed would serve our community well as If anything ends hunting as we know it, it will be by the children, the future, whose time is To the editor: state unequivocally, as a board member, that I had two reasons for paying close atten­ our new superintendent. . Many teachers spoke on his behalf, having Last week's Banner had several letters urg­ the Barry County Humane Society does not tion to the proceedings. One, I wanted the seen Chris in action as the middle school of new electronics and technology. Some ing a “yes” vote on the dove hunting propos­ target hunting. Our primary focus- is the assistant principal, subsequently taking over kind of conspiratorial effort to take away al. In some cases the words were eerily simi­ humane treatment of domestic animals, as principal, and finally, as director of educa­ hunters’ rights, bow hunting and trapping is lar, apparently having been orchestrated spay/neuter programs, education and the like. tion. 1 knew what many people knew — beforehand. To imply otherwise is absolutely false and Chris .is an educator, teacher advocate, and all a myth. Simply put. a “no” vote on Proposal 3 will Society several times. If he referred to the the sheriff should know better. As to the argument that voting “no” on Humane Society of the United States, he dove hunting would end all hunting, exactly should have made that clear, though what I how would that work? No one has made that have read most recently is that they oppose point clear. The sheriff’s letter mentioned the Humane Preserve state’s hunting heritage in You don't need someone to tell you how to Before you make a decision on Proposal # Michigan. I can't speak for them but I can vote. Decide for yourself We are not over-run 3 on the Nov. 7 general election ballot. I with doves. They are neither a nuisaince nor would ask you to consider whd is backing a threat. They do not decimate crops. They are not a substantial source of food since, if either side of the argument. On one side of the issue are biologists and they can be retrieved after they are shot, only professional wildlife managers who are argu­ the tiny breast may be eaten. ing to keep a law passed by the Michigan dove hunting, but not all hunting Misinformation about proposal on dove hunting To the editor: There is a lot of misinformation circulating about the Proposal Three Initiative on the November ballot. As a volunteer for "no" on Proposal Three campaign, let me clearly state And do you really believe that a “no” vote Legislature and signed by Governor on dove hunting will end all hunting in Granholm. They want to preserve Michigan’s Michigan? 1 don't either. hunting heritage in accordance with sound Dorothy Flint. Brinkertha$tool& for commissioner based U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, and the pal. I feel a loss for his leadership rnd com­ Arizona-based Safari Club International, al) of whom are working to raise more than $3.3 mitment as superintendent, but 1 kvow his heart lies at the middle school, and feel they are very lucky, indeed, to have him back. I believe that our district and community ensure that citizens’ concerns are met. feder­ interests by voting “yes” on Proposal 3. Michigan to save the mourning dove. 1 per­ al and state requirements are fulfilled and Remember, a “no” vote is to support the ani­ sonally collected 2.394 signatures and others county operations ran smoothly. mal rights movement. exactly what's at stake. Proposal 3 so that we can conti. ae to protect leadership, in whatever capacity he serves. these gentle songbirds. Michelle Benningfield. Mary Earl. HASTINGS 913 S. JEFF^R^ON \ (GREEN TO JEFFERSOt^ST/ Hastings represent county concerns before local, state and national boards and commissions, including school boards, city councils town­ state. They are not destructive to people or crops (They eat weed seeds as their primary Personal traits that can benefit county food source.) They typically provide about an commissioners include a sense of humor, an ounce of meat, so there is little logic to killing open mind, a vision of where county govern­ ment should go, an ability to compromise, 3) Since 1905, the mourning dove has been and an ability to delegate. Effective commu­ a protected songbird in Michigan and we want to protect that classification. In 1998 the nication and negotiation skills also are impor­ tant, since county commissioners spend a lot Legislature of the State of Michigan desig­ of time communicating and negotiating. I feel that David Brinkert in the Sixth District is very capable to fill this position. I Protecting the mourning dove is something have known David for over five years. He is we want to do because it is right. It's not a a business owner, very involved in communi­ question of who else does if, it is a question ty activities, has management experience. He of what is right for the citizens of Michigan. is very concerned for the welfare of the coun­ Surveys tvve shown that a majority of us in ty and its people. mourning dove. ■ Virginia Alles, In November, please voce "no" to the hunting Middleville Come JoinVsi Cmh Mlakrata wtUi m faairr “~tm>— **“ «t Gorgeous 4-bedroom home in Hastings with < Mason room and screened porch, 2-staJI attached garage, formal living and dining rooms, huge kitchen with casual dining tool New windows. Central air. lanced yard, home warran­ ty. «1»MOO. o = Celebration / Praise Service ter mt im yawn. Atew yaw uv Iwvftorf to fwiw aw tor ww you think? with Barry County 5th District Elections 2008 Good and Bad of mourning doves on Proposal Three. Renee Kermeen, This November 7»t, voters wil be considering six ballot proposals and several candidates, some good and some bad. Citizens wi be vobng with the< heads, hearts Middleville Say ^yes’ to thwart Public Auction animal rights group HOUSE FOR SALE' Thursday November 16,2006 This year there is a ballot proposal that is bankrolled almost entirely by one out of state special interest group. Proposal * 3 appears to The truth it is about one special interest group's ability to buy legislation in our state. Furthermore, it is about out of state interests trying to remove freedoms from our citizens because they have enough money to push their agenda. Loag Term Care lasaraace from Aato-Owaen Frsedoar. Choice. Independence. Secnrity. As a local independent agent, we can design an insurance program that’s just right for you and your family. Safe. Sound. Secure* Property is located at 1019 Greenwood Street. Middleville. Ml , Courthouse located in Hastings. Michigan Minimum bid is $63,351.00 vArta-Awtoto SwMnMW S.E.V. is $48 JOO Property Sells "AS IS" The home is a ranch with 3 bedrooms. I bath, on a full basement. the group is seeking to end michigan's long his­ home has 936 square teet. tory of hunting, one animial at a time. They This foreclosure sale t> subject lo six month have purposely chosen our state and specifi­ redemption rights cally doves because they believe it is an eas­ interests out of Michigan. Vote “yes” to Proposal 3. Donna Cullers. Baltimore Township Terms - Certified funds delivered io the Sheriff at the sale TRUMBLE AGENCY 178 S. Main * Vermontville •(517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 Proposal 1: Uses conservation and recreation funds tor their intended purposes Proposal 4: Prohtts government from taking private property by emment domain tor private pur­ poses. The sale will be held at 1 DO pm at the Barry County insurance protection from Auto-Owners Life Insurance Company. An out of state extreme animial rights ier sell. On Nov. 7 vote to keep fanatical special andwiMs Good Oner To the editor: ly what the out of state fanatical animal rights Bellevue Protect County commissioners spend a lot of time ship boards, and state and federal offices. group wants you to believe. I refuse to be swayed by the methods of Sheriff Dar Leaf and others. Vote “no” on Michigan’s freedom from outside special working with and representing people. They Mourning doves are not overpopulating our be only about hunting doves, but that's exact­ million to end protection of the doves. will continue to benefit from Chris Cooley's end all hunting, as well as lifesaving medical were gathered by volunteers throughout Michigan want to protect based National Rifle Association, the Ohio­ a fanaucal animal rights group whose final goal is to County commissioners are elected officials nated the dove as our official bird of peace, I have mixed emotions regarding his move back to the middle school as assistant princi­ Qyer 75ft of the opggKJtft pf Proposal who oversee county activities and work to and this too needs our continued support. Michigan mourning doves are under attack by out-of-state groups such as the Virginia­ ent. he has never let me down. of state fanatical, animal rights organization. the minimum required number of signatures these birds for food. 100-year tradition of Central Elementary teacher to get this issue on the ballot and every one of ing. It is just about the mourning dove. would be the best to lead our district. In the not address any other issues. Proposal f3 arc funded and pushed by an out research on animals. . I would encourage you to to look further at signatures, too. 2) This issue is not about any ocher hunt­ protecting mourning doves. Proposal 3 does On the other side, the opponents of Hastings just just like me worked very, very hard to gather continue Michigan’s scientific widlife management. To the editor: that: 1) At least 160,000 signatures were needed strong supporter of schools in Hastings. Combined with his local ties. 1 felt that he three years that Chris has been superintend­ To the editor: being used up by the continuous development For more details contact Rural Development at (MR) 771-6993 Rural Development is An Equal Opportunity Lender Ctarfcn Port Renew* Mtogr Everyone bkes Chariton Park, but may not agree how it's managed or tended. Whatever your opinion, the park should be tended whfe reforms are discussed. En glerth/Brlnkart Commissioner lor District 6: Both are good candidates and hove been rumng positive campaqns It's a wvHwn choice tor OrmgovBe and Yankee Springs voters. Bad Ones: Grahoim/DeVoc for Governor This one has become very nega­ tive on both aides. Poopte are aick of the nasty commercials which have only made both candtoates look bod. Keith Fente/Mke Lewis lor ComnMoner DtoMct & This one has hit the crappor. Mke Lewis should have toly (fectosed his troubled background instead of atowmg a Hesangs Banner invesbgabon to reveal 1 Hoot Giboon/John Loftus Commissionor district 4: Mr. Loftus doesnl seem serious about the etecion. I haven't soon any energy coming from Ms campaign, or any reason to vote tor him. I looked forward to hearing his views at the debate, but ho dtorrt show. Mr. Loftus, whydoyuucoobnuafty run tor this pontoon? tnrepoooi ■. k tstaotsn irLn_n_r*wkr_imaraanryschool terxkng levels: This piece of rubbish is a product of the MEA (Mctegan Educabon Asaooaton). It dnpteys both tunnel vision and selfishness on the part of this union. TMmtwhol^miMnk? P.O. Box 676 NashvBe. Ml 49U73 michaeicaMonIBl ©hotmak.com Paid tor by Dr. Mke Caftton, DA Barry County Sth District Commiealwiar �Page 20 - Thursday. October 26. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Tiffing FAtfraCtions through Ticketmaster. October 29. mhib • Sisters • Dance Instructions from 5:30-630 pm at Bumam Brook, 200 W. Michigan. Battle of Great the Native Contemporary Lakes: American Creek. Women Beginning ballroom dance lessons Chamber of Commerce Artists is an exhibit at the Art Center of Battle with instructor Colleen Burke in east coast swing, fox trot, waltz, rumba and the cha cha. Creek. 265 E. Emmett Street. Call (269) 962­ $5 per person. For more information, call 9511 for more information. October 8-28. of (269) 317-2197. Fridays, Nov. 17 & Dec. 15. • Swing Dance at the Richland KIA presents Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across nearly 150 works on paper on loan from the from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber’s traces 730 p.m. and the dance will take place website at www.barrychamber.com America's evolution as a nation. Includes afterward and continue until 1030 p.m. All • Lines Discovery. of Drawings American the Museum (GA) Columbus at 225 Years that CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber ol Commerce is works by some of the nation's greatc.it artists ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is The Barry County Chamber of Commerce the last 100 years. The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is located at 314 S. Park casual. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) has phone books, maps and brochures of tounst attractions and places of interest locally Street. Call (269) 349-7775 or kiarts.org for 317-2197 for detaiLs. First Friday of every more information. Through December 31. month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing and across the state. The Chamber also has free mailers for old printer ink cartridges and from • The Eames Lounge Chain An Icon of Modem Design will be featured at the Grand Master's Rapids Art Museum. The Eames Lounge Community Center, 9400 Elast CD Avenue, Band at the Richland Area Chair became an icon of 20th century design Richland. Line dancing & social dancing les­ almost immediately after its conception in 1955 and introduction to the public in 1956. son & practice from 1-2 pm is $5 per person. Dances take place from 2-5 pm with Swing The epitome of both modernist style and Masters band. $7 per person. Beginning dance luxurious comfort, the leather-upholstered, lessons in swing, cha cha, fox trot waltz, rosewood-veneered and matching polka, and rhumba. No partner necessary. All ottoman represent the culmination of Charles abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking and Ray Eames' experimentation in molded plywood. The exhibition, celebrating the or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317­ fiftieth anniversary’ of the chair, includes each month. • Bingo is held at the Nashville VFW Hall of selections chair molded wood prototypes produced by the Eameses in the 1940s along plywood sculpture by Ray with molded of 2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday • Dance to Life at Burnham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6-30-8:30 p.m. Singles complement the three-dimensional studies. and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must An ''exploded" version of the chair and be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 blowups of period photographs dramatize for members). Lean basic steps in East coast how it was manufactured and assembled. swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Museum hours arc Tuesday-Thursday 10 am- Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. 5 pm, Friday 10 am-830 pm, Saturday 10 am- • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 closed pm weekly May through October at the 5 and pm pm, noon-5 Sunday Mondays. Adult admission is $7, seniors and students $6, children 6-17 $3. information call (616) For more or 831-1000 visit Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. Every Wednesday through October. Abakanowicz: Magdalena The Drawings at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Park. Sculpture Magdalena is known throughout the world for her sculpture, but you'll be stunned by her extraordinarily drawings. OCTOBER Bob Saget will perform his stand up come­ dy Friday, Nov. 3 at 8 pm at the Kalamazoo BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: Kaleidoscope Concert Serin present* State Theatre. Anyone who has only seen Mr. Sharon Isbin with Guadencjo Thiago da Saget on TV's "Full House" or "America's Mello at the St. Cecilia Music Society's in Funniest Videos" and hasn't seen him in "The Royce Auditorium November 10 at 8 pm. Acclaimed for her extraordinary lyricism, technique and versatility, Grammy Award llam-7pm at the city parking lot on Saget is known for being one of the most shocking and 'blue' comics around in direct N. Broadway-at Tyden Park For info opposition to his TV persona as Mr. All preeminent guitarist of our time." Joining her call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. American dad. Reserved seating tickets are w.ll be Grammy Award-nominated composer, 27 Owl Prowl at 7 pm at Pieroe $38. To purchase tickets, please visit the State Cedar Creek Institute. Call (269) 721­ Theatre Box Office, or contact Ticketmaster at arranger, and multi-instrumentalist Gaudendo Thiago de Mello, whose rhythms (269) 373-7000 and online at www.ticketmas- are unique to his Afro-Brazilian roots and the For more information, please visit influences of urban jazz. For more informa­ 26 Hastings Farmers Market from . 4190 for more information. 28 Hastings Farmers Market from 7am-lpm at the city parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park For info cal! ,28 Sighting-InSeminar at Bob's Gun & Tackle. Leah hew to sight-in with minimum time and ammo. Bring your scoped rifle or shotgun and have it sited (ar time allows- charge for Stagecoach booth, your for items can Anyone pm. partidpate-decorate supply downtown in Park 4-8 Middleville ter.com. trick-or-treaters, supply game or craft, free pumpkin winner Sharon Isbin has been hailed as "the ton call (616) 459-2224 or (616) 456-3333 or www.kazoostate.com. Ultra Romantics will be performed at visit www.scmsoline.org. Performance is at 8* pm. Tickets are $11-S58. Stay Iknedjpith Five by Daiga at DeVos Performance Hall Nov. 10,11 Ac 12. This nos­ Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung will be the talgic song and dance team takes you through featured performer. Program includes "Isle of Bliss" by Einojuhani Rautavaara, Berlioz’s the early days of TV, reprising memorable "Les Nuits d'ete," R. Strauss' "Suite from Der ed live and in living color. John Varineau, Performance DeVos April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. 28 Halloween at the Riverbank at ‘Capitol Steps’bring irreverent poHcal humor to Kalamazoo 456-3333 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Aristocrats" or on stage is in for a shock as service). Call 9454206 for more info. www.gramonline.org. Through Dec 31. • CHECK OUT THESE starting at 1030 a.m. every Monday. Congress Library the from Eames cell phones that will financially benefit the Barry Conservation District. 3-4. Nov. Hall songs, commercials and sketches, all present­ Performances fc Friday Rosenkavalier," and Ravel's "La Valsc." A Conductor. free pre-concert conversation will be held at 7 Saturday 8 pm, and Sunday at 3 pm. Tickets pm. Tickets may be purchased by visiting the are $18-$56. For more information call (616) Symphony office at 300 Ottawa NV/, Suite 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org or 100 (located across from the Calder), from 9 email kdimond@grsymphony.org. am-5 pm, or by calling (616) 454-9451, Ext. 4. are The Dancers’ Theatre Series prtaota; at Grand Ballet (Phone callers will be charged a S2.W pei Scheherazade ticket service fee.) For more information call Company Studios Nov 16*19. Performances (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org are Thursday-Saturday at 730 pm and Rapids 50 The Capitol Steps arc a troupe of congression­ drawings by the great Polish artist will be al staffers-tumed-comedians who travel the stales decorating, displayed, many of them for the first time. satirizing the very people and places that once employed them. The troupe performs more than Costume Following its debut at Meijer Gardens, the 500 shows a year all over the country. They will Center Nov. 3 and 4. Dave Cogswell, a retired sion is $35, Friday-Saturday $17. The first exhibition will begin a national tour. Hours be at Miller Auditorium, on the beautiful campus Wyoming Public Schools music teacher with opportunity to see this stunning ballet up are Monday and Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 Thornapple Trail Assodation $5 fee. Call (269) 795-3385 for more info. dose in the Company's Studio A. The glorious pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. of Western Michigan University. Friday. October experience will Adult admission is $12, students and seniors 27 at 8 p.m. The Steps were bom in December 1981. when powerful Approximately (3-4) $4, $9, dWwnfttb-Dh Sfc children (2 information and under) call (888) free. more For or 957-1580 visit www.meijergardens.org. Through Dec 31. three staffers for Sen. Charles Percy were plan­ ning entertainment for a Christmas party. Their first idea was to stage a nativity play, but in the whole Congress they couldn’t find three wise men or a virgin. So they decided to dig into the head­ games & face painting. parade. we travel back to the story before 1,001 $10, children (3-17) $5. For more information Arabian Nights. Opening N:gh» Gala indudes call visit catered reception with the dancers toltowing & treats, pumpkins. www.grmuseum.org. West Michigan Flute Orchestra will per­ the performance. Tickets ax available at the face the of failure. bitter Performances are Wednesday-Saturday at 8 pm. General information admission is $8. For more call (616) 234-3946 or visit web.grcc.edu. Nov 1-4. will feature the adult flute orchestra and Performances are Wednesday-Friday at 7iX) chamber ensemble as well as the middle pm, Saturday 2 pm & 730 pm, and Sunday advance. $20 couple, $10 single at the school and high school flute choirs. For more 3 pm. For more information call (616) 221­ information visit www.scmsonline.org or 6650 or visit www.grct.org. for 945-4400 more www.westmichiganfluteassodation.com. 31 Hastings Fanners Market from Bach Chorale Will be presented by St 7am-lpm at the dty parking lot on N. Cecilia Music Society's adult choir Nov. 4. Broadway at Tyden Park Admission is free. For tickets and more infor­ mation call (616) 459-2224 or visit wwwxm- For more information call (616) 454-9451 or Coming in November sonline.org or email scmstick9iserv.net. visit www.grsymphony.org or email kdi- 1 Paul Henry hiking Trail Closes 4 at Wealthy Theatre. Saturday Doors open at due to hunting in the area. Call (269) 633 pm, show at 7:33 pm. Admission $7. and Steve Schlesing at the Grand Ledge mond@grsymphony.org. Double Trouble features organists Joel Gray mation. since been defeated or placed under investigation. The material is updated constantly. A Capitol to benefit the Pennpck Foundation. show. Occasionally they will throw in a piece Brredway Theatre Guild ymcrti Aaric t DeVos Performance Hall Nov 21-26. 795-3385 for more information. Dubya Bush or Vladimir Putin. But something funny happens, and the next thing you know, 1-3 Penn-Nook Christmas . 2 Hastings Farmers Market from of non-improvised sketch comedy or a dance llam-7pm at the dty parking lot on number, just to keep audiences guessing. For Performances more information call (616) 752-8570 or visit Wednesday 2 & 730 pm, Thursday 730 pm. N. Broadway at Tyden Park For info 2 Wine Dinner from 6-8:30 pm at Bay Pointe Inn & Restaurant. 6 course meal elegantly prepared with 6 wine “Walk Like a Man” or Ariel Sharon and Yassir choices. Arafat reconciling their differences in “You Don’t Limited to Bring Me Flowers.” Whether it’s politicians or the latest airline news (“You Can’t Fly with Giant couple. Call Reservations 50 Evatillg With per 672-5202 for Thighs”), the Capitol Steps arc equal opportunity reservations. 4 Hastings Farmers Market from offenders. The only complaints the Steps get arc 7am-1 pm at the dty parking lot on N. from politicians and personalities who are not Broadway at Tyden Park included in their skits. Capitol Steps is sponsored by Coca-Cola. Rush 2006* at the Walldorff Brewpub Tickets are available by calling 269.387.2300 or & 800.228.9858. online at www.millerauditorium.com. or by visiting the and champagne. San Francisco trip Chicago at DeVos Performance Hall Nov. 5 at 7 pm. /admission at 730 pm. 3 pm. For more information call (616) 235­ 6285 or visit www.bwaygr.org. is $56-$76. For more information call (616) 4 12th Annual Art Auction “Gold Bistro featuring gourmet dinner raffle contest, music by Thornapple Rover Boys. Tickets $35 per person. Call 945-2002 for reservations. 4 Antique Show from 10 am-6 pm 7 Hastings Farmers Market from • Those who study such things say that the average lifespan of a computer is two years. • Sea anemones have stingers covering their tentacles, and when a potential source of means “spotted like a leopard.” • If you’ve got a leaky faucet that’s driving you nuts with the constant drip, drip, drip, Broadway at Tyden Park nanoseconds, demonstrating JQMSUV N. Broadway at Tyden Park For info one of the fastest accelerations found in nature. 6 pm at the hospital conference center. • Have you ever noticed that when you give yourself a minor cut with a razor, it does­ Gifts for decorations, n’t hurt as much as when you get a similar cut books, toys more. Wednesday only- spedal gold-standard jewelry. from a piece of paper? It seems counterintu­ itive. but there’s a reason: When a piece of Call (269) 945-3451 for information. paper cuts you. it leaves fibers and other par­ everyone- and 9 Hastings Farmers Market from llam-7pm at the dty parking lot on call April Nicholsbn (616) 765-3257. American is entitled to his own facts.” arc pretty fast, so the stingers have to be □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ onnanaann 8-10 Perin Nook* Gift Shop 40th Daniel Patrick Moynihan: “Every American is entitled to his own opinion, but no • Arc you pardalina? Unless you’re a large predatory feline, probably not. “Pardalina” faster — and they are. Much faster. In fact, those stingers go from zero to 80 mph in 700 Annual Christmas Presentation 8am- following sage observation made by Senator food comes into reach, those stingers shoot out to incapacitate the prey. Of course, fish 7am-lpm at the dty parking lot on N. — nxoans apr«m - Tuesday required. $125 couples. (269) Alt are Friday 8 pm, Saturday 2 Ac 8 pm, and Sunday www.riverdtyimprov.com. call April Nicholson (616) 765-3257. at the Barry Expo Center. Challenging River City Improv will perform November 19. Call 1-517-394-9881 for tickets and infor­ for special discounts. ♦ ♦♦ HOOBOY! DeVos unique entertainment experiences for each Center Box Office in downtown Kalamazoo. Groups of 20 or more should call 269.387.2312 * Moderate at Symphony Shop at the hospital conference center Miller Auditorium Ticket Office or the Epic •• Rapids Performance Hall Nok 17 Ac 18. Performances are at 8 pm. Ticket prices range from $ll-$58. River City Improv shows weave skits, games propism in "Talk ’Bout Saddam” to Franki Valli s DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK Moiart 's Rcgaiem will be presented by the Grand and songs with audience suggestions to create someone in the Capitol Steps wakes up with a song idea. There’s George Bush’s latest mala- PtK* a nuntwr m the ampty boiM m such a way mat each row across, such column down and aach sma« Mxm square contains al of the numbers from one to rena. Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Nov. 16- Dec 17. Gift (269) 373-7000 to charge tickets by phone by Linda Thistle Call information. 11 U.S. senators and seven members of the House seating is $40. Call (269) 345-6500 for info or Weekly SUDOKU the pm-1 am. 5* 50 single & $15 couple in & of Representatives. Most of these politicians have song, which may have nothing to do with George • Carlos Mencia is set to perform at the at Opera House, 121 S. Bridge Street, November Steps song parody starts with a perfectly good Kalamazoo State Theatre at 6 pm. Reserved visit w costume contests and prizes from 9 and Democrats. The Capitol Steps have per­ formed for the last five presidents. Many of the performers have worked on Capitol Hill, some for in xlO 454-4771 sion is $8, seniors $5 and students $5.Fall con- Community College. A dramatic play by Ted heroism (616) ert of the West Michigan Hute Association entertainment at the expense of both Republicans members who sit firmly on the fence. In fact, the current cast of the Capitol Steps has. at one time or another, infested the offices of call appetizers, Rapids Republicans, some for Democrats, and some for tion ’ www.grballet.com. Civic Theatre presents: PeterPq DJ, • GRCC Players present "Terra Nova” at free-form Music Society in Grand Rapids. Adult admis­ Bistro. show. Cast members are firmly bipartisan, finding ingenious Annual Ballet: (616) 454-4771 xlO. For more informa­ Walldorff charge tickets by phone. Sunday, Oct. 29. ar. or at door. construction to relate compelling study of 456-3977 Ball members, five of whom arc on stage for any one employing (616) form November 4 at 7 pm at the St. Cecilia First Walldorff® 28 become entertainers. The group now has 22 cast Antarctic expedition of Robert Falcon Scott tiny with children 2 and under free. dents and seniors. Call 1-800-228-9858 to Tally which tells the story of the ill-fated per $3 Center. Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for stu­ Grand paint person hayrides, Strauss and Jim Aidala figured that if entertainers could become politicians, then politicians could at of organ village, sample old-fashioned candies pm in Kalamazoo College's Light Fine Arts Theatre years music of Rimsky-Korsakov sets the itcene as Breqpub Spectrum 45 pm and Saturday at 3 pm. Adult admission is Ronald Reagan was president when the Steps began, so co-founders Elaina Newport. Bill the over Sunday at 2 pm. Opening Night Gala admis­ perform in the Meijer Theater on Friday at 7 Masquerade from the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra at 3 Organ Concert at the Van Andel Museum 28 All Hallows zEve at Charlton Park from 3^6 Family-ori^nte^i.. lines of the day and create songs and skits that • The World of™ Scott Joplin opens the benefit event Trick or-trea^ing in the historic» conveyed a special brand of satirical humor. third season of "The World of..." concerts Proceeds historic train depot & Paul Henry ticles behind in the wound. • Pound for pound, a hamburger costs more than a new car. • In this time of highly charged partisan rhetoric, you might want to keep in mind the preserving your sanity isn’t the only reason to get it fixed. One faucet leaking one drop per second can waste 165 gallons every month. Pul another way. that’s as much water as one person needs for two weeks. Thought for the Day: “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” — Mail Twain © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 26. 2006 - Page 21 Sa(orv>ey? Skarr Jackass Number Two BORN THIS WEEK: You are impelled by a need to find truth, no matter how elusive. You would make a wonderful research scientist or an intrepid detective. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Mars, your Gazebo in Allegan. Ghoul Times, formerly advice on your plans. But don’t .act on them until you feel sure \that you’ve been told every- that surging Arian energy to F thing you need to know to use and explore it to your heart’s content. MPAA rating: R J)This is a good week to get и that will open up a growing к number of possibilities. Put 7* good With the weather gening chilly and gloomy . and the sun sening sooner in the evening, it is time to look forward to Ghoul Times the Running Time: 92 minutes LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) ■fl^^ruling planet, begins a journey Ghoul Times @ the Gazebo taking place Oct. 28 in Allegan 77>rs iveefc'y sefectwi; support your move. What can you say about a movie that is mostly a string of scenes where guys inflict known as Fall Fest, is October 28th from 1-7 pin in Downtown Allegan at the Mahan pain upon various tender body parts and Gazebo and Locust Street. The ghoulish event engage in stunts so outrageously grotesque and dangerous that they would make Evel will be fun and entertainment for the entire family. ■ TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is the SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) time lo prepare for a career JCmove coming up next 4%kBc careful. You might be * Jprobing jus* a little too If you say. “Great. That’s all we need: Another sophomoric film that appeals to the than Fall Fest, but a kx more fun.” said event planners Lynda Ferris. Korree Johnson and mon,h- Update your resume. deeply into a situation that Klyou find singularly suspi­ lowest common denominator,” then you need to pour yourself a tall frosty mug of Lighten Deb Kerkstra. cious. The facts you seek Up. If you say. “Coooool," then “Jackass Number Two” is the movie for you. But let’s be honest here. If you’re already a fan of include trick or treating downtown, chili and desert contest, pumpkin decorating contest, ' ’ /Get those proposals in shape. ’?2'' And don’t forget to buff up J J that Bovine self-confidence. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your will begin lo emerge at a later time. Gemini instincts will guide SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to you to the right people who might be able to help you get over that career impasse look for new career chal­ that lias been holding you lenges. But first, get ail those back. Expect to make changes. ting closer, but you still have ways to go before reach­ ing y°ur goals. Continue to J stay focused. no matter how difficult it can be for the \ easily distracted Moon Child. ‘ Johnny Knoxville. Bam Margera. Steve-O in this spooktacular event. the InterTubes and burned it to a disc. I love these mooks. Sure, the stunts they do I mean, there’s a scene where one of the guys has to drink horse semen. In another, horse dung is consumed. If that isn’t enough, there are scenes where %z\/v flkTake things nice and easy as "Jyou continue to build up you’ll sec some poor doofus take a leech to the eye and a fishhook through his cheek. Knoxville and Co. also take time out from pranking each other to don costumes and prosthetic makeup in order to punk unsus­ a a disturbing situation. Don’t (change that’s coming with pecting members of the public. [be shy about asking ques- rtthe full Hunter’s Moon on L lions. PISCES (February 19 lo March 20) This VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) It’s the absolute right time to let F"7\z K jHhose often-hidden talents '*<shine their brightest You’ll spews obscenities at strangers. ing or carving contest. Pumpkins must be brought to the event ready to be judged and all entries for the chili and desert contest must be received by 12:30 pm on Locust Street The so very, very wrong. But 1 liked it. costume parade is at 5:30 pm. Throughout the month of October, the 2nd Knoxville plays a cantankerous geezer who Annual Scarecrow Challenge will take place in So there. GRADE: B+ downtown Allegan. Non-profit organizations serving Allegan County have decorated scare­ © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. crows that are on display throughout down­ town Allegan. Visit downtown Allegan to see all of the unique yet ghoulish scarecrow cre­ ations. Vote for your favorite scarecrow at Bonus selection: downtown businesses and be registered to win Texas Chainsaw Massacre: a Downtown Allegan gift basket To wrap up the day. Tim Burton’s movie, The Beginning Theatre at 2 pm. 4 pm and 6 pm. Tickets are $1.00 each and are available at the door. Also, Frankenweenie, will be shown at The Regent impress some very important people with what you can Allegan Community Players will present the g°'ng on a macl shoPP‘ns one act play. Fog on the Mountain, at the Griswold Auditorium al 8 pm. A free will Running time: 84 minutes © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. spree. age group categories will be judged for both the costume contest and the pumpkin decorat­ ‘ “Jackass Number 2” is definitely not a movie for everyone. It’s vulgar, violent, and -•Nov. I. Remember: I Information is power. pm at designated businesses throughout down­ town Allegan. Trick or Treaters are asked to meet at the Mahan Gazebo. Several different ancient granny who flashes passersby, while [your energy reserves for a big doing something spontaneous. W^W^Alike taking an unplanned tnp Trick or Treating will take place from 1-3 not sure I’d want to. to a close. parade, have downloaded the Torrent from infusion of tender, loving J^^^^^^rcarc. Avoid potential prob^^^^^Flcms down the line. Stay close Jto loved ones as the month draws and community welcomes children and their fami­ lies from surrounding communities to take part Spike Jonzc gets made up as a grotesquely J contest seen the movie at least twice and probably and the rest of the J-Crew. you’ve already there's something about the “Jackass” series ... I can’t quite put my finger on it — and I’m tasks wrapped up costume the Gazebo activities hayrides, face painting, scare stations music and much more. The planning committee and are childish, gross and often dangerous. But .pride might be keeping you [from getting to the source of ___ TTDa 8°°^ l*inc 10 s^a^e UP k|^R^^’Vyour tidy little world by childrents CAPRICORN (December 22 lo January vr ik 19) Relationships need a fresh /Junfinished AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) LEO (July 23 to August 22) Your Leonine Ghoul Tunes © Johnny Knoxville’s Hollywood career is taking off. y and out of the way. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You’re get­ \ ~wcek to make new friends and \ “Ghoul Times will be a tittle bit different Knievel cringe? MPAA rating: R donation will be taken al the door for attendees. OFF-THE-WALL Super Crossword___ Ghoul Times <p the Gazebo is being spon­ Someone buy me a ticket to Hollywood, by the Downtown Development Authority, City of Allegan. Allegan Chamber cuz 1 really need to slap some people — espe­ cially the doofus brigade responsible tor sored “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning." In case anyone is following along, this of Commerce and the Downtown Merchants Association. movie is a PREQUEL to a REMAKE. Please. Fee more information regarding Ghoul Times <§> th? Gazebo, please contact Deb Hollywood. Enough with ihe prequels and the remakes and the “reimaginings.” Howzabout you people concentrate more on making Good Movies? "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" tells the origin story of Thomas "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" doesn’t cut It. according to our critic. Hewitt, aka Leatherfaee. The opening scene takes place in a meat-cutting factory. Leatherface’s mother asks her supervisor to let her take a break so she can give birth to her along the side of the road, carrying a chain­ saw. The sheriff goes to arrest Leatherface, son. He won’t let her. She collapses to the floor as her waler breaks, and the supervisor the role of town sheriff. The two take the takes the newborn and tosses it into a garbage can. where the infant Is discovered by a freak­ ish hick named Lude Mae. That scene alone made me want to walk out of the theater, but no. I can’t, because I have to watch this garbage so you don’t have to. but Chvlie murders the sheriff and assumes sheriff’s body home to cook and cat. Cut to four young people who drive into town and stop at a convenience store where Lude Mae is working. After a grisly turn of events involving some bikers, the four kids find themselves at the Leatherfaee home, where they are systematically tortured and killed in the most sadistic ways imaginable. Leatherface grows up and gets a job at the That’s the movie: One sadistic, gory scene plant as a meat cutter. The boss tells everyone after another. There’s no suspense, no scares, he’s closing the plant for good and getting out of town. Leatherfaee refuses to quit his job. just senseless pain and suffering. Don't get so he savagely murders the boss. The sheriff goes to Leatherface’s adoptive parents' bouse (Lude Mae and Charlie, played by R. Lee Ermey) to tell them about the mur­ me wrong. I’m no prude. There are several horror films that I’ve liked and given high scores: but this film has no class or style to it. GRADE: F der. Charlie accompanies the sheriff on the hunt for Leatherface. They find him walking MAGIC MAZE • Kerkstra. 269.686.7602. or Korree Johnson. 269.6733151. GET ALL THE NEWS OF BARRY COUNTY. Subscribe to the Hastings Banner. Call 945-9554 for more information. © 2006 King Features Synd.. 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Caledonia led Gold Conference action, breaking a string of the first. “We’ve played this team twice now. and of the ball game, going on a 14-0 run to open by 11 points entering the fourth quarter, and four consecutive losses in the process. we’ve improved," said Hastings head coach the contest. Half the points came from Leslie Hastings never came any closer. Curtis down low, and three others combined for the other seven points. Caledonia full-court pressure early on in the by Brett Bremer That’s the same 17 point margin by which Hastings did outscore the Scots. 8-6 in the Hastings didn’t have anyone who could match Curtis and Taryn Parker in the post, game as well, but midway through the first quarter found that sometimes going over the and didn’t have enough scoring options on the first wave of defenders was easier than trying other end to really keep up with the Scots. io go through it Most of the Saxons’ first half Dana Shilling had 23 of the Saxons 32 points. Brandi Hurless had six and Megan Lipstraw points came quickly against the press, rather than through precision in tile regular offen­ three for Hastings. sive sets. Caledonia got 21 points from Curtis and 13 from Parker Guard Madalyn Sandtveit had five assists and four rebounds for Caledonia, and Kylia Their size and skill were key down low as Slaglcr chipped in four pointe and four the Scots put a slop to a long scoring drought rebounds. The Scots are now 8-6 overall, and still just in the third quarter. "The lack of height hurts us." said Carpenter. “We start our talleft player out one loss back of O-K Gold leaders Wayland and South Christian. Hastings is 0-13. there right now who is 5-8. To go against 6-1. The Saxons suffered their unlucky 13th 5-10. 6-1. they have to work really hard to loss of the season Tuesday night, at home keep them out." against South Christian. Hastings was only able to shave one point The league leading Sailors topped the off Caledonia’s lead in the final 11 minutes of Saxons 61-23. Hastings had just ten first-half the opening half. Shilling slowly scored the first six points of the third quarter, to cut the pointe and only two of those came in the Scots’ advantage to seven points. Her team Hastings' Cali Carpenter (right) reaches in to force a jump ball with Caledonia’s Taryn Parker in the second half of Thursday night's O-K Gold Conference contest at CHS. (Photo by Brett Bremer) The Saxons had a tough time attacking the opening quarter. Brandi Hurless led Hastings with nine was finally able to get into an offensive pointe, rhythm some what. chipped in four each. When the ball was in the Scots’ hands, they and Shilling and Hannah Wood Alicia TerHaar led the Sailors with 16 had trouble attacking the Saxons’ full-court pointe. pressure. Caledonia was held scoreless for nearly six minutes to start the second half, Gold games, at Byron Center Thursday and at until Parker put in a pair of shots back-to- Wayland next Tuesday. Hastings is on the road for its next two Delton tightens things up in 4th quarter of loss to Olivet A 13-point halftime hole was too much for Jordan Haines led the Panthers with 23 the Delton Kellogg girls to overcome in the pointe, seven rebounds and six steals Katee second half at Olivet Thursday night, despite Hogoboom had 18 pointe and seven steals. a big fourth quarter. Hannah Williams had five steals for DK. The Panthers rallied from 15 pointe down at the end of the third quarter, but fell to the Delton Kellogg used some tough full-court pressure in the fourth quarter to force Eagle turnovers and claw its way back into the con­ This will be a year I won’t soon forget, if I ever do Delton shot just 36-percent from the field on the night. Olivet was led by Brita Kuiper’s 22 points. Eagles 62-55. Jackie Cousineau and Kayla Ciba added ten pointe each for the Eaglet. Delton Kellogg is now 9-6 overall this s-ia- in the test. The Panthers ended the game with 22 son. and 4-5 steals, but unfortunately turned the ball over Association. 21 times themselves. The Panthers also hit on take on Galesburg-Augusta. Kalamazoo Valley The Panthers are home this Thursday to I0-of-l2 free Hastings' Brandi Hurless leaps towards the stands in an effort to save a loose ball from going out of bounds Tnursoay at Caledonia. (Photo by Brett Brener) throw attempts in the final eight minutes. CAAC’s top teams take titles ai LHS Within a ten month span I got married and the Tigers made it to the World Series. Docs a year get any better than that? by Brett Bremer Sports Editor I guess it could. The Tigers could win the World Series. we’re going to beat them. We’re going to beat them. We’ll pass them all after two miles." Junior Blake Blocher led the Lakevood boys’, with a 14th-place finish in 111:08. I’ve found this week there isn’t much I can do to make that happen. It didn’t matter how There may be deeper cross country confer­ The Williamston boys won Saturday’s jam­ Finishing after Blocher for Lakewood. Hilly loud our “Oh-E-Oh, Magglio. Oh-E-Oh, Magglio.” cheers were Saturday night at ences in the state than the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 (CAAC-3), boree with just 31 pointe. DeWitt was second Quint was 17th in 18:29, Martinez 23nl in with 69. followed by Lansing Catholic 70. 18:58, Jason Sterkenburg 30th in 19:23, .tnd but there aren’t many that are tougher at the Haslett 98. Lakewood 115. and Fowlerville Richie Noyce 31st in 19:35. top. The Williamston boys and DeWitt girls, 207. . The DeWitt girls’, without one of their top Division 2 regional race at Grand Valley State Comerica Park. It didn’t matter how much Big League Chew I stuffed in my cheeks sitting on a stool at the Monterey Grille in Caledonia on Tuesday night. The Tigers didn’t get any more hits and didn’t score any more runs. Next up for the Vikings is Saturday s The gum, and my sign which read: who both clinched CAAC-3 championships five runners Carolyn Tobin, managed to bold University, and then the Barry County Meet “A pouch of Big League Chew for the left cheek: $.79" at the final league jamboree hosted by off Williamston Saturday 41 to 45. Lansing next Monday at the Gilmore Car Museum. "One fqr the right $.79" Lakewood Saturday, are hoping to end this Catholic was third with 65 points, ahead of "Jaw surgery after the season: $4,000" season with high finishes at the slate finals if Haslett 95, Lakewood 113. and Fowlerville "Tigers win: Priceless.” seemed to help the first time 1 was at Comerica Park in the playoffs. There was Joel not top finishes. ” That provides both frustration and fuel for 143. "It’s discouraging." Lakewood junior Zumaya spraying champagne on the fans after they clinched the ALDS against the the Lakewood runners. Both Viking teams Jessika Blackport said of always chasing the Yankees. I’ve never been one of those to us the sports “we”. “We" need to get a new quarterback. finished fifth in the overall league standings DeWitt girls. “It also gets you to strive for Saturday, finishing fifth in the final jamboree. more." “We" are going to the World Series. “We" stunk today. “We" need to quit swinging at balls “It’s pretty hard. It puts a lot of pressure on and watching strikes go bye. This is the one time I really wish I was a “we", there has to be something 1 can chew, you having (Williamston) in here, thinking or drink, wear, or somewhere I can sit or stand that will help the Tigers win 1.000 miles away give it our best,” said Lakewood junior in St. Louis. I haven’t found it yet if there is. Miguel Martinez. Oh yeah. “Saturday night at Comerica Park.” I knew it would happen somehow. I just didn't know how. Like thousands of others I knowing you’re going to get beat. We still “We joke and wc say now and then that "The pumpkins helped. Teammates Brittany Raffier and Natalie Blackmer agreed. The pumpkins did help. Lakewood’s teams tuned up for the event Friday afternoon with a roughly three-mile run to the home of senior teammate Sadie Cart, and carved pumpkins that were placed I held the phone to my ear with a shoulder furiously dialing for tickets only to come up around the course. At the mile mark, there was u pumpkin with nothing. which had been carved to read. “Run Hard”. had a couple computers running trying to get some tickets when they went on sale, while It was hard running in the slick, muddy I even heard about one teacher who had his students running all the computers in a conditions Saturday. school lab on the Ticketmaster website, to no avail. Then my aunt called up to say that my uncle’s boss had standing room only four tick­ “I think there’s a home course disadvan­ ets for game one. She wanted to know how my young cousin would be able to handle the tage," said Blackport. “You’re used to it, so it seems really long, and it was really slick." standing room only, since I’d been there for the ALDS game four. It didn’t slow the Viking junior down too I told her that it should work out okay, and that if she needed help getting rid of any extra tickets that I could probably help her find someone to use them. Turns out. my other much. She led the Vikings with a sixth-place cousin isn’t much of a baseball fan and had a soccer game that day that he didn’t want to time of 20 minutes 47 seconds. The sixth miss. They would have one extra ticket, oh and the boss wouldn’t accept any money for place finish helped her earn first-team all­ them. Sitting in a car pool lot waiting for them to meet me Saturday for the trip to Detroit was conference honors for the third consecutive year. Behind Blackport for the Vikings, Catt was tough. I don’t remember being that nervous waiting in the back of the church in Middleville for my wedding to start. My cousin. Matt, talked baseball with me the whole way. and the whole way back even 23rd in 22:17, Blackmer 26th in 22:39, after the clock passed 2:00 a.m.. with a handful of baseball cards in his hand the whole in 23:03. Raffier and Blacker both earned way. I got to teach him the proper way to shape the rim of a ball cap. and he gave me the honorable mention all league nods for their gift of a Brandon Inge baseball card after learning that Inge is my Tiger. I think I owe him performance. Williamston's girls were strong at the top. Britnee Barta 28th in 22:41, and Raffier 30th a stack of Pudge cards now. and I probably owe his brother a replica of the World Cup or something. The game would have been better if the Tigers had won. My wife wasn't too jealous but they couldn’t quite match DeWitt’s depth. that I got to go without her. She is becoming a Tigers’ fan. but was just happy to see me Halm finished first and second respectively in get to go. Thai’s probably why I married her. Before the start of the game I did have to turn to my Uncle and tell him how envious she’d be that I got to see Bob Seger live before Gawura was third in 20:03, to lead the team Hornet freshmen Emma Drenth and Lauren 19:54 and 19:55. Panther sophomore Allie which had its top six runners all finish in the she did. even if it is only by a couple of weeks. The Tigers in the World Series. Bob Seger. The only way it gets any better is if the top 15. Williamston also had the top two runners in Tigers don’t lose that game 7-2. The “wc" in me knows why they lost game one. They offended the baseball Gods. Bob Seger didn’t sing the baseball song (the National Anthem) before the start of the game. He sang "America the Beautiful". That’s not how you’re supposed to start the World Series. They fixed that tip for game two. and look what that and a little pine tar got them. A win. Here’s to us. I mean the Tigers, getting three more of those. Go Tigers. the boys’ race. The Hornets’ top six runners Lakewood's Ashley Pifer (front) and Alyssa Bauer lean into a turn during Saturday’s Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 jamboree. (Photo by Brett Bremer) all finished in the top 13, although only the top five are used in the team scoring. Hornet juniors Dan Nix and Matt Lutzke sprinted down the final straight away togeth­ er, and Nix outkicked Lutzke to the line for the win in 16:28. Lutzke finished in 16:31. The Vikings’ Blake Blocher cruises along Saturday during the CAAC-3 jam­ boree at Lakewood High School Saturday. Blocher led the host team with a 14th-place finish. (Photo by Brett Bremer) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. October 26. 2006 - Page 23 Mason ends soccer season for Trojans and Scots by Brett Bremer Fighting Sports Editor The No. I ranked team in Division 2 in the Trojans. state. Mason, txxikended its district champi­ onship run at Eaton Rapids last week with 3­ 0 wins over the O-K Gold’s Caledonia Scots and Thornapple Kellogg Bulldogs for Saturday night. the district TK head championship coach Sam cession to presen e the scoreless tie. Scott Adams. Mike May and Sam Tcrman scored the three Mason goals. DeYoung employed a strategy which includ­ The Trojans reached the championship ed four defenders, five midfielder ., and one attacker It worked for more than a half. game with a 2-1 win over Eaton Rapids in the TK got great defensive play from its sweeper duo of Matt Bouchard and Corey district semifinal Thursday. Sven Welz scored the game winner with eight minutes left in the second half. “He was only about three yards from the Humphrey, as well as backs Luke Bremer and Tadas Vamas. sideline, by the comer of the 18. and he “They do a great job of communicating curved it in ?.ith his right foot over the garlic with each other.” DeYoung said of Bouchard off the right post and in.” said DeYoung. It was the second long goal of the game for and Humphrey. “I wanted to have one sweeper at all times the Trojans. Bouchard opened the scoring in the first half with a shot from 45 yards out without a man.” Of course, the Trojans did sacrifice some that beat the Greyhound keeper. Eaton Rapids offensive firepower having that type of defen­ was able to tie the score five minutes after sive set-up. The Trojans and Bulldogs battled that goal on a penalty kick. through a 0-0 first half. “They played a great game." DeYoung said “We had good goalkeeping. Defensively of all his players. “They were very excited for and offensively, it was not our best game.” said DeYoung. “It was kind of nice to be able the game. They were very focused for the to win even though wc didn’t play our best.” game ” Gerrits helped out his teammates with 13 Like it did too many times this season, the Trojans excitement and focus waned after saves. Mason reached the final with a 6-0 win in giving up the first goal about 15 minutes into the semifinals over Charlotte, after topping the second half. A Mason attacker broke Caledonia last Monday 3-0 in the opening across the end line then tapped a pass out to the six-yard line, through a crowd of Trojans. round. ft was the second straight shut out of the A Bulldog teammate was there to tap it past Scots to end the season. Mason goal keeper TK goalie Imants Gerrits. “It shou-d have been a cleared ball.” said DeYoung. Mike Duncan had to make just two saves. Goalie Andy West made eight saves for Caledonia. “They’ve never done well with that.” the Thornapple Kellogg’s Matt Penfield (3) leans out of the way as Eaton Rapids' Nate Kusler leans in for a header during Thursday afternoon's Division 2 district semifinal. (Photo by Perry Hardin) deflected a hard Mason shot from 12 yards out. then turned away three more shots in suc­ • The Trojans got defensive to take on the May. Terman and Nathan Satterelli scored coach added regarding his team’s ability to for the Bulldogs. bounce back after allowing a weak goal. Mason scored again about five minutes the regional semifinal Wednesday afternoon later, then added a third tally with ten minutes at Battle Creek Harper Creek, while Niles and left lo play. Holland Christian met in the other regional Gerrits was peppered with shots on the Bulldogs were scheduled to face Dexter in Thornapple Kellogg's James Haynes speeds around Eaton Rapids’ Brendan Morgan during Thursday evening's Division 2 district semifinal at Eaton Rapids. (Photo by Perry Hardin) semifinal. night, and had to make 16 saves on 19 Mason Viking reserves get their shots. In one Mason flurry in the first half, he turn in 33 point over Glad's time wither that hard work.” Prominski said by Brett Bremer All ten Vikings got into the game, and all Sports Editor Lakewood head coach Kate Prominski was happy her team was able to breathe a bi! Thursday night, in a 69-26 win Libby Lydy had five three points, over rebounds, and two steals for the Vikings off “We really needed that type of win. We tirt bench. Malloric Brodbeck had a very good all-around game with nine points, five really want to be able to get some of the girls rebounds, and three steals. Alexis Brodbcck some playing time that haven’t gotten to and Kelsn, Thelen had eight points each. play.” said Prominski. Thelen also hxl four rebounds and three The Vikings did that, and were still able to force a running clock in the fourthjjiiarter blocks. ” Yyy. cha. w aDyijj Fowlerville’s Gladiators Thursday night. with their bigUead. • - ---• * Viking leading scorer Sylvia Welch played £ £mile on your faoe." auickPanmii.' Irb* » The Vikings have just one game on the only about a quarter of basketball total, in the schedule in each of the next two w-eks. .ind first and third periods, and led Lakewood both are tough road games in the Capital Ata with 13 points. This wasn’t a night for the Activities Conference Division 3 at Hasim regular stars however. Emily O’Rielly was second on the Viking Thursday Nov. 2. team with ten points, and also had three steals. this Thursday and then at Lansing Catholic on Haslett handed Lakewood one of its three CAAC-3 losses this season, when the two “Emily is someone who comes to practice Delton Kellogg senior Josh Newhouse watches a chip shot sail towards the 18th green on the Forest Akers West Course in East Lansing during the Division 3 state finals Friday afternoon. (Photo by Brett Bremer) ten of them scored. teams met just over a a month ago in the School every day and works hard. She has a great Lake wood attitude. 1 think she’s happy just to be a pan Lakewood is now 9-7 overall and 4-3 in the of the team, yet she’s earned some playing conference. High gymnasium. Newhouse cuts 7 strokes on 2nd day Union Bank introduces Community Lending to the Hastings Area with a New Loan Production Office! by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Delton Kellogg senior Josh Newhouse's ft wasn’t his best day. although 5 k of the 89 One of his conference rivals. Olivet’s total golfers finished behind him. He fired an Adam Parr, was in his playing group and 83. fourth best individual score a 82-77-159. mother and his coach both let out a little burst of excitement from the edge of the 18th green “He’ll do better tomorrow.” his mom said Another Kalamazoo Valley Association star. after he finished off the par-4 No. I. his last of Sheldon Keytc fired a 76-80-156. which tied at Forest Akers West Golf Course in East 18 lioles on the opening day. him for tenth overall at the tournament. Lansing Friday. Newhouse had just tapped in for par. and he let a small smile come across his face. Newhouse came out Saturday and shot a KVA golfers weir all over the place at 76. ft was the best day two score of any of the Forest Akers West. Kalamazoo Christian and individual qualifiers, and tied him for the Parchment both qualified their whole teams to take part. The Comets finished third with a Par’s aren’t' always something' to cheer sixth best overall round of the day. His two about, but it was for Newhouse on that day. day total of 161 was 26th overall, and sixth 320-313-633 and Parchment 11th at 336-348­ the first day of the Division 3 state golf finals. overall in the field of individual qualifiers. 684. Kalam.izixi Christian’s Chet Vandenberg had the tournament's second best individual score al 76-76-152. and his teammate Marcus Brussee tied for seventh at 76-78-154. Riverview Gabriel Richard’s Payne Gniewek took top individual honors with a 71-77-148. Located in the Chicago Title Office at 400 W. 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The Haslett Vikings are down a notch, after Sports Editor reaching the state finals in Division 3 a season Hastings scored 30 points in a span of just A tough fall for Barn County's five foot­ ago. The team that topped Haslett in last year's over eight and a halt minutes in the second Division 3 finals. Caledonia, leads the list oi three O-K Gold Conference teams headed to South Christian held on for a 40-36 victory. the postseason. South Christian is a part of the Division 2 tournament, while Caledonia and two pass plays, and a 35 yard interception Wayland are in in Division 3. a 34-6 lead at the break ball teams came to an end last Friday, as all five schools fell in their final attempts Hastings' four wins was the most of any count) squad this season. The five Barn Count) teams played some stiff competition all fall long, and at least three teams from the three conferences in halt Friday, but that wasn't quite enough as The Sailors scored on two rushing plays, return by Jake Mulder in the first half to build The Saxons kept battling. Einal Records which Barry County has some representation will be play ing in the post season. would he that close. With 3:21 remaining full back Matt Hastings I -X 4-5 Saxons with a 61-yard run for a score. of the Delton Kellogg Panthers and Maple Lakewood 3-6 Quarterback Malt Teunessen followed it up Valley Lions is sending four schools to the Maple Valley Middleville ’ 3-6 0-9 Garrett Harris. Delton The Kalama/txi Valley Association, home state's postseason tournament. Pcnnfield qualified in Division 5. Kalamazoo Christian. Olivet and Hackett Catholic Central in Capital Area Conference Division 3 is sending three teams to the playoffs. South Christian 40. Hastings 36 Activities Fowlerville qualified in Division 3 and DeWitt and Haslett in Division scored again with 2:53 left in the period on a one-yard run by Bradan King. The two-point Moving up the ladder. Lakewood’s home the with a two-point conversion pass to back Hastings got the ball back quickly, and Here's a round-up of last Friday's local gridiron action. Division 6. conference, Ikmnini got the comeback started for the The Saxons came up five points short of a winning season Friday night. For a long lime it didn't appear that it pass failed this time, and the Sailors led 34­ 20. rhe fourth quarter wasn't even a minute old when Harris plunged across the goal line from two yards out for the Saxons third touchdown of the second half, then added the two-point run himself lo pull his team within six points. South Christian was finally able to work a little clock and move down the field, scoring on a 16-yard run by Brent Geers with seven minutes remaining. The two-point try for the Sailors was no gtxxi (hough. Hastings' Gai ret! Harris drives into a South Christian linebacker in the second half of Friday night’s O-K Gold Conference finale at HHS. (Photo by Dan Goggins) On the first play from scrimmage of the ensuing drive. Donnini raced 80 yards for a Diaz completed I0-of-17 pass attempts for Wildcats, and every other team in the O-K two-point conversion run. but it was the final 216 yards on the night, while the Rams didn’t Gold Conference this season, on its way to the time the Saxons would see the goal line pass complete a single pass in the game and only program's first conference championship underneath their feet. attempted three. since Donnini rushed 22 limes on the night, rack­ 1.117 yards rashing, marking the second con­ relumed the opening kickoff for a score, and Paul Lewis' extra-point kick put Galesburg- seven passing against Augusta up 7-0 just 14 seconds in. defense. Mike Knight and Alex Johnson had had the team's lone first han' points, on a 49- attempts. The Saxons amassed 399 yards rashing, and had 35 passing loti from Teunessen. King had both catches for the Saxons. The Sailors had 224 yards on (Ik* ground, and quarterback Geers completed !4-of-26 pass attempts for 145 yards and two touch­ downs. Tim Eizinga had the first Sailor score. 6:19 into the opening quarter on a one-yard ran. and led the team's ground game with 149 yards on 21 carries. Geers rushed nine times for 73 yards. Mulder caught eight passed in the game for 97 yards and two touchdowns. Galesburg-Augusta 33, Delton Kellogg 17 Chances kept slipping out of the hands of the Panthers Friday night, as GalesburgAugusta hosted its homecoming contest to end the season at Olivet College. The three times Delton Kellogg drove inside the Ram 15-yard-linc. it was only able to come away with three total points. The Rams held on for their first Kalamazoo Valley Association victory of the season. 33-17. “Wc had the ball three times inside the 20 and couldn't put it in. That's really the differ­ ence in the ball game." said Delton Kellogg head coach Vic Haas. j** “We've been right there all the lime, just not able lo get that finishing play when we have to. 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Senior Stephen “Tex" Rising caught touchdown passes of 94 and 46 yards from quarterback Brian Diaz in the fourth quarter, for their team's only two touchdowns. ofIM-43 on the newly emendedNorth Street. Rising, one of just nine seniors on the Delton roster, put a smile on his teammates ; ----------------------------- 1989. Caledonia (7-2) clinched the league title for its own Friday with a 49-0 win ing up 248 yards. He finished the season with yard ran with 7:18 left in the half. Harris fewest Affordable Tamdy Apartments board first. Grant secutive season he’s surpassed I .(MX) yards. ended the game with 92 yards rashing on 14 Hastings’ The Rams didn’t need their offense at all lo get on Harris also scored twice for the Saxons. He Thornapple Kellogg's Travis Dykstra drags down Caledonia running back Matt Cavanaugh in tHe first half Fnday night at CHS. (Photo by Dan Goggins) The Fighting Scots beat the Wayland yards. TD. his second of the night. King added the faces in the end. making up for a few dropped passes that could easily have led to Delton Kellogg touchdowns in the opening half. He hauled in four passes in the game for 164 the Dunithan The Panthers answered with their first long drive into Ram territory, but after reaching the The Trojans had just 111 yards rashing and the Fighting Scot seven tackles each for the Caledonia defense and Josh Echtinaw had five. Galesburg-Augusta 14 it stalled and DK had “We really stopped the running game, and to settle for a 29-yard field goal from Steven forced them to throw when wc wanted them Scoby. to throw." said Caledonia head coach Tom Galesburg added a one-yard TD ran by quarterback Ethan VanderWccle. aid eight­ yard TD ran by Mike Dolph, and .in eight­ Burrill. Caledonia's speed hurt TK on both sides of the ball. yard TD ran by Andrew McCubbin before the “Drew Portenga and Devan Jennings put a end of the half to nearly put the game out of ton of pressure on their quarterback." said reach at 27-3. Burrill. Delton Kellogg did drive down as dose as “Matt Cavanaugh and Alex Johnson, they the G-A 12-yard-line before the end of the did a good job of covering (TK end Blake half, but ran out of time and downs. Johnson)." The real heart-breaker for the Panthers Echtinaw and Cavanaugh Doth had a big came in the third quarter, when they drove night on the other side of the ball. Echtinaw from their own 20-yard-line all the way to the rushed ten times for 188 yards and two touch­ Ram two before eventually coming up short downs. and Cavanaugh carried the ball eight on a founh-and-goal play from the Ram eight. Delton pounded its way down the field times for 89 yards and a score. The Soots built a 35-0 iuuf lime tcad. Alex with backs Kfrk Wolschlegtt Mrtntana Otis, See F00WALL, next’ page and Scoby leading the charge and also got a couple key pass completions from Diaz. The drive ended with no points going on the scoreboard and only three minutes left in the period showing on the clock. Wolschlcger led the Delton ground game with 14 carries for 52 yards, while Scoby added 47 yards on 11 carries. DK tallied 143 yards on the ground for the night, and 359 yards of total offense. The Rams had just 270 yards of offense, all with the rashing game. The Panthers didn’t get the ball back until a couple minutes into the fourth quarter on their own four-yard-line. On the first play Diaz hit Rising in stride, and he raced 96 yards for the first DK score. G-A picked up Delton's ensuing onside kick, and drove 57 yards for its final score of the game, a nine-yard ran by Grant Dunithan. Two plays late Delton scored its final points on a 46-yard pass from Diaz lo Rising. McCubbin had 12 carries for 97 yards on the night for G-A. and Dunithan rushed nine times for 84 yards. Caledonia 49. Middleville 0 Caledonia may be leaving the O-K Gold Conference for the O-K White next season, but one more meeting with the rival Way land Wildcats might not be too far off. That is. if both teams are able «o get past their predistrict opponents, on the road, to start the Division 3 state football tournament this Friday. Neither team is looking that far ahead however. The task in front Caledonia is a trip to 7-2 HtSlfitaSffK JE. over Thornapple Kellogg (0-9). St. Johns Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Wayland visits Ionia Friday , with the winners of those two contests scheduled to meet for the district championship. Delton Kellogg center Johnathon Hess turns back to check with his offense as it heads to the line of scrimmage in the second half of Friday night’s KVA contest against Galesburg-Augusta at Olivet College. 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He quarter when Woltersom scored on a three than anything. -1 thought we'd overcome that We'd been playing so well the second half (of rushed 12 limes for 1(M> yards. Kurtis Powell yard ran with five minutes bft on the clock and just before the end of the quarter Scheffers threw a seven yard touchdown pass to Woltersom. Christian ended the scoring in the fourth the season). "I know it's hard being our last game, and carried the ball 15 times for 70 yard for the Vikings. The remainder ot Lakewood's rash­ ers cor ibined for just five yards. not having a playoff berth. Wc practiced all Martin was 4-of-l I passing, for 24 yards. week just to play a gcxxl game, and wc lake Cody Orszula led luikewixxi with nine tackles, and Marcus Gonzales had eight. Mike quarter when Onderlinde scored on a 24 yard ran with only a minute left to play. whatever happens." Christian dominated the statistics as well as the score, running up 322 total yards com­ finishing the season with an 8-1 The Bulldogs arc headed lo the playoffs, record. Lakewocxl ends the year at ’-6. Kuras had a big special teams play for Lakewood in the second half, blocking Trent Miller's extra-point kick following Cardenas’ pared to 161 for Maple Valley. The Comets Richard Cardenas scored on a 75-yard ran had 15 first downs in the game. Maple Valley early in the second quarter for the Bulldogs, Ionia had 349 yards of total offense, rash­ had 10. Tim Wood led Lion rashers with 51 yards then Wiles added his second touchdown on a ing for 229 and passing for 120. Wiles led the one-yard ran just before the intermission. Bulldogs with eight rashes for 82 yards. one-yard TD ran in the third quarter. in 11 carries. Onderlinde led Christian and the game with 101 yards on only eight carries. Scheffers completed Saxon defensive back Matt Teunessen fights to hold onto the ankle of South Christian's Jake Mulder and hopes for help to come in the second half Friday. (Photo by Dan Goggins) 13 passes in 24 attempts and had two interceptions. Maple Valley quarterback Deven Meade finished the night with four completions in II attempts and was intercepted once. Johnson got the scoring started for Caledonia Jennings came on his only pass attempt of the Matt Posymu® caught six passes for 58 on a three-yard run in the first quarter, then yards for the Comets to lead all receivers. Cavanaugh added a 79-yard scoring run contest. The Trojans straggled to get a first down in Tyler Christensen was Maple Valley’s top before the end of the period. the early going, and things soon slipped away. receiver with a pair of catches for 30 yards. In the second quarter, the Scots got a J.D. Brower led the Trojan rashing attack Jared Goris played another excellent game touchdown on a ten-yard ran by Echtinaw. with 11 carries for 50 yards. Jeff Dickerson on defense, leading the way with 11 tackles. and a 31-yard pass from quarterback Adam led the TK defense with ten tackles. Micah Coplin added 10. Coplin had two sacks Follett to Johnson and a five-yard pass from Kalamazoo Christian 28, QB Luke Wcist to Jennings. Scot kicker Matt Maple Valley 0 Witkowski was a perfect 7-for-7 on extra by Jon Gambee Staff Writer point kicks. Echtinaw would add a third-quarter TD on Maple Valley’s 2006 football season came a 75-yard ran. and Kyle VandcrVeen complet­ to a merciful end Friday when the Lions host­ ed the scoring with an eight-yard gallop. ed powerful Kalamazoo Christian and suf­ “They were doing a good job of attacking fered their sixth defeat in nine games. 28-0. and John Snyder added a third. Jared Smith and Kenny Quick each had interceptions for Maple Valley. The Lions finished the season with an over­ all record of 3-6 and was 3-4 in the Kalamazoo Valley Athletic Association race. Kalamazoo Christian finished the season a perfect 9-0, 7-0 in the KVA. the perimeter." Burrill said of his running Corey Scheffers threw two touchdown backs. “I think our speed really hurt them and passes and the Comets added touchdown runs Bob Veitch thought his boys were past the we blocked pretty well out there too." by Jared Woltersom and Mark Onderlinde. kind of problems that plagued them Friday night, and those that will return now have a Follett completed 6-of-7 pass attempts for 69 yards for Caledonia. Weist TD pass to Andrew Dykhuis was perfect in point after kicks. Ionia 41. Lakewood 7 long time to work them out before ntxt sea­ son. Lakewood turned the ball over five times in a 41-7 loss at the hor.it’ of their non-conference rivals from Ionia. “The kids played several games and played their hearts out (this year).’’ said Viking head coach Veitch. “Wc just didn’t play a gtxxl game against Ionia. When you don’t play a game, you don't deserve to win them. There were parts of the game where we did play well, but overall as a whole wc didn't play tonight like we’d been playing in the second half (of the season). 1 thought wc were past making those big turnover mistakes, and that has to be eliminated to win games." The Bulldogs scored early, and built a 34 point lead before Dan Desgrangcs hauled in a six-yard scoring reception from quarterback The Lions' Jared Smith (23) and Champ Bodell (24) team up to take down Kalamazoo Christian running back Matt Postmus Friday night at Maple Valley High School. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Jesse Martin with just under six minutes left to play for the Vikings. 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(Photo by Brett Bremer) The game, played on challenging field conditions, saw Hastings score first on a Chase Coughlin interception returned for a touchdown on the game's first play. Dewey Slaughter had three scores for the Saxons on the day and Lucas Hubbell and Chase ti © U PLEASE JOIN DAN MALSHESKE, P.A.-C November 2, 2006 DelCotto had touchdowns as well. Matt Schild kicked four extra-points for 4:00-5:00 PM the Saxons who led 26-0 at the half before adding three more scores in the second half. The defensive unit turned in another fine effort on the day. while the offensive line of Jacob Bailey. Dustin Glaser. Kyle Griffith. My name is kt! VanNortwKk. I am your candidate for 7th Ditfncl County Commission Chris Campbell. Brandon Bower, and Paul I stale this with cons Kt ion because I bcliese in my community, which means I believe in you. Guenther played very well too. I believe you w ish lo share your ideas about how to make our community better I believe you wish to be heard. With the win. the young Saxons finish with an 8-1 record, with a conference mark I believe I am your candidate because I wish for you to be heard. Would you allow me the opportunity to represent our community from a position of awareness’’ Would you allow me to address the county with your issues1 Would you allow me to speak for you. because I speak with you? Will you let me work with you. as our community representative, because I wish to represent our community ? I have arranged three (3) community gatherings where we can share ideas and issues. Will you please come share with me your feelings about how we should best represent ourselves to the County Government that is des­ of 5-1. In a game re-scheduled from the previous day due to weather and field conditions, the freshmen football from Hastings defeated Thornapplc-Kellogg by a 38-6 score Oct. 13. u I F After falling behind early, the young ignated to support our best interests? Saxons came back with three scores to lead Jeff VanNortwick. Your 7th District County Commission Candidate ; 20-6 at the half. Hastings would then put • Saturday. Oct 28. IO am-noon. Goldswoah) Marathon'Diner. Baltimore Twp • Saturday. Oct 28. nooo-2 pm. Bonfield General Store Cafe. Johnstown Twp • Monday. Oct 30. 6-8 pm. Country Fever Dance Ranch. Assyria Twp an educational forum on shoulder pain AT Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. FIND OUT.... •How to prevent common shoulder injuries ’What the difference is between - Rotator Cuff Tear - Impingement Syndrome - Tendonitis * What treatments are available for patients with shoulder pain together a pair of scoring drives in the third Come meet the candidate and share your ideas and issues: For quarter lo go up 32-6 before adding a late score. N JV Giris' Basketball The Saxon junior varsity girls' basketball team played even up with the Sailors of Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C > South Christian for a quarter Tuesday, but wound up falling in the end 50-38. Kaitlyn Semler had ten points for the HASTINGS, Ml 49058 Saxons. Kourtncy Meredith had nine, and Ali Howell and Nikki Davis added six each. Ph. The Saxons are 2-12 overall on the season 269-945-9520 now. The Hastings girls also fell at Caledonia FAX 269-945-9580 last Thursday. 50-30. Howell led Hastings with 15 points, and Jen Ratliff and Katie Sutherland added five Pari 'o' by me Commfltoe to Beet Jaff VmNortwicfc • 14510 S www.jeffvanrorlwick.com each. 840 Cook Road P.O. BOX 290 02658306 �The Hastings Banner Thursday October 26. 2006 - Page 26 Saxons weren’t too far behind O-K Gold champs and the Scots came out on top this season. Hastings was just one point short of knocking by Brett Bremer Sports Editor With how things haw worked out the past lor the oft Caledonia in their dual. "We re disappointed to leave the O-K Gold Hastings varsits boss' cross country team in Conference because we have friendly rival­ tew seasons, a third place finish ries with these schools.” said Thompson. the O-K Gold is pretty solid. With the kind of hard work, sweat, heart, "South Christian and Hastings, they've run so soul, and soles the Saxons have put into this well and they have come so far from last Caledonia and South Christian in the final year.” "With conference standings. Wednesdax. al the O-K Gold Conference there's really no rest.” The Saxon coach ipn’t too excited to have championship meet at Orchard Hills Golf ons. Caledonia won the conference meet with the Scots leaving either "They ’re a good team to compete against. When xve dueled them we lost to them by a u team score of 51 points. South Christian point, which is another tough thing to deal season, the team wasn't t<x» happy trailing Course, the Scots repeated as league champi­ such an improved conference, w ith 71. Behind the top three. Wax land fin­ xx ith." said Dixon. "It always gave us some­ thing to shoot for. having Caledonia out there ished with 99 points. Byron Center you’ve got something to work for." was second with 67 points, and Hastings third 100. Thornapple Kellogg 117. and Hamilton 202. “Third place. I think the guys were shoot­ "The devil you know is always better than ing a little higher than that." said Hastings the deal you don't I suppose." Hastings did have a pair of all -conference head coach Jamie Dixon. “I think they're a finishes Wednesday, with Ryan Bosma plac­ little disappointed with their finish, which ing fifth in 17 minutes 2 second*, and A.J. probably means we’re headed in the right Singleterry eighth in 17:15. The top ten run­ direction." The Saxons were fifth at the conference ners earned league honors. Behind those two for the Saxons. Jesse meet in 2005. and fourth overall in the league. Ellwood was 12th in 17:28. Troy Dailey 22nd They won't get any more chances to chase in 18:00. and Alex Kimble 24th in 18:10. down Caledonia in the league, and there Thomapple Kellogg had one runner in the won't be a three-peal for the Scots. Caledonia heads for the O-K White Conference next top ten. and one which just lost out. Ethan Fuller led the Trojans with a seventh-place season, and forest Hills Northern its their time of 17:12. Ethan Fuller, who got a late place in the Gold. start this season, was 11th in 17:27. "To me it had a different feel, luist year, xxe Byron Center's David VandeBunte won the didn't know what the expectations should be. conference title, as one of four runners to fin­ Then they won it. Then there was souk* more ish the race in under 17 minutes. VandeBunte pressure (this year)." said Caledonia boys' crossed the finish line in 16:42. Wayland’s coach Ben Thompson. “It's kind of the bulls­ Eddie Seymour was second in 16:50. The eye on the back thing. You knoxv you're going league champion Fighting Scots were led by to get every body's best shot." Luke Taylor’s third-place time of 16:56. Jake The Scots and South Christian Sailors squared oil in a dual between Gold unbeaten*. Baker led South Christian with a fourth-place time of 16:59. A pair of Saxons were among the ten to earn all-conference honors in the O-K Gold last Wednesday when the league met for its championship meet at Orchard Hills Golf Course. All-conference award winners were (front from left) Byron Center’s David VandeBunte. Wayland’s Eddie Seymour. Caledonia's Luke Taylor, South Christian's Jake Baker. Hastings Ryan Bosma. (back) Caledonia's Justin Kucharczyk, Thomapple Kellogg s Ethan Fuller. Hastings' A.J. Singleterry. Caledonia's Ben Diefenbach, and South Christian’s Robby Doctor. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Finishing after Fuller and Winchester for on Fighting Scots will all be a part of the Barry TK were David Ordway who was 30th in Division 2 regional at Grand Valley State Museum. 18:23. John Betit 34th in 18:40. and Eric University this Saturday. TK and Hastings Buchanan 35th in 18:41. have one meet left after that regardless of a The Trojans. Saxons, and the Gold champi­ County Meet at the Gilmore Car possible trip to the state finals, next Monday's Armstrong nips Winchester at line for Gold title ■Thomapple by Brett Bremer crossed the finish line the two long-time Sports Editor friendly rivals turned and hugged, apologiz­ Kellogg senior Rebecca Winchester said everything was in slow ing for bumping the other as they made their way down the home stretch. motion, but her and Way land senior Jessica "I wanted it real bad. but she wanted it Armstrong were probably moving faster than too." Winchester said. "We both went all out. a cross country runner should after a three- but she beat me." mile race. Armstrong overtook Winchester on their by Thomapple Kellogg 93. Caledonia 105. said Benjamin. Winchester had one thought about the last “Not since the track state meet, in the mile when (Armstrong) beat me there too." wasn’t for first place though. Winchester was sixth in that race last spring Saturday. Winchester is a little envious of Armstrong, Behind Winchester for TK. Melanic Truer time she'd been in a race that close. That Hastings 132. and Byron Center 212. not because Armstrong won another league was 17th in 21.14. Kelsey Webster 21st in title and Winchester finishes her cross country 21: 39. Emma Ordway 22nd in 21:43. and career without one. It’s because Armstrong is Kate Wilson 31st in 23:08. a part of Saturday 's Division 2 regional al Lauren Anderson led Hastings with a 19tb- Portage. She beat her by .24 seconds. Armstrong and Armstrong fourth. A hair over half a sec­ place time of 21:34. She was followed in by “Welcome to our world.” said Benjamin. was clocked at 18 minutes 52.47 seconds and ond separated them on that day. “My legs and arms went numb, so I know 1 Molly Smith who was 26th in 22:14. Alyssa 'That's just the way it goes. We're used to it." Case 27th in 22:16. Katie Ponsetto 28th in Ti>~ top three teams from this year’s final strides last Wednesday at the O-K Gold Winchester at 18:52.71. Conference championship meet, hosted by Wayland at Orchard Hills Golf Course There wasn't an outburst of joy from of 22: 22, and Kayleigh DelCotto 32nd in 23:13. Division coaching the Trojan girls, she didn't remem­ The race started out as a pack, with The Trojans and Saxons will both be a part of the Division 2 regional meet at Grand Grand Rapids, and Forest I'ills Eastern, are ber seeing a race finish that close. "I’ve seen track races that were that close." Winchester and Armstrong cruising alongside Valley all a part of the regional race at GVSU. Armstrong, or a moment of head hanging tor Winchester after the race. As srxtn as they Thomapple Kellogg head coach Tammy Benjamin is finishing up her 14th season gave everything," said Winchester Wednesday's sprint tu the finish. South Christian's Kelsey Burgess State University (GVSU) this 2 girls' race at the Portage Invitational. Grand Rapids Christian. East and Caledonia's Sfcphanie Rossman. Soon it was a trio. Rossman finished fourth in 19:45. Then A TOOTHACHE CAN RHIH YOOR DAY it was down to a duo. Burgess was third in 19:40. The race for the team title wasn’t nearly as close. South Christian swept through a perfect league season by winning the conference meet with just 39 points. The Sailors top three al! earned al I-conference honors by finishing in the lop ten. and the team's top seven run­ ners were all in the top 18. Hamilton came on hard at the end of the conference season, and finished second with 50 points. The Hawkeyes were led by Alyssa Slayton who placed fifth in 20:01. Wayland was third with 78 points followed EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE Monday through Thursday 8AM to 8pm and Friday 8am to 5PM Thomapple Kellogg’s Rebecca Winchester. South Christian's Kelsey Burgess, and Wayland's Jessica Armstrong (from left) cruise through the first mile Wednesday at Orchard Hills Golf Course during the O-K Gold Conference meet. 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Ml 49058 (269) 948-8001 24 Hour Good Neighbor Service* Conocl I jura 94X4)506 to Sponsor the Sports Schedule Like a good neighbor State Farrti >•. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-11-02.pdf dfd42d5316aa8a9d3152ce383096872a PDF Text Text HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY 121 SCHUKChSI HASTINGS Ml 4KS3-U93 Bliss shows facilities with open house Move symptom of wider problem D2 finals for Bosma and the Winchesters See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 17 See Story on Page 3 ___________________________________ ____________________ Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HastingsBanner Thursday. November 2, 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 44 PRICE 5OC Finally, the election will arrive next Tuesday Four more local flu shot dates set the Bmy-Etton District Health Department has set four more dales Io offer flu shots lo local rriidrmi The inooculations will be offered tan 9 im to 4 pun. Monday. Nov. 6. al the health departmenL 330 W. Woodlawn Ave.. Hastings. They also will be avail­ able tan 9 am. to noon on three consec­ utive Mondays. Nov. 13.20 and 27. Cost is $25 for a flu vaccination. $40 for pneumonia. $35 for tetanus and $60 for Tdap. Insurance accepted includes Medicare B, Medicaid. Medicaid health plan HPM and PHP Commercial. - ■I A rrecpon L A nre dept, auction mma maammn no Jennifer Granholm (right) showed up as a special guest for the grand opening of the ethanol plant in Woodbury. With her are Marie and Larry Brodbeck. (Photo by Helen Mudry) Contrary lo a report in the Oct. 31 Sun and News, then will be no Freeport Fire Department auction on Saturday, Nov. 4. The nest Freeport Fire Department auction will be in May 2007. Dick DeVos (right) chats amicably vith a couple of workers at Flexfab during a cam­ paign stop in Hastings last Thursday morning (Photo by Megan Lavell) by David T. Young Senator Debbie Stabenow and Republican Patricia Birkholz of Saugatuck will seek her Amendment rollback, and a reduction of the Editor challenger Mike Bouchard, former state legis­ second four-year term. Her opponent is length of the levy from ten to five years. The long-awaited general election will be lator and sheriff of Oakland County. Neither Democrat Suzzette Royston, a union secre­ Tuesday, and Barry County voters will help has set foot in Bwn. County lately, but tary from Charlotte. The 24th Senate District v. Classes on eBay planned at KCC decide or. relate and rational races as well as Stabenow was guest speaker a little more than includes all of Barry. Eaton and Allegan coun­ local anrl county ones. a year ago at the Thomas Jefferson Hall for a ties. In the 87th District Slate Representative Ellen Myer, who became an eBay enthusiast after retiring from Kellogg Community College, will share her expertise from 10 a.m. to noon Friday. Nov. 3, at the Hastings campus of Kellogg Community College. Her class on "Buying on eBay" is geared to those who have always been curious about the she and what to do if they find something you really must have. She will walk anenders through the steps for successful bargain hunting on this popular website. Myer also will teach a "Selling on eBay* class Friday. Nov. 10. from 10 a.m. to noon. The cost of the class is $5 for ILR members and $10 for non-oembess. 7b reserve a seat, please call KCC as 948­ 9500. extension 2838. KCC’s Hastings campus is located at 2950 M-179 Highway. watching Paul Henry trad dosed this month The polls wil’. be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Democratic Party function. Nov. 7 all over Michigan and in Barn County State issues, contests contest. Republican Brian Calley. after win­ (sec accompanying chart inside today's edi­ There will be five state-wide ballot issues ning a seven-way primary election Aug. 8. to consider, and each is discussed in detail in neann uept. plans telephone survey Barry-Eaton District Health Department work through Public Sector Consultants of Lansing to conduct a behavioral risk factor telephone survey throughout both counties. A random sample group of400 responI dents will be surveyed in each county. Steve Tackitt, health officer for the dis­ the Third District, which includes Keith Ferris, with the winner succeeding the retiring Sandra James. Ferris won the GOP will face Democrat Doug Kalnbach. Walt primary in August against Ken DeMoct to another article in today's edition of the rierwarth is a U.S. Taxpayers Party candidate cam the right to move on to the general ejec­ Banner. Briefly, they are on (I) setting aside for the two-year post. The winner will suc­ Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm. who is funds for natural resources and protecting ceed Gary Newell, who is being term limited tion. The Fourth District will see incumbent seeking her second The election contest the whole nation is is closely one the them from legislative “raids.” (2) eliminating after six years. The 87th District takes in all of Republican Howard “Hoot” Gibson bein.? DeVos. best affirmative action programs or racial or gen­ Barry County and most of Ionia County. opposed by perennial Democratic candidate known as an executive with Alticor (Amway). der preferences in hiring and other transac­ Both have made appearances here within the tions. (3) continuing or discontinuing dove Barry County issues, contests The only county-wide issue on the ballot last month, with Granholm dropping in on the hunting. (4) protecting private property from will be a request for a .2275 mill renewal lo ers Hastings and Carlton townships and a pvt of Irving Township. four-year term, and Republican challenger Dick in government siezurc under current “eminent fund operations at Charlton Park. A renewal Woodbury last month and DeVos doing a domain” standards and (5) guaranteeing edu­ of a quarter of a mill was defeated by a 59 to photo op at Flexfab in Hastings Oct. 26. cation funding for all public schools at a rate 41% margin in the Aug. 8 primary. Since of inflation. Closer to home. Republican Stale Senator then, it has been decided to offer a new pro­ grand opening of the plant ethanol Another race getting a lot of attention is that between Democratic incumbent U.S. Board Hastings of two-year term on the board. The district cov­ The Sixth District, which includes See ELECTION, page 14 posal for .225 mill less, reflecting a Headlee Union voting today on latest contract offer deadline. In an e-mail Wednesday. Nikee Craine. a by Jon Gambee Staff Writer in spokesperson for the union, wrote to mem­ Hastings are meeting today lo consider a con­ bers saying she will be filing unfair labor tract offer from the company to its approxi­ practices charges against Flexfab. charging mately 400 union employees. The employees are part the company is attempting to “scare all the Union by Megan Lavell The John Loftus. Gibson is running for his seconc Flexfab labor troubles? Schoessel appointed interim supt. Education Wednesday night officially appointed Carl Schoessel as interim superintendent. employees al Flexfab LLC Confectionery. Tobacco Workers and Grain people that work there.” In her letter to union members. Craine said. Millers International, headquartered in Allen “Supervisors should and must not be telling Park. Mich. you or advising you as to how you should of Bakers The rank and file members voted in August Schoessel. who served in that capacity to turn down a contract offer from the compa­ between 1982 and 2003. will fill in while the ny. The current contract expires on Dec. I. school board seeks a replacement for Chris The most glaring dispute is a proposal by vote or telling you that it is your union that is screwing up. “Office persons should not be asking for your opinion nor should they be telling you that the company is going to close the doors if Cooley, who last month asked to be reas­ the company to force workers to pay for pan signed as assistant principal at the middle of their insurance coverage. Workers current­ school. “I spent 20 years of my life doing this.” ly do not have a co-pay provision in their con­ you vole to turn down the contract." In a separate e-mail in August. Craine said tract. At issue, according lo a source who the company offered an $1,100 signing bonus and a 30-cent an hour raise while asking the declined to be named, is not that a co-pay will employees to pay 50 percent of the cost of said Schoessel. “I have a strong feeling for See SCHOESSEL, page 14 Carl Schoessel From now through the end of2006. the will In Rutland and Hope townships, the candidates will be Democrat Mike Lrwis and Republican between tion of the Banner for addresses). Staff Writer The Middleville section of She Paul Henry Trail was closed at sundown Tuesday, Oct 31, for ail of the month of wy---- -s--INCv“mDCl. It will reopen at 8 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Other sections of the trail north and south of Middleville remain open. Four contests for scats on the Barry County Board of Commissioners wilf tgkc place. Hotel project in Rutland is proceeding, but slowly be instituted in the new contract, but rather its health coverage. The company amended that amount. Workers arc asking the company to offer last week, but union members had not compromise on the co-pay amount, according yet been made aware of the details of the lat­ to the source. Union employees will vote on the latest est offer. “The biggest part of the problem is insur­ proposal from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today ance and (the employees) do not have a prob­ (Thursday. Nov. 2) at the union hall, located lem with helping to cover the cost, but not all on Apple Street in Hastings. of it." Craine said. “...the employees of Flexfab have never had this much problem getting our contract in According to the unnamed source, this is the first time in the company’s history work­ was completed Moyle took “a couple of the employees arc upset at what the source order before." Attempts to contact Flexfab President and months off and went to the U.P. (Upper said was a “hard line attitude” by the compa­ CEO. Peninsula).” Carr said. Carr said he talked recently with Moyle ny unsuccessful. • Flexfab Inc., established in Hastings in Rutland and they discussed the next phase of the proj­ prepared to bring in outside workers if we do 1961 not accept the contract.” the source said. prioritize services and understand pro­ Carr said this week he has been in contact ect. a site plan review. “He is preparing the site plan review and Pierce, is recognized worldwide for its manu­ facture of special engineered elastomeric grams that are most needed now and in with developer Mike Moyle and was told will be submitting it to the township for con- parties can either agree lo extend the negotia­ tions and continue working without a contract See HOTEL, page 14 or the union has the option of setting a strike trict health department, said "This health by Jon Gambee survey will generate timely, county spe­ Staff Writer cific information about health behaviors, clinical preventive practices and health care access, primarily related to chronic Plans to construct an Americlnn Hotel in Hastings are proceeding, though a disease. Gathering this health data about behind our community is crucial to helping us Township Supervisor Jim Carr. schedule, according to little another project in Greenville was delayed by See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 construction problems and when that project ers have turned down a contract proposal and "We have been informed the company is When the Dec. I deadline is reached, the Matt DeCamp for comment were by DeCamp and co-owner Willard products for the automotive, truck and aircraft industries, as well as the U.S. government. �Page 2 - Thursday. November 2. 2006 — The Hastings Banner the future." ■fockitt said a threc-year survey cycle is the norm and that the most recent BRFS sur­ vey was completed in Barry and Eaton counties in 2003. Results of the 2003 survey can be viewed at www.barryeatonbealth.org under "Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Results." Results of the 2006 survey will be posted on this site when available. For more information, call (517) 541­ 2694. County Builders’ home parade set A ‘Home Parade of Barry County Bmlden” is scheduled for 10 ajn. ts 3 p.m. Sutmtiay. Nov. 4. The Home Parade will feature 10 newly constructed homes located in Hastings. Middleville, Wayland. Caledonia and Richland. The event is sponsored by MainStreet Savings Bank. The public is welcome to attend. There is no charge or ticket required to sour the homes. Maps will be available at MainStreet Savings Bank offices prior to the event and at each of die homes during the Home Parade. ‘Harvey’ stated for stage at IK 'Harvey.* the play by Mary Chase, will fin the stage at the Tbomapple Kellogg High School auditorium for two perform­ ances, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Nov. 10 trad 11. Advance ticket orders are available with orderforms available al the high school office or on line at www.tk.kl2.mi.us Tickets win be available at the door. This show about a family and a rabbit (six feet tall, or is it six and a half feet) is one that may have special resonance as it exam­ ines what is truly craxy or svhat does it mean lobe human? loah Foote is Elwood P. Dowd, his sister Wta is Elena Gormely, bis niece Myrtle Mae is performed by Brittany Benjamin. Heahman Matt Davidson has to stay in character as a cab driver uritU act '3 and Alma Hauachild. also is taking her fist steps on the high school stage has to pack a lot of character into one line. Jacob Lenartz is pompous as Dr. Chumley and Nate Maiklevitz isa caring but misguided payct iatrist is funny. Also in die play are Sam Scholtens, Nick Karise, Kasy Reeves and Whitley Bremer. Assistant stage managers are Katie Edwards and Sara Reeves. Arnie Evans is the director and scenery designer with Tricia Rickert as producer. Thomapple Wind Band rehearsing The Tbomapple Wind Band will perform three concerts in its upcoming eleventh sea­ son in Hastings and Barry County. Concern dates have been scheduled for Dec. 3,2006, Jan. 28,2007, and March 11. 2006. The band is also planning to play in the Red Cedar Festival (an adult band com­ petition) on Febr. 24,2007. The Tbomapple Wind Band is a non-prof­ it group designed lo enrich the lives of its members and the surrounding community. There is no funding other than donations received at the concerts. The wuxl band, under the direction of Dave Macqueen and Harland Nye, will begin rehearsals Nov. 2 in the Hastings High School Band room from 7 to 9 p.m. Rehearsals will continue Nov. 9,16 and 30. No auditions are necessary. The wind band invites any post-high school age musician to come and share in this musical experience. Even string instruments are encouraged to come give this a try. Though aD instrumen­ tation is welcome, the band especially needs percussion and clarinet players. Baby-sitting is also available at $1 per child. Please contact Dave Macqueen for details. For more information or to borrow an instrument, call Kim Domke at 945-9181 or Dave Macqueen at 945-8832. 4-H craft show set for Saturday The Barry County 4-H Advisory Council holds its first annual craft show al the Barry County Christian School from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4. Proceeds from the craft show will help support the 4-H Advisory Council scholar- • For more information, call organizer Tandra Angus at (269) 758-3318 or via e­ mail atmomtandrafemci.net Returning from last year are the Hill-NDale 4-H Club bringing baked goods, the Women of Hop.. from Hope United Methodist Church are bringing baked goods and crafts and the Barry County Historical Society. Barb Buck is coming with crocheted, sewn and cross stitched items and with her 4-H Club with surprises. Ruth Lieb from Nashville is coming with dish towels, pot holders, place mats and more. Kay BurghdotT from Hastings is ready to help residents decorate for the rea­ son with fall and Christmas wreaths. She will also display lighted Poinsettas and sad­ dles. She'is also bringing greeting cards and jtweliy. Linda Tobias from Hastings is coming with scrub tops, baby quilts, reversible tree skirts, fleece throws, hats and scarves, pil­ lows, towels and more. There will be concessions available dur­ ing the craft sale. Proceeds benefit the 4-H Advisory Scholarships. North Countiy Tnl Association moots The next monthly meeting at the Chief Noonday Chapter of the North Country Trail Association win be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Nov. 8, al the Barty Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard St, in Delton. Evetyone is welcome to attend. During the meeting, chapter vice presi­ dent of administration Larry Ho will offeca preaentation about his bockpaddqg advertture in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains. The North Country National Scenic 7M1 is one of the nation’s premier hiking and hadtparking trails, extending 44(0 miles from New York to North Dakota* ft links scenic, natural, recreagional, hiRfric and cultural areas. Fine conceived in * IdhOs, it was authorized by Congress fa IMO. More than 2j000 miles are completed and open to public use. The trail is aiiministrred by the National Park Service (NFS) in coop­ eration with many public agencies, private organizations, and generous landowners across seven no, them stairs The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS. plays a lead­ ing role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail For more information about the meeting orabduttheChief Noonday chapter of the North Country Trail Association, visit wwwnorthcoumrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham al 269-861-0514. Hastings High School students hold the signs of political candidates they support. Pictured are (from left) Scott White, 18: Heidi Busta nee. 17; Will Davis, 17; Brandon VanHouten. 18; Nicole Roscoe. 17; Kara Snider. 18; Brittany Hartman, 17; Jason Bies, 18; and Kayla Angeletti, 17. In high school mock election DeVos takes out Granholm by Megan Lavell Staff Writer Hastings High School social studies teach­ The Bany County United Way it calling all euchre player* to come out and rapport the United Way by taking part in a tourna­ ment starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at the Commission on Aging. “Some of the companies that support United Way actually have internal euchre tournaments, so we knew there was a bare of United Way supporters that already play Euchre," raid Executive Director for the COA Tammy Pennington. There will be nnda. a 50/50 pool and drawings as well as a $500 cash prize far the winning team and other prizes far the sec­ ond and third place team. The team entry fee is $40, and seating u limited to the first 40 teams that register. Mail names, phone numbers and entry fee to the Commission on Aging, 320 W. Woodlawn, Hastings. Make checks payable to the Barry County United Way. Aencies involved with the fund-raising tournament include Green Gables shelter, the Barry Community Foundation and Barry County Substance Abuse Services. For more information, call the COA at (269) 948-4856. ’ the students of different sides of issues, teachers also have been despite their personal beliefs. Christopher encouraging classroom discussion of the can­ said he tells the students very openly about Government ers are finding ways to get students more didates involved in politics, including holding mock elections similar to the real election coming Christopher agreed it is important to inform Nov. 7. Barry County Meth Task Force begins its 3rd year "This is a good way to get kids involved in local and slate-wide politics." said social studies teacher Andrew Haines. “I think they’re generally into it, they just don't understand it." Of the 970 students in Hastings High School. 674 of the students chose to partici­ and issues. Both Haines and his political leanings, while Haines keeps his quiet and asks the students to guess. pate in the mock election. Thai means rough­ ly two-third.*, of the student population voted, while only a little more than two-fifths of the general population votes in most “mid-term" elections. "This is one of the many activities that we utilize to create more interest in government and citizenship for our students" said Social Barry County’s Methamphetamine "i ask health at the Barry Eaton District Health Force will begin its third year of making com­ Department and a task force member, added. munity change happen for the methampheta­ “This funding is a statement — a statement mine issue in Barry County. that community collaboration works and that The multi-discipline collaborative effort for the past two years has educated Barry the Barry County Meth Task Force provides an avenue for positive change." County residents, retailers, and community Lenz also said. "Our meth issues have Studies Department Coordinator Laurence leaders about the dangers of meth. Meth ^hanged ago. We’ve Christopher. “We have run a mock election Prevention efforts continue to be a strong addressed the meth-lab problem. People focus of this established Task Force. know how to report suspicious activity. Our every two years since I have been here" two years Barry County was originally awarded spe­ Jab activity appears to be decreasing. But students' votes, while Granholm cial federal methamphetamine prevention now. today, people still need to know how funding in 2004. This threc-year grant fund­ meth impacts children through abuse and of the received only 35 percent of the votes cast. Christopher points out students are more like­ ing will expire in February 2007. Members of ly to vote for a third party than the general population. an<^ with ho third party candi­ the task force feel strongly there is still much meth addiction and how we can work togeth­ work to do lo keep Barry County residents dates, DeVos won the mock election with up-to-date with the ever-changing face of er to address the issue of contamination of dwellings linked to meth production and 58.8 percent. mock election we held in 2002 and probably forecasts what every pundit has been saying methampheiamine-rclaied problems affecting the Community­ Recognizing the need to continue the neglect; how people can get treatment for use." The community support end additional funding will ensure another full yew of pub­ extensive, collaborative team efforts of Ihis lic awareness education and prevention group. task force members requested finan­ efforts. Updated, continued trainings imd cial support from several community organi­ public awareness events and campaigns will Republicans Mike Cox (68 percent), Terri zations during the past summer. This fall, the be possible because of support and communi­ Lynn Land (59 percent). Patricia Birkhoiz (59 task force has been awarded financial support ty percent), Brian Calley (54 percent) and Vem from both the Pennock Foundation and the Foundation and Ehlers (57 percent) won their respective races Barry Community Foundation. Foundation. Matthew Thompson, secretary for weeks now. that this gubernatorial elec­ tion is going to be close," said Haines. with partnerships the both the Barry Pennock Community when not including the third-party candidates. “This funding will allow our task force Proposal 5 on mandatory school funding members to lake community change and pub­ Pennock Foundation is pleased to be uble to lic education one step further." said Liz Lenz, sponsor this health and safety initiative. The passed with 65 percent of the students sup­ to the Pennock said, Foundation, "The porting the plan, and Proposal 2 banning Meih Task Force coordinator. “We don't have affirmative action also passed with 55 percent to 'put the brakes on' our efforts. We can keep well the complicated meth issues facing our this task force in motion, so together, we can community." of the vote. Proposal 3 (57 percent no) and the County-wide Chariton Park renewal millage continue to make Barry County a safer com­ (62 percent no) were defeated. munity for our children and all our residents." The students did not vote on Proposals I or Eric Pessell. director of environmental Pennock Foundation Board understands very Thompson added. "We are pleased to sup­ port the Meth Task Force with our communi­ ty partnership." This community support is also evident through an award from the Barry Community Foundation. “The Foundation's grant committee is proud to support agencies and programs that will positively impact the lives of residents in Barry County." said Jennifer Richards, vice president of the Barry Community Foundation. “We believe this program will help make Barry County a healthier place to live." New speed limits affect some roads Luncheon program is Nov. 13 at HR by Jon Gambee 'Staff Writer Barry released County Sheriff Dar Leaf has information which amends the Michigan Vehicle Code Act 300 of 1949, The Institute for Learning in Retirement will sponsor a special “Lunch and Learn" opportunity from noon to 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, at the Hastings campus of Kellogg Community College, located at 2950 M-179 Highway. Program Source International from Bloomfield Hills Michigan will travel lo Barry County to present their program. "Legends and History: Greece, Turkey and the Islands " This program covers the history of the early civilizations in Greece and Turkey through video, slides and lecture. The pre­ senters. Al and Dave Eicher, spent 19 days in Europe visiting 50 mainland locations and islands They have created this program from more than 750 photos taken. This program is open to the public. The cost is $10 for ILR members and $20 for non-members. A light lunch will be served starting at noon with the program to follow al 12:30 p.m. To make a reservation, call KCC at 948­ 9500, extension 2838. from In the mock election DeVos won 50 percent "This vote seems very reflective of the Euchre tourney is Friday evening 4. thereby changing speed limits on some roads. The new speeds laws will take effect Nov. 9. As part of the new directives speed limits will be 25 miles per hour on any highway segment with 60 or more vehicular access points within a half mile; 35 miles per hour on a highway segment with not less than 45 vehicular access points but no more than 59 vehicular access points within a half mile; 15 miles per hour in a mobile home park. The Michigan Vehicle Code stipulates a person operating a vehicle in a mobile home park shall operate that vehicle at a careful and Penn-Nook holiday event starts next week Penn-Nook Gift Shop is gearing up for its 40th annual Christmas Presentation, featuring prudent speed, not greater than a speed that is reasonable and proper, having due regard for the traffic, surface, width of the roadway, and all other conditions existing, and not greater unique gifts, decorations, clothing, household items and more. The event will be held from 8 than a speed that permits the ability to stop a.m. to 6 p.m. on both Wednesday. Nov. 8. and Thursday. Nov. 9. and from 8 a m. to I p.m. within the assured clear distance ahead. Volunteers Della Keeler (left) and Mary Pennock model faux fur reversible jackets that will be for offered for sale. Some of the other items such as a folding stool for “tweens" and a holiday totem pole also are pictured. Proceeds benefit the Pennock Foundation. Friday. Nov. 10. in the Pennock Hospital Conference Center in Hastings. But that speed, regardless of conditions and slopping distance, may not exceed 15 miles per hour. “This will affect some area roads." Leaf said. "New speed limit signs will be posted to alert motorists." �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 2 2006 - Page 3 Bliss Clearing Niagara shows off improved facilities in open house by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Bliss Clearing Niagara (BCN) Technical Services. Inc., a subsidiary of Muller Weingarten, had an open house last Saturday to show off its newly refurbished factory on the east side of Hastings Paul Nicholson is currently managing director of Miillcr Weingarten UK. Ltd.. Roland Kuehnel the chief financial officer and Paul Gleeson vice president. Many new. former and retired employees came to see the new operation at the public event. The facility was purchased by MUIIer Weingarten on Sept. 12 and in 45 days, every machine along with every piece of metal and all tools and equipment, was removed to allow for installation of a new epoxy resin based floor. There were more than KM) machines and several tons of inventory. The cleanup involved a shot blast of the 130.000 square feet of floor. (From left) Paul Nicholson. Paul Gleeson and Roland Kuehnel oversee the This was done to be in compliance with Michigan Department of Environmental Quality requirements. BCN employs about 60 people from the Hastings area. The firm services and repairs industrial presses built by BCN over the years. It is estimated there are 75.000 to 100.000 presses still in use world wide. The company also has the rights to draw­ ings which are protected by a new dry chem­ ical fire extinguishing system. The archives also has manuals in both paper and electron* ic format and a comprehensive database on customer press plant information. Muller Weingarten BCN Technical Services has a comprehensive inventory of press spare parts valued at five million dol­ lars. The repairs include clutch, brake and tore pac repair The customer portfolio includes Ford. General Motors. Electrolux. Daimler Pullmatic. Federal Chrysler. Mogel. Accuride and Magna. Retired employees Chuck Ahoft of Delton and Norman Boomer of Nashville said they were astounded at the results of the cleanup. Altoft had worker there 47 years and Boomer This press is ready to be shipped to one of the Bliss Clearing Niagara's customers. 38 years were very impressed to see the clean floor and work areas. are astonished al th€ cleanup. Altoft had worked at Bliss 47 years and Boomer 38 years. Five state-wide ballot issues to challenge voters Nov. 7 of California whose voters passed Proposition by Fran Fa verman has done its job and is no longer needed. The Two Staff Writer 209 in 1996. Lawsuits challenging lite propri­ major The presence of five proposals on the Nov. ety of elementary and high school programs California businessrthtneAVafd Connerly. who 7 genera’ election ballot will pose a consider­ for girls and minority students in mathematics is an African-American. able challenge to the endurance and core val­ and sciences have been filed as well as ues of many voters. against Three of the proposals. if approved by the voters, will amend the state’s constitution. the three proposed behind Proposal is There are approximately two hundred groups and individuals in opposition to apprentices in the skilled trades and minority Proposal Two; the largest is the coalition One professionals. United programs funding providing Michigan. They • Fhe burden of proving property is blight­ ed and thus eligibte for seizure is shifted to include several hunting and fishing license fees; and taxes and other revenues to fund the accounts. • Put the Game and Fuh Protection Fund the governmental agency, and • The existing rights, benefits, or grants for for property owners that were in effect prior to Nov. 1. 2005, arc not affected. and the Nongame Fish and W;ldlife Fund .n the constitution, and • Require money in the funds to be used Tie bcsic policy issue is the perception that the power of eminent domain to condemn pri­ only for specific purposes related to cor.se» vation and recreation. Screening programs for breast and prostate denominational clergy groups, both guberna­ vate property has not been used wisely by This amendment is thoroughly bipartisan constitutional cancer can also be challenged in court, she torial candidates, both senatorial candidates, governments. The CRC says that advocates of in its origin. According to the research bul­ Two will create new laws. Of mover amendments. Proposal Two. which would noted. In short, the fundamental effect is to and many business groups, including the the proposal feel it offers more protection for letin. the amendment is a response to Ube effectively ban any preferences falling under "erode legal court-sanctioned outreach." she Michigan Chamber of Commerce. property owners by putting the essential ele­ diversion of $7.8 million in 2002 from the the rubric, affirmative action, has aroused the concluded. most controversy and publicity. The Citizens’ Research Council A brief review of the pre-election campaign ments of the Hathcock ruling into the consti­ state’s Waterways fund to address a deficit in of finance reports filed Friday. Oct. 27. leads to the state budget. Conservation Club (MUCC). William G. Milliken, former governor of Michigan (CRC). a respected, non-partisan, the conclusion that both the Michigan Civil tution. Opponents of the proposal fear that the 125 Michigan, in a column published October non-profit research group, points out that the Rights Initiative and One United Michigan percent 27th in the Grand Rapids Press, wrote. basic issue is one of policy. That is. what is arc fairly evenly financed with most of the increase costs, that the changes in the burden “Proposal Two is a divisive and reckless pro­ appropriate for government in addressing money coming from in-slate organizations of proof (blighted areas) will make it more Sector posal placed on Michigan’s ballot by out­ concerns related to gender, race, and ethnici­ and individuals. difficult for governments to engage in legiti­ MUCC effort, saying. “It is an independent siders led by Ward Connerly... It is a danger­ ty push by MUCC to get a law.” ous attempt to turn back the clock to a time when there were few opportunities for women and minorities in the stale. It must be defeat­ ed.” However, the amendment also has some “wiggle room." compensation requirement will Proposal Four would prohibit using the mate activities. The definition of blight poses public power of eminent domain to transfer particular difficulties because it is now by private property owned by an individual or individual parcels, not by areas. Supporters include the Michigan United Bill Rustem, senior consultant. Public Consultants, Inc., described the Opponents of the proposal base their stand on the policy issue of the difficulty of making According lo the CRC. the amendment as another private entity to a private, profit-mak­ Knight, in her discussion, of the proposal, any changes to the funds; once they arc in the crafted, would still allow "’Bona fide’ qualifi­ ing entity or individual for the purposes of noted that one of the unanswered questions is. constitution, it will require a constitutional “Who determines blight?” amendment lo change them in any fashion. A He continued. “1 am proud, and all of cations based on gender that are ‘reasonably economic development and/or raising rev­ Michigan should be proud, of the enormous necessary* for the operation of public educa­ enues. It also establishes strict criteria for the The proposal originated in the Michigan second point is that placing the funds beyond progress our slate has made since that time. tion. public employment and public contract­ few occasions when suc’n a transfer is legiti­ Legislature and was sponsored by State reach hampers the budgeting and decision­ This is not the time to go back ... Global com­ ing." Affirmative action programs could still Senator Tony Stamas. Ils most prominent sup­ petition in the 21st century will demand the be used to establish and/or keep eligibility for mate. While the eminent domain proposal has not educational very best from all of our citizens: men and women; blacks, whites. Hispanics. Asians and porting group is the Protect Our Property (Proposal Five) and the dove hunting referendum (Proposal Three). Neither proposal is a con­ governments could be profound. The propos­ ture. The bills will take effect only if the eral law or the U.S. Constitution, the offend­ al is a response to two developments: the first amendment receives voter approval. create the wrong future for Michigan.” ing provision!s) can be removed without is the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the early ideas guarantee amendment has been passed by the legisla­ That means if there is a conflict between fed­ Extremist funding tive action issue, its impact on state and local like Americans. The last two proposals on the ballot arc the yet garnered as much publicity as the affirma­ Finally the amendment has “severability." federal programs and/or funds. Proposal Two send the wrong message and Native making process of state government. Coalition. A package of bills to implement the Proposal One stitutional amendment. Proposal Five creates would establish certain a new law and Proposal Three modifies an constitution to prevent budget-balancing raids existing law. Proposal Five, referred to as the education­ affirmative right for purposes of economic development by the legislature and the governor. The text al funding guarantee, and appearing on the preferential treatment to group* or individuals action programs could continue to function in to use its powers of eminent domain lo dis­ of the amendment reads as follows: based on their race, gender, color, ethnicity, or the state and how to define the exceptions is possess six homeow ners along a strip of prop­ “A proposed constitutional amendment to Mandatory School Funding Levels." would national origin for public employment, educa­ likely to be determined by the courts. erty needed by a developer for his project. require money held in conservation and recre­ establish a new formula for funding all pub­ The text of Proposal Two reads as follows: affecting the validity of the remainder of the fall of 2005. when in a split 5-4 decision, the Department of Natural Resources funds in the "A proposal to amend the slate constitution amendment. court ruled the city of New London had the to ban affirmative action programs that give Ultimately what deciding ballot as “A Legislative initiative to Establish Craig Ruff, senior consultant. Public Sector The six families involved had owned and ation funds can only be used for their intend­ lic. tax-supported education in the state. The Consultants. Inc., a non-partisan think tank in resided in their properties for well over a hun­ formula would apply to local public schools, ment on public institutions notes that a sepa­ Lansing, in a conversation, commented. “This dred years; in one instance, the current occu­ ed purposes.” There arc several rate provision of the state constitution already is one of those where no amount of fact will pant was the sixth generation of his family to designed to provide for specific interests and leges. and state universities and their financial prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, influence people’s votes. It has to be decided own and live in the house. The level of issues. Among them arc the Game and Fish aid and grant programs. It would also change color or national origin. In other words, the on the basis of personal experience. It is such national outrage over the opinion was consid­ Protection amendment would add gender and ethnicity a values issue, comparable to abortion where erable. Several stales passed laws limiting the Snowmobile Trail Improvement Fund, the to the existing prohibition against discrimina­ people just trust their guts.” use of eminent domain for private purposes Stale the • Increase current funding by $565 million and some ten states have the issue on their Michigan Waterways Fund to name a few. A and require the state to provide annual current ballots. combination of user and license fees, permits tion. or contracting purposes.’’ The text describing the effect of the amend­ tion. Since the implementation of Proposition Trish Knight, regional coordinator for One 209 in California in 1996. the enrollment of United Michigan (a coalition of several minorities at the University of California has The second development is a ruling by the Park Fund, funds and programs the Improvement Recreational Fund, and intermediate school districts, community col­ the basic per-pupil funding allowance. Listed below arc the following changes: increases in funding equal to the rate of infla­ and state and federal funds provide the tion for public schools, intermediate school groups opposed to Proposal Two), speaking at "dropped precipitously." Among the special the First Friday Forum last Thursday evening programs challenged, he 2004 in Wayne County versus Hathcock. The financing underlying the programs. There is precedent for the amendment. districts, community colleges, and state uni­ in the Thomas Jefferson Hall. Hastings, said. observed, were "prenatal care — a special ruling, in effect, reversed an earlier decision According to a research bulletin put out by “Make no mistake about it — this is aimed at benefit.” grams. • Require the stale to fund any deficiencies that might be Michigan Slate Supreme Court decision of versities and their financial aid and grant pro­ that allowed the use of eminent domain to the Michigan State University Extension women and girls. It is a mistake to think of it Data from a survey of 600 likely Michigan seize land to build the Poletown plant for Service and based on material supplied by the as a racial issue." She continued. "Programs voters done from Sunday. Oct. 22. through CRC and the House of Representatives Fiscal from the general fund. • Base funding for school districts with a Agency, voters have already given constitu­ declining enrollment on three-year student today are much more comprehensive than Wednesday. Oct. Epic-MRA. a General Motors. Obviously what has been reversed once can they were in the 1960s. It is not about letting Lansing-based polling firm, showed that 44 be reversed again By defining more careful­ tional protection to the Natural Resources unqualified people and firms in; it is about percent would vote “No" on Proposal Two; ly the rules for the use of eminent domain and Trust Fund (1984). the Michigan State Park enrollment average. • Reduce and cap retirement fund contribu­ letting all who are qualified in." 40 percent would vote "Yes." and 16 percent putting them in the state constitution, backers Endowment Fund (1994) and the Recreation tions paid by public educational institu­ were “Undecided" or preferred not to indicate of the proposal hope to protect property rights Land Trust Acquisition Fund (2002). tions—any remaining portions would be The effects, she said, will be felt at all lev­ 25th by els of government — city, town or village, how county and state The effects w ill be felt in all forms of public employment and contracting Sarpolus said in conversation. "When you police, fire, school districts, and contract instead of just reading the text to them, sup­ functions such as purchasing goods and scrv ■ port jumps to 59 percent.” ices. "It irrevocably ties toe hands of govern­ ment." she observed. She cited the experience they would vote. But pollster Ed give them an example of how it would wort; and clarify a standard for compensation. The explanation appearing on the ballot shifted to the state, and • Reduce the funding gap between school • Public use docs not include condemning outlines four points: • Create a Conservation and Recreation districts receiving basic per-pupil foundation private property for economic development Legacy Fund within the constitution; existing allowance and those receiving the maximum or the increasing of tax revenues. funds would become components of the fund. foundation allowance. Four new elements are added. The principal group supporting Proposal • Property owners must be compensated at • Use revenues from state park entrance Proposal Five is viry complex and has Two in the slate is the Michigan Civil Rights 125 percent of fair market value plus whatev­ and camping fees; registration fees from major budget implications for the state. These er other compensation is allowed by law. snowmobiles, off-road vehicles, and boars; Initiative. They argue that affirmative action See BALLOT, page 9 �Page 4 - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Charlton Park could switch to private non-profit To the editor: I am an occasional visitor who wishes Charlton Park to flourish as a tourist attrac­ publicly supported, there are numerous suc­ cessful cultural attractions that are private, self-sufficient, non-govemmental operations. tion in Barry County. Another idea for placement of a new jail To the editor: I agree with the basic premise of Fred Jacobs' editorial last week Our county com- The Presbyterian Church is building a new facility outside of town. They will be vacating its own separate budget and revenue stream, the Courts and Law Building? The new struc­ ture could be three stories, housing the sher­ the church property and build an addition to iff’s department, the jail and a new circuit does. There is no tree land available. If the Road courtroom. Two obvious benefits here. No more need Commissioners were to vote to simply give for taxi service from the jail to the courtroom. And, the county commissioners could convert the existing circuit courtroom into an ade­ quate and dignified meeting room for the from the Road commissioners themselves. I appreciate Fred and the Banner publish­ assume the Road proposed in the land Commission. So. let’s ing the conceptual drawing of the building now gardens. Gilmore Car Museum (right here in improvements. I strongly urge Dr. George Shannon, his for hundreds of miles. The Air Zoo attracts displays and rides. Binder Park Zoo is inter­ thrive. Barry County) is the only museum of its kind many out of town guests to their cutting-edge nationally recognized for its conservation and their building in the near future. Why not buy the levy, subsidy, bond, and/or non-competitive grants for their operations and capital education programs. These four are private, The Road Commission is its own separate entity, not a part of county government. It has purchase attractions such as Charlton Park that can play an important part in our economic success but only if we nurture situations where they can missioners lo visit any of the following suc­ won’t work, let’s consider another option. new county facilities there, the county must an innovative combination of sculpture and private, not for profit, and do not receive tax dollar support for their operations. This is has two basic fatal flaws. lating their oaths of office. If there is to be ing little or no tax support such as a millage, cessful attractions and organizations that are the jail exit lo the Road Commission property transit building, they would be guilty of vio­ It is the natural, cultural and histoneal Alan Friedman, director of the New York Hall value is there right now. today. So rather than chase after an idea that the land to the county for a new jail and a new dreds of thousands of guests each year with ed. Rapids, where the keynote speaker was Dr ket value to overwhelm that property. The and its own separate property. The county does not own that land; the Road Commission United States. Meijer Gardens attracts hun­ create economic opportunities, while receiv­ Street. In other words, the same argument for sell­ ing the current jail/transit property applies County" already owns the property. Not so. ering their mission, these private non-profits staff, the parks board, and our county com­ even more to the Road Commission property We won’t need to wail 35 years for the mar­ The first flaw is the assumption that "The ered one of the best nature centers in the As I have staled before in my editorials, tourism in Barry County is woefully underrat­ 1 recently attended the annual conference of the Visitor Studies Association in Grand the jail issue before committing to a huge new Fred’s proposed solution. The idea of moving The Kalamazoo Nature Center is consid­ in the county, with secondary access to Green Qmmonen should take a long, hard look at capital expenditure. However. 1 disagree with the specifics of Operating as a business would while deliv­ Look at the above list; these are very suc­ cessful organizations! 1960s. That architectural Commission is willing to sell land to the atrocity was intended to replace our historic county ai fair market value. The second flaw courthouse, which would have been tom is the assumption that the Road Commission down. Thank goodness the voters had more land has no development potential, and thus sense than the Board of Supervisors at that not much value. Again, not so. If the 60-plus time. We could have had that ugly dog to look acres owned b) the Road Commission were to be put on the market, any number of big at every time we passed through town. Brian Reynolds, Hastings box retailers would be standing in line to buy. Why? Direct access from the busiest highway of Science. He observes that successful mill­ ages are those that support libraries and regional park systems. Taxpayers are shying just a partial list of natural, cultural, and his­ torical attractions that can be found cither in Tough limes force taxpayers and their gov­ away from supporting individual attractions rair county or one adjacent lo us: Air Zoo. ernments to move away from funding non­ such as Charlton Park. Albion Children’s Museum. Art Center of Battle Creek. Binder Park Zoo. Gilmore Car essential services such as cultural attractions. woods with the recent defeat of the renewal natural history attractions are becoming more Museum. Grand Rapids Art Museum. Grand Rapids Children's Museum. Histone self-sufficient in their capital projects and Bowens Mills. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. operations. Contrary to others’ statements claiming most attractions in our region are Gardens. nity support for Charlton Park, losing its Michigan Audubon Otis Sanctuary. Outdoor renewal may be the best thing that ever hap­ As this trend continues to sweep across the nation, cultural, recreational, historical and Calley shouldn’t get NRA support Kalamazoo Nature Center, Meijer Discovery Center, Institute, Southwest If we have creative leadership and commu­ Creek pened to this cultural asset. By shedding itself Land of the shackles that come with being connect­ Michigan Land ed to a millage or tax support (like competing for fire trucks and hiring police officers), Cedar Conservancy and Woldumar Nature Center. In our seven county area. I also found over ten millage for the park. Michigan Pierce West Conservancy. This trend just arrived in our neck of the Charlton Park may become an even more suc­ Craig’s cessful. regional attraction like those I’ve Cruisers), numerous small historical muse­ mentioned above by becoming a private, non­ ums, 50 campgrounds, over 20 recreational profit organization. amusement attractions (e.g. To the editor: centers, ten recreational camps, and several Thomas Funke. I was surprised to see on Brian Calley’s ski resorts, all of which arc privately run. Rutland Township website that the NRA has endorsed Brian without tax support. Calley with an "A” rating in light of Brian Calley’s strong endorsement of the Ionia County Zoning Ordinance that included restrictions and regulations on shooting, rifle and gun ranges. Brian Calley Let’s renew millage for Charlton Park To the editor: reunions and family picnics. Let’s keep it that appeared in the Sept. 4. 2fkM. Ionia Sentinel On the Charlton Park millage: Vole "yes." Standard, in which, in my opinion he basical­ It was at Charlton Park where I was intro­ way. We all need to get behind Dr. George wrote an editorial that ly was trying to calm fears that the regula­ duced to my first Indian in full headdress, Shannon's leadership, but fust, vote yes to tions and rtsrrictions on hunters’ rights would who passed a peacepipe around his circle of renew millage. not be a problem. friends, who danced to drums and he talked to Marge Barcroft, me. My interest in Indians and their culture Carlton Center The NRA headquarters in West Virginia was contacted and Eric Wolpert of their office Voting is a precious privilege in America non-profit organizations that receive no dedi­ cated tax support while attracting over one million visitors annually combined. has been high ever since. of Institute of Legislative Action was faxed a My family were pioneers in Barry County, copy of the regulations and restrictions on so the village is dear to our hearts ?nd we shooting, rifle and gun ranges along with the VanNortwick offers forward thinking Ionia County web site where the entire 154 have donated many things, as a way of pre­ serving them for filurc generations aixl for Now why is voting so important you might pages of the zoning ordinance could be read. school children to learn of the past. ask? First off. voting in important because our I trust that with the revelation of this infor­ The one-room school, home, with cookii.g The answer is yes. Voting affects every forefathers’ fought for the rights we have mation that was given to the NRA headquar­ on a woodstove and a cream separator, pump aspect of life for us; including decisions on today, just like our troops are doing in the ters that they will review the endorsement organ in church, steam engines, tractors, pendent. taxes, roads, schools, business and most Middle East. This means that you aren't only that they have given to Calley. I believe horse drawn implements, the general store, Johnstown, and Assyria Townships have the opportunity to select a hard working, caring inspired to participate in the polls. To the editor: Is voting important? Should Americans, including young Americans, vote? To the editor: Whether Democratic. Republican or inde­ the citizens of Baltimore. importantly our individual rights. Many peo­ voting for a candidate, but you are making Calley cannot have it both ways — that is that tlie old windstorm office - these arc only a ple don e know that voting was established in what our ancestors did and what are troops he strongly supported the zoning ordinance tiny bit of the exhibits at the park that every and forward-thinking small businessman as child should sec and experience. This is their their next county commissioner. Bom in the Sunfield area. Jeff Van Nortwick has dedicated much of his adult life 1789 with the provisions on the U.S. consti­ are doing now. worthwhile. Voting in its own that contained these restrictions and regula­ tution. At first only free white male property owners at least 21 years old could vote. way is a tribute to our country and its many people serving it tions that effected hunters’ rights and now he heritage! School field trips arc nice and kids wants the NRA to endorse him. learn a lot! Let's give them the opportunity. However as lime continued, women. 18-yearokls and minorities also gained this right Furthermore, voting isn't only a right, it’s a We have loo many goody, goody politi­ The original millage raised was so Barry as an advocate of the small family fnim and privilege and a responsibility. We as an cians trying to help. Please. I don't need any County residents would not have to pay as a steward of our land and wa»rr rcso irces. Many trials ard tribulations had to happen American body vote because we can. There of your kind of help — my taxes are high admission to the park except for special He understands the connection betwren the events. I've taken many 4-H and school two and how important that balance is ir pre­ Mike Cook. groups there for picnics, hikes, ball games serving the rural heritage of otr bcatliful Ionia and swimming. It couldn't have been done if Barry County. As the owner of a small agricvltundly- are more people in the world who can't vote for us to vote. People had to actually lose their lives to have this right. Today I hear a lot verses the amount of people in the world that of people questioning this amazing opportu­ can. We shouldn't squander our gift. nity. Moreover, a lot of this criticism comes If this hasn't been enough information to from young people like myself. 1 hope that by sway you into voting, perhaps you should reading this, teen-agers and adults will get take this in mind. There are approximately 300,085.968 people in the United States. Together we make up what is called the Say no to sheriff, and hunting doves "electorate." We power democracy, and with­ out us we have no government. Voting is on of the strongest voices we have as a nation. Make your government work for you. Lastly. 1 hope what I've said has made a To the editor: difference. I hope the people of Michigan Considering that I may become a marked flock to the polls, no matter whether they're target along with doves for Sheriff Dar Leaf, voting on the federal, state or municipal lev­ it is amazing that lltere is room in his mouth els. The future is ultimately our creation and for his foot and a dove at the same time. we mold it by voting. Again. I urge everyone and anyone to get out to the polls and vote in I suggest voting "no’’ on proposal Three and voting "no” to Dar leaf at the first possi­ the gubernatorial election. ble opportunity. Sheriff Steve DeBoer, where arc you? you're and eligible voter and if you don't vote, Remember, if don’t complain. Take pride in your decision. Harold Philp. Dakota Storey. Nashville Hastings enough. there was a charge. It's a wonderful place for Trial Court Annual Report on line 4. The number of cases involving metham­ To the editor: I encourage anyone who is interested in the phetamine has abated, contributing to a drop operation of our local courts to review our in child abuse and neglect filings. 2005 Annual Report, which can now be 5. The court reiterated to the county com­ mission the value of relocating the Friend of accessed on the Barry County website: www.ban-yco.org The highlights of our report included the following: ing. We have a dedicated staff led by two high­ 1 . The court operated 9% under budget In ly trained and very experienced administra­ 2005. returning $357,000. This was the tenth tors. Kathy Holman and Bob Nida. Judge consecutive year the court has been under William Doherty. Judge Gary Holman, and I budget. remain committed to working together with 2. The Adult Drug Court has been very suc­ our staff to continually improve our services cessful in helping to reduce recidivism among to the public. I hope that members of the pub­ non-violent offenders and helping them to lic will review our report in its entirety. James Fisher. 3. The Friend of the Court has reorganized both business owners and farmers, and is keenly aware of the profit challenges each face. He speaks often of his ideas on farm diversification as a means to ensure the sur­ vival of the family farm. He is always brain­ storming on practical home-based enterprise the Court offices to the Courts and Law build - live free of drugs and alcohol. based business, Jeff has a deep respect for Chief Judge. Barry Conny Trial Court ideas which could elevate the income of our rural residents. He is truly forward thinking. As your next county commissioner, Jeff will bring that forward thinking and his deep conviction to preserve our rural lifestyle to the commissioner?* table. His votes will be votes that reflect your values and interests. He will be a dedicated and responsive com­ missioner to all citizens in Assyria. Baltimore, and Johnstown Townships. Please join us in voting for Jeff Van Nortwick as your next county commissioner. Barbara Earl and Chris Norton. Johnstown Township staff responsibilities to improve its services. Joseph Lukasiewicz. Balti more Township Cathy Triestram, Assyria Township How can schools be made secure? Public Opinion: Recent news events have reported on violence and vandalism in the schools. The State of Michigan is mandating "lock down" exer­ cises. How do you think local schools can be made secure and welcoming? Responses to our weekly question. The Hasting* Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PMthMbr.. Hasting* Banner, Inc. A Division ot J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacoba Frederic Jacoba President Vce President Steven Jacoba Secretary measurer • NEWSROOM• David T. Young (EdWor) Elaine Gifted (Assistant Editor Ben Henry. Hastings: Dale Moras. Hastings: high "1 don't think that metal "Sometimes is detectors are the answer. I metal detectors arc a good secure think that they might actu­ idea. It might catch those because of the safely exer­ ally cause more havoc. kids who bring a gun in Lindsey Basye, Woodland: Helen Mudry Patncia Johns Brett Bremer Sandra Pon«etto Kelly Lloyd Jon Gambee Fran Faver man Megan Lavell Mary Rae, Hastings: Cody VanderTD, Middleville: Aubrey Manculich, Middleville: • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • "I think our schools arc "Lee, my school is wel­ "We practice all kinds of safety drills. We have Scott Ommen Rose Heaton OaaeAed ads accepted Monday through Fnday. 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November 2. 2006 - Page 5 Cooley’s move symptom of wider problem No one loses hunting right if ‘3’ loses To the editor: 1 am writing in response lo the multiple let­ ters for pro-dove hunting found in the Hastings Banner Oct. 19. 1 am not fanatical or an extremist; I am a reg­ opinion. turbing was the one written by Sheriff Dar This initiative is endorsed but not led by Leaf, who used his elected office to spread the Humane Society, as well as hundreds of rumors. He is severely misinformed, and has forgotten that his title as sheriff of Barry other groups and businesses. That is to say. County is going to be up for grabs again soon and the opponents he has successfully made we have their support but we arc independ­ ently leading the campaign against dove hunt­ ing. I have personally met with more hunters now will remember his lies and deceit on that who oppose hunting this peaceful songbird election day. 1 will be one of the many work­ ing hard to get a new sheriff in office; one that than 1 have met hunters who plan cm shooting them. Pro-dove hunting enthusiasts can't has the foresight to do a little research before come up with any better argument than ’it's writing to a public newspaper. our righf and that just isn't good enough for I would like to set the record stmight to Lee H. Lamb Michigan voters and not Michigan Congress. ular working class Michigan citizen with an There were four letters, but the most dis­ David A. VanBuskirk that this is an issue to be determined by Sheriff Leaf and to all the Michigan hunters me. Mourning doves have been a protected considering this bill. Proposal 3 opponents do songbird for 99 years, and that is an accurate not seek any end to hunting of any kind, we reflection of Michigan values. For all of you are opposed to expanding it to include mourn­ hunters who are afraid of losing yoar hunting ing doves. Proposal 3 opponents are not out rights, do yourself a huge favor. Read the lan­ of- tatc, we arc a Michigan group that has guage of the proposal. There is not one single formed in response to the proposed hunting of solitary word in there about hunting any other mourning doves. species. This is only about mourning doves. Not a single one of us is receiving a pay­ In the wake of the recent news about Cliris Cooley stepping ing the district for almost 30 years, followed by Ozzie Parks. Alan check. 1 was one of several hundred Michigan And I suggest Sheriff Leaf to be be more mindful of his public office, and more down as Hastings Area Schools Superintendent after just three McLean and now Kim Kramer in less than 20 years. Gerald Page volunteers out in the freezing cold in winter informed the next time he speaks publicly. years to take another position in the schools. I want to make it per­ led the Thornapple Kellogg School District Jerry for many years 2004 gathering signatures to get this issue on April D. Beresford. fectly clear my primary concern is about a disturbing trend going and was followed by Steve Garren. Jay Cason. Midge Pippel and the Michigan ballot because 1 feel strongly Alto on in education all over this stale. Kevin Konarska. who just announced he's leaving to accept the Let's take a look back over the the last 80 years up to 2003 in Hastings, where there were only four superintendents leading superintendent’s position for the Kent Intermediate School District. education in our district. And throughout Barry County you can The Delton Kellogg School District has been led over the last see a history of longtime service on the job from dedicated, capa­ 20 years by John Sanders, followed by Dean McBeth. Marsha ble leaders in their trade. Wells. Ron Archer and now Cindy Vujea. The pattern is obvious. Superintendents up until about 15 to 20 Today across this state we see a quick turnover in the positions, almost a revolving door that should cause us to ask why. years ago generally stayed in the same position for many years. In Continuing dove hunting not worth it field experience and concluded that there is To the editor: In 2004. in spite of many other more "no economic benefit" because Michigan 'does not attract a significant proportion of Bureaucrats are attempting to solve serious problems with sim­ more recent times, we've found it rare for a school chief to stick important issues, the legislature passed a bill (Public Att 160) that was politically motirat- non-resident hunters." Wildlife watchers out­ plistic solutions. They're afraid to examine the real reasons why around much more than five years. And sometimes these superin­ ed by self-serving sports and gun lobbyists, number hunters 3 to 1 in Michigan and gen­ our schools are failing, so they use fashionable words and or tendents and their school districts have had a parting of the ways causing an outcry from local and national erate 3.7 times more spending than do non­ phrases to try to solve problems that are destroying education. We that has been less than amicable humane societies, not to mention thousands won't achieve finding the best and the brightest by following a So what’s the problem? of angry bird lovers obviously disturbed over residents. In conclusion the report stated estimated program of mediocrity, we need to break from the pack and push Public education is now a system in turbulance. Politicians this threat to our backyard song-bird. seles of small game hunting licenses "would our young students to the limit of what they are able lo achieve. seem to want to reinvent the system, to make it measurable, Michigan's 100-year tradition of protecting not he sufficient to generate additional rev­ It was Robert Frost who once advised us to ’take the road less whether it works or not. just wanting to be able to show they have the international symbol of peace now hangs enue to offset costs of administrating and traveled.’ Hal Holbrook once said, and I'm paraphrasing, "with a a system in place to measure students as they progress through the in the balance. marketing the season." group of students and the right teacher, kids with no secure homes system, but they seem to miss the most important part of the Or does it? Disappointingly, the governor These facted revelations and my experi­ and no secure future can leam to hope and to become first-class process. signed the bill in spite of her promise not to ence from the unfortunate task of disposing of citizens. If there's anything more important than that, please tell doves and other birds that have died crashing Education isn't easy, as well it shouldn't be. It’s even less easy to determine how well it is or isn'tworking. ->•»» - do so without first providing Michiganians Looking back on what's happened to leadership in education It takes dedication from students, teachers and parents alike to people to fight back. And fight they did. The into our back slider, long ago convinced me that there isn't enough mea* on those frail just during my lifetime can show the need for concern that must educate our young people. We need to determine what's best for Committee to Restore the Ban organized and bones to justify the expense and trouble of be deal with sooner rather than later if we are to raise the stan­ the individual students, not as a whole. We mtist determine as circulated dards of our students' education, rather than moving the finish early as possible where the student will excel and get them the 275.OCO signatures of registered voters, harvesting doves. So, in my opinion, it all comes dowrj tc a line so it coincides to the point where kids end up. education necessary to fulfill their dreams. Colleges are filling up exceeding requirements by 70%. Michigan single minded argument for a dove season. me what it is." the right to vote on the issue, inspiring the petitions bearing more than In 1948. after 26 years as head of the Hastings schools. David with numbers, but are they students determined to achieve in their newspapers added their support, including the Target practice, which seems to be the main A. VanBuskirk announced he was stepping down from his post. It field or are they just continuing their education because that's the thing to do. Winona Post, which called the governor a "pushover," The Daily Oakland Press. The focus in the majority of loners to editors in was said by a board member that under Van Buskirk's leadership. Hastings had never had so many well-trained and cooperative Often times you hear it's hard to get your child accepted to cer­ Soo Evening News. Canton Observer. Detroit area newspapers. Of all the proposals voters have to contend staff and teachers. During his administration, the Central tain colleges. But if we just send more students, is that going to Free Press. Traverse City Record. Bay City with on Nov. 7, it would seem then that die Auditorium was built and paid for. With his leadership the system make the problem worse? Barry County has only been sending Times. Jackson Citizen Patriot and the scales of justice are tipped in favor of contin­ was growing and more students were coming to the schools which around 50% of its high school graduates in any year on to colleges Saginaw News. The amazing effort proved uing the ban. But the job isn't finished until meant additional facilities would have to be built, he laid the plans or universities. The rest of the students for many years have found victorious for dove supporters, and for the the paper work is done. that could be completed at a later date. jobs in local business or industry or have moved to other states to interim, stalled the season. Van Buskirk completed the 1948-49 school year then fumed the So. bird lovers everywhere, let's go to the Moreover, the committee's review of inde­ polls next Tuesday and vote "no" on Proposal find employment. Some experts today arc looking for ways to help those non-col- pendent studies found that of 5.000 dove Lamb was acknowledged as having a excellent brand of adminis­ lege bound students find the skills necessary to give them quality stamps sold during Michigan's pilot season, Neil E Braendle tration. kept the curriculum in line with modem needs and main­ the DNR reported only 44% maximized the Hastings tained a very good relationship and confidence with the public. employment close to home. With all the new demands politicians are placing on the K-12 Under his leadership Northeastern and Southeastern schools were education system. I think it will only take a few years to see its reigns over to Lee H. Lamb who held the position until 1961. built, additions to high school and an old portion of building com­ not working. Schools of Choice has pitted districts across the state pletely remodeled. The fact that Hastings residents agreed to assume additional tax load required, is a fair measure of the against one another to recruit athletes. You rarely hear of parents publics confidence in Lamb's leadership. Steinway piano. The motive almost always seems to be sports, During his administration drivers education was instituted as a moving their kids to a school with a superior biology class or a which says something about our values collectively. No. 3! At polls, know who’s pro-life, who’s not To the editor: women should know the risks of. as well as I just thought that those of you who are the alternatives to. abortion. He agrees with appalled by more than 40 million abortion the overwhelming majority of Americans classroom and on the road training program. Other programs were And tire new curriculum that schools are expected to use will remedial reading, shop training programs, college preparation force students out of school and will gut the arts from Michigan's deaths (including the horrendous procedure (and scientific evidence) that the unborn child training and agriculture related studies. The article I researched on schools in the near future. Today’s Michigan public school admin­ called "partial-birth-abortion’) of innocent Lamb's administration went on to say that "squabbles that so often istrator is faced with constant intervention from politicians deter­ unborn children since 1973. would want to under the law. Mr. De Vos is in favor of are the bane of public school systems were not existent under mined to have beautifully decorated classrooms with school stan­ know a few facts before casting your vote on judges who interpret the law. not make it. Lamb's leadership. He seemed to be able to maintain a good rela­ dards created by some bureaucrat hanging on the wall. It's just not tionship with the public at large by dedicating his administration that simple. We need to motivate students at all levels of the education spec­ Nov. 7. Our U.S. senator. Debbie Stabenow (who intimidated by those who would call you a claims to personally be against abortion, "one-issue" voter. Usually it s said because Following Lamb's reign was Richard Guenther, who had been curriculum coordinator and assistant superintendent. Guenther trum and to be satisfied only when most or all students are suc­ but...), has consistently voted for laws sup­ they want support for their one issue. Our cessful. If we are to see a return to stronger, longer lasting leader­ porting abortion through all nine months of nation's political history is full of one-issue was named as one of Michigan's five outstanding young men in ship at the top, we need to quit micro-managing the process and pregnancy and even voted against the federal voting whether it be "no taxation without rep­ the state. A veteran of the Marine Corps, he was the director of let the local schools have more say in the process. We continue to face tough times economically in Michigan and ban on partial-birth abortions. She also favors resentation." the Vietnam war. the environ­ using taxpayer money to pay for abortions, ment. the economy, or moral issues like abor­ the Barry County Special Education School and was a consultant that won't change in the short term, no maker who you choose for despite a recent survey showing that 70% of tion or homosexual marriage. It's not that you with the State Department of Public Instruction. He was also on governor. It took years to get into this mess, and its going to take Americans are against abortion. Stabenow is don't care about all these issues: but after the staff of Michigan State and Western Michigan Universities. a few more to find our way out. But we need to be able to wort against informing women about the potential everything is weighed, one thing will often be During his administration he built the new Hastings High School together, and no group or organization should be left out of the risks of abortion... something done for all the deciding factor... whatever is most impor­ we presently occupy. He gave up his duties after 21 years on the job to Carl process. Educators need to realize they can't be immune to economic other medical procedures. She is endorsed by tant to you. I hope you will do the right thing on elec­ Schoessel. who held the position for 21 years until turning over realities, yet political leaders need to keep them at the table when PAC-and the reigns to Chris Cooley. During Scheessel's administration. discussing what's wrong with education and how are we going to $666,000 from them during the last six years. Aleta Griffin. Star Elementary school and the new community center and pool fix it. These are big issues, and are going to be hard to fix, but put­ Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard Hastings were built and many of the elementary buildings were remodeled. ting them off or just putting on band aids will only make the prob­ also is personally opposed to abortion, but he to a quality educational program. research in education fo the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, served for Emily's List, the nation's largest pro-abortion has even received more than So there you. have it only four superintendents in more than 80 lem become bigger and harder to fix. Our students only come has shown by his actions that he will not years. And this phenomenon of longevity was not limited to through the system once in their life, we have a responsibility to Hastings. make sure it works for them or we will have deal with them in a abandon defenseless children who cannot speak for themselves. He had a 100% pro-life much more expensive way the rest of their life. voting record while serving m the Michigan At Lakewood Bill Eckstrom served the district for almost 30 years, but since his retirement less than 20 years ago. there have It's a big job. let's make sure we get the right people to lead the House and Senate. He voted against partial­ been five in that post. Eckstrom was followed by Tom Makela, charge or we will fail in the years ahead to return or schools to the birth abortion, and he has voted against mak­ Steve Secor. Gunnard Johnson. Jason Richardson and now Mike legacy of the past — a strong a vital school system. ing us pay for abortions. He also voted in — Fred Jacobs, vice president. J-Ad Graphics O'Mara. It was eerily similar in Maple Valley, with Carroi. Wolfe lead­ One last thing I would like to say: Don't be tion day. Extremists backing dove hunting issue To the editor: The group behind Proposal 3 arc pro­ favor of the Michigan Prenatal Protection shooting extremists from Arizona. Virginia Act. Jennifer Granholm. as you well know, and vetoed a ban on partial-birth abortions; and it took a proposal by the people of this state to overturn her veto. She also favors abortion More Letters to the Editor page 1 is indeed human and should be protected through all nine months of pregnancy and making us all pay for it as well. She has also appointed pro-abortion people to judicial vacancies who legislate law instead of inter­ pret it. Dick De Vos, on the other hand, opposes abortion, including partial-birth abortion, and making taxpayers foot the bill. He feels that Ohio. What do they know about Michigan traditions and values? In Michigan, we protect doves, and tor good reasons! Doves are not overpopulated or harmful. They aren't food, they're target practice! And. by the way. it’s going to be Michigan — not Arizona. Virginia or Ohio — tax dol­ lars that pay for running a dove season. Shooting doves does not make sense. Vote "no" on Proposal 3. Carol Rutherford and Daniel Fisher. Dowling �Page 6 - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs. Felicia C. DelI'Eva Ver/ C. “Jr. ” Simmons HASTINGS - Felicia C. Dell*Eva. age 77. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center DELTON - Veri C. “Jr." Simmons, of of Hastings, died on Friday. October 27. 2006 Delton, passed away October 5 2006 at the at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. age of 60. Felicia was bom 3. June in 1929 Verl 2601 Ijccy Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Pastor. Steve Olmstead (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School IIX) a.tn.; Sunday Evening Service 600 p.m., Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6:30 p.m WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH "Member Church of the World­ 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Rosene. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 am. Fellowship Time before the service. Nuncry. children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry , leader­ ship training. Wide Anglican Communion ~ 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office (269» 945-3014. The Rev Fr Charles I’ McCabe III. Rector. Father Paul Downie Supply Prist. Mr. F. William Voetbcrg. Director of Music. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Worship - 10 am. 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings Ml 491)58. Pau« Susan D. Olsen. Phone 945-2654. Worahtp Services: Sunday. 9:45 a.tn.; Sunday School. 10:45 a.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Tunm Oyer. Pastor Sunday Morning Worxhip 9:45 a.ra.; Sunday School 11X30 a.m . Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service. 11.00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon Thursday noon Senior Meals Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quillcrv Bible Study Thursdays 7.15 Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Churrh website: countrychapclume <ng FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie: Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan While. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a.m.. Morning Worship: 6.XX) p.m.. Evening Service; 700 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise A MotiotVChildren's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool Sunday School 10 am.. Worship Service 11 ant; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061 Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter. Sunday Wonhip 9:15 am. • Sunday School 10:30 am. SAINTS ANDREW & MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday sen ices each week: 9.15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month al this service). 11XX) a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6XX) p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Even Prayer senice and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory (or those times) The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is iMtpUArax.lo/ andrew matthias We arc pan of the Diocese of the Great Lakes w hich is in cixnmumoo with The United Episcopal Church qf North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all out services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spint-filled church. Meeting at the Miple Leaf Grange. Hwy M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10.30 am.. 6XX) p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God’s love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special.” For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a m. Sunday Schixil for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nuncry provided. Jr. Church.- Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday esenings. Wednesday Prayer Sen ice 7 p.m ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coals Grove Rd. Pastor Randall Bertrand. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Sunday School 9:30 am. Worship Time 10:30 am Youth activities: call for information HOFE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M 79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website: www. hopeum.org Church Fas No.: 269-818-0007 Church SecretaryTreasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening sen ice 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4) Tues.. Thun, from 9-11:30 am.. 12:00-2:30 pm; Wednesday 6 p.m. • Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. A Sr. High Youth (meal versed I Wednesday 7 pm ■ Prayer Mtg Thursday 9:30 a.m - Women's Bible Study. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jeffenon Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.. Sunday Masses 8:30 am. and 11XX) am.; Confession Saturday 3.30-4:15 p.m. Nashville. Rev Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday al 9:30 am. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9: 30 a_m “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share is the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized chnuunv are welcome lo partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian ■ just a believer 301 E. State Rd. (Comer of atatc Rd and Bolt wood S( across from Tom’s Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Bnan Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11XX) a m. Kids for Christ. 11XX) a.m. Worship Sen ice only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcenv*nts. Sunday School for aJI ages IOXX) a.m with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week: 9 00 a.m. Senior Adult Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Paster's Class. Sing *n Share. Youth and Children's classes. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645 Fax 269-945-2698 Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org Cali the office for wor­ ship times Hastings first united METHODIST CHURCH 209 W Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9XX) am -Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9XX) a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11XX) Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II am. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m., and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. He married Diane Johnson in 1967. and she survives. years. On October 13. 1951 she was married to a great lover of the outdoors, especially fish­ He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was ing followed by hunting and camping. His family was very important to him and Barry County Extension Society. Verl was a specialist with Terminx Int. for Felicia enjoyed sewing, crocheting, play­ over 25 years. ing pinochle, she especially loved to read and He is survived by his wife. Diane; three do crossY.'ord puzzles. daughters. Melissa (Nik) Gilliam. Angela Felicia is survived by her husband of 55 Simmons, Dina Simmons and her special years. Louis Dell’Eva; her children. Anthony friend. Jacob Krul; seven grandchildren. (Pamela) Dell’Eva. Mark (Dawn) Dell’Eva. Christopher, Cassandra. Bradley. Alexander. (Gary) Knapp. Louise Dell’Eva; Matthew (Paula) Shawn. Winter and Angel; brother. Jay grandchildren. Jason Dell’Eva- Simmons and sister. Ruth Srackagast; six half sisters, Violet. Grace. Janine. Karen. Carol Knapp. Laura Dell’Eva. Jessica Dell’Eva. Zachary Dell’Eva; several and nieces and Mary; and numerous and nieces nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; nephews. sisters. Regina Kowalski. Lucille (Chris) ducted Monday. October 9. 2006. HASTINGS - Dewey Russell Funeral and committal services were con­ Kozak; and brother. Nick Singer. Arrangements made by Williams-Gores A funeral mass was held on Tuesday. ajn. Women's Bible Study. 748 pun. Chancel Choir 7X1 pjL Knitting Clam. Saturday -9ml Youth Pte Making. Next Tuesday - 4:30 pun. IJttle Seedlings; 748 p.m. Women's Bible Studv. Next Wednesday - 6:15 a.m. Men's Bible Study; 9:00 a.m. Uttle Seedlings: 7:15 p.m. Pralw Team. This information on worship sen-ice is provided by The Hastings Banner, the * hurvhes and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions" II8S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. Hastings. Michigan 2006 at the age of 87 years and 8 days. He had been a resident of Tendercare in Hastings Cancer Society. Lima Catholic Church in Hastings. Solmes passed away at 10:15 p.m. on October 26. Memorials may be made to the American Memorials can be made to St. Rose of since January 2006. Dewey was husband to Anna Mae Solmes Funeral Home. Delton. and father to Russell. Leslie and David October 31. 2006 at St. Rose of Lima Russell Celebrant. Burial was at Ml. Calvary Solmes. He passed on a legacy of hard work, and strength. He was bom in Grand Rapids, Cemetery in Hastings. on October 18, 1919. His family moved to Catholic Church in Hastings. Father Alfred J. Arrangements arc by the GuTbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a memory or message to the family at (guTbnchfuneralhome.net). | | DOWLING - Vivian Lucille Whitworth, Dewey was on his own from an early age October 29. 2006 in Thomapplc Manor. struggling to find his life and support him­ 1910 in self. He discovered his child bride in 1941. Hickory Comers, die daughter of William Together Anna and Dewey moved back to Vivian was bom August 28. Bernard D. Whitmore and Anna Louise (Dietrich) Whitmore. Hastings High School graduate, Michigan and settled in Hastings. Here they raised their children. Collins. LEESBURG. FLORIDA - Bernard D. Chicago. Illinois when he w as a small boy. age 96. of Dowling, passed away Sunday. Raymond On z\ugust 31. 1930 she married Leon He found his profession repairing and sell­ Charles Whitworth. They recently ce let rated ing cars eventually going into business for their 76th anniversary. himself. He started Dewey’s Sales and daughter. Joan Glasgow, and son-in-lav'. Service, also known as Dewey’s Auto Body with the help of his wife and son. The busi­ Bernard was bom in Hastings, served in James Collins of Eaton Rapids; four grand­ ness is now owned and operated by his the U.S. Army at Purdue University and in children. Dawn (Ron) Thuma, Joni (Will) grandson. David D. Solmes of Hastings. the European Theater during World War II Clegg. Randy (Ofelia) Glasgow and Terri Dewey’s parents were David Nathaniel and was awarded the Bronze Star. Glasgow; three step grandchildren. Matthew Solmes of Ontario. Canada and Rosia Edith Bernard made his home in Battle Creek, following his aftny service and for several (Keri). Andrew and Alexander Collins; six Croff, of Mecosta County. Michigan, both Scott deceased. Hk beloved wife predeceased him years lived in Richlafld.* where he was a bank (Kendalyn) Thuma. Jordan and Justin Clegg, on February 20b6 after 64 years of marriage. manager. After retirement he and his wife. Shirley, and Ricky and Jolene Glasgow; four step His older brother. Rev. Walter Holward great grandchildren. Jessica and Juan Gatica Solmes, passed away in 1980. who survives him. made their home in and Theodore and Katherine Collins; three Leesburg. step great great grandchildren; brother and Dora (Solmes) Vasilopouios. of Chicago, and <^?rs-in-law. Walter and Dorothy Piasecki one and Antoinette Whitworth; and several nieces Hastings; his three children. Russell Alien and nephews. She was predeceased in death by her par­ (Dianna Ford) Solmes. of Hastings. Leslie Reta (Harvey) Douma of Byron Center and Lois ents; sister. Helen (Collins) Whitworth; two Francisco and Kerikeri, New Zealand. David brothers-in-law. Leo and Herbert Whitworth; son-in-law. Maurice Glasgow and grand­ Wayne (Joan Cole) Solmes of Hastings ani N. Lake Placid. Florida; II grandchildrei* daughter. Saundra Jo Glasgow. and 17 great grandchildren. class of 1941. died at his home in Leesburg. Florida. October 27. 2(MXS He leaves his wife, a son. Ross; daughter. Gayle Caine and five grandchildren. A son. Rex. preceded him in death. He also leaves two sisters. La Whitmore of Grand Rapids. Burial was in military cemetery in Bushnell. Florida. In addition to Leon, she is survived by hreir great grandchildren. Paul and He is survived by one olcer sister. Dorothy Ann brother, Harry Wallace Solmes Soln>?s. (David) Grunau. of of Sm Vivian worked as a secretary in several His family wishes to thank the str.fr at businesses in Battle Creek and Hastings Tendercare and Hospice for all of their sup­ before joining her husband in the Whitworth port and care during »he last 10 menths of Sporting Goods business in Dowling. Dewey’s life. She was a devoted wife, mother and grand­ FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 4905': (269) 945-5463 Rev Dr Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9XX) a,m. Trad ittonal Worship Service. IOXX) a.m. Coffee Hour. IOX)5 a.m. SundaySchool for all ages. II00 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. 6XX) p.m Youth Group. 600 p.m Children's Program Rehearsal. Nursery care is provided for both services' Visit us online at hhW.finiiihurch_____ hastmgs.org and our web log for sermons at; tap.'/tetinga---------- pmabytman blogspot com Today - 8:30 QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 770 Cook Rd. - all the grandkids will never forget his gifts. mother. Her smile and hugs and kisses will be M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945 9392 Sunday Worship 10: 30 a.m.; K4C-T4C second Sunday of each month 5:30-7:30 p.m. October-March. P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 CHEMICAL BANK in (Slack) Simmons. St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, and the EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1946 16. worked for Parker-Davis in Detroit for three years in Hastings where she was a member of PLF.ASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH August (Brakowski) Singer. Louis Dell’Eva and they have spent many ...at the church ofyour choice ** Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... bom Kalamazoo, the son of Verl C. and Bessie She attended Pershing High School and Worship Together... was Hamtramck, the daughter of John and Helen Arrangements arc by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the greatly missed. Funeral services was held at Dowling family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). Country Chapel on November 1. 2006. Rev. Marty DeBow officiated. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Thomapplc Manor, where she was so lov­ ingly cared for. will be appreciated. Arrangements were made by the Wren Funeral Home. Kings to celebrate 40th wedding anniversary Tim and Jackie King, of Hastings, will be celebrating their 40th anniversary on October Presbyterian Pie Sale to raise funds for Youth Mission Trip 30. 2006. The Kings have two children and four grandchildren. Their son. Beau King, The First Presbyterian Church of Hastings bonds with others who they have not had rela­ resides in Venire, Calif, and their daughter, again will be holding its annual Presbyterian tionships with before. They learn to see the Jennifer Barrett, lives in Hastings with her Pie Sale from noon to 4 p.m. this Saturday value in people despite differences they may husband. Gannon, and their four children. The church youth will be making home­ Tim and Jackie will celebrate their anniver­ made apple pies, to raise funds for their “This is a wonderful experience that the sary during a vacation lo Las Vegas. Nev. Mission Trip to the Upper Peninsula in the youth will take with them the rest of their summer of 2007. Presbyterian Pies have been a tradition in the church for more than 10 "Last year was so successful that we decid­ ed to offer these delicious apple pies to the Michelle Rowse. Hastings. Kevin Merrill McLaughlin. Middleville and Tara Rae McLaughlin. Middleville. James Donald Zasadil. Wayland and Marion Janice Frye. Middleville. Kenneth Lecroy Fcnstemaker. Hastings and Danielle Lynn Doyle. Hastings. Nicholas David VanderPlas. Grand Rapids and April Renee Decker. Hastings. the Center Street entrance. Schiedel said. "If you are unable to pick up said Amy a fresh pie on the fourth, you arc welcome to uop by the church office during normal busi­ Ministries at the church. ness hours (Monday through Friday from 9 again this year." Their homemade apple pies will be sold for the Youth Mission Trip for 2007. a.m. to 4 p.m.) and purchase a frozen apple pie." The next mission trip is scheduled for July This past July, the youth completed their 8 through July 147. All senior high students 23rd home building project in Munising. are welcome to attend this trip and adult Barb Hunt, former committee member of the chaperones are always needed. Anyone inter­ Youth Mission Trip said. "In addition to the ested in more information about next sum­ wonderful benefit for the family receiving the mer’s home, the youth and adults w ho participate in Presbyterian Church at (269) 945-5463. the trip each year arc blessed with a won­ trip, may call Schiedel atFirst The church is located at the comer of derful experience. All of them become closer Broadway (M-37) and Center Street, just with each other and God. Many of them expe­ south of the courthouse. Jeramey Wayne Shoebridge. Hastings and rience God and the true meaning of being a Crystal Marie Harrington. Hastings. Jesse James Thomas. Hastings and Chloe Christian for the first time. The youth form Rachelle Fliearman. Hastings. There will be pictures of this year's mission Schiedel. Director of Youth and Young Adult community $8 apiece and all proceeds will go to support Nathan James Swift. Hastings and Amy lives." trip on display at the pie sales table, located at years. Marriage J^icenses have. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 2. 2006 - Page 7 Some pre-election thoughts and recommendation To the editor: understand. The economy is good. The job situation local government. isn’t good here, but ihcre is a lot of poor judg­ despicable as any union could possibly be. arc ment dictating the results. Governor Granholm is tied for 49th in unemployment in behind this plan. God help the taxpayers if Cemetery Board has run this down to the depths of a financial boondoggle and want to the United States. 1 feel that Michigan is big 2004. come out smelling like a rose. on unions. The result is that they can’t com­ They claim that <wo-third of funding would When you voce yes or no on the issue of Hastings City taking over ownership of Riverside Cemetery, please take note that the Be patriotic by voting Democratic To the editor: is beginning to work. About twelve years ago I was in a seminar But some of the destruction they are doing and was told the Republican Party wanted to is going very deep in to tl»e hearts of the change the manufacturing base of this coun­ American people! try. from a good paying manufacturing base George W. Bush and his Republican con­ to what they call a service base. trolled House and Senate, the people are Under the control of Well. I never gave it much thought. After being destroyed little by little. Like one out of all. who would think this political party e.ery five kids in this great country of ours would have enough power and money to do this! Well I was so wrong! And we as a mid­ this country now without any kind of health dle class need to wake up. before it is so late! care at all. We have the elderly going without The Republican Party is well on its way to food just to save enough money to get their destroying our way of life as we know it prescriptions filled. Bush has cut back on today. I was told that they planned to move as many of the good paying manufacturing jobs benefits to veterans. overseas as they could. This would leave only the poor in New Orleans or I should say did live in poverty! We have millions of people in And look what they did to the elderly and service-based jobs for the majority of us to not do! These people arc still living all over do. These jobs pay much less with no bene­ the country, waiting to go home. The Bush fits. and the big companies can make millions Administration does not care for these people on the wages and benefits they would save in because they arc poor and elderly and most third world countries. The Republican Party has been working on are Democrats. Think about this when you this plan for some time now. They first start­ Then look al the war in Iraq for weapons of ed by changing the voting districts. This mass destruction that were never found. We would break up the strong Democratic dis­ have spent billions on this war already and tricts and would give the Republicans more lost thousands of our love ones. And we still control in each district, with more votes and have no real plan yet on what or where we are more of their candidates would get into going. I have voted for Democrats and I have office. The next step was up to George Bush vote. This could be you next time! voted for Republicans. 1 vote for the people Senior, in the last days of his term as presi­ who 1 think will help the working people of dent. as he signed part of a agreement the country. I believe in checks and balances between Mexico and Canada and the United and in government, we need checks and bal­ States called NAFTA. Now when Bill Clinton ances. Right now all we have is a rich came into office he was left with the rest of Republican administration that cares only this agreement to finish. He signed the attach­ about big business and their profits. We’ve ments that give us some controls on it. Now got to change this and we can when we vote. under Bill Clinton the companies did not Every vote does count! I am asking every move out of this country! Democrat and Republican to help stop the The Republicans had to put their little plan destruction of our country and vote straight on hold for a while. For eight years the coun­ try did very good, the middle class grew, we Democrat Even in Barry County wc have a good old boys club. Lets change this. It is all had good jobs and good money. The coun­ time to give our county and our country back try had money in the bank. The “American to the people. Dick DeVos has spent over $30 million try­ Dream" was coming true for a lot of people. The Republicans saw their next opportuni­ ing to brainwash the public to vote for him! ty was in Florida, when they had George Dick DeVos. Vem Ellers, Mike Bouchard and Bush Jr. appointed (not elected) president. Pete Hoekstra, all four have been big backers Now with a Republican-controlled House of George W. Bush and his administration and Senate and now a Republican president, through all the destruction they have done, they were ready to move. The companies but just now they have distanced themselves began to move out of the country. Under from him to try to get elected. Let’s vote them George W. Bush, we have lost more good down with Bush! paying jobs overseas than with any other Lewis John Anderson. president. The plan, downsize the middle Hastings class and get rid of organized labor (unions) I remember the stealing of urns, flowers, pete with a lot of companies just over the go into funding teacher retirements, an annu­ state line or further south, which have no al state responsibility (seems that is the way Must have been just a storm because there was no brain there. They don’t pay taxes, so unions to fight. 1 remember when Hastings Manufacturing the stale legislature voted themselves a big figure it out. Guess it’s all in the family tree: voted you know, the saying that the acorns don’t fall Johnson’s heart, (the end of a lot of freebees). too far away. What in the world was the City Council thinking, tr* dui this proposal on the ballot, On Tuesday. Oct. 24, I received a letter from a post office box return addressed col­ that fraud the in of name Frederick Schantz, lection agency in Westbury. New York. Hastings The letter alleged that I had not paid for merchandise ordered from Publishers Clearinghouse is willfully ignored. Publishers form of a check, which was enclosed in the envelope with the order. Further, my bank confirmed that the check for the merchandise chandise was by U.S. Postal Service - deliv­ ered direct mail advertising, my reaction is to warn all U.S. Postal Service-delivered adver­ state cop and now State Representative Gary race, color or whatever. Senator Debbie Stabenow voted lockstep Newell sure would have been there, loud and with Senator Levin against most things that I clear, if needed. Realtors arc worse than the politicians, in would like. Both are so scared you might give pulling up signs damn near in road or like above.on the comer for directions. Then we as is. Irving township can afford it w ith all the building. Maybe Dave Dykstra's plat will help. Vote no on Proposal Five. The rest can be yes. I have a good commissioner. Donald Johnson. Mike Bouchard. Middleville The death tax (estate tax) lost by one vote in the Senate, so if Democrats take over so on private property. You know they can’t Senate that death tax will be back to taking stand for their so-called beauty being sullied. On a bright note: Fred Jacobs mentioned your funeral expenses. Charlton Park people have been quiet. I the Forgotten Man Ministries. That is what have not heard Tim Weingartz. (chairman of life is really for. We have enough right here in the parks and recreation commission) say one this county and country to help! word since the defeat of those two ballot pro­ New twp. hall, fire station sensible Sheriff Dar Leaf is involved and to be com­ posals that were defeated. They keep coming mended. What a difference from the ex-state right back, just like schools, etc., until they cop who was sheriff before, who should have get them thru. There arc folks not here now, To the editor: been given a Bible down at the local jail. I who were here in August to vote. Concerning the upcoming bond issue for a new Irving Township Hall and fire station, it ’ suppose ex-state cop. now Representative I almost believe I’d vote no just to keep the Gary Newell got him a new job in Lansing. I park more closely to Irv Charlton’s dream. bet he carries his “get out of jail" card with (This is a county proposal). him at all times! This is a reminder for churches and so forth that could help more locally cr in this country has not been decided who would manage the • Proposal One: I'm voting yes. Money fire station. First of all. the bond issue has to pass. The from fees shouldn’t be shifted around to reason for the location of where the new fire finance some dream of the dreamer. station and hall would be located is that it but put up a big front, maybe some good, but • Proposal Three: They say shooting doves would be withing five miles of 97 percent c f mostly for a vacation. They travel to Russia, really doesn’t decrease the flock. Guess like all of our residents and therefore, we feel Israel, South Africa or wherever for their own squirrels, a big percentage don’t make it would decrease response time and would happiness. When you go lo vote, have our country's through the winter anyway. provide better service and safely issues. • Proposal Four: Eminent domain, vote yes An agreement including all three depart­ future in mind. If the Democrats take over, so to prohibit, in fact that even suggests forcing ments would have to be worked out. along help me. the results will be disastrous! someone to sell, so something else can be with the I.S.O. (Insurance Services Office) to built. determine insurance ratio. The results are more taxes, tax cuts elimi­ nated. welfare increases, more money for • Proposal Five: A legislative initiative to A new building also would provide handi­ frivolous projects and a big waste of money establish mandatory school funding lexels. cap facilities and provide up-to-date offices (even more than today, which is a crime: even My first thought would be Bob Bender is srill ter the people who work there and for the right here in Hastings City and Barry in the State House. community in which we serve. County). What would happen in Iraq? I have no idea In case you missed some figures, the first year would cost $565 million, but the bill o?r present building up-to-date and code is because a lot of Democrats want a quick pull­ might go beyond $700 million, by year 2020, out. God. 1 hate to think of Iraq compared annual output would be $2.5 billion. This plan demands an automatic increase with the disgraceful pullout of Vietnam. I’m thinking back to the great feeling on for all schools, including community colleges Aug. 14. 1945. wheel,the Japanese surren­ dered (also my birthday). 1 was four days out and universities, no matter if the state has of San Diego in Pacific, coming home. 1 hank God. as I know now. we would have gone right back to Japan Homeland. This country leaders if the Democrats prevail: Nancy Pelosi. Barney Frank (the Democrats covered his running of homosexual house with part­ ner). Henry Waxman. John Conyers and Charles Rangel in the House of Representatives. The Senate would have Carl Levin. Armed Services; Robert Byrd. Appropriations; Christopher Dodd. Banking; Jeff Bingaman. Energy; Max Baucus. The estimated cost to remodel and bring $105000. The question is. do we invest this in an old building oi build a new one with the addition of a fire station’’ Please vote on Tttcsdey. Nov. 7. money or not. That payoff would come before health, safety, aid to poor and support for George U-mdon. Irvin; Twp. Supe-visor Vote your spirit, not your head to be home on a uttering and publishing To the editor: Don’t vote from your head, vote from your spirit Granholm. No; DeVos, Yes. charge, check cashing case. I plan to letting Michigan residents know The current governor. Jennifer Granholm. the truth where their tax dollars arc going in is so wrong for the stale of Michigan as four the prison system. One thing for sure, is it’s in more years of lies and a head knowledge the hands of the governor and others who arc rather than a heart of truth, love and beliefs of a better life in Michigan than of the talk. talk, overpaid in here and all the overtime the guards get and all the billions they get for talk. She speaks with no results as she says health care, where is it at? she’s done to better Michigan citizens. The De Vos can turn around Michigan for jobs, record she states of how much she’s done for health care, the strahng of money from tax­ Michiganders, of working so hard to bring payers he’ll stop and get the economy back jobs to Michigan. Google. Toyota are her and save billions that someone is getting rich off the Michigan prison system. Rockefllcr. only changes. Look at all the money she and others have Intelligence. You think it's a police state now. you just stolen from the prison system and not fixing Entrepreneurship; John state police is an example. That’s under a Democratic governor who wants more state cops. The outcome is all in your hands. Notre I have liver disease, and the money they get I haven't got any medical treatment in 15 the health care money and she still wants months. Don’t vole for Granholm in November, more for prisons and the mentally ill. Inmates you’ll be sorry... highways that no-one knows where it went, arc dead or dying due to her and directors and MDOC staff that works for her. I live in prison and in seven months I pray Terry Pinks. Parr Highway Correctional Facility. Adrian Dame coach Knutc Rochne said years ago tising as attempts to defraud. that “the only thing dumber than a dumb This is unfortunate, because along with the Irishman was a smart Swede.” I know Eric solicitation from the Westbury. New York, page self-described collection agency was a num­ ber of ads from other direct-mail advertisers. All of these solicitations were used to light the fire in my woodbuming stove. There was a time when the U.S. Postal 15 Service screened their advertisers to elimi­ nate deceptive and fraudulent companies and scam years, it will look like a steal. a child or grandchild something. Vote for have the politicians raising cain over a car or wait. The last four years in Hastings with the Letters Irving Township has voted for township hall and fire station. Vote yes. because in 10 Why rely on Thomapplc Township for fire and had been cleared. Inasmuch as the advertisement for the mer­ Vote no to this money grab! Now look where his work and drcam is! It’s a damn shame! We don’t need affirmative action, level the protection? Supervisor Don Boysen and fire chief dictate some heavy hands on township Leahy. Judiciary; John Kerry. Small Business More retirement, and to draw it an earlier age). Those wheels still smile as they walk by. yes on Proposal 2. to ban programs that give preferential treatment to groups because of Pensions (heaven help the people); Patrick The merchandise had been delivered, but the payments for the merchandise was in the broke Aben ed. Vote no. 1 see the state cops got their pay raises, no matter how the stale is strapped for cash. Ex­ Edward Kennedy, Health. Education, luibor. had been delegated to collect the debt. Almost race promotion as has been practiced. Vote Financial; Joseph Biden. Foreign Relations; Clearinghouse earlier this year, and that they unions. playing field. Vote against this unfair cruel 1 mentioned before what we would get for To the editor: in anyway? Is someone a little too close to cemetery ownership? It should be investigat­ it seems everyone is at someone elsc’s throat! largest advertiser-customers, and it appears this is voted in. This is retroactive to Oct. I. and all just because they had a “brainstorm." was a joyous place, not a place as is now. as Postal service ignores a scam The teachers unions, which arc the most artists. Apparently. Publishers Anderson will appreciate this or maybe Chris Cooley takes righteous stand To the editor; Clearinghouse is the U.S. Postal Service’s The decision Chris (and Deb) Cooley made to “step down” from his position as superintendent of schools to vice principal of Hastings’Hewest Affordable Senior Living »Vote for better accountability in local government • Vote for dependability the middle school should be an eye opener to • Vote for ALL to be heard our community. With today’s society putting so much • Vote for a brighter healthier future weight on good job positions and higher income. I'm sure this was a very difficult • Vote for a better vision decision for the Cooleys to make. Though fytirement Living.. .IMaHardfondVittage-Styk MALLARD Chris performed his job with excellence, he was able to step back and realize that the POND VILLAGE hours it was taking to perform in this degree, took away too much time from his family. Explore your retirement apartmeni-Gvingoptions - Independent Living with M Worry-Free - Spacious One le Two - Emergency Call System ~ Activities - Library A Fitness Center - Community Dining Room - 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance - Local Transportation Available Now adays, it would be more the norm for 611 Woodlawn Hasten MI 4W Chris to forget about his family and lo con­ To Learn go off to you. Chris! Thanks for striving to More About make our community a better place to live by Mallard Pond Call Today 269-948-9363 tinue to climb that corporate ladder. Our hats maintaining your vows with Deb and work­ ing hard to maintain a good relationship with County Commission 7th district your kids! Jim and Deb Densberger. Hastings MallardVond Village is ideally located one mile east of M-43 on Woodlawn .Ivemu. > Reservations being taken for \ rw Senior L-vtn^ -tx.rwtti-'V'.nr - w I nin. .Apartment www.nnkmji.net/mallardpond ^October • Pad lor by « Ccmmm, lo El«a J«f VWiHortw* • 14S10 S 1M7 C™* Mcnjw 49017 www.jeffvannortwick.com • Jeff@jeffvannortw1ck.com �Page 8 - Thursday November 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Annie's MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Many Sugar On-line addict Dear Annie: Over the last couple of years. 1 have come to realize that I am married to an Election Day is coming next Tuesday. For three and sometimes four intersections with listed a great line of new products which were whom to vote? How to vote on the five ballot Fourth Avenue closed, one had to revert to invented during that short span of time. This proposals? All ate big questions. Fortunately, taking the long route to get from the post was the tenth year for this event. Pamela explanation of the proposals has been given in office to the grocery store. This meant driving Swiler has been president of the Ionia County newspapers and by agencies devoted to the south to M-50 or north to Genealogical Society during its entire exis­ public good. All try to be impartial. Tupper Lake Street. One could easily walk tence. Other officers are Dr. Lola Haller, vice When have we had such a across th* street, but one could not drive president; Charles cold < ktober. this belies the theory of global there. The last project downtown was laying tary. warming. The cold winds in recent days has of brick crosswalks al each intersection. Each Weather. Schofield, secre­ 80-year-old man. even though he is only 31 and 1 am 29. On a typical day. 'Jeremy* leaves for work at 4:30 a.m. and gets home 12 hours later. I know he works hard and is stressed, but he never does anything except eat dinner and then log onto the computer. He isn't looking at pom or stuff like that, but he does play an Dear Hartford: You made a very big mis­ calculation - and it wasn't the money. It was Manning is corresponding secretary and fel­ even plays during dinner. He logs on the betraying your wife's trust. Losing trust in a comer on each street has a large brick plaza, low Portland resident Lori Pierccfield Fox is some sunshine on the weekend, a welcome just right for some artistic event, a band con­ treasurer. Trustees are Bemadine Carr of Lake moment he gets home and doesn't get off until 9 p.m. Of course, by then, he's too tired to do change from day s of rain. Along with this cert maybe. Any other ideas? At certain spots Odessa and Janis Kenyon of Portland. anything except crawl into bed. Next year the time to change clocks comes in eatly November. The look of downtown Lake Odessa is changing. On Sunday, one could drive from M-50 to Bonanza Road with nothing to the street is more narrow than before, all in An ancient rite of the church was held at the name of artistic presentation. The cross­ Central United Methodist Church on Sunday ings will definitely be more safe for pedestri­ with prayers for healing and anointing with never does anything with them. I’m also feel­ ing the big chill. We never go anywhere or do oil. Some were for themselves and some were anything. On the rare occasion I can get him be more hazardous for truck drivers. for others. The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society to go out. he sulks like a 2-year-old. I won't Ionia County was held Saturday evening at will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday evening. Nov. 9. was very xmranh. The stack of orange barrels the Ionia County Church of Christ near the I­ at the Freight House. This will be the annual problem. We tried counseling a few years is gone from their mooring spot near the rail­ 96 freeway. There were ten inductees. This is filling of the Memory Tree. If you purchased ago. but Jeremy refuses to go again. Any road. Even the intersection of Emerson Street the first lime three generations of one family a ball for the tree at any lime in the past, you thoughts would be nice. - Warcraft Widow and Fourth Avenue is rid of its barricade bear­ have been inducted together. Grandfather are invited to attend to hang the ball in mem­ someone near and dear to you. There ing a STOP sign and its adjacent barrel. Each Clyde Curtiss of Portland Road, his daughter ory of Wanda (Curtiss) Johnson and her young son. are so many decorative balls, each inscribed, it takes three trees to hold them all. months the trucks going to Twin City Foods George Burton Johnson, were the trio. Earlier. that dodged them and did a maneuver to gel Clyde's sister. Lois Curtiss, had proven the Last year there were some umily groups who around them. Downtown some of the new ancestors and had been inducted. They have attended for this unique program. street lamps are in place. We read that on the an impressive list of 20 ancestors. Shirley opening day coming on Nov. 10. late in the Hodges of Albion was the evening's speaker, The Dear Widow: Jeremy is addicted to his online game. It's not uncommon, particularly with World of Warcraft, and you won't be able to wean him off it without his cooperation. It's become his alternate reality, and he likes it there. (There is actually a website for people who Ionia County Genealogical Society will meet st I p.m. Saturday. Nov. 12. at the have found to reasons wowdetox.com, or try On-Line quit at Gamers Anonymous at olganon.org.) day. the lamps will be turned on. That should with a presentation about immigration to the Freight House. Lori Fox will present the pro­ We suggest you remind Jeremy of the he a dramatic climax to the long siege of road American shores. Ford Wright of Lansing gram titled "Filling In the Blanks' The 'king of Protection* he put on your finger. construction. No longer do we have to choose was in charge of the book table. James Moses ambassadors for the several historical soci­ Now that you have his attention, ulk to him downtown. of Portland had arranged an impressive dis­ eties in the county will give their reports. about what else is important in ha life and However, as re- cntly as the past week, with play of artifacts from the 1890-1910 era. He This meeting is always open to visitors. where the monthly subscription fee could be which route to take to get Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. On Sunday, the open house at the depot better used. Then find interesting things to complex was blessed with a wide variety of distract him from the game and take a vaca­ visitors. Hosts were Dawn and Kim family came to check out the exhibits in the 1OO5 West Green Street Hastings Michigan I9O5.H r< lephonr 200 045 2 1 10 Internal Medicine HOSPICE My dad is dying from some type of bone marrow problem but the doctors say it is not cancer. Would hospice still be able to help him? It all depends upon the approach your dad is taking as he fights his illness. Some patients feel that it is only appropriate to continue an aggressive medical fight to prolong life. Others may feel that they have fought their fight and they would rather spend time focusing on the quality of the life they have remaining rather than trying to extent the length of their life. You can clearly see how this is an intensely personal decision. As a patient or a patients’ advocate, you must reflect not only on the difficulties of the disease but the expectations of continued treatment, your concept of life and death as well as any religious beliefs. Hospice is a concept designed to provide for the needs of a patient who has a limited life expectancy by focusing on their comfort rather than the continued treatment of a disease process. Although most hospice patients do have some type of terminal cancer, anyone with a limited life expectancy regardless of diagnosis or age can be helped by hospice. Support is given by hospice not only for the physical comfort of the patient but are also able to address the emotional, social and spiritual needs of the whole family unit. Hospice care has been delivered in an institutional setting such as a hospital or a nursing home but most patients and families desire to be surrounded by familiar and comfortable sights, sounds, pets and family that only your home can provide. In my experience, patients often don’t bring up the subject of hospice care because they do not want their family to be disappointed if they simply just want to “quit fighting". Families on the other hand don’t mention hospice because they don’t want the patient to think that they just want to let them die. Please discuss the subject with the patients' doctor and see if they will mention it. I often will bring up the subject deliberately just to "break the ice" in potentially appropriately situations. Hospice can also be directly contacted for further information about the services they offer and how the concept of hospice can help your situation. school. One lady who came was a graduate in 1937. Others came to turn in a story of a World War II veteran for the upcoming book which the 1CGS is to publish. Another brought a sheaf of recipes for the forthcoming recipe book which the LOAHS plans to pub­ Dear Annie: I'm the youngest of three chil­ dren in a single-parent household. Of the three of us. 1 have the weakest relationship with my mother. If something happens to upset her. I get in trouble. She thinks I hate her boyfriend, which isn't true, and she has told me that all the problems between her and rwr own mother are my fault. It is really umn. Kelly Tingley was mistakenly called depressing. of Kelly's husband. Robert Tingley Jr. I've learned to brush off some of these comments. The problem is, I just started col­ Two houses have been removed in recent lege and want a better relationship with my days. On Tupper Lake Street, across the street mom. I live on campus and want to be able to east from Franklin Metals, a small house on call her and talk about school, boys, whatev­ the north side of Tupper Lake was burned. er. What can 1 do to finally get on her good The site has been cleared. Likewise, on side? -- Anonymous Second Avenue South of M-50 at the comer Dear Anonymous: Honey, it sounds like with MacArthur Street, the Geiser house has your mother has some serious issues of her been removed by bulldozing. The site is own, and it has nothing to do with you. It's cleared. In years past the Geiser family ran a possible that your relationship will improve dairy from the spot. There was an attached now that you are no longer living at home, but garage with facilities to handle the milk for home delivery. The house has been owned by son. Robert, of Stevensville and his sisters, one of whom was in Saranac. Present owner of the site is Union bank. The structure was razed and hauled away. Women's Fellowship of First Congregational Church will meet at I p.m. Wednesday. Nov. 8. The speaker will be Carol if not, please try the counseling services available at your college. Also, use this time to grow and develop, make mature friend­ ships. and be the person you know you can be. Your life is what you make of it. Don't let Mom have you believe otherwise. death. I'm not sick or anything, but I avoid trip. She is a nurse. The hostesses will be funerals and cemeteries. I recently had to go Betty Carey and Doris McCaul. to a relative's funeral, and now thoughts of death are stuck in my mind. Association of Retired School Personnel I've not told anyone about this. How do 1 (MARSP) will meet at the Odessa Township forget about death for a while and continue Hal) Nov. 16. living? - Louisiana Dear Louisiana: No one enjoys funerals or death, and a certain amount of discomfort is normal. It is a problem only if it disrupts your life. Try talking to your clergyperson, and if that doesn't Disorders help, contact Association the of Anxiety America (www.adaa.org). 8730 Georgia Ave.. Suite Winterfest committee meets Nov. 7 600, Silver Spring. MD 20910. The Gun Lake Winterfest Committee is looking for ideas for the February 2007 a few new charge accounts. When I filled out event. The next meeting of the committee mation and Susan's, because my credit rating will be at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7. isn't good enough. Of course, the bills came Tackling trust ried for 20 years and have three children. The problem is, 1 made a huge mistake, and now my wife wants a divorce. Last year. 1 took it upon myself to buy our kids Christmas presents online and opened up the credit applications. 1 used both my infor­ in Susan's name. Fearing this would upset her. I'd get to the mail first and pay these bills Broadway Hastings. on my own. Of course. Susan eventually found out and is devastated. I felt guilty from the beginning The committee hopes to add new events and gel even more participation from local but was afraid to say anything. Annie. 1 know it was wrong, but at the time 1 didn't think it through. I've apologized to Susan over and organizations. WinterFest 2006 last February survived over, and told her 1 am willing to go to coun­ some frigid temperatures in its return after a seling or whatever it takes to save my mar­ several year hiatus. benefits here are nowhere near what they were with my old company. Only one local medical practice is a member of the network, and our assigned internist is a young woman of Asian heritage. I'm sure the woman is a competent physi­ cian. but 1 have seen her for three routine physicals and she has not once asked me to undress. I'm not an exhibitionist, but my pre­ vious doctor (male) always had me stand naked next to the examining table to see everything in its proper position. My current doctor rarely secs bare skin. She pushes the stethoscope under the gown or listens on top of it Site does the rectal exam with me laying ?nd uncle both have prostate cancer, my cousin has survived testicular cancer, and my dad hes had numerous precancerous skin lesions removed. Annie, is th:~ doctor thor­ ough enough? - The Naked Truth Dear Naked Tru*h: We spoke lo Dr. Stuart Greenfield, a Chicago physician, ••vho said medical students are now being Uuight to examine patients with greater regard. for their modesty, which means they expose only small areas, one at a time. They still car thor­ oughly examine each organ system, and du appropriate rectal and testicular exams. Dr. Greenfield suggested that you spend a ecu pie of minutes during the visit to discuss your expectations with your physician, and ilso consider seeing a dermatologist for a wh^le body skin exam. Inventing a word Dear Annie: You printed a letter from 'Cut Off." who complained about people who interrupt conversations. I have been so annoyed by this particular proclivity in some people that 1 invented a new word. It is 'con- verruption.' and I define it as the act of a third party engaging in conversation by interrupt­ concentrated in certain aggravating people. D.S.P. in Louisville. Ky. Dear D.S.P.: ’Converrupter" sounds like a large rock-moving machine, but we think you are quite clever. Maybe the word will catch on. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail questions your riage. to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and readfeatures by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. Dear Annie: 'Susan' and I have been mar­ J-Ad Graphics conference room al 1351 N. For more information call and leave a mes­ sage for Jennie Yonker at 945-9554. in order for me to get my present job. The that this malady is not generalized, but rather of her experiences while on a medical mission paper drive throughout all of November. Dear Annie: My wife and 1 are in our 50s. Three years ago. we moved 300 miles away son who docs this is a convenupter. If 'Cut Off* pays attention, she will notice Fear of dying Dear Annie. I am 21 years old and afraid of Lakewood Christian School is having a Medical modesty ing a conversation already in progress. A per­ Garlinger or Nashville. who will relate some The Ionia County chapter of the Michigan Ask her to go with you for counseling for their sake, and promise to take whatever lumps she throws in your direction. 1 probably wouldn't worry, except my dad Make up with mom lish yet this fall. Apology: In last week's col­ Pam. That is the name of the younger sister consider how a divorce will affect the kids. down, covered with a sheet. school room and to check old souvenirs of the The meeting will be held this month at the Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. tion away from the computer. Deardorff. Lynda Cobb was also on hand to assist. Many members of the Stalter-Bachelor We don't know if Susan will forgive you. But dren in your favor, and we hope Susan will go into our sex life, but we average about impede one s driving. The surface of the road twice a month. The lack of intimacy is a real side of the intersection had the barricade. For spouse goes to the very core of a marriage. you have a 20-year marriage and three chil­ We have two children. 8 and 5. and Jeremy ans with more narrow places to cross, but will The annual dinner for First Families of mistakes. How can I save my marriage? — Heartbroken in Hartford online game called World of Warcraft. He Both are from Lake Odessa. Laurel 'eminded us of January. At least we have had came the switch of the clocks early Sunday. I love my wife and my kids and would hate to throw everything away due to my stupid Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - Page 9 From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Part 2: Charlton Park, 70 Years and Growing Indian settlements are recreated in the woods at Chartton Park. By Esther Walton The old Lee school, located at Woodland other personal items. The original Hastings City Bank clock was Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Watch Out for Terrifying Investment Moves Now that Halloween is here, you can make pre-tax contributions. Yet. about 30 per­ This entire site Copyright © 2006 Edward expect to see a lot of ghouls, ghosts and cent of eligible employees don't even partici­ Jones gravestones in your neighborhood - but in reality, they’ll be of less importance than the pate in their 401 (k) plan, according to Hewitt evening's main draw: candy. However, in real do take part in their plan. Hewitt reports that life, if you're going to enjoy life's treats - such almost 41 percent of their 401 (k) holdings as a comfortable retirement - you'll need to were in company stock - much too high a fig­ escape some of the "tricks" - such as scary ure. If you have access to a 401 (k) plan, con­ investment moves. Here are a few of these fright-inducing tribute as much as you can afford, and spread The following prices arg from the close of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. your dollars around among the available AT4T 34 25 behaviors you'll want to avoid: * Jumping out of the market during diffi­ investment options. Armeuser Buscn CMS Energy Corp. 47.42 +.63 1439 cult times - Dy almost any measure, 2006 has ditional and Roth IRAs offer tax advantages, Coca-Cola Co. 46.72 been a rough year. We've seen (really) high and can be funded with money placed in vir­ •31 -31 DaimlerChrysler gas prices, turmoil in the Middle East and 56.93 ♦4.60 tually any type of investment: stocks, bonds, Dow Chemical Co. nuclear posturing from North Korea.. Given 4079 government securities, etc. Yet, many people -.14 ExxonMobil 71.42 all these gloomy scenarios, you might think ♦1.53 don't "max out" on their IRA. Try to fully Family Dollar Stores 29.45 that now is no{ a good time to invest, and that ■125 fund your IRA as early in the year as possible, Rrst Financial Bancorp 16.24 you'd be better off heading to the investment -.89 to give your money mote time to grow. But if Ford Motor Co 828 -.02 "sidelines." But you'd be wrong. As bad as you can't do that, at least put away enough General Motors 34 92 this year seems, we've had plenty of other each month so that you are taking full advan­ •127 Inti. Bus. Machine 92.33 ♦ 84 rocky periods in our history - and smart, tage of this excellent retirement savings vehi­ JCPerney Co. 7523 •1.44 patient investors rode out those times, stayed cle. Johnson & Johnson Kellogg Co. 6740 •1.35 5031 +.65 doing quite well. As an investor, never forget get hot stock lips anywhere: television, the McDonald's Corp 41.92 that the financial markets arc resilient and Internet, magazines, your neighbor - the list is Pfizer Inc. 26.65 capable of absorbing all types of bad news almost endless. The trouble with a hot tip is -33 •31 Sen-, x Energy 570 ♦ 05 without capsizing. And even if the market that by the time you invest in the stock, it may Sears Holding 174 47 -3.59 does slump, you'll want to stay invested, already be cooling off - if it ever truly was Spartan Motors 20.77 because when it does recover, as it always -.47 hot. Furthermore, a hot tip may not be of TCFFnanaal 26.03 +.06 has, the biggest gains tend to come early in much value if the stock is not suitable for Wal-Mart Stores 4928 ■1.02 the rally. * Failing to take full advantage of 401 (k) - your individual needs. Gold S60680 ♦$1920 If you have a 401(k) plan at work, consider investment moves, you can make progress Silver $1227 +$.42 Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE 12.060.73 1.7B •47.15 yourself fortunate: Your plan offers tax- 1973. It nad served that part of Woodland comer deferred earnings growth and the ability to Township for a number of generations, but Company building. had been abandoned when it was consolidated with a larger district. of the Mutual Insurance •48 • Chasing after "hot" stock tips - You can acquired and mounted on a tall pedestal on the front • Not "maxing out" on IRA - Both the tra­ STOCKS in the market, and, in most cases, ended up Township, became 104 years old in October in Associates, a consulting firm. Of those that If you can avoid these and other scary toward your long-term goals - and that's not a frightful prospect at all. -30- 551 words ♦100M The 1980s brought four more buildings. In 1981. the old Hastings Township Hall was This nostalgic reminder of a by-gone era moved to the park. It was undoubtedly the was owned by James Smith after it was sug­ shortest move from a original location of any gested by his friend, Tom Neitheimcr. that Charlton Park Village could use an old school building in the park. BALLOT, continued from page 3 fall into three areas: a guarantee of current Agency, and the CRC. $565 million repre­ cent. whichever is less. The cap’s primary In 1983. two buildings were built on the funding plus an inflationary adjustment; a sents the amount needed to be added to the effec: wilt be on K-12 public schools because house to help tell its story. Mr. Smith donated park. One was the Thomapplc Press building, change in the way the numbers of students in amount appropriated in 2004-2005 for public ’hat is the retirement system for the virtually this building to the park. whose shop front and presses came from a a district is calculated; and a shift of retire­ schools, community colleges, and universi­ at; public school teachers. (Some community After being furnished with a pot bellystove, working printship in Nashville. This same ment contributions to the state from the ties when that amount is adjusted by the colleges also belong to the system and only old blackboards, desks, slates, maps and peri­ year the Charlton Steam and Gas Company school districts and educational institutions. increase in the Consumer Price index. very fev*' of the state-supported universities School districts facing declining enroll­ do.) The CRC estimates that over two-thirds od teaching tools, it is used regularly today to building was constructed by volunteers mem­ The state budget for Fiscal Year 2007 give youngsters a hands on feeling of what it bers of the Charlton Park Gas and Steam (Note: FY 2007 began Oct. I. 2006. Fiscal ments. e.g. Grand Rapids. Detroit, Flint. of the increase, m school funding will go to was like go to school in the 1860s and 1870s. Engine Club. The Dr. William A. Upjohn house and bam years in public budgeting are known by when they end. not when mey liegin.) is $41.2 bil­ Saginaw, to mention v. few, wq^ld be affqjjjcd to use a Ihree-ycar rolling average to' the retirement system to fill the gap between the contribution* of djttric^ -nd the fiscal requirements of the system. Over time chat amount is expected to increase more rapidly Today it is used for educational purposes so our young visitors can experience for them­ was constructed about 1852 on the site of the lion. Almost 80 percent is earmarked for spe­ mine how much money they were entitled to selves what it was like to go to school in the parking lot located between the Adrounie cific purposes such as matching funds for receive in the basic foundation grants instead 1860s and 70s. House and the Friend of the Court. Besides Medicaid, transportation and road repairs, of the current blended count. (The state than the rate of inflation making xiditio-.ul living there Dr. Upjohn had his office on the and various constitutional mandates. That moved to a blended count system a few years stale general fund contributions nectr*arj The CRC also estimates the proposal wi2 In 1976. several buildings were constructed on the south edge of the village mall to house premises. A sometimes misunderstood fact is leaves $9.2 billion (known as general fund or agu. Students are counted on the fourth a general store and a print shop. The front of that there were two William Upjohns. Dr. GF dollars) where the governor and the legis­ Friday in September and the fourth Friday in increase the portion of the budget devoted to the general store was saved from an old store William A. Upjohn was the uncle of Dr. lature have any discretion as to how to spend February; the two numbers are averaged; the education from 21 percent of the budget to 27 that had been once located on the main street William E. Upjohn. Dr. William E. Upjohn result is called a blended count.) The advan­ percent. Changing the law, which is the product of of Woodland. It has an authentic impressed tin practiced with his uncle for a while and went that money. The School Aid Fund. $ 13 billion for 2007. tage for the districts is that the financial ceiling salvaged from an old dime store in on to invent the “friable pill” that was a real is the source of money for public K-12 edu­ impact to the district is lessened somewhat. Kalamazoo. The facade of the hardware store medical breakthrough at the time and was the cation. It is composed of some state sales and The other major impact for the state is the difficult; any change would require a vote of the people (a referendum) or a three-fourths is an original front removed from an old store foundation for the Upjohn Pharmaceutical income tax revenues, the real estate transfer capping of local district contributions to located in Nashville. tax. the statewide homestead property tax. Michigan By 1977. the Sixberry family had donated Company . Eventually. William E. Upjohn moved to tobacco taxes, and all the revenues raised by. Retirement System (MPSERS) at 14.87 per­ the Sixbeny House. This Greek Revival farm Kalamazoo. Thanks to the efforts of the Barry the state lottery (after its expenses). Whatever cent of payroll (the current level) or 80 per­ house was opened to the public in 1984. County Historical Society, the Upjohn family shortfall exists comes from the General Fund. The small Hall house from Hastings fol­ paid for most of the moving from Hastings to The basic foundation grant is part of lowed shortly. It was outfitted to demonstrate Chariton Park. One of the newest additions to this historic Proposal A. which was passed by voters in the skills and work of a seamstress, which was of the few occupations open to women in the village at Chariton nark is a barbershop, ture each year and was designed to lessen the days of yore. Hastings citizen Chester Stowell, a highly which opened in 1997. gap between the amount wealthy school dis­ respected contractor constructed a spring­ oldest timeline. The amount poorer districts could spend. By house near the Hall liousc in 1978 in memory Anishinabe (Native Americans) lived along 2012. the gap in the basic grant between the of his wife, Florabclle. who had been very Thomapplc River in the 1700s. The site of the low-spending districts and the high spending Ironically, the latest addition is by far the when placed in a 1994; the grant is determined by the legisla­ tricts were able to spend on each child and the involved in the early days of Charlton Park. mission church that tire Indians built in about districts is to be reduced to $1,000 from Springhouscs were where pioneers kept per­ 1840 has been located and has been the object $1,300. ishables. About this same time the red brick Hastings of an archeological dig. Just up the trail is the site of an old Indian village. Interestingly the immediate consequence will be the need for Mutual insurance building that stood on the Federal Census of 1830 enumerated the peo­ the legislature to come up with $565 million northeast comer of Jefferson and Center ple who were living on this site. for FY 2007, the current budget year. If 80 Should voters pass Proposal Five, the first streets in Hastings for many years was dis­ Over the past three years the following percent of the budget is earmarked for mantled and reconstructed at Charlton Park. improvements and maintenance items have required elements, that leaves the $9.2 billion This entire operation was underwritten by the been addressed at Charlton Park Historic GF dollars as the only source of the addition­ Hastings Mutual Insurance Company. The Village and Museum: 1. Re-engineering of the village drainage lower floor of this building has been set up as the village's old bank. On the top floor is a reproduction of the law system. 2. Re-roofed the Lee School, the carpen- office of former Governor of the State of tcr/cooper shop, the museum and Main Street Michigan Kim Sigler, who practiced in complex. Hall House and the village barber­ Hastings in the 1930s. It has been furnished shop. 3. Installed eight “period” hogshead trash with many original items such as his desk, an actual day book, his rain coat and a number of barrels on the village green. al funds. According to a research bulletin published by the Michigan State University Extension and incorporating material from the state Senate Fiscal Agency, the House Fiscal 4. Constructed a Potawatomi village with a palisade, circa 1700. 5. Re-established the highland hiking and cross country ski trail. 6. Undertook an archeological dig uncover­ ing the 1849 Methodist-Episcopal Potawatomi Mission. 7. Redesigned the park entrance and con­ structed a driveway and parking lot for the Upjohn Visitor Center. 8. Carlton Center Church installed a handi­ cap ramp, a deck and new stairs. 9. Bristol Inn: repainted the exterior. 10. Upgraded the swimming beach and pic­ nic area, refurbished the barbeque grills, added new picnic tables and upgraded the beach bathroom sewage system. 11. Restored a portion of the wetland area to create useable new wetland areas. 12. Established a waterfowl pond and planted flora native to this area. 13. Purchased two four-wheel-drive Mules to improve park access and security. The Sixberry House, from Nashville, received a facelift once it got to Chariton Park. 14. Purchased a new tractor with acces­ sories to make maintenance more efficient. 15. Purchased a wood splitter. Public School Employees a legislative initiative, would be extremely vote of both houses of the legislature (83 Se« BALLOT, page 16 �Page 10 - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aale may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your demegee. If any, ehall bo limit­ ed aotefy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al oalo, piue Interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Lanetie L Dove and David Dove. Wife and Husband. original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Bank. N.A.. Mortgagee, dated April 25. 2005. and recorded on Juno 2.2006 in instrument 1145763. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bo due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Three And 90/100 Dollars ($143,903.90). including interest at 6.625% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win bo torectoood by a sale of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on November 30. 2006. Said promisos are situated in Townchip of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2 of Oakridge Shores, as Recorded in Uber 3 ol Plats. Pago 89. Barry County Records. The redemplton period shall be 6 months from the date of ouch sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of ouch sale Dated: November 2.2006 For more Information. please cal: FC D 248.583.1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mkftgan 48025-5822 Fite #112456F01 PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN & ASSOCIATES. P C, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by JASON L CURTIS and KELLEY A. BAINES. AS JOINT TEN­ ANTS WITH FULL RIGHTS OR SURVIVORSHIP, to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION. Mortgagee, dated April 22. 1999. and recorded on May 10. 1999, in Document No. 1029341. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Seventeen Dollars and Eight Cents ($73,817.08). including interest at 7.500% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Mchigun at 01:00 PM o'clock, on November 16, 2006 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE of MID­ DLEVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOT S3 OF MIDDLEVILLE DOWNS ADDITION NUMBER 3. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE 26. TAX ID NO 06-41-160-003-00 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: October 16. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 nwia Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, N any. *»• ed sotely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been mxte m the conditions of a mortgage made by Randy Billings and Cheryl Bitongs, husband and wile, orig­ inal mortga^orfs). to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC. Mortgagee, dated February 18. 2005. and recorded on March 4. 2005 in instrument 1142267. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety-Nine And 22/100 Dollars ($77,899.22). including interest at 8.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided, notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on November 9. 2006. Sato premises are situated in City of Hastings. Bany County, Michigan, and are desenbed as: The East 1/2 of Lots 2. 3 and all of Lot 8 of Block 1 of Bennett and Kenfiekfs Addition to the City, former­ ly Village, of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan The redemptton period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemptton period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 12,2006 For more information, please caN: FC J 248.583.1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte #110155F01 „„„„ NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE — NOTICE — The Barry County Board of Commiwoners is seeking applicants to serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board, Iteo positions are available: one position must represent agriculture interest, and one position must represent real estate or development interest. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State St. Hastings; (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5?00 pin. on November 14. 2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Airport Commission. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St, Hastings: (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 14.2006. The Bany County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Building Authority. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Offkc. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St, Hastings; (2691 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 500 pm on November 14. 2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Commission on Aging Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St. Hastings. (2691 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 14. 2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Construction Board of Appeals. Applicants must be a licensed electrician, plumber or contractor. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St, Hastings; (269) 945­ 1284, and must be returned no later than 5.-00 p.m. on November 14. 2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Parks & Recreation Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State St. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 14.2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Road Commission. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State SL. Hastings; (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5 00 pun. on November 14.2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners ts seeking applicants to serve on Use Substance Abuse Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State St, Hastings; (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 530 p.m. on November 14.2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Transit Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St, Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 14, 2006. ngWL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HOPE TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Zoning Board of Appeals of Hope Township will hold a public hearing on Thursday. November 16.2006 at the Hope Township Hall. 5463 S. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Ml 49058 within the township of Hope commencing at 7:00p.m. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the proposed item(s) to be considered at this public hearing include the following in summary: A request by Doug and Dawn Drenth of 4639 Cordes Rd, Delton. Ml. to vary from Article 19 Section 193 (B) "Required Side Yard Set Back" and Article 8 Section 82(B) Non-conforming tot of record side and rear yard set backs are required lo be al least 50% of district requirement. Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hear­ ing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the heariiig. to the individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Hope Township Clerk. Individuals with disabili­ ties requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk by writing or calling the clerk at the address or telephone number listed in this letterhead. Thank you Jim L Carr. Zoning Administrator Hope Township 5463 S. M-43 Hwy. Hastings. MI THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shafl be Imited sotely to the return of the bid amount tendered al sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made In the conditions of a mortgage made by Note Demond. a single man, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as nominee tor lender and tender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgages, dated November 30, 2004, and recorded on DecerafeK 8, 2004 in instrument 1138323, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. NA as assignee by an assignment, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due al lhe date hereof the sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Rve Hundred Seven And 75/100 Dollars ($89,507.75). inducting interest at 8% per annum. Under the power of $ate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pari d them, al pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on November 16, 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The East 3 rods of Lot 7 of Block 10 of HJ. Kenfieto Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 1 of Ptats. Page 9 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 19, 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #110926F01 HHS senior wins Commended Student honor Hastings High School Principal Tim Margaret Commended Student in the 2007 National Merit Scholarship program. A letter of co imcndation from the school and Natioi d Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC;. which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to this scholastically talented senior. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Though they will not continue in lhe 2007 Johnston has announced that Buehl has been named a competition for Merit Scholarship awards. Commended Students placed among the lop 5 percent of more than 1.4 million students who entered the 2007 competition by taking the 2005 Preliminary SAT/Nationa! Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQ). "Recognition of academically talented stu­ dents and the key rule played by schools in their development is essential to the pursuit of educational excellence in our nation." commented a spokesperson for NMSC. "The young people being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding academic potential by their strong perform­ ance in this high!) competitive program. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and that they will continue to pursue scholastic excel­ lence." NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage executed on August 4. 2005. by Gerardo Cruz and Ketiy Cruz, a married coupte. as Mortgagors, to Riverwoods Mortgage. LLC. Mortgagee, which mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds tor Barry County. Michigan on August 10. 2005, in Document No 1150686. and assigned to Universal Guaranty Co by Assignment of Mortgage dated August 4. 2005, recorded August 10. 2005, in Document No 1150888 [the •Mortgage’]. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be an indebtedness, as defined by the Mortgage, due and unpaid m the amount of Ninety Eight Thousand Six Hundred Throe and 25/100 Dollars ($96,603 25). as of the date of this notice, including principal and interest, and other costs secured by the Mortgage, no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been instituted to recover the debt, or any part of the debt, secured by the Mortgage, and the power of sate in the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. November 30. 2006. al 1:00 o'clock in the after noon, at the Courthouse, 220 West State Street, Hastings, Michigan, that being the piece of hokting the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry, there w« be offered tor sate and sold to the highest bidder, at pubic sate, for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount ol the indebtedness due on the Mortgage, together with legal costs and expenses of sate, cer­ tain properties located in the Township of Orangeville. Barry County, Michigan, described in the Mortgage as totiows: That part of the Northeast _ of Section 26. Town 2 North, Range 10 West, described as: Commencing al the East _ comer of said Section; thence N 69’ 5930’ West 1318 13 feet along tne South line of said Northeast thence N 00* 18*19* West 330.00 feet, along the East tine of the West _ of said Northeast to the point of beginning; thence N 69* 59’30* West 255.00 feet; thence S 00" 1829* East 50.00 teat; thence N 88* 5930" West 255.00 feet; thence N 00* 18*19" West 344.41 feet, thence Northeasterly 2321 feet along a 149.74 foot radius curve to the right, the chord of which bears N 86" 33' 53* East 23.19 test; thence S 86* 45* 17" East 273.44 feet, to Reference Point *A*. thence S 22* 24* 13* East 150.45 feet; thence S 89* 59' 30* East 189.24 feet; thence S 00* 18' 19* East 142.61 feet, along the East line ol the West Norf least _, to point of beginning. Subject and together with a 66 foot wide aarxnent tor ingress, egress and utitity purposes described Description of 66 toot wide strip of land lor ingress, egress and utility purposes, the center inn of which Is described as: Commencing at the Eos' _ comer of Section 26 Town 2 North. Range 10 Watt: thence N 89* 59' 30* West 2636.26 teat along fos South tine of said Northeast j thence N 00* 19*5\ * Wes? 468.83 feet, along the West tine of the Northeast _ to the point of beginning; thence N 76* 25' 12” Cast 347.61 feet; thence Northeasterly 203.06 fest akx.n a 640.44 toot radius curve to the right, the chord of which bears N 85* 30* 55* East 20221 feet; thence S 85* 24' 47* East 93.60 feet; thence Northeasterly 106.84 feet, along a 134.92 toot radius curve to the left, the chord of which bears N 71* 54' 04* East 104.07 feet; thence Northeasterly 106.85 test along a 149.74 toot radius curve to the right, the chord of when beers N 71* 10' 03* East 104B0 feet; thence S 86* 45’ 17* East 273.44 feel to Reference Point *A* and the place of ending of said 66 foot wide strip of land. Aten subject to and together with an easement for ingress, egress and utilities over a 50.0 foot radius turnaround, the radius point of which is the aforesaid Reference Point "A". The length of the redemption period wi» be six (6) months from the date of the safe, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 8003241(a), in which case the redemption period shal be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 2.2006 MILLER. CANFIELD, PADDOCK AND STONE. P.LC. Attorneys tor Universal Guaranty Co. By: Lori L Purkey, Esq. 444 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 KZL1BS17111.1X131265-00006 Notice Of Mortgage Foredooure Safe THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WLL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate mey be rescindod by the foradoeing mortgagee. In that everL your damagee. If any, shall be Hmtted eotaiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael A Mites. A Single Man. ongmal mortgagors), to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated April 1. 2004, and recorded on April 14, 2004 in instrument 1125808. in Bany county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Weis Fargo Bank. NA tor the benefit ol the Certificate Holders of Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-MCWi as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Two And 94/100 Dollars ($134,162.94), mduding interest at 8.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part oi them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 30. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West 1/4 post of Section 6. Town 1 North. Range 8 West; thence South 1 degrees 10 minutes 04 seconds West on the West section line. 16.50 feet, thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East parallel to the East and West 1.4 line. 485.09 feet to the place of beginning of this description; thence continuing North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East. 403.21 feet; thence South 1 degree 41 minutes 31 seconds East. 333.87 feet; thence South 20 degrees 17 minutes 12 seconds West. 461.62 feet; thence South 86 degrees 20 minutes 30 seconds West. 230.40 feet; thence North 1 degree 41 min­ utes 31 seconds West. 781.76 feet to the place of beginning Subject to the nghts of the public in that part of the above description tying within right of way ol PJet Road. The redemption period shaft be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated November 2. 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraoh Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mchigan 48025-5822 Fite «113183FO1 nt07«M Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MRJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aate may be raccinded by tha foradoeing mortgegee. In that event your damagea, N any, shal ba ttmttad sotely to tha return of tha b*d amount tendared at saia, piua Internet MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mads in the conditions of a mortgage made by Wayne Hass, a married man and Cheryl L. Hass, his wife, original mortgagor(s), to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc., Mortgagee, dated December 26,2002, and record­ ed on January 6, 2003 in instrument 1094906, in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred One Thousand One Hundred Seventeen And 83/100 Dollars ($101,117.83), including interest at 625% per annum. U nder lhe power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wtti be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, al public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1B0 PM. on November 16. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel B: Commencing at the West 1/4 post of Section 24, Town 2 North, Range 9 West, thence South on the West section kne 107632 test to the place of begin­ ning of this description; thence North 70 degrees 12 minutes H seconds East 19130 test; thence East at right angles to the West section lino 164.73 toot; thence South parallel to the West section line 428.67 feet; thence West 345.00 feet to the section tine; thence North 365.78 feet to the ptaco of begin­ ning. The redemption period shal be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: October 19. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC C 248.5931301 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate/110657F01 mown NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE BALE This firm is a debt cdector attempting to collect a debt Any information we obtain wifl be used tor that purpose. Default has occurred in the conditions of a mort­ gage made by GERALD DAVID LOWE. JR. and JULIE L LOWE, husband and wife (cotiectivety •Mortgagor*), to GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA. a federally chartered corpora­ tion, whose address is 1760 Abbey Road. Suite 200, East Lansing. Michigan 48823 (the •.'.tortgapeo"), dated December 27. 2002. and recu*ded w the office of lhe Register of Deeds tor Barry County. Michigan on December 3a 2002, as instromsra numtsr 1094675 (the *Mortgage*). By reason of suc> dsfeuR. the Mortgagee elects to deciare and hereby d«cteres the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage due ana forthwith As of the date of this Noilho there is defied to be due tor principal and interest nn the Mortgage the sum of Eighteen Thousand So Hundrrd Eighty Four and 49/100 Dotiara ($18,684.45) No suit or proceeding at law has beeninstituted to. redraw the debt secured by the Mortgage or any part thucof. Notice is hereby given that by vtrtus of the । xjwo. of sale contained in the Mortgage and he staiJte in such case made and provided, and to pa*' foe above amount, with interest, as provtoad ir the Mortgage, and al legal coats, charges and expens­ es, including the attorney toe slowed by taw. ant al taxes and insurance premiums paid by thu uretersigned before sale, the Mortgage wB be foreclosed by sate of foe mortgaged premises at pub'c vendue to the highest bidder al foe east entrr/tos to the Bany County Courthouse located in Hastings, Michigan on Thursday, December 7.2'006, at one o'clock in the afternoon. The premises covered by the Mortgage are situated in lhe Township of Irving. County of Barry, State ol Michigan, and are described as follows: Beginning at a point on the North hne of Section 24. Town 4 North, Range 9 West, kving Township, Barry County. Michigan, distant North 89*31*07* East. 665.00 feet from the Northwest comer of said Section 24; thence North 89*31*07* East. 220.00 feet along said Section tine; thence Soufo 00*00XM* West. 474.70 toot; thence South 89*31*04* West 220.00 tool; thence North 00*00*04* East. 474.71 feet to the point of beginning Subject to an ease­ ment for public highway purposes over the Northerly 33 feet thereof tor Jarman Road and any other easements or restrictions of record. Together with al the fixtures, tenements, heredi­ taments. and appurtenances belonging or in any way appertaining. Notice is further given that the length of the redemption period wil be six (6) months from the dated sate. Dated November 2.2006 GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA Mortgagee Timothy Hiltegond s WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD LLP 900 Fifth Third Center 111 Lyon Street N.W. Grand Rapids. Ml 49503-2489 (616) 752-2000 1328006-1 nvr.w STATE OF MKHMAH IN THE CIRCUIT COURT K>R THE COUNTY OF BARRY RLE NO. 0B-338-DM ORDER TO ANSWER HON. JAMES H. RSHER CHERVlJ MERRILL Plaintiff. DANIEL P MERRILL. 206 South Broadway Hastings. Michigan 49058 Phone (269) 945-9585 Attorney tor Plaintiff TO: DANIEL P. MERRILL Based on the Divorce Complaint filed in the above entitled case, it is ordered that Defendant. Daniel P Merrill, shall file an Answer in the above emitted case by the 27fo day d November. 2006. or take such dher action as may be permitted by law. or a Judgment by default may be entered without further notice. James H. Fisher. Circuit Judge Drafted by: David H. Tripp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-9585 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 2. 2006 — Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Robart A. Tramain a AaaocMaa, P C. la a dabt rolartar and wa are attempting to collect a dabt and any Inionnation obtained will be uaad for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CLIFFORD E FOX AND MARCIA FOX. HUSBAND AND WIFE :o NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION . Mortgagee, dated May 08. 2003, and recorded on May 14. 2003 . as Instrument No. 1104315. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. AS TRUSTEE . on when mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum seventy sev-n thousand one hundred nmty one and 85/100 Dollars ($77,191.85). including interest at 10.350% pur annum WITH AN ADJUSTABLE RATE RIDER Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Bany County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1XX) PM on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT 4 AND THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 3 OF BLOCK 6 OF A W PHILLIPS SECOND ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE. AS RECORD­ ED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS. ON PAGE 6. BARRY COUNTY RECORDS The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. DATED: October 26. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCI­ ATION. AS TRUSTEE Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Cafl: (248) 540-7701 mcnoo Notice Of Mortgage Forecloeure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR MABON WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MMJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aaio may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damogoe, N any, shad bo Hmttod solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered al rete, plus InterooL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Cliff Morse and Brenda J. Morse, as joint tenants, original mort­ gagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 8, 2005, and recorded on December 6. 2005 in instrument 1157263. and assigned by said Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER S CWABS. INC. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005­ 16 as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred One Thousand Four Hundred Three And 80/100 Dollars ($101,403.80). including interest at 7.7% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and ttie statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on November 16. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 5 and the West 1/2 of lot 4, Block 2. James Dunning addition to the City Formerly Village of Hastings, according to the ptat thereof as recorded in liber 1 of plats, page 5 Barry County Records The redemption period shal be 6 i.tenths from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: October 19. 2006 For more Information, please cal: FC X 248.503.1302 Trott 6 Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *092115FD2 rnoroa Notice CX Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE iflLTTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This eaie mey be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at safe, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Davit' Vaneerden and Allison Vaneerden. husband and wife, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated August 20. 2004, and recorded on September 7. 2004 in instrument 1133578. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc. as assignee by an assignment, in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Eight Hundred SixtyNine Ate 87/100 Dollars ($106.869 87). including interest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 30. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5 of Rolling Oaks Estates. According to the Recorded Plat Thereof. As Recorded m Uber 6 ol Plats on Page 52 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600,3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated. November 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd S'e 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File 4067322F02 mann FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any information obtained will be ueed for this purpose. If you ere In the Military, pieces contact our office at tha num­ ber listed he/orr. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Jeffrey J McLaren, a married man and Trudyann M McLaren, a married woman husband and wife to Washington Mortgage Company Mortgagee, dated August 27,2001 and recorded November 1,2001 in Instrument *1069093 Bairy County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned through mesne assignments to: The Bank of New York Trost Company, NA as successor to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA as Trustee, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars and Ninety-Eight Cents ($86,168.98) including interest 11.125% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml at 100PM on Thursday. November 30.2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 736 of the City, formerly Vilage, of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 518, of Ptats. Page 762 Commonly known as 526 West Court St. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: OCTOBER 30. 2006 The Bank of New York Trust Company, N A as suc­ cessor to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA. as Trustee. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Surie 100 Rochester HHH, Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-57897 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt colec tor attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Elizabeth Reynolds. Unmarried to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, sotely as nomi­ nee for Accredited Heme Lenders. Inc, Mortgagee, dated February 22,2005 and recorded February 24, 2005 in Instrument 91141860 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Two Thousand Eght Hundred Thirty-One Dollars and Fifty-Seven Cents ($92.631.57) inducing interest 8.49% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be torectored by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, 8! public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml at 1O0PM on Thursday. November 16.2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County, ledagan. and aro described as: Lol 7, Block 10. Kenlakf: Second Addition to the City, formerly Vilage of Hayings. according to the recorded plat, thereof, as recoroed in Uber 1 of Ptats on Page 37. Commonly known as 711 East South Street Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: OCTOBER 13.2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. Assignee ol Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Htis. Ml 48307 (248) 844­ 5123 Our Rte No: 06-56941 (HSBC) ASAP* 797281 10/19/2006, 10/26/2006. 11/02/2006. 11/09/2006 77807*44 Notice Of Mortgage Forfostse Sale THS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be reecinded by the foredoelng mortgagee. In that everrt, your damages, N any, shafl bo limtted aotefy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Lawrence J. Gibson, a single person, original mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, me.. Mortgagee, dated March 14. 2005, and recorded on April 11, 2005 in instrument 1144730, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Five And 93/100 Dollars ($177,345.93). including interest at 6.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land located in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, and being more particularly described as: Commencing at the East 1/4 post of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 sec­ onds West along the East and West 1/4 Hne of said Section. 2803 19 feet for the Point of Beginning of the parcel hereinafter desenbed said point ateo being 220.00 feet West of the center 1/4 post of said Section: thence continuing North 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds West along said East and West 1/4 line 220 00 feet: thence South 00 degrees 49 minutes 50 seconds East parallel with the North and South 1/4 line of sted Section 400.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds East parallel with the said East and West 1/4 Hne. 220.0C fjet; thence North 00 degrees 49 minutes 50 seconds West parallel with said North and South 1/4 Hne 400 00 feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 26. 2006 For more information, please call. FC C 246 593 1301 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *112218F01 Tncrx. Notice Of Mortgage Foreckreure Sate THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM W1X BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE mhjtaryduty. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shaft be limit­ ed sotely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mad, m the conditions of a mortgage made by Rcky A. Parks, a married man. original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 30, 2001, and recorded on December 5. 2001 in instrument 1070621. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to The Huntington National Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is darned to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Seventy-Four And 85/100 Dollars ($76,074 85). including mterest at 7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that aaid mortgage writ be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on November X. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Bany County. Michigan, and are doacribod as: Lots 69 and 70 of J.R. Bush's Fest Additior to the Vttage ol Delton, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Lfoer 1 of plats on page 33. being a part of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 6. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6003241a. in which case the redemption period shM be X days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 26. 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott A Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S111562F01 rngyno Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TNe aete may be rescinded by the foredoelng mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shafl bo limit­ ed sotely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Terri Shropshire, a married woman and Aubra Green Shropshire Jr., her husbW ordinal mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registreitton Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 10. 2006, and recorded on January 18.2006 in instru­ ment 1159078, in Bany county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Huntington National Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Five Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Nine And 70/100 Dollars ($55339.70). incnxkng interest at 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on November 9.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Irving. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: AH that certain parcel of land situated in the Township of Irving County ol Barry, State of M«h»gan, being known and designated as a parcel of land described as commencing 28 rods 10.50 feet North of the Southeast comer of the North 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 22, Town 4 North, Range 9 West thence West 13 rods 1130 feet. thence South 10 rods 1330 feet. thence West 14 rods 10 feet, thence North 22 rods 3 feet, thence East 28 rods 5 feet, thence South 11 rods 6 feet to place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period Shan be X days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 12. 2006 For more information, ptease caM: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. 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THE PROPOSED TAX MILEAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE SUBJECT OF THIS HEARING. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act), MCLA 41.72a(2) (3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Rutland Charter Township Board will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impairtJ and audiotapes of printed materi­ als being considered at the meeting, to individuals with 'Usabilities at the meeting/hearing upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Clerk. Individuals with rfiMWr auxiliary aids or rtnrices should oonttrt th? tk-rk at thMrtbMA or telephone number listed below. Robin J Hawthorne, Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings, MI 49058 (269) 948-2194 CARLTON TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PUBLIC HEARING FOR LEACH LAKE WEED CONTROL To: the Residents and Property Owners of Cartton Township, Barry County, Michigan, the Owners of Land Within the Leach Lake Weed Control Special Assessment District No. 01 and Any Other Interested Persons: PLEASK TAKE NOTICE that the Supervisor of the Tbwnship has reported to the Tbwnship Board and filed in the office of the Township Cleric for public examination a special assessment roll prepared by him covering all 62 parcels within the Leach Lake Weed Control Special Assessment District No. 01 bene­ fited by the proposed weed control project. Said assessment roll has been prepared for the purpose of assessing a portion of the costs for a lake management program for the control of weeds and/or algae in Leach Lake (or the 2007 through 2011 seasons and work incidental thereto within the aforesaid Special Assessment District as more particularty shown on the plans and estimates of costs of the Township Engineer on file with the Township Cleric at Carlton Township Hall, 85 Welcome Road, within the Township, which assessment is in the approximate amount of $62,290.00, or $12,458.00 per year plus legal and publication expenses for a total of $13300.00 for the first year. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Supervisor has further reported that the assessment against each parcel of land within said district is such relative portion of the whole sum levied against all parcels of land in said district as the benefit to such parcels bears to the total benefit to all parcels of land in said district The proposed special assessment as shown on the roll is $201.00 per parcel with first year to be in the amount of approximately $217.00 per parcel. For further information you are invited to exam­ ine the Roll. STATE OF HCHGAN PROBATE COURT BARRY COUNTY ORCUTT COURT - FAMH.Y DIVISION PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING RLE NC. 2006-24645-NC In the matter of Samantha Lynn Bigelow. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS including whose addressfes) are unknown and whose inter­ est in the matter may be barred or affected by the foltowing: TAKE NOTICE: A hearing wil be held on Nov. 29. 2006 at 3 XX) p m. al 206 W Court St.. Hastings. Ml 49058 before Judge Hon. William M. Doherty P41960 for the following purpose: change of last name for minor child, from Samantha Lynn Bigelow to Samantha Lynn Wymer Date 10-31-06 Terri L. Wymer 817 E. Brogan Rd. Hastings. Ml 49058 908-2656 rT*57‘" PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board will meet at the Carlton Township Hall at 85 Welcome Road, on November 13.2006 commencing at 8 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing said Special Assessment Roll, hearing any objections thereto, and thereafter confirming said Roll as submitted or revised or amended. Said roll may be examined at the office of the Township Clerk (at the Township Hall) during regular business hours of regular business days until the lime of said hearing and may further be examined at said hearing. .Appearance and protest at this hearing is required in order to appeal the amount of lhe special assessment to lhe State Tax Tribunal. An owner, or party in interest, or his or her agent may appear in person at the hearing to protest the Special Assessment, or may file his or her appearance or protest by letter at or before the hearing, and in that event, personal appearance shall not be required. The owner or any person having an interest in the real property who protests in person or in writing at the hearing may file a written appeal of the special assessment with the State Tix Tribunal within X days after the confirmation of the Special Assessment Roll. After the public hearing is closed, the Township Board may confirm the roll as submitted or as revised or amended: may provide for payment of special assessments in installments with interest on the unp»;d balance: and may provide by Resolution for any and all such other matters as are permitted by law with regard to Special Assessments for public sanitary sewer improvements. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Carlton Township will provide necessary and reasonable auxiliary a«ds and services at the hearing to individuals with disabilities upon reasonable notice to the Carlton Township Clerk of the need for the same. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the office of the Township Clerk in writing or by calling the undersigned Clerk at least five days prior to the hearing. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place, in person or by repre­ sentative. and to submit comments concerning the foregoing. 775O7XW CARLTON TOWNSHIP Wilma Daniels, Clerk 85 Welcome Road Hastings. MI 49058 269 945-5990 �Page 12 - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner MGAL KOTICES Robert A. Tremain A Asaoclatee, P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used lor that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by DOUGLAS C HOWELL AKA DOUGLAS CARL HOWELL. A SIN­ GLE MAN 10 MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS­ TRATION SYSTEMS INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER ANO LENDER'S SUC­ CESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS MAINSTREET SAVINGS BANK. FSB. Mortgages, dated November 25. 2003. and RE-RECORDED on O^mber 10.2003, as Instrument No. 1119033, in BARRY County Records, Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of one hundred eleven thousand five hundred sixty throe and 88/100 Dolars (1111.563 68), including interest at 5 250% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wdl bo toredoeed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the At Bany County Courthouse, Hastings, Mt, at 1 DO PM on November 09,2006 Said premises are srtuated in TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON. BARRY County. Michigan and are THE EASTERLY 330 FEET OF THE SOUTH­ WEST ONE-QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 28. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. TOWNSHIP OF CARL­ TON. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN The redemption period she! be 12 months from the date of such sale. DATED: October 12. 2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Cal: (248) 540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTBO TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY BTORMADOR WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MKJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be MORTGAGE SALE - Patau* has boon made in the conditions of a mortgage mads by John M. Chnstensen and Laura K. Christensen, husband and wife, original mortgagors). to Oak Street Mortgage. LLC, Mortgagee, dated June 16, 2003. and recorded on June 27, 2003 in instrument 1107318, In Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by sold Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank, as Trustee as assignee by an assignment on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Four And 07/IX Dollars (TI32.984.07). including interest al 8% per annum. Under the power of sals contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in ouch case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be forectonad by a sate of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 30, 2008. Said premisos are situated in Township of Thomappto. Barry County, Michigan, and are desertbed as: Lot 20. HBtop Estates, according to the recorded piat thereof in Uber 5 of Plats, on Page 74. ____ The redemption period shal bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, In which case the redemption period aha* bo 30 days from the date of ouch sate. Dated: October 26.2006 For more information. please cal: FC H 248.5931300 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #111B06F01 morn Notice Of Mortgage Forectoaure Selo THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ PIG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Tble sete mey be reecinded by the torectoaing mortgagee. In thet event your demegee, ft any, shell be limit­ ed aotefy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage mads by Ross Ford, a single person, original mortgagor s), to First Federal of Michigan, the Michigan Operating Name of Charter One Bank, F.S.B., Mortgagee, dated February 21,2002, and recorded on March 8.2002 in instrument 1076235, in Bany county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Nine And 65/IX Dollars ($78,009.65). including interest at 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM. on November 9. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5 Block D. Pleasant Shores, according to the recorded piat thereof in Liber 3 of Plats, on Page 59 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wrth MCLA 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal bo 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 12,2006 For more information, pteasa cal: FC J 248.593.1311 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 FHe #110068F01 __ Notice Of Mortgage Foroctoeufe Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Ty aale mey be reecinded by the foractoeing mortgagee In that event, your damages, If any, shad be Hmtted aotefy lo the rjtum of the bid amount te?»darad at aato, plua Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kyle L i icrrnor ano uoroon w. rterrner, as joint Tenants with full rights of survivorship, original mortgagor s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC, Mortgagee, dated August 6,2003, and recorded on October 18. 2006 in instrument 1171562, in Bany county records. Michigan. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Credit Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC as assigns! by an assignment. on which mort­ gage Here te claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Throe Hundred Ninety-Seven And 95/IX Dollars ($91,397.95), including interest at 9.9% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged promteas, or some part of thorn, at pubic vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM, on November 30.2006. Said promises are situated in Township of Orangeville, Barry County. Michigan, and are deecribed as: Lot 5. Keyzer Plat, according to tha recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 5, of Plats, Page 88 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case tha redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 26.2006 For more information, please cal: FC C 248-593.1X1 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Ale S097502F01 rwao RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARKY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE Of PCTUC HEARING ON PBOrOSEP CREATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR LARRY a ANBTA BAUM. HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS Hi£u_ANILIIIELEJLKE&L-ESUIEJJ£. TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND, BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PUASE TAKE NOTKS that the Rutland Charter Township Board will hold a public hearing concern­ ing the proposed creation of an Industrial Development District at the regular scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, November 8, 2006, at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, 2461 Heath Road, Hastings. Michigan, commencing at 730 p.m. PLEASE TAKE HJRTUR NOTKB that the proposed Industrial Development District *6 for Larry & Anieta Baum. Hastings Fiber Glass Products Inc., and Triple B Real Estate LLC will encompass an area of the Township of Rutland, Parcel • 08-13-013-018-00. Parcel • 08-13-013-020-00. Parcel • 08-13-013-024­ 10. Parcel • 08-13-013-019-00. Parcel • 08-13-013-023-00. Parcel 9 08-13-400-001-60 and Parcel 9 08-13­ 013-001-15 described as: COM ATSE COR SEC 13T3N R9WTH N ON SEC U 107335 FT FOR POB TH N 89 DEG 56’W917.45 FT TH N 88 DEG 08‘50" W 195.97 FT TH N 00 DEG 52’35" E 710.54 FT TO SLY ROW W GREEN ST TH S 77 DEG 35’ 50" E AL SD SLY ROW U 200 FT TH S Of) DEC 52’ 35" W 406.45 FT TH S 89 DEG 57 11" E 374.93 FT TH N 00 DEG 08W 338.99 FT THS 77 DEG 56’E 3043 FT THS 27337 FT THE 2475 FT TO E SEC U TH S 264 FT TO POB. You are invited to attend this hearing. If you are unable to attend, written comments may be submitted in lieu of a personal appearance by writing to tlie Township Clerk at the Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings. Ml 49058, at any time up to the date of the hearing and may be further received by the Township Board at said public hearing. This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 cf 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act). MCLA 41.72a(2)(3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rutland Charter Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for lhe hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individ­ uals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon five (5) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Rutland Charter Township by writing or calling the Township. All interested persons are invited to be present for comments and suggestions at this public hearing. -M7U4 Robin J. Hawthorne. Clerk Rutland Charter Township 2461 Heath Road Hastings. Michigan 49058 Telephone: (269) 948-2194 foreclosure notice This firm to a dabt colteeter attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information obtained win ba ueed for thia purpose. B you are In the Military, pteeee contact our office at tha num­ ber tinted below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Dennis OConnor and Mekssa OConnor. joint ten­ ants with the rights of survivorship to Option One Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, dated March 25. 2005 and recorded April 5. 2005 in Inst ument #1144382 Bany County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: U.S. Bank. National Association, as trustee for J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. 2005-OPT 1 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates Senes 2005-Of*T i. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Eight DoEars and Ten Cents ($129.25810) inducing interest 8.6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. rotica is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1D0PM on Thursday. November 30,2006. Said premises are srtuated in Township ol Cartton. Barry County. Michigan, and ara described as: The East 220 teat of the West 286 teet of the North 480 feet of the West one-half, Northwest onequarter of Section 13. Town 4 North. Range 8 West. Cartton Township. Barry County. Michigan. Together with an easement for ingress, egress and utiMy purposes over the West 66 teet of the Nortn 480 feet of the West one-half. Northwest one-quar­ ter of Section 13, Town 4 North. Range 8 West. Cartton Township. Barry County. Michigan Commonly known as 4044 Jordan Rd, Freeport Ml 49325 Tha redemption period shal be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: OCTOBER 29.2006 U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee tor J.P. Morgan Mortage Acquisition Corp. 2005-OPT1 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-OPT1, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester HRs. Ml 48307 (248)844-5123 Our File No: 06-57797 THIS RRM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WEOBTAJNW1XBE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MUTARYDUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Leo J. Lanning, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successor sodtor assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 1.2006 and recorded February 13. 2006 m Instrument Number 1160113, Barry County Records, Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Nine and 95/100 Dolars ($91,329.95) including interest al 8.75% par annum. Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided, notice te hereby given that said mortgage wM be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Bany County. Michigan at 1 X p.m. on NOVEMBER 30. 2006. Said premises ara located in the Township of Baltimore. Barry County, Michigan, and are The West 37.16 acres of the Northeast one-quar­ ter of the Northwest fractional one-quarter of Section 3, Town 2 North. Range 8 West, Baltimore Township. Barry County, Michigan, except begin­ ning al the Southeast comer of the West 37.16 acres or the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest fractional one-quarter of said Section 3, thence 260 teet due West to point of beginning, thence North 208 teet; thence West 208 teat; thence South 206 teet; thence East 208 feet to the point of beginning, also except the Easternmost 66 teat of said West 37.16 acres. The redemption period shal be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 9600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event your damages, M any, are limited sotely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: November 2. 2006 Odens Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate RLE NO. 08-6024633-DE Estate of Rebecca Ann Shuert, deceased. Date of birth: 03/03/1947. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Rebecca Ann Shuert. who lived at 624 Eagle Point. Odessa Twp.. Michigan died 08/05/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Desmond S. Shuert. named personal representative or proposed personal rep­ resentative. or to both the probate court at 206 W Court Street. Suite 302. Hastings and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after (he date of publication of this notice. Date: 10/25/2006 Peter Kladder ill P26877 607 Cascade West Parkway Grand Rapids. Ml 49546 (616) 285-0661 Desmond S Shuert 5901 Martin Road Woodland. Ml 48897 (269) 367-4OS5 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jodie D. Perry-Walley, a single woman, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. fAongagee. dated June 30. 2005 and recorded July 19. 2005 in Instrument Number 1149700, Bany County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank. National Association as Trustee tor Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC 2006-OP1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2006-OP1 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Sixteen and 28/100 Dofiare ($142316.28) including interest at 7325% per annum Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in auch caae made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage tvOI be torectoaed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings In Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on NOVEMBER 30.2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2 of Carters Fine Lake Park Annex, accord­ ing to the plat thereof recorded In Uber 5 of Ptats. Page 3 of Barry County Records. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abmdoned in accordance with MCLA 96003241a, In which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited sotety to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: November 2.2006 . Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No. 221.5132 77*pm THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFCWOAT1ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFM',E AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE Default has been nude in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sandt.x L Singer, aka Sandra L Clark, a single woman. !o Option One Mortgage Corporation, a Caltomia Corporation. Mortgagee, dated May 9. 2003 and recorded May 12. 2003 in Instrument Number 1106389, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Weis Fargo Bank. NA, as Trustee lor GSAMP Trust 2003-HE2 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-HE2 by assignment. There is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Nine and 04/100 Dollars ($77,739.04) induding interest at 10% per annum. Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and orovxifo. notice la hereby given that said mortgage wil bo foredoaed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Bany County, Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on NOVEMBER X, 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Castleton, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5, Block B of Pleasant Shores, according to the piat thereof, as recorded in Uber 3 of Ptats on Pago 59. a part of the Southwest fractional onoquarter of Section 19. Town 3 North. Rango 7 West Castiaton Township. Bany County, Michigan. The redemption period shal bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §800 3241a, in which case tha redemption period shal bo 30 days from the dat» of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited sotely to tha return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: November 2,2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Ate No. 221.5174 nwwi MORTGAGE SALE This firm is a dabt cottectoc attempting to colecf a debt and any information wo obtain will be used lor that purpose. Please contact our office at the number below H you are in active military duty. Default has been maue in lhe conditions of a mortgage made by Rosemary Benedict, a/k/a Rosemary H. Benedict, n/k/a Rosemary H. Melchert, whose address is believed to be 1019 Greenwood Street. Middleville, fill 49333, to the United States of America, acting through the Farmers Home Administration. United States Department of Agriculture now known as United States Department of Agriculture Rural Devetopment. dated January 31,1995 and record­ ed February 1. 1995 in Barry County Register of Deeds at Uber 624 Pages 241. 242. 243, & 244. and in which mortgage there is daimed to be due as of September 28.2006 the sum of One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-two and 23/100 ($116,38233) Dolars including Interest at 8 percent per annum, interest is $16.6809 per day. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by sate of the mortgaged property, or some part thereof, at pubic venue, at Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 1 DO P.M. on NOVEMBER 16. 2006. Said premises are srtuated in the Village ol Middleville, Barry County. Michigan and are desenbed as follows: Lot 140, Middleville Downs No. 7. according to the recorded piat in Uber 5 of Ptats, Page 82. Barry County records The redemption penod shall be six (6) months from the date of such sate unless the property is abandoned, in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (X) days from the date of sate or abandonment, if abandonment occurs after sate. DATED: October 9. 2006 David L. Porteous Attorney for Mortgagee PORTEOUS LAW OFFICE. PC. 4393 - 220th Avenue. P.O Box 206 Reed City. Ml 49677 TELEPHONE: (231) 832-3231 rrsoTtM THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTB*TING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL &E USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MUTARYDUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mads in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jerry Rowden, married and Kknberty Rowden, married, to Select Bank, Mortgagee, dated November 26. 2X1 and recorded December 5.2X1 in Instrument Number 1070789. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage Is now held by Washington Mutual Bank. FA successor by merger with Homeside Lending- Inc. by asaignmenL There is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Eight Hundred Seventeen and 93/1X Dollars ($150,817.93) indudtog interest at 6.875% par annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such caae made and pro­ vided, nonce is hereby gtvan that said mortgage w« ba foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged pramteee. or some part of them, at pubfic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1X p.m. on NOVEMBER 9.2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Carlton, Barry County. Mfchigan. and are deecribed aa: Part of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 21. ■own 4 Norm , Mange o wesi. oeserneo as. com­ mencing at tha South ono^uarter corner ol said Section 21, also being the point of beginning; thence North X degrees X minutes X seconds East 66 X teet along the North- South one-quarter ine of said Section 21; also being the centarime of Barber Road; thence North X degrees X minutes 15 seconds East 348.95 teat; thence North X degrees X minutes X seconds East 374JO test, thence North X degrees 33 minutes 15 seconds East 640.X teet: thence South X degrees 03 min­ utes 49 seconds East 440.5 teal to a point on the South line of sa«d Section 21; thence South X degrees X minutes 15 seconds West 99034 teet along sad South fine to the point of beginning. Subject to right-of-way tor Barber Road together with and subject to right-of-way tor easement tor private road deecribed as: that part of the Southeast one-quarter of Section 21, Town 4 North, Range 8 West, descried as: Commencing at the South anaquarter comer of said Section 21, ateo being 9w point of beginning; thence North X dagreee X minutes X seconds East M.X teat atong tie North-South one-quarter Ina of said Section 21, ateo being the oenterflne of Barber Road; thence North X degrees X minutes 15 seconds South 568.95 teat; thence South X degrees X minutes X seoorxfe West M X teet to a point on the South Ina of said Section 21; thanes South X degrees X i.-Vnutes 15 seconds West 568.95 teat Mong said So rth Ine to the point of beginning. The redemption period shal be 12 months from •he dttte of such sate, unless determined abandu’tod in accordance with MCLA 98X.3241a. In whia. case 9te redemption period shal ba X days from tha date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The torectoaing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In tha; avtmt, your damages. V any, are limited aotefy to the return bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interCM. Dated: October 12.2X6 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Senricar P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-10X Rte No . 362.06X rrmi Of Mortg^a Forectoaure Esto THB RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTIWTKQ TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WWJ. BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MSJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte aato may be reedndad by Ma torectoaing arertgsgee In tMavont,yourdaaMgoa.ltany,aha9belmbad aotefy to Mo return of B*a bid amount ten­ dered al aato, piua InteraaL MORTGAGE SALE • Datault has been made In the conditions of a mortgage made by John K. Powers, a manted man, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee tor tender and tender^ successors andfor assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 12. 2003, and recorded on August 14, 2003 in instrument 1110974, in Barry county records, MtaNgen. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Seventy-Eight And 02/1X Dollars ($143,078.02), Including interest at 6% per annum. Under tha power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such caae made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that twid mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM. on November 9. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel B: Commencing at the Southeast comar of Section 15. Town 2 North, Range 7 West and running thence North 01 degrees 37 minutes X seconds West along the East lino of said Section 1517.14 teat for the place of beginning; thence North X degrees 47 minutes X seconds Waal 409.13 teet; thence North 01 degrees 37 minutes X seconds West 220.X teet; thence North X degrees 47 minutes X seconds East 4X.13 foot to the East line of said Section; thence South 01 degrees 37 minutes X seconds East along said Ina 220.X feet to the place of beginning. The Easterty X X feet thereof being reserved tor high­ way purposes. Parcel C: A parcel of land in foe Southeast 1/4 of Section 15. Town 2 North. Rango 7 West described as; commencing at the Southeast comer of said Section 15; thence North 01 degrees 37 minutes X seconds West along the Fant line of said Section 1737.14 feet for the place of beginning; thence North X degrees 47 minutes X seconds Wool 40913 feet; thence North 01 degrees 37 minute* X seconds West 220.X feet; thence North X degrees 47 minutes 39 seconds East 409.13 teet to the East line of said Section; thence South 01 degrees 37 minutes X seconds East along said lino 220.X feet to the place of beginning. Subject to highway right of way over the Easterty X.X foot thereof The redemption penod shal be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: October 12. 2006 For more information, please cal. FC X 248 593 1X2 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Fie #027771FO2 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES SYNOPSIS RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 11. 2006 -7:30 P.M. Regular meeting called to order and Pledge of Allegiance Present Lee. Rogers. Hawthorne. Flint. Lyons. Greenfield and Carr and sixteen guests Approved agenda by voce vote Minutes of the September 13. 2006 Regular Board Meeting approved Accepted the 2007-2009 Cemetery Contract from Mike HaJlifax by roll call vote Buildmg/Zoning Report for September accepted by voice vt**. Adopted Resolution *2006-57. Hastings Fiberglass & Triple B Real Estate LLC Industnai Development District by roll call vote Vouchers approved for payment Treasurer's report for September accepted by voce vote. Adopted Ordinance *2006-113, Amendment of Parking & Loading Spaces, and amendment to General Provisions. General Lighting & Screening Requirement by roll call vote Adopted Ordinance *2006-118. Rezoning of cer­ tain properties in Section 27 and 33 from AG to RE by roll call vote Adopted Ordinance #2006-119. Amendment to General Provisions. Minimum Landscape Requirements by roll call vote Adopted Ordinance *2006-120, Amendment to Mixed Use District by addition of Section 104.1710 a entitled Greenbelts by roll call vote Adopted Ordinance #2006-121. Amendment to Mixed Use District by addition of Section 104.1709 a entitled Architectural Standards by roll call vote. Adopted Resolution #2006-59. Acceptance of Sand Creek LLC A Sand Creek Dairy PA 116 Applications, by roll can vote. Adjourned Board Meeting and Opened Public Adopted Resolution #2006-56. Creation of Industrial Development District #4 and #5 for FlexFab and Flexible Horizons, by roll call vote Closed Public Hearing at 906 p.m Respectfully submitted. Robin Hawthorne. Clerk Attested to by. Jim Can. Supervisor WWW rutlandtownship org mow THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Angela Miller, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 17. 2006 and recorded June 26. 2006 in Instrument Number 1166452. Berry County Records. Michigan There is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred Sixteen and 0/100 Dollars ($191.316 00) mckxkng interest at 7.7% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO pm. on NOVEMBER 9. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Cartton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 9. Leach Lake Resort, as recorded in Uber 1 ol Plats. Page 68. Barry County Records. The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS. The foredosmg mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages. if a-y. are limited sotely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sale, plus interest. Dated. October 12. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 File No 199 3296 ’ncra THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Susan Mane Crumback. to Washington Mutual Bank. FA. Mortgagee dated February 5. 2003 and recorded February 14. 2003 in Instrument Number 1097671. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of SeventyTwo Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Three and 22/100 Dollars (S72.723.22) including .merest at 6% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that ssxl mortgage will be foreclosed bv a sate or the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubhc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings In Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p m on NOVEMBER 16. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as That part of Section 9. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, desenbed as beginning at the Southwest comer of Lot 39 of Fawn Lake Plat, thence North 2 degrees 10 minutes West 525.00 feet along the West line of said Lot and the West line of said Lot and the West line of Pappy's Drive, thence South 65 degrees 20 minutes 09 seconds West 167 59 feet: thence South 05 degrees 18 minutes 09 sec­ onds East 453 84 feet (previously recorded as South 07 degrees 30 minutes East; thence South 88 degrees 44 minutes East 130 28 feet along the East-West one-quarter Ime of said Section to the place ol beginning The redemot on perod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS. The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, rf any. are limited sotely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This Mie may be reecinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Joel P. Appel, a single man. original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 6. 2002. and recorded on September 24. 2002 in instrument 1067980. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Sorty-Four And 48/100 Dollars ($87,364.48). includ­ ing interest at 6.875% per annum Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village ol Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 25. Town 4 North. Range 10 West, described as: Beginning at the Southwest comer of sate Section; thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds East 285 00 feet along the West line of sate Southwest 1/4; thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 49 seconds East 660 0 feet parallel with the South line of said Southwest 1/4; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds West 285 0 feet; thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 49 sec­ onds West 660 0 feet along the South line of said Southwest 1 /4 to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 12 months from lhe date of such sate. Dated: November 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #091388F03 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure SMe THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may ba reecinded by the forecioelng mortgagee, in that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered at aala, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Patricia Blackwood, a married woman, and Billie Blackwood. Jr., her husband, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 15. 2005. and recorded on February 25. 2005 in instru­ ment 1141946. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-One Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Five And 82/100 Dollars ($181,575.82), including interest at 6.625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the stotute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 17 of Fawnlake Plat, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in liber 4 ol plats, page 37. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date Gf such sate. Dated: November 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott A Pratt. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #113147F01 T7tor«i NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS This sate may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited sotely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made ir the conditions of a mortgage made by Janet Wetemann. a single woman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 24. 2005. and recorded on January 26. 2005 in instru­ ment 1140725. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sate Mortgagee to CitiMortgage. Inc as assignee by an assignment, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Two And 02/100 Dollars ($139,572.02). including interest at 4.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that sate mortgage wilt be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 DO PM. on November 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Unit No. 19. High Ridge Crossings Condominium according to lhe Master Deed recorded m Document No. 1095283. as amended, and designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Plan No. 26. together with nghts in the general common elements and the limited common elements as shown on the Mas's? Deed and as desenbed in Act 59 of the Pubic Acts of 1978, as amended The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shr« be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: October 19. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys Foi Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #11O741FO1 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be resand­ ed by the foreclosing mortgageeJn that event. your damages, if any. shall be Untied aotefy to the r»tum of the bto amount tendered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage matte by David L Hutet. a married man and Shirley Hutet, his wife, for dower nghts. original mortgagor(s). to Chase Bank USA. NA, Mortgagee, dated September 23.2005. and recorded on September 30.2005 in instrument 1153620. in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Thirteen Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Four And 79/100 Dollars ($213,694 79). including interest at 6.925% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on November 16. 2006. Said premises are situated m Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 330 feet of the East 660 feet of the West 990 feet ol the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 32. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, except the North 311 teet thereof The redemption period shal be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: October 19. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #11O597FO1 — NOTICE — RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: The regular scheduled Planning Wednesday. November 15. 2006 has bcea Commuwon meeting on The regular scheduled Planning Commission meeting on November 14.2006 at 7 JO p.m. will be held to discuss regular business. ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 TOW <2691MK21IM — NOTICE — RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PLEASE TAKE NOTlCEi The Rutland Charter Township Zoning on Tharsday, November 9, 2006 at 7:30 p-m. to render an interpretation of Rutland Charter Township Board of Appeals will meet Zoning Ordinance. Article XII. R 5 Recreation District. Section 104.1203 Uses Subject to Special Use Permit. J) All uses permitted in the R-2 zoning district, as per request of the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission. Dated October 19. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC Attorneys for Service' P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 File No 362 0690 ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 -75O7.J- (2691948-2194 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reecinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bs limitsd sotely to ths return of ths bid amount ten­ dered st sals, pfoa interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Vaughn R. Dmgtedine. Jr., and Mana Dmgtedine. Husband and Wife, original mortgagors), to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated June 25. 2004. and recorded on July 30. 2004 in instrument 1131668, in Barry county records, Michigan. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Weis Fargo Bank. N.A.. in Trust for the benefit of Park Place Securities. Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-WCW2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-One And 02/100 Dollars ($168231.02). mdudmg interest at 8.75% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such caae made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premHes. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot(s) Parcel 1: Lof 2 of Block 1, Butter's Addition to the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded piat thereof. Parcel 2, beginning at the Southeast comer of Lot 1 m Butter's Addition to the City of Hastings, according to the recorded piat thereof, thence South 184 feet to the Bank of Thomappte River, thence Westerly along the bank of said river, approximately 200 teet; thence North approximate­ ly 220 feet to the Southwest comer of Lot 3 of Butter's Addition to the City of Hastings, according to the recorded piat therof; thence Easterly along the South ime of Lots 1 through 3, of said Butter's Addition, being identical with the Northerly line of Lot 9. Wilcox Addition to the City of Hastings. to the place of beginning, comprising of approximately the Easterty one half (1/2) of the Easterty one half (1/2) of said Lot 9. Wilcox Addition to the City J Hastings. The recamption period shal be 6 months tom the date of such sate, unless determined i#xmdoned in accordance with MCLA 6003241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 da>-s from the dale of such sate. Dated: October 26.2006 For more information, ptease caH: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #111809F01 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This fxm is a debt colector attempting to collect a debt Any infnrmaiinn we obtam wil bo used for that purpose. Default has occurred in the conditions of a mort­ gage made by GERALD D. LOWE. JR. and JULIE L. LOWE, husband and wife (collectively ■Moc.gagu''). to GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA. a federally chartered corpora­ tion. whose address is 1760 Abbey Road. Suite 200, East Lansing. Michigan 48823 (the •Mortgagee’), dated October 8.2003, and recorded in the office o’ the Register of Deeds tor Barry County. Michigan on October 10. 2003. as instru­ ment number 1115304 (the ‘Mortgage'). By reason of such default the Mortgagee elects to declare and hereby deciares the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage due and payable forthwith As of the date of this Notice there is daimed to be due for principal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of One Hundred Eleven Thousand One Hundred Twenty Eight and 62/100 Dollars ($111,128.62). No suit or proceeding at law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage or any part thereof. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sate contained in the Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay the above amount, with interest, as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expens­ es. inducing the attorney tee allowed by law. and al taxes and insurance premiums paid by the under­ signed before sate, the Mortgage will be toredoeed by sate of the mortgaged premises at pubic vendue to the highest bidder at the east entrance to the Barry County Courthouse located in Hastings. Michigan on Thursday. December 7. 2006. at one o'clock in the afternoon. The premises covered by the Mortgage are srtuated in the Township of Hastings. County of Bany, State ol Michigan, and are described as fotows: Commencing at the South 1/4 comer of Section 21. Town 3 North, Range 8 West, thence North 00-16'47- East 1494 28 feet along the North and South 1/4 line ol said Section; thence South 89*053V East 240 04 feet to the point of begin­ ning; thence North 01*2203* West 194.34 teet; thence North 24*39*36* East 30.10 feet; thence North 85*20*24* East 268.38 test to the centerline of Nashville Road; thence South 30*30'33* East 17.44 feet along said centerline; thence Southerly 234.91 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, the radius of which is 995 165 feet, the central angle of which is 13*31*29* and the chord ol which bears South 23*44'48" East 234.37 feet along said cen­ terline; thence South 81*56*22* West 381.47 feet; thence North 01*22*03- West. 39.61 feet to the point of beginning Except the North 33 feet there­ of Subject to an easement for pubic highway pur­ poses over tha Easterly 33 feet thereof tor Nashville Road and any other Easements or Restrictions of Record. Together with all the fixtures, tenements, heredi­ taments. and appurtenances belonging or in any way appertaining Notice is further given that the length of the redemption penod w* be six (6) months from the date of sate. Dated November 2. 2006 GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA Mortgagee Timothy Hiltegonds WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD LLP 900 Fifth Third Center 111 Lyon Street. N.W. Grand Rapids, Ml 49503-2489 (616) 752-2000 1328002-1 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION *E OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reecinded by the torectoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damagee, if any, shall be krntted sotefy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the condteons of a mortgage made by Poppy Ann Smith f/k/a Poppy Ann Root. ar. unmarried woman, ongmal mortgagor(s). to Avalon Financial Corp , a Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 13. 1999, and recorded on September 21. 1999 m instrument 1035599. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assign­ ments to WeHs Fargo Bank. N.A. as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 1999-C as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Thirty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Thirty­ Eight And 62/100 Dolars ($34,438.62). mdudmg interest at 12.7% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wM be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1.-00 PM. on November X. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Bany. Bany County. Michigan, and are deecribed as: Lol 36, of Sundago Park, according to the recorded piat thereof, as recorded in Uber 2. on Page 11. Bany County Records. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days horn the dale of such sate. Dated: November 2. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC G 248.503.1310 Trott A Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite#112579F01 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) M24100F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage mad? by Mark Horreil. a married man of Bany County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach i .tortgage Company, A Corporation dated the 25th day of Apm A.D. 2005. and recorded in the office of the Register af Deeds, tor the County of Barry and State of .'tichigen. on the 4th day of May. A.D. 2005, in Instrume.'t NO. H45887 ol Barry Records, which said mortgage was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Coiroany. as Trustee tor Long Beach Mortgage Loan Tru^* 2005-WL2 , thru mesne assignments, on wtxch rixslgsgo there is claimed to be due. at the deto atttateeiotice.aai p.s»ctoa! of $127,720 00for* hundred tweniy aowthousart. seven hundred twenty dollars and <««o cents) piuc accrued interest at 7.50% (seven poim 4ve zero) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at tew or in equity !*«-।ng been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therutore. by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue al the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice te hereby given that on, the 30th day of November. A.D.. 2006, at 1D0 o'dock said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate at public auction, to the high­ est bidder, ct the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings. Ml, Barry County. Michigan, of the preri­ ises described in said mortgage. Which said prem­ ises are described as follows: Al that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Carlton, m the County of Barry and State of Mfchigan and desenbed as fotows to wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND LOCAT­ ED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON. COUNTY OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHIGAN: PARCEL A: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 16. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 51' 28’ WEST 500.00 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 16; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH X DEGREES 51'28* WEST 352.91 FEET ALONG SAID EAST LINE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 02' 56- WEST 812 00 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH ONE EIGHTY LINE OF SECTION 16; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 51' 2T WEST 87.00 FEET: THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 02' 56" WEST 506.11; THENCE NORTH X DEGREES 52' 40* EAST 40313 FEET; THENCE NORTH X DEGREES 51' 28* EAST 34.51 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 17* 44* EAST 340.96 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 02' 0C‘ EAST 394 88 FEET; THENCE NORTH X DEGREES 5T 28' EAST 35 15 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 02' (XT EAST 181.12 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING Commonly known as: 5861 Usbome Rd. Tax ID: 08-04-016-105-100-04 The redemption penod sha# be six months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban •Joned m accordance with 1948CL 6X.324la. in which case the redemption period shal be X days from the date of such sale. Dated: October 26. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO, L.RA. By: Daniel E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney tor Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Rets Co, L.P.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48064 WWR#05560662 mow Bring your film to PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. �Page 14 - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner ELECTION, continued from page 1 Orangeville and Yankee Springs townships, is Maple Valley Board of Education, has served rumored to be the closest contest, in a battle on the council as a trustee since 1994 and between president for his last two terms. Democrat David Brinkert and Republican Mark Englerth. Brinkert is vice Meanwhile incumbent trustees Ron Bracy. chairman of the Barry County Democratic Mary Coll and Mike Kenyon will vie for their Englerth. Party. who defeated Board seats against challenger Richard Harwood. Chairwoman Clare Tripp in the August pri­ Bracy, who is retired has lived in Nashville mary. is former chairman of the Barry County for 29 years, is completing his first four-year Republican Party. term. In the past he has served on the Zoning Where to Vote... Assyria Township - 8094 Tasker Road, off M-66 at Assyria Center. Bellevue - Township Hall. Baltimore Township - 3100 E. Dowling Road. Hastings - Township Hall. 948- Homelessness is a reality - even here in the To begin the Homeless Awareness Week Republican Jeff VanNortwick defeated Board of Appeals and currently serves and 5346. currently serves on the Planning Commission, 517*"* Township - prccinct - - 155 E. Orchard Street. Delton - Township Hall. 623- Aug. 8. but will be opposed on lhe ballot by the Department of Public Works Committee, independent Ron Miller. The district takes in the cemetery board and the transfcr/recyclc The polls win be open at aH Bany County election sites from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 4. board. He said he is running for council again tance. Mary Coll has lived in Nashville 11 years Hastings Charter Township - 885 River Road. Hastings - Township Hall. 948-9690. Irving Township - Precinct 2 - Comer of Woodschool Road and Wing Road, to approve a special one-mill levy earmarked pro tern. He also serves on the police. entirely for operation and maintenance of Department of Public Works, policy and ordi­ nance. buildings and grounds committees. forward.” Funding for the cemetery no longer Kenyon said his father. Bemie. was once a is adequate and the city has been asked to take Nashville police officer and a member of the over its operations. village council. Kenyon added he enjoys Frank serving his fellow citizens and hopes they feel Dunham, a 33-year resident of the village he has. and will continue to represent them to works as a master mechanic for Maple Grove Township - 721 Durkee Street, Nashville - Township Hall. 852-0872. viduals Orangeville Township - 6912 S. Boulter Road (in Orangeville), Shelbyville - Luminaries can be returned early, by Nov. 8, Prairieville Township Challenger Richard Harwood has lived in Dunham, who previously served on the Nashville 31 years and works as a department public office before, but said be is running for Prairieville Township Precinct 2 - 11351 Lindsay Road, Plainwell, Pine 1 alee Fire Department. 623-5101. 2194. Emergency Services. Thomapple Township Precinct 2 - 200 E. Main, Middleville - Township Hall. 795­ 7202. They cannot begin construction until that step is completed.” Carr said Moyle was still enthusiastic about the project and offered to put up a sign on the property stating that the inn was com­ ing. “1 told him that was an option, that was up to him.” Carr said. Rutland Township agreed last May to sell 6.9 plus acres to builder/developers Darrel Herweyer of Dar Development and Moyle of Moyle Development LLC of Rockford. Moyle hafmwrnre wet will have 70 moms and a pool. He originally said con­ struction would start this year and projected Plans call for the hotel to take up approxi­ mately two acres and the remaining acreage Yankee Springs Township Precinct I - 284 North Briggs Road, Middleville - project. It is a highly visible way to show that homelessness does exist in our county and that we have a goal to help.” said Sharon which has submitted a 10 year plan to end homelessness to MSHDA. Sixty-four teenagers in Barry County were Gables Haven, a local domestic violence year. The local food initiative served 25,973 “These statistics show us that Barry County residents are in need. We can help. Township Hall, 795-9091. Begin by participating, showing unity with City of Hastings (All 4 Wards) - 232 W. Grand Street, Hastings - Middle School. 945-2468 City Hall Clerk’s Office. agencies who work every day to make a dif­ ference. To receive a luminary, call Barry County The polls will he open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the day of the election. United Way. 269/945-4010. Tuesday, but there are two trustee positions lhe first year of the levy. It has been proposed with no candidates running. five years (2006-2010). that the Delton Library serve a district cover­ • Irving Township — Residents are being terms of president, clerk and treasurer do not ing Barry. Prairieville. Hope and Orangeville asked to approve a bond issue of up to face challengers. Running for president is townships. $900,000 to construct and equip a t ew build­ This year the incumbents for the two year Jerry Misko. for clerk Yvonne Aspinall and for treasurer Dorothy Kelley. • Prairieville Township — Republican Jim ing to be used as a shared fire stition ^nd Stoneburner is unopposed for a two-year term township hall. Funds may also be esed to to fill out the remainder of the late Tom acquire fire fighting apparatus, equipment term for trustee open but the only candidate Guthrie’s and vehicles for the township. for trustee is Bruce Steams. Republican primary Aug. 8. There are three positions for the two-year term. Stonebumer won the These will be 20-year bonds. The township In a race to fill out the two years left on the estimates that it will be necessary to levy The townships term of Mike Herzog. Republican William .3090 mill, which is just under 31 cents per The following is a brief skech of township (Bill) Miller will facg Democrat Scott Smith. $1,000 of taxable value. The village election is non-partisan. contests and ballot issues in Barry County on Democrat CqUeen. Dixon and Republican William Ritchie are joined by non-prtisan Nov. 7: • Assyria Township — Republican Fred and Democrat Michael Aaron Terpening will vie for a two-year seat as a candidates Dan Anson and Wendy Newland in a four-way race for two Park Commission terms for two years. • Woodland Township — Republican Page trustee on the Township Board. SCHOESSEL, continued from page 1---------------- Democrat Rutland Township Board members in May Jennifer Goy is running unopposed for a two- two-year trustee's seat left vacant by the res­ he envisioned a free standing restaurant, year term as township clerk. Township voters ignation of Tom Clark. space for a bank or retail space for a small also will decide on a three-tenths of a mill • Thomapple Township — Voters will be medical office or similar construction. request for two years to help fund the Delton asked to vote on a ballot request to restore the Schoessel officially began as the interim District Library with an estimated $33,260 in original millage levy after it has been rolled Wednesday, and Board President Pat Endsley • Orangeville Township — back b the resident* of... Assyria, Baltimore and Johnstown Townships I would appreciate your vote on November 7th for county commissioner for District 7. Non-partisan. on provisions the community and the school. I’m just trying of the Headlec to help.” said she expects him to keep the position Amendment. The maximum amount allowed until the board finds a new superintendent by by general law townships to collect is 1.0 mill July 1.2007. for general operating purposes. "We’re all very pleased,” said Endsley of The current taxation level has been reduced to .9464 mills, so the additional millage Schoessel’s acceptance of the interim posi­ tion. amount lo be collected, should the millage Schoessel will be taking on full superin­ pass, will be .0536 mill or approximately tendent responsibilities, with the exception of $12,638 from all taxpayers collectively. This working on board policy development and proposal would be effective for a period of Silent Partner. Cooley will be keeping those responsibilities in the meantime. Thank You, Ron Miller what do you think? with Bany County 5th District Commissioner Mike Callton Elections 2006 Good and Bad considering sa ballot proposals tive on both sides. People are sick of the nasty commercials which and several candidates, some have only made both candidates good and some bad. Citizens wd look bad sibilities as the Hastings-Thomapple Kellogg RN/LPNs 31, 2006, at her residence. Pat was bom in Hastings on October 14, varsity girls’ swim coach until the season 1943, the ends next week. Kathryn E. (Shumaker) Oliver. daughter of Roland M. and She received her GED from Lakewood We currently have opening for RN/LPNs on 2nd shift (2:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.). Long term care experience would be a plus. We have excellent wages, benefits and working conditions. If inter­ ested in the opportunity to join a great team, sub­ mit your resume to: Director of Nursing Thomapple Manor 2700 Nashville Road Hastings, Michigan 49058 High School. 401 (k) rollovers made easy Pat was employed by Hastings Aluminum Products, Keebler’s. JCPenney. and Tom’s Market. Pat enjoyed fishing, bowling, NASCAR (#48), baking, cooking, and decorating wed­ Mark D. ChristMttom AAMS ding cakes. She was a member of Hastings 421 W. Woodhww Ave. Fust United Methodist Church. Methodist Edwardjones Ml irw (MB) 2*4-5220 Serrig IndmM bMnfin>871 Youth Fellowship, Women of Hie Moose, and was a Campfire leader. She loved being with her children and grandchildren. Pat was married on April 30. 1960 to Thornapple www^dw.rdjonevcwn Member SIPC MANOR be voting with their heads, hearts HASTINGS - Patricia A. Coykendall. age 63. of Hastings, died on Tuesday. October Schoessel also will be keeping his respon­ fl This November 7th, voters wil be “We arc encouraging agencies and busi­ ness in Barry County to participate in this family members last year. 367-4915. Neustifter is the only name on lhe ballot for a to be developed by Herweyer. who told decorated. shelter, served 172 women and children last Woodland Township - 156 South Main, Woodland - Fire Station & Township Hall, Yankee Springs Township Precinct 2 - 1425 S. Payne Lake Rd., Wayland. Bylsma a completion time of June 2007. 100 E. Main, Middleville, Village of of the village. Herweyer intends to build retail space and Movie will put in the Ameridnn Hotel. be identified as homeless last January. Green Thomapple Township Precinct 3 - contested elections in the Village of Freeport to Boyle, who heads the Continuum of Care, Thomapplc Township Prccinct 1-128 High Street, Middleville - Thornapple Twp. ed by the Barry County Clerk there arc no .sideration.” Carr said. ■ Rutland Charter Township - 2461 Heath Road, Hastings - Township Hall. 948­ a seal on lhe council to be an active member According to the list of candidates provid­ agencies vigil that night. Precinct I - 10115 Norris Road, Delton - Township Hall 623-2664. manager at Wal-Mart. He has never run for and to the United Way office or brought to the Middleville. the best of his ability. Consumers Energy is running unopposed. HOTEL, continued from page 1----------- share their experiences of being homeless due to domestic violence. 1 ownship Hall. 664-4522. four terms and currently serves as president who Johnstown Township - 13641 S. M-37 Highway, Dowling - Township Hall. 721- Luminaries are being distributed to indi­ be involved with the police, fire and ambu­ has been a trustee on lhe Village Council for President Survivors from Green Gables Haven will also Hastings - Township Hall. council so she can serve her community and Hastings City and villages Nashville. Village those who have experienced being homeless. committee. She said she likes to serve on the Voters in the City of Hastings will be asked In dents/clienls who arc or have been homeless. Stories and statements will be shared from lhe village council for four years and now Mike Kenyon is a mortgage professional Riverside Cemetery "for the year 2007 and Hastings. The public is being encouraged to Hope Township - Both Precincts - 5463 S. Wall Lake Road (M-43). Hastings Irving Township - Precinct 1-112 State Street. Freeport - Village Hall. 765-5330. who has lived in the village for 52 years. He Homeless first attend. Luminaries will be lit to represent resi- Township Hall. 948-2464. Battle Creek. She has served as a trustee on lance departments. its sponsoring Nov. 10. on the County Courthouse lawn in 945-5990. police committee and policy and ordinance is Candlelight Vigil from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Carlton Township - 85 Welcome Road. Hastings. Michigan - Old Welcome School. Castleton Township - 915 Re«*j Street. Nashville - Township Hall. 852-9479. serves on the fire and ambulance board, the Campaign, the Barry County Continuum of Care to provide the village with direction and assis­ and works as a manager of the C-store in Barry County area. Barry Township Precinct 1 - Hickory Road. Hickory Comers - Fire Station. 671­ incumbent Tom Wing in the GOP primary Assyria. Johnstown and Baltimore townships. Candlelight vigil to call attention to area homeless Donald G. Coykendall. She was preceded in death by two children. ano walets Keith Fsms/Mike Lewis for Commissioner District 3: This Patrick Donald and Sandra Jean; her parents; Good Ones: one has hit the crapper. Mike brothers, Robert James and Roland Jr. Proposal 1: Uses conservation Lews should have futy (facioaed his troubled background instead of and recreation funds for their intended purposes. Proposal 4: Prohibits government from takmg private property by eminent domain fw pnvale pur­ poses r1*. nn rv-------- , ir*,. . wianxon ram Henewai Mniage: allowing a Hastings Banner inves­ tigation to reveal it Hoot Gibson/John Loftus Commissioner district 4: Mr. 913 S. JEFFERSON (GREEN TO JEFFERSON ST.) • Almost half the price of new or more • Free CAD design • Free Installation this election. I haven't seen any energy coming from his campaign, or any reason lo vote lor him. I may not agree how it's managed or funded Whatever your opinion, looked forward to hearing hts the park should be funded while show. Mr. Loftus, why do you con­ reforms are discussed tinually run tor this position? Eng I art h/B r I nk art Commissioner for District 6: Proposal 5: Establish maoiztory Both are good candidates and rubbish is a product of the MEA have been running positive cam­ paigns It's a win-win choice for (Michigan Education Association). Orangevdle and Yankee Springs Used Office Furniture Systems I oftus doesn't seem serious about Everyone likes Chartton Park, but voters. HASTINGS It displays both tunnel vision and selfishness on the part of this union. 03d Omk'J Tea me what you think? P.O Box 676 GrahoinvDeVos for Governor. Nashvde. Ml 49073 This one has become very nega- mchaeteainoni8i®hotmaiicom Paid for by Dr. Mika Caftton. D.C^ Barry County 50> District Commissioner Gorgeous 4-bedroom home in Hastings with 4-season room and screened porch. 2-stall attached garage, formal living and dining rooms, huge kitchen with casual dining too! New windows. Central air, fenced yard, home warran­ ty S139,900. Mary Ann Gohrko 893-9884 or 940-8000 1 CoWwoll Banker AJS Schmidt 7 Coykendall Michelle, Jacob. Shane, and Tyler, brothers, Gary Johnson. Steven (Melinda) Taylor, sis­ _ ters. Mary Parks, Joan Newcombe, Nancy (Larry) Ryckman. Helen (Tom) DeGroat; LX- If you're Interested In furnishing your office wtth sealing, casegoods, and mailing equipment, we can help wtth large selections and options Ctoseouf inventories frequently available. school funding levels: This piece of Svilpe of Mattawan. Susan (Todd Arens) of Hastings; grandchildren. Modular systems furniture remanufoctured to the customers unique specifications views at the debate, but he didn't She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Donald Coykendall; children. Daniel (Kellie) Coykendall of Middleville. Teresa (Alain) nieces and nephews. Visitation will be on Friday, November 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Funeral services will be held at 11 am. Saturday. November 4. 2006 at the Hastings First United Methodist Our customers range from banks, insurance agencies, schools, and county offices to name only a few. Thirty four years of satisfied customers A reference 1st is avadabte upon request Church. Rev. Kathy Brown will officiate. Please feel free to contact us for a free onsite consultation: Maintenance Fund Commission on Aging or Burial will be at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorials can be made to FUMC Barry Community Hospice. Custom Office System, Inc. RO. Box 17 - 1241 WMt Uncoin Ionia, Ml 4*446 Phono: 616427-1160 • Ema* cuctomofllco9provide.not Fax:616427-6440 Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneral home.net) �Tbtj Hastings Banner - - It.'irsday. November 2. 2006 - Page 15 Bush shows all failures, no successes Maybe Mike Lewis deserves a chance To the editor: lessly pointing out indiscretions that many Should the voters of Barry County allow here in this community nuke every day and Mike Lewis or any offender true societal are not reported. Should the voters of Barry County allow redemption to the point of holding public office? Mike Lewis to hold the public seat and repre­ What purpose would it serve to allow a sent us? Why not? I say let him try it. Let him person in his standing to serve as County prove he can get the job done. If he cannot, Commissioner? What signal are we sending then we elect someone else. Nevertheless, to the rest of those who violate society's laws, based on his performance to date and relent­ lessness to find the truth for the voters stands mores and values? It is interesting to see that the likes of for­ to have merit with me. He is telling the voters mer Pennock Hospital CEO Hany Doelc. the truth and exposing the hidden agendas of who contributed to former Prosecutor Julie some. He has taken the time to even design a Nakfoor Pratt's campaign, came away with a new organizational structure for the county hand-slap. His so-called redemption in a short that no one has done since the 1970s. time was conceived as justifiable for his offense. Or it was a deal struck before the new BC prosecutor took over. This is the real problem in Barry County, To answer the above opening question is a actions. He did the time. Therefore, we as a complex issue. Mike Lewis is a very intelli­ society can cither reject people like him or embrace them and give them a second chance redesigning himself and he has taken a liking to prove their worthiness and show our true to his new found interest — politics. Christian spirit, that redemption is possible The local paper, as 1 recalled, showed Lewis with the governor of Michigan. His and supported. website posted photos of himself with the Mr. Lewis has pointed out a lot about this county and has offered different approaches lieutenant governor. State Representative to the problems. I have not seen this type of Michael Sak. his resume touts personal, one thinking in years from any county elected on one time with boxing legend Sugar Ray official or candidate. employed I say we do not forget his past, but support Mortgage, and motivational speaker Zig the fact that he has a desire to change who he Ziglar. Mr. Lewis submitted a letter from for­ is and how we perceive him. He only wants to mer Lt.. Gov. Dick Posthumus in support of help. What harm can done if someone wants him for a trustee position in Rutland. to help? There is a saying out there "Never be while for Lewis staled that his enrolling at local col­ afraid to do something new.” and Remember, amateurs built the ark. profes­ International sionals built the Titanic. This community Business, shows he is self-educating and has needs to embrace its strong Christian theolo­ a desire to change his thinking to obtain gain­ gy and put faith to the test and. as they say on ful employment. The Banner's relentless the street, put your money where your mouth ridicule by two individuals, with respect to is. If we are truly a Christian community then some private business of his being reported to let's provide support and show we can be the public only shows that the media is the empathetic and supportive. leges, the University of Davenport University for Phoenix deciding factor on who gets elected by ruth- trade center area last week (Go FEMA). And improve themselves through education. They have you ever seen any trace of airplane wreckage at lhe Pentagon. I've looked at hun­ didn’t give much thought to two. three, four stints in Iraq or Afghanisun The army met n>bu_st (they're all using the word now) vice president (in this case truly the president of dreds of photos from the site - not an aileron. enlistment quotas last year, barely, but had lo Not a rut. Nortin. vice. i.e.. crime) have got us in the hell of a The “fumbling four." claiming to be suc­ nu '.crtally lower standards, and increase max­ imum age for enlistment. mess. May 1 remind you these are the guys who cessful businessmen, said they knew how to 1 could go on for pages. The plain truth is make the federal bureaucracy work. Well, this. They never had a plan. Under cover of a Rumpfshmeld. Ms. Rice, and our incredibly called John McCain. John Murtha. John they've certainly made governing profitable, glossy PR job they kepi saying everything Kerry and others wounded serving the nation, for Robust Richard's friends at Halliburton, among many other corporate (and GOP con­ gressional) thieves and misfits. With any luck was going well while everything was going to hell. Up to a billion dollars earmarked to arm the fines levied down the road will repay a one of the thieves is living the high-life in portion: some nice, long prison terms will sat­ isfy the balance. plished in Iraq, and as congressman Murtha cent of Americans believe -------- 55— — As president of the Barry County Humane Society. I feel it's necessary to respond to the Oct 19 letter from Sheriff Dar Leaf regarding dove hunting. Mr. Leaf stated that "the president of the Humane Society has already made the state­ ment that they are going to target the easy on the line for public scrutiny and willing to hold (hose accountable for us. 1 support this. I support the whole truth and would want As I commented way back in 2000 (when the Supreme Court murdered the right to elect said last year. "We'll be out a' there by next public officers). "These men are a gang of tration was involved. The government has thugs in expensive business suits." Now I realizes the seriousness of the situation. The great Iraq desert adventure nears an forbidden import of a French book about the who can’t keep a secret, arc teaching our sol­ end. Live and learn, fellow citizens. I’m sorry fw our soldiers. They've been misused and diers (and trying to convince the country) it's abused by a pathetically inept, corrupt, crim­ folder, including a hasty OK to torture, twist the bill of rights, bend the inal government, and their senior pentagon cleanup and dispersal (to landfills around the law. imprison people without charges. They commanders aided and abetted. They're a dis­ world) of trade-center structural materials. govern like the scum our “greatest genera­ grace. Poor planning meant troops never had tion” had to beat out of Europe more than a clear mission, and never had the manpower half-a-century ago. They're leading us down a necessary for the work. from the 9/11 No good reason to hunt, kill doves personally and actively opposed to the dove Hastings Michigan should allow dove hunting, I see over and over again a staten«ent being made by those who want to have doves hunted. The Democrats promise a health care sys­ Democrats' vision consists of six points in tem that works for everyone by joining 36 returning American government to the kind other industrialized nations in ensuring that of democracy known and respected around everyone has access to affordable health care. 1 grew up hunting and have continued to hunt off and on through the years. That being ty by ensuring that a retirement with dignity to honest leadership and open government by is the right and expectation of every single good reason to shoot doves. After assessing ending the Republican culture of corrupton American. the information being offered by both sides of and restoring a government as good as *ts The good people of Barry County can help this issue. I could come to only one reason­ people The Democrats pronrse real security by make a profound difference in our county, able decision. I will be voting “no” on Proposal 3. protecting Americans at home and leading taking back our government. Vote Democratic next Tuesday. Donald Wiggins. the world by telling the truth to our troops, our citizens, and our allies. Nashville Let’s keep protecting state mourning doves ing against Proposal 3. eign oil. The Democrats promise economic pros­ Mark Englerth has skills in leadership much from many people, but it was Mark but we also have a strong tradition of keeping doves protected. That's why we are voting "no" on Proposal 3. Doves have been protected in Michigan for 100 years, and there's no good reason to change this now. remove "Made in America" labels and sew in "Made in Canada" labels in many cases of support the goals of our county’s Humane Society. sweaters. Whether or not any of the other Rapids were doing this is unknown to me. J asked the owner and founder of the shops Commissioner representing the sixth district Now concern is the welfare of this county's which "county of origin label" to use? I made is running for Ferris is quality board candidate County To the editor: Springs On Tuesday, Nov. 7. Hope and Rutland Townships). 1 have confidence that he will Township residents have an opportunity to and (Orangeville Yankee put everything he has into this job and do a work and dedication to our county. He was "And 1 said. Oh that 1 had wings like a instrumental in organizing send a qualified, caring representative to work for us on the Barry County Board of great job representing our district. To the editor the Commissioners. He is not just a long-time, respected resi­ Yankee dent of Rutland Township, he is a well liked Springs fire bam project and helped in get­ "neighbor and friend* to all. His proven loy­ ting the community behind the animal shelter alty and commitment to family, business and - Pslam 55:6. building project. Mark can think "out of the township affairs, his experience and ability to A "no" vote on Proposal 3 will continue a box” and come up with viable ideas on how communicate all add up to leadership quali­ to get things done. ties that are urgently needed on the County rest." Since when does a factory have a choice of he Mark already has a track record of hard dove! For then would I fly away, and be at but your local Humane Society's primary Though not always conventional. Mark has the drive and dedication to get things done and isn't afraid to pick up the task when We should protect a symbol of peace what my personal legal liability was for doing labels were sewn in the first time. leadership skills. afraid to take a firm stand on what be believes. this, and was told it was none of my business. the state and national level that we address, gave me advice and modeled many good Hastings do not benefit from Mr. Leaf's generaliza­ The story we were told was that the wrong next page Englerth who really made me feel welcome, give advice and encouragement and isn't cific local situations. Residents of this county tions. There have been, and will be issues of I am a relative newcomer to the political others have dropped the ball. He is quick to locations of the same name around Grand Letters To the editor: Dawn and Dan Koning. different ownership, so the name is omitted More perity and education excellence and will ere­ They're target practice. Michigan has a strong hunting tradition, Hope Township America by rcduci ng our dependence on for­ arena and all it entails and I have learned We received a contract from Amway to Larry J. VanZalcn. The Democrats promise energy independ­ . here. oui state and our America by standing up and ence and will create a cleaner and stronger Doves aren’t big enough for food, either. band and daughter are ethical hunters who Vote ‘no’ on dove hunting, save power The Democrats promise retirement securi­ The Democrats promise to return America said. 1 would like to point out that I see no serves no wildlife management purposes. Street in Cascade. It is still in business under Middleville the world. aren't over populated, so shooting them ‘Country of origin’ violated by Amway opportunity and driving innovation. Who. exactly, arc these Hastings tom sewing and alterations business on 28th Diane LaBin, For America." groups? Can you document such informa­ tion? If you can. why haven’t you? this reference. Vision Mr. and Mrs. Wes Tobias. animal welfare. domestic animals. "Democratic The Shooting doves doesn't make sense. They that common ground to advance the cause of It’s important that we don’t let rhetoric ate jobs that will stay in America by restoring Not long ago, I received a copy o'* the I have three questions for tho_- who make have been for a century. In the mid- to late 1980s. I worked at a cus­ about these hot-button issues blind us to spe­ To the editor: all forms of hunting in Michigan. his viewpoints of how this county can be bet­ ter. To the editor: a hunter. Like most sportsmen, both my hus­ Six reasons to vote Democratic Nov. 7 sutc group(s).' who are supposedly against We want to make sure that doves continue among all our county's residents and using for more than 30 years, and am the mother of nazifkd Keystone Cops. Larry Hamp. to be protected in Michigan, just like they hunting initiative, as an organization we rec­ I du not hunt, and have no interest in doing national elections. Everything else; is strictly of these kids trapped in the armed services. with him and listen to his side of things and ognize the value of finding common ground so. However. I have been married to a hunter ing larger daily al the national treasury, you also know you will pay. your children will With regards to the issue on whether or not will not let you down. 1 encourage you to talk hunting in Michigan. We do not intend to take Though some members of the BCHS are magazines... I cannot find a single success for this administration beyond theft of two pay the blood price of our times, either. Most We hope all Michigan voters join us in vot­ taken no official position on the issue of dove nized the cultural importance of hunting in Since you know the rich arc not going lo be paying for the incredible ball and chain grow­ pay. their children will pay. The rich will not To the editor. If the voters will give Mike the chance, he I have searched my memory, notes, old slippery slope. To the editor. about it. The Barry County Humane Society has this area, and try to respect that know them to be a gang of bumbling thugs year." Next year is now, and Dumbo finally There arc some very loose ends hanging attacks with some alternate ideas. tax money is being spent, the whole truth game first." a position on this issue. We have long recog­ Bush Administration knew of the 9/11 attacks and has been running, he has been very construc­ tive and informative to the voters. Why dis­ someone to point out the facts of where my lb the editor: the Paris. Nothing, nothing has been accom­ did nothing; or. worse, believe the adminis­ Mike will give you the truth and expose the credit him now? If he is willing to put himself the Iraqi military has disappeared. At least half the nation is concerned about America's declining world image. An altogether differ­ ent. but also national poll, indicates 52 per­ truth and make it right for us voters. Since he Humane Society not anti-hunting reserves and guard signed on with a plan to cowards A recent national poll indicates more thar This statement refers to the "fanatical, out of Argent Leonard, Workers found a lot of human remains in the Our failed former Texas Air National no visionary thinkers. Mike Lewis was held accountable far his gent individual and a very dedicated person to To the editor: Guard fighter pilot, his Gestapo torturer Herr 100-year-old Michigan tradition to protect several phone calls to various agencies and There has never been a more appropriate leader, and that is why I feel he is the candi­ Board. Please join us in voting Tuesday. Nov. 7, was told to contact the Canadian Counsel of Consumer Affairs. 1 did and told them about time in this turbulent world to admire, enjoy date to be elected as County Commissioner on Nov. 7. County Board of Commissioners. the label changes. They concurred that it was Patti Falconer Cindy Tietz, Hastings Yankee Springs Township the dove. He has proven himself as an innovative and embrace a syn.bol of peace! illegal to do that. for Keith Ferris, candidate for the Barry Harry J. Bowman. Sherry Bowman. Evelyn Hughes. Barb Wood. Don Thompson and Joan M. Braendle. 1 don't know whatever became of that circumstance. but I wil] never trust Dick DeVos. He is not the right kind of person to be gov­ ernor of Michigan. OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE Kaye Meyer. To the editor: Hastings Here is another reason to vote "no" on legalizing mourning dove hunting in the upcoming election. Are we willing to lose our power during dove hunting season? This is exactly what LOG HOME FOR SALE BY OWNER will happen. My husband and I moved to the Smokey Mountains in North Carolina We were warned by the power company and telephone company tliat we would lose power and tele­ phone service during dove hunting season. We have all seen doves sitting on the power and telephone lines, it is a common practice of the bird. The hunter shoots at the dove?, and bingo, the wires are severed, and Custom Built Log Home the rest is history. 2256 eq. ft finished Mnq space This is one of the many reasons we arc vot­ ing “no" on Proposal Three. 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Cal 269-945-5050 �Page 16 - Thursday, November 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner BALLOT, continued from page 9 Hastings Christmas parade members if the house and 29 members of the that money will become even scarcer for the senate). Knight, in her comments last Thursday programs they provide. Local governments opportunity for younger people to learn about hunting. The principal argument for allowing worry about the impact of the proposed drain dove hunting is that the bird is not an endan­ evening, said. "Ils supporters see it as more on general fund dollars and revenue sharing. gered species and is in ample supply in will be on a Saturday night investment in education and education as the The final proposal to be considered by vot­ Michigan, thus providing an opportunity for The Christmas Committee of the Barry economic key to Michigan. Its opponents say ers is Proposal Three, a referendum on dove County Chamber of Commerce is making For more information on the Christmas plans for the 2007 Christmas weekend in downtown Hastings scheduled for Friday. parade call the Barry Chamber of Commerce it is about funding teacher retirements at the hunting. If passed by the voters the referen­ younger people to learn to hunt. Both local state senatorial candidates, expense of other programs and taxes." She dum would amend Public Act 160. 2004. an Patricia also observed. "It doesn't say anything about act establishing a trial six-county area for Royston support hunting the doves. student achievement." hunting mourning doves. The Birkholz and Democrat Suzette Dec. 1 through Sunday. Dec. 3. office. office at (269) 945-2454. The Barry of Chamber Commerce Natural In his poll done last week. Sarpolus noted The highlight of the festive weekend will Christmas Committee is co-chaired by Karen Heath of Second Hand Comers and Kandy Ed Sarpolus. pollster, noted that in his Resources Commission would be directed to that approximately 66 percent of those sur­ be the Christmas parade slated for 5 p.m. recent survey. 37 percent supported Proposal establish a hunting season for mourning veyed indicated they would oppose the law Saturday evening. Dec Five, 36 percent opposed it. and a large 27 doves. Revenues derived from the small while 25 percent would support it. His con­ first time since the late 1980s that the parade Members of the committee include Larissa percent were undecided. “There hasn’t been game license and sump required for dove clusion is that the proposal to modify the law will return to an evening start. Tolan. Gayle Bums-Sulkey. Lynn Hatfield. any advertising on the proposals yet," he said. hunters would be split 50-50 between the lo establish a hunting season for doves is “1 would expect those numbers to change Game and Fish Protection Fund and lhe Fish dead in the water. when the advertising begins." he ended. and Wildlife Trust Fund. The Department of The biggest supporter of Proposal Five is Natural Resources would be required to the K-16 Coalition for Michigan's future. esublish a management program for the Some school districts have supported it; hunting and propagation of mourning doves. The major group supporting the law is Citizens for Wildlife Conservation. Opponents believe the ban should not have been lifted in 2004. They also mention tn^ 2. This will be the In keeping with the return of the parade as Mayor Bob May. Michelle Olin, Kathy La Victor. Marissa Kimbrae and Jack Reffett. " Twas the Light before Christmas." The parade lineup will be at the Hastings Industrial Incubator on East State Street. The parade route follows State Street to Until the trial enacted in 2004. mourning the mourning dove is lhe state's official bird Boltwood, turns on Apple, follows Apple to of peace. The Michigan Chapter of the Center Street and then follows Center back to The primary opposition comes from the 1905. Opponents describe the mourning dove National Audubon Society and the American Stop the K-16 Spending Mandate. Several as a songbird; supporters describe the mourn­ Humane Society join the Committee to Keep ing dove as a game bird or hunting bird. Doves Protected in opposing Proposal Three. Board agencies that provide services to the poor, disabled, and elderly object on the grounds A major concern for hunters is the lack of of the Hastings Moose Lodge. an evening event, the theme this year will be doves had not been hunted in Michigan since notably the Grand Rapids School chose not to support the measure. Whittmeyer State Street. Parade information and applications are being mailed to previous participants. Applications may be picked at lhe chamber I FEHSENFELD CENTER Don’t vote for a guy who laid off workers To the editor: 1 have some questions. I'm curious do Michigan voters want a businessman who laid people off and shipped jobs to China, or do we want a cunent gover­ nor. who came into quite a mess, who has made some strides to build a better Michigan? Also, remember she can't help it if the Big Three Car Companies overpay their execu­ tives, overprice their ctirs. but lay off the peo­ ple who make them money! Also, back to Hastings, why do the resi­ dents who live in the Taffee Addition have to pay for the paving of their streets? Shouldn’t the builder who wants to put up condos have to pay? And — what and where does our property tax dollars go for?? Deb James, Hastings How about voting for ‘Mr. Nobody? To the editor: As i watch the morning news, I am stunned by the nuuheruf political ads running during commercial breaks. Lately, nearly 80% of the commercial spots ?re filled by political can­ didates slamming then’ opponents. It makes me wonder h >w much mt.ney is being wasted on these onesided snapshots of our future lawmakers. I'm sure the ^noent is unbelievable. I bet the sum would make :nost of our stomachs turn. So 1 think lo myself, *1 don't like an) of these people, and I don't appreciate the fact that millions of dollars are being wasted on political campaigns when more people thin ever are poor in Michigan. But what car Ide? I just won’t vote. But no. that will amply negate my say; 1 won't make a statement at all. I can vote for the independent, the guy whose name never came up on the television set at 8:30 in the morning. But essentially that is also wasting my vote, as most people will follow this Mr. Big-candidate or that Ms. Alrcady-govemor, and my Mr. Nobody will definitely not win. So I decided to write this letter, and implore all of you who plan to vote, research the other guy, the Mr. Nobody who doesn't have millions of dollars of campaign funding. Demand someone new. and have your voice Kellogg Community College would like to take this opportunity to thank the residents of Barry County for their continued support of the Fehsenfeld Center since its opening in 1996. Over 5,000 area students have attended classes at the center during the past decade... today over 80 classes are offered each semester commensurate with the post-secondary needs of the community. heard. If we don't, we are simply mindless drones following the most prominent flashy ads. Sarah Hall. Hastings ‘No’ best choice for dove hunting To the editor: As many know, on Nov. 7. we will decide whether or not we want mourning doves shot in Michigan. The Oct. 19 letter to lhe Banner, "Vote 'yes' on Dove Hunting Proposal,* was completely false. Those in favor of shooting doves have no real arguments to shoot doves, so they have to resort to lying to the public. Firstly. PETA has nothing to do with the campaign to save the doves as the letter stat­ ed. Secondly, the Committee to Keep Doves KCC Fehsenfeld Center is looking forward to continued growth in the years to come. Protected respects Michigan's hunting her­ itage. In fact, some of the volunteers forthe committee are hunters. Thousands of Michigan citizens volunteered their time to collect more than 200,000 registered voter signatures. An EPIC-MRA poll shows lhe majority of Michigan citizens including 54% 2950 W. M-179 Hwy. Hastings, Ml 49058 269-948-9500 www.kellogg.edu in favor on of hunters are Michigan's 100-year tradition of keeping continuing doves protected. A *no” vote on 3 is the obvious choice since there is just no reason to shoot a dove. They are not overpopulated. They are not a nuisance. There is not enough meat on a dove to be a sustaining food source. The only rea­ son to shoot doves is for target practice. William McMullin. Hastings �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - Page 17 Bosma and the Winchesters headed to D2 finals by Brett Bremer Sports Editor In lhe world of cross country, where lhe top Hastings is sending one Saxon to this Saturday's Division 2 finals, state al Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Winchester. Kc::h was eighth in lhe boys’ race with a lime of 18:28. while Rebecca was the runner-up in the girls’ race al 21:09. Times were slow in the muddy, windy con­ three teams from a regional race and the top Brooklyn, junior Ryan Bosmn. He placed 15 individuals qualify for the state finals, third in the Division 2 regional race al Grand ditions al GVSU. somebody has to be fourth and somebody has Valley State University (GVSU). with a time Emmorey was the only boy to break the I* to be 16th. The Saxons just wish they hadn't been of IX minutes 13 seconds. Thomapple Rapids Christian’s Alyssa Penning was the both. Kellogg’s Keith Winchester and Rebecca only girl in before the clock hit 21 minutes, He’ll be joined there Cedar Springs’ Tyler minute mark, finishing by 17:42. Grand in crossing the finish line in 20:28. Bosnia’s Saxons finished fourth as a team, with 110 points, just ahead of Emmorey *s Red Hawks which were fifth with 138. Forest Hills Eastern took the boys’ title with 42 points and w ill be joined by the Caledonia (85 points) and Grand Rapids Christian (94) boys who finished second and third in the team standings. Hastings' second runner, senior A.J. Singleterry placed 16th in 18:41.7. just miss­ ing the state cut. Northview’s Alex Green was 15th in 18:40.4. 1 know as a coach and as a former athlete some team’s got to be fourth end somebody's got to be the last one who doesn’t make it. but to have both on your team hurts.” said Saxon Hastings' Ryan Bosma (36) and Thomapple Kellogg’s Keith Winchester lead the pack at the start of the Division 2 boys’ regional race Saturday. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) head coach Jamie Dixon. After Bosrna and Singlctcrry for the Saxons. Jesse Ell wood was 27lh in 19:09. Alex Kimble 30th in 19:17. and Troy Dailey 34th in 19:22. The Saxons would have liked to join their O-K Gold Conference rivals from Caledonia as a team at the state finals. The Caledonia The Saxons' Katie Ponsetto (42) and Molly Smith (43) run with the crowd early in the race Saturday afternoon at Grand Valley State University. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) varsity boys’ cross country team has method­ ically been scratching goals off their list for the season. First it was an undefeated O-K Gold Conference dual meet season, and then an O­ K Gold Conference championship. Saturday, lhe Scots got to check off a trip to the Division 2 state finals. A pair of Fighting ^oulyl be going on to Brooklyn, even if the team wasn’t making the trip. Justin Kucharezyk led the Fighting Scot boys with a fourth place time of 18:15. and teammate Alex TenElshof was seventh in 18: 22. Behind those two for the Caledonia boys. Luke Tay lor was 23rd in 19:02. Brian Wilder ■■ Fall ends in happy dream as locals head to Brooklyn The other night I had a dream I was running a cross country race. Not a traditional cross country race. Well I take that back. 1 was one of many high school competitors, but it wasn’t a traditional course. It was the kind of running I used to do as a kid. Through the w'xxis. ducking under tree branches, hopping over stumps, occasionally swinging on a hanging grape vine. If you need to know why I was dreaming of cross country, just look at these few sports pages. There were regionals on Saturday, and the Barry County meet Monday afternoon. I didn’t run cross country in school. I went to one track practice in middle schcxtl and decided that wasn't for me. After covering cross country for five seasons I would like lo take my shot al Portage someday, if my legs and lungs could handle it. They have an open division at the Portage Invitational. Of course I woke from my cross country dream in a sweat, probably not a sign that I’m ready to lake on the field at Portage. Imagine if I was actually running. Hopefully some dreams come true for the local athletes at lhe state finals this Saturday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Delton Kellogg senior Justin Durbin steadily improved through his two seasons of var­ sity cross country and will be a part of the Division 3 boys race which is set to start at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. He'll be joined in the race by Maple Valley senior Mike Hall, a runner I’ve had a lol of fun watching and covering the past few years. Mike’s just a little bit cocky, but not quite enough to turn you off. He’s a two time Barry County champion now. and it’d be great to see him get a state medal. Thai's the thing with the state meet. If some runners feel like a small fish in a big pond at regionals. going lo state is like jumping in an ocean. Just because a runner has finished first or second all year around here, doesn’t mean they ’re going to break out of the pack in Brooklyn and cruise to a win. Lakewood junior Jcssika Blackport wasn’t too excited about going lo Grand Valley Saturday. She told me after the CAAC-3 jamboree lhe Saturday before that if fell like the top 30 runners from that Division 2 regional would be the top 30 at the state finals. I.uckily for Way land senior Jessica Armstrong she didn’t have to feel that way about the Division 2 regional her team competed in at Portage last Saturday. She won the race in 18:50. and her team finished third. Hamilton’s girls won the thing. Those two teams. Wayland and Hamilton, did finish second and third in the O-K Gold Conference this fall but if you don’t look at the set up of lhe regionals. it’s a bit of a sur prise that they 're going to state as a team. South Christian’s girls w ill be there loo after w in­ ning their Division 2 regional at Sparta Saturday. Caledonia’s boys are lhe only O-K Gold boys team headed for lhe state finals, despite lhe league's sudden surge this season. Hastings boys and South Christian’s boys both fin­ ished fourth al their regional meets. The top three teams qualify for state Still, it's nice to sec the Saxons get one guy. junior Ryan Bosnia, through alter all the effort the team has give in its climb to respectability the last few seasons It’d be nice to see lhe Caledonia boys do well and sec Bosma and/or TK junior Keith Winchester come close to getting a spot on the medal stand, h’s tough if it’s your first trip to Brooklyn though. Il’s lhe fourth trip to Brooklyn for both TK senior Rebecca Winchester and Armstrong If I had one dream for this season's Division 2 state finals, it’d be to sec it end lhe same way the O-K Gold Conference meet ended - with Winchester and Armstrong sprinting towards the line with first place on lhe line and then celebrating together alter they cross it. But sorry Jess, somewhere inside I’d secretly be hoping that Becca pulls this one out Good luck runnc.s 25th in 19:07.2. and Ben Diefenbach 26th in 19: 07.5. Trailing the lop five teams. Forest Hills Northern was sixth with 167 points. Grand Rapids Catholic Central 204. Thomapple Kellogg 237. East Grand 238. Rapids North view 266. Lakewood 291. Creston 315. Grand Rapids Central 389. and Ottawa Hills 426. After Keith Winchester for lhe TK boys. Ethan Fuller was 31st in 19:19. David Ordway 54th in 20:28. Mike Berry man 74th in 21:15. and J.R. Lavirc 75th in 21:31. Billy Quint led the Lakewood boys with a 42nd place time of 19:57. Blake Blocher was 51 st in 20:12. Miguel Martinez 55th in 20:29. Tim Nagi 73rd in 21:13. and Richie Noyce 77th in 21:34. Thomapplc Kellogg. Hastings, and Lakewood's girls were all in the bottom half Covered in mud. Hastings’ Alex Kimble (39) stays a step ahead of Thomapple Kellogg's Ethan Fuller (96) during Saturday's Division 2 regional race at Grand Valley State University. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) of the team standings. Penning *s Eagles uxik the girls’ team title w ith just 45 points. East Grand Rapids was second with 55. and Forest Hills Eastern third with KM). Trailing the top three came Forest Hills Northern with 129 points. Cedar Springs 142. Grand Rapids Catholic. Central 180. Caledonia 203. Thomapplc Kellogg 213. Hastings 233. Northview 240. Lakewood 274. and Belding 340. Rebecca Winchester will make her fourth trip to the state finals, after placing second. Melanie Truer w as the second Trojan in. plac­ ing 35th in 23:31. Emma Ordw ay was 48th in 24: 17. Kelsey Webster 58th in 24:38. and Kyle Schultz 72nd in 25:57. Lauren Anderson led her Saxon team with a 22nd place time of 22:32. Aly ssa Case was 45th in 24:05. Katie Ponsetto 49th in 24:18. Molly Smith 53rd in 24:24. and Kaylcigh DelCotto 65th in 25:16. The top finisher for either Lakewood team was Jcssika Blackport, who was 27th in 22:28. Brittany Rafflcr was next in for the Vikings with a 59th place time of 24:50. just ahead of teammates Britnee Barta (60th in 25: 03) and Sadie Call (62nd in 25:13). Natalie Blackmer was fifth for Lakewood, placing 70th in 25:46. Caledonia’s Stephanie Rossman led the Fighting Scots with her tenth place time of 21:56, and will join Winchester in the Div ision 2 gills’ race at state. The Division 2 state finals races are part of the afternoon session at MIS Saturday. The Division 2 boys are scheduled to take off from lhe start al 1:30. and lhe girls al 2:30. The Division I and 2 awards session is slated to begin at 3:45. Hastings Family Dental wins Freeport Co-ed Fall League The Hastings Family Dental team finished the Freeport Co-ed Slowpitch Fall League season with a perfect 6-0 record. Team members are (front from left) Deb Meade. Kelly Vincent. Carol Mack. Nicole Wood. Becky Pickard, (back) Dan Acker. Greg Randall. Brian Teed. Duane Secord and Dan Pickard. Missing from the photo are Jeff Henry. Daniel Secord, Scott Randall and Adam Bushre. �Page 18 - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Lions’ Hall and DK’s Durbin will run in D-3 finals by Brett Bremer “His mom was cry ing.” said Durbin. try race at Sparta High School. The Maple Valley senior still managed to On the same course a year ago for region­ Mike Hall didn't take his coach's final cam a return trip lo the Division 3 state finals, als. without the severe weather conditions. advice Saturday before the gun sounded to start the Division 3 boys' regional cross coun- which take place this Saturda) at Michigan Roberts was 14th u ith a time of 17:24. A time International Speedway in Brooklyn, placing of 17:24 would have been good enough for a fourth Saturday in 17 minutes 18.7 seconds. sixth place finish this fall. Spurts Editor The Division 3 boys stale race is scheduled Roberts finished 26th in 18:33. Maple Valley’s second runner in was Matt for 10:30 a.m. this Saturday. Hall and Delton Kellogg's Justin Durbin, Hamilton, who placed 54th in 19:37. R I. who was tenth in 17:53.6. talked over their Raines was 59th in 19:47. Kalcb Root 62nd in state qualifying performances after the race, 20:12. and Adam Cook 66th in 20:42. which was affected ns much by mother nature Behind Durbin and Roberts for Delton Kellogg. Nick Renden was 38th ir as the competition. The two Kalamazoo Valley Association rivals were the only two members of their 18:58. Morgan Hennessey 50th in 19:28. and Cory Cook 56tb in 19:40. schools to earn spots in the state finals. The Whitehall was fifth in the boys’ standings Delton boys were seventh as a team and the with 123 points, followed by Calvin Christian Maple Valley Lions ninth. Delton Kellogg's 157. Delton Kellogg girls placed fifth and lhe Lion ladies 12th The Maple Valles 229. Hopkins 264. ami While Cloud 317. ' top three teams and top 15 individuals earned 169. Newaygo 173. Allendale and West Catholic also qualified a spot in this weekend's stale finals. During the race, the ground was mud their girls teams for lhe state finals, along underneath the runners* shoes and there was a with Whitehall. Allendale took the girls' title stiff cold wind in their faces that blew espe­ Saturday with just 45 points. Whitehall fin­ cially hard in the final few hundred meters ished w ith 71. and West Catholic 96. Delton Kellogg head coach Dale Grimes before the finish line. Durbin was wrapped in a green knit coach, said he expected his girls to be in a tight bat­ with big olive buttons, after the race. Hall tle for third place, but they finished fifth with stood swaddled in a mass of blankets, lopped by a lavender fleece blanket covered in yel­ After those top five. Calvin Christian finished 162 points. Hopkins was fourth with 157. with 170 points. White Cloud 171. Montague low. purple, magenta, and green flowers. Hall's advice from Lion coach Robb Rosin 175. Grant 204. Kent City 255. Muskegon Oakridge 274. and Maple Valley 285. had to do with staying warm. “When we first started, my coach said to Delton Kellogg was paced by Amanda stay in second behind somebody to block the Strick and Heather Millard. Strick was 24th in wind.” Hall said. 22:06 and Millard 25th in 2209. Mandy Dye He didn’t. Hall shot out of the start, and led finished 31st for the Panthers in 22:30. Shawn for much of the first mile. His lime al the mile Schul 45th in 23:12. and Lauren Knollenberg was 5:08. “Then 1 cramped up.” said Hall. 47th in 23:27. Delton Kellogg's Shawn Schut (12) works her way through a crowd during Saturday's Division 3 regional race at Sparta. (Photo by Brett Bremer) placing 83rd in 28:11. 20:04. and the next two runners in were champion, hitting the finish line in 19:51. Allendale teammates Camille Borst (20:10) and Dcvan John (20:19). Allendale's top five White Cloud’s Kassie Graves was second in runners all finished in the top 17. Newaygo's Mikal Beckman was the girls' Kayla Shaw led the Maple Valley girls with Hall planned to save something for a kick her 51st place time of 23:50.5. The top four at the end. but was never alerted to the two- Lion runners all crossed the finish line within mi Ic mark and ended up cruising to his fourth a minute of each other. Kaytlin Furlong was place finish after being in sixth place for 52nd in 23:50.7. Lauren Trumble 56th in much of the race. 24:18. and Erin Shoemaker 59th in 24:32. Durbin also moved up towards the end. Krista Stevens was the final Lion runner in. “My first thought was. I’m in i3th place. I’m going to hold this.” said Durbin. “Then I figured if I caught a couple more guys then I wouldn’t have to worry about anyone passing me.” The Grand Rapids West Catholic boys won the regional title, with just 56 points. Allendale was second with 80 points and Kent City third with 85. just edging out fourth place Grant which finished with 86. Grant had two of the top three runners, including champion Trenton Denhof who fin­ ished the race in 16:47. his teammate Isaiah Vandoorne Maple Valley's Mike Hall works his way down the final stretch at Saturday's Division 3 regional race. Hall will make his second trip to the state finals after fin­ ishing fourth in the race. (Photo by Brett Bremer) was third in Catholic's Mike Gravely 17:13. West was second in 17:07. “I was surprised Dan (Roberts) missed it.” Hall said of Durbin's senior teammate who had been to the state finals in each of the past three seasons. S \\()\ \\ 1 I KI 'i SPORTS S( III 1)1 I I THURSDAY. 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The coaches' thoughts echoed for every one to hear as they tried to straighten out their teams in timeouts Tuesday. Thomapple Kellogg head coach had a lol to say in the The Trojans were happy lo see the early points they scored, and where those points were coming from. VandcrGeld and Ashleigh Lund tied for the team scoring lead with ten point* each. Reeder added nine points for the Trojans and Chamberlin had eight. "That's nice. We haven't had that." said Roelofs of the balanced scoring attack, citing examples where VandcrGeld had 17 points and lhe team's next highest scorer had six and another where VandcrGeld finished with 12 and the next best on lhe team was five. "Caitlin shot the ball better. She had really been struggling from the field in the last few ball games." said Roclots "Sam Reeder con­ tributed nine point*, oil the bench that's a pretty good number" Another good sign lor the Trojans was the limited number of turnovers. They lost the ball just 13 time* against the Ranger*' pres­ sure. Still, the Trojan* weren't too happy to take the loss. They led 11 -6 al the end ol the first quarter thank* to some hot shtxung and gixxl defense The Forest Hills Central offense came alive for IS point* in the second quar­ ter. and the Ranters took a 24-20 half-time lead first half and Caledonia head coach Angie Stauffer had plenty on her mind in the final 16 minutes. The Fighting Scots led by as many as 12 points in the opening half, only to have the Trojans cut that lead dow n to two in the open­ ing moments of fourth the quarter. Caledonia's girls did hold on for a 38-30 vic­ tory. The Trojans played an outstanding first quarter, trailing by only two points (13-11) after a three pointer by guard Amy Ball al the buzzer. The Scots went on a 12-4 run to start the second quarter, and Roelofs began to question his team's desire to be out on lhe floor. "I let them have it at half-time." said Roelofs. "I came our here really early after half. The Trojans' Caitlin Chamberlin (top) wrestles a loose ball away from Caledonia's Taryn Parker in the first half Tuesday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) There was nothing left to say. There was no wipe-board or X’s and O's that were going to help.” The Caledonia guards sparked the first half run with some solid shooting against a Trojan Celebrate the SAXON SPIRIT zone. Lindsey Forton and Michelle Butcher hit three’s for the Fighting Scots. Kylia __ Slagter tossed in two points, and they were helped out by Leslie Curtis down low who wide a. added four. .--------- PRE-GAME---------- Curtis finished the game with a team high 13 points to go with six rebounds. Caledonia has struggled to get scoring TAILGATE PARTY! from its guards this season, but they found a way to put the ball in the basket Tuesday. Brianna Swartz, had eight points. Madalyn Sandtveil seven, and Butcher seven. All three To show community support for our teams and the spirit of being a Saxon, a tailgate party wilt be sponsored with free grilled hot dogs, chips and a drink lo anyone before the games. also had three assists. With their help, the Scots shot 52-percent from the field in lhe first half (12-of-23). "Team's arc going to hit threes when HASTINGS SAXON GIRLS BASKETBALL you're playing a zone." said Roelofs. “We went man and they went inside. Right now. we just don't have lhe depth to compete with and TK/HASTINGS SWIM & DIVE TEAM that down there against them. Against other teams yes. but not against the athleticism • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 • Caledonia has down there." Curtis' post-mate Taryn Parker chipped in Before the games, starting at 5:30 p.m., in front of the Hastings High School Sponsored by: Terry McKinney Family, HHS Principal Tim Johnston and HHS Athletic Director Mike Goggins five points, six rebounds, and a blocked shot. The Trojans might not have the defensive presence to fight with the Scots down low. but Katie VandcrGeld provided a strong post presence at the other end of the floor for TK. She led her team whh 20 points and six rebounds. She scored 13 points in the second Saxon Pride Begins with You! half, including lhe first six points of the third quarter for TK as the Trojans chiseled the Scot lead down to 33-27. TK had a chance to cut the lead to two points midway through the third quarter, after senior center Caitlin Chamberlin took a charge from Curtis under the basket. Thomapple Kellogg’s Katie VanderGeld (20) draws a whistle as she squeezes between Caledonia's Madalyn Sandtveit (10) and Bnanna Swartz for a shot in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night's O-K Gold Conference contest at CHS. (Photo by Brett Bremer) II you or your business is interested in sponsoring a tailgate party featuring the ‘Saxon Tailgate Party Bus" before any Saxon home event please contact the Hastings Athletic Dept at 948-4409 Stauffer shouted to her team. "Quit forcing. You can have any shot you wan’ Why arc you forcing things." The Trojans came right down the flair and got a gaxi look for Chamberlin along the baseline, but her shot missed. Caledonia held onto its four point lead to end the period. It was a tough night for the Trojan center. She was O-for-8 from the field, and finished with just one point to go with five boards. The Scots could ha\c been in big trouble if she'd been able to knock down a few shots. "You can sec it in her eyes. She’s thinking 'I hope I don’t miss this'." Roelofs said of Chamberlin. "She shot the ball with a lol more confidence early in the season. We all ' go through slumps, w hether its a golf swing or whatever. Siie'll get there. She'll battle through. She’s a hard worker. It’ll come." VanderGeld was the only Trojan in double figures. Ball added nine points forTK. Sam Reeder hit the opening bucket of the fourth quarter for lhe Trojans, and pulled her team to within two and had a chance to tie on another Chamberlin jumper with 4:05 to play, but it wouldn't fall. t • J ; _ I When Brian's son _ I Administration from (pictured left) was bom sever, weeks premature, it reaffirmed his belief that life Is sacred and should be protected at Its beginning and at its end. I will fight to protect the most vulnerable in our society. The Scots' lead was still only at three points in the final minute, but Caledonia went 7-of-10 from the foul line the rest of the night to seal the win. Caledonia, after shooting the lights out in the first half, hit just three field goals in the second half on 16 attempts. "I don’t want to get in situations where ' ■' ■7.V Michigan State University MBA from Grand Valley State University Ionia County Economic Alliance Board of Directors “Jobs provided by Assisted hundreds of small business are much less likely to small businesses, move to other states the real job creators or countries. Yet Has an in-depth Michigan's economic understanding of development efforts, tax policies and regu­ challenges facing our latory environment are small businesses all geared toward big business. It’s time to we’re close." said Roelofs. "We showed tonight we can play well and compete with the O-K Gold Conference, in third place behind South Christian and Way land. TK is 3-14 overall and Trojan* 1-9 in the league. The take on Wayland Thursday, then come to at home Hastings this next Tuesday to finish off the league season. A tight ball game got away from the Trojans in the second half last Thursday, but From the moment of conception, flflew life begins growing and developing. And like Brian's son (and daughter on the way!), unborn children have the right to life. He believes that life is always the best choice, and tie'll be a strong voice for working to end abortion. economy: Small Businesses." i of the business Mf KJ ing balance it needs as the season progresses unmatched in this race and uncommon in state government. His extensive experience has earned him an endorsement from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee. towards the district tournament. the Trojans trailed by just six points (33-27) heading into the final eight minute*. "They scored some late point* on us when He's proud to be 'A' rated and endorsed by the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund and Ted Nugent United Sportsmen of Michigan. <nils c.iikIhI.iIc endorsed OM.IXI visit us at Brian s knowledge community is non-conference battle Thursday night, after Whether your interest in firearms is for recreation or protection, Brian will be a strong voics in Lansing to protect your constitutional rights. est spot in Michigan's Thomapple Kellogg found the kind of scor­ Forest Hills Central lopped TK 60-43 in a , and a CCW permit holder, Brian Calley understands that the second amendment is an important part of our American heritage. focus on the bright­ the better teams in our conference." The Scots are now 9-8 overall and 7-3 in As a member of the National Rifle Association I we subbed in." said Roelofs. fn» by Bear. Calley lor State ww.briancallev.com to Learn more about Brian Vote - November 1,2006 �Page 20 - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxon boys and TK girls win county cross crowns Maple Valley 103. by Brett Bremer The top five Thomapple Kellogg girls all AJ. Singleterry, who missed a spot in the 1 Sports Editor earned all-county honors, as their team won Division 2 state finals by one place at with just 33 points. Delton Kellogg was sec­ County Meet at the Gilmore Car Museum on Saturday's regional, ied lhe Hastings boys to ond with 52 points followed by Lakewood Monday afternoon. their title with a third place finish in 18:03. 64. Hastings 65, and Maple Valley 128. A trio of state qualifiers led the 2006 Barry Getting to stale, or getting ready for the He was trailed across the line by teammate After Rebecca Winchester for the TK girls. state meet, isn't what the county meet is all Jesse El I wood who was eighth in 18:40. Troy Kelsey Webster was fourth in 21:46. Melanie about though. Dailey who was ninth in 18:46. and For most of the runners, its the season's Alexander Kimble who was 13th in 18:55. final race, and maybe a little bit about brag­ Hastings sixth runner. Dane Schils. also made ging rights in the county. The top seven run­ second-team all-county with a ners earn first-team ail-county honors. The time of 18:56. 14th place Delton Kellogg seniors Amanda Strick and in 22:24, and Kylie Schultz 13th in 22:48. Hastings had four girls in the top 14, Delton Kellogg three, and Lakewood two. Jcssika Blackport led the Lakewood girls The other two runners in the boys next seven are second-team all-county. Truer seventh in 22:14, Emma Ordway eighth top with a second place lime of 21:02. Her team­ seven were Thomapple Kellogg’s Ethan mate Britnee Barta was I ith overall in 22:41. who was fifth in 18:24 and Delton Heather Millard had a foot in each camp as Fuller awards were handed out. Strick placed tenth Kellogg's Dan Roberts seventh in 18:30. Delton's Millard was third overall in 21: 45. Mandy Dye was the second Panther in the girls race, and before taking the medal Lakewood, which had won the previous across the finish line, placing fifth in 21:55 presented to her by DK head coach Dale two county meets, filled the other three spots and Strick was tenth overall for DK in 22:34. Grimes, she reached up and gave her stunned on the all-county second team. Billy Quint coach a hug. Millard followed suit when she was tenth in 18:49, Blake Blocher 11th in Anderson who was sixth in 21:58, Molly walked up to accept her third place medal. 18: 52. and Miguel Martinez 12th in 18:53. Smith ninth in 22:30, Alyssa Case 12th in The four Saxons in the top 14 were Lauren senior Just missing the cut for all-county honors 22:43, and Katie Ponsetto 14th in 22:51. Rebecca Winchester earned the ultimate were a pair of Trojans. David Ordway was Kaylcigh DelCotto was the fifth Saxon to fin­ bragging rights in the county, as she won the 15th in 19:03 and Mike Berryman 16th in ish. placing 24th in 24:35. girls’ race in 20 minutes 30 seconds and the 19: 20. John Betit was the fifth Trojan runner Trojan girls won the team title for the second in. placing 23rd overall in 19:54. Kellogg’s Thomapple all-state Behind the top three for Delton Kellogg. Shawn Schut was 15th in 23:15 and Lauren straight season. This is the third season of the Behind Durbin and Roberts for third place Knoiienberg 19th in 23:53. Barry County Meet, in its current form, and Delton Kellogg came Morgan Hennessey Like the boys, a number of Viking girls Winchester was tops in the county all three 17th in 19:24. Nick Renden 18th in 19:26. stuck together. Natalie Blackmer was 16th seasons she competed. Winchester is one of five state qualifiers and Cory Cook 22nd in 19:45. overall for Lakewood in 23:24, Sadie Catt from the county this fall, who will be running After the trio in the top 12, Jason Sterkenburg at Michigan International Speedway in The Lakewood runners stuck together. was 24th in 20:14 and Mike Pifer 25th in Maple Valley’s first finisher was Erin Shoemaker, who crossed the line 21st in 20: 19. Brooklyn on Saturday. 17th in 23:30, and Brittany Raffier 18th in 23:50. There was also a repeat champion on the Maple Valley was the last team to have its 24: 16. Kaytlin Furlong was next for the Lions boys' side. Maple Valley's Mike Hall took the second runner cross the finish line. Behind in 22nd at 24:28, then came Kayla Shaw 26th 17:30. racing in ahead of Hall, Matt Hamilton was 21st in 19:38. RJ. in 24:54, Lauren Trumble 27th in 25:08. and Winchester’s younger brother Keith who was Raines 26th in 20:22, Kaleb Root. 27th in Randi Vinson 34th in 26:25. second in 17:56. 20:28, and Josh Perkins 32nd in 20:54. boys’ race in Delton Kellogg senior Heather Millard reaches up to give her coach, Dale Grimes, a hug before he could present her with her medal for a third place finish Monday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Those three runners will be joined at the state finals by Delton Kellogg's Justin Durbin who was fourth in the boys race with a time Troy Dailey was the fourth Saxon to finish Monday at the Barry County Meet, he placed ninth overall to earn secondteam all-county honors. (Photo by Sandra Ponsetto) of 18:13, and Hastings' Ryan Bosma who was sixth Monday in 18:25. Bosma’s Hastings boys took that team title with 39 points. Thomapple Kellogg was sec­ ond in the boys’ race with 60 points, followed by Delton Kellogg 67, Lakewood 80, and Haslett takes its second win over the Lakewood eagers Haslett came out on top in a defensive bat­ tle with the Lakewood girls Thursday in Capital Area Activities Conference Division Haslett. It has been tough for the Vikings to win games without some scoring contributions 3 action, to stay in front of them in the league coming from someone other than Welch and standings. Joostbems this season. Mallorie Brod beck The two teams entered the night fighting was the only other Lakewood player with for third place in the conference, behind more than two points, she finished with five. DeWitt and Williamston. Lakewood is now 9-8 overall and 4-4 in Haslett jumped out to a 13-8 first quarter lead, then held on to win 38-32. Lakewood and Haslett combined for just 28 points in the whole second half. Joni Miller tied for game high scoring honors with 13 points each. Welch and will go back on the road for another CAAC-3 Lakewood’s Amy Joostbems and Haslett’s Sylvia the CAAC-3. The Lakewood girls had this Tuesday off. battle Thursday at Lansing Catholic. Lakewood closes out the regular season next week with the home finale Tuesday added ten points for Lakewood, and Cassie Kopke had eight for against Charlotte and then a trip to league leading DeWitt Thursday (Nov. 9). The Saxon varsity boys’ cross country team celebrates its 2006 Barry County championship at the Gilmore Car Museum south of Delton on Monday afternoon. The Hastings boys finished 21 points ahead of second place Thomapple Kellogg. (Photo by Brett Bremer) It's About Life right in your community! Pennock Community Donor Center In the Conference Center at Pennock Hospital 1009 Green Street, Hastings Friday, November 3, 2006 12:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. Providing 100% of the regular blood supply to hospitals in several major regions of the state, including Pennock Hospital in Hastings. 4 Ai y healthy person 17 or older who w< ighs 110 pounds or more may be eligible to give blood every 56 days. 6 Bring photo ID or two pieces of non-photo ID. Special thank-you gift for everyone who tries to donate. an Michigan Community Blood Centers miblood.org e Member America's Blood Centers The Saxon girls were led by Lauren Anderson on Monday at the Barry County Meet. Here she sprints to her sixth place finish. (Photo by Brett Bremer) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - Page 21 Delton Kellogg girls’ losing streak hits four games using her size to see over the defense and dis­ tribute the basketball from there. by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Delton Kellogg could not slow down 6-1 Delton didn’t quit. A pair of threes, one by Pennfield center Sara Lowe in the first KVA Jordan Haines and one by Rachael Williams meeting of the season. and suffered a 46-36 helped DK cut Pennfield’s lead to six points defeat at DKHS. in the first two minutes of the fourth. Haines had 12 of her team high 20 points in the Lowe had 17 points in that contest, and had of the season over Delton on Monday night fourth quarter. She added seven rebounds on the night as well. Williams hit four threes and 54-51. finished with 14 points. 12 points as Pennfield scored its second win The Delton girls figured the going would The Delton girls were 8-of-19 from three be tough against Lowe and lhe rest of the point range in the game, and 17-of-45 from Pennfield girls once again. “We weren’t going to let the other girls the field for the night. The 37-percent isn’t great, but “that’s bet­ beat us," said DK head coach Rick Williams. ter than we have been. It gives us another Jenah Wandell did all right, with some dimension when Rachael starts hitting some.’’ help, slowing down Lowe a bit. but stopping :he rest of the Pennfield girls proved to be a tough task. Guard Cassie Halder led the home team with 15 points, and forwards Brittany Meyer and Erin Eriksson had eight points each. Halder hit a pair of threes in the game. "When you have an inside-outside pres­ ence we’re limited in what we can do." said Back-to-back threes Haines by and the Pennfield lead to 51-50. Pennfield hit 3-of-4 free throws the rest of lhe way to hold on for the win. Delton Kellogg is now 9-8 overall and 4-7 in the KVA. The Panthers have lost four con­ secutive ball games. Galesburg-Augusta didn’t have to hold on Williams. Delton Kellogg guard Rachael Williams (right) reaches around to tie up Pennfield’s Erin Eriksson in the high post during the third quarter Monday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) said coach Williams. Williams again in the final two minutes cut Just like in the first meeting, which was at Delton last Thursday. After a 13-4 start in tied at the half, it was close at the break again. favor of the Panthers. Galesburg-Augusta Delton led 26-25. Just like in the last meeting, picked up its defense and went on for a 37-26 things got away from the Delton girls in the third quarter. Pennfield went on a 7-0 run victory. . "Our outside shooting was cold, except for over the final 3:33 of the period to pull in the first quarter.’’ said coach Williams. front 44-33. The Rams extended their zone defense and started disrupting the Delton shooters. The With the Delton girls in a zone. Eriksson was key for the Pennfield girls. She found a Panthers finished the game shooting just 25­ spot in the high post and did a great job of percent from the floor. Galesburg-Augusta held Delton to just two points in the second quarter, but DK still had a one point lead at the half. The offense did­ n’t pick up in the final 16 minutes for DK however. Delton scored just four more points in the third quarter, as the Rams pulled in front. Rachael Williams led Delton for the night with eight points, and Katce Hogoboom chipped in seven. Williams and Haines had five rebounds each for DK. The Pantiters visit Kalamazoo Christian this Thursday, then are home for their final two KVA contests, next Tuesday against Hackett Catholic Central and next Friday against Parchment. Delton’s last victory came against the Fighting Irish on Oct. 12. Pennfield’s Sara Lowe backs into the post as Delton Kellogg's Hannah Goy defends, and teammate Jenah Wandell (right) waits to offer support if needed in the third quarter. (Photo by Brett Bremer) ‘Cats and ‘Dogs top Hastings eagers by Brett Brener overall and 8-2 in the league. The Saxons ninth league loss came last » bfta posi­ Nobody wants-a tive sign for their -btekewell team, but the Saxons are taking what they can get at this meeting. Shilling had 14 points for the Saxons, and girls going. ! was talking to a friend and he said maybe I should »alk to the referee before them game and say just gi*c 12 points before we start.’’ Again, the Saxons cana. storming back, cutting the lead down to as few xs srn-cn point in the season. What they’re getting is some improvement go* a huge hand from senior teammate Natalie points before the half. The lead stayed right day in and day out. and a solid effort nightly. Kn.»rp who tossed in 17 points. Knorp was around the ten point half-time deficit for Wayland scored a 57-38 victory over the 1 l-of-12 from the free throw line on the night. much of the remainder of the night. Saxons in Wayland on Tuesday night, but that "She did a very nice job of cutting through Brooke Carter led Byron Center with 20 was belter for the Saxons than the 31-point the defense and dishing off or getting con­ points, but the Saxons* Cali Carpenter die a loss they suffered to the Wildcats early in the tact." Carpenter said of Knorp. nice job of defending the Bulldogs down low season on their home court. The Saxons continue to struggle in the first The Bulldogs led 21-10 after the first eight Hastings closes the league season with v minutes. “We played really well." said Carpenter. pair of home contests, this Thursday against the opening period. If it hadn’t been for that, the Wildcat lead might have been even less “We gave them our usual 12 point lead. 1 Thomapple Kellogg. than the eight points it was heading into the don't know what I’m going to do to get these quarter. Wayland outscored Hastings 22-4 in Delton Kellogg's Jordan Haines races around Pennfield s Brittany Meyer in the first half of Monday night’s KVA contest at Pennfield High School. Haines led Delton Kellogg with 20 points on the night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Thursday. 50-40 al Byron Center. The Bulldogs beat the Saxons by 32 in their first Again, the Saxons fell into an early hole. especially in the second half. Hamilton and next against Tuesday half. A solid zone defense and a three-quartercourt trap helped the Saxons claw their way back into the ball game. “The girls were a little disappointed." said Saxon head coach Dan Carpenter. “Coming back from an 18-point lead, we had all the momentum. We came out a little flat (in the second half) and just couldn’t get it back again." Hastings committed five early turnovers in the third quarter, and the Wildcat lead quickly OPEN HOUSE ballooned again. Hastings was outscored 15-4 in the third quarter, and the Wildcats cruised SUNDAY, NOV. 5” • 13 PM Dtr fith Ave North of M-50 hwy to victory in the fourth. to Dana Shilling had 1124 6T.H AVE., LAKE ODESSA 17 points to lead Hastings, but just two in the second half. “She got her shots, they just didn’t go." said Carpenter. Brandi Hurless added eight points for the Union Bank intraduces Community Lending to the Hastings Area with a New Loan Production Office! Saxons, and wxs big in the second quarter TMK-396 - Woodland Twp., Lakewood Schools. Complete remodeled 4 bedroom. 2 comeback. Macy Merchant led Wayland with 13 points. Ten different Wildcats scored in the contest. 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TRADEMARK REALIY-CONNECTING MOTIVATED SELLERS I QUALiRED BUYERS Stop in or give Dan King a call at 945-9911 Office Hours: 9am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday 10-26 Bring the Heat -—...........................10-23 Bluet........................ -............................... ...4-123 Member FDIC 400 W. STATE STREET • 945-9911 www.ubmich.com Mon-Fri 9:00 am - 4:30 pm < ' �Page 22 - Thursday. November 2, 2006 - The Hastings Banner Swimmers close season in CERC pool by Brett Bremer win the 200-yard medley relay in 2:09.41. a 1:16.78. with teammate Michelle Howard Sports Editor The Thomapple Kellogg-Hastings varsity time which was just over a second better than second, de Goa won the 100-yard breaststroke that of the Trojan team of Hoag. Alex de Goa. in 1:19.68. and the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Nassif. Christensen. Romanak. and girls' swimming and diving team is getting used to the water in its home pool. Chanda Archambcau. and Erin Fluke. 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:11.00. and Last Thursday, the Trojans lost for just the three duals al the Community Education and Recreation Center, and will host lhe confer­ teamed with Kailcy Hindes. Emily Ross, and Bacheller to win lhe 200-yard freestyle relav third lime this season when they were topped by Byron Center 112-73. ence tournament next week Thursday. Friday, in 1:53.88. and Saturday. formances on the night, winning the 50-yard freestyle and lhe season with a dual against Wayland on away in lhe second event, as Terra Nassif took the 200-yard freestyle for the Trojans in Thursday evening. 2:23.95 with teammate Beth Fuller placing night, with Frame scoring 201.85 points to third and Katie Romanak fourth. win the event and VanDongen placing second. TK-Hastings went l-l in its last two home duals, topping Fremont Monday after falling the scored a 114-64 win. The Trojans outswam, and outdove. the VanDongen leading the way with in every event, which Ariel diving competition, with Jamie 182.5 points. Kelly Frame was second with 180.2. LEGAL NOTICE and Courtney DeWent third at 125.9. Mindy Warner won the 50-yard freestyle Humphrey was not a part of. Audrey Hoag was the only Trojan to finish ahead ot i>cr in any race, as she won the 200- for TK-Hastings in 26.86 seconds, and the 100-yard freestyle in 58.92. yard individual medley in 2 minutes 38.75 Hoag added a win in the 500-yard freestyle seconds, finishing just under three seconds with a time of 6:09.71. another event in which better than Humphrey. the Trojans had lhe lop three placers. Fuller Humphrey helped Fremont take an early lead as she teamed with Bneann Redingcr. Katy VanderKooi. and Bethany Bacheller to NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE WILLIAM AZKOUL P.C. IS ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANO ANY MFORMA- was second and Lee Christensen third. To close out the night. Alecia Strumberger T1ON OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT 100-yard backstroke for TK in PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. won the Thomapple Kellogg-Hastings’ Alex de Goa peeks over at her competition as she comes up for air in the 'OO-yard breast stroke race last Thur day against Byron Center. (Photo by Brett Brener) Danny Briel Freeport man to be inducted into Motor Sports Hall of Fame Danny “Johnson" Briel of Freeport will be the Year on the TriSAC Circuit; American inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall Midget Racing Association Champion; and of Fame Sunday. Nov. 5. in Mount Pleasant. won a Canadian Midget Championship. “Johnson” has raced with the American with both parents being racers. His mother Midget Racing Association. World Wide competed in 11 powder puff events, winning Midget Auto Racing Association. TriSAC seven times. His father raced for 18 years Supermodified Association. Sprints on Dirt. throughout the Midwest before he was inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hail World of Fame in 1989. “Johnson” and his father Auto Cub. He has completed more than Outlaws. All-star Circuit CB's 18-14; Quality Roofing 17-15; Git-R- Gals Critters 16.5-15.5; 1.000 races and finished in the top 10 more than 850 times. He has won more than 250 ture events in midgets, supermodi fieds. sprint events in the cars and stock cars. Mexico at 84 different race tracks. He has United States. Canada and been one of few drivers to race a turbine- M. Kingsley 127-343; S. Patch 181-462; J. Allen 136. Good Gaines and Series Men - £ Count * 184; M. Saldivar 198-534; B. Terry 215; R. 203-559; L. Markley Boniface 22; Ghost Team 7-25. High Games and Series - A. Norton 129; T. Franklin 156; J. Rice 160; C. Ens 104: S. of only father and son in the world to win fea­ 15-17; Coleman Agency 13-19; Superette Gals JO- R Cogswell 152; ' Champions Sprints, and the United States « Johnny “Johnson” Briel are reported to be the 185;Y. Markley 157-454; L. Yoder 140 399. Tuesday Trios Done “Johnson” was bom into a racing family, of scores; Trouble 25-7; All in the Family 225-9.5; 161; D. Murphy 174-489; B. Akers 226-519; H. Gibson 172-442; C. Baker 225; N. Thaler 154428; G. Yoder 194-512. Mlxerettes L. Trumble I57;L. Rorye 137; T Heinrich 149; S. Lancaster 145; S. Vandenburg 168­ NBT 23-9; Sassy Babes 23-9; Hinkle's 500; D. Bartimus 157; C. Mack 217-507; M. Body Shop 22-10; Old Anchor Tattoo 20-12; Sears 163; R. Brummel 157; P. Ramey 169; Dean's Dolls 18-14; Trumble Agency 6.5­ M. Kill 172; K. Carpenter 154; L Potter 185; 15J; The Finishing Touch 16-16; Kent Oil 13.5-18.5; D. James 180-519; M. Heath 173. powered sprint car. Dewey’s Auto Body 12-20; Hallifax Services 12-20; Girrbach*s 11-21. built his own supermodified and ran the He and his wife. Lyn. have two daughters tracks of Indiana. Illinois and Ohio. In his and live on a small farm in Freeport. Briel first year, be finished 10th place in points on works as a heavy equipment welding fabrica­ the Hoosier Hot Rod Association circuit and tor for Giar and Sons Equipment in Dutton. gained Rookie of the Year honors. He later Both Danny and Lyn attend the Thomapple became Rookie of the Year for American Valley Church and serve with the Freeport Midget Racing Association and the Michigan Fire and Rescue Volunteer Department. Auto Racing Fan Club; Sportsman Driver of Friday Night Mixed Whatever 23; UMSU 20 1/2; Ten Pins 20 Good Games & Series - C. Hurless 157; B. Mays 156; B. Hathaway 169; T. Redman 1/2; Just Cuz 20; Heads Out 19 1/2; 9-in-a- 145; S. Merrill 192-501; V. Kuhtic 211-530; 18; Michigan P. Hinkle 170-435; J. Allien 204-536; A. Outlaws 17; 4 Fools 15 1/2; Liquid Courage Hamp 123-347; P. Fowler 156; N. Potter 168­ 19; All But Wiggle One 14; Mercy 12; Oldies But Goodies 12; 484; S. Dunham 182-433; K. Fowler 183­ Budweiser II 11; 475; S. Nash 146; D. Kelley 185-511; M. 1/2; The Unknowns Brushworks 10 1/2; Spare Time 8. Womens Good Games and Series - S. Powers 152-381; T. Christopher 192; D. Worm 154-427; M. Kill 179-468; S. Vandenburg 254-615; R. Lydy 221-569; S. VanDenburg 203; L. Barlow 154-420; J. Rice Keeler 216-568; G. Otis 180-501; M. Sears 180. 180-496; M. Mathis 100-yard freestyle. TK- Hastings also had lhe top two divers on the The Trojans never looked back. They swept to Byron Center last Thursday. The Trojans Packers was 9 years old until he was 16. At age 17. he Warner had tow of the Trojans' top per­ Thai early Packer lead was quickly wiped The Trojans end the conference regular “Johnson” raced go-carts from the time he Howard won for lhe Trojans in 4:38.97. Humphrey scored a first-place finish in the The Trojans close the regular season with Default having been made in the conditions al a real estate mortgage made by Darrell Fenstemacher, a single man. of 15432 220th Avenue. Big Rapids. Michigan 49307. and NPB Mortgage. LLC. a Michigan fimrted lebritty compa­ ny. whose address ts 3333 Deposit Drive. NE. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546, dated May 7.2002, and recorded on May 14. 2002. in Instrumant No. 1080497 ai the Barry County Register of Deeds, and upon which there is now daimed to be due tor principal and interest the sum of One Hundred Twenty Three Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Six Dollars and Ninety One Cents ($123,386.91). which continue? to accrue interest at the rate of 9 45%, and no suit or proceedings at law having been insti­ tuted to recover the debt or any pert thereof; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sale contained in the mortgage, and the statute m such case made and provided, on December 7.2006 at 1 p m the undersigned wil sell at the East door of the Barry County Courthouse, Hastings. Michigan, that being the place ot holding the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry, at public venue to the highest btocto tor the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon the Mortgage, together wtth the legal toes and charges of the sals, including attorney's lees allowed by law, the premises In the mortgage locat­ ed in the Thomapple Township. Bany County and which are described as tottows: ' Parcel *A’: That part of the SW fractional 1/4. Sectton 30. T4N. R10W, Thomapple Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: BEGINNING at a point on ♦ho West line of said SW fractional 1/4 which Is NC*T26X^E 200.00 feet from the SW comer of Sectxxi X; thence N00)216'47"E 1122.04 feet along satt Wetf line; thence N89*48*2T E 628.93 teet along t,.* North fine of the S 1/2 cf said SW fractional 1/4; tuxx* S (XT 2233* W1121J6 teet; thence S 89*44T5' W 03031 feet to th«» place of beginning. Subject to basements oi >~sco>*d and to Highway Right-of-Way for Patterson Aver. ie This parcel contains 16.211 acres todudmg highway R O W Parcel No. 06-014-030-OU2-00 wtdc'i has an address ol 3160 Patterson Avenue. VatohwRe. Michigan 49333 The redemptton penod shal be one (I) year tru^ the date of such sale, unless determtoed awndoned in accordance with MCL 600 324’a in with case the redemption period shal be thirty *30) days from the date of such sale. * NPB Mortgage. LLC 3333 Deposit Drive. NE Grand Rapids. Ml 49546 Dated: October 25.2006 Drafted by: William M. Azkoul (P40071) Attorney for Mortgagee 161 Ottawa Avenue. NW Suite 205-C Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 (616) 458-1315 195-495; G. Meaney 169-464; O. Gillons 156-458; S. Ripley 164­ 399; D. Rhodes 189; T. Phenix 176; S. THANK YOU Carlson 167; M. Vanier 165; K. Matthews 162. To the County Commissioners for answering my questions Mens Good Games and Series - S. Peabody as I attended MOST of the County operating committee 199-575; B. Taylor 200-538; J. J. meetings since June 1st. 2006 to prepare myself to be an Barnum 225; D. Main 224; T. Clow 210; L. Porter 199; B. Ripley 178; R. Chaffee 135. To lhe Citizens of Hope and Rutland for talking with me Smith 196-524; L. Madden 171-502; effective and productive County Commissioner. as I knocked on your door and asked for your vote. To all the Citizens in Hope and Rutland that allowed me to Wednesday P.M. Eye and Ent 23; Friends 22 place a campaign sign in your yard. 1/2; Maple Vote in the Tuesday, November 7th Election for Valley Pharmacy 18; Seebers 16 1/2; Hair Care Center 16; At Home Real Estate 16; Shamrock Tavern 14. Womens Good Games and Series - L. Elliston 189-513; B. Hathaway 183-451 ;L. t9nuu Friends 144-316; K. Becker 203; P. Freeman 164; Y. Cheeseman 163; J. Oms 143. KEITH FERRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER • HOPE AND RUTLAND TOWNSHIPS ________ P»id for by Comm io elect Ferm. County Commhuoncr. 2434 Kathryn Dr , HnangA. Ml Sunday Night Mixed Hubs Crew 23; Straight Liners 23; Pin Chasers 22; Funky Bowlers 21; Michigan Outlaws 16; Bounty Hunters 16; R&N 14; Karey’s Crew 14; 2 Bags & 4 Balls 12; 135 £ State Street, Hastings, MI 49058 Al Jlome 269-945-3550 Sunday Snoozers 11; Sandbaggers 8. Womens Good Games and Series - M. Heath 199-520; J. Rice 195-514; A. Williams 202-483; V. Wright 161-433; D. T«k« 162-450; A. Churchill Marshall 166-431; L. Rentz Business Hours: Monday-Friday 9nw4pw » Saturday by appointment OPEN HOUSE • SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4. 2-4 pm Dir.: M-37 South to Ynnbno Springs Rd. South, 152-415; A. Hubbell 175; A. Norton 146; C. to IM 79 Wlnf to home Demon 121. 11054 W. M-179 HWY-GUN LAKE AREA Mens Good Games and Series - J. 3 BR home on 1 acre. Yankee Springs Rec area Shoebridge 205-547; ML Norton 170-447; £ Caraway 247; DJ James 218; S. Farlce 210; - ----- Special Offer. o of $30 or More II M. Hubbard 191. Completely remodeled, new roof, ertng breezeway I gsrege OPEN HOUSE • SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4. 2-4 pm Senior Citizens Sun Risers 20-12; King Pins 20-12; BAT’s 19-13; Lucky Strike 19-13; Wieland’s 18-14; Ward's Friends 18-14; Nash's Harem 17-15; Butterfingers 17-15; #1 Senior 16-16; Friends 15 !7;M&M's 13-19; Kuempe! 12­ 20; Early Risers 11-21; 4 B's 9-23. Good (James and Series Ladies • E. 701 W. Cloverdale Rood., . Hastings, Ml 40058 / I 259-721-4100 118 E. GREEN ST., HASTINGS Moore 143-363; £ Ulrich 173; P. Freeman 186-485; S. Pennington 187; G. Otis 215­ Inexpensive living or nice rental unit 3 large bedrooms, 507; D. Bums 136-374; S. Merrill 181; R. $69,900 Hill 139; Y. Cheeseman 183-468; E. Dunham large kitchen w/ eating area �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - Page 23 Hl Hl Hl Hl Hl Hl Hl Hl Hl Hl a VOTE FOR a S LEADERSHIP S GOVERNOR DICK DeVOS SECRETARY OF STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL TERRY LYNN LAND NIKE COX STATE SENATOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE FATTY BURKHOLZ BRIAN CALLEY PROSECUTOR TOM EVANS Hl Hl Hl COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DONALD NEVINS - DISTRICT 1 JAMES FRENCH - DISTRICT 2 KEITH FERRIS - DISTRICT 3 HOOT GIBSON - DISTRICT* MIKE callton - DISTRICTS MARK ENGLERTH - DISTRICTS JEFF VanNORTWICK - DISTRICT 7 Hl S VOTE S REPUBLICAN Hl PAID FOR WITH REGULATED FUNDS BY THE BARKY COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE, P.O. BOX 22, HASTINGS. Ml 49058 Hl Hl Hl Hl Hl Hl Hl Hl Hl Hl �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - Page 24 IWFi'ng FAtfraCtions Cr.,1, . W high flute school information visit For choirs. _____________________ car Snows | ' more www.scmsonline.org or www.westmichiganfluteassociation.com. • Kanina is a solo exhibition of one of West Michigan's most and greatest recognized landscape artists, James Karsina, at the LaFontsee November 4. Galleries/Underground Studio in Grand Rapids. Gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 9 am-530 pm, Tuesday 4c Friday 9 am-7 pm. Saturday Music adult Society's choir. Admission is free. Fvr tickets and more information call (o!6) or 459-2224 visit or www.scmsonline.org located at 221 W. State Street in Hayings The Chamber can be reached by phone at • An Evening With Chicago at DeVos (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber's 451-9820 or visit www.lafontsee.us. Through Performance Hall at 7 pm. Admission is $56- Nov 24. $76. For more information call (616) 456-3333 Todd and Brad Reed Photography Cecilia Music Society. The father-son team from will present some of their photographic images including images that the public already loves, and some that the public has yet to see. Call 616-459-2224 for evening and weekend hours. An Artist's Reception will be held Sunday, November 5th trum 3-5 pm. Gallery hours are Monday thru Friday 9 am-5 pm. Admission is free. For more information call 843-0777 (231) or visit www.scmsonline.org or the artists' web site m^MANEOUS' -_____________________ ,_________________ • Bob Saget will perform his stand up comedy at 8 pm at the Kalamazoo State Theatre. Anyone who has only seen Mr. Saget on TV’s “Full House" or “America's Funniest Videos" and hasn't him seen "The in Aristocrats" or on stage is in for a shock as Saget is known for being one of the most shocking and 'blue' comics around in direct opposition to his TV persona as Mr. All American dad. Reserved seating tickets are at www.toddandbradreed.com Through Nov. $38. To purchase tickets, please visit the State 30. Theatre Box Office, or contact Ticketmaster • Lincs of Discovery: 225 American Drawings at the of Years KIA presents nearly 150 works on paper on loan from the (GA) Columbus Museum traces that America's evolution as a nation. Includes at (269) www.ticketmaster.com. information, For please Grand Rapids Tally which tells the story of the ill-fated Antarctic expedition of Robert Falcon Scott, employing ingenious an free-form construction to relate compelling study of heroism in face the bitter of failure. Performances are Wednesday-Saturday at 8 admission is $8. For more pm. General information 234-3946 (616) call visit or web.grccedu. Nov 1-4. show. Occasionally they will throw in a piece of non-improvised sketch comedy or a dance number, just to keep audiences guessing. For more information call (616) 752-8570 or visit www.rivercityimprov.com . November 4. • Dance Instructions from 5:30-630 pm at Brook, 200 W. Michigan, Creek. Beginning ballroom dance Battle lessons with instructor Colleen Burke in east coast swing, fox trot, waltz, rumba and the cha cha. $5 per person. For more information, call (269) 317-2197. Fridays, Nov. 17 & Dec. 15. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at • Ultra Romantics will be performed at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place DeVos Performance Hail. Performance Is at 8 afterward and continue until 1030 p.m. All pm. Tickets Michelle are Mezzo-soprano $ll-$58. DeYoung will the be featured ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is performer. Program includes "Isle of Bliss" casual. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) Berlioz's "Les 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every by Einojuhani Rautavaara, Nuits d'ete," R. Strauss' "Suite from Der Roaenkavalier," and Ravel's "La Valse." A free pre-concert conversation will be held at 7 pm. Tickets may be purchased by visiting the Symphony office at 300 Ottawa NW, Suite 100 (located across from the Calder), from 9 am-5 pm, or by calling (616) 454-9451, Ext. 4. (Phone callers will be charged a $2.00 per ticket service fee.) For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Nov. 3-4. • month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Line dancing 6c social dancing les­ son 6c practice from 1-2 pm is $5 per person. Dances take place from 2-5 pm with Swing Masters band. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons in swing cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner necessary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking Organ Concert at Andel or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317­ Museum Center. Dave Cogswell, a retired Wyoming Public Schools music teacher with 2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday over 45 years of the Van organ experience will perform in the Meijer Theater on Friday at 7 pm and Saturday at 3 pm. Adult admission is $10, children (3-17) $5. For more information call (616) 456-3977 or visit www.grmuseum.org. Nov. 3 and 4. • West Michigan Flute Orchestra will perform at 7 prn at the St. Cecilia Music Society in Gran-J Rapids. Adult admission is $8, seniors $5 and students $5.Fall conert of the West Michigan Flute Association will feature the aduh flute orchestra and chamber Performances are Wednesday-Friday at 730 pm, Saturday 2 pm 6c 7:30 pm, and Sunday at 3 pm. For more information call (616) 222­ Royce Auditorium November 10 at 8 pm. 6650 or visit www.grct.org. Acclaimed for her extraordinary lyricism, Will be presented by the technique and versatility, Grammy Award Grand winner Sharon Isbin has been hailed as "the Performance Hall Nov. 17 4c 18. Performances preeminent guitarist of our time." Joining her are at 8 pm. Ticket prices range from $U-$58. Rapids Symphony at DeVos Foundation. 2 Hastings Fanners Market from 11 am-7pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at lyden Park. For info call April Nicho’son (616) 765­ City Improv shows weave skits, games and Bumam presents; Serin For more information call (616) 454-9451 or unique entertainment experiences for each at Concert Mello at the St Cecilia Music Society's in visit www.grsymphony.org or email kdi- more information. Throuyfr December 31. Theatre BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: Kaleidoscope Shoronlibin with Guadencio Thiago de multi-instrumentalist songs with audience suggestions to create Spectrum NOVEMBER will be Grammy Award-nominated composer, Street Call (269) 349-7775 or kiarts.org for the CHECK OUT THESE Gaudencio Thiago de Mello, whose rhythms pm. show at 733 pm. Admission $7. River Community College. A dramatic play by Ted Bany Conservation District Shop at the hospital conference center to benefit the Pennock visit from the last 100 years. The Kalamazoo • GRCC Players present "Terra Nova" at cefl phones that will financially benefit the more www.kazoostate.com. Friday, Nov. 3. • River City Improv will perform at Wealthy Theatre. Saturday Doors open at 633 MUSIC THEATRE. and across the state. The Chamber also has free mailers for old printer ink cartridges and 1-3 Penn-Nook Christmas Gift works by some of the nation's greatest artists Institute of Arts is located at 314 S. Park tourist attractions and places of interest locally at online and 373-7000 webdte at www.banydtamber.com lhe Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Nov. 5. Presents: See with your heart. Feel with your eyes at the Terry Berry Gallery inside St. CALENDAR The Bany County Chamber of Commerce is email scmstickniscrv.net. Nov. 4. 10 am-4 pm. For more information call (616) • Chamber of Commerce • Bach Chorale will be presented by St Cecilia each month. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center 3257. 2 Wine Dinner from 6-8:30 pm at Bay Pointe Inn 4c Restaurant. 6 course meal elegantly prepared with 6 wine choices. Reservations required. Limited to 50 couples. $125 per couple. Call (269) 672-5202 for reservations. 4 Hastings Farmers Market from 7am-lpm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at lyden Park. 4 12th Annual Art Auction -Gold Rush 2004" at the Walldorff Brewpub & Bistro featuring gourmet dinner and champagne. San Frandsco trip raffle contest music by Thomapple Rover Boys. Tickets $35 per person. Call 945­ 2002 for reservations. 4 Antique fibow from 10 am-6 pm at the Barry Expo Center. 7 Hastings Farmers Market from 7am-lpm at the dty parking lot on and arranger, mondFtgrsymphony.org. are unique to his Afro-Brazilian roots and the Double Trouble features organists Joel Gray influences of urban jazz. For more informa­ and Steve Schlesing at the Grand Ledge tion call (616) 459-2224 or (616) 456-3333 or Opera House, 121 S. Bridge Street November visit www_scmsoline.org. 19. Call 1-517-394-9881 for tickets and infor­ Stay Tuned with Five by Dfffrw at DeVos Performance Hall Nov. 10,11 A 12. This nos­ mation BnMrfuty Ihcttit G«iM graaitt ilm »< talgic song and dance team takes you through DeVos the early days of TV, reprising men* cable Performances are songs, commercials and sketches, all present­ Wednesday 2 6c 730 pm, Thursday 730 pm, ed live and in living color. John Varineau, Friday 8 pm. Saturday 2 4c 8 pm. and Sunday Conductor. Performances are Friday 6c Saturday 8 pm, and Sunday at 3 pin Tickets Hall Performance Tuesday Nov at 21-26. 730 pm, 3 pm. For more information call (616) 235­ 6285 or visit www.bwavgr.org. are $18-556. For more information caU (616) Friday Nights at GRAM: Fred Knapp Trio 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.t'rg or at the Grand Rapids Art Museum from 5-830 email kdimondfc’grsvmphony.org. pm November 25. Music and all areas of the The Ducm1 Theatre Stria jrnnte Sduhamdt at Grand Rapids Ballet museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 pm (free to members). Live bands play Company Studios Nov 16-19. Performances from €-30-8:15 pm. Light fare and a cash bar are Thursday-Saturday at 730 pm and avJlable. 5-6 pm. For more information call Sunday at 2 pm. Opening Night Gala admis­ (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. sion is $35, Friday-Saturday $17. The first opportunity to see this stunning ballet up T1CK...T1CK...3OOM at Spectrum Theatre dose in the Company's Studio A. The glorious Nov. 30-Dec. 9. By the creMrar of RENT, this music of Rimsky-Korsakov sets the scene as we travel back to the story before 1,001 musical focuses on Uk? days leadttig up to Jonathan's birthday and posthumously Arabian Nights. Opening Night Gala indudes presented after his untimely de.‘h just before catered reception with the dancers following RENT made its New York deinrt. the performance. Tickets are available at the Performances are Thursday through Saturday N. Broadway at Tyden Park. 8*10 Penn Nook Gift Shop 40th Annual Christinas Presentation 8am-6 pm at the hospital conference Ballet: (616) 454-4771 xlO. For more informa­ at 8 pm. Adult admission tickets an* $25 wtth center. Gifts for everyonedecorations, books, toys and more. Wednesday only- special goldstandard jewelry. Call (269) 945­ Grand Rapids Gvic Theatre Nov. 16- Dec 17. 3451 for information. 9 Hastings Fanners Market from llam-7pm at the dty parking lot on N. Broadway at Tyden Park For info call April Nicholson (616) 765­ This week’s selection: tion call (616) 454-4771 xlO or visit Civic Theatre presents: Peter Pan reduced rates for students and senior citizens. For more information call (616) 234-3946 or www.grballet.com. at the visit www.actorsatspectrum.org. The Departed 3257. in Battle Creek from 6:30-830 p.m. Singles Running time: 105 minutes and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must MPAA rating: R be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor: Colleen Burke. Every Monday. Wow. Weekiy SUDOKU • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 by Linda Thistle pm weekly May through October at the Just... wow. I can't remember the last time I was blown away by a Martin Scorsese movie, but he really hit the ball out of the park with this one. “The Departed" is a gripping, gritty. Mean Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Streets cop drama that'll have you on the Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. edge of your seat It is, hands down, the best Every Wednesday through October. ensemble as wr.il as the middle school and movie of the year. Scorsese has assembled a spectacular cast, including Jack Nicholson. Leonardo DiCaprio, Mau Damon. Alec Baldwin. Martin Sheen and Mark Wahlberg — each of whom gives an Oscar-worthy performance. The real surprise is Jack Nicholson’s per­ formance. For decades now. Jack has basical­ ly been playing a caricature of himself Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio in a film sure to draw lots of Oscar nominations, "The Departed." onscreen, chewing up the scenery and then going home to collect the check. In “The Departed." Nicholson *s portrayal Ptoce a numbar m tha empty bo«ae in wen a way that each row acrau. each column down and each ■nea 0-box aquare conuine U o< the numoere from one to nine. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK • of mob boss Frank Costello is the best acting job he’s done since "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." it is powerful, frightening and refreshing to finally see the man remind­ ing us of what a great actor he truly is. The film begins with a flashback lo 1980s ♦ Moderate ♦ ♦ Chaflanging ♦ ♦♦ HOOBOYI Boston, where Costello is shaking down a shop owner. A young boy. Colin Sullivan, know the result is gonna be violent and unex­ pected. If you're a fan of "Goodfellas" and Martin Scorsese, but were disappointed by “The Aviator" and "Gangs of New York." you owe it to yourself to see “The Departed." if only to see a master craftsman return to the kind of storytelling he's best at. GRADE: A looks on. Costello, who knows everyone in the neighborhood, recognizes the boy and hands him a bag stuffed with groceries to take C 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. to his grandmother, along with a fistful of 9 s 8 t s change. With that transaction. Sullivan's life­ • 4 L € 9 9 long loyalty is bought. Sullivan (Damon) grows up and becomes a cop in order to infil­ • • 8 4 4 8 trate Boston's special unit devoted to organ­ 9 t c t • 2 9 • ized crime. He is Costello’s informant. On the other side of the tracks is Billy I 9 UE1U □□□ □□□ □□□ □□□ □□□ □□□□□□□□□ □ □□□ □□□□ 4 • 9 4 9 C □ C □ 8 9 FINO AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PANELS. m> -omb are topos fl NW MW •« 5 UMMflP N w ► -«touj N MflOO E tmaoumj are svwero T. pa«M*ajto mmou l :skamm|M3 J9MSUV — nxoans c Costigan (DiCaprio). an upper-middle-class rookie fresh from lhe academy who is recruit­ ed by the special division lo infiltrate Costello’s gang. What ensues is a gripping game of cat and mouse, as each side tries to uncover the iden­ tity of its respective rat. And since this is a Scorsese picture, you Call anyUmo far Hastings Banner classified ads 269M5-9554m HHun-nis �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - Page 25 BORN THIS WEEK: You have a sharp, logical mind and a quick intellect. You would Battle Creek Symphony and Community Chorus to perform Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” November 11 make an excellent mystery writer. ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A workgH^^related situation that started last LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) p You’ll find fewer roadblocks l month takes on increasing Rk importance this week. Thc .move ahead with your plans. ^choice is still yours as to \Expect some important news turning up as you continue to 7*how it will evolve. Be careful not to make quick judgments. Flo come your way by mid­ November. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) “Careful” SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) S/‘s *** wa,c*|Wor<l for lhc prudent Bovine this week. <%kGood news — you finally f Jget to the bottom of that Kb Don’t your lei ^tpesky mystery you've been Retrying to solve for weeks by emotions / overwhelm your logic. Try 11 TV JI for balance as you maneuver " " through a touchy situation. ’“ GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your ener­ or her silence. gy levels rise to meet the challenges that will mark much of this month. New opportunities beckon. Look them over, but proceed cau­ tiously before making any kind of decision. using some gentle persua­ sion to get someone to break his SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to /December 21) The best time important task is A^^know. Move forward one step at "Tto ukc on a time so you can assess your y J/progress and. if need be. change direction. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your pri- «vate life can be a problem this week, becomes as more a partner CAPRICORN (December 22 to January vr i k 19) The new opportunities ^^^^A^you hoped to find this month difficult. beginning to open up. Resist a reaction you might regret. Instead of walking Study them carefully to be sure Jyou make the choice that’s best $ away, try to talk things out. LEO (July 23 to August 22) You should for you. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Ibe your usual sunny self a disappointment into a these days, as you bask in learning experience. Check [the admiration you adore. P^Mout possible weaknesses in [Enjoy it as you move into a ‘^[your approach and strength- ien them. A loyal colleague new arena to confront an (exciting upcoming chal- lenge. “offers good advice. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) ____ "TTp Your perseverance reserves .____________ V will be tapped frequently w«k dcal with thc problems involved in making new situation work for you. But it’ll all be worth it ^■r^new situation offers opportuni- ■KLx "T j ties to help you get the skills \C K. you’ll need in order to stop ^swimming in circles and finally move straight toward your goals. Go for it C 2006 King Features Syndicate. Inc. Super Crossword PERFORMANCE REVIEW MAGIC MAZE • — ACADEMY UKAHEBYWTROGHEL J D1GEBYWULRNCPN uit • .............. -»-*-!-■ -------- --- - - . 'MERCHANTMAR I N o K Clockwise from top: The Battle Creek Sympohony and Community Chorus, Kellogg Community College professor and baritone Gerald Blanchard and Symphony Music Director Anne Harrigan Many call Becihovan's Ninth Symphony the greatest music by history's greatest com­ poser. Come experience the beioved ’Ode to Joy" 1 G F A Y D E B Z Y L C E X V performed by Battle thc Creek Symphony and a massed chorus of 150 on Saturday. November 11. at 7:30pm. ai newly renovated W. K. Kellogg Auditorium. S Q O O U R M L K O 1 N R G E C A R Y 1 G A W P R U A F S Q P N C F N V T T H S 1 D E W S L J E I A H H S I T I R B F E A landmark of Western culture, the Ninth Symphony is instantly recognizable and a staple of film and television soundtracks. This grand celebration of humanity progress­ es from a dark and brooding world to a tri­ umphant world of joy through brotherhood. Conducted by Anne Harrigan, the Battle Creek Symphony will be joined by the Bank. Creek Community Chorus, the Aquinas College Chorus, and thc Lakeview High C A D N S S O T A L P Y X V U S I Q P N U L AN O I T A N M R K J H F E M C B Z C M Y X V Find the Ited words tai lhe diagram. They run m 41 direebom forward, backward, up. down and dhponally. British Coast Guard Dancing Fire French Merchant Marine Military Music National Naval Plato’s Police Riding Royal Swedish School Chamber Choir. Professional soloists include soprano Karin White, contralto Camille DeBoer, tenor Lonel Woods, and baritone Gerald Blanchard. The orchestra will also perform Beethoven's Leonore Overture from the opera "Fidelio." The concert is sponsored by the Binda Foundation and Kellogg Community College. Tickets to "Beethoven's Ninth* are $5 to $39 for adults and $5 to $17 students. Call Music Center Tickets at (269) 565-2199. Information is available on the Music Center website: www.battlecreeksymphony.org. The Music Center is located on Fremont Street at Ct2OO6 by King Emsutm Syndcaw. inc. World rights reMivtd. Kellogg Community College. Over several decades. Beethoven had attempted to set a favorite poem, Schiller's "An die Frcudc" ("To Joy"), to music. At lhe end totally deaf. Beethoven toiled over the Ninth Symphony for ten years, writing near­ ly 200 versions of thc final movement alone. The resulting work was considered radical in Beethoven's time, an unprecedented hybrid of symphony and oratorio. According to legend, an aging Beethoven, □□□□ □□□□ □□□□□ □□□□□ □□□ □□□□ □□□□□ □□□□□ □uanatiauB □□□□□□□□□□□ £)□□□ □□□ □□□ □□□ □□□□□□ ehq obdcj □□□□ visor/store owner and construction worker. receive gift cards as presents never spei ! the full amount. Police detective rounds out the top five most dangerous occupations. Interestingly, cashier predicted "rock ‘n’ roll has nin its course." comes in at No. 10. • What do Mao Zedong. Vladimir Lenin • Stephen King, author of numerous best­ selling horror novels — many of which have and Eva Penin have in common? After they died, their remains were mummified. King been turned into equally terrifying movies — Charles the First’s body was turned into a once made the following observation: “Some mummy, too — but not his head. Thc body of it’s not true. I have thc heart of a young boy. Mata Hari. exotic dancer and notorious World War I spy. was not mummified after she was In a jar on my desk.” executed by firing squad — but her head was. duct even after the musicians had ceased to perform. They had reached the end of the stunning new work, thc audience had begun to applaud, yet Beethoven continued to con­ duct until a singer turned him arounc so that he could see the jubilant applause. Bee thoven probably never heard a note of his great com­ position. The Battle Creek Symphony is a program of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, funded in part by thc Battle Creek Community Foundation and lhe Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. • Ever heard of “ochlocracy”? Probably □□□□ □□□□□ uuaaanu □□□□□□ □□□an □□□□□ □□□□ hhb □□□□ □□□□□□□□□□□□□ □□□bdd □□□□ □□□□ □□□ □□□ □□□□ □□□□□ □□□□□aaanaa □□□!]□□□□□ □□□□□ □□□□□ DQDE Boon □□□□□ anaaa □□□□ □□□a uojinios pjomssojq jodns Statistics show that 20 percent of people who people say that 1 must be a terrible person, but gBQEJ □□□ □□□ □□□ □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ □□D most dangerous job in the country is truck driver. Next is farm worker, then sales super- • It was in 1961 that singer Bing Ciosby □□□ □□□□ □□□□□□ □□Buunauuanan □□□□ UU UUDU □□□□ □□□□ □□□□□□ □□□□□□□ □□□□□ □BED □□□□ □□□□□□ □□□ □□□□ □□□ • With thc holiday gift-giving season com­ ing up, you might want to keep this in mind: ill and deaf, conducted the 1824 premiere of his Ninth Symphony, and continued to con­ not, but at times it seems like we may be experiencing it. “Ochlocracy” means "mob rule.” • Repons claim that in Providence. R.I.. it was once illegal on Sundays to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to lhe same customer. • According to thc U.S. Department of AK3QVJV— Labor’s statistics on worker fatalities, the Thought for lhe Day: “If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it’s another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.” — Bill Vaughan v 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. GET ALL THE NEWS OF BARRY COUNTY. Sabtofte to tke HaMtafi Bhml Call 945-9554 for more information. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 2. 2006 - Page 26 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 $140 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-0062 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)204-0600 91EIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set, $175. (517)719-8062 ANTIQUE SHOW- Novem­ ber 4. Barry County Fair­ grounds Complex. A large variety of antiques. Just north of Hastings on M-37. Sat 10-6pm. $3.00 admis­ sion. 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 GUN LAKE MOBILE HOME FOR RENT: Fur­ nished, 2 bedrooms, $125 a week, $125 deposit required. NO PETS. (616)291-5012 M-66 crash kills 44-year-old Bellevue woman Michigan State Police al the Hastings post continue to investigate a deadly crash that took the life of a Bellevue woman shortly before 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning on M-66 near Assyria Highway in Maple Grove Township. Killed was Tammy Pluff, 44. UPSTAIRS: 2 BEDROOM apartment near Battle Creek/Bedford. Just remod­ eled. no pets, references needed, pay own utilities. $500 month * deposit $500. (269)209-7851/ (269)209-9252 Investigators said a Buick Century driven by a 57-year old Centreville woman was heading south on M-66 when the driver fell a«lecp and crossed the center line and into oncoming traffic. The driver of a Dodge Ram pickup truck, a 62-year-old Nashville man. tried to avoid a head-on collision by swerving to the left. The two vehicles collided, causing very little dam­ age. However, the Ram then slammed into a Chevy Blazer driven by Pluff. who police said was pronounced dead shortly after­ ward at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Her 6-year-old daugh’er was flown to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 HOUSEHOLD ESTATE SALE: Sunday, November 5, 9 to 5. Glassware, household items, bedroom suite, tools, lawnmowers, snowblower & much more. 10935 Adams Rd. Middleville. REBECCA SUE SWEENEY November 4,2005 was a day we will always remember as a day of great sadness and of great joy. We are saddened because we lost contact with someone we love so much. We are joyful because you are free from the troubles of this world; free from the grip of cancer which you fought against so valiantly. Because of your strong faith in God, and his divine wilt we know you are now in Paradise with Him. Becky, your example showed us all what BED- A brand new Queen pillowtop mattress set. Brand new, in plastic, war­ ranty, $112. Can deliver. (616)318-6998. BEDROOM SET. - New 6/pc. complete set with Sleigh bed! Value $1,800. Must sell, $545. Can deliver. (616)949-6525 KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set, 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (517)204-0600 SOFA AND LOVESEAT Brand new in factory pack­ aging. Stain resistant with lifetime warranty! Value $1,300, must sell $495. Call (616)318-6998 can deliver. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. it means to be a biblical wife, mother, and friend. We are always thinking about you, and we look forward to the day when we will see you again. Greatly missed by Bill, Paula, John, Andy, and family. //. BED - King pillowtop, new, in original package, warran­ ty. Can deliver. $169. (616)949-2683. RICK TAYLOR DETAIL WORKS: Where the details count. Mon-Sat. (269)948-0958 W,inh.l THE BARRY COUNTY Tri­ al Court, Family Division (Probate Court & Juvenile Section) is seeking appli­ cants for the position -of Court Recorder ! Deputy Clerk. Responsibilities in­ clude utilizing electronic re­ cording equipment to make a verbatim record of court proceedings. Uses court computer system as well as Microsoft Office. Successful applicants must become a certified electronic recorder. Wges: $11.90/hr with county benefits. Submit letter of ap­ plication and resume to Pa­ mela A. Jarvis, Probate Reg­ ister, Barry County Trial Court, Family division, 206 West Court St., Ste 302. Hastings, MI 49058. Dead­ line for applications is No­ vember 9,2006,5pm. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy, Hastings. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. 8am-5pm. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. KALKASKA COUNTY: 4.9 wooded acres adjoining state land, ideal hunting and camping, trail road access, drive and cleared site, elec­ tric. $23,900, $500 down, $300 month, 1% land con­ tract. Northern Land Com­ pany, 1-800-968-3118. www.northeri < Unde a.com YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. FOR SALE 1970 Citation Speed boat w/115hp Mercu­ ry outboard. Boat & motor in excellent condition. Only the 2nd owner. Very low hours. One of a kind. Asking $3,750. Call (269)8380658. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. The driver of the truck was taken to Pennock, where he was treated and released. BUSES FOR SALE. The fol­ lowing buses are offered for sale to the highest bid­ der UNIT 9 16-1995 IN­ TERNATION A L-CARPENTER-65 PASSENGER, UNIT 9 29-1966 INTERNAT1ONAL-BLUEBIRD-24 PASSENGER. Interested persons should submit a The driver and passenger in the Centerville woman’s car were net injured Authorities said seat belts were worn by everyone involved in the traffic crash and alcohol is not believed to be a factor. Girl lost in State Game Area found safe A 9-year-old Yankee Springs Township girl was found safe after she spent more than two hours lost in the State Game Area near Gun Lake Saturday. Oct. 28. sealed bid to: Assist. Super­ intendent Delton-Kellogg School, 327 N. Grove St., Delton, Ml 49046. Mark the Troopers from the Hastings post of the Michigan State Police called for help from the K-9 unit from Wayland post and Trooper Lane Booms and his dog Rex tracked the lost child from where she was last seen to a com field nearly a mile away. Police originally tried to get help from the air. but wind conditions prevented helicopters from getting close enough to aid in the search. Rex and Trooper Booms were persistent, however, and eventually they were able to locate the child and return envelope “Bid". Bids must be received by 3:00PM, No­ vember 17, 2006, to be con­ sidered. Successful bidders must pay for the merchan­ her safely to her family. Duck hunter accidentally shot by partner dise, and remove same trom Delton-Kellogg School with­ in five (5) days of notifica­ tion. Notification will be made after the Board meet­ A man who was duck hunting in a boat on a private lake in Barry County was injured when his partner accidentally shot him in the shoulder Thursday. Oct. 26. The two men told State Police troopers they both shot at ducks at the same time and the force of their fire rocked the boat. One man said his gun accidentally discharged striking his companion in the arm when he tried to grab onto the side of the craft ing of November 20, 2006. the buses and vehicles may be seen at the Delton-Kel­ for support. Troopers have forwarded details of the incident to the Barry County Prosecutor’s Office to review the possibility of charges of careless discharge of a firearm and reckless endangerment. logg bus garage between 8.-00AM and 4:30PM week­ days. Two teens may face charges after fight on bus FOR SALE-1999 Dodge Du­ rango. 74,000 miles, good shape, $6,500 OBO. (269)623­ 4843 Two juveniles may face charges in Probate Court for the consequents of a fight that occurred on a school bus in Hope Township Thursday. Oct. 26. Witnesses told State Police troopers during the fight one juvenile slanuted the head of another into the bus window. When the injured youth got home, he got an eight-inch butcher knife from his kitchen and was heading over to his attacker's home when someone called 911. Both juveniles, who are students in the Delton Kellogg school system, were questioned by troopers and turned over to the DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at custody of their respective parents. School officials and the Delton school liaisen officer also were apprised of the incident and (269)945-9554 one youth may face charges of assault and battery, while the other may face chai jes of carrying a concealed weapon. FOR SALE AKC Brittany puppies, bred to hunt or ex­ cellent pets, orange & white, 1 female, 6 males, $500 each. Readv to gol-CaW 4*W360002. MALE FERRET FOR SALE comes with deluxe 4 level cage & accessories. Very nice & playful. $250 or best. Call (269)948-2919 after 10am. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy„ Hastings. Sex offenders must give change off address A recent Michigan State Police sweep of registered sex offenders in Barry County has resulted in seven persons being referred to the prosecutor's office for failure to notify law enforcement authorities of a change of address. —Rareawdialiwi on ihw irex offandar registry are required to notify auihoRii— wijeneverthey change their addre^ea. Dowling teen apprehended for shoplifting A 15-year-old Dowling juvenile was detained by store personnel at Delton Felpausch last Thursday for retail fraud, ur shoplifting. State Police investigated the incident and turned the juvenile over to her parents. Troopers said makeup and other personal items were taken in the theft. A report has been filed with the Barry County Probate Court for further consideration. Sunfield man cited in personal injury accident Shawn Douglas Schmuck. 25, of Sunfield, was cited by troopers from the Michigan Stale Police for failure to stop at a ttop sign on Broadway and Sisson Road causing a personal injury accident Schmuck’s vehicle ran the stop sign and collided with a vehicle driven by Lawrence Edwin Hull. 76, of Hastings. A pas­ senger in Hull’s vehicle. Geraldine Lois Hull, was taken by Aeromed to Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids. Investigators determined both vehicles left the road as a result of the collision and Hull's vehicle struck a tree. ANY UNWANTED VEHI­ CLE running or not, top dollar, quick service, up to $200, (616)890-1553. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. Schmuck’s vehicle hit a utility pole, shearing it off. Hunters vulnerable to thefts from vehicles The rash of vehicle break-ins continues in Assyria and Johnstown townships, according to Trooper Brian Roderick of the Michigan State Police. Roderick warns hunters and others who may be away from their vehicle for an extended period of time should avoid leav­ ing valuable items in the open in their vehicles and to lock their vehicle every time. “At fill time of year, with hunters out. we see an increase in theft from parked vehicles," Roderick said. “People should take precautions to protect their property when they leave their vehicles unattended for long periods of time." Mulliken man held on 2nd offense drunk driving Deputies from the Barry County Sheriff's Department arrested Scott Dale Zimmerman, 31, of Mulliken last Thursday when Wtfwt Moved! he was involved in a minor accident on M-66. When questioned. Zimmerman first told officers he was a passenger in the back seat of the vehicle and then told officers he Don and Norma Sothard of was not even in the vehicle when it left the roadway and crashed through standing brush. Another passenger in the vehicle, Pennock Village, Hastings after a short stay at TenderCare Nursing Home have moved to Carveth Village in Middleville. however, told deputies he was a passenger in the vehicle and it was driven by Zimmerman. He also said he had two dogs in the back seat of the vehicle when the crash occurred and they were now missing. A witness who lived at the site of the crash told deputies she looked out the window and saw Zimmerman exit from the driver’s side of the car. _ _ Zimmerman was lodged in the Barry County Jail on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated (second offense) and They extend their wannest regards to all their friends in the area and invite them to call driving while his license was suspended (second offense). Zimmerman refused a field sobriety test, but a chemical test admin­ istered at Pennock Hospital showed his blood alcohol level to be .225 percent on the first test and .234 on the second. of visit Their address is: Carveth Village 690 W. M ain St. a | MidtMevMe, MI 49333 a Lies, 7 license suspensions lead to arrest A Barry County Sheriff's Deputy slopped a car on Milo R<»d Oct. 14. and when the driver could not produce any identifi­ cation. she was questioned her further about her identity. The answers given did not satisfy the deputy as her birth dale and age One year has come and gone... 7 Bui your legacy continues on. J did not correspond. Further investigation revealed the driver to be Shona Renae Dulph, 37, of Delton. She was arrested for driving on a sus­ You live on mow every thought... 3 pended license (seventh offense) and for having an improper plate on her vehicle. She was also charged with obstruction by With every lesson >vu nrr taught disguise for giving false information to the deputy. Hr mus your love. ut miss your touch VMr miss nv voice so very much. Woman arrested for shoplifting for over $100 U’r realty miss your sheepish Hastings Police were summoned to Plumb’s Grocery Store last Sunday after a loss prevention officer observed a woman try­ pin Rut rn the end. tou really rm. Although one year ij ty and clear... Your legacy remains in every tear. Recalling fondly on this day of ing to leave the store with a cart of groceries that she failed to pay for. Tammy Holzhausen. 46. from Middleville, was observed putting items from her grocery cart into bags that she evidently had brought With per to the store. She was then observed attempting to leave the store as if she had already paid for the items. She was apprehended in the parking lot by store authorities who at that time called police. The value of the items taken was over $100 and she is facing charges of retail fraud second degree. Holzhausen was trans- portedjnc^lQdgcd at the Barry county Jail without incident. See POLICE, next page �The Hastings Banner - Chursday. November 2. 2006 - Page 27 POLICE, continued from previous page Teen held for third offense drunk driving Hastings Police arrested 19-year-old Jordan Halman of Hastings on charges of operat­ ing a vehicle while intoxicated, third offense, after he was stopped in the 200 block of Nelson Street. Officers stopped Halman during the early morning hours of Oct. 28 for having a defective tail light. After the stop was initiated it became apparent that the driver had been consuming intoxicants and further investigation revealed a .12 blood alcohol level. Subsequent investigation revealed Halman’s driver's license had been revoked. Halman was placed under arrest and lodged at the Barry County Jail and is facing charges of operating while intoxicated (third offense) and for driving on a suspended/revoked driver's license sec­ ond or subsequent offense. Fall Home, Business Expo planned at Lakewood Middle School Nov. 4 More than 30 Lakewood area merchants and agencies will have their services on dis­ say 'thank you' to customers and allows busi­ nesses to show their products.” said commit­ play this Saturday Nov. 4. at the Lakcwcxxi tee member Anne Johnson. “Businesses can Middle School from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as part Fall Home and Business Expo. The middlc l«x»k for new employees, have an opportunity Il's not too late for businesses to sign up for to network and meet new people. "This will be a big show. The middle a booth Call Bill Walker at 6'6-374-3190 or school is on Brown Road behind the high school. There will be door prizes and samples at and carpeting. The gvm will be unrecogniz­ able — very classy.” she said. “It is a time for the area to shine." the Chamber of Commerce at 616-374-0766. school gym will be transformed with booths most of the booths. Walker Pharmacy will have a free bone density test at its fxxrth. Mackenzie's Animal Woman, 60, arrested for retail fraud Sanctuary will have a few pups that could be adopted. Seibels' Hot Spot will have alterna­ A 60-year-old Hastings woman was arrested by Hastings Police on charges of retail fraud at Plumb’s Grocery Store Monday. Loss prevention personnel observed the woman place items in her jacket pocket and into a handbag that was in her cart. After paying for other items placed in her cart she attempted to leave the store, but was stopped by management and loss prevention per­ sonnel. Irene Dake was taken into custody for shoplifting and transported to the Bam County Jail tive ways to heat homes in this time of rising energy costs. They will have an indoor com stove and information on outdoor com and wood units. Michigan Dutch Bams will bring one of its popular storage sheds. Michelle Sharp from Lakewood Public School will highlight the school system ano the Lakewood Educational Foundation will explain how it benefits the The Hastings Police Department would like to remind citizens that the winter months are just around the corner. Parking on city streets between students. There will be representatives from area banks explaining their services. Jami Oesch from USBio. the new ethanol the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. are prohibited. plant in Woodbury, will explain the workings of the ethanol production and how area farm­ ers benefit from the technology. There will even be a recruiter from the U.S. Army. Lakewood Christian School will have a food booth serving lunch and snacks. They The horrors of matrimony? will be serving doughnuts and coffee in the morning, as well as chicken wraps and hot­ • Rusty Lyle Noble. 31. of Lake Odessa, of his jail time suspended upon payment of was sentenced Oct 25 by Barry County assessments, entrance to the Circuit Court Judge James Fisher to serve one Gospel Mission and placement in the drug month in jail for his Oct. 11 conviction of lar­ court program. Kalamazoo ceny from a building. Noble was arrested Aug. 5 in Woodland • Adam Paul Mix. 26. of Hastings was sen­ Township for the theft of a cell phone. Noble also was ordered to pay $250 in tenced October 26 at a probation violation hearing to serve 12 months in jail and 36 court costs and restitution of $90. Judge months probation for his February conviction Fisher ruled the balance of Noble’s jail time of uttering and publishing. may be suspended upon payment of the court Mix was arrested in Hastings in January. assessments. Noble came before the court with three He had his previous probation sentence extended for the 36-month period and was prior convictions. He was convicted in 1994 ordered to participate in substance abuse for a breaking and entering in St. Joseph counseling, cognitive behavior therapy and alcoholics anonymous while in jail. He is to County, in 2000 for delivcry/manufacturing dogs for lunch. “This show is an avenue for businesses to of a controlled substance in Ionia County and be considered for drug court after April 2007. in 2005 for assaulting and resisting an officer or after completing his counseling and thera­ in Ionia County. py- Hastings teachers ratify new contract Chloe (Slierman) Yarbrough and Jesse Yarbrough (center) take their marriage vows with magistrate Karen Daniel as (from left) Jennifer Clement, Shannon Black. Stephanie Yarbrough, Joel Kersjes, Josh Hoekstra and Chris Clement witness the event. Jesse said he and his new bride decided to many on Halloween because it is their favorite holiday, and they decided to make this one special. “It’s the one time of year you can pretend to be something that you wanted to be since you were a little kid." said Jesse After the ceremony, tba wedding guests attended a costume party for their reception and went trick-or-treating for their honeymoon. After months of contract discussions and [▼▼VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV! unrest, the Hastings Education Association ►FOR SALE< and the Hastings School Board reached ai agreement about teachers’ contracts. Of the 170 HEA teachers. 155 voted 'o ►1991 Chevrolet 2500 Series Van j approve the contract, five voted no and 10 ballot were spoiled. The teachers will receive a 2 9 percent pay increase the contract first and a EXCELLENT ■ NO RUST £ Has always been housed. Electric Brakes, Class 1 ► Hitch. Air Conditioned & All Power. One Owner. year of their two-year 2.8 percent increase the Present Owner. The American Legion Post #45 2160 S.M-37, Hastings second year. Their health care will remain the • Chadd Michael Ulrich. 34. of Lake same, with the district paying the >$2500 ► premiums for both years. Odessa, was sentenced Oct 25 by Judge Call 269-945-4973 or 517-5414)325 Fisher to serve nine months in jail and 36 months probation for his Oct. 11 conviction of domestic violence (third offense). Ulrich was arrested m Nashville on Sept. 10. An additional charge of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest was dis­ missed by Fisher. Ulrich also was ordered to pay court costs of $500 and a probation fee of $360. Ulrich had two prior convictions on his record, MA including a conviction of second degree child REET Saturday, November 4 abuse in 1992. • Steven Michael Young. 23. of Cedar Springs, was sentenced Oct. 25 to serve two days in jail and 36 months probation for his Oct. 11 conviction of possession of a con­ trolled substance. Young also had his driver's license sus­ pended for one year, restricted after 60 days. Young was arrested in Carlton Township in Home Parade April. • David Lorenza Reedy. 37. of Hastings, of Featuring 10 houses by local builders Barry County Builders was sentenced Oct. 26 to serve 12 months in jail and 36 months probation for violating his previous probation. Reedy was convicted in July for unlawful use of a motor vehicle. Previous convictions Tour newly constructed homes around Barry County. for Reedy included one in 1993 for uttering and publishing, & 1993 conviction for escap­ ing from custody, a 2002 conviction for larce­ ny from a person, and a conviction in 2003 for uttering and publishing and two convic­ 10289 Mulberry • Middleville tions of larceny from a building in 2003. Fisher ruled Reedy may have the balance 96 Jambrial Dr. Local volunteers to be recognized at Habitat dinner The public is being invited to join Barry Hastings r. • Hastings 1691 Water Lily Ln. ■ Wayland 630 E. Charles St.- Hastings 192 Jambrial Dr. Hastings County Habitat for Humanity for an evening of celebration in appreciation of its volun­ teers. The “relaxed gathering'' will begin at 6 9760 Sterling • Richland p.m. Nov. 9 at the County Seat Restaurant in Hastings. The dinner is being held because Habitat “wishes to express appreciation to several significant volunteers who have dedicated 631 E. Charles St. • Hastings countless hours of time and energy to our organization.” said Habitat Executive Director Louise Hurless. “Slop by to say hello or join us for dinner." "Dinner will be ordered promptly and will be paid individually.” Those who plan to have dinner are asked to RSVP by calling 948-9939 by Nov. 6. 9590 Scotsmoor Dr. ■ Caledonia 9748 Sterling Richland Pick up your Home Parade map at MainStreet Savings Bank, Barry County Lumber, or any of the houses during the Home Parade. Sponsored by MainStreet Savings Bank �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, November 2. 2006 - Page 28 Economic summit set for tonight George A. Erickcek of the I Ipjohn Institute for Employment Research will head the list of speakers at the fourth annual Barry County Economic Deselopment Alliance Fall Summit, which will be held Nov. 2 at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. Registration begins at 3:30 p.m. and the summit program will be from 4 to 6 p.m.. with dinner following. Erickcek is the senior regional analy st for the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research in Kalamazoo. His responsibilities include conducting research and analy sis on regional economic and employment issues. preparing regional economic impact studies, evaluating local development efforts, and editing ‘Business Outlook for West Michigan.” the Institute’s quarterly report that examines the economic conditions and performance of metropolitan areas in West Michigan. Also on the agenda will be Louisa Westendorp of the MOO-Ville Creamery in Barry County; Ron Moffett of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation; Andy Lofgren. Newaygo County Economic Development Director; and Bill Guest of the West Michigan Strategic Alliance. The forum and dinner will be catered by MOO-ville Creamery. Sponsors of the program include the Barry County Economic Development Alliance. Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. Pennock Hospital. Hastings City Bank. MainStreet Savings Bank. Union Bank. Ionia County National Bank, the Barry County Telephone Company and J-Ad Graphics. Persons interested in attending the summit may RSVP by calling (269) 945-S995 by Oct. 30 as seating is limited. LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be reednefod by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the b+d amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the condHors of a mortgage made bv Deborah J. MacDonald who acquired title as Deborah J. Fassett. single, original mortgagors). to Associates Home Equity Services. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated August 25, 2000. and recorded on October 4. 20G0 in instrument 1050295. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seven Thousand Thirty-One And 51/100 Dollars ($107,031.51), including interest at 10% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. or, November 30. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land tn the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, commencing at the Southwest cor­ ner of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said section, thence North 782 feet for the place of beginning; thence East 1320 feet to the East sec­ tion line; thence North 373 feet, more or less to the North line of the South 35 acres of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of said section; thence West 1320 feet; thence South 373 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: October 26. 2006 For more information, please can: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fife F102824F02 nvrm Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damagea, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Saie THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed ootvfy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Melvin E. Spencer and Sharon K. Spencer. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor;s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 4. 2006. and recorded on January 26 2006 in instrument 1159377. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for CSAB Mortgage-Backed Pass­ Through Certificates. Series 2006-1 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at rhe date hereof the sum of Five Hundred Two Thousand Forty-Two And 18/100 Dollars ($502,042 18). including interest at 7.75% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on November 9. 2006. Said premises are situated m Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 77. Sunrise Shores 92. as recorded m Liber 5 on Page 96 of Plats The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 12. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 FUe F110156F01 rrsor®. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Amy S. Norris. A Mamed Woman, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 8. 2005, and recorded on Apnl 13. 2005 m instrument 1144829. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four And 43/100 Dollars ($148,594.43). including interest at 8.45% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in H^'tiogs at 1:00 PM. on November 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at the West 1/4 comer of Section 25. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Thence North 00 Degrees 15 Minutes 59 Seconds East 638 40 feet along the West Line o« said Section 25. Thence South 89 Degrees 56 Minutes 03 Seconds East 392.99 Feet. Thence South 12 Degrees 31 Minutes 33 Seconds West 346.32 Feet. Thence South 01 Degree 40 Minutes 33 Seconds East. 300.00 Feet to the East and West 1/4 Line of said Section 25, Thence South 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West 329 62 Feet along sa.d 1/4 Lrne to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the dale of such sale Dated: October 19. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4110406F01 The view of the new Pizza Hut from State Street. New Pizza Hut being built by Megan Lavell Staff Writer Hastings soon will have a new Pizza Hut building to add to the “downtown" look throughout Hastings. “You feel much better walking in a down­ town setting than you do a highway.” said Hastings City Manager Jeff Mansfield. Mansfield said he is unsure of when the new Pizza Hut will be completed. The new building will go in beside the old building, and the old building will then be removed and that space will be used for parking. The entrance of the new Pizza Hut will face Washington Street, while the actual front of the building faces State Street. The new building will include and outdoor dining area as well as a drive-through. TK High School to present ‘Harvey’ Who will she choose? Elwood P. Dowd (Josh Foots, left) and Dr. Sanderson, (Nate Marklevrtz) are vying tor the affecttons of Nurse Ketley (Whitlev Bremer) in the Thomapote Kellogg High School production of "Harvey " Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10 and 11 at the TKHS auditorium. >'^kets are S6 and are available at the door. For Our Kids EMERGENCY SERVICES AVAILABLE Monday through Thursday 8am to 8 pm and Friday 8 am to 5 pm Accepting New Patients Charlton Park Millage Renewal Pale for by the Berry county Parks and Recreation Millage committee (Friends of Charlton Part) David Hatfield. Treasurer, 936 w. walnut. Hastings. Ml 49058 Gole Dental Group Turn Do .Moat Than Cmfw Food 269-948-2244 121 W Woodlawn Ave Hastings � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-11-09.pdf f7a49e0a6ae364057d5a6a9d70c9d272 PDF Text Text |LIC LIBRARY iCh 3< Thursday. November 9, 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 45 PRICE 50C Charlton Park renewal millage defeated once again Dems make gains, but GOP still rules Barry County Jeff VanNortwick Keith Ferris "Hoof Gibson Mark Englerth but some unusual events did occur, such as Stabcnow lost by a little more than five request for 0.2275 mill was rejected by about Editor Democratic Senator Debbie Stabcnow and percent (51 to 46). but took the statewide vote 55.5% to 45.5%. Final tallies showed 13.404 The perennial Republican Party election Governor Jennifer Granbolm carrying the over Michel Bouchard by similar margins. stampede was slowed a bit in Barry County City of Hastings Granfcoim. who surprised voted “no** and 11.180 voted Back in August, a quarter of a mill propos­ by David T. Young * ADMtbyfortfdUagepropoaab al for county-wide parks ind recreairon many with a relatively convincing triumph in But likely the biggest news of the evening Michigan, came within three percentage was another defeat for a proposed millage improvements lost by 70 to 30 percent and renewal for Chariton Park. After the proposed the .25 mill renewal went down nearly 6M0. statewide and nationwide in the general mid­ points (50 to 47) of besting GOP challenger Dick DeVos in the county. In the Michigan term did not trickle down to Barry County. tally she defeated De Vos 56 to 43 percent. Tuesday, but the GOP still managed to win every local contest. The Democrats' electoral good fortunes renewal of a quarter of a mill went down 59% to 41% in the Aug. 8 primary, a scaled back See ELECTION, page 2 Locrl AAA office to close Dec. 1. Walgreen’s final site plan still on hold by Megan Lavell Stiff Writer The AAA Insurance office in Hastings will close as of Dec. 1 because of corporate down­ sizing. The AAA office in Hastings currently has by Megan Lavcll three employees. Two of the employees will Staff Writer The Hastings Planning Commission did be transferred to other offices, while the third took a severance package. not approve a proposed Walgreen’s drug store A source at AAA reported the decision to final site plan for the Court Street planned unit development district. David Lear, a representative of Diamond Holdings LLC. attended the Planning Commission meeting to speak to answer any questions the council may have regarding the Walgreen’s site plan. One of the major concerns commissioners expressed was a lack of assurance at the pres­ ent time that the space behind the proposed Walgreen’s would be developed. City Manager Jeff Mansfield said he wants to make sure a residential development goes See WALGREEN S, page 15 close the Hastings office had no connection with its performance, and that small offices ‘Mock lockdown’ at Pleasantview throughout the state are being closed. The source also said AAA employees plan to send Law enforcement officials stand outside Pleasantview Elementary Tuesday morn­ ing for a “mock lockdown," the first of its kind in Barry County. Law enforcement and school officials practiced under the manufactured circumstances of an Irate non-custodial parent seekingr a child without the knowledge of whether or not the parent was armed. Sheriff Dar Leaf said he hopes law enforcement officials can do this at as many schools as possible throughout the area. Taking part in the lockdown were the Barry County Sheriffs Department. Hastings City Police. Barry Township Police. Michigan State Police. Battle Creek Police. Prairieville Police and the Emergency Management Coordinator Jim Yarger. Police afterward toured the building and dis­ cussed school policies with Principal Margie Haas. postcards to clients informing them of the office’s closure. The clients also will be informed of the new locations of their insur­ ance agents. Dixie Stadel-Manshum. executive director of the Barry County Economic Development Alliance, said she is sorry to see any Hastings business close. “We don’t like to see business leave.’’ she said. “For the customers who were dependent on it. it's going to be a big void.” Feds to place casino land in trust for Gun Lake tribe was very underhanded." The Gun Lake Tribe of Potawatomis last Seeds site, located at the Bradley exit on week announced the federal government has U.S.-131. not far from the Barry-Allegan He said MichGO wants the judge to hear compact. In demonstrating its ability to do so. the set Jan. 5. 2007. as the date it will place 146 County line. Establishment of a casino in the their case and the government to follow pro­ tribe has released correspondence from U.S. acres of land into a trust, clearing the way for Gun Lake area is regarded as having a major cedures. hear the case and make decisions Department of the Interior dated Sept. 26. construction of the Gun Lake casino. impact on the economy of western Barry based on case merit. informing the State of Florida and the "MichGO's irresponsible decision to con­ Seminole Tribe of Florida that the federal the casino would create as many as 1.800 jobs tinue to pursue its flawed lawsuit to block our government will authorize Class III tribal at an average of about $40,000 a year each. casino has wasted millions of taxpayer dol­ gaming for the Seminole Tribe without a trib­ District Court of its decision to take land in MichGO Tiled its lawsuit a little more than lars and caused irreparable damage to the al-state compact, unless the two sovereigns trust on behalf of the tribe. The DOJ also sub­ a year ago to delay the tribe’s project in fed­ tribe and West Michigan’s economy." said mitted an Oct. 27 letter to legal representa­ eral district court in Washington. D.C. and no Sprague. "We applaud the actions of the fed­ sign a gaming compact within 60 days. Under the DOI’s procedures, the Seminoles tives of Michigan Gambling Opposition action has been taken since. However, within eral government in their efforts to provide will not be required to share casino revenues (MichGO). notifying them of the same action the last 17 months, the district and appellate relief to the tribe and the local communities with the state or local governments and the unless MichGO can persuade the court to courts dismissed an identical lawsuit Tiled by that are eager for the thousands of jobs and state will have no regulatory oversight role at grant a preliminary injunction. MichGO's attorneys against the Pokagon Band, which last week installed the final economic growth the casino will produce." any of the tribe’s six casinos. the State of Michigan for the gaming casino, States are required by federal law to nego­ tiate gaming compacts with Tribes in good D.K. Sprague. “We are taking the federal foundation beam on its casino. Todd Boorsma. president of MichGO. said. in which the slate would receive some of the faith. When a tribe can demonstrate that a government at its word and expect to begin “We’ll be filing an injunction asking the revenue. Lake state has not negotiated in good faith, the construction of the Gun Lake Casino early judge to honor the mechanism within IGRA Potowatomis have repeated their intention to Secretary of the Interior can issue Class III next year." (the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act) to hear proceed forward with seeking a Class III the case on our behalf What the judge did gaming facility license with or without a state The Gun Lake Tribe Thursday released a County and Allegan County. It has been said federal document submitted by the U.S. Department of Justice informing the U.S. "This is another very significant step for­ ward for our tribe." said Tribal Chairman The land in question is the old Ampro The tribe continues to seek a compact with However, the Gun See TRIBE, page 15 I �Page 2 — Thursday. November 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner ELECTION, continued from page 1 Both plans were for 10 years. This time the proposal was cut back to five years, the increase was deleted entirely and the amount was reduced to the Headlee Amendment rollback level of .2275 mill, which for many residents would mean about a Sixth xnde band torptay Nov. 14 The Hratiap Mtdffle School uxth grade band wffl be held at 730 p.ro. Theeday. Nov. 14 to the Middle School Wen counties in 2003. Renta of (he 2003 sur­ vey can be viewed al www.baoyeatoeheakh.org under ’Behavioral Risk Actor Survey Renta.- Reauta of the 2006 servey win be poaaed oe dna aiae when avail­ able. For more infiwtofan, call (517) 541­ 2694 4l rvftv M Wj ’ elated 8MUM for stage it TK dollar a month Hie special millage for Charlton Park will be collected next month, but unless the elec­ torate approves some kind of millage levy next year, the public millage support will run dry at the end of 2007. Linda Ferris, office manager at Charlton Park. said. “I guess it's going to have to go to the County Commission. They're going tc have to decide w hat to do.” Acknowledging the mood was not good around the park Wednesday morning, she added. "We kind of thought it probably would (pass) this lime around. 1 thought the people in the county cared for the park more than they really do.” She indicated that with the year's worth of laid at Wayiand Middle School Saturday. Nov. It. Soto and Ensemble involves sevon mki eignin gnoc Dane members wno ampttptonga onto and/or an enaemble. Exh Student wffl perform for an adjudica­ tor *01 wffl give them written and verbal on how io improve as a musician. The un­ dents wiD receive a rating at one through fiiu on thiiii jMiBini—rn The ratings are toe equivalent at an "A* through a fiffling grade. If the student receives a first or a second division rating, dray wffl receive a medal The medals are puntossed far toe aradaaka by toe Haaknga funding left, she expects the park will be run office or on line at www.tUlZnu.oa Tickets wffl be available al toe door. Thia show about a family and a rabbit (six feet tail or is it six and s half feet) is one that may bane atoraia|l inn—m aa k State Rep.-elect Brian Calley was a guest at the Nashville VFW last Saturday evening before the general election, at the invitation of County Commissioner Michael Callton. as usual until something can be decided about 35%; for support of the Delton District challengers. what to do. Library in Orangeville Township. 57% to Taxpayers Party took 824 votes in the county, or 3.42%. County Commissioner Mike Callton said. 43%; for a Headlee Amendment rollback in Thornapple Township, 60% to 40% and a Calley, who will begin serving his first one-mill proposal for operating and maintain­ two-year term in Lansing Jan. I, had a slight­ Charlton Park again. They’ve lost a certain ing Riverside Cemetery in the City of Hastings, about 2-to-l, or close to 67% to ly better margin of victory in the other part of 33%. Ionia County. amount of public buy-in into the park.” Callton said when he was a member of the the district, which includes more than half of Maple Valley Board of Education. Clark Volz GOP sweeps County Commission was hired as new superintendent after two The four races for seats on the Barry the second most powerful member of the millages had failed and he immediately talked County Board of Commissioners showed Michigan Senate, cruised to victory over board members into bringing "no” voters to slightly improved figures for Democrats and Royston of Charlotte, but in Barry County she the table to talk things over before heading challengers, but still all incumbents and failed to poll 60' percent, getting 58.77. back to the polls again. Callton said a similar Republican primary winners garnered at least Royston, with a limited budget and little name process may be necessary for Charlton Park. 60 percent of the total vote. recognition, still managed to come up with 40.53%. Republican Patricia Birkholz of Saugatuck, "Support for a Charlton Park millage has The highest vote getter among the chal­ dropped from 53 percent 10 years ago to 45.5 lengers was Democrat Mike Lewis in the percent today. Nobody is voting against Third District (Rutland and Hope townships), four-year term in January. The 24th District Charlton Park, but against the way it is fund­ despite revelations he had served a prison takes in all of Barry, Allegan and Eaton coun­ ed or how- it is managed. A process needs to term back in the 1990s for armed robbery. ties. begin that engages the community and builds Lewis picked up 39.26 percent, losing to In the other state-wide races. Republican a greater sense of ownership in Charlton Keith Ferris, who had won the Aug. 8 GOP Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land of Byron Park.” primary and captured 60.35 percent in the Center and Attorney General Mike Cox were general. Birkholz will begin serving her second re-elected without any trouble at the ballot In the most visible and contentious Coua’.y box. Their margins of victory in Barry County Going down on the ballot were local fund­ Board race. Republican Mark Englerth easily were 67% to 31% and 64% to 33%. respec­ ing requests for a new Irving Township Hal) won the Sixth District contest with 61.72% to tively. and fire department facility, about 65% to Democratic f time torough the a. Aer attractive toe Watt's Air Brinkert's In the voting on state-wide proposals, 37.75%. Englerth, former county GOP chair­ passed were the first one, on protecting natu­ man and famous for canvassing door-to-door ral resource funds, with 83.3 percent; the sec­ in just about all of Yankee Springs and ond to end affirmative action. 66.17%; and challenger David Orangeville townships, had unseated County the fourth to protect private property from Commission Chairwoman Clare Tripp in the seizure except in certain circumstances. 86.31%. Rejected were the third proposal to August primary. Perennial Democratic candidate John Loftus earned a surprising 1,296 votes, or pemh: dove hunting. 62 to 37%. and the fifth, to guarai.’ee education funding, 68 to 32%. Township contests: Still GOP 38.95 percent, while losing to Republican incumbent Howard “Hoot” Gibson in the Fourth District. Loftus did virtually no cam­ paigning and did not show at the candidates' forum in late September at the Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings. Perhaps most surprising of all was the 36.95% tally (881 votes) for independent Ron Miller aeaeon in Haatmga and Batty in the The program wffl be prelected by The fine Csndlfflght Vigil to bring atssreness .to the tod that botnelesassess exists in Barty County wffl be held from 6 to 8 pan. Friday, Nov. 10. on the County Courthouse lawn in Hastings. The puNa* H being enorewagwi to arwvt Sponsored bjv the County Continuum of Can and United Way, the event wffl include the lighting of luminaries to repre­ sent residesns/clients who ate or have been hocnelsas. Stories and —atrnwar* wffl be abated from those who have experienced being hnmrlrir. Survivor! from Green Gehles Haven will .also share their experi­ ences of being homeless due to Amnestic vinirnce. neann uepi. plans telephone survey Prosn now through the end at 2006, the Barry-Eason District Health Depanmem will wort through Public Sector Consultants of Lansing to conduct a behav­ ioral riak factor telephone survey through­ out both countiei. Piano teacher joins Hastings Music School The details. Community Music School has announced that Ruth Goveia has joined the faculty and is now accepting students in instrument. call Kim Domke al 945-91*1 Lunch, prognm? '■ isNov. 13MILR piano. Goveia is currently working on a doctorate Democrat Mtchae. voles (345 to 335) in one was unopposed and received 1,106 vexes. townships Winning the open trustee’s seat in that town­ (Johnstown. Baltimore and Assyria) in the ship was Republican Bill Miller, who bested district. The interesting development has been Democrat Scon Smith 864 to 603, or 59 to 41 attributed by insiders to efforts by fanners and percent. Republican William Ritchie nno supporters of Tom Wing, the incumbent who Democrat Colleen Dixon were the top two lost a tight election to VanNortwick in the vote getters for the Prairieville Township of primary the Aug. three 8. Wing publicly after his recount failed to change the nine- vote difference. “Ron’s a good guy,” VanNortwick said. “I Parks Board, followed by Dan Anson and Wendy Newland, respectively. Page Neustifter was unopposed for Woodland Township trustee, as were Woodland Village trustees Betty Carpenter. hope he continues his interest in local poli­ Robert Edgerle and Darell Slater and Village tics." Running unopposed and re-elected to com­ President Lester Forman. There were no can­ mission seats were Don Nevins (1,830 votes) there were 33 write-in votes. Voter interest was high in the First District, Jim French (2,829) in the Second, Callton (2.009) in the Fifth and Wayne Adams in the Eighth. Dems gain in state races Besides the strong showings by Granholm didates on the ballot for village clerk, but Barry County Clerk Deb Smith reported a 60.2% turnout of voters countywide Tuesday, better than average for a so-called mid-term election. A combination of factors was attrib­ and Stabenow in Barry County, Democratic uted. including the gubernatorial race, the challengers Doug Kalnbach and Suzzette Charlton Royston fared better than predicted in the issues and a sort of national referendum on races for 87th District State Representative the War in Iraq. Of the 42,314 registered voters, 25,741 cast and 24th District Stale Senate, respectively. Kalnbach, of Nashville, captured 41.32% Park millage, state-wide ballot of the total vote behind the 55 percent of ballots. The figures for Michigan also were high, as heavily favored Republican Brian Calley of a record 3.8 million participated, compared to degree in piano from Indiana University. She Portland, who had made an impressive show­ 3.2 million in 2002. holds a bachelor's degree from the University ing in the Aug. 8 primary by turning back six of the Free State (South Africa) and a mas­ ter's degree in piano performance from the University of Cincinnati. Goveia has served as a judge in national performed as a soloist with South African opportunity from noon to 2 pjn. Monday. Nov. 13. at the Hastings campus trflUtogg Community College, located al 2950 M 179 Highway. Program Source International from Bloomfield tfflls Michigan win travel Io Barty County to present their program. 'Legend! and History: Greece, Turkey and the Islands." Thia program covers toe history of the eiy ctvifixations in Greece and Ttakey rough video, elides and toesnre. The pre- symphony orchestras. She is an active cham­ sttets; Al and DmreEkher. spent 19 days 948-9441. Registration for private lessons is ber music performer and accompanist. The Community Music School offers pri­ vate lessons in most instruments and voice, as well as Kindermusik classes for ages infants through age 6. Located at Firs United Methodist Church. 209 West Gret i Street, the CMS also offers .monthly performing opportunities for students and faculty and summer classes and ensembles To register, or for more information about CMS private lessons and classes, call (269) open all semester, with tuition prorated. Financial aid is available to qualifying fami­ lies. The CMS-Hastings is a program of the Music Center of South Central Michigan, with CMS-Battle Creek, the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra, Boychoir, Girls' Chorus. Community Chorus. Ars Voce, and IMPACT. The Community Music School is funded in part by survey was completed in Barry and Eaton defeated and international piano competitions, and has They have created toil progare from seal preventive practices and health care ’ access. primarily related to chronic disease.. more than 750 photos takaax munity is crucial Io helping ns prioritize services and. understand programs tore are most needed now and in tte furore.* Tackin said a three-year survey cycle is Bylsma Terpening 414 to 358, or 53% to 46%. mary for Prairieville Township supervisor, 10 announced his support for Miller immediately »«* raaper­ cent. In Assyria Township, Republican Fred and a comfortable 62.25 percent, he actually GOP Ruth Goveia is accepting piano stu­ dents at the Community Music School in Hastings. knoifer Gojrin Orangeville ning unuppofod for clerk Jim Stoneburner, who won the August pri­ (Baltimore) The Seventh District. Though The biggest vote getter for the Democrats ,in Barry County percentage wise Republican Jeff VanNortwick had 1.484 votes lost by Dec.3.2006. Jan 2006. the Red Cedro 4h--4i-r-4 4 U.S. whereby the public can feel involved in Voters cross Barry County were in no mood vMMRMgm Ylgi hoflofs hoflBstsss Herwarth of the “I do think there needs to be a process begun to approve any millage requests Tuesday. Can 2694454263 far more iafarma- Walt Foundation. the Barry Community What do I hear for the art auction? Fred Jacobs. Steve Youngs and Joe LaJoye provided musical inspiration during the live auction at the Thomapple Arts Council annual event held last weekend at the Waldorff Brew Pub in Hastings. Auction items included two siient auctions, the live auction and 10 photographs donated by photographer Steve White, which will hang in the new Hastings Public Library. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. November 9. 2006 - Page 3 Economic Development Summit beckons local leaders to local businesses. The experience benefits by Jon Gambee both the student and the busineas communi­ Staff Writer The most influential and powerful leaders in Barry County met Nov. 2 for the Barry County Economic Development Conference Guest speakers at the conference included regional Moffit. of manager Economic Michigan Haas also praised the newly organized Entrepreneur’s Club and said Barry County may become a leader in the area of bringing at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. Ron ty” the Development and Ionia. Under the WIRED program. WMSA will requirements, more rapid changes in skill requirements, a blurring of traditional disci­ and competition. “We think regionally, act locally and com­ develop and manage an “innovations lab" designed to spawn a wide range of innova­ pline boundaries, more collaboration and pete globally." he said. tions in our regional workforce development, “Our economy is in the middle of a trans­ entertaining speaker of the summit, concen­ formation that has far-reaching implications.” trating on the future. “We need to look al what we know and economic development and educational sys- more frequent career changes. George Erickcek was the final and most people new to the business environment Guest told his audience. "Innovation is at the together to help each other over the pitfalls of core of this transformation and we need to how we can improve on that." Erickcek said. starting a business. redesign and realign our systems to support innovation. “We have to ask ourselves, without rising Development “We are uniquely positioned to be a nation­ this level of spending. We have had negative “Businesses like Felpausch. al model for workforce development innova­ personal savings number for the last six quar­ tion.” he said. ters. The last time that happened was 1934.” “We got here by hard work." Haas said, Corporation; Bill Gues: of the West Michigan Strategic Alliance and managing director of speaking of the Economic Metrics Reporting. Inc.; Louisa Westendorp. Association. co-owner of the Moo-Ville Quality Creamery; Andy Lofgren, executive director of Pennock Hospital. Viking. J-Ad Graphics. Hastings Fiberglass and Hastings Telephone “The purpose of the WIRED Initiative is to Erickcek said Michigan manufacturing Newaygo County Economic Development have led the way." he said. “We have also had transform workforce investment and the edu­ Alliance; and George Erickcek. senior region­ al analyst of the W.E. Upjohn Institute for a tremendous turnout of volunteers and their cation system to support the skill require­ employment trends are worrisome. “We lost 19,000 jobs in Michigan in contribution is very important to our success. ments of the innovation economy. September." he said, “but the production “We need a more strategically integrated index for U.S. manufacturing employment is fast workforce development and we need to focus doing great. Michigan’s problems are being Stadel-Manshum. executive director of the becoming an issue and could be a road block on long-term systems change, not short term driving by the auto industry. Barry that will require attention in the near future. job training." Employment Research. The conference was County “They are our silent partners." housing prices, can we continue to support hosted by Dixie Development Economic But. Haas funding cautioned, is “West Michigan’s economy has not recov­ ’ The Barry County Commission was very The WIRED plan calls for an “investment ered like the rest of the nation." he said. “We of J-Ad generous to us. giving $600,000 over a 10 in innovations that create integration across must shift to performance based education Graphics and a past chairman of the BCEDA. year period," Haas said. “But that donation is nearing an end and we are rapidly coming to the economic development, workforce devel­ because college degrees today are not worth opment and education systems and improve a point where funding will be a challenge." their ability to rapidly develop the skills more than a high school degrees. “We need to develop exit tests for degrees." employers and workers need to be competi­ Erickcek said. "The way the world is going Alliance (BCEDA). Fred Jacob*. vice spoke as president representative of the Barry Community Foundation and handled the question and answer portion of the program, which followed the individual speakers. Jacobs said one of the prime focus areas for the economic development association will be we need to require performance based cre­ tive in the economy.” Guest said. dentials for our graduates. Board the more than 50 percent of current high Louisa Westendorp. of Moo-Ville Quality President, gave the audience a look back on school students who may not go to college. “By encouraging business and education to Creamery, told the audience how much the “The dependence on manufacturing has not what the alliance has accomplished and talked Barry County Economic Alliance has meant changed. We need to diversify to remain com­ of the focus of the board in the future. work together. I believe we can keep our to her business. petitive.” Gene Haas, current BCEDA “We are focusing on three areas." Haas said. “Those are retention of current business­ young people in the community and they can “The Alliance, and especially Dixie, help Erickcek said even if ail the jobs in Barry us develop a business plan.” she said. “The Alliance was a great help to us. There were so County were filled by local residents, twothirds of the workforce would still be many people out there with ideas that helped employed outside the county. terns. Funding is being provided by a grand us. “We learned from each other and 1 can tell he said, “and 30.000 people employed. from you we would not have made it without Dixie help build our economic base. es. developing new business opportunities "We want to see Entrepreneur Clubs in and fund-raising." Haas said a recent manufacturing round­ every high school. These clubs can help teach table promised “exciting things" for Barry marketing skills and learn how to achieve County. “We discussed improving the awareness of success in business. manufacturing in the county and how we can we can make it happen. Louisa Westendorp students how to develop a business plan, learn “It is an exciting time.” Jacobs said, “and the U.S. Department of Labor. Employment and Training Administration. and West Michigan is one of 13 regions in the Development Alliance. work with the education system to better pre­ “We really can bring it together." pare people coming into the workforce.” Haas Moffitt said one of the goals of his organi­ “WIRED can transform the workforce." zation is to help business in Michigan coun­ Guest said. “It is based on education to ties grow and expand. said. “We want to improve the communication between educators and manufacturers, he said. “We asked the question, ‘what do you want from the schools?’ to better identify and country to receive funding in the program. “We encourage business which are already improve performance. ’ “Schools today are doing a better job." he in place to become stronger and we help new said, “but the requirements in today’s work­ businesses who want to start up. force have gone up so far. “Some of the programs we are involved The WorkKeys program quantifies the Haas praised programs such as the Job with include workers compensation, safety Shadowing program, which puts students into training, job training grants, unemployment skills needed by today’s workers and rewards those who excel in area of math, applied tech­ different businesses to leant what they can insurance and omnibudsman issues.” Moffitt nology, business writing and listening. look forward to if they pursue that avenue of said. “We have a Community Development assess the skills of entry level employees." in this program but we have students from all water, sewer and roads." he said, “and we the schools in the county providing students help businesses find financing. Certificate*Guest said.' Block Program, which looks at things like “We help businesses stay in place through­ Guest explained graduates receive keys, out the state and work to encourage business­ either bronze, silver or gold, depending on their level of expertise upon comi^iionnffoe es to expand into Michigan.” Moffitt said one of the major issues facing his organization and all business people in the state is the elimination of the Small Business Tax. “We have to find what will replace the County Economic "Only 34.5 percent of personal income is earned inside Barry County.” Erickcek said schools play perhaps the “I can remember running up against a road­ block and calling Dixie on the phone, dis­ most important part in whatever goals the BCEDA hopes to achieve. couraged. She had an answer right away.” Westendorp said that although it has been a “We re in a tough spot." he said, "and tax incentives will not be enough. There is no > visual prese^iHon WIRED program. It gave five “brutal facts'* about the job sit­ Small Business Tax.” he said. “But we will uation in West Michigan. According to Guest's presentation, this have a replacement and continue to help busi­ region of Michigan has lost 27,100 jobs since nesses grow. “We look at ourselves as a One Stop Shop March. 2001.90 percent in the area of manu­ George Erickcek facturing. It also is more than twice as dependent on for economic development." he said. Barry “We want to build skills such as reading for information, applied mathematics and the ability to locate pertinent information. “Graduates receive h ' Career ;Readiness employment. “Lakewood High School has been a leader the “There are 10,000 jobs in Barry County." tough road, it has been worthwhile. clear approach but educational spending and Guest told the audience that the current manufacturing compared to the nation as a “Hopefully, five years down the road we enhanced amenities musts be part of the system for identifying and hiring workers is while. Between 2000 and 2004. real median can say we are happy to have built the cream­ answer. “We need to think about product develop­ Gues’. I old his audience about a program income in this region has decreased and the ery.” Andy Lofgren, of Newaygo, told the audi­ entitled ’ WIRED.” the Workforce Innovation poverty rate has risen from 8.4 percent to 10.1 ence he faces problems similar to those being positive environment for success and a com­ for Regional Economic Development, an ini­ percent and wages in growing industries are only 50 percent of the wage levels in declin­ faced here in Barry County. “It is very important to balance growth petitive environment away from the auto with protecting our environment." Lofgren organization covering seven counties. Kent, ing industries. The impact of these facts on human capital Allegan. Ottawa. Muskegon. Newaygo, Barry needs results in fewer jobs, higher skill ’cooperatition.’ a combination of cooperation outdated. tiative of the West Michigan Alliance (WMSA). WMSA is a regional leadership said. “In Newaygo we do that by what we call ment, product standardization, encouraging a industry. “We need new users, new competitors, new suppliers and new markets.” Parents Night offers children discipline tips Bill Guest Two special Parents Night presentations took place at Pleasantview Elementary by Jon Gambee Staff Writer A West Michigan doctor in the middle of a cleaning rooms, and going to bed on time). • How to avoid the talk - persuade - argue School Oct. 24 and Nov. 2. Former local medical director being investigated what you do want them to do (eating meals, The sessions featured a video presentation of “1 - 2 - 3 Magic!" by Dr. Thomas W. Phelan, a nationally renowned expert and lec­ - yell - hit syndrome. • How to handle misbehavior at home or in turer on child discipline and Attention Deficit public. • How to recognize the six types of testing Disorder (ADD). and manipulation, those behavior patterns the “1-2-3 Magic" is a no-nonsense method frustrated child will use with unerring skill to that provides parents with tools to discipline children ages 2 to 12 without arguing, yelling get you to give in! The first session Oct. 24 focused on STOP or spanking. behaviors. Parents received information about: • How to get children to slop doing what The Nov. 2 sessionfeatured START behaviors. After the video, discussion/question ses­ state nursing home death investigation has tantrums, screaming, whining, pouting, fight­ were facilitated by Karen Jousma. Director of Child Abuse Prevention Council been identified as a former director of ing) and and Dr. Amy Beck. Hastings Pediatrics. Tendercare Health Center in Hastings. you don’t want them to do (throwing sion • How to get your children to start doing Dr. Rudy Ochs held medical director jobs at numerous West Michigan nursing facili­ ties. He has been under investigation along with six other Metron of Big Rapids staff members, who have been charged for the neglect and alleged coverup in the death of patient Sarah Comer. Ochs is no longer employed by Metron as its Big Rapids medical director, but he has continued to practice and currently holds the position as the medical director Heartland Health Care in Grand Rapids. As a physician. Ochs operates as an independent contractor with the various facilities. Ochs is listed as the medical examiner in Mecosta and Newaygo counties, but current­ ly has taken a leave of absence from those positions as the investigation continues. Ochs held the position as medical director at Tendercare Health Center in Hastings until last month when he was relieved of his duties at the local facility as the investigation into Comer’s death continues. A computer check of the state licensing web site did not indicate any current com­ plaints involving Ochs. A good-sized audience of parents was on hand at the two Parents Night sessions Dr. Amy Beck answers questions from parents after the presentation of a video. at Pleasantview Elementary. I �Page 4 - Thursday. November 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner re 111 krs /? My Opinion Wertman Road like a raceway To the editor: I’m wondering if the new speed limits that Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf said would be I’ve heard a lot of complaining in the last few weeks about think alike. It's just politicians and special interests who want us limit down that road. anJ I believe it could be political advertising that has taken over the airwaves and filled to seem to be at odds all the time. Let’s work together over the lowered. Some drivers apparently think it's a raceway, or they just don’t care. our lives with words of bitterness and half truths. next two years to solve some of the issues facing all of us in Michigan and throughout the world. I have grandchildren who walk on this pu: on some roads would include mine? Good-bye political ads, hello medical ads We seem to end all political reasons with complaints about bow the campaigns are going so negative and people say “I cant i live on Wertman Road, which is only a road at times, yet no one slows down for any short road between Cloverdale and Dowling reason. I don’t drive that fast when I go by Though these political ads mercifully have come to an end this roads. I have lived here for more than 40 week, they’re probably being replaced by medical hype that years and I hope it’s time to tell a few people other homes on the road. I believe it’s time to try to get some help who travel the road that it’s time to slow from someone. So if Sheriff leaf can put seems almost as bad. At least when we are bombarded with med­ ical advertising there's more information we can use than what down. I’ve seen a few accidents here and some some speed limits on a few roads, how about we get from the political ads. mine? wait ’til they’re over." Today there's medicine that supposed to help you solve almost were very lucky they are still around. Frances Jelenik. any health or personal problem, from high cholesterol, stroke and Delton heart attack prevention to constipation and even erectile dys­ function. The ads mai&Uun the products they’re hawking can They say it’s a 55-mile-per-hour speed help you reduce or risk or even enhance your situation in some Let's turn library into a musuem ways from their miracle drugs C’Ask your doctor”). Then at the end of the commercial or on the next page in the magazine is the fine print about side effects the wonder drug may cause, such as To the editor: This is an idea for the old Hastings Public Library building once they move to the new Hasting Public Library in 2007. It would be nice if older people could dis­ headaches. bleeding, nausea and even diarrhea. Wow. really makes you want to use it! play things from the past for the younger My grandfather was a local druggest and I’m sure be would generation. I think it would be a good idea for have never believed we would be watching advertising on Hastings Library. My suggestion or idea is that it be used as the city of Hastings, and they can charge a national TV for the likes of Viagra, Cialis, Levitra and the like. I a museum and be called the Hastings Public small admission or donations to keep the don't generally listen to these commercials. That's when I look Museum. They can show photos, maps, arti­ Hastings Museum running. for my trusty hand-held remote to cany me away from the garbage. facts. and paintings of life in Barry County Grand Rapids has a new Grand Rapids and Hastings in the past like in the 1800s and Public (or Art) Museum under construction. I wish we could go back to a time when doctors helped us with 1900s. I am 43 years old and live in the Hastings Besides. Chariton Park museum has life in answers to our important questions, and w* didn't have to mud­ dle through this barrage of advertising for products most of us area near Coats Grove. My uncle, Conrad rural America. If you think this is good idea. I hope you Krammin. who lives in Coats Grove, has part can make your wishes known to local offi­ One big difference between medical and political commercials cials such as the City Council and Barry is the political advertising just talks about problems but rarely County Historical Society. offers solutions (except “vote for me!”). Candidates find it easy of the railroad bed of the Chicago. Kalamazoo, and Saginaw (CK&S) railroad running through his woods. 1 hardly can find information this about railroad in Daniel Krammin. Coats Grove the Kerry dishonored fighting men fighting or have fought to preserve our free­ To the editor: don't have a clue about and most likely never win. The casino is coming to the neighborhood Last week the federal government set the date for when the Gun Lake tribe's land near Bradley will be put into trust. That means the local tribe will be able to move forward on plans to build a multi million dollar casino on the edge of Barry County. I’m aware there has been some opposition to the casino and there still is and probably will be in the future. But for the most part it looks like the war is over, the tribe will get their release from the feds and by law. the land will be put in trust allowing the tribe to continue with their plans. The anti-casino group MichGo. however, filed a lawsuit with­ in the last year to try to hold up or halt the project I think it will only slow down the process, because there's precedence on the issue. Within the last 17 months MichGo filed a complaint against the Pokagon band near New Buffalo to stall their casino project, but recently the appellate courts dismissed the lawsuit. The tribe now will be working with state government to estab­ lish a compact, allowing tax dollars to pour into slate coffers in the coming years. I understand there are some who oppose the casino for many different reasons, but it's just about a done deal, so let's turn our attention to see how we can help it benefit Barry County and surrounding counties. The Gun Lake members tribe are our neighbors and local citizens. We need to work with them to make the best of the situation for all of us in the future. to point out weaknesses in their opposition but rarely offer sug­ If you read the article in this week's Banner about the eco­ gestions and tell us what they will do to solve the problems we nomic forum put on by our county's Economic Development face in everyday lives. I propose we demand that after every group, you’ll ee what's happened to our slate's economy. For the political commercial there should be an explanation of their most part it s in a holding pattern with no or very little growth. views, positions on the issues and any after effects their candida­ Michigan needs jobs at all levels, and the employment the cy might cause. Perhaps then well have fewer commercials, casino will provide will fill a vital need for many of our laid off because most candidates don't really have firm convictions employees. The casino will impact local business and industry, thrre're willing to stand by. but if we work with the tribe, I believe it can have a more posi­ We do not try to discredit the fact that John dom and have honored that pledge that we I know the election is over, but if you really want good gov­ Kerry served honorably and bravely during made when we entered the service of our ernment and accountability from your elected officials, suy Some of out politic?! leaders promise they will continue the his service in Vietnam. For this we are grate­ country. This also applies to those of us who were involved, pay attention, or you'll get some more of the same old battle to delay the project but I think we should ask them instead same old. Too many politicians aren't really listening, they're to put their energy into making sure the casino is as successful allowing special interests to ran our government. and it can be. ful. tive than negative effects on our county. But since then it has been a different and not in combat. We have sacrificed much. John difficult story. He recently was forced to Kerry sort of apologized, in his apology, be There was a tot of discussion in the 1980s about the dumbing I was recently in Mt. Pleasant at a meeting and visited the apologize to our fighting men for a ridiculous blamed us for misunderstanding the words he down of Americans. Well, they really weren’t talking about how Soaring Eagle Casino. I was i^ally impressed to see so many sen­ statement be made in a speech that cast a dis­ used. We did not mistake the words he used. stupid we are or were becoming, they were talking about us not mal reflection on the intelligence of our fight­ He might not have meant to say the word be ing men in the Iraqi theater of operation. said and that is his responsibility, not ours. participating W the process. Pofttirians &T fttetter when Americans aJIW bty with wtrt. attend»gou£ tods' and ior citizens enjoyipg themselves.! didn't feel any disappointment about what the casino was doing to these citizens. They were ' having fun. meeting new friends, enjoying the facility, the meals grandkids' evepts and beinj entertained, thereby allowing the and what appeared to be an affordable outing for many. He still hasn’t apologized for bragging dur­ ing his 2004 presidential campaign about vot­ One way for Kerry to keep his foot out of his mouth would be for him to stop talking. “experts’’ to run our lives. I've talked to many people who attend casuos all over rhe ing not to provide funds to buy the equipment Only a politician from Massachusetts could If you really want better government, and our politicians to necessary to fight the war he voted to send desert his fellow fighting men in their time of solve some of the problems we're facing, you’d better stay them to fight. greatest need and ridicule them. stale, and I haven't found one as of yet who has lost everything, or has found the casinos a destructive drain on their lives. involved in the process; otherwise, two ven? from now we will Some would say we have enough casinos already, but 1 <tou • Those of us who have served have become Robert Johnson be complaining again about political advertising and about can­ know if anyone has come up with a way to measure the issue. a part of one great team of men and women Hickory Comers didates who seem unable or unwilling to solve anything and Until they do. I don't think it’s fair that we allow a small group sometimes leave us with the headache, dizziness and even some of people to continue to make it impossible for the tribes to build diarrhea. The political season isn't over, it's just begun and you must a facility that to date is legal under law. motivate yourself to read about the issues, write your elected convictions, and patience in the process. I hope they will contin­ officials and to maintain a watchful eye on what decisions are ue to be involved in our communities and offer us much value m being made in your best interest. they go for ward. Local doctors help uninsured To the editor: enormous community service! I am grateful to have been a player in the program: Barry County pilot Volunteer It was a great pleasure to work side by side the Troy Carlson’s strong efforts to advocate AT volunteer physicians R. Troy Carlson. M.D.. Matthew Garber, M.D., Jeff Joslin. M.D.. Scott Randall. M.D. and James for access to health care of the underserved. personal and professional passion. Dr. Jeff Joslin provided the Health Connections Clinic with clinical expertise on tions and positive energy exchanged between multi-complex cases. He eagerly shared his volunteer — Fred Jacoba, vice president, J*Ad Graphics He continues to strive for this cause with a Weatherhead. M.D. 1 witnessed the interac­ the For the most part, this is really not a divided nation, most of us the state and local level to address the needs Physician Program. with In addition. I wish to acknowledge Dr. I applaud the Gun Lake tribe members for their cootinusd physicians and the uninsured/underinsured patients of Barry knowledge on his “non-scheduled” volunteer clinic hours. This was a gift. The gift of time, genuine To the editor: On Saturday. Oct. 28. an “Amber Alert" Pennock Hospital is blessed with these County. Police did a terrific job finding girl physicians and the community is grateful. went out for a missing 9-year-old girl who was lost in the woods by Yankee Springs. competent and organized help of all the law We can't thank everyone enough for all enforcement people who came out in this they did to help find her. but please take the time to let our law enforcement officers know time of need. We are grateful to all the officers from the how very much they are appreciated. You respect, compassion and gratitude. More than Kathryn A. Labioda, R.N. She was found safe and unhurt two hours Stale Potice posts of Hastings, Wayland. never know when you may need their help, 120 hours volunteering at the clinic is an Eaton Rapids later by a very special person. Trooper Lane Battle Creek and Paw Paw. We especially Boons with his K-9 dog. Lex. want to acknowledge Trooper Boons and too. That little lost girl is very, very special. You Lex. and the command trooper Ernie Selkers. see, she is our granddaughter. What would a person do without the quick. Ken and Becky Tanis. Grand Rapids What about night Christmas parade? The Hastings Christmas parade will be in the evening. Saturday. Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. The committee hopes that many of the floats will have Christmas lights on them. What do you think about the time change?? (Note our apologies to Ben Henry and Dale Moras whose pho­ tographs were switched in last week's answers.) n>« Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PMMbr... Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 jonn uacooa rrwocnc «mkouo 'Ac* PrwKtonl Prwdant Steven Jacoba SaoHvyrtiaaMW * NEWSROOM • David T. Young (EdWw) Elane Gitwrt (Assstanr Edtor) Helen Mudry Sandra Ponaeao Patricia Johns Brett Bremer Kelly Lloyd Jon Gamuee Fran Faverman Megan Level • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • ClmM ad* accaptod Monday trough Atoay. BOO 1> Io 530 pm idea. It is different and should be really festive. It great. It will be really Deaf idea. I would go see the “1 think it is great that it is different. It should real­ people like doing things is great to start the month to see all the lights to start tights and the parade." ly be lots of fun to see." that arc different.” with tights and end it with the season." “I think it is a good “I think it is cool. It the candlelight of the Christmas Eve service." MI think this will be "I think it is a great “I think it is great that it is different. We can see the Middleville parade in the morning and then go to Hastings in the evening. It might even be more fes­ tive." Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subecription Ratos: $30 par year to Bany County $32 par yaarto a&totog count** $35 per year tomtoira etUnee POSTMASTER Send changes to. P.O. Bob B Haatnga. Ml 4906B0602 Second CtoM Postage Paid at Hattnge. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Burner - Thursday. November 9. 2006 - Page 5 Four officer appointments made at Hastings City Bank Hasting, City Bank has announced the appointments of four officers. The announcements were made by Mark Kolanowski. chief executive officer. • Robert G. Ranes Jr. has been named vice president of commercial banking. Ranes is the primary commercial lender in Hastings and will assist branch managers in business development for their markets. He began his career in banking as a branch supervisor at the Hastings Bank City Middleville office in 1994. Ranes has managed the Nashville, Caledonia and Middleville branches. He has also served as senior loan officer and, most recently, as assistant vice president of branch hanking He is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a major in finance, as well as a masters degree in business administration. He has completed the Graduate School of Banking, University of Wisconsin. Community involvement includes mem­ bership in the Kiwanis. Ranes and his wife, myerses to cworaie 60th wedding anniversary Kathleen, live in Caledonia with their two children. Matthew and Rachael, both students in the Thomapple Kellogg School District. Amanda M. Courier • Kevin A. Conner has been promoted to Jane M. DeBat Willard and Bessie Myers of Nashville, Michigan will celebrate their 60th wedding retail lending department manager. In addition to overseeing the lending anniversary on November 18. 200. • with a strategies and activities of the retail lending pig roast at 1 p.m. at the Maple Leaf Grange, department. he will assist in the supervision five miles south of Nashville. Round and of the HCB Loan Center. Conner is a gradu­ square dancing to follow. Willard and Bessie were married at the ate of Central Michigan University with a general business degree and has been with First Congregational Church in Charlotte on Hastings City Bank since 2005. November 16. 1946. They have two sons. David and Elizabeth of Grand Ledge and He and his wife, Renae. live in the Caledonia area. They are the parents of two Ralph and Sue of Hastings; four granddaugh­ children, daughter, Allie, and son. Bayley, ters and four great-grandchildren. both students in Caledonia the Willard worked 27 years at John Bear, in School Lansing and also fanned. Bessie was a secre­ District. tary a^d bookkeeper in the Charlotte • Jane M. DeBat has been named Caledonia Branch Manager. Her responsibilities include business development in one of the banks fastest growing markets, as well as assisting customers referred from the HCB Loan Center. DeBai joined the bank in 1989 as a cus­ Jarmans to celebrate tomer service representative and has held a number of positions with increasing responsi­ 60th wedding anniversary bilities, most recently as branch manager of the Nashville and Bellevue branches. She Duane J arman and Mildred Will were mar­ holds a bachelor's degree in business admin­ Joseph Daniel Brower. Grand Rapids and istration in finance and a master’s in business administration from Western NeJJy Irene Doelman. Hastings. William Alan ^Mosey. Middleville Michigan > University. She is a Middleville resident. Robert G. Ranee Jr. Kevin A. Conner Nashville Branch Manager. Currier joined Hastings City Bank in 2002 branches in Bellevue. Caledonia, Hastings. as a part-time customer service representa­ tive. She has been a management trainee for Hastings. are located on the web at www.hastingscity- the past year. Amanda is a graduate of Grand Hastings City Bank is a full service com­ Valley State University with a Bachelors munity bank with six conveniently located Middleville. Nashville and Wayland. They bank.com « Barry Community Foundation. • February is "Just Hanging On Yankee MainStreet Savings Bank, Pennock Hospital Springs" and the Thomapple Arts Council Bounty* by Richard Karas. have by Keith Behm • December is "Holly and Hot Chocolate" Barry County 2007 Calendar" is available as of this week. by Janet Oldham and "Awakening of the by Rose Hendershot and "Winter Peace" by Marsh" by Mel Hund. Beth Broadhurst. • April is "Morning Dew" by Rose . lest theme will be "Kids ’n Critters of Bany Memorial Fund, which makes donations in Karas. County.” The winners of the contest will be the form of art to Barry County area non­ • May is "Hosta's Rains" by Richard Karas featured in the 2008 calendar and will have profits. Any monetary donation to the fund and "Pretty in Pink" by Donna Grassmid. • June is "Ribbet!" by Donna Grassmid Arts Council to jury new pieces for the col­ and "Double Exposure" by Dan Goggins. lection. The fund also accepts donations of any art form that can be displayed throughout and the county for residents to enjoy. Manning. There were 160 contest entries this year, and of those. 24 photographs were selected • July is "Hooray for the 4th" (cover photo) "Sunflower sons; two great-grandsons; ?nd two rtep- An open bouse will take place November 18 from 2 to 4 pan. at the Hastings Counity Hastings and Club. Your presence is gift enough. FTETT ERS^ The 2008 Barry County photography coo­ Hendershot and "It’s Springtime" by Richard makes dollars available for the Thomapple Darleen lives in Geoi^ia, son Darwin (Joyce) • November is "Winter’s Here" by Keith • March is "Winter Sunrise - Middleville" Each calendar costs five dollars and pro­ First Behm and "Winter Tails* by Steve Norris. announced the 2007 “Fems and Foliage of ceeds support the Louise Ann Stockham the Steve Norris. "Spring and at Hastings. Daughter great-grandchildren. Travis Lee Kingsbury. Delton and Diane Blachett. 1946 lives in Tennessee. They have three grand­ Michelle Jarman. Delton. Terry Arthur 30, Lorene Della McAllister. Battle Creek. Terns and Foliage’ calendars available The and Clint Adam Polhill. Middleville and Laura Marie Hatfield. Middleville. Degree in Business Administration. She and her husband. Brad, reside in November Methodist Church in Lugene Aspinall, Saranac. • Amanda M. Currier has been named ried Radiance" by Paula • August is "The Capture" by Jay Carter and "Wet and Wild" by Steve Norris. their original photographs matted, framed and displayed at the Pennock Hospital gallery. Photographs will be due to the Barry Community Foundation by Sept. 14,2007, at 5 pm. Democacy is a participatory sport To the editor: and follow the principles that are outlined in I appreciate all who took time out of their God's Word. We make decisions every day busy schedules and voted Tuesday! Some of based on past practices, and we should leant us are happy over the results, and others are not. That is the "Democratic way." that some of our past is not the way to go. As we end this week, we celebrate the vet­ What we need to do now. is build on what erans of this nation. Do not forget your vets, For those who would like to purchase a we have received from you the voters, and go they make your voting privileges possible. calendar or need more information about the on with enthusiasm and involvement. Get Thank a vet whenever you sec one. and call for the calendar. Each month features two • September is "Red Maple’s Sunlight" by Barry County photograph) contest, please involved in your local government, serve on them to thank them for what they have done photographs by local artists and highlights Richard Karas and "Courthouse Square" by call the Barry Community Foundation at boards and attend meetings. Let your voice be several scheduled community events. Keith Behm. (269) 945-0526. heard! for our country. Oh. by the way, if you did not vote, do not The winning photographs are as follows: • January is 'Wind’s Passage" and "Visual • October is "Pumpkin Gather" by Rose One thing we learn from history, is hope­ Hendershot and "Queen of the Field" by fully to do right where wrong prevailed. We Opulence" by Richard Karas. conecuon: The results of the United States Senate race were left out of last week’s story about the Hastings High School mock election. Authorities warn of ‘Secret Shopper’ scam criticize the people and policies the elected set. You forfeited that right by not voting. can shape and make our nation and state, and Roger Pashby. local government the best we ever have had. Hastings if we cling to the visions of our forefathers Debbie Stabenow won the race over Michael Bouchard. She we& the only Democrat to win in the mock election. With the upcoming holidays, ’tis the sea­ son when “Secret Shopper” scams begin to warn that these operations send out spam e­ mails and victims who respond are sent a let­ surface once again. Local police agencies ter requiring the victim to complete one or more assignments at legitimate businesses, represented by logo# or by name on the letter. I would like to thank my supporters from District 4 for their support for my campaign for re-election to the County Board of Commissioners. I will con­ tinue to try to earn your trust Thank you, Howard R. Gibson The victim is asked to cash a check enclosed with the letter, then wire funds back to the “Secret Shopper" office, usually locat­ ed outside the U.S., allowing the victim to keep a generous training fee for completing the assignment. When the cashed check is returned from the victim’s financial institution as counter­ feit. the victim is held financially responsible Can Today 269-948-9363 for the amount of the counterfeit check, but the "Secret Shopper” scam operation has received legitimate funds from the victim’s MoSmt<Ponf Village itiieaSy locate/ oiu mile east ofM-43 on WWIiuti .Avenue. wire transfer. Area residents who suspect they have been scammed by one of these operations are urged to call the Barry County Sheriff’s office at 948-4805. New Senior Ching.Apart mints • Ntu Senior Citing Apartments . www.mykmgJHt/mallardpond �Page 6 - Thursday. November 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Banner mil print info on upcoming holiday actinties Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Community Programs. The busy season is approaching fast for area churches. Some have special Thanksgiving services HASTINGS - Man Augusta Letson. age 104. of Hastings, wife, mother and loved That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center and events planned. Many spend the month one. went home to her lx>rd and Savior on collecting food items for area food banks as Tuesday. November 7. 2006 al Hastings well. Tendercare Nursing Home. Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, Mary was bom August 31. 1902 .n North starts on Sunday. Nov. 26, and for many area Manchester. Ind., the Fifth child bom to Jesse churches these four weeks until Christmas and Clan (Bowers) Walters. They moved to are among the most active times of the year. Charlotte when Mary was eight years old. Special music and dramatic productions are She lived on the farm there until she was in planned. Other churches plan special chil­ her late teen years. She left home for Lansing dren's programming, community services and became a seamstress, working for sever­ and other special events. al different stores. To her last days, she either Worship Together... The Banner will print a list of upcoming remodeled her own clothing or gave advice events on a space available basis through on tailoring clothing to her daughters. ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... December. The deadline for listing events is Tuesday by 2 p.m. before each Thursday She met William Letson and they were manned March 3. 1928 at her parents* home publication dale. For example, a story in the Nov. 16 edition in Charlotte. They rented several farms in the early years of their marriage. In March 1938. PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050 Pmnw. Sieve Olmstead (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 xm.; Sunday School Hi) xm.. Sunday Evening Senice 6:00 p.m.. Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6:30 p.m. "Member Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office (269) 945*3014. The Rev Fr Charlev P McCabe III. Rector Father Paul Dowme Supply Prist Mr. F. W'llliam Voelberg. Director of Music. 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073 Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 am. Fellowship Tutx before the service Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader ship training. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Worship - 10 xm. 3185 N Broadway. Hatting*. MI 49058 Pastor Susan I) Olsen. Phone 945*2654 Wonhip Services: Sunday. 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. 10:45 xm. CHURCH OF THENAZARENE 1716 Nonh Broadway. Rev. Timm Oybr. Pastor. Sunday Morning Warship 9 45 »m.; Sunday School 11:00 am.. Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd. Dowling Phone 269-721*8077 pastor Patti Harpole 9:30 am. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesday s at noon Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Chnst's Qwltcn. Bible Slud) Thursdays 7 15. Choir Thursday* at 5:45 Church website countrychapclune.org FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E Woodlawn. Hastings Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan While. Youth A Famny. Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for al) ages. 10:45 a.m . Morning Worship. 6.00 p.m.. Evening Service. 7:00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office tor information on MOPS. Praise A Motion Children's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Detain. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193 Pastor. Bernard Blair. Associate Pastor. Roger Claypool. Sunday School 10 xm.. Worship Service II xm. Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m ; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coals Grove Rd. Pastor Randall Bentand Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Sunday School 9.30 xri. Worship Time 10 30 a m Yo>rth activities, call fie information. HOPF. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M 37 South at M-79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website hopcum.org Church Fa* No 269-818-0007 Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning 9:30 am Sunday School. |O;45 am Morning Worship. Sunday evening service 6 pm. Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4) Tue*. Thun, from 9-11:30 a.m.. I2.O0-2.30 p.m.. Wednesday 6 p.m. ■ Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m - Jr & Sr High Youth (meal versedl Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg Thursday 9:30 a.m. • Women's Bible Study ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S Jefferson Father Al Russell. Pastor Saturday Mas* 4:30 pm. Sunday Masses 8:30 am and 11-00 am . Confession Saturday 3 30-4:15 p m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N Main. P.O. Bo* 95. Woodland. Ml 4X897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 a m. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month al this service). 11 00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August) We have a weekly Wednesday 6.00 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rt Rev. David T. HustwKk The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http./Ztmx.to/ andreu matthia* We are part ol the thieve of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer al ail our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spint-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich 49073 Sun Praise A Worship 10:30 xm.. 600 p.m.. Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald An oasis of God's love. Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or 1-5I7-852-18O6. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmann 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 xm. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9:30 xm ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9K00 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9: 30 xm. "This ts my body given tor you Do this in remembrance of me ' (Luke 22:19 NIV) Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our Ines io Him so that we may know Hts will and walk in His ways We are located in a wooded vetting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. Ail baptized c-hnslianv arc welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer 301 E State Rd. (Corner of Stale Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom’s Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship service* 8:45 and 11:00 xm. Kids for Christ. 1100 xm. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. & 5 yr-Rh grade dismissed during announcement* Sunday School for all ages 10:00 xm. with adult elective* Sunday Evening Service and Small Nov. 23 paper must be received by Monday. attended the Evangelical United Brethren Nov. 20. Information can be mailed to Patricia Church for 30 years. They then sold the farm and moved to Hastings after retiring in 1968. Johns. J-Ad Graphics, 1351 Mary was a member of the First United with her husband, selling their home there when he died. During those winter months in Mesa. Mary enjoyed the many activities in a retirement court which was provided. Mary playing the piano and enjoying life to the fullest. She was a member of the various Pennock 1998. she moved to Hospital guild. In Sentinel Pointe Retirement Home in Grand 209 W Green Street. Hastings. MI 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hour* are Monday ■ Thursday 9:00 am -Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 xm.-Nooo. Sunday morning worship hour*- 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11 00 Traditional Worship Service. We offer vinous Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 pan., and (lie Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.tn. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. SundayServices - 900 a.m Traditional Worship Service. 10 00 a.m. Coffee Hour. 1005 xm. Sunday School for all ages 11:00 xm. Contemporary Worship Service. 6.00 p.m. Youth Group 600 p.m. Children's Program Rehearsal. Nursery care is provided for both services! Visit u* online at for sermon* at; hup.iuaungi---------cnabicm Today - 8:30 xm. Women'» Bible Study; 7:0b p.m. Chancel Choir. Friday Senior High out to Word of Life Superbowl! Next Tuevdav - 4:30 pan. Little Seedlings; IM pun. Women's Bible Study. Next Wednesdav • 6:15 xm. Men's Bible Study: 9:00 xm. Little Seedlings; 7:00 p.m. PW Holiday Spectacular; 7:15 p.m. Praise Team. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392 Sunday Worship 10: 30 am . K4C-T4C second Sunday of each month 5:30-7:30 p.m October-March P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: include “for Patricia Johns” on the subject line. Information about events will not be Rochester Association. taken over the telephone. Churches can also take advantage of paid 945-9554 and asking to be passed on to the (Maureen) Baroch of Hickory Rivers; a cousin. Dale Allen Koth of Hickory Comers. four step-grandchildren; 21 great-grandchil­ Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, November 8. 2^06 at Hickory al step-great-grandchildren and step-greatgrcai-grandchildren^lVin great granddaugh­ Comers Wesleyan Church. Pastors Len Davis and Jeff Worden officiating. Interment took ters and two great-grcat-grandchildren are on place in East Hickory Comers Cemetery. contributions to Hickory Wesleyan Church or Hickory Memorial Charlotte. She was preccded’in death by her husbar-i Comers Comers Bible Church will be appreciated. Arrangements made by Williams-Gores of 62 years. William Letson. on February 3. 1990; sons, John Letson in June 2002. Ralph Funeral Home. Delton. 1979; granddaughter. Auditions Nov. 16 for little Shop’ Private family burial has taken place at Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa. A public memorial service win be held in the spring of or Barry will have auditions for the musical “The gave love. Little Shop of Horrors" at 7 p.m. Thursday. Christian leadership and joy to all who knew Nov. 16. at the Vermontville Opera House. her. The family is being served by the Wren 211 S. Main St. (across the street from fire station). Show dates are scheduled for Jan. 19-28 Funeral Home (www.wrcn-funeral-home.com). and the director is Bill Reynolds of Woodland. “Little Shop" is about a nerdish florist who I MIDDLEVILLE - Terry D. Steeby. age 64. of Middleville, away passed Monday. finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed. Hollie Auten will son of Leslie F. and Edna C. (Keiser) Steeby. He was raised in Middleville and graduat­ be directing the 4-13 with auditions on March 5. Follow Edwina Spoonapple and her troupe of per­ formers as they present their "advice-a- ed from Thornapple Kellogg School in 1960. palooza festival* and learn along the way that He was married to Carolyn Lee (Connie) taking your own advice may be the best Despins September 5. 1987. Terry retired from Bradford White after 39 The fall musical will be announced at a later date. For more information, call Reynolds at Lions Cluu. and the U.A.W. Local 1002. (269) 367-4455 therevue 1 yahoo.com He enjoyed fishing, swimming and playing with his family, grandchildren and friends Madsen Bromley. Casey (aH As) Jesse Wallington. Sixth grade: Katie Halliwill. Kassy Tenth grade: Rebecca Zantjer (all >is). Eleventh grade: Quinn Cook (all /U), Jon Cross (all As), Amber Pell rmd Alex Pierce. Twelfth grade: Anna Ibbotson. Derek Pell Film on wildlife to be shown at Pierce Cedar Creek The Willard G. Pierce and Jessie M. Pierce Scholarship Fund will be host for a free screening of the wildlife documentary Matthew Clysdale. at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19. at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. The screening is a fund-raiser and kickoff for a campaign to distribute copies of the film to libraries, schools, and not for profit organ­ izations in Bany County. The campaign is sponsored and funded in part by The Willard G. Pierce and Jessie M. Pierce Scholarship advice of all! years. He was a past member of the Middleville on the computer. He loved spending time Andrew Cody Mishler. Natalie Warren (all As) end Cara “Animals Among Us” by local film-maker Children's show “Edwina Dear. Jr.” on May Terry was born on September 2. 1942. the DeMink. The Revue Vermontville Theatre Group Memorial contributions may be made to First Terry D. Steeby Warren. Fifth grade: and Curtis Visser (all As). 2007; day. time and place to be announced. I • I. lt O'tri J....’, "HXJ Mt •• «V : . - / : . . : H ... .............. " n. Fourth grade: Nathan Beebe and David Eighth grade: Ariel Hayward. Zula Wheaton and Hazel Taylor. Mary ify) Leonard, Hunter Mauk and Kayla Peniock. Paul Cridler; brothers. Guy and Chancy Walters; sisters. Hospice. First academic quarter (Students must have a 3.3 or higher grade point everage for the marking period to qual­ dren; three great-^rcat-grandchildren; sever­ Community Cedar Creek Christian Comers, and Wayne P. Baroch of Three Hogan of Bradenton. Fla.: 14 grandchildren; Church Honor Roll: Others members of his family include sons. Bruce B. of Iverness. Fla. and Betty (Ralph) Letson- Methodist proper advertising representative. On November 7, 1959. in Battle Creek, be Ardith (Wayne) Knop of Middleville; two United advertising for their events by calling 269­ married Donna Lawrence, who survives. daughters-in-law. Joan (John) Letson-Potter November 6. 2006 at home. and our web log cia®j-adgraphics.com. Please be sure to Wendell was a member of the Hickory Wendell was always there, whec someone (Marylou) Letson of Bayfield. Colo.: daugh­ Lavone Letson; grandson. page of the fax. Information also may be e-mailed to patri- needed something. Mary is survived by her son. Harold Letson in February sheet be sure that the name and telephone number of the church is included on each Comers Wesleyan Church, and the U.S. Wendell will be remembered for his will­ Home. Please write “Attention Patricia Johns" on He was a retiree of Post Cereal, retiring in 1986 with over 37 years of dedicated service. ingness to help family and friends the way. One sister-in-law. Jane Walters of HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Wendall He enjoyed hunting and fishing, Rapids, where she remained very active in church and her hobbies. On August 23.2006. ters. Laura (Ted) Lennox of Dearborn and the cover sheet and if sending more than one - in the U.S. Navy. dren and families), and reading along with Bureau. person. Material can be faxed to 269-945-5192. Wendell was bom on March 31. 1934. in Pine Bluff. Arkansas, the son of Byron and CORNERS Wendell was a veteran, serving his country which many items arc enjoyed by her chil­ Farm telephone number and the name of a contact away November 4. 2006. in Kalamazoo. Elizabeth (Hayes) Chatam. loved to garden, sew. knit, crochet and tat (of circles. E. Banoch, age 72.of Hickory Comers, passed HICKORY winters of the next 22 years in Mesa. Arizona church North M-43 Highway. Hastings, 49058. Please include a Methodist Church in Hastings. She spent the Thursday: 9:30-11 xm. Senior 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698 Michael Anton. Pastor www.discovergracc.org Cail the office for wor­ ship time* Thanksgiving holiday, information for the William raised rive children, fanned and she moved to Hastings Tendercare Nursing GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH by 2 p.m. Tuesday. Nov. 14. Due to the of Woodland on Clark Road. There she and Groups 6:00 p.m Wednesday Mid-Week: 9 00 am. Senior Adult Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Pastor's Class. Sing 'n Share. Youth and Children's classes. Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m . 2nd Thur, each month. of the Banner must be received at the office they purchased the Raw leader farm just east or e-mail Fund, a donor advised fund housed at the Barry Community Foundation. A spokesperson for the foundation said. “We invite you to bring your family and frieuds to join us in viewing this uplifting movie, and to help us distribute copies through your modest donation.” and he will be missed by his dog “Molly.** He is survived by his caring, loving wife of kfiy J^Girrbach Owiwr/Dirertor 19 years. Carolyn Lee (Connie) Steeby; one brother. Robert D (Dee) Steeby of Rockford; two step-sons. Kenneth L. (Kathleen) Karcs of Allegan. Jeffery M. (Valerie) Kares of Kalamazoo; two step-grandchildren. Andrea L. Karcs of Allegan. Dominic M. Kares of Kalamazoo; several sisters and brothers-in- Giirbach -/uneraljfome lau and many nieces, nephew s and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents Leslie F. and Edna C. Steeby. Respecting his wixhes. cremation has taken place. Intermeni Ml. Hope Cemetery. 328 S. Broadway, Hasting*, Ml 49058 • 269-945-3252 Serving Hastings. Barry County and Surrounding Communities for 40 years Offering Traditional and Cremation Services WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings Middleville. The family will receive relatives and friends al the Beeler Funeral Home. Hastings Only Independent. Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings Thursday. 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Across the even certificates of deposit (CDs), you can But when you "vote" for the right investment country, people will vote for senators, con­ potentially reduce your portfolio's volatility gressional representatives, governors, mayors and a host of other offices and ballot initia­ and give yourself more opportunities for suc­ moves, you’re always a winner. This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward tives. While big elections like this usually er in investing, as in life, balance is essential. ber or other issues related to your life. Some that some political candidates pursue policies that are short-term in nature. While some of concern decisions affecting your financial sit­ these policies may be beneficial, others are uation - :o you'll want to cast your ballot carried out at the expense of long-term solu­ wisely. So. what kind of investment-related issues tions. As an investor, you. too. might have should you vote on? Here are a few to consid­ expensive trip - but most of your important er? • Vote for suitable choices. Just as an objectives will be long-term: saving for retire­ build brick buildings to fill a growing need in some short-term goals - such as saving for an ment. sending your children to college, etc. And to achieve these goals, you need to take second commercial to really understand a a long-term approach to investing. That is. candidate or an issue, a smart investor needs you need to buy quality investments and hold to go beyond the "hot tips" to grasp the suit­ them for the long term, or at least until your ability of a particular investment Different needs change. Furthermore, you need to stick investments are appropriate for different with your investment strategy despite short­ term setbacks caused by political turmoil, which was originally owned by Loyal Mudge investors; to find the ones that are right for your individual needs, goals and risk toler­ is now owned and occupied by the Ace ance, you will need to put some thought into • Vote for professional help. When you vote Hardware store. your situation and the many investment for a political candidate, you want to have confidence that he or she is competent, honest State Street, Hastings. In the 1850s, two sets of brothers decided to • Vote for long-term results. It’s no secret of the most important of these "elections" informed voter needs to look beyond a 30- By Esther Walton cess. This diversification does not guarantee a profit, nor does it protect against loss, howev­ only take place once every couple of years, you will "vote*’ almost every day on any num­ high energy prices or other such factors. the village of Hastings. The two sets of broth­ At the ground floor level the western most ers were William and John Goodyear and lot was the site of a drug store right up into the choices available to you. • Vote for portfolio balance. Some voters Nathan and William Barlow. 1960s. In 1915, the unit next to Mulholland's reflexively vote for a single party or point of heart. Pretty much the same description could drug store was occupied by Milan Walldorff view. While voters may haw their reasons, be applied to the financial professional you choose to help you make the right investment William Goodyear and Nathan Barlow in and trustworthy, and has your interests at 1866 were the firat to erect a brick structure on who operated a furniture and undertaking individual investors generally can't afford this State Street in downtown Hastings. They built business. Next to that was the Goodyear imbalance when they are building a portfolio. moves. Shop around for the right person, and a three-story building and named it, “The Brothers Hardware store. Both the Goodyear If, for example, you only buy growth stocks and Walldorff families owned these business­ representing a specific industry, you will like­ ask your friends and relatives who they use. You may need to interview several profes­ southwest corner of State and Jefferson es for more than 100 years. The first three ly be hurt when an economic downturn affects sionals before selecting the right one. but the streets. Noted historian W.W. Porter in, his 1912, units of the Empire block starting on Jefferson that sector. On the other hand, if you balance effort is worth it Street has been restored and refurbished from your growth stocks with income-oriented When you vote for a political cancidate, “History of Barry County," wrote the follow­ top to bottom and is the site of the, Walldorff stocks, bonds, government securities and sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. ing description of the Union building: Brew Pub and Bistro, Hastings* newest busi­ Union Building.” It stands to this day on the "The Union building extended for three fronts along State Street. Goodyear and Jones STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes am from the previous week. AT&T Artwuser Busch CMS Energy Cop. Coca-Cola Co. DMaOryRr Dow Chemical Co. ExxonMobil Family Dollar Stores First Financial Bancorp Ford Motor Co. General Motor, M. Bus. Marine JCPemeyCo. Juhneon & Johnson KetoggCo. McOonekft Corp Pfizer Inc. Semoo Energy Sears HoHng Spartan Motors TCF financial Wal-Mart Stores 3430 4720 14.92 46.92 58.56 4033 72.53 27.79 16.48 8.73 34.62 92.75 77.02 68.71 49.77 4137 2729 5.97 172.74 21.96 25.92 47.65 ♦.05 -22 ♦.03 ♦20 ♦1.63 ♦.04 ♦1.11 -1.66 ♦24 ♦.45 -.30 ♦.42 ♦1.79 ♦131 -.54 -25 ♦.64 ♦27 -1.73 ♦1.19 -.11 -1.63 Gold Sflw Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE $627.70 $1238 12,156.77 1.68 ♦$20.90 ♦$.41 ♦78.04 -100M ness. When telephone service became available Barlow owned the east third of the building in Hastings the telephone company used part and utilized the store on the ground floor for of the second floor for their switchboards and their stock of dry goods. The middle third fell hardware store, while the west portion of the operators. The "Union Block” located catty-comer from the Empire Block has housed various Trouble 29-7; AU in the Family 23.5-12.5; block was Mr. Holbrook's share. The greatest businesses through the years. Goodyear and Git-R-Done Gals 203-153; Critters 18-18; 15-21; Kuempel 15-21; 4 B's 12-24. Good Games and Series Ladies - S. Pennington 178; D. Burns 151-394; Y. Schondelmayer 152; E. Count 183; K. Schantz 195-484; W. Birman 168; C. Baker 201; L. Markley 154; D. Mwphy l7O-»37; R. to Robinson and Wightman, who used it for a Tuesday THo* Ward's Friends 18-18; Friends 18-18; *1 Senior 17-19; M&M's 17-19; Early Risers 161-445: R. Murphy 179-461; S. Merrill 201­ 5232; R. Kill 157-405. Good Games and Series Men - M. part of the second floor was used for offices, Barlow owned the east third of the building CB’s 18-18; Coleman Agency 17-19; Quality while the east two-thirds of the third floor was and utilized as a dry goods store for a number Roofing known as Union Hall, and at this time here of years. RJ. Roberts had a drug store for a while. The Robinson and Wightman hardware Superette Gals 13-23; Ghost Team 8-28. High Game and Series - J. Hurless 183; C. Cheeseman 179-491; N. Boniface 161-433: and for many years theatrical entertainments, E. Vanasse 163-483; 6. Denny 156-400; E Adgate 170-436; N. Thaler 17* . R. Har: 211: social gatherings and dances were held here. was located in this building for a period of Gates 139; S. Snider 154; S. Vandenburg 231­ time. Richard Loppenthien opened a depart­ 622; C. Mack 211-528; T. Daniels 188-537; Moore 146-375; L Friend 123; P. Freeman 167, B. Benedict 158; C. Stuart 165; L Yoder R. Walker 184. On the third floor in Mr. Holbrook’s part of the building was the Masonic Lodge room." ment store here from about 1910 into the early D. James 171; M. Heath 167; S. Everett 122; 158-397; M. Wieland 193-522; Y Markley On Jan. 13,1893, a fire burned the west third 1930s. O. Gillons 200; T. Thompson 158; M. Sears 17-19; Luanne’s Team 16-20; of the building. The third floor wasn’t recon­ By 1936, a Kroger grocery store was locat­ 142; R. Brummcl 166; P. Ramey 191; M. structed and just a glance of the building from ed here. By 1940 the A&P [Atlantic and Gross 161; P. Cogswell 166; L. Trumble 187­ the back still shows damage from the fire. Pacific] was located next door. Eventually the 509; M. Kill 166; K. Carpenter 144; L. Potter 150; A. Norton 132; T. Franklin 155; J. Rice In 1868, John Goodyear, William Barlow Ben Franklin store owned by Stan Cummings and James Sweezey bought lot *485 from was located in the comer store. Claude 157; B. William Upjohn, located on the northeast cor­ Gardner’s drug store eventually relocated next Lancaster 156. ner of Jefferson and State streets. Before to Ben Franklin. Gardner’s drug store became beginning construction, the partners sold the Cinders Pharmacy and Hallmark Card store. eastern most quarter of their property to Loyal Second Hand Comers now occupies the site Mudge. These four men then erected a four- where Ben Franklin was located. unit. three-story brick structure on the site and 147; L. Wilder Roryc 161; S. Sunday Night Mixed Hubs Crew 26; Pin Chasers 26; Straight Linen 24; Funky Bowlers 22; Michigan For those curious about dating orick struc­ Outlaws 19; R&N 17; Bounty Hunters 16; tures of the 1860s era: look at the courses of Karey’s Crew 14; 2 Bags and 4 Balls 13; The Empire Block originally boosted two brick on the side of the building you’re exam­ Sunday Snoozers 12; Sandbaggers 11. banquet halls on the third floor. One of these ining. You will observe that every seventh halls was used primarily by the Odd Fellows course of brick was made by placing the short omens ixoou oames ana senes • m. Simpson 185-501; B May, 191-466; K. before they acquired the original Methodist end of the brick facing toward you. Each sev­ Fariee Church property on the comer of Green and enth course is tied to the inside wall which Jefferson streets. The eastern most parcel strengthens and stabilizes the structure. Shoebridge 164; V. Wright 154. Mens Good Games and Series named it. "The Empire Block." 173-435; Churchill A. 169; J. - E. Caraway 231-623; M. Eaton 213-606; R. Banon 195-532; B. Churchill 203-525; J. Wright 173-435; E. Rice 148-417; C. City of Hastings Temporary Position Available: Receptionist Thu part-time, temporary position serves the public and City staff by answering the telephone and greeting visitors to City Hall. 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Shurlow 131­ — NOTICE — The Bany County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. Two positions are available: one position must represent agriculture interest, and one position must represent real estate or development interest. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St-. Hastings; (2691 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 14. 2006. The Bany County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Airport Commission. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. Stale St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 14. 2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Building Authority. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 pm. on November 14.2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Commission on Aging Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings: (269) 945-1284, and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 14. 2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Construction Board of Appeals. Applicants must be a licensed electrician, plumber or contractor. Applications may be obtain-J at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St. Hastings. (269) 945­ 1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 14, 2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Parks & Recreation Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings: (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 14. 2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Road Commission. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office, 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 14. 2006. 368; L. Yoder 136-357; R. Pitts 123-333; L. Friend 116-320; S. Beebe 201; E Ulrich 174; S. Cross 160 Senior Citizens Lucky Strike 22-14; BAT's 21-15; Sun Risers 21-15; King Pins 21-15; Nash's Harem 19-17; Wieland's 18-18; Bunerfingers 18-18; The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Substance Abuse Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5.-00 p.m. on November 14.2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Transit Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 14,2006. ___________________________________________________________ 773O7MI �Page 8 - Thursday. November 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Terrible tutoring Dear Annie: My husband and I have three children. In the last two years, we have The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will be seeing advertising on TV stations for will meet at 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday. Nov. 9) Ionia, touting the M-66 corridor, parks, schools and the centra) business district. at the Freight House. Members and guests arc welcome. If you purchased a decorative tion to the meal, there was an ongoing silent auction of dozens of donated items. There tutored our 13-year-old daughter in math. was a drawing for some beef. There were shirts on sale. The hope is that funds raised becomes a confrontation instead of a learning comments. She, in turn, gets an attitude and However, when Daddy tries to tutor her. it experience. He yells and makes sarcastic memory ornament, you are invited to attend Coming additions to the Ionia corridor are iuajor additions to Green Acres with a 12-unit and hang it on one of the trees at the appro­ supportive care wing, a 20-unit senior hous­ will benefit the Tingley family with costs con­ nected to travel for her treatments. The food priate time. This was done last year and it proved to be a very meaningful experience, as ing apartment complex, eight cottages. Goodwill Industries of Grand Rapids will was ample and tasty with spaghetti and meat resents that he ridicules her in front of her sib­ lings. I find his methods immamre and ineffi­ sauce, a variety of salads, wide choice of cient. He shouts, she cries. Vrhat is being the long list of names was read and remem­ bered. The Ionia County Genealogical open a new store on Sprague Road west of M­ 56. Also on the comer of M-66 and Sprague there will be a new Menard's warehouse. This desserts and even home made ice cream. The Expo held at the middle school gym Saturday had a good attendance. The flo'r accomplished? I tutored her for a while, but her grades did­ will be in competition to Lowes which has a was covered with blue carpeting for the occa­ daughter claims he doesn't love her as much new store in the spot vacated by Meijers when they built a new. larger store south of their sion. There were booths for three banks, car­ peting and counter tops, cookware, health as her siblings because she's not good in original store. The Menards store is to cover items and testing for cholesterol and bone density, massage and makeovers by a beauty Almost every interaction they have is nega­ tive. and there’s nothing positive to counteract shop, com furnaces, the new ethanol plant, it Society will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. at the Freight House. Lori Fox will be the speaker. Her topic will be "Filling in the Blanks." Refreshments will be served. The library will be open until 5 p.m. so mem­ bers can do research. This meeting concludes the tenth year of operation. There are now over 200 members. In the following week, the Ionia chapter of 230.000 square feet. The VFW is holding its monthly flea mar­ ket on Nov. 10 and 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. long term care insurance, photography, utility each day. Also on Nov. 11. the post will be serving free coffee and rolls to any visiting veteran who drops in. To rent a table for the buildings with one of the Dutch bams on dis­ flea market, call 374-4171. There is to be an more. There were drawings at intervals with all-church bazaar in Ionia at the K. of C. Hall on South Steel Street on Saturday Nov. 11 names of the lucky winners announced on the from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be served by Central United Methodist Church held its the ingathering for gifts of money for Eight Cap recipients. The meeting was set for this members of First Christian Church. The Ionia Commission on Aging is serving a Thanksgiving dinner on Monday, Nov. 13. annual turkey dinner on Thursday evening. Vanessa Nash of Port Huron relumed to be chairman of the event. Alan Goodemoot location because of uncertainty about the con­ at noon. Call 527-5365 for reservations. picked up the donated turkeys from the Otto the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel (MARSP) will meet at the Odessa Township Hall on M-50. Reservations for the noon lunch are due by Friday of this week. Call 522-1495 to reserve. The speaker will be Lakewood retiree Ben Merchant with an update on insurance for retirees. This will be play and hot food. There were plenty of free­ bies with rulers, pen, totebags. magnets and speaker system. dition of Fourth Avenue several weeks ago. The Ionia County VFW Council will meet farm and when the time erme, he was in With the official opening of the street project set for the early evening of Friday. Nov. 10, this month at the Belding post on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. Also the Auxiliary charge of roasting all seven birds. Other indi­ the street will be totally usable. All school viduals were in charge of other facets of the meal. Following the meal, there was joyful n't improve, so my husband took over. Our math. I told this to him, but nothing changed. I no longer like the person my husband has become. He finds a reason to yell about some­ thing as soon as he gets home. He's told the kids that he would use physical discipline if it weren't for me. so I have turned into the fam­ I'm ready to get a divorce because I am unhappy, the kids are unhappy, and he's obvi­ ously unhappy, too. He refuses counseling because "they can't help us." Right now, I want peace at any price. - Frustrated Dear Frustrated: Your husband seems stressed, angry and depressed. First, go to your daughter’s school and ask for help find­ ing a tutor. (Parents are often inappropriate president is retired as a school nurse. Bus benefit dinner in honor of Kelly Tingley, who members as well as teachers. According to the Grand Rapids Press, we was able to be present. She had returned from words of thanksgiving from Pam Seibel and Jenny Decker, who have had miraculous heal­ Mayo Clinic on the previous evening. In addi­ ings in their families thanks to prayers and the children miserable. If he still re‘uses, go other support. The Todd family of Hastings without him. had 16 members present. The new street lamps are installed but we have to wait until Nov. 10 to see them lighted. Dogged distress accompanying contest, door prizes, and tutors for their children.) Then tell your hus­ band that counseling is your alternative to divorce, and you want him to come with you because you both are unhappy aixi naking BARRETT’S ESOPHAGUS I have had problems with heartbum for years. My doctor now says I have Barrett’s esophagus. What is this and do I need to be concerned? or work with a mediator. I finally filed for divorce. Mac's latest fabrication is that he does not fault. He says I am destroying everything by my irrational behavior. I have been seeing an excellent counselor and have lots of support from friends and both sides of the family. However, no one will stand up to him and tell Our children are having a very hard time dealing with this. I provide most of the fami­ ly income and could move, but don’t want to uproot our kids. I am trying very hard to be the best possible parent under these difficult circumstances. Help me understand a man who refuses to leave even when be could be free to live with the woman he destroyed his marriage for. The court believes couples should work it out Changing the locks is not legal, and throwing all his clothes in the girlfriend's yard will not gel him out of the house. Are there options other than moving? The Dear Canada: Mac sounds as if he has a few screws loose, and we suspect he will Dear Annie: My in-laws have two dachs­ also may be trying to look good in front of a jedge by showing his "devotion" to his fami­ their house, requiring their carpets to be ly. If you don't have an attorney, get one immeo»5tely and discuss legal ways to get cleaned at least once a month. They also let Even the alky, behind jhe stores on Tupper Lake Street has been paved after being the dogs sleep in bed with them. I have made it clear that I have no desire to Mac out of 'he house. impassable for weeks. The stack of orange have these Jogs in my house or beds, plus we barrels alongside the tracks is gone. Yet have a cat. My in-laws live far away and hate Rudery response another company has been in town painting white marks on either side of the railroad to put their dogs in a kennel or have friends tracks on side streets. Johnson Lane has never t»ke no for an answer and insist on visiting had any marking before now. Now there is a with the dogs. My husband feels as I do, but wide white stripe across the eastbound lane. can never bring himself to say "no" to his par­ There are yellow markings on most of the ents. so I am always the bad guy. We have two length of Fourth Avenue. daughters who rarely see Grandma and look after them. The problem is. they won't rather stay home than come without the dogs. new bus service to Detroit Metro Airport. Would you please state your views on this? The best way to avoid Barrett's esophagus and the mainstay of treatment for Barrett's esophagus is to reduce the add reflux as much as possible. See your doctor if you have had problems with persistent heartbum to determine if you might need to be checked for Barrett's esophagus. A number of lifestyle changes such as weight loss, stop smoking, stop eating 4 hours before bedtime and elevating the head of your bed all reduce the amount of acid that gets up into your esophagus. Using more powerful medications that reduce add production is also available from your doctor that significantly reduces the chances of developing Barrett’s. Unfortunately, once Barrett's is present, none of these medications reverse the condition therefore the risk of cancer persists despite improvement of your symptoms. Grand Rapids Trinity, Jackson Calvary and he Gordon McKay, president of Indian Trails Inc., says his company will run passenger - California Dear California: Asking some people to buses from East Lansing and Lansing to the Detroit facility, every two hours starting at travel without their dogs is like asking them 4:30 a.m. His hope is to expand this service to every hour. The buses will have wider seats, since these animals are so ill-trained and to come without their children. However, since you have a cat, the dogs should not be more legroom, leg rests, head rests plus wire­ in your house. There are many pet-friendly less Internet access and a printer. These will hotels. Find out if any are near you and sug­ be 46 passenger buses for this shuttle run. gest that your in-laws stay there with the eight times daily. The East Lansing starting point is the Marriott Inn at 300 M.A.C. Ave. dogs. You can then visit in a neutral location. and the stop ten minutes later is the Sunoco station at 3000 Dunckel Road. The next step is at Jackson 45 minutes later. This sounds like a great sendee. At East Lansing there is parking space on- site and a lounge. The serv­ Grieving advice Dear Annie: My husband passed away in January. I am getting out some, mostly to ice begins on Nov. 16. The Rev. Timothy Boa), 59, died Oct. 31 at church activities, but still find myself missing the family farm at Frankfort. He had served United Methodist churches at Burr Oak, sad. but will find myself suddenly breaking followed Rev. Keith Laidler at Montague in 1997. He was assigned to Lansing Grace United Methodist Church in July 2000. He became ill with lung cancer early in 2006. His service is to be in Grand Rapids at Trinity UMC on Friday afternoon. His children reside at Frankfort. The death of Barbara Joanne Merriman of Frankfort was announced Oct. 31. Her death had come Oct. 25. Her parents were Bernard and Ellen Leigh, who lived in Lake Odessa on Jordan Lake Street in their retirement years. Bernard was from the Durkee family so Joni him a lot. Sometimes 1 don’t feel particularly into tears. Is this normal? Am I eve- going to get over this? 1 was wondering if there was a place where I could get some information. I am recently retired and have plenty of time, though I try to keep busy with painting, the computer and sewing. Any advice would be welcome. - Monda in Mobile Dear Monda: Your reactions are perfectly normal. There are several places that offer support and resources for bereaved adults and their families. Try AARP Grief and Loss Programs (aarp.org/griefandloss), 601 E St., NW. Washington. D.C. 20049; and The had many local cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother. Maynard. Beginning Experience International Ministry She is survived by her brother, Kenneth Dr.. South Bend. IN 46628. Leigh, and her four children. The Lake Odessa Community Library will be host to a tofu surprise cookery session on (beginningexperience.org), 1657 Commerce Dear Annie: I invited a co-worker and two friends to my house for dinner. Fi’*e minutes after they arrived, one of the male gutsts asked my husband to turn on the TV so b? could watch "Monday Night Football." Tien this same guest asked one of the female guests to move to another seat so he could see the game better. Everyone laughed, but I found it rude fee this person to come into my home and make these demands on his first visit What do you think? - Banned From My Home Dear Banned: Unless this was an extreme­ ly informal gathering of close friends, yes, your guest was quite rude. You or your hus­ band should have informed him immediately that the TV would be off for the duration of the dinner. Tired' testimonial Dear Annie: The letter written by "Tired of It All in the Midwest" could have been writ­ ten by my wife. Tired" said her 55-year-old husband constantly ogled and fondled her, even in public. For the first 25 years of our marriage. I engaged in exactly the same manipulative behaviors she describes. I lived in a world of sexual fantasy, created and fueled by pornography I treated my wife as a sexual plaything. Fortunately, my wife insisted on taking steps to bring me back into the real world and build a new life based on genuine love and mutual respect. As long as "Tired" continues to accommodate her husband's behavior, he will not change and her misery will go on. She must take a firm stand and say, "No more weirdness." To do this, she will need outside help and encouragement. I wish her well in the struggle that lies ahead. - Saint's Husband Dear Saint's Husband: Thanks for being the Voice of Experience. We hope Tired" will take your advice. Divorce dragged out Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors Nov. 14 at 12:30 p.m. Dear Annie. After 24 years of marriage. I of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail found out my husband, "Mac." had been hav­ your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Kathryn M. Russell Scott Brasseur, M D. is certified by the Amencan Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about or gny otfier metj,cai problem and would like to make an (hjs ^8 A unsuccessfully to get him to see a counselor hunds. The dogs have frequent accidents in Journal has announced that there is to be a ”I separation, but after three months of trying since the hydromulch was sprayed, there are blades of green grass poking through to give a semblance of green on all the street sides. Heartbum is an annoying condition experienced by millions of Americans and is usually relieved by over the counter antacids. Unfortunately the symptom of heartburn can occasionally mean that stomach acid is splashing up into the tube connecting your throat with your stomach which is called esophageal reflux. Once stomach add starts to splash up into the esophagus, it irritates this tissue causing more pain and often a bad-tasting sensation in your mouth. As this add continues to irritate the lower esophagus, the tissue itself begins to change in an effort to protect itself. It is this process of change, once noticed by direct visual examination and a biopsy, which is called 'Barrett's esophagus*. The problem with Barrett's esophagus is that esophageal cancer occurs more frequently there than in a normal esophagus and needs to be watched much more closely and the acid reflux treated much more aggressively. SK place and give us the space to work out a legal mare the divorce as difficult as possible. He Grandpa because their grandparents would I have repeatedly asked him to find his own - Canada The business section of the Lansing State For the very severe case of acid reflux, anti-reflux surgery may offer relief therefore reducing your dependence on chronic medications. Surgery has also been attempted at removing the Barrett’s with a number of techniques but the long term effectiveness in preventing cancer is still unknown. months has been openly dating his mistress. I divorce process takes longer than I can bear. - This is to be part of the celebratory event on that evening. Despite the cold weather, ever leave the family home, and for the past four him to leave. ily protector. drivers, cooks, secretaries and custodians are singing, a skit on thankfulness with an social group. This came as a complete shock believe in divorce and this whole thing is my Council meets then. People by the hundreds came to the high school cafeteria last Saturday evening for the retiree.* are welcome io attend. The current ing a seven-year affair with a woman in our to me and our three children. Here's the real problem: Mac refuses to appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Kristen E. Hoel Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Attorneys at Law Creators Syndicate Web page at wwwertators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ Divorce • Custody • Parenting Time Criminal • Bankruptcy* • Wills CATE. INC. Protect your Rights! 128 W. Center St.. Hutingi. Ml 49C58 Phone (269) 945-4243 ■mmm Free Consultation with this Ad. Exptrct December 7. 2006 S �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 9. 2006 - Page 9 LEGAL NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be tended solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, pfot interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Noie Demond. a single man, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 30. 2004, and recorded on December 8, 2004 in instrument 1138323. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Weds Fargo Bank. N.A as assignee by an assignment, on which mort­ gage there Is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Seven Ano 75/100 Dollars ($69,507.75). including interest at 6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on November 16. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The East 3 rods of Lot 7 of Block 10 of HJ. Kenfieid Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats, Pago J The redemption period shall bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaM be 30 days from the dale of such sate. ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION Dated: October 19, 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593.1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte 8110926F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreciosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WEX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, ahatt be Hmltod solely to the return of the Md amount ten­ dered at safe, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kyle L. Heffner and Gordon W. Hoffner, as Joint tenants wtth full rights of survivorship, original mortgagor(s) to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated August 6.2003, and recorded on October 18. 2006 in instrument 1171562. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Credit Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC as assignee by an assignment, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be duo at the date hereof the sum of NtoMy-One Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Seven And 95/100 Dollars ($91,397.95), including interest at 9.9% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in ouch case made and pro­ vided. notice io hereby given that said mortgage wH bo foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5, Keyzer Plat, accordtow to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded to Uber 5. of Plats, Page 88 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 26. 2006 For more information, please call: FC C 248.593.1301 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-582^ File A097502F01 Robert A. Tremsin A Assoctatss, P.C. la a debt cottoctor and vre are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CLIFFORD E FOX AND MARCIA FOX. HUSBAND AND WIFE to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION . Mortgagee, dated May 08. 2003, and recorded on May 14. 20C3 . as Instrument No. 1104315. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. AS TRUSTEE . on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of seventy seven thousand one hundred rrnty one and 85/100 Dollars ($77,191.85). including interest at 10.350% per annum WITH AN ADJUSTABLE RATE RIDER Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1 DO PM on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated to VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT 4 AND THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 3 OF BLOCK 6 OF AW. PHILLIPS SECOND ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE. AS RECORD­ ED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS. ON PAGE 6. BARRY COUNTY RECORDS The redemption period shall be 6 months from foe dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. DATED: October 26. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCI­ ATION. AS TRUSTEE Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (24«) 540-7701 rrsonw WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This nate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event your damages, I’ any, shall bo Mmttod solely to the return of the Did amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Deborah J. MacDonald who acquired title as Deborah J. Fassett, single, original mortgagor(s). to Associates Hoi.w Equity Services. Inc. Mortgagee, dated August 25.2000. and recorded on October 4. 2000 to instrument 1050295. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be duo at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seven Thousand Thirty-One And 51/100 Dollars ($107,031.51). including interest at 10% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated m Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, commencing at the Southwest cor­ ner of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said section; thence North 782 feet for the place of beginning; thence East 1320 feet to the East sec­ tion line; thence North 373 feet, more or less to the North Itoe of the South 35 acres of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of said section; thence West 1320 feet; thence South 373 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: October 26. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File S102824F02 mom MORTGAGE SALE This firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information we obtain win be used tor that purpose. Please contact our office at the number below if you are m active military duty. Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Rosemary Benedict, a/k/a Rosemary H. Benedict, n/k/a Rosemary H Melchert. whose address is believed to be 1019 Greenwood Street. MiddtevMe. Ml 49333. to the United States of America, actin'-, through the Farmers Home Administration. United Stales Department of Agriculture now known as United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development, dated January 31.1995 and record­ ed February 1. 1995 in Barry County Register of Deeds at Liber 624 Pages 241. 242, 243. A 244. and m which mortgage there is claimed to be due as of September 28.2006 the sum of One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-two and 23/100 ($116,382.23) Dollars including interest at 8 percent per annum. Interest is $16.6809 per day. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by sate of the mortgaged property, or some part thereof, at public venue, at Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 1:00 P.M. on NOVEMBER 16, 2006. Said premises are situated tn the Vdlage of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan and are described as follows. Lot 140. Middleville Downs No 7. according to the recorded plat in Uber 5 of Plats. Page 32. Barry County records. The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of such sate unless the property is abandoned, in which ca^e the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of sale or abandonment. If abandonment occurs after sate. DATED: October 9. 2006 David L Porteous Attorney for Mortgagee PORTEOUS LAW OFFICE. PC. 4393 - 220th Avenue. P.O. Box 206 Reed City, Ml 49677 TELEPHONE: (231) 832-3231 rnoriM PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN 4 ASSOC*ATES, P.C, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in •he conditions of a mortgage made by LISA RAN­ SHAW. AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPER­ TY. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. ("MERS'), solely as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC., Mortgagee, dated April 7.2006. and recorded on April 11. 2006. in Document No. 1162447. and assigned by said mortgagee to NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC . as assigned.Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars and Fifty-Eight Cents ($119,677.58). including interest at 11.250% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue m such case made and provid­ ed, notice is hereby g«ven that said mortgage : 11 be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at tne Barry County Courttiouse in Hastings, Michigan at 01.00 PM o'clock, on December 7. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOTS 2 AND 3. BLOCK 1 OF EASTERN ADDI­ TION OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS. ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF OF BARRY COUNTY RECORDS TAX ID NO 08-55­ 220-002-00 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: November 3. 2006 NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman 4 Associates. P.C 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt Any information we obtain will be used for that purpose Default has occurred in the conditions of a mort­ gage made by GERALD DAVID LOWE. JR. and JULIE L LOWE, husband and wife (coltectively -Mortgagor'), to GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA. a federaky chartered corpora­ tion. whose address is 1760 Abbey Road. Suite 200. East Lansing. Michigan 48823 (the ■Mortgagee*), dated December 27. 2002. arid recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan on December 30. 2002, as instrument number 1094675 (the "Mortgage") By reason of such default, the Mortgagee elects to deciare and hereby deciares the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage due and payable forthwith. As of the date of this Notice there is claimed to be due for principal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of E^jhteen Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve and 88/100 Dollars ($18,712.88). No suit or pro­ ceeding at law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage or any part thererf. Notice is b-reby given that by virtue of the power of sate contained m the Mortgage and the statute to such case made and provided, and to pay the above amount, wtth interest, as provided in the Mortgav*. and all legal costs, charges and expens­ es. including attorney tee allowed by law, and al taxes and insurance premiums paid by the undersraned before sate, the Mortgage win be foreclosed by sale of the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the east entrance to the Barry County Courthouse located in Hastings. Michigan on Thursday. December 7. 2006, at one o’clock in the afternoon The premises covered by the Mortgage are situated in the Township of Irving. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and are described as follows: Beginning at a point on the North line of Section 24. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Irving Township. Barry County. Michigan, distant North 89*31D7" East. 665.00 feet from the Northwest comer of said Section 24; thence North 89*3T0r East, 220.00 feet along said Section bne; thence South OCHXHM" West. 474.70 feet; thence South 89*31’04" West 220 00 feet; thence North 0OWO4* East, 474.71 feet to the point of beginning Subfoc* to an ease­ ment for public highway purposes over the Northerly 33 feet thereof tor Jarman Road and any other easements or restrictions of record. Together with all the fixtures, tenements, heredi­ taments. and appurtenances belonging or in any way appertaining. Notice is further given that the length of the redemption period will be six (6) months from the d^e of sate, unless the premises has been aban­ doned. in which case the redemption period wil be thirty (30) days <*rom the date of sate Dated: November 9. 2006 GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA Mortgagee Timothy Hiltegonds WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD LLP 900 Fifth Third Center 111 Lyon Street. N.W. Grand Rapids. Ml 49503-2489 (6’6) 752-2000 1326006-2 mar™ NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACOUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be resand­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee, to that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited sotety to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Janet Wetomann. a single woman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, toe., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 24. 2005, and recorded on January 26. 2005 to instru­ ment 1140725, to Bany county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to OtiMortgage, Inc. as assignee by an assignment, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to ba due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Two And 02/100 Dollars ($139,572.02), including Interest at 4.5% par annum. Under the power of sale contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfll be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubtic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings at 1 DO PM, on November 16.2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Unit No. 19, High Ridge Crossings Condominium according to the Master Dead recorded to Document No. 1095283, as amended, and designated as Bany County Condominium SubdMsion Plan No. 26. together with rights to the general common elements and the Hmftsd common elements as shown on the Master Dead and as described to Act 58 at the Public Acte of 1978, as amended. The redemption period shal bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abando-’^d to accordance with MCLA 800.3241a. to which case the redemption period shal ba 30 days from the date of ouch sate. Dated: October 19. 2006 For more inclination, please cal: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S110741F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MttJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS. Thia sate may be rescinded by the foredoaing mortgagee, in that event your damages. It any. shall bo Umfted solely to fee return of Bia Md amount ten­ dered at saiat piua Meraat MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions ol a mortgage made by Ricky A. Parks, a married man. original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, toe., as nominee for tender and tender's successors andfor assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 30. 2001. and recorded on December 5. 2001 to instrument 1070821, to Bany county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to The Huntington National Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof foe sum of Sevonty-Six Thousand Seventy-Four And 85/100 Dotes ($78,074.85). tockidtog interest al 7% par annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made Md pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage writ be toreefoeed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings al 1 DO PM. on November 30.2006 Said premises are situated to Township of Barry. Bany County. Michigan, and are deecrfood as. Lots 88 and 70 of J.R. Bush's First Addttlon to the VAage of Datei. accenting to the recorded plat toeroof, as recorded to Uber 1 of plats on page 33. being a pert of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 6. Town 1 North, Range 9 West. The redemption period shaB be 6 mortihs from the date of ouch sate, unless dotenntoed sbw> doned to accordance wife MCLA 8003241s, to which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 26,2006 For more Information, pteaee cal: FC F 248.583.1313 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte#111582F01 KA. Mueller Accounting • Professional. Economical & Personal Accounting Services. AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NOTIFY (2W) 362-8100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made tn the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Mark Horrell. a married man of Bany County, Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company. A Corporation dated the 25th day of April. A D. 2005, and recorded in the office ol the Register of Deeds, tor the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 4th day uf May. A.D. 2005, in Instrument NO. 1145887 ol Bany Records, which said mortgage was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee tor Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-WL2 . thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due. at the date ol this notice, for principal of $127,720.00 (one hundred twenty seven thousand, seven hundred twenty dollars and zero cents) plus accrued interest at 7.50% (seven point five zero) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 30th day of November, AD . 2006. at 1D0 o'clock said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate at public auction, to the high­ est bidder, a! the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings. Ml. Bany County. Michigan, of the prem­ ises described m said mortgage. Which said prem­ ises are desenbed as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Carlton, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and desenbed as follows to wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND LOCAT­ ED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON. COUNTY OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHIGAN: PARCEL A: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 16. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 51’ 28" WEST 500 00 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 16; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 00 DEGREES 51'26 WEST 352.91 FEET .ALONG SAID EAST LINE: THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 02' 56' WEST 812.00 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH ONE EIGHTY LINE OF SECTION 16: THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 51’ 28" WEST 87.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 02’ 56" WEST 508 11; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 52’ 40' EAST 403 13 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 51’ 28' EAST 34.51 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 17’ 44' EAST 340.96 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 02’ 00" EAST 394 88 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 51’ 28" EAST 35.15 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 02 00' EAST 181.12 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING Commonly known as: 5861 Usborne Rd Tax ID: 08-04-016-105-100-04 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Daled: October 26. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. LP.A. By. Daniel E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Wettman. Weinberg & Reis Co.. L.P.A. 2155 Butterfield Dove. Suite 200-S Troy Michigan 48084 WWRU05560662 mew • 20 Years of Accounting. Tax and Managemec* 221 South Jefferson. Hastings Phone: (269) 945-3547 www.kamuelleraccounting.com CARLTON TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PUBLIC HEARING FOR LEACH LAKE WEED CONTROL To: the Residents and Property Owners of Carfton Township, Barry County. Michigan, the Owners of Land Within the Leach Lake Weed Control Special Assessment District No. 01 and Any Other Interested Persons: PUAM TAKE NOTKS that the Supervisor of the Township has reported to the Township Board and filed in the oflkc of the Township Cleric for public examination a special assessment roll prepared by him covering ati 62 parcels within the Leach Lake Weed Control Special Assessment District Na 01 bene­ fited by the proposed weed control project Said assessment roll has been prepared far the purpose of assessing a portion of the costs for a lake management program for the ui/Mrol of weeds and/or algae in Leach Lake for the 2007 through 2011 seaions and werk incidental thereto within the aforesaid Special Assessment District as more particularly shown on the plans and estimates of costs of the Township Engineer on file with the Township Clerk at Carlton Township Hall. 85 Welcome Road, within the Township, which assessment is in the approximate amount of $62,290.00, or $12,458.00 per year plus legal and publication expenses for a total of $13500.00 for the first year. PLEAS! TAKE AR1U1 NOHCE that the Supervisor has further reported that the assessment against each parcel of land within said district is such relative portion of the whole sum levied against all parcels of land in said district as the benefit to such parcels bean to the total benefit to all parcels of land in said district The proposed special assessment as shown on the roll is $201.00 per parcel with first year to be in the amount of approximately $217.00 per parcel. For further information you are invited to exam­ ine the Roll. PLEASE TACT FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board will meet at the Carlton Township Hall at 85 Welcome Road, on November 13.2006 commencing at 8 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing said Special Assessment Roll, hearing any objections thereto, and thereafter confirming said Roil as submitted or revised or amended. Said roll may be examined at the office of the Township Clerk (at the Township Halil during regular business hours of regular business days until the time of said hearing and may further be examined at said hearing. Appearance and protest at this hearing is required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the State Tkx Tribunal. An owner, or party in interest, or his or her agent may appear in person at the hearing to protest the Special Assessment, or may file his or her appearance or protest by letter at or before the hearing, and in that event, personal appearance shall not be required. The owner or any person having an interest in the real property who protests in person or in writing at the hearing may file a written appeal of the special assessment with the State Tax Tribunal within 30 days after the confirmation of the Special Assessment Roll. After the public beanng is closed, the Township Board may confirm the roll as submitted or as revised or amended; may provide for payment of special assessments in installments with interest on the unpaid balance; and may provide by Resolution for any and all such other matters as are permitted by law with regard to Special Assessments for public sanitary sewer improvements. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Carlton Township will provide necessary and reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the hearing to individuals with disabilities upon reasonable notice to the Carlton Township Clerk of the need for the same. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the office ot the Township Clerk in writing or by calling the undersigned Clerk at least five days prior to the hearing All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place, tn person or by repre­ sentative. and to submit comments concerning the foregoing. CARLTON TOWNSHIP Wilma Daniels. Clerk 85 Welcome Road Hastings. MI 49058 77507139___________________________________________ 269-945-5990________________________________ �Page 10 - Thursday. November 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may ba reachkmo oy the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall bo Unit­ ed sotety to the return of the bid amount ten(ixed at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Wayne Hass, a marned man and Cheryl L Hass, his wile, original mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc., Mortgagee, dated December 26,2002, and record­ ed on January 6. 2003 in instrument 1094906, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is dawned to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred One Thousand One Hundred Seventeen And 83/100 Dollars ($101,117.83). including interest at 6.25% per annum. U nder the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mo^gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 16. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel B: Commencing at the West 1/4 post of Section 24. Town 2 North. Range 9 West, thence South on the West section line 107622 feet to the place of begin­ ning ol this description; thence North 70 degrees 12 mmutes 11 seconds East 191.60 feet; thence East at right angles to the West section me 164.73 feet; thence South paralei to the West section line 428.67 feet; thence West 345.00 feet to the section line: thence North 365.78 feet to the place of beginnmg. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: October 19. 2006 For more information, pleaso call: FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fwms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4110657F01 nsccn Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MLfTARYDUTY. ?JWCHA??8.:,Ty «Me may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Lawrence J. Giison. a single person, onginal mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated March 14. 2005, and recorded on April 11. ZOOSIn VWSO' recur us. Mrcmgan, on wmcn mortgage mere is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Five And 93/100 Dollars ($177.345 93). including interest at 6.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part at them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 30. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcei of land located in th© Southwest 1/4 of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township. Barry County, Michigan, and being more particularly described as: Commencing at the East 1/4 post of Section 16, Town 1 North. Range 9 West; thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 sec­ onds West along the East and West 1/4 me of said Section. 2803.19 feet lor the Point of Beginning of the parcel hereinafter described said point also being 220.00 feet West of the center 1/4 post of said Section; thence continuing North 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds West along said East and West 1/4 line 220 00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 49 minutes 50 seconds East parallel with the North and South 1/4 line of said Section 400.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds East parallel wtth the said East and West 1/4 Uns. 220.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 49 minutes 50 seconds West paraftei wtth said North and South 1/4 Nne 400.00 feet Io the Point of Beginning The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 26. 2006 For more tmcrmahon. ptease call: FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #1!2218F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sole THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAT1ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sate, phis Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ D^auft has been made m the conditions of a mongage made by Michael A. Miles. A Single Man. original mortgagor(s). to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated April 1. 2004. and recorded on April 14. 2004 in instrument 1125808. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wefts Fargo Bank. N.A. for the benefit of the Certificate Holders of Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-MCW1 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Two And 94/100 Dollars ($134,162.94). including interest at 8.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West 1/4 poet of Section 6. Town 1 North. Range 8 West; thence South 1 degrees 10 minutes 04 seconds West on the West section bne, 16.50 feet; thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East parallel to the East and West 1.4 line. 485.09 leet to the place of beginning of this description; thence continuing North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East. 403.21 feet; thence South 1 degree 41 minutes 31 seconds East. 333.87 feet; thence South 20 degrees 17 minutes 12 seconds West. 481.62 feet; thence South 86 degrees 20 minutes 30 seconds West. 230 40 feet; thence North 1 degree 41 min­ utes 31 seconds West. 781.76 feet to the place of beginning. Subject to the rights of the public In that part of the above description lying within right of way of Pifer Road The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: November 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fte #113183F01 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE WILLIAM AZKOUL P.C. IS ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Default having been made in the conditions of a real estate mcrtgage made by Darrell Fenstemacher. a single man. of 15432 220th Avenue. Big Rapids. Michigan 49307, and NPB Mortgage. LLC. a Michigan limited kabttty compa­ ny, whose address is 3333 Deposit Drive. NE. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546. dated May 7.2002. and recorded on May 14, 2002. in Instrument No. 1060497 of the Barry County Register of Deeds, and upon which there is now claimed to be due tor principal and interest the sum of One Hundred Twenty Three Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Six Dollars and Ninety One Cents ($123,386.91). which continues to accrue interest at the rate of 9.45%, and nc suit or proceedings at law having been insti­ tuted to recover the debt or any part thereof; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the power of sate contained tn the mortgage, and the statute in such case made and provided, on December 7.2006 at 100 p.m. the undersigned will sell at the East door o! the Barry County Courthouse. Hastings, Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry, at public venue to the highest bidder for the purpose of satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon the Mortgage, together with the legal fees and charges of the sate, including attorney s fees allowed by law. the premises in the mortgage locat­ ed in the Thomapple Township. Barry County and which are described as follows: Parcel “A": • That part of the SW fractional 1/4, Section 30. T4N. R10W. Thomapple Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: BEGINNING at a point on the West line of said SW fractional 1/4 which is N00*26'47*E 200.00 feet from the SW romer of Section 30; thence N00)216'47*E 1122.04 feet along said West line; thence N89*482r E 628.93 feet along the North hneoftheSl/2ofsaidSW fractional 1/4; thence S 00* 2233’ W 112126 feet; thence S 89*44'15* W 630.31 feet to the place of beginning. Subject to easements of record and to Highway Right-of-Way for Patterson Avenue. This parcel contains 16.211 acres including Highway R.O.W. Parcel No. 06-014-030003-00 which has an address of 3160 Patterson Avenue. Middleville. Michigan 49333 The redemption period shall be one (1) year from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241a in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sale NPB Mortgage. LLC 3333 Deposit Dnve. NE Grand Rapids. Ml 49546 Dated: October 25. 2006 Drafted by: William M Azkoul (P40071) Attorney for Mortgagee 161 Ottawa Avenue. NW Suite 205-C Grand Rapids. Ml 49503 (616)458-1315 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that The American Legion, Lawrence J. Bauer Post 45 of MI located at 2160 S. M-37 Hwy., Hastings has applied to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission for a Club license to sell beer, wine and spirits to bona fide Club mem­ bers only. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL DE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE Al THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgsgse. Ir that event, your damages, K any, shall be Hmltsd sotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by John M. Chnstensen and Laura K. Chnstensen. h- .abend and w.le. original mortgagor(s). to Oak Street Mortgage. LLC. Mortgagee, dated June 16. 2003. and recorded on June 27. 2003 m instrument 1107316. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank, as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be (toe at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Four And 07/100 Dollars ($132,984.07). mdudtog interest at 8% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage nrd the statute tn sucn case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiN be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Thomapple, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 20. Hilltop Estates, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 5 of Plats, on Page 74. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wtth MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 26. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248.593.1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #111808F01 rrtorm Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THS ARM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WMX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MKJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. bo fcnttad solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Connie M. Feltner. An Unmarried Woman. A Single Woman and Lawrence R. Feltner. An Unmarried Man, A Single Man. original mortgagor(s). to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc., Mortgagee, dated June 26. 2003, and recorded on October 7, 2003 in instru­ ment 1115139, and rerecorded on September 26. 2005 In Instrument V>53343. in Barry county records, Michigan ori 'wffich mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereo the sum of Eighty-Foui Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-One And 20/100 Doftars ($84.28120), Including interest at 5.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings a! 1:00 PM. on December 7. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 22. Town 1 North, Range 7 West described as: Commencing 10 rods 6 1/10 links West of the Northeast corner of the West 1/2 of the 1/4 of said Section 22; thence West 10 rods 8 1/10 links; thence South 12 rods 18 2/10 links; thence East 10 rods 8 1/10 links, thence North to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wfth MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ftler!13713F0l PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. PC.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by JASON L. CURTIS and KELLEY A BAINES. AS JOINT TEN­ ANTS WITH FULL RIGHTS OR SURVIVORSHIP, to GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION. Mortgagee, oa’ed April 22. 1999. and recorded on May 10. 1999. in Document No. 1029341. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Seventeen Dollars and Eight Cents ($73,817.06). including interest at 7.500% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01 .-00 PM o'clock, on November 16. 2006 Said premises are situated in VILLAGE of MID­ DLEVILLE. Barry County. Michigan and desenbed as: LOT 53 OF MIDDLEVILLE DOWNS ADDITION NUMBER 3. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE 26 TAX ID NO 08-41 -160-003-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 16. 2006 GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Mortgagee Assignee Peter M. Scnneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Dnve. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 rrsonu Notice Of Mortgage Forodocure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by the forectodng mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be Unit­ ed sotety to the return of the ted amount ten­ dered at sate, ptua Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Vaneerden and Allison Vaneerden. husband and wife, onginal mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated August 20. 2004. and recorded on September 7. 2004 in Instrument 1133578, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc. as assignee by an assignment m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Eight Hundred SixtyNine And 87/100 Doftars ($106,869.87). including interest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on November 30,2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5 of Rolling Oaks Estates. According to the Recorded Plat Thereof. As Recorded in Uber 6 or Plats on Page 52 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wtth MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shal b? 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: November 2.2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Fwms. Michigan 48025-5822 File S087322F02 nwm PETER M. SCHNEDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C„ IS ATTEMFONG TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WAX BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEA3'£ CON­ TACT OUR OFACE AT (248)639-74 M IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MLfTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beer made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JOYCE E. WRATE and ALICE CAMPFIELD, to L’NITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESSOR AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Mortgagee, dated June 26. 1997, and recorded on June 27. 1997. In Uber 899. on Page 942, Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand Sixty­ Seven Dollars and Seventy Cents ($95.067 70). including interest rt 7250% per annum. Under the power oil sale cohtairied In Mid mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al pubic venue, a! the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01XX) PM o'clock, on December 7,2006 Said premises are situated in City of HASTINGS, Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOT 1255 OF THE CITY. FORMERLY VILLAGE OF HASTINGS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORD­ ED PLAT THEREOF, SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS. RESERVATIONS. RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITA­ TIONS OF RECORD. IF ANY. TAX ID NO. 0M5001-457-00 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate unteM determined abandoned in accordance wtth 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 3C days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 6,2006 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESSOR AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Mortgageo/Msignoe Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates, P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 memo Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Bate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages, N any, ehai be Smil­ ed sotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at salo, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Patricia Blackwood, a married woman, and Billie Blackwood, Jr., her husband, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 15. 2005. and recorded on February 25.2005 in Instru­ ment 1141946. in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-One Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Five And 82/100 Dollars ($181,575.82), tndudmg interest ai 6.625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse In Hastings at 1XX) PM, on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 17 of Fawnlake Plat, according to the plat thereof, as 'ecofded in liber 4 of plats, page 37. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance wtth MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: November 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *113147F01 Timm TH!S RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAN WU. BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MSJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia safe may be reedneted by tha lorecfeteng renrtsun in that avert, your Bteaafaa, If any; abaft ba Ba«ad aoteiy to the return of Bia bte amount tenMORTGA^SALEUteMUMBbaen matte in the conditions of a mortgage matte by David E Guernsey, A married man and Sarah L Guemaey, his wife, original mortgagors), to CourWynMa Home Loans. Inc., Mortgagee, dated January 22. 2004, and recorded on January 30, 2004 in Inalrvment 1121516, in Barry county records, Mfchigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at tea date hereof the sum of Sixfy-Soven Thouasnd Four Hundred Twenty And 28/100 Doftars ($87,420.28). including interest at 5^5% per annum. Under the power of aate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given tut eaid mortgage wR be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premfeee, or some part of thorn, al pubic vendue, at the Bany County Courthouaa in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on Docamber 7.2006. Said premises are situated In City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5, block 18. Eastern AddMon accordtog to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Rmt Aof ptets, page 2 The redemption period shaft be 6 months from the date of such safe, uniats determined abarrdonsd in accordance wfth MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shaft bo 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 9.2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate#113348F01 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE BALI THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WlLL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE Mft> TARYDLITY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Ttes ates may be reednded by the torectoaing mortgagee. In that avert, your damages, if any, ahal be Mted aoteiy Io the return of the bid amount tendered at aate, ptos intereat MORTGAGE SALE -Datauft has bean made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David L. Hotels mantedman andShfttey Hutet hie wtto, tor ,*tower rights, original mortgagors), to Chaae Bank USA, NA. Mortgagee, dated September 23,2006. and recorded on September 30.2005 in instrument 1153820, in Barry county records. Mfchigan, on which nxxtgaga there is claimed to be due at ttte date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Thirteen Thousand Su: Hundred Nfosty-Four And 79/100 Doftars (fc’3B9<.79). todudtog Intereat at 6.925% per annum. Under the powc* of sale contained In said mort­ gage and the statute to such cas» metis and pro­ vided, notice is hereby gr»nn that aaid mwlgags wB be foreclosed by a sate of mortgaged premten, or aome part of them, at puMc wndue, st ms Barry County Courthouse in Heatings at *Xto FM. on November 18.2006. Said premises are situated in towns! of Johnstown, Barry County, Mteftigim. ami are described as: The West 330 feat of the Eas 880 feet of foe Weal 990 feet of Me Sootu^M 1A4 <f Eta Southeast 1/4 of Section 32. Town 1 North. Rmga 8 West, except the North 311 feat thereof The redemption period shaft be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: October 19, 2008 For more information, ptoase call: FC S 248.5931304 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingtwn Farms. Mfchigan 48025-5822 Ate niO597FD1 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIlL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Datauft has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Susan Marte Crumback, to Washington Mutual Bank. FA Mortgagee, dated February 5, 2003 and recorded February 14,2003 in Instrument Number 1097871, Barry County Records, Mfchigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of SeventyTwo Thousand Sevan Hundred Twenty-Three and 22/100 Dollars ($72.72322) inducing Intereat at 6% par annum. Under the power al sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given tod said mortgage wl be forectoead by a sale of the mortgaged premiaee. or some part of them, at public vendue at the Bany County Courthouse In Hastings in Bany County, Mfchigan at 1XX) p m on NOVEMBER 16,2008. Sad premises are located in the Townahfo of Orangeville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: That part of Section 9, Town 2 North, Rango 10 West, described as: beginning at the Souttwvest comer of Lol 39 of Fawn Lake Plat; thence North 2 degrees 10 minutes West 525.00 teat along the West line of said Lot and the West line of add Lot and the West tins of Pappy's Drive; thence South 65 degrees 20 minutes 09 seconds West 167.5ft feet; thence South 06 degrees 18 minutes 09 seo onds East 453.84 feet (previously recorded aft South 07 degrees 30 minutes East: thence South 88 degrees 44 minutes East 13028 tool dong ths East-West one-quarter line of said Section to ths place of beginning. The redemption period shal bo 6 months frofti the date of such sate, unless determirwd abdk doned in accordance wtth MCLA §600.3241 a. to which case the redemption period shaft ba 30 dal from the dale of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can reacted the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. as limited solely to the return ol the bid amount wtdered at sale, plus interest. Dated: October 19. 2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 362.0690 �The Hastings Banner - P-irsday, November 9. 2006 - Page 11 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your, damages, If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, phis interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Joel P Appel, a single man. onginal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 6.2002, and recorded on September 24. 2002 in instrument 1067960. in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Four And 48/100 Dollars ($87,364.48). includ­ ing interest at 6.875% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice <s hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or soma part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village ol Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part ol the Southwest 1/4 of Section 25. Town 4 North. Range 10 West, desenbed as: Beginning at the Southwest comer of said Sec*tor.: thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds East 285 00 feet along the West line of said Southwest 1/4; thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 49 seconds East 680.0 feet parallel with the South line of said Southwest 1/4; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds West 285 0 feet; thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 49 sec­ onds Wes: 660.0 feet along the South line of said Southwest 1 /4 to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: November 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248.593.1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Forms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fie #091388F03 nw<33 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THB RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This eate may be reeclnded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed aoteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sole, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gordon Roedding and Karen Roedding Husband and Wife, oriynal mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee tor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 25. 2006. and recorded on January 31. 2006 in instrument 1159537. in Barry county records. MicKgan. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deustthe Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I inc. Trust 2006-HE3 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Nine And 70/100 Dollars ($130,549.70). including interest at 7’4% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 7. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lol 17 of Misty Ridge, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 6 of plats on page 30. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, please call; FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 FHe #114168F01 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collec­ tor attempting to coBtxrt a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, ptease contact cur office st the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condrtions of a certain mortgage made by: Elizabeth Reynolds. Unmarried to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. solely as nomi­ nee tor Accredited Home Lenders. Inc. Mortgagee, dated February 22. 2005 and recorded February 24. 2005 m Instrument #1141860 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subsequently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-One Dollars and Fifty-Seven Cents ($92,831.57) including interest 8 49% per annum Under the power of sate contained in oaid mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 190PM on Thursday. November 16.2006. Said premises are situated m City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 7. Block 10. Kenfieid's Second Addition to the Qty. formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat, thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 37 Commonly known as 711 East South Street. Hastings Ml 49058 Tte redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption penod shal be 30 days from the dale of such sate Dated OCTOBER 13. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo 4 Associates. PC 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844­ 5123 Our Fite No 06-56941 (HSBC) ASAP# 797281 10/19/2006. 1026/2006. 11/02/2006. 11X59/2006 morn# Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evert, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed aoteiy to the return of the bio amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Amy S. Norris, A Married Woman, original mortgagor!s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated April 8. 2005. and recorded on April 13. 2005 in instrument 1144829. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four And 43/100 Dollars ($148,594.43). including interest at 8.45% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM. on November 16, 2006. Said promises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at the West 1/4 comer of Section 25. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Thence North 00 Degrees 15 Minutes 59 Seconds East 638.40 feet along the West Line of said Section 25. Thence South 89 Degrees 56 Minutes 06 Seconds East 392.99 Foot. Thence Soutn 12 Degrees 31 Minutes 33 Seconds West 346.32 Feet. Thence South 01 Degree 40 Minutes 33 Seconds East. 300.00 Feet to the East and West 1/4 Line of said Section 25. Thence South 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West 329.62 Feet along said 1/4 Line to the Point of The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: October 19. 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott A Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte 4110406F01 7TS0T(M, Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall bo llmttsd sotety to ths return of the Nd amount ten­ dered at sals, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey A MaivSte. an unmarried man, onginal mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated October 25, 2002. and recorded on October 30. 2002 in instru­ ment 1090529, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. NA as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Eight And 43/100 Dollars ($102,168.43). including interest at 6% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1f)0 PM, on December 7. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 8 of Block 2 of Kenfieid's Second Addition to the City of hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 37 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance wr»n MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, please cal I FC D 248.593.1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #113796F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia aate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In b*at event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Lanette L Dove and David Dove. Wife and Husband, original mortgagor(s). to Welts Fargo Bank. N.A.. Mortgagee, dated April 25. 2005. and recorded on June 2. 2006 in instrument 1145763. tn Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Three And 90/100 Dollars ($143,903.90), including interest at 6 625% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Hope, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as. Lot 2 of Oakridge Shores, as Recorded in Liber 3 of Plats. Page 89. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: November 2. 2006 For more information, otease call FC D 2*8.593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tewgraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #112456F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event. your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Cliff Morse and Brenda J. Morse, as joint tenants, original mort­ gagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and tenders successors ano/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 8. 2005. and recorded on December 6. 2005 m instrument 1157263. and assigned by said Mortgagee to BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER S CWABS. INC. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES. SERIES 2005­ 16 as assignee by an assignment, m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be Oie at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred One Thousand Four Hundred Three And 80/100 Dollars ($101,403.80). including interest at 7.7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 16. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5 and the West 112 Ol lot 4. Stock 2. James Dunning addition to the City Formerly Village of Hastings, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Uber 1 of plats, page 5 Barry County Records The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 19.2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mxhigan 48025-5822 Rte #092115F02 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent’s Estate RLE NO. 2006 24647 DE Estate of WILLIAM J. LAWRENCE JR.. Deceased Date of birth: 02/01/18. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Wiliiam J. Lawrence Jr., who lived at 15691 S M-43. Hickory Comers. Michigan died 10/9/06 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate win be forever baaed unless presented to William J. Lawrence. III. named personal representative qr proposed personal rep­ resentative. or to both the probate court at St. 302. 220 W Court St , Hastings and the named/proposed personal representative wrthm 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date: 11/6/2006 Pamela J. Tyler P38374 Bridgewater Place. P.O. Box 352 Grand Rapids. Ml 49501-0352 616/336-6805 William J. Lawrence III 6800 Muirfield Ct. S.E. Grand Rapids. Ml 49506 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall bo limit­ ed aoteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered ot sole, phis Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy Pfiester and Lynn Pftester. Husband and Wife, orig­ inal mortgagor (s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 23. 2005. and record­ ed on December 5. 2005 in instrument 1157180. in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand One Hundred Sixty And 48/100 Dollars ($139,160.48). including interest at 6.625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on December 7. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 8. Town 1 North, Range 8 West, described as: Commencing at the South 1/4 Post of said Section 8. Thence North 89 Degrees 34 Minutes 47 Seconds West on the South Section Line 1591.93 feet to the Place of Beginning of the parcel of land herein desenbed. Thence continuing North 89 Degrees 34 Minutes 47 Seconds West on said South Line 395.52 feet. Thence North 0 Degrees 29 Minutes 18 Seconds East on the West Line of the East 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, 658 39 Feet. Thence South 88 Degrees 57 Minutes 25 Seconds East Parallel to the North Line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 329.52 Feet. Thence South 0 Degrees 29 Minutes 18 Seconds West 170 61 Feet. Thence South 89 Degrees 34 Minutes 41 Seconds East Parallel to the South Section line 66 00 Feet. Thence South 0 Degrees 29 Minutes 18 Seconds East 484.00 feet to the Place of Beginning Subject to an Easement for Ingress and Egress and Public Utilities over the West 66 00 Feet thereof. Also Subject to an Easement lor Ingress. Egress and Public Utilities over the East 66.00 Feet thereof Subject to Highway Right of Way over the Southerly 33 Feet thereof for Bnstol Roaa The redemption period shall be 12 months from the dste of such sale Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott A Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025-5822 Fite S113466F01 "w-ws Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages. In that event your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed aoteiy to tho return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robin E. Ryno. A Single Woman, onginal mortgagor(s). to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated April 15. 2005. and recorded on April 22. 2005 in instrument 1145268. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. N.A. As Trustee For The Benefit Of The Certificate Holders. Park Place Securities. Inc.. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-WCW2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Three And 99/100 Dollars ($78,593.99). including interest at 9.85% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December?. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township ot Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of The West Half of Section 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Being more Particularly Described as fol­ lows: Beginning at a Point 264.53 Feet North and 935.00 Feet East of the West Quarter Post of Said Section 7; Thence South 49 degree 53 minutes 03 seconds East 144.13 Feet; Thence South 46 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds* West 102.10 Feet; Thence North 43 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds* West 143.30 Feet; Thence North 46 degrees 15 minutes East. Along the Easterly Line of Kime Street. 86.70 Feet to the Beginning The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 day4 from the date of such sate. Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #088669F02 monn FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to colloci a oom. Any inrormauon ootainea win De used for this purpose. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed he/ow. MORTGAGE SALE - Cefaull has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Jeffrey J McLaren, a married man and Trudyann M McLaren, a married v/oman husband and wife to Washington Mortgage Company Mortgagee, dated August 27.2001 and recorded November 1.2001 in Instrument #1069093 Barry County Records, Micb^an. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned through mesne assignments to: The Bank of New York Trust Company. N.A. as successor to JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. as Trustee, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars and Ninety-Eight Cents ($86,168.98) including interest 11.125% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wW be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Lof 736 of tho City, formerly Village, of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 518, of Plats, Page 762 Commonly known as 526 West Court St. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the dale of such sate. Dated: OCTOBER 30. 2006 The Bank of New York Trust Company. N.A. as suc­ cessor to JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. as Trustee. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills, Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-57897 Tne,^ NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH BRANCH Notice is hereby given that UNION BANK, LAKE ODESSA, MICHIGAN, has made application to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Washington. D C. 20429. for its written consent to establish a branch bank at 400 W. State Street. Hastings. Barry County. Michigan Any person wishing to comment on this applica­ tion may file his or her comments in writing with the Regional Director (DOS) of tte Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at rts Regional Office. 500 West Monroe. Suite 3500. Chicago. Illinois 60661 not later than November 24. 2006. The penod may be extended by the regional director for good cause The noncontidential portions of the application are on file tn the regional office and are available lor public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the noncontidential portion of the application file win be made available upon request Dated: November 9. 2006. UNION BANK LAKE ODESSA. MICHIGAN Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sate may be rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shaR be HmMod sotety to tho return of the bid amount ten­ dered ot soia, piue Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Vaughn R. Dmgtedme. Jr., and Maria Dmgtedme. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor^), to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated Juno 25. 2004. and recorded on July 30. 2004 in instrument 1131668, in Bany county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to We»s Fargo Bank. N.A.. in Trust for the benefit of Park Place Securities. Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-WCW2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be duo at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-One And 02/100 Dollars ($168,231.02). indudmg interest al 8.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and tho statute in such case made and pro­ vided. nobco is hereby given that said mortgage wM be torectooed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1^0 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said promfoes are situated in City of Hastings. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot(s) Parcel 1: Lot 2 of Stock 1. Butter's Addition to the Qty, tormerty VBage of Hastings, according to tho recorded plat thereof. Parcel 2. beginning al tho Southeast comer of Lot 1 In Butter's Addition to the Qty of Hastings, accordtog to tho recorded plat thereof, thence South 184 feet to the Bank of Thomapple River, thence Westerly along the bank of said river, approximately 200 loot; thence North approximate­ ly 220 feet to the Southwest comer of Lot 3 ot Butter's Addition to tho City of Hastings, according to the recorded piat thorof; thence Easterly along the South tine of Lots 1 through 3. of said Butter's Addition, being identical with tho Northerly line of Lot 9. WBcox Addition to tho City of Hastings, to the place of beginning, comprising of approximately the Easterly one half (1/2) of tho Easterly one half (1/2) of said Lot 9. WMcox Addition to the City of Hastings Tho redemption period shafl be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal bo 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 26.2006 Foi more kitol motion, please call: FC X P48.583.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. ' * APomeys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 Ftte#11lJ09FDt Notice Ot Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DCTT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN Wax BE USED FGC THAT PUR­ POSE- PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU .'.RE IN ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thio eete me>- be rescinded by tho foredoeing mortgagee, zn thet event, your demagoe. If any, shall ba ’Unit­ ed sotety to tho return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at aate, ptuo interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mate in the conditions of a mortgage made by Poppy Ann Smith f/k/a Poppy Ann Roof, an unmarried woman, original mortgagors), to Avalon Financial Corp., n Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 13, 1999, and recorded on September 21. 1999 In instrument 1035599, In Barry couriy records, Michigan, and assigned by mesne assign­ ments to Weis Fargo Bank. NA. as Trustee tor Option Ono Mortgage Loan Trust 1999-C as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there Is claimed to bo duo at the date hereof the sum of Thirty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Thirty­ Eight And 62H00 Dollars ($34,438.62), Including interest at 12.7% per annum. Under tho poorer of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will bo torectooed by a sate of tho mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at putfoc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 38. of Sundago Parte, according to the reconfed piat thereof, as recorded In Uber 2. on Pago 71, Barry County Records. The redemption period shal bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 2. 2006 For more intonnation, ptease call: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte #112S79F01 �Page 12 - Thursday. November 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Notice Gf Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO C DLL EC T A DEBT. ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE C ONTA C T OUR OFHCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This eale may be ----- *. kw, —-I - .1-- Mlmvngeg^e. p .■ If ----- T L—in ; esctnawu uyMb* ww nxwcioMng that event. your damages, If any. ehall bo limn­ ed solely to tho return of tho bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon mode to the conditions of a mortgage made by Chad M. Forsyth and Jennifer N. Forsyth, Husband and WKc, onginal mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated October 21. 2003, and recorded on October 23. 2003 in instrument 1116191. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bo due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Ono Hundred Twenty-Nine And 01/100 Dollars ($91,129.01), including interest at 5.375% per annum. Under the power of sale contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wW be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al tho Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1X PM, on December 7. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the East-West 1/4 Une of Section 1, Town 3 North, Range 10 West. Distant North 88 Degrees 45 Minutes 12 Seconds West 1825.94 Foot from the East 1/4 Poet of Section 1; Thence South 00 Degrees 42 Minutes 28 Seconds West 225.00 Fool ParaM with too East 1/8 Lino of Section 1; Thence North 88 Degrees 45 Minutes 12 Seconds West 74.80 Foot Thence South 00 Degrees 42 Minutes 28 Seconds West 75.00 Feet. Thence North 88 Degrees 45 Minutes 12 Seconds West 95.40 Feet. Thence North 00 Degrees 42 Minutes 28 Seconds East 300 00 Feet to the East-West 1/4 Uno of Section 1, Thence South 88 Degrees 46 Minutes 12 Seconds East 170.00 Feel to the Place of Beginning. Subject to Right of Way for Highway M-37 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption ported shal bo X days from the date of such sale. Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593 1X2 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte #113722F01 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage executed on August 4, 2005. by Gerardo Cruz and Kelly Cruz, a married couple, as Mortgagors, to Riverwoods Mortgage. LLC. Mortgagee, which mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Bany County Michigan on August 10, 2005, in Document No. 1150886. and assigned to Universal Guaranty Co. by Assignment of Mortgage dated August 4, 2005. recorded August 10. 2005, in Document No. 1150888 [the -Mortgage*]. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be an indebtedness, as defined by the Mortgage, duo and unpaid in too amount of Ninety Eight Thousand Six Hundred Throe and 25/IX Dollars ($98.60325), as of the date of this notice, including principal and interest and other coots secured by the Mortgage, no suit or proceeding at law or in equity having boon instituted to recover the debt, or any part of the debt, secured by tho Mortgage, and the power of sale in tho Mortgage having become operative by reason of tho default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. November X. 2006, at 100 o'clock in tho after­ noon. at tho Courthouse. 220 West State Street Hastings. Michigan, that being tho ptero of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Bany, there wffl be offered for sale and sold to the highest bidder, at public sale, for the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness due on the Mortgage, together wtth legal costs and expenses ot sate, cer­ tain properties located in tho Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Mfchigan. described in the Mortgage as totiows. That part of the Northeast _ of Section 28. Town 2 North. Rango 10 West, described as: Commencing at the East _ comer of said Section; thence N 89* 59*30* West 1318.13 feet along the South line of said Northeast thence N 00* 18'19* West 3X.X feet, along the East Ino of the West _ ol said Northeast _ to the point of beginning; thence N 69* 59*30* West 255.00 loot; thence S 00* 18*29* East 50.00 feet; thence N 89* 59*30* West 256.00 feet; thence N 00* 18*19* West 344.41 toot; thence Northeasterly 2321 feet along a 149.74 toot radius curve to the right, the chord of which boars N 86* 33* 53* East 23.19 feet; thence S 88* 45* ir East 273 44 feet, io Reference Point *A*; thence S 22* 24* 13* East 150.45 toot; thence S 89* 59’ 30* East 189.24 feet; thence S 00* 18* 19* East 14281 toot, along the East line of the West _. Northeast to point of beginning Subject and together with a 66 foot wide easement fcr ingress, egress and utility purposes described below Description of 66 toot wide strip of land for ingress, egress anrt utility purposes, the centerline of which is described as: Commencing at the East _ comer of Section 26 Town 2 North. Rango 10 West; thence N 89* 59* 30* West 2636 26 feet along the South fine of said Northeast _; thence N 00* 19*51* West 468 83 loot, along the West fine of the Northeast _ to the point of beginning; thence N 78* 25’ 12* East 347.61 feet; thence Northeasterly 203.06 feet along a 640.44 toot radius curve to the right, the chord of which bears N 85* X' 55* East 20221 toot; thence S 85* 24* 47* East 93.80 feet; thence Northeasterty 106 84 feet, along a 134.92 toot radius curve to the left, the chord of which bears N 71* 54* 04* East 104.07 feet: thence Northeasterly 106.85 feet along a 149 74 foot radius curve to the right, the chord of which bears N 71* 10* 03* East 104.80 foot; thence S 86* 45* 17* East 273 44 foot, to Reference Point "A' and the place of ending of said 66 foot wide strip of land. Also subject to and together with an easement fur ingress, egress and utilities over a 50.0 foot radius turnaround, the radius point of which is the aforesaid Reference Point *A*. The length of the redemption period wffl be six (6) months from the date of the sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241(a), in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (X) days from the date of such sale. Dated: November 2. 2006 MILLER. CANFIELD, PADDOCK AND STONE. P.LC. Attorneys for Un.versal Guaranty Co By: Lori L. Purkey. Esq. 444 West Michigan Aven-je Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 KZLIB:517111 1\131265-00006 TH» RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WU BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Tracy Miller, an unmarried woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., Mortgagee, dated July 12 2005 and recorded July 15,2005 in Ubo. 1949. Pago 401, Eaton County Records, Mfchigan. Said mortgage is now hold by JP Morgan Chase Bank National Association as Trustee tor tho MLMI SURF Trust Series 2005-BC4 by assignment. There is claimed to bo due a! the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Nine Thousand Eight Hundred NmetyNtoe and 62/100 Doftars ($109,899 62) mdudmg interest st 7.4% per annum. Under tho power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will bo torectooed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the or inside of tho main entrance to the Courthouse Bldg, in Charlotte, Ml in Eaton County, Mfchigan at 10.■00 a.m. on December 7, 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Bellevue, Eaton County, Michigan, and are Parcel B: A parcel ot land located in the Northwest fractional one-quarter of Section 18, Town 1 North, Rango 6 West, Bofievuo Township. Eaton County, Michigan, tho surveyed boundary of said parcel described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of said Section 18; thence South X degrees 04 minutes X seconds East along tho West line of said Section 69.98 foot to the Southeast comer of Section 12, Town 1 North. Range 7 West, Assyria Township. Barry County, Mfchigan; thence South 00 dogreeu 03 minutes 38 seconds East continuing along said West line 38216 toot to tho point of beginning of this descrip­ tion; thence South 88 degrees 37 minutes 22 sec­ onds East 500.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds East parallel with said West fine 300.00 foot; thence North 88 degrees 37 min­ utes 22 seconds West 500.00 foot to said West fine; thence North 00 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds along West fine 300.00 toot to the point of begin­ ning. The redemption period shall be 12 months from tho date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 16003241a. in which case the redemption period shal be X days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: Tho foreclosing mortgagee can rescind tho sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of tho bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest Doted November 9. 2006 Orians Associates, P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No. 289.3857 ”»»»’’ AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTFY (248) 382-8100 F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of ft certain mortgage made by Robert L Page and Carrie A. Page, hus­ band and wife of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to National Bank of Hastings doted the 20th day of July, A.D. 1998. and recorded in the office of tho Register of Deeds, for the County of Bany and State of Michigan, on the 29th day of July. AD. 1998, in Instrument #1015783 of Barry Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. al the date of this notice, for principal of $11,15425 (Eleven thousand. One hundred Fifty Four doftars and Twenty Five cents) plus accrued interest at 11.75% (eleven point seven five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing boon Instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any pert thereof. Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan In such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on, the 7th day of December, AD., 2006. at IX o'clock said mortgage wffl be foreclosed by a sate at public auction, to the high­ est bidder, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml, Barry County, Mfchigan, of the prem­ ises described in said mortgage. Which said prem­ ises are described as foftows: Aft that certain piece or parcel ol land situate in the Township of Thomappte, in tho County of Barry wd State of Mfchigan and described as follows to wit: Beginning at the South 1/4 post of Section 32 Town 4 North. Range 10 West, thence North X degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds East along the North and South 1/4 line ol said Section 32 a dis­ tance of 881.49 feet; thence South 89 degrees 41 minutes 23 seconds East 440.X toet; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds West 560.00 toot; thence South 47 degrees 41 minutes 31 sec­ onds East 302.X feet; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds West 1X.0O toet to the South line of said Section 32; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 08 seconds West along said South section lino 665.00 feet to the place of beginning. Together with an ingress and egress easement with others described. Beginning st a point on the South line of Section 32 which lies South 89 degrees 37 minutes 08 sec­ onds East 632.00 toet from the South n post of said Section 32; thence North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds East 115.29 loot; thence North 47 degrees 41 minutes 31 seconds West 302.X toot; thence North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds East 884.67 feet; thence North 89 degrees 41 minutes 37 seconds West 27.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds East 120.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds West 120.00 toet; thence North 89 degrees 41 min­ utes 23 seconds West 27.00 foot; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds West 855.X toet; thence South 47 degrees 41 minutes 31 seconds East 302.X toet; thence South 00 degrees 23 min­ utes 47 seconds West 144.72 feet to said South section line; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 08 seconds West 66.00 feet to the place of begin­ ning. Commonly known as: 2055 Spencer Dr. Tax ID: 08-014-032-002-90 The redemption period shall bo one year from the date of such sale. Dated: November 9. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. LPA By: Michael I. Rich. (P-419X) Attorney lor Assignee ot Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co.. L.P.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR405399824 memi AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WHX BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTFY (248) 362-6100 F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Kenneth L Marple, a sinlge man of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company, A Corporation dated the 28th day of February. A.D. 2TO6, and recorded in tho office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Bany and State of Michigan, on the 1st day of March, A.D. 2006, in Instrument NO. 1180/46 of Barry Records, which said mortgage was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006­ 3. thru mesne assignments. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $142,109.66 (one hundred fourty two thousand, one hundred nine doftars and sixty sx cents) plus accrued interest al 11.55% (eleven pok»t five five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing boon Instituted to recover tho debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now, therefore, by virt'» of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan In such case made and provided, notice Is hereby given that on. the 7th day of December, A.D., 2006, al IX o’clock said mortgage wffl bo foreclosed by a sale al public auction, to tho high­ est bidder, al the Bany County Courthouse In Hastings. Ml, Barry County, Mfchigan, of tho prem­ ises described in said mortgage. Which said prem­ isos are described as foftows: Al that certain piece or parcel of land eftuato In tho Township of Cariton, In the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: LAND LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CARL­ TON. BARRY COUNTY. STATE OF MICHIGAN. AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL A THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST ONE FOURTH OF SECTION 27, TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST, DESCRBED AS: COMMENC­ ING AT THE WEST ONE FOURTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 41 * 02* EAST 1317.84 FEET A? ONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST n; (HENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33 17* EAST 735X FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST IT OF SAID NORTHWEST ONE FOURTH TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33 1T EAST 22fJ.00 FEET ALONG SAID WEST LINE; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 41* 02* EAST 325.00 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES X' ir WEST 220.00 FEET. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 41* 02* WEST 325.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OT BEGINNING Commonly known as: 3654 Andrus Rd. Tax ID: 06-04-027-205-000-03 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be X days from the date of such sale. Dated: November 9,2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. LPA By: Daniel E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney tor Assignee of Mortgagee wertman. woinoerg a rtecs xzO., l.> .a. 2155 Bunorfie0Drtre. Surte 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR405606272 mow. NOBCE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm Is a debt coHector attempting to coi­ fed ■ debt Any Information wo obtain wffl bo used for that purpose. Default has occurred in the conditions of a mort­ gage made by GERALD 0. LOWE. JR. and JULIE L. LOWE, husband and wife (collectively ■Mortgagor*), to GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA. a federally chartered corpora­ tion. whose address is 1780 Abbey Road, Suite 200. East Lansing. Michigan 48823 (the •Mortgagee*), dated October 8,2003. and recorded in tho office of the Register of Deeds tor Barry County. Mfchigan on October 10, 2003, as instru­ ment number 1115304 (foe-Mortgage*). By reason of such default, tho Mortgagee elects to declare and hereby declares tho entire unpaid amount ol tho Mortgage due and payable forthwith. As of foe date of Me Notice there is clamed to bo duo tor principal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of Ono Hundred Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Three and 05/100 Doftars ($111,323.05). No suft or proceeding at law has boon instituted to recover the debt secured by tho Mortgage or any part thereof. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of tho power ot sale contained in the Mortgage and the statute In such case made and provided, and to pay the above amount, with interest, as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expens­ es. including the attorney foe aftowod by law. and all taxes and insurance premiums paid by the undersigned before sale, the Mortgage wffl be fore­ closed by sale of the mortgaged premises at pubic vendue to the highest bidder at the east entrance Io the Bany County Courthouse located in Hastings. Mfchigan on Thursday, December 7, 2006, at one o'clock in the afternoon. The premites covered by the Mortgage are situated in the Township ot Hastings. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and are described as foftows: Commencing at the South 1/4 comer of Section 21. Town 3 North, Range 8 West, thence North 00*16*47* East 149428 fool along the North and South 1/4 line jf said Section; thence South 89*05-31* East 240.04 feet to the point of begin­ ning; thence North 01*22*03* West 19434 foot; thence North 24*39*36* East X.10 foot: thence North 85*20*24- East 268 38 feet to the centerline of Nashvffle Road; thence South 30*30*33* East 17.44 foot along said centerline; thence Southerly 234.91 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, the radius of which is 995.165 feet, the central angle of which is 13*31*29* and tho chord of which bears South 23*44'48* East 234.37 toet along said oonterfine; thence South 81*88*22* West XI .47 toet; thence North 01*22*03* West. X.61 toot to the point of beginning. Except the North 33 feet there­ of. Subject to an easement for public highway pur­ poses over the Easterly 33 fee’ thereof for Nashville Road and any other I isements or Restrictions of Record. Together with all the fixtures, tene. .rents, heredi­ taments. and appurtenances belonging or in any way appertaining Notice is further given that the length of the redemption period wffl be six (6) months from the date of sate, unless the premises has been aban­ doned. in which case the redemption period wffl be thirty (X) days from the dale of sate. Dated: November 9. 2006 GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA Mortgagee Timothy Hiltegonds WARNER NORCROSS A JUDD LLP 900 Fifth Third Center 111 Lyon Street. N.W. Grand Rapids. Ml 49503-2489 (616) 752-2000 1328002-2 mown THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in iiie conditions of a mortgage made by Leo J. Lanning, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successor and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 1. 2006 and recorded February 13. 2006 in Instrument Number 11X113, Barry County Records. Mfchigan. There ts claimed to bo duo at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Nine and 95/100 Doftars ($91,329.95) including interest at 8.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and tho statute In such caoe mode vid pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wffl be torectooed by a sate ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Mfchigan at 1 DO p.m. on NOVEMBER X. 2006. Said premises are located In the Township of Baltimore. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Tho West 37.16 acres of the Northeast one-quar­ ter of the Northwest fractional one-quarter of Section 3. Town 2 North. Rango 8 West. Baltimore Township. Bany County. Michigan, except begin­ ning at the Southeast comer ol tho West 37.16 acres or tho Northeast one-quarter of tho Northwest fractional one-quarter of said Section 3. thence 2K toot duo West to point of beginning, thence North 208 toot; thence West 208 toet; thence South 208 toet; thenco East 208 toot to tho point of beginning, atoo except the Easternmost M toet of said West 37.16 acres. Tho redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA $6003241a. In which case the redemption period shall bo X days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foredoeing mortgagee can rescind the sale, to that event, your damages, if any, are limited sotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sale, plus interest. Dated: November 2.2006 Orians Associates, P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fie No. 382.0737 FORECLOSURE NOTICE TNe firm la a debt cotioctor attempting to coltectadaM. Any Information obtained vH! bo used for this purpooe. If you are in bw Military, pteeeo confct our oftico at tho num­ ber tteted below. MORTGAGE SALE - Datauft has been made te the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Dennis OCormor and Melissa OConnor, joint ten­ ants wtth the rights of survivorship to Option One Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, dated March 25. 2005 and recorded April 5, 2005 In Instrument #1144382 Barry County Records, Mfchigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned Io: U.S. Bank. National Asaodation. as trustee tor J.P. Morgan Mortgage AcquMtion Corp. 2005-OPT1 Asset Becked Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-OPT1, on which mortgage there is daimed to be (too at the date hereof the sum of Ono Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand IWo Hundred Fifty-Eight Doifers and Ton Cents ($129,258.10) Indudtog interest 8.8% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wffl bo foredosod by a sale of tho mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubftc vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings. Ml at 1D0PM on Thursday, November X, 2006. Said premises are situated In Township of Carton. Bany County, Mfchigan. and are described as: Tho East 220 toet of the West 286 feet of the North 4X tool of tho West ono-half. Northwest onoquarter of Section 13. Town 4 North, Range 8 West, Cartton Township. Barry County. Michigan. Together wfth an easement for ingress, egress and utiftty purposes over the West X toet of the North 4X toot of the West one-half, Northwest one-quar­ ter of Section 13, Town 4 North, Range 8 West. Cartton Township, Barry County, Mfchigan Commonly known as 4044 Jordan Rd, Freeport Ml 49325 The redemption period shaft be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, to which case the redemption period shall be X days from tho date of such safe. Dated: OCTOBER 29. 2006 U.S. Bank, National Asaodation. as trustee for J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. 20050PT1 Ascot Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-OPT1, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hffls. Ml 48X7 (248) 844-5123 Our Rto No: 06-57797 moua STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF BARRY RLE NO. 06-338-DM ORDER TO ANSWER HON. JAMES H. FISHER CRgRVL'j USfiRiLL. DANIEL P. MERRILL. Defendant David H Tripp (P29290 206 South Broadway Hastings. Michigan 49058 Phono (269) 945-9585 Attorney for Plaintiff __ TO. DANIEL P. MERRILL Based on the Divorce Complaint fifed in the above entitled case, it is ordered that Defendant. entitled case by the 27th day of November, 2006, or take such othef action as may be pcrmined by law. or a Judgment by default may be entered without further notice. James H. Fisher. Circuit Judge Drafted by: David H. Tnpp (P29290) 206 South Broadway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-9585 rnant THIS HRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU AR E IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jodie D. Perry-Waftoy. a stogfe woman, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, doted Juno X. 2005 and recorded July 19. 2005 in Instrument Number 1149700, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now hold by Wefts Fargo Bank. National Association as Trustee for Securitized Asset Backed Recetvabtes LLC 2006-OP1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2006-OP1 by assignment There is claimed to bo due at the date hereof tho sum of One Hundred Forty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Sixteen and 28H00 Doftars ($142.31628) including interest at 7.325% per annum. Under tho power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wffl be foreclosed by a sate ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue al tho Bony County Courthouse in Hastings in Bany County. Michigan at 1X pjn. on NOVEMBER X. 2006. Said premises are located in tho Township of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2 ot Carters Ftoe Lake Park Annex, accord­ ing to the plat thereof recorded to Uber 5 of Plats, Pago 3 of Barry County Records. The redemption period shaft be 6 months from fho date of such sate, unloss determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §800.324la, to which case the redemption period shaft be X days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: Tho foreclosing mortgagee can reoctod tho safe, to that event, your damages, if any, are limited aoteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: November 2.2006 Orians Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rto No. 221.5132 7nBrt^ Notice Of Forei WE OBTAM WKL BE USED FOR THAT PUR- MKJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TMe aate tatty bo MORTGAGE SALE - Dofauft has boon made to Czfrxfor and Kefty K. Cztodor, husband and wife, original n^rtgagorfs), to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc., hfortg^gee. dated January 22. 2004. and recorded on Febmary 27, 2004 in hetrument date hereof tho sum of FWty-’hree Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Eight And 43/1X Dolors ($53.4X.83), Indudtog interest ai 5.87S% per bo foredosod by a sate of the mortgaged premtaos, or some part of them, at pubftc vendue, at fho Be gy County Courthouse to Hastings at 1W PM, fin December 7, 2006. Said premises are situated to City of Hartingx, Barry County, Michigan, and are doaerfood Lott formerly Village of Hastings, according to tho recorded piat thereof, as recorded to Lber 1 of The redemption period shaft bo 6 months from doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a to from the date of such safe. Dated: November 9. 2006 FC C 248.583.1301 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farme, Mfchigan 48025-5822 Fite #114130F01 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made to the conditions of a mortgage mode by Sandra L Singer, aka Sandra L Clark, a single woman, to Option Ono Mortgage Corporation, a CaMonta Corporation. Mortgagee, dated May 9, 2003 wid recorded May 12, 2003 in Instrument Number 1106389, Barry County Records. Michigan. Sdd mortgage is now held by Wefts Fargo Bank, NA. as Trustee tor GSAMP Trust 200344E2 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-HE2 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the dote hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Nine and 04/1X Doftars ($77,739.04) including mterest at 10% per annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made wxl pro­ vided, notice is hereby grven that said mortgage •• bo torectooed by a sate of the mortgaged prenteoc. or some port of them, at pubftc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings to Barry County. Michigan al 1X p.m. on NOVEMBER X, 2008. Said premioos are located in the Townshfo of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5, Block B of Pleasant Shores, accordsig to the pial thereof, as recorded to Libor 3 of Piffle on Page 59. a pert of the Southwest fractional onoquarter of Section 19. Town 3 North. Rarge 7 West. Castleton Township. Bam County. MicNgan. The redemption period shaft bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined N>endoned in accordance with MCLA §6X 3241a. to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind th. Mb In that MH. your d«MgM. it ay. an limited solely to the return of the bid amoi/rt ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: November 2. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48X7-5041 (248) 457-1 OX Fite No. 221.5174 __ �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 9. 2006 - Page 13 Hastings Exchange Club Youths of Month selected for October Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens of the Month honors this month from the Exchange Club of Hastings are Chelsey Culp. Kaleigh’ Brown. Sarah Sleevi. Tistan Robe and Jeremy Dobbin, shown with Principal Mike Karasinski. Students at Northeastern Elementary School who have earned Exchange Club ot Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades tor October are Devin Hamlin and Anna Ellege. shown with teacher Don Schils. Griffith Cook-Kirsch, shown here with teacher Trisha Kietzman, is Young Citizen of the Month tor October from Pleasantview Elementary School. Bret Thomas, shown here with teacher Bernadette Norris, has been selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizen of the Month tor October at St. Rose School. Bring your film to PRNffiUS for quality film processing. Star Elementary's Yeung Citizens of the Month for October, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are Amanda Wilgus and William McKeever, shown with teacher Tammy Nemetz. The Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizen ol the Month tor October, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, is Mitchel B. Brooks, shown here with teacher Jan Lawson. Central Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for October, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are (from left) Brianna Sheldon, Zach McMahon and Matt Sherk, shown with teacher Ann Mummert. IM It’s Not About the House... It’s about the family that lives In the house. that's just njbt for you and our family. Give the people yvu love Safe. Sound.Secure.* pro-' •ctioi from Auto-Owners Insurance Company. LOG NOME FOR SALE BY OWNER Marble shower with 2 shower heads Whirlpool tub 12 bedrooms above the garage ' IftaX) loft »Kh full bwh Custom 1/2 log stain with log S8BIM TRUMBLE AGENCY ! 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 Hard* ood & maple Goon on Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sale THB RRM 0 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reeclnded by the foredoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of tho bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Melissa S. Therrien, a married woman, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, •.te­ as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 20. 2004, and recorded on September 21. 2004 in instrument 1134210. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to EverHome Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Frve Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Six And 30/100 Dollars ($85,456.30). including interest at 7% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby g-ven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM. on December 7. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 26. 27 and 28. except the West 24 feet in width of Lot 28 of Hardendorf s Addition to the Village ol Nashville, according to the recorded Plat thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, please call FC R 248 593 1305 Trott A Trod. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Pd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #113128FO1 rrwnM BASEMENT PROFESSIONALS! rproollng Custom Built Log Home 2256 sq. fi. finished Mng space on 3.67 acres 2524 W. QUIMBY RD. HASTINGS Ml 49058 s Asking $279,900 ? 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Broadway, Hastings Along with hors d'oeuvres the evenings selections include: k Nuerenburg Gluhwein, 3 White, 3 Red and Moscato D’Asti I I I I I I I I I 9 4 Chad Phillips & Family To help with Unpaid Medical Bills due to Emergency Surgery. Silent Auction Will Start at 4:00 Band: Amnrage Will Start at VeW Please join us for a good time and a good cause! . �Page 14 - Thursday, November 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner (Jtrrffing FAtfractions car Snows EXHIBITS MUSIC THEATRE • Kanina is a solo exhibition of one of West Michigan's most and greatest recognized landscape artists, James Karsina, at LaFontsee the Galleries/Underground • Kaleidoscope Concert Series presents: Sharon Isbin with Guadendo Thiago de Mello at the St. Cecilia Music Society's in Royce Auditorium at 8 pm. Acclaimed for her technique lyricism, Studio in Grand Rapids. Gallery hours are extraordinary Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 9 am-5 30 versatility, Grammy Award winner Sharon and pm, Tuesday & Friday 9 am-7 pm, Saturday Isbin has been hailed as "the preeminent 10 am-4 pm. For more information call (616) guitarist of our time." Joining her will be 451-9820 or visit www.lafontsee.us. Through Nov. 24. • Todd and Brad Reed Photography Grammy Award-nominated composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist Gaudendo Thiago de Mello, whose rhythms Presents: See with your heart. Feel with are unique to his Afro-Brazilian roots and the your eyes at the Terry Berry Gallery inside St. influences of urban jazz. For more Cecilia Music Society. The father-son team information call (616) 459-2224 or (616) 456­ from will present some of their photographic 3333 or visit www.scmsoline.org. November including images that images the public 10. yet to see. Call 616-459-2224 for evening and • Stay Tuned with Five by Design at DeVos Performance Halt This nostalgic song already loves, and some that the public has weekend hours. An Artist's Reception will be and dance team takes you through the early held Sunday, November 5th from 3-5 pm. days of TV, Gallery hours are Monday thru Friday 9 am-5 commercials and sketches, all presented live pm. Admission is free. For more information and in living color. John Varineau, Conductor. caO (231) 843-0777 or visit vzww.scmsonline.org or the artists' web site and Sunday at 3 pm. Tickets are $18-$56. For at www.toddandbradreed.com Through Nov. more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit 30. www.grsymphony.org • Lines of Discovery: of Years 225 email or kdimondOgrsymphony.org. Nov. 10,11 & 12. • Bach's Lunch: Don Sikkema, baritone nearly 150 works on paper on loan from the will perform Tuesday at noon at the St. at the Drawings Columbus traces that Museum (GA) Cecilia Society Music in Grand Rapids. America's evolution as a nation. Includes Admission is free. Concerts provided to the works by some of the nation's greatest artists community. Guests are invited to bring a from the last 100 years. The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is located at 314 S. Park lunch and enjoy the live music by various performers from throughout the region. For Street Call (269) 349-7775 or kiarts.org for more information call (616) 459-2224 or visit more information. Through December 31. www.scmsonline.org • The Eames Lounge Chain An Icon of Modem Design will be featured at the Grand or Friday Nights at GRAM. Mary Radimacher Friday 5-830 pm at the Grand Chair became an icon of 20th century design Rapids Art Museum. Music and all areas of almost immediately after its conception in the museum, except the ticketed exhibi tion, 1955 and introduction to the public in 1956. are $3 after 5 pm (free to members). GRAM is The epitome of both modernist style and the place to be e”ery Friday night from 5:00 luxurious comfort, the leather-upholstered, to 830 pm. Live bands play from 630-8:15 matching pm. Light fare and a cash bar available. 5-6 ottoman represent the culmination of Charles pm. For more information call (616) 831-1001 and Ray Eames' experimentation in molded or visit wwxv.gramordine.org. November 18. rosewood-veneered and chair plywood. The exhibition, the celebrating fiftieth anniversary of the chair, includes of selections molded prototypes wood produced by the Eameses in the 1940s along with molded plywood sculpture by Ray W. Michigan, complement the three-dimensional studies. An "exploded" version of the chair arid swing, fox trot, waltz, rumba and the cha cha. blowups of period photographs dramatize $5 per person. For more information, call how it was manufactured and assembled. Museum hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 am- (269) 317-2197. Fridays, Nov. 17 & Dec. 15. • Swing Dance at the Richland 5 pm, Friday 10 am-830 pm, Saturday 10 am- Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Library the Congress of closed from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at Mondays. Adult admission is $7, seniors and 7-30 p.m. and the dance will take place students $6, children 6-17 $3. For more afterward and continue until 1030 p.m. All 5 pm and Sunday call information noon-5 (616) pm, 831-1000 or visit Abakanowicz: • Magdalena Park. Sculpture Magdalena is known throughout the world for her sculpture, but you'll be stunned by her extraordinarily after 5 pm (free to members). Live bands play opportunity to see this stunning ballet up from 630-8:15 pm. Light fare and a cash bar close in the Company's Studio A. The glorious available. 5-6 pm. For more information call music of Rimsky-Korsakov sets the scene as (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. we travel back to the story before 1,001 MluiCdLReztnuiS will be performed Nov. Arabian Nights. Opening Night Gala indudes 30-Dec 2. David Lockington, Conductor; Linn catered reception with the dancers following Mjxwell Keller, Mezzo-soprano Ava Ordman, the performance. Tickets are available at the Trombone, Satie, "Gymnop6dies Na 1 and Ballet: (616) 454-4771 xlO. For more informa­ No. 2." Libby Larsen. "Mary Cassatt," Ravel call (616) 454-4771 xlO or visit ance will be held at Zeeland East High School Grand Rapids Civic Theatre Nov. 16- Dec 17. Performances are Thursday 730 pm, Friday Performances are Wednesday-Friday at 730 10 am & 8 pm, Saturday 8 pm. at the St pm, Saturday 2 pm & 730 pm, and Sunck/ at Cecilia Music Society and Zeeland East High 3 pm. For more information call (616) 222­ School. Admission is $23-$31. Tickets may be 6650 or visit www.grct.org. Mozart’s Requiem will be presented tiy the purchased by visiting the Symphony office, Rapids (located across from the Calder) or by calling Performance Hall Nov. 17 It 18. Performances are at 8 pm. Ticket prices range from $11-^58. (616) 454-9451, Ext. 4. For more information rail (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsympho- For more information call (616) 454-9451 or ny-^ at musical focuses on the days leading up to Jonathan i birthday and was posthumously 19. Call 1-517-394-9881 (or tickets and infor­ presented after Ins untimely death just before RENT Bnadway Theatre Guild presats Amu at DeVos Performance Performances are Hall Tuesday Nov 21-26. at 730 pm, Wednesday 2 k 730 pm, Thursday 730 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 2 & 8 pm. and Sunday month September through June. Band at the Richland Following its debut at Meijer Gardens, the Dances take place from 2-5 pm with Swing are Monday and Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 Masters band. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons in swing, cha cha, fox trot waltz, pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. polka, and rhumba. No partner necessary. All Adult admission is $12, students and seniors abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking children (3-4) $4, or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317­ information call (888) For 957-1580 more 2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday visit each month. • Dance to Life at Burnham Brook Center or www.meijergardens.org. Through Dec 31. • Robert Rauschenberg, Artist-Citizen: in Battle Creek from 630-8:30 p.m. Singles Posters for a Better World will present 17 posters from between 1969-1996 featuring the and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 socially and politically-themed works which for members). Lean basic steps in East coast often use collages elements of American icons swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. such as the flag, NASA astronauts, the Kennedys, Janis Joplin, Martin Luther King visit www.actorsatspectrum.org. always wondering when and where that Creepy Kid With the Big Eyes Who Makes the Kitty-Cat Sounds will pop up next I real­ Weekly SUDOKU An exhibition reception end Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. 10 from 7-9 pm. at the Center Art Gallery at Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. the Calvin College Spoelhof Center. The Every Wednesday through October. ly really really like the Creepy Kid. The film stars Amber Tamblyn as Aubrey, the sister of Sarah Michelle Cellar's character (the lead in the first film, and who makes a cameo in this sequel). Aubrey is sent to Japan to find out what happened to her sister. It seems that after the events of the fust film, Sarah Michelle Cellar's character was placed in the looney bin of a Tokyo hospital. Aubrey also meets a Japanese journalist You just know the Creepy Kkl With the Big Eyes Who Makes the Kitty-Cat Sounds is about to pop out here... investigating the mysterious events surround­ ing the house where Cellar lived. It has been • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 gallery talk will take place Friday, November others. For more information call (616) 234-3946 MPAA rating: PG-13 Instructor: Colleen Burke. Every Monday. pm weekly May through October at the and reduced rates for students and renior citizens. Area exhibition will begin a national tour. Hours free. Saturday Running time: 95 minutes • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's There's nothing really scary about 'The under) debut. York The Grudge 2 Grudge” movies. They're not particularly great films, either — and yet, I do enjoy them somewhat. I think the reason is that I’m (5-13) $6, New 317-2197 for details. Tint Friday of every son & practice fmm 1-2 pm is $5 per person. and Its Tha week’s selection: ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is Richland. Line dancing & social dancing les­ (2 made Performances are Thursday at 8 pm. Adult admission bdoets are $2S with 3 pm. For more information call (616) 235- displayed, many of them for the first time. children Noy. 30-Dec 9. By the creator of RENT, this and Steve Schlesing at the Grand Ledge Opera House, 121 S. Bridge Street November drawings by the great Polish artist will be $9, children ______ nCK-ZCKX-fiOQM at Spectrum Theatre Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Approximately open 9am-5 pin, 300 Ottawa NW, Suite 100, DeVos Symphony 50 drawings. powerful "Pavane for a Dead Princess;" Faurt, "Pelfcas and Mllisande. Suite". The Saturday perform­ the at mation. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) The Drawings at Frederik Meijer Gardens & museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 sion is $35, Friday-Saturday $17. The first Double Thruble features organists Joel Gray casual. S3 per person. No partner necessary. www.gramonline.org. Through Dec 31. Sunday at 2 pm. Opening Night Gala admis­ mond^^grsymphony.crg. Battle Cmfc Beginning ballroom dance leeeore with instructor Colleen Burke in east coast Eames Friday Nights at GRAM: Fred km The pm November 25. Music and all areas of the visit www.grsymphony.org or email kdi- • Dance Instructions from 530-630 pm at 200 6285 or visit www.bwaygr.org. at the Grand Rapids Art Museum from 5-830 Grand MISCELLANEOUS Bumam Brook, Rapids at 730 pm and Grand www.grballet.com. Civic Theatre presents; Peter Pan email Rapids Art Museum. The Eames Lounge Series presents; Ballet tion scmstick0iserv.net November 14. • at are Thursday-Saturday Performances are Friday k Saturday 8 pm, KIA presents American The Dancers’ Theatre Company Studios Nov 16-19. Performances Scheherazade reprising memorable songs, show runs November 10-January 20. take everything in. I think if director Takashi at the center of several grisly murders — and. Shimizu had done a better job of cluing us in of course, we the audience know that the house is haunted by Creepy Kid and his about When Things Were Happening, this movie would’ve been better received. Croaking Mom. What may confuse the audience is dial If you liked the first film, then you’ll defi­ nitely enjoy the sequel. If you haven’t, “The "The Grudge 2” weaves three different story lines — and three different time frames. Grudge 2*’ might be a little confusing. Events are shown out of sequence, so it’s tough to know what's going on until you’ve GRADE: C+ seen the whole movie and had a chance to © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. DIFFICULTY THr WEEK Moderate **CMtenging *** HOOBOYI □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□□ □□□□DQDDD □□□□□□□□□ □□□□□□□□a □□□□□□□□a J6MSUV — nxoans — Art Center Holly Mart offers unique gifts Holly Mart, the Art Center’s annual holi­ day sale is now under way at 265 East Holly Mart will be open through December 24. New items will be arriving throughout the Emmen Street. This year’s Holly Mart will take on a new look in the three galleries it will be exhibited duration of Holly Mart, so visitors are encour­ aged to drop back in and see what new items have arrived. in, with specialty areas for “wearable art.” “practical art.” and a section for the higher The Art Center is open to the public Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 end items. One of the featured ceramic artists for p.m. and special Saturday hours for Holly Holly Mart is Heidi Fahrenbacher from Plainwell. Additionally, unique gifts in fiber, Center is closed Sundays and Mondays. For more information, call 962-9511 or painting, drawing, sculpture, jewelry and lots of other media are also available. visit www.ancenterofbattlecreek.org. Mart will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Art �The Hastings Banner - Thu^day. November 9. 2006 - Page 15 TRIBE, continued from page 1 Tribal-state gaming compacts set guide­ lines that may include number of casinos, accept such an agreement, which is similar to District State Senator Patty Birkholz. DeVos with a Class III gaming facility absent a state the other II compacts the state previously has been linked to anti-casino groups and has Lake Tribe to build a casino in Allegan compact, which typically would contain rev­ local and state revenue sharing payments, age negotiated and signed. been said to oppose competition with Grand County. I have repeatedly voiced my opposi­ enue sharing and oversight benefits to state requirements, and local communities. taxes and regulation of tobacco sales. procedures that allow the tribe to go forward regulatory oversight, state However, the tribe has promised that if an business Rapids for tourist dollars. which will help pave the way for the Gun agreement is not reached, the tribe will peti­ Congressmen Peter Hoekstra and Vcrn Ehlers tion to the expansion of gambling in Michigan because of the unfair competition tion the federal government to authorize have gone on record as opposing the Gun with legitimate business and the social prob­ Lake casino as well. lems it facilitates." Legislature in 2002 that contained a one-casi­ Class III procedures. "A Class III compact would be best for the no restriction while providing 8% of its slot tribe, the state and the surrounding communi­ However, current Gov. Jennifer Granholm has said she favors signing a compact, espe­ public letters and statements regarding the IH tribal gaming without a compact or rev­ revenues to the State of Michigan and 2% to ties. We are hopeful the Michigan Legislature cially if the federal government recommends drain on the local economy to a competitor enue sharing. local governments. The tribe is willing to and Governor understand that for the benefit it, as do Brian Calley and Doug Kalnbach. that pays no state or local taxes and an indus­ of Michigan and its residents, the time has both come to sign the Gun Lake Casino compact." Representative. Granholm *s office, however, said Sprague. Interestingly. Republican gubernatorial simply candidate Dick DeVbs said Thursday he Michigan. In September 2005. after the State of The Gun Lake Tribe agreed to a compact Wyoming refused to sign a compact with the that Northern Arapaho Tribe, the DOI issued sec­ retarial procedures, which authorized Class was by approved Michigan the WALGREEN’S, continued from page 1 — in behind the proposed Walgreen’s and that there is temporary landscaping put in until a miniums being built on Taffee Drive. "I’d hate to have us put something in here and sink the other guy that already started." permanent structure can be built. -We do have to think about the people on said Commissioners expressed concern about the appearance of the proposed Walgreen’s want them looking at a blank wall or some and asked Lear to bring a computer image of gravel." Lear said Walgreen’s has a "hometown" what the store would actually look like to the version of their store that the company would p.m. Monday. Dec. 4. other side of Court Street." likely to put into Hastings to help the store In other business evening, Monday also ior project if Bachman Road is finished, if expressed concern that if a developer builds there is an access road for the sanitary sewer condominiums behind Walgreen’s. it will be and if all utilities are in place and approved. Commissioner James Wi>well 87th District State issued a tepid statement Thursday that she would do whatever try that exploits social ills such as crime and gambling addictions. “I will continue my efforts and support for those of local organizations to pursue every would negotiate a compact despite being Hoekstra, R-Holland. issued a statement measure available to slow the progress of the gambling operation or stop it from moving adamantly opposed to any more casinos in Michigan. His opposition is echoed by 24th Friday morning. “I am very disappointed with is best forward altogether." Hoekstra added. the Department of Justice's announcement. Flexfab officials issue statement next Planning Commission meeting at 7:30 Hastings Ponds was permitted to open its sen­ better blend in with the houses in the area. for said Wiswcll. Commissioner V. Harry Adrounie. "We don’t the candidates Hoekstra has raised objections in numerous by Jon Gambee following statement regarding the company’s community, Flexfab. LLC works hard to pro­ Staff Writer negotiations with the company's nearly 400 vide all of our salaried and hourly associates union employees: with compensation and benefits that are fair Bill Rohr, Director of Human Resources at Flexfab. LLC of Hastings has released the “As a leading employer in the Hastings and competitive. We have earned that long­ standing reputation in this community, and we are very proud of it “We are currently involved in negotiations in direct competition with the new condo­ over a new contract for our union-represented associates. Both the company and union bar­ gainers are working hard to reach a fair and competitive agreement We have agreed as Walk In Clinic plans part of those negotiations that they must be carried out at the bargaining table, not in a public forum. move to State Street “We remain optimistic that those negotia­ tions will be successfully concluded soon, so that we may maintain our focus on the essen­ tial work of serving our customers." In response to public input. Pennock instead of the Emergency Department since The some 400 employees are part of Health Services is making plans to move the many insurance companies do not cover non­ Bakers Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Walk In Clinic from the Hospital campus to emergency Grain Millers International, headquartered in care in the Emergency its State Street Center facility adjacent to the Department. Of course, it is always appropri­ Kmart Plaza in Hastings. ate to consult your family physician. Allen Park. Mich. Union members voted in August to turn The move will be much more convenient Insurers such as Blue Care Network, pro­ for patients and will provide plenty of park­ vide criteria or examples of situations to help down a contract offer from the company. The current contract expires on Dec. 1, 2007. officials. patients select the right level of care. Here are A spokesperson for the union said negotia­ Pennock’s State Street Center currently hous­ the examples for Urgent Care/Walk In Clinic: tions have stalled over the company's deci­ ing. according to Pennock es laboratory services, radiology services, occupational medicine and billing. Pennock Interim Chief Executive Officer Carla Wilson-Neil said "the move to State Street Center comes as a result of public and • An earache. • Cold and flu symptoms. sion to institute a health care co-pay provision • A sunburn or minor cooking bum. balked over the co-pay percentage the com­ • An insect sting that docs not cause pany is demanding. in the contract. The union has said it has breathing trouble. input. Our current • A minor cut where the bleeding is under "Speak Up" campaign encourages patients control (but call your doctor to make sure and purchasers of healthcare to get more your tetanus is up to date). business involved community in asked, their care. You we answered! We are always striving to improve our services and patient care." Pennock Health Services is currently lable shaking). • A muscle sprain. engaged in strategic and facility planning. • An animal bite (unless you have been bit­ The move will free up more space in the main ten on the face or hands-especially by a cat). campus for potential expansions as well as placement of the new fixed MRI recently Meeting slated for Winterfest • A skin rash. • A fever without convulsions (uncontrol­ The Gun Lake Winterfeai Committee is looking for ideas for the Feh'jary 2007 event. The next meeting of the comnc’tee is For information about Pennock Health on Tuesday, Nov. 14. at 4:30 p.m. Services visitwww.pennockhealth.-com. The meeting will be held this month at the approved by the State of Michigan with installation planned for in 2007. Insurance companies and health care pro­ fessionals encourage patients, when appro­ priate, to experience the ease and cost saving benefits from use of Walk In Clinic services Bernard Society topic is Ireland Historical Society will meet Nov. 16 The Barry County Historical Society will have this month’s Thursday. Nov. meeting at 7 Three generations from the same family, Clyde Curtis, Wanda Johnson and her son George Johnson were inducted recently into the First Famiies of Ionia County. The honor was bestowed on them at the group's meeting in Lake Odessa. (Photo by Elaine Gartock) p.m. Lodge. The group will continue an annual tradi­ Affairs Office. Members and visitors are Kellogg Middle School Library. Everyone is encouraged to bring donations to this meet­ welcome. For the program. Bob and Lee Griffin will ing. Following the brief meeting, members will share photos and stories about their recent show and speak about family heirlooms, journey to Ireland. They rented a car and hand-me-downs, etc., which have been drove 1,400 miles off the beaten path in passed down from generation to generation Northwest Ireland and enjoyed seeing many throuigh they ears'. different sights. The society’s board will meet at 6:15 p.m. usual. World War II veterans* books will be that day. available to interested buyers. As usual, visitors are welcome. Also as Religion, politics focus of movie next Thursday Pennfield roared back from 17 points down Center Sara Lowe led the Pennfield attack in the opening quarter to top Maple Valley with 15 points, and Cassie Halder added 14 52-50 in a Kalamazoo Valley Association for her team. Jennifer Kent had 14 points for Maple contest Thursday night. The Lions outscored the Panthers 23-6 in Valley, and Ashley Gonser was a perfect 6-of- the opening quarter, only to see their offense 6 from the free throw line for the Lions and go cold and the lead slip away by the end of ended up with ten points. Leslec Rigelman added nine points and the third. The Panthers outscored the Lions 29-13 Kristen VanZandt eight in the Lions' second over the course of the next two quarters to two-point loss of the season to the Pennfield tighten things up heading into the final eight girls. Galesburg-Augusta got the big early lead minutes. Valley High School. The Rams jumped in front 16-6 in the opening quarter, then bumped their advantage to 33-16 by the half. festivals in New Hampshire, to MTV protests Maple Valley was able to hold the Rams to just 16 second-half points, but couldn't do and politics, will makes its Barry County pre­ in New York, they discover that the fanati­ enough itself offensively to get all the way miere on Thursday. Nov. 16. starting at 7 cism characterized in the mainstream media p.m.. in Thomapple Township's EMS build­ tells only one side of a diverse and fascinat­ back into the ball game. Gonser led all scorers in the game with 13 ing. 128 High St in Middleville. ing story of religion and politics. points, while Leslec Rigelman chipped in Two Jews, a Hindu, and a bom-again All are invited to this free film and discus­ seven points and Jennifer Kent five for the Christian, disillusioned after the 2004 elec­ tion, and troubled by the idea that their nation sion. The event is hosted by the Progressive Lions. The Rams were led by Amanda Schab’s is bitterly divided over morality, set out to Democrats of West Michigan. evangelical Christianity in American political life. year hiatus. against the Lions Tuesday night, and was able the Moral Divide." which focuses on religion of temperatures in its return after a several to keep adding to it in a 49-31 win at Maple From megachurches in Texas, to music power organizations. WinterFest 2006 survived some frigid Lions’ lead evaporates against Pennfield The film "Seeing Red - A Journey Through the The committee hopes to add new events and get even more participation *om local which will be turned over to the Veterans at 7 p.m. Monday. Nov. 13, in the Delton investigate Jennie Yonker at 945-9554. 16, at the Hastings Elks tion of collecting canned goods for veterans, The Bernard Historical Society will meet Three generations of ‘First Families’ J-Ad Graphics conference room. For mere information call and leave a message for 12-point effort, and also got eight points from For more and from information visit www.pdwm.org or call 269­ Ali 795-4311. Hamilton. The loss drops the Lion ladies to 1-12 in Dawson seven Danielle their first season in the KVA. and they are now 5-14 overall. Emmanuel Episcopal Church youth plan spaghetti dinner Thursday night, the Lions travel to take on the Kalamazoo Christian Comets, who have already clinched a share of the KVA crown. The Maple Valley girls will use the final ball game to just keep trying to improve Youth from the Emmanuel Episcopal in grades 10 through 12. Current members of public from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Nov. 18. both groups attend Middleville and Hastings Emmanuel Homemade Spaghetti Sauce,” area schools. Free-will donations for dinner will be Marinara Sauce, tossed salad, garlic bread apprecsiated. Proceeds will benefit the J2A’s Featured on the menu will be “Ye Olde sticks, assorted homemade cakes and bever­ before the start of the Class C district tourna­ to Adulthood Group, or J2A. includes youth Church will offer a spaghetti supper to the "2007 Youth Pilgrimage. Emmanuel Episcopal Church is located at ages. Emmanuel Church sponsors two active 315 West Center St. in Hastings. The church youth groups. The Rite 13 group includes and newly redecorated Gury Parish House are youth in grades eight and nine. The Journey barrier-free. ment at Springport next week. The Lions drew a first round bye. and will take on either Bellevue or Dansville in the district semifinals on Wednesday. Nov. 15. at 6 p.m. The Lions are 5-13 overall this season. The Lions' Liz Stewart drives by Pennfield center Sara Lowe during Thursday night’s KVA contest at MVHS. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Maple Valley’s Jennifer Kent (33) fires a jumper in the lane over the top of Pennfiekl’s Sara Lowe Thursday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Of the five wins, one came against the Broncos and one against the Aggies. Leslie and Springport meet in the other opening round game of the district, with the Olivet Eagles waiting to face that winner in the other semifinal game Nov. 15. �Page 16 - Thursday. November 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner po tie eb eat $140 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. 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Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. in any of our papers. Get then at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. 1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA van 4c 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix, each $1,200 or best offer, please call (269)945-3426. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cerds and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. FOR SALE OR TRADE: 1968 Willeys Jeep, 2-1/2 ton 6x6 military truck. LOOOhrs., 5,000 miles, tires like new, excellent condition, $8,000. (517)852-9402 LOOKING FOR 13/YR old gelding named Chet from Camp Manitou-Lin. Call Al­ lie (626)6104)988. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brod tures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. J Stocks J Bonds J Mutual Funds J IRAs <J CDs J UMVHINMNiRi T245.3X6X.B25 I . CUMHfGi <1100) I tX). 300 500. 700.900 FRVSATLS 1100 OtRMBMMV(PG) (1115)115.315.5 15.7 15.915 FRVSATLS1115 IMM(R) 1200.2:15 4 X. 6 45 900 FRVSAT LS 11 15 “ ' OTIMUCUM&TMCKAK . 1 1 • ■ Marie D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. WooriMm Am, Hasting*, Ml 49053 (269)945-3553 or M frsa (500) 258-5220 I Edwar <1 Jones Raid of party results in citations for 24 minors __ ,. * Michigan State Police from the Hastings post raided a party Saturday, Nov. 4, and cited 24 minors for being in poaaession of , ■■ alcohol. The details of the incident, which took place at a residence in Rutland Township, have been forwarded to the Bany County M Prosecutor’s office for possible charges against the owners of the residence. Fight report leads to arrest for disorderly Hastings officers were summoned to the 200 block of South Hanover Saturday afternoon when a citizen reported a fight in progress. Officers initially did not locate anyone, but later found one of the subjects in the driveway of a nearby residence who was 1998 FORD EXPLORER, runs good, excellent condi­ bleeding from the face. As investigating officers spoke with die mm, who was identified as Sivan Mead, 26, from Hastings, be became combative and refused to cooperate. Michigan State Police troopers who had also responded to the area, told Hastings tion, call (269)672-7628. officers they had dealt with the same subject earlier outside of the city on a similar complaint. Mead was placed under arrest for disorderly conduct after be refused continued warnings to stop yelling obscenities, be was 2001 CHEVY BLAZER: 4WD, 89,000 miles, very clean, $7,900. (269)838-6747 transported and lodged at the Barry County Jail and is facing additional charges of possession of marijuana (second or subse­ quent offense). Alcohol appears to have been a contributing factor in the incident. 2003 FORD EXPLORER XLT: gray, V-6, 4WD, 51K miles, moonroof, DVD play­ er, 3rd seat Asking $14,995 obo. CaD (269)945-5304. BUSES FOR SALE. The fol­ lowing buses are offered for sale to the highest bid­ der UNIT 9 16-1995 IN­ TERNATIONAL-CARPEN­ TER-65 PASSENGER, UNIT 9 29-1966 INTERNA­ TIONAL-BLUEBIRD-24 PASSENGER. Interested persons should submit a sealed bid to: Assist Super­ intendent, Delton-Kellogg School 327 N. Grove St., Delton, MI 49046. Mark the envelope *Bid”. Bids must be received by 3:00PM, No- • vernber 17, 2006, to be con­ sidered. Successful bidders must pay for the merchan­ dise, and remove same from Delton-Kellogg School with­ in five (5) days of notifica­ tion. Notification will be made after the Board meet­ ing of November 20, 2006. the buses and vehicles may be seen at the Delton-Kel­ logg bus garage between 8.-00AM and 430PM week­ days. Hastings man arrested in domestic assault Hastings police arrested a 37-year-old Hastings man on charges of domestic assault after police were summoned to a resi­ dence in the 200 block of West South Street during the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 4. Responding officers spoke with a 37-year-old victim who said she was struck in the back of the head after the suspect became upset during a argument. Jeffrey Schantz was placed under arrest on charges of domestic assault and lodged at the Bany County Jail without incident Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the incident. Grocery store parking lot robberies reported Kent County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Cascade Meijer Nov. 2 to answer a report of an unarmed robbery. Upon arriving on the scene, the deputies were informed that a pregnant Caledonia woman was attacked while walking into the store. She informed deputies that while she was walking from her car to the front door a subject sped up to her in a purple van, then slammed on his breaks and jumped out leaving the vehicle in gear. The subject then pushed the victim to the ground, took her wallet and got back into his vehicle and fled the scene. The Victim received rJnor injuries. Latter that same evening deputies responded to a similar call at the 10 Mile Meijer location. This time the suspect struck die victim with his vehicle, while attemptin" to steal her pone. The subject once again fled after obtaining the purse. The victim received small lacerations and bruising. These incidents are believed to be related to robberies in Grand Rapids md Kalamazoo area Meijer locations. COUR • Holly May Reichard. 26. of Kentwood, was sentenced Nov. 2 by Barry County Circuit Court Judge James Fisher to serve nine erty were dropped. Baker was arrested in June, 2006 to Hastings months rtt'jai! with 126 days credited Brand new in factory pack­ aging. Stain resistant, with lifetime warranty! Value $1300, must seU $495. Call (616)318-6998 can deliver. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable Reichard was charged with a probation violation of her 2004 • Matthew James Volkema. 24. of Hastings .^as sentenced Nov. conviction on delivery/manufacture of a controlled substance. I to serve one month in jail and 18 months probation for his Oct Reichard may have the balance of her jail time suspended upon payment of court assessments in the amount of $1,314. 18 conviction on a charge of failing to register his 'ha&ge of address as a sex offender. Judge Fisher noted two previous convictions, one in May 2002 Judge Fisher ruled the balance of Volkema's jail time nuiy t»c in Ottawa County for attempted home invasion and one in August suspended upon completion of probation. Volkema was ottered to undergo a substance abuse assessment within 14 (toys of his 2002 in Allegan County for a similar offense. Reichard was arrested in March 2004 in Hastings on the drug charge. • Karen Michelle Diggs, 39. of Holland, was sentenced Nov. 2 sentence and to start counseling as soon as possible. He also was ordered to continue community mental heiith treatment Volkema was arrested in July in Rutland Townfhip. in Circuit Court to serve 36 months probation. DIVORCE AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. Diggs was convicted of violating her 2005 probation sentence for possession of a controlled substance and operating a vehicle • Brooke Elizabeth Damron. 22, of Kalamazoo was sentenced Nov. 1 by Judge Fisher to serve 12 months in jail and 60 months while in possession of a controlled substance. probation for her Oct 11 conviction of second degree lame inva­ • Wesley Byron Baker. 19. of Hastings was sentenced Nov. 1 to sion. Damron was arrested in Prairieville Township in September. A serve 12 months in jail for his October conviction of one count of charge of safe breaking was dropped by the court Damron was RICK TAYLOR DETAIL WORKS: Where the details assaulting and resisting and obstructing a police officer causing ordered to pay $500 in court costs and a restitution hearing has injury and one count of assaulting and resisting and obstructing a 8am-5pm. police officer. Baker also was sentenced to serve 36 months probation and to been scheduled for December 15. She was ordered to pay a probation fee of $360 and a drug (269)838-8565. 80'S MINI BIKE: runs with new $100 Carburator, needs new dutch, make offer, (269)948-2219 after 10am9pm. •t I. ut/wb «ar 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs count. Mon-Sat. (269)948-0958 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. participate in cognitive behavior therapy and substance abuse counseling while incarcerated. He was ordered to pay $500 in court costs. $250 in restitution and a probation fee of $720. Additional charges of assaulting a police officer causing injury, court fee of $200. She was also ordered to participate in cognitive behavior therapy and substance abuse counseling while in jail. The balance of her jail time may be suspended upon her entry into the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission or Project Rehab or a similar program. attempted assault and battery and malicious destruction of prop­ ANY UNWANTED VEHI­ CLE, running or not, top dollar, quick service, up to $200, (616)890-1553. WANTED: OLDER JD. square baler for parts or working condition. (517)852­ 9402 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newdspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945­ 9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M­ 43 Hwy., Hastings. PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real c*utc adxcrtiung in thi* newtpaper i» subject ui the Fur Housing An and the Michigan Civil Right* Art which collectively male it illegal to advertise "any preference, trautetao* ot discnmiiMtaon based cm race, color. gefe* gmo. *ea. handicap, familial state*, national ongm. age .w martial Slana*. or an intention to make any wch prefer­ ence. limitation or diicnmmatioa Familial status include* children under the age of IS littng with parent* or legal custodians. pregnant women aid people *ccurmg custody of children undr- IB Thu newspaper will not knowingly accept any ad*mixing for real estate which i* tn violate** of the law Oar reader* are hereby informed that all dwelling* wl*erti*ed in du* newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis To report di*cnmmanoc call die Fair Housing Center at 616-451-2W0 The HUD ndl-free •elephone number Io, the hearing impaired i» 1-500-027-9275 Maple Valley High School will present the "Meet Me in St. Louis." based on the novel by Sally Benson and adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergei, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16-18. Performances will be each evening at 7 p.m. with a 3 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Nov. 18. in the high school auditorium. Tickets will be available at the door: $8 for adults. $5 for students, seniors ( 65 years and older) and children. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 9. 2006 - Page 17 Saxon eagers will get a third shot at the Trojans by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Saxons' last two chances to get a reg­ ular season victory in 2006 come Thursday and Friday night. Hastings will be home for an O-K Conference cross-over contest tonight against Sparta, then travel to lake on Creston in another non-conference contest Friday. That all leads up to a Monday night show­ down between the Saxons and Thomapple Kellogg Trojans in the first round of the Class B district tournament Middleville. in Hastings (0-12, 0-11) and TK (4-15. 2-10) will square off for the third time this season, at 8 p.m. That game follows the other district opener, between Hopkins and Allegan which is slated for tip-off at 6 p.m. Delton Kellogg waits for the winner of the Hopkins vs. Allegan game, in the district Wednesday semifinals at TKHS, while Wayland will meet the Saxons or Trojans in the other semifinal Wednesday. Thomapple Kellogg scored its second win of the O-K Gold Conference season on Tuesday night, topping the Saxons in bit worried about how things were would start touch was suddenly off after the opening It hasn't happened often this season, but out for his team with that line-up. that also eight minutes. TK outscored the Saxons 23-7 the Saxons were the ones to jump to a good included Tiffany Edwards. Dana Shilling, and in the middle two periods to take control of sized early lead, going up 21-14 in the first Natalie Knorp. the ball game. Hastings 55-46. quarter. Hastings led by as many as ten points It wasn't long before Shilling and Knorp Senior point guaid Ashleigh Lund was big in the period, after starting the game with its were joined by the regular starters on the in the Trojan comeback. She finished the five seniors on the floor including exchange floor, but things turned out better than they night vith 18 points, including going 11-for- students Emmy Kling and Linda Lubcke. had in most first quarters this season. Hastings head coach Dan Carpenter was a Hastings' Hannah Wood looks for a way to get the ball around Thomapple Kellogg's Amy Ball dunng Tuesday night's O-K Gold Conference contest at HHS. (Photo by Dan Goggins) Saxon center Audrey Wakley shields the ball away from Trojan guard Ashleigh Lund during Tuesday night’s contest. The two teams will meet again Monday evening in the Class B district opener at Thomapple Kellogg High School. (Photo by Dan Goggins) See BASKETBALL, next page It didn't last though. The Saxons shooting Vikings top Charlotte in home finale by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Those hoping to see a preview of next Monday's district opener between Lake wood and Charlotte didn't get a whole lot to go on Thursday, as the host Vikings knocked off the Orioles 52-38. Lakewood shot especially well in the first half, and the Orioles struggled from the field even when getting good looks close by the Hat basket. The Vikings took a 14-1 lead in the first five minutes. That lead only dipped under double digits one time, on the final bucket of the first quarter (17-8). Lake wood went on an 11-3 run to start the second quarter, and doubled up the Orioles in the first half 30-15. . The Vikings and Orioles will meet again Monday at 7:30 pun, ir.|1)g opening rou the Class B district tournament hosted by Charlotte. The winner of that game meets Don’t be surprised if girls’ districts don’t go like this Eaton Rapids next Wednesday in the district semifinals at Charlotte. In 2005. the Lakew ood girls scored a 54-40 win over the Orioles in a late season non-conferencc clash, only to fall in the district semi­ finals to the Orioles 49-43 at Charlotte. “We shot well (Tuesday), which scares me. Oh woe is me. 1 think this team we played didn't show us all I used to have three girls’ basketball districts to cover. This year that number is up to their weapons." said Lakewood head coach four, and three of them involve Barry County teams. After as many years as I’ve been paying attention, the county's four Class B squads aren’t all a part of the same district. Lakewood is getting shipped back over to Charlotte while Delton Kellogg. Hastings, and Thomapple Kellogg will all be a part of the tourna­ ment in Middleville next week. Maple Valley will be a part of the Class C district hosted by Springport. Kate Prominski. “I think the game on Monday is going to be very different, like a replica of last year.” The Vikings would prefer a replica of Tuesday night. Senior center Amy Joostbems, a night I hate making predictions. For one. when a team you don't know anything about lays ■before signing her National Letter of Intent to an egg if can land on your face. It's tough to compare leagues and records and all that continue playing ball in college at Ferris Stale sometimes. Plus, someone's always unhappy. You have to pick a team to wiu and a team to lose. University, poured in 15 points had eight With all that said, here I go. I’ll start with the big one. the Class B district at TK. In the two first round match-ups Monday. Hopkins faces Allegan and Hastings lakes on TK. Just to keep the fans of Barry County's girls’ basketball teams from boiling just yet. I’ll start with the early game. Hopkins against Allegan. If I had something to say. I’d say it. But I don’t know much about either team. rebounds, five assists, and three steals to lead the Vikings. Charlotte junior forward Marissa Newhouse picked up two fouls in the first minute and a half trying to contain her, and had to go to the bench. The Orioles didn’t have an answer for slowing her down, on I know that Delton Kellogg beat Allegan by about 18 points in the season opener. I also Tuesday, but Prominski said she expects to know that just about any time I stuck between picking a team that plays in the Wolverine see a much tougher zone defense out of the Conference or from one of the O-K Conferences I’m going to take the team that’s okay. I’ll say Hopkins takes on Delton Kellogg in the semifinals, and why not go out on a limb Charlotte senior guard Brittany Robinette has a shot disrupted by Lakewood senior center Amy Joostbems in the third quarter of Tuesday night's non-conferenco contest. (Photo by Brett Bremer) and say that ’he experience of Delton Kellogg's Katee Hogoboom. Jordan Haines, and Rachael Williams will pay off and get them into the district final. On the other side. Sorry Saxons, but I’ve got to go with the Trojans in this one. I’ve seen both of you play a couple times, and would have a harder time going with the hosts if they hadn’t beaten you twice this season. Of course. I know how the Saxons like to turn Orioles when the two teams open district meet on Thursday night. it on at tournament time, so I do expect a tight ball game. Unfortunately, Wayland is wait­ action. Sylvia Welch added fourth in the CAAC-3 at 5-4. ing in the wings. The thing there is, if Wayland plays its best game and TK plays its best game, then Vikings, six rebounds Lakewood is currently 11-8 overall and 16 points for the and six assists. Wayland wins. The same would hold true for a district championship tilt between Mallorie Brodbeck had seven points for Waylard and Delton. Lakewood, while Lauren Shaffer contributed The Vikings picked up their fifth league win last Thursday. Thelen stepped up and led Lakewood with 14 points, in a 57-44 win over the Cougars. I thought I had a hard time choosing between Hopkins and Allegan, but that's nothing eight rebounds and Kelsie Thelen seven. Even if the Vikings didn’t get a lot of info compared to picking between a few Lansing area schools that I haven't seen play. So bare out of the Orioles, they did have what was a I’m going out on a limb, and picking the ’Cats. “Kelsie had her best game of the season." near perfect senior night victory. Brodbeck. said Prominski. “We were really able to get the ball inside Lansing Catholic and Stockbridge square off in one opener at Charlotte Monday, with Joostbems. Thelen, and Welch came to the and the winner to meet Jackson-Lumen Christi in the district semi. The other opener is a bench together sharing hugs and high-fives in in mind that these are predictions and not guarantees. do some things against was joined down Lansing remaich of a great semifinal game from last season that puts Lakewood against the host the final minute of the game. All four con­ Catholic." Thelen Orioles. I really, really want to say that Lake wood’s running mates from the Capital Area tributed to the win. and gave the team's Joostbems. who also had a big night for the youngsters the chance to show off their stuff Vikings with 12 points. They both had eight Activities Conference Division 3 from Lansing Catholic will gel by Stockbridge in the early in the ball game. rebounds in the contest. Welch added nine points for Lakewood, The Vikings have one last big ball game on first round, but I just can’t quite do it. I say the Panthers go on to face the Titans, and then their schedule before the start of the district its the Titans score a spot in the district championship game. low by and Courtney Palmer eight. The second quarter defensive effort is what Lakewood won’t let the same thing happen that happened last year. Viking seniors tournament, at the home of the Capital Area Amy Joostbems. Sylvia Welch. Mallorie Brodbeck. and Kelsie Thelen won’t let Brittany Activities Conference Division 3 champions really propelled the Vikings to victory in the Robinette and the Orioles knock them out of the tournament. from DeWitt. DeWitt is ranked fourth in the capital city. Lansing Catholic built a 13-11 lead in the opening quarter, but Lakew ood slate in Class B. Maybe its the homer in me, but then the Vikings go on to knock off Eaton Rapids and “They will be conference champs, but the Jackson-Lumen Christi Titans for the title. The Lions are getting the short end of the stick here a little bit. getting squeezed in at we're still going to go out there and play that the end. Their Class C district at Springport appears on the . ’irface to be simple enough game as if the league could be ours." said to judge though. Dansville beats Bellevue Monday evening at 6. That game’s Ig lowed by Springport Prominski. team other than that the Lions beat Springport. If 1 have to. I’ll go with the Spartans. It doesn't matter much because the winner gets Olivet in the semifinals Wednesday, and loses. The Lions also top Dansville on Wednesday, to set up a showdown between Maple Valley and Olivet for the district championship game. Sorry Lions. Charlotte’s Allison Isham takes a swing at Lakewood’s Lauren Shaffer as she tries to go up with a shot in the first half Tuesday night at LHS. (Photo by Brett Bremer) final eight minutes before the break "We knew that Lansing Catholic had improved, so we didn’t look at their record “We’ve got a lot to prove. We’ve had some knocking off Leslie, or the other way around. I really couldn’t find out much about either allowed the Cougars just three points in the and think anything about that. We came in and stayed games this year that we. as a team, believe prepared should have gone the other way." said Prominski. including a 50-32 loss to the Prominski. Lakewood led 22-16 at the half. Panthers when they met at Lakewood in October Haslett and Williamston are tied for second at 6-3 in the CAAC-3. Those two teams also focused." said Tamara Seileck led Lansing Catholic with 12 points, and Alexis Solomon added 11. �Page 18 - Thursday. November 9. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Hackett and K-zoo Christian hand Delton 2 league losses The second half of the season has been Kalamazoo Christian hosted Delton last something of a struggle for the Delton Thursday, and scored a 44-39 victory over the Kellogg varsity girls' basketbail team. Panthers. The Comets took an early lead in the open­ ing quarter and held on for the win. and have The Panthers were handed their sixth straight loss on Tuesday night, by the Fighting Irish from Hackett Catholic Central. The Irish topped the Panthers in Delton. 62-57. "They took advantage of opportunities at the free throw line." said Delton Kellogg since clinched a share of the KVA champi­ onship. Haines led Delton Kellogg with 15 points and Hogoboom added 12. Hannah Williams chipped in eight points in the losing effort. Tara Meyering led the Comets with 15 bead roach Rick Williams. Many of those opportunities came in the fourth quarter, when the Irish outscored the Panthers 26-12. Delton was up 45-36 at the points. Delton is now 9-10 overall on the season, and 4-9 in the KVA. The Panthers close the regular season Friday night at home against end of three quarters. the fourth quarter, and 17-of-21 for the game. Parchment. The Class B district tournament begins for Hackett was 9-of-10 from the foul line in The Panthers used a strong shooting per­ Delton at Thomapple Kellogg High School formance to take their lead through the first next Wednesday. The Panthers drew a first- three quarters. For the night. Delton hit 15-of- round bye and will take on either Hopkins or 28 two point field goal attempts, but were just Allegan in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Hopkins and Allegan meet in Middleville 3-of-14 from behind the three-point line. Katee Hogoboom hit one of those threes, at 6 p.m. Monday in one opener, while and led all scorers with 23 points for DK. Hastings takes on the host Trojans in the night Jordan Haines added nine points and Rachael cap. The winner of that contest will face Williams five for the Panthers. Hannah Goy Wayland led DK on the glass with six rebounds. Wednesday al 8 p.m. in the district next semifinal Hastings has highest scoring season The Hastings High School Equestrian Club recently finished its third season. The dub competed against 82 other riders from 13 school districts. The Saxons finished with their highest scoring season ever, finishing in second place out of the "A" division and in third place overall. Team members indude (standing from left) Kaitlynne Kensington, Brittney Sutherland. Kayla DeVoignes. assistant coach Lynn Hatfeild. Rachea. McFartnd, coach Libby Teunessen, Autumn Malmquist. Terri Dull, (on horseback) Tash Dull. Karissa Milleson. Lean Pratt and Brad Horton. BASKETBALL, continued from previous page 14 from the foul line for the night. All 11 of TK's post players did mange to put a few those makes from the line came in the fourth points on the board though, as junior forward quarter, as the Saxons fought to stay in the Katie VandetGeld finished with 14 points and game. Shilling and Knorp kept them in it for quite senior center Caitlin Chamberlin added eight. a while. Shilling finished with 19 points and size in their conference game at home against Knorp had 15. Brandi Hurless added four Hamilton last Thursday. Hamilton stood head points and six assists. Carpenter also found a The Saxons could have used a bit more and shoulders over Hastings at nearly every position, and used that advantage to take a diamond in the rough with Lubcke. Lubcke gave the Saxons something they 46-31 victory. haven't had in a while, size inside, and she Hastings had its usual slow start in the game, trailing the Hawkeyes 12-1 to start the finished with a team high ten rebounds. Carpenter called it a "tremendous sur­ prise." "She played well over half the game, and game, and 16-5 after the opening quarter. The Saxons were never closer than eight points the rest of the way. she was a dominant force inside. When she was in there, they wouldn't go inside.” Lubcke. Mandy Buehler had the top Trojan time in the 100-yard butterfly during Thursday's dual with Wayland. She placed third in the event In 1 minute 17.87 seconds. (File photo) an student exchange Germany, didn’t pick up a basketball until Christensen Sports Editor A wave of solid performances was used by (6:32.16). and Beth tytiftp Baughman won Fuller the (6:33.03). 200 , medley Hasting,* t [ay Hoag, the Thomapple Kellogg-Hastings varsity Although the Trojans did not win the 200- girls' swimming and diving team to waterlog yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle Archaabeaa. and Wayland last Thursday in the final OK­ relay, they did have the second and third 2:10.37. and Stnimi Rainbow Tier II dual of the season. place teams in each of those events. Buehler, and Brown de ‘T think it was a step back for us," he said. Gba. Chanda r. Wallace. Mandy in 2:1547. The meet was a tight one. as TK-Hastings pulled out a 99-86 victory. The Trojans only Shilling led the Saxons with 14 points, but now." said Carpenter, crediting post playing didn’t have a particularly strong shooting teammates Audrey Wakley. Cali Carpenter, night. and Allison Hodges with helping her begin to Hastings, incicding a 6-for-7 performance Night scheduled for Friday, Nov. been postponed until Friday Nov. 17. for slid coach opportunities at the foul line. She has really, YMCA Family Fun Night, now Nov. 17 only won three of the 12 total events. The 13 points from the foul line. “Natalie had a great game, Date changelor outscored the Wildcats in four events, and in Knnrp chipped Carpenter. “Her driving ability created a buncri of in the last three or four games, played exact­ ly how I thought she was going to play th: year." No one else in the Saxon line up had more The YMCA of Barry County’s Family Fun than two points. Krista Vink led Hamilton with 16 point., 10, has DeWeerdt Sara The YMCA will be having a family fun Trojans trailed by a point with two races to A step which they obviously took back for­ ward a: TK. sudden she was like hey I know this game in 2:06.62. TK- ‘ e were second in while they would run into a wall. "She doesn't have the offense down quite understand the game of basketball. MK.AbwOBk son, its not too surprising that every once in a coming to Hastings. yet. but defensively and on the boards all of a Trojans pull past ‘Cats in final events Coach Carpenter said that with all the improvements his girls have made this sea­ 5rom eight, had and Kara VandeGuchte seven. night at the Hastings Community Center on go Nov. 17. The event will take place from 6:30 Alex de Goa (1 minute 19.10 seconds) and MoUy Wallace (1:20.48) finished first and p.m. until 8:30 p.m. second for the Trojans in the 100-yard breast­ Family members can use the open gym. stroke. and teammate Tara Schoessel placed roller skate or rollerblade, make crafts, play fourth (1:24.78). to help the team take the games, and there will also be a child’s bounce lead heading into the last race. In the 400- and slide. Participants will be able to go yard freestyle relay. TK-Hastings’ foursomes swimming as well if they are eight-years-old placed first and third to secure the win. Kayla Romanak. Alexa McClain. Elizabeth and up or swim with a parent. The cost for the event is $10 for families, Chappelow. and Alicia Strumberger took the 400 free relay for TK in 4:18.67. Jasmine or $5 per adult and $3 per child. For more information contact the YMCA Brown. Terra Nassif. Erin Fluke, and Audrey at (269) 945-4574. Hoag earned the two third-place points fin­ ishing the race in 4:24.48. The only other events Trojans the outscored the Wildcats in were the 500-yard freestyle and the diving competition. The Trojans trailed by four points, after four events, heading into the diving. TK- Hastings got a big lift from Kelly Frame who won the event with 198.8 points. Jamie VanDongen who was second with 182.2. and Courtney DeWent who placed fourth with 125.25. TK-Hastings didn't take first in the 563 freestyle, but outscored the Wildcats 9-7 in the event, with swimmers placing second, third, and fourth. The Wildcats' Shanda Edsali won the event in 6:05.27. but was fol- Audrey Hoag was the first TK-Hastings’ girl to touch ths wall in the 100-yard back­ stroke Thursday against Wayland. She placed second overall in 1 minute 10.82 sec­ onds. (File photo) In the 200 free relay, the Wayland team of Meinke. Tori Baughman, Battjcs. and Kristine Baughman won in 1:53.57. just over Hastings’ half a second quicker than the Trojan four­ Newest Affordable Ratify Apartments The Trojan team of Brown. Katie Romanak. Buehler, and Nassif was third in 2:00.29. some of Kayla Romanak. McClain. Fluke, and Chappelow which finished in 1:54.09. ' Hastings' One of Kind Family Living * Spacious Two & Three Bedroom Apartment-Homes * Fully Equipped Kitchen with dishwasher - Spacious Closets - Full Size Washer & Dryer in each Unit ' Outdoor Play Areas ' Reserved Covered Parking ( ompkI .•••Im . Mt> Hannah Line lUrtiap Ml 4*58 The Trojan swimmers finish the season with a 3-3 record in the O-K Rainbow Conference Tier II. with losses to Byron To Learn Mort About Quail Ridge Call Today Center. Hamilton and Calvin Christian. The Trojans topped the Wildcats. 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Ovid-Elsie's Maverick Darling won the Division 3 boys’ race in 15:23.5. Kalkaska’s Hall placed 85th with « time of 17.-04.8. only about 800 meters from the start of the Paul Grieve was second in race. Maple Valley senior Mike Hall decided Manistee’s Aaron Simoneau third in 15:34.0. "I think last year prepared him for this year. He came in mentally tough.” said Rosin. Soon after the first trip across the track, an 15:31.0 and it would be fun to lead the Division 3 boys Simoneau was the last man Hall passed “He showed me more than 1 thought he race for a while. “I wasn’t even running that fast." said Hall. before taking his short stint in the lead. had." Hall was less than half a second behind his Darling was the one who took the lead away “I’m passing people and I said hey why not from him. and led for the rest of the race. Kalamazoo Valley Association running mate take the lead." When runners returned to cross the track Only three runners all day had better limes Jeff Nordquist from Parchment who was 17th than Darling's, the top three runners in the in for a second time, after two miles. Hall was­ Division 2 boys* race. Now. a junior. Darling earned all-state honors with an eighth-place n’t first anymore. He was still close enough to also won the 2005 Division 3 boys’ champi­ the front to earn himself his first cross coun­ onship. try state medal. “I led for about 100 meters." said Hall. There were still 228 runners behind him 16:12.2. Parchment’s Nick Tecca also time of 15:56.4. A fourth KVA runner. Hackett Catholic Central’s Andrew Breyer Hall didn’t really try to keep pace with him. also made the top 30 with a 24th-piace lime of “I couldn't. I was going as fast as I could." 16:19.5. Delton Kellogg senior Justin Durbin Hall went faster than any Maple Valley wound up 78th in 16:56.4. Durbin wasn't quite as close to the front of the pack as H?dl was at the start, but he still jumped out fast in his first appearance in the slate finals. “That first mile was so fast, like 5:05.” said Durbin. “1 didn't think I was going that fast though. I planned to go out at about 5:30 (for the first nl!-» ” It can be tough for a first time dinner to slay steady, when starting in a field of nearly 250 runners. Durbin was a little bit over­ whelmed. “It feels like there’s a creature in you. I think that’s why I went out so fast." Williamston's tup five were actually faster than Eerie-Mason's Saturday, but EerieMason won the Division 3 boys* team cham­ pionship with 77 points. Williamston was sec­ ond with 90. and Jackson Lumen Christi was third with 175 points. Kalkaska was fourth with 181 points and Benzie Centra> fifth with 188. Hackett's boys ended up seventh in the team standings with 250 points. Eerie-Mason's top five runners all finished in the lop 28. led by Brandon Griffin's sixth­ place time of 15:49.4. Williamston was led by Matt Lutzke who was fourth in 15:38.9 and Dan Nix who was seventh in 15:53.6. Benzie Central sophomore Devyn Ramsay won the Division 3 girls’ race in 18:31.4, while Jackson Lumen Christi took the team title with 136 points. Leroy Pine River was second with 149. and Allendale third with Delton Kellogg's Justin Durbin nears the finish line at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday morning. He placed 78th in the Division 3 boys' race at the state finals with a time of 16 minutes 56.4 seconds. (Photo by Brett Bremer) 155. Waldron junior Tim Jagielski won the Maple City Glen Lake senior Marissa Division 4 boys’ race in 16:06.2. Hesperia Treece won iier third consecutive Division d won the Division 4 boys' team title with 148 girts’ championship with a time of 17:54.9. points to edge out second-place Hudson Northpointe Christian won the Division 4 which finished with 160. Whitmore Lake was girls* team title with 105 points, ahead of sec­ two points behind Hudson in third place. ond-place Potterville which finished with 126. Harbor Springs was third with 127, and Battle Creek St. Philip fourth with 137. Maple Valley's Mike Hall (right) works his way towards the two-mile mark at Saturday's Division 3 state finals. Hall earned his first state medal with an 18th place finish. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxon Sports Shorts JV Giris* Basketball game tight. Hastings junior varsity girts' basketball Last Thursday, the Hastings girls defeated team led most of the game Tuesday night against Thomapple Kellogg, only to fall to Hamilton 48-43. Howell led Hastings with 14 points and the Trojans 37-30 in the final minutes. Ratliff added seven. Sarah Kidder chipped in The Saxons had a 21-17 half-time advan­ six points for the Saxons, while Frantz. tage. Jen Ratliff led Hastings with 12 points. Ali Meredith, and Kaitlyn Semler had five each. Nikki Howell had ten. and Nicole Frantz. Kourtney Sutherland two. Meredith, and Kate Sutherland had two each. Head coach Pat Purgiel credited his team’s Davis tallied four points, Young hunters get bucks Norm O'Meara IV. a 12-year-old, participated in the youth hunt program and snagged an eight-point buck on Sunday Sept. 24. on the family farm in Prairieville. Torn Barry of Sanford, who formerly lived in Hastings, snagged a seven-point buck during her first ever hunting experi­ ence near Weidman on Sunday Oct. 24 during the youth hunt program. and Semler and Sutherland also had nine rebounds each. excellent pressure defense with keeping the Wouldn’t it be great if a free gift from your bank meant getting what you wanted... Not what they want to give you... 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Winchester crossed the After wearing a black tank top u ith white finals and break her own school record for the finish line at trim and a bright orange TK on the front all Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in season long. Winchester went deep into the seventh place, with a time of 18 minutes 26.1 closet and found a white tank w ith a block M seconds. The lop 30 runners in each race on the front for the final meet of her career. Saturday earned all-state medals. "Almost. 1 love this course. 1 always get a PR (personal record) here." It was a family affair for the Winchesters. Rebecca’s brother Keith, a Trojan junior mak­ ing his first appearance at the stale finals, placed 70th overall in the Division 2 boys’ race with a time of 16:43.7. Rebecca gave Keith some sibling-style advice the night before the race, being that it was his first time running at MIS. "He was being really negative, so 1 slapped him up a bit." said Rebecca, as Keith looked over at her with a smile on his face. Standing next to the two of them was their younger sister Ally, an eighth grader who shouldn’t expect a lot of advice from her older sister. Rebeccafs a bit frustrated that Ally was able to wipe aUay Rebecca’s middle school track records in the first meet she ever com­ peted in last spring. Rebecca is adamant that although her mid­ dle school records are gone, if they ran a race today she would still be able to beat her younger sibling. The Saxon cross country teams made the trek down »n Brooklyn as a family, to watch junior Ryan Bosma run in the Division 2 boys' race. In his first race at MIS. Bosma slowed as the race went on and finished 96th in 16:55.5. Thomapple Kellogg senior Rebecca Winchester (right) shares smiles with Gaylord sophomore Samantha Hunt on the medal stand Saturday afternoon. Winchester placed seventh in the Division 2 girts' race at the state finals. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Bosma’s Saxon teammate Jesse Ellwood helped him out of the mob of runners and respond to the bigness and the pressure of it,” spectators that gathered past the finish line, said Thompson. “I’m very happy with how and as they emerged from the crowd another they responded." lift Bosma’s other shoulder. After he had a chance to catch his breath, a including senior Justin Kucharczyk who led couple other teammates helped him get his Junior Luke Taylor was next in for the Scots, spikes off. the spikes that helped him finish in placing 47th in 16:32.1. Those are vie only the lop half of the field of 246 runners. Caledonia’s boys* team did better than fin­ two who had run in the finals, bo'Ji making Tyler Lancaster, helped Sophomore Ben Diefenbach. tie junior TenElshof. and freshman Kort Alexander all ings. had PR’s to finish third, fourth and fifth for “We’re very, very happy. We fell like that’s the team. Diefenbach was 71st in 16:44.0. where we should have been." said Caledonia TenElshof 80th in 16:48.1, and Alexander 160th in 17:27.6. Alex TenElshof thought they should have A pair of seniors brought up the rear fur Caledonia. Brian Wilder was 211th in 18:07.0 been. He did all the calculations before the and Nick Cramer 216th in 18:15.2. Cramer’s time would have placed him third “He's very into the stats and working out in the Division 2 girls’ race, which was won Parma Western sophomore Meggan all the different details." said Thompson. by It wouldn't have taken a mathematical wiz­ ard to pick out the Division 2 boys champi­ Freeland with a time of 18.03.5. Bloomfield Hills Lahser junior Erin LaFave was second ons. Dexter won the title for the fifth consec­ in 18:10.1, Monroe Jefferson senior Bekah utive season, and had the top two runners in Smeltzer third in 18:18.3, and Grand Rapids junior Bobby Aprill (15:15.1) and senior Dan Christian sophomore Alyssa Penning fourth Jackson (15:15.7). The Dreadnaughts' top in 18:23.2. five runners finished in the top 13 individual­ The Grand Rapids Christian girls, led by ly. with sophomore Jason Bishop fifth in Penning, won the Division 2 title for the sec­ 15:33.5. senior Ryan Neely eighth in 15:39.5. ond year in a row. The Eagles scored 134 and junior Ben Stevenson 13th in 15:563. points to edge out second place East Grand The Dreadnaughts finished with just 28 team points, which surprisingly wasn’t the Rapids which had 147. East Lansing was third with !49 points. lowest team point total on the day. Pinckney's The O-K Gold Conference’s top girls’ boys won the Division 1 title with just 27 team. South Christian, placed tenth with a points, although the total time for Dexter’s score of 336 points. Kelsey Burgess earned top five runners was just over a minute better all-state honors for the Sailors with a 23rd- than Pinckney’s. place finish in 18:59.6. Burgess was side-by­ Sparta was second with 142 points fol­ side with Wayland senior Jessica Armstrong lowed by Fremont 157. Fenton 175. Linden for much of the race. Armstrong was 21st 221. Bloomfield Hills Lahser 253. Three overall in 18:59.2. Rivers 267. Forest Hills Eastern Carlie Green won the race in 17:49.3. their first appearance in 2005. ninth in Division 2 in the overall team stand­ race, and picked his team to finish ninth. . . Hastings' Ryan Bosma (right) and Ludington's Jason Sniegowski cross the two-mile mark at Saturday's Division 2 state cross country finals. Bosma finished 96th in the field of 246 runners. (Photo by Brett Bremer) ish line in 17:52.3. Highland-Milford senior the team with a 36th-place time of 16:24.2. ish in the top half, the Fighting Scots placed head coach Ben Thompson. It was exactly where Fighting Scot junior Rochester Adams was led by Division 1 ’s runner-up. Rachel Patterson, who hit the fin­ The Scots had four runners run PR’s, teammate. standings with 199 points. 275. Caledonia 291. and Petoskey 312 in the top ten. The Scots didn't have the kind of state finals experience the Dexter boys did. Only two of Caledonia's seven runners had ran in Armstrong’s Wildcats placed 15th as a team with 390 points, just two spots back of Hamilton which was 13th al 361. The Division 1 girls race was the tightest girls’ finals performance ever, with Rochester Adams taking the team title on a sixth-score tie-breaker against Livonia Churchill. Both the finals before. “Being our first time in quite a while, you don’t know how the guys are going to teams’ top five runners finished with 112 Thornapple Kellogg junior Keith Winchester placed 70th overall in the Division 2 boys' race at Michigan International Speedway Saturday after­ noon. (Photo by Brett Bremer) points. Rockford was third in the D-l girls’ REE REIN 1 EMERGENCY SERVICES AVAILABLE CALL 269-945-5073 for Details BRAND NEW OFFICE SPACE Monday through Thursday 8am to 8 pm and Friday 8 am to 5 pm RETAIL SPACE AVAILABLE Accepting New Patients Gole Dental Group Teeth Do More Than Chew Food 3 2 269-948-2244 121 W Woodlawn Ave Hastings � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-11-16.pdf 758bf285e30ef942bd12988db5878386 PDF Text Text np ____ B W II * Devoted to the Interests °f BarrV CountV Since 1856 rastikgs public ubkam E J2ISCHUHCHSI wsimGs hi wjriM v HastingsDANNER PRICE 5OC Thuraday. November 16. 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 46 Charlton Park post-election action sought PUD lawsuit against city is dismissed by David T. Young Editor What to do about Charlton Park appears to be a major issue, but the first question may be about who’s going to take some kind of action on its behalf in the wake of two crushing mill­ age defeats. The Barry County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning discussed the aftermath of the defeat of a request for .2275 mill for Charlton Park in the Nov. 7 general election, that on the heels of two even worse showings at the polls in the Aug. 8 pri­ mary. Don Nevins, a member of the County Board and the Parks and Recreation Commission, said it’s important that some­ time the two groups get together to talk about the failed millages and what can be done. Charlton Park will be able to run for another year on its quarter of i mill of public support, but tliat levy is in danger of sunsetting on Dec. 31.2007. Nevins suggested it’s crucial to have repre­ sentatives from the public somehow explain what the problems are and perhaps how they can be fixed. "1 want to hear from the citizens,” he said. Fellow Commissioner Tom Wing had a dif­ ferent take, saying. ’’We've heard the com­ plaints and it (the millage renewal request) failed twice. We need an organized process that’s been proven.” Wing instead suggested the County Board of Commissioners ’’contribute money to the Planning Department and let them go through the planning process for parks." Board Vice Chairman Jim French said, ’’The first step is for the two boards to meet. Maybe that will end the finger pointing.” He told Nevins he should bring up the idea to the Parks and Rec Commission at its meet­ ing Tuesday night. Commissioner Howard ’Hoot" Gibson said he favors some kind of session inviting the public to indicate what they believe the problems are with Chariton Park. He noted that about a year ago about 100 farmers showed up at a farmland preservation meet­ ing at Kellogg Community College to discuss concerns they had with the master plan before a compromise could be reached. Keith Ferris, commissioner-elect for the Third District, said he agreed with French that the Parks and Rec Commission and the County Board need to have a joint session, ’’but the new board (which will have three new members as of Jan. 2) needs to deal with this." Jeff VanNortwick. commissioner-elect from the Seventh District and a former mem­ ber of the Parks and Rec Commission, said he didn’t know there was a meeting Tuesday See CHARLTON PARK, page 2 Raising homelessness awareness Alan Klein has been on the comer of State Street and Broadway in Hastings all week !o raise awareness ol homelessness In Barry County. "People don't think there a homelessness in Barry County, and I just want to raise awareness." he said. "This must be the busiest intersection in Barry County, so I know a tot ot people will see me standing here with these signs." Klein s signs read, "63% of Barry County homeless are under 18." ‘Homeless Awareness Week Nov. 10-19." and "You're homeless Where do you go in Barry County?" Many thought Klein himself was homeless, but he has a home in Hastings and just wants to help those who are not as fortunate. Klein said people offered him money, rides to Battle Creek, work and a place to stay. (Photo by Megan Lavellj by Megan Lavdl Staff Writer Hastings property owners have dropped their lawsuit against the City of Hastings regarding a Planned Unit Development (PLD) on Washington. Court and Market streets. Seven Hastings property owners began pursuing the suit in airly 2005, and they have incurred $17,000 in legal costs since then. Gordon Barlow, one of the property owners who filed the suit against the city, said the property owners are not interested in paying more money in legal costs to pursue the law­ suit. Barlow also said he and the other prop­ erty owners decided to drop the case after the District Court of Appeals in Grand Rapids sent the case back to Barry County Circuit Court. “We just thought that if wc had to go back to Judge (Jim) Fisher’s court, wc already got shaft ’hree times.” said Barlow. Fisher earlier had ruled in favor of the City ot Hastings and the property owners subse­ quently appealed. Walgreen’s currently is interested in buy­ ing the property in the PUD. but is waiting See PUD, page 3 New, not old, County Board to interview, select 16 posts by David T. Young Editor Sixteen appointments to various boards and commissions will be delayed until January when three new members of the Barry County Board of Commissioners will be seated. Though a legal advertisement seeking applicants to nine such panels was published in the Nov. 2 edition of the Hastings Banner, the County Board voted 6-2 Tuesday morning to delay interviews and re-ad vertise for the positions in both the Banner and the Reminder in an effort to gain wider attention. The deadline for applicants, according to the ad. was 5 p.m. Tuesday. Nov. 14. but the process will begin anew so the new County Board will have a chance to interview and then choose those who will be seated in January. The terms of all 16 positions will expire Dec. 31, but it was noted there would be little, if any interruption by delaying appointment of a full board or commission early next year. The available positions include two seats on the Farm Preservation Board, four on the Commission on Aging Board, three on the Construction Board of Appeals, one on the City-County Airport Commission, one on the Building Authority, one on the Parks and Recreation Commission, one on the Transit Board, two on the Substance Abuse Board and one on the Road Commission. None of the appointments involves any compensation except the one on the Road Commission, in which all three members are paid per diems for attending meetings and receive health care benefits. Not surprisingly, the largest number of applicants as of Tuesday morning was for this post, as six. including incumbent Roger Pashby, County Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp, former Assyria Township Supervisor David Boles. Fred Bylsma, Michael Norton and Lloyd Kilmer have applied. Elden Shellenbarger and David Kilmer were the applicants for the two Parks and Rec Commission posts, David Tripp was the lone applicant for the Building Authority, Robert Nelson and Debbie Massimino were just two of the four applicants for Commission on Aging Board. Ken Radant was the only appli­ cant for Transit Board, Tina Williams and Carol Rogers applied for Substance Abuse Board seats. Charles Sc merad was the only one who submitted for Airport Commission and John Lenz and Barbara Cichy applied for the two open seats on the Agriculture Preservation Board. No one applied for the three scats on the Construction Board of Appeals. Perhaps the biggest reason for deciding to delay interviews was that too few applied. Commissioner Michael Callton said. “1 think we should re-advcrtisc for the 16 posi­ tions. We want a better response.” He agreed the Board of Commissioners See BOARD, page 3 I open* Monty. Dre. 4. Inric School in Hatty*. Jd la available baaed on Ijuom m» held «t Hnt United Tb alter. call 269 948-9441. childwi to a wide range of rbythim and nodes through singing, movement and by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Members of the 2007 Gun Lake Winterfest planning committee say they hope to hear from members of the community at their next meeting al 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Nov. 28. al Bay Pointe Restaurant. The group is making final plans for events for the 2007 Winterfest Saturday. Feb. 17. and ideas and suggestions are being sought from residents and local businesses in the Gun Lake area as to what they would like to sec as activities during the day. Volunteers also are needed for the day s leading up to the event and during the event as well. Winterfest was an annual celebration at Sm NEWS BRIEFS, pag» 2 See WINTERFEST, page 2 foe smmI Share-A-Tbon Festival h> Match. With lessons, students can *up- for competitions,'1 ty School Director said Steve for parent and child alike. Kiadannuaik classes are offered for Lakewood grad injured in Iraq Winterfest plan meeting is Nov. 28 The next planning meeting for the 2007 Gun Lake Winterfest will be at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Nov 28. at the Bay Pointe Inn. Call the Barry Chamber of Commerce at 945­ 2454 for more details. This picture was taken at last year's Winterfest when Delton Public Library Director Edward Elsner tried to bring a tropical sense to the very cold event along with Miss Barry County Amanda Becktel. by Helen Mudry Staff Writer Justin Pelham. Lakewood High School Class of 2001 and son of Tami and Brian Pelham of Lake Odessa, was injured by an improvised explosive device (1ED) in Iraq l«st month. He is recovering at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. D.C. Pelham is a member of the 1461 CBT HET National Guard transportation group out of Jackson. Mich. His unit spent the summer training in Indiana, was sent to Kuwait in August and Iraq in Sept. At 12:45 am. Iraq time on Oct. 19. he was driving a HET (heavy equipment truck) car­ rying an M-88 tank back to Camp Speicher in northern Iraq when the truck hit an IED. Justin lost his complete index finger on his right hand along with the remaining three fingers at the middle knuckles. He also had shrapnel in his left leg just below the knee. See IRAQ, page 3 �p®0* 2 - Thursday, November 16 2006 - The Hastings Banner Local schools declare war on bullies simple iartnunetas Baaed on musk learn­ ing rraaarrli, the classes teach musk like l-We, in sups. Kindennusik students (ah a Orang foundation for success learn­ ing an instrument as well as in academics. Classes trill begin the week of Feb. 5. Organ concert set for Friday Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hretinga will welcome organist George Boeeman for a aoio performance at 8 pan. Friday, Nov. 17. Mk bi IK*, the cterch'i historic Odell pipe organ originally was located in St Mark 's Episcopal dtuteb in Grand Rapids wad k was moved ipHastiags in 1910. Boonton. a native ot the Texas Pretaodfe. studied organ at the University ot North lisas and was apprenticed as an tagan builder to Austin. He later studied in Vieaea. Austria, on a Hdbright Grant Now worked for organ builder Fritz Noack before starting He own company in 1971. to 2000. Pridty’i prafjam wffl include 19th cen­ tury Ammcaa American copas Dudley Buck s trey Goad Screte to MU • work that enda with the patriotic nefody Hail Cotambto.' Though lata familiar today, the aoop was aua( at the inaufuration of Presidetit Oao^e WtaMamoa and mmainad popaiar Woodland Food Co-op wfl meet A Woodland Hood Co-op membership meeting will be beM at 7 pun. Monday. Nov. 13. at the Coop to Wndtamd. All membenenoountgedioaneed. Store hoots Monday. Wtotoeuday and Friday from noon so 5 pun. ana-------------------- IMfeJ inomappie wmo Band concert set When the Ttanagfte Wkad Band ptays its Christmas cnacot on Soeday ^tetnooa, Dec. 3. the big home will be faaaseod in a special mmtoer for tubas and bariaones. Among the pteyen wifl be two tonten who are accuakmeed to being on toe podF -S 1 paying. imvc -। to ■ n mb rwBKWlna*. r*yc his colleagues The Representatives from each Hastings ele­ mentary school and the middle school received training to facilitate implementation of a district-wide systematic “Bully Free School" environment so all students students in the Hastings Area School System will feel emotionally and physically safe. A grant from Barry Community Foundation, along with funding from Hastings Area Schools, made the intensive two-day staff training sessions possible. Staff participated in the training in March and August this year. A trained district management team from all Hastings Area School System elementary buildings and Hastings Middle School learned how to implement a comprehensive approach to prevent bullying. The district management team included Kim Alderson. Hastings Board of Education member; custo­ dian or food service persons Sue Wilson. Theresa Decker, Evelyn Westfall. Don Converse, and Marcia Sherman; paraprofes­ sionals Sandy Chejkning. Teresa Lancaster. Roxanne Frey. Deborah Robbe. Diane Dawson Mary Pennington. Daria Cady; bus drivers Carol Bolton and Carolyn Davis; school counselors Nancy Bradley. Patricia Bellgraph. Elizabeth Sedgewick. Cathy Longstreet; teachers Tina Bovee. Trisha Kietzman. Dan Egbert. Julie Carlson. Amy Oster. Denise Keller. Lynn Gibson. Carrie Carl. Teresa Heide; parents Kathleen Woloszyk. Wendy Gagnon. Jamie Murphy. Jon Kobe. Cheryl Swinkaunas. Lynn Musculus. Deb Densberger. and administra­ tors Steve Hoke. Mike Karasinski. Mark Martin. John Johnston. Susan Linacre. Amy Tebo. Sharon Duits and Margie Haas. The trainer. Dee Lindenberger from Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency, led participants through activities to provide a consistent means of offanto University and a viakfag lecturer al Wayne rotnoen Awara nun Association fee Local u*c MKoigan Bavironamtal 90-326*. donors are the sole source ot Hood nas- Lauren Stineman Lauren Stineman has her 3rd holiday show wauaic nm sat for Sunday “Animals Among Us" by local film-maker Uarihaw OyadHe, « 2 pun. Sunday. Nov. 19, altbe Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. by The Willard G. Pierce and feme M. fund housed at the Barry Community Thonappie KelKgg High School data year are raffiing off an mange Jeep pedal car valued al more *an *200 to tatoe money to pay for their projects. d»lA00bottlesamicaMduriagd>e20052006 academk yew to ftaad the project It was hand built over the weaner by Melvin. Raffle tickers are $1 each. 6 for $5 or 15 for only *10. Call fee high school m 795- A spokesperson for the foundation said. triends to join us to viewing this uplifting Dec. 20 for the pedal car tost worid make display at the Thornapple KeDogg School awirnniiiniiiiij I *amj foja im* —1 will Street in Gand Nov. 20. The vr same boys'bad Maple Valley High School will present the ‘Meet Me in St Louis.* based on the novel by Sally Benson and adapted for the by Patricia Johns Staff Writer ■ Metal artist Lauren Stineman will be fea­ tured in her third show with the Thomapple Arts Council beginning with an artist's recep­ tion today. Thursday. Nov. 16. beginning at 5 p.m. at the Art Hatchery Building in Fish Hatchcry Park in Hastings. Stineman *s work will be on display from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday through Thursday. Dec. 7. The show will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Nov. 23. but will be open Friday. Nov. 24. from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The only Saturday, the show will be open is Saturday. November 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stineman has created 30 new pieces and has created 30 sets of earrings as well this year. This is her third holiday show for the Thomapple Arts Council, it is set a little ear­ lier this year so she can complete commis­ sions before the holiday. She has works in a wide variety of styles. She has had her own jewelry business for three years and has been working with pre­ cious metals for six years since she was a stu­ dent at Western Michigan University. She has a studio in the Park Trade Center in Kalamazoo and some of her work is also for sale in the Saniwax Gallery in that build­ Band* wl play ing. For more information about this show or the Thomapple Arts Council, call 945-2002.. The Middleville United Methodist Church to premmtog a hnlkfrp dtonor the­ ater Friday. Dec.*, and SsruKtay, Dec. 9. WINTERFEST, continued The Baddeat Angel BamT calls on the tiattn are excited about the World's Fair also in a state about the love life of their only brother, whom they suspect of ditch­ ing his sweet hometown girlfriend for a snob from the east. Performances will be each evening al 7 pun with a 3 p.m matinee on Saturday. Nov. 18. in the high school auditorium. Tickets will be available at the door. $6 for adults, $5 for students, senion ( 65 yean and older) and children. helping youth change their behavior. The pro­ gram is s pan of Strategic Alternatives in Prevention Education (SAPE) and is based on the work of Stan Davis and Dan Olweus. Stan Davis has worked extensively within the school setting. Dan Olweus’ research has pro­ vided the foundation for effective bullying prevention programming across the world. During the two-day workshops participants learned how to implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce bullying/aggressive behaviors that include the following major components: • Strategies to impact the behavior of “bul­ lies" including an intervention format and strategies for social/coping skill develop­ ment; • Strategies for social/coping skill develop­ ment for the “targets" of bullies • Strategies for all students to impact group norms and mobilize the “bystanders." • Strategies to work with the parents of bul­ lies and targets • Staff training design and guidelines for a discipline rubric to ensure district-wide con­ sistency • Strategies for schools to create a safe environment • Skills training: Precision feedback. Re­ naming. Modeling of pro-social behavior. Bully Resistance Skills, and the “Individual Intervention Process. The District Management Team is provid­ ing information to personnel in each building and planning implementation. CHARLTON PARK, continued from page 1------------------------------------------------------------- ing win be ooBacitxL For mote toformatkat. call (269) 9*5301*. A Red Crass Hood drive will be held bom from 1 to &43 pun. today. Thursday, Nov. 16,t(AemntagsMooarbo*toM28 N. MkHganAve. Donors most be at least 17 yean of age. Jennifer Richards (center) of the Barry Community Foundation presents a $3,000 check to Pleasantview Elementary School Principal Margie Haas on behalf of Hastings Area School System. The grant paid Dee Lindenberger (left) from the Marquette Regional Educational Agency, to train a district management team to pre­ vent bullying and aggressive behavior. Rcservaaiona before Dec. 5 can be made by calling the church Office al 269-795­ 9266 between 9 asn. and I pm. The cost is $10 per person to cover dm- The Middleville United Methodist Church is located at 111 Church St in Middleville. from page 1-----------------Gun Lake for a long time, but several years ago it was discontinued. The festival was res­ urrected last February and was held on the coldest day of the year, ye still enjoyed comeback success. The committee hopes to pla.i a return of a "broombair competition. The “rough and tumble" winter event was requested last year. The committee also would like to hear from local or school theater or music groups that would like to perform. For more information about the Gun Lake Winterfest call the Burry County Chamber of commerce at 945-2454 or e-mail the chamber at barrychamberfa sbcglobal.net night and felt the change of date for the .-nett­ ing should have been publicized better. In other business at their me 'ting Tuesday morning, the commissioners: • Decided, after several closed sessions, to purchase the building and lot at 221 S. Broadway, owned by Probate Judge William Doherty, at a price of $320,000. Barry County Administrator Michael Brown said he could not speak definitively about what the board’s plans are for the prop­ erty. but he suspected it may be used for more parking. • After a somewhat testy exchange between Commissioners Michael Callton and Tom Wing, agreed to continue contracting employee assistance counseling services with Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services of Cutlerville. Callton raised questions about Pine Rest's strong Christian affiliation, saying it may make some clients uncomfortable and noted he is Jewish and may find it awkward to receive counseling with a Christian perspec­ tive. Callton asked if Pine Rest is a church. “What if it is?" replied Wing tersely and then he asked Callton how he would feel if Pine Rest's name included “Jewish Mental Health Services?” “I’d have an issue with that, too." Callton responded. Commissioner Sandra James said. “Christian, to me. doesn't mean one particu­ lar faith... 1 would want a doctor taking care of me to be a Christian, which means that someone is caring for you and praying for you." Wing re-entered the discussion defending Pine Rest by saying, “I don’t think there’s indoctrination going on.” James said she hasn’t heard any com­ plaints from county employees who have used Pine Rest for counseling and mental health services. Despite the debate, the motion to continue with Pine Ree* was approved unanimously. • Agreed to a contract amendment between Barry County Trial Court and the Michigan Supreme Court Admimsoative Office in the drug court program in order to gain an addi­ tional $20,000 in grants for thi: yew. The contract for next year also was approved. • Approved the appointment of Dr. Joyce deJong of Sparrow Hospital. Lansing ind Drs. Michael Markey and Dr. Brian Hunter as deputy medical examiners in the wake of Dr. Jeffrey Chapman’s death last weekend of cancer. Chapman had been Barry County medical examiner and these appointments keep the office in place. • Adopted resolutions for an application for a $250,000 community development block grant and for a $150,000 application for a housing resource fund. • Agreed to adopt a Barry County person­ nel policy regarding improper docking of exempt employees. • Appropriated an $800 increase in the Emergency Management gas and oil budget because of higher gas and oil prices over the past year. • Approved the purchase of an animal con­ trol truck from Signature Ford in Owosso at the price of $18,277. It was reported there were no local bids. Christinas parade to feature ‘fireworks’ Saturday, Dec. 2 by Megan Lavell Staff Writer This year’s night time Christmas parade Saturday. Dec. 2. will brighten up the Hastings community with not only floats adorned with Christmas lights, but also with a sort of “fireworks” display. Karen Heath, owner of Second Hand Corners and a member of the Barry County Chamber of Commerce Christmas Committee, asked the Hastings City Council to allow the fireworks before the Christmas parade. The fireworks are not projectile, so they need only a small isolation area as com­ pared to projectile fireworks. The fireworks will begin at 5 p.m. and will be followed by a tree lighting ceremony and a proclamation. The Christmas parade will fol­ low and make its way through downtown. The council also granted Heath's request to hang a banner downtown promoting the Christmas parade and fireworks and to waive the fee for the banner. In other business of the Hastings City Council Monday evening: • A public hearing was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday. Nov. 27. to hear Viking Property LLC’s request to transfer a tax abatement under Public Act 198 from Tyden Group for real property and a tax abatement under PA 198 from Tyden Seal for personal property to Viking. After receiving a tax break from the city. Tyden last year pulled up stakes and moved its operations to China. • Resolution 2006-47 was adopted, allow­ ing the March of Dimes to hold a Walk America event in Fish Hatchery Park on Saturday. May 5. 2007. • Resolution 2006-48 passed adopting MERS Benefit E for the pension benefit year beginning January 1, 2007. • The case of Barlow et al. vs. City of Hastings was dismissed. Christmas parade starting time set for 5, not 7 p.m. The City of Hastings will hold its annual Christmas parade at 5 p.m. Saturday. Dec. 2, at 5 p.m. The starting time was reported incorrectly in last week’s edition of the Banner. See more details about this year’s holiday events and activities in the Nov. 21 edition of the Reminder. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 16. 2006 - Page 3 IRAQ, continued from page 1 Local students mark Safe Schools Week “It fractured his tibia and blew out a soft ball size of flesh.” said his mother. During the healing process. Justin can't bear weight on his left leg and he can't grip with his right hand, so therapists have rigged up a walker with some Velcro adaptations that allow him to walk up to 400 feet. He uses an electric wheelchair for longer excursions. Tami said she hopes he will be moved out of the hospital shortly and continue his reha­ bilitation at Mologne House, which is con­ nected to Walter Reed. The family was notified about the injury at 10:15 a.m. Oct. 19. The National Guard called her home and wanted to talk to an adult. The message was relayed to Brian, who returned the called to the Guard. After hearing the news about Justin, he called Tami who was at a teachers’ conference. She said she wondered. “What is he calling me for. I'm at a conference?" When the Pelhams initially got the news, they didn't know the extent of the injuries. “It was most nerve wracking.” said Tami. Later Justin's captain in Iraq called and cmailed them a picture, which relieved their fears a little. Their son was still hurt, but the wounds were not life threatening. The captain wrote, “Once again. 1 do not have the words to express how proud 1 am of your son. he epitomizes the warrior mentali­ ty. and the Army values, both of which are critical to mission success. He is a true sol­ dier. patriot, and most importantly a true American hero that others would do well to emulate. It has and will continue to be a great honor to be his commander, soldiers like Justin are few and far between. He will be in my heart and mind until this mission is com­ plete and 1 see him again. My prayers go out to you. Justin, and your family for a speedy recovery, and a quick reintegration into civil­ ian life. “Please keep me updated on his status, and if he runs into problems please don’t hesitate to let me know. 1 can rally the troops back in the states to make things happen. — Captain Scottie A. McCostlin " Alter the first treatment in Iraq. Justin was sent to Germany and then to Walter Reed. The Army has arranged for Tami to be with Justin while he is recovering. “The Army and the Red Cross have been fabulous.” said lami. "They have me staying in a room in a Hilton Hotel since space is a: a premium. The Red Cross has taken care of Nov. 5-11 was designated al Michigan's Safe Schools Week, a dedication to raise awareness about the need to keep schools and communities violent free. The focus of the week was to empower youth to prevent vio­ lence. One goal for the week is to encourage peo­ ple to renew their efforts to provide the safest possible environment for students to learn, and an important message is that violence is preventable and everybody, including teach­ ers. students and parents, play an important role in its prevention. It is important for stu­ dents to speak up and for adults to listen. At Northeastern Elementary School all Justin Pelham gives the "thumbs up’ sign for a picture sent back to family in Lake Odessa. He suffered injury to his right hand and left leg when his truck hit an IED. His Captain Scottie A. McCostlin (left) and other soldiers from his platoon give him encouragement for a quick recovery. Justin getting him everything he needs clothing, phone cards, emergency cash.” Since Veterans Day was last week, many organization have send cookies to the injured troops. “We are all ‘codded out’," Tami laughed. Tami stays with Justin, helping him do things lie can’t without the use of his right hand. She has cut his meat, helped him with shaving and with other personal care. She said Justin and the family are mentally hold­ ing up. “He tries to keep a positive attitude and that helps with the healing and therapy." she said. Justin said besides the occasional game of Yatze, he is trying to get better. “I loved it in Iraq," he said. "The other sol­ diers are my family. I miss them all." He also misses the Michigan snow and snow boarding. He is hoping he will be done with occupational therapy and physical thera­ py in time to get home and do some snow BOARD, continued from page 1 fulfilled legal requirements in posting notice of the openings, but "there is a larger intent" to attract as many people as possible. Jeff VanNoctwick, commissioner-elect for the Seventh District, said the Banner is well read, but has a circulation of only about 7.000 while the Reminder goes to 30.000 house­ holds in the area, including all of Barry County. Commissioner Sandra James said she understands J-Ad Graphics offers a special combo rate when customers use more than one publication. Mark Englerth. commissioner-elect for the Sixth District, told the board. “I’m not com­ fortable with the process (with seeking appli­ cants now). “I'd like to see it delayed until the start of next year.” Commissioner-elect Keith Ferris of the Third District also said he'd personally like to take a more active role in the interviews and selections. He suggested the new board could be sworn in on Tuesday. Jan. 2. and then a Committee of the Whole could conduct inter­ views and new members could be selected by the end of January, thereby lessening the amount of “down time" for each of the boards and commissions. Callton said State Rep.-elect Brian Calley told him the Ionia County Commission has no committees except of the whole, with all five members meeting to conduct that kind of business. The Ionia Board has only five mem­ bers as opposed to Barry’s eight. Tripp noted Ionia’s one committee has “just one more person than our committees." which have four. Board Vice Chairman Jim French said it appears the expiration date of the terms, Dec. 31, is a big part of the problem and he won­ dered if it could be changed so incoming board members have a better chance to inter­ view and select applicants instead of outgoing members. “I’d like to explore changing the times,” he said. Commissioner Tom Wing asked, “Can we set the terms differently so we don’t have this problem in the future?" Tripp, who with Wing and James is step­ ping down from the board as of Jan, 1. said all three incoming commissioners would have beer invited to take part in the interviewing prxess so they’d have a better handle on selections, but that question now is moot with Tuesday morning’s action. Howard “Hoot" Gibson made the motion to hold off on interviews and re-advertise the 16 positions in both the Reminder and Banner. The vote was 6-2 with Tripp and Wing dissenting. Renewable Fuels Commission to have first meeting Nov. 30 Michigan Department of Agriculture Director Mitch Irwin has announced »hc Michigan Renewable Fuels Commission will convene its first meeting in Lansing Thursday. Nov. 30. Established through Public Act 272 of 2006. the public-private commission will rec­ ommend strategies that Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the State Legislature may implement to promote Michigan’s production and distribution of alternative fuel. The event will feature Suzanne Hunt, biofuels project manager for Worldwatch Institute, an inde­ pendent research organization focusing on critical global issues, as keynote speaker. "The work of the Renewable Fuels Commission is a critical part of our effort to make Michigan the nation's leader in devel­ oping and producing alternative energy." said Granholm. "As more E-85 and flex fuel vehi­ cles are produced, it is essential that we make biodiesel and ethanol products more widely available and encourage their use." All are encouraged to visit the commis­ sion's website al www.renewablcfuelscommission.org to view a list of commission members, the meeting agenda, to access use­ ful resources and participate in a public opin­ ion survey. The site and electronic survey were created by Public Sector Consultants. Inc. to gather information on behalf of the commission. students and teachers signed the School Safety Pledge together at 11 a.m. Monday. Students at Southeastern Elementary also were between 10 and II a.m. given the opportunity to sign the School Safety Pledge in each classroom. Central. Pleasantview. Star and Southeastern schools will post the signed pledge sheets at school in the hallway as a continual reminder. An all-school assembly about Michigan Safe Schools Week and the School Safety Pledge was held at Southeastern Elementary. The pledge was sent home for parents' signa­ ture supporting students' pledge. "Rolling up our sleeves with our industry leaders is the cohesive approach Michigan needs to pinpoint opportunities and achieve results." said Irwin, who also serves as chair of the Renewable Fuels Commission. "While the alternative fuel sector is complex and constantly changing, pooling the expertise of such a diverse group not only allows us to see around the bend, it enables us to determine what it is we want to see." The Michigan Renewable Fuels Commission was signed into law earlier this year by Granholm as part of a seven-bill package designed to spur growth of the state's alternative fuel industry. The package also reduced the gas tax by 36 percent on fuel that contains ethanol and by 20 percent on biodiesel blends; provided grants to service station owners who renovate or expand their existing stations to make E-85 and biodiesel available; and allowed for the creation of new agriculture renaissance zones to help spur additional ethanol and biodiesel plants. Granholm also has called for the state to have 1.000 biofuel pumps available by 2008. The Michigan Renewable Fuels Commission will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday. Nov. 30. in the Michigan Room of the Romney Building across from the State Capitol in Lansing. For more information on the Michigan Renewable Fuels Commission, visit: www.renewablefuelscommission.org boarding. Justin's siblings arc Cody Cruttenden in the 10th grade. Hunter Pelham in the ninth grade. Joshua Pelham who just graduated in 2006 and is in the National Guard, and Stacie Pelham, who attends Grand Rapids Community College. Justin can be contacted by e-mail tjpelham@yahoo.com or Mologne House, Walter Reed Army Medical Center. 6900 Georgia Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20307-5001. Honor Roll: Barry County Christian (First academic quarter) • Third grade — Damon Armstrong. • Fourth grade — Phillip Coryell, Johnny DeMaagd*. Ben Ondersma. Emily Schuurmans and Katie Shaffer*. Fifth grade — Elizabeth Cason, Regan Holley. Brad Neudeck and Andrew Webb. • Sixth grade — Cathleen Coryell. Rose O'Grady, Michael Ondersma. Hudson Portner and Jacob Schuurmans. • Seventh grade — William Ondersma and Orion Webb* ■^Eighth grade — Kathleen* ftriratlrv Lindsey Grubb. Tom Rozerna* and Shelby • Ninth grade — Allison DeMaagd*. Luke Edwards. Trisha Fairbrother. Luke Howell. Sara Rozemq; Ashley Webb and Kristen Woolley. Tenth grade — Soo Yeon Cho. Chase DeMaagd. Andrew Hess*. Ryan Holley*. Sam Neudeck. Tom Ondersma. Naomi Ordway. Lisa Schuurmans. Elsa Smith and Anna Yonker. • Eleventh grade 4- Choung Jae Kim. YeScul Lee*. Jill Rozcma and Austin Wisner. • - Denotes ail-As. Kyomi’s Gift 3rd annual chili cookoff slated for Nov. 24 Kyomi’s Gift will have its third annual chili cookoff from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday. Nov. 24. at the Hastings Knights of Columbus Hall at 1240 West State Road in Hastings. Winners at the chili cookoff will receive a trophy and bragging rights for their chili. Cook off participants can challenge other par­ ticipants during the event. Challenges will be announced throughout the competition and there will be special recognition for the win­ ners of the challenges. Anyone can be a judge at the contest. A dollar buys one vote for a particular chili. The entry with the most votes wins. Fdr more information or to register, call Katie Hawthorne at (269) 838-0941 or Chad Murphy al (269) 945-0370. The reg­ istration deadline is Nov. 20. Kyomi’s Gift is a local charitable organiza­ tion that began in 2005. The organization helps families with seriously ill children through gas cards, help with funeral expens­ es and donations to help with medical treat­ ment. Opera club meetings slated in Middleville Area music buffs who enjoy listening to the famous radio broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera arc being invited to an afternoon Opera Club meeting at the Middleville home of Betty Moore. 1876 Heritage Bay. starting Saturday. Dec. 9. The season is Dec. 9 to May 5. There will be a synopsis of the opera before and a com­ ment session after each program. Normal times arc I to 4:30 p.m.. but they may vary. Attendance at the meetings is free. Those interested in taking pan may call 269-795­ 3846. Southeastern Elementary School pn.x^pal Susan Linacre watches as fourth grade student Tyler Hyland and his sistei first gtade student Caitlin, sign their School Safety Pledges. PUD, continued from on approval from the City of Hastings. Before city officials allow a Walgreen’s pharmacy in Hastings, they want some assurance that there will be some residential construction behind the commercial building. “There’s not going to be any need for addi­ tional housing in the community for the next 10 years." said Barlow, citing the Hastings Ponds project and the condominiums that will be built near Taffee Drive. Hastings City Attorney Stephanie Fekkes said city officials thought they were doing what was best for the city. “From the city’s perspective, we thought that it actually helped everybody out," she said. Fekkes said one of the plaintiffs’ com­ plaints was that turning their property into a PUD prevented the property owners from get­ ting the maximum value for the property. "We think we actually enhanced their abil­ ..... »r ity to sell it,” said Fekkes. Fekkes also said she u cs told the p'.aintiffs wanted to drop the lawsuit so they could focus on the development of their property. The Court of Appeals upheld ah of Judge Fisher’s rulings crxept a taking claim suiting the city took property through the Court Street PUD so the property could net be tsed for its intended purpose. The other two claims were that the city’s enactment of the Ccurt Street PUD ordinance was invalid and that the city violated its own ordinance when they enacted the PUD by following the specific Court Street PUD ordinance instead of a gen­ eral PUD ordinance. The two claims that were upheld were dismissed with prejudice, meaning the plaintiff's may not pursue anoth­ er lawsuit on those claims. The taking claim was dismissed without prejudice, meaning the plaintiffs may again take that claim to court. But it appears they will not. First Miss West Michigan pageant set for Saturday by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The Miss West Michigan Pageant for women ages 17-24 is coming up at 7 p.m. Saturday. Nov. 18.. at the Thomapple Kellogg High School Auditorium. Miss Michigan Angela Corsi will be emceeing the pageant. Local organizer Kelli Leep says. "We have 20 amazing contestants. Their talents range from jazz. tap. lyrical and Scottish dance, flag dance, to music theater, classical vocal, vocal, violin, baton twirling and comedy. Competing in the first Miss West Michigan pageant arc Morgan Lind, Heather Richards, Jennelle Corby. Amber Haywood. Janelle Theisen, Ashley Kline. Kelly Zander. Amanda Jock, Abigail Brennan, Bridget Beattie, Stephanie Frey. Danielle Cameron. Katherine Wolford. Mackenzie Goodell. Gina Vaio. Christina Roy. Sarah Smith, Nina Criscuolo. Kelsey Dufendach and Amanda Becktel. The young women are scored on their interview which is worth 25 percent, talent worth 35 percent, evening wear 20 percent, lifestyle and fitness in the swim suit competi­ tion worth 15 percent and the on-stage ques­ tion is worth 5 percent. During the interview competition, each contestant participates in an individual 10minutc press conference-style interview with the panel of judges. There are typically five judges on a panel. Contestants arc questioned on their back­ ground as presented on their fact sheet, their educational and career goals, their opinions Angela Corsi on current events and social issues, and their interests, hobbies and extracurricular activi­ ties. Scoring is based on overall communica­ tion skills, including personality, intelligence, validated opinions, emotional control, overall first impression and personal appearance, and whether the contestant possesses the overall qualities and attributes of a Miss America. Each interview begins with a 45-second introduction by the contestant. This is fol- See PAGEANT, page 13 �Page 4 - Thursday, November 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Hunters should be good stewards of land Hooking up to sewer is inevitable To the editor: It is my understanding that the majority of the opposition to the proposed sewer aroung Long Lake. Cloverdale and properties along M-43 on Cloveidale Lake is the cost. 1 agree that it is very expensive, but can we really put a dollar amount on our health, the health of future generations, or the "health" of our lakes and drinking water? Had we hooked up to the sewer when Wall Lake did several years ago. the cost would have been much less. If we wait to do the inevitable, hookup to sewer will only be more costly. My family and I have lived on Long Lake for over 50 years (in different locations). When wc first came to the lake there were a handfull of year-round residents. Most of the weeds in the lake could be pulled out by hand and you had a good swimming beach. Is the pollution nutrition for the weeds? I have heard it said by some people whot enjoy fishing that the fish are not biting, they hide within the weeds. It amazes me there are places in the United States without indoor plumbing. Is that essen­ tially what is becoming of some of these properties that do not have an acceptable location for a new septic system? Are they flushing into the lakes? Are we swimming, boating, eating fish from a septic system? Some have said the elderly people will be driven away from their homes on the lake because of the cost of the sewer system. It is my understanding there is financial assistance available for those in need of help to pay for the project. I too. live on a fixed income. 1 do not have a new boat, in fact I have an old rowboat. 1 drive a 10-year-old car and maintain it so it will last. I also do not have the latest elec­ tronic equipment on the market. Wc all have our priorities. I feel the sewer project is an effort to improve and maintain our lakes. 1 would like to think I have had a hand in insuring a safe and healthy lake for future generations. It would be my hope that the residents of the lakes would consider the possibility of health problems from our polluted lakes and drinking water. The bird flu and lettuce being recalled have made the headlines lately. Is an epidemic from pollution going to be the headlines in the near future? Do we want to be the ones to protect our lakes and drinking water, and the health of future generations, or oo we want to continue to pollute and leave the decision to do the right thing up to our children and grandchil­ dren? Barbara Tompkins, Long Lake. Cloverdale Long Lake sewer is long overdue To the editor: 1 am writing to express my support for the proposed sewer services for the Long Lake Cloverdale area. As I reviewed the information on the aver­ age age of septic systems on this lake, the failing septic systems, and the out of compli­ ance septic systems. I can't believe that it has taken this long to correct a known problem. I feel the Health Department study on Long Lake clearly brings to light an issue of poten­ tially many failing septic systems leaching sewage into the lake. In my opinion, there is a if a Kids were respectful in veterans’ program To the editor: I had the privilege of joining a group of other veterans being honored at the Hastings Middle School this past Monday. We had a very nice luncheon, served by polite and efficient eighth grade girls. Following a time of conversation and remi­ niscing, we were ushered into the school gym to prolonged applause from the middle school students. It was great to sing along with the middle school band as they played the National Anthem, and an honor to stand with other veterans to be recognized for time spent in military service. I was very impressed with the behavior and enthusiasm displayed by the students. Every parent would have been proud of them, and rightly so. If this is an example of the future, it would seem that our country will be in good hands for years to come. Just sign me as: A veteran. Harland Nye. Hastings a wide open door for health concerns going forward if this is not corrected. How much sewage is OK to have in our lake? How many failed and outdated septic systems are acceptable? Is it OK it it's your neighbor? I fee) it is extremely negligent to know the facts on the age and condition of many of the septic systems on this lake a d continue to do nothing. To my knowledge, every lake with a sig­ nificant population in this area either has sewer service or has a proposed sewer serv­ ice. This sewer system for Long Lake is over­ due. Yes. there is opposition that keeps every­ one honest and informed on the facts for both sides. Yes. this is an expensive project and like most of the residents in this proposed sewer district, I would rather not have to make an investment in a sewer system. However, this is the right thing to do and it is the right time to do it. It is not going to be less expensive in the future, and it is going to have to be done. When you look at the lakes in the Delton area with sewer services, their property values have significantly appreciat­ ed with the quality of lake! Again. Long Lake is long overdue for this sewer project. I trust the Hope Township Board and their leadership will support the immediate need for this sewer project. Vocal opposition for any project of this size and expense is a given. Other sewer projects on lakes have met with the same chorus of reasonable objections. However, I truly hope protecting the health of the residents, this lake and the quality of life in the Delton/Cloverdale area is always a pri­ ority for this board. This is a needed sewer project, it is an overdue sewer project and the Health Department report certainly supports going forward with this project. David Jackson. Delton To the editor: With the fifteenth of November approach­ ing. 1 can't help but feel like - here we go again. Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against deer hunting. Keeping the deer population under control is a good thing. I have had my share of deer-car collisions and I am all about deer population control. I’m also well aware of the many good things the hunters do for our local economy and I appreciate that Soon our area will be full of campers and a variety of vehicles hoping Io tag the big buck, to that I also say. “Good luck to you.” Really. 1 wish you all the best. Our area has sc much to offer the deer hunter, beautiful woods, quiet settings, and many businesses close at Long Lake sewer services needed badly To the editor: In a few days, the Hope Township Board will decide whether to pass the proposed spe­ cial assessment district that will allow sewer services to come to the Long Lake (Cloverdale) area. I would strongly encourage our Township Board to take the right and responsible action and pass this special assessment district. They have heard all the arguments and have reviewed the Barry-Eaton District Health Department's in-depth study of the health rules our residents »re exposed to. It is abundantly clear to any objective citizen that sewer services are desperately needed to pro­ tect the health of our residents and the health of Long Lake. There are some average-sized properties on our lake that have as many as six drywells. Drywells have been found to be dangerously toxic to our health, our groundwater and our lake. Some properties have had to drill for new, deeper wells because their existing well has become contaminated from failing septic systems. A disturbingly high percentage of existing septic systems on our lake are 30 years of age or older. The property at 6120 South M-43, right next to our lake, was recently condemned by the Health Department because of a failed septic system. The time has come to fix this growing problem. Ignoring it won't make it go away. The risks to our health will only grow and the costs to permanently end that risk will only grow more expensive. Let's not wait until one of our residents becomes ill. Who are we willing to expose to poisonous contaminants such as e Coli? Our children? Our grandchildren? Ourselves? Bringing sewer services to the Long Lake­ area is not inexpensive. My own septic sys­ tem is only three years old, fully in code, well maintained and should last for many more years to come. But I am also fully aware of the risk doing nothing represents to our com­ munity’s health. In the end, we all know this is the right thing to do. Now is the time. Hope Township Board: The health of your constituents on Long Lake rests in your hands. Take the responsible action. Please pass this special assessment to extend sewer services to the residents of Long Lake. David A. Messelink, president Long Lake - Cloverdale Association To the editor: A petition for Long Lake Cloverdale Sewer Project has been developed by the Southwest Barry County Sewer Authority and sent to all property owners in the special assessment district, do to a survey by the Barry-Eaton County Health Department, indicating failed septic systems, unsuitable soil conditions and the lack of space on most properties to install a future system to meet the newer health code requirements. mH t. They also say Uy removing the gray water from around the4akc will greatly lower the risk of contaminating the lake water. This is a very costly project to all property owners with homes (not vacant lots), howev­ er if this project is not approved by the Hope Township Board, I believe it will be difficult to sell our properties when our well tnd sep­ tic systems are not in compliance with newe> health department requirements, finance companies require inspection reports of well and septic systems by the health dept., they most likely will not approve a loan for a buyer without the systems being in compliance. If we wait another year or two or three, it's just going to cost more and more, the time is now, to bite the bullet before the price dou­ bles. We believe this is a very important oppor­ tunity to protect your best investment — your home. You can still deliver petitions to Hope Township office until Nov. 20. Dan & Pat Zimmerman. Delton Long Lake septic systems outdated To the editor: I am so proud of the Long Lake lakefront owners who signed the referendum in favor of instituting the sewer system right away. We are at a perfect time to have sewers. We have very experienced engineers ready to begin. The Barry-Eaton District Health Department has made a compelling report of hair-raising septic and drain fields in too close proximity to our wells and our lake. Many of our cottages and homes are 20 to 30 years old. So are the septic systems. They are a thing of the rural past Today we are far more crowded and we are currently risking disease for our swimmers, weeds choking our fishing holes, and running out of room on our favorite beer and their choice of schapps. That is the truly ugly part of the hunt. I know that there arc exceptions and many of those who hunt arc as disgusted with the problem as I am. My suggestion is this: Come on out and have a good hunt, but take all of your bad trash with you. leaving the woods just as you found them and if you happen to stumble across some ugly trash along the way pick it up and know that you just made my day. Diane Warner. Yankee Springs Give a memorial that can go on forever A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on Now is best time for sewer project Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. hand. I just wish that everyone would appre­ ciate and respect the beauty they find here. Each day during hunting season when driv­ ing along our roads 1 am amazed and sad­ dened by the amount of trash left on the ground where a hunter's vehicle had just been. This is a bad thing. The amount of litter is unbelievable! I’m sure that these people would not just throw trash on the ground at their homes. Our parking areas and our woods are littered so badly that it makes it hard to enjoy a walk in the woods or a Sunday drive. Well. I may nc* be able to tell you which hunter bagged the biggest deer, but judging from where they parked I could tell you what they ate for breakfast, the brand of their lots for new drain fields and wells. We are due for an update. We want to be in the 21st Century with our "cleanest lake" rep­ utation still intact We want washers and dish­ washers, and never to tell our guests not to flush. We want the increased value that our property will bring at resale. I'm sure there are more than one of us who signed the petition in the negative, but in an aside has said: "If the board votes it in. I'll be fine with that" We have many fair ways to finance our new sewer system. Let's go forward with this excellent project! Jill R. Woodcock. Delton the BCForcall (269) 945-0526. Sewers best control weeds in Long Lake To the editor, I am writing in support of the Lot.g Lake sewer project. The citizens of Long Lake have the oppor­ tunity to help themselves and the err-Lronment by supporting the installation of sirwers around the lake. I was a property owner in Battle Creek Lakeview when the same issues about Gougac Lake were raised. Not one per­ son who now has the benefit of the severs would like to take back their support. The same is true of Wall lake and Crooked Lake. We have problems such as old septic systems, illegal drywells, systems we don't even have records of and most of all people. The lake would be fine if we all moved away, but that isn't going to happen. Neither are we all going to give up inside plumbing. The only answer for both protecting the lake and controlling the weeds is sewers. We will have sewers at some point, but the costs will continue to increase. I hope everyone who reads this will consider the long term impact on the lake and its citizens by us not taking the responsible course and supporting the sewer project. You voted for weed control. Sewers will do more to control weeds than any poison you can put in the lake. John C. Smith, Delton Why massive millage failures? All funding issues presented to Barry County voters failed Nov. 7. This included everything from the county-wide renewal request for Chartton Park to the request for the Hastings Community Cemetery to a request for Orangeville to join the Delton District Library. Why do you think those issues did not receive voter approval? ite Hartfam. Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PM^db, Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 jonn J8CODS rreoenc aacoo* President Vee President Steven Jacoba Secretarymeasurer • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (EdWor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Edita) Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Brett Bremer Fran Favef man Marc Bush, Nashville: Chuck Gray, Hastings: Bill Amburgey, Hastings: Martin Huhebos, Castleton Township: Doug Bassett, Hastings: Thomas Boulter, Hastings: Sandra Ponsetto KePy Uoyd Jon Gam^ee Megan Lavell • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Oassthed ads accepted Monday through Fndey 800am to 530 pm ”1 think the issues were voted down because area residents did not get to hear both sides of the issue. I don't think there was enough exposure to these money issues.” ”1 am not sure why they were defeated. I voted for them because 1 thought passing them was impor­ tant." ”1 think the fear of a poor economy made peo­ ple vole against the issues. I think some people are really afraid of losing their jobs." ”1 think people feel overtaxed and this was a way for them to say. ‘stop the taxes.”’ "I think that people did­ n’t understand the Chariton Park issue and were confused because it was different from the two issues from August. I think some people thought it was for additional funds, not a renewal." “1 think that people get confused. I think that if they had looked at each issue in the community, it would have been easier to vole to approve." Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subscription Rates: $30 per year m Barry County $32 per year in edptwig counties $35 per year elsewhere POSTMASTER Send address changes to P.O Bos B Hassngs Ml 490580602 Second Class Postage Part at Hastings. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Flanner - Thursday. November 16. 2006 - Page 5 Put America, Michigan ahead of party I know by now you've heard plenty about why so many people were sent packing, creating a major political shift both on the state and national levels. I wouldn't be much of a newsperson if I did­ n't have an “opinion” on the subject. Many say last week's election results has something to do with a shift in political viewpoints, but I would think it has more to do with the public's frustration with government as a whole. You don't have to go very far to sec that the electorate is dissatisfied with their elected leadership and they were voting their anger. The MIRS Rossman Group commissioned a poll conducted Oct. 9-11 and found when given a choice of six typically mis­ trusted professions, politicians were picked as the least trustwor­ thy group by one out of three, more than double the second-place finisher. It went on to say a Denno Noor survey of 600 Michigan voters showed 35 percent who responded said they were least likely to trust politicians, followed by oil company executives (17 percent), used car salespeople (14 percent), lawyers (11 percent), news reporters (10 percent) and mechanics at (5 percent). The remaining 9 percent said none of the above or gave some other non-committal answer. So there we see a problem tha» has been brewing for some time now. and with all the problems facing taxpayers, they indicated their opinions with their votes. This was a cleansing of sorts, one in which they hope politicians get the message: We need help out here and if you can't solve problems facing us. we will find some­ one else who will listen and do something about it. Voters are looking for someone with integrity, willing to work together to resolve issues. They have been faced with an unpopular war, gas and energy increases, job losses, health insurance increases and a lot more governmental intervention in their lives and they appar­ ently haven't seen anyone who is listening and finally they've said "no more." In Michigan, we've had four years of do-nothing government out of Lansing. Most voters apparently aren't blaming the gover­ nor, they've put the onus on legislators, because they’ve done nothing to work with this governor to help tum Michigan around during trying economic times. That's the message voters were sending politicians Nov. 7. Voters continue to support the two-party system. They themselves have differences on many or most of the issues, so they’re look­ ing for leaders from both sides of the aisle to debate and then come up with the best responses. They're looking for integrity in office, so they've started a cleansing of sorts to throw out the obstructionists and replace them with more moderate viewpoints, hoping to find someone who really cares about them and is willing to solve some of the pressing issues facing voters every day. Nothing is wrong with differing viewpoints on issues, in fact Honor Roll: Hastings Middle School First marking period ending Oct.3l, 2006 Eighth-graders Sara Alender. Alexander Auer. Shelby Bagley, *Anna Banister. Brian Baum, Michcilc BeBeau, Sydney Blough. "Jared Bosma. • Kevin Bosma, Courtney Brewer. Tyler Bridgman. Mitchell Brisboe. Taylor Carpenter. *Alaina Case. "Myrina Clements. Joshua Coenen. Larry Comp. Barbara Cotton. August Cousineau. "Justin Daniels. Cody Davis. Thomas Davis, Victor DelAngel. Anna Densberger. Kelsey Devroy. "Tyler DeWin. •Jeromy Dobbin. Jessi Doxtader. Desirae Dunklee. Gabraclle Eaton. Rebecca Elkins. Dakota Elzinga. Joshua Endsley. Chelsea Falconer. Rebecca Fish, Bradley Gagnon. Sarah Ganger. "Patricia Garber. Omar Gomez. "Brittaney Gray. Joshua Gray. Zachary Hammond. Matthew Hanson. Tara Harding. "Emily Hart, "Veronica Hayden. Anthony Heath. Grant Heide. Jeremy HHeinrich. Megan Herbstreith. William Hildreth. "Hannah Hodges. Shauna Hoffman, Devan House, Micah Huver. Elainnie Ingram. "Jonathon Kalmink. "Nathan Kam. Donna Kees. Dylan Kelmer. "Eric Kendall. Amanda King. Ashlie Kinney. "Jessica Kloosterman. •Stephen Krammin, Corn LaCosse, "Jennifer LaJoye, Benjamin Leary'. "Montana Leep. Savanna Lemon, Caitlin Main. Matthew Mansfield. "Casey Martin. Christa Mathis. ‘Of Christmas Past’ scheduled Historic Chariton Park’s tum-of-the-ccntury is the setting for “Of Christmas Past.” a recreation of the sights, sounds, tastes and activities of the late 1800* Saturday and Sunday. Dec. 9 and 10. from noon to 5 p.m. Visitors are invited to stroll through the vil­ lage’s shops and homes. Adults and children arc welcome to try their hands at traditional crafts and orna­ ments. including hand-dipped candles. Volunteer artisans will demonstrate their skills in the village buildings. Everyone is encouraged to sample tradi­ tional holiday fare, wassail and fresh roasted chestnuts. The gift shop will feature an array of holiday toys, games and keepsakes for all ages. Admission to “Of Christmas Past" is $6 for adults and $3 for children ages 5 to 12. There is no additional cost for crafts. For more information, call Charlton Park at (269) 945-3775 or visit the website www.charltonpark.org that's a good way to achieve the best resolution, but this continued back biting and name calling has gotten out of hand. I don't think anyone is less an American because of differing on the issues In fact, a good friend of mine and I often come from opposite viewpoints on many issues. We discuss and debate, and usually end up laughing over who is right or wrong on the issue. I remem­ ber a couple of decades ago when President Ronald Reagan and House Speaker Tip O'Neill would argue to the point you thought they hated one another, but it was reported they usually ended up laughing over their disagreement* and telling each other their favorite jokes. It seems today politicians can't work to find common ground on the issues any more, they want to draw a line in the sand and say you're either right or you’re wrong. So in the attempt to resolve issues there is no clear winner, there's only directions we head, and it seems no one has a road map. I don't know if the political pundits understand it either. As out­ going Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld might have said, and 1 paraphrase, "We don't know why we don't know, maybe we didn't know what we don't know because wc didn't know what we knew." Since the election, many political experts have told us they understand what happened, but are they really going to work together in the future to solve some of the problems facing tax­ payers every day? Are they ready tc put aside party politics to come together to work on issues or are they positioning them­ selves to win at a later date? Governing shouldn't be a race, it's a process, and it runs best when it has differing viewpoints coming together to find the best solutions and then making it work, and it doesn't make a differ­ ence whether you're at the county, state or national level, it's all the same. It’s all about compromise. It's my hope that in the wake of the election the newly ci.nsen leaders got a clear message and will work in the coming months to tackle some of the pressing issues facing the people of Michigan and the nation. We had a president many years ago who understood that if Americans work together they can accomplish just about anything. That's when President John Kennedy set our sights on the moon and we made it. Yet no president since then has diallenged this nation to any major accomplishment and it shows. Let's make sure our elected leaders understand their role in gov­ ernment, not of divide and conquer, but rather to participate in a process of civil disputes leading to responsible legislation tolera­ ble to taxpayers, or else they will see some of the same in the near future. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Kristy Matthews, Kevin Maurer. Steven Maurer. "Nathaniel Mc-Comb, Brandon McConnon. Sean McKeough, Ryan McNally. Ryan McPhail. "Christopher Mennell. Ashlee Mikolajczyk. "Kelsey Miller, "Krista Miller. Tatton Miller. Jennifer Minnich. Matthew Mueller, Kevin Osterink. Cortina Palmer. •Christopher Parker, Jake Partridge. Maxwell Pelfrey. Nicholas Peterson, "Alexandria Pierce. Sydney Pierce, "Kayla Pohl. Jessica Quillen. Cody Redman. Nathaniel Rhoades. Hay lee Rhodes. "Jacob Rogers, "Samantha Roofstra. Christopher Rugg. Rogelio Salazar, Tauten Schils. Brittany Secord, "Katie Secord. John Shakespeare. Will Simmons. •Taylor Simpson. Mitchell Singleterry, David Soya. William Sprague, Brett Stephens, Anthony Stiles. "Morgan Stowe, Paul Stutzman. Shelby Sweeney, "Jordan Swinkunas, Katherine Taylor, Alexa "Tyson, •Jessica Ulrich, "Natalie VanDenack. Court Vandermade, Meghan VanZyl. Christina VerWys, "Kayla Vogel. Cassandra Watson. Alicia Wheeler, "Aimee Wiker, Denise Woodbury and Hailey Zalewski. Seventh-graders "Hannah Alspaugh, Hannah Anderson. Alexis Arens. Dalton Armour. Nicholas Ashcraft, "Stacey Baker. Devin Bancroft. Maxx Birman. Lance Blankenship, Daniel Buehler. Katherine Bums. Lauren Bush, Maria Cera. Alexis Clow. Katherine Coenen. Jacob Comer. Amanda Conley. Alyssa Constantine. "Anna Cooley. Hayden Cousineau. Jordan Cranmore. Kara Cmcannan, "Victoria Cybulski. "Jessie DeDecker. Brice DeJong, Kaylee DeMink. •Megan Denny. Sara Densberger. 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Leslie Raymond. Brandon Redman. Nichole Redman, Bradley Rivett, Corey Robins. "Tanner Roderick, Olivia Rose. Amanda Sarhatt. Cody Schaendorf, Nathaniel Schacndorf. Tori Schoessel. Kody Scobey. Brandon Secord. Collyn Shaeffer. Glenda Shultz. "Joseph Siska. Travis Sixbcrry. "Isaac Smith. Amber Snore. Chase Snore. Amber Soto. Samantha Stover. Ashtin Sutherland. Jacob Swartz. Christopher Sweeney. "Zachary Taylor. "Cinthia Tebo. Tyler Thompson. Jeffrey Todd. Jasen Vorcc. "Katylynn Wallace, Sadie Walsh, William Weinert, Brianne Whiteman. "Hannah Wilgus. Ashley Wilson and Brant Wilson. • — indicates 4.0 grade point average. Youth from Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hastings are ready to cook up a batch of “Ye Okie Emmanuel Homemade Spaghetti Sauce” for a fund-raising spaghetti sup­ per this Saturday. Pictured (from left) are Sara Radant. Dan Auer, Alex Auer and Michael Kaczmarczyk. Thanksgiving and Advent Christmas events outlined by Patricia Johns Staff Writer This is beginning to be the busy season for area churches, as some have special Thanksgiving services and events planned this month. Many spend November and early December collecting food items for area food banks as well. Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, starts on Sunday. Nov. 26, and for many area churches these four weeks until Christmas are among the most exciting times of the year. Special music and dramatic productions are planned. Other churches plan special chil­ dren’s programming, community services and other special events. The Banner will print a list of upcoming events on a space available basis through December. The deadline for listing events is Tuesday by 2 p.m. before the Thursday publi­ cation date. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, informa­ tion for the Nov. 23 paper must be received by Monday, November 20. Hastings Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 315 Center Street: There will be a pipe organ concert at 8 p.m. Friday. Nov. 17. on the 1867 pipe organ. The organist. George Bozeman. Jr. will be playing music he recorded at two recitals in Berlin, Germany, in October 2006. Admission is free; a free-will offering bene­ fits Habitat for Humanity of Barry County. Emmanuel Youth will be host for a spaghetti dinner fund-raiser Saturday. Nov. 18. from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Gury Parish Hall. Dinne; will feature Ye Olde Emmanuel Spaghetti Sauce (with or without meat), tossed salad, garlic bread, dessert and bever­ age. Free-will offerings will benefit the upcoming 2007 Youth Group Pilgrimage. The public is welcome. For further information, please call Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 269-945­ 3014, email address lemmanuel3@triton.net Orangeville St. Francis Episcopal Church will hold its community Thanksgiving breakfast Sunday. Nov. 19, following the 9:30 a.m. service. All are welcome. During Advent there will be a focus on meditation. Sunday services begin at 9:30 a.m. The church is located at 11850 West 9 Mile Road in Orangeville. Call 269-664-4345 for information. Information about holiday season events and activities can be mailed to Patricia Johns, J-Ad Graphics, 1351 North M-43 Highway. Hastings. 49058. Please include a telephone number and the name of a contact person. Material can be faxed to 269-945-5192. Please write "Attention Patricia Johns” on the cover sheer and if sending more than one sheet be sure that the name and telephone number cf the church is included on each page of the Ewe. Information ewi also be e-mailed to pairicia@j-adgraphicsxom. Please be sure to include “for Patricia kteu" on the subject line. Information about events will not be taken over the telephone. Churches can also take advantage of paid advertising for their events by calling 269­ 945-9554 and asking to be passed on to the proper advertising representative. General election reflections: The recent general election brought a national “thumping" on the Republican Party, as President Bush put it. I have also heard the phrase “Tsunami" used to describe the events of Nov. 7. On a state level, the results were much the same. Governor Jennifer Granholm cruised to re-election in a near landslide and Senator Stabenow did tlie same. While Republicans held on to a thin lead in the State Senate, the State House of Representatives went from a Republican majority to a Democratic majori­ ty In other words, when I take office on Jan. 3, it will be in the minority. Even more inter­ estingly, this Democratic shift affected many local municipal races across the state. Since the election there has been endless speculation as to the reasons for this shift. The consensus agreement seems to be that the war in Iraq has lead to such widespread dissatisfaction with President George W. Bush that all Republicans paid a price; even county commissioners in many traditionally conservative areas. 1 am certain that this is true to a certain extent, because I heard exact­ ly that sentiment when campaigning door-todoor for State Representative. But this analysis is far from the whole story. I still believe that essentially, politics is local. Writing these results off as President Bush’s fault would miss at least pan of the message that voters sent on Election Day. I believe the real message to legislatures across the country was: “Start focusing on things that actually matter!” Jobs and health care would be a good starting point here in Michigan (not a complete list by far). For those who would assign blame as to how we got here, let me suggest that it does­ n’t matter. The blame game does not solve problems, it gets in the way of solutions. The people of Michigan have elected a governor, 110 representatives and 38 senators to look forward, not backward. It is past time to put meaningless bickering aside and work together toward solutions. 1 have my own ideas on how to do that — but to be successful; I must acknowledge that my way is not the only way. Cooperation and bipartisanship will be the key to success. To achieve this. I will focus on areas that 1 believe have broad interest across the aisle. For starters. I want the State of Michigan to launch an initiative to identify the hundreds of thousands of people in this state who qual­ ify for Medicaid, but simply are not signed up. We are leaving significant federal health care dollars on the table while too many of the underprivileged go without. In a later column. I will detail the specifics of how this could be accomplished without busting the budget. In the meantime, I will try to build support from anyone in state government who will listen. This will not be an easy task, as the governor does not need to work with a fresh­ men republican legislator to move her own ideas forward in the current environment. My hope is that she will listen anyway. I have a call in to her office — stay tuned. TK schools save over $750,000 by refinancing The Thomapple Kellogg Board of Education ha«: announced the successful sale of its $10 million 2006 refunding bonds, which will refinance a portion of the school district's outstanding 2002 school building and site bonds. The refinancing will lower the school dis­ trict's debt service requirements by $765,684 over the next 21 years. The refunding bonds were sold in the mar­ ket Oct. 18 and were insured by Financial Security Assurance Inc. As part of the refund­ ing process. Moody's Investors Service reviewed the underlying credit rating of the school district and affirmed its rating of "A2.” In its report. Moody's attributed the rat­ ing to the school district's growing tax base, favorable location and satisfactory financial position. Thomapple Kellogg's financing, conduct­ ed by the Michigan investment banking divi­ sion of Fifth Third Securities. Inc., was sold at a true interest cost of 4.183%. Jeffrey A. Zylstra, vice president of Fifth Third Securities. Inc. and investment banker on the financing, stated, “This refinancing was a great opportunity for Thomapple Kellogg Schools to take advantage of today's low interest rate environment to save money for the district’s taxpayers." �Page 6 - Thursday. November 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Pa-Mor. Steve Olmstead (616) 758 3021 church phone. Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11.0 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6.00 pan.; Bible Study St Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS I SITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058. Pastor Susan D. Olsen. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School. 10:45 a.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School 11: 00 a m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpolc 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service: 11X30 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ’s Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapelume.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a.m.. Morning Worship; 6.00 p.m.. Evening Service; 700 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & Motion.Children's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. MI 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Biair. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service II a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coals Grove Rd. Pastor Randall Bertrand. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Time 10:30 a.m. Youth activities: call for information. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev Richard Moore. ?astor Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-818-000* ’. Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday *' am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9 30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4) Tues.. Tnurs. from 9-11:30 a.m.. 12: 00-2:30 p.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p m. - Jr & Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm ■ Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 a m - Women's Bible Study. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m ; Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m and 11XX) am.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "Member Chunh of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office: (269) 945-3014 The Rev. Fr. Charles P. McCabe 111. Rector Father Paul Downie Supply Prist. Mr. F. William Voethcrg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship • 10 a-m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 a.m. SAINTS ANDREW & MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11XX) a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6XX) p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustw ick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is hup://tntx.to/ andrew matthias. Wc arc part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which * is in communion withThe United Episcopal ChurdK ©t North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at al I our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m.. 6XX) p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys & girts ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special.** For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday Schoo) for all ages at 9:45 am. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday al 9:30 am ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9: 30 a.m. “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ (Luke 22:19 N1V). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we ma, know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized chriMianv are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228 Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Tunc before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. HASTLNGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E. Stale Rd. (Comer of State Rd and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11XX) a.m. Kids for Christ. 11XX) a.m. Worship Service only for 3 & 4 yr. olds, & 5 y r-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for al' ages I0XJ0 a.m with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesdav Mid-Week: 9XX) am Senior Adult Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Pastor's Class. Sing 'n Share. Youth and Children's classes. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269 945-2698 Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9.00 am. Traditional Worship Service. 10XX) a.m. Coffee Hour. 10:05 am. Sunday School for all ages. IIXX) am. Contemporary Worship Service. 6 00 p.m. Youth Group. 6 XX) p.m. Children's Program Rehearsal. Nursery care is provided for both services! Visit us online at and our web log for sermons at: hmu/haaiiags--------- (xsahyiaL andllQgspQUQmZ Today - 6d» pjn. Noah's Ark Welcome Harvest Dinner; 7:08 p.m Chancel Choir. Saturday - 7M p.m. Unite Praise Gathering. Next Tuesday - 4 JO pun. Uttle Seedlings: 7M pun. Woaea's Bible Study. Next Wednesday 9:00 am. Little Seedlings. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS - Jeffrey Paul Chapman, age 51. died at his Hastings home on Friday. November 10.2006. He was bom June 25, 1955 in Kalamazoo. He is the son of Donald and Joanna Chapman. Jeff is survived by his parents; a wife. Kristen; four children. Matthew of Kalamazoo. Hannah. Heather, and Madeline and their mother. Donna, of Caledonia; a step-daughter, Kayiinn of Hastings; five brothers. Michael (Amy) of Pickney, Mark (Patty) and John (Linda) of K^’amazoo. Aaron (Kathy) of Plainwell and Eric (Jodi) of Allegan; 12 nieces and nephews*. a great nephew and twin great-nieces of Kalamazoo. Jeff graduated from Otsego High School. Kalamazoo College, and Wayne State University School of Medicine. His intemship was at the University of Minnesota ai.d William Beaumont Hospital of Royal Oak. He was a practicing Urological Surgeon in Indiana and most recently in Hastings as n solo-practioner and then became employed at Mecosta County General Hospital in Big Rapids Jeff enjoyed flying small aircraft, motoryy- Lakeland Boatworks moves to new site , ~ Lakeland Boatworks. Inc. of Middleville h« incation iM^w frota tabby targe cling, berating, and tennis. ’ - . ‘/enoul?o ™ wWxUg prodorty He was a lover of life and looked forward Lakeland new te>» WF radios. deph finders, anchors, running lights. > ake boards, to new challenges. Some of his passions were water skis, and PFD'r (Persontu Flotation politics, reading, and his profession. Devices). Other products will be added soon Jeff was a loving father, devoted husband, for holiday shipping for local beliefs. and thoughtful son. He is remembered as a The company has moved from Mitin Street kind, caring, generous, and passionate man. to a new. larger facility on Grant Rapids He spent his life helping others and serving Street on the north side of MickUevile. the Lord he loved. Besides retail space, this move has provided He is greatly missed by his family, rela­ the company with a 7.200-square-foo'. manu­ tives, friends, and colleagues. facturing and restoration facility and expand­ Funeral services were held on Tuesday. ed front office space. November 14. 2006 at the Hastings First Lakeland Boatworks has been <na.iufa.TurBaptist Church with luncheon immediately ing power and sail wood/epoxy recreational following. Pastor Dan Currie officiating. boats ranging from 16 to 32 feet for five Burial was at Mt. Everest Cemetery in years. The company was founded by its pres­ Kalamazoo, memorials can be made to the ident. L. Joseph Rahn. He is a certified U.S. American Cancer Society. Small Business Administration consultant Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral and served several years on die Bocrd of Home in Hastings. Examiners of both state and national Quality You may leave a memory or message to the Leadership Award programs. family at (girrbachfuneraihome.net) H ACTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. MI 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11XX) Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and 11 ajn. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West. Pastor Ken Vaught. (616 ) 945-9392. Sunday Worship 10: 30 am.; K4C-T4C second Sunday of each month 5:30-7.30 p.m. October-March. P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 CHEMICAL BANK INDIANA - Leonanl W. Burandt. age 69. of Indiana, died Sunday. November 12.2006. Leonard was bom February 17. 1937 in Chicago. Illinois. He was in the Navy. He was based at Great Lakes of Illinois and at North Fork. Virginia. He was honorably discharged in 1960. Leonard is survived by his ex-wife. Marie Burandt Dewitt; sister-in-law. Bonnie Perez; two nieces. Anna Pifer and Mariana Montes of Hastings. He had nme children. Grace Burandt of Ann Arbor. Leonard Burandt of Carson City. Sandra (John) Britten of Hastings, Diane Hammond of Hastings. John Burandt of Lapeer. Nancy (Lawrence) Reed of Warren. Tommy Burandt of Bronson. His sons David Burandt and Patrick Burandt are deceased. His brother. Jack (Judy) Burandt and his three kids Jack. Debbie and Susan of Indiana, his sister. Arieen Burandt and daughter. Kathy of Florida. His parents. Aunt Harriet and Einor are deceased. Leonard has 21 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. HICKORY CORNERS - Velma E. “Dick” Harmon, age 101. of Hickory Corners, passed away November 14. 2006. Mrs. Harmon was bom on July 6. 1905. in Hastings, the daughter of Ira and Lucy (Jahnke) Otis. She was a graduate of the class of 1923 at Hastings High School. On July 21. 1924. she married Harold Hamion and he preceded her in death on February 21. 1985. Mrs. Hannon operated the boarding house at the Lockshore Farm, and was a former employee of the Hickory Telephone Company, and Burgess Seed and Plant Company. She attended Day Bible Church and Faith United Methodist Church in Delton, where she loved to go with the lunch bunch. An avid bowler, she bowled until she was in her late 90’s. Mrs. Hannon loved to play cards, crochet­ ing and spending summers at their cottage at Loon Lake, which they built in 1956. She will be remembered for her snicker doodle cookies. Mrs. Harmon is survived daughter, Betty L. Greer of Augusta; grandchildren. Larry (Marcia) Greer. Barbara Greer. Dale (Deb) Greer and Dan Greer; nine great grandchil­ dren; five great great grandchildren; and sev­ eral nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her par­ ents; an infant son. Harold; and sisters. Hilda Blackford, and Dorothy Castelein. The family will receive friends today, (Thursday) 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home, Delton, where funeral services will be conducted, Friday. November 17, 2006, 11 a.nt, Pastor Wendell Wood, officiating. Interment Rutland Township Cemetery. Memorial con­ tributions to Day Bible Church or Faith United Methodist Church will be appreciat­ ed. /T\ Hastings' Newest Affordable Senior Living MIDDLEVILLE - Paul A. Palmer, age 84. of Middleville, passed away Wednesday. November 8. 2006 at Thomapple Manor. Hastings. Mr. Palmer was bom on February 4. 1922 at home in Irving Township, the son of Burtus and Leatha (Shroyer) Palmer. He was raised in Irving Township. Barry County, and attended Thomapple Kellogg schools, graduating in J94L He attended MSU short course in agricul­ ture. He was married to Hortense Mead on June 26. 1939. Paul was a fanner his entire life, with an occasional factory job or as a substitute mail­ man. He was a member of KnighLs of Pythias and Irving Grange for many years. Preceding him in death were his parents and his wife. Hortense Mead. He is survived by his son. Larry K. (Linda) Palmer of Middleville; a daughter. Kathy (Skip) Kulikowski of Dowling; four grand­ children. Scott (Heather) Palmer. Tony (De) Palmer. Mandy Herp, and Mike Hcrp and his friend. Suzy: three great grandchildren. Cody Palmer. Jared Palmer and Nathan Palmer; one sister. Margaret (Keith) Lechleitner of Grand Rapids; many cousins and a host of friends. Funeral services were held Saturday, November II. 2006 at the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Rev. Lee F. Zachman officiating. Interment Irving Cemetery. 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November 16. 2006 - Pag* 7 Jingle Bell Run/Walk raises over $15,000 by Megan Lavetl Staff Writer Barry County community members gath­ ered together in Kalamazoo Saturday. Nov. 4 to participate in the Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis, dedicated to the memory of former Northeastern Elementary Schoo! Principal Mary Youngs. “It was great — it was just a real wonder­ ful tribute to my wife.” said Steve Youngs. According to the National Arthritis Foundation, more than 400 people attended the event, and 75 percent of that number was from Barry County. The 400 people raised a totrj oi $15,775 for the Arthritis Foundation The top fund-raisers were Willo Fuhr. Cari LaGrow. Cathie Magill. Laura Tavares and Melissa Patton. The top teams were Northeastern School. Clinical Development. Hastings High School. Team Hoke and Star School. There also was a Snowman Shuffle at Northeastern Elementary School in honor of the late Mrs. Youngs. Every student in the school took pledges and ran a quarter mile, bringing the total for the money raised in her honor to more than $25,000. Members of the Youngs' family gather around Steve Youngs (center) before the race to honor their wife, mother and grandmother. Bekon-Urquhartwed Mel Kate Amy Lynne Belson and Andrew Keith Urquhart were united in holy matrimony on July 8th, 2006 at The Stone Church in Shelby, MI. The bride is the daughter of Tom and Zandra Belson of Nashville. She is a graduate of Michigan Stale University and Western Michigan University with degrees in wildlife biology and education. The groom is the son of Jim and Cindy Urquhart of Shelby, Mi. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a decree in education. He is employed by the Kalkaska school system. The couple has made their borne in Interlochen, MI. Jackson Hoke makes a statement with his shirt which all of his family members were also wearing. Daniel Kane of Middleville will be turning of 90 on Npv. 17, 2006. You are invited to aLend an open bouse given in his honor by his children on Nov. 18. 2006 at the Cider Mill Village Community Room on Grand Rapids Street in Middleville. No gifts please. Your presence and well wishes will be greatly enjoyed. Come join us in the celebration. Stacey Youngs helps Maddie Youngs make final preparations before the race. McMrni 5 generations Front row: Great Great Grandpa Heiry McCollum, Great Great Grandma Wilr.ia McCollum holding Quentine LaMar Junes. Back row: Great Grandma Donna McCollum. Grandma Jennifer (Svoboda) Mindte, mother, Miranda Mindte. Matteson and Liceaga united in marriage The group of Hastings runners and walkers gather before the race. This was the largest group at the Jingle Bell Run/Walk which they hope to make an annual event. J^ewbom Babies GIRL, Lauren Ruth, bom Oct 18. 2006 at 2:42 a.m. to Matthew and Jessica (Storm) Lawson of Battle Creek. Weighing 8 lbs. 4 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long GIRL, Adeline Marie, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 23.2006 to Thom and Casie Thelen of Lake Odessa. Weighing 6 lbs. 9 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. BOY. Gunnar Jay, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 4. 2006 at 4:50 p.m. to Aaron and Susan Richmond of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 1/2 oz. and 20 inches long. BOY, Ethan Michael Hoaglin. bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 24, 2006 at 8:07 a.m. to Cherie Hoaglin of Kalamazoo and Dustin Cramer of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 3 ozs. and 20.8 inches long. BOY, Isaac Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct 31, 2006 at 11:12 a.m. to Angela and Kevin Ferris of Dowling. Weighing 8 lbs. 13 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Nevaeh Mari, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 2.2006 at 6:13 p.m. to Ryan Rankin and James Thompson of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Haley Sue. bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 2. 2006 at 5:45 a.m. to David R. Baker and Mary Cook of Delton. Weighing 6 lbs. 6 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Matthew Joseph, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 2, 2006 at 4:03 p.m. to Michael Lytle and Melinda Nickle of Saranac. Weighing 6 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 inch­ es long. GIRL, Audrey Jordynne, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 23. 2006 at 7:32 a.m. to Jay II and Jessica Hillard of Clarksville. Weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Chcyannc Hope, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 24. 2006 at 11:11 a.m. to Kimberly and Todd Smith of Portland. Weighing 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and 19 1/4 inches long. GIRL, Sayla Joy, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 25.2006 at 5:42 a.m. to Matthew and Shandalyn Bender of Freeport. Weighing 5 lbs. 14 7/10 ozs. and 19 inches long. GIRL, Jayde Kendall, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 26. 2006 at 12:26 to James and Amanda Ferguson of Mulliken. Weighing 5 lbs. 10 ozs. and 18 inchcs-long. BOY, James Clarence Clark, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 27. 2006 at 11:09 p.m. to Shawn Allerding and James Stephens of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs. 10 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Michaela Gracelynn. bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 28. 2006 at 7:03 a.m. to Marcie Baker and Jason Quantrcll of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Trenton David, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 28, 2006 at 1:47 pun. to Jennifer and Scott Billings of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. and 19 inches long. BOY, Joseph August, bom a Pennock Hospital on Oct 31. 2006 at 12:40 p.m. to Cheryl and Joe Johnson of Delton. Weighing 7 lbs. I oz. and 20 inches long. Kristin Matteson and Andre Liceaga were united in marriage on Aug. 19, 2006 at the Bay Pointe Inn on Gun Lake. Parents of the bride are Kevin and Kelli Matteson of Gun Lake and parents of the groom are Alexander and Carol Liceaga of Gun Lake. ’ Serving as maid of honor was Rebecca Farrell, friend of the bride and bridemaids were Kortni Matteson, sister of the bride. Kale Piq?e, sister of the bride, Elena Liceaga, sister of the groom, and Heidi Matteson, sis­ ter-in-law of the bride. Flowergirl was Maddie Pape, niece of the bride. Serving as best man was Andrew Liceaga, brother of the groom and groomsmen were Darrin Boyce, cousin of the groom. Ruben Reyna, cousin of the groom. Derek Severson, cousin of the groom. Kyle Matteson, brother of the bride. Ushers were Kiel Katz, Jon Heethuis and Jeff Degoede. all friends of the couple. Ringbearers were Brock and Cole Pape, nephews of the bride. The couple now reside in Hastings. >$••* es long. TWINS, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. I. 2006 to Felicia and Tim I ddebrant of Sunfield. Kenden LeRoy bon. at 5:04 p.m. Weighing 5 lbs. 5 ozs. and 19 inches long. Jayden Timothy bom 5:01 p.m. Weighing 7 lbs. 0 ozs. and 20 1/2 inches long. Hickory Corners. Douglas Edward Pitch, Nashville Janice Kay Ores, Nashville. David Walton White, Battle Creek Petra Maria Bobbe. Battle Creek. Eugene Nathan Daughterly. Hastings Debra Sue Eberhart. Hastings. Robert L. Davis. Ponca City. OK Susan Holly Pollard, Ponca City, OK. Hastings’ BOY, Hunter Michael Tiffany, bom at Pennock Hospital on Oct. 29. 2006 at 4:21 p.m. to Melissa and Shannon Tiffany of Lake Odessa. Weighing 10 lbs. 0 ozs. and 23 inch­ BOY, Matthew Charles, bom al Pennock Hospital on Oct. 30. 2006 at 8:18 a.m. to Angela and William Leffew of Vermontville. Weighing 10 lbs. 3 ozs. and 22 inches long. Robert Joseph Miller, Woodland and Meggan Kathleen'Westbrook Scofield. Ionia. Joaeph Thomas Vertin. Hastings and Betty Jean Bosco, Hastings. Craig John Greiner, Sheboygan. W1 and Maria Juana Barron. Sheboygan. Wl. Gary Allen Sleeman. Hickory Comers and Beth Kathryn Cheney, Hickory Comers. Abrahm William Fayling. Hickory Comers and Katherine Josephine Fletcher, Wewest Affordable Tamify Apartments 'Explore your new apartment Gving options - Hastings' One of Kind Family Living - Spacious Two dr Three Bedroom Apartment-Homes - Fully Equipped Kitchen with dishwasher ~ Spacious Closets - Full Size Washer & Dryer in each Unit - Outdoor Play Areas - Reserved Covered Parking Quad Hjdge Apartments art ideally located one stale east ofM-43 on the newly extended North Street BOY, Carson Travis, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. I, 2006 at 1:06 a.m. to Jessica and Travis Williams of Lacey. Weighing 8 lbs. II ozs. and 21 inches long. mon. To Learn Mon About Quail Ridge and and and and �Page 8 - Thursday. Nover.,oer 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner by Kathy MitcheUl and Marcy Sugar Love and obsession The community Thanksgiving service is to be held at St. Edward’s Catholic Church at 7 piped music floating in the air from the Page p.m. Wednesday evening. Nov. 22. On Thursday of last week (Nov. 9). the vil­ dogs until the hour of the observance at the Page Building. Refreshments were served lage crew planted a series of pine oak trees there by village employees. At the appointed along North Fourth Avenue to replace those removed a few months earlier. This disrupts time. Village President Karen Banks presided the new grass growth, which is finally show­ ing green after weeks of cold weather, which were drawings for several prizes of money. The president of the Bailey Construction hampered the germination of the new grass seed. The promise of shade to come! company spoke and expressed appreciation for the cooperation they had from villagers The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society met Thursday evening. Nov. 9. at the Freight and business owners and the goodies they House with a larger than usual attendance. The program consisted totally of a few were on hand. Spotted in the crowd was announcements of coming events and the Representative Brian Calley of Portland. The reading ot names on the decorative memory ornaments. There were six trees of vary­ evening. Building. Carl's SuperMarket served free hot and introduced the council members. There sometimes received. Dozens of townspeople newly elected 87th District State street lamps were lighted on Thursday ing sizes awaiting the ornaments. Historical The Grand Rapids Press recently carried Society President John Waite had five lady helpers who hung the ornaments and two oth­ an obituary for Gale Dawson of Cincinnati, wife of Bernard. With him she served as a ers were kept busy attaching hooks to each missionary in London for 18 years. They also ornament as it came out of the storage boxes. Two ladies were atop ladders much of the served in several stateside churches and she worked as editor of a missionary magazine time to distribute the colorful bells around the for Church of the Nazarene. She was a regis­ girth of the trees. Each year there is a greater tered nurse. She is survived by her husband, number of ornaments to be hung, each bear­ her five children, and her father-in-law. Lester Dawson of Clarksville. In recent times ing tltc name of someone who is deceased. This concluded with singing "Silent Night" the Dawsons served in a newer denomina­ and having a prayer. Punch and cookies were tion. “Pillar of Fire." International. Her funer­ served to those present. al was at the Lowell Church of the Nazarene The official opening of the street project was held on Friday afternoon downtown with on Monday with burial in the Clarksville cemetery. Health Line bv Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. 1 C)()7» U» Ht Green su. ct Hasting-* Michigan 1 ■ leplrone .’»>*♦ 9 1 . . i I * ♦ Internal M« <lii me BODY MASS INDEX On my employee health screen it has a new number called “body mass index". I’ve never seen this before. What does it mean? Body mass index (BMI) is a number that is becoming more popular to determine whether or not your weight is appropriate for your height. Actually, it has been around for quite awhile being invented back in the late 1800's but is now trying to be used to more accurately determine whether or not someone is under or overweight. Although a little complicated, it can be determined by multiplying your weight by 703 then dividing that number by your “height multiplied by your height". Weird, I know, let’s trv one. Take someone who weighs 210 pounds and is 5 'oct 10 inches tall. Weight times 703 (210 pounds x 703) equals 147,630. Take that number and divide by your “height x height" (70 inches x 70 inches) which is 4900. 147,630 divided by 4900 is about 30. This person has a BMI of 30. Now, what does that mean? Generally, a BMI lower than 18.5 suggests the person is underweight and a BMI greater than 25 is overweight. Over 30 is obese and over 40 is morbidly obese. Like any other measurement though, there are problems with trying to make one formula fit every body shape and size. The BMI was designed to broadly categorize populations for purely statistical purposes. Unfortunately, insurance companies are now grabbing onto this number to label individual patients. Its accuracy is easily distorted by things such as ethnicity, fitness level, muscle and bone mass and also needs to be interpreted differently in children. It is probably most accurate for the "average build" sedentary person between 20 and 70 years of age. Specifically, athletes that build muscle for their sport will be falsely categorized as obese. Your only recourse may be to get an actual measurement of body fat percentage which is a much better way for measuring a healthy body composition. More research needs to be done before you put to much faith in your BMI number. Mayo clinic research states BMI does not reflect heart disease risk. Also, those that had heart disease actually had a higher risk of death with a normal BMI compared to those that had a BMI labeling them as obese. Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. Dr. Jeffrey Chapman County medical examiner Jeffrey Chapman dies by Jon Gambee Staff Writer Dr. Jeffrey Paul Chapman. 51. who served as the medical examiner of Barry County, died Friday. Nov. 10. at his home in Hastings, of prostate cancer. Dr. Chapman had served as the county medical examiner since 1999 and, according io his assistant. Ann Wilson, be was ’“very dedicated to his work. "It was his passion.” Wilson said, “and he took it very, very seriously.” He staned his practice in Barry County in 1994 and recently had been working in Montcalm County, though he continued to live in Hastings. Chris Jacoby, director of marketing at Pennock Health Services, described Chapman as a trusted and valued colleague. "He always put the patient first,” Jacoby said. "I knew him as an cacourager and a car­ ing person. "When my father passed away a couple of years ago. it was a difficult time for me. Dr. Chapman was very caring, understanding and compassionate." Jacoby said. Jacoby said Dr. Chapman was in private practice at Pennock as a urological surgeon. Dr. Chapman was bom June 25. 1955. in Kalamazoo, the son of Donald and Joanne Chapman. He graduated from Otsego High School. Kalamazoo College and the Wayne State University School of Medicine. He served his internship at the University, of Minnesota and William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Michigan. He was board certified by the American Board of Urology. The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Dear Annie: 1 am a 35-year-old woman, married 10 years to an attractive dentist, and we have three children. I am physically healthy and have retained my youthful figure and appearance. My life should be perfect, right? I've learned to live in silence with a secret. I fell in love with a young man when I was only 18. ’Tommy’ and I were very close, and though wc were intimate and affectionate. 1 never expressed how I truly felt J left my hometown when I was 24 with hardly a good­ bye. Not a day has gone by. that I have not thought of him. including my wedding day. Tommy is the last Gioughl before I go to sleep and the first thought when I wake up. I have not seen my high school sweetheart in at least five years, but when I moved back to my hometown a year ago. I called him to say hello. He sounded overcome. He blamed his father for drilling into his bead that he should not allow himself to fall in love in order not to be hurt. He is now in an unhappy relationship, but has never married and has no kids. I haven't spoken to him since. What do I do with these feelings? It seems unfair to my loyal and generous husband that when 1 place my head on the pillow. I am thinking of someone else. My husband has NO idea. I would have to be an idiot to leave him. but how do I cure this? If 1 meet Tommy in person and talk, maybe these feelings would wash away once and for all. Or is that something J should completely avoid? Give me an antidote. — Lost Love in Califtv nia Dear Lost Love: You see a lost love. We set a guy who needs therapy. You think the relationship ended because neitiie- of you could confess your true feelings. We think he is unable to commit and doesn't hast the emotional maturity to form a lasting relation­ ship. Don't romanticize Tommy to the point where you destroy your family. 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While some insurance companies are no more than an 800 number and a voice mail menu, we're here to help - in good times and in Dear Annie: I have a longtime problem with my mother. She grew up very poor, in a large family, and there was some abuse. 1 think it hardened her. Mom has always been very critical of others, clearly favored my brother over me and favors her oldest grand­ son (my son). Mom is not overly warm or communica­ tive. We never had talks about drugs or sex. and family conflicts were not discussed. Everyone just stopped talking to each other. One time, my father did not speak to me for six months. My parents paid for my college education and gave my husband and me a substantial amount of money for a house and land next door to them. But Mom is difficult. She became angry with us for putting in a pond. (We think she was the one who put large rocks in the pipe.) We've caught her in lies that make trouble for us. She makes nasty comments to our neighbors about us. And most recently, she has been making horrid remarks about us to our three children, which often drives a wedge between all of us. Because of this. I confronted my mother for the first time ever and told her to stop Now she and my father arc not speaking to me (it's been two months). They are the type to hold grudges. Was 1 wrong? Should I have continued to ignore the comments because of all they've done for me financially? - Angry Daughter Deai Angry: You arc not wrong to stand up for yourself, but you must realize that accept­ ing land and money gives your parents the impression djat they have some aay over your affairs. In catar to protect your family, you must be wining to k* your parent: stop speak­ ing to you. Either they'd come around or they won't, but your children need to see you being strong. And stop accepting majc* gifts from your parents. There are too nwny strings attached. 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If he doesn't like it, he should remove his gluteus maximus from the sofa and pitch in. Tonsorial tipping Dear Annie: What is the appropriate tip for hairstylists now? My hairstylist is raising his prices again, and although I love the way he does my hair, it's getting harder and harder to keep adding 15 percent. By the way. he owns the shop and rents space to ocher hairdressers. He is so good 1 guess his other clients just keep paying no matter what he charges. - A Loyal Patron of an Expensive Hairdresser in up. bad - year after year. Doug Talsma INSURANCE FIRST = 497 Arlington St. (M-37) PO Bor 99 • Middleville. Ml 49333 .ri||11 Standing strong Santa Fe Dear Santa Fe: Tell the stylist that you love the way he does your hair, but unfortunately, the price hike means you cannot afford an additional 15-20 percent tip. He may tell you that a gratuity is not necessary since he is the owner, and he may want to keep a good client. You have nothing to lose by speaking eal people. Hometown people who will help (269) 795-3302 or Toll Free (800) 706-3302 bride - no while formal gowns, for example - but a cream or winter white suit would be fine. Tod ST-tili Agent: J JI. Coburn Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxGcomcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday, November 16. 2006 — Page 9 Financial FOCUS TIME to TIME k down memory lane... Palm Garden and Armbrusters KIST DAIRY STORE PLATE IUHCHES SANDWICHES SPECIALIZING IN: ICE CREAM AND FOUNTAIN SERVICE 142 W- STATE ST.____________________________ PHONE 2324 Dni\k ORANGE KIST and all KIST Flavors Manufactured By HASTINGS KIST ICE CREAM By Esther Walton John and Bertha Armbruster moved to Hastings in the early 1900s. Federal Census records and various Hastings Banner items indicate that John was bom in 1878. He and Berths were married in 1902. The Armbrusters had three children, two daugh­ ters. Greta and Vita, and John. Jr., their son. The first mention of the Armbrusters in the Banner was in the April 25. 1907. issue which reported. "John purchased Mrs. Silsbee's ice cream fixtures and business and will continue in the ice cream stand in the old American Laundry building at 128 W. State Street." Armbruster named his store Palm Garden. Here he sold ice cream, cigars, tobacco, baked goods and confectionery and eventually Kist carbonated beverages, his own brand name. Charles Harthy. author of “City of Hastings. 1871-1917." discloses further information about the business; “Here John Armbruster made his first tub of ice cream for shipment out of town, in the old wooden building that stood on west State St. The first shipment went to the Loveland drug store in Vermontville." Harthy's article continues. “About 1912. a man named Cramer had set up a small bottling operation on East State Street. When Cramer moved to Grand Rapids. Mr. Armbruster brought his equipment and began making soft drinks and named it 'Kist.' His business was called. The Hastings Bottling Works." These events look place about the time of the First World War. During the war. Mr. Armbruster's business was seriously affected by a country wide shortage of sugar and rationing was instituted. After the war. when sugar became plentiful once again, he found that he had a $3,000 supply on hand. It being the Christmas season, the sugar was convert­ ed to candy and business returned to normal. Harthy's article continued. “As result of the year of no ice in 1921 |cd the lakes didn't freeze over] and the need for five to ten tons a day for his operation, the ice plant was con­ structed on east side of Bollwood Street just north of Mill Street. The following year, the capacity of the plant was doubled to take care of the ice trade and the ice needed to freeze his ice cream. At that time, two ice trucks were delivering the required ice to over 600 customers in the area. Ice and ice cream were delivered to the surrounding communities around Barry County. When electrical refrigeration became generally available, the ice business soon dis­ appeared. At its peak, the ice cream business required the freezing of 3.000 gallons a week and a peak day would see the use of 1.000 pounds of sugar .or ice cream. 75.000 gallons were sold." The May 13.1934. Banner reports that John Armbruster moved his store to 140 W. Stale and changed its name to Hastings Kist. A month later. June 13, the Banner reported the New Kist Dairy store was open for business. Many people remember the ice cream and soda pop named “Kist." Their motto was: “Get Kist For a Nickel." In the late 1930s and early 1940s Armbrusters became the gathering for high school students especially after football and Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Opening a Small Business? Don't Give Up Financial Security Last year, more than 67O.(XM) businesses opened their doors, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. In fac’. hun­ dreds of thousands of people set up their own shops every single year. If you’re considering joining these ranks, you’ve got a lot to be excited about, and you may be prepared to make large sacrifices to help your business succeed. But there’s one sacrifice you don't have to make: your financial security. Unfortunately, many business owners pour their entire lives' savings into making their new ventures succeed - and that's probably a big mistake. When you start up a business, you arc already taking on a degree of risk, but you don't need to jeopardize all your plans for the future. So. before you launch your business, try to follow these basic guidelines: • Build an emergency fund. Make sure you keep at least six months' worth of living expenses available in some type of liquid acevu^f one that is completely separate from your business accounts. If you need to nay for a major car repair, buy an expensive appli­ ance or cover a major medical bill, you'll want to be prepared. And if you can't pay for these items, your business will likely suffer, too. * Review your insurance coverage. Do you have enough life insurance to pay off your home and educate your children if anything happens to you? If not. you!’ want to upgrade your coverage. You also might want to add a mortgage protection benefit to your life insur­ ance polio, so that you can keep up your house payments if you become disabled and basketball games. Many people remember the various ice cream flavors. Chocolate and lemon were favorites. Among the most favorite fountain delicacies were their choco­ late malts made the old fashioned way. Most people now days have never tasted a genuine malted milk. Favorite Kist soft drinks were lemon, root beer, and a delicious orange soda that rated very high. Don Johnson, a long time Barry County res­ ident. worked for Armbrusters in ttu* late 1930s or early 1940v said-that he wow’d drive to both the Kalamazoo Creamery and Lockshore Dairy Farms to pick up ice cream mix and bring it back to the Kist plant located at 303 E. Mill Street, where they produced both ice cream and Kist pop. On some occa­ sions they made candy. Kist ice cream and soda were sold all over Barry County. By 1941. John Armbruster and his wife, bertha, had turned their business over to their children, at which time John “Jonnie" Armbruster. Jr. became manager of the family business. John Armbruster Sr. was a member of the United Methodist Church in Hastings, the Masonic Lodge, and Odd Fellows. He gave generously of his time and money to the YMCA, and the United Fund. John and Bertha moved to Florida in 1970 where in 1972 they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. Bertha died before John, who died in 1980 at the age of 101. Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. employeed at the Goodwill Store located just west ot Hastings on M-37. is now currently working from her home. For all your Beauty & Haircare J needs call V 269-795-7701 or 616-901-0233 J 12550 Bass Rd.. Middleville 1 KARAOKE Telephone by Wally 2148 Shamrock Tavern Residence Phone 3344 9 pm to 1 am - Saturday ~ November 18th STOCKS The tollowing prices are from the dose ot business last Tuesday. 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This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward Jones Goodwill Academy Graduates ice skills. They are both and 303 E. MILL can't run your business for a while. Disability insurance may also be valuable, though you'll need to shop around for a reasonably priced policy, as this covc-.ige can be expensive. • Set up a retirement plan. If you worked in a large company before striking out on your own. you might have contributed to a 401 (k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan. But now that you're the business owner your­ self. you’ll have to set up your own retirement plan. Fortunately, many good plans arc avail­ able. For example, if your business has no employees except you and your spouse, you can choose a SEP IRA. an "owner-only" 4O|(k) or an "owner-only" defined benefit plan. If you’re going to have employees, you might want to explore a SIMPLE IRA or a "Safe Harbor" 401(k). All these plans have both advantages and limitations; to find the one that's right for you. meet with a financial professional who is experienced in helping small-business owners. • Choose the correct ownership structure. As a small-business person, you could be a sole proprietor, you could form a partnership or you might set up what's known as an "S corporation." The ownership structure you choose can have a big effect on some impor­ tant issues, such as whether your health insur­ ance premiums are tax deductible. Consequently, you may want to consult with your lax advisor before making a decision as to which route you will follow. By following the above suggestions, you should be able to focus more intently on those tasks that can help you grow your business. So. before you make the "jump." pla.i ahead. Came. Jain Us In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday the offices of the Buckland Insurance Agency, Agency. Inc. In Hastings and Delton WiUbeclosingal Will be closing at1M0 12.-00Noonjm Noon on Wednesday, November 22,2006 We will also be dosed on the 23rd and 24th. Our offices will re-open regular business hours on Monday, November 27,2006 Voice mail will be periodically checked, in case of an emergency please leave your name, telephone number and detailed message; someone will return your call. Remember ... coverage cannot be bound by voicemail. Thank You and Have a Safe Holiday. Buckland Insurance Agency, Inc. Hastings sAuto-Owners htfurance 888-223-3590 Delton 269-623-5115 800-223-3590 BASEMENT PROFESSIONALS! at,he 'ONSMTO Celebration / Praise Service 1-800-237-2379 register worship at 1O:JO. | MRY SYSIBNOF SOUMtSTMCHEM. ■£. �Page 10 - Thursday. November 10. 2006 - The Hattrgs Bunner LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Leo J. Lanning, a single man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successor and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 1. 2006 and recorded February 13. 2006 m Instrument Number 1180113. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed to be due at .ne oate hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Nine and 95/100 Dollars ($91,329.95) including interest at 8.75% per annum. Unde. the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1OO p.m. on NOVEMBER 30. 2008. Said premises are located in the Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are Jescnbed as: The West 37.16 acres of the Northeast one-quar­ ter of the Northwest fractional one-quarter of Section 3. Town 2 North. Range 8 West. Baltimore Township. Barry County. Michigan, except begin­ ning at the Southeast comer of the West 37.16 acres or the Northeast one-quarter of the Northwest fractional one-quarter of said Section 3. thence 280 feet due West to point of beginning, thence North 208 feet: thence West 208 feet; thence South 206 feet, thence East 208 feet to the point of beginning, also except the Easternmost 66 lest of said West 37.16 acres The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such safe, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from tfie date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated November 2.2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 362.0737 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, .Y any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Joel P. Appel, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 6,2002, and recorded on September 24. 2002 to instrument 1087980. to Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Four And 48/100 Dotars ($87,364.48), includ­ ing interest al 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings at IO) PM, on November 30. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 25. Town 4 North. Rango 10 West, described as: Beginning at the Southwest comer of said Section; thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds East 285.00 feet along the West fine of said Southwest 1/4; thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 49 seconds East 660.0 feet paraM with the South line of said Southwest 1/4; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds West 285.0 feet; thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 49 sec­ onds West 880.0 feet along the South Ine of said Southwest 1 /4 to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: November 2. 2006 For more kilurination, please call; FC R 248.583 1305 Trott A Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fwms, Michigan 48025-5822 File #091388F03 tthpu Norice O* Mortgage Forecfoeure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFF1CE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MRJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia safe may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In Nodes Of Mortgage Foreclosure Safe THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thfe sale may be rescinded by ths foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shad bo limit­ ed solsiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered el safe, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made to the conditions of a mortgage mads by Robin E. Ryno, A Single Woman, original mortgagors), to Hamilton Mortgage Company, Mortgagee, dated April 15. 2005. and recorded on April 22. 2005 to instrument 1145268. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wefa Fargo Bank, N.A. As Trustee For The Benefit Of The Certificate Holders. Park Place Securities. Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-WCW2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Seventy-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ntoety-Three And 99/100 Dollars ($78,593.99). including interest at 9.85% per annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wtt be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM, on December 7.2006. Said premises are situated to Township of Barry, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of The West Half o» Section 7, Town 1 North, Range 9 West. Being more Particularly Described as fol­ lows: Beginning at a Point 264.53 Feet North and 935.00 Feet East of the West Quarter Post cf Said Section 7 ; Thence South 49 degree 53 minutes 03 seconds East 144.13 Feet; Thence South 46 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds" West 102.10 Feet; Thence North 43 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds" West 143JO Feet; Thence North 46 degrees 15 minutes East. Along the Easterly Line of Kline Street. 86.70 Feet to the Beginning... The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: November 9, 2006 For more information, please caH: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #O88669F02 MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael A. Miles. A Single Man. original mortgagors), to Amenqueat Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated April 1. 2004. and recorded on April 14, 2004 in instrument 1125808. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Weis Fargo Bank. NA for the benefit of the Certificate Holders o'. Asset-Br eked Pass-Through Certificates Series 2X4-MCW1 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Two And 94/IX Dollars ($134,162.94), including Interest at 8.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises. or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West 1/4 post of Section 6. Town 1 North, Range 8 West; thence South 1 degrees 10 minutes 04 seconds West on the West section line. 16.50 feet; thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East paralei to the East and West 1.4 ine, 485.09 feet to the place of beginning of this descriptton; thence continuing North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 403.21 feet, thence South 1 degree 41 minutes 31 seconds East. 333 87 feet; thence South 20 degrees 17 minutes 12 seconds West. 461.62 feet; thence South 86 degrees 20 minutes 30 seconds West. 230.40 feet; thence North 1 degree 41 min­ utes 31 seconds West. 781.76 feet to the place of beginning. Subject to the rights of the public to that part ol she above description lying within right of way of Piter Poad. " The redemption period shall be 12 months from the dale of suer- sate. Dated November 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Sts 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4113183F01 mtnoa CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Hastings will hold two Public Hearings on Monday, November 27. 2006, at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers, second floor of City Hall, for the purpose of receiving pubic comment and making a determination on the applications of Viking Properties, LLC, and Viking Corporation for transfer of existing industrial facilities tax abatements for real and personal property respectively as permitted by Public Act 198 of 1974, as amended. For additional information about the application contact the City Assessor at 269.945.2468 or at City Hall, 201 East State Street, Hastings. The City will provide reasonable and necessary aids and services for persons with disabilities upon five days notice to the City Clerk by calling 269.945.2468 or TDD call relay services at 800.649.3777. ttschh Thomas E. Emery City Clerk THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jodie D. Peny-Waltey. a single woman, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated June X. 2005 and recorded July 19. 2005 to Instrument Number 1149700. Barry County Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank. National Association as Trustee tor Securitized Asset Backed Recetvabies LLC 2006-0P1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-0P1 by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Sixteen and 28/100 Dollars ($142,316 28) including interest at 7.325% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings to Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p m on NOVEMBER 30. 2000 Said premises are located in the Township of Johnstown. Barry County, Michigan, and are Lot 2 of Carters Fine Lake Park Annex, accord­ ing to the plat thereof recorded to Uber 5 of Plats. Page 3 of Barry County Records. The redemption period shafl be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a, to which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PURCHASERS. The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages. If any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at SiJ? okts interest. Dated: November 2. 2006 Orians Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 46007-5041 (248)457-1000 Rte No. 221.5132 Notice 31 Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THB ARM « A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by ths foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your demeges. If eny. shsfi be limit­ ed eotoly to the return of the bid smount tendared st sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy Tummons and Mariaane Tummons. husband and wife, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 11,2005. and recorded on February 23. 2005 to instrument 1141798, to Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to CmMortgage. Inc. successor by merger with CrtiFmanda) Mortgage Company. Inc. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Eight And 80/IX Dollars ($209,806.60). including interest at 8.4% per annum. under the power of safe contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will bo forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at IX PM, on December 14, 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Barry. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the west line of section 19. town 1 north, range 9 west, distant north 0 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds west 676 feet from the southwest comer of said section; thence continuing north 0 degrees 02 mtoutesw 30 seconds west along said west section line 655.17 feet; thence south 89 degrees 15 minutes 30 seconds east 665 feet; thence south 0 degrees 02 minutes X sec­ onds east 663.X feet; thence north 88 degrees 33 minutes X seconds west 655 16 feet to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: November 16.2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #107432F02 Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. la a debt collector and we are attempting to coifed a debt and any Information obtained will bo used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by CLIFFORD E FOX AND MARCIA FOX. HUSBAND AND WIFE to NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION . Mortgagee, dated May 08. 2003, and recorded on May 14. 200. . as Instrument No. 1104315. to BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by MESNE assignment to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. AS TRUSTEE . on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of seventy seven thousand one hundred ninty one and 85/100 Do*!ars ($77,191.85). including interest at 10 350% per annum WITH AN ADJUSTABLE RATE RIDER Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Al Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml , at 1:00 PM on November X. 2006. Said premises are situated in VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: LOT 4 AND THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 3 OF BLOCK 6 OF A W PHILLIPS SECOND ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF NASHVILLE, AS RECORD­ ED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS. ON PAGE 6. BARRY COUNTY RECORDS The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with 1948CL 6003241a. to which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate DATED: October 26. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South O»d Woodward Avenue, Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCI­ ATION. AS TRUSTEE Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 -tc-m Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Safe THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be resetnoeo oy me rureciosmg mortgagee, in that event your damages. If any. shall bo Mmtted solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered ot sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Lawrence J. Gibson, a single person, original mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc., Mortgagee, dated March 14, 2005. and recorded on April 11. 2005 in instrument 11447X. to Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Five And 93/100 Dollars ($177,345.93). tnctodtog interest at 6.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute n such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings at 1-X PM, on November X. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land located in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, and being more particularly described as: Commencing at the East 1/4 post of Section 16. Town 1 North. Range 9 West: thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes X sec­ onds West along the East and West 1/4 Ine of said Section. 2803.19 toot lor the Point of Beginning of the parcel hereinafter described said point also being 220.00 feet West o* the center 1/4 post of said Section: thence continuing North 89 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds West along said East and West 1/4 line 220 00 feet; thence South X degrees 49 minutes 50 seconds East parallel with the North and South 1/4 line of said Section 4X.X feet; thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes X seconds East paraM with the said East and West 1/4 fine. 220.X feet: thence North X degrees 49 minutes 50 seconds West paraM with said North and South 1/4 line 4X.X feet to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless deterJned aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3?.1 a. in which case the redemption period shall bti X days from the date of such sate. Dated; October 26. 2006 For more inlcwination, please call: FC C 248.593 1X1 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 3O4X Telegraph Rd Ste 2X Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #112218F01 mc-m SYNOPSIS HOPE TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING Oct 9, 2006 All board members present aid 27 guests. Accepted: Standing Reports. AnnmverlPrevious Minutes Bills Investment Resolution Sewer Project Resolution #2 Weed treatments for Wall Lake and Guernsey Lakes Purchasing Mums for the Hal. Adjourned at 9 J5 p.m. Unda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested to by Patricia Abort. Supervisor -row NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE WILLIAM AZKOUL P.C. B ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY MFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Default having been made to the conditions of a real estate mortgage made by Darrell Fenstemacher. a single man. of 15432 220th Avenue. Big Rapids. Michigan 49X7. and NPB Mortgage, LLC. a Michigan limited liability compa­ ny, whose address is 3333 Deposit Drive. NE. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49546. dated May 7.2002. and recorded on May 14. 2002. to Instrument No. 1080497 of the Barry County Register of Deeds, and upon which there is now claimed to be due for principal and interest the sum of One Hundred Twenty Three Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Six Dofiare and Ninety One Cento ($123386.91). which continues to accrue interest at the rate of 9.45%, and no suit or proceedings at law having been insti­ tuted to recover the debt or any part thereof; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue ol the power of sate contained to the mortgage, and the statute in such case made and provided, on December 7.2006 at 1X p.m. the undersigned will sell at the East door of the Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry, at public venue to the highest bidder for the purpose ol satisfying the amounts due and unpaid upon the Mortgage, together with the legal tees and charges ol the sate, including attorney’s fees allowed by law. the premises to the mortgage locat­ ed in the Thomapple Township, Barry County and which are described as foNows: Parcel "A": That part of the SW fractional 1/4, Section X. T4N. R10W, Thomapple Township, Barry County, Michigan, described as: BEGINNING at a point on the West hne of said SW fractional 1/4 which is NX*26’47'E 2X X feet from the SW comer of Section X; thence NX)21647T 1122.04 feet along said West line; thence N89*482r E 628.93 feet along the North line of the S 1/2 of said SW fractional 1/4; thence S 00* 22*33* W 1121.26 feet; thence S 89*44*15’ W 6X 31 feet to the place of beginning. Subject to easements of record and to Highway Right-of-Way for Patterson Avenue. This parcel contains 16.211 acres including Highway R OW Parcel No. 08-014-030-003-X which has an address of 3160 Patterson Avenue. Middleville, Michigan 49333 The redemption period shall be one (1) year from the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (X) days from the date of such sate NPB Mortgage. LLC 3333 Deposit Drive. NE Grand Raptos. Ml 49546 Dated: October 25. 2006 Drafted by: William M. Azkoul (P4X71) Attorney for Mortgagee 161 Ottawa Avenue. NW Suite 205-C Grand R^xis. Ml 49503 (616) 458-1315 TT«W»* Nottca Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THtS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MUJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may ba rescinded by the foredoeing mortgegee bi that event, your demagea. If any. »haB bo limit­ ed solely to the return ot the bld amount ten­ dered at cate, plus biterooL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy Pilaster and Lynn Pfiester. Husband and Wife, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 23.2005. and record­ ed on December 5.2005 to instrument 11571X. to Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand One Hundred Sixty And 48/IX Dollars ($1X,1X.48), including interest at 6.625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings at IX PM. on December 7 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: That Part of tho Southwest 1M of Section 8, Town 1 North, Range 8 West, doocribed as: Commencing at the South 1/4 Post of said Section 8. Thence North X Degrees 34 Minutes 47 Seconds West on foe South Section Line 1591.93 loot to the Place of Beginning of the parcel ol land herein described; Thence continuing North 89 Degrees 34 Mtoutes 47 Seconds West on said South Line 395 52 feet. Thence North 0 Degrees 29 Minutes 18 Seconds East on tho West Uno of tho East 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4. 658X Feet. Thence South 88 Degrees 57 Minutes 25 Seconds East ParaM to foe North Uno of foe Southwest 1/4 ol foe Southeast 1/4 329 52 Feet. Thence South 0 Degrees 29 Mtoutes 18 Seconds West 170.61 Feet. Thence South 89 Degrees 34 Mtoutes 41 Seconds East ParaM to the South Section fine 66.X Feet. Thence South 0 Degrees 29 Mtoutes 18 Seconds East 484.X feet to foe Place of Beginning Subject to an Easement tor Ingress and Egress and Public Utilities over foe West 66.X Foot thereof. Also Subject to an Easement for Ingress, Egress and Public Utitetes over the East 66.X Foot thereof. Subject to Highway Right of Way over the Southerly 33 Foot thereof for Bristol Road. The redemption period shall bo 12 months from the date of such safe. Dated: Novembers. 2006 For more information, please cafi: CC X 243.593.1302 Tintt & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30409 Telegraph Rd Ste 2X gingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rk #113486F01 nw» AS A DOT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COUEC? A DEBT AND ANY BFORMAT1ON OBTABaED SttLL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTFYMjSS^aOF YOU ARE Bl ACTIVE kSMTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - De.having bexi made to foe terms and conditions of & certain mortgage made by Mark Honefi. a marrieo man ol Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Lr*<y (teach Mortgage Company, A Corporation dated th» 25th day of April, AD. 2005, and recorded in foe oil too u* foe Register of Deeds, tor foe County of Ban)* and State of Michigan, on the 4th day of May. AD. 2X5. to instrument NO. 1145887 of Barry Records, which said mortgage was assigned to Deutsche tiank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beech Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-WL2 . thru rrmne assignments, on which mortgage there is daimvd to be due. at foe dtee of this notice, tor p.indpel a $127.720.X (one hundred twenty sever, thousand, seven hundred twenty dollars and zero cents) plus accrued interest at 7J0% (seven point five zero) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings al law or equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover foe debt secured by said mortgage or any port thereof. Now, ihorefora. by virtue of the power of safe contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan to such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on, too 30th day of November, AD.. 2006, at IX o'clock eaid mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sale st pubic auction, to the high­ est bidder, at the Bany County Courthouse to Hastings. Ml, Bany County. Mtahigan. of the prem­ ises described to said mortgage. Which said prem­ isos we described as Mtows: Al that certain piece or parcel ol land situate to the Township of Cartton, to the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as folows to wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND LOCAT­ ED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CARLTON. COUNTY OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHIGAN: PARCEL A: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 16. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH X DEGREES 51* 28* WEST 5X.X FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 16; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH X DEGREES 51 * 2T WEST 352.91 FEET ALONG SAID EAST LINE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 02’ 56* WEST 812.X FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH ONE EIGHTY LINE OF SECTION 16; THENCE SOUTH X DEGREES 51* 28" WEST 87.X FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 02* 56- WEST 508 11. THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 52* 4<T EAST 403.13 FEET; THENCE NORTH X DEGREES 51* 28* EAST 34.51 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 17* 44* EAST 340.98 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 02' 00" EAST 394 88 FEET; THENCE NORTH X DEGREES 51 * 28* EAST 35.15 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 02* 00* EAST 181.12 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING Commonly known as: 5861 Usbome Rd. Tax ID: 08-04-016-105-100-04 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. to which case the redemption period shai be X days from the date of such sale Dated: October 26. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG A REIS CO , LPA. By Daniel E Best. (P-58501) Attorney tor Assignee of Mortgagee Weftman. Weinberg & Reis Co . LP.A 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWRS05560662 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. Novemoer 16. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Delautt has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Lanette L. Dove and David Dove. Wife and Husband, original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Bank. NA. Mortgagee, dated April 25. 2005. and recorded on May 2.2006 in instrument 1145763. in Barry coun­ ty records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Three And 90/100 Dollars ($143 903 90). ..Tduding interest nt 6.625% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in sad mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be forectosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings at 1.00 PM. on November X. 2006 Sad premises are situated in Township cf Hope Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2 of Oakridge Shores, as Recorded in Uber 3 of Plats. Page 89. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: November 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Senncer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #112456FO1 mm THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sandra L Singer, aka Sandra L. Clark, a single woman, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation, Mortgagee, dated May 9. 2003 and recorded May 12. 2003 in Instrument Number 1106389. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank. N.A.. as Trustee for GSAMP Trust 2003-HE2 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2003-HE2 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-Nine and 04/100 Dollars ($77,739.04) including interest at 10% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sod mortgage will be forectosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on NOVEMBER 30 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5, Block B of Pleasant Shores, according to the plat thereof, as recorded tn Liber 3 of Plats on Page 59. a part of the Southwest fractional onequarter of Section 19, Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such safe, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: November 2. 2006 Orians Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No. 221.5174 mn^ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COuLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall be limit­ ed sotefy to the return of the bid amount ten dared ot sole, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions cf a mortgage made by David Vaneeroer. and Allison Vaneerden, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dal ad August 20. 2004. and recorded on September 7. 2004 tn instrument 1133578. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Eight Hundred SixtyNine And 87/100 Dollars ($106.869 87). including interest at 5.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 5 of Rolling Oaks Estates. According to the Recorded Plat Thereof. As Recorded in Liber 6 of Plats on Page 52 The 'edemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated November 2. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC X 248 593 1X2 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michioan 48025-5822 Fite *O87322F02 moon Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OL'R OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Tnis sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. if any, shat! be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Patricia Blackwood, a married woman, and Billie Blackwood, Jr. her husband, original mc-rtgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee Io. tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 15. 2005. and recorded on February 25. 2005 in instru­ ment 1141946. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-One Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Five And 82/100 Dollars ($181,575.82). including interest at 6.625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at I CO PM. on November X. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ot Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan and are described as: Lot 17 of Fawnlake Plat, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in liber 4 of plats, page 37 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case tho redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated: November 2, 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1X2 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #113147F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BE».0W IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Scott Hubbert, a stogie man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 28. 2004. and recorded on August 4. 2004 in instrument 1131874. tn Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Irwin Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-One And 49/100 Dollars ($115,471 49). including interest a! 5.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 1311 of the City, Formerly Village of Hastings. According to the Recorded Plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated November 16. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #109643F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by John M Christensen and Laura K Christensen, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Oak Street Mortgage, LLC. Mortgagee, dated June 16 2003. and recorded on June 27. 2003 in instrument 1107318. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank, as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Four And 07/1X Dollars ($132,984 07). including interest at 8% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made end pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November X. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Thornapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Lot 20. Hilltop Estates, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 5 of Plats, on Page 74. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated October 26. 2006 For more information, please call FC H 248 593 1300 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Ra Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 5822 Fite #1118O8FO1 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be ’’«nited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in ihe conditions of a mortgage made by Deborah J MacDonald who acquired title as Deborah J. Fassett. single, original mortgagor(s). to Associates Home Equity Services. Inc. Mortgagee, dated August 25. 2000. and recorded on October 4. 2000 in instrument 1050295. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Seven Thousand Thirty-One And 51/100 Dollars (S107.021.51). including interest at 10% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November X. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel ol land in the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Sectton 12. Town 2 North. Ranoe 8 West, commencing at the Southwest cor­ ner of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said section, thence North 782 feet for the place of beginning; thence East 1320 feet to the East sec­ tion line; thence North 373 feet, more or less to the North line of Ihe South 35 acres of the Easl 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of said section; thence West 1320 feet; thence South 373 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated October 26. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys Fo- Servicer 30400 Teteg: aph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #102824F02 nwrzn PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by LISA RAN­ SHAW. AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPER­ TY. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc CMERS"). solely as nominee lor tender and lender's successors and assigns. NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC . Mortgagee, dated April 7.2006. and recorded on April 11. 2006. in Document No 1162447. and assigned by said mortgagee to NOVASTAR MORTqjCC; INC . aS assigrtetf.Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars and Fifty-Eight Cents ($119,677.58). including interest at 11.250% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statue m such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 01:00 PM o'clock, on December 7. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan and descnbed as: LOTS 2 AND 3. BLOCK 1 OF EASTERN ADDI­ TION OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS. ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF OF BARRY COUNTY RECORDS TAX ID NO 08-55­ 220-002-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 6003241a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated: November 3. 2006 NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 231X Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 mm Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. AT FN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgagee- tn that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Poppy Ann Smith f/k/a Poppy Ann Root, an unmarried woman, original mortgagor(s). to Avalon Financial Corp., a Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 13. 1999. and recorded on September 21. 1999 in instrument 1035599. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assign­ ments to WeHs Fargo Bank. NA. as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 1999-C as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due a! the date hereof the sum of Thirty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Thirty­ Eight And 62/IX Dollars ($34.4X 62). including interest at 12.7*® per annum. Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:X PM. on November 30. 2X6 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 36. o< Sundago Park, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 2. on Page 71. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from tne date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 6X 3241a. tn which case the redemption penod shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated: November 2. 2006 For more information please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Troll & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servcer 304X Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite »112579FO1 r-wm. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sste may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limitad solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, ptee Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Melissa S. Therrien. a married woman, original mortgagor! s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 20. 2004. and recorded on September 21. 2004 m instrument 1134210, in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to EverHome Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Six And 30/IX Dollars ($85,456 X). including interest at 7% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be forectosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX> PM. on December 7. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 26. 27 and 28. except the West 24 feet in width ol Lot 28 ol Hardendorfs Addition to the Village of Nashville, according to the recorded Plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sale. Dated; November 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248 593.1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 2X Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte J113128F01 r.vm Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure S*te THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATT.ZMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE KT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTTYF MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall ba limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Connie M. Feltner. An Unmarried Woman. A Single Woman and Lawrence R. Feltner. An Unmarried Man, A Single Man. original mortgagors). to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated June 26. 2003, and recorded on October 7. 2003 in instru­ ment 1115139, and rerecorded on September 26, 2X5 in instrument 1153343, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Four Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-One And 20/1X Dollars ($84.281.20). including interest at 5.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1X PM. on December 7, 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 22. Town 1 North. Range 7 West, described as: Commencing 10 rods 8 1/10 links West of the Northeast comer of the West 1/2 of the 1/4 of said Section 22; thence West 10 rods 8 1H0 links; thence South 12 rods 16 2/10 links; thence East 10 rods 8 1/10 links; thence North to the place of beginning. The redemptton period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File #113713F01 mm THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Tracy Miller, an unmarried woman. Io Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated July 12. 2005 and recorded July 18. 2005 in Uber 1949. Page 401. Eaton County Records. Michigan Said mortgage ts now held by JP Morgan Chase Bank National Association as Trustee tor the MLMI SURF Trust Series 2005-BC4 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Nme Thousand Eight Hundred NinetyNine and 62/IX Dollars ($109,899.62) including interest al 7.4% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the or inside of the main entrance to the Courthouse Bldg to Charlotte, Ml to Eaton County. Michigan at 10:00 a.m. on December 7, 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Bellevue. Eaton County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel B: A parcel of land located to the Northwest fractional one-quarter of Sectton 18. Town 1 North. Range 8 West. BeNevue Township. Eaton County. Michigan, the surveyed boundary of said parcel described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer ol said Sectton 18; thence South X degrees 04 minutes X seconds East along the West line ol said Section 89.98 teet to the Southeast comer ol Sectton 12. Town 1 North, Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence South X degrees 03 mtoutes X seconds East continuing along said West line 382.16 feet to the point of beginning of this descrip­ tion; thence South 88 degrees 37 minutes 22 sec­ onds East 5X.X teet; thence South X degrees 03 mmutes M seconds East parallel with said West ine 3X X teet; thence North 88 degrees 37 min­ utes 22 seconds West 5X.X teet to said West ine. thence North X degrees X mtoutes 38 seconds along West ine 3X.X teet to the point of begin­ ning. The redemptton period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA $6X.324la, to which case the redemptton period ahal be X days from the date of such sate TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event your demegee, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest D*«d: November 9.2006 • Oriel's Associates, P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48X7-5041 (248) 457-1 OX Rte No. 28b 3857 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm la a debt cvftector attempting to col­ lect • debt Any Infomtofion oteNntfli wM be MORTGAGE SALE - Delautt has been .^de to the conditions ot a certain mortgage/ mack by Jeffrey J McLaren, a married man and Trudyann M McLaren, a married woman husband .end wile to Washingion Mortgage Company Mortgagee. dried August 27.2X1 and recorded November 1 2X1 to Instrument #1X9093 Barry County Racoids. Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequent assigned through mesne assignments to: The Ba* ot New York Trust Company, NA as succaesor to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA as Trustee, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due m the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Eight Dottars and Ninety- Eight Cents ($86,168.98) including interest 11.125% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute to such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be forectosed by a sate ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings, Ml at l.XPM on Thursday. November X. 2X6. Said premises are situated to Ctty ot Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are deserted as: Lot 7X ol the City, formerly Village, of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded to Liber 518, of Plats, Page 762 Commonly known es 526 West Court St. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shaH be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCL 6X.3241. to which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such safe. Dated: OCTOBER X. 2X6 The Bank ol New York Trust Company. NA as suc­ cessor to JP Morgan Chase Bank N A as Trustee. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Associates. P C 811 South Blvd. Suite IX Rochester Hills. Ml 48X7 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-5789/ n*™ NOTICE The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held November 14, 2006, are available in the County Clerk’s Office at 220 W. State St.. Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. �P«g« 12 - Thunday. Nowmbw ie. 2006 - The Huttig, Banner MB) THtS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MFORMATON WE OBTAM WHX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default Ms bwi made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy Baker, a married man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 5. 2003 and recorded February 14. 2003 in Instrument Number 1097669. Barry County Records, Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof ttie sum of Ninety-Eight i-housand Five Hundred Forty-Five and 49/100 Dolars ($98,545.49) including interest al 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and tho statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wM bo forectosed by a sale of the mortgaged premioes. or some pert of them, at pubic vendue at the Bany County Courthouse In Hastings in Barry County, Michigan al 1DO p.m. on DECEMBER 14,2006. Said promises are located in the Township of Hope. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as. Commencing at tho Northwest comer of Section 18. Town 2 North, Rango 9 Wool Thence North 88 degrees 51 minutes 14 seconds East 440 toot along tho North Ine of said Section, thence South 1 degree 8 minutes 46 seconds East 459.14 toot to the true point of beginning; thence North 88 degrees 51 minutes 14 seconds East 955.43 toot to the centerine of Otis Lake Road; thence South 0 degress 3 minutes 32 seconds East 228.51 feet along contortne. Thence South 88 degrees 51 min­ utes 14 seconds West 951.09 toot; thence North 1 degree 8 minutes 46 seconds West 228.67 toot to the point of beginning. Subject to an easement for pubic highway purposes over the Easterly 33 toot thereof tor Otis Lake Road. The redemption period shal bo 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case tho redemption period shal bo 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: Tho foreclosing mortgagee can rescind tho sate. In that event, your damages, I any. are limited solely to the return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: November 16,2006 Orian Aaeodatec, P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 362.0791 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having boon made In the oondtoons of a certain Mortgage executed on August 4, 2005, by Gerardo Cruz and Kety Cruz, a married couple, as Mortgagors, to Riverwoods Mortgage. LLC. Mortgagu. which mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register of Doede tor Barry County. Michigan on August 10, 2005, in Document No. 1150886, and assigned to Universal Guaranty Co. by Assignment of Mortgage dated August 4, 2005. recorded August 10. 2005, in Document No. 1150888 (the -Mortgagel on which Mortgage there is daimed to bo an Indebtedness, as deflnod by tho Mortgage, due and unpaid in tho amount of Ninety Eight Thousand Six Hundred Throe and 25/IX Dollars ($96,80335). as of the date of Me notice, including principal and Interest, and ofwr coats secured by the Mortgage, no suit or proceeding al law or In equity having been Instituted to recover tho debt, or any pert of too debt, secured by too Mortgage, and too power of sale in the Mortgage having become operative by reason of tho default. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. November 30. 2006, al IDO o’clock In toe after­ noon. al too Courthouse, 220 West State Street. Hastings, Mtehigan, that being too ptaoo of holding tho Circuit Court tor tho County of Barry, there wB be offered tor sate and sold to tho highest bidder, st pubic sate, tor the purpose of satisfying toe unpaid amount of the indebtedness due on toe Mortgage, together with legal cools and expenses of sate, cer­ tain properties located in tho Township of Orangevile. Barry County, MfcNgan. described In the Mortgage as tolows: That part ot tho Northeast _ of Section 26, Town 2 North, Rango 10 West, described as: Commencing al too East _ comer of said Section; thence N 69* 5930* West 131613 test along the South lino of said Northeast _; thence N 00* 18*19* West 330.00 feel, along toe East line of the West _ of said Northeast _ to too point of beginning; thence N 69* 5930* West 255.00 feet; thence S 00* 1839* East 50.00 feel; thence N 89* 5030* West 255.00 feet; thence N 00* 18*19* Wool 344.41 feet; thenco Northeasterly 2331 feet along a 149.74 tool radius curve to too right, too chord of which beers N 86* 33’ 53* East 23.19 feat; thence S 86* 45* 17* East 273.44 feel to Reference Point *A*; thence S 22* 24* 13* East ;50.45 feet; thenco S 89* 59 30* East 18924 feet; the ice S 00* 1619* East 142.61 feet, along the East hne of too West Northeast to point of beginning. Subject and together with a 68 toot wide casement tor ingress, ogress and utiity purposes described below. Description of 86 toot wide strip of land tor ingress, egress and utiity purposes, the centertine of which is described as: Commencing at tho East _ comer of Section 26 Town 2 North, Range 10 West; thence N 89* 59* 30* West 2636.26 feel atong tho South line of said Northeast _; thenco N 00* 19*51* West wj.oj reet. along me west sno or me riormeasi _ to the point of beginning; thenco N 78* 25* 12* East 347.61 feet; thence Northeasterly 203.06 feet atong a 640.44 toot radius curve to the right. the chord of which bears N 85* 30* 55* East 2022: feet; thence S 85* 24* 47* East 93.80 feel; thenco Northoasteriy 106.84 feet. along a 134.92 tool radius curve to the left the chord of which bears N 71* 54* 04* East 104.07 feet; thence Northoasteriy 106.85 feet atong a 149.74 tool radius curve to tho right tho chord of which bears N 71* 10* 03* East 104.80 feel; thence S 86* 45* 17* East 273.44 feet to Reference Point "A* and the piece of ending of said 66 toot wide strip of land Also subject to and together with an easement tor ingress, ogress and utilities over a 50.0 toot radius turnaround, the radius point of which is the aforesaid Reference Point *A*. The length of tho redemption period wB be six (6) months from the date of the sale, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241(a), in which case tho redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate Dated: November 2. 2006 MILLER. CANFIELD. PADDOCK AND STONE. P.L.C. Attorneys for Universal Guaranty Co By: Lori L Purkey. Esq. 444 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 KZLIB:517111.1M31265-00006 LEQAL NOTICES AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPTBfG TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 3826100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Robert L Page and Carrie A. Page, hus­ band and wife of Berry County, Michigan, Mortgagor to National Bank of Hastings dated the 20th day of July. AD. 1996. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Mtctegan on the 2Wh day of July, AD. 1998, in Instrument #1015783 ol Barry Records, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, tor principal of $11,15425 (Eleven thousand. One hundred Fifty Four dolars and Twenty Five cents) plus accrued interest at 11.75% (eteven point seven five) percent per annum. And no sort proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing boon Instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue al the State ot Michigan in such case mads and provided, notice ts hereby given that on, the 7th day of December. AD., 2006, at IDO o'clock said mortgage wB be torectooed by a sate at pubic auction, to the high­ est bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml, Bany County, Michigan, of the pram­ toes dsocribod in said mortgage. Which said prom­ toes are described as tolows: Al that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Thomappto, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as tolows to wit: Beginning at the South 1/4 post of Section 32. Town 4 North. Range 10 West, thence North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds East along the North and South 1/4 Ine of said Section 32 a dtotance of 881.49 feet; thence South 89 degrees 41 minutes 23 seconds East 440.00 teet; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds West 550.00 feet; thence South 47 degrees 41 minutes 31 sec­ onds East 302.36 feet; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds West 130.00 tost to the South Hne of said Section 32; thence Nortt 89 degrees 37 minutes 08 seconds West along said South section line 665.00 teet to the piece of beginning. Together with an ingress and ogress eusemsnt with others described Beginning at a point on the South Hne of Section 32 which taes South 89 degrees 37 minutes 08 sec­ onds East 632.00 feet from the South n poet of said Section 32; thence North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds East 11529 feet; thence North 47 degrees 41 minutes 31 seconds West 302.36 feet; thenco North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds East 864.67 feet; thence North 89 degrees 41 minutes 37 seconds West 27.00 feet; thenco North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds East 120.00 feet; thenco South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds West 120.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 41 min­ utes 23 seconds West 27.00 feet; thenco South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds West 855.33 teet; thence South 47 degrees 41 minutes 31 seconds East 302.36 toot; thence South 00 degrees 23 min­ utes 47 seconds West 144.72 feet to said South section Ine; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 08 seconds West 66.00 feet to tho place of begin­ ning. Commonly known as: 2055 Spencer Dr. 1^11*08^014-032-00290 Tho redemption period shal bo one year from tho date of such sate. Dated: November 9, 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO . L.P.A By: Mtahaei I. Rich, (P-41938) Attorney tor Assignee of Mortgagee Weftman. Weinberg A Roto Co, LP.A 2155 Butterfield Drive, Suite 200-S Troy, Michigan 48064 WWR#05399824 TM8HRMBADEBTCOLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Warren Monck. single, to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, Mortgagee, dated August 4, 2004 and recorded August 24, 2004 in Instrument Number 1132907, Bany County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse by assignment. There is daimed to be duo at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Four and 48/100 Dolars ($166,554.48) including interest at 8.9% per annum. Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB bo torectooed by a sate of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings In Bany County. Michigan at 1 DO pm on DECEMBER 14.2006. Said premises are located in the Township ot Hope, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West one-quarter post of Section 20. Town 2 North, Range 9 West. Hope Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence South 89 degrees 44 minutes 40 seconds East. 919.02 feet along the East-West one-quarter line of said Section 20; thence North 00 degrees 33 minutes 40 seconds West. 1005.0 feet; thence North 32 degrees 52 minutes 40 seconds West. 96.15 teet to the point of beginning: thence North 89 degrees 21 minutes 40 seconds West 304.99 feet; thenco North 29 degrees 02 teet 52 seconds West. 115.06 teet; thenco North 02 degrees 22 minutes 05 sec­ onds East. 239 80 feet, thence North 56 degrees 08 minutes 30 seconds East. 100.00 teet; thence South 33 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds East. 480.84 teet to the point of beginning. Together with an easement tor ingress and egress to be used jointly with others over a strip of land 66 teet in width, the Westerly Hne of which is described as: Beginning at a point on the East-West one-quarter Hne of Section 20. Town 2 North. Range 9 West, distant South 89 degrees 44 minutes 40 seconds East. 919.02 teet from the West one-quarter post of said Section 20: thence North 00 degrees 33 min­ utes 40 seconds West. 1005.00 teet: thence North 32 degrees 52 minutes 40 seconds West. 96.15 feet; thence North 33 degrees 51 minutes 30 sec­ onds West. 480.84 feet to the point of ending The redemption period shal bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS. The foredoeing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: November 16. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 214.4192 Notice Of Mortgage Forwctoeure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reednded by ti* foredoeing mortgagee. In that event, your demages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at cate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Gregory J. Czinder and Keffy K. Czmder, husband and wife, original mortgagors). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc . Mortgagee, dated January 22 2004 and recorded on February 27. 2004 m instrument 1122834, m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Eight And 83/100 Dollars ($53,438.63). including interest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will bo foreclosed by a sale ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings st IDO PM. on December 7. 2006 Said premises are situated m City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 2 and 3 of Block 4 of Butter's Addition to the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded piat thereof, as recorded m Uber 1 ot Plats, on Page 66. The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC C 248.593.1301 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5622 Fite #114130F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foredoeing mortgagee. In -- '--------------------*---nr™imax went, yvur oeme^wo, nMany, anau ua ed eotely to the return of the bto emount ten­ dered et eele, ptoe Internet MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in tho conditions of a mortgage made by Ricky E. Robins and Antoinette Robins tA/a Antoinette Lee, husband and wife. Original mortgagof(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor Lender and Londeris successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 24. 2005. and recorded orb July'I. 2005 in instrument 1148890. in Bany oourtty records, Michigan, and assigned by eaid Morfstitei ’to U.S. Bank National Association, trustee torlehman Sad 2005-tQ as assignee by an asstgrapsnt on which mortgage there to daimed to be duo at the date hereof the sum ol Ono Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Sixteen And 36/100 Dollars ($156,816.36). Including interest at 7.89% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wM bo foreclosed by a sale of tho mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at tho Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1D0 PM. on December 14. 2006. Sato premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as. Lot 7 of Smith's Lakeview Center, accordmg to the recorded plat thereof, ol records in Uber 6 of Plats. Page 50 Tho redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 8003241a, in which case tho redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: November 16.2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 46025-5822 Fto #115124F01 _t1 Notice Of Mortgage Forocloouro Sate THB RRM IB A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: nils sale may be reednded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In thet event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed ootefy to tho return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus IntorooL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions al a mortgage made by Kyle L. Hoffner and Gordon W Heffner, as joint tenants with full rights or survivorship, original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC, Mortgagee, dated August 6.2003, and recorded on October 18. 2006 In Instrument 1171562. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Credit Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC ss assignee by an assignment, on which mort­ gage there to daimed to be due et the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Seven And 95/100 Dollars ($91,397.95). including interest at 9.9% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are descnbed as Lot 5. Keyzer Plat, according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 5. of Plats. Page 88 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless de*?rmined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL/ 600.3241a. m which case the redemption period tell be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: October 26. 2006 For more information, please call FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File W97502F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sete THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TC COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by tho foroctooing mortgegee. In that event, your damegoe. If any, shall be limit­ ed sotefy to Ihe return of the bid emount ten­ dered at saie, plus Intoreet MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ot a mortgage made by Gordon Roedding and Karen Roeddmg Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 25, 2006, and recorded on January 31, 2006 in instrument 1159537. n Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deustohe Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee tor Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trost 2006-HE3 as asegnee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Nine And 70/100 Dolars ($130.549 70), including interest at 7.74% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at IDO PM. on December 7, 2006. Said premises are situated In Village of Middleville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 17 of Maty Ridge, according to the recorded piat thereof, as recorded in Uber 6 ol plats on page X. The redemption penod shaB be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 800.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott A Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 nia#114168F0l Notice Of Mortgage Foractoeure 'Jefe TH»S RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR /OTEMPTMG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THV PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ATTiYE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reednded by the foredoaing mortgagee. It. that event, your damages. If any, shall bo Mmftod aototy to the return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default h’j been made in the conditions ot a mortgage made by Jeffrey A Mannite, an unmarried man. original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated October 25. 2002. and recorded on October X. 2002 In instru­ ment 1090529. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. NA as assignee by an assignment on which nrrtgage there is daimed to bo duo at tho date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Eight And 43/1X Dollars ($102,168.43). including interest at 6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that saxf mortgage w« be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at tho Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on December 7, 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 8 of Block 2 of Kenfwld's Second Addrtnn to the City of hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 1 of Plats, on Pago 37 Tho redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6003241a. in which case the redemption period shal be X days from the date ot such sale. Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC D 248.593.1309 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Senricer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File I113796F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foractoauw Sate THS FIRM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia aate mayba reednded by the foredoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damagaa. If any, shall be limit­ ed sotefy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interact. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David E Guernsey. A married man and Sarah L Guernsey, his wife, original mortgagors), to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated January 22. 2004, and recorded on January X, 2004 in instru­ ment 1121516. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Twenty And 28/IX Dolars ($67.42038). including interest at 5.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some pari of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 130 PM. on December 7, 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5. block 18. Eastern Addition according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in liber A of plats. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be X days from the date of such sale Dated: November 9. 2006 For more mtormabon. please cal FC X 248 593 1302 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #113348F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foredoeure Safe THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER flELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate meybe roacinded by the foredoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damagaa, If any, ahaH be Matt­ ed sotefy to the return of tho bid amount ten­ dered, at aato, plus interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been matte In the conditions of a mortgage made by Vaughn R. Dmgiedine. Jr., and Maria Dmgiedine. Husband and Wife, original mortgagors), to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated June 25. 2004, and recorded on July X. 2004 in instrument 1131668, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Weds Fargo Bank. N.A., in Trost for the benefit of Park Place Securities, toe. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-WCW2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-One And 02/1X Dollars ($166331.02). including interact at 8.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wa be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premioes, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings al IDO PM, on November X. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described ae: Lotfs) Parcel 1: Lot 2 at Block 1. Butters AddMon to toe City, formerly VBage of Hastings, aooordtog to tho recorded piat thereof. Parcel 2. beginning at tho Southeast comer of Lot 1 in Butters Addition to the City of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, thenco South 184 feet to the Bank of Thomapple River, thenco Westerly along tho bank of said river, approximately 200 foot; thence North approximate­ ly 220 teet to the Southwest comer of lot 3 of Butters Addition to the Cfty of Hastings, aooordtog to the recorded piat therof; thence Easterly atong tho South line of Lot* 1 through 3, of sted Butter's Addition, being identical with toe Northerly Ine of Lol 9, Wilcox Addition to the City of Hastings, to tw piece of boginning, comprising al approgdmtooiy the Easterly one half (1/2) of the Easterly one half (1/2) of said Lot 9. Wilcox Addition to the City of Hastings. Tho redemption period shal bo 6 montos from tho date of such sate, unfeos determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6003241a, in which case tho redemption period shal bo X days from the date of such sate. Dated: October 26. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593.1302 r-ott A Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 3O4CO Tefegraph Rd Ste 200 Binghcm Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ffef111808R)1 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE BALE Thia firm fe a debt coHactor attempting to ooF fectadobt Any information wo obtain wffl be used fix that purges? Default has occurred to, *ha condMons o? a mort­ gage made by GERALD D. .OWE. JR. am.’ JULIE L. LOWE, husband and wfte (collectively •MortgegoT). to GREENSTONE FA.RM CFEDfT SERVICES. FLCA. a federal charterer nor xratton, whoae address ie 17X Abbey Flood. Mte 200. East Lansing. Michigan 48823 (tfte ■Mortgagee*), dated October 8.2003, and recadad in the office of tho Register of Deeds for Bsny County, Michigan on October 10. 2003, ea Instru­ ment number 1115304 (the ■Mortgage’). Byreamn of such default, the Mortgagee elects to ifeckvo and hereby deciares the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage due and payable torthwflh. As of foe date of this Notice there ie cWnwd to bo due tor principal and interest on tho Mortgage the sum of One Hundred Eteven Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Three and 05/1 CO Dollars ($111,323.05). No suit or proceeding at tew has been instituted to recover the debt secured by tho Mortgage or any part thereof. Notice is hereby given that by virtue at tho power of sate containad in the Mortgage and tho statute in such caao made and provided, and to pay tw above amount, with intereel as provided in tho Mortgage, and afl legal coots, charges and expens­ es, including the attorney toe slowed by tew, and al taxes and insurance premiums paid by the undersigned before sate, the Mortgage wB bo toredosed by sate of the mortgaged premises at pubic vendue to tho highest bidder at the east entrance to the Barry County Co irthouse toceted in Hastinge. Michigan on Thursday, December 7. 2006. al one o'clock in tho afternoon. The premioes covered by tho Mortgage are situated in the TownaNp of Hastings. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and are described as tolows: Commencing st the South 1/4 comer of Section 21. Town 3 North, Range 8 West, thence North 00*16*47* East 149438 fool atong the North and South 1/4 hne of said Section; thence South 89*05*31* East 240.04 toot to Ihe point of begin­ ning; thence North 01*22*03* West 19434 feet; thence North 24*3936* East X.10 feet; thence North 85*2034* East 268.38 feet to Ste centeffine of Nashvilte Road; thence South 30*3033* East 17.44 feet atong said centertne; thence Southerty 234.91 feet along ftw arc of a curve to toe right Ste radius of which is 995.165 toot, too central angle of which U 13*31*29* and toe chord of which boars South 23*44'48* East 234.37 feet atong eaid conterline; thence South 81*5632* West Ml .47 feet; thence Norto 01*22*03* West 39.61 foot to too point of beginning. Except the North M feet tnoreof. Subject to an easement tor pubic highway pur­ poses over the Easterly 33 feet thereof tor Nashville Road and any other Easements or Restrictions of Record. Together with all toe fixtures, tenements, heredi­ taments, and appurtenances belonging or in any • way appertaining. Notice is further given that the tengto al Sw redemption period wd be six (8) months from the date of sale, unless the promises has been aban­ doned. in which case the redemption period wB bo thirty (X) days from toe date of sate Dated: November 9. 2006 GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA Mortgagee Timothy FWtegonds WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD LLP 900 Fifth Third Center 111 Lyon Street. N W. Grand Rapids. Ml 49503-2489 (616) 752-2000 1328002-2 norm �Th* Hastings Banr» - Thursday. November 16. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFOR MA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTTY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Kenneth L Marple, a Mnige man of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company. A Corporation dated the 28th day of February, A.D. 2006, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, lor the County of Bany and State of Michigan, on the 1st day of March. A.D. 2006. in Instrument NO. 1180746 of Ba.y Records, which said mortgage was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee lor Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006­ 3. thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due. at the date of this notice, tor principal of $142,109.66 (one hundred fourty two thousand, one hundred nine dollars and sixty sx cants) plus accrued interest at 11.55% (eleven point five five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 7th day of December. AD., 2006, at 1G0 o'clock said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at public auction, to the high­ est bidder, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the prem­ ises descnbed in said mortgage. Which said prem­ ises are described as tolows: Al that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Cartton. in the County of Bany and State of Michigan and described as toaows to wit: LAND LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CARL­ TON. BARRY COUNTY. STATE OF MICHIGAN. AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCELA THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST ONE FOURTH OF SECTION 27. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DESCRIBED AS: COMMENC­ ING AT THE WEST ONE FOURTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 41'02' EAST 1317 64 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST n; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33' 17" EAST 735.00 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST n OF SAID NORTHWEST ONE FOURTH TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING: THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33' ir EAST 220.00 FEET ALONG SAID WEST UNE. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 4T 02* EAST 325 00 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 33’ 17- WEST 229 00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 39 DEGREES 4V 02- WEST 325 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING Commonly known as. 3654 Andrus Rd. Tax ID: 06-04-027-205-000-03 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 d*ys from the date of such sale. Dated: November 9. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. L.PA By: Daniel E. Best (P-58501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Troy. Michigan 48084 WWRS05608272 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm if. a debt cofiector attempting to collect a debt. Any information we obtain wM be used tor that purpose. Default has occurred in the conditions of a mort­ gage made by GERALD DAVID LOWE. JR and JULIE L LOWE, husband and wile (collectively -Mortgagor*), to GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA. a federally chartered corpora­ tion. whose address is 1760 Abbey Road. Suite 200. East Lansing. Michigan 48823 (the -Mortgagee-), dated December 27. 2002. and recorded In the office of the negiirtor of Psodi tor Barry County, Michigan on December X. 2002. as Instrument number 1094675 (the -Mortgage-). By reason of such default, the Mortgagee elects to declare and hereby declares the entire unpaid amount of tho Mortgage due and payable forthwith. As of the data of this Notice there is daimed to bo due tor principal and Interest on the Mortgage the sum of Eighteen Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve and 88/100 Dollars ($18,712.88). No suit or proceedtog at lew has been instituted to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage or any part thereof. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of tho power of sale contained in the Mortgage and tho statute in such case made and provided, and to pay the above amount, with Interest as provided in the Mortgage, and al legal costs, charges and expens­ es, including the attorney fee slowed by law, and all taxes and insurance premiums paid by Ihe under­ signod before sale, the Mortgage wH be foreclosed by sale of the mortgaged promises at pubfic vendue to the highest bidder at the east entrance to the Barry County Courthouse located in Hastings. Michigan on Thursday. December 7. 2006, at one o'clock in the afternoon. The promises covered by the Mortgage are situated in the Township of Irving. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and are described as fofiows: Beginning at a point on the North Ine of Section 24, Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Irving Township. Barry County. Michigan, distant North 89*31 GT East. 665.00 feet from the Northwest comer of said Section 24; thenco North 89*31 GT East. 220.00 feet along said Section line; thence South OO’OOW West. 474.70 teet; thenco South 89*31G4* West 220.00 feet; thenco North 00*0004- East. 474.71 foot to the point of beginning. Subject to an ease­ ment for public highway purposes over the Northerly 33 feet thereof tor Jarman Rood and any other easements or restrictions of record. Together with all the fixtures, tenements, heredi­ taments. and appurtenances belonging or in any way aprartaining. Notice is further given that tho length of the redemption period will bo six (6) months from the date of sale, unless the premises has been aban­ doned. in which case the redemption period will be thirty (30) days from the date of sate. Dated: November 9. 2006 GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA Mortgagee Timothy Hifiegonds WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD LLP 900 Fifth Third Center 111 Lyon Street. N W Grand Rapids. Ml 49503-2489 (616) 752-2000 1328006-2 rrwrim Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by tho foredoeing mortgagee. In mat event, your carnages, any, enan os limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made .n the conditions of a mortgage made by Ricky A. Partis, a married man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 30. 2001. and recorded on December 5. 2001 in instrument 1070621, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to The Huntington National Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is ctakneo to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Seventy-Four And 85/100 Dollars ($76,074.85). including interest at 7% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1G0 PM. on November 30. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 69 and 70 of J.R. Bush's First Addition to the Vrftage of Dellon. according to the recorded piat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of plats on page 33. being a part of the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 6. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: October 26. 2006 For more information, ptease can FC F 248.593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte f111562F01 :wao PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP Regular Meeting November 8. 2006 Meeting was called to order at 7 GO P.M. RoH Cali: Present: Supervisor Herzog. Treasurer Nottingham. Clerk Nichols and Trustees Ritchie and Kennedy Also present: 14 members of the public. Approved agenda as amended Approved minutes of October 11, 2006 as cor­ rected Correspondence was read Public comment was received Petitions were received tor Pine Lake Weed Control for review Commissioner's report Fire Reports (Pine lake and BPH) received and placed on fite Approved payment of annual labor biHing tor BPH Approved 2 request of PLFD with approval tor payment when billed Police report received and placed on fite Discussion took place regarding the Center Street ordinance Tabled Planning & Zoning Fee Schedule Adopted FOIA Fee Schedule as amended Adopted Cemetery Rate Schedu Ie as amended effective January 1. 2007 Accepted resignation of Marsha Bassett from Library Board with regrat Discussion took place regarding Barry County E911 Central Dispatch Service Plan Cleric & Treasurer's reports were placed on fite with Cleric noting some over budget line Items Board comments were received Approved Mb in the amount of $18.861.74. Meeting adjourned at 820 p.m Submitted by: Normajean Nichols. Cleric Attested to by: Mika Herzog. Supervisor nwms Rob-xt /*. Tremaln 8 Associates, P.C. Is a debt cofiorjor and we are attempting to collect a debt and uny Information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in tho conditions of a mortgage made by RICKY LEE LAWRENCE. MARRIED ANO SHANNON CHRIS­ TINE LAWRENCE. MARRIED. HUSBAND AND WIFE to AMERIMORTGAGE CORPORATION . Mortgagee, dated December 14.2005, and record­ ed on December 22. 2005 . as Instrument No. 1158063, in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI, LLC by an assignment dated December 19. 2005, and recorded on December 22. 2005 . as Instrument No 1158064 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred runty thousand two hundred sixty tour and 54/100 Dollars ($190,264.54), includ­ ing interest at 9.000% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1G0 PM on December 14. 2006. Said premises are situated m TOWNSHIP OF HASTINGS. BARRY County. Michigan and are PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTH­ WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 35. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. HASTINGS TOWN­ SHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER OF SECTION 35: THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 17.5 MINUTES WEST 954.5 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 17 5 MINUTES WEST 379.5 FEET; THENCE NORTH 1 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST 1150.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 17.5 MIN­ UTES EAST 369 3 FEET THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 46.5 MINUTES WEST 1150.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate DATED: November 16. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Cail (248) 540-7701 -vr-w Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THtS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been nwue in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michae1 L Sanford and Darlene K. Sanford. Husband and Wife, original mortgagors), to Mongage Electron* Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 6, 2005, and recorded on July 13.2005 in instrument 1149444. in Barry coun­ ty records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to SunTrust Mortgage as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-One And 89/100 Dofiars ($139,771.89). including interest at 5.99% per annum. Under the powe> of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, al the Bany County Courthouse n Hastings al 1G0 PM. on December 14.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Said parcel being marked *3* on the allotment survey in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 10 of said Township and described as: Beginning North 19 3/4 degrees East 136.8 teet from a po.« distant North 15 3/4 degrees East 8133 teet from the iron post marking the Southeast angle of the highway running atong the South fine ot Sectton 10. Town 1 North. Rango 8 West and distant East 32 rods more of less from the Southwest comer of said Section; thence North 19 3X4 degrees East 68.4 feet; thence North 851/3 degrees West to the East shore of Bristol Lake; thence Southerly atong shore of lake to a point North 85 1/2 degrees West from the place of beginning; thane* South 85 1/2 degrees East 8 rods more of less to the place of beginning. Tho redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unteoa determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 8003241a, in which case thj redemptton period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 16, 2006 For more inkxmation, ptoses cal: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Troll, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farme, Michigan 48025-5822 Ate 8114559F01 morra THtS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY NFORMAT1ON WE OBTAM WHX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE- Mault has bean made to the conditions of a mortgage made by Ginger M. Dies and William E. Dtee. Wife and Husband to "MERS" is Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. MERS is a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee tor Lender and Lender's successors and assigns. MERS is the mortgage November 19, 2004, and recorded on November 30. 2004, in Register No. 1137917, Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee lor Equity One ABS. Inc. Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-2 by an assign­ ment recorded in Bany County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bo duo at the date hereof the sum of one hundred twelve thou­ sand two hundred ninety and 73/100 dollars ($112,290.73) including interest at 8.00% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be torectooed by a sate of the mortgage premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Heslinga. Mkhigan, at 1G0 o'clock, on Thursday. December 21, 2006. Said premises are situated in the VHage of Nashville. Bany County, Michigan, and are LOT 72 OF HARDENDORFF ADDITION. VIL­ LAGE OF NASHVILLE, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 74. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: November 7,2006 JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee for Equity One ABS. Inc. Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-2. assigned of Mortgagee Richard A. Green. Attorneys, 30150 N. Tetegraph Rd., Ste. 444 Bingham Farms. Ml 48025 (248) 540-7665 marm STATE OF MIC HKiAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate RLE NO. 06-24642-DE Estate of Ronald Clarence McKelvey. Date of birth. 11/02/1936 TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Ronald Clarence McKelvey, who fived at 1694 East Center Road. Hastings. Michigan died 09/03/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against Ihe estate win be forever barred unless presented to Thomas McKelvey, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 206 West Court Street. Hastings and the named/proposed personal representative wtthm 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Date: 11/09/2006 C. Marcel Stoetzel. Ill P61912 501 West State Street Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-8321 Thomas McKelvey 3038 Windy Wood Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLL ECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reednded by the foredoeing mortgagee, in that event, your demages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed sotefy to tho return ot tho bid amount ten­ dered at sale, piua Interoat MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Samuel Paul Beach, unmarried, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee tor tender and lender's surrassom and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 27, 2005. and recorded on October 4. 2005 in instrument 1153874. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U. S. Bank National Association as Trustee Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Series 2006-HE1 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to bo due at the date hereof the sum of Ono Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Five And 52/100 Dollars ($193,825.52), including inter­ est at 10.15% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi bo torectooed by a sale of the mortgaged premisos, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue. at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1G0 PM, on December 14. 2006. Said premises are siuiated hi Township ot Johnstown. Bany County, Michigan, and an described as: Land located in tho East 1/2 of tho Northwest 1X4 of Section 31. Town 1 North. Rango west, more parncuuwry oesenoeo as resows. Beginning at a point which ios on tho East and West 1/4 ine North 89 degrees 25 minutes 43 sec orids West 896.94 feet from tho center of Section 31. Town 1 North. Range 8 West; thence North 09 degrees 51 minutes 42 seconds West 80.13 teet; thence 202.48 teet atong the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 447.31 feet and the chord cf which bears North 21 degrees 49 minutes 23 sec­ onds West 200.74 foeL thence North 34 degrees 47 minutes 42 seconds West 153.00 feet, thence 172.68 teet atong the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 114.12 feet and tie chord of which boars North 08 degrees 33 minutes 16 seconds East 156.67 feet; thence North 51 degrees min­ utes 18 seconds East 44.50 test; thence ' 46 80 feet atong the arc of a curve to the toft wheso radius is 163.70 feet and the chord of which brers North 26 degrees 12 minutes 48 seconds Ess 141.93 foot; thence 143.63 teet atong the arc of a mrve to the right whose radius is 906.00 teet and tho chord of which bears North 05 degrees 03 minu es 48 seconds East 143.48 te*t; thence North 09 de^voes 36 minutes 18 seconds East 117.01 toeL moro or less, to the South line of lands owned ey Consumers Power Company as surveyed by Chase. Dekeyser wd Alden in May 1965; thenco North 68 degrees X minutes 00 seconds West atong said South ine 401.41 foot more or tees, to the West ine of the East 1/2 of the Nortnwest 1M of said Section 31; thence South 00 degrees 37 min­ utes 15 seconds West atong said West lino, 974.31 feet, more or less, to the East and West 1X4 ine of said Section 31; thence South 89 degrees 25 min­ utes 43 seconds East atong said East and 1X4 ine 434.X feeL mdre or less, to the Wfi of Beginntry _______ , ____ Description Easement tor Ingress and Egress: A 66 toot wide easement tor ingress and egress in the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1X4 of Section 31. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, the centerine of which is described as: Beginning at a point which ines on the East and West 1X4 hne. North 89 degrees 25 minutes 43 seconds Wsst 896.94 teet from the center of Section 31. Town 1 North, Range 8 West; thence North 08 degrees 51 minutes 42 seconds West 83.13 teet; thence 202.46 teet atong the arc of a curve to the left whose radtos £ 447.31 teet and the chord of which bears North 21 degrees 49 minutes 23 seconds West 200.74 teet; thence North 34 degrees 47 minutes 42 seconds West 153.X teet; thence 172.68 teet atong the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 114.12 test and the chord of which beers North 08 degrees X min­ utes 18 seconds East 156.67 teet; thence North 51 degrees 54 minutes 18 seconds East 44.X foot; thence 146.X teet atong the arc of a curve to the toft whose radius is 163.70 feet and the chord of which beers North 26 degrees 12 minutes 48 sec­ onds East 141.93 teet; thence 143.63 teet atong the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 906.00 ieet ano me cnora or wnten Dears Nunn ud Degrees 03 minutes 46 seconds East 143.48 teet; thence North 09 degrees 36 minutes 18 seconds East 117.01 feet, more or lees, to the South fine of lends owned by Consumer's Power Company as sur­ veyed by Chase. Dekeyser and Alden in May 1965; thence continuing North 09 degrees X minutes 18 seconds East 72.29 teet; thence North 41 degrees 48 minutes 33 seconds East 377.74 teet; thence North 61 degrees 13 minutes 06 seconds East 19.99 feeL more or less, to the South Ine of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1X4 of said Section 31; thence continuing North 61 degrees 13 minutes 03 seconds East 121.74 teet; thence North 86 degrees 21 minutes 17 seconds East 395.47 teet; thence North 28 degrees 52 minutes 55 seconds East 178.71 feet; thence North 00 degrees 05 min­ utes 37 seconds West 372.03 teet; thence North X degrees 17 minutes 56 seconds West 326 86 teet; thence North 89 degrees 14 minutes X seconds West 377 23 feet; thence North 34 degrees 29 min­ utes 51 seconds West 40.41 teet to the Point of Ending. The redempbon period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: November 16. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File H114324F01 PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P.C., IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFRCE AT (248)539-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JOYCE E. WRATE and ALICE CAMPFIELD, to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESSOR AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Mortgagee, dated June 26. 1997. and recorded on June 27. 1997. in Uber 699. on Pago 942. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bo due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand Sixty­ Seven Dolars and Seventy Cante ($95,067.70). including interest at 7.250% per annum. Under tho power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wtS be torectooed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 01 GO PM o’clock, on December 7.2006 Said promises are situated in City of HASTINGS. Bany County. Mtohigan and described as: LOT 1255 OF THE CITY. FORMERLY VILLAGE OF HASTINGS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORD­ ED PLAT THEREOF. SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS. RESERVATIONS. RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITA­ TIONS OF RECORD. IF ANY. TAX ID NO. 06-55X1-457-X The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be X days from tho dais of ouch sate. Doted: November 6. 2006 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESSOR AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Mortgagoe/Aaoignoo Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates, P.C. 231X Providence Drive, Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 PAGEANT, continued from page 3----------lowed by a question and answer period. The interview concludes with the opportunity to make a final statement to the judges. This is optional; a contestant need not take this opportunity. In the talent competition contestants per­ form a two-minute routine of their own choosing. Some possible talents include all ’ypes of singing, dancing, gymnastics, instru­ mental music, dramatic or comedic mono­ logue.-. baton twirling and ventriloquism. Giris alsc may present a different talent after consulting wiJh organizers of the pageant. Scoring is bas-rd qq contestant s skill and personality, interpreuve ability, u^hnical skill ievef, Stt^e presence ai3 tite totality of all elements, including costume props, voice, use of body and choreography. During the evening wear compethnz' each contestant appears on stage in an outfit of tax own choosing, representative of what she would wear to a formal, black tie social event. Pantsuits, cocktail dresses and evening gov ns are all appropriate for this phase of the com­ petition. Scoring is based on overall first ir.iprcs sion. sense of confidence, personality and stage presence, walk and posture, appropri­ ateness of attire and sense of attractiveness. Each contestant competes in the lifesty le and fitness in swimsuit category. Each con­ testant briefly appears on stage in a one or two piece swimsuit and footwear of her own choosing. Scoring is based on overall first impres­ sion, statement of physical fitness and health, overall physique and proportion, walk, pos­ ture and grace, sense of confidence and pres­ ence on stage. During Ihe on stage interview each contest­ ant will be asked one or two on-stage ques­ tions during or after the evening wear compe­ tition, with the score factoring on how well each answers the extemporaneous questioner questions. Leep says. “We will be crowning our first ever Miss West Michigan on November 18. The program was formerly known as the Miss Barry County Scholarship Pageant, but widened its borders to offer more opportuni­ ties for young women. It is all about scholar­ ships and helping young women develop their skills and confidence." The pageant theme this year is "Phantom of the Pageant." According to Leep. “Il will be a great show! The talent alone is worth it and Miss Michigan is pretty incredible too." Tickets are S15 at the door. The current Little Miss Barry County. Kenzic Borrink. will be doing her talent on stage at the pageant. Information about the the Little Miss and Tiny Miss pageant sched­ uled for Saturday, Dec. 2. will be available at Saturday evening's event. The new Miss West Michigan will repre­ sent West Michigan in the Miss Michigan Pageant in June where she competes for $13,000 in college scholarships. 401(k) rollovers made easy Mark O. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodlawn Ave. e Edwardjones Kentwood. Ml 49512 tai frM 1100) 281-5220 WW W.cdwardjonrucom Scrvteg tadmdaal famatora State 187* Member StPC �Page 14 — .Thursday. November 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner $140 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $175. (517)204-0600______________ FOR SALE- 6'X1(T ticket booth. Free standing, can be moved easily on trailer. Would make good tool shed or deer blind, $300. Contact the Athletic Dept at Hastings High School (269)948-4409. SLEIGH BED: queen cherry wood with pillowtop mat­ tress set. $175. (517)719-8062 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. Non contested divorce or without children. (269)345-1173. HOME 1MPROVEMENTS/HANDYMAN: Specializing in decks, roofing, windows, siding, additions & remodel­ ing. Experienced work for a cheap price. Call Alan Klein for all your home improve­ ment needs. (269)945-9269 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings.__________________ DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. NONCONTESTED DI­ VORCES WITH OR WITH­ OUT CHILDREN! You pro­ vide the information and we do all the work the paper work file the case, and serve it. (269)945-4243 RICK TAYLOR DETAIL WORKS: Where the details count. Mon-Sat. 8am-5pm. (269)948-0958 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. DEER HUNTING LAND for lease, November and De­ cember, 90 acres, $1,500, (269)945-8814. FOR RENT HASTINGS: Small one bedroom apart­ ment w/stove A frig, water A garbage. $375 a month, $375 deposit. No pets or smoking. For applications call (616)340-4387. GUN LAKE MOBILE HOME FOR RENT: Fur­ nished, 2 bedrooms, $125 a week NO PETS. (616)291­ 5012 UPSTAIRS: 2 BEDROOM apartment near Battle Creek/Bedford. Just remod­ eled, no pets, references needed, pay own utilities. $500 month + deposit $500. (269)209-7851/ (269)209-9252 ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. BED - King pillowtop, new, in original package, warran­ ty. Can deliver. $169. (616)949-2683. BED- A brand new Queen pillowtop mattress set. Brand new, in plastic, war­ ranty, $112. Can deliver. BEDROOM SET - New 6/pc. complete set with Sleigh bed! Value $1,800. Must sell, $545. Can deliver. (616)949-6525______________ KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set, 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (517)204-0600 SOFA AND LOVESEAT Brand new in factory pack­ aging. Stain resistant with lifetime warranty! Value $1,300, must sell $495. Call (616)318-6998 can deliver. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy. Hastings. CLE, running or not, top dollar, quick service, up to $200, (616)890-1553. DEER HUNTING LAND for lease, November and De­ cember, 90 acres, $1,500, (269)945-8814. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy.. Hastings. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRirmNG at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. ANY UNWANTED VEHI­ 2 FREE GARAGE SALE signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. 2001 CHEVY BLAZER: 4WD, 89,000 miles, very dean, $7,900. (269)838-6747 FOR SALE OR TRADE: 1968 Willeys Jeep, 2-1/2 ton 6x6 military truck. l.OOOhrs., 5,000 miles, tires like new, excellent condition, $8,000. (517)852-9402 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. THIS PUBLICATION DOES NOT KNOWINGLY accept advertising which is deceptive, fraudulent or might otherwise violate law or accepted standards of taste. However, this publica­ tion does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy- of any advertisement, nor the quality of goods or services advertised. Reader are cau­ tioned to thoroughly investi­ gate all claims made in any advertisements, and to use good judgment and reasona­ ble care, particularly when dealing with persons un­ known to you ask for money­ in advance of delivery- ofw goods or services advertised. Dog may lose leg after being shot in Johnstown A dog who was shot last Wednesday. Nov. 8. in Johnstown Township may lose a leg because of injuries suffered. According to Michigan State Police troopers from the Hastings post, the owner of the dog and a friend were in the yard of the owner s home when they heard five gunshots. The dog then limped back into the yard and they discovered a bullet wound to the dog’s shoulder. They took the animal to the vet. who found another grazing wound on the dog. Anyone with information afoul the shooting is asked to call Trooper Michael Behrendt at 948*8283. Battle Creek teen arrested for shoplifting Hastings police arrested a Battle Creek youth on charges of retail fraud after store authorities observed him leaving the Plumb’s Grocery Store with merchandise he failed to pay for. Officers arrived the store just after midnight Thursday. Nov. 9. The suspect took a black hooded sweatshirt off the rack, put it on. and then left the store after he paid for some other items at the check out. The suspect was leaving the area in a car when officers stopped him. He was later identified by store personnel and was still wearing the stolen sweatshirt. John Bell. 17. was taken into custody and lodged at the Barry County Jail without incident. He is facing charges of Retail Fraud in the 3rd degree. Woman’s purse stolen at Pennock pharmacy Hastings police are investigating the theft of a purse from the Pennock Hospital Pharmacy Nov. 9 during the afternoon hours. The victim was waiting for a prescription to filled and had her purse sitting on the floor next to her chair. The victim noticed her purse missing when she went to pick up her script. Security personnel later recovered the purse, which was claimed to be missing an undisclosed amount of cash. The incident remains under investigation. Man arrested for furnishing booze to minor Charges are being sought against a 46-year-old Hastings man for providing/allowing a minor to consume alcohol at his res­ idence after Hastings Police were summoned to handle a noise complaint during the early morning hours of Saturday. Nov. 11 in the 200 block of S. Hanover Street. Responding officers made contact with a minor in the residence who was vomiting in the kitchen and was later found to have a blood alcobd level of .19%. Charges of allowing a minor to consume alcohol at the premises are being sought against the tenant. The incident has been turned over to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office for review. Woman arrested for stealing retirees’ money Hastings police arrested a 37-year-old Hastings woman after she was iden ified as a suspect in a larceny complaint involv­ ing the theft of money from residents at a Hastings area retirement village. Management from the village contacted police immediately after residents notified them of the occurrences, which began Sept. 5. The investigation concluded Oct. 23 after a surveillance camera identified ti.- suspect taking money from a drawer. Tracy Lemon was arrested Nov. 9 on a three-count felony warrant for larceny in a milding and was lodged at the Bany County Jail. Woman injured in 2-car traffic accident Hastings police responded to a two-car personal injury accident at the intersection of Broadway and West Stale Street Friday. Nov. 10. The in-Trtpm accident occurred after.a vehicle being driven westbound on West State Street by Tangie VanWIkum, 29, r<rf HaattMK ttppped at-stk^traffic light and then, thinking the light turned green, proceeded into the intersection. The VanB^kum vehicle struck the driver’s side door of a southbound vehicle driven by Alma Czinder, 73. also from ’listings. LqnsingMercy Ambulance responded and transported Czinder to Pennock Hospital for treatment of her injuries. He*- con­ YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Grap!tics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. dition is unknown. LOST IN BARRY COUN­ TY: SET OF KEYS in a tan colored wallet w/zipper, no identification. (269)795-9897 NashviHe man arrested for felonious assault YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL is still looking for sub-Varsity Volleyball coach for the winter season. If in­ terested please contact the Athletic Dept at (269)948­ 4409. LOOKING FOR 13/YR old gelding named Chet from Camp Manitou-Lin. Call Allie (626)6104)988. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. Two women injured in head-on collision A head-on collision occurred Nov. 9 on M-43 when an easthound vehicle driven by Kara Sours of Hastings attempted to turn left into the Citgo Gas Station. Sours’ vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by Genevieve Denny of Hastings. Both drivers were transported by ambulance to Pennock Hospital in Hastings and Denny was later transferred to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. Neither driver had life threatening injuries. Both were wearing seat belts and alcohol was not a factor in the accident. Troopers Bryan Fuller and Phillip Vannette arrested a 57-year-oki Nashville man and charged him with felonious assault, home invasion, using a firearm in the commission of a felony and possession of a stolen weapon Tuesday. Nov. 14. The suspect, Dennis Dally, was arraigned Wednesday in District Court. Fuller responded when a witness reported a man was accosting a woman. Trooper Fuller’s investigation revealed the woman had gone outside her home with her dog when Dally threatened her with a weapon. ’The witness may very well have saved the woman’s life.” said Trooper Vannette. Teen held after attacking mother’s boyfriend Troopers from the Michigan State Police Hastings Post arrested Tyler McCracken. 19. in Hope Township Nov. 8 and charged the teen with domestic assault against the boyfriend of his mother. Troopers said the victim told them he was grabbed by the throat and shoved against a counter during the altercation. Castleton Township man arrested for cocaine Darrell Robert Hamel. 47. of Castleton Township was arrested by Michigan State Police Sunday. Nov. 12, when troopers responded to a domestic complaint. During questioning Hamel told the trooper he was on medication and when he opened his medication bottle, the trooper noticed a plastic baggy inside. Inspecting the contents of the baggy, the trooper determined it to be cocaine and Hamel was arrested and lodged in the Barry County Jail. Three teens nabbed in break-in try linked to Delton burglaries by Jon (Jambee Staff Writer The Barry County Sheriff’s Department has arrested three teen-agers in connection with an attempted break-in of the Cedar Creek Store Nov. 9. Subsequent investiga­ tion by the Sheriff’s Department and the Michigan Stale Police Hastings Post has produced evidence the three may have been involved in a series of break-ins and robberies in the Delton area. In the Nov. 9 incident, a witness called 911 and reported seeing shadows around the back of the store and when a sheriff’s deputy arrived on the scene he witnessed a vehicle leaving the area. The deputy radioed a description of the vehicle and a short time later a Barry Township police officer stopped the car. which contained the three teens. Upon questioning, two of the occupants of the vehicle denied any knowledge of the attempted break-in. but the third told the deputy all three were, in fact, involved. Arrested on charges of attempted breaking and entering and receiving and concealing stolen goods (valued under $200) were Branden Lee Ammon. 18. of Delton; Eric Robert Lee . 17. of Delton and Aaron David Lee. 17. of Delton. All were lodged in the Barry County Jail. A subsequent investigation by troopers from the state police has implicated the three teenagers in a break-in of the Hom Creek Restaurant in Hope Township and a home invasion, also in Hope Township. The three also are suspected of being involved in a series of break-ins of busi­ nesses in the Delton area over the past few months. “We believe as the investigation pro­ gresses, there may be evidence of other crimes committed by these three individu­ als." said Trooper Phil Vanette. The information on the Nov. 9 attempt­ ed break-in has been forwarded to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office for review. The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, November 16. 2006 - Page 15 often use collages elements of American icons such as the flag, NASA astronauts, the Kennedy*, Janis Joplin, Martin Luther King and others. An exhibition reception and gallery talk will take place Friday, November 10 from 7-9 pm. at the Center Art Gallery at the Calvin College Spoelhof Center. The show run* through January 20. • The Dancers' Theatre Series presents: Scheherazade at Grand Rapids Ballet Company Studios. Performances are Thursday-Saturday at 730 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. Opening Night Gala admission is $35, Friday-Saturday $17. The first opportunity to see this stunning ballet up close in the Company's Studio A. The glorious music of Rimsky-Korsakov sets the scene as we travel back to the story before 1,001 Arabian Nights. Opening Night Gala includes catered reception with the dancers following the performance. Tickets are available at the Ballet: (616) 454-4771 xlO. For more information call (al6) 454-4771 xlO or visit www.grballet.com. Nov 16-19. • Civic Theatre presents: Peter Pan at the Grand Rapid* Civic Theatre. Performances are Wednesday-Friday at 730 pm, Saturday 2 pm & 7:30 pm, and Sunday at 3 pm. For more information call (616) 222-6650 or visit www.grct.org. Nov. 16- Dec. 17. • Mozart's Requiem will be presented by ... «.X* • • • Dance Instructions from 530630 pm at Bumam Brook, 200 W. Michigan, Battle Creek. Beginning ballroom dance lessons with instructor Colleen Burke in east coast swing, fox trot waltz, rumba and the cha cha. S5 per person. For more information, call (269) 317-2197. Fridays, Nopl 17 & Dec. 15. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place afterward and continue until 1030 pm. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casual. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Line dancing 4 social dancing les­ son 4 practice from 1-2 pm is $5 per person. Dances take place from 2-5 pm with Swing Masters band. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner necessary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317­ 2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-8*30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. Every Wednesday through October. CALENDAR The Bany County Chamber of Commerce to located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454 Check out the Chamber s website at www.turrychamber.com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and pieces of interest loceMy and across the state. The Chamber also has free makers for old printer ink rorfildfte and cod phones that wtt flnancteOy benefit the Barry Conservation District CHECK OUT T I ».*•: NOVEMBER BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: U Hasting* Fanners' Market 11am7pm At the dty parking lot on N. Broadway • Tyden Park Hartings City Parking Lot on Broadway • Tyden Park April Nicholson (616) 76M2S7 IS Craft Fair Adams Christian 3CTMXH vanrvapui «r ute SCnOOC pyrOn Ctr. 5539 Byron Ctr. Rd. Lydia Hidst (616)681-5609 n Hastings Fanm* Market 7sm1pm At the dty perking lot on N. Brood way ® Tyden Park Hastings City Parking Lot cn Broadway • Tyden PMkApdiNirho^ttU)^ Coming in December 1-10 Barry State Grounds Coffee House, located in downtown Hastings wants to provide independent filmmakers with the chance to have their work shown in front of a live audience Sunday afternoons. Filmmakers will have the unique oppor­ tunity to interact with and receive feed­ back from others who share an interest in this medium. This is an open call to filmmakers of all ages and all genres are welcome: science fiction, fantasy, comedy, drama, romance, romantic comedy, animation, experimen­ tal. documentary, mockumentary, or any­ thing that can be conceived as "short fihn" or "feature length." State Grounds simply asks that all films submitted be approximately PG-13 in con­ tent. nonviolent, and free of nudity or explicit sexual content. All films are sub­ ject to review by State Grounds prior to public screening. State Grounds will begin showing films soon after receiving initial submissions. “Independent filmmakers know what a challenge it can be to get their films seen. A lot of work and creative energy goes into conceiving the idea, writing the script, pre-production, shooting, and edit­ ing. After all of that work, filmmakers are often left wondering how and where to get their film out there," said State Grounds owner Bob Dickinson. Anyone who would like to have their film showcased in this local, small town venue may call State Grounds at (269) 948-7730. Cdebeata Week.. SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 8 4 a 1 3 6 5 2 1 7 2 3 7 8 7 4 5 1 2 a 8 5 4 i 0 7 State Grounds will showcase indy films Qmnty Cbridasast 2 Middleville Ouistaias Parade. (269)795-3385 9 A 10 Of ChristeiM Past Historic Chariton Park 12 noon-5prry Hastings 2545 S. Chariton hrk Rd(269) 945­ 3775 1 8 8 s exhibition will begin a national tour. Hours are Monday and Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is S12. students and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children (2 and under) free. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Through Dec 31. • Robert Rauschenberg, Artist-Citizen: Posters for a Better World will present 17 posters from between 1969-1996 featuring the socially and politically-themed works which MISCELLANEOUS Chamber of Commerce H • Karaina is a solo exhibition of one of West Michigan's greatest and most recognized landscape artists, James Katsina, at the LaFontsee Galleries /Underground Studio in Grand Rapids. Gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday 4 Thursday 9 am-530 pm, Tuesday 4 Friday 9 am-7 pm, Saturday 10 am-4 pm. For more information call (616) 451-9820 or visit www.lafontsee.us. Through Nov. 24. • Todd and Brad Reed Photography Presents: See with your heart. Feel with your eyes at the Terry Berry Gallery inside St. Cedlia Music Society. The father-son team from will present some of their photographic images including images that the public already loves, and some that the public has yet to see. Call 616-459-2224 for evening and weekend hours. An Artist s Reception will be held Sunday, November 5th from 3-5 pm. Gallery hours are Monday thru Friday 9 am-5 pm. Admission is free. For more information call (231) 843-0777 or visit www.scmsonline.org or the artists' web site at www.toddandbradreed.com Through Nov. 30. • Lines of Discovery: 225 Years of American Drawings at the KIA presents nearly 150 works on paper on loan from the Columbus (GA) Museum that traces America's evolution as a nation. Includes works by some of the nation's greatest artists from the last 100 years. The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is located at 314 S. Park Street. Call (269) 349-7775 or kiarts.org for more information. Through December 31. • The Eames Lounge Chain An Icon of Modem Design will be featured at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. The Eames Lounge Chair became an icon of 20th century design almost immediately after its conception in 1955 and introduction to the public in 1956. The epitome of both modernist style and luxurious comfort, the leather-upholstered, rosewood-veneered chair and matching ottoman represent the culmination of Charles and Ray Eames' experimentation in molded plywood. The exhibition, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the chair, includes selections of molded wood prototypes produced by the Eameses in the 1940s along with molded plywood sculpture by Ray Eames from the Library of Congress complement the three-dimensional studies An "exploded" version of the chair and blowups of period photographs dramatize how it was manufactured and assembled. Museum hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 am5 pm, Friday 10 am-8:30 pm, Saturday 10 am5 pm and Sunday noon-5 pm, closed Mondays. Adult admission is $7, seniors and students $6, children 6-17 $3. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through Dec 31. • Magdalena Abakanowicz: The Drawings at Frederik Meijer Gardens 4 Sculpture Park. Magdalena is known throughout the world for her sculpture, but you'll be stunned by her extraordinarily powerful drawings. Approximately 50 drawings by the great Polish artist will be displayed, many of them for the first time. Following its debut at Meijer Gardens, the the Grand Rapids Symphony at DeVos Performance Hall. Performances are at 8 pm. Ticket prices range from $ll-$58. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org or email kdimond(Pgrsymphony.org. Nov. 17 & 18. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Mary Radimacher Friday 5-830 pm at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 pm (free to members). GRAM is the place to be every Friday night from 5:00 to 830 pm. Live bands play from 630-8:15 pm. Light fare and a cash bar available. 5-6 pm. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. November 18. • Double Trouble features organists Joel Gray and Steve Schlesing at the Grand Ledge Opera House, 121 S. Bridge Street Call 1-517­ 394-9881 for tickets and information. November 19. • • Broadway Theatre Guild presents Annie at DeVos Performance Hall. Performances are Tuesday at 730 pm, Wednesday 2 4 730 pm, Thursday 730 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 2 & 8 pm, and Sunday 3 pm. For more information call (616) 235­ 6285 or visit www.bwaygr.org. Nop 21-26. 7 Place a number in tre empty tnm in such a way tut each row across, each column down and each emaa Moi equare conttone ■* cl t» numbers from one to nine. Friday Nights at GRAM: Fred Knapp Trio at the Grand Rapids Art Museum from 5-830 pm November 25. Music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 pm (free to members). Live bands play from 630-8:15 pm. Light fare and a cash bar available. 5-6 pm. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Martina McBride ‘The loy of Christmas " at Van Andel Arena November 25 at 730 pm. Martina McBride "The Joy of Christmas” is a multi-media theatrical event complete with dazzling sets, brilliant lights, and impressive special effects, all created especially for this one-of-a-kind stage show and starring on of music's most spectacular voices and dynamic entertainers. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.vanandelarena.com. Admission is $4130, $5150 k $6150. Musical Portraits will be performed Not. 30-Dee 2. David Lockington, Conductor, Linn Maxwell Keller, Mezzo-soprano Ava Ordman, Trombone, Satie, "Gymnop6dies No. 1 and No. X" Libby Larsen, “Mary Cassatt;” Ravel, "Pavane for a Dead Princess;" Faur6( "Pelleas and M61isande Suite”. The Saturday perform­ ance will be held at Zeeland East High School. Performances are Thursday 730 pm, Friday 10 am & 8 pm, Saturday 8 pm. at the St Cedlia Music Society and Zeeland East High School. Admission is $23-$31. Tickets may be purchased by visiting the Symphony office, open 9am-5 pm, 300 Ottawa NW, Suite 100, (located across from the Calder) or by calling (616) 454-9451, Ext 4. For more information­ call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Acton' Iheatrr presents the nuuicnl HC^UCIL^QQM «t Spectrum Theatre Nov. 30-Dec 9. By the creator of RENT, this musical focuses on the days leading up to Jonathan's birthday and was posthumously presented after his untimely death just before RENT made its New York debut. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm. Adult admission tickets are $25 with reduced rates for students and senior citizens. For more information call (616) 234-3946 or visit wwwjictoreatspectrum.org. and Colvin Qrchatra at 6 pm at DeVos Performance Hall December 16 1 The Calvin Oratorio Society and Calvin Orchestra will perform Handel s Messiah under the direction of conductor Joel Navarro. Call the Calvin Box Office at (616) 526-6282 for tickets and prices. For more information call (616) 526-6411 or visit www.calvirvedu/ music Tta Who with special gnat The Prctadea at 730 pm at Van Andel Arena December 5. The Who, famous for their powerful music and energy on stage, will perform new songs as well as old favorites. The Pretender* will join The Who, rocking fans with their leg­ endary, signature sound and unforgettable hits. Tickets are $54, $79, >99 4 $204. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.vananddarena.com. Fifth Third Holiday Pops at DeVos Performance Hall Dec 7-10. Enjoy all the sea­ sonal favorites in a spectacular holiday cele­ bration featuring the Symphony Chorus, the annual songfest sing-along and more. John Varineau, Conductor; Margaret Carlson, Soprano; Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus, Pearl Shangkuan, Director. Performances are Thursday 730 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 3 pm 4 8 pm, Sunday 3 pm. Ticket prices range from $18-$56. Tickets may be purchased by visiting the Symphony office or by calling (616) 454-9451, Ext 4. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Inns-Siberian Qrchatn will perform December 10 at Van Andel Arena at 3 and 7 pm. Tickets are $4050 4 $5050. The Trans­ Siberian Orchestra's electrifying performance is a symphonic rock Christmas spectacular that combines the impact of an orchestra with the edge of a rode and roll band band. Purchase tickets pleas? visit website or call (616) 456-3333. For more information call (616)742-6610 or visit www.vananddarena.com. -DCTdroimU- X Flap About t Hin&rtlutf will be performed at the Spectrum Tr»"atre of Grand Rapids Community College December 13-16. Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel's play is a comic deconstruction of the wrongly accused wife of Shakespeare's Othello. Performances are at 8 pm in Room 201 of th* Spectrum Theatre. Tickets are $5 for students, $8 for general public. Grnnd Rapids Ballet pmatm. Ihe Nutcracker will be performed at DeVos Performance Hall December 15-17 4 Dec 20 23. Share the magic and rekindle the traditicn - or start a new one - as a cast of over 100 dancers, including many community chil­ dren, brings this timeless classic to life. The Grand Rapids Symphony perform- the beloved Tchaikovsky score during eleven enchanting performances. Performances are Friday 730 pm, Saturday 2 pm 4 730 pm, Sunday 2 pm. Tickets range from $15-$50. For group tickets, caU The Ballet: (616) 454-4771 xlO. 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In this installment, the maniacal Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) is on his deathbed, suffering from an inoperable brain tumor that is quick­ ly bringing about his demise. So, in order for Jigsaw to continue his gruesome games of revenge, he enlists the help of Amanda (Shawnee Smith) to abduct victims and set up their individual ordeals. Amanda also kidnaps Dr. Lynn Denlon (Bahar Soomekh) to operate on Jigsaw. She must keep him alive long enough for a guy named Jeff (Angus Macfayden) to pass a series of sickening tests in order that he leam to forgive the people responsible for the death of his young son. Critic’s Comer byDMJLSoM Watching “Saw 3’ might be more ot a torture tor the audience than the charac­ ters in the film. If Dr. Denlon can’t keep Jigsaw alive — or she tries to escape — a nasty-looking collar around her neck armed with explosive charges will blow her head clean off. And while watching this movie. 1 couldn't help but wish that 1 had that collar around my neck, just so I wouldn't have to sit through another sequel. GRADE: D © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. �Page 16 - Thursday. November 16. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Trio of triples lead Lakewood to win by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Lakewood led by three points entering the fourth quarter Monday night al Charlotte, then bombed a few three pointers of its own to close out the Orioles in the opening round of the Class B district tournament. Viking senior guard Mallorie Brodbeck drilled two. and senior guard Sylvia Welch one. in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter to spark the Vikings to a 21 -6 run in the final period. The Vikings scored a 52-34 win. to advance to Wednesday's district semifinal against Eaton Rapids. The winner of that game will meet either Stockbridge or Jackson Lumen Christi in the district championship game Friday night at 7 p.m. in Charlotte. "Up until the fourth quarter it was a battle, but wc were able to put them way at the end.” said Lakewood head coach Kate Prominski. Brodbeck ended up leading the way for the Viking senior center Amy Joostbems tries to get the ball out of a crowd of Orioles that includes Liz Fulgham (left) and Sammy Southworth (right). (Photo by Perry Hardin) Local athletes’ talents bring more than wins and losses In the Lakewood High School media center (library) last Wednesday it all started, the early signing period for athletes looking to take their game from the high school level to college. At least that’s where it started for me. I’ve never had a week like it. Amy Joostbems from Lakewood signed to play basketball at Ferris State University Wednesday, then I was back in the same room again Tuesday when her Viking teammate Sylvia Welch signed on to play ball for Davenport University. Between those two signings. I also saw Thomapple Kellogg’s Rebecca Winchester sign to run cross country at Giand Valley State University on Thursday afternoon. At Caledonia Friday morning. Carolyn Schancr signed to golf at Grand Valley and Taryn Parker put her name down to join the women’s volleyball team at Indiana University* Purdue University Fort Wayne. Then Friday afternoon, it was another trip to Lakewood to catch the signing of Alex Erickson who’s headed to Northwood to play basketball. Right before Welch signed at Lakewood Tuesday. Hastings’ Amy Ingle signed to join Joostbems in Big Rapids. She’ll play tennis for the Bulldogs at Ferris State. Thomapple Kellogg’s Ashleigh Lund has plans to sign with Cornerstone University this Friday, to play basketball and soccer. I’m sure there are others on the way. and maybe even a few that have already happened that I just didn’t hear about yet. After Welch signed. Lakewood varsity girls' basketball coach Kale Prominski said. “I didn't think I'd be emotional, but she’s just such a good kid and I’m so happy for her. She’s just one of the hardest workers. I’m thrilled she has this opportunity. 1 think she’s going to excel not only in basketball, but in every endeavor she chooses." Some o<te could have said that about any of these athletes in any of the libraries, media centers, or conference rooms in the last week. The team is the most important thing in high school athletics, but its great to see indi­ viduals who have worked their butts off get their due. It’s not for everyone. 1 know that there arc kids out there that get pushed over the limit. These signings aren’t just a prod­ uct of goad genes and four seasons of high school sports. For many of them their number one sport of choice is a year round thing. it got me thinking. Maybe these AAU sports and camps and lessons aren't such bad things, as long as it is what the kid really wants. The best thing about ail these athletes that I’ve watched sign is that they're all very grounded. None of them are thinking that this is going to lead them to the big time. That they're going to become high paid professional athletes, or members of Olympic drcam teams. Every one I asked had goals bey ond the athletic fields, whether it be getting a business degree, becoming a teacher, a veterinarian, or whatever. 1 didn’t ask any of these kids how they’d be paying for college if it wasn't for the scholarships they’ve earned in the class­ room and on the playing field. Maybe I should have. That money probably wouldn’t come from running around or bouncing a ball. If spending summers dribbling and shooting a basketball can help a kid accomplish dreams beyond the court, and save mom and dad or themselves some money in the process, great. Joostbems has been hitting her dad up for money the past couple of weeks, to go to the movies and what not. If he's not ready to dish it out right away, she reminds him all the money he’s saving by not having to fork it out for college. I passed that on to the next few kids I watched sign. Their parents were thrilled. Of course I reminded the kids that all those trip to AAU tournaments and private les­ sons weren't free either. There's a price for everything. As far as 1 can tell, the price for each one of these special athletes is just right. I Vikings on the offensive end. pumping in 14 points, while fellow senior Kelsic Thelen added 10 points. "Mallorie is our leader on the court every day. every practice, every game. She's a vocal leader. She's really been coming on in the last few games for us. which doesn’t surprise me." The fourth quarter three’s weren't the only big ones she hit. She also buried one to open the contest. "She set the tone. We needed our ‘Siooters to be looking at the basket with confidence.” said Prominski. of the best way for her team to attack the 3-2 zone which the Orioles threw at them. "Wc practiced our offense and we were prepared. I think that's what makes these games very rewarding, when you put the time and effort into watching tapes and film.” Senior guard Brittany Robinette led Charlotte with 12 points. Lakewood 25-18 at the half, before the Orioles knocked that lead down to 31-28 heading into the final eight minutes. The Vikings are now 12-9. after finishing off the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season with a 5-5 mark. The DeWitt Panthers finished off their per­ fect conference season with a 45-36 win over the visiting Vikings last Thursday night. The Panthers head into the state tournament 18-2 overall, after a 10-0 CAAC-3 season. ’'They’re just that good. 1 thought wc com­ peted. which is more than a lot of the other teams in our league could say.” said Prominski. The Vikings were right in the bail game much of the night. DeWitt’s lead was only three points at the half. 22-19. Welch led the Lakewood attack with 15 points. Amy Joostbems ic'd Thelen had seven points and eight rebounds each. Lakewood senior Kelsie Thelen is bumped towards the baseline by Charlotte jun­ ior Marissa Newhouse in Monday night’s district opener at the home of the Orioles. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Erickson signs letter to play basketball at Northwood U. by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Alex Erickson has grown up. and up and up. As a 6-2 freshman on the Lakewood junior varsity boys' basketball team Erickson said himself. "1 was a little weak.” Getting stronger and getting himself a bet­ ter set of post moves became the young cen­ ter's top priority. As his game grew, so did he. He’ll be listed at 6-7 when this winter’s varsity boys’ basketball season, his senior season, begins and no one would describe his as “weak". Last winter, he averaged 12.2 points. 8.9 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. Erickson signed his National Letter of Intent on Friday morning, to continue his basketball playing days beyond high school, for Northwood University. “When you’re a little kid. you always dream of playing in college or whatever. I guess back then I didn’t really know if it was possible." Getting stronger and working on more moves in the post is still a top priority for See ERICKSON, next page With his teammates and coaches looking on. Lakewood senior Alex Erickson signs his National Letter ol Intent to continue his basketball playing days at Northwood University on Friday altemoon. (Photo by Brett Bremer) BOWLING SCORES Wednesday P.M. Eye and Ent 26; Nothing But Truck 25 1/2: Hair Care Center 24; Seebers 22 1/2; Maple Valley Pharmacy 22; Shamrock Tavern 21; At Home Real Estate 17. Womens Good Games and Series - S Beebe 202-526; T. Christopher 207-521; D. Seeber2l3-512;S. Merrill 178-492; B. Smith 165 453: N. Vamcy 151-427; D. Bums 159­ 386; L. Elision 183; Y. Cheeseman 164. Sunday Night Mixed Pin Chasers 27; Hubs Crew 26; Straight Liners 24; Michigan Outlaws 23; Funky Bowlers 22; R&N 18; Karcy's Crew 18; 2 Bags & 2 Balls 16; Bounty Hunters 16; Sunday Snoozers 15; Sandbaggers 12; Throw Them Balls 3. Womens Good Games and Series - K. Becker 195-546; T. Robbe 179-523. L. Rentz 187-494; V. Wnght 152-409; F. Ames 152­ 395: M. Kirchen 182; J. Rice 179; A. Williams 177; A. Norton 158; D. Marshall 146; C. Demolt 134. Mens Good Games and Series - A. Robins 255-664; B Hubbell 246-647; R Guild 223-598; M Hubbard 204-586; J Shoebridge 204-551; J. Smith 194-546; R. Barton 200-533; J. Wright 155-433; E. Caraway 277; N. Robbe 172; E. Rice 144. Friday Night Mixed Whatever 28. Heads Out 24 1/2. UMSU 24 1/2; 9-N-A-Wiggle 24; Ten Pins 23 1/2: Michigan Outlaws 23; All But One 23; Just Cuz 22; 4 Fools 19 1/2; Liquid Courage 18; Oldies But Goodies 18; Mercy 16; The Unknowns 15; Sparc Time 15; Budweiser 12 1/2; Brushworks II 1/2. Womens Good Games and Series - S. Vandenburg 212-603; D. Bartimus 181-517; P. Ramey 203-511; D. Pennington 192-505; P. Franklin 168-457; K. Matthews 159-423; R. Hammontrce 158-406; S. Ripley 157-399; J. Ingersoll 135-394; L. Rentz 189; B. Roush 178; K. Kuhlman 163. Mens Good Games and Series • S. Peabody 242-645; R. Guild 227-618; K. Phenix 204-599; K. Meaney 236-571; M. Kidder 208-561; J. Smith 192-522; L. Porter 191-521; L Madden 188-508: D. Sears 195­ 498; M. Lydy 171-474; R. Chaffee 156-412; C. Sanborn 234; B. Madden 233; B. Bowman 227. T. Clow 205. A. Taylor 199; J. Franklin 198; J. Bartimus 183; M. Albert 169. Tuesday Trios Trouble 32-8; All in the Family 27.5-12.5; Git-R-Done Gals 23.5-16.5; Luanne’s Team 19-21; Critters 19-21; CB’s 19-21; Coleman Agency 18-22: Quality Roofing 17-23; Superette Gals 17-23; Ghost Team 8-32. High Game and Series - S. Everett 135; O. Gillons 164;T. Thompson 158; M. Sears 166; P. Ramey 199-505; A. Norton 148; T. Franklin 127; J. Rice 145; S. Vandenburg 174-503; C. Mack 148; T. Daniels 171-502; P Cogswell 142. L. Trumble 167; J. Hurless 153; C. Gates 140; K. Carpenter 139; L. Potter 184; B Wilder 187; L. Rorye 162; S. Lancaster 179; D James 158; M Health 157. Thursday Angels Varneys 26-14; Miller Farm Repair 25-15: Hastings Citv Bank 23-17; Nothin' But Truck 23-17; Hastings Bowl 20-20; Fall Creek 19.5­ 20.5: Riverfront Fin. Ser. 19.5-20.5; Allure 18-18; CW Repair 16-24. AIS Engine 10-30. High Games and Series - T. Cross 185. D. McMacken 134; K. Lancaster 150; W. Barker 156. C. Hurless 155; K Ward 130; G. Otis 187; E. Hammontrce 195;C. Miller 17); R. Cheeseman 144; B. Cuddahee 208; J. Madden 177; A. Bartimus 199-534; T. VanBelkun 139. Senior Citizens Sun Risers 25-15; Wieland’s 22-18; Lucky Strike 22-18; Nash’s Harem 22-18; King Pins 22-18; BAT's 21-19; Butterfingers 21-19; Ward's Friends 20-20; fl Senior 19-21; Early Risers 19-21; Friends 19-21; M&M’s 18-22; 4 B’s 15-25; Kucmpel 15-25. Good Games and Series Ladies - N. Boniface 171; C Stuart 171-454; R. Hill 144; P. Freeman 191-460; N. Bechtel 183-438; R. Murphy 170; G. Scobey 150-422; S. Patch 168; J. Allen 130; E Moore 154-387; J. Kasinsky 136. Good Games and Series Men - R. Adgate 152; R Wieland 146-409; N. Thaler 194-466; G. Yoder 216-531; J. Hcncy 148-384. K. Schantz 173; G. Forbcy 186-527; B. Akers 202-536: C Baker 212-591; D. Edwards 200­ 549; W. Birman 171-461; M. Saldivar 184­ 522. Mixerettes Sassy Babes 30-10; Hinkles BodyShop 25-15; NBT 25-15; The Finishing Touch 22­ 18; Trumble Agency 21.5-18.5; Old Anchor Tattoo 21-19; Dean's Dolls 20-16; Kent Oil 19.5-20.5; Hallifax Services 18-22; Dewey’s Auto Body 16-24; Girrbach's 13-23. Good Games and Series - S. Smith 164­ 415; S. VanDenburg 203-565; L. Davis 191; N. Potter 175-466; K. Fowler 174-479; E. Ulrich 171-467; K. Barlow 154-410; L. Elliston 226-547; M. Powers 159-374; D. Snyder 211-527; V Kuhtic 176; J. Alfien 199-540; N. Goggins 159; P. McQuem 130. B Anders 162-444; S. Nash 145-405; D Anders 147-398. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 16. 2006 - Page 17 Saxons shed some tears after first win, last loss by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Hastings got rid of the big *0’ last Thursday, but another smaller *0’ cost them the chance to advance in this week's district tournament in Middleville. The Saxon girls scored their first, and only, victory of the season last Thursday with a 52­ 34 triumph over Sparta in the O-K Conference cross over contest. A pair of Saxon seniors had huge nights in the win. Natalie Knorp poured in 22 points and Dana Shilling had 19. They each hit four three-pointers in the game. “We moved the ball quickly around the Hastings' Linda Lubcke fires a one handed shot over Trojan center Caitlin Chamberlin Monday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) perimeter of their defense." said Saxon head coach Dan Carpenter. "If we could have been that hot on threes all year long it would have made a difference." Junior guard Brandi Hurless added seven points and a number of assists for the Saxons in the win. “Not once did I ever sec this team gel down." added Carpenter. "They were disap­ pointed in losses, but I never saw them down. Overall, we had a disappointing record, but if you ever want a gn»up of girK with the heart to play the game this is it." The Saxon girls ended the regular season with a record of 1 -19. after an 0-12 O-K Gold Conference season. “It just kind of shows what kind of confer­ ence we play in too." said Carpenter. The O-K Gold Conference is made up of bigger schools than the O-K Blue, but in the cross over games between the two confer­ ences the Gold won six of seven meetings. The only Blue victory came in Wayland, where Comstock Park topped the host Wildcats. "There were a lot of tears. They've worked so hard all year and all ot a sudden it came. They were tears of joy. just like there were tears of sadness Monday." At Thomapple Kellogg Monday night in the Class B district opener, the Trojans scored a 48-36 victory over the Saxons to advance to Wednesday’s semifinal against Wayland. The winner of that game will face either Hopkins or Delton Kellogg in the district champi­ onship game Friday at 7 p.m. Hastings led 11-8 after one period Monday, but ihe Trojans went on a 7-0 run in the first 1:17 of the second quarter and continued to shut out the Saxons for the remainder of the first half. TK built a 24-11 advantage by the half, that proved too much for the Saxons to overcome. "Monday night. 1 don't think the tears were because we lost." said Carpenter. “They were because they really bonded this season. It wasn't necessarily the loss." After the contest. Carpenter said the juniors thanked the seniors on the team for all they had taught them, and the seniors thanked the juniors for being such great teammates. “That's just a good start to building a pro­ gram." said Carpenter. The senior Shilling led the Saxons on the night with 15 points. The junior Hurless added eight. Thomapple Kellogg was led by a sopho­ more, Kate Scheidel who is a recent varsity­ call up. She had 11 points. Senior guard ERICKSON, continued from previous page Erickson, as he works on getting ready for the next level. There is still plenty to accom­ plish on the level he’s at though. It’s tough at the moment, with his arm in a sling. He hurt it during an open gym two weeks ago. and is hoping to get back for the start of the regular season. Il might not be such a bad thing that there were some sched­ uling mix-ups that left the Vikings without an opponent on the first Tuesday and Friday of the season. That could give Erickson just enough time to get back for the opener. Besides getting better for college ball. Erickson has some big goals for the Vikings this winter. He’d love to be able to get the team over the regional hump, which has tripped them up in recent seasons. ’There is more to life than basketball though, and that’s as big reason why Erickson chose Northwood. He took his offi­ cial visit to the school in early October, and made up his mind. “The academics. 1 want to go into busi­ ness. and they’re definitely a good business school." he said. YMCA News Family Fun Night The YMCA will be having a family fun night at the Hastings Community Center on Friday. Nov. 17. The event will take place from 6:30 p.m. ’.o 3:30 p.m. Family members can use the open gym. roller skate or roller blade, make crafts, play­ games. and go swimming. The cost for the event is $10 for families. $5 per adult, and $2 per child. For more information call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574. Teen Movie Night The YMCA of Barry County will be offer­ ing a teen only movie night on Friday. Nov. 17. Anyone in grade six through 12 are invited to come and watch “Click" staring Adam Sandler at the Community Center. The movie will begin at 9 p.m. and will run until 10:45 p.m. There will be free popcorn for all that attend. For more information call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574 ext. 101. Saxon Sports Shorts JV Girt;’ Basketball Hastings junior varsity girls’ basketball team ended its regular season with a 25-19 win over Creston Friday. The Saxons played gruesome-aggressive defense according to coach Pal Purgicl. in limiting the Polar Bears to only 19 points. Ali Howell led Hastings w ith eight points, while Nicole Frantz. Sarah Kidder and Kaitlyn Sender had three each. Sender also added eight rebounds. Kidder had six. and Carol Matthews added four boards. In the O-K Conference cross over contest Thursday against Sparta, the visiting Spartans topped Hastings 47-25. Howell led Hastings with eight points, while Jen Ratliff chipped in seven and Semler five. Kourtncy Meredith and Frantz both had two points. The Saxon junior varsity team finished the season with a record of 4-16. CHASE GEIGER IRONSIDE INSURANCE AGENCY 129 DivHon SI. ro Box 25. Freeport. Ml 49525 (616) 765-3445 * Fax (616) 765-3460 1-800-522-2919 Small Town Friendly, Personal Sendee All Your Insurance Needs! । jj | Hastings Mutual | M;Ijrwurance.Comoany Ashleigh Lund added ten points for the Trojans, while Katie VandcrGcld and Caitlin Chamberlin chipped in nine each. Hastings couldn't find its shooting touch in the second quarter, some of that had to do with the Trojan defense and some of it had to do with the Saxons' own struggles on that end of the flix»r. "A lol of times when you’re contesting shots on a consistent basis even the open shots aren't quite so open anymore." said TK head coach Rob Roclofs. TK’s second quarter run started with a three-pointer by Scheidel. and after consecu­ tive Hastings' turnovers Chamberlin made a nice move in the post for two points and Lund hit a pull up jumper. A Saxon time-out slowed down TK. but didn’t stop the Trojans. A three by Knorp early in the second half pulled Hastings to within ten points, but that was as close as the Saxons would get the rest of the night. TK put together another 7-0 run to start the fourth quarter, then hit just enough free throws the rest of the way to hold on. In between the cross over victory and the district opener, the Saxons visited Grand Rapids Creston Friday and suffered a 74-33 loss in a non-conference contest. The three by Scheidel to start the second quarter on Monday wasn’t the first big shot she’s hit for the Trojans in her limited varsity action. The Trojans knocked off Wyoming Rogers in the O-K Conference cross over game in Middleville Thursday night. They got a lift from Scheidel late. With her team trailing by a point, she hit a shot with three seconds left to push the Trojans in front of Rogers Thursday. 47-46. Scheidel finished the game with ten points. "I have to say we made that decision based on what my JV coach had been tellius me for half the year." said Roelofs on the decision to bring Scheidel to the varsity before the start of the stale tournament. “I thought, if she’s going to help us in districts. I didn’t want to just throw her out there." The Trojans were comfortably ahead after the opening period, when they jumped out to a 13-4 advantage, but the Golden Hawks clawed their way back into the contest. Rogers trailed by just one point heading into the fourth quarter. Katie VandcrGeld led the Trojan offense with 14 points, while seniors Lund and Chamberlin added eight points each in their final regular season game on their home floor. TK senior Sam Reeder chipped in five points. Whitney Hudson had 13 points to lead Rogers. Thomapple Kellogg's Sam Reeder tries to wrestle a rebound away from Hastings' Audrey Wakley (50) in the first halt of Monday night's district opener in Middleville. 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Ingle signed her National Letter of intern Tuesday, to join the Ferris State University (FSU) women s tennis tor. telling me what I was doit.g wrong and trying to help me fix it," Amy said. "My mom was there when I lost and needed the emo­ tional support. So. they balanced each other out." ingle finished her four-ycar career at Hastings with a record of 82 wins and 23 loss­ es. She played her final three seasons at first singles, after holding down the second singles spot as a freshman. There has been a hunt on to find out if that is a new sch<x>l-record for wins, but complete records from previous seasons have been hard to find. Ingle won O-K Gold Conference first sin­ gles championships in her junior and senior seasons. The only discouraging thing about her high school career was that in her final three sea­ sons she reached the regional semifinals of the state tournament, only to come up one win shy of a spot in the state finals. Her season ended this fall in a three-set loss to Holland Christian's top player in Allegan. "That was very hard because I won the first set 6-2. then 1 was up 4-2 in the second set and I started cramping up. I barely lost the second set." said Ingle. "I probably would have stopped if it wasn't team. "A full-ride, that was a lot of the reason (why I chose Ferris). That was my goal. Since I started playing tennis, so tor like seven years." said Ingle. She started playing tennis al a camp in Battle Creek. “If you could hit a ball over the net you could win a T-shirt, and I got like ten of them.” Ingle said From there she started weekly lessons, and just kept improving until she turned herself into one of the top high school tennis players in the state. Ingle did have some help in that transformation, from private coaches Kevin Moore. Mickey Mikscll. Jim Cummins, as well as her parents Mike and Julie Ingle. “My dad was more kind of like the motiva­ regional*." After that she started focusing on Tuesday’s signing, and beyond. “I tried to move on and think about col­ lege." said Ingle. But not right away. "Il took a few days to get over that (loss)." Now. it’s full-steam ahead towards finish­ ing her senior year al Hastings and joining the Bulldogs. She does have some familiarity with the FSU program “1 visited the campus and I really liked the coach, and one of my coaches in Grand Rapids, he took a few girls up there a few dif­ ferent limes this year and I got to play with their team." Ingle said. She did all right against the Division 2 col­ legians. "A lot of times they were really close matches, they definitely have more experi­ ence. but skill wise I'm getting there." Ingle said she is planning on working on a degree in secondary education at FSU. hoping to become a math teacher some day. "I like math. It's all formulas. It's very easy to figure it out. where as tennis is very com­ plicated." said Ingle. Hastings senior Amy Ingle (senior center) is joined by her coaches Rich Pohja (left) and Kevin Moore (right) and parents Julie and Mike Ingle as she signs her National Letter of Intent to be a part of the women's tennis team at Ferris State University on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Winchester will join one of country’s top teams try at Grand Valley State University next fall. She also plans to be a part of the Laker track and field teams. If Winchester is looking for team success, she chose the right school. The Laker women's team will be running in the NCAA Division II National Championship Saturday in Pensacola. Fla. The Laker women’s team has won six straight Great Lakes Regional championships and six straight Great Lakes Interscholastic Athletic Conference (GLIAC) titles. Winchester said she has been keeping a close eye on the Lakers' success. "The coach is awesome. He’s really cool, and I love the girls." said Winchester. by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Thornapple Kellogg girls' cross country coach Tammy Benjamin had one regret, about the career of senior Rebecca Winchester. Winchester never really got the chance to have a big celebration with her teammates. “We were never as powerful as a team as she was as an individual." said Benjamin. "The team being more powerful is much more of an accomplishment through high school athletics, but fortunately she's been able to see that in the track season so she hasn't missed out." Winchester signed her National Letter of Intent Thursday dtemoon. to run cross coun­ Nine field goals are not enough for DK Delton Kellogg's girls made a nice run. but couldn't quite catch Parchment in the regular season finale last Thursday at DKHS. Parchment held a 31-12 advantage with just under two minutes remaining in the third quarter, then had to hold on for a 37-30 vic­ tory. . The Delton girls put together a five point run late in the third, then scored the first six points of the fourth quarter on three-pointers by Hannah Goy and Jordan Haines. Those were the only two threes that Delton Kellogg hit in the game. Eventually. Delton would whittle the Parchment lead down to as few as five points with 18 seconds to play. That was as close as they could get though. The Delton girls knocked down just 9-of46 field goal attempts in the game. 18-pcrcent. Katec Hogoboom led Delton with eight points. Haines had seven and Goy five. Haines also led the team with nine rebounds, while Jenah Wandell had six. The Delton girls end the regular season with a record of 9-11 overall, and were 4-10 in the Kalamazoo Valley Association. DK was slated to face Hopkins in the Class B district semifinals at Thomapple Kellogg Wednesday night. The winner of that game will lake on cither Wayland or Thomapple Kellogg in the district finals Friday night at 7 p.m. Comets close out conference championship against Valley Kalamazoo Christian earned the outright Kalamazoo Valley Association (KVA) cham­ pionship at home against Maple Valley on Thursday night. The Comets used a huge second quarter to propel themselves to a 55-41 victory. The Lions led by a point, 10-9. after one period only to see Kalamazoo Christian outscore them 18-6 in the second period. Kalamazoo Christian was able to hold that lead throughout the second half, despite not having a player score in double figures. The Comets used a balanced attack. Jessica Vanderlugt. Annie Jones, and Lauren Hey boer had nine points each. Maple Valley was led by Jennifer Kent's iS-ooint performance. She was 7-of-8 from the foul 'ine for the Lions. Teammale Leslec Rigelman chipped in nine points, and Lizzy Stewart had five in the loss. The fifth consec­ utive loss for the Lions. The loss drops the Lion ladies to I-11 in their first season in the KVA. and they are now 5-15 overall. The Maple Valley girls opened the Class C district tournament at Springport Wednesday night in the semifinals against Dansville. Springport met Olivet in the other semifinal game Nov. 15. The district championship game is slated for Friday night at 7 p.m. 11560 LEWIS RD. 2001 - 3 bedroom. 2 bath home on 2 acres- daylight basement - enclosed pool/game room Ready for you to move in and enjoy. $155,000 OPEN HOUSE • SUNDAY, Call Stacy © 269-945-3550 NOVEMBER 19. 1442 S. DIBBLE ST. 3 BR • 2 Bath* Mam floor laundry Family room • Den ____ ZS Call Joe © 838-6746 S134.900 2-4 pm Thomapple Kellogg senior Rebecca Winchester (second from right) is joined at the uhle by her mother, (from left) TK girts' cross country coach Tammy Benjamin, and TK athletic director Brian Balding as she signs her National Letter of Intent Thursday to run cross country at Grand Valley State University. (Photo by Brett Bremer) "I'm excited. I could be one of the top seven, but they go back and forth a lot." And they run. a lot. On her official visit to GVSU. Winchester roomed with friend and former O-K Gold Conference running mate Lori Burgess who's now a part of the Laker team. The only running they were doing on that night w as Iwking for an open ice cream shop, but Burgess had to stay ready for an 11-mile run the next morning. That’s what the l-akcr women do on Sundays. Winchester hasn't pushed a practice to 11 miles quite yet. "I’m going to have to. I don't think I have a choice there." said Winchester. Benjamin doesn't think Winchester will have much trouble adjusting. "She will be faster when shr leaves here." said Benjamin Winchester is the first Trojan cross country runner ever to cam all-state honors in ail four reasons. She holds the record for the school’s best lime, and her seventh place finish this year at the stale finals tied her for the second best finish ever by a Trojan individual. Melissa Quisenbcrry was seventh at the state finals in 1999. and Danielle Qui.senberry second, the year the Trojans won their first of three consecutive team championships. "That certainly puts her in elite company." Benjamin said of Winchester before altering that a bit. "or she is the elite company " GVSU also fils in with Winchester’^ cur­ rent plans for a course of study, either to become a veterinarian or a physician’s assis­ tant. Ferris State is next school for Viking center Joostbems by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Lakewood senior cenler Amy Joostbems already had one major school move on her resume before Wednesday afternoon, end hopes the next one goes as smoothly. Joostbems signed her National Letter of Intent to play college basketball with the Ferris State University Bulldogs next winter, on Wednesday in the Lakewood High School media center. She started her high school career four years ago. as a freshman on the Maple Valley High School, varsity girls' basketball team. After two years at MVHS. she made the move to Lakewood and fit right in with the Viking varsity. “It was uncomfortable, well it was okay." Joostbems said of changing high schools. "I was really nervous about the girls on the team and rte.*vous about how I’d fit in. but every­ body was really great." Joostbems has been great for the Vikings. She was second on the team with 7.7 points per game (ppg) as a junior, and bumped that number up to more than 11 ppg this season to go with seven rebounds and more than three assists a game. Points arc important, but it isn't the biggest thing Joostbems brings to a game according to her former Maple Valley coach Landon Wilkes. “Leadership is the biggest thing. The lead­ ership she brought. She's had it since she's been in the seventh grade. She's been a natu­ ral bom leader," said Wilkes. "I'm happy for her. She got everything she's wanted.” Joostbems wants to get into some type of sports management, and Ferris offers that course of study. "I like the coaches. I like the team, and they had a lot for me academically." said Joostbems. who narrowed the field to Lake Superior Slate University and Ferris before settling on the school in Big Rapids. Joostbems is also a member ot the Lakewood varsity volleyball team and the Lakewixxl varsity track and field team. She doesn’t plan to extend her volley ball play ing days past this winter's season with the Vikings, but would like to try and throw the discus at Ferris Stale. Joostbems said she is the only post player in the Bulldogs' recruiting class. The Bulldogs do have some talent in the post already, including junior captain Rachel Folcik who averaged more than 12 points and six rebounds a game last season. "She will be a senior when I'm a freshman, and I think they re really looking forward to me learning from her." said Joostbems. "She's good and I can learn a lot from her." Lakewood senior Amy Joostbems (seated center) and her Viking teammates are all smiles as she signs her National Letter of Intent Wednesday afternoon to join the Ferris State University Women's Basketball team. (Photo by Brett Bremer) SAXOX WEEKLY SPORTSSCIIEIMI E ' ( •'inplclc online sJkdiik- .d FWDAY.MMMKR17: 1030 am U-Countf Pictures tv Fat Sports Thanks to this week's sponsor: MONDAY. MQYIMWR2Q 400pm Boys 8th’A'Baskettaii HamJtonMdc'-e H 4 00 pm Boys 'th 'A* fesketta?1 Hanwton MtCtfe A 400pm Bor. 7th'B'Basketball HamrftcnA 4 00 pm Bor 8th'B‘Baskettai’ Hampton MdtSe H TODAY. 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No. 47 Thursday, November 23, 2006 PRICE 50C Delton parents continue criticism of school district NEWS BRIEFS Dinner is free for Thanksgiving by Megan Lavell Staff Writer Two Delton Kellogg parents made their Larry and Margaret Hollenbeck, and a grievances known Monday night to the Board host of volunteers again are gearing up to of Education and the public. serve Thanksgiving dinner to a crowd at Pam Warner of the Coalition for Quality­ 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23. at the First Education discussed low MEAP (Michigan United Methodist Church in Hastings. The welcome mat is out for all who “When people look at our MEAP scores it made pies. decreases our property values.” said Warner. There is no charge for the meal, but a Warner went on to say she has heard of free-will offering may be given by thoae school who wish to contribute towards the cofl Transportation to the meal can be pro­ Five Delton area homes will be Delton's Christmas Home Tour takes place from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Dec. 9. When Warner's time expired, fellow mem­ was illegal.” said Milan. Milan requested that Hastings students to see bar raised Gull Lake Schools. She said she believed her by David T. Young has Editor Michigan Merit Curriculum will mean in the students in the future. Testing is a large com­ future for the local school district. ponent. with the MME for juniors, the Aside from the two days of tests for 11graders. the most talked about items arc (MEAP) are hoping to take a mission trip next of Michigan Merit Exam testing March 13 increased graduation requirements that will Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) or PLAN for summer. Homes to be featured on the tour are: and 14 under provisions of the new and sophomores and the MEAP HST for seniors tougher curriculum signed into law last April include four credits in English language arts, four in math, three in science, three in social by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. studies, one in visual, performing or applied Local school officials acknowledge it's a • Drew and Karen Chapple. 8601 Keller Road • Art and Dee DcFields. 436 Dowling Road. 7925 Leeward Shores Drive. • Jeff and Freida Newman. J2O95 S. Parker Road. Michigan Education Assessment Program for freshmen, the Preliminary to qualify for a merit award. arts, one in physical education and perhaps the most innovative will be one credit in an lot of work ahead, but it may be worth it. next spring to belter accommodate the exten­ Internet on-line course. The guidelines will the MME in English, math, science, reading sive MME testing, which was announced apply first to the Class of 2011. and writing on March 13 from 8:30 a.m. to Local school officials plan to give fresh­ Ferris. ty members. State-wide tests for juniors March 13,14 High school juniors in Hastings and public Marie Quality Jodie Milan ^pokc about an incident her fifth­ schools all over Michigan will have two days and for Hastings High School students will perfu.m “The Best Cbnstmas Pageant Ever" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Nov. 30 through Dec. 2. in the Central Auditorium. The cast members are (back row, from left) Alicia Bush, 15; Carmen Burlington, 15; Emily Benningfield; Becky Hill, 17; Bethany Roderick. 15; Audrey Valentine, 16; (middle row) Patrick Dreyer, 1; Jayson Brooks, 15; James Moray. 14. Alex Dutmer, 15, Sarah Brandt, 16; (front rov*. reeling) Isaak Ramsey, 17; Aaron Wright, 16; Seth Bedhun, 17; and Maeve Dwyer, 14. go to the Youth Mission Fund. The youth Rollie Coalition ber of the Coalition for Quality Education organized the tour, and all proceeds will • the rocket football coaches and active communi­ ‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever' is Nov. 30-Dec. 2 The Youth Mission Team of Delton’s United Methodist Church in Education are soccer moms. 4-H leaders, grade son experienced at school last week. She said he axked to use the bathroom, and his request was dented because he had for­ gotten his planner, which also serves as his hall pass. “We arc informing the school what you did Delton Kellogg Schools release both of her children to attrod dressed for the Christmas holidays when Faith as “We arc not an aggravated, angry group of members event al the church if arrangements are Delton home tour includes 5 sites Delton folks.” said Warner, adding she and other bound. a meal can be delivered after the leave a message, including a last name and the number of people attending. to lege preparatory educational paths. advance. Also, for folks who are home­ the Hollenbecks at home. 945-4701. and referring best trained for vocational jobs instead of col­ vided by calling the church office in Call the church office at 945-9574 or call officials “Deltucky" and that students in Delton arc of the food. ner to help with the planning process. scores are adversely affecting the community. turkey and all the trimmings plus home­ who plan to attend the Thanksgiving din­ Program) Delton Kellogg students earn and how they wish to attend. The meal will include made in advance. Reservations are appreciated by all Assessment Education men. sophomores and seniors both days off Monday night to the Hastings Board of The new and tougher education require­ Education. High school counselor Bruce ments and testing are seen as a response to a call for better educated and better prepared Krueger outlined some of the changes the All high school juniors will be tested with See TESTS, page 7 son's request to use the bathroom was denied as an act of retaliation against him for being excited about his visit to Gull Lake schools. Delton Kellogg Superintendent Cynthis Vujea said all students with release requests have been released. She also said she is avail­ able to take up any concerns that any parents have. “We are working hard here to provide out­ standing education to our students.” said Vujea. Vujea said she met with members of the Coalition for Quality Education this summer, but the Monday night school board meeting was the first she has heard from the group since then. She said she has met with individ- See CRITICISMS, page 9 • Nelson and Wendy Sabin. 11709 Fair Lake Drive. Tickets for the tour are $8 per person, or two for $15. for ail six homes. To tour selected individual homes, the cost is $2 at each hoese. Tickets are available by calling Judi Jansen. 269/623-5359; or Barb Freeland. Circuit Court decision on Hope Twp. gravel pit lawsuit awaited 269/721-3139 or are available at the “If you have a mountain of evidence on by Jon Gambcc church office. 623-5400. Humane Society straw available Staff Writer one side and a very small amount of evidence Hope Township residents unhappy about a on the other side, that would be viewed as proposed gravel pit were in Barry County Circuit Court Monday to try to halt hall the capricious and arbitrary." Harrington argued. Harrington told the court his clients based process, but they'll have to wait until at least their claim on .1 number of issues, including next week for Judge James Fisher's decision. ground water discharge, which could cause Grand Rapids attorney contamination, noise created by the operation Chris Harrington, the residents allege the of a gravel pit. a projected decline in proper­ Hope Township Planning Commission vio­ ty values and the safety factor of increased Represented by The Barry County Humane Society lated statutes of law in granting the zoning truck traffic, particularly in early hours when will offer free straw for doghouses on variance to K. Smith and Sons, the company seeking to pul the gravel and sand mining school children would be waiting for the bus Saturday. Dec. 2. from 9 a.m. until noon. The straw will be available on a firstCounty Animal Control/Shelter. located operation in place. Fisher told Harrington before the attorney began his argument Monday afternoon that at 540 N. Industrial he is bound by the law in such cases. come. first-served basis at the Barry Park Drive in Hastings. Questions should be directed to the Humane Society at 945-0602. “I may personally disagree with the deci­ to take them to school. “We feel the lack of consideration given to these factors constitutes a capricious and arbitrary decision." Harrington said. The plantiff s attorney also cited a conflict of interest issue involving Roger Pashby. who sion of the planning commission.” Judge senes Fisher said, "but my responsibility is to judge Commission and as chairman of the Hope on the Barry County Road “With cold, wet weather upon us. the whether the planning commission acted u ith- Township Planning Commission. Humane Society wants to remind every­ one that all outside animals need proper in their authority ." Judge Fisher said it he sees the planning Pashby of any impropriety in his dual role. shelter, with warm dry bedding, said commission acted within its authority as the the appearance of a conflict of interest is. in spokesperson Kathy Wiggins. “Straw elected representative of the township, he fact, a conflict of interest in and of itself." he works well because it does not retain would be forced to uphold the commission's moisture, as blankets or towels do.” decision, regardless of his ow n personal feel­ said. "The appearance of a conflict of interest She also suggests checking the ani­ While he did not specifically accuse dix*s not constitute an act of capriciousness." mal's water twice a day for ice. All ani­ ings about the issue. Arguing for the mals need fresh, open water every day Harrington said basically there was a prepon­ Judge Fisher said, however Speaking of behalf of the (snow is not a substitute). Extra food derance of evidence to deny the variance Attorney Kenneth Sparks of Kalamazoo told should be considered for outside animals request and virtually no evidence Io support the court the argument that the planning com- plaintiff landowners. township. the planning commission's decision to grant See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 the variance. See GRAVEL, page 5 Lessons before Turkey Day David Cowles. 6 (left), of Betsy Griggs' first grade class, and C J Lindow, 8. of Teresa Bolo's second grade class play a traditional Native American game at a Thanksgiving celebration at Southeastern Elementary School Tuesday. Griggs’ class dressed as Native Amencans while Bolo's class dressed as Pilgrims who made the trip to the “new world’ on the Mayflower. The students also enjoyed learning some Thanksgiving dances as well as a Thanksgiving feast of sunflower seeds, cornbread, popcorn, apple juice and honey. Each student in Bolo’s class was assigned the name of an actual Pilgrim who made the trip on the Mayflower, and they learned the fate of their Pilgrim before leaving for Thanksgiving. (Photo by Megan Lavell) �Page 2 - Thursday. November 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner MainStreet plans to offer stock shares NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page in cold weather. The monthly drawing is open to all Barry County residents who have their pet spayed or neutered during the prior 30 days. Registration set for music school ater Friday, Dec. 8. and Saturday. Dec. 9. Performances begin at 6 p.m. both ail ages and skill levels Financial aid is available based on household income. Lessons are held at First United Methodist Church. 209 W, Green St. in mi.com. Private lessons in band and orchestra instruments, guitar, piano and voice begin to Freedman & Taff. L.L.P. is special counsel to lor MainStreet The company is offering for sale up to MainStreet Financial Washington. D.C. Corporation. law of firm After Nov. The Silver. fle prospectus 432.41 K) shares (subject to increase to up to by calling the church Office at 269-795­ 497.260 shares) of common stock at a r.ice of Information Center by calling (269) 945-2889 $10 per share through a subscription and or toll-free at (877) 359-9431 communits offering to eligible MainStreet Savings Bank depositors, its employee slock munity-oriented savings bank serving prima­ Middleville United Methodist Church is located at 111 Church St. in Middleville. ownership plan and to members of the public. may be* <>bia|Mt«MMI MW' Slock MainStreet Savings Bank. FSB is a com­ rily Barry and Iona counties through three full The shares for sale will represent 47% of service banking offices in Hastings and Lake the shares to be outstanding following the Odessa. MainStreet Financial Corporation is completion the mid-tier company for MainStreet Savings of the MainStreet offering. Financial Corporation. MHC. the mutual Hunter’s Banquet slated for Dec. 1 holding company of MainStreet Financial Bank. FSB. As of Sept. 30. MainStreet Financial Corporation had total assets of Corporation, will ow n 53% of the outstanding SI 14.9 million, deposits of $78.3 million and A “Hunter's Banquet" is planned for 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at Pleasant Valley- on or about Wednesday. Nov. 22. to eligible insured by the Federal MainStreet Savings Bank depositors. The United Brethren in Christ Church, comer of slock offering will end at noon, local time Corporation or any other government agency. This is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of M-50 and Bell Road, west of Lake Odessa Friday. Dec. 15. The offering is subject to an offer to buy common stock. receipt of final regulatory approval by the made only by the Prospectus of MainStreet Office of Thrift Supervision. Financial Corporation. MainStreet stock of common Financial Corporation after the closing of the offering. Stock offering materials were to be mailed the week of Jan. 22. Lessons include per­ Everyone is invited for an evening of formance opportunities, including periodic celebration with hunters and their families. Spotlight Recitals and the annual Share-A- Those planning to attend are asked to Thon Festival in March. With lessons, stu­ bring a favorite game dish, a side dish, or dents can supplement their school activities dessert for a buffet-style dinner. Table serv­ and prepare for competitions. ice, coffee and punch will be furnished. “Lessons are a great way for students to agent marketing the Hastings. To register, call 269 948-9441. For information, visit www.musiccentersc- and public offering of shares of common stock. the Community Music School in Hastings. advisor regulatory authorization to begin an initial ner and the theater presentation. at cial benefit the Community Food Pantry and The for company Savings Bank, has announced the receipt of Christmas Angel Tree Project Reservations before Dec. 5 can be made The cost is $10 per person to cover din­ Registration opens Monday. Dec. 4. for Financial Corporation, the holding stock 9266 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. private lessons and Kindermusik classes MainStreet nights. “The Baddest Angel Band" calls on the talents of church members. Proceeds will Attendees also are encouraged to bring supplement their school activities and pre­ pictures, any show and tell item they have, pare for competitions." said Community or hunting and fishing stories they would School Director Steve Youngs. like to tell. The shares of common stock offered arc not savings accounts or deposits and arc not Deposit Insurance The offer is by Patricia Johns Staff Writer TK superintendent interviews planned Staff Writer Thornapple Kellogg included members of the Lee Elementary Hastings Public Library and on Saturday, School student council. The second- and Dec. 2, she’ll be grand marshal in this year’s Hastings Christmas parade. alike. of third-graders told the board about a recent Skip Coryell of Hastings, who is the chief Education announced at its Nov. 13 meeting community service trip they took to help at to age 6. The classes introduce children to pistol instructor for Ted Nugent's United that preliminary interview the surplus food distribution in Hastings. Sportsmen of America, also the author of three books: “Inside Skip's Brain," “Bond tendent will be held on Dec. 6. 7 and 9 with through singing, movement and simple Based on music learning of Unseen Blood" and “We Hold These TK is searching for a new school chief in parent and child a wide range of rhythms and modes instruments. research, the classes teach music like lan­ Truths.” Larry Hayes will explain the procedure a strong foundation for success learning an for scoring bucks for the Pope and Young instrument as well as in academics. record book. admittance fees and no offering collected, but there will be a drawing for gifts. Blood drive set at Gun Lake site SS. Cyril and Methodius. 159 Board for new superin­ Avenue, Wayland-Gun Lake, will have a blood drive from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29. Kent Intermediate School District. 1616 of the Thomapple Kellogg Middle Michigan Community Blood Center will For every unit of blood received, three to will begin at 6:30 p.m. its Nov. 13 meeting honoring students and plan for seating. one of its principals. North Country Trail group meeting set meeting was the presentation of a plaque in appreciation to Page Elementary Principal Brad Warren, who is taking a leave of The monthly meeting of the Chief returned as Page principal five years ago. Warren will be Using in Florida to*see if p.m. this improves the health of a family member. Association will be at 7 “I am to honored be chosen," Schondelmayer says, “but a little embar­ rassed. too." She has invited her entire staff to join her in the parade. The Hastings Christmas com­ mittee hopes to have Schondelmayer and her staff ride in the Holly Trolley in the parade. She has been administrator of the library for more than 22 years. She worked for the School. library in another capacity from 1975 to 1981 Hastings home, quilt tour to aid scholarship funds absence beginning Nov. 22. Warren was hired Noonday Chapter of the North Country Trail I’., in room begin al 5:30 p.m. and the Dec. 13 interviews as a teacher in 1985. left for a few years and be the service provider. The next regular school board meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday. De: Perhaps the most poignant part of the 131st and a leave of absence for Marie Jasper. lake the post as new superintendent of the Otherw ise, the school board spent much of RSVP by calling (616) 374-1324 to help In other business the board approved a new social studies text book for the middle school the selection interviews set for Dec. 13. Each of the preliminary interviews will This is not a fund-raiser; there will be no Classes will begin the week of Feb. 5. The the wake of Kevin Konarska’s decision to guage, in steps. Kindermusik students gain Barb Schondelmayer, administrator of the Hastings Public Library, is having an exciting time this year with planning for the new by Patricia Johns Kindermusik classes are offered for infants for Barb Schondelmayer is Christinas parade grand marshal Dec. 2 Ryan Beck & Co.. Inc. is serving as finan­ Speakers will be Barry County author Fun Barbara Schondelmayer equity of $6.1 million. Five Hastings area homes, dressed in Christmas finery and showcasing a variety of and came back first in 1984 to help get the library ready for the computer age. The col­ lection was on the computer by July 1, 1985. She was named administrator in 1984 and has been serving in that capacity ever since. Technology continues to be big part of her area of interest. She works with network administrator Ed Englerth to keep the library up to da:*. Since the new library building is under construction next to City Hall on Apple quilts, will be open to the public from 1 to 5 Street, she meets weekly with the construc­ p.m. Sunday. Dec. 3. tion manager on the site xnd with otirer com­ mittees getting ready for the 2007 opening of four people can benefit from that donated Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Barry Township He also was at the board meeting to discuss The event is for a good cause - scholar­ unit. Hall. Delton. the literacy coach project with teachers talk­ ships for local young people. To raise funds Everyone is welcome. ing about their experiences which continues tor the scholarships, the GFWC-Hastings Christmas is not quite as busy as the hectic The North Country National Scenic Trail is one of the nation's premier hiking and tn mature at the elementary and middle Women's Club and the Thomapple Garden summer reading club every year. The suff Club have joined forces to present a unique will decorate and there is a November “We are blessed to have dedicated donors, but the need is great especially around the holiday season, a drive spokesperson said. “Please consider becoming a donor, it only takes one hour of your time.” For more information, call the church office at 792-3543 or 795-3290. 155 E. Orchard St, in school level. home tour. "Deck The Halls With Quilts." the new building. Reading Club reaching out to readers until backpacking trails, extending 4.600 miles Also honored was Thomapple Kellogg from New York to North Dakota. It links High School senior Sam Scholtens for being Homes on tour arc: The Pillars home. 202 scenic, natural, recreational, historic, and named a national merit semi-finalist. Scholtens earned praise from high school S. Park St; The Jasperse home. 404 W. Green Principal Tony Koski and the members of the Madison St; The Reynolds home. 111 West the parade at 5 p.m. Saturday, Drx school board for his hard work. Marshall St; and the Wiltrout home. 1436 E. downtown Hastings to watch Schondelmayer cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s, it was St.; The Watson-Medland home. 936 W. the end of November. Schondelmayer also is leading a book discussion group as well. Karen Heath invites everyone to come to 2, in Anyone who is at least 17 years of age. authorized by Congress in 1980. More than weighs a minimum of 110 pounds, is in 2.000 miles are completed and open to pub­ lic use. The trail is administered by the M-79 Highway. Quilting Passions, a quilt shop in down­ enjoy her time as part of the parade. “We are reasonably good health and hasn’t given blood within 56 days of the date of the National Park Service in cooperation with town Hastings, will be the refreshment and unanimously." she says. drive is eligible to contribute. many public agencies, private organiza­ tions, and landowners across seven north­ Thornapple Wind Band concert set ern Stales. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS, plays a lead­ ing role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer When the Thomapple Wind Band plays effort to build and maintain the trail. its Christmas concert on Sunday afternoon, For more information about the meeting Dec. 3. the big horns will be featured in a or about the Chief Noonday Chapter of the special number for tubas and baritones. association, visit Other students honored at the meeting Johnstown Fire Dept, wins grant for $17,349 ticket center the day of the tour and will also The parade will include the Hastings High feature a quill display with many unique and School band and music on the Thomapple beautifully designed quilts from quilters in the area, organizers said. Door prizes will Players float. also be drawn, including a handmade wood­ Christmas activities, call the Barry County en quilt rack, fat quarters, framed photogra­ Chamber of Commerce at 945-2454. phy. candle basket, and others. Advance tour tickets with maps arc S8 per person and are available at Arris Matrix. Bosley I’harmacy. Hastings Flower Shop and The Johnstown Township Fire Department Quilting Passions, all in downtow n Hastings. is receiving a federal grant for SI7.349 for Advance tickets can also be purchased online operations and safely, according to a joint at dcck_thc_halls_with_quilts@yahoo.com um conducting, rather than in the band announcement from U.S. Senators Carl Levin and those tickets can be picked up the day of playing. Dave Macqueen and Harland Nye and Debbie Stabenow. the tour at Quilting Passions. Oi. the day of Among the players will be two looters www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ who are accustomed to being on the podi­ Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. or call both include tuba playing among their musical accomplishments. Keith Closson will wield the baton while his colleagues join in sounding off a Christmas greeting from the biggest of the brass instruments. The holiday season musical even. is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. in the lecture hall at Hastings High School. ‘Uttie, Tiny Miss’ pageants slated MacKenzie Borrink will be co-emcee at the Tiny Miss (for girls*in pre-school through first grade) and Little Miss Barry sixth grades, ages 8-12). on Saturday. Dec. The Middleville United 2 at Page Elementary School, Middleville. Borrink will be crowning the next Little Anyone interested in being in the com­ petition can contact Executive Director Church is presenting a holiday dinner the­ Kelli Leep and will be available at Quilting Passions. S319.718 to pay for fire operations and fire Children under 10 years arc free. at missbarrycounty@hotmail.com City Bank plans bond workshop Hastings City Bank is inviting community • How bond prices arc calculated and what members to a Trust and Investment Group Every child must be accompanied by an adult. No strollers arc permitted. For information about the parade and other Six blood drives planned in county during December Six blood drives are planned for December in Barry County. “During the holiday season, the need for ness and fitness, and modifications to facili­ blood is always constant, but during the holi­ ties. The funds arc being aw arded through the day season due to increased travel and busy­ fiscal year 2006 Assistance to Firefighters Grant program "Communities throughout Michigan rely on local firefighters to protect them when emergencies arise." said Stabenow. "Our state s first responders deserve nothing less than the best possible equipment and training, Miss Barry County on the Page stage. Methodist the lour, tickets with maps arc $10 per person departments that will receive at total of ment. personal protective equipment, well­ County pageant (for girls in second through ‘Baddest Angel Band’ will play Johnstown was one five Michigan fire safety programs, including training, equip­ happy that she was named grand marshal and these grants will help these five fire Road Commission wins $1.2 million ‘Jobs Today’ grant departments reach that goal." by Patricia Johns "Directing resources to our firefighters and Staff Writer The Barry County Road Commission has across Michigan." said Lev in. "Better train­ been notified that the Crane/Finkbcincr Road ing and equipment will help these brave men project has received $1,182,294 in matching The Assistance Program, to Firefighters administered by the funding through Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s Grant U.S American Red Cross. Great Lakes Regional Blood Services. “Please forward this message to your friends, family and co-workers, and post in a visible place in your business." The following are the drives that have been scheduled: • Thursday. Dec. 7 Valley High — School. Nashville/Maple 11090 Nashville Highway, 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. first responders is an important way to ensure the safety and protection of communities and women do their jobs effectively." schedules, we need help even more,” said Susan Clements, a spokeswoman for the "Jobs Today" project. •Thursday, Dec. 14 — Nashville/Mulberry Gardens Restaurant. 955 Main, I to 6:45 p.m. • Friday. Dec. 15 — Delton Kellogg High School, 327 N. Grove St., 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Brad Lamberg. managing director of the • Monday. Dec. 18 — Hastings/First commission, sais Tuesday yield to maturity means. There will be an opportunity for questions Department of Homeland Security 's Office of Grants and Training, in cooperation with the received a letter from the governor's office U.S. Fire Administration, helps rural, urban notify ing us of this matching grant this week. and suburban fire departments throughout the We receive the money if we let the bids for This will take place in the community and comments. This informational workshop is offered at Middleville/Thomapple the bridge project by the end of September in room at the Hastings office located at 150 W. no charge to the community . Please reserve a United States to prepare for emergencies and Emergency Services, 128 High St., noon to place by calling Nancy Goodin at 269-948 acts of terrorism. The other four departments that received 2007.“ Court St. 5:45 p.m. grants were Ypsilanti Township. $63,929; ings last spring on the first stage of planning Baptist Church. 309 E Woodland St., noon to Stanton Township. Houghton. $32,941; the Orion Township l ire Department $93.03; a connecting route from the U.S -131 express­ 5:45 p.m. way to the east w ith a new bridge crossing the Anyone who is at least 17 years of age. and the charter township of Comstock Fire Thomapple River at approximately Crane and weighs a minimum of 110 pounds, is in rea­ and Rescue. Galesburg. $112.461 Finkbeiner roads in Thomapple Tow nship. sonably good health and hasn’t given blood workshop about Bond Investments from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30. The speaker will be Randy Teegardin. vice president, trust and investments. Participants 5579. Hastings City Bank is a full service com­ will learn about fixed income securities munity bank with six conveniently located including branches in Bellevue. Caledonia. Hastings. • Is there a place for bonds in your invest­ Middleville. Nashville and Wayland. They ment portfolio? • Types of bonds: Government. Municipal. arc located on the web at www.hastingscity - Corporate and how they pay interest. bank.com morning. “We The Road Commission held public hear­ See ROAD, next page Baptist Church. 309 E Woodland St.. 1 to 6:45 p.m. • Tuesday. • Tuesday, Dec. Dec. 19 19 — Township — Hastings/First within 56 days of the date of the drive is eli­ gible to contribute. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. November 23. 2006 — Page 3 Child support payments in Barry County to start going electronic The Department of Human Servioes’Officr percent of child support recipients in the stale of Child Support, in coordination with the had their payments directly deposited into Friend of the Court in Barn. Jackson. Calhoun and Monroecounfies. will begin dis­ their personal checking or savings account. bursing child support payments through a deposit are not required to switch to the debit debit card this month. card. A new law requires all child support pay­ ments to be electronically disbursed via direct issued at no cost to the customer, can be used into a personal checklng/savings like any other bank or credit union debit card deposit Customers currently participating in direct The new VISA debit cards, which will he account or to a debit card unless recipients at millions of locations that accept VISA meet hardship exception criteria. debit cards — without incurring any fees. The program is being implemented through Customers can also get cash back with pur­ a rollout process. Seventy -eight counties have chases from any of over 20.000 Interlink mer­ already transitioned to electronic disburse­ chants in Michigan — again without fees. ment. In Novemlier. Barn. Calhoun. Jackson Customers choosing to access debit card and Monroe counties w ill Implement the pro­ funds using an automated teller machine gram. Customers who currently receive paper checks in these counties have received infor­ (ATM) will be subject to ATM fees. mation in the mail and were given the choice direct deposit to checking/savings and one- of direct deposit to their checking savings third choose direct deposit to debit cards. In states with electronic disbursement already in place about two-thirds choose account or to a debit card. Paper child support For more Information on electronic dis­ checks will no longer be sent out to customers bursement of child support go to the child meet the hardship exceptions support section of the DHS Web site at unless they described In the law. Before implementation of the law. about 30 ww w.mich.gov/dhs or to ww w.misdu.com St Rose kids sing seasonal songs for Rotary Songs of the season and some religious songs were part of the musical repertoire of St. Rose School students when they recently entertained members of the Hastings Rotary Club. Third- through sixth-graders at the school participated in the program. They included Laura Brasseur. Dylan Gleeson. Jade Gregory, Chalie Hayes. Austin Haywood, Emily LaJoye. Matthew Maurer. George Murphy. Lydia Parker. Trevor Ryan. Connor Shea. Jonathan Shepler, Amanda Thomas, Connor Wales, Liam Watson. Tyler Youngs. Jacob Allessio. Emilie Caris. Kourtney Dobbin. Mary Feldpausch, Kara Gonzalez, Hannah LaJoye. Patrie LaJoye, Patrick Murphy. Ananna O'Reilly. Victoria Sailar, James Senard. Dani Watson, Jillian Zull, Rebecca Allessio, Austin Caris. Felicia Diaz, Anastasia Gregory. Emily Hayes, Ethan Haywood. Connor Hays, Ruth Purchase. Rachel Senard, Fiona Shea. Laura Shinavier. Patrick Singleterry. Joe Smith. Lindsey Thomas. Connor vonderHoff. Kali Wales, Ian Watson. Mallory White, Sarah Brasseur. Chris Feldpausch. Bridget Hemingway. Alicia Risk and Bret Thomas. Middleville earns healthy community promotion award Middleville was awarded a Silver Level award Monday. Nov. 13. to recognize the enter into negotiations with Superintendent Mike O’Mara. The negotiations will be brought back to the board in December for board approval. future planning to remove barriers to active than 70 Michigan communities who have to residents and living by the Bureau of increase physical activity for residents of Middleville. Transportation in 2000 showed that 79.1 Cell Phii Van Noord at 269-795-3385 for million (38 percent) of all Americans feel more reformation on the report or to learn that the availability of bikeways, walking more abou* getting involved with promoting paths, and sidewalks for getting to work, in 2tXK). This year. Middleville is among 17 shopping and recreation is very important in active communities The Governor’s communities who completed the Promoting choosing where to live Active Communities Award application. communities which design using the tenets Communities Award because •? encourages of active living may see increased economic Michigan communities to take steps to ensure that residents can integit'c physical are five possible of levels benefits. • Copper: Communities have made a This suggests that Middleville is continuing to work on creating environments for active lifestyles will benefit families and local commitment to becoming a healthier place to that live and have begun to take steps toward businesses. Village President Lon Myers says “I am removing barriers to physical activity. • Bronze: Communities pleased that the Village of Middleville has taken have important steps toward making it easy for Silver: have Physical activity into their daily routines. More than four million Michigan add's are physically inactive based on scientific studies. Regular physical has activity powerful positive effects on both physical and psychological health. According to ttte in our area and Barry Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, increased physical activity can leader significant progress toward making it easy a fine example of how we promote family for people to be active. • Gold: Communities fitness and an Active Community." document on Promoting Active received this reward because it reaffirms that achieved can Council Fitness coordinates ’he County. Our Paul Henry Thomapple Trail is we are a Communities ceremony for people to be active. • Platinum: Communities are models of Livable during the Communities Designing help prevent risk factors for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and some forms of Middleville was recognized at an awards outstanding achievements in making it easy Promoting is like Active Healthy Conference on Monday. Nov. 13. at the Kellogg Hotel and cancer. For information, more contact tlie Governor’s Council at (800) 434-8642 or visit www.michiganfitness.org. no other more * Communities the country. in walkable. bikeable activity is a growing movement throughout the country as many communities recognize and ‘DK Kid Zone’ after school program held for Delton Kellogg 4th-graders the impact of design, policy, and programs upward." on resident’s health and the community’s Board President David Lind said it has a lol of optimism. O’Mara can make it hap­ and see the district looks very different." O’Mara is home grown, having graduated Kid Zone participants played "Popcorn 16. an online self­ Bingo.” washed away "germs" in a hand­ washing activity, experienced a nacho buffet, assessment tool to evaluate how well their community without Y-O-U" by participating and were involved in many other activities. community promotes and supports physical in the four-week program which focuses on The DK Kid Zone program is a prevention with the importance of friendship, good decision­ service of Barry County Substance Abuse planning, making. healthy choices, teamwork and com­ Services. MSU Extension, and the Delton munity pride. Kellogg Elementary School. The after school program was facilitated by members use Assessment activity. from Lakewood High School in 1975 and was issues such an all-state player on the Class B slate cham­ as questions community deal recreation and bicycle facilities, strategies pion basketball team. He earned his bache­ ter’s degree from Michigan State. He has been a teacher, coach, athletic director and most recently high school princi­ Nov. io encourage DK "Kid Zone Kids" had fun making new physical activity, public transportation, and friends, doing crafts, working together, play­ downtow n design Middle* ilie completed ing games and eating healthy snacks. The BCSAS. Laura Anderson. MSU Extension educator, schools lor s degree at Olivet College and his mas­ meal sites. Twenty-five students discovered "There is no community pen. We w ill look back in three to five years Delton Kellogg finished up its sixth annual "Kid Zone" after school program Thursday. economy. To be eligible for the award, a team of been a pleasure to work w ith O’Mara. "I have He was named interim superintendent ear- new done Communities Promoting Active a communities and opportunities for physical mistic about the future. pal at luikewiMxl. attract study environment. healthy communities since the award s debut Creating Jeff Gibbs said he is enthusiastic and opti­ "Onward A bikeable walkable, Award for taking steps to create active and Award The meeting ended with positive board comments about O’Mara. said. and illuminating opportunities for fostering a their also event, community." Middleville has joined a network of more The expectations for his 150-day evaluation. Woodman "While Information from this report can be used for the commitment to healthy, active living. O'Mara had a score of 90 percent meeting Mark created showcasing the community ’s assets more • interim 13 issued Active Communities Award recipients may people to be active. superintendent and authorized a committee to Nov. release promoting physical activity, the Promoting There The Lakewood Board of Education has press following recognition: abandoned the idea of searching for a new the that encourage residents to integrate physical earned Lakewood plans to hire O’Mara as next school superintendent A personalized report on Middleville was According to activity into their daily routines. Phil VanNoord announced the award at The November Key Student of the Month selected by the Kiwanis Club of Hastings is Amy Kidder, who has been involved in many community activities. She has request­ ed the donation of S50 from Kiwanis on her behalf go to the Southeastern Elementary Book Fund The student is pictured here with her parents. Wayne and Lon Kidder Conference Center in East Lansing. communitv's commitment to creating and maintaining policies, facilities and programs the Nov. 14 Village Council meeting. November Kiwanis student named Promoting Active Communities Assessment Tool. and worksites use Liz Lenz, community and Marc preventionist Zimmerman at with Promoting fourth-graders were involved in a community Active Communities Award application in service project, making Thanksgiving place­ BCSAS. lier this year after the abrupt dismissal of Jim partnership with the Middleville Local Trail mats for the Commission On Aging senior Kid Zone, please call Lenz at 269-945-1387. Richardson. Enhancement Committee Mike O’Mara The Promoting the Active For more information about DK Community Assessment Tool is a result of a collaborative Unbelted, drunk drivers targeted for Thanksgiving Law enforcement officers in West run through Nov 30. Participating counties in Michigan will ticket unbelted motorists and West arrest drunk drivers as part of additional Berrien. Calhoun. Kent. Montcalm. Oceana. patrols intended to make sure motorists arrive Ottawa. St. Joseph and Van Buren at their Thanksgiv ing celebrations safely Michigan include Allegan. Barry. During Thanksgiving weekend a year ago. effort between the Michigan Department of Community Health. Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness. Michigan State University and the Michigan. partnered Prevention Research Center of This year, these organizations to evaluate and strengthen the ROAD, continued from previous page The Office of Highway Safely Planning 19 people died in Michigan traffic crashes, (OHSP) is administering federal traffic safety according io the Michigan Department of The Road Commission has opened propos­ als from engineers and is in discussion w ith funds for the enforcement activ ily in an effort State Police. Criminal Justice Information the Michigan Department of Transportation to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities More Center. Five, or 29 percent, of the 17 fatal than 116 agencies in 35 counties are receiv mg crashes involved alcohol. Two of the people on the selection process After the selection process. the Road federal funding for the Thanksgiving traffic killed were not wearing safety belts Commission hopes to negotiate with the "Drivers need to be responsible by buck­ and safety belt enforcement throughout the engineering firm by the end of November laindovvners along the proposed route will ling up and driving sober, especially during year to agencies in 65 counties that cover 94 percent of Michigan's population. Each coun­ be notified by letter ol the process Anyone who would like more information end." said Michael L Prince. OHSPdivision ty determines when to schedule patrols based about this project may v.dl laimberg at the director "Everyone wants to make it home for on crash data, officer availability and unique Road Commission al 945-3449 the holiday and officer: will be out to make local needs. Fora list of Thanksgiving patrol The current members of the Barry County sure drivers do so safely “ dates, times and locations. please visit www Road Commission are Donald Wilcutt. Roger michigan gov ohsp Pashby and David Dykstra. enforcement activity high-traffic times like Thanksgiving week Additional patrols will begin Nov 22 and OHSP administers funds for drunk driving "DK Kid Zone" participants are pictured with Delton Kellogg Elementary School Principal Brenda Pickett and facilitators as they celebrate their participation in the after school program for fourth grade students. �Page 4 - Thursday. November 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner If the politicians don’t get it right, the people will! To the editor: asked what he thought about clubs for As I reflect on the most recent political women. He replied. "Only as a last resort." events of our established nation, certain thoughts come to mind: Dems should use Rotary 4-Way Test To the editor: Now that the elections are over and the winners have been declared. I'm sure all of us are relieved to be able to go back to normal without all of those negative political adver­ tisements in newspapers and on radio and TV. I think Sharon Renier, who was the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives for the Seventh Distric* would have had a better chance of winning if the Calhoun County Democratic Party and the coordinated campaigns in both Calhoun and Jackson Counties would have supported her instead of working against her most of the time. They needed to help Sharon instead of thinking about who they wanted to run in 2008. Renier is a great candidate and I know she will fight for whomever needs her help, no matter what party you are from. We will all hear more from Sharon Renier. I was a commissioner from the 7th District in Calhoun County for eight years and I know I would still be in that position if it were not for the fact that the leadership of the Calhoun County Democratic Party hadn't taken a stand against me only because I have constituents from both parties who support me. 1 always found it a blessing to me that I could do that and was lucky enough to call them my friends. I attended the Calhoun County Democratic Party Convention Nov. 15 and I think in all my years of being a member. I have never seen such a ridiculous display in which the unfairness that were extant. However, they did set in motion a government that eventual­ ership... what exactly constitutes winning, in ly. by rule of law. was commanded to address Initially... The amazing foresight of our our misguided venture into Iraq and the them Hence, emancipation (race, color, gen­ constitutional Founding Parents has once Middle East? Just what is it that we must der or creed) arose, despite the chapters of again come to the rescue of "We the People.” attain before we bring our sons and daughters history ’s established practices. ’Twas with incredible insight into governance back home and out of harm’s way? What is it that 230 years ago. our ancestry created the that must occur, so that we can declare that We have arrived at a period of mankind’s evolution that far excels the landing of system of governing, through "checks and we've won? Answer that. Messrs. Chaney and balances" that, through providence has man­ aged to survive... up until this period of con­ Bush! Next... I would propose that the USA. all of choice.... Will we become the caretaker of our astronauts on the surface of the moon. We have reached the point which depends on our tested strife that the American people are cop­ leadership and our old and newly elected offi­ cials are trying to control everything and not us. insist on the reinstitution of the military planetary home or. the cancer that kills it? The ing with now in the 21st century. draft for males and females, including two to choice is ours. It will take concern, aware­ allow new members io become part of the process. There were many members for God bless and thank them — we should — four years of obligatory service to the country ness. and involvement on all our parts. for the efforts and sacrifices they made for for everyone! Then, everyone would pay If it weren't for women’s' suffrage, we ourselves and posterity. Let us continue the strict attention to the ill-conceived adventures wouldn't be looking toward people such as struggle tor freedom, truth, justice and liberty the powerful and privileged few would Jennifer Granholm. Debbie Stabenow. Hillary Clinton. Nancy Pelosi and countless others whom this was their first meeting ever. I am sure they were not aware of what really was going on, only that they were called to sup­ port a certain process. Whether it was right or for all mankind, while also guiding us into expose the lives of our children and grand­ our God-given charge to be the caretaker of children to... whilst they and theirs sacrifice like them to help guide us through the next wrong, that didn't matter. The process that was used will be chal­ lenged because it seemed to be in violation of the Michigan Democratic Party rules again. I this life-giving planet and not its cancer! not! century and beyond. For that matter, if it Secondly: As this past Nov. 7 has proven, Furthermore, service to country would weren't for our mothers and grandmothers, we let us not forget we still have the means to instill a sense of pride, equality, education, w ouldn't even be here! If it weren't for George socially remind ourselves that we can still experience and honor that could not be Washington Carver and" Uncle Remus" we guess these leaders will never learn. It breaks my heart to see the outright hate displayed, and to think our local elected offi­ stop and say. "were going the wrong way." replaced. Lt would ensure that all members of wouldn't have peanut butter and Brer* Rabbit For only then can we willingly convince our­ our society be functionally concerned about and so much more. selves to alter our course and direction. the paths that our elected leadership allow this cials approve this type of behavior. 1 have been a Rotarian for many years and 1 think maybe it would help if all of us would remember their "Four-Way Test" before tak­ ing negative actions and hurting people for We have come to the point where "Animal out own benefit. The Four-Way test goes like this: First is it the truth? Second, is it fair to all concerned? Third, will it build good will and better friendship? Fourth, will it be beneficial to all concerned? I think this is an oath that we should live by. and I certainly do recognize Rotarians everywhere for trying to make it a better world. Barbara A. Frederick. Calhoun County Why won’t we turn waste into energy? To the editor: When you spend your winters in Costa lems. foibles, inadequacies and outright Thirdly: Let us ask ourselves, and our lead­ The Carbon Finance Unit of the World nation to be led down. Farm" behavior is no longer acceptable, desir­ The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Time is getting short We Involvement of the citizenry is exactly why might be well advised to get our collective able nor tolerable. Thank our Creator that we have the means to alter our directions, choic­ our es. leadership and activity... without the vio­ as it is, subject to improvement by those who Scott Smith. lent processes of coups, revolutions, purges, must live by it, not pigs at the trough who Delton reigns of terror, class wars and assorted other exempt themselves from it. brave forefathers designed the Constitution of the United States of America processes that humankind in our past has Additionally, I would remind us all the resorted to. This reminds me of W.C. Fields, when of the contemporary weaknesses, social prob­ authors of our government could not cure all Will the real Mike Callton standup? butts synchronized, otherwise h’s sink or swim. Royston’s debate was under duress To the editor: To the editor: have the people elected? The Mike Callton I would like to extend my appreciation to In the Nov. 7 edition of the Reminder, who dislikes negative campaigning, or the those who supported Democrat Suzzette Commissioner Mike Oilton had an article Mike Callton who engages in his own form of Royston in her campaign to capture the 24th asking the voters "What Do You Think?" mud slinging? The Mike Callton who thinks District Stale Senate seat. I am sure you witnessed her enthusiasm In this particular article. Callton discussed county taxes are too high or the Mike Callton a local county commissioner's race between who endorsed every local millage in his dis­ and determination during her campaign, but trict? this letter is more about gumption, fortitude Mark Englerth and Democrat Rica, you get off the airplane and experience Bank is interested in providing the money to underdeveloped places like Barry County for Republican Dave Brinkert. Callton hammered Brinkert This is what 1 think: No elected official and tenacity. I would like to share a little what is called "culture shock." these kinds of improvements. 1 wonder if for a negative ad in a previous Reminder should endorse another candidate who will be something about her. which most of you will there are any sources of animal wastes that about Englerth’s taxpaying practices and rec­ ommended Englerth be elected. Callton also sitting on the same board. Cal II mi's endorse­ not be aware of. ment of Englerth and Gibson wreaks of the Suzzette was able to balance her life which included not only her campaign, but. a For example, you pick up an English lan­ guage newspaper and leam that garbage is a we could use to produce natural gas? Did I good thing. It creates jobs. Ken Roblyer. the Oklahoma CEO of hear CAFO? Costa Rica is the world’s most cost-effec ­ staled, that "candidates who resort to such “good ole boy” network that pla^ ucs most shenanigans should not run for an elected county, city and township boards Environmental Power S.A. (EnPower) has tive producer of African palm oil, a prime position." husband, two young daughters, (who accom­ I personally believe all candidates should Yet in this same article. Callton attacked be applauded for wanting to represei.’ the panied her in almost every parade), main­ taining a household and a full-time job. She just agreed to take all of the trash from an material for making biodiesel. The Biofuel entire city of 114.800 inhabitants to fuel his Commission met recently in the offices of Brinkert for an altercation that happened two people. The more choices we have as an elec­ is capable of being a senator who will be able "fluidized bed boiler system" that will con­ Consorcio Operative del Este, a large public years ago. endorsed Dick DeVos for governor torate can lead to better government repre­ to juggle the many demands of such an vert 250 tons of trash every day into 30 bus operator. The company currently uses a after throwing a little bit of mud at Governor 30% mix of biodiesel in its fleet of buses, and Jennifer Granholm. Did not the DeVos cam­ sentation. Mr. Callton pays for his ad and is free to important post. She takes the hope of obtain­ megawatts of electricity. His power plant will employ 150 people. He is investing $60 mil­ plans to increase that amount to 50% by December. Sugar cane is grown by 7.000 express his opinions. I respect that. I’m ask-, mg that Mr. Callton be more decisive tri his' lion in the project (about what was spent on paign flood the air waves with negative ads? In a previous Reminder. Callton grilled' the last Michigan gubernatorial race). Bill Rousch. a Texan who owns World farmers and it is used to make ethanol. Dem. John Loftus, asking why John contin­ decision making that affects the residents of ues to run for election year after year. Safety C.A.. expects to recycle or incinerate arrive takes some getting used to. Won't the Last August, when the parks and rec mill­ the county. I can only hope the rest of the new county 3.000 tons of trash in his “Eat Planta" to pro­ Canadians be surprised when we start asking age request was on the ballot Callton correct­ board duce 15 megawans. He will make briquettes for more of their trash? Perhaps delivering the ly noted that Barry County has more dedicat­ Representing after sorting the trash, and they will fuel elec­ trash to empty car manufacturing plants tric generators. Much of his trash will include would be a good way to put some Michigan animal wastes. Half the profits will go to chil­ citizens back to work! Like I said, the culture shock when you Tom Wilkinson, dren’s programs. The Environment and Energy Minister. Coopa Buena. Costa Rica. CA. Roberto Robles, plans to increase the biomass and Hastings. Michigan. USA MW Making fuel from animal waste is an Southern Zone the farmers drain pig manure into a concrete tank covered with an inflat­ able plastic bladder. The bladder fills with methane and the pressure sends it to the kitdien for cooking. Another name for methane is natural gas. which is what you are burning in your furnace today. Dow Chemical is whining that we are running out of natural gas that they need for making plastics. 1 wonder if we are running out of animal manure? Perhaps their chemists need to get out to a farm. G.W. Bush thinks we need to drill for pig manure in Alaska. To the editor: 1 am writing to address the lack of text­ books in our schools. collapsed while campaigning door to door in Charlotte and was takei. to Havts Green Barry Beach Hospital and later was ‘ransierred to ed millages than surrounding counties arid County residents and their ideas regardless of would not endorse the parks and rec millage. party affiliation will make for a better county Ingham Medical, where she under went two heart catheterizations. These procedure* However, in the same article, he endorsed government! put party politics and considering all David Yonker. every local millage in his district. Carlton Township Now I’m confused. Which Mike Callton were unsuccessful and she was sent home to rest, only to be readmitted the next day with to due complications an infection. Antibiotics and another catheterizutioa cor­ rected the problem, leaving her healthy, but Change priorities and buy textbooks ancient idea. In our rural neighborhood in the In September, an interruption in her cam­ paign occurred, an interruption that would have taken most i.^ndidates out of a race. She aside. can production of Costa Rica from the current 6 megawatts of installed capacity to 80 to 100 ing and serving in that position very serious- drained. That was the evening of Sent. 21. The following day she was released to go home with orders for lots of bed rest. That evening, instead of following the bed rest prescription. Suzzette did what she had board members arc elected and that they are but studies show giving more money only spending public tax dollars and are responsi­ allows for more waste. In September, the scheduled, a face-to-face debate with her ble to spend those dollars wisely, but I don't night-time news show. 20/20 re-aired "Stupid opponent. Patty Birkholtz. in Hastings. The currently see that being the case. in America." the article is available on-line debate went well with Suzzette holding her school and has no math book, and has only Why does our middle school need a princi­ and is worth reading. New education requirements are being head high and giving no indication of her classroom texts for language arts and history. pal and two assistant principals? Why does While I commend the teachers for doing their each of those principals need a secretary? implemented and if money that should be jobs with only a portion of the needed tools. I That's only in one school. We have five ele­ spent in the classroom doesn't end up there, it One of my grandchildren is in middle week-long ordeal. She’s trooper, a a person with the is going to be this country that suffers, undaunted drive to keep going. This is what Suzzette is all about. This is the caliber of an out of control budget at the hands of the and an administrative office, which have their because the students attending public schools person we need to help lead the great state of school board. 1 appreciate Mr. Gene Haas, school board own administrative staffs, and yet there is a today will lack the education and opportunity shortage of books in the middle school. to be leaders tomorrow. Michigan. This is my daughter. place the responsibility of taking control of mentary schools, along with a high school, from the last 1 think it's time to review priorities. School Eloyse Nelson. board meeting, as he acknowledged that the systems are saying they need more money. Hastings treasurer, for his comments David Frentress The Hastings Public Opinion: What are you thankful for? Today, Thursday. Nov. 23. is Thanksgiving. What are you thank­ ful for this year? Reporter’s note: These students were eager to answer and look­ ing forward to having a day off from school. Responses to our weekly question. "I am most thankful for my family and my friends who stand beside me." nnn SecretaryTreasurw • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Edrton Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Edited Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Brett Bremer Fran Faverman Middleville: "I am most thankful for “I am most thankful for “I am thankful for my “What I am most thank­ “I am thankful for lots my friends and the w hole my family especially my family, friends, food and ful about is having a sister of things. The most impor­ playing and brother. When I was growing up I always want­ tant arc my on Sandra Ponsetto Kelly Lloyd Jon Gambee Megan Lavell • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT ■ Breton Hampel. Middleville: football Frederic Jacobs Steven Jacobs Evan Ellsworth. Thursday." Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 Middleville: new baby brother. Jack." PtMMb, John Jacobs Kevin Keith. school who support me." Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 Cwwfted eds accepted Monday ffwou/i Fndey. 800am to 530pm ed to have siblings. We adopted Sophia from China and then a year later my mom gave birth to my brother Daniel." family." home and Scott Ommen Dan Buerge Rose Heaton Jonathan Jacobs Subscription Rate* $30 per year m Barry County $32 per year m afifconng counaes $35 per r* MsewNre POSTMASTER Sono ottw change* to P O BoxB Haa»ng». Mi 49058-0602 Second Oau Pottage Paid al Hartngv Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 23. 2006 — Page 5 We have so much to be thankful for! Thanksgiving, about think Here we are again, approaching Barn County is. the the holidays, the end of local plants, small the year and begin­ businesses. ning of a new year. schools, the hospi­ tal always I’ve the locally all looked forward to owned and operated and with community in the beginning of the mind as they grow. If I was putting a Thanksgiving holiday season. formula moved the holiday for success I think I season up to include Halloween, would County and all that but I prefer to wait it is as part of my until the parades, plan. food use It’s breaks and the Health care first priority together Many retailers have the from the 87th State House Reprgseqtative Brian Calley the uniqueness of what holes that makes for ers over Thanksgiving to economic develop­ begin what we have cotne to understand work, commitment, it's working hard son. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. I look for­ together Hit the ground running from sports, politics and some good old fashioned local news, and in my home there's no discussion without some hometown news. For the last few years. I've been taken this time of the year to remind local residents that we all win together when we make our County businesses support so many activities and events all year three "old guard" members of the current board attempted to set long. so it's only fair that we return the favor by supporting them up interviews for 16 board and commission appointments before when they need it the most, as they come to the end of the year. three new county commissioners take office in the first week of box stores fighting them for more market share, which puts a January. The idea is nearly as old as the United States itself. Our first strain on small retailers. Remember, the dollars you spend with Supreme Court Chief Justice. John Marshall, ruled against enforc­ local merchants stays in our community to continue to do good ing President John Adams' numerous "midnight judges" appoint­ things like offering employment for local residents and supporting who qualify will rectify that situation. Not long ago. outgoing Gov. William Milliken tried to appoint a judge just before he ended his tenure in 1982. but his selection later was think about what you purchase and look to see where it's manu­ rejected and the scat was filled by someone else in 1983 under new Gov. James Blanchard and a new Stale Legislature. you purchase that are only made in foreign lands. If you just put Barry County has observed its own practice of "midnight some extra effort into it. I'm sure you will find many items made anointments" in the past, mostly because so many terms expire at in the United States and many items made right here in Michigan. only will Michigan then receive its fair share, but tliis type of spending is a very efficient This is a huge problem to be sure, and too way to create jobs. The U.S. Department of few in public service have even attempted to address it in a comprehensive way. Like any Commerce recently found that for every $29,400 in government health care spending, generational problem, it can be overwhelm­ one job was created in the private sector ing and difficult to decide where to start. Let Tha;’s a great deal considering more than half — currently would come from the match. federal Michigan’s current economic development efforts expend about $33,000 to create one private sector job. defined as $3,142/mo for a family of four. For So how can we find and enroll these kids? these children, government programs may be Clearly, uninsured children are not found the only available way to get screening serv­ wandering the halls of the Department of ices, shots, emergency care and routin', Community Health (DCH) buildings. We can check-ups. On average, insured people are ments in 1801. just before Adams left office. Not far away and not If you really want to help turn Michigan's economy around, factured when shopping this year. 1 know there are many things by way of benefits. Enrolling more of those of the federal poverty level dents in their classrooms. The subject was appointments, who makes them and when, as every event imaginable all year long. population today is those who cam over children live in households at or below 200% Board of Commissioners' meeting was interesting, one I suggest every civics, government and history teacher pass along to stu­ local merchants a part of our holiday shopping experience. Barry Small town merchants have had a difficult time with the big government for health care than is received Nearly one-third of Michigan's 2.6 million One particular discussion last week during the Barry County Michigan currently is a donor state, which means our citizens pay more to the federal the fastest growing segment of the uninsured me suggest starting with uninsured children. some games and good conversation about just about anything a Medicaid program, the feds match $ 1.30 for every SI Michigan spends. costs soar. Il might surprise you to learn that afford health care, what hope do we have? ward to getting up. making a special breakfast, watching the getting ready for the big dinner. Before dinner there's football, in If people earning over $50,000 cannot ronments that will make the difference, and we have it all right here in Barry County. parades on TV with anyone who is willing to watch with me. then people uninsured $50,000 per year. and creating envi­ as the holiday sea­ number of Michigan continues to climb as health care loop­ family get-togeth­ ment'. by Brian Calley The tax not and for ‘07 legislative session Barry no longer simply say ’come and get it.’ The heaithie- than uninsured people (2006-2007 state must form partnerships with retailers Michigan Health and Hospital Association and grocers and go into schools or othei report). While some coverage is available to mist places where children are found, children living under 200% of the federal wade through the complicated federal pre poverty level, all too of.en they go withou’ scr.ption drug plan over the last few years. ft is that same principle that was used to help people because they are simply not enrolled. Sorting I heve already asked that the Legislative out the complex eligibility requirements and Service Bureau begin drafting legislation, application processes can be a daunting task. whirh I intend to introduce after taking office In the long term, state managed, federally- in January. Basically, it will allow the DCH to sponsored Medicaid programs must be sim­ form partnerships with other organizations (including private retailers) for the purpose of plified. In the short term, we must identify When I take on Wal-Mart, it's not because 1 just don't like the the end of December. However, the argument was made forcefully, pnd/onvincingly company, h’s what they as a company have done to American last Tuesday morning (Nov. 14) by three newcomers who will not manufacturers and American workers alike. Most big box stores be seated until January, but maintained they will fcave to wont arc distributors of merchandise, where they purchase products at with those appointed, therefore they should be the ones who do wholesale and make them available in their stores. The difference the interviewing-and make selections. They further maintained with Wal-Mart is they not only want to distribute merchandise in that the "down time" between Dec. 31 and whenever appoint­ their stores, they alio want to control the market by driving down spread over the shrinking group of people will be forwarded to the scheduler for consid­ ments finally arc made would not impede the progress or work of prices to the point they literally force manufacturers to go off who have insurance, thus, increasing their eration. I will keep you updated as to my the boards and commissions for which they would serve. costsds and causing more to lose coverage. If progress. Please let me know what you think. shore in able to get the price low enough to sell to Wal-Mart. It's The new guys won 6-2. despite not being able to vote on the all part of what 1 like to call “the Wal-Martization of America." issue themselves. The two who voted against the process were the which says it can be done for less, you do it or we will find some­ board members who had been defeated in the August primary. one who will. these families and enroll them now. You might ask: With budgetary shortfalls the notion “We’ve always done it this way.” New board members you really care about our country and it's general vitality, I urge appointed by their predecessors. you to find more ways to support local business and industry. The way to avoid this problem in the future is to sunset all Throughout Barry County small businesses are faced with appointments at the same time, say March 31. though in different years. Perhaps the new board can do something about it early next in our best interest to support local and independent businesses to When you sit down to enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday, just year. The three newcomers already have made a statement and they haven't even been seated. I hope this is a sign that the board will think about al) the great things that have happened in Barry take an active role in problem solving and spend less time micro­ County this year. Barry County residents have given millions of managing than in the past. dollars over the past year to support just about everything that The first item on January’s agenda, should be Charlton Park. Let's see if new leadership and new members arc up to the chal­ help keep our community strong and successful. affects our quality of life. That's why we choose to live in a small community. It's the lenge. people and all they are willing to do to make tliis little spot on a people in existing Medicaid programs. In last week's column .’ wrote tnai! pkeed increase health care spending? Keep ir mind a call into the governor’s office to discuss this that the cost of treating the uninsured is fig­ idea. I received a call back fron? one of Iter ured into the system either way. It is now staffers, asking that I prepare a meme which Winterfest seeks broomball teams should not be saddled with colleagues fresh from just being increasing costs and regulations, yet they manage to survive. It's facing Michigan, how can we afford to those who are eligible are at least enrolled in The board's decision was a victory for common sense, despite This may not be a good message for the Thanksgiving season, but cut-throat is the way Wal-Mart chooses to do business. So if — Fred Jacobs, vice president. J-Ad Graphics map very special. When 1 think about economic .kvekrpment I by Patricia Johns will bring what tliey have heard from mem­ Staff Writer bers of the community at the committee’s During last year's return of the Gun Lake next meeting Tuesday, Nov. 28. The group is W.nterfest many asked, "where is broom­ making final plans for events at next year's ball?" Alex Liceaga. who had headed the broom­ Winterfest Saturday. Feb. 17. and needs to ball competition in previous Winterfests, says the Gun Lake area what they would like to he hopes to have a broomball competition in see in the way of activities during the day. 2007. but adds. "First I have to hear from teams and individuals who want to play." Broomball is a winter extravaganza of GRAVEL, continued from page 1 each issue. I believe the commission met the true. "There were three separate public hear­ overall standard of the law.” He also informed Judge Fisher there is to be an annual review and R. Smith and Sons Sparks told the judge the commission set bear from residents and local businesses in Volunteers arc needed for the days leading up to the event and during the event as well. The committee would also like to hear from brooms, bumps, goals and cheers. It is played local or school theater or music groups that on a frozen field and is a cross between the would like to perform. finesse of hockey and the physical contact of mission acted capriciously was simply not finding and emolling qualified, uninsured The planning committee hopes to make rugby, with the addition of brooms. Teams some decisions next Tuesday afternoon on groom their brooms and some even practice events planned for the 2007 Gun Lake while other teams just come ready to play. Winterfest. The meeting is at 4:30 p.m. at Bay have agreed to establish a monetary fund to Anyone interested in joining the broomball competition as the head of a team or as a For more information about the Gun Lake player looking for a team can call Liceaga at Winterfest, call the Barry County Chamber of 269-672-5886. commerce at 945-2454 or e-mail the chamber ings," Sparks argued, "over 100 pages of doc­ 15 conditions to the variance “to insure com­ monitor and enforce the provisions of the per­ umentation and the commission reviewed patibility.” mit. "There is substantial evidence (the permit) is authorized by kw,” Sparks said. Liceaga and the other members of the 2007 Sparks said the decision of the court is Pointe on Marsh Road in Orangeville. at barrychambertosbcglobal.net Gun Lake Winterfest Planning Committee bound by two questions, and only two ques­ tions. “Number one. is the planning commission authorized by law to grant such a permit, and two. whether the decision is supported by competent material and substantial evi­ dence.” Fisher dismissed the lawyers and the court­ room spectators with a promise to review the materials presented in court and scheduled Better headline: Status quo rules To the editor: The headline read: "Barry County GOP advisement" or “We will look into it and get unopposed and in the case of Nashville, back to you.” That's why 1 don't run. I feel that the where most people were uninformed about Nashville "dam issue" should have been put who was running when the election was and on the ballot, rather than buried as the current where/how a person could run if they wanted village president has been doing. The excuse to. the "sweep” doesn't seem so significant. is no money, well, if it isn't fixed and goes I realize that notices were probably posted out. Nashville is liable for any and all dam­ in a local paper and maybe even on the win­ dow of the village hall, but a lot of people ages. I just thought the voting public would like don't read those notices, so they arc stuck to know. I have been asked why don’t 1 run and my reply is I can't speak political, my throat con­ decision. stricts on the words “We will take that under Sweeps Elections." read, but when they run with what was voted in. another hearing in one week to render his Steve Toman Nashville To subscribe to the Hastings BANNER We have the New Keys and you'll be pleased ... Hastings* New Affordable Family Apartments QUAIL RIDGE APARTMENTS Explore your ne__ w apartment living option created to support your lifestyle and designed especially to be your home. • Spacious Two & Three Bedroom Apartment-Homes - Fuly Equipped Kitchen with Dishwasher - Full-Size Washer & Dryer In Each Unit - And Much Morel Call Today To Reserve Your Move-In Date At Quail Ridge Apartments 269-948-9363 616 Hannah Lane Hastings. Ml 49058 call us at... 269-945-9554 DGE^S Quail Dtdgr Apa'1rr'or'*X located one mite <-o'.’ o Woodlawn fivcnui' and I �Page 6 - Thursday. 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Sieve Olmstead <6161 758-3021 church phone Sundav Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sundav School 11:0 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6 30 p m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH "Mfinbrr Chunh of the World­ Wide Anglican Communion " 315 W Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office- (269) 945-3014 The Rev. Fr. Charles P. McCabe III. Rectix. Father Paul Downie Supply Prist. Mr. F. William Voetherg. Director of Music. 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073 Pastix Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Tune before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult *«nail group ministry, leader­ ship training. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Worship - 10 nun. 31X5 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastix Susan D. Olsen. Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 9:45 a.m; Sunday School. 10:45 a_m CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev Timm Oyer Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9 45 a.m.; Sunday School II -00 a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening (equipping 7 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd. Dowling. Phone 269-7214U77 Pastor Path Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 nuon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays al 7 p.m. Christ's Quihcn Bible Study Thursdays 7 15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church wcbvite coun­ try Uupclurpe.ixg FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan While. Youth & Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a.m . Mtxnmg Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 700 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6 30 p.m.. Aw ana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information ixt MOPS. Praise A Motion Childrcn's Choir, ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Scnxx Luncheons PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193 Pastor, Bernard Blair Sunday School 10 a m . Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O Box 95. Woodland. Ml 4XX97 • 367-4061 Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter. Sunday Worvhip 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 ajn. SAINTS ANDREW & MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9.15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11W a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6:00 p.m. (May-August) We have a weekly Wednesday 6 00 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Sv. Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustw ick The church phone num her is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269 -948-9327 Our church website is http://trax.to/ andrew nutthias We arc part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the I92X Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Sptnt-fillcd church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073 Sun Praise A Worvhip 10:30 a.m.. 6 00 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club fix boy* A girls ages 4-12. Pastix* David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. "Where Everyone is Someone Speciil " For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or |-517-852-1X06. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worvhip Services: 8:30 and 11 a m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH 48X7 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Randall Bertrand. Wheelchair accessible and elevatix. Sunday School 9:30 a.m Worship Time 10:30 am Youth activities call fix information. Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings. Mas* Sunday at 9:30 a.m. hope: united 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-94V, Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9: 30 am ■'This it my hixiy given METHODIST CHURCH M-37 Souti. al M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastix Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fax No.: 269-8184)007 Church Secretary­ Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9 30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm: Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4) Tues. Thurs. fnxn 9-11:30 a.m.. 12.‘00-2;30 p.m.; Wednesday 6 pm - Pioneers tmeal served I Wednesday 6 p tn - Jr. A Sr. High Youth uncal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mlg. Thursday 9.30 a.m Women's Bible Study. ST. TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH for you. Do this in remembrance of me ' (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united wiJi Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know' Hi* will and walk in His ways We are located in a wooded vetting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive All baptized chnslians are welcome to partuipate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity t* a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to he an Episcopalian - just a believer .301 E State Rd. (Comer of State Rd. and Bohwood St across from Tom'* Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided fix all services. Sunday*: Wonhip service* 8:45 and 11:00 am. Kids fex Christ. 11 :<M) a m Worship Sen ice only for 3 & 4 yr. old*. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School fix all ages !0«) am with adult electives Sunday Evening Service and Small X05 S Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mas* 4:3(1 pm. Sunday Masses 8:30 a m and 11 :<M) a.m.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. Graphics and worked for several local area Guide. He ran a statewide home/business comput­ They were members of the Gun Lake er repair and enjoyed photography and vol­ Snowmobile Club and also traveled occa­ unteer teaching. He is survived by daughters. Natasha sionally. In addition. Ruth was an avid bingo player. Marie (Jeremiah) Heinscn. Christy Ann She was preceded in death by her parents; Gardner and Jessica Lynn (Jason) Forest of her a Emie; husband. granddaughter. Jacquelyn Miller, six brothers, an infant Charlotte; son. Helmker McCollum; two sisters, Laura Smith and (Sandy) Gardner Alice Campbell. of Christian Huff- father. Kenneth of Gladwin; brothers, Lakeview; DOWLING - Diana Kay Langdon, age 63. of Dowling, died on Saturday. November 18, 2006 at Laurels of Bedford. Kenneth (Linda) Gardner. Jr., of Kansas City. She is survived by two sons. Michael Kansas. Doug Gardner of Hastings. Patrick (Linda) Miller of Hastings. Jack (Penny) (Amy) Gardner of Charlotte, and John (Liz) Gardner of Lansing; sister. Debra (Mike) Miller of Bancroft; eight grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; a biother. Harry (Wilma) McCollum; a sister. Margaret Diana was bom April 14. 1943 al he: grandma’s house in Assyria Township. Bany County. Diana's parents were Carl Raymond and Heuss of Traverse City ; and many nieces and Annabelle (Stanton) Wolff. nephews. Mullet!; and many nieces and nephews. She attended Dunham School and graduat­ Funeral services were held Wednesday. Funeral services were held on Monday. November 22. 2006. at Pray Funeral Home. November 20, 2006 al Girrbach Funeral Charlotte, with Pastor Brad Anderson offici­ Home in Hastings. Rev. Kenneth Vaught offi­ ating. Interment was at Maple Hill Cemetery ciating. Burial was al Hastings Riverside in Charlotte. ed from Hastings High School in 1961. Diana Memorials may be to made the Alzheimer's Association or the charity of Post CereaLs Kraft Food in Baffle Creek, she Online condolences may be sent to the Arrangements were by Girrbach the retired in 1998. family at www.prayfuneral.com Diana attended and was active in the Funeral Home, in Hastings. You may leave a Pleasantview Family Church. message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). She enjoyed crocheting and gardening. She is survived by her husband, Russell Langdon of Dowling; her son, Edward and his wife. Julie Langdon of Lacey ; half broth­ er. Donald Wolff of Battle Creek. Howard J. Thaler Funeral services were held on Wednesday. November 22. 2006 at the Girrbach Funeral h xne in Hastings with Pastor Steve Olmsted officiating. Burial was at Union Cemetery. Memorials can be made to Pleasantview GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Family Church or Diabetes Association. 239 E. North Street. Hastings Phone 269-945-9414 ot 945-2645 Fax 269-94^-2698 Michael Anton. Pabw www.iliscuver- Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to :be Faniy at (ginbachfaneral- home.netX sown »i*nl»ni. •( gracc.org. Cail the office for wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hour* are Monday-Thursday 900 a m.-Noon and 1:00-3.00 p.m. Friday 900 am.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshment*. 11:00 Traditional Worship Sers ice. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9.30 and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesday* at 7 p.m., and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. HASTINGS - Fem Helen Tobias, age 83. 231 S Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr Jer Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Service* - 9:00 am Traditional Worvhip Service. 10:00 am. Coffee Hour. 10.05 a m Sunday School for all ages. 11:00 am. Contemporary Worship Sen ice. 600 p.m. Youth Group. 600 p.m. Children'* Program Rehearsal. Nursery care is provided for both services! Visit u* online at a.»£.lmkhu/uh_____hasting* org and our web log for sermons at. http://hastings presbyter.■ an blogspu(.c*xn Today - and Friday - Office closed. Next Tuesday 6:00 pun. Uonveraatioaa! Spanish; 7:M pun. Women*■ Bible Study. Not Wednesday - 6:15 a-m. Men'* Bible Study: 7:15 p.m. Praise Team. She married Basil I. Tobias June 18. 1941. He preceded her in death January 25. 2003. Fem graduated from Hastings High School She and her husband lived on a farm on FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings Member F.D.I.C. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of 65 years; two sons. Dick (Fran) of Gun Lake. in 2000 due to poor health. Fem served many years on the Hinds children. Rich (Lori) of Huntington Woodr. Rob (Christine Prior) of Springdale. AR. Michael and Christine of Kalamazoo; and those years as Treasurer. Freeport, the son of John and Anna L. She enjoyed family and friends. three great-grandchildren. Zach. Grace, and (Roush) Thaler. Fem is survived by two sons. Eugene Claire, all of Huntington Woods. In 1982. Joe retired as co-owner of He was raised in Freeport and attended (Linda) Tobias and Kendall (JoAnn) Tobias; Fish School, graduating from Freeport High two daughters. Wilma (Duane) Hamilton of Stabler’s Mens Wear in Lansing to his borne Wausau. Wisconsin, and Sherry (Patrick) on Gun Lake and Vero Beach. FL. School in 1940. He was married to Bertha Fausey on June 28. 1942 at Freeport United Methodist Church. He lived in Freeport area his entire Howard retired from Freeport Post office as a rural mail carrier in 1964. He was a member of Freeport United Methodist He was an avid photographer and fisher­ 13 great-grandchildren; man. and enjoyed boating, travel, and civil and two sisters. Mabel (Dean) Selleck and war history. Mass of Christian Burial, followed by grandchildren and Marveta Payne. . life. Cusack of Freeport. She leaves behind 11 Church. Freeport Fire Dept.. Clarksville Tri-County Conservation, Bany Funeral services will be held on Friday. interment in the adjacent churchyard ceme­ take place at Sts. Cyril and November 24.2006 at 11 a.m. at the Girrbach tery. will Funeral Home in Hastings with Pastor Gary Methodius Catholic Church in Wayland, Newton officiating. Burial will be at Cedar where Joe was a member on Saturday. November 25, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. Creek Cemetery. County Habitat. Mayor of Freeport. Boy Memorials can be made to the Arthritis In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Scouts of America, and Freeport Business Foundation. American Lung Association or the Alzheimers Association or Faith Hospice Assoc. barry Comn.unity Hospice. in Grand Rapids. Arrangements are by the Girrbach FuneralHomc in Hastings. You may leave a Home in Hastings. You may leave a memory 64 years. Ber.ha (Fausey) Thaler, three sons. Gene Thaler of Middleville. Gary (Sue) Thaler of Freeport, and Gayle (Dawn) Thaler memory or message to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net) Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral or mecyge to the family at (ginbachfu neral home.net) of Carson City; seven grandchildren. Jennifer (Mike) Slater, and Christopher Thaler. Curtis l(ay C.Ginbach and Ty Thaler. Jason and Aimee Bums. April for Oimer/Dimtor and Chad Humble and Crystal and BJ Hensley. Jarod Thaler; six great grandchil­ dren. Matthias and Arianna Thaler. Abigail Grace and Toby $urns. Gunner. Morgan Alyssia Humble; one brother. Norval (Norma) Thaler of Hastings; several nieces, nephews and many friends. Funeral services were held Wednesday. Freeport United Girrbach Jiineraljfome 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 • 269-945-3252 Methodist Church. Dr. Bradley P. Kalajainen officiating. Interment Freeport Cemetery. Serving Hastings. Barry County and Surrounding Communities for 40 years Offering Traditional and Cremation Services Memorial contributions may be made to Freeport United Methodist Church or Barry Hastings Only Independent. Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation County Habitat for Humanity. Arrangements by the Beeler Pre-Planning Services Available Serving All Faiths Funeral Home. Middleville. r isit our \nb sitefor: • Pre-planning on line • View current Funeral Service information BOSLEY PHARMACY • “Prescriptions’’ • Leave a memory message to family members 118 S. Jefferson - 045-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. Hastings. Michigan He married Dorothy Ann Bradley tjn May 23. 1941 and served in the Navy during Tom (Susan) of Grand Rapids; four grand­ THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 Nonh M-43 Highway - Hastings School. Cedar Creek Road until moving to Hastings School Board in Hope Township, several of Howard was bom on January 4. 1922 in Joe was bom in Saginaw, on Match 24. World War II. in 1941. Belding. 2006. 1919 and graduated from Saginaw High 1923. He is survived by his caring, loving wife of is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings passed away on Monday. November 20. Freda (Thomas) Moore, was bom August 28, November 22. 2006 at local businesses: MIDDLEVILLE - Joseph -Joe” Mu rvw Leonard, age 87. of Gun Lake, Middles file, passed Fem. the daughter of the late Howard and Sunday. November 19. 2006 at Metron of Joseph “Joe" Murrow Leonard away Monday. Hastings. Woodlawn Meadows. Freeport, went to be with his Lord on I November 20. 2006 at her residence at of FREEPORT - Howard J. Thaler, age 84. of FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH on Vermontville then followed by 31 years at Funeral Home. Charlotte. one’s choice. Langdon Diana worked at Michigan Magnetics in Arrangements by Pray made to the family. Russell Dowling Road. If desired, memorial contributions may be Cemetery. married October 29. 1967 at South Maple Grove Evangelical United Brethren Church on Adult Coffee Hour. Women'* Ministry 7 p.m . 2nd Thur each month This information on worship service 770 Cook Rd. - Joshua Gardner of Charlotte; mother. Patricia (Jim) brother. Tom, George, Jim, Glen and Robert Thursday: 9:30-11 am. Senior M-79 West. Pastix Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392 Sunday Worship 10: 30 am ; K4C-T4C second Sunday of each month 5 30-7:30 p.m October-March. P.O Box 63. Hastimr*. Ml 49058 CHEMICAL BANK owner of J. Allen Associates. He had also worked as a graphic designer for J-Ad Carpeting alongside her husband. Emie. Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week: 9:00 a.m. Senior Adult Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Pastor'» Class. Sing 'n Share. Yojth and Children'* classes. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH He graduated from Grand Ledge High businesses, including the Charlotte Shopping She was active, in Miller's Furniture and 2001 Patricia Helmkcr. School in 1980 and was the founder and Ruth graduated from Middleville PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH Lansing, the son of Kenneth Gardner. Sr., and daughter of William and Pearl (Hacker) Worship Together... Jeffrey Allen Gardner_____ | HASTINGS - Ruth B. Miller, age 79. a www.girrbachfuneralhome.net 77502S07 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 23. 2006 - Page 7 Hastings Middle School band takes part in solo, ensemble TESTS, continued from page 1 1:15 p.m., with only a 10-to 15-minule break. choir and music teacher Karen Schoen. tary nigh: promotional stickers and buttons, a The following day. they’ll be in session from However the return from leaves of absence of contribution toward new volleyball uniforms, 8:30 to 11:15 a.m. and from noon to 3:15 for new stunt training equipment for cheerlead­ information, bus drivers Judy Sceber and Clarence Sen ice were acknowledge. applied mathematics and Michigan mathe­ • Agreeo to early graduations in January scorer-timer for several sports, an electronic for students Charles Bowden. Shane Hills. possession arrow for middle school basket­ Lacy Lancaster. Kaylee ball. four new middle school wrestling mat the Workkeys for reading Band students Brian Graybill, snare solo; Evan Ramsey, took part in the Solo and Ensemble Festival trumpet solo; Kayla Pohl, flute solo; Danielle “For most students.’’ this will be the sponsored by the Michigan School Band and Sherman, flute solo; Emily Macqueen. tuba Orchestra Association Saturday. Nov. 18. at solo; Brice Miller, trumpet solo; Megan longest test experience they've ever had." said Hastings High School Principal Tim Wayland Middle School. Miller, clarinet solo; Jordan Swinkunas. Hastings Middle School Band director Joan Bosserd-Schroeder said. “Our students have been working since matics. and science and social studies. Justin Jorgensen. Mickele Nelson. and Scofield Anna ing. mat refinishing for wrestling, a portable Symonds, provided they meet all the appro­ cans and a middle school game table. Endsley, in emphasizing the terrific sup­ port the schools get from the community and Johnson. Johnson added the high school can afford priate requirements. French Hom sok). and Elainie Ingram, trum­ pet solo. to give up the two days in the classroom for have to finish the job." Endsley said. “They do understand they local organizations, noted during that night along the gifts totaled between $18,000 and $20,000. Students from Hastings who received a ninth-, 10th- and I2th-graders because the Students were able to play a solo and/or an ensemble for the event with a maximum of second division rating representing a good district is on track to recording more than the state’s requirement of 1.098 hours during the three events. Students receiving a first division ratings Krammin and Jordan Swinkunas. brass duct; high school Science Olympiad coach; Scon • Scheduled the next meeting for 7:30 p.m. Alexa Tyson and Jesse Ulrich, woodwind Allan, junior varsity boys* basketball coach; Monday. Dec. 18. at the multi-purpose room representing excellent performances were Jenny LaJoye. snare solo and violin solo; duet; Jenna Nedabalck-trumpct solo. Ashley Pat Coltson. seventh grade boys’ basketball at the Hastings Middle School. Chris Parker, snare solo and piano solo; Matt solo; late September to prepare for this event." performance with minot flaws were Steven Shuster, alto sax solo; Jesse Ulrich, clarinet Emily Luther, flute solo; Jenny Mueller, euphonium solo; Nathan Rhoades, Feldpausch. flute solo; Nicole Talladay. clar­ clarinet solo; Ryan McNally-clarinet sok), inet solo; Kara Cuncannan. trumpet solo, and Natalie Rebecca Senard. flute solo. VanDenack-clarinet solo. Megan “We have a lot of work ahead of us. This is exciting, but it will be chal­ lenging." • Approved staff appointments, including Cunningham. Amy Pleasantview paraprofessional. Elementary; Martin Buehler, • Went into closed session after the regular meeting “to discuss negotiations issues." coach; Teresa Heide, eighth grade boys’ bas­ ketball coach; Kelsey Howell, jayvee high school volleyball coach; Richard Long, fresh­ — nign ocnoot rnncipai i im Johnson man boys’ basketball Lindsay coach; Overmire, seventh grade cheerleading coach; Don Schils. high school varsity boys’ basket­ Denny, snare solo; Sarah Sleevi. snare solo. ball coach; Krista Sheldon, high school varsi­ Hunters reminded to practice safe processing of wild game With hunting season under way, the Michigan departments of Agriculture and spinal tissues, and lymph nodes. (MDA) Natural Resources (DNR) is remind­ and connective tissue. ing hunters and retail food establishments of resources available to help them safety process and prepare wiki deer and game. ■With the Michigan’s prime deer harvest­ •Bone-out meat from deer, removing fat 2006-0/ academic year. School board member Scott Hodges asked ty volleyball coach; Jamie VanBoven, fresh­ if the I Ith-graders could be taken to another eighth grade volleyball coach, and Connie site for the testing for the two days, but Williams, eighth grade cheer coach. Johnson replied, “We want our 250 juniors io • Accepted a "clean" audit report from the use classrooms that are familiar to them... We accounting firm of Norman & Paulsen for the have to put our students in the best testing sit­ 2005-06 fiscal year and praised the work of uation possible." Johnson noted business manager Barb Hunt. Kellogg Delton High Hastings campus of Kellogg Community Foundation to fund a number of supplemental College for the March 13 testing. educational experiences and extra-curricular Education •Heads, legs, and other body parts, unless “We have a lot of work ahead of us." he added. “This is exciting, but it will be chal­ of in a licensed incinerator or buried in a lenging." Assistant Superintendent Mary Vliek pre­ new to (working with) HEEF. and I am just sented an optimistic outlook. one of the best kept secrets in the communi­ licensed landfill. •Gloves should be worn when field-dress­ “There are a lot of challenges ahead." she processing measures to minimize their risk of ing feral swine, especially in the Northeastern acknowledged. "But we have good staff, foodbome illnesses-as well as exposure to Lower Michigan Tuberculosis area. •If the lungs, rib cage or internal organs good students and a good community." Krueger agreed, commenting. “I believe director. Key custom venison processing provisions from feral swine look abnormal (multiple tan the Hastings students will meet the expecta­ or yellow lumps), the meat should NOT be tions. Wc lieiieve every student can meet for MDA-licensed and -inspected facilities eaten. Take the carcass to a DNR field office graduation requirements and it’s our job to include: for proper disposal to prevent disease trans­ help them. There will be some growing pains •Processors must inspect all carcasses prior mission to other animals. •All meals, including that of feral swine, (with a new testing program), but 1 think we can meet the benchmarks." to accepting. They must be identified with should be thoroughly cooked to an internal The tests will be standardized for all high appropriate tags and free of signs of illness temperature of 170.6 degrees F. activities for students. Board member Jeff Guenther said, “1 am amazed at what this organization does. It’s ty." “I believe the Hastings students will meet the expectations. We believe every student can meet graduation requirements and h’s our job to be'p them." — High School counselor Bruce Krutger schools in Michigan so the assessments for Skiba-Price Individuals who are not required to be students will be uniform throughout the state. • Accepted gifts w $318.95 from Hastings Hastings Board of Education President Fiberglass for purchase of an electric hotsvek Patricia Endsley said, “I appreciate having all for the maintenance department to use fo» Lindsay Ann Skiba and Michael William of this information presented now." identified with name of owner, stamped "Not licensed or inspected by the state, but are pro­ cessing and preparing venison at private sites for Sale." and segregated from commercial should follow similar food safety practices, meat and foods. Deer taken from Wisconsin. including: Illinois or other Chronic Wasting Disease­ •Venison products must be clearly marked, Hastings returned to hunter, must be properly disposed venison processors follow safe handling and and visible decomposition or contamination. Enrichment the Feral swine (wild pigs) General storage and processing • Acknowledged the receipt of $9,827 from School plans to send its juniors to the ing season in full swing, it is important that animal health issues," said Mitch Irwin. MDA man volleyball coach; Edward vonderHoff. changing lamps, $675 from Lee Campbell Price will be united in marriage on January In other business Monday evening, the and the Elias Brothers Big Boy Restaurant, •Washing hands, utensils, and food contact surfaces with hot. soapy water often, and school board: • Welcomed back retired Superintendent the proceeds of coaching celebrity server 27, 2007. The bride to-be is the daughter of Gary and nights, $3,000 from the Barry Community especially before and after handling meat. Kathy Skiba of Grand Rapids. She is a grad­ after all other deer have been processed. •Carcasses should be stored at or below 41 Carl Schoessel to his first meeting since Foundation for training on anti-bullying pro­ uate of Catholic Central High School and accepting the call to fill at as an interim after grams degrees F and conducted using "first in. first all times. If meat will not be consumed or processed within three to five days it should Chris Cooley resigned "Nov. 1 Foundation to help with expenses for the fit­ positive areas must be processed separately out’ rotation. •Rubber or disposable gloves in good con­ •Holding meat at or below 40 degrees F at be reas­ and $500 from the Pennock ness walking programs for elementary stu­ signed to a principal’s post. currently attends Western Michigan University and will graduate in December of 2006. * be frozen. Meat should be thawed in the Schoessel served as superintendent at dition must be worn. •Processing of hunter-owned deer must refrigerator and never at room temperature. •Using a food thermometer when cooking Hastings from 1982 to 2003 before retiring. dents. • Acknowledged Since then he has remained active in the com­ Boosters use of $3,840 for athletic equip­ take place after all commercial food handling munity as a proprietor at the Walldorff ment, including ten new basketballs, elemen­ has ceased to eliminate the potential for cross meal to ensure that the food has reached a temperature sufficient to destroy any harmful Thomapple Kellogg High School aol is employed by Ed’s Body Shop in Caledonia. contamination of other food. organisms that can cause foodbome illness. varsity swimming coach. •All processing and handling equipment, Both ground and fresh venison should be “I'm so tickled to have the gentleman on cooked to an internal temperature of 165 my left (at the board table) back,” said degrees F. Endsley, referring to Schoessel s decision to Information on deer handling or field foods cannot take place until these activities dressing is available from the DNR by calling are done. 517/373-9358 Chronic Wasting Disease or step in for the interim while the board begins its search for a new school chief. visiting www.michigan.gov/dnr "You know 1 enjoyed working here.” Schoessel responded. “It’s nice to be back." Requirements for retail food establish­ • Approved field trips for the high school •Deer taken from CWD-positive areas ments that custom process hunter-taken veni­ chapter of Business Professionals of America must be processed separately after all other son are available from MDA by calling 517­ to the state leadership contest conference in deer have been processed. 373-1060 or visiting www.michigan/mda Grand Rapids March 22-25 and national con­ Specific PrecaudoGs •Minimize handling and cutting of brain. Athletic Price of Middleville. He is a graduate of Brewpub restaurant and as girls’ high school food contact surfaces, floors and garments must be washed and sanitized immediately after processing. Processing of commercial The future groom is the son of Jeff and Deb Hastings ference in New York City May 9-14; for the Varsity Singers to the Heritage Music Festival May 3-4 in Chicago; and the high Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality school Science Olympiad team to the Clio film Invitational Jan. 26-27. • Approved extended family medial leaves of absence Northeastern for custodian Elementary Lynn Jones. kindergarten processing. teacher Kelly Peterson and middle school GIRL, Autumn Lea. bom at Bronson Hospital on October 20.2006 al 6:53 a.m. to ALACHUA. FL - Rex H. Strickland, age 85. of Alachua, Florida and formerly of North Chariton Park Road. Hastings, Thursday. November Gainesville, Florida. 16, Brian and Lori (Maiville) Seymour of Lacy. Weighing 7 lbs. 7 ozs. and 21 inches long. died 2006 in Occupational Therapist (Casual part-time) He was bom August 26. 1921 in Hastings OT degree and license required. Hand experience preferred. the son of William and Mildred (Lancaster) Strickland. His employment included the former NOT A NEW FACE, 7VST A NEW IDEATION. Royal Coach Co. in Hastings, the EW. Bliss Woodruke Buildup Downtown Co. and was engaged in farming on North Charlton Park Road for many years. Retired 156 E. Stott Strut, tatlr*, Ml HlOSt Mon. 8 Tse. Ewfifnaa 5rOOPK - 3.-00PM.HW.. Day Houn to Florida in 1990. He enjoyed hunting all wild game and fish­ ing in the summer. He taught his grandchil­ dren how to hunt and fish. He re-built Allis Chalmers tractors and put a diesel engine in many with the help of his son. John. Rex (269) 948-2448 especially enjoyed his grandchildren. Physical Therapist (Casual part-time) Minimum of Bachelors Degree from an accredited school and license required. Send resume to susankQoennockhealth.am or Pennock Health Services, Human Resources, 1009 W. Green St., Hastings, Ml 49058 or apply on-line at www.pennockhealth.com. EMERGENCY SERVICES AVAILABLE Monday through Thursday 8am to 8 pm and Friday 8 am to 5 pm Accepting New Patients He is survived by his wife. Bonnie; daugh­ ter. Susan (Ted) Bustance of Hastings; son. 135 E State Street, John Strickland of Alachua. Florida; brother, Lawrence Strickland of Allegan and Stanton Hastings, Ml 49058 Strickland of Lake Odessa; sister. Marsha 269-945-3550 Steeby of Hastings; grandchildren. Scott Thank Yo Friday. November 24, 2006 from 3 to 5 p.m. To the voters of... Baltimore, Assyria and Johnstown Townships at the Wren Funeral Home. There will be no for supporting me during the campaign other services per family request. for county commissioner. S ao. <8? Bustance of Hastings. Iris Strickland of Ohio. Daniel Strickland in Afghanistan, and April Strickland in Australia. He was preceded in death by a daughter. OPEN HOUSE • .. SUN. NOV. 26. 2-4 pm ' 4Rpri(c;Ri liucti! Ruthann Strickland. A memorial gathcnng will take place on Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Ass’n or the charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Wren Funeral Home. Hastings. Catodona Schools • 2 aodudod acres - 2624 finished sq ft 4BR -3 Baths • Immacutale Home - Sedusion WUdMe * Wafcout lower level 77507M3] S248.900 Thank You Again. Ron Miller Gole Dental Group Tuth Do Moai Thaw Cktw Food 269-948-2244 121 W Woodlawn Ave Hastings �Page 8 - Thursday. November 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Christmas 'Round the Town is in full swing Michigan Association of Retired School people met at the Lake Odessa Community on Friday and Saturday. There are flyers that Personnel (MARSP) at the Odessa Township Library a session on uses of tofu. The demon­ comain maps to all the locations. There will Hall Thursday. Nov. 16. The tasty lunch was catered by Rosie Hickey and Ruth O'Mara. At strator was from the Ionia County Extension Service. Using soymilk, tofu and have friends or neighbors who are alone be crafts galore at most of the stops. The Depot complex on Emerson Street will have registration time, each attendee was given a some food items, she produced a to join your Thanksgiving meal, and if you both the Depot and Freight House open with choice of an item bearing the MARSP logo smoothie drink and a spread for bagels. She cannot manage it, please keep them in mind II crafters showing their wares. There also instead of having a drawing for larger prizes. had recipes to share. Library activities contin­ for next year. For those who are spending will he a bake sale. Doubtless there will be Nearly ued without interruption around the fringes of places that will serve lunch, besides the usual the group. good eating places in town. Come one. come all. This event usually brings people from as EightCap recipients for acute needs. A singing group from Sts. Peter and Paul Academy of Ionia far away as Lansing and Grand Rapids. came to sing under the direction of Mary cover for the deer herds which thrive on the $300 was collected to benefit tasty Most of the standing com is now harvested on farm fields. This reduced the amount of today, it may not be too late to invite them the day volunteering at shelters and soup kitchens, we send our deepest appreciation for your generosity of spirit. reader, author unknown, which we thought farmers' crops of soybeans and com. group in some lively seasonal songs with his United Methodist Church had a good crowd Church for anyone who wished to be includ­ guitar for accompaniment Plans are in the on Saturday night. There were diners from ed. Several ministers would be speaking works for a February meeting to be held at the Lansing. Sunfield. Lake Odessa, Clarksville at the meal. Also. Zion Lutheran Ionia High School. Retirees Ben Merchant and the local neighborhood. Church was to have a Tuesday dinner. Both talked about the latest developments on insur­ On Saturday Centra) UMCs fellowship events would come too early for this notice. It Hall was a beehive of activity, as youth and would be history by the time you read what ance. More than 30 Alethians from Central UMC creep. Thanksgiving leftovers beckoned — the parents met for their annual pie making dark meat and white. was the plan. Zion Lutheran also was to have were welcomed into the home of Phil and marathon. With orders for more than 175 a service Tuesday evening. Student Day will be observed at Central Betty Shetterly Nov. 14. Funds were voted for apple pies, there was flour and apple peelings customary year-end spending, most of which aplenty. While some mixed and rolled pie United Methodist Church Sunday morning, will and from 9 am. to 3 p.m. Saturday. There was to be a dinner at St. Edward's briefly The monthly dinner at Sebewa Center Community crust, some of the men were running the apple with emphasis on college students. They will Christmas basket project. Members enjoyed a peelers which not only peel the fruit, but also travel film produced by Don VanPolen. a render it into slices. Thee were three vari­ lowing the 10:30 am. service. The drama and music departments of graduate of Lake Odessa High School in eties, sugar-free, crumb top and two crust. 1953. He resides in Washington state and Thu is a popular fund-raiser which members Lakewood High school are combining to travels the world. This film named Autumn's count present “The Wizard of Oz” on the weekend Glory Road includes a short segment on Lake Clarksville Experimental station of MSU. of Dec. 3. Singers will be on stage and the pit Odessa. Hosts were the Shetteriys and the The finished pies are boxed for pickup by the orchestra will provide the music. More than thirty retired school personnel Mossburgs. In December the group will eat at customers. Someone is busy near noon mak­ an Ionia restaurant and then see the school ing phone calls for buyers to come and get musical. On Tuesday Nov. 14. a group of interested their pies. Only a few remained to be picked from all over Ionia county attended the November meeting of the local chapter of the go to the Lakewood The on. apples come from the up on Sunday. Funds will go toward a future mission work camp. The street project had a few left over items I Health Line J by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. S I * I <><)'> U t-sl (M r < • ( H.islmi;-* M.i .114.111 ............. 1 < i< phon. • •• I . . I • you might enjoy: to be handled. On Thursday last week, village workers made the rounds and placed shredded bark mulch around all the newly planted trees. Most of the new street lamps are work­ ing. The 1100 block of Fourth Avenue still has lamps which are not lit. The new lamp posts have been decorated with Christmas orna­ ments; Wiring fo? the Tights was included in Edward Reiser inide/went hip replacement surgery on Monthly, Nov. 13. He is making spina bifida. Pancreatic cancer seems so much worse than other cancers we hear about Just what does the pancreas do and why does It seem to be harder to treat than other cancers? The pancreas is an organ in your abdomen and is part of your digestive system. It is located more towards your back behind your stomach and is attached to the first part of your intestine around where your gallbladder and liver are attached to the intestine. It is about 6-8 inches long and is a solid but flexible organ. Its primary purpose is to do two important jobs. First, it helps to control your blood sugar by making insulin and second, it makes chemicals that are responsible for digesting, or breaking down the food you eat so that the nutrients can be absorbed into your body. Cancers in general are found a number of ways. One way that cancer is found is when the cancer itself interferes with the normal function of the organ. Brain cancer may cause seizures and throat cancer may cause difficult swallowing are two examples. Other cancers are found when other side effects occur. Most notably, lung cancer may not cause you to be short of breath but may cause you to cough up blood. Colon cancer may also not interfere with the function of the intestine early on but may cause blood in the stool. Other cancers are simply found because we look for them knowing that they are common and do not often interfere with function or cause other side effects. Breast, colon and prostate cancer screening are good examples. Unfortunately, there is not a good cancer screening test for pancreatic cancer and it does not generally interfere with normal pancreatic function nor does it cause other symptoms until very late in the course of disease. Once pancreatic cancer is found, it has often already spread and is beginning to interfere with your ability to digest food and control your blood sugar. If the cancer is determined to be to extensive for a cure, treatment is focused on making the patient more comfortable which may even include surgery to help unblock the various ducts coming from the pancreas, liver and gallbladder. Pain management and emotional support is always at the top of the list when dealing with people with incurable cancers. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to sen Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. arc spending time here while her husband is overseas with the military. my might. taken their toll. My wife still wants to be no longer want to touch a beautiful woman when 1 will almost certainly be going to we have left of what I most need. and are good partners at running the home, but our deeply eroded intimacy is bound to impact other parts of our relationship at The effect of men's overactive libidos on relationships has been thoroughly dis­ Tossing and turning with anticipation ... The thought of a snack became infatua­ tion.. . cussed. But is it really all our fault? Couldn't women make some extra effort to keep a good fire going? — Unlucky in So to the kitchen I did race, flung open the door. Kentucky Dear Unlucky : Well, yes. of course, but it And gazed at the fridge full of g<xxlies galore. sounds as if you are making it impossible. Women's libidos are turned on by men who I gobbled up turkey and buttered pota­ toes, make them feel loved. That means the cud­ dling you resent is crucial to her desire. Pickles and carrots, beans and 'omatoes. 1 felt myself swelling so plum? and so round. When you cannot be affectionate without sex, it makes her feel like an object Not to mention, childbirth and childrearing can Till all of a sudden, I rose off the grouno! I crashed through the ceiling. Floating into the sky ... put a huge damper on even the strongest libidos. You sound totally focused on your own needs and oblivious to your wife's. With a mouthful of pudding and a hand­ ful of pie. Ask her to see her doctor for a complete curckup. and then both of you should get But I managed to yell as I soared past the trees. Happy eating to all! some counseling. You each need to relearn what makes the other happy. Pass the cranberries, please! , Love cow stories Whose wine is h? Dear Annie: Last month, my hisband and I invited some friends for dinner They Dear Annie: As a minister, I would like to those letters you have received about men who cannot get dates. I would like to tell her about a true story wife, Emma, age 91. On Aug. 14, 2001, I was summoned to the home of Jacob, who was brought a bottle of wine, and’ve saved it with the meal. However, when these friends were leaving, they took the remain­ der of the bottle with than. Am I vupf osed to open the wine, or can 1 save it for aioth- er time? Tell me what to do, because they on his deathbed. I was asked to give Jacob his last blessing. The doctor stated that Jacob would likely pass away within the hour. As I sat with him, we spoke of his younger friends and nearly 10 years of feeling shorted have some point. about Jacob, who was 93 years old. and his Keep your appreciate the times that still come, but the We still love each other on many levels But I fought the temptation with all of to respond Elaina (Merryfield) Ludema and young son the long years of the good times and to And so I wind up pushing away the Ihtie Twas the night before Thanksgiving and in my sleep. good recovery at home. Also, Tabitha Landon is home after several hours of surgery for he. try so hard to be circumspect, to remember bed with bitter thoughts about unmet needs. The Night Before Thanksgiving Strange dreams in my mind, began to be the honor guests during coffee hour fol­ seems to have much effect on the pattern. I affectionate, but the harsh reality is that 1 Here is a poem sent to us by a thoughtful Clare Cusack. This was a return engagement for them. Earlier. Tom Ragan had led the The hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday ments and frank discussion, but nothing years, and how he used to bore Emma with farm talk and what the cows had done that are coming over for dinner again. - Thirvy in Oregon Dear Oregon: The wine belongs to you whether or not you open it. While it is nice to serve the bottle with dinner, you are not obligated to do so. Thank your friends nice­ ly and mention that you are looking for­ ward to opening it at a lata date. day. As we spoke, Emma nodded her head and smiled and said, "You used to bore me to my wits' end, but I loved you just the No welfare queen same." As Emma leaned ova to kiss Jacob relatives INFORMED! Send them goodbye, Jacob passed away quietly. a professional man with a well-paying job. bedside of Emma, who had suffered a seri­ We had a nice home in a middle-class ous stroke. Emma spoke very slowly so neighborhood, and I was a stay-at-home that I could hear her. She asked me. "Will mom taking care of three children, one with God allow me one request?" I asked her special needs. what ha request was, and she said, "Will Eight months ago. my husband began an God allow me to be in Jacob's arms? I affair and started drinking heavily. After a would like to bear about the cows again." I physical altercation with one of our chil­ told Emma that her request was what God dren. he was forced to live elsewhere by the was waiting for. I held her hand, and with­ court system. His paychecks were almost in minutes, Emma passed away. totally consumed by attorney's fees, and Annie, I have blessed children as they very little was left to help support us. I had came into this world, and I have been with to apply for government assistance to feed many who have died. Those words and that my children. request by Emma bring tears to my eyes The and respect for a marriage of 74 years. Any spouse who will not be a good lis­ I've lived in this community for 10 yean. 1 am tired of the looks I get from others when they see me use my food stamp card. tener will miss out on the little things that I am asking your readers to please think bring joy to a marriage. May God bless. - twice before judging those who are on Reverend in Mayfield, N.Y. Dear Reverend: Most people wish for a BANNER Dear Annie: I was married for 14 yean to On July 12,2002,1 was summoned to the marriage as full of love as that of Jacob and Emma. Thank you for a heart­ warming story. some kind of government assistance. If it can happen to me. it can happen to anyone. -- Keeping It Together in Michigan Dear Michigan: None of us knows when the bottom might fall out. We hope our readers will remember not to judge others until they have walked in their shoes. To subscribe, call us at... The thrill is gone of the Ann Landers column. 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November 23, 2006 - Page 9 Rural life here in the early 1930$ Talk to Your Adult Children about Estate Plans What type of legacy would you like to bring up your estate plans with your children, power of attorney to act for you? If so. which leave to your adi.lt children? Whatever you how should you go about it? Consider easing child? Explain your decision to all your chil­ have in mind, share it with them. By making into the subject by talking about things that dren. sure they understand what elements are in may not be so emotionally charged. For One final word: Make sure your benefici­ your estate plan, you can avoid a lot of con­ example, you might want to discuss your ary designations are updated - and let your fusion. hard feelings and family squabbles when it's time to settle your affairs. grandchildren's college education and bow you'd like to help pay for it Or, you might children know that these designations arc up Of course, it may not be as agreeable to dis­ warn to talk about a chanty you've already cuss estate plans with your children as, say, supported, and mention that you're planning mind that these designations - which will talking about your granddaughter's soccer to remember it in "the future.” appear on your retirement plans, insurance game or your grandson's role in the school Once you've broken the ice by addressing play. And you may have to recognize that these types of subjects, you should find it eas­ your children, even though they're adults, feel ier to move into the rad nitty-gritty of your uncomfortable in discussing topics dealing estate plans. Tell you children what's in your adult children can seem awkward for every­ with estate planning. Such feelings are not uncommon. In fact, fewer than one in three will, who helped draw it up and where a papa copy can be found. Better yet, give them a one. But afta a short while, both you and they will feel more and more comfortable in dis­ families have actually had a meaningful con­ copy of it. If you've created a living mist, cussing these issues, which are of such great versation on legacy-type issues, according to explain its benefits; Le., your assets can pass importance to your family a study by Allianz Life Insurance Cc. directly to them and other beneficiaries with­ Why are people of your generation more at ease in talking about these issues? It's diffi­ By John B, Waltoc whacked off its head with an ax. I remember people. They were sweet and loving country folks who found great joy in their lives and creature flopping around the coop for a minute reward in hard work. I always felt a warm or two before collapsing in a lifeless lump. Grandpa and I took the bird beck to the glow when I was with them. Grandpa and Grandma owned 120 acres of house where it was turned ova to Grandma good farm land, of which about 100 was kept for gutting, plucking, singeing aid cooking. in production and the remainder in pasture and Some years lata, when I was studying world woodlands. The farm was located along M-37 at the history I found myself empathizing with the south end of Potta Road in Mulliken. The old bloods being guillotined in the market place Victorian farm house which they built in the during the French Revolution. 1870s still stands, though its exterior has been last terrifying moments of the French blue­ In mid-Octoba the Potta Farm women substantially altered and now is only a shadow usually set aside a “family day” at which time of its original splendor. The Victorian trim has they packed a picnic and we all went on a been removed as well as the original porches hickory nut gathering expedition. In the mid­ The windows have been replaced with small dle of one of Grandpa's com fields was a modem sterile looking aluminum therm-o- small grove, which included several hickory panes and the exterior has been aluminum trees. Grandma used hickory nut meats to fla­ sided. vor cakes, cookies, breakfast rolls and the To this day, I can recall the floor plan and like. \ 1* llJcwiT In the fall they a&o harvested the ears of kitchen and especially the pantry from which popcorn that grandma had planted the prev> ous spring in ha garden. These ears were dad I used to sneak molasses and sugar cookies because I was too embarrassed to ask for another one after already been offered so together in long drooping strings and hung to dry in what was known as the “East Room" many. A ponderous old wood range was used for upstairs. These drying ears of corn always heating wata in a large copper kettle that always sal on one end. Grandma also used the Wama's grocery store. When the com had range of some of ha cooking. The pleasant Grandma seated herself at the kitchen table aroma of a wood burning stove is something and shelled them by rubbing one ear against one can neva forget. Grandma also had a another. She did this over a speckled blue and modem kerosene fueled cook stove in the white enameled wash basin in ha lap. When kitchen, which she used especially during hot the kernels had been harvested from the cobs weather. I remember her making fried cakes on this in this manna she poured the contents of ha stove and how she deftly flipped them ova with a fork as they circled around and around for use in the cold winta months. Butchering chicken was ratha tame when in the large pan of spitting, hot cooking fat. compared to butchering hogs. The next farm When they were done on both sides, she east of grandpa and grandma’s belonged to fished them out one of one and piled them in Clarence Paddock. One day, I think it was in a cloth lined basket to dram and cool. She late sununa or early fall, they decided to always sugared a few of us grandkids, but the butcher hogs. I think it must have been a adults seemed to prefer their fried cakes plain. cooperative effort because many neighbors There was no refrigeration of any kind on showed up with their fattened hogs. It was a the farm. Perishables were kept in the pantry. special occasion like a bam raising or quilting The pantry at Potta farm was a link room just off the kitchen on the west side of the house bee I can rememba that they built a roaring fire and seemed to be a link cookr and easier to unda a huge black cast iron kettk which was keep fly free than other rooms. Here she kept eggs, cream, milk, freshly baked bread and suspended on a tripod by chains. The kettle was filled with gallons and gallons of wata pies, ha home canned goods and most impor­ which was then brought to a boil. reminded me of a rack of bananas hanging in properly dried. basin into glass fruit jars, where it was stored tantly, cookies. Grar.dpa Potta made the best Evidently afta the first round of butchering. molasses and sugar cookies in the whole Grandpa noticed that I wasn’t coping very world and it seemed to us grand kids that there well so he took me home. I, like the vast was always an inexhaustible supply. majority of meat eaters in our society are Grandma Potta maintained a large garden, wimps and prefer paying someone else to do so we always had fresh veggies in season. cur dirty work. If I had to butcher animals Surplus produce was canned for use in the myself in order to eat meal there is no doubt in winta months, especially the com, beets, green beans and tomatoes. Our milk, cream my mind that I’d be a vegetarian. AnoCha unforgettable memory I have of and eggs, which were fresh daily, were prod­ my grandparents’ farm was when the thresh­ ucts of the farm. ing crew visited in late summer or early fall. A As I recall it, the most common meat Grandpa and Grandma Potter ate was chicken monstrous steam engine dragging a thresher behind usually arrived in the afternoon on the Since they didn’t raise hogs or beef cattk. day before harvesting began. They setup their machines in a field just a little west of they rarely ate beef or pork. I can still rememba following Grandpa to Grandma’s garden. For several days before the threshing crew the chicken coop where he would select a lien, arrived. Grandma spent hours cooking, baking usually one based on its lack of productivity. and preparing food. Threshing crews had a Grabbing the hapless bird by the kgs he rating system by which they judged every because they always had a plentiful supply. sede the instructions on your will. At first, discussing estate plans with your * Edward Jones, its and employees Investment Representatives are not estate planners and cannot provide tax or legal public disclosure. Just as importantly, kt them know how maturity and a sense of perspective have a lot you'd like matters to proceed if you should This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward to do with it. eva become incapacitated. Do you want to give one of your children durable general Jones flopped it ova on a chopping block and being terrified at the sight of the headless out court interference, lengthy delays and policies and investment accounts - can super­ cult to say, but it seems likely that greater In any case, once you ve decided it's time to My Potter grandparents were hardworking to date and now take into account all births, deaths and remarriages in the family. Keep in advice. farm wife’s culinary skills. The poor wives of CRITICISMS, continued from page 1 course were fully aware of this ploy and turned themselves inside out upholding the uai parents and dealt with their concerns family honor and winning high marks. immediately. One of the most incredibk things anyone can eva witness in this life is watching a threshing crew eaL Ordinary words cannot • Winter coaches for 2006-2007 are Mike Mohn, varsity basketball; Norm O'Meara, In otha news concerning the Delton schoo. junior varsity basketball; Seth Weldon, fresh­ man basketball; Jim Hogoboom. eighth grade district: • John Flora of Northwest Evaluation A basketball; David Kenyon, eighth grade B describe the quantities of food and coffee they Association about basketball; Paul Krajacic, seventh grade A can consume. For breakfast they packed away Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tears. basketball; Kevin Lillibridge. seventh grade stacks of steaming pancakes, fried potatoes, School officials are considering this test as a B basketball; Rob Heethuis, head wrestling; bacon and sausage, homemade bread and bis­ new method of student evaluation. made a presentation Dan Phillips, assistant high school wrestling; cuits all washed down with what seemed like • New staff hires are Denise Osborne, cen­ buckets cf boiling hot coffee. Dessert was tral office secretary; Mary Batek, high school usually apple or pumpkin pie topped with real whipping cream. Alongside a generous slice food service worker. Holly Leinaar, middle sritti special education paraprofessional; of pk was always the traditional wedge of sharp cheddar cheese. . and Theresa Coates, elementary school specq4 education paraprofessional. Ananda Reynolds, varsity competitive chea; Jennifer Delaphiano, junior varsity competi­ tive cheer. Jack Magelssen. varsity volley­ ball; Ashlyn Burke, junior varsity volleyball; Katie Smoczynski, freshman volleyball; and Tim Mibcr. assistant high school wrestling. Everyone, young and old, worked hard on threshing days. Even I,who was only 6 years My job was to putnp.wi^ from the well located just outside the kitchen door and tote these buckets of cold fresh wata to the field hands, the threshing crew and the wagon driv­ ers. It was an endless job. Often times one man would chug-a-lug an entire bucket of wata all 7th Grade Gold Boys’ Basketball 7 tn Grade Blue Boys’ Basketball The Hastings Middle School seventh frade The Hastings Middle School seventh grade blue team started the season with an exciting gold team lost a close game with Byron by himself. They kept me running back and 34-32 overtime victory at Byron Center last Centa last Wednesday 36-33. forth until I became exhausted. Grandma took Wednesday. Dylan McKee led the Saxon team with 12 with nine points apiece and Jason McClurkin Grandpa that it was my nap time. I don’t know who took ova m< job from there but I points. Anthony Veltre added six points and added six. Alex Nichols had four steals, three Jon Wright and Brian Graybill chipped in assists and five rebounds. Nolff pulled down was too tired to care. four apiece. Dan Hamel aided in the victory 12 rebounds and McClurkin seven. pity on me in the early afternoon and told ’ Besides the vast amount of food the thresh­ ing crew ate and the incredibly hard work they did. I’ll neva forget the machines them­ DJ Nolff and Keith Garba led the team The seventh grade gold team traveled to with three steals. On Monday, the Saxon blue team lost a Hamilton on Monday and jumped out to a 19­ 1 lead at the end of the first quarter and won close game at Hamilton 23-22. selves. The tractor was a large wood burning John Parka led the team with 11 points steam driven marvel <Jf Yankee ingenuity. I and Anthony Veltre added five. Veltre also 40-19. Nolff led the Saxons with was fascinated by the fast whirling thingama- had six steals and Parka five. Graybill led Garba added eight points, McClurkin seven, jig with two iron balls on it that I think they the Saxons with seven rebounds and Mitch and Joey Longstreet six. called a governor. When toting my two Owen added three assists. 12 points, Mitch Kolanowski led the Saxon defense with four steals and Tyla Stolicker had three swipes. Stolicka also added 3 assists. “huge" pails of wata 1 was cautioned about getting too close the long drive belt that pow­ ered the thrashing machine itself because once in a whik this MltKrouki slip off the fly­ wheel and whip around with potentially dan­ gerous consequences. I rememba Grandma doing ba Monday morning washing on the back porch by the cistem which was her; source of soft rain wata. By the time I got out of bed in the morning she would have been up for hours and have the washing nearly done. She pumped ha washing wata into pails, carried the buckets into the kitchen and poured its cool clear contents into a big coppa kettle on the range for heating. ■ Ha laundry equipment was three wash tubs, hand powered wringer, scrubbing board, a bottle of bluing and a bar of Ivory or Fels- Naptha soap. The important tools used in doing the Monday miming washing were A—— • Djvi. ncuKnij Nothing But Truck 29 1/2; Eye and Ent 28 Oldies But Goodies 21; Just Cur 20; The Unknowns 17; Mercy 16; Budweiser 13 1/2; 1/2; Seebers 26 1/2: Maple Valley Pharmacy Brushworks 11 1/2. Womens Good Games and Series - E 26; Hair Care Center 24; Shamrock Tavern Womecr Good Games and Series - L. On nice summer days. Grandma usually the clothes lines before nine o’clock. 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Hammontree 210; L Porter Balls 20; R&N 19; Sunday Snoozers 16; 184; D. Lake 142. Bounty Hunters 16; Sandbaggers 14; Throw Them Balls 7. Womens Good Games and Series - A. Williams 187-476; B. Vugtcveen 155-434; B. Senior Citizens Sun Risers 26-18; Lucky Strike 25-19; Nash s Harem 25-19; Wieland's 24-20; 139-388; C. Demon 125-320; M. BAT's 24-20; Butterfingers 24-20; King Pins Heath 203; K. Becker 198; M. Simpson 189; 23-21; #1 Senior 22-22; Early Risers 22-22: B. Mays 159; C. Lee 143. Mens Good Games and Series - J. Ward's Barlow ' 170-471; PJ Franklin Mathis Worm 163-423; S. Keeler 220; P. Ramey Grandmas strong and wpm hands. had the week’s washing done and drying on Hammontree 210-544; E Porter 182-517; M. 22 1/2; At Home Real Estate 17. 21-23; Friends 21-23; Friends M&M's 19-25:4 B's 16-28; Kuempel 16-28. Shoebridge 235-607; J. Richmond 206-577; Good Games and Series Ladies - Y. B. Hubbell 225-571; B. Churchill 216-559; Markley 171-495; L. Yoder 134; L Friend A. Robins 212-553; R. Barton 206-545; T. 120; N. Boniface 195-466; B. Maker 160. R. Barlow Hill 166-421; Y. Cheeseman 182: G. Scobey Wright Misak 199-526; S. Farlee 177-466; M. Norton 166-443: T. Demon 182-506; J. 158-460; A. 127-360; DJ James 223; C. Alexander 211: N. Robbe 184. Friday Night Mixed Whatever 31; UMSU 28 1/2; All But One 165-455; S. Patch 192-494; J. Allen 139; R. Pitts 158-359; Ulrich 168. Good Games J. Kasinsky and 159-421; E. Series Men - D. Murphy 171; R. Adgale 164; N. Thaler 181­ 475; M. Schondelmayer 152; E Count 187; 27; Heads Out 26 1/2; Michigan Outlaws 26; L. Brandt 224-548; W. Birman TenPins 24 1/2; 9-N-A-Wrggle 24; Liquid Mallekoote 176-494; H. Gibson 171-447; C. Courage 22; Spare Time 22; 4 Fools 21 1/2; Baker 205-599; R. Walker 180. 171; W. �Page 10 - Thursday. November 23, 2006 - The Hastings Banner THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in me conditions of a mortgage made by Lisa Mane Hall, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 5. 2006 ano recorded May 10. 2006 m Instrument Number 1164429. Barry County Records Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred GLJy-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-One ana 45/100 Dollars ($162,921.45) including interest at 9 875% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiU be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p m. on DECEMBER 21. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as That part of the Northeast one-quarter, Section 26. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. Thomapple Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 26. thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 46 seconds East 655 33 feet along the East line of sa«d Northeast one-quarter, thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes 48 seconds West 1584 96 feet along the South line of the North one-half of the North onehalf ot said Northeast one-quarter; thence North 43 degrees 59 minutes 13 seconds West 154.16 feet to the place of beginning; thence South 45 degrees 57 minutes 33 seconds West 165 34 feet; thence North 89 degrees 32 minutes 01 seconds West 77 97 feet to the centertine ot Irving Road; thence North 44 degrees 13 minutes 24 seconds West 187 36 feet along said centerline thence North 45 degrees 46 minutes 38 seconds East 400.00 feet perpendicular to said centertine of Irving Road; thence South 44 degrees 13 minutes 24 seconds East 343.29 feet, thence South 45 degrees 57 min­ utes 23 seconds West 179.23 feet to the place of The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated November 23. 2006 Ortans Associates, PC Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 File No 285 0489 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interact. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Melissa S. Therrien, a married woman, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee lor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 20. 2004. and recorded on September 21. 2004 in instrument 1134210. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to EverHome Mortgage Company as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Six And 30/100 Dollars (S85.456 30). including interest at 7% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tr Hastings at 1 00 PM. on December 7. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 26. 27 and 28. except the West 24 feet m width ot Lot 28 of Hardendorfs Addition to the Village of Nashville, according to the recorded Plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abar doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from tne cute of such sate Dated November 9. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC R 248 593 13Q5 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4113128F01 mmu Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damagej, If any, shall be limit­ ed sotety to the return of the Nd amount ten­ dered at M4a, piua Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy Pfiester and Lynn Pfiester. Husband and Wile, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 23. 2005. and record­ ed on December 5. 2005 in instrument 1157180, in Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand One Hundred Sixty And 48/100 Dollars ($139,160.48). including interest at 6.625% per annum Under the power ot sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at IDO PM. on December 7. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That Part of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 8. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, described as: Commencing at the South 1/4 Post of said Section 6. Thence North 89 Degrees 34 Minutes 47 Seconds West on the South Section Line 1591.93 feet to the Place of Beginning of the parcel of land herein desenbed; Thence continuing North 89 Degrees 34 Mmoles 47 Seconds West on said South Une 395.52 feet Thence North 0 Degrees 29 Minutes 18 Seconds East on the West Line of the East 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, 658 39 Feet. Thence South 88 Degrees 57 Minutes 25 Seconds East Parallel to the North Une of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 329.52 Feet. Thence South 0 Degrees 29 Minutes 18 Seconds West 170.61 Feet. Thence South 89 Degrees 34 Minutes 41 Seconds East Parallel to the South Section line 66.00 Feet. Thence South 0 Degrees 29 Minutes 18 Seconds East 484 00 feet tc the Place of Beginning Subject to an Easement lor Ingress and Egress and Public Utilities over the West 66 00 Feet thereof Also Subject to an Easement for Ingress. Egress and Public Utilities over the East 66.00 Feet thereof. Subject to Highway Right of Way over the Southerly 33 Feet thereof for Bristol Road. The redemption period Shan be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: November 9.2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File f I13466F01 nwm Notice Of Mortgage Forectoouro Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinoea oy me rorocioeing mortgagee. in that event, your damages, If any, shall bo limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interact. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Joel P. Appel, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 6. 2002. and recorded on September 24. 2002 in instrument 1067960, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Four And 48'100 Dollars ($87,364.48). includ­ ing interest at 6.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of C* mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1D0 PM. on November 30. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of li'omappte, Barry County. Michigan, and are described at: That part of the Southwest 1/4 of Soctk>'. 25. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. d<»scnbed as: Beginning at the Southwest comer of said Section; thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds East 285.00 feet along the West line of said Southwest 1/4; thence North 89 degrees 52 minutes 49 seconds East 660 0 feet parallel with the South line of sate Southwest 1/4; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds West 285 0 feet, thence South 89 degrees 52 minutes 49 sec onds West 660 0 feet along the South bne of said Southwest 1/4 io the place of beginning The redemption period shal be 12 months from the dale of such sate. Dated: November 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248.593.1305 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 File *091388F03 was — NOTICE Bany County LOCAL Rural Task Force A public meeting will be held on Monday. December 11,2006 at 9D0 am for the purpose of allowing local officials and interested citizens to provide input into the planning and allocation of Federal-Aid funds, for Federal-Aid routes in Barry County. The meeting will be held in the BCRC Board Room at the following location: Bany County Road Commission (BCRCl 1725 West M-43 Huy. Hastings. Ml 49058 In Michigan, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOTl distributes Federal-Aid money. A LOCAL Task Force for roads within the county, and villages prioritizes projects. Roads eligible should be listed as a major collector or higher. In addition to road and bridge projects, projects invoking mass transportation and non-motorized transportation may be considered. 77507M2 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beer made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Samuel Paul Beach, unmarried, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominoe for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 27. 2005. and recorded on October 4, 2005 m instrument 1153874, in Bany county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U. S Bank National Association as Trustee Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Series 2006-HE 1 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Five And 52/100 Dollars ($193,825.52). including inter­ est at 10 15% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.D0 PM. on December 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Land located in the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 31. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, more particularly described as follows Beginning at a point which lies on the East and West 1/4 fine North 89 degrees 25 minutes 43 sec­ onds West 896.94 feet from tlie center of Section 31. Town 1 North. Range 8 West; thence North 06 degrees 51 minutes 42 seconds West 89.13 feet; thence 202.46 feet along the arc of a cur w to the left whose radius is 44731 feet and the cord of which beers North 21 degrees 49 minutes 23 sec­ onds West 200.74 feet, thence North 34 degrees 47 minutes 42 seconds West I 53.00 feet, thence 172.68 feet along the arc of a curve to the right whoee radius is 114.12 feet and the chord of which beers North 08 degrees 33 minutes 18 seconds East 156.6*/' feet; thence North 51 degrees 54 min­ utes 18 seconds East 44.50 feet; thence 146.80 feet along the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 163.70 feet and the chord of which bears North 26 degrees 12 minutes 48 seconds East 141 93 feet; thence 143.63 feet along the arc of a curve to the right whose radus is 906.00 feet and the chord ot which bears North 05 degrees 03 minutes 48 seconds East 143.48 feet; thence North 09 degrees 38 minutes 18 seconds East 117.01 feet, more or less, to the South line of lands owned by Consumers Power Company as surveyed by Chase. Dekeyser and Alden in May 1985; thence North 88 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West along said South fine 401.41 feet more or less, to the West line of the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 31; thence South 00 degrees 37 min­ utes 15 seconds West along said West line. 974.31 feet, more or less, to the East and West 1/4 line of said Section 31; thence South 89 degrtoee 25 min­ utes 40 seconds East aforfg sate East and West 1/4 line 434.30 feet, tnorecr less, to the Place of Beginning. * r . ■>. Description Easement for Ingress and Egress: A 66 foot wide easement tor ingress and egress m ths East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Sectton 31. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, the centerline of which is described ae: Beginning at a point which lines on the East and West 1/4 line. North 89 degrees 25 minutes 43 seconds West 896.94 feet from the center of Sectton 31. Town 1 North, Range 8 West; thence North 08 degrees 51 minutes 42 seconds West 89.13 feet; thence 202.46 feet along the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 44731 feet and the chord of which bears North 21 degrees 49 minutes 23 seconds West 200.74 feet; thence North 34 degrees 47 minutes 42 seconds West 153.00 feet; thence 172.68 feet along the arc of a curve to the right whoee radius is 114.12 feet and the chord of which bears North 06 degrees 33 min­ utes 18 seconds East 156.67 feet; thence North 51 degrees 54 minutes 18 seconds East 44.50 feet; thence 146.80 feet along the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 163.70 feet and the chord of which bears North 26 degrees 12 minutes 48 sec­ onds East 141.93 feet; thence 143.63 feet along the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 906.00 feet and the chord of which bears No111 05 degrees 03 minutes 48 seconds East 143.48 feet; thence North 09 degrees 36 minutes 18 seconds Eart 117.01 feet more or less, to the South line of lands owned by Consumer's Powei Company as sur­ veyed by Chase. Dekeyser and Alden in May 1965; thence continuing North 09 degrees 36 minutes 18 seconds East 72.29 feet; thence North 41 degrees 48 minutes 33 seconds East 377.74 feet; thence North 61 degrees 13 minutes 06 seconds East 19.99 feel, more or less, to the South fine of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 31; thence continuing North 61 degrees 13 minutes 03 seconds East 121.74 feet; thence North 86 degrees 21 minutes 17 seconds East 395 47 feet; thence North 28 degrees 52 minutes 55 seconds East 178.71 feet; thence North 00 degrees 05 min­ utes 37 seconds West 372.03 feet; thence North 30 degrees 17 minutes 58 seconds West 326.86 feet; thence North 89 degrees 14 minutes 00 seconds West 377.23 feet; thence North 34 degrees 28 min­ utes 51 seconds West 40.41 feet to the Point of Ending The redemption period shal be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: November 16. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593.1309 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #114324FO1 SYNOPSIS Mppa Township Special Board Mooting and Public Hearing Oct. 30, 2006 5 Board Members present. Attorney Ken Sparks and 80 guests Approved: Previous Minutes Continuing Public Hearing on Nov. 20. 2007 at 7.00 p.m. For the Cloveruale and Long Lake Sewer Expansion Special Assessment Project Adjourned 9 55 p.m. Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested toby Patncia Albert. Supervisor 7TWK' Notice Of Mortgage Fomctoeuro Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTH PURCHASERS: TN. MO nwy b. iMcIndwl by th. foractoNng nwtgbOM. kt nwt MM, your dmgM, If any, KM b. limit•dKWytothamtumofthabidwnountwnHndkuk.plu.lnhM. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has baan made n the conditions o< a mongage mode by Gregory J. Crmder and Kety K. Czindar. huaband and wrte. original moriga()or(s|. to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc.. Mortgagee, datad January 22. 2004. and recoided on February 27 2004 in nabumant 1122834. H Barry county racada. Michigan, on which mortgage there It demad to be due al the dale hereof the rum of Rtly-Three Thousand Four Hundred TWrty-Eight And 837100 Dollars (S53.438.83). Inducing aitsrost at 5.875% OK annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in auch caw made mi pro­ ended, notice is hereby gisen that aaid mortgage wB be forectoeed oy a sale of the mortgaged pramMs. or some part oi them, at puOlic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings at 100 PM. on December?, 2006 Said premises are sisiated in Cay ot Hasonga. Bany County. Michigan, and are daaenbad aa: Lota 2 and 3 ot Block 4 ol BuOara AddWon to the Cky. formerly village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, ae recorded In Uber 1 ot Plata, on Page 88. The redemption period shal be 8 months from the dele of such sale, teitoM detomwied aban­ doned to accordance wtoi MCLA 800 3241a. In which case the redemption period ehaa bo 30 days from the date of suc+i aaie. Dated: November 9 20<* For more information. ptaaMcal: FC C 248.593.1M1 Trott & Trott. P.C. Ariomtys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5822 File #114130F01 _____ THS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATOMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOP./AATION WE OBTAM WRX BE USED FOR ThAF PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MNJTARYOUTY. FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mede in the conditions ot a mortgage made by Ginger M. Dies and William E Dies. WNe and Huband to *MERS* ts Mortgage Electronic Regis.>aticn Systems, Inc. MERS is a separate corporation <hat is acting sotef/ as a nominee tor Lender ai.^1 Lender's successors and assigns. MERS is the mortgage November 19. 2004. and recorded on November 30. 2004. in Register No. 1137917. Barry County Records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee tor Equity One ABS. Inc. Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-2 by an assign-. merit recorded In Barry County Records. Michigan, un which mortgage there is daimed to bo due at the date hereof the sum of one hunfrod twelve thou­ sand two hundred ninety and 73/100 dollars ($112,290.73) including interest st 8.00% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wM be forectoeed by a sale of the mortgage premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan, at 1:00 o'clock, on Thursday. December 21,2006. Said premises are situated in the Wage of Nashville. Bany County, Michigan, and are LOT 72 OF HARDENDORFF ADDmON, VIL­ LAGE OF NASHVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN UBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 74. The redemption period shal bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, to which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 7.2006 JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee for Equity One ABS. Inc. Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-2. assigned of Mortgagee Richard A. Green. Attorneys, 30150 N. Telegraph Rd., Ste. 444 Bingham Farms. Ml 48025 (248) 540-7665 morm PETER M. SCHNEKJERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.CM ISATTEMPTMGTOCOLLECTADQT, ANY INFORMATON WE OBTA1N WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)83»-7400 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MttJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by USA RAN­ SHAW. AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPER­ TY. to Mortgage Electronic Registratxxi Systems. Inc. fMERS*), sotety as nominee for lender and lender's successors and assigns. NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC., Mortgagee, dated April 7.2006, and rocorded on April 11, 2006. in Document No. 1162447, and assigned by said mortgagee to NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC., as assigned.Bany County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars and Fifty-Eight Cents ($119,67758), including interest at 11.250% per annum. Under the power of sate contained to said mort­ gage and the statue In such case mede and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be forectoeed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 01 DO PM o'clock, on December 7.2006 Said premises are situated in City of HASTINGS. Bany County. Michigan and described as: LOTS 2 AND 3. BLOCK 1 OF EASTERN ADDI­ TION OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS. ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF OF BARRY COUNTY RECORDS. TAX ID NO. 08-55220D02-00 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determineo abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 3. 2006 NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates, PC. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Notice Of Mortgege Forectoeure Sete THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COt 1 ECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN HYILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MRJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASE: ThteaMeawy be derad at eate, ptue Merest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In the conditions of a mortgage made by David E Guernsey. A manted man and Sarah L Guernsey, his wife, original mortgagors), to Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Mortgagee, dated January 22, 2004, and recorded on January 30, 2004 In instru­ ment 1121516. in Bany county records, Mtohigan, on which mortgage there is ctaimod to be due at ttw date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Twenty And 28/100 Do8ars ($67,420.28). including interest at 5^5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wR bo forectoeed by a sate of too mortgaged pramteos, cr some part of them, at pubic vendue, al the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings al 1 DO PM, or December 7. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Haattnga. Bany County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5. block 18. Eastern AddMon accordng Io the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Bor Aof ptete. page 2 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess determined aban­ doned in accordance wfth MCLA 600.3241a, In which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, pteaae cal: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Mtehigan 48025-5822 Rte #113348F01 THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAM WAX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MNJTARYDUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jodie D. Perry-Wabey. a stogte woman, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a CaMomia Corporation, Mortgagee, dated June 30.2006 and recorded July 19. 2005 to Instrument Number 1149700. Bany County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage to now nero oy wens rargo oanK. NSDonai Association aa rnMtee for Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC 2006-OP1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2006-OP1 by assignment, fhere tc claimed to be due at the date hereof Fo sun. of One Hundred Forty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Sixteen and 28/100 Dotero ($142518.28) including ksxesi al 7.325% par annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the status In such mede and pro­ vided. notice to hereby ^wen ttiat said lAidgage wS be forectoeed by a sate ot -fw mortgagee oremtoee. or some pert of them, at putabc wndue fl toe Bany County Courthouse in Hastings s. Beery County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on NOVEMBER S3. 2008. Said promises are located In ths IbwiwNo of Johnstown, Barry County, Michigan, aid V9 described aa: Lot 2 of Carters Rne Lake Park Arnex. 4 cord­ ing to the ptat thereof recorded in Ubet 5 of Ptota, Pago 3 of Bany County Records. The redemption period shal be 8 months from the date of such sate, untoea determirad aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 580052418. in which case the redemptton period ehaf, be 30 day? from the date at such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The toreefoaing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event your damages. V any, are limited soteiy to the return of the bid amount tondared at sals, plus interest Dated: November 2. 2006 Ortans Associstes. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Rte No . 2215132 Nodes Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY SFORMATXJN WE OBTAIN WSX SE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MMJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard L. Van Syckle and Betty A Van SycMo. husband and wife, original mortgagors), to Argent Mortgsgo Cornpony. LLC. Mortgsgee, dated May 3. 2006, and recorded on May 12, 2005 In instrument 1146381. in Bany county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mnrtg^eo to WELLS FARGO BANK. NA ON BEHALF OF THE CERTIFICATE­ HOLDERS PARK PLACE SECURITIES. INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI­ CATES SERIES 2005-WCW1 as assignss by mi assignment, on which mortgage there to claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ot Ono Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Rve And 30/100 Dollars ($145,745.30). including inter­ est at 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sate containod in said mort­ gage and the statute In such case mede and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wS be forectoeed by a sate of the mortgaged premtoea, or some part o* them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthuuse in Hastings at 1D0 PM, on December 21.2006. Said premises are situated In Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of land commendr^ at the 1/4 Post on the North Side of Section 35. Town 2 North. Range 8 West; thence East on Sectton Line 568 Feet to point of begkwtogjhenoe South to the Center of High Bsnk Creek; thence Northeasterly along center of said High Bank Creek to Fa Center ot the Highway Running North and South through said Sectton 35; thence Northerly along the Center of said Highway to the North Section Line of Section 35. Thence West along Section Une to Point of Beginning The redemption period shal be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: November 23.2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott A Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #115478F01 op,,,, �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 23. 2006 - Page 11 I.EQAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This tale may be rescinded by the foredoeing mortgagee. In that event, your demegee. If any, shall bs llmttsd soteiy to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ot a mortgage made by Scott Hubbert, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as r<xrunee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 28. 2004. and recorded on August 4.2004 in instrument 1131874. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sato Mortgagee to Irwin Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-One And 49/100 Dollars ($115,471.49). including interest at 5.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pari of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 14. 2006. Said premises we situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 1311 of the City. Formerly Village of Hastings. According to the Recorded Plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: November 16. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File <109843F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the forectoeing mortgagee. In that event your damages, If any, shall bo limit­ ed soteiy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Dslault has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey A MaiviBe. an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc­ as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee. dated October 25. 2002, and recorded on October 30. 2002 in instru­ ment 1090529. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Weils Fargo Bank, N.A. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Eight And 43/100 Dollars ($102,168.43). including interest at 6% per annum. Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made ana pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on December 7. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County Michigan, and are described as: Lot 8 of Stock 2 of Kenfiekfs Second Addition to the City of nestings. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 37 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from tho date of such sale Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite <113796F01 nm,, Nottea Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THB RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, ptua Interact. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ricky E. Robins and Antoinette Robins f/k/a Antoinette Lee. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for Lender and Lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee dated June 24. 2005. and recorded on July 1. 2005 in instrument 1148890. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to US. Bank National Association. trustee for Lehman Sail 2005-10 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Sixteen And 36/100 Dollars ($156,816.36). including interest at 7.89% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM, on December 14.2006. Said premises are situated in Charier Township of Rutland, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lol 7 of Smith s Lakeview Center, according to the recorded plat thereof, of records in Uber 6 ot Plate, Page 50 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ot such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 16. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer ■30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns. Michigan 48025-5622 Ftte <115124F01 __ , Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Seto THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, youi damegee, if any, shall be limit­ ed sototy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Lee A. Hurd and Mary Hurd. Mamed, original mortgagor(s), to Home Loan and Investment Bank. FSB, Mortgagee, dated November 22. 2004, and record­ ed on December 8. 2004 in instrument 1138331. In Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the a sum of Two Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Two And 05/100 Doftsrs ($217,262.05). including interest at 6.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on December 21. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 11 and 12 of B-Z Bee Acres according to the recorded Pi® thereof as recorded in Liber 4 -12 of Plats pages 21 and also Lot 23 and Lot 34 of B-Z Acres Number 2 According to tne recorded Plat thereof as recorded tn Liber 5 of Plats, Pages 58 The redemption period shall he 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date o' such sate. Dated: November 23. 2006 For more information, please call: FC J 248.593.1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite <059958805 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Seto THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate mey be reednded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, ehall bo Hmttod solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been maue tn the conditions of a mortgage made by David Le Boeuf, a married man and Jill Le Boeuf, his wife, original mortgagor(s), to NBD Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated November 15.1995. and record­ ed on November 21. 1995 in Liber 645 on Page 751, In Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Forty-One And 68/100 Dollars ($G9,341.68). including interest at 7.675% per annum. Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 21. 2006, Said premises are situated in Township ol Maple Grove. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: The West 5 acres of the East 14 acres of the fol­ lowing desenbed property; The West 120 acres of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 35. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, except the South 40 acres, also except, the North 52 acres The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated November 23. 2006 For more information, please call FC R 248 593 1305 Trot! & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Teiegraph Rd Ste 20C Bingham Farms, Mch^an 48025 5822 Fite <081307F02 whwit Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damagee. if any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Lanetie L. Dove and David Dove, Wife and Husband, original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Bank. N.A., Mortgagee, dated April 25. 2005. and recorded on May 2. 2006 in instrument 1145763, in Bany coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Three And 90/100 Dollars ($143,903.90). including interest at 6.625% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse In Hastings at 1XX) PM. on November 30. 2006. ■ Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 2 of Oakndge Shores, as Recorded in Liber 3 of Flats. Page 89. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of suc.‘i sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: November 2. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4112456F01 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL EE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by ths forsetoeing mortgagee, in that event, your damages, If any, ehall bs Unit­ ed sototy to tho return of tho bid amount ten­ dered st sato, piue interest MORTGAGE SAiE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gordon Roodding and Karen Roedding Husband anrt Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and lende.’s successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 25,2006, and recorded on Janutry 31. 2006 in instrument 1159537, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Dsustahe Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee tor Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trost 2006-HE3 as assignee by sn assignment on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Nine And 70/100 Dollars ($130,549.70). including interest st 7.74% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings to 1XX) PM. on December 7. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 17 of Misty Ridge, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 8 of plats on page 30. The redemptton period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA 6003241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 9, 2006 For more information, please call: CCD 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite <114168F01 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Sandra L Singer, aka Sandra L Clark, a single woman, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated May 9. 2003 and recorded May 12. 2003 In Instrument Number 1106389. Bany County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by We«s Fargo Bank. N.A., as Trustee tor GSAMP Trust 2003-HE2 Mortgage Pass-Through Certfficates. Series 2003-HE2 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty-ktew:• and 04/100 Dollars ($77,739.04) including interest at 10% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided. notice Is hereby given that said mortgage wffl be forectoeed by a sato ot tho mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Mchigan at 1XX) p.m. on NOVEMBER 30 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Castleton, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lol 5, Stock B of Pleasant Shores, according to tho plat thereof, as recorded In Uber 3 of Plats on Page 59. a pert of the Southwest fractional onequarter of Section 19. Town 3 North. Rango 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such ssto, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated. November 2. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite NO. 221.5174 ttwwi PETER M. SCKNEDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.CL, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFRCE AT (248)639-7400 F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made to the conditions of a mortgage made by JOYCE E. WRATE and ALICE CAMPFIELD, to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESSOR AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Mortgagee, dated June 26. 1997. and recorded on June 27, 1997, in Uber 699. on Page 942. Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum ot Ninety-Five Thousand Sixty­ Seven Dollars and Seventy Cents ($95,067.70). including interest ai 7.250% par annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 01XX) PM o’clock, on December 7.2006 Said premises are situated in City of HASTINGS. Bany County, Michigan and described as: LOT 1255 OF THE CITY, FORMERLY VILLAGE OF HASTINGS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORD­ ED PLAT THEREOF. SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS. RESERVATIONS. RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITA­ TIONS OF RECORD. IF ANY. TAX ID NO. 08-55­ 001-457-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 800.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 6. 2006 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESSOR AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman A Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield, Ml 48075 nrw NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission wifl conduct a public hearing for the following Special Use Permits: Cate Number SP-16-2006 Robyn A Denies Shepard. Location: 14450 Wmg Rd., in Section 26 of Assyria Twp. . Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for a contractor’s yard, in the A zoning district. MEETING DATE: December 11. 2006. TIME: 7 XX) p.m. PLACE: Community Room in the Courts A Law Building at 206 West Court St. Hastings. Michigan Site inspections of the above described proper­ ties win be completed by the Planning Commission members before the day of the hearing. Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbaty or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above men­ tioned time and place. Any written response may be malted to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820 The special use anpbcatxxi(s) latere available for pubic inspection a) *he Bany County Planning Office, 220 Weal State Street, Hastings, Michigan 49066 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed between 12-1 p.m.), Monday thru Friday. Ptease cal the Planning Office at (269) 945­ 1290 for further information. The County of Bany win provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers tor the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered al the meeting Io Individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon ten (10) day* notice to the County of Bany. individuals with disabilities requiring auxilary tod* or services should contact the County of Bany by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown, County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hasting*. Ml 48058. (269) 945-1284 Debbie Smith, Bany County Clerk me™ NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage executed on August 4. 2005. by Gerardo Crux and Kefiy Cruz, a married couple, as Mortgagors. Io Riverwoods Mortgage. LLC. Mortgagee. which mortgage was recorded in the office of the Register ol Deeds for Barry County, Michigan on August 10. 2005, in Document No. 1150686, and assigned to Universal Guaranty Co. by Assignment of Mortgage dated August 4. 2005. recorded August 10, 2005, in Docunrmt No. 1150888 (the ‘Mortgage’), on which Mortgage there is claimed to be an Indebtedness, as defined by the Mortgage, due and unpaid in the ameurt of Ninety Eight Thousand Six Hundred Three aid 25/100 Dollars ($98.60325). as of the date of b'te notice, including principal and interest, and otter costs secured by the Mortgage, no suit or proceeding to law or in equity having been Instituted to । ecover the debt, or any part of the debt, secured by the Mortgage, and the power of sate in the Mortgtqe having become operative by reason of the default. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. November 30. 2006, a! 1XX) o’clock in the after­ noon. at the Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings, Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry, there will be offered for sato and sold to the highest bidder, at public sate, tor the purpose of satisfying tho unpaid amount ot the indebtedness due on the Mortgage, together with legal costs and expenses of sate, cer­ tain properties located in the Township of Orangeville. Barry County, Michigan, described in •he Mortgage as totiows: That part of the Northeast _ of Section 26, Town 2 North, Range 10 West, described as: Commencing at tfie East _ comer of said Section; thence N 89* 59*30* West 1318.13 feet along the South line of said Northeast thence N 00* 18TV Weel 330.00 feet, along tho East line of tho Wool _ of said Northeast _ to the point of beginning; thence N 89* 5930* West 255.00 toeL thence S 00* 18*29* East 50.00 foot; thence N 69* SO-SO" West 255.00 toot; thence N 00* 18*19* West 344.41 toot; thence Northeasterly 2321 teat along a 149.74 toot radius curve to the right, the chord ol which bears N 86* 33* 53* East 23.19 foot; thence S 86* 45* 1F East 273.44 feet, to Reference Point *A*; thence S 22* 24* 1T East 150.45 toot; thence S 89* 59* 30* East 18924 toot; thence S 00* 18* 19* East 142.61 toot, along tho East fine of the West _, Northeast to point of beginning. Subject and together with a 66 toot wide easement for ingress, egress and utility purposes described below. • Description of 66 tool wide strip of land for ingress, egress and utility purposes, the centerline of which is described as: Commencing at the East _ comer of Sectton 26 Town 2 North. Rango 10 West;foence N 89* 59* 30* West 263628 tool along tho South fine of said Northeast thence N 00* 19*51* We® 468.83 feet, along tho We® fine of the Northea® _ to tho point of beginning; thence N 76* 25* 12* Ea® 347.61 feet; thence Northeasterly 203.06 feet along a 640.44 foot radius curve to the right the chord of which bears N 85* 30’ 55* Ea® 20221 to®; thence S 85* 24* 4F Ea® 93.80 to®; thence Northeasterly 106.84 feel, along a 134.92 foot radius curve to the left, the chord of which beers N 71* 54* 04* Ea® 104.07 feet; thence Northea®erty 106.85 feet along a 149.74 foot radius curve to the right, the chord of which boars N 71* 10’ 03* Ea® 104.80 le®; thence S 86* 45* 17* Ea® 273.44 to®, to Reference Point “A* and the place of ending of Mid 66 toot wide strip of land. Also subject to and together with an easement for ingress, egress and utilities over a 50.0 foot radius turnaround, the radius point of which is the aforesaid Reference Point "A". The length of the redemption period wifi be six (6) months from the date of the sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241(a). in which case the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 2. 2006 MILLER. CANFIELD. PADDOCK AND STONE. PX.C. Attorneys for Universal Guaranty Co. By: Lori L Purkey, Esq. 444 We® Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 KZUB:517111.1X131265-00006 7T*n<*> SYNOPSIS Hope Township Regular Board Hearing Nov. 13,2006 All board members present and 8 guests Approved: Previous Minutes Treasurers Report Standing Reports Guernsey Snow Plowing for 07-08 Waficsr. Fluke, A Sheldon Auditors tor 2007 Adjourned 8:10 p.m. Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested to by Patricia Albert. Supervisor rww? AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-5100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in th^ terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Robert L Page and Came A. Page, hus­ band and wife of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to National Bank ol Hastings dated the 20th day of July. A D. 1998. and recoroed in the office of the Regt®er of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 29th day of July. A.D. 1998. in Instrument <1015783 of Barry Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, tor principal ot $11,15425 (Eleven thousand. One hundred Fifty Four dollars and Twenty Five cents) plus accrued intere® at 11.75% (eleven point seven five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in eqwty hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained m said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 7th day ot December, A.D., 2006. at 1XX) o’clock said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale at public auction, to the high­ est bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Bany County. Michigan, of the prem­ ises described in said mortgage. Which said premtses are described as fofiows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Thomapple. in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: Beginning at the South 1/4 post of Section 32. Town 4 North. Range 10 We®, thence North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds Ea® along the North and South 1/4 fine of said Section 32 a de­ fence of 881.49 to®; thence South 89 degrees 41 minutes 23 seconds Ea® 440.00 feet; thence South 00 degree* 23 minutes 37 seconds We® 550 00 feet; thence South 47 degrees 41 minutes 31 sec­ onds Ea® 302.36 to®; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds We® 130.00 feet to the South line of said Section 32; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 06 seconds We® along said South section fine 665.00 to® to the place of beginning. Together with an ingress ano egress easement with others described. Beginning at a point on the South line of Section 32 which lies South 89 degrees 37 minutes 08 sec­ onds Ea® 632.00 feet from the South n post of said Section 32. thence North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 second* Ea® 11529 to®; thence North 47 degrees 41 minute* 31 seconds We® 302.36 to®; thence North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds Ea® 884.67 to®; thence North 89 degrees 41 minutes 37 seconds We® 27.00 to®, thence North 00 degree* 23 minute* 37 seconds Ea® 120 00 feet, thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds We® 120.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 41 min­ utes 23 seconds We® 27.00 to®, thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds We® 855.33 feet; thsnee South 47 degrees 41 minutes 31 seconds East 302.36 to® , thence South 00 degrees 23 min­ utes <7 seconds West 144.72 fee*, to said South section Hne; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 08 second? We® 88.00 to® to the place of begin­ ning. Commoi.N known as; 2055 Spencer Dr. Tax ID; 08-U14-032-002-90 The redemption oeriud be one year from the date of such sale. Dated. November 9. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG A FCS CO, LFA. By: Michael I. Rich. (P-41938) Attorney tor Assignee ot Mortgau *e Weftman. Weinberg A Rets Co L.P.A 2155 Butterfield Dove. Suite 2C0-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR <05399824 nwmi THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR /ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR CHAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Tracy Miller, an unmarried woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration System*. Inc., Mortgagee, dated July 12.2005 and recorded July 18. 2005 m Liber 19*9. Page 401. Eaton County Records, Michigan Said mortgage is now held by JP Morgan Chase Bank National Association as Trustee tor the MLMI SURF Tru® Series 2005-BC4 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Nine Thousand Eight Hundred NinetyNine and 62/100 Dollars ($109,899 62) including intere® at 7.4% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained in sato mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that-said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises. or some part ol them, at public vendue«et the or inside of the main entrance to the Courthouse Bldg in Charlotte. Ml in Eaton County. Michigan to 10XX) a.m. on December 7, 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Bellevue. Eaton County. Michigan, and are Parcel B: A parcel of land located in the Northwest fractional one-quarter of Section 18 Town 1 North. Range 6 We®. Bellevue Township Eaton County. Michigan, the surveyed boundary of said parcel described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of sato Section 18, thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 36 seconds Ea® along the We® of sato Section 69.96 feet to the Southoa® comer of Section 12. Town 1 North. Range 7 We®. Assyria Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds Ea® continuing along sato West hne 382.16 feet to the point of beginning of this descrip­ tion; thence South 88 degrees 37 minutes 22 sec­ onds Ea® 500.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds Ea® parallel with sato West Hne 300.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 37 min­ utes 22 seconds We® 500.00 feet to sato West line: thence North 00 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds along We® line 300.00 feet to the point ol begin­ ning. The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited soteiy to the return ot the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: November 9. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite NO 269.3857 �Page 12 - Thursday. November 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. le ■ debt collector and we are attempting to collect q debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpose. • MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by RICKY LEE LAWRENCE. MARRIED AND SHANNON CHRIS­ TINE LAWRENCE. MARRIED. HUS8ANQ AND WIFE to AMERIMORTGAGE CORPORATION . Mortgagee, dated December 14.2005. and record­ ed on December 22. 2005 . as Instrument No 1158063. m BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC by an assignment dated December 19. 2005. and recorded on December 22. 2005 . as Instrument No. 1158064 to BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof tho sum cf one hundred ninty thousand two hundred sixty four and 54/100 Dollars ($190,264.54). includ­ ing interest at 9 000% per annum Under the power ot sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some pari of them, at public vendue, at tho At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 11X) PM or December 14. 2006 Saxi premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF HASTINGS. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTH­ WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 35. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. HASTINGS TOWN­ SHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER OF SECTION 35; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 17 5 MINUTES WEST 954.5 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 17 5 MINUTES WEST 379.5 FEET; THENCE NORTH 1 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST 1150.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 17.5 MIN­ UTES EAST 369.3 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 46.5 MINUTES WEST 1150.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shal be 12 months from the date of such sale. DATED November 16. 2006 Robert A. Tremain A Associates, P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: AFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Cal: (248) 540-7701 nwnw Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Me THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by tho forackwlng mortgagee, in that event, your damages. If any, shal be Knitt­ ed solely to tho return of tho bid amount ten­ dered ot safe, piua Interact MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael A. Miles. A Single Man. original mortgagor(s), to Amer-quest Mortgage Company, Mortgagee, dated April 1. 2004, and recorded on April 14. 2004 in instrument 1125806. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Weis Fargo Bank. NX tor the benefit of the Certificate Holders of Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Senes 2004-MCW1 as assignee by an assignment on which mortgage here is claimed to be duo at the date hereof the sun of One Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Two And 94/IX Dollars ($134,162.94). including interest at 8.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of thorn, at pubfic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November 30. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West 1/4 post of Section 6. Town 1 North. Range 8 West; thence South 1 degrees 10 minutes 04 seconds West on lhe West section line. 16.50 loot; thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East paralei to the East and West 1.4 line. 485.09 loot to too place of beginning of this description; thence continuing North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, IO321 feet; thence South 1 degree 41 minutes 31 seconds East. 333.87 loot; thence South 20 degrees 17 minutes 12 seconds West. 461.62 foot; thence South 86 degrees 20 minutes 30 seconds West. 230 A0 feet; thence North 1 degree 41 min­ utes 31 seconds West. 781 76 feet to place of beginning Subject to the rights of the public m that part of the above description lying within right of way of Pifet Road The redemption period shal bo 12 months from the date of s»'»ch sale Dated: November 2. 2006 For more totormstton, please cal: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File S113183F01 mona. Notice Of Mortgage Forockwuro SMo TH0 RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia aate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your demegee, If any, shati be Umited eolety to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered et eeie, piue intereet MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mede In the conditions ol a mongage mede by Robin E. Ryno. A Single Woman, original mortgagor(s). to Hamilton Mortgage Company, Mortgagee, dated April 15. 2005, and recorded on April 22. 2005 in instrument 1145268. in Bany county records, MctMgan. and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. N.A. As Trustee For The Benefit Of The Certificate Holders. Park Place Securities. Inc.. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-WCW2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is daimed to bo due at the dele hereof the sum ol Seventy-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Three And 99/100 Dofiars ($78,593.99). Including interest at 9.85% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfll bo foreclosed by a sato of tho mortgaged premises. or some part of them, al pubfic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1X PM. on December 7, 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Barry, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of The West Half of Sectton 7. Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Being more Particularly Described as tal­ lows Beginning at a Point 264.53 Feet North and 935.00 Feet East of the West Quarter Poet of Said Section 7; Thence South 49 degree 53 minutes 03 seconds East 144.13 Feet; Thence South 46 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds* West 102.10 Foot; Thence North 43 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds* West 14330 Feet; Thence North 46 degrees 15 minutes East, Along the Easterly Uno ol Kino Street. 86.70 Foot to tho Beginning... The redemption period shal bo 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 8003241a, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from tho dale of such sale. Dated; November 9.2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fde #088669F02 rnmn TH» FIRM 0 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Loo J. Lanning, a single man, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and lenders successor andfor assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 1. 2006 and recorded February 13, 2006 in Instrument Number 1160113, Barry County Records, Michigan. There is daimed to bo duo at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-One Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Nine and 95/100 Dollars ($91,329.95) Including interest at 8.75% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi bo foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue al ttw Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 130 p.m. on NOVEMBER 30.2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are Tho West 37.16 acres of the Northeast one-quar­ ter of the Northwest fractional one-quarter of Section 3. Town 2 North. Range 8 West. Baltimore Township. Barry County. Michigan, except begin­ ning at the Southeast comer of the West 37.16 acres or the Northeast one-quarter of tho Northwest fractional ono-quar* x of said Section 3. thence 280 loot due West to point of beginning, thence North 206 foot; thence West 208 feet; thence South 208 feet; thence East 208 feet to the point ot beginning, also except tho Easternmost 66 foot of said West 37.16 acres. The redemption period shal bo 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shal be X days from tho date ot such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: Tho foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: November 2.2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 362.0737 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate TH0 RRM 0 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TNa aate may ba rescinded by tho foredoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall bo limit­ ed ootofy to tho return of the bid amount ten­ dered at aate, piua Intoreet MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy Tummons and Mariaane Tummons. husband and wtfe, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Ekctromc Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, oated February 11,2005. and recorded on February 23. 2005 in instrument 1141798. In Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to OtiMortgage. Inc. successor by merger with CrtiFtoandal Mortgage Company. Inc. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is daimed to bo duo at tho date hereof tho sum of Two Hundred Ntoe Thousand Eight Hundred Eight And 60/100 Dollars ($209,806.60), including Interest at 8.4% per annum. Under tho power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil bo forectoeed by a sale of the mortgaged promisee, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at tho Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM, on December 14.2006. Said premises are situated in Township ot Bany. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the west fine of section 19. town 1 north, range 8 west, distant north 0 degress 02 minutes X seconds west 678 foot from the southwest comer of said section; thence continuing north 0 degrees 02 mtoutesw X seconds west along eaid west section fine 666.17 feet; thence south 89 degrees 15 minutes X seconds east 866 toot; thence south 0 degress 02 minutes X sec­ onds east 66330 feet; thercs north 88 degrees 33 minutes X seconds west 666.16 feel to tho piece of beginning. Tho redemption period shal bo 12 months from tho date of ouch sate. Dated: November 16,2008 For more information, please ctil: FC G 248393.1310 Trott & Trott, P.C. Alton eya For Servicer 30400 Totogrsph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fannt, Michigan 48025-5822 File 4107432F02 FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condfltons of a certain mortgage made by: Jeffrey J McLaren, a married man and Trudyann M McLaren, a married woman husband and wife to Washington Mortgage Company Mortgagee, dated August 27.2001 and recorded November 1.2001 in Instrument #1069093 Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage was subsequently assigned through mesne assignments to: The Bank of New York Trust Company, N A. as successor to JP Morgan Chase Bank- NX as Trustee, on which mortgage there is claimed to bo due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Six Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Eight Dofiars and Ninety-Eight Cents ($86,168.98) Including interest 11.125% per annum. Under tho power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and tho statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfll bo forectoeed by a safe ol the mortgaged premiees, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at ttw Barry County Courthouse In Heatings, Ml at 130PM on Thursday. November X. 2006. Said premises are situated to City of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and are described aa: Lot 736 ol tho City, formerly VBage, of Hastings. according to the recorded ptat thereof, as recorded to Ubar 518, ot Plats, Page 762 Commonly known as 526 West Court St. Hastings Ml 49068 Tho redemption period shal bo 6 months from the date of such sate, unices determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 6003241, in which case tho redemption period shal bo X days from tho date of such sate. Dated: OCTOBER X. 2006 Tho Bank of Now York Trust Company. NX as suc­ cessor to JP Morgan Chase Bank NX as Trustee. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potectivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 1X Rochester Hifis, Ml 46X7 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-57897 HA. Mueller Accounting • Professional. Economical & Personal Accounting Services. NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice « hereby (Won that the Barry County Zoning Board of Appeal- - J conduct a pubfic hearing tor the following ^Caeo Number V-32-2006 Suzanne Kidder 1 Stephen Morris. Location: 7682 S M-37 Hwy.. In Section 21 of Baltimore Twp. Purpose: Requesting a variance to erect a 20x26-ft attached garage/utilrty room onto an exist­ ing home that » too dose to the road right of way (24.5-ft). the minimum is 75-ft. in the A zoning dis­ trict. Masting Dale: December 12,2006. Time: 730 p.m. Place: Community Room in tho Courts & Law Building at 206 West Court St. Hastings. Michigan Site Inspections of tho above described proper­ ties wfll bo completed by the Zoning Board of Appeals members before the day of tho hearing. Interested persons desiring to presort their views upon an appeal either vorbaKy or in writing wfll bo given tho opportunity to bo heard at tho above men­ tioned time and piece. Any written response may to malted to the address listed betow or taxed to (269) 948-4820 The apodal use appfication(s) is/are available tor pubfic inspection at tho Barry County Planning Offlco, 220 West State Street, Hastings, Mfchigan 48068 during tho hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (dosed between 12-1 p.m.). Monday thru Friday. Pteaee cal the Planning Office al (269) 945­ 1290 tor further information. Tho County of Barry wW provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signors tor tie hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at tho mooting to individuals with disabfltties at the meeting/hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry. Individuate with fteahlios requiring auxfliary aids or services should contact tho County of Bany by writing or calling the following: Michaol Brown. County Administrator. 220 West State Street Hastings. Ml 49058. (269) 945-1284. Debbie Smith. Barry County Clerk NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Thte firm lea debt ooKacfior attempting to ooF lectadabL Any information wa obtain wfN be used for that purpose. Default has occurred in tho condtttons of e mort­ gage made by GERALD D. LOWE. JR. anr* JUUE L LOWE, husband and wife (cofecttveiy •Mortgagor), to GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA, a toderafiy charte-ed corpora­ tion, whoee address is 1780 Abbey Raed. Suite 200. East Lansing. Michigan 481123 (the ■Mortgagee*), dated October 8,2003, ano recorded In tho office of tho Register of Deeds isr Barry County, MtaNgan on October 10. 2003, av tose^ ment number 111530>» (ttw "Mortgage*) By reason ot such default, the Mortgagee elects to dedare and hereby declares the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage due and payable forthwith As of the date of this Notice there is claimed to bo duo tor principal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of One Hundred Elevon Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Throe and 05/IX Dollars ($111323.05). No suit or proceeding at law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage or any pert thereof. Notice is hereby given that by virtue at the power ol sate contained in the Mortgage and tho statute to such case made and provided. and to pay the above amount, with interest, as provided to the Mortgage, and al legal coots, charges and expens­ es. including tho attorney tea atiowod by tew. and al taxes and insurance premiums paid by the undersigned before sale, tho Mortgage wfll bo toroctoeed by sale of the mortgaged premiees at public vendue to lhe highest bidder at the east entrance to the Barry County Courthouse Io rated In Hastings. Mkhigan on Thursday, December 7, 2006, at one o'clock to the afternoon. Tho premiees covered by the Mortgage are situated in tho Township of Hastings. County of Bony, Stalo of Michigan, and are doacribed as inflows: Commencing st tho South 1/4 comer of Section 21, Town 3 North. Range 8 West, thence North 001ff47* East 149438 toot along the North and South 1/4 lino of said Section; thence South 89*05*31* East 240.04 toot to tho point of begin­ ning; thence North 01*22DT West 19434 toot; thence North 24*3936* East X.10 foot; thence North 86*2034* East 26838 foot to the centerline of NashvBo Road; thence South 30*3033* East 17.44 toot along said centorttoe; thence Southerly 234.91 toot along tiw arc of a curve to tho right the radius of which is 996.165 foot the contrte angio of which is 13*31*29* and tho chord of which bears South 23*44'48* East 234.37 foot along sted conteritoe; thence South 81*56*22* West 381.47 toot; thence North 01*22*03* West M.81 foot to the point of beginning. Except tho North 33 toot there­ of. Subject to on easement tor pubfic highway pur­ poses over the Easterly 33 feet thereof for Nashyflte Rood and any other Easements or Restrictions of Record. Together with al tho fixtures, tenements, heredi­ taments, and appurtenances belonging or to any way appertaining. Notice to further given that tho length of lhe redemption period wifi bo six (6) months from the date of sate, unless tho promises has boon aban­ doned, to which case the redemption period wfll bo thirty (X) days from the date of sale. Dated: November 9. 2006 GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA Mortgagee Timothy Hfltegonds WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD LLP 900 Rtth Thfrd Center 111 Lyon Street, N.W. Grand Rapids. Ml 49503-2489 (616) 752-2000 1328002-2 rreroos • 20 Years of Accounting, Tax and Management Experience Working for You PROFESSIONALS! 221 South Jefferson, Hastings Phone: (269) 945-3547 www.kamuelleraccounting.com www.Fdover.com Sasemsnr WMarprooflhg GtaMfltocirlteKtowu Kathryn M. Ruuell {JJ MRvHflndowHteto Ratatog Sunton Concrete Aagretang AKomqr* 1-800-237-2379 Kritten E. Hoel Law Divorce • Custody • Parenting Time Criminal • Bankruptcy • Wills Protect your Rights! MRTSYSTBflOFSOUIHWBTI®flG»i.fiC '‘ M • Ubr.kn.1 K«a MWkww In, • 14’. .“■Il 128 W. Omer St.. Hastingi. MI 49058 Phone (269) 945-4243 Free Constitution with this Ad. Expires December 7. 2006 — NOTICE — The County of Barry is accepting sealed bids for carpet removal and replacement at the Historic Bany County Courthouse. The closing date for the bid is December 14.2006 at 2:00 p.m. Bids shall be sub­ mitted tn County Administration. 220 W. Stele Si.. Hastings. MI 49058. To obtain a copy of the invitation to bid, please call (269) 945­ 1285 or pick one up at the County Clerk s Office located at the above address. Specific questions regarding the Invitation to Bid may be directed to Tim Neeb, Building & Grounds Supervisor at (269) 838­ 7084. Nours CM Mortgags forertws RFto THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY MFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - DMtedt fws bwn mads to tha condttons of a mortgage mads by Poppy Am Smith UW* Poppy Am Root, an unmarried woman. Original mortgagors), to Avaton Ftoanctef Corp., a Michigan Corporation. Mortgagee, dated September 13. 1998. and recorded on September 21, 1999 to instrument 1035599. to Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by maane assign­ ments to Weis Fargo Bank. NX, as Trustee tor Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 1999-C as •soignee by an aecignment, on atech mortgage there is daimed to ba due at tea date fwreof toe sum of Thirty-Four Thouaand Four Hundred Thirty­ Eight And 62/IX Dofiars ($34.43832). todudtog interest at 12.7% par annum. Under the power of sale contained In eted mort­ gage and tha statute to such caaa made and provxted. notice to hereby given that said mortgage wd bo forectoeed by a safe al the mortgaged premtooa, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at ttw Barry County Courthouse to Hastings at 1:00 PM. on November X, 2006. Said premises are atomted to Charter IbwnaNp of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: L d 36, of Sundago Park, according to tha recorded ptat thereof, aa recontod In Lfoar 2. m Page 71, Bany County Records. Tha redemption parted shal be 6 mortha from tha date of such sate, untoas detormtoad aban­ doned to accordance wtih MCLA 6003241a, In which case ttw redemption period shal ba X days from the dote al such sato. Dated: November 2.2006 For more information, ptoaaa cal: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tstograph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Ferms, MtoNgan 48025-6822 File #112579FO1 NottoeOf TH0 RRM MA DEBT COLLECTOR ATYWrTMG TO COLLECT A DBt ANY BWBMnON WE OBTAMWHX BE USB) FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU AM MACnVE MUTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: TMs sate amr ba wetoded by tha taroctoatag awrtMaa^ In MORTGAGE SALE - Datautt has bean made in ttw- condtttons of a mortgage made by Pafricia Blackwood, a married woman, and BMa Riackwood, Jr., her husband, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systsma, Inc., as rvminas tor tender and lander** auooaasors andfor actegns, Mortgagse, dated February 15. 2006, and recredad on February 25.2006 in Insfrument 1141946, to Batny county record!. Michigan, on which mortgage toere re to tx> due at ttw ttato hereof the sum oi One Hundred SghtyOhe Thouaand Rva Hundred & .renfy-Rva An.1 82/IX Ddars ($18137532), tockidtog Mtoreat al 5329% par annum. Under ttw power of sate contained kt eek' mort­ gage and ttw statute to such caaa nude an: orovioeo, nouoe ■ naraoy gwen mat aato matflgme be toractoaad by a aate of ttw mortgaged presflaaa, or soma part of them, at pubic vandua, .st ttw itany County Courthouaa in Hastings at 1S» PN , on NovenfoerX, 2006. Said premises are equated in Township of OrangavMa. Barry County, Michigan, rnd ,wa doacribed aa: Lot 17 of Fawntaka Ptat. aocordtog to ttw plat ttwreef, as recorded to Bwr 4 ot pata, page 37. The redemption parted ahal be 6 monttw from ttw date of such sato, untoas datorminad aban­ doned to aocordsnoa wflh MCLA 8003341a,to which case ttw redemption period shal be X risys from ttw dais of such aate. Dated: Novembsr 2, 2006 For more information, ptoaaa cal: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, MkMgan 48025-6022 Rte F113147F01 nwi NctteeOt Mnrtgagi Forsolasaw Bala TH0 RRM 0 A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTBMPTING TO COLLECT A DMT. ANY BBOMUmON WE OBTAM WtiJ. BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEAM CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE Bi ACTWK MUTANYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASMS: Thto sate may be MORTGAGE SALE - Detaufl has been mads In ttw conditions of a mortgage mede by David vaneerofln ana Aixeon wweroen, nuaoana ana wife, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Elactronic Registration Systems, Inc., aa nomfrwa tor tender and tender's successors andfor assigns. Mortgagee, dated August X. 2004, and recorded on September 7. 2004 to Instrument 1133678, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Counfrywida I tome Loans, Inc. as ataignee toy an aaaignmanL to Barry county records, Michigan. on which mortgage ttwre is claimed to be due at ttw date hereof ttw sum of One Hundred Six Thousand Eight Hundred SodyNina And 87/IX Ddws ($10638937), tockidtog interest at 5.879% per annum. Under ttw power ot sale contained tn said mort­ gage and ttw statute to such caaa made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfll be foreclosed by a sale of ttw mortgaged premtoaa, or soma part ol them, at puMc vendue, at ttw Bany County Courthouse to Hastinge at 130 PM, on NovwntwrX, 2006 Said premises are situated to Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 5 of Rotting Oska Estates, According to the Recorded Plat Thereof. Aa Reoorded 10 Lfoar g PNN $2 ~ Tho redemption period shal ba 6 monttw from the date of such sato. untoas determined aban­ doned to accordance with MCLA 800 3241a. to which case ttw redemption period shal ba X days from the date of such sale. Dried November 2. 2006 For more information, please cel: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servinor 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 2X Bingham Farms, McNgen 48025-5822 Fite S087322F02 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 23. 2006 - Page 13 ■ LEGAL NOTICES THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SAtE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy Baker. • married man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 5. 2003 and recorded February 14, 2003 in Instrument Number 1097669, Barry County Records. Michigan There is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Five and 49/100 Dollars ($88,545.49) including interest at 7.125% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, ai public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings m Barry Co* -nty. Michigan at 1 DO p m. on DECEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located m the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described aa: Commencing at the Northwest comer of Section 18. Town 2 North. Range 9 West. Thence North 88 degrees 51 minutes 14 seconds East 440 feet along the North hne of said Section, thence South 1 degree 8 minutes 46 seconds East 459.14 feet to tho true point of beginning; thence North 88 degrees 51 minutes 14 seconds East 955.43 feet to the centertme of Otis Lake Road; thence South 0 degrees 3 minutes 32 seconds East 228.51 feet along centerline. Thence South 88 degrees 51 min­ utes 14 seconds West 95’.09 feet; thence North 1 degree 8 minutes 46 seconds West 228.67 feet to the point of beginning Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof for Otis Lake Road The redemption penod Shan be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a. tn which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, tf any, are limited sototy to tho return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sato. ptos interest Dated: November 15.2006 Ortons Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Sdrvicer P.O. Box 6041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 362.0791 moieos SYNOPSIS >■----- ir---------m-. nope luwiiemp Special Board Mooting and Public Hearing Oct. 2. 2006 4 Board Members present. Attorney Ken Sparks and 20 guests Approved: Previous Minutes Resolution No. 06-1 for Long Lake Aquatic Plant Control Special Assessment District Appointment of Alternate ZBA and BOR memwt>< Cam i a «• S nttU •v THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Warren Menck. single, to Amenquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated August 4. 2004 and recorded August 24. 2004 in Instrument Number 1132907. Barry County Records. Michigan. Seid mortgage is now held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse by assignment There is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Ftve Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Four and 48/100 Dollars ($165,554.48) including interest at 8.9% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubhc vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on DECEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West one-quarter post of Section 20. Town 2 North. Range 9 West. Hope Township. Barry County. Michigan, thence South 89 degrees 44 minutes 40 seconds East. 91902 feet along the East-West one-quarter line of said Section 20; thence North 00 degrees 33 minutes 40 seconds West. 1005.0 feet; thence North 32 degrees 52 minutes 40 seconds West. 98 15 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 21 minutes 40 seconds West. 304.99 feet; thence North 29 degrees 02 feel 52 seconds West. 115 06 feet; thence North 02 degrees 22 minutes 05 sec­ onds East, 239.80 feet, thence North 56 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East. 100.00 feet; Fence South 33 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds East 480.84 feet io the point of beginning Together with an easement for tngress and egress to be used jointly with others over a strip of land 66 feet in width, the Westerly line of which is described as: Beginning at a point on the East-West one-quarter line of Section 20. Town 2 North. Range 9 West, distant South 89 degrees 44 minutes 40 seconds East 919.02 feet from the West one-quarter post of said Section 20; thence North 00 degrees 33 min­ utes 40 seconds West. 1005.00 feet; thence North 32 degrees 52 minutes 40 seconds West. 98.15 feet; thence North 33 degrees 51 minutes 3u sec­ onds West. 480 84 feet to the point of ending. The redemption parted shall be 6 months from the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated: November 16.2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 . Fite No. 214.4192 Adjoumod 7:Sf5 p.nv Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested to by Patricia Albert. Supervise- AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the torn* and conditions ot a certain mortgage made by Kenneth L Marpto. a smige man of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company. A Corporation dated the 28th day of February. AD. 2006, and recorded in the office of the Register ot Deeds, for the County of Bany and State of Michigan, on the 1st day of March. AD. 2006, in Instrument NO. 1180746 of Barry Records, which said mortgage was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006­ 3, thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $142,109.66 (one hundred fourty two thousand, one hundred nine dollars and sixty sx cents) plus accrued interest st 11.55% (eleven point five five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing boon instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of tho power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to tha statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 7th day of December. AD. 2006. at i DO o'clock said mortgage will bo foreclosed by a sa»s at puMc auction, to the high­ est bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the prem­ ises described in said mortgage. Which said prem­ ises are described as follows M that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Carlton, in the County of Barry and Stale of Michigan and described as fotiows to wit: LAND LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CARL­ TON. BARRY COUNTY. STATE OF MICHIGAN. ANO DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL A: THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST ONE FOURTH OF SECTION 27, TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DESCRIBED AS: COMMENC­ ING AT THE WEST ONE FOURTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION: THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 41'02- EAST 1317 64 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST n. THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33' IF EAST 735 00 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST fl OF SAID NORTHWEST ONE FOURTH TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33' 17* EAST 220.00 FEET ALONG SAID WEST LINE; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 41' 02" EAST 325.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 33 17- WEST 220 00 FEET THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 4T 02' WEST 325 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING Commonly known as: 3654 Andrus Rd. Tax ID: 08-04-027 205 000-03 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated: November 9. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO, L.P.A By: Daniel E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg A Res Co, LP.A 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR405606272 ”««■ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE Mf UTAHY DUTY'. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be roscinaeo oy mo nxsoosing mortgagee, in that event, your damages, H any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to tho return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sato. plus intsrsst MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael L Sanford and Darlene K. Sanford Husband and Wile, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as nominee tor lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 6. 2005, and recorded on July 13.2005 in instrument 1149444. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to SunTrust Mortgage as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the da.e hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-One And 89/100 Dollars ($139,771.89). Including interest at 5 99% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 120 PM. on December 14.2006. Said premises are situated in Township ol Johnstown, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Said paicel being marked *3* on the allotment survey in the Southwest 114 of Section 10 of said Township and desenbed as: Beginning North 19 3/4 degrees East 136 8 feet from a point distant North 15 3/4 degrees East 813.3 feet from the iron post marking the Southeast angle of the highway running along the South line of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, and distant East 32 rods more of less from the Southwest comer of said Section; thence North 19 3/4 degrees East 68.4 feet, thence North 85 1/3 degrees West to the East shore ol Bristol Lake; thence Southerly along shore of lake to a point North 85 1/2 degrees West from the place of beginning; thence South 85 1/2 degrees East. 8 rods more of less to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: November 16. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Senncer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ftte f114559F01 nwm SYNOPSIS Hope Towvishlp Special Board Meeting and Public Hearing Oct 23. 2006 5 Board Members present. Attorney Ken Sparks and 16 guests Approved: Previous Minutes Assessment Roll for Long Lake Aquatic Plant Control Special Assessment District Cemetery Fence Repair Adjourned: 7 15 p.m Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested to by Patricia Albert. Supervisor NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm is a debt coltecto.- attempting to collect a debt Any information we obtain wiU be used for that purpose Default has occurred m the conditions of a mort­ gage made by GERALD DAVID LOWE. JR and JULIE L LOWE, husband and wife (eolteettvety ■Mortgagor’), io GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA. a federally chartered corpora­ tion. whose address is 1760 Abbey Road. Suite 200. East Lansing. Michigan 48823 (the -Mortgagee’), dated December 27. 2002, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds F. Barry County. Michigan on December 30. 2002. as instrument number 1094675 (the 'Mortgage") By reason of such default, the Mortgagee elects to declare and hereby deciares the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage due and payable forthwith. As of the date of this Notice there is daimed to be due for principal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of Eighteen Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve and 88/100 Dollars ($18,712.88) No suit or pro­ ceeding at law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage or any part thereof. Notice Is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sate conta med in the Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, and to pay the above amount, with interest, as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expens es. including the attorney fee allowed by law. and all taxes and insurance premiums paid by the under­ signed before sate, the Mortgage will be foreclosed by sale of the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the east entrance to the Bany County Courthouse located in Hastings. Michigan on Thursday. December 7. 2006. at one o'clock in the afternoon. The premises covered by the Mortgage are situated in the Township of Irving County of Barry. State of Michigan, and are described as tofiows: Beginning at a point on the North line of Section 24. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Irving Township. Barry County. Michigan, distant North 89"3T07East. 665.00 feet from the Northwest comer of said Section 24; thence North 89*31’07’ East. 220.00 feet along said Sectton Une; thence South 00*0004* West. 474.70 feet; thence South 89*3104' West 220.00 feet; thence North 00*0024" East. 474.71 feet to the point of beginning Subject to an ease­ ment for public highway purposes over the Northerly 33 feet thereof tor Janna. Road and any other easements or restrictions of record Together with all the fixtures, tenements, heredi­ taments. and appurtenances belonging or in any way appertaining. Notice is further given that the length of the redemption pericd win be six (6) months from the date of sate, unless the premises has been aban­ doned. In which case the redemption period will be thirty (30) days from the date of sate. Dated: November 9. 2006 GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA Mortgagee Timothy Hiltegonds WARNER NORCROSS A JUDO LLP 900 Fifth Third Center 111 Lyon Street, N.W. Grand Rapids. Ml 49503-2489 (616) 752-2000 1328006-2 Hastings woman home for holidays after having stroke Sharon Collins and Jasper sit in he- Hastings home after her Oct. 6 stroke. Collins is fortunate enough to have made it home for the holidays after spending three weeks in the hospital with a stroke. Stroke is lhe number three cause of death After almost three weeks in the hospital. among Americans and a leading cause of dis­ CoMins was transferred to Mary Free Bed ability. This year, more than 700,000 Americans of all ages and ethnicities will suf­ FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt coflector attempting to cojteft $-ctabt. Any information obtested w*be usedk\ purpose, if youAte Military, ptease contact our office al the number taped below MORTGAGE SALE -Default has been made m the condrtions of a cartain mortgage made by. Mchaei Vaskovr. A Mamed Man and Lonnie Vaskovic. Hts Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc, soteiy as nominee tor Decision One Mortgage Company. LLC, Mortgagee, dated November 18. 2005 and recorded November 28. 2005 in Instrument f 1156836 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was sub­ sequently assigned to: MTGLQ Investors. L.P, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Two Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars and No Cents ($72,699.00) including interest 8.64% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Mt at 1:00PM on Thursday. December 21, 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 6. Stock 10 ot Daniel Striker's Addition according to the ptat thereof recorded in Uber 1 of Plats, page 11 of Bany County Records. Commonly known as 403 East Blair. Hastings Mt 49058 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned ■n accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: NOVEMBER 21. 2006 MTGLQ Investors. L.P, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester HWs. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-59468 ASAP# 804897 11/23/2006. 11/30/2006, 12/07/2006. 12/14/2006 rrtones r WANT Wf ATHEB EOBECASTS? Want to know where to get all this information? c,om student loons to Social Security benefits to buying surplus government property, all kinds ol government mlormation are jus* a click or coll away FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FEDINFO Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, an acute retc*biliution hospital. “1 progressed really well because I wanted fer a stroke. For Sharon Collins, these statistics struck home Friday, Oct. 6. The day began like any other, but then Collins noticed a sudden headache while grocery shopping. “I don't usually get headaches." she said. “Then my right side became numb. After my symptoms got worse at night. I went to the hospital and they said I was having a stroke." to go home." she said. Collins will be home to enjoy Thanksgiving with her family this year, but she will not be cooking thr meal this time around. She won’t get through Thanksgiving without any cooking, however. St*? male loaves of banana bread for her friends. Great Lakes Leadership Academy will include woman from Hastings Great international experience in Canada and one or Lakes Leadership Academy (GLLA) has selected Sara Schaefer of Hastings to partici­ more developing countries to explore issues from a global perspective. Participants will pate in the GLLA Leadership Advancement meet with key leaders and gain a broader program. Following an-extensive application and ty issues in the context of the cultural and The Michigan State University understanding of leadership and sustainabili­ interview process-, she was among 24 people social challenges facing other parts of the chosen from across Michigan to participate in world. the two-year leadership development pro­ "We are excited by the support we have gram The GLLA Leadership Advancement pro­ received for the program from the agriculture, gram will convene its first session in mid­ ronmental communities, and we are excited to December. The program is designed to pre­ have such a diverse group of community pare individuals to provide leadership to leaders involved in the academy." said Mike communities and the agriculture, natural Kovacic. resources, manufacturing and environmental Leadership Academy. "The entire state will sectors of the Michigan economy. The pro­ benefit as these emerging leaders sharpen gram will bring together leaders from across their leadership skills, develop expanded net­ the state to promote positive change, resource conservation, economic vitality and enhanced works with others who arc interested in poli­ cy issues and enhance their understanding of quality of life in Michigan by encouraging the critical issues affecting Michigan." natural resources, manufacturing and envi­ director of the Great Lakes The Great Lakes Leadership Academy is leadership for the common good. 12 organized and supported by the MSU College times over the course of two years al various of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Michigan locations. Each participant will MSU Extension. The planning and imple­ The group will meet approximately work as part of an issues team that will mentation of the program have also been sup­ explore a concern affecting a specific area of ported by grants from the. W.K. Kellogg interest. 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DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. Window damaged by BB gun shootings Hastings Police are investigating a malicious destruction of property complaint Nov. 20 at the Hungry Howie’s Pizza, 130 N. Broadway Ave. The manager said be found the front windows damaged when he arrived at the business at 10:53 a.m. and called the city police. The investigating officer found that two seven feet by three feet windows had been shot with what is believed to have been a BB gun. The impact caused a one centimeter diameter hole and forced the glass away from the window pane. Similar incidents occurred earlier in the month at residences on the east side of the city. The incident remains under inves­ tigation. Grand Rapids man shot in hunting accident Ronie Steffes, 65, of Grand Rapids, was shot by a fellow burner on Thursday, Nov. 16, in Yankee Springs Township. Preliminary investigation by the Michigan State Police Hastings post revealed there were two separate hunting parties hunt­ ing on state land near Briggs Road, south of Shaw Lake Road. One of the parties fired a round, a 12 gauge slug, striking Steffes in the chest. Steffes was transported to Pennock Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. The names of the other hunters involved were not released pending an investigation into possible charges of reckless dis­ charge of a firearm. Probe of 3 Delton teens in burglaries widens Two of the three area teen-agers, arrested for the attempted break-in of the Cedar Creek Store last week, have been arraigned on additional charges resulting from an investigation by the Barry County Sheriff’s Department. Eric Robert Lee, 17, of Delton, and Brandon Ammon, 18, also of Delton are charged with home invasion of an apartment YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. 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"AS IS" Ute bona to a mack with 3 bakoocM, 1 bath, at a till baamat, wtt a ate ar reached page This faectoaaaafeiriageaio ds manh Tettas-Certified tends delivered to the Sheriff re die sato fa mere death camd RntoDevdopmenta(»M)771^W3 taWltrHdvuMbAoEqHlOivatrekyLaeda U �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 23. 2006 - Page 15 WlWing FAtfraCtiorfS4 Barry County ■ Li ear Snows Chamber of Commerce located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at pm, Tuesday 4c Friday 9 am-7 pm, Saturday 10 am-4 pm. For more information call (616) Admission is $4130, $51.50 & $6130. (269) 945-2454 Check out the Chamber s website at www.banychamber.com November 25. 451-9820 or visit www.lafontsee.us. Through Nov. 24. • Todd and Photography Brad Reed Presents: See with your heart. Feel with MISCELLANEOUS • Dance Instructions from 530-630 pm at Bumam Brook, Cedlia Music Society. The father-son team from will present some of their photographic images including images that the public already loves, and some that the public has yet to see. Call 616459-2224 for evening and weekend hours. An Artist's Reception will be held Sunday, November 5th from 3-5 pm. W. 200 Michigan, Creek. Beginning ballroom dance Battle lessons with instructor Colleen Burke in east coast (269) 317-2197. Friday, Dec. 15. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Centex 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at pm. Admission is free. For more information 730 p.m. and the dance will take place visit afterward and continue until 1030 p.m. Ail (231) or 843-0777 www.scmsonline.org or the artists' web site at www.toddandbradreed.com Through Nov. 30. ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is Discovery: of Lines Drawings American at 225 of Years KIA presents the nearly 150 works on paper on loan from the (GA) Columbus Museum traces that CHECK OUT THESE NOVEMBER BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: Varineau, Master’s Band at the Richland Area Comers. Each son 4c practice from 1-2 pm is $5 per person. Dances take place from 2-5 pm with Swing Pearl Shangkuan, Director. Performances are Nov. 30-Dec. 9. By the creator of RENT, this from $18-556. Tickets may be purchased by 28 Grief Recovery- Holiday Edition musical focuses on the days leading up to visiting the Symphony office or by calling *Tour Soup- A recipe for Grieving" Jonathan's birthday and was posthumously (616) 454-9451, Ext 4. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsympho- will be presented at Barry Community polka, and rhumba. No partner necessary. .Ml Hospice, 450 Meadow Run, from 6­ RENT Performances are Thursday through Saturday ny.org. Baddest at 8 pm. Adult admission tickets are $25 v ith holiday dinner theatre at 6 pm Friday 4c reduced rates for students and senior citizen?. Saturday, December 8 & 9 at the Middleville For more information call (616) 234-3946 o» United Methodist Church, 111 Church Street, 2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday grief and how best to move forward. 1955 and introduction to the public in 1956. each month. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center No charge. The epitome of both modernist style and in Battle Creek from 630-830 p.m. Singles luxurious comfort the leather-upholstered, and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must the celebrating prototypes wood produced by the Eameses in the 1940s along ■ with molded plywood sculpture by Ray | Eames of Library the from Congress be accompanied by adult). $4 at die door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Discuss the many facets of how it was manufactured and assembled. Museum hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 am- 5 pm, Friday 10 am-830 pm, Saturday 10 am- 5 and pm Sunday noon-5 closed pm, Mondays. Adult admission is $7, seniors and students $6, children 6-17 $3. For more information or 831-1000 (616) call visit www.gramonline.org. Through Dec 31. • Magdalena Abakanowicz: Coming in December 1-10 Celebrates I Barry ChriataiM! 2 Middleville Parade. (269)795-3385 9 * 10 Of Christmas Past Historic Chariton Park 12 noon-5pm Hastings ^,S. qurlion,.^,^ (2») 945- B.C. Civic Theatre announces additions for Reader’s Theater Holiday Production nership with the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center is presenting a “Reader’s throughout the world for her sculpture, but Theater” rendition of Frank Capra’s classic movie “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The 1946 you'll be stunned by her extraordinarily film starring James Stewart and Donna Magdalena drawings. powerful is Approximately 50 drawings by the great Polish artist will be we can all identify with. George has it all! Following its debut at Meijer Gardens, the A beautiful wife, cute kids, good friends exhibition will begin a national tour. Hours and neighbors who depend on him. a home are Monday and Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday, 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. in need of repair, a demanding job. lost dreams. Iocs of bills... you get the picture! Adult admission is $12, students and seniors Yea he has it all and he has had enough! $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-S) $4, Self doubt gets the best of him and he thinks that maybe it would’ve been better if and under) call (888) (2 information free. For more or 957-1580 visit 3 5 Posters for a better World will present 17 socially and politically-themed works which often use collages elements of American icons made by calling (269) 795-9266 between 9 am and 1 pm. will perform Handel's Messiah under the direction of conductor Joel Navarro. Call the 6 8 4 9 4 5 6 1 8 6 v 3 pm. Tickets an. 540.50 & $50.50. The Trans­ and prices. For more information call (616) Siberian Orchestra £ electrifying performance 526-6411 or visit www.calvin.edu/music. is a symphonic rock Christmas spectacular that combines the impact oi an orchesua with Purchase tickets please visit websi:- or call downtown Hastings. (616) 456-3333. For more information call holiday The event High will be performed at the Spectrum Theatre of Concert begins December 3 at 3 pm. Grand Rapids Community College December Mort For Da* - Kids Albom Mitch Benefit 13-16. Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel's DeVos play is a comic deconstruction of the wrongly at Children's and Hospital Grand Horizons Foundation. The event will be headlined and author best-selling by syndicated columnist, Mitch Albom, in his only West Michigan appearance this year. what inspires his and him beloved Tchaikovsky score during eleven Vander Ark and indie-folk artist Lux Land enchanting performances. Performances are Rapids entertain backgrounds. finishes off information singer-songwriter Friday 730 pm, Saturday 2 pm & 730 pm, Sunday 2 pm. Tickets range from $15-$50. For the more group tickets, call The Ballet: (616) 454-4771 visit xIO. For more information call (616) 456-3333 call all evening. (616) ages For 632-1301 www.onemoredayforkids.org. To or order his life is wonderful after all! This won’t be easy, and that angel will really be earning 9 9 6 I c 8 Z » 9 L 9 E L 9 I 9 I- L 9 s 8 E ► z 6 Z TRIVIA TEST By Fiji Rodriguez Z I 9 9 Z 1. HISTORY: What was the name of Alan e 9 » Z 6 I Shepard's Mercury spacecraft that he piloted Medical Center Theater stage on the fol­ lowing dates: December 8.9.10,15.16 and S z I 9 I 6 E » 9 into space in 1961? 2. FOOD & DRINK: What kind of animal 17. time to be announced later. Stacey • Civic Theatre presents: Peter Pan at the Livingston has been named as the show’s Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. Performances director. Stacey is a newcomer to the area, formerly from Traverse City. She has a Annie at Theatre DeVos Performances are presents Guild Performance Tuesday at I 9 6 Z c 9 I 9 9 6 E 9 z I 9 L 8 » C I 6 9 s Z Z background in theater arts, a bachelor degree from Ferris State and has been active in the community theater of Traverse City. We welcome her! J9MSUV produces a type of cheese called Pecorino? 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? 4. MYTHOLOGY: What was the name of the Roman goddess of wisdom? 5. INVENTIONS: Who is credited with lhe invention of Coca-Cola? — nxoans*pt»»M — 6. LANGUAGE: What docs lhe Greek pre- Hall 730 3 pm. For more information call (616) 235­ 6285 or visit www.bwaygr.org. Nov 21-26. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Fred Knapp Trio at the Grand Rapids Art Museum from 5-830 pm. Music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 pm (free to members). Live bands play from 6-30-8:15 pm. Light fare and a cash bar available. 5-6 pm. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. November 25. • Martina McBride ’The Joy of fix “chloro" mean? 7. SYMBOLS: What does a diacritical mark called the cedilla indicate when it is placed under a “c"? 8. MOVIES: What was one of the working titles of the movie “E.T. the Extra­ Terrestrial"? 9. ART: Which famous American artist produced a series called the “Helga paint- 10 GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Kalahari Desert located? Answers 1. Freedom 7 pm, Wednesday 2 4c 730 pm, Thursday 730 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 2 4c 8 pm, and Sunday or visit www.grballet.com. tickets online go to www.ticketmaster.com. 9 Broadway performs A short film documentary of L • Rapids and people » www.grct.org. Nov. 16- Dec. 17. the Brian Grand performances 8 visit Symphony Grand life. £ or dren, brings this timeless classic to life. The from Musical literary 9 222-6650 Performance Hall December 15-17 Ac Dec 20­ 23. Share the magic and rekindle the tradition - or start a new one - as a cast of over 100 6 (616) Grand Rapid* Ballet prrsate The Nutcracker will be performed at DeVos dancers, including many community chil­ sented at the Veteran’s Administration cal) $8 for general public. novel For One More Day, and talk about his er’s theater’’ format. The show ill be pre­ information Othello. Albom will read selections from his newest College Spoelhof Center. The pm 4t 7:30 pm, and Sunday at 3 pm. For more Shakespeare's Spectrum Theatre. Tickets are $5 for student., the film, the Civic will present it in a “read­ are Wednesday-Friday at 730 pm, Saturday 2 of Performances are at 8 pm in Room 201 of the Kids, a book-signing and concert will benefit will ♦ ♦♦ HOOBOYI wife accused pm. Tickets are $60-5100. One More Day for experiences, 8 vfcft feature will or not. he’ll find out! Based on the original 1947 radio script of MUSIC THEATRE or www.vanandelarena.com. seasonal selections and feature big horns. 10 from 7-9 pth. at the Center Art Gallery at show runs through January 20. the edge ot a rock and roti band band. beginning at 5 pm Saturday, December 2 in gallery talk will take place Friday, November the Calvin December 20 at Van Andel Arena at 3 and 7 Calvin Box Office at (616) 526-6282 for tickets Clarence s job to get George to realize that he had never been bom! Whether he likes it others. An exhibition reception and and Christmas Angel Tree, reservations can be DeVos 6 should we «y “angel in training.” It will be his wings! George Bailey will be shown what life in Bedford Falls would be like if NASA astronauts, flag, the 7 despair, an unlikely rescuer arrives by the Kennedyr, Janis Joplin, Martin Luther King as Middleville. Tickets are $10 and proceeds Performance Hall Tuesday, December 5 at 7 he was never bom! In this moment of the such 9 a Calvin Oratorio Society and Calvin Orchestra Featuring 7 perform Performance Hall December 16 2. The One 1 2 4 1 tutme of Clarence. Clarence is an angel or . posters from between 1969-1996 featuring the 5 3 8 1 Reed is a holiday favorite. The story of small town good guy George Bailey is one displayed, many of them for the first time. children 8 8 will and Calvin QnJlCitra at 8 prn at DeVos School. 4 1 5 Band benefit the Community Food Pantry and held at the lecture hall of Hasting? by Linda Thistle 7 Angel (616)742-6610 Weekly SUDOKU s known Park. debut York works,' a tree lighting ceremony and more Every Wednesday through October. Drawings at Frederik Meijer Gardens 4c Sculpture New Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. The Battle Creek Civic Theatre in part­ The its made visit wwwactorsatspectrum.org. complement the three-dimensional studies. An "exploded" version of the chair and blowups of period photographs dramatize pm & 8 pm, Sunday 3 pm. Ticket prices range presented after his untimely death just before almost immediately after its conception in exhibition, Carlson, Thursday 730 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 3 shown. molded Margaret Actors' Theatre presents the musical TICK...TICK...BOOM at Spectrum Theatre Sunday noon-5 pm. or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317­ of Conductor; ny.org. Friday, Saturday Chair became an icon of 20th century design The DeVos Performance Hall Dec 7-10. Enjoy all the sea­ Soprano; Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus, Hickory Dr., 7:15 pm. "Tear Soup" video will be fiftieth anniversary of the chair, includes at Paps School. Admission is $23-$31. Tickets may be call (616) 454-9451 or visit wwv.grsympho- Lake abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking plywood. (616) 456-3333 or visit annual songfest sing-along and more. John Rapids Art Museum. The Eames Lounge selections Fifth-Third Halida* (616) 454-9451, Ext 4. For more information Masters band. $7 per person. Beginning dance and Ray Eames' experimentation in molded www.vanandelarena.com. Cecilia Music Society and Zeeland East High Kellogg Biological Station, 3700 E Gull lessons in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, matching information call 10 am A 8 pm, Saturday 8 pm. at the St. month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing more information. Through December 31. and hits. Tickets are $54, $79, $99 & $204. For more Performances are Thursday 730 pm, Friday bration featuring the Symphony Chorus, dje Street Cali (269) 349-7775 or kiarts.org for chair endary, signature sound and unforgettable ance will be held at Zeeland East High School. sonal favorites in a spectacular holiday cele­ $5. See kbsansu.edu or call (269) 671­ 2416 for more info. 1£ rosewood-veneered join The Who, rocking fans with their leg­ and MtHisande Suite". The Saturday perform­ (located across from the Calder) or by calling Adults $7, senior citizens & children ottoman represent the culmination of Charles as well as old favorites. The Pretenders will "Pavane for a Dead Princess;" Faur6, "Pel teas open 9am-5 pm, 300 Ottawa NW, Suite 100, Kellogg Richland. Line dancing 4c social dancing les­ Modem Design will be featured at the Grand and energy on stage, will perform new songs No. 2/* Libby Larsen, "Mary Cassatt;" Ravel, purchased by visiting the Symphony office, 23 Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, • The Eames Lounge Chair. An Icon of Maxwell Keller, Mezzo-soprano Ava Ordman, Trombone, Satie, "Gymnop^dies No. 1 and Manor 24-December America's evolution as a nation. Includes Institute of Arts is located at 314 S. Park Inc Who with special guest The Pretenders at 730 pm at Van Andel Arena December 5. The Who, famous for their powerful music House Holiday walks at the W.K. 317-2197 for details works by some of the nation's greatest artists from the last 100 years. The Kalamazoo Musical Portraits will be performed Nov. 30-Dec 2. David Lockington. Conductor, Linn First Friday of every casual. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) • free mailers for old printer ink cartridges and cell phones that will financially benefit the Barry Conservation District. swing, fox trot, waltz, rumba and the cha cha. $5 per person. For more information, call Gallery hours are Monday thru Friday 9 am-5 call Tne Barry County. Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps, and brochures of tourist attractions and places of interest locally and across the state. The Chamber also has Call anytime for Hastings Banner classified ads 260-045-9554 or 1-800-870-7085 2. Sheep 3. Francis Bellamy 4. Minerva 5. John Pemberton 6. Green 7. The “c” should be pronounced as an “s." such as “Francois” 8. “A Boy’s Life" 9. Andrew Wyeth 10. Southern Africa C 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. �Page 16 - Thursday. November 23.2006 - The Hastings Banner GR Symphony presents “A Clay Aiken Christmas” Dec. 19 Salome's Stars BORN THIS WEEK: 19) Some T^a|^^changes might seem confusing at ^fl^^^kfirst. especially to an Aries whose impatience levels are wcek-Take Jy it one step at a time. Lamb, and soon all will be made clear. UBRA (September 23 to October 22) (T, 4k uJ)Cupid’s call beckons both sin- a /\a/ / \ dealing with continues to ^BBBK / ) 1 TV for careful handling. Avoid quickly made choice* that might not stand up / 5hips A workplace problem is SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) /MJ M^klt’s been a hectic time for I * I, ’ lyou, and you might want to _^^^Ftake a break to restore both f( set to face new challenges later this month. SAGITTARIUS test. (November 22 to GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You still December 21) It’s a good lots of evaluating to idea to take a more conserva•jLjfcj^^tive approach to your financial do before you can consider outlet. orchestras during a national tour and will make his only West Michigan appearance with the Grand Rapids Symphony. Fans won’t want to miss “A Clay Aiken Christmas." Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 7:30, for one night only. Audience mem­ bers can experience the wonderful con­ nection Aiken has with his listeners in • Automaker Henry Ford grew marijuana the intimacy of DeVos Performance Hall. He will sing holiday favorites — he wanted to figure out a way to make selling albums of the 2004 holiday sea- plastic out of the plant. • “In God We Trust" didn't appear on all U.S. currency until 1954. • The first Miss America pageant was Aiken rose to fame in 2003 propelled held in Atlantic City. 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The movie is shot on video in documentary hand-dipped skills in the village buildings. “Jackass” is that it is a scathing satire on ions and views that some of us thought we'd including Volunteer artisans will demonstrate What sets “Borat” apart from such films as N O T S R Q G Pentagram Quirttet Quintuplets Senses Star points Vowels HOCUS-KX IIS HfNRY BOLT I MOFF �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 23. 2006 - Page 17 Lions no luckier in third shot against Olivet girls by Jon Gambee while the 16-6 Eagles will advance to the Staff Writer The third time held no charm for the Maple Regional Tournament and play host in the at the half. But the Lions roared back in the third quar­ next round. ter. outscoring their conference rivals 9-2 in Valley Lions Women's Basketball Team as "I don’t know for sure who we will play.” they lost in the District 76 championship said Olivet Coach Anna O’Dell, “but I sort of game to Olivet. 52-42 Friday. It was lhe third meeting of the season for expect it may be Pewamo Westphalia.” But O'Dell was not looking forward past the first four minutes to dose it to 35-29. The Lions closed to within five. 38-33. with 1: 57 to play in the period, but that was as close as they would come. the two Kalamazoo Valley Association teams the Lions on this night and it was just as well, and the Eagles were victorious each time. The as Maple Valley held tough throughout most ter." beat Maple Valley 73-63 and 69-51 in the two of the contest. Wilkes, “but give credit to Olivet, they play ed previous meetings this year. The loss finishes the Lions’ season at 6-16. The Eagles held a slim 10-9 point lead at the end of the first quarter and w ere up 33-19 “We put on a g<xxi run in that third quar­ said Maple Valley Coach Landon tough down the stretch” Leslie Rigclman led the Lion’s charge »•. ith four three pointers in the contest and she fin­ ished the night w ith 14 points. Ashley Gonser was the only other Maple Valley player in double figures, however, finishing with 12. Brita Kuiper led all scorers with 19 points for Olivet and teammate Kelsey Campbell added 11. “We arc a young team.” Wilkes said, “with only three seniors. So I am proud of the effort and 1 think we showed signs of what we can do in the future.” Olivet put the game out of reach for all practical purposes with a 22-10 run in the sec­ ond quarter, using a pressing defense and good ball control. With Kuiper working the wing and Tricia Hoag holding court in the post. Maple Valley found it hard to penetrate. But one bright spot for Coach Wilkes had to be the play of guard Lauren Pierce, who handled lhe ball and ran the floor with reck­ less abandon. “We had opportunities,” Wilkes said, "but we had trouble handling the pressure. Give Olivet credit, though. Jhcy throughout. * played solid "We just have to learn to capitalize on our opportunities. After we made out run it looked like we were going to get close again. The Maple Valley varsity girls' basketball team leaves the court satisfied after Wednesday night’s win over Dansville in the district semifinals at Springport. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Dansville to just four points in the third quar­ but we just ran out of steam.” ter and four more in the third. District Semifinals The Lions advanced to Friday’s district Leslee Rigclman had a big night few Valley, off pumping in 18 points. She hit four three- championship Dansville in game the by knocking district semifinals at Springport on Wednesday night. 44-25. pointers in the contest. Jennifer Kent hit one three, and ended the Maple Valley did a terrific job of slowing down the Aggies in the second half, after the Lions had already built a 27-17 lead through the first two quarters. The Lions limited night with 13 points. Ashley Gonser chipped in five points in the victory. Devan Gurecki led the Aggies in the con­ test with ten points. Vikings can’t score from the bench by Brett Bremer Sports-Editor Points were tough jo come by for the Maple Valley guard Bailey Flower breaks free from the Dansville defense on the wing Wednesday night in Springport. (Photo by Perry Hardin) us.” said Lakeuood head coach Kate plan. It just fell through.” The Vikings rebounded in lhe second half Prominski. Rachel Lynch, a sophomore who mo'ed up Viking varsity girls* basketball team in the to lhe varsity at the start of the district tour­ opening half of last Wednesday's district nament played the entire second quarte* for semifinal contest against Eaton Rapids. Lakewood. offensively outscoring Eaton Rapids 27-21. but the hole was just too big. Katie Love paced the Greyhounds with 14 points, and teammate Amber Bartley added The Greyhound’s swarming defense held Kclsic Thelen was the only Lakewood Lakewood to just 11 first half points, seven in scorer in double figures for the game, finish­ the opening quarter •uftfbur in the second. ing with ten points. Sylvia Welch had eight ten. Lakewood ends the season with a record of 12 wins and 10 losses. Eaton Rapids outfared Lakewood 28-11 points. Amy Joostberns seven, and Malloric The Vikings wanted a district champi­ in the opening half.hnd went on to a 49-38 Brodbeck five as the seniors led the way for onship badly but it doesn't lake the shine off victory dial earned it the right to face Jackson Lakewood when they were able to stay on the a great season, at least not in the eyes of their Lumen Christi for th^Clas^ B district cham­ pionship Friday nigjii jn, Charlotte. The Vikings’ four leading scorers weren’t floor. coach. Even when were, the Vikings had some trouble against the Geeyhound's4hree>- “This was a very, enjoyable year It just seemed*as if ail le» g»ri*j*«re.»..-: the sanv on the floor for much of |hal second quarter, as they had to take a seat because of foul trou­ quarter court trap. “We weren’t able to get the ball in the mid­ page.” said Prominski ble. dle of the floor, which is what you have to do seniors but all ten girls on the team Pie *ea- “We got in to a lot of foul trouble. so. most of my starters were on the bench for the against a press.” said Prominski. “We had son seemed to fly by. I’ve never been abk- to miscommunication. We knew exactly what to say that before." majority of the second quarter. That killed expect, and we were confident in our game “They’re very special kids. r/X jus! th.* four Welch will fire the ball for Davenport by Brett Bremer Sports Editor It would be hard to imagine a high school basketball player finding a place that fits on the college level any better than what Lakewood senior Sylvia Welch has found. TK girls almost got me to shed a few tears with them ing at over 100 points per game fired up more three-point attempts (1610). Welch said that her Davenport coaches Sylvia Welch-leading scorer on our team. Averages 12.2 points per game. 34 total 3 pointers made this year and 81 rebounds. 35 steals and 36 assists. 232 total points. Welch finished off her senior season at Honorable Mention all-conference last sea­ Lake wood last week, and put the first strokes on college career at Davenport University son. Welch can’t remember a time when she when she signed to join the Panthers last couldn't put the ball in the basket with ease. Tuesday aftermxw. chooses." “As long as I can remember.’’ she said. “I haven't given her anything specific to work on yet. as she looks to improve her game for the next level. Something came up in Prominskihead right away. “It starts with a *D’.” said Prominski. “Dribbling, and ball-handling." said Welch. “And ends with an *E’.” added Prominski. Putting the ball in the basket is what Welch remember playing ai the YMCA in the first Then the light came on for Welch. does best on the court. Putting the ball in the grade with all the boys and 1 was better than basket is what Davenport loves to do. all of them.” "Defense.’’ The Panthers do play some defense. They were in the top 50 in the country in their divi­ Welch led Lakewood in scoring this sea­ Welch was joined by her parents, team­ son. averaging over 12 points per game, and mates. and coaches from Lakewood and It will be easy to know when its time for me to find a new profession. hit 35 three-point caskets during the regular Davenport when she signed on Tuesday. I highlighted it in my Thomapple Kellogg girls’ basketball story, about last week's "I didn’t think I’d be this emotional." said “She's just a very classy young adult." said district semifinal loss that the Trojans suffered to the Wayland Wildcats in Middleville. season. Shooting lhe three is big at Davenport. The Lakewood varsity girls’ basket ba. I coach Prominski. “She brings a lot of heat. She’s The Trojan seniors came off the court one by one in the final minutes, and each one Panthers were third, out of 150 schools, in the Kate Prominski. “but she’s just such a good very patient. She’s a leader, by example. sion in scoring defense. That will come. burst into tears as they reached the bench. Amy Ball. Sam Reeder. Daniella Torres. NAIA Division 2 last season with 8.53 three- kid and l *m so happy for her. She’s just one of She’s not a very vocal leader on the team, but Ashleigh Lund, and Caitlin Chamberlin almost gut me to start crying too. point attempts per game. The Panthers fired the hardest workers. I’m thrilled she has this the girls trust her.” Lund said during the All-Barry County first team lunch at Arby's last Friday morning 965 three point shots in 34 games. Only opportunity. I think she's going to excel not that she didn’t think she was going to start crying as she made her way to the bench, but Berea College, which led Division 2 in scor­ only in basketball, but in every endeavor she once she got there and next to her teammates she couldn’t hold it in anymore. I don’t know why I got choked up. I'm not a friend, or a relative. I'm barely a close acquaintance. If I didn't feel like that, after following their athletic endeavors so close­ ly for the pas: two. or three, or four years I’d know it was time to put down the pen and the camera. No sport has more moments like that than basketball. Swimmers are wet already. How would you know if they have tears in their eyes after their last race. In cross country a lot of kids are so worn out at the end of a race they can start crying in middle of the season, not just at the end of their last race their senior season. Football players wear helmets, they’re about the only kids I need to ask for names from when we take pictures before the All-County lunch. And every body knows, foot­ ball players don’t cry. Soccer players might, but the field is so big that the kids can be a long ways away at the end of a game. With the exception of lhe talented few. tennis players don’t really expect to win their final match. Once you get to regionals you just figure you’re going to run into some kid who’s made the sport his/her life. I guess that doesn't really make the end easier to take though. In a basketball game, the players are right there. Their emotions are out for every one in the gy mnasium to see on most nights. You know their names. You know their faces. It wasn’t any easier watching Dana Shilling. Natalie Knorp. Jordan Haines. Katee Hogoboom or any of the other seniors on the Hastings and Delton Kellogg varsity girls' basketball teams play their last game Iasi week. The Trojans’ tears stood out though. Maybe because they were all sharing them with each other. I w ish I could have seen how the Lakewood and Maple Valley girls handled their final games. Oh well. I guess that’s the good thing about fall sports. If you’re a senior, there arc two more sports seasons to go. I can’t wait to sec Chamberlin on the golf course this spring, and Lund. Shilling and Knorp on the soccer field. Hogoboom and Haines run­ ning track and playing volleyball this winter along with a few of the others I just men­ tioned. The seniors still have two seasons to go. and the winter one starts now. Lakewood senior Sylvia Welch is surrounded by her teammates, and parents Denise and Brian Williams, as she signs on to join the Davenport Women's Basketball Program for next winter s season. �Page 18 - Thursday, November 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner County sent 4 boys to state cross country finals in ‘06 I'm sure some of the teams would have liked to have a little more success, but a hand­ ful of individuals ended the 2006 cross coun­ try season in a big way. in which he finished in 16:55.5. Justin Durbin, Delton Kellogg: Durbin placed fourth a the Barry County Meet with a Maple Valley’s Mike Hall. Thomapple Keith 96th place finish at the Division 2 state finals, Winchester. time of 18:13.40. Delton The Delton Kellogg senior finished his Kellogg's Justin Durbin, and Hastings Ryan cross country career by placing 78th in the Kellogg's Bosma all earned spots in the boys’ state finals. Hall and Durbin arc seniors, but Division 3 state meet, with a time of 16:56.4. Ethan Fuller, Thomapple Kellogg: Bosma and Winchester should be back next Fuller placed fifth at the Barry County Meet fall for their senior seasons hoping for anoth­ with a time of 18:24.03. Fuller led the Trojans in their first four O­ er trip to state. There was tough competition for league titles among the three leagues in which Barry K Gold Conference duals until his teammate Winchester was able to return to action. County has teams. The CAAC-3. the KVA. Mike Hall, Maple Valley: Hal! won lhe and the O-K Gold Conference all had teams Barry County Meet for the second year in a place in the top ten in their division at the row with a time of 17:30.09. state finals. Caledonia Williamston was ninth second in in 2, Division Division 3. and Hackett Catholic Central seventh in Division The 2006 All-Barry County boys’ cross country first team. Team members are (from left) Mike Hall. Keith Winchester. Ethan Fuller. A.J. Singleterry. Ryan Bosma, Justin Durbin, and Dan Roberts. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Meet with a time of 17:56.98. The top seven runners at the Barry County Meet, which Delton Kellogg hosted ai the get into the scoring for the Saxons all season, in the season, Winchester surged at the end to he placed fifth on the team and 34th overall in league jamboree of the season, at Lansing at the Division 3 slate meet in 16:12.5. place 70th at the Division 2 stale finals with a Hastings* Division 2 regional race. Catholic, where he was 19th overall in 18:13. Dan Roberts, Delton Kellogg: Roberts time of 16:43.7. a time of 18:30.71. Boys’ Cross Country Roberts was just about 20 seconds back at Gilmore Car Museum, make up the all-coun­ the regional race of making his fourth appear­ ty first team, while the next seven runners in ance in the Division 3 state finals. AJ Singleterry, Hastings: Singleterry make up the second team. placed third at the Barry County Meet with a Boys* Cross Country First Team Ryan Bosma. Hastings: Bosma placed sixth at the Barry County Meet with a time of 18:25.36. Bosma closed out his junior season with a time of 18:53.57. After injuries held him off the course early his first state medal, for an 18th place finish placed seventh at the Barry County Meet with 3. Dailey was in a battle with teammales to Hall closed his senior season by winning Martinez led the Viking boys in their first Jesse Ellwood, Hastings: Ellwood was Billy Quint. Lakewood: Quint placed eighth at the Barry County Meet with a lime tenth at the Barry County Meet with a time of of 18:40.63. 18:49.56. Ellwood just missed all-conference honors Quint came on strong at the end of the sea­ in the O-K Gold this fall by two spots, and just missed a spot on the all-Bany County son finishing second on the team in the last 11th at the Barry County Meet with a lime of 18:52.29. first team with his eighth place finish. Second Team Blake Blocher. Lakewood: Blocher was two league jamborees. Dane Schils, Hastings: Schils placed 14th Blocher was the top performer in the Alex Kimble. Hastings: Kimble placed time of 18:03.59. CAAC-3 for the Lakewood boys this fall, 13th at the Barry County Meet with a time of Singleteny joined teammate Bosma in earning all-conference honors in the O-K leading the team in two of the three league 18:55.28. jamborees. Another solid runner in the Hastings pack, he finished fifth for the Saxons at the confer­ Saxons were than the rest of the county. Schils was regularly Hastings' sixth or sev­ ence meet and fourth at regionals. Miguel Martinez, Lakewood: Martinez enth finisher. Gold, with an eighth place finish at the league Troy Dailey, Hastings: Dailey was ninth meet. Keith Winchester, Thomapple Kellogg: at the Bany County Meet with a time of 18:46.65. Winchester was second at the Bany County at the Barry County Meet with a time of 18:56.24. He just goes to show how much deeper the placed 12th at the Barry County Meet with a Winchester was lone local runner at girls’ state finals Rebecca Winchester represented all the Barry County girls at lhe state cross country Conference honors in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3. Mandy Dye, Delton Kellogg: Dye was finals this season, and did a good job of it She ends her four year cross country career as one of the best ever in the county. fifth at the Barry County Meet in 21:55.51. Dye led the Dehon Kellogg girls with a She didn’t have to represent her confer­ ence. many of those girls were already there. seventh place finish at the Kalamazoo Valley Association championship meet South Heather Millard, Ddton Kellogg: Millard Christian. Hamilton, and Wayland to the placed third at the Barry County Meet in Division 2 stale finals, and all three finished 21:45.11. The Gold O-K Conference sent In just her second season of varsity cross in the top 15 teams. The Trojan girls and Saxon girls had to run country, this DK senior was often the first Panther across lhe finish line. She was second against those teams all year long. Lakewood, Delton Kellogg, and Maple Valley faced tough competition in the KVA and :he CAAC-3 as well all season. The top seven runners at the Barry County Meet, which Delton Kellogg hosted this year overall at the first KVA jamboree of the sea­ son. ... . _ . . Melanie Truer, Thornapple Kellogg: Truer placed seventh at the Barry County Meet in 22:14.10. at the Gilmore Car Museum, make up the all­ In the running for the second spot on the county first team, while the next seven run­ Trojan team much of lhe season. Truer placed ners in make up the second team. 17th in the O-K Gold Conference this fall and Girls’ Cross Country First Team was 35th overall at lhe Trojans’ Division 2 time as she placed seventh with a new school regularly finished up as the Saxons* number regional race. record time of 18:26.1 at the Division 2 state three runner. Kdcey Webster, Thornapple Kellogg: laiurvn Anderson, Hastings: Anderson placed sixth at the Barry County Meet in 21:58.31. The 2006 All-Barry County girts' cross country first team. Team members are (from left) Lauren Anderson, Kelcey Webber, Rebecca Winchester, Mandy Dye, Melanie Truer, and Jessika Blackport. Missing from photo is Heather Millard. (Photo by brstt Bremer) finals. Ordway was eighth at the Barry County Meet Webster placed fourth at the Barry County Girls’ Cross Country Meet with a time of 21:46.15. A freshman, Webster bounced back from a Anderson led the Saxon girls all season tough regional race to place high at the Barry long, including with her I9th-placc perform­ County Meet. She was 21st overall in the O­ ance in the tough O-K Gold Conference girls’ K Gold. Second Team Britnec Barta, Lakewood: Barta was 1 Ith at the Barry county Meet in 22:41.08. Barta finished anywhere from second to Thomapple fifth in the tight Viking girls’ pack, and was Jessika Blackport, Lakewood: Blackport Kellogg: Winchester won her third straight the only runner on the team to improve her was the Barry County Meet runner-up in Bany County Meet (there was no county time from the first to second league jamboree. 21:02.04. meet her freshman year) with a time of championship race. Rebecca A junior. Blackport led the Viking girls' team all long season and earned All Winchester, Alyssa Case, Hastings: Case was 12th at the Bany County Meet in 22:43.27. 20:30.27. She earned all-state honors for the fourth Ran in a pack with teammales Molly Smith and Katie Ponsetto much of lhe season, and in 22:24.31. Bounced between the Trojans’ number two 22nd overall at the O-K Gold Conference at Orchard Schultz, Thornapple Kellogg: 22:48.79. Schultz was regularly the fifth scorer for the Trojans this season. and number four runner this season, she was meet Kylie Schultz was 13th at the Barry County Meet in Emma Ordway, Thomapple Kellogg: Hills Golf Course in Molly Smith, Hastings: Smith placed ninth at the Barry County Meet in 22.30.08. Most often the second Saxon across lhe fin­ ish line in a girls* race, she was 26th overall ai the O-K Gold Conference meet. Wayland. Katie Ponsetto, Hastings: Ponsetto was 14th at the Barry County Meet in 22:51.26. A freshman. Ponsetto worked hard to regu­ Amanda Strick, Delton Kellogg: Strick placed tenth al lhe Barry County Meet in 22:34.85. ty girls’, and placed 28th overall in the O-K Strick led the Delton Kellogg girls with a 24th place finish at their Division 3 regional Gold Conference girls’ championship race. race hosted by Sparta High School. larly be the fourth scorer for the Saxon varsi­ Trojans and Vikes each put 4 on Barry Co. golf teams Barry County had a handful of individuals Another group of Vikings from lhe CAAC- advance to the regional round of tournament play this season. 3, Haslett, won the Division 2 state title this Delton Kellogg's Josh Newhouse was the year. Delton Kellogg and Maple Valley had to long golfer from the county to parlay that into deal with Kalamazoo Christian, which placed a trip to the state finals. third in the state in Division 3. all season It was a solid year though for the area long. teams. Thomapple Kellogg earned its first O-K Boys’Golf First Team Gold Conference title, and four juniors from Lane Brewer, Lakewood: Brewer was the that team made all-county this fall. With a crew of seniors leading the Lakewood did battle in one of the toughest medallist the Ionia County Shoot-out, and lost out in a play-off for the top spot at lhe Barry County Invitational this season. golf leagues around, lhe CAAC-3. He averaged 41 stokes per nine, and just Josh Newhouse, Delton Kellogg: in the entire O-K Gold Conference at 39.44. 80.5 in 18-hole tournaments. Brad Elliott, Lakewood: Elliott was third Newhouse was named to the all-state second He was the medalist at the league tourna­ overall in league points in the CAAC-3 this team in Division 3 following his senior sea­ ment. earning himself all-conference honors fall, against some stiff competition. son with the Panthers. along lhe way. He set a school-record for a nine-hole He qualified for the Division 3 state finals, match with a 34 at the Haslett hosted jam and placed in the top 40. He also earned all­ borec. after setting the 18-hole record as a KVA honors. Scott Pitsch, Thornapple Kellogg: Pitsch junior in 2005. Tyler Kalmink. Hastings: Kai mink was earned all-conference honors in the O-K Gold the Saxon leader all season long, scoring by having the fourth best scoring average in seven top-ten t. wnament finishes. the league at 40.67. He won the Barry County Invitational and the Charlotte Invitational this season, and had the fifth best scoring average in the O-K Gold which earned him all-conference honors. Boys’ Golf Second Team Chaz Arlzota, Lakewood: Arizola had the second most league points of any Viking this fall, placing 16th overall in the CAAC-3. 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(Photo by Brett Bremer) �The Hastings Banner - Tnun>day November 23. 2006 — Page 19 Barry County kickers’ more balanced this season The playing field in Bany County was much closer to level than it had been in recent years. Maple played forward and center midfield. Corey Humphrey. Thornapple Kellogg: TK head coach Sam DeYoung called his sen­ Valley. Lakewood Delton had all Kellogg, solid seasons, and for ior a “fun player to watch and coach.” Moving back from the offensive end to and stopper this season. Lakewood it was one of the best defensive play seasons in the team's history. Humphrey earned an honorable mention nod The Panthers made their mark scoring some exciting goals, while the Lions were boosted by the addition of a handful of for­ eign-exchange students who were more than happy to share their knowledge of the game. The Trojans and Saxons battled it out in the always tough O-K Gold Conference, with sweeper in the O-K Gold Conference. Lars Llnsentnann, Maple Valley: A German foreign-exchange student led the Lions in scoring this season. In one September stretch, he scored eight goals in two games to help his team to a pair of victories, and Lion coach Josh Meersma mixed results. Hastings had a tough time find­ lauded him as much for his ability to make ing the net this season, with a young squad. The Trojans were on the cusp of a conference everyone else around him better as his ability crown but couldn't get by South Christian or to put the ball in the net. AJ. Newkirk. Ddton Kellogg: One of three Caledonia. Delton Kellogg captains this fall. Newkirk finished the year with ten goals and four assists. Boys' Soccer He was named first team al I-conference in First Team Josh Bare, Hastings: Bare spent a lot of time iff net. and some time on lhe attack for the Saxon soccer team this fall. He was named the team's defensive MVP while making 113 saves, and also had two goals and two assists. the KVA and first team all district, while also earning the team's offensive player of the year award as a senior. David Roberts. Ddton Kellogg: Awards keep rolling in for the Delton junior, who shared the Delton coach's award this season, was named first team all-KVA. and first team Matt Bouchard. Thomapple Kellogg: A Trojan captain, he was named first team all­ conference in lhe O-K Gold this fall. He scored 17 goals this season switching between the striker, center midfield, and sweeper positions, and showed great leader­ ship on and off the field. Nick Clancy, Lakewood: Clancy is the only player Viking head coach Paul Gonzales has had who has played every position for him. playing in the midfield or at forward for most of the 2006 season. all-district. He had 14 goals this season and eight assists as one of the Panthers' three captains. Stephen Tolger. Hastings: Tolger played a vital role in the Saxon midfield, and was named honorable mention in lhe O-K Gold Conference for his efforts. place all-time at Lakewood in goals scored and in assists after a four-year varsity career. Scott Cole, Lakewood: Cole was named first team all-conference in the CAAC-3. and chose as the league's coaches as the top goalie in the conference this season. A four-year varsity player at Lakewood, “Andrew will be missed big time next year captains. for his leadership and his great defense.” said Justin von der Hoff, Hastings: von der with eight goals and ten assists. He was a team captain this year, and at the end of the season was named all-conference in the O-K Gold and chose as the team s offensive MVP. goals allowed per game, and is fifth on the all­ time Lakewood save list with 410 for his He used his great touch with 'he ball and Lucas Ende, Maple Valley: one of the Saxons' most dependable forwards tion ail-CAAC-3 and first team all district this season, and a key part of the offensive honors. attack. He had ten goals and three assists this sea­ Kendall scored three goals this season. Matt Lewis, Hastings: Lewis, a sopho­ more. was one of the main role players in the Kyle Root, Lakewood: A four-year varsi­ Saxon defense this season from his stopper ty player al Lakewood, who was named hon­ position. orable mention all-league in the CAAC-3 this ence to the Lion m JAeld. He was named the team's most improved With quick feet., strong ball handling abili­ of the Lions successes this season. player this season, and scored one goal. Dan Norris, Delton Kellogg: A senior, he was named Delton Kellogg’s defensive piay- Imants Gerrits, Tbornapple Kellogg: Gerrits made a number of amazing diving er of the year this season. Norris also earned an honorable mention games. A junior. Gerrits earned all-conference for lhe Panthers as a junior, he scored nine KGold honorable mention honors in lhe O-K Gold. goals and had three assists this season. Second Team this season, and also was chose first team all- Andrew Dow, Lakewood: Dow was cho­ He scored four goals and had six assists as sen by his teammates as the team's top defen­ a captain for the Vikings this year where he se e player and lhe player with the best atti- year. “Kyle was tougher than nails and never backed down from a challenge.” said Lakewood head coach Paul Gonzales. Fabian Suarez, Tbornapple Kellogg: cam first team all-confrrencc honcr. in the O- Boys’Soccer for the Viking varsity. Another ty, Ende provided some much needed experi­ all-KVA nod this fall. voted by his teammales as the Vikings' MVP son. playing mostly offense but some defense German exchange-student for the Lion varsi­ saves this season to keep his Trojans in ball outstanding field vision to score 12 goals and career. Alex Haskin, Lakewood: Haskin was CAAC-3 and all-district. Viking head coach Paul Gonzales. ties. and a fiery presence Ende was a big part Sven Welz, Tbornapple Kellogg: Another Trojan who moved around the field this year, playing striker, center-mid. and sweeper. He ended the season .,econd on lhe all-time Lakewood list with an average of just 2.11 tude on lhe team at the end of the season. Tolger scored five goals and had seven assists this year as one of the Saxon team's Hoff was the Saxon scoring leader this fall, He had seven goals and five assists this season, which helped put him into fourth The 2006 All-Barry County boys’ soccer first team. Team members are (front from left) Scott Cole, Nick Clancy, Alex Haskin, Lars Unsenmann, David Roberts, AJ. Newkirk, (back) Sven Welz, Stephen Tolger, Matt Bouchard, and Justin von der Hoff. Missing from photo Josh Bare and Corey Humphrey. (Photo by Brett Bremen Suarez, a junior, showed TK head coach Sam Lx. Voung a "phenomenal work ethic in games Dan Ordway, Delton Kellogg: A captain and piactice” this season. He scared six goals, often playing alone up froi.’ in the Trojan attack. Scott Hoekstra, Ddton Kellogg: The He shared his team's coach's award with Cody Ward, Maple VaBey: Ward's hard­ Panthers' sophomore goal keeper was named Roberts, and was also named honorable men­ tion all-conference in the KVA and to the all­ nosed atutude came in handy for the Lions district second team. er it took for the ’cam. lhe team's most valuable player this season. He earned honorable mention all-KVA honors, second team all-district honors, and gave up an average of2Z3M goals per game. this season, end he was willing to do whatev­ Levi Phelps, Lakewood: Phelps was voted He played some goal, scored some goals, on as Lakewood’s top offensive player by his and was key on lhe defensive end in trying to teammates, and also earned hqnprablc mo­ transition the Lions to the aifucL Saxons’ Ingle earns fourth first team all-county honor Lakewood's Lacey Chase. Hastings Sam VanDenack. and Thomapple Kellogg's and put up a three-year varsity record of 49 varsity career with 82 wins, and has signed on Bickford compiled a record of 11-14 while to be a scrappy player who was never ready to wins and 25 defeats. to join the Ferris State University women’s France was 12-12. give up on a point. Heather Hawkins are making their second Emilie Enz, Lakewood: Another Viking appearances on an all-county girls* tennis senior, who shared the MVP honors with team this fall. For Lakewood's Emilie Enz. this is her third time on one of the teams and her first appearance on the first team. Hastings Amy Ingle has them all beat, making her fourth appearance on the all­ county first team. There won’t be a player match that for a while. tennis team. She was 23-4 overall as a senior, and won The two were chosen by their teammates at She battled her way through the back half the end of the season to be team captains in of the bracket to place fifth at the O-K Gold Chase. Enz went 13-9 at first singles for lhe her second O-K Gold Conference first singles 2007. Conference tournament in the fourth singles Vikings after moving up from fourth singles title. She was also named all-conference in the previous season. the Gold for the fourth time. Enz finishes her three-year varsity career with a record of 55 and 22. Sammy Hauschild, Tbornapple Kellogg: Syd Kilmartin, Tbornapple Kellogg: Kilmartin played second singles for the Trojans this season and won nine matches. Hauschild was the Trojan's top player this The Trojans also had a tough time filling season, although injuries forced her to miss her shoes when she was out with an injury, seven matches at first singles. Her best tournament finish came at Ionia, runner-up where she was the runner-up. She earned all­ Invitational. juniors VanDenack. TK's Syd Kilmartin. and conference honors in the O-K Gold as well. France. Girls’ Tennis First Team Singles Lacey Chase, Lakewood: A senior. Chase Heather Hawkins. Thornapple Kellogg: at her flight at this including her and was named the team's most valuable the Potts, flight flight Kaitlin season, the She won 70-percent of her matches this season, and placed third at her flight in the O­ K Gold Conference. Doubles Chelsea Bickford and Sarah France compiled a 12-14 record in her first singles player. season, at the number two spot. She was named co-MVP for lhe Vikings Amy Ingle, Hastings: The Saxons' num­ Lakewood: A pair of juniors at lhe top dou­ ber one singles player closes out her four-year bles spot most of the season for Lakewood. Tbornapple Otto, Kellogg: Playing fourth singles for the Trojans this full. and 14 losses. Otto shared the Trojan's award for the most They were runners-up at the Thomapple Kellogg and Ionia Invitationals. and earned their team's sportsmanship award. improved player on the team. Even opposing coaches took note. Lakewood's Martin Snoap lauded her for her “sportsmanship, attitude, and effort.” Ionia second singles player won two tournaments at Thomapple Kellogg Invitational. Kellogg. Ionia, and Wayland Invitationals . Katie Giris’ Tennis Doubles Second Team Hawkins had the Trojans’ best singles record She was lhe runner-up at the Thomapple and bles team finished with a record of 12 wins Sam VanDenack, Hastings: The Saxons' this season, going 14-11 at third singles for the Trojans. Harris when she was at her best she finished as the The only players who have the chance to be back next year, from this year's first team arc Lakewood's Chelsea Bickford and Sarah Rachel Tbornapple Kellogg: TK's number one dou­ Addie Hunter and Danielle Graham Singles Kristina Dobbin, Hastings: Dobbin was like a wall for the Saxons at third singles. Everything that opponents threw at her she threw it back. She had a solid first season Flessner, Lakewood: son on the varsity. Hunter shared the team’s award for the curliest hair at the team's end of season playing alone for the Saxon varsity. Kasey Lakewood: A pair of juniors who combined to go 15-10 at second singles in their first sea­ Flcssner scored eight victories playing the third singles position for the Vikings. A junior, she'll be another who is looked at to help lead the 2007 Viking varsity girls’ team. Breanna Girrbach, Hastings: Playing her first varsity singles matches. Girrbach proved awards' potluck. Linsey Faber and Thornapple Kellogg: Kaiti Graham, Faber and Graham teamed up for lhe Trojans' top record this sea­ son. going 16-10 at second doubles. They were the third seed for the O-K Gold Conference tournament, and won their flight at the Ionia Invitational. Business Insurance. It’s Not Just About the Bricks, Mortar & Inventory... It's about the people who rely on the business: the customers ... the employees... and you! As an Independent Agent we can tailor a program just right for you. Safe.Sound.Secure.'insurance protection from Auto-Owners Insurance Company. The "No Problem " People.’ tAuto-Owners Insurance TRUMBLE AGENCY The 2006 All-Barry County girls' tennis first team. Team members are (front from left) Sarah France. Chelsea Bickford. Lacey Chase. Emilie Enz. Sam VanDenack, (back) Amy Ingle, Syd Kilmartin, Sammy Hauschild. Rachel Harris, and Katie Potts. Missing from photo is Heather Hawkins. (Photo by Brett Bremer) 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 �Page 20 - Thursday. Nov«.<>«r 23,2006 - The Hastings Banner Top gridders did what they could for their teams Tradition had a lot to do with how the local line out onto the field, and Wilson wasn't a communities felt about their football teams part of it. His senior season was his third sea­ this fall. Hastings won four ball games and many son starting on the Lion front. As a defensive lineman. Wilson made 35 people were thrilled. Maple Valley won three tackles. and fans were not thrilled. Kicker It's only one ball game, but after years and Levi Phelps, Lakewood: Phelps connect­ years in the post season, not making it is ed on nine extra-point kicks this fall, as a jun­ tough. Maple Valley didn't have quite as tough a ior for the Viking varsity. time as Thomapple Kellogg, which suffered from 27 yards away. His long field goal for the season came through its first winless season in... well •onger than most can remember. It was a tough season for all the county's Football First Team Defense gridiron squads. Vic Haas took over Delton Defensive Line Kellogg’s program and guided it to one win. Mike Bekker, Hastings: This 6-1 215- Even with records that weren’t quite where coaches and players would have liked them to be, the players and coaches still offered up pound Saxon defensive end had a great senior season recording 35 tackles. Of those 35 tackles, four came behind the some excellent moments on the gridiron. line of scrimmage, and he also had one fum­ ble recovery. Micah Coplin, Maple Valley: Coplin Football First Team Offense closed out his senior season starting both Quarterback Matt Teunessen, Hastings: Tuenessen, one of the Saxon team captains, ended his senior season by earning honorable mention all-conference in the O-K Gold. ways for the Lions, on both the offensive and defensive lines. He racked up 45 tackles this season even after moving from an end to the interior of the two-point conversion passes this fall, and also Lion defensive line. Travis Farris. Thorn apple Kellogg: Playing defensive tackle and offensive guard. rushed 70 times for 505 yards, seven touch­ Farris was voted his team’s MVP this fail, and downs. and six more two-point conversions. was named all-conference in the O-K Gold He threw three touchdown passes and 14 Running Backs Tyler Christensen, Maple Valley: Playing for the second straight season. He had 32 solo tackles and 31 assists this full tack, Christensen was the Lions’ leading season, stopping opponents in their own rusher this fall with 640 yards on 109 carries. backfield eight times and forcing three fum­ He scored five touchdowns and four two- bles. Mike Koras, Lakewood: Playing in the point conversions. On lhe other side of the ball, at linebacker. Christensen made 54 tackles. Matt Donnini, Hastings: Another Saxon trenches for the Lakewood defense Kuras recorded 42 tackles, including one and one half sacks, while also forcing two fumbles. captain. Donnini was named to the O-K Gold's all-conference first team for the sec­ Kuras also got to carry the football 40 times for 138 yards and scored one TD. ond consecutive season. He rushed the ball 137 times for 1122 yards Linebackers Travis Dykstra, Tbornapple Kellogg: A this fall, scoring ten touchdowns, and also 6-2, threw a touchdown pass. From his defensive Trojans in tackles this fall. back position he recorded 89 tackles. 180-pound senior, Dykstra led the He made 36 solo tackles, had 38 assists. a Justin Keller, Lakewood: A speedster in the backfield. Keller rushed the ball 76 times for 561 yards as a junior this fall. sack, a forced fumble, and four fumble recov­ eries. Jarred Goris, Maple Valley: Another His longest run of the season was a 53 Lion who’s gone both ways for quite some yarder, and he scored three touchdowns this time, playing offensive guard and linebacker. season. In the Viking defensive backfield he His senior season marked his third straight recorded 40 tackles and also had one inter­ season as a starter on the Lion offensive front. ception. On defense be had 104 tackles. Ends Garrett Harris, Hastings: A junior, Harris Josh Jevicks, Hastings: A junior, Jevicks was named first team all-conference in the O­ was a two-way starter for the Saxons for the K Gold for the first time this season, after second season in a row, also playing line­ -earning anhonorablc mention nod in 2005. backer. Saxon head coach Fred Rademacher called les. including seven for a loss. Offensively he him his team’s second best O-lineman, and a rushed for 532 yards on 91 carries and scored great down field blocker who also had three eight touchdowns. Cody Orszula, Lakewood: The Vikings* catches for *6 yards. Blake Johnson, Thornapple Kellogg: Johnson finished his junior season with 36 He was a Saxon captain who had 107 tack­ junior linebacker and offensive guard, led the team’s defense in tackles with 68. catches for 485 yards and five touchdowns, while also hauling in two two-point conver­ Orszula had half a sack as well and a and a pair of tackles for loss. sion passes. He has excellent hands and deceptive TJ. Bentley, Maple Valley: Bentley made speed, and also punted well in a crunch for the 42 tackles playing in the Lion defensive back­ Trojans. field in his senior season. Defensive Backs Offensive Line Offensively he had five catches for 84 Isaiah Bosworth, Lakewood: A 6-2, 245- pound junior tackle was a rock on the end of the offensive line for the Vikings. He was named the team's “offensive hog” of the week four times individually and shared the honor once this season. Don Johnson, The 2006 All-Barry County football first team defense. Team members are (front from left) Bradan King, Mike Bekker. Travis Farris, Travis Dykstra. Garrett Harris, (back) Micah Coplin, T.J. Bentley, Jarred Goris, Cody Orszula. Markus Gonzales, Mike Kuras, and Steven Scoby. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Tbornapple Kellogg: Trojan bead coach Tim Penfield called his yards and a touchdown, also hauling in a two- point conversion pass. Markus Gonzales, Lakewood: The The 2006 All-Barry County football first team offense. Team members are (front from left) Max Wilson, Josh Jevicks, Matt Donnini, Matt Teunessen, Nick Peck, (back) Tyler Christensen, Don Johnson. Blake Johnson, Isaiah Bosworth, Justin Keller, and Chris Miller. Missing from photo is Levi Phelps. (Photo by Brett Bremer) speedy junior was solid on both sides of the Diaz started to settle in to the quarterback ball for the Vikings. He had une of the team’s three intercep­ position for the Panthers this fall, completing tions on defense. Bradan King. Hastings: King finished his 36-of-84 passes for 623 yards. Diaz threw for five touchdowns and also senior center one of his team's most consis­ senior campaign with 52 tackles, one inter­ tent performers and an excellent blocker. ception. and one forced fumble playing in the rushed for two scores. Running Backs Kurtis Powell, Lakewood: This Viking Saxon defensive backfield. sophomore half back led his team in rushing A 6-2.243-pound two-way player, Johnson played center on offense and a tackle on the On offense, he rushed for 209 yards on 41 other side of the ball where he made seven carries and scored four touchdowns. He also solo tackles and 16 assists. He also had two caught nine passes for 133 yards. tackles for loss. attempts and was second on the team in rush­ ing yards. Powell carried the ball 117 times for 547 Chris Miller, Delton Kellogg: Miller Punter Steve Scoby, Delton Kellogg: Scoby did a stepped into the role of starting left tackle az bit of everything for Delton Kellogg in his a junior this season and did a fine job for the junior season. rushing, receiving, tackling, in his senior year, for an average of over six punting. He rushed for 582 yards this fall, scored yards per carry. Wood also had 35 tackles playing along the five touchdowns, had 147 yards receiving, Maple Valley defensive front. Panthers. He was named first team all-KVA for his efforts. Nkk Peck, Hastings: A 5-11, 235-pound and averaged 34 yards per punt to be named guard was key for the Saxon ground game in as the first team all-KVA punter this year as his junior season. well. He was the top lineman on the team which rushed for 2,913 yards this fall and scored 254 points. Max Wilson, Maple Valley: It’s been a while since Maple Valley sent its offensive yards and scored two touchdowns this fall. Tim Wood, Maple Valley: Wood rushed the ball 75 times for 467 yards for the Lions Quarterback Brian Diaz, Ddton Kellogg: The junior WE'RE READY FOR YOU! sity. his senior season was his third on the varsity. ‘Tex’’ had 12 catches this year for 357 yards and four touchdowns. Offensive Une William Davis, Hastings: The 5-11 230- pound Davis held down the center spot for the Saxons in the offensive line in his senior sea­ Mallard (Pond Village -st beautiful new place to live... Explore vour retirement unnrtment-llYlng options ~ Spacious One & Two . nt-Homes or Better Designed ~ Exce & Amenities tDatt at Mallard Tond Village Call Today Tofyservety ft « ■>._ J NUre«ru fom 1_ I■------ » 4 ts toeany tocareo one Justin Jevicks, Hastings: Only a sopho­ more, the 6-2 230-pound Jevicks still has some room to grow, which could be scary for opponents. “In our scheme, DT’s don’t have impres­ sive stats, but he dominated up front.” said head coach Fred Rademacher. Adam Thelen, Lakewood: A 5-11 275- pound tackle for the Vikings. He will return to the defensive front next season, as he was only a junior this season. ball. He made 49 tackles this fall, and also had one interception. Jared Smith. Maple Valley: Another Lion who swarmed to the ball from his spot in the defensive backfield. He had 27 tackles and a pair of intercep­ tions this fall. Tony Punter Edwards, Lakewood: Edwards averaged nearly 34 yards per punt this season for the Vikings, with a long of 47 yards. He also hit one of two extra-point attempts. Three of his 34 punts landed inside the oppo­ nent’s 20-yard-line. Linebackers Logan Lake, Lakewood: A sophomore with 53 total tackles. Lake also had six tackles for loss, that totaled 27 yards in the wrong direction for opponents. Aaron GOLF continued from page 18-------- Tbornapple Brest frntgereft, Tbornapple Kellogg: Kellogg: Trojan head coach Tim Penfield had Burgercit was the Trojans* ocher regional McGillicuddy, high praise for his senior linebacker following qualifier, after shooting an 82 at the district the season, calling him the “most coachable tournament hosted by Lakewood. kid I’ve ever had." McGillicuddy finished the year with 20 He had the tenth best scoring average in the OK Gold, and earned all-conference solo tackles. 26 assists, three sacks, two sons. Hastings' head coach Fred Rademacher forced fumbles, and two rumble recoveries. called him the leader of his team’s offensive Panthers’ sophomore linebacker was named line. Josh Kettel. Lakewood: The Vikings 5-11 honorable mention in the Kalamazoo Valley Gray had the league's seventh best scoring Association this fall. He led Dehon Kellogg’s defense with 89 average with 41.56 strokes per nine holes. Ethan Griswold, Maple VaBey: Griswold tackles. AJ. Tassos, Hastings: A junior linebacker. was often the Lions’ top scorer throughout I90-pound senior was solid all year long. Kettel three times shared his team’s “offen­ sive hog" of the week honors. Wade O’Mara, Lakewood: Brennan Smith. Delton Kellogg: The Mike Gray, Thomapple Kellogg: Another Trojan who made all-conference in the O-K Gold j Another Tassos did an excellent job of disrupting the fall. He averaged 42.5 strokes per nine holes Viking senior who was solid up front, weigh­ opponents offenses this fall, making 86 tack­ for head coach John Hughes this season. ing in at 6-2 I80-pounds. He too shared “offensive hog" of the week les. Of those 86 tackles. 11 were for a loss and had the second-best scoring average for honors three times. Adam Rohm, Delton Kellogg: The 5-9 he also had one forced fumble and one fum­ Delton Kellogg this fall, averaging 41.58 ble recovery. strokes per nine holes. 210-pound senior guard was a three-year var­ Defensive Backs sity player at Delton Kellogg. His performance this fall earned him an Mike Barbour, Lakewood: A junior who honorable mention all-conference nod in the MALI POND Defensive Line linebacker. Lake was second on the Vikings Ends Steve Rising, Delton Kellogg: One of many Panthers who started young on the var­ Football Second Team Offense Football Second Team Defense Kalamazoo Valley Association. Jerin Voshell. Hastings: A 6-0 230-pound played some halfback and some defensive back for the Vikings. His speed and smarts made him valuable to Kyle Pardam, Delton Kellogg: Purdum He earned six medals this season, and led the team with an 86 at its Division 3 district tournament. Pat SptaSey, Lakewood: As a senior this year Spitzley averaged 42.33 strokes per nine a solid Viking pass defense. Champ Bodell, Maple Valley: This Lion holes and 84.7 in 18-hole tournaments. tackle had a solid senior year for the Saxons. Coach Fred Rademacher said he graded out senior always seemed to be around the foot­ Brewer, at the Ionia County Shoot-out. very well at lhe end of the season. He was the runner-up. to teammate Lane �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 23. 2006 - Page 21 Seniors fill nine spots on county girls’ cage team Barry County’s varsity girls’ basketball season was a rocky one. her basketball playing days at Ferris Stale University. A limes some of the county teams looked Ashleigh Lund, Tbornapple Kellogg: very good and at others, not so much. Hastings and Thomapple Kellogg both Thomapple Kellogg varsity girls’ basketball struggled to get wins against the tough com­ team, running the point for the Trojans. Lund finished off a stellar career with the petition in lhe O-K Gold Conference. Maple A two-year captain, she finished her career Valley and Delton Kellogg also had a hard second on the Trojans* all time list for assists. time in new the Kalamazoo Valley Dana Shilling, Hastings: A three-year starter for the Saxon varsity girls’ basketball Association. Both those leagues still had teams alive in team, and in her senior season averaged the slate tournament as of Wednesday night. around 16 points, eight rebounds and four The KVA’s Galesburg-Augusta was in a assists a contest. regional championship game in Class C and the O-K Gold’s South Christian in Class B. Lakewood finished in the middle of the pack in the tough Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3. although the year did “During the course of this season she has met every challenge and followed the coach­ ing staff’s every request.” said Hastings head coach Dan Carpenter. Katie VanderGeld. Thomapple Kellogg: end with the Vikings’ top two players signing VanderGeld stepped into the post for the on for scholarships to continue their basket­ Trojan varsity girls' basketball team as a jun­ ior and did a fine job against the O-K Gold bill playing days on the college level. Conference competition. VanderGeld averaged double figures in Girls* Basketball scoring this season, including a season high of First Team Jordan Haines, Delton Kellogg: Haines finishes her career at Delton Kellogg as lhe Panthers' leader in three pointers all-time, as Caledonia. Sylvia Welch, Lakewood: A senior who recently signed on to play college ball at well as three's in a season and in a game. She was the third leading scorer in the Kalamazoo Valley Association with 20 points in her team’s second meeting with 14.9 points per game this fall, and also had 56 steals. 16 blocks, and over 100 rebounds. Katee Hogoboom, Ddton Kellogg: The Panthers' top defender, held some of the top Davenport University. Welch led the Vikings in scoring this season with 12.2 points per game. She hit 34 three pointers this year, to go along with 81 rebounds. 35 steals and 36 assists. scoring threats in the KVA to low low point Girls’ Basketbail totals when their teams met up. On the offensive end. she averaged 12.4 points per game this season playing at the point, on the wing, and in the post. Amy Joostbems, Lakewood: The senior Joostbems averaged 11.1 points per game and 3.1 assists per game playing in the post for the She also had 55 assists. 32 steals and 21 blocked shots this season, and will continue Mallorie Brod beck, Lakewood: The sen­ Rachael Williams, Ddton Kellogg: The ior Brodbcck was the vocal leader for the Panthers' true point guard, she averaged only Lion freshman, she averaged 8.6 points and 4 Vikings this fall, and averaged 6.1 points per 3.5 turnovers per game as the team’s major rebounds per game from her center position. game and 1.8 assists. ball handler. She hit 17 three-pointers this year, to go Second Team Natalie Knorp, Hastings: A two-year along with 35 assists and 25 steals. starter for the Saxons. Knorp led the Saxons Kebfe Thelen. Lakewood: A senior for­ with 8.5 rebounds per game this season while ward who did all the little things for the also adding about six points per game. She had a season high of 17 points against Byron Center this season, and coach Dan Vikings. The 2006 All-Barry County girts' basketball first team. Team members are (from left) Dena Shilling. Ashleigh Lund. Jordan Haines, Katee Hogoboom, Sylvia Welch, and Amy Joostbems. Missing from photo is Katie VanderGeld. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Carpenter called her his team’s best defensive player. Jennifer Kent, Maple VaBey: Another She also had 21 steals and 14 blocks this She also averaged 5.7 points per game this fall, to go along with an offensive game that season, to go along with a total of 33 steals included shooting percentage of 36.6 from the and 46 assists. field. Valley: Ashley Gonser*. Maple Valley: A junior Viking varsity girls* basketball team whether Rigclman averaged 10.4 points per game and forward. Gonser was one of the more experi­ it was pulling down an offensive rebound or 2.5 rebounds per game this season for the enced Lions on the floor this fall. hitting • «hnrt jumper. Lions. Thelen averaged 5.2 points per game, and Leslee Rigelman, Maple She averaged 7.4 points and 3.8 rebounds A freshman guard, she also hit 59 thrx- had 29 assists, nine steals and 101 rebounds pointers this fall. attempts) and had 24 steals. this fall (33.3-percent of her per game, shooting 42.5-percent from the floor, and tallying 33 steals. Trojans finish swim season with a 74 dual mark The 2006 season wasn't the record setting type that previous seasons had been for the Thornapple Kellogg-Hastings varsity girls' event, and also had TK-Hastings best times in the 500-yard freestyle. Jamie VanDongen, TK-Hastings: swimming and diving team, but that’s bound VanDongen showed much improvement on to happen. the diving board this fall, and worked her way As time marches, or wades, on records will to a fourth place finish ai the season endinc fall less end less often. That doesn’t mean the Trojans had a bad conference meet. season. The team won seven of its 11 duals, was solid in both the 100-yard breaststroke and finished in fifth place Rainbow Tier 11 Conference. and the 200-yard individual medley for the in the O-K MeBy^altec^TK- Trojans this fall. Mindy Warner, TK-Hastings: Warner Mindy Warner earned the program's first swimming conference- title, and a number of scored a conference championship for the others had solid performances throughout the Trojans this fall, swimming her way to first season as well. pace in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 58 seconds. She was also a standout in lhe 50- Girls’ Swimming & Diving First Team yard freestyle and with the Trojan relay teams. Mandy Buehler, TK-Hastings: Buehler often trailed only teammate Audrey Hoag as Girls’ Swimming & Diving the team’s top 100-yard butterfly swimmer. Lee Christensen, TK-Hastings: Tara Schoessel, TK-Hastings: Solid in lhe Christensen was one of the Trojans' top 500- 100-yard breaststroke. Scb.^essel often lent Second Team her talents to the Trojan 200-yard medley yard freestyle swimmers all season long. Alex de Goa, TK-Hastings: de Goa was the Trojans’ top swimmer in the 100-yard relay teams. Chanda ArchamJeau, TK-Hastings: breaststroke, and a valuable contributor on Archambeau had the highest finish of any relay teams. Trojan in lhe 100-yard butterfly at the confer­ Kelly Frame, TK-Hastings: Went back and forth with teammale Jamie VanDongen ence meet, and also played a role on 200-yard medley relay teams. all season long for top diving honors on the Erin Fluke, TK-Hastings: Often swam team She was second at the O-K Rainbow the freestyle in all three relays for lhe Trojan Tier II Conference meet in the event Audrey Hoag, TK-Hastings: Hoag had a team. Jasmine Brown, TK-Hastings: A solid fifth place finish for the Trojans at the confer­ contributor to the Trojan relay teams this sea­ ence meet in the 100-yard backstroke, and son. Elizabeth Chappeiow, TK-Hastings: She was often lhe team's top performer in the 200- yard individual medley and the 100-yard but­ terfly. Kayla Romanak, TK-Hastings: Romanak placed in the top 14 in both the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle races for the Trojans at the is a solid freestyle sprinter, who often trailed conference meet. Amber VanderMeer, TK-Hastings: only teammate Warner in lhe 50-yard and good distance free styler swimmer, who con­ 100-yard events. tributed to the team’s relay squads. A Alecia Strumberger, TK-Hastings: Had Alexa McClain, TK-Hastings: Made her the Trojans’ top performance in the 200-yard waves in the 200-yard individual medley and freestyle at the conference meet, with a time with the Trojan relay teams. of 2:20.38 which earned her 12th place in the Terra Nassif, TK-Hastings: She placed The 2006 All-Barry County girts’ swimming and diving first team. Team members are (front from left) Mindy Warner, Kelly Frame, Jamie VanDongen, Lee Christensen, Kayla Romanak, (back) Audrey Hoag, Alex de Goa, Alecia Strumberger, and Mandy Buehler. Missing from photo is Molly Wallace. (Photo by Brett Bremer) 15th at the conference meet in the 200-yard freestyle. Beth Fuller, TK-Hastings: Fuller turned into a strong distance freestyler for the Warner earns Trojans first swim title by Brett Bremer fifth in 58.72. themselves. Thomapple Kellogg-Hastings' Hamilton won the first event Saturday the Kelly Frame was second with 310.75 points O-K 200-yard medley relay in 1 minute 54.64 sec­ and teammate Jamie VanDongen fourth with Rainbow Conference Tier 11 championship in onds. edging out the top Byron Center team in 283.90. Hamilton's Jessica Naber won the the Community Education and Recreation the event which finished in 202.90 for second Center pool in Hastings Nov. 11. outscoring place. The Hawkeyes never trailed in the event with a score of 318.50 and her team­ mate Ashley Kooyers was third with 284.15 the second-place Bulldogs by more than 100 point totals for the rest of the afternoon. points. Hamilton Sports Editor swam away with the points. Even with back-to-back wins in the next Byron Center’s top diver, Sarah DeHaan placed seventh with a score of The Hawkeyes won more than half of the two event*, the Bulldogs couldn’t catch them. events, taking seven first place finishes, and piled up 488 points. Byron Center was second Musolf won the 200-yard freestyle for Byron 251.55. TK-Hastings' next best individual finish Center in 2.09.5 and Angela Diorio the 200- was a fourth for Warner in the 50-yard with 359 points followed by Calvin Christian yard individual medley in 2:21.09. Diorio's freestyle, finishing in 26.50 seconds. Dejong 300. There was a tight battle for fourth place, teammate Kaleigh Hammond was sixth in the was sixth in the event with a lime of 26.53. with Unity Christian taking that place with 200 IM with a time of 2:33.69. Hamilton had Brittany Gibbons also placed fifth for the 225. while Thomapple Kellogg-Hastings was swimmers place second, third and fourth Bulldogs, in the 100-yard butterfly with a fifth with 221. Wayland sixth with 208. and behind Musolf in the 200 freestyle. time of 1:10.23. Audrey Hoag was fifth for finally Wyoming United in seventh with 167 points. The Bulldogs were also second to the Hawkeyes in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Hammond was sixth in the event in 1:11.77. swimming conference championship, when yard freestyle where Diorio took the top spot Byron Center's other top six individual fin­ she touched the wall first in the 100-yard in 5:43.31. with Hamilton swimmers hitting ish came from Grace Regan who was fourth freestyle with a time of 58.00 seconds. Byron the wall in second and third behind her in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:15.79. 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Hope Archer Liz Belum Lois Heckman Tim Honderd IX-h luunpani Pamela Luetkemcscr John McCleve Mary Kay McCleve Dawn Monroe An Morcdick Chen Morehouse Bob PtXter Timothy N<»»rdboek Ron Prim Ted VanDumen Dianne Weers Sam W’right Greg Zoller �Page 22 - Thursday. Novjfnber 23. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Trojan seniors sent home sad by Brett Bremer Finally Way land's second three-pointer of Sports Editor The five Thomapple Kellogg seniors got lhe quarter fell through, on a shot by Brittini lhe chance to spend some rare moments on period. It gave the Wildcats a 12-9 advantage. lhe court together in the final half of the fourth quarter Wednesday night. to open lhe second quarter, but after some For lhe most part they had big smiles on turnovers, mental mistakes, and a few too their faces for the few moments they battled many passes fuccd towards the post Way land the Way land Wildcat reserves near the end of had gone on a 104) run to lake command of a 53-28 loss to the Wildcats in the Class B lhe contest. Merchant with eight seconds left in the first Reeder scored quick bucket for the Trojans district semifinals on the Trojans' home floor. It was 26-15 al the half, then came a quar­ One by one. they came to the bench over the course of the final few minutes. First ter of basketball that was hard to swallow for TK. The Wildcats outscored lhe Trojans 19-0 guard Amy Ball, then forward Sam Reeder, in the third, to end TK's hopes of reaching guard Daniella Torres, guard Ashleigh Lund, and finally center Caitlin Chamberlin. Friday \ district championship game against Hopkins. Each one was composed, until they finally TK had five underclassmen on the floor, reached the bench with their teammates rising before the five seniors came out together mid­ for hugs and high-fives. All five shed some way through the fourth. tears. Junior forward Katie VanderGeld led lhe Reeder stood on the end of the bench, w ith Trojans on the night with ten points. Ball had her head nestled in her arms which were crossed stop a large royal blue water jug. She the next highest point total for TK with five moved just long enough to give each one of three. her senior teammates a hug as they came off the court. points. Reeder had four and Chamberlin The Way land attack was led by Heidi Salmon who finished the night with 11 points. Lund said later that she didn’t expect the Abby Phillips had nine points for the tears as she started to walk off the court, then Wildcats. Felicia Stora had eight. Merchant couldn't hold them in. seven, and Cassie Goodwin and Katie Stora It was a tough end to what had started as a very good night for the Trojans. The good start just didn’t last long enough. six each. The Trojans end lhe season with a record of 6 wins and 16 losses overall. The Trojans showed great patience on the The Wildcats went on to win the district offensive end of the floor in the first quarter, championship against Hopkins on Friday while Wayland was struggling to hit some night, but then was knocked off by Unity outside shots at the other end. Christian in the regional semifinals this week. Thomapple Kellogg senior guard Amy Ball flies by Wayland guard Brittini Merchant in the first half. (Photo by Brett Bremer) TK senior center Sam Reeder looks to get a shot off around Wayland center Felicia Stora in Wednesday’s Class B district semifinal. (Photo by Brett Bremer) YMCA News Women’s Volleyball Co-ed Volleyball On Monday. Dec. 11. at 7 p.m. there will On Monday. Dec. II. at 7:30 p.m. there be an organizational meeting for ail teams will be an organizational meeting for all interested in playing in the YMCA's Co-ed teams interested in playing in the YMCA's winter volleyball league. women's winter volleyball league. The meeting will be held at the Hastings The meeting will be held at the Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center. Community Education and Recreation Center. Any team wishing to play must attend or send a representative to the meeting. Those unable to attend must call the YMCA at (269) Any team wishing to play must attend or send a representative to the meeting. Those unable to attend must call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574 before the meeting. 945-4574 before the meeting. League games will begin on Monday. Jan. League games w ill begin on Monday. Jan. Delton Kellogg junior Chelsea VanderWoude tries to get a shot past the long arm of Hopkins’ Heather Navis 8. 8. Teams may register by completing a roster and sending a check to the YMCA. P.O. Box Teams may register by completing a roster and sending a check to the YMCA. P.O. Box 252. Hastings. MI. 49058. The cost to enter a 252. Hastings. MI. 49058. The cost to enter a team is $200. team is $200. Teams will be accepted on a first come first Teams will be accepted on a first come first served basis. Teams arc asked to sign up served basis. Teams arc asked to sign up early, as the winter session has fewer spaces early, as lhe winter session has fewer spaces than the fall. than the fall. Any questions can be directed to the YMCA at (269) 945-4574. Any questions can be directed to the YMCA at (269) 945-4574. Delton turns it over too many times in semi’ by Brett Bremer Sports Editor There have been two main things the Delton Kellogg varsity girls’ basketball team has had to do all year to try and win ball games according to their coach. "The things we had to accomplish were to cut down on turnovers and shoot like crazy." M YMCA OF BARRY COUNTY ■IT’S FOR EVERYBODY We build strong tads, strong families, strong communities EXECUTIVE DIRECT0R/CE0 The Barry County YMCA located in Hastings. Michigan is looking for a dynamic person who embraces the mission of the YMCA and believes in putting the core values of the YMCA into practice through outreach programming and a summer resident camp on beautiful Algonquin Lake. The ideal candidate will be a relation­ ship builder, enjoys being involved in civic activities and an enthu­ siastic champion of the YMCA. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in fundraising, budget management, staff and volunteer development The community offers an outstanding quality of life and a reasonable cost of living. A proven profes­ sional with 3 years of management experience, and a four year degree is required. A strong commitment to character develop­ ment and a results oriented management approach is a must. Apply online only http://ceo.ymca.net Submit a Word document with a cover letter, resume. 6 professional references and a one page description of your most significant career accomplishment. The YMCA is an equal opportunity employer. said Rick Williams after his team's 60-44 Class B district semifinal loss in Middleville on Wednesday night. The Panthers weren’t able to do cither in the loss to the Vikings. Delton turned the ball over 22 times, and wasn’t exactly shooting lhe lights out. "I knew they were going to score points. I just thought we’d score more." said Williams. After falling behind 37-24 in the first half. Delton freshman guard Hannah Williams (20) flies in to try and knock a rebound away from Hopkins junior Amanda Henry in the first half of Wednesday’s district semi­ final. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Delton was never able to get any closer tiian nine points the rest of the game. "We tried to dig out of the hole, we just dug it too deep in lhe first half." said Williams. "You can't dig a hole like that and handle lhe ball like that in the first half. Il wasn't unforced. They did a good job of pressing and getting their hands in there." Having ball handlers in some foul trouble didn't help Delton either, seniors Jordan Haines. Katee Hogoboom and junior Rachael Williams all picked up their second foul of the game late in the second quarter. Hogoboom would foul out and Haines was shuttled in and out of the line-up in the fourth quarter after picking up her fourth foul early in lhe third. Hogoboom finished with nine points, and Rachael Williams and Haines had ten each to kad Delton. The point guard Williams also had a team high seven rebounds. Hopkins bumped its lead to 42-26 in lhe early stages of the third quarter, until a flurry of back-to-back three-pointers by Hogoboom pulled her team back within ten points. That was the last real rally for Delton. Heather Navis led Hopkins with 19 points, and Amanda Henry chipped in II for the Vikings. Chelsea VanderWoude finished with five points for Delton Kellogg, while Jenah Wandell and Hannah Williams added four each. Enyart chosen regional coach of the year by peers Delton Kellogg varsity boys' golf coach Kent Enyart (center) is flanked by Parchment coach Bob Kmas (left) and Kalamazoo Christian coach John Brussee at the Division 3 state golf finals. Enyart was chose as a regional coach of the year in Division 3 by the other coaches in his region to conclude the season. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-11-30.pdf edb606af9f3d3d7d011814dad82ab286 PDF Text Text Is a county n ordinance See Story on Page 3 I ■ V IT^ LJ Li HASTINGS PUBLIC UttRMf Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 HastingsBanner )2>SCHUOS1 Thursday, November 30. 2006 VOLUME 153, No. 48 PRICE 5OC Viking gets tax break transfer from Tyden Tfi Ctantmu u Bowens Milk* thb year is Kbednkd for noon lo 5 p-ru. on tone 1,1111 iniw weekends, Dec. 2 and 3, Dec. 9 and 10, and Dec. 16 and 17. . Featwed will be Christmas trees, fainAy borse^rawn rides, photos with Sal. 'MtadqaeChristinas gifts. * Than it no admission charge to the CUboiag Place during "It's Christinas a **8801." bet there is a $2 charge into the pnktoet include, a bone drawn ride. All *e psoceeds front trees, photos end rides gp to toe eninaaace of the park. For more information, call 269-795­ 7530 or visit wwwArwerwMillsxom Canty to have 6 a Mood drives are planned for in Barry County. Great Lakes frepooal Blood Services. "Horse forward this mesaage to your Meads, family and co-workers, and post to* visIHe piece in your business." The following are the drives that have ' -Hndey. Dec. 7 - Nashville/Mapk Why High School. 11090 Nashville H|B*ay* 8:30 eje. to 2:15 pun. • Ttanday, Dec. 14 NMMiae/Midbcny Gardens Restaurant. 955 Mem. I to 6:45 p.m. • Friday, Dec. 15 - Delton Kellogg WghT-hr-1 327 N. Grove St, 8 am. Io IjdSpju. -Mndey, Dec. 18 - Hastings/First lyCbnreh. 309 E Woodland St. Ito Dec. 19 ceremony. would close the Tyden Seal facility,” said Tom Groos of Viking Group, a parent compa­ ny in Grand Rapids to Viking Corporation in Hastings. City Councilman Donald Tubbs made sure the city can seek recourse if Viking also fails to uphold the requirements for the tax abate­ ment. Viking officials said they planned to Reep the current number of jobs at Viking and add eight new jobs in the next two years. "Our short-tetm plans are to continue to grow in West Michigan, but you can never rule out anything." said Mike Bosma. presi­ dent of Viking Corporation in Hastings, said of moving Viking overseas. “I’d love to con- See VIKING, page 2 TK grad’s turkey is pardoned by president for Thanksgiving IMCo INOOu urlVeS • ^^Tbesday. (From left) Lynn Nutt of Willow Brook Foods: President George W. Bush and Thomapple Kellogg High School graduate Mike Briggs at the White House pardoning by Megan Lavell Staff Writer The Hastings City Council Monday night adopted resolutions to transfer tax abatements from Tyden Group and Tyden Seal to Viking Properties LLC. The tax breaks were adopted the same night the council approved granting authori­ zation to city staff and the city attorney to col­ lect the nearly $78,000 in abated taxes from the owner of Tyden after it shut down the local piant and moved 40 jobs to China. Under provisions of Michigan Public Act 198 for tax abatements, the company is expected to create new jobs, but in this case they were deleted. “I can guarantee that none of the existing shareholders had any idea that Crimson — lAMeviUefrboraapple Township Eaaageacy Services, 128 High St, noon to 5^5 pun • lhesday. Dec. 19 - Hastiugt/Rrst »Wtot Church. 309 E Woodland St. aoon to 5:45 pre. Aayone who is at least 17 years of age. weighs a mintmum of 110 pounds, is in teaaoeably good health end hasn't given blood triton 56 days of the dale of the reive is eligible to contribute. HHS thespians planning 2 plays Hastings High School students will perform "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" red “Wiley and the Hairy Man" in Central Auditorium at 7 pre Thursday, Nov. 30. Friday, Dec. I. Saturday. Dec. 2. "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" is a one-hour comedy by Barbara Rohinaon. The play is shorn the badlybehaved sbepnerd hildren taking over the annual Christinas pageant. Preceding “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" will be a half-hour version of Virgin’s Hamilton's folk tale “Wylie and the Hairy Man." The play will be performed by different groups of actors each night of the show. Northeastern Elementary School teacher Todd Willard will direct the ptoys. Willard has been leading Hastings High School students in their produc­ tions for the last six years. This year. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 Mike Briggs, a 1977 graduate of Thomapple Kellogg High School and current chairman of the National Turkey Federation, had the honor of presenting the National Thanksgiving Turkey for the traditional Presidential Pardoning Iasi Wednesday. Nov 22. The Rose Garden ceremony was started by President Harrs' S. Truman and continues as part of the nation’s day of Thanksgiving. This 59-year-old holiday tradition signals the unofficial beginning of the holiday season and provides the president an opportunity to reflect publicly on the meaning of Thanksgiving. President Bush pardoned "Flyer." the 20week-old. 36-pound tom turkey, as well as "Fryer" the alternate bird. The names were chosen based on nation-wide voting via the White House web-site. Briggs is president of Willow Brook Foods located in Springfield. Mo., and Albert Lea. Minn. The National Thanksgiving Turkey and its alternate were raised outside Monett. Mo.. under Briggs’ supervision. The day-lo day responsibilities of raising the birds and han­ dling the turkey during the ceremony was given to Lynn Nutt of Willow Brook Foods. Willow Brook Foods is the 15th largest turkey processor in the United States with more t|pui $250 million in annual sales rev­ enue and 1200 employe?*. Mike was accompanied al the ceremony by his wife Sue (Maicheie) and their sons. Matthew and Daniel. Mike is the son of Ralph and Gladys Briggs and Sue the daughter of Fran and Simon Maicheie. all of Middleville. "It was a true honor and a once-in-a-lifetime experience for my family and I to repre­ sent our industry at the White House during the National Thanksgiving Turkey presenta­ tion." said Briggs. "This event plays such an important role in what is a uniquely American holiday, and the turkey industry is very proud to be associated with both." After the White House Ceremony, the two turkeys and the Briggs family were given a police escort to Washington D.C. Dulles Airport and flown first class on United Airlines to Disneyland. There they all were part of the Disneyland Thanksgiving Day Parade. The lucky turkeys will live out their lives in Disneyland’s Frontierland Park. Compliance review team’s report about 9-1-1 glowing by David T. Young Editor A review of Barry County emergency 911 operations conducted earlier this fall not only came out clean, it gushed with praise for the service. Notice of the review’s results was announced Tuesday night at the regular meet­ ing of the Barry County Board of Commissioners. The emergency 911 program, its director. Charlie Nystrom. and Barry County Central Dispatch Authority Chairman Ron Neil have been criticized heavily during the last year for being secretive about operations, for spend­ ing a huge amount of money on a state-ofthe-art GPS locating system and lack of will­ ingness to cooperate with the local press, par­ ticularly the Hastings Banner. As a result. Neil last September asked for an operations review by the Emergency Telephone Service Committee Certification Subcommittee's Barry County Review Team. The report, dated Nov. 17. suggested the 9­ I -1 system not only is functioning properly. See 911, page 15 Road Commission protests secretive expenses inquiry by David T. Young Editor The Barry County Road Commission has issued a protest stemming from accusations two members of the County Board of Commissioners asked an employee to obtain documents about road commissioners’* expenses without going through proper chan­ nels. A letter signed by the three County Road Commissioners. Roger Pashby. Da\id Dykstra and Donald Willcun. expressed dis­ may that an employee copied expense sheets for all three Road Commissioners. The employee, safety coordinator Mike Norton, also happens to have submitted his applica­ tion for a scat opening up on the Road Commission al the end of this year. Pashby’s term has expired and he is seeking reappoint­ ment. There originally were six applicants for the one Road Commission seat, hut the position will be readvertised for because interviews will be conducted by the new County Board See ROAD, page 2 Santa Claus is coming to town Saturday evening for the Hastings Christmas parade, which will start downtown at 5 p.m. Hastings’ Christmas parade moves to Saturday evening by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Hastings will have its first night parade since the 1980s on Saturday. Dec. 2. begin­ ning at 5 p.m. It will be Hastings' 52nd annual Christmas parade, which will follow lots of fun activities planned during the day. Everyone can start their day at the Elks Lodge with a nutritious and protein filled breakfast. The shops downtown will be open with lots of specials. The farmers market will have a sale of both live trees in pots and fresh cut Christmas trees on the courthouse lawn. The parade festivities begin al 5 p.m. in downtown Hastings. The route will be Boltwood to Apple. Apple to Center. Center to State Street. For those who can’t be in Hastings that evening, there will be live event coverage by WBCH radio 100.1 FM from beginning to end. The evening begins with a Christmas proclamation read by Mayor Bob May. He also will read an original poem written espe­ cially for this event. Then the roof of the new library building, just at the start of the parade route, will be the focus of attention as the tree will be lit and then the darkening sky will filled with the light of ground level fireworks to kick off the parade Grand Marshal and Library Administrator Barb Schondelmaycr and her staff from the library will be riding in the Holly Trolley. Pooh. Tigger and Eyore characters, along with a candy brigade will be in the parade. Float designers arc reminded not to throw candy during the parade. Everyone should keep an eye out for Santa who might make a brief trip from the busy­ ness of the North Pole to help Hastings cele­ brate the season. The Holly Trolley will be in downtown Hastings for people to ride after the parade from 6 to 8 p.m. Christmas festivities don’t end on Saturday night, as area churches will begin their Advent celebrations. Also Emmanuel Episcopal Church will have a concert of Advent music at 3 p.m. Sunday. December 3. The Barry County Chamber of Commerce will accept applications for best decorated home and best decorated business until 5 p.m. today. Tuesday. Nov. 28. For more informa­ tion about Hastings' holiday plans, call the chamber 945-2454. �Page 2 - Thursday Novembe- 30. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Hastings Mutual Foundation awards grant to local schools more dan SO Hrating, High School stu­ dents will be participating in the plays. Tickeu are available al the Hastings Felpausch. Bosky Pharmacy. King's Kindcrmusik elaaaea are offered for infants to age 6. The classes rntmdarr children to a wide range of rhythms and modes through singing, movement and simple instruments. Based on musk learning research, the classes teach music like lan­ guage. In steps. KiadcHMMft students gain a strong foundation for aucceaa learning an instrument as well M In academics. Classes will begin the week of Fob. 5. n.——i- u&mI inOnMPPIc WIN! Band concert set When the Thomapple WM Band plays its .Christmas concert on Sunday afternoon. Dec. 3. the big horns will be featured in a cpFiriai number for tuba* and baritones. Among the players will be two looters who are accustomed to being on the podi­ um conducting, rather than in the band playing, uave Macqueen ana nanana nyc both include tuba playing among their musical accomplishments. ' Keith Cloason trill wield the baron white his colleagues join in sounding off a Christmas greeting from the biggest of the brass instruments. The holiday season musical event is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 3. M 3 pan in the lecture hall m Hmtings High School. Hunter’s Banquet slated for Dec. 1 United Brethren in Christ Church, comer of. M -50 and Bell Road, west of Lake Odessa. Everyone is invited for an everJng of bring a favorite dessert for Attendees like to tell. Skip Coryell of Heriings. who is the chief Truths.' Larry Hayes will explain the procedure for scoring bocks for the Pope and Young record book. This is not a fond^aiaer, dtree win be no admittance fees and no nffirring collected^ but there wdl be a drasring for gifts. RSVP by calling (61«) 374-1324 to help plan for seating. The strew will be amilabk on a firstcone. fism-aetved basis at the Barry Cooagy Animal CooBoUSheltzr, located at SON. ladretrtal Part Drive in Hastings. Questions should be directed to the Hnmaate Society al 945-0602 "WH> cold, wet weather upon us. the Hmnaea Society wants to remind everyone She alto auggeats checking the animal's water twice a day for ice. All animals need fteah. open water every day (snow is not a Ktbatitule). Extra food should be consid­ ered for outside animals in cold weather. The ■taaahly drawing is open to all Bany Coauy residents who have their pet spayed or neutered during the prior 30 days. Registration set for music school Registration opens Monday. Dec. 4. for private iesaons and Kindcrmusik classes for all ages and skill levels at the Community Musk School in Hustings. Financial aid is available based on hoanebold income. Lessons are held at First United Methodist Church. 209 W Green St in Hastings. To register, call 269 948-9441. For information, visit www.musiccenterscmi mm Private lessons in band and orchestra instruments, guitar, piano and voice begin the week of Jan. 22. Lessons include per­ formance opportunities, including periodic SpntRght Recitals and the annual Share-AThon Featival in March. With lessons, stu­ dents can supplement their school activities and prepare for competitions. "Lessons are a great way for students to supplement their school activities and pre­ pare for competitions,” said Community School Director Steve Youngs. Fun for parent and child alike. North Country Trail group meeting set The monthly meeting of the CMffNoonday Chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be al 7 p.m. Wednesday. Dec. 13, atthe Barry Tbwmhip Hall, 155 E. Orchard St, in Delton. Everyone is welcome. . The North Country National Scenic Trail is one of the nation's premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4.600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It Enks scenic, natural, recreational, historic, and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s, it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2,000 miles are completed and open to pub­ lic use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service in cooper aUoc with many public agencies, private organiza­ tions, and landowners across seven north­ ern Slates. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS, plays a lead­ ing role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday Chapter of the association, visit www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. ‘Little, Tiny Miss’ pageants slated Mackenzie Borfink will be co-emcee at the Tiny Miss (for girts in pre-school through first grade) and Little Miss Barry County pageant (for girts in second through sixth grades, ages 8-12), on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Page Elementary School, Middleville. Borrink will be crowning the next tittle Miss Barry County on the Page stage. Anyone interested in being in the com­ petition can contact Executive Director Kelli Leep at missbarrycounty ©hotmail.com by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor The Christmas season of giving was launched in a big way al Hastings Area Schools Tuesday when the district received the first grant ever awarded by the recently established Hastings Mutual Insurance Company Charitable Foundation Bill Wallace, president and CEO of Hastings Mutual Insurance Co., presented interim Superintendent Cart Schoessel with a grant check for $10,400 to purchase special­ ized equipment for a blind student at the high school, a deaf student at the middle school and a visually impaired elementary student. Former superintendent Chris Cooley, who wrote the grant application, also was on hand for the presentation. "Chris actually received the first grant application that we had ever sent out. He completed it and submitted it to us." Wallace said. Cooley left the superintendent's post Nov. I and is now assistant principal at Hastings Middle School. Wallace said he is pleased that the Foundation's first grant went to the Hastings Schools. “Obviously, we’re pleased about that loo." Schoessel said. “...This is just one more example of how responsive to community­ needs Hastings Mutual Insurance Company has been. We all know how active they arc in the United Way campaign, but I can tell you during my time as superintendent (1982­ 2003) there were lots of ways that Hastings Mutual helped out and they weren’t recog­ nized for it, so it’s nice for them to get this publicity." The specialized equipment the Foundation’s grant provide' will be an educa­ tional boost to the three students for whom it will assist. In the future, the equipment will remain in the school district to help any other TK sets meeting on Merit Exam Parents and guardians of ninth-, tenth- and eleventh-graders are invited to attend an informational meeting on the new Michigan Merit Examination (MME) at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Dec. 5. Principal Tony Koski and high school counselors will present information about the new exam, which wiH mandated by the Michigan Department of Education to be given during Match << 2007. It replaces the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP.) The MME. which is scheduled to be administered statewide on March 13, 14 and 15. includes the national ACT and WorkKeys tests in mathematics and reading, plus addi­ tional tests created in Michigan in mathemat­ ics. science and social studies. The MME will be divided into three parts and will be given to all juniors. The Thomapple Kellogg High School guidance department will administer the ACT compo­ nent at the school Tuesday. March 13. The WorkKeys assessments and Michigan mathe­ matics test will be administered Wednesday. March 14. and the science and social studies tests will be given Thursday. March 15. For more information about the meeting on Dec. 5 call the high school at 795-3394. Blood drive slated at Pennock Friday Everyone is invited io donate blood from 12:30 to 6 p.m. Fridays’Dec. I. at Pennock Health Services. 1009 W. Green StHastings. Sponsored by Michigan Community Blood Centers, this drive is open to the public and will be held in the conference center. Any healthy person 17 or older who weigh* 110 pounds or more may be eligible to give blood every 56 days. No appointment is necessary. Some statistics: • Pennock Health Services rely on Michigan Community Blood Centers for 100 percent of their regular blood supply. • Every three seconds in the U.S., someone needs blood. " • On average, one out of every five people entering the hospital will need blood. • Each donated pint of blood can help three to four people (as components: red cells, platelets, plasma). • Blood is a perishable gift, so a constant flow of donations is needed: red cells last 42 days and plasma lasts one year if frozen — but platelets last only five days. • A person with bum Injuries needs (aver­ age) 20 units of blood; a marrow transplant may take 140 units; organ transplant. 115 units (America’s Blood Centers data: www.americasblotxl.org). Donors are asked to bring along photo ID oOr two pieces on non-photo ID. The drives generally arc helod on the first Friday of each month, but will not be held here in January. The blotxi bank series will resume at Pennock on the first Friday in February. For more information, visit ww w.mibloodorg or call I-866-M1 BLOOD Bill Wallace (right), president and CEO of Hastings Mutual Insurance Co., presents interim Hastings Schools Superintendent Carl Schoessel with a grant check of $10,400 from the Hastings Mutual Insurance Company Charitable Foundation. Former superintendent and current middle school principal Chns Cooley (left) wrote the grant application and was on hand for the presentation. (Photo by Elaine Gilbert) students who need it “All learning is based almost exclusively on communication of one type or another and if the students have trouble understanding what the teacher is saying or the teacher has trouble communicating with the student, learning just isn’t going to happen or happen as effectively as it needs to," Schoessel said, calling the equipment provided by the grant “a giant step" for the three students “to move into an arena where what’s supposed to be happening is going to happen. “Anytime you can help a student w;ch his or her learning, that’s what we’re all about; that’s what we should be all about I’, doesn’t matter whether it’s a regular education stu­ dent or one who has an unusual hand cap. We just need to provide each child with he best that we can give. This (grant) has enabled us to do that." he said. “My understanding is that this is equipment we can use for all age levels. It is supple­ mented to some extent by some equipment from Calhoun Intermediate School District. The equipment that we would have gotten from them would not have done what this equipment is going to do. Putting the two together really makes a difference. This is the key.” Schoessel said of equipment provided by the Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. Charitable Foundation grant Hastings Mutual Insurance Company Charitable Foundation was founded in December. 2004 with an initial “seed money" contribution of $1 million from Hastings Mutual Insurance Co. The company added another $1 million contribution in 2005. “Currently, our intent is to distribute the investment income off of that ($2 million) so we don’t touch the principal of it." Wallace said. The Hastings Mutual Insurance Company Charitable Foundation Board of Directors met Oct. 30 and reviewed more than 18 grant applications and distributed about $80,000 in grant funds, he noted. “We’re very pleased that we are in a posi­ tion where we can give back to the communi­ ty that we've done business in for 120 years." Wallace said. “That’s the culmination of 120 years; that’s just not something that happened right now. It took 120 years to get us into a position where we’re able to do that." Th- Foundation's “focus is on meeting the needs of needy school kids in the community, so most of tfcn need is identified by a teacher or a staff person within the school," he said. ROAD, continued from page 1 ot Commissioners in January before final selection is made. The letter, read at Tuesday night's County Board meeting, was addressed to county commissioners, commissioners elect and the county administrator. Michael Brown. It read: “It has recently come to our attention that perhaps at least two of you do not feel that the lines of communication between the BarryCounty Board of Commissioners and the Barry County Road Commission are open. The following is brief explanation of why we are writing this letter. “A low level management employee of the Barry County Road Commission recently admitted to copying 2006 expense sheets for all three Road Commissioners and providing them to two current county commissioners. While these documents arc public informa­ tion. this employee does not have any reason to access them as part of their duties for the Road Commission. As you arc well aware, there arc proper procedures for requesting public information. This part of the issue has been appropriately handled internally. “What is most disturbing is that this employee adamantly claims to have done this in a secretive manner al the request of two current county commissioners due to his run­ ning for the office of Road Commissioner. All public documents of the Barry County Road Commission are open for access by the pub­ lic including the Board of County Commissioners. The Road Commission has nothing to hide. On the contrary, w: are j.roud of the service we provide and would be hippy to stand behind all our expenses, ft seems to us that these documents could merely lave been requested through proper channels ind the documents would have been promptly provided. (The county- administrator hrs been provided a copy of road commissioner expenses for 2004. 2005 and 2006 with his copy of this letter.) “We hope these allegations from our employee are false, but we write you today to reiterate that our lines of communication are open and hope that you will take advantage of them as needed. Please call any one of us if you have any questions or comments. Also please note the managing director is readily available day or night, to answer any ques­ tions and address any needs you may have. We would be happy- to attend any County Board or committee meetings if you desire to discuss this or any other issue in public." Norton was disciplined by being given two weeks off without pay as a result of his obtaining public documents on his work time and without following proper procedures in the Freedom of Information Act. The two members of the County Board of Commission alleged to have been involved are Don Nevins and Howard “Hoot" Gibson. Brad Lamberg. managing director of the Road Commission, discussed the matter with the Banner, but referred some questions to other sources. VIKING, continued from page 1 tinue to expand in West Michigan like we have, and the tax abatement is just one of the keys to the puzzle. We’ll do our best to slay here.” The city is trying to recover the money because of Tyden’s failure to comply with terms of the abatement when Crimson Investment officials terminated local jobs. Crimson Investments bought Tyden Sea) Company in May 2005. The new owners of the company then closed the doors in May 2006. losing 40 Hastings jobs, and moved the company to China. Before Tyden closed its doors. the compa­ ny had received $77,945.06 in tax abatements from the City of Hastings. City Manager Jeff Mansfield said he is sure the city will recover the money because of the city and slate laws regarding the tax break. Mansfield said the city could rescind the tax abatement granted to Tyden. or transfer it with what was formers Tyden’s real and per­ sonal property. Since Viking is interested in purchasing both the building and contents that belonged to Tyden. City Council mem­ bers agreed to transfer the tax break w ith the property. In other City Council matters at its meeting Monday night: • MERS Benefit E was adopted, reversing its rejection at the Nov. 13 council meeting, after a presentation by former Mayor Frank Campbell. • The Hastings Farmers Market was grant­ ed use of the North Broadway parking lot next to the entrance to Tyden Park for the remainder of the calendar year. • Elizabeth Forbes was appointed to the Joint Planning Committee in the absence of James Wiswell. • Resolutions were adopted allowing Professional Code Inspections of Michigan to amend the fees charged for inspections of rental units and for building permits and inspections in Hastings. • The Hastings Christmas parade begins Saturday. Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. downtown. The evening festivities will begin with a fireworks display, a tree lighting ceremony at the new Hastings Public Library and a proclamation by Mayor Bob May. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 30, 2006 - Page 3 Is noise ordinance needed? Barry Township dirt bikers raise ruckus, ire by David T. Young Editor Is there a law in Barry County about too much noise? A group of Barry Township residents Delton band student joins all-star group Adrienne Schroeder, a sophomore from Delton Kellogg High School, earned the opportunity to perform in the District Ten Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association All-Star Band. Students auditioned for this ensemble in October. The musical band rehearsed and performed Nov. 16 at East Kentwood High School under guest clini­ cian and cnductor Dr. Kevin Sedatole, professor of music at the Michigan State University School of Music. MSBOA District Ten includes schools from just north of Kalamazoo (Delton. Otsego, Allegan) to the lakeshore (Holland. South Haven) to north of Grand Rapids (Rockford), and east toward schools such as Ionia. learned the answer is “no." after bringing a complaint Tuesday night to the Barry County­ Board of Commissioners. . Retired Delton Kellogg High School assis­ tant Principal Larry Phillips and neighbor Ryan Bates told the board they’ve found the noise from eight area dirt bikers so loud they can’t even have normal conversations in their homes and Phillips has begun to consider moving to a new residence Phillips said he and a few other residents on Kellogg School Road had complained sev­ eral years ago and County Planning and Zoning Director Jim McManus was able to put a slop to it. However, several years later the bikers are back, and noisier than ever, per­ haps operating their vehicles with “straight pipes." or without exhaust mufflers. Phillips said he called 911 dispatch in Hastings, who promised they’d send a state police trooper, but no one showed up. They were told later that troopers won’t come to Barry Township unless there is a traffic prob­ lem or domestic violence complaints. Even worse, they were informed there real­ ly isn’t much that can be done because there is no way to measure the decibel levels the bikers are putting out. Phillips told the board that when he phoned authorities. “It was so loud that the police dis­ patcher could not hear me when I stepped out onto my porch." Commissioner Don Nevins suggested checking the insurance for the property where the dirt bikers are making so much noise. “I’d bet the insurance company would put a stop to it on that property if there is no lia­ bility." he said. However, the property owner is the moth­ er-in-law of the ringleader of the bike group and he’s in the process of trying to buy it from her. Phillips said. “This is so bad I’m looking at ocher property to move.” “So are we." several comrades in the audi­ ence added. Commissioners Wayne Adams, whose dis­ trict covers the area in question, said he was told by the Barry County Prosecutor’s office “the only they can enforce it (a noise ordi­ nance infraction) is if it's an organized event.” He added that when he was phone with the complaint. "I could hear these bikers over the phone, they were so loud." The most recent incident occurred on Thanksgiving Day. Bates said, “litis is so important to us because my wife and ,| are frying .to start a family, but no way could an infant sleep through this... Now that he knows it can't be enforced, he does what he wants.” The ringleader of the group was identified as Greg Keagle and the owner of the property is Diana Warsaw. It was agreed that Bates. Phillips. Adams and County Administrator Michael Brown would draft a letter to be sent to all area police agencies, the Barry Township Board and the prosecutor’s office and try to come up with some kind of action. Chuck Reid of Maple Grove Township also brought concerns before the board, saying the 18 people selected to work on ordinance revi­ sion and the master plan arc not representa­ tive of the county as a whole. “The ordinances arc too restrictive.” he said, claiming laws for “smaller communities shouldn't be like a big town." He also said he opposes fees for residents when they want to do something with their properties. “Every time you go to the Planning and Zoning Commission of the ZBA (Zoning Board of Appeals), it’s money out of our pockets. It’s got to stop sometime... We’re just losing all of our rights." In other business at Tuesday nights meet­ ing. the County Board: • Decided to have its last meeting of the year at 7 p.m. Thursday. Dec. 28. instead of the regularly scheduled session Tuesday night. Dec. 26. at the request of Commissioner Sandra James. Adams voted against the move because he will be out of town on that date. The commissioners, in a related matter, have decided to proceed with plans to publish meeting notices and minutes on the Internet and explore cable access television. • Noted the next meeting of the Facilities and Property Committee will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Dec. 12 On the agenda will be evaluation of build­ ings. jail renovation or expansion and ’ongrange and short-range goals. • Approved tire expense of up to $1.430 for purchase of a bagger attachment from Fillmore Equipment • Agreed to pay the invoices of $45,000 from Maguire Iron Inc.. $137,950 from Dan Valley Excavating and $67,432 in connection with the Middleville water improvement proj­ ect. • Authorized the Barry County Sheriff’s Department to submit a grant application to the United Way for school liaison funding for April I. 2007. to March 31. 2008. and to apply for marine safety program funding from the Department of Natural Resources. • Agreed to increase the sheriff’s depart­ ment budget by $ I 205 to account for reim­ bursement from Michigan Municipal Risk Management grants foe training. Mark Erickson finishes combining com tn the field on Vette Road. The price paid to farmers for November com is $1.30 per bushel higher than in September. Prices up for harvested crops Speculators getting out of oil and natural gas by Helen Mudry Staff Writer The local bean harvest is done and there are still a few fields of com yet to combine, and prices are up over September. Last Tuesday, Woodbury Grains was pay­ ing $3.41 a bushel (56 pounds) for com and $6.18 a bushel (60 pounds) for soybeans. Caledonia Farmer, Eleva .or was paying $3.37 for com and $6. i 3 for beans. Ross Thomas from Woodbury Grains said some fanners are reporting 150 to 175 bushels for com with an average between 175 and 180. Some are even reporting 200 bushels an acre. He said beans arc running about 50 bushels an acre. Tim Marlin, grain manager at Caledonia Farmers Elevator said beans are running 10 bushels an acre better than last year. Iasi year’s average was 40 and this year sot.Te farmers are reporting 50 to 55. The wet weather in October and November has had a big effect on this year’s harvest. Thomas said crops that were harvested in September were much dryer than later in the fall. September beans were 13 percent mois­ ture and com 17 or 18. Beans are now cominginat 15 16 percent moisture and com 21. He said then* are still fields of beans in the south toowet'to combine. “Overall it has been a very good harvest." said Thomas. Marlin said the harvest with the rains and snow ’has been a long time coming." The wet fall spread the harvest out over weeks, creating more space for grain storage. Marlin spoke about the increase in market price for the grains. "It has beer, ten years since I have seen the market like this.” Prices usually decline slightly at harvest time but this year they are going up. “On Sept. 15. com was going for $2.14 a bushel and today (Tuesday Nov. 28) it has gone up $1.30 a bushel. Beans were $3.71 in September and are up $1.40 a bushel.” Marlin said the increase in prices is because of speculators. They have gotten out of oil and natural gas and now speculating on “It looks like we are at a turning point in American agriculture. It is good lor the American farmer, but will mean no more cheap food.’ — Tim Marlin, Caledonia Ferment Elevator graio. “Ethanol is part of the picture, but not ail of tix picture.” 1>e market prices arc determined by sup­ ply and demand and there are so many factors involved. "We are on the cusp of a new market era,” Marlin said, “it is playing 4tavoc with as and very frustrating. We fawe u> maintain a mar­ gin so we have a cash flow It is very compli­ cated. Once farming was a way of life, buv no longer. Now it is very intense. It ts a business with no room for error. It looks like wc nrc at a turning point in American agriculture. It good for the American farmer, but will meat no more cheap food.” He added that the American fanners havt the world market on com but South American fanners are starting to surpass us in soybeans. Barry County Farm Bureau earns award for meth campaign on meth Future musicians shine at solo & ensemble festival This happy group of Hastings Middle School band members attended the Solo and Ensemble Saturday. Nov. 18. Theeyreceived all first or second division ratings on solos and ensembles performed on flute, clarinet, alto sax. trumpet, baritone, tuba, french horn and snare. The festival was held at Wayland High School and was organized by the Wayland Band Boosters. Ex-Hastings woman arrested in PETA protest in New York Four PETA members, including Hastings native Lindsay Rajt. were arrested in New York last week after taking over the windows of the Burberry boutique on 57th Avenue in protest of the company’s use of fur. The activists brandished signs reading. "When Plaid Goes Bad — BlocxlyBurberry.com." before going outside the store to smear fake blood across the win­ dows. chanting, "No more cages. No more traps. No more fur on Burberry racks." The action marked the launch of PETA’s "Bloody Burberry" boycott campaign in the United States. The campaign comes after PETA met with Burberry executives and showed them video footage from an undercover investigation claiming how animals killed for their fur are skinned alive while they arc still conscious. PETA has embarked on similar campaigns against Burberry in cities throughout Canada and the United Kingdom. Though natural and synthetic alternatives arc widely used. Burberry has refused to stop using fur in its designs. On American and European fur farms, animals spend their entire lives confined to tiny, filthy cages before they are killed by poisoning, gassing. electrocution or neck-breaking. "Burberry ’s use of fur supports one of the most hideous industries on the planet." says Rajt. "Cruelty is never in fashion, and I urge consumers to shop elsewhere until Burberry gets the picture.” This isn’t the first time that Rajt has made the news with similar protests. Earlier this year, she braved the February chill by con­ ducting protests at KFC restaurants in nine states while wearing nothing but a yellow bikini, white fluffy boots, and earmuffs as part of PETA’s international "Kentucky Fried Cruelty" campaign. Barry County Farm Bureau's efforts to "Stop Meth Scoundrels" at the county line have earned the organization statewide recog­ nition. The Barry County Farm Bureau received Michigan Farm Bureau's County Activities of Excellence Award for its efforts to raise awareness of the growing problem of methamphetamine use and production. The award, which recognizes innovative, actionoriented programs developed by county Farm Bureaus, was presented Nov. 28 at the MFB 87th annual meeting in Grand Rapids. A highly addictive and damaging drug, methamphetamine, or "meth." endangers rural communities in particular because one of its key ingredients, anhydrous ammonia, is injected into the soil of farm fields as nitrogen fertilizer, said Barry County Farm Bureau President Rick Lawrence. Meth manufactur­ ers will pilfer the otherwise hard-to-come-by ingredient by covertly tapping anhydrous tanks sitting in farm fields, often with disas­ trous results. Anhydrous ammonia is a highly caustic substance that can kill or injure live­ stock and people if allowed to escape unchecked from its pressurized tank. Seeking to benefit both Barry County's agricultural community and the general pub­ lic. the local Farm Bureau last year launched a campaign to address concerns about anhy­ drous ammonia theft, methamphetamine use and production, farm safety and agricultural terrorism. The campaign began with the local Farm Bureau briefing its own members about the multi-faceted problem at an informational meeting, featuring a speaker representing Michigan State Police's anti-meth efforts. With two county Farm Bureau volunteers then joining a local-level task force, the cam­ paign brought into the fold area anhydrous ammonia dealers and the media to spread word about effective tactics that had helped stem the proliferation of rural meth produc­ tion labs in other parts of the country . The icing on the cake of the public aware­ ness campaign was the placement of more than 20 ’Meth Watch" signs along busy road­ ways entering the county. Funded with grant money secured by the county Fann Bureau and erected in cooperation with local law enforcement and the Barry County Ro.nl Commission, the signs are a very visible device putting "meth scoundrels* on notice that Barry County is not an area conducive to their activities. ’Bany County has seen a great reduction in meth lab activity." said Liz Lenz, community preventionist with Barry County Substance Abuse Services. "We hope meth use will fol­ low that, and the word will be that Barr) County just isn't a place to make or use methamphetamine." "This year we haven't had a single person arrested from a meth lab or for possession of methamphetamine." confirmed Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf. Both Leaf and Lenz applaud the county Farm Bureau's aggressive involvement in addressing the meth issue. "They've been at the table, ready to take on anything — ready to be productive and do something." Lenz said. The Barry County Farm Bureau was cho­ sen from a field of five applicants. A panel of MFB staff members select the winner. Director to talk about United Way Lani Forbes, executive director of the Bany County United Way. will guest speaker al the next First Friday program at noon Dec. I. at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, corner of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. Forbes is expected to talk about the pro­ grams the United Way senes and about how the campaign is progressing this year. The series of programs, sponsored by the Barry County Democratic Committee, gener­ ally is held on the First Friday of each month. Those attending may bring their own lunches or light fare can be purchased at the hall. Tea and coffee will be provided by the Democrats. �Page 4 - Thursday. November 30. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Chickens come to roost for Lame duck president To the editor: Well. Bush #41. who thought he was per­ manently retired, has had to come out of retirement (along with the gang of thugs who helped him through his four-year stint as criminal in-chief). Now. everywhere you look in the Bush #43 administration, you’ll find some (really) old familiar faces. They served in the Reagan administration (Iran/Contra), later with #41 where they ran the Gulf War with great skill and many (350,000) allied troops, but blew the end game completely. Some of the sorry lot also served the other sulphur-reeking Republican nazi. Richard M. Nixon. The morning after voters slapped him (nearly) into reality and he fired Don Rumsfeld. Bush #43 proved beyond doubt further slaps are going to be necessary. The younger Bush claimed. “I still think most Americans want victory in Iraq." The slow-witted fool doesn't understand — what brought us to this sorry slate of affairs was his failure to gamer good allies, plan well and plan for contingencies. The electorate (if 1 may make bold to interpret) told him it sees no hope for salvaging Iraq's medieval social, political and religious morass. "There was an early opportunity if done right." they shouted, "but you sold it to Bechtel. Halliburton. KBR." (And. of course, they ripped us off for all they could carry away.) "You should have completed the job in Afghanistan first." they added spitefully. "It would have been nice to have Europe with us, as well — old and new." (The more you think, the more you think about.) "And then we wouldn't have wasted 3,000 soldiers' lives." Yes. nearly 3.000 American lives — wast­ ed — in a war based entirely on lies, and managed like a 19th century Chinese fire drill. Thirty-six years ago (next April), half-amillion people from every state in the union converged and coalesced on the Washington Mall, pretty much filling the large area between capitol and George Washington's monument. Young, old. hippies, teachers bricklayers, preachers, veterans (many) — people from every walk of life. We were so far from the rostrum (on the capitol steps) we couldn't hear the voices projected from a huge sound system. Those on the capitol steps appeared match-stick tall. 'Tween them and us. bobbed an ocean of heads, hats, and “Get Out Now" signs. A year laler. even more citizens attended another, similar protest. We were all working to reverse, no. to end another never-declared war — one which eventually cost us 58,000 dead soldiers, half-a-million wounded (1 still see a lot of those physically or mentally wounded vets at the VA. and in the Grand Rapids Veterans Home. 1 do believe if more Americans visited such places on occasion, they'd be a bit more careful about listening to the siren songs of draft-evaders like Cheney and out-and-out cowards and screwups like Tex. (For 12 years and through two presidents, our military leadership stumbled aimlessly about SE Asia, bereft of goals, always insist­ ing they could see. "the light at the end of the tunnel." but without benefit of continuity of strategy, and using weapons designed and built with war on the plains of eastern Europe in mind. We killed more than two million Vietnamese — a people who never did any­ thing to us but try to drive the French, then us when we stuck our stupid noses in. out of their nation.) Remember, there's news film of Tex explaining why he got his dad's (CIA director at the time) help gening on a closed list to join the Texas Air National Guard: then to the top of the list, so he could avoid serving as a grunt in the Army. "Well," he said. "1 wasn't gonna' stick a shotgun in my ear to avoid Vietnam." Every time 1 see this chickenhearted scum sucking up to soldiers and mili­ tary families. I want to barf. 1 nearly bawled last week when he presented another Medal of Honor (posthumously, of course). At a cost of something like one-and-onehalf million (1970s) dollars, the TANG taught him to fly jet fighters, which he did for a short while. But then he was released from (and never returned to) flying status, and dropped out of sight for the longest time. Says he was helping on a political campaign in Alabama. Many believe he was in rehab. Hardest thing to find in the militarv or among veterans is someone who remembers him from service. Oh. yeah, most of his service record disap­ peared between then and his first theft of the presidency in 2000. Meanwhile, the man who attacked us (and most of his lieutenants) live in comfort and safety in Pakistan, while planning and direct­ ing further attacks on the modem age. world­ wide. Who really belief Bush when he says he expects Iraq to become. "A strong ally in the war on terror?" In Iraq, we re the terror, and over the past few years we have immensely increased length of the list of those around this world who hale us. and everything we stand for. It took Johnson and Nixon (combined) 12 years to bring our army in Vietnam to the state of grace Boche, er. Bush, has attained in Iraq, and across the entire mid-East, in four. And a quarter of the globe away, our- near vic­ tory in Afghanistan tastes, distinctly like ashes. With any luck this will mark the last Republican administration. The "blame game" has already begun among them. They're pointing fingers and hurling invective previously reserved for liberals. The coward is all but begging states he so cavalierly blew off before invading Iraq, to come in and give us a hand. Europeans believed then he was a fool, they're certain of it now. People jump off a sinking ship, not on. The mixture of religious hypocrites, thiev­ ing corporalions and Republican congress­ men. and neo-Nazi politics, has created a slum-gullion no longer palatable to Americans. Lany Hamp. Hastings Dare I be cautiously optimistic about ’07? As we approach a new year, and it’s out with the old. in with the new. I have to admit to cautious optimism. Sometimes that worries me because when you’re optimistic too often, you’re not pleasantly surprised. I confess 1 expect good things from a Barry County Board of Commissioners with three new members, enough turnover in its makeup to give us a real shot at meaningful reform in county gov­ ernment. some of which has been sorely needed for too long. New members and some who return should approach the new year by understanding the notion that without open and honest debate there can be no progress. Consistently going along to get along too often works only on behalf of the status quo. Another reason for cautious optimism may surprise you. I have hopes that Brian Cal ley will be a good stale representative for the 87th District. I have had some concerns about him in the past I thought he took advantage of his wealth and connections to breeze through the primary election and I heard he was supported by a lot of spe­ cial interests and power brokers in Lansing. 1 admit it bothered me he left his banking job to campaign full time, something his opponents were unable to do because they couldn't afford to take such lengthy leaves of absence. Furthermore. 1 wanted our state representative to be from Barry County, because over the last six years I have fell we’ve been ignored in the 87th District. Readers should note our State Rep.-elect from Portland is try­ ing very hard already to connect with Barry County citizens. One of his first steps is shown on the Banner's editorial page, where he plans to offer a column to talk about his positions on state­ wide issues and potential legislation that may be discussed in Lansing. He has promised to provide readers with insight about important issues, the positions he’s taking and why. He promises it will not just be feel-good public relations baloney we too often get from politicians interested only in continuing to hold office. He promises to offer Banner readers a good chance to know where he stands and to debate him on issues by writing letters to the editor. Fair enough. The last state lawmaker we permitted use of J-Ad Graphics space was retired State Senator Jack Welborn, essentially because it was clear to me he actually wrote his column himself and did not designate someone from the state party propaganda bureau to do it for him. Jack wrote a piece he called. “Right to the Point.” And regardless of whether you loved his views or hated them, they were genuine and substantive, encouraging thinking and debate. Likewise, Calley’s column, the second installment of which appeared in last week’s Banner, represents the first politician since Welborn to play by our rules, which means he's ready, will­ ing and able ’o tell us and the readers what he really thinks. Thus far. Calley has introduced himself and has talked at length about health care as the first order of business when the next legislative session CM antjc&AviM duriag ibe first wjeek of January / Calley already has made himself available by showing up at many fuhAioqHp’Btrry County and hie hasn't even officially begun to serve He’s already accomplished more than his prede­ cessor did in six years. Maybe I bad this new guy all wrong. Our new state representative is promising an open dialogue and full accounting of what he’s doing and why. Calley will go to Lansing in January as part of the minority party for the first time in quite a while because of the Nov. 7 elec­ tion results. He should be well aware voters are not interested in any more games of political one-upmanship, of the party being more important than the people. He should know it’s not all about winning, it's all about doing the right thing, even if it means reaching across the aisle to get things done. Calley says he will be submitting a health proposal early in the new legislative year to the governor. It looks like he’s planning to work with Granholm. even thougn she’s from a different party. He seems smart enough to understand you can't get it done without all the players at the table. Most taxpayers seem fed up with government. They want their legislators to work on issues they feel are important to them. Taxpayers expect their political leaders to debate the issues from more than one perspective and to come up with the best plan to deal with problems. It really doesn't matter what level of govern­ ment you're talking about, taxpayers feel they select people to do a job and they expect results. For the last four years in Michigan, the Republican party has continued to block anything Granholm wanted to act on, instead of working together and hammering out what's best for the resi­ dents. Due to their political in-fighting, we didn't get any mean­ ingful legislation passed. Over the Thanksgiving holiday. I heard interviews of state leg­ islators and how they view the last days of their administration. Whether they were term limited or taken out of office by the vot­ ers. they seemed concerned about a number of issues they felt responsible to deal with before the end of the year. We should ask why they waited so long. This State Legislature is the most disappointing I can remem­ ber in my lifetime. Over the last four years they have managed to sidestep just about every important issue Michigan residents want resolved. Most taxpayers are concerned about rising costs of health care, the price of gas. their jobs and keeping up with bills on a weekly basis. They really aren't focused on many of the issues on which state legislators seem to want to waste valuable time. It’s probably in our best interest these lame-duckers just finish any paper work they have on their desks, clean out their offices and making plans to vacate the building in a timely manner. It's just too late for them to be worry ing about the single busi­ ness tax and education funding. They've had more than enough time to get something done and they've proven to the electorate they just aren't equipped to find solutions. Our slate legislators need to find compromise on the single business tax. They have until the end of 2007 to find a way to make up. arZ/or reduce the size of government to maintain a bal­ anced budget The Democrats appear wanting to come up with alternative taxes, while the Republicans want to reduce the size of govern­ ment They should plan active debates early in the new legislative year to restive their differences and to come up with a plan acceptable to most Michigan residents. Legislators tell us we need to cut stale spending, but they rarely say where the cuia should come from. It appears they don't have the guts to offer suggestions, for they might tum off some special interest group. The Michigan Chamber of Commerce says we've got to cut taxes to save business in Michigan. It's easy for business leaders to offer suggestions for cutting exes, but they should b: compeUed.to offer ideas on what to do when the money disappears fipr, Male services. Even with zero growth in state speeding, costs to state government will continue to increase from commitments we already have, like retirements, insurance. Medicaid, long-term health care for the poor and the list goes on. Politicians have been playing games ever since Eng>c^ left office and now it’s time to pony up to the facts. With cornpann^ leaving the stale at record levels and personal income down, tax revenues will continue to decline. It's time we get serious abott state spending, by increasing taxes or cutting programs, or both. When the new legislature gets under way next year, they’d bet ter be prepared to take on some big issues. They should be jxepared to put many other issues on the back burner and make the budget job one. In the meantime, my message to Calley and the new County Board of Commissioners: We are watching Make us proud. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics Middleville man dies in motorcycle accident in Assyria Dale Edward Coats, 38, of Middleville, Preliminary investigation into the accident deer and Coals attempted to avoid striking the was killed Friday. Nov. 24, in Assyria indicates Coals was traveling northbound on rear of the mini-van by crossing over into the Township when the motorcycle he was riding M-66 near West Lake Road behind a mini-van southbound lane, but entered the path of the was struck head on by a southbound vehicle being driven by a 31-year-old female. The 18 year old driver. driven by an 18-year-old male. mini-van was involved in a collision with a Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. The Johnstown Fire Department and Nashville Ambulance assisted at the scene. Coats was pronounced dead at the scene. Did you shop the day after Thanksgiving? The day after Thanksgiving is said to be ‘Black Friday," the The Hastings Banner Deuoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 biggest shopping day of the year. Did you head out to the stores PMaiMby Hastings Banner, Inc. before sunrise? Did you get any of the special one-day only bar­ A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. gains. Did you get a good start on your holiday shopping? 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 uonn uacoos rreoenc jacooc President Vce President Steven Jacobs SacrMaryrtraaaurer • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Ertfor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Edrtof} Helen Mudry Patricia Johns Brett Bremer Fran Faverman Amanda Conrad. Wayland: J. Mehoff. Freeport: Carl Featherly. Hastings: Alicia Lethcoe, Middleville: Sandra Ponsetto Kefty Uoyd Jon Gambee Megan Lavefl ■ ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Oassrhed ads accecaed Monday through Friday. 800 am to530p.m “While I didn't get up early on Friday to shop. 1 didn't shop downtown cither. It has problems with limited parking, both spaces and hours. I would rather shop somewhere where there is free park­ ing. like Wal-Mart." "I avoided the crowds last Friday. I plan on doing leisurely shopping before the holidays. 1 think there will still be sales." “I didn't go shopping on Friday. It just wasn't on my schedule for the day." "I got up at 3:30 a.m. so 1 could be at Menards. 1 did most of the shopping for my family there. The sales were very good." “I didn’t get up early to go shopping but my wife and daughters got up at 4 a.m. to go shopping in Grand Rapids. They must have gotten some bargains because they came home with smiles on their faces." "I didn't go shopping on Friday. We haven't decided what we are going to do for Christmas yet." ScottOmmen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Sutjecrtpdon Rates: $30 per year *1 Barry County $32 per year m arftonng counees $35 per year etaeeftere POSTMASTER Send add-ess changes to P O BoaB Hastings, Ml 49058-0602 Second Class Postage Pad at Haskngs. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, November 30. 2006 — Page 5 Church Advent, Christmas events slated in December by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Let’s term limit the City Council To the editor: I've lived in the Hastings area for 29 years and in business for 26 of those years. Even though 1 own property inside the city limits, this is not my residence, so I am unable to vote on city issues, which I under­ stand why. I know this is not anybody's top prioity. but I would like to suggest that the people who sit on the City Council should be subject to term limits. There are people who have been on the council way too long and nothing seems to ever change. This will probably fall on deaf ears, but change is good and usually needed. The other thing I would like to comment on is that the Christmas parade is going to be this Saturday. Dec. 2. and in the parades I've seen in the past, when the color guard passes by, there are a lot of people who don't stand up and or remove their hats. These people male, female, young and old. don't do this, and 1 for one think that this is disgusting. Don't worry about what I think, on Saturday evening, when you are enjoying a fine parade and the colors pass by. show some common sense and decency. Show what you think of our great country. Al Hackett. Rutland Township Pierce Fund to help distribute ‘Animals Among Us’ film here The movie. "Animals Among Us.” enter­ tained more than 70 people at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute Sunday afternoon. Nov. 19. The free showing of this informative film announced the beginning of a program to dis­ tribute this film, about southwestern Michigan wildlife, to schools, libraries and not-for-profits in Barry County. A number of people attending the event contributed to the purchase and distribution of the film. Country Chapel marks 18 years of senior meals Country Chapel in Dowling will serve a Swiss steak dinner at noon Thursday, Dec. 7. with entertainment by Watt Asher and Friends to celebrate 18 years of Thursday meals for senior citizens in the area. This mission project was started in 1988 to bring seniors togethcr.with friends and neigh­ bors to share a family-style meal. Volunteers also deliver meals tj shut-ins and the sick. One of the volunteers says “it’s like Jesus feeding the multitudes with loaves and fishes; there is always just enough." There is no charge for the meal, but a bas­ ket is put on the table for donations. This is used to purchase food and supplies for future meals. The senior meals are open to everyone and volunteer helpers are always welcome. Corrections: The caption beneath the photo about the Hastings High School play on the front page of the Banner last week inadvertently omitted the name of the third "fireman" on the far right. He was Nick Lancaster. The story in last week’s Banner about the death of Hastings urologist Dr. Jeffrey Chapman incorrectly listed his cause of death as prostate cancer. He died of pancreatic can­ cer at age 51. The Willard G. Pierce and Jessie M. Pierce Scholarship Fund is planning to distribute the film to nearly 50 organizations including 26 public schools, five private schools, seven public libraries, and nine not-for-profit organ­ izations in Barry County. The Scholarship Fund is matching 50% of contributions so that Barry County can share in the film’s les­ sons of wildlife protection, spiritual growth and community, ecological integrity. So far. there are sufficient contributions to distribute 22 films. Additional tax deductible contributions can be sent to: Barry Community Foundation. Attention: Pierce Scholarship Fund. 629 W. Slate St.. Suite 201. Hastings. MI 49058. A $20 contribution will result in the distribution of one additional film. “Animals Among Us” features urban wildlife, focusing on the life cycle of predato­ ry birds and mammals and an urban deer pop­ ulation. In the midst of tragedy, with the film’s star laying dead on the side of the road, the movie speaks of hope for the community of man surrounded by animal companions. The video, filmed entirely in the city of Kalamazoo; teaches awareness of nature and ecology . It shows animals sharing a human environment and the fragility of this special relationship. Within this film are lessons for Barry County, including the preservation of ecosystems, zoning to maintain natural envi­ ronment*, and blessings of wildlife and open land. One of the audience members on Sundaypurchased a copy of the film and reported tak­ ing it home and viewing it again on the next day when the emotional impact of the film brought out her tears, laughter, and empathy for the film’s wildlife stars. “The film is entirely a product of the cre­ ativity and work of emerging Kalamazoo film maker Matthew Clysdale. and it is an inspira­ tion for artists and communities," said Gary Pierce. "His film is a heart lifting poem, a sculpture commemorating our animal brethren, and a loo’, at ourselves through ani­ mal characters which know nothing of war. politics, unemployment or prejudice.” Clysdale lives and works in Kalamazoo, producing independent videos specializing in documentary. He has also worked with video shorts, digital printmaking, graphic design, and production of theatrical events. More about Animals Among Us can be found at http://animalsamongusmovie.com Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, starts Sunday. Dec. 3, and for many area churches these four weeks until Christmas arc among the most exciting times of the year. Special music and dramatic productims arc planned in this area. Other churches plan special children’s programming, community services and other special events. The Sun and News and Reminder will print a list of upcoming events on a space available basis through December. The deadline for listing events is the Thursday before the Tuesday publication date. Information can be mailed to Patricia Johns, 1351 North M-43 Highway. Hastings. 49058. Please include a telephone number and the name of a contact person. Material can be faxed to 269-945-5192. Please write “Attention Patricia Johns" on the cover sheet and if sending more than one sheet be sure that the name and telephone number of the church is included on each page of the fax. Information can also be c-mailed to patri­ ciate j-adgraphics.com. Please be sure to include “for Patricia Johns” on the subject line. Information about events will not be taken over the telephone. Churches can also take advantage of paid advertising for their events by calling 269­ 945-9554 and asking to be passed on to the proper advertising representative. Hastings The First Presbyterian Church will have a scries of Contemplative Advent Worship Services on Saturdays at 5:30 p m.. beginning Dec. 2. The Contemplative Service will be on Dec. 2. Jazz Vespers Dec. 9. Blue Christmas Dec. 16 and Christmas Vigil Dec. 23. “Designed after a worship style which began in Taize. France, founded by Brother Roger in 1940. contemplative worship is a much more inward way for people to worchip than what we have come to know as ’tradi­ tional' or ’contemporary’ worship.” said a church spokesperson. "It is a time to reflect, pray, and sing simply. “The service is often much shorter than most services, and the atmosphere is calming, often using stimulating effects for the senses Celebrity servers to wait on customers tonight at Big Boy bv Megan Lavell ‘ Staff Writer Local “celebrities" will be serving cus­ tomers at the Hastings Big Boy restaurant from 5 to 9 p.m. tonight (Thursday. Nov. 30) to raise money for the Barry County United Way. The servers from 5 to 7 p m. will be David Hatfield of MainStreet Savings Bank; Dan Vrooman. Barry County United Way Campaign Co-Chairman; Dr. Carrie Wilgus of Hastings Pediatrics; Greg Austin of WBCH; David McIntyre of WBCH. and Matt Thompson of Pennock Hospital. “Celebrity servers” from 7 to 9 p.m. will be Joyce Bunning of Habitat for Humanity; Karen Jousma of the Barry County Child Abuse Prevention Council; Ron Martin of the Barry County United Way Board; Liz Lenz of Barry County Substance Abuse; Gary Pearson of the Barry County Sheriff Department; and Jan Look of the Court Appointed Special Advocate program. Lee Campbell, owner of the Hastings Big Boy. will support the United Way by letting local celebrities take orders, make salads and deliver food. The tips raised from 5 to 9 p.m. go to United Way. as well as 10 percent of the day’s profits. (candles, visual an, incense, running water, softly played music and/or bell tones). This is a very successful worship style for one who is troubled in life, one “ho has a stressful job. one who doesn’t often get time for himself/hersclf. Please, come and renew your spirit in the Lord this Advent Season.” Hope United Methodist Church. 2920 South M-37 Highway. Hastings, 269-945­ 4995. The Hope Church Ensemble will pres­ ent a dramatic Christmas musical. “Hark! The Angels Sing” Sunday. Dec. 3. at the morning worship service beginning at 10:45 am. The public is invited to attend this presentation. Emmanuel Episcopal Church. 315 West Center St.. Hastings. Emmanuel will present a service of Advent Lessons and carols will be presented by the choir Sunday, Dec. 3. at j p.m. This is similar to the annual Christmas Lessons and Carols presented at King’s College in England. The local service features readings and music appropriate for the sea­ son. The service is based on the "O Antiphons.” which comprise the seven verses of the hymn "O come. O come, Emmanuel” which have been sung on the seven days before Christmas since the Middle Ages. A reception will fol­ low the service and it is open to the public. Hastings First United Methodist Church. 209 West Green St.. Hastings. “Live Under the Dome" concerts open Sunday. Dec. 10. at 7 p.m. with “A Strange Way to Save the World.” This is an original musical drama with special effects that will tell about the life and times of Jesus beginning with his birth, his teachings the betrayal of his people, the endings on the cross and the everlasting life that begins at Christmas. This drama was written by local artist Jim Frazier with songs performed by the Fish Hcadz. the church's house band. “It will touch your heat and shake up your mind with the true message of the Christmas season.” says Steve Steward, worship leader at the church. For more information about this presenta­ tion call 945-9574. The dome seats approxi­ mately 600 people. Steward suggests arriving early to be sure of a seat. iviMMueviue The Middleville United Methodist Church, HI Church St. Middleville, 795-9266, wel­ comes the community to breakfast and the annual cookie walk Saturday, Dec. 2, begin­ ning at 8 a.m. Breakfast ends at 10 a.m. and the cookie walk ends when all the cookies arc gone. The Middleville United Methodist Church is presenting a holiday dinner theatre on Friday Dec. 8 and Saturday Dec. 9. Performances begin at 6 p.m. both nights. "The Baddest Angel Band” calls on the tal­ ents of church members. Proceeds will bene­ fit the Community Food Pantry and Christmas Angel Tree Project Reservations before December 5 can be made by calling the church office at 269-795­ 9266 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The cost is $10 per person to cover dinner and the theater presentation. The church would prefer receiv­ ing payment in advance but will accepted payment at the door. Workforce Development Board elects new officers, honors old The Barry/Branch/Calhoun Workforce Development Board elected officers to .'ead the board for the next two years. Lynne Haley, owner of LHJ Services m Marshall, was elected chairperson of the board. Other officers include Jerry Mainstone. Mainstone and Associates of Battle Creek, vice chairperson; Jack Faulkner. Faulkner Farms of Coldwater, secretary; Tom Wilkinson. Wilkinson Builder of Hastings, treasurer; and James Hettinger. Battle Creek Unlimited, parliamentarian. The Workforce Development Board also recognized members who arc leaving the Chief Executive Officer’s Board after many year? of service. Each member received a plaque in recognition of service in partnership with the Workforce Development Board. Thomas Wing, representing the Barry County Board of Commissioners, served on the Chief Executive Officer’s Board (CEOB) from January 2001 through November 2006 and served as CEOB Chairperson for two years. Jon Houtz. representing the Branch County Board of Commissioners, served on the Chief Executive Officer's Board from January 2005 through November 2006. The CEOB. comprised of county commis­ sioners from Barry. Branch, and Calhoun counties, works in collaboration with the Workforce Development Board in the plan­ ning. oversight and evaluation of local work­ force development programs. Two new members were welcomed to the Workforce Development Board at this meet­ ing. Bruce Griffith joins the board as a repre­ sentative of public employment service. He is the section manager of South Region Veteran Services for the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth (MDLEG). He has worked for the state of Michigan in a variety of different depart­ ments since 1978. He will serve on the Job Market Employer Involvement Committee. The Job Market Employer Involvement Coremitlee is responsible for assisting staff in the dev -loprnent and implementation of pro­ cedures that will determine if there is a demand for ubor in particular occupations and whether or no* a skill level to be provid­ ed by proposed training program is accept­ able to area employers. Margie Hojara-Hadsell jotes the board as district manager for the Michigan Deparcrrent of Labor and Economic Crosrth (MDLEG)/Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS). She has been district manager tor four years and started her career with MRS in 1994 as a counselor. She is also a member of two other Workforce Development Boards in Michigan. She will serve on the Planning and Development Committee. It is the responsi­ bility of the Planning and Development Committee to develop and recommend Michigan Works! activities, programs, and funding to the Workforce Development Board. The Workforce Development Board, along with the chief elected officials of Barry, Branch and Calhoun counties provide plan­ ning, oversight and guidance for Michigan Works! programs such as the Workforce Investment Act, the Work First and Employment Service. The Calhoun Intermediate School District Michigan Works! Agency team serves as the staff of the Workforce Development Board and adminis­ ters the program contracts and financial obli­ gations. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER The Village of Sunfield Ha* Level* of Arsenic Above Drinking Water Standard* Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do. and what we are doing to cor­ rect this situation. We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants. Recent testing results show that our system exceeds the standard, or maximum contaminant level (MCL). for arsenic. The standard for arsenic is 0.010 milligrams per liter (mg/L). The level of arsenic in Sunfield Water Department was 0.011 mg/L. What should I M You do not need to use an alternative (e^.. bottled) wrter supply. However, if you have specific health con­ cerns, consult jour doctor. What doe* thi* mu? This is not an immediate nsk. If it had been, you would have been notified immediately. However, some people who drink water containing arsenic in excess of the MCL over many years could experience skin damage or problems with their circulator system, and may have an increased risk of getting cancer. What happened? What to beiag daaaT In 2001 the ILS. Environmental Protection Agency lowered the arsenic standard from 0.050 mg/L to 0.010 mgl and gave water supplies 5 years to comply. As of the deadline of January 23.2006 the level of arsenic in Sunfield Water Department water w-as at or below new standard, however recent test results have raised our average above the MCL and therefore a violation of the Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act has occurred. We are working with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality on a mutually acceptable sched­ ule to evaluate options to lower the arsenic level, to secure financing, and to implement the best option. The best option may include drilling a new well or installing arsenic removal treatment. We anticipate resolving the problem within the next couple of years. For more information, please contact Mr. Kendall Merryfield. Department of Public Works Supervisor <DJ»WJ at 517-566-6407. �Page 6 - Thursday November 30 2006 - The Hastings Banner Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs. Sydney Alexis Anderson That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEAS ANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH EMMANUEL EPLSCOPAL CHURCH GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Rood. Dowling. Ml 49050 PaMor. Sieve Olmstead. (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service 9:30 a.m.; Member Church <»/ rAr World­ Wide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office (269 ) 945-1014 The Re* Fr Charles P. McCabe III. Rector. Father Paul Dow me Supply Prim. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Musk*. 8950 E. M 79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073 Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 am Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, □dull small group ministry, leader­ ship training Sunday School 11:0 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m . Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Worship - 10 aun. 3185 N. Rruaduay. Hastings. Ml 49058 Paste* Susan D. Ol*en. Phone 945-2654. Worship Service*. Sunday. 9 45 a.m.; Sunday School. 10:45 a.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor Sunday Morning Worship 9 45 ajr. Sunday School 11 <j0 a m ; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd . Dowling, rtxmc 269-721-8077 Pastor Path Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 1100 a.m. Praise Worship Senice; 12:00 noon Youth Group Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon Thursday noon Senior Meal* Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays al 7 p.m. Christ’s Quitters Bible Study Thursdays 7 15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45 Church website coun­ try chapclume org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Musk; Ryan White. Youth & Family: Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a m . Mixning Worship; 6:00 p.m.. Evening Service; 7.00 p.m. Sr. High Youth Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study, Choir practice. Call Church Office (or information on MOPS. Praise & MotiorVChildren’s Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sport* Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST C!" *RCH 203 N. Mam. P< , ox 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • L406I Reverend Mary S» uppers DeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 a m. • Sunday School 10.30 a.m SAINTS ANDREW & MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. ('in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this tervice). 11:00 a m Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m I May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced I please call the rectory for those times). The Recti* of St. Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev David T. Hutiwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 ard (he rrctivry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http./ttrax.uv andrewmarthias We arc part of the Diocese of the Great Lake* which is m communion with The United Episcopal Church of North .America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spint-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy M­ 66 south of Assyria RdNashville. Mich. 49073. Sun Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m . 6 (Ml p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m Jesus Club for boys A girls age* 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193 Pastor. Bernard Blair. Sunday School 10 a.m.. Worvhip Service II a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Darnel Hofmann 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and I1 a m Sunday School fir all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Randall Bertrand. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Sunday School 9.30 a.m. Worship Time 10:30 a_m Youth activities: call for information. Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Paste*. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Chu.vh. Hastings Mass Sundav at 9.30 am. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083. Phone 269-629 9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 930 a_m This is my body given for you Do this in remembrance of me.’ (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know Hi* will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull ladie Drive All baptized Christians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore you don't hase lobe an Episcopalian - just a believer M 37 South at M-79. Rev Richard Moore. Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website www hopeum.org. Church Faa No.: 269-8 fll-0007 Church Secretary Treasurer. Linda Cobb Office hour*. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship. Sundav evening service 6 pm. Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4) Tues . Thur*, from 9-11:30 a.m.. 12:00-2 30 p.m.. Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneer* (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m - Jr A Sr. High Youth (meal served) Wednesday 7 pm • Prayer Mlg. Thursday 9:30 am. • Women's Bible Study ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson Father Al Russell. Pastor Saturday Mass 4 30 p.m.: Sunday Masse* 8:30 am and 11 <7> a m . Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p m ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 301 E. Stale Rd. (Corner of Stale Rd and Boltwood St acro&s from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all service*. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11.00 am Kids for Christ. 11 DO a.m. Worship Service only fur 3 A 4 y r. olds. & 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 10.00 am with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week: 9:00 a.m. Senior Adult Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Pastor’s Class. Sing *n Share. YuUh and Children's classes. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month Mid-week prngrasm take a Chrhtmas/New Year break. February 25<h at I9J0 nan. Kt for First Service at our new church. 2635 North M-43 Hwy, Hastings. Everyone Wekonvc! GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945 9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698 Michael Anton. Pastor, w w w.discovergrace.org. Call live office for wor­ ship times HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone <269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961 Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9DO a m.-Noon and I 00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11 DO Traditional Worship Service. We offer vinous Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and II am. Chancel Choir rehearsal ts Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays al 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 900 am. Traditional Worship Service. IODO am. Coffee Hour. I0D5 a.m Sunday School for all ages. I IDO am. Contemporary Worship Serv ice 6:00 p.m. Youth Group. Nursery care is provided for both services' Visit us online at www finlehwr> h hasting* org and our web log for sermons at: http (/hastinfx presby fenan.blogspol.com.' Today - 5:30 pan., Angels Alert Dress Rehearsal; 7:00 p.m.. Chancel Choir. Friday • 6:30 pan, Angels Alert. Saturday . 5JO pan, Tata- Advent Service. Next Tuesday • 4:30 p.m, I Jtrte Seedlings; 6:00 p.m., Conversatioaal Spanish; 7:00 pan. Women’s Bible Stady. Next Wcdnesdav - 6:15 aan. Men's Bible Study; 9 am. Little Seedlings; 7:15 p.m. Praise Team. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M 79 West Past.* Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392 Sunday Worship 10:30 am. K4C-T4C second Sunday of each month 5:30-7:30 p m October-March P.O Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. Thin mfiimiatuMi im worship service DELTON - Sydney Alexis Anderson. 10. of Delton, died November 22. 2006 as a result of an ATV accident. She was bom March. 18 1996. in Hastings to Duane and Jennifer Anderson. Syd was a fifth grader at Delton Kellogg Middle School. It was ... the way she smiled, the gentle look in her eyes, her constant giggle, her energy for doing anything. This will always be Sydney. Once you met Syd. she became an instant friend and a welcome member of your family. It was Syd that touched so many lives in such a short time. 10 years has become a lifetime of memories. Please remember th: times that you shared. It will make you smile. That is Syd. She will always be remembered as an awe­ some daughter, sister, and dear friend to so many. She will be overwhelmingly missed by her mother. Jen Anderson (Watson); father. Duane Anderson; brother. Blaec Anderson; special friends. Ray. Mitch and Al Ostafin; aunt and uncles; Tom and Beth Watson and cousins Tim and Matt; Ron and Angie Watson and cousins Koty and Ryan; Joe and Pat Calvin and cousins Tyler. Jasmin and Courteney; Darlene and Anthony Pitchford (Calvin) and cousins Amyre. Sphynser. Bnx)klyn and Brctgliw); Tasha Calvin and cousins Bryant, Shanna and Ontario. Grandparents Norm and Shirley Watson. Grandmother Nancy Dennis; Grandparents Mary Calvin and Richard Singleton; John. Kelli. Kyle. Katie. Karyle and Karson Schaeterle; Jeff. Barb. Megan and Aaron Denny; Rob. Vicki. Lance. Seth and Evan Dennis; her best friend Shadow the Cat; and her ’’other" family - the entire crew at TNR Machine. Sydney enjoyed watching “Hannah Montana”, the Sweet Life of Zach & Cody and dining on her favorite foods - cheese pizza with a side of cheesy popcorn and root­ beer. She loved playing her GamcCube. jumping on the trampoline, pushing Al on the swing, swimming, dressing up. computers, camping, shopping, family vacations, watch­ ing Blaec play basketball, going to the motor­ cycle races to cheer on Mitch, laughing at SpongeBob reruns over and over again and especially playing with her friends. Syd also loved to Dance. She always danced with passion, added a few giggles and excelled earning many awards and recogni­ tion in competitions with her dance partner Kali Wales. Sydney loved life, loved being home in her pj’s...always giggling, smiling and ready to hug everyone. Those wishing to do so may make memo­ rial donations in honor of Sydney to Expressions Dance Centre at the funeral home or send thefli to 301 Michigan. Hastings. Ml. 49058. S We celebrated the Mfe of Sydney Alexir. Anderson on Monday? November 27. at the Thomapple Valley Church (TVC). In memo­ ry of Syd. for those who wish to. wear your jammies! Thank you Sydney, for all the amazing memories. We love you and we will miss you! “Hug ‘em while you have 'em” Arrangements made by Williams-Gorcs Funeral Home in Delton. 9 Paul Henry Thornapple Trail reopens Friday is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings CHEMICAL BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • “Prescriptions” 118 S. Jefferson -945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan The Middleville section of the Paul Henry Thomapple Trail reopens for hikers, cyclists and perhaps with the weather predictions skiers on Frida). Dec. I at 8 a.m. The trail from Main Street in Middleville to In ing Road in Rutland Township has been closed for all of the month of November. Betty M. Baldwin Delbert E. Riley Jr. HASTINGS - Betty M Baldwin, age 82. of Hastings, died on Monday. November 27. 2006 at Hastings Tendervarc. She was bom in Grand Rapids, on March 23. 1924. the daughter of Fred and Nellie (Kennedy) Friedrach. Betty was a graduate of Hastings High School class of 1941. She was married to Carl L. Baldwin on June 13. 1943 and he died on March 28. 2005. Betty was employed at Ben Franklin Store. Miller's Ice Cream. Highland Dairy Milk Factory, and her husband. Carl, they owned and operated Carl and Betty Appliance from 1955 until 1979. Betty’s life was taking care of her family as well as the family business. She is survived by her two sons. Mike Baldwin and friend. Sheryl Curtis of Hastings. Steve and Dawn Baldwin of Hastings, a daughter. Brenda and Russ Hayden of Tucson. AZ; grandchildren. Derek Baldwin. Jennifer (Baldwin) Benson. Clint Barry. Vicki Shirley. Jason Baldwin. Lee Ritscma and several great-grandchildren. Memorials can be made to Hastings Tendercare. No visitation will be held, a memorial serv­ ice will be announced at a later date. Arrangements arc by the Ginbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family al (girrbachfuncralhomc.net) MIDDLEVILLE - Delbert E. Riley Jr., age 55. of Middleville, passed away Friday. November 24. 2006 at borne. Delbert was bom on August 7. 1951 at Trumann. Arkansas, the son of Delbert and Gladys Riley. He was raised in the Metro Detroit area and attended Franklin High School, graduat­ ing in 1969. He was married to Darlene F. Wohlberg on November 9. 1969 in Livonia, and moved to Middleville in 1987. He was a retired teamster. His hobbies included car racing, restoring cars and home improvement projects. He is survived by his caring, loving wife of 38 years. Darlene F. Riley; two daughters. Dawn (Jeff) Walcott and DeAnna (Tony) Palmer; five grandchildren. Bret. Cody. Jared. Hannah and Joshua; one great grand­ child. Ethan, all of Middleville; his father. Delbert (Patricia) Riley of Wayland; brother. John (Pamela) Riley of Rockwood; two sis­ ters. Debra (Dennis) Seeman of Westland and Elizabeth (Garry) Stone of Romulus; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and many good friends. Preceding him in death was his mother. Gladys Dean Riley. Funeral services were held Monday at the Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. Linda Wolters officiating. Interment Irving Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice Care. Arrangements made by Beeler Funeral Home. Middleville. IVa/ter Schutz PLAINWELL - Walter Schutz, age 89. of Plainwell, passed away November 22. 2006 at his home. Walter was bom March 23. 1917. in Dunn County. Wisconsin, the son of Fred anc' Laura (Zimmerman) Schutz. He was a bull dozer operator for Woolf Construction for ovei 35 years. Walter was a handy person who cou.'d repair anything. During World War II. he was a welder of tanks and trailers for the military. He loved hunting, fishing, polka music, and eating smelly cheese. Most of all he loved his family especially his grandchildren. On December 24.1968. he married Pauhne Zellar. who survives. Other members of his family include sons. Frank (Oh) Schutz of Skandia. and Larry ihfarilyn) Schutz of Kalamazoo; daughters. Laurie (Ron) Schutz of Bangor and Julie (Jim) Cochran of Gemfask; a brother. Ray Schutz of Florida; 12 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Walter was preceded in death by his par­ ents; his wife. Nita Null; brothers. Orval and Harold; a sister. Lorraine; and a grandchild. Johnny Christenson. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday. November 28. 2006 at the Williams-Gorcs Funeral Home. Del'on. Pastor Greg Yarworth, officiating. Cremation followed the service. Memorial contributions to Borgess Visiting Nurse and Hospice Service or to the family will be appreciated. Arrangements made by Williams-Gorcs Funeral Home. Delton. Nashville sewage problem causes flow into river Nashville Village officials have reported •hat an estimated 2.000 to 3.000 gallons of sewage went into the Thornapple River Mondnv evening and Tuesday morning over about an ! I -hour period. Village of Nashville Department of Public Works Director Dandl Clements Jr. said he received a call just before at « Tuesday from Scott Decker, who *aid there w4s raw sewage coming out of a manhole in the 600 block of Sherman Street where a faced sewer main dumps into a gravity flow cewer main. “As soon as I could get to my trtxk and ,?et there. 1 saw what was happening so i shut off the pumps to the forced main.” Clcmerts said. “My men got our sewer line jetter oit and they were able to clear the obstruction from the line. At that point in time every thing was flowing properly.” He added that later that morning he learned that another resident had seen this going on al about 9 p.m. Monday, but it was not reported until after 8 a.m. the following day. “After an investigation of this incident for pumping information and the size of the man­ hole and its depth." Clements said, "that manhole holds approximately 560 gallons of liquid, with the time between pumping the manhole would drain slowly down, the man­ hole would hold a great portion of the sewer." TTES meeting on Dec. 14 A meeting is being planned for Thursday evening. Dec. 14. to renew efforts to develop the Paul Henry Thomapple Trail from Grand Rapids to Jackson. The meeting will be at the Thomapple Township Emergency Services building at 128 High St. in Middleville from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Village of Middleville owns five miles of the trail. There will be a video presentation by Scon Allman from Michigan State University on the Rails to Trails program in Michigan today. Nancy Krupiarz. executive director of the Michigan Trails and Greenways Association. will talk about the state wide trail system. Peter DeBoer will discuss trails in southwest Michigan and there will be a discussion of future plans for the Paul Henry Thomapple Trail. The meeting will end with an open discus­ sion of future trail development. Those attending the meeting are asked to park behind the Middleville Village Hall on Main Street and walk up to the TIES build­ ing since parking is limited at that site. Anyone who has questions about this meet­ ing can call the Village of Middleville at 795­ 3385. We have the New Keys and you'll be pleased ... Hastings’ New Affordable Family Apartments QUAIL RIDGE APARTMENTS Explore your new apartment living option created to support your lifestyle and designed especially to be your home. ■ Spacious Two & Three Bedroom Apartment-Homes • Fully Equipped Kitchen with Dishwasher - Full-Size Washer & Dryer in Eoch Unit - And Much Morel Call Today To Reserve Your Move-In Date At Quail Ridge Apartments 269 948-9363 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 30. 2006 - Page 7 Newborn babies BOY, Nicholas Benjamin Halanski. bom at Tripier Army Medical Center. Honolulu. Hawaii, on Thursday. Nov. 2. 2006 at 11:10 p.m. to Karen (Cunningham) and Benjamin Halanski. serving on the USS Paul Hamilton out of Pearl Harbor Naval Station. Nicholas weighed 5 lbs. 13 ozs. and was 19 inches long. Weighing 11 lbs. 5 ozs. and 22 1/2 inches long. BOY, Connor Robert, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 10. 2006 at 3:37 p.m. to Stephanie McCauland and Robert Joseph Jr. of Nashville. Weighing 7 !bs. 1 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. on Nov. 15.20061! 10 a.m. to Shannon Lewis and Benjamin Andrus of Hastings. Weighing 10 lbs. .05 ozs. and 22 inches long. BOY, Garrett Alfred, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 13. 2006 at 9:36 p.m. to Benjamin and Bridget Martz of Hastings. Weighing 8 Ihs. 11 ozs. and 21 1/4 inches long. GIRL, Hayley Marie, bom at Spectrum Health Hospital on Nov. 8. 2006 al 10:33 p.m.. to Korey and Becky Menyfield of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 2 ozs. and 19 inches long. BOY, Payton Nevaeh. bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 14. 2006 at 4:07 a.m. to Amy Gaiski and Mike Washbum of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 10 ozs. and 19 inches long. BOY, Kaidcn Kyle, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 14. 2006 at 10:03 p.m. to Corinna Pacheco and Brian Dunkelberger of Hastings. Marriage licenses Jason Christopher Haskin. Hastings and Samantha Dawley. Hastings. Danny Ray Peckham. Jr.. Parma and Pauline Gladys Brown. Bellevue. Virgil Jay Carter. Delton and Debra Marie Clawson. Kalamazoo. Marc Zachary Bush. Nashville and Brandy Lee Ojala-Knickerbocker. Nashville. Dennis Lee Thiss. Hastings and Janice Louise Rogers. Middleville. Casey James VanEngcn. Hastings and Kailey Marie Smith. Hastings. Bernard Richard Hunderman III. Middleville and Joyce Marie Berry. Middleville. Charles Levi-James Chapman. Middleville and Krista Michelle Woods. Middleville. GIRI, Ileigha Loraliegh, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. II. 2006 at 6:58 a.m. to Trisha and John Crain of Springport. Weighing 8 lbs. 6 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Seth Dane, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 10. 2006 at 7:49 a.m. to April Ludtke and Michel McColley of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Avery June, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 5. 2006 at 8:41 a.m. to April and Jim Norman of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and 18 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Makaila Renee, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 15. 2006 at 12:24 a.m. to Amanda and Ronald Hawkins of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs. 4 ozs. and 20 1/4 inches long. GIRL, Ali Mae. bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 10. 2006 at 2:30 p.m. to Amber Wooten and Michael Speck of Shelbyville. Weighing 8 lbs. 0 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Jacob Douglas, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 13. 2006 at 4:17 a.m. to Jennifer and Ryan Nelson of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. I oz. and 20 1/2 inches long. BOY, Tate Ryan, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 6. 2006 at 8:03 a.m. to Bradly and Jennifer Warner of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 8 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Tristin James, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 13. 2006 at 7:53 a.m. to Jill and Chad Eaton of Hastings. Weighing 9 lbs. 2 ozs. BOY, Daniel Lee. bom at Pennock Hospital Thomapple Twp. recycling delayed by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The long anticipated recycling program set to begin in April 2007 for Thomapple Township and Middleville residents has been put on hold. It has been proected to be a pilot program which could be replicated throughout Barry County. At a meeting Nov. 21. members of the Thomapple Township Board could not put the S25 per household fee on the Dec. 1 tax bills because the recycling committee had not received favorable bids from waste haulers to collect recyclable items at the curb. “The one bid that was quoted was more than the revenues would generate.” explained Thomapple Township Supervisor Don Boysen. Members of the joint recycling committee talked with waste haulers and learned costs have risen steadily over the years and the S25 fee is no longer a reasonable rate. The $25 fee was established by Slate of Michigan statutes in 1969. Members of the joint recycling committee said they arc disappointed the program cannot go forward at this time. The group of resi­ dents of both the township and village will meet soon to explore other ways to offer the recycling program to the community. Yankee Springs Township Board to meet tonight by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Members of the Yankee Springs Township Board usually meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, but because of the Thanksgiving holiday the board will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. tonight. Thursday. Nov. 30. The township is working with Barry County to see if it can receive a drinking waler revolving fund grant to help pay for arsenic mitigation needed in the township due to changes in the federal statute. Township Board members also learned at their Nov. 9 meeting there will be some minor changes to the drive-through area at the Cun Lake McDonald’s. The township also is working with its attor­ ney in preparation for a court case involving vacating an alley. The township has purchased a ventilator for the Yankee Springs fire station. The township has been reimbursed $24,000 of the $30,000 grant received last year for the Yankee Springs Park. The town­ ship will receive the final $6,000 once work on the park sign is completed this spring. In order to get the grant funds, the town­ ship had to pay for the park improvements and then be reimbursed. BOY, Daw: on James, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 7. 2006 at 11:37 p.m. to Jessica Norton and Brian Lewis of Nashville. Weighing 5 lbs. 13 ozs. and 18 inches long. BOY, Fraust Caleb, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 15. 2006 at 3:10 p.m. to Randie Frisbie and Derrick Stephens of Nashville. Weighing 6 lbs. 9 1/2 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. ‘Baddest Angel Band' tickets to help pantry Leona Bowman to by Patricia Johns Sta# Writer The Middleville United Methodist Church is presenting a holiday dinner theater at 6 p.m. Friday. Dec. 8 and Saturday. Dec. 9. ’The Baddest Angel Band" calls on the tal­ ents of church members. Proceeds will bene­ fit the Community Food Pantry and Christmas Angel Tree Project Reservations before Dec. 5 can be made by calling the church office at 269-795-9266 between 9 a.m. and I p.m. The cost is $10 per person to cover dinner and the theater presentation. The church would prefe receiving payment in advance, but will accepted payment at the door. Last year the play held in the church was sold out. There are only about 100 scats available each night. The Middleville Food Pantry began in the 1980s and the items were stored at the Middleville United Methodist Church. Overseeing the pantry is Margaret Eavy. who followed Elizabeth Palmer. The pantry has grown and now includes government programs for the entire commu­ nity. Food is provided for those in need throughout the entire area. The present pantry provides food for the entire Middleville area. Most clients are referred by Love. Inc. The pantry served 70 families in 2005 and is now serving even more due to growing unemploy­ ment in the area. Food is supplied by food collections by school groups. 4-H clubs. Boy Scouts, busi­ nesses and churches. United Way and CROP Walk funds help underwrite the cost of items purchased from the Food Bank in Battle Creek. When the Middleville United Methodist Church receives cash donations for the food pantry, clients may purchase vouchers which clients can use at the Middleville Marketplace for fresh vegetables, dairy and meats. The church will also use some of the funds raised by the Baddest Angel Band perform­ ances to help support the local Angel Tree effort this Christmas. The Methodist Church has been doing this for more years than any­ one can remember, at least 25 years. The church reaches out to local families who are struggling to help them have a happy Christmas. Members of the Village Players deliver the food and gifts. The Middleville United Methodist Church is located at 111 Church St. in Middleville. Call 795-9266 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to make reservations. turn 90, Dec. 9 Leona Bowman is celebrating her 90th birthday Saturday. Dec. 9. Cards and well wishes can be sent to Leona at 1711 N. East St., f 15, Hastings. MI 49058. Fisher-King Julie Ann Fisher and Craig Allen King along with their parents. Rex and Barbara Fisher of Nashville and Ben and Joyce Gonzalez of Hastings arc happy to announce their engagement. Julie is a graduate of Maple Valley and is employed at Hastings Mutual. Craig is a graduate of Thomapple Kellogg and is employed by BJ & Sons Trucking. The couple are planning an outdoor wed­ ding on May 26,2007 at the home of Craig's parents. Ariene Wilcox is 80! Arlene Wilcox is 80! Family and friends are invited to help us celebrate at the Local 138 Union Hall. Sunday. December 3 from 2­ 4. No gifts please! Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. 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Friday and Pickens-Koops Chapel Marie was able to live Saturday. The Historical Society will meet next week on Thursday. Dec. 14. with a "Show and Tell” in her own home since her 1976 sudden blind­ sonable weather gave them a chance to do the winter things to their homes and lawns, including final raking, final leaf burning or bagging, mulching ruses, emptying the gar­ ness. with (he assistance from Julie Maurer den hoses, snipping dead foliage from peonies and other plants. Many homeowners program, to Christmas now deceased!. Rose Ann Sinke. Susie Cooley. Jackie Young. Delores Michutka and themes. The Society had a successful open others such as Marian Klein and her adminis­ took advantage of the temperatures in the 50s house last weekend during the two days of trator Duane “Buck" Yager. She was the sec­ possibly related and strung their Christmas lights and green­ "Christmas 'Round the Town.” The baked ond mother of Tom. Tim Joy and Jill Pickens. ery. The Blanchard House in Ionia will be open goods drew many customers to the Depot Among the visitors who were in town for the Thanksgiving holiday was the former to all visitors on three Sunday afternoons from I to 4 p.m. each time. These dates will filled with eleven crafters who held sway in Karen Hampel and husband from southern the school room, the spacious foyer, and Tennessee. They attended Central United be Dec. 3. 10 and the 17th. The Ionia around the perimeter of the banquet room. Methodist Church Sunday and greeted many Historical Society will be the hosts. This is One unique item was a cozy for baking pota­ of their old acquaintances. Karen said she is open to the public. The Blanchard House is toes in a microwave. The fabric absorbs steam and the insulating material sandwiched still singing solos in church. unusual for its time because it has few rooms, with its gift shop. The Freight House was all of which are spacious. Most houses of that between the layers conducts heat. Unique! era are divided into many small rooms. This is just one fine example of the Italianale sand­ will not meet in December, but will resume in stone houses in the city. East Main Street has January and hold its election of officers for other fine examples of italianale houses and 2007. The Ionia County Genealogical Society others built with Ionia sandstone. Some are Members of the Pickens family suffered a trimmed or built with VanderHeyden brick, double loss last week with the deaths of the for which the city is noted. two matriarchs of the family. Peg (Metcalf) Nearer to home, the Lowrey farm house on Pickens of DeWin died on Wednesday. Nov. Jordan Lake Highway, present site of Ruth 22. Her sister-in-law. Marie Pickens, died on Ann Allen's home, was built in the same style Friday. Peg had been widowed since May. from VanderHeyden brick and likewise the Peg was a Grand Rapids native, daughter of Olry house on Musgrove Highway, home of funeral directors. Her children are William. Grayden and Ann Slowins. is built from the Scon. Steven. Sue. Nanette and Debra. Her same brick with the same style architecture. memorial service is to be held on Saturday. ORV crash kills Delton child, 10 Dear Annie: I have two older brothers. One recently died and the other is strange beyond words. ’Dennis* has been married several times and is a father and grandfather. However, he is estranged from all his chil­ dren. Worse, the rest of us are not allowed to have his grandchildren over because their parents fear we would allow Dennis to see the kids. Dennis' children won't tell us what hap­ pened to cause such animosity, but we have our suspicions. Two years ago. Dennis was supposed to take my children for ice cream, and he left town with them and returned six hours later. I was frantic. The problem now is that Dennis insists our late brother's grandchildren call him "Grandpa." He dropped by with these chil­ dren. and when the 7-ycar-old called him "Uncle." Dennis yelled at him. saying. "I am your grandfather! Remember that!" Later. 1 called my nephew and asked if he was aware of the situation. He was not. and also did not know his kids had left the area with Dennis. They came home well after mid­ night on a school night. I told my nephew that Dennis forcing the kids to call him "Grandpa" is an insult to his father. He says it »s net. And he still allows Dennis to take the kids for "rides." We are so afraid Dennis is going to drive off and not come back. I don't think I can stay out of this because 1 fear for the safety of those children. What can 1 do? — Concerned Aunt in California Dear Aunt: We don't blame you for worry­ ing. although Dennis does return the: children, albeit later than expected. Dennis has a few screws loose, but if your nephew lias no objection to Dennis' field trips, and doesn't mind about the "G.andpa* business, there isn't much you can do. Can you speak to the children's mother? We hope she will take this more seriously than your nephew. Cousin cruel MIGRAINE HEADACHES I had the worst headache of my life recently and I couldn’t even open my eyes it hurt so much. Could that have been a migraine headache? There have been a number of classifications of headaches over the years and they continue to reclassify them as doctors learn more about what causes them. Head pain can certainly have many more causes other than what all of us refer to as a headache. Examples include injury to the head, infections of the .sinuses, ears or eyes or infections of the contents of the skull such as meningitis but the usual routine headaches are often caused by either muscle pain or by dilated and inflamed blood vessels in and around the brain. The muscle pain headaches which seem to be the most common are also called tension headaches and can be quite severe in their own right. They are often caused by anxiety, stress and poor posture of the head and neck for prolonged lengths of time such as sitting at work with your head turned one way or another looking at a poorly positioned computer screen Arthritis of the neck may also play a big role in tension headaches. These often are painful at the back of the neck and radiate up the back of the head across the top and down over the eyes. Although quite painful at times, those with tension headaches are usuaiiy able to continue to proceed through their day without too much interruption. Migraines on the other hand may be so severe that the pain is throbbing, associated with nausea and vomiting and often times even opening your eyes to light makes the headache unbearable. The pain usually is only on one side of the head but some do experience pain on both sides. Often times, other symptoms such as flashes of light or other visual disturbances can be appreciated. Migraines are thought to be caused by an imbalance in brain chemicals irritating and dilating blood vessels which actually cause the pain. For years, there have not been good treatments for migraines and people have learned various coping skills when they get headaches. Over the past few years, new medications have become available for migraines that your doctor can prescribe and hopefully get you some relief. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. Sydney Alexis Anderson Sydney Alexis Anderson. 10. of Delton was killed Wednesday. Nov. 22. when the off road vehicle in which she was riding tipped over and she was pinned underneath. The Delton Middle School fifth grade stu­ dent was passenger in the ORV. which was being driven by her 12-year-old cousin. A preliminary investigation* by Trooper Kelly Linebaugh of the Michigan Stale Police. Hastings post, revealed the Yamaha Rhino four-wheel drive vehicle was traveling downhill when the driver attempted to make a left turn. The vehicle overturned and Anderson was thrown from the ORV. which landed on top of her. The driver attempted to lift the vehicle off the victim, but was unable to do so because of the weight. The boy then ran approximately a half mile to get his father, who drove to the scene and lifted the ORV off the victim. The vehicle was being operated on their grandfather's property near the intersection of Cedar Creek Road and Dowling Road in Hope Township. The driver and another passenger in the ORV sustained only mnor injuries. Anderson was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, according to the MSP investigation. Lansing Mercy Ambulance treated the vic­ tim along with Air Care, but she was pro­ nounced dead at the scene. State police troopers were assisted by per­ sonnel from Lansing Mercy Ambulance, the Dehon Fire Department and Air Care of Kalamazoo. Dear Annie: I am an average boy in sev­ enth grade. 1 have several friends, and one of them is my cousin. "Bruce," who is a couple grades younger than me. My problem is that he is always laughing at anything I do wrong. We have been friends since our youngest days, and 1 have withstood his mocking until now. but my tolerance has snapped. When Bruce laughs, he does it for a reaction. I would laugh along with him if it were just for fun. but that is not the case. Please give me your opinion. — Harried in Southern California Dear Harried: We think Bruce is jealous of living in your shadow and is asserting himself by dragging you down. Ignore him politely. Bruce is two years younger, and he's obvious­ ly too immature to be hanging around you. Save your friendship for when the family gets together, and use your school time for friends your own age. Host pays the tab Dear Annie: You told "Perplexed" he was not wrong to assume the host of a birthday party is picking up the tab for the entire group. Maybe so. but the trend these days is the exact opposite. I always assume I'm paying my own tab. or worse, paying my own and also chipping in to pay for the host's dinner as well. Some folks try to keep the costs down by ordering a salad, only to discover they arc expected to split an equal share of the bill with folks who had a three-course meal and a couple of drinks. When my husband threw a surprise birth­ day for me at an upscale restaurant, he paid the tab for everyone. One friend tried to slip him some cash, but he absolutely refused. Most folks seem not to understand this con­ cept. - Been There in Tallahassee. Fla. Dear Been There: We agree. We know ask­ ing guests to pay is a newer trend, but it comes from ignorance and greed, and we have no intention of giving it our seal of approval just because it's common. It’s still Contemplative Advent Worship First Presbyterian Church of Hastings Saturday December 2, 2006 5.-30 p.m. Please join us. wrong. Sociopath split Dear Annie: I've always considered myself to be level headed, but somehow I've ended up in a four-year relationship with a man I suspect is a sociopath. At the beginning of our relationship, "Wilbur" bragged that he'd cheated on every woman he'd ever been with. He insisted he had changed, and 1 trusted him. Of Course, he hasn't changed at all. He’s cheated on me at least three limes that I know of. He's never apologized, and has left me and my children (who adore him) repeatedly without a word of warning. Every lime Wilbur leaves, a month or two goes by and he gets in touch again. I desper’ttely want to believe he really loves us. so I take him back. Then I'm supposed to act like nothing's happened. If I hold him account­ able. he calls me a lot of nasty names and puts me down. Wilbur moved in with us last Christmas, and it’s been a nightmare. The other night, Wilbur blew his top over something petty and said he's had it and is leav ing al the end of the month. In the meantime, he's been searching the Internet for a new sex partner. He made a point of rubbing my nose in it. Wilbur has paid half the utilities for the month, so he thinks he's entitled to stay. He was fired from his job. so while I'm at work, I have no way of protecting my belongings from being stolen or vandalized. He's done that before. I’m a wreck. I don't feel anything merits a ca*l to the police, but I also don't feel my home is safe. I know I got myself into this mess, bu: how do I get out without things get­ ting really ugly? - Lost in the U.S. Dear Lost: Can you have someone housesir while you are at work? C*r. you tack up your valuables? Can you !ake time oft ;"ork at the end of the month? Al the very least, if Wilbur takes or ruins your things be sure to file a police report so there is a reexd. Change the locks once he's out. And undei an circumstances should you allow Wilbur buck into your life. Ever. Faded attraction Dear Annie: At the age of 61.1 met r. won­ derful woman (also 61) I'll call "Sharon." She was slim and shapely, and I was immediately attracted to her. Eight years after we married, Sharon is no longer slim, shapely or attrac­ tive. As a result. I am rarely interested in hav­ ing sex with her and spend a fair amount of time daydreaming about other women. I only initiate sex with Sharon while we are in bed. in the dark, so 1 cannot see her. I feel guilty, but haven't a clue what to do. Sharon doesn't complain about our lack of intimacy. Is something wrong with me? — Richard in Phoenix . Dear Richard: You married Sharon because she looked sexy, but looks change. (Haven't yours?) Successful marriages rely on being attracted to someone's personality, sense of humor, kindness, common interests, shared values, etc., and those things should be at least as important as the physical attraction. In your case, they aren’t. It won't help to do nothing and be miserable. Suggest counseling to Sharon, saying you would like to work on some issues. If she won't go. go without her. Inevitable estranged Dear Annie: May 1 respond to "Angry Father." whose son and daughter-in-law have rejected him? We bent over backward to please our daughter-in-law. but it didn't help. I finally brought it up to my son. and we had an argument. The things he said were repre­ hensible. not to mention untrue. Now we arc estranged and. of course, we arc not allowed to sec our grandchildren. "Angry" is not going to change his daugh*cr-in-law. regardless of what he does, and if his son docs not have any backbone now. he probably never will. We know where we stand, even if it is without them. - Resigned Mother Dear Resigned: How sad - especially for your grandchildren, who will lose out on the joys of knowing loving grandparents. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar. longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmuilboxte comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190. Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.crrators.com. �The Hastings Barner - Thursday. November 30. 2006 - Page 9 From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Rural life here in the early 1930s continued Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. Giving Financial Gifts? Know the Rules By John B. Walton Grandpa Potter was incapacitated for sever­ al years before he died and couldn't work. As I recall it. most of his health problems were attributed to his having contracting undulant fever years before. He hired Albert Chandler Allen who was Grandma Potter's nephew to w ork the farm and look after things. They pro­ vided him with board and room and $20 a month in cash. One of Grandpa's greatest pleasures after he became incapacitated was following Detroit Tiger baseball on his radio. For years he had umpired the local baseball games, which were held behind the school at the south east inter­ section of M-43 and Mulliken Road. In the late summer of 1934. a few months before Grandpa died, the Detroit Tigers won the World Series. 1 can remember how astonished Grandpa was when he learned that as a bonus the own­ ers bought each member of the team a new Ford car. Shaking his head in disbelief he repeated over and over again that he could not imagine such wealth and wondered what the modem world was coming to. However, he was happy for the team and felt that “boys” really deserved it. 1 remember Grandpa's radio very well. It was mounted on four spindly legs and abutted the south wall of the living room near his favorite chair. Located to the left of the radio tucked in a comer was a large roll top desk. Mounted on the wall just to the left of his desk was a crank telephone. 1 cannot remember how many people were on their party line, but I’ve heard it wasn't uncommon for party lines to have 10 or 12 customers. Grandpa's radio which was rectangular shaped was supported by four metal tapered legs. The loudspeaker, which sat on top of the receiver, reminded me of a miniature gothic window covered with a dark brown fabric. On the front of the receiver were four or five large impressive looking dials, w’hich of course 1 was forbidden to touch. Like many 6- and 7-year-olds I didn’t really care much about baseball, mostly I suppose because I didn’t understand the game. However. 1 often snuggled up in grandpa's lap and we listened to Tiger baseball games together. Gramps was very tolerant of my 6 years old wiggles and twists but 1 imagine after a while my welcome must have worn a little thin. On one side of the radio Grandpa had placed a little porcelain statuette of a black and white fox terrier dog. Sitting on the dog’s back was a realistic looking green backed barnyard fly. the kind that make a loud buzzing noise as they move about. On hot summer days. I knew the dog was inanimate, but I truly thought the fly was real. When I was restless and didn't quiet down. Grandpa would say. “Jackie, if you don't settle down you're going to frighten my pet fly and he will fly away; that will make me sad because it took me a long to train him." Grandpa named bis pet fly Fritz. Fritz’ favorite spot seemed to be on Grandpa's porcelain terrier... al least he was always there when I looked that way. 1 was naturally eager to please Grandpa, so l*d usually settle down right away, after all 1 did not want to be responsible for Fritz panicking and flying off somewhere. Grandpa's strategy generally worked and by the end of the first inning l*d be sound asleep. More than 30; years later, years after my Grandpa died. I visited my aunt Edith Potter's apartment in East Lansing. I was taken aback when I spotted Grandpa's porcelain fox terrier sitting on her fireplace mantel. It was deja vu. since I’d totally forgotten about Gramps and 1 listening to Tiger baseball in the early 1930s. I was stunned, then got goose bumps when I realized that grandpa's pet fly was still siting on the dog’s back, exactly where he had been many years before. It was then that 1 realized that my grandpa had played a joke on me. Gramps and 1 truly communicated with each other that afternoon and it made me feel warm inside! 1 was bom on my Grandpa Potter's birthday, which is Aug. 14. Several times we celebrated our birthdays together at the farm in Mulliken. Both my older brother and oldest first cousin. Betty (Clay) Francisco, told me independent­ ly in later years that they were certain that I was my grandpa's “favorite." This belief was apparently the consensus in the family, but it is something I had never known before. Hearing this made me very happy because as a child I idolized Grandpa Potter. We were "bonded." After he died when I was 8 years old. my life never seemed quite the same. It was if a part of me had died with him. and in retrospect I think it did. I don't think 1 coped with his death very well. 1 went through a prolonged period of grieving and of trying to understand death, but I don't think that as a child I was able to resolve these feelings satisfactorily. It seems to be that a mist of sadness has always colored my outlook on life. I have always been afraid of being hurl like that again. irerfto you to hief yew to HMSt poSwMon of... at our new home at Central Auditorium Thanks to your support as ■ community over the last six years, our plays have grown from an audience of under 200 to approaching 800 people each season. As usual, I have encouraged my students to come up with their own interpretations of the script and many of those hilarious ideas have been incorporated into the show. Please join us for an evening of laughs this Thursday, Friday or Saturday evening, Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 at 7:00 p.m. The holiday* arc approaching rapidly, so shopping may be on your mind. Of course, you can find many different types of thought­ ful presents that will "make the day" of your loved ones. But why not give a gift that can brighten their entire future? Specifically, why not give a financial gift that has long-term benefits? Before you give shares of stock or other financial assets, however, you might want to brush up on some of the rules governing financial gift giving. Understanding gift taxes When you give someone a "typical" holi­ day present - clothing, electronics, books, gift certificates, etc. - you normally don’t have to worry about any taxes, except sales tax. But if you want to give away stock or other securi­ ties. you will have to consider "gift tax" rules, which are basically designed to prevent peo­ ple from removing most of the assets from their taxable estates through large gifts. However, gift lax rules are, for most peo­ ple. quite generotis. Consider the following: • You can give up to $12,000 to an individ­ ual in a tax year without facing any tax con­ sequences. In fact, you can make $12,000 gifts to as many different people as you’d like in a tax year without incurring gift taxes. • You can give yoor spouse a gift of any amount without facing gift taxes.* * Potter family story involves our Uncle Allen and look place just prior to Wur!d War I. Uncle Allen was the youngest of four chil­ dren and had three doting sisters. According to other sources Unde Allen was a real “rip snorter" and our dear grandmother never had a clue about many of his escapades. Upon hearing of one of Alien’s milder indiscretions her response would undoubtedly have been. “Well, my soul and body!’’ I’m sure some of his more imaginative and daring exploits would have left her speechless. Like most small rural areas in those days Mullikemtes organized a number of public i v—ttmeh as fair*, tee cream>*HMMMRBk roasts. These events were always well Merc­ ed and provided opportunities for the entire community to come together and interact in a social context and was the glue that held com­ munities together. One of the major yearly events in Mulliken was an ox roast. For many years the responsibility and honor of roasting the ox fell to the sheriff. Througn the years roasting the ox had become ritual­ ized and it required lots of preparation. An appropriately sized fire pit was first dug at the site several days before the event. Sufficient firewood cut to the proper size had to be hauled in by horse-drawn wagon. The lire was ignited the evening before and in the very early morning when the coals reached the proper stage the ox as hoisted onto a large iron grill over the fire pit. Because of its size, the ox had to be turned regularly by the sheriff’s standby crew. The fire had to be tended and if their timing was correct, everything would come together by the time the first customers arrived. The sheriff was the local authority on roast­ ing oxen and took his responsibility very seri­ ously. Every year my Uncle Allen and his buddies filched two or three plump Plymouth Rock hens from some unsuspecting farmer in the neighborhood. Most farmers had so many chickens that they never missed them. If he did happen io notice that a few of his birds were missing he most often attributed the loss to weasels. This particular day my Uncle Allen and his cohorts brought their gutted and cleaned chickens to the sheriff around mid morning. The sheriff, of course, was fully aw are that the birds were “hot." but because of the tradition it had become and because citizens rarely complained about being victimized, he would smile, wink and find a place for the birds on a vacant corner of the grill next to the ox. If some humorless clod did happen to complain about these youthful chicken thieves nothing ever became of it. The sheriff’s standard response was. “well, you know after all. boys will be boys." This tradition had been going on for quite a few years without any problems until Uncle Allen and his buddies decided that it was the sheriff’s turn to provide the hens. The sheriff wasn't at all amused when he found out that he had roasted his own birds for Uncle Allen and his buddies that day. It really rankled him to recall how pleasant and cooperative he had been while all of the time those blossoming “juvenile delinquents" must hasc been snick­ ering behind his back. What really galled him the most was when he recalled how the boys had *o graciously offered him a couple of choice drumsticks to show their appreciation and he had actually thanked them. This episode may have had something to do w ith Uncle Allen running off. lying about his age and joining the U.S Navy when he was not quite 17 during World War I. Uncle Allen commented years later that this was just about the best chicken he had ever tasted. • You and your spouse can each give the same individual $12,000. for a total of $24,000, gift-tax free. Giving Stocks? Do Yoor Homework If you decide to give slocks, you have to keep a few things in mind. Make sure you know what you originally paid for the slock (its "tax basis"), how long you’ve held it and its fair market value at the dale of the gift. The recipients will need this information to deter­ mine gains or losses if they decide to sell the stock you’ve given them. Both you and your loved ones can gain valuable tax advantages from your gift of stock. When yo». gave your shares of stock, you also gave away your "holding period" the amount of time you've held the stock. So. even if the recipients own the slock only a day or so before selling it. they'll just have to pay the long-term capital gains tax rate, which may be considerably lower than their current income tax rate. And by giving shares of stock, you also will benefit - because you'll avoid the capital gains taxes you'd have to pay if you sold the stock yourself. Before taking any action, though, consult with your tax adviser. Gifts for 1RAs You don't have to actually give stocks to help your intended recipients make progress toward their financial goals. As an alternative, consider giving your loved ones money to sdd more shares of stock (or bonds or rdier investments) to an IRA. For 2006, investors can put up to $4,000 in a Roth or traditional IRA (or $5,000 if they are 50 or older). If your intended recipients have fully funded tieir IRAs for 2006, they can apply your gift for 2007. for which the contribution limit is the same. Long-lasting Gifts The holidays are only here for a short while - but your financial gifts to your loved ones can make a difference in their lives for years to come. 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PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard L Van Syckle and Betty A Van Syckle. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated May 3. 2005. and recorded on May 12, 2005 in instrument 1146381. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by sa»d Mortgagee to WELLS FARGO BANK. N A ON BEHALF OF THE CERTIFICATE­ HOLDERS PARK PLACE SECURITIES. INC ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI­ CATES SERIES 2005-WCW1 as assignee by an assignment on whtch mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Or« Hundred Fort,- Five Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Five And 30/100 Dollars ($145,745 30). including inter­ est at 6 875*» per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on December 21. 2006 Said premises are sGuated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are oesenbed as. A Parcel of land commencing at the 1/4 Post on the North Side of Section 35. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, thence East on Section Line 568 Feet to point of beginning thence South to the Center of High Bank Creek, thence Northeasterly along center of said High Bank Creek to the Center of the Highway Running North and South through sa>d Section 35 thence Northerly along the Center of said Highway to the North Section Line of Section 35. Thence West along Section Line to Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated November 23. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 Fife 4115478F01 omten Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damage*. If any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beer made in the conditions o( a mortgage made by Melanie K Garretl ano George D Garrett, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January,%. 2006 Robert A. Tremain A Associates. P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions ol a mortgage made by CHRISTO­ PHER L JONES AND MELINDA L JONES. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE to CREDIT UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY. Mortgagee, dated March 18. 2003. and recorded on Mx- .1 28. 2003 . as Instrument No 1101209. in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COMPANY by an assignment and recorded February 14. 2006 in Instrument Number 1160176. Barry County Records. Michigan dated March 31. 2006, and recorded on April 11. and Mary Hurd. Married, original mortgagor(s). to Home Loan and investment Bank. FSB. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the 2006. as Instrument No 1162461 in BARRY County sum of Eighty-Nme Thousand Nine Hundred Nine Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts Mortgagee, dated November 22. 2004. and record­ and 35/130 Dollars ($89,909 35) including interest claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of one ed on December 8. 2004 in instrument 1138331. m at 10.74% per annum Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ hundred forty seven thousand six hundred nmty and 55/100 Dollars ($147,690 55). inducing inter­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will est at 6 000% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ Dollars be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgagee premises, gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ including interest at 6 5% per or some part ol them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County Michigan at 1 00 p.m on DECEMBER 28. 2006 Said premises are located in the Village vided. notice is hereby given ttat said mortgage will vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry described as: Lot 12 of A.W Phillips Addition to the Village of on December 28. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Lee A Hurd Hundred Sixty-Two ($217,262.05). 05/100 And annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on December 21. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lots 11 and 12 of B-Z Bee Acres according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded tn Liber 4, Page 12 of Plats and also Lot 23 and Lot 34 of B-Z Acres Number 2 According to the record­ ed Plat thereof as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats. Pages 58 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Addition, thence East 35 feet, thence North 19.5 or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 1XX) PM ASSYRIA. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 9. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. DISTANT WEST 395 0 FEET FROM THE NORTH QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION 9; feet, thence Southwest to a point of beginning, in Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township. THENCE SOUTH 24 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 255 49 FEET; THENCE WEST Barry County. Michigan 375.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 232 0 FEET AT The redemption period shall be 6 months from toe date of such sale, unless determined aban­ ALONG THE NORTH UNE OF SECTION 9 TO doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated. November 30. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 50'.: Dated November 23. 2006 For more information, please call FC J 248.593.1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-582z Troy. Ml 48007-5041 j—g File I059958F05 Nashville according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 18. except commencing at a point 97 feet East of the Southwest comer of said Lot 12 of AW. Phillips be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged prem’sns, RIGHT ANGLES; THENCE EAST 268 0 FEET THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in whxh case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale DATED: November 30. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COMPANY Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call (248) 457-1000 oanam File No. 199.3434 ar.«M3 (248) 540-7701 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information we obtain will be used for that purpose. Default has occurred m the conditions oi a mort­ gage made by GERALD D LOWE. JR and JULIE L. LOWE, husband and wife (collectively -Mortgagor-), to GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA. a federaty chartered corpora­ tion. whose address ts 1760 Abbey Road. Suite 200. East Lansing. Michigan 48823 (the -Mortgagee'), dated October 8.2003. and recorded n the office of the Register o< Deeds tor Barry County. Michigan on October 10. 2003. as instru­ ment number 1115304 (the-Mortgage’) By reason of such default, the Mortgagee elects to declare and hereby declares the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage due and payable forthwith As of the date of this Notice mere is claimed to be due for principal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of One Hundred Eleven Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Three and 05/100 Dollars ($111,323.05) No suit or proceeding at law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage or any part thereof Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power of sale contained in the Mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, and to pay the above amount, with interest, as provided in the Mortgage, and al legal costs, charges and expens­ es. including the attorney fee allowed by law. and all taxes and insurance premiums paid by the undersigned before sale, the Mortgage win be fore­ closed by sale of the mortgaged premises al pubic vendue to the highest bidder at the east entrance to the Barry County Courthouse located in Hastings. Michigan on Thursday. December 7. 2006. at one o'clock in the afternoon. The premises covered by the Mortgage are situated m the Township of Hastings. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and are described as follows Commercing at the South 1/4 comer of Section 21, Town 3 North. Range 8 West, thence North 0016*47- East 1494.28 feet along the North and South 1/4 line ol said Section; thence South 89*05’31* East 240.04 feet to the point of begin­ ning; thence North 01*22’03* West 194.34 feet; thence North 24’'39'36" East 30.10 feet; thence North 85*20*24* East 268 38 feet to the centerline of Nashville Road; thence South 30*3CT33' East 17.44 feet along said centerline; thence Southerly 234 91 feet along the arc of a curve to the right the radius of which is 995.165 feet, the central angle of which is 13*31’20' and the chord of which bears South 23*44’48* East 234.37 feet along said cen­ terline; thence South 81*56*22* West 381.47 feet; thence North 01*2203* West 39.61 leet to the point ol beginning. Except the North 33 feet thereSubject to an easement for pubic highway pur­ poses over the Easterly 33 feet thereof for Nashville Road and any other Easements or Restrictions of Record. Together with all the fixtures, tenements, heredi- HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Notice of Public Hearing Proposed 2007 Budget rubhc Auction HOUSE FOR SALE ' ’ ’ -A3JR :0rt W0 .138 R3PMUM 3HT Thursday December 7,2006 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on December 12. 2006 at 7J0 pm at the Township Hall at 885 River Road. Hastings, the Board of Trustees will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed 2007 Township budget. The Timothy HAegonds WARNER NORCROSS A .’•©D LLP 900 Fifth Third Center 111 Lyon Street. N W. Grand Rapids. Ml 49503-2489 (616) 752-2000 1328002-2 Board may not adopt its proposed 2007 budget until after the public hearing. Property is located at 919 S Mata Street - Hastings, MI The properly tax rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget The sale will be held at 1:00 pm at the Bany County Couithouse located in Hastings, Michigan will be discussed at this hearing. MiximumUdb $55,991.00 A copy of the proposed budget, including the proposed property tax millage rate, will be available for inspec­ . tion after December 1 by appointment with the Clerk uvnents. and appurtenances belonging or in any way appertaining Notice is further given that the length of the -edemption penod win be six (6) months from the da:* of S3fe. unless the premises has been aban­ doned m which case the redemption period wl be thirty (3b) days from the date of sale Dated: Nove.nber 9. 2006 GREENSTONE FAKM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA Mortgagee yrr ■c »• tn-r S.E.Vb $64,903 Pnptrty Selk "ASIS” The borne is a ranch with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, on a fill! basMKitt, wi± a one car attached garage Bonnie L Cruttenden. Clerk 269-948-9690 office 269-945-3291 home Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or sen-ices should contact the township clerk at least seven (71 days in advance of the hearing. This notice posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amend­ ed (Open Meetings Actf MCLA41.72a(2)(3) and with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 77507938 This foreclosure sale is subject to six month redemption rights 7 enns • Certified funds delivered to the Sheriff al the sale Tor more details contact Rural Development st (888) 771-6993 farafDmi<wotf is An Equal Opportunity Laxia NOTICE The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held November 28, 2006, are available in the County Clerk’s Office PRAIR l DIM I LLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO. at 220 W. State St.. Hastings, between the NOTICE hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicant* to serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. Two positions arc available: one position must represent agriculture interest, and one position must represent real estate or development interest. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 13. 2006. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendments to the Prairieville Township Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map will be held on Wednesday. December 20.2006. commencing The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants at 7:00 p.m. at the Prairieville Township Hall. 10115 South Norris Road, within the Township. to serve on the Building Authority. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd flixir of the Courthouse. PLEASE TAKE FVRTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered at this public hearing include, in brief, the following: 220 W. State St. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be relumed no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 13. 2006. The application of Eileen Wooer and Marylyn Moon for the rezoning of property at 10175 Lindsey Tl e Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants Road in Prairieville Township from an “A" Agricultural District zoning classification to a “R-l" Single Family. Low Density Residential District zoning classification. It is also proposed to amend the Prairieville to sene on the Commission on Aging Board. Applications may be Township Master I.and Use Plan so as to change the land use classification of the above-mentioned proper­ ty from an Agricultural land use classification to a Um Density Residential land use classification. Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269)945-1284. and must Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission at the The Barry County Board of CommisMonera is seeking applicants I 2. through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. __________________________________________ 77soaias obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the — NOTICE — The County of Barry is accepting sealed bids for carpet removal and replacement al the Historic Barry County Courthouse. The closing date for the bid is December 14. 2006 at 2:00 p.m. Bids shall be sub­ mitted to County Administration. 220 W. State St.. Hastings. Ml 49058. To obtain a copy of the invitation to bid. please call (269) 945­ 1285 or pick one up at the County Clerk's Office located at the above address. Specific questions regarding the Invitation to Bid may be directed to Tim Neeb. Building & Grounds Supervisor at (269) 838­ 7084. 773078» be returned no later than 5XX) p.m. on December 13. 2006. be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the NOTICE Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings: (269) 945-1284. and must The Barry County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority is be returned no later than 5XX) p.m. on December 13. 2006. applying for an EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant that could Public Hearing. to serve on the Construction Board of Appeals. Applicants must PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Zoning Ordinance and Township land Use Plan ana Map and the proposed amendments thereto may be examined at the Prairieville Township Hall located at 10115 South Norris Road within the Township at any reasonable time from and after the publication of this Notice until and including the time of the public heanng and may be further examined at the public be a licensed electrician, plumber or contractor. Applications may hearing. The Bany County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants The Prairieville Township Planning Commission and Township Board reserve the right to make changes in the above mentioned proposed zoning amendments at or following the public heanng. to sene on the Parks & Recreation Board Applications may be obtained al the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must provide Barry County with $200,000 for preliminary assess­ ments. A draft application will be available for review in the Barry County Planning Office from 8 AM to 5 Pm from Monday.. December 4th through Wednesday. December 6th. All interested parties arc invited to be present to participate in discussion on the matter. be returned no later than 5XX) p.m. on December 13. 2006. 2006. Prairieville Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and service*, such as signers for The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants All interested parties are encouraged to review the draft and the heanng impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals to sene on the Road Commission Applications may he obtained make any comments regarding the application. All written or with disabilities at the heanng upon five i5l day* notice to the Prairieville Township Clerk. Individuals with at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. faxed comments will be submitted with the application to the disabilities rtquinng auxiliary aid* or service* should contact the Prainevillc Township Clerk at the address 220 W. .State St. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned or telephone number listed below. no later than 5W p.m. on December 13. 2006. PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Normajean Nichols. Clerk Prairieville Township Hall ini 15 South Norris Road Delton. Ml 49046 i269l623-2664 EPA (Fax 269-948-4820). You may contact James McManus. AICP. the Barry County The Bany County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants Planning Director, at 269-945-1290 or via e-mail: jmc- Applications may be manus(Fbanycounty.org. if you have any questions about 10 sene on the Substance Abuse Board obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 13. 2006. 7-Soreio The Barry County Board of Ctwnmissioners is seeking applicants to sen e on the Tran-it Board Applications may be obtained al the County Administration Office. 3rd flexir of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 13. 2006. ozesaszi the /Usessment Grant Application. 08716877 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, November 30. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WHd BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Tracy Miller an unmarried woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated July 12. 2005 and recorded July 18. 2005 in Liber 1949. Page 401. Eaton County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by JP Morgan Chase Bank National Association as Trustee lor the MLMI SURF Trust Senes 2005-BC4 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Nine Thousand Eight Hundred NinetyNine and 62/100 Dollars ($109,899.62) including interest at 7.4% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the or inside of the main entrance to the Courthouse Bldg, in Charlotte. Ml in Eaton County. Michigan at 10:00 a.m. on December 7.2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Bellevue. Eaton County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel B: A parcel of land located in the Northwest fractional one-quarter of Section 18. Town 1 North. Range 6 West. BeHewe Township. Eaton County. Michigan, the surveyed boundary of said parcel described as: Commencing a! the Northwest comer of said Section 18; thence South 00 degrees 04 minutes 36 seconds East along the West nne of said Section 69.98 feet to the Southeast comer of Section 12, Town 1 North, Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds East continuing along said West line 382.16 feet to ttte point of beginning of this descrip­ tion; thence South 88 degrees 37 minutes 22 sec­ onds East 500.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds East parallel with said West line 300.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 37 min­ utes 22 seconds West 500.00 feet to said West Ine; thence North 00 degrees 03 minutes 38 seconds along West lino 300 00 foot to the point of begin­ ning. The redemption period shall bo 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: November 9. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 F4e No 269 3857 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decadent's Estate Fit F NO. 2006-24638-DE Estate of HOMER W. SNOW Date of Birth: October 23. 1924 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reccindod by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, If any. stall be limit­ ed eotaty to the return of the tid amount ten­ dered at sale, plu-i Inuvest. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEFT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This eale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, ki that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Samuel Pa'J Beach, unmarried, original mortgagor(s). Io Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender’s successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 27. 2005 and recorded on October 4. 2005 in instrument 1153874. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U. S. Bank National Association as Trustee Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Senes 2006-HE1 as assignee by an the conditions of a mortgage made by Robin E. Ryno, A Single Woman, original mortgagor(s). to Hamilton Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated April 15. 2005, and recorded on April 22. 2005 in instrument 1145268. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. N.A As Trustee For The Benefit Of The Certificate Holders. Park Place Securities. Inc.. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-WCW2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol Seventy-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Three And 99/100 Dollars ($78,593.99), including interest at 9.85% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthcx.se in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 7. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township ol Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of The West Half of Section 7, Town 1 North. Range 9 West. Being more Particularly Described as fol­ lows: Beginning at a Point 264.53 Feet North and 935 00 Feet East of the West Quarter Post of Said Section 7, Thence South 49 degree 53 minutes 03 seconds East 144.13 Feet; Thence South 46 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds* West 102.10 Feet: Thence North 43 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds' West 143.30 Feet; Thence North 46 degrees 15 minutes East. Along the Easterly Line of Kline Street. 86.70 Feet to the Beginning... The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File S063669F02 memo Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU AftT IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount tenMORTGAGESALr^oSSltmade in TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. HOMER w. SNOW, who lived at 732 EAST SHER­ the conditions of a mortgage made by Kendall J. Rees, a single man. original mortgagors). to Option MAN STREET. NASHVILLE. MICHIGAN died July One 25.2005 Creditors of the decedent are notified that al! Corporation. Mortgagee, dated February 10. 2006. claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to MARY SNOW, named person­ al representative or proposed personal representa­ tive. or to both the probate court at 206 WEST COURT SUITE 302, HASTINGS. Ml 49058 and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date: 11/17/2006 DAVID H TRIPP P29290 206 SOUTH BROADWAY HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (269) 945-9585 MARY SNOW 732 EAST SHERMAN STREET NASHVILLE. Ml 49073 (517)852-9455 Mortgage Corporation, a California and recorded on March 15. 2006 m instrument 1161301, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four And 14/100 Dollars ($219,594.14). including interest at 10.8% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 28. 2006 Said premises are Equated in Charter Township of Rutland, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 25. Town 3 North. Range 9 West. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: November 30. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File • 116709F01 oana™ RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF HEARING ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The Rutland Charter Township Zoning Board o( Appeals will conduct a hear ing on Thursday. December 21.2006 commencing at 730 p.m. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hasting*. Michigan. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Five And 52/100 Dollars ($193,825.52). including inter­ est at 10.15’0 pet annum. Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as. Land located in the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 31, Town 1 North. Range 8 West, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point which lies on the East and West 1/4 line North 89 degrees 25 minutes 43 sec­ onds West 896 94 feet from the center of Section 31. Town 1 North. Range 8 West; thence North 08 degrees 51 minutes 42 seconds West 89.13 feet; thence 202 46 feet along the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 447.31 feet and the chord of which bears North 21 degrees 49 minutes 23 sec­ onds West 200 74 leet. thence North 34 degrees 47 minutes 42 seconds West 153.00 feet, thence 172.68 feet along the arc of a cu.'«e to the right whose radius is 114.12 feet and the chcrd of which bears North 08 degrees 33 minutes 18 seconds East 156.67 feet; thence North 51 degrees 54 min­ utes 18 seconds East 44 50 feet; thence 146 80 feet along the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 163.70 feet ard the chord of which bears North 26 degrees 12 minutes 48 seconds East 141.93 feet; thence 143.63 feet along the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 906.00 feet and the chord ol which bears North 05 degrees 03 minutes 48 seconds East 143.48 feet;thence North 09 degrees 36 minutes 18 seconds East 117.01 feet, more or less, to the South line of lands owned by Consumers Power Company as surveyed by Chase. Dekeyser and Alden in May 1965; thence North 88 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West along said South line 401.41 feet more or less, to the West line of the East 1® of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 31; thence South 00 degrees 37 min­ utes 15 seconds West ateqg said West line. 974.31 leet more or lets, to tw Elis’ an^West 1/4 fane of said Section 31; thence South 89 degrees 25 min­ utes 43 seconds East elong said East and West 1/4 line 434.30 feet, more or less, to the Place of Beginning. Description Easement for Ingress and Egress: A 66 foot wide easement for ingress and egress in the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 31. Town 1 North, Range 8 West, the centerline of which is described as: Beginning at a point which lines on the East and West 1/4 line. North 89 degrees 25 minutes 43 seconds West 896 94 feet from the center ol Section 31, Town 1 North. Range 8 West; thence North 08 degrees 51 minutes 42 seconds West 89.13 leet; thence 202.46 feet along the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 447.31 feet and the chord of which bears North 21 degrees 49 minutes 23 seconds West 200.74 feet; thence North 34 degrees 47 minutes 42 seconds West 153.00 feet; thence 172.68 feet along the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 114.12 feet and the chord of which bears North 08 degrees 33 min­ utes 18 seconds East 156.67 feet: thence North 51 degrees 54 minutes 18 seconds East 44.50 feet; thence 146 80 feet along the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 163.70 feet and the chord ol which bears North 26 degrees 12 minutes 48 sec­ onds East 141.93 feet; thence 143.63 feel along the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 906 00 feet and the chord of which bears North 05 degrees 03 minutes 48 seconds East 143.48 feet; thence North 09 degrees 36 minutes 18 seconds East 117.01 feet, more or less, to the South line of lands owned by Consumers Power Company as sur­ veyed by Chase. Dekeyser and Alden in May 1965; thence continuing North 09 degiees 36 minutes 18 seconds Easi 72 29 feet; thence North 41 degrees 48 minutes 33 seconds East 377.74 feet; thence North 61 degrees 13 minutes 06 seconds East 19 99 feet, more or less, to the South line of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 31; thence continuing North 61 degrees 13 minutes 03 seconds East 121.74 feet; thence North 86 degrees 21 minutes 17 seconds East 395.47 feet; thence North 28 degrees 52 minutes 55 seconds East 178 71 feet, thence North 00 degrees 05 min­ utes 37 seconds West 372 03 feet; thence North 30 degrees 17 minutes 58 seconds West 326 86 feet thence North 89 degrees 14 minutes 00 seconds West 377 23 feet: thence North 34 degrees 28 min­ utes 51 seconds West 40.41 feet to the Point ol Ending. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: November 16. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham .-arms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *114324F01 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by RICKY LEE LAWRENCE. MARRIED AND SHANNON CHRIS­ TINE LAWRENCE. MARRIED. HUSBAND AND WIFE to AMERIMORTGAGE CORPORATION . Mortgagee, dated December 14. 2005. and record­ ed on December 22. 2005 . as Instrument No. 1158063, m BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI, LLC by an assignment dated December 19, 2005. and recorded on December 22. 2005 . as Instrument No 1158064 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred mnty thousand two hundred sixty four and 54/100 Dollars ($190.264 54). includ­ ing interest at 9.000% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1:00 PM on December 14. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF HASTINGS. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTH­ WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 35. TOWN 3 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST. HASTINGS TOWN­ SHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER OF SECTION 35. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 17.5 MINUTES WEST 954 5 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 17.5 MINUTES WEST 379.5 FEET; THENCE NORTH 1 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST 1150.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 17.5 MIN­ UTES EAST 369 3 FEET THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 46 5 MINUTES WEST 1150.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate DATED November 16. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI, LLC Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 mmi Notice Of Mortgage Foneiosura Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AITEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT /HE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia aale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall ba ilmttad solely to the return ol the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ricky E Robins and Antoriette Robins f/k/a Antoinette Loe. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for Lender and Lender's successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated June 24. 2005. and recorded on July 1. 2005 in instrument 1148890, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U S Bank National Association, trustee for Lehman Sail 2005-10 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is dawned to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Sixteen And 36/100 Dollars ($156,816.36), including interest at 7.89% per annum. Under the power at sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 14. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 7 of Smith's Lakeview Center, according to the recorded plat thereof, of records in Liber 6 of Plats. Page 50 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: November 16. 2006 For more Information, please call: FC S 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns, Michigan 48025-5822 Ate *115124F01 . „ — NOTICE Bany County LOCAL Rural Task Force ►A public meeting will be held on Monday, December 11,2006 al 9:00 an; (or the purpose of allowing local officials and interested citizens to preside input into the planning and allocation of Federal-Aid funds, for Federal-Aid routes in Barry County. The meeting will be held in the BCRC Board Roimt. i! th* following location: Barry County Road Commission (BCRC) 1725 West M-43 Hwy. Hastings. Ml 49058 In Michigan, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) distributes Federal-Aid money. A LOCAL Task Force for roads within the county, and villages prioritizes projects. Roads eligible should be listed as a B major collector or higher. In addition to road and bridge projects, projects involving mass transportation ■ and non-motorized transportation may be considered. 775078a:’B HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a special assessment roll covvtnng all properties within the HOPE TOWN SHIP SEWER EXTENSION SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 benefitted by the proposed sanitary sewer extension project lias been filed in the Office of the Township Clerk for public examination. The assessment roll has been prepared for the purpose of assessing costs of the project within the aforesaid spe cial assessment district as is more particularly shown on plans on file with the Township Clerk at the Township Hall. 5463 South M-43. within the Township, which assessment is in the total amount of $3,214,800. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Supervisor and Assessing Officer has reported to the Township Board that the assessment against each parcel of land within said District is such relative portion of the whole sum levied against all parcels of land in said District as the benefit to such parcel bears to the total benefit to all parcels of land in said District. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE thaL in accordance with Act No. 162 of the Public Acts of 1962. as amended, appearance and protest at the hearing in the special assessment proceedings is required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, may appear in person at t)*e hearing to protest the special assessment, or shall be permitted to file at or before the hear­ ing his or her protest by letter and his or her personal appearance shall not be required. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board will meet at the Hope Township Hall at 5463 South M-43 Highway. Hastings. Michigan, on Thursday. December 14,2006, at 7:00 p.m. for the pur pose of reviewing the special assessment roll and hearing any objections thereto. The roll may be examined at the office of the Township Clerk during regular business hours of regular business days until the time of the hearing and may further be examined at the hearing. Any person objecting to the assessment roll shall file his objection thereto in writing with the Township Clerk before the close of the hearing or within such other time as the Township Board may grant To act upon a request for an interpretation of Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance, specifi­ cally Article IX, R-2 Zoning District. Article XX. General Provisions. Section 1042012 Standards for Parks. Section 104.2029 Lake or Stream Access and Keyhole Development, Article XXII. Nonconforming Uses and Structures. Interested persons desiring to present their views upon the above request, either verbally or in writ­ ing, will be given tie opportunity to be heard at the above time and place. £> In loving memory y of our husband. father, grandfather 8L greatgrandfather PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if a special assessment is confirmed at or following the above public hearing the owner or any person having an interest in the real property specially assessed may file a written appeal of the special assessment with the State Tax Tribunal of Michigan within thirty (30) days of the confirmation of the special assessment roll if that special assessment was protested at the above announced heanng to be held for the purpose of reviewing the special assessment roll, hearing any1 objec­ tions to the roll, and considering confirmation of the roll. The application for the above request is available for inspection at the Rutland Charter Township Hall during regular business hours. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon sotn (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the hearing to individ­ uals with disabilities. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to take part in the dis­ cussion on the above-proposed amendment. ROBIN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 77507916________________________________ *______________________________________________ <2691948-2194 RAYMOND B. HAUSE, SR. Who pawed away December 5th. 1996. Wr still miss you and love you... Your wife Jennie. Bobbie & Stan. Stanley & Keedan Kyler. Daniel. Jackie & Deagan Raymond Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the hearing, to individuals with disabilities at the hearing upon seven (7) days notice to the Hope Township Clerk. Individuals with disabil­ ities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk. Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Hope Township 5463 S. M43 Highway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-2464 77507962 �Page 12 -- Thursday. November 30. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANO ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NCTHFY (248) 382-8100 F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Robert L. Paga and Came A. Page, hus­ band and wife of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to National Bank of Hastings dated the 20th day of July, A.D. 1998. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 29th day of July. AD 1998. m Instrument #1015783 of Barry Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the dati of this notice, for principal of S11.154.25 (Eleven thousand. One hundred Fifty Four dollars and Twenty Five cents) plus accrued interest at 11.75% (eleven point seven five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage- and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 7th day of December, A.D, 2006. at 1 00 o'clock said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate at public auction, to the high­ est bidder, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the prem­ ises described in said mortgage. Which said prem­ ises are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Thomapple, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: Beginning at the South 1/4 post of Section 32. Town 4 North. Range 10 West, thence North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds East along the North and South 1/4 line of said Section 32 a dis­ tance of 881 49 feet; thence South 89 degrees 41 minutes 23 seconds East 440.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds West 550.00 feet; thence South 47 degrees 41 minutes 31 sec­ onds East 302.36 feet; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds West 130.00 feet to the South l me of said Section 32. thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 08 seconds West along said South section line 665 00 feet to the place of tieginning. Together with an ingress and egress easement with others described Beginning at a point on the South line of Section 32 which lies South 89 degrees 37 minutes 08 sec­ onds East 632.00 feet from the South n post of said Section 32; thence North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds East 115 29 feet; thence North 47 degrees 41 mrnutes 31 seconds West 302 36 feet; thence North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds East 884.67 feet: thence North 89 degrees 41 minutes 37 seconds West 27.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds East 120.00 feet: thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds West 120 00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 41 min­ utes 23 seconds West 27.00 feet; thence Souih 00 degrees 23 minutes 37 seconds West 855.33 feet; thence South 47 degrees 41 minutes 31 seconds East 302.36 feet; thence South 00 degrees 23 min­ utes 47 seconds West 144.72 feet to said South section line; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 08 seconds West 66.00 feet to the place of begin­ ning. Commonly known as: 2055 Spencer Dr. Tax ID: 08-014-032-002-90 The redemption period Shan be one year from the date of such sate. Dated November 9. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG A REIS CO . L.PA By. Michael I Rich. (P-41938) Attorney for Assignee ol Mortgagee Weftman. Weinberg & Rets Co.. L.PA 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48064 WWR405399824 rwt NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE This firm is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. Default has occurred in the conditions of a mort­ gage made by GERALD DAVID LOWE. JR and JULIE L LOWE, husband and wife (collectively -Mortgagor-), to GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICES. FLCA. a federally chartered corpora­ tion, whose address is 1760 Abbey Road. Suite 200. East Lansing. Michigan 48823 (the 'Mortgagee'), dated December 27, 2002, and recorded in the office ol the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan on December 30. 2002, as instrument number 1094675 (the ’Mortgage’). By reason of such default, the Mortgagee elects to declare and hereby declares the entire unpaid amount of the Mortgage due and payable forthwith. As of the date ol this Notice there is claimed ’o be due tor principal and interest on the Mortgage the sum of Eighteen Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve and 88/100 Dollars ($18,712.88) No suit or pro­ ceeding at law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage or any part thereof. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of the power o! sate contained in the Mortgage and the statute in such case matte and provided, and to pay the above amount, with interest, as provided in the Mortgage, and all legal costs, charges and expens­ es. including the attorney fee allowed by law, and all taxes and insurance premiums paid by the under­ signed before sale, the Mortgage win be foreclosed by sate of the mortgaged premises at public vendue to the highest bidder at the east entrance to the Barry County Courthouse located in Hastings. Michigan on Thursday. December 7, 2006, at one o'clock in the afternoon. The premises covered by the Mortgage are situated in the Township of Irving. County of Barry. State of Michigan, and are described as follows Beginning at a point on the North line of Section 24. Town 4 North. Range 9 West. Irving Township. Barry County. Michigan, distant North 89’31 ’07" East. 665.00 feet from the Northwest comer of said Section 24. thence North 89’31 D7* East. 220 00 feet along said Section line; thence South OD’00'04' West 474.70 feet; thence South 89’3TO4’ West 220 00 feet; thence North 00“0004’ East. 474.71 lee' to the point of beginning. Subject to an ease­ ment for public highway purposes over the Northerly 33 feet thereof for Jarman Road and any other easements or restrictions of record. Together with all the fixtures, tenements, heredi­ taments. and appurtenances belonging or in any way appertaining. Notice is further given that the length of the redemption period will be six (6) months from the date of sate, unless the premises has been aban­ doned. in which case the redemption period will be thirty (30) days from the date of sate Dated November 9. 2006 GREENSTONE FARM CREDT SERVICES. FLCA Mortgagee Timothy Hiltegonds WARNER NORCROSS A JUDD LLP 900 Fifth Third Center 111 Lyon Street. N.W. Grand Rapids. Ml 49503-2489 (616) 752-2000 1328006-2 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE Af THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy Baker, a married man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., ps nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 5. 2003 and recorded February 14. 2003 in Instrument Number 1097669. Barry County Records, Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Five and 49/100 Dollars ($96.545 49) including mterest al 7 125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises. or some part of them, at public vendue al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan af 1 DO p.m. on DECEMBER 14. 2006 Said promises are located in the Township ol Hope, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of Section 18. Town 2 North. Range 9 West. Thence North 88 degrees 51 minutes 14 seconds East 440 feet along the North line of said Section, thence South 1 degree 8 minutes 46 seconds East 459.14 feet to the true point of beginning; thence North 88 degrees 51 minutes 14 seconds East 955.43 feet to the centertme of Otis Lake Road; thence South 0 degrees 3 minutes 32 seconds East 228.51 feet along centertme. Thence South 88 degrees 51 min­ utes 14 seconds West 951.09 feet; thence North 1 degree 8 minutes 46 seconds West 228.67 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof tor Otis Lake Road The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: November 16. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 362 0791 -sm Notice Of Mortgege Foredoeure Sele THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE UScD FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Tliie sale mey be reednded by tlie foredoelng mortgagee. In that event, your damegee. If any. shall be Mmtted solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at aale, plus Intereat MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Melissa S. Therrien, a married woman, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 20. 2004, and recorded on September 21, 2004 in instrument 1134210, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to EverHome Mortgage Company as assignee by ar. assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Six And 30/100 Dollars ($85.456 30). including interest at 7% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made ar.d pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate uf the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on December 7. 2006. Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 26. 27 and 28. except the West 24 leet in width of Lot 28 of Hardendorfs Addition to the Village of Nashville, according to the recorded Plat thereof. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248.593 1305 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Senncer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #113128F01 nww NOTICE TO CREDITORS MCL 700.7504 EUGENE AND MURIEL WORM TRUST DATED FEBRUARY 16. 1995 NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent Eugene Worm, who lived at 12615 South M-37. Battle Creek. Michigan 49017. dted October 3. 2006 Prior to his death he had created the Eugene and Muriel Worm Trust There will be no Probate Estate. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the trust will be lorever barred unless presented to Muriel Worm, the current trustee of the trust, whose address is 12615 South M-37. Battle Creek. Michigan 49017. within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Date: November 17.2006 ATTORNEY FOR TRUST William M. Wright P23110 1604 Pinecone Dr Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 945-6325 Muitel Worm. Trustee 12615 South M-37 Battle Creek. Ml 49017 (269)721-9890 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sale may be rescinded by the foredoelng mortgagee. In that event your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Scott Hubbert, a "angle man. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 28. 2004. and recorded on August 4. 2004 in instrument 1131874. m Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Irwin Mortgage Corporation as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-One And 49/100 Dollars ($115,471.49). including interest at 5.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings a! 1D0 PM. on December 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 1311 of the City, Formerly Village of Hastings. According to the Recorded Plat thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 16. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott A Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #109843F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael L Sanlord and Darlene K. Sanford, Husband and Wife, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's suroeetors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 6, 2005. and recorded on July 13.2005 in instrument 1149444, in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to SunTrust Mortgage as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-One And 89/100 Dollars ($139,771.89), including interest at 5.99% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM, on December 14.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Said parcel being marked *3* on the allotment survey in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 10 of said Township and described as: Beginning North 19 3/4 degrees East 136.8 feet from a point distant North 15 3/4 degrees East 813.3 feet from the iron post marking the Southeast angle of the highway running along the South line of Section 10. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, and distant East 32 rods more of less from the Southwest comer of said Section; thence North 19 3/4 degrees East 68.4 feet; thence North 85 1/3 degrees West to the East shore of Bristol Lake; thence Southerly along shore of lake to a point North 85 1/2 degrees Wesl from the place of beginning; thence South 85 1/2 degrees East. 8 rods more of less to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: November 16. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #114559F01 rwm SYNOPSIS RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP REGULAR BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 8. 2006 • 7:30 P.M. Regular meeting called to order and Pledge of Allegiance Present: Lee. Rogers. Hawthorne. Flint. Lyons. Greenfield and Carr and seven guests Approved agenda by voice vote. Minutes of the October 11, 2006 Regular Board Meeting approved Building Zon>ng Report lor October accepted by voice vole. Appointed an allomate ZBA Member by roll call vote. Vouchers approved for payment Accepted the 2006 Audit Proposal from Siegfried Crandall PC by roll calf vote Treasurer's report for October accepted by voice vote. Preliminary Approval of Clearview Lakes Estates II Site Condominium Subdivision. Adjourned Resolution #2006-60. Creation of Industrial Development District #6 for Hastings Fiber Glass by roll can vote 2007 Budget - Public Heanng was held Closed Public Heanng at 9:07 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Hobtn Hawthorne. Clerk Attested to by. Jim Carr. Supervisor www rutlandtownship org Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagse. In that event. your damage*. If any, shall ba tenttad solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gregory J. Grinder and Kelly K. Czinder. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated January 22. 2004. and recorded on February 27. 2004 in instrument 1122834. in Barry county records. Michigan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Three Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Eight And 83/100 Dollars ($53.438 83). including interest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will bo foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, af public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM. on December 7. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lots 2 and 3 of Block 4 of Butter's Addition to the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 1 of Plats, on Page 66. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated; November 9. 2006 For more information. please call: FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegfaph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Fie #114130F01 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFiCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beer, made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Warren Menck. single, to Amenquest Mortgage Compai .7 Mortgagee, dated August 4. 2004 and recorded August 24. 2004 in Instrument Number 1132307, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage *s now held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Four and 48/100 Dotars ($165,554 48) including interest at 8.9% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage bhd IM statute In such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puttee vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on DECEMBER 14. 2006. Said premises are located m the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West one-quarter post of Section 20. Town 2 North. Range 9 West. Hope Township. Bany County. Michigan, thence South 89 degrees 44 minutes 40 seconds East. 919.02 feet along the East-West one-quarter line of said Section 20; thence North 00 degrees 33 minutes 40 seconds West. 1005.0 feet; thence North 32 degrees 52 minutes 40 seconds West 98.15 leet to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 21 minutes 40 seconds West. 304.99 leet; thence North 29 degrees 02 feet 52 seconds West. 115.06 teat; thence North 02 degrees 22 minutes 05 sec­ onds East. 239.80 feet, thence North 56 degrees 08 minutes 30 seconds East. 100.00 feet; thence South 33 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds East. 480.84 foot to the point of beginning. Together with an easement tor ingress and egress to be used jointly with others over a strip of land 66 feet in width, the Westerly line ol which is described as: Beginning at a point on the East-West one-quarter line of Section 20, Town 2 North. Range 9 West, distant South 89 degrees 44 minutes 40 seconds East, 919.02 feet from the West one-quarter post of said Section 20; thence North 00 degrees 33 min­ utes 40 seconds West. 1005.00 feet; thence North 32 degrees 52 minutes 40 seconds West. 98.15 leet; thence North 33 degrees 51 minutes 30 sec­ onds West. 480.84 feet to the point of ending. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241*. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind PETER M. SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES, P.C, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (248)539-7400 F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mate m the conditions of a mortgage made by LISA RAN­ SHAW. AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPER­ TY. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. ("MERS'), solely as nominee for tender and lender s successors and assigns. NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC, Mortgagee, dated April 7.2006. and recorded on April 11. 2006. in Document No. 1162447. and assigned by said mortgagee to NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC, as assigned.Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars and Fifty-Eight Cents ($119,677.58), mdudtog interest al 11.250% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wtfl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Michigan, at 01 DO PM o'clock, on December 7. 2006 Said premises are situated m City of HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan and described as: LOTS 2 AND 3. BLOCK 1 OF EASTERN ADDI­ TION OF THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS. ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF OF BARRY COUNTY RECORDS. TAX IO NO. 08-55­ 220-002-00 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 800.3241a. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 3. 2006 NOVASTAR MORTGAGE. INC Mortgagee/Assignee Peter M Schneiderman & Associates. P.C. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Notice Of Mortgage Forecteaura Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte «te nwy b« rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evarrt, your damages, If any, ehail be limit­ ed sotety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sate, piua Merest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made In tht conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy Tummons and Marianne Tummona, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic faoqistra^on Systems. Inc, as nominee for tender and lencfer's successors and/cr assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 11.2005. and recorded on Februai; 23. 2005 in instrument 1141798. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to CiaMortqage. inc. successor by merger wtth QbRnancM Mortgage Company, Inc. as assignee by an assignu'ent. on which ?xxtgage there is claimed to be due ui <he date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Nine Thous*yl Eight '.-kindred Eight And 60/100 Dollars (S209.808.C01 meuding interest at 8.4% per annum. Under the power of sate contained n aatd >crtgage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgagee: premiiee. or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at vhe B any County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on December 14. 2008. Said premises are situated r Township of Bcr.y Barry County. Michigan, and are described asBeginning at a point on the west Una of section 19, town 1 north, range 9 west, detent north 0 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds west 676 feet from the southwest comer of said section; thence continuing north 0 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds west along said west section line 655.17 feat; thence south 89 degrees 15 minutes 30 seconds east 665 feet ; thence south 0 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds east 663.30 feet; thence north 88 degrees 33 min­ utes 30 seconds west 655 16 feel to the place of beginning. The redemption period shaH be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: November 16.2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #107432F02 the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: November 16. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 214.4192 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate Estate of JOYCE F. WEINBRECHT. Deceased THE BROKEN CHAIN Wc little knew- that morning that God was going to call Date of birth: 06/21/1928 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Joyce F. Weinbrecht. who lived at 3160 S. Broadway. Hastings. Michigan died 06/03/2006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Judith K. Clark, named person­ al representative or proposed personal representa­ tive. or to both the probate court at 206 W Court Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named/pro- posed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date 11/21/2006 Robert L. Byington P-27621 222 West Appte Street. PO Box 248 Hastings. Michigan 49058 (260) 945-9557 your name. In life we loved you deaily in death we do the same. Ii broke our hearts to lose you. you did not go alone; a pan of us went w ith you the day God called you home. You left us peaceful memories. I your love is still our guide and though we cannot see you. i you are always at our side. Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one the chain will link again. , He mist you Mom! 'All our fovt. ( Brian & Brenda. b Judith K Clark 330 S Martin Road Hastings. Mctugan 49058 (289) 948-8097 CA. Brenda Gale. Cathy. Felicia. Glendon.' Jeremy. Drew. Dylan , 1 | 5 J A4 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 30. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES I ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP REGULAR MEETING November 14. 2006 Meeting called to order by supervisor Rook AH board members present Also present. Fire Chief Boulter, and 8 guests Pledge of Allegiance Motion by Peano, support from Ribbie to approve minutes of regular board meeting held on October 3. 2006 All ayes Motion carried Treasurers Report Total October receipts (general fund) $27,640 65 Total October receipts (building fundi Si7 63 Total October disbursements (general fund) $114.042 24 Correspondence Office of The Governor for flags to be flown at haff staff for Michigan servicemen who lost their lives. Chamber of Commerce ballot lor board of directors, phone call concerning wrong polling place advertised in Hastings Banner Fire Department Fire Chief Boulter informed board of 50/50 matching grant for the purchase of four new back­ packs for brush fires Current staffing 1? active members 1 on medical leave Ad Hot Planning and Zoning: Mel Risner reported on progress of survey sent to property owners As of this date the committee has received a 33% response overall Committee to keep board updated Bob Penno updated board on progress ol the memorial project that he. Al Warren and Mark Paradowski are working on Desired goal of dedi­ cation is Memorial Day. 2007. Orangeville Township will hold a Tree Lighting Program on December 3 at the township haH for all residents with the help of Orangeville Baptist. Fountain of Youth, and St Francis churches Coffee, cider and doughnuts will be served Fawn Lake Motion by Penno support from Goy to reduce special assessment for 2 to 1 vacant lot for Mike Moerman and Ronald Lmdsea Roll call vote. AM ayes Motion earned Preconstruction meeting to be held on November 21. Mining Roadways Supervisor Rook met with Barry Co. Road Commission to review Egress routes used by grav­ el mining truckers Barry County made moton to designate Marsh Rd between Wildwood and Patterson as ’no through truck route * Clerk Oath ol Office Heartland Agriculture request Motion by Rtbble. support from Penno to approve Heartland Agriculture request PA 116 for Arlan and Sandy Boersen Roll call vote All ayes Motion ear­ ned Paying of Bills Motion by Penno. support from Ribbie to pay bills for the month of November tn the amount of $24,672.10 and any others forthcoming. All ayes Motion carried Board Member Comments Linda Ribbie reported placement ol street light on Marsh and Wildwood Jennifer Goy thanked elec­ tion workers for a job well done Motion to adjourn by Perino, support from Ritchie All ayes Motion earned Meeting adjourned at 8:25 Unapproved minutes Jennifer Goy -to th THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ginger M Dies and William E. Dies. Wife and Husband to "MERS" is Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc MERS is a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Lender and Lender's successors and assigns MERS is the mortgage November 19. 2004. and recorded on November 30. 2004 m Register No 1137917. Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee for Equity One ABS. Inc Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Senes 2005-2 by an assign­ ment recorded in Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred twelve thou­ sand two hundred ninety and 73/100 dollars ($112.290 73) including interest at 8.00% per annum Under the power ol sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgage premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 1:00 o'clock, on Thursday. December 21. 2006. Said premises are situated tn the Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: LOT 72 CF HARDENDORFF ADDITION. VIL­ LAGE OF NASHVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 74. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sale, unless deteimined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated November 7. 2006 JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee for Equity One ABS. inc Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Senes 2005-2 assigned of Mortgagee Renard A Green. Attorneys. 30150 N Teleqraoh Rd . Ste 444 Bingham Farms. Ml 48025 (248) 540-7665 marm STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate Estate ol LORRAINE A MANNING. Deceased Date of birth 09/22/1929 TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS The decedent. Lorraine A Manning, who lived at 2996 Woodruff Road. Hastings. Michigan died 09/132006 Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the estate will be forever barred unless presented to Sue Ann Bedford, named per­ sonal representative or proposed personal repre­ sentative or to both the probate court at 206 W Court Street. Suite 202. Hastings. Ml 49058 and the named,proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Robert L Byington P-27621 222 West Apple Street PO Box 248 Hastings Michigan 49058 (269) 945-9557 Sue Ann Bedford 5425 120th Avenue Morley Michigan 49336 (989) 330-8961 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael L. Greene, an unmarried man. to Mortgage Investors Corpoiation, Mortgagee, dated October 12. 1998 and recorded November 13. 1998 in Instrument Number 1020817. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage ts now held by Washington Mutual Bank FA. successor by merg­ er with Fleet Mortgage Corporation. South Carolina 2001 by assignment There is claimed to be due at ttie date hereof the sum of Sixty-Two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Four and 24/100 Dollars '$62.664.24) including interest at 6.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings m Barry County. Michigan at 100 p.m. on DECEMBER 28. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township ol Plainwell. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel described as commencing at the West one-quarter post of Section 31. Town 1 North. Range 10 West thence East on the one-quarter line 28 rods and 10 links to land now owned by Rouse, thence South 4 degrees 30 minutes 00 sec­ onds West along the West line of Rouse land 23 rods to center of highway, running from Gull Prairie to Piamweii thence Northwesterly on center of Highway to the West line of said Section, thence North on said Section Ime about 187 feet to begin­ ning Except any portion deeded Io the Stale Highway commission as evidenced in Liber 280 on Page 168. Also: Commencing at the West one-quarter post of Section 31. Town 1 North. Range 10 WesL thence East on the quarter line 468 6 leet. thence North 44 27 feet to the South right-of-way kne to Cressey Road, thence North 87 degrees 06 min­ utes West along said right-of-way line 25.19 feet lo P.C . thence following a 2 degree curve to the left 183.44 feet to the PT . thence South 89 degrees 06 minutes West 256 8 leet to the West line of Section 31; thence South 44 9 feet to Point el Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resend the sate In that event, your damages, it any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated November 30. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fife No 362 0840 'wh ♦ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damage*, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate. plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been nvxte in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Chnstopner Wier.nga and Lisa Wiennga. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated May 24. 2005. and recorded on June 13. 2005 in instrument 1147958. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to WELLS FARGO BANK. N.A. IN TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS PARK PLACE SECURITIES. INC ASSET-BACKED PASS­ THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-WCW3 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Eight Sixty-Seven And 58/100 Dollars ($148,867.58). including interest at 9.55% per Hundred annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 28. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Lot 22. Fairview Estates No 1. according to the plat thereof as recorded in Liber 6 of Plats. Page 6. Barry County Records The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated November 30. 2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott A Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 TetegrapF Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farris. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #O93972'-02 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoaure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FC R THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, sha'I be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collec­ tor attempting to collect a debt Any information obtained wiB be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office al the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Michael Vaskovic. A Married Man and Lonnie Vaskovic. His Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. solely as nominee for Decision One Mortgage Company. LLC.. Mortgagee, dated November 18. 2005 and recorded November 28. 2005 in Instrument 9 1156836 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was sub­ sequently assigned to MTGLQ Investors. L.P.. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Two Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars and No Cents ($72.699 00) including interest 8 64% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday December 21. 2006 Said premises are situated tn City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 6. Block 10 of Daniel Striker's Addition according the plat thereof recorded in Uber 1 ol Plats, page 11 of Barry County Records Commonly known as 403 East Blair. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days Iron, the dale of such sale Dated NOVEMBER 21. 20C6 MTGLQ Investors. LP. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No; 06-59468 ASAP* 804897 11/23/2006. 11/30/2006. 12/07/2006, 12/14/2006 man* MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffrey A Mannite, an unmarried man. original mortgagor(s). to:*4ortgago Electronic Osgtration Systems inc . as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee dated October 25. 2002. and recorded on October 30. 2002 in instru­ ment 1090529, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wells Fargo Bank. N.A as assignee by an assignment, cn which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Eight And 43/100 Dollars ($102,168.43). including interest at 6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1D0 PM. on December 7. 2006 Said premises are situated tn City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 8 of Block 2 of Kenfieid's Second Addition to the City of haslings. according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 37 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to tfw return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. FRASER TREBILCOCK DAVIS & DUNLAP. PC.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. A sate of the following property to the highest biddar will be held at 1 00 p m. on Thursday. January «. 2tX)7. oc the east side of the Barry County Couthocse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Mid oa.1 49058 PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF THORNAPPLE. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN, desenbed as. LOT 8. BLOCK 67. BADCOCKS ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 25 TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED UPON. AFFIXED TO OR LOCATED UPON THE ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY. INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING LOCATED UPON OR TO BE LOCAT­ ED THEREON. WHICH DWELLING IS OR MAY BE A MANUFACTURED HOME. WHICH IS UPON PLACEMENT AND AFFIXATION SHALL BE CON­ CLUSIVELY DEEMED TO BE REAL ESTATE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MANU­ FACTURED HOME IDENTIFIED AS A 28' X 52 2001 REDMAN NEW MOON. SERIAL NO 143T3925. The sate being held to foreclose the mortgage given by Tonya J Reid a married woman and Mark F Reid, a married man to Ongen Financial. LLC. on Apnl 2. 2001 and recorded on Apnl 9. 2001. in Document *1057786. Barry County Records and subsequently assigned to Bank One. a National Association, recorded on July 3. 2002 In Document * 1083228 Barry County Records The amount due on this dale is $101,314 14. The redemption win be six months unless abandoned. November 30 2006 GaryC Rogers Fraser TreWcock Davis 4 Dunlap. PC. 124 West Allegan. Suite 1000 Lansing. Mi 48933 517-377-0628 from the date of such sate Dated: November 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4113796F01 man^t MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David E Guernsey. A married man and Sarah L Guernsey, hts wife, original mortgagor(s). to Countrywide Home Loans. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated January 22, 2004. and recorded on January 30. 2004 in instru­ ment 1121515. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Twenty And 28/100 Dollars ($67,420.28). including interest at 5 25% per annum Under J.e power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on December 7. 2006 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as Lot 5. block 18. Eastern Addition according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m liber A of plats, page 2 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance w.lh MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated November 9. 2006 For more information please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott 4 Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *113348F01 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT; ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY SER­ VICE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW. ATTENTION POTENTIAL PURCHASERS AT FORECLOSURE SALE: Green Tree Scneang LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation) may resand this sate at any time prior to the end of the redemption penod In that event, your damages, if any snail be limited to the return of your bid amount tendered at the sate. plus interest Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Randy W VanZandt and Demse A VanZandt. to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation), dated July 17. 1997. and recorded m the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on July 31. 1997, in Uber 7U3. Pagefs) 658, et seq. on which Mortgage there ts claimed to be due as of the date of this Notice the sum of $91.102 76, which amount may or may not be tne entire indebtedness owed by Randy W VanZandt and Denise A VanZandt. to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation), together with interest at 10.49 percent per annum NOW THEREFORE. Notice is hereby given that the power of sale contained m said Mortgage has become operative and that pursuant to that power of sate and MCL 600.3201 et. seq., on January 11. 2007 at 1 00 p.m.. on the East steps of the Circuit Court Building in Hastings. Michigan, that being the place for holding the Circuit Court and/or for con­ ducting such foreclosure sates for the County of Bany. there wiH be offered at public sate, the prem­ ises. or some part thereof, described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wtt LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CASTLETON. COUNTY OF BARRY. AND STATE OF MICHIGAN. TO WIT: PARCEL 4: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 29. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 88 DEGREES 59' 50 EAST 892 30 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1/4 COR­ NER OF SECTION 29: THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 59 50’ EAST 220 00 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH SECTION LINE; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 14' 20’ WEST *50.00 FEET. PAR­ ALLEL WITH THE NOPTH ANO SOUTH 1/* ulNE OF SECTION 29. THENCE SOUTH 88 DECREES 59' 50* WEST 220 00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 14' 20' EAST 450.00 FEE" TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. The redemption penod shall be six (6) months from the date of sate unteks the property it aban­ doned pursuant to MCL 600 3214a. in whd care the redemption period shall be thirty (30) days from the date of sate or abandonment. if abandonn'ent occurs the sate BRANDT. FISHER. ALWARD 4 ROY. PC. Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation) By: DONALD A BRANDT (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 1241 E. Eighth Street. P.O Box 5817 Traverse City. Michigan 49696-5817 (231)941-9660 rnantJ " it ‘ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS. Thte sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, If any, shall ba limitad solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at aale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Anthony Holtman and Jamie J Hottman. husband and wife original mortgagor(s). to AFS Financial Services. Inc. Mortgagee, dated September 24. 1998. and recorded on October 6. 1998 in instrument 1018935. in Barry county records. Michigan and assigned by said Mortgagee to CrtiMortgage inc successor by reason of merger with CitiFinanaal Mortgage Company, Inc. as assignee by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Five Hundred Eighty And 66/100 Dollars ($76.560 66). including interest at 9 65% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is nereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on January 4.2007 Said premises are situated in Village of Freeport. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as A parcel in the Northeast 1/4 or Section 14. Town 4 North, Range 8 West, described as: Commencing at the Southeast comer of the Northwest 1/4 ol the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 14. lor a place of beginning, thence West 177 feet, thence North 200 feet thence East 177 feet to the cantor of Chartton Park Road thence South along the center of said road. 200 feet for the place of beginning Commencing at the North 1/4 comer of Section 14. Town 4 North. Range 8 West, Carlton Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence 90 degrees 00 sec­ onds 00 minutes East 1056 00 feet along the North line of said section thence South 00 degrees 46 minutes 27 seconds West 1118.47 leal to the point og beginning, thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 03 seconds East 87.00 leet; thence South 00 degrees 46 minutes 27 seconds West 200.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 55 minutes 03 seconds West 87.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 46 min­ utes 27 seconds East 200 00 feet to the point of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in k.'hich case the redemption penod shall be 30 days tro.’i the date of such sate Detel: November 30. 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC G 243 593.1310 Trott A Trot P C. Attorney*: For Senncer 30400 Tetejraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farm^ Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4116520F01 • FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are In the Mnttary, plssss contact our office at ths num­ ber Hated bslcnrr. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Betty WeHman. a married woman and Mark Wellman to Option One Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, dated November 30. 2005 and recorded December 7. 2005 in Instrument 4 1157294 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to Wells Fargo Bcnk. N.A.. as Trustee for the Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2006-OPT1. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars and Two Cents ($100,368.02) including interest 11% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 100PM on Thursday. January 4. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the East one-half of Section 18. Town 2 North. Range 9 West, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of Lot 11 of the Plat of Sunny Shore Subdivision, thence North 29 degrees 49 minutes East 33 feet to the center of Keller Road; thence North 60 degrees 12 minutes Wesl in the center of said road 340 feet 9 inches for the place of beginning; thence North 60 oegrees 12 minutes West 219 feet; thence Due South 266 feet; thence due East 85 feet; thence North 29 degrees 49 minutes East to the place of beginning. Also, commencing at the Southwest comer of the above desenbed premises; thence due East 85 feet; thence due South to the shore of Guernsey Lake; thence Westerly along the shore of Guernsey Lake 85 feet, more or less to a point due South of the place of beginning; thence due North to the place of beginning Commonly known as 6251 Keller Rd. Delton Ml 49046 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600 3241. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated NOVEMBER 20. 2006 Wells Fargo Bank. N.A.. as Trustee for the Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2006-OPT1 Notice Of Mortgage b ^ectoeurw Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IKFORI4A TON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TH/T PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE /T THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACT Vt MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate nuy be rescinded by the toracioeing mortgagee. In that evenL your damages, If any, shafl bv UmNsd solsly to ths return of ths bid amount ten­ dered at sais, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been rrade k? the conditions of a mortgage made by Ralph L. Carr IV and Tammy A... Can. husband and wife., original mortgagcr(s). to WeHs Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated June 18. 2003. and recorded on August 1. 2003 m instrument 1109974, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Two Hund. ed And 45/100 Dollars ($103,200.45). including interest at 10.625% per annum Under the power of safe contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate af the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse te Hastings at 100 PM. on December 28. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel 2: Commencing at the most Southerly comer of Lot 25 Arnold's Plat thence South 42 Degrees 50 Minutes East. 103.34 Feet, thence South 33 Degrees 04 Minutes East. 34 68 Feet to the place of beginning, thsnee North 75 Degrees 51 Minutes 50 Seconds. East 229 39 Feet, thence South 42 Degrees 54 Minutes East. 40 06 Feet, thence South 33 Degrees 06 Minutes East. 52.47 Feet, thence South. 55 0 Feet, thence West. 231.33 Feet, thence North 33 Degrees 04 Minutes West. 86.32 Feet to the place of beginning Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: November 30. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. 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YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. POLTCEBEAT I— Lowell man arrested for assault, disorderly conduct A 35-year-old Lowell man is facing charges of disorderly conduct, malicious destruction of police property, resisting and obstructing a police officer, and one count of resisting an officer causing an injury after he was arrested Saturday nighty in doiwntown Hastings. Hastings police responded to a complaint of an assault in the 100 block of South Jefferson Street shortly after midnight Nov. 25. The suspect. Mark Wirsch. had allegedly bitten a woman on the neck earlier in the evening. Officers confronted Wirsch. who was visibly intoxicated and yelling obscenities toward the officers and became combative and uncooperative. Officers placed Wirsch under arrest for being a disorderly person, af which point he resisted arrest and attempted to kick offi­ cers and spit on them. Wirsch was placed in the back of a patrol car. at which time he lucked out the back window and attempt­ ed to escape. Officers regained control of Wirsch and placed him in another patrol car. and during the transfer Wirsch kicked one of the arresting officers in the face. Officer Dale Boulter received a minor contusion to the face and was treated Pennock Hospital and later released. Wirsch was lodged in the county jail. ‘Man’s best friend’ proves it to 80-year-old master An 80-year old Prairieville Township man can thank “man’s best friend.” a canine companion, for helping searchers find him when he fell and became stranded while out walking on Tuesday. Nov. 28. Officers from Barry Township, the Bany County Sheriff’s Department, the Michigan State Police and Prairieville Township Police, along with the Pine Lake Fire First Responders, took up the search when Marshal Harvey did not return home on sched­ ule The searchers were advised that Haney offer went on walks with his dog and the dog would noi leave his side if he was in trouble. Harvey was last seen in the 15000 block of Kane Road in Prairieville Township and it was there the search began. The dog was spotted by Barry Township Police Chief Mark Kik in a wooded area some 125 yards from Harvey’s home. Harvey was found nearby laying in the brush. Apparently he had fallen and had some minor abrasions, but did not require medical treat­ ment. Larry Gentry, Prairieville Township Chief of Police, said if the dog had not pointed out his position. Harvey may not have been found without an extensive search, because he could not be readily seen. Delton man arrested in shower after domestic dispute Kristoffer Dustin Hadley. 34. of Delton, faces a series of charges stemming from a domestic dispute complaint made Wednesday. Nov. 22. Barry County Sheriff's deputies and the Michigan State Police Hastings Post were told Hadley had a 12 gauge shotgun in his possession and had threatened to use it “if he had to.” When law enforcement personnel arrived, the man. who had been outside with the weapon, had gone back inside and there were reports he no longer had the weapon in his possession. Deputies ordered the man to exit the house with his hands exposed, but they received no response. When they entered the home, the victim told officers the man was taking a shower. Hadley was given several verbal commands to exit the shower but refused. Officers pulled back the curtain and a struggle ensued. Hadley eventually was restrained and taken into custody. Tracking dogs found his shotgun, which had been thrown into a cornfield behind the house. Hadley is facing charges of domestic violence, assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault), malicious destruction of property, resisting and obstructing a police officer, obstruction of justice, pcssessior of a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent and cutting communication lines. Hadley was lodged in the Barry County Jail and the charges have been forwarded to the Bany County Prosecutor’s office for review. Shelbyville man arrested in felonious assault KING FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set 2 months old, cost $1,000, sell $195. (517)204-0600 MALE FERRET FOR SALE: comes with deluxe 4 level cage & accessories. Very nice A plavful $200. Cal) (269)948-2919 after 10am leave message will return calls. 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, 28X56 MOBILE HOME: park setting, Hastings schools. $36,500. Call for ap­ pointment (269)948-5793. 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M-43 Hwy., Hastings. h^re^taymond Shelbyville. was arrested Saturday, Nou. 25, and faces charges of asscult with inu_n» to do great Peevy' was arrested when Barry County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to an Orangeville Township residence to answer a com­ plaint of domestic assault. The victim said she was visiting neighbors and when she returned home she found Peevy sleeping, so she made a sandwich. She said Fctvy got up and approached her. yelling and calling her names. He allegedly pushed iae down, punched her and kicked her a number of times before her neighbor came in and struck Peevy several times with a basebal’ iat. When sheriff’s deputies arrived. Peevy had fled the house, but he was discovered hiding in a small out-building on the proper­ ty by K-9 Lex and Trooper Lane Booms of the Wayland State Police Post Motorist arrested for drunk driving II suspension Stacy Alan Covey. 27, of Middleville, was arrested Nov. 25 when a Barry County Sheriff’s deputy stopped his pickup truck on a two-lane track in Yankee Springs Township. The deputy had stopped to investigate a parked vehicle on the side of the road and was told the driver was waiting for Covey to come back with gasoline. The deputy observed a vehicle matching the description of the one Covey was to be driving approach and turn off onto a twotrack lane. The deputy had run a Law Enforcement Inquiry Network (LEIN) check and discovered Covey's driver’s license was suspended. The deputy followed the vehicle at speeds reaching more than 60 mph and it eventually pulled over. Covey was arrested for driving on a suspended license and operating while intoxicated (second offense). Drunk driving II, parole obsconder arrests made Ray Lee Colburn. 21, of Wayland and a passenger in his vehicle. Adam Glenn Smith, also 21 and also of Wayland, were arrest­ ed on separate charges on Nov. 20 by the Barry County Sheriff’s Department. Colburn was charged with driving while intoxicated (second offense) and Smith was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Ottawa County as a parole obsconder. City streets closed during parade Saturday The Hastings Police Department reminds motorists traveling in and around the city, the annual Christmas Parade will be held Saturday, Dec. 2. beginning at 5 p.m. The parade necessitates the closing of several streets prior to and during the event. Streets will be closed in the downtown area, as well as several side streets intersecting East State Street from Boltwood to East Clinton Street. Motorists are urged to re-route their trips to and around Hastings during this time frame. Those unable do so are asked to be patient during the traffic delays. rCOURT NEWS ______ • Barry County Circuit Court Judge lames Fisher last Wednesday. Nov. 22. ordered Ronald Edwin Terry. 38. of Delton, to continue the probation sentence he received in 2002 for con­ victions on charges of malicious destruction of property and domestic violence. In a separate case. Fisher ordered Terry to serve 60 months pro­ bation and 40 days in jail (with 40 days credit for time served) on a Nov. 1. 2006. conviction of failure to pay child support since July 2003. The judge ordered Terry’s bond to be applied to the Friend of the Court to go to arrearages Terry was ordered to pay $500 in court costs and $300 in pro­ bation fees. • James R. Kaufman. 36. of Hastings, was sentenced on Nov. 23 to serve 36 months probation and jail time on three counts of assaulting a police officer, retail fraud and assault and battery. Kaufman was convicted in October. He was also ordered to undergo substance abuse counseling, cognitive behavior therapy and community health assessment while in jail. Kaufman was ordered to serve 12 months in jail on the conviction of assaulting a police officer, and 93 days in jail on the counts of retail fraud and assault and batten. ^^1 He was given credit for 45 days time served. Kaufman was ordered to pay $500 in court costs. $360 in probation fees. $60 to the crime victim's fund and $60 state minimum costs on the assault charge, and $45 each on the retail fraud and assault and batten charges. • Brian Richard Heeringa. 29. of Hastings, was ordered to serve 36 months probation and one month in jail on two counts of attempted uttering and publishing and larceny in a building. Heeringa was convicted in October. He was also ordered to pay $500 in court costs. $400 restitution. $360 in probation fees and a $200 drug court fee. Heeringa was ordered to wear a wrist monitor and participate in drug court. He will be under a 10 p.m. to 6 a m. curfew. • Jonathan Thompson. 23. of Nashville, was sentenced Nov. 22 at a probation hearing to continue his probation and serve 90 days in jail for his violating his probation on an earlier conviction of accosting a minor for immoral purposes in 2005. Thompson was convicted in March 2006 and he was then con­ victed of violating his probation in May. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday November 30. 2006 - Page 15 911, continued from page 1 LEGAL NOTICES I Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate TH® RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia eale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, W any, shall be limit­ ed soleiy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the cord.bc.~s of a mortgage made by Gordon Roeddtng and Karen Roeddtng Husband and Wife, original morlgagor(s). lo Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 25. 2006. and recorded on January 31. 2006 in instrument 1159537. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deustche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee tor Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2C06-HE3 as assignee by an assignment on which mortgage there is claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Nine And 70/1 Ou Dollars ($130 549 70). including interest at 7.74% psr annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice Is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on Decembe'7. 2006 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 17 of Misty Ridge, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 6 of plats on page 30. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date o’ such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated November 9. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 240 593 1309 Trod & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mchtgan 48025-5822 FBe R114166F01 PETER M SCHNEIDERMAN A ASSOCIATES. P.C.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY IN F OR M AT1ON WE OB TAI N WEI BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT (240)539-7400 IF YOU . ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by JOYCE E WRATE and ALICE CAMPFIELD, to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESSOR AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Mortgagee, dated June 26. 1997. and recorded on June 27. 1997. tn Liber 699. on Page 942. Bany County Records. Michigan. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Five Thousand Sixty- "Siwtwwi ws«w<'CMs ■mts.orfTVi:' including interest at 7 250% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statue in such case made and provid­ ed. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale o’ the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan at 01 .-00 PM o'clock, on December 7. 2006 Said premises are situated in City ol HASTINGS. Barry County. Michigan and desenbed as: LOT 1255 OF THE CITY. FORMERLY VILLAGE OF HASTINGS. ACCORDING TO THE RECORD­ ED PLAT THEREOF. SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS. RESERVATIONS. RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITA­ TIONS OF RECORD. IF ANY. TAX ID NO 06-55­ 001-457-00 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such safe unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 6003241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated November 6. 2006 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE OR SUCCESSOR AGENCY. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Mortgagee'Assignee Peter M. Schneiderman & Associates. PC. 23100 Providence Drive. Suite 450 Southfield. Ml 48075 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale TH® RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT7EMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELO V IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte seto may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Le Boeuf, a married man and Jill Le Boeuf, nis wife, original mortgagors). to NBO Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated November 15.1995. and record­ ed on November 21. 1995 in Uber 645 on Page 751. m Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Forty-One And 68/100 Dollars ($69,341.68), including interest at 7.075% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a safe of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on December 21.2006 Said premises are situated m Township of Maple Grove. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as The West 5 acres of the East 14 acres of the fol­ lowing desenbed property; The West 120 acres of the Southwes; 1/4 of Section 35, Town 2 North. Range 7 West, except the South 40 acres, also except, the North 52 acres The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated November 23. 2006 For more information please call FC R 240 593 1305 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 40025-5822 File #O613O7FO2 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBI AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINE D WILL BE USED FOR TH AT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made m the leans and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Kenneth L. Marple, a sinlge man of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Long Beach Mortgage Company. A Corporation oated the 28th day of February, AD. 2006. arid recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Bany and State of Michigan, on the 1st day of March. AD. 2006. « Instrument NO 1160746 of Barry Records, which said mortgage was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee tor Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006­ 3. thru mesne assignments, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $142.109 66 (one hundred fourty two thousand, one hundred rune dollars and sixty sx cents) plus accrued interest at 11.55% (eleven point live hve) percent per annum And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sate contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State ol Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 7th day of December. AD.. 2006, at 1:00 o'clock said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate at public auction, to the high­ est bidder, al the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County, Michigan, of the prem­ ises desenbed in said mortgage Which said prem­ ises are described as foMows: AH that certain piece or parcel of land situate m the Township of Cartion. in the County of Bany and State of Michigan and desenbed as follows to wit: LAND LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CARL­ TON. BARRY COUNTY. STATE OF MICHIGAN. AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS PARCELA THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST ONE FOURTH OF SECTION 27. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DESCRIBED AS; COMMENC­ ING AT THE WEST ONE FOURTH CORNER OF SAID SECTION THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 41'02- EAST 1317.64 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST n. THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33' IF EAST 735 00 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST n OF SA'O NORTHWEST ONE FOURTH TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 33 1 7- EAST 220 00 FEET ALONG SAID WEST LINE. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 41' 02" EAST 325 00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 33 1F WEST 220.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 41 OF WEST 325 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING Commonly known as: 3654 Andrus Rd. Tax ID: 08-04-027-205-000-03 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated. November 9. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO . L.PA. By: Darnel E. Best. (P-58501) Attorney tor Assignee of Mortgagee •• WehnteritMtetoberge RereOo . L.PA v • -• 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR*05608272 TH® FIRM ® A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Joyce Jarman, a single woman, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 14. 2002 and recorded September 3. 2002 m Uber 6218. Page 742. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage ts now held by WeHs Fargo Bank. N.A., as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Amortizing Residential Collateral by assignment. There ts claimed to be due al the dale hereof the sum ol Sixty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-One and 37/100 Dollars ($67,321.37) tnckiomg interest at 10.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that sad mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Bany County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1W p.m. on JANUARY 4. 2007. Said premises are located m the Township of Cartton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest one-quarter of Section 20. Town 4 North. Range 8 West described as. Beginning at point on the Southeasterly light of way line of M-43 60 feet off the centerline and locat­ ed North 88 degrees 36 minutes 30 seconds East 999.30 feet; thence South 00 degrees 15 minutes 90 seconds East 563.79 feet.t hence North 54 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds East 28.90 feet from the Northwest comer of said Section 20; thvnce Northeasterly along a curve lo the right 215.00 feet; the great chord of which bears North 54 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds East 215.00 feet; thence South 19 degrees 35 minutes 30 sec­ onds East 244.90 feet; thence South 88 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds West 250.00 feet; thence North 03 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds West 113.65 feet to the point of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: November X. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 221.4961 TH® RRM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BEL©W IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has beer made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by Lisa Mane Hail, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Ina. as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated May 5. 2006 and recorded May 10. 2006 in Instrument Number 1164429. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date he. eof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-One and 45/100 Dollars ($162,921.45) including interest al 9.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pan of them, at pubbe vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1.00 p m on DECEMBER 21. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Thornapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as; • *■' That part of the Northeast one-quarter. Section 26. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. Thomapple Township, Barry County. Michigan, desenbed as Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 26. thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 46 seconds East 655.33 feet along the East line of said Northeast one-quarter, thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes 48 seconds West 1584.96 feet along the South line ol the North one-half of the North onehalf of said Northeast one-quarter, thence North 43 degrees 59 minutes 13 seconds West 154 16 feet to the place of beginning, thence South 45 degrees 57 minutes 33 seconds Wesl 165.34 feet; thence North 89 degrees 32 minutes 01 seconds West 77.97 feet to the centerline of Irving Road; thence North 44 degrees 13 minutes 24 seconds West 187.36 feet along said centertme thence North 45 degrees 46 minutes 38 seconds East 400.00 leet perpendicular to said centertme ol Irving Road; thence South 44 degrees 13 minutes 24 seconds East 243.29 feet thence South 45 degrees 57 min­ utes 33 seconds West 17923 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 montns from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600,3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The fometosmg mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: November 23. 2006 . Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fie No. 225 0489 but also suggestions that something is wrong has only hurl staff morale. The report said: “The ETSCs Certification Subcommittee identified five of its members to serve as members of the Barry County compliance review team. The state 9-1-1 coordinator is also assigned to all review teams as adminis­ tratis e support. The team’s task was to review the use of wireless funds and dispatch opera­ tions. On November 2nd and 3rd. 2006. mem­ bers of the compliance review team made an on site visit of Barry County's 9-l-j opera­ tions. After a review of the financial records of Barn County’ wireless distributions, including the wireless training funds, the compliance review team is confident that the fiscal activity of the wireless 9-1-1 fund dis­ tributions are within the parameters of propcuse as set by statute. “The review team also found the 9-1-1 cen­ ter to be well designed and equipped. The policies and procedures al Barry County Central Dispatch are comprehensive, as well as its training program for both new and established employees. Back-up systems arc in place and staff is routinely tested on the elements of their use. The planning for 9-1 -1 equipment and the communications system purchases display forethought that is both technically and fiscally progressive. “A full and detailed Compliance Review report is pending and is expected to be issued by the end of March 2007. That final report will be forwarded to the county upon its com­ pletion. Although the review team has pend­ ing recommendations on policy organization and dispatcher evaluations, they believe it is noteworthy to convey that they found the dis­ patch center to be exceptionally well run. "The review team members believe that the BCCDA administration has built and main­ tained an advanced 9-1-1 system to provide the citizens of Barry County with a high level of service. And, in these times of economic challenges and an evolving world of 9-1-1 communications technology, the services pro­ vided by Bany County Central Dispatch 9-1 - I is a system that the communits can be proud of. “In closing, while there were internal issues that were brought to the review team's attention, the) are not within the current scoie or authority of the ETSC However, based on the team’s interviews of various employees and a review of internal docu­ ments at Bany County Central Dispatch, it appears that the cunent members of the BCCDA Board arc properly addressing these issues in a timely fashion. “Additional!), the compliance review team noted that it appears the dispatch center staff has been affected by the recent public atten­ tion of these issues through various sources and outlets. While the staffs commitment to their work is unquestionable, the continued pursuit of issues that have been previously and properly addressed only serves to hurt the morale of the dispatching staff at Ban) County Central Dispatch." The County Board of Commissioners, al the behest of Chairwoman Clare Tripp and Sandra James, expressed their confidence and decided lo forward the report to all 16 town­ ships and the City of Hastings. WANT WEATHER FORECASTS? Want to know where to get all this information? Prom siudeni loans to Soaa* Secunty benefits to buying surplus government prope'% all kinds ol government information ore |ust a dick or call away FlRSTGOVgov 1 (8001 FEDINFO LIC NOTICE REAL ESTATE AUCTION Sy coon bank or sdfcr ordrr — 1746 gowdea Dr.. Hasttagi, Ml — 3 bedroom, 2 bath. 1.550 «1+ - OPENINC BID 525.000 Tree decorating part of Middleville holiday celebration The Middleville Downtown Development Association received permission from the Village Council Nov. 28 to add a tree deco­ rating element to the celebration of the Christmas holiday on Saturday. Dec. 2. Following the end of the 10 a m. Christmas Spirit parade, sponsored by the Lions Club, the DDA will have some trees ready to be decorated by local families or area business­ es. The trees may be put up in Lions Sesquicentennial Park across from Stagecoach Park. Audrey VanStricn from the DDA says. “We want to just add a little more fun and participation to the day. We hope to expand activities next year as well." For information on this project call the vil­ lage al 795-3385. — 11153 W. KMong. Freeport. Ml — MoWe/max^ctind home — 726 Doalap St, Lansing, Ml — Slngle-tamlly - OPENING BIC $1,000 each hnpacManK 1:00-4:00pm Sunday, December 10th and .. . 2-hours prior to stotAl prepirHn mR: 8:00 am Wednesday, December 13 at 1746 Rowden De., Warttoyt, Ml 1 £ Williams&WUu^ Visit wWamsaudtofLOMn or cal 800-801-8003 Pennock HEALTH ^p.I.VICS A Occupational Therapist (Casual part-time) O.T. degree and license required. Hand experience preferred Physical Therapist (Casual part-time) Minimum cl Bachelors Degree from an accredited school and license required. Send resume to sjsank@oennockhealth.com or Pennock Health Services. Human Resources. 1009 W. Green St.. Hastings, Ml 49058 or apply on-line at www.oennockhealth.com. EMERGENCY SERVICES AVAILABLE Monday through Thursday 8am to 8 pm and Friday 8 am to 5 pm Accepting New Patients PROFESSIONALS! ®nwr Gole Dental Group Txrrw Do Mow Than Chxw Food 269-948-2244 121 W Woodlawn Ave Hastings �Pag© 16 - Thursday. November 30. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Delton Kellogg 5th-graders enjoy camp at Sherman Lake Delton Kellogg Middle School students attended YMCA Camp Sherman Lake the week of Nov. 13. The grade level was divided into two groups: Canda Kane’s and Jill Methvin’s team attended the first half of the week, and Mike Marcinek’s and Heidi Tyner’s team, along with Amanda Kanaziz’s class, attended the last half of the week. "School away from school is the only way to describe the camping experience." Methvin commented. The camp’s motto is "Honesty. Caring. Respect. Responsibility." Students learned everything from sharing and caring at the din­ ner table to encouragement and friendship during the activities. Some of the activities shared by the stu­ dents. their teachers, along with the camp counselors included: rock climbing, archery, fire building, and capture the chicken. Each activity included a teachable moment about safety, sportsmanship, encouragement, and the rules of the game. Here is a sample of what the children had to say about fifth grade camp, and what they would want to tell a fourth-graders about the experience: “I loved camp. It was a good experience for fifth grade. I loved archery and the rock wall. My favorite moment was when I made it to the cave and everybody was congratulating me. “My favorite activity was when we played dodge ball. The dinners were good but break­ fast was better. They had many different options. “If I were going to tell a fourth-grader about camp I would say that it’s the best camp on earth. You don’t have time to get in trouble because there's so much stuff to do. The camp includes rock wall. gym. cabins with heated floors, awesome counselors, team games, nature walks, full size pool, games, wonderful meals, fire building and art. “This isn’t an ordinary camp it’s a super duper Sherman Lake camp. “Next year when you guys go. 1 will hope you have as much fun as I had.’’ Nicole T. “Camp was very fun. I wish I could have stayed one more day. The food was great. The counselors were nice and cool. I got homesick a little bit the first night. I also missed my step-dad who died this summer. Although I missed them. I still had a great time. “My favorite moment was when we played the games with our friends. The games were really fun. I liked medic the best. I think. “I liked all of the activities. They were all really fun. I wish we could have done them ail again. “If I could tell a fourth-grader about camp. I would say it’s fun. Also, it’s okay to get homesick, but you’ll miss out on a lot." Emily W. “Camp was awesome; the food was great; the cabins were warm. Jumping off the diving board was like totally awesome, but I missed my family. I still had a ton of fun. “My favorite activity was swimming because I jumped off the diving board a mil­ lion. billion times... sooo fun! “I would tell a fourth-grader that camp was so fun. to bring a bathing suit and a camera.” Courtney S. “Camp is fun. My favorite activity is rock wail because you had to challenge yourself. Dear 4th grader Before you go to fifth grade, there’s something you should kn.. w. In fifth grade you have fifth grade camp. At fifth grade camp you will have a lot of fun like rock wall, swimming or jumping off the div­ ing board, gaga ball and lots more. “Don’t get too excited because you have to wait a year." Gabe N. "Camp was fun. For the first time, I went rock climbing. We got to go two times. The first lime I didn’t beat my goal. The second time 1 beat my goal, and 1 got to the top. “My favorite moment was swimming, because I like swimming. My favorite activi­ ty was rock climbing because 1 thought I wouldn’t make it. but the second time I did. It was fun. so I liked it “I would tell a fourth-grader to go to camp next year, because it’s fun." Mallory L. “I think that camp was better than Mackinac Island. My favorite moment was the swimming pool. My favorite activity was dodge ball because you got to chuck it at peopie. “I would tell a fourth-grader that Sherman Lake camp is the best camp ever, and we would never want to leave." Mikey R. Instruction on fire building was educational, but students really enjoyed the s’mores and cherry pies they made the best. “Camp was a lot of fun. My favorite activ­ ity was archery. I like archery because it was fun and it was the very first time I shot a bow and arrow . « “My favorite moment was playing sub city chicken coop. I love running. “I would tell a fourth-grader to try every­ thing." Mackenzie N. ReadThe BANNS every ‘Yoda Master" Brittnie K. mastered a game of probabtlity that the students enjoyed week! Fifth grade students, from the classes of Jill Methvin and Conda Kane are being instructed on safety and method of shooting archery by a Sherman Lake counselor. after meals. November Delton Middle School students of the month announced Delton Kellogg Middle School’s students of the month for Nov ember have been announced. All of the students of the month is nomi­ nated by their homeroom teachers and endorsed by their Related Arts and Sciences for Life teachers. The nominations are based on leadership, good citizenship, quality work habits and/or strong academics. Students arc recognized at a private awards ceremony with assistant Principal Mary Guthrie. There is a brief presentation high­ lighting their accomplishments and sweet rolls and juice are served. Each of the students also receives a certifi­ cate of honor and snack coupons for use in the school cafeteria. Delton Kellogg Middle School's November seventh grade students of the month are Delton Kellogg Middle School's November fifth grade students of the month are (from left) Jonathon Bechtel, Jeff Minehart, Juliene Jozwik, Carty Pierce and Maddy (from left) Cameron Schutte. Megan Boer and Jessica Zavala. Reed. (Not pictured is Sam Horrocks.) WANT TO CHANGt YOU* ADOftf SS? WANT WtATHfl FOttCASTS? Want to know where to get all this information? s.. - loan, JQ Socoi SecunTy benefit* •o bvyi-g surplus government prope-fy a:f I nds at government information a*e just a ckk or coN away FlRSTGOVgov 1 1800) FED INFO Delton Kellogg Middle School's November sixth grade students of the month are (from left) Malkxy Sewell. Kelsey Sutherland. Cassidy Morgan. Alisha Vanderwoude and Kylie Lavender. Delton Kellogg Middle School's November eighth grade students of the month are (from left) Amber Rawlings. Tyler Bourdo. Cortni Howard. Brittany Norris and Carty Boehm. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, November 30. 2006 — Page 17 EXHIBITS • Celebration by Lauren Stineman will present an exhibit of het jewelry work at the Thomapple Arts Council in Fish Hatchery Park in Hastings. Hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 1-4 pm. Call 945-2002 fo more information. Through December 7. - Todd and Brad Reed Photography Presents: See with your heart. Feel with your eyes at the Terry Berry Gallery inside St. Cecilia Music Society. The father-son team from will present some of their photographic images including images that the public already loves, and some that the public has yet to see. Call 616-459-2224 for evening and weekend hours. An Artist's Reception will be held Sunday, November 5th from 3-5 pm. Gallery hours are Monday thru Friday 9 am-5 pm. Admission is free. For more information call (231) M3-0777 or visit www.scmsonline.org or the artists' web site at www.toddandbradreed.com Through Nov. 30. • Lines of Discovery: 225 Years of American Drawings at the KIA presents nearly 150 works on paper on loan from the Columbus (GA) Museum that traces America's evolution as a nation. Includes works by some of the nation's greatest artists from the last 100 years. The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is located at 314 S. Park Street Cal) (269) 349-7775 or kiarts.org for more information. Through December 31. • The Eames Lounge Chair An Icon of Modem Design will be featured at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. The Eames Lounge Chair became an icon of 20th century design almost immediately after its conception in 1955 and introduction to the public in 1956. The epitome of both modernist style and luxurious comfort, the leather-upholstered, rosewood-veneered chair and matching ottoman represent the culmination of Charles and Ray Eames' experimentation in molded plywood. The exhibition, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the chair, includes selections of molded wood prototypes produced by the Eameses in the 1940s along with molded plywood sculpture by Ray Eames from the Library of Congress complement the three-dimensional studies. An "exploded" version of the chair and blowups of period photographs dramatize 5 pm, Friday 10 am-8:30 pm. Saturday 10 am5 pm and Sunday noon-5 pm, closed Mondays. Adult admission is $7, seniors and students $6, children 6-17 $3. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through Dec 31. • Magdalena Abakanowicz: The Drawings at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Magdalena is known throughout the world for her sculpture, but you'll be stunned by her extraordinarily powerful drawings. Approximately 50 drawings by the great Polish artist will be displayed, many of them for the first time. Following its debut at Meijer Gardens, the exhibition will begin a national tour. Hours are Monday and Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is $12, students and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4, diiidren (2 and under) free. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Through Dec 31. • Robert Rauschenberg, Artist-Citizen: Potters for a Better World will present 17 posters from between 1969-1996 featuring the socially and politically-themed works which often use collages elements of American icons such as the flag, NASA astronauts, the Kennedys, Janix Joplin, Martin Luther King and others. Ar’ exhibition reception and gallery talk will take place Friday, November 10 from 7-9 pm. at the Center Art Gallery at the Calvin College Spoelhof Center. The show runs through January 20. MUSIC THEATRE • Musical Portraits will be performed by the Grand Rapids Symphony. David Lockington, Conductor, Linn Maxwell Keller, Mezzo-soprano Ava Ordman, Trombone, Satie, "Gymnopddies No. 1 and No. 2;" Libby Larsen, Mary Cassatt;"' Ravel, "Pavane for a Dead Princess," Faufe, "Pelldas and Mllisande Suite". The Saturday performance will be held at Zeeland East High School. Performances are Thursday 730 pm, Friday 10 am & 8 pm, Saturday 8 pm. at the St. Cedlia Music Society and Zeeland East High School. Admission is $23-$31. Tickets may be purchased by visiting the Symphony office, open 9am-5 pm, 300 Ottawa NW, Suite 100, (located across from the Calder) or by calling (616) 454-9451, Ext. 4. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Nov. 30-Dec. 2. • Handel's Messiah: Calvin Oratorio Society and Calvin Orchestra at 8 pm at DeVos Performance Hall. The Calvin Oratorio Society and Calvin Orchestra will perform Handel's Messiah under the direction of conductor Joel Navarro. Call the Calvin Box Office at (616) 526-6282 for tickets and prices. For more information call (616) 526-6411 or visit www.calvin.edu/music. December 1 & 2. • Thomapple Wind Band Concert will be held at the lecture hall of Hastings High School. The holiday event will feature seasonal selections and feature big horns. Concert begins at 3 pm. December 3. • The Who with special guest The Pretenders at 7:30 pm at Van Andel Arena. The Who, famous for their powerful music and energy on stage, will perform new songs as well as old favorites. The Pretenders will join The Who, rocking fans with their legendary, signature sound and unforgettable hits. Tickets are $54. $79, $99 & $204. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.vanandelarena.com. Decembers. • Actors* Theatre presents the musical TICK—T1CK_.BOOM at Spectrum Theatre. By the creator of RENT, this musical focuses on the days leading up to Jonathan's birthday and was posthumously presented after his untimely death just before RENT made its New York debut. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm. Adult admission tickets are $25 with reduced rates for students and senior citizens. For more information call (616) 234-3946 or visit wwwactorsatspectrum.org. Nov. 30-Dec. 9. • Civic Theatre presents: Peter Pan at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. Performances are Wednesday-Friday at 7:30 pm, Saturday 2 pm & 7:30 pm, and Sunday at 3 pm. For more information call (616) 222-6650 or visit www.grct.org. Through Dec. 17. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR Th* Bany County Chamber of Commerea Is located al 221 W. State Street In Huttop The Chamber can be reached bv phone at (269) 945-2455 Check out the Chamber's website at www .barrychamber.com The Barry County Chamber nt Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and places of Interest locaty and across the state. The Chamber also has free mailers for old pentM Ink canrtKes and cell phones mat will finendady benefit the Barry Conservation Dntnd CHECK OUT THESE NOVEMBER BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 24-December 23 Kellogg Manor House Holiday walks at the WX Kellogg Biological Station, 3700 E Gull Lake Dr., Hickory Comets. Each Friday, Saturday i Sunday noon-5 pm. Adults $7, senior citizens & children $5. See kbs.msu.edu or call (269) 671-2416 for more info. Coming in December MISCELLANEOUS 1-10 • Hastings Holiday Parade will feature fireworks, a tree lighting ceremony and more beginning at 5 pm in downtown Hastings. Saturday, December 2. • One More Day For Kids - Benefit Featuring Mitch Albom at DeVos Performance Hall at 7 pm. Tickets are $60$100. One More Day for Kids, a book-signing and concert will benefit DeVos Children's Hospital and Grand Horizons Foundation. The event will be headlined by best-selling author and syndicated columnist, Mitch Albom, in his only West Michigan appearance this year. Albom will read selections from his newest no ret For One Musical performances from Grand Rapids singer-songwriter Brian Vander Aik and indie-folk artist Lux Land will entertain people of all ages and backgrounds. A short film documentary finishes off the evening. For more information call (616) 632-1301 or visit www.onemoredayforkids.org. To order tickets online go to www.ticketmaster.com. Tuesday, December 5. • Dance Instructions from 530-630 pm at Bumam Brook, 200 W. Michigan, Battle Creek. Beginning ballroom dance lessons with instructor Colleen Burke in east coast swing, fox trot, waltz, rumba and the cha cha. $5 per person. For mure information, call (269) 317-2197. Friday, Dec. 15. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center. 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place afterward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casual. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Line dancing & social dancing les­ son & practice from 1-2 pm is $5 per person. Dances take place from 2-5 pm with Swing Masters band. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner necessary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317­ 2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-830 pm. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. Every Wednesday through October. Call anytime for Hastings Banner classified ads 269-945-9554 tr 1-800-879-7085 Barry County Celebrates Christmas! 1-14 Tkee A Wreath Silent Auction from 8 am-5 pm at the Commission on Aging. Ailent auction to raise money for Senior Services. Stop at the COA to see trees and wreaths. Call 948-4856 for more info. 1 Immigrations Law Seminar in the General Office Building at the State Secondary Complex Z150 Harris Drive, Dimondale. Fronfj j 9 awl pm. Registration requital Call (517) 241­ Fifth Third Holiday Pan at DeVos Performance Hall Dec 7-10. Enjoy all the sea­ sonal favorites in a spectacular holiday cele­ bration featuring the Symphony Chorus, the annual songfest sing-along and more. John Varineau, Conductor; Margaret Carlson, Soprano; Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus, Pearl Shangkuan, Director. Performances are Thursday 730 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 3 pm & 8 pm, Sunday 3 pm. Ticket prices range from $18-556. Tickets may be purchased by visiting the Symphony office or by calling (616) 454-9451, Ext. 4. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphonyorg. Baddctt Angel Band Will perform a holiday dinner theatre at 6 pm Friday A Saturday, December 8 A 9 at the Middleville United Methodist Church, 111 Church Street Middleville. Tickets are $10 and proceeds benefit the Community Food Pantry and Christmas Angel Tree, reservations can be made by calling (269) 795-9266 between 9 am and 1 pm. Itaaa-Sibman Qrchatza will perform December 10 at Van Andel Arena at 3 and 7 pm. Tickets are $40.50 A 550.50. The Trans­ Siberian Orchestra's electrifying performance is a symphonic rock Christmas spectacular that combines the impact of an orchestra with the edge of a rock and roll band band. Purchase tickets please visit website or call (616) 456-3333. For more information call (616)742-6610 or visit www.vanandelarena.aim. Dadanona- A Play Ahmrt f HadaUgf will be performed at the Spectrum Theatre of Grand Rapids Community College December 13-16. Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel's play is a comic deconstruction of the wrongly accused wife of Shakespeare's Othello. Performances are at 8 pm in Room 201 of the Spectrum Theatre. Tickets are $5 for students, $8 for general public. BucUi—Julkl_«aaatK_Dc Nutcracker will be performed at DeVos Performance Hall December 15-17 A Dec 20­ 23. Share the magic and rekindle the tradition - or start a new one - as a cast of over 100 dancers, including many community chil­ dren, brings this timeless classic to life. The Grand Rapids Symphony performs the beloved Tchaikovsky score during eleven enchanting performances. Performances are Friday 730 pm, Saturday 2 pm A 730 pm, Sunday 2 pm. Tickets range from $15-550. For group tickets, call The Ballet (616) 454-4771 xlO. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.grballet.com. This week's selection: Holiday preview 4067 to register. 1 Blood Drive from 1230-6 pm at The holiday season is the time of year that . ippsl movie buffs cag’t wait for. It s whcAflE. studios bring out the Big Guns — fifthsthey 2-4 pm at the Commission on Aging. Several local choirs and musicians will lead a sing-along. Call 948-4856 for info. 2 Christmas DH Lighting with proclamation by Mayor Bob May and tree lighting ceremony before the Hastings Christmas Parade. 2 Barry County Christmas Parade lines up at 4 pm with kick off at 5 pm. 7 2 Potted and FrCsh-Cut Christmas Tree Sale from 8 am-8 pm at the Barry County Courthouse lawn in Hastings. 2 Middleville Christaas Parade. (269)795-3385 3 Christmas Lighting Ceremony at 6 pm at the Orangeville Township Hall. 3 Deck Your Halls With Quilts Home Tour from. 1-5 pm. Tour 5 homes. Tickets at BCCC, Bosley's, Hastings Flower Shop, Arris Matrix and Quilting Passions. 3 Wind Dance Concert at 3 pm at the Hastings High School with the Thomapple Wind Band. 5 Dickens Tea A Tour at the WK Kellogg Manor House at the Kellogg Biological Station in Hickory Comers. Call (269) 671-2416 fownore info. 9 A 10 Of Christmas Past Historic Chariton Park 12 noon-5pm Hastings 2545 S. Chariton Pirk Rd (269) 945­ 3775. ______________ feel have Oscar potential and big-budget extravaganzas that don't quite fit the Summertime Popcorn Flick mold. Let’s see what this year's crop looks like: The Good German — Post-war espionage thriller by director Steven Soderbergh, star­ ring George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Tobey Maguire. (Dec. 8) Arthur and the Invisibles - A combina­ tion of live action and animation fantasy fea­ turing Snoop Dogg and David Bowie. A young boy shrinks himself to sa\e his grand­ Dakota Fanning in "Charlotte’s Web" ma’s house. (Dec. 15) movie. This one stars Michelle Trachtenberg Dreamgirb — Beyonce Knowles stars in and Lacey Chabert in a remake of a *70$ cult the film version of the blockbuster Broadway classic. (Dec. 25) musical about the rise and fall of a SupremesChildren of Men — Clive Owen stars in like R&B group. (Dec. 15) . Charlotte's Web - Live-action version of this science-fiction tale of a professor who must protect the world’s last pregnant woman the classic story of a very special pig. Starring (Julianne Moore). (Dec. 27) Dakota Fanning. Not as the pig. (Dec. 20) Factory Giri — Sienna Miller stars in this The Good Shepherd — Robert DeNiro biopic of Andy Warhol contemporary Edie directs this story of the origins of the CIA. Sedgwick. Also starring Guy Pierce. (Dec. Starring Matt Damon. Angelina Jolie and Joe 29) Pesci. (Dec. 22) Miss Potter - Renee Zellweger plays Rocky Balboa - ANOTHER Rocky Peter Rabbit creator Beatrix Potter in this movie? Yes. Sly Stallone jumps back into the Victorian-cra biopic. (Dec. 29) ring for one last hurrah. (Dec. 22) Black Christmas - Nothing says © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. Christmas like a good old-fashioned slasher TRIVIA TEST ■. _ ................. ......... ....... — Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle 1. FAMOUS QUOTES: Who said. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” 2. LANGUAGE: What is the meaning of the French expression “belles-lettres”? 3. SCIENCE: What is tropism? 4. ENTERTAINERS: Who is known as “The Divine Miss M”? £ 6 9 2 b I L 9 9 2 L 9 6 £ s 8 I b I b 9 L 9 9 2 6 £ L 9 6 £ s 9 2 9 2 £ s 9 L 6 t I 9 I 9 6 2 9 £ Z 9 L € s ♦ I 2 6 b 9 2 6 £ L 9 2 I L 9 9 S 9 numbers from o«W lo rone s DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK • 6 ♦ Moderate * * Challenging ♦ * * HOO BOY' -* By Fifi Rodriguez £ JQMSUV — nxoans^iWM — 5. MATH: What is the numerical value of a myriad? 6. SPACE: What were the names of the first spacecraft to land on Mars? 7. U.S. STATES: Which state’s nickname is “Evergreen State"? 8. COMPUTERS. What is does the acronym ROM stand for? 9. INVENTION: Who invented the artifi­ cial heart? 10. GAMES: How many squares are on a chessboard? Answers 1. Aesop 2. Literature 3. An involuntary response to light, gravity, etc. 4. Bette Midler 5. 10.000 6. Viking 1 and 2 7. Washington 8. Read-only memory 9. Robert Jan ik 10. 64 alternating black and white squares C 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. �Page 18 - Thursday, November 30. 2006 - The Hastings Banner The 2006 Barry County Christian School varsity boys' soccer team. Team members are (front from left) captain Aaron Hoxworth. captain Chase DeMaagd. captain Ryan Holley, (middle row) Luke Howell. Sam Neudeck. Chris Osterbaan. C J. Kim, Gabriel Sager. Austin Wisner. Tom Ondersma, (back) coach Ben Conklin. Devon Armstrong. Alexander Methvin. Andrew Ordway, and Matthew Huntley. BCCS teams finish fine fall season The 2006-07 Bany County Christian School lady's basketball team. Team members are (front from left) captain Jill Rozema. cap­ tain Lisa Schuurmans, (standing) coach Kelly Hasselback, Ashley Webb. Kat Bukoski, Sarah Noble, Rashonda Sager. Naomi Ordway. Lindsey Grubb. Annalyn Hawkes, Elsa Smith. Ally DeMaagd. Sara Rozema. assistant coach Verna Rozema. and assis­ tant coach Jordan Bursley. Lund to continue on in two sports The 2006-07 Barry County Christian School junior co-ed soccer team. Team mem­ bers are goal keeper Austin Neudeck, (front row) Cathy Coryell. Jacob Schuurmans. Andy Webb. Mike Ondersma. Logan Cairns, Brad Neudeck, (middle row) Libby Cason, Josiah Koetje, Tom Rozema, Seth Ordway, William Ondersma, Nikki Haddix, Ashley Webb, (back) Levi Ordway, Rose O'Grady, Orion Webb, Joshua Cairns, Regan Holley. Jesse Koetje, and coach Craig Wisner. What will the winter bring for Barry County’s teams? What will change and what will stay the same are the biggest things 1 am looking for­ ward to finding out as the 2006-07 winter sports season officially gets started this week with the first wrestling matches of the season. Boys’ basketball season tips oft on Tuesday, and the varsity volleyball players face their first competition a week from Saturday. It's no surprise that the first two county teams out on the mats this week were Hastings and Thomapple Kellogg. Hastings headed to Mona Shores Wednesday afternoon and Thomapple Kellogg hosted its own quad. Every November it seems that the local wrestling squads can't be as good as they were last year, but by the end of the season they're great teams once again. A big change came last spring. There were kids in the TK high school who weren’t bom yet the last time the Trojans saw another squad hold up its conference championship tro­ phy. Hastings Saxons ended TK’s run of conference championships, despite TK winning the O-K Gold Conference tournament. The Saxons were undefeated in five league duals, and finished second at the league tourney. Will those two be battling it out for Cx <op »pot in the conference again, or can Caledonia or Hamilton get into that mix. The Fighting Scots return five state finalists, including three state medallists. Hastings and Thomapple Kellogg have one returning state medallist a piece. Saxon sen­ ior Steve Case and Trojan sophomore Kyle Dalton. I did a story on Steve for the Banner just before the start of his freshman year, and its been fun watching him get bigger and bet­ ter each winter. Delton seems to have a pretty good shot at coming out ahead of Maple Valley and the rest of the teams in the KVA this winter, but how much more can they do beyond that I’m not sure of. Can the Vikings be as good as they’ve been? I don’t know. I don’t know in wrestling, or volleyball, or boys’ basketball. Lakewood does seem to keep cranking out the athletes though. There were volleyball coaching changes at Delton Kellogg. Maple Valley, and Lakewood last season. Those coaches are now in their second seasons, with the Lions' Bill Brenton and Panthers’ Jack Maggel.son trying to turn programs around and the Vikings’ Christine Gmnewald trying to sustain Lakewood’s success. I can’t wait to see what kind of improvements the Lions and Panthers have been able to make since last winter. Boys’ basketball will be interesting as well, especially for me in the O-K Gold. Hastings head coach Don Shills mentioned it at team picture day the other day. and I guess I just hadn’t thought about it yet. As far as we know, there’s no David Kool this season. There’s no Drew Neitzcl. 1 don’t think that completely levels everything out. but the field certainly should be a little more balanced in the league. By the end of March we’ll have all these questions answered, and will be asking new ones about track and field, baseball, and so on. Good luck on the mats, the courts, in the pool, and on the alleys to all the area athletes this winter. There are plenty of schools that Thomapple Kellogg senior Ashleigh Lund could continue her soccer playing career at, as well as a few where she could keep play­ ing basketball after her high school days. Not wanting lo say good-bye to either sport, it became clear to her, that she wanted to go to a smaller university ana play both sports. Comerstone University felt like the right fit. She really liked the girls on both teams and felt so comfortable with them and the coaches. Lund signed a letter of intent at Cornerstone University on Friday, Nov. 17. She is a three-year starter on the Trojan varsity girls* soccer team, and was named a captain as a junior .last season. She holds school records in single season assists, all(ime carter assists. and-alHime career pdints. Lund was named an al I-conference player in each of her first three soccer seasons as well as an all-district player, twice being named honorable mention all-state. Outside of the school system, Lund has played in select, premier, Michigan ODP, National League and Super Y soccer pro­ grams where she’s traveled to many states and made lots of friends and memories. Lund has also been a four year vanity girls' basketball player, running the point for the Trojans. She made her way to second place on the school’s all-time assist record list this season. In basketball, she received all county hon­ ors her junior and senior yean and also in her senior was named to the Detroit Free Presses top 100 basketball players in Michigan. She was named captain her junior and senior years. Lund has done more in her high school career than just shine on the athletic fields. She represented her TKHS in athletic leader­ ship programs at Calvin College and Cornerstone Univenity’s Champion of Character. She was also chosen to be a men­ tor to youth as a member of the TATU pro­ gram (Teens against tobacco use). She has for several years coached, trained, and refer­ eed in youth programs. Thomapple Kellogg senior Ashleigh Lund (center) shares smiles with Comerstoite University Women's Soccer coach Randy Strawser (left) and Women’s Basketball coach Carta Fles after signing her letter of intent to attend the university on Friday, Nov. 17. V YMCA OF BARRY COUNTY ■ITS FOR EVERYBODY We tuW strong Ws. strong femfcs. strong axmrtw. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO Sunday Night Mixed Hubs Crew 31; Straight Liners 31; Pin Chasers 29; Funky Bowlers 24 1/2; Karey’s Crew 24; Michigan Outlaws 23; 2 Bags and 2 Balls 23. R&N 22 1/2: Sunday Snoozers 19; Sandbaggers 17; Bounty Hunters 16; Throw them Balls 8. Womens Good Gaines and Series - M. Heath 211 -567; A. Hubbell 192-493; B. Mays 187-455; L Rentz 151-434; A. Norton 167­ 428; F. Ames 155-412; C. Lee 126-339; C. Demolt 132-336; T. Robbe 187; D. Gray 177; M. Simpson 177; A. Churchill 163; J. Shoebridge 140. Mens Good Gaines and Series - E. Caraway 224-618; M. Eaton 213-582; S. Farlee 186-540; E. Rice 170-447; B. Hubbell 205; DJ James 204; B Churchill 197; T. Barlow 172; A. Misak 158; T. Demolt 148. Wednesday P.M. Eye and Ent 32 1/2; Nothing But Truck 30 1/2; Maple Valley Pharmacy 28; Hair Care See BOWLING, next page The Barry County YMCA located in Hastings, Michigan is looking for a dynamic person who embraces the mission of the YMCA and believes in putting the core values of the YMCA into practice through outreach programming and a summer resident camp on beautiful Algonquin Lake. The ideal candidate will be a relation­ ship builder, enjoys being involved in civic activities and an enthu­ siastic champion of the YMCA. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in fundraising, budget management, staff and volunteer development The community offers an outstanding quality of life and a reasonable cost of living. A proven profes­ sional with 3 years of management experience, and a four year degree is required. A strong commitment to character develop­ ment and a results oriented management approach is a must. Apply online only http://ceo.vmca.net Submit a Word document with a cover letter, resume, 6 professional references and a one page description of your most significant career accomplishment. The YMCA is an equal opportunity employer. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. November 30. 2006 — Page 19 Regular firearm deer season ends today statewide In his 53rd hunting season. Al Weyermann got this buck with ten inch spikes just north of Hastings. Bill Farris got his first trophy buck this season. Alex Roy got his first small buck this season on his first day out hunting. Jo Ann Kruko took,her fourth deer in 25 years when she got this five point in Inring Township with a muzzleloader. Larry Peake of Delton nabbed this 12-point with his 12-gauge Remington. Jeff Allerding scored his eight point after watching it follow a doe in front of Aaron Osburn got his first buck, a spike, with a 20-gauge. him in Hope Township. Maple Valley High School senior T.J. Bentley shot this 10-point buck on opening day in Vermontville. BOWLING, continued from previous page Center 27; Seebers 26 1/2; Shamrock Tavern 26 1/2; At Home Real Estate 19. Womens Good Games and Series - S Merrill 186-506; G. Potter 160-463; N. Boniface 156-449; N. Potter 153-437; N. Bechtel 158-425; S. Pennington 177; E. Ulrich 171; G. Otis 165; N. Varney 149; J. Shurlow 130. Friday Night Mixed Whatever 34; UMSU 31 1/2; Ten Pins 28 1/2; All But One 28; Heads Out 27 1/2; Michigan Outlaws 27; Spare Time 26; 9-n-a- Wiggle 25; 4 Fools 24 1/2; Just Cuz 23; Liquid Courage 23; Oldies But Goodies 22; The Unknowns 20; Mercy 16; Brushworks 14 1/2; Budweiser 13 1/2. Womens Good Games and Series - L. Potter 224-622; E. Hammontree 191-519; M. Mathis 190-506; G. Meaney 168-446; R. Hammontree 134-394; J. Ingersoll 122-334; M. Sears 172; M. Vanier 155; S. Ripley 153. Mens Good Games and Series - S. Peabody 266-662; R. Guild 237-641; S. Sanborn 199-561; P. Stephens 188-534; B. Try lor 206-531; T. Ramey 209-508; B. Bowman 246; K. Phenix 234; A. Rhodes 210; J. Smith ! 89; D. Carlwon 185; M. Albert 174; B. Ripley 171; B. Dennison 152. Senior Citizens Nash’s Harems 29-19; Lucky Strike 27-21; Sun Risers 26-22; King Pins 26-22; Early Risers 75-23; BAT’s 25-23; Wieland s 24-20; Butterfingers* 24-20; *1 Senior 23-23; Ward’s Friends 23-25; Friends 21-23; Kuempel 19-29; M&M’s* 19-25; 4 B’s 17­ 31. •Games to be made up. (rood Games and Series Indies - E. Ulrich 170-462; N. Boniface 166-439; L. Yoder 134-370; N. Bechtel 155. Good Games and Series Men - R. Hart 191-495; G. Forbey 171-476; R. Boniface 189-473; R. Adgate 159; J. Heney 146; W. Mallekottc 185. Mixerettes Sassy Babes 35-13; NBT 31-17; The Finishing Touch 29-19; Hinkles Body Shop 28-20; Dean’s Dolls 27-17; Kent Oil 26-22; Old Anchor Tattoo 26-22; Trumble Agency 24-24; Hallifax Services 19-29; Dewey’s 4 Auto Body 18-30; Girrbach’s 16-28. Good Games and Series - B. Anders 159­ 422; S. Nash 171-412; B. Hathaway 164-438; S. Merrill 212-548; S. Huver 149; D. Snyder 189; J. Rice 174; A. Jackson 114; A. Hamp 160-378; P. Fowler 162; S. Dunham 177-443; M. Kill 169-471; S. Drake 164-449; V. Kuhtic 187-503; F. Hinkle 169-444; S. Macintosh 194; J. Alflen 182; J. Mann 139­ 366; S. Girrbach 171. �Thursday November 30. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Page 20 Local cyclists compete in Iceman by Patricia John Staff Writer Even Tuesday evening a group of bicy­ clists ride their mountain bikes through the trails of the Middleville area or sometimes their bikes on the back roads Many of the men tried their stamina and bicycle riding skills in the 2<M)6 Iceman which is 28 miles from Kalkaska to Traverse City. The weather on the first Saturday of November was good, cold and a little slip pery. but for some the ride was more difficult than expected. Here are the results from the event which ends registration at 2(XX) riders. Dale Carley finished the event is 1 hour. 59 minutes and 30 seconds. He came in 13th in the expert men ages 40-44. Chip Richards riding in the expen men ages 45-49 category finished in I hour. 59 minutes and 43 seconds which was 20th place. Pete Hall came in IOth in the expert men ages 19 to 24. His 28 miles tcxik 2 hours, one minute and 22 seconds. Terry Bochenek finished in 2 hours. 4 min­ utes and 42 secons for a 12th place finish in the sport men ages 35-39 division. Terry Bochenek finished in 2 hours. 4 min­ utes and 42 seconds for a 12th place finish in the sport men division for ages 35-39. Dan Jelens finished the course in 23rd place in2 hours, five minutes and 53 seconds. He was in the expert men 40-44 division. /XI Nordhouse came in fifth in the all men division, ages 55-64 in just 2 hours, six min­ utes and 46 seconds. Roy Mulling was in 37th place w ith a fin ish in 2 hours. 7 minutes and 3 seconds. He is in the expert men ages J5-54 division. Brian Hemmeke was just 3 seconds slower with a sixth place finish in the sport men divi­ sion ages 25-29. His time was 2 hours. 7 min­ utes and six seconds. Martin Hall. 41st place, finished in 2 hours. 7 minutes and 52 seconds in the expert men ages 45-49. Brad Dejong, took second place in the sport men division ages 45-49 with a time of 2:08:18. Earl Adams and Dave Roerig had a differ­ ent start than the other riders. Both competed in the sport/cxpcrt/clydcsdale division. In this division riders were weighed before the beginning and after the end of the race to make sure they were 200 pounds or greater. Adams was sixth in 2:09:31 and Roerig was 44th in 2:36:07 Tim Curtis riding a single speed finished 29th in that division in a time of 2:09:38. Bill Potapa riding in the sport men division ages 50-54 in 2:16:13 for ninth place. Scott Floyd in the 30 to 34 division fin­ ished 13th in 2:16:40. Charlie Robertson finished 13th in the all men 55-64 division with a time of 2:17:29. Rick Pine finished in 2:20:08 for a 83rd finish in the expert men 45-54 division. Jerry Mathias finished 19th in the all men 55-64 division with a time of 2:20:30. Scott Rocrig’s 2:30:23 finish was good for 47th place in the sport men 45-49 division. Rick Watson's 2:30:51 gave him 69th place in the sport men 40-44 division. Brian Parker came in 50th in the sport men 45-49 wilh a time of 2:30:55. Dan VanKalker came in 29th in the sport men 25-29 division with a lime of 2:36:43. Todd Rillema fimnishcd in 91st place in the sport men 40-44 with a time of 2:37:16. Mike Gormley finished in 2:38:03 for 48th place in the sport men 50-54 division. Dave Echeibargcr finished in 2:43:42 in the sport men 35-39 division for 113th place. Bruce Olthouse finished 66th in the all men 55-64 division with a time of 2:52:09. These local participants show that you have definitely have an active, competitive life after high school and college. Saxon Sports Shorts 7th Grade Blue Boys’ Basketball The Hastings Middle Schtxd seventh grade blue team defeated Caledonia Duncan Lake on Monday 25-22 to improve their record to 2-1 Dylan McKee led the Saxon team with 14 points. Anthony Veltre added four points and Dan Hamel chipped in three. Veltre also had six steals and Sam Cheeseman added three steals to go along w ith six rebounds. 7th tirade Gold Boys’ Basketball . The Hastings Middle School seventh grade gold team lost to Caledonia Duncan Lake on Monday 28-21. The Saxons record in now I 2 on the season. DJ Nolff and Jason McClurkin led the young Saxons with six points apiece. Dan Buehler added four points and Keith Garber three. Alex Nichols and Joey Longstreet pulled down seven rebounds each. 8th Grade A Boys’ Basketball The Saxon eighth grade A boys’ basketball WE RE READY FOR YOU ^Tastings' £\ewest Affordable J>enior Hiving ‘Pond -A beautiful newplace to live- Explore vour retirement apartment-living options - Spacious One & Two Bedroom Apartment-Homes Designed for Those 55 or Better ~ Exceptional Services & Amenities Call Today To 'Reserve your (Max-In ‘Date at (Mallard ‘Pond 'I Wage 2fi8£4feS3fi3 www.mykmg.net/mallardpond MALLARD POND 6ii woodtiwi^HMitap, m 49058 mile east of M-43 on Woodlawn Ave. team split its first two games of the season. Thu Saxons picked up a win against Hamilton 36-23. Grant Heide led the Saxons with ten points in the win. Sean McKcough had eight and Kevin Maurer six. Ryan McPhail. Heide. Roe Salazar, and McKeough led the team in assists and steals, and Kevin Bosma. Maurer. Alex Randall and McKeough teamed up to lead the Saxons in rebounds. The Saxons fell to Byron Center in their other contest. Heide led the team with six points. McKeough and Randall teamed up for 16 rebounds total. Nathan Tagg New local attorney is grad from Lakewood High School by Elaine Gilbert Assistant Editor Nathan E. Tagg has joined the Hastings law firm of McPhillips & McDowell as an asr-ociate attorney. The public is invited meet him at the firm’s annual Christmas open house from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday. Dec. 8. Tagg grew up on Messer Road and gradu­ ated from Lakewood High School in 1997. He earned a bachelor of arts degree at Olivet College in 2001 and graduated from Howard University School of Law in 2004. earning a number of honors. Tagg said the law firm handles “pretty much every thing.’’ He practices in a number of fields, including criminal law. civil litiga­ tion. corporate, estate planning and adminis­ tration. domestic, divorces, custody cases, workers' compensation cases. Social Security/disability. real estate, and child abuse and neglect. He started his legal experience .n Barry County District Court, interning for the pro­ bation department when he was a junior in college. After his first year ol law school. Tagg worked in the County Prosecutor’s Office as an intern and continued during breaks from school throughout his first, sec­ ond and third years. Tagg gained further legal experience in Manhattan, working for the U.S. Attorney’s Four area gridders earn All-MIAA A quartet of local athletes were named to the 2006 AII-M1AAFootball first and second teams this fall. A pair of former Thomapple Kellogg Trojans made the cut. Olivet’s Ryan Adams was named to the first team as a defensive lineman and Hope’s Matt Erb to the second team as a defensive hneman. Maple Valley graduate Ken Lackscheide made the first team as the punter from Olivet. Lackscheide’s Olivet teammate. Lakewood grad Marc Miller, was named to the All­ Mi AA second team defense as a linebacker. Erb’s Hope team won the MIAA champi­ onship this fall, with Olivet finishing in a tie for second place in the league. A senior cap­ tain. Erb recorded 60 tackles from his defen- sive end position this season. He had 8.5 tack­ les for loss and four sacks, while also recov­ ering two fumbles. The senior Lackscheide led the MIAA in punting with an average 40.1 yards per punt in 29 attempts. His longest punt of the season covered 57 yaids. and he dropped 10 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard-line. Another Olivet senior. Adams, had 28 tack­ les for the season including II for a loss and three sacks. Miller, the only junior of the four, led Olivet in tackles with 61 and also had two interceptions. In an 20-17 Olivet win over Albion on Oct. 14. Miller picked up a blocked put and scooted two yards into the end zone for the game's first points. YMCA NEWS It's About Life right in your community! Pennock Community Donor Center In the Conference Center at Pennock Hospital 1009 Green Street, Hastings December 1, 2006 4 12:30 - 6 p.m. Please note we will not be open in January, and back to every first Friday in February. Providing 100% of the regular blood supply to hospitals in several major regions of the state, including Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Office for the Southern District of New York for about 14 weeks after his second year of law school. Working for the public defender's office in Washington D.C. was another interesting job during his third year of law school. “Local attorneys had started up a pro bono clinic so we’d go down there and help out people who didn’t have any money." he said, noting that he met a wide range of citizens. “Sometimes it was very disheartening, because it was mostly people that you wanted to help, but they didn't want to help them­ selves." After graduating from law school. Tagg and his wife spent six weeks driving across the country to California, where he spent a year as an attorney. His wife, the former Rcbecka Duits. grew up in Woodland. “We met in kindergarten. I chased her for about 20 years before she would finally go out with me.” he quipped. When the couple returned from California. Tagg started working in the County Prosecutor’s Office again, filling in full time for one of the assistant prosecutors, who was on maternity leave. When the assistant returned. Tagg left the Prosecutor’s Office and joined McPhillips & McDowell's law firm. Tagg said between Mike McPhillips* 25 years of experience as a defense attorney and Amy McDowell’s experience on both sides of the aisle, prosecution and defense, they have been “outstanding’’ mentors. Tagg is a member of the Hastings Kiwanis Club and has hecn involved in the club’s peanut sale and volunteered at blood drives. His wife is taking classes at Kellogg Community College, doing prerequisite work for her goal of becoming a registered nurse. She currently works at Thomappk* Manor and is co-owner of a cleaning business. He loves playing golf and plays on a league and enjoys various charitable golf outings. When Tagg was in college he also managed the restaurant and banquet facility for a time at the Hastings Country' Club. “The beautiful part of that was whenever you weren’t working, there was always time to play golf, which was nice.” he said. McPhillips & McDowell’s law office is located at 121 West Apple St. Light refreshments will be served during the open house. * Any healthy person 17 or older who weighs 110 pounds or more may be eligible to give blood every 56 days. * Bring photo ID or two pieces of non-photo ID. an Michigan Community Blood Centers miblood.org a Member America's Blood Centers Co-ed Volleyball On Monday. Dec. 11. at 7 p.m. there will be an organizational meeting for all teams interested in play ing in the YMCA’s Co-ed winter volleyball league. The meeting will be held at the Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center. Any team wishing to play must attend or send a representative to the meeting. Those unable to attend must call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574 before the meeting. League games will begin on Monday. Jan. 8. Teams may register by completing a roster and sending a check lo the YMCA. P.O. Box 252. Hastings. Ml. 49058. The cost to enter a team is $200. Teams will be accepted on a first come first served basis. Teams arc asked to sign up early, as the winter session has fewer spaces than the fall. Any questions can be directed to the YMCA at (269) 945-4574. Women’s Volleyball On Monday. Dec. 11. at 7:30 p.m. there will be an organizational meeting for all teams interested in playing in the YMCA’s women s winter volleyball league. The meeting will be held al the Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center. Any team wishing to play must attend or send a representative to the meeting. Those unable to attend must call the YMCA at (269) 945-4574 before the meeting. League games will begin on Monday. Jan. 8. Teams may register by completing a roster and sending a check to the YMCA. P.O. Box 252. Hastings. ML 49058. The cost to enter a team is $200. Teams will be accepted on a first come first served basis. Teams are asked to sign up early, as the winter session has fewer spaces than the fall. Any questions can be directed to the YMCA at (2691 945-4574. � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-12-07.pdf e731e701a8c7d3507521f743197e7cec PDF Text Text HASTINGS PUBLIC UBRARI !?»S ST HASTINGS H: «wujuiv93 Hastings Christmas Parade lights the night Road Commission issue is a learning tool Hastings and Delton Winter Sports Previews See Story on Page 3 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on pages 18-20 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 Hastings DANNER VOLUME 153. No 49 Thursday, December 7, 2006 PRICE 50C NEWS Hard times = more in BRIEFS need in Barry County Delton Home Town Christmas Dec. 12 Delton will have its annual Home Town Christmas from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Dec. 12. The evening will feature caroling, trol­ ley rides and plenty of hot food inside to fight the cold weather outside. The Delton Kellogg Middle School seventh and eighth grade choirs will per­ form. as well as the Delton Kellogg High School small ensembles. The Gallaway family and friends will perform Christmas carols throughout the evening. St. Ambrose Church will host a soup bar from 5 to 7 p.m.. and Country Breeze Printing will have hot cider and dough­ nuts. Several area businesses will be giving out door prizes throughout the evening. Prizes will be at Scrapaloo. Delton Floral. Delton Hardware. Sajo’s Pizza and NAPA Auto Parts. Delton schools will have ornament decorating and an art display in the ele­ mentary school. The Delton Public Library will have kids crafts, put on by the Benard Museum. There also will be a high school art display. National City Bank will have Christmas ornament making for children. Chapple Reality will have face paint­ ing and door prize drawing. For more information, call Becky Kahler at Sajo’s Pizza at (269) 623-5270. Hastings bands’ concerts Sunday Hastings Middle School seventh and eighth grade bands and the sixth, seventh and eighth grade choirs will present their holiday concert for the community at 2 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 17. in the Hastings High School gymnasium. The groups will be presenting a program of about an hour of music. It will be the collage concert formal with no breaks between pieces. There will be traditional holiday music along with chorales. The students also arc decorating the gymnasium with lights so the concert will have a festive look. For a musical treat put on by wonderful middle school musicians, attend the holiday band concert. In addition, the high school bands and choirs will be presenting their holiday program at 4 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 17. The high school band and choirs will be presenting an hour of music in the collage format. The entire community is invited for the concert. Admission is free to both events. by Megan I-avell Staff Writer Barry County United Way Director Lani Forbes says the needs are higher this holiday season, maikng the challenges greater than usual. Forbes made remarks Dec. I at the First Friday forum at Thomas Jefferson Hall in Hastings. Focusing on the United Way campaign theme this year of “Community. Partnerships and Lasting Change. "Forbes, discussed new programs available through United Way and how the program works with other agencies and individuals to further help community members. “This really is an organization about com­ munity.” said Forbes. One of the programs to help people in the community is Meals on Wheels. This pro­ vides meals to area senior citizens during the week. There also are programs to deal with home­ lessness in Barry County. The Continuum of Care is a way to connect all local agencies dealing with homelessness. “They (the homeless] look different in See NEED, page 15 Crash near Expo Center is deadly Santana Boulter. 20. of Hastings was killed Wednesday at about 6:30 a.m. in a twocar accident on M-37 near the enhance of the Barry County Expo Center Barry County Sheriff’s authorities said the Boulter vehicle was southbound on M-37 and lost control rounding a curve, sliding into tha paih of an oncoming northbound vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle was transported by Lansing Mercy Ambulance to Pennock Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. MainStreet explains initial stock offering at meeting by Jon Gambet* Staff Writer Approximately 30 people attended a com­ munity meeting Tuesday to discuss the initial public offering of shares of MainStreet Financial Corporation, the stock holding company for MainStreet Savings Bank. David Hatfield, president of MainStreet Financial and MainStreet Savings Bank, told the audience the company is offering up to 497.260 shares of common stock at a price of SI0 per share. Hatfield told how the amount of the offering was determined and that the sale will represent 47 percent of the shares to be outstanding following the completion of the offering. 53 percent of the shares will remain with MainStreet Financial Corporation. MHC. the mutual holding com­ pany of MainStreet Financial Corporation Hatfield explained the offering was part of the company’s strategic growth plan initiated four years ago. He detailed the company’s grown achievements over the last four years, noting an. 11.2 percent compound annual growth rate in the bank’s loan portfolio. He also reviewed the negative impact of the regional economic slowdown and changes in market interest rates on recent operating results. Dennis Krings, representing the company's investment banking advisor. Ryan Beck & Company, talked about the priority subscrip­ tion rights of qualify ing MainStreet Savings Bank .iepositors to purchase stock. He further explained, if those depositors do not fully subscribe for the available shares of stock, the remaining shares would be available to the public with priority given to residents within the bank’s market area of Barry. Ionia. Kent. Kalamazoo. VanBurcn. Allegan. Calhoun and Eaton counties. Krings presented a financial overview of the offering and discussed the offering’s investment attributes, including the fact that MainStreet is well recognized in its home The next meeting of the Barry County Entrepreneur Exchange is slated for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Dec. 19. at Stony Acres, the home of Don and Jeri Brinks. 3811 Curtis Road. Nashville. Jeri Brink* joined the Entrepreneur Exchange to explore the possibility if using her home for a bed and breakfast as well as guesthouse providing tea parties for special occasions. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of Christmas. Refreshments will be provided. For more information call Brinks at (517) 852-PO62 or the Barry County See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 See CASINO, page 14 market of Barry and Ionia counties, strong loan portfolio growth and di verification. an experienced management team, and signifi­ cant stock purchases by directors, exectSiwe officers and their associates. He concluded by explaining how stock could be ordered and noted that orders must be received bv noon. Eastern time. December 15. 2006. Krings encouraged interested parties to contact him directly at either (269) 945-2889 or (887) 359-9431. Dixie Manshum Casino plans for Gun Lake delayed again The on-again. off-again saga of the Gun Lake Band of Potavvatomis’ attempts to bring a casino near Allegan County’s border with Barry County went off again last week. The persistent anti-Casino group known as MichGO filed a lawsuit last Wednesday to try to stop land going into a trust to be set aside to build and operate a casino at a 146-scrc site that used to be home to Ampro Seeds al the Bradley exit of the U.S.-131 Expressway. The suit has gone before U.S. District Court Judge John Garnet Penn for ruling, and at the very least it will delay the tribe’s plans for two months, until March The federal government, through the U.S. Department of the Interior, last month agreed lo place the land in trust to clear the way for the tribe to negotiate a compact with the stale and break ground on a 193.000-squarc-foot facility that would include 75 gaming tables, three restaurants, a lounge and 2.500 slot machines. Placing the land in trust is a neces­ sary step for the Gun l_ake Tribe because it does not have its own reservation. Immediately after the federal action, it was noled work could have started as early as Jan 5. I) K. Sprague, chairman of the Gun Lake Band of Potawatomis. has said the tribe would like to secure a Class 111 gaming com pact with the State of Michigan and Gov Jennifer Granholm has expressed interest in sinking a deal because the tribe could open a casino regardless and then not have to share some of the revenue. A compact negotiated in 2002. but defeat- Entrepreneurs’ group to meet Barry County than what we’ve been trained to believe they look like." said Forbes. “Just because you're homeless does not mean you’re a bad person." Forbes said people arc unaware of home­ lessness because there arc not people sleeping on park benches and under overpasses. Homelessness in Barry County is more likely to take the shape of a teen ager who moves from one friend’s house to another, or a moth­ er and her children sleeping in a car in a campground. “Homelessness looks different here in Barry County." said Forbes. Forbes also discussed domestic violence and services people can seek to help with those situations. She said 5.000 resource b<K»ks have been printed to inform people about domestic violence and where to go for help. “It’s not always about what it does with United Way." she said. “It’s about partnering with other agencies to make our community a great place to live." good-bye party will be Dec. 21 Helping Dad dig out Barry County; like most of the Great Lakes region, was hit hard by winter storm last Friday and absorbed more snowfall early this week. Consumers Energy estimated that 1,100 homes m the Hastings area were without power. In the aftermath of the snowfall Tuesday morning, this local citizen was getting a little bit of “help” from his son in cieanng the driveway of snow. (Photo by Megan Lavell) by Patricia Johns Staff Writer A good bye party for Dixie Siadcl Manshum will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday. Dec. 21. in the community room at Hastings City Bank. Stadcl Manshum is stepping down as director of the Barry County Economic Development Alliance. “I find say ing good-bye really difficult." Stadel Manshum said. "What I would really like is for people to bring memories to the party. They can be written down or shared in conversation." .Stadel Manshum has worn many hats in her career, but Hastings has been the center of her life for many years. She was born here and she lives only about two blocks now from where she lived as a teenager. Her career has been varied. As a displaced housewife in 1974. she found she could relate to many of the applicants to the CETA pro­ gram she worked for in the Lakewood schools. She worked with unemployed men and women helping them get additional educa­ tion. their GED. if they didn’t finish nigh sch<M>l and gave vocational counseling. She even went to talk vv ith inmates at the prison in Jackson. She then went to work for the DART Medical Company in l-ansing. working as a patient services person and helping patients learn to monitor medical equipment, includ­ ing pacemakers. She traveled all over the stale assisting patients. However, changes in Medicare reimburse- See DIXIE, page 13 �Page 2 - Thursday December 7 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page Economic Development office (269) 945­ 8995. Barry Democrats select officers The Barry County Democratic Party held its fall convention Thursday . Nov. 30. at the Thomas Jefferson Hall. 328 S. Jefferson St.. Hastings. After the convention, the Executive Committee convened to elect the officers, who shall also serve as the officers of the County Committee for two years com­ mencing on Jan. 1. 2007. The Executive Committee elected Barb Cichy chairperson. Dave Brinkert vice chair. Kenneth Cichy treasurer and Doug Kalnbach recording secretary The district convention will be held on Feb. 10. 2007. The state convention will be held Feb. 24 in Detroit. There will be more details on the state convention after the call is adopted al the Dec.9 Slate Central Committee meeting. For more information, call Barb Cichy at 269-623-8481. Of Christmas Past at Chariton Park Charlton Park will have its annual "Of Christmas Past" celebration from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Activities will include a visit with Sl Nicholas, making Christmas ornaments, dipping candles, holiday music, making Christmas cookies, wassailing, chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Old English plum pudding, etc. Admission is $6 for adults and S3 for kids ages 5 to 12. WHAT art show set for Saturday The annual WHAT art show and sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Dec. 9. at the studio of Insoon Felch. 6869 N. Whitneyville Road in Middleville. A variety of art work will be for sale. Partial proceeds support an art scholarship given by the group. WHAT stands for cither Women Happily Art Together or Women Having Art Therapy, depending on how each member feels on gathering nights. According to member Bonnie Slayton, this is a low pressure group of people who nurture each others interest in art. In the past, they have done paper making, embel­ lishing ornaments, beaded jewelry, water­ colors. clay, soft sculptures, mosaics, stained glass and more. The group also works together on com­ munity service projects, including God's Kitchen, the Epilepsy Foundation. Thomapple Arts Council and community counseling. The fourth annual holiday show pro­ ceeds are used to raise funds for a scholar­ ship for two students attending the Kendall School of Art and Design. Tian Tower and Matt Allen, both receiving $200. The group has planned a spring art show also at the Insoon Felch gallery on Saturday. May 5. 2007. The Insoon Felch Gallery is on Whitneyv.'lle Road, south of Parmalce Road. There will be signs. Rotary pancake supper tonight The Hastings Rotary Club will have its pancake supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday. Dec. 7) at the Hastings High School cafeteria. The all-you-can-cat dinner will include pancakes, sausages, coffee and milk Tickets are $4 apiece. Christmas set at Bowens Mills "It’s Christmas at Bowens Mills" this year is scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. on con­ secutive weekends. Dec 9 and 10 and Dec. 16 and 17. Featured w ill be Christmas trees, family horse-drawn rides, photos with Santa, and unique Christmas gifts. There is no admission charge to the Gathering Placx during "It's Christmas at the Mill.” but there is a $2 charge into the park that includes a horse drawn ride. All the proceeds from trees, photos and rides go to the continuance of the park. For more information, call 269-795-7530 or visit www.BowensMills.com County to have 6 Dec. blood drives Six blood drives are planned for December in Barry County. "During the holiday season, the need for blood is always constant, but during the holiday season due to increased travel and busy schedules, we need help even more." said Susan Clements, a spokeswoman for the American Red Cross. Great Lakes Regional Blood Services. "Please forward this message to your friends, family and co­ workers. and post in a visible place in your business." The following are the drives that have been scheduled: • Thursday. Dec. 7 — Nashville/Maple Valley High School. 11090 Nashville Highway. 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. • Thursday. Dec. 14 — Nashville/Mulberry Gardens Restaurant. 955 Main. I to 6:45 p.m. • Friday. Dec. 15 — Delton Kellogg High School. 327 N. Grove St.. 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. • Monday. Dec. 18 — Hastings/First Baptist Church. 309 E Woodland SL. 1 to 6:45 p.m. • Tuesday. Dec. 19 — Middleville/Thomapple Township Emergency Services. 128 High St., noon to 5:45 p.m. • Tuesday. Dec. 19 - Hastings/First Baptist Church. 309 E Woodland St., noon to 5:45 p.m. Anyone who is al least 17 years of age. weighs a mininum of 110 pounds, is in rea­ sonably good health and hasn't given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive is eli­ gible to contribute. Delton home tour includes 5 sites Five Delton area homes will be dressed for the Christmas holidays when Delton’s Christmas Home Tour takes place from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Dec. 9. The Youth Mission Team of Delton's Faith United Methodist Church has organ­ ized the tour, and all proceeds will go to the Youth Mission Fund. The youth are hoping to take a mission trip next summer. Homes to be featured on the tour are: • Drew and Karen Chapple. 8601 Keller Road. • Art and Dec DeFields. 436 Dowling Road. • Rollie and Marie Ferris. 7925 Leeward Shores Drive. • Jeff and Freida Newman. 12095 S. Parker Road. • Nelson ano Wendy Sabin. 11709 Fair Lake Drive. Tickets for the tour arc $8 per person, or two for $15. for all six homes. To tour selected individual homes, the cost is $2 at each house. Tickets are available by calling Judi Jansen. 269/623-5359; or Barb Freeland. 269/721-3139 or are available at the church office. 623-5400. North Country Trail group meeting set The monthly meeting of the Chief Noonday Chapter of the North Country Trail Association will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Dec. 13. at the Barry Township Hall. 155 E. Orchard St. in Delton. Everyone is welcome. The North Country National Scenic Trail is one of the nation's premier hiking and backpacking trails, extending 4.600 miles from New York to North Dakota. It links scenic, natural, recreational, historic, and cultural areas. First conceived in the 1960s. it was authorized by Congress in 1980. More than 2.000 miles are completed and open to pub­ lic use. The trail is administered by the National Park Service in cooperation with many public agencies, private organiza­ tions. and landowners across seven north­ ern States. The North Country Trail Association, working closely with the NPS. plays a lead­ ing role in the effort to complete the trail, organizing and directing the volunteer effort to build and maintain the trail. For more information about the meeting or about the Chief Noonday Chapter of the association. visit www.northcountrytrail.org/cnd/ or call Lynne Durham at 269-861-0514. Area churches’ holiday activities under way by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, starts Sunday. Dec. 3. and tor many area churches these four weeks until Christmas are among the busiest times of the year. Special music and dramatic productions are planned. Other churches plan special chil­ dren’s programming, community sen ices and other special events. The Sun and News and Reminder will print a list of upcoming events on a space available basis through Ik-cember. The deadline for listing events is the Tuesday before the Thursday publication date for the Banner and Thurday before the Tuesday print date for the Sun & News. Information can be mailed to Patricia Johns. 1351 North M-43 Highway. Hastings. 49058. Please include a telephone number and the name of a contact person. Material can be faxed to 269-945-5192. Please write "Attention Patricia Johns" on the cover sheet and if sending more than one sheet be sure that the name and telephone number of the church is included on each page of the fax. Information can also be e-mailed to patriciata j-adgraphics.com. Please be sure to include “for Patricia Johns" on the subject line. Please include the name of the church in the message. Information about events will not be taken over the telephone. Churches also are encouraged to take advantage of paid advertising for their events by calling 269-945-9554 and asking to be passed on to the proper advertising represen­ tative. Freeport The Freeport United Brethren Church will hold a cookie walk at 6 p.m. Thursday. Dec. 14. Participants should bring three dozen home baked cookies. Each participant will take home three dozen different cookies. There is no charge for the cookie walk. The church is located directly across from the park and library in Freeport. Hastings “Live under the Dome" concerts open at 7 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 10. with "A Strange Way to Save the World" at First United Methodist Church. 209 West Green St. An original musical drama with special effects, it will tell the life and times of Jesus beginning with his birth, his teachings, the betrayal of his people, the endings on the cros and the everlasting life that begins at Christmas. This drama was written by local artist Jim Frazier with songs performed by the Fish Headz, the church’s house band. “It will touch jhur liedl and shake up your mind with the tniiertnessage of the Christmas season." says Steve Steward, worship leader at the church The dome seats approximately 600 people. Angel Fund adds $1,000 to roof sit for Lennon Gildea The Angel Fund, along with the Barry Community Foundation, has made a gener­ ous donation to the Youth Advisory Council roof sit. which this year is benefitting Love for Lennon. The Angel Fund is a donor advised fund that supports charitable programs, projects, and scholarships in Barry County. Bonnie Hildreth, president of the Barry Community Foundation, says. "The people who guide the Angel Fund would like to encourage other gifts toward Love for Ixnnon and doing so places a challenge to help initiate the completion of the monies needed to purchase a lift so this young man can enjoy a quality of life he deserves." The Youth Advisory Council has raised $5,410.26. including the $1,000 donation from the Angel Fund, at this year’s roof sit. The funds raised will assist in the purchase of a lift which allows for the manageable trans­ portation of Lennon Gildea’s mobility ihair. Jennifer Richards, vice president of the foundation, adds. "Just 14 other gifts, equiv­ alent to th- Angel Fund’s Donation, will insure Lennon and his grandparents can trav­ el to doctor appointments and school in com­ fort." Lennon has Muscular Dystrophy, a disease that causes the degeneration of the skeletal muscle that controls movement. Consequently. Lennon uses a mobility chair to get around. While the mobility chair pro­ vides a great service, it also creates some challenges when moving up and down stairs or in and out of vehicles. Funds raised to purchase the new lift for Ixnnon and his grandparents will make it possible for Lennon to enter and exit vehicle on his own. Richards adds. "This may seem small, but for Lennon and his family, it is a priceless piece of independence. Hav ing reliable trans­ portation will ensure that Lennon can make it to class at Star School elementary, safely and promptly, like any other fifth grade student." Contributions should be sent to the Barry Community Foundation. 629 W. State St. Suite 201. Hastings. Ml 49058. For more information about the Angel Fund. Iaivc for Lennon, the Youth Advisory Council or any of the Barry Community Foundation’s more than 100 funds, please call the foundation at (269) 945-0526. Steward suggests arriving early to be sure of a seat. For more information about this presenta­ tion call 945-9574. On Sunday. Dec. 10. at 10:30 a.m.. "Keeping Christ In Christmas" Free Methodist will have a special Chrismas pro­ gram worship service to be held at Star School. Sunday. Dec. 24. at 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m.. special Christmas Eve (morning) services are planned to start family celebrations. There is no evening service. Grace Lutheran Church. 239 E. North St.. across from Tendercare Nursing Home 269­ 945-9414 or 945-2645. www.discovcrgrace.org As Advent begins, the church welcomes visitors to worship and fellowship under the theme. "Come. Lord Jesus." Sundays. Dec. 10. and 17. the liturgy is Lessons and Carols with Communion at 8 and 10:45 a.m. Wednesday evenings. Dec. 6. 13 and 20. services begin with a prepared supper at 6 and continue with worship at 7 p.m. The liturgy is Holden Evening Prayer and includes Puppet Praise Ministry and breakouts for younger children. On Sunday. Dec. 24. at 10 a.m.. Lessons and Carols will incorporate the telling of Jesus’ birth through readings, music and dance. That night at 7 and 11 p.m.. the church will celebrate the Nativity of Our Lord with Holy Communion. The Kids for Christ and Teens for Christ groups at Quimby Church in Hastings arc inviting the public plus their families and friends to attend their Christmas musical. They will present “Christmas Around the World" at 6 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 10. at the :hurch. located on M-79. The church is about 2 1/2 miles from the M-37. M-79 junction. For more information, call 945-9392 or 945-9341. Middleville The Middleville United Methodist Church. 111 Church St.. 795-9266. is presenting a hol­ iday dinner theater at 6 p.m. Friday. Dec. 8. and Saturday. Dec. 9. Performances begin at b p.m. both nights. “The Baddest Ange) Band" calls o.t the tal­ ents of church members. Proceeds w ill bene­ fit the Community Food Pantry and Christmas Angel Tree Project Reservations before Dec 5 can be made by calling the church office at 269-795-9266 between 9 am I pm The cost is $10 per person to cover dinner and the theater presen­ tation. The church would prefer receiving payment in advance, but will accepted pay­ ment at the door Middleville Christian Reformed Church and Parmelee United Methodisl Church will hold a joint Christmas service Sunday. Dec. 10. at 6:30 p.m. The joint service at Parmelee United Methodist Church on Parmelee Road on the service of "Lessons and Carols." The service of nine lessons and carols dates hack to 1918 in Cambridge. England, where is held every year at King s College. The public is invited to this service. Refreshments will be served after the service. Peace Reformed Chuch. on M-37 between Middleville and Caledonia. Call 616-891­ 8119. Regular services on Sunday are at 8:30 and 11 a.m "The Greatest Gift" will be presented al the 6 p.m. service Sunday. Dec. 10. On Sunday. Dec 17. there will be a Children’s Christmas Program at 6 p.m. It will feature the The children’s choir and Sunday School children ages 2 through sixth grade The Christmas Eve Candlelight service will begin at 5:30 p.m. Orangeville St. Francis of Episcopal Church. 18850 West 9 Mile Road. 269-664-4345. This Advent the Reverend Barbara Wilson will be offering lessons in meditation and contempla­ tion follow ing church services. On Sunday. Dec. 17. the congregation will "green" the church following the end of the service. Refreshments will be served. On Sunday. Dec. 24. the morning service will be a sen ice of Lessons and Carols. This service will begin at 9:30 am. That evening the Christmas Eve service will begin at 7 p.m. with music presentations. No service is scheduled for Monday. Dec. 25. Sunday services begin at 9:30 a m. Everyone is welcome. School districts’ deadline Dec. 31 for ‘07 vote dates Michigan Secretary of Slate Terri Lynn Land reminds ithool districts they have until Dec. 31 to change their 2007 election dates if they wish. Michigan election law gives local school districts and community colleges the option of selecting a new election date if they cur­ rently fill elected positions at a time other than the odd year November date. "It’s important that schools have flexibili­ ty." Land said. "Districts can look ahead to the upcoming budget year and decide whether they wish to move their election in an effort to save taxpayer dollars." School districts have various options that will substantially reduce the cost of their elections. For example, schools can move to biennial elections which essentially will cut their election costs in half. They can also choose an election date that coincides with other local elections to significantly reduce costs. Traditionally, school elections have attracted less than a 10 percent voter turnout. Districts can choose to elect board mem­ bers on: • The odd-year May date. • The odd-year November dale. • The even-year November date. • The annual November date. ♦ Changes will take effect the following January That me^ns if districts want their modifications in place for 2007. they must decide by the end of this year. Otherwise the changes won't take effect until 2008. Local school boards must conduct at least one public hearing prior to making xny adjustments. Land said. Changes arc filed with the Secretary of Stale. While this reminder focuses on school board elections, districts still have th; ojuion of putting bond and millage issues on the bal­ lot on any of the four consolidated election dates in February. May. August and November. There is also a "floater' date that can be used under certain circumstances. A Department of State study shows between Jan. I. 2005. and Dec. 1. 2006. ten districts held these special elections. Of the 12 proposals presented, six passed and six failed. The highest turnout was recorded in the Whitefish Township School election of September 2005. with 62 percent of regis­ tered voters casting a ballot. The lowest turnout came in the Madison School District in Adrian in September 2006. That election brought out 6.3 percent of registered voters. The report is available for viewing at www.Michigan.gov/sos Grace Lutheran handbells to perform The community is invited to hear and see the local handbell choirs ring two times this month. Both the adult and student choirs will perform at 8 and 10:45 a m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at Grace Lutheran Church in Hastings. The adult choir will ring a pre-service concert starting at 6:50. and again during 7 p.m. worship Wednesday. Dec 13. The Wednesday night service includes a puppet ministry and "BreakOut" youth activities. A free-will offering dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Dec 13 and 20 with the Service of Light beginning at 7. Nursery is provided at all services. Grace Lutheran is located on North Street, across from Tendercare. �The Hastings Banner Thursday. December 7. 2006 - Page 3 Hastings parade features light Before Christmas’ Area foreign exchange students wave to the crowds from the float they created This float from Hastings First United Methodist Church featuring a m.'ivity scene took third place in the Hastings Christmas Parade. Christmas lights lend a festive touch to this John Deere tractor Girls from the Glowing Embers Girl Scout Council ride in a light bedecked float. These youngsters, representing area Cub Scout and Boy Scout troops wave to the crowds lining State Street in Hastings. The Thomappie Wind Band provides holiday musis on the night before is first Sunday afternoon concert of the season. Live geese are featured in this 4-H float Hastings Chnstmas Parade Grand Marshal Barb Schondelmayer rides in the Holly Trolly This float depicting Santa's workshop entered by Barry County Lumber won this year's float contest �Page 4 - Thursday. December 7. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Delton schools not alone in troubles To the editor: Two good reasons to impeach Bush To the editor: Nancy Pelosi, the incoming Speaker of the House, has promised to keep her fellow House Democrats on a tight leash when they take control of the House of Representatives in January. Understandably. House Committee mem­ bers in line for chairmanships are chafing at the bit to begin their investigations into gov­ ernment malfeasance of the last six years. Ms. Pelosi, keeping an eye on the 2008 elections and not wanting to lessen the chances of fur­ ther gains for the Democrats, is cognizant of the need to keep a working relationship with the Republicans and has no intention of allowing her colleagues to appear guilty of partisan revenge for injustices suffered at the hands of their Republican predecessors. This is a wise move. With so much to do and the country in dire straights for lack of effective leadership, political witch hunts cannot be tolerated. Nevertheless, suspicions or allegations of wrong doings must be fully and promptly investigated. The Constitution demands nothing less than A thorough inves­ tigation at a tightly controlled, steady pace and with a fine focus on the task at hand. (Let not the Republican “Whitewater Investigation" under Ken Starr be the guiding principle.) As for the possibility of any impeachment of George W. Bush. Pelosi has already explicitly declared it to be “off the table." There are many things on Ms. Pelosi's agen­ da that I agree with, but on this point I must take exception. George Bush is not above the law. 1 would hope the Speaker begins to feel some heat as the result of her refusal to hold the president accountable for his constitution­ al sins. Impeachment is an essential tool for pre­ serving Democracy. Our founders designed a government with three co-equal branches, breaking up the power among them with a The punishment didn’t fit crime To the editor: The Road Commission article in the Hastings Banner la- t was interesting. What Mike Norton did by giving the com­ missioners information was not a crime. He might not have followed the proper proce­ dures in getting the information. 1 think the disciplinary action taken against him was excessive. Most employers would give the person a written warning and let them know about the proper procedure to follow in the future. I recall an incident earlier this year in which someone requested some information from 911. went threw the proper channels to get the information they wanted. When they picked up the information, some of the papers they got had information blacked out. so you could not read them. I'm not saying this would have happened at the Road Commission, but it leads one to think it could have! I think the action that they took against Mike Norton was excessive. Neil Wilder. Hastings system of checks and balances. James Madison, worried that presidential miscon­ duct. if left unchallenged, could be “fatal to the republic.” The framers of the new American democracy decided rightly that the ability of Congress to impeach a president was crucial to the safekeeping of democracy. Are there grounds for impeachment? There are many, but two are most obvious. Bush deceived Congress and the people with his reasons for taking the country to war. Edmund Randolph, a member of the Constitutional Convention, warned that “The executive will have great opportunities for abusing his power, particularly in time of war when the military force and in some respects the public money will be in his hands. Undeniably. President Bush relied on false premises to take America to war by linking Saddam Hussein to Al Qaeda and 9/11. There is also the question of what Bush calls “faulty intelligence." There is no doubt that it was faulty, but it is also widely believed to have been “cooked" intelligence. Either way, George Tenet, then director of the CIA, was given a Congressional Medal of Honor on his departure. If the faulty work of his agency was even partly to blame for Bush getting us into the mess in Iraq, why was the former director given the highest award the country can bestow on a civilian? The country has a right to know if it was deceived, how it was deceived, and why. Presidential deceit nullifies the right and the obligation of Congress to understand the issues at stake and to decide whether to sup­ port a war. There is sufficient corroborating evidence in support of the charge that taking out Saddam was high on the Bush/Cheney agenda very early in their administration. A full congressional investigation is the only way to find the truth. This administration's illegal domestic wiretapping program is another reason to investigate the president for overstepping the bounds of his authority. He acknowledges his non-compliance with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and admits to engaging in domestic surveillance without seeking a court order. Bush plans on continu­ ing this conduct even though his actions may invade the privacy and constitutional rights of thousands of American citizens. President Bush continues to believe, wrongly, that he can justify illegal surveil­ lance as falling within his power as com­ mander in chief. His failure to recognize that he is bound by a constitutional system in which he is only one of three players is a clear and present threat to our democracy, and, taken with charges of other abuses of the con­ stitution. are clearly grounds for impeach­ ment. No matter how unpleasant the duty. Congress may not shirk its own constitution­ al obligation to investigate this administration for suspicion of “treason, bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors.". As Speaker of the House. Nancy Pelosi has both the power and the constitutionally man­ dated responsibility to not only allow a full investigation of the president, but to insist on it. Larry J. VanZalcn Hope Township As a member of the community and a “Deltucky" parent as well, I am very disap­ pointed by all the negative publicity that Delton Kellogg Schools has been getting lateiyReading this last article about "parent criti­ cism" finally struck my last nerve. In it Pam Warner states she heard that "Delton students are best trained for vocational jobs instead of college preparatory educational paths." If college preparatory classes are indeed lacking, then yes that should be changed. However, let's be realistic. Not every child will go to college, nor does every child want to go to college. Vocational classes are not bad things. These classes arc still preparing kids for life after high school. These skills arc still very relevant and important for the future career choices of those kids. Why take away those opportunities as so many neighboring dis­ tricts have already done? Sure. Delton has its problems, but I chal­ lenge anyone to show me a local school that doesn't. I do believe that there is much room for improvement and change in Delton. The time for change is now. and it has begun with our new superintendent. Cynthia Vujea. She is driven and committed to making Delton Schools a better place. This change takes time. Until now this drive and commitment had faded in our district. A direct reflection of this Delton an awesome place to learn To the editor: Having had three daughters flourish in this school syctern. I felt compelled to respond to the article written by Megan Lavell titled "Delton parents continue criticism of school district" in the Nov. 23 issue of your paper. As a reporter. I realize that she is quoting certain people at the public forum of our board meetings but 1 would think that upon deciding to write some of the quotes in the paper, she might have pursued some more information. It seems that this Coalition for Quality Education should take some lessons from some of our outstanding teaching staff at Delton Kellogg Schools and know that for every negative comment you make, you should come back with at least two positives Now I don't know whether that is the newspaper's fault or the fault of the coalition, but it seems to me that everything is general­ ized and negative. One of my pet peeves is people who put labels on othei people in gen- eral. Because someone heard a person or two refer to Delton in a derogatory way what does that say about them by repeating it? 1 personally have never heard that word al all, nor care to again. 1 am proud to be a resi­ dent of Delton and know that there arc a lot of wonderful and caring people in this commu­ nity. As for our school system and the fact that the students in Delton are best trained for vocational jobs. I'd like to see the statistics to back that up. Two of my daughters are college graduates and one did go the vocational route and I am offended by the fact that I would be any less proud of one of my children because of the choice she made. The world is filled with all kinds of people and for that 1 am grateful because what a bor­ ing place this would be if we were all the same. Cindy Glenn. Delton Reading the Bible like cracking an egg To the editor: The first few times you crack an egg it makes such a mess! But with more practice you can get to the point of no shells mixed in with the egg. V.lien my husband would make me ar. egg and cheese sandwich. 1 would jealously watch as he cracked an egg with one hand. He used to be a breakfast cook at Granny's Kitchen, and he practiced a lot before he finally got it right. When we were married I made him break­ fast before he went tiff work and I wanted to CTact eggs with jti&l)rie hand so much that I practiced and pr^ctlded until I finally got it. Believe me when I roll yoti I made lots of messes before I got the hang of iL I had shells in the pan because I hit it too hard, then the yolks would usually break when I wanted over easy eggs. Sometimes the eggs ended up on the floor, sometimes half of the egg went down the cupboard. Not the most pleasant way to start the day. But 1 did not give up! I wanted to be able to do this because 1 thought it was pretty cool and its very impressive. Now. after much effort and persistence. 1 can crack an egg with one hand. Yes. every now and then it gets messy in the kitchen. bu» the thrill of accomplishment surpasses it all! Jesus said in Matthew 11 ;25, “Come to me. all you who are weary and burdened, and 1 will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and leant from roe. for I am gentle and hum­ ble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" Reading the Bible may seem overwhelm­ ing at times, but keep “cracking" it open. Let it “simmer" into your heart and enjoy the -yoSc" Vi Workman. Hastings Road Commission should be elected To the editor: Last week's Banner article about the Barry County Road Commission leaves a kN of speculation and mystery. Why would Mike Norton receive such a harsh penalty for giving public information to county commissioners, who are in ertitled to that information by just asking for it? It looks to me like some people have a grudge against Norton and have found a way to punish him by giving him 10 days off with­ out pay. Is that what the Road Commission policy is, or do they do whatever they want to depending on who the person is? . I think a road commissioner should be a elected position. Then the voters could pick who they thought was the best person for the position. Jim Ncwon. Hastings Bring your film to J-Ad Graphics PRINT PLUS for quality film processing. is how many families have chosen other schools for their kids over Delton Who does­ n't want the best for their kids? Why can't the best be here in our own school? To make this work, we have to be open to change, better communication and be com­ mitted to our school and our community. Stay invested in our sc.iool and work harder for a positive change. This positive change starts at the top with Cynthia Vujea and needs to spread throughout this district. Everyone needs to do their part — teach­ ers. coaches, staff and parents. Yes parents... us too! We al) need to stay focused on positive change. We need to focus on being proud of Delton, our school and community. Here's an idea... why don't we sun by say­ ing something nice for a change? Isn’t that what we were taught in school? Jennifer Bever-GIcesing, A Delton parent Road Commission flap raises questions To the editor: After reading the article in the Hastings Banner last week about the Road Commission protest. 1 don’t know how it's right that one of the road commissioners, namely Roger Pashby. could be involved in the disciplinary action against Mike Norton, which resulted in Mike getting 10 days off work without pay. Was Roger mad at Mike because Mike had applied for the Road Commission position, which takes effect in January 2007. the posi­ tion that Roger now holds and has reapplied for? Also if the information that Mike gave to the County Commissioners is available to everyone, what is the big deal? This would make a person wonder if the Road Commission really had anything to hide. Maybe they should be investigated like 911 was. Johnny Hartwell, Hastings Please stop hatred from letter writer To the editor: We thin!' it's terrible that you feature Larry Hamp, even gluing him about a hal-page col­ umn every month. He is a terrible character aswusin. Do we need all that hate? He step: way over the line. it reminds us of when we read about the hate in Nazi Germany just as i!‘der took power. Plese stop the Hamp hate. Ed and Emma Swanson. Hickory Corneas Corrections: The name of one of the people interviewed for “Public Opinion" in the Nov. 30 edition was deliberately reported erroneously to the Banner. The name of the interviewee, should have been reported as Mark Knox, but he deliberately gave the reporter a false name. In case there Is any misunderstanding, Barry County Road Commission Manager Brad Lamberg did not reveal the identities of the two county commissioners nor the Road Commission employee involved in the protest letter sent to the County Board, which was reported on the front page of last week's edition. The Banner already had that infor­ mation. through several sources, before Lamberg was contacted and interviewed. The Hastings Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. What should ‘lame duckers' do? The Michigan Legislature is in its "lame duck" session. Lawmakers are considering several issues, including expanding the Michigan Merit scholarships, replacement of the single busi­ ness tax and even stem cell research. What do you think they should do? Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 PMshMbr Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division ol J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 jonn uacoos rreoenc uacooa Preatoeffl VcePreatoant Steven Jacob? Secrewy/Treasurer • NEWSROOM • David T Young (Editor) Elaine GHbert (Assistant Editor) Helen Mudry Sandra Ponsetto Patricia Johns Kelly Lloyd Btf fl Bremer Jon Gambee Fran Faverman Megan Lavell Jason Ellis Hoag. Yankee Springs: Jod Tavce, Middleville: Alex Clemons, Middleville: Deidre Humbarger, Middleville: Amv Ball. Wayland: • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Oassaed ads accepted Monday Vvough Friday BOO a hi toSJOpm “1 think that as the leg­ islature works on replac­ ing the single business tax. it is important that they do not negatively impact small businesses. Hurting small business will hurt the entire Michigan economy." "College education gets more and more expensive every year. A rise in the scholarship amount would help students enter col­ lege." “1 think it would be very supportive of the stu­ dents who sweat to do well, to raise the scholar­ ship amount. Smart kids could really use it to attend college." “Wc need to sec the merit scholarships improved. Students who have the potential to attend college need help to get there." “I think they should not cut back on the foundation payments for schools. Students need good teach­ ers and programs which might be seriously impact­ ed if the payments to school districts are reduced." “I would like to see the legislature expand the scholarships for students. College tuition is rising and 1 think the scholarship should rise as well." Scott Ommen Rose Heaton Dan Buerge Jonathan Jacobs Subscription Ratea: SOO par year r Barry County S32 per yaai ei adyxwig counties S35 par year etoewfiart POSTMASTER Send address changes to PO Boa B Haaangs. Ml 49058-0602 Second Oats Po-aaQa Pato at Hastings Ml 49056 �The Hastings Barker - Thursday. December 7. 2006 - Page 5 Road Commission issue is a learning tool Though appointment issues have surfaced in the past for the Barry County Board of Commissioners, they've been particularly interesting over the last couple of weeks. You’d think appointments to these boards and commissions wouldn't be troublesome at ail because the vast majority are vol­ unteer. Yet there has been some fussing about it even before the new County Board is to be sworn in next month. The “new board" already has asserted its right to appoint peo­ ple it will have to work with on these boards and commissions over at least the next two years. And now we’ve already seen some political football being played over the choicest appoint­ ment of them all — a seat on the County Road Commission. The three members of the Road Commission are granted health care benefits, expense reimbursements and per diem pay for attending meetings, making these posts more attractive financial­ ly than serving on say. the Solid Waste Planning Committee, Substance Abuse Board or the Building Authority. This prize plum is so attractive that two outgoing County Board chairpersons in the last two decades have attempted to have them­ selves selected. Ted McKelvey was successful in that effort in December 1992 and now Clare Tripp has submitted her applica­ tion this year. I've never understood the need to pay health insurance benefits to road commissioners, but it looks like we've been doing so for many years. 1 suggest, and I feel the same about the County Board of Commissioners. the coverage should limited to the commis­ sioners and not their families. If they want family coverage, they should have to pay all the additional expense themselves. I hope the new County Board will discuss this policy early next year. I think getting good candidates is important to Barry County taxpayers, but it looks to me like the bennies are a little too gen­ erous. especially when most departments are looking for ways to cut the costs of doing business. This is a good way to cut expens­ es and clean up the process at the same time. I would think county commissioners would discuss all appoint­ ed positions with agency leaders to come up with a formula in order to find the best suited candidates. When they start the inter­ views after the first of the year, they should have some son of cri­ teria they use in order the make the best selections. They don't want to fill the positions with just warm bodies or political selec­ tions. they want someone who brings something to the table, someone who has something to offer, whether it's expertise or a passion for the job. That's only fair to the benefiting agency or program. Some of these positions should be filled only by people who have the appropriate experience and knowledge, like the Building Authority and Construction Board of Appeals. Otherwise, how could they bring value to the position? The Commission on Aging, Substance Abuse and Transit are looking for candidates who might not have experience, but have passion to help seniors, deal with drug issues and want to impact the transit system throughout Barry County. And then there’s the Parks and Recreation Commission, which ceitainly has been the focus of a great deal of controversy over the past few months. Whoever takes the position should have some ideas on how to solve issues facing parks in the future. The appointment waters were muddied more than just a little last week when the Road Commission sent the County Board a letter publicly expressing dismay over the possibility two county commissioners. Hoot Gibson and Don Nevins, encouraging one of the Road Commission applicants, Mike Norton, to check into accusations incumbent Roger Pashby abused public tax dollars by going on junkets all over the state. Both Nevins and Gibson have vehemently denied the charges and have noted they could get such information easily themselves without having someone else do it. The big problem for Norton, also a Road Commission employ­ ee. was that in doing his research he made copies of the expense receipts on work time rather than using the proper channels afforded by the Freedom of Information Act. and it cost him two weeks pay. However, the disciplinary action imposed by the Road Commission may shed unfavorable light on Pashby. who with col­ league Donald Willcult voted to take the action. The other road commissioner. Dave Dykstra, was out of town. Because Norton is seeking appointment to a position Pashby now holds, the incumbent in this case would have done well to recuse himself instead to avoid any appearance of impropriety. All this will come to a head when the board with three new members is seated on Tuesday. Jan. 2. Before decisions arc made, however. 1 would like to sec the County Board gather appropriate information about the Road Commission, its duties and responsibilities. Guidance should be asked from County Administrator Michael Brown about what spe­ cific qualities and qualifications are desired in a Road Commissioner. One of the most important things this new board must do is avoid repeating mistakes from the past. It must not fall prey to cronyism, nor should it make selection.-, weighted by criteria such as whether the applicant is a “team player." Appointments should be based on critical factors such as knowledge of subject matter and passion to make a difference in the community. The people appointed, though most of them are volunteers, should be select­ ed on a basis of who best will serve the public, not who has the nicest personality or is easiest to work with. The controversy that’s already heated up may have embar­ rassed a lot of people, but it affords the public an excellent oppor­ tunity to learn what Road Commissions do. If there is debate over whom to choose, so be it. and that goes for all 16 positions on the eight boards and commissions. Contrary to the prevailing conven­ tional wisdom, I believe open discussion, disagreement and debate is healthy in a democracy. It should be encouraged, not dis­ couraged. I honestly believe where there is no debate, there is no progress. The moral of this story is for all of us to leihj trom it, make a wise choice and get down to the serious business'qf governing. — Fred Jacobs, vice president, j-Ad Graphics Where are economics 101 in local schools To the editor: The Grand Rapids Press on Nov. 27 report­ ed that Hastings Public Schools has a 4 per­ cent fund reserve. The state association of school administrators recommends 15 percent of the annual budgel. What rings a bell to me is that the head of schoolboard. Patricia Endsley, gave out raises and made the teachers happy for next three years. There was one “no" vote. Gene Haas, but he was voted down out of stupidity. Where in hell is economics 50, saying noth­ ing of 101. Larry Haywood was always going to hold the line, but always went or led the crowd in the past. Endsley sure sugar-coated the return of Carl Schoessel, the beer baron, as the one to fill the office of superintendent until they find a replacement for Chris Cooley. I don’t blame Chris for getting out of some of the responsi­ bilities to take a position of principal. The salary that he was receiving for superintend­ ent compared to principal wasn’t that great a reduction. Did he see the writing on the wall? Does Endsley run her Charolais farm the same way she does the Hastings Public Schools? It’s sure a long way from how the school boards were run 25 years before Pal graduated. Longtime superintendent Carl Schoessel bears a lot of blame also. 1 know he guided schoolboard along on decisions. He sure suckered the folks in on the Community Building, with a swimming pool big enough for all-school competition. It wasn't for the folks, but for greed and ambition for his own recognition. Dr. Jim Atkinson was another cheerleader to get the building proposal passed. Folks, we are paying for the most affluent to use it. The building should have been built down on old fair grounds where the original building was. If not for slight-of-hand. there would not be a luxurious swimming set-up for Coach Schoessel to give advice to the Hastings-TK swim team. Do you suppose that maybe there would be basketball, etc., if at the old fair grounds (K­ Mart located there, now) and not costing an arm or leg. and run ty the likes of a dictator? Kids today are over-charged for everything they get. On the other side of the coin, they aren’t allowed to work, for only so many hours, and then the wheels decide. Those wheels probably never worked as a kid cither. What’s the difference if the kid works later or watches TV half the night! I always think back to Dr. Schowalter kid­ ding me about bringing him the whole foot­ ball team for free physicals. That type doesn’t exist any more. Where in hell is Congressman Vem Ehlers? Representatives Goode (VA). Ron Paul (Texas), Walter Jones (NC). and Representative Tom Tancredo (CO) intro­ duced House Concurrent Resolution 487 in which Congress says United States should not engage in construction of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) super high­ way system or enter into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada. Trade deficits with Mexico and Canada have widened. Loss of control of borders and when completed the superhighway system will run from the west coast of Mexico through the United States and into Canada. Try to collect insurance from Mexican com­ panies which employ drivers who have wrecks. Unrestricted foreign trucking cannot be inspected as to maintenance and yes. here comes the illegal drugs, human smuggling and terrorists’ activities. A NAFTA superhighway system would be funded by foreigners and controlled by for­ eign management. Who is watching Commerce Secretary Gutierrez? The sover­ eignty of the United States is gone. (N.A.S.C.O.) North American’s Super Corridor Coalition is the name to watch. The Texas segment is to be 1200 fool wide, five lanes north, five lanes south, three lanes forcars and two for trucks. In the center, pipelines and rail lines. Also a 200-foot wide utility corridor from Laredo. Texas past Austin, to Oklahoma border. When finished it will use 584.000 acres of Texas farm and ranch land and cost S184 billion. To top it all off. the plan is to ship containers of cheap goods produced by cheap labor in China and the Far East into North America by the way of Mexican seaports. Their trucks will proceed north to Kansas City and NAFTA railroad roots being built by Kansas City Southern. Above is sub-letted to Mexico. Jerome Corsi Human Events: Robert Pastor father of the North American Union, a desig­ nation consistent with his decades-long histo­ ry of viewing U.S. national interests through the lens of an extreme leftist almost anti­ American political philosophy. Pastor sup­ ported President Carter’s decision to give the Panama Canal to Panama. He was head hon­ cho getting Senate to vote for Carter-Torrijos treaty in 1978. President Clinton nominated Pastor to be Ambassador to Panama in 1993. He has served as advisor to every Democratic Party Presidential candidate for three decades, starting with Jimmy Carter. Pastor was co-chair of a report “Building a North American Community." The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives had better wake up! We don’t need this forced on to us. Our freedom is going or will be shortly. There will be blood in the streets yet! Ever since Jane Fonda got away with trea­ son in Vietnam war. it is and will always be hell to try and win a war. Iraq is no exception. Get Ramsey Clark and all newspeople that are nothing but Peaceniks, out of there, and tell the Marines and Army to get it over with, and it would be done. These pablum pukers have gotten in the way of peace! This will only come with a full-scale assault, so the people know the penalty of subversive action! One more thing: Iran and Syria would take note and pull their horns in. Our country is in mortal danger from all sides. We have spies getting shorter terms than murders. They should hang them right after trial. (A note from Hastings Banner. Nov. 30.) Viking gets tax break, transfer from Tyden. Emil Tyden would roll over in his grave watching the antics and handling of his inven­ tions and finished product! The boys sure got a free ride and after send­ ing 40 jobs to China, even had the guts to say they did not know, but don’t rule out anything as to China, as Mike Bosma says. That name along with the Groos' is one to watch. Local company sells to China group, moves head­ quarters to Grand Rapids. That’s not what Emil Tyden was all about. Oh. for those tax breaks and live over your head. Those acorns sure rolled far from that tree. Donald Johnson, Middleville Should we re-examine term limits? Over the summer and fall of 2006, I knocked on thousands of doors and listened to opinions on both sides of many topics. It was an eye opening experience. The economy, health care and schools came up most often, which is no surprise. However. I was surprised by the number of limes the subject of term limits was men­ tioned. It usually went something this: "I voted for term limits, but now I think it was a mistake." It was 1992 when 59% of the people in Michigan said, "yes” to a constitutional amendment that limited the number of terms that any one individual can hold in certain state offices. The Governor. Lieutenant Governor. Secretary of State. Attorney General and State Senators were all limited to two terms of four years each. State Representatives were limited to three terms of two years each. An often forgotten fact is that U.S. Senators and Congressmen also were limited in that same proposal, but the U.S. Supreme Court later ruled that the Michigan Constitution cannot restrict federal offices and therefore nullified that part of the [propo­ sition. The argument used in favor of term emits in 1992 was that it would create a Jeffersonian-style democracy wherein regular citizens would serve for a short time and then go back into private life. The concept was that fresh new ideas would constantly be intro­ duced and tired old politicians would be swept out of office with their tired old ideas. While it is true that many new faces and ideas have been introduced to our state gov­ ernment since the implementation of term limits, little progress has been made on important issues such as the economy and health care. This is because there is so little lime for passage and implementation of those n**w ideas. Michigan’s term limits are tied for the shortest in the nation. The bureaucracies, special interests and party bosses who fear change and loss of influence need only to wait out the current batch of rookie legislators. I am one of 32 new representatives in Lansing this year, and every one of us want to change the world. However, it is easy to stall the legislative process with committees, hearings, amend­ ments and so forth. Bills often languish in committee until they die at the end of a leg­ islative session. The passage of good bipartisan policy takes strong relationship building and trust. Relationships and trust can only be formed over time. Think about the timing of term limits and our current economic environment. The amendment was approved in 1992 and imple­ mented in the 1994 elections. The first set of slate representatives was term limited in 2000 and senators in 2002. Starting in January 2007. the most experienced state representa­ tives and state senators each will have a whopping four years of experience. Where has Michigan made any progress since they took full effect? I am not suggest­ ing that term limits arc the root cause of Michigan's problems, but 1 am saying they stand in the way of implementing meaningful long-term solutions to our current long-term challenges. Some of the ideas I have for health care, for example, will take years to get passed. 1 am talking of comprehensive and systematic improvements from top to bottom. I aim to create a bipartisan coalition for health care reform by including both the legislative and executive branclies of government, and that will take time. Many ideas will never see the light of day because success can only come with long term persistence, and the current system does not allow for it Instead, it rewards simple, feel good legislative actions that make good campaign sound biles for the next election but have little subslantative effect on society. In other words, short term limits encourage work on items that can be easily completed in a short period of time. Special interests, party bosses and bureau­ cracies have the institutional knowledge, experience and information to control the process today. Information is power and your elected officials too often barley reach a pro­ ficient level before it is time for them to leave. The 1992 constitutional amendment did not shift power back to the people; it went to the Lansing power brokers. They were the real winners. 1 still cling tn the idea that for the most part, people should not make careers out of being legislators. The system can greatly ben­ efit from participation by regular people who i:ave made careers outside of government. Thtf is why I continue to favor the concept of lengthening term limits rather than eliminat­ ing them altogether. Consider ^viqg your choice of elected officials a little more time. As a starting point for debate. I will sujgea ihai *ach elected office be limited to 12 ycers total, three terms of four years each for the Governor. Lieutenant Governor. Secretary of State, Attorney General and Stale Senato>. Slite Representatives would be limited to six ten n* of two years each. Remember that you. the electorate, can limit them to just one term if they are not per­ forming well. Twelve years is not a career. but it is sufficient time to tackle the issues facing Michigan today. To pul the current rules into context, con­ sider the following: Convicted murders living in Barry or Ionia Counties arc allowed to serve in the State House of Representatives, but Gary Newell and Terry Geiger are not. The real question is: Are term limits work­ ing in Michigan? There are not many people in government willing to open this debate, because it will always appear to be self-serv­ ing to those in a position to do something about it. There is also a Washington D.C.based organization that has promised retribu­ tion for anyone in Michigan who attempts to eliminate or even extend the current term limit laws. So why invite such attention? 1 am committed to the concept that one must never fear doing the right thing, and besides, life is too short to be controlled by fear. Let me know what you think. Do you like term limits where they are or do you have a better idea? Is 12 years reasonable and should all of the offices hold the same time limita­ tions. if at all? I look forward to your letters! City extension of water service to hotel delayed by Megan Lavell Staff Writer Rutland Township Supervisor Jim Carr found out at the Hastings City Council meet­ ing Nov. 27 that city officials will not yet pro­ vide water service to a proposed hotel devel­ opment near the comer of M-37/43 and Green Street. City officials expressed concerns that pro­ viding water to the hotel only to later provide water to another development in the same area would be detrimental to area planning. “We don't want any individual project driving this conversation.” said City Manager Jeff Mansfield. Mansfield added that if council members, along with officials from Hastings and Rutland townships, arc not cautious, utilities will drive local growth and development. Council member David J asperse agreed with Mansfield. "Personally I’m just not in favor of extend­ ing those services in a piece-meal, one-projcct-at-a-timc basis.” he said. Carr expressed concern that the Joint Planning Board, comprised of three officials each from Rutland and Hastings townships and the City of Hastings, are taking longer than he anticipated to make a decision about providing water services to the proposed hotel. The only alternative to city water for the hotel would be to dig a well, and Carr said the hotel developer considers that an unattractive option. Carr also said he is unsure whether the hotel project will come to fruition if the developer cannot use city water. Both Can and city council members agreed there is no way to tell how long it will take for the Joint Planning Board. Hastings and Rutland and Hastings townships to come to a conclusion agreeable to all parties about the matter. "I don’t sec how anybody could put a time frame on this water negotiation,” said Carr. J asperse expressed hope the Joint Planning Board would have a report to submit in January 2007. but nothing will be finalized at that time. �Page 6 - Thursday. December 7. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Thanks to your investment in our community... 17,383 youth were able to participate in programs to prepare them to become accountable adults. 4-H, Boy Scouts, DARE, Girl Scouts, The ARK, Thomapple Parks and Recreation, YMCA, Barry County United Way Volunteer Center Community, Partnerships, Lasting Change Worship Together... ...at the church of your choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 261)1 Ijcn Road. Do* Imp. Ml 49050 Pastor, Steve Olmstead (616) 758-3021 church phone. Sunday Service 9:30 a.m.. Sunday School 11X) *.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6X10 p.m: Bible Study A Prayer Time Wednesday night* 6:30 p.m. "Mrmher Church of the World­ Wide Ang/n-on Communion ~ 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Church Office: (269 ) 945-3014. The Res Fr. Charles P McCabe III. Rector. Father Paul Dowme Supply Past. Mr. F William Voetberg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship • 10 am. 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the venice. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 301 E State Rd (Corner of Slate Rd. and Boltwood Sl across from Tom’s Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Doo Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. WE1.COME CORNEILS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hasting*. Ml 49058. Paw* Suun D Olsen. Phone 945-2654. Worvhip Services: Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School. 10 45 a.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worvhip 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School 11XX) a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole. 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 a.m. Praise Worship Service; 12 in noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon Thursday noon Svuior Meals. Men s gryug 2nd and 4*h. Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ’s’ Quilters Bible Study Thursdays 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website: coun­ try chapehime.org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings Pastor Dan Currie: Pastor Osborn. Minister of Musk; Ryan White. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages. 10:45 a m.. Morning Worship. 6XX) p.m.. Evening Service; 7.00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise A MotionChildren’* Choir, ladies Bible Studies Sports Minisines and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 203 N Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-IO6I. Reverend Mary Schippen*DeMunter Sunday Worship 9:15 am. • Sunday School 10:30 am. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd (in Irving). Sunday service* each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11XX) a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6XX) p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6:00 p.m Even Prayer service and special Holy Day* services as announced (please call the rectory for those tunes). The Rector of Ss. Andrew & Matthias h Rl. Rev. David T. Hustwick The church phone num her is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://tnu.to/ andrewmatthias We fire pad Of the Diocese of the Great1JBvStM is tn communion w tth The United Episcopal Church of Nonh America and use the 1928 Book of Common Pray er at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting al the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m.. 6XX) p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girl* age* 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald An oasis of God’s love. “W’here Everyone is Someone Special.” For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IP!1 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service II a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Service 7 p.m. 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nuncry provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARLSH ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Randall Bertrand. Wheelchair accessible and elevator. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Time 10:30 a.m. Youth activities: call fur informat'on. Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor A mission of St Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Sunday at 9.30 a.m HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9: 30 a.m. “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of tne.’ (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in - the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know H» will and walk in Hts ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized ihnxtians arc welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don’t have to be an Episcopalian • just a believer. M-37 South at M 79. Rev Richard Moore, Pastor. Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website: www. hopeum.org Church Fax No.. 269-818-0007. Church SecretaryTreasurer, Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Mom.ng 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship. Sunday evening service 6 pin. Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4) Tues.. Thun from 9-11:30 a.m . 12:00-2:30 p.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m. • Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. • Jr. A Sr. High Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg Thursday 9:30 a.m ■ Women’s Bible Study. ST. ROSE CATHOIJC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masse* 8:30 am. and 11XX) am.; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Loary R. Arnold, Jr. DOWLING - Loary R. Arnold. Jr., age 64, of Dowling, passed aw ay December 6, 2006. al his residence, with his family at his bed­ side. Loary was bom on July II, 1942 in Dumfries. Virginia, the son of Loary R. and Elizabeth (Hugh) Arnold. He was a former employee of E.W. Bliss, Otsego Machine Shop and Gun Lake Marina. Loary was a very handy person, who could fix anything. He was a member of the Delton Moose Lodge, and a proud member of the UAW. Loary loved hunting, fishing, and the out­ doors. He is survived by daughters. Sharon (Bill) Boyle of Hastings and Christine “Tina” (Scott) Adams of Hastings; grandchildren. Robert. Morgan. Isaiah. Nicholas, and Travis; sisters. Nancy Jackson, and Vanessa Dumire; brothers. Kelly Arnold, James Arnold. Daniel “Floyd” Arnold. Ron Arnold; and several nieces and nephews. Loary was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter. Cindy Arnold. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday. December 7, 2006 at 2 p.m. at Cedar Creek Cemetery. Pastor Brent Branham will officiate. Memorial contributions to Barry County­ Commission on Aging will be appreciated. The family is being served by the Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11:00 a.m. Kids for Christ. 11XX) am Worship Service only for 3 & 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages IO.X» a.m with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6 00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week: 9:00 am. Senior Adult Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Pastor's Class. Sing ’n Share. Youth and Children’s classes. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women’s Ministry 7 pm. 2nd Thur, each month. Mid-week programs take GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W Green Street. Hasting*. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961 Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 1XXJ-3XX) p.m. Friday 9XX) am-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11XX) Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:» and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays al 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058 ( 269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor Sunday Services - 9XX) a.m Traditional Worship Service. 10:00 am Coffee Hour. 10X15 am Sunday School for all ages. 11XX) a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. b XX) p.m. Youth Group. Nursery care is provided for both services' Visit us online at www firstchurch hasting* oqf and our web log for sermons at: http/Zhastirys presby icnan.blogspoCkom' DOWLING - James Leroy Brace. 58. of Dowling, went home to be with his Lord Saturday. December 02. 2006 at his home in Dowling. He was bom September 12, 1948 in Lansing, the son of Delmer Willard Brace and Audrey Bell (Vandlen) Brace. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam Era. James is survived by wife of 12 years, Charlotte Ann Brace. Dowling; parents: Delmer and Priscilla Brace. Grand Ledge; sons: Jeremy (Jodi) Brace. Charlotte. Chad Brace. Indianapolis. IN. Josh (Brandi) Brace. Potterville; daughters: Rebecca (Chad) Farlcc, Ionia, Amy Burk. Murfreesboro. TN; Brothers: Robert Brace. Eaton Rapids; sis­ ters: Elnora Petrie. Clyde. OH. June Fillar. Kalamazoo. Ml; 13 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother Audrey Brace and cousin: Paul Dean Flyover. He loved spending time with his grandchil­ dren and golfing. He enjoyed fishing, south­ ern gospel concerts and automobile restora­ tion. He was a longtime member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Charlotte and then later a member of the Temple Baptist Church of Kalamazoo where he sang in the choir and was an usher. Funeral services were held Tuesday, at the Temple Baptist Church, 3706 Mt. Olivet Road. Kalamazoo. with Pastor Herb Hutchinson officiating. Burial was at the Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta. Memorial tributes may be made to Salvation Army or Temple Baptist Church. Arrangements by the Bachman Hcbblc Funeral Service, a member by invitation Selected Independent Funeral Homes. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9392 Sunday Worvhip 10: 30 a.m.; K4C-T4C second Sunday of eacn month 5:30-7:30 p.m. October-March. P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings CHEMICAL BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • ‘’Prescriptions’' 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings, Michigan HASTINGS - Laura J. Ritsema of Hastings passed away Friday. December 1. at Phoenix Heart Center in Phoenix. Arizona. Laura was bom June 4. 1932. the daughter of Glen and Fanny Gitchel. She was a graduate of Zeeland High School. She was married to Bernie Ritsema in 1950. They lived in the Hastings area for 44 years. She was employed at Hastings Manufacturing Co. for over 25 years. She enjoyed playing the piano, traveling with her husband, and spending time with her family and friends. Surviving are her husband. Bernie Ritsema; five children. Wanda (Gary) Coy, Rodney (Wanda) Ritsema. Randy (L/iane) Ritsema, Mary Ritsema. and Leslie (Tom) Carpenter; eight grandchildren; four great grandchildren; two sisters. Pearl De Zmdre of Baltimore. Maryland, and Mary (Paul) Van Dreal of Chucky. Tennessee; and one brother. Gerald Gitchel of Grand Rapids. Memorial to be held al a later date. Norman James McDermott a ( hrivlmaVNew Year break. February 25th at IfrJQ am art for First Service at oar new church. 2635 North M-4J Hwy.. I 1 PINE LAKE - Samuel A. Ritchie, age 38. of Pine Lake, passed away December 6.2006. at his residence. Sam was bom on November 19. 1968. in Kalamazoo, the son of Wayne and Penny (Handy) Ritchie. Sam was a former employee of Marshall Plastics in Martin. He loved to hunt. fish. camp, go to Cedar Point, and the casinos. Most of all. he loved to attend his children's school and sporting activities, ride around Pine Lake, and fish with his children in various National Bass Association tournaments. Albert Gerald Fox Laura J. Ritsema WOODLAND - Albert G. Fox Sr., age 85. of Woodland, died on Monday. December 4. 2006 at his residence. He was bom August 27. 1921 in Grand Rapids, the son of Emery A. and Martie M. (Glover) Fox. Albert served in the United States Marine Corp from 1942 until 1946 during World War II. He was a truck driver for 33 years. Albert was a member of the VFW, Disabled Veterans, and the Hastings Masonic Lodge *52. He was preceded in death by his wife. Marjorie, in 1984; his parents; brothers and sisters. He is survived by sons. Albert G. II (Christina) Fox of Charlotte. Emery H. (Betty) Fox of Sunfield, Warren E Fox of Novi; 12 grandchildren and many great­ grandchildren; as well as brothers and sisters. Respecting his wishes, a private family service will be held. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Leave a message or memory to the family al (ginbachfuneral home.net). > j BATTLE CREEK - Norman James McDermott, age *78, of Battle Creek, died at his residence on Tuesday. December 5. 2006. He was bom in Buffalo. New York, gradu­ ated from Kentwood High School and served in the United States Army from 1950 until 1952. Visitation will be held on Friday. December 8 one hour prior to service time. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 8. 2006 at I p.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Rev. Kenneth R. Vaught will officiate. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). |_________ Andrew Mak_________ | DELTON - Andrew Mak. age 88. Delton, passed away December I. 2006. in Battle Creek. Andrew was bom in Kalamazoo on November 10.1918. the son of Valentine and Gladys (Walenlowska) Mak. He was a veteran of WW II, serving his country in the US Army Air Force. Andrew was a resident of the Delton area for many years. He was the former vice president of Burroughs Tool and Equipment Company. A member of the D. A. V.. Andrew was a quiet gentle man. who loved gardening, nature, and his nieces and nephews. He is survived by a brother and sister-in­ law, Theodore and Mary Mak of Portage; nieces and nephews. Judy Dreves. Sue Spjut. Linda Sloven Greg Sloven Ann Marie Kreuzen Robert Shane. Marion Shane. David Shane. Richard Shane. Tom Shane. Ted Mak. Tony Mak. and Diane Jordan, and their fami­ lies. many great nieces and nephews. Andrew was preceded in death by his par­ ents; sisters. Stella Sloven Martha Shane, and Sophia Mak. and special friend Florctxre Noteboom. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated. Monday. December 4. 2006. at St. Ambrose Catholic Church. Delton. Rev. Fr. Wieslaw Lipka. Celebrant. Burial took place in Fl. Custer National Cemetery. Augusta. Memorial contributions to St. Ambrose Catholic Church will be appreciated. Arrangements made by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Samuel A. Ritchie Sam is survived by his wife*Dawn (Morin) whom he married December 8. 1990; a son Kenneth and daughter Stephanie Ritchie, both at home; his parents. Wayne and Penny Ritchie of Delton; brother*. Richard (Donna) Ritchie of Florida. Harold Ritchie and his fiancee Renea VanArsdalc of Delton and David (Lori) Ritchie of Shelbyville; grand­ parents. Richard and Roberta Handy of Delton; his mother-in-law. Betty Franks of Hastings; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Sam was preceded in death by his grand­ parents. Harold and Vivian Ritchie; and an HASTINGS - Kenneth E Barnes, agt 85. of Hastings, died on Saturday. December 2, 2006 at Hastings Tendercare. He was bom in Barry County, on June 26. 1921. the son of Frank and Mury (Baughman) Barnes. Ken served in the United States Army 70th infantry in Europe from 1942 until 1946 dur­ ing WWII. Ken was married on October 8. 1948 to Veda M. Silva. He was employed by EW. Bliss Company for several years as a machinist. He retired from there in 1981. He enjoyed playing golf, fishing, and trtveling. Ken was a life member of Nashville Lodge No. 255 F&A.M. and the Hastings Chapter *7. Order of Eastern Star. He was preceded in death by his parents; 8 brother. Donald and grandson. Jameson Barnes. Ken is survived by his loving wife of 58 years. Veda Barnes; three sons, Kenneth Jr. (Pam) Barnes of Colon. James (Amy) Bames of Fremont. Ohio. John (Marguerite) Bames of Seattle. Washington; his grandchildren. Shawn. Aaron. Cory. Tim. Christopher. Jonathon. Jack and Rose; sister. Wanda Guernsey of Lawton; brothers. Richard (Chi Chi) Bames of California. Duane (Marion) Bames of Rl; several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Thursday 10 a.m. until service time. Funeral services were held on Thursday. December 7. 2006 at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Pastor Jeff Garrison offi­ ciating. Burial with full military honors were held at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorials can be made to Barry Community Hospice or charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). - I aunt. Kay Wellman. The family will receive friends Friday. December 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday. December 9. 2006. II a.m.. at Prairieville Bible Church. Pastor Bernard Blair will offi­ ciate. Interment at Yankee Springs Cemetery. Memorial contributions to his children’s educational needs will be appreciated. Arrangements made by Williams-Gores Funeral Home of Delton. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 7. 2006 - Page 7 Barry County Leadership course still has openings by Patricia Johns Staff Writer A few places still remain for the 2007 Leadership Barry County course that starts next month. The LBC Class of 2007 will receive pre­ sentations designed to enhance leadership skills for individual growth, organizational improvement and increased community effec­ tiveness. The three-month program, which begins with a retreat to Pktuc Cedar Creek Institute on Jan. 26 and 27 and ends with graduation March 24. covers a wide variety of topics, including leadership styles, diversity, struc­ ture and financing of local and state govern­ ment. communication and problem solving, conducting effective meetings and facilita­ tion. Members of the class also will take a day trip to Lansing to watch state government in action. This year the class will see a different Michigan Legislature than last year's. The day trip through Barry County to meet with local businesses and industry leaders includes an eye-opening look at parts of the county with which many are not familiar. Even people who think they know the county can discover hidden back roads or neighbor­ hoods they only know from names on a map. Seats are still available, but the class is lim­ ited to 32 participants and seats are filled on a ’‘first-come, first served" basis. Leadership Barry County Director Dana Rittenberg says. "Through the generous sup­ port of our community partners, we are able to offer the eight sessions, materials, food and opening weekend lodging at a total cost of $325. Comparable programs cost from $1750 to $2500." Pets may not be a good gift idea at holiday time Thinking for giving a pet to someone this holiday season? The Barry County Humane Society suggests that sometimes this may not be such a good idea. Here are some points to consider before deciding on giving a pet as a present for any occasion: 1. Does the person really want a pet? They, or other members of the family, may be aller­ gic to or may not even like animals. 2. Will the person receiving the pet realize an animal is a commitment for the life of ani­ mal? Can they afford the cost of food, shots, sterilization and other unexpected costs that will come up over the life of the pet? 3. Will the home be large enough, with ade­ quate shelter and exercise space? 4. Does the person getting the pet have erfough time to properly care for. play with and enjoy the pet? 5. Are there small children in the family that may accidentally injure the new pet or be injured by a pet of inappropriate size? All too often, after the novelty of a new pet wears off. the animal ends up being ignored, tied in the yard and given little or no atten­ tion. taken to the animal control/shelter. per­ haps having to be destroyed. CHARLOTTE. NC - Vercel T. Turk, age 84, of Charlotte, NC. Delton, and Deland. FL, passed away November 29. 2006, at Avante a* Charlotte Nursing Home. He was bom August 15*. 1922 in Petoskey. Preceding him in death was his beloved wife. Gladys. Vercel was a veteran of the U.S. Army and when WWI1 ended, moved to Battle Creek and went to work for Ralston Purina and served them until he retired. He was a avid outdoorsman and loved hunting and fishing. Vercel is survived by his daughter. Jeannette Blystone of Charlotte. NC: grand­ son. James Hollister of Brunswick. OH; granddaughter. Lisa Hollister of Fort Mill. SC; two great grandsons and sister. Patricia Oliver of Charlevoix. Graveside services will be held in the spring at Vermontville Cemetery. Arrangements by Williams-Gores Funeral Home. Delton. Arloa M. Anders HASTINGS - Arloa M. Anders, age 90. of Cedar Creek Rd.. Hastings, passed away Wednesday. November 29. 2006 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Anders was bom on July 8, 1916 in Rutland Township. Barry County, the daugh­ ter of Delbert and Myrtle (Perry) Cotton. She was raised in Rutland Township and attended the Chidester School. She was married to Laurence J. Anders on April 28. 1936. They moved to their Cedar Creek home in 1945. Arloa enjoyed reading, crocheting, sewing, knitting, year-round fishing, especially on Strawberry Lake; was an avid Detroit Tigers Baseball fan and a NASCAR enthusiast. Mrs. Anders is survived by her son. John Anders of Delton; daughter. SuAnn (Robert) Shurlow of Hastings; four grandchildren'and four great grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband. Laurence on December 25. 1991; and a sister. Doris Wolfe. Graveside services were held on Saturday. December 2. 2006 at Rutland Township Cemetery with Chaplain Nyla C. Yeo offici­ ating. Burial was at Rutland Township Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Arrangements made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeralhome.com). If you still feel a pet is the right gift to give, wait to bring the animal home until a few days after Christmas, when everyone can get acquainted quietly. You can put pet care books and equipment under the tree and explain that the pet will arrive after the holi­ days. when life is more back to normal. This will certainly help with any housebreaking of puppies or dogs and litter box training of kit­ tens and cats. GFWC-Gun Lake area plans holiday meeting Dec. 13 The GFWC-Gun Luxe area wil celebrates the holiday season with a meeting at 9 am. Wednesday. Dec. 13. at the Yankee Springs Golf Course. The club again will welcome the Thomapple Kellogg Honors Choir to perform with music of the season. The choir will per­ form under the direction of Isaura Oprea at about II am. There will be a bake sale to taise funds for the general fund for GFWC-Gun Lake area at this meeting as well. General Federation of Women's Clubs is an international, non-profit seivice organiza­ tion. AU members of the community are encouraged and welcome to attend. The Gun Lake group has much “diversity” in the way it helps the community. Information about the international general federated womens clubs can be found on the web at www.gfwc.org For more information about the Dec. 13 meeting, call Vice President Amy Smendik at 269-795-4348 or President Linda Molitor at 269-795-3028. Rittenberg adds, “This is a wonderful opportunity to give that difficult to find per­ son a gift that will improve their leadership skills. It is a great experience for anyone who is looking to increase their knowledge of their community and is looking to find the best BOY, Deagan Raymond, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 28. 2006 at 12:59 a.m. to Daniel and Jackie Wilkins. Weighing 7 lbs. 11 ozs. and 20 3/4 inches long. Welcoming him home are grandparents Roberta and Rick Krpuse and Stan and Bobbie Wilkins. Sam. Erica and Bruce Krouse and Stanley and Keedan Wilkins. GIRL, Reagan Elizabeth, bom at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, on Nov. 19,2006 to Julie (Powell) and Brian Calley of Portland. Weigh-ing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and 20.75 inches long. Grandparents are Ronald and Margie Powell of Ionia and Dr. Doyle and Kathleen Calley of Lyons. Also welcoming Elizabeth home was Collin Christian Calley. age 2. GIRL, Karlee Adilene. bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 27.2006 at 1:40 p.m. to Bob and Kris Baker of Woodland. Weighing 7 lbs. 3 ozs. and 20 inches long. place to use their skills to positively affect the future of Barry County and beyond." To register for the Leadership Barry County Class of 2007 or for additional infor­ mation please call Rittenberg at 269-945­ 2114 or e-mail leadershipbcfasbcglobal.net BOY, Ryan William, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 19. 2006 at 9:48 p.m. to Anna Perez and Ron Harris of Lowell. Weighing 7 lbs. 4 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Izabclle Grace, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 16, 2006 at 9:58 a.m. to Kori Armour and Robert Taylor of Nashville/Lawton. Weighing 7 lbs. 14 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Kailey Nicole, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 27. 2006 at 9:34 a.m. to Benjamin and Jennifer Fust of Nashville. Weighing 5 lbs. 14 ozs. and 18 inches long. GIRL, Skyler Ray. bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 15, 2006 al 5:46 p.m. to Tara Dunn and Ryan Davis of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and 22 inches long. GIRL, Abigail Renee, bom at Pennock GIRL, Ava Marie, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 27, 2006 at 8:03 a.m. to Chen and Michael Jahnke of Middleville. Weighing 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. Hospital on Nov. 18. 2006 at 11:47 a.m. to Terry and David Harvath of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 6 ozs. and 19 inches long. GIRL, Madyson Nicole, bom at Pennock Mariah Ann, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 25. 2006 at 4:05 p.m. to Cameile James and Kyle Chapman of Lake Odessa Weighing 7 lbs. 10 1/2 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Hospital on Nov. 17, 2006 at 5:49 p.m. to Nicolas Bryan and Monica Reyna of Gun Lake. Weighing 7 lbs. 10 1/2 ozs. and 21 inches long. Kosbar-James start new life together ET2 Bert Kosbar married Rachel James January 25.2006. while stationed in Virginia. They will be flying home for Christmas, so parents, Danny and Ruth Kosbar. and grand­ parents. Donald and Donna Mathews, invite you to a dessert reception. Please come December 17 al 2 p.m. to 41 Howel Trail (off Heath Road between M-37 and Airport Road). The couple bring with them their daughter, Emily Elizabeth, bom August 14 in Georgia. Come celebrate these missed events with ~ards and welcoming smiles. GIRL, Cooper Jo, bom at Pennock Hospital GIRL, Lyssa Adelyn, bom at Pennock Hospital on Nov. 22, 2006 at 9:19 a.m. to Amon II and Kaysie Smith of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 5 ozs. and 20 inches long. on Nov. 17, 2006 at 11:53 p.m. to Danielle Stonehouse of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 14 ozs. and 20 inches long. Foundatkm grant cycle suspended The Barry Community Foundation has sus­ pended grantmaking from the community­ wide grantmaking fund until April 15,2007. At that time the fund will only be accepting applications for “Extreme Community Makeover" grants. Due to the overwhelming amount of requests for the October granting cycle total­ ing more than $110,000, the fund only was able to grant $22,167 which has exhausted the granting budget for this fiscal year. The Barry Community Foundation's com­ munity-wide grantmaking fund has granted a total of $41,515 for the 2006 fiscal year. Regular grant applications will resume July 15, 2007, for interim grants. For any further questions about granting or any of the Barry Community Foundation’s more than 100 funds, contact the foundation at (269) 945-0526. . Marriage J&enses Gerritt Marten Arends. Shelbyville and Sandra Ann Stuive. Shelbyville. Brent Andrew Berrington. Middleville and Diana Marie Dixon. Middleville. George Eric Lietz. Hastings and Phyllis Lorena Purchis, Hastings. Joshua Douglas Cook. Nashville and Nancy Rico Cordova, Nashville. Brandon Lynn Baumbach. Plainwell ami Erin Marie Cutshaw. Plainwell. Jon Paul Lehman, Sr.. Woodland and Bobbie Joe Badillo. Woodland. Gun Lake Winterest seeking local bands by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Gun Lake Winterfest committee members are looking for local bands and vocal groups to donate their talents to the festival Saturday. Feb. 17. Others entertainers, such as dancers and clowns, also can donate their time. Any musical group interested in perform­ ing for 30 minutes or other entertainers should contact Lynn Hatfield at the Barry County Chamber office at 269-945-2454 for more information. The committee who appre­ ciate being able to hear a tape of musical per­ formances in advance if possible. Alex Liceaga. who is heading the return of broomball competition during Winterfest, has heard from two teams interested in playing, cut says. "I would like to hear from more teams and individuals who want to play." Broomball is a winter extravaganza of brooms, bumps, goals and cheers. It is played Elvis Christmas slated for Dec. 9 David and April Nicholson will be hosts for the fourth annual Christmas with Elvis event at 6 p.m. Saturday. Dec. 9. at the Freeport Community Center. This event is sponsored by the Freeport United Brethren and the Freeport United Methodist churches. This is a fund-raiser to provide toys for Freeport children who are in need. Those attending are asked to bring a new unwrapped toy and a dish of favorite food to pass the night of the event. All the meat is provided. The entertainment follows the din­ ner. Santa and one of his elves stops by each year. Back again this year is JR Shopshire, as he performs his tribute to Elvis. Door prizes will be given away on the night of the show. For more information call 616-765-3677. on a frozen field and is a ao*s between the finesse of hockey and the physical contact of rugby with the addition of brooms. Teams groom their brooms and some even practice while other teams just come ready to play. Anyone interested in joining the broomball competition as the head of a team or as a play­ er looking for a team can call Liceaga at 269­ 672-5886. The cost to register a team of six players or more is $60. Only six players are on the field al any one time, but most teams have substitutes on their roster. During the committee meeting Tuesday. Nov. 28. the group heard from local restaura­ teurs planning specials for that weekend. The Sea Shanty models will be strutting their stuff in the swimsuit fashion show. Volunteers are still needed. The next meet­ ing will be on Tuesday. Dec. 12. at 5 p.m. at Bay Pointe on Marsh Road in Orangeville. For more information about the Gun Lake Winterfest, call the Barry County Chamber of Commerce at 945-2454 or e-mail the cham­ ber at barrychamberfe sbcglobal.net Kay 4Gtrrbadi Oinier/Dimtor Girrbach Juneraljiome 328 S. 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December 7. 2006 — The Hastings Banner .■finnic’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar Calling constant The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday. Dec. 14. at the Freight House. This will be a “Show and Tell" meeting, with items relating to Christmas. The memory trees arc on exhibit, so viewing them is an added plus. Visitors and guests arc welcome. Refreshments will be served. This is the society's 39th year of operation. The Lake Odessa Community Library will be Iwst for Literary Lunch at noon Thursday. Dec. 14. There will be some classic Christmas stories, games and food. Reservations should be made this week. Fellowship Hall is a beehive of activity this week, with workers going full speed on the community Christmas basket project for Lakewood Community Services. Helpeis arc needed today for sorting canned goods and on Saturday especially for deliveries. Able-bod­ ied adults arc needed from Woodland and Carlton townships. Clarksville and Sunfield send workers to handle deliveries in their areas. Lake Odessa could use mew delivery, people as well. So those who come do not have to make multiple trips. Often someone with a vehicle is teamed with a young strong football play er. Any help this Saturday morn­ ing is welcome. Starting time is 9 a.m. Gifts have been provided by most churches in the Lakewood area. Many canned goods come from collections by school children. A news clip from Hadley. Mass., reports that Lakewood High School graduate Scott Secor has been selected for the 2006 A1IAcademic award of the New England Small College Athletic conference. He is a defen­ sive back at Middlebury (Vt.). who had 44 tackles, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery to lead his Panthers team to a final season record of 6-2. He was also named to the all-conference second team. He is the son of Steve Secor of Lake Odessa. The death of Edward Kris. 81. of Wyoming. Ml. came Nov. 27. One of his sur­ vivors is stepson Dr. Jerald Licari of Lake Odessa. Others are his wife. Virginia, three children and Jerry's brother. Joe. of Byron Center. The Nov. 26 Grand Rapids Press had an essay by Kurt Jekkals titled "Hitchhiking Hen Causes Quite a Flap." It seems the writer has occasion frequently to be in the Clarksville area on real estate business. While there, he visits each week the Slezak farm on Darby Road to buy their grass-fed dairy and meat products such as milk. eggs, honey or what­ ever else is in season. In so doing the conver­ sation adds to his scanty knowledge of farm­ ing and its hazards and joys. On a recent visit, he noticed about a dozen, chickens loafing around his vehicle. He shooed them away and started his truck toward home. Once home with his cooler full of goods from the farm, he noticed a chicken in a neighbor's yard. He grabbed his camera and started snapping. He then chased the chicken until it disappeared under his truck. By then he was wondering if somehow this was one of the same poultry specimens he had seen back at Clarksville. He called, but only got the answering machine. He was wondering how to catch a chicken. By the time he was off the phone, the hen was perched on his tailpipe. Could she have rid­ den all that distance on the freeway? The elu- Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. lot* rn.il Mr dn me IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME I have a lot of problems with abdominal cramping, constipation, diarrhea and gas but all my tests keep coming back normal. I’ve heard about irritable bowel syndrome, what is that? For the most part, you have just described it. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a collection of symptoms consisting of abdominal pain with changes in the frequency or consistency of your stool, a feeling of fullness or bloating, mucus in the stools and a feeling that you cannot completely empty after a bowel movement. Your doctor will want to run a number of tests that will investigate a number of diagnoses. Once the symptoms occur either consecutively or intermittently for a total of 3 months in the absence of abnormal tests that point to another cause, a diagnosis of IBS could be made. It is believed that up to 20% of the population experiences some degree of IBS with the majority of them being women. Doctors are not exactly sure what causes IBS. No abnormal infections are found, no inflammation is seen and other diseases such as thyroid disease or diabetes cannot be routinely linked to cases of IBS. Normally, the intestinal muscles contract and relax pushing food through in a coordinated fashion. In IBS patients, the contractions seem to be much stronger, more prolonged and more frequent than normal giving rise to the above symptoms. Although you are likely to see your doctor if you have this many problems, once it seems to be IBS. the treatment tends to be supportive, avoiding trigger foods and reducing anxiety and stress hopefully to minimize your symptoms. Although each patient may react to individual foods differently, the main culprits seem to be fresh fruit, raw vegetables and dairy products. Stressful events such as changes in daily routine or family arguments may exacerbate your symptoms. Treatments frequently offered by doctors include fiber supplements, anti-diarrheal medications, antidepressants and anti-spasm medications. Self help ideas include drinking plenty of fluids, exercising regularly and keeping track of your daily activities, foods and symptoms so as to have more control over avoiding triggers. sivc hen kept moving from one part of the truck's undercarriage to another. Finally, after repeated pokes from a broomstick, the hen emerged and was promptly caught. The writer's children constructed a makeshift pen. During the process they named the fowl “Lucky.” What a ride! Many churches use the daily devotional booklet "Our Daily Bread.” Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Sparta Baptist Church for the Rev. Herbert Vander Lught. was a regular contributor to the booklet. Vander Lught had been an editor and more recently a writer. He is survived by wife Virginia, son Daniel and family and a daugh­ ter. Cathy. The Carson City Gazette in November had a front page story about the four Russell sons who served their country. Canoil Russell and wife Martha were Lake Odessa business peo­ ple during their years in the bakery here until health concerns sent them to Arizona, where they continue to live. Walter Russell lived in Lake Odessa more than 30 years once he was discharged from the U. S. Navy. He was a custodian at Lakewood schools until his sec­ ond retirement. Carroll had served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. Their brother Donald served in the U. S. Army during W.W.II and eldest brother Lewis of Greenville also was in the Navy. Lewis left his job in tlx. Carson City post office to enter the Navy. Following his training, he served in the South Pacific and took part in the invasion of the Philippines in 1945 and witnessed General MacArthur when he stepped off a Navy ship and onto the shore. Later they invaded Borneo. After his discharge. Lewis returned to civilian life and worked at the Greenville post office, where he “ventually became postmaster. Today only Lewis and Carroll of the four brothers are living. The performances of “The Wizard of Oz” at Lakewood High School were well done by a large cast. This annual production was unusual for the high number of children involved. TheJinJe Munchkins had more than one costume change. Imagine more than 20 children with green hair appearing on stage in Emerald City. Several of the actors had multiple roles. The costumes were elabo­ rate. The staging was imaginative, with three scenes mounted on a circular base so it could be swung around to change the backgrounds from Kansas to a forest to a colorful field of flowers. The Alethians of Central United Methodist Church enjoyed dinner together on Sunday al an Ionia restaurant and then returned to attend the musical program at the high school. Doris and Dale Mossburg were notified last week of the severe illness of their daughter. Ann Tucker, in Mississippi. They left the fol­ lowing day to visit her. However, her illness put her on life support, which was removed Saturday with her death following closely. Ann was one of their four daughters. Dale is a retired accountant and Doris is a retired nurse. The Rev. Don and wife Jill Ferris moved most of their household goods last week to a home purchased in Kalamazoo to accommo­ date Jill, whose promotion in her position with the State of Michigan's Rehab programs puts her in charge of an office in Kalamazoo. Now the Rev. Don will be the commuting spouse. However, they left enough furnish­ ings in the parsonage so he can spend time there if need be. Their son. Andy, is in college at Grand Valley. The Chancel Choir and children of Central UMC will present a cantata, "Emmanuel, God with Us,” at 7 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 10. The pub­ lic is invited to attend. The Women's Fellowship of First Congregational Church will meet next Wednesday. Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. The only evening meeting of the year. Lola Haller will bring the program and there will be a cookie exchange. The Peacock annual Christmas dinner was held Sunday at the First Congregational Church with 53 present. Family members enjoyed seeing old movies and videos of past Christmas gatherings. Other traditions were observed. Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 25 years and have (wo sons. "Dan" is a wonderful husband and father. Dan has a friend who calls him constantly - several calls a day. most days of the week. "Chuck" always has a reason to call. "Where is milk on sale?" "Where's a good place to golf?" Sometimes it's just. "What are you doing today?" He even calls during our vaca­ tions. Dan knows how upset I am with his annoy­ ing and pesky friend. We have small children who require our attention. Chuck is married, and his wife is always working or involved with other activities. They don't have chil­ dren. Dan tries to ignore the calls, but Chuck keeps at it. cither on our home phone or Dan's cell phone, until my husband responds or calls him back. Dan knows how much Chuck irritates me - we've even had arguments about it - so now he waits for me to leave before he returns the calls. I have asked Dan to tell Chuck that the overwhelming calls annoy me and he must limit them. But Dan is afraid of hurting Chuck's feelings and refuses to talk to him about it. Dan says our life is strong and no one can come between us. and I need to let it go. Is he right? - Frustrated Wife in Saginaw. Mich. Dear Saginaw: We're wondering why Chuck's feelings are more important to Dan than yours. No one should be calling your husband several limes a day for nc particular reason, interrupting family vacations and annoying you. Chuck expects Dan vo provide his entertainment. Dan needs to set some lim­ its. and Chuck needs a hobby. Lover is a loser Dear Annie: My best friend. "Lisa." has been dating "Larry" for a year. Lisa is 56 and has never married, although she has been in several long relationships. She has a beautiful home, a good job and many friends. Larry has been married twice, has a rundown home, doesn't work and has no friends. Since Lisa has been with Larry. I have seen less and less of her. He is very demanding of her time to the point of smothering her (her words. not mine). She claims she's not happy in this relationship, but won't do anything about it. She has all but cut me out of her life. My husband and I have invited the two of them over a few times, but Lisa always has an excuse why they can't come. 1 don't know what she sees in a man with no job and three kids with two different women. I recently dis­ covered Larry is on a website for registered sex offenders, and the description frightened me. Do I tell Lisa? I'd be devastated if I lost her friendship. -- Scared for My Friend Dear Scared: Tell Lise you found her boyfriend on this website, and let her check it out on her own. We also worry there may be some abuse going on in a relationship where Lisa is isolated from her friends. If you want to save the friendship, say nothing derogatory about Larry. Ask Lisa if she needs help, but otherwise try to be supportive of her needs while minimizing the criticism. Foolin'or foreplay? Dear Annie: Over and over I hear about women who don't get enough affection (with­ out sex). Where are the articles and books for men who don't get enough affection? I'm a 30-something man. I do housework, listen and try to give my wife a loving home life, yet I still feel like a deviant for expecting emotional and physical affection. I'm not expecting you to miraculously fix the rela­ tionship. 1 guess I just want to know how odd I really am. - Hopeful Dear Hopeful: We suspect you are no? odd at all. Most men appreciate affection from their wives. Unfortunately, too many couples confuse affection with foreplay, and that is where a lot of problems begin. Formerly friends Dear Annie: I have a neighbor who is ere- CHASE GEIGER IRONSIDE INSURANCE AGENCY 129 Division St., P.O. Box 25, Freeport, MI 49325 Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physiaans Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. moon (616) 765-3445 • Fax (616) 765-3460 1-800-522-2919 Small Town Friendly, Personal Service All Your Insurance Needs! |u I Hasting Mutual | Insurance Company ating havoc in my life. I'm convinced "Ellen* is mentally ill and becoming worse. Her "friendship" has become a drain. When we first moved here, our children became pais and I found Ellen to be fun. As the years pass, however. I find the friendship is very one-sided. Ellen has a miserable mar­ riage, does not get along with her family, and has isolated many friends due to her bizarre behavior. She never listens to anything I say - it's all about her. She is consumed with money and constantly discusses how impor­ tant it is to her. Ellen comes to my house, stays longer than she is welcome, and the entire time, she gulps my wine. Since I believe she has a drug-andalcohol problem. I feel as if I'm enabling hfcr by letting her drink at my house. The other day, Ellen blatantly lied to me and upset my family in the process. I told her she had violated my trust, but 1 don't believe she understands the depth of my anger and how much she has damaged our relationship. I have been very good to Ellen, but I think our friendship has run its course. I no longer want her coming to my home or involving my family with her problems. Perhaps I should be more sympathetic, but I simply cannot deal with this any more. Short of moving across town or telling Ellen that I no longer wish to see her. what are my options? 1 don’t want this to affect our children's friendship. — Sick of Being Used Dear Sick: This IS going to affect the chil­ dren's friendship, so you'd best be prepared. There are polite ways to distance yourself being "too busy" to socialize, telling her you are on your way out when she drops by unex­ pectedly - but it could still cause damage. You do not have to be Ellen's therapist, but if yoc think she has mental health issues, you might “ncourage her to talk to a professional. (Say it might help with her marriage.) It could be beneficial for everyone. Is there flying flu? Dear Annie: Over the years, I ven tliink of quite a few times 1 have flown same wn ire on vacation and gotten sick a day or so after arrival. I assumed I'd just gotten run down. My last trip, I was on the plane for about an hour and suddenly, I became congested. I was miserable with a cold for three days after­ wards. On the return flight, it happened again. I recently read an article explaining that people get sick on planes because the air is recirculated. 1 am planning my next vacation and am truly anxious about booking a flight. What should 1 do? - - Please Don't Ruin My Vacation Again Dear Vacation: Most airplanes now come equipped with HEPA air filters, which do a decent job of keeping out major viruses. However, being confined in proximity with people who have colds and coughs can cer­ tainly make you susceptible. Be sure the air vents above your head are open, and if no air is coming through, ask your stewardess about getting some fresh air. Other recommenda­ tions include drinking lots of water and wash­ ing your hands frequently. Enjoy your vaca­ tion. Shorten the aging Dear Annie: This is in response to "Anxious," whose 16-year-old daughter is under 5 feet and doesn't look her age. I am 5 feet nothing and small boned. It was not easy as a teenager. 1 was not taken seriously and hated it with a passion. However, she will reap the rewards later. I am now 48 and look 30. It is wonderful, and I am having the last laugh. 1 exercise and eat right, and I've noticed younger men giving me the eye. So tell her to hang in there. Yes. it will be frustrating, but her time will come. - Been There Dear Been There: A lot of women would be happy to drop a few inches in height to look 20 years younger. Thanks for the words of encouragement. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann lenders column. Pleas* e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net. or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner — Thursday. December 7. 2006 — Page 9 Frem TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Charles A. Weissert: A Barry County Historian from 1900 to 1947 By Esther Walton John Weissert, who was bom in Wurttemberg. Germany, on Oct. i 1.1828,. was one of the first old country German residents of Hastings. His wife. Fredricku Handel, was related to the family of composer George Frideric Handel, who wrote anong other things the famous oratorio. "The Messiah.*' John. Frederika, and their year old son. Charles emigrated to the United States in 1853, settling first in Herkimer. New York. In 1855. the family resettled in Hastings where John plied his trade as a tinsmith. In 1860. their second son, John Jr., was bom. Barry County historian. W.W. Potter, in his 1912. “History of Barry County." said this. "When the war spirit preceding the rebellion broke out. some of the residents organized themselves into the ‘Barry County Zouaves.’ and John Weissert drilled them in the upper story of the old court house and on the lawn. Giving his commands in broken English often caused amusing mistakes, which he enjoyed as much as any of his men. He drilled the vol­ unteers after the German methods. “In the fall of 1862 he enlisted in Company C. First Regiment of Michigan Engineers and Mechanics. A few weeks later he was slightly wounded in the battle of Perrysville. Kentucky, a bullet striking him in the hand as he raised his musket." John Weissert *s hand wound was such that he could not continue working as a tinsmith when he returned to Hastings, where upon he established a hardware business. This store was located at 142 E. State Street. He ulti­ mately turned his hardware business over to his two sons. On Aug. 22. 1878. Charles A. Weissert. the grandson of John Weissert Sr., was bom to Charles G. Weissert and his wife. Anna Kaiser Weissert. Young Charles A. was educated in the Hastings public schools. It is said that he had a very inquiring mind and was an exceptional­ ly fast learner. He should have graduated from Hastings High in 1898 or 1899, but his name does not appear in the lists of graduates for those years. It was well known around town al the time that he was expelled from school for throwing an eraser in class. Exactly when this happened or the specific circumstances were not record­ ed and arc not now known. As a youngster Charles roamed around Hastings Township and hunted along Thomapple River. In a letter he wrote to Irving Chariton in 1937. he said. “From the time I was old enough to use a gun. I hunted along the river and north shore of Thomapple Lake and every foot of ground I know well." His letter continued and commented that he learned from local residents a lot about the Indians who lived in the area and how Indian Landing (aka Charlton Park) got its name. He also collected a number of Indian artefacts he found along the river. In later years he became more interested in Michigan Indians and learned a lot about their language in addition to gathering much first hand information about them and their history. On March 29. 1900. the Hastings Banner ran an interesting story about Charles Weissert signing up for, "a lour of the old country )ed. Europe) during the next few months and we are pleased to state that the readers of the Banner will be favored ith a scries of letters written by him covering his trip through the old country." His proposed plan included England. Ireland. Scotland. France, Switzerland and Germany. His time ran out however, and he did not get to Germany. This article also noted that. “Mr. Weissert was employed by the Banner and is a young man of much promise and is a versatile and interesting writer, (ed. evidently he worked for the Banner during 1898 and 1899). He will contribute weekly letters in a series of leading and weekly news­ paper of the Middle West. In the newspaper line he promises splendid ability, and his descriptions of the countries through which he will pass are sure to prove interesting. The best of wishes of all go with him." Charles Weissert *s first stop was England Financial FOCUS FumiXhed by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN - 7 of Edward Jones and Co._______ Consider These Year-end Financial Tips If you're like most people, you're probably amazed at how fast the year went by. But while you’ve still got a few weeks left in 2006. take the time to consider some year-end financial moves. Here are a few to think about: • Review your investment strategies. Your life can change significantly over the course of a year. You may have gotten married or remarried; you might have had a child or grandchild; you might have decided to change jobs or open your own business - the list could go on and on. And for every single one of these changes in your life, you very well might need to change your investment strate­ gies. • Add to your retirement plan. If you have a 401 (k). 403(b) or 457(b). your employer may allow you to make extra contributions before the end of the year. Since you typical­ ly make these contributions with ’pre-tax* dollars, the more you contribute, the lower your taxable income may be. And of course, your money grows on a tax-deferred basis. • Sell off some of your ■’winners." The stock market had a pretty good year in 2006. so you may well etui up with some large net capital gains. If that's the case, you might want to consider selling some stock to gener­ ate a loss before year-end - a move that could reduce the amount of tax you pay this year. Keep in mind, though, that if you do sell stock to generate a loss, rhe IRS' "wash sale" rules will prohibit you from purchasing substantial­ ly similar stock within 30 days before or after the sale that generated the loss. • Make a charitable gift. By making to a gift to a charitable organization, you'll help a group whose work you support - and you'll also help yourself. You’ll get an immediate tax break for your contribution, and. if you give an appreciated asset, such as stock, you'll avoid having to pay the eventual capital gains taxes when the stock is sold. Plus, you'll be removing an asset from your estate, thereby reducing the likelihood of incurring estate taxes. Before making any moves, though, check with your tax professional. • Put extra money to work. If you have a large amount of cash to invest, and it's "sitting around" earning interest, you might want to shift some of the income to next year by investing in a short-term .Certificate of Deposit or Treasury bill that matures in 2007. • "Grade" your investments' performance. It's a good idea to review your investment portfolio at least once a year - and the end of the year is as good a time as any. As you look over your year-end statements, ask yourself if your investments have performed as you had anticipated. While no one can predict the future, the best investors plan for. and often achieve, a certain rate of return - or at least a return that lies in a fairly narrow range - each year. How do they do it? By understanding their investments - and by choosing a mix that best reflects their individual risk tolerance and time horizon. So. if each year you find yourself "unpleasantly surprised" at your portfolio's performance, you probably need ;o make some changes. By taking these steps before 2006 ends, you and his first article dated May 8 was published in the Banner of May 17,1900. His last article appeared on Aug. 30. 1900. Charles Weissert entered Harvard University in 1901. specializing in history and literature. He joined the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. During his senior year he became editor of. "The Harvard Illustrated Magazine." Summer vacations were spent working for “Detroit Today." and “ThrNpw York Herald " After graduating frpin’Harvard University in 1905 he traveled through many states, visit­ ed old Mexico and Canada. After he returned to Michigan he worked for the Grand Rapids Herald, eventually returning to Hastings where he became an associate editor of the Hastings Banner. He held this position for ten years. When he left, the Banner, he commented that. “During his 10 year as news editor of the Hastings Banner Mr. Weissert tracked down many interesting and valuable documents per­ taining to pioneer days and collaborated with the later Justice W.W. Potter in writing a his­ tory of Barry County." In 1914. Charles married Miss Elaine Bauer of Hastings at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Elaine Bauer was the sister of Lt. Laurence Bauer who served with the United States 11th Air Squadron in World War I. Laurence died in 1918 and is buried in France. The Hastings' American Legion Post is named after him and his name appears on the flagpole war memorial that sands in front of the present Hastings middle school. Charles A. Weissert and his wife were blessed with three sons, Charles Handel. Fredric George and Laurence James Lowell, all bom between 1915 and 1921. Charles A. Weissert was widely known as a historian, journalist and lawmaker. He was elected to the Michigan Legislature to repre­ sent Barry County in 1914. 1916, and 1918. Among his favorite bills was one that authorized county supervisors to use public funds to mark historical sites; a bill in 1919 establishing the Michigan State Police; a law that required all schools to display the flag of the United Stales, a bill creating a fish hatch­ ery in Hastings, which we now know as Fish Hatchery Park. He was very active in helping veterans of the Civil War. Spanish-American War and World War 1. He was also a member of com­ mittee that prepared the plans for constructing a separate building to house the State of Michigan Museum. State Archives and the State Historical Commission’s offices. In 1919. Charles joined the staff of the Kalamazoo Gazette and was employed there for the next 28 years. He was elected president of the Michigan State Historical Society for the 1933-34 year. In 1939. he was appointed by the governor to a five year term as a member of the Michigan Historical Commission and became president in 1943. He was reappointed for another five year term in 1944. but died in 1947 before completing this term. During his tenure with the Kalamazoo Gazette before the onset of World War II he found time to do research and free lance. Most, but not all. of his writing was orientated around historical subjects. Some of the things he authored were: • A History of Barry County: by W.W. Potter and Charles A. Weissert 1912. • The Indians and the Trading Posts in the Northwest of Barry County. 1911 Banner Press. • The Sorceress, a Drama in Five Acts. 1917. • An Account of Southwest Michigan and Calhoun County. 1924. • An Account of Kalamazoo County, edited by Charles A. Weissert. 1928. Mr. Weissert wrote many articles for the Hastings Banner. In.. 03l» . he W**' “EarK . Settlements” including “Leonard Slater Establishes Mission in Prairieville Township." In 1939. he gave a speech at the Pioneer Settlers picnic at Charlton Park, which touched on some of the various subjects he had written about in previous years. This interesting event was reported in contempo­ rary Banners. Charles died in 1947 and is buried in the Weissert family plot at Riverside Cemetery. just might make 2007 a happy new year. This entire site Copyright © 2006 Edward Jones STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T 34.68 ♦1.86 Anheuser Busch 4829 ♦1.40 CMS Energy Corp. 16.41 ♦.76 Coca-Cola Co. ♦1.32 48.00 DaanierChrysier 59.17 ♦123 Dow Chemical Co. 39.88 ♦23 ExxonMobil 78.06 ♦3.90 ♦1.32 Family Dollar Stores 29.09 First Financial Bancorp 16.71 ♦.10 Ford Motor Co. 7.68 -.47 General Motors 30.14 ♦.17 Inti. Bus. 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This honor was conferred in appreciation of his efforts in sponsoring legislation beneficial to the "Boys of 98." Charles A. Weissert *s grandson. William Weissert. lives part time in Hastings, and was very helpful in gathering the information for this story. BOWLING SCORES Tuesday Mixed J-Ad Graphics 35-21; CW's Auto 34-22; The Terminators 33.5-22.5; TVCCU 31-25; Hastings Bowl 29-27; Yankee Zephyr 25-31; Good Time Pizza 20-36; Hastings City Bank 163^393. Men's High Games & Series - D. Blakely 191; D. Clements 190; M. Hall 193; J. Bartimus 191; Stan Hause 171-501. Women's High Games & Series - D. Neymeiyer 189; R. Miller 202-550; A. Walden 220-479. B. Wilkins 184-531; T. Blakely 173. Sunday Night Mixed Hubs Crew 35; Straight Liners 35; Pin Chasers 32; Michigan Outlaws 27; Funky Bowlers 25 1/2; 2 Bags & 2 Balls 25; Karey’ Crew 24; R&N 22 1/2; Sunday Snoozers 21; Sandbaggers 17; Bounty Hunters 16; Throw Them Bails IL Womens Good Games and Series - K. Becker 265-614; B. Mays 172-487; F. 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Tuesday Trios Trouble 44-8; All in the Family 34.5-17.5; Git-R-Done Gals 28.5-23.5; Quality Roofing 27-25; Luanne’s Team 26-26; Superette Gals 24-28; Coleman Agency 23-29; CB's 23-29; Critters 21-31; Ghost Team 9-39. High Game and Series - A. Norton 148; T. Franklin 141; J. Rice 177; A. Keillor 148; S. Smith 143; M. Heath 147; S. Vandenburg 227-592; C. Mack 178; T. Daniels 215-540; D. Harding 147; P. Cogswell 157: L. Trumble 167; C. Etts 124; O. Gillons 136; T. Thompson 130; M. Kill 176; K. Carpenter 167; L. Potter 189-523; M. Scars 166; R. Brummel 147; P. Ramey 195-511; L. Rorye 204-516; J. Hurless 179; C. Gales 127; S. Snider 164. Mixerettes Sassy Babes 38-14; NBT 35-17; The Finishing Touch 32-20; Hinkle's Body Shop •28-20; Dean's Dolls 27-21; Old Anchor Tattoo 27-25; Kent Oil *26-22; Trumble Agency 25-27; Hallifax Services 22-30; Dewey's Auto Body 21-31; Girrbach's 17-31. (•Games to be made up.) Good Games & Series - S. Merrill 173­ 502; L. Greer 172-450; J. Mann 130-343; K. Eberts 214-539; V. Can 193-526; B Anders 169-426; S. Nash 152; D. Kelley 166; A. Jackson 129-321; A Smith 158; L. Davis 189; L Barlow 158. �Page 10 - Thursday. December 7. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF WAYNE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT FAMILY DIVISION ORDER FOR PUBLICATION ON HEARING CASE NO. 06460416 PETITION 060261M 1 In the matter of JENNIFER SLAGEL-DOB10/10/1991 A CHILD PROTECTIVE petition has been filed in the above matter A hearing on the petition will be conducted by the court on TUESDAY. JANUARY 09. 2007 AT 1000 A M . before JUDGE CHRISTO­ PHER D DINGELL 40930 located at COURT­ ROOM 3-C, LINCOLN HALL. 1025 E FOREST. DErROlT. Ml 48207 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that. DIANE SCHWEIZER or the Biological Mother of JEN­ NIFER SLAGEL ’JAMES SLAGEL. or the Biological Father of JENNIFER SLAGEL personally appear before the court at the time and place stat­ ed above Notice to parent A petition has been filed with the court regarding the above named child(ren) You may appear at the above time and place and express your interest, if any. in the child(ren). Failure to attend the heanng will constitute a denial of inteiest in the child(ren) a waiver of notice to al! subsequent hearings, a waiver of right to appoint­ ment of an attorney, and could result in termination of your parental rights. moeon Deputy County Clerk Carolyn McCray Wilson THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Joyce Jarman, a single woman, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 14. 2002 and recorded September 3, 2002 in Liber 6218. Page 742. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank. N.A., as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Amortizing Residential Collateral by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-One and 37/100 Dollars ($67.321.37) including interest at 10.5% per annum Under ihe power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 160 p.m. on JANUARY 4. 2007 Said premises are located in the Township of Cartton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest one-quarter of Section 20. Town 4 North. Range 8 West described as Beginning at point on the Southeasterly right of way line of M-43 60 feet off the centerline and locat­ ed North 88 degrees 36 minutes 30 seconds East 999.30 feet, thence South 00 degrees 15 minutes 30 seconds East 563.79 feet.1 hence North 54 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds East 28.90 feet from the Northwest corner of said Section 20; thence Northeasteity along a curve to the right 215.00 feet; the great chord of which bears North 54 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds East 215 00 feet; thence South 19 degrees 35 minutes 30 sec­ onds East 244.90 feet; thence South 88 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds West 250 00 feet; thence North 03 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds West 113.65 feet to the point of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten- Sy nopals HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Meeting Nov. 14, 2006 All Board members present; County Comm. Gibson; one guest Approved consent agenda; Received Treasurer s report Received petition from Mr. Blok re: Leach Lake weed control special assessmen t. Approval to use John Lorhstorter for attorney. Set Jan. 8. 2007 at 7:00 p.m. for 1st Heanng on Special Assessment Adopted 2007 Salary R< solution Amended Budget in Professional Services account and Twp Board Misc. Expense category. Set 2007 Budget Heanng for 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 12.2006 Paid outstanding bills. Adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Bonnie L. Cruttenden. Clerk . Attested to by Jim Brown. Supervisor FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Betty Wellman, a married woman and Mark Wellman to Option One Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, dated November 30. 2005 and recorded December 7. 2005 in Instrument # 1157294 Barry County Records. Michigan Sara mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Weils Fargo Bank, NA. as Tiustee for the Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2006 0PT1, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars and Two Cents ($100,368.02) including interest 11% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pan of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. January 4, 2007 Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: A parcel of land in the East one-half of Section 18, Town 2 North. Range 9 West, described as: Commencing at the Northwest corner of Lot 11 of the Plat of Sunny Shore Subdivision; thence North 29 degrees 49 minutes East 33 feet to the center of Keller Road; thence North 60 degrees 12 minutes West in the center of sara road 340 fee! 9 inches for the place of beginning; thence North 60 degrees 12 minutes West 219 feet; thence Due South 266 feet; thence due East 85 feet: thence North 29 degrees 49 minutes East lo the place of beginning Also, commencing at the Southwest comer of the above described premises, thence due East 85 feet; thence due South to the shore of Guernsey Lake; '.hence Westerly along the shore of Guernsey Lake 85 feet, more or less to a point due South of the place of beginning; thence due North to the place of beginning Commonly known as 6251 Keller Rd. Delton Ml 49046 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: NOVEMBER 20. 2006 Wells Fargo Bank. N.A.. as Trustee for the Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2006-OPT1. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills, Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No. 06-59154 o.„m7 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy Baker, a married man. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 5. 2003 and recorded February 14. 2003 m Instrument Number 1O97'j69. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the dale hereof Ihe sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Five and 49/100 Dollars ($98,545.49) including interest at 7.125% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby grven that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 160 p.m. on DECEMBER 14. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Commencing a! the Northwest comer of Section 18. Town 2 North. Range 9 West. Thence North 88 degrees 51 minutes 14 seconds East 440 feet along the North line of said Section, thence South 1 degree 8 minutes 46 seconds East 459.14 feet to the true point of beginning: thence North 88 degrees 51 minutes 14 seconds East 955.43 feet to the centerline of Otis Lake Road, thence South 0 degrees 3 minutes 32 seconds East 228 51 feet along centerline Thence South 88 degrees 51 min­ utes 14 seconds West 951.09 feet; thence North 1 degree 8 minutes 46 seconds West 228.67 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to an easement for public highway purposes over the Easterly 33 feet thereof for Otis Lake Road The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.324la. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS; The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, it any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plu® interest. Deled. November (6. 2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 362.0791 -sc-w. Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... HOPE TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN 269-945-9554 NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT HEARING TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPE. BARIA’ COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a special assessment roll covering all properties within the HOPE TOWN­ SHIP SEWER EXTENSION SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. I benefitted by the proposed sanitary sewer extension project has been filed in the Office of the Township Clerk for public examination. The assessment roll has been prepared for the purpose of assessing costs of the project within the aforesaid spe­ cial assessment district as is more particularly shown on plans on file with the Township Clerk at the Township Hall. 5463 South M-43, within the Township, which assessment is in the total amount of $3,214,800. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Su.xrvisor and Assessing Officer has reported to the Township Board that the assessment against each parcel of land within said District is such relative portion of the whole sum levied against all parcels of land in said District as the benefit to such parcel bean to the total benefit to all parcels of land in said District. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, in accordance with Act No. 162 of the Public Acts of 1962. as amended, appearance and protest at the heanng tn the special assessment proceedings is required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the Michigan Tax Tribunal. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, may appear in person at the hearing to protest the special assessment, or shall be permitted lo file at or before the hear­ ing his or her protest by letter and his or her personal appearance shall not be required. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Ihe Township Board will meet at the Hope Township Hall at S46Z1 South M-43 Highway. Hastings. Michigan, on Thursday. December 14. 2006. at 7:00 p.m. for the pur­ pose of reviewing the special assessment roll and hearing any objections thereto. The roll may be examined at the office of the Township Clerk during regular business hours of regular business days until the tune of the hearing and may further be examined at the hearing. Any person objecting to the assessment roll shall file his objection thereto in writing with the Township Clerk before the close of the hearing or within such other time as the Township Board may grant. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if a special assessment is confirmed at or following the above public heanng the owner or any person having an interest in the real property specially assessed may file a written appeal of the special assessment with the State Tax Tribunal of Michigan within thirty (30) days of the confirmation of the special assessment roll if tliat special assessment was protested al the above announced hearing to be held for the purpose of reviewing the special assessment roll, hearing any objec­ tions to the roll, and considering confirmation of the roll. Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. ta a debt collector and wo are attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CHRISTO­ PHER L JONES AND MELINDA L JONES. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE to CREDIT UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY Mortgagee, dated March 18. 2003. and recorded on March 28. 2003 . as Instrument No 1101209, m BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COMPANY by an assignment dated March 31. 2006, and recorded on Apnl 11. 2006, as Instrument No 1162461 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred forty seven thousand six hundred ninty and 55/100 Dollars ($147,690.55). including inter­ est at 6.000% jv- annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 100 PM on December 28. 2006 Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARRY County, Michigan and are desenbed as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 9. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. DISTANT WEST 395.0 FEET FROM THE NORTH QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION 9. THENCE SOUTH 24 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 255 49 FEET; THENCE WEST 375.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 232.0 FEET AT RIGHT ANGLES; THENCE EAST 268.0 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 9 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. DATED: November 30. 2006 Robert A. Tremain A Associates. P.C. 401 South Oki Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COMPANY Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 510-7701 amww FORECLOSURE NOTICE The firm is a debt cotteclor attempting to collect a debt. Any inform,!ran obtained will be used lor this purpose II you are ir. th* Military, please contact our office at the number iis.ed below MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mac.'i in ihe conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Michael Vaskovic. A Married Man and Lonnie Vaskovic. His Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., solely as nominee for Decision One Mortgage Company. LLC., Mortgagee, dated November 18, 2005 and recorded November 28. 2005 in Instrument » 1156836 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was sub­ sequently assigned to: MTGLQ Investors. LP„ on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Two Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars and No Cents (572,699 00) including interest 8.64% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice a hereby given that said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sate of the mortgage ! premises, or some part of them, at pubic vandue. at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 160PM on Thursday, December 21. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 6. Block 10 of Daniel Striker's Addition according to the plat thereof recorded in Liber 1 of Plats, page 11 of Barry County Records. Commonly known as 403 East Blair. Hastings Ml 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemp'ion period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: NOVEMBER 21. 2006 MTGLQ investors. L.P.. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo A Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester H4s. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-59468 ASAPf 804897 11/23/2006, 11/30/2006, 12/07/2006. 12714/2006 mana NOTICE The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve on the Agriculture Preservation Board. Two positions are available: one position must represent agriculture interest, and one position must represent real estate or development interest Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. Stale St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 13. 2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to sene on the Building Authority. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must he returned no later than 5 00 p.m. on December 13. 2006. The Furry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to sene on the Commission on Aging Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269)945-1284. and must be returned no later (han 5:00 p.m. on December 13. 2006. The Barn County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to sene on the Construction Board of Appeals. Applicants must be a licensed electrician, plumber or contractor. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings. (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 13. 2006. The Barry Counts Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to sene on the Parks & Recreation Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be relumed no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 13. 2006. The Barry County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to sene on the Road Commission. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse, 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be relumed no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 13. 2006. Hope Township will provide necessary reasonable auxilary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed material being considered at the heanng. to individuals with disabilities at the heanng upon seven (7) days notice to the Hope Township Clerk. Individuals with disabil­ ities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hope Township Clerk. The Barn County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to sene on the Substance Abuse Board. Applications may be obtained at the County Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. Stale St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5.W p.m. on December 13. 2006. Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Hope Township 5463 S. M-43 Highway Hastings. Ml 49058 (269) 948-2464 The Carry County Board of Commissionen is seeking applicants to sene on the Transit Board. Applications may be obtained at the Coumy Administration Office. 3rd floor of the Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings; (269) 945-1284. and must be returned no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 13. 2006. ozcsmji 77507962 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael L Greene, an unmarried man. to Mortgage Investors Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 12. 1998 and recorded November 13. 1998 in Instrument Number 1020817. Barry County Records. Michigan Satd mortgage is now held by Washington Mutual Bank F.A.. successor by merg­ er with Fleet Mortgage Corporation. South Carolina. 2001 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Four and 24/100 Dollars ($62,664.24) including interest at 6.5% per annum. Linder the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wtfl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p m. on DECEMBER 28. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Plainwell. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as A parcel described as commencing at the West one-quarter post of Section 31. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, thence East on the one-quarter hne 28 rods and 10 links to land now owned by Rouse, thence South 4 degrees 30 minutes 00 sec­ onds West along the West line of Rouse land 23 rods to center of highway, running from Gull Prairie to Plainwell; thence Northwesterly on center of Hignway to the West hne of said Section, thence North on said Section hne about 187 feet to begin­ ning Except any portion deeded to the State Highway commission as evidenced in Liber 280 on Page 168 Also. Commencing at the West one-quarter post of Section 31, Town 1 North. Range 10 West, thence East on the quarter line 468 6 feet, thence North 44.27 feet to the South nght-of-way Ime to Cressey Road, thence North 87 degrees 08 min­ utes West along said nght-of-way hne 25 19 feet to P.C.. thence following a 2 degree curve to the left 183.44 feet to the PT. thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes West 256.8 feet to the West line of Section 31; thence South 44.9 feet to Point of Beginning. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 56003241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind Ihe sale. In that event your damages, if any. are hmrted solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. txrted: November 30. 2006 Oriais Associates. PC. Attorneys for Se«vicer P.O. Box 5041 Trey. Ml 48007-5041 (248) <57-1000 FBe No. 362 0640 rww Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEbT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTMO TO COLLECT A DECT. ANY MrCPMATXM WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT CUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARt 'N ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be MmHed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mads in the conditions of a mortgage made by Mark A. Myers and Tanya N Myers, husband and wife, oiginal mortgagof(s). to JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, Mortgagee, dated April 29. 2005, and recorded on May 11. 2005 in instrument 1146289. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred TweNe And 09/100 Dollars ($137,412.09). including interest at 6.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 4. 2007 Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part ol the Southeast 1/4 of Section 4, Town 2 North. Range 8 West, lying South of the highway running East and West through said 1/4 Section, except therefrom: Commencing at the Southeast comer of said Section 4; thence North on Section line 9 25 Cha.ns to the center of said high­ way; thence North 85 Degrees West along the cen­ ter of said highway 10.37 Chains; thence South 10.10 Chains to the South Section Ime; thence East on said Section Line 10.34 Chains to place of beginning. Also excepting therefrom: Commencing at the South 1/4 Post of Section 4. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, thence North along the North-South 1/4 line IO the center ol Mixer Road thence East 620 Feet; thence South parallel wit! the North­ South 1/4 line to the South Section line of said Section 4; thence West 620 Feet to place of begin­ ning The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated: December 7. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer t 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #1069i6F02 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that The American Legion, Lawrence J. Bauer Post 45 Department of Michigan located at 2160 S. M-37 Hwy.. Hastings has applied to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission for a Club license to sell beer, wine and spirits to bona fide Club members only. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 7, 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven C. Guy. a single man, to Chase Home Finance L.L.C.. successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 24. 2002 and recorded November 25, 2002 in Instrument NunlbC' 1092378, Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Seventy-Nine Thousand Sever. Hundred Fifty-Three and 78/100 Dollars ($79,753.78) including interest at 6.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 100 p m. on JANUARY 4. 2007. Said premises are located m Ihe City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as The South 2 Rods onfy of Lot 227 of the City, for­ merly Village ol Hastings, County of Barry, and State of Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof. Also. Lot 309 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. Being the same property conveyed to Steven C. Guy by quit claim deed from Shen Ann Guy. dated March 14. 2000 and recorded in Instrument No 1042170. in the records of Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated: Docembei 7. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 Filo No. 310.0604 ■’***’ NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE FRASER TREBILCOCK DAVIS A DUNLAP. P.C, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. A sale of the following property to the highest bid­ der will be held at 1XX) p.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2007. on the east side of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058: PROPERTY LOCAIED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF THORNAPPLE. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN, described as LOT 8. BLOCK 67. BADCOCKS ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 25 TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED UPON. AFFIXED TO OR LOCATED UPON THE ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY. INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING LOCATED UPON OR TO BE LOCAT­ ED THEREON. WHICH DWELLING IS OR MAY BE A MANUFACTURED HOME. WHICH IS UPON PLACEMENT AND AFFIXATION SHALL BE CON­ CLUSIVELY DEEMED TO BE REAL ESTATE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MANU­ FACTURED HOME IDENTIFIED AS A 28' X 521 2001 REDMAN NEW MOON. SERIAL NO. 143T3925. The sale being held to foreclose the mortgage given by Tonya J. Reid, a married woman and Marte F. Reid, a married man to Origen Financial, LLC. on April 2. 2001 and recorded on April 9. 2001, in Document #1057786. Barry County Records and subsequently assigned to Bank One. a National Association, recorded on July 3,2002 in Document #1083228, Barry County Records. The amount due on this date is $101,314.14. The redemption will be six months unless abandoned. November 30. 2006 Gary C Rogers Fraser Trebtlcock Davis & Dunlap. P.C. 124 West Allegan. Suite 1000 Lansing. Mi 48933 517-377-0828 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATTON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions O* a mortgage made by Ginger M Dies and William E. Dies. Wife and Husband to "MERS* is Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. MERS is a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Lender and Lender's successors and assigns. MERS is the mortgage November 19. 2004. and recorded on Novembe- 30. 2004, in Register No. 1137917. Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee for Equity One ABS. Inc. Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-2 by an assign­ ment recorded in Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred twelve thou­ sand two hundred ninety and 73/100 dollars ($112,290.73) Including interest at 8.00% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. ncace is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgage premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 1:00 o'clock, on Thursday. December 21, 2006. Said premises are situated in the Village of Nashville. Barry County, Michigan, and are desenbed as LOT 72 OF HARDENDORFF ADDITION. VIL­ LAGE OF NASHVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 74. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated November 7. 2006 JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee for Equity One ABS, Inc. Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-2. assigned of Mortgagee Richard A. Green. Attorneys, 30150 N Telegraph Rd . Ste 444 Bingham Farms. Ml 18025 (248) 540-7665 rnarrn Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aafemay be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall t»HmMed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Ir.usresL MORTGAGE SALE - Default hes been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Da rid Le Boeuf, a married man and Jill Le Boeuf, his wife, original mortgagor(s). to NBD Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated November 15.1995, and record­ ed on November 21. 1995 in Liber 645 on Page 751, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty Nine Thousand Three Hundred Forty-One And 68/100 Dollars ($89,341.68). including interest at 7.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 21.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The West 5 acres of the East 14 acres of the fol­ lowing desenbed property; The West 120 acres of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 35. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, except the South 40 acres, also except, the North 52 acres The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: November 23. 2006 For more information, please call: FC R 248.593 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #081307F02 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 382-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Richard L. Franks and Ruth A. Franks, husband and wife of Barry County, Michigan. Mortgagor to Fifth Third Bank dated the 28th day of January. A.D. 2005. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, fo. ths County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 1st day of March. A.D. 2005. in Instrument No. 1142107 of Barry Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $39,919.43 (Thirty Nine thousand. Nine hundred Nineteen dol­ lars and Forty Three cents) plus accrued interest at 16 75% (sixteen point seven five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or In equity hav­ ing been instituted fo recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice ts hereby given that on. the 4th day of January. AD.. 2007, at 1.-00 o'clock said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sale at public auction, fo the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described In said mortgage. Which said premises are desenbed as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Hope, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and Described as follows to wit: Lot 91 and 92. ROY K. CORDES SUBDIVISION NO. 1. as recorded in Uber 4 of Plats, Page 49. Barry County Records Commonly known as: 4350 Reynolds Rd. Tax ID 06-07-270-091-00 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 800.3241a. In which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: December 7.2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO, L.P.A. By: Michael I. Rich, (P-41938) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Rets Co, LP.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive, Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR#05613861 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THS FIRM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, W any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, pfy IntsresL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Kendal! J Rees, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated February 10. 2006. and recorded on March 15. 2006 in instrument 1161301, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four And 14/100 Dollars ($219,594.14). including interest at 10.8% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 28. 2006 Said p.emtses are situated in Charier Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 25. Town 3 North. Range 9 West. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated November 30. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #116709F01 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information obtained will be used tor this purpose, tf you are In the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Zaher Al-sheikh, a married man lo Option One Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, dated September 16. 2005 and recorded September 20. 2005 in Instrument # 1153080 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was subse quentiy assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2006­ 1 Asset-Backed Certificates. Series 2006-1, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Eight Dollars and Sixty-Three Cents ($187.588 63) including interest 7.55% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. January 4. 2007 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest one-quarter of Section 5, Town 2 North. Range 10 West, described as: Beginning at a pom! of the North line of said Section 5. which lies 316.41 feet East of the Northwest comer of said Section 5; thence East along Township line 151.69 feet to England Road: thence South 8 degrees 13 minutes Wes! 111.20 feet along England Road; thence North 68 degrees 13 minutes West 154.51 feet; thence North 8 degrees 13 minutes East 58.67 feet to the place of beginning. Orangville Township. Barry County. Michigan. Together with right of way across a strip 5 feet wide between the road and the lagoon on the West side of the road, and being the North 5 feet ol the South 25 feet of parcel described as: A parcel of land located in the Northwest one-quarter of Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, described as: Beginning at a point which toes South 08 degrees 13 minutes West 23 feet from the Southwest comer of Lot 1 of the recorded Twin Shores Plat; there*' South 08 degrees 13 minute? West 35 feet; thence North 77 degrees 32 minutes West perpendicular to the South line of said Lot 1 about 30 feel tc the water in Gallagher's Channel; thence Northeasterly along the point of beginning. Orangevile Township. Barry County. Michigan. Subject to all restrictions, conditions, easements and limitations of record Commonly known as 3652 England Dr. Shelbyville Ml 49344 The redemption period shall be 6 months from Ihe date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: DECEMBER 4. 2006 Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee tor Option One Mortgage Loan Trust J2006-1 Asset-Backed Certificates. Senes 2006-1. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys. Potestivo 4 Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hilts. Ml -18307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No. 06-60215 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT; ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY SER­ VICE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW. ATTENTION POTENTIAL PURCHASERS AT FORECLOSURE SALE: Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation) may rescind this sate at any time prior to the end of the redemption period. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited to the return of your bid amount tendered at the sate, plus interest. Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Randy W. VanZandt and Denise A. VanZandt. to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation), dated July 17, 1997, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds tor the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on July 31. 1997. in Liber 703. Page(s) 658. et. seq, on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due as of the date of this Notice the sum ol $91,102.76. which amount may or may not be the entire indebtedness owed by Randy W. VanZandt and Dentse A VanZandt, to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation), together with interest at 10.49 percent per annum. NOW THEREFORE. Notice ts hereby given that the power of sale contained in said Mortgage has become operative and that pursuant to that power of sale and MCL 600 3201 et seq, on January 11. 2007 at 1:00 p m, on the East steps of the Circuit Court Building in Hastings. Michigan, that being the place for holding the Circuit Court and/or for con­ ducting such foreclosure sales for ihe County of Barry, there will be offered at public sale, the prem­ ises. or some part thereof, described in said Mortgage as follov.s, to-wit: LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CASTLETON. COUNTY OF BARRY. AND STATE OF MICHIGAN. TO WIT: PARCEL 4: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 29. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 88 DEGREES 59' 50 EAST 892 30 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1/4 COR­ NER OF SECTION 29. THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 59 50' EAST 220 00 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH SECTION LINE; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 14' 20' WEST 450 00 FEET PAR­ ALLEL WITH THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 29; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 59 50" WEST 220 00 FEET. THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 14' 20" EAST 450 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption penod shall be six (6) months from t >e date of sale unless the property is aban­ doned pursuant to MCL 600.3214a. in which case the redemption penod shall be thirty (30) days from the date of sale or abandonment, if abandonment occurs the sale. BRANDT. FISHER. ALWARD 4 ROY. PC Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation) By DONALD A BRANDT (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 1241 E. Eighth Street. P.O. Box 5817 Traverse City. Michigan 49696-5817 (231)941-9660 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Default has occurred in the conditions of a cer­ tain mortgage made between BRENT L KRONK (■Mortgagor") and IONIA COUNTY NATIONAL BANK ("Mortgagee'), dated December 20. 2002 and recorded January 13, 2003 at Instrument 1095336 (Pages 1-10). Barry County Register of Deeds. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. as of November 28, 2006 the sum of Three Hundred Seventy-six Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-nine and 14/100 DOLLARS ($376,829.14). plus per diem interest of $95 04 thereafter. Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in said Mortgage and in the statutes in such case made and provided. Notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises at public venue al the East door of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on January 11. 2007. Said mortgaged premises are situated in Lake Odessa. Barry County, Michigan, commonly known as 7797 Woodland Road. Lake Odessa. Michigan and legally described as: lots 13. 25, 26 and 27, except the East 15 feet of Lot 27. also Lots 59. 74. 77. 78. 79. 80 and 81. all of the same being in the plat of Innovation Subdivision, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 21. Also Lot 70 of Innovation Subdivision, according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats on Page 21. except the Southeast 112 feet thereof and also except the portion of Lot 70 of the Innovation Subdivision lying South of a Westward extension of the boundary line between Lots 74 and 75. as depicted by the survey prepared by Raymond Moored, dated October 26.1996. Tax ID No 08-015-060012-00 The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the dale of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241(a), in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate No suit or proceeding at law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage t any part thereof. Dated: December S. 2006 IONIA COUNTY NATIONAL BANK. Mortgage Gary G. Love Charron 4 Hanech. P.L.C. Attorneys for Mortgagee 4949 Plainfield. N.E. Grand Rapids. Ml 49525 (616)363-0300 rn0Kt_. THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE IBLITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Warren Menck, single, to Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Mortgagee, dated August 4. 2004 and recorded August 24. 2004 in Instrument Number 1132907, Banv County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage i3 r.ow held by WM Specialty Mortgage LLC. Without Recourse by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Four and 48/100 Dotoars ($166,554.48) including interest at 8.9% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1.00 p.m. on DECEMBER 14. 2006. Said premises are located in the Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing at the West one-quarter post of Section 20. Town 2 North. Range 9 West. Hope Township. Barry County. Michigan. thence South 89 degrees 44 minutes 40 seconds East. 919.02 feet along the East-West one-quarter line of said Section 20; thence North 00 degrees 33 minutes 40 seconds West. 1005.0 feet; thence North 32 degrees 52 minutes 40 seconds West. 96.15 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 89 degrees 21 minutes 40 seconds West 304.99 feet; thence North 29 degrees 02 feet 52 seconds West. 115.06 feet; thence North 02 degrees 22 minutes 05 sec­ onds East. 239.80 feet, thence North 56 degrees 06 minutes 30 seconds East. 100.00 feet; thence South 33 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds East. 480.84 feet to the point of beginning. Together with an easement tor ingress and egress to be used jointly with others over a strip of land 66 feet in width, the Westerly line of which is described as: Beginning at a point on the East-West one-quarter line of Section 20. Town 2 North. Range 9 West, distant South 89 degrees 44 minutes 40 seconds East, 919.02 feet from ihe West one-quarter post of said Section 20; thence North 00 degrees 33 min­ utes 40 seconds West. 1005.00 feet; thence North 32 degrees 52 minutes 40 seconds West. 98.15 feet; thence North 33 degrees 51 minutes 30 sec­ onds West. *180 84 feet to the point of ending The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to ihe return of the bid amount ten­ Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall bo limitsd sotaf y to ths return of the bid amount ten­ dered st sale, plus IntsresL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ralph L Can IV and Tammy A, Carr, husband and wile, original mortgagor(s). to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc, Mortgagee, dated June 18. 2003, and recorded on August 1. 2003 in instrument 1109974, in Barry county records. Michigan, cn which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Two Hundred And 45/100 Dollars ($103,200 45). including .merest at 10.625% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on December 28.2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Parcel 2: Commencing at the most Southerly comer of Lot 25 Arnold's Plat thence South 42 Degrees 50 Minutes East 103.34 Feet, thence South 33 Degrees 04 Mmutes East 34 68 Feet to the place of beginning, thence North 75 Degrees 51 Minutes 50 Seconds. East 229 39 Feet, thence South 42 Degrees 54 Minutes East. 40.08 Feet, thence South 33 Degrees 06 Minutes East. 52.47 Feel thence South. 55.0 Feet, thence West. 231.33 FeeL thence North 33 Degrees 04 Minutes West 86.32 Feet to the place of beginning. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6003241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November X. 2006 For more information. ptease call: FC 0 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 Fte#116724F01 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTABtED WILL BE USED FOR THAT KiRPOSE. NOTFY (248) 362-6100 F YOU ARE Bf ACTIVE MSJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made .n the terms and conditions of a co rtain mon gage m^*te by .tohn M Drake and Angelina Drake a*/a Ange:na M Drake, husband and wife of Barry County. Mchigan. Mortgagor to Fifth Third Bank, successor bv merger to Old Kent Bank dated the 24th day of Nu^embw, AD. 2000. and recorded in the office of the Kjgteter of Deeds, tor the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 26th day of December, AD. 2000, in instrument ffc 1053255 of Barry Records, on which mo>lgage there is cMmed to be due. at the date of (his no^e. for princip^ of $13,042.10 (Thirteen the rsand, R>> Two drAvs and Ten cents) plus accrued interest 1*. .24% (eleven point two four) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or In equity ha r­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured ty said mortgage or any part thereof Now, therefore. by virtue of the power of sate contained in sax' mortgage, and pursuant to Ihe statue of the State o Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 4th day of January. A.D, 2007. at 1:00 o'clock said mortgage w« be Irirectoeed by a sate at public auction, to the hig'iest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml, Barry County, Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage. Which said premises are described as toftows: AH that certain fkece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Orangevflte, in Ihe County of Bafry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: A parcel of land in the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 17; beginning at a point on the centerline of Lindsey Road, which lies due West 440.68 feet and South 11 degrees 50 minutes X seconds West 901 93 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 17; thence South 11 degrees 50 min­ utes X seconds West 224.81 feet; thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes X seconds West 619.67 feet; thence North 01 degree 47 minutes 30 seconds West 220 00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 51 min­ utes X seconds East 672.68 feet to the point of beginning. Also assessed as: Beginning 1.3X feet West and South 47 minutes X seconds East 47 minutes X seconds East 884.80 feet from East 1/4 post Section 17 Town 2 South Range 10 West. North 89 degrees 51 minutes X seconds East 672.68 feet. South 11 degrees 50 Minutes X seconds West 224.81 feet. South 89 degrees 51 minutes X sec­ onds West 619.67 feet, North 1 degree 47 minutes X Seconds West to beginning Commonly known as: 6702 Lindsey Rd. Tax ID: 08-11-017-047-00 The redemption period shall be one year from the date of such sale Dated: December 7. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO, LP.A. By: Michael I. Rich. (P-41938) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Rets Co, LP.A. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48064 WWR#05534610 dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: November 16. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 214 4192 Counfty ^Vieu/ ulpaAtmente IMMEDIATE OPENING • Senior Independent Living • 62 Years And Oder • Spodous 1 Bedroom Apartments • Community RoonVActlvttws • On-wte Laundry • Low Income Qualifications Apply Call for personal appolntment-269-623^4000 435 Scribner Street, Delton, Ml 49046 Just off M-43 ® �Page 12 - Thursday. December 7, 2006 - The Hastings Banner THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED R)R THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Melanie K. Garrett and George D. Garrett, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee lor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 20.2006 and recorded February 14. 2006 in Instrument Number 1160176. Barry County Records, Michigan, nwa ts claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Nine and 35/100 Dollars ($89,900.35) including interest at 10.74% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ wled. notice is hereby gr/en that said mortgage wM be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged promises. or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1«) p.m. on DECEMBER 26. 2006. Said premises are located in the Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 12 of AW. Philips Addition to the Village of Nashville according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 1 of Plats on Pago 18. except commencing ct a point 97 foot East of the Southwest comer of said Lot 12 of AW. Phillips Addition, thence East 35 foot, thence North 19.5 feet, thence Southwest to a point of beginning, in Town 3 North. Rango 7 West. Castleton Township, Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shall bo 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §6003241*. in which case the redemption period shafl bo 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, If any. are trmrted solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: November 30. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Filo No 199 3434 «"•«» Notice Of Mortgegs Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This saie maybe rescinded by the forectoaing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed aolely to the return cm the bid amount ten­ dered at aate, pfo* InteresL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Christopher Wieringa and Lisa Wieringa, husband and wife, original mortgagors). lo Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated May 24, 2005. and recorded on June 13, 2005 In instrument 1147958. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to WELLS FARGO BANK. N.A. IN TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS PARK PLACE SECURITIES. INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS­ THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-WCW3 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Seven And 58/100 Dollars ($148,867 58). including interest at 9.55% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.-00 PM, on December 28,2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 22. Fairview Estates No. 1. according to the plat thereof as recorded in Uber 6 of Plats. Page 6, Barry County Records. The redemption period shal be 8 months from the date ol such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 800.3241a, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: Nchomber 30.2006 For more information, please call FC X 248.593.1302 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4093972F02 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO CO( LETT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFHC E AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia aatemey be reednded by Mo torododng mortgagee. In me* event, ywi aenwgoe, n eny, eneu m iwrinod aolely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered al cate, piue Moresi. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made in ' conditions of a mortgage made by Scott Hubbert, a single man. original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 28, 2004, and recorded on August 4.2004 In Instrument 1131874, in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Irwin Mortgage Corporation aa assignee by an asaignmanL on which mortgage there « claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-One And 49/100 Dollars ($115,471.49), including interest at 5.5% per annum. Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice la hereby given that said mortgage wB t>j foractoaed by a sate of the mortgaged promises, or some port of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM, on December 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 1311 of the City, Formerly VHtege of Hastings, According to ths Recorded Plat thereof The redemption period shal bo 6 months from the date c-f such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, xi which case the redemption period shal bo 30 days from the date of such sals. Dated: November 16,2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns, Mtehigan 48025-5622 File f109843F02 mom* Robert A. Tremdn A Aaeodatee, P.C. to a debt eolsetor and we are attempting to cobod a (Not ana any wwonnonon ouaMnoa win do uoeu for that purpoee. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by RYAN A LARKIN. A SINGLE MAN INDIVIDUAL to MORT­ GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLEY AS A NOMINEE FOR LENDER A LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS PRIORITY MORTGAGE CORPORATION . Mortgagee, dated March 18, 2004, and recorded on April 01, 2004 , as Instrument No. 1124509, In BARRY County Records, Michigan, and aasigned by said mort­ gagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be duo at the date hereof the sum of one hundred twenty nine thousand seven hundred seventy tour and 48/100 Dolars ($129,774.48). including inter­ est al 6.250% par annum. With an adjustable rate rider Under the power of sale contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that aald mortgage wil be forectoeed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1XX) PM on January 04,2007. Said premises are situated in TWP OF IRVING. BARRY County, Michigan and are desenbed as: PARCEL A-1 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH­ SOUTH ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SECTION 3. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST 422.09 FEET FROM THE CENTER ONEQUARTER POST OF SECTION 3, THENCE CON­ TINUING SOUTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST 228 86 FEET ALONG SAID ONE-QUARTER LINE; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST 397.35 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 48 SECONDS EAST 210 09 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 396 96 FEET. PARALLEL WITH THE EAST-WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SEC­ TION 3, TO THE PLACE OF BEG INNING The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. DATED: December 07. 2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Cal: (248) 540-7701 PUBLIC NOTICE REAL ESTATE AUCTION By court, bank or stHer order — 1746 Rowden Dr., Hastings, Ml — 3 bedroom, 2 hath, 1,550 sf+ - OPENING BID $25,000 — 11153 W. Fnrioag, Freeport, Ml — Notice Of Mortgage Forectoaure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgage*. In that event, your damages, H any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Retard L. Van Syclde and Betty A Van Syckte, husband and wife, original mortgagors). to Argent Mortgage Company. 'EC. Mortgagee, dated May 3. 2005, and recorded on May 12, 2005 in instrument 1146381. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to WELLS FARGO BANK. N.A. ON BEHALF OF THE CERTIFICATE­ HOLDERS PARK PLACE SECURITIES. INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI­ CATES SERIES2005-WCW1 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Five And 30/100 Dolars ($145,745.30). including inter­ est at 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on December 21. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of land commencing at the 1/4 Post on the North Side of Section 35. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, thence East on Section Line 568 Feet to point of beginning; thence South to the Center of High Bank Creek; thence Northeasterly along center of said High Bank Creek to the Center ol the Highway Running North and South through said Section 35; thence Northerly along the Center of said Highway to the North Section Line of Section 35; Thence West along Section Line to Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: November 23.2006 For more information, please u3fl: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telejoph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Frame. Michigan 48025-5822 File #1154"'8F01 TH® RRM ® A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ BIG TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE Bi ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffery N. Haight and Stacy M. Haight. a/k/a Stacey M. Haight, husband and wfte, to Olympus Mortgage Company. by AMC Mortgage Services, inc., as Its attomey-in-fact. Mortgagee, dated February 10. 2004 and recorded February 18,2004 in Instrumant Number 1122383. and Re-recorded in Document number 1122894 on February 25. 2004, Barry County Records. Mfchtfsn. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc., asset backed peas through certificates. Soriot 2004-W6 under pooling and servicing agreement dated as of April 1. 2004, without recourse by assignment There is claimed to bo duo at the date hereof the sum c.' Seventy-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Six and 99/100 Dollar* ($78,626.99) including interest at 1025% par annum. Under the power of sale contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made end pro­ vided, notico is hereby given that said mortgage wW bo torecioood by a sale ot the mortgaged premises, or ooms part of thorn, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings In Barry County, Michigan at 1X» p.m. on JANUARY 4. 2007. Said premises are located in the Township of Orangeville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The North one-half of Lot 23. Lapham's Airport Lots, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 3 ol Plats, Page 100 and the North one-half of Lot 73. Lapham's Airport Lota No. 2. according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 5 of Plats on Page 87. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sals, untees determined aban­ doned in accordance witT. MCLA §600.324la. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 day* from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind ths sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount tenoered at sale, plus interest. Dated: December 7. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Senncer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 213.1399 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the forectoetog mortgagee In that event, your damages, It any, shaB bo Smil­ ed *oiety to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at eale. plus Internet MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Samuel Paul Beach, unmarried, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee tor lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated September 27. 2005, and recorded on October 4. 2005 in instrument 1153874. In Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U. S. Bank National Association as Trustee Asset Backed Pass Through Certificates Series 2006-HE1 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Five And 52/100 Dolars ($193,825.52), including inter­ est at 10.15% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wf be forectoeed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on December 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Land located in the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 31. Town 1 North. Range 8 West, more particularly described as kXtows: Beginning ax a point wmen nes on me cast ano West 1/4 line North 89 degrees 25 minutes 43 sec­ onds West 896.94 feet from the center of Section 31. Town 1 North, Range 8 West; thence North 08 degrees 51 minutes 42 seconds West 89.13 toot; thence 202.46 feet along the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 447.31 toot and the chord ol which boars North 21 degrees 49 minutes 23 sec­ onds West 200.74 feet, thence North 34 degrees 47 minutes 42 seconds West 153.00 toot thence 172.68 toot along the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 114.12 toot and the chord of which boars North 08 degrees 33 minutes 18 seconds East 156.67 feet; thence North 51 degrees M min­ utes 18 seconds East 44.50 toot; thenr. 146.80 feet along the arc of a curve to the left w* c ** radars is 163.70 feet and the chord of which bears North 28 degrees 12 minutes 48 seconds East 14123 test; thence 143.63 feet along the arc o' a curve to the right whose radius is 906.00 toot and ths chord of which boars North 05 degrees 03 rrinutes 48 seconds East 143.48 foot; thence North «' degrees 36 minutes 18 sear'd* East 117.01 foot, more u less, to the South line of lands ownxl by Consumer* Power Company as surveyed by Chase. Dekeyaer and Alden in May 1965; thence North 88 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West along said South line 401.41 toot more or teas, to the West Ina of the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 31; thence South 00 degrees 37 min­ ute* 15 seconds West along said West too, 974J1 Begtnrvng _______ ______ Description Casement tor Ingress end Egrsos: A 66 foot wide easement tor ingress and egress In th* East 1/2 of ths Northwest 1/4 of Section 91. Town 1 North. Rsngo 8 West, the oonterttoo of which is described as: Beginning st a point which line* on th* Ea^ and West 1/4 too. North 89 degress 25 minutes 43 seconds West 098.91 test from the center of Section 31, Town 1 North, Rango 8 Wool; thonco North 08 degrees 51 minutes 42 seconds West 89.13 lost; thonco 202.46 toot along the arc of a curve to the loft whooo radius is 44731 foot and the chord ol which boars North 21 dsgreos 49 minutes 23 seconds West 200.74 tost; thonco North 34 degrees 47 minutes 42 seconds West 153.00 toot; thonco 172.68 toot along the arc of a curve to the right whoee radtos is 114.12 toot and the chord ot which bear* North 08 degrees 33 min­ utes 18 seconds East 156.67 foot; thonco North 51 degrees 54 minutes 18 seconds East 4430 tost; thsnos 146.80 toot along the arc of a curve to the toft whooo radius is 163.70 toot and the chord ot which boar* North 26 degrees 12 minutes 48 sec­ onds East 141.93 toot; thonco 143.63 toot along the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 906.00 feet and ths chord of which bears North 05 dsgreos 03 minutes 48 seconds East 143.48 toot; thanes North 09 dsgreos 36 minutes 18 seconds East 117.01 foot, more or less, to the South ins of lands owned by Consumer's Power Compeny as sur­ veyed by Chase. Dokoyser and Alden in May 1966; thence continuing North 09 degrees 36 minutes 18 seconds East 72.29 toot; thence North 41 degrees 48 minutes 33 seconds East 377.74 toot; thonco North 61 degrees 13 minutes 06 seconds East 19.99 feet, more or less, to the South Bn* of toe Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 31; thence continuing North 61 degrees 13 minutes 03 seconds East 121.74 toot, thence North 86 degrees 21 minutes 17 seconds East 395.47 feet; thence North 28 degrees 52 minutes 55 seconds East 178.71 feet; thence North 00 degrees 05 min­ utes 37 seconds West 372.03 foot; thence North 30 degrees 17 minutes 58 seconds West 326.86 tost; thence North 89 degrees 14 minutes 00 seconds West 377.23 feet; thence North 34 degrees 28 min­ utes 51 seconds West 40.41 feet to the Point of Ending. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: November 16, 2006 For more information, pleas* cal: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Sarvicor 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4114324F01 77*p”* Jazz Vespers First ILA. Mueller Accounting Mobile/manufactured home • Professional. Economical & Persona] TAX & Accounting Services. — 726 Dunlap SL, laming. Ml — Single-family - OPENING BID $1,000 each Inspections: l:00-4:00pm Sunday, December 10th and 2 hours Drior to sate. All properties seB: 8:00 am Wednesday, December 13 at 1746 Rowdea Dr.. Hastings. Ml £ Visit wMlamsauctlon.com or call 800^01-8003 December • 20 Years of Accounting. Tax and Management Experience Working for You 5:30 Please join ns for this Advent Worship; -221 South Jefferson. Hastings Phone: (269) 945-3547 irree.p* www.kamuelier2cc0unting.com . Node* Of Mortgage Forecloeure Ste* TH® FIRM » A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MKJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia aato may be reednded by the torectoelng mortgages. In ttwtevenLyourdamagea,lfany,8haffbeHmlied aotety to foe return of the bld amount ten­ dered at aoto, piua IntereeL MORTGAGE SALE - Default ha* been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert Frisbie and Terry Friobi*. husband and wife, a* joint tenants, original mortgagor!*), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., aa nominee tor lender and tender* suoceeeor* andtor asaigna. Mortgagee, dated January 2. 2004, and recorded on January 15, 2004 in instrument 1120773. in Barry county record*. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Bank of Now York Trust Contoeny NA aa aucceaaor to JPMorgan Chare Bank NA a* Trustee as assignee by an aaaignmanL on which mortgage there I* datoned to be due al the date hereof the *um of Two Hundred Twenty­ Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Eight And 08/100 Doffar* ($228,768.08). including interest at 6.99% per annum. Under ths power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and toe statute in such care made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wN be forectoeed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bwry County Courthouse in Hasting* at 1XX) PM. on January 4,2007. Said prenwa* are situated in Charter Township ol Rutland, Barry County. Michigan, and are described aa: That part of the South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4, Section 23. Town 3 North, Range 9 West deecribed as: Beginning at the Center of said Section; thence North 89 degree* 39 minutes X seconds West 400.00 feet along the South in* of said Northwest 1/4; theno* North 00 degrees 00 minutes 01 second* East 1310.04 toet thane* South 89 degress 37 minutes X second* East 400.X test along the North line of said South 1/2. Northwest 1/4; thence South X degrees X min­ utes X seconds Was 1306.64 teal along the East ine Ofsted Northwest 1/4 to the Ptaoa of beginning. Subject to highway right of way tor Ysddy Road. The redemption period aha* be 12 month* from the date of such sate. Dated: December 7.2006 For more intormatton. ptoaae cal: FC H 248-593.13X Troll A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 304X Tetogreph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte 4116807F01 mow Moffo* Of fttortpWI* Forectoeure Sate TH® HRM tt A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTBVTIN^ TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY IMFORMADON WE OBTAM W«X BE USED POR THAT PUR­ MORTGAGE SALE - Detauff he* bate', •nad* in the oondtttone of a mortgage made by ZnC'ony Holtman and Jamie J HoSman. huatwtd and wfte, original mortgagor!*), to AFS Hnarcdal Sevtaes, Inc., Mortgagee, dated September 24, 199IL and recorded on October 6, 1998 In instrument 1018936, In Barry county records, Mkftgan and aaaignad by said Mortgagee to CMMortgage. Inc. successor by reason of merger vrfth OAwclal Mortgage Company, inc. as saslgnss by ar« astegnmant, on which mortgage there is ctekrvjd to be du* at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thoueand Rve Hundred Eighty And 68/1X Ddare ($78,680.86), including Interest at 9.66% per annum. Under ths power of sal* contained In said mort­ gage and th* statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice Is hereby given that said mortgage wN be forectoeed by a sale of the mortgaged premteea, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on January*. 2007. Said premises are sih toted in VBage of Freeport, Bany County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 14, Town 4 North, Rango 8 West deecribed as: Commencing al th* Southeast comar of the Northwest 1/4 ot to* Northeast 1/4 of said Section 14, tor a place of beginning, thence West 177 foot, thence North 200 test, thence East 177 feet to the center of Chariton Park Road, thence South along the center of said road, 200 foot tor the place of beginning Commencing at the North 1/4 comer of Section 14, Town 4 North. Range 8 West, Cartton Township. Bany County, Michigan; thence 90 degrees X sec­ onds X minutes East 1056.X test along the North Ino of said section thence South X degree* 46 minutes 27 seconds V/est 1118.47 foot to the point og beginning, thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 03 seconds East 87.X fest; thence South X degree* 46 minutes 27 seconds West 200.X feet; thence South 89 degree* 56 minutes 03 seconds West 87 00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 46 min­ utes 27 second* East 200.X feet to the point of beginning The redemplton period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shal be X days from the date of such safe. Dated: November X. 2006 For more information, please cal: FC G 248.593.1310 Trott 1 Trott, PC. Attorney* For Senricer X400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4116520F01 �The Hastings Banner - Ti.u'Sday, December 7. 2006 - Page 13 DIXIE, continued from page 1 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Forecfoeure Sale THIS RRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage ma-Jj by Michael L. Sanford and Darlene K. Sanford. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 6. 2005 and recorded on July 13. 2005 in instrument 1149444, in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to SunTrust Mortgage as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-One And 89/100 Dollars ($139.771.89,. including interest at 5.99% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on December 14. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Said parcel being marked *3* on the allotment survey in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 10 of said Township and described as: Beginning North 19 3/4 degrees East 136.8 feet from a point distant North 15 3/4 degrees East 813.3 feet from the non post marking the Southeast angle of the highway running along the South line of Section 10. Town 1 North, Range 8 West, and distant East 32 rods more ot less from the Southwest comer of said Section; thence North 19 3/4 degrees East 68.4 feet; thence North 85 1/3 degrees West to the East shore of Bnstol Lake: thence Southerty along shore of lake to a point North 85 1/2 degrees West from the place of beginning: thence South 85 1/2 degrees East. 8 rods more of less to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dtbd: November 16. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248.593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #114559F01 nwrm Notice Of Mortgage Forecfoeure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAT1ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF, YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ,p. A ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale mey be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, tn MORTGAGE SALE - Deftutt has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ricky E. Robins and Antoinette Robins f/k/a Antoinette Lee. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for Lender and Lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated June 24. 2005. and recorded on July 1. 2005 in instrument 1148890. in Bany county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to U.S. Bank National Association, trustee for Lehman Sail 2005-10 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Sixteen And 36/100 Dollars ($156,616.36). including interest at 7.89% per Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 DO PM. on December 14.2006. Said premises are situated In Charter Township ol Rutland, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 7 of Smith s Lakeview Center, according to the recorded plat thereof, of records in Lbsr 6 of Plats. Page 50 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such snte Dated: November 16. 2006 For more information, please call: FC S 248 593 1304 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 46025-5622 File #115124F01 mom i THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Lisa Mane Hall, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and lenders successors andfor assigns, Mortgagee dated May 5. 2006 and 'ecorded May 10. 2006 in Instrument Number 1164429. Bany County Records. Michigan. There ie claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-One and 45/100 Dollars ($162,921 45) including interest at 9.875% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage ano the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. totice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on DECEMBER 21. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Thomapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: That part of the Northeast one-quarter. Section 26. Town 4 North. Range 10 West, Thomapple Township. Bany County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 26. thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 46 seconds East 655.33 feet along the East line of said Northeast one-quarter, thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes 48 seconds West 1584.96 feet along the South line of the North one-half of the North onehalf of said Northeast one-quarter; thence North 43 degrees 59 minutes 13 seconds West 154.16 feet to the place of beginning: thence South 45 degrees 57 minutes 33 seconds West 165.34 feet; thence North 89 degrees 32 minutes 01 seconds West 77.97 feet to the centertine of Irving Road; thence North 44 degrees 13 minutes 24 seconds West 187.36 feet along said centerline thence North 45 degrees 46 minutes 38 seconds East 400 00 feet perpendicular to said centertine of Irving Road; thence South 44 degrees 13 minutes 24 seconds East 243.29 feet, thence South 45 degrees 57 min­ utes 33 seconds West 179.23 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date ol such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated; November 23. 2006 Orians Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 46007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 285 0489 r-sc-oas Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR TH AT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Lee A. Hurd and Mary Hurd. Married, original mortgagor(s), to Home Loan and Investment Bank. FSB, Mortgagee, dated November 22. 2004, and record­ ed on December 8. 2004 in instrument 1138331. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Two And 05/100 Dollars ($217,262.05), including interest al 6.5% per Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hai.-ngs at 1:00 PM. on December 21. 2006. Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 11 and 12 of B-Z Bee Acres according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Uber 4. Page 12 of Plats and also Lot 23 and Lot 34 of B-Z Acres Number 2 According to the record­ ed Plat thereof as recorded in Uber 5 of Plats. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: November 23. 2006 For more information, please call: FC J 248^93.1311 Trott 8 Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30470 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File 8059958F05 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COU ECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale. plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy Tummons and Mananne Tummons. husband and wife, original mortgacor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 11. 2005. and recorded on February 23. 2005 in instrument 1141798. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to CitiMortgage. Inc. successor by merger with CrtiFinancial Mortgage Company. Inc. as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Eight And 60/1CC Dollars ($209,808 60). including interest at 8.4% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 14. 2006 Said premises are situated m Township oi Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the west Ime ot section 19. town 1 north, range 9 west, distant north 0 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds west 676 feet from the southwest comer of said section; thence continuing north 0 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds west along said west section line 655.17 feet; thence south 89 degrees 15 minutes 30 seconds east 665 feet; lhence south 0 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds east 663 30 feet; lhence north 88 degrees 33 min­ utes 30 seconds west 655 16 feet to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated November 16. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Service' 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 8107432F02 collected and we are attempting to collect a debt and any Information obtained will be used for that purpoee. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ot a mortgage made by RICKY LEE LAWRENCE. MARRIED AND SHANNON C ’RISTINE LAWRENCE. MARRIED. HUSBAND AND WIFE to AMERIMORTGAGE CORPORATION . Mortgagee, dated December 14, 2005, and record­ ed on December 22, 20Q5 , as Instrument No. 1158063. in BARRY Coh» Records. Mchigan. and assigned by said mortgagee to FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI, LLC by an assignment da.ed December 19. 2005. and recorded on December 22. 2005 . as Instrument No 1158064 in BARRY County Records. Michigan on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred ninty thousand two hundred sixty four and 54/100 Dollars ($190.264 54), delud­ ing interest at 9.000% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puttee vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1 DO PM on December 14. 2006. Said prem-ses are situated tn TOWNSHIP OF HASTINGS. BARRY County, Michigan and are described as: PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTH­ WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 35. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. HASTINGS TOWN­ SHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER OF SECTION 35; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 17 5 MINUTES WEST 954.5 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 17.5 MINUTES WEST 379.5 FEET; THENCE NORTH 1 DEGREES 17 MINUTES EAST 1150.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 17.5 MIN­ UTES EAST 369 3 FEET: THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 46.5 MINUTES WEST 1150.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale DATED November 16. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE-MI. LLC Assignee ol Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 mcnt policies later ended with the company closing. Her next position was with the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Michigan. She was also the director of the MDA summer camp for kids. "This was a really rewarding position." she said. “There was lots of laughter and tears." After her marriage to Ev Manshum. she moved back to the area when he became the manager for the Village of Middleville. Dorothy Conklin, who was then president of the Chamber of Commerce, asked her if she was interested in becoming the director of what was then the Hastings Chamber of Commerce. She started as director on Jan. 4, 1993. and just a few weeks later Hastings was named one of the “Best Small Towns in America." "It was a little embarrassing." she said. “JAd sent someone lo interview me and I tried to tell them 1 didn’t have anything to do with it. I praised Mayor Mary Lou Gray, who real­ ly pointed Hastings in the right direction.” "Hastings is still one of the best small towns in America.” Stadel Manshum com­ mented. Stadel Manshum oversaw many of the changes in the local Chamber of Commerce. "We had a strategic plan and we followed it,” she said. "Our events became more popular, we reached out to the surrounding communi­ ties. 1 think the county-wide chamber is doing lots of good in the community." When she was director of the chamber, the economic development committee began to work on ways to help local businesses and manufacturers. Working with Jan Hartough from the Michigan Stale University Extension office, the chamber had the assis­ tance of a community assessment team. This MSU-based team of professionals sur­ veyed the community and set the ground work for the Economic Development Alliance. Stadel Manshum started as director in her last two months of 2001 and began as eco­ nomic development director officially in January 2002. At that tinx she said that she would give five years to the economic devel­ opment effort. She said her only sadness is that she will not be able to finish everything she wants to accomplish before Dec. 21. "I am sure that the next director will accomplish much, it is a very exciting posi­ tion to have.” Stadel Manshum said. Dixie Stadel Manshum She is looking forward to spending more time with her family. Her children and grand­ children are very important to her. Between Ev and Dixie, there are eight children and 24 grandchildren. Whin asked what she is going to do with the rest of her Life, she said, “First. I am going to Florida and sit by the pool or on the beach and think about what 1 want to do. I am already hearing about some paid and volun­ teer opportunities, but I want to wait." "1 want to spend time with Ev and when 1 come back to Michigan in the spring. I am going to spend time with my grandchildren. I am really looking forward to attending their games and spending time with them." This 66-year-old professional woman has been looking back on her life. She said a quc«e from Ecclesiastes has really shaped her life: "fhere is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven." This is my time to retire,” Stadel Manshum said “I am looking forward to see­ ing lots of people and getting and giving lots of hugs on Dec. 21.” RN/LPNsI We currently have openings lor RN/LPNs on 2nd shift (2:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.). Long term care experience would be a plus. We have excellent wages, benefits and wortring conditions. If interested in the opportunity to join a great team, sub- K ■ ■ I V mit your resume to: Director of Nursing Thomapple Manor 2700 NashvWa Road M ■ Hastings, Michigan 40058 Thornapple MANOR. what do you think? fly jjJyM with Barry County 5th District Commissioner Mike Calllon Barry County Taxes. The first six items on your Tax Detail your county taxes. Everyone in the Barry County area has to pay these. Here's the breakdown: OMemetK Waterproofing Want to get a passport? All kinds of government information are just a click or call away. FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FEDINFO December 6. 2005. Remembered always and deeply missed Art and Linda. Pat and Mike. Uncle Denny, Aunt Millie. Shaun. Matt and Cassey. Aaron. Tammy and Mike. Michele and Joe. '--------- RogntSng 1-800-237-2379 IMFr SYSTW OF SOUTHWEST HBMGHM. BC. ik - Understanding Your County Taxes Winter taxes have arrived and some of you may be experienc­ ing slicker shock. I would like to go over your TAX DETAIL with you. Under DESCRIPTION of your TAX DETAIL you will see a 1st of the multiple taxes that you pay. I have 14 items that represent County. Township. School District and intermediate School Drstnct Taxes. These vary depending on where you live. BASEMENT PROFESSIONALS! I | I COUNTY OPER - This s tor County operations, all 83 coun­ ties in Michigan pay varying amounts for this Extra voted millages are next. These were aH voted in. VOTED CH PARK - Only 20% 0* Michigan counties pay a Parks Millage. VOTED COA - The Commission On Aging milage s a seniors milage. Seniors milages are the most common extra voted mil­ ages in the state. 75% of Michigan counties have a Seniors millage VOTED E 911 -Only 25% ol the state's counties have Central Dispatch millages. Some are funded through a surplus charge on telephone Mis. THORN MAN - Medical Care Facility milages exist in 33% of Michigan counties. VOTED TRANSIT The Barry County Transportation millage was voted m a couple of years ago and was needed due to cuts m state funding. That may be why 34% of the counties need this The rest of your TAX DETAIL is township, school district and intermediate school district taxes. TH me what you think? P.O Box 676.. Nashvtae. Ml 49073 michaeicaR!on181 ©hotmail com �Page 14 - Thursday. December 7. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 / ui Riin I ,» Sul. 5125 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattness. Complete, never used. Must sell! 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Deputies talked to the owner of the pct. a husky breed dog. and were told the family had received a call from Barry County Animal Control about a complaint the dog had attacked turkeys kept in a pen by a neighbor and had been chasing a horse in a nearby pasture. Animal Control advised the dog’s owners they had been told by a caller that the dog would be shot if it was not picked up and taken home. When the dog’s owners arrived at the home, approximately two-thrirds of a mile away, they found the dog’s body in a ditch. Deputies said neighbors told them they had witnessed the dog chasing and killing a turkey and injuring a second turkey and they had witnessed the dog chasing the pastured horse. One of the men said he attempted to collar the dog and it tried to bite him. He told deputies he then returned home and retrieved a Remington 7mm rifle, returned to the area where the dog was run­ ning loose and he shot the animal. He told deputies he was told by Animal Control that he could shot the animal if it was indeed chasing and killing domesti­ cated animals. Deputies took pictures of the dead turkey and the injured animal and the investigation has been turned over to Barry County. Animal Control. No charges have been filed as yet. Hastings man arrested for domestic assault Militiiittln t THEATERS Stadwts 2 fwl Ticket Dog shot after chasing horse, killing turkeys Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. WoodUwn Ara, Mattings, Ml 49058 (2691 945-3553 or tol free 18001 288-5220 www-adwantyonM.com i Edward Jones Hastings police arrested a 35-year-old Hastings man last Saturday on charges of domestic assault after police responded to a complaint in the 800 block of North Church Street. The 29-year-old victim had driven to the Michigan State Police Post originally to report the incident and city officers were contacted. Officers responded to the residence and spoke with Paul Arcntt. The victim reported that a verbal dispute had turned physical and the suspect had pushed her and pulled her hair, and then he pushed her 12-year-old daughter in the head as she attempted to find a phone to call police. Arentt was placed under arrest and lodged at the Barry county Jail. Chicago relatives arrested in assault, theft complaints Hastings police arrested a Chicago couple Tuesday. Nov. 28. in the 400 block of East Green Street after they were told by the 43-ycar-old victim that some relatives had come to his home and started an argument during the early evening hours. The argument became physical after the suspects, who were identified as Gerald Kordelewski, Jr., 22, and Rachel Kordelewski, 21. started to go through the victim's belongings. Both suspects assaulted the victim and left the residence when a witness phoned police. State Police troopers located the suspects in their vehicle on West State Road later that evening, and held them until Hastings officers arrived. Items taken from an unreported retail fraud in Middleville were located in the vehicle, along with a knife taken from the residence. Additional property reported taken was not recovered Both suspects were taken into custody and lodged at the Barry County Jail, and are facing charges of unarmed robbery. Gerald Kordelewski Jr. also was anested on several misdemeanor warrants from area departments and one felony warrant for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The complaint has been turned over to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office for review. Local woman may face emezzlement charge A 24-year-old Hastings woman may face embezzlement charges after Hastings police investigation of a complaint that has been ongoing since August at the Admiral Gas Station. Police were contacted Nov. 28 about the incident, as well as the identity of the suspect. Officers interviewed the woman who admitted that she had taken approximately $400 in cash and products from the business since August. The case has been turned over to the Bany County Prosecutors Office for review. Snowmobile theft may be part of a rash Troopers from the Michigan Stale Police Hastings Post are investigating the theft of a snowblowei from Tractor Supply on Nov. 25. Officials believe the theft may be part of a series of similar thefts from Tractor Supply locations throughout the area Anyone with information is asked to call the Michigan Stale Police at 948-8283. Another lost hunter located in Yankee Springs Barry County Central Dispatch and the Michigan State Police came to the rescue of another lost hunter in the Yankee Springs State Game Area last Saturday. Dec. 2. The hunter used his cell phone to call 9-1-1 and the dispatcher was able to use GPS capabilities to direct the MSP trooper lo the hunter's location almost immediately. The hunter became lost in the late afternoon, and if he had not be found in a time­ ly manner, faced being lost in the large expanse of the state game area after dark. Illegal hunters have weapons confiscated by DNR State Police troopers stopped a car on Norris Road near Keller Road Monday. Dec. 4. when the occupants of the car were seen shooting at deer from their vehicle. The Department of Natural Resources confiscated the weapons involved and the case has been turned over to the Barry County Prosecutor’s office for review of possible charges. CASINO, continued from page 1 cd by une vole in the Michigan House of Representatives, would have enabled the state to take in 8 percent of slot revenue and local government would have been 2 percent. Without a compact, the tribe still can apply to the federal government to operate a casino and not have to share any of its revenue with local or state govern­ ment. Attorneys for the tribe and for the fed­ eral government have said they are confi­ dent the U.S. Depart of the Interior’s placement of the land into a trust will be upheld in court, however, a decision still is eagerly awaited by both sides. James Nye. a spokesman for the tribe, noted precedent in that MichGO’s legal attempts to slop the Pokagon Band from opening a casino near the MichiganIndiana border have been rebuffed in thecourts and construction on that facility now has been begun. However, attorneys representing the MichGO group are contending an envi­ ronmental impact study has not been completed for the Bradley site before its placement into trust. MichGO. led by spokesman Todd Boorsma of Byron Center, has maintained that a casino in the Gun Lake area would have a negative impact on the economy and school sys­ tems of West Michigan, would lead to more gambling addiction, crime and traf­ fic. MichGO and a sister organization known as 23 Is Enough have actively opposed plans for the casino for a long time. Among their supporters and mem­ bers are many Grand Rapids area business interests. 24th District State Senator Patricia Birkholz. 88th District Stale Rep. Fulton Sheen. Congressmen Vem Ehlers and Peter Hoekstra and Richard M. DeVos. father of failed gubernatorial can­ didate Dick DeVos. Interestingly. Dick DeVos announced he would negotiate a compact with the Gun Lake Tribe just before the general election Nov. 7 and just after receiving news of the Department of Interior’s intentions to place the site into a trust. Also of interest was that Hoekstra was linked to disgraced federal lobbyist Jack Abramoff in the latter’s efforts to work against the Gun Lake casino on behalf of the Chippewa Band in Mt. Pleasant. As reported in a Banner story earlier this year. Hoekstra accepted a $1,000 cam­ paign contribution from Abramoff and faxed the lobbyist information from a fed­ eral meeting discussing the tribe’s request for placement of land into a trust. MichGO and 23 Is Enough also has attempted to link the tribe unfavorably with its financial backer. Station Break Casinos of Las Vegas. Supporting the tribe's plans for a casi­ no are the Wayland and Barry County Chambers of Commerce, iocal govern­ ments, grass-roots groups such as the Friend of the Gun Lake Indians (FOGLI) and the Kalamazoo Area Chamber Commerce. The tribe promises the casino will generate 1.500 jobs and spinoffs of about 2,750 other jobs in the entertain­ ment and service industries. The Gun Lake Band of Potawatomis officially became federally recognized in 1999 and not long afterward began mak­ ing plans to build a casino in Bradley. The matter is not likely to be entirely resolved soon. If Judge Penn upholds the tribe’s and federal government’s position in the suit, plans for the casino will pro­ ceed. but MichGO has promised it will not give up the fight and will seek what­ ever legal means necessary. The tribe has promised similar action if MichGO’s position prevails. Ex-Middleville councilman gets jail and probation A former Middleville Councilman has received a jail sentence and a maximum of two years probation in connection with charges of embezzlement. William Henry Nesbitt. 44. of Middleville, was sentenced Thursday. Nov. 30. by Bany County Circuit Judge James Fisher to serve up to 24 months probation and 30 days in jail with credit for one day time served. Nesbitt was con- victed August 9 on a charge of attempted embezzlement by a public official. Fisher ordered the balance of Nesbitt’s jail time may be suspended if he pays $5,000 to the court. Nesbitt originally was charged with embezzlement but pleaded guilty to the reduced charge. Also assessed were court costs of $500. restitution of $6,500 and a probation fee of $240. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 7. 2006 - Page 15 NEED, continued from page 1 Forbes also discussed the Fresh Food Initiative, a program through which people receive a box of food every Wednesday morn­ ing at the First United Methodist Church in Hastings, even though United Way funds do not pay for the food. The food comes from the Food Bank of South Central Michigan in Battle Creek for 18 cents per pound. The idea for the Fresh Food Initiative came from stu­ dents at Circle Pines Camp, who decided their focus will be world hunger. “It’s incredible what these kids can do when we allow them to and when we fit them into what we do." said Forbes. So far the community has helped United Way raise $413,150.56. or 78 percent of the organization's $525,000 goal for 2007. She said the United Way helped people throughout Bany County a total of 56.965 limes last year through 23 agencies and 38 programs. Forbes said there is more need this year than there has been in the past, but that Hastings Middle School administrative assistant Polly Porter said giving is down this year from last, but last year there was an exceptional amount of giving due lo Hurricane Katrina. "Last year was a big fund-raising year." said Porter. Porter said the Charity Club at the middle school has helped with several community service projects this year, including assisting at the Fresh Food Initiative and collecting turkeys for Thanksgiving. Judy Johnson, assistant principal at Hastings High School, said she has seen an increase in need, but people have stepped for­ ward to help meet those needs. “I’ve seen a slight increase in need for some kids, but I don't think it's unusually high," said Johnson. She said food banks have an increased demand over the holidays because students who would normally receive free or reduced These Thomapple Kellogg High School students hold some of the toys donated to the National Honor Society’s toy drive to help Barry County Kids. From left, standing, are Philip Strickland and Morgan VanderKolk. Kneeling are John Ferou. Rachel Young, Alyssa Vereeke and Laramie Barker. community members also have stepped up to provide more assistance than has been avail­ able in the past. “We have seen the need increase, but we've always seen the community step forward." said Forbes. “People are kind in Barry County. I think we're very fortunate in that they're trying to help their fellow neighbor '* Volunteer Center Director Bonnie Hogoboom said she believes both need and giving are up in Delton this year, and people are being generous. Delton Kellogg Middle School Assistant Principal Mary Guthrie agrees with Hogoboom that need is up this year, but she said she thinks it is due to peoples' willing­ ness to admit they need assistance. “1 think honestly in our community we've just become more attuned to it," said Guthrie. “We've just been a lot more open." Guthrie said there are families in the com­ munity who have needed help in the past, but this year they arc more willing to accept help the school offers. She said school officials also have become more comfortable approaching families to ask if they need assis­ tance. Guthrie said while there have not nec­ essarily been more food drives or organized giving, community members always step in where assistance is needed and help where they can. lunches arc home w ithout that assistance. Barry County Head Start is receiving more applications for Toys for Tots than it has in past years. Applications arc available at the Hastings and Dellon Head Start offices. To>s will be distributed al the Barry Expo Center Saturday. Dec. 16. For more information, or lo make a donation call (269) 945-4900. Kathy Brown, pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Hastings, said she has not seen giving decrease in her congregation. “I think I’ve seen an increase actually." said Brown. ”1 think there has been some increase in need as people have lost their jobs. It’s also a very generous congregation." The Maple Valley Community Center of Hope (MVCCOH) regularly works with the Food Bank of South Central Michigan, area churches and organizations such as Love. Inc. to serve families in need in the Nashville and Vermontville areas throughout the year. During the holiday season it also coordinates with Nashville's “Wish Upon a Star"program. the Maple Valley High School leadership pro­ gram to provide Christmas food baskets and gifts for families in need. Dianne Bowden, director of MVCCOH and pastor of Nashville United Methodist Church, said the center relies heas ily on com­ munity donations and support, especially dur­ ing the Christmas season and this year the need is up and giving is down. "Many of the thtise who gave in the past now need lo receive." said Bowden in refer­ ence to Michigan's troubled economy. “We received many new and gently used coats from Salvation Army, but I heard on the news that the Salvation Army and Toys for Tots have had to send volunteer drivers and sorters home this year because donations have been down so far. I think that may be why we arc seeing an increase in need. Many of the fam­ ilies that would have been served by those organizations may now be coming to us for assistance." Agreeing with that assessment is Maple Valley High School teacher Norma Jean Acker. Her leadership students run an annual toy and gift drive to support the center’s Santa's Workshop for children and families in need, but not being served by other agencies or organizations. They select and wrap gifts for family members. "The toy/gift drive is in progress, but I would have to say it is not at the usual level. 1 am just hoping that students will bring things in at the last minute, which is not all that unusual. Truthfully, the food drive in the fall, although successful, was down some. We only ask that people continue to do what they can. I guess the fact that the need is up and giving is down is not really very surprising considering the state of the economy in Michigan." she said. Lois Elliston, who coordinates Nashville's Wish Upon a Star program, also agreed with Bowden. “The number of families has gone down, but the number of children in those families has gone up." said Elliston. Each year the Wish Upon a Star program sets of a tree in the lobby of Hastings City Bank in Nashville and places yellow paper stars, each representing a Christmas wish of an area child in need, individuals, groups, or organizations can select a star, purchase the requested gift, wrap it affix the star to pack­ age and return it to the bank. This year, while packages are beginning to accumulate beneath the tree, there is still a star on every branch and Elliston reports she still has more than 50 stars at home. She added that Steve Reid, director of Love, Inc. in Hastings, still had families coming in to sign up for holiday assistance. “The number of families seems to be down this year.” he said, “but the number of fami­ lies with six to eight, or even nine children has increased." While Elliston admitted that giving seems slower this year she attributed some of it to the calendar. “Th? community does a-wonderful job (supporting Wish Upon'a Star) but it seems we arc short a week this year. We have to give the Christmas baskets out on the 16th because we can’t wait another week or we’d be giving them out on Christmas Eve." Bowden said the center appreciates the support it receives from the leadership class, area churches and other groups and organiza­ tions. but would be delighted to accept dona­ tions from other businesses and organizations not currently involved. In the Nashville and Vermontville area, canned food and toy collection sites to sup­ port the Wish Upon a Star and Santa’s Workshop programs are at Cart’s Market. Hastings City Bank. Eaton Federal Savings and Loan, the Nashville Village office. Fuller Street Elementary in Nashville and Maplewood Elementary in Vermontville. A special savings account has been set up at Hastings City Bank in Nashville for those who prefer to make a monetary contribution to the Wish Upon a Star program. Individuals, groups or organizations inter­ ested in supporting the MVCCOH and its pro­ grams may call Bowden at (269) 838-2340 or (517) 852-0685. Michael Anton, the pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Hastings reports that his church has once again adopted 20 families from Love. Inc. for Christmas and while the church has felt a pinch in its budget during the last two years due to the economy. support for the adopt-a-family program has remained constant. Jeff Garrison, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Hastings reports that his church's adopt-a-family program also is going well. Middleville and Yankee Springs area churches also are heanng from people with greater needs this year. The Middleville United Methodist Church. Leighton Church and Gun Lake Community Church offices have heard from more church members and community residents on more substantial needs. Along with food assistance, people are ask­ ing churches for help with fuel, wood for those who heat with wood and rent. The Thomapple Kellogg Schools will be doing a food drive next week from Dec. 11-15 and will be dropping off items collected at the local food bank. Page Elementary School has been doing a toy collection for the Barry County Toy Drive. Students al the Thomapple Kellogg High School are helping the National Honor Society fill the display case in front of the library with toys for the Toys for Barry Area political elephants ride herd on donkeys A bunch of -Elephanf Republicans often were at the tnercy of donkey -Democrats Monday night in the annual donkey basketball FFA furtd-raiser at Maple Valley High School. Shown (from left) are Anna Timmerman from the State FFA; Maple Valley graduate Scott Evert, a lobbyist; County Commissioner Mike Caiiion; Shan Calley, state-rep.-elect; Barry County GOP Chairman Norm Porter; Barry County SheriS Dar Leaf; State Rep. Rick Jones of Eaton County; Katie Eldred, State FFA vfee president; and Kendra and Kara Butters from the ag policy office in Lansing. COURT NEWS _________ - • Robert Daniel Kidder, 35, of Hastings was sentenced Nov. 30 to serve from 20 to 48 months in prison concurrently witho a sen­ tence Kidder is currently serving. Judge James Fisher also ordered Kidder to pay a fine of $1,000. court costs of $500 and restitution of $104.86 for his Nov. 1 convic­ tion on a charge of malicious destruction of police property while he was detained in the Barry County Jail. Fisher noted three prior convictions of Kidder. He was convicted of malicious destruction of property in 1994, assaulting a police officer in 2002 and welfare fraud in July 2006. • In a delayed sentencing hearing Nov. 29. Judge Fisher sentenced Brent Richard Hartwell. 23, of Nashville, to serve 12 months probation and 31 days in jail with credit for 31 days time served for his 2005 conviction of felonious assault with a dangerous weapon. fireworks. Hartwell also was ordered to pay court costs of $500 and a probation fee of $120. • Shane Dean Miller. 39. of Charlotte was sentenced Nov. 30 to sene 36 months proba­ tion and 10 months in jail for his Sept. 20 conviction of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol (third offense). Judge Fisher also ordered Miller to pay a fine of $500. court costs of $ 1.000 and a pro­ bation fee of $360. Miller will not be eligible for work release, must participate in cognitive behavior therapy and substance abuse coun­ seling while in jail and must wear a wrist monitor for three months upon his release. Miller had two previous convictions for OUIL. in August 2007 and March 2001. Meth Task Force appreciates the help County Kids program. In the Middleville area unwrapped toys can be dropped off at the TKHS office from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. or at Gavin’s Chevrolet until Thursday. Dec. 14. The Lakewood Community Council is in the midst of assembly Christmas boxes for area residents. This year organizers said there are over 200 families who will be receiving boxes of groceries, hats, scarves, mittens and age appropriate toys. There arc more senioi citizens than last year. The donations of food from the district's schools seems to be down but the cash and food donations from the churches and indi­ viduals is up. On a state level, giving appears to be up according to Secretary of Slate Terri Lynn Land. The Harvest Gathering donations by the Department of State employees and cus­ tomers equaled 34.508 pounds of food, beat­ ing last year's record by more than 10.000 pounds. There were food collection boxes in 153 offices throughout the state. The Hastings office was among the top 10 donation spots with 802 pounds of food. To make donations to Barry County United Way, call (269) 945-4010. To make donations to Love. Inc. call (269) 948-9555. — Staff writers Sandra Ponsetto. Patricia Johns and Helen Mudry contributed to this report. Kathryn M. Russell • Joseph Thomas Vetiin. 62. of Hastings, was sentenced by Judge Fisher to serve 93 days in jail with credit for one day time served for his Nov. 21 conviction of aiming a weapon without malice in Irving Township in May. Judge Fisher ruled the balance of Vertin’s jail time may be suspended upon payment of court assessments. Judge Fisher fined Vertin $500 and court costs of $1,400. Charges of felonious assault and possession of a danger­ ous weapon were dropped prior to sentencing. • Penny Sue Calkins. 31, of Delton was sentenced November 29 by Judge Fisher to serve 24 months probation and four months in jail for each of two counts. Calkins was con­ victed Nov. 11 of passing non-sufficient checks (three within 10 days). Calkins was ordered to pay court costs of $500. restitution of $2,200 and a probation fee of $240. The balance of her jail time may be suspended upon payment of the court assessments. Calkins was convicted of pass­ ing the bad checks in Orangeville Township in July. • Peter Robert VandenToom. 19. of Holland was sentenced Nov. 29 to serve 60 months probation and 12 months in jail on each of two counts. VandenToom was convicted Nov. I of stealing a financial transaction device and attempted unlawful imprisonment in Yankee Springs Township in August. The balance of VandenToom's jail time may be suspended on Jan. 31 if he enters and successfully completes the Teen Challenge Program. VandenToom was ordered to pay $500 in court costs and a probation fee of $600. Kristen E. Hoel Attorneys at Law Methamphetamine Task Force members honored several key community partners for tteir help, including the Barry Community Foundation, the Pennock Foundation, the Barry County Chamber of Commerce and the Barry County Road Commission in efforts to promote public awareness and community change related to West Michigan's methamphetamine issue. The collaborative efforts have included education, funding and the Meth Watch road sign project. Pictured are Liz Lenz. Meth Task Force coordinator; Sheriff Dar Loaf; Jennifer Richards, vice president of the Barry Community Foundation. Lynn Hatfield, representing the Barry County Chamber of Commerce; Brad Lamberg. managing director of the Barry County Road Commission, and Tom Evans, Barry County Prosecutor. Unavailable for the photo was Matt Thompson. Pennock Foundation. Divorce • Custody • Parenting Time Criminal • Bankruptcy • Wills Hun/ -^1 to represent yourself in Court? Hr ccan help with the paperwork! 128 W. Center St.. Hastinp. Ml 49058 Phone (269) 945-4243 Free Contuludon with thit Ad. Expire* January 8. 2006 �Page 16 - Thursday, December 7. 2006 - The Haslings Banner EXHIBITS ' ■__________ _ • Celebration by Lauren Stineman will present jn exhibit of her jewelry work at the Thomapple Arts Council in Fish Hatchery­ Park in Hastings. Hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 1-4 pm. Call 945-2002 fo more information. Through December 7. • Todd and Brad Reed Photography Presents: See with your heart, Feel with your eyes al the Terry Berry Gallery inside St. Cecilia Music Society. The father-son team from will present some of their photographic­ images including images that the public aiready loves, and some that the public has yet to see. Call 616-459-2224 for evening and weekend hours. An Artist's Reception will be held Sunday, November 5th from 3-5 pm. Gallery hours are Monday thru Friday 9 am-5 pm. Admission is free. For more information call (231) 843-0777 or visit www.scmsonline.org or the artists' web site at www.toddandbradreed.com Through Nov. 30. • Lines of Discovery: 225 Years of American Drawings at the KIA presents nearly 150 works on paper on loan from the Columbus (GA) Museum that traces America's evolution as a nation. Includes works by some of the nation's greatest artists from the last 100 years. The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is located at 314 S. Park Street. Call (269) 349-7775 or kiarts.org for more information. Through December 31. • The Eames Lounge Chair An Icon of Modem Design will be featured at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. The Eames Lounge Chair became an icon of 20th century design almost immediately after its conception in 1955 and introduction to the public in 1956. The epitome of both modernist style and luxurious comfort, the leather-upholstered, rosewood-veneered chair and matching ottoman represent the culmination of Charles and Ray Eames' experimentation in molded plywood. The exhibition, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the chair, indudes selections of molded wood prototypes produced by the Eameses in the 1940s along with molded plywood sculpture by Ray Eames from the Library of Congress complement the three-dimensional studies. An “exploded'' version of the chair and blowups of period photographs dramatize how it was manufactured and assembled. Museum hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 am5 pm, Friday 10 am-8:30 pm, Saturday 10 am5 pm and Sunday noon-5 pm, closed Mondays. Adult admission is $7, seniors and students $6, children 6-17 $3. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through Dec 31. • Magdalena Abakanowicz: The Drawings at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Magdalena is known throughout the world for her sculpture, but you'll be stunned by her extraordinarily powerful drawings. Approximately 50 drawings by the great Polish artist will be displayed, many of them for the first time. Following its debut at Meijer Gardens, the exhibition will begin a national tour. Hours are Monday and Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is $12, students and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children (2 and under) free. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Through Dec 31. • Robert Rauschenberg, Artist-Citizen: Posters for a Better World will present 17 posters from between 1969-1996 featuring the socially and politically-themed works which often use collages elements of American icons such as the flag, NASA astronauts, the Kennedys, Janis Joplin, Martin Luther King and others. An exhibition reception and gallery talk will take place Friday, November 10 from 7-9 pm. at the Center Art Gallery at the Calvin College Spoelhof Center. The show runs through January 20. MUSIC THEATRE __ _____________________________ • Acton* Theatre presents the musical TICK...TICK...BOOM at Spectrum Theatre. By the creator of RENT, this musical focuses on the days leading up to Jonathan's birthday and was posthumously presented after his untimelv death just before RENT made its New ' ork debut. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm. Adult admission tickets are $25 with reduced rates for students and senior citizens. For more information call (616) 234-3946 or visit www.actorsatspectrum.org. Nov. 30-Dec. 9. • Saddest Angel Band will perform a holiday dinner theatre at 6 pm at the Middleville United Methodist Church, 111 Church Street, Middleville. Tickets are $10 and proceeds benefit the Community Food Pantry and Christmas Angel Tree, reservations can be made by calling (269) 795­ 9266 between 9 am and 1 pm. Friday & Saturday, December 8 & 9. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Dave Collee Trio with Ginny Dusseau Friday 5-8:30 pm at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 pm (free to I members). When the grooviest pig pairs up with the most happenin' gig - Friday nights at the Grand Rapids Art Museum - things really start swinging. Live bands play from 630­ 8:15 pm. Light fare and a cash bar available. 5-6 pm. For mure information call (616) 831­ 1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. December 9. • Fifth Third Holiday Pops at DeVos Performance Hall. Enjoy all the seasonal favorites in a spectacular holiday celebration featuring the Symphony Chorus, the annual songfest sing-along and more. John Varineau, Conductor; Margaret Carlson, Soprano; Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus, Pearl Shangkuan, Director. Performances are Thursday 7:30 pm, Friday 8 pm, Saturday 3 pm & 8 pm, Sunday 3 pm. Ticket prices range from $18-$56. Tickets may be purchased by visiting the Symphony office or by calling (616) 454-9451, Ext. 4. For more information call (616) 454-9451 or visit www.grsymphony.org. Dec 7-10. • Trans-Siberian Orchestra will perform at Van Andel Arena at 3 and 7 pm. Tickets are $40.50 & $5050. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s electrifying performance is a symphonic rock Christmas spectacular that combines the impact of an orchestra with the edge of a rock and roll band band. Purchase tickets please visit website or call (616) 456­ 3333. For more information call (616)742-6610 or visit www.vanandelarena.com. December 10. • Desdemona- A Play About a Handerchief will be performed at the Spectrum Theatre of Grand Rapids Community College. Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel's play is a comic deconstruction of the wrongly accused wife of Shakespeare's Othello. Performances are at 8 pm in Room 201 of the Spectrum Theatre. Tickets are $5 for students, $8 for genera) public December 13-16. • Civic Theatre presents: Peter Pan at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. Performances are Wednesday-Friday at 7:30 pm, Saturday 2 pm 9c 7:30 pm, and Sunday at 3 pm. For more information call (616) 222-6650 or visit www.grct.org. Through Dec. 17. MISCELLANEOUS • Here Kitty Kitty! will come to the Public Museum of Grand Rapids Saturday from 10 am-4 pm. Adult admission $8, seniors $7, children (3-17) $3. Learn more about your very own cat or kitten by visiting the Public Museum. Cat owners and organizations will be available for the public to meet and greet! For more information call (616) 456-3977 or visit www.grmuseum.org. Decembers. • Dance Instructions from 530-630 pm at Bumam Brook 200 W. Michigan, Battle Creek Beginning ballroom dance lessons with instructor Colleen Burke in east coast swing, fox trot, waltz, rumba and the cha cha. $5 per person. For more information, call (269) 317-2197. Friday, Dec. 15. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start witn lessons at 7:30 p.m. and the dance will take place afterward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casual. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Line dancing & social dancing les­ son & practice from 1-2 pm is $5 per person. Dances take place from 2-5 pm with Swing Masters band. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner necessary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317­ 2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and r.»mba. Instructor: Colleen Burke. Every Monday. • Wednesday Night Cruise-Ins from 6-9 pm weekly May through October at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Comers. Grounds open free. All vehicles welcome. Every Wednesday through October. Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Bany County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hashes. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454 Check out the Chamber s website at www.barrychamber.com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and places of interest locally and across the state. The Chamber also has free mailers for old printer ink car­ tridges and cell phones that will financially benefit the Barry Conservation District CHECK OUT THESE DECEMBER BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: Through December 23 Kellogg Manor House Holiday walks at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr., Hickory Comers. h children $5. See kbs..nsu.edu or call (269) 671-2416 for more info. 1-10 Barry Christmas! County Celebrates Saia; "Christmas with Clay Aika" MU be performed at 730 pm December 19 at DeVos Performance Hall. Ticket prices range from $35-$75. This enchanted evening of holiday music will feature Gay Aiken’s commanding voice and charismatic stage presence, as well as an all-orchestral first half of Christmas favorites. For more info call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.devosptrformancehall.com. This week’s selection: Casino Royale 1-14 free A Wreath Silent Auction from 8 am-5 pm at the Commission on Aging. Ailent suction to raise money for Senior Services. Stop at the COA to see trees end wreaths. Cail 948-4856 for mere info. 7 Hastings < Rotary Pancake Supper from 4-7 pm at the Hastings High School Cafeteria. For more info contact Dave Bainn at (269) 945­ 7 Holiday Dinner "Comfort and Joy* 'at' (fte W.fc' Kellogg" Manor House, 3700 E. Gull Lake Drive, Hickory Comers, at 6 JO pm. $32 per 3775. 11 Legislative Coffee at 8 am at Delton Kellogg High School 327 N. Grove Street Come and listen to and speak with elected state and US officials or their representatives. Sponsored by the Bany County Chamber of Commerce. Call (269) 945-2454 for more information. 12 Delton Home Town Christmas from 6-8 pm at various locations in Delton. 12 Grief Recovery- Holiday Edition "Journaling and Other Ways to Remember Part 2" from 5-6J0 pm at Barry Community Hospice, 450 Meadow Run, Hastings. Session will review journaling progress A discuss healthy ways to work through grieving process. No cost Cail (269) 948-8452 for more information. Running time: 144 minutes MPAA rating: PG-13 I have two confessions to make before we begin: 1. I am a huge James Bond fan. My favorite Bond is Sean Connery, with Roger Moore a close second. 2.1 never liked any of the Timothy Dalton or Pierce Brosnan movies. I found them boring. That said, let's move on to Bond No. 6. Daniel Craig. Wow. - I admit I had reservations about Craig being able to fill the tux. but... wow. Not only is Craig the best Bond I’ve seen in the past 20 years, he may actually surpass Connery in my rankings of great James Bonds. Ian Heming. the author and creator of James Bond, envisioned his hero as a dark, ruthless killer. Craig embodies Fleming's vision. The opening scene of "Casino Royalc” shows how Bond earns his two required kills in order to become a Double-O agent. The kills are gritty, savage and unlike any of the campy overblown opening stunts we’ve been accustomed to with Bond films. "Casino Royalc" is probably the darkest, most realistic Bond picture yet made. It is also one of the best. It tells the story of how James Bond trans­ forms himself into 007. Gone are Miss Moneypenny and gadget-man Q. The ubiqui­ tous tuxedo doesn't make an appearance until more than halfway through the film. We don’t hear the classic “Bond. James Bond" until nearly the end of the movie. And. in a surprise twist (one of many in the film), we see Craig portray Bond at a time in his life when he doesn't “give a damn” about whether his mar­ tini is shaken or stirred. The plot, which takes a few twists and turns, goes something like this: A ruthless villain named Le Chiftre (Mads Mikkelsen) makes a living bankrolling terror- Daniel Craig impresses critics as Me newest actor to portray 007. James Bond. ists and laundering money for them. When be loses $100 million of the terrorists' money in a bad stock deal, he sets up a high-sukes Texas Hold 'Em tournament at Casino Royale. Bond is dispatched to Casino Royale to beat Le Chiffre at cards and find out who the madman is bankrolling. Of course, the road to the casino is paved with several action sequences that are breath­ taking in their simplicity. It wouldn't be a Bond film without blowing up stuff. And, of course, there has to be a Bond Girt. Along for the ride is Vesper Lynd (played by the ravishing Eva Green), an accountant sent by M (Judi Densch) to keep an eye on the money MI6 is bankrolling Bond with. If I had any criticism of “Casino Royale" it would be that it is about 20 minutes too long. The poker scenes seem to drag on forever. Thai's iL If director Martin Campbell had shaved those scenes down a bit. “Casino Royale" would have been perfect. Despite that. I heartily recommend “Casino Royale." It will leave you shaken and stirred. Grade: A © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. TRIVIA TEST Weekly SUDOKU By Fifi Rodriguez by Linda Thistle 5 8 9 2 7 2 5 4 7 7 5 6 1 3 2 7 4 6 9 5 2 1 7 8 5 8 3 8 269-945-9554 or 1-800-870-7085 museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 pm (free to members). When the grooviest pig pairs up with the most hap­ penin' gig - Friday nights at the Grand Rapids Art Museum - things really start swinging. Live bands play from 630-8:15 PM. Light fare and a cash bar available. 5-6pm. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. Each Friday, Saturday h Sunday noon-5 pm. Adults $7, senior citizens 9 Call anytime for Hastings Banner classified ads Grand Rapids Ballet presents; The Nutcracker will be performed at DeVos Performance Hall December 15-17 4c Dec 20­ 23. Share the magic and rekindle the tradition - or start a new one - as a cast of over 100 dancers, including many community chil­ dren, brings this timeless classic to life. The Grand Rapids Symphony performs the beloved Tchaikovsky score during eleven enchanting performances. Performances are Friday 730 pm. Saturday 2 pm 4 730 pm, Sunday 2 pm. Tickets range from $15-$50. For group tickets, call The Ballet: (616) 454-4771 xlO. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.grballet.com. Friday Nights at GRAM; holier Valaitiiw and the All Stars will take place Friday 5.-00­ 830 pm at the Grand Rapids Art Museum December 16. Music and all areas of the 2 7 4 6 4 1 3 Place a number m the empty boxes m Buch a way that each row across each column down and each small 9-box square ccntatns aM ci the numbers from one lo nine. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK • •' * Moderate ♦ * Challenging ♦ HOOBOY' 1. GAMES: Which board game features a character called Professor Plum? 2. HISTORY: When was the eight-hour workday instituted in the United States? 3. FAMOUS QUOTES: Who said. “The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter." 4. LANGUAGE: What does the Latin pre- I Z 8 c 9 8 Z 9 s s 6 9 z 9 I e z 8 e t z z a s I 6 9 z s !■ 9 c 9 9 z 6 8 z c 9 L 6 z L 9 9 t s I t 8 9 £ z c z I s 9 z t 6 9 9 8 e s z £ z I » c z I 6 9 9 S z J9MSUV ----- nXOOnS ApteeM — fix “arbori" mean? 5. MYTHOLOGY: What is the Greek god Poseidon's Roman counterpart? 6. TELEVISION: What is the name of Tony Soprano's nightclub? 7. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Timor Sea in relation to Australia? 8. LITERARY LIFE: What is a caesura? 9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Who are PATSY awards given to? 10. MOVIES: Which famous inspector is featured in the film “A Shot in the Dark”? Answers 1. Clue 2. 1923 3. Mark Twain 4. Tree 5. Neptune 6. Bada Bing* 7. Northwest of Australia 8. A break or pause in a line of verse 9. Performing animal stars 10. Inspector Clouseau © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. �The Hastings Barner - Thursday. December 7 2006 - Page 17 w I wr Salome's Stars BORN THIS WEEK: You aim for truth, and you usually find it. Your honesty earns you the friendship and respect of others. ARIES (March 21 to April I9) Your curiosity might not be appreciatby everyone. Expect some resistance in getting answers “ V^to your questions. But stay Jy^with it. You need facts in “order to make important deci­ sions. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Some of ^‘luc mystery surrounding your recent fiscal situation will soon be dispelled with a / clear explanation. Use this new knowledge to help you •* " " chart a fresh financial course. GEMINI (May 21 lo June 20) Start your Christmas and Hanukkah gift-buying now. This will help avoid problems caused by possible mid­ December delays. A family member has important information. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Use a little more sense in how you plan tn spend your end-of-theholiday dollars, to gain support for your stand a workplace issue. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Wearing that M ^^big. loving Lion’s heart of O V yours on your sleeve leaves ^^^^Kit unprotected. Let things ' v/^^^Kdcvelop a little more before ( you allow your emotions to \—spill over. >1 TV VIRGO (Aug. 23 to September 22) You might feel you’re not ready .yx^^^J’Vto patch up an unraveled relationship. But the longer you wait, the more difficult it < J^^^^wil) be for all parties to take ^^^^^the first healing step. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) •T > <4^.^ T> Your end-of-the-year holiday v . plans could be disrupted by / \ something out of your control. / / Abut stay the course. sBrUltimately. things will settle \ nJf back into a normal pace. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) *’7'77 Your honest approach to a • Hr workplace project cams you ^_jflfl£ggb<xh respect and credit from 1 those in charge. Meanwhile. that personal problem still needs to be dealt with. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Money could \ ' be a little tight this month. ^A^B^^This means the usually bar­ f[ gain-oblivious Sagittarian should look for ways to save on end-of-the-year holidays. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January ^19) Examine the facts, and j^^^^Ciyou might find that it’s a 7 move to shift gears and JSStil^^rcdirect some of your goals ▼ ▼before the end of the year. * * Someone close to you offers good advice. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) carcful thal y^ generosi'"zxzx^^Hbty is not abused. Find out more. both about the special favors you might be asked to / Mgrant and who is asking for .. J - ‘them. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You’ve come through a recent trough time in great shape. ▼ " Xf '"’•'Congratulations. Now go out X ^y^oand enjoy your well-earned . rewards. More good news comes in mid-Deccmber. © 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. Super Crossword GREEN P'ECE Santa Clause is coming to Bowens Mills Here comes Santa Clause, right down Bowens Mills Lane. December 2nd & 3rd. 9th & IOth and 16th A 17th. "It’s Christmas at Bowens Mills" featuring fresh cut trees, horse drawn rides and photos with Santa from noon to 5. both Saturday and Sunday Till December 17. "Every season we enjoy decorating the Gathering Place for Christmas. We are hoping for snow this season, so we can use the sleigh for our Horse Drawn Rides, to the joy of all our guests. The Holidays are especially busy for us because so many people have out of town guests that are looking for something fun to do. and the children love lo visit Santa to let him know what they would like to find under the tree this year." said Co-owner Carleen Sabin. The setting this year is "The Bowens Mills Gatliering Place" located in the historical park of the old 1864 waler powered grist and cider mill. The air will be filled with the smell of hot chocolate and cookies, that will mingle with the cozy warmth of the holiday that radi­ ates from the old fashioned Christmas feeling, in "The Grand Hall" of "The Bowens Mills Gathering Place". There will be a "fairyland" atmosphere with loads of decorations. Christmas trees, lights and Santa by the fireplace. The hall will be decked with all of it’s holiday trimmings. There will be "Hot Chocolate &. Cookies' to warm up after you come in from that invigor­ ating family hone drawn ride. There will be walk-in Children’s and Family photos with or without Santa presented by "Bowens Mills Studios'. The Old Fashioned Christmas Room", or schedule an appointment for pho­ tos in the "White Christmas Room". It has become a tradition for many to bring the fam­ ily and have photos with the old fashioned Santa at Bowens Mills. Outside in the historical park there are fresh cut Christmas trees, from a nearby tree farm and family horse drawn rides that tour the mill property. The fresh cut Christmas trees that are for sale, are a fund raiser for the historical park, families receive a free family horse drawn ride as a thank you for their pur­ chase. There is no admission charge to the Gathering Place during "It's Christmas at the mill". There is a $2.00 charge into the park that includes a horse drawn ride. All the pro­ ceeds from trees. phcXos and rides go to the continuance of the park. "The Miller s Wife Store" will be stocked with Apple Butter, Peach Butter. Fresh Ground Cornmeal, hand made highly scented candles, along with Holiday Gift. Antiques and Collectibles. The Sabin's are vetj jfcased to be cclc|>rat- Santa tries to find out what Alicia wants for Christmas. ing 28 years of their family owning this his­ torical park and 8 years of "It’s Christmas at the Mill". "It was my husbands Owen’s idea to be open for Christmas, he thought that it would be a nice addition to our calendar of events for the year. It is so beautiful here, especially al Christmas, and we so much enjoy visiting with all our guest. I am glad we decided to do it." said Carleen The Old Mill is located midway between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo in the heart of beautiful Yankee Springs Township. ML Just 2 miles north of Yankee Springs (Gun Lake) State Park on Briggs Road. Watch for the huge Grindstone Marker on Briggs Road. Call 269-795-7530 or visit Bits Cindy Brook High-Fat Fodifc Q*»y script, replied. “Days off" • Francesca Trito was happily married to a well-dressed man in Spain — that is. until she learned her husband’s dirty little secret. He got nearly all of his clothes off corpses he dug up in a cemetery near their home. After that discovery, Francesca wasted no time in divorcing him. • The magazine PR Week once asked those in the public-relations industry to name the worst people they ever had to work with. This is the list that they came up with: Mike Tyson. Eminem. Kathie Lee Gifford. Martha Stewart. Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Dennis Rodman. Woody Allen and Sean “P. Diddy" Combs. • Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was feminist author Gloria Steinem who defined a liberat­ ed woman as "one who has sex before mar­ riage and a job after." It should be noted, however, that she made that observation in the early days of the feminist movement, before those activities became quite as wide­ spread as they are today. • Those who study such things claim that ihe more passionate the kiss, the more mus­ cles are used by the kissers. Makes sense, once you think about it • As long as it doesn’t get hotter than 60 degrees, experts say that the average person can live 11 days without waler. • If you’re one of the millions of Americans who generously donate to a vari­ ety of worthy causes. 1 hope you won’t let the following fact discourage you: Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and the world’s richest man. and his wife. Melinda, have given away more money than any other couple in the world — more than $30 billion so far. • Famed star of the silver screen Spencer Tracy, when asked what he looks for in a nwntor? www.BowensMills.com Thought for the Day: “Anyone who eats three meals a day should understand why cookbooks outsell sex books three io one." - L.M. Boyd © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. MURDER ON HOI US MAGIC MAZE • THE ORIENT Some high-fat foot1 items to have on hand for wintering birds are: Unsalted, shelled peanuts 2. Natural, salt-free peanut butler (spread it on whole-wheat bread) Suet cakes or nuggets 4. Black oil sunflower seed C aooe w King FMtum SynOea,. Inc. 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Wc WM Snowbound Stabbing Tram FIND AT LEAST • DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PANELS. m noog E •* «MWID S PNX* « •tpmnrt i mammwo �Page 18 - Thursday. December 7. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Hastings Winter Sports Previews Hastings wrestlers start year ranked 10th in D-2 by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Hastings has first dibs at starting a run of double-digit conference championships like the one the Thomapple Kellogg Trojans had going before the Saxons edged them out for the O-K Gold Conference title a year ago. This year's league battle will be between four teams, Hastings. Thomapple Kellogg. Caledonia, and Hamilton. “Our strength is in all our depth." said Hastings head coach Mike Goggins. The Saxons graduated nine starters last spring from the team that went 24-6 last win­ ter. and also won a district championship before being knocked out of the state tourna­ ment by the eventual Division 2 champions from Mason. Goggins said that depth, has made it possi­ ble for the Saxons to fill those holes. They have a great group of freshmen wrestlers out. and a total of 58 wrestlers in the high school program. Leading the way are a trio of regional qual­ ifiers from a year ago. senior Steve Case, sophomore Matt Watson, and junior Jeremy Redman. Case finished fourth in the state last year at 152 pounds, and will likely wrestle at 160 this winter. Watson also qualified for the state finals a year ago. and will be at 112 this sea­ son. Redman is set to start the year at 135. The Saxons arc also looking for good things from returnees Ricky Mathis (145 pounds), Sy Overmire (171). and Josh Morehouse (215). Thomapple Kellogg is in much the same spot as the Saxons in the league, with a num­ ber of new faces in the line-up. Hamilton and Caledonia return line-ups which closely resemble those of a season ago. “All four teams have a real chance." said Goggins. The 2006-07 Hastings varsity wrestling team. Team members are (front from left) manager Nicole Redman, Matt Schild. Andrew Bolton. Tim Hanlon, Eric Durts, Jason Baum. Troy Burch, Tom McKinney, Greg Woodmansee. Dan Mikolajczyk. Scott White, manager Erin Goggins, (second row) manager Alexis Strzclecki, manager Cassie Botton, Jordan Tyrrell, Logan Hays, Wes Semler, Paul Guenther, Jaimie Love, Luke Mansfield, Kyle White, Jeremy Rogers, Alec Wilcox, manager Brandy Dryer, manager Megan Goggins, (third row) manager Deran Jordyn, manager Erika Wood, Ricky Mathis, Gage Pederson, Colby Wise, Corey Engle, Jennifer Bishop, Jon Ingram, Austin Endsley, Matt Watson, Matt Feldpausch, manager Amanda Welch, (fourth row) Luke Hubbell. Ryan Bosma, Steve Case, Jeremy Redman. Justin Jevicks. Travis Trudgeon. Josh Morehouse. Derick Trudgeon, Doug Baker, Kyle Griffith, manager Becky Gahan, (back) coach Dennis Redman, Chase DelCotto, Justin Laws, Steve Franson, Jason Eckley, Garret Darling, Josh Lemon, Colby Wilcox, Trent Brisboe, Dan Rybiski, Jon Gieseler, and coach Mike Goggins. Missing from photo are Sy Overmire, Kevin Barcroft, Josh Kendall, Gary WHavize. George Shannon and coach Darrell Slaughter. “I don’t like to make predictions about the season, but our goal is to wrestle competitive­ ly every time out. and 1 think we’ll be able to do that again this year." Hastings opens the O-K Gold Conference season a1. Hamilton Dec. 20. The Saxons arc already 2-0 in duals this season, and finished second to Allegan at the Tigers* season opening tournament on Saturday. Allegan is ranked number four in the state regardless of division to open the season, and number one in Division 2. The rest of the Division 2 rankings to start the year show the defending chanps from Mason at number two. followed by 3. Greenville. 4. Eaton Rapids. 5. Lowell. 6. Caledonia. 7. Carleton-Airport. 8. Lakewood. 9. Petoskey, and 10. Hastings. The Saxons travel to Wyoming Park this Saturday for the Vikings’ annual invitational. Sheldon moves up from JV to take over HHS volleyball by Brett Bremer Sports Editor While most players spend a year or maybe two on the junior varsity, Krista Sheldon has been on the Saxon junior varsity for the last nine years as coach. This will be her first season as varsity head coach, taking over for Gina McMahon. "I am very excited about this season. 1 have a great bunch of girls that work hard and want to improve." said Sheldon. So. there is quite a bit of familiarity between Sheldon and her players, even the six seniors who arc returning to the varsity, including Dana Shilling. Hannah Case. Jessica Burch. Rachael Iler. Nikole Meade, and Ashley Wagner. “All these seniors will play a key role on this year’s team, whether as starters or off the bench." said Sheldon. Joining those six seniors on the varsity are German exchange-student Linda Lubcke. juniors Sam VanDenack. Ashley Eerdmans, Hannah Wood. Kelly Frame and freshman Brittany Hickey. “Our goal this year is to improve our record in the league and come away with a winning season." said Sheldon. “For a while now wc have been at the bottom of the league standings, and we have talented players to be a competitive team this year." League competition doesn’t start until Jan. II. when the Saxons play host to the Caledonia Fighting Scots. That is the first home contest of the season for the Saxons. Caledonia expects to be right on the heels of South Christian and Hamilton in the battle for an O-K Gold Conference crown this sea­ son. The Saxons get the season started with a trip to the Otsego Invitational this Saturday, then a trip to the Wayland Invite a week from Saturday. DK wrestlers win at Lawton The Delton Kellogg varsity wrestling team bounced back from losses in its first two duals last week to win the Lawton Invitational on Saturday. The Panthers were a perfect 5-0 in their duals Saturday, topping River Valley 54-24. Hartford 50-22. Lawton 58-18. Schoolcraft 52-24. and Covert 56-18. Delton had nine wrestlers finish in the top two in their weight class for the day. includ­ ing first place medallists Mark Loveland (103). Matt Loveland (112). Quinn DeBolt (145). Shawn Reigler (160). Chad Ramsey (215). and Octavio Romero (285). See DK, next page The 2006-07 Hastings varsity volleyball team. Team members are (trait from left) Ashley Wagner. Nikole Meade. Rachael Iler. Jessica Burch, Hannah Case. Dana Shilling, (back) assistant coach Steve Heilman. Ashley Eerdmans. Brittany Hickey. Linda Lubcke. Sam VanDenack. Kelly Frame. Hannah Wood, and head coach Krista Sheldon. (Photo by Brett Bremer) BOSLEY PHARMACY PERFORMANCE PLUS QUICK LUBE BRIAN'S TIRE & SERVICE DREISBACH PONTIAC, OLDS, GMC TRUCK 235 S. lefferson. Hastings 328 N Michigan. Hastings "A F. II Service laJepenJent Pharmacy serving Hastings & Barry County" 118 S. lefferson. 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Jesse El Iwood, and Michael McGandy. the state. ■ “Our juniors are going tn be a big part of That doesn't mean winning a conference our success this year." said Schils. championship will be duty, but it does give, There is some size and some skill in the the Saxon varsity boys* basketball team some junior group, starting with 6-1 guard Stephen hope. Tolgcr. 6-0 guard Curtus Cowles. 6-3 for­ “We feel that our league is wide open." said wards Ryan Cain and Jordan Rambin, and 6­ Hastings head coach Don Schils. “I don't 4 center Ryan Vogel. think there arc any weak teams, but some of That group combined with a few others to the top notch teams are coming back. If we go 13-7 on the junior varsity level last year. get off to a good start, we could do well in our "We will be better offensively this year," conference." said Schils. After a win over Delton Kellogg on For the Saxons, being better offensively Tuesday night, the Saxons have two more starts on the defensive end. non-conference contests on the schedule “We’re turning our defense up a little bit,’’ before the start of the league season. They got said Schils. “We’re just going to be a little to Owosso Saturday night, then visit Holland more aggressive in it" Christian next Tuesday. The hope is that will lead to more Then its right into the fire in the O-K Gold, turnovers. The turnovers will lead to more with a visit from Caledonia a week from shots for the Saxons. More shots for the Friday and a strip to South Christian on Dec. Saxons will lead to more points on the score­ 19. Those four games conclude the pre-holi­ board. The Saxon coach also plans to see a day schedule for the Saxons. renewed commitment to rebounding by his A good start would mean that a mostly squad, both offensively and defensively inexperienced line-up starts to come together. which will lead lo more opportunities on the The Saxons have five seniors on their ros­ offensive end. The 2006-07 Hastings varsity boys* basketball team. Team members are (front from left) Curtus Cowles, David Cole, Scott Wilson, Michael Peterson, Dylan Bowman, Jesse Ellwood. Michael McGandy, (back) manager Rachel Clevenger, assistant coach Jeff Storrs, Bryce Stanhope, Stephen Tolger, Ryan Cain, Bryan Skedgell, Ryan Vogel, Jordan Rambin. Eric Haney, and head coach Don Schils. (Photo by Brett Bremer) “We’re still young. We only have two starters back, so that’s always a concern." said Schils. “Overall, we’re not the quickest team, but we’re not horrible athletically. V-’ve got to come together ar- a team, and understand what we're doing." “With a young team, you have to keep it game to game as much as possible.” So. what they’re doing is getting ready to face Owosso Saturday night. TK-Hastings boys’ swim team swells to 22 athletes by Brett Bremer Sports Editor There are three major things Thomapple Kellogg-Hastings varsity boys* swimming and diving coach Tyler Bultema wants his team to be able to accomplish this season. “We want to be competitive in every meet." be said. He warns his guys to improve their times in every meet And be wants them to do both those thing* wMIe dtoptaying-^reBt sports-­ manship. The Trojans went 3-9 a year ago. and fin­ ished fifth out of six teams in their tier of the O-K Rainbow. This team has an advantage over that team, its size. There are 22 athletes on the team this sea­ son. nearly double the size of a the 2005-06 team. DK, continued from previous page Mike DeWaters (125). Brenden Boyle (130), and Ray Lindsey (140) each medalled in second place on the day. The win was a good confidence builder for the Panthers. “After Thursday night. 1 thought the com­ petition was really good there, and we walked away a little down. But. you’ve got to see good competition." said Delton head coach Rob Heethuis. The Delton boys were at Mattawan on Thursday, and fell to Niles 47-24 and to Mattawan 51-21. The Panthers will be back on the mats Saturday when they host their own DK quad, with Bangor. Constantine, and Gull Lake. Friday, the Panthers are hosting a JV wrestling meet. Pennock The 2006-07 Thomapple Kellogg-Hastings varsity boys' swimming and diving team. Team members are (from left) Derek Miller, James Cook', Derek Thurman, Jacob Wescott. Martiz Kramer, Joey Pascucci. Sean McConnan, Scott Homrich, Josiah Jenkins, Tom Peck. Jacob Bailey, Mitchell Borden. Eric Buchanan. James Maray, Nick Christensen, Brett Miller, Justin Hicks, Seth VanKuiken, Kelcey Edwards. Ethan Angus, and T/er Lancaster. (Photo by Brett Bremer) “With the increase in swimmers* we are expecting to be very competitive this year,” said Bultema. Leading the way back are seniors Derek Thurman, Tom Peck, Kelcey Edwards. Sean McConnon. Derek Miller, and juniors Joe Pascucci, Jacob Wescott, and Josiah Jenkins. "All the new athletes are key additions." said Bultema. They aren’t all underclassmen. Joining the team for the first time are seniors Moritz Kramer and Tyler Lancaster. Bultema also expects freshmen Nick Christensen. Seth VanKuiken. and Jacob Bailey to help the squad. One of the things that could slow the Trojans down is a lack of multi-event swim­ mers. Even with 22 athletes, swimmers need to be able to compete in a few events for the team to pick up points. The Trojans open the season this Thursday at Creston. The team's first home meet, in Hastings, isn’t until the conference opener against Hamilton on Thursday, Jan. 18. That’s a tough opener for the Trojans, as coach Bultema sees the Hawkeyes as the team to beat in the league. HASTINGS CITY BANK Saxons second to hosts at the Allegan Invitational Only the top ranked team in the state in Division 2 was able to edge the Saxons in their first tournament appearance of the sea­ son. Allegan won its own invitational Saturday, with the Saxons placing second to the Tigers in the 15-team meet. Matt Watson at 112 pounds and Steve Case at 160 both won flight championships for Hastings. Jeremy Redman was second at .'40 pounds, and Gage Pederson (119) and Ricky Mathis (145) both placed third. Austin Endsley (103) and Josh Morehouse 9215) placed fifth for tne Saxons, while Jeremy Rogers (125) was seventh. “For the first week out we wrestled very well." said Saxon head coach Mike Goggins. “We had many new faces in our line-ups. Case and Watson looked very good as expect­ ed. but I was really pleased with how some of our younger wrestlers like Pederson and Endsley wrestled." Pederson, Endsley, Case, and Watson joined teammales Alec Wilcox. Kyle White. Redman. Mathis. Scott White, and Josh Morehouse in winning two matches each last Thursday at Mona Shores, where the Saxons won their first two duals of the year. Hastings topped Holland 65-15. and defeated the hosts from Mona Shores 68-4. Jeremy Rogers and Sy Overmire both won one match on the night for Hastings. The Saxon varsity hosted a quad on Wednesday night, and is back in action Saturday at Wyoming Park. Earning JV wins at Mona Shores for tlie Saxons were Justin Laws. Trent Brisboe. Jon Ingram. Paul Guenther. Josh Lemon. Wes GOLE DENTAL GROUP ALLSTATE TOM SAUNGUE AGENCY CREEKSIDE PROFESSIONAL CENTER Semler, Tim Hanlon. Jen Bishop, Luke Mansfield. Jason Eckley and Eric Duits. 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Hastings 945-4177 AFFORDABLE ASPHALT 948-2061 �Page 20 - Thursday December 7. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Delton Winter Sports Previews Returning KVA champ returns most of its line-up by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Delton Kellogg is turning into the power­ house in the Kalamazixi Valley Association on the wrestling mats at least. The Panthers have won the last three, and five of the last six conference championships. This season could end up mirroring those sea­ sons. “The line-up will look a lot like it did a yea. ago. when it's all said and done." said Delton Kellogg head coach Rob Heethuis. The Panthers return a pair of individual conference champions, in juniors Octavio Romero (285 pounds) and Anthony Riley (171). Romen> and classmale Quinn DeBolt (145) are the Panthers two reluming regional qualifiers from a year ago. Also back are the Loveland twins. Mark and Matt, to wrestle at 103 and possibly 112. They'll be joined in the lower weights by Steve Ross. Dylan Leinaar and Jeff Town. In the middle weights, the Panthers return Mike DeWaters (125), captain Brendan Boyle (130). Ray Lindsey (130). Montana Otis (140). and Shawn Reigler (152). Romero and Riley are joined on the heavy end by returnees Brennan Smith (160). Manin The 2006-07 Delton Kellogg varsity wrestling team. Team members are (front from left) Dylan Leinaar. Michael DeWaters, Jeffery Town. Daniel McIntyre. Mark Loveland. Raymond Lindsey, Anna Goldsworthy. Richard Lindsey. Brendan Boyle. Steven Ross. Matt Loveland. John Kelley, Ben Crookston, trainer Janae Longoria, (middle row) coach Phillips, Dustin Millard, Dennis Roblyer. Shaun Reigler. Montana Otis, Quinn DeBolt. Shae Liesenger, David Dalm, Steven Romero, Dakota Healey, Trevor Eitel, Tyler Haywood, Becky Gaylor, (back) Allison Hawk, Luke Hatfield. Josh Marzic. Octavio Romero. Anthony Riley, Nathan Rush, Martin Workman, Jordan Smith, Johnathon Hess, Billy Bourdo. Chris Miller, Chad Ramsey, Robert Hughes and head coach Rob Heethuis. Missing from photo are coach Miller and coach Tyner. Delton eagers need to find out how winning games feels by Brett Bremer Sports Editor A quick start is key to the 2006-07 season for the Delton Kellogg varsity boys' basket­ ball team according to head coach Mike Mohn. The Panthers got off to a quick start in their opener Tuesday night against Hastings, but couldn't hold on for the victory. Delton Kellogg still has plenty of chances to get a good start started. Delton plays five more games before the holiday break, including its first four Kalamazoo Valley Association contests of the season at Olivet Dec. 8, at Maple Valley Dec. 12. at Galesburg-Augusta Dec. 15. and al home against Pennfield Dec. 19. The pre­ holiday schedule closes for the Panthers with a home game against Brandywine Dec. 22. A good start would mean a few wins for the young Panthers to build on. after finish­ Workman (160). Chris Miller (189). Billy Bourdo (215). and Chad Ramsey (215). “All the young men that have started for us. they'll be pushed." said Heethuis. The program had 40 athletes practicing at the start of the season, including a 16 to 18 freshman and others who are out tor the sport for the first time. Il’s nice for ihe coach to have the large group of experienced wrestlers to work with the newcomers. “It's better, things go a little quicker. People catch on easier." said Heethuis. Delton will be al home for the first time this season when they host their own DK Invitational this Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. The conference season gels started next Thursday when the Panthers head to Galesburg-Augusta. “I guarantee ihe league will be belter this year with Maple Valley and Olivet. They’re always good schools. They 're competitive in everything, so the league will be tougher." said Heethuis. in its first season in the league. Maple Valley will get to host the conference tourna­ ment on Feb. 9. ing last season 0-21. Returning to lead the way for the Panthers are junior guard Nick Blacken, and senior forwards Josh Neu house. Jake Rackley and Dan Roberts. Mohn said he likes his team’s overall depth, athletic ability, and team speed. Adding to those qualities for the team arc junior guards Brian Diaz and Drew Liceaga as well as junior forwards David Roberts and Justin VanderMcer. The Olivet Eagles, who the Panthers open the KVA season against Friday, have been a state power in recent seasons but have a lot of turnover this winter. The Eagles could still contend with Kalamazoo Christian for the league crow n. The Panthers aren't sure what to expect from their first two league foes, this is the first season in the KVA for both Olivet and Maple Valley. The 2006-07 Detton Kellogg varsity boys’ basketball team. Team members are (front from left) Steven Scoby. Jacob Rackety, Andrew Liceaga. Dan Roberts. Tommy Bhola, Justin VanderMeer. Nick Blacken, (back) Kristen Mohn, Janae Longoria. Brian Diaz, David Roberts. Coach Mike Mohn. Justin VanderMeer. Curtis Kelly, assistant coach Ruben Reyna, and TJ Wooden. DK cheer hopes to improve school record The 2006-07 Delton Kellogg varsity competitive cheer team. Team members are (front from left) Hilary Phelps. Chana Gehrman. Mandy Dye. Nicole Dykgraaf. Cara Phelps, (back) coach Zoe Reynolds. Danielle Elkins. Emma Garrison. Laura Bortle. Michelle Kramm. and Jessica Sweat. by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Delton Kellogg varsity competitive cheer team may not be strong on numbers this season, but the Panthers are strong on experi­ ence. A foursome of three-year varsity competi­ tors return this season, in seniors Michelle Kramm. Laura Bortle. Niki Dykgraaf. and Hilary Phelps. Also back are two-year varsity performers Jessica Sweat and Amanda Hick. That has head coach Zoe Reynolds setting the team's sights high. “We are hoping for a great improvement over last year, and placing in the top five for regionals." said Reynolds. A great improvement over last year would mean that the Panthers would have the best performance ever by the program. Last year’s team won a pair of titles during the season, and broke the school record for the most points. A strong round three performance could help the Panthers oui this season. Reynolds said that her team is very strong with its stunt­ ing this winter. They’ll need that to bolster their scores after round two performances. “We are not as strong at gymnastics as I would like to be.” said Reynolds. On of the team’s key newcomers, sopho­ more Mandy Dy e. will try and help out in any way she can. She'll be a flyer, and Reynolds calls her an all around gtxxl asset to the team. The Panthers' season begins with a per­ formance in the Otsego Invitational this Saturday, then the Panthers close the 2006 portion of their schedule al the Allegan Invitational a week from Saturday. The Delton girls will hosi one meet this season, the DK Invitational on Feb. 21. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday, December 7. 2006 - Page 21 Saxons step up to dodge loss at Delton Kellogg Hastings' senior Jesse Eilwood works to keep the ball safe from the heavy pres­ sure being put on by Delton Kellogg's Andrew Liceaga in the second half Tuesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) In Brett Bremer Sports Editor Senior center Bn an Skedgell and senior guard Bryce Stanhope arc the only members of the Saxon varsity boys' basketball team that saw regular action last year. There they were, with four minutes left in warm-ups before (he season opener at Delton Kellogg, in shirts and ties following their teammates back in to he kicker room. Fellow senior David Cole joined them on the bench as well, in shirt and tie. "They're going to be our two leading scor­ ers." Hastings head coach Don Schils said of Skedgell and Stanhope. Cole will likely share time al the point with junior Stephen Tolger. It took some time for the five Saxon juniors that started the game. Tolger. Eric Haney. Jordan Rambin. Ryan Vogel and Ryan Cain, to get things under control. Delton jumped out to a 14-5 lead in the opening quarter, but held its final lead late in the third as the Saxons closed out a 55-42 victory. "It excites me. because we're missing three of our players that are going lo play." said Schils. "We developed some depth tonight, and the biggest thing with a young team is that we probably developed some trust in one another.” Vogel led the Saxons w ith 13 points. Curtus Cowles had 11. and Tolger and Cain seven points each. Dylan Bow man and Rambin had six points apiece. "That was a great team win." said Schils. "Jesse Eilwood. Dylan Bowman. Eric Haney, and Michael Peterson gave us productive minutes in the first half, especially when we got in a little bit of foul trouble, to keep us in the game. And then in the second hall Their contributions were just huge.” Delton led 14-7 alter a helter-skelter first quarter, hut Hastings clawed back into the game in the opening minutes of the second to lie it at 14. The teams traded runs the rest ol the first half Hastings went up 2(1-15. then the Panthers used their press to go on a 94) run over the course of the next minute and a half. Josh Newhouse had four points and a steal in that run. His steal led to a three by Nick Blacken, who scored the other five points in the span. Newhouse led Delton on the night with 13 points and Blacken finished with 11 I he Panthers were at their best when the game was chaotic. "I was pleased with how well we flew around as a group." said Delton head coach Mike Mohn. “That pleased me. We've got to be able to take some of that and get it under control on the offensive end." lX*lton struggled in the half-court against some rare /one defense from the Saxons. “We just really settled on that outside shot tix> much." said Mohn. "A lot of that is Hastings' defensive pressure, but a lot of it is us not breaking them down and not forcing them to defend more than one pass." Hastings ran when it could, but had a decided advantage in the half-court game against the Panthers "Once things settled down a bit. Stephen Tolger ran the show a little more and we start­ ed to get the shots we were lixtking for." said Schils. Peterson, who'd never played the point before Tuesday, also did well in that role for the Saxons, who learned Skedgell would be out on Sunday evening and got the word on Stanhope Monday night. A 13-3 run by the Saxons over the final few seconds of the third quarter and the first few minutes of the fourth turned a one-point Panther lead into a nine-point Hastings edge. A four-point play by Delton's Brian Diaz with three minutes to play cut the Saxon lead to five points, but Hastings went 8-of-12 from the free throw line down the stretch to close The Saxons' Curtus Cowles (left) gets his hands on a loose ball first as Delton Kellogg's Nick Blacken and Hastings' Ryan Vogel dive into the play in the second half Tuesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) out the win. Diaz finished with six points and Tommy Bhola had five. The Panthers have now lost 28 consecutive ball games, dating back to late in the 20044)5 season. "These kids need to start saying. *hey this is our game, let's go get it'." said Mohn. "We've got to get a win. Wins will solve a lol of ills.” The 1-0 Saxons are off Friday night, and will make a long trip to Owosso on Saturday. Tuesday. Hastings has its final non-confercnce tune-up at Holland Christian. The 0-1 Panthers open the Kalamazoo Valley Association season Friday at Olivet, then continue league play at Maple Valley on Tuesday. DK spikers working toward a second victorious season The 2006-07 Delton Kellogg varsity volleyball team. Team members are (front from left) Terin Norris. Hannah Williams. Kelsie Smith. Stephan;e Ross. Rylee Trantham, (back) Katee Hogoboom. Anna Hunt. Jenah Wandell. Jordan Haines, and Chelsea VanderWoude. by Brett Bremer Sports Editor It’s year two for the Delton Kellogg varsity girls' volleyball program under head coach Jack Magelssen. Year one was a historic one. as the team scored its first winning season, ending with 32 wins. 31 losses, and 2 ties. A strong group returns from that team, led by seniors Jordan Haines. Katee Hogoboom. Jenah Wandell. and Rylee Trantham. Juniors Kelsie Smith and Chelsea VanderWoude also spent time with the varsity a year ago. Haines was one of the Panthers' kill leaders Trojans will see where they stand after Rockford duals by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Thomapple Kellogg started the season with a win over one of the top teams in the state in Division 4. and will continue on tonight against one of the top teams in Division I. Tonight, the Trojans head to the Rockford duals. The Rams enter the season as the sec­ ond ranked team in the slate, regardless of division, and arc No. 2 in Division I as well. "We think they’re probably the best team in the state." said TK head coach Tom Lehman. "Il's really a measuring stick to tell you what you've got to work on. We're so young, we're going to learn a lol in a hurry." After that, the Trojans host the Jeff Lehman Memorial Invitational on Saturday. The Trojans won their first two duals of the season last Wednesday, and then last Saturday placed third at the Grandville Challenge. The host Bulldogs won at Grandville on Saturday, with 268.5 points. Milford was sec­ ond with 227. TK third at 220. and Bronson TOff fourth with 204 points in the eight-team tour­ ney. Returning state medallist Kyle Dalton al 119 pounds and Kody Geerlings at 285 earned the Trojans' two individual titles on the day. Mark Brown (145). Dennis Olsen (215) and Travis Farris (215) each placed sec­ ond. while Tucker Bowerman (112) and John Wallace (130) were third. 12 224)6 M66 Tire 7775 SwMrUg LaU Rd (M-66) - LaU Odnu 616-374-1200 from Monday. Dec. 18 at GFvet. one of two new squads in the KVA this winter along with Maple Valley. Delton's first home contest of the season is also its first home KVA match, when the Galesburg-Augusta Rams come to town on Jan. 10. Anna Hunt. Terin Norris. Hannah Williams, and Stephanie Ross will make their first appearances for the Delton Kellogg var­ sity. The season gets started this Saturday, when the Delton girls take part in the Gull Lake Invitational. See Bob or Doug for all your insurance needs... eal people. 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The first place winner w ill be decided dur­ ing the grand finale of “TVC’s Got Talent" at o:30 p.m. Wednesday. Dec. 13 at Thomapple Valley Church in Hastings. The public is invited tn attend. Admission is free. Doors open at ft p.m. Thomapple Valley Church started auditions last September at four local schools in Hastings. Delton. Middleville and Caledonia. “We had around 73 different people try out in a total ot 50-somc acts.” said TVC' Youth Pastor Joel Strickland. Students from tilth through 12th grade were eligible to partici pate in the two-minute long auditions. "On Sept. 27. we announced the lop 20. From there, we’ve had different auditions, working our way dow n to the top 10 and then to five. Last week the Top three were announced. “It’s been quite a journey." said Stacy Sheldon, who volunteers as youth program director. 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Acts during lhe original auditions included drama. Karate, gymnastics, comedians, singing, instrument playing including cello. v iolin and guitar; bands; a girl who sang and did a drama, skate boarders, drummers and a poetry reader. One student even demonstrated how he could play Playstation 2 with one hand and he was so good. he made it to the top 20. "I was happy with the different talent that came out." Strickland said. The final performances by the top three w ill be quite diverse Josie plays basically classical music and has done fantastic performances, they said. Of Max Wagner's primarily Christian singing. Sheldon said. “He will bring tears to your eyes." Max recently sang lhe National Anthem when the U.S. vice president visited Grand Valley State University and he had the opportunity to meet the V.P. too. Ian “is absolutely amazing on electric guitar. He’s a rocker." The top three contestants have been given a roll of tickets and part of the voting (up to an extra 20 points) that night will be based on how many people they bring. "The judges will still be judging, but the winner could come down to who brings the most people that night." Strickland said. Besides the top three who will be compet­ ing. they hope to provide entertainment to the audience by having the others in the top five and some of the top 10 so the community can see all ihe talent. Sheldon said. “The ones that didn’t make lhe lop 10,still had amazing talent. The same with the lop five." Strickland said. “It should be a good night, packed full of talent. We just want people lo come out and support it and enjoy it." The idea for the contest was bom when Strickland suggested to a friend that TVC should have its ow n version of American Idol. "American Idol is only singing and I thought it would really be cool if kids could display their talent. We kind of went off the show ‘.America's Got Talent.’ he said. Sheldon and others have helped made the idea a reality. Strickland said. “We’re hoping to do this every year." he said. “Hopefully, the word will continue to get out and we’ll get more and more people lo audition. "Obviously the $I.(XX) was a huge draw. That’s the top prize. There will be prizes for second and third places as well." Strickland said. Sheldon also noted that the thousand dol­ lars was quite a motivator. Because of that. TVC took the talent contest very seriously with a goal of helping the students improve their talent, stage presence, appearance etc. "...Everyone of these judges would tell these kids something so they could win. They want these kids to win. It’s been pretty cool." she said. "I’ve been impressed." Constructive criticism has been hard for some of the kids, but Strickland said. "Our job is to help them get better. All these kids in the top 10 al mg the line have gotten so much better. "This is a fun thing, but my goal in it is to reach teens. That’s my passion and my heart... We’ve had some of our announcements of who made the top 10 or five or whatever on Wednesday nights, during our youth group lime, to not only get our youth group involved, but also I’m hoping that through this these 73 kids who have tried out can in some way get a taste of God." he said. In some way. he wants the young people to see "that we as a church youth ministry can have a relationship with Jesus Christ but yet al the same time we can have fun play our instruments, do a talent show and have a good time with it It’s been neat to see these kids coming lo youth group... We don’t force something down their throat, but yet we’re hoping they can see that we. as Christians, arc not boring - that we can have lun too." Strickland said. Your Hometown Bank Since 1886 Member FDIC. Access Bauer Financial at www.bauerfinancial.com 1 I Josie Isaac is one of the three finalists. 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Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-12-14.pdf 83ffab2bfa4364ac1cd619022142c42c PDF Text Text Construction projects updated for council We have had enough of 23 is enough Saxons squeak out tourney and dual wins See Story on Page 7 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on page 22 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 I MF HAS™ ■ 9 HASTINGS PUBLIC LIBRAS 12 >$ CHURCH ST INGS Hl <9055- 1S93 HastingsDANNER Thursday, December 14, 2006 VOLUME 153, No SO PRICE 50C NEWS Viking announces scholarship program BRIEFS Hastings bands’ concerts Sunday Hastings Middle School seventh and eighth grade bands and the sixth, seventh and eighth grade choirs will present their holiday concert for the community at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, in the Hastings High School gymnasium. The groups will present a program of about an hour of music. It will be the collage format, with no breaks between pieces. There will be traditional holiday music along with chorales. The students also are decorating the gymnasium with lights so the concert will have a festive look. * In addition, the high school bands and choirs will present their holiday program at 4 p.m. Sunday. Dec. 17. The two ensembles will be presenting an hour of music in the collage format. The entire community is invited for the concert Admission is free to both events. Local drummer to appear on TV Dendura. the mctabprogrcssivc/hard rock band from Grand Rapids and Detroit will be featured ca an upcoming episode of “I Too Want to be a Star.” the new real­ ity TV show airing in Detroit beginning in January. The group, featuring drummer Justin Mosteller of Hastings, will be seen on the new MYTV20 station on Channel 20, for­ merly Detroit's WB 20. The show will capture the band’s live performance at TNTs in Clinton Township on Friday, Dec. 22. Twelve contestants for the show were literally chosen off the street and will compete for a chance to host their own upcoming show by completing various challenges and hosting events around town. For the Dendura episode, contest­ ants will go behind-the-scenes io inter­ view the band before the show, emcee the event, introduce the bands and be the crowd wanner with the microphone. Dendura also is working on a rock ver­ sion of the theme song for a new series for a major, national cable TV network and has contributed songs to several films including InZeiO, the science-fiction series filmed in Detroit, and Broken, a feature film directed by Derek Justice of Detroit and Da vid Deleon of Ohio. Dendura takes the stage at TNTs. locat­ ed at 35101 Harper in Clinton Township. See them with Koyl. Somnia. Totem Soul and Grand Circus. Dendura also will be performing al The Rocker in Grand Rapids on Dec. 30. Legion offers free Christmas dinner The Lawrence J. Bauer American Legion Post #45 in Hastings will offer Christmas dinner to anyone who is home­ less or alone on Christmas Day. The din­ ner will feature turkey and ham and all the trimmings. “We will begin serving at noon." said American Legion spokesman Bob May. “We want anyone who does not have a place to go on Christmas to come in for a free meal and some companionship on this special day." May said the post will accept a good­ will offering, but no one will be charged for their meal. May said there is also a special event planned by the Barry County Historical Society at 1 p.m. Thursday. Dec. 21. that will involve veterans, al the Elks in Hastings. The Historical Society plans to See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 by Megan Lavell Staff Writer Viking and the Groos family will begin helping several local young people pay for college expenses next year and years to come through a new Viking Group scholarship pro­ gram. "One purpose (for the scholarships) is to thank our employees for their good work, to help them finance college educations." said Tom Groos. CEO of Viking Group, inc. “Just as important, it’s to attract key people to the company and keep the workers we have here." Groos said he hopes the scholarship pro­ gram will help the Hastings community and the Hastings school system. "The vast majority that arc going to benefit arc from the Hastings area." said Groos. “We’rc giving priority especially to Hastings because most of our most technical job. arc in Hastings.” Groos said Viking, a manufacturer of com­ mercial. industrial and residential fire sprin­ klers. wants to keep employees, as well as attract new ones, and he thinks the scholar­ ship program will help do just that. Three scholarships will be available to the Class of 2007. The Groos Family Scholarship is available to all children under 23 years of age of Viking Group employees who have been actively employed with a West Michigan location (Hastings. Holland or Grand Rapids) for at least one year prior to the application dead­ line. The students must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average, and priority is given to Hastings High School students. The award amount is up to S2.5OO. The Viking Group Educational Scholarship is available to some children, under 23 years of age. of full-time Viking Group Inc. U.S. employees in locations outside West Michigan for at least one year before the application deadline. Students must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average to be eli­ gible for awards up to $1,500. The Emil Tydcn Founder’s Scholarship is named after the Tyden Group Inc.’s founder. Tydcn moved to the United States at age 17 in 1881 and started several bu..;nesses in the Hastings area, including Viking. He invented the Tyden cargo seal and started that business in 1897. Viking has provided a manufacturing base to the community, along with many jobs for local workers. The Tyden scholarship is a special $6,000 award available tG a graduate from a Barry County high school with at least a 3.5 grade point average. The student docs not need «o be the child of a Viking employee. The recipient must plan to enroll, or already be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate engineering or product development course of study at an accredited four-year college of university. The recipient also must plan to live and work in the Hastings area upon college graduation. All three scholarships are renewable for the students’ time in college, as long as they maintain the specified criteria. The Barry Community Foundation will administer the scholarship program, ensuring it is kept independent of Viking employees. BCF members will invest the money as well as select scholarship recipients. "This new program will have a huge impact on the Hastings community and our quality of life.” said Bonnie Hildreth, presi­ dent of the foundation. "It amounts to a mini­ ' Kalamazoo promise’ for us. It’s a wonderful boost to the Hastings area, and should be a great recruiting tool for Viking." “It’s a win. win-win situation," said Groos. "It’s good for the employees, the company and the Hastings community." Kevin Ortyl, president of the Viking Group, said. "Our company faces an increas­ ing need for talent in research and develop­ ment in response to the challenges of servic­ ing our industry and customers. We believe it will play a significant role in enriching the Hastings community and the opportunity's for our employees, thus ensuring the ongoing success of the Viking rroup." Students interested must complete applica­ tions and mail them in to the foundation, along with complete transcript of grades. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 31. All applicants will be notified by May 31. Emil Tyden The new County Board sees change isn’t easy The Groos family includes (from left) Dick, Cassie Augerislein, Nick, Maggie Coleman, Tom and Fred. by David T. Young Editor The changing of the guard in government sometimes can be a painful process, and it appears the Barry County Board of Commissioners offers no exception. Delaying the appointments of 16 people to seats on boards and commissions until next month when a new board takes office has created some logistical problems, it was pointed out at Tuesday morning’s meeting. A County Board of Commissioners with three new members will have its reorganizational meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Jan. 2, and there will be a lot of interviewing that will have to be done during the remain­ der of the week. “It would have been easier if we had done the appointments.” claimed outgoing County Board Chairwoman Clare Tripp. Tripp and Commissioner Tom Wing were defeated in their re-election bids in the Aug. 8 primary. They and the retiring Sandra James will be gone at the end of this month, and Tripp was saying she felt the tradition of allowing the outgoing board and contin­ uing members to interview and select the 16 people would have made things a lot easier. However, new incoming board members Keith Ferris. Jeff VanNortwick and Mark Englerth have expressed interest in inter­ viewing and selecting the applicants them­ selves rather than have it done for them by See BOARD, page 2 On the comeback trail; Hastings Mfg. rebounds after near death experience by Jon Gambee Staff Writer "What a difference a year makes.” said Jeff Guenther, director of aftermarket sales for Hastings Manufacturing. And it looks like he may be right. A little more than a year ago at this time. Hastings Manufacturing was facing Chapter 11 bank­ ruptcy when it was purchased by the Anderson Group, a Bloomfield Hills holding company. The Anderson Group made the commitment to continue the operation of the local company, which produces piston rings, ard to make the transition from a company on its last legs to a vibrant, energetic leader in the market place, they brought in a vibrant, dynamic leader. Fred Cook took on the task of turning things around at Hastings Manufacturing and after a year the company not only looks 100 percent better, it is quickly establishing itself as the leader Anderson Group projected. "You have to remember." Cook said during a lour of the building last week, "a year ago the doors were going to close and the compa­ ny was preparing for liquidation. Now. we have exceeded even our aggressive forecast for improvement." Cook said the compans has hired 40 new employees and five new management person­ nel. “What has made it so special is that our employees helped in providing us with the new people we needed. Many of our new hires were recommended by current employ­ ees. many are relatives. They would not make those recommendations unless they felt they were people who could help us be a better place to work and unless they had confidence in the people they were recommending." Cook said the key to the company’s suc­ cess over the last year is the employees. “I have always said, you hire for altitude and train for success," Cook said. "We have an exciting workforce, willing to work and learn. The chemistry has been fantastic. "There has been a cultural change." he said. “The company was literally dying and we have very quickly changed the focus by leading and inspiring our employees to greater heights." One of the most significant new programs initiated by Cook is the QEC1 (Quality Excellence - Continuous Improvement) pro­ gram which gives a "Tough Guy” award to employees who step forward with ideas or efforts to improve the production. "The board is filling up fast.” Cook said. "We had an employee who came in al 4 a.m. See MANUFACTURING, page 3 Jim Daniel and Fred Cook show off one of the many work stations which have undergone tremendous upgrade and improvement at Hastings Manufacturing. The work stations was completely refurbished and repainted, giving employees like Daniel a much more user friendly work station. �Page 2 - Thursday. December 14, 2006 - The Hastings Banner BOARD, continued from page 1 NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page .. • ' have a potluck dinner to recognize Barry County veterans. The entire community is invited to come in and sec the special drawings we will have on display of World War LI veterans. May said the drawings were all done by artist John Bareny and the articles were written by Jerry Morion. May, who is the mayor of Hastings, said nine servicemen from Barry County were killed during World War II. ‘Holiday Follies’ slated for Dec. 19 The Hastings High School choirs will present an evening of light-hearted holiday music at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Dec. 19. with the "The Holiday Follies* in the high school lecture hall. Some of the fun includes traditional songs performed by small groups or soloists, a surprise guest teacher. Oosman, and friends doing a holiday skit with the help of his aide. Colleen Acker, the SSA Honors choir singing ‘Mister Santa" and the Varsity Singers performing the skit they will be taking to the nursing homes and schools this season. Audience participation is a must because applause meter will determine the winner. The only admission is either a boxed meal for Love, Inc or a donation to the love tree. Humane Society plans bake sale The Barry County Humane Society once again will have its annual holiday bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. Dec. 15. at MainStreet Bank in Hastings. Homemade cakes, pies, cookies, breads and doggie treats and unique tree orna­ ments and other gift items will be avail­ able. Money raised will go toward the Pet Meals-on-Wheels” program, which helps provide free pet food to people who receive Commission on Aging Meals-on-Wheels and have-pets and need a little economic help in feeding those pets. . Student exhibit planned tonight The Thomapple Arts Council of Barry County invites everyone to a student recep­ tion Thursday evening featuring the works of students who participated in the fall After school art class. The reception will be held at the Thornapple Arts Council building in Fish Hatchery Park on Green Street in Hastings Thursday. Dec. 14. from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The class was instructed by Christy! Burnett. She taught a 10-week course that included ceramics, pastels, watercolors, and charcoal. The course began with pot­ tery and teaching how to use clay to create a still life. Prior to the weather turning bad. the stu­ dents participated in a “Plein Air” session. Using the Fish Hatchery Park scenery; the students took their paints outside and creat­ ed original watercolors. Burnett will teach a class beginning in January using various art teaching tech­ niques focused on puppetry. Anyone who has questions about this new class can call the Thomapple Arts Council at 269/945­ 2002. Hastings Library plans free events • The Hastings Public Library will be host for a “Dance Dance Revolution" contest at 7 p m. Friday. Dec. 15. for sixth through twelfth grade students. There will be food provided. The library also will have a movie night at 7 p.m. Friday. Dec. 22. Sixth through twelfth grade students can come watch “Christmas with the Kranks" and enjoy food and fun. Both events are free. For more information, call the Hastings Public Library at (269) 945-4263. Entrepreneurs’ group to meet The next meeting of the Barry County Entrepreneur Exchange is slated for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Dec. 19. at Stony Acres, the home of Don and Jeri Brinks. 3811 Curtis Road. Nashville. Jeri Brinks joined the Entrepreneur Exchange to explore the possibility if using her home for a bed and breakfast as well as guesthouse providing tea parties for special occasions. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of Christmas. Refreshments will be provid­ ed. For more information call Brinks at (517) 852-0062 or the Barry County Economic Development office (269) 945­ 8995. Area woodcarvers resume meetings The Leaning Tree Woodcarving Club has resumed its meetings at the Barry Township Hall, located at the side entrance of the fire bam on Orchard Street in Delton. The group meets twice a month to carve and enjoy the talent of local carvers and woodbumers( which is pyrography). They meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 6:30 until 9 p.m. “We would like people to know the club enjoys teaching and learning from others," said member Chuck Lebeck. “We would like to invite people with interests in wood­ carving or the art of pyrography to join us to share the time and talents of our club." For more information, call Lebeck at 269-623-2205 or Shirley Boulter at 269­ 623-8470. Christmas set at Bowens Mills "It’s Christinas at Bowens Mills” this year is scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. this weekend. Saturday and Sunday. Dec. 16 and 17. Featured will be Christmas trees, family horse-drawn ride* photos with Santa, and unique Christmas gifts. There is no admission charge to the Gathering Place during "It's Christmas at the Mill." but there is a $2 charge into the park that includes a horse drawn ride. All the proceeds from trees, photos and rides go to the conttauance of the park. For more information, call 269-795­ 7530 or visit www.BowensMills.com County to have 5 Dec. blood drives Five more blood drives are planned for December in Barry County. “During the holiday season, the need for blood is always constant, but during the holiday season due to increased travel and busy schedules, we need help even more," said Susan Clements, a spokeswoman for the American Red Cross, Great Lakes Regional Blood Services. “Please forward this message to your friends, family and co-workers, and post in a visible place in your business." The following are the driven that have been scheduled: • Thursday, Dec. 14 — Nashville/Mulberry Gardens Restaurant. 955 Main, 1 to 6:45 p.m. • Friday, Dec. 15 — Delton Kellogg High School. 327 N. Grove SL, 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. • • Monday, Dec. 18 — Hastings/First Baptist Church, 309 E Woodland St., 1 to 6:45 p.m. • Tuesday. Dec. 19 — Middlcvillc/Thomapple Township Emergency Services, 128 High St, noon to 5:45 p.m. • Tuesday, Dec. 19 - Hastings/First Baptist Church, 309 E Woodland St. noon to 5:45 p.m. Anyone who is at least 17 years of age, weighs a minimum of 110 pounds, is in reasonably good health and hasn’t given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive is eligible to contribute. current commissioners, three of whom arc lame ducks. They have reasoned that since they will have to work with the 16 appointees over at least the next two years, they should decide who is appointed. The issue was brought to a head last month and it was decided chi a 6-2 vote that the new board should handle the interviews and appointments in January. Tripp and Wing cast the dissenting votes. The positions then were re-advertised in the Banner and Reminder and now there arc reports of nearly 40 applicants for the 16 posts. County Administrator Michael Brown has recommended the new Board of Commissioners begin the interviewing process as early as Wednesday. Jan. 3. and indicated he would like to set things in motion as early as possible so his secretary. Tammy Berdecia can make arrangements by calling applicants to set up interviews. He also rec­ ommended interviews be concluded by Friday, Jan. 5. to help insure that the boards and commissions with seats open arc not short handed for long, if at all. Brown noted the deadline for applications was to he Wednesday. Dec. 13. and he’d like Berdecia to begin making calls before things get too close to Christmas, when many people take vacations. Interviews for one seat on the Barry County Road Commission, because it has al least a dozen applicants, are likely to take place during the second week of January, starting Jan. 11. because of the high interest. They may be conducted by the Committee of the Whole rather than just by committees made up four commissioners. The board and commission seats all arc volunteer, with no pay or benefits, except the Road Commission, which offers per diem compensation and health care benefits. The other 15 boards' and commissions' seats open include the Agriculture Preservation Board, the Commission on Aging Board, the Bui.Hing Authority. Construction Board of Appeals, Parks and Recreation Commission. Substance Abuse Board and Transit Board. Commissioner Mike Callton. who brought up the matter Tuesday morning, said the inter­ views and appointments may be handled by committees appointed on Jan. 2. However, he did not rule out a Committee of the Whole doing all of the work. The three departing commissioners. James. Wing and Tripp officially were recognized for their service in a brief ceremony earlier Tuesday morning. James was honored for having been the longest serving commission­ er. 14 years, since January 1993. and she had eight years on the Rutland Township Board before that. Tripp was on the County Board for eight years, since January 1999. and was cM rwoman for the last two years. Wing served on the board for six years, beginning in January 2001. “I’ve worked with 23 commissioners, all with great ideas.” said James as she accepted her plaque. The board deferred honoring retiring Barry County Economic Alliance Director Dixie Stadel-Manshum until her retirement party on Thursday, Dec. 21. In other business Tuesday morning. the County Hoard of Commissioners: • Had an invocation al the start of the meet­ ing for the first time in recent memory. After the Pledge of Allegiance. Tripp said she had been asked to add an invocation to the agen­ da and immediately deferred to Wing, who offered prayer. Wing apparently had asked to say the invo­ cation though the practice has mH been done for at least 20 years, the last six of which he has been a commissioner • Approved a letter of understanding between the County Board, the sheriff and corrections division of the Governmental Employees Labor Council. Commissioner Wayne Adams said the cor­ rections officers were the first employee group to approve a new contract, but it was for two years and subsequent groups' pacts were for three. The corrections officers agreed to a 3 percent raise for the third year. • Adopted a resolution for bonding of $535,000 to fund the Yankee Springs Township project to remove arsenic from its water. Yankee Springs was a victim of feder­ al government changes in limits in parts per billion for the substance from 500 to 10. Attorney James White said the project will be handled through the state drinking water revolving fund. “Yankee Springs is close, but they're mH quite there (in acceptable parts per billion)," White commented • Approved the revised purchase of devel­ opment rights rankings for the 48 Farmland After completing a building facade and exterior improvemet t program, Jami Blodgett receives a $5,000 check from (from left) Downtown Developn.ant Auttxxity Chairman Mark Feldpausch, Mayor Robert May and Hastings Community Development Director John Hart. Blodgett's is one of more than 30 Hastings few­ nesses that has received the grant in less than two years. The DDA grant will mutch 50 percent of the total cost of the project up to $2,500 per store front through the Building Facade and Exterior Improvement programs. Jami's Crafts occupies two storefronts, so Blodgett was eligible for $5,000 in grants. (Photo by Megan LaveH) Two finalists remain for TK superintendent by Patricia Johns Staff Writer After more than eight hours of interviews of seven candidates last week, the Thomapple Kellogg Board of Education has selected two finalists for superintendent. The board has decided to ask Gary Rider, superintendent of the Brandywine district near Niles and David Sipka. assistant superin­ tendent at Coopersville Area Public Schools, to come for second interviews Wednesday evening. Dec. 13. The two are vying to succeed Kevin Konarska. who has left TK to take the super­ intendent's post for the Kent Intermediate School District. Sipka was interviewed Wednesday. Dec. 6. He detailed his experience as a principal at the elementary level. He has worked in Coopersville for 10 years. He also served for two years as executive director for the parochial schools in Kent County. He began his career in education as a teacher and principal at St. Francis Xavier School in Grand Rapids for 22 years. He told the board in his introduction at the beginning of his interview that he has been asked to take the positions he has held. Rider went to the Brandywine district in 2004. He also has detailed experience as prin­ cipal at Kenowa Hills High School, assistant principal and assistant athletic director for West Ottawa High School and in other admin­ istrative positions. His was the final of the eight interviews, on Dec. 7. when he told the board how enthusi­ astic he was about the position. He had visit­ ed the area over two days, eating at local restaurants and talking w ith 'ocal government officials and residents. Both Rider and Sipka are enthusiastic about the role of education and educators in the community. Sipka said. “I feel called to lead." His expe­ rience in education began with teaching al the kindergarten level as a student al Aquinas College. Rider believes that the TK district will be a good fit. See SUPERINTENDENT, page 16 State Grounds hosts 4th annual Holiday Weekend of Music Family fun night slated for Friday The YMCA will be having a family fun night at the Hastings Community Center Friday, Dec. 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Family members can use the open gym. roller skate or roller blade in the gym. make crafts, play games and go swimming. The cost for the event is S10 for families, $4 per adult, and $2 per child. For more information, call the YMCA at 945-4574. Preservation applicants. Barry County Agriculture Agent Dennis Pennington explained the revisions were nec­ essary because of federal government changes m selection criteria, but the list changed very little The lop 10 sites remained intact. Pennington added there will be an attempt to apply for a state grant by the Jan. 5 dead­ line. Paul Wing, chairman of the Farmland Preservation Board, '.old commissioners amHhcr application will be made for a Natural Resources Trust Fund grant for the Robinson property. He said a previous request was turned down because “the trust fund had requirements we were not aware of... we’re going to try again." • Accepted the applications for 10-year property tax abatements under Public Act 116 from Doug and Ixxiisa Westendorp. co-own­ ers of the MOO-Ville Creamery in Nashville, and from Sand Creek Dairy farm on Solomon Road in Irving Township. • Approved the Barry County Sheriffs Department spending up to $7,000 for pur­ chase of a reception center workstation and chair. • Authorized Planning and Zoning Director Jim McManus to apply for a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfield Assessment grant for $200,000. The application will cost $5,000. with the city picking up $2,000 of the tab. Waftin' in a rainy wonderland A snowless snowman? It looks like this inflatable snowman may be all the snow Hastings is going to get for Christmas this year. With eight inches of snow in October and 50-degree weather in December, it looks like Mother Nature may have been a lit­ tle confused The rains washed away virtually all of the white stuff earlier this week. Friday Night at 8pm Three great performances to put you in a Holiday mood. Mark Ramsey will be play ing Christmas carols on the piano. Fred Wilson will be following Mark with an acoustic b!ei»d of Christmas tunes. The Lakcwcxid Vagabond Singers will be closing the evening with their renditions of Christmas. Saturday Afternoon and Evening Beginning at I pm the Hastings Community School of Music will showcase many students. They will be playing until 5pm. A« 8pm the Don't Look up My Skirt Holiday Special A celebration of female artists who w ill rock the night away. Two great nights of Holiday fun for every­ one. �The Hastings Banner - Th«ir$aay. December 14, 2006 - Page 3 MANUFACTURING, continued from page 1------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------in the morning, on his own time, to work on his machine and make it more productive. "We had an employee who took part of a machine home because he did not have the tools here he needed. "These are people who are committed to success." he said. Cook said the company also has initiated a capital improvement campaign that has seen the company improve, upgrade and add to existing equipment. "A major competitor went bankrupt and we were there at the bankrup’ey auction to take advantage of the opportunity to add upgraded equipment.” Guenther said. Cook said the first order of business in revamping the operation was cosmetic. "We replaced over 40 light bulbs that were either broken or burned out. We began a major cleaning campaign and bought a machine that looks like a smaller version of the Zamboni machine they use in ice arenas. That machine initially ran 16 hours a day. but you can sec the difference when you go out on the floor. It is a much more clean and open work space." he said. "We took machines apart and repaired what parts we could and replaced parts that could not be repaired. We cleaned and repainted every piece of equipment in the facility. "We want our people to work in a clean and safe environment." Cook also spearheaded ar> improved Icok the outside of the facility. "We planted trees and flowers and worked bard to clean up the outside so that people walking by could see the improvements." Cook said. "I am an early riser and 1 met a Bob Kollar. Director of Customer Satisfaction for Hastings Manufacturing and CEO Fred Cook discuss strategy. “Customer satisfaction is critical to any business and we were fortunate to get Bob here to make our customers feel good about utilizing our products," Cook said. “This is a new position here at Hastings Manufacturing and it has already begun to pay dividends with Bob at the helm.” Deb Price uses an ultra-sonic washer to help dean up a work station area at Hastings Manufacturing. “Our employees are our most important piece of the puzzle here and we want them to work in a clean and safe environment." said CEO Fred Cook. Jeff Guenther is Director of Aftermarket Sales for Hastings Manufacturing. Here he shows a new product line, a piston ring designed especially for the radng market. The new product is shown left, and the traditional piston ring container is shown at right. “We are determined to make a significant presence in the market," Guenther said. man out walking his dog early one morning. He Mopped to talk and he said the improve­ ment we have made have added to the prop­ erty values in the neighbortiood. "Taking those small steps, just cleaning up the building and making it look better is important to the communitv and we want to be a positive presence. Community relations is an important part of our operation and we want to be good neighbors." Guenther said an important step in improv­ ing the company in all areas, inside and out. was including the workers in the decision making process. "We wanted to get their input." he said, "whether it was good or bad. We needed their expertise. After all. they are the people on the job every day and their opinion counts." The people who make up the workforce for Hastings Manufacturing, the pulse of this re­ energized company, apparently agree. Neil Katsul. a machine repair person, who was singled out by Cook as a "magician" in his duties, said working for the company has never been belter. When asked in what way things are better, he quickly replied. "It is more personal now. You feel needed. You feel it in your heart." Both Cook and Guenther became most excited when talking about the future of the company “This last year we have begun going to major trade shows." Cook said. “We arc get­ ting the word out in the industry that we are back and stronger than ever. “We attended a SEMA (Specialty Equipment Manufacturing Association) sym­ posium and we have been to racing shows in South Africa. Israel, and Puerto Rico, all within the last year." Guenther said. "We were determined to make a significant pres­ ence in the market.” "The world shied away when the company was facing bankruptcy." Cook zdded. "We wanted to let them know we arc back and very aggressively attacking the market." Tom De Blasis, the new sales manager for Hastings Manufacturing has already made significant progress in improving the compa­ ny’s profits. “And we were able to gel Bob Kollar as our Director of Customer Satisfaction.” Cook said. "He is making a tremendous contribu­ tion to our efforts. He came with a wealth of experience and knows what it takes to make customers happy." But. Cook said again, "it all comes back to our workforce. We are blessed with an edu­ cated workforce. When we review applicants we see very highly qualified people." Cook also had praise for the community leaders of Hastings. "There is no question we owe a debt of gratitude to people like Mayor Bob May and (City Manager) Jeff Mansfield and the people with the Barry County Economic Alliance. They believed in us. trusted us to keep our woid »o gain stability and grow, and they pro­ vided us with tremendous support throughout the process.” Cook said:. 'The name of the town is on our boxes." said Guenther. “It is a source of pride both for us and for the community.” Cook said the time is right for the company to expand and they were ready when the opportunity arose. The company is in the process of a major expansion and has prepared a new product set to set the market spinning. “We will be at Orlando for the world's largest racing show." Guenther said. “Hastings Racing is producing a piston ring especially designed for speed. It will be used in every' racing vehicle from dirt bikes to oval track racers. "We will be a leader in the racing field." Cook said two additional hires have led the expansion process. “Eric Hudson and Greg Lyon are engineers in Research and Development.* he said. “Our goal is to be first in marketing technology. People want to know who is the leader. They do not follow who is in second place. "We have advanced engineering programs being developed and tested which will add grown and continued success for this compa­ ny in a 12- to 15 -year cycle." Cook said. What a*difference a year makes. Tim Fields shows a visitor the coding process at Hastings Manufacturing. “By utilizing to this coding process we can access products much more quickly." said Jeff Guenther, director of aftermar­ ket sales Neil Katsul is called “Magic" by Hastings Manufactunng CEO Fred Cook. Katsul works in machine repair and upgrade for the company. “He is creative and energetic," Cook said. “He represents the type of worker we have here and we are glad to have him. We are lucky to have him." Randy Hughes uses a scanner to record inventory Hastings Manufacturing. “If we save just 10 minutes on each piece, it projects to a tremendous cost savings over time," said Jeff Guenther, director of aftermarket sales. Kelly Dougherty is a tester in the Quality Control area of Hastings Manufacturing. “This is one of our most important areas of operation." CEO Fred Cook said, “and Kelly is doing a fantastic job for us.” Craig Wilkins implemented this organizational system for Hastings Manufacturing which separates each group of tooling collars and make them easier to identify and find. "He is one of our many employees who have come up with innovative ideas to help production and output." said CEO Fred Cook. "He came in on his own time to implement this improvement. He represents the kind of employee we are proud to have with us." �Page 4 - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Our ‘sick’ health care system needs radical change Farmers must guard their property rights To the editor: I guess they are putting teeth into the Barry County farm plan. From what I can figure out. they’re going to use those teeth to eat our ngnts up. Restrictions on land, like limiting planting to 300 feet on each side of drainage ditches and wetlands, are a major thing for these peo­ ple. Anybody who fanned in Barry County in 2006 knows about wetlands — It’s all been wet for nearly four months now! Don Drummond said, at a meeting I attend­ ed. that somebody or some group had given them money to get satellite imagery of Barry County so they could identify wetlands down to one acre. From the way it sounds, it might be hard for me to be able to farm my land, as most of it is tiled. And I won't be the only one with this type of difficulty. Drummond also said there was­ n't quite enough population in the county to do all they want to achieve, but figured they could work that out. A neighbor called me the other evening and said he had been going to some of the plan­ ning meetings. He felt that the only questions the committee asks are the ones that have answers favoring their cause. This same Maple Grove Township neighbor owns 19plus acres and can't even keep a cow on it! Folks, what is coming down from that planning‘bunch is against our fundamental rights to do what we want to with our land. Planning and Zoning Director Jim McManus wants to have Jhe strongest restricted plan in the state for Barry County. Apparently, this will be quite a feather in his hat. I'd say that right now agriculture is what it keeping this country afloat and these people want to kill that. loo. These people that are trying to take our rights and tell us where we’ll be able to farm and what we can raise on our farms have no clue. Landowners and fanners, you'd better call your county commissioners right away to let them know what you think! I was called on by a guy that helps write the final plan and I told him that I was very happy with the plan that is in effect right now. I think it is time to organize in force and get rid of this planning and zoning office in Barry County or we'll have to fight McManus every year!I We shouldn't have to worry about our property rights! It’s unfortunate with the holes that they have in the law any more, where a few people can decide what the vast majority don't want Archie Jennings. Nashville P.S.: Speaking of wetlands, in Ohio a cou­ ple of years ago. they drained a lot of their wetlands to get rid of the mosquitoes that cany the West Nile Virus! Dog that was shot did not need to die To the editor: The Dec. 7 issue of the Banner contained a story in the Police Beat section about a dog being shot after chasing a horse and killing turkeys. That dog was our family pet His name was Apollo and he did not need to die. Barry County Animal Control gave the OK for our neighbor to shoot Apollo based on what was reported over the phone. There was never anyone sent out to check out what was going on. A call from Barry County Animal Control came into our home at 4:11 p.m. telling us 42 families still need adopting for Christmas Fbrty-two families are still available to be adopted through the Help for the Holidays program, sponsored by Love Inc. of Barry County and the Salvation Army. Of the remaining families. 11 have at least one child 17 years old or younger. “We appreciate Barry County citizens, civic groups, churches, schools adopting close to 500 families so far this year," said Love Inc. Executive Director Steve Reid. “Last year al this time we had 100 families left to adopt.” People interested in obtaining the name of a family to adopt can call Love Inc. at 269/948-9555 or stop by the office between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Love Inc. is located at 305 S. Michigan Ave. in Hastings. that we needed to pick up our dog at the neighbors or he would be sliot. 1 retrieved that call at 4:15 p.m. and my daughter and I imme­ diately left for the neighbors. We drove down Pine Lake Road, calling for our dog while the man who bad already shot him and two other men were walking through the neighboring yards carrying guns. Not one of them had the guts to say anything to me as I was looking for our dog. Instead, they went inside to hide. The neighbors claimed our dog was chas­ ing a horse in a pasture on Pine Lake Road. My daughter and 1 found Apollo's body in a ditch along the road, not in a pasture. One of the men involved claimed to have tried to col­ lar the dog and he tried to bite him. Apollo had no collar on and would never have bitten anyone. These same neighbors claimed to have called our home about Apollo being there. We have caller ID and no calls have ever come into our home from any of our neighbors on Upson Drive. These same people also claimed that they brought Apollo back to our home on several occasions, one time even tying him up. These neighbors have never brought our dog back to our home. Their entire story about what hap­ pened on Nov. 30 is not truth. Now my family is being told that we can't hold anyone accountable for the death of our pet because Barry County Animal Control told them they could shoot Apollo. I am appalled by the actions of my neighbors and by Barry County Animal Control. These peo­ ple have tried to paint a picture of Apollo as some wild and vicious dog. He was a lovable and sweet family pet Debbie and Krista Holtman. Prairieville Township To the editor: As we all know, the health care system in this country is very “sick.*’ Today, a new symptom of this chronic, nationwide illness developed full blown in my own household. When 1 got married and moved to Hastings. 1 was delighted to find an inde­ pendent pharmacy still in existence here since they were rapidly vanishing in my hometown of Muskegon, right along with ail the inde­ pendent hospitals, banks and radio stations. 1 felt very lucky to find all these quaint, locally owned and operated options here. 1 opened accounts at Hastings City Bank, transferred my prescriptions to Bosley Pharmacy and contacted the health care providers at Pennock Hospital. I got a little thrill wnenever I walked past WBCH radio downtown and saw a real human being in there. Life was good. For the past few years our insurance com­ pany has been tempting us with a 5% savings if we would switch our prescriptions away from our local pharmacy to Medco by Mail. We have declined because we appreciate the personal, conscientious attention we receive from our own pharmacy, and we are willing to pay 5% more for the peace of mind. The insurance company have tried to inconvenience us by refusing to fill a 90-day prescription and forcing us to go every 30 days for refills instead. They have raised our co-pay every year (from $10 to 25%) until we can’t afford a 90-day supply anyway. Now they have announced their new requirement for 2007: We WILL buy our pre­ scriptions from Medco by Mail or our co-pay will rise to 50%. Our insurance provider thinks we’ll be really tickled about this because our Medco by Mail copay will be 20%. and we won’t have to wait in line at the drugstore any more. (Obviously, they haven’t shopped Bosley’s lately, where we can order refills via phone or internet, receive prompt, friendly service and have our medications checked for drug inter­ action by pharmacists who actually recognize us). Plus, we can have a 90-day supply deliv­ ered right to our door (allow eight to 10 days) as long as we can cough up that 20% co-pay... times three. With all the hooey we bear about spreading freedom and democracy all over the world, and the amazing miracles of a free market economy, you’d think we could be free to choose where we shop. You’d think we could Sikkema’s anti-casino stand hypocrisy To the editor: Michigan Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema, a rabid opponent of the proposed Gun Lake casino, has justified his opposition due to "unfair" competition the casino would pose on local businesses. Yet now Sikkema is pushing a $15 million state giveaway package for a Cabela's retail store to create 118 full-time jobs in Walker in West Michigan. Doesn't this qualify as "unfair" competition for local businesses such as Gander Mountain and Dick’s Sporting Goods? The Gun Lake Tribe would welcome Cabela's to area, but we take exception to Sikkema's arbitrary policies. The heights of hypocrisy from Senator Ken Sikkema and “23 is Enough" are truly amaz­ ing. They advocate for a $15 million give­ away of our tax dollars so Cabela's can create 118 jobs. Then they fight tooth and nail against a gaming compact with the Gun Lake Tribe that will help to create 1,800 jobs, all with benefits and very good pay. The casino employees will be subject to all the same taxes that a Cabela's employee would be, however, under Sikkema's idea the state would give Cabela's $127,118 for every full-time job created! On his way out the "iJoJcave a nice gift for door, Sikkema nF ror the'citizens of Cabela’s. but i Michigan. As Larry Orlowski, executive director of the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Michigan has effectively pointed out. big box stores like Cabela's will not pay for needed infrastruc­ ture and enhanced law enforcement as calls for service increase. On the other hand, as Sikkema knows, the Gun Lake Tribe is and has been ready and willing to sign a compact with the State of Michigan. Remember, the Gun Lake Casino will not only create thousands of good paying jobs, it will also share millions of dollars in revenues with the state and local governments. This money, secured under a gaming comnrct, will enhance funding for important services and community programs such as fire, police, and emergency medical services, education pro­ grams. school computers and youth pro­ grams. Sikkema and 2? is Enough’s outrageous double standard and blatant disregard for responsible public policy must end. When the leader of the State Senate is picking winners and losers in business, it's no wonder the state is in such a poor economic condition. We hope Governor Jennifer Granholm and the new Michigan Legislature will stand up Dems have many skeletons in closet, too To the editor voted for his impeachment. Dem Security Advisor Sandy Berger was What happened to the cries of “Culture caught red handed with classified documents Corruption?” stuffed down his pants. Remember, new Speaker of the House Rep. Allen Mollohan. W. Va. Dem, man­ Nancy Pelosi said she was going to drain the aged to funnel 178 million dollars of non­ swamp of Republicans, until she found out profit money to donors of his campaign and most of the crocodiles were Democrats. he was the ranking Democrat on the Ethics The latest to get hit is Senate Democrat leader Harry Reid who collected a $1.1 mil­ Panel! Dem Senator Byron Dorgan was one of the lion windfall on a Las Vegas land sale on big beneficiaries of lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s property he didn't even own. And we know about Dem Rep. William Jefferson's $90,000 influence peddling scandal. Michigan Rep. John Conyers, ranking Dem in marked bills found in his freezer and he was videotaped accepting a $100,000 bribe. on the House Judiciary Committee, violated House Ethics rules by using his staff to tutor Pelosi's candidate for second in command and babysit his children. in the House. Dem Rep. John Murtha was Dem Rep. Jim McDermott was fined denied the majority leader’s position because $60,000 by a federal court for illegally dis­ of his involvement in the ABSCAM scandal. tributing a private tape recording. Dem Rep. Alcee Hastings was given the And this is just the tip of the donkey's ice­ top post on the Intelligence Committee, but Pelosi withdrew him when it was brought to berg. More will be coming. C. Edwards, light that he was impeached as a sitting feder­ Kalamazoo al judge amid bribery charges. In fact, Pelosi choose to support a local business that takes good care of us. and provides decent jobs for a bunch of nice kids trying to get through school to boot. Lord knows, the government isn't giving students any breaks these days. Yet here we are; with all our family values and focus on community, we are getting beat­ en into submission by big corporations who arc already posting vulgar, record-breaking profits. Well. I’m sick of this hone puckey. I’m sending a copy of this letter to all my repre­ sentatives and anyone else who will listen, and believe me, my representatives HAVE to listen. I know my friends and neighbors have their own stories about our sick health care system, and 1 hope they will share the indig­ nation. Don’t just vote for your representatives and then let them off the hook! Call and leave a message, send an e-mail, write to them and let them know we want results. Tell them we want the same consideration for the people as the big corporations gel. While you’re at it, why not ask Third District Congressman Vem Ehlers to support HR676? That's single-payer, universal health care. We arc the only industrialized country on earth that does not provide free health care for its people, and yet we spend far more on it than anyone else. Our employers’ backs are breaking under the burden. Why do we offer corporate wel­ fare and unfair advantages to big pharma and insurance companies while our people (and local merchants) go without? If it’s because we can’t match those huge, obscene campaign contributions, then let’s send a message loud and clear. When it comes to the people speaking out with their voles, money can’t buy you love. Karen Van Zalen, Hastings Family pet wrongly killed by neighbors On Nov. 30, a cruel and senseless act was done to an animal, our dog. Our dog was a year and a half old Siberian Husky named Apollo, which was neutered, licensed and had all of his shots. He was a neighborhood pal who would make his rounds to the neighbors to play with their kids, get treats and just visit ApoGo was a great dog who never bit, growled or even dug up the yard. He was a phone give someone permission to shxx our dog, who was killed by someone with u 7mm rifle who took it upon himself to 'play <kxk Hearsay is just that Animal Control we told that our dog had killed a turkey and then ran down the road and was chasfog a horse, where they say he was shot Apollo was found shot dead in the ditch. We live within two miles of the Prairieville Police Department, where someone could have been called out to see what was going on. It is my opinion that Animal Control was negligent in its actions as much « the person who pulled the trigger. The loss of our dog should be seen as criminal. The discharge of a rifle within the county easement is illegal As a 24-year resident of Prairieville Township, I have had to drive dogs, cats and other animals away. I have never shot an ani­ mal for some lame reason as this. If the law readers of Barry County are there just to read the law and not investigate, then I say they are not doing their job and should be replaced. John Holtman, Prairieville Township The Hastings Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. Have you increased holiday giving? Th* Banner and Reminder reported last week that local charita­ ble organizations are having greater calls for help during this hotiday season. Are you giving more to charities this year? Are there any causes especially important to you? Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 Hastings Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacob* Frederic Jacobs Steven Jacobs Saaetory/Treawr* •NEWSROOMDavid T. Young (Edtor) Elame Gibert (AMBtanr EObw) Helen Mudry PatnoaJohns Bran Bremer Fran Faverman Sandr. PonwOo KalyIXyd Jon Gambee Megan Laval • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Claarttod adi acoaptod Monday trough Frtday. 8.00 am. to 530 pm “My giving in general has increased this year. There seem to be so many good causes needing assistance.” "I brought in a toy for the Page Elementary School Toys for the Barry County Kids campaign. I would like other kids to be as lucky as 1 am at Christmas.” “I am doing about the same as last year. We help with the food drives and other campaigns the schools do as well.” “Yes. I find I am giving note this year. I especial­ ly support Goodwill and enjoy having the Goodwill store in Hastings now." “My wife, Velda, and I support the Battle Creek Health Center. the Veterans Home and the school sponsored giving.” “We give all year long and hope to be able to increase our giving next year.” Scott Ommen Rose Heaton DanBuerpe Jonathan Jacobs Subacriptton Ratoa: $30 per year ai Bar>y County $32 per year in adoring ooureaa $35 per year etoewtera POSTMAS TER Send addrvsi changes to: P.O. Bo* B Hastings. Ml 490580602 Second Class Postage Paid at Haaanga. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - Page 5 Ire My Opinion Haven’t we had enough of 23 Is Enough? I’m sure you've heard by now that the mega outdixir sports retzilcr Cabella's wants to build another store in Michigan north­ west of Grand Rapids in Walker. They presently have a huge "big box” store complex in Dundee, just south of Ann Arbor, and are wanting to add a second in Michigan. Cabella's is asking for $15 million in tax reductions from local and state governments to help sweeten the pot in making the store a reality. Local government officials say they don't have the funds available and lite stale says they normally don't fund retail expan­ sion. plus they are working to get theii financial house in order. Cabella's sales pitch to the state is that it would bring in tourist dollars to the Michigan, add employment to the West Michigan area and would be a win-win for everyone involved. Sounds good, and I personally don't have any problem with Cabella's. other than 1 think they would do very well in the market and real­ ly don't need the tax reductions to make the project work. But if you remember on last week's Banner front page we reported on the potential of a project located right near Barry County's border with Allegan County that would bring economic development to the area, jobs and tourist traffic through the coun­ ty. Project managers aren't asking for big bucks from local and state governments to make it happen. All they want is a little cooperation. I'm talking about the casino project near Bradley. From every­ thing that the experts have said, the project would add more than 2.000 jobs. Now we know from experience in Michigan that the casinos don't bring undesirables to the area and wipe out the sav­ ings of average residents who suddenly lose their sense of reality by playing the games and trying to beat the system. 1 recently traveled to Mt. Pleasant and found the place filled with people of all ages from all over the state, enjoying them­ selves in a first class entertainment facility. There are some who profess that if the casino is built, people from the area will lose their homes, their jobs and break up their families. Well, if this were the first casino in the state, there might be some cause of alarm, but this will be just one of a dozen already up and operational. And I really don't think it will nega­ tively impact life as we know it in this county, in fact the project could and probably will bring many benefits to the area by way of grants and tax pass back, not to mention the impact the addi­ tional jobs may have on the area. But a persistent group of Grand Rapids area business people and politicians who don't like dollars flowing to Gun Lake instead of their back yards continues to mount legal challenges. Most recently, a lawsuit was filed with a federal judge after the U.S. Department of the Interior decided to take the land ear­ marked for the casino into a trust, clearing the way for the casino project. This is only the latest in a long series of failed lawsuits and stalling tactics this bunch has attempted, mostly because they don’t want competition for tourist and entertainment dollars. It's time for MichGo and "23 Is Enough” to pack it in and maybe turn those funds they're spending to better use. Maybe they could help some of the needy people of the area, like using the funds for retraining to the many people who have lost their jobs in the last three or four years. They could always send a large contribution to the area United Way programs, they surely know how to help the people most in need. But to continue to waste money on legal hurdles for the Gun Lake Tribe to jump is just a waste of their time and money, and will only prolong the inevitable. Even those who have objected to the Gun Lake casino on moral grounds, people like Brian Calley. Jim Bailey and even Dick DeVos, have called for accepting reality and signing a com­ pact so the state can get a slice of the financial pic. So I say. let's get on with it. If we are considering offering a large retail organization any tax concessions, then we should act immediately with an organization that is not only bringing jobs, but will contribute a share of its profits at the local level, and will support Barry Cou.rty in many ways. I know we don't want to rush into things, but I don't think there is any credible hard evidence that shows casinos bring gangsters and crime to the community. In fact, we have a much more seri­ ous problem with drugs than we will ever have with the casino. We need our governments to do their jobs as problem solvers. If you build the casino, you will add jobs, make it an atv^ction for the area, liclp motels, restaurants, gas stations and more from the area. I really think the casino will turn out to be more of a win-win than a blight on the area for years to come. Let's send the message to MichGo and some political power brokers that we want to get the project under way so we can all experience the benefits. Will there be problems? Yes. but no more than with any other major project, so you don't do something to hold down expan­ sion. From where I sit. it looks to me we have far more benefits to the area than we do negatives, so let's get this thing done so we can all benefit from its success. My message to MichGo and 23 Is Enough is very simply: Enough. — Fred Jacobs, vice president. J-Ad Graphics Pennock seeking 3rd straight Blood Challenge crown, Dec. 22 Pennock Health Services will be shooting for its third consecutive champonship in the Hospital Holiday Challenge, a friendly com­ petition among area hospitals to produce the biggest boost for the holiday blood supply. The public is invited to help by donating blood from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday. Dec. 22, in Pennock's Conference Center, Hastings. This year, as last year, the special blood drive will be organized and coordinated by Matt Thompson, ancillary services director at Pennock, in conjunction with Michigan Community Blood Centers. Any healthy person 17 or older who weighs 110 pounds or more may be eligible to give blood every 56 days. No appointment is nec­ essary to donate. Everyone who tries to give blood at the holiday challenge drive will be eligible to enter a door prize drawing. Besides Pennock, area competitors include Saint Mary's Health Care. Grand Rapids; and Spectrum-Butterworth. Spectrum-Blodgett and Spectrum Business Center, all in Grand Rapids. In last year’s challenge, these health care providers together signed in 393 prospective blood donors and collected 306 pints of blood. The number of donors who signed in for each blood drive, figured as a percentage of that hospitals' employee census, determines the outcome of the competition each year. Orangeville plans veterans memorial The Orangeville Veterans Memorial Committee held its first meeting Monday evening, Dec. 11 The committee was established at an Orangeville Township Board meeting. The mission of the committee is to purchase, erect, and dedicate an engraved granite memorial that honors the memory of all who served and for those who died for the preser­ vation of our rights and freedoms. The construction of the memorial will assist in building community pride in Orangeville Township. This will be the third step in the process. Step one was the con­ struction of a new township hall and commu­ nity room in 2005. The second was the cele­ bration of the first annual Orangeville Day in August of 2006. The third will be the erection of the Veterans Memorial.The target date for the dedication is Memorial Day 2007. Committee meetings will be held at 7 p.m. Monday evenings at the Orangeville Township Hall. The general public and vol­ unteers who wish to help in the project arc encouraged to attend. For more information, call Robert Perino at 269-795-2627. If Pennock wins this year's Holiday Challenge, it will be the third consecutive time the local hospital has finished on top in the annual competition. To win last year. Pennock recruited 45 prospective blood donors, equaling 8 percent of its total employee census. Donor sign-ins for Saint Mary's, Pennock's closest challenger last year, totaled 5 percent of employee census. ’It's so great that our local hospitals arc willing to help, because their drives are a key factor in helping avoid blood shortages, which so many other parts of the state and nation face each year at this time," said Emily McMullen, recruiter for Michigan Community Blood Centers in the Hastings area. ’The winter holiday season Is one of the most difficult times during the year to keep enough blood donations coming in. But the need for blood never takes a holiday, so with the help of our community partners who sponsor blood drives, like Pennock, we work extra hard to collect enough blood." Michigan Community Blood Centers is the non-profit blood bank that provides 100 per­ cent of the regular blood supply for all hospi­ tals in Kent and Barry counties, including Pennock. Statewide. Michigan Community Blood Centers provides blood to hospitals in four major regions of the state, including a large area of West Michigan, with a total pop­ ulation exceeding 1.5 million. It’s official: O’Mara supt. at Lakewood by Helen Mudry Staff Writer The Lakewood Board of Education unani­ mously voted Monday night to hire Mike O’Mara as the district's superintendent. The five year contract has a base salary of $104,000 with a performance advancement of up to 10 percent of the base, beginning in March 2008. O'Mara is a Lakewood native, graduating from Lakewood in 1975. He has been a teacher and high school principal and has served as interim superintendent since May of this year when Jim Richardson was dismissed abruptly. The board also chose Brian Potter to fill the vacated scat of Tim Tromp. who resigned last month citing personal reasons. Potter will hold the seat until the next election in the spring. Al that lime, he may choose to run for election and serve the remaining year of Tromp’s iour-year term. Potter must register by February 13, 2007 to be on the ballot. In an interview before the vote. Potter explained that he was bom and raised in Lakewood and was excited to sec O'Mara accept the position of superintendent. He felt it was time for him to gel on the board and represent the voters of Lakewood. He said he feels it is important for each community to have its elementary school, but this is one school district “Lakewood united" and people should not hold grudges or animosity toward another Lakewood community. He said he is concerned about children who don't have strong families support to help them excel in schools. In five years, he would Low service interest result of runarounds To the editor. A few weeks ago 1 read an article in the Banner describing the low turnout for appli­ cants to sit on the different county boards and commissions, such as the Commission on Aging, the Parks Commission, the Airport Commission and so forth. The article went on to say they were going to re-advertisc to try and entice more applicants. Having worked in aviation my whole life, I felt I might be able to bring something to the table at the Airport Commission, so I decided 1 would apply. When the notice came out in the "Legal Notices" section of the Banner this week, the Airport Commission was not listed. I figured this must be a misprint, so I called the county office listed in the notice. The phone number for the County Administration office was not in the adver­ tisement. by the way. I had to get it from the phone book. When I called. I explained 1 was interested in applying for the Airport Commission, but the ad did not list it. I wondered if it was a mistake. The lady said that office did not handle commission seats and I was trans­ ferred to the county clerk’s office. I re­ explained and the lady there said I had to talk to the County Administration office, (where I was transferred from in the first place). So. I was transferred back and I explained it all again to a different lady, who said I was past the deadline to apply for the Airport Commission seal. There actually is an open­ ing. but 1 could not apply for it When I said that 1 thought that all the commission seats came due at the same time, she told me not at the airport. She said the airport "does its own thing* and that the County Commissioners do not choose who gets a seat there. 1 guess my point to this whole letter is that if county government truly wants people to volunteer to help, they should make it simple and clear how to do so. It's no wonder they have poor turnouts of applicants. Wayne Bishop. Middleville It was about serving, not compensation To the editor: After reading the "In My Opinion’ column in last week's Banner. I felt the need to respond. I agree wholeheartedly with suggestions of the criteria that should be used in making appointments to the various boards. I believe this criteria was used in making appointments by the previous Board of Commissioners I served on. This criteria has not always been used ty the County Commission, as was the case wifi> appointments made to Parks and Recreation Commission, causing people to lose faith in the board, resulting in failure to renew the park operating millage twice. I have talked with our commissioner and do believe we can rely on the new Board of Commissioners to return to appointing people on their qualifica­ tions and experience. Since my name was mentioned in the Banner editorial. I wish to clarify some mis­ information. I have never received any health care benefits during or after my ten years on the County Commission, nor have 1 received any retirement benefits. Neither have I received any health care benefits since ending my term on the Road Commission. 1 did learn just recently that the Road Commission had been carrying a $1,000 life insurance policy on me. which is now being dropped. I was unaware of this benefit Had I known the controversy that would result from my appointment to the Road Commission 1 would never have accepted that position. 1 strongly urge all citizens who are interest­ ed and feel they are qualified for any of these appointments to let it be known. As I look back on the many boards 1 have served on over the years, 1 can honestly say ’hat it v'as never the monetary compensation thet led me to serve. The accomplishments that Arre realized during my tenure on the County Commission that were most reward­ ing to me vere the renovation of the court­ house. making it handicapped assessable, new Courts and Law building, the airport ter­ minal building, the mental health building, and the creation of one ef the best Central Dispatcji<9-1 -1 systems in MHrigan. These and other accomplishments are very satisfying to me and I am proud to have been a part of it. Theodore R. McKelvey. Hastings Delton Kellogg High wins NAEA award The board of directors of the National Art Education Association has announced that Delton Kellog High School is the recipient of the NAEA Design Standards Award. This award recognizes outstanding achievement in elementary, middle/junior and senior high schools which meet or exceed nationally established standards as set forth in the booklet Design Standards for School Art Facilities. The Standards Awards, adopted by the NAEA Board of Directors 17 years ago. are directed toward promotion and recognition of educationally sound visual art programs in the nation's schools. Designed as a selfassessment/evaluation, it encompasses the seven art education program components, including organization, curriculum, person­ nel, scheduling, facilities, materials/equip- ment and budget. The Standards Awards, renewable yearly, arc applicable for the academic year (July 1 to June 30) in which the application is submit­ ted. NAEA Executive Director Dr. Thomas A Hatfield said, "The NAEA Program Standards Award is an exceptionally notable distinction. To attain it. a school's visual arts program must meet or exceed the national program standards as set forth by the associa­ tion. On behalf of the National Art Education Association Board of Directors, I comple­ ment your administration and school board for so ably serving the community and your students." Founded in. 1947, the National Art Education Association is the largest profes­ sional art education association in the world. Membership includes elementary and second­ ary art teachers, art administrators, museum educators, airts council staff and university professors from throughout the United States and 66 foreign countries. The NAEA's mis­ sion is to advance art education through, pro­ fessional development, service, advancement of knowledge, and leadership. Parks and rec scheduled topic at First Friday The Barry County Democratic Committee is planning a symposium on parks and recre­ ation for the next First Friday program at noon on Jan. 5 at the Thomas Jefferson Hall., comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings.. Bill Deming from Portage, Kevin Ricco from Allegan County. David Rachowicz of Kalamazoo County, Dan Patton of Eaton County and Matt Paynor of Ionia County are expected to be on hand for a round-table dis­ cussion on issues surrounding parks, includ­ ing budget, how parks are funded and atten­ dance. The symposium is intended to be a gather­ ing of experts and specialists on parks and recreation to speak approximately 10 minutes each regarding the programs and special events each of the visiting directors are con­ ducting in their areas. At the conclusion of all the presentations there will be opportunities for the press and the public to ask questions. ■Rie Democrats will be serving hot chili, pic and beverage for lunch. Thornapple Players comedy/murder set Mike O’Mara like to see better facilities for the schools. He said the board hires the superintendent to lead and the board is there to follow and help. “It is not the job of the school board to run the school.” he said. “That's the superinten­ dent’s job." The Thomapple Players are performing a comedy/murder mystery dinner theater in the Courtyard at the County Seat the evening of Saturdav. Feb. 10, with a matinee Sunday. Feb. 11. The production will be 'I'm Getting Murdered in the Morning." The setting is a wedding reception. Cast members include Doug Acker. Mariah Burd. Dacmeon Richards. Angie Sceber. Jason Roper. Carol Svihl. Mike Kasinsky, Carol Satterly. Jeff Kniaz. Norma Jean Acker. Frank White. Tawny Roper. Barb Pruden and Brian Reynolds. Reservations and tickets are at the County Seat and are available for purchase as Christmas gifts. The cost is $25 per person and will include appetizers, dinner, dessert, the ticket to the show and the tip. This event offers an inexpensive way to get dinner and a show right here in Hastings. �Page 6 - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Thanks to your investment in our community... 17,383 youth were able to participate Margery Irene Williams j |Catherine L. Wood in programs to prepare them to become accountable adults. 4-H, Boy Scouts, DARE, Girl Scouts, The ARK, Thomapple Parks and Recreation, YMCA, Barry County United Way Volunteer Center Community, Partnerships, Lasting Change Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dowling. Ml 49050. Pastor. Steve Olmstead. (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11 T) a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 00 p.m.; Bible Study A Prayer Tune Wednesday nights 6:30 p.m. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastor Susan D. Olsen Phone 945-2654. Worship Services: Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School. 10.45 a.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:45 a.m_; Sunday School 11.*00 a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S. Bedford Rd. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service; 11:00 am. Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at noon. Thursday noon Senior Mbah. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays al 7 p.m. Christ's Qaiilen. Bible Study Thursdays 7; 15. Choir Thursdays al 5:45. Church website: countrychapelurae.org. FIRST B APTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woot lawn. Hastings Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Musk; Ryan White. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages. 10.45 am.. Morning Worship; 6.00 p.m.. Evening Service; 700 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m.. Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise A Motion.Children's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons. PRAIRIEVILLE BIBI.E CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Sunday School 10 am.; Worship Service II am.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Sen ice 7 p.m. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Randall Bertrand. Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9:30 am. Worship Time 10:30 am. Youth activities: call for inforn.stion. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Res. Richard Moore. Pastor Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeum.org. Church Fas No.: 269-818-0007. Church SecretaryTreasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours, Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 A 4) Tues.. Thurs. from 9-11:30 am.. 12:00-2:30 p.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m - Jr. A Sr. High Youth (ratal served). Wednesday 7 pm - Prayer Mtg Thursday 9:30 am. ■ Women's Bible Study. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.. Sunday Masses 8:30 am. and IIO0 am ; Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH "ilr^hfr Church of thr WividWide Anglican Communion." 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St ). Church Office (269) 945-3014. The Rev. Fr. Charles P McCabe III. Rector. Father Paul Duwnie Supply Pnst. Mr. F. William Voetberg. Director of Musk. Sunday W orship - 10 am. WOODLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O. Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippervDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 am. • Sunday School 10:30 am. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTHIA INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11.00 am. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 600 p.m. (May-August) We have a weekly Wednesday 600 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those times). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber ts 269-795-2370 artd ihe recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ and^w matthias We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is in communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP M1NISTRIES A Spirit -filled church. Meeting al the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy M­ 66 south of Assyria RdNashville. Mich. 49073. Sun Praise A Worship 10:30 a.m.. 600 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jews Club for boys A girls ages 4-12. Parton David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. "Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street, Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nuncry provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. CYRIL’S CATHCHJC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Cathoik Church. Hastings. Mass Sunday at 9:30 am. ST. TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629 9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9: 30 am. “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 N1V). Come share in the weekly Holy Communkn. - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive All baptized t hnslianv are welcome to partici­ pate tn the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E M-79 Highway. Naihville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nunen. children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leadership training. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH 301 E State Rd (Comer of Stale Rd and Boltwood St across from Toms Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Doo Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and li.-OO a.m. Kids far Christ. I IDO a m Worship Serv.e only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-4th grade dismissed dunng announcements. Sunday School for all ages 10:00 a.m. with adult electives. SundayEvening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week: 9D0 a.m. Senior Adult Bible Study: 6:30 p.m. Pastor's Class. Sing *n Share. Youth and Children's classes. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m. Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m.. 2nd Thur, each month. Mid-week programs take a Christmas/New Year break. February 25<h at 16:30 aji. set for First Service at our new church. 2635 North M-43 HwyHastings. Everyone Welcome! GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anton. Pav’or. www.discovcrprace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058 Office Phone (269 ) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9D0 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9D0 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE' Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11.DO Traditional Worship Service. We offer vinous Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:V) and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.. and the Praise Team rehearses an Thursdays at 6:30 pan. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9.D0 am Traditional Worship Service. 10:00 am Coffee Hour. I0D5 a m Sunday School for all ages. I!DO a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. 6:00 p.m. Youth Group. Nursery care is provided for both services! Visit us online at W YiwfinUhurd) Hastings nrg and our web log for sermons at: http7/h><nngs presbytenan. blag spot com/ Today ■ 730 pat. • Chancel Choir. Saturday - 5:30 p.m. “Blue Christmas” Service of Comfort. Next luedsay - 6:00 pan. - Conversational Spanish. Neil Wednesday - Noah’s Ark Chapel Time: 7:15 pan. Praise ham. QUIMBY UNITED MFTTtODIST CHURCH M-79 Wo. Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9.V-2. Sunday Warship 10:30 a.m. K4C-T4C second Sunday of each month 5:30-7:30 p.m October-March. P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058 This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings Fl.EXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings CHEMICAL BANK HASTINGS - Santana Consuelo Boulter, age 20. of Hastings, died Wednesday. December 6. 2006 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Hastings. Santana was bom on November 17. 1986 at Deckerville. MI. the daughter of David and Maria (Cossu) Gonzalez. As a child she and her family moved to Italy where she spent her childhood. She received her early schooling in Italy. The family returned to the United Stales and to Hastings in 1997. She then attended Hastings schools and graduated Hastings High Schoo! in 2005. She was married to Joshua Lee Boulter on May 26. 2006. Santana's employment included Flex-Fab, Gerald Ford International Airport and cur­ rently Aspen Surgical in Caledonia. Santana is survived by her husband. Josh; step-daughter. Kierstin Boulter; parents. Maria and David Gonzalez of Hastings; sis­ ter. Selena Gonzalez of Hastings; brother. Christian Gonzales of Hastings; maternal grandmother. Elsa Urru of Italy; mother and father-in-law. Suk and Kerry Boulter of Hastings; aunts, uncles and cousins. Services were held Monday. December 11, 2006 at Wren Funeral Home with Pastor Roger Claypool officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the family in memory of Santana, •nuwr’ Arrangements made by V en Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wren-funeral- Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 135! North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions” 118 S. Jcffet -on -945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan BELLEVUE - Donald LaVem Bassett. 78. of Bellevue, died December 9.2006 at Mercy Pavilion. He was bom May 17, 1928 in Bownc Township. Kent County to LeRoy and Rhoda (Karcher) Bassett. Donald married Patricia Ellis on March 9, 1950. She survives. Also surviving are chil­ dren. Mark (Nanci) Bassett of Bellevue and Jeanette Graham of Battle Creek; son-in-law, Paul Graham of Bellevue; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, son. Daniel Bassett, on April 12. 2004. and by three brothers. Keith. Edward and Richard. Donald graduated from Hastings High School after which he went to work for the City of Battle Creek as a carpenter for 39 years retiring in 1989. He was also a farmer at their homestead. Donald enjoyed being a 4-H Leader in Barry County, going to casinos, racing micro midget cars, hunting, fishing and motorcy­ cles. Donald and Patricia enjoyed spending most of their winter's in Florida where they visited state fairs, parks and the dog and horse races. Friends may visit the family from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Shaw Funeral Home. Lehman Chapel. Bellevue where the r.icmorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Virginia Heller. Bellevue United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be at Ellis Cemetery . Memorials may be made to Bellevue Fire Department or Bellevue First Responders. The family is being served by Shaw Funeral Home, Lehman Chapel. Bellevue, wwvv.shaw funeralhomc.com MIDDLEVILLE - Mrs. Margery Irene Williams (nee Wieringa) passed away Saturday evening. December 9. 2006 at Carveth Village. She loved Middleville! She was preceded in death by her husband. Charles O. Williams (Standard Oil agent); parents, Fred and Hazel Wieringa: and daughter-in-law. Barbara Williams. She is survived by her five sons and three daughters-in-law, Robert Charles and Martin Edward of Byron Center. Frederick Albert (Bonnie) of Centerville. Ohio. James Bernard (Sue) of Santa Cruz, Calif, and David Karl (Robin) of Rock Hill, South Carolina, nine grandchildren. Joel (Beth) of Greensboro. North Carolina; Nathan (Lisa) and Heidi (Jeff), all of Durham. North Carolina; Salena (Trevor) McDonald of Marshall; Jennifer Marjorie (Matt) of Martinez. Calif.; Bandon of Arroyo Grande. Calif.; Alex of Nashville. Tenn.; Lindsey and Kelsey of Reck Hill. South Carolina; one great-grandcaughter. Megan Jeaninc of Marshall. Also surviving is her brother, L’crnvd (Alice) Wieringa and sister. Bemadine (Hany) Reaser, all of Middleville. She leaves many close cousins, nieces and nephews th.n were dear »o her heart. It pleased her grcatlv that many called her "Aunt Marge” and friends of her sons c tiled her “Mom.” She graduated from Thomapple Kellogg High School in 1933. attended Grand Rapids me re i a I College and wwked at Houseman's. Edmore. State Bank and the Barry County auto license bureau. Marge was a member of the Middleville United Methodist Church for 60 years, where she taught Sunday School and served as church treasurer. She served as the Grand Treasurer of the Pythian Sisters of Michigan. She was the Thomapple Township clerk for several terms and enjoyed working the elec­ tions where she was one of the few Demo­ crats in the township. She was paralyzed for six months prior to the birth of her fifth son. Marty, and made a nearly complete recovery after the birth. She was a champion Tupperware manager. In retirement, she (and her husband) spent win­ ters in Arizona. Upon the death of her hus­ band. she lived in Rock Hill. South Carolina for ten years and returned to Middleville in 1998. Her last five years were in Carveth Village where she enjoyed the love of their care­ givers. There will be no visitation. The burial, next to her husband, will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday. December 14. -006 at Yankee Springs Cemetery. A family and friends memorial will take place at Middleville UMC in the spring. Memorial contributions may be made to Middleville UMC or the “Charles and Margery Williams Youth Activity Fund” of the Thomapple Area Enrichment Foundation. Box 164. Middleville. 49333. The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 HASTINGS - Mrs. Catherine L. Wood, age 80. of Hastings, died at 8:55 ajn. Monday. December II, 2006 at Pennock Hospital. Mrs. Wood was born on September 28, 1926 at Kansas City. Kansas, the daughter of Walter L. and Edna (Puderbaugh) Smith. She was raised in the Kansas City area and attended school there, graduating in 1943 from Northview High School, and was hon­ ored as the class “Service Queen”. She went on to attend Williams College in Missouri where she received her associates degree. She was married to Jack A. Wood on June 27. 1945, and moved to Hastings in 1959 from Kansas City. Following her husband Jack's retirement in 1985. they moved to Savannah. Georgia where she continued her active volunteer life, returning to Hastings in 2003. She was a member of Hastings First Presbyterian Church, member church circle. Presbyterian Women’s Group and taught Sunday School. She was a member and three term president of Hastings Women’s Club, member Pennock Hospital Guild and long­ time gift shop volunteer, former member of Hastings Public Library Board, volunteer American Cancer Society, active in the Republican Party, member of Hastings Country Club, enjoyed playing golf, bridge, tennis. tra.tling. and dancing. _ Mrs. Wood ts survived hy dauffhrm-l 4jfla (Ed) McLean of Grand Nancy (OH Kaat) Pechar of Mears. l»ri (P.andall) Beduhn of Hastings; soc Greg Wood of Dustin. Florida; 10 grandchildren; five great­ grandchildren; sister. Norma k>.*weU of North Palm Beach. Florida. Preceding her in death were her parrots, husband Jack on May 14. 2004. A memorial gathering will be Icid Thursday. December 21 from 6 to 8 jmh. at the Wren Funeral Home. Services will be held 4 p.m. Friday. December 22,7J006 at Hastings First Presbyterian Churcn. Fxv. Dt. C. Jeffrey Garrison and Pastor Emeritus Willard H. Curtis will officiate. Memorial contributions may bt* made to Barry Community Hospice or charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.wrenfuneral-home.com). Marriage Jjcenses Frank Arthur Lasser. Hastings and Patricia Ann Thiery. Hastings. John Michael Price, Middleville and Tiffany Ann Dover. Middleville. Kenneth Henry Kirsch. Jr., Hastings and Margaret Jane Reber. Hastings. Jason Lee DeSotel. Dowling and Elizabeth Kaye Puskas. Dowling. Shawn Dean Elsey. Delton and Amber Lynn Leonard. Delton. Christopher Price Dormanen. Westland and Mallory Rae Harrington. Middleville. WE’RE READY FOR YOU! Hastings’ fewest .Affordable ^Senior Hiving (Potld ‘VdlafjC -A beautifuinevpiau to five... 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Hastings Middle School students who have received Young Citizens of the Month honors this month from the Exchange Club of Hastings are (from left) Kathryn Garber. Karistyn Sheldon, Nikki Spurgeon. Amber Soto and Will Simmons, shown with assis­ tant Principal Mark Martin. Roushes to celebrate 60th wedding anniversary Frank and Maxine will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house on Saturday. December 23. 2006 at Barry Township Hall in Delton from 2 to 5 p.m. No gifts, please. They have three daugh­ ters. seven grandchildren, and one great­ granddaughter. The Southeastern Elementary School Young Citizens of the Month for December, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are Kennedy McIntyre and Mercedes Sarrebelli. shown here with teacher Dan Benningfield. 'V «il <■*» KosbarJames start new life together ET2 Bert Kosbar married Rache' James January 25.2006. while stationed in Virginia. They will be flying home for Christmas, so parents. Danny and Ruth Kosbar. and grand­ parents. Donald and Donna Mathews, invite you to a dessert reception. Please come December 17 at 2 p.m. to 41 Howel Trail (off Heath Road between M-37 and Airport Road). The couple bring with them their daughter, Emily Elizabeth, bom August 14 in Georgia. Come celebrate these missed events with cards and welcoming smiles. Students at Northeastern Elementary School who have earned Exchange Club of Hastings Young Citizens of the Month accolades for December are Taylor Horton and Grace Bosma. shown with teacher Don Schils Sarah Brasseur, shown here with teacher Bernadette Norris, have been selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings as Young Citizens of the Month for December at St. Rose School. Star Elementary's Young Citizens of the Month for December, as selected by the Exchange Club of Hastings, are Margeau Donavan and Gabby Hubbel. shown with teacher Amy Tebo. Five construction projects updated for City Council by Megan Lavell Staff Writer The Hastings City Council received updates at Monday night’s meeting about five construction projects set to take place throughout what’s left of the year and through the first part of next year. Hastings Director of Public Services Tim Girrbach began outlining construction updates with the Pizza Hut project on West Stale Street. The old driveway has been closed off. and the new one on intersecting Washington Street has been opened. A park­ ing lot to the north has been constructed for patron parking while construction continues. The new building is set to open next spring. Hastings Ponds project developer Jeff Gates is seeking occupancy permits for the senior housing units and two multi-family housing units. City Planning Commission members directed Gates to coordinate with •he city to submit the required information and present a bond to cover the costs of com­ pleting North Street construction and the remainder of the private street before they will issue occupancy permits. Hastings city staff is beginning to work on the Riverwalk trail system. The trail has laid out from Apple Street to the Industrial Incubator. Staff expects to build a 10-foot­ wide asphalt path, except in several areas where the width will be 8.5 feet. The staff also is researching funding sources through the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund. Michigan Natural Resources Recreation Improvement Fund. Michigan Natural Resources Recreation Trails Program, the Department of Environmental Quality Clean Michigan Initiative and M-DOT’sT-21 Plan. City staff recently approved final plans for the West Green Street project. Engineers will next submit the plans to M-DOT. Bids will be let in February or March for spring 2007 con­ struction. Plans for the East State Road project are now in the final design stages. Bids will be let in the spring for summer construction. In other City Council business Monday evening: • Mayor Robert May declared Dec. 21 as Dixie Stadel-Manshum Day in honor of the retiring executive director of the Barry County Economic Development Alliance. • City Council members authorized the mayor and the clerk to sign a recreation agreement with the YMCA of Barry County • The Hastings Public Library will provide brochures and information to library patrons during the time the Hastings library is closed to change buildings. 401 (k) rollovers made easy Mark D. Christensen, AAMS 421 W. Woodlawn Ave. a Edwardjones ,'X'^T W frM (NO) 2SS-5220 Individual Inrwton Snee »«7» Member SIPC www^dwardjoocLcom PROFESSIONALS! 1-800-237-2379 MRYSYSTBH OF SOUTHWEST KHGM.NC. Miuaii,... - • • .. ■ ■ ■ . ■ • -*• • •• �Page 8 - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Annie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar Incorrigible girl The Lake Odessa Area Historical Society companies positive places to work. There will Kathy Good of Momson Lake played flute on will meet at 7 p.m. tonight al the Freight be a Red Cross Bloodmobile in town on Monday. Dec. 18. from noon to 5:45 p.m. The location is back to normal using Fellowship most of the numbers. Julie Klynstra was pianist for a prelude and the offertory. House. This will be a show and tell meeting. Please bring a Christmas item and share its uniqueness. Visitors and guests are welcome. There will be reports on the recent Christmas Hall. St. Edward’s Church graciously allowed Seventeen youngsters of Central sang along on the number "Christmastime." directed by use of its facilities twice for this life saving Lynsey Hemming. The soloists were Tom Reiser, Lori McNeil. John Hemming, Lynsey by the dozens to the Depot and Freight venture during the street disruption. Marguerite Dick is having a birthday House, in late November. anniversary on Dec. 17. She is at Thomapple The Ionia County Health Department clin­ ic will be held Wednesday. Dec. 27, in the Manor having therapy following surgery for a broken leg. She is a retired teacher from narrator. The cantata was really a service of Lessons and Carols, based on models from a basement of Central United Methodist Church. The department appreciates the free Lakewood 'Round the Town event, which drew visitors use of church facilities around the county as a way to reach out io county residents in need schools, most recently at Woodland Elementary. The delivery of more than 200 Christmas boxes went out on Saturday, with some crews making multiple runs. This year there was a Hemming and Carol Reiser. Earl Strater was century ago. There were many visitors from other congregations and from the Lakewood Choral Society. Refreshments were served following the performance. Among the outof-town visitors were members of the Shade of preventive shots and immunizations. Air Force Airman Kevin Rau has graduat­ good Woodland which Heidi Osborn. Doug and Dotty Lawson of ed from basic military training at Lackland helped considerably. The Sunfield SPYs AFB in SanAntonio. He is a 2006 graduate of always come in great number. The Clarksville Jackson, former choir director. Roger and Doris Cochron of Saranac. delegation from Lakewood High School, son of Bruce and Lions' Club had only a few members, but the Rajenia Rau. Clarksville boxes went out safely. There were In fine print there was a news blurb in the Grand Rapids Press that Sunny Fresh Foods Inc President Mike Luker was honored with many family groups who worked. There was the usual scramble for maps to find where family from Lowell, who came to see/hear Jacqueline Cunningham, daughter of Ronald and Christine, graduated from Grand Valley State University Dec. 6 with her bach­ elor of music education degree. She had done certain minuscule roads were located. The deliveries included several frozen food items. her student teacher at Lowell Dunng her col­ losophy. This Lake Odessa company, a sub­ Ed Reiser, new from hip replacement sur­ sidiary of Cargill Inc., supplies eggs for the gery. found a sitting down job and packed games four times with the championship GVSU football teams. Her parents and grand­ food service industry. A company spokesman apples earlier. a leadership award for his management phi­ Mark Klein said that the company has grown The Chancel Choir of Central United steadily under Luker's leadership to its pres­ Methodist presented its biennial cantata on ent 680-person work force. The award is Sunday evening to a full house. The choir is sponsored by a Minnesota company recog­ under the direction of Virginia (Reed) nizes people who have helped make their Kruisenga. Accompanist was Celia DeMond. Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. MI) lege career she had the plus of going to bowl parents also went to see the games arid the GVSU band, of which Jackie was a part. Keep your friends and WHA T IS AN INTERNIST? Your articles are informative but I am confused as to what kind of doctor you are. What exactly is an Internist? You're not alone; I bet I answer this question at least once a month. As the years have passed, doctors are becoming more specialized in what they study and what type of patients they care for Surgeons clearly are the ones that perform surgery and Pediatricians are those that specialize in the care of children. But then who specializes in the care of adults...ahh, that's the Internist! According to the American College of Physicians, Doctors of Internal Medicine, often called -Internists" or "General Internists", focus on adult medicine. They care for their patients for life-from the teen years through old age. Internists have had special study and training that focuses on the prevention and treatment of adult diseases. At least three of the seven or more years of medical school and postgraduate training are dedicated to learning how to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases that affect adults. Although general internists will often see patients with heart, lung, kidney or stomach problems, they also see and treat patients with arthritis, infections, diabetes, thyroid problems, skin conditions, and allergies. Internists are sometimes referred to as the "Doctors doctor", because they are often called upon to act as consultants to other physicians to help solve difficult diagnostic problems. Although some Internist only see patients admitted to the hospital and don't have a separate office practice, many Internists see patients in their offices in addition to caring for patients in the hospital. For teenagers and adults, that Internist can serve as your "regular doctor" even though you don't have a difficult medical problem. Cardiologist (heart doctors). Pulmonologist (lung doctors), Gastroenterologist (stomach and intestine doctors) and Nephrologists (kidney doctors) are just a few of the special kind of Internist that have additional training and experience in one specific area of Internal Medicine. Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER Dear Annie: My granddaughter. ■Ingrid." is 21 and has been living in and out of her home since she was 17. Ingrid sometimes stays with us until she can work herself back into her parents' good graces. The last time was for six weeks. While in our home. Ingrid seldom talks, comes and goes as she pleases, and if we say anything about her behavior, she argues until we get sick of it. There are no drags or alcohol involved. Ingrid just wants to do things her way with no concern for others. She certainly does not know how to communicate with her parents. 1 know lng~ . will be coming back here soon. Our home is her last resort. Do I tell her how little she has been a part of the family, how many mistakes she has made and that her behavior is not acceptable? Should I say she is no longer welcome here? She doesn't have enough money to live on her own. and I'm afraid if we force her to fend for herself, she'll live in her car. Her parents' marriage was not good when Ingrid was growing up. and I've always had compassion for this girl. I want the family to work on this together, but her parents don't feel the problem is tbeir fault. I worry that Ingrid will just sink lower and lower. Can you help? - Grandma Rose Dear Grandma: Counseling doesn't mean someone is at fault. It's a way to work on problems. Don't lecture Ingrid about past mis­ takes. Instead, tell her you know she has the potential to be independent, self-reliant and successful. Offer to help her find a job aid an apartment. (If she already has a job. she should be paying you rent.) Encourage her to take classes at a community college where she can better herself and take advantage of the counseling services. We think Ingrid will come around. Don't give up on her. Sordid sex stories Dear Annie: I can sympathize with "Losing it in North Carolina." who found out about his wife's sexual past. Like him. my wife swore there was only one guy before me (that was 25 years of marriage ago). Last year. I found out there were at least five others. 1 felt duped into marriage, but I hase grown to accept that these things happened before we met. We've talked a lot in the past year, and I think our relationship is better now. The problem is, I can't stop asking my wife about the details. I spend lots of time thinking of questions regarding her past. Not only does she not want to discuss any of this, she gets very angry whenever I bring it up. 1 told her this is my way of trying rn come to grips with it. Is it OK to keep asking her about these details, or should I try to find some way to erase my memory? -- Lost in Virginia Dear Lost: Let's get one thing straight. You were not "duped" into marriage. Your wife's previous sexual life does not change the per­ son you fell in love with. Second, stop asking for details. It's masochistic. We understand this is hard for you. and we commend you for trying to put the past behind you. but you need to talk to a professional so you can sort through your feelings and truly forgive. Getting scrooged Dear Annie: My husband just brought a notice home from work, wishing us a happyholiday season and giving us a gift certificate for the purchase of food. It also suggested donating the certificate to a food pantry in the company's name. The certificate is for $10. Annie, my husband has NEVER worked fewer than 50 hours a week. This is not a hard-pressed company. Wtien a rich company abuses its hardworking employees, throws them scraps, then asks for them back, what kind of holiday spirit is that? -- Exhausted in Wisconsin Dear Wisconsin: Sounds like the holiday spirit of Scrooge. Still, there are others less fortunate than you. Since the certificate is for an amount you consider negligible, donating it would be an act of kindness. miniskirt, satin camisole, thigh-high boots and fishnet stockings, accompanied by a rather suggestive note from my husband. I told him 1 could never wear anything like this, and he responded. "Just wear it in the bed­ room." I want to fulfill my husband's sexual needs, but 1 worry he will be disappointed when he sees UK* wearing such a revealing outfit. I'm not as svelte as I once was. What should I do? - A Self-Conscious Wife Dear Wife: Wear it anyway. Your husband is giving you the chance to fulfill his fan­ tasies. He wants to sec the woman he loves in the get-up of his dreams. To him. you are sexy, and dressed in those clothes, you would oe irresistible. We say. turn down the lights and give it your best shot. Telephone trap Dear Annie: Once again I've been trapped for an hour on the telephone by a dear friend who thinks my time is all hers to mindlessly chatter away about her life, despite all attempts to politely extricate myself. Why do people think that when 1 answer the phone. I have nothing else to do with my time and want be imprisoned by a one-sided narrative? 1 always precede my conversations with. "Is this a convenient time to talk?" and then keep it short. But I am constantly amazed by those who chatter away endlessly despite all my desperate attempts to escape. If your friends screen your calls or don't call you back, perhaps you are trapping them on the phone too long. If people avoid having a conversation with you. maybe you talk too much. If you arc the only one talking after a while, be quiet! No one enjoys being engulfed by verbal diarrhea. Consuming your friends* time with no respect for tbeir priorities is inconsiderate - Broken Ear. in California Dear Broken Ear Believe it or not. some people don't mind ibis, but ii can be a major ordeal for others. The trick to getting off the phone is to be pleasant and quick "Iff. been great talking, but 1 don't want tn keep you. Bye." And hang up. Not for women only Dear Annie: You recently printed a lexer from Dr. Henry Lynch about the importance of women knowing their risk for breast can­ cer. I was disappointed that he failed io men­ tion that men. too. can be victims of breast cancer. I went to my doctor for a minor cold and mentioned that my breast was tender and I had noticed secretions from my nipple. He immediately did a breast exam and discov­ ered a lump. It was surgically removed, and thankfully, it wasn't cancerous. Annie, please inform your readers that men can also be victims of invasive breast lumps, both cancerous and noncancerous. — A Surprised Male Reader Dear Surprised: You arc correct Although not as common, men also can be diagnosed with breast cancer, most often between the ages of 60 and 70. All men should have their breasts checked regularly, and if you notice any unusual lumps or discharge, inform your doctor immediately. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell ami Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 6O6H. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page u. www.cre- ators.com. To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Fuel fashion fantasy Dear Annie: My husband and 1 arc both in our 40s. We have always had a good marriage and have been blessed with three wonderful children. Last weekend, while searching for some important papers. I was shocked to find my husband's secret collection of women's fash­ ion catalogs. There was no pornography, but after looking at some of the pictures he had clipped, it became obvious that he has a fetish for women wearing leather, high-heeled boots and other provocative outfits. Initially. I was angry and hurt, but 1 cooled off. I confronted my husband, and he apolo­ gized. He got rid of the pictures and assured me he loves only me. He even sent me flow­ ers the next day. However. I just received a rather large package in the mail. I was shocked to find inside a black leather CSBHI 3)06 CREATORS SYND1 Teen movie night to feature ‘Pirates’ The YMCA of Barry County will offer a “Teen Only" movie night Friday. Dec. 15. Anybody in grades 6 through 12 are invit­ ed to come and watch “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest." starring Johnny Depp at the Community Center. The movie will begin at 9 p.m. and will ran until 11:45. There will be free popcorn to all who attend. For more information, call the YMCA, 945-4574 extension 101. �The Hastings Bonner - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - Page 9 From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Train Wrecks in Barry County Financial FOCUS Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN 1 ~ of Edward Jones and Co. This Year, Give a Gift That Lasts The holidays are upon us. which means that it's time, once again, to search for those "per­ fect" gifts. This year, why not add financial gifts to your shopping list? They can make a big difference in the lives of the people you Michigan Central Depot - Hastings. Michigan. By Esther Walton Today we commonly read or hear about horrific automobiles accidents almost daily in the various news media. However, beginning in the late 1800s and into the 1900s it was train wrecks that grabbed the headlines in Barry County papers. During the time frame we are discussing there were three railroad lines operating in the county: The Michigan Central. The Chicago. Kalamazoo and Saginaw [C.W.&Sj and the Pere Marquette. The Pere Marquette ran east and west through northern Barry County, touching Woodbury and Freeport. During my research in local papers 1 found very few ref­ erences to the Pere Marquette line. It is said by locals that the C.K.&S. railroad had so many problems that they often referred to it as the. “Cuss. Kick and Swear” railroad. This is not to say that the Michigan Central didn't have problems too. The major train accidents in Barry County reported in the Hastings Banner were the C.K.&S. derailment at Shultz in 1911; a Michigan Central wreck in 1913 at Middleville and a New York Central freight train derailment while running on old C.K.&S. tracks in Prairieville Township in 1949. they had been warned to look out for the reg­ ular freight." The last major Barry County wreck was reported in the Hastings Banner Nov. 3, 1949. The article starts with “An engineer and a brakeman suffered fatal injuries shortly after midnight Thursday when their 14-car New York Central freight left the tracks and over­ turned on the C.K.&S. branch in Section 32 of Prairieville Township in southwestern Barry County. The scene is about a city block north of Cressey Road about four miles west of the Lock Shore Farms.” The story included a pic­ ture of the. “cut-away cab of the overturned locomotive from which the body of engineer H.L. Kelly. 56. of Jackson, was freed by torch and ax at 8:58 a.m. The accident happened at 12:10 a.m. W.H. Freeman. 27. the brakeman, died at 11 a.m. in a Kalamazoo hospital from bums.” In addition to these major accidents there were several relatively minor ones involving both of the railroad lines that serviced Hastings. The Banner of June 11. 1903. reports: “The Michigan Central freight was switching on the Book Case Company tracks one of the cars jumped the track and plunged into the comer Michigan Central Wreck - Middleville. Michigan Other writers have erroneously reported the date of the Shultz derailment as occurring in 1908, or 1909. but the Dec. 7. 1911. Hastings Banner reported this accident in great detail: “The passenger and freight locomotives of the C.K.&S. railway were considerably dam­ aged at Shultz on Monday morning where the engines failed to clear at the sides. David Hewitt of Kalamazoo, frightened and passen­ ger frightened and jumped, dislocating his left shoulder. As the southbound passenger train passed the freight train that was not backed upon the siding far enough to allow the pas­ sengers to clear, the cylinder heads stuck and some of the running gear of both engines were stripped off. The engineer of the passenger train brought to a sudden slop, but the shock was so light that none of the passengers knew that anything out of the ordinary had hap­ pened. The passenger locomotive was derailed. News of the accident spread rapidly and in a short time a large crowed of farmers appeared to render assistance, but none were needed. A relief train was sent out from Kalamazoo and traffic was resumed in the evening." In 1913. the Hastings Journal and Herald covered the Middleville accident: “The railroad train wreck at Middleville was due to an extra freight crashing into rear of the regular freight. The Hastings citizens noticed a freight train rushing through the city at a very rapid speed, with no speed to the established laws governing the speed limits. A short time before the regular freight had gone through and had reached Middleville and was standing on the main track, not even having time to get the block system in operation when without any warning the extra (freight) crashed into the rear end of the regular freight. There was a crash, and six cars were reduced to a mass of broken timber, iron and merchan­ dise which at once caught fire and burned up. The section man from Hastings and other places along the line were called on out and accompanied the wrecking car. Fortunately no one was injured in the crash and the loss is confined to merchandise and rolling stock belonging to the company. The crew of the extra train were to blame for the accident as of the machinery room carry ing the spindle carver some distance from its accustomed position and tearing out about ten feet of sid­ ing. The damages were slight." There were no injuries to the Grand Rapids Book Case employees. The Banner in its April 18. 1907. issue ran a story reporting that a C.K.&S. freight jumped the track in Coats Grove. “The freight train was rounding a curve a mile or two this side of Coats Grove, seven cars jumped the track, two of them rolling over the others remaining in an upright posi­ tion." In Aug. 5. 1908. the Banner reported an incident in Hastings involving a work crew with the heading. “An afternoon express rounding curve suddenly hits paint car." The paint car was a handcar (ed. a small manually powered railroad maintenance vehicle) carry ing a dozen buckets of paint of various colors. “About half way between the Michigan Avenue and the C.K.&S. crossing they |the care about. What types of financial gifts should you consider giving? Let's look at a few possibili­ ties: . • Contributions to Section 529 plans - If you have a child (or grandchild) that will be headed off to college in a few years, you may want to contribute to a Section 529 college savings plan. Your contributions may be tax deductible if you are participating in your own state's plan. Plus, your earnings and withdrawals will be exempt from federal taxes as long as the money goes toward pay­ ing college costs. (However, withdrawals used for expenses other than qualified educa­ tion expenses may be subject to federal, stale and penalty taxes.) • Contributions to an IRA - If you know a loved one has an IRA. consider making a con­ tribution. Many people don't fully fund their IRA each year - so any help you can give toward that goal will be important. • Stocks - Consider giving ’•hares of a com­ pany that produces products or services that arc used by your intended recipient. If you're going to give away some of your own shares, you'll need to know what you originally paid for the stock, how long you've held it and its fair market value at the date of the gift. Recipients of your gift will need this informa­ tion to determine gains or losses if they decide to sell the slock. You'll also need to determine if you have to pay gift taxes. You can give up to $12,000 per year, free of gift taxes, to as many people as you want; over your lifetime, you can give up to $1,000,000 without incurring gift taxes. • Zero-coupon bonds - These types of bonds can make nice.gifts if you know that your intended recipient would like to achieve a specific financial goal - such as a new car. a dream vacation, etc. - in a given number of years. You buy a zero-coupon bond - usually issued by the Treasury under the name of STRIPS - at a deep discount; when the bond matures, you - or in this case, the recipient of your gift - collects the full face value. In other words, the accrued interest is paid at maturity, so you - or the recipient - won't receive peri­ odic interest payments. Keep in mind, howev­ er. that these "phantom" interest payments will still be taxed as ordinary income each year until the bond matures. Also, market prices of zero coupon bonds tend to be more volatile than bonds that pay interest regularly. * Charitable gifts - You may want to make a financial gift to an organization in the name of a loved one - especially if this person is an enthusiastic supporter of the charity. Your generosity will be appreciated, and you'll get some significant tax benefits. First, you may get an immediate tax deduction for your gift. Second, you'll avoid paying capital /;ains taxes by donating appreciated assets, such as stock or real estate. And third, you'll be removing an asset from your taxable estate. 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Fortunately, there were no injuries. A few years later, the Banner of July 1. 1915. tells about a freight train striking a horse drawn buggy. An elderly man. who was deaf, pulled out in front of the oncoming train. Seeing his dilemma, the man whipped his horse and crossed irt time to avoid being squarely stuck. He was bruised, but his buggy being hit in the back, smashed the rear wheel.” On May 17. 1933. the Banner reported a. "Bad Train Wreck Sunday Forenoon. The westbound passenger train was derailed Sunday near the Michigan Avenue [Hastings] crossing at a little after 11 o'clock. The engine held in part to the track, the rest of the train except the dining car being derailed. The ten­ der rested on its side a few rods west of the old roller mill, while three steel coaches, and the baggage car stood at an angle of about 30 degrees. It was a sorry looking sight and but for the fact that the coaches were all of steel, it would have been a serious accident. Had it happened a few lods farther cast, the train would have plunged into the river, which is now unusually high for this season of the year. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. There were about a dozen passengers on the train, none hurt.” C.K. & S. Shult C.K. & S. Depot - Hastings, Michigan. please join us at Coldwell Banker AJS-SchmMt Vivien and Ron Mudgett A Winning Team! thomapple\6lley church We Can!__________ Safe for HASTINGS-New 3 bed. 2 bath dayiirhi A Celebration ot Christmas HASTINGS December 16th & 17th the Rouoh' SI49.900 Saturday 6:00 p.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. i 11:00 a.m. BAI III < Wil k I hc.lronm., I Christmas Eve Service Two Real Estate Agents working together to get your home marketed right' Free C onMihtion with a decorator to get your home "Deigned To Sell”' Two Multiple LiMtng Sen ice* (MLS) - We arc member* of the Kalamazoo and the Grand Rapid* MLS that translate* into more Realtor* and buyer* *ccing your home' IB Sunday Only 9:30 a.m.. 600 p.m. i 7:30pm fa more info cal (269’ 948-2549 �Page 10 - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES BOARD OF COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONERS OF BARRY COUNTY Office 1725 Wesl M-43 Highway. P.O. Hot 156 lUUingi Ml 4905ft 0154 Phone (2691945-3449 • (8M> 575-4059 • Fax (2691 945-459) Commissioners: BRADLEY* S. LAMBERG. PE. DONALD W1 LLCITT Managing Director ROGER L PASHBY GARY* VANDECAR D. DAVID DYKSTRA Secretary The Barry County Road commission will hold a Public Hearing on its proposed 2007 Budget. The hearing will be held at the Commission Room located at 1725 West M-43 Highway. Hastings. Michigan at 9:00 A JI. on December 22. 2006. A copy of the proposed budget is available for inspec­ tion at the Road Commission office. TO: THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP, BARRY COUNTY MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held by the Prairieville Township Zoning Board of AaotaLsan January 3rd 2QQ7at 7:00 PM. at the PrairieriUe Township HalL 10115 5. Norris Road. u tthm the Township, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the item(s) to be considered at this Public Hearing include, in brief, the Mlowing: 1. A request by Michele Sahli, 15830 S-M43 Hwy. Hickory Corners, Ml 49060. for a variance from supple­ mentary setback requirements of the Prairieville Township Ordinance Section 4.29 to add an addition to the northeast comer of the existing residence. The subject parcel is 08-12-036-015-00 located at 15830 S. M-43 Hwy. Prairieville IWp.. Hickory Comers. Barry County. Ml. The property in question is zoned “R -1"- Single family, Low Density. Residential District. 2. A request by Patrick Leet. 10175 Three Mile Rd. Plainwell. Ml. 49080. for a variance from the Prairieville Township Ordinance Section 4.19 to permit a home occupation area greater than 25 % of the combined floor area of the dwelling and any open porch, attached garage, and detached accessory buildings. The subject parcel is 08-12-021-007-60. located at 10175 Three Mile Rd. Plainwell, MI. 49080, Barry County. Ml. The property in question is zoned "A" • Agricultural District. 3. Such other and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission for this meet­ ing. Township office address. Prairieville Township will provide necessary awriliarv aids and services such as stoners for the hearing impaired and audiotapes ofprinted materials being considered at the hearing upon fire (51 dans notice to the Prairierille Township Clerk. Indiriduah with (friabilities rtrnmma auriHary aids or services should contact the Prairieville Tawnshm Clerk at the address ar trlenhme number set forth below. Jim Stanerbumer. Prainertlle Township Supervisor Prairierille Township Hall 10115 SNorrti Rd Delton, Ml 49046 (X9)623-X*4 775aoM CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice ts hereby given that the Hastings City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday. December 26. 2006 at 7:30 pan. in the Hastings City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Hastings City Council to hear comments regarding the 2009/2010 Small Urban Area Project selection request. The Hastings Urban Area Project Selection Group (City of I lastings. Barry County Road Commission. Barry County Transit Authority) will be submitting an application for Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds that have been earmarked for cities and counties with a population of 5.000 to 50,000 citizens (Small Urban Program). The City of Hastings will submit an application for a project that is to include the replacement and/or creation of curb and gutter, sidewalk, drainage structures, street aprons, sidewalk ramps, and street sig­ nage at various locations throughout the City of Hastings. The Barry County Transit Authority and Barry County Road Commission have elected not to submit an application for a project at this time. Written comments will be received on the subject of the public hearing until 5:00 PM on December 26. 2006. to the attention of the City Clerk. Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 269-945-2468) or TDD relay services 1-800 649 3777. Tim Girrbach 06641163 Director of Public Services CITY OF HASTINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Hastings Urban Area Project Selection Group will hold a Public Hearing on Monday. December 18.2006 at 9:00 a.m. in the Hastings City Hall Council Chambers. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for the Hastings Urban Area Project Selection Group to hear comments regarding the 2009/2010 Small Urban Area Project selection request. The Hastings Urban Area Project Selection Group (City of Hastings. Barry County Road Commission. Barry County Transit Authority) will be submitting an application for Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds that have been earmarked for cities and counties with a population of 5,000 to 50.000 citizens (Small Urban Program). The project is to include the replacement and/or creation of curb and gut­ ter. sidewalk, drainage structures, street aprons, sidewalk ramps, and street signage at various locations throughout the City of Hastings. The Barry County transit Authority and Barry County Road Commission have elected not to submit an application for a project at this time. Written comments will be received on the subject of the public hearing until 830 AM on December 18.2006. to the attention of the City Clerk. Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. The City will provide necessary reasonable aids and services upon five days notice to Hastings City Clerk (telephone number 269-945-2468) or TDD call relay services 1 800-649-3777. 06641161 Tim Girrbach Director of Public Services FORECLOSURENOTICE THIS NOTICE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default has been made in the terms and condi­ tions of a Mortgage made by JERRY L ROWDEN and KIMBERLY A. ROWDEN, husband and wife, of 1725 Rowden Drive. Hastings. Michigan 49058. to SELECT BANK, a Michigan banking corporation, of 60 Monroe Center NW. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503-2916, Mortgagee. The Mortgage -s dated November 10.1999, and is recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan on November 18. 1999, as Instrument number 1039186 The sum claimed to be due and owmg on the Mortgage as o( the date of this Notice is Fifty-One Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and 89/l001hs ($51,621.89) including principal and interest. Under the power of sale contained in said Mortgage and the statute tn such case made and provided. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 18th day of January. 2007 at 1.00 p.m. tn the afternoon, local time, said Mortgage will be fo'ectosed at a sale at pubic auction to the high­ est bidder at the East door of the Courthouse at 220 W State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court m said County), of the premises and land described in the Mortgage, or so much ttiereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due on the Mortgage, together with interest, legal costs, and charges and expens­ es. including the attorney fee. and also any sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest. Said premises are situated in Cartton Township. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as fol­ lows: That part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 21. Town 4 North. Range 8 West. Carlton Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the South 1/4 comer of said Section 21. also being the Pom! of Beginning; thence North 00W0Q* East 66 00 feet along the North-South 1/4 line of said Section 21; also being the centerline of Barber Road: thence North 89*33'15* East 348 95 feet, thence North 00*00W East 374.50 feet; thence North 89*3315’ East 640 80 feet; thence South 00*03*49' East 440 5 feet to a point on the South line of said Section 21; thence South 89*3315' West 990 24 feet along said South «ne to the Point of Beginning. Subject to Rtght-oLWaj for Barber Road. Together with and subject to easement for private road described as: That part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 21. Town 4 North. Range 8 West. Carlton Township. Barry County. Michigan, desenbed as: Commencing at the South 1/4 comer of said Section 21. also being the Point of Beginning; thence North 00*00*00’ East 66.00 feet along the North-South 1/4 line of said Section 21, also being the centerline □( Barber Road; thence North 89*33'15' South 68 95 feet; thence South 00*00W Wesl 66.00 feet to a point on the South line of said Section 21; thence South 89*33'15’ Wesl 568.95 feet along said South line to the Point of Beginning. PPN: 04-021-450-100-00 Commonly known as 1725 Rowden Drive. Hastings Michigan. 49058 The redemption period shall be one (1) year from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned <1 accordance with 1948'CL 600 3241. m which eete the redemption ptidoc shall be 30 days IWm the date of such sale. Dated: December 12.2006 Setect Bank. Mortgagee. Ingnd A. Jensen. Attorney for Select Bank Clark HiH PLC 200 Ottawa Ave NW. Suite 500 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Bale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard Ooman. and Elame Oomen. as joint tenants, origi­ nal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated December 27.2002. and record­ ed on January 3. 2003 in instrument 1094818, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Bank of New York as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Six Thousand Five Hundred Nineteen And 42/100 Dollars ($146,519.42). including interest at 8.625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged prem­ ises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1 00 PM. on January 11.2007 Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County, Michigan, and are desenbed as: Parcel 1 A parcel of land in the northwest fractional 1/4 of section 7. Town 1 north. Range 9 west. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Beginning at a point which is located on the south­ easterly line of the plat of Gwins Grove 17 feet north 61 degrees east of the comer of lots 8 and 9 of said plat, running thence south 26 degrees 40 minutes east 37 feet; thence south 61 degrees west 86 84 feet, thence north 27 degrees 4 minutes west 37 feet; thence north 61 degrees east 86 84 feet to beginning. Except beginning at a point which is located on the southeasterly Itne of the plat of Gwin's Grove 17 feet north 61 degrees east of the comer of lots 8 and 9 of said plat: thence south 26 degrees 40 minutes east 17 feet; thence south 61 degrees West 72 feet; thence north 27 degrees 4 minutes west 17 feet, thence north 61 degrees east 72 feet to beginning of this exception Parcel 2 A parcel o! land located in section 7. town 1 north, range 9 west. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as Beginning at a point on the easterly line of lot 10. of the plat of Gwinds Grove, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in liber 1 of plats on page 51. distant south 61 degrees 00 minutes west 20 13 from the northeast comer of said lot; thence south 26 degrees 57 min­ utes east 30 leet; thence south 51 degrees 38 min­ utes west 38 73 feet; thence north 48 degrees 02 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information obtained wffl ba used for this purpose. If you are In the Military, ptoeee contact our office al the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Zaher ALsheikh. a married man to Option One Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, dated September 16. 2005 and recorded September 20. 2005 in Instrument # 1153080 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank. N.A. as Trustee tor Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2006­ 1 Asset-Backed Certificates. Senes 2006-1, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Eight Dotes and Sixty Three Cents ($187,588.63) including interest 7.55% per annum. Under the power of sate containsd in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice a hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml at 100PM on Thursday, January 4. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: . A parcel of land in the Northwest one-quarter of Section 5. Town 2 North, Range 10 West, described as Beginning at a point of the North line of said Section 5. which lies 316.41 feet East of the Northwest comer of said Section 5; thence East along Township line 151.69 feet to England Road; thence South 8 degrees 13 minutes West 111.20 feet along England Road; thence North 68 degrees 13 minutes West 154.51 feet, thence North 6 degrees 13 minutes East 58.67 feet to the place of beginning. OrangviHe Township. Barry County, Michigan. Together with right of way across a strip 5 feet wide between the road and the lagoon on the West side of the road, and being the North 5 feet of the South 25 feet of parcel described as: A parcel of land located in the Northwest one-quarter of Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, described as: Beginning at a point which lies South 06 degrees 13 minutes West 23 feet rom the Southwest comer of Lot 1 of the recorded Twin Shores Plat; thence South 08 degrees 13 minutes West 35 feet; thence North 77 degreet 32 minutes West perpendicular to the South line of said Lot 1 about 30 feet to the water in Gallagher s Channel; thence Northeasterly along the point of X^mning Orangevile Township, Barry County. V4ichig9n. Subject to all restrictions, conditions, easements and limitations of record Commonly known as 3652 England Or. Shelbyville Ml 49344 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated DECEMBER 4. 2006 Wells Fargo Bank. NA eeTfuatoe tor Option One Mortgage Loan Trust . 200^1-AOtioHYached Certificates. Senes 2006-1. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestrvo & Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-60215 _____ minuies west 38.40 toet to a point on the easterly line of lot 11 of said plat; thence north 61 degrees 00 minutes east along the easterly fine of lots 11 and 10 of said plat 51J1 leet to the ptece of begin­ ning Parcel 3 AM of tot 11 of the plat of Gwin's Grove, accord­ ing to the recorded ptart thereof, as recorded in fiber 1 of plats on page 51. except a small parcel in the southwesterly comer of said lot described as fol­ lows: Beginning at a point in the southerly fine of said lot 11, 21 feet south 61 degrees west of the southeasterly comer of said lot 11; thence north 42 degrees west 26.5 leer thence south 48 degrees west 25 feet to the westerly line of lot 11; thence southeasterly along the westerly line to the south­ westerly comer of lot 11; thence north 61 degrees east along the southerly line of lol 11,29 feet to the place of beginning, being situated in the south frac­ tional 1/2 of the northwest fractional 1/4 ol section 7 town 1 north range 9 west. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan. Also a non-exdusive easement for ingress and egress to the portion of lot 11 described above over a triangular parcel off the easterly end of lot 10 ol the plat of Gwin's Grove according to recorded plat in liber 1. page 51. Barry County Records, more particularly described as: Beginning at a point on the northerly line of lot 11, 10 feet west of the northeast comer of lot 11; thence east on the northerly line of lot 11. 10 feet, thence North 61 degrees 00 minutes East on the easterly line of lot 10. 50 00 feet tot eh northeast comer of lot 10; thence southwesterly in a straight fine to the place of beginning. Reserving a non-exdusive driveway easement for ingress and egress to lot 10 of the plat of Gwin's Grove over a rectangular parcel desenbed ts fol­ lows: Beginning at the northeast comer of lot 10; thence south 26 minutes 57 seconds east 17 feet; thence south 61 degrees 00 minutes west 20.13 feet, thence north 26 degrees 57 minutes west. 17 feet; thence north 61 degrees 00 minutes east. 20.13 feet to the place of beginning. Also a non-exdusive easement for purposes of ingress and egress over a parcel of land desenbed as follows: Beginning at a point which is located on the southeasterly line of the plat of Gwin's Grove 17 feel north 61 degrees east of the comer of lots 8 and 9 of said plat; thence south 26 degrees 40 minutes east 17 feet; thence south 61 degrees 72 feet; thence north 27 degrees 4 minutes west 17 feet; thence north 61 degrees east 72 feet begin­ ning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ol such sate Dated December 14. 2006 For more information, please call: FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Michigan 48025-5822 File t117733F01 <»*•’<*> Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages. If any, shall ba M­ ed soto»y to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mads in the conditions of a mortgage made by Mark A. Myers and Tanya N. Myers, husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagors), to JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA. Mortgagee, dated April 29. 2005. and recorded on May 11.2005 in instrument 1146289. m Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Twelve And 09/100 Dotes ($137,412.09). including interest at 6.25% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 4. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry Counly. Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 4, Town 2 North, Flange 8 West, tying South of the highway running East and West through said 1/4 Section, except therefrom: Commencing at the Southeast comer ol said Section 4; thence North on Section line 9.25 Chains to the center of said high­ way; thence North 85 Degrees West along the cen­ ter of said highway 10.37 Chains; thanes South 10.10 Chains tn the South Section line; thence East on said Section Line 10.34 Chains to place of beginning. Also excepting therefrom: Commencing at the South 1/4 Poet of Section 4. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, thence North along the North-South 1/4 fine to the center of Mixer Road, thence East 620 Feet; thence South paraMel with the North­ South 1/4 fine to the South Section line of said Section 4; thence West 620 Feet to place of bsgmntog. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: December 7. 2006 For more information, please cal: FCS 248 5931304 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File #106926F02 ”*** Robert A Tremain 8 Associates, P.C. to a debt co^ectot end we are attempting to coded a ooox ktm. any mronnaoon uuuNnoa win do uooa for that purpose MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a .mortgage man. by CHRISTO­ PHER L JONES AND hSFUNDA L JQ'FS. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE to CREDIT UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY. Mortgagee, dated Nurch 18.2X3. and recorded on March 28. 2003 . as h.'-trunent No. 1101209, in BARRY County Records. L’ctxgwi. and assigned by said mortgagee to MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COMPANY by in asskyvneni dated March 31. 2006, and recorded on Axi 11, 2006, as Instrument No. 1162461 In BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage thwe is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum uf one hundred forty seven thousand six hundred ninty and 55/100 Dollars ($147,800.55). including inter­ est at 6.000% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings, Ml. st 1 DO PM on December 28. 2006. Said premises are situated in TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 9. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. DISTANT WEST 395.0 FEET FROM THE NORTH QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION 9. THENCE SOUTH 24 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 255 49 FEET. THENCE WEST 375.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 232.0 FEET AT RIGHT ANGLES; THENCE EAST 268.0 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 9 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. DATED: November X. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COMPANY Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 Want to get a passport? All kinds of government information are just a click or call away. FlRSTGOVgov I (800) FED-INFO �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YuU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage made by Melanie K. Garrett and George D Garrett, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 26. 2006 and recorded February 14. 2006 in Instrument Number 1160176. Barry County Records. Michigan. There ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fiqhty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Nine and 35/100 Dollars ($89,909 35) including interest at 10.74% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on DECEMBER 28. 2006. Said premises are located m the Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 12 of A.W. Phillips Addition to the Village of Nashville according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded In Liber 1 of Plats on Page 18, except commencing at a point 97 feet East of the Southwest comer of said Lot 12 of A.W. Phillips Addition, thence East 35 feet, thence North 19.5 feet, thence Southwest to a po*nt of beginning, in Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township, Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance witn MCLA §600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: November 30. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. ’99.3434 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE FRASER TREBILCOCK DAVIS & DUNLAP. P C . IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. A sale of the following property to the highest bid­ der will be held at 1W p.m. on Thursday. January 4. 2007, on the east side of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058: PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF THORNAPPLE. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN, described as LOT 8. BLOCK 67. BADCOCKS ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 25 TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED UPON. AFFIXED TO OR LOCATED UPON THE ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY. INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING LOCATED UPON OR TO BE LOCAT­ ED THEREON. WHICH DWELLING IS OR MAY BE A MANUFACTURED HOME. WHICH IS UPON PLACEMENT AND AFFIXATION SHALL BE CON­ CLUSIVELY DEEMED TO BE REAL ESTATE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MANU­ FACTURED HOME IDENTIFIED AS A 28* X 52’ 2001 REDMAN NEW MOON. SERIAL NO. 143T3925 The sale being held to foreclose the mortgage given by Tonya J. Reid, a married woman and Marte F. Reid, a married man to Origen Financial, LLC, on April 2. 2001 and recorded on April 9. 2001, in Document 41057786. Barry County Records and subsequently assigned to Bank One. a National Association, recorded on July 3.2002 in Document 41083228. Barry County Records. The amount due on this date is $101,314.14. The redemption will be six months unless abandoned. November 30. 2006 Gary C. Rogers Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap. P.C. 124 West Allegan. Suite 1000 Lansing. Mi 48933 517-377-0628 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael L. Greene, an unmarried man. to Mortgage investors Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 12. 1998 and recorded November 13, 1998 in Instrument Number 1020617, Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage >s now held by Washington Mutual Bank FA., successor by merg­ er with Fleet Mortgage Corporation. South Carolina. 2001 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Four and 24/100 Dollars ($62,664.24) including interest at 6.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at die Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1DO p.m. on DECEMBER 28. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Plainwell, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel desenbed as commeiiong at the West one-quarter post of Section 31, Town 1 North. Range 10 West, thence East on the one-quarter lino 28 rods and 10 links to land now owned by Rouse, thence South 4 degrees 30 minutes 00 sec ends West along the West line of Rouse land 23 rods to center of highway, running from Gufl Prairie to Plainwell, thence Northwesterly or, center o! Highway to the West line of said Section, thence North on said Section line about 187 feet to beginExcept any portion deeded to the State Highway commission as evidenced in Uber 280 on Page 168. Also. Commencing al the West one-quarter post of Section 31. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, thence East on the quarter line 468.6 feet, thence North 44 27 feet to the South right-of-way tine to Cressey Road, thence North 87 degrees 06 min­ utes West along said right-of-way Ime 25 19 feet to P.C., thence following a 2 degree curve to the left 183.44 feet to the P.T.. thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes West 256.8 feet to the West fane of Section 31; thence South 44.9 feet to Point of Beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated: November 30.2006 Ortans Associates. P.C Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 362 0840 moiwo Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFACE AT ' THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate may be reednded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limftad solely to tho return of ths Nd amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gayle Breitner and Martin Breitner. Wife and Husband, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 11. 2005, and recorded on August 17. 2005 In instrument 1151273, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wachovia Bank. NA as Trustee for the registered holder* of Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-5 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Eight And 50/100 Dollars ($76,358.50). including interest at 9.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, Notice Of Mortgage Forecteeure Saw or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ County Courthouse in Hastings at IDO PM, on ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION January 11,2007. WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ Said premises are situated in Charter Township POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, and are k'lLfTARY DUTY. desertbed as: A parcel of land in the Southwest 1/4 ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may bo of Section 26. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In described as: beginning at a point 1554.5 feet West that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ of the North and South 1/4 line of said section 26. ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ said point of beginning being on the North line ol dered at sale, plus IntsresL State Highway M-79 and said point also being on MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David Le the Southwest Comer of land previously deeded to Boeuf, a married man and JiH Le Boeuf, his wife, school district number 2; thence West along said original mortgagor(s), to NBD Mortgage Company. North line of said Highway M-79. 153 feet; thence Mortgagee, dated November 15, 1995. and record­ North at right angles to said Highway M-79. 130 ed on November 21. 1995 m Liber 645 on Page feet; thence East parallel with said Highway M-79. 751. in Barry county records. Michigan and 153 feet; thence South at right angles to said assigned by mesne assignments to Washington Mutual Bank as assignee by an assignment, on Highway M-79.130 feet to the place of beginning which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the The redemption period shall be 6 months from dale hereof the sum of Sixty-Nme Thousand Three the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ Hundred Forty-One And 68/100 Dollars doned In accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in ($69,341.68), including interest at 7.875% per which case the redemption period shall be 30 days annum from the date of such sale Under power ol sale contained m said mort­ Dated: December 14. 2006 gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will For more information, please call: be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, FC J 248.593.1311 or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry Trott & Trott. PC. County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on Attorneys For Servicer December 21. 2006. 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Said premises are situated in Township uf Mopte Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Grove. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbeo as: The Wesl 5 acres of the East 14 acres of the File fH5020F01 o^.ow lowing described property; The West 120 acres of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 35. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, except the South 40 acres, also except, the North 52 acres The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated November 23. 2006 For more information, please call FC R 248 593 1305 Trott & Trott. P.C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4081307F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate TI4S RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed soteiy to the return of the Nd amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Anthony Holtman and Jamie J Holtman. husband and w4e. original mortgagor(s). to AFS Financial Services. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated September 24. 1998. and recorded on October 6. 1998 in instrument 1018935. m Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to CitiMortgage. Inc successor by reason of merger with CrtiFtnancial Mortgage Company. Inc. as assignee by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Five Hundred Eighty And 66/100 Dollars ($76,580.66). including interest at 9.65% per annum Under tt>e power of sate contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on January 4. 2007. Said premises are situated m Village of Freeport. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 14. Town 4 North. Range 8 West, desenbed as: Commencing at the Southeast comer of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 14. for a place of begtnn.ng, thence West 177 feet, thence North 200 feet, thence East 177 feet to the center of Chartton Park Road, thence South along the center of said road. 200 feet for the place of beginning Commencing at the North 1/4 comer ol Section 14. Town 4 North. Range 8 West. Cartton Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence 90 degrees 00 sec­ onds 00 minutes East 1056.00 feet along the North line of said section thence South 00 degrees 46 minutes 27 seconds West 1118.47 teel to the point og beginning, thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 03 seconds East 87.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 46 minutes 27 seconds West 200 00 feet; thence South 89 oogrees 55 minutes 03 seconds West 87.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 46 min­ utes 27 seconds East 200.00 feet to the point of beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: November 30. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite f1l6520FOl THS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT, ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE Default has bee., made m the term s and conchtions of a mortgage made by TODD A. WARNER and CHRISTINA M. WARNER f/k/a CHRISTINA M NEWTON, husband and wife. Mortgagors, to MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee, dated March 6. 2003, and recorded on March 12.2003, as Document No. 1099356. Pages 1-16. Barry County Records, and on which mort­ gage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT THOU­ SAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY-THREE AND 06/100 ($148,693.06) including interest at 5.5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at IO) p.m. on January 18. 2007. Said premises are situated in the Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of the East 1/ 2 of the Northwest 1/ 4 of Section 23. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, described as: Commencing at the North 1/ 4 comer of said section; thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 46 seconds West 2641.51 feet along the North-South 1/ 4 line of said section; thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds West 1060.92 feet to a point which is North 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds East 260.00 feet from the West line of the East 1/ 2 of the Northwest 1/ 4 of said section and the point of beginning; thence North 00 degrees 01 minutes 53 seconds East 920.00 feet parallel with the West line of the East 1/ 2 of the Northwest 1/ 4 of said section; thence north 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds East 220 00 feet; thence South 08 degrees 41 minutes 35 seconds East 718.40 feet; thence South 71 degrees 16 minutes 44 seconds East 330 feet more or less along said centerline of a creek; thence Southerly 100 feet more or less along said center! te to the East-West 1/ 4 line of said section; thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds West 646 feet more or less along said East-West 1/ 4 Ime lo the point of beginning Subject to and together with an easement lor ingress, egress, and public utilities over a 66 00 foot wide strip of land the centerline of which is described as: Commencing at the North 1/4 comer of said section; thence South 89 degrees 35 min­ utes 08 seconds West 619.62 feet; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 24 seconds West 1153.09 feet; thence South 63 degrees 06 minutes 38 seconds West 104 75 leet; thence South 00 degrees 01 min­ utes 53 seconds West 490.18 feet; thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds West 599.84 feet to the point of ending ol said centerline Commonly known as 1345 Elise Dove. Hastings Twp.. Barry County. Ml 49058 Tax I D. 08-08-017-022-10 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned tn accordance with MCLA 600 3241 a. tn which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: December 1. 2006 MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee KMzman Ritter & Leduc, PLLC By: Charles J Hotzman Attorney for Mortgagee 28366 Franklin Road Southfield. Michigan 48034 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato i-HIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be Hmtted solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Delautt has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert Frisbie and Terry Fnsbie. husband and wife, as joint tenants, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc as nominee for tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 2. 2004. and recorded on January 15. 2004 in instrument 1120773, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Bank of New York Trust Company N A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A as Trustee as assignee by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Twenty­ Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Eight And 08/100 Dollars ($228.768.08). including merest at 6 99°o per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them. ai public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1O0 PM. on January 4,2007. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of the South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4. Section 23. Town 3 North, Range 9 West, described as: Beginning at the Center of said Section; thence North 89 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds West 400.00 toet along the South line of said Northwest 1/4; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 01 seconds East 1310.04 toet; thence South 89 degrees 37 minutes 30 seconds East 400.00 feet along the North line of said South 1/2. Northwest 1/4; thence South 00 degrees 00 min­ utes 00 seconds Wes 1306.64 toet along the East line of said Northwest 1/4 to the Place of beginning. Subject to highway nght of way for Yeckfy Road. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: December 7. 2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *116807F01 rrwrei Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ARY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MI Ln AR Y DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed soteiy to the rettsn of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael Crove< and Mary Grover, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated March 28. 2006. and recorded on March 29. 2006 in instrument 1161912. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-One And 91/100 Dollars ($81,841.91), including interest at 10.6% pet annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiM be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings at 1D0 PM. on January 11. 2007. Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing 159 feet East of the Northeast Comer of Lot 12 of Block 7 of Alanson W. Ph>Uips addition to the Village of NashviHe. accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof, for a Place of Beginning; thence running South 12 rods, thence East 6 rods; thence North 12 rods; thence West 6 rods to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 8 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption penoo shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: December 14. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248.593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #117696F01 mom NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent’s Trust In the Matter of JOSEPH M. LEONARD TRUST under Agreement dated October 25.1993. Dale of Birth. March 24. 1919. TO ALL CREDITORS: NOTICE TO CREDITORS: The decedent. Joseph M. Leonard, who lived at 3294 Elmwood Beach Road. Middleville. Michigan died November 20. 2006 leaving the above Trust entitled "Joseph M Leonard Trust" in full force and effect. Creditors of the decedent are notified that all claims against the decedent or against the Trust will be forever barred unless presented to Richard J Leonard. 3365 Elmwood Beach Road. Middleville. Michigan 49333. or Thomas J Leonard. 429 Briarwood. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49506, Successor Co-Trustees. within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice. Date: December 12. 2006 Hudson Law Offices. PLC Richard J Hudson P15220 150 W. Court Street. Suite A Hastings Ml 49058 mown (269) 948-9292 Richard J Leonard Thomas L Leonard 3365 Elmwood Beach Rd 429 Bnarwood Middleville. Ml 49333 Grand Rapids. Ml 49506 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOP THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This safe may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, It any. shall be limit­ ed soteiy to tho return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, p*ua Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ralph L Can IV and Tammy A.. Can. husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to Welts Fargo Home Mortgage. Inc . Mortgagee dated June 18. 2003, and recorded on August 1. 2003 in instrument 1109974. tn Barry county records. Michigan, on when mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Three Thousand Two Hundred And 45/100 Dollars ($103,200 45), including interest at 10.625% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 28. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Parcel 2: Commencing at the most Southerly comer of Lot 25 Arnold's ?;at thence South 42 Degrees 50 Minutes East. 103 34 Feet, thence South 33 Degrees 04 Minutes East. 34 68 Feet to the place of beginning, thence North 75 Degrees 51 Minutes 50 Seconds. East 229 39 Feet, thence South 42 Degrees 54 Minutes East. 40 08 Feet, thence South 33 Degrees 06 Minutes East 52.47 Feet, thence South. 55 0 Feel thence West. 231.33 Feet, thence North 33 Degrees 04 Minutes West. 86.32 Feet to the place of beginning. Barry County Records. The redemption penod Shan be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: November 30. 2006 For more mlormation. ptease can FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fife #116724F01 mmK Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO C OLLECT A DEBT. ANY IN FO R M ATI ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgagee. In that evevrt, yew damages, W any, shall be limit­ ed soteiy *o ths return of the bld amount ten­ dered at c«te, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions ol a mortgage made by Lee A Hurd and Mary Hurd. Mamed, mginal morigsgorts). to Home Loan and Investotent Bank ^S8 Mortgagee, dated November 22.2XM. and rec*xded on December 8. 2004 In instrumen: 1138331 in Barry county records, Michigan, on which ru'-rtgaje there is claimed to be due at the date hsreor ?e sum of Two Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Two And 05/100 Dollars ($217,262.05). including interest at 6.5% pe' annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged prerivses. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1W PM. on December 21. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lots 11 and 12 of B-Z Bee Acres according to the recorded Plat thereof as recorded in Uber 4. Page 12 ol Plats and also Lot 23 and Lot 34 of B-Z Acres Number 2 According to the record­ ed Plat thereof as recorded in Uber 5 of Plats. Pages 58 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated. November 23. 2006 For more information, please caR: FC J 24093.1311 Trott A Trott, P.C. Attorney* For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte f059958F05 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collec­ tor attempting to collect a debt Any information obtained wiH be used lor this purpose If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Michael Vaskovic. A Mamed Man and Lonnie Vaskovic. His Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., soteiy as nominee tor Decision One Mortgage Company LLC.. Mortgagee, dated November 18. 2005 and recorded November 28. 2005 in Instrument f 1156836 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was sub­ sequently assigned to: MTGLQ Investors. LP.. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Two Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars and No Cents ($72,699.00) including interest 8 64% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be fore­ closed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Ml at 100PM on Thursday. December 21. 2006 Said premises are situated m Qty of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Lot 6. Stock 10 of Daniel Sinker s Addition according to the plat thereof recorded in Uber 1 of Plats, page 11 of Barry County Records Commonly known as 403 East Blair, Hastings M1 49058 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned tn accordance with MCL 600.3241. m which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated NOVEMBER 21. 2006 MTGLQ investors. LP, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestrvo & Associates PC 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-59468 ASAP# 804897 11/23/2006. 11/30/2006. 12/07/2006. 12/14/2006 �Page 12 - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Default has occurred m the conditions of a cer­ tain mortgage made between BRENT L KRONK (•Mortgagor-) and IONIA COUNTY NATIONAL BANK (-Mortgagee-), dated December 20. 2002 and recorded January 13, 2003 at Instrument 1095336 (Pages 1-10), Barry County Register of Deeds. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. as of November 28. 2006 the sum of Three Hundred Seventy-six Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-nine and 14/100 DOLLARS ($376,829.14). plus per diem interest of $9504 thereafter Pursuant lo the Power of Sale contained in said Mortgage and tn the statutes in such case made and provided. Notice is hereby given that said mort­ gage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises at public venue at the East door of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West Staid Street. Hastings. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on January 11. 2007 Said mortgaged premises are situated in Lake Odessa. Barry County. Michigan, commonly known as 7797 Woodland Road. Lake Odessa, Michigan and legally described as: Lots 13. 25. 26 and 27. except the East 15 feet ol Lot 27. also Lots 59, 74. 77. 78. 79. 80 wd 81. all of the same being in the plat of Innovation Subdivision, accordmg to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded m Uber 3 of Plats on Page 21. Also Lot 70 of Innovation Subdivision, according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats on Page 21. except the Southeast 112 feet thereof and also except the portion of Lot 70 of the innovation Subdivision lying South of a Westward extension ol the boundary line between Lots 74 and 75. as depicted by the survey prepared by Raymond Moored, dated October 26.1996. Tax ID No. 08-015-080-012-00 The redemption period shal be six (6) months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600 3241(a). in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. No suit or proceeding at law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Dated: December 5. 2006 IONIA COUNTY NATIONAL BANK. Mortgage Gary G Love Charron & Hanisch. P.LC. Attorneys for Mortgagee 4949 Plainfield. N.E. Grand Rapids. Ml 49525 (616) 363-0300 TnaKn AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANO ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made m the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by John M Drake and Angelina Drake a/k/a Angelina M. Drake, husband and wile of Barry County. Michigan, Mortgagor to Rfth Third Bank, successor by merger to Old Kent Bank dated the 24th day of November. AD. 2000. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 26th day of December. AD. 2000, in Instrument No. 1053255 of Barry Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $13,042.10 (Thirteen thousand. Forty Two dottars and Ten cents) plus accrued interest a! 11.24% (eleven point two four) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secxred by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now, therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the Stale of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 4th day of January. A.D.. 2007, at 1XX) o'clock said mortgage wM be loredosed by a sale at pubic auction, to tho highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage Which said premises are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Orangeville, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as tottows to wit: A parcel of land in the Northeast 1X4 of toe Southeast 1X4 of Section 17; beginning at a point on the centerline ol Lindsey Road, which lies due West 440 68 feet and South 11 degrees 50 minutes 30 seconds West 901.93 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 17: thence South 11 degress 50 min­ utes 30 seconds West 224.81 feet , thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds West 619.67 feet; thence North 01 degree 47 minutes 30 seconds Wesl 220.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 51 min­ utes 30 seconds East 672.68 feet to the point of beginning Also assessed as: Beginning 1.320 feet West and South 47 mmutes 30 seconds East 47 minutes 30 seconds East 884.80 feet from East 1/4 post Section 17 Town 2 South Range 10 West. North 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds East 672.68 feet. South 11 degrees 50 Minutes 30 seconds West 224.81 feet. South 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 sec­ onds West 619.67 feet. North 1 degree 47 minut*s 30 Seconds West to beginning Comm~°y known as: 6702 Lindsey Rd Tax ID: 08-11-017-047-00 The redemption period shall be one year from the date of such sale. Dated: December 7. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. L.P.A By Michael I. Rich, (P-41938) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co. LP.A. 2155 Butterfield Dove. Surte 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR #05534610 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kevin Schultz and Judy Feathers Schultz, husband and wife, to CrtiMortgage. Inc. successor by reason of merger with CiuFmanoal Mortgage Company. Inc. Mortgagee, dated April 22.2033 and recorded June 6. 2003 in Instrument Number 1105906. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is darned to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Six Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Three and 58/100 Dollars ($196,493.58) including interest at 12.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan ai 1XX) p.m. on JANUARY 11,2007. Said premises are located in the Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Ail that certain piece of parcel of land situated and being in the Southwest one-quarter of Section 19, Town 1 North. Range 7 West, more particularly described as tottows: Commencing at the South one-quarter post of said Section 19; thence North on the North and South one-quarter line of said Section 350 feet; thence West parallel with ths South line of said Section to the center of Bascom Creek, also known as Wabauscon Creek; thence Northerly and Northeasterly along the center of Bascom Creek, also known as Wabauscon Creek to the intersection of said North and South onequarter kne; thence South on said North and South one-quarter Mne to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untesr determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated December 14. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 Fite No. 201.3562 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THiS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO C OLLECT A DEBT. ANY INF OR MABON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. DEFAULT having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by George D. CtoMn. a single man. of 2027 Pray Road, Charlotto. Michigan 48813. to Independent Mortgage Company-South Michigan, a Michigan Corporation, of 2900 West Road. Ste. 100. East Lansing. Michigan 48823, dated December 3.2004 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds tor tho County of Barry and State of Michigan, on December 8. 2004, in Document Number 1138355, oh which Mortgage there is claimed to be duo at the date of this notice, for principal and interest, tho sum of SEVENTY TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTEEN ANO 72/100 ($72,617.72) DOLLARS, and no pro­ ceedings having boon institute to recover tho debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sate contained in said Mortgage has become operative; Now Therefore, »4otioo la Hereby Given that by virtue of the power of sate contained in said Mortgage and in pursuance of the statute in such case made and providod. the said Mortgage win be forecloses by a sale of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may bo necessary, at public auction, to tho highest bidder, al the East door of the Barry County Circuit Courthouse. 220 W. State St.. Hastings. County of Barry. Michigan, that bet ng the place of holding the Circurf Cou rt in and for said County, on Thursday. February 1, 2007, at 1XX) o'clock in the afternoon of said day, and said premises wil be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with 7.375% percoc u interest, legal coots, attorneys' lees and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee. Independent Bank - South Michigan, does pay on or prior to the date of said sate; which said premises are described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wit: Certain properly located in Barry County. Michigan and described as commencing at the Northeast comer of section 17. T3N, R7W. running thence South 13 1/3 rods tor a piste of beginning; thence running 10 rods West; thence South 8 rods; thence East 10 rods; thence North 8 rods tn the place of beginning. Barry County. Michigan. Property address reference is 54 S.Wettman Rd.. Woodland. Michigan 48897. The redemption period shall be six months from the date of said sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLS 600.3241(a), in which case the redemption period shall be thirty days from the date of said sate Dated; November 29. 2006 Independent Mortgage • South Michigan. Mortgagee FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL 989-224-6734 WILLIAM G. JACKSON. P.C. Wiiham G. Jackson Attorneys for Mortgagee 120 East Walter P.O Box 246 St Johns. Ml 48879 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Lawrence J. Bauer, American Legion Post 45. Department of Michigan located at 2160 S. M-37 Hwy., Hastings has applied to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission for a Club license to sell beer, wine and spirits to bona fide Club members only. mxio NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage executed on June 5. 2002. by Mary J Morrison, a single woman, as Mortgagor, to Chemical Bank Shoreline, now known as Chemical Bank, as Mortgagee, and which mortgage was recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan on June 12, 2002. m Document No 1062059 (the "Mortgage’), on which Mortgage there is claimed to be an indebtedness, as defined by the Mortgage, due and unpaid in the amount cf Fifteen Thousand One Hundred Twenty One and 52/100 Dollars ($15,121.52), as of the date of this notice, including' principal and interest, and other costs secured by the Mortgage, nc suit or proceeding at law or in equity having been institut­ ed to recover the debt, or any oart of the debt, secured by the Mortgage, and the power of sate in the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. January 11, 2007. at 1 00 o'clock in the afternoon, at the Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Barry, there will be offered for sate and sold to the highest bidder, at pubic sate, lor the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount uf the indebtedness due on the Mortgage, together with legal costs and expenses of sate, cer­ tain property located in the City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, described in the Mortgage as fol­ lows: Lot 1. Block 4. RJ. Grant's Second Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 1 of Plate on page 16 Commonly known as 204 W. Grant Street. Hastings. Michigan The length ol the redemption period witt be six (6) months from the date of the sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241(a). in which case the redemption period shatt be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate. Dated: December 14.2006 Chemical Bank By: Lori L. Purkey. Esq Miller. Canfield. Paddock and Stone. P.LC. 444 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 KZUB5287941V)16594-01666 Notice Of Mortgage ForwJoouro Sate THIS FlRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WIL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thio sate may bo reecinoec oy me roreoowng mortgagee, m tnm event, your oamagee, n any, snail do amnod soteiy Io the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at aate, piuo IntereeL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Timothy S. Case and Kristina L Case, husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to National City Mortgage Services Co . Mortgagee, dated March 12. 2004. and recorded on March 18. 2004 in instrument 1123792. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Five And 40/100 Dottars ($125,795.40). including interest al 5.75% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises. or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry vOwrty Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM, on January 11. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 33. Town 2 North, Range 10 west. Orangeville Township. Barry County, Mfchigan. described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the North 1/2 of the said Northwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1X4 of Section 33; thence South 330 feet to the place of beginning; thence East approximately 1320 feet; thence South 190 feet; thence West approximately 1320 feet; thence North 190 foot to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall bo 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: December 14.2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #118825F01 cauiu? Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. . ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by tho foreclcslng mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall bo limit­ ed soteiy to tho return of tho bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plua Internet MORTGAGE SALE - PcIauR has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David A. Kuzava. a single man. as Mortgagor, to Kekterman Family Living Trust as Mortgagee dated November 18. 2005. recorded November 22. 2005, in Document number 1156647, in Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty TwoThousand One Hundred Eighty Nine and 20/100 Dollars ($132,189.20), including interest at 11 % per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mortgage and the statute m such case made and providod. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public venue, at the Barry County Courthouse. 220 W. State Street. Hastings. Michigan at 100 P.M.. on January 11. 2007. Said premises are situated in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 601 and the West half of Lot 602 of the City, formerly Village, of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof, subject to a party weft agreement recorded February 7,1951. in Uber 222 of Deeds on page 211, Barry County Records. The redemption penod shal be 6 months from the date ol such sete. unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: December 12. 2006 For more information, ptease call: 616-235-8802 Robert P Cooper. Attorney at Law Attorney for Mortgagee 333 Bridge NW. Suite 1120 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 Publish 12/14.12/21. 12/28, 1/04 ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP REGULAR MEETING December 5. 2008 Meeting called to order by Supervisor Rook. Al board members present. Also present: Rre Chief Boulter. County Commissioner Clare Tripp, County Commissioner elect Mark Engterth, and 11 guests Motion by Perino, support from Ribbte to approve corrected minutes of November 14. 2006 meeting Al ayes. Motion carried. Fire report road. Drake Apartment Request Motion by Perino, support from Ritchie to approve change of dwelling from rental to condo­ minium Roil cal vote. AH ayes Motion carried. Motion from Ritchie, support from Ribbte to amend budget in the amount of $5,000. to appro­ priate line items AH ayes. Motion carried Board of Review Appointments: Appointment of new board of review diecuaaod. Two now appointments nsedod. 2007 Calendar: Motion by Ribbte. support from Perino to approve 2007 calendar. Al ayes. Motion carried. Paying of Bitts: Motion by Perino, support from Rook to pay Mt. for the month of December in ths amount of $33,512.74 and any others forthcoming. AH ayes. Motion carried. Motion to adjourn by Ritchie, support from Rook. AH eyes. Motion carried. Mooting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Unapproved minutes Jennifer Goy rrwun Notice Of Mortgage Foroctaeuro Belo TH® RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY ff^ORMATKNi WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MBJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sate imy bo MORTGAGE SALE - DofauM has boon made In the condtttone of a mortgogo made by Chriotopher Wieringa and Um Wieringa, huobond and wNe, original mortgagor(s). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated May 24, 2005, and recorded on Juno 13, 2005 in instrument 1147968. In Barry county records, MkMgn, and assigned by said Mortgagee to WELLS FARGO BANK. N.A. JI! TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS PARK PLACE SECURITIES. INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS­ THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2CCS-WCW3 as assignee by an assignment. on which mortgage there is claimed to bo due at tho date hereof !ho sum of Ono Hundred Forty-Eight Thoueanc' Boh Hundred Sixty-Seven And 58/100 Deiters (S148B67.58), including interest at 955% per annum. Under the power at cate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice it hereby given that said mortgage wiH bo foredoeod by a sate of the mortgaged premioec. or some part of them, at pubttc vendue, at tho Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1XX) PM, on December 28, 2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Townehip of Rutland. Bany County. Mtohiftan. M'lrt described as: Lot 22, Fairview Estates No. 1, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Uber 6 of Plats. Page 6, Barry County Records. Tho redemption period shafl bo 8 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, In which case tho redemption period shal bo 30 days from tho dale of such sate. Doted: November 30,2006 For more Information, pteeeo cal: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Totograph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #093972F02 mcnw Robert A. Thmain A AaeocMoa, P.C. le a debt coftector and wo are attempting to cottect a debt and any information obtained w« bo used for that purpoae. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been mode in the conditions of a mortgage made by RYAN A. LARKIN. A SINGLE MAN INDIVIDUAL to MORT­ GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC., ACTING SOLEY AS A NOMINEE FOR LENDER A LENDER’S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS PRIORITY MORTGAGE CORPORATION . Mortgagee, dated March 18, 2004, and recorded on April 01, 2004 . as Instrument No. 1124£09, in BARRY County Records, Michigan, and aeaigned by said mort­ gagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK by an assignment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof tho sura of om hundred twenty nine thousand seven hundred seventy tour and 48/100 Dollars ($129,774.48). including inter­ est at 6.250% per annum. With an adjustable rate rider Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and tho statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wttl be foreclosed by a sate of tho mortgaged premises, or some part of them, ai pubttc vendue, at tho At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml , al 1XX) PM on January 04, 2007. Said premises are situated in TWP OF IRVING, BARRY County, Michigan and are described as: PARCEL A-1 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH­ SOUTH ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SECTION 3. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST 422 09 FEET FROM THE CENTER ONEQUARTER POST OF SECTION 3; THENCE CON­ TINUING SOUTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST 228 86 FEET ALONG SAID ONE-QUARTER LINE; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST 397 35 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 48 SECONDS EAST 210.09 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 396.96 FEET. PARALLEL WITH THE EAST-WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SEC­ TION 3. TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which com the redemption period shal bo 30 days from the date of such sate. DATED: December 07, 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information CaH: (248) 540-7701 NODGF Of FQRECLORURf THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT; ANY INFORMATION WE O8TAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY SER­ VICE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW. ATTENTION POTENTIAL PURCHASERS AT FORECLOSURE SALE: Green Tree Servicing LLC (fA/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation) may reednd this sate at any time prior to tie end ol toe redemption period, in that event, your damages, if any, shal bo limited to toe return of your bid amount tendered at tho sate, piuc interest. Deteuft having boon made in too condteons of a certain Mortgage made by Randy W. VanZandt and Donteo A. VanZandL to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation), dated July 17.1997. and recorded in too Office of the Register of Deeds lor toe County of Bany in too State of Michigan on July 31. 1997. in Uber 703. Pago(a) 668, et seq., on which Mortgage there is claimed tobeduoasottoodoteotns Notice too sum of $91,102.76, which amount may or may not bo too entire indebtedness owed by Randy W. VanZandt and Denise A. VanZandL to Green Tree Servicing LLC (t/We Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation), together with interest at 10.49 percent per annum. NOW THEREFORE. Notice is hereby given that toe power of sate contained in said Mortgage has become operative and that pursuant to that power of sate and MCL 600.3201 at seq., on January 11, 2007 at 1XX) pin., on the East steps of toe Circuit Court Building In Hastings. Michigan, that being too piece tor hoidkig tho Circuit Court and/or tor con­ ducting such foreclosure sates tor the County of Bany, there will bo offered at pubic cate, the premiaes, or soma part thereof. rtescribad in said Mortoaoo blows, to-wtt; LAN? as SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CASTLETON. COUNTY OF BARRY. AND STATE OF MICHIGAN. TO WIT: PARCEL 4 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 29. TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST, DISTANT NORTH 88 DEGREES 59* 50 EAST 892.30 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1X4 COR­ NER OF SECTION 29; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 59' 50* EAST 220.00 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH SECTION LINE; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 14’ 20* WEST 450.00 FEET. PAR­ ALLEL WITH THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 29; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 59’ 50* WEST 220.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 14’ 20* EAST 450.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shal be ata (8) months from too date of sate untooc tho property to aban­ doned pursuant to MCL 6003214a, in which case the rediwnplton period shal bo thirty (30) days from toe date of sate or abandonment, N abandonment occurs too oato. BRANDT FISHER. ALWARD & ROY. PC. Green Tree Servicing LLC (Me.* Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporalton) By; DONALD A. BRANDT (P30183) Attorneys tor Mortgagee 12>i1 E. Eighth StreoL P.O. Box 5817 Travwte Cky Michigan 49896-5817 (231)94(9660 ING TO COLLECT A DEB'. ANY INFORi*<AT1ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED .“OR THAI PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN AClT^E MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thto cate may bo resdndod by too foreclosing mortgagee. In toa event, your damages, If any, shal bo Smiled soteiy to too n turn of too bid amount tendered at sate, piue htorett MORTGAGE SALE- Dotautt has boon modi In tho conditions of a mortgage made by Jamee A. Musser AKA Jarnos A. Musser Sr and Sbartyn X Musser, husband and wile, original mortgrgons), to Crave Cocur Mortgage AssociatM, toe.. Mortgagee, deled December 11,2001, and record­ ed on December 20, 2001 in instrument 1072202, and asslgnod by mesne assignments to Beal Bank SSB as assign a a by an aooignmont. in Barry coun­ ty records, Mtohigan, on which mortgage there to daimed to bo duo st too date hereof toe sum of Ore Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Five Hundred Slxty-Rve And 79/100 Dollars ($195,585.79), inducing interest at 1135% per annum. Under too power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and too statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice to hereby given toot said mortgage will bo foredoeod by a sate ol too mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at toe Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM, on January 11,2007. Said premtoea are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of Land commencing al toe Northeast Comer of Section 11. Town 3 North, Rango 9 West; Thence South 28 Degrees 41 mhutes M Seconds West 933.45; FeoL Thence South 0 Degrees 03 minutes 30 seconds East 937.85 Foot to the place of beginning; Thence South 0 Degrees 03 minutes 30 ooconoe East 1345 Feet; Thence South 30 Degrees 33 minutes West 190.3 Feet to too Easterly nght-cf-way of West State Road; Thence North 50 Degrees 27 minutes West 200 Foot; Thence North 39 Degrees 33 minutes East 200 Foot; Thence North 89 Degrees 27 min­ utes East 148 Feet to too place of beginning. Tho redemption period shall be 8 montos from too date of ouch sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 800.3241a, in which case too redemption period shal bo 30 days from too date of ouch sate. Dated: December 14.2006 For more intormatton. ptease call: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #085936F02 The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 14, 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information obtained will be used for thia purpose. If you ere In the Military, please contact our office at tho num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Dale D Krueger III and Carrie L Krueger. Husband and Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., solely as nominee for Novastar Mortgage. Inc., Mortgagee, dated July 21. 2004 and recorded July 27. 2004 in Instrument * -131466 and modified by instrument *1153363. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was assigned to: Novastar Mortgage. Inc., by assignment dated July 21. 2004 and recorded August 25, 2006 in Instrument *1169115. On which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-One Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Two Doners and Eighty Cents ($161.392.80) including interest 9.05% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wi» be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings, Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. January 11. 2007. Said premises’ are situated in Township ol Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That Part of the Northeast One-Quarter of Section 34, Town 4 North, Range 9 West, desenbed as: Commencing at the North One-Quarter of said Section; Thence South 00 Degrees 07 Minutes 03 Seconds West 1519.37 Feet along the West line of said Northeast one-ouarter to the place of Beginning; thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 30 Seconds East 646.51 Feet; thence South 00 Degrees 07 minutes 03 Seconds West 249.18 feet; thence South 75 degrees 40 minutes 11 seconds West 335.62 feet; thence North 00 degrees 09 min­ utes 29 seconds East 309.97 feet; Thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 30 Seconds West 320.00 feet alc’.g the North line of the South 1039.50 feet of said Northeast One-Quarter; thence North 00 Degrees. 07 minutes 03 seconds East 66.0 feet along the West line of said Northeast one-quarter to the place of beginning. Subject to and together with an easement as desenbed in the Easement in the easement description. Commonly known as 3381 Stager. Hastings Ml 49333 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated DECEMBER 12. 2006 Novastar Mortgage. Inc.. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Associates. PC. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Filo No: 06-60668 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Joyce Jarman, a single woman, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, aated August 14. 2002 and recorded September 3, 2002 in Liber 6218, Page 742. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Wells Fargo Bank. NA. as Trustee tor Structured Asset Securities Corporation Amortizing Residential Collateral by assignment. There is claimed to bo due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-One and 37/100 Dollars ($67.321.37) including interest al 10.5% par annum. Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1<X) p m. on JANUARY 4. 2007. Said premises are located in the Township of Carlton. Barry County, Michigan, and are described A parcel of land in the Northwest one-quarter of Section 20. Town 4 North. Range 8 West described as: Beginning at point on the Southeasterly right of way line of M-43 60 feet of! the centerline and locat­ ed North 88 degrees 36 minutes 30 seconds East 999 30 feet; thence South 00 degrees 15 minutes 30 seconds East 563 79 feet.1 hence North 54 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds East 28.90 feet from the Northwest comer of said Section 20; thence Northeasterly along a curve to the right 215.00 feet; the great chord of which bears North 54 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds East 215.00 feet; thence South 19 degrees 35 minutes 30 sec­ onds East 244 90 feet; thence South 88 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds West 250.00 toet; thence North 03 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds West 113 65 feet to the point of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate In that event your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: November 30. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys lor Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fte No 221 4961 Synopsis Hope Township Special Board Meeting and Public Meeting Nov. 20, 2006 5 Board Members present. Attorney Ken Sparks and 51 guests Approved Previous Minutes Resolution creating Hope Township Sewer Extension to Long and Ctoverda'e Lakes Resolution to scheduling Heanng on Assessment Roll for Hope Township Sewer Extension Special Assessment District No. 1 Purchase of salt spreader. Adjourned 9:55 pm Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested to by Patncia Albert. Supervisor THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ginger M Dies and William E Dies. Wife and Husband to “MERS’ is Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. MERS is a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Lender and Lender’s successors and assigns. MERS is the mortgage November 19. 2004. and recorded on November 30. 2004 in Register No 1137917. Barry County Records. Michigan, and assigned by rixj Mortgagee to JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee tor Equity One ABS. Inc Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Senes 2005-2 by an assign­ ment recorded in Barry County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred twelve thou­ sand two hundred ninety and 73/100 dollars ($112,290.73) including interest at 8.00% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgage premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 1:00 o'clock, on Thursday, December 21. 2006. Said premises are situated in the Village of Nashville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as' LOT 72 OF HARDENDORFF ADDITION. VIL­ LAGE OF NASHVILLE ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF. AS RECORDED IN UBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 74. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 7. 2006 JP Morgan Chase Bank as Trustee for Equity One ABS. Inc Mortgage Pass Through Certificate Series 2005-2. assigned of Mortgagee Richard A. Green. Attorneys. 30150 N. Telegraph Rd . Ste 444 Bingham Farms. Ml 48025 (248) 540-7665 norm Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, tn that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed soteiy to tho return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Zaher AlShe*h. A Mamed Man and Huda AJ-Sheikh. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender and tender's successors, andter assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 5. 2006. and recorded on February 6. 2006 m instrument 1159801. tn Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to US Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust. 2006-2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Six And 69/100 Dollars ($253,676.69), including interest at 8.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will . be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM. on January 11. 2007 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot No. 10, Cresent Beach Plat. Gun Lake Section 6. Orangeville Township. Town 2 North, Range 10 West. Barry County. Michigan The redemption ranod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: December 14. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott A Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Rte *118111FO1 nwv*. Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS. This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Kendall J. Rees, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated February 10. 2006. and recorded on March 15. 2006 in instrument 1161301, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four And 14/100 Dollars ($219,594.14). including interest at 10 8% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on December 28. 2006 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 25. Town 3 North. Range 9 West. Barry County Record? The redemption period shall be 12 months from the dale of such sale Dated: November 30. 2006 For more information, please call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 4802^-5822 Rte *1167O9FO1 vwi Johnson, Blumberg, and Associates, LLC 5955 West Main Street, Suite 18 Kalamazoo Ml, 49009 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall bo limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE-Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by JODY L. WELKER, a single woman, as original Mortgagor, to MORTGAGE ELEC­ TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC. AS NOMINEE FOR INVESTAID CORPORA­ TION. whose address is whose address is 1595 SPRING HILL ROAD 310, VIENNA. VA 22182 as Mortgagee, being a Mortgage dated AUGUST 10. 2004 and recorded on AUGUST 18. 2004 as Document Number 1132608. BARRY County Records, State of Michigan, and assigned to U.S. BANK. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND. A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION, whose address is 205 West 4th Street. Cincinnati. OH 45202, by assign­ ment dated MARCH 25, 2005 and recorded on MARCH 28. 2005 in Liber 1143309 Page(s) 1. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THREE THOU­ SAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY DOL­ LARS AND TWENTY FIVE CENTS($123.390.25). plus interest on the mortgage at 9.35% PERCENT per annum, additional costs, expenses and attorneys fees permitted by the Loan Departments and which are permitted under Michigan law after AUGUST 10. 2004. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will te foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, at public sale to the highest bidder at the BARRY COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN HASTINGS. Ml at 1:00 O'CLOCK P.M. on JANUARY 18. 2007. Said premises are situated in the Village of MIDDLEVILLE County of BARRY. Michigan, and are described as: SITUATED IN VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE. COUNTY OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHIGAN LOT 147 OF MIDDLEVILLE DOWNS NO. 8. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE 97. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the proper­ ty is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA § 600.3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. For more information, please call: (269) 372-4318, Kenneth Johnson. Johnson. Blumberg, and Associates, LLC, 5955 West Main Street. Suite 18, Kalamazoo. Ml 49009 File No.MI-2040 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. DEFAULT having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by George D. Ctottin. a single man. of 2027 Pray Road. Charlotte. Michigan 48813, to Independent Bank-South Michigan, a Michigan Banking Corporation, of 2900 West Road, Ste. 100, East Lansing. Michigan 48823. dated December 3. 2004 and recorded In the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on December 8. 2004, in Document Number 1138356. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice, for prin­ cipal and interest, the sum of TWELVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIX AND 93/100 ($12,306 93) DOLLARS, and no proceedings having been insti­ tute to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sale contained in said Mortgage has become ooerative; Now Therefore, Notice te Hereby Given that by virtue of the power of sate contained in said Mortgage and in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, the said Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the East door of the Barry County Circuit Courthouse. 220 W. State Si.. Hastings. County of Barry. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court in and for said County, on Thursday. February 1, 2007. at 1 00 o'clock in the afternoon of said day. and said premises wit be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with 8.5 percent interest, legal costs, attorneys' fees and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee. Independent Bank - South Michigan, does pay on or prior to the date of said sale; which said premises are desenbed in said Mortgage as follows, to-wit: Certain property located m Barry County. Michigan and desenbed as commencing at tne Northeast comer of section 17. T3N. R7W, running thence South 13 1/3 rods for a place of beginning; thence running 10 rods West; thence South 8 rods; thence East 10 rods; thence North 8 rods to the place of beginning. Barry County. Michigan Property address reference is 54 S. Wellman Rd . Woodland. Michigan 48897 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of said sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLS 600.3241(a). in which case the redemption period shall be thirty days from the date of said sale Dated November 29. 2006 Independent Bank - South Michigan. Mortgagee FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL 989-224-6734 WiLLIAM G JACKSON. PC William G. Jackson Attorneys for Mortgagee 120 East Walker PO Box 246 St Johns Ml 48879 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Keith A. Beach and Julia A. Beach, husband and wife, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated April 21. 2004 and recorded May 28. 2004 in Instrument Number 1128384. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by CitiMortgage. Inc., successor by merger with CitiFmanaal Mortgage Company. Inc. by assign­ ment. There is darned to be due al the date here­ of the sum of Two Hundred Ten Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Five and 92/100 Dollars ($210,955.92) induding interest at 6.9% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Bany County. Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on JANUARY 11, 2007. Said premises are located in the Township of Johnston. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lol 15 and 13 of the Plat of Oak Grove, accord­ ing to the plat <ereof as rocorded in Uber 3 of Plats, on Page 43: Aleo that part of Lot 17 of the Plat of Oak Grove Number 2. according to the plat thereof as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats, on Page 56. desenbed as Beginning at point F on tne Plat ol Oak Grove, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats on Page 43. running thence North 29 degrees 50 minutes East 375 feet to point E on said Plat on the shore of Fine Lake, thence South 88 degrees 49 minutes East 13.67 feet along said shore, thence South 29 degrees 50 minutes West 382.3 feet to the North line of County Highway, thence North 58 degrees 12 minutes West 12.05 feet to the point of beginning, an being part of thence on the West one-quarter of Section 30. Town 1 North, Range 8 West. Being the same property conveyed to Keith A. and Julia A. Beach, husband and wife by deed dated 02/04/1992 and recorded 02/12/1992 in Deed Book 534. Page 815, in the Office of the Recorder of Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months '<om the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.324 la. in which case the redemption period shall .TO days from the date of such sate. TO AU. PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can -esdnd the sate. In that event, your damages, if aiy. are limited soteiy to the return of the bid amour.! ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: December 14.2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248)457-1000 Fite No 201 3547 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm te a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any Information obtained will be used for thlr purpose If you are In the Military, pteese contact our office at the num­ ber Hated below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made * <he .conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Betty Wellman, a married woman and Mark Wellman to Option One Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, dated November 30. 2005 and recorded December 7, 2005 in Instrument * 1157294 Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank. NA. as Trustee lor the Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2006-OPT1. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars and Two Cents ($100,368.02) including interest 11% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday, January 4. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel ol land in the East one-half of Section 18. Town 2 North. Range 9 West, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of Lot 11 of the Plat of Sunny Shore Subdivision; thence North 29 degrees 49 minutes East 33 feet to the center of Keller Road; thence North 60 degrees 12 minutes West in the center of said road 340 feet 9 inches for the place of beginning; thence North 60 degrees 12 minutes West 219 feet; thence Due South 266 toet; thence due East 85 feet; thence North 29 degrees 49 minutes East to the place of beginning. Also, commencing at the Southwest comer of the above described premises; thence due East 85 feet; thence due South to the shore of Guernsey Lake; thence Westerly along the shore of Guernsey Lake 85 feet, more or less to a point due South of the place of beginning; thence due North to the place of beginning Commonly known as 6251 Keller Rd. Delton Ml 49046 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned hi accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated NOVEMBER 20. 2006 Wells Fargo Bank. NA. as Trustee for the Structured Asset Secunties Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2006-OPT1. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 06-59154 ovw Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shell ba limited sotoly to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Betty J Cox a single woman and Larry Schwab and Vatene Diane Schwab husband and wife, original mort­ gagors). to Argent Mortgage Company, LLC. Mortgagee, dated May 16, 2005, and recorded on May 27,2005 in instrument 1147185, in Bany coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Ameriquest Funding II REQ sub­ sidiary LLC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Seven And 21/100 Dollars ($99,647.21). including interest at 6.6% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on January 11.2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown, Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 34. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 75 FEET OF THE NORTH 150 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION COMMENCING ON THE BASE LINE IN THE CENTER OF BATTLE CREEK AND HASTINGS STATE ROAD AND RUNNING NORTH /LONG THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD 27 RODS. THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE BASE LINE 30 RODS. THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE BATTLE CREEK AND HASTINGS STATE ROAD 27 RODS. THENCE ALONG THE BASE LINE 30 ROOS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING (INCLUDING THE MANUFACTURED HOME SER IAL NO. MO311992 WHICH HAS BEEN AFFIXED TO THE PROPER TY - AFFIDAVIT RECORDED IN INSTRUMENTNO. 1132162) The redemption period shaH be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: December 14,2006 For more information, please call: FC H 246.593.1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 .“•te *1O2393FO2 rws. AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NOTIFY (248) 382-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MUTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and co.-<tihcns of a certain mortgage made by Bichard L Funks and Huth A. Franks, husband and wfte of Bi»>V County. M-chigan. Mortgagor to Fifth Third Bank dieted the 28th day of January. A.D. 2005, end recorded k. *he office of the Register of Deeds, lor tho County oi Barry and State of Michigan, on tw 1st day of Mwuh A.D 2005, in Instrument No. 1142107 of Barry Recoi> on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date of this notice, tor principal of $39,919 43 (Thirty Nine thousand, Nine hundred Nineteen col­ lars and Forty Three cents) plus accrued interest at 16.75% (sixteen point seven five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav ing been Instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on, the 4th day of January, A.D., 2007, at 1:00 o'clock said mortgage wiH be toredosed by a sate at pubic auction, to the highest bidder, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage. Which said premises are described as toiows: Al that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Hope, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as toiows to wit: Lot 91 Mid 92. ROY K. CORDES SUBDIVISION NO. 1. as recorded in Uber 4 of Plats. Page 49. Barry County Records Commonly known as: 4350 Reynolds Rd. Tax ID: 06-07-270-091-00 The redemption period shal be six months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date cf such sate. Dated: December 7, 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. LPA By: Michael I. Rich, (P-41938) Attorney tor Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co.. LPA 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 46084 WWR *05613861 NOTICE The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held December 12. 2006. are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St., Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. �Page 14 - Thursday. December 14,2006 - The Hastings banner LEGAL NOTICES Santa makes annual Khvanis visit Santa Claus made a special trip from the North Pole to visit the Hastings Kiwams Club Wednesday. Dec. 13, to hand out presents to the children and grandchild'en of Kiwanis members. Each child there received a present and had pictures taken with Santa. Winterfest plans continue for Gun Lake on Feb. 17 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evenL your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus intereaL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been maue in the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard L. Van Syckie and Betty A. Van Syckte. husband and wife, original mortgagors). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated May 3, 2005, and recorded on May 12. 2005 tn instrument 1146381. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to WELLS FARGO BANK. N.A. ON BEHALF OF THE CERTIFICATE­ HOLDERS PARK PLACE SECURITIES. INC. ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI­ CATES SERIES 2005-WCW1 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Five And 30/100 Dollars ($145,745.30). including inter­ est at 6.875% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on December 21. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A Parcel of land commencing at the 1/4 Post on the North Side of Section 35. Town 2 North. Range 8 West; thence East on Section Line 568 Feet to point of beginning; thence South to the Center of High Bank Creek; thence Northeasterly along center of said High Bank Creek to the Center of the Highway Running North and South through said Section 35; thence Northerly along the Center of said Highway to the North Section Line of Section 35; Thence Wesl along Section Line to Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated: November 23, 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593.1302 Trot! & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite F115478F01 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffery N Haight and Stacy M. Haight, a/k/a Stacey M. Haight, husband and wife, to Olympus Mortgage Company, by AMC Mortgage Services. Inc., as its attorney-in-fact. Mortgagee daled February 10. 2004 and recorded February 18. 2004 in Instrument Number 1122383. and Re-recorded in Document number 1122694 on February 25. 2004. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Secunties Inc. asset backed pass through certificates. Senes 2004-W6 under pooling and servicing agreement dated as of April 1. 2004, without recourse by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Six and 99/100 Dottars ($78,626.99) including interest at 10.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Bany County. Michigan at 10O p.m on JANUARY 4. 2007 Said premises are located in the Township of Orangeville, Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: The North one-half of Lol 23. Lapham's Airport Lots, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 3 of Plats. Page 100 and the North one-half of Lot 73. Lapham's Airport Lots No. 2. according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 5 of Plats on Page 87. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale, in that event, your damages, if any. are limited soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated December 7. 2006 Orlans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Senncer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 213.1399 toom THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEiiRT. ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE Al USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER MILITARY DUTY. BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in DUTY. the conditions of a mortgage made by Lisa Marie MORTGAGE SALE - Default has brwn Hall, a single woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender made in the conditions of a mortgage made and lender's successors and/or assigns. by Lyle Hill and Linda Hill, husband and wife, Mortgagee, dated May 5. 2006 and recorded May to The Cit Group/ Consumer Finance. Inc., 10. 2006 m Instrument Number 1164429. Barry Mortgagee, dated November 23, 1998 and County Records. Michigan. (There is claimed to be recorded December 4. 1998 in. V'stiumqnt ♦ teMhat tM dafe hereof theisum oLDee Hundred t Number 1021795, Barry County Records. Sixty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-One Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by and 45/100 Dollars ($162,921 45) including interest at 9.875% per annum. Bank One. National Association, as trustee for Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ the holders of the Mortgage-Backed Pass­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ Through Certificates. Series 2001-28 by assignment. There is claimed to be due al the Broomball is always a popular event at the Winterfest. All you need is a broom and some warm clothes. broomball competition during Winterfest, said he has beard from two teams interested in playing, but, “I would like to hear from more teams and individuals who want to phy." Broomball is a winter extravaganza of brooms, bumps, goals and cheers. It is played on a frozen field and is a cross between the finesse of hockey and the physical contact of rugby, with the addition of brooms. Teams groom their brooms and some even practice while other teams just come ready to play. Anyone interested in joining the broomball competition as the head of a team or as a play­ er looking for a team can call Liceaga at 269­ 672-5886. The cost to register a team of six players or more is $60. Only six players arc on the field at any one time, but most teams have substi­ tutes on their roster. The Winterfest Committee has continued to work on • Professional. Economical & Personal plans for the event. Gerry TAX & Accounting Services. Barnaby from W0TV4 again plans to attend and serve as • 20 Years of Accounting. Tax and Management commentator for the swimsuit Experience Working for You fashion show. Volunteers arc still needed. 22 i South Jefferson, Hastings The next meeting is planned Phone: (269) 945-3547 for 5 p.m. Tuesday. Jan. 2. at Bay Pointe on Marsh Road in www.kamuelleraccounting.com Orangeville. For more information about Winterfest, call the Barry County Chamber of Commerce at 945-2454 or e­ mail the chamber at barrychambcr@sbcglobal.net by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Local bands who would like to perform at this February’s Gun Lake Winterfest should call Lynn Hatfield at the Barry County Chamber of Commerce office at 269-945­ 2454 for more information. The deadline to apply is Friday, Dec. 22. Committee members would appreciate being able to bear a tape of musical perform­ ances if possible. Committee members are looking for local bands and vocal groups to donate their talents to the festival, which is planned for Saturday, Feb. 17. Other enter­ tainers such as dancers, storytellers and clowns also can donate their time. Alex Liceaga, who is heading the return of KA. Mueller Accounting Hastings City Bank KARAOKE First Presbyterian Church of Hastings We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math, be detailed oriented. and possess excellent cus­ tomer relations and sales skills. J Apply at the Human Resources Department / Hastings City Bank ISO W. Court SU Hasting*, Ml 4*058 L C-------- EOE/M-F —— vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises. or some part of them, at public vendue at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on DECEMBER 21. 2006 Said premises are located in the Township of Thomapple, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Northeast one-quarter, Section 26. Town 4 North. Range 10 West. Thomapple Township. Barry County. Michigan, desenbed as: Commencing at the Northeast comer of Section 26. thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 46 seconds East 655.33 feet along the East fine of said Northeast one-quarter, thence South 89 degrees 26 minutes 48 seconds Wesl 1584 96 feet along the South line ol the North one-half of the North onehalf of said Northeast one-quarter; thence North 43 degrees 59 minutes 13 seconds West 154.16 toet to the place of beginning; (hence South 45 degrees 57 minutes 33 seconds West 165 34 feet; thence North 89 degrees 32 minutes 01 seconds Wesl 77.97 feel to the centerline of Irving Road; thence North 44 degrees 13 minutes 24 seconds West 187.36 feet along said centerline thence North 45 degrees 46 minutes 38 seconds East 400 00 feet perpendicular to said centerline of Irving Road; thence South 44 degrees 13 minutes 24 seconds East 243.29 feet, thence South 45 degrees 57 min­ utes 33 seconds West 179 23 feet to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated: November 23. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 285 0489 Blue Christmas: PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established in 1886, is dedicated to providing outstanding cus­ tomer service. We are currently looking for a Part­ Tune Teller to join our team. date hereof the sum of Seventy Thousand Seventy-Five and 33/100 Dollars ($70,075.33) including interest at 925% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on JANUARY 11,2007. Said premises are located in the Township of Castleton. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southeast one-quar­ ter of Section 19. Town 3 North. Range 7 West, described as: beginning 361.3 feet South of the center of said Section 19; thence South 30 degrees East 290 feet to the Shore of Thomapple Lake; thence Southwesterly along the Shore of Thomapple Lake to the North and South one-quarter line of said Section 19; ther.ee North on the one-quarter line to the place of beginning, except begin­ ning 580 feet South of the center of said Section 19; thence East 45 feet for the place of beginning; thence West 45 feet; thence South to the Shore of Thomapple Lake; thence Northeasterly aJor<g the Lake Shore 111 feet; thence Northwesterly to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PURCHASERS: The foreclos­ ing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited sole­ ly to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. Dated: December 14, 2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 231.5308 Saturday December 5:30PM Please join us for this Advent Worship j' jjy / by Wally at the ; Shamrock Tavern9 pm to 1 am ~ Saturday ~ December 16th Notice Of Mortgage Forectocure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the forectoeing mortgagee. In that evenL your damages. If any, ahafl be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at aate, piua Intereat MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon mode m the conditions of a mortgage made by Renee A Bigger, a mamed person and Randy O. Bigger, a married person, original mortgagors), to Cendant Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 29. 2001, and recorded on September 7. 2001 in instrument 1066108. and modified by agreement daled March 1.2003, and recorded on April 7.2004 m instrument 1124889, in Barry county records, Michigan. on which mortgage there is dakned to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Four And 48/100 Dollars ($68.844 48). including merest al 7% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on January 11. 2007. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 21 of MiddtevMo Downs Addtoon No. 1 to the Village of Middtevrite. according to tho recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats on Page 4 Barry County Records The redemption period shaR bo 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: December 14.2006 For more information, ptease cal: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bogham Fanne. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4076305F02 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMAT1ON WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MttJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in t»;e conditions of a mortgage made by Steven C. Guy a single man, to Chase Home Finance LLC., successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 2a. 2002 and recorded November 25. 2002 in Instrument Number 1092378, Barry County Records. Mkftgan. There is claimed to be due al the date he»cof the sum of Seventy-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Three and 78/100 Dottars ($79,753.78) inducing interest at 6.5% per annum. Under the power of cate comincrt in said mort­ gage and the -statute In aurh ctese mads and pro­ vidod. notice is hereby given ti st said mortgage wfli be for eclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged pren tees, or some part of them, at public vendot, at the Eterry County Courthouse in Hastings in Bam, County, Michigan at 1 DO p.m. on JANUARY 4. 2X7 Said premises are located in the City cf Hastkgs, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: The South 2 Rods only of Lot 227 of the Cty, lormerty Village of Hastings. County of Bteny, and State of Michigan, according to the recorded pat thereof. Also, Lot 309 of the City, formerly Wage 7f Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. Being the same property conveyed to Ste/en C. Guy by quit claim deed from Sheri Ann Guy. dated March 14. 2000 and recorded in Instrument No 1042170. in the records of Barry County, Michigan. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date ol such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that evenL your damages. If any. are limited soteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered al sate, plus interest Dated: December 7. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No . 310 0804 w° Notice Of Mortgage Foredoeure Sate THIS RRM ts A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTMO TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by the forectoeing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be fcniled sciefy to tho return of tho bld amount ten­ dered ol sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made In the conditions of a mortgage made by Shawn M Carter, a single man. original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee to.* lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 26.2004, and recorded on March 2, 2004 in instrument 1123024, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee as assignee by an assign­ ment. in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to bo duo at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Six Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-One And 21/100 Dollars ($96.59121). including interest at 10.45% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute <n such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on January 11.2007 Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as Commencing 760 feet South from the Northwest comer of Section 20. Town 2 North. Range 7 West ; thence South on the section line 700 feet; thence East 397 feet; thence North parallel to the Section line 700 feet thence West 397 teet to the Place of Beginning The redemption penod shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated December 14.2006 For more information, please call FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite S065629F03 �The Hastngs Banner - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - Page 15 Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 / iH Alcohol likely cause of home invasion complaint A homeowner in the 300 block of East Colfax Street in Hastings told police he awoke to someone breaking into his resi­ dence at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Police found Andrew Richardson. 26. of Hastings, in the living room and he was immediately taken into custody. The homeowner told officers he did not know who the man was. and that Richardson was initially was banging on the door, and then kicked the door in to gain entry. Richardson was transported and lodged at the Barn County Jail and is facing charges of unlawful entry. Alcohol is believed to have been a contributing factor in the break-in. Larceny arrant arrest made after traffic stop Hastings police arrested a 24-year-old local man after a record check during a traffic stop revealed he was wanted on an out­ standing felony warrant. Police stopped Aaron Mead for a traffic offense Dec. 7 in the 1200 block of North Michigan Avenue when it was learned Mead was wanted on a felony warrant for larceny out of the Hastings Michigan State Police pest. Mead wa» taken into custody and lodged at the Barry County Jail. He is also facing a charge of operating a vehicle on a sus­ pended driver's license. Motorist arrested for leaving accident scene Todd Michael Rogers. 34. of Cicero. Hl., was arrested by Barry County Sheriff’s deputies Nov. 29 when witnesses observed him leaving the scene of a two-vehicle accident in Orangeville Township. Deputies found Rogers at the Orangeville Tavern and he admitted pulling out of the gas stations nearby, but said he did not realize he had struck another vehicle. When deputies conducted a field sobriety test on Rogers, his blood alcohol level was reg­ istered at .18%. Rogers also had an 8-year-old child in his vehicle and he was also cited for child endangerment. Gasoline theft suspect arrested after traffic stop Barry County Sheriff's deputies conducting a traffic stop on State Road in Hastings Dec. 2 found the driver of the vehicle. Christopher Lee Smith, 24. of Woodland admitted he had stolen gasoline on more than one occasion from stations in both Woodland and Lake Odessa. Smith was also wanted on a warrant out of Shiawassee County. A passenger in his automobile. 19-year-old Dean William Scully, of Ionia, was cited for minor in possession of alcohol by consumption. Jury duty scam being worked worked in area The newest scam reported in this area involves jury duty. According to Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf, someone calls pretending to be a court official, who threateningly says a war­ rant has been issued for arrest because of not appearing for jury duty. The caller claims to the jury coordinator. Those who protest that they did not receive a summons for jury duty are asked for for a social security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the warrant. Sometimes they even ask for credit card numbers. Those who give any of this information will have their identity stolen. "The scam has been reported thus far in II states.” Leaf said. "This scam is particularly insidious because they use intimi­ dation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they are with the court system. "The FBI and Federal courts have issued a nationwide alert.” • Edward Isaac Starks. 39, of Kalamazoo, was sentenced Dec. 7 by Barry County Circuit Judge James Fisher to serve concurrent sentences of 57 to 240 months in prison for his Nov. 1 conviction of breaking and entering with intent and breaking and entering of a storage building in Prairieville Township in September. Starks was also order to pay S25O in court costs on each count. • Gus Robert Brian Jones. 46. of Delton, was sentenced last Thursday by Judge Fisher to serve 60 months probation and nine months in jail for his Nov. 15 conviction of failure to pay child support between 1998 and February 2006. Jones also was ordered to participate in cognitive behavior therapy, substance abuse counseling and alcoholics anonymous while in jail. serve 36 months probation and 30 days in jail for her Nov. 15 conviction of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. James was also ordered to participate in cognitive behavior therapy, substance abuse counseling and alcoholics anonymous while in jail and to report to drug court upon her release. She ;dso was ordered by Judge Fisher to wear a wrist monitor upon her release from jail. She was fined $500, assessed court costs of $ 1.000. a probation fee of $360 and a drug court fee of $200. • Timothy Lee Wolthuis. 23, of Delton, was sentenced Dec. 7 by Judge Fisher to continue on probation for his 2003 conviction of criminal sexual conduct with a person between 13 and 15 years of age. Wolthuis was arrested in Hope Township in July. 2003. $125 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PEL beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roll. New $400 - sell $150. (989)444-0096 FOR SALE- New wood working machinery & Hard Wood. (269)945-9300 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. FOR SALE- 1989 Chevy 3/4 ton, 3“ body lift, auto trans 400 turbo, carb, average miles, 350 motor, $4,000. (269)948-8234 YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. THIS PUBLICATION DOES NOT KNOWINGLY accept advertising which is deceptive, fraudulent or might otherwise violate law or accepted standards of taste. However, this publica­ tion does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of any advertisement, nor the quality of goods or services advertised. Reader are cau­ tioned to thoroughly investi­ gate all claims made in any advertisements, and to use good judgment and reasona­ ble care, particularly when dealing with persons un­ known to you ask for money in advance of delivery of goods or se rvices advertised. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, 28X56 MOBILE HOME park setting, Hastings schools. $36,500. Call for ap­ pointment, (269)948-5793. • Tonia Lynn James. 53. of Delton, was sentenced Dec. 7 to Female robber foiled in Delton A video capture shows the woman demanding money. A woman who walked into the Thomapple Valley Credit Union in Delton and demanded cash is now being sought by area authorities. Mark Kik, chief of police for Barry Township, reported the woman did not show a weapon or give any indi­ cation she had a weapon. When the teller refused to give up any money, she immediately turned and walked back out. The woman is described as approx­ imately 5’6” tall with a medium to heavy build. She was seen leaving the area in a dark mid-size four-door vehicle. Anyone with information as to the identity of this woman is asked to contact the Barry Township Police at 623-5512 or the Michigan State Police Hastings post at 948-8283. business cards and brochures call J-Ad Graphics (269) 945-9554 Hastings police are seeking informa­ tion on the identity of this woman, who is suspected of stealing another woman’s purse from a local business. 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FFR (269)795-0076 ' YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy. Hastings. �Page 16 - Thursday. December 14. 2006 — The Hastings Banner Roof sit raises at least $6,000 by Patricia Johns Staff Writer The Youth Advisory Council of the Bany Community Foundation celebrated the holi­ days. ate ice cream and presented Lennon Gildea with a check for $6,340.26 raised last Sunday at the Roof Sit in November. The YAC members had hoped to raise $10,000 toward the cost of a wheelchair lift for Gildea's grandparents* van. The BCF will continue to take donations for the wheelchair lift. They can be dropped off at the BCF offices on the second floor of the MainStreet Savings Bank in Hastings or mailed to BCF, 629 Wesl State St.. Hastings 49058. Jennifer Richards from the BCF says, “please mark Roofsit on the check and enve­ lope.” The ice cream sundaes were a treat from the Love for Lennon organization as a thank you to the teens who shivered under blankets and solicited change in downtown Hastings right outside Second Hand Comers. YAC members also adopt a classroom every year, and Sunday was the day to wrap presents for the class. Students had a great time buying toys, clothing and stocking sniffers for the children and their siblings. The toys will be delivered on Thursday. For more information about the Youth Advisory Council of the Barry Community Foundation, call Jennifer Richards at 945­ 0526. Blake's Grocery next Vintage Village Piece by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Blake's Grocery is the next piece in Middleville's historical Vintage Village col­ lection. Susan Raab is the sixth generation of a family that has lived in the Middleville area since 1887. Her ancestor. Fordice Blake, moved from Canada to Irving Township in 1843. At the age of 21 he moved to the Middleville area and began working in the general store ownd by PA and Isaac Keeler. After learning the business he went on to run the only store in Irving. He was also postmas­ ter. station agent and deacon of the church. He married Mary E. Lee and had three chil­ dren. Edward. Flora and adopted son Charles. He even served for six months in the Civil War. Edward and his family moved to Middleville in 1887 where Fordice establishw-d the big "Comer Store." In the fall of 1900 the firm of E. F. Blake & Co. bought back the store and it grew. Into a full fledged department store with "one stop" shopping. In 1910, Ed built a new double store up the hill from the comer store. Blake along with other businessmen rebuilt the hotel after it burned in 1912. He was postmaster for 11 years, worked on the Michigan Liquor Commission. He married twice after the death of his first wife. Rose. Ed remembered the old days in Middleville, saying. "There were seven doc­ tors here when 1 first came, three general stores, three drug stores, two furniture stores, two harness shops, two meat markets, two saloons, two farm implement stores, three wagon shops, four blacksmiths and two livery bams." He added. "There were four lawyers, two dentists, a jewelry store and three stores car­ ried groceries exclusively. All the stores had good stocks." Ed died in 1953 at age 89. The Village Players decided to have their 14th collectible building in the Vintage Village collection be the Blake Store. The sale of the collectibles supports the Village Players’ two scholarships presented to graduating Thomapple Kellogg High School seniors going on to study art. music and the­ ater. Raab says. "These are more than just fami­ ly memories, they were prominent pioneers. I hope this collectible helps today’s generation understand what was different in the past." The little buildings are available at Shear Pleasure. Pharmacy Cares and Thomapple Floral. The cost is $15 per piece. The Village Players are busy working on their next dinner theater, an audience partici­ pation event on the final three weekends of February. Village Players director Chreyl Cravcro says. "People can make reservations after the first of the year at the Middle Villa Inn for ’Stop Sending in the Clowns.” SUPERINTENDENT, continued from page 2-------------When asked how each would spend the first 100 days if they were named superin­ tendent, Sipka said he would hold meetings with staff, set routines and learn about the dis­ trict. Rider also mentioned attending the Rotary Club meeting, meeting with board, staff, stu­ dents and most importantly, listen. When asked to define integrity. Rider said, “It is more than just honesty. It is following what is right, even if it is difficult." Sipka said, “It is the character of a person and mak­ ing sure that what you say is carried out." Sipka told the board that the most impor­ tant function of a superintendent is to com­ municate with board, staff, parents and stu­ dents and oversee programs." Rider focused on the need for the superin­ tendent to set the “vision and leadership of the district and map out the course.” Both Rider and Sipka told the board the budget process was not a one person show. Both told the board that it was also not just a one year projection. Rider explained that he has a detailed understanding of the legislative process for education, having worked closely with his local legislator. He said he believes there are many fewer students in Michigan this year and that school funding might not be too negatively impacted. Both believe that the superintendent is inte­ gral to the collective bargaining process. The board sets the parameters, which the superin­ tendent carries out For student achievement both believe that the superintendent leads the process. Rider said he had good success with students get­ ting free and reduced lunch doing well on the MEAP tests. Sipka said he thinks the superin­ tendent provides guidance and creativity. Both have had the experience of identify­ ing weaknesses and working to correct them with directed programs in writing (Sipka) and curriculum mapping (Rider.) Rider said. “The kids arc teaching us" when it comes to technology. He believes that technology purchases should be targeted and include teacher training. Sipka says that tech­ nology is costly but is really needed . In woriang with special needs students Sipka noted that it was important to find the best practices that would help individual stu­ dents. Rider likes co teaching and believes that it is important to find the right placement for students. Both detailed how important it is for the David L. Sipka superintendent and the board to have good working relationships. There are times when a superintendent might not agree with the board, but each promised to carry out board directives. Both would communicate with the board on a weekly basis. Rider described his "open door" policy as well. Both sited communication as the way to build trust and confidence. Rider reminded the board that mistakes would happen and everyone just needs to be kept informed. Construction joys and woes are familiar to both candidates. Millage campaigns are a big part of both their educational experiences. Sipka described his leadership style as col­ laborative and the ability to take the vision of the district and turn it into a reality. Rider focused his discussion on his believe in ser­ vant leadership and his desire to make the world of both the school and the work* a bet­ ter place. Both want to build a core leadership team but both welcome suggestions from an out­ side circle. Both would facilitate creating and updating a strategic plan for the district. Both have had experience in hiring ,'eachers. They want to sec enthusiasm for teaching Gary Rider and students in their candidates. Both see it as important for the superin­ tendent to live in the school district. Rider would be at games, plays, musical events and he even accepts not being able to wear his "grubby clothes" in the supermarket. Both support arts programs for students even though changes in the slate curriculum requirements are making this more difficult for school districts. Both are committed to serving the district and believe that longevity is an important goal Board President Don Haney last Thursday praised the final two candidates as “head and shoulders” above the rest. Sipla's second interview was scheduled for 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in room 1616 at the Thomapple Kellogg Middle School. Rider’s interview was to be from 7 to 8 p.m. Both were to meet with a union group and an administrative team group before their inter­ views. Those who would like more information about the superintendent search can call the Thomapple Kellogg administration building at 795-3313 Church events announced for Advent and Christmas t Lakewood graduate wins outstanding educator award Becky Eckstrom. a native of Lake Odessa, received the Outstanding Educator Award al the Grand Valley Stale University Convocation Dec. 7. Eckstrom (nee Kauffman) graduated from Lakewood in 1974. She is the daughter of Robert and Rosemary Kauffman and married to Jeff Eckstrom. She earned a bachelor's degree from Grand Valley in 1980. After teach­ ing in Forest Hills Public Schools for 16 years, she pursued a dream to create a school in which the outdoors was used as the motivation for learning. The district accepted her proposal and established Goodwillie Environmental School, a unique learning environment for fifth/sixth grade students who love nature. Eckstrom said her Aunt Patricia Howlett of Clarksville was her inspiration for becoming a teacher. She taught in Lowell Public Schools for 35 years. Grand Valley State University's College of Education also honored another educator, Leslie Mount of Greenville, curriculum direc­ tor at Belding schools, during its convocation ceremonies at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center in Grand Rapids. About 300 graduates took part in the cere­ mony. a precursor to Grand Valley's com­ mencement Dec. 9 at Van Andcl Arena in Grand Rapids. Becky Eckstrom receives the Outstanding Educator Award at the Grand Valley State University Convocation. (Photo provided) School tax error will be corrected The business office at Maple Valley Schools recently was made aware of an error on the winter lax bills that were sent out by the area townships within the Maple Valley School District early this month. The error was discovered when the office was contacted by a taxpayer who questioned her bill about the 5.0 mills that were levied for payment of the school's bonds. The amount should have been 3.0 mills for the December levy due to the district refinancing its debt at a lower interest rale, saving tax­ payers approximately $750,000 over the liic of those bonds. The error was made by the school district on the form L-4029. which is used to com­ municate to the townships within the school district the number of mills requested to be levied for both its operating and debt millage. The debt portion was incorrect; it was printed 5.0 mills, but instead should have been 3.0 mills. The state has rcv.immended reissuing bills with the revised 3.0 mills rather than main­ taining the 5.0 mills. The other option would have been to leave the levy at 5.0 mills and then only levy 1.0 mill next year. The following year the levy would revert back to 3.0 mills. The County Equalization Directors for both Barry and Eaton counties were notified of the error and contacted the affected townships. The district also sent let­ ters out to the townships notifying them of the error, along with a revised L-4029 with the correct millage to be levied. Darryl Sydloski, business manager, said. "We understand this error has caused a big disruption at the townships since the winter tax bills have gone out. and new revised bills will need to be printed and mailed out. We take full responsibility for the error; it is unfortunate we didn't find the mistake prior to the bills going out. “But. it is fortunate that it was caught early in December before most taxpayers pay their tax bills. Taxpayers will be receiving a twomill reduction from their original bill." The district will reimburse the townships for the additional cost of printing and distrib­ uting the revised tax bills. by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, starts Sunday. Dec. 3. and for many area churches these four weeks until Christmas are among the busiest times of the year. Special music and dramatic productions are planned. Other churches plan special chil­ dren's programming, community services and other special events. The Sun and News and Reminder will print a list of upcoming events on a space available basis through December. The deadline for listing events is the Tuesday before the Thursday publication date for the Banner and Thurday before the Tuesday print date for the Sun & News. Information can be mailed to Patricia Johns, 1351 North M-43 Highway, Hastings. 49058. Please include a telephone number and the name of a contact person. Material can be faxed to 269-945-5192. Please write “Attention Patricia Johns” on the cover sheet and if sending more than one sheet be sure that the name and telephone number of the church is included on each page of the fax. Information can also be e-mailed to patricia@j-adgraphics.com. Please be sure to include “for Patricia Johns" on the subject line. Please include the name of the church in the message. Information about events will not be taken over the telephone. Churches also are encouraged to take advantage of paid advertising for their events by calling 269-945-9554 and asking to be passed on to tlie proper advertising represen­ tative. Freeport The Freeport United Brethren Church will Bring your special event photos to us for quality, professional processing. J-Ad Graphics PRINTING PLUS hold a cookie walk at 6 p.m. Thursday. Dec. 14. Participants should bring three dozen home baked cookies. Each participant will take home three dozen different cookies. There is no charge. The church is located directly across from the park and library in Freeport. Hastings Hastings Free Methodist Church, 301 E. State Road, will have special Christmas Eve (morning) services at 8:45 and II a.m. Sunday. Dec. 24. There are no evening serv­ ices. Grace Lutheran Church, 239 E. North St.. Hastings, across from Tendercare Nursing Home, 269-945-9414 or 945-2645 www.discover-grace.org. As Advent begins, the church welcomes visitors to worship and fel­ lowship under the theme. “Come, Lord Jesus.” Sunday, Dec. 17, the liturgy is Lessons and Carols with communion at 8 and 10:45 a.m. Wednesday evenings. Dec. 13 and 20. serv­ ices begin with a prepared supper at 6 and continue with worship at 7 p m. The liturgy is Holden Evening Prayer and i.Kludes Puppet Praise Ministry and breakouts for younger children. On Sunday. Dec. 24. al 10 a.m.. Lessons and Carols will incorporate the telling of Jesus' birth through readings, music and dance. That night at 7 and 11 p.m. the church will celebrate the Nativity of Our Lord with Holy Communion. Middleville Middleville United Methodist Church, 111 Church St., besides services for Christmas. is planning a winter Vacation Bible School. The church will be host for one day VBS for chil­ dren in preschool through fifth grade on Thursday. Dec. 28, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There will be crafts, stories, snacks and games to share. The theme is “Friends." Parents should pre-register for this event, by calling the church office at 795-9266. Shannon Swanson and Kellie Bremer, Christian education directors. Peace Reformed Chuch, on M-37 between Middleville and Caledonia. Call 616-891­ 8119. Regular services on Sunday are at 8:30 and 11 a.m. On Sunday. Dec. 17, there will be a Children’s Christmas program at 6 p.m. It will feature the the children’s choir and Sunday school children ages 2 through sixth grade. The Christmas Eve Candlelight service on Sunday. Dec. 24 will begin at 5:30 p.m. Orangeville St. Francis of Episcopal Church, 18850 West 9 Mile Road. 269-664-4345. This Advent the Reverend Barbara Wilson will offer lessons in meditation and contemplation following church services. On Sunday. Dec. 24. the congregation will "green” the church following the end of the Lessons and Carols service. Refreshments will be served. The morning service will be Lessons and Carols,beginning at 9:30 a.m. That evening the Christmas Eve service begins at 7 p.m. with music presentations. No service is scheduled for Monday. Sunday weekly services begin at 9:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome. Two AKC registered Scot terriers stolen in Nashville Two black and brindlc two to three year-old AKC registered Scottish terriers, a male and a female, were reportedly stolen from a Nashville area bam Nov. 20 and the breeder is offering a reward for their return. Barb Clark said the two dogs, which belong to a friend, were last seen in a breeding pen in the bam behind her Nashville area home. The family went out for the evening and when they returned the dogs were gone. Clark said that while she believes the dogs were stolen, she did not report it to the state police due to lack of evidence. "There were no foot prints or tire tracks, and fingerprinting wouldn't help because there are so man) people in and out of the bam all the time. There’s really nothing they could have done." she said. "We put ads offering a reward in the Battle Creek Enquirer and the Lansing State Journal, but no one has respond­ ed." Clark said she is especially anxious for the dogs' return because the female was recently bred and is expected to have a litter in February. "My son’s golden retriever and my daugh­ ter’s Caim terriers were in the bam too that night and they didn't take them; whoever took them knew what they were doing; at least I hope sc." said Clark. ‘When dogs are taken like that you never know what has happened. They could be sold for research, or to some­ one for a pet... anything. There arc so many avenues for getting rid of stolen dogs. We only hope that someone is taking care of them and is honest enough to return them." Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the two Scottish terriers is asked to call Clark (517) 852-0272. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - Page 17 l • Lines of Discovery: 225 Yean of American Drawings at the KIA presents nearly 150 works on paper on loan from the Columbus (GA) Museum that traces America's evolution as a nation. Includes works by some of the nation's greatest artists from the last 100 years. The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is located at 314 S. Park Street. Call (269) 349-7775 or kiarts.org for more information. Tbroagk December 31. • The Eames Lounge Chair: An Icon of Modem Design will be featured at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. The Eames Lounge Chair became an icon of 20th century design almost immediately after its conception in 1955 and introduction to the public in 1956. The epitome of both modernist style and luxurious comfort, the leather-upholstered, rosewood-veneered chair and matching ottoman represent the culmination of Charles and Ray Eames' experimentation in molded plywood. The exhibition, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the chair, includes selections of molded wood prototypes produced by the Eameses in the 1940s along with molded plywood sculpture by Ray Eames from the Library of Congress complement the three-dimensional studies. An "exploded" version of the chair and blowups of period photographs dramatize how it was manufactured and assembled. Museum hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 am5 pm, Friday 10 am-830 pm, Saturday 10 am5 pm and Sunday noon-5 pm. closed Mondays. Adult admission is $7, seniors and students $6, children 6-17 $3. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through Dec 31. • Magdalena Abakanowicx: The Drawings at Frederik Meijer Gardens A Sculpture Park Magdalena is known throughout the world for her sculpture, but you'll be stunned by her extraordinarily powerful drawings. Approximately 50 drawings by the great Polish artist will be displayed, many of them for the first time. Following its debut at Meijer Gardens, the exhibition will begin a national tour. Hours are Monday and Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm. Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. 99, children (8-13) $6, children (3-4) $T children (2 and under) free. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Through Dec 31. • Christmas Around the World 4c Holiday Traditions at Frederik Meijer Gardens A Sculpture Park Christmas Around the World and Holiday Traditions is perhaps the most magical time at the Meijer Gardens! It's a world transformed with the glow of 300,000 lights, over 40 captivating international trees and displays, strolling carolers and horse-drawn carriage rides. The exhibit is at its most beautiful at night and features luminary-lit walkways, star-lit carriage rides, holiday entertainment children's and family activities, Santa, holiday treats and Taste of the Gardens Cafe specials. Hours are Monday and WednesdaySaturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, and Sunday Noon to 5 pm. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Through Jan 7. • Robert Rauschenberg Artist-Citizen: Posters for a Better World will present 17 posters from between 1969-1996 featuring the socially and politically-themed works which often use collages elements erf American icons such as the flag, NASA astronauts, the Kennedys, Janis Joplin, Martin Luther King and others. An exhibition reception and gallery talk will take place Friday, November 10 from 7-9 pm. at the Center Art Gallery at the Calvin College Spoelhof Center. The show runs through January 20. MUSIC THEATRE • Desdemona- A Play About a Handerehief will be performed at the Spectrum Theatre of Grand Rapids Community College. Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel's play is a comic deconstruction of the wrongly accused wife of Shakespeare's Othello. Performances are at 8 pm in Room 201 of the Spectrum Theatre. Tickets are $5 for students, $8 for general public. December 13-16. • Friday Nights at GRAM: Junior Valentine and the All Stars will take place Friday 5:00-830 pm at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Music and all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, are $3 after 5 pm (free to members). When the grooviest pig pairs up with the most happenin’ gig Friday nights at the Grand Rapids Art Museum - things really start swinging. Live bands play from 630-8:15 pm. Light fare and a cash bar available. 56pm. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. December 16. • The Big E Christmas Spectacular begins at 8 pm at the Kalamazoo State Theatre, 404 S. Burdick Kalamazoo. Reserved seating $25. Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 am-6 pm and open al) day on show days until showtime. Tickets can be charged by phone or on-line through Ticketmaster.com theatre" version which uses the 1947 radio play script and mimics the v/ay trnse shows were recorded with actors performing while standing in front of microphones and live sound effects Performances are at 7 pm Friday and Saturday with a 3 pm Sunday matinee. Tickets are $7 at the door. The perfo.mance will be held at the VA Medical Center Theatre, 5500 Armstrong Road, Battle Creek Go to bccivictheatre.org for more information. December 15-17. • Grand Rapids Ballet presents: The Nutcracker will be performed at DeVos Performance Hall. Share the magic and rekindle the tradition - or start a new one - as a cast of over 100 dancers, including many community children, brings this timeless classic to life Ihe Grand Rapids Symphony performs the beloved Tchaikovsky score during eleven enchanting performances. Performances are Friday 730 pm, Saturday 2 pm & 730 pm, Sunday 2 pm. Tickets range from $15-$50. For group tickets, call The Ballet: (616) 454-4771 xlO. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.grballet.com. December 15-17 fir Dec 20­ 23. . • Civic Theatre presents: Peter Pan at the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre. Performances are Wednesday-Friday at 7 30 pm, Saturday 2 pm 4c 730 pm, and Sunday at 3 pm. For more information call (616) 222-6650 or visit www.grct.org. Through Dec. 17. • Grand Rapids Symphony Symphonic Boom Series: "Christmas with Clay Aiken" will be performed at 730 pm at DeVos Performance Hall. Ticket prices range from $35-$75. This enchanted evening of holiday music will feature Clay Aiken's commanding voice and charismatic stage presence, as well as an all-orchestral first half of Christmas favorites. For more info call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.devosperformancehall.com. December 19. MISCELLANEOUS Victorian house is lavishly decorated for the season and is open 5-8 pm Saturday and 1-4 pm Sunday. The program features seasonal music, traditional foods, and ornament­ making for kids. The house will be open for tours. Admission is $5 adults, $4 children. For more information call (269) 966-4157. December 16 & 17. • It-, Christmas at the Mill takes place at Bowens Mills. Horse-drawn wagon rides, fresh cut Christmas trees, photos with Santa and lots of seasonal family fun. $2 admission. December 16 & 17. • Dance Instructions from 530-630 pm at Bumam Brook 200 W. Michigan, Battle Creek Beginning ballroom dance lessons with instructor Colleen Burke in east coast swing, fox trot, waltz, rumba and the cha cha. $5 per person. For more information, call (269) 317-2197. Friday, Dec. 15. • Christmas on the Grand is an annual display of Christmas trees and holiday quilts at the Gerald R. Ford Museum. Hours are from 9 am-5 pm. Closed Christmas Day and New Years Day. Adult admission is $7, seniors (62+) $6, youth (6-18) $3,5 and under free. This year many organizations, some of the trees will be decorated with handmade ornaments from various children's groups. As always, beautiful hand stitched quilts will be displayed throughout the lobby adding a festive backdrop to the trees. Military, College and Group discounts upon request. For more information call (616) 254-0400 or visit www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov or email ford.museumCfrnara.gov. Through Jan 7. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place afterward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casual. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Line dancing & social dancing les­ son A practice from 1-2 pm is $5 per person. Dances take place from 2-5 pm with Swing Masters band. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz. polka, and rhumba. No partner necessary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317­ 2197 for more information, 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing waltz, fox trot cha cha. and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. car Snows I, 9 Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Bany County Chamber of Commerce la located at 221 W. Stale Street tn Hosting* The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chambera webede at www.barrychamber.com The Barry Carty Chamber o( Commerce he* phone book*, map* and brochure* ol tourist attraction* and place* of Interest ■ocaby and errae* th* slate. The Chember also has tree mailer* for old printer Ink cartrldte* and cet phone* that will financMy benefit the Bany Conservation District. CHECK OUT THESE DECEMBER BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: Through December 23 Kellogg Manor House Holiday walks at the WJC Kellogg Biological Station, 3700 E Gull Lake Dr., Hickory Comers. Each Friday, Saturday A Sunday noon-5 pm. Adults $7, senior citizens A children $5. Seo kbB.msu.edu or call (269) 671-2416 for more info. 1-14 Tfee AWreath Siknt Auction from. 8 am-5 pm at the Commission on Aging. Ailent auction to raise money for Senior Services. Stop at the COA to see trees and wreaths. Call 948-4656 for more info. 14 Countywide Senior Citizen Christmas sponsored by the Barry County’Commisrion an Ask. For seniors 60 and JU Call (269) 948­ 4856 forbore infoBrtiflkm. A • Child's Christmas Past features traditional sights, smells and sounds of Christmas at the Kjnball House Museum, 190HCapit^| JBdB fBE,’’Battle CRUdRllA ng FAtfractions 14 Holiday Dinner "Winter pm at the W -r ,____ _ _ *** Reservations required by calling 671-2400. Greensky Bluegrass featuring Special Guests..5teppin' In It and Seth Bernard A Daisy May at the Kalamazoo State Theatre, 404 S. Burdick, Kalamazoo Sunday, Dec. 31 at 730 pm. General admission is $18 in advance, Ticketmaster.com or (269) 373-7000. The Pink Floyd Expt rimer will come to the Kalamazoo State Theatre, 404 S. Burdick, Kalamazco. Show starts at 8 pm Thursday, Jan. 25. Reserved seating is $3O-$35. Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 am-6 pm and open all day on show days until show­ time. Tickets can be charged by phone or on­ line thnnigh Ticketmaster.com or (269) 373­ 7000. Jonny Lang will perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre, 404 S. Burdick, Kalamazoo. The show will was postponed from its origfinal date has been rescheduled for Friday, January 26 at 8 pm. Reserved seating is $37.50. Tickets for the November show will be honored on .ne new date. Expiration date for refunds is December 23, 2006. Show your Jonny Lang ticket and receive $5.00 off Anthony Gomes. Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 am6 pm and open all day on show days until showtime. Tickets can be charged by phone or on-line through Ticketmaster.com or (269) S73-700C The Rcj^ae Legend Birthday Boh- A Birthday Tribute to Bob Marley will take place Saturday, Jan. 27 at 8 pm at the Kalamazoo State Theatre, 404 S. Burdick, Kalamazoo. Ticket Office hours are MondayFriday 10 am-6 pm *nd open all day on show days until showtime. Tckets can be charged on show days until showtime. Tickets can be Admission. $16 In advance, $19 da/ <rf show. Friday Nights at GRAM: The Benie at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Admission to all arras of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, is $3 5 pm (free to members) Live bands play from 630-8:15 PM. Light fare and a cash bar available. 5-6 pm. For more infor­ mation call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. CdMiJJUdJBlMg will present a Holiday Ska Spectacular Tuesday, December 26 at The Intersection in Grand Rapids with special guests Deals Gone Bad, The Flatliners, The Offbeats and Shoelace. All ages welcome. $10 in advance. Doors open at 6 pm, 6:15 pm show. Priddy Nights at GRAM: Mine taxak Band from 5-830 pm December 30 at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Admission to all areas erf the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, is $3 5 pm (free to members) Live bands play from 630-8:15 PM. Light fare and a cash bar available. 5-6 pm. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramcnline.org. Beil s Brewery & Robinson Guitars Pmats». A New Tru'i Party xith charged by or on-line phone through IS Humene Sodety Bake Sele to pet "Meals on Wheel*" program from 9 am-3 pm at MainStreei Savings Bank, 629 W. State Street Hastings. 16 Chrirtmaa Spotlight Redtal presented by the Community Music School from 1-5 pm at State Grounds, 108 E. State Street, downtown This week’s selection: Deck the Halls Running time; 95 minutes MPAA rating: PG Hastings. 17 Winter Concert featuring the combined choir and bands of the HHS music department at 4pm at the Hastings High gym. 19 Grief RecoveryHoliday Edition "Down to the Wire- Lan Minute Grief Concerns" from 6-7:15 pm at the Barry Community Hospice, 450 Meadow Run, Hastings. Call (269) 948-8452 for more information. 19 Holly A Ivy T>a A Tour of the WX Kellogg Manor House featuring sandwiches, scones and other traditional treats and teas. $20 adults, $18 for children 2-12 years old. Pre-paid registration requested by cJHng (269) 671-2416. The Kellogg Manor House is located at 3700 E GuD Lake Dr. at the MSU Kellogg Biological Sanctuary. 21 Jazzy Christmas Concert presented by the HHS music department at 730 pm featuring the jazz and steel drum bands in the HHS lecture hall. 21 Holiday Dinner "A Christmas Carole" at 630 pm at the W.K. Kellogg Manor House, 3700 E. GuD The first thought that will go through your head while watching "Deck the Halls” is, “Since they can't refund the 90 minutes of my life 1 wasted, can I at least get my money back?” The second thought will be. “Haven’t I seen this movie before?” The answer to both should be “Yes." “Deck the Halls” is a lame, sorry rehash of the same kind of mediocre Christmas “come­ dies" that have spewed out of Hollywood the past few seasons, whether it be “Christinas With the Kranks“Surviving Christmas,” any of those horrible Tim Allen “Clause” dis­ asters ... you name it And whh the director of “Big Mama's House 2” at the helm, you know this movie is gonna be so bad that instead of going directto-video. it should go direct-to-landfill. If you've seen any of the previews on TV. you already know the cookic-cutter plot: Matt Broderick is the King of Christmas in his town. He's Christmas Crazy. So obsessed, in fact, that he neglects his two children. Of course we all know that by the end of Weekly SUDOKU by Linda Thistle Lake Dr., Hickory Comers. $32 per person (tax and gratuity not included). Reservations required by 5 calling (269) 671-2400 22 Winter Break Campa at YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin, 1095 Briggs Road, Middleville. Sledding, broomball, snowshoeing and horseriding are all waiting for you. Call 1-888-909-2267 for more 7 7 Grade: F 5 7 © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. 8 3 7 2 4 6 9 5 2 1 7 8 1 2 8 9 5 4 5 8 2 24 Christmas Eve Luminaries features over XQOLljghts around the 31 Sunday Branch will be held at Kellogg Manor House, 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr., Hickory Comer, at the MSU Kellogg Biological Sanctuary. Seating at 1030 am, 1230- A 230 pm. $18.95 adults, $17.95-seniors, $9.95 children ages 5-12, ages 4 and under free. Reservations required by calling (269) 671-2400. ‘ 9 2 3 information. village of Woodland. 8 7 4 4 6 3 1 Place a number m me empty boxes r such a way mat each row aaoss. each column down and each small 9 box square contains al ol the numbers from one to nme DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK the film. Wacky Daddy will learn a mawkish lesson on the “Importance of Family.” Moving into the house next door is Danny DeVito, a short, loud guy with a Napoleon complex, a wife too hot for a man like him to get in real life, twin hottie daughters and an almost baroque scheme to one-up Broderick's character by creating a Christmas display that can be seen from orbiting spacecraft. Alleged high jinks ensue. Camels spit. Pratfalls aplenty. Chuck in a disturbing scene where the Two Dads mistakenly ogle a couple of girls at a church pageant only to realize it’s tbeir daughters, and they run out to wash their eyes in holy water. Accidental Fantasy Incest. Yeah, that's Comedy Gold there. Honestly, don't waste your time. "Deck" is Drcck. • • ♦ Moderate * * Challenging ♦ HOOBOY! i z 9 c 9 6 L 9 s fi 6 9 L 9 I e z 8 c 9 L Z 9 9 L 8 9 z 9 I 9 C 8 9 I 6 6 L c 9 9 Z 9 8 8 9 9 8 i L 9 L l S 8 8 9 6 9 e 9 9 6 9 L E Z I 9 9 £ z I 6 9 9 s L L z J9MSUV — nxoans Aiwm — �Page 18 - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Orszula tops D-3 state runner-up by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Lakewood placed third at the 38th annual Temperance-Bedford tournament on Saturday. The host team and Dundee battled down to the wire, with Temperance-Bedford coming out on top with 272 points. Dundee finished with 270. and Lakewood was third with 200 points. Th* Vikings' Cody Orszula helped keep Temperance-Bedford in front, by topping Dundee's Chris Eggert in overtime of the 171-pound championship final. Eggert was the runner-up last year at 171 pounds al the Division 3 individual finals. “Il wasn't a bad weekend. Il wasn't a great weekend," said Lakewood head coach Bob Witch. “I’m thinking we’re going io be a bet­ ter dual team than we arc an individual tour­ nament team.” Grandville was fourth in the final team standings with 164 points, followed by Roseville 129. Monroe Jefferson 118. Ida 85, and Plymouth (OH) 77. Nick Walkingtcn al 285 pounds. Levi Phelps at 152 and Josh Clark at 119 each placed second for Lakewood. Third place went to the Vikings’ Jarrod Kent (112). Mike Gregory (125). Josh Kettel (189) and Kurtis Powell (215). while Kyle Root placed fourth (135). “We won 12 of 14 in the first round for starters. I think that hurts us sometimes, when we get a little attitude that we’re too good." said Veitch. “It’s a tough tournament. 11 is a good prepa­ ration to get us ready for where we need to be." The Vikings will be in their own gym tonight, for the first time this season, when they wrestle against Maple Valley and Perry. Caledonia will be the fourth team in the quad. Vikings sting Bees in opener by Brett Bremer Sports Editor While some squads had already played as many as eight quarters of basketball heading into Tuesday, the Lakewood Vikings took the floor for the first time. It took a couple quarters, but the Vikings got into the swing of things in time to score a 67-59 victory over Bath at Lakewood High School. "Once the game got into a flow, we started to pick up our defense." said Lakewood head coach Mark Farrell. Lakewood (1-0) clung to a 43-42 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Nic Wieland hit three three's and had 12 points in the fourth. Dan Desgranges added eight fourth quarter points. They finished the game as two of four Vikings in double figures. Wieland led the way with 20 points. Nick Hilley had 15. Desgranges 11. and Michael Barbour ten. Wieland also had 12 rebounds, two assists, and three steals. Desgranges had ten board and Hilley eight. Barbour led Lakewood with six assists. “We attacked the basket offensively." said Farrell. “We look care of the ball in the second half." Lakewood had ten turnovers in the first half against the Bees, but cut that number to two in the second half. “This was a great first win and a team effort.’’ Farrell said. Eli Redman tied Wieland for game high scoring honors. He led the Bees with 20 points, while teammates Kody Kokx and Brett Monroe chipped in 14 points apiece. Lakewood starts the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 season at home Friday night against Lansing Catholic, then close out 2006 with three non-conference road games beginning at Ionia next Tuesday. Lansing Catholic comes to Lakewood with a 3-0 record, having scored wins over Eaton Rapids. East Lansing, and Mason. Benjamin named the cross country coach of the year Thomapple Kellogg girls’ varsity cross country coach Tammy Benjamin has been named 2006 Giris’ Cross Country Coach of the year by the Michigan High School Coaches Association. She will be honored Friday night at TKHS. during half-time of the boys’ varsity basket­ ball game against South Christian. Benjamin has rc—piled a record of 1.439 pwnpnd 2M touca father 13 yew^ead •coach. She has also coached TK to 11 confer­ ence championships, three regional champi­ onships and three state championships. She wasjvesented the award at the Nov. 12 MHSCA dbach of t^ Year Ban|pet. In h'.-r speech she cited community support and excellent parental involvement as key aspects to the success of her student-athletes. In addition to this award, she has been nominated by the coaches association for the National High Schopl Coaches Association Coach of the Year award, which wjll be pre­ sented in June of 2007. Delton Kellogg’s Dan Roberts (from left) Steven Scoby and Josh Newhouse come off the bench to celebrate with their team after Tuesday's win. Vikings beat Hamilton in 3 games to win Creston Invite The field wasn't as deep and the competilh* Vikings allowed an opponent more tion wasn’t quite the caliber it had been in than ten poods just once in eight pool play recentj-ears. but the Latewood Vikings took------ — on the best the Creston *^fcsity Rally Invitational had to open the season Saturday. The Vikings were 6-0 on the day. winning all eight games in pool play before sweeping through tournament play for the tide. The two top seeds from each pool. Lakewood and Hamilton, met for the tide. The Vikings jumped out quick, scoring a 20­ 12 advantage in game one against the hard­ hitting Hawkeyes. Hamilton battled back to win game two 21-19. before the Vikings closed things out with a 15-9 third-game vic­ tory. It was Hamilton’s first loss of the day. off Muskegon Oakridge 21-5.21-7. That was followed by 21-9. 21-10 wins ovci Saranac. The Vikings' toughest competition in pool play came from Grand Rapids Wt£t Catholic, which fell to the Lakewood ladies 2b*J7. 21­ 10. Lakewood closed pool play with a 21-3, 21-5 win over the host team from Creston. The Vikings topped Wayland in the semifi­ nals. before taking on Hamilton for the title. The Vikings will be in action again this Saturday when they travel to the CAaC tour­ nament hosted by Mason. Quick quad start slows soon for TK Finally the speak about the streak can come to an end Freshmen on the 1984 Columbia University, who were on the team for four seasons, never won a college football game. The Lions started an NCAA record 44-game losing streak midway through the 1983 season, that lasted until 1988 when they scored a 16-13 victory over Princeton. Buried in a box somewhere at home is a video tape, which came with Sports Illustrated sometime in the late 1980’s. "Fabulous Finales” I thought about getting it out and watch ing it last night, but didn’t know what boxes to start hunting through first Some of the finales were fabulous, and some were not. Kirk Gibson hitting his home run off Dennis Eckersley, and the ball rolling through Bill Buckner's legs were on there. The saddest finish of all showed the Columbia Lions, tearing up as they walked off the field after their final loss of the 1987 season. It wasn’t the finale the cameras were looking for. I thought about that on the ride home Tuesday. Thank goodness none of the Panthers had to go through that. Delton’s varsity boys' basketball team won for the first time in 30 tries Tuesday at Maple Valley. Delton Kellogg head coach Mike Mohn stomped his feet on the ground and clapped his hands in the air as the final seconds ticked down. It’s a move he's done quite a few times over the course of the streak, but this time it ended with a smile instead of a sigh. Some of the players on the Delton Kellogg bench had a tough time keeping senior team­ mates Jacob Rackley and Dan Roberts from standing on the sideline through the entire ♦ourth quarter. Good for the Panthers. Mohn likes to talk about his guys "flying around”, and they did that in the first half as well as I’ve seen them do it in a few years. I didn’t really like mentioning the streak in the first basketball stories of the year. I'm sure coaches players and fans don't like reading about it. Don’t worry. It's over now. The thing we all forget a lot of the time is that the streak belonged to the program, but not to these players. Only seniors Roberts. Rackley. Josh Newhouse, and junior Tyler Blacken who pumped in 23 points Tuesday were part of last year’s team. None of them were on the varsity when it started at the end of the 2004-05 season. These Panthers had just been on a two game skid, which isn't much of a skid to begin with. Now they're 1-2. just one game short of .500 for the season. "Amazing what happens when you put the ball in the basket.” said Mohn after the game Mohn had a lot of thoughts like that after the contest. Mostly saying it out loud for himself, he said "29 in a row. h that what it's been." Then slowly added. “Oh my goodness ” The Delton fans were great, especially the students who made the cross county trek. Hopefully they'll have lots more victories to cheer about as the season goes one. fhe KVA’s going to be tough. If every three games the Panthers improve as much as they did from game one to game three, by the end they’ll be winning quite a few. Good luck Friday against G-A, start a different kind of streak. Lakewood’s Jessica Hilley sets the ban up as teammates Laurel Mattson (1) and Lacey Chase (14) look on Saturday against the host Polar Bears at the Creston invitational. (Photo by Brett Brrsmer) Thomapple Kellogg sophomore Kate Scheidel reaches back to pass a Northview serve on Monday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Thomapple Kellogg senior Sam Reeder blasted a kill for the last point of a 25-20 win in game one over Northview, at the Wildcats own quad on Monday evening. Good hustle and a strong defensive effort led to the Trojan advantage, but TK couldn’t find its touch the rest of the night. Northview bounced back from the game one loss for a 20-25. 25-18. 15-6 victory, which the Trojans followed up with two-game losses to Wyoming Park and Grand Haven. “That first game against Northview was great, the kind of ball I know they can play." said TK head coach Jaime Nelson. “Now we need to sustain that level for a whole match." Wyoming Park, which the Trojans could face again this Saturday when they take part in the Vikings’ annual holiday tournament, rallied from a 10-3 deficit in game one to top the Trojans 25-19. 25-12. TK had a hard time getting momentum against the Vikings. At one point in game one Wyoming Park scored six consecutive points, to over come a 12-11 Trojan edge. In game two. the Vikings started out on a 9-1 run. A long serve by the Vikings accounted for the Trojans lone score to that point. A hard hitting Grand Haven squad, with a decided size advantage up front against TK. scored a 25-12.25-11 victory over the Trojans in the final dual of the day. “1 would have to say that our performance (Monday) was due to how young the team is, and that we haven’t gotten used to playing together yet.” said Nelson. The Trojans have just two returning starters from a year ago. and had a few sophomores playing regularly on Monday. That effort followed a day in which the Trojans won three matches and lost three al the Otsego Tournament Saturday to open the year. The Trojans started slow on Saturday, dropping its first match to a tough Hart team which placed second overall at the tourna­ ment. TK would top Hastings. North Adams and Berrien Springs on the day. while dropping matches against Marshall and Otsego. Thomapple Kellogg’s Alyssa Bowerman spikes the ball from the front row in Monday's match with Northview. (Photo by Brett Bremer) �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - Page 19 Saxon Sports Shorts YMCA's Fall Volleyball Champions The 2006 YMCA Fall Co-ed Volleyball League runners-up is the team of (from left) Kevin Aspinall, Stephanie Howell. Kate Martisuis. Linda Aspinall. and Joey Aspinall Missing from photo is Denis Chase. JV Wrestling The Saxon junior varsity wrestling team was al Delton Kellogg on Friday. Placing first in their weight class for the Saxons were Garret Darling. Jon Giesler. Jordan Tyrell. Jason Eckley. Justin Laws. Colby Wilcox. Jen Bishop and Dewey Slaughter. Varsity ‘B* Wrestling Hastings varsity ’B' wrestling team fin­ ished third in the eight team tournament at Olivet on Saturday. Winning his weight class for the Saxons was Matt Feldpausch. Placing second from Hastings were Paul Guenther. Alec Wiicox. Josh Lemon and Ryan Bosma. Placing third from Hastings was Dan Mikolajczk. and Saxons placing fourth were Trent Brisboe. Corey Engle and Greg Woodmansee. 7th tirade Gold Boys' Basketball The Saxon seventh grade gold team defeat­ ed Wayland last Wednesday 46-21. Leading the offense for Hastings was DJ Nolff with 16 points. Dani Buehler and Joey Longstreet each chipped in six points. Longstreet and Nolff tied for the team high in rebounds with eight apiece. Keith Garber dished out six assists and Jason McChirkin and Mitch Kolanowski had four steals each. 7th Grade Blue Boys' Basketball The Saxon seventh grade blue team split its last two ball games. The Saxons defeated Byron Center last Wednesday 31-21. Sam Cheeseman and Dylan McKee led the scoring with six points apiece. Dan Hamel chipped in five, and John Parker and Bret Lawrence each had four points. Jon Wright had five rebounds for Hastings. Mitch Owens four steals and Brian Graybill three assists. The blue team was defeated by Middleville Monday. 36-23. Anthony Veltre and Lawrence paced the Saxon team with six points each, and Wright chipped in three. Cheeseman and McKee each pulled down five rebounds, and Mackey Lewis added three steals. 8th Grade *B' Boys' Basketball The Saxon eighth grade *B' team played a terrific game against Coopersville. Nov. 29. winning 33-19. John Kalmink led Hastings with 12 points, while Brian Baum added seven points and Will Sprague and Cody Redman four each. Tate Miller and Baum led the Saxons in steals, while Kalmink. Redman, and Sprague controlled the rebounding for Hastings. 8th Grade A* Boys’ Basketball The Saxon eighth grade ’A’ team topped Coopersville Wednesday. Nov. 29. 32-20. Roe Salazar led Hastings in scoring with eight points. Grant Heide had seven, and Scan McKeough four. Kevin Maurer. McKeough, and Jared Bosma led the Saxons in rebounding, while Ryan McPhail. Casey Shaeffer, and McKeough lead Hastings in steals. Delton takes its own quad title by winning tie-breaker The 2006 YMCA Fall Co-ed Volleyball League champions are the team of (from left) Steve Heilman. Kelsey Howell, Krista Sheldong, Jacob Cole. Missing from photo are Jane VanDenack and Dan Potter. by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The only problem for the Panthers Saturday was that they didn’t have erxxigh trophies to go around. Delton Kellogg's varsity wrestling team won its own quad, with a 2-1 record. Gull Lake and Bangor also finished 2-1 on the day. “The athletic director and three coaches, we all looked at each other and decided we've only got one trophy. What’s fair?” said Delton Kellogg head coach Rob Hecthuis. Just like in a tied dual, the decision came down to points. That gave the hardware to the host Panthers, who topped Comstock 78-6 and Bangor 43-30 on the day while falling to Gull Lake 41-36. Gull Lake had a win over Comstock 72-6. but was edged by Bangor on the seventh cri­ teria (most match points scored on non-pins) after the two teams finished tied at 33. Bangor topped Comstock 69-12 for its sec­ ond win. There were 13 undefeated wrestlers on the day. including four from Delton Kellogg. Mark Loveland (103 pounds). Octavio Romero (285). Anthony Riley (189), and Paymond Lindsey (135/140). The Panthers are now 11 -3 in duals on the season. They won twice last Thursday, at Otsego, topping the host Bulldogs 54-18 and Edwardsburg 45-34. Mark Loveland. Malt Loveland, Brendan Boyle. Quinn DcBolt. Shawn Reigler. Riley, Billy Bourdo. and Romero were all 2-0 on the day for DK. The Panthers head to Galesburg-Augusta for a quad tonight, but will oaly get a k>.Mc at their Kalamazoo Valley Association rivals, as Delton takes on Marcellus and bc'levue. Saturday, the Delton varsity heads to the Esu Claire Invitational, then next Wednesday gats to Decatur. Lion volleyball team second to Dundee at Bath tourney The 2006 YMCA Women's Fall B Volleyball League champion is the team of (from left) Linda Miller. Janet Vasguez. Stacy Maurer. Lisa Hewitt, and Heidi Miller. Missing from photo are Heather Hoffman and Kellie Salazar. Durand edged out Maple Valley for the title Saturday at the Bath Invitational. After splitting a pair of games in pool play. Durand scored a 25-23. 11-25. 25-17 victory in the finals against the Lions. Durand won a close game one. then the two teams battled through a tight second game until Lion senior Jess Winegar started a strong rotation of serves that accounted for eight consecutive points. In the final game. Durand was able to attack strong and defeated the Lions, to end Maple Valley's day with a record of 3-1-1. After finishing pool play, the Lions faced Ovid-Elsie in the semi-finals and prevailed 25-20. 25-21. The win set up a rematch with Durand, which had won over Morrice in the other semi-final. The Lions and Durand met for the first time in their second pool play match. The Lions won game one 27-26. before Durand came out strong in the second game and han­ dled the Lions 25-14. The Lions' day started with Lansing Christian, and the Lions won by scores of 25­ 14 and 25-14. The final match of pool play for the Lions was against Laingsburg, and Maple Valley won both games 25-22, 25-18. Dani Christensen led the Lions on the day in kills with 27, and Jennifer Kent had 26. Christensen was perfect from the service line for the day. and had ten aces. Also up front. Rachel Mater and Alaina Mater had six blocks each for the Lions. Alaina, the Lions' setter, had 58 assists, and was also the team leader in aces with 13. and second on the team in digs with 18. Lauren Pierce led the Lions in digs with 21. The Lions will be at the Corunna invitational this coming Saturday, then on Monday will open the Kalamazoo Valley Association season against the defending league champs from Pennfield. We have the New Keys and you'll be pleased ... Hastings’ New Affordable Family Apartments QUAIL RIDGE APARTMENTS Explore your neir apartment living option created to support your lifestyle and designed especially to be your home. - Spacious Two & Three Bedroom Apartment-Homes - Fully Equipped Kitchen with Dishwasher - Full-Size Washer & Dryer In Each Unit ■ And Much Morel Call Today To Reserve Your Move-In Pate At Quail Ridge Apartments 269-948-9363 The 2006 YMCA Fall Women's A Volleyball League champions are the team of (front from left) Becky Moorehouse. Tiffany Hendershot, (back) Jody Swift. Danielle Swift, and Patty Pohl. Missing from photo is Julie Long. �Pago 20 - Thursday, December 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Two sets of ‘Dogs down TK Trojan junior guard Andrew Gilbert looks for room to maneuver along the baseline in the fourth quarter Friday against Grandville. (Photo by Brett Bremer) by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Thomapple Kellogg could call Friday night's opener ‘the one that go< away', and the Trojans hope its the one time they'll be able to say that this year. The Trojans led for much of the first three periods Friday night, before succumbing to Grandville's pressure and physicality in the fourth quarter. Grandville improved to 2-0 with a 48-42 win in Middleville. “We proved we’re able to compete with anybody." said TK head coach Lance Laker. “1 think we also proved we have some work to do.’’ After a hot shooting first half, in which the Trojans knocked down seven three-pointers the Bulldogs limited TK to just 12 second half points. “They limited their turnovers, and we kind of maximized ours (in the second half).” said Laker. The Trojans had double-digit turnovers in the second half, and also lost offensive pos­ session seven times in the game as they were whistled for offensive fouls. “They’re first game things, you hope to fix after a win versus a loss," said Laker. Grandville went on a 7-0 run to start the fourth quarter, to pull ahead in the game for the first time since the final minute of the first quarter. With a 41 -36 lead, the Bulldogs went into a stall in the final five minutes. They hit 7-of-10 free throws the rest of the way to keep the advantage. Thomapple Kellogg took a one point lead. 12-11. at the end of the opening period on a three-pointer by junior forward Nate Manning and an offensive put back by junior center Ian Sisson. The Trojans never trailed again until the Bulldogs* seven-point run to start the fourth quarter. Manning also banked in a three-pointer at the buzzer, to give TK a 30-24 lead at the half. He led all scorers with 20 points. He had 12 at the half, including three three-pointers. Foul trouble limited Manning in the second half, after the Trojans had to play without senior guard Ryan Sisson for much of the first half after he picked up his second offensive foul. Manning was the only Trojan in double fig­ ures. Ryan Sisson finished with six points and Blake Johnson had six. Grandville had three scorers in double fig­ ures. Senior guard R.C. Thompson led the way with 13 points, junior forward Mike Phillips had 11. and junior guard David Krombcen 10. Thompson had II of his 13 points in the second half, with nine coming from the free throw line. The Trojans faced another set of Bulldogs, from Byron Center, on the road Tuesday night to start the O-K Gold Conference season and suffered a 66-43 defeat. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 36-23 lead in the first half, then put the Trojans away by outscoring them 21-10 in the third quarter. Brad Steffen hit a pair of threes in the game, and led TK with 12 points. Blake Johnson added nine points, and Ryan Sisson seven. Scott Porter led Byron Center with 17 points. Jon Byxbe added 14 and Zach VanEngen ten. The Trojans will be home Friday to lake on South Christian, then travel to Hamilton on Tuesday in another pair of O-K Gold games. Saxons enter Gold with 24 record by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Holland Christian had a few too many weapons for the Saxons to lake care of. and handed Hastings its first loss of the season Tuesday night. Hastings (2-1) was the odd-team out on the opening night of O-K Gold Conference action Tuesday, and made its second long road trip in four days after going to Owosso Saturday. The Maroons had six different players combine for 11 three-point buckets, and scored a 66-55 win over the visiting Saxons. “We tried a little trapping, but their point guard did a very nice job of reading where our help was coming from." said Saxon head coach Don Schils. “He seemed to hit the right person, need­ less to say when you have six people who can hit three’s you're picking your poison." The Saxons were up and down themselves, which is understandable after having three players out for much of the preseason. Hastings also lost point guard Stephen Tolger to an injury in the game at Holland. “We’ll execute some things very well offensively and do some things very well defensively, then for two or three minutes we’ll struggle.” said Schils. Hastings started out doing everything right, and led much of the opening period. Holland Christian responded to lake a 33-26 half-time lead. The Saxons were able to tie the game at a few points in the third quarter, before things got away from them in the fourth. The Maroons scored 21 fourth quarter points, as the Saxons look a few more chances in an attempt to get back into the ball game. Bryce Stanhope led the Saxons with 14 points and Bryan Skedgell ten. in their second game back from injury. Ryan Cain had a great night for Hastings, with nine points and 11 rebounds while playing good defense against the Maroons' top post threat. Jordan Rambin added seven points and eight rebounds for Hastings. Matt Mulder hit three threes and led Holland Christian with 14 points, while tea­ mate Matt Nagelkirk had two triples and fin­ ished with ten points. Ryan Vogel led the Saxons with 27 points in their 52-44 non-conference win at Owosso on Saturday. Hastings did an excellent job on the defen­ sive glass, and was able to push the ball up the floor and get it inside to Vogel quickly for a number of easy looks either under the basket or at the foul line. He hit !3-of-19 free throws in the game. “He’s got a nice touch on his turn around jump shot, and he was able to hit that" Schils said of Vogel. “The thing he’s improved the most is that last year he would tend to fade away on shots and this year we've gotten him to go into people." The Hastings wingmen Curtus Cowles. Eric Haney. Rambin. and Tolger did a great job of getting him the ball quickly, while he still had a one-on-one situation in the post. Tolger had five steals in the opening quar­ ter. including one that led to a lay-up al the buzzer that put the Saxons up 14-13. They would push their lead to 27-22 by the end of the first half. Rambin had six steals in the game, and Haney chipped in eight rebounds and four assists. Hastings opens the O-K Gold Conference season Friday night, against Caledonia. The Fighting Scots are 1-1 overall after falling in their conference opener 52-45 to Wayland on 4 the City M a„ I Hastings ecinner I understand the . m county Commissioner, ac First Distnct County electorate. responsibilities 1 ^^^ssioners is a governing The County Boar and policy making o( county 9°ve^|ected horn sinmembers wbo are primary SsSs Oi eigbltvro-year <e^ndTX'on ot gle member distr_ developme ® p^. functions otthe, bo toptnent and app' uateation of the annual budget, I . '^appointments (pg lllCbc ndrtures. adopwa 1 11 I1 I officials Don Nevins "r «,oner Don Nevins First Oistnct. Paid tor by County ■ ■ ■ Tuesday. Next Tuesday, the Hastings boys travel to lake on South Christian. Thomapple Kellogg junior forward Nate Manning flips in a lay-up In front of Grandville guard Tyler Finch in ttte second half of Friday night’s non-conference con­ test. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Trojans bounce back by winning Jeff Lehman Memorial Tourney by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Rockford Rams showed why Thomapple Kellogg head coach Tom Lehman and his Trojans were ready to call them the top team in the state, when the Trojans visited Rockford last Thursday. The Rams scored a 59-12 victory over the Trojans, winning 11 of the 14 weight classes. Cody Clinton at 215 pounds. Tucker Bowerman at 112. and Kyle Dalton at 119 scored the Trojans' three victories, with Bowerman winning by pin. The Trojans rebounded from the loss to top Portage Central in the night-cap. 55-21. This time it was the Trojans taking double digit victories. Tim Etter (103). Bowerman (112). Dalton (119). Dan Lydy (125). Thomas Tabor (135). Chase Schultz (140). Chris Jansen (152). Rigzec Hooper (160). Chris Westra (171). and Kody Geerlings (285) scored wins for TK. All 11 of those victories were pins accept for a decision by Schultz and a forfeit win by Bowerman. A total of 19 different Trojans from the ‘A’ and *B' squads placed in the top four Saturday, at the Trojans’ own Jeff Lehman Memorial Tournament. Thomapple Kellogg had five champions, as well as four second-place finishes. Maple Valley had six wrestlers reach the champi­ onship finals, and all six earned individual titles. The Trojan 'A' team took the title with 291.5 points. Maple Valley was second with 245 followed by Portland 211. Holland 174. TK ‘B‘ 145. Fruitport 122.5. and Grandville B' 115. All five TK champions were from the Trojan ‘A’ squad. Etter wrestled Mike Craven from the Trojan B’ team, and came out on top in the 103-pound championship match 8-2. TK’s other champions on the day were Cody Lydy at 119 pounds who pinned Fruitport’s Andrew Tran in 1:52; Mark Brown at 145 who topped Grandville's Caleb Rivera 13-2; Dennis Olsen who topped Portland's Brandon Logan 8-5 in the 189-pound title match; and Geerlings who pinned Holland’s Eli Garcia 1:01 into their championship match at 285. The Lions were strong in the lightweights, winning four of their six titles in the six flights from 135 on down. Ron Smith topped Portland's Trevor Maus 11-3 for the 112-pound championship, "tyler Corwin topped TK’s Dalton 7-0 in the 125pcnind title tilt. At 130 pounds. Raven Scurlock defeated TK’s John Wallace 7-0 for the championship. In the 135-pound title match. Jamie Corwin topped David Hooper from the TK ’B’ team 20-11. The Lions’ other two titles came at 152 and 215 pounds. Tory Roberts pinned Fruitport's Gun Lake resident competes in national 40 Frame tourney Fourteen finalists from across the country, including Gun Lake’s Jack Dale, went to Richmond. Va. Nov. 3.4. and 5 to compete in the 12th annual Forty Frame Game National Championship bowling tournament. Dale finished eighth at the finals, just miss­ ing out on a spot in the final day of competi­ tion. Players bowled three preliminary rounds, of 40 frames each, narrowing the field to a final six who went head to head Nov. 5 for the championship at AMF Hanover Lanes. In 2006. 16.359 bowlers from all 50 states and six foreign countries bowled in the tour­ nament, and won over $567,000 in prizes. Dale qualified for the national finals with a second place finish in the Forty Frame Game tournament in Toledo. Ohio in April. He is a regular roller at the Hastings Bowl. “I never dreamed of being in the top four. 1 got real lucky." he said, of his performance at the Toledo regional tournament. The Forty Frame Game is one game 40 frames long offering bowlers an opportunity to increase or decrease their score through various bonus and/or pitfail frames. A perfect score in the tournament in 1305. Donna Brooks of North Olmsted. Ohio, won first place at the national tournament with a score of 1157 Brooks won the Toledo regional, finishing 42 points ahead of Dale 1268 to 1226. Participants can qualify to bowl in the championship al one of three Forty Frame Game tournament sites, the national USBC Open championship, the national USBC Women's championship, or the original site in Toledo. Dale has been making the trip to participate in the regional in Toledo for six years, and has had a lot of fun each time. He takes friends with him to participate every chance he gets. Justin Massey 5:43 into thSr 152-pound title match. Dusty Cowell scored s 12-1 n ajor defeat of Plainwell's James Cramer at 215. Third place finishers for TK were Bowerman (112), Schultz (140). Jansen (152), Westra (160). Drew Warner (.’71). aid Brandon Luft (215). Fourth place Trojans on the day were Cole Meinke (130), Keith Olsen (140), Brett Baker (189), and Clinton (215). The Trojan ’A’ team is now off until open­ ing the O-K Gold Conference duals Dec. 20 at Byron Center. Maple Valley wrestles as part of a quad hosted by Lakewood tonight, with Perry and Caledonia, then will host its own Jesse Snow Invitational on Saturday. Lakewood’s Hager named one off top football assistants Lakewood's Randall Hager was recently named one of the 19 varsity assistant football coaches of the year by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association. Hager was the head coach at Lakewood for seven years, before taking over a position as offensive coordinator when Bob Veitch was named head coach three years ago. “With all the work that Randall Hager has done for the program and Lakewood football, he is very deserving of the award." said Veitch. “We spend Friday nights together after the games until three or four in the morning preparing for next week’s games." Hager is the Vikings’ offensive coordina­ tor, and also the team's offensive line coach. This is the second season in a row that a Viking assistant has been honored in this way. Viking assistant Jim Behrenwald earned the award after the 2005 season. YMCA NEWS The YMCA Teen Center is now accepting registrations for both middle school and high school dodgeball leagues. Teams must be between four and eight members, with six players playing at a time. The registration fee is $10 per team. The deadline for registration is Jan. 15. The middle school league runs Thursday after school from 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.. and contests begin on Jan. 18. The high school league runs Tuesday after school from 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.. with contests starting on Jan. 16. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - Page 21 Thirtieth time is the charm by Brett Bremer Sports Editor There is an old Delton Kellogg tradition that none of the current Panthers had been a part of as a member of the varsity boys’ bas­ ketball team, until Tuesday nieht. They roll the windows of the bus down and sing the school fight song as they cruise into Delton. “We have to sing quick, because the town’s not that big.” said Delton Kellogg head coach Mike Mohn. “There’ll be a few people. The couple establishments that are open, they’ll hear us.” he said after his team snapped a 29-game los­ ing streak with a 60-52 victory at Maple Valley Tuesday. It’s the Panthers’ first win since a 72-58 tri­ umph over Otsego on Feb. 8. 2005. “It didn't have to be against us." said Maple Valley head coach Keith Jones. “Those kids played hard. They were on the floor for loose balls. They just wanted a little bit more. “Last year we played them one time. (Coach Mohn) had his kids playing hard. They were like us tonight, where you have those breakdowns mentally where you fight to get it back to a one-point game then there is that kind of let-up mentally.” Junior guard Tyler Blacken had 23 points Delton Kellogg sophomore guard Blaec Anderson controls the ball outside in the first half Tuesday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) opening 16 minutes. Blacken had the first seven points of the second half to push a 30-25 lead up to 37-25 with 4:46 left in the third quarter. Those were to lead all scorers, for the Panthers, and also Delton’s final points of the quarter, until sen­ had five assists. The Lions’ (0-3. 0-2) didn't ior forward Josh Newhouse knocked down a make it easy on Delton (1-2. 1-1) in the sec­ shot in the final seconds of the period. ond half of the Kalamazoo Valley Association Maple Valley rattled off 13 consecutive contest, and the Panthers didn’t do them­ points to lake a 38-37 lead before the selves as many favors as they’d done in the Newhouse bucket ended the third. Newhouse, coming off the bench for the first lime this season, finished with 14 points. His teammate Brian Diaz, had seven points and eight assists, while Andrew Liceaga chipped in six points for DK The Lions were never able to tie the game or get back in front again, as Delton knocked down IO-of-14 foul shots in the fourth quar­ ter. Junior guard Kenneth Quick led Maple Valley with 21 points, the Lions’ lone double figure scorer. Lions sophomores Dustin Houghton and Jeff Burd chipped in nine and six points respectively. Delton had been just 4-of-10 at the foul line leading up to the fourth quarter. “We needed to learn how to finish.” said Mohn. “(Maple Valley) got back in it because we stopped rebounding and stopped playing D. They kept pushing us. to their credit.” Rebounding and defense were key to the Panthers building a lead in the first half. —Atbrnmy* Bhnla- led -the—Panthers- with- tenrebounds in the game. Delton had 30 rebounds total in the game, with 17 of them coming in the first half. Another key for DK was a total of just 12 turnovers for the night. Delton led by as many as 13 points in the opening quarter, before the Maple Valley offense settled down a bit. A 6-0 run by Delton to start the second quarter gave the Panthers a 23-10 advantage. Quick scored nine points the rest of the period to help his team work back into the game. Panther senior Jacob Rackley turns “We've got to be a little more patient on offense, make the defense work a little bit around for a short jumper in the lane more.” said Jones. “I think it’s that confidence between Maple Valley ’s Eric Westendorp thing. Right now. we have one guy that’s (left) and Kyle Fisher in the first quarter scoring everything and sometimes they get Tuesday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) caught looking at him.” The Panthers’ effort meant a little bit more after Friday night, which was likely the low point«i the entire losing streak. Olivet raced out to a 315 advantage, in the first quarter, and lopped Delton 67-42 at Olivet. “We had a pretty good practice (Monday ) after Friday's mess.” said Mohn. “I think that first quarter on Friday night was an eye open­ er. It showed everybody that this is how you have to show up and compete at this level.” Delton had 18 turnovers in the first half against Olivet, and turned it over 29 times on the night. The Panthers were able to hang right with the Eagles the rest of the way. outscoring them over the final three quarters 37-36. Delton scored 20 points of its own in the second quarter, and cut the Eagle lead to 16 points before three consecutive turnovers stymied the run. Diaz led Delton with eight points and New house had seven. The Panthers will look to start a new streak, in the other direction. Friday night when they v isit Galesburg-Augusta. Tuesday the Panthers are back home to lake on Pennfield. Maple Valley is on the road for the first time this season al Parchment Friday, then will be home for a non-conference clash with Portland St. Patrick on Tuesday. The home court hasn’t been loo kind to the Lions so far. Hackett Catholic Central came to the Valley and headed home with a 54-47 victory Friday. Hackett built a ten-point advantage over the course of the second and third quarters, and held on in the end. Quick led the Lions with 19 points, while Eric Westendorp chipped in eight and Houghton seven. Jim Murphy had 17 points to lead the Fighting Irish to their second win of the sea­ son. Maple Valley sophomore forward Kyle Fisher turns and shouts for help as Delton Kellogg junior guard Nick Blacken flies by him in the second quarter Tuesday. Blacken led Delton with 23 points on the nigh1. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxon spikers earn three wins at Otsego Invitational Delton Kellogg’s Tommy Bhda waits for Maple Valley's Dustin Houghton to come down, before going up with a shot in the first half Tuesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) BOWLING SCORES Tuesday Mixed J-Ad Graphics 39-21; CW's Auto 38-22; The Terminators 33.5-26.5; Hastings Bowl 33-27; TVCCU 31-29; Yankee Zephy r 26-34; Good Time P'zza 23-37; Hastings City Bank 17.5-43.5. Men’s High Games & Series - D. Blakely 189; T. Ncymciyer 239-652; S. Anger 259; J. Markley 236-557; J. Dale 202-581. Women’s High Games & Series B. Wilkins 203-539; D. Service 172-453. T. Blakely 168; R. Miller 200-522. Senior Citizens Sun Risers 30-26. King Pins *30-22; BAT's 29-23; Nash’s Harem 29-23; Wieland’s *2820; Butterfingers *28-20; Lucky Strike *2725; Early Risers 26-30; #1 Senior <24-28; Ward's Friends *24-24; M&M’s *22-26; 4 B's *20-32; Kucmpcl 19-33. •Gamer, to be made up. Good Games and Series Ladies - C. Stuart 159; J.E. Kasinsky 133; J.R. Kasinsky 158-396; L Marklev 166-471; R. Murphy 171-456; E. Moore 149-400; S. Patch 173­ 483; D. bums 141; G. Scobey 156; J. Gasper 210-533; N. Boniface 160; E. Vanasse 165. Good Games and Series Men - D. Kicrsey 180. R Walker 181; B. Akers 189; D. Richer 177-519; L Brandt 226-562; W Mallekoote 176; R Adgate 167-456; R. Wieland 159-403 N. Thaler 156; G. Hoder 190-502. Sunday Night Mixed Hubs Crew 37; Straight Lincs 37; Pin Chasers 34; Michigan Outlaws 28 1/2; Michigan Outlaws 28 1/2; R&N 26 1/2; Karev’s Crew 26 |/2; 2 Bags & 4 Balls 26; Funky Bow lers 25 1/2; Sunday Snoozers 25; Sandbaggers 20; Bounty Hunters 16; Throw Them Balls 13 Womens Good Games and Series - J Shoebridge 142-383; C. Demon 139-343; A. Norton 152. Mens Good Games and Series - R. Barton 217-603; B Hubbell 192-576; T. Barlow 198 562; N. Robbe 200 560; B Allen 209-551; B Churchill 192-547; A. Robins 197-536; R. Snvder 182-517: S. Farlee 224-517; J. Smith 204-509; J. Wright 174-452; E. Rice 169; 447; M. Norton 171-437; T. Demott 147-376; DJ James 221; E. Caraway 218; M. Kidder 214; J. Mroz 213. Friday Night Mixed Whatever 35; Sparc Time 33; Heads Out 32 1/2; UMSU 32 1/2; Michigan Outlaws 32. All But One 32. Ten Pins 32; 4 Fools 29 1/2; 9-N-A-Wiggle 28; The Unknowns 27; Just Cuz 25; Liquid Courage 24; Oldies But Goodies 23 1/2; Mercy 23; Budweiser 19 1/2; Brushworks 19 1/2. Womens Good Games and Series • S. Vandenburg 234-612; S. Keeler 203-575; D. Rhodes 204-565; K Becker 200-561; T. Phenix 195-514; G. Otis 177-493; M. Sears 187-489; S Carlson 161-452; G. Mcaney 156-436; J. Kasinsky 145-382; N. Clow 190; M. Mathis 185; E. Hammontrec 183; O. Gillons 166; R. Hammontrec 149; J INgersoll 124. Men« Good Games and Series - J Barnum 223-636; K. Phenix 234-603; L. Porter 215-572; S. Sanborn 204-566; A T;ykr 203 564; D Sanders 181-510; D Sears 164-471; B. Bowman 248; S. Peabody 226; T. Clow 221; B Taylor 200; J Dale 196. M Kidder 190; I. Madden 181. R Chaffee 144. Wednesday P.M. Eye and Ent 39 1/2; Shamrock Tavern 32 I 2; Nothing But Truck 32 I 2. Maple Valley Pharmacy 32; Seebers 31 12; Hair Care Center 30; At Home Real Estate 23. Womens Good (lames and Series - S. Beebe 191-537; N. Potter 152-444; R. Pins 122 <22; G Otis 167. T. Drake 152; J. Pettengill 129; B. Hathaway 90; W. Barker 88 Mixerettes NBT 39-17; Sassy Babes 38-18; The Finishing Touch 32-24; Dean’s Dolls 31-21; Hinkles Body Shop *31-21; Kent Oil *29-23; Old Anchor Tattoo 28-28; Hallifax Services 26-30; Trurnblc Agency 25-31; Dewey's Auto Body 22-34; Girrbach s 21-31. •Games to be made up. Good (James and Series - P. Fowler 154; S Dunham 185-460; K. Fowler 182; A. Jackson I15;D. Worm 156-443; L. Davis 196-534; S VanDcnburg 221-616; S. Macintosh 201-535; S. Kuhtic 179-497; S. Nash 143; D. Anders 163; B. Mays 157; L. Barlow 158; T. Christopher 183-522; T. Drake 162-419; W. Barker 154-449. by Brett Bremer Sports Editor. ■ i Hastings spilt its six contests at Otsego's round-robin tournament or. Saturday to open the varsity volleyball season. The Saxons took three wins, over North Adams. Berrien Springs and Marshall. They were topped by Otsego. Thomapple Kellogg and Hart. “As a team, we passed well all day long. As the day progressed our defense improved and were more mobile on the court." said Saxon head coach Krista Sheldon. “We still need to work on communication and being more aggressive." Twice the Saxons went three games, and split those two contests. Hastings topped Marshall 22-25. 25-21, 15-7. and fell to Thomapple Kellogg 25-17. 20-25. 15-9. Hastings' other two wins were a 25-22.25­ 23 win over Berrien Springs and a 25-12,25- Thurman sets 100 freestyle record as team tops Creston The Trojans proved more powerful in the pool than the Polar Bears m the pool Thursday, as the Thomapple KdloggHastings team scored a 104-71 victory over Creston. Derek Thurman set a new team record for TK-Hastings. in the 100-yard freestyle and later also won the 100-yard breaststroke. Thurman was also a part of the Trojans’ first victory of the night, in the 200-yaid medley relay with Tom Peck. Derek Miller, and Kelcey Edwards. Peck and Edwards also had individual vic­ tories for TK-Hastings. Peck won the 50-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle. Edwards was the diving champ, edging out teammate Mitch Borden in the event. Jacob Wescott won the 200-yard freestyle for TK-Hastings. In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the Trojan team of Jacob Bailey. Milch Borden. Ethan Angus, and Miller took first. The Trojans will go for win number two when they swim at Ottawa Hills tonight. On Saturday. TK-Hastings will be a part of the Raider Relays at Grand Rapids Community College. S\\()\ W I.I.KI Y SPORTS S( 630 pm 2 ■Bmiusana MWDALDKMKLH; Boys Varsity Summing Ottawa HrftsHS A aMiDaanau; Thursday Angels Hastings City Bank 34-18; Miller Farm Repair 29-23; Nothin But Truck 29-23; Hastings Bowl 28-24; Varney ’s 28-24; Riserfront Fin. Ser. 27.5-24.5; Allure 23-29; Fall ( reek 22.5-29.5; CW Repair 19-29; AIS Engine 17-35. High (James and Series - M. Weiler 133; V. Gotxlenough 155; M. Martin 153; G. Otis 188 521; D Curtis I78;C. Hurless 151; J. Gasper 197-572; M. Morgan 134; Cathy Shcilenbarger 164; Colleen Shcllcnbarger 177; I Karas 128; J Moore 174; L. Watson 169; S Day 158; B. Frank 163: J. Madden 18(1-512. A Henley 167; D Staines 164; A. Bartimus 245-572. 15 victory over North Adams. Otsego lopped the Saxons 25-18.25-9, and Han bested them 25-12, 25-18. Overall, Sheldon said “things went pivtty good. I was very proud at how weli we play *d the entire day. we played pretty consistent.’ Linda Lubcke led the Saxons in kills with 19 and blocks with 12, to go along with four aces. Sam VanDenack had ten kills and 2V digs and Dana Shilling ten kills, eight aces, six blocks, and 16 digs. Hannah Case and Hannah Wood shared (he setter spot, and finished with 28 and 23 assists respectively. Case also had 11 aces and nine kills. Nikkie Meade contributed 12 digs for the Saxons and Ashley Wagner had 15. Hastings is on the court again this Saturday when they take part in the Wayland Invitational beginning at 9 a.m. 400pm Boys fresh 530pm 7 30 pm Boys JV Basket Catedoraa Ugh School H Boys Varsity Basketball CaMoraa Mgh School H BasMtal CaMom Hgh School H 400pm Boys »*A* BaskrtM Wayland MS 400pm Boys Tti’A* BasketbM WaytandMS A 400pm Boys 7Vi*8* Basketbtf k/afl Meadow H 40)pm 600pm 700pm Boys NiTBukM KnftMeadow H Boys JV Wresting Hamilton Ugh School A Boys Varsity Wresting HanWton Hgh School A A SAIURDAT.KSM8a.Jfc TBA Boys *B‘ TBA Boys Varsity Swmmmg Rader Relays A TBA 830 am Gris Varsity VoAeybal Boys Varsity Wresting Waytand Umon KS Coktaa* iwttatonal A A 900 am 1000 am Gats fresh Vodeybax T-K irwtabonai KC tortabonal A A Boys JV Wresting Wresting Momce Team Taney A IKSDALKCamilft 4 00 pm Boys fresh Basketball South Christian MS A 500pm 530 pm Gwts fresh Voneytal frV-btfOuad Boys JV Basketball South Christian KS H A 600 pm Boys Varsity Swimming Alegan Ugh School A 7 30 pm Boys Varsity Basketball South Christian HS A Thanks to this week's sponsor: Hastings Orthopedic Clinic, P.C. “Quality Care with Companion" 840 Cook Rd Hastings. Ml 49058 Phone: 269-945-9520 Toll Free: 800-596-1005 Contact us on the web HASTINGS ATHLETIC BOOSTERS Contact Laura 948-0506 to Sponsor the Sports Schedule �Page 22 - Thursday. December 14. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxons squeak out tournament and dual victories by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Late individual victories gave the Saxons a couple team victories last week. A dual with Plainwell at the Saxon Quad on Wednesday finished in a one-point win as Steve Case scored a pin. Hastings got a 14-3 major decision victory from Ricky Mathis in the 152-pound championship against Forest Hills Northern's Zach Kueser to put the Saxons in front of Pine River at Saturday’s Wyoming Park Tournament. Hastings took the ten-team Wyoming Park Tournament title with 183 points. Pine River was second with 177 points and Forest Hills Northern third at 147.5. Mathis and Case were the Saxons' two individual champions Saturday. Case contin­ ues to dominate at 160 pounds. He lopped Forest Hills Northern's Nate Danks 8-4 in the championship final. Matt Watson (112 pounds). Sy Ovcrmire (17!) and Jeremy Redman (135) placed sec­ ond for the Saxons. Watson suffered his first loss of the season in the final, to state placer Jared Hoxie from Forest Hills Northern. “We continue to show improvement in some of our less experienced weight classes.” said Saxon head coach Mike Goggins. “(Austin) Endsley wrestled well, and Overmire coming off being sick all week, looked better as well." Endsley (103) was one of three Saxons who placed third, along with Gage Pederson (112) and Thomas McKinney (145). Jeremy Rogers (125). Matt Schild (130) and Scott White (189) placed fourth for Hastings. A forfeit win by Plainwell at 145 pounds and a surprising one-point win by the Trojans' Cody Smith of Mathis i6-!5 at 152 pounds left Hastings down 34-29 heading into the final match of last Wednesday's quad in Hastings. Needing six points, the Saxons wouldn't rather have anyone else on the mat than Case, who promptly pinned Plainwell’s Jake Hadley in 1 minute 12 seconds to give Hastings a 35­ 34 win. The Saxons were 2-0 on the night, with a 55-21 win over Maple Valley. The Lions bounced back from the loss to the Saxons by topping Battle Creek Central 45-36. In the other match of the evening. Plainwell topped Battle Creek Central 54-22. Starting at 171 pounds. Plainwell built a 22-3 lead over the course of the first five weight classes. Josh Morehouse's 14-10 deci­ sion at 215 was the Saxons' lone win in the stretch. Watson started the turn around for Hastings at 112. scoring a 17-0 technical fall. Pederson followed that up with a major decision at 119. The Saxons then took a 29-25 lead with three matches to go as Schild. Redman, and McKinney al! scored first-period pins. Overmire t!7l). Morehouse (215). Justin Jevicks (285). Endsley (103). Watson (112). Pederson (119). McKinney (140). and Mathis (152) all won by pirr for the Saxons against Maple Valley. Case (160) won by technical fall and Redman (135) won a major decision for the Saxons. Pins by Tyler Corwin (125). Raven Scurlock (130). and Chad Rhodes (189) accounted for the Lions’ first three victories against Hastings, while Tory Roberts’ (152) closed out the match with a 7-5 win over the Saxons’ Ryan Bosma. The Saxons lost two team points in the match, as Luke Mansfield was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct after being pinned by Rhodes. Mansfield had a 17-7 lead in the 189-pound match before he was stuck by Rhodes in the final minute of the third period. Hastings cheer team moves into MHSAA competitions by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Hastings varsity competitive cheer team placed second last year at the Michigan Cheer Coaches Association (MCCA) rcgionals. then went on to an eighth place finish at the state finals. The program reached the MCCA state finals in each of the past nine seasons. Things get a bit tougher this season on the Saxons, as they join the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) state tournament. The Saxons, and head coach Amy Hubbell, now have three rounds to prepare for instead of two. The Saxons coach says that her team will miss the music from the MCCA format. “We are working on more gymnastics skills and perfecting our precision of motions." said Hubbell. The expectations are up in the air. the Saxons hope to just continue to improve their scores from week to week. “We just want to make steady improvement over the season." said Hubbell. “Our team unity is our strength." she added. “The girls get along very well and work very hard as a team." Unlike many competitive cheer teams, the Saxons aren't giving up their performances at varsity boys' basketball games. The Hastings girls will be cheering at the home Friday night basketball games, which includes this Friday night’s contest against Caledonia. The Saxon team's first competition will be at the Saxonfest. Jan. 20. “Which will be a good battle with Lakewood and Portland.” said Hubbell. That is the Saxons' lone competition before conference action begins. The competitive cheer conference includes teams from the O­ K Gold and O-K White Conferences. The opening leape competition is at Forest Hills Central Jan. 24. I * ft The Saxons' Sy Overmire (left) wraps his arm around the neck of Maple Valley's Ryan Brooke to avoid a take down in their 171-pound match Wednesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Hastings heads to Coldwater this Saturday, where they could run into the top ranked team in the state in Division 2 from Allegan. The only match that didn’t end in six points, between the Lions and Battle Creek Central Bearcats was a 6-4 decision by Roberts (152) over the Bearcats’ Fernando Garcia, which clinched the win for the Lions. Battle Creek Central scored pins in the first three matches against the Lions, starting al 171 pounds, before Donnie Jensen started the Valley turn-around by pinning the Bearcats' Robert Potter 38 seconds into the 285-pound match. The Lions’ Anthony Molson won by forfeit at 103. and Ron Smith followed that up with a match tying pin of Jesus Duran in the 112pound bout. After Central won by pin at 119. the Lions' Tyler Corwin. Scurlock. Jamie Corwin, and Lucas Brumm ripped off four consecutive pins to give their team a commanding lead. Maple Valley heads to Lakewood this Thursday, to be part of a quad with the host Vikings. Caledonia, and Petry . Next Saturday, the Lions host the annual Jesse Snow Memorial Invitational, with squads from Caledonia ’B’. Concord. Coopersville. Dansville. Gull Lake. Hopkins. Kelloggsville. Lakewood B’. and Muskegon Catholic Central. f The Saxons' Gage Pederson (top) works to turn Plainwell's Dillon Roblyer onto his back in their 119-pound bout Wednesday. Pederson scored a ’6-10 major decision that helped Hastings to a 35-34 win over the Trojans. (Photo by Brett Bremer) The 2006-07 Hastings varsity competitive cheer team. Team members are (front from left) Sara Radant. Andrea Eaton. Shan Jager. Shanna Eckley, Kelly Cuncannon. Nicole Moser, Brittany Hartman, Amanda Cappon, Markie McDade, (back) coach Amy Hubbell. Kim Janose, Markita Andrews, Molly Koutz, L'Oreal Gironda, Tiffany McCloud. Alexis Craven, Samantha Tobias, Brittany Lepard, and Ashley Boomer. Keep Yom Swvite^ “Brightfor tk& HoLLdLays” With Zoom 2 Professional Whitening in less than one hour. Call Our Office: 269-948-2244 Gole Dental’Group Teeth Do More Than Chew Food 121 West Woodlawn. Hastings • 269-948-2244 Hastings' Justin Jevicks (right) and Maple Valley's John Currier fight for a take down in the first period of their 285-pound match Wednesday evening. (Photo by Brett Bremer) C’5*3396 � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-12-21.pdf bb5027840e0c6b29b30cd104d3059c13 PDF Text Text Barry County GOP selects new chair See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on Page 2 The Hastings VOLUME 153, No 51 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856h library HASUhCS ANNER B Thursday. December 21, 2006 PRICE 50C Community mourns death of EMU student, HHS grad Legion offers free Christmas dinner The Lawrence J. Bauer American Legion PCM #45 in Hastings will offer Christinas dinner to anyone who is home­ leu or alone on Christmas Day. The din­ ner will feature turkey and ham and all the trimmings “We will begin serving at noon," said American Legion spokesman Bob May. "We want anyone who does not have a place to go on Christmas to coene in ftr a free meal and some cotnpaniooship on this special day May said die post will accept a good­ will offering, but no one will be charged for their mead. May said there is also a special event planned by die Basry County Historical Society at 1 p m. Thursday, Dec. 21, that will involve veterans, at the Elks in Hastings. The Historical Society plans to have a potluck dinner to recognize Barry County veterans. The entire community is invited to come in and see the special drawings we will have on display of World Warn veterans. May said the drawings were all done by artut John Bareoy and the article were written by Jerry Morton. May, who is the mayor of Hastings, said nine servicemen from Barry County were killed during World War n. by Jon Gambee Staff Writer While the funeral for Laura Dickinson, a 2002 graduate of Hastings High School, is being held at 11 a.m. today at Thomapplc Valley Church, the community is rallying around her family and friends. The body of the 22-ycar-old Eastern Michigan University student was discovered last Friday in her dorm room. An autopsy per- “Laura was always the kind of person who stepped forward when someone needed something" — Bob Dickinson, father formed Monday by the Washtenaw County medical examiner was inconclusive as to the cause of death. Because of the tragedy, her lather. State Grounds Coffee House owner Bob Dickinson, decided to close the downtown business for an undetermined period, but friends, employ­ ees and former employees have reopened it until Bob is ready to come back. Laura worked behind the counter at State ‘She was absolutely the nicest, sweet­ est person you would ever meet." - Close friend Chloe Oliver Lauren Steinman said. “1 think the thing that says it best about her is that she knew how to laugh. She just loved life. "She was excited about school. She wanted to study nutrition and she was going to be a nutritionist. Her mother had a degree in home economics and Laura wanted to go into that field. Dickinson also was employed by Anne’s Health Food in Hastings and the owner. Anne Ellis, remembers Laura as a solid employee and a very happy person. "She worked here for a couple of years." Ellis said, "and 1 will always remember her as a super friendly person and a super happy per­ son. Her laughter and her attitude on life was First Friday topic te paries and rec The Barry County Democratic Committee is planning a symposium on parks and recreation fix the next First Friday program at noon on Jan. 5 at the Thomas Jefferson Hall., corner of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings.. Bill Deming from Portage, Kevin Ricco from Allegan County. David Rachowicz of Kalamazoo County, Dan Patton of Eaton County and Matt Paynor of Ionia County are expected to be on hand for a round-table discussion on issues surrounding parks, including budg­ et, how parks are funded and attendance. The symposium is intended to be a gathering of experts and specialists on parks and recreation to speak approxi­ mately 10 minutes each regarding the programs and special events each of the visiting directors are conducting in their areas. At the conclusion of all the presenta­ tions there will be opportunities for the press and the public to ask questions. The Democrats will be serving hot chili, pie and beverage for lunch. Employees and friends of State Grounds Coffee House co-owner Bob Dickinson have reopened the downtown Hastings business while he and his family attempt to recuperate from the shock of the sudden death of daughter Laura at Eastern Michigan University. infectious. "She made everyone she came into contact with happier. “I would like to say more, but it is very hard right now. There is so much more I could say but this is a very difficult time for all of us.” Her father confirmed the family still has not received word about the official cause of death. “We know what it is not." he said, “but they arc conducting further tests and sending sam­ ples out. They said it could be up to four weeks before we know anything for sure. "We know it was not a suspicious death,” he said. Dickinson said his daughter was very active and involved in the community and in college life. "She was on the crew team," he said. "She had never tried the sport before, but she did very well. She was third out of 33 girls who tried out. She was very athletic." Dickinson said his daughter also was active in the Big Sisters program here at home. “She hid a Little Sister in Freeport," he said. “Laura whs always the kind of person who stepped forward when someone needed something." Dickinson said he has nd been at the busi­ ness this week and will probably not mwi "... I win always remember her as a super friendly person and a super happy person. Her laughter ano her attitude on life was infectious." — Anne Ellis, Anne’s Health Foods before Friday. But other friends and employ­ ees, led by Lynn Fisher, have opened the busi­ ness and are manning it for him in his absence. State Grounds will be closed on Thursday during the funeral, but will maintain its regu­ lar hours otherwise. Charlton Park director resigns Local bands who would like to perform at this February's Gun Lake Winterfest should cal I Lynn Hatfield at Use Barry County Chamber of Commerce office at 269-945-2454 for more information. The deadline to apply is Friday, Dec. 22. Committee members would appreciate being able to hear a tape of musical per­ formances if possible. Committee mem­ bers are looking for local bands and vocal groups to donate their talents to the festi­ val, which is planned for Saturday, Feb. 17. Other entertainers such as dancers, storytellers and clowns also can donate their time. Alex Liceaga, who is heading the return of broomball competition during Winterfest, said he has heard from two by David T. Young Editor Charlton Park Director Dr. George Ward Shannon has resigned his position, effective Feb. 2. Shannon handed his letter of resignation Tuesday night to Barry County Parks and Recreation Chairman Tim Weingartz during that group’s monthly meeting, and just about everybody reacted with surprise. Weingartz indicated Shannon did not give a direct reason in his letter, except that it was “time for him to consider other options... Wc accepted it (the letter of resignation) regret­ fully." Shannon, director at Charlton Park since May 2003. and the Parks and Rec Commission are coming off a stressful year in which voters rejected three millage requests, two of them renewals, and public funding for the park is uncertain after the end of 2007. Yet virtually everyone has agreed the park physically has never looked better and the museum has been well taken care of during Shannon’s tenure. Though the loss of the Civil War re-enac­ tors’ weekend and the Nothin’ But Truck cel­ ebration were blamed on him. many also have credited Shannon with successes such as the establishment of the Potawatomi Village and coordinating a money-saving program in which laid off General Motors See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 See PARK, page 3 Winterfest plan meetings continue Grounds when she was home. Laura’s moth­ er. Deb. is employed by Eye & ENT Specialists in Hastings. The Dickinson family also includes two sons. Josh. 26 and Kevin, 19. Laura had earned her associate’s degree from Grand Rapids Community College before transferring this year to Eastern. "She was absolutely the nicest, sweetest person you would ever meet." said her long­ time friend. Cloe Oliver. "She was the kind of person whom if she only met you once would stop you on the street and ask how you were doing. "She was my very best friend for three years." Oliver said Laura was very active in music and the arts and was a member of the Thomapplc Players, a local theater group. “She was in a show last spring." Oliver said, “and at that time she had a problem with her heart. But she had it checked out and she was cleared." Laura was in such good shape, in fact, that she joined the crew team at Eastern. “She was always active and outgoing," Oliver said. "(She was) just a wonderful per­ son." Maggie Coleman said she knew Laura mostly through her own daughter. Lauren Steinman. "They were very close." Coleman said. "But I loved her sense of humor and her out­ look on life." The case of the bashful Christmas carolers Can we stop singing now? Pleasantview Elementary School kindergarten and pre-school students sing Christmas carols for res­ idents of Tendercare Hastings Monday. Dec 18. The students had been practicing lor the performance for two weeks. To really make their tnp exciting, the students rode the Holly Trolley from Pleasantview to Tendercare Hastings and back Northeastern Elementary students also made their way to Thomapple Manor to entertain residents there (Photo by Megan Lavell) �Pag« 2 - Thursday. December 21 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page teams interested in playing, but would like to hear from rtore teams and individuals who want to play. Anyone interested in joining the broom­ ball competition as the head of a team or as a player looking for a team can call Liceaga at 269-672-5886. The Winterfest Committee has continued to work on plans for the event Gerry Barnaby from WOTV4 again plans to •iiend and serve as commentator for the swimsuit fashion show. Volunteers are still needed. The next meeting is planned for 5 p.m. Tuesday. Jan. 2, at Bay Pointe on Marsh Road in Orangeville. Paul Henry Trail’s future discussed More than 40 people attended a meeting Wednesday, Dec. 14, in Middleville to dis­ cuss future expansion of the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail Middleville Village Councilman Phil VanNoord has beeh attending meetings and trying to make the connections with other trail organizations to help move forward with the trail. Also speaking at the meeting was Nancy Krvpiarz from the Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance. She discussed the partnership efforts going on across the state. She talked about the need to link trails and tourism possibilities which are already being realized in some parts of the state. Maps of trails in the area were available. VanNoord also presented an overview of how the trail was developed. There is a survey available at the village offices. The goal is to work toward making connections both north and south of Middleville. VanNoord is impatient to see more use of the trail. He hopes to re-energize the work on the trail. After a review of the surveys he hopes to plan future meetings to continue its devel­ opment. County Seal and are available for purchase as Christmas gifts. The cost is $25 per per­ son and will include appetizers, dinner, dessert, the ticket to the show and the tip. This event offers an inexpensive way to get dinner and a show right here in Hastings. Jazzy Christmas concert tonight The annual Hastings High School “Jazzy Little Christinas’ concert will be held at 7:30 this evening (Thursday, Dec. 21) at the high school lecture hail. The concert will feature the high school jazz bands and the steel drum band. Tickets are available at the door. Teen Movie Night Friday at library The Hastings Public Library will be host to a free Teen Movie Night at 7 p.m. Friday. The event is geared to students in grades 6-12. Snacks will be provided. The movie will be “Christmas with the K ranks." For more information, call 945-4263. College classes offered at TK Davenport University will ofjsr two classes at Thonwpple-Keilogg High School during the winter of 2007. Courses being taught at TKHS are HLTH 110 - Medical Terminology, on Jfooday nights from 6 until 9 p.m. and HLTO 130 Health Care Law and Ethics, on Wednesday nights from 6 to 9 p.m. Winter classes begin Jan. 7 and Vun for 15 weeks. , uled for Feb. 25 through Marctf 3. The The next Red Cross blood drive is planned for the day after New Year’s. Tuesday, Jan. 2, from 12:30 to 6:15 p.m. at the Hastings Church of the Nazarene on North Broadway. "During the holiday season, the need for blood is always constant, but during the holiday season due to increased travel and busy schedules, we need help even more.** said Susan Clements. a spokeswoman for the American Red Cross, Great Lakes Regional Blood Services. “Please forward this message to your friends, family and co­ workers, and post in a visible place in your business." The Jan. 2 drive is being sponsored by Robert Leos — Wireless Wonderland in Hastings. All presenting donors will receive a 30% off coupon for any accessory at Wireless Wonderland and a Red Cross Stocking Cap. Anyone who is at least 17 years of age, weighs a minimum of 110 pounds, is in rea­ sonably good health and hasn’t given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive is eli­ gible to contribute. Thomapple Players comedy/murder set The Thornapple Players are performing a comedy/murder mystery dinner theater in the Courtyard at the County Seat the evening of Saturday, Feb. 10, with a mati­ nee Sunday, Feb. 11. The production will be "I'm Getting Murdered in the Morning." The setting is a wedding reception. Cast members include Doug Acker, Mariah Burd. Daemeon Richards, Angie Seeber, Jason Roper. Carol Svihl, Mike Kasinsky, Carol Satterly, Jeff Kniaz, Norma Jean Acker. Frank White. Tawny Roper, Barb Pruden and Brian Reynolds. Reservations and tickets are at the Monday class will end on April 23 and the Wednesday class will end April 25. Anyone interested in more information about these classes or who would like to enroll should contact Corey Hart, Davenport University, at 616-293-6095. Area woodcarvers resume meetings The Leaning Tree Woodcarving Chib has resumed its meetings at the Barry Township Hall, located at the side entrance of the fire bam on Orchard Street in Delton. The group meets twice a month to carve and enjoy the talent of local carvers and woodbumers( which is pyrography). They meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 6:30 until 9 p.m. “We would like people to know the club enjoys teaching and learning from others," said member Chuck Lebeck. “We would like to invite people with interests in wood­ carving or the art of pyrography to join us to share the time and talents of our club.” For more information, call Lebeck at 269 623-2205 or Shirley Boulter at 269­ 623-8470. New Year’s Day potiuck planned The annual New Year's Day potluck din­ ner will be held at noon Monday, Jan. 1, al the Maple Leaf Grange, five miles south of Nashville on M-66. Those planning to attend are asked to bring a dish to pass. Meat, coffree and table service will be furnished. The day will include music, round and square dancing, after the dinner. For more information, call (517) 852­ 9133. Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 Hastings will seek school chief without outside help by Megan Las ell Staff Writer The Hastings Board of Education took the first step tow ard finding a new superintendent at Monday night's meeting and has decided to do so w ithout the customary outside help. Hastings Area School Board President Pat Endsley said she hopes the school bo .rd can begin accepting applications for the superin­ tendent's position in January. She said an offi­ cial al Michigan Leadership Institute, the organization that did the search when Chris Cooley was hired in 2003. has contacted her and offered a “significantly lower" price than w hat the company charged to find Cooley. Endsley said she remembers the bids the school board accepted from search companies being $6,000, $6,500 and $10,000 when Cooky became superintendent. Board mem­ ber Donald Myers said he docs not want to use a search company this time. Endsley agreed. "I think it's going to be time-consuming whichever way we do it." said Endsley. Cooley resigned his position last month and was reassigned to a principal's post. Retired Superintendent Carl Schoessel has accepted the school district's request to have him serve as interim school chief until a suc­ cessor can he found. Board member Tammy Pennington told hear colleagues Monday evening that she received information from Delton Kellogg Schools about their superintendent search when they hired Cindy Vujea last summer. Endsley said she hopes to use that, as well as some information gathered by Scott Hodges and the committee chaired by Myers, to start searching for a new superintendent. In other Hastings sxchool board business Monday night: • Six students from the Hastings High ‘Christmas on the Riverbank’ planned tonight in Middleville Santa and his reindeer w ill be hosts for the "Christmas on the Riverbank" celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. this evening in Middleville. Photos with Santa, a live nativity and refreshments and chestnuts will be available from 6 to 9 p.m. The Holly Trolley and church entertainment w ill be on hand from 6 to 8:30 Free pictures with Santa and his reindeer will be available throughout the evening next to the Village Hall and Champs Restaurant. Santa will have a candy cane and a special prize for each child. Photos will be available for pickup at DeKok Realty shortly after the picture is taken. For those looking for a taste of Christmas past there will be chestnuts roasting at sever­ al stations around the downtown. Hot bever­ ages and cookies also will be available in the DeKok Realty office on the comer of Main and High streets. Visitors arc invited to stroll through Middleville's Community Christmas Tree Forest next to Village Hall. Many area busi­ nesses. organizations and families have had Ibc will scrvMs^r ♦. backdrop for er have escaped to find and he needs the — ——children ----------------------all 14 hidden it/the )ld Downtown business district. The hidden t indeer arc lit with white lights and have a ret ribbon tied around thei. necks. Registration forms will be available from Santa's helpers on Thursday night or from Design Wear or the Village of Middleville office during business hours Return forms to Design Wear before I p.m. Saturday. Dec. 23, to claim a prize! The Middleville United Methodist Church also has many activities planned for Thursday night. The Holly Trolley will run from 6-8:30 p.m., and tickets cost $1 each or a max of $5 per family, which includes coffee, hot cocoa and cookies in the church basement. The church will also have the live nativity and live music from a variety of talented local musicians. Christmas on the Riverbank sponsors include the Village Downtown Development Authority. DeKok Realty. Middleville Hardware. Design Wear. Pharmacy Care. First Rehab. Jon and Lorie Raymond. Founder's Trust Bank. Charlton Park Lefanty’s State Farm Insurance. Camp Manitou-Lin. Chemical Bank. Carveth Village and Scout Troop #105. Brian Finkbeiner and the Village of Middleville Department of Public Works han­ dled the light display in Stagecoach Park and downtown Middleville. For more information or to take part in the local Christmas celebration, call Catherine Beyer al 795-1079. or Audrey VanStrein, 795-4930. Gary Rider chosen new superintendent for TK by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Gary Rider, current superintendent at the Niles Brandywine school district, was chosen last Saturday to lead Thomapple Kellogg. The announcement was made by the Thomapple Kellogg Board of Education at a special meeting to decide between Rider and David Sipka. assistant superintendent al Coopersville. At the beginning of the special meeting, the board accepted with regret the resignation Dec. 31 of Superintendent Kevin Konarska. who will begin his new position as superin­ tendent of the Kent Intermediate School District on Jan. 1. The board also appointed assistant Superintendent Patricia Koczc to serve as interim school chief. Board president Don Haney explained that Rider will have to make arrangements with the Brandywine Community Schools before he can be at Thomapple Kellogg on a perma­ nent basis. In a statement issued Dec. 17 Rider said. ‘My family and I are thrilled that 1 have been chosen to be Thomapplc Kellogg's next superintendent. We are grateful to the board and all those who participated in the process for providing me with this outstanding oppor­ tunity. My wife. Sandy, and I arc both looking forward to becoming active members of the community , and I am also looking forward to working with the people w ho arc pan of this outstanding learning organization." Rider and Sipka both were interviewed Wednesday. Dec. 13. as the final two candi­ dates. and the board decided to take a few more days to check references and to think about who would be the best match for Thomapple Kellogg. Board member David Smith told the Sun & News that this was a very difficult decision, but the hour of final interviews of each candi­ date seemed to show that Rider would be a better match. Board member Martin Wenger noted that H will be difficult to make the transition from Konarska. who has really worked to make the district continue to keep students first, even through difficult economic conditions Many of the answers given by Sipka and School FFA chapter gave two presentations about their experiences at the national confer­ ence held in Indianapolis in October. • The board approved a travel study request for a Hastings High School advanced science class trip to Chicago. • Audri Haney was appointed to Early Childhood Specialist I. Child Care Center. Patricia LaJoyc as operetta co-director, high school: and Todd Willard, operetta co-direc­ tor. high school. • Hastings Mutual Insurance Company Charitable Foundation gave Hastings Area Schools of $10,483.62 to purchase equipment to work with hearing and visually impaired students. • Board members discussed high school cirruculum changes, graduation requirements and changes in the driver’s education fee, and these items will be acted on at the next meet­ ing. • Finance director Barb Hunt and athletic director Mike Goggins showed a promotional video about Hastings Area Schools. • Amy Cunningham resigned as a part-time paraprofessional at Pleasantview Elementary School, but she will maintain her position as a bus driver. • The next school board meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Jan. 15. at Northeastern Elementary School. Vivian Connor elected chair of county GOP Vivian Connor Vivian Connor Monday night was elected chairwoman of the Barry County Republican Gary Rider Rider last Wednesday evening were very similiar. Rider did praise the Harvard process, in which the TK district is participating. He also stressed his willingness to listen. Teacher and band director Ray Rickert asked the board members Saturday morning if they knew when the new superintendent would be able to be at TK. "We need to start working on the bond issue (which includes a new auditorium soon)." Rickert told the board. Rider also has to help the Brandywine Community Schools district make a smooth transition without negatively impacting its current bond proposal there. Rider said. "Once on board, my first order of business w ill be to gel to know as many people as I can. acclimate to my new sur­ roundings and become more familiar with the details of the upcoming bond campaign. He commented. "Il will be an honor and a privilege to serve the Thomapple Kellogg School District as its superintendent." Party. Bill Womer was elected vice chairman. Peter Eldridge secretary and Susan Vlietstra was re-elected treasurer. Though she's been active in the party for less than six years, Connor is no stranger to leadership. She served as vice duurwoman of the Barry GOP in 2003 and 2004 while Mark Englerth. now commissioner-elect from the Sixth District, was chairman. She also was secretary for the county Republicans in 2002 when that position became vacant. Connor, who works for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Distract Office in Plainwell, succeeds Norman Porter, who was chosen interim chairman earlier this year after the resignation of Orvin Moore. She said the biggest challenge for the party as it looks forward to presidential year elec­ tions in 2008 is getting more interest from people not just attending meetings, but also doing some of the work. “I’d like to encourage more people to become involved." she said. “We’ve got a new state representative (Brian Calley) who's willing to do whatever he can and I’m look­ ing for collaboration. "I am hopeful that people will take their lives and politics more seriously." She said she would like to bring back the Issues Committee of the county party, which hadn’t been as active as usual lately because of the uncertainty about the party leadership over the past couple of years. “We can get the party back on track,” she said, "and I hope to get the membership num­ bers up. "One of the biggest things we learned from Mark Englerth's campaign last summer and fall was that you really have to get out and talk to the people. I'd just like to see the party become more active." Though smarting from Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s higher than expected voter approval in Barry County in the Nov. 7 general election, local Republicans still dom­ inate the political landscape, owning all eight scats on the County Board of Commissioners, the state representative and senator positions and most township board posts. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 21.2006 - Page 3 Great Decisions discussion group meets in early ’07 The Institute for Learning in Retirement of Kellogg Community College again will offer its Great Decisions discussion group for eight weeks early next year. The group will meet regularly on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Hastings campus of Kellogg Community College. Each class will discuss the week's topic and see a half­ hour video by foreign policy experts on the topic. Unlike other II.R classes. Great Decisions needs participants to read about 10 pages in the Foreign Policy Association's 2007 brief­ ing book before each class to be ready for discussion. The Great Decisions 2007 books are included in the tuition cost for the class, and ten books have been ordered to arrive in January. Enrollment information will be sent out after Christmas to members of ILR. a local affiliate of Elderhostel. In anticipation of the class, members may wish to see the video discussions to be aired on WGVU-TV begin­ ning Sunday. Jan. 7. at 6:30 am., and contin­ uing for at least «even more weeks at that time. Great Decisions has given an example for the last 50 years of the role citizens can play in discovering, discussing and deciding how some of the world's greatest challenges can be met. Global challenges have increasingly become domestic challenges, with events in the remotest parts of the world affecting local lives in myriad ways. More than ever before, there is movement across national boundaries of people, money, information, ideas, images and more. Barry County retirees, or citizens 50 or older, are invited to join the institute for Learning in Retirement, and to sign up for Great Decisions 2007. Study topics for 2007 are the Middle East. Climate Change. Mexico. Migration. South Africa. War Crimes. Central Asia and Children. For more information, or to express an interest in joining the class, phone the class coordinator at 269/948-2347. or the ILR coordinator at 269/948-9500. Extension 2803. or online at dawec6kellogg.edu ILR will also be offering other classes in winter and spring, as well as bimonthly luncheons with interesting speakers. The first ten participants to complete enrollment will be able to pick up their Great Decisions 2007 books when published in January. Family Workshop Series will start again next month The free Family Workshop Series will return to Barry County starting Monday. Jan. 8, in Nashville. Jan. 15 in Delton. Jan. 22 in Hastings, and Jan. 29 in Middleville. The speakers will discuss the needs of families with children from pre-school to high school. A free pizza dinner is included with pre-registration. Call (269) 948-3264 to register and to request free child care on site during the workshops. Dinner will be from 5:30 to 6 p.m. and the presentations from 6 to 7:30 p.m. In Nashville, they will be held at Maple Valley High School on Monday. Jan. 8; Monday. Feb.. 5; Monday. March 5; and Monday. April 9. In Delton, they are scheduled for the ele­ mentary school on Monday. Jan. 15: Monday. Feb. 12; Monday. March 12; and Monday. April 16. The sessions will be in Hastings al the high school on Monday. Jan. 22; Tuesday. Feb. 20; Monday. March 19; and Monday. April 23. In Middleville, they arc planned for meet­ ing at the Thomapplc Kellogg Learning Center Monday. Jan. 29; Monday. Feb. 26; Monday. March 26; and Monday. April 30. Topics the workshops will cover: • January - "Parenting in an Unsafe World." offers parents ideas on parenting children in today’s changing society and how to protect your family with less worry. Brenda Shinabarger-Howc. therapist. Family &. Children's Services and private therapy, will be the presenter. • February - "Parenting in Challenging Circumstances." looks at the importance of consistency in parenting and how parents with differing parenting styles can work together to improve their children's behavior from infancy through adolescence. • March - "Establishing 'Family' in a Rushing World." discusses the reasons for the decrease in the amount of time that fami­ lies spend together and provides parents with creative solutions to make their family a priority. • April- "Boy oh Boys!" focuses on helping parents learn why boys do what they do. what motivates a boy’s behavior, and the risks that boys face as they grow. The workshops are free to attend and arc sponsored by the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Barry County ; Hastings. Delton. Maple Valley and Thomapplc Kellogg Schools; Early On; Barry Intermediate School District; Family and Children's Services; Barry Community Menial Health; The ARK; Department of Human Services; Kids First; and PBS/GVSU Ready to Learn. PARK, continued from page 1 workers have volunteered their labor to spruce up and enhance the park. Things heated up most for Shannon and the Parks and Recreation Commission most, however, last August and November when three millage proposals were rejected by vot­ ers countyw ide. A request for an additional quarter of a mill went down 70 to 30 percent in the Aug. 8 pri­ mary and a 10-year renewal of a quarter of a mill was defeated by 59 to 41 percent. The renewal was rolled back to .2275 mill for the Nov. 7 general election and ’.lie length was cut from ten to five years, but it still went down by a 55 to 45% count. Though there was plenty of talk Shannon was on the hot seat as a result, the director also had plenty of supporters. “I’m sorry to see him go." said Esther Walton, longtime local historian and Banner columnist. "He was one of the best directors Chariton Park has ever had. and I've known all of them ” Walton added. "He said he learned a lot here and liked Barry County very much." Shannon did mention in his letter that he is exploring other job opportunities, but did not elaborate. Weingartz said. "He's still on the job until Feb. 2. and I'm confident he'll leave us in good shape From the board's perspective, we’re very sorry to see him go. He has more than fulfilled everything we’ve asked him to do. I'd like to retain him if we could. I don't know how we're going to find another direc­ tor. given the political climate here." Weingartz said the political situation, fueled by some members of the Barry Counts Board of Commissioners and the Banner, has not been conducive to smooth and efficient operation of Charlton Park. "I’m personally disappointed in some com­ missioners and your newspaper in not sup­ porting Dr. Shannon and the park... "We're not going away, with or without George, but I'd rather have him with us. The political situation is a little too hot. "We’d like to wish Dr. Shannon well." Weingartz noted there is a seat open on the Parks and Recreation Commission, now held by William Wcisscrt. who is stepping down after three years. Jeff VanNortwick. a former member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, perennial Charlton Park volunteer and incoming Seventh District County Commissioner, echoed Walton s sentiments. “I feel real bad about this." he said. "I think Barry County is losing a solid asset al an unfortunate time. I was looking forward to working w ith George to try to put the parks system back together (in the wake of the mill­ age defeats this past year). 1 would hate to think this community and this county would drive away quality people. "There is no reason for anyone to applaud Dr. Shannon's departure." A long-time archeologist, anthropologist and military history interpreter. Shannon came to Barry County in May 2003 from Simi Valley. Calif., where he had been director of the U.S. Navy's CEC-Seabee Heritage Center of the Naval Construction Battalion Center. Though he had held several jobs in California. North Carolina and Louisiana, he received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1987. While he was at the North Carolina Maritime Museum System, the read­ ership of "Our State” magazine voted the best and most memorable in the state. Shannon replaced Dr. Peter Forsberg, who had resigned under pressure from the Parks and Recreation Commission in the fall of 2002 over issues involving alcohol use on Charlton Park property. Dr. George W. Shannon Two HHS graduates involved in Rotary mentoring program Hastings High School Graduates. Betsy Acker and Alison Bryans joined 16 other stu­ dents ranging from seniors in high school to juniors in college at the third annual Rotary College Mentoring Seminar. Acker is a sophomore at Central Michigan University majoring in teacner education with an emphasis on English. Bryans is attending Michigan State University as a freshman, studying textile design. The seminar was held at Brook Lodge in Augusta, from Friday Dec. 15. through Sunday. Dec. 17. Students listened to many speakers, practiced professionalism, dis­ cussed major issues surroundinp the econo­ my, and continued to enhance their leadership skills and abilities. The College Mentoring Program is the third step in a series of leadeship initiatives put on by Rotary . Students arc selected for the first stage of the program known as RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) in high school. This stage consists of a three-day highly intensive leadership camp that approx­ imately 90 students from Southwest Michigan participate in yearly. Fifteen to 20 participants from RYLA are then selected to attend the Advanced Leadership Conference. The two differ in that RYLA is heavily based on hands on physical activity in the outdoors through which basicleadership skills arc obtained, where as the advanced section is held in a professional set­ ting and exposes students to the use of leader­ ship skills in the business world. The College Mentoring section is a fouiyear commitment and of Rotary's 529 dis­ tricts in the world. District #6360 of south­ west Michigan is the only one to offer such a program. The main focus of this phase is the future and success of the students. Those selected to be purl of the program arc required to attend one or two conferences a year and to set up a Rotaract service group on their college cam­ pus. In addition, students arc assigned mentors in their career field and have internships set up for them every summer. Leadership and networking are the constant themes in all three of these programs. The hope is that stu­ dents will eventually be members of Rotary in the future. Michigan Great Lakes swimmer and holder of 15 world records. Jim Dreyer, joined the Rotary College Mentored stu­ dents during their weekend seminar at Brook Lodge. His message to the stu­ dents was to continue to set new goals and to “take risks." Susan Vlietstra to head economic development group by Patricia Johns Staff Writer Thomapple Township Clerk Susan Vlietstra will succeed Gene Haas as head of the Barry County Economic Development Alliance in January. “I am very excited about following Gene as chair." Vlietstra said. "I hope that we will continue to encourage businesses to stay and grow in Barry County through the BCEDA efforts." Vlietstra has been treasurer of the BCEDA and feels that this experience has helped her sec development efforts throughout the coun­ ty She said she supports the new entrepre­ neurship committee and hopes to see that effort expand in the coming year. She has enjoyed working with Dixie Stadel Manshum who is retiring as director this month. "She has kept us focused on local busi­ nesses and has been good for economic development." Vlietstra said. Vlietstra also was a candidate for state rep­ resentative this past election. For information about the Economic Development Alliance, call 945-2454. Pictured above are the Rotary College Mentored students of District 6360, (back row, from left) Greg Neumayer, Dowagiac; Chris Foldesi, Parchment; Joe Fitzwater, Lansing; Joe Mauro, Lansing; (second row) Mallory Cox, Dowagiac; Nicole Parker, Kalamazoo; Rogan Lampe. Jackson; Chris Sovey, Charlotte; Chris Harrison, Niles; Sarah Brewer, Marshall; Sabrina Graham, Climax; Jeni Curtis, Portage; (front row) Allison Sheets, Williamston; Kimberly Ferguson, Lansing; Mandy Smith. Dowagiac; Alison Bryans. Hastings. Betsy Acker. Hastings; and Rachel Mockaitis, Climax. Christmas is all about reason, selfishness, capitalism by Dr. l^onard PeikofT Christmas in America is an exuberant dis­ play of human ingenuity , capitalist productiv­ ity. and the enjoyment of life. Yet all of these are castigated as materialistic; the real mean­ ing of the holiday, we arc told, is assorted nativity tales and altruist injunctions (e.g.. "love thy neighbor") that no one takes seri­ ously. In fact. Christmas as we celebrate it today is a 19th-century American invention. The freedom and prosperity of post-Civil War America created the happiest nation in histo­ ry. The result was the desire to celebrate, to revel in the goods and pleasures of life on earth. Christmas (which was not a federal hol­ iday until 1870) became the leading American outlet for this feeling. Historically, people have alway s celebrated the winter solstice as the time when the days begin to lengthen, indicating the earth's return to life. Ancient Romans feasted and reveled during the festival of Saturnalia. Early Christians condemned these Roman celebra­ tions — they were waiting for the end of the world and had only scorn for earthly pleas­ ures. By the fourth century the pagans were wor­ shipping the god ot the sun on Dec. 25. and the Christians came to a decision: if you can't stop 'em. join 'em. They claimed tcontrary to known fact) that the date was Jesus' birthday, and usurped the solstice holiday for their Susan Vlietstra church. Even after the Christians stole Christmas, they were ambivalent about it. The holiday was inherently a pro-life festival of earthly renewal, but the Christians preached renunci­ ation. sacrifice, and concern for the next world, not this one. As C otton Mather, an 18th-century clergyman, put it: "Can you in your consciences think that our Holy Savior is honored by mirth?... Shall it be said that at tlic birth of our Savior... we Lke time... to do actions that have much more of hell than of heaven in them?" Then came the major developments of 19th-century capitalism: industrialization, urbanization, the triumph of science — all of it leading to easy transportation, efficient mail delivery, the widespread publishing of books and magazines, new inventions making life comfortable and exciting, and the rise of entrepreneurs who understood that the way to make a profit was to produce something good and sell it to a mass market. For the first time, the giving of gifts became a major feature of Christmas. Early Christians denounced gift-giving as a Roman practice, and Puritans called it diabolical. But Americans were not to be deterred. Thanks to capitalism, there was enough wealth to make gifts possible, a great productive apparatus to advertise them and make them available cheaply, and a country so content that men wanted to reach (Mil to their friends and express their enjoyment of life. The whole country took with glee to giving gifts on an unprecedented scale. Santa Claus is a thoroughly American invention. There was a St. Nicholas long ago and a feeble holiday connected with him (on Dec. 5). In 1822. an American named Clement Clarke Moore wrote a poem about a visit from St. Nick. It was Moore (and a few other New Yorkers) who invented St. Nick's physical appearance and personality, came up w uh the idea that Santa travels on Christmas Eve in a sleigh pulled by reindeer, comes down the chimney, stuffs toys in the kids' stockings, then goes back to the North Pole. Of course, the Puritans denounced Santa as the Anti-Christ, because he pushed Jesus to the background. Furthermore. Santa implicit­ ly rejected the whole Christian ethics. He did not denounce the rich and demand that they give everything to the poor; on the contrary, he gave gifts to rich and poor children alike. Nor is Santa a champion of Christian mercy or unconditional love. On the contrary, he is for justice — Santa gives only to good chil­ dren. not to bad ones. All the best customs of Christmas, from carols to trees to spectacular decorations, have their root in pagan ideas and practices. These customs were greatly amplified by American culture, as the product of reason, science, business, worldlincss. and egoism, i.e.. the pursuit of happiness. America's tragedy is that its intellectual leaders have typically tried to replace happi­ ness with guilt by insisting that the spiritual meaning of Christmas is religion and self-sac­ rifice for Tiny Tim or his equivalent. But the spiritual must start with recognizing reality. Life requires reason, selfishness, capitalism; that is what Christmas should celebrate — and really, underneath all the pretense, that is what it docs celebrate. It is time to take the Christ out of Christmas, and turn the holiday into a guiltlessly egoistic, pro-reason, thisworldly. commercial celebration. — Dr. Leonard Peikoff. who founded the Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine. Calif., is an authority on objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand, author of "Atlas Shrugged" ami "The Fountainhead." �Page 4 - Thursday December 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Residents beware, there are dog killers in our midst When will my prayers be answered? To the editor. Lately we've been getting a lot of e-mail asking us to pray for our troops in Iraq. That's Lind of like preaching to the choir, as the old saying goes. I been praying since the troops first got to Iraq. First ! prayed die WMD's or terrorist cells would be found so the troops would not be seen as fighting for oil or some other goofy reason. Prayer unanswered. Then I prayed when President Bush landed on the aircraft carrier and announced "Mission accomplished." I prayed that the Iraqi's would quickly unite and lake charge of their nation so our triKips could come home. Pray er not answered. Prior to the 2004 election. I prayed that President Bush would not be re-elected so something other than "staying the course" might be tried in Iraq. Prayer unanswered. After the election I draught of praying that Bush would die in office but that seemed like an un-Christian thing to do. Next I thought of praying that he would resign but realized Cheney would "stay the course" too. Praying that Bush and Cheney would resign would have brought in President Dennis Hastert who would "stay the course." Didn't pray for any­ thing war-related. Before the 2006 election 1 prayed that there would be a big enough shake-up that options other than "staying the course?" might be considered. Prayer answered! Now I'm praying that Bush and Cheney resign on Jan. 1.2007. Dave Kietzmann. Hastings Avoid shootings, don’t let dogs run loose To the editor: I’m sure that most responsible property owners arc tired of the stories of "neighbors killing dogs." There is a law of the land and I believe its called an "ordinance" that stales, dogs are to be leashed or confined to their owner’s prop­ erty. So why wasn't the family pet kept at home if it was so precious and special. Maybe everyone doesn't like the neighbors dog "making the rounds, trying to play with the kids, begging for treats or just visiting." Tic dog may have been a lovable and sweet family pet as stated but it doesn't have the right to roam the roads, pastures and fields of other property owners. I've seen first hand dogs chasing deer and other wildlife. We have taken the dogs to their own homes and had the owners say "Oh our dog wouldn't do that* or the neighbors would­ n't even be at home so you knew that the dog was left outside to roam freely. I was in my neighbor's garage a couple months ago and we turned around and there was a large pit bull dog. We were really scared. Funny thing, the following week, the neighbor across the street was knocked down and bitten in the face by a pit bull in her own back yard. I couldn't shoot a dog. but it really makes me mad when I see them running loose. If you love your dog so much then keep him at home where he belongs. My dog of nine years never left our prop­ erty unless she was in my car and that’s a fact. Bottom line. Be a good citizen and keep your dogs at home. As far as 1 can see the pet owner was the one breaking the law. Carolyn Shields. Orangeville Let’s connect the Paul Henry Rail-Trail To the editor: Last month 1 mentioned that Costa Rica will he converting their landfill trash into electricity before too long. I read this morning tha: South Korea will be building the largest plant in the world to do the same thing. The rest of the world is working hard to make this planet; better place to live, and we can do cur part as well. The City of Hastings will be investing in improvements to their segment of the Thomapple River Rail Thul. The Village of Middleville set a fine example with the Paul Henry Trail. It is also time for the Barry County Parks & Recreation Commission to recognize their responsibilities. Behind all the construction at Thomapplc Manor and 911/Central Dispatch is a countyowned segment that has been allowed to decay from neglect. There is also a donated four miles of trail out beyond Morgan Crossing that has reverted to jungle. Part of the rehabilitation of jail inmates could be to employ them io work on trail construction. With all the controversy over the lack of leadership at Charlton Park, and the drain it has caused on the taxpayers, the trail effort has been pushed off the county table. It is time the County Board stepped up to the plate and insisted that the Barry County Parks & Recreation Commission do their job and cre­ ate a Charlton Park Board to get that mess straightened out so we can make some progress with more important issues. There is currently not a Charlton Park Board, and one needs to be formed and peo­ ple appointed to it as soon as possible. There arc plenty of people in Barry County who are qualified to lead Charlton Park out of its wel­ fare mentality and into a self-sustaining future. Tom Wilkinson. Hastings, MI. USA. and Coopa Buena. Costa Rica, C. A. Saxon Pride show helped the team To the editor: 1 just wanted to take a moment to say "awesome job?" :o the student cheering sec­ tion at the home basketball game last Friday night against Caledonia. That’s the way to show your Saxon Pride! It’s a great boost for the members of any sports team to know they have support of their fellow classmates. Let's keep the Saxon spirit strong! Heather Long. Woodland To the editor: This past weekend dealt a devastating blow to our family . Someone shot our dogs. Our Sheltie. Zoe. has had emergency sur­ gery and is expected to be all right. Our Golden Retriever. Willie, is missing and pre­ sumed dead. We have little hope of ever see­ ing him again. We feel it is important that citizens in the irca know that pets are being murdered and we’re hoping to save someone else the agony of going through this loss. Zoe (5 1/2) and Willie (4 1/2) have grown up with our children, Daniel (7) and Iautct (3 1/2). They are members of our family, whom we have shared precious memories over the years. We feel great sympathy for any person who doesn’t understand or relate to that kind of love and connection — the kind of person who would shoot to kill those very gems in our lives. Cur dogs arc penned during the daytime while we are away at work and school. Their pen is very dose to the driveway that leads to our neighbor's hunting camp behind our house. Zoe particularly enjoys barking at strangers as they drive past. However, once they go by. the barking ceases. I understand how this might be irritating, but it is brief and no one has ever complained. Nine years ago. we purchased our house from a gentleman who owns the 100 acres of woods and fields behind us. He uses the land for recreation, so he isn’t there much of the time. I think we would mutually agree that we have been good neighbors. On weekends we allow Zoe and Willie to run freely for short periods when we arc home, especially when we arc outside in the yard. They don't go far. Much to my dismay, they get wet in a nearby swamp, but for the most part, they just like to get out and run. They both wear bright collars with shiny identification, current rabies and license tags If we are not outside, we uave checked on them frequently and when we call, they immediately come home. When hunting sea­ son began vre were careful to keep them al home. However, last Saturday afternoon, they went loose for a short time and only Zoe returned. Though we didn't realize it at the time, she had been shoe through the back of the neck. The bullet, presumed to be from a muzzle loader, entered and exited without killing her. Dr. Seidl graciously met me at his office and performed surgery while my hus­ band began a long and desperate search for Willie. Members of my family took turns all week­ end slaying with our children while we searched and called for Willie, talked to neighbors and other very helpful and kind resources, as well as State Police. The troop­ er who took out report told us he was informed on his wjfyhottt to see us that some­ ! To the editor: Mike Callton. county commissioner from the Fifth District, wants our thoughts on the wetlands ordinance. I thank hi<n for asking our opinion. It is nice to know that at least one commissioner is asking for public input. Why do we need an ordinance that is stricter than the state and federal regulations? Could it be that Planning and Zoning Director Jim McManus wants one more ordinance he can ram down the throats of the county resi­ dents? He would also be able to say we are the only county in the state with such an ordi­ nance. The Barry County Planningand Zoning Commission is in the process of rewriting all the county ordinances. I urge all of the coun­ ty residents to get involved. If you want stricter regulations, let your commissioner know. If you want McManus and company to back off. let them know that as well. Every time the ordinances are rewritten, we seem to lose a few more property rights. I ask. Where does good zoning end and public harassment and robbery begin?" house was for our animals (only cals at the time). We looked for a safe place for them to enjoy their lives. They have a cal door into the house so they go in and out at their leisure and they arc all spayed and neutered and receive their shots, of course. We appreciate all of the wilderness and its inhabitants, the beauty and infinite pleasure it brings to our lives on a daily basis. We never imagined that someone would take away a member of our family. While we arc grieving, it would be appre­ ciated if Willie’s body somehow appeared in our yard. We want him back. It’s the very least the perpetrator can do. Carla Kane. Habrings Retirees were Hastings Mfg. unsung heroes To the editor: 1 am writing in response to the article in last week’s Banner "On the comeback trail." Pul credit where credit is due. let's not for­ get the people who helped make this happen from day one. retirees, employees. Local 138 UAW. the International UAW. Research, the Legal Department from Solidarity house and the Anderson group. Let’s not forget the most important people who took a huge hit from this turnaround, the retirees. The new company did not want to assume the legacy costs, which were the health care costs as well as the pension (pen­ sion that is now administered by the PBGC), (for those of you who don’t know, negotiated retiree benefits are not protected under the law) so the retirees lost their health care that they fought hard for over the years and also took concessions to have health care insur­ ance at the time of retirement. Because of this, the new Hastings Manufacturing Company, LLC. has been profitable from the first day because the lega­ cy costs were gone. The retirees are a huge part of the success of Hastings Manufacturing Company. The retirees are the people I praise for what they had to give up for us to have a job. In September 2005 Hastings Manufacturing Company filed bankruptcy. At that time the employees were about k be out of a job and the doors would close, but there was a stalking horse out there. In bankruptcy court they bid on the company assets, as did a couple of other interested parties, it took the strength of Local 138 UAW and the International UAW to step up to the plate and negotiate a contract with the would-be own­ ers (this was a crucial part). This contract was a huge concessionary package that hit every employee’s pocket book, but the union mem­ bers wanted to keep the doors open and they were hoping to keep their jobs. These were very stressful and trying times in the plant. The contract was ratified in Does Barry County want stricter zoning? Public Opinion: Responses to our weekly question. one. less than a mile from our home, had recently filed a report about their dog being shot. This is not an isolated incident and our neighbors have a right to be warned that it is occurring... and this is not our first experience with a vicious hunter. Our cat. Simon, was shot in the foot in April 2004. He recovered without having to lose his leg. but the bullet rcmains inside him today. My husband and I are desperate to have Willie back — alive or dead. He deserves to rest in our yard and be visited by those who love him and we all need to say good-bye. I wonder how our children are expected to deal with this loss when they don’t understand he is even gone forever. One of the primary reasons we chose our Here is ar. examr.le of harassment. The Carpenter Brotheis have around 400 LP gas customers in a program, and they have switched suppliers. There are 400 tanks that need to be changed from the old supplier's tanks to the new supplier’s. These tanks were dropped by semi loads at two locations so the smaller trucks wouldn't have to go back to Hastings for each tank. The zoning police sent a letter to Carroll Carpenter that states the tanks have to be moved by Jan. 5 or they will be fined for each day they remain after­ ward because it is not zoned for that type of use in the gravel pit. When the switching is done, the tanks will be gone. Why was the order to move the tanks need­ ed? Was this a way for the zoning police and McManus to flex their muscles? If the commissioners really want to know how the people of the county feel, how about a simple question on the ballot: Do you want stricter zoning? Don Wooer. Delton November 2005. It took a lot of courage for the union employees to ratify this kind of contract, and it passed as a result of the union members sticking together and wanting to keep the doors open in hopes of securing their jobs. The bankruptcy court's decision was Dec. 5. 2005 (or about that time). The Anderson group was the successful bidder. On Dec. 13, 2005. all employees were terminated. If you wanted a job. you had to fill out an applica­ tion for hire. A total of 43 were not rehired, those who were rehircd started work the next day (being notified by phone after work on the 13th) Dec. 14. 2005. The Local 138 UAW and the International UAW also have been and remain to be very involved in assisting with the exciting expan­ sion process with Hastings Manufacturing Company. 1 agree 100% that it’s the production work­ ers. skilled trades and office clerical skills that help make this a successful company today, also that we should feel good about our place of employment. We are proud as union members to have been a part of the process that have helped to keep the doors open, and to have helped keep jobs in Hastings as well as in Michigan, and look forward in the future to continue to be partners for the creation of jobs for our well being, our families and for the community. Kim Townsend, president Local 138 UAW. Hastings Gas price gouging before holidays? To the editor: ,,, . .. I’d like to ask all the gas stations in Barry County why they seem raise prices just before each holiday, especially this one since crude oil prices are going down. Do we say. gouging? DebJaiaes. Hastings Gun Lake Tribe deserves casino To the editor: I think it is awfiil that a small group of peo­ ple from Grand Rapids can stop a great num­ ber of high paying new jobs from coming to the Barry County area. 1 guess the rich business owners in Grand Rapids want to gel richer and have no regard for anyone else. Let the Gun Lake Tribe build their casino. It might even help your area. My wife and I arc both retired and we iike to play the casinos. It would be a lot nicer for us if there was one a lot closer. 1 think the tribe has wailed long enough. Floyd Yesh, Hastings The Hastings What about Three S’ saving plan? Parents are being told that giving allowances benefits their chil­ dren. One suggestion is to use the "Three S' theory. This is to Banner Devoted to the interests of Barry County since 1856 encourage children to save one third of their allowance, be allowed PuuabMby Hastings Banner, Inc. to spend a third and to use one third for charitable purposes. What A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. do you think of this idea? 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 jonn j koos rreoenc uacooa Presrient Vea Prearient Steven Jacob, Secretary'Treasurer • NEWSROOM • David T. Young (Editor) Elaine Gilbert (Assistant Edtof) Helen Mudry Patncia Johns Brett Bremer Fran Faverman Susan Van Riper. Middleville: (Debbie) "I think this is a good idea. It teaches children responsibility, saving and caring for the communi­ ty" Penny Amerson. Middleville: Alicia Tuffs. Middleville: "Tn;s is a great idea. My grandchildren so save part of their allowances and encouraging them Io help others helps the com­ munity." "I like the idea, espe­ cially using some of your allowance for charity." 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December 21.2006 - Page 5 ‘Santa Fred’ leaves gifts under the tree Replacing single business tax revenue is legislative priority The discussion of replacing the Single Business Tax heated up during the lame duck session when Governor Jennifer Granholm unveiled the “Michigan Business Tax.” While the plan ultimately did not reach the floor for a vote during the final session of the 93rd State Legislature, the governor’s proposal has received considerable amount of attention and likely will be the starting point for debate in the incoming legislature. The state should not be hasty in its deliber­ ation toward a solution to the budget woes that currently face our state, and I am thank­ ful that this important decision was left to the incoming class. Still, it is essential that we move quickly. Major job providers will not likely choose to come to Michigan without knowing what their corporate tax liability will be. For business, this level of uncertainty is Time flics when you’re having fun or getting old. It's hard to believe it’s that time of year again, when “Santa Fred” muses about Christmas presents he’d like to give certain people if he could. The following is my list for this year, and I’ve been decking it twice: • Mark Englerth. newly-elected Sixth District County Commissioner — A copy of the Rolling Stones’ "Street Fightin’ Man” and a foot massagcr for all those miles he put in on the ground during his campaigns. • Michael Brown. Barry County Administrator — A new list of duties to match the job title. • Clare Tripp. Tom Wing and Sandy James, outgoing commis­ sioners — A video copy of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans singing a duet of “Happy Trails." • Steve Youngs, director of the Hastings Music School — A choice part in an upcoming Opera Grand Rapids production and successful fund-raisers on behalf of the music school in ’07. • Mike Callton. likely new County Board chairman in 2007 — This year’s Ward Weiler Watchdog Award, won last year by Don Wiggins and in 2005 by Barbara Cichy. • Brian Calley. newly-elected 87th District State Representative — A copy of the Beatles’ spoof video “All You Need Is Cash.” by the Rutles and a box of courage to propose and fight for legislation that really matters. • Dar Leaf. Barry County Sheriff — A trip to Ohio, where dove hunting is legal, a pin-up poster of Ted Nugent and a libretto of his 1960s hit “Journey to the Center of Your Mind.” • Joe Lukasiewicz, agent provocateur and political consultant — A sugar daddy and a beloved celebrity to take up the mantle of Unicameral Michigan. • Fran Faverman. J-Ad Graphics reporter extraordinaire — A copy of the country hit song. “Boot-Scootin’ Boogie.” • Brian Reynolds, Barry County’s surveyor since 1993 and budding thespian — Edmund Gwen’s role reprised in a remake of “Miracle on 34th Street." I’d give Natalie Wood’s role to Becky Ponsctto. • Gary Newell, outgoing 87th District Representative — A VHS copy of the Coen Brothers’ film. “The Man Who Wasn’t There.” • David T. Young, editor, J-Ad Graphics — The official title of “Modem Day Scrooge" and a karaoke kit to sing far. far away. • Ail Hastings Rotarians — An official decree that all future fines incurred by yours truly be rescinded. • Jim Fisher, Barry County Circuit County Judge — Tickets to a Michigan football game against the Little Sisters of the Poor and one of those taxpayer watchdog awards for saving us a lot of money with the adult drug court program. • Carl Schoessel. retiredf ?) Hastings schools superintendent — “A copy of a book that demonstrates “how to relax and enjoy a slow-paced retirement.” • Jon Gambee, also referred to as “Kojack” or “The Great Gambino” — A full-sized pinup poster of Joe Pesci in a scene from the movie “Home Alone.” So who loves you. Baby? • State Senator Patricia Birkholz — Complimentary tokens from the Gun Lake Tribe to play the slot machines when the casi­ no finally opens at Bradley. • The Gun Lake Band of Potawatomis — Finally, an end to this legal madness and the opening of the casino, with its resultant jobs and economic boost. • MichGo and 23 Is Enough — A court injunction against all future frivolous lawsuits that merely forestall the inevitable. • Jeff VanNortwick. Seventh District County Commissioner­ elect — Trumpets playing the fanfare from “Rocky” to announce his return as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission, or Charlton Park Board, whichever may be the case. • Elaine Gilbert, assistant editor, J-Ad Graphics — A feature story about her telling all the wonderful things she’s done for peo­ ple in Barry County. • Hastings City Council — For each councilman. a pemonal copy of the book “Bowling Alone” serving as a warning about what can happen without community cooperation. . • The Barry County Emergency 911 Board Reality check. The ability to ask if you’re really serving the people or just scar­ ing them. • The Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission — The wisdom to accept the possibility their positions may crash and bum after two consecutive millage renewal failures. • Gov. Jennifer Gianhnlm — A more progressive state legisla­ ture than the one she had to work with over the past two vears. • To Mark and Bill Felpausch and Keith Tolger — A huge sword to fight off the onslaught of Wal-Mart • To Larry and Earlene Baum — Another letter for your Saxon jacket for all the things you've done for Hastings schools. • Kevin Konarska, outgoing TK superintendent — A copy of the movie “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” because you did make a differ­ ence. • To Gary Rider, incoming TK superintendent — A huge wel­ come mat in orange and black. • The Barry Community Foundation and Youth Advisory Council — A life-sized Chia pet so you can watch it grow, just as you have the foundation. • Barbara Schondelmayer. library administrator, the opening song from “Mary Tyler Moore" show. “You’re Gonna Make ft After All.” • Cynthia Vujea. new Delton Kellogg superintendent — The song “Climb Every Mountain” from the movie "The Sound of Music.” She may need it. • Tim Sleevi. director at the Hastings campus of Kellogg Community College — A stuffed EverReady Bunny that keeps on going. • Louise Hurless, Habitat for Humanity — A gift card for Barry County Lumber. • Dave Storms, outgoing director of the Barry County YMCA — A copy of the Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Do You Believe in Magic?" • Jim DeYoung, administrator at Thomapple Manor — A Dale Carnegie Award for salesmanship in the Manor’s millage project • Dixie Stadcl-Manshum. retiring director. Economic Development Alliance — The Helen Keller Award for not being blinded by the light of economic development possibilities, in spite of the fact many can’t see the benefits. • To those of whom I may have forgotten or just aren't on my radar screen right now. Merry Christmas to all and to all a “Good Day." — Fred Jacobs, vice president, J-Ad Graphics unacceptable. During my campaign. 1 suggested that if the SBT was to be replaced with another busi­ ness tax, it should move toward a profi-based tax. In other words, entities should pay according to the ability to pay. Further, n should contain a gross sales component to capture revenue from out of state companies that are conducting business here in Michigan. Additionally. I suggested that the profit measure should be tied directly to the federal tax return calculation for simplicity sake. Much to my surprise, the governor's plan meets each of those criteria. There is. howev­ er. other components to the plan that 1 have concerns about. Here is a brief summary of the governor’s Michigan Business Tax (MBT): 1.875% on profits, .125% on sales and .125% on total assets. Additionally, the 1.07% tax on insur­ ance premiums would be increased to 1.25%. Businesses with less than $350,000 in annual sales would be exempt from the tax altogethAccording to the State Treasurer’s num­ bers. this tax would raise about $2.5 billioe in state revenue. The SBT raised a total of $1.9 billion. The extra $600 minion would be used to eliminate the 24-mill levy on personal prop­ erty that is earmarked for education, making the total plan “revenue neutral.” The school aid fund then would receive this direct alloca­ tion from the MBT outside of the general fund appropriation process. In other words, schools would be held harmless under this plan. The revenue estimates assume that the allo­ cation of the MBT would be charged to busi­ nesses according to the ratio of sales that occur here in Michigan, regardless of the physical location of the business. So. for example, if a company located in Ohio had 50% of their sales in Michigan, they would pay the tax on 50% of their profits, 50% of their sales and 50% of their assets. Regardless of your location, you only pay the tax on the proportion of sales here in Michigan. If this plan works exactly as the governor has outlined it. the net result will be a shift of $150 million in Michigan taxes to out of state companies. This will be possible only if the MBT passes some very difficult federal statute and federal constitutional questions which I will outline below. First, let me say that the MBT is a major improvement over the plan the governor pro­ posed previously, and it would be a vast improvement over the SBT. You might ask; how can such low rates generate such huge revenue? It is all in the size of the respective personal property tax eliminated. I would suggest that if a stale asset tax is implement­ ed that it replace all local personal property taxes, relieving local governments of the heavy administrative burden associated with method of taxation. Second. I am concerned with the constitu­ tionality of the plan on two fronts relating to the “Commerce Clause.” It is not clear that Michigan has the jurisdiction to tax assets located outside of the state of Michigan. If the courts determine that Michigan can only tax assets located within the slate, the revenue collection would be significantly less, leaving the slate budget worse off than ii currently is. Additionally, it is well established by fed­ eral statute that income taxes cannot be charged to out-of-state businesses merely based on solicitation of sales in this state. In other words, in order to charge income taxes, the business must have some physical pres­ ence in Michigan. To get around this, the MBT is written as a single tax with profit, sales, and asset components. Since only about 20% of the revenue is projected to come from the profit tax. the governor is counting on the MET not meeting the federal definition of a "profit lax.” The proposal also contains a backup plan. If the courts rule the MBT unconstitutional, a gross salrs tax of .375% and a net profit tax of 5.625% would automatically go into effect. I want to work with the governor on this very important issue. I have caikd the Stale Treasurer’s office to request a meeting to dis­ cuss these concerns. With a DenvxTatic majority in the house, the governor will not likely need my support to move this prop; sal. 1 hope she will consider my input and con­ cerns anyway. Update: I wrote previously that 1 request­ ed a meeting about a month ago with the gov­ ernor to discuss my initiative to identify ar d cover uninsured children in Michigan. Upon the request of her staffer, 1 submitted a writ­ ten request. I have not heard anything as of yet. I just a sent a follow up e-mail. As always, I will keep you informed of my progress. Xwbomta BOY, Cole John Novak, bom at Metropolitan Hospital on Dec. 3.2006 at 8:04 p.m. to Jared and Amanda Novak of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. and 19 1/2 inches long. Proud grandpar­ ents are Ron and Loma Miller of Hastings. John and Diane Novak of Freeport and Janet Reynhout of Middleville. BOY, Keagan Anthony Neal, bom at Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids on Nov. 25. 2006 at 10:11 a.m. to Chez and Beth (Lynch) Neal of Hastings. Weighing 5 lbs. 10 ozs. and 18 inches long. Proud grandparents arc Joe and Gigi Harmer of Hastings. Jim and Dianna VanSyckle of Dowling, and Jeff Lynch of Hillsboro. III. Marriage licenses tax bases. The big one here is the assets tax. This For everything from business cards and brochures call J-Ad Graphics .125% would apply to the book value (not net book value) of both fixed and intangible assets. In other words, it would be paid on everything from cash to accounts receivable to equipment to real estate. This is the largest tax base that I can think of and therefore this . 125% tax accounts for about 45% of the total revenue the MBT will generate for the slate. Here are the issues as 1 sec them. First. 1 am disappointed with the concept of (269) 945-9554 taxing assets. It discourages capital invest­ ments and in most cases I believe that it con­ stitutes double taxation (as assets arc eventu­ ally purchased with profits). On the other hand. I am very pleased to see the 24-mill John Stanley Mix. Hastings and April Dawn Weller. Hastings. Larance James Leiby. II, Freeport and Summer Joy Byington. Lake Odessa. Dustin Curtis Carroll. Battle Creek and Brandi Alexandra Walden. Nashville. Shawn Robert Veitch. Middleville and Lindsay Kay Dobson. Middleville. Michael Howard Bolo. Hastings and Jian Xin Zhou. Hastings. Brian Joseph Bosworth. Lake Odessa and Joni Gay Lydy. Woodland. James Garfield Lipscomb. Battle Creek and Linsey Eleanor Reed. Battle Creek. Larry Laverne Russel). Nashville and Betty Jo TenEyck. Nashville. �Page 6 - Thursday. December 21 2006 - The Hastings Banner Thanks to your investment in our community... 17,383 youth were able to participate Ward S. Woodmansee in programs to prepare them to become accountable adults. 4-H, Boy Scouts, DARE, Girl Scouts, The ARK, Thomapple Parks and Recreation, YMCA, Barry County United Way Volunteer Center Community, Partnerships, Lasting Change Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEASANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. IXiwhng. Ml 49050 Pastor. Steve Olmstead (6I6) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11:0 a.m.: Sunday Evening Service 6 00 p.m.; Bible Study A Pray er Time Wednesday nights 6.30 p.m. Member Chimh of the World­ Wide Anglican Communitm.'' 315 W. Center St. (corner of S. Broadway and W. Center St). Church Office (269) 945-3014. Th: Rev Fr Charles P McCabe III. Rector Father Paul Downie Supply Pnst. Mr. F. William Voetbcrg. Director of Music. 895C E M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073 Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 am Fellowship Tune before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training. WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Hastings. Ml 49058 Pastie Susan D Olsen Phone 945-2654. Worship Services. Sunday. 9:45 a.m.: Sunday School. 10:45 a m CHL'RCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev Timm Oyer. Pastor. Sunday Morning W. .ship 9:45 a.m.. Sunday School 11:00 a.m.; Evening Service 6 p.m.: Wednesday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHVRCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling Ptxme 269-721-8077. Pastor Pan: Harpok. 9:30 a.m Traditional Worship Service; 11 DO a.m Praise Worship Service; 12:00 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays al noon Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursday* 7:15. Choir Thursdays at 5:45. Church website coun­ t’s chapelumc org. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woixllawn. Hastings. Pastor Dan Currie; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music. Ryan White. Youth & Family; Duse Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a.m . Morning Worship; 6:00 pjn.. Evening Service; 7.00 p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m . Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise Ac Moooa'Chtldren's Choir. Ladies Bible Studies Sports Ministries and Senior Luncheons PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHL'RCH WOODLAND t M l El) METHODIST CHURCH 203 N. Mam. P.O Box 95. Woodland. Ml 48897 • 367-4061. Reverend Mary SchippenDcMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 a_m • Sunday School 10:30 a m. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGIJCAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month al this service). 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6:00 p.m. (May-August) We have a weekly Wednesday 6-00 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced <pka*e call the rectory for those tunes). The Rector of Ss. Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http://trax.to/ andre* manhia* We are pan of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 BcxA of Common Prayer al all our sen ices. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spint-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leaf Grange. Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise A Worship 10:30 a.tn.. 600 p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m Jesus Club for boys A girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone iv Someone Special" For information call 1-616­ ’31-5194 or I-517-852-1806 FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 12711 S. M-43 Highway. Dehon. Ml 49046 * 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair Sunday School 10 a m. Worship Service II a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; W'cilncsday Prayer Service 7 p.m WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARLSH ST. CYRIL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 4887 Coat* Grove Rd Pastor Randall Bertrand Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9 30 im Worship Time 10.30 a.m. Youth activities: call for information. Nashville. Rev. Al Russell. Pastor A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hasting* Mass Sunday al 9:30 a.m. HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHL’RCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436 Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9: 30 a.m. “This is my body given for you. Ihi this in remembrance of me.’ (Luke 22:19 NIV). Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and being united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in Hi* ways. We are kxrated in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized thnvlians are welcome to partici­ pate in the Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have io be an Episcopalian • jum a believer. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHI RCH 805 S. Jefferson. Father Al Russell. Pastor Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m_: Sunday Masses 8:30 am and IIOO ant. Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. 301 E. Slate Rd. (Comer of Stale Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brian Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services. Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 1IOO im. Kids for Christ. I IOO a_m Worship Service only for 3 & 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr-dth grade dismissed during announcements Sunday School for all ages IODO a.m. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week: 9:00 a.m. Senior Adah Bibk Study; 6:30 p.m. Pastor's Class. Sing 'n Share. Youth and Children's classes. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m-. 2nd Thur, each month. Mid-week programs take a Christmas/Ncw Year break. February 25<h at 10:30 nun. set for First Service at our new church. 2435 North M-43 Hwy, Hastlrgcs. Everyone Welcome! GRACE EITHERAN CHURCH k in commumor with The1 Untied 503 South Grove Street. Delton Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a m Sunday School for ail ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery pros ided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evening* M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. PaMor Church phone 269­ 945-4995 Church Website: aww. hopeumorg. Church Fax No.: 269-81K4MMI7 Church SecretaryTrea.urcr, Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Tnursday 9 am to 2 pm Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10:45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Son Shine Preschool tape* 3 A 4) Toe*.. Thur* from 9-11:30 a.m.. 1200-2 30 pm.; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Ptoncers I meal served) Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. A Sr. Hieh Youth (meal served). Wednesday 7 pm Prayer Mtg Thursday 9:30 a.m. ■ Women's Bible Study. HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Worship - 10 nun. ST. TIMOTHY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-9414 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anton. Pastor. «rww.discovergrace.org. Call the office for wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9.00 a.m.-Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshment*. I IOO Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9.30 and II a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesday* at 7 pm.. and the Praise Team rehearse* on Thursdays al 6:30 pan. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - I0D0 am. Christmas Virgil Worship Service. 700 p.m Family Worship Service. 11 DO p.m. Candlelight Worship Service. Nursery available am. service only. Visit us online at and our web log at: htSL'haMingri pnsbyicnuJtlugaQQUQmZ Today - 7:00 p-m. -Chancel Choir; NAPS Chapel Time. Saturday - 5J0 p.m. Advent Christinas Virgil Service. Next Tuesday - 6:00 pm. - Conversational Spanish. Next Wednesday • 7:15 p.m. Praise Team. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught (616) 945-9.392 Sunday Worship 10: 30 am.; K4C-T4C second Sunday of each month 5:30-7:30 p.m. October-March. P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings CHEMICAL BANK for sermon* Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and REMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions’' 118 S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS. INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan HASTINGS - Laura Leigh Dickinson, age 22 of Hastings, died unexpectedly on Wednesday. December ! 3. 2006 in Ypsilanti where she was attending Eastern Michigan University. Laura was bom on July 5. 1984 in Grand Rapids, the daughter of Robert and Debra (Loeks) Dickinson. Laura n.'vcd to Hastings in 1989 where she attended Hastings Schools and Graduated From Hastings High School in 2002. Laura graduated from Grand Rapids Community College with an associate's degree in 2005. She was finishing her first semester at Eastern Michigan University this fall, where she had joined the women’s novice varsity rowing learn, and excelled in academics. Laura volunteered throughout her life, and was an active participant in Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. She enjoyed participating in local drama and musical productions, garden­ ing. photography, protecting animal righLs, and living a (ieah|y lifestyle. She was cqrtgyed by several local busirfessSs. ^Rffe GrounJs Coffe? House. The Adrounie House Anne’s Health Foods, and Gilmore Jewelers. She was preceded in death by her grand­ parents. Charles arai Leila Dickinson, grand­ mother. Hilda Lqeks. great-grandmother. Hilda Hoeksema. and beloved cat Patches. Laura is survived by her parents Robert and Debra Dickinson of Hastings: two broth­ ers. Joshua and Kevin Dickinson of Hastings: grandparents, Harvey and Kay Loeks of McBain: six uncles: eight aunts: 24 cousins, and her boyfriend. Travis Scott and his dog. Louie. Funeral services were held on Thursday December 21.2006 at the Thomapplc Valley Church on Hwy M-43 in Hastings. Pastor Jeff Arnett officiating, and burial was at Hastings Riverside Cemetery. Memorials can be made in Laura's name to the family. Arrangements arc by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a memory or message to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). GOBLES - Randall C. (Randy) Parshall, age 47. of Gobles, passed away December 14.2006 Randy was bom on November 16. 1959. in Grand Rapids, the son of Robert A. and Norcen J. (Paris) Parshall. Randy loved hunting, fishing, the outdoors and nature. He enjoyed calling and waking up friends and relatives on their birthdays and anniversaries. Rand) will be remembered as always the first one to help someone, when they needed iL and for the love of his family. Members of his family include, his wife Pattie (VandcrRocst). whom he married on March 10. 1979; twin daughters. Ashley Parshall of Kalamazoo, and Amy (Tim) Tyler of Oshtemo; his parents. Robert and Noreen Parshall of Hastings; a brother. Ronald (Rita) Parshall of Detroit: sisters. Ann (Jim) Rine of Hastings; Margaret (Joe) Dempsey of Delton, and Alicia (David) Miller of Hastings; grandsons. Bobby and Billy Ty ler, a special cousin. Linda DuMond of Wayland; special aunt and uncle. Doris and Roger Paris of Kalamazoo; and mans nieces and nephews. Rands was preceded in death by a brother. Robert K. Parshall. A gravoidc service was conducted Monday. December 18. 2006. at Brush Ridge Cemetery in Hope Township. Memorial contributions to Randy's grandchildrcn'ss educational needs will be appreci­ ated. The family is being served by Williams-Gorcs Funeral Home. Delton. the HAS11NGS - Ward S. Woodmansee, age 92. of Hastings, died Monday. December 18. 2006 at Tendercarc of Hastings. Mr. WixMlmansec was bom on May 30. 1914 at Dowling, the son of Albert and Emily (Reick) Woodmansee He was raised in the Dowling und Battle Creek areas and attended a Barry County rural school, graduating in 1934 from Battle Creek Central High School He worked at United Steel & Wire in Battle Creek until 1941 when he began serv­ ing in the U.S. Army. He received his honor­ able discharge in 1945. He was married to Barbara Winifred Kellay on April 24. 1943 in Harrisburg. PA. Following his military service, he returned to the Dowling area and entered into the sawmill business with his brother. Ralph, retiring in 1976. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. Disabled American Veterans. Ringo-Swingo Square Dance Club, an avid golfer and bowler. Mr. Woodmansee is survived by his wife. Barbara Winifred; daughter. Sally Hendrix of Grand °jipids: son. Ted (Sandra) Woodmansee of Ludington; two grandchil­ dren; and two great grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents; three sisters and two brothers. Visitation will be Thursday. December 21. from I p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday. December 21. 2006 at Wren Funeral Home with Rev. David B. Nelson officiating. Burial will be at Hastings Tov.jship Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are being made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings (www.vrenfuneral-home.com' Roger E. Kahllo ORANGEVILLE - Roger E. Kahllo. of Orangeville, died December 13. 2006 peace fill ly at home. , Roger was bom January 25, 1935 in Orangeville to Clifford and Marv Slawson Kahllo. Roger attended school in Barry County and Sente Fe. New Mexico. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in 1957. As a young man. Roger worked in the tim­ ber industry and survived a life threatening fall. He overcame terrible injury, with its life­ long disabilities, to live a life full of friends and family. Roger loved hunting and fishing and pho­ tography. He is survived by a nephew. James (Lois) Kahllo and a niece Gail (Kahllo) Bourdo. Also great-nieces Brooke and Hannah Bourdo. Lacey Kahllo. and great nephew. Chris Kahllo. He was preceded in death by special nephew. John Kahllo. Also pre-deceasing Roger were his sister Mary Luc. and broth­ ers. David. Richard, and Clifford Jr. Cremation has taken place. Private intern­ ment will be in the Woodland Township Cemetery. Memorials to Roger may be made to the Orangeville Veterans Memorial Fund, c/o Orangeville Township Hall. 7350 Lindsey Rd.. Plainwell. Ml 49080. Arrangements made by Williams-Gorcs Funeral Home. Delton. Robert A. Williams DELTON -Robert A. Williams, age 69. Delton, passed away unexpectedly. December 18,2006. Bob was born on March 25. 1937. in Adrian, the son of Adrian and Irene (Finley) Williams. On August 15. 1959. he married Patricia Bell, who survives. Bob was a 1961 graduate of Wayne Stale University, where he earned his degree in Mortuary Science. In 1965. Bob and Pat, purchased the Henton Smith Funeral Home in Delton. Bob and Pat operated the Williams Funeral Home for over 31 years, retiring in 1999. Bob was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church, the National Funeral Directors Association, the Michigan Funeral Directors Association, the Hickory Comers M tsonic Lodge #345 F A&M. he was a faith­ ful member of Alcoholics Anonymous, and former member of the Richland Rotary Club. Bob *vas an avid sports fan for Delton and Blissfield schools athletics. Bob loved his yearly fishing trips to Canada, and hst summer completed his 40th trip. He loved dtrt>ra!«ng for Christmas, and Sunday dinners with fjts family. Bob is also survived by daughters: Kathy (Bill) Roberts of Delton. Kristine (Mark) Wolverton of Ceresco, and Beth (Brent) Cravens of Delton; a brother Tan (Judy) Williams of Battle Creek; a sister ICay Williams of Grand Rapids; a brother-in- aw Jim (Gill) Bell of Kalamazoo; grandchild: en. Billy (Charlotte), Jill, Daniel, and Da”id Roberts. Gabc. Nichol, and Lacey Wolvertcn. Tyler and Chelsea Cravens; special friends Willie and Mary Sager, and Shirley Woods, several nieces, nephews, and cousins The family will receive friends. Thursday. 2:00 to 8:00 PM at the Williams-Gorcs Funeral. Dehon. Funeral Services will be conducted Friday. December 22. 2006. 11.-00 AM. at Faith United Methodist Church. Delton. Pastors Daniel Hofmann. Jeff Worden, and Elmer Faust, officiating. Interment East Hickory Comers Cemetery . Memorial contributions to the Children In Sergeycvka. Kazakhstan, in care of Faith United Methodist Church will be appreciat­ ed. Hay Q(:irrixirli Oinur/Oinrlor Girrbach ^uneraljiome 328 S. Broadway, Hastings, Ml 49058 • 269-945-3252 Serving Hastings, Barry County and Surrounding Communities for 40 years Offering Traditional and Cremation Services Hastings Only Independent, Funeral Home Family Owned & Operated 3rd Generation Pre-Planning Services Available Serving All Faiths r isi! our ir<h sitefor • Pre-planning on line • View current Funeral Service information • Leave a memory message to family members www.girrbachfuneralhome.net To subscribe to the Hastings BANNER call us at... 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 21. 2006 - Page 7 Former Delton funeral director Bob Williams dies of heart attack Joseph Burch Hubert HASTINGS - Joseph Burch Hubert, age 76 of Hastings died suddenly on Saturday December 16, 2006 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Joe was bom December 21, 1929 in Hastings the son of Henry and Thelma (Burch) Hubert. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1948 and the University of Notre Dame in 1953. Joe married Anne K. Feldpausch on June 28 1952. He enjoyed his time traveling, playing golf, his remote control airplanes, building, computers, and most of ail spending time with his family. Joe worked as a Professional Mechanical Engineer for EW. Bliss Company and Viking Corporation where he retired in 1991. He was the past President of the Hastings Jaycees and Rotary Club, member of Hastings Country Club, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. St. Rose School board. St. Rose Choir, Member of the Hastings Community Chorus, Village Barbershop Chorus (The Villages. FL.). Board of Directori of YMCA, President and Board of Director of Mount Calvary Cemetery. Joe is survived by his wife of 54 years. Anne Hubert; his children. Mike (Robin) Hubert. Bob (Carol) Hubert. Peg (Randy)Allar, Terry (Gordy) Carlson. Dave (Carmon) Hubert. Katie (Bart) Keller. Cindy (Chris) Balicki, Tim (Nikki) Hubert; 22 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. A Funeral Mass was held on Tuesday. December 19. 2006 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Hastings, with Fr. Alfred J. Russell and burial was at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Hastings. Memorials can be made to Pennock Foundation, St. Rose Education Fund, Barry Community Foundation, or Charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net). by Megan Lavdl Staff Writer Former Williams Gores Funeral Home owner Robert Williams of Delton died of a heart attack Monday evening. He was 69. Williams was bom March 25. 1937 in Adrian, the son of Adrian and Irene (Finley) Williams. He married Patricia Bell, currently a kindergarten teacher at Star Elementary School, Aug. 15. 1959. Together they had three children. Kathy, Kristine and Beth. Williams graduated from Wayne State University in 1961 with t degree in mortuary science. Williams and his wife bought the Henton Smith Funeral Home in Delton and operated it for 34 years until they sold it to John Gores in 1999. “He was an excellent teacher and a true fnend," said Gores of Williams, who helped him at the funeral home until 2001. Gores said Williams will be remembered as a compassionate and giving person. He said he enjoyed helping others in the community. “He loved to go for coffee with his friends at Bowen’s Restaurant.” said Gores. “He was always on the go — a true giver of his time and talents.” Williams* friend. Wilbur Sager, agreed. “He was a big hearted man. he just could­ n’t give enough,” said Sager. “You couldn’t help but like him. He spent a great many hours in the coffee shop. He’d come in. visit with everybody, have half a cup of coffee and say. ‘Come on. 1 gotta go.’ Bob was one of these type of guys that was ’Move it or get out of the way.’" Sager worked for Williams before hr sold the funeral home. He said he lived next door and just proved to be a handy addition to Williams. “We run together, we worked together, we went to ball games together — I was kind of a shoulder to lean on,” said Sager. Sager said he and Williams raised their children together as well. He said his job at the funeral home was to slow Williams down because he was always busy. by Megan Lavell Staff Writer Delton Kellogg High School staff members have unanimously voted to change to trimesters, and they plan to present their pro­ posal to the school board in January. “This is probably the biggest initiative that’s sweeping the state, even more so now because of the new graduation requirements." said Delton Kellogg High School Principal BOWLING SCORES ■ ■ Tuesday Mixed J-Ad Graphics 43-21; CW’s Auto 38-26; The Terminators 37.5-26.5; Hastings Bowl 33-31; TVCCU 32-32; Good Time Pizza 27­ 37; Yankee Zephyr 26-38; Hastings City Bank 20.5-43.5. Men’s High Games & Series - N. Blakely 211-535; C. Wanlan 212-573; S. Anger 245; J. Markley 212-516; R. O’Keefe 246; T. Neymeiyer 221. 29 1/2; Funky Bowlers 28 1/2; Karey's Crew 27 1/2; 2 Bags and 2 Balls 27; Sunday Snoozers 26; Sandbaggers 23; Bounty Hunters 19; Throw Them Balls 14. Womens Good Games and Series - K. Becker 213-537; A. Williams 186-465; A. Churchill 203-460; L. Rentz 153-437; A. Norton 150-414; J. Shoebridge 144-409; K. Fariee 187-405; C DemoCt 132-338; S. Vandenburg 200; M. Simpson 194; B. Mays 171; A. Hubbell 165; F. Ames 145; N. Mroz 122;C. Lee HI. Mens Good Games and Series - C. Alexander 236-633; DJ James 213-610; M. eaten 195-576; B. Churchill 198-533; E Rice 200-530; N. Robbe 186-525; T. Bartow 222­ 521; M. Hubbard 191-515; A. Misak 155-439; E Caraway 215; J. Wright 162; M. Norton 161. Hastings’ New Affordable Family Apartments QUAIL RIDGE APARTMENTS apartment living option created to support your lifestyle and designed especially to be your home. Explore roar WTT • Spacious Two & Three Bedroom Apartment-Homes - Fully Equipped Kitchen with Dishwasher - Full-Size Washer & Dryer In Each Unit -- r-u And h_i iviuv Much ,i i iviviio More!: Cea Today To Reserve Your Move-In Date At Quaj| Ridge Apartments 269948-9563 UAIEi for us.’" One story Roberts remembered about her father was having to stop at funeral homes to say hello to people he knew while the family was on vacation. She said this came in handy once when Williams was taking his family to a hockey game in Kalamazoo and forgot his wallet. He stopped at a funeral home on the way there and borrowed money from the owner. Roberts said she hopes people remember her father for his giving spir t. She said he would want people to keep giving and helping others. She said another important aspect about her father was his faith. “I think rm dad would want people to ____________________________________________1' W« have the New Keys and you! be pleased ... $ said. She said he made friends every time he met someone new. “1 don’t think if you ever met my dad you walked away a stranger — everybody was a friend." said Roberts. "There’s one comment everyone’s made: ’Your dad always had a hug Robert Williams and his wife, Patricia. know that it was his faith that guided him throughout his life, and that’s what’s holding us together right now." she said. In addition to spending time at sporting events, fishing and with his family, Williams also was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church, the National Funeral Directors Association, the Michigan Funeral Directors Association, the Hickory Corners Masonic Lodge 1345 F A&M. Alcoholics Anonymous and a former member of the Richland Rotary Club. He also helped start Delton Founders Day and made himself a permanent fixture at Delton sporting events. "He was a great supporter of Delton athlet­ ics." said Roberts. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at Williams Gores Funeral Hpme in Delton. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday. Dec. 22, at Faith United Methodist Church in Delton. Pastors Daniel Hofmann. Jeff Worden and Elmer Faust will officiate. Internment will be in East Hickory Comers Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the children in Sergeyevka, Kazakhstan, in care of Faith United Methodist Church. Roberts said her father visited his missionary daughter and son-in-law in Sergeyevka and met the children there, and be wanted to help them. “We know that is where he would want memorials to go — they were in his heart,” she said. Delton Kellogg High School to go to trimesters Friday Night Mixed Heads Out 36 1/2; UMSU 36 1/2; Michigan Outlaws 36; Whatever 36; Spare Time 36; 4 Mia Marie Cowham Fools 33 1/2; All But One 32; Ten Pins 32; 9n-a-Wiggle 28; Liquid Courage 27; The Mia Marie Cowham, born December 6. 2006. infant daughter of Jason and Deanna Unknowns 27; Just Cuz 25; Oldies But Goodies 24 1/2; Mercy 24; Brushworks 23 Marie (Holmes) Cowham. died on December 1/2; Budweiser 22 1/2. 18, 2006 at DeVbs Children’s Hospital in Womens Good Gaines and Series - S. Grand Rapids. Vandenberg 224-609; K. Becker 235-562; R. Mia also leaves a sister, Breann Holmes; Lydy 198-556; P. Ramey 180-516; D. grandparents. Harvey and Luipta Cowham of Bartimus 188-515; M. Mathis 167-479; L. Middleville and Julie Honeysett; great great Rentz 170-462; G Meaney 151-433; J. grandfather. Robert Adgate; Aunt Jessica Kasinsky 140-391; G. Otis 180; K. Matthews Holmes; Uncle Steve and Aunt Nina 147. Weirsma. Mens Good Games and Series - J. Barnum Mia was preceded in death by her great 216-641; K. Phenix 223-626; S. Peabody 224­ grandparents. Jack Blossom and Vie Adgate; 599; A. Rhodes 224-594; T. Clow 214-589; J. cousins, Courtney and Christopher Boyton. Bartimus 207-559; B. Madden 199-548; M. A memorial service for Mia will be held on Kasinsky 214-546; B Ripley 201-535; M. Thursday. January 4, 2007 at 6 p.m. at the Lydy 211-512; D. Tikler 178- 497; D. Lake Thomapple Valley Church on Hwy. M-43 138-405; R. Lake 101-295; B Bowman 222; South of Hastings. R. Guild 219; M. Cross 184; D. Carlson 180; Memorials can be made to The DeVos Children's Hospital, 100 Michigan Ave.. NE R Chaffee 148 MC004 Grand Rapids, Ml 49503. Sunday Night Mixed Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Straight Liners 40; Hubs Crew 37; Pin Home in Hastings. You may leave a message Chasers 37; R&N 30 1/2; Michigan Outlaws to the family at (ginbachfuneralhome.net). ‘V* One quality Sager remembers about Williams was that he did not like to wait. Sager said he would go out and mow the lawn while he was waiting for his family to arrive. Sager said Williams liked to be involved with the community. “No matter what went on, he got involved in it." he said. When Williams was thinking about selling the funeral home, Sager encouraged him to sell it and retire so he could spend more time with his family and hunting and fishing. Sager said he took his grandkids wherever they wanted to go. “He devoted his whole time to his family. He had seven good years when he could do that." said Sager. Williams’ oldest daughter, Kathy Roberts, agieed that her father’s family was important to him. especially his nine grandchildren ranging in ages from 13 to 22. “He told us we needed to produce 10 grandkids in 10 years. We produced nine in 10 years and hold him we were done," she 616 Hannah lane Hastings. Ml 49058 Woodlawn Av<*nue and Bachman Poad .. sleh.i........................... Wednesday PM Eye and Ent 40 1/2; Shamrock Tavern 35 1/2; Nothing But Truck 35 1/2; Seebers 34 1/2; Hair Care Center 34; Maple Valley Pharmacy 33; At Home Real Estate 23. Womens Good Games and Series - E Ulrich 193-507; T. Christopher 191-483; B. Hathaway 175-476; S. Drake 168-472; T. Drake 151-426; N. Varney 142-413; J. Pettengiil 137; B. Moore 132; J. Pitch 125. Tuesday Trios Trouble 45-15; All in the Family 41-19; Quality Roofting 35-25; Luanne’s Team 32­ 28; Git-R-Donc Gals 31.5-28.5; Coleman Agency 28-32; CB’s 28-32; Superette Gals 26-34; Critters 22-38; Ghost Team 95-46.5. High Game and Series - M. Sears 162; R. Brummel 185; P. Ramey 192-501; A. Norton 157; T. Franklin 176; J. Rice 160; D. Harding 160; P. Cogswel 141; L. Trumble 156; J. Hurless 167; C. Gates 145; S. Snider 158; A. Keillor 143; S. Smith 125; M. Heath 157; S. Vandenburg 199-525; C. Mack 164; T. Daniels 173; M. Kill 145; K. Carpenter 125; L. Potter 169; C. Etts 108; O. Gillons 146; T. Thompson 157; B. Wilder 113; S. Lancaster 146. Mixerettes NBT 42-18; Sassy Babes 39-21; The Finishing Touch 36-24; Hinkles Body Shop •34-22; Kent Oil *32-24; Dean’s Dolls 32-24; Old Anchor Tattoo 31-29; Trumble Agency 29-31; Hallifax Services 27-33; Dewey's Auto Body 22-38; Ginbach’s 21-35. •Games to be made up. Good Games and Series - M. Powers 142; K. Eberly 199-541. T. Christopher 181-514; C. Hurless 154; D. James 189-518; C. Kidder 140; S. Smith 153; M. Kill 182-462; L. Barlow 157-433; L. Elliston 192-512; B. Hathaway 162-457; N. Goggins 148-411; P Fowler 155; B. Mays 435; J. Mann 131; B. Anders 170-449; A. Hamp 152-368. Rick Arnett of school districts changing to trimesters. “We need to look at ways to men the new high school graduation require­ ments." Arnett said the traditional school day makes it hard to meet the new state require­ ments. He also said he and high school staff members began talking about changing from semesters to trimesters at the beginning of this tehoefl year. He said the trimester system has many’advantages for students, including allowing them to retake a failed class right away instead of waiting a year. The high school staff voted at their December board meeting to take the proposal to the school board next month. In other business: • Parent Joan Bosserd-Schroeder comment­ ed on the positive happenings in Delton Kellogg Schools. • Jim Hogoboom presented “a day in the life of an elementary school counselor" through a PowerPoint presentation as the aca­ demic spotlight. • Brian Makowski and the high school art department received an award from the National Art Education Association for upgrades in the art department and the Scholastic Art and Writing Award. • The building trades program will be fea­ tured in a Charter Cable commercial. • The high school has received a grant for the Save a Life tour this spring. • Delton Kellogg Middle School students participated in the Angel Tree program, and one class has decided to help a family instead of exchange gifts. • Delton Elementary assistant Principal Dirk VanDiver is leading a gifted and talented program. Through the Barry Intermediate School District, Delion will have Young Authors, Young Scientists. Young Artist* and the Spelling Bee. Chess club also will begin in January. • Mike Gipper left his position as vxn driv­ er to middle school custodian. • Lanny and Karen Scoby donated god posts to the athletic program. • Matt Harper was approved as the assistant follies director, pending a background check. • Tim LaVasseur was approved as the high school vocal music director and the sopho­ more class sponsor for the first semester of the 2006-2007 school year. • Mike Sparks was hired as a custodian, pending a background check. • Michelle Daniel will be laid off effective Feb. 5 as a result of her one-on-onc special education student transferring to anotlier dis­ trict �Page 8 - Thursday. December 21.2006 - The Hastings Banner 'Annie’s MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar Crohn's concerns tomorrow is on the calendars in red letters as first day oi winter. Didn't we have that back in October? We have had days in the 40s and even 50s in December. Maybe this is a year of superlatives in weather numbers. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Christmas is coming on Monday. Lakewood schools are closed for vacation starting today (Thursday. Dec. 21). The Ionia County Immunization Clinic will be held from, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Dec. 27. in the basement of Central United Methodist Church. in a departure from the usual schedule, the Depot complex will not be open on Saturday and Sunday Dec. 30 and 31. However, if you have visitors from away, just give a call to some officer of the local historical society and they will likely be able to oblige you. Christmas Eve services are to be held at 7 p.m. at Central UMC Sunday night. Likewise. First Congregational Church will have its similar service the same evening. Memorial services were to be held last Saturday. Dec. 16, at the Holt UMC for Dorothy Beland. 78. of Stanwood who died on Dec. 7. She was the wife of Thomas, for­ mer resident here. The Belands lived at Holt for 25 years and then retired to Lake Mecosta. She is also survived by a son and daughter. Funeral services were held on Tuesday morning this week for Warren Collison. 84. who died last week. His service was held at a St. Louis church. He was the father of Jerry Collison of Union Bank. There was a Literary Lunch at the library last week on Thursday. Librarians Debbie and The Brodbeck family delivered a truckload of food and gifts for Lakewood Community Services. Julie had a quiz for the guests and a skit about a couple trying to find a convenient parking spot near the mall. They had an array of Christmas themed stories on a table conven­ ient for choosing one to read in the coming week. They served a tasty lunch with hot potato soup and a variety of breads, along with angel food cake. The next such lunch is scheduled for Thursday. Jan. 11. starting at an earlier hour, II a.m.. with a travel theme Rations are asked to bring a travel memento. Dorothy Steward read an appropriate Christmas poem. Health Line by Scott B. Brasseur. M.D. hitrrn.il Medii'iii'* HANGOVERS Why do hangovers occur and do any of the multiple cures you hear about actually work better than the others? Hangovers occur because of...well...too much alcohol. Ok, I know that's not what you meant but that is the bottom line. The medical physiology of a hangover actually involves a number of different processes all occurring at the same time that result in the familiar feelings of the hangover. Hangovers are not limited to the heavy drinker. They can and do occur in light drinkers as well. Some people seem to be more susceptible to hangovers possible due to a genetic variation that metabolizes alcohol differently causing them to become ill, perspire or turn red in the face even with a single drink. The typical hangover usually begins within several hours after your last drink and may include sweating, dizziness, nausea, generalized aches, abdominal pains, headaches, a rapid pulse, anxiety, shakiness, thirst, irritability and fatigue. As alcohol is consumed, it has an effect on the kidney that causes increased urination that can lead to moderate dehydration. This dehydration can be responsible for the thirst, dizziness and lightheadedness. Alcohol also has an effect on blood vessels causing them to expand. Those that expand in the head cause headaches. Low blood sugar levels can also occur with alcohol contributing to shakiness, weakness, and fatigue and mood changes. Direct irritation of the stomach lining and delayed stomach emptying by alcohol can cause the nausea and abdominal discomfort. Home remedies such as drinking sauerkraut juice or raw eggs and Worcestershire sauce simply seems like more torture. Try drinking water or juice to replace your fluid losses. Eating a snack may increase your blood sugar. Be careful taking any over the counter pain medication. Aspirin and Ibuprofen products may upset your stomach further and Acetaminophen (Tylenol) products may hurt your liver if you drank large amounts of alcohol. In general, your body will straighten itself out all by itself within 24 hours or so after your last drink; maybe you should just go back to bed. If you choose to drink - do so in moderation. Happy Holidays! Scott Brasseur. M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions about this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. The local historical society met Thursday, Dec. 14. with 16 present. Members had brought a variety of show and tell items. They ranged from the printed menu of an Army post in Texas in 1918 to a doll house created by the late Dan Durkee to a unique nativity from El Salvador to a new spaper story written by Darwin Bennett. The newest members. Fr. Michael and Darya Carney of Grand Rapids and Woodbury, showed an icon used in the Russian Orthodox Church and they sang a Christinas carol such as they would sing in a church service. At Christmas 'Round the Town a new booklet of Christmas stories from long ago and in the '40s was on sale. This shows the change in how Christmas was observed in the homes and towns in the far past and the near past. Lake Odessa used to have its communi­ ty Christmas tree set in one of the intersec­ tions downtown. The workers had dug up paving blocks to mount the tree. After the hol­ idays. the tree was removed and the blocks were replaced in a fashion so tha.’ it would be easy the following year to remove the same blocks and remount a tree. In a 1910 story, parents were asked to bring a gift for each child to their church program with tree. In later years, the parents were asked to register their children in advance so there would be enough gifts, one per child. Then the news story said they would each receive a bag of peanuts and candy. During the business meet­ ing. President John Waite reported on the suc­ cess of Christmas 'Round the Town. Dr. Steven Garlinger returned to Lake Odessa on business earlier this week. His mother. Mrs. Marilyn Garlinger, planned to Dear Annie: 1 am a 23-year-old woman fin­ ishing my last semester at college. 1 have made some valuable friendships during these last few years, but I cannot tell my friends everything. I have Crohn's disease and have had an ileostomy bag since 1 was 13. In other words. I have no colon and I poop into a bag on my abdomen. I almost died before this surgery was done. 1 was so ill. To make matters worse, this drastic surgery was by no means a cure. My Crohn's can, and has. returned. As you can imagine, this is hard to talk about, especially with potential dating part­ ners. I have had long periods of time when I literally could not even look at my waist in a mirror. I have a great support group at the United Ostomy Association (uoaa.org). but I have not yet been able to figure out how to tell people about my condition without gross­ ing them out completely. You would think, after 10 years. I would know what to say. but it's never gotten any easier. Any insight you can give would be very appreciated. - Nina in New York Dear Nina: We sympathize with how diffi­ cult this must be for you. You do not need to give the details of your illness to friends. You can simply tell them that you have a chronic illness involving your digestive tract When you meet someone with whom you may become intimate, however, you will need to talk about the specifics. Be honest without being overly graphic, and approach fae sub­ ject with as much confidence as you can muster. There are Internet dating site, for people with Crohn's. IBS and other such conditions at www.irritatedbeingsingle.com; www.meetanostomate.com; and www.dating.cruhnszone.org. (Take toe same precautions meet­ ing people at these sites as you would any ocher.) For additional help and information, try the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation ot America at I -800-932-2423 (www.ccfa.org). Insensitive son? Dear Annie: Our son. a single, wellemployed homeowner in his late 30s. lives about a two-hour drive from us. If we visit him. it is expected that we will get a hotel at our expense, even though he has a three-bed­ room home. We alternate paying for meals at restaurants. When he visits us, he expects to get our spare bedroom, plus all meals, either home-cooked or in restaurants. When I tell him his hospitality needs improvement, I get only a blank stare in response. His mother doesn’t want to cause a fuss and is content with the status quo. Any comment? - Hotel Dad Dear Hotel Dad: Children often consider their parents' home their own, so it doesn't surprise us that your son expects free room and board when he visits. It would be nice if he reciprocated, but you can't force him. You can turn the tables and insist he stay in a hotel, but your wife is not likely to go along. Try to be content that he pays for half your meals. Frankly, that’s more than a lot of kids da Doable donations Jerry Engle and Paul Mead choose heavy boxes to deliver to the needy for the holiday. return to Myrtle Beach with him for a twomonth visit. Steven. Melanie and daughter Allison all reside in North Carolina. The Rev. George Speas officiated at the funeral service for Paul Reed of Arizona last Saturday. The six Reed offspring came from points far and near for their father's service. The family and friends gathered al Fellowship Hall later for lunch together. Birthday anniversaries are coming this week for Patsy Cole tomorrow. Andrea Gentner and Heidi Osborne on Christmas Day. Laverne Eldridge on Dec. 28 and also Mary Dykhouse on the same day. The Hemming twins, Christi and Cori, have birthday anniversaries on the last day of the year. Both are graduates of MSU. They are daughters of Dr. John and Maureen Hemming of Woodland. The jamboree at the Warner clogging place Saturday had lots of picking, plucking and potluck, along with lots of dancing. It was a fun time for those who attended. The floor space of the bam is enlarged from its original dimensions to accommodate the number who take lessons twice each week. Also, the ceil­ ing is raised to give better acoustics. Dear Annie: I read your response to "Indianapolis” regarding gifts for people who don't really need one. I would like to suggest that givers consider a donation to charity in the person's honor. At my age. I am regularly invited to 50th wedding celebrations, late sec­ ond marriages, etc., and find that the honorees are quite pleased to know a donation has been made. Heaven knows, they don't need anoth­ er set of glassware. - C. from Tallahassee. Ha. Dear C: Thanks for a great suggestion -­ and just in time for the holidays. Want to get a passport? All kinds of government information are just a click or call away. FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FED-INFO Rebound romance Dear Annie: My best friend. "Michael," was married for seven years, and his divorce was finalized last February. Michael and 1 did everything together. We were "connected at the hip." Now Michael has met someone online. Since meeting this girl at the end of August. I had not heard, seen, e-mailed or talked tc him. Yesterday, he called to tell me he is get­ ting married. We talked awhile and he told me all about his girlfriend. Michael wants me to meet her. but I can't I have already formed an opinion of her. and it's not favorable. I think Michael is desperate and doesn't want to be alone, and she is look­ ing for a father for her 5-year-old son. Should 1 tell Michael my thoughts on the situation because I care about him? Or should I let him marry this woman and stand up for him at his wedding? - M. Dear M.: Swallow your misgivings and be a good friend. It's unfair to make a judgment about someone you have never met And if you are completely honest, you'll admit you are a bit jealous that Michael has found some­ one who so occupies his time and thoughts. We suggest you get together with Michael and his fiancee so you can see for yourself why he wants to marry her. And try to keep an open mind. By rejecting her, you also are rejecting Michael. If you still don't care for her. try to respect his choice, even if you don't agree. If things don't work out. at least you'll be around to offer a shoulder to cry on. Missing mother De^r Annie: Five years ago. my mom and her husbicxJ moved 500 miles away. It is now becoming apparent that she doesn't want me or my husband to visit I have been to her new house three times. last time i planned a visit, she told me 1 shou.d stay in a hotel. It occurred to me that I had invited myself, so I cancelled the trip and apologized. and told her I would wait to be invited. No nvitation has come. In the meantime, my sister har been to visit many times, with and w thout her husband. I recently found out Oxy will be visiting Mom for the holidays. That really hurts. My mother knows she and her husband are always welcome in my home. The list time they were in this area, they stayed one night with me and three at my sister's. I know Mom isn't crazy about my husband, but still. 1 feel very sad about this situation. It was hard for me when she moved, and now 1 feel like time is getting away. Should 1 uy some­ thing to her? -- California Dear California: Yes. but do it lovingly. Tell your mother you miss her and would like to see her more often. Ask what you can do to make that happen. It's very likely Mom is simply more comfortable at your sister's, and she also may believe your husband doesn't want her around. It won't hurt to clear the air a bit and find out if there is a way to ease the strain. Tough love tales Dear Annie: I am all too familiar with the situation of "Stressed-Out Parents." My son is 33 and has been on drugs since age 15. I've gotten him in rehab eight times, but he is still using. I have been attending Al-Anon and Nar-Anon meetings for six years, and as much as 1 resented going at first, I love my son more. I've learned you have an extended family when you go to meetings, and that addicts will get help only when they are ready. . Tell those parents not to let their daughter control and consume their lives. It will turn into a living hell. They should go to meetings and learn to live a happy retirement by not enabling her. She is a grown-up. Let her make her own mistakes. It might be the only way she will ever want to get help. -- Been There and Done That in Horida Dear Horida: We know letting your child sink or swim on her own is not easy, but many parents have written to say it is the only way to get through it. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxiScomcast.net . or write to: Annie's Mailbox. P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate write's and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banne- — Thursday. December 21. 2006 — Page 9 From TIME to TIME Financial FOCUS A look down memory lane... Christmases Past Furnished by MARK D. CHRISTENSEN of Edward Jones and Co. When Investing, Look Past "Outlook11 for 2007 It's time for all the financial experts to make their predictions for 2007. Some will say the stock market will keep rising over the next year, while others will claim the market will fall. How about interest rates, inflation, oil prices and any number of ocher factors? With very little effort, you can find conflict­ ing opinions on all these subjects. How can you base your investment strategies on such an uncertain forecast? Yw can't - and you shouldn't. In fact, you'll be better off if you stop ask­ ing questions that have no answers. No one can really tell you where the Dow Jones Industrial Average will be in 12 months, nor the price of a barrel of oil. nor the interest rate on a 10-year Treasury note. Even more importantly, the specifics of the financial markets over the next year are just about meaningless to you if you will be investing for another two or three decades Consequently, instead of pondering what lies ahead for the financial markets, ask your­ self these questions: • Is my asset allocation suitable for my risk tolerance? You'll need to periodically review your portfolio to make sure your investment mix is still appropriate for your individual needs. You don't want to take on too much risk. but. at the same time, you don't want to invest so conservatively that you can't attain the growth you n<cd. And. over time, some of your goals may change, along with your fam­ ily situation, so you'll want to make sure your investments reflect your new circumstances. • Do 1 need to upgrade the quality of my investments? Year in and year out. through market volatility and political turmoil, quality By John Walton My children and grandchildren sometimes ask me about what Christmas was like when I was “little.” The following are some of my rec­ ollections and impressions of Christmas past. My first memories of Christmas begin some­ time after we moved from Evanston. 111. to 420 East Bond St. Hastings in July 1929. I was 3 years and a few months old at the tune of our family's first Christmas in Hastings. My recol­ lection of specific events relating to Christmas probably began when I was about 5. We usually bought our trees about two weeks before Christmas. On several occasions we bought trees from Billy Hitchcock, a local entrrpreneur w ho set up his tree business on a vacant lot downtown in the 100 block of South Jefferson Street next to the Log Cabin Tavern. We kids began our annual “We’ve got to get our Christmas tree right now” campaign at day­ break on Dec. I. Our trees were always Scotch pine. “Scotch pine” became synonymous with “Christmas tree" in my mind. I can still remember how silly long needles looked to me the first time I saw one. They looked frilly, del­ icate and seemed somehow feminine. 1 really can’t remember how we got our tree home from downtown, but 1 certainly can remember the ritual once we got it there. We had to sluff the yawning branches of our tree through the basement door, aka “the gray door.” into our cold. dank, dingy basement. Wc let the tree thaw out for a day or two near the furnace then shook out the dead needles. Next wc began the laborious chore of hacking the bun end down to a size that would fit our metal tripod tree stand. Our father, who was mechanically chal­ lenged. had few tools. Our household tool box consisted of a screwdriver, corkscrew, hammer, an old coffee can full of miscellaneous screws, nails, nuts and bolts and last but not least an old rusty carpenter’s cross -cut saw. The only tool wc owned, other than Junior’s Boy scout jack­ knife that could whittle pine tree stumps, was a dull antique spoke shave that had once belonged to our great grandfather. Eulas Walton who had been a carriage maker during the late 1800s I shall never forget the strong aroma of fresh pine that seemed to permeate every nook and cranny of the basement when Dad drew “first blood.” To this day. I associate this scent with the excitement, happiness and fun of Christmas. After an impressive number of dams reinforced by a few “I really mean it” damns. Dad’s tenacious bulldog like mindover-matter stubbornness paid off. The butt end of our ('hristmas tree was now the size that Dad thought the Good Lord should have made Christmas tree stumps in the first place. When he was 6 or 7. my younger brother George offered to help Dad upgrade his vocab­ ulary with some incantations that he was sure would work better than just plain old dams and damns. However. Dad being a product of the late Victorian era and a Methodist, couldn't quite bring himself to take advantage of this once in a life-time opportunity. Instead. Dad admonished Gccrge not to use words he didn’t fully understand. It seemed to us kids, who were just standing around kibitzing, that Dad’s tree trimming proj­ ect took an eternity and that George, bless his heart, was only try ing to speed things up a bit. Had Mom been present she should have proba­ bly washed George’s mouth out with Ivory soap and sentenced him to an extra week in vacation Bible School the following summer. Mom always preferred Ivory soap because they advertised it as being “ninety-nine, forty-four one hundred percent pure.” Once firmly fitted into the tree stand, wc eased our precious tree back up the stairs back out through the gray door. Wc drug the tree around the house through the snow and squeezed in back inside through the front door. Once inside, we usually put our tree in the liv­ ing room, in from of the big bay window so the whole neighborhood and every passerby knew that the Waltons on Bond Street had the Christmas spirit Our two and a half cardboard boxes of Christmas tree decorations were usually stored on the attic stairwell landing. Sometimes they were stored deep in the tomb like recesses of the attic itself. George and 1 always kept track of where these boxes were from year to year and usually gave then a nostalgic six months checkup about the middle of July. To a young­ ster. six months seems like an eternity and in the dog days of summer it didn’t seem to us possible that it could ever snow' again let alone that Christmas times would return. In the 1920s and 1930s strings of electric Christmas tree lights were wired in series, which meant if just one bulb in the string was burned out none of the rest would light up. It was exciting, challenging and sometimes frus­ trating to figure out which bulb or bulbs were burned out when a string failed during our “test run.” We generally located the offender by removing each bulb in the errant string one al a time and testing it individually on a string that already worked. Our tree ornaments were much like the ones we have today, but of course there was no plas­ tic. We did have celluloid decorations which was a forerunner of plastic. The old celluloid Christmas tree decorations have long since become expensive collectibles... my. my. We used real lead tinsel icicles in our times it was the only thing available and lead was not yet an environmental no-no. Adding the icicles to the tree often created a serious conflict between two opposing personalities. Firmly entrenched in one camp were the neatnicks and traditionalists of the classical school who insist­ ed that deliberately placing each shimmering icicle one at a time was the only esthetically acceptable and civilized way it could be done. Then there were those of us who adhered to the modernistic school that felt that haphazardly tossing gobs of tinsel al the tree from a distance of aboui three feet created a more natural, unpretentious look. We had several gold, silver and blue colored garlands. In addition to those, we sometimes made strings of popcorn or cranberries, which was a tradition wc were told that were passed down from “the old days." When wc took the t:ce down after New Year’s, wc left the strings of cranberries and popcorn in place and set the tree out in the back yard for the birds and squir­ rels. See next week's Banner for the rest of the story investments never go out of style. Take a close look at your holdings. Do you own stocks of companies with strong management teams and competitive products? Have your bonds received high "grades'* from the inde­ pendent rating agencies? In any given time period, the highest rated investments may not offer the best returns, but. over the long haul, they are likely to provide you with the great­ est potential for rewards. • Can 1 reduce my investment expenses and taxes ’ Most people don't realize just how much expenses and taxes can eat into invest­ ment returns. By buying -quality investments, and holding them for the long term, you can help reduce transaction costs And you can gain greater control of your tax situation by focusing on tax-advantaged vehicles, such as your 401(k). Roth or traditional IRA. fixed annuities and some types of municipal bonds. • Do 1 own investments that can offer the potential for both reliable and rising income during retirement? This question is especially applicable if you are closing in on retirement. To supplement your Social Security and the distributions from your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan, you will need to count on income from your invest­ ment portfolio. To maintain a steady source of income that can also keep you ahead of infla­ tion. you may want to explore a mixture of fixed-income vehicles and dividend-paying stocks. Keep in mind, though, that divideots can be increased, decreased or totally elimi­ nated ai any point without notice. You can't predict shifting political winds, geopolitical unrest, new tax legislation ind the fortunes of specific industries. But by fol­ lowing the steps outlined above, you can quit looking for a crystal bail • because you won't need it This entire site Copyright C 2006 Edward Jones STOCKS The following prices are from the dose of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp. Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Dow Chemical Co. Exxon Mobil Family Dollar Slores First Financial Bancorp Fori Motor Co. General Motors M. Bus. Machine JCPemeyCo. • jonnson I—k-. —— Jonnson & Kellogg Co. McDonald s Corp Pfizer Inc. Semco Energy Sears HoUng Spartan Motors TCF Financial Wal-Mart Stores Gold Silver Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE 34.99 47.90 16.62 48.77 6127 4025 76.99 28 89 16.80 7.18 2928 96.00 80.07 CC 00.00 50.79 43.99 26.20 6.02 171.45 14.40 27.09 46.09 $625.40 $12.71 12.471.32 1.68 -.65 -.60 ♦.35 ♦.13 ♦1.40 +.47 +.74 +.17 +.13 +.09 -.58 ♦1.88 +257 ♦120 +.18 +.95 ♦1.03 ♦.01 ■3.74 ■8.11 +.38 +.44 -6.X -127 +155.74 +.1 �Page 10 - Thursday December 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES SOUTHWEST BARRY COUNTY SEWER AND WATER AUTHORITY REGULAR BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE JANUARY 2007 - APRIL 2008 Monday. January 15. 2007 Monday . March 19. 2007 Monday. May 21. 2007 Monday. July 16. 2007 Monday. September 17. 2007 Monday. November 19. 2007 Monday. January 21. 2008 Monday. March 17. 2008 Monday. February 19. 2007 Monday. April 16. 2007 Monday. June 18. 2007 Monday. August 20. 2007 Monday. October IS. 2007 Monday. December 17. 2007 Monday. February 18. 2008 Monday. April 21. 2008 MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THE BARRY TOWNSHIP HALL 155 E. ORCHARD ROAD. DELTON, Ml ALL MEETINGS BEGIN AT 1:00 P.M THIS NOTICE IS POSTED IN THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACE. PL'BUC ACT 267 OF 1976. AS .AMENDED. ALL MEETING DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. City of Hastings Request for Proposals Engineering Services - Water System Improvement The City of Hastings has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for professional engineering services for the design and construction phase services related to the construction of a booster station for the north side of the City of Hastings potable water system. Copies of the RFP are available at Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. Consultants requiring additional information or clarification relative to the RFP may direct inquiries to Mr. Tim Girrbach at (2691 945-2468. Proposals may be mailed or personally delivered to the City of Hastings. ATTN: ClerloTreasurer. Hastings City Hall. 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. Proposals must be received no later t’.ian 2:00 p.m. on Friday. January 12. 2007 at which time they shall be opened and (foblidy read -Joud. Respondents shall submit two (21 copies of their Proposal and shall provide clear written notice in the Proposal if there is any intent to take exception to any requirements of the RFP. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to award the contract in a manner deemed to be in its own best interest, price and other factors considered. Perspective bidders shall be required to provide satisfactory evidence of successful completion of work similar to that contained within the RFP to be considered eligible to perform this work. All proposals shall be clearly marked on the outside of the submittal package Proposal - Engineering Services - North W'ater System Booster. Tim Girrbach Director of Public Services t&auo NOTICE OF MEETING DATES FOR THE FOLLOWING GROUPS Barry County Pianning/Zoning Commission will meet on the following dates or at the call of the chair. The meetings start at 7:00 p.m. January 8 & 22. 2007 February 12 & 26. 2007 March 12 & 26. 2007 April 9 & 23.2007 May 14 & 29.2007 June 11 & 25.2007 July 9 & 23.2007 August 13 & 27.2007 September 10 & 24. 2007 October 8 & 22. 2007 November 5 & 26.2007 December 10.2007 Barry County Zoning Board of Appeals will meet on the following dates or at the call of the chair. The meetings start at 7:30 p.m. February 13. 2007 March 13.2007 April 10.2007 May 8.2007 June 12.2007 July 10.2007 August 14.2007 September 11.2007 October 9.2007 November 13.2007 December 11.2007 The meeting room for both groups is in the Community Room of the Courts & Law Building located 220 West Court Street. Hastings. Michigan. The County of Barry will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and senices, such as sign­ ers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meet­ ing. to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry, individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should con­ tact the County of Barry by writing or call the following: MICHAEL BROWN COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR 220 WEST STATE STREET HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (269) 945-1284 RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Z •Kilk ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RLTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday. January 17. 2007. com­ mencing at 7:30 p.m.. at the Rutland Charter Township Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings, Michigan PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered include, in brief, the following: 1. Consideration of an amendment to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Ordinance, Article XX. General Provisions. Section 1042029 entitled Lake or Stream Access and Keyhole Development, to add Section III. 'Notwithstanding the restrictions provided for in Section II of this Ordinance, a sin­ gle-family home owner with lake frontage shall not be precluded from granting docking privileges for one additional boat to a rear-lot property owner who has legally platted and/or deeded access and use of the lake, but does not otherwise haw docking privileges on the lake, providing the granting of such docking privileges does not result in the erection of additional docks.* 2. Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Zoning Ordinance is available and may be examined by the general public at the Rutland Charter Township Hall, during regular business hours and that copies of the Zoning Ordinance and/or Land Use Plan may he examined at said public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves the right to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances and to make its recommendation to the Rutland Charter Township Board accordingly, cither at or following the public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon seven (7) days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the public hearing to individuals with disabilities. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place to take part in the dis­ cussion on the above proposed amendments. 08718768 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Default has occurred tn the conditions of a cer­ tain mortgage made between BRENT L. LRONK (•Mortgagor*) and IONIA COUNTY NATIONAL BANK (-Mortgagee*), dated December 20. 2002 and recorded .'inuary 13. 2003 at Instalment 1095336 (Pages 1-10). Barry County Register ol Deeds. Michigan, on which mortgage there Is claimed to be due. as of November 28. 2006 the sum of Three Hundred Seventy-six Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-nine and 14/100 DOLLARS ($376,829.14), plus per diem interest of $95.04 thereafter. Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained tn said Mortgage and tn the statutes tn such case made and provided. Notice is hereby green that said mort­ gage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises at pubic venue al the East door of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on January 11. 2007 Said mortgaged premises are situated in Lake Odessa, Barry County. Michigan, commonly known as 7797 Woodland Road. Lake Odessa. Mchigan and legally described as: Lots 13. 25. 26 and 27. except the East 15 feet of Lot 27. also Lots 59. 74. 77. 78. 79. 80 and 81. all of the same being in the plat of Innovation Subdivision, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats on Page 21. Also Lot 70 of Innovation Subdivision, according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats on Page 21. except the Southeast 112 feet thereof and also except the portion ol Lot 70 of the Innovation Subdivision lying South of a Westward extension of the boundary line between Lots 74 and 75. as depicted by the survey prepared by Raymond Moored, dated October 26. 1996 Tax ID No 08-015-080-012-00 The redemption period shall be six (P) months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241(a). in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale No suit or proceeding at law has been instituted to recover '.he debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Dated: December 5. 2006 IONIA COUNTY NATIONAL BANK. Mortgage Gary G. Love Charron & Hantsch. P.L.C. Attorneys lor Mortgagee 4949 Plainfield. N.E. Grand Rapids. Ml 49525 (616)363-0300 znoron ROB LN HAWTHORNE. CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (269) 948-2194 Johnson, Blumberg, and Associates, LLC 5955 West Main Street, Suite 18 Kalamazoo Ml, 49009 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAt PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tender ed at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE-Defautt has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by JODY L. WELKER, a single woman, as -giaal Mortgagor, to MORTGAGE ELEC­ TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC. AS NOMINEE FOR INVESTAID CORPORA­ TION. whose address is whose address is 1595 SPRING HILL ROAD 310. VIENNA. VA 22182 as Mortgagee, being a Mortgage dated AUGUST 10. 2004 and recorded on AUGUST 18. 2004 as Document Number 1132608, BARRY County Records, State of Michigan, and assigned to U.S. BANK. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND. A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION, whose address is 205 West 4th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202, by assign­ ment dated MARCH 25. 2005 and recorded on MARCH 28. 2005 in Liber 1143309 Page(s) 1, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THREE THOU­ SAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY DOL­ LARS AND TWENTY FIVE CENTS(S123,390.25), plus interest on the mortgage at 9.35% PERCENT per annum, additional costs, expenses and attorneys fees permitted by the Loan Departments and which are permitted under Michigan law after AUGUST 10. 2004. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, at public sale to the highest bidder at the BARRY COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN HASTINGS. ML at 1:00 O’CLOCK P.M. on JANUARY 18 2007 Said premises are situated in the Village of MIDDLEVILLE County of BARRY, Michigan, and are described as: SITUATED IN VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE. COUNTY OF BARRY. STATE OF MICHIGAN LOT 147 OF MIDDLEVILLE DOWNS NO. 8. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE 97 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless the proper­ ty is determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA § 600 3241a in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of the sale. For more information, please call: (269) 372-4318. Kenneth Johnson. Johnson, Blumberg, and Associates. LLC. 5955 West Main Street, Suite 18. Kalamazoo, Ml 49009 File No.MI-2040 cwro Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MKJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reednded by the foreclosing mortgages. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard Oorian, and Elaine Oomen. as joint tenants, origi­ nal mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated December 27, 2002. and record­ ed on January 3, 2003 in instrument 1094818, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Bank of New York as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on whuJ. mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Six Thousand Five Hundred Nineteen And 42/100 DoHars ($146,519.42), including interest at 8 625% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged prem­ ises. or some part of them, al public vendue, al the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on January 11, 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcel 1 A parcel of land in the northwest fractional 114 of section 7. Town 1 north. Range 9 west, Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Beginning at a point which is located on the south­ easterly line of the plat of Gwin's Grove 17 feet north 61 degrees east of the comer of lots 8 and 9 of said plat, running thence south 26 degrees 40 minutes east 37 feet; thence south 61 degrees west 86.84 feet; thence north 27 degrees 4 minutes west 37 feet; thence north 61 degrees east 86.84 feet to beginning. Except beginning at a point which is located on the southeasterly line of the plat of Gwin's Grove 17 feet north 61 degrees east of the comer of lots 8 and 9 of said plat; thence south 26 degrees *0 minutes east 17 feet; south 61 degrees West 72 feet; thence north 87 degrees 4 .ninutes west 17 feet; thence north 61 degrees east 72 feet to beginning of this excefJtkm. Parcel 2 A parcel of land totaled in section 7, town 1 north, range 9 west, Barry Township. Barry County, Michigan, described as: Beginning at a poirt on t';* easterly line of tot 10, of the plat of Gwinds Grove, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in liber 1 of plats on page 51. distant south 31 degrees 00 minutes west 20.13 from the northeast comer of said tot; thence south 26 degrees 57 min­ utes east 30 feet; thence south 51 degrees 38 min­ utes west 38.73 feet; thence north 48 degrees 02 -«•••«• ntUoO 00 in: ■ <?? minutes west 38 40 feet to a point on the easterly Ime of tot 11 of said plat: thence north 61 degrees 00 minutes east atong the easterly hne of tots 11 and 10 of said plat 51.81 feet to the place of begin­ ning. Parcels All of tot n of the plat of Gmi's Grove, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in fcer 1 of plats on page 51. except a small parcel in the southwesterly comer of said tot described as fol­ tows: Beginning at a point in the southerly fine of said tot 11. 21 feet south 61 degrees west of the southeasterly comer of said tot 11; thence north 42 degrees west 26.5 feet thence south 48 degrees west 25 feet to the westerly line of tot 11; thence southeasterly along the westerly kne to the south­ westerly comer of tot 11; thence north 61 degrees east a*ong the southerly line of lot 11.29 feet to the place of beginning. being situated in the south frac­ tional 1/2 ol the northwest fractional 1/4 of section 7 town 1 north range 9 west. Barry Township. Barry County. Michigan. Also a non-exdusive easement lor ingress and egress to the portion of lot 11 described above over a tnangular parcel off the easterly end of lot 10 of the plat ol Gwin's Grove according to the recorded plat m liber 1. page 51. Barry County Records, more particularly described as: Beginning al a point on the northerly line of tot 11. 10 feet west of the northeast corner c* tot 11; thence east on the northerly line of tot 11, 10 feet, thence North 61 degrees 00 minutes East on the easterly line of tot 10. 50.00 feet tot eh northeast comer of tot 10; thence southwesterly in a straight Uno to the place of beginning. Reserving a non-exdusive driveway easement for ingress and egress to tot 10 of the plat of Gwin's Grove over a rectangular parcel described as fol­ lows: Beginning at the northeast comer of tot 10; thence south 26 minutes 57 seconds east 17 foot; thence south 61 degrees 00 minutes west 20.13 feet; thence north 26 degrees 57 minutes west. 17 feet; thence north 61 degrees 00 minutes east. 20.13 feet to the place of beginning. Also a non-exdusive easement tor purposes of ingress and egress over a parcel of land described as follows. Beginning at a point which is located on the southeasterly line of the plat of Gwin's Grove 17 feet north 61 degrees east of the comer of tote 8 and 9 of said plat, thence south 26 dagnsoo 40 minutes east 17 feet: thence south 61 degrees 72 feet; thence north 27 degrees 4 minutes west 17 feet; thence north 61 degrees east 72 teat begin­ ning The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 800.3241a. in wh.cn case the redemptson period Shali be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: December 14.2006 For more information, please call: FC C 248 593 1301 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 3040G Teieg raph Rd S te 200 B«>'qham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *M7733F01 mm-mo bnc HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Joint City/Township Library Board Applications will be taken to fill a 3-ytar term on the Library Board. They can be obtained by calling or writing the Township Hall. Deadline for return is 4:00 pm December 29. 2006. Hastings Charter Township 885 River Road. Hastings. Ml 49058 _______________________ 269.948.9690________________ 773OAW Hastings Charter Township Schedule of Regular Board Meetings 2007 January 9 February 13 March 13 April 10 May 8 June 12 Joly 10 August 14 September 11 October 9 November13 December11 TIME: 7:00 PM PLACE: Hastings Charter Township Hall 885 River Road Hastings. MI 49058 Ph. 269-948-9690 Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the township clerk at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting. This notice posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act) MCLA41.72a(2)l3) and with the Americans Disabilities Act (ADA). BASEMENT PROFESSIONALS! Baoomunt Waterproofing ftugndhg 1-800-237-2379 �The Hastings Panner - Thursday. December 21. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia salemay ba reeci nded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, If any, ahafl be limit­ ed sotofy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at aate, plua Interoat Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THS ARM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed sotofy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Brain Mutschter. A Single Man. Fee Simple, original mort­ gagors). to Aibon Financial Inc.. Mortgagee, dated November 20. 2003. and recorded on December 3, 2003 in instrument 1118612. and assigned by mesne assignments to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors and/or assigns as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Nine Thousand Forty-Eight And 15/100 Dollars ($59,048.15), including interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the status in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wB be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 18. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 83 and the West 1/2 of Lots 81 and 82 of the plat of Orangeville, according to the Recorded Ptat thereof, as Recorded in Uber 1 of Plats, on Page 14 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shal bo 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: December 21.2006 For more information, please cal: FC X 248.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate S120060F01 MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Zaher AiShMkh. A Married Man and Huda Al-Sheikh. original n-ortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 5.2006. and recorded on February 6.2006 in instrument 1159601. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to US Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust. 2006-2 as assignee by an assignment, cn which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Six And 69/100 Dollars ($253,676.69), including interest at 8.75% per annum. Under the power cf sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wdl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 11, 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot No. 10. Creseni Beach Ptet. Gun Lake Section 6. Orangeville Township. Town 2 North. Rango 10 West. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: December 14, 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC D 248.593 1309 Trott & Trott, P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate f118111F01 mom. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THB FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. THS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. DEFAULT having boon made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by George D. Ctottin. a single man. of 2027 Pray Road. Charlotte, Michigan 48813, to Independent Mortgage Company-South Michigan, a Michigan Corporation, of 2900 West Road. Ste. 100. East Lansing. Michigan 48823. dated December 3, 2004 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on December 8, 2004. in Document Number 1138355. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice, for principal and interest, the sum of SEVENTY TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTEEN AND 72/100 ($72,617.72) DOLLARS, and no proceeoings having been institute to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sate contained in said Mortgage has become operative; Now Therefore, Notice is Hereby Gtean that by virtue of the power of sate contained In said Mortgage and in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, the said Mortgage w« be foreclosed by a sate of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary, at puttee auction, to the highest bidder at the East door of the Barry County Circuit Courthouse, 220 W. State St . Hastings. County of Barry, Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court in and for said County, on Thursday. February 1, 2007, at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon of said day, and said premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with 7.375% percent Interest, tegal coats, attorneys’ fees and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee. Independent Bank - South Michigan, does pay on or prior to the date of said sate; which said premises are described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wrt: Certain property located in Barry County, Michigan and described as commencing at the Northeast comer of section 17. T3N, R7W. running thence South 13 1/3 rods tor a place of beginning -, thence running 10 rods West; thence South 8 rods; thence East <0 rods; thence North 8 rods to the place of begmm.-g, Barry County, Michigan. Property address reference is 54 S. Wolman Rd. Woodland. Michigan 48897. The redemption period shal be six months from the date of said sate, unless determined abandoned In accordance with MCLS 600.3241(a). in which case the redemption period shal bo thirty days from the date of said sate. Dated: November 29. 2006 Independent Mortgage - South Michigan. Mortgagee FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: 989-224-6734 WILLIAM G JACKSON. P.C. Wiliam G Jackson Attorneys for Mortgagee 120 East Walker P.O Box 246 St. John®.. Ml 48879 HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Regular Board Mooting 2007 Budget Hearing December 12,2006 Six Bcara members present. Trustee Bassett absent; Co. Comm. Gibson Approved consent agenda Received Treasurer's report. Closed regular meeting and opened 2007 Budget Hearing: reviewed proposed budget, took public comment. Closed public hearing Adopted 2007 Budget for General Fund and Library Fund Approved zoning request tor Smith on Becker Rd Approved schedule lor 2007 Board meetings. Approved library board ad w/changes Appointed 2007-8 Board of Review members. Amended Budget: Assessor-$200; Ftre Services$200; Drams-$375. Street Lights-$30, Treasurer Capital Outlay-$675; Liorary Fund-$1000. Paid outstanding bills Adjourned at 8:25 p.m. Bonnie L Cruttenden. Clerk Attested to by: Jim Brown. Supervisor 7T*°**SB MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kevin Schultz and Judy Feathers Schultz, husband and wife, to CfoMortgage. Inc. successor by reason of merger with Citi Financial Mortgage Company. Inc . Mortgagee, dated April 22.2003 and recorded June 6, 2003 in Instrument Number 1105906. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Six Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Three and 58/100 Dollars ($196,493.58) including interest at 12.125% per annum Under the power of Mie contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at puttee vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on JANUARY 11. 2007. Said promises are located in the Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Al that certain piece of parcel of land situated and being in the Southwest one-quarter of Section 19. Town 1 North. Rango 7 West, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the South one-quarter post of said Section 19; thence North on the North and South one-quarter line of said Section 350 feet; thence West parallel with the South Rne of said Section to the center of Bascom Crook, also known as Wabauscon Crook; thence Northerly and Northeasterly along the center of Bascom Creak, also known as Wabauscon Crook to the intersection of said North and South onequarter ino; thence South on said North and South one-quarter ine to the place of beginning. The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal bo 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are tanned solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: Docember 14,2006 Ortons Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007-5041 STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF KENT 17TH JUDICIAL ORCUTT FAMILY DIVISION ORDER FOR PUBLICATION ON HEARING STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF KENT 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FAMILY DIVISION TO: HOLLIE REICHLIN In the Matter Of: Marcus REICHUN and Isaiah GREEN Case No : 05-51307-NA-100181101 and 0551308-NA-100181102 Hearing: January 17. 2007 at 900 am. Judge Gardner. 9th Floor. Courtroom 9D An initial and/or supplemental child protective petition has been filed in the above matter. A hear­ ing on the petition wM be conducted by the Court on the date and time stated above in the 17th Judicial Circuit Court. Family Division. Kent County Courthouse. 180 Ottawa NW. Grand Rapids. Michigan. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that you personally appear before the court at the time and place stated above This heanng may result in a temporary or per­ manent toss Of your right to the ctted(ren) Dated: December 15. 2006 G. PATRICK HILLARY JUDGE OF PROBATE °*4’4’4 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. ’«i that event, your damage*. H any, shall ba limit­ ed eotafy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Mark A. Myers and Tanya N. Myers, husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagor(s). to JPMorgan Chase Bank. N.A.. Mortgagee, dated April 29. 2005. and recorded on May 11.2005 in instrument 1146289. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Twelve And 09/100 Dollars ($137,412.09). including interest at 6.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 100 PM, on January 4.2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: That part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 4. Town 2 North, Range 8 West, lying South of the highway running East and West through said 1/4 Section, except therefrom: Commencing at the Southeast comer of said Section 4; thence North on Section line 9.25 Chains to the center of said high­ way; thence North 85 Degrees West along the cen­ ter of said highway 10.37 Chains-, thence South 10.10 Chains to the South Section Ine; thence East on said Section Line 10.34 Chains to place of beginning. Also excepting therefi?m: Commencing at the South 1/4 Post of Section 4. Town 2 North. Range 8 West, thence North along the North-South 1/4 line to the center of Mixer Road; thence East 620 Feet; thence South parallel with ttie North­ South 1/4 line to the South Section line of said Section 4; thence West 620 Feet to place of begin­ ning. The redemption period shal be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: December 7.2006 For more information, please cal: FC 3 248.593.1304 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite f106926F02 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. DEFAULT having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made- by George D. Ctottin. a single man, of 2027 Pray Road. Charlotte. Michigan 48813. to Independent Bank-South Michigan, a Michigan Banking Corporation, of 2900 West Road. Ste 100. East Lansing. Michigan 48823. dated December 3. 2004 and recorded in the office of the Register ol Deeds lor the County of Barry and Stale of Michigan, on December 8. 2004. in Document Number 1138356, on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date ol this notice, lor prin­ cipal and interest, the sum of TWELVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIX AND 93/100 ($12,306.93) DOLLARS, and no proceedings having been insti­ tute to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby the power of sate contained in said Mortgage has become operative; Now Therefore, Notice to Hereby Given that by virtue of the power of sate contained in said Mortgage and In pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, the said Mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the premises therein described or so much thereof as may be necessary, at pubhc auction, to the highest bidder, at the East door of the Barry County Circuit Courthouse. 220 W. State St. Hastings. County of Barry. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court in and tor said County, on Thursday. February 1. 2007. at 1XX) o'clock in the afternoon of said day. and said premises wM be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with 8.5 percent interest, legal costs, attorneys’ fees and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee. Independent Bank - South Michigan, does pay on or prior to the date of said sate; which said premises are described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wit: Certain property located in Barry County. Michigan and described as commencing at the Northeast comer of section 17. T3N. R7W, running thence South 13 1/3 rods tor a place of beginning; thence running 10 rods West; thence South 8 rods; thence East 10 rods; thence North 8 rods to the place ol beginning. Barry County. Michigan. Property address reference is 54 S. Wellman Rd, Woodland. Michigan 48897. The redemption period shal be six months from the date of said sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLS 600.3241(a). in which case the redemption period shal be thirty days from the date of said sale Dated; November 29. 2006 Independent Bank - South Michigan. Mortgagee FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL: 969-224-6734 WILLIAM G JACKSON. P.C. William G Jackson Attorneys for Mortgagee 120 East Walker P.O. Box 246 St. Johns. Ml 48879 r7KB7i Kathryn M. Russell EQBEGLQSUBEJ4QBCE THIS NOTICE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Default has been made m the terms and condi­ tions of a Mortgage made by JERRY L. ROWDEN and KIMBERLY A ROWDEN, husband and wife, of 1725 Rowden Dove. Hastings. Michigan 49058. to SELECT BANK, a Michigan banking corporation, of 60 Monroe Center NW. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503-2916. Mortgagee The Mortgage is dated November 10.1999. and is recorded m the Office of the Register of Deeds lor the County of Barry and State of Mehigan on November 18. 1999. as Instrument number 1038186 The sum claimed to be due and owing on the Mortgage as of the date of this Notice is Fifty-One Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and 89/100ths ($51,621 89) including pnnapal and interest Under the power of sate contained in said Mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that or. Thursday, the 18th day of January. 2007. at 1XX) p.m. in the afternoon, local time, said Mortgage win be foreclosed at a sate at pubke auction to the high­ est bidder at the East door of the Courthouse al 220 W. State Street. Hastings Michigan 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said County), of the premises and land described in the Mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due on the Mortgage, together with interest, tegal costs, and charges and expens­ es. including the attorney toe, and also any sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest. Said promises are situated in Cartton Township. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as fol­ lows: That part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 21. Town 4 North. Range 8 West, Carlton Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the South 1/4 comer of said Section 21. also being the Pont of Beginning; thence Neri* dOWOO* East 66.00 feet along the North-South 1/4 line of said Section 21; also being the centerline of Barber Road; thence North 89*33’15* East 348.95 toet; thence North (XTOOXXT East 374 50 feet, thence North 89*33'15* East 640.80 feet; thence South 00*03'49* East 440.5 toet to a point on the South Hne ol said Section 21; thence South 89*33'15" West 99024 toet >cng said South line to the Point of Beginning. Su’jyrct to Right-of-way for Barber Road Together with and subject to easement for private road des'Tfied as: That part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 2'. Town 4 North, Range 8 West. Carlton Township Barry County. Michigan, described as; Commencing al the South 1/4 comer of said Section 21, also uemg the Point of Beginning; thine© North 00°OC OO'East 66.00 feet along the North-South 1/4 line ol Section 21, also being the centerline of Barbe. Road; thence North 89*33'15" South 68.95 feet; thence South 00*00*00* West 66.00 toet to a point on the South line of said Section 21; thence South 89*33'15* West 568 95 leet along said South hne to the Point of Beginning. PPN: 04-021-450-100-00 Commonly known as 1725 Rowden Drive. Hastings. Michigan. 49058 The redemption period shall be one (1) year from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948 CL 600.3241. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date ot such sate. Psted; December 12.2006 Select Bank, Mortgagee Ingrid A. Jensen. Attorney for Select Bank Clark Hill PLC 200 Ottawa Ave. NW. Suite 500 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aate may be reed nded by the foreclosing mortgagee, tn that event, your damages. If any, shall bo Hmtted sotofy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Delautt has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Ruth Spooistra, a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee for lender and tender’s successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 17, 2004. and recorded on March 31.2004 In instrument 1124480. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Nineteen And 78/100 Dollars ($127,719.78). including interest at 5.75% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on January 18. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Condominium Unit 28 Bay Meadow Condominiums, a Condominium according to the Master Deed recorded November 22.2000, as doc­ ument 1052228 in the Office of Barry County Register of Deed and designated as Barry County Condominium Subdivision Ptan Number 19. togeth­ er with rights in general common elements and lim­ ited common elements as set forth in said Master Deed end as described in Act 59 of Public Acts of 1978. as amended. The redemption period Shan be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated December 21. 2006 For more information, ptease call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Service. 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite f120077F01 Kristen E. Hoel Anomeys at Law Divorce • Custody • Parenting Time Criminal • Bankruptcy • Wills Him/ to rrprnal yourrclj in Court? Hr ecan help with the paperwork! 128 W. Center St.. Haitingi. Ml 491)58 Phone (269) 945-4243 Free Coniuhwon with thn Ad. Expire! January X, 21X16 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made m the conditions of a certain Mortgage executed on June 5 2002. by Mary J. Morrison, a smgte woman, as Mortgagor, to Chemical Bank Shoreline, now known as Chemical Bank, as Mortgagee, and whch mortgage was recorded m the office of the Register of Deeds for Barry County. Michigan on June 12. 2002. m Document No 1082059 (the ■Mortgage'I on which Mortgage there is claimed to be an indebtedness as defined by the Mortgage, due and unpaid m the amount oi Fifteen Thousand One Hundred Twenty One and 52/100 Dollars ($15,121.52). as of the date of this notice, including principal and interest and other costs secured by the Mortgage, no suit or proceeding al tew or in equity having been institut­ ed to recover the debt, or any part of the debt, secured by the Mortgage, and the power of sate m the Mortgage having become operative by reason of the detauii NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday January 11. 2007. at 1XX) o'clock m the afternoon, at the Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry, there wifl be offered tor sate and sold to the highest bidder, at public sate, tor the purpose of satisfying the unpaid amount of the indebtedness due on the Mortgage together with tegal costs and expenses of sate, cer­ tain property located in the City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, described in the Mortgage as fol­ lows: Lot 1. Block 4. RJ Grant's Second Addition, according io the recorded plat thereof m Liber 1 of Plats on page 16. Commonly known as 204 W Grant Street. Hastings. Mk^gan The length of the redemption penod wifi be six (6) months from the date of the sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241(a), in which case the redemption period shal be thirty (30) days from the date of such sate Dated: December 14.2006 Chemical Bank By: Lori L. Purkey. Esq. Miter. Canfield. Paddock and Stone. PLC. 444 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo. Ml 49007 KZL1B528794 1'016594-01666 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a ctobt coMector attempting to col­ lect a (tobL Any Information obtained wilt bo used for this purpoee. If you are In the Military, ptoaee contact our office at the num­ ber listed below MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Betty We.’man, a mamed woman and Mark Wellman to Option One Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, dated November 30,2005 and recorded December 7. 2005 in Instrument # 1157294 Barry County Recunls. kfichigan. Said mortgage was subse­ quently assjg<>ed to: Wells Fargo Bank. NA, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Securities Corporation Ntnitgape Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2006-OPi'’. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at ihe de4* hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Tnree Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars and Two Cents (2100.368.02) i»:luding interest 11% per annum Under the power al sate contained in sax! mort­ gage and the statute in such case ma>> <«nd pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said morigcn« will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged promt: >cs. or some part of them, at public vendue, nt the Burry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 100PM on Thursday. January 4. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township o< Ho^e. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed at: A parcel of land in the East one-haff of Section HI, Town 2 North. Range 9 West, describe*) as Commencing at the Northwest comer of Lof 11 of the Ptat of Sunny Shore Subdivision; thenco North 29 degrees 49 minutes East 33 feet to the center of Keller Road; thence North 60 degrees 12 minutes West in the center of said road 340 feet 9 mches for the place of beginning; thence North 60 degrees 12 minutes West 219 toet; thence Due South 266 toet; thence due East 85 feet; thence North 29 degrees 49 minutes East to the place of beginning. Also, commencing at the Southwest comer of the above described premises; thence due East 85 toet; thence due South to the shore of Guernsey Lake; thence Westerly along the shore ol Guernsey Lake 85 toet. more or less to a point due South of the place of beginning; thence due North to the place of beginning Commonly known as 6251 Keter Rd. Delton Ml 49046 The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: NOVEMBER 20. 2006 Wells Fargo Bank. N.A., as Trustee for the Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Senes 2006-OPT1. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No. 06-59154 Want to get a passport? All kinds of government information are just a click ar call away. FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FED-INFO �Page 12 - Thursday. December 21. 2006 - 1 he Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evenL your damages, If sny, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, phis Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Russell W Burgdorf and Lori R Burgdorf. Husband and Wife, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 16.2005, and record­ ed on December 19.2005 in instrument 1157906, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee under the pooling and Servicing Agreement Series ITF INABS 2005-D as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Tnree And 42/100 Dollars ($102,283.42). including interest at 8.625% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 18. 2007 Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 7 of Block 7 of Kenftekfs Second Addition to the City formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Uber 1 of plats, on page 37 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the oate of such sale. Dated December 21. 2006 For more information, please cafl: FC F 248.593 1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4120369F01 owiwm Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE M ACTIVE MKJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This aate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages. In that evenL your damegee. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bld emount ten­ dered at sate, plus InterosL MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard Winans, and Karen Winans, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 26. 2002, and recorded on September 4. 2002 in instrument 1086779. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is da.merf to te due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Three And 39/100 Dollars ($134,823.39). including interest at 8.625% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some par*. -* them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on January 18.2007. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 19. hunters ridge estates subdivi­ sion, according to the plat thereof as recorded in liber 6. of plats, page 12. Barry county records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: December 21. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 4119678F01 Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 STATE OF MICHIGAN JUDICIAL DISTRICT 5TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY PROBATE ORDER FOR ALTERNATE SERVICE CASE NO. 06-548-CH Court Address 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 Court Telephone. (269) 945-1286 Plaintiff National City Mortgage Service. Co. Plaintiff attorney RANA RAZZAQUE (P67627) TROTT 4TROTT PC. 30400 Telegraph Road. Suite 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 248-723-5073 T&T4066126L02 Eliott v Defendant ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS. OWN­ ERS. HEIRS. DEVISEES. OR ASSIGNEES 7390 Highland Delton, Michigan 49046 In the matter ol Any and all unknown claimants. Owners. Heirs. Devisees or Assignees ‘Complaint Interested parties must file an answer within 28 days with Bt rry Circuit Court of the date of publica­ tion.THE COURT FINDS: 1. Service of process upon defendant Any and all Unknown claimants. Owners. Heirs. Devisees or Assignees cannot reasonably be made as provided in MCR 2.105. and service of process may be made in a manner which is reasonably calculated Io give defendant actual notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard. IT IS ORDERED 2. Service of the summons and complaint and a copy of this order may be made by the following method! s): d. Other: Via publications pursuant to MCR 2.201 (D) per 2.106(0). and also to Stipulation of the Michigan Department of State 3. For each method used, proof of service must be filed promptly with the court Date: 12/12/06 Judge James H Fisher NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE FRASER TREBILCOCK DAVIS & DUNLAP. PC.. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE PLEASE CON­ TACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY A sale of the following property to the highest bid­ der will be hold at 1:00 p.m on Thursday. January 4. 2007. on the east side of the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058: PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF THORNAPPLE. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN, described as: LOT 8. BLOCK 67. BADCOCKS ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF IN LIBER 1 OF PLATS ON PAGE 25 TOGETHER WITH ALL IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED UPON. AFFIXED TO OR LOCATED UPON THE ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY. INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING LOCATED UPON OR TO BE LOCAT­ ED THEREON. WHICH DWELLING IS OR MAY BE A MANUFACTURED HOME. WHICH IS UPON PLACEMENT AND AFFIXATION SHALL BE CON­ CLUSIVELY DEEMED TO BE REAL ESTATE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MANU­ FACTURED HOME IDENTIFIED AS A 28 ’ X 52 2001 REDMAN NEW MOON. SERIAL NO 143T3925 The sale being held to foreclose the mortgage given by Tonya J Reid, a married woman and Mark F. Reid, a married man to Origen Financial. LLC. on Apnl 2. 2001 and recorded on April 9. 2001, in Document 41057786. Barry County Records and subsequently assigned to Bank O-ie a National Association, recorded on July 3, 2002 in Document • 1083228. Barry County Records The amount due on this date is $101,314.14. The redemption wiN be six months unless abandoned. November 30. 2006 Gary C. Rogers Fraser TrebHcock Davis & Dunlap. P.C. 124 West Allegan. Suite 1000 Lansing. Mi 48933 517-377-0628 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. Is ■ debt collector and we are attempt*.g to collect a debt and any Information obtained arid be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Melanie K. Garrett and George D Garrett, wife and husband, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 26.2006 and recorded February 14. 2006 in Instrument Number 1160176. Barry County Records, Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Nine and 35/100 Dollars ($89,909.35) including interest at 10.74% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings tn Barry County, Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on DECEMBER 28. 2006 Said premises are located in the Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as. Lot 12 of A W Phillips Addition to the Village of Nashville according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 1 of Plats on Page 18. except commencing at a point 97 feet East of the Southwest comer of said Lot 12 of A.W. Phillips Addition, thence East 35 feet, thence North 19.5 feet, thence Southwest to a point of beginning, in Town 3 North. Range 7 West. Castleton Township. Barry County. Michigan. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus m»«rest. Dated November 30. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 199 3434 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Steven C. Guy. a single man. to Chase Home Finance LLC.. successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 24. 2002 and recorded November 25. 2002 tn Instrument Number 1092378. Barry County Records. Michigan. There is claimed lo be due al the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Three and 78/100 Dollars ($79,753 78) including interest at 6.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1:00 p.m. on JANUARY 4. 2007. Said premises are located in the City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as The South 2 Rods only of Lot 227 of the City, for­ merly Village of Hastings. County of Barry, and Stale of Michigan, according to the recorded plat thereof. Also. Lot 309 of the City, formerly Village of Hastings, according to the recorded plat thereof. Being the same property conveyed to Steven C Guy by quit claim deed from Sheri Ann Guy. dated March 14. 2000 and recorded in Instrument No 1042170, in the records of Barry County. Michigan. The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sale TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated December 7. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No 310 0604 "***> MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by CHRISTO­ PHER L JONES AND MELINDA L JONES. HUS­ BAND AND WIFE to CREDIT UNION MORTGAGE COMPANY. Mortgagee, dated March 18.2003, and recorded on March 28. 2003 . as Instrument No. 1101209, in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mortgagee to MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COMPANY by an assignment dated March 31. 2006, and recorded on April 11. 2006. as Instrument No. 1162461 in BARRY County Records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of one hundred forty seven thousand six hundred ninty and 55/100 Dollars ($147,690.55). including inter­ est at 6.000% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Al Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml. at 100 PM on December 28. 2006. Satd premises are situated tn TOWNSHIP OF ASSYRIA. BARRY County. Michigan and are desenbed as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH UNE OF SECTION 9. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. DISTANT WEST 395.0 FEET FROM THE NORTH QUARTER POST OF SAID SECTION 9; THENCE SOUTH 24 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 255.49 FEET; THENCE WEST 375 00 FEET. THENCE NORTH 232 0 FEET AT RIGHT ANGLES. THENCE EAST 268 0 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 9 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. DATED: November 30. 2006 Robert A Tremain & Associates, P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue, Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE COMPANY Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte aate may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evenL your damages, If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus InterosL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Shawn M Carter, a single man, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated February 26. 2004. and recorded on March 2. 2004 in instrument 1123024, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee as assignee by an assign­ ment. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Six Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-One And 21/100 Dollars ($96,591.21). including interest at 10.45% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 11. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Commencing 760 feet South from the Northwest comer of Section 20. Town 2 North. Range 7 West, thence South on the section line 700 feet; thence East 397 feet; thence North parallel to the Section line 700 feet; thence West 397 feet to the Place of Beginning The redemption period shall be 12 months from me date of such sale Dated: December 14. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. F.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4065629F03 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Jeffery N. Haight and Stacy M. Haight, a/k/a Stacey M. Haight, husband and wife, to Olympus Mortgage Company, by AMC Mortgage Senrices. Inc., as its attomey-in-fact. Mortgagee, dated February 10. 2004 and recorded February 18.2004 in Instrument Number 1122383. and Re-recorded in Document number 1122694 on February 25. 2004. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc., asset becked pass through certificates. Series 2004-W6 under pooling and servicing agreement dated as of April 1, 2004, without recourse by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Six and 99/100 Dollars ($78.626 99) including interest at 1025% per annum Under the power ol sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1XX) p m. on JANUARY 4. 2007. Said premises are located in the Township of Orangeville, Barry County. Michigan, and are described asThe North one-half of Lot 23, Lapham's Airport Lots, according to the recorded ptat thereof in Liber 3 of Plats, Page 100 and the North one-half of Lot 73. Lapham's Airport Lots No. 2, according to the recorded ptat thereof in Liber 5 ol Plats on Page 87. The redemption period shall be 6 months from trie date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. Dated: December 7.2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys tor Senricer P.O Box 5041 Troy, Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 213.1399 rw> NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry Ccunty Planning Commission will conduct a public ttearir for the fotiowing Speca.' Use Permits: Case Number SP-1-2007 - Dabble Lamat'ce (Owner); Mfchaal Water* (Applicant). Location: 6575 Thomapple Lake Rd., in Section 20 of Castleton TWp. Purpose: Requesting a special use permit tor a dog kennel in the AR zoning district. Case Number SP-2-2007 - Scott A Metente Smith. Location: 974 Bocker Rd., in Section 10 ol Hasting* Twp. Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for a daycare in the AR zoning district. MEETING DATE: January 8th. 2007. TIME: 7 XX) p.m. PLACE: Community Room in the Courts & Law R-jJdmg at 206 West Court St. Hastings. Michigan See inspections of the above described proper­ ties wB be completed by the Planning Commission members before the day of the hearing. Interested person* desiring to present thetr views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing wiO be given the opportunity to be heard al the above men­ tioned time and place. Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820 The special use application(s) is/are available tor public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office, 220 West State Street. Hillings, Michigan 49066 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed between 12-1 p.m.), Monday thru Friday. Please cal the Planning Office al (269) 945­ 1290 for further information. The County of Barry will provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at the meeting to Individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry. Individuals with disabiSties requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown. County Administrator. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49056, (269) 945-1284 Debbie S. Smith. Barry County Clerk FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm ts a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are in the Military, please contact our office at lie number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Joshua J Curtis and Amber A Curtis, Husband and Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. solely as nominee for Intervale Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated December 8, 2005 and recorded December 15. 2005 in Instrument 4 1157724 Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eight Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Five Dollars and Twenty-Seven Cents ($106,645.27) including inter­ est 7.44% per annum. Under the power of sale con­ tained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1O0PM on Thursday. January 18. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Castleton, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at a point on the North hne of Section 21. which ties 145 feet West of the Northeast comer of said Section 21. and running thence Southwesterly 137 feet to a point which lies 166 feet West of the East line of Section 21; thence Northwesterly 130 2 feet more or less to a point which ties 295.16 feet West of the East line of said Section 21; thence North 119 feet to the North Line of said Section 21; thence East 150.161 feet to the point of beginning. Section 21. Town 3 North. Range 7 West Commonly known as 7964 State Road. Nashville Ml 49073 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the dale of such sale Dated DECEMBER 18. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potesttvo & Associates. PC. 611 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester HiHs. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No 06-61029 (HSBC) ASAP4 810910 12/21/2006. 12/28/2006. 01/04/2007. 01/11/2007 <^,4, Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagM. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of th* bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Renee A Bigger, a married person and Randy O Bigger, a married person, original mortgagors), to Cendant Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 29. 2001. and recorded on September 7, 2001 m instrument 1066108, and modified by agreement dated March 1.2003. and recorded on April 7.2004 in instrument 1124889. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum ol Sixty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Four And 48/100 Dollars ($68,844 48). including interest at 7% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sard mortgage wA be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on January 11.2007 Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 21 of Mtddtevffie Downs Addition No. 1 to the Visage of MtodtevBe. according to the recorded ptat thereof as recorded in Liber 5 of Plats on Page 4. Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: December 14. 2006 For more information, please call: FC F 248.563.1313 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4076305F02 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MRJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your demegee. If any, shell be Halitjd aoteiy to the return of the bid emount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Christopher Wicringa and Lisa Wieringa. husband and wife, original mortgagors), to Argent Mortgage Company LLC. Mortgagee, dated May 24, 2005. and recorded on June 13, 2005 in instrument 1147958, in Ba>rv county records. Michigan, and assigned by said t4ongMM to WELLS FARGO BAJ4K. N* ifWRUbT'foR BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS PARK °LACE SECURITIES. INC. ASSL 7 BACKED PASS­ THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERiCS 2005-ACW3 as assignee by an assignment, on which rxxl^age there is claimed to be due at the date *ie>'?ol the sum of One Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand E>jht Hundred Sixty-Seven And 58/100 Do; tars ($148,867.58). including interest a! 9-55% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mxtgage and the statute In such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage unfl be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at tha Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.-00 PM, on December 28. 2006. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 22. Fairview Estates No. 1. according to the ptat thereof as recorded in Liber 6 of Plats, Page 6, Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 montns from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the dale of such sate. Dated: November 30. 2006 For more information, ptease call: FC X 246.593.1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 Fite 4O93972F02 rrwt Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THB FIRM B A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be raadnded by tha foreclosing mortgagee. In that evenL your damages, If sny, shall be limit­ ed aoteiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, pius Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Kendall J. Rees, a single man. original mortgagor(s). to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated February 10. 2006. and recorded on March 15, 2006 in instrument 1161301, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Four And 14/100 Dollars ($219,594.14). including interest at 10 8% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1XX) PM. on December 28. 2006 Said premises are situated m Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: The Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 25. Town 3 North. Range 9 West. Barry County Records The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated November 30. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 246.593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *116709F01 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 21. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 382-8100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in the terms and conditions ol a certain mortgage made by John M Drake and Angelina Drake a/k/a Angelina M. Drake, husband and wife of Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Fifth Third Bank, successor by merger to Old Kent Bank dated the 24th day of November. A.D. 2000. arid recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 26th day of December, A.D. 2000. in Instrument No. 1053255 of oariy Records, on whch mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal of $13,042.10 (Thirteen thousand. Forty Two dollars and Ten cents) pius accrued interest at 11.24% (eleven point two four) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Michigan in such case made and provideo. notice is hereby given that on. the 4th day of January. A.D., 2007, at 1:00 o'clock said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sate at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml, Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described in said mortgage. Which said premises are described as follows: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Orangeville, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and desenbed as follows to wit: A parcel of land in the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1 /4 ui Section 17; beginning at a point on the centerline of Lindsey Road, which lies due West 440.68 feet and South 11 degrees 50 minutes 30 seconds West 901 93 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 17; therce South 11 degrees 50 min­ utes 30 seconds West 224.81 feet; thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds West 619.67 feet; thence North 01 degree 47 minutes 30 seconds West 220.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 51 min­ utes 30 seconds East 672.68 feet to the point of Also assessed as: Beginning 1.320 feet West and South 47 minutes 30 seconds East 47 minutes 30 seconds East 884 80 feet from East 1/4 post Section 17 Town 2 South Range 10 West. North 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds East 672 68 feet. South 11 degrees 50 Minutes 30 seconds West 224.81 feet. South 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 sec­ onds West 619 67 feet. North 1 degree 47 minutes 30 Seconds West to beginning Commonly known as 6702 Lindsey Rd. Tax ID: 08-11-017-047-00 The redemption period Shan be one year from the date of such sate Dated: Decembe. 7. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. LPA By: Michael I. Rich. (P-41938) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weftman. Weinberg & Reis Co . LPA 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR405534610 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Lyle Hill and Linda Hill, husband and wife, to The Cit Group/ Consumer Finance, Inc., Mortgagee, dated November 23. 1998 and recorded December 4, 1998 in Instrument Number 1021795, Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Bank One, National Association, as trustee for the holders of the Mortgage-Backed Pass­ Through Certificates, Series 2001-28 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy Thousand Seventy-Five and 33/100 Dollars ($70,075.33) including interest at 9.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on JANUARY 11,2007. Said premises are located in the Township of Castleton, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southeast one-quar­ ter of Section 19. Town 3 North, Range 7 West, described as: beginning 361.3 feet South of the center of said Section 19; thence South 30 degrees East 290 feet to the Shore of Thomapple Lake; thence Southwesterly along the Shore of Thomapple Lake to the North and South one-quarter line of said Section 19; thence North on the one-quarter line to the place of beginning, except begin­ ning 580 feet South of the center cf said Section 19; thence East 45 feet for the place of beginning; thence West 45 feet; thence South to the Shore of Thomapple Lake; thence Northeasterly along the Lake Shore 111 feet; thence Northwesterly to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS; The foreclos­ ing mortgagee can rescind the sale. In that event, your damages, if any, are limited sole­ ly to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. Dated: December 14. 2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 231 5308 —on Notice Ol Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MIUTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, it any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, p’us interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Betty J Cox a single woman and Larry Schwab and Valerie Diane Schwab husband and wife, original mort­ gagors). to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated May 16. 2005. and recorded on May 27. 2005 in instrument 1147185. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Amenquest Funding II REO sub­ sidiary LLC as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Seven And 21/100 Dollars ($99,647.21). including interest at 6 6% per annum Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings al 1:00 PM. on January 11.2007 Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 34. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE 8 WEST. DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 75 FEET OF THE NORTH 150 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION COMMENCING ON THE BASE LINE IN THE CENTER OF BATTLE CREEK AND HASTINGS STATE ROAD AND RUNNING NORTH ALONG THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD 27 RODS THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE BASE LINE 30 RODS. THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE BATTLE CREEK AND HASTINGS STATE ROAD 27 RODS. THENCE ALONG THE BASE LINE 30 ROOS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING (INCLUDING THE MANUFACTURED HOME SER­ IAL NO MO311992 WHICH HAS BEEN AFFIXED TO THE PROPERTY - AFFIDAVIT RECORDED IN INSTRUMENT NO. 1132162) The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale Deled: December 14. 2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248.593 1300 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #102393F02 THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made m the terms and conditions of a mortgage made by TOOO A. WARNER and CHRISTINA M WARNER f/k/a CHRISTINA M NEWTON husband hnd wife Mortgagors, to MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee, dated March 6. 2003. and recorded on March 12. 2003. as Document No 1099356. Pages 1-16. Barry County Records, and on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT THOU­ SAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY-THREE AND 06/100 ($148,693.06) including interest at 5.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings. Michigan, at 1:00 p.m. on January 18. 2007. Said premises are situated in the Township ol Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of the East 1/ 2 ol the Northwest 1/ 4 of Section 23. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, described as: Commencing at the North 1/ 4 comer of said section; thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 46 seconds West 2641.51 feet along the North-South 1/ 4 line of said section thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds V/est 1050.92 feet to a point which is North 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds East 260 00 leet from the West hne of the East 1/ 2 of the Northwest 1/ 4 of said section and the point of beginning; thence North 00 degrees 01 minutes 53 seconds East 920 00 feet parallel wrth the Wesl line of the East 1/ 2 of the Northwest 1/ 4 of said section; thence north 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds East 220.00 feet; thence South 08 degrees 41 minutes 35 seconds East 718 40 feet; thence South 71 degrees 16 minutes 44 seconds East 330 feet more or toss along said centertine of a creek; thence Southerly 100 feet more or less along said centerline to the East-West 1/ 4 line of said section; thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds West 646 feet more or less along said East-West 1/4 line to the point ol beginning Subject to and together with an easement for ingress, egress, and public utilities over a 66 00 foot wide strip of land the centerline of which is described as: Commencing at the North 1 / 4 comer of said section; thence South 89 degrees 35 min­ utes 08 seconds West 619 62 feet; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 24 seconds West 1153.09 feet, thence South 63 degrees 06 minutes 38 seconds West 104.75 feet; thence South 00 degrees 01 min­ utes 53 seconds West 490.18 feet; thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds West 599 84 feet to the point of ending of sate centertine Commonly known as 1345 Ehse Drive. Hastings Twp . Barry County. Ml 49058 Tax I D 08-08-017-022-10 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from tne date of such sate Dated: December 1.2006 MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee Holzman Rrtter & Leduc. PLLC By: Charles J Holzman Attorney for Mortgagee 28366 Franklin Road Southfield. Michigan 43034 M<on Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, tn that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been rnxte in the conditions of a mortgage made by Anthony Holtmari and Jamie J Holtman. husband and wife, original malgagor(s). to AFS Financial Services. Inc. Mortgagee, dated September 24. 1998. and recorded on October 6. 1998 in instrument 1018935. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to CitiMortgage. Inc successor by reason of merger with CitiFinanaal Mortgage Company. Inc as assignee by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Five Hundred Eighty And 66/100 Dollars (S76.580.66). including interest at 9.65% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and provtoed. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 4. 2007 Said premises are situated in Village of Freeport. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: A parcel in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 14. Town 4 North. Range 8 West, desenbed as: Commencing at the Southeast comer of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 14. for a place of beginning, thence West 177 feet, thence North 200 feet, thence East 177 feet to the center of Chartton Park Road, thence South along the center of said road, 200 leet for the place of beginning Commencing at the North 1/4 comer of Section 14. Town 4 North. Range 8 West. Cartton Township. Barry County. Michigan; thence 90 degrees 00 sec­ onds 00 minutes East 1056 00 feet along the North line of said section thence J'Hith 00 degrees 46 minutes 27 seconds West 1118.47 feet to the point og beginning, thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 03 seconds East 87.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 46 minutes 27 seconds West 200 00 feet, thence South 89 degrees 55 minutes 03 seconds Wesi 87.00 feet, thence North 00 degrees 46 min­ utes 27 seconds East 200.00 feet to the point ol beginning The redemption period shall be 6 monlhs from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: November 30. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michiaan 48025-5822 Fite 4116520F01 NQT1CE OF FORECLOSURE THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT: ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY SER­ VICE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THF NUMBER BELOW. ATTENTION POTENTIAL PURCHASERS AT FORECLOSURE SALE: Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation) may rescind this sate al any time poor to the end ol the redemption period In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited to the return of your bid amount tendered al the sate. plus interest Default having been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Randy W. VanZandt and Denise A. VanZandt. to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation), dated July 17. 1997. and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on July 31. 1997, in Liber 703. Pagels) 658. et seq . on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due as of the date of this Notice the sum of $91,102 76. which amount may or may not be the entire indebtedness owed by Randy W. VanZandt and Denise A. VanZandt. to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation), together with interest at 10.49 percent per annum. NOW THEREFORE. Notice is hereby given that the power of sate contained in sate Mortgage has become operative and that pursuant to that power of sate and MCL 600.3201 et. seq. on January 11. 2007 at 1 00 p.m.. on the East steps of the Circuit Court Building in Hastings. Michigan, thal being the place for holding the Circuit Court and/or lor con­ ducting such foreclosure sates for the County of Barry, there will be offered at pubic sale, the prem­ ises. or some part thereof, described in said Mortgage as follows, to-wit: LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CASTLETON. COUNTY OF BARRY. AND STATE OF MICHIGAN. TO WIT: PARCEL 4 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 29 TOWN 3 NORTH RANGE 7 WEST. DISTANT NOPTH 88 DEGREES 59 50 EAST 892 20 FEET FROM I HE NORTH 1/4 COR­ NER OF SECTION 29; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 59 50" EAST 220 00 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH SECTION LINE. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 14' 20" WEST 450 00 FEET. PAR­ ALLEL WITH THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 29. THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 59' 50* WEST 220 00 FEET THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 14' 20' EAST 450 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be six (6) months from the date of sate unless the property is aban­ doned pursuant to MCL 600.3214a. in which case the redemption penod shall be thirty (30) days from the date of sale or abandonment, if abandonment occurs the sate BRANDT. FISHER ALWARD A ROY. PC Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation) By DONALD A BRANDT (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 1241 E. Eighth Street. P.O Box 5817 Traverse City. Michigan 49696-5817 (231)941-9660 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm Is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose, if you are in the Military, ptease contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by Date D Krueger III and Carne L Krueger. Husband and Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . solely as nominee for Novastar Mortgage. Inc Mortgagee, dated July 21. 2004 and recorded July 27. 2004 in Instrument 9 1131466 and modified by instrument #1153363. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was assigned to Novastar Mortgage. Inc . by assignment dated July 21 2004 and recorded August 25. 2006 in Instrument #1169115 On which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-One Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Eighty Cents ($161,392.80) including interest 9.05% per annum Under the power ol sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that sate mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. January 11. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as That Part of the Northeast One-Quarter of Section 34. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, desenbed as Commencing at the North One-Quarter of said Section; Thence South 00 Degrees 07 Minutes 03 Seconds West 1519.37 Feet along the West line of said Northeast one-quarter to the place of Beginning; thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 30 Seconds East 646.51 Feet; thence South 00 Degrees 07 minutes 03 Seconds West 249.18 feet; thence South 75 degrees 40 minutes 11 seconds West 335.62 feet: thence North 00 degrees 09 min­ utes 29 seconds East 309 97 feet. Thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 30 Seconds West 320.00 feet along the North line of the South 1039.50 feel of said Northeast One-Quarter; thence North 00 Degrees. 07 minutes 03 seconds East 66.0 feet along the West line of sate Northeast one-quarter to the place of beginning Subject to and together with an easement as desenbed in the Easement in the easement description. Commonly known as 3381 Stager. Hastings Ml 49333 The redemption period shall be 12 rro iths from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption penod shall be 3C days from the date of such sate. Dated DECEMBER 12. 2006 Novastar Mortgage. Inc. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestno & Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-60666 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be resand­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be hmited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by James A. Musser AKA James A. Musser Sr. and Shartyn K. Musser, husband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Creve Cocur Mortgage Associates. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated December 11. 2001. and record­ ed on December 20. 2001 in instrument 1072202. and assigned by mesne assignments to Beal Bank SSB as assignee by an assignment, in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Five And 79/100 Dollars ($195.565 79). including interest at 11.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 11. 2007. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: A parcel of Land commencing at the Northeast Comer ol Section 11. Town 3 North. Range 9 West; Thence South 28 Degrees 41 min­ utes 30 Seconds West 933.45; Feet. Thence South 0 Degrees 03 minutes 30 seconds East 937.65 Feet to the place of beginning. Thence South 0 Degrees 03 minutes 30 seconds East 134.5 Feet; Thence South 39 Degrees 33 minutes West 190.3 Feet to the Easterly right-of-way ol West State Road; Thence North 50 Degrees 27 minutes West 200 Feet. Thence North 39 Degrees 33 minutes East 200 Feet; Thence forth 89 Degrees 27 min­ utes East 148 Feet to the place of beginning The redemption period sha'I be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in wh ch case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: December 14, 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #085936F02 THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Joyce Jarman, a single woman, to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 14. 2002 and recorded September 3. 2002 in Liber 6218. Page 742. Barry County Records. Michigan Sato mortgage ts now held by Wells Fargo Bank. N.A., as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation Amortizing Residential Collateral by assignment There ts claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-One and 37/100 Dollars ($67.321.37) tndudmg interest at 10 5% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County Michigan at 1 00 p.m. on JANUARY 4. 2007. Sato premises are located m the Township of Cartton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: • A parcel of land in the Northwest one-quarter ol Section 20. Town 4 North. Range 8 West described as: Beginning at point on the Southeasterly right of way line of M-43 60 feet off the centeri.ne and locat­ ed North 88 degrees 36 minutes 30 seconds E»»st 999.30 feet; thence South 00 degrees 15 minutes 30 seconds East 563.79 teet.1 hence North 54 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds East 28 90 feet from the Northwest comer of said Section 20; thence Northeasterly along a curve to the right 215.00 feet; the great chord of which bears North 54 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds East 215.00 feet; thence South 19 degrees 35 minutes 30 sec­ onds East 244.90 feet, thence South 88 degrees 09 minutes 30 seconds West 250.00 feet; thence North 03 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds West 113.65 feet to the point of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten- Notfce Of Mortgage Forectoeure Bate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte aate may ba rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any. shall be limit­ ed sutety to the return cf the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the condft^ns </ a mortgage made by Cart Andrew Waddle. A Mcrrted Man. origmal mertgagorts). to Mortgage Etechunic Restoration Systems. Inc., as nominee for tender bhd tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee. da>d August 30. 2002. and recorded on September 4. 2002 in instrument 1086810. in Barry county records. Michigan. on which mortgage there is claimed to >e due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Eight Txxueto Eight Hundred Thirty And 94/100 Dolan ($88,100 94). including interest at 6.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case rrutoe ard pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at UM PM on January 18. 2007 Said premises are situated in Village o’ Nashville. Barry County, Michigan, and are described as Lot 4 and the South 1C Feet of Lot 5 of O.A. Phillips Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof in Liber 1 of Plats, on Page 91 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: December 21.2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248.593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #120234F01 _ Thanks to you... 89 families received Christmas food baskets and 204 children received Christmas presents in the Nashville area through Nashville Community Programs. That’s what matters Barry County United Way & Volunteer Center �Page 14 - Thursday. December 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES AS A DEBT COLLECTOR. WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFOR MAT1ON OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 3624100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made tn the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Richard L. Franks and Ruth A. Franks, husband and wife of Barry County, Michigan. Mortgagor lo Fifth Third Bank dated the 28th day of January. A.D. 200o. and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds, tor the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 1st day of March. AD. 2uG3. m instrument No. >142107 of Barry Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, tor principal of $39,919.43 (Thirty Nmo thousand, Nine hundred Nineteen dol­ lars and Forty Throe cents) plus accrued interest at 16.75% (sixteen point seven five) percent per annum And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any port thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of the power of sale contained In said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue of the State of Mictugan in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 4th day of January. AD.. 2007. al 1:00 o'clock said r^lgage wil be fore­ closed by a sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml. Barry County. Michigan, of the premises described m said mortgage Which said premises are described as follows: Ail that certain piece or parcel of land situate m tha Township of Hope, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit: Lot 91 and 92. ROY K CORDES SUBDIVISION NO 1. as recorded in Uber 4 of Plats, Page 49. Barry County Records Commonly known as: 4350 Reynolds Rd. Tax ID; 08-07-270-091-00 The redemption period shall be six months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. Dated: December 7. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO.. LPA By: Michael I. Rich. (P-41938) Attorney for Assignee ot Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Reis Co.. L PA. 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48084 WWR405613861 Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WitJ. BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MMJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte aate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evenL your damages. If any, shall ba limit­ ed sotofy to the return of tho bid amount ten­ dered at stea, ptue Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David C. Culp. Jr. and Brenda S. Culp, hsuband and wife, original mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and lenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated July 27. 2005. and recorded on August 18. 2005 in instrument 1151295. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee lo Dr utsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2005. GSAMP Trust 2005-WMC2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Five Hundred FiftyNine And 30/100 Dollars ($132,559.30). including interest at 8 55% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale ol the mortgaged promises, or some pert of them, at public vendue, at tho Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 18. 2007. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 1259, the City of Hastings, according to the record­ ed plat thereof The redemption period shall be 6 months hum the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shal be 30 days I'cm the date of such sale Dated: December 21.2006 For more information. please cal: FC C 248.593.1301 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 File *120179F01 Notlce Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sole THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTMQ TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This eate may be resdndod by tho fixecto Jtog mortgagee. In that evenL your damages, 3 any, shall bo Umited eotefy totho retun' of tho bld amount ten­ dered st sale, plus InterosL Notlce Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IW ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be reecindcu by tho foroctoelng mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall bo Hr ed sotofy to tho return of tho bld amount ten­ dered et sale, plus InterosL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Ralph L. Carr IV and Tammy A... Carr, husband and wife, original mortgagors), to Wetts Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.. Mortgagee, dated June 18. 2003. and recorded on August 1. 2003 in instrument 1109974, in Barry county records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Three Thousand Two Hundred And 45/100 Dollars ($103,200.45). Jduding interest at 10.625% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part ol them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 100 PM. on December 28. 2006 Said premises are situated in Township of Prairieville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Parcel 2: Commencing al the most Southerly comer of Lot 25 Arnold's Plat thence South 42 Degrees 50 Minutes East 103.34 Feet, thence South 33 Degrees 04 Minutes East. 34.68 Feet to the place of beginning, thence North 75 Degrees 51 Minutes 50 Seconds. East 229 39 Feet, thence South 42 Degrees 54 Minutes East. 40 08 Feet, thence South 33 Degrees 06 Mim-ies East. 52.47 Feet, thence South. 55.0 Feet, thence West. 231.33 Feet, thence North 33 Degrees 04 Minutes West 86.32 Feet to the place of beginning Barry County Records. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a, in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: November 30. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248.593.1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File 4116724F01 MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Gerald R. Collige. a married man and Valerie S. CoWge. his wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee dated January 21. 2004, and recorded on Febmary 4. 2004 in instrument 1121724. in Ba. ry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Eighty-Seven And 86/100 Dollars ($100,087.86). including interest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, nonce ts hereby given that said mortgage wilt be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 16,2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Beginning at the Northwest Comer of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 16. Town 1 North of Range 7 West. Assyria Township. Barry County. Michigan. Running Thence East on the East and West 1/4 Line 16 Rods; Thence South. Parallel with the East Line of Said Section. 20 Rods. Thence West, at Right Angles ParaNel with the South Line of Said Sectton. 16 Rods, to the North and South 1/4 line . Thence North of Said 1/4 line 20 Rods to the Place of Beginning The redemption period shal be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption penal shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated: December 21. 2006 For more infomabon, please call FC X 248.593.1302 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte *095221FO2 Robert A. Tremain A Aseodatea, P.C. Is a debt coltoctor and wo are attempting to coitoct a (Moi ano any inrormouon ocsamoo win do usoo for that purpoas Notice Of Mortgage Forectoeure Sate 7 MIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATIEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgages. In that evenL your (tomages. If any, shall ba MmNsd solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Intsrscrt. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in tho conditions ol a mortgage made by RYAN A LARKIN. A SINGLE MAN INDIVIDUAL to MORT­ GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC , ACTING SOLEY AS A NOMINEE FOR LENDER A LENDER'S SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. LENDER IS PRIORITY MORTGAGE CORPORATION . Mortgagee, dated March 18. 2004, and recorded on April 01. 2004 . as Instrument No. 1124509, in BARRY County Records. Michigan, and assigned by said mort­ gagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof tho sum of one hundred twenty nine thousand seven hundred seventy four and 48/100 Dollars ($129,774.48), including inter­ est at 6.250% per annum With an adjustable rate rider Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wil be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1:00 PM on January 04, 2007. Said premises are situated in TWP OF IRVING. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: PARCEL A-1 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH­ SOUTH ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SECTION 3. TOWN 4 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST 422.09 FEET FROM THE CENTER ONEQUARTER POST OF SECTION 3. THENCE CON­ TINUING SOUTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST 228 86 FEET ALONG SAID ONE-QUARTER LINE; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST 397.35 FEET: THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 48 SECONDS EAST 210 09 FEET. THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 396.96 FEET. PARALLEL WITH THE EAST-WEST ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SEC­ TION 3, TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale. DATED: December 07. 2006 Robert A. Tremain A Associates. P.C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call: (248) 540-7701 Christmas Hastings City Bank PART-TIME TELLER Hastings City Bank, a community bank established Services First Presbyterian Church of Hastings ' in 1886. is dedicated to providing outstanding custurner service. We are currently looking for a Part­ Time Teller to join our team. December 23,2006 We currently have an opening in our Hastings office. I Qualified applicants will have a general aptitude for math. be detailed oriented, and posses« excellent cus- | X tomer relations and sales skills. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has boon made tn the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert Frisbie and Terry Friable, husband and wife, as joint tenants, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 2. 2004. and recorded on January 15, 2004 In instrument 1120773, in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Bank of New York Trust Company NA as successor to JPMorgan Chats Bank N.A. as Trustee as assignee by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date nereof the sum of Two Hundred Twenty­ Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Sorty-Eight And 08/100 Dollars ($228,768.08). mooting Interest at 6.99% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 4. 2007. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That pert of the South 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4, Section 23. Town 3 North. Range 9 West, described as: Beginning at the Center of said Section; thence North 89 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds West 400.00 feet along the South line of said Northwest 1/4; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 01 seconds East 1310 04 feet, thence South 89 degrees 37 minutes 30 seconds East 400.00 leet along the North line of said South 1/2. Northwest 1/4; thence South 00 degrees 00 min­ utes 00 seconds Wes 1308.64 feet along the East line of said Northwest 1/4 to the Place of beginning Subject to highway right of way tor Yeckly Road. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated; December 7.2006 For more information, please call: FC H 248 593 1300 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File *116807F01 December 24,2006 10:00 a.m. Christinas Vigil 7:00 p.m. Family Worship 11:00 p.m. Traditional Worship Apply at the Human Resources Dtpar'menl Hastings City Bank 150 W. Court St. Hastings, MI 19058 EOE/M-F § Please join us. WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael L. Greene, an unmarried man. to Mortgage Investors Corporation. Mortgagee, dated October 12. 1998 and recorded November 13. 1998 m Instrument Number 1020817. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage ts now held by Washington Mutual Bank F A . successor by merg­ er with Fleet Mortgage Corporation. South Carolina. 2001 by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Sixty-Two Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Four and 24/100 Dollars ($62,664.24) including interest at 6.5% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premise:, or some part of them, at public vendus at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan al 1OO p.m. on DECEMBER 28. 2006 Said premises are located tn the Township of Plainwell. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: A parcel desenbed as commencing at the West one-quarter post of Section 31. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, thence East on the one-quarter fine 28 rods and 10 links to land now owned by Rouse, thence South 4 degrees 30 minutes 00 sec­ onds West along the West line of Rouse land 23 rods to center of highway, running from Gul Prairie to Plainwell, thence Northwesterly on center of Highway to the West line ot said Section, thence North on said Sectton line about 187 feet to begin­ ning Except any portion deeded to the State Htfiway commission as evidenced in Uber 280 on Page 168. Also: Commencing at the West one-quarter post of Section 31. Town 1 North. Range 10 West, thence East on the quarter Ime 468.6 feet, thence North 44.27 feet lo the South nght-of-way fine to Cressey Road, thence North 87 degrees 03 min­ utes West along said nght-of-way line 25.19 feet to P.C., thence following a 2 degree curve to the left 183.44 feet to the PT., thence South 89 degrees 08 minutes West 256.8 feet to the West line of Section 31; thence South 44.9 feet to Point of Begir-jng. The redemption period shall be 6 morris from the date of such sale, unless determried aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §60J 3241a. in which case the redemption period sha l te 30 days from the date of such sale. TO 7LL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee an rescind the sale. In that event, your damages. 11 any, are limited solely to the return of the bid amoint ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: November 30. 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No. 362.0640 manto THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DOT. ANY INFORMATION we obtabhhll arustSfowthat wa" POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of s mortgage made by Keith A Beach and Juba A. Beach, husband and wife, to Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated April 21. 2004 and recorded May 28. 2004 in Instrument Nun.ber 1128384. Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage is now held by CitiMortgage. Inc., successor by merger with CitiFmandal Mortgage Company. Inc. by assign­ ment. There is claimed to be due at the date here­ of the sum of Two Hundred Ten Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Five and 92/100 Dollars ($210,955.92) including interest at 6.9% per annum. Under the powor of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County. Michigan at IflO p.m. on JANUARY 11, 2007. Said premises are located in the Township of Johnston. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 15 and 16 of the Plat of Oak Grove, accord­ ing to the plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats, on Page 43: Also that part of Lot 17 of the Ptat of Oak Grove Number 2. according to the plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats, on Page 56. described as: Beginning at point F on the Ptat of Oak Grove, according to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Liber 3 ot Plats on Page 43. running thence North 29 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds East 375 feet to point E on said Plat on the shore of Fine Lake, thence South 88 degrees 49 minutes 00 seconds East 13 67 feel along said shore, thence South 29 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds West 382.3 feet to the North line of County Highway, thence North 58 degrees 12 minutes 00 seconds West 12.05 feet to the point of beginning, all being part of thence on the West one-quarter of Section 30, Town 1 North. Range 8 West Being the same property conveyed to Keith A. and Juba A. Beach, husband and wife by deed dated 02704/1992 and recorded 02/12/1992 in Deed Book 534. Page 815, in the Office of the Recorder of Barry County. Michigan The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can resand the sate In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return ol the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest Dated: December 14. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC. Attorneys tor Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 File No 201.3547 KA. Mueller Accounting • Professional. Economical & Personal TAX & Accounting Services. 5:3(1 p.m. - Chrislmss Vigil J THIS RRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION • 20 Years of Accounting. Tax and Management Experience Working for You ovwwMh 221 South Jefferson. Hastings Phone: (269) 945-3547 www.kamucllcraccounting.com FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt coltoctor attempting to col­ lect a debt Any information obtained win be used for thta purpose, tt you are In the Military, ptooee contact our office ot tho num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Zaher AFsheikh. a married man to Option One Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee. dated September 16. 2005 and recorded September 20. 2005 in Instrument * 1153080 Barry County Records. Michigan. Sato mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loen Trust 2006­ 1 Asset-Backed Certificates. Series 2006-1, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Sevs.Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Eight Dollars and Sixty Three Cents ($187,588 63) including interest 7.55% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m sato mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby grvan that sato mortgage wil be lorectosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. January 4, 2007 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest one-quarter U Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West described as: Beginning at a point of the North line ol said Section 5. which lies 316.41 toet East of the Northwest comer of said Section 5; thence East along Township fine 151.69 toet to England Road; thence South 8 degrees 13 minutes West 111 JO teat along England Road; thence North 68 degrees 13 minutes West 154.51 toet; thence North 8 degrees 13 minutes East 58.67 feet to the place of beginning. Orangvilte Township. Barry County, Michigan. Together with right of way across a strip 5 feet wide between the road and the lagoon on the West stoe of the road, and being the North 5 toet of the South 25 toot of parcel described as: A parcel of land located in the Northwest one-quarter of Section 5. Town 2 North. Range 10 West, described as: Beginning at a point which lies South 06 degrees 13 minutes West 23 feet from the Southwest comer of Lot 1 of tho recorded Twin Shores Plat; thence South 08 degrees 13 minutes West 35 toot; thence North 77 degrees 32 minutes West perpendicular to the South line of said Lot 1 about 30 feet to the water in Gallagher's Channel, thence Northeasterly along the point of beginning. Orangavito Township. Barry County. Michigan. Subject to al restrictions, conditions, easements and limitations of reebrd Commonly known as 3652 England Dr, Shelbyville Ml 49344 Ths redemption period shall be 6 months from L'e daie of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case tie* redemption period shall be 30 days from the date or euch aate. Dated: DECEMBER 4. 2006 WeHs Fargo Bank. NA os Trustee tor Option One Marlgaga 4.oan-.T^% 2906-1» AwM-Backed Certificates. Series 2006-1. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys; Potestivo A Associates. °.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-60215 __ Notice Of Mortgage Foractoaure Seto THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ED TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OF74CE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MUJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte sale may be MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gayle Breitner and Martin Breitner. Wife and Husband, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successors andtor assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 11. 2005. and recorded on August 17, 2005 in instrument 1151273. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wachovia Bank. NA. as Trustee tor the registered holders of Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2005-5 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Eight And 50/100 Dollars ($76,358.50), including interest at 9 5% par annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be lorectosed by a safe of the mortgaged premises, or some part of thorn, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on January 11.2007. Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, arid are described as: A parcel of land m the Southwest 1/4 ot Section 26. Town 3 North. Range 8 Weal, described as; beginning at a point 1554.5 toet West ol the North and South 1/4 line of said section 26. said point of beginning being on the North fine cf State Highway M-79 and said point also being on the Southwest Comer of land previously deeded to school district number 2; lhenoe West along said North line of said Highway M-79. 153 toet: thence North at right angles to said Highway M-79. 130 feet, thence East parallel with said Highway M-79. 153 feet; thence South at right angles to said Highway M-79. 130 leet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned tn accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shal be 30 days from the date of such sato. Dated December 14. 2006 For more information, please cad: FC J 248 593 1311 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Pd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Mich^an 48025 5822 Ale *115920F01 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 21. 2006 - Page 15 D 0 _r ICE^BEAT Banner CLASSIFIEDS CALL... The Hastings BANNER 945-9554 / nt lit nt Muskegon teen arrested for shoplifting Hastings police arrested a 19-ycar-old teen from Muskegon on charges of retail fraud after he was observed Friday put­ ting items in his pocket at the Felpausch Grocery Store. A Hastings officer, who was at the store on an unrelated matter, observed Joseph Woodworth leave the store shortly after midnight after he was observed putting food items in his pocket and failed to pay for them. During the investigation it was also learned that he was wanted or three outstanding warrants for contempt of court. Woodworth was transported and lodged at the Barry County Jail. Car thief apprehended in Hastings Hastings police, after receiving information horn Barry County Sheriff’s deputies on Dec. 17. about a stolen car. located the vehicle and perpetrator in the parking lot of the Hastings Bowling Alley. The vehicle had been reported stolen earlier in the day in Calhoun County by the owner who believed the suspect was her ex-boyfriend. A Hastings officer noticed the vehicle in the parking lot with the suspect behind the wheel and after making a traffic stop placed the man under arrest. Gerald Carpenter. 25. from Hastings, was taken into custody on charges of being in possession of a stolen vehicle and lodged at the Barry County Jail. He is facing an additional charge for driving on a suspended driver's license second offense. Local man arrested for domestic assault $125 AMISH LOG BED w/ queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on roh New $400 - sell $150. (°b9>444-0096 DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43. Hwy., Hastings. Hastings police responded to a domestic disturbance in the 1400 block of South Dibble Street on Dec. 17 to a report of an assault. Responding officers were told that the suspect had arrived home and began arguing with his wife over personal matters when the verbal dispute became physical. Pedro Valdez. 34. of Hastings allegedly assaulted his wife and another family member during the argument and then left the residence on foot. Valdez was located a short time later and was subsequently arrested on charges of domestic assault and lodged at the Barry County Jail. Domestic conflict leads to man’s arrest Hastings police responded to a domestic assault complaint in the 400 block of North Michigan Ave. Dec. 16. The victim told officers that she had left the residence earlier after an argument had ensued, but returned to pick up some personal belongings. After she had returned, the suspect refueled the argument and assaulted her as she attempted to call 911 . Jerry Clark. 40. of Hastings was placed under arrest on charges of domestic assault and lodged at the Barry County Jail. Barry Twp. police officer injured in accident Michigan State Police are investigating a single car accident involving Barry Township police officer Charles West Dec. 18. shortly after 9 p.m. West was responding to a report of a victim in full cardiac arrest when his vehicle left the road. West reportedly suffered a broken arm in the accident. Barry Township Police Chief Mark Kik said he has not seen the accident report, but indicated the police car was totaled in the accident and West has been referred to a specialist to deal with his injury. Christmas ornament theft rash reported Barry County Sheriff Dar l-caf said this week that a number of people have had Christmas ornaments stolen from their yards recently. Sheriff Leaf is asking anyone who has been the victim of this type of theft to contact his office with a descrip­ tion of the stolen items. Sweepstakes letter is latest of scams Another scam is targeting local residents. A company named James Farrell & Company has sent a number of letters informing the recipient he or she is a second category winner on the National Sweeps Stake Draw held June 16. 2006. The letter indicates the company has made sever­ al unsuccessful attempts to contact the winners and informs them they are entitled to the sum of $200,000. payable either by cashier’s check or certified check enclosed with the notice is a check for $4,450. which was allegedly deducted from the win­ nings. The recipient is then instructed to sent $2,950 to cover taxes and gives a fax address to where the money is to be sent via a money gram. The fax address is the address of James Farrell & Company in Seartie. RT NEWS" ’---------- • Ronald Lee Aspinall. 25. of Hastings was sentenced Dec. 13 to serve from concurrent sentences of 17 months to 120 months in prison for his probation violation conviction Aug. 10. Aspinall was sentenced to probation in 2003 for three school break-ins in Hastings Bany County Circuit Judge James Ftsher also ordered Aspinall to pay all previously imposed court assess­ ments. • Nicholas Jordan Wilson. 22. of Battle Creek, was sentenced Nov. 29 to serve 60 months probation and 12 months in jail for his Nov. 8 conviction on second degree home invasion. Wilson was given credit for 106 days time served. He was ordered by Judge James Fisher to participate in cognitive behav­ ior therapy and substance abuse counseling while in jail and to report to the Barry County Adult Drug Court program upon his release. He must also wear a wrist monitor upon his release and observe a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. Aspinall was ordered to pay court costs of $250. restitution of $8,012.05. a probation fee of $480 and a drug court fee of $200. Wilson was arrested In August and convicted on three separate counts of home invasion in Assyria Township. • James Arthur Schmidt, 44, of Baltic Cree, was sentenced by Judge Fisher on December 14 to serve 36 months probation and 60 days in jail for his Nov. 22 conviction on delivery/manufacture of a controlled substance. Schmidt’s drivers license was also suspended for six months, lo be restricted after 30 days. Schmidt was fined $1,000, ordered to pay court costs of $1,100, a probation fee of $750 and a drug court fee of $200. The balance of his jail time may be suspended upon payment of $2,120 by Dec. 22 or he must report to the jail at that time. When he is released from jail. Schmidt was ordered to wear a wrist monitor. • Becky Sue Schneider. 57, of Centerville, was sentenced Dec. 14 to serve 12 months probation and nine months in jail for her Nov. 22 conviction of negligent homicide. Schneider was convicted for her role in a traffic accident that resulted in die death of Tammy Fluff in October in Maple Grove Township when Schneider fell asleep at the wheel of her vehicle and swerved into the path of Fluff’s vehicle. Schneider was also ordered to pay a fine of $1.000. court costs of $500 and a probation fee of $480. Judge Fisher ruled the balance of her jail tune may be sus­ pended upon successful completion of probation and 100 hours of community service. Barry County Drug Court program effectiveness wins national notice by Jon Gambee The study also concluded that the program had saved the Staff Writer A national study commissioned by the Michigan Supreme Court has concluded that the Barry County Adult Drug Court, community more than $350,000 in taxpayer costs over the two which was started by the Circuit Court in 2001. is significantly of the study. “I was alarmed by the high numbers of repeat drunk drivers reducing substance abuse and crime in the area, while also sav­ ing local taxpayers money. Spearheaded by Circuit Court Judge James Fisher, the Barry County Adult Drug Court is now recognized as one of the most effective in the nation. The study, conducted by NPC Research in Portland. Ore- years the research was compiled. Judge Fisher said recently that he is pleased with the results who came before me and frustrated by the lack of success we had in helping these offenders change their lives.” Judge Fisher said. “I saw the same pattern of repealed failure among nonvio­ YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy„ Hastings. DO YOU WANT QUALITY PRINTING at affordable prices? Call J-Ad Graphics at (269)945-9554. YOU WANT QUALITY at affordable prices when you buy printing. Call J-Ad Graphics for everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, 28X56 MOBILE HOME: park setting, Hastings schools. $35,500. Call for ap­ pointment, (269)948-5793. 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Call J-Ad Graphics fcr everything from business cards and brochures to newspapers and catalogs. Phone (269)945-9554 or stop in at 1351 N. M-43 Hwy, Hastings. �Page 16 - Thursday. December 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice 01 Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFIC E AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the forecioeing mortgagee. In that evenL your damages, H any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael Grover and Mary Grover, husband and wife, ongmal mortgagor(s), to Option One Mortgage Coporalton. a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated March 28. ?«06. and recorded on March 29. 2006 in instrument 1161912. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed lo be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-One And 91/100 Dollars (S81.841.91). indudmg interest at 10 6% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse io Hastings at 1D0 PM. on January 11. 2007. Said premises are situated in ot Nashville, Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Commencing 159 leet East of the Nortbeast Comer of Lot 12 of Block 7 of Aiansor W. Philips addition to the Village of Nashville, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof, for a Piace of Beginning: thence running South 12 rods, thence East 6 rods; thence North 12 rods; thence West 6 rods to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date ol such sale Dated December 14.2006 For more information, please call FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trod, P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. MicNgan 48025-5822 Frte*117698F01 Notice Ol Mortgage Foractoaure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sato may bo rescinded by the tocecioeing mortgegee. In that evarrt, your damages, H any, shall be limit­ ed sotofy to tho return of the bid amount tendared ot eale, pfus InterosL MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions ol a mortgage <nade by Timothy S. Case and Kristina L Case husband and wife, orig­ inal mortgagors). to National City Mortgage Services Co. Mortgagee, dated March 12. 2004. and recorded on March 18. 2004 in instrument 1123792. and assigned by said Mortgagee to National City Mortgage Co. as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the Jate hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Free And 40/100 Dollars ($125,795.40). including interest at 5.75% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage w« be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on January 11. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Northwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 33. Tovm 2 North. Range 10 west. Orangeville Township. Barry County. Michigan, desenbed as: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the North 1/2 of the said Northwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 33; (hence South 330 feet *o the place ol beginning: thence East approximate y 1320 feat; thence South 190 feet; thence West approximately 1320 feat; thence North 190 feet to the piace of beginning. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sate. Dated: December 14. 2006 For more information, ptease cafl: FC F 248.593.1313 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Senncet 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite 9118825F01 COURT, continued from previous page--------------------------------was confident before the study was commis­ sioned that the results would show the adult Drug court participants showed a cost sav­ ings of more than $3,000 per participant over drug court program was a more successful way to curtail the substance abuse problem in the 24 month period. With a total of 108 par­ ticipants, that resulted in a total cost saving of Barry County. “I am elated that this report confirms whet $353,160. bation officer John Reed for their hard work on this program." he said. Judge Fisher said the success of the pro­ gram is due to the efforts of a number of peo­ Drug court sessions are held in the circuit courtroom on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. and ple. Thursdays at 11 im. and are open to the pub­ “1 want to recognize the efforts of our drug court team, director Jeff Westra. probation lic. I have known for a long time." Fisher said. "This program is very effective in addressing the problem of substance abuse in our com­ munity. and it has the unique characteristic of allowing our community to do the right thing agents Sandra Miller and Jim Westra. thera­ pist Connie Fast, defense attorney Thomas Dutcher, therapist Kori Zimmerman and pro­ to help people with these problems, while making our community safer and saving tax dollars." Fisher said the program is funded by state and federal grants up to this year, but eventu­ ally the county commissioners will have to decide whether the $200,000 annual cost of the program is a worthwhile investment. "We thought the county was going to have to pay about 75 percent of the cost for the 2006-2007 fiscal year, but in September we were awarded an extra $150,000 Justice Assisucce Grant by the state,” Fisher said. "This, along with our $40,000 Michigan Drug Court Grant, guarantees the program will continue until October. 2007, without any substantial cost to Barry County. “At some point the county will have to assume some of the cost.” he said. “This report should give them the information they need to make an informed decision." The report, released in September, stated “...the Barry County Adult Drug Court has emerged as a powerful force in the communi­ ty in cornbating increasing jail and prison populations as well as social and public health problems stemming from a variety of sub­ stance abuse issues." NPC Research identified sample partici­ pants who entered the Bar.y County Adult Drug Court from the implementation of the program in July 2001. The comparison group was taken from two sources, those individuals who were eligible for drug court at the time of implementation, but whom could not be admitted into the program due to capacity issues and individuals arrested on a drug court eligible charge during the study period but where received traditional court processing for a variety of reasons (for example, failure to be referred, inability to meet program requirements, unwillingness to participate, or Pet of the week those receiving a better “deal). Both the participant group and the compar­ ison group were examined through existing administrative databases for a period of up to 24 months. The two groups were matched in As a local independent agent, we can help you design a program just right for you. 10-Year, 20-Year and 30-Year Term policies offer many options including mortgage payments if you become disabled. Safe.Sound.Secure* insurance protection from Auto-Owners Life Insurance Company. areas such as age, gepder. ethnicity, history of prior drug and alcohol use and criminal histo­ ry‘‘ The results of the study showed conclu­ sively that participants in the drug court pro­ gram showed less drug use than the compari­ son group, displayed a lesser degree of recidi­ vism and the taxpayer savings (including fewer re-arrests, less probation time and fewer new court cases) was substantial. TRUMBLE AGENCY 178 S. Main • Vermontville • (517) 726-0580 225 N. Main • Nashville • (517) 852-9680 Wilder’s... “The Hometown Boys” We apologize for not being competitive. However, we REFUSE TO RAISE our prices to become competitive! During the time the study was compiled, Regular office hours are 830 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office to drug court participants were re-arrested less than half as often as comparison group mem­ closed from 1130 a.m. until 1230 p.m. for lunch. Animal control is open on Saturday bers who were eligible for drug court but did Monday through Friday and at 1130 a.m. on Saturday, ft is closed during lunch hours not attend. Graduates were re-arrested approximately a third as often as the compar­ as well. Anyone with a lost pet should visit animal control every four days because pets ison group. In fact, for the first 21 months after pro­ cannot be identified over the telephone. Dog licenses are available via mail or in person only at the Animal Control office. gram entry, drug court graduates did not com­ mit any new offenses at all. Dog licenses are no longer available at the Barry County Treasurer's office. For infor­ In addition, in the 24 months following from 9 a m until noon. The kennel area opens at 9 a.m. and doses at 4:30 p.m. mation call 948-4885. Staff at animal control remind area residents to call the sheriff's department if there drug court participants was quite low. Only 4 is an animal control emergency on the days the office is closed. Also do not drop off pets in the outdoor pen on the days animal control is closed. It is much better If ani­ percent of the graduates and 26 percent of all mals can be dropped off during business hours. These animals can be adopted much drug court participants were re-arrested, while 50 percent of the comparison group more quickly and do not suffer the stress ol being left outside in the cage outdoors. Animals that are kept outdoors should always have fresh food and water. Please were re-arrested during the same time period. remember to give animals warm, dry shelter now that the weather is getting colder. entry into the program, the recidivism rate for 2 2 JEE ARSJ) EJG1MI NG_TH E BEST*F0k lESSi These orange tabby kittens are friendly and ready tor adoption at Barry County Animal Control. There always are many healthy, friendly long- and chort-haired cats and kittens ready for adoption. There are a Siamese cat and three ether fully grown and spayed/neutered cats ready lor adoption at the shelter. Dogs available for adoption are a spayed female beagle/husky mix, a female Labrador retriewy mix, two tamale beagle mixes, a spayed female blue heeler, a female hound mix. a i.-ale Australian cattle dog. a male beagleihound mix, two young adult male beagles, a spayed let tale jeagle. a neutered male beaglelhound mix, a male Belgian Tervuren and a female black Labrador retriever. To keep the cost of pet adoption low, ask the staff at Barry County Animal Control about low cost spay and neuter programs. C-snip, a non-profit clinic in Grand Rapids, offers low cost spay and neuter. For information on adopting a pet call Animal Control at 948-4885 or visit durttg open hours. Animal control is located at 540 N. Industrial Drive. Please remember to spay and neuter pets to keep down the unwanted animal popu­ lation. Please remember to keep pets away from Christmas trees and decorations as these may be dangerous to animals. Remember animals consider these things toys, .* and crate your animals when you leave them home alone to prevent them from destroying things. Also, remember pets do not make good gifts. Do not put pets in boxes and wrap Barry County's them up. as this is dangerous to the pet. Barry County Animal Control is always in need of volunteers to walk and play with most affordable dogs and puppies. For more information, call 948-4885. fawning senna WANT TO CHANGt YOUt ADOMSS? PUBLIC NOTICE PROPOSED STATE A FEDERAL SECTION S311 APPLICATION FOR OPERATING A CAPITAL ASSISTANCE WANT WfATMB FOtf CASTS? Want to know where to get all this information? Thank you for making us the largest volume tire and repair facility in Barry County! “ Wilder’s Tire & Auto Service 818 E. Clinton St.. Hastings 269-948-2192 From snxtent loons to Social Secure beneU to buying surplus government property. □11 kinds ol government inlocmahon ore just o ckk o» coll away FlRSTGOVgov 1 (800) FED INFO All citizens are advised that Barry County Transit has prepared an application for State of Michigan finan­ cial assistance for fiscal year 2008. as required under Act 51 of the public acts of 1951. as amended, and for Federal Section 5311 assistance as required under the Federal Transit Act. as amended. Barry County Transit is requesting $315,007.00 in Slate operating assistance for general public transit services; $122349.00 in Federal Section 5311 operating assistance; and $155,000.00 for one (1) replace­ ment vehicle, computers and related equipment, communication equipment, and maintenance equipment. The applications are on file with the Barry County Clerk. 220 West State Street. Hastings Michigan 49058. and may be reviewed during a 30 day period (December 21.2006 to January 20. 2007) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Written comments regarding the application and/or written requests for a public hearing to review the application must be received by January 20, 2007. If a hearing is requested, .notice of the scheduled date, time and location will be provided at least ten (10) days in advance. Submittals should be mailed to Barry County Transit. 1216 West State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058. �Thu Hastings Banrw - llortdby. December 21, 2006 - Page 17 Know Your Hastings Schools... Students show holiday spirit by Carl Schoesscl, Interim Superintendent second- and third-graders collected socks for Tito" campaign, collected blankets for United children at a military hospital in Afghanistan, Way. and served at the Commission on During this holiday season, the students and staff members of the Hastings Area and fourth-graders collected pet food and sup­ plies for the Barry County Humane Society Aging's volunteer luncheon. Also at the high school, the secretaries and paraprofessionals School System have been very involved and creative to help those in need, not only in the Shelter while also raising funds for the Heifer arc making a donation to Barry Community Hospice instead of giving presents lo each local community, but even across the countrv and around the world! Locally, the schools have "adopted" many families, helping them to matching funds given by David Seidl, a local veterinarian. to be able to enjoy this time of year. by students and staff are the Arthritis Foundation which benefited from Pleasantview School fifth-graders have adopted a family bringing Christmas presents This blue fronted Amazon parrot was one of five animals Denise Hutchins brought to Southeastern Elementary School from Binder Park Zoo Friday, Dec. 15. The parrot repeated certain sounds Hutchins made, and waved to the students. They also saw a blue tongued skink (a lizard), a Rococo toad, a Fennec fox and a ball python. Southeastern kids see exotic animals International Project, donating S670.t thanks Other charitable organizations supported other. Other examples of our student's charitable efforts at this time of year arc the high school's student council project of sending letters to soldiers stationed overseas and and clothes for the family members, and the Northeastern School's "Snowman Shuffle" and "Jingle Bell Run/Walk" in honor of for­ Southeastern School staff members are doing the same for one of the families in that school. mer Principal Mary Youngs, while the Star School Student Council raised $987.85 for Northeastern School students teamed with their business partner. Flexfab, to adopt one the Muscular Dystrophy Association through Whether through donations of basic neces­ sities to local families, helping with national a "penny war" between the classes. At Central School, fifth grade students charity projects, or having our music students bring joyful smiles to children of all ages with provided gifts and goods for a second family. The High School Student Council is sponsor­ operated a Christmas Store selling items their holiday performances, the students and donated by Central's families and staff mem­ ing a family through Love. Inc. and the staff members of the Hastings Area Schools have tried to make this a very Merry Middle School also is working through ! ove bers. with proceeds going to Green Gables. Students in the High School's community and other area organizations to adopt 14 fam­ service class have supported the "Toys for family, while the Northeastern staff members Northeastern School fifth-graders arranging to donate 100 books to schools in need of such basic supplies. Christmas for others! ilies. Providing food is another way the schools arc helping people in the community. The Middle School has been able to purchase 32 turkeys for the local Fresh Food Initiative in cooperation with the United Way. Central Schoo) sponsored a "Kids Care" holiday food drive for the food pantry at the First United Methodist Church and to donate to Love. Inc., and Northeastern School conducted a food drive for Love, as did Southeastern School, where the students collected 600 canned and packaged food items. Pleasantview School students and staff worked with the Johnstown Fire Department to provide Thanksgiving baskets to three fam­ ilies, and the school's student council and Parent-Teacher Organization gave Christmas baskets to another three families. Star School’s student council collected food and household items for four families at Thanksgiving, and the high school's student council used a unique approach to collect food, incorporating the holiday theme in a "Carols for Cans" food drive. Other ways of helping those in need have Southeastern Elementary School students hold objects showing the distinct char­ been a mitten drive conducted by the high acteristics of amphibians. Denise Hutchins from B nder Park Zoo talked to the stu­ school's Business Professionals of America -urdenl club, .the'.Ml ,scii#l.lq|qiw..Qih dents about the differences between teh» amphibians, reptiles, birdwnd mammals. (sponsored jointly with Rotary ) did a canned food drive . took five elementary students BASKETBALL YMCA of Barry County's Adult Basketball League Standings A League Gouloozc-Wireless...................................... 2-0 Advantage Drain ........................................ I-I Rousch Cafe.................................................. 1-2 Aquatic Expression .................................... 1-2 Blairs Landscaping .................................... 1-2 shopping and gave money to them so the) could buy presents for their family members, NE kids learn about healthy choices and an auction was conducted at the high Therese Maupin-Moore of Barry County Substance Abuse Council talks to ‘hird- school staffs Christinas party, raising $710 to graders Nick Baum and Kaetlynne Teunnessen in Dolores Garland’s Northeastern help students in need buy clothes, medicine, Elementary School classroom. Students were taught to make healthy choices in the and personal items. areas of tobacco and drug use. taking the correct medications, and exercise in her In's At Central School, a student clothes closet skills classes. Maupin-Moore will visit all third grade classrooms in the district. is available to help students who are in need. B League Kent Oil/Barry Auto ................................. 3-0 Brian’s Tire ................................................. 2-0 Drill Team .................................................... 1-2 Go Go Auto Parts ......................................0-2 Flexfab...........................................................0-2 7145 S. Division Ave (616) you think? The Largest INDOOR Showroom In the State... Sava Thousand^ with Barry County 5th Drslnct Commissioner Mike Callton Protect Wetlands or Property Rights? Denise Hutchins from Binder Park Zoo SPORTING COLORS holds a Rocoso toad at Southeastern Elementary School Friday, Dec. 15. The toad was one of five animals the students got to see. Dear Friends & Fellow Community Members: © Bring your special event The successful communities of me future w* be recognized nor tar ter person lor al me retafronshes and Warrwrg eipenences Oounl tawgoIts.OWSfrdarc "” their problems but Iha* soufrOitsMf" I tar* forward to the future and me wrtb my rctramert I •*dreams h««l tuMment tomorrows morttrc »ofthe tnenrsh® from Barry Court, «* ™ *x » «• Thar* you Barry County lor your mougrtlmness 4 tnerOsraps' photos to us for quality, I professional w processing. J-Ad Graphics PRINTING PLUS Bea wishes lor continued success' My woefrw* n Barry County fras a valuer!more pan Iolam I mygrateTuHor cwwl I cam 0* a lane in my fkawen 1 *• eryoyeo take a great deal of pleasure ail the smil es, han dshakes ano arc opportunity to have ms«ncommunity .«tmety made me a berarteracK trccause aw has been such a sharing commumty Merry Chrismtas to you & yours, and may God richly bless Barry County in the new year 2007. —— T This spring the Barry County Planning Board will work on a wetlands ordi­ nance. This process will attempt to find common ground between environ­ mental activists and properly nghts advocates. On the environmentalists' side of the issue there are several organizations in­ volved. The Barry Conserva­ tion District, the Four Town­ ships Water Resource Coun­ cil and the Natural Resour­ ces Action Team (NRAT). They want to protect our wetlands, wildlife and water Health Department maps ot the county show vast areas of groundwater contamina­ tion and many of our lakes have become polluted. On NRAT's website, they mention a desire to focus energy on the Barry County Master Plan. A member of NRAT. Don Drummond, visit­ ed a Maple Grove township meeting and stated that NRAT was interested in the wetlands ordinance process, and not the outcome Th s left some at the meeting scratching their heads. Another member of NRAT is Jim McManus. Barry County Planning Director. l Mr. McManus has stated that a wetlands focus group came to a consensus to de­ velop a county wetlands or­ dinance. Several members al that focus group felt that no such consenses was reached Jim McManus thinks that a wetlands ordi­ nance wHuld likely involve the protection of wetlands above two acres. This would be stricter than state and federal regulations and would be the first county wetlands ordinance in the state On the other side of the issue is land owners that donl want to lose their prop­ erty nghts without consent or payment Maple Grove's Charlie Reid has ap­ proached the county com­ missioners with concerns he has with the wetland ordi­ nance process I need your thoughts on the development of a wet­ lands ordinance What is more important lo you. pre­ lecting our wetlands, or pro­ tecting our property nghts? Tell me what you think? P0 Box 676. Nashville. Ml 49073 michaekaHtonlBl ©hotnwt.com IW tar by Or. Mik. Callton. 0C. Barry County Sih Orcinol CommiMtarrcr I Present this ad to earn an ADDITIONAL $200 IN _____ ACCESSORIES wttpKbN. t • Two Real FMate Agents u pricing together lo get your home marketed right' • Free Consulation w ith a decorator to get your home "Deaigncd To Seif' • Two Multiple Luting Services (MLS) - We arc members ofthe Kalar.uzoo and the Grand Rapid* MLS that translates into more Realtors and buyers seeing your home* �Page 18 - Thursday. December 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner (Affing fAtfractions ■ EXHIBITS • Lines of Discovery: 225 Years of American Drawings at the KIA presents nearly 150 works on paper on loan from the Columbus (GA) Museum that traces America's evolution as a nation. Includes works by some of the nation's greatest artists from the last 100 years. The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is located at 314 S. Park Street. Call (269) 349-7775 or kiarts.org for more information. Through December 31. • The Eames Lounge Chair. An Icon of Modem Design will be featured at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. The Eames Lounge Chair became an icon of 20th century design almost immediately after its conception in 1955 and introduction to the public in 1956. The epitome of both modernist style and luxurious comfort, the leather-upholstered, rosewood-veneered chair and matching ottoman represent the culmination of Charles and Ray Eames' experimentation in molded plywood. The exhibition, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the chair, includes selections of molded wood prototypes produced by the Eameses in the 1940s along with molded plywood sculpture by Ray Eames from the Library of Congress complement the three-dimensional studies. An "exploded” version of the chair and blowups of period photographs dramatize how it was manufactured and assembled. Museum hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 am5 pm, Friday 10 am-8:30 pm, Saturday 10 am5 pm and Sunday noon-5 pm, dosed Mondays. Adult admission is $7, seniors and students $6, children 6-17 $3. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through Dec 31. • Magdalena Abakanowicz: The Drawings at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Magdalena is known throughout the world for her sculpture, but you'll be stunned by her extraordinarily powerful drawings. Approximately 50 drawings by the great Polish artist will be displayed, many of them for the first time. Following its debut at Meijer Gardens, the exhibition will begin a national tour. Hours are Monday and Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. Adult admission is $12, students and seniors $9. children (5-13) $6, children (3-4) $4, children (2 and under) free. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit wwwmeijergardens.org. Through Dec 31. • Christinas Around the World & Holiday Traditions at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Christmas Around the World and Holiday Traditions is perhaps the most magical time at the Meijer Gardens! It’s a world transformed with the glow of 300,000 lights, over 40 captivating inh*mationa) trees and displays, strolling carolers and horse-drawn carriage rides. The exhibit is at its most beautiful at night and features luminary-lit walkways, star-lit carriage rides, holiday entertainment, children's and family activities, Santa, holiday treats and Taste of the Gardens Caft? specials. Hours are Monday and WednesdaySaturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, and Sunday Noon to 5 pm. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Through Jan 7. • Robert Rauschenberg, Artist-Citizen: Posters for a Better World will present 17 posters from between 1969-1996 featuring the socially and politically-themed works which often use collages elements of American icons such as the flag, NASA astronauts, the Kennedys, Janis Joplin, Martin Luther King and others. An exhibition reception and gallery ‘alk will take place Friday, November 10 from 7-9 pm. at the Center Art Gallery at the Calvin College Spoelhof Center. The show runs through January 2.0. State Grounds Coftee House this Saturday evening beginning at 8 pm. The musical event features five Michigan singers, songwriters and guitarists performing live in dowmtown Hastings. Each artist will perform one original holiday song and one traditional seasonal selection as well. Featured artists include Jack Anderson. Hank Butler. Mike Madill, Perry McDonald and Ed Englerth. No cover charge though tips to the musicians would be appre­ ciated. Saturday, December 23. • Friday Nights at GRAM: The Benje Daneman Group from 5-8:30 pm at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Admission to all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, is $3 5 pm (free to members) Live bands play from 630-8:15 PM. Light fare and a cash bar available. 5-6 pm. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. December 23. • The Verve Pipe with special guest Papa Vegas and 256 at The Intersection, 133 Grandville SW, Grand Rapids. Ages 18 and over welcome. Tickets are $15 in advance. Doors open at 8 pm, 830 pm show. For more info see www.sectionlive.com. Saturday, December 23. • Mustard Plug will present a Holiday Ska Spectacular at The Intersection in Grand Rapids with special guests Deals Gone Bad, The Flatliners, The Offbeats and Shoelace. All ages welcome. $10 in advance. Doors open at 6 pm, 6:15 pm show. Tuesday, December 26. MISCELLANEOUS • Christmas on the Grand is an annual display of Christmas trees and holiday quilts at the Gerald R. Ford Museum. Hours are from 9 am-5 pm. Closed Christmas Day and New Years Day. Adult admission is $7, senion (62+) $6, youth (6-18) $3, 5 and under free. This year many organizations, some of the trees will be decorated with handmade ornaments from various children's groups. As always, beautiful hand stitched quilts will be displayed throughout the lobby adding a festive backdrop to the trees. Military, College and Group discounts upon request. For more information call (616) 254-0400 or visit www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov or email ford.museum4Pnara.gov. Through Jan 7. • Swing Dance at the Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at 730 p.m. and the dance will take place afterward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casual. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Line dancing & social dancing les­ son & practice from 1-2 pm is $5 per person. Dances take place from 2-5 pm with Swing Masters band. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner necessary. All abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317­ 2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. • Dance to Life at Eumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-830 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. MUSIC THEATRE performs the beloved Tchaikovsky score du: mg eleven enchanting performances. Performances are Friday 730 pm, Saturday 2 pm & 730 pm, Sunday 2 pm. Tickets range from $15-550. For group tickets, call The Ballet: (616) 454-4771 xlO. For more information call (616) 456-3333 or visit www.grballet.com. December 15-17 & Dec 20­ 23. • Blues Christmas will be perform by "Mr. Blues," Duane Hagen, at the State Grounds Coffee House in downtown Hastings. The evening begins with Mr Hagen performing on the Holly Trolley starting at 6 pm. Rides begin in front of the courthouse on State Street and last 20 minutes. Rides cost $1. The concert will begin at 8:30 pm. Former Frank Zappa guitarist Ray White may perform with Mr. Hagen. No cover charge for the concert but tips would be appreciated. Friday, Dcember 22. • Berry Merry Christmas wrill be held at car Snows J Chamber of Commerce CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Stree.' in Hastincr. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454. Check out the Chamber s website at www.barrychamber.com The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and places of interest locaUy and across the state. The Chamber also has free matters for old printer ink cartndges end cell phones that wHl financteDy bene**, the Barry Conservation District CHECK OUT THESE DECEMBER BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: Through December 23 KeUo« Manor Houk Holiday walk* at the WJC Kellogg Biological Station. 3700 E. Cull Lake Dr.. Hickory Comers. Each Friday, Saturday & Sunday noon-3 pm. Adafts $7, senior dtizen*<t children *5. Seekburu '-edu or call (269) 671-2416 for more info. 21 Jmy CMatme* Concert presented by the HHS music department st 730 pm featuring the jaA and/Seel dram bands in the HHS lecture haD. ZlHoiHsyl at the W.K. 3700 B. Gull Carale- at 63 KeOogg Manor Uta Dr, Hida included), ft calling (269)1 atYMCA 22 Winter CSmp iting for you \for more Eve - Luminaries lights around the SX SuadA Brunch will be held at Kellogg Manor House. 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr., Hickory Comer, at the MSU Kellogg Biological Sanctuary. Seating at 10-30 am. 1230 i 230 pm. $18.95 adults, $17.95 seniors, $9.95 children ages 5-12. ages 4 and under free. Reservations required by calling (269) 671-2400. Mike Veneman will perform December 29 A 30 at Gary Fields Comedy Theatre, 51 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek. Mike is a proven corporate favorite who has entertained thou­ sands of people all across the country for over 18 years. Opening the show will be comedian Kevin Zeoli. Kevin lives by the belief that if you can't laugh at yourself, stare harder in the mirror. Tickets are $10. Show is rated "PG." Call (269) 965-4646 for reservations. Friday Nights at GRAM; Marc Kozak Band from 5-830 pm December 30 at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Admission to all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, is $3 5 pm (free to members) Live bands play from 630-8:15 PM. Light fare and a cash bar available. 5-6 pm. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.orj,. Presents... A New Years Party with GfOOUky__ BlaagUU featuring Special Guests...Steppin' In It, and Seth Bernard & Daisy May at the Kalamazoo State Theatre, 404 S. Burdick, Kalamazoo Sunday, Dec. JI ai 730 pm. General admission is $18 in advance, $20 day of show. Ticket Office hours arc Monday-Friday 10 am-6 pm and open all day on show days until showtime. Tickets can be charged by phone or on-line through Ticketmaster.com or (269) 373-7000. Annaal New far's Party with Domeatic Problems and special guest Knee Deep Shag Sunday, December 31 at YRe Intersection. 133 Grandville SW, Grand Rapids. Ages 18 and over welcome. $20 in advance. Doors open at 8 pm. For more info see www.sectionlive.com. lhe Ultimate Black Tie Affair will be held at the McCamly Plaza Hotel in Batlle Creek Sunday, December 31. The event is hosted by Gary Fields. Tickets are on sale by calling (269) 965-4646 Monday-Friday between 11 am & 5 pm only. Ticket sales will stop promptly at 430 pm Friday, December 29 all ticket sates are final. John Roy will perform January 5, 6 at the Gary Fields Comedy Theatre, 51 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek. Show is rated "PG." Tickets are $10. Call (269) 965-4646 for reser­ vations. Classical Jazz will kick off the new year for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra January 20 at 8 pm in Miller Auditorium. Tickets are $19-$49 for adults and half price for students and children with balcony seats $5 or $7 day of the performance. Call 1-800-228-9858 or go to kalamazoosymphony.com for more infor­ mation. The Pink Floyd Lxpcriatx will come to the Kalamazoo State Theatre, 404 S. Burdick, Kalamazoo. Show starts at 8 pm Thursday, Jan. 25. Reserved seating is $30-535. Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 am-6 pm and open all day on show days until show­ time. Tickets can be charged by phone or on­ line through Tcketmaster.com or (269) 373­ 7000. Jonny Lang will perform at the Kalamazoo State Theatre, 404 S. Burdick, Kalamazoo. The show will was postponed from its origfinal date has been rescheduled for Friday, January 26 at 8 pm. Reserved seating is $37.50. Tckets for the November show will be honored on the new date. Expiration date for refunds is December 23, 2006. Show your Jonny Lang ticket and receive $5.00 off Anthony Gomes. Ticket Office hours are Monday-Friday 10 am6 pm and open all day on show days until showtime. Tckets can be charged by phone or on-line »hrough Tcketmaster.com or (269) 373-7000. The Reggae Legend Birthday Bash- A Birthday Tribute m bob Marley will take place Saturday, Jan. 77 at 8 pir. at the Kalamazoo State Theatre, 404 S. Burdick, Kalamazoo. Ticket Office hours .’re MondtyFriday 10 am-6 pm and open all day nn shew days until showtime. Tckets can be chaigod by phone or on-line through Tcketinaster.com or (269) 373-7000. General Admission. $16 in advance, $19 day of show. Dark Star Orchestra will be "Recreetinj The Grateful Dead Experience'' Tuesday, January 30 at The Intersection, 133 Grand) ille SW, Grand Rapids. Ages 18 and over wel­ come. Tckets are $18 in advance. Doors open at 8 pm, 9 pm show. For more info see www.sectionlive.com. The Intersection, 133 Grandville SW, Grand Rapids. For more info see www.sectionlive.com. Weekly SUDOKU This week’s selection: by Linda Thistle Fast Food Nation Running time: 106 minutes MPAA rating: R Thornapple Players comedy/murder mystery planned You gotta give big ups to directoi Richard Linklater for having the guts to attempt a film based on Eric Schlosser’s best-selling expose of the fast-food industry and its half-century impact on American Culture. ("Fast Food Nation” is one of my favorite non-fiction books and is one 1 highly recommend you _____________________ __ • Grand Rapids Ballet presents: The Nutcracker will be performed at DeVos Performance Hall. Share the magic and rekindle the tradition - or start a new one - as a cast of over 100 dancers, including many community children, brings this timeless classic to life. The Grand Rapids Symphony Li Still not sure what to get the •‘patron of the arts” in your family this Christmas? How about dinner and a show, right here in Hastings? The Thomapple Players will be perform­ ing a comedy/murder mystery dinner theater in the Courtyard at the County Seat the evening of Saturday. Feb. 10, with a matinee Sunday. Feb. 11. The setting for “I’m Getting Murdered in the Morning” is a wedding reception. Cast members include Doug Acker, Mariah Burd. Daemeon Richards, Angie Secbcr. Jason Roper. Carol Svihl. Mike Kasinsky. Carol Satteriy. Jeff Kniaz. Norma Jean Acker. Frank White. Tawny Roper. Barb Pruden and Brian Reynolds. Reservations and tickets are at the County Seat and are available for purchase as Christmas gifts. The cost is $25 per person and will include appetizers, dinner, dessert, the ticket to the show and the tip. Call anytime for Hastings BaRMF CfoSSiffoR atlS Place a nurr'w m tha enwty boxes « such a way that each row across, each down and each small 9-bo> square contains all ot lhe numbers from one to nine. DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK ••• * Moderate * * Challenging * * * HOO BOY! z 8 6 z 9 9 9 $ s 9 I L 6 £ 9 2 8 e 9 2 8 S $ 6 Z 9 a I 9 6 C 2 9 s L 6 2 9 I 9 Z £ 8 8 9 € L S 8 8 I 6 2 2 Z 9 9 $ 9 9 £ 6 9 9 8 £ z 6 Z 9 !■ $ 6 £ 9 2 8 L 9 S J0MSUV — nxoans Aiwm I £ read.) Linklater could have chosen the easy route and made a documentary — guaranteeing him an Oscar nomination, if not an outright win. But no. Instead, he (along with Schlosser) develops a fictional narrative based on the facts of the book in an attempt to give a human face to all those statistics. The characters in the film are iconic, representing the various facets of the industry and how it impacts the country. It’s a tall order, and Linklater almost suc­ ceeds. Almost. The film, which intertwines several story lines, stars Greg Kinnear as Don Anderson, a top executive with Mickey’s, a fast-food chain. Don is the creator of The Big One. the most successful burger in hamburger history. He is sent to the meat-processing plant in Cody. Colo., to investigate reports of rampant E. coli infestations in the company's meat patties. Apparently Mickey's has been selling burgers containing high levels of fecal matter. Meanwhile, a young married couple (Wilmer Valderrama. Catalina Sandino Moreno) illegally cross the Mcxican/Amcrican border and arc whisked off by gypsy taxi to Cody to find work at the meat-processing plant, where they find the working conditions unsafe and oppressive. The women are sexually harassed by their Greg Kinnear orders from the menu supervisor (another Mexican), while the men work at the potentially lethal job of cleaning the slaughterhouse’s machinery. Also in Cody is a high-school student named Amber (Ashley Johnson), who works at the local Mickey’s. She falls in with a group of college eco-activists who want to lock horns with the corporate culture to some­ how "rescue” the cattle. Where "Fast Food Nation” succeeds is in humanizing the issue of the impact of corpo­ rate culture on the country. Where the film fails is that none of the storylines presented in the movie is resolved. The move just... ends. Maybe that was Linklater's intent: To make a movie as unsatisfying as a fast-food meal. If so. then he succeeded. But personally. I wish he’d made a docu­ mentary instead. Grade: C+ © 2006 King Features Synd.. Inc. �1 he Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 21.2006 — Page 19 Bulldogs end with 8-0 run to top the Vikings by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Wacky Woodies sang Christmas Carols. Ionia senior John Balice played the Grinch. and Lakewood gave the Bulldogs a few too many gifts in a 68-60 non-conference loss to the Bulldogs on the road Tuesday night. Balice hit from outside and drove to the bucket to pour in 14 of the Bulldogs 20 fourth quarter points in a back and forth batik with the Vikings. He finished with 31 points on the night. Lakewood took a 60-57 lead with 2:50 left to play, but soon after the Bulldogs found Balice w :de open on the far side of the court for an open three-pointer that tied the contest at 60. The Bulldog defense pressured the Vikings into a handful of turnovers in the final min­ utes and shut them out the rest of the way. Nic Wieland led Lakewood on the night with 16 points, while Michael Barbour and Brad Elliott chipped in ten each, and Nick Hillcy finished with eight. Behind Balice for the Bulldogs. Mark Wiles had 13 points and Jarrod Fletcher eight. Wiles was the star early on for Ionia, scor­ ing ten of his team's first 12 points. The Vikings found a way to slow him down, but couldn't slow down Balice who had 13 al the half. ft was a game of runs, as each team went through stretches of having too many turnovers. Lakewood led by as many as eight points in the opening quarter, oniy to see Ionia cut that lead to two points by the end of the period. Lakewood led 18-16 entering the second Lakewood’s Wade O'Mara waits for Ionia's C J. Markwart to come down before Bremer) going up with a shot in the first half on Tuesday night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxons haven’t picked up any extra wrestling losses Viking senior forward Nic Wieland (24) collides with Ionia's John Balice as he It has been an interesting wrestling season, and we haven't even gotten to the good stuff yet. The good stuff, like the start of the conference seasons. Hastings headed to Hamilton on Wednesday to open the O-K Gold, while Thomapple Kellogg traveled to Byron Center. After the break, there's Allegan. Mason, and Corunna wrestling at Lakewood on Jan. 4. the L.H. Lamb tournament in Hastings Jan. 6. the rest of the league seasons, districts, regionals. and hopefully more. Things got a little too interesting recently. Hastings hosted a quad with Maple Valley. Plainwell, and Battle Creek Central Dec. 6. The Saxons beat up on the Lions and then squeaked out a one point win over Plainwell. Later it came to the attention of the Maple Valley coaches that a couple of Hastings wrestlers had wrestled in weight classes which were inconsistent with the data on the Saxons' Alpha Weigh-in sheets. “There really isn't a problem, but it did appear that we had mistakenly wrestled a kid a few days before the allowable date on our Alpha Weigh-in." Hastings wrestling coach, and athletic director Mike Goggins told me in an e-mail Wednesday. Hard-core wrestling fans can skip down a couple paragraphs. For those who’ve made it this far in a wrestling column without already knowing. I’m going to do my best to describe the Alpha Weigh-In process in a simple fashion. A minimum weight is established a month or more before the season for wrestlers, by an independent party, based on body fat totals. That Alpha weight determines the lowest weight class in which a wrestler will be able to wrestle in during the season, no matter how much weight he/she loses. Wrestlers who are over weight are allowed to lose 1,5-percent of their Alpha weight per week over the course of the reason, and dates are set for when an athlete can wres­ tle in a lower weight class. This is all to keep kids safe and healthy, at least as much as possible. So. back to the story. The thought was that the Saxons had a couple wrestlers com­ peting in a weight class before the date had been reached where they were allowed to wrestle at that specific flight. Had that been the case. Maple Valley head coach Chris Ricketts told me that he would just hope to get those individual Saxon victories over turned and Hastings would still win its match over the Lions. He wasn't looking to be able to say his team beat Hastings. Goggins said that after talking with Maple Valley athlc<ic director Duska Brumm, he agreed that it did appear to be an issue with one or two wrestlers. “I then did some calculations on my own Alpha weigh-in and found some inconsis­ tencies on the wrestlers in question as well as several others. I then self-reported the pos­ sible infraction to MHSAA and talked to Mark Uyl. the Associate Director in charge of wrestling." Goggins said in his e-mail. "He looked over the information and concluded there may have been some "glitches" in the calculations ami determined no penalties should be placed on our team." As far as I know, no one knows how the "glitches" happened. It could have been in the weigh-in process, or it could have happened entering the data into the system where this info is kept for the whole state. “I can only say that wc certainly didn't knowingly wrestle anyone not eligible to do so. and in fact do not believe wc did. and the MHSAA agrees with us," Goggins said in his e-mail. So. to answer the handful of people who have asked me in the past week, no Hastings hasn't had to forfeit any matches this season. On the mat there's always an official or two with their eyes on the action to make sure nothing inappropriate happens. There's a lot of wrestling stuff that happens behind closed doors, and every one has to rely on the honor system. I'd like to think the six schools I cover are is honorable as they come, especially on the mats. Lakewood s Michael Barbour tries to drive around the Bulldogs’ Mark Wiles in the first half of Tuesday's non-conference clash at Ionia High School. (Photo by Brett slices in for two points in the second half Tuesday. (Photo by Brett Bremer) quarter, a quarter which saw two ties and seven lead changes. The Vikings still led by two. 34-32 at the break. The three Balice hit that rook the lead away from the Vikings for the final time in the game was eerily similar to one teammate Wiles hit in the final seconds of the thirc' quarter, which gave the Bulldogs their first lead of the second half at 48-47. The Vikings started a run midway through the fourth quarter. Hillcy pulled down an offensive rebound, with help from a nice clear-out by teammate Justin Keller, and put it back up for two points that cut Ionia's lead to 57-56 at the time. Wieland made a nice pass in the post to Wade O'Mara that led to a lay­ up and a 58-57 Lakewood edge. Barbour added the final two points of the run to put his team up 60-57 before Ionia took over in the final throe minutes. The Vikings are now 1-2 on the season and 0-1 in the Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3. Lakewood started the CAAC-3 season at home Friday night against Lansing Catholic, and suffered a 61-46 loss to the Cougars. The Vikings led by a point at the half, but the Cougars (4-0) exploded for 42 points in the second half. Elliott led Lakewood with II points. Jordan Richardson had eight and Hilley chipped in seven. Aaron Nichols was a perfect 12-of-12 from the free throw line and finished with 31 points for Lansing Catholic. Mike Rcpovz added ten points for the Cougars. The Vikings close out 2006 with non-con­ ference road games at Portland Friday, then in »he Holiday Hoops event at the Breslin Center in East Lansing Friday Dec. 29 a! II a.m. against Lowell. LHS volleyball second at the CAAC tourney Lakewood found out how tough it will be to win another Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 championship this fall. ..................................... ............. Not only does Lakewood need Co take on Haslett, last year’s league runners-up Oom Fowlerville arc hot on the Vikings* heels as well. Fowlerville got the first shot in this season, topping Lakewood in the championship match at Saturday's CAAC Tournament. It took extra points to decided the first two games, before the Gladiators edged out the Vikings for the title in a short third game. Fowlerville won 26-24. 27-29. 15-9. Lakewood is off now until taking part in the Elite Holiday tournament on Dec. 27. and then the West Michigan Volleyball Officials Association tournament at East Kentwood Dec. 30. Delton happy with fifth at Eau Claire Delton Kellogg had ten wrestlers place in the top eight in their weight classes to help the team to a fifth place finish at Saturday's Eau Claire Tournament. “I thought before hand that if we could get in the top five with who was there, 1 thought that would be good," said Delton Kellogg coach Rob Heethuis. Hesperia took the title, with Niles finishing second. Delton was just a few points short of scoring a third place finish. Decatur was third with 142 points, followed by Buchanan 132. and Delton 19.5. The Panthers had two champions on the day. Matt Loveland at 103 pounds and Billy Bourdo at 215. Matt had to wrestle his twin brotlier Mark Loveland in the 103-pound championship match. Shawn Reigler placed fourth (152 pounds) for DK. and Brendan Boyle (125). Quinn DeBolt (145). Martin Workman (160). and Octavio Romero (285) all placed fifth. Seven place finishes went to Mike DeWaters (119) and Ray Lindsey (135). “We had a pretty good showing. I thought we did a pretty good job." said Heethuis. Last Thursday at Galesburg-Augusta, the Panthers scored a pair of easy wins over Marcellus and Bellevue. Delton topped Marcellus 63-15 and Bellevue 82-9. Matt Loveland. Mark Loveland. Boyle. Lindsey. DeBolt. Reigler. Workman. Bourdo. Romero. Montana Otis and Anthony Riley all won two matches on the night for Delton. “I'd like to see them all 2-0 Wednesday night. It might be a little different then." said Heethuis. referring to the Dec. 20 quad at Decatur that also included teams from Fennville and Stevensville-luikeshore. TK basketball wins for the first time The Trojans came out on top in a battle between winless teams at Hamilton on Tuesday night, to score their first conference win in three tries. Thomapplc Kellogg improved to I -2 in the O-K Gold Conference with a 54-42 win over the host Hawkeyes. The Trojans jumped on Hamilton early, outscoring the Hawkeyes 18-7 in the opening period. Ryan Sisson pumped in 14 points for the Trojans, while Nate Manning added ten and Blake Johnson nine. Joshua Thaler also added eight points forTK. which is now 1-3 overall. Sisson knocked down a triple in the final seconds of regulation to nearly complete a TK comeback in the second half against South Christian Friday night. The triple tied the game al 57 in Middleville, but the Sailors would outscore TK 17-5 in the extra session that followed to cam a 74-62 victory. Sisson finished the night, a little too early, with 24 points. He fouled out in the overtime session. South Christian built a 30-21 lead in the opening half, but the Trojans weren't done. iSey outscored the Sailors 21-14 over the final eight minutes to tie the game. Andrew Gilbert and Brad Steffen each fin­ ished with nine points for TK. and Johnson chipped in eight. Ross MacGregor led South Christian with 27 points and Mike Hiskes tallied 24. Lions surge in third quarter vs. Shamrocks Maple Valley battled back from a ten-point half time deficit, but couldn’t get all the way over the hump in a 45-40 loss to Portland St. Patrick Tuesday night. Kenneth Quick h?d six points in the third quarter, and finished with ten points, to lead the Lions' second hail comeback. After trail­ ing 28-18 at the half, the Lions pulled to with­ in 33-32 after the third period. The Shamrocks outscored the Lions 12-8 in the final period to seal the win. Eric Westendorp led the Lions in scoring for the first time this season, with 11 points. Malt Hall added seven and Jeff Burd five. Quick poured in 20 more points Friday night, but it wasn't enough as the Lions fell 80-60 at Parchment. He was the only Lion in double figures, as Jared Smith finished with nine points and Westendorp eight. Parchment jumped on the Lions early. outscoring them 23-8 in the opening quarter. The Panthers would go on to lead 67-33 head­ ing into the fourth quarter. Parchment had 13 different players score, led by P.J. Withrow's 16 points. The Lions are now 0-5 on the season, and 0-3 in the KVA. They w ill be at home for their final game before the holiday break, a KVA contest Friday night with Olivet. �Page 20 - Thursday December 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Vikings and Scots both top Lions and Ramblers by Brett Bremer Sports Editor A match-up between the highly ranked Lakewmxl Vikings and Caledonia Fighting Scots will have to wait until a possible meet­ ing in the team regional*. Both teams were at Lakewood High School Thursday night for a quad, and both teams beat up on Maple Valley and Perry . The host Vikings started the night with a 39-31 win over Perry, then finished off Maple Valley 62-13. Caledonia topped Maple Valley 66-11. then knocked off Perry 60-16. Lakxwcod's heavyweights dominated on the night. Cody Orszula at 171 pounds. Josh Kettel at 189. and Nick Walkington at 285 had two pins each. Paul Wemel (103). Jared Kent (112). and Jake Shaw (119) were each credited with a pair of wins for the Vikings as well. Of Lakewood's II wins against Maple Valley, nine came by pin. Kurtis Powell. Wemct. Kent. Shaw. Dalton Ketchum, and Brennan Simon matched Orszula. Kettel. and Walkington's pins against the ’.ions. Levi Phelps scored a technical fall for the Vikings in the match against Maple Valley, and Tyler Shaw edged out the Lions' Tyler Corwin 10-9 for a victory at 160 pounds. The Lions managed just five wins on the Maple Valley's Jamie Corwin holds Lakewood's Kyle Root on his back in the first period of their 135-pound match Thursday night. Corwin went on to a 13-7 victory. (Photo by Brett Bremer) night, two each for Tyler Corwin and Jamie Corwin and one by Raven Scuriock. Tyler Corwin pinned Lakewood's Mason Blackmer 2:59 into their 125-pound match. Scuriock then scored a major decision over Darrin Durkee at 130. and Jamie Corwin topped Kyle Root 13-7 at 135 pounds. Against Caledonia. Tyler Corwin scored his first pin of the evening, putting Tanner Zych on his back 59 seconds into their match at 125 pounds. Jamie Corwin followed that at 135 pounds by scoring a technical fall against Brett McCarty. The Lions had a hard time staying off their backs on the night, getting pinned nine times in the match with Lakewood and eight in the match with Caledonia. Orszula. Kettel. and Walkington scored pins for Lakewood against Perry, and Kent took the Vikings’ only other win on the mat when he topped Korey Witgen 5-4 in the 112- Maple Valley’s Raven Scuriock (top) fights to hold down Caledonia’s Justin Maxim in their 130-pound bout Thursday. Maxim’s win over Scuriock tied him for the most wins in a career by a Fighting Scot wrestler, which he added to in his next match against Perry. (Photo by Brett Bremer) might not be enough time for the Vikings to get ready for the kind of competition they’ll face on that evening, as Allegan. Mason and Corunna come lo town. Allegan is ranked number one in the state in Division 2. Mason number two in Division 2. and Corunna number one in Division 3. Maple Valley turned around and won its own Jesse Snow Memorial Tournament Saturday by placing seven wrestlers in the championship finals, and scoring two other top four individual finishes. The Lions tallied 37 points more than sec­ ond place Dansville. 211 to 174. Coopersville came out in front of a log-jam for third place. with 156 points. Lakewood *B' was fourth with 153 and Kelloggsvilte fifth with 151. Hopkins placed sixth with 95 points, fol­ lowed by Caledonia ‘B’ 58. Concord 52. Muskegon Catholic Central 38. and Maple Valley B’27. Ron Smith (112 pounds), Scuriock (130) and Jamie Corwin (135) woo the Lions' three championships, while Tyler Corwin (125), Lucas Brumm (140), Tory Roberts (152) and Dustin Cowell (215) placed second. Chad Rhodes (285) and Anthony Molson (103) each placed fourth for Maple Valley. pound match. Wemct. Shaw, and Darrin Durkee took for­ feit wins for Lakewood. Caledonia senior Justin Maxim became his schools’ winningest wrestler with the 150th and 151st victories of his career, at 130 pounds Thursday night. The Vikings have a lot of time to get ready for their next duals, which happen in a quad at Lakewood High School Jan. 4. That still The Medicare1 tflverage you want from the health care company you trust The Vikings' Jarrod Kent tries to stand up and escape the grasp of Perry's Korey Witgen in their 112-pound match Thursday at Lakewood High School. (Photo by Brett Available through Mid-Michigan Group David D Garrett 212 W State Rd Ste.B ^Hastings, Ml 49058 through Mid-Michigan Grobp. 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December 21. 2006 - Page 21 | Saxon Sports S/iorte j Delton eagers drop two in the KVA by Brett Bremer Varsity ‘B’ Wrestling The Hastings ‘B’ team wrestled al Morrice Saturday, and went 4 and I to place second out of six team. Wrestlers finishing with 5-0 records on the day for Hastings were Man Fcldpausch and Eric Duits. Winning four matches were Jon Gieslcr. Jason Baum. Corey Engle. Greg Woodmansee. Justin Jevicks and Jordan Tyrell. JV Wrestling The Hastings JV wrestlers traveled to a tournament at Kalamazoo Central where Jason Eckley placed first. Placing second for Hastings were Luke Hubbell and Colby Wilcox. Garret Darling placed fifth and Dewey Slaughter sixth. 8th Grade ‘B’ Boys’ Basketball The Saxon eighth grade boys’ basketball team defeated Hamilton last Wednesday evening. The Saxons were led in scoring by John Kalmink who had eight points. Will Sprague added seven points and Cody Redman six. Redman. Sprague. Kalmink. and Kevin Bosnia led the Saxons in rebounds and Brian Baum and Tate Miller led the team in steals. In their previous contest, the Saxons topped Thomapple Kellogg 46-16. Kalmink again led the Saxons, with 11 points. Sprague had ten and Baum nine. Miller and Baum had eight steals each, while Redman. Sprague, and Kalmink had seen steals each. Jeremy Dobbin. Bosma. Baum, and Miller led the Saxons in assists. 8th Grade ‘A’ Boys’ Basketball Hastings eighth grade boys’ basketball .’A’ team topped Hamilton last Wednesday with aggrcssi vc defense. Grant Heide led Hastings with 14 points, and Scan McKcough chipped in five. Kevin Maurer. Alex Randall. McKcough. and Casey Shaeffer led the Saxons in rebounds. Shaeffer. Josh Coencn. Randall and McKcough led the Saxons in steals. Sports Editor Delton Kellogg wasn’t able to carry the momentum from last week’s win over Maple Valley into its next Kalamazoo Valley Association contests. The Panthers tell to 1-3 in the KVA and 1­ 4 overall with a league losses to GalesburgAugusta Friday and Pennficld Tuesday. Delton Kellogg had a decent first half, and trailed by nine at the break, but "then the wheels fell off in the second half against Pennficld according to head coach Mike Mohn. The Pennficld boys went on to a 57-27 route. Pennficld went on a 20-4 run in the fourth quarter to seal the game, and is now 3-2 on Delton Kellogg guard Bnan Diaz keeps the ball safely away from a Pennfield defender during Tuesday night’s Kalamazoo Valley Association contest at DKHS. Allegan and Lakeshore top Saxons at Coldwater Invite by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Hastings suffered its first two losses of the season Saturday, at the 12-team Coldwater Trojan spikers improve as W.P. tourney goes on (Photo by Perry Hardin) tournament. Hastings was 3-2 on the day, dropping matches against Allegan and StevensvilleLakeshore. Allegan, the top ranked team in the state in Division 2, was a perfect 5-0 on the day. Stevensville-Lakeshore finished sec­ ond at 4-1, w ith the Saxons placing third. “Saturday was not our best performance.” said Saxon head coach Mike Goggins. "We wrestled flat all day and although Allegan crushed us. they are unbelievably good. 1 was really disappointed in the fact that the Stevensville-Lakeshore match got away from us. "We had opportunities to win the match, but wc let down a few times and that’s all it takes against a good team.” Allegan topped the Saxons 71-6. while Stevensville-Lakeshore pulled out a 38-30 The Trojans entered tournament play as the seventh seed at Wyoming Park Saturday and were bested by a hard-hitting Cedar Springs team 25-23, 25-20. That match was the high point of the day for Thomapple Kellogg, after going through pool play with losses to Allegan and Wyoming Park and a split with Rogers^ *W5p&yeJ’like a totally different team.” win. The Saxons were undefeated in pcxil play, lopping Union City 52-24. Jackson Northwest 39j3^and Coldwater 55-15. •’Witt Watson pounds anJ&Je&’se Jaime Nelson said of the contest with Cedar Springs. “I was encouraged to sec the improvement over the clay. 1 was proud of the girls because they could have quit trying, but they knew that they could play better than wc had.” The Trojans are scheduled to travel to Byron Center Thursday, then don’t face com­ petition again unt.l Jan. 6 at the NorthPointe Christian Tournament. at 160 were both 5-0 on the day for the Saxons, while teammate Austin Endsley scored four wins at 103 pounds. Wrestling opponents like Allegan and Stevensville-Lakeshore should have helped the Saxons prepare for last night’s O-K Gold Conference opening bout with Hamilton. The Saxons arc off now until hosting the L.H. Lamb tournament on Saturday. Jan. 6. They are 7-2 overall this season. Delton’s Dan Roberts (left) drives towards the hoop Tuesday night against Pennfield. (Photo by Perry Hardin) the season and 2-2 in the league. Blaec Anderson led Delton with nine points, and Jacob Rackley chipped in six. The wheels never fell off at GalesburgAugusta last Friday, but the <olid free throw­ shooting the Panther boys displayed late in their win at Maple Valley was gone. The Panthers were 18-of-33 from the foul line in the game, and that cost them in a 53-47 loss to the Rams. Galesburg meanwhile, was 20-of-26 from the charity stripe. “We just didn’t knock down free throw • and it cost us huge.” said Mohn. The Panthers fell behind early. 10-5 in rhe first quarter, but hung in with the Rams apd trailed by only four heading into the fourth quarter when Galesburg-Augusta was able to pul 20 points on the board. Brian Diaz led Delton Kellogg with 16 points, and Anderson added ten. Rebounding helped keep the Panthers in the game. Delton had 14 offensive rebounds on the night, led by David Roberts who had five and seven total rebounds. Tommy Bhola led the Panthers overall with 15 boards. Delton Kellogg ends its pre-holiday sched­ ule at home against Niles Brandywine on Friday night. "We've got to get that one.” said Mohn. K&efy Yotur SwtHe, “Brightfor Holidays” With Zoom 2 Professional Whitening in less than one hour. Call Our Office: 269-948-2244 Saxon volleyball wins two of five matches at Wayland Lowell knocked the Saxons out of tourna­ ment play at the Wayland Invitational Saturday. The Saxons finished the day with a 2-3 record, splitting their four pool play matches. Hastings finished as the third seed in its pool, with wins over Harper Creek and Muskegon Oakridge, and losses to Grand Rapids Christian and Forest Hills Eastern. That put them up against the second seed from the other pool, the Red Arrows, who downed the Saxons 25-20. 25-13. It was a day full of tight matches for the Saxons. It took three games for Hastings to finally come out on top of Harper Creek. 13­ 25. 25-11. 15-10. The Saxons win over Oakridge came by the score of 25-15, 28-26. Grand Rapids Christian only narrowly got by the Saxons, winning two games 25-21. and 25-22. Forest Hills Eastern defeated the Saxons 25-19. 25-9. The Saxon offense came from all different directions on the day. Dana Shilling led the team with nine kills, while Sam VanDcnack and Jessica Burch had eight each, and Hannah Case seven. Up front defensively. VanDcnack led Hastings with eight blocks. Linda Lubcke had seven, and Shilling six. Case led the Saxons with 25 assists and 11 aces. Hannah Wood had 17 assists and four aces, to match the ace total of teammates Shilling and VanDcnack as well. Next Wednesday, the Saxons will be a part of the Galesburg-Augusta Invitational. WE'RE READY FOR YOU! Hastings' fewest Affordable ^Senior Uving fyfatfard Tond Village. Gole Dental Group Teeth Do Moke Than Chew Food 121 West Woodlawn. Hastings • 269-948-2244 FEHSENFELD CENTER 2950 W. M-179 Hwy. 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Visit www.kelloee.edu for more information and class schedules. www.mykmg.net/mallardpond MALLARD i POND 611 Woodlawn Ave., Hastings, Ml 49058 HMMiifaWlKiMai ■Re east of M-43 on Woodlawn Ave. THANKS FOR A GREAT 2006 AND WE’LL SEE YOU IN 2007! �Page 22 - Thursday. December 21. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Saxon eagers split first two conference contests by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Hastings* student section provided a little foreshadowing when it stalled its “you can’t slop him" chant for senior guard Bryce Stanhope late in the third quarter. Stanhope only had eight points at the time, but finished tied with the Fighting Scots' Logan Weis for game high honors with 19 points. Stanhope scored nine points in the final 4 minutes and 2 seconds of the fourth quarter, to lead his Saxons past the Scots 48-42. Weis did much of his damage in the first half, knocking down four three pointers and scoring 15 points before the break. The six-point final edge was the biggest lead of the game for either team, until a pair of free throws by Stanhope with 13.5 seconds left Hastings' 8-3 edge in the first quarter had been the largest gap between the two squads. Except for Weis’ first half performance, the Caledonia offense struggled. Caledonia shot 24-percent from the floor and fumed the ball over 13 times. “I really thought David Cole and Jordan Rambin did a nice job of making (Weis) take tougher shots in the second half.’’ said Hastings head coach Don Schils. fhe Scots hit just 13 field goals all night, including just one in the fourth quarter which came on a jumper by Devan Jennings with 4:17 left to play. Jennings had the first four points of the fourth quarter to turn a threepoint Hastings lead into a one-point Hastings' Curtus Cowles (left) and Bryan Skedgell trap Caledonia's Jackson Price along the baseline in last Friday night’s O-K Gold Conference opener for the Saxons. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Caledonia edge. Stanhope answered with a long jumper of his own. but Caledonia went back in front 40­ 39 on a pair of free throws by Weis. From there. Hastings went on a five-point run over the next three minutes and went up 44-40 then never let the Scots have the lead again. “I really liked how wc responded the last four minutes of the game." said Schils. “Bry ce hit some important shots for us. Our players did a good job of running the clock while still looking to score the basketball. That’s tough, especially for a young team.” Stanhope and Weis were the only scorers in double figures. Hastings got nine points and 11 rebounds from Ryan Cain and seven points from Bryan Skedgell. Cain also played solid defense down low against the Scots’ b:<t bodies. Jennings ended up with seven points and nine rebounds for Caledonia, while Matt Weiss chipped in six points and ten boards. The Saxons weren’t able to turn it into a conference winning streak. South Christian knocked off Hastings Tuesday night 74-45. Hastings was still in the ball game late in the third quarter, until three consecutive turnovers turned into six consecutive points for the host Sailors. Schils said, the “flood­ gates opened" after that. South led 54-41 entering the fourth quarter, then outscored Hastings 20-4 in the final eight minutes. The Saxons started the game strong, jump­ ing out to an 8-2 lead by getting the ball inside. After that, the Sailors turned up their Saxon senior Bryce Stanhope puts his head down and drives around Caledonia's Harland Hampton in the first half Friday. Stanhope led the Saxons with 19 points on the night. (Photo by Brett Bremer) man-to-man pressure, and the Saxons didn’t handle it very well. “We turned the ball over 23 teams, which has been a problem all year long.” said Schils. “They used about four different traps on us. They trapped as soon as we dribbled across, sometimes on the wing against our first pass, and they had a zone trap.” Skedgell led Hastings with ten points. Stanhope had eight, while Cain and Curtus Cowles added seven points each. Cowles led the Saxons with nine rebounds. Ross MacGregor had 18 points to lead South Christian, and Mike Hiskes added 17. Hiskes hit 5-of-7 three-point attempts. “We weren’t supposed to help off him. but we did it a few times.” said Schils. Hastings is now off until after the holiday break, which the Saxons don’t mind one bit It will give them some time to get some prac­ tices in with players who were injured in the ?arly part of the season, as well as give others whr» arc injured now some time to heal. The Saxons' record stands at 3-2 and 1-1 in the O-K Gold Conference. 7750W50 We proudly share your vision of developing minds for leadership, innovation and technical expertise. Our mission is to prepare individuals and organizations to excel in the knowledge-driven environment of the 21st century. E DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY www.davenport.edu I � https://barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/19/533/HastingsBanner_2006-12-28.pdf 568e396af89683639599b9bd2d7db7f9 PDF Text Text Schools and YMCA to end contract? Scholarships, comeback continue legacy County had 7 state champs in ‘06 See Story on Page 3 See Editorial on Page 5 See Story on page 17 Devoted to the Interests of Barry County Since 1856 T HF HastingsDANNER Thursday, December 28, 2006 VOLUME 153, No 52 PRICE 50C NEWS Charlton Park millage defeat voted top local story of 2006 BRIEFS Boot drive winds up Friday Dr. David Mansky doesn't want any Barry County children to have cold feet this winter. That’s why he’s conducting the third annual "Needy Fects" Boot Drive to seek donations of new or gently used children’s boots. Boots may be donated from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 29 by placing them in a red box in the lobby at Family Tree Medical Associates. 1375 W. Green St. where Mansky lias an office in Hastings. "Some people can’t afford a pair of boots so we want to protect children’s feet from frost bite.” said Mansky, a podia­ trist He distributes the boots through the schools, and whoever needs boots gets them. The drive especially will help low income families and relatives raising chil­ dren who are not their own. he said. Interested citizens also may donate money instead of boots, he said. Parks and rec is First Friday topic The Barry County Democratic Committee is planning a symposium on parks and recreation for the First Friday program at noon Jan. 5 at the Thomas Jefferson Hall, comer of Green and Jefferson streets in Hastings. Bill Deming from Portage. Kevin Ricco from Allegan County. David Rachowicz of Kalamazoo County. Dan Patton of Eaton County and Matt Paynor of Ionia County are expected to he on hand for a round-table discussion on issues surrounding parks, including budg­ et, how parks are funded and attendance. The symposium is intended to be a gathering of experts a.:d specialists on parks and recreation to speak approxi­ mately 10 minutes each regarding the programs and special events each of the visiting directors are conducting in their areas. At the conclusion of all the presenta­ tions there will be opportunities for the press and the public to ask questions. The Democrats will be serving hot chili, pie and beverage for lunch. by David T. Young Editor It was an election year in the United Slates. Michigan and Barry County, and its effects were far-reaching, as evidenced by annual balloting for the top stories of the year. The lop three stories of the nearly departed 2006 in Barry County, as voted by a panel of 19 local “experts." were all election related First was Charlton Park, its three-lime failure at the ballot box in August and November. Second was the replacement of three incum­ bents on the County Board of Commissioners, though one was by retire­ ment. Third was the election defeat of appointed interim incumbent Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt by Thomas Evans. The Charlton Park saga was heated up by placement of two millage proposals on the Aug. 8 primary election ballot. One was for a 10-year renew al of a quarter of a mill, which the park has been getting since 1986. The other was for another quarter of a mill for county-wide parks improvements and proj­ ects. The results were nothing short of disas­ trous. The added millage proposal was sound­ ly rejected by 70 to 30 percent and the renew ­ al was surprisingly defeated by a 59 to 41 per­ cent margin. The Barry County Parks and Recreation Commission and the County Board of Commissioners went back to the drawing board to come up with another millage renewal proposal for the Nov. 7 general elec­ tion. They tweaked it a bit this time, cutting the number of years in half, from 10 to five, dropping the request for additional millage altogether and rolling back the millage rale to .2275 mill in accordance with provisions of the Hcadlee Amendment. The margin of defeat improved to 10%. but the renewal still went down, prompting a lot of talk about just what should be done about Charlton Park, which was given to the county more than 40 years ago at the death of Irving S. Charlton. The final chapter of the story for this past year was played out in the resignation of Charlton Park Director Dr. George W. Shannon, believed by some to be a part of the problem, but defended by others as a scape­ goated victim of politics The current millage for Charlton Park expires at the end of this year, but it does not need voter-approved funding until the end of next y ear. The Board of Commissioners, with three new members, has hinted it will have a public hearing and then decide how to pro­ ceed in winning the public’s approval back sometime during the ’alter part of 2007. That new board will convene Jan. 2 and will sport a somewhat new look, as two incumbents. Chairwoman Clare Tripp and Tom Wing, were defeated in the August Republican primary. Colleague Sandra James earlier in the year had announced her retire­ ment after serving for 14 years. Newcomers on the eight-person board are Mark Englerth. former Barry County GOP chairman, who defeated Tripp in August; Jeff VanNortw ick. who defeated Wing on his sec­ ond attempt by just nine voles, and Keith Fems, who succeeds James. The odds-on favorite to be new chairman of the board is Mike Callton. who has a vari­ ety of daunting tasks on his plate. Furthermore, there has been some disturbing precedent for the chair of the County Board over the last 14 years, as all of them, includ­ ing On in Moore. Jim Bailey . Jeff MacKenzie and Tripp, have been retired from public life by being defeated at tue fxdls. Placing third or. the annual "stones ballot." a tradition al J-Ad Graphics now for the past 18 years, was another incumbent’s defeat at the polls. Julie Nakfoor Pratt was appointed interim See TOP STORIES, page 2 Qty Council seeks grant for sidewalk & street upgrades, evaluates city manager Next blood drive slated for Jan. 2 The next Red Cross blood drive is planned for the day after New Year’s. Tuesday. Jan. 2. from 12:30 to 6:15 p.m. at the Hastings Church of the Nazarene on North Broadway. “During the holiday season, the need for blood is always constant, but during the holiday season due to increased travel and busy schedules, we need help even more.” said Susan Clements, a spokes­ woman for the American Red Cross. Great Lakes Regional Blood Services. “Please forward this message to vour friends, family and co-workers, and post in a visible place in your business.” The Jan. 2 drive is being sponsored by Robert Leos — Wireless Wonderland in Hastings. All presenting donors will receive a 30% off coupon for any acces­ sory at Wireless Wonderland and a Red Cross Stocking Cap. Anyone who is at least 17 years of age. weighs a minimum of 110 pounds, is in reasonably good health and hasn’t given blood within 56 days of the date of the drive is eligible to contribute. See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 The top 2006 story in Barry County was the defeat of three millage proposals *o help support Chartton Partr’s historic village, museum and recreation area. The part’. p.T> vides education, special events and recreational opportunities Some of the restorec historic buildings are shown in this file photo of a past car show at the park. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Wendell Strickland, of Johnstown Township, and President Gerald R. Ford Local residents reflect on life of President Ford by Megan Lavell Staff Writer President Gerald R. Ford, who died in his California home Tuesday. Dec. 26 al age 93. had connections with at least several Barry County residents. Ford was bom in Omaha. Neb. with the name Leslie Lynch King. Jr. His mother later changed his name to Gerald Rudolph Ford. Jr. after she remarried. Ford and his family moved from Nebraska to Grand Rapids where he was raised with his three half-brothers. Ford joined the Boy Scouts where he met V. Harry Adrounie of Hastings. "When we were Boy Scouts we used to go to ftMilball games to usher up in Ann Arbor." said Adrounie. Ford eventually attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank available in Boy­ Scouts. After graduating from Grand Rapids South High School. Ford attended the University of Michigan where he played football and joined the fraternity Delta kappa Epsilon. After graduating from college. Ford attended Yale Law School. He graduated in 1941. Shortly See PRESIDENT FORD, page 2 by Samira Ponsetto Staff Writer The Hastings City Council, with council­ man Don Bowers absent, unanimously approved a resolution to submit an applica­ tion for a Federal Surface Transportation grant through the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to replace or create curbs and gutters, sidewalks, drainage struc­ tures. street aprons, sidewalk ramps and street signage at various locations throughout the city. The council held a public hearing on the proposed grant application before adopting the resolution, but there were no questions or comments from the public. If Hastings were awarded the $375,000 they have requested through the MDOT’s Small Urban Program, the city would solicit $81,562 to cover the local match through the State of Michigan Jobs Today program. According to Community Development Director John Hart, the only expense to the city would be $36,205.50 to cover design and construction engineering for the project. Hart has estimated that minus engineering costs, the total cost of the project would be $492,768 for 2.34 miles of sidewalk and .32 miles of curb and gutter, including the curb, gutters and sidewalk for the 200 and 300 block of Clinton Street, sidewalks for Broadway from Thom Street north to the city limits, a half mile of Market Street and .61 miles of Cook Road and West State Street. During his report. Hastings city manager Jeff Mansfield thanked council members for his recent job evaluation, stating that their evaluation gives him an idea of areas he needs to work on to improve his service to the community. In his evaluation. Mansfield’s performance was rated excellent or good by most council members in ail categories including organiza­ tional management, fiscal management, pro­ gram development, intermediate and long range planning, intergovernmental relations, relationship with the public, relationship with employees, relationship with the mayor and council, professional development and per­ sonal characteristics. Mansfield’s highest rating (seven excellent and one good rating in each) were in the sub­ categories of execution of services, current methods and practices, administration of adopted budget, dealing effectively with other managers, drive and decisiveness. His lowest ratings was in economical utilization of resources, with three excellent, three good, and two satisfactory ratings In the subcategorics of: organizes work and objectivity where he was rated excellent by four council members and good by the remaining four. In all other categories the majority of council members rated his work excellent with the remainder rating it good or satisfactory . In other business, the council: • Unanimously approved a motion to accept ownership of the sewer and water util­ ities constructed for the Hastings Pond Senior and Family Apartments and Pheasant Hollow Subdivision. In his written report to the coun­ cil. Director of Public Services Tim Girrbach noted that the utilities have been inspected and were up to code. • Heard a report from Hastings Police Chief Jerry Sarver, who said all officers and reserve officers had completed their annual hazardous material, blood borne pathogens training and were tested and re-certified in the use of Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN). Sarver added that the police department would be taking part in the next phase of the alcohol enforcement campaign beginning Dec. 29 and continuing through the holiday season. The campaign is funded by the Office of Highway Safety and Planning, and the public will be notified of the enforcement areas in advance. Similar enforcement cam­ paigns targeting alcohol and scatbelt viola­ tions will be conducted in coming months. • Heard a report from Hart who staled that the planning commission is meeting monthly to review the future land use classifications prescribed by the comprehensive community plan (CCP) to determine possible modifica­ tions to the future land use map. He added that the commission discussed the Woodlawn See CITY COUNCIL, page 3 �Page 2 - Thursday December 28. 2006 - The Hastings Banner NEWS BRIEFS continued from front page College classes offered at TK Thomapple Players comedy/murder set Davenport University will offer two classes at Thomapple-Kellogg High School during the winter of 2007. Courses being taught at TKHS are iil.TH 110 - Medical Terminology, on Monday nights from 6 until 9 p.m. and HLTH 130 • Health Care Law and Ethics, on Wednesday nights from 6 to 9 p.m. Winter classes begin Jan. 7 and run for 15 weeks. Monday classes will begin on Monday. Jan. 8. and Wednesday classes will begin on Jan. 10. Davenport's spring break is scheduled for Feb. 25 through March 3. The Monday class will end on April 23 and the Wednesday class will end April 25. Anyone interested in more information about these classes or who would like to enroll should contact Corey Hart. Davenport University, at 616-293-6095. The Thomapple Players are performing a comedy/murder mystery dinner theater in the Courtyard al the County Seal the evening of Saturday. Feb. 10. with a mati­ nee Sunday, Feb. 11. The production will be “I'm Getting Murdered in the Morning." The setting is a wedding reception. Cast members include Doug Acker. Mariah Burd. Daemeon Richards. Angie Seeber. Jason Roper. Carol Svihl. Mike Kasinsky. Carol Satterly. Jeff Kniaz. Norma Jean Acker. Frank White. Tawny Roper. Barb Pruden and Brian Reynolds. Reservations and tickets are at the County Seal. The cost is S25 per person and will include appetizers, dinner, dessert, the ticket to the show and the tip. This event offers an inexpensive way to get dinner and a show right here in Hastings, said a spokesperson. Winterfest plan meetings continue Merc volunteers arc needed for the Feb. 17 Gun Lake Winterfest. The next Winterfest Committee meeting is planned for 5 p.m. Tuesday. Jan. 2 at Bay Pointe on Marsh Road in Orangeville. Alex Liceaga. who is heading the return of broombail competition during Winterfest, said he'has heard from two teams interested in playing, but would like to hear from more teams and individuals who want to play. Anyone interested in joining the broom­ ball competition as the head of a team or as a player looking for a team can call Liceaga al 269-672-5886. Gerry Barnaby from W0TV4 plans to serve as commentator for the swimsuit fashion show. Area woodcarvers resume meetings The Leaning Tree Woodcarving Club has resumed its meetings at the Barry Township Hall, located at the side entrance of the fire bam on Orchard Street in Delton. The group meets twice a month to carve and enjoy the talent of local carvers and woodburners (which is pyrography). They meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 6:30 until 9 p.m. “We would like people to know the club enjoys teaching and learning from others.” said member Chuck Lebeck. "We would like to invite people with interests in woodcarving or the art of pyrography to join us to share the time and talents of our club.” For more information, call Lebeck at 269-623-2205 or Shirley Boulter at 269­ 623-8470. Family Workshop Series to start The free Family Workshop Series will return to Barry County starting Monday, Jnn. 8 in Nashville, Jan. 15 in Delton, Jan. 22 in Hastings and Jan. 29 in Middleville. Speakers will discuss the needs of families with children from preschool to high school age. Topics will range from “Parenting in an Unsafe World” to "Boy oh Boys!" A free pizza dinner is included with pre­ registration. Call 269/948-3264 to register and to request free child care on site dur­ ing the workshops and for more informa­ tion. New Year’s Day potluck planned The annual New Year’s Day potluck dinner will be held at noon Monday, Jan. I. at the Maple Leaf Grange, five miles south of Nashville on M-66. — Those planning to attend are asked to bring a dish to pass. Meat, coffee and table service will be furnished. The day will include music, round and square dancing, after the dinner. For more information, call (517) 852­ 9133. Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER TOP STORIES, continued from page 1 prosecutor by Circuit Judge James Fisher in October 2005 after the resignation of Gordon Shane McNeill. Besides running the office, she was charged with seeking the remaining two years for the prosecutor's term in the August primary She was opposed by Tom Evans, who iron­ ically had been Tired by McNeill at the end of 2004 as chief assistant prosecutor. Nakfoor Pratt had been dismissed bv then-Prosccutor Dale Crowley more than a uv’en years before and she had w orked as an assistant prosecutor in Allegan County since then. There also were political allegations that Nakfoor Pratt had been anointed for the job. a sore spot in Barry County. In the end. the hard-fought battle was won by Evans in a fairly close contest, about 52 to 48 percent. In the remainder of the balloting, tied for fourth place were the unusual stories sur­ rounding school superintendents in this area and the hopeful signs that longtime industries Hastings Manufacturing and Bliss arc making comebacks. As of just about a year ago. the school superintendents in place at six schools close by were Chris Cooley at Hastings. Ron Archer at Delton. Kim Kramer at Maple Valley. Kevin Konarska at Thomapple Kellogg. Jim Richardson at Lakewood and Wes VanDenburg at Caledonia. As of today, only one of the six. Kramer, remains on the job. Cooley stepped down from his post in October after three years and asked to be reas­ signed to a principal's job. He has been suc­ ceeded in the interim by the formerly retired Carl Schoesscl, his predecessor of 21 years. Archer left Delton in July by mutual agree­ ment between him and the board, and he has been replaced by Cynthia Vujea. Konarska resigned this past fall to take the job as superintendent of the Kent Intermediate School District and his succes­ sor. Gary Rider, of Niles Brandywine, was appointed earlier this month. Richardson was dismissed abruptly at Lakewood fur a computer-related violation of school policy and was replaced eventually by Mike O'Mara, who had been high school principal and interim superintendent. VanDenburg. a graduate of Hastings High School, was forced out at Caledonia after allegations he mismanaged money in connec­ tion with personal and travel expenses Today he is serving a brief jail sentence. Like Lakewood. Caledonia went in-house to find a successor, hiring longtime elementary Principal Jerry Phillips. Hastings Manufacturing, which not long ago filed for bankruptcy, was bought out and new management came in. cleaned the place up and nude a series of other changes. The Banner ran a front page story about the reju­ venated player in the automotive aftermarket industry, maker of oil additive Casite. The company once was Barry County's largest employer, but in recent years had slipped to only about 250. Bliss Clearing Niagara sold the local Bliss stamping press industry to a German compa­ ny. and since then there have been reports that firm has been experiencing increased work and a financial rebound. It wasn't all good news, however. There came the shutting down of Tydcn Seal, the more than l(X)-year-old industry founded in lhe 19th century by pioneer and inventor Emil Tyden. Tydcn was closed in late spring by Crimson Investments, which had bought it from Viking in 2005. and about 40 jobs were sent packing to China. The business had been started by Emil Tydcn. the patriarch of the Groos family, in 1897 and for many years had worked side by side in lhe same plant with Viking. It was about four years ago that Tydcn moved into a new plant across the street on Industrial Park Drive and it received about S78.(XX) in lax breaks from the City of Hastings with the promi.e of new jobs. The seventh selection on the list of lhe year in review was the continuing frustrating story of the Gun Lake area casino. The Gun Lake Band of Potawatomis learned the U.S. Department of the Interior planned to place into a federal trust the pro­ posed casino site at the Bradley exit of U.S.131 just west of the Barry County line, clear­ ing the way for the project. However long­ time opponents 23 Is Enough and MichGo. a group of West Michigan and Grand Rapids area businesspeople, once again filed a law­ suit in federal court to have it halted or delayed. So the casino project continues to inch for­ ward. but alway s is faced with hurdles placed by religious and business groups in opposi­ tion. The eighth highest vine getter was some­ what of a surprise: The opening dow ntown of the new Walldorff Rrcw'pub. a restaurant and bar fitting in nkcly with the increased interest in microbrews and sports bar-type atmos­ phere Mike and Susan Baamard are manag­ ing the new business, but they ve lost the help and expertise of her lather, formerly retired Hastings Schools Supt Carl Schoesscl. who has been pressed back into sen ice. Finishing ninth in the balloting was the opening of the ethanol plant at Woodbury, just inside the Barry County line The plant intends to take advantage of recent move­ ments to use com to manufacture ethanol to case America's dependence on foreign oil to fuel transportation and it promises to help area farmers with an outlet for their crops. The Khh selection in the balloting was the sudden resignation of former Pennock Health Services Chief Executive Officer Harry Doelc. who was accused of stealing pain killing medication from the hospital pharma­ cy. Doelc was found guilty in court and already has begun to make restitution. The honorable mention list of stories is as follows: • The shocking and tragic deaths of well know n community people such as elementary Principal Mary Youngs. Hastings Economic Development Director Daryle BenjaminForbes and Eastern Michigan University stu­ dent Laura Dickinson, daughter of Bob and Deb Dickinson, co-owners of lhe State Grounds Coffee House in downtown Hastings. • The continued troubles with appoint­ ments. as the County Board mysteriously refuses to reappoint Serafin (Chuck) Nieves to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Judy Wooer is dismissed from the Emergency 911 Board after 15 years. • Gov. Jennifer Granholm nearly breaks the Republican Party 's stranglehold on Barry County by polling 47 percent of lhe vote in her successful re-election bid against Dick De Vos. • Plans are announced for a hotel to be established just outside the city, in Rutland Township, but there are snags over how to extend utilities and their costs. • The tragic drowning deaths in Thomapple Lake of father and son Jeffrey and Grant Bruce and the search for their bodies by local authorities. • The progress of work at the new Hastings Public Library next to City Hall, with plans for an opening in the spring of next year. Officers in Barry and West Michigan to look for drunk drivers over New Year’s weekend Because New .Year's celebrations arc known for champagne toasts, partygoers need to make sure they arrange for a sober ride home. Extra law enforcement officers in Allegan. Barry. Berrien. Calhoun. Kalamazoo. Mason. Montcalm. Oceana. St. Joseph and Van Buren counties will be out to arrest drunk drivers during the holiday week­ end. The Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) is administering federal traffic safety funds for the enforcement activity in an effort to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities. More than 108 agencies in 30 counties are receiving federal funding for lhe New Year's traffic enforcement activity, which will lake place Dec. 28-31. "New Year's Eve is known as a party night, but 1 think people can celebrate and have fun w ithout putting others at risk of a crash." said Michael L. Prince. OHSP division director, "Extra officers will be out on the road to make sure that drunk drivers are arrested before they can cause serious harm." During New Year’s holiday weekend 2005/2006.10 people died in Michigan traffic crashes, according to the Michigan Department of State Police. Criminal Justice Information Center. Three, or 33 percent, of the nine fatal crashes involved alcohol. Statewide, officers arrested 548 motorists for drunk driving on Dec. 31. 2005 and Jan. I. 2(X)6 OHSP administers funds for drunk driving and safety belt enforcement throughout lhe year to agencies in 55 counties that cover 94 percent of Michigan's population. Each coun­ ty determines when to schedule patrols based on crash data, officei availability and unique local needs ---------~~ For a list of planned Nev Year’s patrol dates, times and locations, visit v.'vw.riichigan.90v/p.b.sp. OHSP offers these tips for a safe New Year’s celebration: • Designate a sober driver before goinj out and give that person your keys. • If you're impaired, call a taxi, use tr ass transit or call a sober friend or family member to get you home safely . • Promptly report drunk drivers you see on the roadways to law enforcement. • If a friend is about to drive impaired, take his/her keys and make other arrangements to gel home safely . To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 PRESIDENT FORD, continued from page 1 after he was admitted to the Michigan Bar. he joined the U.S. Naval Reserve and served in the military during World War II. Ford earned ^FEHSENFELD ^CENTER * 2950 W. M-179 Hwy. * Hastings, Ml 49058 269-948-9500 The Faculty, Administration, and Staff of Kellogg Community College wish You the Very Best of Holiday Seasons! The KCC Fehsenfeld Center will be open between Noon and 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 22nd to allow for staff attendance at functions in Battle Creek. The Center will be closed the following week, reopening at 8 ajn. on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007. The Spring. 2007 semester officially begins on January 8th, a variety of classes starting throughout the month. There is still time to discuss your educa­ tional options with our advisors and/or to register for the upcoming term. Visit wwwJccHogf.edu for more information and class schedules. THANKS FOR A GREAT 2006 AND WE’LL SEE YOU IN 2007! the Asiatic-Pacific campaign metal with nine engagement stars. After World War II. Ford married Betty Bloomer Warren and became involved in local Republican politics. Ford was in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973 in the Grand Rapids congressional district. It was at this point in Ford’s career that Carolyn Dimmer's parents, Ross and Marian Adair, befriended the Fords. “My father was in Congress and served with President Ford when he was in Congress." said Dimmers, of Hastings. “They were very gtxxl friends." Ross Adair was a congressman in the fourth district in Indiana for 20 years, many of which overlapped Ford's lime in Congress. “My dad had the highest respect for Jerry Ford in that he was a man of honesty, and you could depend on his word and he tried to do the right thing." said Dimmers. While she did not know Ford personally. Dimmers thinks the country should take this time to mourn and look for more leaders like him. “My memories are just of handshaking and of a man who greeted you warmly and a feel­ ing of. ‘here is a down to Earth genuine per­ son who ought to be in the government.'” said Dimmers. “You just felt an immediate trust." Ford became the first vice president who was not elected to his position when Spiro Agnew resigned in 1973. Before he could even move into lhe vice president's house. Ford became president after Richard Nixon resigned due to his involvement with the Watergate scandal. Ford became United States president in August 1974. and pardoned Nixon less than a month later. This was regarded as a contro­ versial move on Ford’s behalf. Ford reluctantly ran for the presidency in 1976. but lost to Jimmy Carter. Ford spent the rest of his years making appearances at ceremonies and events of his­ torical significance. Ford also started the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids and the Gerald R. Ford Library in Ann Arbor. People in the Hastings area remember Ford for different reasons. Lucy Jacoby said she. Ford and Nixon are all sixth cousins descend­ ing from minister Stephen Bachiler. She said all three were bom in 1913. “It was after I retired from teaching. I was working on genealogy and discovered this.” said Jacoby . Jacoby attended Ford's 90th birthday party in 2003 in Grand Rapids. She said she tried to correspond with the former president, but beard no reply. Wendell Strickland, of Johnstown Township, knew Ford from Strickland's time as the chairman of the Barry County Republican Party during Ford’s presidency. “I just met him that one time.” said Strickland. "I had talked to him a couple of times since. He's a nice fella. He's just an old every day sort of fella that everybody would like.” Congressman Vcm Ehlers also had a com­ ment about Ford’s death. “It is with great sadness that I learned this morning of the passing of President Gerald R. Ford.” said Ehlers. “Our nation mourns a good man who did not shrink from his duty when greatness was thrust upon him.” Ehlers senes in lhe same House of Representatives seat Ford served. Use the BANNER CLASSIFIEDS to sell, rent, buy, hire, find work, etc. Call... 269-945-9554 �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 28. 2006 - Haga 3 Hastings Schools and YMCA expected to end contract, but public won't be affected by Megan Laveil ’ Staff Writer The future of the Community Education and Recreation Center programs looks uncer­ tain as Hastings Area Schools and Barry County YMCA end their contract at the end of the 2006 calendar year. “Not in any way is there a disagreement between the school and the YMCA.” said YMCA Executive Director David Storms. "There are positive relationships in the past and going forward." Storms said YMCA and the school system have ended their contract because of the school's budget problems. Hastings Area Schools was paying Joe Edger S31.000 to direct the programs at the CERC. This amount was about one quarter of YMCA’s yearly budget. “It's a sad day for the stale, a sad day for the school, a sad day for lhe Y and the rela­ tionship they've had with the sclr-M over the years," said Storms. Storms said changing the program admin­ istration now is unlikely to affect the public. Hastings Area Schools Superintendent Carl Schoesscl agreed the public is unlikely to notice any change in the programs at the CERC ’ "The people who use it won't notice any difference." said Schoesscl. “Everything's going to look the same." However. Schoessel said the contract between Hastings Area Schools and YMCA was ended because there was no need for a full time person to fill the position, not because of financial problems in the school system. Schoessel also said the timing for the change in program administration was dictat­ ed by the YMCA “As far as we were concerned we could have waited." said Schoessel. adding the school administration would have waited to find out how much state funding Hastings will get. a number that comes out at lhe end of January. Schoessel said Storms wanted to make a decision about the relationship YMCA has with Hastings Area Schools because of the hiring of a new YMCA executive director and the program schedule for 2007. Schoessel also said this topic is “just some­ thing we have been discussing" and it will be brought to the public during the January school board meeting. Instead of paying Edger S31.000 to Till a full time position as program director. Schoesscl said '■<* expects the position to be filled part-time by a school employee. He docs not know what the cost will be to fill lhe part-time position. Schoesscl indicated it was the failure of three of lhe four teen programs at the CERC that led to the elimination of the full time position. “Das e |Storms) was one of the first ones to say that three of the four just didn't turn out to be what everybody hoped they would be." said Schoesscl. “Right now there isn't a need for a full-time staff person to do that because there isn't a need for that." The four teen programs were a drop-in cen­ ter. intramural sports. Leaders Club and organized trips. Hastings High School senior Emily Bcnningficld said she used the drop-in center, as well as rented out the facility t< use for dances and activities through other organizalions. Bcnningficld said the intramural sports program is popular and some people partici­ pate in the other activities, but she docs not have time. "I like going swimming there." said Bcnningficld. “Of the trips and stuff they've pul together, they sound really cool . . but 1 don't really have time." Bcnningficld said the one shortfall she did sec with the teen programs is the lack of advance advertising. “I think if they advertised a little bit more The Hastings Community Education and Recreation Center is connected to the high school. for it. they might get a little bit more involve­ ment." Students arc starting a dodgeball league through the intramural sports program, and Bcnningficld thinks that will be popular. "I think that'll get some good involvement because dodgeball is always fun." she said. Schoesscl said the programs will all remain the same, including the childcare center and the CERC hours. CITY COUNCIL continued from page 1 Ave. corridor earlier this month and the com­ mercial business core/neighborhood edge will be reviewed during its Jan. 2 meeting. • Listened to City Clerk/Treasurer Tom Emery say that his investment status report showed a slight decrease in interest rates (5.41 % to 5.38%). which he attributed to the shifting of allocation of funds among various investments, while the returns on CDs remained the same (5.56S? ‘ and money mar­ ket interests increased .95 percent and the returns on cash equivalents decreased .08 per­ cent. Emery also updated lhe council regarding his review of financer software presented by six vendors lor approval. He noted that cur­ rently two vendors were leading the group, while three were "in the middle of the pack" and one was "trailing by a notable margin." He stated that he hoped to recommend two finalists to the city council in February. 77508450 We proudly share your vision of developing minds for leadership, innovation and technical expertise. Our mission is to prepare individuals and organizations to excel in the knowledge-driven environment of the 21st century. B DAVENPORT UN IVERSITY www.davenport.edu �Page 4 - Thursday. December 28. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Action needed to prevent dog killings Are county’s wetlands regulations restrictive? To the editor: In the matter of saving our property rights, it’s not about our government controlling our land, our lives; it's about educating everyone on ways we can all help do our part in pre­ serving our great state of Michigan. Let’s not just survey 18 people in lhe coun­ ty and see what their opinions are. Let’s edu­ cate. educate, educate and let the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality do their jobs. The state websites are loaded with information on what the state government is currently doing for our wetlands. Don’t let the few outspoken tell you there's nothing being done at the slate level. Let's not add to the confusion by putting more restriclions and fees to what every tax-paying citi­ zen currently pays on our land. On Dec 6, I attended the Maple Grove Township meeting and discussed in great length the direction that the Barry County Planning and Zoning Office, along with con­ sultants Williams and Works arc headed, in rewriting the zoning ordinances. I. I showed the Maple Grove supervisor. Rod Crothers. the results of his interview as a stakeholder of Barry County and while read­ ing through it. he stated a few times that he didn’t say that. 2. I talked about how so many of the answers in the stakeholder interviews, seemed to be statements that had been made during the focus group meetings, before the stakeholder interviews. 3.1 talked about the Michigan DEQ keep­ ing control of the wetlands, currently at five acres and above. The Planning and Zoning office wants control of the wetlands and dropping it down to one acre. If we allow this - to happen, you’re not even allowed to do any­ thing around the wetland, without getting another permit. We’re losing more property rights and restricting farmers’ and homeown­ ers’ hands. 4. Discussed about residents living in the country on less than 20 acres and being able to raise cows, pigs, and chickens. Currently if they're raising these animals, they are break­ ing the law. Maybe three to five acres would be more pleasing. 5. Talked about being able to build a barn on vacant land, on less than 20 acres. Maybe three to five acres. 6. Talked about the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) that was voted down by a significant margin, but yet it’s still going through the process of becoming an ordinance. 7. Talked about Ionia not having zoning ordinances and whether something like that might be better than we have. Let your board of commissioner know what you think, because the final decision is in their hands. Meetings are the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. The meeting on the second Tuesday is at 9:30 a.m. The meeting on the fourth Tuesday is at 7 p.m. The meetings are held in the commissioners chambers’ above the courthouse. Also attend the Planning and Zoning meet­ ings on the second and fourth Monday of every month at 7. The meetings are held in the Community Room of lhe Courts and Law Building The Barry County website is at http://barrycounty.org Charles Reid Jr.. Maple Grove Township « - Write Us A Letter here are the rules: The Hastings Banner welcomes letters to the editor from readers, but there are a few conditions that must be met before they will be published. The recuirements are: • All letters must be signed by the writer, with address and phone number provided for verification. All that will be printed is the writer’s name and community of residence. We do not publish anonymous letters, and names will be withheld at the editor's discretion for compelling reasons only. • Letters that contain statements that are libelous or slanderous will not be published. To the editor: Being a “new” resident of Barry County who has lived here less than 50 years, 1 am continually shocked by what goes on in our little community. The latest is the frequent dog killings that are taking place. My husband and I have a wonderful dog. a pit bull mix that we adopted from the Barry County animal shelter. Our dog is an integral member of our extended families with much of the status of any family member so my heart breaks for all of the people I read about whose dogs have been butchered by someone in their neighborhoods. When I read over and over again about dogs being shot here in Barry County. I am just appalled. I have to ask myself, why is this happening and what is being done about it? We can blame it on low-level functioning of certain residents here in Barry County. We can blame it on people who have access to fire arms who shouldn’t. We can blame it on lawlessness that lakes place because there is no fear of being caught and punished. We can blame it on a total disregard for life. We can blame it on a violent society. We can blame it on boys and men who have been abused as children and are now damaged people. We can blame it on tolerance by law enforcement officials and the community who make excus­ • Letters serving the function of “cards of thanks' will not be accepted unless there is a compelling public interest, which will be determined by the editor. ■ Letters that include attacks of a personal nature will not be published or will be edited heavily. • "Crossfire" letters between the same two people on one issue will be limited to one for each writer. • In an effort to keep opinions varied, there is a limit of one letter per per­ son per month. • We prefer letters to be printed legibly or typed, double-spaced. and one who deserves to be treated as such. They offer unconditional love and a chance to get off the couch and walk at least once a day rain or shine. This is a responsibility of every dog owner. Putting them outside unsuper­ vised is not exercise In a just world, shooting a dog would be comparable to shooting a toddler who hap­ pens to find himself in a yard in which he did not belong. It would never be done and would never be tolerated by any community. A dog has a soul and has the intelligence of roughly a two year old person. No one has the right to shoot a dog just because it ends up on their property. But some people in Barry County are shooting them, and they are getting away with it. Just as in most child killings, the killers are people who live in the neighborhood. They arc probably people who act friendly toward you and say hello when they meet you. Don’t assume these “nice folks” will not harm your pets or children. Some of them will and do. There is just no way to tell which of them is capable of such atrocities. For that reason we must all keep a watchful eye on both our chil­ dren and pets. Patricia Wilson Thomapple Township Let’s not forget those who really made it happen To the editor: The front page article in The Banner Dec. 14 touting the turn around at Hastings Manufacturing certainly is good news. However, it left out the people who really made it happen. The article does not tell the story of how the pension obligations that Hastings Manufacturing had to employees who spent 30, 35 and 40 years building that company were dumped onto the PBGC, or how those same retirees lost then health care. It was the employees, not the current man­ agement. who sacrificed wages, benefits, and working conditions to make it all possible before most of the managers mentioned were We should count our blessings To the editor: Well. Christmas of 2006 has come and gone. As we begin the new year called 2007. could we please take a few moments and reflect on how blessed we all are? We live in a rural county, have the ability to send our children and grandchildren to school systems in that rural area, shop in stores owned by friends and neighbors, be served by friends and neighbors in our stores, hospital and factories, etc. You get the picture. As we recall words and events written of in this publication, let’s practice respect for one another. I will be praying we can find the resolve to honor each other, pray for the edification of those we encounter daily and honor the free­ doms so taken for granted that our ances’ors gave their lives for. We have received so much - let’s try to show our young people what we are really made of. Happy New Year. Connie Case. Dowling ............................................. in the picture. It amazes me that the success of most com­ panies automatically is attributed to managers while the everyday life sacrifices of the work­ ers and their families arc only given lip serv­ ice. Oh. 1 forgot Lee lacocca turned Chrysler around all by himself; let’s not mention the U.S. taxpayers or the 120.000 workers who sacrificed, too. If you are going to make workers partners during trying times, make sure they are part­ ners during the successful times. If the management backslapping goes on too long, your arms will be too tired to cany your share of the load. Lance Fliearman. Hastings Appalled by ‘hate’ letters . .. QKnow Your Legislators: ) U.S. Senate Debbie Stabenow, Democrat. 702 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington. D.C. 20510, phone (202) 224-4822. Cart Levin, Democrat, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D C. 20510, phone (202) 224-6221. District office: 110 Michigan Ave., Federal Building. Room 134. Grand Rapids. Mich. 49503, phone (616) 456-2531. Rick Tormela, regional represen­ tative. U.S. Congress Vernon Ehlers, Republican, 3rd District (All of Barry County), 1714 Longworth House Office Building. Washington. D.C. 20515-2203. phone (202) 225-3831, fax (202) 225-5144. District office: Room 166, Federal Building. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503. phone (616) 451-8383. President's comment line: 1-202-456-1111. Capitol Information line for Congress and the Senate: 1-202-224-3121. Michigan Legislature Gov. Jennifer Granhoim, Democrat. P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517)373-3400. State Senator Patty Birkhotz, Republican, 24th District (All of Barry County). Michigan State Senate, State Capitol. 805 Famum Building, P.O. Box 3006, Lansing, Mich. 48909-7536. Call: (517) 373-3447. Fax: (517) 373-5849. e-mail: senpbirkholz@senate.michigan.gov State Representative Gary Newell. Republican, 87th District (All of Barry County), Michigan House of Representatives. 351 Capitol, Lansing, Mich. 48909, phone (517) 373-0842. . J U3 • All letters are subject to editing for style, grammar and sense. • Letters that serve as testimonials for or criticisms of for-profit businesses will not be accepted. es for the killers. There are many reasons why this is happening here. I think it is important for the decent, edu­ cated. moral and life-affirming people of this county to work to put an end to this lawless behavior. We must demand that the people who commit this kind of crime be pursued, caught and punished to the full extent of the law. We need to enact stricter laws pertaining to animal protection here in Barry County, and I hope that those people whose pets have been killed will get involved and press for change. We need to press law enforcement to investi­ gate these killings. We need the county pros­ ecutor to prosecute people who torture and kill animals to the full extent of the law. We need to push for furthering animal rights in the county and state. We need to work with the Barry County Humane Society to make it a stronger advocate for animals. We need to be outraged as a community by such acts. In the meantime friends, you must keep your animals with you. There is no way I would allow my precious dog to be outside without my being there with him. Not only would 1 worry about one of my neighbors harming or killing him. I would worry about him getting hit by a car or wandering off and getting lost. A dog is a wonderful companion • '! ' ' M ffitM For a while I have been buying the Hastings Banner. I am absolutely applied at the fact that you publish despicable haie ic*ters to the editor periodically from -any Hamp. Free speech is one thing, but these Utters border on treason. They show no respect for the office of President How he shames America! Are the editors of lhe Hastings Banner aware of the fact that every country in the world that became and is becoming Communist today started out with hale speech that was pushed and published over and over by the newspapers? A paper that publishes pro-homosexual articles and hate speech has no regard for children who will live under the system you are helping to promote. This is not journalism. Think about it EJ.S. Johnsone. Barry Twp. The Hastings public Opinion: r Responses to our weekly question. Sw What do you think was the biggest news Banner Devoted to the Interests of Barry County since 1856 PMshMb, Hasting* Banner, Inc. A Division of J-Ad Graphics Inc. story of 2006? 1351 N. M-43 Highway Phone: (269) 945-9554 John Jacob, Frederic Jacob, PretaJect Vce Praeidant Steven Jacobs Seaetary/Treeeurer • NEWSROOM * David T. Young (Edriod Elaine Gfcen (Assistant Edtor) Helen Mudry Sandra Ponsetlo Patricia Johns Brett Bremer Kelly Lloyd Jon Gamtj, Fran Faverman Megan Laval • ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT • Betsy Acker, Hastings: “Probably the elections and the tide turning for the Democrats.” Robert Ray, Orlando, Fla: “Thai’s an easy one. KFed getting Fcd-Exed by Brittney Spears. I really thought it would last.” Adam Roush, Lacy: “Well. I played guitar and sang at Country Fever. It was great.” Sean Barker, Oceanside, Calif.: “Probably Republican Mark Foley chasing teenage male aides while in office.” Jerry Roush, Lacy: “The biggest news was the ongoing war in Iraq.” Jeff VanNortwick, Johnstown Township: “The price of oil this summer and the hardships it cost people and small business. It really illustrat­ ed the need for us to become self sufficient and more sustainable in all forms of energy." J ' To the editor: OaaeUed «d» accepted Monday trough Friday. 800 am. to 530 pm Scott Ommen Dan Buerge .lose Keaton Jonathan Jacobs SubecripSpn Ratee: $30 per year in Barry Courey $32 par year in aqonng courses $35 per year ciaeahere POSTMASTER: Send addraaa cfwigec to: P.O. Boa B Haeenge. Ml 490584802 Second Oats Postage Paid at Hasanga. Ml 49058 �The Hastings Benner - T:„Mey December 28, 2006 - Page 5 Im My Opini-m From TIME to TIME A look down memory lane... Scholarships, comeback continue legacy Christmases Past The front page of lhe Dec. 14 issue of the Banner included sto­ ries we in the newspaper business don’t sec happen very often. It was a front page suitable for framing. The lead story was the announcement of Viking and the Groos family starting a special scholarship program. The other two sto­ ries were about a comeback at Hastings Manufacturing and changes taking place on the County Board of Commissioners. All three were history making events for our county and they are stories that promise to have a lot of impact on our area in years to come. Allow me to digress with a little bit of history. The man one of the scholarships is named after is Emil Tyden, inventor a.rd founder of many local companies over the last 100 years. Tydcn invented a cargo seal that until recently was manufactured right here in Hastings. He also started the Viking sprinkler manufactur­ ing firm and in the last few years just before he died he patented a surface mount sprinkler head, solving lhe problem of the head pro­ truding from the ceiling. Tyden himself made more impact on local industry than any single person in the history of Barry County. It was two local businessmen. Richard and Chester Messer, who originally talked Tyden into coming to Hastings to manufacturer his special cargo lock seal. They were always on the lookout for new industry, for they understood the value of increased employ­ ment on a rural community. Richard Messer met Tyden in Chicago and after much conver­ sation he persuaded the inventor to set up shop in downtown Hastings near where Felpausch Food Center parking lot is today. Tyden knew if his new invention was going to be practical to pro­ duce. he needed special machinery to make the product. So with the financial support of Messer and the Hastings City Bank he took a dream and made it a reality in Barry County. He returned to Chicago and purchased the Consolidated Press & Too) Company of Chicago so he could have them build the machines he needed to produce the seal. He moved the plant here in 1903 and later sold it the EW. Bliss Company in 1919. The seals had many uses, such as securing railroad cars, tank car valves, refrigerator car doors, pipe values, sprinkler system valves, bicycle licenses and even animal carcasses. Tyden had all kinds of ideas and spent most of his life putting them into action. That's why it’s so appropriate that the scholarship program be named after him. A creative and talented man. he did­ n't have any formal education. He came to this county in 1882 when he was only 17. looked for a job right away and never looked back, except for taking some night classes so he could write and speak better English. In 1895, Tyden married Minnie Johnson. They had two daugh­ ters, Florence in 1896 and the second died in infancy in 1902. Florence married Richard A. Groos in 1926. and they had a son. Richard T.Groos,.who later look over the company until giving up the reins to his son. Tom. who continues to manage the company today. Richard T. Groos was married to the late Ethel Denton Groos. who is remembered as a community leader in her own right. She, as well as Florence Groos. enriched the lives of area cit­ izens through efforts that benefited education and many aspects of community life. Why am 1 going over all this history? Well, it's ironic that the two big stories on the front page, the scholarship program named after the company’s founder was connected to the story of the comeback of Hastings Manufacturing, a local industry that lhe same person founded more than 100 years ago. Tyden's family and the Johnson family contributed to the busi­ ness, the economy and the community of Hastings over the years. Tyden brought Aben E. Johnson to Hastings to become president and sales manager of the Hastings Manufacturing Company after working for a short time at the International Seal and Lock Company. The company purchased the Michigan Piston Ring Company in 1921 and Casite in 1940. There were other connections to local industry Tyden had a role in, but I won't go into those at this time. I just wanted to present enough history, enough evidence about the connections he had with Viking and Hastings Manufacturing company. I couid take up another page in this paper to give you the histo­ ry of this man and his accomplishments, but I won't. I just want to acknowledge the impact one person can have on a community and give business and governmental leaders of today an idea about w hat can happen if you bring the right people into your communi­ ty. They can surely have an impact that can live on more than a lifetime. Emil Tyden’s descendants continue today to give to our community in ways that make this a better place to live. I know Tydcn himself did not attend college, but if he were talk­ ing to a group of students today, he w ould tell them to go to col­ lege. get a good education and then get into something they’re pas­ sionate about, and do the best they can to be successful in their endeavors. The Groos family members can be proud of their legacy and with these scholarships the history lives on to help young people with their education. And if any young engineers want to return to Hastings and work for a strong local company, this affords them the possibility through the special scholarship offering. The Groos family still feels the dedication to Barry County when the only two who really still live in Barry County are Dick and Maggie. Nick. Fred. Cassie and Tom all live out of the area, but Tom is close by in the Grand Rapids area and he still works daily in the family business. Nick also is still in the family busi­ ness. but overseas. The family still gives much to Barry County, in fact, just last week in the Reminder there was a story about how Tom and his wife, Lisa, gave their Carter Lake property to the Southwest Land Conservancy to be held as a walking nature trail. Tom even returns yearly to help them with cleanup of the area. These arc special people and every time there arc community projects, you can always count on the Groos family to be a part of helping Barry County and its citizens. Just look at what some of the industrial leaders have done for their community - the DeCamps. Groos family, Earl McMullin, the Baums, the Johnsons and the list goes on. Without their lead­ ership and support, there arc many projects that wouldn't have been possible: so when government is looking at business and industry, they have to think about the possibilities for future ben­ efits, not just what the business or industry brings today. Without strong business and industry, your community will suf­ fer and perhaps never reach its true potential. It's my hope that in the future we reach out more to new business and industry because you just never know what the outcome will be with their success! If you read history and learn from its lessons, you can see how important local industry can be to a community. That's why I'm always concerned when a local plant is sold to outside owners. They usually don't have the same passion for the community. It has to give us all a good feeling to see the Hastings Manufacturing company on the mend, and 1 bopc i'. will grow to become the company it was just a few years ago. When we pick up daily newspapers, watch the night-time oews| sotaften we hear all the honor stories of plants shutting down and moving out of the county, but in Hastings, we've been hearing stories of comeback, rebuilding and growing in spite of the economy and Michigan's industrial doldrums. So let's all give these companies a big hand for all they’ve done for our community over the years and in the years to come. We’re better off because they came to our community many years ago. Our political leaders should be careful when making decisions when working with local industry. Government doesn’t always look at the big picture. You just never know the impact one com­ pany can have on a community over the years and in the years to come. As we end 2006.1 hope Barry County’s citizens, schools, busi­ nesses and industries will sec better and prosperous days in the New Year — Fred Jacobs, vice president. J-Ad Graphics MainStreet Financial completes initial stock offering David L. Hatfield, president and chief executive officer of MainStreet Financial Corporation, which is the stock holding com­ pany for MainStreet Savings Bank. FSB in Hastings, has announced that the company has completed its initial stock offering. The holding company sold a total of 355352 shares of common stock to investors, including the purchase of 28,428 shares by the company’s employee stock ownership plan, at $10 per share in a subscription and community offering. The shares sold in the offering represent 47% of the outstanding shares of the compa­ ny’s common stock. The remaining 400,716 shares of the company's common stock are owned by MainStreet Financial Corporation. MHC, a federal mutual holding company. Shares of the company began being traded Wednesday on the Over-the-Counter Electronic Bulletin Board, under the symbol "MSPN." Valid orders received in the sub­ scription and community offering were filled in accordance with the company's Stock Issuance Plan. Investors may confirm orders by contacting the Stock Information Center by calling (269) 945-2889 or toll-free at (877) 359-9431 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Certificates were expected to be mailed Tuesday from the company’s Transfer Agent. The subscription se the Hastings IANNER classifieds to sell, rent, buy, , find work, etc. Call 269-945-9554 to place your ad today! and community offering was managed by Ryan Beck & Co.. Inc. Silver. Freedman & Taff. L.L.P. acted as special counsel to lhe Company. The Board of Directors, officers and employees of the company and MainStreet Savings Bank. FSB express their gratitude for their customers’ support for the offering, and they pledge their best efforts toward serving the needs of their customers and new stock­ holders. a spokesperson said in a press release. MainStreet Savings Bank. FSB serves pri­ marily Barry and Ionia counties through three full service banking offices in Hastings and Lake Odessa. As of September 30, MainStreet Financial Corporation had total assets of $114.9 million, deposits of $78.3 million and equity of $6.1 million. Cloe Oliver to give final performance with May Petals State Grounds Coffee House in Hastings will be hosting the May Petals bluegrass band at 8 p.m. Friday Dec. 29. Cioc Oliver will be singing with Chuck. Mitch and Josiah in her last concert before she moves to Ft. Hood. Texas where her husband. Brian Oliver, will be stationed. May Petals performed at SummerFest and Harvest Fest this year. The State Grounds performance is a free, family event. There is no cover charge, just a one drink minimum. (continued from last week's Banner) Popcorn balls colored with red and green vegetable dye were a favorite with some people, but the gooey caramel popcorn balls were my favorite. In the earlier grades at school we often made paper chains out of colorful stripes of scrap construction paper which we thought were very clever, original and quite wonderful. In our young minds these rather crude chains made our already beautiful tree “more bcautifuler.” Just like nowadays, local schools and churches frequently sponsored Christmas programs. One espe­ cially popular local tradition was a vocal music program put on by the Hastings schools' teaching staff which was organized and conducted by Supt. Dave Van Buskirk. It is my understanding that staff par­ ticipation in this event was mandatory. Tone deafness, laryngitis or a sick mother-in-law was not an acceptable excuse. This special program was scheduled tn the afternoon at Central Auditorium several Sundays before the 25th. The high point of this program was always the “Alleluia Chorus” from Handel's Messiah. This pro­ gram marked the beginning of the Christmas season for many families and was well attended. The new Central School Auditorium was often filled to capacity then with a standing room only crowd. Some time before school was recessed for Christmas vacation there was a district-wide. all-student program at Central Auditorium. I can still remember we little second warders slogging lhe ten blocks or so across town in the bitter cold to Central. Because of the depression some of the kids didn’t have adequate winter clothing and suffered from the cold on these long hikes across town. From Second Ward School we trekked dow n Bond Street two by two. like animals entering Noah’s Ark. to Hanover and turned north one block to Grand Street. Generally the boys congregated toward the back half of the formation while lhe girls preferred the front. After crossing the C.K.&S. railroad tracks we marched up Grand Street hill, passing Roush's store. Bronson’s barbershop and the Third Ward voting booth. The hike from Second Ward to Central always seemed like it took at least an hour. Perhaps the bitter winter wind we walked into made it seem that way. We were a happy bunch of little kids (the teachers too) when we finally entered the warm inviting halls of Central School. Of course, we were tremendously excited about the impending program and our teachers found it a challenge to maintain a semblance of order. Classes were always kept together and were seated in the auditorium. The earliest grades were in the front row while high school seniors were seated in back. Once inside the auditorium there was an infectious din reflecting intense anticipation. After George Aten unlocked and adjusted the foot lights on the forestage and one-two-threed the PA system, the lights were dimmed and a hush fell over lhe auditorium. Like an early morning mist, the magic spell of Christmas settled over us The four doors in the back of the auditorium we e simultaneously opened and lhe high school class­ es began filing in. each person bolding a flickering candle while singing “Ko-lee-yaa-da" and then “Hark the I Jerald Angels Sing.” We were transfixed. I can still remember the goose bumps. The program usually consisted of several skits and playlets whose theme related in some way to the Biblical story of Christ's birth and the “Spirit of Christmas." When given their cue members of cadi class stood up and sang “their” carol, one they'd teen practicing since just after Thanksgiving. I’m sure that each class thought that their carol was the mou beautiful and sung the best of all. The program ended with everyone humming “Silent Night." as each class slowly and quietly filed out of lhe still dimly lit auditorium. Another much anticipated yuletide event was the Saturday afternoon program Ray and Ann Branch, in cooperation with many others in the community, sponsored al their movie theater downtown. Talkies were relatively new and this was lhe only opportunity during ttc year that some of the country kids had a chance to sec one. The Branches arranged a special program of cartoons and kids flicks like “The Little Rascals." The movie program was about an hour long and was tepeaied several times during the afternoon to accommodate the boards of children who attended. .As I recall i’. the first few years 1 attended these programs Santa Claus put in an appearance on lhe stage at the Strand immediately alter the movies. a to, They changed this routine somewhat in latter years and after the movies we walk'd four or five blocks to the Odd Fellows Hall located on the northwest corner of Jefferson and Green street: Here we attached ourselves to the end of a long waiting line winding around the comer and down Green Critct Once insane the hall we found ourselves in a cavernous, very dimly lit room with high ceilings. Because of our snow blindness it seemed almost totally black, like what a coal mine must be like. In the corner immediately to the left was a magnificent tree beautifully decorated with electric lights, multicolored balls of all sizes, sparkling tinsel, garlands and candy canes. Seated on a raised platform in a high backed throne like chair was THE real Santa Claus... no doutx about it! With a“hohoho"andapatonthe back Santa handed each “kiddie" a smallish brown bag of hard candy. During the depression years this probably was the only gift some kids got. Like kids (and some adults) everywhere. George and I spent considerable time snooping around the house al Christmas time. We thought we knew every possible hiding place in the whole house, be it m the attic, basement or the space in between. Sometimes we discovered their cache, but because they were wrapped so they couldn’t be opened without leaving incriminating evidence, we were oien reduced to shaking, feeling, etc. Once I did find out what my present was going to be and it ruined my whole Christmas. I never did that again. When George and 1 grew older, we often sang Mozart's Twelfth Mass al the midnight service on Christmas Eve in the choir at Emanuel Episcopal Church. Our next door neighbor. Sadie Mae Palmer (Brower), was the organist and music director of this beautiful little church for many, many years. George and I both adored Sadie, who always needed male voices for her little choir of 16 or 18 on Christmas Eve. The church was decorated with red ribbons and boughs of evergreens tied to the aisle side of each pew' and poinsettias arranged in front all along the alter rail. Lit candelabra framed lhe alter. Father Gury, the priest at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, for many years conducted the mass. Over the years Father Don Gury became one of my very favorite people. He was very kind and gentle. George and I dutifully hung up our stocking on Christmas Eve and put out the traditional plate of cookies and a glass of milk for Santa. The stockings, which we hung on nails on our bedroom door, had been newly washed and especially selected because they were the largest ones we could find. Color, style or condition had nothing to do with our choice. I don’t remember that I ever slept a wink the night before Christmas. I do remember hearing lhe courthouse clock tolling every hour on the hour all night long. Each of the 3600 seconds from one hour to the next each seemed an eon. To this day 1 have a strong sentimental attachment to our old town clock and miss not hearing its slow dignified, stalely, “boooong, boooong. boooong” when it malfunctions. I don’t know exactly when we were allowed to get out of bed on Christmas morning because we did­ n't have a clock in our room, but I do remember that it was always in the dark. Judging by the town clock, it must have been sometime after six. We were not permitted to go downstairs until everyone had gathered in the hallway and had been accounted for. While waiting for the magic moment we descended downstairs we checked out lhe contents of our stockings we had hung. Dumping the contents out on the floor we would find a tangerine or orange, an apple, some hard candy and a handful of peanuts. Gccrge and I will both attest to the fact that grownups are big time, insensitive “pokey slows" on Christmas morning!! The tree lights were left on all night, so when we entered the living room it looked ever) but like a magic fairyland. Of course, the first thing we always noticed was that good old Santa had left many, many presents under the tree. During the depression years of the 30s our presents usually consisted of need clothing and one major toy. something we really wanted. This major gift might be a sled, a pair of ice skates or a stamp album. Sometimes Santa left a “family gift" like a new thousand piece jig-saw puzzle that the family spent many happy hours putting together around bowls of popcorn and apples during the holidays. We were always thrilled and happy with whatever Santa brought. I never remember being unhappy Christmas time except when Mother Nature failed to pros ide snow and ice so we could try out our new sleds, ice skates or skis. 1 do not remember being traumatized when I was about 8 or 9 years old and found out for sure that there wasn’t really a Santa Claus in the literal sense. One of my teachers read a story to us in which Santa Claus become a symool of the “Spirit of Christmas" . the spirit of love and giving. To this day I believe in Santa Claus. To those adults who don’t permit their children to believe in Santa Claus. I say. "Bah Humbug!!’’ Comments by DeForest Potter Walton e-mailed to JBW December 23,1998: "I don’t remember the time frame during those earliest days in Hastings. But I think the Christmas period was when we had no car. The old Chandler had overheated and our non-mechanical father had delegated into the bam. For quite a long time we had no way to get anywhere except to walk 1 suspect this might have also been a way to save money. At any rate, the way our Christmas tree got home from downtown was by our dear mother and I hauling in on a sled. Our mother loved events and especially Christmas. Matter of fact, so did our fattier, but I think he kept his enthusiasm down in those days because he knew he couldn’t provide al) of the presents we probably wanted. But I recall the Christmas w hen our father and I plotted to have him play Santa (as if having fallen asleep after delivering our pres­ ents) and being seen by your kids (or was it only Hugo) before racing away? It always amused our mother that we got gifts for her that were something like a kitdien utensil to help her work around lhe house. I have always felt that Christinas and Santa is for the little kids and well worth doing.” �Page 6 - Thursday. December 28. 2006 - The Hastings Banner .... . Give a memorial that can go on forever A gift to the Barry Community Foundation is used to help fund activities throughout the county in the name of the person you designate. Ask your funeral director for more information on the BCF or call (269) 945-0526. Worship Together... ...at the church ofyour choice ~ Weekly schedules of Hastings area churches available for your convenience... PLEAS ANTVIEW FAMILY CHURCH 2601 Lacey Road. Dooling. Ml 49050. PaMor. Sieve Olrmtead (616) 758-3021 church phone Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11:0 a.m.. Sunday Evening Service 6:00 pjn.; Bible Study & Prayer Time Wednevday nights 6:30 p.m WELCOME CORNERS UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 3185 N. Broadway. Havlingv. Ml 49051 Pavior Susan D Olsen. Phone 945 2654 Worship Services: Sunday. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday School. 10:45 a.m CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1716 North Broadway. Rev. Timm Oyer. Pavior. Sunday Morning Worship9:45 a.m., Sunday School 11-00 a_m.; Evening Service 6 p.m; Wednevday Evening Equipping 7 p.m. COUNTRY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9275 S Bedford Rd.. Dowling. Phone 269-721-8077. Pastor Patti Harpole 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Service. 11:00 a.m. Praive Worship Service; 1200 noon Youth Group. Covenant Prayer Group Wednesdays at niH>n Thursday noon Senior Meals. Men's group 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7 p.m. Christ's Quilters. Bible Study Thursdays 7; 15. Choir Thursdays at 5>*5. Church website: countrychapelume org FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 309 E. Woodlawn. Hastings Pastor Dan Cunic; Pastor Osborn. Minister of Music; Ryan White. Youth A Family; Dave Wood Sr.. Adult Ministries. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages; 10:45 a.m . Morning Worship; 61K) p.m.. Evening Service; 7XX) p.m. Sr. High Youth. Wednesday Family Night 6:30 p.m„ Awana. Sr. and Jr. High Youth. Prayer and Bible Study. Choir practice. Call Church Office for information on MOPS. Praise & MotkxVChildrcn's Choir. 1Julies Bible Studies Sports Ministries end Senior Luncheons PRAIRIEVILLE BIBLE CHURCH 12711 S M-43 Highway. Delton. Ml 49046 • 269-671-4193. Pastor. Bernard Blair. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service II a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.; Wednesday Prayer Sen ice 7 p.m. WOODGROVE BRETHREN CHRISTIAN PARISH 4887 Coats Grove Rd. Pastor Randall Bertrand. Wheelchair accessible and elevator Sunday School 9:30 am. Worship Tune 10:30 xm. Youth activities: call f<w information. IJOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-37 South at M-79. Rev. Richard Moore. Pastor Church phone 269­ 945-4995. Church Website: www. hopeumorg. Church Fax No.: 269-818-0007 Church Secretary Treasurer. Linda Cobb. Office hours. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday 9 am to 2 pm. Sunday Morning: 9:30 am Sunday School; 10'45 am Morning Worship; Sunday evening service 6 pm. Son Shine Preschool (ages 3 & 4) Tue*.. Thun, from 9-11:30 a.m.. 12:00-2:30 pjn.; Wednesday 6 p.m. - Pioneers (meal served). Wednesday 6 p.m. - Jr. & Sr. High Yiaith (meal served). Wednesday 7 t<n ■ Prayer Mtg. Thursday 9:30 a.m. - Women's Bible Study. ST. ROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH 805 S. Jefferson Father Al Russell. Pastor. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m.. Sunday Masses 8 30 am and 11:00 a m.: Confession Saturday 3:30-4:15 p.m. EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH “Member Church of the World­ Wide Anglican Communum “ 315 W. Center St. (comer of S. Broadway and W. Center St.). Chunh Office: (269) 945-3014. The Rev Fr. Charles P McCabe III. Rector Father Paul Dowmc Supply Pnvt Mr. F. William Voetbcrg. Director of Music. Sunday Worship - 10 a.m. WOODLAND UNITED METHODLST CHURCH 203 N. Main. P.O Box 95. Wtxxiland. Ml 4X897 • .367-4061 Reverend Mary SchippersDeMunter. Sunday Worship 9:15 a.m. • Sunday School 10:30 a m. SAINTS ANDREW A MATTH1A INDEPENDENT ANGLICAN CHURCH 2415 McCann Rd. (in Irving). Sunday services each week: 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Holy Communion the 2nd Sunday of each month at this service). 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion (each week), and Evening Prayer 6XX) p.m. (May-August). We have a weekly Wednesday 6 00 p.m. Even Prayer service and special Holy Days services as announced (please call the rectory for those tunes). The Rector of St. Andrew A Matthias is Rt. Rev. David T. Hustwick. The church phone num­ ber is 269-795-2370 and the recto­ ry number is 269-948-9327. Our church website is http:lltnx.tol andrewmatthias. We are part of the Diocese of the Great Lakes which is ut communion with The United Episcopal Church of North America and use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer at all our services. ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES A Spirit-filled church. Meeting at the Maple Leal Grange, Hwy. M­ 66 south of Assyria Rd.. Nashville. Mich. 49073. Sun. Praise & Worship 10:30 a.m.. 6XX) p.m.; Wed. 6:30 p.m. Jesus Club for boys A girls ages 4-12. Pastors David and Rose MacDonald. An oasis of God's love. “Where Everyone is Someone Special." For information call 1-616­ 731-5194 or I-517-852-1806. FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 503 South Grove Street. Delton. Pastor Daniel Hofmann. 623­ 5400. Worship Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Nursery provided. Jr. Church. Jr. and Sr. High Youth Sunday evenings. ST. CYRIL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Nashville. Rev. Al RusaelL Pastor. A mission of St. Rose Catholic Church. Hastings Mass Sunday al 9:30 a.m. ST. TIMOTHY 'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 9800 East BC Avenue. Richland. Ml 49083 Phone 269-629-9436. Eucharistic service every Sunday. 9: 30 a.m. “This is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' (Luke 22:19 NIV) Come share in the weekly Holy Communion - accepting Christ and beinfc, united with Him. sur­ rendering our lives to Him so that we may know His will and walk in His ways. We are located in a wooded setting, north of Richland on BC Avenue, between M-43 and Gull Lake Drive. All baptized chtUUUU are welcome to partici­ pate in lhe Holy Eucharist. We believe that Christianity is a faith of inclusion, not exclusion. Therefore, you don't have to be an Episcopalian - just a believer. GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 8950 E. M-79 Highway. Nashville. Ml 49073. Pastor Don Roscoe. (517) 852-9228. Morning Celebration 10 a.m. Fellowship Time before the service. Nursery, children's ministry, youth group, adult small group ministry, leader­ ship training HASTINGS FREE METHODIST CHURCH .301 E State Rd (Corner of State Rd. and Boltwood St across from Tom's Market). Senior Pastor Daniel Graybill. Youth Pastor. Brun Teed. Pastor of Senior Adults and Visitation. Don Brail. Phone 269-945-9121. Nursery provided for all services Sundays: Worship services 8:45 and 11XX) a.m. Kids for Christ. 11XX) a.m. Worship Service only for 3 A 4 yr. olds. A 5 yr 4th grade dismissed during announcements. Sunday School for all ages 10:00 a.m. with adult electives. Sunday Evening Service and Small Groups 6.00 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week: 900 a.m. Senior Adult Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Pastor's Class. Sing *n Share. Youth and Children's classes. Thursday: 9:30-11 a.m Senior Adult Coffee Hour. Women's Ministry 7 p.m., 2nd Thur, each month. Mid-week prograeas take a Christmas/N'ew Year break. February 2Stk at 10JO a* set for First Service nt oar new cknrch, M35 North M-43 Hwy„ Hastings. Everyone Weteume! GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 239 E. North Street. Hastings. Phone 269-945-94 14 or 945-2645. Fax 269-945-2698. Michael Anton. Pastor, www.discovergrace.org. Cail the office for wor­ ship times. HASTINGS FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 209 W. Green Street. Hastings. MI 49058. Office Phone (269) 945­ 9574. Fax (269) 945-1961. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 am -Noon. Sunday morning worship hours: 9:30 LIVE! Under the Dome Contemporary Service. 10:30 Refreshments. 11XX) Traditional Worship Service. We offer various Sunday school classes at 8:15. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 7 pjn.. and the Praise Team rehearses on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 231 S. Broadway. Hastings. Mich. 49058. (269) 945-5463. Rev. Dr. Jeff Garrison. Pastor. Sunday Services - 9XM) a.m. Traditional Worship Serivce. No Sunday School. 11XX) a_m. Contemporary Worship Service. Nursery and Children’s Wxship available dur­ ing both services. Visit us online at www finichuTchhaxtings nrr and our web log for sermons at: h(tp://hastingspreihyterian binesnot com/ Next Theaday 6:00 p.m Conversational Spanish. QUIMBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH M-79 West Pastor Ken Vaught. (616) 945-9392. Sunday Worship 10: 30 am.; K4C-T4C second Sunday of each month 5:30-7:30 p.m. October-March P.O. Box 63. Hastings. Ml 49058. This information on worship service is provided by The Hastings Banner, the churches and these local businesses: WREN FUNERAL HOME of Hastings FLEXFAB INCORPORATED of Hastings CHEMICAL BANK Member F.D.I.C. THE HASTINGS BANNER and RFMINDER 1351 North M-43 Highway - Hastings BOSLEY PHARMACY • "Prescriptions" 11S S. Jefferson - 945-3429 HASTINGS FIBER GLASS PRODUCTS, INC. 770 Cook Rd. - Hastings. Michigan "....... " "" ” ' •: ' J |Margaret May Wilkes| FREEPORT - Margaret May Wilkes, age 75. of Woodschool Road. Freeport, died Thursday. December 21. 2006 at Spectrum Health-Kent Community Campus in Grand Rapids. Margaret was bom December 14. 1931 in Carlton Twp.. Barry County, the daughter of Vem C. and Wilda M. (Poulson) A Herding. She was reared in the Coats Grove area and attended the Coals Grove one rtx>m school. She graduated from Hastings High School, the class of 1950. She married Duane Orr Wilkes on August 19. 1950. Following Duane’s honorable discharge from the U.S. Army they moved to Clawson, where they made their home for 18 years before moving to Freeport where they lived another 34 years before Duane passed away on November 4. 20Bt. They raised six chil­ dren together. A son. Edward L. Wilkes pre­ ceded them in death. Surviving are sons. Raymond (Roberta) Wilkes of Alto. Frederick Wilkes of Freeport; daughters. Joan (James) Douglas of Clawson. Brenda (Jack) Hostetler of Freeport and Cynthia (Gaylan) Hayward of Middleville. She was a loving grandmother of nine grandchildren and two great grand­ children. There are three surviving brothers, Vem (Doris) Allerding. Duane (Marie) Allerding and Kevin (Cheryl) Allerding. all of Hastings. A sister. Terri (John) Can of Lake Odessa. Preceding her in death were her sisters. Joan Boehmer and Betty Harding. Margaret loved to garden. She was a home­ maker that never sat still for a moment. She was a very hard worker. If there ever was a family member or friend in need she was always there to lend a hand. She was a past president of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, North End Post in Detroit. She was a very active in lhe Hastings Women of the Moose, where she held the office of the College of Regents. A memorial service was held Saturday. December 30. 2006 al the Wren Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Jewel officiating. Burial took place at the Fuller Cemetery in Carlton Township. Memorial contributions may be made to Hastings Fresh Food Initiative, cto First United Methodist OMKh. 209 W. Onten St. Hastings. Arrangements by the Wren Funeral Home (www.wren-funeral-homc.com) Edward Johncock NASHVILLE - Mr. Edward Johncock. age 78, of Nashville, passed away peacefully on Tuesday. December 26, 2006 al Battle Creek Health System in Battle Creek. The family will receive visitors on Friday, December 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at lhe Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville. Funeral services for Mr. Johncock will be held at the Nashville Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 30.2006. Pastor Rob VanEngen will officiate. Interment will follow the funeral service at Wilcox Cemetery, Nashville. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville. Waneita J. Nicholson MIDLAND - Waneita J. Nicholson, age 79. of Midland died Tuesday. December 19. 2006 at Spectrum Butterworth Medical Center in Grand Rapids. The daughter of the late Leon D. and Phoebe (Austin) Nicholson was bom June 28. 1927 in Lake Odessa. Waneita graduated from Woodland High School in 1945. received her BA from Central Michigan University in I960, and then her MA degree in 1966. She taught school for the Midland Public School system for 28 years; retiring in 1988. Waneita was a member of the Free Methodist Church where she had served as the church librarian and taught Sundayschool. She loved to cook, read and do cross­ word puzzles. Waneita is survived by her brothers. Maynard (Velma) Nicholson. Leon J. Nicholson. Donald (Garnet) Nicholson all of Hastings. Loren Nicholson of Lansing, and Ario (Orpha) Nicnolson of Hastings; sister. Loretta L. Blakely of Bay Chy; sister-in-law. Marilyn Nicholson of Battle Creek; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parenLs. she was prede­ ceased by her brother. Robert Nicholson; sis­ ters, Betty Nicholson. Evelyn Aldrich and sister-in-law. Kay Nicholson. Funeral services for Ms. Nicholson was held on Friday, December 22. 2006 at Midland Free Methodist Church-Midland with Reverend D. David Kessler officiating. Interment was in Lakeside Cemetery in Ionia. Personal messages of support may be left for the family at www.wilson-miller.com. Arrangements made by Wilson Miller Funeral Home. Midland. I Ella Mae (Wendcl) Ulrich lost her battle with cancer on December 11. 2006. Funeral services will be held Saturday. December 30. 2006 at the Hessel-Cheslek Funeral Home. 88 East Division Street, Sparta. Ml 49345. Visitation 11 a.m.-l p.m. Services at I p.m. For directions call (269) 945-9444. Dorothy Mae Glooer| HASTINGS - Dorothy Mae Gkivcr. age 83. of Hastings, went home wi± her Lora on Thursday, December 21. 2006. at her resi­ dence. She was bom December 29. 1922 in Akron. Ohio, the daughter of George and Eva (Perry) Hardy. Dorothy retired from Pompano Beach Hospital in Florida. Dorothy leaves behind her special God given daughter. Sandra Birmart and husband Jack; three special nieces. Juanita Hall and husband Curtis. Peggy Mae Hoffman and Arlow Richtor, her best friends. Maxine Birman, Marilyn and John Disch. Private family services were held, with burial at Hastings Township Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society or the family. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneral home.net). HASTINGS - Nancy L. (Mrs. Wayne) Miller, age 49. of S. Whitmore Rd.. Hastings, died Saturday. December 23. 2006. at her residence. A memorial service will be held at a later date Arrangmecnts are by the Wren Funeral Home. 'Lavs tve Mrs. Janet Kay (Mai^uart) Walta\ age 57, of Delton, went to be with her J-ord on Saturday. December 23. 2006. She was bom January 19. 1949 u. Detroit, the daughter of Ralph Albert and Eleinu.’ V. (Krentz) Marquart. Janet is survived by sons. William Charles Walton and George Albert Walton of Celton; sister. Nancy and husband Bob Natrin of Caledonia; and nieces. Jennifer and Davm. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother. Charles Edward Marquar.; husband. George William Walton (2003). She enjoyed reading, traveling, and time with her family. She was a den leader for the Cub Scouts, lhe coordinator for the Delton Schools Craft Bazaar for many years, and a dedicated soccer mom. Memorial services will be held Saturday. January 6, 2007, 2 p.m.. at lhe Bachman Hebblc Funeral Service. Pastor Steven S. Olmstead of the Pleasantview Family Church will officiate. Memorial tributes may be made to American Diabetes Association. Arrangements are by Bachman Hebblc Funeral Service. Battle Creek. 401 (k) rollovers made easy 30U Marti D. CMstMMMi, ARMS 421 W. Woodlawn Ara. Edwardjones Wilson! MAINTENANCE-CONTROLS TECHNICIAN MMaldynu is o leatJng global doSgnw and supptur of tow cod. Ngh quatTy metcHxsed components, asumfalui and modJec tar the automotive rxjustry We have an rnmecSate opportunity tar o Maintenance Controls Technician. PROFESSIONALS! 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Many people have been investing for a long time and their goals, such as retirement, arc years away. Therefore, they consider them­ selves to be long-term investors. But are they? Real long-term investors aren't necessarily those people who have been investing for many years or who have their eyes on distant goals - although those two elements are important. True long-term investors share several common traits. Let's consider some of them: • They own the same investments for many years. Investing is not a risk-free endeavor and your investments will have their "ups and downs." But long-term investors choose qual­ ity investments and stick with them through good times and bad. These investors have the ability to look past all the events - political turmoil, high energy prices, market volatility, corporate scandals, etc. - that send some peo­ ple to the investment "sidelines." • They don't deviate from their strategy. Long-term investors establish a strategy based on their individual needs, goals, prefer­ ences, risk tolerance and time horizon. Then, once this strategy is in place, they follow it steadily through the years. For example, if they determine that their goals for a comfort­ able retirement require them to build an investment portfolio consisting of 70 percent stocks and 30 percent bonds and "cash" instruments, then they will try to maintain that proportion. This is not to say, however, that they are inflexible. If their needs change somewhat over time, they make adjustments - but they don't abandon their overall strategy. • They invest in companies - not stocks. Successful long-term investors pay little attention to day-to-day (or even month-tomonth) shifts in stock price. Instead, they focus on the companies themselves, and they ask the right questions: Is the management solid? Does the company have a sound busi­ ness plan? Are its products competitive? Does it belong to a healthy industry? • They don't listen to "hot tips." Long-term investors do whatever they can to avoid expensive mistakes - such as chasing after "hot" stock tips. Of course, these tips can come from anyone - from the so-called "expert" on television to the well-meaning brother-in-law. Unfortunately, many of these hot tips turn out to be not so hot. And even if a stock was hot at one time, it might already have cooled off by the time an investor acts on the tip. But more importantly, long-term investors know that not all stocks are appro­ priate for their individual needs. Consequently, they train themselves to take a pass on today's hot stock tips. • They get the help they need. The invest­ ment world can be complex. It's not easy for most investors to analyze investment possi­ bilities. stay current on changing tax laws, calculate their retirement income needs, bal­ ance their portfolio or do any of the many other tasks that go into successful investing. Thai’s why long-term investors frequently tum to financial professionals for guidance and recommendations. So, there you have it - a few of the tech­ niques employed by many successful long­ term investors. Why not put them to work for you. too? Copyright C 2006 Edward Jones STOCKS The following pnees are from the close of business last Tuesday. Reported changes are from the previous week. AT&T Anheuser Busch CMS Energy Corp. Coca-Cola Co. DaimlerChrysler Dow Chemical Co Exxon Mobil Family Dollar Stores First Financial Bancorp Ford Motor Co. General Motors Ind. Bus Machine JCPenney Co. Johnson & Johnson Kellogg Co. McDonald’s Corp. Pfizer Inc. Semco Energy Sears Holding Spartan Motors TCF Financial Wal-Mart Stores 35.01 49.08 16.79 48.55 6095 40.26 76.05 29.78 1704 7.49 29.77 95.66 77.74 65.64 50.48 43.81 25.93 603 16633 15.29 27.62 46.11 +.02 +1.18 +.17 •22 -.32 Gold Saver Dow Jones Average Volume on NYSE $626.90 $1273 12407.63 791M +1.50 +$02 -63.69 -809M +.01 •94 +.89 +34 +31 +.49 •34 ■2.33 ■134 -31 -.17 -27 +.01 •4.82 +.89 +.53 +.02 Sages celebrate 63 years Mr. and Mrs. R. Keith Sage of 904 W. Walnut, Hastings. Mich. will celebrate their 63rd wedding anniversary January 1. 2007. R. Keith Sage and Elsie N. Edwards were high school sweethearts and married at her home by Rev. S. Conger Hathaway. Their children arc Cindy and Rand Winters of Alto, Lola and Bill Tyler of Hubbardston. Joyce Sage of Hastings. Jacquelyn and Harry Barwin of Byron Center. Janice and Doug Mascho of Stanton. Grandchildren are Todd and Angie Sattler. Renae Sattler. Grace Marvin. Laura Marvin, and Rebecca Barwin. They will celebrate with a family gathering at Christmastime at the family home rd 904 W. Walnut. Hastings. Catheys celebrate first anniversary Jeanine and Scott Cathey celebrated their first anniversary on December 24. 2006. Their children include Amanda. Ashley, Alex and Andrew. Newborn babies BOY, Bayes -Daniel Kenyon. bom at Butterworth Hospital on Nov. 16.2006 al 8:10 p.m. to Dan and Katie Kenyon of Middleville. Weighing 7 lbs. 5 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Axien Fox, 'm at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 18, 2006 at 8:23 a.m. to Christian and Shannon Allwardt of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 20 inches long. GIRL, Alora Rhianna Dante Jones, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 18, 2006 at 10:23 a.m. to Melissa Jones-Fish and Harland Fish of Hastings. Weighing 6 lbs. 2 oz. and 20 inches long. and 20 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Jacklynn Nicole, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 5,2006 at 4:16 p.m. to Adam and Jennifer Salisbury of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 4 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Kayden Lee, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 10, 2006 at 11:19 a.m. to Kasey Brodbeck and Branden Fisk of Lake Odessa. Weighing 7 lbs. 13 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Tristin Wayne, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 10. 2006 at 2:50 p.m. to Joshua Boze and Peggy Minshall of Delton. Weighing 6 lbs. 13 ozs. and 21 inches long. GIRL, Kennedy Nicole, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 18. 2006 at 1:46 a.m. to Scott and Nicole Lewis of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 19 inches long. BOY, Ian David, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 6.2006 at 1:04 p.m. to Kelly and Jeremy Wilkins of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. II ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Mariah Jewel, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 16, 2006 at 9:40 am. to Nicole Deming and Brandon Fillion of Lake Odessa. Weighing 8 lbs. 13 ozs. and 20 inch­ es long. GIRL, Lily Ruth Ann. bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 8, 2006 to Victoria and Patrick Mascho of Middleville. Weighing 10 lbs. 2 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Kyra Irene, bom at Pennock Hospital BOY, Rogan Fox, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 11. 2006 at 7:54 a.m. to Jill and Russell Andrews of Hastings. Weighing 8 lbs. 0 ozs. and 21 inches long. on Dec. 15, 2006 at 11:28 a.m. to Alicia and Jeremy Casteel of Delton. Weighing 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Jordan Micheal, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 16, 2006 at 9:20 p.m. to Ryan and Beverly Simpson of Kalamazoo. Weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Clayton Leslie Sayer, bom at Ionia County Memorial Hospital on Dec. 20, 2006 to Joel and Jessica Sayer of Woodland. Weighing 7 lbs., 14 1/2 ozs. Mary Shoemaker to celebrate 80th birthday The family of Mary Shoemaker is celebrat­ ing her 80th birthday with a card shower. She has been a life long resident of the Lake Odessa area. Mary’s birthday is January 2nd. Please help us celebrate by sending her a birthday card at: 8540 W. Vedder Rd., Lake Odessa. Ml 48849. See Bob or Doug for all your insurance needs... ttW 8KB eal people. Hometown people who will help doo rsiccxai you through the details of buying insurance or making a claim. While some insurance companies are no more than an 800 number and a voice mail menu, we’re here to help - in good times and in bad - year after year. DougTatema ma Hom, Car Buatnaaa MHtMi'W BOY, Tyler John, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 13, 2006 at 8:20 p.m. to Ann and Brian Hemmeke of Middleville. Weighing 8 lbs. 10 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Nithanyel Bryce, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 11, 2006 at 9:02 a.m. to Tanna Moore and Charles Hasman of Delton. Weighing 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and 20 inches long. BOY, Brandon Michael, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 12, 2006 at 2Oj p.m. to Brian and Bri Simmons of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. and 21 inches long. BOY, Christopher Scott, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 12, 2006 at 7:18 p.m. to Scott and Lynda Clark of Portland. Weighing 7 lbs. and 19 1/2 inches long. GIRL, Skyler Maree, bom at Pennock Hospital in December 2006 at 8:29 p.m. to Elizabeth Parish of Nashville. Weighing 4 lbs. 9 ozs. and 18 inches long. GIRL, Gracelin Mae, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 3. 2006 at 7:20 pjn. to Tori Clark and Andy Meaney of Hastings. Weighing 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 21 1/2 inches long. BOY, Kyle Logan, bom at Pennock Hospital on Dec. 4. 2006 at 8:02 p.m. to Patricia Lumbert of Woodland. Weighing 8 lbs. 0 ozs. Walker man charged with Thomapple Township home invasion, assault INSURANCE FIRST. 497 Arlington Si. (M-37) PO Box 99 • Middleville. MI 49333 (269) 795-3302 or Toll Free (800) 706-3302 wiFr«(Z»)35i-9Sii Agent: JJt.Cobuni by Jon Gambee Staff Writer A Walker man is in jail today following his arrest for home invasion, two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and two counts of felonious assault. Otis Daniel Black Jr., 35, is accused of breaking into an occupied home Dec. 18 and assaulting two persons with a blunt object while they were sleeping. According to Barry County Sheriff Detective Jay Olejniczak, Black entered the residence, which is located in Thomapple Township, and attacked a man while he was sleeping. The man was rendered unconscious and a woman who was in the home at the lime woke up and struggled with the masked attacker. While fighting off her attacker, the woman managed to pull his mask partially off and later told Det Olejniczak she believed the man to be her ex-husband. Through subsequent investigation, includ­ ing a search of the suspect's home and vehi­ cle, Black was arrested and lodged in the Barry County Jail. Both victims suffered serious injuries dur- WFRE READY FOR YOU! Hastings’ £\ewest J^ffbrdabte Junior Hiving McdlardTond Village. -AtMa^dnaiptaa toGve... Explore vour retiremer ~ Spacious One & Two Ing potions t-Homes Designed for i (Pond Vtfiage Cad Today ToRftervt Otis Denial Black ing the assault and were treated at Pennock Hospital. MALI RD | POND Maritap,H4N» �Page 8 - Thursday December 28. 2006 - The Hastings Banner ,/lnnie's MAILBOX by Kathy Mitchelll and Marcy Sugar ‘Peace on Earth’ By Elaine Garlock An exception is being made this week regarding the Depot complex. It is not open even though this is the last weekend of the month. If you have visitors from out of town, however, please feel free to call any of the officers of the local historical society and they likely can accommodate you. It is time to put 2007 dates on the first dozen checks in your checkbook, lest you have lhe date wrong next week. Lakewood's basketball team plays this week in the Holiday Cla* »ic on the floor of the great Breslin Center. Lakewood will play Lowell at 11 a.m. Dec. 29. Getting tickets is up to you. Army officer Peggy Wilkens was a visitor of her parents. Perry and Norma Stowell, on the weekend. Mike and Cynthia Rankins, of Traverse City, were visitors of her parents on Sunday and Monday Also sister Karen Kruisenga was home from Adrian College. Norman and Vanessa Nash, of Port Huron, came for the weekend to be with family mem­ bers. Members of the Garlock family were to gather on Tuesday at the Richland home of Michael and Karen Morse. Grandson Brian Garlock joined them during his short Michigan stay from his job with the St. Louis Bandits hockey team where he is equipment manager. He returned Tuesday evening. Once again the WcxxJIand village was light­ ed all evening on Christmas Eve with hun­ dreds of luminaria which lined every street, even along vacant lots. This speaks of com­ munity involvement and great effort. The plus for 2006 was having mild weather. It was well worth the drive to go to Wtxxiland to see the spectacle and to drive lhe extra bit to sec the Meade display of lighted deer, stars, and every manner of lighting along with outlined buildings. Again, the Livermore comer on M- KA. Mueller Accounting • Professional. Economical & Personal TAX & Accounting Sen ices. • 20 Yean of Accounting. Tax and Management Experience Working for You 221 South Jefferson. Hastings Phone: (269) 945-3547 www.kamuelleraccounting.com Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER To subscribe, call us at... 269-945-9554 50 was lighted with luminaria surrounding the Myers Cemetery al the curve at the county line. The long triangle formed by Vedder. Volte and M-50 becomes very definitive with the array of lights surrounding it. There were pockets of lights in Lake Odessa but not the widespread participation from years past. There seemed to be a much greater number of lights at Lakeside Cemetery on the east side of Cemetery Road. The family of Don and Berne Goodemool always meet on Christmas Eve. This year many of their number also attended the serv­ ice at Central UMC as did scores of other members and visitors. Highlights of Central's Christmas Eve serv­ ice were the choral rendering by the Chancel Choir, a duct by Linsey Hemming and Amanda French with accompaniment by the praise band Fret Not and the closing Silent Night with only candles for illumination. The Rev. Dr. Donald Ferris brought the message. On Saturday. 40 members of the Hamp family gathered at the home of their mother. Bernice Hamp. That evening she accompa­ nied son Allen and wife. Mary Hamp, home to Leslie where she remained until Christmas night. This part of lhe Hamp family grew up at Middleton where Allen was working in implement sales. Their children graduated from Fulton High School. They all were involved with foreign exchange students and provided homestays for many such students. Thus. Al and Mary have “family” located around the globe. Residents invited to join the Michigan Audubon Winter Bird Feeder Survey My leg has been swollen and I was afraid that I had a blood clot My doctor believes that I have a Baker’s cyst instead. What is that? A Baker's cyst, also known as a popliteal cyst, is actually a problem with your knee and can cause your leg to swell. Various joints in your body need lubrication in order for them to work smoothly and to reduce wear and tear of the bone ends in the joint capsule. This lubricating fluid is called synovial fluid and acts exactly like oil does ins'de a car engine or when you use oil on any mechanical moving part. The synovial fluid moves within the joint and around the various tissues of the joint helping to protect the moving parts in the joint. There also is a pouch like reservoir that hold the excess synovial fluid much like an oil pan holds excess oil. These reservoirs are called bursae. When your knee is injured or becomes inflamed and irritated such as with arthritis or cartilage tears, the joint produces more synovial fluid in an attempt to reduce the irritation. The result is too much synovial fluid and the excess is held in the synovial fluid reservoirs which have now swollen like a water balloon in response to the excess fluid. An enlarged knee bursae is seen as a swelling behind your knee but may also cause swelling in your foot or leg. This is in part due to the injured knee interfering with the normal circulation of blood in your lower leg. It may also cause knee pain and stiffness of the knee or a tightness in the back of your knee. The bursae may actually break and leak fluid into your lower leg causing redness and swelling of your calf. This presentation is very similar to a blood clot in the leg. At any time you have swelling and redness of your calf, seek medical attention promptly to obtain an accurate diagnosis because if a blood clot actually exists, urgent treatment is needed. Baker's cysts are treated with physical therapy, medications that reduce inflammation and occasionally simple drainage of the excess fluid using a needle. Occasionally, despite the above treatment, fluid continues to accumulate and causes problems. These bursae are surgically removed. Scott Brasseur, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and practices as an Internist in the Physicians Center at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. Contact your physician for medical advice before you change anything concerning your health. If you have further questions abc^, this or any other medical problem and would like to make an appointment to see Dr. Brasseur, call (269) 945-2419. mow* In Michigan, people watch birds year round. However, when winter comes, many prefer to look out the window at their bird­ feeding stations rather than bundling up and braving the elements. This year marks the 30th annual Winter Bini Feeder Survey, a joint effort of the Michigan Audubon Society (MAS) and the Kalamazoo Nature Center (KNC). Anyone who watches a bird feeder any­ where in Michigan is invited to join the 2006­ 2007 Winter Bird Feeding Survey. Participants receive a packet with instruc­ tions, information, and report forms. Observations arc made on one day each month between November and April. Partial-ycar observations also are accepted, so people who spend part of the winter in warmer climates still can participate. Information gathered helps identify changes in bird distribution and populations during the winter season. Everyone maintaining a feeder is reminded that it is important to regularly clean both the feeder and the area underneath it to avoid dis­ ease. Those wishing to join the feeder survey are asked to send their name, mailing address, phone number, and email address to MAS Feeder Survey. Kalamazoo Nature Center. 7000 North Wcstnedge Avenue. Kalamazoo. MI 49009-6309. Other options are to call 381-1574 ext. 31 or e-mail twengerffinatureccnter.org In 2005-2006. 372 people participated in the winter feeder survey. They reported 128.335 birds of 133 species. More watchers are needed. These statewide observations give us an overview of the health of bird populations in Michigan. The species seen most frequently are Black-capped Chicka-dee, Mourning Dove. Blue Jay. American Goldfinch, Downy Woodpecker. Dark-eyed Junco, and White­ breasted Nuthatch, all observed at more than 90% of the feeders. The survey is funded through the generosi­ ty of participants. Contributions are essential to its continuation. A $5 gift (or more) covers forms, adminis­ trative and mailing costs, and supplies. However, a donation is not required in order to participate. Volunteers check data forms and enter data into the computer, helping keep costs low. The Michigan Audubon survey is not affil­ iated with Project Feeder Watch, an interna­ tional collaborative feeder count effort between Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and Long Point Bird Observatory. The MAS winter bird feeder survey began 11 years before Project Feeder Watch. For more information, call the KNC Research Office at 381 -1574 ext. 31 or e-mail twcncerfe naturecenter org Dear Annie: I used to work al the World Trade Center. My favorite times were dur­ ing the Christmas season. The entire plaza would come alive with festivities and goodwill. The year before 9/11. my office was loaded with gifts being hidden until Christmas Eve. All of us. from all faiths, looked forward to the annual Christmas party where we let our hair down for a night of laughter and excitement. We worked hard in the city. Sometimes, we didn't leave the office until 9 p.m.. when all was quiet and dark, and the cold wind blew across the plaza floor. Before 9/11. there were these huge white block letters in the plaza that spelled "PEACE ON EARTH." I never knew how the letters got there or who put them there. They were like a smile greeting me in the morn­ ing and wishing me a good night. I did not know it would be the last Christmas I would see them. What hap­ pened to these letters of hope? I sure would like to see them again. - D.C. in Beacon. N.Y. Dear D.C.: We contacted Pasquale DiFulco. spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and discovered that those letters were stored in the World Trade Center. Here is his reply: "The letters were destroyed on 9/11. but the message of hope that they conveyed remains as vibrant as ever. As we celebrate the holi­ days this time of year with family and friends, it is the perfect occasion to remember the spirit of that message and do what we can. each in our own wuy and together as one, to work toward peace on earth." Co-worker woes Dear Annie: My co-worker, "Ed." likes to engage anyone who will listen in "dis­ cussion." However, if you don't agree immediately with his viewpoint, it quickly escalates into an argument. Ed loses con­ trol. becomes extremely loud, and his face turns bright red. At this point, most people choose to end the "discussion." which Ed interprets to mean he has lost the argu­ ment. He then complains that he can never win a debate, since everyone is so closeminded and they interrupt him and talk over him. which, in actuality, is exactly what HE does. Any suggestion how to deal with this man? He is an otherwise valuable employ­ ee. - Ed's Co-worker Dear Co-worker: Poor Ed. He's so inse­ cure he has to feel superior to everyone. We don't understand why you and your co­ workers continue to engage in these "dis­ cussions" when you know the outcome won't be pretty. Unless Ed's superiors tell him the rants must stop, it's best if you learn how to deal with him as he is. When he starts up. nod and say. "You may have a point," and then make it clear you are too busy to stay and chat. What do you care if he thinks the entire office is close-minded? If you do not become involved in his arguments, he will not be able to respond in his usual inappropriate way. Disengage. Ask questions Dear Annie: I read the letter from "Worried Mom," whose daughter's 12year-old friend. "Amanda." sleeps over often, but her mom never picks her up. Amanda preferred to run around the neighborhood, and her mother didn't care. As a foster parent for 29 years, that sent up alarm bells. "Worried" should ask Amanda why she doesn't wart to go home, or why her mom doesn't care to have her there. Many of the abused children who come through our home have said that they would have told someone the truth about the horrors hap­ pening in their families if only someone had asked the right questions. We need to be safe havens for children and not ignore warning signs that some­ thing is not right. — Foster Mom in Santa Cruz. Calif. Dear Santa Cruz: Thank you for a valuable reminder that it does indeed take a village to raise a child. Parents, please "ask the right questions." These children need you. Intrusive neighbors Dear Annie: During the past year, the mother and stepfather of some friends moved into a home that is just a couple of houses away from us. My husband and I have known these two for some years. In the past, we've chosen to avoid our friends' parents as they both are drunks and the husband talks nonstop and has roaming hands. Unfortunately, my hus­ band and I have become their favorite neighbors, and they often come over in the early evening to chat. They rarely leave, even when we tell them we have to eat dinner. They will tell us. "Go ahead. We'll entertain ourselves." which they do with the booze they brought. Sometimes I sense they are snooping around while out of our line of sight, so I often invite them to eat with us so we can keep an eye on them. Annie, the man creeps me out. While he ran be very funny, he only talks about what he owns and who he knows. But the worst part is he always positions himself near me and finds some reason to squeeze past me in tight coiners. He is very quick to brush off any crumb that appears on my blouse. The wife is totally oblivious to what is going on. 1 have discussed this with my husband, and we don't know how to avoid this couple. Even telling them we don't have time to visit doesn't deter them. If we close the door or walk away, they say they'll be back later. And they are. Should I talk to our friends and ask for help with their parents? - Can't Stand Our Neighbors in Nuevo, Calif. Dear Nuevo: We doubt your friends can help. You must be more direct. Tell your intrusive neighbors that you need time to unwind when you get home and you can­ cot have visitors. Every single time they pop in unexpectedly, tell them it's incon­ venient and close the door. If you do it consistently, they will find their entertain­ ment elsewhere. And if the husband gets too friendly, say in a loud voice, "Please keep your bands off me." In order for them to leave you nlon?, you muu make your home less inviting Don’t feel guilty Dear Annie: I am 92 years old. I was married to the most wonderful man for 70 years. We adored each other. A year ago. he began to have problems walking. Then came the cane, the walker and. just before he died, four months in a wheelchair. Every night I walked the floor crying, knowing he would soon be leaving me. A month before he died, he was in and out of a coma. Brokenhearted. 1 was forced to send him to a nursing home. I visited him every day from morning until night. When he died in my arms. 1 was crying, yet I had this overwhelming wave of relief. How could I be relieved when I loved him so much? I cry every time 1 think of him and am consumed with guilt. Please help me. - Suffering in Florida Dear Suffering: The relief you feel is normal. Your husband's death ended both his suffering and your anguish over his impending loss. It has nothing to do with the depth of your love and devotion. Please consider some grief counseling. The nursing home should be able to rec­ ommend someone. Special chair solution Dear Annie: This is for "Had Enough," whose friend. "Bob," is grossly over­ weight and wrecks the chairs. Chances are. Bob already knows he damages the furniture, so I think it's time "Had Enough" invested in folding camp chairs. My husband and I are big people, and one year at a local fair, we found someone selfing camp chairs that hold up to 500 pounds. She can bring them out when Bob visits and put them away after. She is not being rude to request that Bob sit in those chairs. It's HER house. And it may be a relief for him, too, not to end up on the floor after breaking another chair. Plus, everyone can relax and enjoy them­ selves. - Resting Easy Dear Resting: What a great suggestion. Thanks for passing it along. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edi­ tors of the Ann Landers column. Please e­ mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago. IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and car­ toonists. visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2006 CREATORS SYNDI­ CATE. INC. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 28 2006 - Page 9 LEGAL riOTlCES FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information obtained will be used for this purpose, ffyouereinthe Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed baiorr. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Dale D Krueger III and Carrie L Krueger. Husband and Wile to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., solely as nominee for Novastar Mortgage. Inc., Mortgagee, dated July 21. 2004 and recorded July 27, 2004 <n Instrument 9 1131466 and modified by instrument *1153363. Barry County Records. Mtohioan Said mortgage was assigned to Novastar Mortgage. Inc., by assignment dated July 21. 2004 and recorded August 25. 2006 in Instrument *1169115. On which mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Sixty-One Thousand Three Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Eighty Cents ($161.392 80) including interest 9.05% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said maigage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings, Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. January 11. 2007 Said premises are situated in Township of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as; That Part of the Northeast One-Quarter of Section 34. Town 4 North. Range 9 West, described as: Commencing at the North One-Quarter of said Sectton; Thence South 00 Degrees 07 Minutes 03 Seconds West 1519.37 Feet along the West line of said Northeast one-quarter to the place of Beginning; thence North 89 degrees 46 minutes 30 Seconds East 646.31 Feet, thence South 00 Degrees 07 minutes 03 Seconds West 249 18 feet; thence South 75 degrees 40 minutes 11 seconds West 335 62 feet. thence North 00 degrees 09 min­ utes 29 seconds East 309 97 feet. Thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 30 Seconds West 320.00 feet along the North line of the South 1039.50 feet of said Northeast One-Quarter; thence North 00 Degrees. 07 minutes 03 seconds East 66.0 feet atong the West line of said Northeast one-quarter to the piece of beginning. Subject to and together with an easement as described in the Easement in the easement description. Commonly known aa 3381 Stager. Hastings Ml 49333 The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned m accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated: DECEMBER 12. 2006 Novastar Mortgage, Inc., Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hilts. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Rte No 06-60668 AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, WE ARE ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA­ TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (248) 362-6100 IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made tn the terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by John M Drake and Angelina Drake a/k/a Angelina M Drake, husband and wile ol Barry County. Michigan. Mortgagor to Fifth Third Bank •Aiccessor by merger to Old Kent Bank dated the 24th day of November. A D 2000. and recorded :*• the office of the Rcgistei ol Deeds, tor :he County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 26th day of December. AD 2000. in Instrument No 1053255 of Barry Records, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. at the date of this notice, for principal ol $13,042.10 (Thirteen thousand. Forty Two dollars end Ten cents) plus accrued interest at 11.24% (eleven point two tour) percent per annum And no suit proceedings at law or in equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover the debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof Now. therefore by virtue of lhe power of sale contained in said mortgage, and pursuant to the statue ol the State of Michigan tn such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. the 4th day ol January. A.D . 2007, at 1:00 o’clock said mortgage will be fore­ closed by a sale at pubic auction. to the highest bidder, at tho Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml, Barry County, Michigan, of the premises described tn sad mortgage Which said premises are described as follows All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the Township of Orangeville, in the County of Barry and State of Michigan and described as follows to wit A parcel of land m the Northeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 17; beginning at a point on the centerline of Lindsey Road, which lies due West 440.68 feet and South 11 degrees 50 minutes 30 seconds West 901 93 feet from the East 1/4 post of said Section 17: thence South 11 degrees 50 min­ utes 30 seconds West 224 81 feet; thence South 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds West 619 67 feet thence North 01 degree 47 minutes 30 seconds West 220.00 feet: thence North 89 degrees 51 min­ utes 30 seconds East 672 68 feet to the point of beginning Also assessed as: Beginning 1.320 feet West and South 47 minutes 30 seconds East 47 minutes 30 seconds East 884.80 feet from East 1/4 post Section 17 Town 2 South Range 10 West. North 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 seconds East 672 68 feet. South 11 degrees 50 Minutes 30 seconds West 224.81 feet. South 89 degrees 51 minutes 30 sec­ onds West 619.67 feet. North 1 degree 47 minutes 30 Seconds West to beginning Commonly known as: 6702 Lindsey Rd Tax IO: 08-11-017-047-00 The redemption period shall be one year from the date of such sale Dated December 7. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO . L.PA By: Michael I Rich. (P-41936) Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee Weltman. Weinberg & Rets Co.. L.P.A 2155 Butterfield Drive. Suite 200-S Troy. Michigan 48064 WWR*0553461C FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm Is a debt cottactor attempting to colfact a daM. Any Inionnation obtained wH bo used for Ms purpose. If you are In the Military, ptaaee contact our office at tho num­ ber Bated below. MORTGAGE S*LE - Default has bean made n the conditions ol a certain mortgage made by: Zahar Abshetkh, a married man to Option One Mortgage Corporation Mortgagee, dated September 16. 2005 and recorded September 20, 2005 in Instrument * 1153060 Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage was aubooqusntiy assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank. NA as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2006­ 1 Asset-Backed Certificates. Series 2006-1. on wtuch mortgage there is claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Eight Dollars and Sixty-Three Cants ($187,588.63) including Interest 7.55% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wd bo forectoeod by a sale ol the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday, January 4,2007. Said premises ar* situated in Township of Orangeville, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as­ A parcel of land m the Northwest one-quarter of Section 5. Town 2 North, Range 10 WesL desenbed as: Beginning at a point of the North line of sato Section 5. which tee 316.41 feet East of the Northwest comer of said Section 5; thence East atong Township fine 151.89 teat to England Road; thence Sou* 8 degrees 13 minutes West 111-20 feet slung England Road; thence North 68 degrees 13 mirutes West 154.51 loot; thence North 8 degrees 13 minutes East 56.67 feet to the place of beginning. Orangvilte Township. Barry County, Michigan. Together with nght of way across a strip 5 feet wide between the road and tne lagoon on the West side of the road, and being the North 5 feet of tho South 25 feel of parcel described as: A pares: of land located In the Northwest one-quarter of Section 5. Town 2 North, Rango 10 West, described aa: Beginning at a point which lies South 08 degrees 13 minutes West 23 feet from the Southwest comer of Lol 1 of the recorded Twin Shores Plat; thence South 08 degrees 13 minutes West 35 tool; thence North 77 degrees 32 minutes West perpendicular to the South line of said Lol 1 about 30 feel to lhe wafer in Gategher's Channel; thence Northeasterly along the point of begfrwitog. Orargevile Township, Barry County, Michigan. Subject Io afl restrictions, conditions, easements and limitations of record Commonly known as 3652 England Dr. Shofoyvdo Ml 49344 Tho redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with MCL 800.3241, in which case the redemption period shaM be 30 days from the date of such sale Deted: DECEMBER 4. 2008 Wetta Fargo Bank. N A as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-1 Asset-Backed Certificates. Series 2006-1, Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills, Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No: 06-60215 Johnson, Blumberg, and Associates, LLC 5955 West Mein Street, Suite 18 Kalamazoo Ml, 49009 TH1S FlRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS; This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, If any, shall be limited solely to the return Or me ora amount tennereo at sate, pius MORTGAGE SALE-Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by JODY L. WELKER, a single woman, as original Mortgagor, to MORTGAGE ELEC­ TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC. AS NOMINEE FOR INVESTAID CORPORA­ TION, whose address is whose address is 1595 SPRING HILL ROAD 310, VIENNA, VA 22182 as Mortgagee, being a Mortgage dated AUGUST 10.2004 and recorded on AUGUST 18, 2004 as Document Number 1132608. BARRY County Records, State of Michigan, and assigned to U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND. A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION, whose address is 205 West 4th Street, Cincinnati. OH 45202, by assign­ ment dated MARCH 25. 2005 and recorded on MARCH 28, 2005 in Uber 1143309 1. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THREE THOU­ SAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY DOL­ LARS AND TWENTY FIVE CENTS($123,390.25), plus interest on the mortgage at 9.35% PERCENT per annum, additional costs, expenses and attorneys fees permitted by the Loan Departments and which are permitted under Michigan law after AUGUST 10. 2004. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, at public sate to the highest bidder at the BARRY COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN HASTINGS, ML at 1XX) O'CLOCK P.M. on JANUARY 18. 2007. Said premises are situated in the Village of MIDDLEVILLE County of BARRY. Michigan, and are described as: SITUATED IN VILLAGE OF MIDDLEVILLE. COUNTY OF BARRY, STATE OF MICHIGAN LOT 147 OF MIDDLEVILLE DOWNS NO 8. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN LIBER 5 OF PLATS. PAGE 97. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless the proper­ ty is determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA § 600.3241a in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of the sate For more information, please call: (269) 372-4318. Kenneth Johnson. Johnson. Blumberg, and Associates. LLC. 5955 West Main Street. Suite 18. Kalamazoo. Ml 49009. Fite No MI-2040 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gayle Breitner ana Martin Breitner. W.fe and Husband, original mortgagor(s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 11. 2005. and recorded on August 17. 2005 m instrument 1151273. in Barry county records Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to Wachovia Bank. N.A., as Trustee for the registered holders of Aegis Asset Backed Secunttes Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2005-5 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is claimed Io be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Six Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Eight And 50/100 Dollars ($76,358 50). including interest at 9.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained tn said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of tne mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.00 PM. on January 11. 2007 Said premises are situated in Charter Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: A parcel of land in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 26. Town 3 North. Range 8 West, desenbed as; beginning at a point 1554.5 feet West of the North and South 1/4 line of said section 26. said point of beginning being on the North line of State Highway M-79 and sax' point aLio being on the Southwest Comer of land previously deeded to school distnet number 2; thence West along said North line of said Highway M-79. 153 feet: thence North at ngt t angles to said Highway M-79. 130 feet; thence East parallel with said Highway M-79. 153 feet; tnence South at right angles to said Highway M-79. 130 feet to the place of beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the dale of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated. December 14. 2006 For more information, please caH FC J 248.593 1311 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 File S115920F01 THtS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DOT, ANY ^FORMATION WE OBTAM WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE MORTGAGE SALE Default has been made in the terms and conditions of a mortgage made by TODD A. WARNER and CHRISTINA M WARNER fA/a CHRISTINA M. NEWTON, husband and wife. Mortgagors, to MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee, dated March 6. 2003, and recorded on March 12, 2003. as Document No 1099356. Pages 1-16, Barry County Records, and on which mort­ gage there is claimed to be due at the dale hereof the sum of ONE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT THOU­ SAND SIX HUNDRED NINETY-THREE AND 06/100 ($148,893 06) mdudtng interest at 5.5% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Michigan, at 100 p.m. on January 18. 2007. Said premises are situated m the Township of Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Part of the East 1/ 2 of the Northwest 1/ 4 of Section 23. Town 3 North, Range 8 West, described as: Commencing at the North 1/ 4 comer of said section; thence South 00 degrees 03 minutes 46 seconds West 2641.51 feet along the North-South 1/ 4 line of said section ; thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds West 1060.92 feet to a point which is North 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds East 260.00 feet from the West line of the East 1/ 2 of the Northwest 1/ 4 of s«id section and the point of beginning; thence North 00 degrees 01 minutes 53 seconds East 920.00 feet parallel with the West line of the East 1/ 2 of the Northwest 1/4 ol said section ; thence north 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds East 220.00 feet; thence South 08 degrees 41 minutes 35 seconds East 718.40 feet; thence South 71 degrees 16 minutes 44 seconds East 330 feet more or less along said centerline of a creek; thence Southerly 100 feet more or less atong said centedme to the East-West 1/ 4 hne of said section; thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds West 646 feet more or less atong said East-West 1/ 4 line to the point of beginning Subject to and together with an easement for ingress, egress, and pubic utilities over a 66.00 toot wide stnp ol land the centerline of which is described as. Commencing at the North 1/4 comer of said section; thence South 89 degrees 35 min­ utes 08 seconds West 619.62 feet; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 24 seconds West 1153.09 feet; thence South 63 degrees 06 minutes 38 seconds West 104 75 feet; thence South 00 degrees 01 min­ utes 53 seconds West 490 18 feet ; thence South 89 degrees 27 minutes 59 seconds West 599.84 feet to the point of ending of said centerline. Commonly known as 1345 EMse Drive. Hastings Twp . Barry County, Ml 49058 Tax I D 08-08-017-022-10 The redemption P®"od shall be sa months from the date of such sals unless determined abandoned m accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, In which case lhe redemption period Shan be X days from the dale of sucn sale. Dated. December 1.2006 MORTGAGE CENTER. LC. Mortgagee Herman Ritter A Leduc. PLLC By: Charles J. Hottman Attorney tor Mortgagee 28366 Frankkn Road Southfield. Michigan 48034 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Lyle Hill and Linda Hill, husband and wife, to The Crt Group/ Consumer Finance, Inc., Mortgagee, dated November 23. 1998 and recorded December 4. 1998 in Instrument Number 1021795, Barry County Records, Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Bank One, National Association, as trustee for the holders of the Mortgage-Backed Pass­ Through Certificates, Series 2001-28 by assignment. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy Thousand Seventy-Five and 33/100 Dollars ($70,075.33) including interest at 9.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1XX) p.m. on JANUARY 11.2007 Said premises are located m the Township of Castleton. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of land in the Southeast one-quar­ ter of Section 19, Town 3 North, Range 7 West, desenbed as: beginning 361.3 feet South of the center of said Section 19; thence South 30 degrees East 290 feet to the Shore of Thomapple Lake; thence Southwesterly along the Shore of Thomapple Lake to the North and South one-quarter line of said Section 19; thence North on the one-quarter line to the place of beginning, except begin­ ning 580 feet South of the center of said Section 19; thence East 45 feet for the place of beginning; thence West 45 feet, thence South to the Shore of Thomapple Lake; thence Northeasterly along the Lake Shore 111 feet; ttience Northwesterly to tho place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shaII be 30 Hays from the date vf suer sale. TO ALL PURCHASERS; The foreclos­ ing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event your damages, if any, are limited sole ly to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. Dated: December 14, 2006 Ortans Associates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer RO. Box 5041 Tro*MI4ffi»7«Wt1 (248) 457-1000 Re No. 231.5306 Nolic* Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MAJTARYDUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte aale may be rwecinoeo oy tne rorecioeing mortgagee, hi that event, your damage*. If any, shea be Unit­ ed sotefy to the return of th* bid amount ten­ dered at eate, piua ktteresL MORTGAGE SALE - DetauR has been made n the conditions of a mortgage made by Todd Sloan and Mary Sloan. Husband and Wife, ongmal mortgagoqs). to Americas Wholesale Lender. Mortgagee, dated October 2. 1998. and recorded on October 9. 1998 in instrument 1019169. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at toe date hereof toe sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Nine And 12/100 Dollars ($125,729.12). including interest at 9 625% per annum Under the power of sale contained m sato mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that sato mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of toe mortgaged premises, or some part of them, al public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 25. 2007. Sato premises are srtuaied in Township of Thornapple. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: a parcel of land in the northwest 1/4 of the southeast 1/4 of sectton 11, town 4 north, range 10 west, described as foRows: beginning at a point on the north and south 1/4 hne of said section 11. distance south 00 degrees 11 minutes 10 sec­ onds east 921.47 feet from the center post of said section 11. thence south 89 degrees 28 minutes 30 seconds east 330 feet, thence south 00 degrees 11 minute* 10 seconds east 333.27 feet more or less, thence westerly 330 feet parattei with toe south tone of sato section 11 to a posit on the north and south 1/4 fine of sato section 11. which toes north 00 degrees 11 minutes 10 seconds west 1390.83 feet from the south 1X4 post thereof, thence north 00 degrees 11 rranute* 10 seconds west 33000 feet Io the point of beginning, reserving toerefrom a per­ petual easement 66 feet in width tor ingress and egress and utilities to the above d**criMr| parcel, ths certertme of which Is described as: beginning at a point on toe south line ol section 11. distance easterly 297 feet from the south 1/4 post thereof, thence north 00 degrees 11 minute* 10 seconds west 693 feet, thence east 363 feet parallel with said south section tine, thence north 00 degrees 17 minutes 10 seconds west 1064...1 feet more or toss, thence north 89 degrees 28 Myites X sec­ onds west 660.05 feet to the pant of ending, also together with others, with a perpetual easement 66 feet In width tor ingress and egress the centerline of which extends north 89 degrees 28 minutes X sec­ onds west 933.68 feet from the aforesaid point of ending, to whitneyvitie road. The redemption period shall be 6 months from toe date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which cas? the redemption period shal be X days from to* date rd such safe. For more Wbrmffite FC X 248.593.1302 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tsfegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fanns, Michigan 48025-5822 Rte*l20649F01 Nolic* Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate TNS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAM WiX BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE M ACTIVE MttJTARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thte safe may be MORTGAGE SALE - DetauR ha* been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard Ooman, and Elaine Ooman. as joint tanants, origi­ nal mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee tor lender and lender's successor* and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated December 27,2002, and record­ ed on January 3. 2003 in instrument 1094818. in Barry county records, Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Bank of New York as Trustee as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Forty-Six Thousand Rve Hundred Nineteen And 42/100 DoRare ($146,519.42). including Interest at 8.625% per annum. Under toe power of sate contained In said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wM be forectoeed by a sate of the mortgaged prem­ ises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on January 11,2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Barry. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Parcell A pral of land in toe northwest fractional 1M of section 7. Town 1 north. Range 9 west. Barry Township, Bany County, Michigan, described as: Beginning at a point which is located on ths south­ easterly line of the plat of Gwin's Grove 17 feet north 61 degrees east of the corner of tote 8 and 9 of said piaL running thsnee south 26 degrees 40 minutes east 37 feel; thence south 61 degrees west 86.84 feet; thence north 27 degrees 4 minutes west 37 feet; thence north 61 degrees east 86.84 feet to beginning Except beginning at a point which is located on toe southeasterly Ine of the plat of Gwin’s Grove 17 feet north 61 degrees east of the comer of tote 8 and 9 of said plat; thence south 26 degrees 40 minutes east 17 feet; thence south 61 degrees West 72 feet: thence north 27 degree* 4 minutes west 17 feet; thence north 61 degrees east 72 feet to beginning of this exception. Parcel 2 A parcel of land located in section 7, town 1 north, range 9 west Barry Township, Barry County, Michigan, described as: Beginning at a point on the easterly tine of tot 10. of toe plat of Gwinds Grove, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in liber 1 of plats on page 51. distant south 61 degrees 00 minutes west 20.13 from the northeast comer of Mid lot; thence south 26 degrees 57 min­ utes east X feet; thence south 51 degrees X min­ utes west 38 73 feet; thence north 48 degrees 02 minutes west 38.40 feet to a point on the easerty line of tot 11 of said plat; thence north 61 degrees X minutes east atong tho easterly Ine ol lot* 11 and 10 of said plat 51.81 feet to the place ol beg.nParcel 3 Al of lot 11 of toe plat of Gwirfs Grove, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded In liber 1 of plats on page 51, except a smafl parcel in the southwesterly comer of said tot dsecribod as fol­ lows: Beginning at a point In the southerly line of said fol 11, 21 feet south 6’ degrees west of the southeasterly comer of said tot 11; thence north 42 degrees west 26.5 fear thence south 48 degrees west 25 feet to the westerly fine of tot 11: thence southeasterly atong toe westerly tine to toe south­ westerly comer of lof 11; thence north 61 degrees east along the southerly Hne of lot 11.29 teat to the place of beginning, being situated in the south freotionel 1/2 of toe northwest fractional IM of section 7 town 1 north range 9 west Barry Township. Bany County, Michigan Ateo a noo-exetasive easement tor ingress and egress to tho portion of lot 11 described above over a triangular parcel off the easterly end of tot 10 of tho plat of Gwin's Grove accordfrig to the recorded plat in Uber 1. page 51. Barry County Records, more particularly described as: Beginning at a point on the northerly Ine of lot 11,10 feet west of the northeast comer of loi 11; thence east on the northerly line of lot 11, 10 fest, thence North 61 degrees X minutes East or the easterly hne of lot 10, 50.X feet tot eh northeast comer of lot 10; thence southwesterly In a straight Ine to the place of beginning. Reserving a noo-exdusive driveway easement tor ingress and egress to tot 10 of the ptat of Gwin's Grove over a rectangular parcel described as fol­ low*: Beginning at the northeast comer of tot 10; thence south 26 minutes 57 seconds east 17 feat, thence south 61 degrees X minutes west 20.13 feet; thence north 26 degrees 57 minutes west, 17 feet; thence north 61 degrees X minutes east. 20.13 feet to the place of beginning Ateo a nonexclusive easement tor purposes of ingress and egress over a parcel of land described as foRows: Beginning at a point which Is located on the southeasterly Ins of too plat of Gwin s Grove 17 feet north 61 degrees east of the comer ol tots 8 and 9 of said plat; tosno* south 26 degrees 40 minute* east 17 feet; thence south 61 degrees 72 feat; thence north 27 degrees 4 minutes west 17 feet: thence north 61 degrees east 72 feet begin­ ning The redemption period shall be 6 months from th* date of ouch sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 6X.324la. in which case the redemption period ehaR be X day* from the date of such sale. Dated: December 14.2006 Rr more information, plesee cafl: FC C 248 5931X1 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 304X Telegraph Rd Ste 2X Bingham Farms. Michigan 4X25-5822 FRe*117733F01 �Page 10 — Thursday. December 28. 2006 - The Hastings Banner LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS. Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Robert Fnsbie and Terry Fnsbie. husband and wife, as joint tenants, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee tor lende: and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated January 2. 2004. and recorded on January 15. 2004 in instrument 1120773. in Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to The Bank ol New York Trust Company N A as successor to JPMorga" Chase Bank NA as Trustee as assignee by an assign­ ment. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at tlie date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Twenty­ Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Eight And 08/100 Dollars ($228,768 08). including interest at 6 99% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 4. 2007 Said premises are situated in Charier Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: That part of the South 1/2 ol the Northwest 1/4. Section 23, Town 3 North. Range 9 West, described as: Beginning at the Center of saw Section, thence North 89 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds West 400.00 feet along the South line of said Northwest 1/4; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 01 seconds East 1310.04 feet; thence South 89 degrees 37 minutes 30 seconds East 400 00 feel along the North line of said South 1/2, Northwest 1/4; thence South 00 degrees 00 min­ utes 00 seconds Wes 1308 64 feet along lhe East line of said Northwest 1/4 to the Place of beginning Subject to highway nght of way for Yeckly Road. The redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated December 7. 2006 For more information, please call FC H 248 593 1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File H116807F01 mwTw FORECLOSURE NOTICE Thia firm is a debt collector attempting to col­ lect a debt. Any Information obtained will be used for this purpose. If you are In the Military, please contact our office at the num­ ber listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions ol a certain mortgage made by: Betty Wellman, a marned woman and Mark Wellman to Option One Mortgage Cc.poration Mortgagee, dated November 30. 2005 and recorded December 7. 2005 in Instrument 1157294 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to Wells Fargo Bank. N.A., as Trustee for the Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2006-OPT1. on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars and Two Cents ($100,368.02) including interest 11% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a safe of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1:00PM on Thursday. January 4. 2007 Said premises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel ol land in the East one-half of Section 18. Town 2 North. Range 9 West, described as Commencing at the Northwest corner of Lot 11 ol the Plat of Sunny Shore Subdivision; thence North 29 degrees 49 minutes East 33 feet to the center of Keller Road, thence North 60 degrees 12 minutes West in the center of said road 340 feet 9 inches for the place of beginning, thence North 60 degrees 12 minutes West 219 feet; thence Due South 266 feet; thence due East 85 feet; thence North 29 degrees 49 minutes East to the place of beginning. Also, commencing at the Southwest comer of the above described premises; thence due East 85 feet; thence due South to the shore of Guernsey Lake, thence Westerly along the shore ol Guernsey Lake 85 feet more or less to a point due South ol the place of beginning; thence due North to the place of beginning Commonly known as 6251 Keller Rd. Delton Ml 49046 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sale Dated NOVEMBER 20. 2006 Wells Fargo Bank. N.A.. as Trustee for the Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Senes 2006-OPT1. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo 4 Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd Suite 100 Rochester Hilts. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our File No 06-59154 NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF BARRY COUNTY: Notice is hereby given that the Barry County Planning Commission will conduct a public heanng for the following Special Use Permits Tabled Case Number SP-16-2006 Robyn & Denise Shepard. Location: 14450 Wing Rd . in Section 26 of Assyria Twp Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for a contractor's yard, in the A zoning district Case Number SP-1-2007 Debbie La .tance (owner); Michael Waters (applicant). Location: 6575 Thomapple Lake Rd. in Section 20 of Castletun Twp Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for a dog kennel in the AR zoning district Case Number SP-2-2007 Scott & Melanie Smith. Location: 974 Becker Rd. in Section 10 of Hastings Twp Purpose: Requesting a special use permit for a daycare in the AR zoning district MEETING DATE; January 8th. 2007 TIME; 7.00 p M. PLACE: Community Room in the Courts & Law Building at 206 West Court St. Hastings. Michigan. Site inspections of the above described proper­ ties will be completed by the Planning Commission members before the day of the heanng Interested persons desiring to present their views upon an appeal either verbally or in writing will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above men­ tioned time and place Any written response may be mailed to the address listed below or faxed to (269) 948-4820 The special use application(s) is/are available for public inspection at the Barry County Planning Office, 220 West State Street, Hastings, Michigan 49058 during the hours of 8 am to 5 p.m. (dosed between 12-1 p.m). Monday thru Friday Please call the Planning Office at (269) 945­ 1290 for further information The County of Barry will provide necessary aux­ iliary aids and services, such as signers for the heanng impaired and audio tapes of printed materi­ als being considered at the rrx.*»ting to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/heanng upon ten (10) days notice to the County of Barry. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the County of Barry by writing or calling the following: Michael Brown. County Admimstrato. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Ml 49058. (269) 945-1284 Debbie S. Smith. Barry County Clerk Ups to avoid agressive driving One half of drivers who arc subjected to aggressive driving behavior on the road respond with aggression of their own. thus risking a more serious confrontation. According to a recently released national survey by Response Insurance, when a driver is cut off. tailgated or given the finger, 50 per­ cent of victims respond with hom honking, yelling, culling-off and obscene gestures of their own. The Response Insurance National Driving Habits Survey revealed that 34 percent of drivers say they honk their hom at the aggres­ sor. 27 percent yell. 19 percent give the finger back. 17 percent flash their headlights and seven percent mimic the initial aggressive driving behavior. Two percent of drivers admit to trying to run the aggressor off the road. “Road rage is a two-way street.” said Ray Palermo, director of public relations for Response Insurance. "It takes two people to fight. So if you are subjected to aggressive driving, often the best way to ensure it does not get any worse is Io just ignore it.” When it comes to aggressive responses, men arc more likely than women to respond aggressively (54 percent and 46 percent, respectively), as arc drivers age 18-24 (67 percent) versus drivers 65 and older (30 per­ cent). Drivers with children arc more likely to respond aggressively (59 percent) versus those without children (45 percent), and cell phone users (59 percent) versus those whe do not use a cell phone when driving (39 per­ cent). How to avoid aggressive driving and aggressive drivers: • Attitude: Driving is not a competitive sport. How much is really “won” by cutting ahead of another car? Stay calm, focus on get­ ting from one place to another safely and try to forget about time it you arc running late. • Road rage is a two-way street: One driver cannot fight alone. Do not allow yourself to get drawn into the confrontation. • Courtesy: Err on the side of being too courteous. • Turn Signal: Using your turn signal makes sure drivers around you are not sur­ prised by your maneuver. Fifty-seven percent of drivers to not regularly use turn signals. • Changing lanes: Do not cut off other driv­ ers. and make sure you have room when you merge onto a highway. • Keep up the pace: Driving in the left lane slower than the prevailing traffic is asking for trouble. Regardless of the speed you arc trav­ eling. move to the right lane if someone wants to pass you. • Tailgating: Tailgating not only greatly reduces your ability to respond, it can annoy the other driver. Keep a safe distance. • Gestures: Do not make obscene gestures. Avoid any visible sign you may be angry. • Keep your distance: If a driver is display­ ing signs of aggressive driving, get away from that vehicle. • Ease up: If someone cuts you off. slow down and give them room. Their aggression may escalate if you respond in kind. • Get help: If you think you arc in serious danger, use a cell phone to call the police, or drive to a police station or heavily populated area. Do not drive to your home and do not get out of the car until safe. • Apologize: If you make a mistake try to apologize to the other driver with an appro­ priate gesture. Stringed instrument competition set for March The Stulberg International String Competition has been a hidden treasure in the Kalamazoo community for more than 30 years. The mission of the Stulberg International String Competition is to pro­ mote excellence in stringed instrument per­ formance in musicians under the age of 20. The 2007 annual Stulberg International String Competition will be Saturday. March 3. Semifinal performances will be from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. The six delegat­ ed finalists will perform that evening begin­ ning a’. 7. The event will be at Western Michigan University’s Dorothy U. Dalton Center for Performing Arts. All performances arc free and open to the public. Competition applicants arc from as far away as Asia. Canada. Western Europe. Russia and from across the United States. Applicants range in age from 12 to 20. A com­ mittee of area accomplished musicians selects 12 semifinalists to come to Kalamazoo to compete for six finalist spots. These six will compete for three top prizes during an evening performance judged by a distin­ guished panel of string professionals. The Stulberg International String Competition is honored to welcome as the 2007 competition adjudicators and master class teachers of the Orion String Quartet: violinists Daniel and Todd Phillips, violist Steve Tenenbom and cellist Timothy Eddy. In support of the Stulberg International String Competition mission and the principles of Julius Stulberg. the competition judges will offer master classes for young local string stu­ dents. Master classes will be held Friday. March 2 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The master classes also will be held in the Dorothy U. Dalton Center and are free and open to the public for observation. The Stulberg International String Competition has hosted hundreds of students since its beginning in 1975. It was established in memory of Julius Stulberg. conductor of the Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra, a Western Michigan University music professor and a violin teacher. The Stulberg International String Competition is commit­ ted to the same ideals and values the Julius Stulberg held dean a commitment to the love of music and education of young people in the musical arts. Legislation signed to help preserve Michigan Lighthouses U.S. Senator Debbie Stabcnows (D-MI) and U.S. Rep. Dave Camp (R-Midland) announced that President Bush has signed into law legislation to preserve and promote Michigan's lighthouses and maritime her­ itage. The Michigan Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Act will create a federal, state and local partnership to restore light­ houses in Michigan and promote the maritime culture of the Great Lakes. "Michigan’s lighthouses arc central to our heritage and our economy, drawing thousands of tourists to our state every year.” said Stabenow. “This new taw is a victory for communities all over Michigan, allowing us to preserve our rich history, while creating jobs for the future.” With 120 lighthouses lining its shores. Michigan is home to more of these national treasures than any other state in the nation. The bill will require the National Park Service to work with lhe State of Michigan’s lighthouses and increase tourism, including the creation of a Michigan Lighthouse Trail. The bill also directs the National Parks Service to identify sources of funding avail­ able to Michigan communities for lhe preser­ vation and restoration of their local lighthous­ es. In addition to lighthouses, lhe bill will examine Michigan’s many shipwreck sites and maritime museums, taking the first step toward coordinating all elements of FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col­ lector attempting to collect a debt Any information obtained will be used for this purpose II you are m the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below MORTGAGE SALE ■ Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Christopher Barker and Judy Barker, Hrs Wife who executes this instrument for the sole purpose of subordinating her dower and homestead interest to the lien of this Mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration System^. Inc. solely as nominee for BNC Mortgage Inc . Mortgagee, dated February 12. 2003 and recorded March 3. 2003 in Instrument Number 1098724 . and re-recorded on March 29. 2004 in Instrument Number 1124322 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the registered holders of CDC Mortgage Capital Trust. 2003-HE2. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates. Series 2003-HE2. by assignment dated January 10. 2004 and recorded May 9. 2005 m Instrument Number 1146144 on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-One Dollars and Ninety-Four Cents ($126,621.94) including interest 11.5% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute tn such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged prem­ ises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1 00PM on Thursday. January 25. 2007. Said prem­ ises are situated in Township of Hope. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commendng at a point where Lammers Roao inter­ sects the West line ol the Southeast One-Quarter of the Southwest One-Quarter of Section 14. Town 2 North Range 9 West; thence North on said West line of the Southeast One-Quarter, of the Southwest One-Quarter. 10 rods, thence East 20 rods, thence South 20 rods; thence West to center of Lammers Road, thence Northwesterly along the center of Lammers Road to the place of beginning Commonly known as 6993 Lammers Road. Delton Ml 49046 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: DECEMBER 22. 2006 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the registered holders of CDC Me tgage Capita) Trust. 2003-HE2. Mortgage Pass Through Certificates. Series 2003-HE2. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo & Associates. P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester Hills. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Fite No: 06-61390 ASAP# 812161 12/28/2006, 01A4/2007. 01/11/2007,01/18/2007 THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEST­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN W!LL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Kevin Schultz and Judy Feathers Schultz, husband and wife, to CrtiMortgage, Inc. successor by reason of merger with Citi Financial Mortgage Company. Inc.. Mortgagee, dated April 22. 2003 and recorded June 6. 2003 in Instrument Number 1105906. Barry County Records, Michigan. There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum ol One Hundred N;nety-Six Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Three and 58/100 Dollars ($196,493.58) including merest at 12.125% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute tn such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings in Bany County, Michigan al 1 p.m. on JANUARY 11, 2007. Said premises are located in the Township of Assyna. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: All that certain piece of parcel of land situated and being in the Southwest one-quarter of Section 19. Town 1 North, Range 7 West, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the South one-quarter post ol said Section 19: thence North on the North and South one-quarter line of said Section 350 feet; thence West parallel with the South line of said Section to the center of Bascom Creek, also known as Wabauscon Creek; thence Northerly and Northeasterly atong the center of Bascom Creek, also known as Wabauscon Creek to the intersection of said North and South onequarter Uno; thence South on said North and South one-quarter line to the place of beginning. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.3241 a. in which case the redemption period Shan be 30 days from the date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foredosing mortgagee can rescind the sate. In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest. Dated: December 14. 2006 Ortans Associates, P.C. Attorneys for Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 201.3562 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CON TACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILtTARY DUTY ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sate, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Michael Grovt-r and Mary Grover, husband and wife, ongmal mortgagoi(s), to Option One Mortgage Corporation, a California Corporation. Mortgagee, dated March 28. 2006. and recorded on March 29. 2006 in instrument 1161912, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-One And 91/100 Dollars ($81,841.91). including interest at 10.6% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 11.2007 Said premises are situated tn Village of Nashville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Commencing 159 feet East of the Northeast Comer of Lot 12 of Stock 7 of Alanson W. Phillips addition to the Village of Nashville, accord­ ing to the recorded plat thereof, for a Place of Beginning; thence running South 12 rods, thence East 6 rods; thence North 12 rods; thence West 6 rods to the Point of Beginning The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemptton period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: December 14. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593.1310 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 File #117698F01 rwvn Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee, in ihat event your damages, if any, shaM be fimMec soleiy to the retum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, phis Interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Mark A. Myers and Tanya N Myc*s husband and wile, orig­ inal mortgagof(s). to uPMorgan Chase Bank. N.A.. Mortgagee, dated April 29. 2005. and recorded on May 11.2005 in instrument 11*5289, tn Bany coun­ ty records. Michigan, on which mortgage tt«re is claimed to be due at the date hereof the c< One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Twelve And 09/100 Dollars ($137,412.06), inciKte^ interest at 6.25% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said nortgago and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage win be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Baty County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM, on January 4. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Baltimore, Barry County. Michigan and are described as: That part ol the Southeast 1/4 of Section 4. Town 2 North, Range 8 West, lying South of the highway running East and West through said 1 At Section, except therefrom: Commencing at tho Southeast comer of said Section 4; thence North on Section line 9 25 Chains to the center of said high­ way; thence North 85 Degrees West atong the cen­ ter of said highway 1037 Chains; thence South 10.10 Chains to the South Section Hne; thence East on said Section Line 10.34 Chains to place of beginning Also excepting therefrom: Commencing at the South 1/4 Post of Section 4. Town 2 North, Range 8 West, thence North along the North-South 1/4 line to the center of Mixer Road; thence East 620 Feet; thence South parallel with the North­ South 1/4 line to the South Section Hne of said Section 4; thence West 620 Feet to place of begin­ ning rhe redemption period shall be 12 months from the date of such sale. Dated December 7. 2006 For more information, please caH: FC S 248.593 1304 Trott & Trott. PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite #106926F02 ”**•' Thanks to your investment Bw county in our community... Over 56,000 times services of Barry County United Way and its Partner Agencies were utilized by our families, friends and relatives. 4-H, Aizheimers Association, Bany County Hospice, Bany County Itasfthy Famiiss, Bany County Substance Abuse, Bany Eston Health Plan, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Gerald R. Ford Boy Scouts, CASA, Catholic Family Services (The Art), CMd Abuse Prevention Council, Commission on Aging, DARE Barry County Sheriff Department School Liaison Officers, Family 4 Children Services, Food Bank of South Central Michigan, Glowing Embers Girl Scouts, Green Gabies Haven, Habitat for Humanity, Thomapple Parks and Recreation, Victim Services Unit, YMCA, Continuum or Gar^K- nometess irevenoon, ■ resn ■ ooo miuau ve, tntu? rt isnon & Hererrai, Smoke Detector Program, Bany County United Way Volunteer Center Michigan’s maritime heritage. Community, Partnerships, Lasting Change �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 28. 2006 - Page 11 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE.OFFORECLOSURE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT; ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY SER­ VICE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW. ATTENTION POTENTIAL PURCHASERS AT FORECLOSURE SALE Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation) may rescind this sate at any time prior to the end of the redemption period In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limited to the return of your btd amount tendered at the sale, plus interest Defaa't havnxj been made in the conditions of a certain Mortgage made by Randy W VanZandt and Deruse A VanZandt to Green Tree Servicing LLC (t/k/a Green Tree Financial Senocmg Corporation), dated July 17 1997. and recorded m the Office of the Reg-ster of Deeds for the County of Barry in the State of Michigan on July 31. 1997, m Uber 703. Page(s) 658. et soq on which Mortgage there is daimed to be due as of the date of this Notice the sum of $91.102.76. which amount may or m*y not be the entire indebtedness owed by Randy W. VanZandt and Denise A VanZandt to Green Tree Servicing LLC (f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Co'poretxxi) together with interest at 10.49 percent per annum NOW THEREFORE. Notice is hereby given that the power of sate contained m sate Mortgage has become operative and that pursuant to that power of sate and MCL 600 3201 et seq. on January 11. 2007 at 1 00 p m., on the East steps of the Circuit Court Building in Hastings. Mciwgan, that being the place for holding tne Circuit Court andter for con­ ducting such foreclosure sales for the County of Barry there will be offered at public safe, the prem­ ises. or some pan thereof, described in sate Mortgage as follows, to-wrt LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF CASTLETON. COUNTY OF BARRY. AND STATE OF MICHIGAN. TO WIT: PARCEL 4 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 29 TOWN 3 NORTH. RANGE 7 WEST. DISTANT NORTH 88 DEGREES 59 50 EAST 892 30 FEET FROM THE NORTH 1/4 COR NER OF SECTION 29. THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 59 50' EAST 220 00 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH SECTION LINE. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 14 20 WEST 450.00 FEET. PAR­ ALLEL WITH THE NORTH AND SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SECTION 29; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 59 50' WEST 220 00 FEET THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 14 20* EAST 450 00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption penod shall be sot (6) months from the date of sate unless the property is aban­ doned pursuant to MCL 600 3214a, in which case the redemption penod shall be thirty (30) days from the date o» safe or abandonment if abandonment occurs the sale BRANDT. FISHER. ALWARD & ROY. PC Green Tree Servicing LLC (t/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation) By DONALD A BRANDT (P30183) Attorneys for Mortgagee 1241 E Eighth Street PO Box 5817 Traverse City Michigan 49696-5817 (231)941-9660 FORECLOSURE NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED 'OR THAT PURPOSE Default has been trade in the terms and condi­ tions of a Mortgage made by JERRY L. ROWDEN and KIMBERLY A ROWDEN husband and wife, of 1725 Rowden Drive Hastings. Michigan 49058 to SELECT BANK, a Michigan banking corporation, of 60 Monroe Center NW. Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503-2916. Mortgagee The Mortgage is dated November 10.1999. and is recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Bany and State of Michigan on November 18. 1999. as Instrument number 1038186. The sum claimed to be due and owing on the Mortgage as of the dale of this Notice is Fifty-One Thousand Su Hundred Twenty-One Dofiers and 89/IOOths ($51.82189) including principal and interest. Under the power of sate contained tn eaid Mortgage and the statute m such case made and provided. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 18th day of January. 2007. at 1G0 p.m. in the afternoon, local tone, said Mortgage wi8 be foreclosed at a sate al pubbe auction to the high­ er bidder at the East door of the Courthouse at 220 W. Stale Street. Hastings. Mctvgan 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court in said County), ol the premises and land described in the Mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due on the Mortgage, together with interest legal costs, and chsrges and expens­ es, including the attorney lee. and also any sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protect its interest. Said premises are situated in Cartton Township. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as fol­ lows: Thai part of mu Southeast 1/4 of Section 21, Town 4 North, Range 8 West. Cartton Township, Barry County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the South 1/4 comer ot said Section 21. also being the Point ot Beginning; thence North 00*0000' East 6600 feet atong the North-South 1/4 tone ot said Section 21; also being Iho centerline o! Barber Road; thence North 89*3315’ East 348.95 feet; thence North 00*00W East 374 50 feet, thence North 89*33'15' East 640.80 feet; thence South 00*03 49“ East 440.5 feet to a point on the South hne of said Section 21; thence South 89*3315* West 990.24 feet atong sate South Hne to lhe Port of Beginning Subject to Right-Of-Way for Barter Road. Together with and subject to easement for private road described as: That par of tho Southeast 1/4 of Socl>on 21. Town 4 North. Range 8 West. Cartton Township. Barry County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the South 1/4 comer of said Section 21. also being the Point of Beginning; thence North 00*00'00“ East 66.00 feet along the North-South 1/4 hne of said Section 21. also being the center!., of Barter Road, thence North 89*33'15’ South 88.95 feet; thence South 00*00 00’ West 6600 feet to a point on the South line of sad Section 21; thence South 89*3315’West 568 95 feet atong said South Imo to the Point of Beginning. PPN ; 04021-450-100-00 Commonly known as 1725 Rowden Drive. Hastings. Michigan. 49056 The redemption penod shad be one (1) year from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned In accordance with 1948 CL 600.3241, in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated December 12. 2008 Select Bank. Mortgagee Ingrto A Jensen. Attorney tor Select Bank CtwkHiNPLC 200 Ottawa Ave NW. Suite 500 Grand Raptes Michigan 49503 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. DEFAULT having been made in the conations ol a certain Mortgage made by George D Ctottin a single man. of 2027 Pray Road. Charlotte. Michigan 48813. to Independent Mortgaoe Company-South Michigan, a Michigan Corporat.nn. of 2900 West Road. Ste. 100. East Lan:ung. Michigan 48823. dated December 3. 2004 and icuxded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on December 8. 2004. tn Document Number 1138355. on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date of this notice, for principal and interest, the sum of SEVENTY TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEVENTEEN AND 72H00 ($72,617 72) DOLLARS, and no pro ceedmgs ha.-’ng beer, institute to recover the debt now remaining secured by sate Mortgage, or any part thereof, whereby Ste power of sate contained in sate Mortgage has become operative: Now Therefore. Notice Is Hereby Given that by virtue of the power of sale contained in sate Mortgage and m pursuance of the statute m such case made and provided the sate Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the premises therein desenbed or so much thereof as may be necessary, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the East door of the Barry County Circuit Courthouse. 220 W State St.. Hastings. County of Remy Michigan, that being the place of lioldtng tho Circuit Court in and for said County, on Thursday. February 1. 2007. at 1G0 o'clock »n the afternoon ol sate day. and sate premises will be sold to pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on said Mortgage together with 7.375% percent interest, legal costs, attorneys' fees and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee. Independent Bank - South Micnsgan, does pay on or prior to the date of sate sate; which sate premises are described in sate Mortgage as follows, to-w>t Certain property located in Barry County. Michigan and desenbed as commencing at the Northeast comer of section 17. T3N, R7W. running thence South 13 1/3 rods for a place of beginning; thence running 10 rods West; thence South 8 rods; thence East 10 rods; thence North 8 rods to the place of beginning, Barry County. Michigan Property address reference is 54 S Wellman Rd . Woodland. Michigan 48897 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of sate sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLS 600.3241(a). in which case the redemption period shaft be ttwty days from the date of sate sate Dated: November 29 2006 Independent Mortgage - South Michigan Mortgagee FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL. 989-224-6734 WILLIAM G JACKSON. P C Witham G Jackson Attorneys for Mortgagee 120 East Walker P.O Box 246 St Johns Ml 48879 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Safe THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILI­ TARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescind­ ed by the foreclosing mortgagee In that event, your damages, if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid amount tendered at sate, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • DefauM has teen made m the conditions of a mortgage made by James A. Musser AKA James A. Musser Sr. and Shartyn K Musser. husband and wife. original mortgagor(s). to Creve Cocur Mortgage Associates. Inc., Mortgagee, dated December 11. 2001. and record­ ed on December 20. 2001 m instrument 1072202. and assigned by mesne assignments to Beal Bank SSB as assignee by an assignment, in Barry coun­ ty records, Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to te due at me date hereof the sum of One Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Five And 79/100 Do«ars ($195,565.79), including Interest at 11.25% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided, notes is hereby given that said mortgage w* be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part ot them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1 GO PM. on January 11.2007. Said premises are situated m Charter Township of Rutland. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel of Land commencing at the Northeast Comer of Section 11. Town 3 North. Range 9 West; Thence South 28 Degrees 41 min­ utes X Seconds West 933 45. Feet. Thence South 0 Degrees 03 minutes X seconds East 937.65 Feet to the ptace of beginning; Thence South 0 Degrees 03 minutes X seconds East 134.5 Feet; Thence South X Degrees X minutes West 190.3 Feet to the Easterty nght-of-way of West State Road; Thence North 50 Degrees 27 minutes West 200 Feet; Thence North X Degrees X minutes East 200 Feet; Thence North 89 Degrees 27 min­ utes East 148 Feet to the place of beginning. The redemption period shai1 be 6 months from the date of such sale, untes* determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600X41 a. in which case the redemptxx period shall be X days from the date of such sate. Dated: December 14. 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593 1X2 True A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ffe S065936F02 Synopsis Hope Township Special Board Me ten g and PuMc Hearing Doc. 14. 2006 Ail board members present and X guests. AgpmtacL Notice Of Mortgage Foredosuro Sato THIS RRM « A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia safe may be rescinded by the forectoeing mortgagee. In that event, your demegee, W any, shall bo limit* ed sotoiy to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered st safe, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Ruth Spoolstra. a single woman, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc as nominee for lender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated March 17. 2004. and recorded on March 31.2004 in instrument 1124480. in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mort­ gage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Nineteen And 78/100 Dollars ($127,719.78). including interest at 5.75% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice « hereby given that said mortgage wiH tx> foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises. or some part of them, al pubic vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings al 1G0 PM. on January 18, 2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Yankee Springs. Bany County, Michigan, and are desenbed as Condominium Unit 28 Bay Meadow Condominiums, a Condominium according to the Master Deed recorded November 22.2000. as doc­ ument 1052228 k the Office of Barry County Register ol Deed ; -to designated as Bany County Condominium Subi vision Plan Number 19. togeth­ er with rights in general common elements and lim­ ited common elements as set forth m said Master Deed and as described in Act 59 of Public Acts of 1978, as amended. The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of sucn sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 X41a. m which case the redemption penod shall be X days from the date of such sate Dated: December 21.2006 For more information, please call FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P C Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5622 Rte 4120077F01 Keep your friends and relatives INFORMED! Send them The BANNER Previous Minutes Hope Township Sewer Extension Special Assessment District No. 1 Tax Roll. To subscribe, call us at... Adjourned 8:55 pm Linda Eddy-Hough. Clerk Attested to by Patnaa Albert. Supervisor NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. DEFAULT having been made tn the conditions ol a certain Mortgage made by George D Ctofon. a single man. of 2027 Pray Road, Chariotte Michigan 48813 to Independent Bank-South Mctugan a Michigan Banking Corporation of 2900 West Road Ste. 100. East Lansing. Michigan 48823. dated December 3. 2004 and recorded m the office of toe Register of Deeds for the County of Barry and State of Michigan, on December 8 2004. in Document Number 1138356 on which Mortgage there is claimed to be due af the date of this notice 'or prin­ cipal and interest the sum of TWELVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIX AND 03/100 ($12.306 93) DOLLARS, and no proceedings having been insti lute to recover the debt now remaining secured by said Mortgage or any part thereof, whereby me power of safe contained in said Mortgage has become operative; Now Therefore. Notice la Hereby Given that by vriue of u-e power of sate contained tn said Mortgage and in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided the sad Mortgage will be foreclosed by a sato of the premises therein desenbed or so much thereof as may be necessary, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the East door of lhe Barry County Circuit Courthouse. 220 W State St.. Hastings. County of Barry. Michigan that being the place of holding the Circuit Court in and for sad County, on Thursday. February 1. 2007. at 1 GO o dock m the afternoon of said day. and said premises win he sold fo pay the amount so as aforesaid then due on sad Mortgage together with 8.5 percent interest, legal costs, attorneys' fees and also any taxes and insurance that said Mortgagee. Independent Bank - South Michigan, does pay on or prior to the date of sad sate; which sad premises are described in sad Mortgage as follows, to-wrt: Certain property located in Barry County. Michigan and desenbed as commencing at the Northeast comer of section 17, T3N. R7W. running thence South 13 1/3 rods tor a piece of beginning; thence running 10 rods West; thence South 8 rods; thence East 10 rods, thence North 8 rods to the place of beginning. Barry County. Michigan. Propertv address reference is 54 S Wellman Rd Woodland. Michigan 48897 The redemption penod shall be six months from the date of sad sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLS 600 X41 (a), m which case the redemption period shall be ttwty days from the date of sad sate Dated: November 29. 2006 Independent Bank - South Michigan. Mortgagee FOR INFORMATION. PLEASE CALL. 989-224-6734 WILLIAM G JACKSON. PC. William G Jackson Attorneys for Mortgagee 120 East Walker P.O Box 246 St Johns Ml 48879 rnM 269-945-9554 STATE OF MICHIGAN PROBATE COURT COUNTY OF BARRY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Decedent's Estate FILE NO. 2006 24666-DE Estate of CLAYTON EUGENE POWERS DECEASED Date of btfth 9/17/X. TO ALL CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS; The decedent. CLAY­ TON EUGENE POWERS SSN xxxx-xx-3053 who lived at BX 1/2 Gregg SL. Nashville. Michigan died anam Creditors of lhe decedent are notified that an claims against the estate wiH be forever barrod unless presented to Richard Powers, named per­ sonal representative Of proposed personal repre­ sentative. or to both the probate court at 220 W. Court Street. Hastings and the named/proposed personal representative within 4 months after the date of publication of this notice Date 12/20/06 Elena C Hansen (P.47274) UAW Legal Services Plan 4433 Byron Center. SW Wyoming. Ml 49519 616-531 7722 Richard Powers 360 W 11 M.te Rd Irons. Ml 49644 231 -266-8034 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall be limit­ ed sotoiy to tho return of tho bld amount tondared at sato. plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the cond'uons of a mortgage made by Raul •Jazquez. A Mamed Man and Brenda L Vazquez His Wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. as nominee tor tender and lender s successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated Apni 18. 2006. and recorded on May 15.2006 tn instrument 1164619. in Barry coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee to F.rst Franklin Financial Ccrp. as assignee by an assignment, on which rr/tgage there is daimed to be due at the date tereof the sum of Two Hundred Eight Thousand Foui M jndred Twenty-Nine And 28/1X Dollars ($208.4X 28). including interest at 9.25% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m ^uch case mxte and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wiH be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1G0 PM. on January 25. 2007. Said premises are situated in Village of Middleville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot X. Boulder Creek Estates Part of the Northeast 1/4 and Southeast 1/4 of Section 15. town 4 north, range 10 west. Thomapple Township. Barry County. Michigan, as recorded In liber 6 of plats, page 23 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, umess determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 X41a. in *hich case the redemption penod shall be X days from lhe date of such sate. Dated: December 28. 2006 For more information, please call: FC G 248 593 1310 Trott & Trott. P C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms Mictvgan 48025-5822 Fite 4120914F01 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE TH® FIRM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY Default has occurred m the conditions of a cer­ tain mortgage made between BRENT L KRONK ^Mortgagor’) and IONIA COUNTY NATIONAL BANK (-Mortgagee’), dated December 20 2002 and recorded January 13. 2003 at Instrument 1095336 (Pages 1-10). Barry County Register of Deeds. Michigan, on which mortgage there is claimed to be due. as of November 28. 2006 the sum of Three Hundred Seventy-six Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-nine and 14/100 DOLLARS ($376,829.14), plus per diem interest ot $95.04 thereafter Pursuant to the Power of Sate contained in said Mortgage and m the statutes in such case made and provided. Notice is hereby given that sato mort gage wtf be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises at public venue at the East door ol the Barry County Courthouse. 220 West State Street Hastings. Michigan at 1G0 p.m. on January 11. 2007 Sato mortgaged premises are situated m Lake Odessa. Barry County. Michigan commonly known as 7797 Woodlana Road. Lake Odessa. Michigan and legally described as: Lots 13. 25. 26 and 27. except the East 15 leet of Lot 27. atoo Lots 59. 74. 77. 78. 79. 80 and 81. all of the same being in the plat of Innovation Subdivision, according to the recorded plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 21. Also Lot 70 of Innovation Subdivision, according to the recorded Plat thereof, as recorded in Liber 3 of Plats on Page 21. except the Southeast 112 feet thereof and also except the portion of Lot 70 of the innovation Subdivision lying South of a Westward e tension of the boundary line between Lots 74 and 75. as depicted by the survey prepared by Ruymond Moored, dated October 26.1996 Tax ID No. 08-015080012-00 The redemption penod shall be six (6) months from the date of such sate, unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948CL 800 X41 (a), in which case the redemption penod shan be X days from the date of such sale No suit or proceeding at law has been instituted to recover the debt secured by sato mortgage or any part thereof. Dated Detrember 5. 2006 IONIA COUNTY NATIONAL BANK. Mortgage Gary G. Love Charron & Hamsch. P.L.C. Attorneys tor Mortgagee 4949 PtaMtoW, N E Grand Rapids Ml 49525 (6.6) 363-G300 Synopsis Hope Township Regular Board Meeting Dec. 11.2006 AH board membore present and 6 guests Accepted Standing Reports BggaUflMk Previous Minutes BilS Proposal on John Deere Tractors Proposal tor Audto Speakers Replacement of Board ot Review Member 4 Replacement ot ZBA Members Adjourned 8G7 pm. Linda Eddy-Hough, Ctork Attested to by Patnaa Albert. Supervisor CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF HASTINGS BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PUBLIC HEARING FOR LEACH LAKE WEED CONTROL TO: The residents and property owners bordering the foregoing street and all other interested persons. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Hastings Charter Township Board has scheduled a public heanng far weed control for Ixach lake within the Township, on the estimated costs of such improvement and on the special assessment district proposed to be created within which the costs of such improvement is proposed to be collected. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the aforesaid special assessment district is more particu lariy described as follows: All of the lake Front Property Bordering on Leach lake within the Township PLEASE TAKE Fl'RTHER NOTICE that the estimated carts far a. ake management program for the control of weeds and/or algae in Leach lake far the 2007 through li’Hl seasons is estimated to be S16J120.00 ($3364.00 yearly), with an estimated yearly per parcel cost of $161.79, is on file with the Township Clerk ft* public examination and wilt be available at the scheduled public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board has tentatively declared its intent to make the foregoing improvements and to create the afore-described special assessment district for the col­ lection of the costs thereof and has tentatively found the foregoing to be reasonable and proper. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the public bearing on the foregoing improvements, csti mated cosh and the special assessment district within which such costs arc to be collected, will be held al the Hastings Township Hall. 885 River Road, within the township on Tuodav. JaauTv 9. 2007 com menriitf il 7 p-iw- At the hearing the Board will consider any written objections to any of the foregoing matters filed with the Board at or before the heanng as well as any revisions, corrections, amendment.’, or changes to the plans, estimates or special assessment district that may be raised at such heanng. The Township Board reserves the right to revise, correct, amend or change the plans, estimates of costs or spe­ cial assessment district at or following said public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if written objections to the improvement are filed with the Township Board al or before the aforesaid public hearing, signed by record owners of land constituting more than 20% of the trrtal frontage upon the lake proposed to be improved, then the Township B<urd may not proceed with the project unless petitions in support of the project, signed by record owners of more than 50% of such frontage are filed with the Tmvnship. Such objections may be filed with the Township Clerk at the foregtang address. Pkase take further notice that if the Township Board determines to proceed wrth the project, it will cause a special assessment roll to be prepared for the recovery of the costs thereof and another hearing will he held preceded by notice to record owners uf property proposed to be specialty assessed and hy publication in the Hastings Banner, to hear public comments concerning the proposed spe­ cial assessments. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Hastings Charter Township will provide necessary >nd rea­ sonable .luxiliar)-aids and services at the heanng to individuals with disabilities upon reasonable notice to the Hastings Township Clerk of the need ft* the same. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the office of the Township Clerk in writing or by calling the undersigned Clerk at least five dap prior to the hearing. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place, in person or by repre­ sentative. and to submit comments concerning the foregoing. 775QM.K) HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Bonnie L Cruttenden. Clerk 885 River Road Hastings. MI 49058 269-948-9690 �Page 12 - Thursday. December 28. 2006 - Tho Hastings Banner LEGAL FiOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any. shall be limit­ ed solely to tho return of the bid amount ten­ dered at safe, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in tho conditions d a mortgage made by Timothy S Case and Kristina L Case, husband and wde. orig­ inal mortgagor(s) to National City Mortgage Services Co. Mortgagee dated March 12. 2004. and recorded on March 18. 2004 in instrument 1123792. and assigned by said Mortgagee to National City Mortgage Co as assignee by an assignment, m Barry county records. Michigan, on wh»ch mortgage there « claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Five And 40/100 Dollars {$125.795 40;. including *nter*st al 5 75% per annum Under the power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1.-00 PM. on January 11.2007 Said premises are situated in Township ol Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A parcel c* »snd in the Northwest 1/4 ol the Northeast 1/4 of Section 33. Town 2 North. Range 10 west. Orangeville Township. Barrv County. Michigan, described as: Commencing at the Northwest comer ot the North 1/2 of the said Northwest 1/4 of lhe Northeast 1/4 of Section 33; thence South 330 feet to the place of beginning, thence East approximately 1320 feet; thence South 190 feet, thence West approximately 1320 feet; thence North 190 feet to the place of beginning The redemption penod shah be 12 months from the date of such sale Dated December 14. 2006 For more information. please call FC F 248 593 1313 Trod & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 ngham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 B. Frfe *118825FO1 obmimt THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made m the conditions ot a mortgage made by Jeflory N Haight and Stacy M Haight, a/k/a Stacey M Haight, husband and wife, to Olympus Mortgage Company, by AMC Mortgage Services. Inc . as its attomey-m-tact. Mortgagee dated February 10. 2004 and recorded February 18.2004 in Instrument Number 1122383. and Re-recorded in Document number 1122694 on February 25. 2004. Barry County Records. Michigan. Said mortgage is now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee of Argent Securities Inc., asset backed pass through certificates. Senes 2004-W6 under pooling and servicing agreement dated as of April 1. 2004. without recourse by assignment There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Eight Thousand Sa Hundred Twenty-Six and 99/100 Dollars ($78,626 99) including interest at 1025% per annum Under the power of sale contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wdt be Iwociosed by a sato of the mortgaged premises or some part of them, at pubbe vendue at the Barry County Courthouse tn Hastings in Barry County Mehigan at 1 .-00 p.m. on JANUARY 4. 2007 Said premises are located >n the Township of Orangeville Barry County. Michigan. and are The North one-haff of Lot 23, Lapham’s Airport Lots, according to the recorded plat thereof m Uber 3 of Plats. Page 100 and the North one-half of Lot 73. Lapham's Airport Lots No. 2. according to the recorded plat thereof m Uber 5 of Plats on Page 87 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA $600.3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from tho date of such sale. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sale In that event, your damages, if any. are limited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest Dated December 7. 2006 Ortans Associates. PC Attorneys for Servicer P.O Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 (248) 457-1000 Fite No. 213.1399 rrvaa. Thanks to your investment in our community... Bany County United Way 17,383 youth were able to participate in programs to prepare them to become accountable adults. 4-H, Boy Scouts, DARE, Girl Scouts, The ARK, Thomapple Parks and Recreation, YMCA, Barry County United Way Volunteer Center Community, Partnerships, Lasting Change RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE QF PUBUC HEARING TO THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AND ANY OTHER INTTRESTED PERSONS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing concerning proposed amendment* to the Rutland Charter Township Zoning Onfinancc/Map will be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2007, commencing at 730 p.m.. at the Rutland Charter Townthip Hall. 2461 Heath Road. Hastings, Michigan PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the items to be considered include, in brief, the following: I. Consideration nt the application of Wade Trim. on behalf of Wal-Mart Incorporated, as agent assigned, for rtzoning of property BOB-13-013-001-04 and BOB-13-013U27JX) located: SE of lhe Green Street and M-43/M-37 intersection just west of Consumers Energy. Described as: A PARCEL OF LAND ON PART OF THE SOUTHEAST OF SECTION 13. T3N. R9W. RUTLAND TOWNSHIP. BARRY COUNTY. MICHIGAN, DESCRIBED AS: COM­ MENCING AT THE SOUTH U4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 13. THENCE N 00 DEG 04 22" E. 1072-W ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH 1/4 LINE OF SAID SEC­ TION 13 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID 1/4 LINE N 00 DEG 04* 22" E, 76154’; THENCE S 89 DEG 44' 31’ E, 186.15'; THENCE N 00 DEC 04 25’ W. 21744’; THENCE N 52 DEG 39’ 39" E. 275.92’ TO THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY UNE OF GREEN STREET; THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY 25032* ALONG A NON-TANGENT ClWl TO THE l£FT HAVING A RADIUS OF 306557. A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 04 DEG 40’ 56’. THE LONG CHORD OF WHICH BEARS S 62 DEC 22' 2T E FOR A DISTANCE OF 250.45; THENCE S 05 DEC 56’ 11” W. 22531’: THENCE S 00 DEC 26’ 03" E. 109.12’; THENCE N 89 DEG 46' 43" E. 241.08’; THENCE N 00 DEC 07 21” W. 61.98; THENCE N 15 DEC 55’ 27 E. 16657 TO THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SAID GREEN STREET; THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY 247.92 ALONG A NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 306557. A CEN­ TRAL ANGLE OF 04 DEG 38’ 01’. THE LONG CHORD OF WHICH BEARS S 72 DEC 22* 53" E FOR A DISTANCE OF 24755'; THENCE S 00 DEC 20’ 41’ E, IQK.93’: THENCE S 89 DEC 13' 01’ W. 1133.60- TO THE NORTH-SOUTH U4 UNE OF SAID SECTION 13 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 23.01 ACRES. AND SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS OR RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD. This property is currently zoned “C-4" COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT and “C-2" COMMUNI­ TY BUSINESS DISTRICT. The applicant seeks resorting to -C-3’ GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. 2. Such and further matters as may properly come before the Planning Commission. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Land Use Plan. Zoning Map and Zomng Ordinance are available and may be examined by the general public al the Rutland Charter Township Hall, during regular business hours and that copies uf the Zoning Ordinance and/or Land Use Plan may be examined at said pub­ lic hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Rutland Charter Township Planning Commission reserves the right to recommend changes in the proposed ordinances and to make its recommendation to the Rutland Charter Township Board accordingly, either at or following the public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon seven (71 days notice to the Rutland Charter Township Clerk, the Township will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the public heanng to individuals with disabilities. Individuals requiring auxiliary aids or services should crmta*t the Township Clerk at the address or telephone number listed below. .All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid lune and place to take part in the dis­ cussion on the above proposed amendments. 087193M ROBIN HAWTHORNE, CLERK RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIP 2461 HEATH ROAD. HASTINGS. Ml 49058 (269) 948-2194 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE... PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY L^ITY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damage*. if any, shall be limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered ot sale, plus Interest MORTGAGE SALE • Default has ber.n made in lhe conditions of a mortgage made by Bnan Mutschler A Single Man, Fee Simple original mortgagor(s). to Albion Financial Inc . Mortgagee, dated November 20. 2003 and recorded on December 3. 2003 m instrument 1118612. and assigned by mesne assignments to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns as assignee by an assignment, in Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Fifty-Nine Thousand Forty-Eight And 15/100 Dot'-rs ($59,048.15), inducing interest at 6.375% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 18 2007 Said premises are situated in Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Lot 83 and the West 1/2 of Lots 81 and 82 of the plat of Orangeville. according to the Recorded Plat thereof, as Recorded in Uber 1 of Plats on Page 14 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be X days from the date of such sale Dated: December 21. 2006 For more information, please can FC X 248 593.1302 Trott & Trott, PC. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fde B12006JF01 ww Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thia sale may be reecinoea oy me ruruLioerng mortgagee. m thet everrt, your dameges, H any, ahett be limit­ ed eoiety to the return of the bM amount ten­ dered at aalo, phis interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the condteons of a mortgage made by Ruseefl W Burgdorf and Lori R Burgdorf. Husband and Wife, original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, inc., as nominee for tender and tenders successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated November 16.2005. and record­ ed on December 19.2005 in instrument 1’57906, m Barry county records. Michigan, and assigned bv said Mortgagee to Deutsche Bank National Trvst Company as Trustee under the pooling and Servicing Agreement Senes ITF INA8S 2005-D as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due at the date hereof lhe sum of One Hundred Two Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Three And 42/130 DoBars ($102^8342). including interest at 8.625% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wffl be foreclosed by a sate ol the mortgaged premises. or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse m Hastings at 100 PM. on January 18. 2007. Said premises are situated in City of Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 7 of Block 7 of KenfteW’s Second Addition to the City formerly Village of Hastings, accordtog to the recorded plat thereof as recorded in Uber 1 of plats, on page 37 The redemption penod shaH be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned <1 accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. In which case the redemption period shafl be X days from the date of such sate. Dated: December 21,2006 For more information. ptease cal FC F 248.563.1313 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 2uG Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Ate 8120369F01 <■”«*< Bring your holiday photon us for quality, professional processing. J-Ad Graphics PRIb^TING piSs North of Hastings on M-43 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sate THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING 10 COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be reecinded by the forectoeing mortgagee. In that event your demagee, H any, shall be limit­ ed eoiety to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at eate, piue intarwet. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Richard Winans, and Karen Winans, husband and wits, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and tender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 26. 2002. and recorded on September 4. 2002 in instrument 1066779. m Bany county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due a' the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Three And 39/IX Dollars ($134,823 39). inducing interest at 8.625% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some pert of them, at pubtoc vendue, at the Bany County Courthouse m Hastings at 1fl0 PM, on January 18.2007 Said premises are situated in Village of MiddtevMe, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lof 19. hurJers ridge estates subdMsion. according to the plat *hereof as recorded in Uber 6. of plats, page 12. Barry county records. The redemption period shafl be 6 months from tho dale of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. m which case the redemption period shafl be X days from tho date of such sate. Dated: December 21.2006 For more information ptease call: FC X 248593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite F119878F01 STATE OF MICHIGAN JUDICIAL DISTRICT STH JUDICIAL ORCUn COUNTY PROBATE ORDER FOR ALTERNATE 8BWICE CASE NO. 06-548-CH Court A/foreyi 220 West State Street Hastings. Mchigtn 49009 Court Telephone’ (269) 945-1266 National City Mortgage Service. Co. riarniiH anomey RANA RAZZAQUE (P67627) TROTT 8TROTT PC 30400 Telegraph Road. Suite 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025 248-723-5073 TAT8066126LG2 EBott Defendant ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS OWN­ ERS. HEIRS. DEVISEES. OR ASSIGNEES 7390 Highland Delton. Michigan 49046 In the matter of Any and all unknown claimants, Owners, Heirs. Devisees or Assignees ’Complaint. Interested parties must Me an answer withm 28 days with Bany Circuit Court of the date of pubication.’ THE COURT FINDS: 1. Service of process upon defendant Any and al Unknown claimants. Owners. Heir*, Devisees or Assignees cannot reasonably bo made as provided In MCR 2.105. and service of process may be made to a manner which is reasonably caiculatod to give defendant setuid notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard. IT IS ORDERED: _______ , 2. Service of the summons and complaint and a copy of ties order may be made by tho following metoodfs); d. Other: Via publications pursuant to MCR 2J01(D) per 2.106(0). and also to Stipulation of the Mfohigan Department of State. 3. For each method used, proof of sorvtoo must be Nod promptly wtth the court Date: 12/12/06 Judge James H Asher ASADEBTCOLLECTOR,WEAREATTEMPTMQTOCOLLECTADEBTANDANYBFORMATION OBTAINED WKX BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTIFY (346) 3S24100F YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MKJTARY DUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default having been made in tho terms and conditions of a certain mortgage made by Richard L Franks and Ruth A. Franks, hueband and wife of Bany County. Michigan, Mongagor io rntn i two oanx oawo tne Mtn oay or January, A.D. 2006, and recorded in the office of foe Register of Deeds, tor tho County of Barry and State of Michigan, on the 1st day of March. A.D. 2005, to Instrument No. 1142137 of Bany Records, on which mortgage there is ctetonod to bo duo. al foe date of fob notice, for principal of SX91943 (Thirty Nine thousand. Nine hundred Nineteen dol­ lar* and Forty Three cents) plus accrued hterast at 16.75% (sixteen point seven five) percent per annum. And no suit proceedings al law or m equity hav­ ing been instituted to recover foe debt secured by said mortgage or any part thereof. Now. therefore, by virtue of foe power of sate contained in said mortgage. and pursuant to the statue of foe State of Mtohigan to such case made and provided, notice is hereby given that on. lhe 4th day ot January, A.D., 2007, at 1:M o’clock said mortgage w* be toredoaed by a sate al public auction, to foe highest bidder, at the Barry County Courthouse to Hastings. Ml, Bany County. Michigan, of tho premises described to said mortgage. Which said premiees are desenbed as totiows: Al foot certain piece or parcel ot land situate to foe Township of Hope, to foe County ot Bsrry and State of Michigan and described as foflows to wit: Lot 91 and 92. ROY K. CORDES SUBDIVISION NO. 1. as recorded to Uber 4 ot Plats, Page 49. Bany County Records Commonly known as: 4350 Reynolds Rd. Tta ID: 08-07-270^91-00 The redemption period shall be six months from foe date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned In accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. m which case foe redemption period shafl be X days from the date of such sate. Dated: December 7. 2006 WELTMAN. WEINBERG & REIS CO . L.RA. By Michael I. Rich. (P-41938) Attorney tor Assignee of Mortgagee Weftman. Weinberg A Reis Co.. LRA. 2155 Buttorfteid Drive. Suite 200-S Troy, Michigan 48064 WWR405613861 NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made m the condteons ot a certain Mortgage executed on June 5 2002. by Mary J Momson. a single woman, as Mortgagor, to Chemical Bank Shoreline now known as Chemicat Bank, as Mortgagee, and which mortgage was recorded m foe office of the Register of Deeds tor Berry County. Michigan on June 12, 2002. m Document No 1082059 (the -Mortgage"), on which Mortgage there ts daimed to be an hdebtodnees. as defined by the Mortgage, due and unpaid to foe amount of Fifteen Thousand One Hundred Twenty One and 52/IX Dollar* ($15,121.52). as of foe date of this nobce. inducing principal and interest, and other costs secured by foe Mortgage, no suft or proceeding at law or m equity having been nstauled to recover the debt, or any pen of foe debt, secured by foe Mortgage, and foe power of sate to the Mortgage havmg become operative by reason of the default NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday. January 11. 2X7. at IX o’clock to foe afternoon, at tho Courthouse. 220 West State Street. Hastings. Mictagan. that being foe piaoe ot holding the Circuit Court tor the County of Barry, there wB be ottered tor sate ano sold to the highest bidder, at public sate, tor the purpose of satisfying tho unpaid amount ot foe indebtedness duo on foe Mortgage, together with legal coats and expenses of sate, oartain property located r foe City of Hastings, Barry County. Michigan, described to foe Mortgage aa Idlows: Lot 1. Block 4. R J Grants Second Addtiton. according to foe recorded plat thereof to Libs< 1 of Ptatson page 16. Commonly known aa 204 W. Grant Street, Hastir^p. MichigwiThe length ot the redemption period wN be six (6) months from foe date of foe sate, unless deter­ mined abandoned m accordance wtth MCLA 6X 3241(a). m which caae foe redemption period shall be thirty (X) days from foe date ot such sate. Dated: December 14. 20X Chemical Bank By: Lori L Purkey. Esq Milter. Canfield, Paddock and Stone. P.LC. 444 West Mtehigan Avenue Kalamazoo. Ml 49X7 KZU8528794.1X)16504^1666 maw THIS FIRM £ A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTBIPTINO TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY NF0RMAT10R WE OBTAM W1X BE USS) FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFRCE AT THE NUMBER BELOW V YOU ARE M ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default t«s been made to foe conditions of a mortgage mads by Steven C Guy. a single man. to Chase Home Rnanoe LLC., successor by merger to Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation, MorUjtgsr. dated October 24. 2002 and recorded November 25. 2002 to instrument Number 1092378. Barry County Records. Michigan There is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Seventy-Nine Thoueand Seven Hundred Fifty-Three and 78/IX Dofiar* (679.753.78) todudtog interest at 6.5% per annum. Urckv foe power of sate containod m said mort­ gage and foe statute to such case made and pro­ vided, notice cheisbygivon foat said mortgage wfll be torectoeed by £ sate or ti* Mortgaged prsmtees. or some part of them, et public venduv al the Bany County Courthouse in .-^stings in Buny Counly. Michigan al 1X p m. on JAH* IARY 4. 2X7. Said premises are located to the CF.y a Hastings. Barry County. Michigan, and are dro>fosd as: The South 2 Rods orgy of Lot 2Z7 of fo» Cly. for­ merly Wage of Hastings, County of Burry, jnd State of Michigan, acoordtog to foe racoidad ptai fooreof. Also. Lot 3W of foe City, tonwly Wage of Heating*, acoordtog to lhe recorded piet 8* woof. Being foe same property conveyed to St wen C. Guy by quit claim dead from Sheri Am Gu> dated March 14, 2X0 and recorded In kterurmnt No 1042170, in foe record* of Bany County. MteNgan. Tho redemption period shal ba 6 monfo* Kxn foe date of such sate, unteas dstrirminsd aban doned in aocordsr<os with MCLA j6X.3241a. to which case foe redemption period shai bo X day* from the date of such sate. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee con reacted foe sate. In foot event, your demagee. V any, ate limited solely to foe return of foe bld amount ten­ dered at sate, piue interest. Dated: December 7,2X6 Ortons Awodates. P.C. Attorneys tor Servicer RO. Box 8041 Troy. Ml 48007-6041 (248) 457-10X Rte No. 310.0804 rnamm Bra TMB HRM • A DMT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ED TO COLLECT A OMt ANY BWORMAT10N WEOBTAPt WHX BE US®) FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OPRCS AT THE NUMBER BELOW F YOU ARE Bf ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: Thio cate may be reacindad by the foradoeino mortfafae. In that event, your rtamegea, ft any, ehai be 8mBedaotafy to foe return of Ste bid amount ten­ dered at etea,piualnteraaL MORTGAGE SALE - Detautt ha* bean made In foe condtoon* of a mortgage made by Renee A Bigger. a married parson and Randy O. Bigger, a married person, original morigagor(s), to Cendant Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated August 29. 2X1, and recorded on September 7, 2X1 In instrument 1088108. and modffied by agreement dated March 1.2003, and recorded on April 7,2004 to instrument 1124889. to Barry county records. Mkfoigan. on which mortgage there to claimed to be duo at lhe date hereof foe sum of Srxty-Gght Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Four And 48/IX Dofiar* ($88544.48). todudtog Interest al 7% par annum. Under foe power of sale containod to said mort­ gage and the statute to such case mads and preWtod, notice is hereby given foat said mortgage wB bo torectoeed by a sate of tho mortgaged premteaa, or some pert of foam, at puMc vendue, al foe Barry County Courthouse to Hastings al 1X PM, on January 11.2007. Said premises are situated to Wage of Middleville Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lol 21 of MiddtevMe Downs Addition No. 1 to foe Wags of Mkldtevate. aooordtog to foo recorded ptot thereof aa recorded to Uber 6 of Plate on Pago 4.Bary County Records Tho redemption period shafl be 6 mortihs from the date of such sate, unless dstemSnod aban­ doned to accordance wtth MCLA 8X5241a, to which case the redemption period shai be X days from foe date of such sate. Dated: December 14,2006 For more information, please cal: FC F 2485931313 Trott A Trott. PC Attorneys For Serwoor X4X Telegraph Rd Ste2X Bingham Farms. MtaNgan 48025-5822 File »076305F02 _ �The Hastings Sanner - Thursday December 28. 2006 - Page 13 LEGAL NOTICES Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may bo rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages, if any. shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of tho bid amount ten­ dered st sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditio*.' nf a mortgage made by Katrina Waldren. original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Electron’C Registration Systems. Inc . as nominee for lenaer and lender's successors and or assigns. Mortgagee dated April 24 2006 and recorded on Apnl 28. 2006 :n instrument 1163717. m Barry county records. Michigan on which mortgage there ts claimed to be due al the date hereof the sum ol Sixty Thousand Eight Hundred Nine And 88/100 Dollars ($60,809 88) -nduOng interest at 9.875% per annum Under lhe power of sale contained in said mort­ gage and the siatute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice ts hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged promises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1:00 PM. on January 25. 2007 Said promises are situated tn 1 'wnshtn of Castleton Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as Commencing 8 Rods East of the Northwest Comer of Section 6. Town 3 North. Range 7 West Thence Running East 4 Rods. Thence South 20 Rods Thence West 4 Rods, thence North 20 Rods to tne Place of Beginning. Excepting therefrom a strip of Lans 2 Rods Wide off the South Side thereof for Highway or Street Also Commencing at a point 8 Rods East of the Northwest Comer of Section 6. Town 3 North. Range 7 West Running Thence South 100 Feet; Thence West 30 Feet; Thence North 100 Feet to Section Line. Thence East on the Section Line to a Place of Beginning The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, unless determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in wn>cn case me redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date □> such sate Dated: December 28 2006 For more information, please call: FC X 248 593.1302 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *121030F01 »r.nM FORECLOSURE NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Default has been made tn the terms and condi­ tions of a Mortgage made by CALEDONIA CON­ STRUCTION. INC., a Michigan corporation. of 1737 Rowden Drive Hastings Michigan 49058. to SELECT BANK, a Mtch^an banking corporation of 60 Monroe Center NW Grand Raptos. Michigan. 49503-2916. Mortgagee. The Mortgage is dated December 1 2004. and a recorded in the Office ol the Register of Deeds for the County of Bany and State of Michigan on December 6. 2004. as Instrument number 1138211. The sum daimed to be due and owing on the Mortgage as of the date of the Notice ts One Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Five Hundred Thirteen Dollars and 34/l00lhs ($131,513.34) mdudmg principal and interest. Under the power of sate contained in said Mortgage and the statute m such case made and prowded. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday the 1st day of February. 2007, at 1XX) p.m. in the afternoon, local time, said Mortgage wtt be foreclosed at a sate at public auction to the high­ est bidder at the East door of the Courthouse at 220 W State Ctreet Hastings Michigan 49058 (that being the place of holding Circuit Court m said County), of the premises and land described in the Mortgage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount due on the Mortgage, together with interest, legal costs, and charges and expens­ es, mdud’ng the attorney fee, and also any sums which may be paid by the undersigned necessary to protea its interest. Said premises are situated m Carlton Township. Bairy County Michigan, and are described as fofows Parcel 4: That part of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 28. Town 4 North. Range 8 West, desenbed as: Commencing at the North 1/4 comer of said Section. thence North 90*00 00' East 498 00 feet along the North line of .laid Northeast 1/4 io the Place of Beginning; then:e North 90*00W East 567.00 feet along said North line; then South 00^8-38- East 460-00 feet; thence North 59*09*02* East 600 64 feet to reference point ‘A’; thence North 54*0607" West 18.69 feet; thence Northerly 94 43 feet along a 100 00 loot radius curve to tho right, the chord of which bears North 27*03*03' West 90 96 feet, thence North 00*0000* East 60 00 feet to the Place of Beginning. Parcel ts suoiea to and together with an easement as described in the •Easement Description' Easement Description: An easement for ingress, egress and utility pur­ poses over the South 66 feet of the West 531 00 feet ot the Southeast 1/4 of Section 21. Town 4 North. Range 8 West, also over a 66 foot wide strip of land, the ce iteriine of which is desenbed as; Beginning at a point on the North line of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 28. Town 4 North. Range B West which is North 90*0000' East 498 00 feet from the North 1/4 comer of said Section; thence South 00*00 00* West 60 00 feet: thence Southeasterly 94 43 feet along a 100 00 foot radius curve to the left, the chord of which bears South 27*03'03" East 90 96 feet, thence South 54*08*07* East 18 69 feet to the reference point *A* and the place of ending of said 66 foot easement, also over a 60.00 foot radius drete. the radius point of which is the above described reference point *A.* PPN ; 04-028-125-100-04 Commonly known as 1737 Rowden Drive. Hastings. Michigan. 49C58 The redemption penod shaR be one (1) year from the date of such sate unless determined abandoned in accordance with 1948 CL 600 3241. m which case the redemption penod shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: December 20 2006 Select Bank Mortgagee Ingrid A Jensen. Attorney for Select Bank Clark Hill PLC 200 Ottawa Ave . NW. Suite 500 Grand Rapids. Michigan 49503 ■•»»' Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTTV® MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sate may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortnagae. In that event, your damages. It any, ehell be limit­ ed sotoiy to the *etum of the bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Carl Andrew Waddle. A Mamed Man original mortgagors). to Mortgage Etearonic Registration Systems, tne . as nominee to* tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated August 30 2002. and recorded on September 4. 2002 tn instrument 1086810. m Barry county records. Michigan, on which mortgage there «s daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Eighty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty And 94/100 Dollars ($88,830 94) including interest at 6 875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic venduo at the Barry County Courthouse m Hastings at 1O0 PM. on January 18. 2007 Said premises are situated in Village of Nashville. Barry County. Micnigan. and are described as: Lot 4 and the Soutr 10 F«et of Lot 5 ot O.A Phillips Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof in Uber 1 of Plats, on Page 91 The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate Dated; December 21. 2006 For more information, please call' FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Serve**! 30400 Telegraph Ro Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite • 120234F01 FORECLOSURE NOTICE This firm is a debt col leaor attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained wiH be used tor this purpose If you are in the Military, please contact our office at the number listed below. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a certain mortgage made by: Joshua J Curtis and Amber A Curtis. Husband and Wife to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc. sotefy as nominee for Intervale Mortgage Corporation. Mortgagee, dated December 8. 2005 and recorded December 15. 2005 m Instrument » 1157724 Barry County Records. Michigan Said mortgage was subse­ quently assigned to: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Eight Thousand Sa Hundred Fortv-Five Dollars and Twenty-Seven Cents ($108,645 27) including inter­ est 7.44% per annum. Unde.' the- power of sate contamed in said mortgage ana the statute in such case mode and provided, notice is hereby given that said mortgage wfl be foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings. Ml at 1.00PM on Thursday. January 18. 2007. Said premises are situated in Township ot Castleton. Bany County. Michigan, and are desenbed as; Beginning at a point on the North line of Section 21. which bes 145 feet West of the Northeast comer of said Section 21. and running thence Southwesterly 137 feet to a point which lies 166 feet West of the East line of Section 21; thence Northwesterly 130.2 feet more or less to a point which lies 295 16 feet West of the East tone of said Seaion 21; thence North 119 feet to the North Line of sate Section 21; thence East 150181 teet to the point of beginning. Section 21. Town 3 North. Range 7 West Commonly known as 7964 State Road. NashviHe Ml 49073 The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess determined abandoned in accordance with MCL 600.3241. in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such sate. Dated: DECEMBER 18. 2006 HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. Assignee of Mortgagee Attorneys: Potestivo A Associates, P.C. 811 South Blvd. Suite 100 Rochester H«s. Ml 48307 (248) 844-5123 Our Rte No: 06-61029 (HSBC) ASAP* 810910 12/21/2006, 12/28/2008.0104/2007.01/11/2007 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THB FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sato may be rescinded by tho foreclosing mortgagee. In that event your damages, H any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to tho return of tho bid amount ten­ dered al eale, plus Interact MORTGAGE SALE • Default has been made in the conditions cf a mortgage made by Zahar AlSheikh. A Mamed Man and HudaAI-Sheikh. original mortgagors), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee for lender and lender's successors and/or assigns, Mortgagee, dated January 5,2006. and recorded on February 6.2006 in instrument 1159601. m Barry county records. Mchigan. and assigned by said Mortgagee to US Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust. 2006-2 as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Two Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-Six And 69/100 Dollars ($253.676 69). including interest at 8.75% per annum Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice « hereby given that said mortgage wtH be foreclosed by a sate ■’ the mortgaged premises, or some part at them, bt public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1D0 PM. on January 11. 2007. Said premises are situated tn Township of Orangeville. Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot No. 10. Cretan* Beach Plat. Gun Lake Section 6. Orangeville Township, Town 2 North. Range 10 West. Barry County. Michigan The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such safe, unfess determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241 a, in which case the redemption period shaH be 30 days from the date of such safe. Dated: December 14. 2006 For more information, please call: FC D 248 593 1309 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farm*. Michigan 48025-5822 Fife *118111FO1 rrwn. Notice Of Mortgage Foredoeure Sate THIS FIRM tS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This ante may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. H any, shall bo limit­ ed solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sato. plus interest. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by David C. Culp. Jr and Brenda S. Culp hsuband and wife, original mortgagor(s). to Mortgage Elearonic Registration Systems Inc as nominee for lender and lenders successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated July 27. 2005, and recorded on August 18. 2005 in instrument 1151295. in Barry county records Michigan, and assigned by said Mortgagee io Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trustee under tho Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1 2005. GSAMP Trust 2005-WMC2 as assenee by an assignment, c.i which mortgage there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of One Hundred Thirty-Two Ttousand Five Hundred FiftyNine And 30/100 DoHars ($132.559 30) including interest at 8.55% per annum. Under the power of sale contained in sari mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage w>H be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastmgs at 1D0 PM. on January 18. 2007. Said premises are srtuated in City of Hastings. Bany County. Michigan, and are described as: Lot 1259. the City of Hastings, according to the record­ ed plat thereof The redemption penod shall be 6 months from the date of such sale, unless determ ned aban­ doned m accordance with MCLA 600 3241a. in which case tne redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such s:..e Dated: December 21. 2006 For more information please call FC C 248 593 1301 Trott & Trott. PC Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Farms. Michijan 48025-5822 File *120179F01 0^4,.., Robert A. Tremain & Associates, P.C. Is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt and any infoi matton obtained will be used for that purpose. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by RYAN A. LARKIN. A SINGLE MAN INDIVIDUAL to MORT­ GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS. INC., ACTING SOLEY AS A NOMINEE FOR LENDER & LENDERS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS LENDER IS PRIORITY MORTGAGE CORPORATION . Mortgagee dated March 18. 2004. and recorded on April 01. 2004 . as Instrument No 1124509. in BARRY County Records, Mchigan. ancr^Bstgned by said mort­ gagee to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK by an assignment, on which mortgage there is dawned to be due at the dale hereof the sum of one hundred twenty nine thousand seven hundred seventy four tod 48/100 Dottars ($129,774 48). mdudmg inter­ est at 6.250% per annum With an adjustable rate nder Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foreclosed by a sate ot the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at public vendue, at the At Barry County Courthouse. Hastings. Ml . at 1XX) PM on January 04. 2007 Sato premises are situated in TWP OF IRVING. BARRY County. Michigan and are described as: PARCEL A-1 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH­ SOUTH ONE-QUARTER LINE OF SECTION 3. TOWN 4 NORTH. RANGE 9 WEST. DISTANT SOUTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST 422.09 FEET FROM THE CENTER ONEQUARTER POST OF SECTION 3 THENCE CON­ TINUING SOUTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST 228 86 FEET ALONG SAID ONE-QUARTER LINE; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 29 SECONDS WEST 397.35 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 48 SECONDS EAST 21009 FEET; THENCE NORTH 69 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 05 SECONDS EAST 396.96 FEET. PARALLEL WITH THE EAST-WEST ONE-QUARTER UNE OF SEC­ TION 3. TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING The redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of such sate, untess determined aban­ doned m accordance with 1948CL 600.3241a. m which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from lhe date of such sate DATED: December 07. 2006 Robert A. Tremain & Associates. P C. 401 South Old Woodward Avenue. Suite 300 Birmingham. Ml 48009-6616 ATTORNEY FOR: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK Assignee of Mortgagee For More Information Call (248) 540-7701 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ANY INFOR MATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall bo limit­ ed sotoiy to the return of tha bid amount ten­ dered at sale, plus intarest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Gerald R Coilige. a married man and Valeria S. Coflige. his wife, original mortgagors). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender and lender's successors and/or assigns. Mortgagee, dated January 21. 2004. and recorded on February 4. 2004 m instrument 1121724. in Barry county records. Mchigan. on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum cf One Hundred Thousand Eighty-Seven And 86/100 Dollars ($100,087 86). mdudmg interest at 5.875% per annum. Under the power of sate contained in said mort­ gage and the statute m such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foredosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on January 18. 2007 Sato premises are situated in Township of Assyria. Barry County. Mchigan. and are desenbed as; Beginning at the Northwest Comer of lhe Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 16, Town 1 North of Range 7 West, Assyria Township. Barry County. Mchigan. Running Thence East on the East and West 1/4 Line 16 Rods; Thence South. Parallel with the East Line of Sato Section. 20 Rods. Thence West, at Right Angies Parallel with the South Line of Said Section. 16 Rods, to the North and South 1/4 hne; Thence North of Sato 1/4 hne 20 Rods io the Place of Beginning The redemption period shaH be 6 months from the dale of such sate, untess determined aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date ot such sale Dated: December 21. 2006 For more information, ptease cafi: FC X 248 593 1302 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Mchigan 48025-5822 Fite *095221F02 Nodes Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sato THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sato may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that evarrt, your damagea. If any, shall be limited sotoiy to the return of the bld amount tendered MORTGAGE fmn rad* In the conditions of a mortgage made by Betty J. Cox a smgte woman and Larry Schwab and Vfctorie Diane Schwab husband and wife, original mort­ gagors), io Argent Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgc/se, dated May 16. 2005, and recorded on May 27.2005 in instrument 1147186, In Bany coun­ ty records. Michigan, and assigned by mesne assignments to Ameriquest Funding H REO sub­ sidiary LX as assignee by an assignment, on which mortgage there is daimed to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Seven And 21/100 DoHars ($99.84721). including interest at 6.6% per annum. Under the power of sato contained in said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given that said mortgage wifi be foredosed by a sato of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubfic vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on January 11.2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Johnstown, Barry County. Michigan, and are described as: A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 34. TOWN 1 NORTH. RANGE B WEST. DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 75 FEET OF THE NORTH 150 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION COMMENCING ON THE BASE LINE IN THE CENTER OF BATTLE CREEK AND HASTINGS STATE ROAD AND RUNNING NORTH ALONG THE CEFTTR OF SAID ROAD 27 ROOS. THENCE EAST PARALLEL WTTH THE BASE UNE 30 ROOS. THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE BATTLE CREEK AND HASTINGS STATE ROAD 27 ROOS. THENCE ALONG THE BASE UNE 30 ROOS TO THE PLACE CF BEGINNING (INCLUDING THE MANUFACTURED HOME SER­ IAL NO. MO311992 WHICH HAS BEEN AFFIXED TO THE PROPERTY - AFFIDAVIT RECORDED IN INSTRUMENT NO. 1132162) The redemption period shaM be 12 months from the date of such sato. Dated: December 14.2006 For more information, please cell: FC H 248.593.1300 Trott & Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servicer 30400 Tetograph Rd Ste 200 Bingham Fwms. Michigan 48025-5822 Fite *102393FC2 Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Safe THIS ARM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY. ATTN PURCHASERS: This sato may be rescinded by the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages. If any, shall be limit­ ed sotoiy to the return of the bld amount ten­ dered at sate, plus interest MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made m the conditions of a mortgage made by Shawn M Carter a smgte man, originai mortgagor)s). to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems. Inc., as nominee tor tender ana tender's successors and/or assigns Mortgagee, dated February 26. 2004. and recorded on March 2. 2004 tn instrument 1123024, and assigned by said Mortgagee to JPMorgan Chase Bank. as.Trustee as assignee by an assign­ ment m Barry county records. Mchigan. on which mortgage there is darned to be due at the date hereof the sum of Ninety-Six Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-One And 21/100 Dollars ($96,591 21) including interest at 10.45% per annum. Under the power of sate contained m said mort­ gage and the statute in such case made and pro­ vided. notice is hereby given thai said mortgage wifi be foiedosed by a sate of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at pubke vendue, at the Barry County Courthouse in Hastings at 1XX) PM. on January 11.2007. Said premises are situated in Township of Maple Grove, Barry County. Michigan, and are desenbed as: Commencing 760 feet South from the Northwest comer of Section 20. Town 2 North. Range 7 West; thence South on the section line 700 toot: thence East 397 toet; therce North parallel to the Section line 700 feet; therce West 397 toet to the Place of Beginning The mdemption period shaH be 12 months from the date of such sate Dated: December 14. 2006 For more information, ptease cafl: FC H 248.593 1300 Trott A Trott. P.C. Attorneys For Servcer 30400 Telegraph Rd Ste 200 Bmgham Farms. Mchigan 48025-5822 Fite F065629F03 THS ARM S A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT­ ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR­ POSE. PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MHJTARYDUTY. MORTGAGE SALE - Default has bean made in the conditions of a mortgage made by Keith A. Beach and Julia A Beach, husband and wife, to Argem Mortgage Company. LLC. Mortgagee, dated Apni 21, 2004 and recorded May 28. 2004 in Instrument Number 1128384. Barry County Records. Mich^an Said mortgage is now held by CitiMortgage, inc successor by merger with CitiFinanaal Mortgage Company. Inc. by assign­ meat. There ts daimed io be due at the date here­ of the sum pt Two Hundred Toe Thousand Nine Hundred Fltty-Rve and 92/100 ucJters ($210,955.92) including interest at 6.9% pe»annum. Under lhe power of sate contoinad in satf mort­ gage and the statute in such case made ano vided. notice is hereby given that safe mortgage ba foreclosed by a sate of the mortgaged prsm««. or some part of them, at pubic vendue al the Barry County Courthouse In Hastings in Barry County, Michigan at 1XX) p m. on JANUARY 11.2007. Said premises are located in the Township oi Johnston, Barry County, Michigan, and are described as: Lot 15 and 16 of •» Ptat of Oefc Grove, accord­ ing to the plat thereof as recorded in Uber 3 ot Plats, on Pago 43: Ateo that part ot Lot 17 of the Plat ot Oak Grove Number 2, according to the plot thereof as recorded in Lfoar 3 of Plats, on Page 56, described as: Beginning at point F on tho Plat of Oak Grove, according to tho recorded plat thereof as recorded in Uber 3 of Plats on Page 43, running thence North 29 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds East 375 toet to point E on said Ptat on the shore oi Fine Lake, thence South 88 degrees 49 minutes 00 seconds East 13.67 toot atong said shore, thence South 29 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds West 382.3 toat to the North Hne of County Highway, thence North 56 degrees 12 minutes 00 seconds West 12.05 toot to the point of beginning, al being port ot thence on the West one-quarter ot Section 30. Town 1 North, Rango 8 Wool Being the same property conveyed to Keith A. and Julia A. Beech, husband and wife by deed dated 02/04/1992 and recorded 02/12/1992 m Deed Book 534, Page 815, in the Office of the Recorder of Bany County. Mtahigan. The redemption period shafi be 6 months from the dote ot such sale, unless determtoad aban­ doned in accordance with MCLA §600.32411. in which case the redemption period shall bo 30 days from the date of such sato. TO ALL PUR­ CHASERS: The foreclosing mortgagee can rescind the sato. In that event, your damages, if any. are hmited solely to the return of the bid amount ten­ dered at sato. plus interest Dated December 14.2008 Ortons Associates. P.C Attorneys tor Servicer P.O. Box 5041 Troy. Ml 48007-5041 1248) 457-1000 F«e No. 201 3547 nmhs? HASTINGS CHARTEH TOWNSHIP Joint City/Township Library Board CITY OF HASTINGS REQUEST FOR BIDS ApplicatMW will he taken to fill a 3-war term on lhe Library Board. The)* can he obtained by calling or writing the Township Hall. Deadline (or return is 4:M pm December 29. 2006. The City of Hastings. Michigan is soliciting sealed bids for the installation of radiant heat for the Department of Public Services building located at 301 East Court Street, and the Hastings Industrial Incubator building located at 1035 East State Street Bid documents are available from the Office of the Hastings Charter Township MR5 Riser Road. Hastings. Ml 49OM NOTICE The minutes of the meeting of the Barry County Board of Commissioners held December 26, 2006. are available in the County Clerk's Office at 220 W. State St., Hastings, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or ww.barrycounty.org. City Clerk. The City of Hastings reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularities in the bid pro­ posals. and to award the bid as deemed to be in the City's best interest, price and other factors considered. Sealed bids will be received at the Office of the City Clerk/TTeasurer, 201 East State Street. Hastings. Michigan 49058 until 9:00 AM. on Friday. January 19, 2007 at which time they shall be opened and publicly read aloud. Bids shall be clearly marked on the outside of the submittal package - “SEALED BID - RADI­ ANT HEAT" Tim Cirrbach Director of Public Services �Page 14 - Thursday. December 28. 2006 - The Hastings Banner Thornapple Manor expansion takes shape by Betsy Acker J-Ad Graphics Intern With abnormally high temperatures for November and December, along with an occasional ray of sunshine peeking from behind the clouds, many Barry County citi­ zens might think the Thornapple Manor con­ struction learn would be ahead of schedule. However, those who believe this probably haven't considered the great amounts of rain Southwest Michigan has received this past fall and winter. Though the team is not ahead of the projected building plans they are “on schedule." according to Thornapple Manor Administrator Jim DeYoung. The ground-breaking of this $19 million expansion/renovation project took place in mid-June. The actual planning process began back in 2002 when facility man- agement began a strategic planning process that led to the conclusion that in order for Thomapple Manor to serve county residents well into the future, major renovations were needed for the building originally completed in 1958. Currently. 88 of the 138 beds are in fourbed wards. When renovations arc complete in 2009, 96 of the 138 beds will be in private rooms with the remainder being semi-private. Small “neighborhood" dining rooms and liv­ ing rooms will offer more privacy when fam­ ilies visit tneir loved ones. A play area will provide activities for visiting children. A separate rehab “wing" with 21 private rooms will surround a large rehabilitative therapy area with its own entrance to serve both inpatient and outpatient therapy clients. DeYoung says the work crew has been “exceptional." He also commented on how good they've been about finding things to do ahead of time, which has helped keep the project on schedule. Recently, roofing and brick laying has begun, and it is hopeful that the facility will soon be enclosed. “We are hoping to get a chance to start work on the inside as soon as the addition is covered," said DeYoung. Workers havo started roofing and brick laying on the new expansion at Thomapple Manor. ■POLI C E BEAT Members of the construction crew at Thomapple Manor have been working hard lo keep the project on schedule. The expansion is due to open in 2009. A crane is used to place tresses onto the left-wing of the building. The con­ struction team at Thomapple Manor recently started roof­ ing and is hopeful the addition wiH soon be completely enclosed. Woman arrested after disturbance Hastings Police responded to a disturbance complaint Dec. 21 in the 600 block of Barfield Drive after neighbors in the area called 911 to report a female yelling and swearing in the parting lot of the apartment complex. Police responding to the 3 a.m. complaint located the woman, who was identified as April Eye, 24, of Hastings. Eye was apparently upset with one of the residents of the apartments and began beating on the doois and yelling obscenities. Officers warned Eye sev­ eral times to quiet down while they attempted to investigate, but she tailed to heed their warnings. Eye was placed under arrest for being disorderly and transported and lodged at the Barry Coucty Jail Alcohol appeared to be a contributing fac­ tor in the incident. Christinas Day thief targets parked vehicle *1 Hastings Police are investigating a breaking and entering of an auto that occurred o»: Christmas Day in the 400 block of E. Colfax Street sometime during the night. The victim contacted police after be found someone had entered his vehi­ cle and removed his Xplode stereo from the dash board and took a backpack containing some personal belongings and some prescription medications. The vehicle was perked in the driveway of his residence. Lights out for Wayland man Robert C. Lewis, 24, of Wayland, was arrested Dec. 16 by Barry County Sheriff Deputies when he struck a vehicle an! a light pole in Yankee Springs Township. Lewis told the investigating deputy he was testing out his vehicle after work had been performed on it. and the brakes failed. Lewis was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving tht scene of an accident. Car stuck in ditch leads to driver’s arrest Daniel Leonard Twiss, 23, of Hastings, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and driving without his driven license Dec. 18 in Yankee Springs Township. Twiss was driving on Briggs Road near Shaw Lake Road when his car went off the pavement and became stuck in a ditch. Twiss initially denied being the driver of the vehicle, but a passenger in his car admitted to officers Twiss was the driver. Twiss was cited and released. Man who flees from police runs out of road $125 AMISH LOG BED w/ 2 FREE GARAGE SALE queen mattress. Complete, never used. Must sell! (517)719-8062 signs with your ad that runs in any of our papers. Get them at J-Ad Graphics, 1351 N. M-43 Hwy., Hastings. At the front counter. 40 YARDS/BERBER CAR­ PET: beige, brand new (bought, never used). Still on’ roll. New $400 - sell $150. (989)44-<-0096 ESTATE/MOVING SALES: by Bethel Timmer - The Cot­ tage House Antiques. (269)795-8717 3 BEDROOM 13 bath home on Algonquin Lake, incredi­ ble views, can be rented fur­ nished or unfurnished, $1,200 per month. (616)460­ 5233 HASTINGS 4 might otherwise violate law or accepted standards of taste. However, this publica­ tion does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of any advertisement nor the quality of goods or services advertised. Reader are cau­ tioned to thoroughly investi­ gate all claims made in any advertisements, and to use good judgment and reasona­ ble care, particularly when dealing with persons un­ known to you ask for money in advance of delivery of goods or services advertised. PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: MMUtarlTWMM Md lhe MKhtew Civil An 3 BEDROOM, 2 MOBIIE HOME: park setting, Hastings schools. $35,500. Call for ap­ pointment, (269)948-5793. Deer gawker cited for possession of loaded weapon KING THIS PUBLICATION DOES NOT KNOWINGLY iTERS fj Eft IAIIAII PIICI MHT FB 28X56, BATH Mark Allen Kinney, 39, of Richland, was arrested Dec. 16 in Hope Township when Barry Township Police Officer Charles West observed him leaving a business in Delton and driving in a reckless manner. West observed Kinney pull into traffic, narrowly avoiding a collision and then turn off M-43 onto Orchard Street West followed the vehicle io Eddy Road where Kinney attempted to flee from Officer West. Kinney lost control of his vehicle at the end of Eddy Road and struck a tree. Kinney was subsequently lodged in the Barry County Jail on charges of driving while intoxicated, driving without a license and several outstanding warrants. FOUR POST BED with pillow top mattress set 2 months old, cost $1 000, sell $195. (517)204-0600 DIVORCE Jason Charles Wallace, 26, of Bellevue, was arrested in Assyria Township Dec. 20 when he was stopped by a Barry County Sheriff's Deputy for a routine traffic stop. The deputy found an open container ot alcohol in the vehicle and a loaded 22 rifle. Wallace was booked on charges of driving while intoxicated, transporting a loaded firearm and posses­ sion of prescription narcotics. The deputy also found a spotlight in the car, and a passenger told the deputy the two were driving around looking for deer. AGREEMENT: Non contested divorce with or without children. Call (269)345-1173. HOME IMPROVEMENTS/HANDYMAN: Specializing in decks, roofing, windows, siding, additions A remodel­ ing. Experienced work for a cheap price. Call Alan Klein for all your home improve­ ment needs. (269)945-9269 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, 28X56 MOBILE HOME: park setting, Hastings schools. $35,500. Call for ap­ pointment, (269)948-5793. OWNER WILL FINANCE: 3 bedroom, 3 bath, 3 garage, 7 acres, walkout ranch, 6 years old, 1,840 sq ft main floor, $2.150/month. FFR (269)795­ 0076 FOR SALE OR TRADE 2002 XC 700, Edge X M-10, many extras, $3000 obo. (517)852­ 0966. f COURT N E W5 Joseph Andrew Etts, 25. of Nashville, was sentenced Dec. 20 by Barry County Circuit Court Judge James Fisher to serve from 23 to 60 months in prison for his Dec. 6 conviction of a parole violation. Etts was convicted in October 2005 for driving while intoxicated (3rd offense) and causing an accident resulting in seri­ ous injury or death. John Paul Murphy, 29. of Shelbyville, was sentenced Dec. 21 by Judge Fisher to serve from 16 to 24 months in prison for violating his probation on an August con­ viction for fleeing and eluding police in Prairieville Township in June. Murphy’s original conviction called for him to serve 36 months probation and >0 months in the Barry County Jail. Troy Hill, 24. of Hastings, was sen­ tenced Dec. 20 by Judge Fisher to serve from 23 to 120 months in prison for his Nov. 22 conviction of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. Hill was arrested for an incident which occurred in Hastings in August. Tracy Jo Lemon, 37, of Nashville, was sentenced by Judge Fisher Dec. 20 to serve 12 months probation and 30 days in jail for her Nov. 15 conviction of larceny from a building in Hastings. Lemon was arrested in October for stealing money from a local nursing home. Lemon was also ordered to pay $500 in court costs, a probation fee of $120 and $273 in restitu­ tion. The judge ordered the balance of her jail time may be suspended upon payment of assessments and ordered the first $273 to be applied to the restitution assessment. Michael Paul Smith. 26, of Nashville, was sentenced Dec. 21 to serve 36 months probation and 11 months in jail for his Nov. 17 conviction on breaking and enter­ ing with intent Smith was arrested for an incident which occurred in October in Hope Township. He was also ordered to participate in cognitive behavior therapy and substance abuse counseling while in jail and to be considered for drug court after March 1. Judge Fisher said he would consider suspending the jail sentence upon Smith's entrance into an inpatient treatment program. Tiffany Nicole Cutler, 23. of Wayland, was sentenced Dec. 14 to serve 60 months probation and 12 months in jail tor her Nov. 29 conviction of embezzlement from a Yankee Springs business. Cutler was also ordered to participate in drug court upon her release and may be released early to continue mental health counsel­ ing. Tyrone Alfred-Anthony Quick, 32, of Dowling, was sentenced to serve nine months in jail for violating his probation imposed for an August conviction of two with a weapon. Quick was arrested in Hastings in July. He was originally sen­ tenced to serve 36 months probation and six months in jail. Judge Fisher also ordered Quick to continue on probation. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday. December 28. 2006 - Page 15 ,(*S < Calendar Qf events—< QEWHlIlBmS; • Lines of Discovery: 225 Years of American Drawings at the KIA presents nearly 150 works on paper on loan from the Columbus (GA) Museum that traces America's evolution as a nation. Includes works by some of the nation's greatest artists from the last 100 years. The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is located at 314 S. Park Street. Call (269) 349-7775 or kiarts.org for more information. Through December 31. • The Eames Lounge Chain An Icon of Modem Design will be featured at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. The Eames Lounge Chair became an icon of 20th century design almost immediately after its conception in 1955 and introduction to the public in 1956. The epitome of both modernist style and luxurious comfort, the leather-upholstered, rosewood-veneered chair and matching ottoman represent the culmination of Charles and Ray Eames' experimentation in molded plywood. The exhibition, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the chair, includes selections of molded wood prototypes produced by the Eameses in the 1940s along with molded plywood sculpture by Ray Eames from the Library of Congress complement the three-dimensional studies. An “exploded" version of the chair and blowups of period photographs dramatize how it was manufactured and assembled. Museum hours are Tuesday-Thursday 10 am5 pm, Friday 10 am-830 pm, Saturday 10 am5 pm and Sunday noon-5 pm, dosed Mondays. Adult admission is $7, seniors and students $6, children 6-17 $3. For more information call (616) 831-1000 or visit www.gramonline.org. Through Dec 31. • Magdalena Abakanowicz: The Drawings at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. Magdalena is known throughout the world for her sculpture, but you'll be stunned by her extraordinarily powerful drawings. Approximately 50 drawings by the great Polish artist will be displayed, many of them for the first time. Following its debut at Meijer Gardens, the • Mike Veneman will perform at Gary Fields Comedy Theatre, 51 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek. Mike is a proven corporate favorite who has entertained thousands of people all across the country for over 18 years. Opening the show will be comedian Kevin Zeoli. Kevin lives by the belief that if you can't laugh at yourself, stare harder in the mirror. Tickets are $10. Show is rated “PG." Call (269) 965-4646 for reservations. December 29 & 30. • The Ultimate Black Tie Affair will be held at the McCamly Plaza Hotel in Batlie Creek. The event is hosted by Gary Fields and features comedians Mike Veneman and Kevin Zeoli. Tickets are on sale by calling (269) 965-4646 Monday-Friday between 11 am & 5 pm only. Ticket sales will stop promptly at 4:30 pm Friday, December 29 all ticket sales are final. Tickets are $25 per person, $45 per couple, and $155 for couples with hotel package. Sunday, December 31. • New Year's Day Potluck will be lield at the Maple Leaf Grange, six miles south of Nashville of M-66. Those planning to attend are asked to bring a dish to pass. Meat, coffee, and table service will be furnished. The day will include music with round and square dancing after the dinner. Monday, January 1. • Blood Drive will be held Tuesday from 12:15-6:15 pm at the Hastings Church of the Nazarene on North Broadway. The holiday often use collages elements of American icons such as the flag, NASA astronauts, the Kennedys, Janis Joplin, Martin Luther King and others. An exhibition reception and gallery talk will tala* place Friday, November 10 from 7-9 pm. at the Center Art Gallery at the Calvin College Spoelhof Center. The show runs through January 20. MUSIC THEATRE • Friday Nights at GRAM: Marc Kozak Band from 5-830 pm at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Admission to all areas of the museum, except the ticketed exhibition, is $3 5 pm (free to members) Live bands play from 630-8:15 PM. Light fare and a cash bar available. 5-6 pm. For more information call (616) 831-1001 or visit www.gramonline.org. December 30. • Bell’s Brewery Ot Robinson Guitars Presents... A New Year’s Party with Greensky Bluegrass featuring Special Guests—Steppin' In It and Seth Bernard & Daisy May at the Kalamazoo State Theatre, 404 S. Burdick, Kalamazoo at 730 pm. General admission is $18 in advance, $20 day of show. Ticket Office hours are MondayFriday 10 am-6 pm and open all day on show days until show’time. Tickets can be charged by phone or on-line through The Barry County Chamber of Commerce has phone books, maps and brochures of tourist attractions and places of interest tocaUy and across the state. The Chamber also has free maders for old printer ink car tridges and cell phones that wiH financially benefit the Bany Conservation District. CHECK OUT THESE DECEMBER BARRY COUNTY AREA EVENTS: 31 Sunday Brunch will be held at Kellogg Manor House, 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr., Hickory Comer, at increase in accidents. The drive is being sponsored by Rob Leos of Wireless Wonderland and all donors will be given a 30% coupon and a Red Cross stocking cap. Anyone who is at least 17 years of age, more than 110 pounds, is in reasonable good shape, and hasn't given blood within 56 days is 5-12. 730 p.m. and the dance will take place afterward and continue until 1030 p.m. All ages and ability levels are welcome. Dress is casual. $5 per person. No partner necessary. Bring a snack for the snack table. Call (269) 317-2197 for details. First Friday of every Kellogg MSU the Sanctuary. 1230 fc Biological 10-30 at Seating pm. 230 am, $18.95 cdults, $17.95 seniors, $9.95 children ages and under nquired by 4 ages Reservations free. calling (269)671-2400. Coming in January 5 Blood Drive for the Michigan Community Pennock Blood & Centers Services Health from 1230-6 pm at the Pennock Health Services Conference information more For Room. Emily contact McMullen at (616) 233-8511. 8 Legislative Cotfee at County at Restaurant Seat am. 8 Opportunity futfMBu andi federal officials to keep thm& constituents informed on whaQs happening in n government. 13 Next C Mention Fund Annual Social Event at 6 pm at County Seat restaurant in Hastings. Call Erin or Jennifer at the Bany Community Foundation at (269) 945-0526 for more information. 13 Antique Auction at the Bany Expo Center. Call Spaul-Ding Assodatiates Real Estate & Auction at 763-9494 (269) more for information. month September through June. • Sunday Social Dances with the Swing Master's Band at the Richland Area Community Center, 9400 East CD Avenue, Richland. Line dancing & social dancing les­ son & practice from 1-2 pm is $5 per person. Dances take place from 2-5 pin with Swing Masters band. $7 per person. Beginning dance lessons in swing, cha cha, fox trot, waltz, polka, and rhumba. No partner necessary. Ail abilities welcome. Casual dress. No smoking or alcohol. Call Colleen Burke at (269) 317­ 2197 for more information. 1st & 3rd Sunday Week!v SUDOKU by Linda Thistle My top five Barry County sports moments of 2006 If this column was going to be about my favorite sporting events of the year, it would be about the Tigers’ post-season run. If this column was about the top sporting events that I witnessed of the year, it would be about the Tigers' post-season run. If this column was about the top sporting events I wrote about in the Banner this year, it would be about the Tigers* post-season ran. It’s not about any of those things. But somehow its about all those things, accept the Tigers’ post-season ran. This is one of my favorite columns of the year each year. Writing a year end story is a bit tedious. Digging through piles of old newspapers and computer file after computer file gets a little old. If only I could dig through my memory and know Mike Hall’s time from the Division 3 state cross country finals, but 1 can't. This is a list of my top five. My favorite five Barry County sporting events that I attend­ ed and wrote about in 2006. These don’t have to be the biggest stories, the best stories, or the most controversial sto­ ries. Just the five stories that I most enjoyed being at and covering. I just happens that it is more fun covering championship teams, so they tend to make these lists a kx. In fact, all five of these stories were about some kind of championship or another. And two of my favorite mini moments are a part of events on this list, a big sweaty hug from Cody Dupont after his state title winning performance and a high five from Chaney Robinson as she stepped off lhe track a stale champion. I pick my favorite five, but I don’t put them in any special order. So. here are my top five for 2006. in chronological order led by their Banner headlines. 1. Pin in final bout earns Saxons a win in Middleville Trojan fans can skip down to number two. They don’t want to remember this. On Feb. 1. in the final dual of the O->< Gold Conference season, the Hastings Saxons handed Thomapple Kellogg its second dull loss of lhe league season. The teams still had lhe O-K Gold Conference championship abtad, b?t with Hastings finishing lhe league dual meet season undefeated the Saxons needed to just finrsh in the top two at the league meet to take the title and end TK’s string of 15 conseculive conference championships. Which they did. “We have to live with them for a whole vear now,” TK head coach Tom Lehman said of lhe Saxons ability to celebrate the 32-25 victory in Miodleviile. “I hate that.” There was a tide on the line in the dual, two passionate fa*: groups, two outstanding teams. And there ended up being a little controversy. It doesn’t get any better than that. In the 275-pound match. TK’s Mike Munjoy was called for a penalty for slamming the to the mat in lhe first period, and MorehouM 4wu';.5e‘ Trojan fans think the Saxons are notorious for staying down on the mat «f it will mean a win, and Saxon fans think the Trojans are notorious for slamming kids to the Later on in the 103-pound match. Hastings’ Matt Watson was whistled for slamming TK’s Tkrk'r Bowerman to the mat Bowerman started to get up. then flopped back down to 'he mat as Lehman motioned towards him not to get up right away. The Trojan fans cheered. Bowerman eventually got up and finished off the match, dropping a 4-3 decision to Watson. I’ll never forget the look on Bowerman’s face when he fell back to the mat. The night finished up with the 160-pound match, and Hastings clinging to a one-point lead. Kyle Quada scored a pin using his “bread and butter*’ move to give Hastings the win. I didn’t even get to RJ. Morgan’s 18-15 decision over the Trojans’ Kyle Dalton yet. in which Morgan scored a two-point take down and two near fall points in the final five sec­ onds to come from behind and win. That was the best match of lhe night. Trojan fans you start reading now. 2. Maple Valley medmen earn their district trifecta The Division 3 district wrestling tournament at Maple Valley didn’t have controversy, nailbiting, or much drama at all. The Lions didn't have a single state medallist last year. It wasn’t the best, or the biggest until the end. The Lions partied better than any other dis­ trict champions, with senior Keith Lackscheide leading the way. It’s rare that the celebration leads lhe story, but I couldn’t help it. Maple Valley senior Keith Lackscheide had a long shopping list for head coach Chris Ricketsfollowing the Lions third consecutive Division 3 district championship performance Wednesday night at MVHS. “I need an extension ladder, thread, a needle, and of course a couple of numbers." said Lackscheide who'd been leading the Lion celebration by gathering his teammates after lhe victory for a pep talk from Ricketts and firing up Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band on the gymnasium sound system. He thought it took a little too long for the ”04” and the ”05” to go up on the banners on the gymnasium wall, and was looking forward to adding the ”06” himself. The Lions had just topped Portland for the district championship 51-24, after downing Albion 78-6. I do my best to hunt around, especially at big events, and try and find something that other reporters wouldn’t notice or wouldn’t think twice about. Not that there are many other reporters at Maple Valley wrestling meets most of the time. Lots of times those are the best things. Listening in to Lackscheide*s shopping list is one of my all-time favorite little extras. Plus, they were listening tc Bob Seger who is one of the all-time greats. I got to catch him in Saginaw last month with my wife and her family. Tickets weren’t easy to come by and we had seats scattered around the arena. It was still one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen, and would highly recommend picking up tickets to one of his future shows if you have the each month. • Dance to Life at Bumham Brook Center in Battle Creek from 630-8:30 p.m. Singles and couples welcome (anyone under 17 must be accompanied by adult). $4 at the door ($2 for members). Lean basic steps in East coast swing, waltz, fox trot, cha cha, and rumba. Instructor Colleen Burke. Every Monday. opportunity. Now back to the sports. 3. Vikings take two individual state championships GET ALL THE NEWS OF BARRY COUNTY. Subscribe to the Hastings Banner. Ticketmaster.com or (269) 373-7000. Sunday, Dec. 31. • Annual New Year's Eve Party with Domestic Problems and special guest Knee Deep Shag at The Intersection, 133 Grandville SW, Grand Rapids, Ages 18 and over welcome. $20 in advance. Doors open at 8 pm. For more info see www.sectionlive.com. Sunday, December 31. CALENDAR The Barry County Chamber of Commerce is located at 221 W. State Street in Hastings. The Chamber can be reached by phone at (269) 945-2454 Clieck out the Chamber's website at www.barrychamber.com season is an important time to give blood due to the shortage of donors due to increased activities and travel and also due to the encouraged to contribute. January 2. • Christmas on the Grand is an annual display of Christmas trees and holiday quilts at the Gerald R. Ford Museum. Hours are from 9 am-5 pm. Closed Christmas Day and exhibition will begin a national tour. Hours New Years Day. Adult admission is $7, seniors (62+) $6, youth (6-18) $3, 5 and under are Monday and Wednesday-Saturday 9 am-5 free. This year many organizations, some of pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, Sunday noon-5 pm. the trees will be decorated with handmade Adult admission is $12, students and seniors $9, children (5-13) $6. children (M)..M.. omanwnh from.various children's groups. As always, beautiful hand stitched quilts will children (2 and under) free. For more be displayed throughout the lobby adding a information call (888) 957-1580 or visit festive backdrop to the trees. Military, College www.meijergardens.org. Through Dec 31. • Christmas Around die World & and Group discounts upon request. For more Holiday Traditions at Frederik Meijer information call (616) 254-0400 or visit Gardens & Sculpture Park. Christmas www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov or email ford.museum^Yiara.gov. Through Jan 7. Around the World and Holiday Traditions is • Swing Dance at the Richland perhaps the most magical time at the Meijer Gardens! It’s a world transformed with the Community Center, 8905 Gull Road (across from Hardings). Dances start with lessons at glow of 300,000 lights, over 40 captivating international trees and displays, strolling carolers and horse-drawn carriage rides. The exhibit is at its most beautiful at night and features luminary-lit walkways, star-lit carriage rides, holiday entertainment, children's and family activities, Santa, holiday treats and Taste of the Gardens Cafe specials. Hours are Monday and WednesdaySaturday 9 am-5 pm, Tuesday 9 am-9 pm, and Sunday Noon to 5 pm. For more information call (888) 957-1580 or visit www.meijergardens.org. Through Jun 7. • Robert Rauschenberg, Artist-Citizen: Posters for a Better World will present 17 posters from between 1969-1996 featuring the socially and politically-themed works which Chamber of Commerce They were two very different state championships. The buzz for much of the second half of last wrestling season was about Lakewood sen­ ior Eddie Phillips' possible meeting with his twin brother Alex Phillips in Division 2’s 189trot Meh raw acrots. each column down and each amal Btox aquara conum an of the numbers from one to nine DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK * Moderate »* Challenging »•* HOO BOY1 i8|»|s|c|r|t|z|«l»~| zlscetsiz|9 I □□□□□□□□□ I 8 4 41» » 8 t 4 8 8 7TF 14.94 T 4 Call 945-9554 for more information. • 8 8 9 9.81 !□□□□□□□□ !□□□□□□□□ iBDnnnanB pound state finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. I was excited to sec when 1 got to the finals that they were on opposite sides of the brack­ et. and could actually wrestle in the finals rather than meeting in the semifinals. Then it actu­ ally happened. They both won their way to Saturday night, and wouldn't you know it 189 pounds was the final flight to wrestle. Eddie scored an 8-3 win as the Palace slowly titled to one end. It was a great match between two of the most intense wrestlers I’ve ever seen. While the Phillips brothers seemed almost relieved to have it all over at the end. Lakewood senior Cody Dupont's 275-pound championship was a bit more of a surprise. He squeaked out an overtime victory in lhe semifinals, then had to score an escape in a second overtime session to beat Allegan’s Joe Rizgallah in the finals. Dupont looked a bit beat up afterwards, but few wrestlers at lhe finals looked happier. “It’s unbelievable. It’s a dream come true. I spent every minute of today telling myself I could do it and to wrestle my way.” said Dupont. He did do it his way. and his way was the right way. That’s the end of wrestling season. 4. TK’s mile-relay championship well worth the wait; Lakewood’s Kurus wins shot put It took a headline and a kicker to sum up the two biggest stories from the 2006 Division 2 track and field state finals. I won’t soon forget the Trojans' 1600-meter relay championship, that closed out the finals. If 1 did, I still have lhe DVD that Mr. Robinson burned for me of the event. His daughter. Chaney Robinson ran the anchor leg. taking the baton after Kersta J8MSUV — nnoans — See OUT OF THE HAT, pg. 16 �Page 16 - Thursday. December 26. 2006 - The Hastings Banner OUT OF THE HAT, continued from page 15 Gustafson. Rebecca Winchester and Emma Ordway had done their thing. She said she swore the competition was close on her heels, but it wasn’t. The Trojans won the race in 4 minutes 2.83 seconds. The celebration lasted longer than that. The wait up to the final was much, much longer than that. Thunderstorms delayed the state finals for hours in the afternoon. Gustafson had been in lhe pole vault at 9 a.m. The 1600-meler relay finished sometime close to 10 p.m. My DVD of the relay doesn't include the whole race. The shots stop when the runners iuni around the far side of the track. You couldn’t see them anyway. After the thunder­ storms a thick fog settled in. just to help make the scene a little bit more dramatic. I didn't actually get to sit down and watch all of the shot put. but Mike Kuras had a great day too once he got the right pair of shoes. 5. Armstrong nips Winchester at line for Gold title This one was so special because for me. it was four years in the making. Thomapple Kellogg senior Rebecca Winchester said everything was in slow motion, htu her and Wayland senior Jessica Armstrong were probably moving faster than a cross CiMiniiy runner should after a three-mile race. Armstrong beat Winchester by .24 seconds. Armstrong was clocked at 18 minutes 52.47 seconds and Winchester at 18:52.71. Winchester led foi much of the race only to have Armstrong pass her in the final few strides before the finish line. You only get to see so many strides when you’re watching t» cross country race, but those were good ones to see. For the last four years other runners have come and gone in the O-K Gold Conference. There were the Trojans’ Jessica Stortz. South Christian’s Ixwi Burgess and Caledonia's Andrea Schedlbaucr. but in their class they’re the class. Not just because they're fast. It's because of their attitude as well. There wasn't an outburst of joy from Armstrong, or a moment of head hanging for Winchester after the race. As soon as they crossed thefinish line the two long-time friend­ ly rivals turned and hugged, apologizing for bumping the other as they made their way down the home stretch. "I wanted it real bad. but she wanted it too, ” Winchester said. "We both went all out. but she beat me." Winchester added later, “My legs and arms went numb, so I know I gave everything." Both went on to cam their fourth state cross country medals at the Division 2 state finals at Michigan International Speedway. The times there were better. The photogra­ phers’ lenses were much bigger. The medal stand was higher. But seeing just the two of (hem coming down the stretch at the conference meet was more special for me. Saxon wrestlers open O-K Gold with victory by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Hastings took step one in its attempt to defend its O-K Gold Conference wrestling title, at Hamilton Wednesday evening. The Saxons topped the host Hawkeyes 43­ 26 to get to I -0 in the league. “This was a really nice win for us." said Hastings head coach Mike Goggins. “Hamilton is a very competitive team." The Saxons did it even with their ace being tripped up. Steve Case suffered his first loss of the year to Shawn Pitsch 6-5. Pitsch is a two time state placer. “It was a great match between two unde­ feated wrestlers who are also friends that train together in lhe summer." Goggins said. “I was most impressed with Steve’s attitude after the match. He was disappointed, but showed great sportsmanship and continued to rally his teammates to a win." Case’s loss was lhe last in a string of four consecutive losses by the Saxons on the night, after starting off with a win from Jeremy Redman at 130 pounds and a win by Tom McKinney at 140. After winning the next four flights, Hamilton had a 23-9 lead. “We got some much needed wins from our big guys with (Scott) White. (Luke) Mansfield and (Josh) Morehouse all securing pins," said Goggins. White scored his pin in the 189-pound weight class, Mansfield at 2)5 and Morehouse at 285. Those were followed by three more wins at 103, 112 and 119 for the Saxons by Austin Endsley. Matt Watson, and Gage Pederson. Pederson's pin came against Hamilton’s state qualifier, Corey Scrotenboer. Winning junior varsity matches for Hastings were Matt Feldpausch. Jon Ingram, Garrett Darling. Dan Mikolajczyk. Jason Eckley, Josh Lemon. Dan Rybiski, Trent Brisboe. Dewey Slaughter, Steve Franson. Logan Hays. Greg Woodmansee. Colby Wise. Derek Tnidgeon and Colby Wilcox. The eighth ranked Saxons are off now until hosting the 45th L.H. Lamb tournament Jan. 6. The Saxon 'B' team will also be in action that day at Climx-Scotts. Trojan spikers rally against the Bulldogs, but fall in four by Brett Bremer Sports Editor When the Trojrns are at their best they can compete with most teams, and they showed that in a four-game loss to Byron Center Thursday evening. Thornapple Kellogg started off slow, drop­ ping the first two games 25-17 and 25-17. The Trojans bounced back to win game Bobcats take overtime win over Panthers by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Delton Kellogg fell to 1-5 Friday night with a 57-48 overtime loss to Brandywine. The Panthers youth showed late in lhe ball game. They had a shot for lhe win al the end of regulation, but took an ill advised shot. The Bobcats were able to control the over­ time session for the win. “We’ll have to go back to the drawing board obviously.” said Delton Kellogg head coach Mike Mohn. “I’m getting tired of drawing." Drawing a free throw line and having his players shoot from it might be one of the best things Mohn could do for his team over the break. The Panthers were 0-of-7 from the foul line in lhe loss lo Brandywine. Delton also had 17 turnovers in the game. "We'll continue to grow from it and learn," said Mohn. “Just a tough way to lose a game, but that's okay." Josh Newhouse led the Panther offense on the night with 14 points. Tyler Blacken had 12 points. Brian Diaz ten. and Blare Anderson six. Tommy Bhola chipped in four points and 14 rebounds for the Panthers. Delton is off now until a trip to Bellevue on Tuesday, Jan. 9. three 25-23. That fired them up for the next game, but the Bulldogs prevailed in game four 25-20. “I really thought we were going to take it to a fifth game." said TK head coach Jaime Nelson. “We looked rough the first two games. Finally in game 3 we came Sam Reeder led lhe Trojans with ten kills. Amanda Denney had eight assists and Kale Scheidel six to lead TK in passing. Jessica Pitsch had three aces. Katie McCarty led TK with 18 digs. “When these girts play with confidence it really shows, sustaining that level of play is still our biggest hurdle," said Nelson. The Trojans return from the holiday break Jan. 6, to be a part of the NorthPointe Christian Invitational. DK wrestlers learn from loss to the Lancers They say that losing builds character. The Delton Kellogg varsity wretling team hasn’t done much losing this season, compil­ ing a 12-4 dual record so far. The Panthers did get the chance to build some character at Decatur Thursday evening. The Panthers first beat up on Fennville, 77­ 6. but then suffered a 56-24 loss to Stevensville-Lakeshore which is annually one of the better teams in the state in Division 2. “That’s the kind of competition you’ve got to sec if you’re going to continue to grow as a wrestler and a wrestling team. I thought we competed hard in the match." said Delton Kellogg head coach Rob Heethuis. Delton had four wrestlers win both their matches on the night, Octavio Romero at 285 pounds, Anthony Riley at 189. Quinn DeBolt at 145, and Mark Loveland at 103. The De I ion wrestlers are back on the mats this Friday when they take part in the Martin Invitational beginning at 9 a.m. Olivet tops Lion total in first half The Lions’ Jared Smith leans into Olivet's Andrew Fleming as he puts up a shot Friday night. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Twice now this season in Kalamazoo Valley Association action the Olivet Eagles put more than 30 points on the scoreboard in lhe opening quarter. The first time, the Eagles did it against Delton Kellogg. Friday night, the Maple Valley Lions were the victims. Olivet jumped out to a 37-11 lead after one quarter then pushed that advantage to 61-26 at the half, before closing out the game in the second half for an 83-48 victory. Dustin McCam had 11 points for the Maple Valley's Kory Starks is tripped up as he tries to drive around Olivet's Marcus Siedelberg during Friday night's KVA contest at MVHS. (Photo by Perry Hardin) Eagles in the first eight minutes, and Shane Storey had nine. They would finish as ’he game's top scorers with 20 and 18 points respectively, although McCam had jusi five points in the second half and Storey rone. Joe Post was also in double figures for the Eagles, finishing with 13 points. Kenneth Quick led Maple Valley will' 14 points and Jon Hester had 12. Ryan Schroder and Kory Starks chipped in five points each for Maple Valley. Hester also had two steals and two assists. It was the sixth loss in six tries for the Lions overall this season. Maple Valley is now 0-4 in the KVA. The Lions open up the 2007 portion of the schedule with a trip to Dansville on Friday, Jan. 5. Lions just short of Scotty finals Maple Valley's vanity volleyball team won its w?.y to the semifinals Saturday at the Scotty Invitational hosted at Alma College. The only things that were able to slow the Lions down on the day were a short lay-off and a strong Mt. Pleasant team. The Lions sat and watched from the side­ lines as Mt. Pleasant topped Alma in one quarterfinal match, then came out slow against the Oilers losing game one 25-5. The Lions found their game and competed strong in the second game, matching Mt. Pleasant play-to-play until 19-19. Then. Mt. Pleasant made the plays to move on to a 25-19 win. Maple Valley was 4-0 on the day to that point, to improve their record to 9-6-2 overall this year. A 3-0 record in pool play put the Lions up against a Detroit area Class A school, for the second time on the day, Warren Mott in the quarterfinals. The Lions played their best match of the day, as they played back-to-back matches for the first time in the tournament. With few errors, strong blocking, aggressive digging, and by connecting on 49 out of 50 serves, the Lions won 25-16. 25-19. Senior Citizens Wieland s 8-26; BAT’S 37-27; Lucky Strike 35-29; tun Risers 34-30; Butterfingers 34-26; King Pins 34-30; Nash's Harem 34­ 30. fl Senior 31-33; Friends 31-33; Early Risers 28-36; Kuempel 28-36; M&M's *2832; 4 B’s 26-38; Ward’s Friends 26-38. •Games to be made up Good Gaines & Series Ladies - N. Boniface 181-454; S. Pennington 192; D. Bums 147-389; B. Hathaway 156-425; J. R. Kasinsky 134; M. Kingsley 118; S. Patch 201; J. Allen 134-358; G. Scobey 183-460; E Moore 141; R. Murphy 175-463; B. Maker 177-487; S. Merrill 191-501. Good Gaines & Series Men - D. Kiersey 167-486; M. Saldivar 214-541; R. Boniface 192-512; R. Nash 176; B. Terry 201; M. Schondelmayer 154-421; E. Count 2)6-504; G. Waggoner 170-463; B. Akers 197; H. Gibson 157; R. Adgate 170-432: N. Thaler 176; L. Markley 155-423; L. Brandt 195; W. Birman 162-461. Tuesday Mixed J-Ad Graphics 44-24; CW’s Auto 40-28; The Terminators 38.5-29.5; Hastings Bowl 36-32; TVCCU 33-35; Good Time Pizza 30­ 38; Yankee Zephyr 29-39; Hastings City Bank 21.5-47.5. Men’s High Games & Series - M. Christiansen 199-499; D. Clements 181; Im­ porter 193-557; J. Markley 205-569; K. Beebe 212-530; S. Anger 254-676. Women’s High Games & Series - D. Service 168-458; J. Clements 214-568, D. Neymeiyer 179; B. Ramey 144-398. The Lions* first opponent in pool play was Alma, a solid team that the Lions had previ­ ously lost to at the Durand tournament. The Lions started strong, but found themselves on the short end of a 27-25 score, as they made too many unforced errors. The Lions came back in the second game to correct their errors and reverse the situation, winning by the score of 26-24. In the final game, the Lions moved off to an early lead and maintained it. to win by a score of 15-12. In the second match, the Lions faced Kalamazoo Central, a physically talented, former Class A Champion team, with four players over six feet tall. The Lions were steady and played solid defense, winning both games 25-19.25-21. The final match of pool play found the Lions competing against Wayne Memorial, a Class A team from the Detroit area. Again, the Lions were able to win by scores of 25-21, 25-23. The Lady Lions have improved in many areas already this season according to head coach Bill Brenton, blocking, serving, and digging. Bronson scores 7 pins in win over Lions by Brett Bremer Sports Editor Half the Lions who look the mat last Wednesday against Bronson ended up on their backs. Lion head coach Chris Ricketts said that his team wrestled the way it did in the previ­ ous week’s losses to Lakewood and Caledonia rather than how it had in winning its own Jesse Snow Invitational, as Bronson scored a 58-17 victory. Maple Valley’s middle weights scored the teams only three victories, in succession. The Lions' Tyler Corwin topped Preston Lucas with a 17-1 technical fall at 125 pounds. After that. Maple Valley’s Raven Scurlock and Jamie Corwin both scored pins. Scurlock put Brandon Philson on his back 3 minutes 54 seconds into their 130-pound match. It took Jamie Corwin just 1:45 to pin Troy Klinger at 135. The Lions and Bronson only went lhe full six minutes tn two matches, both Bronson victories. The Vikings' Mitchell Klinger topped Anthony Molson 8-5 in their 103pound bout, and his teammate Chris Swift topped the Lions’ Tony Corwin 10-0 al 160 pounds. This Friday, the Lions travel to lake part in the Martin Invitational. In the digging act*. Lauren Pierce is lead­ ing uiwtf rii'frniive ^roup witn 35 digs in 11 games. The serving Saunlay was the best of the season so far with Jess Vinegar aciding 14 aces and the team high percenu^c of 93­ percent. “Blocking is the hardest area to develop, is studying opponent technique requires compe­ tition,” said Brenton. Jen Kent, a freshman, and sophomore Bailey Flower led the Lion blocking coni with seven and five blocks for kills respect­ fully. The Lady Lions will be at the Durand Invitational on Jan. 6 before, recurring to Kalamazoo Valley Association play on Jan. 10 at home against Parchment. Viking eagers top Portland on the road Lakewood ended a two-game losing skid heading into the holiday break with a 49-45 non-conference victory at Portland Friday night. It’s not much of a holiday break for the Vikings, who play this Friday at 11 a.m. in the Holiday Hoops event at the Breslin Center in Fast Lansing against Lowell. The Vikings are now 2-2 overall. “We made adjustments as the game went on," said Lakewood head coach Mark Farrell of the win over lhe Raiders Friday. “I feel we are starting to understand what it takes to defend and play together." Nick Hilley led Lakewood with 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Justin Keller had 13 points, Michael Barbour eight, and Jordan Richardson seven. Barbour also had seven assists on the night Brad Elliott led the Vikings with eight rebounds. “We played with greater intensity and as a team defensively tonight." said Farrell. “They were a very good team inside and out." Michael Margraf led Portland with 1J points, and Paul Bengel added ten points. It was the first loss of lhe season for the Raiders, who are now 4-1. The Vikings led 21-16 at the break, and clung to a 35-32 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Lakewood could have helped itself create some space had it hit more of its foul shots. The Vikings were a combined 8-of-16 from the free throw line. They hit 5-of-10 of those freebies in the fourth quarter to hold on for the win. After Friday's trip to East Lansing, the Vikings are off until hosting Haslett in Capital Area Activities Conference Division 3 action on Friday. Jan. 5. �The Hastings Banner - Thursday December 28 2006 - Page 17 Barry County had seven state champions in 2006 by Brett Bremer Sports Editor The number seven may be considered lucky by many, but luck only played a very small role in seven Barry County student-ath­ letes winning state championships in 2006 Hard work, talent, and determination played a much bigger part. Dairy County's seven state championships came in sports where athletes make their own luck. A gust of wind, an awkward bounce of a ball, or a flash of sunlight in the eyes aren't things that track and field athletes and wrestlers need to worry too much about. Those athletes face their opponents head on. Who’s faster? Who’s quicker? Who's stronger? Who’s tougher? Who’s got all the right moves? The answ er to any or many of those ques­ tions could be Eddie Phillips. Cody Dupont. Mike Kuras. Rebecca Winchester. Kersta Gustafson. Chaney Robinson or Emma Ordway. Lakewood seniors Dupont and Phillips earned Barry County’s first two state champi­ onships of 2006. at the individual state wrestling finals held in lhe Palace of Auburn Hills, the first stale championships for each. The fans in attendance flocked to one end of the arena as Eddie faced off against twin brother Alex Phillips, representing Northview High School, in Division 2’s 189-pound championship bout. Eddie scored an 8-3 deci­ sion to finish the year with a perfect 44-0 record. Eddie and Alex wrestled together at Lakewood High School, until 2004 when Alex moved to live with dad in Grand Rapids while Eddie stayed with mom in the Lakewood area. “It’s a no win situation.*’ said Lakewood head coach Bob Veitch. "They ’re brothers. They’re blood. They’re both champions. They had to meet and Eddie won it today." “99-pcrcent of kids couldn't handle what either one of these kids went through, mental•y" Dupont had to handle some pressure of his own. as his 285-pound championship match with Allegan’s Joe Rizgallah went into a sec­ ond overtime session tied 1-1. Dupont had the choice, and chose to start the 30 second ses­ sion in the bottom position. He earned the escape and the victory in just seven seconds. Barry County’s other five state champions all earned their medals at the Division 2 state track and field finals, hosted by forest Hills Northern High School. Lakewood junior Mike Kuras, who was on lhe Viking varsity wrestling team with Phillips and Dupont for lhe 2005-06 season, matched his classmates' medal winning per­ formance from lhe previous season by taking lhe shot pul championship with a throw of 54 feet 11.75 inches. Kuras also placed eighth in the state in Division 2 in the discus with a top throw of 157-8. He isn’t a pan of the Lakewood varsi­ ty wrestling team this winter, as he tries to improve on those throws for the 2007 track and field season and possible college oppor­ tunities. Thomapple Kellogg graduate Robinson is already taking advantage of collegiate oppor­ tunities. running cross country this fall at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids. She teamed up with classmates Gustafson. Ordway, and Winchester to win lhe final event of the track and field finals, the 1600meter relay. Thunderstorms put a damper on the track and field finals, fog had settled in and it was late into the evening when the Trojan four­ some raced to victory in 4 minutes 2.83 sec­ onds. The four squeezed together on the medal stand after a long day. It wasn’t the first time up there for three of them. Winchester earned three state medals on the day. placing sixth in the 800 with a time of 2:15.13 and sixth in the 1600-meter run with a lime of 5:05.40. TK’s team of Gustafson. Ordway. Robinson, and Danielle Rosenberg placed fourth in the 800meter relay with a time of 4:02.83. Along the way there were conference, dis­ trict. regional championships and other hon­ ors along the way for those seven stale champs. They weren’t the only Barry County athletes to sec their hours, days, seasons, and years of preparation pay off in 2006. Here’s a look at the best of the rest in Barry County sports from the year. A pair of Thomapple Kellogg Trojans and a pair of Hastings Saxons joined Dupont and Lakewood junior Mike Kuras finished the 2006 track and field on the medal stand at Forest Hills Northern High School, after winning the Division 2 state title in the shot put. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Eddie Phillips in winning medals at tlx? Division 2 individual wrestling state finals Hastings senior R.J. Morgan placed fifth at 103 pounds and junior Steve Case was fourth at 152 pounds. Trojan senior Justin Lewis and freshman Kyle Dalton both placed fourth in their respective weight classes. 125 pounds and 112. Lewis’ final win at the tournament was the 177th of his cffrtW*. setting a new* See TOP SPORTS, pg. 18 Thomapple Kellogg's Kersta Gustafson, (clockwise from bottom left). Rebecca Winchester, Emma Ordway, and Chaney Robinson are aH smites on tne inodal stand after winning the 1600-meter relay at last June's Division 2 state track and field finals at Forest Hills Northern High School. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Hastings' senior Amy Ingle tosses up a serve in her match with Byron Center’s Natalie Diorio at the O-K Gold Conference championship meet. Ingle topped Diorio in two sets to win her second straight conference crown at first singles. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Hastings wrestling coach Mike Goggins passes the O-K Gold Conference championship trophy off to his team after its secondplace finish at the conference tournament earned it the league title. The Saxons' championship ended Thomapple Kellogg s streak of 15 consecutive conference championships. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Lakewood senior Eddie Phillips (right) hugs brother Alex Phillips of Northview after their 189-pound championship match at the 2006 individual state wrestling finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Lakewood senior Cody Dupont (right) lets out a burst of emotion as he has his hand raised after topping Allegan's Joe Rizgallah (left) in the 275-pound championship match at the individual state wrestling finals. (Photo by Brett Bremer) 4 t �Page 18 - Thursday. December 28. 2006 - The Hastings Banner TOP SPORTS STORIES, continued from page 17 Hastings' senior running back Matt Donnini races away from a Byron Center tack­ ler during the Saxons' victory over the Bulldogs. The Saxons finished the season with four wins under second-year head coach Fred Rademacher. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Delton Kellogg senior Josh Newhouse gets set to let a shot fly from the fairway on the 18th hole at Forest Akers West Golf Course during the Division 3 boys' state finals this fall. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Thomapple Kellogg record. Lewis had a lot of chances to wrestle last winter, as the Trojan team won its way all the way to the Division 2 state semifinals at Battle Creek’s Kellogg Arena in the team tournament. There, the Trojans were knocked off by the eventual state champions from Mason 37-21. after topping Linden 33-31 in the quarterfi­ nals. Mason was also lhe team that knocked Hastings out of the team state tournament, winning the regional championship at Eaton Rapids 35-25. The Trojans made it a bit farther than the Saxons in the state tournament, but Hastings got the best of Thomapple Kellogg in the O­ K Gold Conference season. At Thomapple Kellogg High School, lhe Saxons topped the Trojans 32-25 to win their O-K Gold Conference dual. Hastings went on to finish the league dual meet season 5-0. The Trojans also suffered a hiccup against Hamilton in the conference season, to finish the league season at 3-2. That meant, the Saxons could finish second at lhe O-K Gold Conference tournament and still snap lhe Trojans’ string of 15 consecutive conference championships. That is just what Hastings did, finishing just a few points behind the tournament title winning Trojans. Lakewood, Delton Kellogg and Maple Valley’s varsity wrestling teams still have winning streaks alive. The Vikings won the a conference championship for the seventh straight season. The Panthers won their third consecutive Kalamazoo Valley Association championship last winter on the mats, while the Lions won their third straight district championship. This winter, the Panthers will have to get by the Lions if they want to win another KVA title. Maple Valley and Olivet joined the KVA this fall, as Paw Paw left the league. The longest current championship streak in the county now belongs to another winter sports squad, the Lakewood Viking varsity girls’ volleyball team, which won its 15th consecutive district championship last winter under the guidance of first-year head coach Christine Grunewald. The Vikings* winter ended at the regional tournament, which without much objection could have been renamed the state champi­ onships. In the last stale poll of lhe regular season. South Christian was named the No. I team in lhe state in Class B. Hamilton No. 3. and Lakewood No. 4. The Vikings got by Hamilton in the regional semifinals, but couldn't top South Christian. Marysville would have had some thoughts about calling that regional the stale finals however, as that group of Vikings was able to lop South Christian in the Class B state championship match. Delton Kellogg also had a new volleyball coach last season. Jack Magelssen. From 1977-2004 Magelssen led the Portage Northern Huskies to the Class A stale cham­ pionship finals 12 times, winning ten state championships. He is tops on lhe list of all­ time winningest high school volleyball coach­ es in the National High School Sports Record Book entering this season with 1547. The last 32 of those wins came with the Panthers last season, giving Delton Kellogg its first winning season. Delton finished sec­ ond to a powerful Pennfield team in the KVA, and the DK Panthers also won their first dis­ trict match ever. Winning district contests is nothing new for the Lakewood varsity boys* basketball team, which won its fifth straight district crown in 2006. And for the fifth year in a row, the Vikings were topped in the regional tourna­ ment losing to Godwin Heights in the semifi­ nals at Grandville High School. Delton Kellogg’s boys’ basketball season was memorable in a different way. lhe Panthers finished the year 0-21. Starting al the end of the 2004-05 season, the Panthers dropped 29 consecutive games before win­ ning a Maple Valley this December. The track and field athletes had a better spring than most of their classmates on the area’s courts, courses, diamonds and fields. Besides the Trojan girls and Kuras. Barry County had two other state medallists. Maple Valley senior Matt Gordeneer and sophomore Stacey Fassett both finished in the top eight in the pole vault at the Division 3 state finals hosted by Comstock Park High School. Junior Jordan Hames and the Delton Kellogg varsity volleyball team finished last season with 32 wins, which were good for the first winning record in the history of the program (Photo by Brett Bremer) Saxon senior R.J. Morgan lifts his opponent off the mat during a 103-pound match at the individual state wrestling finals. Morgan closed out his Hastings career by placing fifth in his weight class in Division 2. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Gordeneer placed second in the boys’ meet by topping his own school record with a vault of 14-6. Fassett was seventh in the girls’ standings with a top height of 9-6. Fassett also helped the Maple Valley girls win a conference championship in their lone season in the SMAA South. The Lion ladies lost a dual during the season against Albion, but bounced back to beat the Wildcats at the conference tournament to take the title. The only othei state tournament success in the spring came from the Lakewood baseball and softball teams which both won district tournaments. After a couple years of being knocked off by their rivals from Charlotte in district tour­ naments. the Vikings broke through on the baseball diamond in 2006 with an 11-1 mercy of the Orioles in the championship. The Lakewood ladies topped Eaton Rapids in their Class B district championship game as Rachel Tryon broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the 13th with an RBI double to the gap in right center. In 2006. Barry County had lhe top boys’ and top girls’ tennis players in the O-K Gold Conference. “He came in hot and he left hot.” TK head coach Larry Seger said of his first singles player, junior Corey Humphrey. Humphrey was the second seed coming into lhe boys’ tournament last spring, and topped Caledonia's Brad Gates in three sets for the title, 6-4, 3-6,6-4. Spring turned to summer, and then summer turned to fall, and the Barry County athletes were back at it. Hastings senior Amy ingle won her second consecutive O-K Gold Conference girls’ ten­ nis title at first singles, as she knocked off Byron Center’s Natalie Diorio 6-1, 6-2 in the finals of the conference tournament. Ingle finished her four-year varsity tennis career, in which she played the final three sea­ sons at first singles, with a record of 82 wins and 23 losses. She never did reach her goal of making it to the state finals, but that didn’t bother the coaches at Ferris Stale University who offered her a scholarship to join their women’s team after high school graduation. The top performances in the fall of 2006 came in the “orphan" sports. Those sports which don’t generally turn out the large crowds of spectators, ,'lthough lhe area’s ath­ letes did things worthy of a large audience. Thomapple Kellogg’s Winchester ended her senior cross country season by setting a new school record with her time of 18:26.1 at the state cross country finals at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. The time earned her her fourth cross country state medal, as she placed seventh in the Division 2 girls’ race. That lied her for the second best finish by a Trojan girl at the state finals. “Thai certainly puls her in elite company,” TK head coach Tammy Benjamin said of The Wacky Woodies cheer o. uieir team in the Class B regional semifinals against Godwin Heights at Grandville High School. For the fifth consecutive season the Vikings won a district tournament, only to see their season end in the regional round. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Brett Bissett (top) and the Delton Kellogg varsity wrestling team won its third straight Kalamazoo Valley Association championship at the end of the 2005-06 season. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Maple Valley senior Matt Gordeneer (right) talks things over with lion pale vault coach Jerry Sessions during their Division 3 regional meet. Gordeneer went on to place second in the state in Division 3, setting a new Maple Valley record height in the process. (Photo by Brett Bremer) Winchester before altering that a bit, “or she is the elite company.” Winchester was second to Wayland senior Jes&ica Armstrong at the O-K Gold Conference meet at Orchard Hills Golf Course in Wayland to end the regular season. The friendly rivals finished .24 seconds apart. Armstrong was clocked at 18:52.47 seconds and Winchester at 18:52.71. They still have the 2007 track and field season ahead to com­ pete against each other. Her coach, Benjamin was named the 2006 cross country coach of the year by the Michigan High School Coaches* Association. Winchester wasn’t the only local athlete to have a medal hung around her neck in Brooklyn. Maple Valley senior Mike Hall scored his first state cross country medal in the Division 3 boys’ race, finishing 18th with a time of 16:12.5. Prior to the state race. Hall and Winchester both won titles at the Barry County Meet hosted by Delton Kellogg at the Gilmore Car Museum. A group of juniors. Brad Steffen, Scot Pitsch, and Brent Butgereit led the Thomapple Kellogg varsity boy’s golf team to its first conference championship in the O­ K Gold this fall. The Trojans took a big lead in the league over lhe course of the conference jamborees, then won the conference tournament at the Meadows on the campus of Grand Valley State University by firing five fewer strokes than lhe second-place South Christian Sailors. Steffen was the conference tournament champion with a cne-over par 73. Later that week his teammates Butgereit and Pitsch competed in the Division 2 regional tourna­ ment along with lhe Lakewood Viking team and Hastings’ Tyler Kalmink. Delton Kellogg senior Josh Newhouse was the only local golfer to advance as far as the state finals. He finished 26th overall at the Division 3 stale finals on the Forest Akers West Course at Michigan State University. In its second season under head coach Fred Rademacher, the Saxon varsity football team was the winningest county football team of the season. Hastings finished the year with four wins, against five defeats. Maple Valley's Mike Hall nears the fin­ ish line during the Division 3 boys' cross country state finals. Hall earned his first state medal with an 18th place finish. (Photo by Brett Bremer) That fact meant that none of the county's five varsity football programs made the state tournament at lhe end of the season, which was especially tough on fans of lhe Maple Valley Lions and Thomapple Kellogg Trojans. Those two teams had marie of habit of making the playoffs in recent years under coaches Guenther Mittelstaedt and Tim Penfield. The Trojan team, which was hit hard by the injury bug. finished the season without a win. Delton had just one victory under first-year head coach Vic Haas. Lakewood and Maple Valley both won three games. They’ll all hope for better next fall. 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Title A name given to the resource Hastings Banner Subject The topic of the resource Newspaper.HastingsBanner Description An account of the resource <strong>The Hastings Public Library wishes to thank Smith Imaging of Rockford, MI for their work digitizing the Hastings Banner.</strong><br /><br /><strong>The Library also wishes to thank all of the community members who donated money to support our digitizing efforts.<br /><br />The Banner Overview:</strong><br />The Hastings Banner newspaper has been published in Hastings, Michigan since 1856. The following history highlights are taken from Richard Cook's history as published in the 1956 Centennial Edition of The Hastings Banner, and recapped by Esther Walton in her From Time to Time column in The Banner dated April 12, 1984.<br /><br /><strong>Links to online copies of the paper follow the history section.<br /></strong><strong><br /><br /><br />Searching the paper:<br /></strong>The Banner, and all other PDF files on this history portal, are fully searchable. To search:<br /><ol><li>Click on the magnifying glass search icon in the upper right.</li> <li>Enter your search term(s) in the simple search box and press Enter or click on Search.</li> <li>Any PDF file on the site that contains your term(s) should be listed. Do not use the Advanced Search.</li> </ol><strong>See <a href="https://www.barrycountyhistoryportal.org/files/original/676/How_To_Use_Online_Newspapers_8x11.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How to Use Online Newspapers</a> for more information about using and searching online newspapers.</strong><br /><br />-----------------------<br /><strong>The Banner History</strong>:<br />C.S. Burton &amp; Co. were listed as the proprietors of the "Republican Banner", which first appeared here on May 1, 1856, with Dr. C. S. Burton as the publisher and Norman Bailey as editor.<br /><br />Publication office was on the second floor of the Rower Block, whose address was given as "corner of State and Church"; which corner was not specified.<br /><br />The objective of this publication was to win support for the newly created Republican party and thus counteract the influence of the Barry County Pioneer, a Democratic journal that had been published here since 1851. No copies of the first three issues of The Banner were saved.<br /><br />Make-up on the first journal corresponded with a pattern typical of most local journals then published. Page one contained a few columns of advertising, fiction (often a continued story), and a short feature of no particular news value. Page one was the "literary" page.<br /><br />Page two contained the editorial barbs, along with state news, political articles, Washington items and news of the national and territorial giovernments. Page three contained a few items of local news, sandwiched inbetween the local and foreign news.<br /><br />Page four was usually solid with advertising and as such was the editor's "bread and butter" page....Locally it was the pattern until the early 1880s.<br /><br />Several changes in ownership and management occurred during the first two years of publication, with J. M. Nevins taking over ownership interests on July 16, 1857. With the issue of May 7, 1862, "The Republican Banner" became "The Hastings Banner". Editor Nevins thought the village had developed sufficiently during the past several years to merit this recognition.<br /><br />Another major change in the management of The Banner came when Nevins sold the newspaper to George M. Dewey of Niles on March 14, 1866, who then took over as editor and publisher. Dewey, an ardent Republican and somewhat of a crusader, gave considerable space to editorial comment and party affairs and also directed pointed paragraphs against the saloons and local traffic in liquor. Dewey was the grandfather of Thomas E. Dewey, Republican presidential nominee in 1944 and 1948. Editor Dewey on May 4, 1870 changed the format (and name) of the paper to "Hastings Republican Banner". <br /><br />A fire in December 1883 burned The Banner plant (located in the middle of the block on the north side of State St. across from the courthouse). Files and back issues from August 1880 to December 1883 and the January 4, 1884 issues are missing.<br /><br />The Banner was purchased by Marshall L. Cook and George Bower on July 21, 1880. They changed the name to "The Hastings Banner". M. L. Cook soon became the sole owner and remained so until July 7, 1887 when Albert Nishern (M. L.'s brother-in-law) joined him. Albert Nishern sold his interest on November 6, 1889 to William Cook (M. L.'s younger brother).<br /><br />The Cook brothers partnership held together (56 years) ... Richard Cook followed his father into the newspaper business, and Richard's son William joined him. So the Cook family ownership continued for 85 years, from 1880 to 1974, when Richard and William sold the paper to High Fullerton. J-Ad Graphics became the owners of "The Hastings Banner" in August of 1981. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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